Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-22

effect that Mr.. Roosevelt will re-
verse the policy of President Nc
Kinley and will lend the assistance
Of the Administration to Mr. Ad-
dicks of Delaware, in his efforts to
become a Senator from that State.
So far it has been impossible to Sc
cure any positive confirmation of
the story, but it is evident that the
Republican organization IS i'll ser
ious straits i'll that State. Unless
Mr.. Addicks and Col. Dupont ar
rive at a settlement of their differ
ences in the near future it IS feared
that the Democrats may secure the
control of the legislature and pos
sibly send two Democrats to the
Senate. In view of so serious a
situation, it is possible that the
President may decide that the good
of the party as a whole demands
that he render such assistance to
the friends of Mr.. Addicks as will
secure his election. The report
was sent out, one day last week,
that Senator Scott, of West Vir-
ginia, had been deputed to support
the contest of Mr.. Addicks, but the
Senator denies that, nevertheless
the officials in Washington regard
it as extremely likely that the feal
, ! of losing two Senators to the Dem
ocrats has impelled the Presiden
to throw his assistance to the maj
whom he regards as the stronger il
the fight.
r. The recent troubles in San Do
mingo and Haiti have caused a re
newal of the discussion of the ad
: visibility of purchasing the island
n for naval stations for the Unite
r, States. Haiti especially is of gres
b strategic value and is made doubl
~ so by the determination to col
n struct the Isthmian Canal by I'll
Panama route. Haiti is nearer
N that canal than Cuba or Porto Rio
- and the island has one remarkabl
" good harbor and another whiC
N. would prove available. With we
n; stocked coaling stations i'll the Da
ish West Indies and Haiti, Il
"a United States would, in the opiniC
10 of naval experts, hold the key
tn, the caribbean sea and would
D. in position to protect her int
" ests against all Corners. Ever sin
m Grant was President there has be
ay- more or less talk of purchase
m these islands, and during the q
IN ministration of President Mex
I'M ley the subject received considel
ms BILE consideration but was crowd
iey off the tapis by more important a
Ter Ter pressing events. 1t is, howev
likely to be brought to the att
e a ton of Congress during the adm
d % istration of President Roosevelt
r'm President Roosevelt has just
mi. sued an order which will end
him to many wives and mothers
was the country. He has ordered t
nlra the names of killed or wounc
bal. privates in the Philippines be
Rob- bled to this country,as is now d
per, in the case of officers. When
, was Roosevelt inquired why this !
.en,s not done, he was told that the {
liam tom had not been followed beca
Con of the expense, but he said
i' ,,, regardless of expense it mus
! re-. done in the future. The Presto
nnen expressed himself as feeling
it was heartless to keep the W
nina and mothers of our soldiers in
pense until reports could be
Reg ceived by mail. They learn
the companies in which their
or husbands are enlisted have
am. under FIRE from the reports of
III l.. GERS injured, and then would
)r. J. obliged to wait a month to lea
and those dear to them had been
ted a or killed, and he could not cot
lock- nance economy under such Giro
and stances.