Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-04-13

west that the administration - an
tagonsstic to the trusts. Mr. Lam
..is has done some very plain talk
ing about the danger 10 the repub-
Iican party and it il evident that he
hes frightened some Of the admin
istration men.
Attorney General Griggs, doubt
less acting under orders from Mr.
Mckinley. has made o play to shift
the responsibility for his recent
queer letter about trusts from the
shoulders of the administration, bv
proceeding against the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Association, generally
kno~n az the soft coal trust, under
the Sherman antitrust law. The
suit was instituted in Cincinnati,
aud will be directed by the Solicitor
General of the u. 8. The public
wllI watch the prosecution of this
case closely, owing to the Attorney
General having so recently stated,
10 writing, that trusts could not be
reached by Federal laws.
Evidently Admiral Dewey isn't
one Of those who believes the end
Of the Philippine trouble to be in
sight. or course he 10 too diplo-
matte to discuss such question
where his opinion would be likely
TO get out, but when be cabled the
Navy Department to send him six
months engineering supplies for bis
feet, every employe of that depart
ment knew that it was just as
though he had cabled that it would
not. in his opinion be safe to ma
,erislly reduce the strength of the
feet at Manila for sometime to
come.
The latest Philippine news seems
20 justify the opinion of those who
believe that the fighting over there
10 likely to GO on for an indefinite
time. Gen. LAYTON has started on
campaign with 8 picked force,
~Ith the intention of trying to run
Town the FIlipinos.
Democrats are not the only ones
Who regard the Philippines as an
undesirable possession. Represen.
tative Steele, of Indiana, q staunch
supporter of the administration,
~ho passed through Washington a
lay or two ago, said of them: $50
far as | am concerned, | would like
10 trade the Philippine islands for
= yellow dog. and then kill the dog,
II there we're nothing else involved
hut possession of the islands,"
In naming one Of the new battle
hips Georgia. although no petition
had been sent from that State while
they had been sent from a dozen
other states, Mr.. Mckinley is said
TO have been actuated solely by q
desire to show his appreciation of
the courtesy with which he was
'reated during his recent visit tn
hat state. This is creditable alike
20 the President and to the people
# Georgia. The other names
chosen were, for neutrality-suspicious.
sylvsnia and New jersey /; for ar
mored cruisers-West Virginia, Ne
braska and California: for ordinary
cruisers-Denver, Chattanooga.
Des Moines, Galveston. Tacoma,
and Cleveland.
After taking several days to con-
slider the matter, the Military Court
IT Inquiry wisely decided to admit
"a evidence the reports submitted
20 General Miles on the beef issued
by 147 officers who were in Cuba or
Porto Rico. Just to give an idea
Of the nature of these reports, the
following phrases, each from a diff
ferent officers report. are quoted /:
"A miserable apology for food"
mo more unpalatable food could
be issued" Gan unsuitable article
Of food" ga distinct failure.
1t was nsuseating." prefer GO
ing without meat to eating it. !"
Was soft, "atery, insipid and I'M
satisfactory to the men, "Was
stringy, tough and unpalatable. .
"Tasteless and the men would not
eat it," "Caused great deal of
sickness. and as a ration was a fail
ure." "Was unfit for use and
many OF the men said it was doped."
WAS not fit to be issued" .Was
utterly unfit as an article of diet"
Hungry men left it on the
ground" "The sight of it vas
enough to turn the stomach. /"