The age-herald., 1899-08-13
BRYAN AND SCHLEY SLATED AS \
 GOOD TICKET IN WASHINGTON

but the war department is not yet ready to admit the incompetency of Brooke or the absurd pretensions he is making. He has established a miniature court in his palace at Havana and one would think ne was a potentate from all accounts, instead of soldier of republic. It all goes to prove that the military is as much to be feared in a republic as in a monarchy. Whenever the trained soldier gets the up- per hand he knows no law save his own orders and treats civilians with the rude- ness that one would not give to a convict. Last year in congress Representative Bailey said that he would confess that the military was to him a continuous night mare. It is to many and Is becoming so to more.
 Corbins Annual Report
 General Corbin is now busy on his an- nual report. He expects to embody in it the statistical history of the late war. and it will be a most valuable document in many ways. The annual report of the ad- jutant-general is in fact the report of the war department. because it records all the orders from the president and secretary, the organization, strength, maintenance, and present condition of the present army. Thus it will be seen that the coming re- port will be really the actual history of the war. One special feature of the report is a complete history of every regiment, reg ular and volunteer, during the late war. He intends to show the strength of each regiment when mustered in and then fol- low its course throughout the war; giving the number of men killed, wounded or died from sickness or other ca11ses
 It will be seen what a gigantic work Is before the adjutant-general. The presi- dent is anxious that there shall be an ac- curate and full account of all the casual ties or deaths so that there can be no question of the losses during this war. The report will be valuable history for the states, as it will give the work done by its troops, following them from their en- listment to the end.
 The Congressional Dude
 James Hamilton Lewis, the congressional dude of the last house is in Washington, having arrived here in the most forlorn and bedraggled condition. His whiskers were untrimmed, his shirt was soiled and in general he resembled the airy, dainty congressman of the last session about as the muddy road to. Arlington resembles the beautifully kept asphalt of Pennsyl- vania avenue. His manner was unchanged and his bow as exquisite as ever. Pray excuse me not having a glove on my left hand" he said with exaggerated hateur:
 Have had a race for a life." he contin- ued. There is a Swede out in Washington state who, seven years ago, was con- demned to be hung For one reason or
 
 able act was postponed. He was sen- tenced, however, to hang tomorrow. The Swiss colony out in my state interested their home government in his case and the government wired the minister here to do what he could in his behalf
 "A little over a week ago I was em- ployed in the case. I knew I would have to come to Washington, as all means to save him in Washington state had failed. To find so im- portant person as Justice McKenna, who presides over that circuit thought would be an easy thing. I reached here, with no time to spare, to find that Justice McKenna had gone to York Harbor. Jump ing into hack I made the Pennsylvania limited without grip or trunk. On reaching York Harbor I found to my dismay that the justice had left there and had gone to Narragansette Pier to visit Justice White. Without taking time to buy new collar, I started for Narragansette. reached there last night, saw Justice McKenna, secured writ of error, arrived here this morning. have been to the supreme court, where I had the order entered, and tele- graphed to the governor, and now my dear Christian friend I am on my way-to be in- troduced to a clean shirt and once more to don the habiliments which gave me more notoriety than fame in that political melee called the house of representatives"
 In response to an inquiry if the report that the silver sentiment in the West was on the wane as returning officials in the treasury and interior departments had started was the case, MT. Lewis said:
 "These men who come back from their western tours only see men who think as they do, or rather as their chiefs do. Still if they travel at all in the western country they should be able to see that free silver is not merely passing opinion there, but conviction. I am inclined to think, how ever that they fully understand the situa- tion which prevailssin the west, but that on their return here they merely
 Change the tale that thrift might follow
 yarning.'
 T do not think that at present there is any doubt about the democrats being for MT. Bryan. I think, too, that he will be nominated. Admiral Schley seems to be the choice for the vice-presidency. The persecution of the navy department has made him popuar throughout the country and brought to the atten- ton of just people the brave qualities which have always made him our most conspicuous naval officer. I am in- clined to think that many of the delega- ton will be instructed for him. He would arouse great enthusiasm in my part of the country, and I believe the east feeissthe same way about him. There is nothing which the American people are so quick to resent as injustice. But when begin to talk on this subject I get mad and say things about people that had better be left unsaid.. do not think the attempt to sidetrack MT. Bryan will succeed and