Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1903 — Asks Leave of Absence. [ARTICLE]

Asks Leave of Absence.

Washington dispatch: Secretary Root received a cablegram from Gov. Taft at Manila requesting a six months’ leave of absence lor Commissioner Ide, dating from Feb. 15. Commissioner Ide is in ill health owing to his two years and a half of continuous service in the islands, and his condition requires that he should recuperate” in a temperate climate.