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THE EVENING STAR. 1 *UBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. {{th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S.H. KAUFFMAD New York Office, 49 Potter Building. The Event efty by carr Sta~ ts gerved to subscribers In the n th n account, at 10 cents per week. ci 44 cents ver h. Copies at the conoter, 2 cents eah By m:d—anywhe:e in the United States or Canada—postage prepali—Bv cents Per mont a7y Quint foreign postage a (Entered at the as secord-closs mfl matter.) a ptions must be patd In advance. werteing made known « le Sheet Star. $1 per year, with Che Evening Star. No. 14,206, SEPTEMBER 9, 1 898-SIXTEEN PAGES. “TWO CENTS THERETURN JOURNEY Frequent Delays and a Tedious Trip. ACCIDENT 10 SERGEANT WALSH Sick Men Arrived in Good Con- dition. OUR BRAVE > SOLDIER BOYS arture of the District Regiment mp Wikoff was attended with merous delays that are of daily occurre there on account of the Long nd Railroad Company finding it impos- to handle its traffic promptly. It was for the government to arrange of the District troops d steamer to use of the restrict agreement h the ground of Camp Wikoff is oecu- It was absolutely 1 ry that the vid go by the railroad, whether that was the it was e nost conv nt way or not. would leave on the ty and xpected they o'clock, and between f sick men who will return with to the depot in me. The train did pull out of Montauk until 7:40 o'clock. So it was nee ry for these sick men to i a station over five hours and ait on the train half an hour be- fore starting. rst delay announced was from 2 to 5 to 7, the train ac- ng at Before leaving ¢ led the offic dressed them He complimented nd refer- uld take place and to the ter tion the e to recognize friends march. He asked them ich manife tion until when they could ex- with friends to their that he was sati hould come another y for the regiment to go into the ain It would do so promptly and » fact that while at times en differences of opin- iment was harmonious. ceremony had been performed r of the quartermaster’s de- led to t there would be y until clock, saying that ted it understood that the fault of lay was entirely upon the part of the March to Depot. a beautiful sight this evening when the sun was going down the regi- formed in a long column cf fours marched over the hills separating their and camp vf the past week from Montauk. The faces of the soidier boys looked much brighier than they have any time since en here. They had all been suit of clothes, in- and during the member in the regiment a @ hands of the barber. that healthy complexion which feature of they s were high, their faces thin em had belts drawn in s smaller t y were three don steadily hilly road, and € number to the station, the sick officers and t ngth of the regiment An¢ S was the heaithiest r t of any of those in front of San- » before the Complimented bk surrender. n. Bates. When the regiment reached the road just tsi detention camp, through ed, in com- 3d Division of the 5th Army h the District regiment a part, stood there to re y them, panied by ff. He looked into the scldiers as they passed, battalion as it came before ppany commanders saluted er the men had passed by your pondent spoke to General Bates, who arked that the soldiers had greatly im- i since lending at Montauk, and com- upon the fact that there were less in that regiment than in any nt that went to Cuba. “It is an excellent regiment,” said Gen- Bates. “Th ormed every duty his faces of a At ck me other regim ment arrived at Montauk, yed cnly a short time, and on the beach, Sergeant Ds many of them happy by mail which had just arrived them. The train carrying them d of fourteen cz which they cond section, bringing the bag- horses belonging to the regiment, 4 closely upen the main train. Tedious Trip. from Montauk to Long Island F tedious one, taking about hours to make 116 miles. ‘The night extremely cold and nearly all the sol- Giers suffered for want of overcoats, which did not bring with them. ng Island City the Red Cross S9- s had a luncheon of coffee and iwiches prepared, and after partaking refreshments the regiment em- on a ferry direct for Jersey City. wa: barked The regiment had come on the first section, econd section bringing the horses and ge. The conductor of the train fatled to wait for Col. Harries to give him word when to leave, and through a mistake came off orty of those who | put not feel equal to march went to the depot in without Col. Harries and Lieut. Mayer, ad- jutant of the regiment. Both Col. Harries and Lieut. Mayer found it necessary to make the trip on an open freight car, and, as Col. Harries was dressed in the thin suit worn by him in Cuba, he was thor- oughly chilled during the journey. After he had gone seventy miles they managed to connect with a passenger coach, in which they traveled the balance of the distance. The party did not leave Jersey City until abeut 5 o'clock, when they came in a train fe in two sections. Colonel Harries a had caught up with the regiment at Long Island City and proceeded to Washington from Jersey City in the first section of the train, the second section being under command of Major O'Brien. An unfortunate accident occurred after the train left Jersey City. It was pass- ing under a bridge, and Sergeant William Walsh of Company A looked out of the wirdow. He struck an upright bar and severely injured himself, narrowly escap- ing fracturing his skull. There was a pro- fr hemorrhage, which weakened him greatly, and b e of the accident he was not able to take part in the parade. After the party left Jersey City they were frequently greeted shouts along the line from peopie who had gathered to see the soldiers from Santiago go by. Pt. Field, who is severely ill from ty- phoid fever, managed to persuade the doc- tors at the general hospital to permit him to leave it and to come home, though his condition is quite ious. He did not take part in the parade, however. The first section of the train reached Vv hington at 1:20 o'clock, the second sec- tion following cl ly after it. The sick men were in the first section, and those who were at on not taken to their homes were conveyed to hospital SERVICE IN. PORTO RICO Experience of Bay State Regiment Since Leaving Camp Alger. Letters From Member of Company B of Oh Sixth—Characteristies of the Natives. A member of Company B, 6th Massa- chusetts Infantry, stationed in Porto Rico, recently wrote a friend in this city, d tailing some of his experiences and obser- ations since the regiment left Camp Al- ger. Extracts are taken from the letters, as follow: UTUADO, Puerto Rico, August 24, 1898. We have had considerable service since landing, although not in the way of fight- ing. In marching and in short rations we have had our share. The boys while in Camp Alger thought our fare very poor, but we never knew what it wz it until we went aboard the Yale, where eur fare consisted of hard tack and coffee z of either bean or on that fare for to rough 3 d the regiment was very glad to get on shore once more. We land- ed at the town of Guanica and two bat- talions of the regiment had a brush with the enemy with the result of three of ou ing wounded ce then we n any sign of the enemy. Greatest Enemy is Mud. have The greatest enemy the boys have to deal with is mud, and in some of the roads it was anywhere from two to inches deep, with a sticking tendency greater than any found in old Virginia. Perhaps you have read about how we lost eur ¢ el, lieutenant colonel, major, chaplain, 2 a few other officers of the regiment. is not one of us that knew the true reason of their retirement, but there are lots of rumors in the air about it. Well we have a ular army officer colonel no and, best of all, he chusetts man. Since he took the regiment we have fared a good deal better than we have since we en- listed. In anything that pertains to our duty, he is very strict, but when off duty we can enjoy ourselves to the best of our ability Moves Into Barracks. 26, 1808.1 don’t believe you can imagine how much good a letter from friends and relatives does for a sol- dier boy down here nearly three thousand mjles from home. * * * * There were so many sick on account of our last camp that we have been moved [i barracks—an old, unoccupied store- Aug house in nice condition, with plenty of air, whitewashed, and with hard cement floor, which we call our bed. Night before last I hung up a hammock, made by tying | up the ends of my half of the tent, and, as true as I am here, I could not sleep, being used to hard surfaces. Finally I gave it up and went on to the floor, where I slept as sound as a log. There are a great many rumors as to our staying here and doing garrison duty in the different towns. The latest rumors are: First, that we will be in Washington Sep- tember 15, and the other is that we will stay here for the remainder of our two years of enlistment. This morning, which is a good example of our daily routine, was passed as follows: Roll call, 5:15; break- fast, 5:30 to 6:30, consisting of bean soup, one-half cup to a man, with five hard tacks. The boys have offered a reward to the one finding a bean in his soup. This is follow- ed by one drill in the morning, that lasts about one hour; dinner at 12’ m., which consists of one-haif cup of rice, a little sugar, and five “‘tacks;’ one drill in the afternoon, lasting one hour; retreat, lower- ing the colors, and roll call at 5:15. Supper at 6, consists of one piece of bacon, five “tacks” and one cup of coffee. An Odd Sight. Five funerals of natives have passed our barracks today, and an odd sight they were, too. They have no procession except when a wealthy person dies, then there is a very small one. The only procession the common folks have is the pall-bearers. The coffin, or rather box, is strapped to two long pieces of bamboo and iz carried on the shoulders of the pall-bearers and has no lid. When they reach the ceme- tery they take the corpse ott of the coffin and place it In a small tomb, put a shovel of earth over it and let ft remain there until the worms eat the flesh from the bones, then they take the bones out and pile them up in a corner and put another body into the hole. ‘The wealthier class have a common black coffin like ours, and are buried in it and never removed. I saw three corpses yes- | terday of victims of starvation. They were children about five to ten years of age, and their throats were very little bigger than my two fingers. It was a frightful sight. The cemetery here has a high, thick wail around it, and the Spaniards had cut little portholes in it and used them as a sort of breastworks or fort. If these Spaniards only had courage they could have annihilated us a thousand times before we got into this place. They would see us coming, fire a few shots and then run for dear life. The mountain passes are very narrow, and the mountains quite high, the peaks being filled with rifle pits. So you see what destructive work they could have done if they were only as brave as they were in Cuba. There are quite a number of stores in this place, and no matter what kind of store it is they “have a large quantity of rem, brandy and wine for sale. They are great drinkers down here, the women a8 well as the men, and we seldom see a woman without a cigar, cigarette or pipe in her mouth. I have begged an envelope, and it stuck together, so I will have to cut one end and sew it up again. Hope you will excuse the same, as paper and envelopes are very rare here. SENATOR GRAY SELECTED Will Be Fifth Member of the Peace Oommis- sion. Will Probably Retire From the Cana- dian Conference—Democrats Given Representation. The President today named Senator Geo. Gray of Delaware as the fifth member of the peace commission. This completes the personnel of the commission, which stands: Secretary Day, Senators Davis, Frye and Gray Whitelaw Reid. In selecting Sen- ator Gray, the President has given demo- cratic representation on the commission. The appointment probably will necessitate the retirement of Senator Gray from the Anglo-American commission, which is con- ducting its sessions in Canada, as this com- mission will resume its work about the time the peace commissioners sail for Paris. Senator Gray is one of the best known men in public life, having been a promi- Senator George Gray. nent figure in the Senate for the last twelve years. He was born at New Castle, Del., in 1840, and was graduated at Princeton. He served as attorney’general of Delaware, and later was appointed to the Senate when Thomas F. Bayard entered the first Cleveland cabinet as Secretary of State. Mr. Gray has been in the Senate contin- uously since then, serving with distinction, being one of the recognized forces in de- bate and in th: shaping of important legis- lation, He is a member of the Senate committee on foreign relations, thus mak- ing three members of that committee— Davis, Frye and Gray—on th2 peace com- mission. On foreign questions Mr. Gray has generally been regarded as opposed to expansion, his Senate votes having been against the annexation of Hawaii. Now that the commission is complete it is expected that the American case will be made up and the commission given its final instructions. The commission will meet here about the 15th instant, prior to sailing for Paris, at which tims they will meet the President and be made acquaint- ed in a general way with the views of the administration. The announcement of Senator Gray’s mame was made shortly after the cabinet met. Acting Secretary Moore was called over during the meeting, and the final de- cision was then announced. Senator Alli- son and other public men who were at the White House at the time expressed strong approval of the selection. During the war with Spain Senator Gray” Was more frequently in conference with the President than any other @emocrat.. He had the President's confidence and was fre- quently consulted about the progress of affairs. On more th; one occasion he knew in advance of leaders the Steps to be taken. He was put on the Cana- dian commission before the President was @ware that he would need @ peace com- mission Otherwise he would have been one of the first men selected. Considered by the Cabinet. The President announced to his cabinet the acceptance by Senator Gray of a posi- “on on the peace commission. This an- ouncement gave general satisfaction to embers of the cabinet. Foliowing this announcement the Ptesident and his ad- visers entered into some discusison of the Fhilippine question, a& it will be presented by the American commssioners at Paris. This discusson was not prolonged or fuil. ‘The President hag drawn up the main instructions to the American commission- ers. These will be amplified when Secr tary Day returns next week. The Ameri- can case in full will be made up by that time and will, it is expected, be presented to the full cabinet session next Tuesday. The cabinet will then have opportunity to present their views on the question of re- taining all or a portion of the Philippin> group. For the first time the President's position will be known. The instructions will not, it is thought, be iron-bound in their nature, and much lati- tude wili be allowed the commission. Judge Day will probably become known as the mcuthpiece of the administration, and what is not given in the way of definite in- structions will be revealed by him later. Senator Gray Reconsidered. WILMINGTON, Dek, September 9.—Sen. ator Gray, after having previously notified President McKinley that he must decline the appointment as one of the commission- ers to arrange the terms of peace between this country and Spain, decided today to accept the honor. His declination, made known Wednesday, was foliowed by a visit from Assistant Secretary Moore, himseif @ native of Delaware, who will accompany the commission to Paris as secretary and counsel. Mr. Moore came to this city yes- terday at the request of the President to ask benator Gray to reconsider bis declina- tion. Mr. Moore set forth that the questions which will come before the commission Will be of the utmost importance to this country and took the position that under the circumstances it was a matter of public duty for the Senator to lay aside ail pri- vate interests and accept the appointment. Although against his ‘personal inclin tions, Senator Gray has finally agreed to be- come one of the commissioners. He is ap- preciative of the honor shown him through tbe President's tender of the appointment after he had once declined. ————— + e +______ CAPT. BARKER HERE. The Commander of the Oregon Calls at the Navy Department. Capt. Barker, commanding the battle ship Oregon, called at the Navy Department this morning and had a conference with Acting Secretary Alien. It is believed now that Capt. Barker will elect to retain the com- mand of the Oregon, certainly until she arrives on the Pacific station, and, owing to his familiarity with the ship, it is be- lieved that the department would much prefer that he should do so. The Oregon will probably be ready for sea about the 20th. She is at present at-New York and she will be as thoroughly overhauled as the limited time will permit. Lieut. Commander Wainwright of the gunboat Gloucester, which saw such hot service at Santiago and Porto Rico, was also-a caller upon Acting Secretary Ailen. To Ship Raspberries to England. Commercial Agent Beutelspacher has sent word from Moncton that a Canadian canned-goods packer was about to try the experiment of shipping raspberries to Eng- land. They will be packed in 10-pound round tins, and the injtial shipment will consist of five car loads, The country pro- duces many thousand pails ot wild rasp- bortiee Ee ne to be used in the Jnlenaae € experiment, says Mr. Beutelspacher, groves Rcaeerut in Canada, “would it- not be 0 the States? 3 equally so in the United pees ee _ Highland Lake Hotel Burned. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., September 9.— ‘The Grand View Hotel, the largest hostelry at Highland Lake, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. It ts believed the fire — of incendiary origin. The loss is $40, WAR DEPARTMENT INQUIRY Surgeon General Sternberg Confers With the President. ‘Ihe Proposed Investigating Com- mission Has Been Under Consid- eration for Some Time. One of the first callers the President had Surgeon General Stzraberg of it was understocd that the visit of Gen. Siernberg had some relation to the proposed commission to investigate the War Department. Some promin2nt surgeon is exp-cted to be a member of the commission and the surgeon general was called in consultation as to some man es- pecially fitted for the duty. It is said that the proposed commission has been under con eration for some time by the President. Just what its duues will be Wh2n appointed has not been definitely determined, but it can be stated that one reason for its creation will be io visit and report upon the conditions in tne various army camps and to sauisfy the anxious redatives of soldiers that the care that is being taken of them is the best that can be afforded, and if no: to ascertain what should be done and report to the War De- partment. Officials at the War Department say that inspectors and army officers have been sent to make investigations and report, and where any fault has been discovered it has been corrected. If these officers re- pert that the situation is not so bad as painted the reports are not believed The suggestion is to have a commission ccmposed of eminent men, whom the peo- ple all know, to make a tour of the camps and see what is lacking, and to say what the real conditions are. Whether or not the commission is to extend its investigations into the conduct of the War Department in relation to other features of the war re- mains to be seen. ‘The War Department officials believe that there have been greatly exaggerated com- plaints of the different camps, and that this should be first investigated so as to convince the fathers and mothers and other relatives of the soldier boys that their men are being well taken care of. Discussed by the Cabinet. The cabinet today discussed Secretary Alger’s request tor an investigation of the war. The members agree with the Pres dent that such sn investigation wil! do no harm, but the President is not disposed to order the investigation unless he can find men suitable to the work and willing to de it. In the first place, he knows that a hasty selection of such a commission would be criticised with as much fierceness as any past act of Secretary Alger. He desires a commission which will have the fu!l e fidence of the country, men of such ex- alted character and itreproachable siand- ing that whatever they report wil! be ac- cepted as fital and as the verdict of honest, unbiased men. It is feared there wili be difficulty in get- ting men to serve on the commission. In the first place many men of prominence, including the President, believe that an investigation can reveal nothing and that time is thrown away holding one. faicsitetie sli esi reed cana BICYCLES IN MuXxIco. art Good Opening for a Factory in the > Republic. Consul General Pollard, writing from Monterey, answers questions propounded by an association of bicyele manufacturers in the United States as follows: No bicycles are manufactured in the re- public of Mexico. Several firms buy ail the component parts of machines and put ihem together afterward, but the compicte wheel is not manufactured in Mexico. « Ail the parts are procured from the United States, and almost all the machines manufactured in the. United States are represented in Mexico. The prospects for increased traffic in goods of high quality are promising. “he entire component parts of each wheel, how- ever, are demanded, owing to the number of different makes in the country. ‘The duty on parts of bicycles not nickel plated is 2 cents per kilegram (2.2046 pounds); on parts nickel plated, it is 20 cents per kilo- With reference to the future of in Mexico, it may be interesting that for the last four years the therefor has increased each successive mere than 5 per cent over that of th> ceding year. There is no doubt one having capital to start a i in this republic would meet and that large gains would en: vestors in such an enterprise. good prospects, too, for the manuf. rubber tires and rubber parts of hic The raw material can be obtained in Me co for this purpose. are —+-9-< AND MURDERED. ROBBED Fate of David Billmyer, Found on the Tracks at Cumberland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September David Billmycr, a grey-haired man of Mil- ' ton, Pa., was found horribly mangled on the Baltimore ard Ohio tracks in Shanty- town, an unsavory quarter of Cumber- land, this morning. His legs were cut off and his head badly crushed. There is a wound above the forehead, as if made by a blunt instrument. Mr. Billmyer was a member of the Bill- myer Lumber Company, which recently erected a large mill on an extensive lum- ber tract in the lower end of this coun He was drinking yesterday and had mon The police have ascertained that a well- known character offered to show him a good time. It is believed he was murdered and robbed, as not a cent w found on him, and thrown on the .racks to ward off suspicion. The coroner is investigating. os ALGER MET SHAFTER Two Secret Conferences Between Them at Camp Meade. Then the Secretary Went West—20,000 Troops Were Reviewed by the War Officials. CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETOW Pa. September 9.—Secretary of W Alger and General Shafter were at Camp Meade to- day. They witnessed a review of the troops and made a hurried tour of the camp. General Alger resumed his journey at noon to Detroit, and General Shafter went to Washington. They were closeted to- gether an hour this morning in the Sec- ret "s private car, which was run on a siding at Camp »eade station. While General Graham was arranging for the review Secretary Alger and General S Shafter had another conference, lasting thirty minutes. What passed between them neither would say, except that it was a private affa’ General Shafter said the Secretary w a very dear friend, and that they had been in the civil war together as colonels. He is at work on his report of the Santiago cam- paign and expects to complete it tomorrow. What Shatter Says. Speaking of the controversy with General Miles, he said: “It is all poppycock. There is no friction between Gen. Miles and myself—at least, there wasn’t when he left Santiago. Our relations have always been pleasant, and and the meaning of all this alk. The general may have been talking, tut I believe tha: much of it is due to an- onistic ne’ papers, Whose motives are y not riotic.” ecretary Alger is accompanied by M Alger and their son, Capt. Fred. Alge is suffering from camp fever, and v weak to witness the review. Gen. Shafier Lrought_with him his aid, Maj. Miley, and a littie Cuban boy, to whom jhe took a fancy while in Santiago and adopted. Gens. Alg-r and Shafter were driven to Gen. Graham's headquarters carriage with Col. Hecker and kins, special aids to the Secretary. in an open aj. Hop- bis staff, the Secretary was asked if he would like review He said he would, and the entire corps of 20,000 troops was massed in two great fields and marched be- fore Gen Graham and staff and nis dis- tinguished gues’ 1 was an inspiring sight and Secretary Alger and Gen. Shafter were very much pleased. Both said they were delighted with the camp and the superb arrange- ments. Complimented by Alger. Secretary Alger complimented Chief Sur- geon Girard on the sanitary condition of the camp and gave directions to extend the water system to the general and regimental hospitals. He said it was too early to de- termine whether this would be made a permanent barracks. He would have to know more about the climate and its effect upon the boys before he established perma- nent rendezvous. Gen. Alger will spend a week at his home, in Detroit, after which he will make a tour of all the camps, beginning at Cin- cinnati, and going to Lexington, Knox- ville, Chattanooga and as far south as Jacksonville. He will also visit the hos- pitals to see if the sick and injured are properly cared for. When asked what he had to say about the criticism of the War Department the Secretary replied that the people have no idea of the great task of equipping and sending an army across the water. “The War Department,” he added, “asks no favors. All it wants and expects is fair treatment.” appearance and condition of the men at Camp Meade, and said it was an ideal loca- tion. He expects to meet General Miles tomorrow in Washington. He said. the Santiago campaign was one of the most successful in history. His army was in a position where he could not retreat, and it was necessary to force the fighting. Many chances were taken which would not have been taken in the face of any other army than that of Spain. > SANK THE STEAMER LANDANA. Collision With the Knarwater in the English Channel. DARTMOUTH, September 9.—The Brit- ish steamer Knarwater arrived here this morning and reported that last night while on the way down the English channel she collided with and sank the British steamer Landana, Captain Webster, bound from Rotterdam for Sierra Leona, west coast of Africa. All of the passengers and crew of the Landana were rescued by the Knar- water and landed here. The Landana was a steel steamer built at Middlesborough in 1897. Ske registered 1,827 tons, and hailed from Liverpvol. pear amas Personal Mention. J. Ford Thompson, jr., of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, who has been home on a ten days’ furlough, has gone back to his regiment at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, Judge Clarke has gone to visit Mr. J. H. Mitchell at Cre:son, Pa. He will return to the city on the- 15th instant. William J. Oates, who is spending his va- cation in Lincoin, Va. will return home about September 15. H. D. Turner of St. Louis is spending sev- eral weeks with his parents in the moun- tains of Virginia. - After being received by Gen. Graham and | | avenue long before 8 o'clock. General Shafter was delighted with the | THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to ary address tn the United States or Canada, by ordering tt at this office, by Terms: 13 cents per week: 25 ce for two weeks, 50 month. Invariably in advance in person or let or cents Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-oft " give the last address as well as che new one e to another HEROESHOME/CAN | | First District Regiment Reaches Here Today, GIVEN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME Cheering Multitudes Throng the Streets to Greet Them. COMMAND SIX HUNDRED STRONG Ranks Decimated by Disease Con- tracted in Cuba. REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT All Washington welcomed its soldiers to- day. Columns might be written in an at- tempt to describe the ovation tendered the men who represented the city of the greatest nation on earth in its war for humanity, which means another stride for- Col. George H. Harrie: ward in the magnificent march of Anglo- Saxon civilization. When they were writ- ten they would prove inadequate to con- vey even a faint idea of the magnificence of the event. There have beer occ: sions when the out- ward evidences in the way of decorations, escort, panoply and ail that sort of thing were more in evidence, but when the recep- | tien to the Ist Regiment, District of Colum- bia Volunteer Infantry, is regarded in its proper aspect, as a tribute from the popular j heart, it will remain always unapproacha- jble, unparalleled, unexampled. | Tremen- | dous crowds hered at the point of ar | rival, in the vicinity of 3d street and Vir- gimia avenue. Only the superb police ar- | rangements prevented a crush which would | heve probably interfered with the arrange | ments for the greeting to the home-coming heroes. E From this ‘point all along the line over which the regiment with its escort was to march on its way to receive the approv- ing smiles of its commander-in-chief were more tremendcus crowds. There was nothing perfunctory in the outpouring. It was a pcepular gathering in every sense of the word, and a patriotic one as well. Nearly every man, woman and child of the corntless thovsands bore aleft the gicrious emblem all Americans revere and love, and the bosoms of men and women alike bore the same beautiful flag. rom their arrival to th formation to march the meh were greeted with a tumult from throats such as Washington has never | heard befo: simply becaus Washing- ton joined in it. Women’ rose in the ‘chorus as ardently as those of the stronger sex, and every one of them trem- bied with exultation and enthusiasm. It Was a regal re ption. It reflects credit on the capital citv of the country, and tt most delightful part of it is that it was entirely deserved by its recinients The remains of Privates Madox and Griffith were brought to Washington today on the train. The Immense Crowd. As the regimentywas expec early in the morning, an 1 ed to arrive nse throng and Virginia The members of the refreshment and ladies’ committ were also early on the scene to energet ly begin the work of preparation for feed- ing the tired and hungry soldiers as they alighted from their train. of people were at street 5) Greeting Her Hero. Kenney had a force of policemen present, and during the long wait for the precious boys in blue the local blue coats succeeced in maintaining the best of order. It was an orderly crowd at any rate, and differed in_all respects from the assemblages that pack the streets on circus Gays and occa- sicns of like character The crowd wis patient and good natured throughout, and not a single complaint was heard during the morning at the delay of the troops In reaching the city. As the day advanced the crowd fncreased in numbers, until finally it seemed to extend over all the southwest section of the city. Along the line of the ratirosd the throng