Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-09-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular c Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -"Porto
Rico will bavea civil government, and
all ofthe U. S. troops will
ne Withdrawn from Cuba, before Con-
re>s meets" So said Senator, VINO
AL inst had talk with the President,
TO a friend. He added that the most
of our troops would have been out of
Cuba by this time if the yellow fever
had not got a foothold among them
and down South. After the yellow
Fever made its appearance, 1t was
thought best TO leave tie troops al
ready on the island, there until cold
weather,tor fear that they might bring
the disease with them if brought
home earlier. The authorities seem
stisfed that there is no longer neces-
sitv for keeping any considerable num-
Der ofU. S. troops in Cuba, although
the form of the Military government
over the island is likely TO be kept
ND as \ sort of warning restraint, for
some time. 1t is stated mofiiclally
that Gen. Brooke has asked, OH ac-
count of his health, TO be relieved OF
his duties rs Military Governor OF
Cuba. and that his request will be
complied with. lie is coming home
IN visit soon, and 1t is considered
I i. ub,fill whether he will return. The
man most likely to succeed linn Is
Con. Leonard Wood, now in COM
mand OF the Santiago district.
The Committee in charge announces
this as the last week in which contri
buttons to the Dewey home fund
now about S3O,0O0-can he made;
also that Admiral Dewey has SAID
that he will accept the home in the
same spirit exhibited by the donatorS
of the fund. An attempt will be made
to push the total up to S50,OOO, but
unless there are number Of large III
dividual contributions, it will hardly
succeed.
Gov. Stone, of Pa, is hobnobbng
with numerous Washington friends
he made during his service in Coz
gress, and Mrs. Stone is dividing hen
time between social pleasures and the
company of her daughter and grand
daughter, who live in Washington
Gov. Stone thinks we are going tc
keep right on with the good times. p
He said: "This country is entering
upon a career of greater prospent!
than it has ever known. We are
fast becoming the work shop Of tie
world, and the granary Of the ma
tions. We produce more OF the ne
cessities of existence than any cCun
try on the globe, and we can sell tc
the people abroad articles essential
to their comfort and well-bcing cheap
err than they can produce them. Om
exports now run up to 81 100000 Z
day, and are increasing at a rapid
rate. One of our freight cars ". ii
carry three times as much as an Eng
lish car. We can load ore on the
great lakes at cents ton, which
cannot be duplicated in ehcapneSs by
any competitor. Our workmen get
double the wages Of foreign work
men, but they do more than twice
the amount of work, because Of thelI
greater skill and ingenuity. With
all these odds in our favor, it is easy
to see that in the century that Is be-
inc ushered in, the L. 5. will take It's
predestined place at the head Of tho
proce Ssion of nations, and | doubt not
that it will keep that place for ali
time"
Many army officers, wives who
have been figuring on nice little fall
jaunt to the Philippines, on a govern
mtn' transport, and pleasant win.
l. over there, with or near their
husbands, have had their dreams rude
" shattered by the War Department,
which believes with Gen. Otis, that
Manila isl not a desirable resort fol
American officers wives, as long as
the rebellion is going on, and is con-
sequcntly refusing all applications for
transportation for the wives of Of
ficers who are now in the Phillip
pines So mum erous have these ap-
locations become that Secretary Roo
has had a circular letter politely re-
iu,ing them and giving reasons for
the refusal, prepared, which is mail
ed in answer to every application re-
ceived.
Mr.. T. J. Schaffer, President OF the
Amalgamated ASS citation Of Iron and
Steel Workers of the L. S., was al
interesting witness before the indus
trial Commission. He is about tho
only man connected with organized
labor who has had 4 good word &c
say for trusts. He sand when asked
his opinion of the effect of trusts upon
organized labor: "You will excuse