The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-10-21
Saturday, October 81, 1899.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, October 49, 1899.
Secretary Root finds much to please
him just now. The military movements
in the Philippines during the last few
days, which are preliminary to the gen.
eral campaign. have all been successful,
Notwithstanding the bad condition of
the ground after the long rainy season.
In every case, the object sought was
obtained. Secretary Root thinks this
the beginning Of the end, and that long
before the close OF the dry season there
will he no armed bodies of Filipinos on
the island Of LuzoD, and no difficulties
are anticipated on any of the other ISL
ands. Everybody now looks forward
to the early pacificatlon of the Philip
pines. Another thing that pleased Sec
rotary Root was the telegram from
Havana stating that the taking Of the
Cuban census was started today on
schedule time and that everything has
been arranged for its early completion.
Gen. Shafter was today retired as
Brigader General of the regular army,
hut his management of affairs at San
Francisco, where he has charge of the
shipping Of all troops to the Philip
pines, has been so efficient that he will
be retained in the service as a Major
General Of Volunteers, as long as his
services are required. Gen. Shafter
was retired under the age limit law,
which gave the War Department no dis
erection, today being his sixty-fourth
birthday.
Ten army chaplains have been order
ed to the Philippines by the War De-
partment, to assist the eight who are
already over there, in looking after the
spiritual welfare of the soldiers.
Senator Hayward. of Nebraska, who
Is in Washington, and who is thorough
~ posted on the political situation in
the state, says he is satisfied that the
republicans will win, although Mr..
Bryan is making greater efforts to pre-
vent it than he did to carry the state for
himself in '96. Speaking of the Nation
al outlook, Senator Hayward said re-
gard the denomination of Mr.. Bryan as
absolutely certain, and his defeat as in
eyitable. He can't get the prosperous
citizens Of the West excited over as
dead an Issue as free silver is. Nor can
ne gain any capital by lis stand upon
the Philippine question, though it is
rather difficult to learn Just where he
does stand on that subject. At all
events, he won't be able to get the ell
ectoral votes of his own state next wear,
and outside of the South. the voters ey-
erywhere will record themselves over
whelmingly for his republican oppon-
emit"
The settlement for the time of the
Alaska boundary dispute. by Canada's
acceptance of the temporary boundary
line sometime ago agreed upon by Sec
rotary Hay and Great Rritain's diplo-
matte represe The temporary
boundary line gives Canada neither Il
port, nor an outlet on the LYNN canal,
both of which Sir Wilrrid Laurier re-
Gently said it must have or their would
be war.
Interest IL again increasing in the case
of Representative elect Roberts. of
Utah. The opponents of Mr.. Roberts
are active ana he has come East His
opponents say that he let Utah be-
cause of his knowledge that warrant
had been issued for his arrest for viola
ton Of the anti-polyGamy law, but he
denies that. However, he is now East,
and says he doesn't intend to return
to tab before the close of the session
of Congress, unless he is denied seat
in the House or is expelled from that
body after he takes his seat He ex-
presses confidence that he will be al
lowed to serve the term for which he
was elected, but that is not the prevail |
ing opinion in Washington, where
something is known of the enormous
strength of the demand which will be
made for his expulsion. When the |
women and the churches unite in de- |
manding ANYTHING, as they are doing IN
this case, they generally get it, and if
Roberts succeeds in holding that seat,
he MIL greatly surprise those who know
the extent Of the movement against |
him.
The war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal republic will be likely to
prove decidedly profitable to this coun-
try, as our neutrality will not prevent
our selling supplies to both, excepting,
If course, arms and munitions of war.
Cur peace commerce with the Trans
vaal-last wear the total was slightly
under s. 600. 000-is so small that It's loss
viii not I've seriously felt. This govern
ment Will be strictly neutral in the war,
and our consular officers in SouthAfrica
viii return the courtesy extended to us
by British consuls In Cuba, during the
war with Spain, by looking after the
interests of British citizens in South
africa as long rs the war lasts. In as
Stunning this task our government gave
tile strongest possible pledge of its
maintenance of neutrality, although the
democrats are pretending otherwise,
with the hope OF affecting German votes
III Ohio and elsewhere.
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