The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
ALGER'S GALL.
Demands That Gen. Mics be
Deposed.


Washington, May 8.-Secretary
Aiger, who has just returned to Wash
;nesoo, is lacking in many OF the
characteristics tha. 60 to make an
ideal Secretary of War, bat ne attempts
to make up for all of them with gall.
of which he has about IS much as any
man Who ever held q cabinet portfolio.
And bis latest is little beyond al! his
previous exploits in the gall line. BE
has actually gone so far as to dictate TO
Mr.. Mckinley. if the public talk Of his
tenchmen can be believed. According
to the Algerises, AIgsr is not satisfied
With the white.washiDg given him BY
the War Commission and the alleged
vipdication given him by the report
of the Military Court of Irquiry. which
MIR. Mckinley has just approved and
ordered published. bat demands that
Gen. Miles shall be deposed from the
command of the army. In addition
to having demanded this Of Mr. Nc.
Kiuley. Alger is said to have told him
that If he did not issue the order trans
ferripg Miles from Commander OF the
army to one of the Military Divisions.
be would. as Secretary Of War. issue
it himself. thus forcing Presidential
action one way or the other. It is not
surprising that Mr. Mckinley should
have concluded to 60 to .hs Virginia
Hot Springs and try 60 clear out bis
system by few hot baths. But it is
Algerism be will have to clean out to
accomplish anything.
Boss P.;s:s's edIot mas gone forth that
New York ehall have bat one candidate
fer the Speakership. and that Payne.
Ray and possibly other members of the
delegation. who have either pos;t;vely
or partially announced themselves as
candidates. will be forced out Of the
way to give Sherman the unanimous
support OF the delegation. This, and
runors that Sherman had made deal
with Hanna caused quite marked
boom iu Sherman stock, and Sherman
is now in favor 10 sporting circles.
Treasury officials have refused to
allow an item hesded ''ttsveling ex-
penses" in the personal accounts Of
Roger G.. Spooner, Special Indian
Agent temporarily 10 charge of the
Indian warehouse in Chicago, because
the Aforesaid travelling expenses we're
incurred by Spoouer in going between
his home in Wisconsin aad his Office in
Chicago, and are not considered to have
been necessary to the proper perform
asce Of his public duties. Spooner is
brother of Senator Spooner aud holds
his position by trick. The position
Of Superintendent. Of the Indian ware.
house is supposed to be under Civil
Service Rules also to be vacant.
Nearly q year ago. Senator Spoouer
carried an order to Secretary Bliss,
from Ms. Mckinley, telling him to
provide a good placs for his brother.
It was done by appointing him as
Special Indian Agent and putting him
in temporary charge of the warehouse
in Chicago, where be has been ever
since, filing position that is ia the
classified service, without ever having
even taken an examination Still,
there are some otherwise levelbeaded
men who vii! get "nu,ty' when the
Civil Services Rules are spoken Of as
the - huubug they really are
Mr. KcKiniey seems to be develop
iog a disposition to play Car He
ordered Representative Henderson, CT
Iowa, Chairman OF the Republican
Caucus Com mnit,ee that recently com.
pisted financial bill, VIXEN he called
a: the White House with copy Of the
bill, to change it before it vas
submitted to tie republicans cf the
Senate Finance Committee. who it
seems must approve it before it is made
public Col. Henderson is peppery
sort of fellow occasionally, but beiog
a candidate for Speaker Of the House,
be did not care to quarrel With Mr..
Mckinley. SO be only called bis asteo'
,ion to the fact that every clause in the
bill had been Put there by unanimous
vote Of the Committee The order to
charge it vas reiterated BY Mr.. McKin
ley
/, has been decided By the republican
leaders that an extra session Of
Congress shall be called, probably early
10 the fall, bat in order to give
themselves an opportunity to change
laa;r nniaaa shnnla IL be aeemed