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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
THE PUBLISHING HOUSE CLAIM.
Bishop Galloway Has a Word to say
About 1t.
TSt. Louis Christian Advocated


TSt Louis Christian Advocate
EDITOR ADVOCATE In response
to many inquiries, and in order to
remove some possible misapprehen-
sion, feel constrained to make a
brief statement about the Publish
ing House War Claim:
|. The bishops of the church, at
their own instance, and with perfect
unanimity, have proposed, on stated
conditions, to take proper steps to
have rendered back to the United
States Government the money ap-
propriated in payment Of their claim
While reattirming its righteousness,
believing it to be debt of honor
that should have been paid years
ago, we could not consent, so far as
our responsibility extends, for the
church to retain the money, if either
House Of Congress affirms it was APP
propriated on the misleading state
ments of our representatives. We
telt as much assured then, as now,
that in making this formal tender
we represented not ourselves alone
but the overwhelming sentiment OF
the entire church.
g That action of the bishops has
been formally and officially COM
municated to the Vice. President OF
the United States, with the respect
ful request that he lay it before the
Senate and invite prompt actor
| thereon.
3. The farther "steps" promised
in response to that solicited action
on the part of the Senate, the bish.
ops are voluntarily and sacredly
pledged to take. To the absolute
fulfillment of that promise, th,
church has felt no occasion fol
additional assurance.
4. Whatever may be necessary t
preserve the stainless honor of tn,
church. will assuredly and promptly
be done. But every step must b,
taken legally and constitutiOnally
Precipitate action would almost Ger
tainly produce complications tina
would delay final and honorable ad
justment.
5. Personally, 1 cannot commen,
the wisdom of an immediate ses
sion of the General Conference oil
this matter. Still it may becom
necessary; if so, am sure the Cal
will be promptly issued.
6. Apart from lamented personali
ties that may have been INDUCED i
earnest discussion, the wide-sprea
sensitiveness to any criticism upO
the stainless name of our church, i
occasion for great qualification
Such godly jealousy will presery
her perpetual purity. There ha
never been the slightest POSSIBILITY
of the churcb's failure to do absC
lutely right in this whole matte
r The question of money is nothin
when vital moral principle is in
= volved. CHAS. B. GALLOWAY.
Jackson, Miss.
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CONDITIONS AT
CAMP THOMAS
Report of the Investigating
Board.
THE SICK WERE I'LL TREATED,
And There Was Great Deal of Unneces-
ing From Lack of Proper Attention.

Camp Thomas, Chickamauga
Park, Ga, Sept. SIN it's report
to Maj. Gen. Breckenridge, the
Military Board appointed to investl-
gate the alleged abuses at Camp
Thomas says:
"The testimony herewith covers the
ground relative to the care of the sick
so completely that we do not consider it
essential to comment extensively upon
it. There are, however, some features
regarding the management OF the hos
pitfalls that we think demand especial
attention. There was great deal of
unnecessary suffering and many deaths
resulting from lack of proper attention
to the sick.
at is our unanimous opinion that the
basic causes for this unnecessary suffer
ing may be found in the principles gov
erning the management of hospital of
this kind. 1t is not conceivable that
men taken from the ranks promiscu-
ously aud with no previous prepara-
ton, and put in charge of helpless sick
men, could do justice to them, and es-
pecially so when forced to do so against
their wills.
Can Find No Excuse For Wrongs.
"The next cause for ill-treatment of
|
of supplies of every nature. We can
find no reasonable excuse for the lack
of supplies, which could have been
easily obtained, and were not, by those
responsible, and they should be held
strictly responsible.
$50 far as the officers directly in
charge of the hospital are concerned,
evidence proves conclusively that in
most instances they did the best they
could under the circumstances.
THAT there was decentralization OF
the medical corps there is no doubt
This caused a feeling of indifferece
which led to actual neglect"
Regulations For Supplies Ignored.
"The officers in charge of the hospi-
tai convinced the board that they had
not failed to make the necessary requi.
sitions for supplies, but could not gel
them.
at was not possible for this board tC
say whether they did all that was pos
sible to be done TO get supplies, but
that they did not succeed is apparent
High Authorities to Blame.
at certainly appears that those high
er in authority-those who were in pn
sitions to insist upon the proper equip
ment of this hOspital-should have EN-
ployed immediate measures, whether
IN keeping with the strictest military
rOutin cor not, to have furnished tn,
common comforts for every sick MAJ
sent to the hospital. That they did not
is apparent in the evidence.
"The location of the hospital was il
a very unsanitary part of the park. Il
: was on the lowest part of slope of
Hill and in close proximity to the very
: lowest ground that could be found ii
: the entire park. All that has beeI
stated by witnesses regarding tie un
sanitary condition of the hospital
. wards and sinks il true during the ear
: ly history of the hospital, but ther
was much improvement of late, al
l though there was much to be desired
under :he most favorable state of tn
D., Institution.
MILES B. WARD,
. "MajOr and Brigade Surgeon.
! JAMES J. JOHNSON,
. "Major Second Arkansas Volunteer
"EMIL 5. HELBURN,
"Major Second Kentucky Volunteers.
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WILL INVESTIGATE
The Numerous Charges Against the
War Department.
Secretary AIger, at The Presidents Re
quest, requested" That the In
yestigatiOn BE Held.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-Secretary
Alger has requested" the President
co order a thorough and searching
investigation of the War Depart
ment. His "request," however, was
requested, or rather ordered, by the
President, as the Secretary is not
desirous in the least of having the
conduct of his department investi-
gated.
The President has taken action in
the matter, and has urged the fol-
lowing named gentlemen to serve on
the commission of investigation:
Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Scofield, Gen.
John b. Gordon, Gen. Grenville NJ.
Dodge, President ID. g. Gilman, Gen,
Chas. F. Henderson, Hon. Robert
T. Lincoln, Hon. Daniel 5. Lamont,
DR.. w. w. Keen, Col. Jas. A. Sex
ton.
The message which President Nc
Kinley addressed to each of these
is as follows:
Twill you render the country a
great service by accepting my ap-
pOintment as u member of the COM
mission to examine into the conduct
of the cOmmissary, quarter. master,
and medical bureaus of the War
Department during the war and in
to the extent, causes and treatment
of sickness in the field and in the
camps?
1T is my desire that the full and
exact truth shall be ascertained and
made known. cannot too strongly
impress upon you my earnest wish
that this commission shall be of
such high character as will com
mand the complete confidence of the
country, and | trust you will con-
sent to serve.
"WM. MCKINLEY
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THE PEACE COMMISSION.
senator George Gray, of Delaware, Ac-
cepts Fifth Place.

senator George Gray, of Delaware, Ac-
cepts Fifth Place.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator
George Gray, of Delaware, consented
this morning to become the Demo-
cratic member of the Peace Commits
sion. AS announced to the French
Embassy, and by it transmitted to
Madrid, the commission will COM
prise:
Secretary of State William r.
Day, of Ohio, who is opposed to the
acquisition of all the islands of the
Philippine group.
Senator Cushman K. Davis, an
ardent eXpansiOnist.
Senator w. P. Frye, of Maine, who
favors the retention of the Philip
pines.
Whitelaw Reid, of New York, who
favOrs the retention of the Philip
pines.
Senator George Gray, who is op.
posed to the acquisition of foreign
territory.
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A WAR EPISODE.
How an Old "Reb" Answered a North
ern officer.

How an Old "Reb" Answered North
ern Officer.
In the camp at Falls Church, Va, are
a number of veterans who fought with
Siegel and with Sheridan in the Shen-
andoah Valley. Among the visitors
there recently was an officer of a West.
ern regiment who took his wife along
with him. At Round Hill they hired
vehicle for the ascent of the mountains.
1t so happened that the driver of the
vehicle was one of MOsby's men. AS
the officer and his wife were being
driven along ne INDUCED in many
valley during the Civil War, pointing
out to her places about which he had
some particular remembrance.
"DO you see that hill right over there,
dear?" he said to his wife, pointing to
the place. She nodded.
"Well, my dear, right at the foot of
that hill is the very place where we
cooked our supper that night | have
| been telling you about"
"Yes," said the old graybeard driver,
turning around, "and that is the very
place where we'uns eat your supper"
"What," said the Union officer, "were
you one of that party of Rebs that came
down on us?"
Eyes, sir, was one of them. We sat
up there on the top of the hill, and
watched you cooking that supper, and
when we thought you had it done about
to our taste we came down to join YOU
"Well, tell me, my friend" said the
Union officer, "where on earth did you
fellows come from? You must have
come up mighty sudden"
"Well, I'll answer your question
stranger" said the old graybeard, "it
you'll clear up mystery for me-"
"CeTtainly; what is it?"
"Whar on earth did you fellows go to-
My idea at the time was that yor
climbed up the inside of some tree."-
Selacted
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BARBEE INDICATED.
Investigating Committee Reports a Con-
ference Trial Unnecessary.

ference Trial Unnecessary.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 8.-Sev-
eral days ago DR.. j. A. Orman, pre-
siding elder of the Murfreesboro dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, upon his own motion
and by virture of the authority ves-
ted in him by the church discipline,
appointed committee to investi-
gate rumors that involved the moral
character of DR.. ]. d. Barbee, book
agent of the publishing house of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
These rumo:s grew out of the Meth
odist Publishing House claim mat
ter.
The committee met to day at Nc
Kendree church, and, after session
lasting all day, gave out the follow
ing statement:
"The committee, after carefully and
pray erfully examining all the testi
mOny in the case, unanimously report
ed trial before the Tennessee Confer
ence, soon to meet, unnecessary, there
by vindicating the good name of DR.
Barbee."
This is said to have been made to
head off the opposition in the Ten
nessee Conference.
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MAINE ELECTION.
Republican Ticket Elected by a De-
creased Majority.

Republican Ticket Elected by a De-
creased Majority.
PORTLAND, Me- Sept. 12.-The
State election resulted in the sue
cess of the Republican ticket as fol-
lows:
Governor, Lewellyn Powers, of
HOulton.
Congressman, First District, ThOs.
B Reed, of Portland; Second DIS.
trict, Nelson Dingley, of Lewiston ;
Third District, Edwin G. Burleigh,
of Augusta; Fourth District, Chas,
A. BOutelle, of Bangor.
A decrease of nearly 1000 for the
Speaker of the House denoted a
decided lack of interest on the part
of his constituents. Returns at mid
night from l9l towns out of 430 indi-
cate Gov. Powers plurality at about
2l,00O (lOss of 2l per cent. and a
Democratic loss of only 6 per cent.
The lower branch of the Legislature
will probably stand 1873 Republicans
to Is Democrats, gain of twelve for
the latter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
GarwOOd's SarsapariIIa-ror the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. B. RAINS.
YELLOW FEVER IN PORTO RICO.

Among the Troops There.
PORCE, Sept. l2.-Only one case
of yellow fever is known to have oc-
Cured among the troops in Porto
Rico. The identity of the case was
revealed by the autopsy. Brig
Gen. Henry reports a total Of 1868
sick out of 1900 men, the highest
percentage yet reported. Two sus-
pected fever patients have been iso-
lated. The cases are believed to
have originated in the Spanish
prison at SibOney.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
CURED BY cUTIcURA
VnlnnhIe 10 Womrr.

Especially valuable to women is BrOwni'
Iron Biuers. Baeksehe van -res headache
disappears strength takes the place o.
weakness, and the glow Of health readily
comes to the pallid cheek when this won
derful remedy is taken. For ieklychildreH
or overworked men il has no equal. No home
should be without this famous remedy
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by All dealers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Daughter of Bavarian Duke ana Mother
of Three Children.

of Three Children.
Vienna, Sept. 10.-The empress of
Austria was born December "a, 1887.
She was a daughter of Duke Maxi
milan of Bavaria, and was married
to Francis Joseph, emperor of Aus
tria and king of Hungary, April "a,
1854. They had three children, the
Archduchess Gisola, who is married
to Prince LuitpUld of Bavaria; the
Archduke Rudolph, who married
Princess Stephanie Of Belgium, and
who was (seemingly) assassinated
in 1899, and the Archduchess Maria
Valeria, who married the Archduke
Franz Salvador of Austria Tuscany
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
CANNOT BE EXECUTED.
The Statutes of the Geneva Canton For
bid Capital Punishment.

bid Capital Punishment.
Berne, Switzerland, Sept. l0.-The
president of Switzerland, and other
members of the government were
stunned with horror and grief when
the news reached the palace that
the empress, so beloved by all Eu-
rOpeans, had fallen victim to an
assassin within the borders of their
country. They Immediately ar
ranged to hold an extraordinary fed
erai council on Sunday morning, in
order to consider the measures to be
taken against the assassin. The lat
ter must be tried according TO the
statutes of the canton in which the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

The Emperor of China has issued
an imperial edict, announcing that
he has no further need of the servi-
ces of Lii Hung Chang, the great
statesman, as Minister of the For
eign office. No reasons for his dis
missal were given.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

GEN. Miles has issued peremptory
orders for the removal of all troops
from MOntauk Point as rapidly as
possible. Secretary Alger's plan for
a permanent camp at Camp Mon
tauk seems to have sprung sea-
valve.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

AMERICAN troops at Manila are
kept in barracks under arms ready
for action at a moments notice to
suppress trouble among the natives.
Aguinaldo made triumphal entry
Saturday into Malolos, which he has
made the capital of his Government.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

MAJ..GEN. BROOKE declares he is
not responsible for the hospital con-
ditions at Chickamauea. The loca-
tion was not of his selection. Gen.
Brooke says when he left ths camp,
July 20, but 4 per cent. of the SOL
diers were sick.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

THOMAS H. WHEELER, son of
Maj Gen. Joseph Wheeler, and
Lieut.. kirkpatrick, were drowned
while bathing in the surf at Mon
tauk Point last week. Young Wheel
er was a member of his fathers
staff, and accompanied him during
the Santiago campaign.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

THE G. A. r. Encampment at Gin
cinnati adopted strong resolutions
against Pension Commissioner H.
Clay Evans for his manner of con-
Quoting the affairs of the Pension
office. 1t appears that the Commits
sioner has not been prompt enough
in granting a pension to everybody
who made application.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

crime was committed, which forbid
capital punishment and make life
imprisonment the most severe pen
atty which can be imposed.
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THE Hawaiian Annexation Com
mittee has decided to recommend to
Congress that cur new possession be
named the Territory of Hawaii"
The islands government will be
modelled after that of our territories
at home, and the ultimate possibili-
ty of Statehood will not be barred.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

HAVANA is all astir with prepara-
tions for the coming of the Ameri-
cans. The arrival of the commits
sioners stands for American ideas,
American energy and impetus need
ed to make Havana modern city.
The Havana people have unlimited
faith in the possibilities of the new
era, and talk of nothing else but the
great things they expect to see done
when the Americans come. Accord
ing to the Havana belief, a host of
hustling Americans will pour into
Havana on the heels of the COM
missioners and magically transform
that medieval relic.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

Col. JAMES A. SEXTON, of Chica-
go, was chosen Commander-in-
Chief of the G A. r. encampment
at Cincinnati last week. The en-
campment will meet next year at
Philadelphia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

A REPORT from Madrid says that
the Spaniards sunk five vessels be-
longing to the Philippine insur-
gents, and that it is believed that
hundreds of the insurgents perished.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

ADvICEs to the London Times
say that about 900 men, women
and children were either burned
alive or massacred in an outbreak in
the Island of Crete last week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

THE Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans of Colorado
agreed upon fusion ticket Satur-
day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

THE Spanish Senate last Saturday
adopted the Hispano-America
peace protocol by a sitting and
standing vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

OWING to the great amount of
sickness among the troops, Gen.
Miles parade of soldiers through
New York, which was announced to
occur tomorrow, has been aban-
doned,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

DAMAGES for $1,000 were assessed
against the Cumberland Telephone
& Telegraph Company and the cor
poration of Franklin last Saturday
by the Williamson County Circuit
Court, in favor of Mrs. S. s. House,
who was injured last fall by step
ping into a hole on the sidewalk,
which the telephone company had
dug and left uncovered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

CAssIUs M. CLAY has been
granted an absolute divorce from
his child wife.
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DEWEY NEEDS ASSISTANCE.

He Has Asked For an Additional Cruiser
and Battleship.
MANILA, Sept. l2.-Rear Admiral
Dewey says he considers the situa-
tion critical. 1t is understood he
has asked for an additional cruiser
and battleship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16

The battleships Oregon and Iowa
will be sent to San Francisco, leav-
ing New York about the end OF this
month.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
SENATOR HOAR TO BE HONORED.
VIII Be offered Ambassa6 OrshIp to the
Cnnrt of ST. lanes

WASHINGTON, Sept. lS.-It is un-
derstoOd that President Mckinley
has decided to offer the post of Am
bassador to England, made vacant
by the appointment of Mr.. Hay as
Secretary of State, to Senator Geo.
+. Hoar.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-16
NEWS AND COMMENT.

NEWS AND COMMENT.
CAssIUs M. CLAY has been
granted an absolute divorce from
his child wife.
THE Democrats, Populsts and
Silver Republicans OF Colorado
agreed upon a fusion ticket Satur-
day.
THE battleships Oregon and Iowa
will be sent to San Francisco, leav-
ing New York about the end OF this
month.
THE Spanish Senate last Saturday
adopted the Hispano-American
peace protocol by sitting and
standing vote.
ADVICEs to the London Times
say that about 800 men, women
and children were either burned
alive or massacred in an outbreak in
the Island of Crete last week.
A REPORT from Madrid says that
the Spaniards sunk five vessels be-
longing to the Philippine insur-
gents, and that it is believed that
hundreds of the insurgents perished.
OWING to the great amount of
sickness among the troops, Gen.
Miles parade of soldiers through
New York, which was announced to
occur tomorrow, has been aban.
doned.
Col. JAMES A. SEXTON, of Chica-
go, was chosen Commander in
Chief of the G A. r. encampmen
at Cincinnati last week. The en-
campment will meet next year a
Philadelphia.
GEN. Miles has issued peremptory
orders for the removal of all troop
from Montauk Point as rapidly a
possible. Secretary Alger's plan TO
a permanent camp at Camp Mon
tauk seems to have sprung sea
valve.
MAJ.-GEN. BROOKE declares he i
not responsible for the hospital con
ditions at Chickamauea. The loca
tion was not of his selection. Gen
Brooke says when he left the camp
July 20, but per cent. of the sol
diers were sick.
The Emperor of China has issue
an imperial edict, announcing ths
he has no further need of the serv
ces of Ii Hung Chang, the grea
statesman, as Minister of the Fol
eign office. No reasons for his di;
missal were given.
AMERICAN troops at Manila al
kept in barracks under arms read
for action at moments notice
suppress trouble among the native
Aguinaldo made triumphal entr
Saturday into Malolos, which he hi
made the capital of his Government
THOMAS H. WHEELER, son
Maj.-Gen. Joseph Wheeler, an
Lieut.. Kirkpatrick, were browne
while bathing in the surf at MOI
tauk Point last week. Young Whee
er was a member of his father
staff, and accompanied him durir
the Santiago campaign.
THE Hawaiian Annexation Cor
mittee has decided to recommend
Congress that cur new possession
named the Territory of Hawaii
The islands government will
modelled after that of our territori
at home, and the ultimate possibil
ty of Statehood will not be barred.
THE G. A. r. Encampment at Ci
cinnati adopted strong resolution
against Pension Commissioner
Clay Evans for his manner of co
Quoting the affairs of the Pensi'
Office. 1t appears that the Commi
sioner has not been prompt enous
in granting pension to everyboC
who made application.
DAMAGES for $1,000 were assesst
against the Cumberland TelephOI