The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-03-23

ana the saloon are twin brothers,
but Invariably tho saloon pre-
cedes poverty.
Washing ton Letter.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WAsH1NaToN, March 18th 1899.
Members Of the cabinet who
orc in Washington are much
pleased with this weeks news
from Gen. Otis,concerning the
victorious campaign he il waging
against the Filipinos. A few days
moro Of the same sort of work and
Aguinaldo will either be prison
or or q fugitive and his followers
will have an opportunity to ascer-
tain how badly they were deoeiv-
ed whom they allowed themselves
to be persuaded that tho Amori-
cans were their enemies. There
will be no let up in the agrees
sive features Of the campaign of
Gen. Otis as long as there are
hostile Elipinos do not stand be-
fore American ], charges, even
when they havethree times as many
mon, any better than the Span
iards did. They also show that
the American soldiers, either reg
ular Or volunteer, is without su-
perior as fighting man, no mat
ter what circumstances he fights
under; that he always fights to
win and always does it.
Negotiations for reciprocity
treaties with France, Germany,
and with Great Britain, for the
British West Indies, which were
interrupted by Commissioner
Karson's duties as q member of
the Anglo-American Commission
have been resumed and are being
pushed, as the period within
which the Din3ley torif act au-
thorizes sucQ treaties to be made
will expire on the 24th of next Ju-
". Russia has also:opened nego-
tiations for reciprocity.
A level head Is one of mans
most rare and valuable possess
sions. Had Civil Service Com
missioner Proctor possessed it he
would not have have exposed his
chagrin because Congress, in the
exercise of it's unquestioned priv
ileee, tchose ts provide that en-
ployes of the Census Bureau
should DO chosen without the as
sistance of the Civil Service Com
mission, by announcing in a news
paper interview bis intention to
worry Senators and Representa-
tives by advising Office seekers
TO follow them around and keep
nagging them all the time.
Should he attempt to 1.-Two up to
his announcement, he would sson
be hunting for a1job, as he would
certainly not be allowed to keep
the one he now holds. Compe-
tency to fill the position will be
required of every employe of the
Census Bureau, but that will not
prevent q large majority of them
being republicans. The census
to be taken under q republican
administration.
| Representative Joy, of Mo-,
thus characterized the story al
Lodging an anti Reed movement
among tho republicans, of the
next house, which has appeared
in various versions in the news
papers of the country recently:
II guess that tho dull season for
the papers has arrived and that
tho boys must have something to
write about. But to reiterats
such nonsense as this argues also
: the arrivrl of the silly season. II
the gentlemen from Maine lives
} he will be speaker of the fifty
} sixth Congress without any oppo.
} sition. SO far as I know Mr..
Reeds health is veay> robust
Secretary Alger has issued an
official order to army officials col.
ling attention to,the clause of the
army act of the late Congress
abolishing ARMY canteens'' and
forbidding the, sale of liquor al
any camp or post undor control Of
the United States.
The antics of the so-oollsd Ecu.
ban Assembly" are emitting nc
figure in the plans of this govern:
ment for placing Cuba upon q
peacable basis and giving its
, people an opportunity to organize
, q government Of their own, tc
which the Island can be turned
over; nor are the schemes of the
American money-lenders, who
have offered to float an issue Of
bonds authorized by the "Ouban
Assembly at 3 usurious profit
it the United States government
would guarantee the bonds. The
United States government ISM
going into the business of guar
anteeing bonds, even if they were
issued by q recognized govern
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