The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Secretary Anger haS -,
for a building for the refrigerator rasn r,an'
at Manila. The building VIII COST sIoo' .oo
600 and the plant and machinery S4oo'-
COO
Admiral George Dewey has filed In
the Court of Claims his claim TOT
bounty growing out of the battie OF
Manila bay, May l. 1s9S. Inc secre-
tary of the navy has referred 10 'nls
court number OF these claims Tor Ju-
dicial consideration.
Senator Fairbanks of the high JONI
commission has had a conference with
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay at the White House on the Alas
kan boundary dispute. The senator
reports that from personal observa-
tion he il firmly convinced that the
contentious made by this government
are correct. and II the modus vivendi
is agreed upon II must he upon the
terms of the United States Senator
Fairbanks has been all over the coun-
try In the vicinity of Kluckwan. Dyea.
Skngway and the territory in dispute
and finds incontrovertible evidence
that the contentious of this govern
ment- are correct. II was said thnt
this government will not yield n foot
of territory and that unless the Brit
ish government agrees upon modus
viyendl on the terms which this gov
ernment offered there will be no meet
ing Of the high joint commission on
August End.
The most absorbing and generally
discussed topic here is the choice Of
successor to Secretary Alger. Among
the names most prominently mention
ed is that of General Horace Porter.
ambassador to France. Senator Thurs
ton of Nebraska called at the White
House and urged the promotion OF
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn. Near
~ every general who figured In the
recent war has been mentioned as a
possibility. the name of General James
H. Wilson being about the most prom
inent In this class. high administers
tlon official said to-day that the next
secretary of war will not only he n
New Yorker but lawyer AS well. The
authority for this statement was in
consultation with the President to-day
and he stated that. while 1t may be
that as vet the selection has not been
finally passed upon, New York. now
without representation, has the stron-
gest claim for recognition.
President Mckinley is planning ia
remove the necessity for creating de
partment Of colonies Cabinet mem
hers and other high officials have said
that In no other way could our new
possessions be governed. But to toss
the question of establishing such de
partment into the halls of Congress
which has final authority, would In the
minds of many politicians be like
throwing chunk of raw ment into n
cage of lions. The President, IT Is said
believes that he has disposed OF the
matter by the appointment OF Mr.. Root
as secretary of war His idea was tc
place at the head of the War Depart
ment n man of fine legal training and
administrative ability. 1t is contended
that Root possesses those qualifca-
tions and that he is able to deal wisely
with the big questions TINT will arise
in the government of the newly ac-
quired islands. Root will give the great
er part of his attention to such ques
tioDs. The equipment of the army and
the conduct of the campaign will he
left to the generals in the department
and to Assistant Secretary MeilSlejohn
They have had so much experience
during the past year that 1t is believed
that the army can now be handled
with little friction.
AT the Cabinet meeting Tuesday O
cable from Colonel DENLY. member
of the Philippine commission was read
1t showed fairly satisfactory state OF
affairs. one of the Cabinet officers said
but II did not say that. negotiations
with Aguinaldo were in progress. Sec
retary Hay also had a cable from Am
bassador Choate relative TO the bound
ary line negotiations, but it was moi
encouraging. Later 1t was ascertained
that the decision was reached to allow
| the "round robin" matter to drop. Al
an Informal conference held at the
White House last night the subject
was thoroughly discussed and such q
policy agreed upon. This. 1t is stated
was confirmed at the Cabinet meeting
Officially the matter viii be ignored
and General Otis will be allowed tc
treat 1t as he may deem hest. Privately
| 1t was intimnted that the President
might give General Otis some unofi.
! cial suggestions as to the desira bility
of a less rigid censorship of press dis
patches. His present purpose. however
is 10 allow General Otis to deal with
the situation as he sees fit. This was
the advice given him by at least
two members of the Cabinet. In tho
4 light of the latest advices from the
Philippines. the President believes tbat
the situation has so much improved
that the complaints made by CORE.
spondents. however much justified nj
the time they were submitted. do not
! now exist.
The general land office has directed
Colonel W. T. S. May. superintendent
of forests at Denver, TO report wheth.
er the open areas within the uinta res.
ervation mny be grazed by u limited
number of sheep such as the open
areas will he supposed to maintain,
without injury, for not exceeding two
months during the grazing season In
order TO avoid the charge of favoritism.
inasmuch as but fractional part OF
the large number of sheep which
would seek the reservation can be
graZed there. the superintendent is
called upon TO report whether the
sheepmen can agree among themselves
ms to pro rata which each owner NAV
contribute.to the limited number pro
vided TO enter the range The superin-
tendent is also Informed that II his re-
port should favor the grazing of sheen
under these restrictions. that only the
sheep which are properly the produce
of Utah, can be considered as entitled
TO this permit. ms 1t is the policy of tbt.
department that sheep outside of the
state in which II part of Uinta reseryn-
ton Is situated cannot hive access to
That reservation where grazing is Mt
all permissible. The superintendent
Is furthermore directed to report