I 'I'111. 0 M A I I A DAILY 1t1 I : ; 'I'I'1:51)rll , tl1'\I'7 A \VAR \ 1)AYr ) IIfiTi1 SECt tllER ; Watching the Daily Grind of the Big Military Mill at Short Range BUSINESS REQUIRING ENERGY AND TACT Typical Anterlena I'ersoanllty nt the Illnt of Our MIIltnry Servlce- 1'nets Ahonl the Ualted Stntes .lrwy of. JUIIe , 181)8. ) fly 9 o'clock In the morning the western corridors of the big gray bulldiug which ( shelters the State , War and Navy departments - ments of the United Stales arc thronged with men. In every room omciala and their clerka are busy with some detail of the greatest buelness enterprise launched In this country since the rebellion-the handling and equipment of an army of 200,000 men. Along the hall hurry officers in uniform and clerks In civilian dress engaged in some errand connected with the work. In and around the ofilces of the secretary and his assistnnla Is gathered n crowd of senators and congressmen , newspaper reporters - porters , contractors , men with schemes and men looking for appointments , all clamoring for attention. Gradually these early callers i are dispersed or directed Into proper chan aols by the uniformed attendants who guard i every door , but their places are taken by others , and all day long , until the big doors close against the vublle , the rush continues , It Is the busiest spot In the United Stales , The army that flies through the War department - partment every day is probably as large as that intended to subdue the Philippines. Between 9 and 10 the head of this vast oslabllslunent makes his appearance. Secretary - tary Alger Is a tall , spare nun with a fresh , ruddy complexion , a well-trimmed military will be investigated and directs his secretary to look Into henry's case. A summons comes from the president and the secretary puts on his hat and walks across to the White ( louse for a consultation with the president and the commander of the army in regard to the pending military operations. These consultations are very frequent , for ] 'resident McKinley keeps in constant touch with all the operations of the army and navy. In an hour the secretary is back at his deck , and , in company with Assistant Secretary - tary Meiklejohn , goes over sonic orders and drafts which it is necessary for him to sign. Then there are more callers , more solicitations - tions for appointments , and more papers to be signed. These brief examples may give some idea of the variety of subjects on which the sec , rotary of war must keep a constant mental grasp ; they can convey no impression of the Intense physical and mental strain to which ho is daily and continually subjected. All the multiform acllvilles of the various bureaus In his department come before him for final consideration and review , lie must keep the president informed of the work done ; he must obtain from congress the funds to do it with ; he must see that it is done promptly and economically. 'I'II ( ' Secretary's PerslltIsIl It ) ' . All this entails a great stress of mind and holy , which only a man accustomed to dealing with large affairs would be equal to. Happily the present secretary of war is such a man , lie is typically American do this respect lie does not become excited in dealing in millions or facing grave problems - lems that require instant decision , The Impression lie gives one at first meeting Is that of a nun of careful , conservative , well- balanced mind , his manner is deliberate and In coiversnlion lie speaks slowly , almost - most to the point of hesitation ; but he shows the ability to grasp a situation iuid to go right to the heart of a problem. In spite of General Alger's sprightly movements and unruffled countenance , the ' \ \ . i r .frr/ 1 n 4t ; lyt s U o' 1I , / GiSNE1AL ( RUSSELL A. ALGEU. ( Prom his latest 1111(1 het photograph. board of gray-white and a pair of kindly gray eyes deep set under shaggy brows. Ho carries his 02 years effeclually concealed somewhere about his well knit , vigorous person and enters his ofilco with a sprightly step and a pleasant smile for any of his acquaintances whom he happens to meet. Ho makes his way rapidly through the waiting crowd lit the ante-room to his private - vato of lce , where ho fit once seats himself at the desk and runs through the papers which his secretary has arranged for his Inspectlot. Then he is ready for the deluge of callers , A Variety of Callers , Flrst comes a prominent senator. The son of cue of his friends vauts an appolnt- meut to a staff position it line nrnIV. The young uuui has had (1o particular experience , but he is a bright fellow' and cis 500(1 pick up the dupes of tine place , and at any rate' one such nppointnlellt cannot injure the V service , and the president will certainly make it If the secretary will give his en- ' dorseinent General Alger iterposes ono or two objections , but the senator is In- sisteiit 11(1(1 is sent off t0 see the adjntnnt general of the army. his reunest , or seine slight variation of It , is repeated a score of tulles before the morning is over. A member of the House connilttee on ap- 1 printimis conies briskly in , greets the sec'o- Lary ( ainIIinn y , and at once plunges lute a ' , discussion of the naomt of money required by the \\'ui departutent for carrying on Its work , General Alger is evidently printed on this subject , for lie produces typewritten sheets covered with esthnates , which he ext - t piilils to the eoigressmnu p The routine business of the otlleu is 3tis- pended for a , few inotnenls , while a foreign charge d'afMires and ids two uniformed attaches - taches are ushered It to pay their respects , The attaches are niarvels of brilliant color and gold braid , each w Ilh a row of decorn lions ncross the front of his uilfornl , but Il I cannot be said that they appear to advantage I beside the quiet , digiil/led / ratan it plain 1 civilian dress who Is the moving power bet - t hind one of the great armies of time world. After these callers have , Billy bowed themselves out , a western congressiuan escorts - corts an agitated woman Into the room , The I secretary listens patieitly while the woman f expiates that her son has been court-mar- tialed for leaving his regiment without per , mission , and to her as3urances that "henry is a good boy , and diIn't mean to do anything - thing wrong , " he assures her that the matter 4 I ! ' r 1 - - f i , 1 , 6 J , J. 1)IBIOIi'l' , Impression ho makes on one in conversation with him is that of a man who is very tired , One who has seen the tide of humanity that beats against him In his ounce , and the mass of hard work that he wades through every clay will readily believe that the air is not assumed , Still it cannot be said that the wear and tear of his position Is using him up. lie assured the writer that his health was goad that he could not wish to feel better , and that ho was sanguine of lasting through this war and a good many years of peace. The career of the present secretary of war Is as typically American as the ! Ian himself. As has been the case with many another man who has taken a prominent part in public affairs , his birthplace was Ohio , on a pioneer's farm near the little town of Lafayette , In Medina county , Ills parents had moved westward from New England and came of a sturdy Scotch and English stock. Until lie reached his majority young Alger remained in the little Ohio town , lie worked on the farm In summer and attended the itlchneld academy in winter , For two winters he varied this program by teach- leg school , and then , with a few dollars saved , he went to Akron , 0 „ and began the study of law. lie was admitted to the bar ht 1869 , but decided that the law provided - vided too slow a way of getting on in the world , and so went to Michigan in 1800 to engage in business , Ills ! Irillinat Vur Itecord , Tlntt svns at tire beginning of the great struggle between the sites , end young dlr. Alger was soon drawn itto It. Ile enlisted in September , 1801 , atal wits nuude a captain In the Second 111ebigan cavalry. lie was gradually promoted until lie became colonel of the Fifthi Michigan cavaly In June , 1509 lie was severely wounded at Iluousbaro , Maryland , ( lie tollos Ing mouth , but con- timed In the army till the close of lhu wnr , sv'luen ho was made a brevet brigadier general - oral and major general of volunteers for gallant services , The young man had uindu u good record , but he had not got along hu lute s' orll as fast as he expected , lie was JO years old and a poor tnaii wlien he went buck to Michi- gas and started In the lumbering business with money advatced to hint by h'leuls. hut lie (1i1 not long remain poor or uu- knowit. lie made a fortune , became governor - ernor of his slate , and was prominently tttentioted for the presldeicy. . General Alger is fortunate in his present onerous positiat in having ellleient nil ex- perlencel assistants and s(1bordiuntes. The adjutant general looks after the voluininous work of organizing the army ; the eonunls- sary general , the quhrternmster general and thu surgeon general see to lire provision of thu stores which they need ht their do- partiuents ; and so thoroughly Is their work done that it requires little more than su- pervtslon on the port of the secretary. Assistant - sistant Secretary Melkiejohn takes a large part of the load off his shoulders. Hut as a goal business man , ( lie secretary lisists on being eoguizant of all ( lie details of his establishlnlen ( and just now It is by all odds ( ho biggest business eslnblisliinellt III I the country ; of its Immensity only one who i has seen Its workings at close range can form any conception , 'I'hc Ilttllcd Stater irmy of 'T'oday , At present ( ho army of the United Slates contains , it round numbers , 200,000 men , Within two months It has been increased eight-fold , That two-thirds of this vast host , which in single rank would form a solid line 100 miles long , was in camp , mustered - tered into the service , and organized Into properly-ofilcered reginients three weeks after the first call for volunteers , was in itself - self a notable acllovenient. But in reality tbie has been the smallest part of the work , it was necessary to obtain uniforms and arms for a great part of this 100 miles of + . / en.n. fir mnnllna with and buy transports to carry the troops against a foreign ehuny-iunl to do it nil at little Inure than a dn's notice , This great enterprise has been successfully - fully launched nail Is now fairly under way The nark has been done so iirnniptlY. with so little unlse and friction , that few , except these to whom the task hss been entrusted , apreclato ) the labor that it has entailed. It has been treated as n hushtess undertaking , directed by men accustomed to denting wills largo ninirs and it ranks as the greatest business achlevement ihis country has seen siuco the rebellion. EAiLLP. . MAYO. 1111 11'110'1'11 I11N11 : . ( hut ] tanned I.h es to See Plant Vee- tluns Slug ills Fnatius Sung , l'erliaps very tow people know that Ilan Enuuett , who w rote Dixie , is still living. Ills home is In Mount Vernon , 0 „ where ho was born and where he hopes to cud his days. The old man Is a picturesque figure on the streets of the town , relates the Phll- ndelphia Times , In his prime he was one of the mid-century dandies of Now York City , but now , with calm indifference to the conventional , ho usually carries a long staff and wears his coat fastened In at ( ho waist by a bit of rope. His home is a little cottage on the edge of the town , where lie lives entirely alone. On almost any warns afternoon he can be found seated before his door reading , but ho is ready enough to talk with the chance visitor , whose curiosity to meet the coin- poser of one of the national songs of America - ica has brought him out from town , It ( vas this curiosity that took me to ( lie cottage , The old composer was seated in the shade by his house with a 'nook open before him. As I went up the path I said , for I had some doubt in my own mind ; "Are you Dan Emmett , who wrote ' ' ' 'Dixie ? "Well , I have heard of the fellow ; sit down , " and ho motioned to the steps. " \\'on't you tell me how the song was written ? " "Like most overythlng else I ever did , because - cause 1t had to be done , One Saturday night , in 1869 , as I was leaving Bryant's theater , where I was playing , Bryant called after me , 'I want a walk-round for Monday , Dan. ' "The next day it rained and I stayed in- doors. At first when I went at the song I couldn't get anything. But a line , ' 1 wish I was in Dixie , ' kept repeating itself In my mind , and I finally took it for my start , 'rhe rest wasn't long In coming. And that's the story of how 'Dixie' was written. "It made a hit at once , and before time end of the week everybody In New York was whistling lt. Then the south took it up and claimed it for its own. I sold the copyright for $600 , which was all I ever made from it. I'll show you may first copy' , " lie went Into the house and returned in a moment - ment with a yellow , worn-looking mamn- scrlpt in his hand. "That's 'Dixie ; " ho said , "I am going to give It to some historical society in ( lie south one of these days , for , though I born here in Ohio , I count myself a southerner - erner , as my father was a Virginian , " half a century , ago Emmett was a famous "nigger" minstrel. Those s'ere Use baiuy days of burnt cork and art , when Bryant'a theater of lower Broadway was one of the host popular resorts 1n New York City. Ent melt w'us born in 1816 , at Mount Vernon , coming of a family all of whose members had a local reputation-sllll traditional in the country-as nutsiciais. In his own case this talent was but little less than a crude hull undeveloped sort of genius , lie began life as a printer , but soon aban- dmied his trade to join the band of a circus - cus company. lie was not long in discovering - ing that he could Compose songs of the kind In use by clowns. One of the finest of these was "Old Ouu Tucker" of pleasant , if inebriate - briate memory. Its success was so great that Eimiet ( followed it with many others. They were all negro melodies , and they all won popularity. Fitally he look to negro impersoiatlois , singing his own songs in the ring , while he ncconipnnied himself an the banjo. Ile nude a specialty of old nice , and he. assured me with pride that when lie hind Idackened his face and donned his wig of kinky whltr hair he was "the best old negro ( lint ever lived. " lie became such a favorite with the patrons of the circus In the south and west that at last , partly by chance and partly through Intention , lie invnded the stage himself. Tits was sonic time in 1842 , at the old Chatham theater , iii New York City , when , with two coutpinions , he gave a mixed performance - formance , nmde up largely of songs and dnncea typical of slave Ilre aid character. 'rliu little troupe was billed as the "Vir- ginia Mlnstrels , " and their popularity with the public svgs in5aiitnuenus ( , 'rhls was the beginning of negro muli- strelsy. From New York the pioneer con- pal w elil to Boston , and Inter on sailed 'o Englnil , leaving ( he newly discovered field to the host of imitators who were rapidly dividing their success with them. Enmiett re ialned nbroad for several yra's , sal when he returned to New York joined Dmni II ryant's 111nstrel cmnpnny at (72 ( llroadway. Ina was engaged to write songs nil walk rounds sal to take part in time nightly performniiccs. It was while hu was with Bryant ( lint "Dixie" was rani , iwrd. Strangely enough , "Dixie , " or "Dixie- laiid , " referred not to the south or to any part of lie courb. It was the nnme of an estate o(1 lhtuhnttan island , ( lie property of u nuut named Dlxy , wits svns one of the largest est slavebolders of his day until ( lie rapid growth of time ant l slovery movement in the north compelled him to sell his slaves south. It wmis from these blacks and their desceminnts that the words "Dixie" laid came , expressing their love anti longing for their former hone nod raster. A 1V.It ' ' ' 1'IMPi II X111t1' , Sore tlhsercnIons as ( hr lit IIIt or .lrto ) It at Iii its , \\'hilo sane of the "old boys" were tnik- lag over the stirring tines when they played so prominent a part , says tine Detroit Fret' Dress , the colonel took a hand with hardtack - tack as his subject , ' 1 never saw' a company of vnlniteers go out yet , " he said , " ( lint they ltd not kick good and plenty against the army cracker. It was so when I went as lieutenant with a lot of raw recruits , There was next thing to a mutiny. They vowed ( lint hardtack had less taste than air , water , sponge or cork. They designated it na solidified ioth- lu g brlltled in a desert Lent. The govern- munt was Inveighed against as ilia worst kind of a provider and the growlers would punish eacli other by telling what good things they used to get at ! tome. I have heard a groan from a hundreti throats wlien soma fellow would yell 'pie' ' just as a taunt and self-relief. "On Clio tlrst expedition entrusted to the boys I managed to have bread issued for thorn amt they wore tickled beyond expres- sion. Before the end of the second day the bread was sour. The next day it was far worse and simply defied anything better that a starving appetite , Before we got back to camp they score fairly crying for hardtack as children do for ginger bread when on a plcnio excursion , Later w'o had a worse and more convincing experience Our army was making a forced march and ran out of regular rations , Flour was issued - sued instead of the crackers. Occasionally orders to advance came before we bad limn to prepare any sort of bread , and away we'd go carrying our allowance of flour When caught in a rainstorm the flour would be changed to paste , and when we tried to cook it in this form it was about as digestible as grape and canister. We had halt-baked dough that would send an all- , . . . . . . , . . . , - - / - .b. .n.nl/nl An-InnY. . . nh nil - - } _ r- - ) 1. X , - X . -1 - . l 1 . , :1 . 1 ' , 1 :1 , ' „ l.ca1. ) -1.- , -1 _ -1 , ' 1.i.X . t . - t -1 , } } _ } } : - X- _ - } - } 1. l.fX1- ' ' fi ' Y--1- - } > - } : -l , - ; F + -z . n ; I ' - - - > ; } } - - j tt l..t & rX I . , l . ' . I . " . i11F'i. . . } , , , , . , , . , x - : ; < : : -c .V' < l c l > l x k l : t . t x .l. x.1 < : cx.t . .1.t. I t t..I . 1-1 , . L.l l > l' I ? / 4 ( Swift and Company , ; t4 \ , . s X ! < ' : t. PACKERS. I . _ , xY , I : ; { , , ; t ; : : I I I\ \ 1 4 01el , ntiiig Plants at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ti.ti lr , ) h . PREM1UlhI , , : i Chicano , Kansas itY ouch Inaba , . I. , , ast tI L outs South t. ese h South St. . . . Total l3mployes , 1897 , 11,827. Weekly Pay Roll , $1 24,71GU0. > Kt Y Totll1 Sales 187 , $121.598.67068. ' ' x K x { x - Our Premium Brands Are Our Pride : - - . . - - - ' ' - . „ , SWIFT'S ' PREMIUM BRAND PURE KETTLE- ' f. . , . SUGAR CURED HAMS , / h _ _ _ 11F RENDERED L EAF LARD. . , - BREAKFAST BACON ' : Allihe nicest that money can hu Y _ , - Cotosuet. Sausages , Boded Hams „ Y . .1 1 , . ; , Beef Extracts , 011x , Tallow , Stearlne-1- 1C S. , . ' ' l , , Y Casings , Washing Powder , Tongues , Etc , % Y } t rI.L ! lr-i ; WJ - , Swift and Company. , l" ; ? : k kX , : ' k kV'- , ' ti 1 4 ! X ; effect produced upon ( lie cater , When we struck a point where hardtack could be Issued the boys cheered as lustily as though they had won a hard battle. men who have been through it know that this same despised hardtack is the mainstay and comes to be the solace of the army. It Is as good cold as hot. Three years make no more impression upon it than do three days. It is as good wet as dry , if not better. If crumbled till you have to eat it with a spoon or by the handful - ful , it is just as palatable as when it is intact. The man that invented hardtack did a whole lot to fight the battles of the world , ' IIOCiCY MOUNTAIN SOLil1EIIS , ' ] 'hey Are the Plek , I'hyslcall , , of , ill tit 'i'roons. The splendid physical condition of the regiments recruited In the Reeky mountnha region and from the plains lying at their base , where the cowboys flourish , is a frequent - quent subject of remark among the western I papers. The dwellers in these reglois are ' from the same stock us their eastern fellow , countrymen , many of them Indeed are pa- tives of the east , but the maguificcnt climate - mate of the mountains and the simple open- air life of the inhabitants does its work even for those born elsewhere. The San Francisco iiulletin , of recent date , says ; Four more train loads of troops reached this city this morning , and have now tone Into camp at flay District Encampment. 'rho soldier boys arriving were time volunteers from the state of Montana , mid a sturdy np- pearing set , indeed , are they. True , the major portion of the regiment is not very well equipped ; Indeed , large numbers of the soldiers have no equipment wlmtsoever beyond - yond a cartridge belt with scabbard and bayonet , against which , as the' marched , rattled a tin cup , plate , fork , knife and spoon , But what the volunteers lacked in their outward appurtenances of war they iutde up iii strength of limb or breadth of shoulders. Fresh from the mountiiious regions - gions of Montana , where in the mines they had worked so hard and develope'l much muscle , the Montana lraaps renlly are herculean lu size. The Oregon volunteers have been favorably commented upon in this respect , but thus far Montana surpasses even the web-footers and all others beside , Company A , from Great Falls , is by far the best equipped of the Ma itnna soldiery , They are a splendid lot of men physknlly , too , and it is a matter of pride to thin efn- cers and members alike that to the medical examination this company nude a better record than any other company hi the United States. There are other companics in this regiment who are larger proportioned , but for perfect physical health Company A yields the palm to none. Among ( lie giants is Company I , As evidence of this ii. may be cited ( lint when 'they fall limbo line thb eleventh than , beginning from the right or the column , is 6 feet 11th 9ich's iii height. As the alignment is governed according to height , some idea of the propnrttaus of time soldiers many be gained , lnnt ) I'rontises , t Detroit Journal Where , lie ocean chafes ceaselessly against its rocks time maiden wandered alone. "Men's prondses , " she exclaimed hftterly , "arc empty words ! " As for the sea serpent it slihered miser ably , ' Alns , yes , " sighed the unnoppy reptile , "else 1 shouldn't be oust Here lu Iess than four months Idler January I ! " - . Il r Oi , , the vows that ire mode only to ti , broliei ! Alitl ( lie lhllligs s vomit on'elm' ' Weston Massacbusells is getting to a , point of considerable antiquiq' when Iii Fl rst Church in'est Sun mm gllrl 1 'ni ecic- brato its 200th anniversary , as it did me cently. , I L nun Ili , ti „ _ l J fin Illlt fl _ _ , Itu illlw III ill _ ( lc llf ) IIII i ' - -all ho ! ill mI 111 ! ail ! Ill n , t ( ill ( th ( lU 'till li ( Sim 'I ' f 4 ill i ( III r 1T 11. ,1 , 1 A11 Oi\ , ] Il . I. 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