El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-11
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON
Naughty-Naught Finds Mr.. mokin-
ley Cooking Up Sampson
Schley ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Free Trade For HaWaii-the
Agricultural Department. Cru
sade-Currency BiIls-The Open
Door poIicy-Exports To the
CoIonies-Minor Matters.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Naug hty-
naught arrived here on schedule time
and therefore little before 1t did in
Ell Paso, but It did not bring the TWEEN
tieth century with it as expected by
number of excellent Washingtonisns.
When naughty-one comes it will be
more welcome because it will break OF
the end-of-the century problem, at
least for 80 years which Is a-plenty
for all my purposes. Also it may see
the end OF the Ssmpson-Schley dis
pute. Schley is down in South Amer
lea aud Sampson Is up in Bos ton ap-
plying the absent treatment to the
taking of Pretoria in behalf OF our
British cousins, but their respective
cliques are at it again. Mr.. McKin-
ley is cooking up another of his COM
promises and has had all the Santiago
captains up at the White House to talk
over the matter. He proposes to make
both men vice-admirals with Sampson
on top. Which simply means another
row If do not miss my guess.
The Cullom bill reported to the sem
ate extends our constitution and the
great body of our laws to Hawaii.
There are exceptions, but they are I'M
important. This OF course means giving
reciprocal free trade, as free as exists
between Texas and New York. 1t
seems likely that this policy will be
followed in regard to Porto Rico Tor
Puerto Rico as the government has
decided to spell it). 1t is probably q
good thing, but there is something to
be said on the other side, as regards
Hawaii. Honolulu is the cross roads
of the Pacific and every boat almost OF
necessity goes that way and stops for
coal and supplies. By making the
islands big ''bonded warehouse" per-
uniting free import and export of
everything, just as used to be the case
in Hamburg, an enormous trade might
be built up.
West Virginia has delegation here
urging the recognition in some way
of "Messsge-to-Garcia" Rowan. He
will likely get a medal of honor. A
dress cutting crank has been at large for
some weeks and the police have arrest
ed young German charged with the
offence. On looking up his record, it
seems he was in trouble of the same
kind in New York once. The agricul-
tursl department it still continuing it's
hydrophobis crusade Ia dog days. In
cidentally it has wireless telegraphy
surprise up it's sleeve which is to re-
volutionizs everything, and 1t is let
ting the news leak out gradually to
lessen the shock. The agricultural is
q worthy institution and is forever on
the point OF holding the country up by
Tue tdlli Dub Is 0lo9pPOiubSO ny
unlooked-for phenomena turning up.
II congress swould repeal the law of
gravitation and make four O'Clock
come at three the department would
get along much better.
The Aldrlch substitute for the house
gold standard bill has been reported to
the senate. Generally speaking it is
much like the house bill. It is pro-
posed to increase the gold reserve to
$50. 900, 600, reduce the tax on national !
bank circulation from one per cent to
one half per cent; and issue the gold |
notes and United States notes only in |
denomin ations of $40 or above, while |
silver notes will not be issued for |
amounts exceeding $40.
Sir Henry Irving, nee Broddrib, has |
been playing here and has been the |
guest Of the cabinet and pretty much |
everybody else. Chauucey Depew
tried select lot of stories ON him,
simple ones in one syllable and the |
result 80 far looks promising. The |
Briton speaks the language OF our
tribe, but our tribal jokes are hard |
propositions to him. Still he always
likes them after digestion.
The resulta of the onen dOor aoree