The silver lance., 1899-09-22

Atlantic station. The department will
make the command commensurate
with his rank by increasing the Ium-
ber of vessels on the station. The De-
troit is on her way to join the station
and the Marblehead and Cincinnati
are likely to be attached. Altogether
there will be five or six ships on the
station. South Africa and South and
Central America, where disturbed con-
ditions are prevalent, are WITHIN the
province of the station.
1t has been stated at the department
of Justice that the attorney general
would hear Wayne MacVeigh in de
fense of Captain Carter some time next
week, and that the attorney general
would hand his opinion to the Presi-
dent without delay, probably before
the 25th inst. Mr.. Griggs has deter
mined to make Mr.. MacVeigh's hearing
public. and newspaper correspondents
and others interested will be permitted
to attend The attorney general will
explain in his report to the President
the reasons for delay in acting upon
the case, and is expected to show that
personal matters had no influence
whatever.
Private Thomas McVeigh, Company
G, First Wyoming Volunteer infantry,
was tried by general court martial,
convened at linus, p. l.. in June last
on the charge of striking his superior
officer. He was found guilty and SEN
fenced to be ''shot to death with mus
kerry at such time and place as the
proper authorities may direct" Two
thirds. of the court concurred in the
sentence. President Mckinley has di-
rected the sentence to be commuted to
dishonorable discharge, forfeiture OF
all pay and allowances and confine-
ment at hard labor for the period OF
three years. Alcatraz island, Califor-
mia, has been designated as the place
of confinement.
1t is stated that there is a strong
probability that General Brooke will
be recalled from Cuba. Generals Lud-
low, Wood and Wilson are agitating
that question and their friends here
are pointing out to the President the
necessity for a change The report is
that Generals Wood. Ludlow and Will
son are credited with threatening to
resign their civil duties and to ask to
be transferred to other posts of duty
if General Brooke be retained as gov
ernor general after January l. The
differences between the generals it is
said. refer solely to the management
of Cuban affairs by this government.
Brooke, according TO unofficial infor-
nation, is extremely unpopular in
Cuba.
In response to a renewed inquiry
whether there was any prospect of his
going to Manila to assume command OF
the United States army there, General
Miles says: 81 cannot tell. There are
no new developments in the matter so
far as / know. Certainly such mis-
sion would be a serious and RESPONSE
BILE one. and don't think that anyone
would ask to be sent there. A variety
of complicated problems await solu-
tion in the Philippines Asked If he
would like to go out there and under
take the solution of these problems,
General Miles smiled TRANQUILITY and
replied: at is a soldiers duty to go
where he is sent, and to do the very
best he can when he gets there"
President Mckinley is daily receiv-
ing letters. petitions and resolutions
from various parts of the country urg
ing his mediation in behalf of Dreyfus
and suggesting that he tender his good
offices in the pending dispute between
Great Britain and the Transvaal.
These have come in such volume that
there has not been an acknowledgment
in many cases. All these communi-
cations are being turned over to the
State department as they arrive. The
administration will take no action,
holding that unless the interests of the
United States or the rights of her citi-
zens are involved, it is not within the
province of this country to meddle in
the domestic or foreign affairs of other
countries.
The Navy Department has reached
Gn late in 70 Si
hiral Norman II. Farquhar to COM
mand the North Atlantic squadron to
succeed Admiral Sampson, and to place
the latter in command of the Boston
navy yard to fill the vacancy caused by
the recent death of Admiral Picking.
The transfer will take place on Octo-
ber 10th. Rear Admiral Farquhar is
one of the veteran officers of the navy,
his services covering the Civil War, as
well as the Spanish American conflict.
His last sea service was as commander
of the Newark in 1896. His shore as
signments have included stations at
the Boston navy yard. the League Is
land navy yard and, since 1897, at the
Norfolk navy yard. He was commits
stoned rear admiral on March Bird last
under the navy personnel bill.
The Swiss minister has been notified
that he cannot negotiate a reciprocity
treaty similar to that recently con-
cluded with France. He claims the
privilege under the favored nation
clause of the treaty now existing with
Switzerland. but has been informed
that if he presses the matter the result
must be the abrogation of the treaty
Switzerland, failing to make reciproc
ity advances within the time limit spec
flied in the Dingley law. takes the po-
sition advanced by England. Germany
and other continental nations of Eu-
rope that the French reciprocity treaty
privileges can be demanded at pleas
ure under the favored nation" clause
The other nations are quietly waiting to
see whether Congress will approve the
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