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was missing. An investigation
bowed that the two had left in the
night. They left on fleet horses.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular CorrespOndent.l

Dfthe President, makes it certain that
important, relating to Gu
ba, is under consideration by the
President. Ali the information that
can be obtained at the War Depart
ment is that the President wished
TO get Gen. Woods ADVICE upon some
Cuba matters. Interest in Gen.
Woods visit Is increased by the fact
that it was semi-officially announced
several days before he reached Wash
inGton, that the President had decid'
ed, on the advice of his Cabinet, to
make no changes in the military gov
eminent Of Cnba until after the con-
venlng OF Congress, and that Secre-
tary Roots annual report, now in the
hands of the President, urges the es-
Establishment Of civil government at
tue earliest possible moment, in both
Porto Rico and Cuba. The Cuban
of business men who have
had one conference with the Presi-
dent, are still in Washington. They
do not favor the establishment of q
civil government for the island at
this time, but wish some changes
made in present trade regulations. A
prominrnt adm inistratiOn official said
today that he expected civil
governors for both Islands Ia be ap.
pointed before the New Year began.
According to the reports of Gen.
Otis to tie War Department, the
Filipino rebellion has been crushed,
Aguinaldo is in hiding and bis son
and members of bis socalled Cabinet
have been captured. If Gen. OTIS
had never sent rose-colored reports
of a similar nature before, there
be much rejoicing in admin
istration circles, but as he made mis-
takes several times concerning the
extent and result of movements i'll
the last campaign over there, the gen
eral disposition Geems to be to wait
awhile before shouting, although the
feeling Of satisfaction over what is
known to have been accomplished,
10 intense.
Representative De Almond, Of
No, one of the candidates for the
leadership OF the House minority in
thi. Congress. is strongly opposed TO
the Philippine policy of the admins
tr,tlon, as may be seen from the fol-
lowing language used by him. off
we need to educate the Filipinos up
to our standard in self-gOvernment,
before giving it to them, prophecy
that it will require a million years.
This setting ourselves up as the ex-
nation of the world is vain
argument to justify our course toward
the Filipinos. We might claim it
with as much justice towards the
Mexicans and send our armies INTO
the republic to the south of us, in
the name of Providence and Human
ty, set up regime of our own, and
declare to the world that We pur-
posed to educate the Mexicans III
the ways Of self-goyerument."
Owing to the small party majority
IN the present House, eight repre-
sentatives- Bell, OF Colorado, Ridg
ey, of Kansas, Stark, Sutherland,
md Neville, of Nebr., populists, and
of Colorado, Wilson, Of
Idaho, and Newlands, of Nevada,
Silverites-can by voting together,
Ipon questions that the House divides
Ipon strictly party lines, hold the
balance of power whenever the
.Lsentecs on the majority side exceed
hose ofthe minority, by six or more.
This fact is likely to make the at
enhance of members more regular
han usual and to that extent Is a
.ood thing. Absenteeism grew to
De an evil of large proportions during
he last two Congresses, IA it always
Ices when one party has large ma
GRITTY.
Strong efforts are beng made to |
I'VE Representative-elect Roberts
ON expulsion from the House, on
ne charge of being a polygamist, by
lsking the fight for and against on
,rti San political lines Roberts,
rho is in Washington, has claimed
ON the first that politics and not
Iorality WAS the basis of the opposi.
on to him, and now the Utah Dem
cratic National Committeeman is
ut with q statement in favor of Ro-
erts, and denying in the most posi-.
We term tIat lie Las violated the
. S. law against polygamy. The
ght against Roberts still seems to be
aiming strength among members Of
ie House.
II Secretary Long can succeed in
,rryiug out his idea Of conso!idat-
@ three bureaus ofthc Navy De.
lrtInent--Construction and Repair,
aon, Enoslnsarino, and Enuinn,ant