The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 18th, 1899.

cruiting officers in various sections
have just opened, reports to the War
Department show that half of the ten
regiments are already enlisted. The
Official order for recruiting two color
ed regiments, which will be the last
of the volunteers, was issued Satur
day afternoon.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, who
recently returned from the Philip
pines, where he made an exhaustive
personal investigation of affairs, was
warmly welcomed by President Nc
Kinley, to whom he made very full
statement during conferences cover
ing a considerable portion of three
consecutive days. Senator Beveridge
declined to make a statement for
publication at this time concerning
what he told the President, but it is
known that the President considers
the information brought him to be
important, and that much of it is
eonfirmatory of what Prof. Schurman
has already told him.
Commissioner Evans has been hold
ing continuous reception to G. A.
r. men ever since he returned from
the encampment. Speaking of his
experience at the encampment he
said: THE good will of the veterans
was manifested wherever | went
There was not a ripple against me
wherever met them. The only OPP
position was led by Washington attor-
neys whose attempts to influence the
encampment were a failure from be-
ginning to end. am much gratified
at the outcome of the encampment so
far as the Pension Office is concerned,
and | am feeling very comfortable
over the fact that after so much
threatened trouble for me at Phila-
delphia, | have returned to Washing
ton. not only unscathed, but with
strong endorsement of my official
acts. | have performed my full duty
conscientiously both to the govern
ment and to the pensioners, and | say
again that am highly gratified that
the veterans have acknowledged my
good faith in the administration of
my office"
The association of Spanish War
Veterans, Whose first encampment has
just closed, elected President McKin-
ley as their first honorary member
Gen. J. w. keifer COMMANDMENTS
Chief, and Miss Helen Gould, Spon-
sOr.
Brigadier-General Ovenshine, late
commander of the second brigade of
Lawton's division, Eighth Army
Corps, is in Washington on sick leave.
He said of his Philippine service; II
had in my brigade the Wyoming, |
North Dakota and Idaho regiments
of volunteers, and the 18th Infantry |
of Regulars, and was in the southern |
part of Luzon with Lawton, about six |
weeks. We captured everything we |
went after and held every city we
took. Gen. Ovenshine says he thinks |
the next campaign will wind up the |
rebellion. Of the mems rations he |
said, I'VE had the best Australian
beef and mutton, even better than |
you get in Washington. Our other
supplies were equally as good, and |
there was no complaint" and of an
other story, widely published, he said:
LAS to the reports of Filipino soldiers
mutilating our dead, and orr soldiers
mutilating the enemy for revenge, |
never saw single case of any kind of
mutilation and don't believe there
was any with Lawton's command"
The War Department wishes it
known that it will forward packages
of books and papers to soldiers in the
Philippines free of charge, if they are
sent to either Maj. Long, U. S. Quar-
termaster, San Francisco, Cal, or Col.
Jones, U. S. Quartermaster, New
York City. These packages may be
for general distribution or address
ed to any organization, just as the
donators may please.
Senator Foraker, who has become
used to being represented by the
Democrats as not being in accord
with the Republican party in Ohio,
and never pays any attention to such
stories, thus states the situation in
Ohio: "We are in good shape for the
campaign. The Democrats have not
carried the state in ten years. Beat
ing the Democrats consecutively that
many years is a good record for the
Republicans of Ohio, and one which
will be sustained at the polls this fall.
The issues on which the campaign
will be fought are pretty generally
known outside the State There is
no serious factional trouble in the
Republican party, that am aware
Of" That doesn't sound like the talk
of a man who is not in accord with
his party, does it?
The best informed men in Washing
ton have known for soma +iyoa 49,