Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

Washington, Aug. l. 1879.
There has been lot CT silly talk
about this country having become
frightened by the belligerent attitude
Of the Canadians, and granted eoncess-
ions In order to try to settle the Alask-
an boundary dispute. Nobody in Wash
inpton has been the least bit frigh ten
ed by the talk about war indulged in
by Canadian officials, and they would
not have been frightened even had
Canada possessed the authority to make
war, about which its officials talked so
glibly, and, most important Of all, no
concession whatever has been made.
The proposition made by Secretary Hay
which is now being considered by the
British government, to allow Canada
the free use Of a U. s. port on the
Lynn canal, in order to secure tenn
porary agreement upon boundary line
is not new one. 1t was submitted by
/ this government to the Joint High Com
mission, during its sitting in Washing
ton last winter, and WAS rejected, the
Canadians demanding, and the u. s.
| Commissioners refusing the outright
cession Of the port Nobody can say, Of
course that the proposition is going to
be accepted by Great Britain, but ind-
cations are pointing that way.
Owing to the fact that the Gov. of
Louisiana has not sent an official report
of the recent lynohing of five Italians
in that State, which was asked for by
Secretary Hay as soon as the diplomatic
representative of Italy filed protest at
the Department. of State, no answer has
been made to that protest. The Italian
embassy is also waiting for report
from the Italian consular officials, who
have been ordered to investigate the
! lynching. Upon the nature of these re-
ports will depend whether indemnity
win be demanded by Italy, as was done
in the New Orleans cases some years
ago; also whether this Government will
pay, if the demand is made.
Gen. Miles seems to agree with the
President that civilian Secretary of
] War is apt tomake better official than
military man, although the most he
would say was that some of the best
! Secretaries of War. had never had any
military training. Gen. Miles was ask
ed what he thought of Secretary AL
gers successor, who was in Washington
last week arranging to take charge of
the War Department to-day, and he
said in reply: 81 have met Mr.. Root
several times in New York and my
slight Acquaintance with him has been
most pleasant. He is man of unques-
tionable ability, and there is no quest
ion that he will make an excellent Sec
retary Of War"
A Chinaman now enjoys the distinct
ion of being enrolled among Uncle
Sans pensioners. His name if All Yu
and he served as laudsman with Dew
ey, on the Olympia. He has just been
granted pension of $50 a month, for
disability caused by consumption.
According to a report just received by
the Department of State from the u. s.
Consul at Dawson City. last years gold
product Of the Klondyke region has
been greatly exaggerated. The report
says: Instead of $50, 900, 600 which was
reported as the probable output for this
district for the past twelve months, |
am informed that $40, 600, 600 will fully
cover the product. Reports from Alas
ka indicate that more gold will be found
there than will ever come out of this
district Very little prospecting was
done here last winter. The miners
simply ate up their grub and waited for
someone else to report discoveries OF
. gold. If the indications are good, they
, go on stampede, dig hole or two
and if they cannot hnd pay dirt al
once, they say the creek is no good and
return" The report warns everybody
that it is useless to mail papers anC
magazines TO persons at Dawson CITY
unless letter postage is paid on them
Nothing but first-olass mail is carried.
The annual report Of the Secret Ser
vice, just submitted to Secretary Gage
contains some interesting facts. 81
persons were arrested for passing coun
terleit money. 2lS of them were con
, yicted ana 293 are awaiting trial. 49,
OF those arrested were native American
which shows that foreigners do no
Y monopolize the business, S55, $50 il
e counterfeit notes and $50, rs. g5 in col
- was captured. The total number G
, plates toE counterfeiHng captured wa
! 267, which included the Hancock" an
"Windom" siL5pr certificates, for whicI
9 officials have been vainly seeking fc
r eight years, and the famous Monroe
/. 500 silver certificate. - dies for stril
~ ing gold and silver coins and 4l8 mold
for spurious coins were also capture,
y being the largest number ever taken i
u single year.
, France managed to get its reciprocit
1t treaty signed before the time bell, pr
IL vided by she Dingley law, under whic
it was negotiated, was rung, but it W.
a close shave.
81 The President and Mrs. McKinle
will no. return 20 Washington befol
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