The Republican., 1899-04-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

pine campaign. The organized rebel
lion is considered practically at an
end; AguinaldO is a fugitive, his cap
ital is in our possession and his army
is reduced to bands of scattered bush
whackers, with little probability of
being able to get together in sufficient
numbers to put up another battle
against our troops. When the cir
cumstances under which this cam
paign was VIGOROUSLY fought, are
considered it reflects as much glory
upon the officers and men who par
ticipated therein as any in which
Americans have been engaged.
Fighting in Samoa, which was at
first thought to seriously endanger
the friendly relations between Ger
many and the u. S. turns out to have
been blessing in disguise. At no
time since the joint treaty for the
government of the Samoan islands
was entered into, by Great Britain,
Germany, and the L. s., have affairs
been entirely satisfactory to anybody
concerned. The fighting has brought
things to focus, and the three gov
ernments have agreed to appoint a
Joint High Commission with author
ity to settle once for all the perma-
nent control of all the islands.
There is a solemn reminder of the
Cuban campaign in the $50 caskets,
Theoretically sealed, now lying in
tents temporarily erected in beauti-
full Arlington cemetery. These cask-
cts contain the bodies of American
soldiers who lost their lives in Cuba,
and more are expected by tomorrow
afternoon. Later in the week, a mill
tary funeral will be held in honor of
the brave dead, in which President
Mckinley and all of the troops near
by will participate, and, in order to
give all government employees an
opportunity to join in this last tribute
of honor and respect to those who
gave their lives for Old Glory, all of
the departments and public offices
will be closed at noon on the day of
the funeral. There are about three
hundred bodies in all, to be inferred
in Arlington, where so many Of their
brave comrades rest.
1t has been decided by the War
Department that the volunteers now
in the Philippines shall not be
mustered out as long as they are
needed This refers to organizations.
Gen. Otis has discretion as to the
mastering out Of individuals who
have good reasons for Wishing 10
return home, and special orders have
been cabled him to send all sick and
wounded men home; also to mark the
caskets as well as the graves Of all
dead soldiers, so that there will be no
trouble about recognition when it
becomes feasible to bring the remains
home The decision to keep the vol
unteers in service in the Philippines.
although i'm accordance with the pro
vision in the Army act Of the last
Congress. would probably not have
been made, il the men had not,
through Gen. Otis, asked to be allowed
to remain in service as long as there
was fighting to do. This decision
makes it certain that the thirtyhye
thousand volunteers, authorized by
the Army Act will not he enlisted,
unless something unexpected at this
time shall make their services nee
essary.
Not another cent, and no consent
to the issuing OF Il single bond, was
the short and conclusive answer given
by Secretary Hay TO the two Cubans
sent to Washington by the Cuban
Assembly with "a resolution asking
that this government either increase
the So, Geo. 600 it has sent to Cuba to
be advanced to the Cuban soldiers a8
fast as they give up their arms, or
give its consent to an issue Of bonds
by the Assembly, to raise more money.
President Mckinley indorsed the
answer and said that it must be
accepted as the end of the matter.
These Cubans are not to blame for
going to Washington on such a FOOLS
errand; they had been led to believe
that the American Syndicate. which
had offered to take all the bonds
at about half their face Value,-that
President Mckinley would consent to
being issued by the Assembly. had
''puII' enough to get that consent.
They will return home with the
knowledge Of 4 wide difference be
tween the purchasable Spanish
officials, Cubans had been accustomed
to dealing with, and American Off
cials. Things will not begin TO move
smoothly in any Of the late Spanish
possessions until the same knowl-
edge has been acquired by the natives.
Mr.. T. &. Nclntire, of Helena,
Mont, who is visiting Washington,
said of politics in his state: although
the democratic candidate for Con
gress was successful in. Montana last
year, that does not signify that the
state is anti-repubican. AS soon as
the free silver craze is dead, Montana
will take its place in the list of sure
republican states. The sentiments in
favor of silver, which was so over
whelmingly manifested in the elec-
tions Of SO, is not nearly so strong
among our people now. They are
prosperous and contented, and are
beginning to realize that the free
coinage of the white metal isnot abso-
lutely essential to their welfare
The Military Court of inquiry has
not finished hearing evidence, but it
hopes to do so this week, and to ma ke
it's report inside of two or three weeks.
Speaker Reed is in Washington,
en- route from the South to his home.
He says he greatly enjoyed his trip,
and he never looked in bettor health
As usual, he succeeded in bluffing off
all attempts to interview him for
publication.
Rheumatism Cured.
Ny wife used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great re-
lief, and | can recommend it as a
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