Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-18
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular corrcepondenil.


10 agree with each other may be real,
but If so, the change has been ex.raord.
mary and has come about without
apparent cause. OF course every body
hopes to see the whole business settled
peaceably, but that doesn't make IL
necessary to be blind. There is some
sort OF a Diplomatic going on underneath
all this Auld Lang Syne business, and il
it doesn't mean the prelude to free
fight, il probably means diplomatic
gold brick for somebody when the game
is played out. Ibe president will
return to Washington this week, and it
will be his business to see that the gold
brick isn't left with Uncle Sam.
Heretofore this government has con-
tented itself with politely requesting
the Sultan OF Turkey to pay those
American missionary claims. but accord.
ing to a current story in Washington, i
is aboUt 10 change iIs tactics. Ia fact,
it is said that United States Minister
Straus, who was Withdrawn from Con.
stantinople some months ago TO en-
phasize the displeasure OF this govern.
ment at the tardiness OF The sultan in
keeping his promise to pay those claims
may return and present an ultmaiun,
demanding that the claims, be immedi-
ately paid Or force will be used, unless
the sultan pays before he can get there.
In official circles it is believed that the
sultan has only delayed payment be-
cause he thought this government was
too busy in China aud the Philippines
10 bother about him, and that he viii
soon come down without any show OF
force.
The business OF the postoliice depart
ment has increased one third in the last
four years or slS0,OoO,OOO, AMI the
difference between expenses and receipts
is slowly but surely decreasing, having
been 81 500 600 less for the last fiscal
year than 70. the year previous, but the
balance on the wrong side Of the ledger
is still considerable, the exact figures
for the year being $l804, 1851 Unless
the abuses OF second class mail, which
are entirely too numerous, but which
congress has refused to eeislale ont OF
existence after two hard and bitter
fights, are allowed TO increase, the
business Of the post Office will be in
few years seltsustainiug. it is hardly
likely that it will ever be allowed to
become profitable to any considerable
extent, as the movement for one cent
letter postage, which has not been
actively pushed for several years can
be depended upS to become popular as
soon as tie deficit in the postal service
is overtaken by the receipts
Gen Flzhugh Lee, in his annual
report to the war department, comes
out hAtiooted in favor Of the army
canteen and declares that i, tends to the
moral improvement OF the men, and
cites the condition Of one particular
command, which bad no canteen before
they came under him to prove the
declaration. The administration takes
good care to publish every good word il
receives for the army canleen.
Advices received from Senator's Chand.
ler and Gallinger, indicate that the
latter is in lair way 10 close the
iormer's career as senator Nj.
Chandler admits that his chances for
reelection are not more than one in six.
while Mr.. Gallin.er contenJs that he
has no chance at all. While Mr.. Chapd-
Ter claims that it is combined railroads
of Nav Uam,shjre vbich ore nrsbin,
him toward the private life exit. il ia
well known in Washington That long
line OF personal agronts to those who
dared to oppose his will in party aTirq
made Wiling workers against him.
Although during the most of his lnro
career in Office. dating away back tn
Lincoln days. Senator Chandler has
been, as a rule. the mos, radical ol
he has posed as a fr,e lance
during the last three wears and made
several speeches in the senate cri,i,iz.
ing the policy of his marty 10 an extent
tha, threw the sympathv. if not tho
actual support of the national marty
leaders to his opponents. Chandler is !
u born fighter, and as he is also A rich
man. he can ndulre in the ln,nrv of
g.,l,i,,, i,.,.,, -. n..n.- t.u.
"e"'''e '"o' w. "o'y ''o o''''' 'e''o"s
ana ne viii do IT, The country may !
expect to hear from ChGud- |