The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-01

sands Of grateful people will testify.
sold by Martin Friedman.
srlhe Jasper Public Schools
we're dismissed yesterday morning
until Monday on account Of the
death If Prof. Sutherland son,
who was eleven years old.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. 20, '01.
Senior Baretto, chief translator OF
the provo MARI hal general OF Ma
nilla, is in the city. He is a native
Philippine and knows the Philip
pine character well, and he says
that the United States has been
premature in undertaking to con-
troll the islands by a civil commits
sion, that the instruction has not
been put down, and that the strong
arm Of the military is essential to
the maintenance Of peace. He in
Inmates that the Commission has
been duped in the choice of their
native advisors and of their appoint
ees, and he cited the case Of one
Felix Roxas "who having failed in
the position first assigned him. that
Of governor Of Batangas, has been
appointed Judge Of one Of the prov
inces in spite of the fact that he has
never practiced law"
Senator Aldrich was in town re-
Gently and had a long conference
with the President. 1t will be re-
membered that this is the gentle
man who last year gave notice 10
President Mckinley that the Senate
would ratify no more reciprocity
treaties, aud would permit no re-
duction of the Dingley tariff sched-
ules. What he said to President
Roosevelt is not known though it is
presumed that he defined the Sem
ate's position along similar lines.
Representative Hopkins, Of Illinois,
was also seen at the White House
this week. He says that he is tut
terly opposed TO any change Of tar
iff schedules or any reduction Of
internal revenue, that the country
has too many expenses to warrant
any such measures. He cites the
proposed isthmian caual, an extern
sive River and Harbor bill and
other expenses that will have to be
provided for.
In the hope Of getting further
light on Secretary Of the Treasury
Cages financial beliefs, your corre-
spondent called on the Secretary
and asked him to elucidate his
proposition as propounded to the
Bankers Association in Milwaukee.
The Secretary was 80 10th to talk on
the subject that it gave color to the
rumor that the President was not
altogether pleased with his state
ments. He said that to enlarge
upon the subject would be to dis
count his forthcoming report. He
would not admit that the PROPOSE
tons would appear in precisely the
same form in his report, but said
that he would dwell upon his idea
that "the Government ought to be
gotten out Of the banking bust
ness" In reply to the question
"Would you not place the people
entirely in the power Of the bank
ers, giving them the ability to en-
large or contract the currency AT
will?" He replied: "The pros
perity Of the bankers depends upon
the prosperity of the people. Their
interests are identical. My idea is
to get the government out Of the
banking business. which is not it,
province. That is the business OF
the banks" He refused to discuss
the matter further saying, "For
further details you must wait for my
annual report
Sec'y Gage expressed himself as
much pleased with the condition OF
affairs in the West. He believed
that republican prosperity was 60
ing to continue. The short crops
were Offset by the enhanced values,
and there would be no increase in
farm mortgages" "The demand
for bills of small denomination is so
great that we cannot supply it, and
that is always an indication OF free
circulation Of morey, freely moving
crops and general prosperity F"
1t has been made known at the
Navy Department that Rear Ad-
miral Crowinshield is TO be sue
ceeded as Chief Of the Bureau OF
Navigation, by Rear Admiral Henry
G Taylor. Rear Admiral Crow
will be given command Of
the European station, so that the
transfer will be in the nature Of a
promotion, rather than otherwise.
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