Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-05-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, MAY. nth, 1900


the measure through before adjour-
ment, but the chances are against any
action at this session.
This week will show whether it will
require fight to get a vote on the
Clark resolution in the Senate, as Sena-
tor Chandler has given notice that he
intends trying to keep the resolution
before the Senate, when 1t comes up
under the agreement, until a vote Is
taken.
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the fin
est pills ever used.'-D.J. Moore, Millbrook
Ala. They quickly cure all liver and bowel
troubles,
If attention from officials and men,
bers of both branches of Congress
means popularity Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt is the most popular man who has
been in Washington for many months,
as he certainly received more attention
during the three or four days he has
bsen 10 Washington than has been paid
to any other man since this Congress
met, and the attention he received was
not from members of any one political
party.
1t is now as plain as the nose on your
face that po vsrtul interests are work
ing to prevent action by the Senate at
this session on the Nicaragua Canal
bill. The strongest factor is the ad-
jourment programme, but there are
others. Members Of the Isthmian canal
commission have verbally told the Sen
ate canal committee, before which the
bill now is, that they favored the Mica
ragua route. but their report will not
be completed for several months. The
newest scheme of delay is for the com
mittee to grant hearings to the officers
and directors Of the new Panama canal
company. Meanwhile the Congress
sional leaders are figuring on adjourn
ment early in June and working every
thing toward that end.
After suffering with piles for fifteen years
| was cured by using two boxes Of DeWitts
Witch Halle Salve," writes W. j. Baxter,
North Brook, N. G. 1t heals everything
Beware of counterfets
One result of the dedication Of F. G.
". Medley, financial agent of the Cuban
Postal system, now officially stated TO
be $50 900, and unothcially stated to
be $lO5 900, will be general investi-
cation Of all Cuban accounts. Ger.
Wood is now making an investigation,
under orders from Washington, and 1t
is possible that there may also be a con-
gressional investigation. Senator Bacon
has offered d resolution instructing the
Senate committee on Cuba to investi-
gate all moneys received and paid ont
since the occupation of the island Ivy
military fol ces. The President has di-
rected the Attorney General to person
ally see tina. the prosecution of Medley
is pushed. There nave been rumors
from time TO time Of extravagant Lying
on the part of American officials in
Cuba, which indicated citizen that some
of those officials were making lot Ct
money outside or that something was
wrong. Those familiar with conditions
at Havana, have from the first feared
that population would cause scandal.
The whole moral atmosphere of the
place has been tainted by long years of
the corrupt rule of Spaniards, who re-
garded peculation of public funds as
one of their privileges, and even the
better class of Cubans regarded it as q
matter of course. Spanish officials in
Cuba grew rich, and the Cubans ex-
peoted the American officials to do the
some thing. A mans honesty must be
of the most rugged sort to stand fast
amid such surroundings.
Is the Monroe Doctrine in danger? 1t
is evident that members of the admin
istration, and prominent administration
Senators believe that it is. Secretary
Roots warning to the country to be
to fight for the Monroe doc
trine, given several weeks ago. has been
followed by similar talk from Secretary
Long, and now the same warning has
been sounded by Senator Lodge, and
notwithstanding contrary statements,
there is no doubt that Germany is the
nation from which an attack on the
Monroe Doctrine is apprehended. Sen.
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