The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-28

Washington, June Ex-Governor Pin
greee bitter attack upon the president
following close upon his senatorial al
lance with Secretary Algcr, means, in
the opinion Of public men here, the GER
tain retirement OF the secretary from
the cabinet, The prediction is made that
Mr., Alger will. within a short time, be
| attacking President Mckinley as bitterly
as Governor Plngrce Is now doing
u stand by my own statements. must
decline TO dscuse newspaper reports of
views credited to Governor Pingree." was
Secretary Ayers reply when shown Gov
ernor Pingree's interview stating his po-
sition with reference to President McKin-
/ ley
Although the secretary announced posi-
lively in his interview, that he had no in
I tention Of leaving the cabinet, his frionts
are apprehensive that he Will be forced
TO take such action as result OF his
alliance with the Michigan governor.
When President Mckinley returns to
! Washington the secretary VIII, II is pre-
sumed have a frank talk with him re-
/ gardng the combination he has made
/ with Mr.. PlnRreo and It is believed. tho
Z NhfHllul bi MS IthtuAlpH III IDf CABINET
] viii be determined al that conference
Friends OF the secretary appreciate that
I Il VIII be very embarrassing for him 10
retain the war portfolio and be compelled
10 suffer from The Administrators policy,
which he necessarily assists in making, to
be attacked by his political partner The
president II Is said, would hardly like such
4 proceeding, and in sny event It Is prob
} able that wall OF embarrassment would
rise up between the two officials, which
could only be removed In one way,
Surgeon General lyman on being in
! terylewed today regarding the sanarelii
serum as p protection against and cure
! for yellow fever, stated that he was I'M
willing to anticipate the report OF the yell
4 low fever commission appointed by tho
president consisting Of two psychologists
I OF the marine hospital service. who have
Just completed their work and are pre-
pairing their reports; that the value OF the
serum would depend upon the correctness
OF Sanarelli's experiments concerning the
yellow fever germ. The report OF the
( commission Will not be ready for about
\ two weeks.
! Some two years ago pr Wyman had
presented 10 him by Prof Sanareili,
/ through the consul OF the United states
az Monteyideo, quantity Of this serum,
+ and II was tested oxperlmentally during
! the yellow fever epidemic Of 1897 in the
South. by Surgeon Wasdin, but owing TO
the nildneBs OF the cases treated he test
of its efficiency was not satisfactory. sur
geon General Wymsn also said that the
members OF the yellow fever commission
IN Havana had reported to him that they
had made a test of the serum IN the Ia
borafory on animals. and that u was not
4 considered to be OF sufficient potency 10
be effective in fact. that In a communlca-
I ton from sanareli himself to them, ne
had admitted az much
DR. Wyman was unwilling to discuss the
matter from a scientific standpoint, out
stated that he felt justified In giving TINS
much Information as to the work when
ls in progress in the marine hospital pu-
reau.
At the suggestion of Rear Admiral
Crowninshleld, chief of the bureau OF
navigation, the navy department has de-
,ormined to emplow auxiliary Sunboats IN
future for emergency service.
This means that vessels like the New
York or Detroit will not hereafter DC
sent TO small places along the cpntral
American coast 10 provide protection for
any Americans or their interests that may
! he endangered The auxiliary gunpoal
I Vixen ie now at Bluehelds looking aIter
aneriean interests, having taken the place
OF the Detroit, and she Is 70 pe one y.
a fleet of Ave vessels which WI DC ossa
lied.