Middletown transcript., 1899-10-14

.ES 80 Bryan's extraor
<&S binary efforts Il
prevent it. Ont
OF them-Mr. w. r. Sapp-said
;. "While opposed on principle to betting,
I should te strongly inclined to make
wager that Nebraska will 60 Repub.
lican this year, IL the proposition to do
50 were made to me. Although a
strong Republican, 1t Is not party bias
which influences my opinion. I mix
with the people. and am confident that
the fusionists are not nearly so strong
In the State as they were In '96.
Neither Is M. Bryan regarded at home
with anything like the feeling of hero
worship that is manifested toward him
In certain other sections of the United
States. He can't begin to draw the
crowds in Nebraska that be can ct Q
Texas fair. for the people that know
him best, while they respect and like
him, do not Bee In him any extraordi.
nary qualities Of greatness as q states.
man.
Gen. Otis Is showing, by unusual
activity, that he doesn't intend to wait
either for the reinforcements for his
army, the additional warships ordered
to Philippine waters, on the advice Of
Admiral Dewey, or the close Of the
rainy season. to begin the work of
crushing out the Filipino rebellion.
The military movements over there
during the last two or three days were
q part Of the general plan fully known
and approved at the War Department,
bat the secret was 80 well kept that the
press dispatches from Manila annouc.
ing them were very agreeable surprises |
to the public. There will be some
more very agreeable surprises to the |
public sent from Manila In the near
future, but 10 hint Of their nature can
be given at this time without violating
confidence.
The last of the volunteer regiments
for the Philippines ale nearly recruited
to their full strength. War Depart.
ment officials are confident that they
will be able to carry out Secretary
Roots announcement when these
volunteers we,s called for by getting
them all to Manila by Christmas.
While Admiral Dewey is an ex-
tremely modest man, be has no mock
modesty. Having decided to accept
the home for which money has been
donated, he told the Committee in
charge Of the fund, that be preferred
they should buy house, and furnish it |
so that be could just walk in !
and hang up his hat, because he would Z
ike to utilize it this winter, in enter.
aiming his friends; be also gave the
committee very explicit directions as
% where he wished the house to be
ocated. Before leaving Washington
or New England, Admiral Dewey
accepted an invitation to 60 to Atlanta,
Ia, shout Nov. LIST, and re-engaged 2
quarters at the family hotel in which
10 lived when last In the city,
which he win occupy when :
le returns, until the committee :
'uys him q house. The Admiral ex.
ests to be in Washington when Prssi- b
ent Mckinley returns, which Is likely v
o be about the 10th inst.
The only thing that could possibly
ause this government to offer to medi-
te between Great Britain and the
'ransyaal republic, would be for the Nj
primer government to join in the re- : :
uest already indirectly made by the = =
liter. II there Is war, as now seems M
this government will main- to,
lin strict neutrality. In notifying fin
10 government OF the Transvaal Re- fin
nblic that the United States could Ml
Of recognize Gen. James 3. O'6eirne, an @
New York, as Its diplomatic repre- No
the Department OF State ~ oil
mply followed rule as old as our les
'verDment-not to allow IN Ameri- aes @
q citizen to automatically represent =
foreign country at Washington. 8
ais rule was emphasized BY the Secre- I
~ OF State as early a. when that 4
rtfolio was hAld BY Thomas Jefferson. ]
d later BY Secretaries Fish and 4
1arts. Gen. O'Beirne Ia now In !
ashingt0n. He has been received at 2
Department Of State, but simply 80 4
other American citizen would be Z
.eived. not as the diplomatic repre- ]
natives OF the Transvaal Republic. 5
Secretary Sherman said on the sug- .
ted mediation Of the United States:
do not think the United States z
ght to sex 10 an, way to interiors. I
} are too far away. and We should &
inv0lys ourselves in controversy !,
t might Lad 10 war; and Repre- 3
tatiys Burton, of Ohio. said on the !
ns sSbiecl: Think Il would be- . +
y serious mistake for this govern Z
nt = Siler mediation under existing ]
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