The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-03-26
TNCLESANNOT BUYING
West India Islands a Drug on
the Market.
e,yro DOMINGO MARKED FOR SALE

,onzrrss In Trouble over Rival Tel
.rhoac Companies - Colonel IVES
ton and senator Pettu--Humor In
the senate.
WASHINGTON. March - Il Special =
.r..> does Dot seem 10 De prOpitioUs
-... 10 sell Uncle sam more tropical
-.-.tury. lye have heard from time 10
..... aluu; TIE visits OF certain agents
., -ls Danish government who desire
r. -..ll 20 THIS country the Danish West
I..a- Not very long @-o a gentleman
..a. from Eo~;on and told a number
1leutial melAJcrs OF congress that
.. MAS pity Tie government did not
..... ue2oriat..iS Tor Sduto Domingo,
...-.I De-. ,,>,rii,I a. lie very flower
. rhc N,-~i Indies. standing at the
-.-. ot tl. proposed Nicaragua canal
..I .allu- 90 climate and productions
...rI..I.-d. with magnificent harbOrS,
...., -r...; GefrI>,- could Dee built
D.. l4. Tinted States Ice enabled To
...-r. ilr ;ulf II Mexico. by the
..tu..ut a. "a certain Indebtedness and
..Ea." certain powerful people the
argl.~ii.an could Joe made. I think the
l,al,.~ want about $5Uuu.UpO for their
islands D. would cost more than this
Geo llL. .n Santo domingo. Both might
De-. .aIlrl rare bargains. Probably they
a... lu' 30 seems quite evident that the
Ir.t..l STATES is not in the market for
ans uor, tropical islands. OF course
ft,.r,. does not seem 10 hc the slightest
Intention Of lctt.nE 20 OF any we have,
but il il evident that we do not want
any more until il is demonstrated that
We can make a success In governing
those We have.
STRUGGLING with the Telephone.
Congress has telephone trouble on
its hands The house has got rid OF
the matter for the time by passing a
uill authorizing 4 rival company. The
senate H. delibcrating. Congress two
wars ago attempted TO fix the tele-
ulone charges in the District OF Column
h.a and place a limit Of $50 per year on
-l- present company. The company
refused 10 obey the law. took the mat
Ter into the courts. got decision, and
,t,t ended the matter Then came
.ran. 2 rival concern II offers tele-
phones M S4S for business houses and
SO in residences. The house has au-
-t.nrrzed This comnany TO begin busI
-.-. Rur the senate committee homes
liza. "a coulpro.Eis,. can be reached by
which tie cid company can do business .
.. "a reduced rate ana the rivalry Of .
r... tuo culliatr"s over a public con-
s,n.,ura Doe avoided.
P4,tus and Weston.
TN, r,I.,l l...~ al,,l,. than solemn. sol
.. ana ora,r,.ar senator Pettus Of Ala
...E.a AMI i.yssl. clover. witty and airy
-... weston. colonel aud chief com
...--ary a. Subsistence. could not bp
..a-.r..G. These TWO came together .
r.. ,tl,r Jay. Weston wants 10 Sri
..-... .r f..fp.al officers for his corps.
.. a- s.; major I.ttas il a "a rE.Jcr Of .
r.. f.5lra.n rnli3aittcc hc called upon
... Goo r,pIain thc measure. Senator
I'.-.r.~ IS against the army staff as
ri.i,anl began N once 10 talk against
a.. made some reference 10 the
.-.a1 rt.a-" which 2 cammiSSIry had.
.i:l.~~ ysgr Ifa Mr.. Senator" said
N..-.n. Il am Twin: in n Washington
i#ar5.g- house. and if there was any
-f..-.. he. q SNAP to nv place I would
r.- Do, doing that. YOU bet" Senator
F.-fus made soma other illusions
NE-,.r,p r,ar.,.io1 IN