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ARMY SYSTEM scorn
Breckinridge Thinks Congress ls
Responsible for Its Condition.
“IT WAS THE LORD’S WAR"
The Cuban Campaign Described from an
Inspector-General’s View. The Govern-
'ment Ought to Have Done Better by
Its Soldiers. .
, Washington, D. 0., Nov. 16.—The war
investigating commission yesterday re-
sumed the examination of Major Gen-
eral Joseph C. Breekinridge, General
Beaver conducting the inquiry.
In his testimony yesterday General
Breckinridge described the campaign
in Cuba as he observed it.
He went to Cuba as an inspector
general, having previously noticed the
preparations for the expeditions. He
had concluded that the arrangements
for debarkation were inadequate. He
made no report on this subject.
“Why not?” he was asked.
“Because General Miles was on the
ground and could observe for himself,"
he replied.
No preparation was made for landing
in the face of an enemy other than
what the navy was to furnish. The
great question was how to get the
greatest number of men on the fighting
line in the quickest possible time.
He said that he did not think that
everything was sacrificed to this end,
but everything was strained. The en—
tire movement of the army toward
Santiago was at the suggestion of the
navy, and the landing was under its
direction.
Referring to a probable plan of cam-
paign, he said that he believed that
General Miles had a plan and the situ-
ation would have been different if
General Miles had been in active com—
mand at the firing line.
“11 what respect?” was inquired.
“Well, General Miles has a fire and
dash and f‘IJilfk altcu'c him,” he respon—
(led.
“But a. great victory was won, was
it not?” questioned err-Governor ‘I‘Iood~
bury.
“The victory was won when General
Toral’s nerve gave cut.”
“The victory was given by the Lord,
was it not?” tax—Governor Beaver
quired.
“I always regarded it as absolutely
the Lord’s war,” said General Breck‘
inridge. ,
He added: “The result was marvel-
ously commendable. I do not think The
campaign was managed in the best
way, but no matter now things were
tangled, the army went to victory. It
reminds me of a remark of Lord Heres-
ford, who said: ‘Men, I have led you
into a devil of a. fix, and it’s your duty
to get me out of it.’ I think that the
government ought to have done better
for its soldiers. I do not know that
other steamships might have been so-
cured for transports, but I think so."
General Breckinridge condemned the
'American military system. It was all
wrong, he said, and Congress was re—
sponsible for the conditions. Theer was
too much regulation and not sufficient
fighting to obscure the bad results.
“There have to be camp fevers,” he
said, “just the same as a child has to
cut its teeth. It is the fault of the
‘American nation and its bad military
system, which makes bad military pre-
parations. The ill effects always fall
on the volunteer. The regular soldier
adapts himself to a bad system, and is
able to go through a. campaign, but
the volunteer is not hardened. Con-
gress does not make any preparation.
15‘
When the war broke out there were‘
not 250,000 rifles of modern manufact-
ure; there were not 250,000 suits of
clothes and not double that amount of
underwear. Yet men never suffered
to such a limited extent under such
conditions. The only way for a. man
to learn to live without his haversack
is for him to go do it. Men elect men
to Congress and then get in afighting
ardor and have to suffer like hell
through what they prepared for them—
selves.”
“Considering the system, the gov-
ernment did all it could for the men?”
(ex—Governor Woodbury asked.
“The government did better than
could be expected, but not one—quarter
as well as should have been done. The
condition was not as bad as in 1861.”
General Breckinridge said that he
was sent to Cuba as a. member of Gen—
eral Miles’s staff. He had no com-
mand, but attached himself to General
Lawton.
General Beaver remarked that Gen-
eral Lawton had complimented him
for gallantry.
General Breckinridge explained: “He
and I had kindly relations here-we
both felt that the inspector general’S'
department had been emasculated in
this war. General Lawton was the man
General Shaffer most relied on for the
success of his Campaign. I went with
General Lawton and he was kind
enough to solicit my advice.” '
Colonel Denby wanted an explana»
tion of the charge that the inspector
general’s department was emasculated.
General Breckinridge explained that
he ment that it was reduced in effi-
ciency. v
“There was no system,” he said, “by
which a central authority could get in-
formation from the inspectors general
—no way to inform the department
what was wanted and what was not
wanted. When I returned to Wash-
ington and asked for material from
Which to make up a report, I was in-
formed that there was none.”
“Is it true that General Shaffer of-
fered to turn over his command to
you?” General McCook inquired.
“I would n t like to ans'wcr that.
You cannot tell how General Shafter
Was considering matters. I don’t see
the advantage to the commission in
having the information.”
“It has been published that he did
make such an offer,” said General Mc—
Cook.
"Yes, I have seen such a report in
the papers, but I didn’t give it.”
General Breckinridge suggested that
either General Shaffer or General Law-
ton be questioned on the subject.
The next witness was Captain Rob-
ert W. Dowdy, a. retired army officer,
who served in the Spanish war as a
lieutenant in the Seventeenth infantry.
LAFAYETTE MONUMENT FUND.
Thought $100,000 Will Be Raised by
School Children Outside of New York.
New York, Nov. 16.——Donations of
school children of the United States to-
ward erecting a. monument over the
grave of Lafayette in Paris, France,
it is now thought will reach $100,000.
In nearly every state of the Union Oc-
tober 19 last was observed as Lafayette
day in the public schools, and contri-
butions Were received from pupils.
Charles G. Dawes, controller of the
United States treasury, who is treas-
urer of the Lafayette monument fund,
is now daily receiving contributions
from schools throughout the country.
Reports to Robert J. Thompson, sec-
retary of the Lafayette monument
committee, show that Pennsylvania is
ahead in donations and that Ohio will
probably follow next.
The school children of Pennsylvania
have given over $20,000, and more is
coming in.
Ohio schools have contributed $20,000
and will add to that.
Illinois has donated over $10,000, and
a large proportion of this is from the
school children of Chicago.
Other states rolling in goodly sums
are Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts and Minnesota. The District
of Columbia has also contributed
largely.
New York is one of the few states '
from which no donations have been re-
ceived. _
Children of the Empire state were
eager to give, but the state superin-
tions being made. It is stated that
tendent of schools forbade any collec-
tions being made. It is stated that
several prominent Wealthy men of New
York city, feeling that it would be a. re-
flection upon the state not to partici—
pate in the Lafayette monument fund,
will make handsome presents.
AT THE RECEIPT OF CUSTOMS.
l‘he Senate Investigation :Gommitteo
Seeking Light. on Internal Revenue.
New York, Nov. 16.—.—Senators O. H.,
Platt of Connecticut and J. K. :Iones
of Arkansas, two of the three members
of the sub-committee of the finance
committee of the Senate, are now in
this city to investigate the operations
of the customs and internal revenue
laws.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island is
also a member of the sub-committee,
but thus far has not attended any of.
the sessions in this city.
The committee will make an exhaus-
tive investigation of the entire customs
administrative act from the time of its
enforcement in 1890 to the amended‘act
of 1898. - '
In fact it is these amendments which
will receive special consideration, as
importers at this and other ports have
recently declared that the Dingley act
contains many obnoxious features. The
system now in operation in the draw—
back division is declared by many to
be decidedly faulty, and the matter
of alleged undervaluations, which has
caused so much ill feeling among lace
and embroidery importers and the in-
terchange of sharp communications
between Collector Bidwell and Apprai-
ser VVakeman will also be inquired
into.
Railroad “'reck Near Toronto.
Kingston, Ont, Nov. 16.—The Grand
Trunk Railway express from Montreal
for Toronto collided with a freight
train near Murray Hill yesterday mor-
ning. Eight persons were killed or fa~
tally injured. ~
Twenty passengers, most of them be-
ing in the Pullman cars, were more or
less seriously hurt.
Nine or ten of the wounded are in
the Belleville hospital under treat-
ment.
The accident occurred at a. place cal—
led the Diamond Crossing, about two
miles from Trenton. The express,
which was due at Trenton at 3.35 a. m.,
ran into an open switch and dashed in-
to thef reight train.
\Vest Virginia. Legislature.
Charleston, Nov. 16.——The political
complexion of the West Virginia legis—
lature on joint ballot depends upon
contested seats, and will not be settled
until the two houses are organized. The
Republicans will organize the Senate
and the Democrats the House. The two
contested seats in the Senate will be
decided by the courts, and the same
decision will settle both, the question
being whether a. senator loses his seat
by accepting a commission in the ar-
my.
The Bel-1:11 to Sail To-d. '
New York, Nov. 16.—The army trans-
port to sail this week is the Berlin,
which will go to Santiago, San Juan
and Ponce. She will start to-day and
will carry a large number of passen-
gers, including Mrs. Leonard Wood, the
wife of General Wood governor of San-
tiago province. A number of Cubans
also go on the Berlin, intending to re—
turn to' their homes in Cuba, from
which they were driven during the rev-
olution.
The Chippewas and Congress.
_ Washington D. 0., Nov. 16.-—Two del—
egations of Chippewa Indians of Min-
nesota are expected here by the open-
ing of Congress for hearings on the
logging problem in their reservation.
On;.e will oppose the present. system
of timber disposition and ask to havu
timber estimation stopped, as so much
waste of money. The other delegation
favors present methods.
Against Imperialism;
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 16.—United States
Senators Bacon and Clay yesterday de-
clared their strong opposition to the
annexation of the Philippines and their
determination to vote against any
treaty that embodies that scheme. Sen—
ator Bacon believes that it will be
very difficult to secure the necessary
vote for a ratification of such a treaty.
Another Japanese Cruiser.
San Francisco, Nov. Iii—The Japa-
nese cruiser Chitose will have steam
up in her donkey boiler this week and
her dynamo and small machinery will
be tested.
Gen. Grenfoll Governor of Malta.
London, Nov. 16.—Major General Sir
Francis Grenfell, commanding the Bri-
tish army of occupation in Egypt, has
been appointed governor of Malta.
Tun EVENING
GAZETT
SPAIN IS Will iiNlNG?
Bad News from Captain-General
of the Philippines.
MADRID EAGEB. FOR PEACE
the Rebels Seem to be Getting the Upper»
Hand of Gen. .Rios in the Island of
Visayas. Spain’s llIinistry Are Now Desir-
ous that the Negotiations Should End
Quickly.
Madrid, Nov. 16, via. Biarritz, France.
‘—General Rios, governor of the Visay-
as islands and acting. captain general
if the Philippines, hastelegraphed to
the government that the insurrection
ls rapidly spreading in the Visayas, its
Increase being so great that he consid-
ers it prudent to maintain a purely de-
fensive attitude instead of shedding
more Spanish blood.
General Rios gives a. still graver as-
pect to the situation, the circumstan—
ces of which are not made public by
the government.
The opinion of the ministers is di-
vided, although a majority of the mem—
bers of the cabinet are really anxious
that the affairs with which the Paris
peace commissioners are conserned
shall end quickly. _
In the meantime the government has
telegraphed to General Rios instruct—
ing him to endeavor by all possible
means to quell the rebellion. .
The queen regent is dismayed at
Seeing the turn events have taken, and
public opinion is manifestly in favor
of a speedy termination of the Paris
negotiations.
Madrid, Nov. 16.——The queen regent
yesterday granted an audience to Gen-
eral Augustin, formerly captain gener-
so of the Philippines, and Admiral
Montojo, who commanded the Spanish
squadron destroyed by Admiral Dew-
ey’s ships in Manila bay.
The French ambassador also had a
conference with Duke Almodovar del
Rio; '
Absolutely no news has been receiv.
ed from the Spanish commission at
Paris.
Berlin, Nov. 16.——A dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Madrid says that
according to trustworthy information
received there from London, Lord Sal-
isbury is disposed to act in concert
with the United States, and that the
reinforcementswhich are being sent to
Gibraltar make the British policy seem
suspicious.
It is quite generally the opinion that
for this reason the government ought
to make peace with the Americans
forthwith, before England has an op-
portunity to put her finger in the pie.
"Washington, D. 0., Nov. 16.-——It is
learned that an informal discussion of.
the Philippines question took place
before the adjournment of the cabinet
meeting yesterday. The administra-
tion has reason to believe that some-
oiing definite wIII be learned to-day.
as to the intentions of the Spanish
commissioners with regard to the Arn-
erican demands. ‘The United States
will not wait much longer and Spain
must therefore not at once or the Am-
erican commission will promptly pre-
sent an ultimatum.
Official information has reached the
department of state and the president
that a. committee representing the
French creditors of Spain is largely re-
sponsible for the delay of the Spanish
commission in making reply to the
United States through its efforts to
have provision made for the asSump-
[ion of the Philippine bonded debt. We
are able to state on official authority
that the United States government has
flatly refused to assume any‘portion
of any debt, and that this determina—
tion will be adhered to. The payment
of a cash price for the islands may be
arranged, but no debt will be assumed
by the United States. That decision is
finaL
Sold His \Vife.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 16.—The sale of
a wife by her husband for a. five dollar
note has become known in Newark.
Mrs. Nellie Van I-Iisc is the woman and
her husband, Harry, was the benefici-
ary of the sale.
The purchaser was "William A. De-
vey, a member of the First New Jer—
sey volunteers. He is nineteen years
old and the woman is eighteen.
She was formerly Nellie McLaugh-
lin, and was married to Van Else on
April 22 last by Justice Muranc. On
November 10 Van Hise sold her‘to De-
vey, an agreement in writing being
drawn up. Devey paid $3 on account
and is to pay the $2 balance later.
To Study Latitude Variation.
Washington, Nov. ill—Mr. E. D.
Preston, who represented the United
States at the International Geodetic
Association at its Stuttgart conference
last month. has jus returned to VVash-
lngtcn and is about to report on the
subject. The prime Object of the/con-
ference was the measurement of the.
earth. Action was taken for the meas-
urement of an are at the equator, in
conjunction,with the measurement of
an are near the pole, now under way
by the Swedes and Russians, which,
together, will throw new light on the
flattening of the earth.
Lieut.-Col. \Villiams Death.
Havana, Nov. lit—The remains of
the late Lieutenant Colonel Williams,
the chief quartermaster, who died of
fever on November 11, were conveyed
yesterday morning from the Colon
cemetery to La Machine. Wharf, where
they were taken aboard the steamer
Saratoga for shipment north. Rear
Admiral Sampson, General W'adc, Gen-
eral Butler, Colonel Clous, the British
consul. a number of friends of the dc-
ceased officer, and the American news-
paper correspondents accompanied the
body from the cemetery to the wharf.
Smallpox in Cleveland.
Cleveland, Nov. 16.—Three cases of
smallpox have been reported here.
Two of the patients have been taken
to the detention hospital and the third
is convalescent. The health authori-
ties have taken the utmost precaution
to prevent a spread of the disease.
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