Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

relations between the President and
Secretary Alger. All sorts OF stories
are being told, but so Tar as appears
on the surface, Secretary Alger is at
tending to the business of the war
Department im the usual way and Is
on pleasant personal terms with the
President. He says he doesn't in-
tend to resign, and if there Is any
foundation in tie numerous stories
about his being forced to do so, it's
not visible. Close friends of the
President say that he does not intend
to be drawn into the fight between
Secretary Alger and Senator McMiI-
lam, and that Gov. Pingrec's disayowal
OF the unfriendly sentiment towards
the administration and its Philippine
pohcy. attributed to him i'll recent
newspaper interviews, has cleared the
atmosphere considerably. Although
Senator Burrows has publicly stated
that Senator Mcmillan had no desire
to force Secretary Alger out Of the
Cabinet, friends of the latter are
charging that Senator Burrows Is IN
Il ashington to try to do that very
thing. The most significant uttcrance
on the subject came from 4 personal
friend of Secretary Alger, who is
laid that if the latter were compelled
10 retire from the Cabinet, he would
10 so in such manner as TO carry
discomforture into the ranks of his
enemies. 1t is clear enough that thS
was said as threat, and there are
many guesses as TO what it means.
While no immediate crisis is expect
Cd, the general impression IS that
eventually Secretary Alger will either
have TO withdraw from the Cabinet
or the race for the Senate.
Mr.. T. /. Haas, who has lived in
Juan for the last twenty-five years,
and who is now visiting Washington,
predicts war between Japan and
the [ S. within the next two years.
In giving reasons for the prediction, /
he sid: THE Japs do not, at heart, |
whatever they may say, like the yam
KEGS. / have known OF many caS'S
of outrageous treatment OF L., ). cltl-
zens. The new treaties which 90 unto
eff, CT next month will, instead OF re.
heving the situation, make it worse,
because when the eXtraterritorial |
system is abolished and everything Is
left 10 native jurisdiction, ontrAgeS
will be multiplied and the foreigners
will have no redress. No benefits
will accrue to other countries through |
these treaties, for the so-called open
ing of the empire to the commerce OF
the outside world is delusion. The
courts of Japan cannot be depended
upon to give a white man justice, for
the courts are nOt,as in the U 5. and |
England, independent; they merely |
register the wish Of the government.
| am not an alarmist, but ! haze been
among these people many years and
know them well. They think, since
their victory over China til at they are
a match for any power. in this they
are mistaken, of course, but it is true
that they can give the U. 5. a lot of
tronble."
1t is evident that the inventor Of
the country are keeping pace with
the front rank of prosperity. More
patents, trademarks and labels we've
ISSUED last week th9n have been
issued IN single " eek, since April
1897, AMI the wee ky C ish receipts 0 &
the L. 5. Patent office, are about
5000 in excess of what they were
one year ago.
Naturally there is much pleasure in
administration circles, because the
deficit for the fiscal year, ending June {
Both was about thirty million dollars
less than was estimated by Secretary ,
Gage last year, Thar portion of the
years expenditures, dealing with
pensions, indicates that mghwaler
mark has been reached and passed N
that class of public expenditures UNI
less Congress provids for an increase
by new law. There remained out of
the appropriation for the fiscal year ,
of 100000, about Sl,50O,OOO, =
and the total expenditures for pen
sions were S6,OOO,OOO less than the :
mncnnt paid out during the previous
fiscal year. The expenditures for
civil and miseellapeous expenses for
the year sl6,00O,D0D in excess Of
but they included $50,
100000 for Spain, not estimated !
for. The War Department spent
twenty million less than estimates, !;
o wing to reduction of the volun- t
teer army earlier than was expected {
when the estimates were made. The