TTTE OMATTA DAILY BEE : TltUHSnAY , PEmnTA RY Crt , 1390. 0
X Celebration of Michigan Ecpublican Olub
a Notable Affair ,
ALGER'S ' UTTERANC. S ANENT THE LATE WAR
Bit } * .Vodilnif Hpprlflc In HI * llpnmrUn
but He-fern to tlio I'nct thnt It
URN Hernnr ot Great
Dlfllcnltlvn.
, Fob 22. "It has been a dim-
cult year. Wo nro landed on a now field.
The stars and stripes arc planted tonight In
ft place whcro they never ha\o been before
on Washington's birthday. They have
never been taken down from where they had
been planted but once before and they never
will be again "
Such was the characteristic utterance of
General Hu cll A. Alger , secretary of war ,
on assuming the function of toastmastcr to
night at the fourteenth annual banquet of
the Michigan club. The secretary was In
troduced by Hrlgndlcr General Henry M.
Duflleld , president of the club
When the toastmaster nroso ho was
erected with enthusiastic cheers from the
upwards of 500 republicans of Michigan who
eat at the banquet tables and from the
crowd In the galleries The secretary said
nothing specific In his brief Introductory re
marks about War department affairs. He
congratulated citizens of the United States
upon their Intelligence , loyalty and patriotIsm -
Ism shown the last yuar and upon the fact
that the financial tldo had turned BO that
the nation , which was once a borrower , Is
now on top In a financial sense. Said he.
"Wo have some hard propositions to solve ,
but we have a solver In Washington. "
IniiuciiHc Attendance.
The accnn of the banquet was the new
Light Guard armory , the Interior of which
was gay with c-mblems of patriotism. Tor-
traits of Washington , Lincoln , McKlnley
and Alger wcro displayed. A score ot
well known republicans sat at the speaker's
table and the attendance was larger than any
of recent years General Dullleld , In bis openIng -
Ing address , characterized President Mc-
Kln'.iy as "the peer of Waahlngton and Lin
coln. "
Introducing Governor Plngrce , to deliver
his addresa of welcome , General Alger raised
n laugh by saying : "Tho governor has Just
been telling mo that ho always dreaded to
apeak. I told him I thought I could get up
a liberal contribution If ho never would
speak. "
I have the Tinner , and It gives mo pleas
ure to extend the greetings of the state of
Michigan , of the city ot Detroit , and of the
Michigan club , to our distinguished vlsltns )
nml to the members ot the club. I espe
cially prlzo this opportunity to welcome
General Algor , whoso , duties at Washington
have kept him from his liomo city so long.
I -a pleased to learn that the club had
shown Its appreciation of his service to the
country by Inviting him to take the post of
honor at this banquet.
A gathering of this kind should ho an
occasion for saying pleasant things concern-
ins the record of the republican party. The
eloquent wards of thoseof our guests and
members who are endowed with the gift
of speaking them , and the good cheer , are
properly Intended to confirm us iti our nl-
Icglnnco to the party. I earnestly hope that
you will reecho and appreciate the advan
tages of acquaintance and friendship which
result -from - meetings of this kind , and that
the party to which wo belong may profit by
what Is said hero tonight.
Govoinor Plngreo then spoke somewhat c >
length , expressing his well known views on
topics of Interest to republicans.
Secretary 1Vllnoii Spcukfi.
Hon. James Wilson , secretary of agricul
ture , was warmly greeted when ho rose to
respond to the toast , "Our Agricultural In
terests. "
"Tho Tnvo Poles ot Political Policy" was
responded to toy Hon. Frank O. Lowden of
Chicago.
The principal address of the evening was
by Frank S. Monnctt , attorney general of
"Tho State's Control
Ohio , whoso subject was
trol over Corporations. "
President McKlnley sent regrets as did
Hon. John S. Wise and several others.
Patriotic songs were Interspersed through
out the evening.
DAY IS GENERALLY OBSERVED
America DOCN Honor to It * firontent
Sou "I'lKhtliiB Hol > " UMIIIH
Speak * In Cincinnati.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was celebrated here with exercises
at the Academy of Music under the aus
pices of the University of Pennsylvania
Some 2,000 students marched in procession
and enlivened the day with their college
Bungs and class slogans.
The exercises at the Academy opened with
i prayer by Hlshop Whltaker and the stu
dents In chorus sang the national hymn
"America , " and the university hymn , "Hall ,
Pennsylvania. "
The orator ot the occasion was Seth Low ,
LL O. , president of Columbia university.
His topic was "Tho United States In 1899. "
"War Deiiartinent'H Work.
With on allusion to President McKluley's
address to the University of Pennsylvania
n year ago today , the speaker passed to a
discussion of the war with Spain. Ho said.
I w Ish It could also bo said that the Amer
ican gvntus for organization and for bus
iness had displayed Itcolt during the wir to
equal advantage. In the navy It did. There
KOIIIl 1IOXUS 1)111 IT.
JleinarKiible SneeexH of 11civ Pile
Cure.
People who have suffered for mouths or
years from the INI In and Inconvenience ot
that common disorder , piles , will look with
skfptlcibm upon the claims of the makers of
the now d'.tcovery for a cure of all form ! ) if
piles , known under tbo name of I'yrumld
Pile Cure ; nevertheless the extraordinary
cures performed by this remedy are such as
to warrant the Investigation ot any sufferer.
Asa cube In point the following letterspcaka
for Itself.
Mr. Henry Thomas of sub-station No. 3 ,
Hosack uvcnuc , Columbus , Ohio , writes as
follows :
Pyramid Drug Co.f
Gentleman I want you to use my name It
It will be of any use to you. I wua so bad
with piles that I lost work on that account.
Nothing helped rne , I read In Cincinnati ot
the many cures of i-lles by the I'yrnmld 1'lle
Cure and I went to a drug ttoru and asked
for It. The drug clerk told me that he had
something else that ho thought was bettor ,
but I told him that I wanted to try the
Pyramid Ilrat.
The first box helped me BO much that I
tried another and then to complete the cure
used two more boxes , making four in nil , I
am now completely cured , have not a trace
of plica ami I had Buffered for four years
with the worst Kind of protruding piles
I suffered death from piles , but I have
found the Pyramid Pile Cure to be just as
represented. I 1'uYo recommended It to sev
eral of my frltcids and am thankful to be
able to write jou what good the remedy has
done me. "
I'hytlelnna recommend the Pyramid Pile
Cure because It contains no opium , cocaine
or mineral po'eon of any kind and because
it la to safe and pleasant to use , being pain
less and applied at night. The patient It
cured In a surprisingly short time and vvltti ii
no Inconvenience wrulever.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is twld by drug *
gists of 60 cents per package and if there U
any ronstlratoln It Is well to use the I'yra-
mid Pills at the same time with the Pile
Cure. < as constipation is very often the cause
of piles and the pills effectually remove th <
costive condition. Price of Pills Is 25 cents
per package. .
Write to Pyramid Drug CD. , Marshall
Mich. , for Uttle book on cause and cure ol
piles ; r.tnt by wall tree ,
wait something admirable In Us flghMng In
that every th'ng ' thnt fell to the lit of ihe
navy was don * quietly , without confusion
and with absolute /success. /
In the army It did not , It murt. In all
candor , be admitted tint the task ot the War
department wag much the heavier. It had
to multiply the army tenfold and It had to
do quickly on a largo scale what It had only
been In the In bit of doing slowly and on A
small scale. But It Is precisely under such
circumstances that genius shows Itself and
wo are obliged to admit that on the side of
the War department , the genius that had
made our railroads the most effective In the
world , the genius that Is uiabllnR our man
ufacturers to conquer the markets of the
world , was im forthcoming The Santiago
campaign of the army was splendidly and
brilliantly successful and If the war had
lotted longer I dare say wo should have had
ft better criterion than wo have now by
which to judge how much of the dreadful
suffering of the camp and Held Is Inseparable
from war nt the very best. Hut the contrast
between the work of the Navy department
and the War department \ too great to be
wholly explained away It Is as clear as the
noonday run ihnt the organization of the
War department and the army Is absolutely
unfriendly to efficiency. The president's
commlwilcn to Investigate has pointed out
fiomo ot the dinicultletv and has suggested
txjme of the remedies. It remains for pub
lic opinion 'to sea that thcso remedies , or
others equally effective , are promptly en
acted Into law Now thit the beef
Inquiry has been ordered , the people may
well await the finding wltn patience and
with an open mind as a people at once too
great to do Injustice even to a slngla one
not known to bo at fault and lee earnest to
> crmlt any who may bo proven guilty , either
> f wrong-doing or of false chnrgtis , to cs-
: ape the bluzlng fury of their wralh
Coming to the Philippine question , Mr.
Low ild
I'lilllpitlne llni'Mtliin.
The advocates of ratification hove been
ailed Imperialists and expansionists and the
reaty itself has been mid to have been In
toful contradiction with all we stand for us
, nation. These nro serious charges and It
lehoovcs every man who loves his country
o consider whether they are * well made.
Unless our treaty with Spain has been dlc-
> Ued by lust of empire , It Is not fair to call
.hose who advocated It Imperialists , It
s not fair to call them expansionists unless
a better way can be shown by which peace
aulj have been secured. It la not just to
: rltlcl e the government for accepting even
unwelcome obligations that the war liiu
irought In I IB train.
It was the mme Jefferson who wrote In
ur Declaration of Independence that gov-
rnmcnt ought to rest upon the consent of
.ho governed and who argued for a strict
onstructlon of our national constitution ,
hat purchased Louisiana from Napoleon
tvlth the consent of the people , sovereignty
aver whom was thus transferred to the
United States , > ind also without any other
constitutional authority than that exercised
n connection with the cceslou ot the Phil-
pplno Islands Thit Is the difference be
tween Jefferson , the statesman , and Jeffer
son , the philosopher The philosopher stated
the Ideal , which Is believed to bo the Ideal
of the American people todiy , as fully ns It
has always been , but the statesman did n
great service to his country and to civiliza
tion by doing a wise thing at a fortunate
moment though In doing It ho controverted
his own Ideal.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 2J. Cincinnati's
celebration of the birthday of Washington
consisted mainly In doing honor to Captain
Uobley D. Evans , known every where ns
'Fighting Bob" Evans. He came with Con
gressman Bromwell , to attend the banquet
of the Stamina League club tonight. At
noon he was brought to the floor of the
hamber of Commerce , where a great as
sembly cheered his entrance , and redoubled
ts demonstration when the gallant captain
stood on the rostrum and was Introduced
by General Michael Ryan in an eloquent
speech.
Captain Evans , with charming frankness ,
said ho supposed no ono expected a speech
from him , that was not his trade. The
situation was embarrassing , but he did not
Imagine ho was in any danger. Speaking of
the Spanish war he said the navy went Into
It because the commander-ln-chlef , William
McKlnle } , and the congress declared that
war existed with Spain.
That It was a war for humanity was taken
with some reservation by the navy , though
it was true that the American nation bad
become very weary of the starving of women
and children at our very doors. He Insisted
that the real reason that actuated the navy
was obedience to orders , but he added that
the loss of SCO comrades had much to do w ttn
the willingness with which orders were
obeyed. Ignoring all reference to the officers
who , ho said , had been too fully praised
already , he paid a splendid tribute to the
men behind the guns He never saw such
devotion and courage as these men exhibited.
Mrs. Drowning had expressed the Idea ex
actly when she said they all stood ready to
flash their souls out with their guns and 1
enter their heaven at once That was
exactly the spirit with which they fought.
His remarks were greeted with alternate
cheers and laughter , and after the speaking
ho was greeted personally by a long line o (
enthusiastic and loyal admirers of the
United/ / States navy.
NCW YOHK. Feb. 22 TThe ono hundred
and sixty-sixth anniversary of the birth of
Gcorgo Washington was celebrated In this
city today by a general holiday , the display
of Hags and patriotic exercises. Compared
with last year , when the memory of the
Malno disaster was fresh In the minds ot
the people and rumors of war filled the air ,
the enthusiasm today was slight.
Various patriotic receptions took place
during the afternoon , and this evening the
Sons of the Revolution , Daughters of tha
Revolution and similar societies will hold 1
their annual dinners.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was observed In this city by a gen
eral suspension of business , the closing ol
the public schools and the holding of liter
ary exercises In several districts. The an
nual parade of the police department of San
Francisco was the feature of the day's cele
bration , almost the entire police force being
In line. Various sporting events helped
to enliven the celebration
CHICAGO , Peb 22. The directors of tht
George Washington Monument association
which was recently formed here , announced 4
today thnt plans had been completed for the
erection ot a $25,000 monument In Chicago
to the memory of Washington.
DOSTON , Fob 2J. Washington's birthday
was celebrated In this city today by a gen -
eral suspension ot business and the usual
ringing of bells and display of flags. The
weiithi-r was dull and rain fell at Intervals
The usual patriotic services were held at the
various churches and among the othci
features WHS an all-day conference o !
students and young people a societies ol
Ucston and vicinity held at tbo new Oli'
South church. The usual reception by the
governor was held at the state bouse and
2,500 persons shook hands with the executive
VI1UJI.MA DiniOClt VTtC MHJIKTr
llriii > mill Illn DlnrlpleM Arnuni
rental lluaril In WimliliiKton.
WASHINGTON , I'cb. 22. The Virgin ! :
Democratic association of the District o
Columbia celebrated Washington's birth'
day by a largely attended banquet at tin
National Rifles armory The banquet ha !
was beautifully decorated for the occasloi
with flags , bunting and flowers. W. J
Dry an was the guest of honor and amont
those present were Senators Daniel and Mar
tin of Virginia , Stewart of Nevada , Repro
st-ntntlvea Bailey , Do Armond , Cooper , Lentz
Greene , Bartlutt , Sulzer and Suanson. Ii
-1 the center of the stage to the rear of tin
hall was an Immense floral .design presentei
to Mr. Bryan by his admirers.
1 Patriotic speeches were made and songi ;
were aung , while the band played n medic ;
of popular airs. Mr. Bryan was given ni
enthusiastic reception and every referenci '
to him by the speakers was received wltl
e tremendous applause. Hon. Thomas L
Harper , president of the society , was toast
master. Senator Daniel of Virginia was thi
i lint speaker , responding to the teas
"George Washington we celebrate hi
I i
birthday anniversary tor his worth as a
warrior , statesman and patriot. "
cmcAno ciitn eiJi.iJimATns HAY.
llutirke Cnpkrnn of > ew York Ie-
lUrriililrenft on AVaMiliiRton ,
CHICAGO. Feb. 22 A throng which
filled the Auditorium to the doors this after
noon attcrdetl the Union League club's
Washington's birthday observation. The
Hon. W Bourkc Oockvan of New York , the
orator of the- day , vas cheered frequently
and heartily throughout his eloquent ad
dress After ' Hall Columbia" had been
sung by the High school choir , under the
dlrcctlcn of Prof Katzcnberg , the divine
blessing was invoked by Rev. W Hamilton
Spencc "The Star Spangled Banner" was
then sung by the High school chorus , after
which Mr Cockran was Introduced anJ
said , In part
Empires have been established and have
irumblcd to dust , statutes have bcem vvrlt-
en and have perished from human clvlllza-
lon , but the principles ot justice cstab-
Ishcd by Washington and vindicated by him
Alii abide to the end of time , marking a new
pathway for men to success , to glory and to
ndurlng prosierlty When we look nt what
he has accomplished we arp struck more by
his methods , more by the lofty purpose
which animated him , even , than by the re
mits , man clous as those have been Before
tVashlngton's lifetime It had become to bo
iccepted , most an an axiomatic proposition ,
hat failure and Immorality were neccsaanly
blended and thnt success could hardly be
achieved without virtue , thnt national pros-
pcrtty raises a presumption ot turpitude , If ,
ndeed , It was not a conclusive proof ot It
Washington's contribution to civilisation
liai been the demcnstraton that v Irtue Is
not an Impediment to success , but Is the
stepping stone to It. Who today would re
build English authority upon those colonies ?
ho today would re-establish Spanish au-
.horlty In the western hemisphere7 Who
oday would restore slavery In these states *
The achievements of this republic the re
public founded by Washington are not dc-
'ended by any armaments They rest today
secure upon their foundations , not through
he valor of soldiers enlisted to defend them ,
but through the enlightened opinion ot the
civilized world which approve * them.
One thousand members of the Union
League club gathered in the great banquet
hall of the club house tonight on the occa
sion of the annual banquet given by the
club on the anniversary of the birth ot
Washington.
Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota
spoke on "The Treaty of Paris , " and
Charles Kendall Adams ot the University ot
Wisconsin on the "Fruits of Victory. "
DOI.I.IVHIt OUATOH Ol' Tim DAY.
OliKcrvancc oC tlu > laj It ; Children
of HIM olnlloii at WiiHlilnicton.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 22. Washington's
anniversary was observed here generally to
day. All government departments were
closed and also most of the stores. There
weie n number of patriotic meetings.
The national society of the Children of
the Revolution made their annual celebra
tion and an Immense crowd thronged Colum
bia theater. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop , national
president , called the society to order , and
"America" was sung by the audience stand-
Ing. Mrs. Lothrop In an address ex
plained that the exercises were planned as
an object lesson of patriotic training , cal
culated to Inculcate a love for country , a
respect for flag and for their forefathers.
Master Lawrence Story of New York and
Anne Wright of the Trenton-Princeton so
ciety responded. Representative Dolllver of
Iowa was the orator of the day.
PROMOTER OF NEWS SERVICE
Sketch of the Public SerIcen nml
AehliM ( MiitMitH of Ilaroii Itcuter ,
Who IH Iljliiff at Mcc.
NEW YORK , Feb. 22. Baron Paul Jules
Router , who Is dying at Nice , was born at
Cassel In 1818. The practical working of the
telegraph In 1849 between Alx-la-Chapelle
and Berlin convinced him that a new era In
correspondence had arisen and In the former
town he established the first central organi
zation for collecting and - tele
graphic news As the various telegraph
lines were opened In succession they'wore
made subservient to his system and when
the cable lictween Calais and Dover was laid
In 1S31 Router transferred his chief ofllco to
London
Previous to the opening of the offlce the
leading London papers had furnished to tbo
public scanty and Incomplcted Intelligence ,
which was produced by the rcet of the press
and Mr. Reutor to remedy this defect es
tablished agencies In distant 'parts ' of the
world to supply news to him. The system
which he adopted of supplying to all the
I papers indiscriminately the same intelli
gence contributed greatly to the develop
ment of the British press. Subsequently
the service was extended to cover the whole
world.
During the Franco-Austrian war and the
American civil war the Rcuter service was
of notable excellence.
In 1856 Mr. Renter reorganized his busi
ness on a limited basis and be continued
the management until 1878 , when he re
tired from active life Mr. Reutor , In
1SG5 , obtained from the Hanoverian gov
ernment a concession for the construction ot
a submarine telegraph line between Eng
land and Germany , which enabled a through
telegraphic communication to bo made be
tween London and the principal towns of
Germany. Mr. Router aho obtained a con >
resslon from the Flench government for
the construction and laying of a cable be
tween Franco and the United States , which
was laid In 1809 and which was worked In
conjunction with the Anglo-American Tele
graph company. In 1871 the duke of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha , In recognition ot his public
services , conferred on him the title of baron
In 1872 Baron Reuter obtained a concession
from the shah of Persia , by virtue of which
ho obtained the exclusive privilege of con
structing railways , working mines and mak
ing use of all the other natural resources of
' the country , besides farming the customs.
This Immense monopoly , which Baron
Reuter endeavored to render subservient to
British Interests , met with dlftlcultlcn
through the objection cf other nations and
the concession was annulled In 1889 , Iliron
Reuter receiving Instead the concession of
' the Imperial bank of Persia.
TRUST OF BRIDGE COMPANIES
0 ' Organisation of Atioiit Mart } ' I'l-r
r Cent of .tlamifncloi leu K ( Ice toil
tit ChleiiKO ,
CHICAGO. Feb. 22. Organization Into a
trust of about 90 per cent ot the Iron and
° steel bridge manufacturers In America wan
practically completed In Chicago today at an
, adjourned session of the meeting held In
New York a week ago
Besides Carnegie Interests the following
ccncerns were represented : Union Bridge
company of New York , Plttsburg Bridge
company of Pltteburg , Sctilfller Bridge company -
pany of Plttsburg , I'hoenlx flildgo company
of Philadelphia , King Hrldso company ot
Cleveland , Yotingstown Bridge company of
Youiigstown , Detroit bridge and Iron works
of Detroit , Louisville Bridge and Iron com
pany of Louisville , American Bridge company
panyof Chicago , I.asalg bridge and Iron
works of Chicago , Milwaukee bridge and
iron works of Chicago ,
It Is said the organization of the corpora
tion will be completed before the beginning
of the summer.
Hecorit of hiiiiitorlal IlnllotH.
HARRISBURG , Pa , Feb. 22. The thirty-
s first ballot for senator resulted Quay , 12 ,
Jenks , 8 ; Dalzell , 1 , Huff , 1 ; Stswart , 1 , no
I quorum
n DOVER. Del , Feb 22. Two ballots for
'o I senator were tiken today , bath resulting as
'
Gray , democrat , 17 , Cannon , regular repub
lican ii ; Hawkins , silver democrat , 6 , ab-
pent. 2
SALT LAKE. Feb. 22 One ballot for
senator tojay showed no change.
it SACRAMENTO. Cal , Feb 22 No change
5 In the vote for United States senator today.
DALY ON "EMBALMED BEEF" '
Author of the Famous Ohargo Before V1.les
Oourt of Inquirji
GIVE ATTACKED PERSONS NOTICE OF TRIAL
I'attan In to lie Cnllcil
Todaj anil It M l > Micotil AVIII
i IntrrcMtlnir Chap
ter on llcvf.
WASHINGTON , Tob. 22. Today's proceed
ings ot tlio court Investigating the beet
controversy developed little that was new.
7f.io testimony , with the exception of that ot
Dr Daly , surgeon on the staff of General
Miles during the war , and of Colonel Wood
ruff , assistant commissary general , was gen
erally In line with that of yesterday. The
canned roast beef was generally condemned
ns unsatisfactory , while the retrlgeratcd
beef was commended , the chief complaint be
ing that It often decomposed en route to
camp The testimony of representatives of
the subsistence department was begun , that
of Colonel Woodruff , assistant commlfaary
general , being the most notable He pur
chased moro than 00,000 pounds ot canned
beet and told of-the method of purchase and
the reasons ttint prompted It , He took Issue
with General Miles' contention that beef on
the hoof was the usual source of fresh meet
supply to the army.
Another feature of the day was the Intro
duction of Dr. Daly , who charged before the
War commission that refrigerated beef at
Chlckamnuga , Jacksonville , Tampa and In
Porto Hlco had been treated chemically. Ho
was not examined , however , In regard to
this ctiarge , Colonel Davis announcing that
the contractors who wcro attacked were en
titled to bo notified of the examination upon
this point nnd that they will be given ample
time In which to appear should they decide
to do so. The law requires this , ho snld.
Accordingly Dr. Daly was excused after a
partial examination and will be recalled
later. The Investigation will proceed tomor
row , when General Eagan , foimcr commis
sary general , Is expected to appear and tell
the story of the beef supply as viewed by
his department.
When the court met this mornIng -
Ing Colonel Davis , the recoider , an
nounced that the examination of
witnesses so far summoned and re
ported was about concluded. The court
should consider now , he thought , the ques
tions of further summons and procedure
nnd at his ouggestlon the court went Into
secret session.
Daly in Cnlleil.
When the executive session concluded Dr.
William H. Daly of Pltteburg , who was
major and chief surgeon of volunteers dur
ing the war , and who testified before the
commission that he had discovered by chem
ical analysis boraxtc and ealyclllc acid In re
frigerated beef furnished the army , was In
troduced. His examination by the recorder
was conducted slowly and with great care ,
developing with minuteness all of Dr. Daly's
duties while attached to General Mllea
ntaff. These besides those of an armysurgeon
consisted In making special reports to Gen
eral Miles on camp sites , water supply and
the like. The recorder very carefully de
veloped the fact that most of these reports
were verbal or telegraphic , therein differing
from the now famous meat report which
was , the cause of Dr. Daly being summoned
as a witness Therein the examination dif
fered considerably from that of the previ
ous \vltness.
Colonel Davis addressed the court briefly ,
saying that It was only within twenty-four
hours that he had been able personally to
study this rcpoit of Dr. Daly , and he found
therein certain allegations against certain
persons who had made contracts for supply
ing food material to the government. To
continue the examination of the witness on
this subject in the absence of those per
sons against whom his charges were di
rected would be to deprive them of rights
accorded them by law. He therefore sug
gested that the other parties interested ( the
meat contractors ) , should be given rea
sonable notice of the proceedings and that
the witness bo excused subject to recall
when the cxamlnaticn could be continued
with the other Interested parties present ,
Prior to leaving the stand , however. Dr.
Daly was examined In regard to the Powell
experiment with beef preservatives at
Tampa , Colonel Davis pointing out that
It was merely experimental and no con
tractor was Involved. Dr. Daly said J. I" .
Weston called his attention to a quarter
of beef which was hanging on i transport
and which Colonel Weston said had been
for sixty hours In the open , and ho was
waiting to see what would eventuate.
Dr Daly did not recall anything of Col
onel Weston's statement Indicating the hecf
was other than a part of the general sup
ply , or that It hoxl been treated with a
chemical ns an experiment. He noticed that
flics would not remain on the beef and that
no larvae were deposited. He thought that
strange , and that beef would not putrlfy
In the Tampa air after sixty hours' ex
posure. Witness finally cut a piece from
the beef and later cooked and ate It. After
riding horseback he became nauseated. He
did not suspect preservatives on the beef ,
although his taste suggested an experience
ho had with antelope some years before
while hunting. An analysis divulged tbe
presence of boric and salyclllc acids.
In regard to the Tampa experience Dr.
Daly .said It did not arouse any suspicion ,
he did not look upon tbo Incident as a gov
ernment experiment , and did not feel called
upon to report or take any official action
on It. He gave it little thought then , and
replying to Colonel Glllcsple said ho first
considered his Tampa experience sufficiently
serious to present to the department when
ho had oxper'enco ' with contract beef on the
Panama. Dr. Daly was then excused.
Lieutenant Cole , Sixth cavalry , who nas
also nbranl the HIo Grande , which carried
General Simmer's headquarters and the four
experiment quarters of beef to Cuba , wns
much clearer In his re.ollectlon of the beef
quarters than Captain BecKmnn. It was ha
said , "from some firm of meat packers , "
and was sent expressly for experimental use
by the soldiers with the knowledge that It
waa chemically prepared , The beef lasted
cmly three days after which It decayed anl
was thrown overboard. Some of It was
cooKed before It spoiled.
Witness eavv the piece cooked but did not
cat It. It looked well and tbe men who
tasted it said "it was all right. " The ofll-
ccrs discussed It freely but none of them
knew how the beef had boeu treated , the
prccess being secret , Tbe beif that spoiled
became very offensive and exuded dark
coagulated blood.
Lieutenant Cole said ho ate some of tbe
canned rcast beef aboard the transport be
fore It had been subjected to tbe tropic heat
and It was then fairly good and he ate It
with relish as a relief from bacon , After It
had been heated In the southern climate It
became slimy and rather repulsive looking ,
Colonel lliinijilire ) H TentlllrH.
Lieutenant Colonel II. H. Humphreys ,
Twenty-second Infantry , said canned roast
beef was Issued to his command In small
quantities prior to tbe surrender of San
tiago , but he had beard then no complaints
about It. When refrigerated beef was fur
nished It was at first satisfactory , but It
spoiled In large quantities and the men fin
ally ceased to care for It The canned roast
beef was then used In a stew , but the men
would not eat It. Witness did not know
why. He attempted to eat the beef from tbe
can. It did not taste right. It gagged him.
He gave It up.
Brigadier General J. K. Kent , who coin-
maimed u division in the Santiago cam-
pa'gn , cald complaints of canned roast beet
catuo from the men It seemingly nuseated
them , but ho took no action conM ' < ilng
thcyc complaints unavailable- Incidents of
the campilgn , He understood much ot the
refrigerated beef spoiled en route from the
docks to the troops because of the delay
Incident to transporting It.
"Transportation was insufficient It had
too much to do. " he said.
The canned roust beef wa * tasteless , ho
declared , and often repulsive In appearance
and apparently had nil nutriment extracted.
Under the circumstances General Kent said
ho did not consider the beef defects de
manded any special report. He did not at
tribute any of the sickness to want of or
character of food. General Kent , replying
to General Davis , said beet on the hoof
would have been preferable to refrigerated
beef , but he deemed the live cattle supply
about Santiago Insufllclcnt.
Manner of 1'urelinNlnnllerf. .
Colonel Charles L Woodruff , assistant
commissary general and army purchasing
agent and depot commissary at Governor's
Island , New York , who was prominent In
army supply purchases , testified that he
bought a total ot $2,250,000 worth ot sup
plies In the first six months ot the war
Ho bought between 800.000 and 900,000
pounds of canned roast beef nt a cost rang
ing from 11H cents to 14 cents per pound ,
according to tbe size ot cans. Principal
dealers would bid monthly on It and when
ho received orders to ship canned beef ho
would sample the beef In the market , ac
cept and order It nt his discretion All
contracts contained clauses providing con
tractors should replace any beef that proved
unfit for use without fault of the army
officials Cach box contained a certificate of
Inspection and approval fiom an official of
the agricultural department , approving the
cattle on hoot and after slaughter. Most ot
the beef was shipped to Tampa
The entire suppiy In New York and In
the entire country , together with 350,000
pounds brought from Europe , where It had
been shipped , was exhausted and the fac
tories , Colonel Woodruff understood , were
run night and day to meet the extraordinary
demand.
Witness said ho understood canned roast
beef had been brought to the front In the
recent war because of a desire to give the
soldiers something besides salt meat In
their movements In the tropics.
Replying to Colonel Davis' query , Colonel
Woodruff said ho had been familiar with all
campaigns In the last twenty-five years and
never had beef on the hoof been used as the
fresh meat supply.
This was brought out In response to Gen
eral Miles' statement to the contrary-
Colonel Woodruff declared that fresh beef
i\ns secured from contractors and re
frigerated beef Is now practically univer
sally used The beef brought back from
Europe had been shipped for use In the
French and nngllsh armies.
Captain L. Howcll of the Seventh In
fantry said the canned roast beet was not
palatable , but ho tiellcved It was nutritious
and If cooked as _ a stew would have been
satisfactory. The men generally com
plained about It. The refrigerated beef was
good when not spoiled and he had not sus
pected the use of chemicals.
At the conclusion of Captain Howcll's
testimony a can of roast beef that had been
with the troops nt Santiago was opened and
examined by the court , being declared by-
Captain Howcll similar to that Issued dur
ing the campaign.
ACCEPT OMAHA'S INVITATION
Uiintchtcra of the American Iloolu-
tlon AVI 11 Sec the Uxpnitltlon
Ta > lor ( ietM the CharKCN.
WASHINGTON , Feb 22. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The National Society of Daughters
of the American Revolution , In annual con
vention In this city today , unanimously
voted to accept the Invitation of the Greater
America Exposition to be held In Omaha
from July to November of this year. Miss
Dutcher of Omaha , who , with Mrs. A. C.
Troup of the same city are delegates to the
annual convention , presented the Invitation
on behalf of the executive board ot the
Greater America Exposition In a short
speech that was full of encomiums for the
west and especially for the Exposition City
of the country In view of the success at
tained by the TransmlsslsslppI Exposition.
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood , editor of Amer
ica , n national magazine , and one ot the
brightest women In attendance upon this
representative body of descendants of revo
lutionary sires , moved that the Invitation be
accepted. This motion was seconded by-
Mrs. Sarah T. Klnney , state regent of Con
necticut. Objection was raised by Mrs.
Shields , state regent of Missouri , who in a
short speech Invited the congress to cele
brate the anniversary of the Louisiana pur
chase In St. Louis In 1903 , an exposition
that Is to put In the shade every other ex
position. The chair overruled the objection
as being entirely out of order and for n little
whllo It looked ns If the congress might
get into a mighty wrangle over the parlia
mentary question Involved , when Mrs. Don
ald McLean , regent of New York City chap
ter , moved that the Invitation so gra
ciously given by Miss Dutchei on behalf of
the Greater America Exposition bo accepted
with thanks. Mrs. Beldcn , wlfo of Repre
sentative Bclden and state regent of Now
i York , seconded this motion and finally upon
I the vote being taken the Invitation was
unanimously accepted by the Continental
j
Congress of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Buffalo citizens to the number of a score
or mrre had n hearing today before the
committee on International expositions , of
which Senator Thurston Is chairman , upon
Senator Plait's bill recognizing the Pan-
i amerlcan exposition of 1901 and appropriat
ing $500,000 for a govtrnmrnt display. The
committee , after a full Investigation , decided
to report the bill favorably , but that Is only
ono Incident of what promises to bo an In
teresting legislative fight. The ways and
means committee of the house reported the
7)111 favorably and an effort was made to
take It up , but on OQ point of order that no
quotum was present the bill went nvci until
suspension day , next Monday , when It has
precedence Slnco the attempt to call up
the measure on Monday decided opposition
has sprung up and as It requires two-thirds
to pass a measure under a suspension of the
rules , It would seem as if New York had a
fight on Its hands to successfully pass the
measure in view of the opposition of Repre
sentatives Cannon , Bailey , Dockery and a
number of the Michigan delegation , who desire -
sire government recognition for an ex
position nt Detroit.
Charges against Cadet Taylor , nominee for
surveyor of the port of Omaha , have been
presented to the committee on commeice ,
CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH ,
imnvriin TII notion vouu M > SIS A
11 n ruuu moil THIS I-OATHSOJIU
1)1 SIS A UK.
G UK-MHIIY.
Chronic Nacal Catarrh U often the con
tinued development of acute attacrt ) , but
in meet cot * * tt U cauecd by the cireleta
use of the nasal douche , snuffs , washes and
other dangerous Inhalonts. Us horrible
eymptoms , such CK stopping of the ucue ,
dropping of mucous Into the throat , elck-
HCSD at stomach and loss of appetite plainly
Indicate a constitutional disturbance and tbo
necessity of an Internal remedy No remedy
Is better adapted for -the euro of this dlsecue
than Gauw' Catarrh Tablets They tire
takin luttinally and ItU eufe to lay will
euro catarrh wherever located , because they
contain tbe requisites cersntlu4 to ron.orlng
( he Inflamed membranes and mucous eur-
txcos to their natural heilthy atate. At
druggists or by mall COc full sized pACkax-o.
Our little took on catarrh mailed freo.
Addr o C. 8. ( Una. Marenall. Mloh.
accompanied with Affidavits snpp rtlng
them. These charges , which Involve not
only the conduct of the government printing
office when Taylor was chief clerk unlcr S
P. Hounds In relation to the sale ot gov
ernment property , but dealing with the con
duct of banking Institutions In Omaha , ot
which he was the responsible head , were
given Taylor today for answer. It Is under
stood that Ms answer has been prepared
and will bo presented to the commerce com
mittee tomorrow.
Eric Nclfon. who Is conductor In the New-
York Life building , has been recommended
as clovntor conductor for the now postoffico
building by Senator Thu-iton This i > osl-
tlcn comes w tUn "he classified service.
Nelson having passed among the hUhot of
those taking tliy ex imitation.
Senator Thureton s tribute today to the
memory the late Senator Justin S Mot-rill Is
considered by those who heard It as one ot
the very best efforts of Nebraska's Junior
senator It ho 1 t 3 merit of terseness and
In a few sent licet recited the reasons for
classing Morrlll > .mong the great statesmen
nf his time
Representative Mercer today filed a peti
tion from n number of business men of
Havana , Cuba , some ot whom represent
buslnc&s houses of Omaha and South Omaha ,
asking tor changes In the revenue law A af
fecting Importations Into Cuba.
Congressman Maxwell Introduced n bill to
Increase the pension ot B. N Cleveland to
$45 per month.
Trench Uoptihllc Still tntiirt.
CHICAGO , Feb. 22 United States Setli-
tor Cushman K. Davis of Mlnncsot.i , who
recently returned from Paris , whcro he > was ,
a member of the Spanish-American peace J
commlBsbn , said today in an interview
hero
"Although "the " sltuntlon In Paris today Is
apparently most unsettled , I do not regard
cither nn OrloanlH or Hompartlst restora
tion fls among the possibilities In fact 1
bellevo the republican form of government
Is stronger than ever before In France , nnd
I do not fear for the1 future of that great
people. "
TODAY'S ' WEATHER FORECAST
Continued Colil ) Knln IVortlirvcNt
AVI n ( In tlu * Prediction for
WASHINGTON , Fob. 22. Forecast for
Thursday
For Nebraska nnd South Dakota Fair ;
continued cold , northwest wind.
For Iowa Generally fair ; colder , except
In extreme western portion , northwesterly
winds.
For Missouri Fair ; colder ; northwesterly
windy.
For Kansas Fair ; colder In extreme cast-
rn portion ; northerly winds.
For Wyoming and Montana Continued
fair ; variable winds.
General The cold wave area In the north
west has continued Its progicss southward
and eastward and reaches tonight through
Colorado and Kansas on the south and the
Dakotns on the cast. The temperatures
over these districts have fallen 20 to 10
degrees and' ' the line of zero temperature
extends to the Colorado and Nebraska
borders.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Feb. 2. . Omnhi lecord of tem
perature and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years :
1899. 1S9S. 1897. 1S96.
Maximum temperature . .31 44 26 49
Minimum temperature . . . 4 20 S M
Average temperature . 18 32 17 42
Rainfall . 02 .00 .1G .01
Record of temperature nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and slnco March ,
1. 1S9S-
Normal for the iliy . 27
Dtllclency for the day . 9
Accumulated excess since March 1 . 37
Normal nlnfall for the day . 03 Inch
Deficiency for the il-iy . Clinch
Total rainfall - lnce March 1 . 20.71 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . 4. SO Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S97..10 92 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1S98. . . . 5 25 Inches
IleportN front StntlnnH nt 8 p. ni.
n. o
STATIONS AND STATE OF
irIS
WEATHER.
Omaha , llsrht snow 31 .02
North Platte , clear .06
Salt Like , clear .00
Cheyenne , pirtly cloudy .10
Rnplil Cltv , clear .00
Huron , snowing- IS .04
Wllllston , clear .00
Chicago , snowing .18
St. Louli" , elear 5. .00
St. Paul , cloudy- 30 ] .00T
Davenport , cloudy 31 3G T
Helena , pirtly- cloudy . . . 1 - . * > .00
Kansas City , snowing . . 2GI 44I .01
Havie , partly cloudy . . . - 10'81 ' I . .00T
Hlsmarck , clear -81 4 T
Galvcston , clear . _ _ C0 | .00
T trace of precipitation.
Below zero.
L A. WELSH ,
Local Forecast Official.
Dr. Mitchell says in diffi
cult cases of Anemia , he adds
cod-liver oil half an hour
after each meal and he likes
to use it in an emulsion ; that
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this treatment.
"Scott's Emulsion" is cod-
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but Just how to apply the current so that
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