Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
Chairman Cannon on tIe Appropria-
tions The Campaign to be
Pushed In rlaniIa.
From our Regular Correspondent

w ACfli4NE11Nt Af4&t%h JIM LIZ
fore leaving Washington for a inucl
needed rest, President Mckinley mad
the appointments Of Second Lieuten
ants in the Regular Army provided
for by the new Army act. There
are necessarily disappointments, as fol
every Lieutenancy there were score
of applicants. The appointments were
divided pro rata among the states. the
only condition imposed by the Presi
dent being that each Of the young
men appointed should be mentally
and physically qualified to fill the
position asked for him. The response.
bility for these appointments rests
upon the Senators and Representa-
tives who recommended the men,
but as the President made the require
ments plain, it is not likely that any
mistakes were made.
Accompanying the President on
his vacation are Mrs. Mckinley, the
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, Sem
ator Hanna, at whose brownsville,
Ca. residence the party will be
guests, and several friends. How
long the President will remain away
from Washington will depend entire
ly upon public business. Unless called
back by something urgent, he will
probably stay at Thomasville a
couple of weeks, possibly longer.
Although it is not his intention to
transact any routine public business
while away, Secretary Porter will re-
main at the White House for the pur-
pose of making Geographic reports to
him of anything important and
receiving any orders it may be me-
cessary for him to give.
In statement just made public
concerning the work of the last Con-
gress, Chairman Cannon, OF the
House Appropriation Committee
gives a more detailed statement OF the
Appropriation made than was posi-
BILE for him to make earlier, and says;
During the whole of the four years
covered by Mr.. Cleveland's second
administration. the material and in
dustrial condition OF the country was
calamitous, and its contemplation
does not bring satisfaction to any
American citizen. But the Fifty
Fifth Congress, beginning with the
administration of VIM. Mckinley and
promptly called in extraordinary ses-
sion has promptly enacted legislation
which has yielded the additional rev.
enues needed to pay the ordinary ex-
penses of the government, and has at
the same time protected American
labor. With the enactment OF that
legislation, hope and confidence
struck hands and the condition OF the
whole country improved and has con-
tinued to improve from that time to
the present. Labor is now universal
ly employed with increased consump-
ton. The vast increase OF the Navy,
and the creation of an army OF a
quarter of al million men, together
with the increase of taxation, have
not in any appreciable degree check
ed our industrial advance, which be-
gan considerably with the incom-
ing of the present admistration and
the Fifty Fifth Congress.
The Navy Department has no in
formation that Admiral Dewey
health is in a precarious condition
months ago Admiral Dewey was
given leave to come home whenever
he desired to do so, and he has since
remained at his post from choice, and
because he desired to complete the
work in which he is engaged. This
is strictly official.
Gen. Brooke, Military Governor o
Cuba, and Gen. Otis, Military Cover
nor of the Philippines, have each
been authorized to enlist a battalion
Of natives for the regular army |
they consider it wise to try the ex
pertinent. The officers WILL OF course
be Americans.
Now that Gen. Newton and the re
Inducements he carried with hin
have Joined Gen. Otis, at Manila, /
is expected that rushing campaigi
will at once be set in motion agaius
the Filipinos and decisive results ar
looked for very soon. In late dis
patches, General Otis says he has in
formation that the whippings alread,