Middletown transcript., 1899-07-15

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on boundary
line between Alaska and Canada,
which seems likely to result from
Canada's attempt to play tha grab game,
will result in any break of the pleasant
relations between the United States
and Great Britain. IT,. real.z-s that
the failure to agree will be the Cause
of considerable irritation, aud possibly
of some disturbances in the disputed
territory, but does not believe that it
will dangerously involve the two
governments.
The President is devoting much of
his time to the selection of off GERS for
the new volunteer regiment, and hopes
to complete the list this week. Gov.
Roosevelt spent day and night in
Washington, upon the Presidents in
vitatioD, for the purpose of giving his
advice in regard to the appointment
of some of these officers. The present
expectation is that the new regiments
will all be in service by August Is, as
the recruiting, which was started to-
day will be rapidly pushed in all sec,
tions.
Secretary Alger says every one of the
alleged interviews with him while he
was in New York, several days ago,
were fakes. He was not interviewed
at all while there.
The latest gossip concerning the can
didacy Of John r. Mclean, of Wash.
ington and Cincinnati. for the Ohio
Democratic gubernatorisl nomination.
which is now being openly pushed by
Mr.. Mclean himself, says that Nc
Lean has no idea of being elected
governor of Ohio, but wishes to use the
State Democratic Machine and the
prominence that may be acquired as
candidate to help him in his fight to
prevent Bryan getting the Presidential
nomination again. IL was first said
that Mr.. Mclean was after second
place on the Bryan ticket, but it now
seems that his principal desire is that
there shall be no Bryan ticket. In
cidentally he will let it be known to all
the Dem acratic strikers that he is will
ing to put several of his millions in
circulation to boost a Mclean ticket.
It is said that he has never forgiven
Mr.. Bryan for objecting to his being
given second place on the ticket in '96,
and that he is determined to get even
IL possible.
Ex-Congressman Geo. r. Davis, of
Ills, has not been In politics actively
for some time, bnt be keeps a close
watch on things in his State and is re-
garded as an authority. OF the politi.
cal outlook he said: 1--WE elect govern.
or in 1900. and being a Presidential |
year, the Republican party will have a |
great advantage, seeing that the State
ticket will almost surely carry with the |
success Of the National ticket. The
two will go together. There is scarcely
0 doubt of the continuance Of Illinois
In the Republican column"
Ex-senator Brown and Hon. Jesse
Smith. of Utah, are in Washington |
trying to secure official permission for |
the people of northeastern Utah to
pasture their sheep on the Uinta reser-
yation, embracing 875, 900 acres. which
was set apart as forestry reservation |
under the last Cleveland administra-
tion. Mr.. Brown said on the snbject:
"People wonder at crime In the west
ern country. and yet these immense |
reservations, covering thousands of
acres, are left as regular hiding-places
for cut-thr0ats aud Outlaws of every |
character. These reservations, and |
especially those in the far West, have |
practically no police protection. and it |
can be readily seen that if the govern
ment would permit their use, for pas
turing our sheep, this would give the
reservation protection that it would
not otherwise get" Speaking Of poll
tics Mr.. Brown said that Organism was
rapidly dying in the West and predict
ed that President Mckinley would re-
ceive the electoral votes of Utah and
Colorado.
There Is neither surprise nor alarm
In official circles on account of the few
cases of yellow fever among our troops
in Cuba Surgeon-Genera Sternberg,
of tbs army, said: 1--WE have anticipat-
ed yellow fever among the troops and
prepared for it, and never expected to
get through the occupation of the
island without some cases OF the dis
ease. Mai. Gen. Brooke understands
the situation. He has as bis chief sur
ge0n competent officer, and anything
called for by him will be Immediately
sent. That there may be plenty of sur
geons available. additional immune
surgeons have been ordered to report
to DR.. 0'Reilly."
Col. Henderson received O warm
welcome from his numerous Washing !,
ton friends, during his stay of several
days In the city. Neither his success
full Speakership campaign, nor the ,
showing up, by newspaper writer's, of
his military title to 'sGeneralu, which
seems to have been at once accepted by
the public In general-Hon. Thos, J.
Henderson. who represented the
Illinois district In the House
from the 44th to the 53rd Congress,
was breveted Brigadier General IN the
Civil War, but Hon. d. B. Henderson
never got higher in rank than Col. of
The 46th Iowa Infantry y-has made the
slightest change In him. He greeted
all his friends, from President McKins
ley down to the humblest private citi.
zen. In the same Wholn-n0uled wav that