West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
mo Delay for Any Fussing" Says
thu President on the Panama
Cana! treaty.
The swords Fair Industry Breaking
Ont All Over the Country

The "worlds Fair Industry Breaking
Out All Over the conntry
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. rs. oo4
The amendments u the Panama
treaty have all been killed or with
drawn. "No delay for any fuss
ing, says the President. The final
vote will probably be taken next
week. Late speeches are those of
Senator Fulton, of Oregon. tor the
treaty, and Senators Overman, of
North Carolina, and Carmack, Of
Tennessee, against. The two form
or made their maiden speeches. /
Fulton is tail, has facility and
commanding presence and voice |
like Blundetborc's. A speech by
Carmack is an event, and 1t draws
an appreciative audience. This
time he read carefully prepared
address from manuscript, but it was
full OF the satirical Carmackese. |
He said ono doubt the President
will rejoice IN the ratification of
the treaty as triumph over Justice,
but I thank God that there is limit
even to the lawlessness of this adj
ministratIon.
/ / I
Congress has already outlined
division on the Oriental war; Re.
publ;cans are for Japan, generally,
because the British are, and We
must not offend "our great and
good friend;" Democrats are mostly
for Russia, partly because she is
England's mortal foe, and partly
because Japan began the war with
out moments warning and in vio-
lation of International law--as
Naval Secretary Roosevelt, accord
ing to Secretary Long, wanted to
blow up the Spanish fleet clandes-
timely before any declaration of
war. Hay asks the powers 10 pre-
serve the neutrality of China; and
"Grigaby, Coloael," wants to or
ganize regiment of rough riders
TO overrun Russian He had better
charge at glacier.
til
A movement is on foot to attract
iither some of the great business
irms which have been rendered
homeless by the Baltimore conAag-
ration. 1t will proably not be effec.
i've. Washington is not really a
;ity but magnificent village. 1t
has no commerce, no manufacture,
md few facilities for either 1t is
superb dormltory for the country's
lawmakers and is social mart and
politica! metropolis whose beauty,
n dozen years, will have no equal
among the worlds capitals. But it
Toes not want the fume and fret and
crime of business centre and its
preference is likely to be observed.
til
In an interview / had the other
lay with Governor Taft just in
iucted as Secretary of War, he
aid, in reply to question, "Agu-
naldo appears like very quiet,
iecent fellow. l was well acquaint-
ID with him. He is very shy and
imid, rarely goes out of his house,
except in carriage, and lives in
almost complete seclusion, although
ne is entirely free to go where he
pleases. He is very sbrewd, per-
laps l might say cunning. and pos
'esses the qualities of leader
among his fellows. | have often
had him to dinner at the Palace
With Apacible, Agencillo, and
others. never knew anything
about Father Augustine Who, It is
was tortured to death by
Capt. Brownell. 1t was before /
vent there. But the $50, 900 which
you say was taken from him is
very likely ia the insular treasury,
where there are some 500, 900, taken
from the Filipinos in one way OF
another"
TIT
What Lodge wittily calls the
'sworld's Fair Industry" is sdvanc-
ing by great strides. The Senate
has now given ten millions to the
St. Louis Exposition; jamestown,
Va, has asked for three millions
to celebrate Pocshontas; Senator
Of Oregon, says he wants
two or three millions to celebrate
the trip which Lewis and Clark
made hundred years ago; Senator
Elkins wants 2 lump sum for Wheel
ingj New Orleans Us holding up its
platter, and the Mayhower pilgrims
want finger in the pie; Meantime,
the deficit is increasing splcndidly.