Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1898, Page 11

\= THE ING STAR. PUBLISHED DAI EACEPY SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, T1G1 Peans;ivsziy Avera, Cos. Llth 8s, by The Eveaing Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Few York Ofce, 49 Potter Building, subscribers ta the at 10 ecnts is served t rs. on their own 4i certs per mont ples at the cents exch. By mall—cnywhere tn the ates or Canada—peatage prepaid—30 cents United per month, Saturday Qrirtunte $ forelen postage added, $3.0! r, $1 per sear, with Part2. Che Fpening 7 Star. Pages 11-14, (Entered at the Post’ Oftice at Washington, D. C.. |= as ee Ins mel matter.) SF All mail subsertptions must he pall in advance. Rates of rave made known on application. « Upholsteries & ; Upholstering. ! | vestries srocad. for work f less) than S Lace Curtain Special. A let of Curt oughton Co., 1224 F Street. | PEOPLE NOTE WASHINGTON, D. ©, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 189 8—FOU POLITICAL APATHY a? It is Reported to Be General Through- out the Country. ACITED OVER THE ISSUES Managers on Both Sides More Doubtful Than Usual. ——S CONTROL OF THE SENATE Ee 606-400 > from all perts of the countr; from both republican and demo- Wines for American People. sour indicate an interest in the A. spl 3 onal camp that is hardly t] © than pussive. With the election but QUARK it ort time off, it is said that political del. wn “re | meetings are but tolerably well attended, c t Phone 993. u that the people do not seem to be ex- nc ited over peliiics. Democrats are counting “1 a light vote being beneficial to them, put this is a very uncertain reliance, as the ameng the voters h depends ing of ffect both pon the r it is, as republic hy rties m to think, due is, qaardacaaw to 1 f tisfaction with a | present conditicns, rt to the Cis ° ~ . e ¢ | couragemeat if Ss, ratic + Extracting teeth without a c pare pe gece little b: Ree = Particle ob pain. WE MBAN 2) 2 ica amet iseeaven ou aac ey eas aie 2 |tegard the campaign this fall as fa + THAT—for the exclusive x tful As Senator Manna Ve t weel tuation is not such a + method we use permits one tooth ¢]t» insure rep eV 5 «| On the other Fand, lemocrats ar: ry ¢| that they are going to get possession of the . *jnext Hous = Bc Democratic Expectations. al *| They profess to expect a gain ef twelve So ‘3 | to fourteen votes in the east, with a num- : ¢| ber in Indiana, Mlinois, Michigan, Min . ¢|sota ond in the south, and say that their < 2 | reports from all parts of the cou wher — | there ssible show of democratic stecess are fer more sanguine than they are willing to accept as reliable. _ The republ n PV uticus at the democratic fonal headquarters here about king y atement concerning the sit- ation in congressional districts. They y, r, that only two democrats now eats in the House of Representa- e reported a condition dangerous n thei strict, while on the other ep Our about sixty distri ns which are more or less ecntest. aving such a in the Hous a increase of but on the other hand, expect it 1 somewhat. They naturally while they may gain a few from the a i more than offs Id the Hou ajority. Democrats Will Lose Four Sen The deme in the larg. s they , and their h ope ii by a somewhat reduced orn. vidently more anx- 1 less confi- ats are dent of y there against the republi y do of getting ccntrel of the House. Having 4 dy lost Mary are four other senators 0 whicl ally reckone¢ almost cer- 1 democrats orth Dakota are claiming that they will carry the legislature there, but this t y and com-| claim is pretty well salted down with aries site _|@oubt. From that state, from Delaware ause they are properly | and from Jersey {t is counted as prac- Ljusted. tically certain that the republicans will : 1 the democrats at present in the Senate. Wiscon is also counted as a cer- tain gain for the republ and the most the democrats can claim for West Virginia 1s that it is doubtful. Indiana, which it was at first thought would be lost to the democrats, is claimed by them as reasonably sa they are very hopeful of holding New York. They are courting on gaining a senator 1 1 q c mf erly $6.50. odanis in Hairds or dyed perfectly, < t VR DEKIES ae ad ou colors. WHEATLEY, Jett a av w. W ub calls. GET THE BEST, Concord Harness,” wee 4 ne Tru ana i id Leather Goods. utz & Co., 497 PAL AVE. N.W. ar tter has yet been discovered Colds, Hoarseness, Consamp- red din than WILL N COUGH SYRUP, made ry. It contains neth- sto pleasant fails TO CURE—even most stubborn eases. Prussian Cough Syrup, 15. bot. ams’ Temple Drug tore, 9th & F sts. 4 se30-f m&-¥-25 ve ee ee ew we we ww we wT + Wwe wv we ’ r 6 Make iced tea of Burch- eil’s Spring Leaf (sold at 60c. pound) and you will find it superior to any. N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. from each of the three states, W: M chance. more or less remote Mont Ww seems t ve Money & Trouble. | sians"New York, 't p fo! nks, Bags, Suit Cases | 0°" ‘at Kyle Receipts for elsewhere laneous, $3,008,510; incre: hington, Wyoming, and look toward affording them a fighting California, they say, they expect nd higan old. From the most conservative estimate, the democrats may be put down for a certain loss of four senators (in addition to the loss in Maryland), with four in serious doubt; and this 1s offset by the prospect, of gaining three, with pe of four. ble gain by the democrats, the only one that can be count- only the bare h Of the pe essing, certain, and Mantle, Shampootng, ete. | though he 1 acting with the repub- fig Reeenerator for restoring gray | licans of late, 1s not counted among the is e number to m the forty-three sena- {| ELLER S tors in the pre credited to the 9 republicar Sevent! it. N.W. Republican Majority in the Senate. Tf the democ; s should gain a senator in ad another in Wyoming,which be the utmost they can reasonably their almost certain loss in Wis- expect, consin, North Dakota, Delaware and New Jersey would, with M number of republics forty-three to forty-six, which is a majori- ty of the Senate ryland, still raise the ns in the Senate from s it now stands, and with senator in Oregon, the re- ators, enate of nine- 3 this, the republic: have In- » New York, West Virginia and Cali- It looks as if the re- have a reasonable certainty of y n senators in the next Congress h the poss ef four or five moi This does not take into account the expec- will vote with them. —+ 4 INFERNAL REVENUE. he election of publicans Aagust Over Eleven Millions More Than in 1897. The monthly statement of the collections of internal revenue for the month of Au- g t shows a net increase over August, 1897, of $11,006,235. The receipts from the sev- eral sources of revenue and the increase or decr are given as follow: as compared with August, 1897, Spirits, $6,7 oleomargarine, special taxes noc $1,289,3: e $3.07 1 {tems from which special received are given as follows: #34; billiard rooms, $08,700; s, bonds, ete., $101,958; brok- al, $48,123; brokers, custom ;_brokers, pawn, $11,269; bowl- 34; increase, $64 enumerate: The sev taxes were ing alley i . $17, ‘cuses, $6,058; exhibi- tions not otherwise provided for, $12,039: theat $19,908; mixed flour, $755; leg- documentary and proprietary 4; playing cards, $12,438: 5. The net increase for the over the corresponding period last year was $19,337,946. Za Deaths at Santiago. ‘The following is General Lawton’s report of the health of his command at Santiago yesterday: “Fever cases all kinds, 711; total sick, 1,110. Deaths, Edward L. Minor, private, L, 5th Infantry, dysentery, chronic, Octo- ber 6; Mortimer E. Spencer, private, H, 24th Infantry, typhoid fever, acute, and diarrhoea.” OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN Rapid Growth of Commerce With the Orient. Exports Increased Over 50 Per Cent— Our Raw Cotton Used Instead of British, The steady and rapid growth of our com- merce with Japan is illustrated by a statement just received by the treasury bureau of statistics, showing the imports and exports of Japan during the first half of the present calendar year. This shows that Japan's purchases from the Uaited States continue to increase with great rap- idity, while in many cases those which s has been accustomed to make from otier parts of the world are being reduced. Her importations of raw cotton from the United States in the first six months of 1898 were 1 164 yen in value, against 3,811,828 yen in the corresponding months of the preced- ing year, the quantity being given in the six months of 1898 at 659,716 piculs, against 184,025 piculs in the corresponding months of last year, the picul being equivalent to 138 pounds. On the other hand, the impor- tation of cotton from British India, whence most of the cotton for Japan had formerly been drawn, fell from 7y1,621 piculs to 697, The total importations of cotton into nin the half year amounted to 27,702, 3 yen in value, an increase of a little over 4,000,000 yen over the corresponding months of 1897; while the increase from the United States alone was nearly 9,000,000 yen,show- ing a general reduction from other parts of the world, while the imports from the United States were more than trebled. Iron and Steel Manufactures. Our manufactures of iron and steel seem to be especially satisfactory to the Japa- nese, the increase in nearly all articles of this class being strongly marked. Imports of locomotive engines from the United Ss 's increased from 824,080 yen in the first half of last year to 1,443,240 yen in the first half of the present year. Of nails, the imports into Japan from the United States increased from 3,2 catties in the first half of last year to 7,494,197 catties in the first half of the present year, the catty be- ing one and three the total importations having fatlen mean- time from 10, ies in the first half of le in the first half of the present year. imports of “bar rod iron” from the United States increa from 168,085 catties in the first half of 1$ to 1,07 under t the yin the ne head of “other fron and steel’ imports from the United States in- sed from 9410 yen in the first half of in the first half of 18! value of the gold yen being 49.8 cent: Importations of alcohol f States increased from 10,2 hose of cigarett 70; of beans hile other d marked increase. ides of American m finding specia imports of American s, from 4l4 of this yen to yen to 16.566, also sho: » finer m to be apanese wateh incr 4 from 95,511 yen in the ur to 165,690 yen in the first half of the present year, while our own records of exportations show an in- crease in exports of typewriter: ving machines and other articles of this class to Japan in the fiscal year just ended as com- pared with those of the preceding year. Increase in Our Exports. Returning to our own statements of ex- ports to Japan, it is found that in the first seyen months of 1898 our exports to Japan i eased over per cent, as compared with the corresponding months of 1897. Whis increase was in a large number of articles. Exports of books, maps and en- gravings increased from $1: to $14,081 these of wheat f 2 barr barrels; cyc clocks and from $08,884 094; raw cotton, from $1,490,157 hides kins, from 4,008 pounds instruments and eppara- s purposes, including tele- graph and telephone, from $101,901 to $111,- steel rails, fro’ leathe: pounc to pound: oil, from 970,038 gal- lons gallons; paraffine, from pounds; but 170 pounds to 58,584 pound: from 14,566 pounds to 19,935 pounds, 1 a corresponding growth in many other articles. —+ e+ The Trade Mark Commission. The assistant commissioner of patents, Mr. A. P. Greeley left Wednesday for Chicago to attend the meeting of the com- mission appointed by the President to re- ¢ the trade mark law. The other me: bers of the ccmmission are Mr. Francis Forbes, a prominent patent attorney of nd Judge P. S. Grosscup of the ted States ceurt of Chicago. Thi tlemen will revise and amend the Unitec cerning patent. commercial na 5 be made to Congress, and be to indicate any proposed cl ter.ce of existing iaw, by notes which shall brief- tate the reasons for any be accomp ly and proposed change. + 0+ Pension Examiner Assaulted. Specicl Examiner Richard Lowe of the pension bureau was viciously assaulted and seriously injured while in the discharge of his official duties at Bloomington, Il, on the 23d ultimo by James M. McCarroll, alias Dock Carroll, a reput2d son of James McCardle, an old soldier, whose deposition had been taken by the examiner. McCardle refused to sign his deposition and cursed ind abused the examiner, when Dock Carroll, who is an experienced boxe: walked across the street and commenc a vicious assault on Mr. Lowe, hitting him a terrific blew in the breast, breaking a rib and causing a slight hemorrhage. Ex- aminer Lowe has since been confined to the house, but is supposed to be recovering from his injuries. +e 4 In Charge of Subsistence Depots. Officers of the subsistence department bave been assigned to duty in charge of subsistence depots as follows: Lieut. Col. H. G. Sharpe, at San Juan, P. R.; Ma- jor A. L. Smith, at Havena, Cuba; Lieut. Col. T. H. Bliss, at Matanzas, Cuba: Major Henry Page, at Neuvitas, Cuba; Captain E. B. Fenton, at Cienfuegos, Cuba; Captain F. Deming, at Jibara, Cuba. + 0+ ____ The Net Postal Deficiency. Mr. Henry A. Castle, the auditor for the Post Office Department, in his annual. re- port, shows the net postal deficiency for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, was §$9,- 020,005, the smallest in some years. The reduced deficit is attributed to increased revenue caused by the expansion of busi- ness during the year. The pcstal revenue for 1898 was $89,012,618, an increase of $6,347,156. The expenditures increased $4,252,226, and the deficit was reduced by $2,094,920, Auditor Castle calculates the expenditures in the present fiscal year will Fass the $100,000,000 mark and the revenues go beyond $95,000,000. Lieut. Truby Ordered Here. Lieut. A. E. Truby, assistant surgeon, has been relieved from duty at the General Hospital, Fort Myer, Va., and ordered to take station at Huntsville, Ala. Empress Dowager Has No Advisers in Sym- pathy With Progress, Rumor That the Emperor Still Lives— Guards Er Roate to Protect Foreign Embassies, LONDON, October 7.—The Peking corre- spondent of the Times, telegraphing on Tuesday, says: “The restoration of the regency is com- plete. The Empress Dowager receives the cabinet daily, seated beside the emperor orenly and no, erly, behind a screen. The government is more retro- grade and reactionary. Yung Lu, one of bis trusted friends, succeeds the late Prince Kung as the chief Manchu, while the vice- roy of the province of Chi Le is a Manchu. Nevertheless, despite assertions to the con- trary, the balance of power between the Chinese and Manchus in high office is un- altered in the central government, though there is a small proportional increase of Manchus in provincial posts. “The Tsung Li Yamen contains no mem- ant of foreign affairs. Its chief ing member is Hsu Yung Yi, the ne- gotiator of the Gerard convention of 1895, who Was subsequently removed from the Tsung Li Yamen at the instance of Sir Nicholas O’Conor (then British minister to China) for breach of faith, but who was reappointed last month. He his chief , former ctor of the long re- ssian financial a ance. Russians welcome the change increasing their influence. » imme exciting cause of the change pending edict ordering oificials to abol! the queue and to adopt foreign dre: rch of the house of Kang Yu W s the im- h reformer, resulted in the discovery of pa- s proving that he was carrying on a e with the leaders of the movement in southern ing correspondent of the Times, ng Thursday, says Tsung Li Yamen, having un: il- ingly entreated the foreign legations to spare China the humiliation of bringing fereign escorts to the capital, agreed to the demand of the powers for a special train to bring the escort from Tien Tsin tomorrow.” Such information a& has reached the State Department here respecting the re- ported death and assassination of the Em- peror of China goes to entirely discredit the stories that he has hee a: ite yle to say that pesitiv what sourecs of informa- >, but it is known that jed as entirely reliable by ‘tment. the situation generally in ieved by the departn to be as seriot gnal mark of cor ‘ot to follow the cou Eu ernments in sending at this time a force of soldiers or marines to Peking. ee Who is Rexpousible? To the Editor of The Evéning Star: it sicknes shown that thege was so much and suffering among the reg- 's than the ‘volunteers, many men and newspapers are blaming the Pres ident and Secretary of War for not ap- pointing officers from the regulars to com- mand the volunteers, and claiming that if that had been done the cainps and the men would have been much better cared for. One paper publishes a long editorial blaming the Secretary of War for all the sickness and suffering, in which it “Why were not regular officers i to command the volunte writer in one of the magazines of the past month in that all the officers down to lieu nts should be regulars Do not these people know that the son why it was not done was because bill for raising volnnte Congress so as to give to ti the states the power to a mental officers? If they don’t vy it, they are exceedingly ignorant; and if they «do know it, as some of them certainly must, they are exceedingly dishone When they complain of the inefii or neglect of the officers of volunteers they should know that the fault lies with the governors of the states who appointed the regimental officers, including no less than 500 of the surgeons. There can be no question that a large portion of the sickness and suffering in the camps was due to the inexperience of these officers and their neglect to pay attention to the suggestions of the surgeon general, which were published as early as April How absurd and unfair, then, to blame the War Department or the administration for this. The change in the bill was insisted upon by members who sought to make political capital for themselves by usiag their influence with the governors of their states to ure the appointment of their political friends. It is these very men who have since found so much fauit with the management and who are today disgracing themselves and the nation in attempting to make political capital in the pending by repeating these charges of mi management and holding the Secretary of the vas amen‘led Ly vernors of vint the regi- iency ponsible for the failure of volun- et officers, with whose appointment they bill ought not to have been so amend- The appointment of the officers he- icngs to the executive, and the law should have provided for their appointment by the President. Had that been done, much of the trouble would have been avoided. It would then have been right and reasonable to hold the administretion responsible for the failures; but as it is it is simply out- rageous to blame the general government. The remedy for these troubles lies with the people themselves. ‘They should send to Congress men who will look to the interest and welfare of the nation, instead of their own political interests: I venture to say that we will see a repetition of this same spirit in the coming session. The incre: of the standing army, all admit, is a na tional necessity, and yet it will he opposed by this same class of men and papers. ‘The hearts and desires of the mass of the people are all right. The great danger is that they will be misled by iisrepre- sentations. Naturally, those who have lost sons and brothers in the war feel sore, and with such misstatements they are inclined to hold the government responsible. The remedy for this lies in getting the facts fairly before the people, and it ts a_pity that the investigating commission had not been sooner appointed, so that their report could now’ be before the public. Now, as in the last presidential election, there will have to be a campaign of education among the people. whose “sober second thought” it is hoped will now, as then, prevail. October 6, 1898. CITIZEN. Se Vessels Sail for China, Admiral Dewey has cabled the Navy De- partment that the Boston and Petrel, with the collier Nero, have sailed from Manila for China to watch ‘American interests at the nearest possible port to Pekin. The colliers Justin and Sterling have arrived at Norfolk, and will immediately take aboard full cargoes of coal, They have been chosen | to take the place of the collier Alexander, which is still afire in her cargo, and was to have accompanied the battle ships Iowa and Oregon to te Pacific. $+ +4 +___. Visited by Second ¥irginia Officers. Col. J. C. Baker, comfnanding the 22 Vir- ginla Volunteer Infant#g, and several other officers of that regiment, visited the War Department yesterday in regard to the con- dition of that regiment, 3 Testimony Before the War Investigat- ing Commission. WHAT PRESIDENT M’KINLEY SAID Chosen to Lead the Assault on Havana. JACKSONVILLE’S CONDITION — Generai Fitzhugh Lee concluded his tes- timony before the war investigating com- mission yesterday afternoon. After The Star's report of the proceedings was closed General Lee continued to testify in regard to the condition of his camp at Jackson- ville. The witness said his commend suffered little from drunkenness. There had been no drunkenness in his medical department. Sometimes, he said, a soldier would get drunk, but they had a very good way for sobering them up. “We have a provost marshal,” said eral Lee, “who can make a érunken dier sober in about five minutes. When he hears of a drunken soldier abont the town he sends for him with a wagon. He is brought to a room where there is a large hose. The hose is then turned on the drunken man for about fi minutes and at the end of that time he ber. Ex-Governor Beaver r: from ten- a letter had 1 and unfit to ss to go to the is because the doctors were all drunk, and finally, that the men were afraid to complain of anything that o curred in camp be ened with a court-mar Surprised Gen. Lee. bout my comma they were threat- Is that a asi RTEEN PAGES. CHINA'S STEP BACKWARD|GEN, LEE CONCLUDES | Wonder efeet oe their wants. Ssegengon S oe nD ee made to your persor is styles to select from. neral Lee. It was written as de: ive of the con- dition of your camp,” replied ex-Governor “I didn’t recognize it,” replied Genera hing. Lee said he had had various ts and had alw: investigated mptly, and had found that they came from men who a grievance, who wanted to be disc! or furloughed, etc., and he had alv ments to be fal When asked of the land its fitr d they were rea found their s' ition of his or s for going to Cut to go an. utton,”” h H go to Madrid if want- will be read, His command S provided with jing fortifications when they though they are not exp stile reception. king of the health conditions of Ha- . he said the sew of the city could urried under the harber, then under the neck of land on which Morro is located Nowed to empty in the ocean. T stream, he said, would carry it alonj tool fo the city would be free from dang health from that cause. A letter was read to General Lee regard- ing the 4th gin ing of the indiffer the sick. that he w acter of th Regiment. complain- nce of surgeons toward id he didn’t know sak of the char- Ww that they did keep a He said as a g 1 thing the division hospitals are too > to handle sick men with the best results. He was not in favor of regimental hospitals because he didn’t ki that they would be managed with efficiency. He did favor brigade hospitals, which would naturally be nearer the troops and large enough, he thought, to give a good service. Filling Requisitions. Captain Howell asked if any of the requt- sitions made by General Lee for his com- mand had not been filled. Since the expeditions had got off, General Lee said, he had had no such troubl though before that there w: some delay Captain Howell—‘‘Is it true that you hav been ‘sidetracked,’ as some newspapers have said; that there has been a disposition on the part of the administration to pre- pur command from going to Cul eral Lee—“I know it has been re- that the intention of the administra- tion was not to send me to Cuba. I cer. tainiy had no claim to go on the San iago expeditic: There were officers who ranked me for that assignment, and I had no claim to in: t upon going to Porto Rico with General Miles, because I had my corps or- ganized, nd, as I have understood from the beginning, it was for special service at Havan: 1 did have some desire to go back to Havana when I should go to Cuba, in bi preference to other points, because I was not allowed to stay in Havana, and I thought I would like to take some men over there to see that I did sta. I have no offi- cial information on this subject. My corps wes organized and equipped for the Ha- vana campaign, and the President was kind enough to say a few days ago that he al- ways intended to send me to Havana. He said that if it was decided to conduct oper- ations off Havana, or to take it, that I should lead the ult. I was much obliged to him and glad to know there was no opportunity for that (aughing), and that the war was so soon brought to an end without additional loss of life.” Setetectecetectetecectectetetegetece Carpets Portieres Lace Curtains Parlor Suites = Iron Beds é Mattresses Bs Sideboards ~ Hall Racks ss Dinner Sets Crockery Toilet Sets ~ Stoves : Clocks Lamps $ oc3- 184 were more efficient, because they had larger experience. In my own command the chief ry and quartermaster were both and men of experience, but ent some very effi who commissary | were when they were appointed.” Gen. Denb; “Did you find it necessary to have regular army quartermasters and regular army commissary officers detailed to do duty for the new That has been charged. Gen. Lee: “I never had such an exper: I was very fortunate in getting a: heads of my departments men who were educated in the duties they were to perform, because there are many papers and matters of Getail in these departments that call for a special knowledge of the work to be done. Instructing Junior Officers. Gen. Lee explained that the heads of his departments made a practice of giving in- structions in their duties to the junior offi- cers. This, after a time, resulted in ing well-informed officers. At times, Gen. Lee said, he had heard of commanders who ivilian appointes Good Water in Hin Camp. Speaking of the character of water in his camp at Jacksonville, he said the supply was suitable and sufficient; could mot be excelled in quality or quantity so far as the demands of his command were con- cerned. They had all the water they need- ed for allowing the men to bathe freely. The location of sinks, General Lee said, was satisfactory in his camp. He said they used both sinks and movable tanks for taking care of the offal of the camp. Tht first division of his command was located on a high hill on St. John’s river. Among these troops offal was run off to the sea in a pipe with a steep grade, through which water was kept running. Among those troops there was less sickness than in any other camp. He thought this was the re- sult of the superior means they had for carrying off the offal. = Speaking of the care of the sick in his camp, General Lee said he had mine it his business to go through the hospitals and to talk to the men in regard to the care they were receiving. Wanted a Furlough. “I remember but one case,” said General Lee, “in which a sick soldier expressed a desire for anything he was not receiving. I was asking a number of the men i! they wanted anything. “‘T want something,’ one of them said,” continued General Lee. “What do you want? I asked. “I want a furlough,’ he said. “With that exception,” said the witness, “I did not find a single man in the hospiial who wanted anything.” Gen. Denby: “Did you ever see any dif- ference in the performance of duty relating to the commissary and quartermaster's de- partments between the civil appointees and the regular army officers?” Gen. Lee: “Of course, the army officers were without supplies. He told them that the quartermaster had said he had the sup- plies they wanted, and when he investi- gated the matter he found that no requi tions for the supplies had been made. In some cases the officers didn’: know that it was necessary for them to make requisi- tions. Gen. Lee reverted to the question of the disposal of camp offal. He said in his com- mand was the 61st Indiana Regiment of Volunteers, which had a very small amount of sickness. He found that the colonel of that regiment had bought on his own ac count an old engine with a smokestack and he put all his camp offal in the furnace and burned it every twelve hours. Gen. Lee thought that precaution was account- able for the small percentage of sickness in the 16Ist Indiana. He re ved the state- ment made earlier in the day, to the effect that the disposal of offal was of the first importance in the management of a camp. General Wilson asked whether the dengue fever did not pertain to the whole gulf coast and that it could not be said to ap- ply specially to camp life. General Lee said it was general ail through the coast states of the south. He said that there was a good deal of sick- ness in Camp Miami, and that was the cause, he thought, for its removal. The surgeons of his command attributed the sickness at Camp Miami to the water from the everglades and recommended that it be removed. Ready to Go to Cuba, General Dodge—“‘What is the feeling among your troops about going to Cuba?” General Lee—“They are ready to go. Some of them want furloughs. The witness said he had always thought it would be best, when regiments are mus- tered out, to allow the men who want to stay in the service te go into other regi- ments, and to muster out such men in these regiments who did not want to continue in w will say today. No matter how good they n touch” that marks the finish of a merchant-tailored suit Thorough knowledge of our 1 wide experience have put this taik rank. Our careful and continued watch of the tailoring needs of the men hereabout has given us an intimate knowledge of This jaunty, All-wool Cheviot Suit fer *15, 1 measure, is an evidence of the pro- gressive way in which we serve you. ye your measure. Tailoring Headquarters, 906 F Street N.W. Mertz and Mertz, Value Givers for Merchant Tai just a st Ss! re c as ° GIVE it. 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We offer you whatever you need—on redit—and at prices as low as can »e found in any cash house. P. you're able—a little mone omce a week or once a month. We edit—we DO NOT seil Run y: c Have you lox ked through our ont this fall? Its No other tore has such a variety of pat- Remember, we make, line them all without extra aD sLosdostondonfontoatosfontortosfoatestostoarearenreatenzoasettonsedsonsenseseonseecedeedteetet setter gee goscercescoleesenleoley Mammoth redit House, Reetoctostoedostoctoctontestest Seetedecestetecetetetecctatetececeeteteceeeeteegees service. In that way both the o v 1 to stay or to go would be + 4 _Ex-Governor W ‘Have your of- ficers any com against the War De partment of 11 none ad General Lee ed to ad and = have any of my off fr: th aying WILL SAIL POR FRANCE TOMORROW Agoncillo Leaves Cards for the Vice resident and the Speaker. Philippine del The ate, Agoncillo, and $s two associates, having concluded their ion here, will take a steamer at New York tomorrow morning for Havre, and thence to Paris, wh they will seek to > interc wre the ts and desires of the Filipi- Spanish-Americ says he has rec overnment ‘ived a di ting that the from his tio: sembly has elected as its « Dr. terno, and #s its secretary o Dr. Arallano. Ag regard lection of th f state develo; he su 1 how thoroughly org ized the nd executive branche of the new government are. With a seer t e the Philippine government now in »sition to deal with th world Agoncillo said his sta Washington had been satisfac Whi h. made calls on all the cabinet offi cers, and al Gent Hobart and Speaker Reed. to talk with members of ie House, feeling that they might have con- siderable to do in the solution of the Philip» pine problem. He says he seek to get a hearing before the Paris commission. and if this is accorded to him he will point out the futility of ntinuing Spanish rule in any part of the Philippine group, and the capacity of the Filipinos to conduct their own affairs, as shown by the thorough or- ganization of their national assembly. ———_-o.___ Officers Honorably Discharged. Capt. Jay Cooke, 34, commissary of sub- sistence, U. 8. V., has been honorably dis- charged the service of the United States. Other officers similarly mustered out are: Capt. Abraham Benedict, commissary of subsistence, U. 8. V.; Lieutenant Colonel A, 8. Reaves, 3d Regiment, U.S. V. Capt. F. A. Bickel, 3d New Jersey Infantry Major H. C. Lyon, 47th New York infan- try; Lieut. C. A. Frier, 34 New Jersey In- fantry; Capt. E. F. Flynn, 34 Connecticut Infantry; Lieut. Chariton Alexander, 2d Kentucky Infantry; Lieut. H. D. Draper, 6th Ohio Infantry; Lieut. A.B. Dentsch. 2d Missouri Infantry, and Lieut. J. P- Brouillard, 4th Tennessee Infantry. —— + —____ Licut. Com. Buckingham Retired. Lieutenant Commander B. H. Bucking- ham has been placed on the retired list of the navy on account of disabilities in the line of duty. pews, 0 ieft his card for Vice Presi- He wished