THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUARY 14 , 1899. 0
FREIGHT RATES UNCERTAIN'
Interstate Commerce Commission Unable to
Prevent Discrimination.
LAW FAILS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSE
Contrroft * Urged to Tnke Immediate
Action to Itemed- ltd Defect *
Condition * DnmnxliiK to
Small Shipper * .
WASHINGTON' , Jan. 13. The annual re
port of the Interstate Commerce commission
has been given out. In It the commission
ays : ]
In previous reports to congress attention
has been called to the vital respects In which
the act has proved defective and Inadequate.
Borne of Its provisions were early seen to be
imperfect , while others were so uncertain
or ambiguous as to Rive rise to protracted
litigation , resulting finally In authoritative
construction by the supreme court of the
United States. The commission has taken
much pains to explain the various questions
that have thus been decided and the effect
of these adjudications In defeating the pur
poses of the act. To state that the law , In
its present condition , cannot be enforced , Is
only to repeat what has already been said.
Until further and Important legislation Is
enacted the best efforts at regulation must
bo feeble and disappointing. In our last an
nual report wo not only set forth In general
terms the necessity for amending the law ,
but formulated and proposed the specific
amendments which appear to us positively
essential.
With the renewal of these recommenda
tions no du'y ot the commission In this re
gard remains undischarged. Meanwhile
the situation has become Intolerable , both
from the standpoint of the public and the
carriers. Tariffs are disregarded , discrimi
nations constantly occur and the price at
which transportation can bo obtained Is
fluctuating and uncertain. Railroad
managers are distrustful of each other and
shippers all the while In doubt as to the
rates secured by their competitors. The
volume ot traffic Is so unusual as to fre
quently exceed the capacity of equipment ,
yet the contest for tonnage seems never re
laxed. Enormous sutr.8 are spent In pur
chasing business , and secret rates accorded
far below the standard of published
charges. Thy general public gets llttlo
benefit from these reductions , for conces
sions are mainly confined to the heavier
shippers. All this augments the advantages
of large capital and tends to the Injury and
often to the ruin of smaller dealers. These
are not only matters of gravest consequence
to the business welfare of the country , but
they concern In no less degree the higher
intercuts of public morality.
Illegal Ilnten Uned.
It Is perfectly clear that observance of
tariff rates Is entirely within the power ot
the railway managers and that It would be
vastly for the advantage of the railways as
a whole. It would , however , be difficult , nnd
often ruinous , for one railway to maintain
rates while Us competitor makes secret con
cessions ; and It is also to be admitted that ,
Justified or not , the results are substan
tially as claimed by the carriers.
A large part of the railway business Is now
transacted upon Illegal rates nnd In certain
quarters charging the published rate Is the
exception. The results are gross discrimina
tions between Individuals and gross prefer
ences between localities which most always
favor the sirens and oppress the weak.
Probably no one thing today does so much
to force out thp small operator and build up
those trusts nnd monopolies against which
law and public opinion alike beat in vain ,
as discriminations In freight rates. A
further result Is that railroad business Is
carried on largely In conceded violation of
law.
law.This condition the present law Is powerless
to control. The criminal remedies have been
applied and same convictions have been had ,
but no substantial effect has been produced
and no 'satisfying results can bo obtained
from that course. The fact may bo morally
certain , but ths name , the date , the amount ,
cannot be shown with the particularity
and certainty required by criminal law.
' If unrestricted competlton produces dis
crimination , one obvious way to prevent such
discrimination Is to restrict competition.
Whether existing conditions would be Im
proved by legalizing railway contracts would
depend upcn the extent to which the agree
ments were made nnd actually enforced bj
the carriers.
Should Tint Force Competition.
So far as the commission can obtain In
formation , there Is at present no other greal
nation which endeavors to force corapetitlot
between Its railways , although In man ]
cases that method has been tried end aban
doned. But Just as no other great natlor
today enforces competition between railways
so there Is no other great nation todaj
which dots not regulate and control rallwa ;
rates.
If this country Is to change Its theory o
railway regulation It should adpt the nev
theory In Its entirety. Carriers oak author
ity to combine In order to fix and malntali
reasonable rates , but who shall decide wha
rates are reasonable ? Shall It be left ti
the carriers to fix their own rates , or shouli
the people who grant this extraordinary
privilege reserve to themselves the right ti
determine this questhn ?
It does not necessarily follow , therefore
that permission should be given the carrier
to make these combinations. The evils at
tendant upon restricted competition ralgh
be greater than the benefits derived from II
The rates should bo removable as well a
stable and unlfrom , and hitherto competltloi
Das been mainly relied upon fir that purpose
Now , If competition Is to be removed , wha
la to take the place of it ?
The conclusion of the commission In reference
enco to agreements of this sort and the dc
grco of control of rates which should bo ex
erclsed by public authority Is substantial !
as announced In Its last annual report. Th
amendments , therefore , recommended woul
not Invest the commission with any dlfferen
or any greater authority than It was Ion
TDE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
Is dua not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination , but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CAUVOIINIA Fie Svnup
Co. only , and we wish to Impress upon
alL the importauco of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFOUNIA Fie SVBUP Co.
only , a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FORNIA Fid SYKUP Co. with the medi
cal profession , and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
gtToU to millions of families , slgs
the name of the Company a guaranty
. of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives ,
as it acts on the kidneys , liver nnd
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them , nnd it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneflcial
effects , plca.se remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
C.U
C.UrouK , „ . T.
supposed to possess. They would simply en
able the commission to carry out the pur
poses of the act as declared In Its first three
sections. If the present commission 1 * not
qualified to discharge that trust , then a more
competent tribunal should bo created.
Some \cir llecomniemlntloni.
If combinations In restraint ot competition
are to bo pormlttod , the following additional
observations should be berne In mind :
First T > permit only a limited nnd feeble
restraint would tx > to doom the experiment
to fallurn before It was tried , but It might
bo well to provide that the provision grant-
4ng the privilege should expire after a cer
tain number of years by Its own limitation.
Second The contract Hsdf and everything
done under it should b ? open to public In
spection.
Third It wjuld probably be to the advan
tage of both the public and the railways If
the public hod some tolce or representation
In any organization of the kind under con
sideration. If the public appointed one or
more of the IJoard of Managers , to whom the
shipper would feel free ti submit his com
plaint , and who would bring the shipper's
views before the commission , It might do
much to promote Just conduct and harmoni
ous relations between the railways and the
public and prove materially beneficial In a
hlsh degree.
Whatever view may be taken of this phase
of the subject , the necessity for a thorough
cvlslon of the act cannot be overstated. The
rlnclples of this law as set forth In Its first
hree sections are conceded to bo sound and
beneficent , but nt present they amount to
Ittlo more than the declaration of a senti
ment. Some of the minor features of the
tatute are sufficient , but the machinery for
nforclng Us substantive nrovlsbns Is fatally
efectlve.
Every consideration of privates Justice nnd
public welfare demands that railway rates
hall be reasonably uniform to all shippers
nd equitable between all communities. Un-
II needful legislation U supplied that de
mand must remain unsatisfied end the com
mission must continue to rest under the
csponslhlllty of a duty which It Is power-
ess to discharge.
Horrible apony Is caused by plies , bums
and skin diseases. These are Immediately
relieved and aulckly cured by Do Witt's
Witch-Hazel Salve. Beware of worthless
mltatlons.
TRIBUTE TO SOLDIER DEAD
Itnlilil Frnnkllii Conduct * Memorial
Service * for Ilrnve Ilo > Who Lout
Their Liven DurliiK Late War.
At Temple Israel last evening memorial
services were held for the United States sol
diers who lost their lives In the recent v.ar
with Spain. The services were held at the
request ot the National Monument assocla-
lon of New York and the collection taken
up will bo sent as a contribution to the
: und for a national monument to perpetuate
: ho memory of the dead soldiers. Appro
priate prayers nnd music preceded nn 1m-
> resslvo panegyric.
Rabbi Franklin saM : "To do honor to the
memory of the men whose valiant devotion
to their country bade them lay down their
Ivcs In Its service , we have gathered In this
louse of worship tonight. The men and
women of the nation unite In a desire to do
loner to the heroes who were ready at their
country's bidding to do and dare and die
that it might live unsullied and unstained.
"It Is not surprising that In the first
lush ot our victory , In the first enthusiasm
of a battle bravely won , In those first few
minutes , we should have failed to count the
cost to our great rival in blood , In lives , In
tears and broken hearts. But since the days
have melted to weeks and the weeks to
months , slnco serious reflection has suc
ceeded the Impulses of the first few hours ,
wo cannot but remember the youths who
have been torn from their wives and chil
dren forever. And when we think of them
and conjure up visions of the homes de
stroyed nnd the hearts made desolate by the
absence of loved ones wo must realize that
the cost of our triumph was great and
grievous enough.
"True It Is that our loss was compara
tively light and the miracle of Manila
stands without counterpart In human hls-
y.vbut does that soothe the , aching heart
ot the widow or mother whose loved ones
were left dead on the fields of battle ?
"It Is sometimes said that the history of
a nation Is the story of her great men. If
we are to take this as It Is commonly ac
cepted It seems to mo that there never was
a greater untruth spoken. The ability to
direct men lies In the province of a few.
Without our Wasblngtons , our Llncolns ,
our Deweys and Sampsons the history of the
country would be less glorious , but without
dulling the luster of their greatness It maybe
bo sald _ that had these men never lived
others would have sprung up where least
expected to fill the positions they have oc
cupied. God may use any man to do His
bidding. He whom men call great , then , Is
to my mind , largely the child of opportunity.
"In the competition of the peaceful world ,
as on the battlefield , there must be few-
leaders , few generals ; the great mass must
plod on unrecognized. But let the occa
sion come , the opportunity , and from the
bulk of throbbing life moving to the Im
pulse of another's will spring a man as If
created to fill the conditions the hour de
mands.
"Among the unknown dead there may be
many with souls as great as those of the
generals whose names will be banded down
to posterity.
"The man who Is willing to do and dar
In o just cauto Is always great. The my ]
who for the good of his country Is willing
to sacrifice the comforts of home and the
joys of family Is great In patriotism , and
patriotism , the Greeks say. Is the nobles !
of the virtues , because it Is the most un
selfish.
"Tho heroes of the war need no monument
ment ; they bullded a monument by theli
lives and devotion. Vet for Inspiration tc
generations to come lot the marble shaft bt
raised and on it In letters that can nevei
dim nor fade be written , 'Our Sons Whc
Spilled Their Blood for Liberty and Human
Rights. ' "
POULTRY RAISERS' MEETING
I.ucnl Amioclntloii niectn Officer * am !
Will Try to Get State Con
vention Hrrv.
The Omaha Poultry
association held a
special meeting at Its rooms In the Ameri
can National bank building Friday night , al
which officers were elected for the ensuing
year and matters of Interest to fanciers vtere
discussed.
It was decided the association would exert
Itself to bring the state association show
nnd convention to Omaha next winter , and
a delegation from the Omaha society will
bo at the state convention In Lincoln next
week In order to push the matter.
The secretary and treasurer reported the
affairs of the society to be In good shape
and the membership Increasing rapidly.
The officers elected were : George H. Lee ,
prealdent ; J. Dalrell , vice president ; W. J ,
HIslop , treasurer ; O. D. Talbcrt , secretary ,
Board of directors , W. A. Goddard , Thomaj
Boyd , J. C. Johnson and C. A. Doollttle. .
lilt Ilr Motor Cnr.
Nels Matheson , living at 2913 Lake street
was Injured last night by a street car. H <
wua driving his laundry wagon across thi
tracks at Twentieth nnd Leavenworth at i :
o'clock , hen It was struck by an caetboum
motor. Matheson was thrown out on hl <
head and painfully Injured. He was re
moved Jo his home.
Capture nn IIMVU Criminal.
PORT HURON , Mich. , Jan. 13. Andrew
J. Conover , known throughout the Unite * :
States an an expert forger and leader of ai
organized gang , was arrested here this aft'
ernoon after an exciting struggle. Severa
officials surrounded his house to make tb <
arrest. HU daughter rushed downstair
nourishing a revolver , but a detectlvi
grabbed her arm and the shot did no barm
Conovcrwho U now 61 years of age. i :
wanted for n alleged Iowa robbery.
COUNTRY NEVER BETTER
Financially it is Stronger Th&n in Any
Time in Its Fast History ,
FACT ADMITTED BY LONDON BANKERS
We Have Plentr of Moncr ( or Home
Inventmenti Without Calling
in Any of the Loan *
in Europe.
NEW YORK , Jan. 13. n. 0. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade will say :
Contrary to the French saying , the ex
pected has occurred. Rapid advances In
prices of Iron and steel products have had
their Immediate cSect , perhaps not to the
listing benefit of the Industry , for there Is
the same reason for doubt oa to Its perma
nence as In 1895 , when shrinkage of buying
and reaction BOCO carried prices lower than
before. But there Is now larger demand
for many other products , and without un-
wieldly combinations all are doing well.
Throughout , the country was never as strong
financially , as even governors of London
banks admit , one stating that as London
had financed America heretofore , now for
the first time New York Is financing Eu
rope. No evidence of weakness Is seen In
the other branches of Industry , nor In those
upon which the great excess ot exports most
depend.
Wheat and cotton still go out largely.
Europe Is buying because It has needs , and
Now York Is lending to Europe nobody
knows how many millions , because there Is
for the present no need to call loans. The
receipt of $2,500,000 gold from Australia Is
announced at San Francisco.
Americans are In the humor to Invest In
their own country and have a great amount
of money to put out without recalling any
of their loans to Europe , so that the heaviest
transactions ever known In the stock ex
change have occurred during the week
without the evidence of reaction for which
many strong operators have been looking.
In products , also , the position of the coun
try grows stronger. Last year's exports of
wheat and corn were far beyond all prece
dent , but the last week has seen exports
of 4,235,636 bushels of wheat , flour Included ,
against 3,216,470 bushels last year , from
Atlantic ports , and In two weeks 9.452,109
bushels , against 6,086,788 bushels last year ,
besides exports In two weeks from Pacific
ports of 1,724.051 bushels , against 2,534,690
bushels last year.
Meanwhile , corn exports have been In two
weeks 7.299,330 bushels , ogalnst 6.091,678
bushels last year. It Is quite Impossible to
account for such movements on the theory
that at current prices this country Is un
derselling the world and has great quanti
ties yet to move at similar prices.
There was an advance of 1U cents In
wheat during the week , and 1 cent In corn ,
without any Indication that supplies are
running short , and the western receipts of
wheat have been In two weeks 8.649,899
bushels , against 5,553.250 bushels last year.
Neither Is there evidence ot weakness In
the great Industries. The output of pig Iron
January 1 was 243.616 tons , against 235,523
tons December 1 , showing a product ot about
8,000 tons weekly more than has been esti
mated , with a further decrease of 37,444
tons In stocks unsold during December. But
while the Australian order for 37,000 tons
Is still on the market , with another Eu
ropean order for 15,000 tons plates , the mills
are so crowded that prices are moving up
rapidly. Bessemer pig Iron Is only 10 cents
ilgher at Plttsburg , and grey forge 15 cents ,
but plates advanced 10 cents by the combine
tlon. Minor metals arc stronger , tin having
risen in sympathy to London to 22 cents ,
copper to 13.62 cents and lead to 4 cents , a
leavy consuming demand helping In each
case. The new combination In tin plates
las advanced the price to $3 per box at
the works. There have also been large de
mands for structural work , 10,000 tons In
bridges and buildings at Chicago.
Wool Is stiffly held at the west , although
at Beaten Ohio XX Is quoted at 26 % cents ,
and is much higher at Philadelphia. The
woolen Industry has been hampered beyond
all expectations by the prices demanded for
wool with the extraordinary stocks yet un
sold.
sold.The market for cotton goods has" heed
fairly large and at rather better prices , In
accord with the price of cotton , which has
risen to 6.06 cents. Receipts at the south
aru for the moment much smaller than here
tofore , while there Is accumulating evidence
that the crop gathered late and under un
favorable conditions ot weather does not
grade as well as was expected.
Failures for the week have been 318 In
the United States , against 349 last year , and
twenty-four in Canada , against forty-five
last year.
IinAUSTIlEET'S IlEVIEW OP TRADE
Strength of Staple Price * 1 a Feature
of the Week.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say :
Perhaps the most notable feature of the
trade situation Is the. strength of price o
nearly all staples , but particularly ot cereals
cotton. Iron and steel , which have appar
ently gained further ground since the firs
of the year.
Explanation of the strength of wheat Is , o
course , found In the good cash demand
which seeme to meet any slight reaction In
values and which has placed the price as
high as at any previous time for three
months past. This cereal and corn are both
In exceptionally good demand abroad , judg
Ing from the large export * reported , am
good foreign demand Ii likewise the aecre
of strength In cotton , shipments of which
continue heavy.
A feature of dealings In this staple Is the
steady demand for good grades , and the In
difference manifested toward lower grades
which , owing to the bad weather at the
south , have been In unusual supply. Manu
facturcrs have been complaining for some
time of the low spinning quality and waste
of the present crop.
While largo sales of Iron and steel arc nose
so numerous as In recent weeks further ad
vonces in prices , notably of pig Iron , stee
rods , etc. , bear testimony to the eagerness
of buyers to secure supplies and the almos
corresponding Indifference of the trade to
ward new business , order books of most o
the mills being well filled. The production
Is the heaviest known , but stocks show fur
ther depletion. The successful floating of a
number of large consolidations In this In
dustry of late has stimulated Interest am
discussion.
The formation of syndicates , however. 1
not confined to Iron and steel , because
within the week there are reports of a pro
jected great syndicate having for Its objee
the securing of control of the entire Cuban
supply of tobacco this year.
Among other rumors ot consolidations 1
the story from the Pacific coast of a pro
pcweJ consolidation of salmon canneries
Tluplates show the effect ot the conaollda
tlon In this line in an advance from the Ion
figure reached some months ago.
The strength ot cotton goods Is still a
feature of the dry goods market , but the
hoped for advance In raw wool has not ye
materialized , and the trade in manufacture !
woolens Is still low.
The feeling of confidence In the lumbui
trade Is unabated and an active demand U
looked for In the spring , the strength ol
bard wood being a particular feature In tbli
connection.
Prices for boots and shoes are held steadll ;
and the outlook Is regarded as favorable ,
Leather , too. In firm , and bides are In sym
pathy.
In other industries activity Is a feature , i
notable Instance being the heavy vessel ton
nage now being buUt both at the lakes and
on the seacoast , aggregating for mercantile
and national purposes a total claimed to tx
Catarrh Can Ce Cared.
Catarrh Is a kindred ailment of consumption -
sumption , long considered Incurable ; niu
yet there Is one remedy that will positive ! ]
cure catarrh In any of Us stages. Foi
many years this remedy was used by th <
late Dr. Stevens , a widely noted authorltj
on all diseases of the throat and lungs
Having tested Its wonderful curative powers
In thousands of cases , and desiring to re
lleve human suffering , I will send free o
charge to all sufferers from CatarrhAsthma
Consumption , and nervous diseases , thh
recipe. In German , French or English , wltl
full directions for preparing and using. Sen
by mall , by addressing , with stamp , namlnf
this paper , W. A. Noyea , 920 Powers' Block
Rochester , N. Y.
ar In excess of any previous period In the
ountry's history.
Wheat ( Including flour ) shipments for the
week aggregate 6,647,711 bushels , against
, 80,263 busheU lost week. 6.29U.17 bushels
n the corresponding week ot 1S9S , 3,493,154
busheU In 1S97 , 3,202,024 bushels In 1S96 and
,564.459 bushels In 1S03. Since July 1 , this
eaeon , the exports ot wheat aggregate 134-
136,043 bushels , against 137,542,801 busheU
ast year. '
Corn exports for the week aggregate 3-
97,072 buahelJ. against 4.S44.2SS bushels
ast week , 4,641,750 bushels In the week a
car ago , 3,758,281 bushels In 1897. 3,336,017
msh ls In 1896 and 661,257 bushels in 1895.
Since July 1 , this season , corn exports ag
gregate 89,091,999 bushels , against SS.H4.4S6
mshels during the same period a year ago.
Biutnccs failures for the week show quite
in Increase over the preceding week , num
bering 394 , against 237 last week , but com
pared with 323 In this week a year ago , 478
n 1897. 412 In 1896 end 378 In 1S9J.
Canadian failures for the wcfk numbered
4 , against 26 last week , 58 In this week a
vear ago , 67 In 1E97 , 74 in 1S9C and 64 in
1895.
WEEKLY CI.EAIUNO HOUSE TOTALS.
of IluMliicN TrntiKnctloni
1 > > - the Amioolntcit Ilnnkii.
NEW YORK , Jan. 13.-Tho following
able , compiled by Bradstreet's , shows the
> ank clearings at ninety-two cities for the
week ended January 12 , with the percentage
of Increase and decrease , ns compared with
he corresponding wee k last yea r :
Police Authorities at Havana Make
War on Set of I'rofenlona !
Blackmailer * .
NEW YORK , Jan. 13. A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says : Inspector Mc-
Cullagh has examined a dozen leaders of
the Nanlgoes , getting from them confes
sions of past crimes. The -men will be
measured and photographed , and If any at
tempt bo made to revive the old system of
terrorizing and blackmailing , the organiza
tion will be stamped out by the heaviest
penalties. The old leaders have declares
their Intention of abandoning the organiza
tion , and as a proof of their purpose have
burned Us tattoo marks on their hands.
General Ludlow's authority has been de-
fled by Dr. Jolllffe , who has been ordered
to leave Cuba , but will remain until put
out by force and then appeal to congress.
He has forwarded documents to Repre
sentatives Sulzer and McClellan. Dr. Jol-
llffo came here from New York , attached to
the army as a contract surgeon. He sev
ered his connection with the army and en
tered on a private practice. Pending the
arrival of trunks containing clothing he
continued to wear his army uniform. For
this General Ludlow ordered his arrest on
Sunday night. Ho was released the next
day and ordered to leave Cuba , but so far
has not gone. When arrested Dr. Jolllffe
was attending Inspector Doane , who bad
yellow fever.
KANSAS MINERS ON A STRIKE
They Dcmniul n Ileiluctlon In the
Amount nf Wnnte Deducted ,
Which iit lie-tuned.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , Jan. 13. Three
hundred miners In the Leavenworth Coal
company's shaft went on a strike today.
They demand a reduction of the amount of
waste deducted , which has been twenty
pounds to the hundred. They want only ten
pounds deducted. The operators refuse to
accede to the demand.
With Gleaned Streets
Comes the thought of new shoos
Drex L. Shoomnn Is right on
top when it conies to selling shoes-
more particularly boys' shoes you've
never seen a shoo in your life for ifl.IJlJ
that will give you and your boy the
wear nnd satisfaction that our boys' '
$1.50 shoes will anywhere else $1.75 01
? 2.00 would be the price hut wo started
out years ago selling this shoe for $ IM
and although It Is better now than evei
the price Is going to be the same out
enormous sales guarantee their worth.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha's l'p-to-tlat Shoe HOBS * .
1419 FARNAM STREET.
Members of the War Investigating Oommij-
sion Return Hia Statement ,
ENSURE HIM FOR THE LANGUAGE USED
Pemonnl Attnekn nnil Irrelevant
Statrmeutfl Are Held to lie Im
proper Mntlcrn to Come He-
fore the Commission.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The War In
vestigating commission today passed a reso
lution ot censure ot General Eagan tor the
language ho used yesterday when bo ap
peared to answer the charges made agaluat
the commissary branch of the army by
Major General Miles and re'urned to him
the carefulfy prepared typewritten state
ment which he left with the commission
after reading It to that body. With Its re
turn was sent a letter explaining the reasons
for their action and a copy of the resolu
tion passed today.
The following Is the text of the letter
ordered by the War Inquiry commission to
be cent to General Eagan :
Wo respectfully Inform you that after your
testimony was road yesterday the following
resolution was unanimously passed :
Moved , That the commission receive Gen
eral Eagan's testimony without comment ,
that It bo not printed at once , but held for
the consideration ot the commission.
Carried. "
Having now considered the questions In
volved wo have determined that In many
Instances the vituperative language used by
you was not such as ought to have been
addressed as a witness to this board. Wo
think that the personal attacks and Irrelevant
statements contained In the papers sub
mitted should bo eliminated and before re
ceiving It as testimony we request that you
will revise Its language and , If you choose ,
rcsubmlt It for our consideration. We here
with return your papers. Very respectfully ,
CHARLES DENDY , Vice President.
It was gathered from friends of General
Eagan today that he Is prepared to accept
the suggestion convoyed In the letter ot the
War Inquiry commission and will amend
his statement so as to exclude the matter
complained of.
General Eagan consented to be Interviewed
tonight. When the subject ot his testimony
before the Investigating committee was
broached General Eagan first made clear the
fact that he , nnd he alone , was responsible
for the statements , both as to facts and lan
guage.
"J h d my own grievance , " he said. "A
terrible charge was brought against me. I
was accused of cheating. No , 1 mean 1 was
accused of poisoning soldiers under the pre
tense of experiment. If It had not been fnr
that charge I might not have spoken before
the commission as I did. For three weeks
I chafed under the charge of having poi
soned soldiers under the pretense , yea.
under the pretense of experimenting with
chemicals. If It had not been for this
charge perhaps I would not have used such
language before the commission.
"Let those that criticise my language be
placed In the position In which I was placed.
Let them bo charged as I was charged and
they will understand my language batter.
It Is the gored bull that feels the pain. "
Ilrecklnrldge Obeying Order * .
Inspector General Joseph C. Breck-
Inrldge , In speaking of General
Eagan'a testimony before the War
Investigating commission , refers to that portion
tion which refers to General Brccklnrldge's
activity In securing the statements ot beef
contractors.
General Eagan eald General Brecklnrldgo
had no authority to make this Investigation
without orders from the secretary of war.
Referring to this , General Brecklnrldge said
he understood he was merely carrying out
his duties , but he' admitted he understood
the legal point General Eagan was making.
"I have been sending letters to all the
Inspectors general In the country , asking
them whether they received any of the bad
beef , " General Brecklnrldge said , "and I
have also written to the chief surgeon , whoso
reply I received tonight. This I did at the
order of General Miles and I believe I am
simply carrying out my duty. General Eagaa
seems to think I must receive my orders
from Secretary Alger , but I do not think he
Is right. "
In this connection the Post prints the fol
lowing Interview with General Brecklnrldge :
"I will tell you what Is the trouble , " said
General Brecklnrldge. "What we need In
the War department Is a set of gentlemen ,
lu every war this country has had we have
found that the War department was not a
unit with the army , but a sort of segregated
factor working out Its Independent power.
"Headed by the secretary of war , a cabinet
officer , the War department has become
filled , at least partly so , with a coterie of
men who cling to each other , held together
by the bond of mutual Interest , and are
thus forced Into a position which becomes
one ot open hostility to the rank and file ot
the army.
"That Is the trouble now. Take these
men at the War department , such men as
Eagan. If he ware the gentleman he ought
to be euch a. disgraceful situation as the
one with which we are now confronted could
never have arisen.
"I believe this Eagan affair Is ono of
profound seriousness. It Injures the army
In the eyes of the American people and II
Injures the American people In the eyes ot
the world. "
Mile * Will Ifinnre UnRnn.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. A special from
Washington says that when General Miles
was seen In regard to General Eagan's state
ments before the War Investigating commis
sion be said : "I shall pay no attention to a
man who seems to'forget that he wears the
uniform ot the United States army and that
this dignity should carry with It the in-
Ettncts of a gentleman. If the secretary o !
war chooses to take cognizance of Genera
Eagau's language , well and good. I cer
tainly shall not do so. "
WOOD SAYS Tim .MEAT WAS fiOOD
l' ed It Illmaclf nt SnntlnKo unil AUo
In HU Finn 11 jr.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Brlcadler Gen
eral Wood was the star witness before Me
War Investigating commission toJay. His
testimony bore on general conditions In the
Island and he opened with the general state
ment that never In the history of any coun
try had there been so successful a campaign
with so small loss of life. He praised the
quality of the much talked of beef furnished
the army and said that except for some
cans that were tainted and consequently
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"Hard-working people of ordlnndy means
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the science of medicine has kept pace with
the wonderful progress which characterizes
the life of the present generation. "
The astonishing reputation that this most
wonderful of all remedies has acquired U
principally duo to the word-of-mouth recom
mendation nnd endorsement of men and wo
men of the highest business and social
standing , as well as of those In humbler
but no less Important positions who have
themselves discovered Its merits.
Adeline , Countess Schmmelmann , whose
portrait Is here given , In a recent letter to
the Wells & Richardson Company speaks of
friends of hers who have been benefited by
Palno's celery compound , and who first ad
vised her to recommend It to her sick
friend.
The countess , as is well known , Is a
prominent member of the Danish court.
Her coming to this country has been much
promptly thrown away the beef was of a
good quality and he himself had used the
meat , both In the war and hU own family.
General Wood thought every man In his
command. If necessary to the government ,
would volunteer his services again. No
amount ot preparation In addition to that
which had been made , he said , would have
brought about any difference In the amount
ot sickness among the army of Invasion.
The difficulties , he said. In getting food to
the army were almost Insurmountable and
the occasion of the shortage was very readily
accounted for. The roada were almost Im
passable. None of the men should have any
disagreeable or dreadful recollections ot the
war , save such as would result from any
hard service which always goes with a war.
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The success of the Cuban campaign , said
General Wood , was simply phenomenal. The
campaign was very rapid and perhaps the
extraordinary success was due to this. The
Spaniards , ho explained , were whipped BO
quickly every tlmo that they were almost
paralyzed and dazed. The loss of Santiago ,
where the United States forces captured over
23,000 men In all the territory , was BO com
plete nnd rapidly effected that It produced
the surrender of the entire Island. As to
the war generally , ho had seen far greater
hardships In Indian campaigns In the west.
As to the beef , ho had never noticed any
thing bad and said the great trouble was
the Ignorance and superstition ot the men.
The average soldier , ho asserted , does not
regard matured meat with any favor. As
to the refrigerated beef used during the
campaign , he explained that It was gotten
In tremendously hot weather , the beef was
unloaded In good condition , was taken out of
the refrigerators aboard at night , owing to
the cold air then , was gotten ashore by day
break , and meantime there would bo a
shower , followed by the sun coming out In
Intense force , and by flie time It reached
the camp It would be about 4 o'clock In the
afternoon. If eaten that night It would be
all right. The United States forces at Santi
ago had unlimited rations and the Spaniards
left the city full of food. The popular Idea
that Santiago was devoid of food and the
Spaniards surrendered because they were
starving , he said , was not true.
Sntlxflfx Doiilittni ; MlmlN.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. The secretary
of agriculture , In order to satisfy the nu
merous Inquiries stirred up by the recent
discussion as to the nutritive value of o
meat products , has requested Prof. W. O.
Atwater to prepare a summary of the state ,
mcnts lately made by him to the depart-
talked of. Her real object was one of char
ity , for she Is using her great wealth and
Influence this winter In assisting the Danish
people In the western states. She Is stop
ping In Chicago , and from there writes her
straightforward endorsement of Paine's cel
ery compound.
Women who arc easily excited , who waste
energy worrying over trifles , who are often
sufferers from sick headache and nervous
ness , should read the plain , unbiased state
ments of what Paine's celery compound has
clone for other women.
Among the diseases that cause a vast
amount of needless suffering that may be
rtadlly cured by Paine's celery compound
are billlousness , torpid liver , headaches ,
sleeplessness , dizziness , constipation , dys
pepsia and general nenousness and debility.
No man or woman who Is continually ailIng -
Ing can successfully carry on business , or beef
of much real comfort to the household.
And only a thoroughly nourished body that
has all the used-up , and therefore harmful ,
material promptly removed from the blood
and tissues can be healthy . When either of
these vital conditions of adequate repair or
elimination are Incompletely done , the or
gans need Just such help as Paine's celery
compouud Is fitted to give. No other rem
edy Is so valuable.
Where other remedies have failed , Paine's
celery compound will succeed.
mcnt , and to the War Investigating commis
sion concerning the nutritive value of Amer
ican meat.
It.VMvS MAIvK XOTAHI.K STATEMENT.
Comptroller Ilnwrx PIIKHOM Kn-
roniliiniN Upon Their Condition.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 13. Charles O.
Dawea , comptroller of the currency. In com
menting upon the abstract of reports ot
national banks under the call of December
1 , 1898 , said that It was the most notable
statement made In the history of the na
tional tanking system. The reports shoir
a large Increase over the reports of Septem
ber 20 , 1SU8 , the date of the preceding call.
The total of the resources of September
20 , 1898 , was $4.003,511,044 , which was the
largest sum reached In the history of the
system up to that time. The total resources
shown by the reports of December 1 , 1898 ,
were { 4,313,394,519 , an Increase over the
showing of September 20 , 1S9S , of $309,883-
474.
474.The
The Increase In Individual deposits over
the September 20 statement Is $193,815,272 ,
and they reach a total of 12,225,269,813. In
loans and discounts the Increase Is $58,433-
210 , and their aggregate $2,214,394,838.
The cash In banks shows an Increase ,
while notes and bills redlscounted and bills
payable show a decrease ns compared with
the September statement.
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