Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-23
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WASHINGTON. july 10th 1900.


other foreigners who were in Pekin
will ever be heard from again al
though he made q formal demand
upon the Chinese government through
the Chinese minister, to forward a
cablegram to Minister Congers and to
allow him to answer it, That was
done more with the hope that it might
induce the Chinese authorities to tell
the fate of Minister CoEger and the
other foreigners in Pekin than any
thing else. Secretary Long is the one
member of the cabinet who still
strongly believes that our minister is
safe. There is no official news from
Pekin but the unofficial news from a
number of sources all tends to destroy
hope of the safety of the foreigners,
and official news from other parts of
China indicates that the anti foreign
sentiment is spreading and that there
is danger for foreigners in all sections
of the empire. And added to this
agreements among the officers of the
allied forces which are being gathered
at Taku are preventing anything
being done towards chastising the
Chinese. Officials do not accept these
rumors as true.
Secretary Root who is deeply inter-
ested in the future of Cuba, said on
the subject: "My own experience in
Cuba leads me to believe that the de-
sire for independence is both strong
and general among the people. I do
not think they want annexation, even
supposing that we want them. Under
the congressional declaration, we are
in honor bound to give them indie
pendence first. IF, subsequently,, they
wish annexation, that is a matter for
them to determine. But it should be
determined when they are in a posi-
ton absolutely Independent of US.
Even then it is case when it takes
two to make bargain" Gen. Wood
Is now on his way TO Washington to
consult with Secretary Root about the
preliminaries for the Cuban Constitu-
tional Convention, soon to be held.
Mr.. DeWeston, a well known Ken
tuckian, now in Washington. said of
politics in his state: "The democrats
will not carry Kentucky this year. I
voted for Bryan four years ago, but
have seen the mistake and am willing
to admit it. The Goebel law was
disgraceful measure, and Mr.. Bryan
came to our state supporting it and its
adherents. He will find that his atti-
tude in that campaign has lost him
many of the votes that otherwise might
have been his. You can place Ken
this year.
The announce ment that Perry
Heath, first assistant postmaster
general, has been chosen secretary of
the republican national committee, to
Representative Dick, who
resigned in order to devote his whole
time TO the management of the Ohio
campaign, created no surprise in
Washington. Mr.. Heath was promi
nently connected with the last
campaign as manager of the national
committees literary bureau, and it
has been assumed from the first that
Mr.. Hanna would wish to again utilize
his ability and experience in the work
of the committee. Mr.. Heath, will, of
course resign his present position.
That President Mckinley has no
Immediate intention of returning to
Washington was shown by his tele-
graphing to Gov. Allen, of Porto Rico,
who came to Washington last week,
to make personal report, to come to
Canton Gov. Allen says things are
rounding up in good shape in Porto
Rico and that the island has splendid
future. After his conference with
the President, Gov. Allen will go to
his old home in Massachusetts, to
spend few days with his family. He
expects to return to Porto Rico about
August 1.
Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio, who passed
through Washington, on {. flying trip
to Europe to get little rest before
taking up campaign work, expressed
the belief that Minister Conger and
all the other foreigners in Pekin were
dead. He thinks if they were still
living, they would, even if in prison
have found some way of getting word
of their condition to the outside
world. The same views are generally
held in Washington.
Washington was shocked by the
sudden death of Senator Gear. of
Iowa. Friday evening he was with
Secretary Wilson until bedtime and