The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-05-26
Washington ! Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent }

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1879.
The Daily mail Of U. s. Treas
urer Roberts has grown wonder
fully since the formation of the |
Dewey Home Fund Committee,
of which he is treasurer. Letters
containing contributions for the
fund are pouring in by every mail. |
Temporary receipts are forwarded
to each contributor, but as SOON
as the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing can do the work a hand
some engraved receipt, which will
be worthy of preservation as a
souvenir, will be sent to each con-
tributor. National banks in al
most every section Of the country
have made requests to be al
lowed to cooperate in raising
this money. and the committee
has decided that they may receive
contributions. The COMMITTEES
has not decided upon the amount
to be expended for the Washing
ton home for Admiral Dewey, and
will not do so until later, but it
has decided that what remains
of the fund after the purchase
of the home shall be invested in
good securities for the benefit of
the Admiral. y
j Gen. Otis continues to send sat-
isfactory news. His forces have
at last taken possession of the
, capital of the alleged Filipino
: government, and Aguinaluo and
his demoralized followers have
retired to the mountains to escape
= capture.
! Secretary Hitchcock has joined
President Mckinley at the Vir-
ginia Hot Springs and will remain
there until the party returns K
r Washington, which will be il
: two or three days, as the Presi-
y dent has promised to review tn
military parade which is to b.
tho special feature of the openin,
T day of the Washington Peace Jub
lice, and that will take place next
j Tuesday. zs
81 Representative Heatwole, O
I Minnesota, who is now in Wash
y. ington, says che expansion ques
> ton has already become a part,
y in his state, with the republican
:; for and the democrats against
d When asked whether the repub
i licans would, gain or lose on tha
- question, Mr., Heatwole reptile
"There will be no trouble in cal
81 rying tho state for Mckinley mex
Year.
The veterans of the civil va
n are taking an active part in tn
. speakership campaign, through
s their organizations, and other
o wise. They are throwing
d all their influence to Col. Hen
% derson, of Iowa, the only candi
t. date who is an ex-soldier, and wi
- doubles make some votes for hin
ol Secretary Alger has sent a nun
y. Der of printed questions concern
% ing the army" canteen' to arm
u officers at every post where
e, "canteen is maintained, with tn
t, request that they b. fully answer
y ed. The object of Secretary AL
=. ger is to be able to place fact
. and figures before Congress tina
= will show beyond question wheth
J. or the ''canteen'' is the evil it's or
ii ponents say it is or the benefit t
tho soldiers it's friends claim it
- be. He has no prejudice eithe
70 way, and would have ordered tn
70 "canteen" abolished under tho &C
l. of the last Congress had not At
d ttorney General Griggs rendere
an opinion that the act in ques
ton did not affect the status G
the "canteen.'
Maj. E. F. Tageart, of the Sixt
e Infantry, who has been doin
IT duty as as a commisary officer il
" Cuba for come time, reported t
n the War Department this weel
. He expresses the opinion that GU