The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-02
THE PRESIDENT SICK
MOSTLY OF ALGERISh
He Does Not Favor a Miles
Court Martial.
Scandals and the Relief Commission
Wearing Him 0ui.
Mr.. Nckinicy Daily Growing More
Tired of the Putrid Army
Beef infamy.

1t is denied at the White House that the
President is very sick man. as has been
stated The admission was made. how
ever, that Mr.. Mckinley is mot in as good
health as he was one month ago" This
condition, it was explained, is due TO over
work and the numberiess demands that
are made upon him by men in both public
and private life.
Friends of the President assert that the
haggling over the Peace Treaty in the SEN
ate. the important vacancies he has been
called upon to fill and the pressure OF the
claims OF candidates, with the myriad OF
callers at the White House in their b=ha!f,
have had their effect in depressing him
Added to these is the condition of affairs
in the Philippines, Samoa, and Cuba, all OF
which have called for extra exertion on his
part.
Not the least important factor in his
worn condition is said to be the worriment
he is undergoing over the forthcoming re-
port of the Alger Relief Commission, the
Easan court-martial case and the numer-
Gus War Department scandals.
1t was the belief that the Alger Relief
Commission would result in the suppress
sion of these scandals. Instead. however,
washing report they are preparing have re-
suited in filling the official atmosphere
with even greater scandals which Will not
down.
1t is predicted that when the report of the
Algerian Whitewashers is made public u
howl of execration will go up from the At
| lantic to the Pacific, and the press and
people will demand an investigation which
will investigate.
| Added to the Presidents worriments,
which have made him appear wan and
| weakly, now comes the report that Secre-
tary Alger. whose department is already
neck deep in the mire, has declared his in
! tention of demanding the trial Of General
/ Miles by court-martial because OF his au-
thorized interview published yesterday
morning.
Alger is reported to have said If the
! Niles interview is correctly reported, then
! he should be tried for neglect of duty in
not reporting the matter to the Secretary
1 Of War.
To court-martial General Miles or bring
him before n board of enquiry, say his
(; friends, would be to establish beyond per-
adventure of a doubt all the serious
charges he has made against the Algerian
management OF the war. and the army beet
particularly. 1t would also mean an I'M
limited proIongation of the war scandals.
A friend Of the President declared yes
terday that he was already naussated b.
these scandals, and that should Alger evel
suggest such thing as the court tial-
ing of General Miles, the President woulG
promptly squelch him and give him tn,
forcible reminder that after a successful
war had been fought and the American
arms covered with glory, his (Alger's) de
partment alone had befouled the most brit
liant pages in American history by scan
dals most fragrant.
NO" concluded the Presidents friend
you can rest assured that Mr.. McKinle!
will not give AIger loose reins any ionge
to involve his Administration in furthe
dsrepute."