Richmond planet., 1900-07-14
WASHINGTONLE
SECRETARY ROOTS
CONFERENCE.
The Democratic Conven-
ton.
Mr.. STEVENSON'S PRE-
DICAMENT.
The Sultan of Turkey.

WAsHINeToN, ID. c., July 8, 1900.
Secretary Root, after comforting
with General Miles and his fellow
members of the Osbinet has issued the
Necessary orders to start mole than
six thousand regular troops TO the
Philippines, the ides being to stop
them in China IL they are needed
there when they get that far. on their
way. There is still much doubt about
the fate of the foreigners in Pekin.
one story following and contradictiug
another several times every day. 0w-
ing to the time that would necessarily
elspse before the other powers could
assemble an army on the coast OF Chi
ma large enough Co forcibly take DOS
session of and hold Pekin and other
interior points, an agreement has been
resched by the powers under which
Japan will furnish rs large an army as
may be Dece sssry and go ahead ana
perform the task of punishing the out
law Chinese element and restoring
law and order, the other powers agree
ing TO pay Japsn q cash indemnity,
which China will be made TO repay Ia
ter.
NO CHANGE IN TIE OUTLOOK.
The work of the Democratic Nation
sl Convention has made no apprecia-
BILE change in the political outlook,
and will not cause any material change
in the programme of work mapped
out by the republicans. The election
of Mckinley and Roosevelt will be the
logical outcome of existing conditions,
but republicans everywhere are to be
urged to work &c though the result de-
pended upon each mans individual ef-
forts. The democratic ticket aud
platform must be taken seriously and
the evil result that would follow a
Democratic victory be pointed out to
every voter. That is the republican
programme.
There is quite q little rumpus among
those who managed the recent recep
tion to the Boer ENJOYS in Washing
ton, aI d she collection at the recep-
tion. which was announced TO be for
the benefit OF the widows and orphans
Of the Boer soldiers. Sl,134 was col
lected supposedly for the widows and
orphans, but sfter paying for carriages,
fireworks, wine, etc., 10 set ms NJf on
ly SIS Was left for the widows and or
phans, and the contributors are, some
Of them, saying ugly things sbont
those who collected and disbursed the
money.
MEMORY SHORT.
The memory of man is proverb tally
short, but democratic memory ia the
shortest of the whole bunch. Only o
little more than three years ago. Hon.
Adlai I. Stevenson was Vice President,
and as such presiding officer Of the
Senate, and was being blackguarded
and abused by the silver Senators and
the silver press for having sold out
| the interest OF silver, which he profess
| ed to believe in. because he would not
do as the silvsrites desired him to do,
| whether Mr.. Stevenson deserved that
abuse is neither here nor there. What
attention lie called to 10 that the same
men who abused him then have again
| nominated him for Vice President.
| Me-. Stevenson is personally liked in
| Washington, but nobody believes, re-
| gardiess of political opinion. that he
has strengthened the ticket by q sim
gle vote.
BRYAN THE WHOLE THING.
Mr.. Bryan is the whole thing and no
i votes will be cast for Bryan and Stew
enson by anyone except those who are
| willing to endorse and swallow Bryan
ism and all that bhe term implies just
as MI. Bryan forced the Kansas City
| Convention to swallow the 16 to i sill
yer pill.
General prosperity is ref scted in the
business Of the q. s. Patent Office,
which was larger during the fiscal
| year Just closed than ever before, the
cash receipts having been 81 ,85S 1888 35
and the number OF patents issued %,
$40.
Postmaster General Smith has re-
ceived unique invitation to attend
the second State Postm masters Oenven-
tion of Texas, to be held at Dallas, Ju-
ly 19, 20 The invitation is mann
moth affair in pamphlet form, and
came to Washington in big tin box.
It Was presented TO the Postmaster
General by Mr.. William Terrell, OF the
Sixth Auditors office, whose home is
IN San Antonio. Mr.. Smith has the in
vitation under consid er alton, although
it Ia doubtful whether he can attend.
ANoTHRR PRoMIsE.
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