Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1898, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1898-24 PAGES, BRINK OF ANARCHY Effect of the Spanish Troops in Cuban Towns, >—— TOLERATION SHOWN ON BOTH SIDES ge Demoralization Caused by the Sol- diers’ Lack of Discipline. — OF —— AU rHORITY SEMBLANCE jeht, 108, by Charles M. Pepper.) From a Steff Correspondent GUANAJAY, Pinar del Rio, Oct. Three thousand Syanish soldiers quartered in t litte town and neigt hood. ey are awaiting they know not wh thousand locusts would be of m the country. It is not the fault must soldiers. They to devour the le of t though fe they have live substance of the kand withe & back which would hep to renew its If the condition whien caused Q States to <> to war with Spzin This is the pretty th mm part of tne is! i on the verge likely .o be plunged over aby But the wanted is the the authority of flag 1s needed not dis- of 10 uzh to judgment Lb ugh ¥ is w s hu at it hy & 50 I f anar emed u and the abyss into the Wirt entation of The in there i State Havana If it floa soldiers oa that will be en that Amecieaa control is en the work of lding eturn of the fields. i, to erland of this borderland of anarchy judice to either Cubans or Credit must be given to both the restraint shown far, the ps, to the Cubans, because they > greater provocation, and sys- ts have been made to exasper > overt Nor is ther a collision between them sh forces. In the at the other day L ne panish officers at one table while at the adjoining ber of Cubans engaged in the They were not cordial, but to one another. Along the ny places I have seen small cubans close by the bluckhouses sull garrisoned by Spanish sol- whom they were on good terms. rd of Anarchy. acts. iced a play- tabl dom were ed by the floods at the little Puerte de Golpe a company of i Cuban soldiers, part of the for br came «. Two Spani. ced out of the car window in- at first. but th interest was and they were soon in an ani- good-natured, discussion with Cubans. An intelligent young n. Vero: as staff was qnizzed nish lieutenant about a skirmish had both been engaged. They rt time fighting the guerra t three years over ag ling. s Exist. These incidents are important y that toleration does ex- though s Fath t is aiso true that ¥ distriets the Cubans the Spanish farmers from ish soldiers. 1 have seen ving in several little settle- which the troops b The existing d towar b 2 Measure due t unish troops. ‘ s the fi step f the island, t garrison- & when th = over the whole for single n- nnot shake off y recuperate until sh Authority. nce of Spani ontrol There n seeing th: fcan ¢ necessity maintained very their preser er than their swamps. ha\ior of TAL I K com th nid be tt of American is not Vicious, er. Wher are brought campaigni © but to w «© from this : t neer ty of aber it The army os E majo t rink it * « hards T fference. F Officers. 1 r ham hundred under the porticves of the houses. All the bulld- ? 2 occupied by ther r private clings. The: a8 than sored r “taps” had been sounded ghtest. Half a doz-n gambling I it ere crowded w th nten, or Was? rilla ¥ would call, but t Almost the dry tones of the dealer would red wit and he would gather the money. They took their sses ® and wen the last cent ce a fall back and watch their ece] at the play. vy in Guanajay are like the h officers everywhere. They play s for reersation and cards for Y are much given to oracular usually being a biack- nefor or captain, who lays down from firstly to sixthly, after of an old-fashioned preacher. not expected to take a an American at that, fully fid-nee, and they are not to they showed some distrust. those with whom I talked BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- jow will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It ts easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by rescits, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star. SATURDAY, October 22, 1898...... - 35,159 MONDAY, October 24, 1593... . - 30,243 TUESDAY, October 25, 1898.. 31,344 WEDNESDAY, October 26, 1998... + 29,336 THURSDAY, October 27, 1995... - 29,040 FRIDAY, October 28, 189s. seer 2 28,57 Wotal:.-- sos e4e-183,693 - - 80,615 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents oniy the number of copies of THE EV ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, October 28, 1s98—that is, the muin- ber of copies actuaily sold, delivered, furnish- edor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona de purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies ao eounted are returnable to or remain in the office unsoid. Dally average J. WHIT. HERRON, ashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. bed and to before me this twenty-vinth day of October, A.D. 1593. GRENVILLE A. WHITAKER, otary Public, D. C. Subs sworn were civil. They do not as part of a def?ated arm a shrug of the shoulders Spanish commander at Santiago who sur- rendered. Capt General Blanco bad in- fused them with the belief that they wouid ard themseives hey say, with that it was the have the privileg distinguishing them- Se = in a gioriov defer » of Havar The government at Madrid, vita anot shrug of the shou fense should b> made. And have to say. If these officers hav thought of the future, when they mast 1 turn to Spain and be without employment, I have not been alle to discover it. Offic: and men of the Spanish army in Cuba are ike indifferent to tomorrow. Demoralization of the Troops. ers, dec hat is all they Reveill> this morning gave me another illustration of the demoralization of the ue in so far as discipline goes. The Spanish buglers are all That might be tolerated if any attention to the bad musicians. he troops paid calls. The only hotel in the village is occupied as a barracks, but a Chinaman who keeps a “fosoda,” or inn, had lodged me overnight in the stable with the horses and goats. The killing of a pig right under my window by the munici- pal butcher at daylight had roused me¢ early, and, after g that operation, I had gon+ out to © village awake The soldiers t their own time in ail their movements. They were listless and carel As for the townspeople, they were astir, but I could se2 nothing to occupy their nergies. They had nothing to do. The :ralysis of military government is over them. A rope ory owned by an Ameri- can firm is trying me work. The lucal authorities at to start the channels of vill afresh, but with ill success. The proclamation by the al- calde directing Une reopening of the munici- pal school with a special warning against truancy and ~ against quenting places har I to youth is af the buildings tion fixing the rd to the walls of There is also a proclama- pric tect the poor people from the greed of the ers, Further efforts toward local regu- ns have t but Guanajay and surrounding try are under th» ow of the Spanish military rule. When American officers first began to appear, looking for amp site at Mariel, the Mts had hopes of seeing the Amer- Hopes def-rred have made them CHARLES M. PEPPER. Sense LIEUT. HOE ARRIVES. a Board of Naval pn of Cervera's Wrecks 1 Constructor Hobson arrived in this morning from Pi iladelphia, where he took part in the peace jubile This fternoon he appezred bef the board of 1 wu sat th vy Depart- the purpose of explaining the Spanish ships wrecked off i the progress and f s which are being for their recovery. It is said that million dollars will be required to he operations, and the Secretary y desires to know what cha COL. WARING IS DEAD|FOUND D He Contracted Yellow Fever on Offi- cial Visit to Cuba. [REMAINS WILL BE CREMATED New York Authorities Try to Pre- vent Spread of Disease. SKETCH OF THE DECEASED —— NEW YORK, October 20.—Col. George E. Waring, jr., died of yellow fever today at his home in this city, where he had been since he arrived from Havana on the Yuco- tan on Tuesday last. He was sixty-seven years of age. Dr. Blauvelt, who had been attending Col. Waring during his illness, was summoned to the hoase at 1 o’clcck this morning. He found thet Coi. Waring had been attacked with the black vomit. This symptom con- tinted all rorning without cessation. Everything possible was done for the dying man, but he cnly lived until a quarter of &. President Murphy of the board of health was informed of the death of Col. Waring within five minutes after it occurred. Dr. Roberts, th» sanitary superintendent, was ordered to heve the body placed in a her- metically sealed casket immediately. Mr. Murphy also gave orders that every pre- caution should be taken spread of the disease. ordinary precaution! end. Col. Wariag to prevent the He said that extra- would be taken to this had been sent to the city of Havana as a special commissioner of this government to ascertain the exact sanitary conditions of that city and to form ideas for the best methcds for putting the place in first-class sanitary shape. He was to re- port to the President, and on the day he returned he said that he expected to go to Wasbingtoa the next day. He said he felt unwell, but it was not tnought he had more than an ordinary illness. He said that he had a great deal of information which he thought would be of service 10 the Pres- ident. Tie plan of the commission was to piace the city of Havana and the coast towns of Cuba in such a good sanitary con- dition that the recurrence of yellow fever and its United S atrance into the gulf citie: 8 would be prevented. Well When He Left Havana. Col. Waring was apparently well when he left ¥ na, and he felt only slightly ill of the during the latter part of the vo: but when he reached home he was obliged to take to his bed. It was then discovered that he was suffering from yellow fever, Col. Waring was immediately isolated in his apartments on the ninth floor ot the Rutherford, the apartment house in which he lived. There are nine families in the house. Precautions were immediately taken to prevent the spread of the dis. one but the physicians and Mrs. who had had the disease and is therefore immune. w lowed to see Col. Waring. everything that was taken in or out of the apartment in which he was living was dis- infected. Inspectors of the board of health were stationed at and in the house to pre- vent peuple from getting near to the sick Waring, man. The doctors at first did not think that the case was a malignant one. When Col. Waring’s temperature rose to 1054, how. ever, the physicians became alarmed and the case was considered in its most serious form, and Col. Waring was treated accord- ngly. It was plain that he was getting worse. The black vomit, the most serious symptom, Was fought off until 1 o'clock this morning. The end came six hours fter the death of Col. War- ing hi closed in a metallic ¢ Was taken from the apartment he cupied to the dock at the foot t, where the quarantine boat Biower, with doctor in charge, was in wait- ing. The body placed on board and taken to Swinborne Island. It was there ed in a retort, and Dr. Doty himself lit the tire which cremated the remains. As soon as the body had been removed from the house the apartments of the War- ings were fumigated and disinfected The father, mother, brother and three sis- ters of Mrs. Waring died of yellow fever in New Orlear ome years ag Sketeh of the Deceased. Colonel W &, who was a ork state, was a sanitary Much of his earlic r ative of New ngineer 1 life was sy ay pro- fession. t in the study and practice of scientific agri- culture. He was for some time in charge Horace Grecley’s farm at Chappaqua, x. In 1857 he was appointed agricultural and ainage en! r of Central Park, this He entered the army in 1862 as « in the Garibaldi Reserves, but was ferred to the Army of the Southwest,where he helped consolidate the Fremont and the Benton Reserves inte the 4th Missouri Cavairy, of which he became colonel. Coionei Waring was appointed as an ex- ! agent of the tenth census, with charges of the social statistics of cities in ISv2. and a member of the nationai board of health in S82 During the ver epidemic of 1878 in Memphis, Waring devise: the system of sewerage in vogue there now, which has since been adopted in. ma other American and Buropean cities. In ral way, this cut 3 in separating surface and house drainag | Colonel Waring was appointed commis- sioner of the bureau of street cleaning in success before authoriz- ex of so large an amount ey. The action of the department sed upon the report of the board s after the examination of tor Hobs ‘There is con- the minds of some naval recovery of the Colon or ATA. Generals Wheeler and Chaffee Confer With L riment Officials. Major General Wheel 1 Mai eral Chaffee, who have n in attendance at I jubilee at Philadelphia, were at the War Department today in confer- ence w officials in regard to their tuture duties. General Whe s in command of the 4th Army Corps yeneral Chaff sin command of the Ist sion of the Army Corps, which is gz assem at southern camps duty that ) perform. The headquarters at Huntsville, Ala., and ess f or ficers are IL le for that city in a Cay or SS Personal Mention. and Mrs. Thos. H. Byrnes were among those who came from Brooklyn to preser the sch arship to the Catholic University in memory of the late Father Mitché ues Was formerly 2 resi- city and employed in the $ treasurer's offi but he rred to the United States sub- n New York and has since made me in ookiyn. Mr. rnes will morrow night, but Mrs. Byrnes will here next week. 's Ray Dean has been elected secre the Schools of law of the Colum- bian Univer Mr. J of the National Mu- ‘m left nday for Omaha on busi ness in ¢ tion with the return of the exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the transmississippi and international ex- position, which closes October 31. Hishop Thompson of Mississippi, being con . has canceled his S everal months since, to officiate in St. Andrews tomorrow. res —— Army Officers Honorably Discharged. The followiag named officers of the vol- unteer army have been hon@rably dis- charged: Maj. Henry D. Hamilton, 201st tk Infantry; Lieut. W. G. Barney, , 202d New York Infantry; Lieut. pe, 10th Ohio Infantr. Capt. Gammon, assistant surgeon, Ist Capt. Harry D. Fowler, nia Infantry, and Lieut. H. 3d Alabama Infantry. oe Sitantions Securea, situations are secured through the nt advertisements in The Star. The cost is tyit trifling. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen { words. liam Texas Infantry Vth Pennsylva: B. Cowart Man; this city. w n Mayor Strong took office, nearly four ars ugo, and in that ps nt made a highly creditable record tor effi- ciency. ee GOV. BUSIEL’S CHARGES. Investization Ordered by the Civili Service Commission, The civil service commission has ordered investigation of the charges p rr uinst the republican state committee of Hampshire for making political as- n United § officials in state. 4 agent of the commission has Leen sent to New Hampshire to inaugurate the i sessments u tes Mrs. Sherman's Condition. No unfavorable symptoms have appeared during past ek in Mrs. Sherman‘s condition, She has enjoyed a change for a short Ume every day from her bed to a lounge, and, while not able yet to speak, is conscious of what is going on in the sick room. the — Not Mr. M. Loeb. The “Mr. Loeb” referred to in a recent publication of an opinion by the attorney for the District, stating that in the case of the District of Columbia against Auth and Loeb, the latter has no property out of which a judgment could be realized, is not Mr. M. Loeb of this city, but Mr. Jacob Loeb, who is now dead, —_>+—_— Secretary Long's Return, Secretary Long, who went to Boston to deliver an address before the Young Men’s Republican Club, is expected to return to this city tomorrow — All Washington an Audience. The Star's “Wanted Help and Situations” columns are carefully read by thousands daily. Fifteen cents pays for fifteen words. aie Capt. Evans at the White House. Capt. Robley D. Evans called at the White House and paid his respects to the Presi- dent. He remained but a few minutes. eg ill Get Rockefeller's $2,000,000. CHICAGO, October 29.—President Harper has announced to the members of the senior class at the University of Chicago that be- fore January 1, 1000, the unfversity au- thorities in all probability will have secured sufficient additional gifts to meet the condi- tions named by John D. Rockefeller in his last offer of $2,000,000 to that institutfn. Mr. Rockefeller offered the sum named, pro- vided an equal sum should have been raised ! from other sources before the end of next l year. 2 Discovered by the'Keeper of George- town Precinct Station, HEART FAILURE ALLEGED AS CAUSE Was a Prisoner bn the Charge of Intoxication. ee eas oh BUT LITTLE KNOWN ee hes OF HIM Richard J. Copeland, a white man, aged seventy-two yeirs, who wes locked up yes- terday afterrcen at the Georgetown station house on a charge of intoxication, was found dead in his cell about 9:15 o'clocit this morning by the day station keeper, Samuel Goodman, who was about to reiease the prisoner. An examiration of the body revealed ths fact that life was extinct, but that the man had heen dead for not more than half an hour. The janitor of the sta- tion, Moses Z Booth, who was working in the cell corrigor, hud heard no :nusual sounds coming from the cell. Copeland happened to be the only prisoner in th: station, and it was thought that he was asleep. When he was discovered the posi- tion of the body was exactly that of one asleep, aad tLis is regarded as an indica- tion that death came without a pain or struggle. The fast een of Copeland alive was short- ly after 7 o'clock this morning. The janitor passed by the cell, and the man Was stand- ing at the iron grating cf the door. He did not appear te be sick, and called the Jan- itor and said: “Where's the sergeant? Tell him I want to get oui.’ ‘The janitor repeated to Sergt. James Con- Icn the wish of the prisoner, and the latter seemed surprised. T thought Copeland wanted to go to the hospital,” said he in reply. “it he is all right we wil. let him out in a little wnile.”’ Apparently Asteep. Shortly atter 9 o'clock the day station heeper went to the ceil room with the key to cell No. 4, in which Copeland was con- fined. When he reached the cell the pris- oner was lying down, as stated, as though sound asleep. Not caring to disturb the man, and thinking that the additional sluin- ber would de him good, the station keeper started out to the front room of the siation. few minutes later he went back to Lhe A cell, and Copeland was in the same posi- Uion. Unlocking the door to arouse the pan, the officer discovered that deain had intervened. A call tor a physician was immediately sent out. Dr. Shekeil, street opposite Q street, utes later, end proncunced iife extine Copeland was tying on the iron bem the farthest point trom the door. Was poorly clad in vid ¢ worn Uirough in plac Was on the head and the iy drawn up, as, thou, tempting to ‘keep w Which prisoners aré ter Was coversd chief, and on who jives on 3zd came a few inin- hat The bouy thing, with shoes An old slouch kat knees were slight- h the man was at- arm. Lhe tin cup urnished ¢ ba band. handke tis the ieft side of the pris- © oner’s face wastrestihg, veing u pillow. Death had been caused, ueved, by heart failure, The body was lef€ in the position in Which it was found, and a ihe coroner was. notilied. wieut, Swindells and 1 the men of the precinct had jeft for the drill at National Park. Locked Up at His Own Request. Copeland camé intéyth> station house yesterday afternoon at 4:40 o'vlock, accord- ing to the record of arrests, and requested ibat he be locked up and sent to the hos- vital in the morning. Policeman He: gort time later pst of ‘ndon, Who happen-d to be the reom, tool charge of the man and placed him in the ceil. He was considerably ine in- fluence of liquor, it is abls to answer questions. He sas ar figure Pi ation, having been “da nam- ber of times within the past After being placed in a cell his ac re the same as the ordinary drunk tted and talked until quite lat at night, though it was not believed he was threat 1 with an attack of di tremens morning he appeared ail right, the effects of the liquor ne drank having worn off. Before he appeared at t day and asked to be loc tation yester- dup he was s n the streets roof p ret. Fritz E veman Housel m him on wad he was then pretty well he iatluence of jiquer, ggering, s Dag i tne police hat unless ie ked up he was going do something for which h= would be ar rested. The sergeant ing 1 him if he did not move on quickly he would be sent up to ths station. This was a few minutes before 3 o'clock. An Ur OF later ub man was seen coming up 52d street, very drun and asking alp t ybody he came across for a nickel ur a car ticket, jndies as well as men, Was Carnenter, Copeland gave his ag» as enty-two, and stated that he was single. Though he was well known to th: pol very lite 1 be learned of his family, He lived at remleytown, and during the life of Mr. John Noonan th? latter provided a home him. Copeland followed the trade of carpenter for a living, performed merous odd jobs for Mr. nan. Since death of h a hard time of of his rather shiftless 1 working hours he ssc —— INEER COMMIS When Senator MeMilian Returns the President Will Decide. ic is se and on nits ud uncer in ed very little work. rHE EN IONERSE The name of Senator McMillan has never been presented to President McKinley as a candidate for the English embassy to suc- 4 Mr. Hay. Furthermore, the President has never mentioned the matter to Secre- tary Alger, for whom a hundred plans have been made as a result of the conjectured retirement of Senator McMillan from the It is naturally pr2sumed that if the Pres dent bad ever considered the name of Sen- ator McMillan as the representativ this country in England he would spoken to Secretary Alger on tne sub, Senator MeMillan is expected to come to Washington in a short time. Whon ne ar rives President Meiinley will determine ther Capt. Baach-as to be retained as ot ve ha nesr Commissioner of the District of Columbia Senator McMillan is,known to be a Warm friend of Col. Biack,.nd desires bis 1 statement s Engineer Comm! When the senator left here in the summer {\ was with the frrpAbsion that the rres- ident woull reimstate»Col. Black. Heh: = acted on that presumption all along, but the fight of friends dor the retention of Capt. Beach has grown So Warm as to bring. Senator McMillay into action again. He will see the Pred{dent’on the subject, and the question willbe nally settled ai that time. ——_—__—+h}-+ + ——_______ Col. Altexufdér’s Assignment. Col. William § Alexander, subsistence department, hasybeehs assigned to duty as an assistant to We ‘eommissary general of subsistence. a —______ e+ Col, Jucobs Ordered to This City. Lieut. Col. Joshua W. Jacobs, chief quar- termaster, U. 8. V., now !n New York city, has been ordered to proceed to this city and report in person to the quartermaster general of the army for further instruc- tions. Presidential Appointments. The following appointments were made by the President today: John W. Lutz of Ohfo, consul of the United States at Arica, Chile. Edward E. Garrett of Idaho, receiver of public moneys at Boise, Idaho. —_—___—__+ 2+ ______ Cheap Publicity. For fifteen cents you can let every one in Washington know by a Star want ad. that you want a situation or want a cook. | EAD IN CELL|FINAL INSPECTION Guardians of the Peace Under Scru- tiny of Drillmasters. COMPETING FOR THE FLAG OF HONOR Imposing Spectacle Today at Na- tional Base Ball Park. COMING ANNUAL PARADE —_+__— Three hundred stalwart guardians of the city’s peace, attired In handsome new uni- forms, with batons highly polished and with brass buttons, belt buck.es and insig- nia of office glinting ever and anon as the morning sun Lroke through the gray clouds that threatened to curtain entirely the azure sky, moved to and fro in martial ar- fay this forenoon at National Base Baii Park. It was the tinal inspection of the metropolitan pclice force for the year, and upon the showing of the bluecoats of the nine precincts in today's drill, under the scrutiny of learned drillmasters aad mi‘i- tary disciplinarians, the award of the flag of honor presented to the* depariment by District Commissioner John B. Wight will be made. Stretching in a line straight as the ar- row and reaching across the great turf- covered field where the athletes of the diamond have disported all summer jong, the Washington policemen presented a sol- id front, the appearance of a weil-trained military organization on dress parade—as handsome a body of men and as fine a set of fellows, it is believed, to be found in the ranks of any police force in the world. Ma- jor Sylvester viewed his legion with par- donable pride. Only a little more than one-half of the force were present on the field of compe- tition. ‘There were enough, however, to give the large crowd of spectators present in the grand stand an idea of the general excellence of Wasnington’s peace provid- ers, and if there were any erocks present they must have quailed in facing such a manly lot of guardians of the capi:al city’s jaws. A Flag the Prize. The members of the varions precincts of the department have been prepariag for the annual Inspection for several weeks. Last year Commissioner Wight’s flag was award- ed to the company or precinct winning in competitive drill. This year it was decided to present the trophy to the precinct on the excellence of the showing made by the men at inspection. The precincts were v ited personslly by Maj. Richard Sylvester during the fore part of the week, and to- day all the men of the police fore who wil take part in the annual parade of the polic and fire departments November 7 were ex- amined together, ayd notes taken by the judges on the supestweaties shown In com parison. The flag will be awarded when the police assemble for the parade and will be borne by the most proficient company of men during the march down the avenue. Afterward it will be hung in the precinct station Bouse and pointed to with pride by the men wo will have a part in its capture. The police this morning assembled at National Park shortly before 10 o'clock and for an hour or more were carefully seru- tinized by the judges. Major Sylvester w early on the scene, accompanied by 1 staff, Captain Austin and Inspectors Cross and Pearson. Shortly after his arrival the nine precinet divisions drawn up in battalion front across field and fac- ing the grand stand. frock coats Thos: with en- wore the old bright and neat, the Blue were carefully brushed and pressed. who had not provided themselve tirely new belts and buckles articles highly polished. while the badges were sparkling, like some chest staff us jeweled diadem, on The officers of the wore for the first time the new ¢ signed by Major Syivester. The: are modeled after those in use by United States army, with slanting In a wreath is lettered the officer's rank Major Sylvester's cap is marked by gold braid, the others being hed in silver. Judges of the Contest. Major Burton Ross of the Washington Light Infantry Corps and drill master for the High School Cadets, and Lieutenant A T. Smith of the 12th United States Infan- try, judges of the contest, took their posi tions on either side of Major Sylvester, and the official test was inaugurated. The men of the first precinct were com- manded by Lieutenant Amiss and Sergeant Moore; the second precinct, by Lieutenant Heffner and Sergeants Daly, Coucher and Sullivan; third precinct, Lieutenant Boyle geants Keefe and Byrnes; fourth precinct, Lieutenant Hollinberger and Ser- geants Dunnigan and Williams: fifth pre- inct, Sergeant Mu hall and Sergeant Smith: ‘th precinct, Lieutenant Kelly and Ser- Reants Lombardy and Falvey; seventh pre- cnet, Lieutenant Swindells and Sergeant Connors and Passau; eighth precinct, Lien- tenant Kenny and Sergeants Sprinkle and Jon ninth precinct, Lieutenant MeCath- ran and Sergeants Wall and Wright. Lieu- tenant Gessford of the fifth viewed the ma. heuvers of his men from a position née the grand stand. every manly precincts and izor. a _ The flax, at present the property of the first precinct, was berne by a trio of pri- vates. At the conclusion of the morning's inspection the fourth precinct compa was 1 before the commanding officers and and the flag assigned to them. This -d to a surmise on the part of the specta- tors that the fourth precinct had won the flag. This, Major Sylvester stated, was not the case, he explaining that the flag was ed of in this manner that it might be near the center of the line during the parade. When this was learned the friends of the various precincts breathed sighs of relief and are Still buoyed with the hope that their own particular favorites will yet win out. The Elements Considered. After a general inspection as to clothing, equipment, ete, the battalion w: put through a manual of batons and several field maneuvers. The points to be consid- ered in awarding the flag will be appear- ance as to clothing and the neatness of the officer in arranging his equipment; the second point will be the maneuvers and general appearance on the field, while the third will he the excellence and’ knowledge of manual shewn in the drilling. An aver- age will be struck from the showing made in these respects. A man’s old clothing will not count against his command, for many of the officers are as yet without their fall uniforms. In such cases the gen- eral neatness of the officer will be con- sidered. There is much rivalry between the vari- ous precincts, and there is no doubt the donation of the flag of honor ‘has done much toward improving the appearance of Washington's police officers, who are now regular Chesterfields of the brass buttons. ‘The men of the first precinct are determined to retain the flag, and the representatives of the other eight divisions of the police force are just as determined that the boys of the center-city station shall not have it of the first made an excellent The men c showing today. Their uniforms are new nd cach man was equipped with a new elt and immaculate white gloves. To the laymen, however, the men of the other precincis looked ‘equally well. Wherever the flag may go there is the assurance the men will have won it fairly and justly. —— COMEGYS TESTIFIES. Medical Purveyor Says Orders fox Supplies Were Filled. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., October 20.— Maj. Edward T. Comegys was the first witness before the wer investigating com- mission today. He was medical purveyor here during the life of Camp Thomas. He stated there had never been any celay In filling his requisitiors on the surgeon gen- eral, and that he had always been able to eet all requisitions upon himself. Maj, Comegys admitted that he had re- fused to fill scme requisitions from the hos- pital from the 2d Division of the 34 Corps, because vatisfied the articles demanded were not needed. He accounted for the sickness in Camp Thomas by saying the men did not know how to take care of hemselves, . a “They seemed to think,” he said, “that when they had put on the uniforms there was nothing else to do; that they could simply enjoy themselves, and their officers would do the rest." He thought the col- onels and regimental surgeons were to biame. Lieutenant Jamed M. Arrasmith, who acted as chief commissary of subsistence for Camp Thomas, said that while in the beginning there had been some congestion on the transportation ines, there had never been any shortage of supplies. There was constantly on hand an average of 1,500,000 rations. The rations were the best he had ever seen issued in many years’ ex- perience. He thought the principal tiouble in re- gard to the rations was in the matter of cooking. Ldeut. Arraemith also said the sinks were very badly cared for, and that the stench near the camp at night was simply stifling. He also sald the discipline was very slack. The witness considered Chickamauga « natural camping site, but that there were more men in it than there should have been. Some of the volunteer regiments never took down their tents during their entire stay, and there was general negli- gence of cleanliness and sanitation. He will not accept the theory that the formation of the ground was such that the sinks could not be made deep enough. There was, he said, a general improvement in (he cump after Gen, Breckinridge took com- mand. Doctors Baxter and Boyd, local ph: cians, were called to testify in regard to the case of Sergeant Frank, who died here during the summer as the resu!t of a railroad accident. Dr. Baxter said that, notwithstanding the man was in a state of profound shock after the accident, Dr. Samuel D. Hubbard, surgeon of the regiment, insisted upon re- moving the wounded man to Chickamauga Park. The man died on the way out, as he (Baxter) had predicted he would. Dr. Baxter told of one train load of Wis- consin sick whieh he had s2en on its way home without a medical officer or medical supplies. —_>—_—_. CAUSE OF THE DELAY, Dupay Has Trouble in Finding Minister of War. PARIS, October 29.-The newspapers here declare that the difficulty which is delaying the formation of a new eabinet Mes in the Charles Dupuy. selection of the minister of war. If M. De Freycinet refuses to accept the portfolio of war, It is believed that M. Dupuy will not find a general willing to accept. LOOKS LIKE ARBITRATION, Virden Coal Mine Operators Dixmiss Cases Against Strikers. SPRINGFIELD, Ul, Ocrober 28.—The in- junction cases against Edward other miners of Virden the Chicago-Virden Coal Company, joining the miners from Interfering’ wi the operaticn of the mine, were today dis- com- missed in the circuit court by the plainant. It is believed this is pre to an effort to again arbitrate ence between the company and emp! > AT THE AZORES, MONTSERRAT Seventy-Two Spanish Soldiers Die En Route Home. PONTA DEL GADA, Azore Islands, Oc- tober 29.—The Spanish steamer Montserrat, Capt. Deschamps, from Havana on Oe. tober 12 via Gibara, for Cadiz, with repa- triated Spanish troops on board, has ar- rived here. There were seventy-two deaths on board the verse! during the voyage. ULMANS EXECUTED, FIVE MU Convicted of Taking Part in Massacre of Britixh Sabjects. CANDIA, Island of Crete. October 29.— Five more of the Mussuimans convicted of taking part in the massacre of Brit'sk soldiers on September 6 were executed to- day. In addition, four bashi bazouks have been sentenced to twenty years imprison- ment at hard labor. Since the departure troops a number of additional guilty Mus- sulmans have been discovered daily. It aiso appears that the Turkish office appropriated the valuables looted bj soldie of the Turkish Dispatches from Candia on ©. announced that seven Mussulmans hanged there for pa pation in massacre of September 6. —— NO NAVAL STATION IN CUBA. It is Thought That Key West Wilt Answer Every Parpose. ‘The Navy Department, which was early in the field te secure a good wharf and a site for a naval station at Honolulu, has made no such effort to secure a similar ad- vantage in Cuba. It is understood that the department does not See any necessity for anything more than a coaling station at some point in southern Cuba, at Guantanamo or some other place near, and even this, in view of the possession by the United States of Porto Rico, does not make such a coaling station necessary. Officers of the navy regard Havana as a very unhealthy place and say that the nav station at Key West answers every purpose of a naval or coaling station in Havana. ——_—_—__-e+____ Earthquake Shock at Clevelana. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 29—Three Gistinct earthquake shocks were felt in this city early today, each being about ten seconds in length. The quake was not se- vere enough to be noticed generally ex- cept in tall builéings and on seismographs. The trend of the quakes were in a north- erly and soxtherly direction. a Baltimore Market “BALTIMORE, October 29.—Flour dull, unchar cvipts, 18,303 barrels; exports, 12,580 barrels, t easier ¢ month and November, 7 70%; December, T2igaT2\.; steamer No. 2 red, 66143 receipts, "133,713 bushels; exports, 1 bushels; 1,464,883 bushels; | sales, bushels” southem wheat by sample. '65a71t on grade, G0a71. Corn easy spot and month, 37%a ‘November, %4; new or old, ¥ uary, 364437; ‘February, 37; steamer mixed, 3614; receipts, 128.678 “bushels; exports. 1 bushels; stock, 1,164,897 bushels; salea, bushels~southern white and yeliow’ corn, ed. Oats dull—No. 2 wi mixed do., 271a28; eipts, 31,940 bushels; bushels. : hone: stock, bush: Hay steady—No. 1 timothy, $10a§10.50. Grain freights quiet but firm, unchanged. Sagar strong, unchanged. Jhutter steady, unchanged. “Eggs Aran, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged. Lettuce unchanged. Whisky unchanged. a Grain. Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers end brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Ee New York. Sessend Bgeaeas 33 eaant se ds ab FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Market Closes for the Week With Good Tone, DISCRIMINATION AS 0 SHARES The Industrials Were the Center of Attention Today. GENERAL MARKET REPORT Special Dis} NEW YORK to The Evening Star. October 29.—The commission house business this morning Was somewaat restricted, but apparently for the very natural reason that new busi- ness of this character rar close of the week The Burlington sta of September, showin 597 in the surplus volume of appears at the ment for a decrease the of mont oa a harges, had an ad- verse influence on the entire railway li The recent discrimination in the buying of the granger shares has clearly foreshadow- ed some such condition as the above. Rock Island and St. P nishing th the advance last few system, on ul have been figures Upon which the bi in the grangers during days depended. The Burlington however, is now doing cons better than it did in the month h returns are made, and the decrease urplus is not like to remair an evil influence in the general market The professional is turning aggressively to the long account, and higher prices are almost certain to prevail between now and the elections. Realizing will follow cessful outcome of the campaizn und but such a movement is now be fur- k of th to be s reely worthy of consideration, as material liquidation is not apparently con- templated in any responsible quarter The bulk of te ) + trading c:nte Americar Tobacco and Federal Steel. The demand for these she s has been of eberacter considerably better than the av- erage, wird there is a general belief that the industrial department follows th leadership. The large interests in both prop ties are openly increasing their 4 holdings and are thoroughly in control the market situation. All things d the week closes under most fortunate circumstances. Many of the evi of the situation have been remedied during the last few days, and only a surprise can interfere with Uhe pres- ent advancing tendency. The Joint Traffic ision is happily cut of the way, and the ilroads have once more r to with. Rates were not sust be- and only be now by a business- aceepiance of conditions which must de against the ordinary inth s of competition. Earnings are the these may once mor in their true light up under this standard al index to val come to be r Some stocks may of measurement, and some may have already exceeded their legitimate height, but the decline of one k and the advance of another th nd of value is but a natural « or present situation is one replete with ptimist rguments, and advances should predominate, but without oceasio de- s the market must be artificia coming in of the public the scason will show, in som> measure, th exact location of the better issues. The bank statement is generally regarded as being entirely satisfactory banks: have gained $6,624,500 in lawful “A n all in spec and hav+ . their loans over $10,200,000, These ed in an advance more than 30,000 in the deposits, and in an in- se in the reserve, which brings the Surplus up to $29,001,000, RGR ities IAL AND COMMERCIAL, FINAN New York Stock Market. ‘Open. High. Low. Cloee. Vay 38s 12% American Tobacco. Atchison... ie Atehison, pfdl220022000) Atchison Adjustments, . Baltimore & Ohio : Brooklyn Raplu Canada Southern Chesapeaxe & Ohio €., C. C. & St. Louis) Chicago, B AQ. Chicago& Northwe Chicago Gas CM. & St. Paul... Chicago, K. 1. & Pacific. Chic 31. P.M. 0 . hig. & G. Western . Cousol'dated Gas... Del., Lack & W...) Delaware & Hudson Den. & Kio Grande, pid Ene ..... General Riecttie, Lilinois Central Lake Shore so Louieville & Nasiviile Metropolitan ‘Fraction. Manuattan Elevated... Missouri Pacitic. M. K. & T., pfd. National Lead Co New Jersey Central... New York Central... Northern Pacitic . Norte! ite Mall... Pula. & Keading Southern Railway. rn Ry., pid 3 8 Pacitic......-... ‘enu. Coal & Iron..... Union Pacitle.....-... Union Pacific, pfd.-.. new.. oy VS. Leatuer, ptd 654, U8. Rubber... 42 Rubber, pfa...... 1026 Wabash, pid... on Western Union Tel... : American Cotton Oil ... BS Federal Steel... .... Sey Ain. Steel and Wire pfa. ia Tt 78% Washington Stock Exchange. Sules—regular call—12 J° clo go0 att Belt Ratiroad $1,000 at $500 at 31.000 -S rte Light 100 at ES, ‘fraction, 20 at 78%, 10 at 79. 0 at 79, 10 at UL 8. E Auieriean Graphophon t of Columbia Bonds. year fur lwo r fund Gs, geld, 105 bid. Water stock 108 bid. 3.658, funding, cur- Sis Bonds.—Metropolitan Ralroad 5 119 politan Rail + ond, Metropolitan indedr 117 Mid ond 17 bid. certificates of indebtedness. 1. Colmabia Kaflroad 6x, Beit’ Railroad os, 51% tid, Eckington Railroad 6s, 106 bid. Wash! Coripany 6a, series A, 114 bid. Wash- Tompany 68, &, 115 bid. C. im ibid, 106 - Chesapeak™ and Potomac Security and Trust Marke pany Ist ds, 115, Market Company imp. 6x, 115 ington Market ¢ ye 115 bid. Ma- Hall Association 5s, 14 onal Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 203 tan, 317 Did. Central, 146" bid cs’, 180 bid. 145 Columbia, 1 125 bid. West End, §9 s ey , 190 bid) 105 asked. “Lincolu,’ 113 id, 122 axked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Nartr Safe Deposit. and Trust, x1lo bid. Washtny Loan and Trust, x126l9 hid, 127% asked. Ameri- can Security and Trust, 150 bid. Washington sare ait, 5) bid. Dateurance ‘Stocks. —Firemen’s, 28 bid. F 38 tnd. Metropolitan, 70 bid. “Corcoran, Potomac, 58 bid. Arlington, 125 bid. American, 199 bid. National Union, 30 bid. lumbia, x11 bid. Riggs, 7% bid. 8 asked. ple's, 5% bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, 10% bid, 11 asked. Commercial, 4 bid. Title Tusurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 75 bid. Columbia Title, 4% bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 79 bid, Wi asked. Metropolitan, 125 bid. 127 asked. bia, 75 asked. Eckington, 5 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington 4 x50% bid, 51% asked. U.S. Electric Light, 10 bi ‘elephone Stocks.—Penuaslvania. 38 bid. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 185 bid, 185%4 asked., American Graphopbone, 13% ht fa. American Graphopbone preferred 95, Tad 35 asked. “Pneumatic Gun Carriage, “28 bid. .20 asked. “Washington Market, 12 bid. Great Falls foe, x115 bid. 119% wsked. | Norfolk “aud Washington Steamboat, 93 bid, 97 asked. xEx dividend. Government Bonds, ae Bi. Asked. register wo A 5 per registered. 3 per cents, coupon, 1908-1928. 4 per cents, registered, 1007... 4 ber cents, id 4 per cents, 4 ber cents, = 5 per cents, 5S per cents, 6 per cents, currency, 1890.