The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-10-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondence

(From Our Regular Correspondence
That tho administration regards the
crisis, 80 far as American interests are
concerned, as past, in China, or that
il is anxious to make the powers think
it does, is shown by the withdrawal of
American warships from Northern
Chinese waters. in addition t. the
withdrawal of our troops from China.
This Indicates that the purpose for
for which he recent ordering tf the
battieship Kentucky and the cruiser
Alabamy to Chinese waters was done
has baen accomplished. The only
two Am aricaa warships now remain
ing in northern Chinese waters are
the New Orleans, at Taka. and the
Nor ocasy in the Pei Ho. Taose tw,
will remain all tne winter. Admiral
Reny, aboard tia flagship Brooklyn,
is on his wsy to Mauils, which il the
hea iqnsrters of the Asiatic squadron
OF whlch he is cDmm lnder. He wi
bo in easy reach Of Chiaa if he ID
needed.
The published story that Gea
Chaftse captured S27S,O00 in e Id ip
Iein Tsin and shipped it to Washing
n Is amusing 70 officials. Secretary
Root was Inclined to be facetious about
it when asked whether ths story was
true. He said: 81 never heard tha.
Gen. Cbaffte took any gold at Tiep
r'in. If the Treasury people gI,
hold of it, they took advantage of my
absence. I wouldn't have Ie. them
have 1t had been here" The facts
Arc ancient news. Some money was
captured by Rear Admiral Rcmy's
marines when Tien Tsan was taken.
and it was about the amount men
toned The other powers made a
1emand for the money, but Admiral
ltemy declined to give it up and dc.
posted it in his own name in an
Eastern bank, subject to the order OF
the Navy Department, and it is there
yet. This government has not
decided what will be done with il
and it may be said to be held in
trust at present. The Chinese gov.
ernment has made no demand f,r it.
Acting Director Sullivan, of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
says the series of postage stamps to be-
issued in commemoration of the Pan
American Exposition, at Buffalo, will
not only be different from any eve.
issued. but will be the handsom est
work of its class ever turned ou. by
the Bureau. Each denomination
will have the body of the stamp print.
ed in the color prescribed by law,
while it will be surrounded by an
artistic border printed in a contrast
ing color. They will be the first
stamps printed in two colors ever is.
sued by the government.
DR.. Geo. K. Lane, of Portland, Me,
who used to be an army surgeon, is
in Washington. He said oa sub.
ject that has been widely discussed:
although ours is is temperance
State, more liquor hiss been sold there
than in any other State of its siz..
The ieeso the Sheriff of Cumberland
couaty the past year amounted to
about $4,000. The prohibition can
didate for Sheriff who was recently
elected and will go into office the
first Of the year, has charge Of the city
mission in Portland. Republicans
and Democrats united, giving him
the largest vote cast in years, because
he announced that he would take only
$4,000 as his salary, turning the other
fees into the county Golfers" DR..
Lane says prominent Republicans are
advocating legislation that will fix a
salary for sheriffs and give the state
a high license law.
Secretary Hay. who was one of
President Lincoln's secretaries and
joint authors of voluminous life of
Lincoln, declares that language re-
Gently used in a public speech, by
Hon. Adlai E Stevenson, and said by
him to have been a prediction of
President Lincoln, as to the ultimate
destruction of our republic by the
of wealth in few hands.
was never Used by Mr.. Lincoln, but
was understood to have been invente
by spiritualistic medium not long
after Mr.. Lincoln's death.