The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-27
SECRETARY AI,GEIs RESIGNS.

SECRETARY AIGEEs RESIGNS.
His Presence in tho Cabinet Was Not
Dcsirable-He Formed an Alliance
with Pingree.
Gen. Russell A. Algor, tho Seore-
tary Of War, has resigned from the
cabinet, to take effect at the pleasure
OF President Mckinley.
The resignation Of Secretary Alger
IL believed to have been sought by the
President, as public opinion had al
Secrotary's retirement. The feeling
began with the first charges Of Con
eral Miles that the beef furnished tho
army OF invasion in Cuba had boon
chemically treated, or "embalmed."
1t WAS at once apparent to many that
tn . contracts entered into between tho
war department and packers were
irregular, and 80 strong were tho ortiz
cisms that tho President ordered d
board OF investigation, which, after IL
: long and tedious hearing, dismissed
the matter by simply criticising some
OF the acts OF the war department., but
exOnerating the Secretary or General
Eagap, tho chief c0mmisBary, OF any ir
regularity Ia awarding the contracts.
In this matter tho Presidont stuck
sluarely by his Secretary OF War and
defended him whenever opportunity
offered. Then the tremendous death
ratio from sickness In the al my caused
Is general complaint extending from
ocean to ocean, and whatever explana-
tion was offered was quickly eclipsed
by the startling figures showing that
disease thinned the ranks dozen
times moro than Spanish bullets. Tho
criticisms along this limo wero joined
in oven by army officers, who recOgniZ
ed and charged that the army was in
, many instances oliiccred by men who
know nothing whatever OF army rules
or methods, and that the disease waB
! tho part OF tho regimental command
ers and the surgeons, whose appoint
mcnts were made through political in
lluenccs.
With one OF these charges at the
5 door OF tho war department, u tremen-
: dous crusade against so-called ~ AL
gersm began, and rs the Secretary 8
determination not TO rotire Increased,
public demand for mis- removal in
. creased, until the most powerful OF the
Eastern newspapers were almost uni
ted in determination that he should
! surrender his portfolio. Through all
! OF :his the Secretary declared he would
l not retire under fro. But recently he
: announced for the United States Senate
. In Michigan against the incumbent,
1 Senator McMi Millan. Ia doing this he
openly formed an alliance with Cover.
a nor Pingree, who is u declared anti.
administration Republican. Senator
!, Mcmillan Is Il strong Mckinley ad"4
cate.
u This last act was tho straw tha
) broke bhe camel's back 80 far as Nc
kinicy is concerned. In tho storm 0
% criticism tho President had stool b,
u him, but to hold u position in the Pre-
e sidents official family In national poll
!, n tics and be allied with tho President
IL enemy in State politics was u doubl
that the friends OF tho Presidcn
= openly resisted, and while Mckinley
q diplomacy, It Ia known that he deter
; mined then and there to mako
change. The announcement OF I'll;
J. Socrttarys resi- nation, therefore, Is II
u line with what correspondents have
predicted for month past.
!, There Is much speculation as to wht
IL will succeed Secretary Alger. Genera
70 Harrison q. Otls, Governor Roosevelt
G General Leonard Wood and others are
II mentioned for the place.
Secretary Alger was born in tht
~ township Of Lafayette, Medina county
a. Ohio, February q, 1896. His parents
1e Russell Algcr and Caroline Muulton
IS were from New England stock, who's
hs ancestry were Scotch and English
AZ wns educated at the Itichficld acadcm
DC in ltich6eld, Summit county, Ohio, al
sc tending the autumn and winter term!
Il, working on farm by the month tn
ao remainder OF the year to enable him I
Ts do 80; taught school two wintert
I'M Akron, Ohio, during 1857 and 1853 ar
~ In 1859 until admitted to tho bal
ne practiced law but q little time +
q ch moved to Michigan January |, 1861
~ commenced numbering In small W,
% on borrowed capital at tho breakir
d out OF the war he enlisted In the volu
or teer service September 2, 1861, ~
~ mustered Into service to date Octob
81 2, 1861, as captain, Second M'chig,
Nv cavalry WAS promoted to be major
US April IT, 1862, lieutenant colonel
o. the Sixth Michigan cavalry Octob,
p 80, 1862, and colonel OF tho Fifth M ich
ro gan cavalry June IL, 1863 ; rosignc
n September lG, and WAS discharge
ly September 20, 1864; was sevcrel
DO wouded at the battle OF Boonsbor
an Md, July s, 1863, and received tn
or brevet commissions OF brigadier gel
eral and maj jor general OF volunteer K
ng gallant and meritorious servlces du
lux Cto "ai IoIurHeu W palCulBaH
the close OF tho war, and with bo
NIX rowed capital re.engaEod In the luz
icy boring business, which has staadi
ng increased year by year la volume h
Ia extensiye businesa interosts of ver,o
son kinda in other States than Michi ga
10 was Governor OF his State for the yes
ln- 1885 and 1886; WAS appointed Seer
ne tary OF War March S, 1897, and &C
IN iirmed the Same day.
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zen Tho Chicago Tribune Gays 81
n.y. to tho present time $1,000 dog licene
nat havs been issued In 1899. Before t
1or season is over 1t 10 estimated that sev
or olRht Thousand moro will ho tax