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Evening star., 1898-01-18
CRITICISED BY MCCLELLAN.
The Son of Little Mac" Speaks on the
Army Bill.

In the House of Representatives yeSter-
day afternoon Mr. Mcclellan of New York,
son Of the late Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan.
formerly commander-in-chief of the Uaited
States army, made a speech that attracted
the attention Of the House, in which he
criticised severely the efficiency of the
United States army.
The army today, he decla red, was little
better than a clunsly organized national
police force, top heavy with the gold lace
of staff officers many of whom hai not
seen more active service than falls to the
lot of member Of the police force The
army should, he declared, be entirely re-
organized He said this in no spirit OF
Jingoism, but for the purpose Of Gaiii.g e the
attention of the country 10 the fact that We
were paying L lai sc price fer a very ine.fi-
cient army, utterly unprcparod for war
while a very small additional expenditure
with proper REORGANIZATION would work
wonders. Mr. Mcclellan went inta a Ge-
tailed discussion of the various branches
OF the service. Our infantry formation
he said, would have been considered eX-
c"l!ent in the seventeenth century. He
criticised particularly the organization of
the cavalry.
As indicating the poor quality or condi-
ton CT the mounts purchased for the cav
airy. he said, We We're each year replacing
- per cent OF the cavalry horses. while III
Europe Austria, for instance. but l. per
NNit VI tilc tcN,tliy ilOIstS were replaced
annually. One of the gravest defects IT, the
present organization, h" said, was the lack
of a properly instructed and competent
staff. The brains of the army skoulI be In
the staff
In the present conditions. hedged about
as the service was. Mr.. Mcclellan sail il
was not strange that army officers los;
pride and ambition in their profession and
looked forward only to soft berths anL re-
t1rement. 1t was utterly amazing, he sad
but ii was true, that not an officer i,i the
service was engaged in preparing for war
Ihere existed not q single plan CT cam
paign, not Il single skeleton order for mo-
b!lizaton, no plaEs for camps Of instruc-
ton; IN fact, not one of the preliminary
necessities to meet a war crisis should il
come. These statements might be denied
but they were true. 1t was the duty OF
Congress- he declared in conclusion, to see
to 1t that our army, for its size, was as
nearly perfect as human experience and
knowledge could make lit. Mr.. McClellans s
remarks were given close attention. ana he
was literally aprlauded when he con-
cuded.
Mr.. Hull 0owa), chairman O. the com
mittee on military affairs. expressed con-
currence in the views cf Mr. Mcclellan to
the extern that lie believed the army should
be recrganized. as the present organization
was obsolete. The discussion of the needs
of the army was continued by Messrs
Wheeler (Ala.), Clark (Mo.). Cox (Tenn),
Marsh Qll), Lewis (WashD and Others
Without completing the bill the commit
tee rose and at $40 pm. the House ad.
journed.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
ELECTION CASES.
Dates Fixed for the Hearing of Com
tests.

The House committee on elections No. Q
has set the following hearings in contested
congressional election cases: W. E. Ryan
agt. II. c. Brewster. thirty-first New York
district, and w. S. Nanderburg agt r. H.
Tongue, first Oregon, January IS: c. j.
Jones agt. T. c. Catchings, third Missis-
sippi January 21; b. l.. Fairchi!d agt
w. l.. Ward, sixteenth New York, Jan
uary %; Armand Romain agt Adolph
Meyer and Joseph Gain agt Adolph Mey-
er, first Louisiana, February II. In the
case OF Hudson agt. McAIeer in the third
pennsylvania district the contestant has
been given until January n to file affi-
davits In support of his motiol for the ap-
pontmeGt of a subcommittee to take tes-
timony in Philadelphia.
The South Carolina contested election
case OF Cha;hcid agt Talbcrt was given a
nearing Yesterday by House elections COM
IL ittee No. ).
The House committee Oh Indian affairs
mas restored the salaries of the members
OF the Dawes commission to 5000 on the
Indian appropriation bill, but refused to
put the number of commissioners back to
five from the three provided for in the
reduction. The bill will he reported this
week
Evening star., 1898-01-18

ital. one-half of the expenses thereof should
be borne by the United States and one-half
by the taxpayers of the District. any
act which would require the District to
bear more tEan one-half of such expenses
would be violative of the organic act of
1873, and would be ineluitaDle and unjust
Fifth. That unless the proposed amend
ment of the till. or some similar measure.
be promptly enacted. into law, then We
favor and earnestly and respectfully ask
for the repeal Of the act of 1893, and there
by the early removal OF the cloud which
hangs over a large and valuable portion of
the real estate of this District.
Second Section of the Hill.
1t being explained that the committee had
not referred to the second section of the
bill which had been proposed by the Com
missioners, separate vote was taken on
it by the association, with the result that
only one member voted against. approving
it.
vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Rich
ards. and then, after G. NJ. Emmerich and
Charles Schr elder had been elected to MEM
bership, a motion, offered by Mr.. Stephan,
for the inclusion of Grant street through
out in the proposed system of street eX
tension was unanimously adopted, the pres
ident of the association being directed to
lay the matter before the Commissioners.
On the motion of Mr.. Stephan, the Com
misSioners were asked by the association
10 erect HSHtS on lotn street nortn OF now
ard avenue, On Meridian avenue and other
adjacent points, it being explained that
residents are obliged to carry lanterns at
night.
President SC Somerville. on behalf of the eX
ccutive committee. stated that the COM
mittee reported adversely a proposition to
send delegates to form a central commit
tee, and the report was unanimously adopt
ed. the secretary being directed 10 so in
form the central committee that The asso-
citation deems it inadvisa5le to accept the
invitation, at the present time, at least.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
Nominations Confirmed.

Nominations were confirmed yesterday as
follows: ]. X. Pollard of Ohio. consul gen.
eIal at Monterey, Mexico; Louis Goldscmiet.
of New Hampshire, consul at La Guayra.
Venezuela J. Z. Haggart of North Dakota
to be marshal of the district of North Da-
kota.
To be registers land Object. A. Scates
Of Liberal, Kan, at Dodge City. Kan; X.
E. Willcockson of Oakley, at Colby, Kan.
To be receivers of public moneys-C. An
derson Of Brakeman, at Colby. Kan; d. c.
Tufts of Argusville, at Fargo, N. ID.
Postmasters-Iowa: A. Buck, Keokuk; E.
c. Haynes. at Centerville; H. Ingham, Al
gona; ]. Mallison. Fonda.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
DUE TO THE HAVANA RIOTS.
Cause of the Delays in Delivering Re
lief SUDnlfes.

The State Department heard from Con-
sui General Lee about the usual closing
hour yesterday afternoon and gave out the
following statement as summary of his
cablegram:
Consul General Lee wires the Depart
ment of State that the delay in the deliv-
cry of supplies brought by the Concho a
week ago was due to the disturbances of the
past few days in Havana. The Vilicencfa,
carrying supplies from Philadelphia, only
arrived today, and there will be no delay In
the delivery of her supplies and he thinks
that there will be no difficulty hereafter in
landing supplies. He reports matters quiet
at 2:15 o'clock today"
Consul General Lees cablegram was sent
in response to one wired him concerning
reports that obstacles were being placed in
the way of delivery of. American supplies
to the unfortunate. and that duties were
being demanded on these importations, con-
trary to Spain's agreement in the matter.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
Smithsonian Regents.

Representative Wheeler of Alabama has
introduced joint resolution to fill the va
cancies in the board of regents of the
Institution by the appointment
Of Alexander Graham Bell, to succeed Gar
diner g. Hubbard, deceased, and the reap
pofntment of John B. Henderson of Iowa OF
this city and WIN. Preston Johnston of
Louisiana, whose terms expire January 26.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
Senator TiIIman's Liquor Bill.

Senator Hoar, from the committee on
judiciary. yesterday made a report on the
resolution of Senator Tillman, directing the
committee to consider the question, and, If
necessary, report a bill that would give
full effect to the Wilson law limiting the
regulations for interstate commerce IN
liquors. Senator Hoar submitted a written
report expressing the opinion that all the
legislation necessary to give effect to this
Evening star., 1898-01-18

The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press. II is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can hrd the complete
news OF the world, directly trans
mitted by telegraph. up to the
moment of going to press,
Evening star., 1898-01-18

statute is contained in Senator Tiilman's
bill for this purpose, which passed the
Senate last July and is now pending in the
House. The Tillman bill places the con-
troll of these matters In the states, and the
judiciary committees report made yester-
day expresses the opinion that IL is suff1-
cient to the accomplishment OF this pur-
pose.
Evening star., 1898-01-18
Urge Favorable Action.

Second. That the pending amendment, H.
r. $3.50. If enacted inte law. would furnish
comparatively prompt relief to many prop
erty owners now suffering from the effects
of the highway act Of 1893, and would In
ure to the benefit of the District and the
county at large.
Third. That we indorse H. r. 5SS2 and
erge upon Congress prompt and favorable
consideration andAaction thereon.
Fourth. That in any measure that may
be enacted by CongrnSg for the extension
or improvement OF thu streets Of the cap
Evening star., 1898-01-18

What we ask primarily is a reasonable
appropriation in the ordinary way for This
library, which the law has created as an
adjunct of the local educational system.
We believe that the best way of bringing
books as effective factors into the lives of
the mass of the people is to start this mu-
nicipal circulating library on the ground
city even on humble scale and to rem
der 1t attractive and popular to the poor
who are repelled by the very grandeur of
the magnificent structure On Capitol Hill
But IL it should be found that the idea of
utilizing the new building Of the library of
Congress. and to some extent al least the
books therein for circulating purposes, has
captured this subcommittee, or the appro-
priat:ons committee. or the House. 80 that
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NEW CRUISER IN SIGHT.

Navy Department. Dfckerlng With
Brazil.
Washington, April Is. The navy
department has under consideration
the purchase, Of the Brazilian cruiser
Nictheroy, one of the most formidable
vessels Of its Kind at1oat. The MIC
theroy was a high-speed merchmant-
man purchased by Brazil In this coun-
try during.the Mellos revolution. She
was transformed into a naval vessel,
with several others Of her class. and
hurried there to meet the! vessels
which, under the revolutionary ad-
smniral, were investing Rio. She was
armored and equipped with large
pneumatic dynamite gun and a Sec
sondary battery Of light high.power
and machine guns. She Is still borne
on the Braziliansnayalslis The nego-
tiations for her purchase, as far -
can be learned, have not yet assumed
definite shape, but the matter is under
consideration III ssz
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saw several of his cabinet advisers
early in the day but there

saw several of his cabinet advisers
early in the day but there
Was No Cabinet Meeting.
The message left the White House
shortly before noon in order to reach
congress promptly on it's assembling,
and, this done, the president Joined his
family at lunch with evident satisfac-
ton at having the tremendous strain
and burden of recent days in a meas
ure removed. There was an aspect of
holiday gaiety surrounding the White
House, as Faster Monday was OBJ.
served as usual by the egg-rolling
gathering of thousands of children Oh
the grounds in the rea of the eXecu-
tive mansion. The marine band fur
nished music for the youngsters.
The effect Of the message down
town was, on the whole, Quieting.
Cabinet officers, of course, expressed
their complete and most hearty ap.
prevail of the message. This view was
reflected throughout administration
circles.
The Spanish minister. Senior Polo,
remained at the legation during the
day, sending and receiving many dis
patches and comforting with his adj
visers. He cabled the entire presi-
dents message to Madrid, except only
the historical reference to Gen. Grants
message, Texas, etc. The minister said
he must decline to make the slightest
public allusion to the message, as any
remark from him would be inconsis-
tent with his position. 1t is known,
however, that Senior
Polo In KecnJv S~ensative
to the language of the message. What
it's effect will be upon his service here
is not known, for no word has yet
come as to the effect of the message
upon the authorities at Madrid. Up
to last night Senior Polo had received
no instructions to withdraw, o was
there any intimation of his instruc-
lions. At the other embassies and le-
cations the message aroused the
greatest interest. But it cannot be
said that it was received with satisfac-
ton. No new diplomatic phases of. the
questions developed at the state de-
partment. Secretary Sherman said he
would not be surprised if the Madrid
|. cable report proved true that Minister
W0odford was about to leave Madrid.
AT the same time the state department
was without advices that this step
actually had been taken. The war and
navy departments continued their
active preparations. While eventual
ties are being prepared for the senti-
ment in army and navy circles is that
war is not so imminent as it seemed
to be a few days ago.
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give the following information:
I immigrated to Manitoba in October,

give the following information:
l immigrated to Manitoba in October,
1892, from Luverne, Rock County,
Mimi, aid took land in Dominion City,
Manitoba, where I now reside. I have
been very successful in Manitoba, and
have more than doubled my capital
since I went to Canada. I took about
$4,000 worth of wheat, 200 bushels of
flax and 600 bushels Of oats; I do mix
ed farming. I milk as many as ten
cows. Dairying and stock raising has
paid me we'll. I have on the farm now
A head of cattle and Is head of horses,
and sold during the past year, 1897,
S425 worth of fat cattle. I have good
buildings and a comfortable house and
good stable. My children have had
better school advantages in Manitoba
than they had in Minnesota. The dis
trict schools are very thorough and
good. Ny son, now 16 years of age,
is teaching the public school in our
district, and receives a salary of 1920
well at school. / have $1,700 insur-
ance on my buildings on the farm. 1
also own my personal warehouse, and
ship all my grain through it to the
railway station at Dominion City. It
is free of debt.
have no prejudice against the state
Of Minnesota, as I made a living and a
little more while in the state, but
would not take a farm as a gift in
Minnesota and leave Manitoba. The
taxation in Minnesota was too great.
I paid taxes on my stock and chattels.
No such taxes have ever been exacted
in Manitoba from me, and my land
tax is about one-half or less than
it was in Minnesota. I am delighted
with my new home, and expect in a
few years to be in circumstances that
will enable me to take life easy. Yours
very truly, S. G. HAYNES.
p. S.-Any person that may take .ex-
ception to the foregoing letter will
kindly investigate, for I a back up
every word it contains. I am not an
immigration Agent, O the agent of
any corporation, but simply a farmer.
S. G. MAYNES.
The above letter was written at the
request of G. w. Speers, in the state Of
Minnesota, where I am at present with
my wife visiting my friends in my old
home. It is my intention to do what
I can to have them remove to Canada,
where I have done SO well.
Having called upon Mr.. Davies OF st.
Paul, Mimi, I was received with every
courtesy, and got some valuable IN
formation, as we'll as literature per-
tanning to Western Canada.
cAMI1EL G. MAYNES.
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WIFE'S LIFE. +"
How was the means
of saving it.

When the lungs are attacked and the
symptoms OF consumption appear, then
begins the struggle between affection and
that destroying disease which Stays its
thousands annually. 1t is a happy issue
to the struggle when disease is conquered
and health restored. such an issue does
not always end the struggle, but it did IN
the case Of Mr.. X. Morris, Memphis, Tenn,
who saw his wife wasting and weakening
and physicians helpless. and Then sug-
gested the simple remedy that wrought
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"seven years ago, my wife had a severe
attack Of lung trouble which the ply
cough was extremely distressing, espe-
cially at night, and was frequently
doctors being unable to help her, 1 in
dueed her to try DIR: Ayers Cherry Pectoral
and was surprised at the great relief it
rave. Before using one whole bottle she
was cured. SO that now she is strong and
quite healthy. TA,t this medicine saved
my. wife's life I nave not the least doubt.
always keep DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
In the house. Whenever any CT my family
have a cold o. cough we use it. and are
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Merit Means Money Made.
You cannot advertise money out of peo-
pies pockets all the tire: you may 10 it
now and then, but If you don't give them
something OF absolute merit In return,
advertising will never prove successful.
The kind of advertising that pays is ad.
vertising a, good thing. AS it has merit
the people will use it again and again.
Never has this been better illustrated
than in the great success of Cascarets'
candy cathartic. that we have been lately
advertising in this parer. All druggists
call Cascarets repeaters: that is. people
who Luy them lik them, n buy
them again and recommend them 70
their friends. Cascarets are guaranteed
to cure constipation or money refunded,
and are q delightful laxative ard liver
stimulant; the best medicine ever MADE.
We recommend all our readrs to Try
them.
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More people die from head failure h
from heart failure.
HowI,s This.

Hovv's Thise
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, ave known F
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business TRANSACTIONS and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
West & Truax, wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. o.; Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls 'Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Hard Knocks.

Zone ust expect a great many hard
knocks in this world" he remarked,
thoughtfully.
"Well, I should say SOL" she returned,
with great emphasis.
Then he recalled that only the day
before he had seen her practicing with
q pair of roller skates.-Chicago Post.
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Isxucl.

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Thomas j. Casey. Detroit, MIMI,
sash fastener; John Edgar, Rochester.
MIMI, whifiletree center; Maguns +.
Elgin, st. Paul, MIMI, hydrant; August
A. Engstrand, A. d. Sundeen, j. G.
Pope and r. w. Stafford, Mora, Mimi,
stove or furnace; Lars J%orgensen,
Brownsville, Mimi. detachable calk;
Edward ManiX, Caledonia. Mimi. hog
snout cutter; Isaac A. Milton. Bige-
low, Mimi, portable grain elevator;
William A. Rossman, Detroit. Mimi.
stove or furnace; Alexander S. Stew
art, Neche, y. d., chopping machine;
Frank H. Wheelock, st. Paul, Mimi,
means for preventing slipping Of car
wheels upon grades; Charles Van Cap
pellen, Brandon, MIMI, game board
(design.)
MerW,n. Lothrop & johnson. Patent Attc-
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REsTSoN CONGRESS
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUBAN
QUESTION SHIFTED.

The Trust Placed With Congress by
the = csidcnt's Carefully Pre-
pared and Anxiously Awaited
Message - Congress Left Very
Much at Sea Because of the Dis
pnrae enent in Views Between 1t
and the Exccutfve-Senutc For.
etEn Committee Considers the
Question but Arrives at No Defin-
lite OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ncing
Made to Unite Republicans IN n
Plan of Action.
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We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use Of the word "CASTORIA," mi
PITCHERS CASTORIA, as our Trade Mark.
I, Dr.. Samuel Pitcher, OF Hyannis, Massa-
chusetts, was the originator OF PITCHERS
CASTORIA," the same that has borne and does
now bear the fac-simile signature Of CHAS. H.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes of The mothers of
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrappe and see that it is 1.-THE kind you
have always bought and has the signature Of
CHAS. H.. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my am ex-
.cept The Centaur Company OF which Chas h.
Fletcher is President.
March 8. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER. NJ. D.
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Smoke slsdee ciserettss. % Tor bcts
Extortion Of Railways.

Extortion Of Railways.
The BrttishS p~ostoface department is
experiencing ! dificulty similar to that
Of tho American department over the
transportation Of mails. The rates
charged ~ the railways are excessive.
and there q apparently 9 discrimina-
ton insfavor Of the express service.
The duke sof Norfolk has been forced
TO inaugurate = system Of t~ransporta.
ton ,of parcels BY stage coach. The
most notable cass = that for the "a
thstraatpostation q parcels between
sLylrtooilaalh kanchester. sss |
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Don't Tobacco spi- and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic, full of life. nerve and vigor, take No-To.
Bac. the wonder-worker. that makes weak men
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
SCerling Remedy Co. C!:i:ago or New York.
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promptly cured."-K. MORRIS. Memphis,
Tenn.

pIoHlptly CuTCOs@-Ns nlOkAISs "S"pulSy
Tenn.
The question: as consumption cura.
BILE ?" is still debated, and still debatable.
1t is easy TO say that this was not q case Of
consumption. Yet the physicians said it
was. They hould know. AS a matter
Of fact DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral has
wrought so many similar cures that IT
seems to argue the curableness Of con-
sumption, in its earlier stages, by the use
OF this remedy. There is no better medi-
cine ior pulmonary troubles than Dr.;
cases of Asthma. and Bronchitis, where re-
lief has been heretofore u~nattainable. 1t
promptly cures Coughs and Colds. La
Grippe, aud all affections of the throat
and lungs: Heretofore. DR.. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral has been put up in full size
bottles only, at sI.oo per bottle. To meet
a worldwide demand for a smaller pack
age, the remedy is now put up in half size
bottles, at half price-so cents. Write for
DR.. Ayers curebook Gree and learn more
Of the cures effected by DR.. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. Address ]. c. Aver Co, Lowell,
Mass.
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III Neon Thing.

She-He kissed me, and then l told
him to tell no one.
He-And what did he do?
"Why it wasn't two minutes before
he repeated it.-Yonkers Statesman.