Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-24
SHORT WASHINGTON ITEMS
OF course Russia don't have to read
the petition carefully.

OF course Russia don't have to read
the petition carefully.
About the average democratic
progress has been made during the
past week in the issue hunt.
It is learned that President Castro
captured three revolutionists in the
gallant charges made last week and
the week before.
It is believed that the New York
Commercial Advertiser started the
wild rumor that the Bryan editorial
pump was sucking sand.
An agreement has apparently been
reached between Russia and this
country whereby Manchurian ports
are to be opened by the Chinese
authorities to American trade.
The Washington Post prints an
editorial under the legend cleveland
and the Third Term" Oh yes, it
will be remembered that there was,
some weeks ago, a Cleveland third
term boom wandering around loose.
It Is now proposed to grab up the
Cleveland sentiment en- masse and
leave it over onto Mr.. Olney. 1t is
understood of course that the transfer
will not be made until just at the
moment of crystalization, when the
product can be most easily gotten
hold of.
The announcement that Europe
would receive visit from Mr.. Bryan
to study the currency question was
refuted with indignant shouts by his
friends. What Should Finance
himself study finance? But when it
was found that the Nebraskan was to
study European sociological questions
the threatening iioters dispersed.
Thelobby which compelled congress
to repeal the army canteen law
against the protests of army officers
and all others who had any practical
knowledge of the question, has install
led itself in Washington ready for
business the coming session. The
lobby is now engaging in a crusade
against the proposed establishment
of a federal opium monopoly in the
Philippines.
There is strong talk among poll
ticians of selecting a republican
candidate for vice-presidency from
Ohio, either Judge Taft or Colonel
Myron T. Herrick. Should Ohio
secure the candidate and Mr. Hanna
continue as chairman of the national
campaign committee, as it is now
believed he may care to do, Ohio will
continue to be quite close to the
centre Of the political map.
While the end Of the postoffice
investigation is said to be in sight
the overhauling is still going on
systematically and vigorously. Drafts
and checks are being traced. Grand
juries Of the different cities are hear.
ing witnesses and now and then new
charges develop against already
implicated officials. All in all il
looks as though thorough sanitary
methods were being employed tC
cleanse the foul hole.
1t seems to have been a false alarm
given out that Columbia was ready
to quit monkeying and get down t.
business on the canal question. The
opposition appears to be as strong al
ever, whether it is transcontinenta
railway influence, Columbian greed
or what. 1t looks as though W,
should have to turn to Nicaragua il
earnest, where, in fact, a good man,
people think we should have gon'
originally to start the digging,
People OF Washington are having
a hot time of it. 1t has been decides
that restrictions shall be placed abou
the district auditors Office so tha
no more s78, 900 embezzlements shal
be allowed, government FRANKIE,
envelopes are no longer to be used 70
private purposes and automobiles ar
now required to be numbered so tina
speed violators cannot escape the cop
And then there is the pcstonic
matter. With any more restriction
public Office holding and pleasur
seeking won't be worth while al
tempting.
The Oldest Paper
The Oldest newspaper in the worli
Is the official Chinese Kin Pan