The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-08-08
NEwsY WASHINGTON LETTER.

NEWSY LETTER.
The TINES is not accustomed to
giving space to the letters furnished
by the bureaus at Washington, but
the following is so far above the
ordinary IN character, that it is Of
more than passing interest. 1t is
as follows:
Washington, August 2, 1901
The naval pendulum has now
swung to the other extreme. Pre-
vious to the issuing of Secretary
Longs order against any public dis
eussion Of the Sampson-Schley con-
troversy, officers on duty at the
Navy Department were doing en-
tirely too much talking; now, they
are refusing to give legitimate in
formation about the progress of the
preparations for the coming court of
inquiry, and mum is the word from
Acting Secretary Hacket down.
Captain Parker, who has been re-
tanned as assistant counsel for
Admiral Schley-his chief counsel
has not yet been engaged-has been
at the Navy Department every day
this week, searching the records and
making copies of everything that he
thinks will be of use to his client.
He hints that the inquiry will give a
a number OF naval officers some very
unpleasant surprises by bringing
out some things which they thought
had been buried for all time. The
Navy Department granted the re-
quest of Rear Admiral Kimberly
that he be excused from serving on
the court Of inquiry because of i'll
health, although it is believed that
he had other reasons than his health
for asking to be excused Captain
Lemly, judge advocate of the Court
of Inquiry, is preparing to leave
Washington on vacation of thirty
days.
Captain Fl. L. Street, a former
national commander of the Union
Veterans Union, who was recently
mustered out of the volunteer SER
vice after spending two years in the
Philippines, was this week given a
reception by his civil war comrades
in Washington. He is enthusiastic
on the commercial and industrial
future of the islands, and predicts
that Manila will displace Hong Kong
as the most important port in the
Orient. OF the mineral probabilities
Captain Street said: There APP
pears to be plenty of gold and cop
per in the islands, and a number of
miners who have recently gone from
California are organizing prospect
ing expeditions. They hesitated
about making the ventures for some
time owing to the presence of
Filipino bands in the section it was
desired to visit, but row these have
been practically all broken up and
small parties well armed should be
able to protect themselves. Many
Of the ignorant natives come to
Manila with gold, which they trade
for provisions and the like. One of
them was given $500 worth of goods
for his dust. Some of the foreign
merchantile Adjustments make
business of dealing with these peo-
pie who do not appreciate the full
value of their yellow nuggets.
Bulletins issued this week by the
Census Bureau show that males and
females are very nearly equal in the
following states: Kentucky, males,
900, 227, females, 1,O56, 947; Louisi-
ana, males, 694. 1913, females, 686, 1872;
Maine, males, $50, 995, females, 343,-
III; Maryland, males, 589, 275, fe-
males, 598. 769; Massachusetts,, male,
|, 367 ,474, females, l,437, 1872. OF
this group Of states Kentucky has
the fewest foreign-born inhabitants
so, 249-and Massachusetts the
-846, 1924.
The most i'm portant act OF the