The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-20
GEN. Me[R ms RESIGNED.



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Eg what be had accomplished during ia
ssiss bit svensfas direction Of the war
Department. fts tender ,hsn had Aesn re-
carried - almost a faTeSuns conclusion.
In sssw as Mr. Ayers announcement
about . month age that BE had sssaesa ted
70 eater eampstsllon fsr the Vacancy In
the United states senate eaases by the
expiration u the term Of Senator McNl.
han. AMI that he had enlisted IN hss active
saztaFt Gov. psn~ssss to sfsosa hal issn
attributed free criticism 81 the policy sass
was sacpo~<. 10 be enesashsd BY the yress-
dent tosars the Frisplnos
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asnlalz of the facts tn thar case. bat In
TIE eaf the impression was conveyed ssat
sas result Ut the Michigan vtslt OF The see-
rstary bad Lesn sa change slse relations
between the president an9 himself % such
a aexTss ~ 10 make q restoration af their
former status lnpassstsie. and to render
the eoansesson al the s~o as part Of tAs
same sf'aeAss family undesirable.
Cesf~s~s~e With Hobart.
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far the belief snas rapture might 10
avsrted hsst shss bslief ceased 10 he aes5
WREN the news spread thai Vice President
fioaart and Secretary Aiseg we're In con~
ference ut Narmanaarnt. II VAS largely
at least as a resssls II this conference that
Secretary Aisef decided 10 leave the cab
saet st this time. AZ this conference there
wsTe present. besides ssssstary Aigsr. bis
military aide aai eiGxe personal and poll
IDEAL friend Aaa adviser, Mai Hopkins.
ard perhaps some ether person or persons
wha felt also asep lnisgest IN the future
ns IA. secretary.
There has been na disclosure ~ what
passed, bat II In Fxmlfacaus that the vst lstA
sf sae secretary 10 Washington was fol-
ia~ea by pfcmes sesiam lie arrived in
Washington last algh. too lssa 10 make
any asseisl calls, Annex hessse the ex-
ecafiss departments we're eaeasi for hass-
ness this morning Do called a. the White
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osaee. announced that ne had concluded
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formal letter ef resignation aud personally
carried 4 aesf 10 the White House. lis
call on ssss# occasion was brief. and when
re- returned 10 the war department be
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essisrs @sa wsss Ia waiting. sns haa a
lssax conference wfsh Aais Gen. e'erhan,
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essre sssrse expression from hssrs. the ssers-
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site. Cen. cosAln. ara on shs oti1ss VIC
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