The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
{ From our Regular Correspondent

Washington, Aug. II, 1S90-Thc new
Secretary OF War is astonishing The
bureau officers Of the War Department.
They had accepted the statement that
the new Secretary was to devote his time
to solving the legal problems which aris e
in administering the affairs OF the depart
ment, bnt they.lind that he Intends to be
the head Of the department in all things,
and what is more he has iieaS Oh military
matters, either his own OF those of eX-
perts from whom he has taken advice,
probably the latter, and that from now
on, they are To he subordinateS in fact Il,
in name. While no officials orde,s have
been issued saying as much explicitly,
the talk and acts Of Secretary IL rot have
made 1t apparent that he intends having
between forty and fifty thousand eff .ctive
lighting men in the Philippines by tn.
close OF the rainy season; also probably
that he intends, without in any way dis
crediting Gen. Otis, to So arrange matters
that Gen. Otis will perform the du;ies
properly pertaining to the military gov
ernorshlp OF the Philippines and will, ot
course, retain the supreme comm uII of
the troops over thore, another man-
most likely Gen. Llwton-will be given
command OF tine troops which are t. ID
the lighting and it is hoped will put IN
6nd to the rebellion in short order.
When it is conside:e that Secretary
Root has only been in office week, il
cannot be denied that he seems to have
made rushing staff.
Sir Wilfred LauIier. the Canadian
Premier, has bad ii5 of the sllikS
b cause of the ridlcule with which hiS
recent war like remarks We're received
10y the press OF the Unitel States. He
Is so bid off that he has refused the
invitation Of the citizens OF Chicago To
attend the laying of the Cornerstone OF
the new Post O1i1 III that city, b.
President Mckinley in October, for him
self and the Governor General OF Canada,
although it h!l been understood un-
officially for months that they would
accept and attend. The formal invita-
ton was taken tn Ottawa by Mr.. +. w.
Fitzpatrick, Il Treas ~ orticial, who is
Il perso1al friend OF Sir WiIfred, aud
who retur.:el 10y Washington'a day or
two ago and reported the failure of his
m ssion.
EX-tfueen 1.ilioukalani, of Hawaii. is
now Keeping house in Washington. just
like thousands of other willows with
small incomes. She has been in Wash
lngton for the greater p art OF three ye,rs
and will probably continue TO make heG
home ut the National Cdpito! as long rs
she thinks there Is chance of getting
Congress tn recognize her claim TO til.
so-called crown-landS OF Hawaii She
no" calls herself IN American. She
recently said to caller: Il am Il
thorough American. | love the history
OF the country. 1t Is the heir apparent
/ of all that former nations have had
to Il sht and perish for. 1t seems to lavs-
oIme to America only when peri, CITE |.
and she has had to pass through centuries
OF suffering tn obtain it. II ms pir, $ me
10 Wis Mt Vernon. Olce went there
Wien The siIuw was on the ground. AID
t!!e tees were bare aul lifrlesS. There
was Il still solemni:y about The seel G
that affected me deeply, aud | though
! should never want 10 go there again.
did 81 again, cut II WAS In tina spring
t!mo. Everything WAS s. j)yous that it
seemed like Il veritab.e renaissance, and
| almost expected 10 See Washing on
walk forth AMI take part in the carnival
OF lite and h .nty.
Col. Jack Ilyes, one OF the most
noted Indian fighters OF the regular
army, spent day or two in Washington
en- route to the Philippines, whore he
will have Command ui cavalry reg
lment. lie has hecn serving under Gen.
Fifty Lee in Cuba, the two being Old
friends and comrades, having both BEEN
wounded in the same Indian battle,
away back in the lifties. when they were
young lieItenants. Col. Hayes said Of
his contemplated Philippine campaign;
III think that when the cavalry gel, alter
the Aguinaldo outrt, the rebels won t
last long. We OUGHT to have had more
mom ted troops there from the first. "
~ long list of patents have been granted
thlS week. Among them we find the
tuilowing to South Carolina: Vehicle
body, j. NJ. Carver, Fair Forest, s. c.
Wlnd!"ss water elevator, ~. China,
Simter, 5. G.; divice for killing insects,
IL. L. Johnson, Dillon, ). c.: machine
Tor manufacturing lump or plug tobac CO,
Il. F. Lindsay, Greenville, s. G.