The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-20

Washington D. G., Oct. % 1899.


! either,ior the reenfnroements Tor hi
army, the additional warshiDs ordered
to Philippines waters, on the advice ol
Admiral Dewey, or the close of the
rainy season, to begin the work oil
crushing out Of the Filipinos rebellion
The military movements over there
curing the last two or three days were
part of the general plan fully known
and approved at the war Department,
but the secret was SO well kept that
q the press dispatches from Manila an
nouncing 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 no hint of their nature
can be given at this time without
violating confidence.
j Senator Kyle, President of the In
dustrial Commission, who at one time
! rendered his resignation because of
failing health, but was persuaded to
withdraw it, is now presiding over the
daily sessions OF the Commission,
which have been resumed in Washing
ton. Transportation is the present
subject of investigation.
A delegation of Creek Indians who
came to Washington to ask for changes
In the Curtis law, have been informed
that changes in the law can only be
made by Congress- The Indians claim
that the law conflicts with the treaty
made with them by President John
Quincy Adams, in 1925.
The last Of the volunteer regiments
for the Philippines are nearly recruit
ed to their full strength. War Depart
nent officials are confident that they
will be able to carry out Sectary Roots
announcement when these volunteers
were called FOR by getting them all to
Manila by Christmas.
Nebraskans who have been in Wash
|ington recently appear to feel certain
that the stale will 60 republican this
year, Notwithstanding Mr.. Bryan's ex-
traordinary efforts to prevent it. One
of them-Mr. w. r. Sapp-said:
l"While opposed on principle to bet
ting, | should be strongly inclined to
make a wager that Nebraska will go
republican this year, if the proposition
to do so were made to me. Although
a strong republican, it is not party
bias which influences my opinion. I
mix with the people, and am conf
dent that the fusionists are not nearly
SO strong in the state as they were in
l'96. Neither is Mr.. Bryan regarded
at home with anything like the feel
ling Of hero-worship that is manifested
toward him in certain other sections
of the U. S. He can't begin to draw
the crowds in Nebraska that he can at
a Texas fair, for the people that know
him best, while they respect and like
him, do rot see in him any extraordin-
ary qualities of greatness as states
! man." :
| The only thing that could possibly
lcause this government to offer to med
late between Great Britain and the
Transvaal republic, would be for the
former government to join in the re-
Iquest already indirectly made by the
latter Ii there is war, as now seems
lprobable, this government will main
tain o strict neutrality. In notifying
the government of the Transvaal Re-
Ipublic that the u. S. could not recog-
nize Gen. James r. O'Beirne, of New
York, as its diplomatic representative,
Ithe Department of State simply fol-
Ilowed rule as old as our government
|--not to allow an American citizen to
automatically represent foreign
lcountry at Washington This rule
was emphasized by the Secretary Of
State as early as when that portfolio
was held by Thomas Jefferson, and
latter by Secretaries Fish and Evarts.
Gen. O'Beirne is now in Washington.
He has been received at the Depart
lment of State, but simply as any
|other American citizen would be re-
|ceiyed, not as the diplomatic represen-
tative of the Transyaal Republic. Ex-
Secretary Sherman said Of the sug-
gested mediation of -thesU q. s: II do
|northink the U. S. ought to seek in
any way to interfere. We are too far
!. away, and we should not involve our
selves in a controversy that might
Head to war, and Representative Bur-
LtoD, OF Ohio, said on the same subject:
I'sI think it would be a very serious
mistake for this governments to offer
mediation under existing circumstan-
ces.'
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