Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-16
TIE RECRUITING.
Commissioner Evans on the q. A. X.
Encampuient-Ge Gen. 0venshine
About the phiIippines-Mr.
Hobart VIII BE Re-
nominated
fFrom our Regular correspondent.

NtlEAA% III AiAS 8GM t1e $1,000 80 N''N
Philippines is gong IN Although a num-
Der Of the recruiting Offices IN various
sections have just opened. reports TO the
War Department show that hall 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 Saturday alter
noon.
Senator Beverage, of Indiana, who re-
Gently returned from the Philippines.
where he made an exhaustive personal In
vestigation Of affairs, was warmly vel
coined by President Mckinley, to whom
he made very full statement, during
conferences covering a considerable por-
tion 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 intorma-
ton brought to be important, and that
much of it is confirmatory of what Prof.
Schurman had already told him.
Commissioner Evans has been holding
continuous reception to G.. A. K. men
ever since he'returned from the encamp-
ment. Speaking of his experience at the
encampneat he said: The good will OF
the veterans was manifested Wherever
went. There was not ripple against
me wherever | met them. The only OPP
position was led by Washington attor-
tornevs, whose attempts to influence the
encanpment were a failure from begin
ming to end. ! am much gratlhed at the
outcome of the encampment. SO Tar asthe
pension office is concerned, and l am
feeling very comfortable over the tact that,
after so much threatened trouble tor me
at Philadelphia, have returned to Wash
ington, not only unscathed. but with
strong endorsement of my official acts. !
have performed my full duty conscient-
iouslylboth to the government and to the
pensioners, and | say again that am
highly gratiiied that the veterans have ac-
knowledged my good faith in the admln-
stration of my office.
The association of Spanish war veter-
ans, whose first encampment has just
closed, elected President Mckinley as
their first honorary member, Gen. J. w.
Keller, COMMANDMENTS Chief, and Miss
Helen Gould. Sponsor.
Brigadier-Ge Ovenshine, late COM
mander of the Second Brigade OF Law
tons division, Eighth Army Corps, IS in
Washington on sick leave. He said OF
his Philippine service: Il had IN my bril-
gade the Wyoming, North Dakota and
Idaho regiments of volunteers, and the
I4th Infantry of Regulars, and was in the
southern part of Luzon with Lawton,
about six weeks. We captured every
thing we went after and held every city
we took. Gen. Ovenshine says he thinks
the next campaign will wind up the rebel
lion. OF the mems rations he SAID: we
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:
"As to the report of Filipino soldiers mu-
tilating our dead, and our soldiers multi
ating the enemy for revenge, never saw
single case of any kind OF mutilaton
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. Quartermaster, San
Francisco. Cal, or Col. Jones, u. S. Quar-
termaster, New York City. These pack
ages may be for general distribution or
addressed to any organization, Just as the
donators may please.
The best informed men in Washington
have known for sometime that Mr.. Ho-
bart was as certain of denomination as
Mr.. Mckinley, provided the state OF his
health would permit him to accept. Ills
health has not been good since last WIN
ter and that has caused fear on the part
OF his friends. There is no ground what
ever for the gossip alleging movement
among prominent Republicans TO sup
plant Mr.. Hobart on the ticket. There
is not a single Republican, prominent IN
National affairs, who is not cordially In
favor with MIR. Hobarts denomination,
and president McKinleys strong friend
ship for Mr.. Hobart is known everywhere.
There has never been President and
Nice-President more thoroughly IN accord,
personally and politically, than these two
men have been from the day they were
placed on the ticket together. and there
has never been Vice President who was
allowed so large a share in shaping Ma
liOlldi pOuNlCS dS MI. AAODeAtN A'eA' 1'~'NN'
The great ability of the man has had as
much to do with this as the friendship of
the President for him.
A well-known Democratic lawyer from
the South, who attended the meeting OF
the, American bar Association, in com
menting on the action of President Nc
Kinley in the Philippines, said Upon
this question we must be with the Ad-
ministration, and if my party makes that
the issue in the next Presidential election,
it will certainly meet an overwhelming de-
feat
Representative Foss, OF Illinois, was IN
Washington last week, having just re-
turned from long tour through England
and the European countries. Mr.. foss IS
a member Of the Naval Affairs Committee
and crossed the ocean for no other pur-
pose than to secure all the information
possible on naval affairs. mot with any
idea of initiating other countries, says
Mr.. Foss, "but 10 see all that IS good
which can be made of use to. us. MIR.
tht be hot ~