The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-05
FROM, THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O,rn Correspondent.

WAsHlNGTON,D. c., May 81, 1901.
Sensational information in regard to
American looting in China has been re-
ceived at the State Department, but
for obvious reasons has not been made
public. However, there is no doubt as
to the facts, which came out as q re-
suit OF the attempts of the Washington
authorities to make iE appear that
American soldiers took no part in the
looting, merely looking or while the
other nations loaded themselves with
choice oriental treasures. or course,
anyone who has been with the army in
conquered country knows perfectly
we'll that American soldiers are not
any freer from looting than any others,
though they are not SO rough in their
treatment of their foes. 1t seems that
General Chaffee, in letter, which has
been published, made reference to
iooting, which was understood to have
referred To Lady Mcdonald, wife of
the British Minister to Peking. Two
European ministers promptly asserted
from their personal knowledge that
Lady Mcdonald had not looted on the
occasion in question, and added: owe
did, however, witness one scene of
looting, which we tried unsuccessfully
to prevent. In the palace we met the
wife of an American diplomat, accom-
panied by an American curio dealer.
We suggested that the reception was
exclusively for members of the Diplo-
matte Corps, but she persisted in TAX
Ing the curio dealer, whose expert
opinion she wanted upon some of the
Empress' ornaments. Reaching the
pavilion. the cnri0 dealer said: Here
am informed the most valuable porce-
lain is concealed In spite of our pro-
tests, the wife of the American diplo-
mat tried to open cupboard. Finally
she called an American soldier, who
pried the cupboard open with his bayo-
net. Not wishing to assist in q scene
we could not prevent, we Withdrew
The bankcre and syndicates which
run the United States through the Re-
publican party have brought forward O
proposition which was scotched by
President Jackson years ago-that of
founding United States bank which
should enjoy the privileges similar to
those allotted to tho Bank of England,
including thoae of deposits of Govern
ment money without interest and ell
that implies. j. Pierpont Morgan is
understood to be che prime mover in
the scheme, which no some time ago
submitted tentatively to Government
officials here. Hepyoposes to establish
o financial institution strong enough to
stand between the Government and
the world in case of need and to float
loans, stop money panics, etc., and
shortly after his return from Europe
will bring about, it is said, some i'm
pOrtant consolidation of New York
banking houses, so as to form great
central banking concern with some
thing like thousand million dollars
capital. The increase Of power given
by such @ consolidation will. of course,
put etill greater power in the hands Of
the Republican party. One who is
familiar witch the great finenciers
views Gays that it is Mr.. Morgan's am
bition to go do~n in history as the
greatest financial organizer and leader
since the days of Alexander Hamilton,
and that he wishes to leave his impress
not only upon railways and industrial
enterprises but upon the governments
policies and operations.
A good many people would like to
WI hot 10 hnh
descence Of the Panama Canal in pub
lie discussion. The Isthmian Canal
Commission has reported decidedly in
favor of the Nicaraguan Canal on the
score of time, politics and engineering
value, and yet, hard on the heels of
this, come number Of important pa
pers calling for Il new investigation
because the French engineers think
the Panama route the best" More
over, it is repeatedly asserted in cor
from this city-which
shows on it's face that it is based on
single statement-that Government
officers here have changed their minds
as to theadvisability of the Nicaraguan
Canal. AS matter of fact what little
discussion is now going on here about
the canal Is all in favor of tho Nicara-
guam route, not single high Govern
ment officer being found who favors
the Panama way. Hence, there is
more than a suspicion that French gold
is being used lavishly to induce GER
tain influential papers to arouse SEN
tlment favorable to the Panama ditch,
trusting to smaller sheets to follow the
example of the larger ones. 1t may
be mentioned that the chief reason why
the Nicaraguan route was favored, and
is still favored by the Senate, is that it
and it alone can furnish an exclusively
Toute-a route that can be
closed to oar enemies in case of war,
the United States being 30 bound up
by treaties that the Panama route will
nave to be neutral whether or not.
A stupendousjob has been unearthed
In the Interior Department in cOnnec-