Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-30
The President Busily Engaged
on Bis Message.
PHILIPPINE PART DEFERRED
Secretary Cages Impression of the
Situation in the west The
President COnfident OF Rrpub-
HCsn success in ONO - Nr.
nChtRIsy'S Popularity is the
Sou'h-Gen. AIger'S Judgment.

Washington, Oct. 29.-President Nc
Kinley has been hard at work since his
return from the west, going over vari-
Gus matters which will figure in his
message to congress, which will be un-
usually important this year, and this
week he will begin the actual work of
writing the message That portion OF
the message which will deal with Phil
ippine affairs will be deferred until the
Philippine commission, all the mem
bers of which, excepting General Otis,
are now in Washington, has completed
and submitted its report. 1t is practi-
cally certain, however, that the mes
sage will recommend permanent reten-
ton of the Philippines. Archbishop
Chappelle, the apostolic delegate to the
Philippines, has had conference with
President Mckinley and will have an
other before his departure for Manila.
Secretary Gage, who was with the
presidential party IN the west a portion
of the time has returned to Washing
ton and resumed his duties. He said
the impression created by the presf-
dent on his trip: 'AII classes of people
were cordial to the president in his ex-
preston as to revival of industry.
sound money and the tariff, but what
he had to say as to the success of our
arms at Manila and other places,
aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The
people were most emphatic in their
approval when the president expressed
the purpose of the administration to
suppress the insurrection, to maintain
the flag and to establish the most lib
eral form of self government which the
people of the islands showed them
selves capable of maintaining
One of the presidents recent callers
was Father W. d. McKimmon, chap
lain of the First California volunteers,
who has just returned from the Phil
ippines where he spent sixteen months
with his regiment. He Indignantly de-
MED the recent statement that our SOL
diers had desecrated and looted
churches over there, and said on the
subject: 1T is true that great many
churches have been looted and
stripped, but this has been the work of
Chinamen in nearly every case. The
looting has usually been between the
evacuation of town by the rebels and
the entry of the American forces. A
good many of our soldiers have relics
and souvenirs from these churches, but
they got them from the natives and the
OF the Immediate out
look in the Philippines, Father McKim-
mon says: Il look for a wind-up of
the insurrection during the coming
The morale of the insur-
gents was destroyed before my regi-
ment left the island. The leaders who
are holding out are doing so with the
hope of material reward for surren-
dering."
Admiral Dewey has not broken down
in health, but his physician ordered
him to cancel his engagements to visit
and Philadelphia, as a precau-
measure, lest the hustle and
excitement might cause him to do so,
and has ordered him to avoid all eX-
element as far as possible during the
winter The house for Admiral Dewey
las been selected, and the purchase
will be made this week. 1t is on Rhode
island avenue, one door from the cor
her of Connecticut avenue. and will be
purchased fully furnished. and at once
occupied by the admiral.
No man in Washington knows the
situation in Ohio better than President
Mckinley does, and the fact that he is
confident of republican sue
ess tells how other republicans feel
bout it. There was some fear at one
ime that the full republican vote
night not be got out, but that has
'assed.
The United States continues to lead
he world in the superiority of ord
ance Severe tests of the new style
f four-inch gun adopted for the navy,
ave shown the gun to be vastly ahead
f any arm of the same caliber in the
7orld AS long as we can keep up
hat sort of progress our navy is bound
0 lead the procession in fighting quail
-ies
General Alger, who has been giving
is undivided attention to his large
usiness interests since his retirement
,om the head of the war department,
aid of the business outlook: 1.-The
usiness affairs of the United States
re in a most excellent condition, and
we can be sure of a steady republi-