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 From Oar Regular Correspondent
 Washington, 26. 1898.
 Why should the investigation of the War Department be made 6 star-cham'
 her affair? That is the question asked
 on every sids since it was announced
 that Mir. McKiniey's commission would
 until further notice, conduct the invest.
 gation behind the locked doors of a room
 in the War Department. Secret invest. igations has never been popular with the
 American people. This was recognised
 hy those who stated that these doors
 would he closed, "until furthur notice,
 It is expected that public opinion will
 demand that those doors be thrown
 open, and the-testimony in this investi-
 gation be publicly taken, and that ex- pectation will almost certainly he reaiix-
 ed. Let the Commission make it's con-
 sideration of the testimony as secret as its members may desire, but let the tes- Esimony he taken in public. Otherwise,
 the public will put the whole affair down
 as farcical. It may be only g coinci- dence, but it is significant one that the
 chairman of Mir. McKipley's Commis.
 sion is named Dodge. Gen. G. Nj. Dodge. of Iowa. The other members,
 secured after much trouble and many
 absolute refrsals to serve. are, Col. J A. Sexton. of III; Capt. E. P. Howell,
 of Ga. Maj Gen. J. Nj. Wilson. U. 8. A.; Hon. c. A. Denby. of Ind; Ex. Gov. Woodbury, ofVt. Ex. Gov. Besv. CT. of Pa; Gen. A. D. McCook. of New
 York. and DY. P. 8. Conner, of Ohio.
 Crying officers honorable discharges.
 Nbo have been oDss,iy accused by Gen sEsIs iD She sTmg oi ineompsteaty and rDismanagensnt. is not good wsy so convince ths country that tho War De- paTtEnent either wishes to ind the guil. ty or intends to punish them when found. A .:ase in point is that of u. Col. Rush H. Huidekopsr. the horse doctor who was Cheif Surgeon at Camp Thomas. Chicahanauga Park, and against whom many charges were made, including one fram Brigadier General, made direct. ly to Secretary Alger. Instead of hay ing Hnidekopsr court martisledi so that he could have been either vindicated or convinctsd, orders were issued that his sesignstion should he accepted and hs be given an honorable discharge Mir. Mckinley heard of that order and count CT manded 1t, and directed that Huide-i Roper be ordered to Washington to tisii- | fy before the Investigating commission. Mir Mckinley is find ng out much more about things than he knew before the talk about invsstiga ion began; and lt is believed that he intends making it hot f'r some of the gu'liy parties. In fact, his psrso nal friends are telling him that he must do so for sef- preservation
 Representative Cochran, of Mo, who is in Washington trying to convince the to order more Missouri Volunteers mustered out of service, said of the republicans asking endorsement of ther conduct ot the war: "The re- publirans will he fortunate. indeed. if 1 they eau divert public tentiOn f.om the bond issne, the neglect and misman- l agement which has characterized the conduct of the authorities in actual | charge of the prosecutions of the WAT. l How they can expect to gain any advan- l tage by raising war issnss, it is dificnlI 1 t1 understand The troop in the field | are composed of men "f al parties. They l lid their duty nobly, and have added io Inc glory and reputation of AmericGn ! arms. "y ,Ieu,., ... ".p... s..s..e.,I .., ..- ism. So much for the soldiers in the | field. Now, if the authorities at Wash ington can afford to 20 to the country l for appreciation If an administration which failed to provided onr brave sol- hiers with rati' ms, tents, medicines, and surgeons snd attendants, dur ing the struggle, and hinge the result oi the Fall election upon this issue, the democrats can afford |" m et it. IthInk, however. that the war wilfcut very lIttle figure Parties will divided. ou nl,i lin. pn. and the issues of 1896 will be fought pver again."
 Much interest is feltin Washington in affidavit made by Teddy" Roosevelt, that was not resident of New York. hut of Washington It ia not believed that the making publjc uf ths a4iiseit1 by ths friends ai Gov. Black. will pre- vent 'Cedtv'' getting the repuhfcapil animation foE Gov of New York, hntt : rediy' 's' explanation of whv he ma Is T vii goa 0''.S way towards helping the | f4m nerAtS to defeat him alterward HeE says he ,nIi the ati ltyit nlfl4r Avira