Evening star., 1899-06-27
Unexpected Return of the President
This Morning.
CONFERENCE REGARDING PHILIPPINES
Attitude of the Navy Department
Toward Schley
M r. STEW A RT ON 1900

ITeSlueHl A1ChlUlGy reIuTIeI 10 NdSliIlS-
ton about 1890 o'clock this morning and
reached the White House a few minutes
later Those who returned with him were
Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Abner Mckinley, Miss
Sarah Duncan, Miss Ida Barber, DIR. Rixey,
Secretary Cortelyou and Stenographer Fors-
ter.
The return to Washington was made fully
two days earlier than scheduled, because of
the indispoSition of Mrs. Mckinley. The in
tention was to remain in Massachusetts
until Thursday, and the White House at
taches here Were not apprised of the change
until last night.
Mrs. Mckinley contracted a cold just
after leaving Washington for the east, and
this has in:erfered with her thorough en-
joyment Of the journey. Although not So
riously i'll, the attack has rendered her
weak and she preferred being in the White
House to remaining away.
The President and DR.. RiXey assisted
Mrs. Mckinley from the carriage and she
went at once 20 her room. 1t is expected
that she will quickly regain her strength.
All the other members of the party are
we'll The President has greatly enjoyed
the trip He was in his office today, but
as his return was not generally known
there Were few visitors
The presidential train left Adams Mass,
at q o'clock yesterday afternoon and came
to Washington via Albany and the West
Shore road.
1t had not been decided at noon today
whether there would be cabinet meeting
tomorrow.
senator Stewards Prediction.
Senator Stewart called at the White
House this morning to see scme of the
officials on business. In answer to inquiries
by Star reporter to political matters
Senator Stewart said:
Bryan will be renonlinated by the demo-
Gratis and silver forces, and the leading
plank of the platform will be free silver at
16 to l. 1t does not make any difference
whether the complexion of the Senate is
supposed to be against silver for a good
many Years to come. We must rontinue the
fight for silver and will do so. Bo.h of the
old parties have baal beaten at times on
the tariff issue, but continued the fight.
The Philippine question may be an i'm
porlant issue il the situation does nCt
soon change. The people are getting tired of
the way the campaign is running, and if it
Keeps up much longer 1t viii give rise TO a
scarp issue. What the authorities ought to
', do is to send enough troops there to make
complete clean up of the insurgents
If they do rot the country will want TO
know why
Mny Confer on the Philippines
Secretary Alger is expected to have con-
ference with the President today as to the
situation in the Philippines. 1t was stated
today by an officer that if a still further
increase in the army in the Philippines is
made it has not yet been decided upon, and
he did not know whether cabinet session
would consider the matter
The official in question expressed the
opinion that no additional troops for the
Philippines will be ordered unless asked for
by General Ots. Il is hinted that if troops
are ordered by the administration without
the advice of General Otis the action Will
ht4 a rlslk Faf+
commander in the islands. Therefore it is
not thought additional troops will be pro-
vided unless General Otis says he can use
more. In official circles today there were
several who thought that the dispatch OF
General Otis yesterday indicated that he
would be glad to have more troops
The Navy Department and SchIey.
Secretary Hay and Secretary Long had
conferences with the President soon aftel
his return. Secretary Long, on leaving the
White House, was asked by a Star repre-.
sentative as to the newspaper stories that
the Navy Department is taking part in the
Schley-Sampson controversy and intends &c
take action rejecting Admiral Schley.
There is no truth in such charges the
Secretary said. I'VE took cognizance of the
cases OF Lieutenants Hodgson and Heilner,
because the veracity of an officer was in
volved. We do this often, just the same az
We take cognizance of charges that an Of
iSSi mas idihtu " pay MS HoNcSl QeDtS. Ine
matter was referred to Captain Chadwick
to take testimony, because he is in COM
mand of the station on which these officers
are serving. Had the officers named been
summoned to Washington there would un-
doubtedly have been misrepresentation and
false charges. For that reason Captain
chadwick was instructed to take testimony
the case taking identcally the same course |
as many others before it,
Secretary Long said that the department
contemplated no further action but if a |
court of inquiry should be asked for by an
ofhcer II would probably be granted
Did Not See the President.
Representatives Grosvenor and Tawney
were at the White House today, but did not |
see the President. General Grosvenor said |
he would leave this country about the mid |
die of July for Europe. He will remain !
across the water for about thirty days.
Representative Tawney said he did not |
know what the President would do about |
going to st. Paul to review the Minnesota |
regiment which will come from the Philip |
pines. 1t is said that an elaborate invita-. |
ton is on the way TO the White House from
San Francisco for the President to review /
the Philippine heroes there
DECLINED TO DISCUSS 1T