The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-10-06

viser-in chief on Philippine affairs
which is an important one, all
though it will carry no official title
The President has not determined
upon Philippine policy, further
than to put down the rebellion and
to restore law and order on the is
lands. He has absolute conf
dence in Admiral Dewey's judg-
ment, and there is little doubt
that his advice will be a powerful
factor in deciding what the Philip
pine policy of the President will
be after peace has been restored;
and the fact that Admiral Dewey
will be the Presidential! adviser
will be likely to cause Congress,
the members of which have the
same confidence in him that every
body feels, to endorse whatever
Philippine policy may be finally
determined upon.
There is a possibility that Ad-
miral Dewey may join the Presi-
dents party in the trip to the
west, which will follow the Wash
ington welcome, but as yet it is
only possibility, because Admir-
al Dewey's wishes have not been
ascertained, and che Presidedt de-
sires him to follow his own wishes
in the matter, believing that he
has fully earned that right, al
though he will be delighted should
the Admirrl decide to go, as will
the people Of the section to be Wis
tied by the party.
Quite number Of officials went
over to New York to participate in
the welcome to Dewey, Assistant
Secretary Allen, of the Navy De-
partmeut, being the special repre-
sentative Of the Navy. It was
decided some time ago that no
member Of the cabinet should go,
being deemed more fitting that the
entire cabinet should stay in Wash
ington with the President to re-
ceive him.
| The publication of story al
leging a serious difference of opin-
ion between members of the board
Of construction as to the speed
which tho battleship authorized at
J the last session of Congress should
} have was not warranted by facts
, There is no such difference of opin.
ion. Or the contrary, the board
is unanilaously in favor of obtain
ing as great speed as possible
Rear Admiral Melville, who is q
member of the board, said on the
, subject: each member of the
board is striving to secure for the
U. S. navy ships that will be su-
perior to any yet built. Naturally
the preliminary designs, tentative,
ly drawn up by each member OF
this board, will differ. and the
problem before the board will be
to secure in the designs that which
it, as body, deems to include az
many as possible Of the advantages
Of every proposal by any of its
members. In the matter of speed,
each member of the board seems
to desire as high speed as pos.
sible, consistent with the mainte.
nance of the other offensive and
defensive qualities of the ship"
! t." Pope's appointment OF
Archbishop Chappelle, of New Or
leans to be Apostolic Delegate to
the philippines, was we'll received
in fficisl circles, as it is believed
that tn" mural effect upon the
islands of putting an American at
the head Of the Catholic church
will be good, just as it has been in
Cuba and Porto Rico, to both of
which Archbishop Chppelle was
appointed Apostolic Delegate
more than year ago.
The President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley held a special reception in
honor of the delegates, who came
from all parts of the civilized
world, to the sevedth council of
the Pan-Presbterian Alliance, now
sitting in Washington.
Giving to Chief Justice Fuller
and Justice Brewer, of the u. 8.
Supreme Court, being delayed in
Paris by the British VENEZUELA
court of arbitration, of which they
are members, the prize case in
which Rear Admiral Sampson and
the officers and men of the Mort b
Atlantic Squadron are interested
cannot be taken up by the Su-
preme court upon the day set,
October Is, the Importance of the |
case being such that 1t desired
that it shall be heard and passed
upon by full bench. The case
in question grew out of the prizes
captured by the North Atlantic
Squadron during she blockade of
Cuba. The amount involved is SO
large that the claims we're by mu-I
tual consent of the Treasury off,
Gals and the naval officers COM
bined in case to be decided by
the Supreme Court.