The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ingtOn.
w ASHINGTON.
April 5. 1901.
tConuunicated).

an important point when Sccre-
tary Root decided that the IIoar
amendment 10 the Army bill.
prohibiting the granting of con
ceSsiorS in the Philippines did
not prevent the issuing of licenses
TO cut timber on public lands
under the regulations promul-
gated 10y General Macarthur, last
JULY. While it will not lie rs
profitable Ia cnt timber under a
license. Icquiliug that the COY
ernmeut shall he paid from one
hall cent To seven cents a cubic
foot tor all that is rut, according
to grade. quality aud value. A. it
would have been under outright
concessions of the right to cut
timber i'm certain sections Of the
islands. it viii still he profitable
and viii save the money that has
already been spent by the lootrrs
in preparing to handle the con
SESSIONS they expected to get
Although hardly pushed to
furnish officials salaries tor Re.
publican lame ducks who are
still uuprovided tor, Mr.. Me
Kimlel was not prepared to Sc
lecr Governor of Porto Rico
from that class, or else he was
afraid To- do so. So he surprised
Governor Allen, who came to
Washington for the express pur
pose Of re>iguiug that office, by
telling him hat he must hold it a
while longer Being one of Mr..
McKinlr1'S good friends Gov
ernor Allen swallowed his diSap.
polutmcut as best he could and
promised to return to Porto Rico
about the first of May BY the
way. speaking Of Por;o Rico
there is wide difference be-
tween the rosy Jews Of existing
conditions, commercial ana indus
trial on the island, expressed by
Governor Allen aud those thar
come from reputable newspaper
correspondents and other sources.
Some sensational develop
meuIS are expected in connection
with the >Windliug Of the GOV
eminent ont of 100. 600 by
Captain Oberlin VI. Garter, now
serving five year term in the
LeavrHworth military prison,
while tie was in charge of the
harbor improvements at Savan-
nah, Georgia An official Of the
Department of Justice, is quoted
as having said: I've have traced
every cent of the money stolen by
Carter. aud at present | can only
say that the investigation will
result III number of arrests.
We know where the money has
been hidden aud invested, and
II will soon be turned over to the
United States Treasury. | can
also say that when Garter serves
out his time he will be arrested
on criminal charges, but | am not
at liberty to state at present the
exact nature of these charges. "
notwithstanding all the talk
OF deals between the admiuiStra-
tiou and the Panama Canal Com
pany Representative Hepburn,
of Iowa, author of the Near
aqua Canal bill. which passed
the House. hut failed in the Sen
ate of he last Congress, express
ed confidence that the next
session of Congress will an
thorlze the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal. Mr.. Hepburn
Is IA Republican, but it was made
plain more than once during the
late Congress that he was not in
the confidence of the Republican
bosses. Consequently his eX
preston OF confidence, is not as
conN incing a. it might be.
The talk Of Aguiualdo not be.
ING allowed to come to this coun-
try Is wide OF THE mark. The
administration has work fCr
Aguiualdo in the Philippines for
months 10 come and il will see
that he stays there to do it. or
retuSii Q 70 do il. that he stays
locked up There is no iuuket
Ing ahead OF him for awhile.
Senator Simmons, Of North
Carolina. who was in washington
several days ago on official bu>
mess SAYS hewaS given to under
stand that the cases against Sey
eral North Caroliuiaus who have
been indicted in the Federal
Courts Of alleged Violations Of
the election laws last November.
Will shortly he abandoned and
nolle pressed, because of the
opinion of the prosecuting off
GERS that the law Will not hold
in the cases in question. Speak
ing of the rumm that eX Senator
Butler. of his State. Chairman
of the Populist National Commit
lee, would he given a Federal
office, Senator Simmons said:
"Alr. Butler would probably be
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