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EAGAN-MILES INCIDENT.
Believed That the Former Will
Modify His Statement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE key
to the solution of the difficulty between
General Eagan and General Miles was
to-day in the hand of the former The
War Commission having called upon
him to modify his statement, nothing
can be done until he either has revised
his first declaration, or has notified the
Commission of his refusal to do so
1t is confidently expected by the best
informed officials that the Commissary
General will modify his statement to
meet the criticisms Of the Commission.
He himself will make no statement
touching this purpose, limiting his an
swer to the statement that he had so
far taken no action.
Unoficially, word has reached the
War Investigating Commission that
General Eagan is carefully expunging
the vituperative and Objectionable
points, and will shortly send it back
to the Commission. When received it
will be carefully scrutinized. and if it
be found that all the Objectionable
language is expunged, will be voted up
on in executive sessions and probably.
be accepted.
Opinions still vary as to whether the
withdrawal of the offensive statements
will end this incident. The weight of
opinion seems to be that the President
and Secretary Alger, in whose hands
the Cabinet rested the whole matter
after it's consideration yesterday, have
not yet made up their minds as to
what course they shall pursue.
General Miles came early to his of
flee, but he had nothing to contribute
to the controversy. His position is that
the matter is one for the department
to treat with, and that it is not incum-
bent upon him to make any statement
at this stage.
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TwfIvR PAGES
also be present representatives of the
Nelson Morris Packing Company

also be present representatives of the
Nelson Morris Packing Company.
Major Carlton, who opened the testi-
mony. said the rations furnished were
exceptionally good-better than the av-
erage. The food supplies were inspect
ed thoroughly, and there was no fault
that could be found. OF course, he said,
there We're few cases where every
thing was not in the best of condition,
but only to the extent that naturally
and frequently occurs where there are
large quantities of meats. The refrig-
Grated beef was excellent. He said at
Chickamauga the officers seemed to
want more to teach the men to march
and shoot than to train them in sani-
tary matters. At Porto Rico, of course,
camps could not be kept in quite as
good sanitary condition as at home,
but everything possible had been done.
Captain Smith testified that the beef
furnished at Santiago was excellent,
and that he never heard anything as
to chemical treatment.
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nings and his son were trying to save
some tobacco from a basin near the
overlooking creek, which was very
high and swift, owing to heavy rains.
No one witnessed the accident, but it
is generally supposed that the boy first
fell into the scream, and the father, IN
attempting to rescue him, lost his own
life. Yesterdays accident wipes out
the entire family by drowning, as Jen-
nings wife and two daughters were
drowned in the Kentucky River some
months ago.
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Sudden Change in Temperature.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 1.-THE temper
ature dropped twenty six degrees here
to-day in fifty-five minutes At 9
o'clock the air was balmy and spring.
like, the thermometer registering 81
degrees. In less than an hour it had
fallen twenty six degrees, accompanied
by a violent northwest gale blowing
forty eight miles an hour, and heavy
snow falling. Telegraphic communica-
ton suffered severely as a result of<the
high wind, heavy wet snow being
piled on the poles and cross arms. The
temperature is still falling
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WAR INVESTIGATION.
Witnesses Who Assert That the
Food Was Good.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-Major H.
H. Carlton, Inspector General Will
SON and Captain Frederick A.
Smith. New Chief Commissary
of the Department Of the Lakes,
Chicago, and who inspected the first
cargo of beef landed at Santiago, were
the only witnesses before the War In
vestigating Commission to-day. Both
painted the food conditions, the former
as to Porto Rico and the latter as to
Cuba, in roseate colors, and said there
had been no material complaint.
General Humphreys. Chief Quarter
master with the Shafter expedition,
who has come on from Havana at the
urgent summons Of the commission, ap-
peared, but will not take the witness
stand until Monday, when. there will
The record-union., 1899-01-15
DREYFUS CASE.
Paris Papers Assert That There
Will be Fresh Court-Martial.

Will be Fresh Court-Martial.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE "Matin' and
the "Gaulois" this morning say they
understood that the inquiry of the
Court of Cessation into the Dreyfus
case is on the point of terminating, and
that the court will probably report that
acts Of treason actually occurred, but
that sufficient proof of the guilt of
Dreyfus does not exist, and that his
sentence therefore is squashed. The
papers add that there will be a fresh
court-martial. Dreyfus, it appears,
was informed of the revision proceed
ings some time ago, but he is under
the impression that they are not due
to the initiative of the general staff,
and in his letters the prisoner thanks
General Boisdeffre, the former chief of
the general staff, and his comrades of
the army for the action taken.
Major Count Esterhazy has sent to
M. Mazeau, President of the Court of
Cessation, synopsis of the evidence
which he says he would have given at
the Dreyfus revision inquiry if a Sec
ond hearing had been granted him.
Esterhazy says that he was warned a
month ahead of Matthew Dreyfus' in
tention, and denounced it at the insti-
cation of Col Picquart Subsequent to
this he had the closest relations with
his superiors, and acted throughout on
their instructions until January Z.
1898, when he claims the War Depart
ment had assumed hostile attitude
towards him. Fresh proceedings, he
asserts were instituted at the investi-
cation of his cousin, with the view of
getting him out of the way and pre-
venting him from getting hearing
in the Court of Cessation
He says he hopes the pain will be
spared him of having to make an ap-
peal to the tribunal of public opinion
on the decision of the Court of Cas-
Sation.
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New Public Buildings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to-day authorized favorable
reports on the following bills: For the
erection of a building for the Depart
ment of Justice; for the purchase of
site and erection of a building at Sc
attic, Wash; for the appropriation of
100000 for additions to the Postoffice
building at Minneapolis; for the en-
largement of the public building at
Asheville, n. C.
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Indetedness to TERRITORIES Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA hearing
was given to-day by subcommittee
of the Senate Committee on Territories
on the bill for the refunding of the in
debtedness Of the Territories. r. H.
Hale of New York, representing the
bondholders appeared in support of the
bill, While Delegates Ferguson of New
Mexico and Callahan of Oklahoma ap-
peared in opposition.
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Fitzsimmons and sharkey.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-At a meeting
of the directors of the Lenox Athletic
Club to-day it was voted to entertain
any proposition from Robert Fitzsim-
mons, champion heavyweight pugilist,
looking to a contest between him and
Sharkey under the auspices of the club.
Tom O'Rourke, Sharkey's manager,
then announced that if Fitzsimmons
could find a club willing to give a sat-
isfactory purse and guarantee it, Shar-
key would fight and Fitzsimmons' for
felt will be covered.
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Western Trotting Circuit.

DUBUQUE Qa.), Jan. 14.-C. T. Han.
cock, President of the Great Western
1rotting Circuit, has changed the date
of the associations meeting from the
18th to the 18th inst. at the Auditorium,
Chicago. Dates for the Dubuque meet
ing have been arranged for August 81
25, the purses aggregating $60OOO.
Dates for Milwaukee, ST. Paul, Daven-
port, Independence and Hedrick will be
decided at the meeting next week, and
action taken on applications for mem
bership from Louisville, Chicago and
Freeport
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Catholic Church in Cuba.

HAVANA, Jan. 1.-THE Bishop of
Havana, recognizing that under Amer
lean military rule the church cannot
be supported out of the public revenues,
issued circular letter to-day to the
priests of the different parishes, direct
ing that the church be hereafter main
tanned by private contributions. The
church is rich in Havana, and poor in
other parts of the island The religious
societies, especially those occupying
the converts. are wealthy, but the par
ishioners are poor.
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Troops to be Recalled From Pana

PANA Qll), Jan. 14.-Adjutant Cen
eral Reese to-day gave notice to Sheriff
Downey and Lieutenant Coils, in
charge here, that there is no doubt that
as soon as Governor Tanner returns an
order will be issued for the immediate
return of all soldiers who have formed
the post here since September Both last
and to be prepared to return home
Sheriff Downey does not expect trouble
when the troops depart.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
Terrific Storm in Ohio.

PORTSMOUTH. (O.), Jan. IA ter
rifle windstorm destroyed two large
steel buildings Of the steel company.
wrecked the Art Hall at the Fair
grounds and blew eight dwellings from
their foundations, the largest being 600
by 20 feet. Malcom Collins received
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
Great Damage From Rains.

LITTLE ROCK (Ark.), Jan. 14.-Re-
ports received to-day from outside in
dicate that great damage has been done
in Saline County by rain which has
been falling there steadily the past four
days. The Saline River has risen twen-
ty feet, and it is expected that it will
rise higher than in 1882. Thousands
Of cattle and hogs are drowning in the
bottoms, and fences are being washed
away.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
High Water at Columbus.

COLUMBUS (O), Jan. 1.-THE heavy
rains of the past twenty hours
have raised the Scioti River to the dan
ger point, and a levee south of West
Columbus has already broken. Thir
teen families have been driven from
their residences by the water, some
making their escape in boats. There is
great danger of repetition of last
years flood, and the residents of West
Columbus are greatly alarmed. The
river is still rising.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
Fourth Infantry.

CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-The Fourth
United States Infantry leaves Fort
Sheridan at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing for the Philippines. The Fourth
has been recruited to it's full strength
of 1900 men, of whom fully 1000 are
recruits, so that it is not the same regi-
nent of veterans that left Fort Sheri
dan last spring for Cuba. At that
time eight companies, comprising $40
men, landed, and more than 200 of that
number died in the island
The record-union., 1899-01-15
The Pullmans Have Not Separated.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA special to the
"Post-Dispatch'' from Hot Springs.
Ark, says: Mr.. Pullman, who is in the
city, in answer to the question regard
ing the reported separation of himself
and wife, stated emphatically that there
was no foundation for the story. He
said it must have originated with one
OF his servants whom he recently dis
charged He has been married five
months, and says that during that time
he has never had the slightest unpleas-
antness with his wife. Mr. Pullman,
who is sick, is here taking a course Of
baths. His wife, he says, will come
here within the next week or ten days,
and will remain with him until he re-
tulns home.
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Fatal Rail Collision.

CHAMPAIGN GID, Jan. A. - The
northbound limited on the Illinois Cen
trail had a head-end collision with a
switch engine here to-day. Engineer
Thorpe of the switch engine and Fire
man w. B. Logan of the limited were
Killed. The passengers We're badly
shaken up, but none were seriously in
jured.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
Fire AL Monroe. Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. IA special to
the Evening Wisconsin from Monroe,
Wis.,, says: Fftzgibbons Bros carriage
works. the largest plant in the city.
We're totally destroyed by fire to-day.
Loss. $4,000; insurance, $15. 900.
The record-union., 1899-01-15
Prisoners Held by Filipinos.

MADRID, Jan. s14.-Delegates repre-
senting the Filipino colony have offered
the Minister of the Colonies, Senior
Romero Giron, their corporation for
liberation of the Spanish prisoners held
by the insurgents in the Philippine
Islands.
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r.ther and Son Drowned.

HARRODSBURG Ky.), Jan. IL
Daniel Jennings, a tobacco grower, and
his son, Samuel, were drowned in Bar
Run, near Guerdsville, yesterday. Jen-
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CONGRESSIONAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Hoar Of Massachusetts, introduces
a Resolution in the Senate
Declaring That the Philippine Islands Should
Be Free and Independent.

The House Meets Under Circum-
stances Of Deep and Universal
Sorrow in the Death Of Repre-
sentative Dingley Of Maine
Resolutions Passed Providing
for Funeral Services in the Hall
of the House To-Morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-30

himself simply democrat He must pro-
claim himself a democrat of the approved
school, or else as candidate for office he
will not receive or be entitled to. the votes
of those who are sincere believers in the
Chicago platform.
This is definite. and 1t is important if
those in whose name it is put out live up
to it. The association, according to Mr..
Beverdge has a membership of eleven
hundred voters. with prospects of an in
crease of several thousand within the next
twelve months. Five thousand voters, let
us say in round numbers, are not to be
sneezed at in Maryland. The state is close.
and the sound money democrats have
shown on three occasions how a limited
number of earnest and resoute men stand
ing out for a national principle can influ
ence the situation. If Mr. German this
year. in an effort to toll back the sound
money democrats. goes directly counter to
the wishes of the uncompromising silver
men, and dominates sound money demo-
Gratis on platform silent or meaningless as
to silver, viii the silver men meet him in
the same spirit manifested by the sound
money democrats in o. '96 and last year?
If so they will defeat him. They have the
power
The year in Maryland is of much interest
to both sides. and the Importance of the
November result will be felt far beyond the
confines of the state.
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The New Memorial Day.

Never before in the observance OF TINS
occasion dedicated 10 the commemorauoh ol
the deeds OF the soldier dead of the nation
has Memorial day been so full OF deep sig
,i6ca~-e The graves of the slain of three
wars are being strewn with flowers Nel-
Grams of two of these wars are marching
together to perform the rites which love
and patriotism have deCreed. The nation
nourns in memory of the sacrifices OF the
past and rejoices in appreciation OF the
blessings which have sprung from the blood
of it's martyrs.
Decoration day a year ago found the
country preparing for the campaign about
to open in Cuba. Already the first token
of victory. in the form of news of Dewey 5
achievement, had been received with in
tense enthusiasm. on all sides were evil
deuces of the faith of the people in the
Righteousness of the cause and their desire
TO serve in that cause The ranks were
fast filling with recruits from every state
and every class of society.
In few weeks the war was a realty.
The troops were in Cuba and on their way
to the Philippines. The opposing forces
were drawing closer Then began the har-
vest of death, to swell the totals on the
country's roster of heroes. Disease IN
dreadful work. the necessary accompani-
ment of war. Yet when the campaign was
over and the mOrtuary records had been
completed it was found that despite the
many causes of sickness encountered in a
tropical country with insufficient prepara-
tion and the stubborn fighting the Amerl-
can forces had lost a relatively small num-
Der.
The various events Of the year which may
for patriotic purposes be considered as
closing today have tended without excep-
ton TO accentuate the meaning of this cele
bration and to fix it more firmly than ever
as one of the nations most cherished cere-
monials. Particularly is this the case be-
cause Of the new spirit of union between
the north and the south. The war was
worth the undertaking if alone to bring
the sections into closer relations and more
brotherly appreciation of the true sjgnih
canoe Of patriotism. The participation IN
the struggle Of veterans of both sides OF
the great civil strife gave clear evidence
of the forging Of new bonds. The Presi-
dent, soldier in the fight for the preserva-
ton of the Union, extended the hand of
fellowship and sympathy to the survivors
of the other side and opened a new era in
the history of this day by Offering the aid
OF the north in the care of the graves of
southern soldiers
Memorial day was founded upon the mem
cries of internecine strife over the preserva-
ton OF the Union Its observance, thirty
four years after the close of that struggle,
is based upon a determination among the
patriots of both sections to perpetuate
those memories to the betterment of Ameri-
can citizenship and the strengthening of
the bonds which hold the nation intact as
one Of the worlds great powers for good.
Thus. rising from the sacrifices and suffer-
ings Of civil war, it becomes one of the re.
public's bulwarks
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In signed communication to the Balti-
more Herald. Mr.. w f. Beveridge. secre-
tary Of the Maryland Democratic Associa-
ton, replies 10 an inquiry propounded By
The Star as 10 what the supporters of Mr.
Bryan in Maryland would do in case the
party at the coming state convention
should, under the influence Of Mr. German
eVade or 1uggle with the Chicago platform
In effect. Mr.. Beyeridge declares that such
conduct would be resented at the polIs
These are his own words:
Il can safely say that we will never SIM
port any man or set Of men who are politi-
caIly crooked. The time for wahbline r11on
questions OF national import is at an end
No leader VIII be accepted who has been
untrue to the great principles Of democracy
as represented in the Chicago platform
We viii tolerate no traitor in the ranks
and every man Will have to give a good
account OF his past history The question
Are you democrat? is not sufficient for
men Ofttimes fool themselves into believing
that which they are not. A man must
measure up To the fun standard of the new
democracy OF he will be looked upon with
suspicion, and will never be trusted Men
must not Qissemble. The time for bea ting
the devil around the stump Is past A man
to be honest must come out In the open and
hight the battle for truth and honesty"
This deliverance is very much in the
Bryan vein The test of democracy is the
Chicago platform. The man who does not
sincerely subscribe to that is not demo-
GRAFT II 10 not sufficient that he proclaim
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He sticks to Silver.

Those who were misled by the prominence
which Mr.. Bryan gave to trusts in his St
Louis speech should give heed to a little
episode which has promptly followed that
deliverance.
Mr.. Bryan's next stand. SO to speak. will
be at Louisville. The Ohio Valley Bimetal-
lie League meets there this week. and on
Friday night Mr.. Bryan will be the guest of
honor at a banquet and will speak And
thereby hangs a tale.
Louisville is the home of number of
sound money democrats. In fact. 1t was
the detection there from the ranks of the
democracy on the silver question which
gave the state to the republicans in the
state race of 1895. and in the presidential
race of 1895 But these gentlemen have
never felt comfortable outside of the party
fold, and have been anxious ever since for
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opportunity to troop back home. SO
when it was announced that silver as an
issue would yield first place to trusts in the
next campaign a sound money democrat
was invited to introduce Mr.. Bryan at the
Louisville meeting.
The invitation was promptly accepted but
the sound money democrat explained that
he acknowledged Mr.. Bryan as a leader
only on the antitrust issue; that his own
views as to silver had undergone no change.
He was still in favor of sound money.
The arrangements were made, and they
stood for just about twenty-four hours.
Then there was hasty consultation. and
the sound money democrat gracefully re-
tired, and the announcement was made
that Mr. Bryan would be presented to the
meeting by an out-and-out adherent of the
Chicago platfurm-in a word, by a silver
democrat And that arrangement will stand.
Evidently Mr.. Bryan means what he says
when he advises the sound money demo-
Gratis that they cannot be received with full
favor back into the fold unless they ex-
press regret for the past and give bond
for the future. The Chicago platform is
the test. They must accept that, flock
by themselves, or go over to the rebubi-
cans, where he thinks they properly belong.
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The Menace to All.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Lynching does not alone menace the Door
ne gro. The mob has been practicing on the
negro, and may at any time turn on the
Write who offends 1t, as it did the other day
on the Atlanta clergyman who dared to
condemn the savage orgies of negro burn
ing. Race prejudice has led respectable
whites to tolerate this viper of disorder on
their hearths and nurse into activity the
venomous spirit which was only to helm
them keep down the negro, but which they
md Is now ready to strike at themselves
II they and their children are to De safe
they must kill this savagery before it Is too
late. From Carolina to Texas, and as well
in the northern states. wherever the in
Stinct or the mob manifests itself, 1t must
be suppressed and punished Efforts to do
this may often run counter to strong local
sentiment and passion. But If clamor can
intimidate authority. timidity paralyze
1t into giving marauders free swing to XIII
and burn, whether contrary to or in az
cordance with neighborhood desire, then a
republic of regulated liberty has no Sc
curity.