Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-22
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

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WASHINGTON. D. c.. Mar. 1e. 1900.
Uncle Sam will have no hand
in negotiating peace between
Great Britain and the South Afri-
can republics. That was made
certain when Great Britain court
eously but firmly declined the
good Offices of this government.
Senator Allen offered resolution
which the senate adopted, asking
for copies of all correspondence
relating to the above, but the
president has declined to furnish
it, on the ground that it would
not be proper to make these con-
muuications public at this time.
But the declination by Great Brit
ain makes it quite certain that
this government will make no
further offer.
After two conferences the re-
publican senator's have agreed up
on a new Porto Rico bill, merely
appropriating $1,000, 900, which
insures the passage of that bill,
The tariff features will be left in
the old bill, which will be fur
ther debated. The president,
who has a reputation as a harmo-
niger, had a hand in bringing
about the agreement.
| Senator Teller has some very
positive opinions about the future
status Of Porto Rico and the Phil
|ippines and their Inhabitants. He
said in speech: II do not want
to make Porto Rico and the Phil
Iippines part of the u. S., and
I do not want to make the inhab-
litants citizens of the u. S.
would a great deal rather make
| Porto Rico and the Philippines
|colonies or provinces than to
make them states, which would
bring all their Inhabitants under
the flag as citizens of the u. S.
4 These islands are not a part OF
the u. S. today. We want the
inhabitants OF these islands to be
made citizens of the U. S."
There is danger that the in, est
lgation of the use of fedora
troops in the Idaho mining
:, troubles, which is being conduct
ed by the house military com
rlittee, will degenerate into a per.
1 sonai quarrel between members
i of the committee. The last meet.
, ing of the committee was just
that and nothing else.
A delegation of half breec
t | I 9sassage sasag ii1idlaus and the habit o1
7 exaggeration came ve'y near
causing a panic in the senate
: this week. The Indians are il
Washington to try to secure con
(. gressional Legislation for par
7 tial distribution of the money
. ! -
! held to their credit in the treas
ury, They were IN the room O
/, the senate committee on Indiar
e Affairs when the rumor flew
i through the senate that som,
). Indians with smallpox were in TIL,
d Capitol. There was great hub
r bub for awhile. The sergeant
e lat-arms telephoned to the Indial
b commissioner and learned tina
) these Indians were absent with
d out leave from their reservation
: which IS under quarantine on &C
e count of smallpox. The Usage
r were then hustled ont OF the Cap
: itol in hurry and orders issue
d to keep them out, although the
n all claimed to have clean bills Q
: health from the reservation
= authorities.
h Senators Allen, of Nebraska
f and Butler of n. c., made pei
e sonal statements this week claim
y ing to have been misrepresente
: as to their attitudes towards th
IS free coinage of silver at a ratio {
It 16 to both declared themselve
ID to be still in favor of free coinag
X of silver, and Mr.. Allen was e:
IS pecially emphaticaiti declaring h
!, belief that the U. S. should pr,
;e vide for the free coinage of siive
$. without regard to what other NJ