The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-29
president. Secretary Alger had just
left. The tender of the war portfolio
was made to Mr.. Root Friday after
"a 1.


Elihu Root is one Of the best known lawyers
OF New York and his counsel has frequently
been sought by his party When Gov. Roose-
welt was preparing an amended bill for tax on
franchises he summoned Elihu Root TO Albany
TO draw up a bill that should stand every legal
test 1t was Elhu Root who was called on to
draft the New York police bill which the
recent Legislature barely defeated II was
on the opinion OF Elihu Root that the repub-
lican leaders decided there was no legal obsta-
Gle to Roosevelts becoming governor OF New
York. The new secretary is 81 years old. HIS
father was professor OF mathematics in Hamil-
ton college, and the son taught school and paid
| his own way through that college. After he
| was graduated in law at the University Law
| school, New York, he entered law office In the
| city His connection with municipal reform
| began In 1871 and eight years later he poled a
| large vote as republican candidate for judge OF
the court of common pleas, but was defeated
He was chairman of the republican county
committee for two years and under President
| Arthur served as United States district attor-
| ney for the Southern district OF New York,
Mr.. Root has been counsel in many famous
trials He was counsel for Tweed in the ring
frauds; for Judge Hilton in the Stewart VIII
contest; for the executors in the Havemeyer
will contest, and for the city OF New York In the
aaueduct litigation. He Is counsel for several
banks and railroads and has been chief counsel
for the Metropolitan line in New York. He is
also attorney for several large private corpora
Gov. Pingree Defends Alger.
Detroit, Mich, July 22.-Gov. Pin
gree gave to the Associated press pre-
pared, signed interview to-day contain
ing what the governor asserts to be
'facts which are absolutely reliable,
bearing upon the relations between
Gen. Alger and President Mckinley
with which the public is not familiar
At the outset the governor says: Il hav'
no hesitation in saving that the cours'
pursued by the president in this matter
is little less than cowardly."
Otis Answers Correspondents.
Washington, July 29,-prhe war de
! partment has issued a statement quot
ing certain dispatches from Gen. Oti
in answer to the press correspondents
! "round robin" The general says il
substance that the correspondent
)" wish to send statements that in
peril operations; that they ha
!. no specification to support their charge
" against him and that these charge
N were untrue. He denies that he min
j. mizes the work of the navy and quote
- from naval dispatches to justify hi
" statement.
The New Provisional Army.
Washington, July 22.-Rapid progre'
Is being made in the organization
= the new provisional army. Almost
ID of the commissioned force of 600 of
ID GERS have been appointed, all the ne
al regiments are partly organized an
t. there are nearly a sufficient number
le men for three full regiments. Ge
t. Corbin predicts that the organizatiC
ell of the ten regiments to be recruited
RS home will be completed by August
IS, when the quartermaster's departmeI
lg will have transportation available
send them to Manila
Otis Will Have 10000 Men.
. Washington, July est has be,
IL determined to place a large force
ne cavalry at the command of Gen. OF
ea as troops Of this character can be us
ch with great effect upon the Filipino
De- He will have about 5000 cavalry in
IN and by the time the troops which
I'm now being withdrawn from Cuba a
w. Porto Rico reach the Philippines abe
ne so. 900 men will be in the field.