The times., 1899-05-04
GENERAL POLITICAL
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Beef fsConrt.-General Wade. the
chairman of the Miles Court of Enquiry.
was at theEWhite House yesterday and
had somewhat protracted Interview with
the President. 1t appears that Mr.. Nc
kinney Is not entirely satisfied with the Ie
port Of the Court, and 1t is understood
that he has requested General Wade to
modify IL in certain important particulars.
The report, as il was drawn originally,
1t is understood, contained sharp Criti-
cfsrns OF important Army officials, includ
ing the Major General Commanding, Gen.
Nelson A Miles. The report would have,
in all probability. received the approval
OF the President forthwith but for the pro-
tests that have been made from the press
OF the country. The nature of the report
has been public property for some time,
and 1t has been known that the verdict
was against General Miles and his friends.
Mr.. Mckinley, however, recognizing the
fact that General Miles was endorsed by
the rank and file of the Army and had
the confidence Of SO per cent of the people
of the country. hesitated to approve the
verdict of the Beef Court. which, in sub
stance, condemned General Miles. He had
no objection apparently to giving Mr..
Alger and his friends certificate of char
acte-, but his tette- nature Ievcltet against
making a seapegoat of General Miles.
General Wade was summoned to the White
House. it is said for the purpose of i'm
pressing upon him the Importance of pre-
venting an open rupture with General
Miles. In other words. the Administra alton.
after protecting its own favorites in the
military establishment, wishes to prevent
General Miles or any of his friends from
indulging in any harsh criticism which
might be hurtful in the coming Presiden-
tial campaign. General Miles will be noti-
fled that If ne consents without protest 10
the yindication of Alger and his pet coterie
that he will be permitted to remain at the
head of the Army and have the distinction
OF being the Major General ComM aniing.'
Certain over jealous supporters of the Ad-
ministration prepared an elaborate attack
on General Miles, which they expected to
have published. Peremptory orders were
issued at the White House yesterday, how
ever, calling in all of the attacks on Cen
eral Miles. If the latter Will promise to
be good and hold his tongue the Admin
istration will agree to overlook all OF his
alleged shortcomings in the past. General
Miles has the reputation of being :ather
independent citizen. He has had an IN
comfortable habit of speaking his mind,
frequently to his own detriment, and unless
he reverses all the records OF the past the
chances are that Mr. Mckinley. Mr.. Aiser,
and a score of other distinguished people
will hear something that will not be alto
gether pleasant from General Miles within
the neyt few days. General Miles, it Is
said by his friends, viii not consent 10
become q party to verdict vindicatihe
Alger ard his ursavory crew even II IL
should be necessary TO do so in order TO
save himself from censure The report
of the Beef Court will be made pubic
within a few days. General Miles friends
believe that If he does not weaken and
yield to the pressure that is being brought
| to bear on him from high official quarters
that he will come out ahead no matter
what the findings of the Beef Court nay BE-
A H0osier Incident.-It would seem
that some good citizens of Indiana. having
temporary residences in Washington. BY
virtue of holding down fat Government
Jobs are somewhat disgruntled because,
after making elaborate preparations for
receiving and entertaining the One Hun
dred and Sixty-first Indiana Regiment,
| their plans should have failed for the rea
son that the President failed to be on hand
! to give the Hoosier soldier boys the glad
hand. Instead they got the marble heart
| although as late as last Sunday Colonel
| Durbin wired that he had the Presidents
assurance that he would be on hand TO
review the command. 1t is thought by
many of the Indiana colony that sir. Nc
| Kinley should have torn himself away
| that encompassed him in Brother Abner's
| home in Greater New York and kept his
| promise to welcome the Indiana volunteers
| in the East Room Of the White House. II
| is pointed out as rather significant that of
| all four regiments for which preparations
| were made for the President to review and
| welcome home after service in Cuba, the
| Hoosier command was practically ignored.
! Those to whom the honor was extended
were the District of Columbia Regiment,
| the Eighth Ohio Ghe Presidents Own")
and the Tenth Cavalry. a negro regiment,
| that later disgraced itself by notorious con-
| duet in the South.
The Defeat of Mayor Maister.-
The result of Tuesdays municipal election
| in Baltimore is conclusive evidence taat
| the Monumental City is normally Demo-
! cratic 1t shows the shaflownesi of tie
| recent claims of Republicans that the po-
| Utica, complexion OF the city had changed
| for good several years ago to the c. o. i.
| 1t emphasizes the fact that Republican
| Success in recent years has been due tn
| tiely to Democratic votes, and these very
| voters who have been classed as independ-
ents are and have always been Democrats
at heart. believing in the principles OF the
| Democratic party, and their assistance 10
| the Republicans can only be classified as a
| temporary loan to secure a better condition
| in municipal affairs by downing ring
| built up by few unprincipled bosses for
their personal aggrandizement under the
| cloak OF Democracy. In the election last
Tuesday the full Republican vote was
| polled. Ii is less than 80, coo. The Demo-
cratic candidates averaged nearly 1000
| more than their Republican opponents. and
| yet the Republicans were iDtrenched be-
| hind the breastworks of the city govern
| ment in every department and had built
up magnificent party organization. They
| poilet the negro vote OF Il, coo in its en-
! tirety. the vote of the municipal and Ted
eral ofiiceholders of !, 900. and almost every
Grand Army vote. In spite of this Mr..
| Malster received less than 49, boO votes Il
is safe to assume that while the total vote
cast was only 1877 600 out of a registratlna
OF 12I 900. the great majority of the ballot;
| of the 1i.000 not voting would have bscn
registered in favor of the Democratic
| .ieket. The Republicans exertsd every eff
| fort to get out the full vote of the party
| The Democratic victory was not laad-
| slide. but it will undoubtedly give great
encouragement TO the Democrats leaders
| in the State for the future. They balieve
| now that it Will be folly for the Republican
| magnates to count upon obtaining the
eight electoral votes OF Maryland in The
Presidential contest of 1860.
Discredited.
(FFo;n tac Philadelphia Recor,I)
The ridiculous report of the Beef Enquiry Court
has fallen fat before the public contempt, as