The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington July 81, 1899.


Secretary Alger's resignation is
in the hands of the President to
take effect at the pleasure of the
latter.
The executive committee Of the
American Anti Trust League,
which claims to be represented in
every State and Territory, held a
meeting in Washington this week.
1t claimed to be non-political in
partisan sense, but it's intention is
to try to bring about the defeat Of
every candidate, regardless of his
party, who will not avow himself
an open enemy of trusts.
1t was not generally known. be-
fore his recent visit to Washing
ton, that General Harrison Gray
Otis Of Los Angles, Cal, was once
foreman Of the Government Print
ing Office, although there are still
number of printers in the Office
who worked under him. When he
visited the Office, for the first time
since he left more than thirty years
ago. he shook hands with all his
old fellow craftmen and recalled
many "reminiscences of the estab-
lishment. which was not then, as it
is now, the largest printing Office
in the world.
Senator Chandler seems to have
found a man in the person of Civ
il Service Commissioner Brewer
who doesn't scare worth cent
Senator Chandler threatened to
prefer charges against Brewer, and
to ask the President toremove him
because of the manner in which he
conducted the investigation of the
charges against Senator Gollinger,
and it is said he has done so. Mr.
Brewer says the investigation was
conducted properly and that he Ii
willing to stand by his refusal tc
to accept heresay as eveidence a
gainst Senator Gollinger, OF amy
other man charged with violation
of law.
When all that have been secured
are in place, the National Museum
will have an interesting collection
Of relics of the war with Spain. If
is the intention of the Museum au.
thorities to arrange all of these rel
les in one comprehensive group
Among the relics already at the
Museum. but not yet on exhibition
are large number from Cervera's
feet, including a ships light from
the Rein a Mercedes, and armol
plate from that vessel and from
the Maria Theresa which has beer
melted into some odd and curious
shapes 10y the intense heat. and
lot of projectiles for all sorts of gun
A Washington forest has called
public attention to the fact tina
the American Beauty rose, nov
grown everywhere that roses ar
loved, was first produced by tn,
Hon. George Bancroft, who, in al
dition to being diplomat and his
torlan. was an enthusiastic and sci
entifc grower of roses. AS soon a
it became known among his friend
of similar tastes that Mr. Bancroft
had produced a new and beautiful
rose, his conservatory was robbie
one night and the plant upo
which those roses had been produC
ed was carried off. 1t was carrie
to France and there the new ros,
which had not been named by Nh
Bancroft, was introduced to tn
world as the American Beauty. tn
thief was never traced.
Those who are protesting s
much establishment because tn
administration has declined
take any official notice of tn
"round robin" OF the newspape
correspondents, at Manila, jumpin
all over Gen. Otis for his metho
Of conducting the campaign d
gainst Aguinaldo and for his cen
sorship of what they send to thei
papers, should refer to a file of an
Of the big nespapers during tn
civil war. They will find that Pres