Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-09-01
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 3l.-Secre-
tary Gage. whose position enables him
to know more about the finances of
the government than those who are
making sensational statements IN the
contrary, Says the increase In the vol
| unteer army will not cause the slight
est embarrassment TO the treasury and
that no bonds will have to he issued
Or new taxes Imposed To raise the
| money needed To meet every obliga-
| tion III the government as It becomes
due. This ought 10 put stop % al!
| the wild talk about more bonds and
| more war taxes, but Of course, il will
not: the ltionaIists are bound u
have something to write about, and
the anti-expansionists will try to use
a financial scare to make up for hack
u real arguments against the Philip
pine policy Of the administration, but
there Is no occasion for sensible per
so,s To pay any attention to them.
Although Secretary Root declines to
he interviewed on the matters discus
sed AT his conference with President
Mckinley this week, 1t can be stated
absolutely that IL was not about a
change I'm the commander of the army
In the Philippines, and that General
Otis will remain In command during
the campaign, which both President
Mckinley and Secretary Root are con-
iidcnt will result In crushing the Fill
pino rebellion. Ii III not believed at
the war department that the last ten
regiments Of volunteers, now in course
OF organization, VIII be needed I'm the
Philippines, but they will be hurried
along just as though they were ALSO
lutely necessary.
Following Is an extract from an au-
thofized Interview with Secretary Will
son: "The agricultural interests In
the United States are today I'm AS pros
porous condition as could be reason
ably desired. The crops In the Missis-
sippi valley are the heaviest grown
there Kansas will produce 400. 600 900
bushels OF corn. Nebraska's yield Is
estimated at 800, 600 900 bushels. Iowa
and Illinois Will have record breaking
crops. Agriculture and horticulture
are exceeding prosperous In the noun
tain states and along the Pacific coast.
Our total wheat crop will be short OF
last years figures, but all other crops
VIII be superintendent. This pros
perity In agriculture has come to stay.
There Is nothing ephemcral or spas
mode about II. The people I'm the
United States are satisfied with the
present policies Of the administration.
They are graft fed with the good wages
for labor and with the prosperous man.
ufacturing activities. They are san
gulne OF our commercial future. The
best people morally, religlously, patri-
ntieaiiy In .i.e rnited Gtatos sustain
the president In his effort to conquer
peace In the Philippines, to crush
out the insurrectlon and TO press the
war to an honorable and successful
conclusion. The people believe that
when that has bean Accomplished
every effort viii be made by the United
states government to establish order
ana To promote good government In
the Philippines.
Representative Dalzcll of Pa, whose
prominence as Il member OF the house
Tor number Of years gives weight to
MS opinions on coming legislation, Is
In washington on business. He pre-.
diets that the coming session of con.
grcss VIII be one of the liyellest we
have ever had, owing to the number OF
important questions that will have to
be taken TIP, He sums up the lcglsla-
tive probabilities about thusly: A
financial bill, Il bill providing n civil
FORM OF government for Porto Rico,
ditto for Hawaii. and again ditto for
the Philippines.
In view Of the talk OF war between
Great Britain and the Transynal re.
public. the following description of
iatters principal city, from report to
the department OF state from the
United states consul general To Cane.
town, IL timely as well rs interesting.
Johannesburg lisa busy. bustllns city
the only real city In South Africa
from the standpoint OF an American
The buildings would do credit to any
city The streets are wide, but the
motive power Of the street RAILWAYS
consists " horses and mules and. Ms
the boers believe that the substitution
of other pewer would stop the sale OF
forage and horses, tho government win
not gran, a concession. johannesburg
has been built up b, the gold mining
Industry developed by foreign capital.
and American ability has hid a hand
~ the development, for Americans oc.
cnpt the very nee ,ssary and re.pon.l.
llts TsAiflnft. a.