Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.

| Root are both pleased at the rap1d1ty
! with which the recruiting of the new
regiments for the Philippines is going
| on. Although a number of the re-
cruiting officers 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 col
ored regiments, which will be the last
of the volunteers, was issued Satur-
day afternoon.
Senator Beverage of Indiana, who
returned from the Philippines, where
he made an exhaustive personal in
vestigation of affairs, was warmly
welcomed by President Mckinley, to
whom he made very full statement,
during conferences covering a con-
siderable portion Of three consecu-
tive days. Senator Beverage declin-
ed to make a statement for publica-
ton at this time, concerning what he
told the president, but it is known that
the president considers the informa-
ton brought him to be important.
and that much of it is confirmatory
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 ex-
perience at the encampment he said:
ssThe good will of the veterans was
manifested wherever I went. There
was not ripple against me wherever
I 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 gratifiod at the
outcome of the encampment, 80 far as
the Pension Office is concered, and
am feeling very comfortable over the
fact that, after 50 much threatened
trouble for me at Philadelphia, I have
returned to Washington, not only un-
scathed, but with strong endorse
ment of my official acts. [ have per-
formed my full duty conscientiously
both to the government and to the
pensioners, and I say again that am
highly gratifed that the veterans
have acknowledged my good faith in
the administration Of my office"
The association of Spanish War
Veterans, whose first encampment
has Just closed, elected President Nc
Kinley as their first honorary mem
Der; Gen. j. w. Keller, commander
in chief. and Miss Helen Gould spon-
sor.
Brigadier General OvenshiDe, late
commander OF the Second Brigade of
Lawton's division, Eight Army Corps,
is in Washington on sick leave. He
said of his Philippine service: II had
in my brigade the Wyoming, North
Dakota and Idaho regiments of vol
unteers, and the 18th Infantry of Reg
ulars, 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. Gen.
Ovenshine says he thinks the next
campaign will wind up the rebellion.
the best Australian beef and mutton,
even better than we get in Washing
ton. Our other supplies were equally
as good, and there was no complaint"
and of another story widely publish
ed, he said; GAS TO the reports of
Filipino soldiers mutilating our dead,
and our soldiers mutilating the enemy
for revenge, never saw 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 the soldiers
in the Philippines free of charge, if
they are sent to either Maj. Long, U.
S. Quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal,
or Col. Jones, U. S. Quartermaster,
New York City. These packages may
be for general distribution or address
ed to any organization, just as the
donators 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: 1--WE are
in good shape for the campaign. The
democrats have not carried the state
in ten years. Beating the democrats
consecutively that many years is a
good record for the republicans Of
Ohio, and one which will be sustained
at the polls this fall. The issues on
which the campaign will be fought
IInnurn nI1fcido