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he said, was because of a report that Span- ish men-of-war wers in a position to_in- terfere with the American transport. The delay was caused to find tho truth of that «Tt. » before Santiago he heard of short- f rations, but he sent to the rear and came forward promptly. He said he afterward found that the delay was caused by i of understanding regarding the arrangemenis for forwarding supplies on the of the officers. In_reg: to the great suffering before Santiago, .he st se-med to him that it was chiefly because the men were forced to He In trenches in the sun in the daytime and in the rain at night. He didn’t se2 how that could have been prevented. If there had been more nurses and more doe- tors, he said in reply to a question, there have been less su! but there S an unusual his commane said, ten cent were on th: sick i not go on the sick list as long stend Defends the Cobans. In ree the reports that Cubans th s and rations of th> Ame ican n. Wheeler said the men v ir double blankets in half 1 throw half of them away. It was so with t t ried. The Cu- 2 these things road- n medical supplies was he had heard of th:m in ht com f, he said, v firing line, and as ene would call out r » be taken from the by the enemy re you ever $ mg upon you? vernor Beaver At no time.’ said General Wheeler. “Then an ambuscade was solutely. Rations. sveenor Woodbury suggested a que: tion quality of hardtack General Wheeler said the quality was £ jon until these supplie * eld. After that som of bacon got wet and <itistied that all the e Of ores W Generali, Wheeler army ration in troor siti Phe ar . spirit of th ier. unt privat rivation: More Dependent. Wheeler care Ww to take ot n the volunteers. what to ti away, ut how to get their ers from the west who knew be ves in th sto nought because of these the regulars was better f the volunteers. The off = were better able to teac! n how to take themselves care he volu spid development of illness conditions of the country had shelter after thi conaiti life list we 1 that men ness in their sy not succumb to nt ms. Some disease until k to Montauk. In comma’ en. Wheeler said, some of his officers had told him the men were suffering, but he did not think the as the result of an: y the result of the © which all of them were subj visited the general hospitals es nd could not spe Wheeler did not know how ulances there were in the re amt could hd to advamtage, but that was reg of t Wagon: 3 umb enerally Ww: ravel the road between Santiago y yz of them. sk; g d if the supplies Ex-Gov ny Woodbury ty in Jani was at Si- Wheeler said t uceount of hig were som) These del: were for but a few heurs. He o seri ply to a qu n. Wheeler said flicers had on occasions spoken al supp s. But when retur he men y came Sometime ome article fir ss heard of a ter. the vant of do sup- ft Franieace! now far be ks in- nd in f bunks wa rmon he ply to bis ques-iors hew were ke was merely to'd that they we ry hot cown thers. At t me of them wou!d. go above He had come back worst ship ef tt three that were offered to him. There wa great com mt ubhout the ship he ys eted, nd he selected it becax it S the worst of the lot He had been mfortab’e on it. e had brought m+ men back with him, ye of them but that was in th case of a may rot expected to live when they left Cuba. The m wr own ra on this trip. was plenty of good, pore whtar As 10 assist ved from the Red Cross les while in Cuba, | c i aft and these there sent by vundane army ai ked Gen. Wheeler ard te th ther in r th ments of st ftself to hi What He Would Recommend fa, at it r it-was ail ever, and with a view to any future cam- peign, he thought that it would he weil to keep the men off the ground. and to pre vide tentage. At the time he said ne was no: tmpresfed wita any defici that or- e prudence would have remedied. In reply to a question he said the tents were left on the transports b se there Was a feeling that they should act prompt ly. Promptness of action, he said, appear- ed to he more essential than anything else. If they had had their tents, he sald, they would have put them tp. But he said he was impressed with the idea that rapidity of movement was the important thing, and there was no time to move their equipment without too much delay. They had to carry ammunition. They did have their shelter tents. Asked if the clothirg issued to the troops was suitable for soldiers in a tropical ell- mate, he said the thinner clothing given them later was better, but the blue issued to them was satisfactory. He said hi3 own sickness was the result of exposure to sun and rain. He did not believe any medical feresight could have prevented the sickress that occurred In the early part of the campaign. Speaking of transpertation facilities then he said he was strongly impressed with the idea of having well trained teamsters with an army. It takes, he said, a trained man to make a gocd teamster. There was a deficiency of transportation. It would have been better if there had been more trans- pertation. If they had had better trans- pertation they would Rave had the men’s tents and cooking utensils in the field soener. As it was the men were not given ccoking utensils until the 17th. The roads. he said, were good enough to have afforded transportation had they had the wagons and teams for the work. After some of the heavy rains -the roads did get bad for a day, and they would be washed out, but they were repaired very quickly. At San- tiago the roads got bad and the wheels but that was over- anging the road, or went down: to the axle come by repairing or ch by carrying a small load. ‘The American defenses, he go iooked to bim as very n speaking of the men’s equipments, id the shelter tents were thrown away @ men among other things. of General Wheeler's testi oe esponse to direct questions. TXT 12:9 orelock the commission adjourned until 2 p.m. ore leaving their meeting rocm they were photographed for a New Yorx illustrated pa Conditions at Camp Wikeff. It was 2:3) o'clock this afternoon when the taking of test yas resumed, and Gen. Whe 1. His timony related to the conditions at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. I. When he reached Camp Wikoff, August he made an investigation of conditions ving been placed in command of A detentic ip had be es- d there, so that men arriving could Kept separated from other soldiers un} it had been shown that they suffered from ho cuntagious disease Some 30.000 men, h d for there in Pe i, said, had to be pro- put two weeks. They to provide water, put up laundries, dis- infecting plants, ete. They proceeded to get floors for the tents. It required for fleoring for the tents in camp 1,470,000 fe $ et lumber. When he got authority from the President to provide special diet for the men without regard to cost he con- sulted with surgeons and upon their recom- mendation crdered a large qi of ar- ticles to add to the diet of the soldiers. He named fitteen or twenty articies he hed ord2red to be given to the soldiers in addition to their regular rations, and m ad- d'tion to that provisions from different pco- ple were brought in. “I undertake to say,” said Gen. Whee “no army or earth was ever provided mo! abundantly or with a higher order cf food than was given the soldiers of Montauk.” Gen. Boynton May Follow. Brig. Gen. H. V. Boynton was at the War cs Department today, having just arrived from Chicka: Park, where he is in command. He will probably follow Gen. Wheeler at the siting comm OFFICIALS hearing befor? the investi- rf +e OBSERVE SILENC Hut It [s Believed That Cla’ms en ‘Tur- y for Indemnity Will Bc Pressed. Although the officials of the State Depact- ment observe profound silence en the sub- Ject, there is reason for the belief that Mr. Straus, the new minister to Turkey, wno is now well on his way to Constantinople, ha: been instructed to insist upon a pro settlement of the long pending ¢ indersnity sion property in Turkey. It is reported that Minister Straus has also been instructed to obtain, if possible, authority for the ap- pointment of United States consuls at all ports cf the Otteman empire, and the full protection of naturalized Americans in Turkish territory. It is also understood that Mr. Straus has been directed to sug- gest the advisability of advancing the dip- lomatic representatives of the two coun- tries at Washington and at Constantinopie to the grade of ambassadors. It has been commented upen what singular that Mr. Angell, the retir- ing minister to Turkey, failed to visit Washington on his recent return to the United States, having gone direct from New York to his Michigan home, without a call upen the § ent or the Secretary of State. It is possible, however, that he has made a full report in writing to the chief in regard to his mission to rt ms for for damages to American mis- as some- HICHBORN FAVORS BOSTON. The Proposed Transfer of the Course im Naval Architecture. Ccmmodsre Hichbern, chief of the reau of construction, takes issuz with Ca Dickins of the bureau of navigation regar ing the proposed transfer of the post-gred- bu- ote uate course of naval architecture from the Naval Academy to the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology at Boston. Capt. Dickins, who visited th: Boston institu- tion, reported against the proposed transfer on the bread ground that it would serve no 5¢ and was contrary to the principle ses of the navy. Constructor Hichbcrn considers Soston institution is beiter asap.- purpose than the academy a: anized, for the reason that it pre- S a more extended course of i - with a urger corps of Messors, a: further because the proximity of the navy yard at Boston would enable the naval Students to obtain a more practical insight into the art of ship construction than 3s © at Annapo! y ii the course is continued Naval Academy it will be necessary a the students stations at great cost to the varicus naval t this practical knowledgt Meanwhile the question awaits the de ion of -cretary of the Navy. Naval Constr! on had charge of this ar and will be again put in > desires, after his return COMMODOR PROTEST. He Ciaims That He Has Not Been Ad- vanced Five Numbers. Protests continue to be made against the manner of the recent advancement of offi- cers of the y on account of services in the war with Spain. One of the latest is from Commodore J. W. Philip, command- second division of the zt North Atlan- lic Heet. 4n a communication to the See- retary of the Navy he represents that he has not been advanced five numbers as directed by the President, but only two. He holds that he has been placed just be- lcw Commocore J. C. Watson on the naval list, while an actual adyance of five num- bers would hav> placed nim above that offi- | cer, and just below Commodore G. C. Remey. If given the !atter place, Com- rrodore Philip would reach the grade of in 1800, whereas, under the tions, he will not reach thi de until 1901. Jn making his ad department consid advanced over th officers: Commodores Robeson, Schley, Casey and Sampson and Capt. Pick- ing. On the other hand, Commodore Philip contends that Commodores Sampson and Sehley were ad the grade of rear admiral befo ion was takea in his case, and that in any event he <-as caul- tled to the two numbers which their pro- motions created in the grade ot commo- dore, and should have beon “jumped” over Commodores Farquhar, Watson, Robes Casey and Cromwell. = —e———__—____ Director Roberts Returns. Director Roberts of the mint bureau kas returned to Washington and resum=d his duties, after a long illness at nis home in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Mr. Roberts is much improved ip health, although at one time his condition was critical. oe Drew a Pistoi. Charles Brown had occasion to give evi- dence against William Pryor in the Pelice Court a few days ago, and today the se- quel was developed. Stnce the trial of the «ther case the men have had a meeting. Pryor drew a pistol on Brown, it is chargeri, end threatened to use it on him. Now he is serving six months in jail for concealed weapons. Arrival of Delegates to the Epis¢o- pal Convocation. GETTING EVERYTHING IN READINESS Reception at the White House and the Amended Program. SOME CHURCH CHANGES ee The dignitaries of the Episcopal Church are fast arriving in the city to be present at the opening of the trienntal convention tomorrow morning. The prominent lay members aiso are registered at the princi- pal hotels. On every street the cloth and insignia of the church are to be seen. J. Pierpont Morgan is expected this after- noon to take up his residence in the Car- penter house, on 16th street. With him will come Bishop Deane of Albany i Bishop Potter cf New York, who will par- take of the millionaire’s hospitality during the convention. Had the senior presiding bishop, the Right Rey. John Williams, been alle to be present he also would have been 4 Mr. Morgan's guest. Very likely Bishop Whipple, who, instead, will preside, will be invited to the Carpenter mansion. Bishop McKim of Tokyo, Japan, and nop F. Re Graves of Shanghai, China, were the most notable clerical arrivals to- day. They are very popular among their American brethren, and received quite ar ution from th Church gau 2 in is morning. Other dis. 's of the house of bishops Bishop A. R. Graves of the Pia ard ef Obio, Bishop Lawrence of Boston and Bishop Johnson of Los Angeles. At the Arlington are Rev. C. L. Hoffman of Chari C.; Rev. Geo. H. Corre!l of t Treat Paine of Boston. Rev. A. Maison of Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Vance cf San Diego, Cal.; A. J. C. Sowden of Boston, Judge Miller of Georgia 1 Judge Earl et New Yi At the Eb- bitt are Rev. Mr. and Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Sadlier of Pittsburg, Rev. and Mrs. Morton St of Taunton, Ma: Rev. and Mrs. Geo. €. Fie Rev. Chas. L. H of house of deputies, arrived last nisk and is quartered at the Arlington. Neither Mr. Hutchins nor Dr. Hart, the sceretary of the house of bishops, knew who had ar- rived today, except as they came i sonal contact with ¢ cretaries, nd lay depu- changes in the entations in the meantime. White House Reception. President McKinley bas announced his in- tention to receive the delegates and their families at the White House on Friday SSS THE ILf1Nors LAUNCHED. { Big Battle Ship Took Water at 12:33 O'Clock Today. NEWPORT NEWS, October 4.—Newport News ‘is thronged with visitors from far and near, who came to witness the launch- ing of the battI® ship Illinois. Chicago and Washington are represented by large dele- gations of prominent men and women,while the near-by cities and villages have prac~ tically emptied themselves of their popu- Jation in order to-assist the state of Lllinois in honoring the baptism of the great ship which is to bear the name of the prairie state. A conservative gstimate places the crowd of visitors at fully 20,000, and it is believed that fully 30,000 persons witnessed the ceremonies attendant upon the launching. The weather is ideal. Prominent Washingtonians Present. Among the prominent persons from the national capital was Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen, who came from Ports- mouth, where he has been mspecting the navy yard. He was on board the dispatch boat Dolphin, and will also attend the launching luncheon at the Chamberlin Hotel this afternoon. The steamer Newport News brought down from Washington the foliowing invited guests: Commodore and Mrs. M. T. Endi- cott, Capt. A. S. Crowninshield, Paymaster Gen. Edwin Stewart, Engineer-in-Chief George W. Melville, Surgeon Gen. W. Kk. Van Reypen and wife, Chief Constructor Philip Hichborn and wife, Capt. and Mrs Samuel C, Lemly, judge advocate general Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and daugh- ter, Assistant Secretary of War John D. lejohn, Martin Knapp and wife, J. D. | Yeoman and wife. Gov. Tanner's party arrived at Old Point at 10 o'clock last night. The preliminaries began at 10 o'clock aad the christening party passed through the immense throng ered around the red hull of the Ilinois at 10nd), Finally the saw was through the sole pieces. There was considerable delay in perfect- ing all the preliminary arrangements, but the immense throng waited patiently until the enly remaining obstacle was the single plank which held the vessel in position. heard as it cut A hush fell over the crowd as the sharp saw cut its way through the timber. When the supreme moment came Miss Leiter poised the gaily decorated bottle of cham- pagne in her right hand and, as the big battle ship moved slowly toward the river, cast it against the receding bow. i The bottle crashed into a thousand pieces nd the wine streamed down the side of the nation’s new defender. 3 the great vessel moved down the ways cheer after cheer went up, whose enthusiastic shouts almost drowned the noisy w » to the newcomer sounded by the whistles in the harbor. The Mlinois struck the water with a@ resounding splash and floated majesti- cally out into the The battle ship con “picked up” by tugs, which were in waiting, and towed to a pier, whore she will receive her Youlers, engines and cther mac‘iinery. Immediately after the launching several hundred guests of the Newport News Ship- building ana Dry Dock Company boarded the steamer Newport News for Old Point, where they will be at a launching banquet at the Chamberlin Hotel. Toasts will be respunded to by Gov. Tanner of Illinois, Gov. Tyler of Virginia and other prominent guests. next from 82) to 10 p.m., through an invi- tation of which the following is a copy: “The dent of the United States and Mrs. McKinley invite the members of the Seneral convention and their families to & reception at the Executive Mansion Fri- day, October 7, from 8:30 to 10 p.m." The Program. The perfected program of events, subordi- nate to the gencral convention, as nounced, is: Thursday, October 6-930 a.m., Trinity Church, 3d and C streets northwest, trien- nial service of the Woman's Auxiliary; ad- dress by the bishop of Washington; after this service the auxiliary will adjourn to National Rifles’ armory, G street near loth. 8 to 11 p.m., reception by the bishop of Washington and Mrs. Satterlee at the bish- op’s home, 1407 Massachusetts avenue, of the bishops, clerical and lay deputies and delegates of the general convention, with their families, and the clergy of the dio- cese, with their families, Saturday, October S—# to 6 p.m., reception by the bishop of Washington and Mrs. Sat- terlee at the bishop's home of the Woman's Auxiliary. Sunday, Octover 9—Missionary Sunday. Missionary sermons at the various churches, 11 a.m., St. Paul's Church, 23d street, ordi- uation of Japanese candidate for orders by the bishop of Chicago; 4 p.m., Epiphany urch, anniversary meeting of American Church Missionary Society; speakers, Bishop Dudley, Rev. J. G. Meem and Gen! an- Wager Swayne; 7:30 ‘p.m. Epiphany Church, sermon ‘before the béard of mis- sions by the bishop of California. Monday, October 10-8 p.m., business mevting of Church Missionary ‘Society at the Ebbitt House; 8 p.m., St. John's Chureh, meeting of the Church Periodical Club, speakers, Bishops Talbot and Leon- ard and several of the clergy. jay, October 11-8 p.m., St. John’s urch, mecting of the Evangelical Educa ciety, with addresses by Bishop Randolph and others. sday, October 12—8 p.m., St. John’ Chureh, Church Unity Society, speakers, the bishop of Mississippi, Rev. Dr. S. D, McConnell, and others. Thursday, October 13—7 p.m., St. Paul's Church, sermon before the alumni of the neral Theological Seminary by Bishop Seymour; 6:30 p.m., banquet of the alumni of the General Theological Seminary at the Ebbitt House. Friday, October 14—8 p.m. Girls’ Friendly Society at ad mecting of the Prinity Church, ses by several prominent speakers. unday, October 16-3 p.m, oA Churen, children’s missionary rally, speak- ers, the bishop of Alaska, the bishop of Utah and others, Some Changes. the last convention thore have been six deaths among the bishops, the deceased being the bishops of western New York, of central Pennsylvania, of Tennessee, of Iowa, of north California, and the bishop cecadjutor of Virginia. Also subsequently to the convention of 1805 the Right Rev. Dr. Alexander Charles Garrett, bishcp of the missionary jurisdic- n of northern Texas, hes become bishop of the diocese of Dallas; the Right Rey. Dr. William David Walker, bishop of tho mis- sicrary jurisdiction of North Dakota, has become bishop of the diocese of western New York; the Right Rev. Dr. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of the missionary jurisd! tion of Wyoming and Idaho, has become bishop of ‘the diocese of central Pennsyl- venia,.and th» bishop of Ohio has been ap- pointed to the charge of the foreign cqn- sregation of the church in place of the bishop of Albany. br. Hast, coatless, perspiring and pleas- ant, was actively Superintending the ar- rargiag of desks in the house of bishops’ rccm in Epiphany Church this morning. He was assisted by Mr. Hutchinson, chair- man of the local public comfort committee. The sixty-seven handsome desks used by the postal delegates’ convention have been secured and with others form most conve- nicnt and handsome articles of furniture for the business of the bishops. Phe post office has been opened in No. + G street, and Major Jas. B. Bell, chair- men of the pestal cemmittes, was busy sort- ing the mail today. He has employed two SS A launching. hop will be given at the Chamberlin Hotel this evening. ar DISPOSAL, OF SEWAGE. Plan of Conimissioner Beach Indors- ed by Hin Associates. During the recent visit of Capt. Beach, the District Engineer Commissioner, to Boston, BrocKton, 'Mass., and Providence, R. i, he inspected the sewage pumping stations, the precipitation works and the filtration beds of the sewer systems of those cities. As has been heretofore explained in ‘The Star, Congress has appropriated $25,000 for the preparation of plans for a sewage pumping station at the foot of New Jersey avenue, and itswas in connection with these plans that Capt. Beach made his trip north. It is proposed to pump the sewage across and under the Eastern branch from the point mentioned, and then raised to such a height as would cause the sewage, by nat- ural gravitation, to flow into the river, sev- eral miles below. It is believed the sewage can be carried across the hillsat less expense thin it would cost to precipitate it. These plans have been fully explained by Capt. Beach to the board of trade on more than one occasion, and also In The Star, as well as the terrible conditions existing because of lack of their completion. It is the pur- pose of the Commissioners to use every effort to secure the necessary appropriations at the coming session of Corgress, if pos- sible. DEMAND FOR PAY ASTERS. Made Unusually Pressing by the Mas- tering Out of So Many Troops. The demand for paymasters is more press- ing now than at any time during the war. The mustering out of 100,000 volunteers in various states, and in many portions of each state, make it necessary to utilize the whole force of paymasters, and even then there are not enough to meet the demand. Paymasters are expected to be at mustering-out station, and as so accounts with the mustering offi been adjusted to pay the troops final discharge. There are not e meet all cases, but Gen, Stanton s: the pay corps will do the best it can under the circumstances, and paymasters will be nt to the various mustering-out stations soon as possible. The whole corps will be overwerked for a few months. every as the prs have on their ugh to ys that GEORGE DECLINES TO RUN. New Work Silver Party's Ticket Also Loses Ole F. Snyder. From the New York Herald, ‘Today. Henry George yesterday declined to take the nominaticn for governor on the ticket of the Chicago platform democrats. Elliot Danforth still. remains a candidate for the second place, to the wonder of the men who know he has turned toward Croker, and also to their surprise, there is talk that he will not decline and that Van Wyck will eventually take the place of George and thus become a bimetallic candidate. ——— Eli Shaw's Third Trial CAMDEN, N.J,, October 4.—Eli Shaw was today placed on trial for the third time on the charge of murder. This trial is for the murder of -his mother, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, he having been acquitted in April lest of the murder of his grandmother, Mrs. Emma. Zane, ibn ts second trial, the first having resulted ims mistrial. a War omilegal Fish Selling. Deputy Grie Warden Zeller is waging war on the fidh ddlers, who, it is alleged, are violating thé*Msh law respecting the sale of black basd knd rock fish less than nins inches ong.) Today he made the rovrds of thé m##Kets and other places where fish ere handled and succeeded in getting a number of fish shorter than the legal length, procured the names soldiers of the Ist District Volunteer Regi- ment—A. C. Murphy and Harry Kessle of Company B, who will see that the mail is preperly pigeon holed. The local execu- tive committee also opened its headquar- ters in the same building today, and Mr. Robert Preston Shealey was in charge. The gencral press headquarters in No. 1312 will receive its occupants today, the Rev. Dr. Leflingwell, the cditor of the Living Church, being expected today. The expected consecration of a bishop at the coming convention will not occur, as Piskop-cleet Green of Iowa has ceclined His action was due to anony- mous printed attacks stating that he had influenced the election of -himseif. There- fcre he refused to serve, and leaves the mstter to he determined at the next regu-_ lar convention in his diocese, in December next, when re-election will be a complete vindicx:ion. In addition to the names of the bishop condjuters given in The Star recently as having been consecrated since the last triennial meeting, the Right Rev. Wm. Neilson McVickar, bishop coadjutor of Rhode Island, and the Right Rev. Wm. Montgomery Brown, bishop coadjutor of fe oo gras have been elected and conse- crat of the allegoi vi¥fators of the law, and warrants for theif] arrest will be tssued from the Polite €dart tomorrow. OT Harvest Home Celebration. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 3, 1898, Harvest Home eXere!ses were held in the Methodist Church South Sunday morning and evening. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, sheaves of wheat, green corn, goldenrod and ferns. Tasteful. ly arranged about the chancel were fruits and vegetables invabundance. Tne chojr, which had been arpnged on one side of the chancel, was completely hidden from view by the array of flowers and autumn foliage. ‘The morning exercises consisted of reci- ee athe pee er sing school 1 remarl the pastor, Rev. ‘Wim. Melville "in the evening the same program was given, with a slight curtailment. An ‘was made by the Rev. J. W. Duffey of Mount Vernon Church of Washington. A special collec- Honwas taken oT tits bene ot Aieaiied reachers, ; ministers and home Bnd foreign missions, j mand. HP 4cNTHG STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1898-12 PAGES. CHURCH DIGNITARIES| ROOSEVELT NOTIFIED Republican Nominee for Governor of New York Outlines Policy. CAMPAIGN ON NATIONAL ISSUES Chauncey Depew Makes the Speech of Notification. SENATOR PLATT NOT THERE SS NEW YORK, October 4.—The committe> appointed tc notify the candidates nom- inated by the state republican convention at Saratog> went to the home <f Col. Reosevelt, the nominee for governor, at Oyster Bay, L. I, today. The committer was made up of T. C. Platt, John R. Hazel, James A. Reberts, H. N. Littauer, Hobart Krum, Chaurcey M. Depew, Edward Lau- teroach, Francis Hendricks, George R. Malby, John T. Mott, Cornelius V. Collins. Senator Platt and Mr. Malby were unable to attend, through ill Mr. Depew ade the notification speech, in which he outlined the issues upon which the cam- paign would be made, and making sound money the paramcunt question of che day. =e His Speech of Acceptance. Col. Theodore Roosevelt spoke as follows: I herewith accept the nomination tendered by the republican party in cenvention as- sembled. I deeply feel the responsibilities entailed upon me by this nomination, re- sponsibilities which attach to the chief ex- ecutive of a commonwealth larger and more populous than many an old world kingdom. In accepting this nomination at the hands of the authorized committee of the republi- can state convention I take this opportunity of extending through you to the republicans of the empire state my heartfelt thanks for the distinguished honor conferred upon me. If elected [ shall strive to administer the duties of this high office, that the inter of the people as a whole shall be conserved, knowing that I owe my position to the peo- ple, and to them I shall hold myself ac- countable. 1 take it that the promises in the platform adopted at Saratogs binding as any others, and to the fulfillme of the pledges made therein I promise my best effort. Natiogal Issues Paramount. ational issues are paramount this year. INCREASE OF DIPHTHERIA. Health Officer W. C. Woodward Dis- cusses the Causes. “There is no doubt,” said Dr. Wm. C. Woodward, the District health officer, to a Star reporter today, “that there is a large number of cases of diphtheria in the Dis- trict today, nor can ft be denied that the number is much greater than it was at the corresponding period of last year. year ago today the number of cases in the District was forty-four. Yesterday the number was 108, an increase of more than 200 per cent. The cases existing yesterday were distributed among — seventy-nine Places, while those a year ago today were located in thirty-six different places. The highest number of cases during the fiscal year 1897, 117 cases, occurred in Decem- ber. 1806 “it continued Dr. 0 definitely account for thi crease in the number of diphtheria cases, although the disease generally begins to increase in August or September 1 reaches its highest point in November, De- cember or January. In some years’ th highest number has been reached as early as October. At present the majority of cases is among the poorer classes, while in some years the greatest number of cases has been found among people of means. One oodward, large in- ‘There is perhaps one explanation of the r the increase in the number of cases ov: figures recorded in years previ that is that cases are now shov diphtheria that heretofore merely sore throat or tonsilitis or croup Of course the increase in the number of re has brought about an increase in the number of deaths, and there is no doubt that there are today in the District: more cases of diphtheria than we ought to have. “Diphtheria is contagious,” explained 1 Woodward, “the di: se being spread by one case producing another, and soon. I¢- norance and carelessness are’in many in tarees respensible for the increase and this is true more particula is the poor and of ghorant class es. I know of one instance where five chil dren were ili before a ph an was called in, one of the children being so ill that it died the same day the doctor cated. rents should not hesitate a moment wher? the sickness of a child is of a sus- picious nature, but should have a physteian at the carliest moment possible Ereaiest « at once is Then, the re possible should be taken to late the patient from th» rest 0 the household. The opening of the schools generally nears an increase cf the diseas+ probably, to the association of large dren, which is closer than during Every cas2 should be at once r to th health office, with all information con- cerning it. > is most prevalent of Georgetown cf among poorer and Southwrst Washington, and beca in th their poverty and abiity. While it is anitary conditions ignorance about set do not in ali 1 that bat © diphtheri such con ns un It is not more possible to conduct a state | Goubteciy in-re the numb election now without regard to nationai | the reason oeing that bad sanitar issues than it was possible so to conduct ons ey the vitality and in chat way re- cne In 1861 or 1863. As it then was, so it | QU the resisting power cf thos» subjected now is, the interest of the nation as a] “We are doing all we possibly can in t whole, which is of vital and absorbing in- | matter, and, while we are handicapped to terest {o each citizen. Then, as now, the|a very great extent because of the limited republican party wes forced to find new | authority of the department, but issues, to confront new problems. Then, as | three new reported tod: and row, it was forced not to follow, but to ake precedents. In 1861 we had to pre- erve the republic for its great destiny; in 18S we have to take a long stride toward the accomplishment of that destiny. The repubiican party, therefore, in its state p.atform, does well to reiterate the prom- ises under which it was possible to elect a republican President, pledges which mate it possible to restore prosperity to our country and to put the nation where it i= ple to work cut the glorious future now before a reunited nation. - issues for honest money, for protec- tion to American industry, for the up- building of a merchant marine, adequate to carry the commerce of the world and to form a naval militia in times of war, are as vital this yeas as they were in the great contest which was so successfully fougat in 1896. Stronger Army and Navy. We must further strengthen our navy and build up our army, so that they may be equal to any demand made upon them, as we work out our destiny. Hawaii and Porto Rico are ours; and in the Kast and West Indies the interests of the nation shall be safeguarded. “Nor is it alone on national issues that the republican party has its duties to per- form. The record made by the republican administration of the state of New York is a guarantee that upon all questions affect- ing the property rights and interests and liberty of all citizens, the republican party can be safely trusted, as we pledge our- selves to uphold the national honor abroad, so we p > ourselves to enforce strict honesty at home. “The National Guard must be raised to and kept at the highest standard of effi- ciency; it has amply proved its courage and patriotism, and we are bound to see that soldiers so brave and so willing are properly armed, and are handled on the best possible system. “I heartily coneur in the doctrines enun- ciated at Saratoga, and, if elected, I shall earnestly strive so to discharge the duties of the chief executive, that at the end of my term, the people shall find that their interests have been safe in my hands.” Seats HELD AS HOSTAGES. Excitement at Walker, Minn., Over Rumor From Bear Island. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., October 4.—A special to the Journal from Walker, Minn., says: There is intense excitenient here. A story has come in that United States Mar- shal O'Connor and Inspector Tinker have been captured by the Bear Island Pillager Indians and held as hostages. Harly today two emissaries from the Bear Islanders put in an appearance and announced that the bucks for whom warrants had been issued would surrender provided that the entire tribe be permitted to confer with Marshal O'Connor and the inspector. The officers were advised not to trusi to the representations of the Indians, who stipulated that they would not treat wits the whites if any other persons than the marshals and the inspectors went lo the is:and. O'Connor and Tinker at once made arrangements to leave. Half an nour after their departure some of the Ind:ans about town began boasting that they would never return, No stock was taken in these assertions first, but as dhe talk became louder it bi gan to be b-lieved that a preconcerted plan of the Indians for the capture of the two officials had been carried out. The distance to Bear Island by steamer is about thirty tiles. Both the marshal and inspector went entirely unarmed. The arrival of General Bacon with rein- forcements from Fort Snelling this even- ing is anxiously awaited. pli A Bank Examiner in Charge. W. H. Kimball, bank examiner at New York, bas been placed in charge of the Tradesmen National Bank of that city, which failed to clear at the clearing house today. An official of the bank had a con- versation with Deputy Controller of the Currency Murray over the, long-distance telephone, in which the action of the clear- ing house was made known and placing of Mr. Kimbail in charge suggested. The latter has been given the customary in- structions regarding his duties, and he will prepare a schedule of the assets and lia- bilities of the bank for the officials here. Nothing that would indicate the extent or the cavse of the failure has been communi. cated to the Washington authorities. The latest statement of its condition sent to the Treasury Depzrtment in response io the call of the controller ef the currency of September 20 shows as follows: Individual deposits, $2,054,611; due banks and banke:s, $953,871; surplus and undivid- ed profits, $128,083. The capital of the bank is $750, —_—__—___+«+__- Immunes Under Marching Orders. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA MIL- ITARY PARK, Ga., October 4.—An order was received at 10 o'clock last night from the War Department, directing the 6th Regiment, U, 8. Volunteers (immunes), now stationed. at Camp Thomas, to report at New York by Thursday to embark for Porto Rico. The regiment will leave here OFFICIALS t tonight. About 225 men are out on fur- lough, but all have been called in. ee © Oates Here. Brig. Gen. Wiliam C. Oates was at the ‘War Department today.. He returns at once to Camp Meade. He will, no doubt, go to one of the winter camps with his com- ases terminated today there erda: as that ma is no incre TROOPS TO LIVE IN CAMPS, Why the Pian Prefernble to Har- racks in Cities. Secretary Alger, in peaking of the seclec- tion of winter camps for the troops, says that, for the good of the service and the welfare of the men, it has been determined at they shall be in open camps, in a climate where, during the winter, they can drill and have free open air exercise. To put the troops in buildings in the large cities in the north would, in a measure, de- prive them of the necessary Grill, dis- cipline and target practice essential for fit- ting soldiers for active service in the field. Moreover, the discipline of troops near small towns can be maintained very much better and more effectually than near large cities. The troops, therefore, will ve quar- tered in the middle southern states where they can live in tents, as provided Ly plan of the quartermaster general, which gives stoves to each three tents joined together— two sleeping rooms and one sitting room. Fifth Army Corps Disbanded. A dispatch from Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, N. Y., yesterday says the following general order has been issued: “In compliance with instructions of this date from the Secretary of War the dis- bandment of the Sth Army Corps is here- by announced. The short and_ successful campaign of this corps before Santiago de Cuba will fill a brilliant page in the history of our country. By command of Major General Shafter. E. J. McCLERNAND, “Assistant Adjutant General.” pe eee Vote on Prohibition Too Light. «\ special from Ottawa, Canada, say: Judging from present returns on the prohi- bition vote, barely one-fourth of those en- titled to vote gave expression to their opin- ions on Thursday. As a consequence, it is jearned that the government will ignore the whole proceedings. The few ministers in town are reticent end decline to speak for publication, but the fact is known that no notice will be taken of the vote. It is pointed out that the largest’ majority recorded is that against prohibition in Quebec, and that apathy was general among the voters. ——-see- Contractors Will Contest. Connors & Culloty, the contractors en- gaged in constructing a house for Mr. Geo. W. King at the southeast corner of 35th and T streets, were required to leave $10 at the Georgetown station this morning on the charge of permitting their pile of mor- tar to extend beyond a prescribed line. The readway is unimproved. Officers Brown and Lohman made the arrest. The hearing we Postponed untii tomorrow morning, wien contractors and owner will be present, it is said, ‘to fight the case and, if necessary, to carry the matter to a nigher court. The contractors claim vhey were present at court this morning o'clock and were standing outside of the door, when GMcer Brown came out and told them it was no use waiting any longer, as the case hat been called, and, no one having answer, the collateral had been declared forfelted. —— Cannot Reach Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., October 4.—Presi- dent McKinley's private secretary has sent a telegram to Mr. Webster Davis, who is campaigning in this part of the country. thac the chief executive will not be able 6 clude Kansas City in the Atiner: y his western trip. ee ——-__. Grain, Provis! 01 and Cotton Market: Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bank : . ers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Las . New York. denburg, Thalmann & C Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, October 4. ed—reces) FINANCE AND TRADE Better Feeling Manifest on Stock Exchange Today. GOOD BUYING OF GRANGERS Tobacco Stock Followed Usually Era ic Course Azain. Its - GENERAL MARKI REPORT Sp inl Dispatch to The Evenlag Star. NEW YORK, October 4—The ing today’s stock market at by the failure of the T onal Bark to appear This institution al suspect and its failur ress morning was in well informed circle: early was chilled desmen's the ct at heuse to resi arcels The le a sur ns of band were seon discov to be of a class least likely to influence prices in Wail sticet As an offset to this announcement 8 Paul's increase in earnings from the ast week in September proved unusually effect- ive. A gain of $192,840 tn weekly earnings as compared with the same period one year ago is decidedly ying. Conditions ir the wheat mark p Jess favorable than they were at that time, and the increase is consequently in a considerable degree due n increase in the handling of miscel us freight. Such a report could have but one effect, and it natural result is reflected by im- pment in the entire er grou! - volume of legitimate commission ess Was extended and nearly all of the managed issues were advanced. The buying of Northern Pacific common was unusually good at times, lange amounts of stock being taken at the improved quota tions. The earnings of this property are sufficient to sustain interest in the market price of the shares even to the extent of syndicate buying. A small dividend during the winter should put the stock perman- ently on the investment list People's Brooklyn Rapid Transit and stceks over which ex-Gov. Flower ex- ercises a financial protectorate were taken vp during the day and made to reflect the change in speculative sentiment. This group of stocks moves easily whenever the larger interests are willing to make them active. Manhattan was beught for both accounts under the influence of further rumors rel- ative to an effort to shake off the shackles of the last decade and equip the road with electricity. These rumors resting enly because the result they is in evilable, and must be forced he manarement as a means of self-protection There is little likelihood, however, of any immediate steps in that direction A me will come when selling this stock Will be made expensiv= by a sudden a rouncement of a definite intention *o com- pete on equal terms with the surface roads. In the smivstrial department American Tobacco was again a featur miliar irregular manner. was advanced 6 per cent from the opening, au? cd for nearly all of the gain, only to suddenly and restore opening figures. laily settlement of the trade war was d for the benefit of all concerned Those who are not concerned know that this matter can be permanently adjusted the moment the mystery surrounding the contract loses its effectiveness as a sto market device. Less than a half dozen in- dividuals contest the market position of and those who correctly guess which of the six will begin an independ -at movement at the maining re cred- e shares S moderately active steady as the result its out- American Sugar and only moderat of conflicting rumors relative to look. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Open. High. Low. Close American Spirits........ 123 12g By 12% American Spirits, pfd.-. 334 34y BA Ba, ‘American Sugar..... 8% MBE 115 American Tobace: 129" 198 Atchison 1G 18% Dg Atchison, pfd 2, IB Bey ‘Atchison’ Adjustments ee Baltimore & Ohlo....... 413; 41 diy “416 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. G4 66° (8, 65% Canada Southern. . Chesapeaxe & Ohio c., CC. & St. Louis . Chicago, B&Q... Chicago& Northwestern. Chicago Gas... ©. M. & St. Pani... Chicago, K. 1. & Pacific Chie 3t. P.M. & 0... hig. & G. Western. Consolidated Gas... Del., Lack & Delaware & 1 Lake Snore : Louisville & Nashville. Metropol: pid. National Lead Co.. ow Jersey Centr New York Central Northern Pacitic wrthern Pacitle, pid Southern Ky. Texas Paciiic...... Tenu. Coal & Iron. U.S. Leather, pfd 222272 US. Rubber... Rubber, ptd..1.0..02 Wabash, pfd. 5 Western Union Tel.... General Electric, New. Ul. Steel. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o’clock m,—Capital Tra 2) at 76%, 10 at 76%, 20 at 77%. Wash Bat 4, 4 at 49.5 at 49. Merge 10 ‘at 185 me, 100 at 14% s. 100 at 13%, 100 at St. America Grapbophote, pfd., ~ Way at 14%, District Of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 100% bid. 30-year Fund. gold @s, 106 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 108 Did. Fund. currency 3.658, 1 Jauecus Gonds.—Metropelitan Railroad 119%, bid 123% asked. Metropolitan Ratlrc cony. Gx, 125 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certiti of indelitedness, A, 114 bid. Metropolitan Ii road vertificate ‘ef indebtedness, B, lumbia Railroad Gs, 118 bid." Beic 45 bid, 55 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 100 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, Gs, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B. 6s, 115, United States Electric Light debeuture’ imp., bal. Chesapeake and Potomme Telephone 5s bid. American Security and Trust Ss, 109 Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 115 Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 115 Washington Market Company exten. 6s, 115 onic Hall Association x, 108 bid. tional Baik Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 255 Metropolitan, 312 bid. Central, 144° bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. 1) asked. Sec- Ditizens", 145 bid. End, 9) bid! 100 100 bid. Lincoln, 115 Wid, 122 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies, — National Safe Deposit and Trust, 115% asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 125 tid, 180 asked. American Security and Tr'st, 150 bia. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 28 Md. Franklin, 38 bid, 45 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, Sz bid. Potomac, 58 bid, 65" asked. Ariing 120 bid, 140 asked. German-American, 110 220 asked. National Union, lu bid, ‘Colum! 00, Mid. 12 asked. Migzs, 7% Md, & asked : es, Bij incolu,” 10% bid, 36 asked. Commercial, 4 bid. ” - ‘Tithe Insurance Stocks. 70 Real Estate Title, bid. ‘Columbia Title, 4% bid. 5% asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 77 bid, 78 asked. Metropolitan, 125 bid. ean Electric J Lag Stocks. Washington Gas, |, 49 aske Georgetown G, 48 asked. OR. Electric Light, 168 bid. _ Telephone Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 bid. Pennsylvania, 35 bid, 45 asked. Misecliancous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 185 bid, 185% asked. Lanston . 14% bid, 16% asked. American Gr . 13% bid, 135, asked. American Gray preferred, 14 bid. Atty saked. | Fueumatte Gun Carriage, “18 bid, 23 asked. Groat Pulls Ice, 120 bid, 193 asked. Nox folk and Washington Steanibcat, 97 asked: —_— Government Bonds. Asked. 2 por cents, ey 8 per cents, 3 per cents, 105: 4 per cents. 4 per cents, ig 4 per cents. 5 Ber seme, is 4 8