The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-06
WashinatOM Letter.

From our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Republi: an gall is nj
new thing, but striking exhibition of it is the
attempt of some Republicans to blow about
the $50, 100000 Treasury surplus for the fiscal
year that ended Saturday. If it had not been
for the S1O0,O0O,GoO produced by the wal
taxes. which the Republican Congress refused
to reduce, there would have been a 100000
900 deficit instead of Il surplus, and even with
the war taxes unre oealed. there will he no sur
plus next year, if the Republican Congress
keeps up its extrRvagant appropriations Mt The
next session. There is more for the Republ!-
cans to be ashamed of than to blow about in
that surplus.
That Chinese puzzle hasn't grown any cas- or
to solve during the past week. The Chinese
Minister'S news that the oreigu ministers were
ate in Pekin as been confirmed, but with the
confirmation came the allegations that they
were there because they refused to get out
within 81 hours, although ordered TO do so. 1t
ia not stated who ordered them to get out, but
1t is clear that the public is desired to infer
that it was the Chinese government. Tie
news that the Imperial Chinese troops rtfacked
heavily in killed and wounded, in his unsuc-
-@~O ~
be intended to stir up public sentiment in this
country against the government of China. In
the absence of Mr.. Mckinley, who has gohe to
Canton to enjoy his gold-trimmed bath-tub,
and other things, for an indefinite period
members of the administration, Secretaries
Hay, Root and Long, especially, are posing as
being very considerable toward the Chinese
government, because they do not accept these
things as war. They are doing SO much talking
that they have aroused the suspicion that they
are doing 1t for effect and probably to detract
attention from the real designs of the admins
tration in China. The superstitious are inclin-
ed to regard the knocking of hole in the bot
tom of the. battleship Oregon by rock on the
coast Of China, as bad omen.
Senator Bacon pleased his many Washington
friends and admirers when he arrived and de-
MED the story sent out from Macon few days
ago alleging that he had been dangerously
poisoned by eating toad stools, under the i'm
preston that they were mushrooms. He says
the story had not the slightest excuse for exist
lug. as he has.hsd no illness of any kind for
years. unless being laid up by an accident last
winter can be called such.
According to an Official report of General
Davis a large number of Porto Rican's will
not do any work IS long as they can draw free
rstions from the government. General Davis
has been ordered to give notice to the Porto
Ricans that the issue of free rations will be
discontinued July 18th.
Senator Daniel. Of Virginia, who has gone to
Kansas City to attend the convention said, just
before leaving washiugton:. Il have not been
and will not he candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency, and l do not desire that my name be
mentioned in that connection. L have never
authoriz ID or made any other statement"
senator Daniels declined to say who he favored
for the second place on the ticket. He is an
enthusiastic Bryan man and has been right
along. "
That there has been extravaganza as well as
stealing In the Cuban Postal Service was prac-
tically acknowledged by. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, who has just re-
turned from Cuba. when he said that he had
made reduction in postal salaries while tnere
that aggregated 500, 900 year, and he cllnch-
ed that acknowledgement when he added:
mo clerks have resigned since the reduction,
because of being i'll paid, and l satisfied
that they are now paid all the work is worth
II any of them should resign, there would be
no difficulty 10 filling their places AZ the SAINT
salaries"
Boss .Hannas man Dick has no fear of losing
the German vote. on no! To prove II, he has
had himself interviewed to the extent of hall
column of hoary chestnuts. The GerInat
voter is no fool. He can't be caught by sucl
chan as Dick scatters around. He krows HI
| has good foundation for his Opposition to i'm
parialsm.