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2 GANGRENE CADSED . M'KINLEY’S DEATH DOCTOR’S REPORT GIVING ALL DETAILS OF THE FATAL ILLNESS. WASHINGTON. Oct 38.—"1n the line of duty, while receiving the people, the president was shot by Leon F. Cao Igo sx." is the official statement by Dr. Presley M. Rlxey. medical inspector. United States, navy, as the Introduction for his report upon the wounding, illness and death of the late President McKinley. The cause of death is thus stated: “Gangrene of both walls of the stomach and pancreas, following gunshot * wounds.'* The report itself is remarkable for its exhibition In the closest possible detail of the exact state of the patient during his mortal Illness. It is in the shap of * a ship's log. almost showing intervals of a very few minutes, sometimes a single minute, rarely more than an hour. th* patient's progress toward the end. But perhaps the most valuable data known from a medical point of view is the regis tering of the medication of the case—not a single morsel of food nor a dose of medicine or bath is omitted in this ac count. Included In the running story are the bulletins which were Mven to the public as the ease progressed. The report begins with an account of the first operation at the emergency hos pital, September 8. the two wounds being discovered exactly as they nave been treated in the preceding medical reports. Dr. Rlxey. stating that all the physicians present agreed to immedi ate laparotomy makes his first entry at 5:30 p. m.. when Dr. Mann made aver , tlcai incision passing through the wound and found at the very beginning a piece * of doth carried in by the bullets. Later strychnine was administered hypodermi cally. Some time after that brandy was * administered in the same manner and mor* strychnine was likewise adminis tered. This same application became nec essary five minutes after the patient ar rived at the Milburn house, the result be ing an improved pulse, but slight nausea. The first bulletin issued to the public eras dated at 1 p. m. It described the character of the wound; the general out line of the operattori and spoke of the condition of the patient as gratifying and Justifying hopes of recovery. The next entry, at 8:43. declares he rested quietly for eight minutes, but at 8:15 the patient vomited a small quantity of partly digest ed food and a blood clot. Vomiting fol towed at 9:40 also. At 10:40 the bulletin gras issued stating that the president was rallying satisfactorily and resting com fortably. At M>:4s p. m. there were oc casional twinges of pain and slight dis coloration of dressings. At 12 o'clock, midnight, a saline enema was retained. At 1 a. no., an hour later, the bulletin described the president as free from pain and resting well. The notes follow at in tervals of less than an hour until 4:55. the second day. September 7. The patient was sleeping, but at the latter hour a large quantity of gas was expelled and ten minutes later, at 5:05 a. m.. the entry * reads: • ••Pains severe on deep inspiration. ’ At 5:30 the patient is said to be restless after retaining one pint of saline enema. At • a. m. the official bulletin announced: “The president has passed a good night.” . 4 ■ ' Fifteen minutes later an injection of morphine was given and at 9 a. pi. it was •* announced that the president had passed a fairly comfortable night, and no serious symptoms had developed. At noon on the ' second day more morphine was adminis tered hypodermically and at 1:15 there was saline enemas and at 4:30 there waß a hypodermic injection of digitalis the patient passing much gas by the mouth. The first alcohol bath iras given at 5:30 pt this day. while the president was steeping, but passing gas.by the mouth. At 8:30 the patient complained of in tense pain in the pit of the stomach. He was given a hypodermic Injection of mor phine. No pain, but restless. Sponged with alcohol and rested quietly for half an hour. The official bulletin announced no change for the worst. At 7:40 p. m. digitalis waa administered hypodermioal , ly and the bulletins at 9:30 declared that the conditions continued much the same.- the president responding well to medical attention. He bad fifteen minutes quiet sleep, when a saline enema with soma toae was administered, part of which was rejected. Then there was another hy podermic injection of digitalis at 10:40 * and fifteen minutes later of morphine, the patient being very restless. The third day. September 8. began with the entry at 12 JO. "Restless during sleep. Limbs sponged with alcohol, slept 2 to 3 o'clock." The 3JO a. m. bulletin said the presi dent had passed a fairly good night. At 3:30 there was another enema of salt and * somatose. From 4 to 4:30 the patient was said to be “Confused and very restless.” At 5 a. m. complains of feeling, chilly, but ft passed in a moment. The patient was restless and talkative from 5 to C o'clock * a. Bn. expelling brown fluid and gas. There are freffuent entries of these eruc tations. There are frequent entries of these eructations and before 9 o'clock there were two hypodermic injections of mor phine and digitalis. A hypodermic of strychnine was followed at 12:30 p. m. by a saline enema with somatose. which was not retained and an alcohol rub. At 4:45 p. m.. the patient was restless and talka tive. and for the first time was given water by the mouth. At 4:55 an enema of sweet oil. soap and water brought away some slightly colored fluid and a very little mucus. At 3 a. m there was a dis charge of the bowels and the patient was set down as “very restless.” At 8:20 a great deal of gas was passed and some fluid. On the fourth day, September 9. the patient is recorded as ‘"restless from 1 Write _and See. .Don’t Let Prejudice Keep You From Getting Well. No Money Is Wanted. Simply write a postal for the book that applies to your case. See what I have to say. You can't know too much about ways to get well. My way is not less effective because I tell you about it. There are millions of cases which nothing else can cure. How can I reach them save by advertising? I will send with the book also an order on your druggist for six bottles Dr. Shoop's Restorative. I will tell him to let you test it for a month at my risk. If it cures you,* the cost will be $3.56. If it fails. I will) pay him myself. The book will tell you how my Restor- Sftive strengthens the inside nerves. It brings back the power that operates the vital organs. My book will prove that no other way can make those organs strong. No matter what your doubts. Remem ber that my method is unknown to you, while I spent a lifetime on it. Remem ber that only the cured need pay. Won't you write a postal to learn what treat ment makes such an offer possible? Simply state Book No. 1 on Dyspepsia, which book you No. 1 00 the Heart which booa yu a o|| Kldnt> wan'., and address Book No. 4 for Women. Dr Shoop. Box 544, Book No. 5 for Men. Sealed.) Racine. Wis. Book No. 4 on Rheun-atism Mild cases, nit chronic. are often cured by ore er two bottles. At all druggists. to 1:20.” At 3:15 p. m. as “very restless and much disturbed.” Codeia phos was administered Alter an hour’s steep the Tecord is made at 7:10 a. m.: “Mind clear, feels chilly." The pa tient drank water frequently in smajl quantities. At-9:30 the bulletin was is sued: ‘The president's condition is be coming more and more satisfactory, etc." At 11 o’clock this morning the doctors began to administer hourly doses of calo mel. Meanwhile following a nutritive enema of egg. whisky and water, there were two high enemas, one with soap, water and ox-gall, which brought away a copious discharge, wi<.h gas. At 3 p. m. the bulletin said: “The president s condition steadily im proves and he is comfortable without pain or unfavorably symptoms. Bowels and kidney functions normally performed." At 4:20 of this day, following a dress ing of the wound of about an hour, the patient spit up greenish bitter fluid. Hot water was given at 5:50 and half an hour later the patient complained of nausea. The fifth day. September 10. began at 1:45 a. m.. after short sleep with this .en try: “Uncomfortable turning frequently.” There are three entries of “sleeping quietly.” and then the 5:20 bulletin, stat ing that the president had passed the most comfortable night since the at tempt on his life. The 9 a. m. bulletin predicted a rapid convalescence failing complications. The bulletin at 10:30 said the president’s condition was unchanged, and described the removal of the stitches and the cause therefor. The sixth's days treatment was marked by the admission of the first food stomach, through the mouth, which tne note says "tasted good." The seventh ad ministration of this beef juice midnight and 9 o'clock the next mornng. The patient complained of feeling chilly, but is recorded as sleeping more than usna’.. and the bulletin at 9 o d tha- he resteu comfortably and his condi tion was excellent. _» The patient complained of headache at 2:la. and camphor was applied to the head. The bulletin 4t 3:30 stated that the president continued, .to 8«ln, and the wound was becoming healthy. The seventh day began with the admin istration of beef juice and the diet was varied this time (the patient of pain in the abdomenl by whlsky an 1 water and chicken broth. At “• digitalis and strychnine having been more cheerful since having last str. ch "At 4:45 a. m.. ft is reported, the mind was wandering and restless. Ualomel. whisky and water and digitalis were a fc afn administered. The skin was moist and cold and the 8:30 bulletin reported that the president's condition, was not <» a| te «> favorable and his food had been stopped. At 9:35 Dr. Rlxey writes: “Whole body moist and cold. T^ 1 "® weak and thready. Slept quietly 20 min- At 11 o'clock of that night normal salt solution was injected beneath the skin. At midnight whisky and water 'w-as gb en with an Infusion of digitalis. For the first time resort was had to inhalations of oxygen. The bulletin issued at that time unfavorable symptoms in the presi dent's condition have improved since the last bulletin.” etc . etc. The eighth and last day of the presi dent's life. September 13. opened with this entry at 12:20 a. m.: ~ “Restless and complains of headache. Whisky and water was given and a perspiration was induced, but this entry says: •‘Very restless and wants to get up; ■ Tne same medical treatment was vo n * tinued, involving.a plentirul quantity* of oxygen, digitalis, strychnine and morphia and peptonoids. Still at 4:55 the patient's condition is jrepbrted as grave. The oxy gen was continued. There was no re sponse to. jtljnulantt. Atrophine and mor phia were injected ‘ the patient was al most pulseless. * ,r ' The last entry was at 9:30 and there was a gap of five hours between that and the end. It read: “Heart sounds very feeble. Oxygen continued. Slight reflex movements, and at 2:15 a. m., September 14. 1901, the presi dent died.” Attached to the report are the results of the autopsies and the chemical and bacteriological examinations which al ready have been published in the medical journals. •TEMPERANCE QUESTION UP. Temperance Committee and State Pro hibition Society Hold Joint Session. Members of the interdenominational temperance commltte and the state pro hibition society held a joint conference Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of the Baptist Home mission in the Aus tell building. The conference adopted a resolution Introduced by Rev. Len G. Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church, favoring the abolition of the saloon traffic in Georgia and pledged themselves only to such candidates for governor and the senate and legislature as would work for that end. The resolu tion was as follows: “Resolved that the prohibition associa tion and the interdenominational temper ance committee in joint session favors the abolition of the saloon traffic in Georgia. "2. That to carry into effect this -desire only such candidates for governor, the senate and legislature be voted for at the coming democratic primary as are pledg ed to secure this end. “X That candidates for governor, the senate and legislature agree to support such a bill as may be agreed upon by a caucus of the temperance element in the legislature.” Following the adoption of the resolu tion. Dr. G. A. Nunnally, of LaGrangfe. who was elected chairman of the temperr ance committee to succeed the late Dr r F. H. Kerfoot: Col. Pringle, president of the state prohibition society, and A. A, DeLoach, secretary of the joint confer ence, were appointed as a committee to transmit a copy of the resolution to the candidates offering for the various offices and interview them with respect to their views. The result of the interviews will be given publicity. Considerable discussion came out over the question of whether the resolution should include the candidates for gover nor or be confined to the candidates for the legislature. It was finally decided by the conference that all candidates should be included, and their views on the sa loon question will determine whether they will receive the support of the prohibi tionists. CJL. FRANK HALL DEAD AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. Prominent Georgian Died Friday Night From Typhoid Fever. Colonel Frank W. Hall, one of the most prominent men in Georgia, died Friday night at his home in East Decatur, after a brief illneds of typhoid fever. Colonel Hall had made his home here since only about a year and a half ago. Previous to that time he-lived at Dahlon ega. where he was prominently identified with the mining Interests of north Geor gia. Some ten years ago Colonel Hall, then a member of the legislature, acquired considerable prominence by suggesting that the Otate sell the Okefenokee swamp. He introduced a bill in the general assem bly embodying this suggestion, and fixing the price of the swamp at 12 1-2 cents an acre. The bill was defeated on the ground that the swamp should be yoid at public auction, but it served to start the move ment which eventually resulted in the sale of the swamp to General Henry R. Jackson and others for 26 1-2 cents an acre. Colonel Hall was a man about 60 years of age and of large and rugged phys ique and cordial manners, and the an nouncement of his death will ' carry a pang of regret throughout the state. His wife and a brother and sister, Orville Hall and Ml’s. Altoand, Survive hita. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA, MONDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1901. TO BORE FOR OIL IN FLOYD COUNTY SYNDICATE GETS OPTION ON LAND NEAR ROME—MACHIN- ERY ARRIVES. ROME, Ga. Oct. 26.--A syndicate has se cured an option on 2,090 acres of land three miles west of Rome for the purpose of boring oil wells. The machinery has arrived and work will begin immediately. The property is owned by W. M. Gam mon, J. J. Seay. J. H. Rice and Wilker son. The syndicate will pay $200,000 for the land if sufficient oil is fdund. The names of the members of the company eouid not be learned. Those Interested la the enterprise are uncommunicative as to.niany of the details. •It is known the company ix./rom New York and Chicago, and they have secured undoubted evidence of the presence of oil and have shipped expensive machinery to Rome under the direction of experts and will push the enterprise regardless of cost. SCHLEY TELLS HOW THE FIGHT WAS WON. Germany Selling Potatoes to England. risk the ships until the Spanish fleet was out of the way. “We discussed Cervera's probable des tination. He said that his information was that the orders of the Spanish squad ron to reach Havana or some point with in railroad communication were impera tive. and he believed that Cienfuegos would be the point, as that came under the order more directly. “We looked over the maps, and I must say that I agreed with him. I could not imagine that any one who had studied the military situation of the island could have supposed that Santiago would have fulfilled any of the conditions of his in structions. »Ve had quite a talk to gether. “I told him that I had been ordered to report for duty to Admiral Remey, which I imagined necessarily meant himself and I wanted to assure him at the outset that I should be loyal absolutely and unreserv edly to the cause that we were bffih rep resenting. “Captain who was present, I don’t remember all the time or not. said: ’Of course. Commodore, any one who has known your character would know that it would be impossible for you to be oth erwise than loyal.' ' . . ”1 asked the admiral if there had been established any means of communica tion with the insurgents; whether there were pilots or whether the locality was known where they were to be found. He told me that he did not know, but that when he got the situation better in hand, he would communicate with me and that he thought it would be better for me to proceed to the block ade of- Cienfuegos as soon as possible. I said: ‘Very well.’ I was very glad,.of course,.to go anywhere. That ter minated our conversation except so far as it related to complimentary allusions of such a visit.” The admiral said that he then left the New York and went on board his own flagship In order to hasten the operation of coaling. Later the Algonquin came out with an order from the secretary of the navy to Commodore Remey directing the wit ness to proceed to Havana. Admiral Schley said he signalled Admiral Sampson and the latter said ha understood that h|s (SampsofM coming to Key West modified his (Schley’s) orders, and in strhcted ’him to carry out the plans agreed upon. The admiral described the coaling of his squadron, which he said was more commodious than it uecame later. He told of the quantity of coal his s ..ps had, and said, that between 7 and 8 o’clock on the morning of the 19th he sailed for Cienfuegos. The admiral then read the order under which he had sailed from Key West. In this order Admiral Sampson had told Commodore Schley that he should estab- ISh a blockade at Cienfuegos with the least possible delay, and said that after he had the information more in hand, he would write the commodore. . “Under the direction of this order, my squadron got under way," he said. Then he related the details of the cruise to Cienfuegos. That same, night he had fallen in with McCalla and his sub-squad ron. McCalla had sent the Eagle to in tercept him and had himself asked per mission to pass on. He had sent the Scorpion to meet the Eagle and the former vessel had reported as was recorded In Its log. "That,” he said, “is all the information she gave us. After this the Eagle came within hail, telling us that there was no news. I felt very positive that this was the case. It seemed burned into my mind, but from what I had heard I to think I might possibly be mistaken.” Relating the particulars In his meeting with Captain Chester, of the Cincinnati, he said that the captain was anxious to join the flying squadron. The admiral said that was not possible. The captain had suggested one or two banks on the Cuban coast at which he thought coal ing would be possible. Still it was prob lematical, as it would depend upon the weather and sea. After Captain Chester left the admiral said the squadron had continued its voy age toward Cienfuegos. where it arrived on the night of May 21. “Toward sundown that evening I was standing on the bridge when we were 30 or 40 miles out. I heard six or seven guns fired with the cadence of a salute. The report was so distinct that the officer of the deck spoke of it. Early the next morning the fleet had steamed in and looked into the harbor, but it had been impossible to see in. “I never saw any smoke stacks there.” he said, "and I was a very close watch er from 7 to 8 o'clock in the morning un til 12 or 1 at night. “Very few circumstances escaped me." Toward 9 o’clock of the 22nd he salt) the Dupont brought to me the now cele brated “Dear Schley” letter. In obedi ence to this dispatch he had sent the Scorpion east to communicate with the scout boats about the Spaniards. "As I was very doubtful of their being at Santiago, as I think the admiral -was.” He recalled the arrival of the lowa, but he did not recollect that it brought any thing to him tn the way of dispatches. Speaking of the blockade at Cienfuegos he said the line was tnree or four miles out. “I came closer at night than In the day time,” he said, “and that was the rule always, both at Cienfuegos and San tiago. “I believed at that time,” he said, "from the sound of the firing and the conversa tion I had had with Admiral Sampson, that the squadron was in Cienfuegos. “The line of formation was kept ready for any emergency and was never aban doned. During ihe day we feigned a lit tle disorder in hopes that we might Invite those people out.” “We knew there would be difficulty in getting in, as the flagship was of great draught, as were almost all the other ships. The channel was very crooked and our only wish was that they might come out. The movements of the squadron were rather an Invitation for them to do so. That was what I felt during all the period of this blockade. “Lieutenant Wood has testified to a con versation which he said he had with me in relation to the delivery of dispatches which for the life of me I cannot re call. and I have a deal of recollection. I am glad.to say very little imagination. Lieutenant Wood, when he catne on board, was almost prostrated. * “His rendition to me was pittable. Not from fear, but from the exhaustion of torpedo boat sendee, and I told him when he came over the side that if I were king I would promote every torpedo officer five grades if I could. “Hoshanded me the dispatch. I think he did me an injustice when he spoke of my speaking disrespectfully of Admiral Sampson. I used no such terms. There was no reason why I should have done so. I invariably spoke of him as Admiral Sampson and I do not recall one word of the conversation which he recites; not one word and I recollect a good many things very well.” The admiral then told of the arrival of the Hawk on the morning of May 23d, bringing dispatch No. 8. This is the dis patch from Admiral Sampson which had brought the information that the Spanish fleet was probably at Santiago and in which Commodore Schley had been told that "if satisfied they were not an Cien fuegos to proceed with all dispatch to San tiago”. "In this dispatch was enclosed the Mc- Calla memorandum, saying that a good landing place had been secured 131-2 miles west of Santiago. With regard to Commander Hood’s testimony concerning the testimony of these dispatches the ad miral said he did not remember, "and,” he went on, "I think I can show you by a.memorandum in -the official government report that if he had any verbal orders he forgot them. “This memoranda had run to the effect that Hood had said: ‘There are a good many officers here who do not believe the Spaniards are there.’ ” "Tiiat,” said the admiral, “goes to show that Hood was not very certain or that if he had the information, he did not de liver it to the commander in chief, which was an indiscretion. He seems to have remembered a good deal that was said by me, but to have forgotten a good deal that he should have done. The witness .also told of tne arrival of the British ship Adula and of his having that vessel boarded and his allowing it to proceed Inside. He also told of the re port which the Adula brought to the effect that i.ie Spanish fleet had arrived at and later had left Santiago, he said "lent color to hie own belief at mat time.” The witness stated that he had seen the signals on shore and explained his ex perience in this respect. He said the surf was dangerous there in. the day time. Continuing Admiral Schley said: "Not knowing whether or not there were any insurgents to the west of this place, I did not have communicated to me any idea that there was a system of signals arranged with them, though I asked the question. The withdrawal of the squadron of Captain McCalla and the failure of Lieutenant Sutherland to give me that Information was directly responsible for the delay in communicating. To risk a boat through surf or a coast believed to be occupied by the enemy might have repeated Captain McCalla’s experience. He found the coast pretty well occupied. I saw cavalry on the coast once or twice. “They remained for a moment and then got out of sight. I thought it was a waste of ammunition to fire at them. I wanted to save all the ammunition we had for use against the enemy’s squad ron,. which I knew to be somewhere in the vicinity. I did everything that was possible during the time we were there to malhtain a blockade as contemplated. “I did all the coaling that was practica ble or possiule. "With the later experiences of the war, after we got hold of colliers that were very much better fitted to resist shocks, as well as to deliver this coal rapidly— with that experience I might have coaled on days of worse wtather. “We had a great many accidents of which no mention was made because they came after the period of time. "One of the coHiers had to go to New York, absolutely smashed in. “The Merrimac qi had several holes punched through her and my impression now is a portion of the upper works of the Sterling some way, but we managed, with more experience, to do a little better than we did at first. ‘“There was always at Cienfuegos a rolling swei., and vessels with projecting sponsons or projecting guns were always in danger. "I recollect in one case later one of the six-pounder guns on the Brooklyn was bent at an angle of 30 per cent by coming in collision with one of these colliers. "In other words, the problem presented to me at Cienfuegos," he said, "was one that had troubled the navies of the world throughout all time.” He then spoke of the arrival of Cap tain McCalla on May 24, bringing infor mation concerning the shore signals from the Cuban insurgents. He said that when the captain came aboard he asked: "‘ Have you seen any signals’’ "I said: ‘What do you mean?’ "He then asked if I had seen three lights at night and three horses in the day time. "I said I had seen the lights, and he said. ’They are trying to communicate with you.’ "I expressed surprise, and asked who had made the arrangements. Friday’s Proceedings. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 —ln the Schley court of Inquiry today Admiral Schley continued the recital of his narrative re garding his conduct in the Spanish war, which he had begun yesterday. When the court adjourned he had covered most of the points of the campaign previous to the Santiago blockade, leaving that blockade, the reconnoisance Os May 31st, the battle of Santiago and the famous loop of the Brooklyn yet to be told of. Proceeding, Admiral Schley testified that he believed Captain Cotton’s state ment regarding the offer of Lieutenant Field to go ashore at Santiago to learn positively whether the Spanish fleet was in Santiago was somewhat faulty, and he detailed some facts relating to Field s offer which fixed bis own impression of it in his mind. On May 31, after the bombardment of the Colon and after Captain Cotton had gone for Mole St. Nicholas with a report to the department upon that subject. Admiral Schley testi fied that he sent Nunez, the pilot, west ward to communicate with the insurgents. Nunez landed near Ascerrderos, fifteen or eighteen miles west of Santiago, and, joining some of the Cuban insurgents, went into the interior. He returned June Ist or 2d with detailed information of the location of the Span ish ships in the harbor. "I sent him," added Admiral Schley, “to the commander-ln-chlef with that Infor mation.” The witness then returned to the retro grade movement, saying: “Touching the question of retrograde movement, after the Merrimac had brok en down, the movement was not made to the westward until toward 9 o’clock, the Yale having had considerable difficulty in getting a hawser to her. That hawser parted about 11 o’clock that night, when I was signalled by Captain Wise, of the Yale, that it would take some lour hours to break out a steel hawser. The ship at that time was absolutely unmanageable. She was not capable of turning a propel ler. Ido not think we got under way again until 4 o’clock of the afternoon of the 27th, and not long after she was taken in tow, steaming to the westward. We went a little further than I had in tended on account of the difficulty in get ting the Yale to read our ardois signals. We were obliged to go four or five miles further on that account. "As soon as the sea calmed down, and in my judgment it was not possible to have coaled, as 1 said yesterday that was one. of the conditions which I watched espe cially and was a better judge of that than any other officer of the fleet because I was more interested in it. I signalled to Captain Philip asking him if he could coal and I think his signal indicates percisely that he was uneasy about it for he signal ed back to me ‘I can try.’ The impres sion left on my mind was at that time that even he was uncertain.” Continuing he said that even as late as the following morning Captain Philip had signaled that both the Texas and the Merrimac had sprung a leak. The admiral also referred to the ex- treme heat, saying it was so great that the men were exhausted and the doctors had recommended that on this account coaling operations be suspended. Here Admiral Schley brought his nar rative up to Santiago and said in that connection that he had regarded the ord ers of the department concerning the probable presecne of the Spanish fleet at Santiago as more of a suggestion than a mandatory order. He considered that it would take only a little while to get back In any event. He reported that the prop er military manoeuver would be to pro ceed westward toward the bases at Ha vana and Key West. He arrived with the squadron off San tiago about 7 o’clock p. <n., May 28, he said, and took up his position five or six miles out, afterwards holding the fleet in formation day and night. On that first night he sent the Marblehead closer in with Instructions to keep close watch on the mouth of the harbor. That night he noticed the signals on the shore known as blinkers, and also observed lights on a lower plane which he had since become convinced were from the Colon lying in the harbor. The next day he discovered the pres ence of the Spanish vessel there, as he had also that of the other enemy’s war vessels. He said that when he had thus secured irrefutable proof of the fact that the -vessels were there and told Captain Slgsbee of the fact, that officer expressed surprise that such was really the case. It was at this period that he sent his dispatch to the department giving ab solute information of the presence of the Spaniards, and, Slgsbee took this mes sage to Mole St.* Nicholas. Coming to the reconnoisance of May 31st Admiral Schley said: “On the 31st, while the Brooklyn and the Marblehead and the Texas were coaling I transferred my flag to the Massachusetts and determined to develop the facts be cause of information we had on board the flagship from the hydrographic office—my impression now is it was rather undeter mined. I think one source stated that the batteries were old and another that the Krupps were mounted. The general belief, however, was that all of the southern places weye very heavily fortified. In fact, we knew very little about the effect of higher powered artillery either on shore or aboard ship, and feeling that I ought to know something about the fortifications which defended that place, I determined to go in and take advantage of what J. believed to be a longer range of our guns and develop fully what these defenses were and incidentally, if we .could, get a shot into the Colon that- was lying ex posed. I think we were lying in a position per haps four or five miles to the westward. The steaming in was at slow speed, .1 transferred my flag, and went on board the Massachusetts. When I boarded her it was near the dinner hour and Captain Higginson suggested that we postpone un til 1 o’clock the going in to develop these batteries. I assented. After, the meal we steamed in pretty nearly head on. There was hot much opportunity for any body to seek cover behind a turret unless he got behind the protecting plate which was a guard to the entrance to the rear. Some weight had laid upon the fact that we were in white clothes. I would like to invite attention to t'he fact that it was a matter which I controlled entire ly for my squadron and about the only suitable dress for that region." Once on board, he said, lu: engaged in a conversation with Captain (now Ad miral) Higginson. , "I was not excited,”, he went on, "nor nervous, for* I need not have undertaken the reconnoissance had I not desired to do so. I had some regard for those stand ing turrets, thinking they were exposing themselves to danger from shock which was unnecessary, though I was different ly circumstanced, and I so expressed my self. Commander Potts is in error in say ing that I took advantage of cover. I did not. for I was not concerned about myself.” He went .ont "The shore batteries re sponded, some of them using smokeless was quitd a stream af.pro jectiles, and I was impressed with the idea that they must be from guns of 6 or 8-inch calibre. The shot from the So capa battery evidently reached t'he fleet. Some went over our ships and one went beyond and over the Vixen, which was half a mile distant. “The strength of the batteries being es tablished it would have been military fol ly to have risked the battleships further to fire from these shore batteries under my instructions. IX we had lost one di two of our six or aeven vessels the loss would have been a very great disadvant age. and it might have invited attadk with disastrous results. I thought it bet ter policy to save the ships for wider and better use, and subsequent events justi fied the decision.” On the 31st he received, he thought, by way of a press tug from Port Antonio the dispatch from Admiral Sampson dated May 30th congratulating him upon the lo cation of the Spanish fleet. In reply to questions by his counsel Admiral Schley explained that Cape Cruzqwas an exposed place 109 miles from Santiago and he did not regard it as an available place for coaling. Some of the smaller ships might have been sent there, but with a squad ron such as he had, practically of the same size as the Spanish fleet, he had never considered the question of separat ing the ships from his fleet. He regarded it as of prime importance that the fleet be kept together. After this digression the admiral re turned to the reconnoisflance of May 31. That some of the younger officers who testified regarding that occurrence were mistaken, he said, was proved by the fact that there was today on the deck of the Indiana a plate showing where an S-inch shell from the land fortifications entered July 4 and wrecked her ward room. The officers referred to had testified that there were no guns over 6 inches in Santiago land batteries. The admiral said the shell which wrecked the ward room of the In diana might possibly have been fired from a mortar, of which there were several, but that the range of the batteries was beyond the ships as they went In tor the reconnoisance was evident not from the fact that there were one or two shells which went over the American ships. There were, he said, many more, perhaps fifty. “In fact,” said he, “it was very lively for a few minutes.” Again leaving the question of the May reconnoisance the witness related the particulars of the arrival of the New Or leans. May 30th, convoying the collier Sterling. Captain Folger had. the ad miral said, brought instructions to sink the collier, the details of which perform ance were to be left largely to Admiral Schley’s discretion. “I did not,” he said, “understand that this passage was to be blocked up except in case we should be compelled to aban don the port, in which event that ex pedient was to resorted to.” While saying Captain Folger had meant to do no injury to him (the admiral), he felt that the captain had failed to give all the details of the conversation. "He did not want to explain to this court,” said the witness, “just what the conversation had been, for I had con demned the circular form of blockade and had advocated the form which I had es tablished as being more mobile and facile for a small fleet such as ours was’ In case of attack by the enemy, as more easily manipulated and handled under signal. “The captain spoke of advising me to keep In closer,” continued Admiral Schley. “Whereas on the next day he signalled that the enemy would fire on us at the then range. We had not changed our po sition.” « This brought Admiral Schley to the time of the arrival of Admiral Sampson, commander in chief of t'he North Atlafntic squadron. In speaking of this event and the change in command which it involved, he ventured upon ground which Captdin Lemly considered as somewhat question able. * • Coming to this point the witness said: “On June Ist Admiral Sampson arrived. He brought with him York, the Oregon and the Mayflower and steamed down to the westward a Tittle inside of the line of blockade. He found us at that time -just in making the turn and I was invited on board. He was very cordial, MF R “ very . coa * X venient to attribute ' th® disasters which Or overtake us to fate. or most L * part man is the arbiter of his own gJM fortunes. Business men are struck j down suddenly as by lightning. The verdict is generally ”heart failure." "His heart was weak. It was fate for him to meet this end.” But if we went behind the " weak ” heart we should find a " weak ” stomach, prob ably, and back of the weak stomach is careless eating at irregular hours. When the stomach is diseased the organs depending on the stomach for nutrition are starved. Starvation hieans weakness of the body and its organs. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. When these organs are cured, diseases of heart, liver, lungs and kidneys, caused by the diseased stomach, are cured also. «In the fall of 1897 I was taken with smother ing spells, palpitation of the heart, and a dis tressed feeling in my stomach," writes Mr. H. W. Kinney, of Knight. Doddridge Co., West Va. "I consulted a doctor and he said I had organic heart trouble. He gave tne some medi cine, but it did me no good. I then tried differ ent kidds of patent medicinea, but they only helned me a little. I then sent and got five bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov er}- Before the fitst bottle was gone I felt a cifcnge. When the five bottles were gone I began to work. I had not worked any for a year before. «I am well and can eat anything now with the exception of pork and greasy food.” Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure biliousness. very glad to see me, and 1 explained to him the situation and the fact of the reconnoisance. He seemed to be yery glad to find out the situation there and I point ed out to him the Colon lying ashore. - Captain Lemley: “If the court pleases we are getting beyend the court’s direc tion of the scope of the evidence.” Admiral Dewey: “As I understand, he is turning the command over to the com mander-in-chief. I want to hear that. I would like to hear that part.” Continuing, Admiral Schley said: < "I handed him a number of dispatches, explained to him the situation and told him the form of blockade that I had maintained and I heard no word of com plaint from him. In fact, in view of the telegram of congratulation I - supposed naturally everything was approved. Ad miral Sampson’s relations and mine were always cordial. I never had any difference with him." Admiral Dewey: "You have turned the Command over. Now go on.” • “I turned the command over to Admiral Sampson and my squadron was not broken up until the 18th or 19th of June. I was still In command of the flying squadron, and composed the left half Os the blockading line at Santiago. Os course, I have no criticisms to offer; merely a plain, straight story to tell of what its operations were up to that time.” Admiral Schley began his description of the battle of July 3 about 2:15. He said the day broke fair with a pleasant land “We were lying at that time possibly . thffte miles or a little over from' the land, and I wondered why the enemy permitted us to remain so close without firing at us. At a quarter to nine o’clock an orderly reported to me that a signal had been made by the flagship to disregard her movements and that she had gone east ward. I did not. of course, know where she had gone. Describing the coming out of the harbor of the Spanish fleet, the admiral said: "I was sitting on deck on a hatchway when I heard a call from the forward bridge to tell the commodore that the fieet was coming. "That was some time after the men had been called to quarters, about 9:85 o’clock. “The ship was lying with her head in toward Cabanas, a little cove to the westward and one of the marking points we used in maintaining our position. I looked over the starboard side and saw the enemy coming out of the entrance of the harbor. I looked eastward and saw the Texas apparently a point or more abaft the starboard beam. The Texas appeared to me to be heading on one of the easterly courses. To the left of her was the lowa. The Oregon was to the eastward of the lowa. The Indiana was to the eastward of that position, and the Gloucester was lying under the land. "The New York was out of sight and out of signal distance, with glasses. I looked for her in order to determine what my position in the action was to be. Os course, if the New York had not been out of distance I would not have given or made a signal. I had in the meantime gone forward on a little platform that I had had constructed around the battle tower, as my position in the fight. I had only been there a moment or' two when Captain Cook joined me. In the mean time Mr. Hodgson, who was on the upper bridge, sang out something to the captain about being connected up and al! ready. He, at the same time, said to me: " ‘Commodore, they are dopiing right at us.' " ‘Well,’ I said, ‘go right for them,’ and the helm was put aport. The ship was started ahead first at half speed. I re member that. It took her away very quickly, and I said to Cook: “ ‘Here's the signal, close in for action.’ Then followed the signal, ‘Close up,’ and the Brooklyn, as well as all the other ships charged in for the entry according to the original plan. We all moved 1 di rectly flor the head of the column, the idea being to arrest and knock them to pieces as they came on. "We continued on our course for ten or twelve minutes," lie said, “and I saw all the ships of our .fleet closing in. One thousand yards is the limit of effective torpedo range, and a» we were approach ing about that’ distance. I mentioned something of that sort to Captain Cook at the same time saying to him. 'Much will depend upon this Ship today.’ “Cook replied that we would soon be within the cross fire of the Ships. I saw Lieutenant Simpson’s first shot and then I saw the first vessel in the Spanish line take a rank sheer to the westward, leav ing the Viscaya. “Then the latter also turned to the westward. It was not apparent that the original plan of the Spaniards had failed and were now entering on the second phase, and that their new disposition would control their subsequent course. Captain C<M>k now gave the order to port the helm If he had not done so I should have in a minute. Powers’ Defense Asks For Howard. GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 24.—When court convened this morning Atttorney 1 John Smith, for Powers, asked for an order to bring Jim Howard here from Frankfort jail to testify in the prisoners' behalf. Howard was condemned to death for Goebel's murder, but was granted a new trial. The judge granted the order for Howard’s removal, but said If Howard was not here by the time the defense closed, the court would not wait on him. The attorneys for the defendant say that they will positively close their side of the case today. Howard will probably be the last witness, and he Will be here this .afternoon. He will be brought from Frankfort, twenly-two miles, In a buggy. VALDOSTA'S SHOW ' OPENS TOMORROW - SOUTH GEORGIA FAIR WILL BE ONE OF BEST EVER 1 HELD. VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 26.—The South Georgia fair will open here next Tuesday, Octooer 29, with a great program of at tractions, including agricultural displays, mercantile booths, live stock exhibits, poultry and pet stock shows, horse races, thrilling open air attractions and bewil dering scenes on the midway. • The most successful state fair ever held in Georgia was the one in Valdosta last year, and the South Georgia fair will be superior to that because of experience and a large sum of money being raised for the purpose.. • .-: . •:,• - The South Georgia fair has assumed proportions far beyond the most sanguine hopes of the managers, and they are safe in announcing that there will be no dis appointments for any one who attends. All attractions and exhibits have assumed definite shape and nothing but an earth quake or some equally improbable calam ity can prevent its being one of the best fairs ever held in this country. The man agers have been especially fortunate in securing the very best exhibits and at tractions in every department that consti tute a great fair. No feature of last year’s fair attracted more attention, or was more highly com mended than the live stock exhibit! and 'the public will be glad to know that the live stock department will equal L in every way, and in many resj)fiCte_ surpass the exhibits in that department last year. The Belmont Farm, the largest breed ers of pure blood stock in the south, will be here with famous herds of cattle, sheep and hogs, which have won thousands of dollars in premiums at the largest fairs in the country, and almost made sweep stakes of everything at Atlanta. This ex hibit alone makes four full car loadtf, and is a show in itself, worth traveling many miles to see. ” " ’-1 There will be two car loads of fine cat tle from the famous Waco ranch, and other exhibits from Forest Mississippi, Lebanon, Tenn., besides individual exhib its that are making other big fairs in the south. ,• \ The poultry and pet stock show will be fully up to last year’s standard. This is a feature that is attracting wide attention in this section just now; and fanciers will be delighted to learn that the show will be fully up to the standard of last year. Mr. Ldring Brown who was the principal exhibitor last year, will be here with a vastly improved exhibit, and the rest will be in proportion. Lovers of live stock and poultry and pet stock will be better pleased with these de partments than ever before, and will have an excellent opportunity to stock their farms and hutches, with the best blood in the world at minimum cost. The agricultural and mercantile dis* plays will be fully up to the standard. The managers are making no claim of 15 dr 30 separate county exhibits, but. the depart ment will be an excellent illustration of what the wiregrass farmers can do. and will be a pleasant surprise to those who are under the illusion that only state fairs can have fine agricultural departments. The attractions on the grounds are es pecially excellent. Here is where the man agers have been unusually fortunate. The races which delight even the people who argue against them, will be the best ever seen on this, the best half-mile track in the south. The list of horses entered is by far the fullest Hat ever obtained here, and is without dovbt- the best, list sectlrtd by any meeting south of Kentucy this year. From seven to fourteen horses ate entered to start in each race, and every heat will be a race to a finish. There will be from three to five harness heats each day, and the gallopers will fill in the time between. These races with the other open air attractions, such as the miniature rail road, merry-go-rounds which will be fun for the little tots all day long, and the captive balloon and ferris wheel will en able the grown-upe to get off the earth for one time ifi their lives, arid possibly get nearer to a more desirable habitation than they will ever be again; and the wire walkers and merry makers in general will all afford perpetual amusement to the throngs that visit the fair. And then comes the midway. This is the most abused, and some times the most abusive, feature of the modern fair. But the people clamor for it, and the man agers have spent time and money and pains this year to secure a midway that will delight everybody and offend nene. The trained wild animal show is, of course, a necessary feature and a delight ful one. The oriental theater is a new feature to this section and is a great at traction, the electric theatres, three of them, but entirely different from each other, showing startling illusions and life like moving pictures; the Hindoo palace of illusions, the statue turning to life; the deep sea divers, poses plaatique; the midget that weighs 700 pounds, and a full list of better attracions than has ever been seen here before. I The railroads charge one fare for the round trip, tickets good till November Sth. No one who has the price or can borrow it can afford to miss the South Georgia fair.* - ‘ BIG CARNIVAL AT WAYCROSS. ; --- \ * f Parade Was One of the Best Ever Wit nessed In the South. WAYCROSS, Ga.. Oct, 26.—The two days’ carnival closed yesterday with a big floral parade and military dress parade. Yesterday was the principal day and there was a large crowd in attendance on the exercises. In the forenoon the' foot races, bag races and jumping contests amused the crowds and at 1 p. m. the fire department gave an exhibition of a quick run. At 1:30 the Fitzgerald company with the Waycross Rifles had a sham battle, in which they stormed two block houses and captured the enemy. After the sham battle the floral parade occurred. It was a half mile long and In it were some of the most beautifully'dec orated vehicles ever seen in this section. The double trap of Miss. Ora Beach won the prize for being the prettiest. The first day of the- carnival was prin cipally taken up with scrub races, in which many entries from the surrounding country was made. Yesterday was a gala day all round, and everybody enjoyed the occasion. . WANTED —At once: traveling salesmen: ex perience not absolutely necessary. »•> and expenses. Central Tobacco Works Co., Penicks, Ya. » ROUGH RIDERS ARE HISSED. Savannah Gives Roosevelt Rebuke During Buffalo Bill Performance. SAVANNAH. Ga., Oct. 25.—At Buffalo Bill’s performance yesterday afternoon there was a perceptible hissing when the rough riders rode over the ground. This was interpreted to mean a rebuke to President Roosevelt for his recent enter tainment la the white house. Hissing was distinctly heard and com mented upon. Revenge, was indirect, but seemed to satisfy the people who got even by venting their feelings this way. SPAVINS The worst possible spavin can be cured in 45 minutes. Risgbooes, Curbs and Splints just as quick. Sot painful and never has railed. Detailed information about this new method sent free to horse owners. •. Write today. Ask for pamphlet No. 140 Rewiax Bnia., Cbmtsts, laien Steck Yds., Chlcaf.