The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-26

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Mou, aud OwlnEto tbs ChaTaos'r 'ftAs
man who viii do the ProBlpE thS cOun-
try may rest satlsasd that the Verdict
viii do JultISO to al COHssrnSa-PsF'
sOnnsl of the Commission.
WASHINGTON. sept. s5.-The COM
mission appointed by President Nc
Kinley 70 investigate the admInistra-
don OF the war department in relation
To the conduct of the HispRno-Ameriean
war will begin its labors formally to-
morrow. The commission effected an
organization by electlng General Gram
Vile N. Dodge president Mr.. Richard
welghtnan secretary and Major Ste
phen C. Mills, of the regular army
recorder The President is understood to
be thoroughly pleased with the personnel
Of the commission. It was his effort to
secure us members of the commission
men of the highest character and stand
ing, in whose opinion and Judgments
the country would all have confidence.
He desired to have represented on the
board all phases Of public and political
feeling. every section OF the country and
all classes of business, professional
commercial and military. The men
whom he has appointed are possessed
of wide ana varied experience, many of
them having served with distinguished
honor to themselves, either in the Union
or Confederate armies, The President
feels assured that theverdIct OF the COM
mission, whatever 1t may be, in the in
uulry It Is about to conduct, will be
accepted and approved by all right
minded and riEht-thinking American
citizens
No limit is placed by the President
upon the scope OF the Investigation. 1t
is to include every department Of the
army, and the President assures the
commission in advance that he will af-
ford every facility in his power for the
prosecution Of the most searching in
quIry into every administration Of the
war.
sketchsR Of tile MsmbsrS'
Major Granville N. Dodge, president
OF the commission. born April y. 1881;
graduate Norwich (ver.) University as
a civil engineer. Entered service April
1901, as captain; in NoYember, ls6i:
commanded army undsel % =,
Missouri; left army In 1866; built Chi0h
Pacific railroad and Texas PaGIhc'
Was member OF congress from Iowa.
Now commander OF military order OF
IOyai Legion, state OF New York.
Major Alexander Mod. McCook,
United States army (retired), is
member OF the fighting McCook tamily
OF Ohio He was born April q, 1881;
appoln4ed to military academy IN 1917;
graduated in 1852 When the civil war
cnme he was appointed colonel OF me
First Ohio volunteers, April 10, 1901
promoted brigRdier general OF HoNuh.
teers September 3, 1881; major general
| Unlted States volunteers July II, 1852.
He was in command Of a brigade dur
ing the operations in Kentucky in 1851;
OF a division in the Tennessee and Mis-
sissippl campaigns OF February-June,
1862. and OF the first army corps In the
advance into Kentucky which resulted
in the battle OF PerryviHe. He was IN
command OF the right wing OF the
fourteenth army corps In the Tennessee
campaign Of 1S62-63, including the pat
tie OF Stone River, and OF the twentieth
army corps at the battle OF Chlcka-
mauga, At the close OF the war ne was
appointed lieutenant colonel Twenty
sixth infantry and served for many
years on the stan OF General w. 7.
Sherman. Promoted major general ic
1884 and retired on April y. 1875.
Brigadler General John N. Wilson,
chief OF engineers, United States army
was born In the District Of Columblai
appointed from Washington territory
TO the military academy, graduating in
1860 and after serving a short time IN
ordnance and artillery was assigned TO
the engineer corps. He served through
out the cfyll war. In 1898 he was for
the second time made superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds and
served as such until the list OF Febru-
ary. 1897, when he was appointed brig
adler general. chief OF engineerB
Major Stephen c. Mills, inspector
general United States army, recorder OF
the commission, was born in New
York; appointed to the military acad-
emy from Illinois; graduated In 1917;
was assigned to the Twelfth Infantry
becoming a captain In this regiment in
lSgi. and in July, 1898, was appointed
major and inspector general, United
States army.
Major Mills served in a number Of
Indian wars in the west from 1873 TO
1882; was military attnche TO the Scan
dlnaylan countries and Rs aide de camp
OF Major General Ruger; was engaged
in the revisloon OF drill regulations.
Charles DENLY was born In 1880 at
Mount Ivy, Bottetourt county, Va; was
student at Georgetown University
and Is an lsI. d. Of that institution
Graduated at the Virginia military In
stltutc. Is by profession lawyer.
Was appointed by President Cleveland
minister TO China May 29, 1885, and re-
malned In that capacity at Picking un-
I'll lS9S.
General James Adams Beaver was
| born In Perry county. Pa, October q,
1887; graduated at Jefferson college IN
| Western Pennsylvania In 1856. studied
law and was admitted 20 the bar in
1859 and practlced law at Bellefoutainc.
When the clYil war broke out entered
the Union army nt first call for three
months; after expiration or the term
re-ensercd army for the war as leu
tenant colonel OF the FOrty-iltth Penn
| sylvania. After brief service With the
Forty-hfth was offered command OF the
one Hundred and Eortg-eiEhth Penn
BYlHahia infantry and JoiRed army OF
the Potomac just after battle OF Fred
erlclksburg. At Chancelioryille he was
| ghOt throurh the body May. 1869: after