The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Internal Revenue Receipts Show
An Enormous Increase.
Volunteers to be Recruited for the
Philippines Patent ONCE on
Boom - Alger's PO-
sitiOn.

at the splendid showing made BY the
national finances for the fiscal year
which ended today. The receipts OF the
government from every source have
been many millions in excess OF esti-
mates. Internal revenue receipts for
the year we're more than 500, 900, 900 in
excess of those for the year ending June
3Oth, 1898. Our financial condition to
day is an object lesson for the world,
showing as nothing else could go strik
ingly the wonderful resources OF the u
s. Notwithstanding the large expendi-
lures on account of the war, our Treas.
ury is fairly overflowing with money,
and the country is more prosperous than
at any period in its history. Is it any
wonder that the President, as we'll as
every man who has helped him to bring
about such condition OF affairs is pleased?
Orders have been issued to the 10 reg
ular recruiting offices OF the United
States. No new ones will be opened to
recruit volunteers for the Philippines,
under the army act of the last Congress.
The number of volunteers to be enlisted
will be determined by circumstances. 1t
is intended that Gen. Otis shall have
10000 men by the close Of the rainy sea.
son, in order that he may make an ag-
gressive campaign for the suppression OF
the revolt.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, effect.
ually disposed of the report originated
in the West concerning his entertaining
designs upon the Vice Presidential NOM
ination when he said "My only ambi.
ton is to retire to the practice of my
profession at the end of my term. I
would gladly resign now from the SEN
ate, for that purpose, if my place could
be filled by Republican. I cannot en-.
tertain the thought of ever holding an
other public Office"
Business is booming in the U. g. Pat.
ent Office. The weekly receipts are
about So, 900 more than they were last
year this time, and the total number of
patents, trade marks and labels used this
week, 633, was larger than in any one
week since April 1890. There are in the
neighborhood of 5000 applications
awaiting action.
Secretary Alger thinks Gov. Pingree
has been misrepresented in recent wide.
ly published newspaper interviews, and
therefore declines to discuss them. He
says very positively of his own position:
81 am with President McKinley's ad-
ministration and supportingit, of course,
in it's policy on all questions. He also
said that he saw no reason for his letir.
ing from the cabinet in his candidacy for
the Senate and had no idea OF resigning.
1t can be stated in this connection upon
high authority that President Mckinley
will have absolutely nothing to do with
the contest between Secretary Alger and
Senator Mcmillan, both of whom are his
personal friends, for the senatorship.
Secretary Long called down the ridic.
ulous lie that he had protested, at cabi.
net meeting, against the policy followed
by this government in dealing with the
Filipino revolt, as soon as he heard of it,
but those who are in reality keeping the
revolt going by their absurd criticisms
Of the administration have not hesitated
to keep other lies going after they had
been proven to be such and will probab.
" try to keep this one before the public.
No President ever had more united
support from his cabinet in carrying out
any policy than President Mckinley has
had for his Philippine policy.
Gen. ]. Warren Keifer, who for long
time represented an Ohio district in the
House, of which he was Speaker, is a
close political observer. When asked
Tor his idea of the outlook in the Buck.
BYE State, he said: "Ohio has on several
occasions gone over to the Democracy,
but this year will stay in the Republican
column. Some rarty dissension exists,
but all the jawing and rowing will cease
before election day, and when the votes
are counted the Republican nominees
will land easy winners" Speaking of a
recent trip, Gen. Keller said: 81 have
been in Nebraska and Kansas of late,
and find that the free silver issue is no
onger drawing card in those states.
If Mr.. Bryan should be the candidate in
1900 of the Democracy, he will hardly
be able to get the electoral vote of his
own state. Men who are for him have
openly admitted to me that he has not
;hance of election. The Democrats will
De sorely pushed for issues in the next
National campaign. That the campaign
II next year will be repetition of the
'uccess of the Republicans in 1896 l have
rot the slightest doubt"
Mr.. @. u. Revel, of Missouri. drew the
ollowing word-picture of ex Gov. Stone,
II that State, who has been spoken of
70 possible rival OF Mr.. Bryan for the
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