The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-07-27
NO 81.
washington Letter.
from our regular Correspondents

other foreigners who were in Pekin
will ever be heard from again, all
though he made formal demand up
on the Chinese government th1ough
the Chinese Minister, 10 forward a
cablegrani to Minister Conger, 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 Conger 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-loreign
sentiment is spreading and that there
is danger for foreigners in all sections
oil The empire. And added to this dis
quoting news are rumors that disa-
greements among the officers OF allied
forces which are being gathered at Ta-
ku are preventing anything being done
towards ciastising the Chinese. Off
cials do not accept these rumors as
true.
Secretary Root who is deeply inter
ested in the future of Cuba, said on
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. 1 do
not think they want annexation, even
supposing that we want them. Under
the Congressional declaration, we are
in honor bound to give them indepen-
dence first. Ii subsequently, they
wish annexation, that is matter for
for them to determine. But it should
be determined when they are in posi-
tion absolutely independent of us.
Event then it is case where it takes
two 10 make a bargain" Gen. Wood
is now on his way to Washington to
consult with Secretary Poot about the
preliminaries for the Cuban Constitu-
tional convention, soon to be held.
Mr.. De Weston, a we'll known Ken
tuckian, now in Washington, said of
politics of his state: "The democrats
will not carry Kentucky this year. l
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 10 our state supporting it and its
adherents. He will find that his atti-
tude in that campaign lost him many
Of the votes that otherwise might have
been his. You can place Kentucky
among the republican states this
year."
The announcement that Perry
Heath, First Assistant Postmaster
General, has been chosen Secretary of
the Republican National Committee,
to succeed 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 CAM
paign as manager of the National
Committees literary bureau, and it
has been assumed from the first that
Senator Hanna would wish to again
utilize his ability and experience in
the work of the Committee. Mr..
Heath, will, oil course, resign his pres
ent 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 that things
are rounding up in good shape in Por-
to Rico and that the island has.
splendid future After his conference
with the President, Gov. Allen will go
to his old home in Mass, to spend a
few days with his family. He expects
to return to Porto Rico about Au-
gust 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 we're
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 be was with Secretary
Wilson until bedtime and expressed
himself as feeling as well as he ever
did IN bis life and completed his ar