West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-30
WAS HINGTON LETTER.
ADJUTANT-G GENERAL CORBIN TO GO
TO THE PHILIPPINES ON A TOUR
OF INSPECTION.
The Case OF Ex-Governor Taylor or
Kentucky Who is Now a Fugitive
from Justice.
From our Regular Correspondent.

Prom our Regular Correspondent
WAsHiNCToN, May IS, Ioof.-
The pooh bah of the army and the
idol of pink teas, officially
known as Adjutant General Corbin,
has scored again. He will 20 a.
junketing to the Philippines, and he
will go clothed with authority 10
make any changes in quartering or
providing for the soldiers that he
may see fit without referring
them to Washington for approval
authority which properly belongs
only 10 the commander OF the army
and which, as matter Of fact, Gen.
Miles has never been allowed TO ak
ercise. 1t is announced that Gen.
Corbin is to go TO the Philippines
as the personal representative of
MIR. Mckinley and Secretary Root;
that he is charged by the latter
with the duty of arranging a cheap
scheme for the maintenance of the
army in the Philippines. which can
be put in the annual report of the
Secretary of War in the shape of
recommendation for Congressional
action, and by the former with the
task of finding out anything that
can be made use of in his annual
message to Congress. Wonderful
man, that fellow Corbin If he had
not got into the army, society, and
politics, he might have made first
class confidence man. When it
comes to persuading somebody over
him to give him what he wants he
never fails.
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1t begins to look as though there
was truth in the story of the admin
lstration having succeeded in hav-
ing the decision OF the u. S.
Supreme Court in the insular cases
held back until next fall, because
of its being adverse to the Nc
Kinley policy. The court will ad-
journ Monday until October. 1t
may hand down the insular decision
on that day, but if it does it will
surprise men who arc usually we'll
posted about such things, and odds
have been freely offered, without
takers, that it will not.
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Representative Davia, of the Jack
sonville, Florido, district is in
Washington. He says the people
Of Jacksonville are meeting the
great disaster visited upon the city
in the same spirit that the orange
growers of Florida met the de-
struction of all their orange trees by
frost in 1895 a disaster three times
as costly as the Jacksonville fire,
and that the city will be rapidly re-
constructed.
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Col. John e.. Madison, of KY. ,ex-
presses himself very vigorously
about Ex-Governor Taylor. For
instance he said: Kentucky stands
in false position before the world |
today. Within the state itself there
has been almost complete revul-
sion ofsuch sentiment as was opposed |
to the efforts to apprehend Taylor
and bring him to trial, but outside
people know nothing of this, or so
little about it that it has not alter
ed the impression that Taylor is the |
victim of persecution. Many men
who even yet hold Taylor blameless
for the death of Goebel, now belIevd |
that for the good of the State he
should surrender himself FOR trial.
the testimony of former Governor
Bradley and others, has tended to
dispel the belief that a Goebel sus-
pect cannot get fair trial in Ky,
and they concede that if Taylor is
innocent he has every thing to lose
and nothing to gain by being
brought to trial. At the time of
Goebe's death there was no doubt
more or less thirst for revenge and
determination that someone should
be made 10 suffer for his murder.
but all that is now passed. Ken
tuckians are proud Of their state
and its good name, and to a man
they realize that any injustice in
the case of Taylor would be quick
iy taken up and made the protest
Of attacks on the commonwealth.
II Taylor will surrender himself he
can have as fair a trial in Kentucky
as he could in the District of Co
lumbia and should he be acquitted.
he can live in the State in safety
and at peace with his neighbors"
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Ihchrstannual report Of Governor
Allen, Of Porto Rico, has been
made public. Naturally, he says
the government Of which he is the