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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
WOOD PRAISED THE BEEF.
Santiago Governor Before War hives,
tfgation Board.

Santiago Governor Before War hives.
igation Board.
Washington, January l3.-General
Leonard Wood was the star witness be-
fore the war investigation commission
today His testimony bore on general
conditions In Cuba and he opened with
the general statement that never in the
history of the country had there been SO
successful campaign with SO small loss
of life.
He praised the quality OF the much
talked of beef furnished the army and
said that except for some cans that were
tainted, and consequently promptly
thrown away the beef was Of good
quality and he himself had used the meat
both in the war and In his own family.
Gen. Wood thought every man in his
command. II necessary to the governments,
amount Of preparation in addition 20
that which had been made. he said
would have brought about any differ
ence in the amount OF sickness among
the army of invasion. The difficulties,
he said. in getting food to the army,
were almost insurmountable and the
occasion OF shortage was very readily 40.
passable. None Of the men should now
have any disagreeable recollections of
the war, save such as would result from
any hard service, which always goes with
war. The success OF the Cuban campaign
said Gen. Wood, was simply phenomenal.
The campaign was very rapid, and per-
haps tine extraordinary SUCCESS was due
iards he explained were whipped SO
quickly every time that they were al
most paralyzed and dazed- The capture
of Santiago, where the United States
forces captured over 5000 men was SO
complete and rapidly effected, that Is
brought about the surrender of the en-
tire island. As to the war generally he
had seen far greater hardships In his
Indian campaigns In the west than he
had in Cuba.
AS to the beef he had never noticed
anything bad and said the great trouble
was the Ignorance and superstition Of the
men The average soldier. no asserted.
does not regard matured meat with any
favor. As to the refrigerated beef used
during the campaign he explained that
it was gotten in Tremendously hot wealth.
or. the beef was unloaded in good condi-
ton was taken out OF the refrigerators
aboard at night, owing to the cold then,
was gotten ashore by day break, mean
time there would bo shower, followed
by the sun coming out In intense force
aud by the time 1t reached the camp. II
would by 4 O'Clock in the afternoon. II
eaten that night 1t would te all right.
The United States forces at Santiago had
unlimited rations and the Spaniards left
the city full of food. The popular idea
that Santiago was devoid of food and tn g
Spsnisrds surrendered because they were
starving he said, was not true
Asked az to the ocngeated ssate OF
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bow TO CURE NEURALGIA.
/ Was a Great Sufferer from
Neuralgia for Years.
DR.. Greene's Nervura The Rem
edy Which Cured The Pain.
Nsrvurs Built No Up All Over. I Feel
Like q New Nan.

Mr.. M. p. Mitchell, 42S East 9Th ST.,
South Boston, Mass, says: "I have
been a great sufferer from neuralgia
In the head for a number of years.
I purchased a bottle of DR.. Grecne's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy, though with
very little faith in its helping me. After
taking one bottle the pain was not so bad,
so tried another, and the improvement
was more noticeable, and after taking sir
bottles the pain left my head and felt
like new man. / will add that | was
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IA.

1t is difficult to see any we'll founded
objection to discussing the Spanish treaty
in open session. The document has al
ready been made public, so there is no
secret about its contents, and speeches
already made in open session have indi-
Gated very clearly TO the world on what
opposition to the treaty is based. Further
more If the treaty is discussed in executive
session the substance of the discussion is
certain to become public. No executive
session for the last quarter of session
has been secret except in name.
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Barring the little breeze over the dis
posal of the customs duties collected a,
Santiago, which Is OF small consequence
affairs seem TO be running very smooth >
In Cuba. The people seem to have &C
cepted our military government cheer.
fully, and are adapting themselves readily
to it. The Cuhars who at one time
threatened to make some trouble have
sotered down and are accepting the inevi
table. The most we have to fear now In
Cuha is the outbreak OF yellow fever and
other epidemic diseases on the approach
of hot weather. Our troops are unac-
climated and yellow fever would make
sad ravages among them. The greatest
safeguard against an outbreak of this dis
ease Is cleanliness. and now Is the time to
begin publication of Havana Experts
believe that Havana can be made health.
full city all the year round by rigid
cleanliness. 1t Is pesthole now and the
labor and expense of putting 1t In sani-
tary condition will be very great, but II
must be done II the health of our troops
is to be preserved and the southern part OF
the United States is to be saved from an
pidemic of yellow fever next summer
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Of their bondage. The experiment has
not been n success &c seems pretty clear
that, like the other negro nations of Afri
ca, the republic will have. sooner or la
ter, TO be absorbed by one Of the big colo.
be moro approximate, considering the orr.
gin of the republic, that the United
States should vent their nek imperial
ambitions by taking charge Of their
wretched little ofrspringi' liberia Is
hardly an offspring of the United States.
As now organized and governed II owes
tion society which In 1890 sent the first
colonists from this country to the Sher-
bro islands. though they eventually
settled at Cape Mesurado In 1899.
This movement continued until lS4I
when the declaration of Independence was
made and constitution adopted,
modelled on that OF the United States In
which occur the phrases, IAN men are
born equally free In the right OF enjoying
and defending life. liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness, ''all power OF govern
ment Is Inherent In tho people," and
so forth. The total population OF the
province under the jurisdiction Of the re
public as far back as 1850. according TO
official estimates. was about s20,OO9. OF
which less than 10000 were America
Liberians and the rest natives or
Aborigines. II Is not white mans coun-
try Inc climate Is terribly fatal TO tne
Caucasian tyne, and even the negroes that
went from this country have had long
struggle to maintain their footing against
disease, though the natives seem TO thrive
u nder the climatic conditions.
After all, the Enthusiastically tart
fling Of the Saturday Review has basis
Of justification. If we are going into the
colonization business there Is no strug-
CLING people nearev to our own doorstep,
from the viewpoint of moral responsible
ity, than the Liberians. We do not want
them, we do not need them; but they
have paid us the compliment OF follow
ing in our footsteps as nearly rs they
knew how, and II 1t is our policy to reach
out In our Humanitarian purpose to
succor every struggling people. why Is II
not more pressing duty to rescue this
little republic at her own request from
the big DULLES that are harassing her.
than 1t IL to carry the process of benevo-
lent assimilation to A siastic Malays who
only by accident have heard of the United
States for the first time within the past
twelve months? We do not advise 1t, but
II that is to be our policy Liberia seems
to have "a first mortgage on our oonsidera-
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
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GAME CASE SETTLED.

Bangor, January 1S.-The case of the
State VS.. Bert Hayes and Ed McIninch,
charged with violating the game laws,
was settled tonight by each respondent
paying $50 and one-half the costs, the
total amounting to $40.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14

affairs at Tampa prior to the embarkation
of the Shafter expedition, he said there
was no cause for complaint The expe-
dition had acted on urgent orders to en-
bark hastily, had loaded on long mar
row pier and there was of course con-
siderable congestion and complaining
and swearing, but the same conditions
would have been encountered anywhere.
The campaign, he thought, should be
judged only by what the United States
forces did. Gen. Wood said there was no
complaint made Of conditions during the
cam paign from any body who amounted
to anything: certainly none from the old
soldiers. He said originally the army
was supplied with enough medical officers,
but people lost sight Of the fact that
medical officers are also susceptible to
malaria, and for awhile the mum Der was
plaint The army Of Cuba now, he said,
was plentifully supplied with doctors.
"Pcrhaps" suggested Capt. Howell,
ut was well that the men did not take
much medicine.
~ have always made II a practice"
replied Gen. Wood, who was formerly an
army surgeon. mot to take any myself. y
Gen, Wood said that in all his service
he had been absolutely supported by mis-
superior officers. Major George, CON-
missary of subsistence, said the quality
of the beef was as good as could be ex-
aim had been to eat the best of every
thing especially all the food supplies were
in good condition.
Broderick Scott OF South Omaha, Neb.,
employed by the Cuuahy packing COM
pany said the beef there was inspected
by government inspectors.
Major James Smith, depot commissary
at Chickamauga, testified that there was
nothing bad In the beef supplied and
he had heard no intimaton of chemical
treatment until Col. Maus of Gen Mlless
staff had asked him he ad never noticed
any indication of 1t. He said he had not
heard Of 1t since till he read the published
statements
sion. 1t IL now expected that the taking
of testimony except that of Surgeon
DAILY, the author of the most vigorous
treaty on chemical beef" submitted
by Gen. Miles TO the commission, will be
concluded by the middle of next week.
DIR. DAILY is Ill and his testimony will be
taken later. No suggestion has been made
yet that Gen. Miles be recalled as Sc
quence to the bitter attack made on him
yesterday, nor 10 such step at all likely.
though assurance was given today that
the commission will hear him should he
asked to DO heard.
Gen. HUMPHREYS. whose testimony as
to the quartermaster' supplies prior
to the Shafter expedition, has been snx'
iously awaited and who has been de-
tsined on duty at Havana Is thought to
DO now ready for examination. 1t was
stated today AS very likely that the com
mission Twill have completed
its report and concluded Its investiga-
ton in about q fortnight from next Mon
day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
CONFIRMS BEEF STORY.
GOV. Roosevelt Says Rough Riders
Were Fed Processed Meat.

Washington. January 13.-General
Miles made public today the following
letter bearing on the quality of the arins
beef, which he had received from Gov.
r oosevelt;
State OF New York,
Executive Chamber
Albany, n. Y, Jan. y, 1859.
Gen Nelson A. Miles, War Department.
Washington:
NV Dear General Miles Il do not dis
tinctly unde,sta sd about this beef contro-
yersy, but possibly what | have TO write
may be OF some use.
The canned oorned beef we found to be
good. The so-called canned roast beef
that was issued to Ia for travel rations,
both on the transport ana on the train
and which wo occasionally got even at
the the front, was practically worthless
Unless very hungry, the men would not
touch 1t and even when suffering from
lack of food they never used fifth of it
At the best II was tasteIess; at the wof st
10 WAS nauseating. There was also "a sup.
ply of beef lin the shape OF quarters)
which was put aboad our transport at
Tampa. 1t was supposed to bs fitted by
some process TO withstand tropical heat.
1t at once became putrid and smelt SO
that we had TO dispose OF 1t for fear of its
creating disease. l think we threw 1t
over board. At any rate 1T was coz
demned. The beef we got in Santiago
after about the cath or 25th OF July that
is, after the siege had ended and when my
brigade had been without fresh meat or
vegetable for moDtb-was generally
good. BY that time, the cavalry division
was in a sickly condition. The fact that
the meat ration was SO bad us generally
to be inedible, caused very great hardship
to my men and reduced the supply OF
food below what was necessary to keep
them In proper condition.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
G SPEAKER WAS RIGHT.
bridgeport News.

Speaker Reed was right in declining to
grant "a recess of the House of Reprssen-
tatives In order TO greet General Shafter.
The latter deserves the thanks of the
country for his military service and the
people freely accord It, but the National
House Of Representatives should stand on
its dignity even before major generals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
DISGRACE AND DEGRADATION.


For the state of Maine, with Its super
lative honors In the political life of the
United States, to return to the old tim
ballot methods would be a disgrace and
degradation. The good hard sense of our
farmer Legislators will certainly save
them from the belated ignorance OF the
stupid men and tho selfish schemes of the
designing men who have combined forces
AGAINST n pure ballot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14

The expansionists are less pleased APP
parently with Senator Foraker's speech
than with Senator Hoar's or Senator
Mason's. The thing in 1t that gives pain
Is his intimation that the administration
is not in favor of the permanent occupa-
ton of tho Philippines, and they ale put
ting themselves to much unnecessary
trouble to point out that Senator Foraker
and President Mckinley have never been
on good terms, and that the
former would never have been
taken into the Presidents confidence
in the matter of his policy in the Philip
pines. The really significant thing about
his remarks is that 1t shows a difference
of opinion among the expansionists. For.
aker In the role of an expansionist was
replying to Hoar and Mason who opposed
that policy, yet his views are no more
grateful to part of the expausionists
than those of Hoar and Mason.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14

very much run down in health on account
of loss of sleep, and not being able to eat
but the Nervura seemed to build me uE
all over, as we'll as stopping the pain.
II you have weak nerves, headaches
neuralgia, rheumatism, weakness or pair
In the back, use DIR. Greene's Nervura. i
Is a wonderful cure. Consult If you like
with DIR. Greene, "a Temple Place, Bos
ton, Mass, the most successful physician
in the world In the cure of such diseases
The Doctor charges nothing for consulta
ton and advice, whether you call or writ
about your CASE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
/. CABINET DISCUSSES IT.

Washington, January l3.-At today 4
cabinet meeting a large share of the time
was consumed In discussion of Gen.
Eagan's testimony before the war inves-
tigation commission yesterday. The cabi-
net members. however. were unusually
reticens with respect to what was said
and declined TO express any opinion as
to what, II anything. would be done in
tho hands of President Mckinley and
Secretary Alssr. Nevertheless all men,
bsrs of the cabinet comm end the action
Of the commission In declining to receive
the manuscripts Of Gen Eagan's to timony
until the objectionable epithsts had.been
expurgated. There Is no doubt that the
President deeply regrets the incident and
1t 10 almost certain that official cogni-
zanoe will be taken of the matter very
soon. The question was discussed OF
how Gen. Eagan may be entitled to i'm
munity from punishment under the re-
cent public statement of the secretary of
war, by the direction OF the President to
the effect that all witnesses appearing
before the commission would be protected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
FINANCIAL.
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IN
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CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-14
MILES JOLLIED THE CAPTAIN.

Lowell, Mass. January lathe follow
ing letter was received today from Major
General Nelson A. Miles by Capt. Alex
andsr Groig, Jr., Q Co., 9Th Mass. U. s.
":
Headquarters Of the Army.
Washington. January 10, 1899.
Capt. Alexander Greig. Jr., Lowell, Mass
My Dear Captain Your very kind let
Ter OF December 81 was duly received and
/ thank you for the interest you have
taken In the matter and for the informa-
tion Furnished. not only the welfare Of
the troops now in service. but the honor
Of those who have been In service, and
who have suffered on account OF sickness,
Is at stake in this controversy. 1t has
been charged that sickness has been
caused by thu men ibdulging In the use
OF rum and mangoes, which am con-
WINGED 10 a2:base Islander on the nan.
am satAefed thst much Of the sickness
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-24
GLEN HILL.

Misses Annie Maize and Irene
Marsh visited Miss Ethel Thomas
near Bolivar Sunday.
Mrs. w. J. Blair was the guest
of Mrs. Mary Black the 18th lust.
Norman Pirtle, OF the Pleasant
Hill vicinage, was in our midst for
short while few days since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow and little
daughter, of Middleburg, were in
attendance on the services at Shan
dy the second Sabbath.
Mrs. Thorne Marsh has been con-
fined to her room for several days
past with an attack of the grip.
Lucille" records a day spent
very pleasantly with Mrs. w. ).
Overton since her last writing.
Mrs. Matte Marsh, accompanied
by Mrs. Will Morrow and little
daughter, jamie, spent the thirteenth
instant with Mrs. Geo. Kellar near
Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. w. J. Blair was pleasantly
entertained by Mrs. VIM. Hallibur-
ton few days since.
We regret to chronicle the recent
serious illness of Mrs. VIM. Smith,
near Glen Hill.
Miss Maggie Black left for Louis
vile a few days since to lay in her
spring stock of millinery.
r. +. Marsh is at home on sick
leave.
Miss Ella Blair spent last Sunday
night with her aunt, Mrs. Matte
Marsh, near Shandy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Black, of
the eastern part of our district,
were reported as being on the sick
list few days since.
Miss Sammie Bennett, of Bolivar,
paid a flying visit to the Misses
Black a short time since.
Mrs. Dell Marsh spent an after
noon with her aunt, Mrs. William
Smith, in the recent past.
r. 4. Marsh makes a speciality of
trading hogs for bees, and wagons
for knitting machines.
Could Evergreen" only hear the
many anxious enquiries as to 'what
has become of Evergreen" we feel
sure that he would again favor the
many readers of the BULLETIN with
another of his bright, spicy and en-
tertaining letters. LUCILLE.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-24
HARDEMAN'S HISTORY,
BY HISTORIAN.

Leaving the regular line Of the
record of Hardeman County, we
give place to a noted character, who
was honored by his fellow citizens,
and in his official capacity did hon,
or and credit TO his constituents.
That man was the Hon. J. G. n
Robertson. He was elected Sheriff
of the County at the organization
of the first court in the year 1923.
He was retained In this office until
the first regular election after the
adoption of the new constitution OF
the State of Tennessee in the year
1884. As an evidence of his wor.
thiness, integrity and intellectual
capacity, and as 4 further evidence
of the high esteem in which he was
held by his constituency, he was
elected by them to the Constitu-
tiOnal Convention, which met at
Nashville in the year 1884. He,
with 50 others, met in Nashville,
May 10th, 1884, and adjourned
August 3Oth, 1884. He laboreG
with the wise men of the state IO9
days, in framing the organic laws
of Tennessee, under which the State
prospered and grew rich and great.
This Constitution was ratified by
vote of the people on March 5th,
1885.
Mr.. Robertson was again honor
ed by the voters of Hardeman,
Fayette aud Shelby Counties by
being elected to serve them in the
State Senate in the years 1886.
Some time after this he left this
County and settled in DeSoto
County, Miss, where he became a
successful farmer. There he spent
the remainder of his life. Few men
can maintain such a strong hold on
the people as he did for so long a
time. lie was Sheriff II years in
this County. Let young men take
knowledge and profit by his ex-
ample.
(TO BE Continued