Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-05-16
Alger's Gall.
Asks for MIIss' Humiliation.

Asks for Miles' Humiliation.
Mckinley Too Weak to Play q
From our regular correspondent.)
Warrington, May 9, 1899.
Secretary Algar who has just returned
to Washington, il lacking in many of the
Characterization that 60 TO mako IN ideal
Secretary of War, but he attempts tc
make up for all Of them with gall, ol
which he has about a. much e. any mar
who ever held Cabinet portfolio. And
bis latest i little beyond all his pre-.
vious exploits in the gall line. He has
actually gone 20 Tar - 70 dictate to Mr.
Mckinley, il the public talk Of hia
heuohmsn can be believed. According
10 the AIesritss, Alesr 4 mot satisfied
with the whitewashing given him by the
War Commission and the alleged vindi.
cation given him by the report Of the
Military Court Of Inquiry, which Mr..
Mckinley hes just approved and ordered
published. but demands that General
Miles shall be deposed from the COM
mand Of the army. In addition to hav-
ing demanded this Of Mr.. Mckinley, Al
ger ID said to have told him that il he
did not issue the order transferring
Miles nom Commander OF the army
70 one OF the military divisions he would,
a. Secretary OF War, issue 1t himself,
thus forcing Presidential cotton one way
or the other. 1t Is not surprising that
Mr. Mckinley should have concluded to
60 to the Virginia Hot Springs and try to
clear out his system by few hot baths.
but 1t u Agerism ne wiu have TO clean
out 10 accomplish anything.
Boss Platts edict has gone forth that
New York shall have but one candidate
tor the Spsakership, and that Payne,
Ray and possibly other members OF the
delegation, who have either positively or
partially announced themselves ~ candi-
dates, viii be forced out OF the way to
give sherman the unanimous support OF
the delegation. This and rumon that
sherman had made deal with Hanna,
caused quite : marked boom IN sherman
STOCK, and sherman u now In favor IN
sporting circles.
Treasury omcaais have refused to allow
item headed travelling expenses" in the
personal account OF Roger o Spooner.
special Indian Agent temporarily" in
charge OF the indian warehouse IN cha-
caso' because the Aforesaid travelling ex-
penses wore incurred oy Spooner In gong
between his home IN Wisconsin and MS
once In chicago, and are not considered
to have been necessary to the proper per-
formance OF his PUBIC duties. Spooner
Is brother OF senator Spooner and holds
bis position by tnck. Inc position OF
Superintendent OF the indian warehouse
IL supposed to os under Owl Service
rules; also to bs vacant. Nearly year
ago Senator Spooner carried an order to
Secretary Bliss, from Mr.. MCKINLEY, tell
ing him to provide good place for his
brother. 1t was done by appointing him
Special Indian Agent and putting him in
temporary charge OF the warehouse IN
Chicago, where he has been ever since,
filling position that II in the classified
serv'cc' wi'nou' ever nsv,ns eveA 'aAen
an examination. Still, there are some
otherwise ievel-headed men who VIII get
''nutty' when the Civil Service rules are
spoken OF - the humoug they really are
Mr.. MCKINLEY seems TO Dc developing
disposition to play Gear. He ordered
Representative Henderson OF Iowa,
Chairman OF the Republican Caucus
Committee that recently completed a
financial bill, when he called at the White
House with copy OF the bill, to change
it before it was submitted to the hspuo-
licans OF the Senate FINANCE Committee,
who it seems must approve it before it 10
made public. Colonel Henderson is .
peppery sort OF a fellow occasicaaliy,
but being candidate for speaker OF the
House, he did not care TO quarrel with
Mr. Mckinley, 20 no only called his At
tention to the TACT that every CLAUSE OF
the bill had been put there by unanimous
vote OF the committee me order 70
chan po IL Vaa roiter0t0d by Mr.. Mokiu-