The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-03-31
Washington Letter.


! tFrum Our Regular c0ErusEsandsus-l
wAsHIxGTox Feb. 2Jth. 1889
According 10 War department officials.
G-a. GomsE will not receive q dollar oi
the sS 0OO, 900 about 10 be distributed,
entirely on HE cay. among Cuban soldiers
by this government. This statement
has caused everybody 10 wish 10 kno~
where Conner Eos the money to pay TO-
his present very extravAEAnt mods oI
living, in Havana Il . knosE thA,
previous 10 HE beginning the negotiation
with Il P, Porter. who acted as Mr.. Nc
Klnlsy's p.rsOuai representative. wh'eh
resulted in an agreement to pay fS 0oo,-
900 for the disbaudmsnt Of the Cabs"
army. GomsI had no mOpev. and that
ever since then be ha~ apparently had
plenty.
Sen. Thurston, of Nebraska, lent one
Of those wild rspu ubIicans who regard t5d
presidential election of next year. a. al
ready settled. 10 an interview. Mr..
rhuretou tAid: The pre.idsut.sl bI,tie
next year promises TO be exciting. M
K,aley will be TtnominA ed and | pre-
sumo that Bryan will head the demcc'a,ie
ticket. believe shas the TeFu uh'icans
will win Il We staad together aud work
hard, but our democratic friends Siii un
doubsedly put up q stif fight. We
must nGt indulge ourselves with the de-
lasion that we are going 10 havea walk.
over.
sec. Alger doesn't appear 70 care any
more about being consistent than he did
about the welfare OF the soldiers duriPg
the war. Several days before congress
adjourned, Alger announced that the
junket he had intended to eOnduct to
Cuba and Porto Rico was off, because
bis official duties would prevent bis lesv.
Ing Washington. OF co1rse, it vas vell
known that Alger abandoned the iatend-
cd iunket because be failed 70 get suffi.
cient number OF democratic senators aud
Representatives TO accept Invitations to
accompany him.
Private news from the Philippines iu-
dicates that the administration is again
juggling ~ith the public in regard 10 the
situation. While no official dispatches
have besn quoted, officials havs talked
80 as TO leave the impression that Tie
reports OF Gen. Otis. since the victories
OF the past week have been TO the Effect
that AQuinaldo's armv is about really 10
asK for terms and that general collapse !
of the re shellion Uav be looked itr at any !
time. OSing TO the stii't censorship !
no private teIegFAus dealing with the !
conditions existing. can be sent from |
Manila direct. but some have been sent |
TO Hong Kong bV boat aud cabled from
there, which do not take such a rosy
view. According to these, the war is
long ways fiom being over, and the only
effect that will follow thrashing Aquin-
sldo's army, whic hour troops do every
time they come In contact with any por-
ticn of it, will be to transfer the fighting
ground to the bits and bushes, where
II will be difficult for our men to get at
them except when they choose to be get
At, and possibly to other islands OF the
group. There is q nightly panic in Ma
nila aud most OF tie white women and
children have been sent away for fear OF
a native uprising. Time will tell which
ls correct, the officials or the private
view OF the situation. The Oregon has
arrived In Mauila Bay.