Middletown transcript., 1899-08-12

gu let MIN Dy The correspondents or tht
yellow journals, which insist upor
printing Washington news whether
there is any or not. Owing to the abb
sence of the President and nearly all
the members of the Cabinet, there has
been dearth of official news, and
Secretary Root has been too busy post
ing himself to talk about his plans,
That the yellows should proceed to
make few plans for him was as natu-
raj as that water will run down hill.
and the only surprising thing was that
they did not make them more sensa
tional. At the proper time, Secretary
Roots official acts will show the coun-
try bis intentions.
The consular agents of the United
States are not only expected to keep us
posted on trade conditions in the count
ries to which they are accredited, but
also upon everything in the line of pro.
gress in every branch of hlnan activi-
ty. The Department of State has re-
ceived the following concerning new
treatment for consumption, from the
United States Commercial Agent, at
Roubaix, France: "A new method of
treating bronchial and pulmonary
diseases, has been called to the atten-
tion of the Academy of Medicine, by
DR.. Mendel. The treatment is speci-
ally recommended for tuberculosis. It
consists Of injecting daily into the
bronchial tubes essence of eucalyptus.
thyme and cinnamon, held in solution
in olive oil. The oil in descending
slowly comes into contact with the
walls of the tubes and the upper lungs.
The gas that is set free saturates the
air in the lungs and acts on tne mucous
membranes as far as the air penetrates.
Sixteen tuberculosis and two with
bronchitis have been given this treat.
ment, and in each case,. after one or
two weeks, lessening or complete
cessation of the cough and expectora-
tion, as we'll as return of sleep, ap-
petite and strength has been notei."
Representative Burke, of South Da-
kota., who is In Washington on busi-
ness, says his State can be put in the
sure Republican column; and speak
ing of the general outlook, he said:
"Outside of Colorado, do not believe
there is single northwestern state
Mr.. Bryan can carry. 1 consider that
President McKinley's denomination
and reelection are foregoLe conclu-
sions. The administration is popular
in the northwest. Our people have
fallen upon prosperous times, and they
are not inclined to turn the govern
ment over to the opposition, which
always promises so much and performs
so little"
A conference will be hele In Wash
ington this week which will probably
result in an immediate start being
made in the taking of the celsus of
Cuba. Those who will participate in
the conference will be Secretary Root,
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn; In.
spector General Sanger, who will have
immediate supervision of the work,
several representatives of the Census
Bureau, and the Cuban Supervisors,
recently appointed by Gen. Brooke.
AS has been stated, this census is to
be taken to get at the voting popula-
tion of Cuba, and soon after its com.
pletion, municipal elections will be
held over there. Although our Cen
sas Bureau officials are acting in an
advisory capacity in this matter, the |
Cuban census will have no connection |
with our Census, and will be taken
under military supervision.
The following opinion, by Mr.. J. T.
Gillispie, an observant citizen of Mass,
who has just returned from trip to
Russia, and who is now in Washington,
is both interesting and pertinent:
"With all her professed friendship for
the q. S., Russia does not tolerate
American missionaries within her
borders. Russia is pre-eminently self
ish in all her aims, and her ambitions
are far more stupendous than people in
this country have any idea of. She
dreams of the time when she will domi-
nate not only the whole Of China, but
India, Persia, and Turkey as well.
The building OF the great Siberian
Is nothing but scheme Of con-
quest. Russia courts the friendship CT
The U.s., because she fears that when
The inevitable con flict between the Slav
and the Briton comes on, the U. S.
may side with the mother country.
Down In their hearts the Russians care
no more for US than they do for the
English, and they think the hour is
'ipe, they will push US aside in the
Orient, just as ruthlessly as they will
John Bull. They bide their time, be-
ng patient and cunning race, but in
be meantime it suits them to be our
riends.'
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