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BOARD HOLDS J
FORMAL SESSION
Commission Appointed to In
vestigate Conduct of War
Begins Work.
SWEEPING QUESTIONS PUT
Commissioners Will Take Every Pos
sible Chance To Secure Every
Particle of Information
Wherever a Complaint
Has Been Lodged.
Washington. September 2(1.- The eomml. -
rim selected by the president to investigate
the conduct of the war department iicl.l its
first formal session today with all the mem
bers present. The meeting was in the room
< : the fortification ami ordnance board of
t army, but it was found to be too
small for the purpo.se of the board and it
sv is . r.noiineed tiiat future meetings would
be held in the apartments secund in the
I. liman building on New York avenue.
T,.lie's meetl'-ig was .strictly secret, no
newspaper representatives or others not
connected with the board being admitted.
Today's session was confined to a. meet
ing of two hours' duration In the forenoon,
after which an adjournment was taken un
til 10 o’clock tomorrow. The proceedmg.s
were limited to an outlining of a general
poll j and the >rmat >n of letters of in
quiry which will be made public tomorrow.
The letters which have peen decided upon
are to be addressed to the secretary of
war, the i|uartormasu r general,the commis
sary general, th, surgeon gen ral and th"
chief of the ordnance department of the
army. They will consist in the main of in
quiries Intended to bring out all the facts
tb.it can given relative to the organiza
tion of the volunteer army. Those officials
will be asked to give specific information
as to <OV r each of Ih- departments In
question concerning th. condition of the
army both at the beginning and the close
of the war For lais purpose a date in
April has been selected a.s the one for the
beginning of the preparation and another
in August for the close.
Questions Are Sweeping.
The questions are so icrmii'.::ted ns to
, in out answers covering the organization
of camps, the purchase of supplies and the
making of contracts with transporta tint
companies and also to show the methods
adopted for furnishing supplies to the vari
ous commands and for protecting tl>6
health of the soldiers. There will be an
espe i.i] , ff.irt to develop the motives that
actuated Hie department in the ch '■» ot
camp sites, as there have been charges to
the effect that they w re located as a mat
ter of favoritism to railroad companies.
The commission also considered several
letters of complaint from persons profess
ing to have information bearing upon the
. ,|,je t of investigation and decided to ad
dress replies to the writers of each of them
requesting them to put their charges In
spi.-i'ic shape and informing them of the
scope of the inquiry.
It is intended at If the replies receiv'd
to these letters tffiu.x the writers to b ■ in
possession of rial information to summon
them before the commission when it is
f»*;i-ii'to do or otherw.a.* to securo
■ . r affidavits. Where, however, ft be
, omes evident that their accusations are
mere idle complaints with no information
back of them, the writers will nut receive
■ner attention.
The commission also experts to extend
its mqu ry befoia it closes Its work to the
extent of summoning uefore It ths com
manding officers of the various divisions
and pt > ■ ■ ' i'd it ;1 ’
•.in. colonel* of regiments from which com
p. dnts have emanated. They will be ex
pected to g.ve ful. information as to the
p.in.s tie-y may have taken or tailed to
take concerning the location of their troops
and their general welfare. The commission
decided io hold two sessions daily, uno in
:In forenoon from 10 in 12:30 o’clock and
lie other in the
COMMISSION ASKS QUESTIONS.
War Investigating’ Board Starts Its
Work in Bead Earnest.
Washington, September 27.- The war in
mmis ■
t p) k today in th< I- mon build ng,
,nid at the close of th.- morning se—ion
out a number of documents muring
the work to be undertaki n.
i hr.-'- utjinprise (id* Secretary Al-
req sting tha < in
vestigation be mad”, a brief address io tlie
pub he 1 fan t let
..r from Chairman Podge to the secretory
u- war, inclosing a list of inquiries to the
.-•< retury and to th.* tvad.s of the various
~[visions of the war department calling for
pe. -,’i information bearing upon the con
<; ;.-t of the war.
With the letter to the secretary of war
w. re im-losed questions Indicating the
<-har.v-ter ot information desired at the
band of the surgeon general, the quurter
n .i.-t.-r general, the subs!; stance depart
ment., the ordnance department am', the
adjut mt general.
>n, letter <•: Se rotary Alger to the
pia Edent taking for an investigation of
ill,- war department has been made public
as follows:
"War Department, Washington, Scptem-
. ■ ■ ■; . . . 1 ■ tiie honor
on rd, c< t orn five
, .'Ven member.- of the m.-.-t distinguished
and ■ ilititis that .-a ■ lx le ted
be appointed by you, with full power to
inv< iga te thoroughly every I,u ■;u of the
war department, in cunt .-'ion with the
must, ring, clothing, supplying and arming
of troops, transportation, the lotting of
, .mtra.and chartering v, -• ■■■ip and i ll
xt nd lures of ev> ry k nd. as well as
ordei Ist ..-I by this department indeed,
,; i.it . -. .-ry thing •. :n> ••:<•> w::h the army
b. thoroughly investigated for your Infor
mat tom K. A. A I '. ER,
"Se< i.-tary of 55 ir.”
Tin I'ttor tn Se I '.ai.v Alger outlining
th.. ‘. op, of their work as giv n out was:
fit':-.. of t '.mrni ■-i m Appointed by- the
I’r dent to I nvest iga te the Conduct of
:Wat Dep tment in tl • War with
Sp: in. L'-tnon Building, Washington, I>. <’..
>. ~:emb. r 27. ls:>' To the Secretary of
At. Sir: Pursuant to authority ■ onfetr, d
,i ■■ -, us by the. pn id. ill. w. have the
:...i:..r to req. mst •h >l you .lit. et th. ad ju
tant g iior.il. i i. qui'-t rmast.r general,
the commissary g.-m ral. the surgeon gen
eral, the <-hief of ordnance and the chief
of ergim-.-rs to furnish us as soon as pr.- . -
tii-able Information .. ■ to the condition of
iluir i. r.a ' d.p, rt m.-n : .it th.- time of
the ,-i 11 .i.Uoii .if war with Spain, and
th,, operations of tit,is., departments from
tl ..- time until the present.
Replies Cover Lots of Work.
\V. d. ■■ >■■ the info: illation to include the
foliowit.::, viz:
I T . Inn's and pla, . s of the mobilizn
t ..■, ..f the regular and volunteer troops.
The organization of these troops into
•i • >n ■■: th< army, the
personnel of the brigade, division, corps
.■ ■><! pmy ■ ommandi rs. ami of -heir staffs.
x In titer appointed from tin? permanent es-
OI'IIM. MtimilXE ami WHISKY
Hibfts cured in ten to twenty days. No pay
ti\ eiire.l. Rook of particulars Free. Address
I tr. 1.. St e;>!><■ ns. Dept. t.. I .<■■>:■ non, Ohio.
Mention The Atlanta Conrtltutfon.
tablishment, from the national guard or
from civil life.
”3. Tne amount and kind of camp and
garrison equipage and oilier supplies that
were on hand at the beginning ot t..io
war. tlie amount subsequently purchase.)
when and where purchased. when and
whore delivered to your department, and
when ami where actually issued to the
troops.
“4, Similar information in regard to fur
nishing troops with arms and accouter
ments.
"5. Which of the volunteers were armed
and equipped in the various state eamps
and which in the general camps?
•’(>. Dpon whose recommendation or judg
ment the various general rendezvous were
selected, and the reasons for such selec
tion.
"7. Kull particulars relative to the trans
portation of troops by sea. giving an ac
count of the provisions made for the ac
commodation and caro of the sick and
wounded.
"8. An account of the quantity, quality
and kind of food furnished the troops, and
in case that, any of them failed of being
plentifully an.l seasonably supplied, state
the reasons therefor.
■'lt. As to tlie proper tentage, beds, linen,
medicines, foo<l and all other necessary
equipment am! supplies for the use of
the. hospital corps of the army. If there
was any lack of these tilings at any time,
state reasons therefor.
"10. Whether the medical staff was ef
ficient and sufficient at till times for the
proper care of the sick and wounded, and
if not stat.- the reasons therefor.
Tl. Such information relative to the con
ditions and operations of the ordnance and
engineering d.-partments as will be of value
to us in our investigations.
"Wo have outlined briefly a portion only
of tl: ■ information that we trust you will
be able to give us. It will bo satisfaelory
to have it communicated to :t.s in writing,
or by Hi.' chiefs of the several bureaus
in person, with the submission of sit.-ii
records containing their s'at. mi nts as tlicy
mav lie pleased to hand to us.
"T'n aid you in complying wit!) this re
quest there, is submitted herewith a list of
special questions to which as far as Is
possible answers .-ire l «,stred. Very re
spectfully. <1 RAN VI 1.i.1-1 M. DODGE.
•’President.”
Six Questions for Alger.
To Secretary Algor the commission had
addressed six queries for his reply.
1. Plan of campaign proposed Immediate
ly after the declaration of war: was It in
tend'd to move at once on Havana, or
til it the campaign should lie postponed un
til tin. autumn?
2. When was tile Santiago campaign de
termined upon?
3. Wily w.-is Tampa selected ns the base
of operations?
1. Wily were summer camps organized at
l-’ern.indina, Jacksonville and T.-impa?
5. When was the Porto Rico campaign
determined upon?
fl. Why were the troops held on trans
ports after embarkation nt Tampa and not
permitted to sail for several days?
Tlie si-yenti-.'u questions addres.-ed to the
medical department are:
1 Wh it was tlie organization of the me.l
--b-.-i.l departrneia on April 1. jStis? How
many offi. er.-: with their rank, how many
hospi al stewards and what was tho size of
tho hospital corps?
2. I low many ambulances and litters were
3. An army <.f what size was the depart
m. ti< :ilde to <-omple:o|v lit out of m> di.-al
11 lib i i Is. st e wards :i nd ho pit al corps and
tiece.,-a: y .-urgical inslrunienis and suppli.-t
I. Between ApiT Jst and August .'ll. I-'.s.
what st. ps w. re taken for fully supplying
ini army of 25:i,iiei> num with all nee sary
/ ll! 'R ’h w . stewards, hospital corps, ambu
*a ; itt ■ surgiea| instruments and
medical - applies o f , t || ~v . rv cmi’ in-
ter ?
5 How many gon. ral liospital;; were or
ganized. where local..■<!. b o.v equipped n-i,l
managed, niinilx r of p di, Ilt , s ;l|1)1 ,
01 detii lis in each case bet ween A|>ril Ist
and August 31. Isux?
•i. How many ho.*qii'.ils were cst.ibii ihed
ut varlnus camps, what w. ~- th,, arram-i -
ffients for the care and comfort of th,
and wounded, how many ,-i. p w , r.
for .it each carnn hospital and how man’,
d'-aths oecurred?
", What. If any. railroad ambula ce t'ains
w p ’e est ililished, win re were they local <J
and used"
8. How many hospital ships were obtain
ed. how Were th. \ . q lipped. ,ow m;:na::ed
and what work did tln-y p.-rs- rm? W-. it
a rra iigcrnen t s were mud.- and how were tit
armi< .> ; . ili.s i > , ■ i:.a. I*<>rt■ >)* <-o .111. t
! ■:■ I' -.-■ i■ 1 ■■;■ d mdi al ofli
cers. m.'.P, al .-upp!,. s an d 1 for tin- i. k
and wounded’
8 W>iat number of surgeons of \ d in
teers. hosail.il steward , us.-es. attend nits,
' employed bet ween April 1 • , . .
gust. 3;.-: in addition to these in the ‘ervi.-e
in the United States on April I. tstis?
I" Were all .■ . .Is is. d in rtit
si -k ai.l woun.k-d thor.mghiy jn.-i. ■••ted hv
a m< dical otli-.-.-r before noons w.-re p.- : ; -
mlt t< dto embark and th, f tppii. .1
with .r. eons. . ■ ■ . .. I
oil supp les of every charm-ter, pal.-it iblo
water and proper food for sick and <-.in
vaiescents?
11. Wei ■ the armies on l rating in Cuba..
B.irto Rico and the Bailiapines )'.>/■ ~ui.-
pll- I wi: ‘i etli.'ii nt . ■.,,< ‘ |I
corps mid with ambulance, li’.t.-:-, surgii i!
instruments, medical supplies of ki .is
and propi r food for the an 1 wounded?
12. Were the chief surgeons i n p, X lri
ous eamps instructed t> «• :r.• f.. 11w ;. >i
th< ir sa iitary condition, to look after their
cleanliness, to demand the m-on. - ■ uppiv of
wa‘.r, to test the watir as t > Its . i i r.i.'t,
to look pi‘o thij co. king arr I t.y.-mo -s to
locate the sinks and to -.■.. to th; ir p--q >. r
13. Why wer* regimental hosnitnls In
camps abolished and ■livi-.-ion hospitals.
v. ■ ' ■ , ry ?
14. How wre tlie .' urveons .rn ..ov -I in
the field. In camps ■ 1 In g.-neri I h i-pi t: is
-■ I ’ V :<■- th, re any regul ir ■ x tmina
tion required and .• rut,, h ;lVt , , cy
proved efficient and faithful?
15. How wre the h,.-p:t.il -towards
nurses .■ ~| ~| !b i s , p , f ,|i
IG. .hat if ‘inv comti! ilnts in wrlilnt r :
have be m received by •' ....
in rofoTonoe the »r<m tl .r , "mpil , ■■ ■■ with >
requisft! m the ; k prop, ■ n p :l i. i
I - la k of surgi. 11 in 1 tmn t't-•
the lack ~f proper care, f1 ln d w . ■■ ; -
' sick ami wounded wi:; ar-o , : - lie
lie d ■- w:t a t ■ Pi ~ 11,;> ~»• inn in
g. n ral hospitals ...J fl,-Id ho.- ■ : i,, n ;
railro id trains- or 'act
w'::.it. if :i:,y. complaints have b'i.‘n •iia.ln in :
writing In reference to th. l I Ing of .- •• I
supi ies or the perfot mil my .lutv
nppert.alnir.g to the medical d-’ i_. ■■:•'.• , f
til atliiy?
17. What fuels w.re at tho ...ininunl ..t i
tl . paritm nt on April Ist and wh .» funds
’,-ere available hi ' ■ 31st undri gen
. r; ’ or -■„>..| ,1 p-qis! qion?
Subsistence Department Questions.
Tin info'-nrit! r.qttir .! • i ■.. sui> a l.t-
iv.- -
1. "m t ' A ■ the or;.: imzado > f the sub- '
slstei ce department April 1. p;.-, , un
ii.-r rank oi officers an 1 numb.-, of ;
<-<!t ;)i.i -ui y m ? .4 !i in ?
ad-..i .ms number nnd rank •
Os r< ‘< “ ' what i mi her of
\ "luiib” i s W er< ai.point.-1 .11 tne subsist
cm-.' d. partment i etw< en April Ist and
August 31st.
''l: April 1. pss, ;,n army of wha: size I
i' l " . I.’.sist e i, pat ment pr> oared i
to tully supply with officers and the nee- I
• ssm ; I eld rations; of what do. is th..t ra- I
lion .- .„-■-!
•1 Bet w.-t 11 April 1. IS9 , md A if :st 31, j
i-i 1 '. what arrang.-m. nt - were m.i i.- lor I
indy supplying w ih 1 iod an, arniv ot
in. u, s.ning in th.- fi.-Id mid n
eamp; wha: was the held ration and what
Wais th<- ration in ,-atnp?
•>. Wmt a< rangemi-nts were ni i.l ■ for
supplying tile army in t.’ub.i. tlie army in
I’orto R o and th. many n lac IT.'ilip
pim-.s, and of what did the ration actually
consist in c-a.-ii case?
tl. Were ill- troops in tlie fl J and those
in camp fully .ipplii-,1 at all times with
proper food? If no;, why not?
7. What. i my, e-m.plal.l - in wiping
hav.- in-.m received by Hr commlss.-iry gen
eral in referenci to tthe prompt compliance
will> l quisl-.lOHs-. lai. I ■I. of 00-i, poor
eh.ir.iim-r of food, or < nnplamis of .-my
eharaeter whatever in t\-:.-r • to furnish-
ing suppliers or the performan any i
duty ,-ipp. : lalniitg to tie- sal-sty-cnee dv- .
part nemt .’
s. What funds were und- r tin: command
of tie d'-p.i rt m.-nt on April Ist, and what
idditional funds were availatih by August
31st. under general or special legislation?
There ar. also sevente.-u intei r.-ga t ions
addi'e 'd to l ie quartermaster g- teral, as
follow t-:
1. i pon l‘iie de I ir.itl m of war. was tlie
organization and were tin- r. :;ifl iii-ms of
the depart mi nt of such a <ll unit, r as to j
admit ■ I 'le- :-:"ti::.' -quipment md move
ment "f the troop.- '■
2. How rqany ottlo-rs In longed to tho
dep.-irtmeni when war was i|. • -lar.-d, and
how many' (Willi their rank) have i>. < n ap
pollii'-i m tin- voliinl e. r servqj ■ since tail
lime'.’
3. l-'or an army of wTtat size was ti!:.- <!••-
partment prepared to fully supp y all nec
essary eloth'ug, . imp and garrison •quip
age <HI April 1. 18t)S?
4. Was the clothing on hand and ready
for issue tv troops ami that jireviously Is- .
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY, OCTO BET? 3, 1898.
sued, of a character suitable for use in a
tropical climate?
5. Wiiat amount of tentage was available,
and were the troops sent from garrison
life to the held, at once furnished witli
necessary tentage ami other quartermaster
supp ies ne, < ssary for use in camp life.’
6. What steps were taken for tully sttp
p'.-'ng in nr. ay of 25<>,<>00 men with suitable
cloilhhig. <a-.:p and garrison equipage mid
Wiiat amount ot' material <»t each Kimi nau
been olHaim-d and what amount issued up
to August 31. 189 S?
7 How maiiv public animals and how
many wagons with harness were avml.ible
" y. What steps were taken for obt.-iinlng
additional animals, wagons and harness;
how were they obtained and wiiat numbtr
had been purchased and issued by August
'i wiiiat arrangements had been made
pimvious 'to April J. ISHS, for the rap d
movement of troops by land and by " a '' ;
10. What arrangements were made ami
how many' troops were act tiaHy
railroad and by vessels, between April Ist
‘ ll n \\ mm 'fu'n and complete arrangements
made fur supplying th.- /''y o !’* ‘’VLm > ”
in Cuba I’orto Rico and Hie 1 Hnpp.m '.
with suitable clothing and wtth ’ *
garrison equipage and l ' ,r ' l ' Xi,!’
stores for armies operating in ’ lll , ’ 1
12 Him many and wiiat vessel " 1
pttrelmsed or chartered for transportat m i
of troops? What w.s the capm it.v of each
vessel? Was it properly arranged
comfort of Hie troops s', far w :is poss.-
bie? Was tin re a full supply water for
use of troops arranged in .-very <: a 'C
was each and every vosse carefully in
spected bv an official of the depot tment
and prono’un. < d satisfactory |.. fore troops
were permitted to embark?
13 Wiiat arrangements were made sot tne
disembarkation ot troops, when there was
a. possibility of it. being done outside ot a
harbor?
II When so-eal’xd porrnan mt camps wore
located fol- a large force, what airange
w- re in:; le for a full and comple ■•
supply of portable water for use of troops.
W, re tent floor., furnished In any case
other lean for hospitals? If so, where and
to whom? ,
15. Whet; troops were moved by rail tor
long d,stain is were there any arrany
nients 'or supplv of water.’ Were th'-re any
u:im-eess;iry delays in the movement of
troops from the • amps established on tlie
return of the army from Cuba?
IG. Wha.l, if any. complaints in -writing
have lie'll received by the quartermaster
general in refer, nee to the prompt compli
ance with proper requisitions or complaints
of any clmraeter in reference to tho opera
tions of the department lu connection with
the movement of troops, the issuing of
pepper and ii.-..-< ss iry- supplies or a p< r
formin.-e of any duty appertaining to the
qua rt er nt aster's department ?
17. Wiiat funds wen- at tlie command of
the department April 1. |s|is, and wiiat ad
ditional funds were available bv August 31.
IM'S, under g.-m-r.-il or il legislation?
Ordnance Department.
Tlie chief of tlie ordnance department Is
a.-ked to Inform the e.imnnssion concerning
tii,- uetails as t . t ,<• orga n ; zn: ion of tlie
deprirtmenr on April Ist list, tlie request
calil'ig for full details concerning arsenals,
j guns, mortars, ammunition, tlie questions
in each case specifying the Information de
sired. The chief of the ordnanco department
is also asked for information as to how
mmy sets of horse equipment for eava.lry
■itid light artiilery were ready at that
time, as lie is also asked how many knap
sacks naversaej;., meat can»s. tincups,
knives, : irk and spoons were then avail
able. He is then requested to give th.- same
facts as to tiie tquipni.nl on the 31st of
Augii.st, ami to state how many additional
articles were obtained. The following are
the last two at the questions addressed to
this olliclal:
Wiiat. ,i any. compl.iirits in writing,
have been received by the chief of ord
nance in rviereiice to til'- prompt conqdi
■ Hicc with proper requisitions, or com
plaints of any . ::ar.i.-i or ,i reference to
■'i 1 B ■:■■ ol tin oi inanee departm nt in
connect;.hi wilfi furnishing- ncessary ,ir
m in >r permanent defen> or elege
and livid artiilery, r:ll. .->. equipments lor
iiii.mli.v. artiilery und cuva-lrv, and ammu
nition of all kinds.
11. Wiiat funds were under tlie control of
Ibe departin' nt April 1. B'.is, ,-md wiiat ad
ditional funds wen.- avail.H>l e lv August
■ legislation ?
Till-, request of Hu- adjutant, general (alls
. for sime inlormalion as to tlie numb, t- of
- i troops for the war, Including of-
■ licer:- and m -a, md aji to their distriliutivu.
j Specific inforniation in asked concerning
i the expeditions to Santiago, Porto Rico
■ and the ITiilippiie s the inquiries ill each
of these cases calling for tho number of
regiments or rigid,hs and of volmiteeis
with maximum number of troops operating
in c e .', campaign sp-eifi<-d with tlie m-
>ii , It e'omn
ing gviii-ral corps, cliv.s.on and brigade
i-omininders. the number of officers and
enlisted men killed and wouieied ami tlie
number who 'have o <1 from wounds or
dir'.-IScS.
ITi adjutant general fs also requested
to supply tlie following information:
1.. . it.on ot -‘am; s in tlie I'nited States.
1., winns • li-'cied; num!" r of regiments,
and num!" r ,q officers and .-nl st -d men
of i. guiars and of v Hunt'" rs at each camp,
organization of camps, names of command
ing gen. lais, together with names of <J.
i brigade eomman lers, t igtli ot
time each . amp was m Hi;:iin.-d, and
number of deaths by iliseas- at each camp.
COMMISSION GIVEN MATERIAL
Washington, D. C.. October T"he inv. s
tigat.ng eommittie devoted its time today
largely t<> the i-.msid'-ri lion of a state
ment file! by N- ion 11, r-"’!t on behalf
of The N w York World, giving wiiat in.
ord 1
e: lai>iisiimi-nt of t'amp \\ llioff and its
m-Hiagem.. ni, together wth tlie specific
;nst iiices of abuses, charged to have ex
isted, di.it 1 :, number of si' k in hospitals
and de-atlis.
Tlie wit li partmen - is «' larg' d w! i fre
quent ii'.ngi-.-i of plans and it is assert
ed that Gen- ral Young wi. given uiuy
six days ior tne prepir.u.un ot tn,- camp :
beloro the arrival of troop-, wnen two ,
weK< t ill-. W.I.- : . wh:c!i caused i
great ■ : . . < > I ■ ■ Au-
gust, Dr. Edson visited th< ..imp amt
i.Himl tiiat Im- 1 :'.') truofS t i-re w.-re a- I
most wtie.lv dependent lor drinking pur
poses upon ab", 1.-, of water wttnout me: I
or outlet, known as I or: Pond. T .is .
pond received Hi'- drainage from t.he camp j
and tlie doctor found the water to eont.-iin j
grains ot salt to the gallon. This .■■ ;
,] ;..,n, J|.’ .- 'd, caused d■ as<■ and r. nd.-r- ;
. d the pond a luiis.ant meouc,- to tne i
Part ieiil.-irs are given of the de :'i In
ins t'-nt ot Private Hugh P. rr.'t on Au- ;
gust 2St ’ and t i as sorted i ..at Dr. ’I a- i
bor i him permission tu enter lhe j
l.'« spit il on the ground that lie m»i !
s • ,'i. The assertion is made that on the i
.«:h of September Dr. Lee went t«> Camp !
V 1. : pecial tl' lit! to tak
so'dier io tlie Brooklyn liospit Is. 1i.,-
was untib'e to got more than life, ti men
t<> I li" i r-i in on . mat of i in,. la-Ti of un 1
Ir.i.i :i.-es, which were be,ng us'-d to carry
ei-t iround th, camp. \\ hil linn
dr--d. of si.- 1 -, s dd.i-r w-r-- waiting to iie |
trnn-if'- ri-.l to boats and trains a dozen
were at the de[iot 111 Jed with
l iugi: in; mep and women n iio wer-- see-
,th camp with offi ■ "friends.”
SIOOO.
Yen Cel a Check by Return Mail,
I > still further mtn 'h’<‘ -• • r «Jr nt Fnmi'y Month’y
nn I ‘a •’ill ■ rib* r-* tlint \\ ill ph ii** iH.v* !h
in.’ pntr •!' « •• v.-.rth •nu p.-r y• ar. w» havp »h \
tlv np'-t IH»» r'l nm! plan • \ r thought "I h\ any
, | r, ■ • • t • vertisment then* air a
■ at uir purposh I ? r ■ .
Itt-H.lu It < i»r<*tul\. an«i if xouwill hi nd u*< a i r»*ct 'ist
. • nil th< i" i • i' '• w<»r« a w<* will, bv return of mail,
. ot from $3 to 10*as a rewanl I
for vour tro ilth’ By th is plan \ou do nnf h ive t<* wait
till u h|m-<’l!p d il;it ■ t ■ g< t your pr z- . but will know tt
once ll you a:•• uoreut.
\V>mint I 00.000 mon 1 Huhsuiibfr-4. g'"l air will
ing to ]ay liberally to • ure then Vv< believ it -
t<><» our interest to r» ward th' pet.pia who nn* i.i st
\nluable to u*». In-nue w* will pa\ out SIOOO
•n« h month in premiums to Ih s» who r' ply to our
a«lv« rti”» , m<*nt with a • iff t list <>t tin improppi riy
sp« l.»-I wor<lM. ami as a furt tn r reward v.o will nt the
i nd of • ach month send a <•:.• < k tor **3o to ea h • I
th* (en p** ’ph* Bending the iuhlir' und Inst written
correct list Thin is a « asv oi "tip thing We mu* i git
th* incrraMcd • irculat'<>n. You <*nn help us. Why
shouhl >ou not nhare our profit.*? You cannot l«»s”.
You m y get >C3O< •ut 'annol if correct get less
tb in S 3.
tn thi* plan there air no dehi\H, no first or last, no I
quibbling. Tin- reply from Oregon has tin* h.iiu
chan<*n as the on - from this <i:y; tin* one received
last «4 the month tlm same a- ti>» one received on the |
t ::-t. The oith condition, which wc ask :ih m mark i
oi i i»od ‘nith. Is that •”» ■ reply must contain cts. j
silv ror -i in I’M lorn s; \ nn nt hs’ sub'or' pti »n to l’n i;
I’will 5 rmslC’IAN AM> Pori I \K M\i.\ '
zim;. Address.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN,
H)0 M ex) Jill Sl., Sew York. |
DISCUSSING PEACE
IN FRENCH CAPITAL
American and Spanish Peace
Commissioners Are All
In Paris.
COURTESIES SHOWN THEM
The Commissioners Will Straightway
Proceed About the Business with
Which They Are Entrusted.
How the Members
I Now Stand.
Paris. September 28. The American an-1
Spanish peace commisslonens are all pres
ent.
During the afternoon the American com
ni.ssloncrs assisted at their first formal
fu'nctlon in l.’ranc -—their reception by tho
minister of foreign affairs, M. Itelca-.-.-.
At 3 o'clock the I’nii.d States ambassa
dor. General Horace Porter, i-allcd at the
Continental hotel for the Amerit ins. He
took three of them into ids own earring’,
and tlie rcmaind. r, with S' ■ reiary Moore,
followed In another carriage, through the
Rue de Rivoli, over the Place de la Con
corde, across the rlv,-y Seine to the min
istry of foreign affairs M. Henri Vigitaud,
the secretary of tlie United States i.nilia--
sy, led the u : into tlie building. Gun, ral
Porter. Judge Day and the others followed
Courtesies from the French.
The party was r< . "iv. d immediately by
54. Crozier, tl>o < ■- ■ f do protocol, who
showed the Americans into tho ante-room
of tlie minister's chamber. Alter a few
moments of waiting tlie doors were open. I
and tlie party enter. <1 tho room o eitpioil by
tho m tii.-ler of foreign affair; and w-re
presented in turn to M. Deleasse, ,v!i>
cordially gree d tho visitors an<l bid th- m
take seats. Ti:rot. h AT. Vi naud, who
a.-te,! as interpreter, M. D.-i.-asse only
speaking P’ren.-h tlie party chatted nriotly
upon generalities and th.- minister flnaily
assured tlie ■ immfssioners of the great
pleasure experienced by France in th., part
she lias tak- n in eff. -ting a suspens;o:i of
hostilities lictwen Spain and tlie I’nited
States and cxnres. “d tiie hope of having
the pleasure of tm eting the American com
missioners and tin- Spanish ••oinmissloneis
1 at breakfast tomorrow. .51. iteh-asse a Id. I
[ that after hat ng tbus brought the t wo
commis - - ami ... :
- the hospital!' v of th' o 1 I'; toe ' ■
ferenee, tlie J-Tench government Would ef
face itself.
Judge Day Makes Response.
Judge Day, pr-sident of th I’nited
States commissi m, r. --ponded, iie said tiie
I’nii.d States appre. iates tlie good offices
of l-’r.inee and, after M Delcasso had e-X
--pr-ss.d ids ph ur.- at sucli recognition us
the disinterest.-d action of l-'rame, tiie
interview <•: d- I and the Americans retire ).
The minister of foreign affairs at 12:30
p. m. tomorrow will giv.- a breiklast -it
tlie foreign offi-e to the I'nited Slate., and
Spanish comm ■ ners, tiius bringing them
together for tin- Hrs: t me. Tiie s< .-. ion of
th- i'nited Stea kin:- -n t ..lay did not
result in any icing being given out foi
publication.
Spanish Ambassadors Presented.
After tlie presentation of the American
commissioners S.’tior la-.hi y . istlllo, the
ml ted th-- '.
commissioners to M. Dei'-ass,-. inc i-ete
monies were exactly similar ’o those g. ne
through in introducing tiie m.-mliers o: 'lie
Ameriean i-onmiission.
Both Genera! Porter and Senor Castillo,
tho Uni --I Statt s and Span .- a , unb •
sudors, w’ill be ] r< sent at tom rrow a lunch.
Views of the Americans.
The Gatilois says:
■'lu .'--'it. oi' tie mystery surrounding the
inatt.-r, yve an worn a -H-' source to
give an outline ot the position ot botli com
missions. W1.H.0 the Americans have -:i
stru.-tions yvh.< a an- n-er-it non- pr.cise
than those of the Spania.'ls. rhie'e .s a
diversity of op! ion regard tc tlie Phi ; ■
inn. Senator Gr: is i very aid." t
d.'iioi-r.i' eonsequ.-utlv belongs to the
~ ~.v which n-- tdi exp.'u im. Ho on-
Opinion,
therefore, tot illy differs from ‘ a n
■ ■ her I'- UI con mi . ■ rs. " :
would lie content with i -on. gj- a ton a.
the Philiopin.--, po-.-ib!y < .ivif. yyl a.'
others, like S.-iator Davis, adv •■•• tie t.ie
: ... ~. . ■ ver belleye hat ti
Am. ii. a'i.- , by mutual con.-essions. wi !
,-omo to an a; r- tn. at and ti, ’ will bo all
largely infim-n- -i by M ■ ior G. neral Mer
ritt’ reportt m ’ ’
The Inst rm-t ions to Spanish commis
sion still, ac -or< ng to Tlie Gauiois ir .
briefly, to hold oat .ml mike tit- bis:
v-rms'possible. Madrid is well aw ’e. it
appeal .that the e mferi ■ ■ it th< be; t.
• only liopes entertains-d are that
y meriean; wi not huso situati t ■
much. Popular sentiment in Spain, it is
.-ulded til Iks II I"t. r to abandon h
.. U- I r
conditions rendering t'netn m'.gov. rnaoie.
DATE FOES MEET AS FRIENDS.
American and Spanish Peace Commis
sioners Greet Each Othei.
Paris, Sept, m’" 1 Tile I’nited States
pence eommi.ssioi • rs held another session
this morning after which they drove to
tho foreign office, win re the commissioners
mi t and br< akf ist< d witli the Spanish com
r . ■ nto th omm - >-
.rs md the tmi : ' im’S, the minist' r "
fo.-eian affairs. At. Delcass.-, had mvit-'d
tiie three h< ad offi. .1 s of the I- tench for
eign .dli. ■-. the til-' ye. t.l Hies Ol lite em
and Gone:; I Region, secretary of
th.- Ctr nip.- H '■ -ee pala.
'I il,. iH-eakl I.st yw. - pur !y ii'toima, gv
en by M. Del. in his prix ate ap irt
ir. n:s at the fom.gn office. Th.. Sp misii
commissioners arrived m-st. aeomp.m ed by
tl,.- Sp.mi. li .mil,;.- s ulur. S'-nor Leon y
Castillo, and th" - .ntary of tlie Spanish
embassy. The United States amb;u .- idol.
Genet al Horace J’"l r. and Henri X'ignand.
tin secretary of the i'nited States i-mb .-sy, J
arrived at the foreign office before tl.e j
Amerk m comm mm rs and await <1 tlu-m j
there. The Atm -n an party arriv' d on tlie i
stroke us 2:30. tl..- hour lix.-d. They were !
rev-ixed in i prl'- H.. salon above M. Dei- '
eassc's office he.idqmirters.
The minister met and greeted each |
American in turn .ni l then presented th. in i
to tlie premier. M. Bri. son. Simultaneously (
S nor Castillo . ■ Pf"-d forward to greet i
General Porter, win r.-upon th., txvo groups ‘
mov.-d togeth'-r -md introductions to ,-ach
other were . ffe.-ted by M. Deh asse.
After S.-nor UustHlo and Gem-ral Porter ,
had a brief chat tie" party r.-piired to the
breakfast loom, where M. I leic.i-pre
sld.-d in tlie center of u long table. On his
right were G'n< ral porter and Senator
Fortune tor Voim, lieu.
The lie v. ton.l, Clear, 'b int Talking M.-aetiin" l-<
creating tho greati-Jt ii-.itiun in larg. ■■ ti. «. Tlie
new machine and eoiii| lcte puhlle .-\l-.iliition onlit
can la* had I'or less than f j -.0 >. I'.xainination free
and any bright young 1" "i without .-xp<-rien- c can til I
a Ill'll i-v.-rx evenin- "* :■■ admission People -o .
wild over tilts nexv inxei.tton. I’or full particulars I
address Seats, Roebuck Jit'o. (tne.), Chicago.
| Gray, witli a Spanish commissioner be-
I tween them. On tlie left of 51. Delcasse
1 was tlie president of tiie Spanish commis
sion, Al. Rios, with Senator Davis next to
him and a Spanish commissioner on the
left of the senator.
<>n tlie opposite side, facing M. Delcasse,
was -M. Brisson. On ids right were Senor
Deon y Castillo, Senator Frye and a Span
ish commissioner. On tho left of tlie pre
mier were Judge J'ay, president of the
American commission; a Spanish commis
sioner and Mr. Whitelaw Reid. On either
side were tlie secretaries of tlie I’nited
States and Sp.misli embassies here anil tlie
French foreign office officials.
Tlie breakiast or luncheon, as it. would
bo termed lu tlie United States, occupied
j eighty minutes.
I c< if, e and cigars were served in an ad
! joining apartment, and after lialf an hour's
i further chatting, tlie party broke up, both
I commissions leaving simultaneously, with
courteous aniens.
The Americans regard the function as
having been a happy means of making the
txxo sets ot commissioners acquainted witli
each oilier. .11 was planned with great
tact by Hie Frciidi and was conducted with
tne utmost discretion.
Tito French newspapers continue to com
ment upon tlie diliieulties wtiich tne two
commissions have tu lace by reason of
their divergent instructions, beyond which,
it is said, tney cannot go. Giib.as says:
' "t'ne Sipan.sh government has given its
eonimissiom-i s very precise instructions.
T m-y are to do their utmost tu nave it
a.tnntled that there can be no question of
disputing tlie rights oi Spanisn sovtre.gnty
ovi r Manila, the island of Luzon and the
rt st of Hi ? archipelago outside of tiie naval
stations wli;cn apam will cede ut Ulu Ata
ri.nine islands.
'< >n the other side the American com
mission before leaving President AlcKinley
received from him very precise Instruc
tions, which tlie commissioners cannot de
part from. The following is tiie text of
their instructions:
" 'First Spain cedes absolute sov.erelgnly
over tiie whole us the. island of Luzon.
'' 'Second- The other islands of tiie archi
pelago xvill Ih- replaced under the dominion
of Spain <m condition that a liberal gov
ernment is is accorded to the inhabitants.
■' Third—Complete separation of church
and state in the Philippines.
'l'out til—Spain cannot cede any other
islands in tit-- group to any' foreign jniwer
without Amiriea’s consent.
•' 'Fifth Tlie United States shall enjoy
for all time tlie same commensurate privi
leges as the. most favored nations, not ex-
•■ pt ing Spain hersett.’ "
"'lie « Hildas concludes with remarking:
"it is therefore to be feared tiiat for un
happy Spain th,- negotiations which open
on tiie Ist of October will give no satis
f:i< t i ui.”
First Business Session.
I’iris. < >,-tober 1. -Tlie American and
Spanish p. m-e . ommisslons assembled for
their first business session at 2 o'clock
tiiis a f ti-rno m in tlie room asigned to them
for th'-ir dt-libi r itions at the French for-
• ign office. A special « nuance is set apart
for tlie use of commissioners in order to
furnish them witli every privacy and con
v nietx-e possible.
'l'll.- entire suite of rooms may be describ
ed as being of m issive appearance. Hand
i some crystal chandeliers hang from tiie
< .Hings ami the wails ar<- wholly paneled
with Gobelin tapestry. In the enter of
the hall .Hid extending nearly tile length
of tlie apartment fs a massive rosewood
table. ,-.iv, |-,-d witli a red velvet table cloth
an.l having around it large, handsome
chairs for tin- use of tlie comnii-sinners.
BefiH'.. , i"': chair is a large, leather-bound
portfolio and a tray, upon which ar.- pen
cils, an ink eraser, a file hook, quill and
st. I pens, a "bin.i ink well and sponge cup.
This apartment is ,-.h peted witli maroon
and gold and tiie walls and ceilings are of
dt-.-p olive and gobi. It contains live great
windows, draped xvitli silk and priceless
lac< irtains. They overlook tlie beautiful
private gard.-ns of tiie foreign minister,
which contain some rare tr.-.-s and shrubs.
Tiie foreign office authorities have whol
ly' turned over tlie suite of rooms described
to th- p. commissioners. Lv.-n tlie
I;. ;:, , > ■ : parttn,mls W'.ire hatl'li-d Io
tin commissioners today and oi'ii.-rs were
issued iji.-it no persons, even French offi
cials, ar,- to i.e allowed to enter the rooms
while th. commissioner-s are using them.
The Americans were prompt in arriving
al tin- foreign olllee. Tiie members of botli
commissions in.: m tiie refreshment room
and tii.-r, renewed tlie acquaintance begun
Thursday, after which they proceeded to
tn,- .-otif.-ri’i •-,- chamber.
1 Hiring tin; session, which lasted ninety
minutes, the inU reourse was conducted
satisfactorily throughout, the American in
terpreter being Mt. Ferguson. Tlie Span
ish interpr< ter w'.ts not present.
It was agi- " I upon by both commissions
that no a count of th" proceedings should
■ ■ nd t is undet ■■:■:•
will lea .-.mfi-r. ■ obviating tie- • liolce
of a presiding officer.
Tie- conversatioii today was conducted
In Spanish, and in English by the respee
tiv- ■ ommis ions.
Tlie members talked in groups before
they took their places at lhe tables and
continu'd t • talk in pairs after tlu-y w.-re
f,..;ite<l. There were no speches .md tlie.
entire si lui was devoted to mapping out. i
the future Work. But even on this point ]
nothing (li-finitc was arranged.
The two S' .-I'etarleS were expe«-te.l to draw
up a. programme, will' ll will he submitted :
later to the commissions.
DAY'S VIEWS ARE NOT GLOOMY.
President of Peace Commission Ad
vises Secretary Hay by Cable.
AV.ashington, ft.'inlier i. -Secretary of !
Stat. Hay is in i" '.'ipts of ,'.ab'e advices I
from Judj'.e Div. pr -idi-nt of the peace j
commi.-slon. in waieh he say* tiiat the Im.- [
iness of the commission is proceeding In I
tlie most satisfactory manner. The utmost |
courtesy 'i been shown t'he members
ill.- commission by tlie Fren.'ii officials, ;
and every f icility for the ai-.-oniplisiiment i
of the work with which they are charged ’
lias been place.l at t .• ir command.
It is evident from the tone of Judge Day’s
communi. at ion tiiat the does not share the j
el.mix view of the outcome of the meet- i
ing of the peace commissioners which is j
said to bi i xpressed in the Frenr.’li news- I
pap. rs Thor.- is some doubt, If may lie I
I. to t’he sincerity of thes< ex
preesion.s, ft is surmised in official :
qiiartiTS that they are inspired by a de- I
to influence tlie American commission-
.. toward’ un abatemi nt of tin, ir demands. ;
this 's tin ease they will fail of t.t'ir
intended effect.
MRS. BAGLEY VISITS PRESIDENT.
Mother of Ensign Killed on the Wins- I
low at the White House.
\\ >shi g’on. October 1.-Seeiet h x Long ;
called on tlie president witl. Mrs. Bagley. ,
of North Cuiolln t. mother ot En 'mi Bag-
Iey * whose tragic death In action on the !
torpedo boat Winslow occurred early la
the wur. . <
Presiu uit McKinDy, fionn after tho Wins- .
low Incident, wrote the mother of the en- I
sign a strong letter of sympathy Hid stated !
tl,’.,t he liad asked for legislation an; horiz- |
Ing 'lie appointment ot another son as a ,
mi va 1 < oi't. , , ~ j
M,... Bagley thanked the president very ;
heartily for his ixpress.ons of interest in |
her behalf.
Suit of Clothes or Watch Free.
]io x oil want an American xx .teb dir.-ct
) , j.; ; .In ■ ■ ulqu .rt< rs for w •
Send me this notice, but no immey, and
I will i.irward you expri ss paid om of mx
. . |.'iir.ilcd Hunting case nu n s watch, s <
<>. I', .it Mi.’'. Yen ..in examine Hie xx.it. h
~i ih,. . xpress offic. .ind if it pleases you
pix th" express agent my price, sii.s.'>.
Wilt, in. tiiat y.'it have taken and paid
f,,r ih. x\.H..i .Hi'i I xvill make you a
pr<-• tit "f a g.il I watch or a good suit of
clothes made to order from your measure
for doing 1 little work for me. H. J. liur
ili.-l;, lilg’n. HI.
[tx-Hmperor of China Is Dead.
London. <i tuber 5 special dispatch
from Shanghai announces tiiat the death
of the .mperor is conlirmed. The reports
as to tin- means . mpioyi <i as tn his tak
ing off differ One story has it tiiat lie
died by poison, ami another that death
was ■ used by strangulation, wliilc a third
Staten that lie was subjected tu frightful •
torture, a red hot Iron being thrust through
his bowels.
The foreign office today received a dis
patch from her majesty's minister at I'ekin
saying tiiat .Mr. Mortimer, a member of
the British legation, on returning hotiw
yesterday’ with a lady, was insulted and
attacked by a mob, which stoned him and
covered him witli mud.
Later in the day, the dispatch adds, some
American missionaries were similarly at
t lacked, as was the Chinese secretary of tho
I'nited States legation. The latter's ribs
were broken.
I Sir (T;ju<|n MacDonald, the British
minister at i’.'kin, reports tiiat there is a
dangerous feeling abroad.
Steps have been taken to call tlie atten
tion of Hie Chinese government to those
outrages.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR VER.Y ILL.
Tennesseean’s Condition Is Shown To
Be Quite Precarious.
Johnson City, Tenn., October 2.—Spe
cial.)—Governor Taylor Is bettor. Ho his
been able to take and retain nourishment
He fs somewhat stronger an t has passed
a fairly comfortable day.
Dr. 55'. B. St. John, of Bristol, who.
until today, had not seen him since last
Monday, states that his general condition
is very much Improved.
FOUR MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Officers Are Now Chasing the Assas
sins and Tennessee May Have
an Early Lynching.
Nashville. Tenn., October 2.—(Special.)—
Four men ivro dead and a fifth dying as
tiie. result of yesterday’s shooting in C.'tn
l non county.
When tlie party of men went to Hollings
worth’s home to sell his property to satis
fy a Judgment against him. his wife w.is
very’ allusive, but no attention was paid
to her. and all entered the barn win re the
sale was conducted. The auction had just
commenced when suddenly some one stuck
a double-barrel shotgun in the door and
turned loose both barrels, charged witli
bucksiiot. The dead are;
REV. A. (’. WEBB.
SAMUEL WEBB, his son.
JEFF HIGGINS.
UNKNOWN MAN.
Fatally injured. James Vincent.
Vincent, tlie tiftli man. is dying. Nino
buckshot were taken from ono of tho
bodies.
Tiie sheriff of Cannon county and a large
posse fs looking for the assassins.
Lynching is certain if the guilty ones ara
■ caught.
Assassin. Severely Wounded.
Nashville. Tenn.. Octoiier 2.- A special
to The American from Murfr. osporo says
a telephone message has been receive I
from Woodbury, Cannon county, stating
that the Cannon county murderer .'Hid as
sassin. James Hollingsworth, lias been se
verely wounded A crowd of -ixty m.ni
; have him located and exp-.." to capture
i him tonight together with his aceom
! pllces.
CHAPLAIN’S TRIAL BEGINS.
Mclntyre, of Oregon, arraign
ed BEFORE COURTMARTIAL.
Attorney for the Defendant Moves
That the Charges Be Quashed,
but Fails.
Denver. Col., September 2'i. Tiie trial ■■'
j Chaplain Josei'.i J'. Mclntyre, of tlie bat:!<--
i ship Oregon, by courtmarLi.il forth" al
| ieged use of language uul.-. coming ail ut
. liver us tb 0 navy arid calculated to d ■.--.t,"0.
; tlie. good order .Hid discipline ~f th" mixw,
i during th" dettr. ry us a lecture in D.mv. : .
: August Sth. was begun at 1:3.) o'. 10. l; to
‘ day. The members of the court an
Commodore 55. I’. McCann, president;
Lieutenant Commander William H. Driggs,
Chaplains D. 11. Tribpu ami T. A. G.ll,
Lieutenant Nathan IL Barber, Li-'Ulenant
Commander C. K Curtis and Lieutenant
Commander J. D. D. Kelly.
The jutig-0 advocate. Captain C. IL ;
Laucii.H-imer, read the u.iarges und spe.-i
lieatious prepared by the prosecution.
Eatl t’r. nston, of Denver, as alt. i .-i.-y
for tho prisoner, moved tiiat tiie i-i-iarg.-
be quashed on the ground t'.'uit the '• -
marks were not of a scandalous character,
and only such as are used frequently •"
tiu.- public press and by tlie people gen
erally. lie held that the. statements ,
charged could not have aft ~ tea t'he d;.
plihe. of the navy.
Ho also argued tiiat t'here xva.s no <!• ni.il
of the i .■ i
malicious int.-nt, and that the eliarg'-s ot ,
fi.iud in ill.- building of w.-.-s'-ls
against <-otit raetofs. and not against tlie
naval department.
Judge Adxocate Lauchheimer replied
briefly, and the court denied thu motion tu
quasil.
THE YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
President Souchon, of Louisiana Board
of Health, Makes Report.
New Orleans, October 1. Dr. Son. hon re
ports as follows:
N. xv tn leans Five cases, one death.
Harveys Canal—Three cases, three deaths. ,
Baton Rouge—Two .-aseis, no d.-ati-is.
Franklin Nine cases, no deaths.
Wii on- Nine c.is. s. om- death.
tin. ease has I" reported in St. James (
parish.
1 ie.-.ipi t u lit lon to October Ist:
N.-xx Or!'ans-- ’l’llirty-Ihre<* <-uses, elx ‘
•lea His.
Harveys Canal—Fourteen cases, three ;
death.-. '
sVilson—Fifty eases, ono death.
Franklin ■'tu hundred and seventy-two ‘
Baton Rougi—Three caseg no deaths.
Houma —Two casts, no deaths.
Clinton—Two .-ases. no deaths.
I’laquemine—One .a-. . no d.-ath.
Del.ogny -One .-a-' . no <l, at’i.
'i’ll,- board of health is daily a.ppr'sed of i
all sorts of rumors eon.-erning tlie h'-ai'.h '
of the city. Several rumors \x >re run <l iwn :
and denied, and as for the rest, tlie official i
report I* tlie answer.
The Brittania's cargo of Italian immi ,
g'-.ints will not iie allowed to land in Lou
isiana. Mobile and Galveston will also re- ,
fuse, and tiie immigrants xvill have to go to
N. xv 5 ark -ar back to Italy,
Spei'i.'il Deputy Coll.-ctor Fluker lias been |
ailing for a dav or tw ■ md Acting Coll'"--
tor Howell is reported ill today, but so fir I
neither ease has been diagnosed as yellow i
ievtr.
Catarrh and Female Troubles
Cured at your own home by the li’.idlng
pb vslela n.s of this country. 55'rlte Dr.
llatli.-iv. iy X- Co. 32' 2 5..,t h Br.ei i street, ■
A tltinta. (la . for 11 pa: '‘< m rs.
Wants To Keeji the Ashes.
New York. Septvmlvr 27. This telegram
was sent to I’l'-si.l-nt M.-Kinh-v today
tie- Cuban-American League:
"The Cuban-.smeri.-an League b'l'.-x.--
th.H it voices the earliest wisil nf the t"
p!-- of both Hie I uite,l States and Cul>i
wlk>*ii it urges you not to perm t Cuba s
mos: interesting and sacred r, '■ tin r.
mains of t 'lirls' opli.-r Columbus to !< • ri
mo'.e.l from America."
Great Fires in Colorado.
Denver. Col,. Seiitembi-r 28 1 'isptilcbcs
received lu re indie tie tiiat great fires a: ■
Jex IS ; )tjmg the timber growth on tin i
rang>. From Hahn's Peak, on the
f'agosa Springs on the souti). i distance ■ f
hundreds ol miles, th. Iliim-s ire <l"i"g
the.r destructive work uncheck. <l. t'he
flames aie kiioxxu to 1" doing J reim n 1 'ii.-
damage in Routt county, in Eg. .ia park,
along the Roaring Fork riv.-i- .1 doxt’.i in
tii.. San Juan region. An .■•’ini :i ’•• of t• >. •
d image done is hard to mak... "U will tun
into tlie millions Unman lif ■ il'\ lia'..
a'ready been snerifl ed an.l if tin tins a'c
not soon quenched by a heavy r . n ' ■ ny
persons arc certalin to perish. Several min
ing camps and innumerable ranches are
even now in danger of d- tiu-.-uon.
SEVERE STORM 01
MIC COAS]
Damage Seems To Be Less
Than During the Great
August Storm.
ON HUTCHINSONS ISLAND
Tlie Inhabitants Made Their Escape in
Rowboats —A Heavy Loss of Life
Feared on Sea Islands—Ef
fects of the Storm at
Charleston. ;
Savannah, G,i., October 2. -(Special.)—A
tcrrllie. northeast gale lias blown over t : •’
city since 1 o’clock tiiis morning, causing
much, damage to shipping and suburba i
seaside resorts. The <lamag... in the city !■'
slight, as previous storms b id injur. <1 a.,
tiie weak places. There xvre <■!' x-.-n ves
sels below tii.: city, nn of whlcli wet--
ready to go to sea, and the other, th >
Italian
tine station, fifteen miles below this city.
Four were blown ashore. These are the
British schooner Syanara, tlie bark Frank
iin and the schooners Millville and Fannie
L Childs, The five-masted .schooner
Governor Ames broke from her moorin-s
live miles below this city, but cast anchor.;
amd rode out the storm safely. Tlie other
vessels are tiie. Fannie Ritchie, th e John
I, Tn at, R< lx c . M. Walls and th< b irk ■
Mar i R iffo and Cosmo. Thi - xv en ,-a: ■ ,
anchored and sustained little damage.
The gale was foreeasie.l in ample time to
enable ail oilier ,-raft. along the river front
to prepare for tlie worst.
All t . ■ ' *
off, but it is feared tlie increasing velocity
us the wind will produce greater damages.
All tel. phone wires areout ot order withlna
exception of tlie underground and tlie elec
tric light wires are also umn ig. d, leaving
the city in partial darkness. 55 hile t'ho
street cars are running regularly in th<*
city, the tr-a ,-ks to the suburban resorts are
wnder water and it is thought some of tho
trestle; ire ; led iway. rhe wharves
at the 5' relit Club at. Thundcrbo t are gone
and tiierv is much damage to tlie pb'.i.-mu
craft there, several valuable yachts having
gone down. . , . i
The t ti,etof the " a ca nn < yet be told,
but it is like.y tin: damage to n ival stores
will be very heavy.
The wind blew steadily from fifty to
seventy miles an hour. For miles in every
direction around Saxann.i.n tii" lowlands
along the rivers are submerged, (inly one
fatality has so far been reported -tho
drowning us a ri'-gro wnile attempting to
leach tlie mainland from a smill :.laud
near Thunderbolt, but le.ivy loss rn lit-*
is feared on the South aroiiu.i sea is
lands where such •'. arfnl loss us life oc
curred during tlie great tidal storm of
jxi-3 Tlie cond 1 now are slmdar to
those during that storm. < )wlng to t m
submerged country- und tiie isolated bi
. , of tlie Islands no news can b
I hid from t n until tlie w:il**r s:i isid' -.
l -c eight mile;- north of Savann.-'h. to
i entire ' >untry is a iak ■ with only the
, hammocks visible.
Rice Crops Ruined.
At noon tlie water x\ eie.ht Ject :ibo,o
th” highest tide. Driven on shore by t’> >
I - iortn it P''-' 1 ’’P "" tho
: ■ . a -l pt ovi r ti inks and dams, carrj -
i in'- axv ty the remnant of the rice crop
' w J Jell, by tii - August storm mid
i 'ri'l not been gathered, wiping out tao
q.rm i..p > >"-• l"ss t" rie.- growers a!on»
, w!11 I, 1,.,.,! -..'l,Hi'i to 575.U.H. Ol the eutii'.i
‘ rl'-e crop along tlie Savannah river, valued
’ .<; ill bn', fifteen per cent was lust
■ pi ■ ling rtn.
I Tii" tv'ii.rx s .it the quarantine statton
j at tlie -ntranco to the river here were
1 iiarttaliv • arried away.
I Tlie quarantine officer an.l his fam..y
and servants wire rescued early In tn®
day bv- a tug. .
I No news Ins been iv. d from 1 ybee
• vince earlv In the morning and noihnig
is known >f th d - tl ere. At Thun
derbolt and Isle of H.qi< ; burba of
.. mnah. all the b" t b" un the bank.s
i and hundreds of small boats wete carried
High Wind and Water at Charleston.
eimrleston, S. October 2.—Much alarm
'v. is oec isloned heri < ihs hoisting
signals by -we rther bureau.
It xv,IS feu red at on. lime Hint much dam
u"-,' would lie don.', bu: such was not the
‘ eisc During tic dav tiie wind rcae.hed a
x.locitv of s:xty-two miles and tiie tide
~,. ■■ wn : o lialf feel aliovo norma!.
causing- much inconvenience, ‘out trot!!:
" interrupted nor xy,.s cut
; ixT-e "'T'.IU'--’"'"re"''!.'.!!. All the ships In the
i harbor sought safe anchorages in the river
and eommunieation with neighboring 1s-
I lands was - " -pend' d afl'-r 0 o clock. It Is
' ■ p-ed that much damage to rice an l other
! crops i.n t'n.. se,i. island.-; lias been done.
\ ’ the
BRYAN LEAVES WASHINGTON.
s\':.. hlngton, Octobt r 2.—William J. Bryan
has sufficiently recover, d from his attack
of fever to return to his regiment and tilts
he int. nd.: to do in a few days.
He Will leaVl s'. ' - t :::■"' >W OVe r
the Souiliei'n railway for Hot. Springs. Va.,
wliere. hi
then go on to I’ablo Bench, Fi t., where tils
regiment Is stationed. Mrs. Bryan will ac
company tlie colonel.
PELVIC’ CATARRH,
Catarrh of tho Female Organs the Bana
of Womankind.
f’atarrli of >'! <•• female pelvic oegabs may
< ause displacements, congestion or ulcera
tion ,>f tlie womb. Symptoms of displace
ment are pains lu the back, constip »tion.
drag-g.'ng, heavy
sensation ,'n rha
ub lumen, piles.
Painful, <• ,- a n i y,
tr.-queiit urination,
e o n g e s t. i <> n of
th.- , womb and
Sleepless 1 -SS, lle
'lllent li.'.elaclie,
throbbing, tI l
ing.llashes ot’ heal,
sliiverv, pii.l.lv
.seim.-iti.in,:, faint
ness and numb-
LV .
I
ft W.
L-.ii-'W. ..
uess. The symp
toms oi ul. lum nro continuous hue or
rlmea, irregular and painful menstruation,
irritatioii of tiie spine, pain In the head
■■hi l a continual tired-nui feeling, l-’.u- ~1
Hie troubles p, iiliai' to women, suoli as
irregularities, chant«' ot life, etc., Pe-ru-n i
cannot be equal...l, In i|| tiles..’ease S
tarrh of the pelvic organs Is the excitimr
cause. I’e-ru-na < urns by n moving tho
cause. l-T-ru-na cures catarrh vs h.-rover
loeaied. f’on.sequentl.v it vx I , ir,
• 'lass of disorders. Mrs, Ma 1;; >r, ; Ila I'-h:-
ben, 1214 North S \ Racino
City. 55' < writer I :. , I «> ' w ,.||
go,ul ami 1. . p;.\ now tlm mot ,
scribe it. I' -ru-na is - verytCiiiig to me.
I fe.-l healthy and well, but it I should ~ ■
sick I spall know wiiat to I ike. I aavo
taken several bottles ,q- |’,.-rii-n i for fem.H.'
complaint. I am in Hi. change of life, ami
it d"es m,. good.''
Semi f.’i Dr. 11 art noHi's fro bonk fe
women only Addre.. i’r llirlmiin, Co
1 uni I ms, <>.
Ask your druggist for a free Fe-ru-na
almanac.
