The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

ing officers in various sections haye just
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.
Senator Beyeridge, 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 very full statement,
during conferences covering a consid-
cradle portion of three consecutive
days. Senator Beveridge declined to
make statement for publication at this
time, concerning what he told the Pres
ldent, but it is known that the Pre-
ident considers the Information brought
him to be important, and that much of
it is contirmatory of what Prof. Schur-
man had already told him.
Commissioner Evans has been holding
ever since he returned from the en-
campment. Speaking of his experience
at the encampment he said: THE
good will of the veterans was mani
Tested wherever | went. There was
not ripple against me wherever |
met them. The only opposition was
led by Washington attorneys, whose
attempts to influence the encamp-
ment were failure from beginning
to end. | am much gratified at the
outcome of the encampmcnt, so far as
the Pension Office is concerned, end
am feeling very comfortable over
the fact that, after SO much threat
ened trouble for me at Philadelphia,
l have returned to Washington not
only unscathed, but with q strong en-
dorsement of my official acts. | have
performed my full duty conscienti-
ously both to the government and to
the pensioners, and [ say again that
/ am highly gratifed that the vete-
rams have acknowledged my good
faith in the administration of my Of
fee"
The association of Spanish War Vete-
rams, whose first encampment has just
closed. elected President Mckinley as
their first honorary member, Gen. J.
w. Keifer, COMMANDMENTS Chief, and
Miss Helen Gould, Sponsor.
Brgadler General Ovensline, late
commander of the second brigade Of
Lawton's division, Eighth Army Corps.
is in Washington on sick leave. He
said of his Philippine service:
Il had in my brigade the Wyoming,
North Dakota and Idaho regiments
of volunteers, and the 18th Infantry
of regulars. and was in the southern
part of Luzon with Lawton, about six
weeks. We captured everything We
went after and held every city we
took" We had the best Australian
Beef and mutton, even better than
you get in Washington. Our other
supplies were equally as good, and
there was no complaint. AS to the
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 was any with
Lawton's command"
The war department wishes it known
that it will forward packages of books
and papers to soldiers in the Philip
pines, free of charge, if they are sent to
either Maj. Long, L. S. Quartermaster,
San Francisco, Cal, or Col. Jones, u. S.
Quartermaster, New York City. These
packages may be for general dIstrbu-
ton or addressed to any organization,
just as the doners may please.
Senator Foraker, who has become
used to being represented by the dem
ocrats as not being in accord with the
republican party in Ohio, and never
pays any attention to such stories, thus
states the situation in OHIO:
I'VE are in good shape for the cam
paign. The democrats have not car
ried the state in ten years. Beating
the democrats consecutively that
,oo,, ,-oore = ,a .orJ e., 49,
MANY Year, 10 soou recolo loi tie
republicans OF Dino, and one which
will be sustained at the polls this fail.
The issnes on which the camnaiqn
will be fought are pretty generally
known outside the state. There is no
serious factional trouble in the repub-
liran tbat I IN, oyylra Off
That doesn't sound like the talk of
man who is not in accord with his
party. does 1to
ton have known for some time that Mr.