The Lamar register., 1899-08-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Mrs. McKiniey and their neicc. Miss
Sarah Deacon. have gone to Lake
Champiain TO spend several weeks.
Lieutenant Colonel Plummrr. who Is
organizing the Thirty-f0uFth Infantry.
tcieerDphesi the War Department that
a number Of men fram the Second Or
egon regiment desired to enlist In the
regiment aud return 10 the Philippines
II they can t.e granted thirty days fur.
Tough. The ruriough has been author
iEed by the War Department 10 such
men ms desire to enlist,
President Mckinley win give re-
esption 20 Admiral Dewey at the White
House when the latter arrives In Wash
ingtcn. Later on ths expectation H.
that a dinner also win b. given TO tho
admiral ~ the White House and this.
following the custom dinner. will lsc q
festiyIty Of som- elaboration. The
Vice President and Mrs, Hobart, mem
hers of the Cabinet and iileir wives,
aud soinv others will H. invited The
admiral iS cxi-ctel to r0tHs 60 Wash-
ingtUn soon after reaching New ferS-
secrtary Long says that the post
which Dewey is 10 nii on his rrturh
TO Washington has not ysi been Sc
iccisd and that ne ls-isign VIII i~t
made until thv admiraiS wishes have
bevn consulted II Is rrrtsia. how
evca that the admiral win p.nsain at
Washington. psotahly NJ the bead Of
some Important board a t~afd of in-
spccfion and SURVEY has bs~n suggest
ed. Should n board 81 Hduirals l.,
the result of the prplsassd rcugEauiEs.
tion of ihs mechanical BUREAUS of the
department. Dewey will ~ the Brad
Of that
Information from iifc kiOnsiiSr up 10
June 2atth has roaehel tie state Iss.-
partmeut from t'uits-d Statr< CSnsui
McCook af Dawson Tlsr consul says
that xiO-uoe,l Instead of ssstusLtssl
ia gold win cover the Spsd pr,-ipci for
the last twelve months and adds that
reports from Alaska iHdiratc that usure
gold win i-r found tberr tbsu rver win
come cut Of the KlOndikc. Tyt.hotd
has broken uut xix weeks earlier than
last year. aud sherr are several hun
sired destitute l~rsnUs in Dawson With
out means to get out The EHmtAinx
fraternity = rraldnE rtch harvest.
Secretary Ayers expcfieare since en-
;ertHS the Cahln~t has ts.tn very hitter.
He has been ssSailes and criticised
mere than any nt his rssilraEuHS. and
was forcsd to take the hrtsuf % ali the
assaults upan she administration He
= very sensitive. pf nne nerves and
refined temperament. and he kaS snf
fered ksenly. Mrs AlSeE has also fclt
the bitter nrraiEnment % b.r hB~bsnsi.
and Is said TO l,r t~sySisrias on nerySu~
prostration. Sb. bars be~n urgent Ia
her APPEALS TO the secretary fs rrtirs..
but he was deiaded with the idea that
he could nght down the opposition.
and consistently protested that he
would not relIrs under fire.
The head Of 81. Johns coiics,.
known as Rpother Fahrtran. has t--u
deIsosssl and ordered 10 pr,-ssnf himself
60 the couBcil OF Christian flroth-F- AZ
Paris. The or,ier was iSsu,,i by Bru,t.
rr Gabriel Marie. the superior
general Of the or.sr. llecAn~-s of a s,sn-r
irUVeFSy over thu teaching OF clSs~ir-s
10y the brothers tn the Tuitssi States.
Brother Fabrir.in Is the ninth memllpr,
Of the brotherhood wba has t-..sl OF.
deFsSi from the Upi,csi States an ae.
count ot rhe~- differences He Is said
TO have the friendship Of Cardinal Glib
bops aud Mgr Mariineiii who. ii iS
stated win endeayoF TO have him ~,
turned 10 Washington on ac,sount OF
hts high standing as ,easirer.
IL has developed that Governor
Roosevelt wrote i letter TO a Cabinet
officer short time ago urging the ~
tireIneut OF General slgpr. that Gsner-
al Otis be relieved OF hts command Ia
the Philippines aud thar General
Brooke should I've succpe,ied as mill
tary governor Of CDlsa by General
Leonard Wood, The governor was nn.
usually severe IN his rTiticiSinS OF ths.
War Department aud Insisted that the
administration could not alrdri 10 ~,
held responsible for General .aigtr nor
TO continue the diliy daily plan In the
Philippines. The letter was shown 10
The Prcstdeai by the Cabinet officer In
question. II Is believed that IL had
great deal TO do with th. Presidents
decision 10 request General AIger To
retire. Soon after the ccnteuts OF the
letter were made known TO the Pres.
ident- Governor Roosevelt was called
to Washington for consultation with
the President
lnasIuuch as the Canadian officials
nave LAID stress upon the refusal Of the
United States to accept fair arbitrn.
ton OF the pending Alaskan boundary
question, II may be proper to explain
the reason for refusal ms pointed AM
to-day by a high official In the trst
place. our government. II Is contend.
ed, is absolutely certain OF the sound
pess OF Its claims In the matter OF
the boundary. That would seem to bs.