The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-04-26
WASHINGTON.
ON our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, April a3, 100


Mr.. Mckinley has gone off on a
Measure iunket, but Boss Hanna is
working overtime. He is fixing up
the platform that will be adopted by
the Ohio Republican convention this
week, and he is trying 10 figure out
whether the country can be enthused
by little jingoism in connection with
the failure of the Sultan of Turkey to
keep his promise to pay 100000 for
property belonging to American mis-
sionaries, which was destroyed several
years ago by Turkish mob. II he
decides that jingosm is advisable,
Secretary Hay will probably give the
Turkish minister his passport, and the
Republican press will be filled with
spreadeaglelsm about the determined
stand the administration has taken for
the protection of American mission
aries and their interests. Mr.. Nc.
Kiney can find time to 60 away for a
week, but his task isn't as heavy as
that of Boss Hanna, who has started
out to Try for four more years of auto
cratic power and hasn't any time to
waste on pleasure.
The House is in open revolt against
the administration plans of prevent
ing action on the Nicaragua Canal bill
at the present session. $50 members,
nalf Democrats, have signed petitions
to Speaker Henderson, asking that
rule be reported for the consideration
of the Canal bill on the first of MAY.
If he ignores that petition, those who
signed it, being more than two-thrds
of the House, can force their will if
they stick together, and the indica-
tons are that they will.
The House bill, providing for a
form Of government for the territory
of Hawaii, which has been agreed to
by the conference committee and will
become law, extends the tariff laws
of the United States to Hawaii, max
ing the Territory customs district of
the United States with four ports OF
entry, which serves to accentuate the
injustice of the treatment of poor
Porto Rico by the Republicans.
Hawaii is to officially become a part
OF the United States, while Porto
Rico, almost at our doors, is to be
only an imperial colony.
Colonel Bryan and Admiral Dewey
are to meet in Chicago May I, and
the prediction is quite frequently
heard IN Washington that the result
Of that meeting may change the Ad-
mlrars aspirations to the extent of
making him a candidate for the sec
ond place on the Bryan ticket.
About one hundred gentlemen, rep
resenting the drug trade, are in Wash
lngton, spending lot of money in
hotel bills; while they are trying to
get a bill, repeating that portion of
the war taxes affecting their business,
favorably reported from the the Ways
and Means Committee. They are on
the wrong track. Hanna is the man
they will have to see. He has de-
cided that no reduction of war taxes
shall be made at this session. He
figures on getting campaign contribu-
tons from every interest affected by
those taxes, and the interests which
chip in the heaviest will be the ones
favored when the reduction is made,
at the next session of Congress.
Representative Wheeler, of Ken
lucky, representing the city of Padu
cab, last week presented Admiral an6
Mrs. Dewey about the most unique
invitation they have yet received. The
Paduchans want the Admiral and his
wife to stop with them while on thei
western trip. An oak casket, abou
10 inches square, with gold handle:
and silver corner trimmings, and :
snveI plate on top engraved VIII
"Welcome to Admiral and Mrs
Dewey contains the invitation
proper, which is on a sheet of curly
birch, and reads as follows: ''To Ad
mlral and Mrs. Dewey: This town il
yours Pull the latchstring-we vii
90 the rest. Don't surprise us, bu
inlorm us when you pull. Inside tht
oak casket were also twelve bottles o
Wenty-year Kentucky whiskey, and
cut glass decanter incased in silver
and bearing this greeting: "Admira
and Mrs. Dewey; We extend greet
ings and earnestly request that yol
Beware of 0intments for Oatarrh that Con
tain Mercury