The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-29
MILES, CLERK
IS DISMISSED.
Dawson Wrote Sarcastic Things
About The President.
COMMENTED ON HIS POLICY
In Official Communications TO the Posimas.
ter Generals Department
WAS CALLED ON FOR AN EXPLANATION
Tten wrote TO tho Secretary Of War On General
Niles Return From His Western Tour 0awsans
Services We're PrSmpty Dispensed With.

Washington. ID. c.. Nov. 29.--Noble
l.. Dawson. confidential clerk TO Gen
Miles at the army hta iquartcrs, was
dismissed yesterday.
The trouble with Mr.. Dawson was
that In several letters to the poatmas-
ter general last month. calling atten-
tion TO Inconsistencies in the matter of
postage from Porto REQ. he added
some rather sarcastic comments on the
pres dent.
II trust" was one OF his expressions.
'that when tn wise and patriotic ad-
ministration gets back from it's swing
around campaign, having shown the
bucolie voter that IL was Mckinley who
caused the bountiful crops To grow.
salted the Klondke with wealth OF
golden nuggets and furnished employ
ment Gin the Philppines) 10 our unoc-
cupied needy. you will, uniaunted by
the specter so aptly limned by the au-
tumnal poet In his luminous phrase
the dewey skirted clouds imbibe the
sun. again tackle the colonial postage
matter"
For this fiippancy, together with
some more rather severe expressions
against the president, Mr. Dawson was
formally notified by letter TO appear
before the CHI ef clerk Of the war de-
partment and explain his conduct.
Inside Of the 4. hours allowed him
for this explanation. he presented him.
self and acknowledged the authorship
OF his epistles At the same time he
wrote TO the secretary, saying that he
did rot expect TO be shown any quarter
for mis- act. There the matter rested for
q While.
While Gen. Miles was absent, Mr.,
Dawson wrote another letter TO the
secretary of war. in which he said:
The distressing situation at home,
added to my own indsposition, dis
qualities. and ghe Importance of the
work to be done for Gen. Miles in his
absence prohibits me from undertake
ing to enumerate the overmastering
provoCa tlons, which led to my inject
ing improper comments borrowed al
most entirely from the current press,
into my official communications 10 the
postmaster-gener / therefore sor-
rowfully admit my fault. throw my
saf on your mercy, and plead extenu-
ating circumstances OF unusual char
acter. OF which permit me TO mention
Just one
THE fact that three of my four sons
as a result OF the Spanish war. have
been from first to last at the point ot
death. causing me great care, mental
anguish and expense, one OF them be-
ing now very III in a relapse after we
had Thought him fully recovered This
makes four long dreadful seges Of the
Cuban fever in my family, and four OF
us were down there To help give lib.
erty to Cuba and sustain the honor or
our country"
After this explanatiCn. Mr.. Dawson
added that he had always entertained
cordial feelings for the president. up to
the outbreak OF the war with Spain,
and that he did not expect his un-
friendly criticisms would be used to
the presidents disadvantage.
II have been extremely sorry ever
since I wrote my pusilanimous apol-
ozy," said Nh Dawson. when the mat
ter was brought to-his attention. yes
terday lit was prompted by an appre-
he1sion that the menace | received inn
mediately after the departure Of Gen.
Miles for the far West was intended 20
iriure him 7 I'm Renuhlican." con-
tinued Mr. Dawson, but | am sincere
IN ny convictions. I believe that Con-
gress ought on the very first hay OF it's
sitting to sustain Aguinaldo In his
faith in the honor and honesty Of tha
American people by protesting rover
cnCe for and adherence 20 the princi-
ples enunciated I'm the Declaration OF
Independence. principles by the observ-
ance OF which we became a pow rful
nation
Gen. Miles returned To the city Mon
day. The secretary OF war after con-
forring with Gen. Miles, yesterday,
dismissed Dawson.