Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11th, 189!

tary Root are both pleased at the
rapidity with which the recruiting
of the new regiments for the
Philippines is going on. Although
a number of the recruiting offices
in various sections have just open
ed, reports to the War Department
show that half of the ten regiments
are already enlisted. The official
order for recruiting two colored
regiments, which will be the last
of the volunteers. was issued Sat-
urday afternoon.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana,
who recently returned from the
Philippines, where he made an ex-
haustive personal investigation of
affairs, was warmly welcomed by
President Mckinley, to whom he
made very full statement, during
conferences coveringa a considerable
portion of three consecutive days.
Senator Beveridge declined to make
statement for publication at this
time concerning what he told the
President, but it is known that the
President considers the informa-
tion brought him to be important,
and that much of it is confrmatory
of what Prof. Schurman had al
ready told him.
Commissioner Evans has been
holding a continuous reception to
G. A. r. men ever since he re-
turned from the encampment.
Speaking of his experience at the
encampment he said: "The good
will of the veterans was manifested
wherever l went. There was not
a ripple against me wherever 1 met
them. The only opposition was
led by Washington attorneys,
whose attempts to influence the
encampment were failure from
beginning to end. 1 am much
gratified at the outcome of the en-
campment, SO far as the Pension,
Office is concerned, and / am feel
ing very comfortable over the fact
that, after so much threatened
trouble for me at Philadelphia, l
have returned to Washington, not
only unscathed, but with strong
endorsement of my official acts. l
have performed my full duty con-
scientiously both to the government
and to the pensioners, and / say
again that am highly gratified
that the veterans have acknowl-
edged my good faith in the admin
istration of my Office
The association of Spanish War
Veterans, whose first encampment
has just closed, elected President
Mckinley as their first honorary
member. Gen. j. w. Keifer,
Commander-in- Chief, and Miss
Helen Gould, Sponsor.
Brigadier General Overshine,
late Commander of the Second
Brigade of Lawton's division,
Eighth Army Corps, is in Wash
ington on sick leave. He said of
his Philippine service: 'T had in
my brigade the Wyoming, North
Dakota and Idaho regiments of
volunteers, and the 18th Infantry
of Regulars, and was in the south
ern part of Luzon with Lawton,
about six weeks. We captured
everything we went after and held
every city we took. Gen. Over
shine says he thinks the next cam
paign will wind up the rebellion.
Of the men S rations he said: "We
had the best Australian beef and
mutton, even better than you get
in Washington. Our other sup
plies were equally as good, and
there was no complaint" and of
another story widely published, he
said: GAS to the reports of Fill
pino soldiers mutilating our dead,
and our soldiers mutilating the
enemy for revenge, | never saw a
single case of any kind of mutila-
ton and don't believe there was
any with Lawton's command"
Tho War Department wishes it
known that it will forward pack
ages of books and papers to the
soldiers in the Philippines, free of
charge, if they are sent to either
Major Long, L. S. Quartermaster,
San Francisco, CAL, or Col. Jones,
L. S. Quartermaster, New York
City. These packages may be for
general distribution or addressed
to any organization, just as the
donators may please.
The best informed men in Wash
ington have known for some time
that Mr.. Hobart was as certain of
denomination as Mr.. Mckinley,
provided the state of his health
would permit him to accept His
health has not been good since