The Republican., 1899-06-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

est III the arrangements that are be-
ing made in Washington, and else
where, for the reception of Admiral
Dewey when he returns. He told
members of the Committee which
has been appointed by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia, to
arrange for the Washington recep-
ton, to write a letter to Admiral
Dewey asking his wishes, and the
Navy Department would forward it
to one of the European ports at which
he will stop, before crossing the
Atlantic.
Superintendent Merriam, of the
Census Bureau is being overwhelmed
with applications for clerical appoint
ments, although it will be many
months before any considerable mum
Der of clerks will be appointed to
work in the Bureau. 1t will he just
us well for everybody to understand
at the beginning that it will be a
waste of time to put in applications
that are not endorsed by either a
Senator or Representative, because
no appointments will be made from
outside of the District of Columbia
without such endorsement. The APP
far as possible among the states, and
when the quota of state has been
determined upon, the Senators and
Representative from that State will
be allowed to name them. with the
understanding that no persons named
will be appointed il they fail to pass
the examination prescribed by the
Bureau.
Tho nt,ininn - tlnt
it has become certain that Aguinaldo's
alleged peace negotiations We're moth
ing more than Il ruse to gain time 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 con
quered. We whip them constantly,
but they continue to fight. Adjutant
General COrbin says he is confident,
however, that when Gen. Otis gets
the reinforcement it has been ar
ranged to send him, which will give
him a total OF $1,000 men, he will have
all the men he will need.
The difference between Cleveland
times and Mckinley times is strongly
accentuated by the fact that Uncle
Sans supply Of gold is getting so
large that he can hardly handle it,
and ne has been compelled to stop
exchanging notes for gold. United
States Treasurer Roberts said on this
subject: We have, to-day, about
1896, 900, 600 in gold and our vaults are
almost overfiowing, The Chicago
sub-Treasury cannot receive more
gold, as its vaults are full" Treas
urer Roberts has issued an interest
ing statement showing the amount
of paper money in circulation. The
total is 81, 222 ,545,4i7, divided in de-
nominations as follows: Ones. 500
49,, 40, tWos. S33 1876, ,3}S, fiyes, S2S7,-
24O,632, tens, $392, 81 m, twenties,
1929, 321 ,226, tifties, $50, ,934 900, one
hundreds, sos, ,542 400, five hundreds,
S15, 1897, 800, one thousands, Sj4, ,797 900,
five thousands, $3.50, 900, and in ten
thousand notes, 10,42O,0OO In addi-
tion there are thirty odd thousand
dollars in fractional paper currency
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. 1t is for the
British colony of Barbados. Treaties
under this law have to be ratified by
the Senate and approved by the
House before they go into effect.
Negotiations are also pending for a
similar treaty with the British Colony
of Jamaica, and another with France,
and that with British Guiana is prac-
tically completed all important
points having been agreed upon. a
commission from Bermuda is now on
it's way to Washington. to negotiate
a treaty.
Mr. John II. Mclean, who lives in
Washington. but claims a residence
in Ohio, for political purposes, is pre-
pairing to spend some of the millions
he has accumulated through his cor
poration investments, to buy the
empty honor of second place on the
Democratic ticket with Bryan. A
portion of the money is to be spent
in establishing a Mclean silver daily
ing to present understanding, this
paper will be for Bryan, Mclean and
silver. but it is predicted in Washing
ton that should the movement to pre-
vent Bryan's nomination get strong
enough 10 I)TOlulSc 6uCCeos' ~ VIII
join it and push Mclean for the head
of the ticket. ImpecuneOus Demo
Gratis will doubtless do all they can to
increase Mr.. McLean's ambition in
this direction, as he is known not
only to have the money to be willing
to spend for anything he wants, Il
spirit which they found entirely lack
ing in Mr. Bryan's millionaire run
ming mate of 90
Senator Foraker neither looks nor
talks like the disgruntled man the
Democrats are representing him to
be. On the contrary, he looks like a
man who was very well satisfied, and
he expresses the utmost confidence in
the election of Judge Nash, by large
majority, and says the Ohio Republi
cans are harmoniously supporting
the ticket, and that all the differences
there were ceased to exist when the
nominations were made.
1t is generally regarded i'll Wash
ington that the Canadian Premier
gave away the case of his govern
ment when he refused to grant char
ters to any Canadian railroads, pro
posing to run into the territory
claimed by the United States to be
within the Alaskan boundary line,
because to do so would help build up
American towns, should the settle