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BRIEF IN FAVOR Of
BRIG. -GEN. WOOD
# Deals at Length With All the
Evidence introduced Before
The Committee.
IJpNOLDS HIM IN ALL THINGS.
,,.tI6cs Acceptance Of Jai'Ali's Pres
ont, and Says Gen. BrOOke'S Charges
Are Without Foundation.

washington, Jan. 4-Senator Forak-
member OF the committee on mill
,ory Affairs, in executive session today
,,h,,i,tpd brief in favor of Brig, Gen.
woods confirmation to be major-gen-
Eight Of the IL members OF the
,,c,jttoc have concurred in this re-
,,r The committee met today for
,bo purpose Of acting ON the matter OF
...owmondng or disappearing con-
a.n,uon, Senators Hawley, Proctor
Tor,kor. Quarles, Warren and Alger,
y.,uhlcans and Cockrell and Pettus,
D.n,ocrats. voted for a favorable re-
'r while Senators Scott, Republican,
~ Rmckburn, Democrat, voted
"u'inst contIramtion. Senators 1awley
usJ proctor we're absent ana voted by
'royIos and the vote Of Senator Bate
pir0 me- recorded when he returns TO
washington tomorrow
HEALS WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE,
Senator Foraker's report contains
mara than 100 printed pages and dea
,,i,h all the evidence introduced IN the
oybaustiye investigation conducted by
,So senate committee on military al
,'i,s II also covers the 1851 army nom
ia",ions held pending action on Gen.
Wnod's nomination. In his report Sem
o,or Foraker quotes the charges which
'r,rs filed by Mai Estes G., Rathbonc
os,inst Gen. Wood, and says that
a,,a,v witness before the commission
NAE allowed to testify as to any fact
og which ne might have knowledge, but
,h,t with all this latitude the witnesses
Nod been unable TO support the charges
,nade while IN most instances the fact
bsd heen brought out that the witnesses
were holding real or fancied grievances
scainst Gen. Wood which made them
bIssed in their views to an extent APP
rarent to the members of the commit
Tee,
EACH CHARGE TAKEN UP.
Each charge is taken up by Senator
Foraker IN its turn. The orders Gen
Wood is said to have issued TO th'
courts In the Rathbone case, It Is ar
rned. we're wholly within the province
and duty OF Gen Wood as governor
general In the postal cases 1t Is de-
Jared that the testimony showed Gen
Wood to BE- following the instructions
issued by the secretary or war lh'
rsport declares that no evidence was
caersd to the committee to show tina
Mai Rathbone was not given fan
trial IN cuba,
GIFT TO GEN, WOOD.
In regard to the gifts which Gen
Wood accepted from the Jai All com
riry the report says that in the mere
hu that Gen. Wood accepted grit
from the Jai All company there Is moth
Ink to be criticised and adds tina
Gen Woods acceptance was with IN
lln knowledge OF Secy Root The
question Of the admission OF the silver
service TO Cuba free Of duty is summeC
Nd In one paragraph taken from the ties
tmony OF Gen. Taskar Bliss, as fol
lows.
1T was admitted free Of duty, but
take all responsibility for that upol
myself | never heard Il word iron
Gen, Wood on the subject"
RUNCIE ARTICLE,
Reference Is made in the brief to III
conflict Of testimony in regard to IN
RuncIe article, and the word OF Ma.
RunCie Is placed against that Of Ra
stSurard Baker, the magazine writer
and Gen. Wood both OF whom have de
Clard hat the article was not talked o
al dinner at Santiago as rporte
by MAJ, RuncIe.
The charges made by Maj Rathbon
tha, Gen Wood had been unduIy int
mate with an eX-convict, Capt. Be
hlrs, are pronounced by Senator Fol-
aSer to be- seemingly only spiteful an
malicious declarations, made Withor
excuse OF any Kind, In spirit Of re
'enge and Wanton vlllincatlon, Ser
sloI Foraker says that many person
Agh IN social and army circles ha
trusted Bcllairs, and that 1t was natul
Gen, Wood should do the same,
Testimony OF Secy. Root is quoted Z
!ans'h to refule the charge that Ge
Wood had improperly, II not corrupt,
granted what is known as the Caster
tia concession.
FREYE'S CHARGES.
Charges made by A. Il. Frye form,
Ntyinlondont Of schools of Cuba, for
q interesting part OF the report, an
nAMr Foraker gives as u reason T,
", we llt'rrnCps between Frye and Gle
Nood That the former had employ,
e'hers wholly incompetent ana
many cases women who were loadiI
Immoral lives AS to reductions
ua.neIa salaries Senator Foraker sa,
U'' me testimony OF Mr.. Frye shoN
w Ch the lace that he Is emotional, q
laole and unreliable as witness, al
Na' me differences he had drawn fro
"s d,Uons Of Gen. Wood were absu
All ridiculous.
'"e santiago accounts of 1898 a
Wp''Iea IN the general statement Tn
y, account had been declared CORE
" s, ue laNt dollar by Secy, Root and
accounting officers.
GEN. BRooKEs CHARGES.
Nv ~ y Is declared that the charges ma
usu' brooke that Gen. Wood W
It1I" ol iusubordination were prov
"a W, "l'hout foundation ana II is ad
,So Wal wood was fully sustained
p, war department and the preside
h" an points Of difference belwe
"'" ana Gen Brooke"
WOODS RAPID RISE.
roo.t,,lhe rapid rise of Wood, senat
QUAKER says;
oMnen Cen Wood was made a bri
s6to''s,NeiW IN the regular army
AK ',n'neNt Of President McKInl
h' ue unanimous vote Of the SEM
hpo.a9 advanced over many officers
way. service and higher rank. Tn,
kC oS no objection because II was "
NcES,n1, mat his promotion by Preside
Of ,tSn',y was because Of the judgmC
ds,,I president, Gen, Wood had RI
y.ro e.ygnSplruous and merltorious 81
fca,iannu nhd shown abilities and qua
n6,ionno mat entitled him TO the p
rrt' and especially in view of
,, he was then rendering as IN
ex-governor Of Cuba"
No ONE JUMPED"
nm t" ,iS the head this promotion d,
loutoup any other officer" Sena
b,sr,'e seems TO be an opinion wild
NM, '"lNcd that Gen. Wood Ia now.
oHIcerss ' s1ni lnent' being Jumped o.