.s‘oldiers with poisoned beef, APOLOGY 3303133333 But to the War Inquiry Board, Not to Gen. Miles. SENDS A NEW STATEMENT I'lle Objectionable Features Elinliuated— Defends His Language on the Ground that He Had Great Provocation—State- ment Accompanying the Letter :Not Made Public. Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.--Commis— sary General Eagan has sent to the war inquiry commission a. revised statement in place of the one originally made in response to General Miles’s charges. The statement is about thirty—five per cent. shorter than that which was or- dered withdrawn because of its violent and abusive character. ' The commission, rafter went into secret session to read the document and decide whether, in its present form, it had been expurgatcd su‘flltiently to permit it to be made a par' of the commission’s record. I“c.10wing is the text of a. letter sent by .leneral Began to the war commis- sir-.1 with the statement: Office of Commissary General of Sub— sistence. Washington, Jan. 14, 1899. To the Commission appointed by the President to investigate the conduct of the lVar Department in the war with Spai Gentlemen: I .have the honor to hand you herewith my testimony which is now resubmitted and» revised in ac- cordance with the views expressed by you in your letter to me of January 13, 1899. - The objectionable features and what . is considered irrelevant, matter to you, in which Opinion I entirely agree, are eliminated. In this connection I desire to state that 'there was never a desire or intention on my part of any disre— spect whatsoever to your commission, but in explanation, and in extenuation of the language used by me heretofore, I beg to invite the attention of the commission to the fact that I have been accused practically of feeding the Which .made them sick—“embalmed beef,” so ,«calleduthat I have furnished meat to «the—army under the “pretense of exper- iment,” which charge in effect is cor- ‘ruption. or worse, because it jeopardiz— its receipt, - es the lives of soldiers sen-t to the front in tropical climates, and who were de- pendent on such food as was sent to “them; that these statements have gone 'to the whole country uncon-tradicted; that they have been published, and I "have been pilloried in the press of the s-country as a man who had fed the .army on poisoned meat, and corruptly :so; that for about three weeks‘ time I have kept silent for the reason that I was debarred, after talking with the honorable Secretary of W'ar, from pre— . paring charges because of the immu- nity granted by the president to wit- nesses before your commission, not— withstanding the gravity of the accu- sations; that it is unreasonable to be— lieve that such monstrous charges could have any other effect than to work upon an honorable man in such a way as to goad him to a species of: desperation, and that it was but natu- ral when the proper opportunity was given him to meet and refute the char- ges, that he should characterize them in harsh language and in the terms that are deemed improper no matter what the provocation. I, therefore, withdraw the language and matter so objectionable, and re- submit to you now my sworn state- ment, with the abiding faith that your commission, having all tlfe facts be- 'fore you, will decide the points at is- sue justly. Very respectfulfy. CHARLES P. EAGAN, Commissary General Subsistence. "‘er commission, after its executive decided for the present to Plans for Eng-an Inquiry. li'ashington, D. C., Jan. 17.—-It is re- ported that General “'15ch llcrritt has been selecth as the president of the court that will investigate the Miles-Eagan controversy. ilt is not yet definitely known whet. — er a court martial or a court of ll:- quiry will be appointed. The latter would embrace an investigation of the mciits of the beef controvt-rsy, in ad- dl‘ilull to trying General Eagan for his laIIgUage before the war investigating “tonnnission. It is possible, however, that only a court martial will be or» dcred at this time. ' Made Governor of Guam. W'ashington, D. C., Jan. 17.--The for- mal orders appointing Captain Rich- ard P. Leary governor of the island of Cuam were announced by the navy de- partment yesterday. The orders desig- Lute Captain Leary as “naval gover- nor." - Boatswain H. H. Hudson has been detached from the Boston navy yard and assigned to take charge of the coaling stat'on at Pago Pago, Samoa. He will proceed to Page Page on the colier Abarendo, which will carry the first supply of cOal to the new sta- tion. Lewis Henry llnutell- Dead. \Nashington, D. C., Jan. 17.--Lewis l-Ienry Route-ll, father of Representa- tive Boutell of Illinois, died here yes- terday of heart trouble after an illness of about ten days. Funeral services will be held at the son‘s residence in this city to-day, and the body will then be taken to Evans- ton, 111., for interment. Gen. Miles Not to Act. Washington, Jan. 17.--General Miles has gone to New York on a personal errand. prefer charges against General Eagan, but intends to let the war department deal with the matter. It is stated that he will not, l CZAR AND 'TOLST’OI Misti lithe Dionarch Talks \Vil'll Him About ”In Imperial Pence Proposal. London, Jan. 17.--The London Daily Mail prints the following» dispatch from Odessa: ' \Vhile journeying north from Liva- dia, Emperor Nicholas, during a break for luncheon at Tool-a. (capital of the government of the same name in Cen- message expressing his desire to see Count Leo .Tolstoi. Contrary to expec— tations TolStoi accepted the invitation and soon appeared at the railway sta- tion. ‘ . . In his peasant‘s garb he presented a striking contrast to the richly dressed entourage of the czar. ' Emperor Nicholas kissed him on the mouth and both cheeks, Tolsto‘l readily responding. ' ' Then a conversation commenced. the czar asking his guest for an opinion upon the imperial proposal for the lim- itation of armaments. Count Tolstoi replied that he could only believe in it when his majesty should set the exam- ple to other nations. 0n the czar mentioning the difficul- ties of the problem, and the necessity for the united aid of the powers, the count softened somewhat and express- ed the hope thlat his majesty would be able to attain some definite results, or, at any rate, to formulate. some worka— ble plan at the conference. ‘ The czar, thanking him for his good wishes, said he would be pleased if Tolstoi could be induced to lend his genius to the solution of the question, and the count rejoined that the em- peror might count upon his co-opera- tion, fOr, he was already engaged upon a work dealing with the question in point, which would soon see the light. GEN. STERNBERG’S RETURN. His ()tliclal Visit to Havana. Washington, D. 0.. Jan. 17.--Surgeon General Sternberg of the army return- ed ‘to lVashington yesterday and re- ported to the president the result Of his recent trip of inspection to Ha- vana. General Sternberg found the Ameri— can troops in very good condition and expressed himself as satisfied with the general outlook there. He is to arrange for the establish ment of three hospitals in the suburbs of Havana, intended for the treatment of American soldiers in Cuba. One is to be a big structure for the care of sick men, another is to be for officers, and a third is to be built exclusively for yellow fever patients and sus— pects. General, Sternberg says that if the proposed extensive improvements of the sewerage system of Havana is at— tempted at this time 'it will result in no end of sickness among our own troops and the other inhabitants of the city. “If this work is commenced now, he said, “the rainy season will-come on and find the streets Itorn up and all the sewers exposed. A general epi- demic of fever would doubtless entail most disastrous results. This work should be postponed until next fall. when an early start can be had." __ -m- flotel Guests Quarantined. . Rochester, Jan. 17.--Great excitement has been caused in this city by the publication of an order by Health Ofll- cer Dr. Goler placing the Imperial Ho- tel and its forty guests under quaran- tine, and announcing that no one can enter or leave the house for two WLC'lLS. Two cases of small pox were found in the hotel, while a number of addi— tional cases were traced, it is said, to the same source. The first intimation of the cases was a telephone message received by Dr. Goler from Dr. Bingham' of Charlotte. It was to the effect that two cases of smallpox had been discovered in the town of Greece, and that the patients had come from the Imperial Hotel in this city. As soon as Dr. Goler received thi: news he went to the hotel and madv an examinauon of the inmates. lit four-d two women, a waiter and a sis- ter of the proprietor having unmistalc able signs of small pox. Poth women were affected by th. disease in a mild form and had almos. recovered. ‘.“.'hen the regular army officers were here recruiting for the service a num- ber of recruits were sent to the 1m- perinl to board until they could be for- warded to the various posts assignco them. Among these recruits Robert W as Lewis, who was later sent to Fort Niagara, where he is now suffering from small pox. He was ill over a week before tll'. nature of the disease was discover— ed. The. Johannesburg Riot. Cape Town, Jan. 17.--Telegrams from Johannesburg are censored, but so far as can be ascertained no one was in- jured seriously in the disturbance be tween the Burghers and Afrikandera and the British residents atthe public meeting to ventilate the grievances of the Uitlanders. Efforts are being made to trace the , instig-aItOI‘s of the affray. 'l‘wo Englishmen were arrested. but were discharged. May Save the Colon. Santiago, Jan. 17.--Representatives of a Norwegian wrecking company have examined the wrecks of the Sp. - nish, warships in order to see if it is possible to raise them. They consider that the Colon might possibly be float- ed, but they are doubtful in the 03.3: of the Almirante Oquendo. The Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Cu, is making headway on the wreck of the Reina Mercedes. Reassurlng News from Gen. Otis Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.--Generai Otis was. heard from again yesterday from Manila, and the contents of his cable dispatch were so reassuring as to the situation there and at Iloilo, that the officials here have come to accept without question the correctness of his statement 'that the critical stage is past and that he has control of the situation. ' tral Russia), sent a delicately worded . Reports to the President the Result of; l TEEEVENING GAZETTE ‘ ‘ some Plum nets. ' Will do Well toLong and Carefully Consmler. Man is issued into this wo.-ld With a big can go of ptlSSlODS, and a full head of soil. It often happens that. befOI-e he gets the rudder adjusted that. the hllll is rotten or the sails are in tatters. As he hustlcs or passes through. this planet he is subjected to innumerable difficulties, ' morally, physically and financially, to bring his crazy craft into port alt-er weathering a gale, to east. anchor in a pleasant harbor, after rid- ing out a sLoI-Lu. or to tie up after a long voyage is always a. pleasure. To dry dock his ship is force work. Just as long as the old hulk Will slip through the Walel‘ it’s all right. with the pilot, but one day regarded by accumulations of ban-nacles, the pitcby seams opening, and the bottom broken from constant. the ship yard for repairs. Mr. ”Thomas Coouey, residing at No. 73 Harbor Avc.,'dockmusler for Len years, and for thirty years a sailor. is an example of this. He was forced to run in for shelter or for repairs in the fall of 1895. This is how he tells it:— ‘7VVheu a boy I fell from a. tree. strik- ing: a fence. This accident left. me with back trouble, and the life on the water with its hardships added their share unlil I found backache was more or less a steady thing, coming on from time to time. I (110 not understand that it came from the kidneys, but. reading that Dozm’s Kidney Pills cured backache, Igotabox at. Hale’s (now Glcndcning c'z Co’s) drug. store and was surprised to find how quickly they- actccl. They simply cured Inc and that is all there is to it. You may be sure I have agood word for Doan's Kidney Pills; they did such good‘work for inc. I shall be glad to tell any one about it who wishes to know.” Doan’s Pills for sale by all deal: ers. Pricc 50 cents. Mailed by b‘ostei- Milburn (10., Buifnm, N. Y.,soleagents for the U. S. tie-member the name Doan’s and take I... substitute. Story at the. Bishop's Expense. The Archbishop of York told a good story at his own expense. was recently in a train, and near him sat two drunken men. PreSently one of them remarked to the other that some one had robbed him of a $5 note, and he proposed to find it if he had to search the whole train. “As it happen-ed,” said the Arch: bishop, “I had a. $5 note and that was all, and as I was alone in the carriage with them I felt a little bit uncom- fortable. Then :It occurred to me to pretend to be asleep. “Sure enough, in a minute more 1 was accosted with: ‘I say, neighbor? but I made no answer. Then the man grabbed my arm and shock me, but to no purpose, as I didn’t wake on. He kept on shaking, however, and iii ways a little, more forcibly, until at lost his friend interposed with: ~‘I say, Bill, let him alone, will you; he’s drunker’n you are? ” ”r .. £1 :1 The judgment comes from the Dis- trict court at the national capital that the sale of newspapers on the streets is a legitimate business, and that newsboys have a right to enter street cars and sell papers to passengers pro vided they behave themselves and leave the car when their business is finished. One newsboy was forcibly ejected from a car in Washington some time ago and had a leg crushed by a car running on the other track. He .has just obtained an award of $5,000 damages from a jury under in.- structions to the above effect by the judge. The. Chickasaw Legislature has passed a law which is intended to stop white men from marrying Indian wo- men. by taxing them $600 for 3 mar . riage license. There are about ten thousand full- blooded ndians in the Chickasaw tribe, while the others are about fifty thousand in number, and are half and quarter bloods, and among them are many squaw men. These squaw men are white men who have" married In- dian women and settled upon Indian lands. This practice is not to the lik- ing of'the full-blooded Indians, but they were powerless until recently. Xi: in. last tribal election the full- moods, for the first time in twenty years got controLOf the council. Since then they have made life a. burden for the halfbrecds and squaw men. Many laws have been passed detrimental to their interests, but. the most effective action of all was taken last week, when the price of a marriage license was raised from $50 to $600. This is applicable only to white men who would marry Indian onnen. Consid- ering, however, that the average Chickasaw girl «has tribal property to the value of about $3,000, the price or a. marriage license may not yet effect the shrewd white speculators who have been marrying the Chickasaw belles for revenue only. LAZINESS IS A DISEASE rain-3313,32 of sorts." indolent ani don’t. feel like working, he needs a. few doses of Hos- tette‘r’s Stomach Bitters to liven up his digestive organs and to stimulate his liver and kidneys. 1.136%.” . HOSTETTEB’S N, STOMACH new vmon vmmv m ms 31.000. . ‘B'TTERS of the liver and Which.the Narwalk Reader " sounding, he is compelled to call at.- 351. Mill OF _NEW YORK. ’ RICHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President. .. a 1; . _ n ‘ 33mm: for the landing Dec. 3 bfifigyg ,. - j 'i' 3According to the Standard of theInsurance- Department of the State of New York. . ' ENCORE]. Received for remlums . . " . ~ . From all other Sources . . . -. . . $42,693,20I gage: We $54, 162,608 23 Disn'unsumnnms. To all cy-holders for Claims by Death . . . $13,279,630 ?' To olicyyholders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 12,712,424 76 For all other Accounts . . . . . 10,132,005 57 536, 124,060 99 J . ASSETS. United States Bonds and'other Securities . , $532,017,341 45 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . . 69,423,937 3; Loans on Stocks and Bonds . . . , 12,880,308 00 ‘ Real Estate 0 o o o . . 21,618,454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . , ””05”!” 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . , 6.14l,2oo 20 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . - ‘ 52%;:13333; g; Surplus . . . . - I, - WJQ4 59 Insurance and Annuities in Force . , . 5W l have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct. liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor- , . 9 From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usua. Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. '1 0 THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or - THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- second day of December, I897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same, respectfully-fl REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at. various dates between the date of the said reference and the date of this Report, attended at. the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer, the Comptroller,the Auditor, and the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such officers and have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be corre ct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the prices at. which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding s—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the Com- pany’s holding“ of real estate and have verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companles. and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. I And the Committee certify that all the books. papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces- sary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that. the same are accurate. in good order, and well kept. . And the Committee further certify that. the investments of the Company are of a. high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring,r for the assets are entitled to commendation , All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE NEW YORK. January 21, 1898. S. V. R. CRUGER J '. HOBART HERRICK- JAMES C. HOLDEN such quotation ”Board. of Trustees- .EORGE Gr. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. Bow-COIN WILLIAM C. W HITREv WILLIAM ROCKEEELLEE JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR _ ELERIDGE T. GEiu-zr J AMES SPEYER, HENRY H. ROGERS J no. W AUCHINCLoss THEODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH _ AUGUSTIlS D. J UILLIARD 3 CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R. GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB ' FREDERIO CROIIWELL J ULIEN T. DAvIEs A. N. “TATERHOUSE S'. V. It. CRUGER ,_ CHARLES R. HERDERSOR RUFUS W. PEOKHAM J. HOBART HERRICK W . P. DIXON ] ROBERT A. GRARNIss , SAMUEL D. BARCOCE RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANR C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELI. OLIVER Hmmumnz: BOBER'I‘ 1' lLl’PHAN’r GEORGE t“. MAKER DUDLE) OLCOTT ROBERT A. .GRANISS, Vicé-PreSident. e WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. - . . lSAAC 'u‘. LLOYD, 2 Vice—President- DUEB du—P. BRECK, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EAS'I‘O , Secretary. ' ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. :FREDE RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. " J GEN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. ' JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. - EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. : EMORY MoCLlNTooK, Actuary. ’ _ JOHN TATLOCK, JR, Assistant Actuary. ~ _ CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Acuistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptrollelf JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ’ HOW ARD' LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: , ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- GRANVILLE M WHITE. M D ' C. 5'. WINSTON M. D. Consultiua. V 0 Monaco a scanner, amen Agents... 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