Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-05-30
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against the Panama-tainted Hanna
programme for the administration
on the Isthmian Canal question,
that, with the assistance of demo
Gratis, led by Senator Morgan, will
knock out the Panama lobby, il it
has the strength republicans Of
prominence say it has. According
to the talk in eminent republican
circles, in Washington, the revolt
has been thoroughly planned, and
it includes the making of Senator
Lodge, a stanch advocate Of the
Nicaragua route for The Canal,
Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, q position
upon which precedent gives Sena-
tors Frye and Cullom prior claims.
Ii will be easy enough to dispose Of
Frye's claim, as he 10 president
protein of the Senate and is, be-
sides, anxious to give much OF bic
time, during the next session, to
pushing q new Ship-Subsidy bill ;
but Cullom will not be so easy to
push aside, az he would like to
have the honor Of being at the
head Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. However, the republic
can steering committee, il controll-
ed as claimed by the revolters, can
probably persuade" him that he
would better hold on to the Chair
manship of the Interstate Com
merce Committee. and voluntarily
relinquish his claim. With Lodge
at the head Of the Foreign Relations
Committee, q resolution declaring
the Clayton ulwer treaty abrogat-
ed is to be reported and ct once
brought to a vote in the Senate.
With the adoption of that resolu-
ton, the Panama scheme would re-
ceive its death blow. The most
interesting thing about this revolt
10 the claim Of its promoters that
Mr.. Mckinley is in secret sympathy
with its object, and wishes to see
Congress take the action that will,
in addition to killing the Panama
job, force the hand of Great Britain,
and show to the world that the Is
thmian Canal is going to be a
strictly American institution from
start to finish.
II the members of the Naval
Board Of Awards wish to increase
the number of those who believe
official history to consist largely Of
plain everyday lying done to boost
the record Of the whilon favorites
Of the powers that be. they are on
the right track but il Mr.. Nc
Kinley and Secretary Long wish to
do so, either can head of the per-
petuation of q historic lie BY this
Board. No official announcement
Of that fact has yet been made, but
among Naval officers it is under
stood that the Board has decided
that the head Of Rear Admiral
Sampson, shall appear upon one
side Of the official medal to be pre-
sented to the officers and sailors
who participated IN the destruction
of the Spanish feet, OF Santiago,
Cuba. thus sending him down to
posterity as q participant in that
battle, when he had no more, per-
sonally, to do with it, than Mr..
Mckinley did, until after the battle |
had been fought and won. 1t
would only be common decency to
call this Board down, and il neither |
Secretary Long nor Mr.. Mckinley |
will do it, Congress may conclude |
to take q hand in the game.
An amusing scene took place in
the Washington police court, in
connection with the arraigument |
of a negro for the theft of q game
rooster. The prisoner said
"Jedge, l jes' seen dat chicken on
de sidewalk, an de chicken scted
kinder friendly. Use fond OBJ game |
chichens wherever ] sees dem, an
/ had dat chicken in my arms rubb-
ing it down an admirin' it when |
dis heah policeman come up an
SEE, 'wher did you git dat chicken?' |
Den he run me in. | had no mo-
'sention OBJ takin' dat chicken dan |
q saint in heben." The Judge &C. |
cepted the plea. bat in discharging |
the prisoner, amid the grins of |
those present, he said "I would |
advise you the next time Jon meet
q chicken to take the other side of |
the street."
How soldiers. even those of the