The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-26
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS


q. A. r., accompanied by Silas IL. Fow-
Ter, his adjutant general. has arrived in
Washington, and will maintain quar-
tiers here until the close of the annual
encampment of the G. A. X. in Octo-
ber.
Edward ]. Sullivan, a New York
merchant, recently discussed Philippine
affairs with the President. Mr.. Sulli-
van is prominent in the Catholic
church. and assured the President that
his policy regarding church affairs in
the archipelago met with the approval
of large majority of the Catholics in
this country
Special agents of the Interior De
partment are now at the scene of the
Wyoming forest fires in response to
the message of Governor Richards of
that state, and are provided with
funds to enable them to secure help
sufficient to check the flames. 1t is be-
lieved that the fires will soon be under
control and that no further fears need
be entertained.
Arrangements have been completed
by General Ell Torrance, commander
in-chief of the G. a. r., for opening
general encampment headquarters,
where all applications for free quar-
tiers hereafter will be received. 1t also
was announced that by direction of the
president, all available regular troops
in the vicinity of Washington will par
ticipate in the parade.
The War Department has in course
of preparation an order for the army
maneuvers to take place at Fort Riley,
Kansas in the latter part of Septem-
Der. The maneuvers will be timed to
suit the President. who will review the
troops that participate in them. Sev-
eral thousand regular and volunteer
soldiers will appear in the maneuvers
including two regiments of United
States infantry. one regiment of Unit
ed States cavalry, several batteries of
United States artillery and the militia
organizations of Kansas and Nebraska.
The celebrated Gardener investiga-
tion at Manila has come to an end and
it is stated tina the record and report
on the case will be forwarded to Wash
ington for consideration. General
Chaffee would ordinarily be the review
ing authority. but his last reports to
the War Department We're to the effect
that he would review the case if pos
sible within the time he had at his dis
posal. He then had under considera-
ton the Moro campaign, which was oc-
cupying his time. and he has probably
now forwarded the Gardener papers to
Washington.
The Navy Department on the 10Th
inst. received a mail report from Com
mander McCrea of the Machias, in
which he stated that the accounts of
the fighting in the neighborhood of
Cape Haytien and of the situation there
generallyhad been. greatly exaggerated.
He says that the situation is far from
tbrao tnp at that
he considers it his duty to remain there
for the present, owing to the fact that
Admiral <illick. with revolutionary
gunboat. is still at large, and In the
absence of foreign warships. might
corie into the harbor and lombard the
city.
A cable dispatch has been received
from General Chaffee stating that in
his judgment an active campaign
against the Moros in Mindanao was
necessary in order to curb the opposi-
ton that has been growing against
United States authority. The dispatch
was repeated to President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. General Chaffee has been
directed TO use his own discretion in
the matter. and will no doubt engage
in an aggressive movement against the
insurgent Moros. General Chaffee is
now at Mindanao, having left MANILA
some days ago. If the campaign should
continue for some time he no doubt
will remain in the Philippines instead
of leaving on September 3Oth as he
had planned.
1t is admitted at the State Depart
ment that there is renewal of tension
between the United States and Turkey,
but the officials do not deem it prudent
to disclose the present condition of af-
fairs. They say, however. that the
condition is in no way grave, but it is
of that strained character which has
occurred from time to time with Tur-
key in recent years. 1t is inferred that
the present tension grows out of the
long spending claims of Americans who
suffered loss during the Armenian out
break To some extent the Stone alb
duction gave added cause for irrita-
tion. The American minister, MIR.
Leishman, has been given wide lati-
tude to deal with the situation as cir
cumstances may demand.
In the naval maneuvers it is believed
that the white" squadron under Com
mander Pillsbury has had difficult
problem set for it. Pillsbury's restric-
tions were such as to confine him to
at most a dozen harbors. among them
Portland. Portsmouth, Rockport, Sa-
lem and Provincetown. a full moon Is
also another factor against the enemy's
success. In the circumstances, the ma
val experts generally agree that an at
, tempt to strike the coast during the
daytime would be foolhardy for at
tacking fleet. but that at night, w,,L
very thick weather it might be possible
for Commander Pillsbury. with his
ships darkened. to creep in, pass the
scouts and quietly anchor without be
ing reported until too late for Higgin-
son to reach him with superior force.