Middletown transcript., 1901-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Its can be shown than the smooth wor
he ing Oh great business establishment du
RS lns The absence of its executive hea,
I'd lhe government of the United States
C. one OF the greatest, if not the create
H. business establishment on earth, and a
lie 'hough President Mckinley, it's execr
e. 1--WE head, and five of his chief assistant
s. are on the other side of the continent
h the business of the government in Wash
e lngton is running as smoothly as a well
o regulated clock.
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;, Inc Post Office Department is afte
S some OF the alleged oil companies, which
t are flooding the mails with allurinel,
e "ofded circular letters, promising al
sorts OF extravagant profits on money in
vested IN the stock of those alleged com.
panles To find the evidence to warrant
issuing fraud order against this class goi
schemes is difficult and slow, but9the Dos.
'al inspectors are old hands at that a9rt
OF work and expect to succeed. Mean,
While, those who have money to invest
would better be very careful about how
they put it into oil schemes conducted by
men who are strangers to them.
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A scheme that is being advertised in
THIS country is thus exposed in a report
TO the Department of State, from L. w,
osborne, United States Consul General at
Apla, Samoa: 81 have, from time to time
made Investigations, aud if there are any
mlnerals-either gold, silver, mica, zinc,
TIN or any other in these islands, 1 have
been unable to find them or to find any
person who has any knowledge of the
TACT If there is any Gold Mining Com
pany, Of Apia' Gas reported in United
States papers,, the records do not dis
close the fact, and the officials have no
information on the subject. No steam
ers, schooners, OF other vessels are en-
gagged IN transporting sand or oars to
Sydney or to San Francisco, or else
where; no such persons as those named
as constituting the gold mining company.
are known here, and, in my judgment, a
tremendous swindle is being perpetrated,
and the public ought to know the facts"
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surgeon J. F. Jones, who has just re-
turned from the Philippines, brought a
young Filipino-son of the Governor of
Kohol, under the Spanish regime-about
twenty years old with him, for the pur-
pose OF arranging to have him thorough
y educated in English. Dr. Jones thought
'ome arrangement could be made with
he War Department to pay the educa-
lonal expenses of this young man out of
he Philippine revenues, but after cea.
ldering the matter in all its bearings, it
vas considered best not to establish such
precedent, and DR.. Jones will privately
rrange for the young mans instruction
English. He is good Spanish scholar.
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When man goes into thing himself.
is advice to do so carries additional
eight. Mr.. A. 7. Goehr, recently mus
cred out of the army, after considerable
9rvlce as an officer in the Philippines, is
ow in Washington, on his way back to
le islands, of which he said: 'T became
'nvlnced that there are excellent oppor-
mites in the Philippines for young men.
is to all intents and purposes a new
'untry, and will be developed rapidly
the Americans in the next few years.
9veral San Francisco corporations have
zen organized to operate in the islands.
I'd | have offers from certain of those
operations, one of which 1 have accep-
d. must be back in the Philippines
July 81. The copper and gold mines
the islands offer excellent opportuni-
IS for Americans and American capital.
lie large reserves of timber likewise pres
It very attractive field for American
terprise." /"
The War Department hopes to be able
submit plans for legislation to Con-
ess, at the next session, that will re-
1t IN closer relations between the Ma
nal Guard of the states and the gener-
government, and in more clearly de-
ing the status of the National Guard.
present, the status of the National
lard is such that when young man
lists therein, he can have no clear unx
of what his duties or respon-
ilities toward the National govern
mt are, who can order him out in time
war or where he be ordered. It is
no means an easy problem, but the
hopes, with the cooperation
the officers of the National Guard, to
ch solution that will be satisfactory
ugh to be approxed by Congress. 1t
desired that the National Guard shall
an auxiliary of the regular army,
lch can at once be put in the field
en- there is necessity therefor, without
delays which occurred at the begin.
g of the war with Spain.
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'6icials of the Department of State
y that they have been informed by.
Montagu White, Boer Agent in the
ted States that Mr. Paul Kruger. late
sident of the Transvaal Republic.
I'D visit this country in October, al
Ugh Mr.. White was quoted as having
that he was told at the Department
the officials of this government
Id meet Mr.. Kruger cordially as thew
Id any other foreign visitor, but that
you'd not be received officially.
The Editors Busy Day
lie editor was busy when he was
d: GLOW are the markets?'' The
irer was referred to the Office wit
Locked up wisely and said. seyo,no