Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-04-25
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From our regular correspondent

Evidently Admiral Dewey isn't one o
those who believes the end OF the Philip
pine troubles to be in sight or course lt
is too diplomatic to discuss such que''i
ion where his opinion would be likely 10
get ont, but when he cabled the Navy
department to send him six months eli
cheering supplies for his fleet, every EN-
ploye OF that department knew that il
was just as though he had cabled that il
would not. in his opinion be safe to mt
terielly reduce the strength OF the fieet
1t Manila for sometime to come.
The latest Philippine news seems e.
Justify the opinion of those who believe
hat the fighting over there is likely TO
90 on for an indefnate time. Gen. Law
ton has started on campaign with Il
picked force, with the intention of trying
20 run down the Filipinos.
Democrats are not the only ones VIII
regard the Philippines as an undesirabla
possession. Representative Steele of Ind
a staunch supporte" of the administration
t VIM lsuS'td iuiouSu w uSfitHHtt1 lew
days ago, said of them: 80 far as l am
concerned. l would like to trade the
philippine Islands for yellow dog, an
hen kill the dog, il there were nothinl.
Use involved in the possession of the II
|. .ands."
E. In naming one OF the new battleships
}eorgia, although sent from dozen
3ther states. Mr.. Mckinley is said to
lave been acutated solely by desire to
show his appreciation of the courtesy
With which he was treated during his
recent visit and to the people of Georgia.
! The other names chosen we're, for battle
saips-Pennsylvania and New Jersey:
for armored cruisers West Virginia, Ne
,raska. and California: for ordinar,
cruisers Denver, Des Moines. CHAT
anoogs, Galveston Tacoma, and Cleve.
md.
After taking several days to consider
the matter. the Military Court of Inquiry
wisely decided to admit as evidence the
he reports submitted to General Miles
IN the bsef issued by LAT officers who
we're in Cuba or Porto Rico. just to
give an idea of the nature of these re-
.oorts, the following phrases, each from
lifferent officers report, are quoted: "A
miserable apology for food. NO more
inpalatable food could be issued. /" AN
lnsuitible article of food. "A distinct
failure. 1t was nauseating. Prefer
going without meat to eating it. Was
soft watery, insipid and unsatisfactory
to the men. WAS stringy, tough and
anpalatable. 'raseless, and the men
would not eat it, Caused great deal
II Sickness. and as ration was a fail
nre'" WAS unfit for use aud many of
the men said it had been doped. I" WAS
not fit to be issued : 'WasutterIy unfit
ls an articsl of diet. Hungry men left il
IN the ground 'The sight of it was
enough to turn the stomach" Was
not fit for consumption. WAS openly
condemned by the men and thrown away.
WAS just as bld as possible, short of
being rotten''. 1T produced disordered
stom iches". There was whole lot more
OF the same soft, but this will do for sam
pie =
Mr.. Mckinley has accepted an in
v.tation TO attend the confederate en-
canpmeni to be held June the 7th and
sth at Falls Church. Va. under the aus
pces of the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, and promised to deliver an address.