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The times., 1898-12-24

Commissary General Easan very prop
erly regards the charges made by General
Miles as to the character of the. meat sup
piled to the army in the field as refiec-
ton on himself II calls for no great
power of penetration to see that the COM
missary department is responsible for the
kind of provisions issued to soldiers
General Eagan ii is said, has written to
the Alger Relief Commission to be
allowed to take the stand again in order
to reply to General Miles. Failing in this,
he says he will prefer charges and have
a court of inquiry called. General Miles
is still gathering evidence to support his
charges as to the unfit quality of the
meat and to prove that there was some
thing more than an experiment in the
sending of so much of spoiled goods.
The times., 1898-12-24
..ruder which King. Beronian .y

To the Editor Of The Times:
In your article on General wheeler's Position"
you quote the constitutional provision that man
cannot hold two offices under the Government at
one time. / call your attention to the army
regulations. which provide that ''an officer Of
the army accepting or exercising the duties of a
civil Office thereby ceases TO be oiheer OF the
army / have not the regulations at hand, but
am quite certain l have quoted the provision
correctly. II this provision is operative, Mr.
Wheeler has ceased to be an officer OF the army
and ought to take off his uniform and attend TO
his duties as Congressman, the only office
W. z. CAMPBELL
The times., 1898-12-24
only a Dream.

(From the Cleveland Plain Deaer)
When William Mckinley and Joe Wheeler are
on the same national ticket there will have
been changes in the political organizations now
dividing the people, Those changes are not un-
likely to take place as aresut of the conditions
growing cut of the recent war, but they are
more likely to follow than to preeede the national
conventions Of 1900.
Anyway, the proposition of a Republican ticket
in that year of William Mckinley of Ohio for
President and Joseph Wheeler of Alabama for
Vice President" is .'barren ideality.'' The
political millennium is little further off
The times., 1898-12-24
Miles and shafter ON the War.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.)

VfrOln tnt T fnfdutIFHIi LttxtI-I
The testimony Of Gems. Miles and Shafter be-
fore the Investigating Commission throws val
liable light on the conduct Of the war, in far
as it confirms and establishes the criticisms that
have been made on the campaign and unerringly
fixes the blundcrs, the mishaps, the unnecessary
hardships, the preventable disasters, and the lam
entable suffering and death. The calm, delib-
crate, selfrestiained statement of the general in
command Of the army and the impudent. self
contradictory testimony Of that faecd person
atty Gen. shafter. equally strengthen the belief
that the great biundcr of all was purposely to
ignore the ability and skill OF the army in the
attempt to foist incompetent. distressiul Of
fcer upon the public hero, and that the
responsibility for this bIunder, worze than a
crime, is chsrseable to the War Department and
Secretary Of War who IS adapted for the Office,
il at all, only in times Of peace.
The times., 1898-12-24
The Flag.
trrom the Philadelphia Timea.) }

tbfom the PhiIaufIpiiH Ilfhes.J
1t is not possible TO draw hard and fast line
between proper and improper uses OF the national
Aag after We pass the line OF its official
The national flag is the emblem of the national
sovereignty, and as such it floats over ships at
sea. over camps and army stations, over Federal
buildings. We have an idea that the Tag would
be more highly honored il this were its only use.
But, beyond that. it is merely an emblem Of the
national spirit. and any use Of 1t may be proper
that is intended to express patriotic sentiment
and that shows the flag due respect. What is
due respect is d matter Of reverent feeling with
which statutes cannot deal. 49,
The times., 1898-12-24
Bryan. and Hoar.
(From The Boston Clobc.)

The country has been recently surprised at the
anomaly of seeing Mr.. IIoar posed the COM
panon piece Of Mr.. Bryan in the same living pic
ture But a single glance made it apparent that
Mr.. Bryan was cutting by far the more consistent
and symmetricaIi figure. Though, like his older
running matefhe did not believe in imperialism,
and far less in the annexation Of the Philippines.
he was in favor Of ratifying the treaty the
sensible grourid that refusal to ratiy it would
cast everything hopelessy adrift, while, on the
other hand, the act OF ta;ifying ii would simply
bring our ne@ acquisitions within safe moorings
and leave the whole subject matter in dispute
open to subsequent settlement.
The times., 1898-12-24

We hope that Alger and Corbin will not
fail to note and seize upon a new reason
why typhoid fever devastated Camp
Thomas. Heretofore they have insisted
that it was pie and timed terrapin sent TO
the boys from home. AS they have been
unable 10 make anybody believe it, they
will be pleased with General o. o. How
ards statement that tons of hymn books
and oceans of ice water were distributed at
Chickamauga under his auspices as dele
gate of the Christian commission. When
we contemplate the spectacle of 15.06l
troops subsisting on that kind of diet.
Horse Doctor Huidekoper's flies are def
nitely not in 1t.
The times., 1898-12-24

The bumptious young man whose po-
litical influence enough to obtain for
him an important place in the inspector
generals department of the army. with
the rank of smajor-we refer to Russell
Harrison--has been too enterprising.
Contrary to instructions and formal
agreement. this young civilian with an
army commission raised the flag over n
Havana fort He has been formally rep
rimanded by General Lee, which is un-
just. Those who appointed him to an
important place for which there were
many applicants among the veteran Off
GERS of the Civil War. should bear the
penalty for. all his blunders.
The times., 1898-12-24
A Zoo DeIicnte aue.tion.

To The EDITOR OF Inc Ilncs-
In behalf of number OF victims OF some
body's .'blunder'' in connection with the Gov
ernment sale Of dead letter Office articles now
going on at a certain auction room, would Ike
to INQUIRE how il is that the best articles in a
number Of packages the writer saw opened were
not to be found, although the catalogue and list
written ON the outside OF each package named
the missing goods being the inside. Has
some one extracted these articles or is the buyer
buncoed by carelessness7 JOHN II. HOPKINS.
The times., 1898-12-24

Admiral and Mrs. W. T. Sampson ar
rived at New York yesterday on the ad-
miral's private yacht, formerly the
armored cruiser New York. The New
York is. needed at Havana and the adj
miral once landed at Key West could
have Travelled North by rail. but it is a
matter of principle with him never to
so anywhere except on flagship. 1t will
be remembered that this amiabe weak
ness was the cause of the absence both
of the admiral and the New York at the
battle of Santiago Bay
The times., 1898-12-24

If we are to believe the tales of slaughter
of the Filipinos which come from Madrid,
we need harbor no fears of native opposi-
ton to American rule. At the rate the
Spaniards are said to be killing them.
there will be no able-bodied Fflipinos left
in the course of a few days.
The times., 1898-12-24
\ Rule-of-Three Proniem,
tFrom the Detroit Free press.l

A class in arithmetic. take this problem:
Detroit pstrolman took two glasses Of liquor on
cold day, for which he was fined s25; another
patrolman took many drinks while on duty
that he became Intoxicated, for which he was
fined 40 How much would pstrolman with
the delirium tremens receive az a reward of
merit frcm the police department?
The times., 1898-12-24

The effects of the Hobson kiss are like
ly to be more varied than is commonly
feared. 1t is not only that he leaves a
trail of broken engagements and divorce
suits across the continent but the health
officers assert that he had the grip when
he left for the West and that the germs
are communicable by kissing. Not on y
hearts but also heads will ache in men,
ory of his passage
The times., 1898-12-24

The many,l9mocrats who do not laugh
at Senator Buffers Confederate pension
bill as joke at the expense of the Presi-
dent. are SERIOUS over it's possible conse-
quences. While they understand that it
was not intended to be considered seri-
ously, because nobody asserts that the
-Confederates' have any claim to pensions
from the Federal Government, they know
there are men in the North who want no
better grounds for a stirring up of the en-
bers of the old hatred. There are Repub-
lican demagogues who do not approve
of the policy which the President assert
ed in his Southern speeches. and they will
be glad of such an opportunity to destroy
the beneficent effects of his expressions.
The introduction of humorous bills should
be restricted to subjects that do not
touch our deepest feelings.
The times., 1898-12-24

The friends of the army do not give up
all hope of having the worst features of
the Hull bill eliminated. The Senate will
have its own measure and the whole
question will be gone over thoroughly.
The times., 1898-12-24
Not an Important Question, But the
Answer In "Yes.v

To the Editor OF The Times:
Please let me know il the following lines appear
in, the opera Of Robin Hood:'' eagle eye and
massive brainr' W. s. c.
The times., 1898-12-24
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The times., 1898-12-24

sible conclusion If we are to believe his
statement that the never heard of any lack
Of supplies or hn insufficiency of any ar
ticle. and never heard of, any complaints
of officers or men. and that he believed no
army had avery been better cared for.
The times., 1898-12-24


tuition. Mr.. Wilson cannot meet this re-
quirement.
Senator FOraker's Sarcaxm.-Sen-
ator Foraker of Ohio was one of the most
vindictive critics of Mr.. Cleveland's ia
nous order to return the Confederate
flags Having this fact in mind an enter
prising correspondent sought to obtain
Senator Foraker's opinion of President
McKinley's Atlanta speech, in which he
advocated the Federal Government caring
for the graves of the Confederate dead.
LET me see" said the Ohio senator. Mr..
Mckinley was speaking of the dead. l
think that perhaps it would be better to
leave him there
Goodness Between AIger and Cor
bin.-Ever since Adjt. Gen. Corbin ap-
peared before the Alger Relief Commission
and gave his testimony the adjutant gen.
eral and the Secretary of War have, II is
stated, been scarcely on speaking terms.
Gen. Corbin undoubtedly tried his level
best to shield Mr.. Alger. but as a matter
of fact he gave the Secretary about as Sc
we're rap between the eyes as that gen.
tleman has received since the whitewash-
ers began their work. Gen. Corbin volun-
teered the lnIOTmdtlOH III the course Oh MS
testimony that the War Department had
not anticipated war with Spain and that
no active preparations were made by it to
meet such a contingency until after the
passage of the resolution by the Congress
formally declaring that a state of war ex-
listed between this country and Spain
Somewhere in his voluminous report Mr.
Alger states that when war came it did
not find the War Department unprepared.
1t in perfectly plain to even an Algerian
enthusiast that either the Secretary or the
adjutant general has been guilty of utter
ing a falsehood. Mr.. Alger's friends are
particularly incensed at Corbin. They
think, to put 1t mildly, that he has dis
played a lack of sense which is almost in
excusable. Such an admission from the
adjutant general they say, in view of the
fact that Congress generously appropri-
ated $50,o00O00 for national defense"
weeks before the passage of the war reso-
luton, is unpardonable. Mr.. Alger," re-
marked member of the Administration
| circle yesterday, may well pray to be
| saved from his fool friends
The times., 1898-12-24
Prof. wilson and Old Ei.-sOm

Prof. Wilson and Old EIf.-Some
Jealous friends of former Postmaster Gen.
eral Wilson are kindly trotting him out as
an available candidate for the presi-
dency of Yale University. Mr.. Wilson 1t
will be recalled, is at the head of the
Washington and Lee University in Vir-
ginia- There is not much likelihood of his
being summoned to preside over Yale. One
of the unwritten rules of Yale is that its
president must be graduate of the insti-
tuition. Mr.. Wilson cannot meet this re-
quirement.
The times., 1898-12-24
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WAR NEWS.

April 7o.r~Rresident signed reso-
lutions this morning declaring war
to go with ultimatum to Spain,
Denver decorated. Troops pa
rading, Half left yesterday for the
front and half today,
President has issued call foreighty
or one hundred thousand volunteers
Midnight Friday is the time linz
it in which Spain will have to ans
wer ultimatum
Spanish minister Bernade left this
afternoon for Toronto, Canada,
Secretary Long has already sent
word to Admiral Sampson to sail
at one five Saturday morning if
Spain does not withdraw in the
meantime.
The silver star., 1898-04-21

THE fallacy of abolishing capital
punishment is becoming more and
more apparent every day and this
county has had a glowing example
Of its results. If every man who
now starts out with gun hunting
trouble knew that upon conviction
he would be hung If he took the life
of q fellowman not one-cighth Of
them would start out upon such ex-
peditions. A term in the penitcn-
tary with an excellent opportunity
to secure pardon has but little
terror for the wouid-bc murderer
and If the law Of to-day made MUIR
der punishable by hanging two men
of this county, who have been plac-
cd in their graves in less than a
wack. wc.tldstill. be aliye. and. we'll.
The silver star., 1898-04-21

CoLoRADo's junior senator. who
has already disgraccd his constitu-
ents enough to make his reelection
a vague guess, has added insult to
injury by supporting President Nc
Kinley's s sign policy regarding
Cuba. Keep right on in that path,
Eddy. and the chances are good that
a man who will represent the people
Of this State will fill your place
when your term expires.
The silver star., 1898-04-21

SPAIN has been given until Sat-
urday noon to answer the ultima
tum of the President and if she fails
it means war. 1t is thought that
she may reply by handing Minis
ter Woodward his passports. In
any event there is but little doubt
that the final result will be the a.
polishing Of Spanish rule upon this
hemisphere.
The silver star., 1898-04-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.
axAAxAsA

04 kA4nA80 -
If YOU believe in advancing your
town you should patronize your
local paper.
FROM the actions of number of
men in Washington 1t would seem
that they had something like this 5
i1,front Of each eye.
THE Dolores SILVER STAR celc-
brated its first birthday last week,
and believes it cuts good deal of
ice for yearling. It is a bright
youngster, sure enought-San Mi
guel Examiner.
A NEW Touring mill is to be built
at Dolores, over on the Rio Crnndc
Southern Ry., and that hustling
little sheet called Tux SllvER STAR
hNkd done much. ~ gst it.thefe.--sil:
The silver star., 1898-04-21

order to fill the role Of guest ofhon-
or at the big Jefferson birthday BAN
quet, given under the auspices Of
the National Association of Demo-
cratic cluba. He responded to a
toast, "Thomas Jefferson. and his
speech was good sound Jefferson
democracy from start to finish, in-
Guiding his reference and spprov-
al Of the course that has been fol-
lowed by the democrats and popu-
lists in Congress on the Cuban ques-
ton. He has gone to New Eng
land, where he will make several
speeches.
Representative Lacey, of Iowa,
got little more than he went after
when he taunted Representative
Hartman, of Montana, with having
about three years ego said derisive-
ly Of populists, that one of them
wanted to cross centipedes with
Berkshire hogs in order that each
hog should have hundred hams;
another to cross the honey bee on
the lightning bug, SO that they
could work at night, and still an
other was trying to cross the milk
weed with the strawberry, SO as to
have Strawberries and cream on the
same plant. Mr.. Hartman said that
the words were used by him in des-
cribing Gen. ]. S. Coxey, whose
wild ideas were afterwards turned
down by the Populist National Con-
vention, and of whom he added:
"By reading the record of the re-
publican convention of 'e6, he dis
covered that that party was endeav-
oring to make bimetallic poseys and
gold standard flowers bloom on the
same plant, and he might very easi-
ly conclude that strawberries could
be budded on the milkweed, and
thereby raise Strawberries and cream
on the same plant. But it was also
foui d that great deal of the work
of the republicans was done in the
night time, and he naturally con-
cluded that they would need the
services of the lightning bug; and
he finds out also that the republi.
can party would want, in order to
make good their promises and in
crease the amount Of food, to breed
the centipede with the Berkshire
hog in order to raise a hundred hams
to each animal. l want to call at
tention to the fact that he went di-
rect to the master of the republican
party and negotiated with him, and
one of the results was that Gen. ].
S. Coxey rode through the State Of
Ohio. in the interests of the repub-
lican party. in private car, paid for
at the expense Of Mark Hanna;
therefor Mark Hanna succeeded not
only to his use of the idea of breed
ing the honey bee with the light
ming bug, SO that they could be
used at night. but also the breeding
of the strawberry plant with the
milkweed. SO that the republican
party could have strawberries and
cream the rest Of their days"
The silver star., 1898-04-21
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THR DOLORES SILVER STAR re-
quests that we furnish it daily bull
letins. during war times. alright,
Joe. we are pleased to aid you in so
commendable spirit of enterprise.
Durango Democrat.
In accordance with the above we
are issuing war bulletin at S O'Clock
each evening, and are truly CRATE
full to the management of the Dem
ocrat for their assistance.
The silver star., 1898-04-21
verton STANDARD.


Will. some one kindly send the
president jug of Kellenbergsr's
whiskey, John has variety. some
rare and mellow, but we mean the
kind that will nerve a jackrabbit up
to a death struggle with a bulldog,
durango Democrat.
~
THE law requiring dogs to be
muzzled at Los Angeles has been re-
pealed, and the young men of the
angelic city now wear armor plate
on their unspeakahles when they go
to serenade their girls in the silvery
moonlight.-Denyer Postscripts.
~
THE Queen Regents speech
sounds very nice when she lays the
blame for Intervention in Cuba at
the door of un-American people.
Intervention is made in the interests
of hunaaity and if to be humane is
not American we would like to
know what is.
LA Plata mountains are all right.
According to this mornings Du-
range Democrat nineteen tons of
third grade ore from the Little Jane
mine. consigned to the Durango
smelter returned $12o to the ton,
and eleven tons of high grade ore
shipped to Pueblo are yet to be
heard from.
The silver star., 1898-04-21

The state legilature will do the
proper thing at its next session if it
replaces the law upon the statute
books making capital punishment
legal and thus take the premium
off Of murder,