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washington, July 8, 1893.

Washington Letter.
Washington, July 8, 1899.
The most absorbing topic Of converse
tion in Washington just now concerns the
relations between the president and Sec
retary Alger. All sorts OF stories are
being told, but SO far as appears on the
surface, Secretary Alger is attending to
the business of the war department in the
usual way and Is on pleasant personal
terms with the president. He says he
doesn't intend to resign, and II there Is
any foundation In the numerous stories
about his being forced to do 80, 1t Is not
visible. Close friends of the president
say that he does not intend to be drawn
into the fight between Secretary Alger
and Senator Mcmillan, and that Gov.
Pingree's disavowal Of the unfriendly
sentiment towards the administration and
its Philippine policy, attributed to him In
recent newspaper interviews, has cleared
the atmosphere considerably. Although
| Senator Burrows has publicly stated that
Senator Mcmillan had no desire to force
Secretary Alger out of the cabinet, friends
of the latter are charging that Senator
Burrows is in Washington to try to do
that very thing. The most significant ut
terance on the subject came from per-
sCnal friend of Secretary Alger, who said
| that If the latter was compelled to retire
from the cabinet, he would do 80 In such
manner as to carry discomforture into
the ranks of his enemies. 1t Is clear
enough that this was said as threat,
and there are many guesses as to what 1t
means While no immediate crisis is ex-
pected, the general impression Is that
eventually Secretary Alger will either
have to withdraw from the cabinet or
from the race for the senate
T. L. Haas, who has lived in Japan for
the last twenty-five years, and who is now
visiting Washington, predicts war be-
tween Japan and the U. s. within the next
two years. In giving reasons for the
prediction, he said THE Japs do not, at
heart, whatever they may say, like the
/ i OsoCo
of outrageous treatment of U. 8. citizens.
The new treaties which go into effect next
month will, instead of relaxing the situa-
tion, make it worse, because whenthe ex-
traterritorial system is abolished and
everything ia left to native jurisdiction,
outrages will be multiplied and the
foreigners will have no redress. No bene-
fits will accrue to other countries through
these treaties, for the so-called opening
of the empire to the commerce of the out
side world Is delusion. The courts of
Japan cannot be depended upon to give a
white man justice, for the courts are not,
as in the U. S. and England, independ-
ent; they merely register the wish of the
} government. am not an alarmist but
have been among these people many
years and know them well. They think,
since their victory over China that they
are match for any power. In this they
are mistaken, of course, but it is true
that they. can give the U. s. lot OF
trouble"
1t Is evident that the inventors of the
country are keeping pace with the front
rank of prosperity. More patents, trade
, marks and labels were issued last week
than have been issued in a single week
since April, 1890, and the weekly cash
receipts of the u. 3. patent office, are
about $5 900 In excess of what they were
one year ago.
The first board of visitors for the nava
: observatory, recently appointed by thu
secretary of the navy, organized by elect
, ing Senator Chandler president. Th'
other members are Representative Dayton
of West Virginia /; Professor Edward G
: Pickering, of the Harvard observatory
Prof. Geo. e. Hale, of the Yerkes obser
:, vatory, Williams Bay, Wise, and Prof
! Geo. G. Comstock, of the Madison obser
vatory Madison, Wis. After presenting
their respects to the president, the boart
began the work Of thoroughly investiga
: ting the work of the naval observator,
: and the system pursued, there, not as ,
: reflection upon its present management
: but for the purpose of ascertaining wher
improvements can be made. 1t will prob
ably take several weeks to complete tn
> investigation.
Naturally there Is much pleasure in ad
minstration circles, because the defici
. for the fiscal year. ending June Both wa
: about thirty million dollars less than wa
: estimated by Secretary Gage last year
" That nortiCp Of tho ovpopdffnro
. dealing with pensions, indicates tha
y highwater mark has been reached an
= passed in that class Of public expenditure
unless congress provides for an increas
% by a new law. There remained out {
= the appropriation for the fiscal year {
y $141 600, 900, about $1,5OO, 900, and tn
total expenditures for pensions wei
SO 6,00O,0 900 less than the amount paid o,
:. during the previous fiscal year. The 9,
= penditures for civil and miscellaneous 9,
penses for the year were $16, 600, 900
! excess of estimates, but they include
"a $2O, ,O00, 900 for Spain, not estimated TO
/. The war department spent twenty millio
less than estimates, owing to reductic
= Of the volunteer army earlier than W,
z expected when the estimates were mad
: The navy department spent $1,000, on
more than estimated, and the expend
lures on account of Indians was almost
{ million more than estimated.
Il Worse Than the Disease.
s Handout Harry-I wasted de hu
Z mornin yesterday reauin piece in
I paper about how ter git rich.