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New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

LITTLE PROGRESS on THE LEGISLATIVE BILL
MR. DrpEV,s CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.
washington. Feb. l0-The entire open session OF
the Senate to-day devoted TO consldera'lo'' u
the Legislative. Executive ana Juu'clai app
49, bn rtttIe nrogress was made the time being
largely occupied with debate minor topics.
Mr. Plat. Of New-York, presented the credentials
of Chauncey NJ Depew elected a Senator from
New-York for the term OF six years beginning
Morcb 4 1909 and they were placed on NE.
Mr. McEnery of Louisiana, asked that unanimous
consent be given for vote on his resolutions De
Snrg eU.Sv this country's policy in the Philippines,
ooxt Nonday Immediately after the morning Dusl-
neSs hut Mr. Mallory. Of Florida, objected.
Sa1Iators Pettus and Butler occupied the time or
he exectlve session in speeches opposing the con-
ssrmefion of Judge Ewart, Of North Carolina
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
UNFIT BEER FOR SOLDIERS.
GENERAL BOYNTON ATTRIBUTES SICKNESS
AT CHICKAMAUGA TO THIS FACT.

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Feb. 10 (SpeciaD.-Generai
Henry V Boynton has made a report Of the amount
OF LIQUOR sold to the volunteer soldiers at Chicka-
mauea Park last summer by the Army canteens.
General Boynton shows that there were Z0VO'V"
quarts Of beer sold. and he says the whiskey sales
ran so high he could not keep correct figures. He
saws the above figures do not include the liquor
sold to soldiers in Chattanooga which would nave
doubled the above hgures, nor me thousat4q,s q, Ol
drank. ... l., .,h,oh ba
savs tho beer sold by breweries was unformented
and not ripe In other words the breweries were SO
rushed that they sold the beer before IT was ready
Gsneral Bovnton says he attributed in great
Measure the sickness at Camp Thomas TO this fact
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
SECRETARY WILSON on CANNED MEATS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS
FOUND NO CHEMICALS AFTER CARE
FIJI, INVESTIGATION.


Vicksburg Miss Feb l0-In his address before
the State Farmers Institute last evening Secre-
tary Wilson OF the Department of Agriculture spoke
upon the work of his Department. In the course
OF his address he said on the canned beef question:
The Bureau of Animal Industry is growing il
usefulness thousand men and women connected
with that Bureau study the meats of the United
States. and examine everything for interstate ana
foreign commerce. foot and also after 81 laughter
Introduction Of the animal to the slaughter-house
to its exit for home or foreign markets You have
doubtless heard the sound OF the conflict over
meats, pro and coh-alleged statements OF the use
Of chemicals In canned meats, refrigerated meats
and all that-and YOU are probably much In the
dark regarding the truth OF 1t all we have regu-
conntTg laT reports ir0" al 's p"'Ns ''D''' " '''s
Since this agitation over chemically prepared
meats has been current the Department, consid-
erng ii its duty to stand between the meat produc-
ors and the consumers of the country, has been
making and is still making, careful chemical
examination Of all the meats Of commerce. to ascsr-
kind deeterious to the health of the public in gen
eral and the Army in particular, SO that Wnen M the
foreg6 yGn that may be more or less
hostile TO the meats Of the United states point TO
the controversy here as indicating conditions that
warrant them in the enactment Of hostile legisla-
ton be able to the truth ,1T and n shSw %
to the world whether the meats orginatlng on on our our
farms and going through the packing houses are
or are doctored with chemicals to the INJURY Oh
We have examined the canned meats Of com
merce and find that none OF the statements re-
garding them true We fad that canned meat meat
when properly taken care or is an lhdlspehSSap,e a.,
article OF commerce we nave MUl or ;nvesti
cations have covered all the brands of meat sold
in the open market that we can hear OF we nave
also inaugurated extensive Investigations INTO me
character Of our refrigerator meats ana utterly
failed to find as far we have gone. any evidence
whatever Of the use OF chemicals. This work Will
be continued until every doubt is removed. ,
If we find anybody who handles the farmers
product has been resorting to the use Of chemicals
which NAV destroy the health of our people. our
influence will go 10 their swift and speedy punlst,
ment and IL we find that the statements by nef.
who have made no investigations themselves ana ana
had m them
cav so through the publications of the Department
the people and we viii have those RHPnSs0g RpnSs Sn
spread broadcast in those countries let them strike
hey ma
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
THE BEEF INVESTIGATION.
GENERAL MILES AND THE COMM1SsARf DE-
PARTMENT PREPARING GREAT
MASS OF EVIDENCE.

Washington, Feb. 10-Next to news from the
Philippines. interest in the War Department
centres on the Court of Inquiry to investigate
General Miles's "embalmed beef charges. which
viii meet next Wednesday. All information
even as to the routine proceedings of the court
IS jealousy guarded and officers refrain from
expressing any opinion or making any forecasts
1t is well understood however that both Cen
eral Miles and the Commssary- Generals De-
which will be submitted to the court. the one
side tending to sustain General Miles's state
ments and the other dscounting any criticism OF
the material bought, passed upon and issued by
the Commissary Department The testimony OF
General Miles and of the Commssary Depart
ment will consist chiefly Of official reports and
both will be voluminous
General Eagan Is still at the War Department.
DENYING himself TO all visitors except personal
friends He Is now relieved from the routine
work Of his office which is being transacted by
his assistants and is free to devote himself to
collecting all the information in his possession
for presentation TO the court.
Colonel Weston, who appointed Acting
Commissary- General when General Eagan was
called to answer the charges preferred against
him before the court-martial. is still in New
York The latest news received from him at the
War Department that he had recovered
from a severe illness resulting from his exposure
in the Cuban campaign. but was now on
crutches with a return of a severe attack OF
sciatica contracted in active service long ago in
the West
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
ARCHITECTURAL League EXHIBITION.

The fourteenth annual exhibition OF the , hi
tectural League OF New-York opened last even
ing al the American Fine Arts Building No. I5
West Fifty-seventh-st. II attracted a large number
OF visitors
The catalogue contains nearly thousand num-
bers embracing original designs studies and photo
graphs The committees are Jury and Hanging
Committee-Bruce Price, chairman: Frederick S
Lamb F. wellington Ruckstuhl. George l.. Helms
and william T. Stone Subcommittee on Archi-
tecture-Charles a. Rich Edward b. Tilton and J.
NJ Hewlett Subcommittee on observation-disclosures
C. Jones chairman: c. Y Turner and Herbert
Adams. Catalogue Committee-Chares II. Israels
Albert L. BrockwaX and Charles ". Shean
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
LOADING THE SHERIDAN.
TIE SAILING OF THE TRANSPORT NOT LIKELY
TO BE DELAYED-BoDIEs BROUGHT NORTH
on THE MISSISSIPPI.

on THE MISSISSIPPI.
In spite OF the extremely cold weather the work
OF preoaring the transport Sheridan for Manila is
being carried rapidly. The work has been re-
tarded somewhat. however. Especially IS this true
on the deck where the ice almost makes work mn
impossibilty. No fear is expressed. however that
the weather will delay the sailing OF the boat IN
any way.
The passenger list and the cargo OF the boat were
decided on some time ago. and the outbreak OF the
Fiipinos has not brought about change in either
The most suggestive Of warfare OF all the Things
that have gone aboard were eight heavy army
an,bulances a quantity Of ammunition for the
regiments which TO be on the boat and some
ammunition for the four 6-pounder rifles wnich
compose the armament Of the transport
The Mississippi. on the regular Government Inc
from this port to Porto Rico and San Juan. camc
up TO her pier yesterday morning She brought the
bodies of several soldiers. Those OF Joseph Deck
er. private fist Regiment. of Staten Island; Cap
tain John A. Leinlnger. Company F. sth Ohio;
Privates Theodore Bronson and John J. Kingdom,
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

Porto Rico to begin tho work The war Deps.
ment has received applications from iie"o
relatives OF about three hundred deau vss,..
for nr,vats burial. The ouartermaster-Generars
once would like TO receive the names and addresses
Of any other persons who are authorized 10 80
charge OF bodies on their arrival IN tne c"'.,u
States. Where such requests are re- recei'sdiil Eli be
bodies on their arrival In New DIX W., ".n-rnd
shlpped direct TO the addresses given ana t.iio taii
friends the whole expense OF ocsined
being borne by the Government. Bodles not @ ca.s
by relatives will be buried with military honorI I,I,s
Arlington. The bodies will be brought 10 the og' ~ io
States in sealed caskets to prevent danRSi "a IA
fection and the work will be accomplished III colu
weather when danger OF infection Is at MINI
mi
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
COL. FUNsToNs ADVENTUROUS CAREER.

COL. FUNSTON'S ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
WASHINGTON Feb. 10 (SpeciaD.-Coonel Fred Fun
ston OF the goth Kansas Volunteers. whose courage
and gallantry in the engagement with the Philip
nine insurgents have been conspicuously mentioned
In the dispatches from Manila has had an ad-
venturous career He is the son Of ex-Representa-
tive Funston. OF Kansas is about the size CT Cen
oral Joseph Wheeler. and seems TO possess the
same hchting qualities Colonel Funston Is bare.y
five feet tall and has brilliant red beard and red
hair. Being connected with the Agricultural De-
partment he has twice been sent. for botanical pur
noses TO Alaska In the latter expedition after
his conDanlons had aided him In building canoe.
he made alone the perilOus trip Of fifteen hundred
miles down the Yukon River. Nearing the end OF
his tourney the boat capsized and he struggled for
life in the icy water. He succeeded In saving him
self only 10 be threatened with death from cold
and starvation but fortunately he came across
missionary outpost As It was he near.y died from
pneumonia
His adventurous spirit next led him TO CUBA
There he enlisted in the insurgent army and served
under Generals Gomez and Garcia for eighteen
months. He soon became commander or the cuban
artillery In leading a cavalry charge he was
wounded In both lungs. His horse. being shot fell
upon him. crushing his right leg. In endeaVoring
10 crawl to the Cubans. party OF Spaniards capt
ured him but his ready wit served him goou
tllrn Immediately he told them that he was an
American and had Joined the Cuban army. but had
all he wanted OF Il. and had come over 10 the
Standards They believed his story, and allowed
him to leave the Island. On reaching the uhlteo
States he was obliged TO go TO hospital. where
no remained for some time When hostilities with
Spain broke out he offered bis services. and was
commissioned colonel OF the 2Oth Kansas. He was
married in San Francisco Just before his regiment
sailed for the Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
TRANSPORTS IN THE MEXICAN WAR.

The New-York Genealogical and Biographical 60
ciety held its regular meeting last evening in It's
rooms No. 225 West Fifty-eighth-st The addresses
were by Dr. w. c. VILE. on The Colonial Medical
History OF Connecticut" and Isaac Townsend
Smith. on "A Naval Incident in the Mexican War
DR. Vile who is the Editor OF The Connecticut
Medical Monthly" described the difficulties under
which an early colonst OF Connecticut became
physician. He said that at first there were no phy-
slcians and that every head OF a family mad
knowledge OF simple herbs and remedies Most OF
the medical knowledge came from the Indians
Mr. Smith was United States Consul 10 sam In
1924 He told OF an incident which showed that the
Government had trouble In obtaining Vahspofts
in the Mexican War
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

penditures involved In the Hanna Payne SUBSIDY
Bill and the bill FOR the construction or me Nlca-
raetIa Canal should either Of these latter bills be
passed - ou,..
Mr. De Almond. OF Missouri; Mr.. Ginett OF
Nasea eacbusat.s md others discussed the policy OF
expansion and Mr.. Lcntz. OF Ohio. criticised the
Administration for exercising cemency in the case
of General Earan He charged that there was
an evident disposition reward those who attacked
General Niles because tho latter had had the man.
hood 10 tell the truth about the alesed rotten food
given 10 the troops i'm Cuba and Porto Rico.
Wednesday February p. was set apart for pay
ing tributes % the memory OF the late senator
vorriU At . o'clock the House took a recess until
O'clock the evening session being devoted 10 PEN
sion legislation
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
A PACIFIC CABLE URGED.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS A MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
SPEEDY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND ITS NEW POSSES
s1oNs AN IMPERATIVE NEcEssI-
TY-AcTIoN AT THE PRESENT

SESSION REQUESTED.
u,.s,,ro,or Feb ,o-The President sent mes.
sage TO Congress to-day, calling attention to tho
uryant necessity for the construction OF caols
across the Pacific Ocean He makes no specino
recommendation TO the mode by "hicn IL shai
ha secured. the main point being that IL Is I'M
peratively necessary cable should De 'a'u' i"'
text OF the message is as follows
As consequence Of the ratification OF the
Treaty of Paris by the Senate OF the Cnited
states and It's expected ratification by me span
ish Government. the United states wiz co'ue
into possession Of the Philippine IslahoS, On nc
further shores OF tho Pacific The HAWAIIAN ISL
ands and Guam being United states territoty
and forming convenient stopping places on tne
way across the sea, the necessity ioI sps."g ..
oahia communication between the United states
and All these Pacific islands has become impera.
tive. Such communication should be estaphsneo
I'm such a way as 10 be wholly uncer tne Coh
troll OF the United States. whether IN time OF
naace or war At present the Philippines can
he reached only by cables which pass through
many foreign countries. and the HaWanas
Islands and Guam can only be communicated
win by steamers, involving delays In each IN
stance OF at least week. Inc present conu,-
tions should not be allowed to continue ,or
moment longer than is absolutely necessary
The time has now arrived when caDle IN the
Pacific must extend as far as Manila, touchins
M the Hawaiian Islands and Guam on the way
sr,ro p,etbods of establishing this cable COM
,nunication at once suggest themselves:
First-Construction and maintenance OF such
a cable at the expense OF the Uni'eu o'a'es "o'-
Second-Constructio and maintenance OF sucn
n cable by private United States corporat.oh ION
under such safeguards as Congress sha' ''"-
pose. 1o,tor IN Com
| do not make any recommendation 10 Coh- %
gress as TO which of these methods wouid De VIC
more desirable. A cable or the lensth oi .na'
proposed requires so mucn tne lor conS,' . -,
lion and laying that it is estimated tnat az
least two years must elapse after giving .ns
order for the cable before the entire system
oauId no successfully laid and put N operation.
Further deep-sea soundings must be taken west
~ the Hawaiian Islands before the pest route
for the cable can be selected. Under THESE CIR
cumetances il becomes paramount necessity
that measures should be taken before the close
of the present Congress to provide sueh means
as NAV seem suitable for the establishment OF
cable system -, .,,,,
| commend the whole subject to the careiui
consideration OF the Congress. ana 10 SUCH
prompt action as may seem adylsable.
PF WILLIAM MKINLEY.
Executive Mansion. Washington, Feb H. 1873
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
RETURN OF SOLDIERS BODIES.

Washington. Feb. 1o.-The War Department after
long and careful work has made up what It be-
lieves 10 be a full and complete list OF the dead
of the Cuban and Porto Rican campaigns. An ap-
propriaton has been made 10 have the bodies re-
moved TO the United States. and the Roumanian,
with a large force of undertakers has started for
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
4 PENSION FOR GENERAL PALMER
MR. rALBERT wANTER IT PAID IL SILVER BIZ


HIS MOTION WASN'T ENTERTAINED.
washington. Feb l0-At to-nights session OF the
House thirty-one private pension bills were passed
Among them were the Senate bill to pension Letita
TYLER semple. the daughter Of President Tyler
which deadocked the House week ago. ana the
Senate bill to pension ex-senator John NJ Palmer
Of Illinois at the rate OF so a month The amount
carried by the bill to pension Mrs. Somple was
reduced from so TO S20 a tn. In the course OF
the discussion on the bill TO pension General Ialmer
q developed that he was absolutely without means
and was practically blind Mr. Bruckor Dem,
Mlch) recalled the fact that Genera Palmer had
rean the candidate Of the Gold Democrats for Pr
,dent in 1896 and suggested that this might account
for the fact that this bin was pushed through
,ri.bir q month after its introduction. Mr. Talbert
Dem. s c. moved that the pension be paid in
silver General Palmer is In favor Of sound
money" said he. Let us pay him in good old
silver coin OF the Constitution The motion was
not entertained by Mr.. Connolly Rep I'D. who
was in the chair. At 1879 o'clock the House al
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
GOOD WORK OF AMERICAN TROOPS.

GOOD WORK OF AMERICAN 11'OOlc
Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 10.-A dispatch to
'The Times" from Manila says: "Brigadier-
General H. G. Otis holds the extreme left OF the
American line near Caloocan. To reach its
present position the brigade has advanced four
times since Saturday different parts Of the
line Of action The last advance was the most
sanguinary the American loss being one Killed
and six wounded. while the Filipnos suffered
Joss Of forty-four killed and were utterly routed
The brigade has lost TO date six killed and nifty
I'VE wounded
The Filpinos lost one hundred and thirty
men. All the dead were buried. Several bayo-
ret charges were made on February during
the advance Of the right and centre. The tax
ing OF the Chinese cemetery on February . by
the Montana and Pennsylvania regiments was a
fine piece Of work, consisting Of q brilliantly
executed advance up slope in open ground.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
rur THIRD ARr1LLERY's COMMANDER.

Nfa,or William A. Kobbe in command Of the Sd
ARTILLERY. now serving as infantry, which took part
in the capture OF Caloocan by the American forces
Yesterday is a New-York man. who entered the
volunteer service in the Civil War as private IN
Company X 7th Regiment \. G. 6. y. y. he
received many breyeis for gallantry In action ana
AZ the close OF the was appointed to the Reg
MAR Army
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

Of the % Wisconsin, and Charles j. Philip COM
pany J. SD Michigan were among them. ,
The body Of Captain Loinnger was brought norm n,
by his father who lives in Canton, ONO; me body
George H. Brown. SD Michigan. OF Port huron.
The Mississippi made QUICK trp De''s b w,i
sail again according the regular schedule on
Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL WILL CARRY
ABOUT s45.0O0000.

Washington, Feb. 10 (SpecaD.-At late hour this
afternoon the Committee on Naval Anairs mad
virtually finished consideration OF the Naval Ap-
propriation bill preparatory to reporting It TO the
House Only one item then remained undetermined
the amount to be appropriated for the Ordnance
Bureau under the head OF Increase OF the Navy"
That bureau asked about x,o0oG0 more than the
committee had then decided to recommend. II it
Is allowed the bill will carry total OF something
more than $i5 100000 the total as II then stood
amounting to sii l5s6O5 This was distributed a.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
THE HELENA REACHES SINGAPORE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lo.-A cable dispatch was re-
celved at the Navy Department to-day announcing
the arrival OF the gunboat Helena at Singapore
,h,s ,oorn,nr on her way 10 Manila to join Admiral
DeWeys feet.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
DJyyER ~ HONOR OF GENERAL NILES

Boston Feb. lo-General Nelson A Miles is to
visit Boston in two weeks as the guest Of the
Merchants Club. A dinner and reception Will be
given for him.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
TROOPS FOR THE SHERIDAN.

The 18TH Infantry and the battalion Of the 18th,
which are 10 embark the transport Sheridan for
Manila will arrive in this city at daylight on the
morning Of February Il. The transport will sail on
the evening Of the same day. Chief Paymaster
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11
THE PRINCETON AT PORT SAID.

Port Said Feb. lo-The United States gunboat
Princeton. Commander Clifford II. West. which
left New-York on January II and Gibraltar on
February . on her way to Manila. arrived here TO-
Aav and rs coaling.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

Discovery II is not a cure-all but it is scientific
medicine that goes TO the fountain head OF mum
ber of serious and fatal diseases When man gets
seriously sick he can generally be cured by the night
course OF treatment The treatment that cures many
obstinate chronic diseases consists of pure air gooa
food rational exercise, and the use OF remedy tnat
will strengthen the weak stomach, correct the I'M
paired digestion nvigorate the liver and promote inc
assimilation Of the egivng clements Of the food
The Golden Medical Discovery" accomplishes all
these things.
"A young lay pale and mCtionless upon P ,ns what
liver complaint kidney trouble and peurisy were r. a, @
him the The doctors had gwen MN up
10 die The neighbors said. he cannot live Oh would
not care TO die said il not for leaving my Gear
wife and little child but know must die A brother hac
presented him bottles Of medicine but he had
no faith patent medicines but after the doctors aa
given him Of, die and he had banshed every hope OF re
coyery he said his wife dear wife am going TO are
there be harm now in taking that medcne VII
begin once He did begin 10 use il and al hst
he grew but there came change Slowly bu,
surely got better To-day that man is strong and
healthy and his life that medicine What was
the rnedcnet Pierces Golden Medical Discov-
ery and J. Luther Martin. the cured man Dr. Pierce.
thank you from the depth Of my heart ior rescung me
from the grave" The foregoing IS from Luther Martin,
Esq, prominent citizen Of Lubec, Wood Co.. W. Va.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

<ridor Island. knew nothing about the hostl-
ties until the supply-boat gave the news to the
guard yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

The total appropriations on account OF the Navy
for the current fiscal year amounted 70 SSSo,los
of which about $50 900 90 carried by the regl-
lar Naval Appropriation act and the remainder
was appropriated under the head of Deficiencies.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

A wreck
at sea is not
the only
place where
a life line
is of import
ance.
There is a
life line for
the sick, as
we'll as for
the drown
mo man
II is Doctor
PieTce's
Golden
Medical
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

Colonel Wilson has made arrangements to pay the
men on before they sail
New-York tribune., 1899-02-11

owvNa TO the demaMd tov
space in the Sunday SvlhwMe.
Advertisers wM cONtev q
great tauOr by sending N
THEW COPY at the earliest
moment.
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The Ia piOIani Estate.

Before Judge Stanley yesterday the
petition of David Kawananakoa and
ministration on the estate of Queen
Dowager Kapiolani, deceased, came up
for hearing but on motion of the at
torneys for the petitioners the case
at 10 a. m. The estate is valued at
$4,000, of which S., 200 is in cash
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