The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-06-30
,gAsulNGroN LETTER
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent

Representative dWhc9i VI i"'""'f r
now in Washington, and who said on The
subject: "WhAe haze not discussed the
lhe matter Of committee assignments
with Col Henderson, am Of the opinion
fyom his convictions in regard 10 the ;
rights Of members, that such members as
Payne, Canon, Dalzell, Babcock, liitt'
Sherman aud Hopkins will not b. DIS ;
tusbed in their present positions Col.
Henderson has long entertained aud eX-
pressed very decided opinions concerning
the right Of members " important com
mittee places which they have won by
long aud faithful service
The absence OF the President from
Washington has produced the usual pro
lIac crop Of rumors. most OF which arr
disposed OF By the fact Of his absence.
secretar, Hay received the Commission
from Bermuda and introduced them to
Commissions Kasson. with whom they
arranged to begin the negotiations for
reciprocity treaty ueNt week
The following picture Of tho PHILIPPINES
is taken from report just received by |
The Department OF Agriculture, from
Lieutenant, A. p. Hayno, California Heo-
w Artillery, on agriculture in the Philip
mines: "The native Filipino is what
might be expected from his enervating
tropical environment and his diet OF rice
fruit and Gsh lie Is unable to do any
large amount Of work. and cares TO do
less. lie is inaolent aud given TO gamb-
ling. All these vices have 10 be taken IL
Ia account in any undertaking where la
boy ia employed. To secure workman
Of any sort, an agent has TO be sent int"
d the country with large amount of cash
10 make contracts with the workmen,
practically paying them a year III advance
for their work, and IL addition to this
MS they never have any money, their en-
= ploycr is expected 10 provide for all their
fnmily necessities, such as funerals, bap-
tisms marriages and feast days, all OF
which are expensive performances Even
when all this is done the agent Is lkelA
- ia induce the mcn that he has employed
l. and outhlted to desert his principal ant
70 to work for the owner OF The next plan
= tation. As the natives have nothing up
on which TO levy, legal redress is out o
The question. Those who do work are B.
e debt to their employer from lcnr to year
&c aud When their debt increases bcyon
e their liking they simply drcamp to ires
~ fields aud rcpudiate all obligations
D., The statement cablcd from Berlin se'
.c eral days ago, that the German Cover
De- mcut intended to tie claim against th
r. l.. S. for property destroyed in Samoa b
)e shells from the Phidelphia, was not ser
10 ouslv taken IN official circles, where, oV
- ing TO the knowledge that Germans wei
5e responsible for all the trouble in Same
Ne il was regarded MS a very clumsy BLUM.
Sc Miss Clara Barton President of Il
10 American Red Cross who rs now IN G.
- ba. has written a letter TO the Post Oti
re- Departmet, asking that steps be taken
= nut d stop to the solicitation Of funds f
the Red Cross 10y man calling himst
YiJ. 7. Marslon, who has been lately op
rating in Missouri, Tennessee and hi
DIS. aud the matter has been turned ov
To- the Post Oilicc Inspectors, who W
cndcuvor to run tho man down. NJ
Y. lsarton SAYS the mans method IS to @
lee. mouey aud when he receives it
forward only small portion of il To
Rcd Cross. with letter claiming to
C close the full amount, leaving il be inI
~ red that the money is aostractcd bcfor
: reaches its destination. She Says
same man has been working the sa
z dodge for at least year.
& The Post ONCE Department has p
2 lished an official denial of the cha
s that volunteers letters are centurrd,
( Manila, before beng seut To the L. $.
; The Washington syndicate which
s TRYING 20 get Gen. Leonard wood wh'
Military Governor of Santiago distric
: Cuba, aud Is az present Ia the L. $ un
s orders from the War Department. for
Z president is hig concern in which {
Z italists from number OF states, inc
s ing ex Senator'S German, of Md.
z Smith Of New jersey, are heavily il
estcd. The syndicate has lust CONT
8 ed the purchase OF nine sereet rail "
in Washington, two electric light {
Z panics. and the water power Of the q
Fails ofihc Patomsc river, fourteen Il
above Washington, all OF which il
tends operating under one manage n
Gen Wood viii have a resign from
army, where he has unusually good
poets for so young man. 20 accept
postion which Is understood 10 car
salary more than twice as large as
now received by Cen Wo1d.
Senator Stewart. OF Nevada. says
US. can neither sell nor abardon
Philippines; that any government
Filipinos could esabhsh would nee
rally bp anarchy or despotism. aud
there should be marked contract
tween our treatment Of the Filipino
: the treatment they received from 5