The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. eth, 1S0.

which Secretary Root passed his ilrst
week at the head of the War Depart
ment are considered, one wonders
that so few plans have been manu-
featured for him by the correspond
ents of the yellow journals, which in
sist upon printing news whether there
is any or not. Owing to the absence
of the President and nearly all the
members of the Cabinet, there has
been a dearth of official news, and
Secretary Root has been too busy
posting himself to talk about his
plans. That the yellows should pro
coed to make few plans for him was
as natural as that water will run
down hill, and the only surprising
thing was that they did not make
them more sensational. At the proper
time Secretary Roots official acts
will show the country his intentions
The consular agents of the United
States are not only expected to keep
us posted on trade conditions i'll the
countries to which they are accred
tied, but also upon everything in the
line of progress in every branch of
human activity The Department
of State has received the following
concerning new treatment for con
sumption, from the United States
Commercial Agent. at RoubaiX,
lNp,,,aA.. hf,I of iptr
bronchial and pulmonary diseases
has been called to the attention Of
the Academy OF Medicine. by DR..
Mendel. The treatment is specially
recommended for tuberculosis. 1t
consists of injecting daily into the
bronchial tubes essence Of eucalyptus,
thyme and cinnamon. held in solu-
ton in olive oil. The oil in descend
ing slowly comes into contact with
the walls of the tubes and the upper
lungs The gas that is set free satu-
rates the air in the lungs and acts Oh
the mucous membranes as far as the
air penetrates Sixteen tuberculosis
and two with bronchitis have been
given this treatment. and in each
case, after one or two weeks, q lessen
ing or complete cessation of the cough
and expectoration, as well as a return
of sleep, appetite and strength has
been noted"
Representative Burke, of South
Dakota. who is III Washington on
business, says his State can be put in
the sure Republican column and
speaking of the general outlook. he
said "Outside of Colorado, | do not
believe there is single northwestern
State that Mr.. Bryan can carry. |
consider that President McKinley's /
denomination and reelection are fore |
gone conclusions The administra |
ton is popular i'll the northwest. Our
people have fallen upon prosperous |.
times, and they are not inclined to |
turn the government over to the oppO- |
sition, which always promises so much |
and performs so little
\ conference will be held in Wash
ington this week which will probably
result in an immediate start being
made in the taking of the census of
Cuba. Those who will participate in
the conference will be Secretary Root,
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, In
spectOr General Sanger, who will have
immediate supervision of the work,
several representatives of the Census
Bureau, and the Cuban Supervisors,
recently appointed by Gen. Brooke.
AS has been stated, this census is to
be taken to get at the voting popula-
ton of Cuba, and soon after its COM
pletion, municipal elections will be
held over there. Although our Cen
sus Bureau officials are acting in an
advisory capacity in this matter, the
Cuban census will have no connection
with our census. and will be taken
under military supervision.
The following opinion, by Mr.. j. 7.
Gillispie, an observant citizen of Mas
sachusetts. who has Just returned .
from Il trip to Russia, and who is now
in Washington, is both interesting
and pertinent With all her pro- /
fessed friendship for the United |
States, Russia does not tolerate Amer
lean missionaries within her borders. |
Russia is pre- eminently selfish i'll all
her aims, and her ambitions are far
more stupendOus than people in this |
country have any idea of. She dreams !
of the time when she will dominate |.
not only the whole of China, but |
India. Persia and Turkey as well. /
The building of the great Siberian
railway is nothing but scheme of
conquest. Russia courts the friend
ship of the United States, because
she fears that when the inevitable
conflict between the Slav and the
Briton comes on, the United States
may side with the mother country.
Down in their hearts the Russians
care no more for us than they do for
the English, and whenever they think