Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, July 10th, 1899.

fears expressed in some quarters,
that the failure to agree on a boun-
dry line between Alaska and Can
ada, which seems likely to result
from Canada's attempt to play the
grab game, will result in any break
of the pleasant relations of the L.
S. and Great Britain. He realizes
that the failure to agree will be the
cause of considerable irritation,
and possibly of some disputed ter
ritory, 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 regi-
ment, and hopes to complete the
list this week. Gov. Roosevelt
spent Il day and night in Washing
ton, upon the Presidents invitation
for the purpose of giving his advice
in regard to the appointment OF
some of these officers. The present
expectation is that the new regi-
ments will all be in service by
Aug. 10. as the recruiting, which
was started to-day will be rapidly
pushed in all sections.
EX-Congressman Geo. r. Davis,
Of H., has not been in politics
actively for some time, but he
keeps q close watch on things in
his State and is regarded as an
authority. OF the political out
look he said: I'VE elect a Cover
nor in 1900, and being a Presiden-
tial year, the Republican party will
have a great advantage, seeing that
the State ticket will almost surely
carry with the success of the Ma
tional ticket The two will go
together. There is scarcely a doubt
of the continuance of Illinois in the
Republican column"
Ex-senator Brown and Hon.
Jesse Smith, of Utah, are in Wash
ington trying to get official per-
mission for the people of north
western Utah to pasture their sheep
on the Uinta reservation, embrac-
ing S7j, 900 acres, which was set
apart as a forestry reservation
under the last Cleveland admins
tration. Mr.. Brown said on the
subject: People wonder at crime
in the western country, and yet
these immense reservations, cover
ing thousands Of acres, are left as
regular hiding places for cut-throats
of every character. These reserva-
tions, and especially those in the
far West, have practically no police
protection, and it can be readily
seen that if the government would
permit their use for pasturing our
sheep, this would give the reserva-
ton protection that it would not
otherwise get" Speaking of
politics Mr.. Brown said that
Organism was rapidly dying in the
West and predicted that President
Mckinley would receive the cleo
toraI 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. Sur
geon-General Sternberg, Of the
army, said: 1--WE have anticipated
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 disease. Maj. Gen. Brooke
understands the situation. He has
as his chief surgeon 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 re-
port to DR.. o. Reilly"
Col. Henderson received a warm
welcome from his numerous Wash
ington friends, during his stay of
several days in the city. Neither
his successful Speakership cam
paign, nor the showing up, by
newspaper writers, of his military
title to General" " which seems to
have been at once accepted by the
public in general-lIon. Thos. J.
Henderson, who represented the
seventh Illinois district in the