The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11
70 INVESTIGATE TUE War.
PRESIDENT MKISLEY APPO1xTy \
COMMITTEE OF IsoTIRY.
0eAeaela. Gordon, Dedge. gilman,
MAnAerson, Lisesla, Lament,
1xeene and sexsoa Asked - serve
.Aixer Requests IL he Complete.

WASHINGTON. Sept s.-T5s rssssSSD'
1zas Urged iAs following named gssitlsnaen
anaczg ossserr TO accept places On TIE eo'Ta-
hnsftse 10 Investigate the Conduct q lie
Rar. I-seGt- Crs- geh1 a. schofSea1, Gsz.
=. r. Gcrdoz, Gen. Granville ii Dodge.
Arsslaen. =. c. Gilman. Gen Charles +.
ezass6exzoa. Refers T. 14aco'a. Daniel :
1.anssgt. Or W. ". Eeene. Coz James n
Eexts.. TIE massage which President Me-
a-sHt@y addressed saea Is As follows.
ssgrsss yas reEder 70 TIA country q grea.
s&eryice sy accepting my appointment -
y member OF & committee 10 Examine fEso
Aae eo1.sact # the cou1uaissasy. quartet
soxas:er aGa medical bureaus o. TIE war De-
sAArzrnent during tas wa and 80 examine
syase tie eao$es and treatment Of sickness
IN The ne!s ard eamps7 IL il ny desire
4nzt tEge Sszi arr exart truth shall be as
her1zsnss and made kssowa. ! cannot too
ttreaxiy sgafss sss UaoH yos Es1y ekFHss lssf =
aRaf sals commission shall be ST s1s1h hsga
(haracser as viii command The confidence
% the country. and / ,r12sf yea viii con-
B@ss TO serve"
II would haze bees difficult. for the pres
Iaent to have selected nIg-e men more IA
Ncrsbsy known TO the American people.
f0na yet equipped perfectly sor the work
kiey wall be called upon to perform
Lieut.. Gen. sehoaeid was Gen. Miles pre-
tsceasor as commanding general Of the
limited States army. His experience In the
civil war az a corps commander eminent
" IFS bin. - pass judgment upon the oper-
Atlcas 81 the 6ald saft concluded.
Ger. Gordon had the same experience In
The Confederate army as Cen Schofseld on
ahs Nosthsrn side and in addition, he has
represented his state OF Georgia for two
Serfus in tire United States senate and re-
kired ip the face Of popular demand Tor
his reelection.
Ger. Granville N. Dodge IL well known
ns man Of large business Interests III
New York. but even better known among
aae soldiers waoa he led 10 success
In the civil war. lie also commanded an
usny corps and has never lest his inter
est In military anaifs since entering civil
life
u. C. Gilman IL one OF the best known
educators In the United States. at present
holding ths nonored position os president
Uf Johns Hopkins university. In Baltimore.
He was selected by President Cleveland as
q member of the commission appointed 10
settle the Venezuelan boundary eontro-
Hersy.
Charles r. Mandersson. Of Nebraska. was
senator from that state fos TWO terms and
= division commander. He ~ az present IN
Washington.
Hon. Robert r. Lincoln IL wei known.
Daniel Lamont was secretary Of war ur-
her the second Cleveland administration.
Dr ". w. ksans Is citizen Of Phiia-
0aph!a and enjoys the reputation % be-
5ng one Of the snost ecientifc and ablest
Of physicians ia that city.
Col Janis \. Sexton IL best known TO
R1s~. q 1T~
E.ecsson CT Friday 70 the post OF command
er-Ir-ch-ef or the Grand Army Of the Re
cn3iic.
Gen. Gordon Declines.
ATLANTA. Sept. Ie.--Gen J. Il. Gordon
MAS declined 10 serve on the commission
teqaaste! by President Mckinley 20 In
ssssigate slte conduct OF the Spanixs1-Amer-
Scan war. giving az a reason his sns; able
heath.
AiCer Courts InyesttgatfOn.
DETROIT. Sept. i0.-seeretary Alger
Arrived this morning. On being asked 10
make . statement for publication relative
10 the charges against the administration
II the war department.. tie secretary re-
Ilisd
Now, what do you want me 10 90? &c.
Gown IN tae sewer with sensational people ?
$Jhey are not worrying Slla. There Ia moth
NDE 10 The charges excepting somebody 5
uarare - make political capital The work
Sase department has had 10 DO In SO short
ga ,!fne has been 4 very great task. The
sConislksagy ard eUarternasser's depart
.snents have had tue distribution Of more
rhsa seen provision and forage rations
sv,aiiy. "a part % which ta.s involved trans
0crtation more than half way around ths
word II is not surprising that sGsne few
&FiEss aas@ bean m&da have asked the
pfcsisnt TO appoint the strongext commits
epn possible 80 conduct 81 Investigation
1nlo the conduct o. the var II will be
made up os sofsie Of the ablest army off.
seesx ara It's work VII. hs q the gFearer
&esssInE the fetaTe. its Rr~sie-ss satue be.
Ing in proie ting tie entire organization Of
su1e army and applying the les*sus oT tAs
past"
-ronigh; there was a public issnoasirai lor
Ia honor OF the secretary. \ PROCESSION OF
S.oaa nsaychsss beaded ty the Detroi bat
aalions of the Michigan naval reserves aT(
1neiuaug 81 company ~ the Tairty~thlrt
Michigan volunteers several - y n post
ana The Detroit litter carriers escorted IT..
SECRETARY 20 the 94kh, Guard a-norv
~hese tire SECRETARY was formally we.
cesned eone hy BIS ss,3cw ciiixens Pellet
eosas speeches wesa made by Gov pingyse
Secretary Of state Gardner and Others
sdIoa, Allied Rassseil ths chairman voice,
,ah' senetsi ssn,snent OF IN snvera
Sepeaksrs when ne eDiogived the secretary
Ns an organizer 81 YiCso~5rs" ard state.
Ahai "a isisan Secretary Aixer aeeds,
ne defeadsFss ssa5nss the recent criticism
90 rs ccrlsct - rfe waf ''as his fr5eati
Der 10 not believe thssn"
ssctefary Aig*v rcplieil briefly. II a.
voesse &c his remarks he SAID.
i'~o9te Uo; actively IN e can ecaYeel'
ssailgr tre Storm ~ the past few months
Tt etrai'-Et;E e az army - sza.yss, wr
stat }9sk. That some things mlgS,
Pa trta .tr@F better have 10 ssnt At
tait "a tf.yrs.is tet @lr a. pArf wseut. l as
tae W.f.@ e. tVr1 f7a strongest scar ch 4sis
VII if ar Ir1 kls TO tS%sgnse az In
GFf&Ttftl- rs r1@ &Ht.-inN 10 defend. In 81 A
Aaers = always sgekaeSs death wound
an misery tef Nt,a o51s single except be
ans-e 1ss teeA - Complaint 10 the ae
asATiff2c7t t~cns en- a}ea 3a t1a sria ~
Snea are, 81 Aeras$. tsese Whe have spea
the tiSae IN i.-e gEea; camps st me ssauf
as well 1s tAssc MO gauxlt sn the terri
DE cagEfsatsr,''