Show m 4 77 0 hd uk 1 W g correspondent I 1 s D C L 09 W april 1897 s t f y tim f i I 1 now ai that the senate has bw ratified s jj the arbitration treaty with great creat Brit britain aln those in a position to know what took place in the executive session during iu its consideration report port that senator thurston of nebraska took a leading part in form elating and securing the adoption of the principal amendment to the treaty without which it would have failed of confirmation by many votes totes senator thurston insisted insisted from the beginning that the treaty should specifically exclude the idea of submitting m in advance the arbitration of any question involving the national dional 1 l honor the integrity of the i territory or the foreign or domestic policy of the united states his speeches on the subject are said to have been both brief and pointed and were very strong in favor both of the amendment and of the ratification of the treaty amended he and senator spooner of wisconsin N may be said to have been leaders of a body of conservative republican senators taking the same position and finally securing the adoption of their amendment which was finally presented by senator hoar as the result of that conference on the subject it is believed that without the earnest and effective work done by these senators the trea treaty ty would have either been amended so as to make it ridiculous or objectionable tio so that it would have been defeated it is most gratifying to know that the treaty as finally agreed to is so dear clear and explicit in its terms that it cannot be misunderstood by the nations of the world that it cannot involve our country in any arbitration which would be detrimental to the national honor while the advance step is fully and satis taken in favor of the general principles of international bimetallism and the settlement of grave international questions without the of arms PAPER A newspaper tramp known as the bimetallist has found its way to washington Vas hington and located here the old saying that where the carcass is there will the buzzards come together holds true with this sheet sheel during the last campaign some enterprising gentlemen visited colorado utah alontaga Alon tana and idaho and succeeded in raising a fund for the publication of a news ue paper at chicago of these same gentlemen went to chicago immediately thereafter organized themselves into a publication company and at their first session voted of this amount to themselves as salaries which with office expenses and incidentals substantially ly absorbed the patriotic offerings of the silver men of the west the paper eked out a miserable existence until after the camp campaign was c closed and then suspended 1 publication recently a bumm number r of bimetallists of national reputation met in denver and arranged for the raising of money for the prorogation of the cause of free s silver ilver i As soon as their object was accomplished this newspaper tramp removed to washington and has now made its first appearance vol I 1 no I 1 in the editorial salutatory of its editor he be remarks that it may be considered as a continuation of the chicago paper or it may be considered as a new publication in other words put y your our nickel in the slot and take your cloice choice it is safe to say that as long as there is any plunder in sight light this journalistic tramp will be omnipresent your correspond abent dentis is not advised asto as to the amount of money m in sight at the present k time and is is unable to say whether or not it has been divided up into salaries |