The Southern herald., 1899-04-07

accomplished by enlisting the vol
unteers now, as the rainy season in
the Philippines would stop all &C.
tive military movements long be-
fore they could be got there. An
army officer came very near to cor
rectly sizing up the situation when
he said: 1--WE lick the FllipinOs
every time We fight them, but they
are such fools that they won't stay
licked, and We have TO keep doing
it over again, which is mOnOtonous;
also expensive, both in blood and
money"
The tive Cubans who are in
Washington as agents of the Cuban
Assembly have been dropping some
mysterious hints about their pOliti-
cal backing in the United States
and their expectation of succeeding
in getting the consent Of the sd'
ministratiOn to an issue Of bonds
by the Cuban Assembly, notwith-
standing the semi-Offcial statement
that the administration would not
recognize them in any way. Al
though only Congress can guaran'
tee the. payment of these bonds, a
New York syndicate has offered to
take 100000 Of them, at half
face value, if the administration
will sanction their issue.
Ex-representative King, of Utah.
is one Of the Democrats who ex.
presses regret that the Jefferson
dinner controversy should have oc-
CURED. He said: IL believe that
Mr.. Belmont or Mr.. Croker had a
right to get up Jefferson banquet
or TO participate in one and to in
vite such gentlemen as were desir-
ed. There would be no improprie.
ty, in my opinion, in Mr., Bryan'S
sitting down at banquet with
Croker and Belmont. II should
be invited to a Lincoln dinner |
should accept with pleasure and
would be glad to do honor to that
distinguished statesman. Demo-
Gratis should get together. | do not
think that anything ought to pre-
vent the establishment Of harmony
in the democratic ranks although,
of course, we must insist upon ad.
herring to the democratic platform"
The last sentence shows that the
difference between the opinions Of
Mr.. King and Col, Bryan is an i'm.
material one, and that upon the
main question they think alike.
Representative Sulzer, OF New
York, who is now in Washington,
said: ~ am sorry that Col. Bryan
has seen lit to give Belmont so
much free advertising, as Belmont
represents no portion Of the demo.
cratic party in New York. Col.
Bryan has not impaired his pOpu.
larity in the Empire State by his
refusal to count Mr.. Belmont and
his fellow. boilers, as democrats.
The democracy Of New York will
srs toit thatChicago platformDem
Gratis are selected to the next
National Convention, and all ap.
prehension in this regard is need
less and absolutely without justi6'
cation, from the attitude Of the true
democratic party in New York"
Gen. Eagan, when he was again
placed on the stand by the Military
Court OF Inquiry, which is now
sitting in Washington, promptly
took the cue given him by the bee
contractor, who testified thatEagar
"must have been mistaken" wheT
be stated that it had been bis in
tention to make the contracts stipu
late that refrigerated beef shoulC
keep 70 hours after being takeI
from the refrigerators, and that b!
an error itappeared in the contract
as "a hours. Here is Eagan's las
statement: when | was asket
here about the "a hours | had total
ly forgotten that l had changed m!
own opinion as TO the condition
from 72 to "a hours. | recall sine
in thinking it over that / was i'm
PEELED to change it to keep "a hour
from the refrigerator on shore.
felt that "a hours from the refriger
stor would be ample to reach th