The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-06
OUR WASHINGTON E.E.'s'G' s-it.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July Fad.

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Mr. ED1ToR:-Republican GAIL * n"
new thing, but striking exhibition of n
is the attempt Of some republicans to ht"N
about the $50 600 900 Treasury surplus cor
the fiscal year that ended Saturday. Il il
had not been for the S1oe,Hti, Goa pro
duccd by the war taxes, which the hrrua.
lican Congress refused to reduce, there
would have been S20.0G0, 900 deficit in
stead of a surplus, ana even with the wal
taxes unrcpcaled, there viii TIC no surplus
next year, if the republican Congress keeps
up its cNtravagant appropriations Al The
next session. There is more for the re
publicans to be ashamed of tl,au 10 blow
about in that surplus.
That Chinese puzzle hasn't grown any
easier to solve during the past week. The
Chinese Minister'S news that tie foreign
ministers were safe in Pcl>u, has been
confirmed, but with the confirmation came
the allegation that they Wcr" there he
hours, although ordered to do so. 1t is
not stated who ordered them IL get out,
but it is clear that the public j. desired to
infer that it was the Chinese government.
The news that the Imperial Chinese troops
attacked the marines. nnder Admiral tCy-
mour, who lost heavily in killed and
wounded, in his unsuccessful attempt to
Get to Pekin, seems also to he intended to
stir UP public sentiment in thls country
against the government. IN the absence
of Mr. Mckinley. who has gone to Canton
to enjoy his gold-trinimrd hath-tuh, ana
other things. for an indefinite period, lnria-
bers of the administration, Secretaries
Hay, Root and Long, especially are posing
as being very consiicTatn toward the
Chinese government, because taey do not
accept these things as war They are do
ing 50 much talking that they have aroused
the suspicion that they arc doing it for e.
feet and probably to det1,s~; .,tttntion from
the real designs of the administration in
China. The supcrstitious are inclined to
regard the knocking Of a hole in the bot
tom of the battleship Oregon by rock
on the coast Of China, as = bad omen
Senator Bacon pleased his many WASH
ington friends and admirers when he al
rived and denied the story sent out from
Macon a few days ago, alleging that he
haG been dangerously poisoned by eating
toadstools under the impression that they
were mushrooms. He says the story had
not the slightest excuse for existing, Is IA,
has had no illness Of any kind for years,
unless being laid up by an accident last
winter can be called such
According to an official report # Gen.
Davis, a large number Of Porto Hicans
will not do any work as long as they can
draw free rations from the government
Gen. Davis has been ordered to give no.
tice to the Porto Ricans that the issue of
free rations will be discontinued after July
10TH
Senator Daniel, of Va, who has gone to
Kansas City to attend the Convention
said just before leaving Washington: Il
am not, have not been, and will not he a
candidate for the Vice Presidency, and
do not desire that my name be mentioned
in that connection. have never author
lied or made any statement Senator
Daniel declined to say who he favored for
second place on the ticket. H * AN en-
thusiastic Bryan man aud has been right
along
That there has been eXtravd.ance "a,
well as stealing in the Cuban Postal Ser
vice was practically achnowlcdgcd ry
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, who has jlst returned rom CUha
when he said that he had made reductions
in postal salaries while there that a@1rr-
gated $1,000 Il year aud he e.iuchta
that acknowledgment when he added.
No clerks have resigned since the rcduc-
ton, because of being ill-paid, sad am
satisfied that they are now paid all the
work is worth. If any of them should re-
sign, there would be no difficulty in filling
their places at the same salaries"
Boss Hanna has no fear of losing the
German vote. Oh, no. To prove il, he
has himself interviewed to the extent of
half column of hoarY chcstaut-. The
The German voter is no fool. He can
be caught by such chaiT as Die, scattcrs
around. He knows he has good founda-
ton for his opposition to Imperialism