Middletown transcript., 1899-06-24

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,fl TIL KSl2 being made Il
d HI Wash ing ton
d N1lN and elsewhere
e W2N for The rtcep IeI
y assNN Of Admiral Dew
: ey when be returns. He told member
of the Committee which has been ap.
pointed by he Commissioners of tn
District of Columbia, to arrange e,
8 the Washington reception, To write /
letter TO Admiral Dewey asking hi
n wishes, and the Navy Department
/ would toward it to one of the European
! ports at which he will stop, before
starting to cross the Atlantic.
8 Superintendent Merriam, of the
n Census Burea is being overwhelmed
' with applications for clerical appoint
ments, although it. will be many
! months before any considerable number
of clerks will be put TO work in the
Bureau. 1t will be just as well for
everybody to understand at the begin
: ming that it will be waste of time to
, put in applications that are not endor-
sed by either Senator or Representa-
tive, because no appointments will be
made from outside of the District of
Columbia without such endorsement.
The appointmentsa are to be apportioned
as far as possible among the states,
and when the quota of a state has been
determined upon, the Senator'S and
Representatives from that State will
be allowed to name them, with the
understanding that no persons named
will be appointed if they fail to pass
the Examination prescribed by the
Bureau.
The opinion is growing, now that it
has become certain that Aguinaldo's
alleged Peace negotiations were Doth-
ing more than ruse to gain tina to
prepare for further fighting, that the
staying qualities of the Filipinos have
been underestimated, and that there is
bound to be much more fighting before
they are permanently conquered. We
whip them constantly, but they con-
tinue to fight. Adjutant General Cor
bin says he is confident, however, that
when Gen. Otis gets the reinforce
ment it has been arranged to send him,
which will give him total of 5000
men, he will have all the men he will
need.
The difference between Cleveland
times and Mckinley times is strongly
aecentrated by the fact that Uncle
Sans supply of gold is getting SO large
that he can hardly handle it, and he
has been compelled to stop exchanging
notes for gold. U. S. Treasurer
Roberts said on this subject: "We |
have, to-day, about 1886, 900, 900 in |
gold and our vaults are almost over.
flowing. The Chicago sub-Treasury
cannot receive more gold, as its vaults
are full" Treasurer Roberts has
issued an interesting statement show
ing the amonnt of paper money in cir
culation. The total is S1.222, ,545, All,
divided in denominations as follows:
ones, 500, ,4S2, ,479, twos, S33, 1886 1888,
fives $2S7, ,240, ,622, tens, 1922, ,311, III,
twenties; 1929, ,521 ,226, ffties, $50, 1884,
600, one hundreds, $5S, ,442 400, five
hundreds, S15, ,S97, 500, one thousands,
So, ,797. COO, FIVE thousands, $4,83O, 900,
and in ten thousand notes, SIC. .420. 900.
In addition there are thirty-odd thou
sand dollars in fractional paper cur
rency still in circulation, although none
has been issued for years.
The first reciprocity treaty, under
the Dingley law, has been signed by
representatives Of this government,
and Of Great Britain. It is for the
British colony of Rarbadoes. Treaties
under this law have to be ratified by
the Senate and approved by the House
before they 60 into effect. Negotia-
tiens are also pending for a similar
treaty with the British Colony of
Jamaica, and another with France,
and that with British Guiana is practi-
cally completed, all important points
having been agreed upon. A commits
sim from Bermuda is now on its way
to Washington, to negotiate treaty.
Mr.. John R. Mclean, who lives in
Washington. but claims residence in
Ohio, for political purposes, is pre-
pairing to spend some Of the millions he
has accumulated through his corpor-
alton investments, to buy the empty
honor of second place on the Demo-
cratic Ticket with Bryan. - portion
Of the money is to be spent in estab-
fishing q Mclean silver daily news
paper in Washington. According to
present understanding, this paper will
lie for Bryan, Mclean and free silver,
but 1t is predicted In Washington that
should the movement to prevent
Bryanls nomination get strong enough
to promise success, 1t will join in and
push Mclean fol the head of the ticket.
Impecuneous Democrats will doubtless
do all they can to increase Mr.. Nc
Leans ambition in this direction,as he
is known not only TO have the money
to be willing to spend it for anything
he wants, spirit which they found
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