The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-07-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Many Volgsteers Ready to Go to
~ 81 China.
(From oas regular CORRESPONDENT,

(r'on Irregular Correspondent
| Unless tine trouble in China is Ion
drawn OUT the U. S. will play yer
small military part in its settlement
That was made certain when a cor
fsrence of members of the cabinet par
ticipated in by Gen. Otis, decide,
fihat. Gens Macarthur was right !,
asking lhsfn no more troops he take,
from the Philippines to be sent t.
Ghina beeause of the danger tha
their remoyh might be taken advsn
tsge OF by The Filipiuos to renew tb,
revolution, and decided that no NOR,
would be ordered from there. All the
'dVlees from China Indicate that q
very large army will be needed &c
Puu!sa the Chinese, aud even if three
months were to be consumed in cath,
eripg that army, the u. S. could moi
have at the outside more than six or
seven thousand soldiers in China. If
no more are to be taken from the
Philippines. How this will strike
public sentiment in this country will
be better known when the fate of III.
Americans who were in Pekin ia ab.
solutely known, and not guessed 8,
from thousand conf citing rumors
as at present. IF our ciriz ,ns have
not been hal med. this corntry may be
" ling that other nations shall do
most of the fighting in China, but if
oar ci;!z ms have been murdered, our
people are likely to demand a larger
share in the duty of revenging them.
Although the War Department has ia
sued orders that will send all of the
available xegular tr,cp, TO China at
The earliest possible MON ,nt. 1t seems
to be the understanding in official cir.
cles that Japan is to put large army
into China at once, and proceed to
try and whip the Chinese into god
behavioryand that the other civiliz,i
nations Gre to pay for the Service in
cash, whibh China will be made to re
pay when normal conditions are re
stored over!there. This sort of an ar
rangerdent sounds more like the 1G h
than the 10Th century.
: Rscent news from China seem, 70
5f Sc Ia the similar effect upon the
troops by A,uipaldo's FIJI.
ipiEos. 1t has stirred up their fight
lug blood, and the mail of the War
and Navy Department is filled with
offers to enlist to fight against the Chi
nese. Neither department can accept
any of these offers, and neither would,
even if an actual state of war was rec
oguiz ID as existing between this coun-
try and China But it is easy enough for
a young man to get into the army, as
the total membership is at present
several thousand below The authoriz I'd
number, but those who enlist are not
promised service in China or in any
other particular place. They must
obey orders aud go-~whara. they are
sent.
The resignation of a $1,000 pace
in the Treasury Department, by Mr..
H. G.. Caruth, of Kentucky, brother
of ex- Congressman Caruth, has been
the subject of much pleasant gossip
because of its unusual cause. Mr..
Caruth has just inherited more than
100000, and in his own language,
IL resigned because I did not think l
should hold the position when
hundreds of deserving men without
money would be glad to get it. l
believe government places are fol
poor men," If everyone agreed with
Mr.. Caruth there would be quite 6
number Of vacan cies, as a whole lot o
government employees in Washington
both male and female, are known II
be quite wealthy.
In the fiscal year just closed, tn
United States patent Office has agai'
broken all records. The cash receipt
were s1,358,22S35 the largest il
any single ,tar. and the number {
patents issued 26. $40, was also tn
larges'.
Being quite busy elsewhere, ma
not prevented this government press
ing the Sultan of Turkey so vigoi
ous,y for the payment of tho'
American Missionary claims that b
has mlle another promise to settle u
The promise was accompanied by r
quest ,ha: he he allowed ninety da,
in which tp ray the 100000, an
that his promise be kept secret ant
after the money was paid, because
the existence of 3D. many simil
{ claims in Europe. This governme
3 kept tho secret 30 lar as the publ
were concerned, but those connect
!, with the missionary organizatio
which are to receive the moDey, we