The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-30
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

secretary Long takes deep interest
in the arrangements that are being
made in Washington, and elsewhere,
for the reception of Admiral Dewey
when he returns. He told members
OF the Committee which has been ap-
pointed by the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, to arrange for
the Washington reception, to write
letter to Admiral Dewey asking his
wishes, and the Navy Department
would forward it to one of the Europe
an ports at which he will stop, before
starting across the Atlantic.
Superintendent Merriam, of the
Census Bureau is being overwhelmed
with applications for clerical appoint
ments, although it will be many months
before any considerable number of
clerks will be put to work in the Bureau
The appointments are to be appro-
toned as far as possible among the states
and when the quota of state has
been determined upon, the Senators
and Representatives from that State
will be allowed to name them, with
the understanding that no persons
named will be appointed if they fail
to pass the Examination prescribed by
the Bureau.
The opinion is growing, now that it
has become certain that Aguinaldo's
alleged Peace negotiations were nothing
more than ruse to gain time to pre-
pare for further fighting, that the stay
ing qualities of the Filipinos have been
underestimated, and that there is
bound to be much more fighting before
they are permanently conquered
We whip them constantly, but they
continue to fight. Adjutant General
Corbin says he is confident, however,
that when Gen. Otis gets the re-inforc-
ement it has been arranged to send
him, which will give him total of
35 900 men, he will have all the men
he will need.
The difference between Cleveland
times and Mckinley times is strongly
accentuated by the fact that Uncle
Sans supply of gold is getting so
large that he can hardly handle it,
and he has been compelled to stop ex-
changing notes for gold. U. S. Treas
urer Roberts said on this subject: "We
have, today, about $50, 900 in gold
and our vaults are almost overfowing.
The Chicago sub-Treasurer cannot re-
ceive more gold, as its vaults are full"
Treasurer Roberts has issued an inter-
esting statement showing the amount
of paper money in circulation. The
total is 81, ,222,545,417, divided in de-
nominations as follows: ones, $55, ,482,-
479, twos, $33, ,S36,338, fves $287 ,24O,-
622, tens, 22,311,717, twenties, $685.
32l,226, fifties, $5O,934OOO, one hun
dreds, $58, ,442, 400, five hundreds, $15,-
S97 800, one thousands, $54, ,797, 900,
five thousands, $4,830,OOO, and in ten
thousands notes, $40, 100000. In ad-
dition there are thirty-odd thousand
dollars in fractional paper currency
still in circulation, although none has
| been issued for years.
The first reciprocity treaty, under
the Dingley law, has been signed by
representatives of this government,
and of Great Britain. It is for the
British colony of Barbados. Treaties
under this law have to be ratified by
the Senate and approved by the House
before they go into effect. Negotia-
tions are also pending for similar
treaty with the British Colony of
Jamaica, and another with France,
and that with British Guiana is practi-
cally completed, all important points
having been agreed upon. A commits
sion from Bermuda is now on its way
TO Washington, to negotiate treaty.
| 1t is generally regarded in Washing
ton that the Canadian Premier gave
away the case of his government when
he refused to grant charters to any
Canadian railroads, proposing to run
into the territory claimed by the U. s.
to be within the Alaskan boundary
lime, because to do SO would help build
up American towns, should the settle
ment of the dispute allow the claims
of the u. S.