The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Only Men of Military Experience
Receiving Commissions in
the New Regiments.
Secretary Alger will Not Re sign-G.
A. r. Committee Investigating
the Pension Bureau.
WASHINGTON, July IA, 1899.


President Mckinley has about com
p]eted the selection OF officers for the
new regiment OF volunteers, and he Is
receiving many compliments for having
stuck to bis plans for giving commissions
only to men whose military experience
fit them to properly ill the positions.
Not q single commission has gone to a
man without military experience.
Secretary Alger and Mrs. Alger left
Washington today for Long Branch, to
spend couple of days with the Vice
President and Mrs Hobart. Before
leaving the Secretary said of the last
newspaper attempt to retire him from
the cabinet: 81 shall not resign this
year certainly, and cannot say as to the
the future. My private business and
the state of my health will govern my
future course. Nothing that l have
ever heard OF or know of has been go
cruel as those attacks upon me. If my
critics can point to one thing in my
official career that l have done that
ought not to have done, or where have
not done as should have done. shall
be very glad to surrender my present
official duties"
Capt. John b. Evans, Of North Caro-
lima, now in Washington, said of poll.
tics in his state: IF the Republican
party in North Carolina would make
the fight in the coming campaign solely
on an honest Republican platform, Civ
ing the gold standard and protection
planks the prominence to which they
are entitled, the chances of victory
would be reasonably sure. McKinley's
policy is popular with the milling, bank.
ing, railroad, moneyed and progressive
element, and prosperity is more i'm
portant issue now in the south than ef.
fete party lines"
It was in a Washington hotel. A
Democrat was RECALLING a crowd with
stories indicating his belief that the
Democrats had show to carry Ohio
this year. After awhile quiet gentle
man, who is prominent Ohio business
man, quietly remarked: II see that you
don't know. The democrats have no
chance of carrying the State, no matter
what sort Of a ticket they putup. have
been in more than half of the counties
of the State during the past four months
and have taken especial care to get the
drift of public sentiment. The dissen.
sersions within the Republican party
are neither 80 widespread nor 30 serious
as the Democrats think, as they do not
extend to the macs of voters. Some in
dividuals are sore, dut they will not at.
feet the result. The State will 60 Re.
publican by about the usual majority,
although big vote for an off year is
likely to be polled. In Judge Nash the
Republicans have a candidate who does
the party credit. He is an amiable man,
and yet has nerve enough to meet any
situation"
A delegation representing the Nation.
al Temperance Society, and kindred or
ganizations, called on the President this
week and requested him to set aside
the opinion of Attorney General Griggs
on the "canteen" clause of the army act
OF the last Congress. The President told
them he would make personal investi.
CATION to satisfy himself as to the correct.
ness of the construction put upon the
law by the Attorney General, that if
found correct it would stand, if not it
would be set aside.
This government will not pay dam.
ages on account of the detention OF
passengers, or their sickness, on the yes.
sells seized during the Cuban blockade.
Such in effect was the reply made by
Secretary Hay to the French Ambassa-
dor who had filed claim for SIC, 900 on
behalf of French passenger on one OF
the French steamers captured and held
until released by decision of the Ad-
miralty Court. 1t was considered as
merely an accident of the war.
Commissioner Evans not only gave a
cordial welcome to the G. A. R. commit
tee which came to Washington to inves-
tigate the Pension Bureau, but he de-
tailed expert clerks in the bureau to
sssist the committee and ordered all EN-.
ployes to give any information the COM
mittee might desire. This investiga.
ton is being made largely because OF
charges which have been made by mem
bers of the q. A. R. against Commits.
sioner Evans and his method of admin.
istering the business of the bureau, and
the committee is composed of some Of
the most prominent members OF that or.
ganization, includidg Col. R. B. Brown,
Of GAINESVILLE, o., who is chairman Gen.
John w. Palmer, of Albany, former
Commander-in-Chief, and W. @. John.
son, of Cincinnati, present Commander.
in.Chief. Commissioner Evans says the
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