Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-03-28
Current Topics.
Lavish Expenditures OF Gomez.
Administration Censorship of Philip
pine News.

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Administration Censorship of Philip
pine News.
(From our regular correspondent)
! Washington, Mar, 20 1899.
According to War Department offic-
ials, Gen. Gomez will not receive dol
lar of the $3,O00,000 about to be distrib-
ated, entirely on his say 30, among Gu
ban soldiers, by this government. This
statement has caused everybody to wish
to know where Gomez got the money 10
pay for his present very extravagani
mode OF living, in Havana. 1t is known
that previous to his beginning the ne
gotiations with r. P. Porter, who acted
as Mr.. McKintey's personal represent
ative, which resulted in the agreement to
pay $3,00O,0OO for the disbandment OF
the Cuban army, Gomez had no money,
and that ever since then he has appar-
emily had plenty. Did Porter make an
individual payment of money to Gomez?
If so. how much, and from what fund
was it derived? These are some of the
questions suggested by the situation and
asked on every hand Congress did not
appropriate cent to pay Cuban sold
iers, but there was an item added to the
Sundry Civil Bill by the past Congress,
appropriating S3,000,000 as an emergency
fund, to be expended at the discretion of
the President. That is the money that
will be used, but if the claim that Gomez
has got none of il and will get none Of it,
be true, the source from which Gomez
extracted the wealth to pay his present
enormous expenses is left mystery.
But it will be solved. The acting Sec
relary of War says that the administra-
ton intends to make Cuba repay from
its revenues, this money.
Senator Thurston, of Neb., isn't one
OF those wild republicans who regard
the next Presidential election of next
year, as already settled. In an inter-
view, Mr.. Thurston said: "The Presiden-
tial battle next year promises to be lively
and exciting. Mckinley will probably
be renominated and presume that
Bryan will head the democratic ticket.
believe that the republicans will win
if we stand together and work hard, bu,
our democratic friends will undoubtedly
put up stiff fight. We must not in-
dulge ourselves with the delusion that
we are going to have walk over"
Secretary Alger doesn't appear to care
any more about being consistent that he
did about the welfare of the soldiers
during the war. Several days before
Congress adjourned, Alger announced
that the junket he had intended to con
duct to Cuba and Porto Rico was off, be-
cause his official duties would prevent
his leaving Washin gton. OF course, it
was well known that Alger abandoned
the intended junket because he failed to
get sufficient number of democratic
Senators and Representatives to accept
invitations to accompany him. But f..
consistency's sake it was supposed thai
Alger would remain on duty and make IA
bluff of being busy. Not he. He left
Immediately after Mckinley did. for
trip TO New England, which vas ex en-
ed to Canada. and this week he go
to starr -. Cuba and Por 4.
won't carry any Congressm.iA ..I.A4.
He says he is going TO pay the expeuse
of himself and the two men who will ac-
company him, but it would require the
vouchers for the payments to convince
the public.
If any proof were needed that Mr.. Nc
Kinley isn't in the south solely for rest
and recreation, it is furnished by tbs fac
that he will, during the present week,
meet Gar Reed in person, on Sekyl Is
land, where Mr. Mckinley will be the
guest of ex-Secretary Bliss, and Mr.. Reed
will be the guest of a rich Wall street
banker loh at the same club house. II
is stated by Mr. Reeds friends that the
meeting was his own idea, and that he in :
tends to compel an immediate show
down on the part of Mr. Mckinley that
will make the position of the admins
tration on the Speakership of the next
House, perfectly clear The queer part
of the whole business is that two men
who have spent the winter within a
stones throw of each other, in Washing
ton, should find it necessary to meet in
the spring, on an island off the coast Of
South Carolina, in order to come to an
understanding.
Private news from the Philippines in
dicates that the administration is again
Juggling with the public in regard to the
situation. While no official dispatches
have been quoted, officials have talked
so as to leave the impression that the re-
ports of Gen Otis, since tn. victories of
the past week have been to the effect that
Aguinaldo's army is about to ask
for terms and that general collapse of
the rebellion may be looked for at any
time Owing to the strict censorship, no
private kilograms dealing with the con-
dition existing, can be sent from Manila
direct, but some have be en- sent to Hong
Kong by boat and cabled from there,
which do not take such rosy view of
the situation According to these, the
war is long ways from being over, and
the only affect that will follow thrashing
Aguinaldo's army, which our troops do
every time they come into contact with
any portion of it, will be to transfer the
fighting to the hills and bushes, where 1t