The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-16
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL
From Our O.un Correspondent.
WAsu1NGrON. ID. g.. Oct. IA. loo


fote treaty, as allowed to leak ont in
this city. will Be generally satisfactory
to the country. though most Democrats
think it would be better simply to alb
rogate the Clayton -Bulwer treaty by
Act of Congress end sc ahead inGe-
pendently without any reference at all
to British wishes. But it is by no
means certain that this abstract fairly
represents tho treaty. On the contra.
ry, there is the best reason to believe
that the latter has not yet been re-
duced to writing and will not be until
Lord Pauncefote reaches this city.
which he will do early in November.
All that has been dono go far il, it
seems, to block out the chief heads of
agreement. Further, it is reasonably
certain that the two able correspon-
dents who got a scoop" on the treaty
did not see even these heads In writing
but morely got their news from some
one who had seen it or who had been
told by sOme ono else who had seen it.
Therefore, with all the good intentions
in the world, it is extremely doubtful
that they have been able to give an alb
solutely accurate forecast. Everyone
remembers the somewhat similar situa-
tion that obtained shortly before the
former Hay-Pauncefote convention
was made public. Some one pretty
close to Secretary Hay gavo out q
highly optimistic account of that docu-
ment. Never, it was asserted, since
the morning stars sang together had
thero been such q triumph for Ameri-
can diplomacy; the name of Hay would
go down to future ages embalmed with
the great canal work. Everybody re-
members the result when the treaty
was finally published; how it turned
out to be such an utter surrender to
Britain that even Secretary Hays own
party had to repudiate it. The new
treaty may be the same.
Ambassador Choate is coming home.
ostensibly, on vacation, really, it is
rumored. to surrender his post, which
will be filled by the appointment of
either Senator Lodge or Ex-senator
Wcicott. Mr.. Choate, it is said, is not
vigorous enough for President Roose-
volt. immediately after the death of
Mr.. Mckinley, Mr.. Lodge hurried to
London and had long conferences with
Lord Landsdowne, Of tho Foreign
Affairs office, in which he informed the
British Government fully of Mr.. Roosc-
velt's wishes In regard to the canal,
thus clearing the subject from the dis
tortion inevitably put upon it by the
Anglomania OF both Secretary Hay end
Ambassador Choate; the result appears
in the treaty so promptly agreed to
when Britain found we were in earnest.
Mr. Ch0ate, it is said, is angry ut hay-
ing been ignored and purposes to lenve
office. Senator Lodge would certainly
prefer to remain in the Senate if he
could become Chairman of tho Foreign
Relations COMMITTEES. hut this post, il
ls now definitely decided. will go to
Senator Cullom. Possibly. therefore,
Mr. Lodge may like to go to England.
If not, Mr.. Wolcott to whom the Re-
publicans owe such obligations, will
probably receive the post.
The proceedings in the Schlcy case
during the past week, have, on the
whole, been. less favorable to the Ad-
miral. Neglect to take steps to demol-
ish the batteries at Cienfuegos or to
or no the Spanish ships were there.
seem to have been proved. tits argued
that if Captain McCailn could COM
municate with the insurgents in tho
firss place, there was no reason why
Schley ehcu!a sot hSvo iiune tho same.
despite the apparently studied neglect
10 inform him Of the signals agreed
upon. also. the evidence seems to
demonstrate that there was no need for
this. however, will probably be cleared
up when the defense gets chance.
The insinuation by one witness that
Schley was personally afraid is simply
too ridiculous to discuss.
AT last, an official statement has been
made in regard to the disease with
which Admiral Sampson is suffering.
1t is form Of ..aphasia," u complaint
which attacks both the memory and
the speech. A patient suffering with
1t will talk along, thinking that he is
saying certain words, when as o matter
of fact. he is saying nothing but glib
berish. Further. he will be convinced
that he remembers things that rs
matter of fact, do not, and did not
ever, exist. The worst Of it is that the
Navy Department. admits that Samp-
oOh uuo OOOi Will u 6luC6
long before the Spanish war, and that
it was growing upon him all the time,
the attacks Increasing in frequency.
It is we'll known in the Navy that he
had such q severe attack shortly after
the hattie cs July 6rd. tnat Admiral
" ats0n, tsvho, though his senior, was
his second in command at one time
almost decided ttat he would have to
call medical board to pass upon his
with the certainty that it
would order him home as physically
untitled to active service. These facts
might servo to clear mp some of the
charges against Admiral ISchley If they
were not excluded from consideration
by the Court.
There is istle doubt that the day of
the Southern delegate in Republican
is paat. The Payne plan
OF having representation there proper
toned to the party vote in each State
instead Of tc the total population
(Which practically permitted the negro
ieiegates to dictate the ,Rannhlican