Evening Star Newspaper, August 27, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, “AUGUST 27, 1898-24 PAGES. CRISIS IN CHINA NEAR| Relations Between Tsung-Li-Yamen and the British Minister Are Strained. Violent Scenes Reported Between the Russian Charge d’Affaires an Sir Claude Macdonald. pondent of the Lendon ftuation has suddenly become acute. The reiations between the Teung- Li-Yamen and Sir Claude Macdona‘d, the British mini are strained to the point of rupture. Sir Claude Macdonald has in- timated that ary failure of China to ob- serve G Britain's wishes will be ac- as a casus belli. support of Sir Claude Macdonald has beer®concentrated at Wei-Hai- i and Hankow, and ail the warships under 5.000 tons have been mobilized in the Yang-Ts- river. The naval demonstration is solely directed against China, as !t is semi-officially stated that the existing re latiors ith Russia are cordial. Lord Sal- isbury has abandoned the policy of the open door, substituting for it a policy of spheres of influence. ences have been of c tant occurrence within the last few days. Lord Saiisbury s n the recognition by the other ted in China of the bounda- t Britain's ‘sphere of in- the same instrument, where- Diplomatic confer- of fluence In by Great Britain recognizes Russia’s posi- tion in Manchuria, Russia is required to be per- in is willing to drop her pro- test in respect to the New Chwang rail- way, bat Russia is required to cancel her agreement with China, t e country having the largest financial interest should arbitrate in disputes connected with the Pekin Hankow railwa “The negotiations are confined to Pekin. The British ambassadors at St. Petersburg and Pekin are in close communication.” A special dispatch from Shanghai says: “Violent seenes are reported to have oc- curred between Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minister, and M. Pavloff, the Rus- sian charge d'affaires, owing to the latter's commanding the Tsung: amen to break its agreement with the Hong Kong Bank, under pain of the czar’s strong displeasure. The Chinese are inclined to obey M. Pav- loff. seeing that the British confine them- selves to verbal protests.” T Copenhagen correspondent of the Mail asserts that he is in a atement he recent- a compromise has been ar- en England and Russia, in London Daily accord: vith which Russia gets her way on th railway questions and England gets concessions in other directio: “The rel: 1s between re very sat- sions fully English wishes. » London Times’ Pekin correspondent that M. Pavioff, Russian charge d’af- ina, has been appointed Rus- r to Corea. her London dispatch ss that with reference to the sensational Chinese dis- to the Daily Mail to a news it should be observed that the pondent, Dr. Morrison, alert through- out ion ahead of thus far telegraphed ng on the subject. > appc t of M. Pavloff as Ru minister to Corea would seem to In < has been th> active dvances in China. Thomas G. Sample of Allegheny, Pa., the Supreme Chancellor. ne Lodge, Knig! t Indianapolis las the following offic lor, Thomas G. Sampl > vie Wtscon: fficers wil 1 were on the ‘ation. the morning session of th ge b2 elected today. late of the Su- was devoted to the considera- su- report of John A. Hinse: nizer of the endowment that organization. Repres: moved th of the to this step, and t te waxed warm. Repre- Sentatives Ritchie, Riddle and others Ported Mr. Shively’s motion, and it fter two hours’ dis the supreme ition of the endowme fnsurance branch of the orde ) members, carrying pohcle $90,261,500. e statement rd of control shows resources of $23, It is charged that $91,798.15 Is tangled in the affai defunct national bank of Fort Worth, Texas, and nothing but a judgment against bondsmen repre- sents this money; also that the $266,127 $nvested in # hotel building property at Ch ‘cago, which is now in the hands of a re- celver, is nothing more than a fifth lien on the property This was meaning of the resolution introduced in the futphen of Ohio. upreme Lodge by Dr. Th committee appointe: the char made against officers has been in session but is not ready to report. nbone Sisters have elected the following officers: Supreme Neubert, Kansas f, Mrs. Jean- hette B. S. ity; supreme senior, L. K. Sherman, Cleveland, Ohio; supr-me junior, Mrs. Dell P. Glazier, ‘ort Madison, Iowa; supreme manager, Mrs. tie Ryder, Indianapolis; supreme mistress of records and correspondence Mrs. M. D. Woods, Kansas City; suprem: mistress of fi Mrs. Alexine Murry, Qevay. ML: su protector, Mrs. Flor- ‘ence J. Shoff, ana, Texas.; supreme guard, Miss Maggle Hewitt, Portland, Me. Camp Colgrove is almost a thing of the ast. The last formality was the award of rizes yesterday, as follows: Class A—First prize, $1,560, John Barr Glen Company, Eau Ctaire, W second prize, $1,200, Terre Haute, Ind... Company No.'8; third prize, $1,000, Kalamazoo, Mich., Company No. 9 fourth 3800, Yellow Cross Cgmpany, No. Si fifth prize, $600, Friend- ship C . Covington, Ky. The general prize, value $100, for the best company commander of this class, was awarded Con Terge of tha John Barr Gl prize, $00, Couer de Le neaster, Ohio: second p: mpany, No. 8%, Terre Haut third prize, $00, Alpha Company, No. 4 Louisville; fourth prize, $200, Jeffersonvill , Company. The jewel prize, valued at $500, for the best company commander in Class B was e@warded to Benjamin F. Gi captain of the Louisvitle Company. The prize for the best troop of cavalry was a ed to the Burns Hussars of St. Joseph, Mo., it having no com} ‘ors. The prize of $100 offered by Major General Car- Rahan for ths company of the uniform rank having the largest percentage of its mem- bership in the parade and in the inspection, nd the inspection and review, was award- ed to Company No. 43 of the Missouri bri- wade. TER OLIVETTE IBLE CONDITION Surgeon Will Reig Tells of His Ex- periences Aboard Her. Dr. Will Reig, surgeon in charge of the Olivette fm its last trip, said at Toledo, Ohio, last night: “The Qjivette was certainly in condition. It had more patients than it should have had. I was the only surgeon ‘working and had no medicines for half the Patients. All I could do was to let them ie. As far as provisions were concerned, they were plentiful, but not of the proper kind. When we reached Boston many had died of exhaustion. I do not know who was to blame for loading the transport in euch a manner. Dr. Reig, whose home is in Toledo, is chief surgeon of the marine hospital at Boston. He was on the Olivette twenty- two days. ———+--—____ James Eads How, the millionaire grand- son of James B. Eads, has given up lux- uries and a palatial mansion in St. Louis for plain living in order to carry on his missionary work in the slums of that city. terrible BRYAN AGAIN THE CHOICE Former Governor Stone of Missouri Says He Will Run for President. The Missourian is the Silver Candi- date’s Closest Friend and Political 1900. Adviser for From the New York Herald Today. William J. Stone, former governor of Mis- sourt and now the closest friend and politi- cal adviser of William J. Bryan, came to this city on business last night. He is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Former Governor Stone, who is the choice of many-western and southern democrats for chairman of the democratic national committee for the campaign of 190. gave me a highly significant interview on the ni tional situation, in the courss of which he expressed the, positive opinion that Mr. Bryan again would be th2 chol2> of his party for President two years hence. ‘This expression from Missouri's former governor will be read by eastern democrats with the greatest interest, because it. is known to the party leaders here that Mr. Bryan. now relies implicitly upon Mr. Stone in matters of policy, and that the former governor will manage Mr. Bryan's canvass and his campaign in the event of succe=s in the national convention. Additional interest attaches to the views of former Governor Stone at this time, be- cause he enjoys the confidence and respect of eastern democrats to a greater Gegree than does any other national leader promi- nently allied with Mr. Bryan and the fac- tion that controlied the Chicago convention of 1896. Warning to New York Democrats. I asked the former governor whether western democrats were much interested in the action to be taken by New York democrats at their state convention In Syra- cuse next month. Mr. Stone replied, with much emphasis, that if the Syracuse con- vention should ignore the last national platform of the party, or if it should re- pudiate that platform or nominate for gov- ernor any man who only supported the gold standard in 1806, the democracy of New York would thereby place itself in opposition to the party in every other state of the Union, and practically would be with- out standing in the next national conven- tion. Read between the lines, former Governor Stone’s utterance on this point means that if the regular organization attempts to sidetrack the principles of the Chicago convention a rival organization will be built up In this state to wrest control from the present leader “J do not believe.” said the former gov- ernor, “that the democrats of Missouri have undergone any change of sentiment on the money question, and I believe the same may be said of all the western states. if any one believes that western democrats are less interested in free silver coinage new than in 1896 it would be well to get rid of that impression at once. If possi- ble they are more determined than ever to force that issue until their demands are complied with by some satisfactory meas- ure of bimetallic coinage. With us bimetal- lism is not a fad, as some hereabouts would make believe. On the contrary, with us it is a deep conviction that it is necessary to the industrial well being of the country. Money the Leading Issue. “We will fight for what we believe to be right. If the republican party adheres to the single goid standard policy the money issue will be the leading issue in 1900, as it was in 1896, and if we are beaten then we will try it again.” “Do you think,” I asked Mr. Stone, “that Mr. B: enominated in 1900? “I think he w certainly will be unless there ided change in party conditions and party sentiment from that now prevailing.”” Discussing the democratic situation in New York state, particularly with reference to the silver issue, Mr. Stone said: “I hear some talk to the effect that the w York democracy may turn tail on on by Ignoring it in the platform a by placing a pronounced gold standard man at the head of the ticket. In my opin- ion that would be a grave mistake. About only national effect such a course would would be to array the New York democracy against the democracy in near! all the other states and practically elim’ nate the former as a factor in national pol- iti Whe: Mr. Bry to influente the plat- form declarations of the New York conv tion he said: “I do not believe Mr. Bryan has endeavored or will endeavor to inter- fere any state convention.” ar Issues Not Important. As to territorial expansion and other is- sues growing out of the war with Spain, the former governor said: , “I do not think there will be any issues growing out of the war. The war is ended, and all that remains to be done re- lates to the terms of settlement, most of which have already been agreed upon in the protocol. Porto Rico will be ceded to the United States; an independent govern- ment will be organized in Cuba under an American protectorate; certain cessions, ample for our commercial needs, will be made to us in the Ladrone and Philippine Islands and perhaps elsewhere. The unset- tled things are largely matters of detail, and I do not apprehend that what has been agreed upon or may be agreed upon will ause any serlous division of opinion among people of any party. Upot these questions the recent demo- cratic and republicap conven:ions of Mis- scuri put substantially the same 1csoiutions in thetr platforms; and that will ba the rule in practically all of the stats. There will be no ‘issue’ worthy the name on the ques- Uon of acquiring territory or commercial privileges by treaty. I have no idea that any party issue will grow ont of the s:t- tlement of these matters, but after all the details are disposed of tnera wili be other qeestions arising, more or less connezt2d with the war, and these may give rise to party issues. “What shall our future policy be w reference to Cuba, after we have help the Cubans to put up a government of their own under our protestion? Shall we endeavor by all honorgsle means to ac- quire th? island and incorporate it into our system of states, or shall uur policy be in opposition to annexation? I am for annexa- ton. I think the policy of our government should be directed to that end. Believing that annexation would be of the greatest advantag> to this country and Cuba, we should use every honorable means to dring it about. I believe that will be the position and the policy of the demceratic periy. “Unless the republicans change -front, which they can always do with easy fa~ cility, and come over to our side, an iesus may grow up out of this y testto d see no other prospect of an issue on ter lal expansion. “But there is another question which I think the democracy shoul? force ‘to the front. We should fight for the rehasita- tion and reconstruction of our mercnant marine. To make the American mercfant navy the greatest on the seas should be our aim, and we should force that issue to tne front. Incidentally and as a part of thie policy we should advocate the immediata construction of the Nicaragua canal and the enlargement of our war navy. “We should outline and strive to estab- lish a great commercial policy which would give us dominion over the seas and control of the world’s carrying trade. There is no reason why we cannot have New. York in- stead of Liverpool prices quoted over the world, nor why New York instead of Lon- don should not be the principal seat of the world’s exchanges. This or thes> eommercial policies should, I preered forward by the democratic party. The republican party must meet us here in opposition, or abandon its fetich of ‘pro- tection.” ” +00 Back te Old Frie: From the Chicago Post. “Speaking of the Klondike,” began the man with the old magazine Before him, but the man with the current number promptly. interrupted him. 3 “Klondike? Klondike?” repeated the lat- ter inquiringly. “That name is mighty fa- millar, for sure. Who was it that we sent to-look after that, anyway—Dewey, Schley, Shafter, Miles or Sampson?. And when did’ it capitulate? I don’t seem to—why, yes, cf course. Now I remember. Way back before the war, wasn't it?” ‘NO SUFFERING BY SOLDIERS! Surgeon General Sternberg Replies to Uriti- cisms. Plenty of Money in Hospitals to Par- ehase All Necessary Articles of Light Diet. Surgeon General Stérnberg of the army made a statement to a Star reporter this morning in response to the criticisms of the administration of the medical depart- ment during the Spanish war. The state- ment_ywhich was submitted to Acting Sec- retary Meiklejohn and approved by him is as follows: “There has been an entire misunderstand- ing on the part of the public with refer- erce to this matter of providing food for the sick in the hespitals, Each sick man is entitled to a ration consisting of flour, fresh beef or bacon, coffee, etc., but the sick man is not expected to live upon this ration, and it is not drawn in kind for his use, but the surgeon in charge of the hos- pital draws from the commissary depart- ment the money value of the ration and expends this money in purchasing such articles of light diet as the sick man re- quires. Supplies in Hospitals. “Our hospitals are always supplied abund- artly with milk, eggs, chickens and other articies necessary in providing a proper light diet for the sick. In addition to the hospital fund resu.ting from the credit due the hospital for the soldier's rations, mcvey has been sent by the surgeon gen- eral to every’ hospital from a special fund centributed by patriotic citizens, and it is believed that before general order 116, Au- gust 10, was issued the sick in our hos- Pitals were amply provided with sultabie light diet. “When there are large numbers of ty- phoid patients living upon a milk diet, as ac Fert Myer, the hospital fund alone is mcre than is required. But in view of the great anxiety on the part of the friends of the sick soldiers in all parts of the country the government has made an addi- tional provision, which in its liberality is tar beyond anything heretofore suggested for our sick soldiers. ‘This provides for 09 cents a day for the raw material of the ration of each soldier in the hospital, and is In excess of any possible requirement. “Many of our civil hospitals in New York city and other localities have offersd to re- ceive soldiers at fifty cents to $1 a day. This includes nursing and medical attend- ance, medicine, ete., while the sixty cents provided by genral orders 116 is to be used only for the purchas2 of articles of food. No cooks, nurses or other incidental expenses are paid for out of this sixty nis. ‘In times of peace at our post hospitals there is nearly always a gradual accumula- on of th> hospital fund from the saving on the ration, for the reason that the light diet, suitable for sick men, is less expensive than the full diet provided by the govern- ment for the well, the mon2y value of which is turned over to the surgeon in charge of the hospital. Not Suffering. “The surgeons who have not already drawn the money du> under general order 116 can draw it at any time from the date this order was issued. There has been no suffering on the part of the soldiers, as ev2ry surgeon in charge of the United States general hospitals has constantly had in his hands money for the purchase of all necessary articles of light diet. “A considerable portion of this money bas been contributed by the supply com- mittee of the National Red Cross Associa- tion, the money having been sent to me by Mr. Cleveland Dodge, chairman of this committee, to whom I am indebted for valuable assistance in many ways. As to the matter of general order 116 not reach- ing the various hospitals, and as to the particular instance of Fort Mycr, the news- paper men who quoted Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn entirely misunderstood him and absolutely misconstrued his meaning. Ord2r 116 is dated. August 10. It was not printed for distribution until August 13. On Mon- day morning, August 15, It was mailed to the surgeon In charge of all general hos- pitals. I learned on Sunday, August 21, that Dr. Davis, the surgeon at Fort Myer, t received the ord2r. The hospitals ly have received it, because we have received replies from nearly all of them. I went to Fort Myer personally on the 21st, and there learned. that Dr. Davis had not received the order. I told him the sub- stance of it and imrrediately upon return- ing to my office s2nt it to him. Dr. Davis was abundantly supplied with funds before and after August 10, and his soldiers ha never suff-red for the want of proper die ——__—__+«+— ANDERSEN NOT HANGED. Granted Another Lease of Life by Judge Waddill at Norfolk. John Andersen, who was to have been hanged in the Norfolk jail yard yesterday for the murder of Mate Saunders of the schooner Oliver Pecker, on the high seas in 1897, has been granted another lease of life by Judge Waddill of the United States district court. P. J. Morris and Hugh G. Miller, young attorneys of Norfolk, Thursday, without the knowledge of Andersen, applied for a writ of habeas corpus with the object of staying the execution. Morris was origin- ally Andersen's attorney, but Judge Hiughes, the district judge, refused to ap- point him because he represented some of the men accused with Andersen. The contention yesterday was that Judge Hughes in not allowing Andersen to select his own counsel erred. Judge Waddill de- nied the application, but granted an appeal to the supreme court to be heard October 12. Andersen was in his cell with his spirit- ual advisers, Rev. J. B. Merritt and J. E. Shenk, ready to march to the gallows, the most composed man in the jail. Some one shouted from the window that the judge had granted a stay to October 12. Ander- sen broke down and expressed regret that the end would be delayed, as he was ready and anxious to be with God. Life was precious, he said, but the action of the court did not guarantee that to him. He was taken to court in a carriage, and when ‘the preliminaries had been gone through with returned to his cell. 808 OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN, Preliminaries in Judge County—Other News. Speeial Correspondence of ‘The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, August 26, 1898. The republicans of this county open their campaign tomorrow evening. They will then hold primaries for the election of del- egates to the county convention, which will assemble In Hagerstown Tuesday next, and in turn sel2ct delegates to the congressional convention, which will meet in Frederick September 14. There will be no contest, as the delegates will be conced2d to Judge Stake for Congress, Mr. Alex. H. Hagner, the only other aspirant from here, having retired in favor of the judge. Should Judge Stak> be successful at the nominating con- vention and at the polls, it is generally un- derstood that Mr. Hagner will be the suc- cessor of the judge on the bench. The friends of Judge Stake here who ars pushing his candidacy express themselves as highly gratified at the outlook, and sa; his nomination will be easily accomplished. ‘They claim to have assurances from Frsd- erick end Garrett counties to justify their assertions. Boatmen on the Chesapeake and Ohto ca- nal are much discouraged over the poor business and profits of their calling. Many boatmen are idle. The shipments of coal to date reach only 125,373.10 tons, which show a decrease of 35,525.15 tons from those of last year. G. R. Dulhumer has been appointed post- master at Chewsville, this county, vice B. M. Hurtle. Joe and Grace Chapline, children of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Chaplin? of Was! who are summering on the Virginia side of the river, in Berkeley county, were serious- ly hurt in a runaway accident while out driving Thursday. The horse in its fight jumped a fence, upsstting the vehicle and throwing the children out. wi itis that you want— a situation or a servant—a “want” Star will reach the person who [SICK “ARMY> AESO“STARVES Discovery at. Montaak Mie by New York Who Are Enffrely Neglected and Without Friends. £. aa Brom the New York Jogfjial feaes. The Merchants’ Association, the accounts of the: G suffering of the soldiers of the re@bfar~army at Camp Wikoff, Moatauk Poipt, has decided to sup- ply as far as possiblé the needs of the suf- ferers. This decision was réached at a meeting of the board of directors held yesterday afternoon. John C. Jubring, first vice presi- Gent, presided in the absence of the presi- dent, William F. King. The special meet- | ing was called to hear a report by 8. C. Mead, assistant secretary of the Merchant ' Association, and William R. Corwine, who spent two days and nights at Camp Wikoff ) investigating the conditions there, having een appointed for this purpose at a pre- ea special meeting of the board of di- rectors last Tuesday. This first meeting was held as the result of information that, While the volunteers in Camp Wikoff were receiving delicacies from their friends, the regulars were en- tirely neglected, and were actually suffer- ing severely because they could not get the food necessary for them in their weakened condition. The committee reported that the state- ments which had been made to the di- rectors were true. The regulars, appar- ently, had no frieflds- Nobody thought of them, In one instance cited as an example there were sixty men in a regiment ill out Hof a total in camp of 340. The surgeon had a little ime water, one small jar of extract of beef, half a-bottle of blackberry brandy, which had been given him by the Red Cross Society, and some medicines, such ag could be found in.an ordinary home pantry. This regiment stormed the heights of San Juan, and was jaths brigade where ‘as one out 0! ive. $ tne oss med to the committee that the only thing to do was to send to. the camp, in a boat, such material as was needed to ameliorate the sufferings of the regulars, and under charge of 80me person or persons who would see with the permission of the commanding officers that these supplies reached the surgeons In charge of each regiment direct. General Wheeler and Col- onel Forwood told them they would give the Merchants’ Association tents in which store the supplies. ‘ve was at once resolved unanimously that the Merchants’ Association seek donations from merchants to assist in the loading of a vessel to proceed direct to Montauk. John H. Starin immediately offered the use of a boat and crew free. This offer was accepted, and the John Lenox, with a ca- pacity of about 300 tons, will load under the supervision of Mr. Starin's employes at the pier at the foot of Courtlandt street at 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. today. ‘A dispatch received yesterday from Mon- tauk said: 5 Need urgently two dozen hypodermic syringes, 25 camp thermometers, also hy- podermie tablets of strychnine, 1-30 grain hypodermic tablets of digitalis, atropia and morphine and atropia, 500 of each, strength not stated. Need in dargg quantities soup, cocoa, eggs, butter, evaporated milk, can- ned peaches, grapes!” Wire me what you send. Li ste This was supplemented; by another tele- gram, which reads: Railway practically congested. Get trans- portation at once. Have Mvestigated every quarter. Can say solemnly sick army slow- ly starving to death. __ Mrs. Catherine Hunter-of the Red Cross will ship $2,000 worth of focd on the ship, and the Armour company will give a sup- ply of soups. =—___++_____ CONDITIONS IN HAVANA. Lb gh Fearful Suffering — of the Regulars, =k Miss Barton Informed) That Outside Relief is Not Needed. Late advices yesterday from state: a The Danish steamer Tyr, with provisions and cattle from New Orleans, arrived to- day. The Spanisl¥ stéamer Pio IX, from Vera Cruz, also arrived, She brought a quantity of provisions and 172 passengers, including many of good social standing in Havana. The Haytien schooner Emmanuel A. Raoul. with: provisions, from Key West, arrived at Isabelta Sagua. The British steamer Ardenrose will carry 12,000 bags of sugar on her return to New York. The steamer Clinton arrived today, with Miss Clara Barton, Dr. Elwell, Mr. Cot- trell and. Misses Grau and a number of others belonging to the society on board. Miss Barton, accompanied by three other members of the party, visited the civil governor, Fernandez de Castro, and had a leng conversation with him regarding the condition of the poorer classes and the means employed for their relief. In reply to a remark of Miss Barton's, the governor said that outside relief for Havana’s poor was not needed, as what was supplied by the colonial government and the people was sufficient for their necessities. “As to the interfor towns,” said the governor, “that is another matter. The suffering classes have increased in number in conse- quence of the war, and there is a scarcity of provisions among them, to which you can attend, since you are animated by a high spirit’ of charity.” : Miss Barton replied, expressing her ap- Preciation of the governor’s remarks, showing that he realized the importance of the Red Cross Society's humanitarian services. Yesterday the free kitchens in Havana distributed over 36,000 rations. Last night a bazaar was inaugurated, having for its object the raising of funds for the relief of the poor. The civil governor was one of the patrons of the bazaar. The building in which the affair was held was ‘filled to its utmost capacity and a large crowd had assembled outside. Am American merchant has given twenty-five barrels of potatoes, and Miss Clara Barton has offered fifty barrels for use in the three kitchens. Miss Barton, accompanied by several of her party, went this morning to Matanzas. The r2mainder of the Red Cross delegation remained on board the Clinton at Havana, El Noticiera, a Spanish evening paper, publishes .@ biographical sketch of Miss Barton, in which it, speaks in lau¢atory terms of the service she has rendered hu- manity. Gen. Pando will shortly leave the island. He will be succeeded as chief of staff to Gen. Blanco by Gen. Solano. ———_+e+____ hildren and Bicyolists, To the Editor of The Evening Star: I have been a rider of a bicycle for some time, and have been a reader of your paper for some years. I have read with some in- terest the articles appearing from time to time marking the great, change in methods of locomotion caused, by the use of the bi- cycle. I have often wished to make some reply to those who Write‘so unreasonably regarding the rights,“ete.;°of bicyclers, but have refrained. But thé ¢jmments of some of these alleged bi S$ are enough to make one’s blood ru rool 1D his veins, Havana Here, for instance, “R. D. H.” writes a vai ad- vising that children }e noy allowed to play in the streets, it bei selves, as well as and now comes “W! tously insults “R. D. agree with the latte “Wheelman” 5 man will find any of the children's w: cure nce a Wasi contrary, Many lighted in the ev run hither and yon: street from the sidéWalk without a mo- ment’s warning, are very difficult to avoid. If there be no opportunity given in the way of play places for children. this should be remedied; but. playing in the street is not @ remedy, and never can become so, to say nothing of the danger to the children dangerous to them- ‘ le on bicycles, id ” who’ gratui- ”*ind-all those who careful wheel- in keeping out -". Every bicyclist of gts knows to the r eets are dimly and serious inconvenience to cars and ve- hicles. 3. NO. 2” —_—-— WELCOMES AN INQUIRY The Medical Record Espouses the Cause of the Army Physicians, Editor Shrady Says C: ‘Wikoff is the Worst Managed of All the Camps. From the New York Herald Today. Members of the medical profession are taking a deep interest in demanding that something be done at once to better condi- tions in the camps. The Medical Record, which more than a week ago called for an inquiry in strongest words, aemanding that blame for the terrible state of affairs in the camps should be placed on those who were guilty, follows up its demand in the fol- lowing editorial, published in today’s issue: “We are happy to learn that Surgeon General Sternberg has demanded from the Secretary of War an investigation of the numerous charges of neglect of the sick and wounded during the late campaign, with a view of fixing the responsibility of wrongdoing upon the actually guilty par- ties. This is the course the Medical Rec- ord has urged from the first as the only means of vindicating the medical depart- ment of the army. No explanations yet made have covered the essential points in the scandal. The only way to settle the questions at issue is by a thoroughly im- partial court of inquiry and the wide publi- cation of its verdict. Such an_ inquiry would cover not only the cases of neglect on the battlefield, but also those in our va- rious home camps. It is too late to stave off further discus- sion by dodging facts, by tmpugning mo- tives of criticism and by accepting testi- mony from interested and _ necessarily biased witnesses. Either the facts must be brought out in a perfectly straightforward and legitimate way by a properly empow- ered tribunal, or, failing this, the public and the profession must be left in grave doubt. But for the good name of the sur- geon general, for the credit of his corps and for the honor of the profession, we cannot afford to have any doubts in the matter. “We have every hope that General Stern- berg will be able to defend his course on all the points in the public indictment, and will have the opportunity of proving to the satisfaction of all that he did the best that could have been done under the cir- cumstances. Even if the worst case is proven, we can at least have a grim satis- faction of benefiting in future campaigns by the failures of the past one. We trust the report that the inquiry is to be held is based on something more than a news- paper statement.” Anxious for the Trath. Believing that the scathing public ar- raignment of the authorities for the way in which the soldiers who are camped in this country have been and are being treated is a reflection ‘on their profession, physi- cians everywhere are anxious to learn the whole truth about the matter. They agree with the public that some one is to blame for the suffering of those who offered to risk their lives for their country, and are anxious to learn who it is. No one has taken a deeper interest in the welfare of the soldier than Dr. George F. Shrady, editor ef the Medical Record. He believes some one is at fault for the way in which the men of the army have been neglected, and, for the credit of the pro~ fession, in which he holds a high position, believes that the truth should be known. Dr. Shrady said to me yesterday: Surgeon General Sternberg is for all this, and it is for his vind well as for that of the medical department of the army and the whole profession, that this inquiry seems necessary. It will be a lasting disgrace if the question is allowed to remain an open one. ‘Prominent officials like the Secretary of Wer, the adjutant general of the army, the surgeon general and the quartermaster general have all apparently taken their turn in a way to explain certain incon- trovertible and damning facts, but the pres- ent position is that the soldier, who had a right to be guaranteed the tenderest care on the part of the government, has had no decent consideration whatever. “What encouragement is that for the sol- dier of the future? Why, he might better take his chances in the field, where bullets are flying, than with the care his country gives him after he has risked his life for its honor. It seems to me just as necessary to have medicines and supplies at the front as to get the soldiers there themselves. “And it is a hard thing to understand, too, in spite of excuses about the difficulty experienced in landing soldiers, that sup- plies should have found their way to the front, while necessary medicines were left behind and even sent back home. Wikoff the Worst. “We had a great deal to expect from the apparent pains taken in the selection of Camp Wikoff, and it scems unfortunate that, after the surgeon general had picked out the site, under the direction of the Sec- retary of War, it is now the worst man- aged camp of the whole category. That is saying a great deal, too, is it not? “The Secretary of War, evidently in- fluenced by public opinion, visits this camp and uses his authority in stating that the water is pure enough for any one, because he tasted it himself. It's one thing going up to men and say, ‘What can I do for you as individuals?’ and quite another thing to rise to the situation of viewing the calam- ity as a whole. “In the civil war there were no such scandals connected with the care of the sick. Of course it was expected that the troops sent to Cuba would suffer from fever, because of the climatic changes. The surgeon general could not, of course, be held accountable for that, but in the home camps no such excuse is possible. “Sanitation is the great question of camp life today, but the mere tasting of water by the Secretary of War does not settle whether it contains germs or not. The Secretary of War is perfectly capable of getting at the bottom of this trouble and fixing the responsibility. “It ig all very well to say that the sol- diers do not complain to the Secretary of War. Good soldiers never complain, but that is no argument that they do not suf- fer. “All these statements I have given you are my reasons for urging an Investigation for the honor of the army and my profes- sion. No one who knows Dr. Sternberg as I do will question his motives in the matter or his good intentions, but this in itself in no way explains the grave questiops that are being asked on all sides.” ———+e+__ KILLED BY STARVATION. Sister of John H. Haller Says It Caused His Death. > From the New York Herald Today. ‘The funeral of John H. Haller, Company K, 7ist New York Volunteers, who died of typhold fever at Camp Wikoff on Wednes- day, will be from the residence of his sister, No. 349 West 30th street, this afternoon. Haller was stricken with fever’at Santi- ago. He recovered apparently and left there on the trahsport Grand Duchess, ar- riving at Camp Wikoff a week ago. He suffered a relapse while on board the steamer, and when camp was reached was conveyed to the hospital. His sister, Miss unconscious and passed the day by his bed- side. He did not recognize her, Miss Haller returned to the city in the evening and on Wednesday telegraphed to the Seg Soc times before she received a reply. en she was notified that her brother had died that morning. She ar- ranged at once for an undertaker to bring the body to this city. 11 $3 | A MONTH. | Hay Fever, Asthma, Ca- tarrhal Diseases, Deafness, Rheumatism, Skin Diseas- es, Blood and Nerve Affec- tions, ments. Stomach Derange- It should be borne in mind that Dr. € new patients after September 1. ‘The widen does not promise to give the $3 rate to any terms of benefit of this rate on those beginning or renewing treatment during the present month those applying for treatment or renewing treatment supplied with all medicines until cured. at the mer: this off>> absolutely and simply the an treated and This does copter before September 1 will be y nominal rate of $3 a month. not mean that those beginning treatment during fhe remaining days of August are to be charged $8 for the remaining days, but that they will receive for one wonth from the date of thelr appll- cation all medicines and treatment for $3, and that they wiil be created at this rate until cured. Mr. E. Fegan, Jr., 106 Washing- ton Ave., Newark, N. J. SHE WAS ALMOST TOTALLY DEAF. Mrs. Margaret A. Seward, Si4 L st. .e.: “I bad been deaf for five years. 1 could hear the ordinary noises of the . 1 was troubled constantly with roari in my head that disturbed me so 1 could not sleep. “The disagreeable noises have ceased, and I hear everything plainly and distinctly.” DEAF FOR TWENTY YEARS. F. E. Sherwood, corner 6th and Pa. ave. n.w.: “My left ear wax so deaf that I could not hear a clock tick with it. My right ear was becoming quiet doaf also. My hearing returned to me sud- denly. Now I hear perfectly with either ear. Howard House, SEND HAY FEVER REMEDIES AT ONCE. The following communication was received by Doctor Cowden last week, und foretbly tltus- trates the { value placed upon his treatment for Hay Fever by those who have used it: NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 19, "98. Dear Doctor Cowden: my home nddress at earliest Please forward possible convenience a full line of Hay Fever remedies. ‘This writing gives me au rtunity of exprersing my appreciation of the great bene- fit 1 jevived from the use of your medt- cine. Until last year I had to give up business entirely and go to Mackinac, Mich., for rellef. This was a great source of expense’ and inconvenience to me, as it coat me six weeks Salary and absence from my business at a time when most needed. othing had ever done me the least bit of good. qnd T bad tried medicines and doctors too numerous to mention. You will pbably remember what «a bad case mine was ur Weeks of sneezing. running of nose, inflamed eves, followed by asthma, which . usnally lasted me for two weeks more, making me so weak I had to go to bed. This time rrible nightmare, and T no sooner rec an I began to dread the coming year, when I knew I had to go through it all again all siways feel grateful to the friend in Thos Who urged me, against my will, to our hed. In forty-elght hours after I began t and use your medicines last year I was most totally free from suffering, and to wy very great ast. ut kept on with my traveling and nev day's business during the whole Hay Fever season. Think of it, for the first year in n years T was al at home and feel {I do not feel any symptoms to-neturn-atthongh the time fs now here. I am going to take no chances. I want my medicine right at band if needed, so send ft by express soon as poss! Very sincerely yours, E _ EDWARD FREGAN, Jr., 106 Washington ave., Newark, 'N, 3. Cousultation Free. Dr. J. M. Cowden, Specialist in’ All Diseases of Mucous Membranes, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office hours—9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily to 1 p.m. to 12 m; 240 5 Sundays and holidays, pm; 7 19 a.m. TEXT OF THE MANILA TERMS Published in Madrid and Confirms the Re- port in America. Repatriated Officers and Soldiers Bit- terly Accuse Their Conquerors— The Philippine Situation. ‘The Madrid correspondent of the London ‘Times, under Friday's date, telegraphs: “The papers here publish the offictal text of the terms of the capitulation of Manila. It merely confirms the American reports and does not refer to Governor General Augustin’s sudden departure, which is still a mystery. “An official telegram from G Bianco states that several famished Amer- icars, who had been maltreated by the in- surgents under General Maximo Gomez, have arrived at Havana and presented themseives to the Spanish authoriti “According to the latest calcuiations, the total cost of the war is 3,000,000,000 pesetas. “The delight which the press exhibited over the convocation of the cortes has been somewhat dampened by the rumor that the government would introduce at the first sitting a bill to continue the suspén- sion of the constitutional guarantees and the press censorship. There is reason to believe, however, that the question has not yet been decided.” El Heraldo asserts that in view of the existing difficulties regarding the appoint- ment of the peace commissioners it is possible the cortes may be called upon to make nominations. Official reports from Manila are to the effect that all of the officials residing in the capital are in good health. There is no communication between Manila and the rovinces. : yma steamer arrived at Bilbao today bring- ing the crews of Spanish merchant vessels which were captured by the Americans during the war. The Manila correspondent of the London Times, telegraphing Friday, says: ‘The military government is working efficiently in ail departments. Local busi- ness is being actively resumed, the water works are in operation and the Pasig river is open. 3 “Stringent measures have been taken to insure the sanitation of the citadel, which is crowded with prisoners. The abomina- bly filthy condition of the Spanish barracks is @ menace to the general health, which at present, however, is excellent. Among the American troops there have been only 17 deaths from illness since landing. Twenty- three thousand stands of arms, 10,000,000) cartridges and an immense quantity of large ammunition have been surrendered, with nearly 15,000 prisoners. “The insurgents recently dispatched an armed steamer with 500 soldiers on board for an unknown destination. Consequently coastwise steamers manned by Spanish sail- ors were afraid to venture out until assured of the protection of the American fieet. “It is impossible to obtain information from the interior, except along the rail- ways, where everything is quiet. The ru- mors concerning insurgent activity in the southern part of the island are credited here. “Six hundred priests, including 110 pris- oners among the insurgents, will depart for Hong Kong in charge of the Belgian consul as soon as the transport can be procured. “There is undoubtedly practical unanim- ity among merchants, irespective of nation- ality, in favor of the permanent occupation of the archipelago by the Americans. No- body conceives the re-establishment of Spanish sovereignty possible.” The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Mail says the officers and soldiers who have returned from Santiago de Cuba bitterly accuse the Americans of unfulfilled promises made at the time of the capitula- tion of Santiago. The Americans, they say, forced the Spanish troops to encamp upon a spot where hundreds of corpses of the Spanish defenders of El Caney were buried. ‘The rains almost unearthed the bodies, the stench from which produced an epidemic. The Americans, the Spaniards assert, kept the latter without food, and the officers re- ceived only tinned sardines. Most of them returned seriously ill from the effects of prolonged hunger. Several die daily. “The government has. resolved,” the correspond- ent says, “to appoint the ex-Spanish consul at Key West as diplomatic agent at Wash- ington until peace shall have been signed.” eral He Changéd It. From the Chicago ‘Tritt ne. “Yes, my boy,” sald the passenger with the loud necktie, winking at the other pas- ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS Rev. Emerson W. Bliss Called to Baptist Church Pastorate. Belief Expressed That He Will Ac- cept—A Police Case—General and Personal News. The members of the Anacostia Baptist Church decided to extend a call to the R on W. Bliss of Washington to be pastor. Such action has not been unexpected. The pulpit made va- cant by the resignation of Rev. Hugh T. Steverson bas been for most of the time sirce supplied by Rev. Mr. Bliss in a man- ner most acceptable to the congregation. The decision to formally call him was reeched at a meeting of the congregation held at the church during the past week. The board of deacons, of which Mr. Chas. R. Burr ts chairman, is acting as the pul- pit committee, and will transmit the call. It is said there Is no doubt of the minis- ance. Bliss has been of late serving as stant to Rev. S. H. Greene, pastor lvary Baptist Church, Washington. C. Ryon of the Ana bit of su work upon a local robber: living at 207 at the An of € Policeman 0. station has concluded a detective Frank Brooke, a white Fillmore street, reported police station the 16th instant, that the absence of himself and family from their home on fhe preceding evening some one had entered the housé by a rear win- dow, and, going upstairs, had stolen an open face silver watch, valued at $19. Por liceman Ryor. found the watch in the pos- session of a young man living on the Nav Yard, who said he had given a brass wat and $1 for it. From this person the officer traced the theft to the real culprit, a youngster residing near here. He was ar- ested and the serious charge of house- breaking wes entered against him. ‘The accused explained the whole affair as a joke, however, played by him upon Mr. Brooke, to whom he is said to be related in some manner, so that the owner of tho watch refused to provecute him, and the case was nolle prossed. The watch was re- covered. Mr. George W. Fowler, the well-known cattle dealer, has had another adventure with a brute just as savage as the one previously referred to in The Star. Mr. Fowler and his two helpers, a white ‘man and a colored man, had placed three ropes on the brute and had driven him a short distance, when at a point near Surratts- ville the animal began to show fight, and after a few preliminary rushes charged upon Mr. Fowle: and knocked him down. He was not struck fairly by the steer’s horns, but was bruised painfully by the weight of the beast, which partly stumbled upon him, and he had one shirt sleeve rip ped nearly off by one of the animal's horns, The steer finally went inside a pasture field, where he was left. Next day Mr. Fowler went down and dropped him with three shots from his Winchester. Mr. William Jordan, the real estate man, who has been quite ill, was reported thif morning as being much improved. Anacostians back from Piney Point are Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Reagan and little daugh- ter Alice, Mr. J. W. Bartley, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Klug and Mr. Lucius Cross. ceseevenTaaietoas AMERICANS IN DANGER. Obliged to Flee for Their Lives From Nodea, China, The London Daily Mail's Hong Kong cor- respondent telegraphs: ‘The British consul at Kiung Chau Hai- nan has asked the American consul at Can- ton to urge the viceroy to send soldiers to Nodea, near Hoi How, to protect the lives and property of American missionaries there, who have been obliged to flee for their lives from Nodea and seek the pro- tection of the British consul at Hoi How. “Today the American consul at Canton notified the viceroy of the state of af. fairs and requested him to ~immediat telegraph peremptory orders to the officials of the disturbed district to disperse the rioters and protect the lives and property of the Americans. “Reports just received from Hainan in- dicate renewed successes on the part of the Triad Society, who, strengthened by @ horde of pirates, looted and burned a num- ber of villages in the Hoi How district on August 19. The British consul appealed to the Taotail to protect the threatened Americans, and soldiers were dispatched, who succeeded in rescuing them and es- corting them from Nodea to Hoi How.” - +04 Not Courteous, but Correct. offered the cook more money. time the ladies met at a dinner party Mrs. Some sat between them said: a Ded you know Mrs. de Bloom, not?” believe not,” said Mrs. de Janes;