Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-17
Cabinet Approves of the Philippine
Commission.
ALGER'S RUMORED RESIGNATION
Gen. Miles to Be Fought in Con-
gress From Now On.
OTHER MATTERS DISCUSSED

No new dispatches from the Philippines
were read to the cabinet, but the President
stated in general terms that recent dis
patches from there were reassuring. The
cabinet approves of the commission to be
appointed to go to the Philippines 1t is
said that the President places much re-
lance on this commission. 1t will repre-
sent him and will be a resident advisory
council. The members will mingle with
the people, enlighten them on many things
and point out the faisty of many stories
put affoat Newspaper stories and official
news received by the administration show
| that enemies of this country have put into
circulation many false stories of the Unit ed
| States. The Filipinos have been told that
this country is cruel to people coming
under its flag. They have been told that
the Americans exterminated the Indians
and murdered all the blacks in a civil war.
The Americans, they are told. kill every
body except Anglo-SaXons. The result of
all these stories has been to make the peo-
pie suspicious and add to the confusion and
doubt
AIger's RumOred Resignation.
A rumor was in circulation today that
Secretary Alger would resign from the
cabinet, but nothing to confirm the rumor
could be obtained. Members of the cabinet
said that they had heard of nothing to in
dicate this step on the part of the Secre-
tary of War.
Public men who were spoken to said that
the Secretary's resignation would be log
ical if the President had overridden his
suggestions and wishes as 10 the mode of
dealing with Gen. Eagan. 1t has been
generally reported that Secretary Alger
has from the first opposed a court-martial
and desired a court of inquiry, which would
involve Gen. Miles.
The President could not see the justice of
this it is said.
Almost without exception. public men
. who have talked with the President have
advised a court-martial, strongly reproving
the conduct of Gen. EaSan.
After Il Commissioncrship
Ex-Lieutenant Governor NJ. c. Afford of
Kentucky wants to be one of the commits
sioners from this country to the Paris ex-
position, and was introduced to the Presi-
dent today by Senator Deboe. The senator,
however, has made no Endorsement and
merely introduced Mr.. Afford
Wants a Regiment Mustered Out.
Representative Steele of Indiana made a
request at the White House today for the
mastering out of the 160th Indiana Regi-
ment. One battalion of the regiment is in
Cuba, another in Georgia and another in
South Carolina The President said he
would talk to the War Department officials
about the request.
Candidate for n Judgeship
Representative Curtis of Kansas TODAY
presented Judge Horton to the President
Judge Horton is a candidate for federal
district judge of Kansas. to succeed Judge
c. c. Foster, who has resigned, to take
effect March l. Judge Horton has a strong
backing, although Senator Baker is back
ing another candidate. Judge Horton was
for eighteen years chief justice of the su-
preme court of Kansas. Senator Harris and
a number of leading populists indorse Judge
Horton on personal and legal grounds.
Removal of Gen. Ravlins' Remains
President Mckinley has approved the bill
providing for the removal of the remains
of the late Major General John A. Raw
Inns from the Congressional cemetery to
the national cemetery a Arlington, Va.
together with the base and granite shaft
now marking the spot"