The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-06-08
WASHINGTON.
rom our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, June {, 1900.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, June S, 1899.
More men, more blood, and more
money for the Philippines That is
the cheerful outlook. Mr.. Mckinley
has become convinced that Aguinaldo
successfully played the role of br'er
fox IN his dealings with the blue
coated and red.trousered American
civilian Commissioners, by staving off
active military operations against him
until the rainy season, while he was
preparing for another campaign in the
fall He has also become convinced
that any further delay OF the volun-
tees in the Philippines who wish to
come home will be dangerous. Con-
vinced of these two things there was
nothing left for him to do except to
decide to issue a call for volunteers to
go to the Philippines, under authority
of the army act of the last Congress.
He has made that decision, but, in
keeping with his usual custom of Civ
ing the public an excuse for his every
important act, will defer issuing the
call for volunteers until he gets a ca
blegram from General Otis saying
that more men are imperatively need
ed over there. 1t has been found i'm
possible to get any considerable num-
Der of the volunteers now in the Phil
ippines to re-inllst, although each man
who does so is given travel pay
amounting to 5000.
The Spanish flag is for the first
time in more than year flying in
Washington. 1t flies over the hotel
in which the Duke de ARGOS, the new
Spanish minister, and his American
wife, are guests. The new Minister
called on Secretary Hay and presented
his credentials and later was presented
by Mr.. Hay to Mr.. McKinley,and dip
lomatc relations are again established
with Spain. The Minister has many
personal friends in Washington, which
was the home of his wife when he
first met her and for many years af-
terwards.
U. S. Commissioner Of Patents
Duell is making a record as an eftic-
lent official. He has the work of the
Patent Office in such good shape that
Washington's most successful firm OF
patent lawyers, c. A. Snow & Co.,
announce that they can procure pat
ents in from four tC ten weeks from
date of application. They have pro-
cured more than 10000 patents, and
it would be impossible to find city,
town, or village, in the United States,
which has no client of theirs.
Although the negotiations have not
been formally broken off, there is
practically deadlock over the Alas
kan boundary. Months ago it was
charged that Great Britain did not
wish this dispute settled, and it begins
to look as though those who made
the charge knew what they were talk
ing about, although it is apparently
Canada that has brought the deadlock
in the negotiations.
Since getting the consent of Boss
Hanna, the Henderson Sherman
Speakership combine have been rush
ing things SO rapidly that they have
already apparently got all the other
candidates distanced. In the rush
the Henderson wing of the combine
has taken the lead to such an extent
that they are claiming that Hender
son is as good as elected, and there
appears to be good ground for the
claim, but appearances in this, how
ever, that the combine will win, ano
that either Henderson or Sherman
will be Speaker.
Republican assistance is secretl,
given to the schemers who are work
ing to prevent the denomination o
Col. Bryan and the re-adoptlon of tht
principles of the Chicago platform b!
the next Democratic National Con
vention by securing more than one
third of the delegates to that conven
ton. The scheme is to get mel
elected delegates who can be con
uoled by the schemers, if they ar
not instructed. The practical resul
of this scheme is likely to be tina
many delegates will be instructed