The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
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not receive a dollar of the 49,,
900. 900 about to be distributed,
entirely on his say so, among the
Cuban soldiers, by this govern
ment. This statement has caus.
ed everybody to wish to know
where Gomez got the money to
pay for his very eXtravagant mode
of living in Havana. 1t is known
that previous to his beginning
the negotiations with r. b. Por-
ter, who acted as Mr.. McKinley's
personal representative, which
resulted in the agreement to pay
So, 600, 900 for the diSbandment
of the Cuban army, Gomez had
no money, and ever since then he
has apparently had plenty. Did
Porter make an individual pay
ment of money to Gomez! If so,
how much, and from what fund
was it derived! These are some
of the questions suggested by the
situation and asked on every
hand. Congress did not appro-
pirate a cent to pay Cuban sol
dierS, but there was an item
added to the Sundry Civil Bill by
the last Congress, appropriate
ing 50, 900, 600 as an emergency
fund, to be expended at the dis
erection of the President. That
is the money that will be used.
but if the claim that Gomez has
got none of it and will not get
any of it, be true, the source
from which Gomez extracted the
wealth to pay his present enOr-
nous expenses is left a mystery.
But it will soon be solved. The
acting Secretary of War says
that the administration intends
to make Cuba repay, from its rev
NhuNSf NhlN iIOlIC
Senator ThurstOn, of Nebraska.
is not one of those wild Republi-
cans who regard the Presidential
election of next year, as already
settled. In an interview, Mr..
ThurSton said: "The Presidential
battle neat year promises to be
lively and exciting. Mckinley
will probably be renominated and
| presume that Bryan will head
the Democratic ticket. | believe
that the Republicans will win if
we stand together and work hard,
but our Democratic friends will
undoubtedly put up stiff fight.
We must not indulge ourselves
with the delusion that we are go
ing to have a walk over"
Secretary Alger does not APP
pear to care anymore about being
consistent than he did about the
welfare of the soldiers during the
war. Several days before Con
gress adjourned, Alger announc-
ed that the junket he had intend
ed to conduct to Cuba and Porto
Rico was off, because his official
duties would prevent his leaving
Washington. OF course, it was
we'll known that Alger abandon
ed the intended junket because
he failed to get sufficient mum.
Der of Democratic Senators and
representatives to accept invita-
lions to accompany him. But for
! conSiStency's sake, it was sup
| posed that Alger would remain
on duty and make bluff of be.
ing busy. Not he. He left i'm
mediately after Mr.. Mckinley
did, for trip to New England,
which was extended to Canada,
and this week he is going to
start for Cuba and Porto Rico,
but he will not carry any Con-
gresSmen with him. He says he is
going to pay the expenses of him
self aud the two men who will ac-
company him, but it would re.
quire the vouchers for the paw
ments to convince the public.
If any proof were needed that
Mr.. Mckinley is not in the South
solely for rest and recreation. it
is furnished by the fact that he
will, during the present week,
meet Car Reed in person, on
Jekyl Island, where Mr.. McKin-
ley will be the guest of ex Secre-
tary Bliss, and Mr.. Reed will be
the guest of a rich Wall street
banker, both at the same club
house. 1t is stated by Mr.. Reeds
friends that the meeting is his
idea, and that he intends to com.
pei an immediate show down on
the part of Mr.. Mckinley that
will make the position of the ad.
mlnistration on the Speakership
OF the next House, perfectly clear.
The queer part of the whole bust
ness is that two men who have
spent the winter within a stones
throw of each other, in Washing
ton, should find it necessary to
meet in the spring on an island
off the coast of South COrolina,
in order to come to an under
standing.