Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

ihc4uuihg the gallant and daring cap
ture of Aguinaldo, by Gen. Fred.
Funston, the cablegram announcing
that the late chief of the Insurgents
had taken the oath of allegiance to the
U. ). and the continued surrender
OF Filipino officers and men as we'll as
the rapid progress of the establishing
OF civil government in the various pro-
vinces by the Taft commission. 1t
looks as though peace and prosperity
were ahead of the Philippines. aud
that both would come much sooner
than the most sanguine would have
predicted few weeks ago President
Mckinley promptly assured Senator
burton ana Representatives Curtis and
Long, OF Kansas, that Gen. Funston's
! good work should be rewarded, and as
promptly made him brigadier general
IN the regular army, although that
action ON the part of the president did
not meet the approval of some of the
army fossils who say that Gen. Funston
Is too young to be IA brigadier general
In the regular army--he is only 35.
The answer to the argument is that
Funston earned his commission as
! brigadier general of volunteers bv his
bravery and gallantry, and that now
he has earned a similar commission AS
a regular; what man is old enough
to earn. he is old enough to have. TO
properly reward him was to encourage
future Funstons to perform gallant
deeds when the occasion for them
arises.
The insinuation that the President
and Secretary Root were not disposed
to give Gen. Funston proper credit for
capturing Aguinaldo, is fully answered
by Funston's promotion, and by the
following cablegram sent to Gen. Mac
Arthur by Adjt. Gen. Corbin: The
President instructs me to express his
high appreciation # the gallant con-
duct of Gen. Funston and of the Off
GERS and men Of the army and navy
engaged with him in the Palanan ex-
peditiou. The secretary of war per-
sonally joins in this expression"
List of patents granted to Milwau-
kee inventors this week as reported by
&, A. Snow s. Co.. patent attorneys,
Washington, d. c.. is as follows; w.
v Baumbach, Milwaukee, setting for
tile; NJ. b. Cope, Milwaukee, smoke
distributor; j. b. Erwin. Milwaukee.
pressure regulator; f, Reynolds, Mil
waukee, piston rod packing.
1t is very confidently expected by
the President and Secretary Root that
the improved conditions in the Philip
pines will make it unnecessary TO re-
cruit the army to the full strength
authorized by Congress. Neither
wishes for large army unless it is
necessary.
If there have been frauds in Manila,
as reported by the Associated Press.
involving contractors for commissary
supplies for the army and army otii-
GERS, the authorities can be trusted TO
see that the guilty parties arc properly
punished.
When the cabinet met at II o'clock
yesterday forenoon President Mckinley
announced to the members that 2. c.
Knox of Pittsburg has accepted the
attorney generalship, which was offer.
ed him last week
The entire exhibit Of the Post Office
Department, which will he the largest
and most complete ever shown any
where, for the Pan-American Exposi-
ton, has been shipped to Buffalo.
Friends of the gentlemen who did
not get on the st. Louis Exposition
commission are liable TO have their
criticism of the new commissioners
misconstrued.
Hon. Frederick l. Allen, the new
commissioner of patents, married a
granddaughter of William r. Seward,
Lincoln's great secretary of state.
Aguinaldo Is doubtless much more
comfortable in Gen. MacArthur's hands
than he was while trying to keep out
Of the way of American troops.
Cleveland o., will furnish free quar-
ters to as many as 10000 veterans who
will attend the G. a. r. Eucampment,
in September.
Gen. Funston will find many sur
prises in the anecdotes of his life now
being printed in the newspapers of
this country.
Probably the worst punishment that
could be given Aguinaldo would be to
turn him over to the ''aunties" to be
slobbered on.
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