The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-04-19

SoIt VI - treaty tNo-tuiIuS VI Wv
Senate would be willing IL vote for
Ii is perfectly tue that no negotia
tons hay. been started with Eng
land for a new treaty, but the rea
son given is only half true. II Sec
rotary Hay has not been able TO as
G, rtaln what sort OF "A treaty two
thirds Of the Senate will vote for, h.
has been very plainly given to un
Il. rstand what sort of n treaty two
thirds Of the Senate v i'll vote against
or ame,.d, and the information il
strikingly near to what Senator Nor
ean said on the floor OF the Senate,
Just before congress adjourned--tha'
AIR. Mckinley would find out thai
he could not get two-thirds Of the
Senate 10 agree 10 any treaty less
strongly pronounced III favor. Of
American rights than The ~ainqRded
Hay Paunceiote treaty, which Fog
land would not have. That is the
real reason why there have hesn no
negotiations.
According 10 eviderce given be-
fore the u. 3. Industrial conmis-
sion, the paper trust has added more
than ~, 100000 year TO the cost Vi
news print paper liz this country.
One witness said tina. he knew oi
two newspapers which we're each
paying an increase OF $4,000 a
year in the price Of paper used by
them. The same witness said that
all The promises made by the trust
had been violated, and that instead
OF reducing the cost of manufacture.
it had been increased, and wa now
greater than unler individual "
nership of the paper mills.
Although the War Department
has tried to pooh-pooh the reports
OF extensive frauds in the commits
sary dedartn.ent at Manila, the Of
fetal action vi Secretary Root in
largely increasing the force OF Off
cers in the Inspector Generals de
partment in the Philippines, ls an
acknowledgment Of the truth of the
published stories. 1t is stated at
the Var Department that the sys-
tenn OF inspection in the Philippines
has been very lax because "a sufii
Gent number of officers hadnot been
detailed for that purpose. and that
in consequence there has been a
number of cases Of petty fraud, in
both the commissary and quarter
masters departments. 1t is known
that these frauds have been 30 nu
merous for some time, that 1t has
been found necessary to establish a
sort Of secret service TO watch for
them. There has been only one Of
fcer, Col. Jarlington, on strictly in
spection duty in the Philippines,
and he has only recently returned
to duty from a two months SICK
leave. Nothing shows palmer that
the government has been robbed ex-
tensively in the Philippines than the
fact that tie average annual cost OF
maintaining a soldier over there has
increased in the year more than
800. As there are in round num-
bers IS. 900 soldiers over there, this
is no small matter.
Adjutant Gen. Corbin. who is
about the slickest politician that
ever neld a commission 10 the army,
and who by means Of his political
manipulation, was practically in
command Of the army during the
war with Spain. has again slugged
Gen. Miles below The belt, and the
latter's fighting blood is consequent.
ly pretty near boiling. AS usual, il
was done through Corbin's political
pull. He not only succeeded in get
ting the recommendation of Gen
Miles, ---either Col. Rodgers Of the
Fifth, or Col. Guenther, of the
Fourth Artillery-for appointment
as Chief Of Artillery, q position Gre
ated by the new army law, turned
down. and Col. w. +. Randolph ap
pointed, although he was ranked b,
both the other men, but in getting
the Chief Of Artillery made a su
coordinate Of the Adjutant General
although the law creating the posi-
ton says the holder shall b, on th'
staff Of the Lieutenant Genera Al com
manding. Gen. Miles has made
vigorous protest to the Secretary 0
War against this violation Of law
but no notice has been taken Of it
Republican gossip says there will
soon be a new public printer. Mr.
Palmer, who now holds the posi-
ton, held it under Harrison, an,
was appointed by Mr. Mckinley a
the personal request IF Elk res
! Harrison. II il said that Repre-
!, sentative HeatwoIe, Of Mimi f, csl
kave the place If he wants il, and
| he doesn't Boss Plat will yet il 10