Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-02-13
THEY EARNED IT
Officers Who We're Jumped
Ahead Won Distinction
ii Battle.
GOSSIP OF
THE CAPITOL.
THE CAPITOL.
The Har in the Philippines is Said
to Be Nearing 40 End, and
ETsry Day There Ire Stronger
ETideaces Of the Hesking Of the
FilipiaOs.

WAsHISGToN, Feb. i3.--Naturaliy there
ID much talk about the nominations of
general officers of the army sent to the
senate by President Mckinley this
week, and some dissatisfaction among
the friends OF some officers whose names
we're not In the list and those OF come
who were In the list but not in the part
OF il their friends thought they ought to
be, but it 10 admitted BY those who are
entirely aDprejudiced that the list is as
fair one AZ could have been made out.
II was made up not on the presidents
judgment alone, but By the unanimous
judgment Of his cabinet. 1t is utterly
unfair to criticise the jumping OF Cap
tains Leonard Wood and j. Franklin
Bell, both of whom were made briga-
dier geherals over other officers, as both
Of them have performed distinguished
services, the former in Cuba, OF which
he 10 now military governor. and the
latter in the Philippines, where he is
serving as brigadier general OF volun-
teers. II there were no jumping in pro-
motions, there would be no way to re-
ward the junior officers in the army for
mefitorious actions.
Gen. e. s. Otis, who is In Washington,
said on existing conditions in the Philip
pines: "Peopie in the United States
are inclined 10 believe that little head
way Ii being made toward suppressing
the insnrrection, but to one who has
been on the ground and is familiar with
the situation. it is plainly apparent that
the progress is steady aud sure. That
snch and such town has been occupied
by the American forces may not mean
much to the layman, but in the general
scheme OF pacifcation II may be full oi
significance. From the reports OF tbs
military authorities. cannot see but
that all that could be expected is being
done. There has been no check in the
plans mapped out by the American
authorities. The trouble is that the
people at home are not able to compre-
bend how tedious task it is to extend
our control over all the islands. +"
The senate amended the military aca-
denny appropriation bill, which It passed
this week, by providing for the expui-
sion Of any West Point cadet who en-
cages In hazing and making him ineligi-
II. i, bSfd . s.e,.,,,,,.n,nr ,a .i4har Y{.n
army or the navy. That will end the
haxing business.
Secretary Hay has taken advantage OF
the prevailing quietness in our foreign
relations to go 70 Virginia for few days
reet and recreation, both OF which he
needs.
Secretary Gage having informed the
house committee having charge OF the
matter that he had received satisfactory
evidence that the Louisiana purcease
EXPOSITION company had raised the slo,-
o00,O00 required as a prerednisite to
government aid. the bill appropriating
ss, ,00o, 600 for the exposition. TO be held
at st. Louis. has been favorably report
ed TO the house, and will be passed.
Having no leader Of their own that
they were willing to follow the demo-
cratic senators have taken the extraor-
dinary course Of going outside of the
senate for man to lead their fight
against the ship subsidy bill, and the
m an they have set up for their leader
is ex-senator Gorman, who has been in
charge all this week. Whatever the
effect Of this move may be on the fate of
the ship subsidy blIl. and it is not at all
likely TO be important. It should furnish
pointer to Bryan, Hill. Cleaeland and
other would-be democratic leaders in
1904.