Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, —__—- LISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, PUBLISIT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H. KAUF# MANN, Pres't. New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ning Star fs served to subscribers Che £vening Sar. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES. San Francisco Selected Bishops, THE DEPUTIES WILL CONCUR New Articles Added to Con- stitution of the Church. COMMENDATION OF CZAR OF RUSSIA Entertainments Under Auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary. PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY The house of bishops did not take up the nomination of bishops to the vacant mis- sionary jurisdictions today, although it was the special order. The city of San Fran- © was chosen without balloting as tue Right Rev. Ixane Lea Nicholson, D.D. place of the tric session in 1901, but the house of deputies must concur befor the tlea. s before the bishops this ing was the report of the committee rrangement of the boundaries of sdictions. This had the ef- ing the nomination of bis nt missionary jurisdiciioas, i it goes over indefinitely. The repo s up a large quest considered of t importance by leading churchmen, here were long and warm deba‘es e isa % likelihood that rder for de y of n aside ate at 3 p.m. arriage and and the argument jurisdictions allow m, to the exclus on readjust the jurisdic- ef convenience with facilities within mission workers to nother of their because ecting lines or ravel. Some d.stricts belong- jurisdictions, is held, couid mveniently reached if they ther jurisdictions t now h more je a p in whi Appointments Anneanced. of Delaware was a y on thi joint commission on ion, bishop of ed a member of the joint Chureh of Sweden. also named the members of om with refe nts to the ops of Chi- the bishop constit posed am the he confer ig colored people w Bishops of West aston, outh Ca of church ppoint- Vi ats in the hou orning by his grace, » were oceu- Archbishop Right Rev. John McKim, D.D, Lewis, primate of Canada, and Bishop Pen- ick, late missionary bishop at Cape Pal- ™as, Africa. Place of Meeting. ‘The bishop took up the question of the Place of the next convention. It was urged for San Francisco that as the first conven- tion of the nineteenth century was held in the east, the first session of the twentieth century should be held in th: west, where there is a broad outlook across the waters to the new territory awaiting the advance of Episcopal missionaries. The claim ad- Wanced by Kansas City was formally with- drawn and the bishops then unanimously decided upon San Francisco. The concur- renee of the house of deputies will be nec- ary to final action, and an effort was made to obtain it today, but without resu! when the noon recess came. A meeting of all the delegations from the dioceses west of the Rockies and from th2 state of Texas was held in the house of bishops at 1 o'clock. The Genuine Letter. The letter written by the presiding bishop, the Rt. Rev. John Williams of Connecticut, to the bishop of Albany, chairman of the house of bishops, on the canon of marriage and divorce, is given below. This is the eemmunicatio. for which a letter from Rev. John Williams of Omaha was er- rcneously substituted end printed. The genuine letter, dated at Middletown, Conn., September 26, 1808, and made public by ccnsent of the writer, Bishep Williams, is as follows: “My Dear Bishop of Albany: After most careful consideration and research, it seems to me that a canon, drawn on the following lines, would avoid the confusion which has sometimes been made between two very different things, namely, the marriage of Right. Rev. Francis Key Brooke, D.D. divorced persons by a clergyman of this church, and the penalties to be imposed upon those who have contracted such mar- riages. “() Forbid any cle to marry any persons cause whatever. In the case of a divorce for adultery, depriv2 the guilty party of the sacraments, with the provision concerning administra- ton in extremis. (3) Allow the sacraments to the innocent party, provided (a) that adultery has been alleged in the application to the court; (b) that the adultery has be2n proved to the satisfaction of the court; and (c) that It is Stated as the ground of ‘the divorce in the decree of the court. “G) Make some provision in regard to marriages duly declared null and void from the _b>ginning. “Faithfully, gyman of this church divorced, for any your brother, “JOHN WILLIAMS.” HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. Call of Committees and Reception of Memorials. The morning hour of the house of depu- ties was devoted to the call of committees, the reception of memorials and the presenta- tion of resolutio: The committee on canons reported # resolution in lieu of that offered by Dr. Spalding yesterday, provid- ing for the taking up of a collection on Quinquagesima Sunday in behalf of aged and infirm clergymen, and the establish- ment of an endowment fund for suci. pur- pose, and it was passed. The committee on educ ked to be relieved from f mn pre ther con: ted yesterday tion of the various soci in preparing young men and making the organ- tion of the providing y engaged ated an institution of the on given was that the many le and The committee's equest Was granted, Institution for Colored Youth. A memorial to the general convention, unanimously adopted by the conference of church workers among the colored people, held in St. Philip's Church, Richmond, Va., eptember 27 to 30, 1898, was read, which Staied that, moved by a desire to see the work of the beloved church advanced among the people, the conference of work- ers among the colored people would re- spectfully reiterate the request, made three years that the church consider the absolute need of a general Institution of learning, where the colored youth of the south, in large numbers, may be trained in the principles of education, industry, virtue and religion. The convention was also ask- ed to consider the advisability of the ap- pointment of a field secretary, whose duty it shall be to study minutely the conditions and problems of the work, to make appeals and furnish information, to quicken and deepen interest in this particular branch of the church’s mission, and to do all in his power, in connection with regular consti- tuted authori to stimulate contripu- tions and lerate the of the church among the people. further earnestly and seriously asked whether any- th rther could be done in the way of pting needs of the lored pe copal office be brought into closer and more sym- hetic relations with them. It was decided to refer the memorial to a committee of five for report thereon. Resolutions Referred. The following resclutions were introduced ard app-opriately referred: By Rev. Dr. Prall of Michigan. eas our vior has plainly expres: ed His wish that “all” Christians be “one, in i of many disunited, inharmonious bedies: and the Apostle’ Paul s t “division,” and being ried about by every wind of doctrine, stead of nding fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the Gospel,” and the Psalmist says: “‘Be- held how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity; and Whereas figures clearly show that deaf mutes are too few for denominational di- visions; in other words, they are not able pee and financially, to bear “division,” an Whereas their peculiar situation in re- spect to a spiritual care is not rightly un- derstood generally; and Whereas experience shows that one church can very well attend to their spirit- ual needs, at much less expense; and at the same time save them from the con- fused teachings of: a divided Christianity; therefore, Resolved, That the time has come for public expression on this most important subject, with the object of directing atten- tion to the fact, attested by experience and observation, that a state of untty is better for our deaf mute brethren than its op- ite. rwe believe that this will be fully realized at no distant day by Christians of every name. Better by all means that the reali- zation ecme before the many lines of di- vision have been drawn among them and a return to unity thus made difficult, if not impossible. Prevention Is better than cure. Resolutions on Christian unity in rela- tion to deaf mutes; prepared by the Rev. Austin W. Mann; adopted at the tenth con- ference of church workers among deaf mutes, held on July 27 and 28, at Trinity Church, Columbus, Ohio. . Letter to Czar of Russia. By Mr. Robt. Treat Paine of Massachu- setts: 3 = Resolved, the house of bishops concur- ring, That the following letter be sent to the Czar of Russia, duly signed by the (Continued on Third Page.) AGREE TOSURRENDER|WILL GO TO CUBA/PRESIDENT AT OMAHA Pillager Indians Send a Proposition to Commissioner Jones. PEACE CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT Father Homanutz Heads the Emis- saries to the Redskins. MET CORDIAL RECEPTION ST. PAUL, Minn., October 12.—A Walker, Minn., special to the Dispatch says: The Bear Islend or Pillager Indians wil! surrender, and war has ben averted. It only remains for the terms to be arranged before the hostiles will come into the agency. Father Aloysius Homanutz, Gus Beaulieu and Chief Gay-Gwa-Che-Wa Bimung, the three peace commissioners who left on the Flora last evening for ihe hostile camp, got back at 4 o'clock this morning. They got to the camp at Black Duck Point, at the mouth of Boy river, at 9 o'clock last night. Indians on watch re- sponded to signals, ard the three peace ccmmissioners went ashore in skiff, car- rying flour, bacon, sugar, rice, tobacco and canned goods. They met a large number of the Indians back in the woods, and were given a cor- dial greeting. Hands were shaken all around, and the battle of a week ago was talked over. The Indians alluded to it as “a little fun.” They asserted that none of their number was killed or wounded. Bug- Ah-Mah-Ge-Shig was not in conference with the peace commissioners, but bh grectings were shouted back and forth across the little bay between him and the commissioners. He waited all day for the emissaries, and ieft for his house acro: the bay soon after dark. When the bos got in sight the Indians sent up skyrock Conference of ‘Three Hours. After landing a big fire was built and a cenferenze held for three hours. ‘the In- dians were familiar with every movement of the troops and marshals, and nothing teld them was new. They asked why new paper men had not come out, and said the expected them. When it was explaincd that it was thought advisable for only a few people to go out the hostiles laughed at the fears of the people, and invited the car- respondents to go out today. A report iri writing to be made to Indian Commissioner Jones will not be received until a later hour today. The emissaries refused to make pub- Nic their report until submitted to Corafni sicner Jones, further than to say that the Indians will come to the agency when a sent back to the statements in :he report of the commissioners. Interior Department Advices. Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan received the following dispatch this morn- ing from the scene of the Indian outbreak in Minnesota: “WALKER, Minn.—Runners from the hostile camp came to the agency last night and report that the hostiles are willing to council at Sugar Point. ution under direction of ts for that amboat this afternoon. to look brighter. TINK ee WILL MEET HERE NOVEMBER 1, mR. Ex-Seeretary Foster Discusses the Work of the Canadian Commission, a eratary John W. Foster of the com- sion appointed to confer with the Ca: an commissioners respecting various is- sues between the United States and Can- ia has returned to Washington from Quebec. Mr. Foster today spoke in tha highest terms of the extremely hospitable treatment accorded to the Ameri missioners, not only by the ¢ ficials, but by the peopl> of Quebec as well. Indeed, he said, so many courtesies and a tentions were showered upon them that it was sometimes difficult for the Americans to work. Tcuching the progress made by th> com- mission, Mr. Foster expressed himself as very well satisfied, and conveyed the im- pression that while it might not be reason- able to expect the commission to reach a cemplete and satisfactory agreement upon every one of the propositions which w: originally laid down for consideration would nevertheless be able to rsport agre ment upon some of them, although he could not indicate just which they would be. ‘The next meeting of the joint commission will be held in this city on the first of next month. Mr. Foster, after reporting to Secretary Hay what had been done by the commis- sioners of the last session, started out to find suitable accommodations for the ses- sions. It is feared that these cannot he found in the State Department, owing v0 the lack of sufficient space. Indeed, it is probable that in view of the several in- stances of late years wher2in the State D. partment has found itself in the humiliat- ing position of hiring temporary and total- ly unfit quarters for the acccmmodation of international commissions, Secretary Hay will take occasion to recommend to Con gress the provision of additional room for the State Department, or perhaps the erec tion of a new and separate building for its accommodation. ——$——— + VOLUNTEERS MUST REMAIN. Only Sickness or Dixability Will Per- mit a Mustering Out. ‘The War Department is constantly in re- ceipt of requests from soldiers to be mus- tered out, stating that the war has closed and they wish to go home. This is the ex- cuse made by nearly all those now seeking discharge. The War Department officials say that the war will not be over until the treaty of peace is ratified by the United States Senate, and that the soldiers are all needed for further duty. No discharges will be granted except for sickness and dis- ability, and the requests in these cases must be approved by the colonels and commanding officers. tt is not probable that there will be a muster out of staff officers to correspond with the number of general officers dis- charged a few days ago. The department finds that in view of the demand for staff officers in different places it is ost im- possible to dispense with the ices of many more at present. General Otis has asked for additional quartermasters, as has General Wapd at Santiago. More sub- sistence and other staff officers are needed at nearly every place occupied by United States troops. Subsistence officers and quartermasters have been ordered to ports in Cuba in anticipation of the occupation of the island by the United States forces. A number of staff officers are on the sick lst, and their places have to be supplied by others. It is, therefore, thought that only a few more discharges will be made. 04+ The Trouble at Huntsville. The War Department has not been offi- cially advised regarding the trouble among th» troops at Huntsville, Ala., yesterday, and it is not likely that the department will be consulted until after the matter has been settled. Th2 general officers at Huntsville have ample power to deal with the case. Archbishop Chappelle as Apostolic Delegate to the Antilles, A CABLEGRAM RECEIVED FROM ROME a Meeting Today of the Catholic Archbishops at the University. MATTERS CONSIDERED The archbishops of the Roman Catholic Church convened in annual session this morning at the Catholic University. Prior to the meeting Cardinal Gibbons, who is the presiding officer, received a cable dis- patch from Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans, who is now in Rome, announcing that the pope had appointed him as apos- tolic delegate to Cuba. This was the first official act of the Vatican toward meeting the new church conditions in the Antilles arising out of the war. The cablegram merely stated the fact and gave no details. No referenc2 was made to Porto Rico, so that the scope of the special mission is confined to Cuba. Archbishop Chappelle will retain his pre: ent position at the head of the New Or- leans diocese, the mission to Cuba being in addition to his other duties. Favorabie Comment. Archbishop Chappelle speaks both Span- ish and French, and the pope's selection for this post was commented upon favorably today, both by Cardinal Gibbons and many of the archbishops. He has been in charge of the New Orleans dioc2se only a short time, and previously he was at the head of the diocese of Santa Fe, N. M. He will be pleasantiy remembered in this city as pastor of St. Matthew's Charch. At present the Catholic churches in Cuba and Porto Rico belong to one diocese, with headquarte Santiago. ‘The archbishop of Santiago has under him the bishops of Havana and of Porto Rico. Archbishop Chappelle will, no doubt, be called upon in the discherge of his new duties to deter- mine the settiement of questicns relating to church ates and to the future conduct of the church affairs. Those present at the annual meeting of the archbishops, which began this morning a! 10 o'clock, were Cardifal Gidbons, Arch- bishops Williams of Boston, Corr: of New York, Ryan of Phfladelphia, Feehan of Chicago, Elder of Cincinnati,’ Kain of St. Louis, Hennesy of Dubuque and Katzcr aukee. sent were Archbishops Chappelle of New Orleans, Gross of Oregon, Riordan of California and Ireland of St. Paul. Rou- tine matters, it was stated, were considered, and at noon a recess was taken for lunen: Se TO CONTROL THE HOUSE The Struggle for a Majority is Being Vigor- ously Waged. As the campaign progresses it becomes more apparent every day that the coming struggle for control of the House of Repre- sentatives is to be one of the most intense mal fights for many years. One son which operates to bring about such a condition is the fact that in so many dis- tricts the majorities in the last elections were so close as to render those districts uncertain ground for the victors and hold- ing out a good fighting chance for the de- feated party of 1896. Many congressional districts were carried in the last elections by majorities of less than 1,000, A great many elected represen- tatives In Congress by majorities of from 1,300 to 1,700. In those districts the two parties are conducting a campaign where the vote of every man is being nursed and watched. The vote of a town- ship may make a difference of a’vote in the next Liouse of Representatives. Some Close Districts, In the greater number of cases the close districts are those now represented by a republican, and could be classed as nor- mally democratic. There are some excep- South Dakota, for instance, where an Knowles, one of the representa- t-large, a populist, was elected by a jority of Gos out of a total vote of 81,8¢8, and his colleague, J. E. Kelley, received a majority of barely over 1,000.) In a few es democratic representatives are hold- ing their s by majorities as slender. In Illinois the republicans hold four seats by majorities considerably under 1,000, and where the total vote is large. In the third district Hugh Belknap's plurality was only 590, In the sixth district H. S. Boutell’s ajority was over his democratic op- ponent. In the fifteenth district Benjamin #. Marsh ran only 309 votes ahead of the democrat, and in the seventeenth J. A, Con- nolly beat the democrat by 99 votes. Indiana sent three members of her repub- lican delegation tn the house by small ma- jerities. In the first district Hemenway s 1 through by barely 1,000. If the and democrats had combined they have beaten him. In the fifth dis- trict George W. Faris won by over the fision candidate. Charles Landis of the ninth had a majority of 249 over Cheadle the fusion candidate. Two in Iowa. Jowa has a couple of very close districts. In the sixth John F. Lacey received a ma- Jority of 1,201 in a total vote of about 42,+ 000. In the eighth Mr. Hepburn won by $26 against complete fusion of the demo- crats and populists. In the fourth Kansas_ district Charles Curtis of Topeka beat John Madden, the fusion candidate, by 754 in a total vote of over 52,000, Kentucky from the ninth dis- trict sent a republican by a, majority of 423. Maryland's first district is represented by a republican, Mr. Barber, whose major- ity was 575. In Minnesota Page Morris, the republican from Townes’ old district, pulled through by 707. B in the first Nebraska districf the major- ity of Jesse B. Strode, the republican, was ‘219, in a total vote of nearly 35,000. New, York had two districts, fhe sixth and the eighth, where the majorities. ran below 1,300. Pennsylvania shows three districts Where the republican majorities were re- spectively 329, 726 and 1,205, Both the republican seats in the Virginia delegation are held by ht. majorities, Mr. Walker's being not quite and Mr. Yost’s 147. In the fourth West Virginia Warren Miller’s majority over Walter Pen- dleton, the democrat, was 1,180. ‘These are some of the most conspicuous cases of the close districts where the fight this fall is hottest, Personal Mention. Mr. A. N. Thompson of the office of the chief clerk of the War Department resum- ed his duties this morning, after an ab- sence of several montht, during which time he has been confined (9 ithe house as the result of a runaway 4¢cldent. obliged to use cru 4, but hopes to be able to dispense with fem in a short time. Mr. W. C. Dodge his returned to the city, after four months | absence, which he Spent at Eagle’s Mere, Pa. Corporal Huntsville, Ala., havinyy spent a ten days’ furlough in this amet Zoi i bee He ts still Addresses a Vast Audience at the Transmississippi Exposition. RECEIVES A SPLENDID OVATION Perfect Weather for the Exercises of an Eventful Day. THE SPEECH IN FULL OMAHA, Neb., October 12.—The third day of Omaha's peace jubilee and “Presi- dent's day” at the transmississippi exposi- tion opened with lowering sky. About 10 o'clock, however, the sun burst forth in all its radiance, making the hearts of thousands of people feel easier. The Presi- dent was up early this morning, and at 9 o'clock was in the parlors of the Omaha Club, where he greeted the members of his party and other distinguished callers. It was after 10 o'clock when the presiden- tial party, escorted by President Wattles and members of the entertainment in car- riages, started for the exposition ground: They were headed by a platoon of mount- ed police, while the President and party were escorted by the board of governors of the Ak-Sar-Ben, mounted, and dressed in their regalia. The party proceeded di- rectly to the grand plaza on the bluff tract of the exposition. Order of the Procession. In the first carriage was the President, with Gordon W. Wattles, president of the exposition. Then followed General Mile: General Greely, General Wheeler, Secre- taries Gage, Bliss and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith, ihe members of the diplo- matic corps, secretaries of legation and press representativ The vast crowd that had gathered to see President McKinley leave the club building was ably controlled by Major Clarkson, general manager of the exposition. President McKinley probably never re- ceived a more enthusiastic greeting than that which awaited him at the exposition grounds. By far the greatest crowd in the big western show's history—so large a crowd that its numbers are almost impos- sible to estimate—thronged about the huge platform from which the President made his address. Hardly one sentence was speken by him which did not evoke from the people cheer upon cheer. President Wattles introduced the distinguished guest of the exposition. The President's Speech. ‘The President said: Gentlemen of the transmississippi exposi- tion and fellow citizens: It is with genuine pleasure that I meet once more the people of Omaha, whose wealth of welcome is not altogether unfamiliar to me and whose warm hearts have before touched and move For this renewed manifesta- tion of your regard and for the cordial re- ception of today my heart responds with profound gratitude and a deep apprecia- tion which I cannot conceal and which the language of compliment is inadequate to conve My greeting is not alone to your city and the state of Nebraska, but to the peo- ple of all the states of the transmississippt group participating here, and I cannot withhold congratulations on the evidences of their prosperity furnished by this great ion. If testimony were needed to tablish the fact that their pluck has not serted them, and that prosperity is again with them, itis found here. This picture dispels all doubt. Age of Expositions, In an age of expositions they have added yet another magnificent example. The his- torical celebrations at Philadelphia and Chicago and the splendid exhibits at New Orleans, Atlanta and Nashville are now a part of the past, and y in influence they still live and their beneficent results are closely interwoven with our national development. Similar rewards will honor the authors and patrons of the transmi: sissippi_ exposition. Their contribution will mark another epoch in the nation’s mate- rial advancement. One of the great laws of life is progre: and nowhere have the principles of thi: law been so strikingly illustrated as in the United States. A century and a decade of cur national life have turned doubt saio conviction; changed experiment into dem- oustration; revolutionized old methods and won new triumphs which have chaliengei the attention of the world. This fs tru only of the accumulation of mat. th and advance in education, science, invention and manufactures, but above al in the opportunities to the people for their own elevation, which have been secured by free government. Hitherto, in peace and in war, with additions to our territor and slight ckenges in our laws, we hav steadily enfcreed the spirit of the C tution secured to us by the noble self-! rifice and far-seeing sagacity of our anc me. ters. We have ided the tempte ef cenquest in the spirit of gain. With an in- creasing love for our institutions an abiding faith in their sts have made the triumphs of our system of goy- ernment in the progress and prosperity of our people an inspiration to the whole human race. Confronted at this moment by new and grave problems, we must rec- ognize that their solution will affect not ourselves alcne, but others of the family uf nations. Cannot Shirk Responsibility. In this age of frequent interchange and mutual dependency we cannot shirk our in- ternational responsibilities if we would they must b» met with courage and wisdem and we must follow duty even if desire op- poses. Nv deliberation can be too imature or self-control too constant in this solemn hour of our history. We must- avoid the temptation of undue aggression and aim to secure only such results as will promote our own and the general good. It has been said by some one that the nor- mal condition of nations is war. That is not true of the United States. We never enter upon war until every effort for peace with- out it has been exhausted. Ours has never been a military government. Peace, with whose blessings we have been so singular- ly favored, is the national desire and the goal of every American aspiration. Qn the 25th of April for the first time for more than a generation the United States sounded the call to arms. The banners of war were unfurled; the best and bravest from every section responded; a mighty army was enrolled; the north and the south vied with each other in patriotic devotion; science was invoked to furnish the most ef- feotive weapons; factories were rushed to supply equipments; the youth and the vet- eran joined in freely offering their services to the country; volunteers and regulars and all the people rallied to the support of the republic. There was no break in the line, no halt in the march, no fear in the heart, no resistance to the patriotic impulse ai hore, no successful resistance to the patri- otic spirit of the troops fighting in distant waters or on foreign shore. Storm Broke Suddegly. ‘What a wonderful experience it has been from the standpoint of patriotism and achievement! The storm broke so sudden- ly that it was here almost before we real- E. D. Neswman has gone to} ized it. Our navy was too small, though ferceful with its modern equipment and most fortunate in its trained officers and TWO CENTS, sailors. Our army had years ago been n duced to a peace footing. We had o: 19.000 available troops when the war was declared, but the account which officers and men gave of themselves on the baitle- fields has never been The manhood was th and everywhe American patriotism was there nd urces wer» limitless. T} and invincible spirit of the y glorious, and those who a little more a third of a century ago were divided an at war with each other w ited under the holy stands riot- again of liberty.» ism banished party feellng: fifty milli of rs for the national defense was appro- ted without debate or division, as a matter of course, and as only a mere indi- cation of our mighty reserve power. But if this ts true of the beginning of the war, what shall we say of it now, with hostilities suspended and peac> near at fervently hope? Matchless in Unequaile its complet nd the quick succession with wh followed victory! At than it was believed to be pos! prehensive in its sweep that eve ful man feels the weight of r which has been so suddenly ponsibility thrust up us. And land beyond all the valor of the J rmy and the bravery of the avy and the majesty of the humanity of our > magnanimity of our cx 2 iven to war, always horrible, touches of noble generc Christian sympathy and charity examples of human grar deur which can never be assion and bitternes: impelling motive, ifyin; feel that humanity triumphed at every step of the war's progress. lost to mankind. rt of Heroes of the War. The heroes of Mantla and Santiago and Porto Rico made immortal history. Th are worthy successors and descendants of Washington and Greene, of Paul Jones, De- catur and Hull, and of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Logan, of Farragut, Porter and Cushing, and of Lee, Jackson Longstreet. ew names stand out on the honor roll of the nation’s great men, and with them unnamed stand the heroes of the trenches and the forecastle, invincible in battle and uncomplaining in'death. The intelligent, loyal, indomitable soldier and sailor and marine, regular and volunteer, are entitled to equal praise as having done their whole duty, whether at home or under the bap- tism of foreign fire. Who will dim the splendor of their achievements? Who wil withhold from them their well-earned dis- tinction? Who will intrude detraction at this time to belittle the manly spirit of the American youth and impair the usefulness of the American navy? Wao will embar- Tass the government by sowing seeds of dissatisfaction among the brave men who stand ready to serve, and die, if need be, for their country? Who will darken the counsels of the republic in this hour requir- ing the united wisdom of all? Shall we deny to ourselves what the rest of the World so freely and so justly accords to us? The men who endured in the short but de. cisive struggle {ts hardships, its privations, whether in the field or camp, on ship or in the siege, and planned and achieved its vic- tories, will never tolerate impeachment, either direct or indirect, of those who won a peace whose great gain to civilization is yet unknown and unwritten, Hard of God Apparent. The faith of a Christian nation recognizes the hand of Almighty God in the ordeal through which we have passed. Divine favor seemed manifest everywhere. In fighting for humanity's sake we have been signally blessed. We did not seek war. To avoid it, if this could be done in justice and henor to the rights of our neighbors and ourselves, was our constant prayer. The War was no more invited by us than were and the questions which are laid at our door by its re: Now, as then, we will do our duty. The problems will not be solved in a di Patience will be required: combined with sincerity of purpose unshaken resolution to do right, seeking only the highest good of the nation and recognizing no other obligation, pursui no other path but that of duty. Right action follows right purp may not at all times be able tc future, the way may not al clear; but tf our aims are high selfish, somehow and in some way the right end will be reached. The genius of the nation, its freedom, its wisdom, its human- ity, its courage, its justice, favored by Di- vine Providence, will make it equal to every task and the master of every emergen: Cheers for the President. Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith followed the President with a brief address complimenting the people of the west on their great exposition. Then the band play- ed “Yankee Doodle," “The Star Spangled Bann2r” and “Dixie,” the crowd gave thre2 mighty cheers for their President and the party left the platform for luncheon. ——_ We divine the ys seem nd un- FIRES 0} TRANSPORTS. Investigation Being Made Quartermaster’s Department. The quartermaster’s department of the army is making an investigation of the fires that have recently occurred upon the army transports, including the Massachusetts and the Obdam, the latter vessel having just arrived in New York. The investigation is being made with a view of asceriaining what kind of coal been igniting and endangering the ships, and the department will not use or purchase any more such coal. This coal is carried in the holds of different ships as ballast. It was used in the vessels for long sea voyages. The de- partment is now taking out the coal bal- last and putting in rock instead. MAJOR BEEBE DEAD. by the Caught Yellow Fever While Trip to Porto Principe. Major General Wade cabled the War De- partment today announcing that Major 8S. B. Beebe, ordnance officer, U. S. V., died yesterday of yellow fever at Havana. He returned a week ago from Porto Principe, where he had been on duty and where he contracted the disease. He was a resident of Thompson, Conn., where his widow now lives. Major’ Beebe’ was a graduate of West Point, and was made major of ord- nance early in the war. He went with the Cuban military commission, where he has been on duty, and his life’ was sacrificed to that duty. Among army officers who knew him he is spoken of in the highest terms. —————\+-+_____ WILL NOT FIX A DATE. Treasury Officials Caunot Tell When the Post Office Will Be Moved. Treasury officials decline to fix a date for the completion of the portion of the new ckty post office which will be occupied by the city office. They hope, they say, to be able to have the building ready for the city post office by about the Ist of November, but they will not fix that date, for the rea- Son that if anything should happen to pre- Nent completion they would be criticised. They declare that although the change of superintendents has delayed the completion of the portion so often spoken of, it will result in the saving of weeks in the comple- tion of the entire building. $+ REPRESENTATIVE HULL DEPARTS. Gone to Make Speeches in His Con- gressional District. Members of the republican congressional committee are beginning to look after their own political fences about this time. Rep- resentative Hull, chairman of the executive committee, left Washington today for his district to make some speeches. Repre- sentative Overstreet will leave Saturday for Indiana to attend to his campaign, and Representative Loudenslager of New Jer- sey will look in upon his constituents from time to time, as he is nearer them The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the compicte news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press Press. CAMP ALGER FAULTS - General Graham Before the Investi- gating Commission. IGNORANT REGIMENTAL CFFICERS Troops Were Found to Be Too Crowded. i CONDITION OF HOSPITALS The testimony of Maj. Gen. Wm. M aam, Commanding the 2d Army (« renewed at 10:30 o'clock fore the war inves! graham testified t men on the sick list various dates wa per cent; August his mort in his army Ju ber 10, 4.66 per cent ember 30, per cent The witness when asked regarding the best location fof camps so far as shade was concerned replied: “I think the open, where the sun can reach the te is the best place. 1 ob Jected to troops going in camp in the woods at first, but colonels of regimens were very solicitous to have the men where they could be in the shade, and I permitied 1, though the woods in which they were iocaied we quite open, £x-Governor Beaver—“D:id_ you observe any difference between the heal me in the woods and those « ed u open?” The witness—"No, sir, 1 do not know how that was Ex-Gov. Beaver—"What, in your judg- ment, was the cause of the Sickness in Camp Alger Gen. Graham—"Well, sir, 1 think the close contact of the camps was one special rea- son for sickness. The ground we had for the camp was limited. dhe ieucs were, in many instances, close together, and so the men were brought in tov ciose contact and had the same air to | he the opinion of the medica! officers t was Ex-Governor Beaver— "Dia t personal babits of the men have au to do with the sickness, in your juugmeut Gen. Graham—“'I think so. 1 have always thought that the lack of bathing rachities had something to do with it. The men under the system we adopted were bathed at least once a werk. To do that we marched them sevea miles, and on these nos they were practiced ir drill just as had been in the presence ‘of the Beaver—“How about ting?” their hab- . Graham-—"I think t had sat to do with the sick: i of an instance in which a man eating ice cream early in the morn nd 7 o'clock. Immediaioy after cream this mag Was seen cating a box of serdin Ex-Gov. Beaver—"Did he get sick Gen. Graham- think he did. I am net sure about that.” Speaking of the granting of le sence for the soldiers while at Ca he said he permitted 5 per cent of men to be away at a time. At Camp Meade, after mustering out of regiments had be- gea, he increased this percentay Iv. Camp Alger Hoxpitals. Asked regarding the hospital accommoda- tions at Camp Alger organized the w division hospitals as sible, but he particular t each regiment had a hospital three beds to care for men camp and who could not tness s was take take division hospitals. He tem of division hospita la supervision of work of ns by a chief surgeon. As to the cal offi- cers, he said ‘Some after the in the division hospitals many of t vol- s flicers we t be called green. They did r w how to do what they wanted to ¢ until they had been brok that they became really effici then in many instances they were, without intending to be so, neglectful neglectful in the matter of descr I had great difficulty in hav proper attention to these descr The result was that men suffere being able to receive their pay pro: had to try one of our m cause of neglect of these descriptive Gen. Graham said the commissary partment was most thoroughly ci officers w The commissary tive to their du Ignorant Regimental Officers. most atten- There might have been instances in which rations were issued and were found to be in bad condition, but there would have been no trouble in havin m surveyed and condemned and to ha elve supply in their place if th me their ¢ business cers had understood tended to their knew that forty-ei murs ha fore any information was giv« sistence officers that there was a with the supplies. General Gra - tinued: In many instances regiment saries, through ignorance or | est. failed to y that attention t that they should have done 1 a telegram from the Secretary of War saying the 3d Virginia Regiment was living on salt meat and had done so some eight days They had received no fresh beef. I at once rode over to the camp of the sid Virginia and saw the coijonel of that regiment. He said the men preferred salt meat, as it Was new to them. I told him the orders of the War Department require: m to draw fresh meat seven days in every ten days. The medical officers desired that should be done. I found that regiment's officers did not know how to make out a ration return, I sat down there and showed them how to do it. The colonel said he would send for fresh meat. I learned later that the wa- gons of that regiment did not go for the meat. That was evidence to my mind that those gentlemen did not attach that im- portance to the matter of fresh meat they should have done. The colonel evi- dently thought the bacon was good enough for him and that it was good enough for the men. “In another instance Capt. Little, depot commissary, went to another regiment and told them they were not drawing the «mount of frest meat to which they were entitled. The officer replied he would not draw a pound of fresh meat until Capt. Little gave him a saw to saw it with.” Gen. Wilson asked for the name of the officer who made that remark, and the wit- ress replied that it was stated in a report that had been made to the War Depart- ment and could be obtained there. The Sec retary of War had ordered that this officer be disciplined. Ex-Gov. Beaver: “Did you have a school, so that regimental commissary officers could be instructed by experienced com- missary officers?” Gen. Graham: “Yes, sir. I told Col. All- son that ordnance officers had opened such a school and that I wanted him to do so for commissary officers of regiments. He did instruct them and camps were visited in order that these regimental officers might be instructed in the proper forms for making out papers.” Ex-Gov. Beaver: “That being the case, how do you account for this ignorance of which you ak?" Gen. Graham: “I cannot account for it. These people were very new to the busi- — They did not have sufficient train- Gen. Graham testified concerning trans-