The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-09
VIII Use Statehood Bill as Club.

There Is a a growing belief that Sem
ator Quay has abandoned hope of pass
ing his omnibus statehood bill. Quay
processes to be sure of a majority when
yer the bill comes to a vote. but friends
say he is bluffing.
There is a belief, which amounts al
most to a certainty. that the statehood
bill will be used by Quay and others to
kill Off pending legislation on trusts
and tariff.
Quay represents the coal trust and the
steel trust. 1t is his plan to use the
statehood bill to prevent al. action on
the trusts and the tariff. He will yield
time to the bills concerning immigra-s
ton, militia, the general staff, n sim
liar topics, but will hold the statehood
cas- as against any attempt to pass
a trust law or to abolish the tariff on
coal or steel.
So long as Quay can keep up the
fight on the statehood question no
trust or tariff legislation will be pos
sible. The leaders long ago decided that
the demand for tariff revision was not
general enough to justify action at this
session.
New Successors to Miles.
A new story is being circulated re-
garding Miles retirement. It is that the
general will return to this country in
March nex and retire voluntarily. It
is said the plan involves the promotion
of Major General Davis and Major Cen
eral Hughes in turn to the command
OF the army n their retirement sue
cessively as lieutenant generals. Both
these officers Will retire compulsorily
within a short time of each other, prior
to the date of Miles statutory retire
ment in August next.
The president desires to confer addi-
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it Is said the plan is agreeable to Miles,
who is understood to be willing to re-
tire a few weeks ahead Of time in o n
sideration OF the wishes of his brother
officers.
The plan would not interfere with
the presidents intention to appoint
Young as commander in chief. This
would occur after Hughes goes out
about the middle Of next summer. Chat
fee will succeed Young in January. 1904.
and on his retirement General Corbin
will be made lieutenant general and
chief of staff, for Secretary Root is sure
that his general staff bill will have been
enacted into law by that time.
Memorial to Lincoln.
Within a reasonable time there will
be erected n Washington a memorial to
Abraham Lincoln which will be In keep
ing with the achievements Of that great
man." said Senator Cullom. Congress
has already authorized an ~appropria-
ton and the appointment Of a commit
tee. consisting Of Secretary Hay. Secre-
tary Root, Senator Wetmore and Rep
resentative McCleary. 1t is the general
understanding that before they go into
the question Of design they will decide
upon the location of the memorial.
1t has been suggested that 1t be 10.
Gated near the Potomac river, In the vi
entity Of the Washington monument,
u some strong objections have been
made to the selection of this neighbor-
MOOD. Everyone who has become ins
terested In the matter is in favor Of
erecting a handsome memorial. Wheth-
er 1t will take the form Of a statue OF
something more elaborate has not YET
been determined, but when the design
Is decided upon and the memorial is
put in place it will be one of the chief
attractions of Washington"
Legation Building inadequate.
The secretary of the treasury has
transmitted to the house a commune
cation from Horace n. Allen, United
States minister at Seoul, Korea, call.
Ing attention to the need of a legation
puliulng at Seoul for which an estimate
or $4,000 was submitted at the las
session.
Mr.. Allen says, among other things:
! I am Just now in the humlliating position
OF being unable to entertain ali the for.
elgn representatives here. with thetl
waves, at one time for lack of space. ID
Is not compatible with the dignity of thu
United States to have its official estab-
Nshment housed in these insignificant Ole
Korean bungalows.
He declared our legation to be a dis.
grace to the United States.