Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1898, Page 2

2 “STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1898-10 PAGES. A BLOODLESS STRIFE aS Ss European Powers Preparing for a War of Trade and Commerce. os SIGNIFICANCE OF RUSSIA’S PROPOSAL ee Probably a Result of Recent Achievements of This Country. MEN TAKEN FROM INDUSTRY ate Department has not yet ben of the communication from the 2 government to the foreign repre- tives at Petersburg looking to a 1 preservation of peace and the armament of Europe. Tais couri- ly interested in the propo- ut as it is under- ed to all the for- tatives in St. Petersburg, the will in due time be received Though at this mo- iv -radual dis try is not direc ion of disarmament, tood t it was addr n repr commur been attained by force of arms, s gov2rnment is strong- : ) any movement looking the abolition of warfare, and our will n the suggestion This government of adding greatly hment and som2what, sition of territory, to its ~ wut we have never had the mili- 1 establishment in the sense ained in Europe, and overnment is likely to do in and naval wracter nor to sonize tne prin- proposition for wi Is now about en th to its nava maintained at all stion of the ezar applt fropean powers, which hav £ great sums of money in arming nother. has mom the m: wit > was f betwe nd at ‘tion Rectnt It is peace; and, ernment should and would involve upon ‘ope an almost e im no way pr commerce this very ling a tained veness is Retar = Men to Indastry. abolishment of the conscript system of a large part of tive occupation y mati effect ntere of this country. Every ed from the mil: Yy service of uit to the in- the th that hy general disarma- ! as Utopian at this time, and while ny as to the attitude of the tes toward such a conferenc is purely conjectural in e receipt of the invitation, the prevails that our government to take any active part in a GOING TO MONTAUK. IDEN’ Camp Wiko® Not Be Given Up Until It Has Served Its Purpose. Department that ort that Camp abandoned, y Alger'’s in- As Corbin, the S a place of ys return- of Cu- for which it was tions the 1 week: ordered to the = ——r-e-+—___ IF JUSTICE WHITE DECLINES. Senator Le th se Being Considered for nce Commission. noment, It i t the State it n r not Ju to. Up to hat is ot member of the lered to hw the im the ude tions \ n the event | It is ng considered to fill the v: eancy that would so result. ————-—+-0+ — Seldiers Going Through, ‘The ist United States through Wasbington in five trains yester- day, bou Montauk Point. They had many h gons snd other equipment. During tt stiors pass- ed through carryimg the 159th Indiana Reg- iment. They came from Thoroughfare Gap, Va., and wers on the way to Meadville, Pa. A train of five sleeping cars, bringing Ui soldiers of the 5th Maryiand, passed ough early yesterday morning. | irgton, MEEK THE FIRST TO DIE His Father Receives a $100 Check From a Cuban Gentleman. It Was Placed With Gen. Palma to Be Used as a Mark of Gratitude. FREMONT, Ohio, August 29.—John Meek of this county, father of George B. Meek, who was killed on the torpedo boat Wins- lew at Cardenas, May 11, has received a letter and a check for $100. The letter goes to show that young Meek was the first American-born sailor killed in the Cuban war. The letter received by Mr. Meek reads as follow: WASHINGTON, D. C., August 24. John Meek, Esq.: Dear Sir: Some months ago a Cuban gen- tleman, who signs himself Cambresis, from the City of Mexico, sent General Tomas Estrada Palma of New York an order for $100, to be given to the wife, children or parents of the first American-born sailor who should die in the war to free Cuba. I have just now been informed that your son, George B. Meek. fireman of the first class, on board the torpedo boat Winslow, was the first hero to shed his blood for the in- dependence of cur unfortunate and down- trodden people. I beg to inclose to you the check intrusted to my care, being a proof of the gratitude of the Cubans for their friends and allies, the Americans. Please acknowledge the re- ipt of the same in duplicate. Yours very respectfully, GONZALO DE QUESADA, Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of Cuba. The check is dated May 17, and is-drawn on the Bank of America, to the order of Tomas Estrada Palma, and is signed Mait- land, Coppell & Co. On the reverse side is indorsed: Pay to the order of Gonzalo de Quesada. ‘Tomas Estrada Palma. Meek has not as yet had the check cashed and has already been offered much more than its face value by parties who Want it as a’souvenir of the war. a COL. HAY AT OSBORNE. He Went to Bid Farewell to the Queen Befere Returning. ~Colonel John Hay, the retiring United ates ambassador to of St. Jam who has accepted the porifollo of Secretary of State at Wash- in succession to William R. Da: Who has been appointed one of the United peace commissioners, went to Os- sle of Wight, this afternoon, in er to dine and sleep there and bid fare- well to Queen Victoria, who starts for tland on Wednesday. y's letter of recali has not yet 1 here, and will probably be present- : ed by his successor, la woul Mrs Y was also invited to Osborne, aaa “ ec but was unable to 69, owing to the fact ploits have 2em- | that she was absent on the continent. world that all the im-| The ri cht will meet Colonel Hay - the several powers have | at Portsmouth and will convey him. to 1 not i any one of | Cowe: immu should the con- SSS s finally lead SOLDIERS’ TRAIN WRECKED. ‘Two of New York's Sixty-Ninth Kill- ed and Another May Die. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 29.—The total death list from last night’s accident on the Louisvilis and Nashville railroad, in which a train bearing six companies of the Goth New York Regiment was wrecked, re- maing at two, Privat2 Potter Farley and Quartermaster Sergeant Frank Glennan, beth of Company M. Sergt. J. J. Manning of Company E is suffering from a compound fracture of the spine and is expected to die. None of the ethers ar2 thought to be seriously hurt, although about twenty-five privtes are at the hospital and are suffering from bruise shocks and other minor injuries. A num ber of the regiment left nere for Hunts- ville at 4 o'clock this morning. JEWISH COLONY SCHEME. Prozan Hears From Many Who Want to Go to Porto Rico. KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 20.—Barnett Pruzan’s plan to form a Jewish colony for Perto Rico has been taken up by several families in other citie: Mr. Pruzan is daily in receipt of letters of inquiry regarding the scheme from every portion of the United States, and many have signified a determination to join. Assistant Secretary of the Intcrior Web- ster Devis has been asked for information as to the ch. er of the climate and soil of the island. Should the land be thrown open to settlement Mr. Pruzan es- timates that at t 500 families will at once embark for Porto Rico. —— + MILLER AWAITS ORDERS. GE Disposition of Troops at Camp Mer- riam Not Determined. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 29.—No orders for the mustering out of troops at Camp Merriam have been received by Gen. Miller, nor any intimation of an intention of the War Department to do so ia the near futur2. The heavy artillery will probably be retained in the service. It is the pre- vailing opinion at the headquarters that no action will be taken for a week or two. The dispute regarding the appointment of officers in the 20th Kansas Regiment has been settled. Col. Furston has received a telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin to the effect that Governor Leedy had full power to appoint whomsoever he pleased as offi- cers of his regiment. oe Personal Mention. Postmaster General Smith left Saturday for a week’s vacation. the city He went at once to his heme in Philadelphia, and later will procesd to the mountains of P2nnsylvan Mr. Perry Heath is acting al. pw, fourth assistant post- has gone to his home in master general, Kansas for a short outing. During b- H. Bristow wall act Henry A. Department , auditor for the Post has returned to bis sk after a short vacation io his old home urday for his cot- » Where he will spend nic, N. a short vacation. Dr. A. L. Lawrence has returned to the city from a v ent at Carlisle, Pa. Mr. A. H. Shattuck of the office of auditor for the Interior Department has returned from an outing of two weeks at Atlantic cL N. J. . M. Hewlett has returucd from ston and various eastern seaside Mr: nd Maj. T. T. Knox are again in the city. years in the several years a paign in Cu’ ed and expe Maj. Knox served here for many war records office, He and lert erved in the cam- s desperately wound- d to die. For his service the President promoted him from a ptain of ry to be major and in- spector general in the army. They are ngw at the Ban ft. +--+ ________ Police Départment Notes. The following transfers of metropolitan pollee privates were ordered today by Maj. Sylv A. Beam, trom second to F. P. Smith, from third to Furr, from sixth to seven from seventh to sixth. were forty-three arrests yesterday, to show that under the new pnt of the police force and the in- creased vigilance of its members the Dis- jo is becoming more and more quiet and orderty. ns Convention of Pharmacists. BALTIMORE, Md, August 29.—The forty-sixth annual meeting of the Ameri- can Pharmaccutical Association began in this city this morniag and will continue during the week. About 300 delegates from all parts of the country, many of whom are accompanied by their wives and fam- ilfes, are in attendance. CARING FOR THE SICK|RED- - CROSS : RELIEF|PRESIDENT’S TRIP New York State Transfers Disabled, Soci ‘Gen, Sternberg’s” Attitude Soldiers to Buffalo. SINTY-FIFTH REGIMENT TO FOLLOW! says It. HAS Change in Plans at the Instance of Gov. Black. FAREWELL TO CAMP ALGER Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. DUNN LORING, Va., August 29, 1898. Acting under instructions from Brigadier General Gobin, commanding, Adjutant Gen- eral Strong issued a special ordr this morning revoking the instructions issued to the Ist and 2d Battalions of the 65th New York to move to Camp Meade, Pa., today. The 12th Pennsylvania was ordered to go in its place. The intention of th2 officials was td move the 65th today, but the visit of Governor Black to the camp yesterday end his personal appeal to the Secretary of War last night to have the regiment or- dzred immediately to Buffalo had the effect of causing a change in the plans of the di- vision officers relative to the movement to the Pennsylvania camp. This morning an order.to the command- ing general of the troops here was recelyed from Adjutant General Corbin. It directed him to change the destination of the 65ti New York from Camp Meade to Buffelo. ‘There the regiment will go into quarters in the state armory. The officers will be granted leave of absence and the men fur- joughs for thirty days. At the expiration of that time the regiment will be mustered out of the service. The time for the 65th to leave for their native city is Wednesday. In the mean- ume the regiment's field and garrison equip- ment will be turned in to the government. Arrangements have been made whereby one hundred and one of the soldiers of the Sth, now patients in the division hospital,s| will be taken to Buffalo in a hospital train this evening at 4 o'clock. These soldiers have been reported by the surgeons as able to stand the journey. Pullman Cars Furnished. The hospital train will be made up of Pullman coaches and trained hospital stew- ards as well as army surgeons will accom- pany the men. The train came here from Buffalo. Aboard it were those who will accompany the sick soldiers to the hospital. Pere Col. Alexander of ti Dr. Tk th New York, Erynter, Dr. W. W. Wilson) teline, Dr. Frank and Dr. Hitzel, urseons, and Misses Smith, Hunt, Herman Me ®g, McPherson and Kennedy, ‘trained Orders to Twelfth Pennsylvania, When it was found this morning that the 5th New York would not be sent to Camp Meade hurry orders were issued to the 12th Pennsylvania to be prepared to move at noon. The prospects of leaving the Vir- ginla camp and “returning to God’s coun- try,” as the boys term it, siruck the officers and men so forcibiy that they set to work with a will and were ready to move at noon. Everything but the loading of bag- gage had been completed at 3 o'clock, and it is expected that the troops will leave ut 6 this evening. Maj. Howard, the chief quartermaster of the corps, reached camp this morning and will give his personal attention- to the movement of the tro: to the Pennsyl- vania mp at Middletown. A hospital train from the state of Mis- souri yesterday took the sick soldiers of the 3d and 4th Missouri patients in the division hospital to their home state for medical treatment. The train was made up of Pullman sleeping and dining cars, and a corps of efficient doctors and trained nurses were in attendance to see to the wants of the soldier boys. The death of Private Law Miller, Com- pany J, Sth Pennsylvania, of pneumonia, occurred yesterday in the hospital. The Final Review. There were 2,600 men in line In_a review of the 2d Brigade, 34 Division, at Camp Alger Saturday. The review comprised the 1st Connecticut, the 34 Virginia and the llth Troop of the Signal Corps. Greater leniency is being shown the 3d Virginia, and Saturday the cordon o: sen- tinels was removed. The requirement of four roll calls a day was also rescinded, and now the Virginians are occasionally enjoying the privilege of furloughs and pa: The transportation of the mus- tered-out troops will begin this week. ——— AT REPUBLICA ADQUARTERS. Callers Descuss Prospects in Their Congressional Districts. Chairman Babcock and Representatives Hull, McCleary and Ovarstreet of the re- publican congressional committee, together with A: nt Secretary Schrader and Mr. McKee, were on duty today, and the force of the committee was busily at work send- ing out documents for campaign use. Representative Alexander of one of the Buffalo, N. Y., districts was a caller. He reported a satisfactory condition of affairs in his district, and expressed himself as ecnfident of re-el2ction. He said he also thought Representative Mahany of Buffalo would come back to Congress by a gratify- ing majority. Representative Arnold of Pennsylvania was a caller, and he also brought an en- couraging report from his district. News has been received by the commit- tee of the renomination of Representative Otjen of Wisconsin. “Mr. Otjen ranks high among the new members of the present Congress,” said a ican at the committee headquarters to a Star reporter today. “He makes little pretentions to oratory, but as a worker and a successful man in whatever he undertakes he has alreaay be- come a power in Congress. It is com- mendable to the republicans of his district that they have renominated and are pre- paring to re-elect him. If an eastern state district which has learned the importance of keeping good men in Congress had him here, he would be kept in the position for life, regardless of politics. “It detracts nothing from the luster of the brilliant men to say that the indus: trious, quiet, universally respected work- ers are really the men whose influence is most felt in legislation, and who accom- plish most for their constituents. By their personal influence and efforts they secure votes and corcessions for measures: which they champion where others fail.” —_—___+s—— R. E. KIRKMAN DISMISSED, Was in Charge of New Orieans Wenther Station, R. E. Kirkham, the official formerly in charge of the weather station at New Or- leans, and whose sudden flight from that city created a sensation some weeks agu, has been dismissed from the service. His dismissal takes effect August 31. Forecast Official Alexander McAdie, who has been stationed at the weather office at San Francisco, has been transferred to the New Orleans station, and arrived there yesterday to take charge. Inspector Beals, traveling inspector for the bureau, has been in charge of the New Orleans station since early in August, and Kirkham, after his sudden departure, has been on assign- ment to the Chicago bureau pending action on his case. ee No New Developments. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn said this afternoon that there had been no new de- velopments in the case of the telegraphers who had resigned their positions because of dissatisfaction with the business methods of Lieut, Pearson, the head of the office. Mr. Meiklejohn said he had taken no ac- tion in the matter as yet, and so far as he knew no more operators had_ resigned. The places of those who resigned are being temporarily filled by enlisted men of the eects service having knowledge of teleg- | taphy. 3 Toward'the Society. ‘BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD Organization Must Share Blame for lridfficiency. DIRECTIONS TO SURGEONS Gane sare Surgeon General Sternberg of the army made the following statement today regard- ing the relations between the medical de- partment and the American National Red Cross: “Owing to the pressure of my official du- ties, I have not heretofore felt justified in taking the time to make ’an explanation with reference to my attitude toward the American National’ Red Cross. “It has been repeatedly charged in the newspapers that Iam hostile’to this or- ganization and have refused to accept its assistance’ in the! care of our ‘sick and wounded soldicts, and that as a result of this refusal there has been unnecessary suffering. wate “These charges are without foundation, except in so far as I have objected to the sending of female nurses with troops in the field engaged in’ active operations. We have a Red Cross Hospital Corps in the } army, of enlisted men; whose duty it is to render first aid to the wounded upon the field of battle and to care for the sick in our division field-bospitals, and I have been of the opinion: that female nurses would be an incumbrance:to troops during active op- erations; but so soon as serious sicknesss developed in our camps and it~ became necessary to treat typhoid fever cases in fie our hospitals I gladly accept- ed the services of trained female nurses for the diyision field hospi tals, and*in our general hospitals we have employed them from the first. The general testimony from the surgeons in charge o} these hospitals has'been that their services have been of great values. Very many cf these trained nurses have deen obtained through the kind assistance of the Red Cross Society for Maintenance of Trained Auxiliary No. y high Nurse: expres able services ed to the medi partment of the army by this organization. Attitude Shown in May. “My attitude towards relief organizations is shown by an indors d May 5 upon a letter addressed by Rey. Henry C. McCook of Philadelphia to the President and referred to me for remark: “ "May 5, 1898, Respectfully returned to the adjutant general of the army. “The plan proposed for the orga of a relief a: tion appears to have bezn well considered and the object in view commend itself te every patric ei But it is a question whether the Pr» should give special privileges to any par- ticular organization. Other prominent in- dividuals in different parts of the country may be organizing for the same purpcse. One such proposition has come to me trom Chicago. While. F approve in a general way of organightion for the relief work Proposed, it apearsi to me that it -will be | best not to give,-in advance, exclusive priv- ileges to any partioular organization. In case of need, assistthce shouid be accept2d from any organization prepared to give it.’ Reli#f Inadequate. “This has been my guiding principle throughout, that relief when needed should be promptly acteptéed without reference to the source from’ which it comes. ‘The reltet aiforded by the National Red Cross at Si- beney was promptly, atcepted by the sur- gecns on the spot, butit is evident that it Was entirely inadequate to meet the emer- gency. he dou. inaiten “A committee! of ithe! American National Red Cross Association called upon me in my office in Washington some time-in ad- vance of the landing of our troops in San- tiago, making an offer of assistance. “I received them most courteously, and advised them to use their resources in fit- ting up a hospital ship, telling them that a hospital ship was now being fitted up for the e of the medical department, but that it was not at all improbable that an emer- gency would ar:se which wouid overtax our resources, and that in such an event a hos- pital ship properly equipped, having on board a corps of doctors and nurses, would be a most valuable auxiliary. Must Share Blame. “Furthermore, the American National Red Cross Association has had full author- ity to send agents and supplies to all our camps since June 9, 1898, and if there has been suffering for want of needed supplies they must share the responsibility with the medical department of the army for such suffering. Directions to Surgeons, “The following letter was sent by me to every chief surgeon of a department or in- dependent army in the field on June 9, 1808: “The Secretary of War has approved of the following proposition made by the American National Red Cross Association, and the chief surgeons of army corps and divisicns will co-operate with the authoriz- ed agents of this association for the pur- poses indicated. “We can put any desired amount of hos- pital supplies—ice, maJied milk, condensed milk, Mellin’s focd, €te.—into any of the voiunteer camps in a few hours. “Will you be kind enough to bring this letter to the attention of Secretary Alger and ask him if there is any objection to our appointing a Red Cross representative to reyort to the commanding officer and the chief surgeons in every camp, confer with them as to their immediate needs, and if anything of any kind is wanting, open there a Red Cross station and send in the upplies? We can do this, not in a few weeks or a few days, but in a few hours, and can furnish any quantity of any de- sired luxury or de‘icacy for hospital use. We hereby tender our aid and put our or- ganization at the War Department's serv- ice for co-operation in this field. ‘To show my cordial relations with the National Red Cross relief committee, L ven- ture to quote from a detter of August 11, received by me from Mr. Cleveland H. Dodge, chairman of the supply committee. Mr. Dodge says: = “E want again to assure you personally, and on behalf of our committee, of our earnest desire to assist you in every pos- sible way and to thank you for calling upon us 30 frankly.” In a recent letter from Mrs. Winthrop Cowdin, vice president of the Red Cross Society for maintenance of trained nurses, she says: fais “We greatly appreciate your courtesy to us and feel mog} grageful.to have been per- mitted to serv¢,you In any way.” WHITE HOUSE’ ALMOST DESERTED. te ais = Members of tle Cabinet Take a Short Vacation. The White Hotse-Was almost deserted to- day. The abswncevef the President kept away the prominent callers whose ‘Visits have marked the d routine of the Pres- ident’s life in past few weeks, ard even the number of sightseers who go through the public portionswof the mansion was less thar usnal. Coincident with Mr, Mc- Kinley’s depaysure,some of the members of the cabinet, headed by Secretary Day, who is now at. hisshome: in. Ohio, have teken leave of sbsence for a short while. Secretary Wilson, wko left-Saturday-night tor hig home in Iowa, left word to be tele- graphed ofthe hegecoming of the Pres- ident, and most offtze See administration Officials. will.returm abcut the time he does. Changes Ratified.” The. District’ Commissioners today ap- proved the following. changes in the police department, recommended by Maj. Richard Sylvester: 1 Lieutenant Heffner be dis- | to Maidens ‘Ohio, for burial. = mounted, to take effect August 31, and that | Never before has the division hospital és, { e “to te tained so many patients at J. L. Gilés, private, be mounted, to take | sont ar pal ia eos Left Somerset on a Special Train for Johnstown. SPEEDING TOWARD THE WEST Mr. McKinley's Courtesy to Those Who Called on Him. HIS BROTHER WITH HIM SOMERSET, Pa., Augvst 20.—The Presi- dent and Mrs. McKinley passed a restful night. They rose early and wished their visit could be prolonged. Tho President’s visit has been a compara- tively quiet one, such as a rest szeker might wish for. There were but few callers until this morning, when the eagerness to embrace an opportunity was given rein and a hun- dr2d people gathered in front of the Mc- Kinley home for a handshake. Many men carried kodaks with which to srap the chief executive, and some of the women had arms full of babies whose little hands they wished to lay in that of the Presidont. The President evidently wished to avoid anything like a reception, and he sat on the side porch smoking. Coming to the front perch, he shook hands with those who had gathered ther2. When the crowd had gone the President noticed, sitting on a bench at the outer edge of the pavement, two aged farmers who had come in to see him. H» beckoned to them and met them half way down the steps for a handshake. The pr2sidential party, consisting of the President and Mrs. McKinley, Assistant Secretary Geo. B. Cortelyou and’ Maj. Webb Hayes, left here on a special train at 11 o'clock for Johnstown, from where tiey will continue their trip westward. Mr. Abner McKinley accompanied the party to Johnstown, and may remain with it to Canton. The President and Mrs. McKinley drove to the station with Abner McKinley and his daughter Mabel. Awlarge crowd gath- eted at the station to wav2 good-bye, but after the Presid>nt entered his car he did not again appear. MeKINLEY TO VISIT HAN) AL He is Expected at Cleveland to Spend a Few Days. Spccial Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 29.—Presi- dent McKinley will arrive here Tuesday or possibly Wednesday. Senator Hanna will reach here Thursday evening from his trin up the lakes, The President while here will divide his time between the residence of Col. Herrick, on Euclid Heights, and that of Senator Hanna, at Glenmore. There will probably be no public demonstration in honor of the President's arrival here. By Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August Senator Hanna, who has been enjoying a few weeks’ outing In the west, having gone by boat to Duluth and from there to the Yel- lewstone Park, will return to Cleveland Thursday evening. Pr. who will arrive in Cleveland Tue Wednesday for a few days’ quiet r the home of Col. Myron T. Herrick, will, it is understood, be a guest at Senator Hanna’s home before his departure from the city. ————— CAMP A GREAT PEST HOUSE Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania Describes Conditions at Camp Thomas, It is Reeking With Fever and No Man Could Hope to Escape Disease, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 20—Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania, who passed through here early this morning with tha hospital train bearing 226 Pennsylvania sol- diers, said the condition at Chickamauga was simply frightful. ‘The camp is simply a great pest house,” said he. “It is reeking with fever, and no man, no matter how healthy, could stay ther? any length of ‘time and not contract the disease.” He said he @id not know who was respon- sible, but he could not help saying it was a great mistake to make a camp of 65,000 men at any southern point in summer time. Nothing but the imminenc3 of a battle could warrant it. Arrival at Pittsburg. PITSBURG, Pa., August 20.—The Penn- sylvania state hospital train, under charge of Gov. D. H. Hastings, arrived here at 11 o’cleck from Chattanooga, and left for the east shortly after noon. The train was made up of nineteen cars and carried 213 sick soldiers, thirteen of them hailing from New York. Seven were taken 1o hospitals in this city and the others proceeded east. A crowd of fuily 5,000 people were at the station when the train arrived. AWAY FROM CHICKAMAUGA. First Corps Moved dnd Corps in Progres: CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., Au- gust 29.—The work of moving the Ist Army Corps from Chickamauga has been com- pleted and the army officials are now di- recting their attention to the 3d Corps. No regimerts of this latter corps left to- day, but two, the 8d Tenressee and ist Mississippi, are expected to leave for An- niston, Ala., tomorrow. Others will leave as rapidly as transportation is provided for them. The whole corps, it is thought, can be easily moved during the week. The 6th Regiment, United States Volunteers, will remain here for some time. The 8th New York, now being mustered out, will proba- bly leave for home tomorrow. The 2d Ne- braska is expected to start for Omaha Wednesday. ~ The conditions in the hospitals at Camp Thomas are rapidly improving. At least half of the sick have been sent away and atrangements are being made to send hundreds of others. The surgeons and nurses are now able to give good attention to all here and a decided change for the better is everywhere noticeable.- Governcr Black of New York, will arrive at Camp Thomas this evening. He comes here for the purpose of examining into the condition of the New York regiments. The governor will make a careful investigation of all the reports that have been sent out in reference to the New York regiments the Third CAMP MEADE MUSTER OUT Sixth Pennsylvania Will Leave the Service Saturday Next. Belief That the Regiments to Go to Cuba Will Be Kept There Till November. CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Au- gust 29.—Colonel Elliott of the 6th Penn- sylvania is getting the rolls of the regi- ment in shape for mustering out and by Saturday the command will be sent to Mount Gretna to get its discharge papers. Private McNamara of the 10th Ohio, will be tried for desertion. He was recently captured in Cleveland. Chaplain Samuel P. Long of the 18th Pennsylvania has resigned and will leave for his Pittsburg home this evening. The report that the battalion of the 16th Penn- sylvania will be mustered out is not cor- rect: Lumber has been issued for tent flocrs to the 16th, and the officers say that this is evidence of their retention in the service. All of th> typhoid fever cases in camp Were today placed under the care of the Red Cross, There are fifteen, but none se- rious. Many of the men in camp are growing weary of th2 routine, with no chance of getting to the front, and are writing home to influéhtial people to get them out of the army. Governor Hastings has received a great many such letters. Gen>ral Gobin’s division will begin to ar- rive tomorrow from Dunn Loring, and will ccmé at the rate of one regiment a day. It will be eight days before all are in camp. The 159th Indiana arrived here today and will be at once sent home to be mustered out. Two battalions of the 3d New York will arrive tonight, which will complete the movement of the Division to Camp Meade, General Gobin’s command at Camp Alger will move here in the order of the 24, 3d and Ist Brigades. Colonel Moore of General Graham's staft Says the President was very much pleased with the appearance of the camp. It is Col. Moore’s opinion that the regiments to go with the army of occupation to Cuba will be kept here until November. There was some talk with the President of establish- ing a permanent camp here, but that is not settled. The commissary now has 25,000 ra hand, sufficient to last fifteen days. The camp was exceedingly quiet today, and policing matters and drills took up all of the time. ms on —— LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. Mary Georgiana Simms Makes Dis- position of Her Estate. The will of Mary Georgiana Simms, dat- ed June 17, 1891, was filed today for pro- bate. All of her estate, real and personal, is conveyed to the executor, William J. Warren, to be held in trust by him as fol- low: One year after the date of the testatrix’s death he is io pay to the Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor the sum of $300; to St. Vincent’s Female Or- phan Asylum the sum of $200; to St. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, $200; to St. Ann’s Infant Orphan Asylum, 3100; to che House of the Gocd Shepherd, $200; to the Tabernacl Society of St. Matthew Church, $30; to the Hospital for Incur- ables, Mt. Pleasant, $100. The executor is instructed to invest the sum of $500, the income of which he shall pay over an- nually to the trustees of Mt. Olivet cem- etery, to pay for the continual care and improvement of the Simms family lot. To her sister, Catherine Virginia, the tes- tatrix directs that her diamond earrings and $1,000 shall be given; for the use of the altar at Visitation Convent, $100; to another sister, Edwardina, $1,000; to her brother-in-law, Wm. J. Warren, $500; to Miss Mary Jemison, $4”). The testatrix next provides that $25,000 shall be invested, the income from which is to be paid semi- annually to her niece and god-daugh Georgie Douglass, during her life. If she should die without issue, the legatee is to have the right to dispose of $10,000; if she has children she may leave them the en- tire $25,000, One hundred dollars is to be provided for masses for the repose of Miss Simms’ soul. All of her furniture and or- naments are bequeathed to her sister Catherine, and her jewelry to Georg’ Douglass. To her ni vs, Wm. Edward Warren and Philip Simms Warren, she gives each the sum of $15,000. The residue is to be divided between Georgie Douglass and the two nephews above named. >— THE COURTS. Probate Court—Justice Bradley. Estate of Sarah E. Herbert; will proved. Estate of David E. Heiges; Estate of Ellen McFadde inventory filed. + —— ALERT GAME WARDENS. Arrest for Violating Bird Law. James H. Howlin of No. 424 12th street southeast was arrested Saturday on May- hew’s meadows by Assistant Game Warden Zeller for killing a blue-wing teal out of Another the season. Mr. Howlin had been warned th day before not to shoot out of se son. The prisoner left $5 collateral at the ninth precinct station. Major Sylves- ter’s assistants in the applaudable work of preventing illegal shooting are very vigil- ant, and are making it warm for violators of the law. — Volunteers for Signal Corps. A detachment of fifteen volunteer men for the signal corps has been formed at the Washirgton barracks and will be sent to Santiago, Cuba, in a few days. When Capt. Lee’s company of signal service men Was ready to sail from New York for San ‘fago on the Seguranca last week seventeen of them objected tc going and were jis charged, The rest of the company then proceeded, and the men who have volun- teered here will take their places. The company wil take charge of the tclegraph system at Santiago. es Unlicensed Bar. Mary Johnson and William Clark, both colored, wre this afternoon placed.on trial before Judge Taylor on the cgarge of keep- ing an unlicensed b: The accused were captured by Sergt. Daley in a raid madd by him yesterday. ——— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. ae High. Wheat—Sept....... © Dec. - G1% 62% Corn—Sept. - 3u. BUM Dee + B0% 30% . 19%, 20is . 19ty us one a a BS den. Close. Pork—Sept. . S85 8.55 882 8.55 Dec... - 890 895 S887 8.95 - 5.10 5.17 x 5 - GIT 5. 5.20 Bu: . 4.85 43 “ COTTON. Open. Hij . 51 5. 5.50 5.57 5. 5.54 5.60 5. 5.58 . 563 5.64 5.60 5.64 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., 1 29.—Fiour dull—west- ern super, 50e§2.7 . extra, 0a33.25; do. and will ascertain if he can do anything | family. Si.Boest: winter wheat potent: ‘$4a84.20; that will benefit the boys. spring do.. $4.400$4.60; ae wheat straight, $4. Sd—receipts, 14, barrels; exports, 68 INCREASE IN PATIENTS. barrels. Wheat firmer—spot aud month, TlaT1\4; — September, 70a70%; October, G9%a69%; Decem” Never So Many Soldiers ss Now. tm | poo tose er eee eens secUDI, San Francisco Hospitals. SAN FRANCISCO, August 20.—There have been two mere deaths from typhoid fever at the general hospital—Private H. Rudibaugh, Compary H, 7th California, and Bert A. Metcalf, Company L, 14th Infan. try. The remains of Metcalf will be taken 080 bash- i 8 § fed ok fsiaz! nay if Fal: FINANCE AND TRADE Recently Active Stocks Opened at a Sharp Decline. PERIOD OF GENERAL LIQUIDATION Granger Issues and Pacific Shares Effectively Attacked. >—— GENERAL MARKET REPORTS oe Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 20.—The hyster- ical analysis of Saturday’s bank state- ment in certain quarters and the ur- gent warnings that a dissolution of part- nership between the banks and the mar- ginal stcck operators was at hand had thelr effect on prices this morning. The recently active stocks were opened at sharp declines from the closing level and a period of general liquidation followed. The Granger issues were sold in round amounts and significant lots of the Pacific shares came out during the opening hour. The weakness in these securities very naturally gave direction to the whole mar- ket. Conservative houses advised a wiih- holding of buying orders, but few consid- ered the movement serious. The taking of profits on weakiy margined shares, it was argued, would help the main situation, in- asmuch as a new and safer basis for ac- tivity would be established. However logi- cal such an argument may be, set-backs are more easily accomplished than reme- died. The slow recovery {s the more na’ ural and consequently the less dangerous, but the public will need to be convinced tor a time that they are not buying the stecks of the professional cliques. The reduction of the surplus reserve hol ings of the associated banks brings that item down to the low level which preceded the Spring advance in the stock market. This fact n not be alanning, however, so jong as the assurance of enormous foreign credits remains to offset its ordinary in- fluence. There can be no material advance in money rates without bringing in a lib- eral supply of gold from Euro; Th credits have 2 from bal- ances and, latterly, by an increasing de mand for American investments. 2 To bring money to this s it is but nec- essary to show Plac cent ners of it a profitable and. two per neentive to a * in of funds, but 3 and 4 cent would undoubiedly start gold this y in volume. Another feature of the situatio: appre ted, although fairly w is that the New York ban’ saddled with the responsibilizy uishing the money needed by and west for moving the crops Prosperity in the agricultural sections has given rise to a degree of financial dependence which will materially curtail th burdens of the crop movement. The prosperity of the individual farmer wil allow him to hold his product until a profi able market presents itself. This fa will prevent the rush to sell around a give date, and will go a long way toward reli=y- ing the banks of concentrated pressur> as Well as helping prices by limiting the sup- ply to the demand. The railroads are almost certain to get a large tonnage, but there need be no car famines if the movement is extended over a considerable period. i pressure up grade of the stock market has been re- duced and recessions prevail in conse- quence. This is a Wall street condition and the prosperity of the country is not in ques- tion. There are no arguments, except tech- nical ores, favoring lower prices, and thers would seem to be no selling except of mar- gined holdings. 1f margins have been dis- turbed by a temporary hardening in mone: rates it Is quite within reason to see them reversed on the changed money basis and the advance continued until the fall clec- tons become a disquieting factor. The ce sation of all business for twenty minutes during the last hour, to allow members to review the returning Tist Regiment, had some effect on the volume of the final’ trad- ing. not ul ot the south FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Open. High. Low. American Sprrits..... My 14y 18K American Spirits, pd... 39° 59" as American Sngar. . . aa American Sugar, pfd..) 2... American Tobacco, a4 Atchison Atcnison, pta . Baiumore & omo Brooklyn R. Transit. Canada Southern Canada Pacific... Chesapeake & Ohio. 0..C.C, & St. Lows. vnlcago, B. & Q.. emicago&) 01 tuwestenn Chicago Gas. © M.& St. Pan. Chic St. P., M. & Chicago, Kui. & Paciiie. Chig. & 'G Western Consolidated Gas. De. Lack a W . Delaware Den & itu eran Tie. Ulmois Centra: Lake Snore... Lomsviiie & Nastvuie. Metropolitan ‘Traction. ManaattanMevated... Michigan Cencra: Missouri Paeitic. National Lead Co. New Jersey Centra! New York Centrai Norwhern Northern P: Hudson ... de, pid Phila. & eau Southern Ky Texas Pa’ x Tenn. Com & iron. Union Pacite Union Facine, j Westera Union te Am. Steel and Wire . 2 Am. 86 86 Ravi a2 4 Rubber pf W3x We Washington Steck Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Lincoln’ Na- tional Bank, 10 at 16. . Electric Light at 103. 5 at 185, 5 at Is6, lu at 184%, 10 at 185, 5 at U. Mergentbaler Linotyp 5 at 185, 5 at 285, 185. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fanding 5s, 1004 par Funding Us, gold, 106 bid. Fund: ing cy 365s, 113 bid. Miscellaneous Boods.—M 19 politan Railroad Metropolitan Raflroad conv. Ge, 12 bid. topolitan Railroad certificate of indebt= edness 114 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certifi- cate of indebtedness, B, 109 bid. Columbia Rail- road 6s, elt Railroad 5s, 48 bid, 00 asked. ‘Ec! rond Gs, 100 bid, 105 asked. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 113. bid Washington Gas Company,’ ser. B.’Gs, ‘113%, bid. Chesapeake P. 162 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 100 bid. Wa ington Market Company Ist 6s, 120 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 108 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist ts, 70 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Rauk of Washington, 289 bid. Metropolitan, 305 bid. Central, 140° bid. Farmers and Mechaptes’, 180 bid, 140 bid. Citizens’, 140 bid. Columbia, 130 bid. Cap- itai, 129 bid." West End, 85 bid, 90 asked. Lin- coln, 115% bid, 121 asked” Safe Deposit and Trost Companies, 4 Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 113 bid, 116 asked. Wasb- ington Loan and Trust, 126 bid, Americam Secur- ity and Trust, 150 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 26 bid. Franklin, 70 bid. Corcoran, 60 bid, 37% bid. Metropolitan, Potomac, 58% bid. Arlington, 122 bid. ‘German American, 185 old. National Union, 10 bid. | C Inmbia, 19 bid. Riggs, 7 Did, 5 asked. Peo) As Lincoln, 9% bid, 10 asked. Commer Title Insurence Stocks.—Real Estate ‘Title, bid. Columbia Title, 5% usked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 731% bid, 74 asked. Metropolitan, 1224 bid, 125 asked. Columbia, 75 asked. Electric Light Stocks.—Wasbington Gas, tak Second, 70 bid, 49 asked. ‘Georgetown Gas. 48 bid. ited States Electrie Light, 102 bid, 104% asked. Telephone Stocks.--Chesapeake and’ Potomac, 45 bid, ° iscelaneors Stocks.—Mergentbsler Lamotte 184% bid, 185 asked. Lanston MM mertean Grephophone, 12% sonal Aeerican Grupboptne, pide 134, Pneumatic Gun Carrlage. 20 Great Fells Ice. 110 bid, 122 asked. Hu