Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
SHORT WAsHlNerON ITEMS


The democracy Is keeping fully
apace Of its usual record in procuring
issues.
The Missouri bOodlers cannot be
accused by Mr.. Bryan Of ever having
objected to free-silver.
Baron Van sternburg received
formal notice from Berlin Of his
promotion 20 rank Of Ambassador.
Secretary Of the Navy Moody de
clared lynching 80 widespread as to
warrant a F,deral law to stop the
evil.
What IL this we hear, Pennsyl
vania ofiice-holder returning to the
state treasury $3.50 drawn by mis-
take9 Whatg
Congressman Littauer wrote to
Secretary Root, Offering to aid the
investigation Of army glove contracts
In any way in his power.
II Is believed in Washington that
Count Cassini, WIN has gone home to
Russia ON leave, will not come back
to this country as Ambassador.
The pOstnfIice department discOn-
tinued the contract 6pr purchasing
time indicators from the Postal
Device and Improvement Company,
Of California.
Cuba gets the sic Of Pines and our
capitalistic speculators who got hold
Of large tracts Of land on that island
fOr a song, Immediately following the
Spanish evacuation, get left.
The dynamite rainmskers are at It
again. At least Billy Mason spike
ia Denver on July fourth. That
night II showed, and the storm was
attributed to loud explosions Of gas,
The members Of the diplomatic
corps have left Washington until cool
weather. The corps OF versatile
Washington correspondents will at
tend to all matters which may arise
In the intermin.
The Fourth was observed by a
Joint celebration by the government
and the District Of Columbia ON the
lawn Of the White House, where
Ambassador JusseRnd and Secretary
Moody made addresses.
The appointment Of John Barret
as Minister to Argentina is probably
the outcome OF his service In the last
Pan-American Congress. Mr.. Barrett
ls a native Of Vermont, born in 1856.
He is now a resident OF Oregon.
During the hot spell in Washing
ton youth Of scientific bent tramPed
around the asphalt streets with a
thermometer In his pocket in search
Of the hottest point. The instrument
registered the highest directly in
SrOnt OF the post Office department.
Tammany is still feeling the exhil-
arating effects Of the Fourth Of July
orations Of Senator Baily of Texas
and ex-senator Towne Of Minnesota.
Mr.. Towne, the valiant inveigher
against the octopii was at his Wall
street ONCE bright and early on the
morning of the fifth.
In a Nebraska case the other day
Mr.. Bryan was called as a juror to
cunsider the ownership Off stack Of
hay. The jury stayed out forty-eight
hours. II is thought that the ques-
tiOn arose as to whether the hay
rested directly on the ground or
whether 1t was upon a Kansas City
platform.
The editor Of the Commoner an
nOnnces that the prospects Of the
democratic party next year depend
largely on crop conditions now inn
possible to forecast. There was a
time when Col. Bryan's predictions
were much more positive in their
character than this. II must be an
encouraging and satisfactory thing to
belong to q party whose only hope Of
success lies IN poor crops ami eonse-
quent hard times.
The Mckinley monument fund has
been a great success. $500, 600 has
been raised by popular subscription
for ihe erection ola suitable monu.
ment At Canton TO the memory Of the
great martyFed president. The
association has decided, however,
that the further sum OF sfOO, 900
uhOuld be raised for fund to provide
for the care and preservation Of the
monument. This sum carefully
invested should provide an ample
income foE this purpose.
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