The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-10

commanding the Chicago, showing
that that vessel is in need of repairs.
will delay Rear Admiral Schley in the
hosting of his flag. The repairs to
the Chicago will require almost two
months. and the vessel will not be
ready to start south until the latter
part of November. Captain b. p.
Lamberton, commanding the cruiser
Olympia, received orders. after he had
landed the ammunition with the ma
val magazine in New York harbor, to
proceed with the Olympia to the Bos-
ton navy yard, where the vessel will
be placed out of commission. Rear
Admiral Sampson will resume conf
mand of the squadron and proceed
with it to Hampton Roads. He will
probobly be relieved of the command
at that point. Formal orders were is
sued to-day to Captain A. S. Barker.
formerly commanding the battleship
Oregon and the Asiatic squadron, di.
recting him to assume command of
the Norfolk navy yard. Captain Bar
ker Will be promoted TO the grade OF
rear admiral upon the retirement of
Rear Admiral Howison.
Brigadier General Charles +. Egan.
who was suspended from rank and du.
ty as n result of the language employ
ed by him before the war investigation
commission. hopes to obtain vindica-
ton from Congress during the coming
session. General Egan is in Washing.
ton to settle matters connected with
the furniture of the house he occupied
before his departure for Hawaii. 1t
is understood, however, that he Is try
ing to enlist the sympathies of men,
bers of Congress in order to obtain
congressional investigation of the beef
scandal. There is no intention on the
part of the administration to restore
General Eagan TO duty In fact, it is
desired that he should apply for retire.
ment in order that the President may
appoint Colonel Weston. now acting
commissary general. n brigadier and
commissary general of subsistence
The President is anxious to do all he
can for the colonel. During General
Egan's stay here a determined effort
Will be made to induce him to apply
for retirement. but many think he will
not do so. in view of the fact that he is
now drawing full pay, and would only
receive three-quarters pay on the retir-
ed list.
The opinion of Attorney General
Griggs In the case of Captain Oberlin
Nj. Carter of the army. upon which the
President approved the finding of the
court-martial, has been made public
The opinion discusses in great detail
the evidence adduced against Captain
Carter and combats the arguments set
up in behalf of the culprit. Summing
up many of the specifications. includ.
Ing Captain Carters intimacy with
Green and with Gaynors, the method
of advertising for the work and of let.
ting the contracts. the charter of the
Atlantic Contracting Company. the
large profits made on the contracts.
etc, the attorney general says that
they might justly be considered as fail
Ing to fix upon the accused knowledge
of the purpose to defraud the govern
ment If it Were shown that he had no
corrupt personal motive that he had
not profited by these loose methods and
irregular and questionable proceedings
He then shows that in 1891 the cap
tain's salary was only S252 per month
and that from that time forward his
personal expenses increased very rap
idly, being S6.0II in 1891. and S29.611
in 1896. The fact is also pointed out
that in 1892 Captain Carter began TO
make notably large deposits in the
Union Trust Company of New York,
and also to buy securities his invest.
ments increasing until 1898. when his
value of S463,000. Mr. Griggs does NOT
accept Captain Carter's explanation
that he was dealing in securities with
the funds of his father-in-law, Mr.
Westcott. and was the recipient of
large presents from him. ION the
face of it, it is he says, "an improb-
able story
Secretary Root gave out the follow
int la
rumor that the Carter court martial
findings have been approved: And
the court does therefore sentence the
accused, Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter
corps of engineers, L. S. A.. to be dis
missed from the service of the United
States, to suffer a fine of $1,000. to be
confined at hard labor at such place
as the proper authorities may direct
for five years, aud the crime, punish
ment and place of abode of accused TO
be published in the newspapers and
about the station and state from which
the accused came, or where he usually
resides The findings of the court
martial in the matter of the foregoing
proceedings against Captain Oberlin
NJ. Carter. corps of engineers, U. S. A..
are hereby approved, as to ali except
the following: Charge H.. specifca-
tions T. s, . and 10: charge I'LL. speci-
cations 3, 4. D. 6, Z. 8. IL and %. which
are disapproved, and the sentence i'm
posed upon the defendant. Oberlin NJ.
Carter, is hereby approved. Approved
and confirmed: William Mckinley BY
direction of the secretary of war Cap
tain Oberlin NJ. Carter. corps of engin-
GERS, ceases to be an army officer from
this date. and the United States peni-
tentiary at Fort Leavenworth. Kansas,
is designated as the place of his con
finement where he will be sent by the
commanding general of the department
of the east. under proper guard. BY
command of Major General Miles. II.
G. Corbin, adjutant general" Cap
tain Carter's case having been disposed
nf by the pre- esident he has ssnd