The Republican., 1899-10-19
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 1G, 18e

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 16, 1899.
Secretary Root finds much to please
him just now The military move
ments during the last few days, which
are preliminary to the general cam
paign, have all been successful, not
withstanding the bad condition of the
ground after long rainy season. In
every case, the object sought was OBJ
tanned. Secretary Root thinks this
the beginning of the end, and that
long before the close of the dry sea-
son there will be no armed bodies of
Filipinos on the island of Luzon land
no difficulties are anticipated ON any
of the other islands. Everybody now
looks forward to the early pacifica-
tion of the Philippines. Another
thing that pleased Secretary Root
was the telegram from Havana stat
ing that the taking of the Cuban CEN
sus was started to-day on schedule
time and that everything has been
arranged for it's early completion.
General Shafter was to-day retired
as Brigadier General of the regular
army, but his management of affairs
at San Francisco, where he has charge
of the shipping of all troops to the
Philippines, 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. General
Shafter was retired under the age
limit law, which gave the war depart
ment no discretion, to-day being his
sixty-fourth birthday.
Ten army chaplains have been Or
dered to the PHILIPPINES by the War
Department, to assist the eight who
are already over there, in looking af-
ter the spiritual welfare of the SOL
diers.
Senator Hayward, of Nebraska,
who is in Washington, and who is
thoroughly posted on the the politi-
cal situation in the state, says he is
satisfied that the Republicans will
win, although Mr.. Bryan is making
greater efforts to prevent it than he
did to carry the state for himself in
'96. Speaking of the National out
look, Senator Hayward said: Il re-
gard the denomination of Mr.. Bryan
as absolutely certain, and his defeat
as inevitable. He can't get the pros
porous citizens of the West excited
over as dead an issue as free silver is.
Nor can he gain any capital by his
stand upon the Philippine question,
though it is rather difficult to learn
just where he does stand on that sub
ject. AT all events, he won't be able to
get the electoral votes of his own state
next year, and outside of the South
the voters everywhere will record
themselves overwhelmingly for his
Republican opponent
The settlement for the time of the
Alaska boundry dispute, by Canada's
acceptance of the temporary boun-
dairy line sometime ago agreed upon
by Secretary Hay and Great Britian's
diplomatic representative in Wash
ington, is great diplomatic triumph
for this administration. The tempo.
rary line gives Canada neither port,
nor an outlet on the Lynn canal, both
of which Sir Wilfred Laurier recently
said it must haye or there would be
war.
Interest is again increasing in the
case of Representative-elect Roberts,
of Utah. His opponents say that he
left Utah because of his knowledge
that a warrant had been issued fol
his arrest for violation of the anti
polygamy law, but he denies that
However, he is now East and says'ht
doesn't intend to return to Utah be
fore the close of the session of Con
gress, unless he is denied a seat in the
House or is expelled from that body
after he takes his seat. He expresses
con fidence that he will be allowed tC