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narANA NIL srarIoN.
Assistant Secretary Allen Says It's Sanitary
Condition Il Very bad.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-Mr. Charles II. Allen.
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. returned to
Washington to-day from Tampa. where he was
landed from the BROOKLYN on Sunday after
having made an official tour OF inspection In
that vessel OF the United States naval sta
lions in Cuba and Porto Rico. Mr.. Allen went
first TO Havana. then to San Juan. Porto Rico.
and to Santiago. In speaking OF the results
Of his trip. lie said that the sanitary condition
OF the Havana naval station was very had, eS-
cept in that part Of II around the comman-
dantIs house. which was delightfully."- situated.
TIL station Is boriered by the San jose
whsrves, which are Infected. and another and
greater source OF danger is the creek that
serves as n drain for the slaughter houses.
this runs through the naval. property aud Is
not only, u source OF disease. but furnishes an
military hospital also pass into the naval res
e~rvation and add to the danger OF infection.
One great objection TO the station is iis dis.
yet there, The workshops are IN fairly good
condition Mr.. Allen said that the slaughter
yana and tie naval station. i" and he regards
their early removal as certain.
Owing, TO the anomalous position Of the
probable that Mr.. Allen viii recommend any
extensive improvements in the naval proper
chase by the Government OF the Spanish float
ing dry dock, Dut that matter will be eonstd-
Sren ia'ef. Sommouore peTal ot me spanish
Is keeping IL in working order by receiving
and orerhaulinY merchant vessels.
At Santiago Mr.. Allen found iitt'n naval
property to inspect. He said that the sunken
Merrimac had thirty.hve feet Of water above
her and was not much OF an obstruction. The
examination Of The Reina Mercedes. sunk near
the, entrance of the harbor. has shown. he
said, thht she was sunk by the ,Spaniards and
dent that. as she does not block the channel.
her crew became alarmed when the Ameri-
can ships opened fire and sunk her before
pafrHVv
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The EpiscnpnI HYmnul.

7" rHE EDIroH or rHE SrS-Sr; In The SuS of
Jan, IS you reprinted an article from the Boiio.
Jorrnai pnrporting 10 review a paper read by Inc he.
fore the EpiscopaliAn Clvb OF Massachusetts. A the
paper has been widely quoted and misguided | beg
that you will correct one error. There are many
Others, but they are less fragrant and offensive.
did not say, for ! do not think that our hymnal
is "a painful exhibition Of ~yulgarity tempered by in.
competence. - but used these words in reference TO
two particular tunes in our book which / showed as
illustrations OF what ought to he avoided.
NEw HAYES, Jan. 70. HoHArlo W. PARKER,
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SCHOOL Law NANCE
school Board VIII state Its Views on Pro-
posed Changes nj II Public Hearing.

posed Changes at II Public Hearing.
The School Board spent several hours at q
special meeting Yesterday in discussing vari-
Gus matters of Legislation which are now pend
ing before the Legislature at Albany and which
affect the school system in this city. These are
the bills introduced by Senators Ford and
AAheQrn and the .so.called Education law =
Legislation submitted Il report giving its views
on, Inc, various. changes proposed by those
hil!S, The BROOKLYN and Richmond members
take away power from the borough boa ds and
give 1t 10 the, central board. and IN the main
they carried their point. Among the changes
agreeable to Il majority were those which will
give 70 the central board power to lease
purposes and making the minimum salary OF
teacher 5000 a year.
\ committee will he appointed 10 attend a
luD!ic hearing on the proposed bills and state
the views Of the board in regard 10 every
chang" that has been proposed.
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The Hon. JOSEPH i. RAwLINs OF Utah
had an acute case OF contractionist mania in
the Senate yesterday. Tn indications:
"shsll it he the United States of America and the
Kingdom of the Philippines. or shall It be the em-
pire Of America and Asia? Already there are spec.
trail visions in the political sky"
When a mar knows that he is a victim Of
spectral visions and can't help seeing them. he
10 in q bad way. Mr.. RAwLINs should take u
brisk walk on Pennsylvania avenue every
morning and a pill every night before going 10
had
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-02
Governor BENTON McMnLrN OF Tennes

Governor BENTON McMuLIN OF Tonnes
see has his cleaver out, and tho gold standard
has to suter. He is yetoing bills for Memphis
public improvements because he fears that
gold bonds will be issued for the benefit of the
SHYLoCKs. The producing classes OF Mem
phis will have TO pay a higher rate Of interest.
but the Governor. whose fidelity to tho great
white dollar has been doubted. has shown that
MCMIILIN and MoLocH do not speak as they
BASS by
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Why is any military force necessary In either
Cuba or the Philippines ?-StnatOT JoNEs Of Arkansds.
This is the Hon. JIM JONES. Chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee. According
to the Congressional Directory he was born
Sept. %. 1899. IL this date Is correct he
ia the most extraordinary case OF arrested
development on record. But we doubt il
there Is any such person. We believe that he
is a figure and an overworked one, on which
most Of the silly sayings OF Democrats are
pinned. 1t is not possible that a Senator Of the
United States has asked why any military force
IL necessary in Cuba or the Philippines.
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TO REDUCE cosr OF cAsnE TOLLS.
Gen. Greedy Preparing n Cipher Code for
the Use of the Army.

the Use of the Army.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-Gen. Greedy. Chief NJ
the Signal Service Of the army. is preparing 4
cipher code for use in the army. which it ia
estimated will save the Government som
$4,000 or $GO.00O annually in the cost OF cable
communication with Manila. Porto Rico and
Cuba. The tariff to Manila is over 81 rer word.
and dispatches to Gen. Otis have been found
ment some time ago that a saving could be
made by substituting a designation for the di;-
ierent heads or the War Department. and. car
supplement- the commercial code now used by
the adoption OF n nnmbero of words to represent
certain military phrases and sentences. This
code; when completed, will comprise about
S.oOO phrases and sentences. each represented
ment will be about three-fourths OF tho total
number OF words used.
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BY abandoning the prescribed military methods OF
procedure and resorting to the exploitation OF
charges in the public press these officers cast an sd.
di'ionRl and wholly unnecessary burden upon the
record Of the seVcntr.frst Regiment, and this AT A
time when the condition OF the regiment was such
as imporatively TO demand the most discreet and
diRnihed conduct upon the part OF eyery LOYAL Off
Ger and enlisted man. Unscem!y and insubordinate
discussion of the internal AFFAIRS Of tho National
Guard and a tendency TO adopt tie methods OF the
town meeting rather than those of the military ser.
vice are wholly detrimental to the best interest I, OF
the Guard and Will not he tolerated. They are hut
one degree less hurtful to the efficiency of tho Guard
than riotous behavior by the prlyates or failure 10
enforce discipline or "a perform every soIIto,Iv
duty by the officers.
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HAus's hypothesis with respect, Is some
what skeptical as TO the permanent results
from his application Of electricity. It is
agreed, however, that the average duration
OF life, in England Mt least, has been materl-
ally increased within a generation, SO far
as regards the years ~ work.
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The asylum.

The Hon. ANDREW CARNEGIE cries bit
terly to Col. BRYAN to say one unkind word and
defeat the treaty. but the Colonel's lips are
locked. as far as that word is concerned. Mr..
CARNEGIE. is an amateur and Is entitled TO
amuse himself as he ~pleases. The Colonel has
obligations to himself. and sees fate enough
to buck against without butting any more
stone walls. Besides. il the Senate refuses TO
obey Mr.. CARNEGIE. who has kindly taken
charge OF it, to whom will il listen =?
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half Rate reIegrams Too SLOW for,Ie AZ.
yrom he Piu,burv DBpotcl.

'|F ~ 'VEVHTV DI3VU'V,
Hall rate kilograms are rapidly becoming 4
thlng OF the past. said an official OF one Of thA
telegraph companies yesterday. The new
last express trains that, leave Plttsburg in the
ness Halt rate, kilograms are those filed after
q "cl9ck J.. VI. Tor delivery early next morn
sands OF them. Since the new trains wcIa put
on. these firms now write letters aud mail
Them Instead OF using the wire. We used 10
DEPEND on these hall rate or reds to keep our
operatoTs employed az night The long dis
viii be but a short time until there are No
night kilograms" 800
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From NE NcO Fork Times.

MAjor-Gen. Wesley Merritt. in commaud of this
department OF the United States Army. was also AT
the Waldorf. Astoria yesterday. He returned from
Washington on Monday and resumed his duties on
Governors Island. He declined last evening to speak
Of the Pagan court marital. over which he presided.
and he was equally reticent regarding the army beef
scandals.
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A CONTRAST.
The Course of Major-Gen. Miles and That
of Maior-Gen. Merritt.
Major. Gen, Miles in The Herald.

Aojor. Gen, Miles in he Herald.
Every part OF the country has contributed to tho
mass OF correspondence which I have received in
reference to tho beef served to our soldiers, and the
evidence is all corroborative of what | have said.
The great publicity which the press has given to the
matter has brought all the correspondence of which
i speak upon me.
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1t is evident that the bauble of imperialistic
despotism has uddled the intellect OF President Nc.
KlSLEY. = = Shades OF WAsHISGloS and JEF.
tERsoN. what are We coming to t-Grand Rapids
Democrat.
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From he PrOcs,dfdgs in N, Court. Martial oJ Officers Of
ne Srr,nJD-hrst Regiment.
Resort by military officers to newspaper attacks
and controversies is in all eases reprehcnslble, for
full opportunity is afforded by military regulations
and customs for the fair and orderly trial of any
proper ground OF complaint or dispute between
officers.
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N our friends vho Japor W. ,Vih mGnu,eripiI rsr
publication ,OiiA 10 haze rU.et,d driei,i returned, m,v
r.uti IN an ear.i t.nd aamps for nat pgrpOt.
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FANS Ktosque No. ~, near Grand Hotel, and
Kiosque No. 10. Boulevard des cApucines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13

In regard to the subsistence department
Brig Gen Charles P. Eagan, commissary
general United States army in charge, the
report saws: THE commission has care
fully investigated the subject of the con-
dition, quality and quantity Of food sup
piled to the army. Almost without excep-
ton it has been shown by the testimony
taken that wherever the troops were or
dered, whether to the various camps in the
United State or in Porto Rico, Cuba and
Manila, the rations prescribed by law were
on the transports and at the camps with the
soldiers.
80 far as we have been able to ascer-
tain there was but one occasion, that of &.
day In front of Santiago, when the troops
were seriously short OF ratOns. These had
been supplied but thrown aside when the
men Went into action, and the condition OF
roads and lack of transportation prevented
prompt reissue. At times the vegetable
ration was not of good quality the potatoes
and onions being spoiled. Condemned by q
board of survey, such vegetables were de-
stroyed and an equivalent part Of the ration
issued. Some trouble occurred because such
disposed of by the company without the
warrant of a board of survey. This was
done through ignorance, their officers not
knowing what was necessary TO be done.
1.-THE commission here discusses the re-
frigera ted-beef charges, feature OF the re-
port which has been transferred by the eGi-
tor to another column
The work of the signal corps is highly
commended.
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RESULTS OF THE WAR.
Remarkable Work Accomplished
tho

Remarkable Work Accomplished by
the Army and Navy fin Three Months.
In conclusion the report says: 1.-The re-
suit of the Santiago campaign was the
complete realization of the several objects
contemplated; the capture of the city with
its Notifications and munitions of war, to-
gether with immense supplies of food stuffs
and ammunition (the former estimated by
General Wood at 100000 rations; the sur
render of the entire province of Santiago
de Cuba, with all the troops garrisoning the
same amounting. as already stated, to be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; the destruction by
the navy of Admiral Cervera's fleet after
it's departure from the harbor, and the gen.
eral decentralization of the Spanish forces
and the discontinue of the Spanish govern
ment and people, leading almost Immediate
ly to oVertureS for peace by Spain All this
prisoner, gun or a color, and with list
or casualties aggregating in killed less than
10y ana In wounded less than 140O-losses
which, in comparison with results. are less
than have ever heretofore occurred in mod
ern warfare
1t should be added that the total deaths
in battle, from wounds and disease, from
the beginning to the end of the episode
aggregating less than three thousand-only
traction over per cent. The report closes
thus: I'm concluding it's labor it is with
much pleasure that the commission reports
that, notwithstanding the haste with which
the Nation entered upon the war with
Spain, the resulting and almost inevitable
confusion in bureau and camp, the many
difficulties Of arming, assembling and trans
porting large bodies Of hitherto unframed
men, the carrying on of active operations
in two hemispheres, the people of the United
States should ever be proud of it's soldiers,
who, cooperating with its sailors in less
than three months put an end to Spanish
colonial power, enfranchised oppressed peo-
pie, and taught the world at large the
strength and nobility Of a great Republic. -
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President or secretary of war relating t.
military operations or affecting the military
control and discipline of the army will be
promulgated through the commanding gen.
eral. IPar. 1873. A. r., 1861
Lieutenant General Schofield, who has
probably had as much experience and given
the question as much thought and study as
any one in our country, says, in substance:
" Recent experience has served to confirm
all the results OF my lifelong study and large
experience that the proper position for the
senior officer of the army on duty at Wash
ington is not that of commanding general, a
position which is practically impossible, but
that of general-in-chief, which means in
fact chief of staff to the President. The
title OF general-in-chief was a permanent
try up to the time when General Grant be-
came lieutenant general
When / became the commanding general
/ addressed to the President a letter, in
which | pointed out to him what had been
the result Of my study and experience, and
entirely which / did during my seven years
OF service, all pretense of being the COM
mandtng general and content myself with
acting as the chief of staff of the army
under the secretary of war and the Presi-
dent. The result was that perfect harmony
prevailed during my time and | did exer-
else legitimate influence in command Of
the army, this because I did not claim to
exercise anything which the law did not
give me-
The President must have the same power
OF selectlOn or his general-in-chief as h
has of his secretary of war; without this
there can be no guaranty that he will give
or that the secretary of war will place in
the general-in-cilief that confidence which is
necessary to perfect harmony. Neither the
have in the command Of the army an officer
VINO IS not working in harmony with him -
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Quartermaster's Department.

The report says, concerning the quarter
master generals department, in charge of
Brig. Gen. NJ. /. Ludington, Of the United
States army: ION March 1, 1898. with the
possibility of war with Spain, the quarter
masters department found itself charged
with varied, numerous and important duties.
its appropriation small. and facing the prob
ability Of a large army being soon organ
lied for field service. The department. UP
to March !, 1898, found itself confronted
with Sections 3679 1882 and S7O9 of the Re
vised Statutes, which prohibit any govern
ment department from expending money in
excess Of appropriations. that purchases
shall not exceed the necessities of the cur
rent year. and that all proposals shall be
advertised. 1t will thus be observed that the
declaration Of war threw upon the quar-
termaster's department an amount of labor
and responsibility for which it was neither
physically nor financially prepared.
i. Clothing Camp and Garrison EQUIP
age-The department has reported that on
April !. 1898, it was amply provided with all
necessary clothing and equipage supplies for
three months for the army as then organ
lied. 1t appears that within a few weeks
1t became necessary TO provide for clothing
and eQuipping an army OF more than a
quarter of a million of men. So soon as
funds were available, so soon as war was
inevitable, so soon as law permitted the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
Inspector Generals Department.

The department of Brig. Gen. J. c. Brock
inridge, inspector general, U. S. A, is next
taken up. THE commission" says the re-
port, finds that the inspector generals de-
partment was net as efficient as it ought to
have been. There seems to have been cues
don as to the authority by which inspec-
lions were to be ordered. On at least one
occasion, May II, the secretary of war in
structed the major general commanding the
army 10 inspect certain camps, viz those
az Chickamauga, Atlanta, New Orleans,
Mobile Tampa, Miami and Key West The
major general did not act upon such in
strucuons stating it to be his place to or
ger inspection. Further, the commission
finds that although several of the officers
OF this department We're assigned to duty
In command of troops in the field, still com
Petent officers Were left in charge of the
department in Washington to perform such
duties as We're assigned to them The or
ganization in the field was ample. and the
inspectors made reports to the commanding
0Ihcers to whom they had been assigned
Those reports were often not acted upoa
and We're not forwarded to the War De-
Dartmenth ~ j" - ~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13

Chiclzamnuga Park Criticised and
MOntauk Too Hastily Prepared.

ChIckamnuga Park Criticised and
MOntauk Too Hastily Prepared.
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga-"O April
10, 1885,, the report says, "by direction of
the secretary of war, the regular army was
ordered to rendezvous at Chickamauga
Park, selected by the commanding general
Of the army as a place for the assembling
of a portion of the troops. The park con-
tanned about 1000 acres, two-thirds of which
is wooded The wooded portion had been
thoroughly cleaned Of underbrush, and was
so open that the sun could shine upon the
grounds almost everywhere at some hour
of the day. The park is traversed by about
transportation unusually easy. The climate
was reputed to be dry and not excessively
or intentionally hot in summer and the
locality generally healthful. The lack of
railroad facilities was not so serious as to
effect materially the desirabillty of the park
for site. Regiments and brigades were
usually placed quite close together, closer
than was desirable or necessary, as there
was ample space The reasons assigned
for placing the troops in the woods were
that in hot weather the shade would be
grateful and the open ground would be left
for drilling. Speaking of the principal
springs outside of the park, 1t says all fur
nished good and abundant water. We do
not think says the commission, that the
water supply was contaminated BY the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13

L.eslie's Weekly.

Leslie Weehly
The career of Mrs. Sarah Cowell-Lemoyne
Is by no means ordinary or usual AS a
young woman Mrs Lemoyne went on the
stage, but she did not prosper and soon re-
tired. She has said to intimate friends that
her failure was due TO lack OF beauty and
personal presence. Later she married the
comedian W. J. Lemoyne, and for years
past she has been known as a serious stu
dent OF Shakespeare and as a reader and in
terpreter of the great dramatist. Last sea-
son she Teappeared on the stage. she was
now woman in middle life, and certainly
no one could say that she lacked either
beauty or presence. Indeed, looking at her
now one is inclined to think that in the re-
mark Mrs Lemoyne made about herself she
was only testing. But the strange thing is
that when she reappeared there came on
the stage a most finished actress, an actress
of the first rank in the new and the natural
school. This winter she was at the Garrick
Theater, New York, and in the play Of
Catherine" even in minor part, she cas-
lily carried of the honors of the perform
ance. The women of the American stage
might we'll go to school TO Mrs. Lemoyne,
and the men, too, including her husband.
for that matter, But only great men can
ever hope 10 attain the finish and the quiet
OF Mrs. Lemoyne; second-rate men are so
vain that they must splutter and make a
noise during their brief time upon the stage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
DIR. DALY'S REPLY.
The War Commission "ROasted" by
MiIes's Chief Surgeon.

The War Commission "ROasted" by
MfIes's Chief Surgeon.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. u.-Dr. w. H.
Daily, in long statement tonight anent
the war-board report, says he reported his
suspicious of the refrigerated beef to Com
handing General Miles in the early part of
August, and the latter at once endeavored
to have the army supplied with fresh beef
and requested the War Department to send
no more refrigerated beef. To this latter
request no attention was paid. He says:
1.-The commission soon after appointment,
revealed to the country that its business
was to protect the contractors and destroy
every one who called attention to any ir-
Irregularities. 1t studiously refrained from
calling the common soldiers before them
who had eaten of this beef become nau-
seated and sickened by it, and when any
one did appear before it who gave honest
testimony as to irregularities or shortcom-
ings, either as to unfit beef or
other improper or insufficient rations,
by the oVercrowding of the trans
ports with the sick and cOnValescent,
or any other matter that a wise administra-
ton would be pleased to hear of in order to
remedy and prevent recurrence, such wit
neSSeS were, without exception, bull1ed,
bToWbeaten, hectored and treated in the
most brutal manner generally as a warning
to others to have a care as to how they
called the attention of this so-called com
mission to anything that they were not ex-
pected in any sense to ascertain or dis
cover. But they called officers of the COM
rnissary department who improperly felt
that they had been impugned as to derelic-
ton of duty when no suck charge was
either made or implied. These men were all
treated with the utmost Difference by the
so-called commission and applauded for
their testimony. and even the bearded beef,
which they claimed to he of excellent quail
ifxFp ff1 w ~ n 80
was considered by them the proper thing
for the soldier