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The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
WILLIAM JAMES DROWNED.
Fell In Long wharf Dock and was
Dead when Taken From the Water.

William James 4a years old was drowned
last night bout 8 O'Clock in the Long
wharf dock James in company with
William smith and Edward Logan went
down on the wharf to board the tow boat
e. A. Warren, on which they were to
PASS the night. 1t was low tide and a
long ladder led from the top-of the wharf
to the deck of the Warren. James started
to go down this ladder but slipped and
fell between the tow boat and the wharf
His companions summoned assistance
and managed to get the mans head above
the water but some time elapsed batore
this was done and James was dead, AL
attempts TO resuscltate him failed.
The man Yves longshoreman and was
unmarried The body was taken 10 Rich S
rooms and physician sum
moned who decided that James in falling
had struck his head against the rail OF
the tow beat and was stunned. He then
sank TO the bottom and was drowned.
The two men with James were held as
witnesses for the coroners inquest.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
PERSONAL

Miss Reba May Eastman Lord sailed
from New York, February 18th, on the
steamer San Marcos, for trip to Porto
Rico aud st. Thomas. She will be absent
six or eight weeks. Her father, L. L..
Eastman, accompanies her.
bon. Edward &. Reynolds of South
Portland. will give an address tomorrow
evening at the Church of the Messiah on
The Duties of Citizenship" The ser
vice will be under the auspices OF the
Young Peoples Christian Union.
Tie parlor car St. Lawrence. bearing
Gen. Supt Michigan and Asst. Supt.
Herbert, arrived over the Grand Trunk
Yesterday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

DR.. Smith Baker will give lecture
upon lessons from the Life of Washing
ton. at Williston church tomorrow even.
ing at 7.So.
The clearance sale at Loring, Short &
Harmon's continues unabated. All theiI
books. varied and select as they are, can
be bought at q very low price for few
days longer.
n. d. Smith Of this city will conduct a
praise service Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. at Mrs. Maxwell's house, 81 Mer-
rill street.
Schools closed yesterday.
At "a recent meeting of class of 1901
Portland high school it was voted to have
crimson and gray for the class colors.
30 class colors are crimson and white.
The Martha Washington society met
Thursday afternoon at the parlors Of the
Y. ID. G. A, and made arrangements for
it's annual entertainment and supper. II
will be held. Thursday, February 49, at
Boswoith post hall
A man named Gearing at work on the
staging on Gait wharf. wheeling coal
from the Cervona, missed his footing yes
terday morning and fell TO the ground a
distance OF about 10 feet He sprained
one of his ankles quite badly and was
taken to his home in hack.
The evening school was formally closed
last night with an illustrated lecture
before the pupils by Mr.. Albert W. Dyer
IN Reception hail.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union met yesterday afternoon at head
quarters, 50 Oak street. and conducted
services in honor of their former leader,
Miss Frances willard. In consequence
the civic talk was omitted.
The school teachers were paid off yester-
day for February. The pay roll amounte
to $9274.3I. The evening school pay roll
was $l47.
The Excelsior club will meet with Mrs.
Edwin Boothby, "a Melbourne street on
Monday afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18

| The Riverton electric line got through
Thursday evening and yesterday the cars
were running ON schedule time.
Coroner does not consider an inquest
necessary on the case of Carl f. Frausing,
who committed suicide thursday night
Arrangements are progressing on the
fair to be held in the Emerson school
house under the direction of Miss Adams
the principal.
| At the regular meeting Of Naomi Re-
| bekah lodge next Monday night there will
be fine entertainment All officers of
the lodge and members of the degree staff
are requested to be present.
The monthly meeting of the Associated
Charities will be held on Monday at 3
p. M. in Room 6. City building. Sub
ject. 1.-The Children in Our City. What
are We Doing for Thems" All are oordi-
ally invited.
There was only one case before Judge
Robinson yesterday morning. 1t was that
Of drunk brought in by officer Skillings
and he was sentenced 10 and costs.
About IS ladies gathered in the Iarlors
to enjoy "a social game of whist under
the direction of Mrs. Frank 5. Gardner,
who arranged the affair for the benefit of
the Deering Home.
Ex-Judge Foster has removed his law
library to Portland where his offices are
now open. The library is the largest
private law library in the state with the
9 n
art of st. A lbans.
The Greens, the crack basket ball team
of the Y. NJ G. A, will 60 TO Salem,
Mass, next Wednesday TO play the best
team in the Y. Nj. q. a. of that city.
Evangelist W. L. Lockwood of Boston
will address the mems meeting tomor-
row afternoon at 30. at Y. NJ. c. A.
hal, and will also lead the workers meet
ing this evening at the same, place. All
men are invited.
The freight train on the Portland 6;
Rochester from Rochester, in charge of
conductor W. Il. Cotton, hauled In Al
freight cars yesterday. The train was
hauled by the new engine Waquoit. This
is said 10 be the largest train ever hauled
by one engine over this road.
II. T. Harmon g. Co. will offer on
Monday morning fifty azaleas in six
inch pots. These flowers are just com
ing into bloom and will remain in flower
a long time.
Rev. Mr.. Carroll of Woodfords will de-
liver the fourth of series Of lectures on
ancient musical history at DR.. True's
studio, Y. NJ. c. a. building this fore
noon. Subject; Jewish Temple
Musicn
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18

The Portland Relief committee have re-
ceiyed 50. so from Frank Lannon, Patrick
McHugh and others.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
WARD ONE REPUBLICAN CLUB.

The rooms of the Young Mems Repuh-
lican club of Ward l wers taxed TO their
utmost cal acity by the voters of the ward
who responded to the invitation of the
club to assemble and discuss the political
situation in the ward. The gentlemen
present expressed themselves fresly and
it was decided that 1t was the sense OF the
meeting that MIR. Wilson Sprague be en-
dorsed as candidate for alderman. The
names of Elmer g. Gerrsb, George H.
Lefavor, Lewis p. Huston, George +.
Stevens and Lindsey Griffin were recon-
mended TO be placed on the official ballot
as candidates for councilmen at the eau.
Gus. MIR. John Cousens was endorsed as
candidate for warden and the present
ward CLERK, constables and city commit
tee were also endorsed by the meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18

NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTs TODAY.
Dalton & Co.
ii. II. Hay & Son.
w. L. Wilson Il Co.
T. Y. Foss & Sons.
II. T. Harmon & Co.
Legislative Notice.
Rines Bros. Co.
Geo. c. Shaw & Co.
win II. Goodwin & Co.
J. X. Libby Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Foster, Avery & Co.
New Wants, To Let For Sale. Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
their appropriate heads on page 6.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
DISFIGURED
FOR LIFE:

Our little girls humor commenced with a
tiny sore on one nostrti, but it kept on spread
ing TIL We thought she would never get it
cured. We tried everything we could get,
but it kept getting larger all the time, till
both Rostrils, the upper Up, part Of the lolcer
hp and up one side to The eye, acre solid sore.
We thought there was no cure, and that she
would be disdgared for lie. Finally we tried
CUTIcURA REMEDIES. We used CUTtcuRA
REsoLvENT and nearly box of CUrIcuRA
(ointment), and in short time she was en-
tirely well, with no scar or trace OF the humor.
Mrs. WM. CHICHESTER, Plainvllle. CT.
srIKpY GUS TexATHxsT TuE ToRrUkIse, DisyIa-
uHirc HplaoB s.EIrn Loss or HAIR.-Warm baths with
lvTlcuR "a sour gentle snointngs with CUrfcuEA. and
mia doses ofCvrfcusk RrsoivEsr.
Sold throughout the world. PorrER DRuo AMI CHEN
CosP, Props.. Boston. How 10 Cure Baby Humor fee
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION.

Tie board Of registration for Greater
Portland will commence its sessions in
the City building on Monday, February
Goth at nine O'Clock and will remain open
until Eve O'Clock in the afternoon every
week day excepting an hour betwee Il
one and two O'Clock until election.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
Rev. A. Aaron has returned from South

Rev. A. Aaron has returned from South
Manchester, Conn, where he has attend
ed the New York conference of the Luthe
ran church.
Mrs. John Palmer, 60 Winter street,
left for Washington, ID. c., to attend tine
National d. A. X. convention.
Jno. ID. King and W II. BoyI e, post
office inspectors of Washington, are at the
Waldo.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
A SILL ALA I'M.

A still alarm was received yesterday
morning at Engine As hose from 90
Park street Hose 4 responded and put
out a small blaze which had caught in
the flooring from the funnel from the fur
mace. The damage WAS trifiIng.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
FIRST CAR FROM YARMOUTH.

The first car from Yarmouth to arrive
in Portland on the electric line since Mon
day night came into the city yesterday
forenoon about 10. 80 O'Clock. The snow is
heaped up in big drifts all along the line
and workmen and snow plows have been
busy for the last three days clearing the
track for the cars
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

The Committee on Legal Affairs will give
public hearing in its room at the SITS 10 House
IN Augusta,
Thursday, Feb. %. 1893, at $50 o'clock p. m
No. 81. On an act TO amend Section IA OF
Chapter 2eS of the Public Laws of 1889. relst-
ing 10 HawkeTs and Pedders.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

A complicated case occupied the at
teution OF the police ohieials yesterday
morning. and the unusual spectacle was
seen Of a man who had been robbed be-
ing arrested on the charge Of rObbing
some one else. About 2:l5 a. m. yester-
day, a burglar entered the home Of
Joseph Meredith, at ISIS Eoh street.
and ON his exit dropped a pocket book
which later caused the arrest Of a man
from whom the pocket book had been
stolen.
Entrance was effected at the Mere
di,h house By cutting away couple OF
Stats from a shutter. and then opening
the window. The thief then eooily
walked up stairs, passing first through
Mr. Meredlth's room. but failed TO
awake him. Next he passed into
room occupied by Mr.. Merediths
daughters, and struck a light, after
which his movements aroused Miss
Mary Meredith. The young lady gave
4 scream Of alarm, and the next mo-
ment she started in pursuit of the fee
ing burglar. AS he ran down the stairs
she caught him, but he broke away.
Her hands were ON him again as he
darted through the window.
In his flight the intruder dropped
pocket book in the yard, which con-
taIned the name, 1T. H. Young" with
a lot of notes. receipts and other papers.
Mr.. Young, who is an agent for the c.
F. Adams installment house, came from
Cambridge, O., and rooms with Ernest
Hartman, ON the corner of Twenty
third and Market streets. Lieutenant
suppler called on Young about Z a. m-'
at Adams store, and took him to police
headquarters. The Misses Meredith
were sent for and they failed to identl-
~ him. They said the burglar was
man below the medium height. while
Young is a very large man, weighing
over 200 pounds. All the circumstances
pointed to Young's innocence, and when
confronted by the pocket book he at
once acknowledged its ownership, re-
GREETING that several OF the notes and
receipts were lost and wondering when
the thief secured It.
Mr.. Young said he last placed the
pocket book in q coat in his room, and
a search later revealed the fact that
his coat had been touched" the thief
evidently expecting to ind some col
lateral. This statemen; ended the case
so far as Mr.. Young was concerned.
The thief secured gold watch at
MeredIth's, but no other loss was re-
ported. There is no clue to the thief.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
FOR labor DAY"

The Amuscments Committee Meets
and Outlines the Programme for
the Coming Celebration = Several
Good Racing Events.
Last evening, at trades assembly hall,
a meeting Of the Ohio Valley Trades 6
Labor Assembly's Labor Day" amuse-
ments committee was held. with Chair
man Fred Williams In the chair, for the
purpose Of outlining the amusements
programme for the celebration Of La
Dor Day" under the auspices OF the
assembly at the state fair grounds on
Saturday, August &c. The committee
decided on the leading features OF Its
programme as follows:
one-half mile running horse race
Two out Of three heats; purse $50; d.
yided, SIS to first, SIS to second; $40 TO
third: open only to butchers horses.
owned in Ohio, Belmont and Marshall
one mile trotting race-Three out OF
five heats; purse $50: divided, $25 to
first, SIS to second, $40 to third; open to
all horses.
One mile running horse rnce-IWo out
OF three heats, open; purse, $40; divid-
ed, $40 to first, S25 to second, SlO to
third.
Five mile handicap bicycle race
Open to amateur riders in West Nir-
ginia and eastern Ohio; prizes, watches
and diamonds.
One mile open bicycle race-open to
amateur riders in West Virginia and
eastern Ohio; prizes, gold watches and
diamonds.
other amusements 10 be arranged Ia.
ter Include boxing match to be pulled
on in the improvised ring facing the
grand stand. probably between Eddie
and Oscar Gardner.
other events Will be barrel fight, a
battle royal. etc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
a saloon Disturbance.

Yesterday morning.. Harvey saun'
ders, bartender, while intoxicated. en-
tered a Second ward saloon, and be-
came involved In n mIS-uD with the
bartender there. Saunders finally
struck the bartender with a plate. and
no made n vigorous resistance when
IJcense officer Elliott md another
man endeavorcd "a overpower him
OHlcer Walkers arrival had n calming
effect on Saunders, he conscnting "a
accompany that officer to police head
quarters. Bond was given for his APP
pearance this morning.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
MN Have Parade.

A short parade will precede the tri-
state reunion of Union veterans to be
held in this city at Wheeling park next
Saturday. The old soldiers will assem-
bic Mt the l. o. o. F. hall at 8 o'clock
ana will march over the following route
to the Elm Grove station, headed by
the Grand Army drum corps: On Chap
line to Eleventh, on Eleventh to Mar
ket, on Market to Sixteenth, on Six
teenth to motor station.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

Complaint was made in Squire
Grcers court yesterday against Mrs.
Fred Ray, by Ed weneKe, a dairyman,
Both are neighbors living about three
miles up Caldwelrs run. Mr.. Weneke
alleges that while his cattle were being
driven along the road. Mrs. Ray set
her dog on the cattle, chasing them pro-
mIscuOusIy. He wanted also peace
bond. Squire Greer will hear the cases
this afternoon at o'clock, and many
witnesses have been summoned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
Che 9llteILiae11eer
oniee. IS and 81 rourteentll street.



Wanted-Cook IN Small Family.
4 Good and Safe Investment
Lea & Perrins Sauce.
Made Skirt Room-Geo. 4. Sufel Co.
Gigantic Remnant Sale Friday-stone &
Thomas-Eighth Page.
Thirty pays MOre-Geo. II. Shook & Co,
Knights Of St. John outing-seeOnd
: 5tc Rubber Heels for 2se-McFudden's-
The National Exchange Bank Of Wheel
Queen OF PeTfumes-Goetze's Drug Store.
Bayle's Deviled Cheese-H. F. Behrens
Co.
Sleep in Peace-R. II. List.
Standard Male Quartette.
Wire ly-kliier-JOhnaon's
Insurance-Al Alfred PAUL.
For Sale-Slmpson & Tatum.
Book Clearance sale-Stanton's Old City
Book Store.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
In CIcrk Rohcrtson,s once.

Yesterday in Clerk Robertson's office,
the following deed was recorded:
Deed made July 81, 1899, by Franz
Bergner and wife to Frederick ober-
stick; consideration. 1880; transfers
lot in square q. OF Joseph Caldwells
sub division.
Six deeds OF trust were recorded.
A marriage license was Issued to Al
fred Wagner. %, Of Washington county,
ohio. and Florence Moore. "a, OF Iron
ron Ohio,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
FOR THE HOT WEATHER AT
r. HESS A SONS.

A Tull line of Sergcs. Pin Checks and
CheViots, which We are prepared te
mako up ut popular prices.
Our BRlbrlRgan Underwear Mt QUO,
15cand a 90 cannot DO cXcelled. sizes
nH large Ms 90. 4 Hose " speciality.
Always tho newest in Scckwoar'
Collars Nnd CuffA.
Fashionable TnilOr@ and Furnlshcrs'
1921 and 1898 Market Street
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

Via Wheeling & Lake Erie and Cleve-
land & Buffalo line steamers, Friday,
August 4. Fare only IS round trip.
Tickets good for fifteen days. Over 800
miles lake travel. The only way to 20.
See s. Sherman. T. p. A., City Bank
Building, for information or state
rOonns
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.

This week we viii give 20 per cent dis
count on our entire stock OF Diamonds anl
Watches. This means that you WIFI have
over $1,000 worth OF diamonds and watches
10 select from and get % per cent on our
regular prices. a GO.0O diamond or WatSi,
will cost you N0D0 AZ this sale. a saving
OF 5000 TO you. We have diamonds from
$500 20 $1,000 each. ladies' AMI CENT
witches from $500 TO lig5.UO each and No
gIyc sou 20 per cent discount ON rrguIar
New style Shirt Waist Sets NJ 70 NM
cent of regular prices,
Rogers best Silver Knives ami Forks
So 10 pcf dozen NO.
sterling silver Ring Bracelets. tho hcs,
quality, at - cents each. ''''
We a-C giving special bargains In oyer
fi0OC0 worth Of diamonds. watches ma
slivCrwane this week.
Shelf Bros,
cOrner,Alain and Eleventh Streets.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

We hhvo fitted more than twenty
thousand pairs OF Spcctncles, giving us
q record and experience uucqunllcd by
any other optlcinn In West virginia
satisfaction Guaranteed.
JACOB w. GRUBB, Optlclnn,
No. 1906 Market Street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

August TO 30. the Baltimore & OHIO
will sell excursion tickets 10 Oakland,
Mountain Lake Park and Deer Park, Mt
ono fare for the round trip. valid for re-
turn passage until August 81, inclusive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

Is row located in his new store at
1915 Market street. a full and com
plete stock on exhibition at popular
prices. W&s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

X. OF ST. ]. big outing at Mozart
Park to-day. Special cars at midnight
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

MEISTER'S band and orchestra at
Mozart Park to-day. A big time for all
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

BUSINESS Mems Dinner daily at the
Grand Central Hotel. Communication
tickets at reduced rates. Try US.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
NIGHT TURNED INTO DAY

c and ST 90 complete for the very best Find them in
our live Chinaware Department.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
FINEST TUCKED AND JUDY

trimmed white Taeta Alovers marked down in prices to
take the place of cheaper lines closed out Our numerous
lines of A-Overs Tuckngs, Pufiings and Shnngs are
most desirable.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
COMPLICATED
Was a Case that Occupied the
Attention of the Police.
A THIEPS VICTIM ARRESTED

Under the Suspicion that he had Fig
ured in = Robbery on the South
Side Near his HOme-An Investign-
tioa Revealed his Entire Innocence.
The ReaIThiefAlade Himselfscarce
and There is no Clue.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
YOUR SUMNER TRIP

will perhaps require new Suit, Jacket, Skirt Waist,
Lingerie and nurnberless other items of lesser por-al
quickly and cheapIy supplied here
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
August Sd is the Date orPcnnsylvunIu
Wheeling

with fifteen day return limit mld-sum-
mer by the sen, embrace the health
giving and rest-aSsurlng briny water
ASK Jno. G. Tomlinson, ticket agent.
about details. 2S,Ji,2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02
Shook & Co.
Thirty: Days More

of such lively selling as this store had Monday and Tues
day will clear the shelves of all summer goods-an mpera-
tive necessity
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-02

EXCURSIONS ON ALL RAILWAYS.
, President GEO. HOOK, Seerctury.-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-07-27
ARRIVES WIN A MILLION.
Steamer Bertha Reaches San Fran
cisco With Gold Cargo.

CISCO W Jul NOIu SUfkOs
San Francisco, July 27.-The steam
Ell Bertha arrived yesterday morning
from St. Michael, via Unalaska, with
ninety-sevel passengers and about
$l,000,0O0 in gold, $150,OO0 of which is
in charge of Purser Keycs. The largest
amount brought down by one person
is $4,000. The purser says that there
is wealth in the Cape Nome district
and declares that there is no truth in
the stories of failure to find gold
which have been published.
OF the gold brought from the klon-
dixie half million dollars belongs to
the Alaska Commercial company, and
over 100000 is said to be in the hands
of three fortunate miners and specu-
lators, S. NJ. Liggett, 6. ID. McMlrs and
N. Mercier.
Harry Smith, of Fresno, Cal, is re-
ported to have about $4,000. OF the
ninety -seven passengers only thirty
five bring out more than few hum
dred dollars cash, while about twenty
are without cent.
Previous stories of privations at st.
Michael are confirmed by the passen-
gers, who say there are hundreds OF
men without money to buy food. The
rush to Dawson, where labor can now
be obtained at the cheapest rates,
continues and is sure to add to the
restitution of the coast ports.
The reports from Cape Nome are e&-
tremely conflicting. The officers OF
the Bertha, S. NJ. Liggett and several
other miners say that the district is
even richer than has been stated, but
others declare that nothing of value
has vet deyeloped
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-07-27
TO DEFEND HIMSELF
N INS1ALLMENTS
AIger to Issue a Series Of State.
ments in His Own Vim
dication. -.
SHIFTS BLAME TO OTHERS
In His Second Chapter He VIII
Claim He Always Favored
BENDING a large Force
to General Otis.

Washington, July 27.-Secretary AL
ger seems to have decided to defend
his course by piecemeal. He gave out
statement Monday showing that he
originated the plan to send the Spanish
soldiers in Cuba to their native land,
and that he saved the government
nearly 100000 by employing the
methods he suggested.
His next move, il is said. will be to
make public correspondence which
will show that he had all along favored
sending more men to the Philippines
in face of opposition of the president
and General Otis.
Another installment, 1t is said, will
come later showing; that he was not
responsible for many of the bad APP
pointments which resulted in so much
unnecessary suffering among the
troops during the Spanish war.
There will be quite long series of
statements if the present plans are
carried out, all tending to show that
many of the things for which the sec
rotary has been blamed are properly
chargeable to other officials.
The secretarys original intention
was to make one complete statement
the day after his retirement, giving
the defense of his conduct during the
entire period as secretary of war, but
he has evidently come to the conclu-
sion that his statements will be more
defective if made upon the installment
plan,