The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-09-22
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.

From our regular Correspondent
Washington d. c., Sept. 10 1899.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Root are both pleased at the rapidity
with which the recruiting Of the new
regiments for the Philippines is going
on. Although u number of the re-
cruiting Offices in various sections
have just opened, reports to the War
department show that half OF the ten
regiments are already enlisted. The
official order for recruiting two colored
regiments, which will be the last of
the volunteers, was issued Saturday
afternoon
I Sc ator Beveridgc, of Indiana, who
| recently returned from the Philippines,
where he made an exhaustive personal
investigation of affairs, was warmly
welcomed by President Mckinley. to
whom he made a very full statement,
during conferences covering consid-
erahle portion of three consecutive
days. Senator Beveridge declined to
make statement for publication at
this time, concerning what he told the
President, but it is known that the
President considers the information
brought him to be important, and
J that much Of it is confrmatory of
what Prof. Schurman had already told
him.
| Commissioner Evans has been hold
ing continuous reception to G. A. r.
men ever since he returned from the
encampment. Speaking Of his expert
ence at the encampment he said:
THE good will of the veterans was
manifested wherever went. There
was not ripple against me wherever
met them. The only opposition was
led by Washington attorneys, whose
attempts to influence the encampment
were failure from beginning to end.
| am much gratified at the outcome of
the encampment, so far as the pension
Office is concerned, and / am feeling
very comfortable over the fact that,
after so much threatened trouble for
me at Philadelphia, | have returned
to Washington, not only unscathed,
but with 4 strong endorsement of my
official acts. | have performed my
full duty conscientiously both to the
government and to the pensioners,
and / say again that | am highly
gratified that the veterans have ac-
knowledged my good faith in the ad-
ministration of my Office"
Brigadier General Ovenshine, late
Commander Of the Second Brigade of
Lawton's division, Eighth Army Crops,
is in Washington on sick leave. He
said of his Philippine service: ~ had
in my brigade the Wyoming, North
Dakota and Idaho regiments of volun-
teers, and the 14th Infantry of Regu-
lars, and was in tie southern part of
Luzon with Lawton, about six weeks.
We captured everything we went after
and held every city We took. Gen.
Ovenshine says he thinks the next
campaign will wind up the rebellion
OF the mems rations he said: I'VE
had the best Australian beef and NUT
ton, even better than you get in
Washington. Our other supplies we're
equally as good, and there was no COM
plaint," and of another story, widely
published, he said: Gas to the reports
of Filipino soldiers mutilating our
dead, and our soldiers mutilating the
enemy for revenge. | never saw a
single case Of any kind of mutilation
and don't believe there any with Law
toms command"
] The War Department wishes it
known that it win forward packages
OF books and papers to soldiers in the
Philippines, free of charge, if they are
sent to either Maj. Long, U. S. Quar-
termaster, San Francisco, Cal, or Col.
Jones, U. S. Quartermaster, New York
| City. These packages may be for gen.
eral distribution or addressed to any
organization, just as the donators may
please
The subject of trusts, which has be-
come uppermost topic of discussion in