Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1898, Page 1

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Terms: 13 cents per week> 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably tn advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-oftice to another should give the last address as well as the new one ARE IN GOOD HUMOR District Men Pleased at the Idea of Soon Leaving Camp. RESULT OF THE COMMIPTEE'S VISIT, - Why the Proposed Postponement of Departure Was Given Up. REGIMENT TO BE PAID OFF Spectal From a Staff Correspondent. CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, N. ¥., September 5.—The committee, consisting of Major Sylvester, H. L. West and Theodore W. Noyes, to confer with Colonel Har- ries concerning the date of the District regiment's home-coming spent Sunday af- ternoon in the District camp, conferred with Colonel Harries, inspected the camp and talked with some of the officers and men. The committee was agreeably surprised at Colonel Harries’ appearance. He suf- fers from a recurrence of intermittent ma- larial fever and has lost many pounds of flesh. But Sunday afternoon he had no fever, his eyes were bright, and he was full of energy. He accompanied the com- mittee on its return to the station on Gen- eral Toral’s Cuban pony, which scampered at break-neck speed over the hilly road. The men, too, were found by the commit- tee to be neral in better physical con- dition than some accounts had prepared its members to fear. Many of the men were sac orn and emaciated, and many gave evidence of depressed spirits, but at the same time the number of reasonably vigor- ous men in appearance was so large ag to give @ reassuring impression concerning the regiment as a whole. Colonel Har- ries estimated that at least 600 of his com- mand would be able to make without dis- comfort the march along Pennsylvania avenue for review by the President. Proposed Postponement of Departure. The committee had telegraphed to Col. Harri that they were coming to confer with him, and had asked himto “reopen and reconsider the subject of the date of the soldiers’ departure from Camp Wikoff, and, if possible, after a review of all the con- ditions, to postpone for a few days from September 8 the date of the regiment's return to Washington The committee found the power of fixing : plutely within the con- trol of Harries, Gen. Wheeler having auinorized him to make this dec! Col. Harries having not yet notified Gen. Wheeler of any date. ol. Harries received the committee most courteously, reopened the subject of the date of the soldiers’ departure, as request- ed, and a protracted discussion of all phases of the subject followed. _ _It appeared that originally Col. Harries had thought that several weeks of recu- peration in the bracing breezes of Montauk would be best for the health of the regi- ment. But the mental condition of the men on the subject of the return home, created in the 2d and 3d Battalions by outside in- strumentalities before the arrival of head- quarters from Santiago, and quickly com- Mmunicated to the Ist Battalion, was such as to entirely cotnteract the wholesome influences of the place, and to render a lengthened stay of the men at Camp Wikoft & menace instead of a benefit from medical point of view. The surgeons of the regiment in their latest reports to Col Harries had emphasized this view of the matter. the Consideration for His Men. These considerations, it was discovered, had their effect in the selection of Septem- ber 8 as the date of departure. Colonel Harries has enjoyed all through the cam- paign the reputation of being most consid- erate of the well-being of his men. They have suffered no evil or discomfort, it is conceded, which he could turn from them. His boid protest against crowding the regi- ment intu the hulk Catania tor the return trip from Santiago is cited as an instance of the personal risks which he wouid under- go for the sake of his men. So in this case, he moditied his opinion concerning the best date of departure for the regiment when he found that new and unexpected factors had entered into the question. While it was im- possible tor the commanding officer of a regiment of the army to recognize directly the irregular decision of a military ques- tion, reserved to the officers, by universal franchise among the men, yet Colonel Har- ries in deciding what was the best time to leave Montauk Point could not, and did not, as an intelligent and considerate offi- cer, fail to take inte account the mental condiuen of his men and their earnest wishes in their bearing upon the men's physical condition. Homesickness and hope deferred could, it Was believed, counteract all the superiority of climate and atmosphere of Montauk Point over Washington in heated Septem- ber. In the discussion over the time of the return September 12ih was suggested, and at one time was in effect agreed upon, on the assumption that the reception commit- tee absolutely needed the additional three days of preparation. But the members of the mittee in inspecting the camp, find- ing thet the men were sleeping not on planis floors or cois but on the ground, that many lacked overcoats, that numbers weak, depressed state, unable to F instance, the chilling, sickening influence of a driving rain-storm, came to conclusion that they were unwilling to bear responsibility for any possibie tickness or death which might resuit from this postpouement. In en ey uranimously agreed with Col that +were resist ine the Harries the gain in reception Preparations or in increased attendance gmong those who would honor the return- ing soldiers was of no consequence whar- soever, if a single soldier was thereby in the slightest degree injured or endangered. Froposed Postponement Abandoned. agreement was therefore reached in aceordance with the wishes of the nt, both officers and men, the recep- tion committee undertaking to make the Lest possible use of the short time avail- able in hustling to arrange for a satisf An It was made clear to the committee that the men want most of all to get home, that they are greatly pleased at the welcome to be extended them by the people of Wash- iiugton, but that the demonstration of that welcome will be the most gratifying to them which ts enjoyed at the earliest date, which subjects them to a minimum of ex- ertion and fatigue, and which gives those who have homes most quickly to the arms of the loved cures. sd The Reception. The regiment will leave Camp Wikoff on Thursday afteryoon, take tourist sleepers from New York to Washington Thursday night, take breakfast at W: ington Fri day morning, march up 3d street and along Pennsyivaniz avenue to the White House, where it wil! ve reviewed by the President, and then stack arms in the White Lot and disperse. Col. Harries says that the great- est expedition in moving this large body of nen will not suffice to get it away from Mentauk Point before the afternoon, that the night trip by tourist sleepers will be the most restful that can be devised, and that the men can parade with a minimum er omfort in the coolness of the morning, when they are rested and re- freshed, and before the asphalt is neated by the sun. The Escort Question. ‘The escort questicn was egsily settled. Colonel Harries denied the statements which have been credited to him on that It is said in the camp that im- aginary statements on several subjects have been maliciously piaced in his mouth der to give the inventors of the state- an opportunity to villify him. It was agreed t none of the welcom- subject. irg, either by organizations or individuals, should delay the march of the regiment, and tHat the latter should not be halted anywhere for any fatiguing ceremonies. he welcoming organizations will therefore be drawn up on both sides of 34 street, the regiment, when it is ready, will march be- tween them, and after the regiment has passed they will fall in line and follow. The regiment alone will be reviewed by the President. The presentation of medals will consti- tute the central feature of another occasion of honor to the regiment later in the sea- son before the mustering out Regiment Highly Pleased. The determination of Col. Harries that his regiment shell leave for Washington vext Taursday has been a great relief to every member of the District of Columbia regiment. When the committee visited camp yesterday, and the men learned that trey proposed some delay in the return of the regiment, there was a universal feeling of uneasin Later when it was known that there would be no change in the pro- gram every one was highly pleased. ‘Tomorrow the District regment will be paid off. This is the best news that could bly be given to the regiment. Nearly everybody in the regiment needs some t™money, and they want it right away. The Sick Call. At sick call this morning the number needing treatment in the Ist Battalion had dropped from 6 to 53, while in the 2d and 1 Battalions the number increased from to 70. General weakness is the chicf n for this large number on the sick If the regiment were in Cuba, fur in- stance, and there was great necessity for the men to work, the sick list would be reduced. As it is, the regimental surgeons are allowing many men who are quite weak to be exempt from duty by being recorded as ill. An evidence of the extreme weak- nets of the men is shown by an incident that occurred in camp yesterjay. One of the soldiers playfully slapped a comrade on the body over the liver. Ordinary this slight blow would not have been felt, but the man who was siruck was toppled over and today a slight fever was developed in | Tis case, and he was placed on the sick list. Nearly all of the men are suffering from these liver troubies, and they will peed very careful nursing, complete rest and a delicate diet for a considerabie time before they have regained their normal condition. ‘Two men were sent to the general hos- pital from the regiment this morning. They are First Sergeant Dobron of Company D and Corporal Clifford A. Lucas of Company I. Dobson has fever, which it 1s thought will prove to be typhoid, and Lucas has nalarial fever. Work of the Y. M. C. A. The agents of the Ycung Men’s Christian Association here will today erect a large tent alongside of the camp occupied by the District regiment. The tent will be 15 by 80 feet in dimengions, and every even- ing a service of scng will be held in it. The condition of the boys at the present time is not such as to keep their vcices in the best of trim, and yesterday afternoon when the service was being held this fact was plain- ly shown. Quite a numter of the soldiers attended the services yesterday, and the presence of the Young Men’s Christian As- seciation people has undoubtedly a guod ef- fect in cheering cp the worn-out campalgn- ers. Since being lccated in its camp here the regiment has not been made uncom- fortable by any protracted rain, though there was a heavy shower a couple of nights ago. As a rule the skies have been clear. Today the heaveng are overcast, and it looks as if a rain might set in toward nightfall. Visitors From Home. J. A. Bethune of Washington is here to visit his son, John F. Bethune, who, with Privates Proctor and McQuade, all of Com- pany G, will leave for home on furlough this evening. John H. McHenry of Company G, who has been very ill in the general hospital, will leave this evening for home on a fur- lough. His brother, William McHenry, is here and will accompany him. Mrs. H. C. Sargent of Washington came to camp yesterday to take home with her her son and Frank E. Middleton of Com- pany D, who was in the general hospital. Mrs. Sargent obtained a furlough for Pri- vate Middleton, but her son Will return with the regiment Thursday. Frank E. Hagan of Company L is being visited by his brother. Several days ago Private Hagan received word from his brother that the latter wished to get him a furlough so that he might go home at once. Hagan replied that he was getting along all right and that he preferred to go home with his regiment. Hagan supposed that the proposition for a furlcugh was made on his own account, whereas it was brought about by the fact that his mother has be- come seriously fil from worrying about him. Hagan’s brother arrived here yesterday, hoping to arrange for the furlough. Lieat. Mock’s Promotion. Lieut. J. L. Mock, who for some time has been in command of a company, has been notified by telegram from the adjutant gen- eral’s office that he hes been commissioned a captain. The commission is now on its way to Camp Wikoff. Good Food. ‘The seven professtonal cooks brought into Camq Wikoff to prepare the meals of the Ist Regiment of the District of Columbia, the expense of their service being borne by The Evening Star relief fund, are, proving to be a great success, The cooks are prepar- ing a number of dishes, such as puddings, (Continued on Second Page) PRESIDENT’S RETURN He Will Be Back in Washington To- morrow Morning. BUSINESS THAT WILL CONFRONT HIM The Members of the Commission Expected. Industrial THOSE PROBABLY SELECTED President McKirley ts scheduled to leave Paterson, N. J., at 11 o'clock tonight and to reach Washington at 7 o'clock tomor- row morning. He will immediately take up and give his attention to a number of matters needing his action. The first regular meeting of the cabinet in about ten days will be heid tomorrow and consid- erable business will be transacted. It is expected that some announcement of Justice White's intentions as to the peace commission will be made tomorrow or next day. Nothing is known among White House officials in the city as to Just- ice White’s determination. Everything that has passed on the subject has been between the President and Justice White, and the outcome is known only to them. It is argued, however, that if Justice White has finally accepted, there ought to be no reason for keeping the fact a secret. A More Extended Trip. At any rate, the President ts expected to complete the commission at once. so that he may give the members explicit Instruc- tions before they leave on the 15th. When the President has finished this important work and attended to other pressing mut- ters, he will leave the city on a more ex- tended vacation than that now ending. He will probably remain in Washington ten days before going off. He will return here by the time the peace commission ge?s well down to its work, that he may be able to give advice or instructions. if needed. It is as yet undecided where the President will goon his next trip. All arrangements have been completed for a trip to Jackson- ville, Fla., in case he expresses a desire to go there and review the troops. The Industrial Commission. One of the first matters to which the President is expected to give his atten- tion on his return is the selection of nine civilian members of the industrial commis- sion. This commission is provided for un- der act of Congress of June 18. Its duties are to collate information and to consider and recommend legislation to meet the problems presented bt labor, agriculture and capital. The commission is a most im- portant one and is expected to accomplish much in settling the friction between capi- tal and labor. A similar commission in England is alleged to have done much val- uable work. What the Law Provides. The law provides that the body shail con- sist of nineicen perscns, five of whom are to be members of the Senate, five of the House and nine to be selected by the Pres- ident. The nine to be appointed by the President are to represent as fairly as pos- sible the different industries and employ- ments. The senators appointed by the Vice President were Messrs. Kyle, Penrose. Man- tle, Daniel and Mallory, and the represen- tutives designated by Speaker Reed were Messrs. Gardne-, Lorimer, Livingston and Bell. For the nine civilian positions there are over 125 applicants, and for two months the friends of each have been hard at work. Among the applicants are many well- known labor leaders and others prominent in the discussion of quest‘ons incident to the betterment of labor and industrial con- ditions. The positions are worth some- thing. The term of office is two years. The salary {s $3,500 a year, and actual travel- ing expenses are allowed. The commission will visit all parts of the country and in- vestigate all kinds of industries. Public hearings will be given when necessary. ‘The commission will make a report to Con- gress. Believed to Have Been Selected. Senator Kyle is chairman of the com- mission, and will call it to meet about the 15th of this month. The President had se- lected nearly all of the members of the commission two weeks ago. Ex-Represen- tative Phillips of Pennsylvania, the author of the plan, is said to be practically cer- tain of a place. President Sargent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen has also been selected. Ex-Lieutenant Govern- or Harris of Ohio and ex-Representative Farquhar of New York are supposed to have good chances, and to be among the fortunate. The cotton mill men of the south asked for representation on the commission and will likely get a place. An influential dele- gation of southern cotton manufacturers asked for the appointment of Capt. E. A. Smythe of South Carolina, but it is said that the President had previously offered a place to Maj. J. F. Hanson of Macon, Ga. Major Hanson is a personal friend of the President, and two years ago was talked of as a cabinet possibility. If he has de- clined Captain Smythe may be selected. Will Not Leave This Week. It is not believed at the White House that the President will go out of the city this week. He will, therefore, be here to re- view the parade of the District heroes. He has long had a strong admiration for the District soldiers, and it will give him great pleasure to review the parade of the men. During the President’s absence from the city the White House attendants have given the executive mansion a thorough “house- cleaning.” In the executive offices and in the private apartments of the building the furniture has been touched up and rear- ranged. Building to Be Repainted. ‘When the President is off on his next trip the whole building is to be repainted, under the direction of Col. Bingham, super- imtendent of public buildings and grounds. It is almost needless to say that white will be the color of the paint. The building has not been painted in full since Harrison's administration, and for some time has been needing a new coat. The paint wears off rapidly around the windows and front portico, around which there are always many people. Opportunity to do such work is best when the President and his family are away on vacation. At that time the majority of the White House officials and clerks go off on vacation, and Httle business is done to in- terfere with workmen. Several of the clerks are now away for a much-needed rest. No Issue for the Democrats. Several prominent visitors called at the White House today, thinking that the Pres- ident had returned to the city. Representa- tive Hepburn of lowa was among the num- ber, He was asked if the democrats would be able to get any consolation for the cam- paign out of the prospective heavy surplus in the treasury as the result of the bond issue and war tax. Mr. Hepburn said that they would not. “They did not know when they voted against the bond issue,” he said, “that the war would end so soon and with such comparatively small expense. None of them presented this as an ergument against the bond issue when it was under discus- sion. The truth is that democratic theories of finance are no longer attracting atten- | tion. In my state nobody wili talk free jsilver Besides, the administration has done so well in the conduct of the war that the democrats have nothing to criticise.” Will Invite the President. Senator Thurston, Gen. John L. Webster and John C. Corwin are here from Omaha to invite the President to visit the Omaha exposition about October 12. They are to present the invitation to the President to- morrow. They will then extend invitations to the diplomatic corps and=io other distin- guished persons for whom special invita- tions have been provided.- Gen, Webster speaks enthusiastically of the exposition and says that it is a splendid success. —s GREAT SUFFERING IN CUBA General Nunez Says That There is Almost Nothing to Sustain Life. The War Being Suspended the Sol- diers Can No Longer Forage— Should Be Paid and Disbanded. Gen. Nunez of the Cuban army, who seme time ago went from this country witn supplies for Gen. Gomez, has just arrived at Washington, and teday had an inter- view with the assistant séeretary of war. He reports a situation in Cuba which de- mands immediate atiention. The war be- suspended it is not now lawful for the Cuban army to forage upon the country, and consequently their source of supplies s cut entirely off and they are in a dis- tressful situation. In this connection an explanation is given of the trouble given by Spanish custom house officials about the landing of sup- plies. The Spanish do not want the sup- plies to get through to the insurgents and to the suffering civilians within the sphere occupied by the insurgents. If they can have the supplies turned over to them they ‘an have them distributed in their own way. To overcome this difficulty the Cu- bans want to have suppligs sent to be land- ed as they have been heretofore at times, without the formality of going thrcugh the nds of Spanish custom house officers. en. Nunez said today: “I have just re- turned from the coast of Cuba, where I went with some supplies for Gen. Gomez. 1 went first to Punta Alegre and to Yagu- and, not finding Gen. Gomez there, ‘arbarien, where I communicated . The Cubans are suffering great There is nothing for-the people to want. live on but mangoes and such few things as they can pick up. “The soil jas not been cultivated and the crops are exhausted. Beth the soldiers and the inhabitants are suffering. The war ve- ing suspended it is not lawful tor the army to forage and the few small patches that are planted they have no right to take. I want to have relief sent te them as soon as pcssible, for their condition is terrible. We want, too, to have the army paid some- thing and ‘disbanded. Theg have no money or food; there has been no business, the plantations have not been worked and there is no way that they can live for awhile after they are disbanded. Just at the close of the war now, with everything destroyed, the situation is worse for the time being than during the actual warfare. For the army to be disbanded and turned locse upon the country .withaut food or money would lead to @ desperate state of affairs. Depots of Supplies. “We want to have depots of supplies pro- vided for the immediate rellef of the Cubans, and to give the soldiers some of their pay so that they can be disbanded and set about to sustain themselves. It will take perhaps about twenty millions to pay off the army, and we want to arrange to have this done against the credit of the new government to be established. When the new stable government is established provision can be made in its establishment for the payment of thig obligation. This will enable the disbanding of the army and the restoration of the industry and productiveness of the island. Without it the situation will be desperate.” ——___—_+e BAYARD IS NO WORSE. Physicians Are in Constant Attend- ance Upon Him. DEDHAM, Mass., September 5.—It was announced at Kairstein this morning that the condition of Thomas F. Bayard was unchanged from that of the past twenty- four hours. The physicians are in con- stant attendance. >. THE PRESIDENT’S MOVEMENTS. Still at Paterson and Will Attend a Dinner Tonight. NEW YORK, September 6.—President and Mrs. McKinley and Vice President ana Mrs. Hcbart, who are at Paterson, N. J., went out for a drive this morning in the direction of Passaic Falls. They returned to the Vice President’s residence at 10:30. Mrs. McKinley looked well, and at the Ho- bart home it was denied that Mrs. McKin- ley had been taken suddenly ill last nigat. This afternoon United States Senators Thurston of Nebraska, Foraker of Ohio and Burrows of Michigan are expected at the Hobart residence to have a conference with the President. This evening a dinner will be given in honor of the President, and the guests wiil include Mr. and Mrs. McKinley, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart, Captain Hobart Tuttle, a brother-in-law of Mz, Hobart; Attorney General and Mrs. Griggs and Assistant Sec- retary Cortelyou. —_- —_ GOING FROM CHICKAMAUGA, Regiments Are Speedily Removing to Their State Capitals. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., Bep- tember 5.—Removals: at Ghickamavga are now being made rapidly. The four Ohio batteries left for Columbus to be mustered out this morning. et The 3d Tennessee broke ¢amp and left for Arniston, Ala., this afternoon. Gen. L. W. Colby, comm anding the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Corps, départed with his staff for Anniston this morping. The 8th New York completed its ‘preparations for departure and will moye.tomorrow morn- irg, The 1st Mississippi fs to move to its home state tomorrow. The 6th Regiment, U, § V., which is to be the only one left at Ghickamaues will move camp tomorrew and better establish itcelf for its long stay. 3 Tomorrow the work of pay! remaining at Chickamauga will begin. Deaths reported are: Connelly L. Smith, private, Company B, 24 Missouri; W. B. Denison, private, Company H, Ist Arkah- sas; BE. E. Walker, private, Company 1, ist Mississippi; Frank per, sergeant, Company M, 8th Massachusetts; J. C. Floyd, private, Company —, 2d Kentucky. ——_ Nautical Training School. Commander Charles N, Dickens has been detailed to visit California the purpose of selecting a site for the-erection of the proposed new training % San Pablo Island, just 0! the men thousand. boys of four- casa nr oe duties iy a ecg uti f modern na’ war- fare. The U. B.S. ey SICK LIE ON FLOORS Men Brought by the Roumania Over- crowd Montauk Hospital. AUTHORITIES DIO NOT EXPECT THEM . Two, Soldiers Died While Being Taken to the Detention Quarters. —_—_—-_ —_. DEPARTURE OF TROOPS Sea eee CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, L. I. September 5.—The transport Roumant which arrived yesterday morning with 600 trcops from Santiago, was the means of an additional test of the capacity of the hospital in the detention camp. Of the 600 men on the Roumania about 200 were so sick that they had to be put in the hospital. The authorities of the de- tention hospital, although they knew of the transport's arrival, had received no notice as to the number of sick men they would be expected to care for. At about 5 o'clock the ambulances with the sick men began to arrive at the hospital. The detention hospital will accommodate 450 men, with eight cots to a tent, which is the normal capacity. By putting ten cots in each tent 560 patients can be taken care of, but with corresponding decrease of comfort. At the time of the arrival of the sick men from the Roumania the hospital al- reat?y had nearly 600 men, and these 200 adéitional ones swelled the number to abcut 800, 240 more than the hospital com- foriably can hold. No Room for the Sick. Although there was enough cots for the 800 sick soldiers, there was not the space under canvas to place them. ‘Therefore, as a mattress on the floor takes up less space than a cot, a number of patients were taken from cots and piaced upon mattress- es on the floor and the cots removed. Mattresses were also placed between cots on the floor. Consequently this morning about 250 men are lying on mattresses on the floor, because of the lack of tent space. The detention hospital needs about fifty more tenis. It does not look as though the construction department can put up more than ten or fifteen tents today; conse- quently it is probable that some men will have to lie on the floor for several days. While the sick men were being taken from the Roumania to the detention hos- pital two of them died. They wer Dorgas Broomer, private, Company 25th Regular Infantry. Albert Pickworth, private, 33d Michigan Volunteers, The Departures. The sick of the 9th Massachusetts Vol- unteers will start for Boston this after- noon on the steamer Lewiston. A few of the sick of the 2d Massachusetts will be taken to New London today by the steamer Alert. With the departure of these, only a hand- ful of Massachusetts men will remain in the camp. Miss Helen Gould has notified the hos- pital authorities that she has prepared quarters for twenty sick soldiers at her place at Irvington-on-the-Hudson. That number of sick men will be sent there. ‘The following died in the general hospital this morning: Joseph G. Braum, Company G, 21st Infantry; Louis Hipzel, Company E, 22d Infantry; John W. Brawner, Com- pany A, 10th Infantry; Burt Brown, Com- pany A, 17th Infantry; Samuel Dumas, Company D, 9th Infantry; Denis Dixon, Company G, 9th Cavalr: —— COMPARED WITH THE DISTRICT. F, Company G, Mortality in the Army Claimed Not to Have Been Excessive. Major Hopkins, U. S. V., military secre- tary to Secretary Alger, has prepared a statement comparing the deaths in the army during the past four months of the Spanish war with the deaths in the Dis- trict of Columbia during the same period. He says that as near as can be ascertained the deaths among the soldiers in the four months are as follows: From disease. + 1,284 From wounds. + B00 Men missing and unaccounted for. 5 Total.. 1,634 The population of the District of Colum- bia, he says, is about equal in numbers to the entire army that has been under arms and in camp during the war. The deaths recorded in Washington for the past four months are as follows 459 382 608. ou cesses 2,039 , The deaths in the army were, accord- ing to these figures, 400 less than in the District of Columbia. Of course, this com- parison would not hold good if an equal number of strong young men were taken from private life and compared with the army, which was composed of the same class, but, Major Hopkins claims, the fig- ures show that the percentage of deaths is not as marked as the public has been led to believe from the unofficial reports. ——____+ e+ ______ ADVICES FROM DEWEY. Most of the German Fleet at Manila Have Left. The acting secretary of the navy has re- ceived a cable message from Admiral Dewey in regard to the condition of af- fairs in the Philippines. He says that the situation is unchanged except in the de- parture of some of the foreign warships. Prince Henry and Admira! von Diedrichs departed from Manila with the majority of the German fleet. Admiral Dewey says there are now in the harbor of Manila three British, two French and two Ger- man warships. ——_———___+ +____ EX-SECRETARY SHERMAN’S DENIAL. Has Net Written Taat He Would Ac- cept a Nomination for Governor. A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, says that ex-Secretary John Sherman has writ- ten to Private Dalzell of Ohio that he will accept if nominated for governor. To a Star reporter today Mr. Sherman said he had not written such a letter. “What is the use,” he added, “of saying anything a year in advance of the cam- paign? There is no occasion for me to say at this time whether I would or would not accept a nomination.” + 0 +___ THE MONTEREY’S TRIP. Peaceful and Interesting Fifty-Seven Days’ Voyage to Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, September 5.—Advices brought to this city by the transport Colon from Manila are as follows: ~ The United States coast defense vessel Monterey and the United States collier Brutus occupied fifty-seven days in their trip from San Francisco to Manila. Such a long voyage without even a break in the delightful weather all the way across doubtless seemed monotonous to the ldnds- men, but the days were well filled with the serious.” work of keeping the ship going and in order. Save for a moderate little gale of wind on July 31 and a day’s bad weather outside San Francisco June 8, it was a trip to make yachtsmen envious. There were no hard- ships, except that the heat on the monitor was almost intolerable and life on board would have been simply unendurable but for the constant buzzing of the electric fans as they stirred up the close atmosphere be- low decks. In crossing all that waste of water but cne vessel was sighted, a full-rigged sailing ship, on the morning of July 12. Entry into Gua: The entry into Guam was a very peace- able one, as the Charleston had preceded us and carried away the governor and the few soldiers that. had been on the island. The effect of the Charleston's short visit was such that when the second expedition—on the China, Colon, Senator and Zealandia— assed by the island and looked in without stopping, almost every man, woman and child, it is said, took te the woods. Gaum, with its 12,000 native Chamerros, was an agreeable surprise. These biscuit- colored, not impossible citizens of the United States, are a comely, cleanly lot, and as far as could be learned are unusu- aliy moral for dwellers of a tropical island, friendly and honest, though for years they have been handicapped by the name “La- drones,” given them by some early navi- gators. All of them appeared to be eager for the arrival of the “American governor. It will probably be many a long day be- fore the Monterey, once such a familiar sight there, will be again seen on the Pa- cific coast. Whatever disposition may be n:ade of the Philippines, the monitor will Goubtless remain on the Asiatic station for some time to come, and when she reaches the United Staies it will in all probability be after a trip by the Suez canal and Straits of Gibraltar. In the orient she will be a novel sight, even for officers of other navies, for no fighting machine like her has ever been seen in those waters. ee MIDDLE STATES REGATTA. Extraordinary Number of Entries for the Events Today. NEW YORK, September 5.—The leading amateur rowing association of the neigh- borhood—the Middle States Regatta Asso- ciation—is holding its ninth annual regatta today on the Harlem river. The member- ship is composed of twenty-five leading rowing and athletic clubs of New York, Newark and Philadelphia, and the entries to the races are mostly from those clubs. The entries are sixty-three more than any rowing 4sso.iation in the vicinity has nad for three years past. There are seven junior eignt-vared crews and twelve junior Singies, anu Lie Olher events have enunies from all the crack oarsmen of the middie states. ane A course was smooth this morniug. Many of the beat houses were decoratcd with club colors, flags and bunting, and as carly a8 5 o'ciock tnere were many club jen on hand. Great interest is taken in the regalia, as it winds up the season for open evens. dhe sport opened with the junior single sculls, irst trial heat, which was won py done Siar boat Club, New York, Ss. Cramer, ume, 6.06.2; New York Atnietic (1ub, J. Crawtord, second, time, 6.14. Junior siugle scuus, second trial heat— Won by i. stariunger, Vesper Boat Club, Hhuauc.paia, ume 5.0%; W. Mehrnott, Cr cent owing Cub, New York, second, 6.1549. vumor single sculls, third trial heat—Won by Joe De:nps2y, Pennsylvania Barge Club, eas, ume 6.54; J. Pardue, institute at Club, Newark, N. J., sec. ea econd, time juermediate single sculls, first trial heat Won by F. Marsh, Pernsyivania Barge er Pauade:phia, Ume 0.82%; J. Pardue, reutute Boat Club, Newark, N.. cond; cece K, N.J., second; Junior eight-oared shells, 1st trial heat, Won by Faiisade Boat Club. Time 5.Us% . Sate owing Club, New York, sec- ond. intermediate single sculls, second trial heat, won by E. W. Gailiard, Atalanta Boat Ciub, New York; no tme taken; H. Harl- irger, Vesper Boat Ciub, Philadelp second; O. Kurchler, Newark Ach, se ciate Newark, went overboard at the quar- er. _ Junior eight-oared shell, second trial itute ried Club, Newark, » 5.214 auntless Rowin Club, New York, second. Time, 5.2213. = ee SOLDIERS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Two Deaths and 315 Patients in the Hospital. SAN FRANCISCO, September 5.—Two patients in the division hcspival have died sa:ce Sunday morning—Privates Oliver F. Mock, Company D, Sist Iowa, of spinal meningitis, and Jacob Ebert, Company A, “sd Infantry, of typhoid fever. Six pa- tients have been taken to the hospital. Of these two are suffering with malarial fever, two with measles and two with mumps. Twenty patients have been dis- missed to their quarters and one discharg- ed as cured. There are novy in the hospital 315 pat:ents; 84 are out on furlough and ¥ ere in other hospitals and 3 are being cared for in private residences. * Private Charles b. Anderson, Company L, ist Tennessee Volunieers, has been acqtit- ted by a court-martial for an assault on Daniel Thomas, a negro, whom tome men of the regiment recently threatened to lynch, Anderson was one of the two men with whom Thomas had a saloon row, which led to the trouble. Private Harry H. Elverson of Company A, 10th Pennsylvania kegiment, wno was reported to the War Department as hav- ing died on July 31 at the French Hospital, has fuily recovered his health. It appears that on the day he was taken to the hos- pital another soldier, whose identity is not known, was also removed there. The un- known man died, and his name was re- ported as Elverson. —— EZQUIL CANO’S CRIMES. New Mexico Police Officials Believe He Killed Three Women. SANTA FE, N. M., September 5.—Ezquil Cano, the ex-convict, who broke jail here a few days ago and made good his escape, is now believed to have murdered three women within the past. five years, besides having committed numerous highway rob- beries and burglaries. He was last arrested for the murder of Mrs. Lola Galligos de Warn. The auihori- ties have concluded that he also murdered a@ Japanese woman at Albuquerque in 1895 and one year later killed the woman Baca y Archuleta. For the killing of the Japan- ese woman Edward W. Trout of Albu- querque, who was intimate with her, is raed a forty-years term in the peniten- A sheriff's posse and a pack of blood- hounds have been on Cano’s trail, but he has eluded them. It is believed he is head- ing for northern Chihuahua, Mexico, where he is said to have relatives. —— The Excessive Heat. To Saturday's excessive heat is attrib- uted the death of George Engle, a German, employed in the bottling department of the Washington agency of the Moerlein Brew- ing Company, North Capitol and D streets northwest. After working hard all day Engle late in the evening complained of illness, Medical attendance was summoned and the sick man was ordered removed at once to Providence Hospital. He died in the sixth precinct patrol wagon en route to the institution. Engle was unmarried and lived at the brewery. George W. Hurley of No. 637 20th street was prostrated on North Capitol street and Temoved to his home. His condition is not TO KILL THE COLONEL Gen. Breckinridge Reports a Bad State of Affairs at Chickamauga. GEN. GOBIN 0 SUCCEED GEN. PLUME The Lieutenant Colonelcy of the District Regiment. 6TH CAVALRY CROWDED OUT ae ae ae A dispatch has been received at the War Department from Major General Breckin- ridge showing a bad state of affairs at Chickamauga. He says that the “undis- ciplined restlessness of the troops led to an attempt tc assassinate Colonel” Govan of the Ist Mississippi Volunteers,” and that @ court-martial composed of the remain- ing officers of the regiment had been con- vened to investigate the matter. Breckinridge says that there are 1 of sickness in the camp, of which of typhoid fever. No details regarding the attempted assassination of Colonel Govan have been received, and General Breckin- ridge has been called upon for a further report of the matter. Gen. Gobin Going to Camp Alegr. Brigadier General Joseph W. Plume, tem- perarfly in command of the troops at Camp Alger, Va., will be detached from that duty on the return of Brigadier General J. P. S. Gobin, within the next few day and ordered to his home in New Jerse: where he will be honorably mustered of the service of the United States. eral Plume is major general of the General n- ‘a- tional Guard of New Jersey, and entered the volunteer service of the government in June last, serving most of the time with the 2d Corps, under General m. The action of the War Department in muste ing him out of the service was taken at his own request. Capt. Mosher’s Appointment. Captain Theodore Mosher of the fantry is at 1 I street on sick leave of absence. He was badly wounded in the battle of Santiago, and because of gallan- try on that occasion the President tendered him the lieutenant coloneley of the District of Columbia Volunteers. then he notified the President that disa on account of his wounds are such as prevent him from performing the duties of the office to which he has adva da In- in ee The President would not accept his tion, howe and directed that the fice be held open indefinitely in the that Captain Mosher recover ciently to enable him t pt it. At any rate no other officer will be appointed lieu- terant colonel of the District volunteers pending the disbandment of the regimen’ and the indication Mesher will go on nr are that Captain -ord as the lieutenant ‘absent on sick The 6th United States Cavalry, now in camp at Montauk Point, will not be af- tected by the general order for the transfer of all regular troops at that place their regular stations. It was found ssary to make an exception in the case of the 6th Cavalry for the reason that most of their quarters at Fort Myer, V nia, are temporarily in use as hospitals for the treatment of the sick volunteer troops at Camp Alger. The 6th will therefore remain at Montauk Point fer the presen Troops for Honolulu. It was stated at the War Department toGay that nothing definite has been de- termined as to the movement of troops now at San Francisco to Manila. Action will depend upon information which ts ex- pected to be received from Gen. Merritt as to the necessity for such tr s. it is ex- pected that tnree regiments will be sen‘ to Honolulu if they are not needed in Manila If Gen. Merriam, on his return from Hon- olulu, reports that there Is good camping ground at Honolulu additional troops will be sent there. No request has been received at the War Department for the immediate n Pr out ot Col. Bryan's regiment of Nebraska. It is said that if such a request is made, it cannot be complied with because the quota for Nebraska to be mustered out has filled. War Department Notes. When the government entered into a con- tract for the transportation of the Spanish troops surrendered at Santiago, there was prepared for the varlous ships to be ¢ gaged in that duty a safe conduct. This document was prepared in the War Depart- ment, and signed by the President and countersigned by Secretary Day as Secro- tury of State. Twelve of these instruments were prepared and signed, but were not used, as the safe conduct was granted by cable messages through the State Depart- ment. There has been quite a desire to possess copies of the document, as it is be- lieved they will in time become historical, but all have been distributed. Documents of an official character with the autographs of the President and the Secretary of State, together with the great seal of the United States, are not very easy to obtain, hence the desire for these copies. Captain E. F. Noel, 2d Mississippi Vol- unteers, is at the Raleigh. Major B. H. Cheever, inspector general at Jacksonville, is at Fort Myer on leave of absence. Lieut. R. M. Doyle of the auxiliary cruis er Dixie is in the city for a few days. The adjutant of the army has been in- formed that Major Ralph R. Ulmer of the lst Maine Volunteer Infantry died of typhoid malaria at Rockiand, Maine, last evening. —_— A CHAPLAIN TO BE TRIED. Rev. Mr. McIntyre Criticixed Officers nd Men Not on the Oregon. Ever since the printed reports of the sensational utterances of Naval Chap- lain Joseph P. McIntyre reached the Navy Department, the officials have been making a quiet inquiry into the accuracy of the newspaper publications. The ch: . who was attached to the Oregon and was on beard when the battle of July 3 was fought, was accredited with some savage criticism of Admiral Sampson, Captain Evans and various other of tne officers of the Ameri- can fleet, insisting that to the officers and men of the Oregon afone belonged the vic- tory achieved over the Spanish squaéren. He was particularly-severe on Captain Rob- ley D. Evans, whom he charged with cowardice. Apparently the Navy Depart- ment has now satisfied itself that the ¢ lain really uttered the language ascrijed to him, for it has ordered his trial by court-martial on charges to the prejudice of good order and discipline and unbecom- plain is now on leave Maj. Jos. E. Bell has rcturned to the cl He left his son, Lieut. Horace M. Bell, at Westfiela, N.J., from which place he will join his regiment, the Ist District of Co- lumbis, at Jersey City, Lieut, Beil is rap- idly recovering, and will come back with ONtr LeRoy Mr. y Breitbarth of this city return- ed home last week from Atlantic City, ‘Anaent cn Solem health He le ree on re- ecvering very rapidly.