The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-19

Pald.-COmmissiOner Evans -Investiga-
tion-Committee has Commenced Work
Washington, July II, 1899.-Presi.
dent Mckinley has about completed
the selection officers for the new regi.
ments of volunteers, and he is receiv,
ing many compliments for having
stuck to his plan of giving those COM
missions only to men whose military
experience fit them to properly fill the
positions. Not single commission
has gone to man without military
experience.
Secretary Alger and Mrs. Alger left
Washington to-day for Long Branch,
to spend couple of days with the vice
president and Mrs Hobart. Before
leaving the secretary said of the last
newspaper attempt to retire him from
the cabinet: 81 shall not resign this
year certainly, and can not say as to
the future. My private business and
the state of my health will govern my
future course. Nothing that / have
ever heard of or know of has been SO
cruel as these attacks upon me, If my
critics can point to one thing in my
official career have done that l ought
not to have done, or where I have not
done what | should have done, shall
be very glad to surrender my present
official duties"
Captain John B. Eaves, of North
Carolina, now in Washington, said OF
politics in his state: ."If the repub-
lican party of North Caronlina would
make the fight in the coming campaign
solely on an honest republican plat
form, giving the gold standard and
protection planks the prominence to
(which they are entitled, the chances oil
victory would be reasonably sure. Nc
Kinley's policy is popular with the
milling, banking, railroad, moneyed
and progressive element, and prosper
ity Is more important issue now in
the south than effete party lines.n
Attorney-general Griggs has gone e
New Jersey for a short vacation, which
| he has earned by great deal 81 hare
kwsek. made anaeaassfg tlse mans
knotty law points, brought up in con
nection withe results OF the war will
Spain.
1t was in Washington hotel. A
democrat was regaling a crowd will
stories indicating his belief that the
democrats had show to carry Ohio
this year. After awhile quiet gentle
man, who is prominent Ohio business
man, quietly remarked: 81 see thai
you don't know. The democrats have
no chance Of carrying the state, nc
matter what sort of a ticket they put
up. ! have been in more than half oi
the counties of the state during the
past four months and have taken es.
pecial care to get the drift of public
sentiment. The dissensions within the
republican party are neither so wide
spread nor so serious as the democrat:
think, as they do not extend to the
mass of the voters. Some individual:
are sore, but they will not effect the
result. The state will go republican
by about the usual majority, although {
big vote for an off year is likely to bt
polled. In Judge Nash the repub
licans have candidate who does the
party credit. He is an amiable man
and yet has nerve enough 10 meet any
situation"
A delegation representing the Ma
tional Temperance Society and kindred
organizations, called on the presiden
this week and requested him to Sc
aside the opinion of Attorney-genera
Griggs on the "canteen" clause of tn,
army act of the last congress. Th
president told them he would make
personal investigation to satisfy him
self as to the correctness of the con
struction put upon the law by the at
torney-general, that if found correc
it would stand, if not it would be Sc
aside.
This government will not pay dam
ages on account of the detention o
passengers, or their sickness, on tn
vessels seized during the Cuban block
ade. Such in effect was the reply mad
by Secretary Hay to the French am
bassador who has filed claim for $40,
900 on behalf of French passenger Of
one of the French steamers captureC
and held until released by decision
of the admiralty court. 1t was consid
cred as merely an incident of the war
Commissioner Evans not only gave
cordial welcome to the G. A. r. com
mittee which came to Washington t,
investigate the pension bureau, but h
detailed expert clerks in the bureau t,
assist'the committee and ordered al
employees to give any information tn
committee might desire. This inves
tigation is being made largely becaus
of charges which have been made b,
members of The G.. A. r. against Com
missioner Evans and his methods o
administering the business OF the bu
reaus, and the committee is compose,
of some of the most prominent mem
bers Of that organization, including
Colonel r. B. Brown, of GAINESVILLE
Ohio, who is chairman; General Iohl
W. Palmer, Of Albany, former com