Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, .NOVEMBER 9, 1898—14 PAGES, THE STRONG MAN OF GREECE. A LESSON FOR WEAK WOMEN. The graceful Grecian women ad- mired the strength combined with skill, which was displaved to its high- est perfection in the athletes of their race. Among the. greatest of these athletes was Milo, the man who car- ried an ox on his shoulders. It was an age of athleticism. “There were giants in those days.” Doubtless many an athlete could have showed thews as great as Milo’s. But for all that Milo was the only man who could shoulder the ox. How was it done? The athlete told the story him- self. He began with the ox when it was a little calf, lifting it daily, until it became the full grown bulky beast which he carried in the arena. Milo was an athletic specialist. He is typical of all specialists in that he succeeded by doing the same thing over and over day after day for years. One of the greatest specialists of the day, is Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief! consulting physician to the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buf- falo, N. Y. Thirty years of Dr. Pierce's life have been given to the treatment of all the varying forms of female disease. Every day the dis- eases that affect the delicate organs of women have been his study. Half a million of womn have been so suc- cessfully treated by him that ninety eight per cent have been perfectls and permanently cured. Why should such success attend Dr. Pierce's ef- forts when reputable physicians have said there was no help? Why should Dr. Pierce cure with his special med- icines when other physicians have said there must be an “operation?” Are not these other physicians as learned and as clever as Dr. Pierce? Those are fair questions and should be fairly answered. Doubtless similar questions were asked about Milo. “What is the matter with other athletes? They look just as big and as strong as Milo. Why can’t they do what he does?” And then appealing to the successful athlete, they ask, “How do you manage it, Milo?” And Milo an- swers, “I've been doing it for year: My skill has grown with its daily e ercise.” That, in substance, is the plain an- swer of Dr. Pierce to all questions as to the secret of his superiority and of his success “Haven't these other physicians the education to treat dist ease? Then why do you succeed where others fail?” it is asked. “Sim- ply because I've been treating these diseases for over thirty years and my skill has grown every day with its exercise.” is the reply. There’s no secret, no mystery about this succes it's acquired by the same methods by which the success of any specialist is acquired; devotion to one thing. and dajly practic The same things made Paderewski a specialist on the piano and Dr. Carver a specialist with the rifle. i" It was the knowledge gained in this daily practice and wide experi- ence which guided Dr. Pierce in the tion and combination of the sev- eral ingredients which make up that remarkable compound “Favorite Prescription.” Thousands have wel- comed it as the best friend of woman; “the friend indeed” because it is “the friend in need.” It exercises a com- plete control over the entire female organism. It regulates the periods, stops debilitating and disgusting drains, allays inflammation, heals ul- eration, cures female weakness and the accompanying bearing down pains. It is the chief of all tonics for the prospective mother. It does not brace up, but builds up the en- tire system, giving the maternal or- gans strength and elasticity which make the birth hour brief and prac- tically painless. It removes the de- pression of mind so often accompany- ing this condition, does away with morning sickness and gives the mind a cheerful and confident tone so that that there is no dread and no anxiety. It prepares the mother for the pleas- ant duty of nursing, establishing a normal and healthful flow of the nu- tritive secretions, the flow of which does not have to be stimulated by in- the mother and dangerous to the child. These results are truly wonderful. Every woman admits that she never supposed it was possible to escape the pain of motherhood and to be cured of those diseases of the deli- cate female organs which make life a misery. And the gratitude of the cured is commensurate with the wonder of their cure. There is no other medicine that has done so much, is doing so much, or can do so much for women as Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Every sick and ailing woman who wants to know what can be done for |her is invited to consult Dr. Pierce ! by letter. He will consider her case | and advise her in a frank and father- ly manner, giving her the full benefit of his years of practice and experi- ence in the diseases peculiar to wo- men. For this consultation by letter there is absolutely no charge. It is entirely free. Write freely and fully. Your letter will be held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. You can write therefore without fear as without fee. Many ailing women eagerly take advantage of this con- sultation by letter, because it relieves |them from the answering of ques- tions which seem indelicate, and the examinations and local treatments, so offensive to the natural delicacy of women, and generally so entirely unnecessary to a specialist of Dr. Pierce’s wide experience. The sym- pathies of women are sometimes played upon by invitations to “write ito a woman who can sympathize with | | women,” etc. A sick woman does | not need to go abroad for sympathy. What she needs is the skilled, intel- ligent help of an educated, experi- {enced physician. As far as is known jthere is no woman connected with lany proprietary medicine who is a | graduated physician, who has indeed any qualification to treat the com- monest hurts or ills. There certainly !13 no one—man or woman—who can | Offer as does Dr. Pierce—the special- ism of thirty years’ practice and ex- perience in treating female diseases, with a record of ninety-eight cures in | every hundred cases. Miss Laura C. Brooks of Clinch, Hancock county, Tenn., offers a good specimen of the missionary | spirit inspired by a wonderful experi- ence of relief from the clutch of pain and cure of distressing disease. Read her letter carefully and you can un- derstand the fervor of her gratitude. “I thank God for such remedies as eur ‘Favorite Prescription’ and zolden Medical Discovery,’ for my- self and friends honestly believe that had it not been for these wonderful medicines I would today be in my |grave. I am sure that [ could not have lived many days in the condi- | tion I was in at the time I first ¢on- jsulted you. I was only praying to idie and be free from ‘pain. I was |simply a shadow and. we had- tried jalmost everything, when, through a friend, I was advised to write to you, {which I did, thinking all the while |that it was only foolishness to think that such a casevas mine’ could” be |cured. But 1 do not think so.today. | After the first week's treatment just as you prescribed, I felt like another woman and I hardly beliéved that such could be, when the first period s passed without pain. I con- | tinued the treatment until I had used |about seven bottles of the ‘Favorite Prescription’ and some of the ‘Dis- covery,’ and now I am a welf ‘wo- man. I would have «given “any amount if I had had it, just-for-the rest it has already given me—rest from pain. I never know when the periods are coming on now, as Tam free from pain, and during the time I feel just as well.as any time;and am never confined to my room as I once was. I can eat anything I want and can work at any kind of work, something I could never do till this summer. Everybody «who knows me thinks it wonderful that I am not sick any more. I thank God for this friend of women, this blessed *‘Favor- ite Prescription.” The very name sounds sweet to me. I am causing many of my friends to use it and all are improving. IT can never tell-you how I thank you, dear doctor, for your kind advice and for your kind, good, fatherly letters to me.” » « “You have my many heart-felt thanks,” writes Mrs. Claus Nelson of Pico Heights, Los Angeles, Cal., Box 31, “tor your kindly ‘advice to me in my sickness; also for your toxicants which are debilitating to} book which I received two years ago, and which I could rot do with: ont. It is all the doctor I have had since I got it. Your ‘Smart-Weed? I always keep in the house and could not do without it. I had female trou: ble, and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Pre; scription, together with the advice given in his book, cured me of five years’ sickness.” There is no alcohol, whisky or other intoxicant in “Favorite Pre- scription.” It contains no opium or other narcotic, neither syrup nor sugar. Without any of these it pre- serves its medicinal virtues in any climate and retains its pleasant taste. If your dealer offers a substitute for “Favorite Prescription,” remem- ber that the substitute is not what you asked for, not what you wanted, not what you believed would cure you, and not what cured the others, the records of whose cures gave you confidence in “Favorite Prescription” for your case. To buy it is to please the dealer who makes a better profit on it, and to rob yourself of the cure which will only be found in Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Re- fuse all substitutes for this valuable medicine. No recipient of Dr. Pierce’s great gift. the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, has ever had any- thing but praise and gratitude to offer for this really valuable. book’ containing 1,008 pages and over 700 illustrations. : As a specimen letter we publish the following received from M. H. Peters, M. D., 124 East 120th st., New York City. He writes: “I consider it a valuable work for the use of all the young. It is so ex- plicit that the young men or women who have not had an opportunity of being educated will readily compre- hend and glean from its contents gems to protect their health; and may, as age comes on refer to it with gladness. The young mother will also learn lessons to assist her; many young mothers are ignorant in every detail as to the care of their off- spring.” This great book is sent free to all on receipt of stamps to defray cost of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for mailing the edition bound in paper or 31 stamps for the cloth- bound edition. Address Dr. R. V. N.Y. THE PRESIDENT’S RETURN. Received Election Bulletins on the Train Up to Midnight. President McKinley returned to Washing- ton at 7:40 o'clock this morning, and at 8 o'clock was at the White House, where breakfast was served. At his usual time, 10 o'clock, the President went to his office, ready for a hard day’s work. Just before 11 o'clock members of the cabinet began to appear. While going to Canton and returning the President did considerable work on his message. He found time for this while on the train. The President has made good progress with his messagé. He has nearly another month in which to complete his Eine President received ulletins of the election up to midnight last night, and then retired. The bulletins and advices re- ceived after midnight were gone over this morning, as well as the morning paper: During this morning additional dispatches were received. THE Probability That Will Be Con- It cluded This Afternoon. The trial of Frederick 8S. Coburn, charged with issuing fraudulent money orders white in charge of post office substation No. 21, at 9th street and New York avenue, will probably be concluded in Criminal Court No. 2 late this afternoon. After the exam- ination of several witnesses today Assist- ant District Attorney John E. Laskey ad- dressed the jury. He was followed by At- torney Tracy L. Jeffords, representing the defendant. Assistant District Attorney Jo- seph Shillington will close for the govern- ment. ——— NOT A ‘TRADE MARK. Dewey's Name Not to Ge on Confections. Several morths sgo a western confec- tioner sought to obtain a trade mark for Admir: | certain coatections which he called by the name of the neval hero of Manila. ‘The ex- aminer in cherge of trade marks refused to register the mark, citing the law which prohibits the use of the name of a person in Cesignating a trade mark. The petitioner argued that Dewey was @ celebrity, und ris name after the thrilling events before nila was removed from ordinary names. Commissioner Duell, in passing upon the case, sa: However this may be, it is unnecessary at this time to decide whether or not, un- der the circumstances stated, the nam2 Dewey is registrable. I cannot, however, refrain from expressing the opinion that en if it be registrable, no one has the ight, witnout the consent of Dewey, to apprepriate it as a trade mark. A living celebrity is entitled to protection from the ordinary trader.” res CRUISER BUFFALO AT NEWPORT. Considerable Number of Her Men Had Deserted. NEWPORT, R. LL, November 9.—The cruiser Buffalo, Commander J. N. Hemp- hill, which left New York a few days ago for Manila, put in here during the night to ewait orders. She had on board about 750 men for the ships of Admiral Dewey's fleet, but a corsiderable number deserted before the cruiser left New York. It is not known yet whether the Buffalo will proceed to the Pacific by way of the Suez canal or around Cape Hern. —+ Distriet Patents. A patent was issued yesterday to William E. Prall of this city for an engine. The patent was. assigned to the Storage Power Company of West Virginia. A design patent was also granted Otis H. Miller of this city for a puzzle box. One- half of this patent was assigned to William HH. Bride of this city. ——————_--2+-____ Republicans Win in West Virginia. Commissioner Scott of the internal reve~ nue bureau fs understood to have been ad- vised today by long-distance telephone that the republicans of West Virginia will control the next legislature by a substantial majority. Also that three republicans have been elected to Congress—Dovener in the first district, Edwards in the third district and Freer in the fourth district. The chances for the re-election of Representa- tive Dayton, republican, in the second dis- trict, are said to be orable. The message came to Mr. Scott from Col- lector White of the internal revenue sery- ice at Parkersburg. i, + 0+ Linda Vista Destroyed by Fire. MISSION SAN JOSE, Cal., November 9.— Linda Vista, the beautiful homie of C. C. ‘Mclver, @ wealthy wine maker, has been destroyad by fire, entafling a loss of $50,000, covered by $25,600 insurance, AT: THE WRITE HOUSE FOR MUSTER OUT|SENATE REPUBLICAN Special Session Of Cabinet to. Discuss Onben ‘Occupation: TALK TORNS 10. POLITICAL SITUATION Interest..in - Complexion -of- Next House of- Representatives. oe ee NO ANSWER TO SPANISH NOTE President. MeKinley sent wora to tis cab- inet officials to attend a called meeting of the cabinet at the White House this morn- ing. at 11 o'clock. Every member. was on hand at that-hour. It was quickly seen that the session was devoted to considering the details of the coming occupation of Cuba. Gen. John M.. Wilson, Gen. Corbin and Col. Hecker were sent for at different times and went over the maps and other papers pre- sented with Gen. Alger and the President. The majority of the cabinet did not take a great deal of interest in these matters and talked politics at intervals, The absorbing question, inasmuch as the New York contest had been settled, was the complexion of the House of Representatives. The President received bulletins announcing republican gains in Washington, California. Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan and elsewhere, and many of the White House officials thought this would fsure a republican House. Several cabinet members, however, Were somewhat doubtful, and one member expressed the belief that the democrats would control the next House. ~ But Slight Hope. Abeut 1 o'clock Chairman Babcock was asked by telephone what he thought of the situation. He did not. furnish any great hope. He did. not either concede demo- cratic victory or predict republican defeat. He simply said he would know more later in the afternoon when he began to get re- turns from close districts. The failure of Mr. Babcock to present a more hopeful view was depressing on some of those who knew of what he had said. Attorney General Griggs was delighted with the result in New Jersey. He seid there was no doubt of the election of Voor- ees as governor and of a republican Iegis- lature. Secretary Long was somewiat doubtful of the report that Representative Walker had been beaten ‘n Massachusetts. Secretary Alger was highly pleased with the work of the Michigan republicans. The Secretary's friends consider the victory an indorsement of his administration of the | War Department. A private telegram re- ceived from Michigan early in the morn- ing reported the election of every republi- can candidate for Congress, a gain of two republicans. The same telegram did not know how the legislature would stand us to Senator Burrows The President and cabinet found much satisfaction in the prebable large increase of the republican majerity in the Senat There was all-ground congratulation on the result in New>York. The President's custom is to write a letter of congratula- tion in cases of this tind, and Col. Roose- yelt will no doubt receive such a letter in @ short time. Varicug administration offi- cials have already wired their congratula- tions to the fighting colonel. Secretary Porter ha§ returned from Con- necticut. He predicted some time ago that the republican ticket in his state would win by about 15,000. Aside from the talk about Cuban occupa- tion and the political situation the cabinet did little else. It, was stated by several members that the sjtuation in the peace commission was not discussed. It was thought by @ great many that the cabinet would today discuss instructions to be sent to the American commissioners 2s to what answer they should make to the Spanish note, but as this was not done it is thought the instructions have. either already been sent or that the American commissioners will repeat their propos'tion with some alterations. Mormon Missionaries an Sightseern, Eight Mormon misstonaries, direct from Utah, were among the sightseeing visitors at the White House today. They were of a party of fifteen sent by the Mormon Church to do missionary work in Europe. The party will embark from New York in a few days. Several are going to England, but the majority are destined for Scandinavia and Germany. There are sald to be several hundred Mor- mon preachers In Europe, sent out by the church in Utah. They preach their re- ligion among all classes of people, but do a great deal of work among immigrants preparing to come to this country. + 9 + BRITANNIA AND COLUMBIA. in London Parade Attracts Great Deal of Attention. LONDON, November 9.—The lord mayor's show. today was favored with fine weather end was witressed by the usual crowds of people, The enthusiasm was divitied be- tween the car representing the Soudan, with soldiers of the regiments which took part In the battle of Obdurman, and the car representing the English-speaking races. The latter displayed, among other things, Britannia and Columbia seated beneath a canopy, while the American flag was borne by a British sailor and the British flag was carried by an American sailor. There was a’so an illustration of Admiral Tatnall’s “Blood is thicker than water,” and of Ad- miral Kimberley’s repetition of the same expression to Capt. Kane after the disaster at Apia, Samoa. This car was warmly ac- claimed, Float og DELAWARE GOES. REPUBLICAN. Hoffecker Defeats Handy {fer Con- : reas—Successor to Gray, WILMINGTON, Del; November 9\—De- talled returns from Kent and. Sussex coun- ties were not -recejyed until this. morning. They are sufficient to show that the next legisiatute of this state is almost “surely republicah in each branch, and certainly republican on joint ballot. ; According texcemplete returns from the ‘state, ‘with the exception of a few districts, the héxt. legislature ‘will’ stand: Republi- cans, 29; democraty. 93, - The. republicang wily, thus elect. a suc- ee sto, United Stages Senator Gray, dem- ocrat. Same Representative Wands, democrat, was de- feated by John H.; Bofteeker, republican, by a-majority:that wil ngt-be less than 2,000. By the same-margin $he republicans elect Dr. L. Heisler Bed, atate treasurer, and John A. Lingo, steteTauditor. They also elect their countystickets in each of the three counties. Igcwasc«@ clean republican Sweep. th 20 ea It pays to read tHe’ Want columns of The Star. Hundreds df’ sttuations are filled through them, e 5 G : ae eee 5 ‘Transport Rougngnian Arrives. NEW YORK, November 9.—The United States transport Bbummalan, from - Ponce, with the 8dIllinolg Regiment on board, ar- rived in quarantine at 6:50.a.m. Three Children Suffocated. NEW YORK, November 9.Threée” chil- dren of Michael Gallighen were suffocated to death by. the smoke from a fire in a tenement in Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, early today... The children were all girls, their ages being three, four and six years, The mother was. badly-burned in trying to save her {ttle -onea. yo neue —— Arrivals on Vigilancia. NBW YORK, November 9—Among the passengers who arrived today on board the steamer Vigilancia, from.-Havana, were Representatives George F. Huff-and John Dalsell aad J. F. Slagie of Pi and E. M. Mr... visited in .Cuba and later Panama. southside ports went to Havana on the transport ‘3 The District Regiment to Assemble in the fNo Question.as to the Control After Armory Tomorrow, Gen. Harries Calis on the Secretary ot War Today—Efficiency Complimented. Gen. Harries, commanding the District militia, waited on Secretary Alger at the War Department this morning on business relating to the musterirg out tomorrow of the 1st Regiment, District Volunteer In- fantry, of which he is the commanding officer. Nothing was said on either side about the further retention of the District regiment in the military service of the gov~ €rnment beyond the date already fixed for its muster out. Gen. Harries took occasion, however, to remind the Secretary of War that there was an abundance of excellent material in the regiment which could be availed of by the government in case of necessity. This was particularly true, he said, with regard to the officers of the regi- ment. It is understood that Gen. Harries informed the Secretary that about twenty of the officers were willing to remain in the military service of the United States in case their services were desired. Secretary Alger complimented Gen. Harries upon the services and efficiency of his regiment, and said that he would be glad to avail himself of the services of the officers who were willing to remain, but that he was unable to do so under existing conditions. It would require an act of Congress, he said, to transfer any of the volunteer officers into the regular establishment, and the only way ft could be done would be through leg- islation authorizing an increase of the army. It ts known that the Secretary of War will recommend such an increase, and the present expectation is that Congress will take favorable action on the proposi- tion. Preparations for Muster Out. Everything is in readiness for the mus- ter out of the regiment. As fs generally known, the members of the regiment will report for duty tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the drill hall of the Center mar- ket. The men must undergo a physical ex- amination and muster-out rolls and prop- erty accounts pass scrutiny. These details, it is estimated, will consume a week or ten days. The men will not be required to sleep at the armory, but will be per- mitted to return to thetr homes at night. They will, however, be fed at the expense of the government, three square meals a day for each man being provided at a din- ing room convenient to the armory. The regiment is to be mustered out by com- panies, the company last mustered in be- ing the last mustered out. It is desired to impress on all the local volunteers the fact that any man who fails to report at the | specified hour tomorrow will be classed as a deserter unless detained by illness. In that event the certificate of a reputable phy- siclan must be presented. An incident of some little interest in con- nection with the regiment is the fact that Second Lieutenant A. A. Smith, Company H, has tendered his resignation, and Sec- ond Sergeant Winn of the same company has been nominated by Colonel Harries for commission as second lieutenant to fill the vacancy. Lieutenant Smith sailed today from New York for Porto Rico to begin his duties in connection with a responsible position in the postal service there. Sergeant Winn, who will be mustered out as a second leutenant, was recommended for promotion because of heroic and most efficient work during the campaign with Company H in Porto Rico. He is the sec- ond enlisted man of the regiment to be pro- moted to a commission, the first being First Sergeant Sheridan Ferree of Com- pany K, who was commissioned second lieu- tenant some weeks ago. FRENCH CABINET INDORSED Paris Papers Approve Silenos en the Fashoda Question. Mediterranean Squadren Ready for Sea—Admiral Fournier Call- ed to Paris. PARIS, November 9.—The French papers generally approve the silence of the cham- ber of deputies on the subject of Fashoda and congratulate M. Brunot on his with- drawal of the interpellation which he in- tended to address to the government on the subject. The Siecle says it regrets that Major Marchand did not observe the same reti- cence at Cairo. Freach Naval Aetivity. The Echo de Paris today publishes a dis- patch from Toulon which says the entire French Mediterran-an squadron is ready for sea. It adds that Admiral Fournier, its commander, received a cipher dispatch jast evening, whereupon he signalled to the Forebin, a third-class cruiser, to bank her fires and the fastest torpedo boat cot veyed orders to the admiral commanding the squadron of French cruisers and tor. pedo boats to assemble immediately at Toulon, where all the vess2ls are prepared for action and where the arsenals and ship- yards have been worked all night. Later it developed that Admiral Fournier had been summoned to Paris. —__ RUTHERFORD CORBIN’S ILLNESS. Again Succumbs to the Fever Con- tracted While tn Cuba. Adjutant General Corbin received a cable message this morning from Judge Day, president of the American peace commis- sion at Paris, saying that his son, Ruther- ford Corbin, is ill with malaria and that the attending physician has advised his removal to St. Morit in Switzerland. Young Corbin contracted the Cuban fever while accompenying General Shafter’s army in the Santiago campaign in the capacity of &@ newspaper correspondent and was sent to the United States to recuperate. His health improved for a time, but the fever was still in his system and he suffered a relapse. After a long rest he again showed signs of improvement and was sent to Paris with the United States peace com- mission in a clerical capacity. General Cor- bin Is very much discouraged to hear that his son has again broken dewn and is sor- ry that he is so far from home. He has replied to Judge Day to do what he deems best in the matter, and the young man will probably be sent to Switzerland in the hope that the pure air of that country will drive out the seemingly unconquerablé fever, which has wrecked the health of so many of our brave soldiers. -————_—_—__+ 0+ —______ WILL BE EXEMPTED. Places Soon te Be Removed From the Classified Service. It is‘understood that within a short time the President will issue the long-delayed ‘and expected civil service orders, by which several thousand positions will be removed from the classified service. Urgent press- vre was brought to have the orders issued before the election, but the President re- fused to do this, as he did not want to be accused of playing politics. He said at that time that he would make his orders public after the election. ——_—_—_—__+0 +___—__ Admiral Sampson Given a Month, The order of November 1 directing Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson of the Cuban evac- uation commission to report at the Navy Departmem for tempo! duty was fied. by the Secretary of the Navy Sane as to authorize the officer to delay one month in reporting. > March 4 For the First Time Since 1893 Re- publicans Will Then Have a Majority. The election returns establish with cer- fdinty that the United States Senate will have @ republican majority after March 4 next. The present party division of the Senate is: Republicans, 43; democrats, 34; Populists, 6; silver republicans, 6. This was changed prior to yesterday’s vote by a republican gain of two, viz., McComas of Maryland, who will succeed Gorman, and Simon of Oregon, who Is elected to fill a vacancy. Of the present republican total of forty-five, the terms of seven senators expire March 4 next, leaving thirty-eight holdover republicans. To this number the elections of yesterday add ten republican senators surely elected, and three probably elected, making a total of fifty-one, or five more than a majority over uemocrats, pop- ulists-and silver republicans. There are twenty-one democratic holdover senators, and to this number yesterday's eiections add four with certainty, and one probabie, giving a total of twenty-five votes. The populist and silver republican holdover number eight, and this was increased yes- terday by one, practically sure. Five state legislatutes appear to be much in doubt, viz., Nebraska, West Virginia, Montana, Indiana and Washington, and are not in- cluded in figuring totals. Sure Gains. ‘The'states to elect senators in which re- publican legislatures appear to be assured are Michigan, Minnesota, Delaware, Con- necticut, Magsachustts, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Call- fornia. Five of these states are now rep- resented by democrats, who will give way to republicans,. namely, Gray of Delawar>, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy of New York, Smith of New Jersey and White of California. The other five states are now Tepresented by republicans, viz.: Burrows of Michigan, Davis of Minnesota, Hawley of Connecticut, Lodge of Massachusetts and Quay of Pennsylvania. Besides the foregoing, the reports indi- cate a probability of republican legislatures in Wyoming and North Dakota. This would bring about the retirement of democratic Senator Roach of North Dakota and th» re- election ot Clark of Wyoming, or some other republican. Democratic Seats. The states electing democratic legisla- tures, according to present reports, are Tennesse>, Missouri, Texas and Florida. These are already represented by demo- crats, so that no political change is ef- fected. The pres2nt democratic incumbents are Bate of Tennessee, Cockrell of Mis- sourl, Mills of Texas and Pasco of Florida. The reports state that Utah, also, is likely to have a democratic lsgisiature. Mr. Can- non, of Utah, who will return, is a silver republican. Nevada reports indicate a leg- islature which will re-elecet Stewart, silver republican Th> legislatures which continue to be in doubt are Nebraska, West Virginia, In- dana, Montana and Washington. The re- publican chairman claims Nebraska und the retirement of Allen, populist, for a re- publican. Indiana also seems to be safely republican in the legislature. In West Vir ginia, now represented by Faulkner, demo- crat, both state chairmen claim the legis- lature. From Montana, now represented by Mantle, silver republican, there are no re- ports on legislature from which definite conclusions can be drawn. In Washington the reports give the legislature as “pain- fully close.” The state is now represented by Wilson, republican. THE FORTUNES OF WAR. Statement Showing Various Weapons Used and Percentage Killed. From the London Daily Mail. A remarkable thing in connection with warfare is that the ratio of casualties ‘s constantly decreasing, the only exception being the American civil war. The foliow- ing gives the names and dates of some of the principal battles, together with the style of weapons used and the number of Killed to every 1,000 of the combatants: Cannee (B. C. 216); swords and battle axes; SW. Hastings (A. D. 1066); swords and battle axes; 170. Bannockburn (A. D. 1514); swords and ar- rows; 300. Crecy (A. D. 1346); swords and arrows; 330. Italian troubles (A. D, 1880); muszle-load- ing rifles; 90. American civil war, muzzle and breech- fan (A. D. 1870-71); breech- mw. British-South African (A. D. 1879); breech- loading rifles; 64. British-Egyptian (A. D. 1885); loading rifles; 1. In tre Crimean war the British fired 15, 000,000 shots and killed 21,000 Russians, or one man to every 700 shots. The French forces in the same war fired 29,000,000 shots and Killed 51,000 Russians, or one man to every 59) shots fired. The Russians, on the other hand, fired 45,000,000 shots at both Engtish and French and succeeded in kill- ing 48,000, or one soldier to every 910 shots which they fired. War, after all, is not so dangerous a game as the majority of people imagine. The bullets of one army hit the enemy in safe places 80 times out of every 103. Of every 103 shots which strike some soldiers 43 will lodge in the legs (from the hips down to the feet); 38 shots will lodge in the arms (from the shoulders to the tips of the fingers); the abdomen receives 11 bullets, the chest and back 11, the neck one bullet and 11 shots strike some part of the sol- diers’ heads. It is further proved by official figures that when..a sgidser has been wounded, even seriously, his chances of ultimate recovery are very high. On the basis of a table compiled by the German war department, out of every 116 American soldiers wounded in Cuba or Perto Rieo 9) will eventually get entirely el. Of thé remaining 17 out of the 116 wound- ed soldiers 9 are found to dle of their in- juries on the ground before they can be removed, and an average of 11 die after reaching the hospital. So that the chances of the American sol- dier returning home alive were 9 out of breech- 0+ Assigned te Duty Here. Maj. Robert B. Huston, additional pay- master, U. 3. V., has been assigned to duty in the office of the paymaster general of the army, witn station in Washington, D.C., and will report in person to Maj. Harry L. Rogers, paymester, U. 8. A., for instruction. ——_—_—_$_-2+____ Ordered to Savannah. ‘Maj. Samuel T. Armstrong, brigade sur- gecn, U.S.V., and Capt. William K. Alex- ander, assistant quartermaster, U.S.V., have been ordered to report to Brig. Gen. L. H. Carpenter, U.S.V., at Savannah, Ga., for assigument to duty. ——————————— Capt. Scherer’s Assignment. Capt. Louis C, Scherer, assistant adjutant general, U.S.V., has been ordered to New Ulm, Minn., in connection with the muster out of the service of Minnesota volunteers. Upon compietien of this duty Capt. Scherer will return to this city, and report to the adjutant general of the army. + «+ _____ ioe Graspingly Mercenary. From Puck. First Spaniand—“The American nation hasn't the pride or dignity of haughty old ® REMAINS RECOVERED General Vara del Rey Was Killed at El Caney. ESCORTED BY AMERICAN TROOPS feeder Cubans Astonished at This Courtesy to Dead Foe. —— SPANIARDS LEASED cecal ister SANTIAGO DE CUBA, November 9 — Word was received here late last night that after a hard day h the body of Gen. Vara del Rey had been discovered near El Caney, in spite of the efforts of the Cubans to prevent its disc: The re- mains of the general have been ‘ontifled, not only by his long white beard, but else by the decorations which were on the breast of the corpse, notwithstanding the fact that the local pawnshops here havo sold very many medals and other decora- tions which were supposed to have been taken from the breast of Vara del Rey after he was killed At daylight this morning a procession escorting the body commenced the journey toward Santingo and urrived at the skirts of this city short ter 8 o'c’ock, where it was met by four companies of the 5th United States Infantry and a band of music. These troops then escorted the body through the main streets of Santiago, t band playing the dead march from “Saul to the intense astcrishment of the Cubans, who are unable to understand why honors should be paid to a dead foe, many of them saying that the Americans are now favoring the Spaniards. Taken to Undertakers. The remains were taken to an undertak- ing establishment, and when the body of Gen. Santicildes, who was killed by the in- surgents at Bayamo, at the outbreak of the insurrection, is recovered, the two bodies wlil be taken on boaré & mail steamer beund for Havana. One of Gen. Valdarame’ ids-de-camp, 2 sen of Saaticiides, says the Spanish officers are exceedingly pleased at the treatment they have received, one of them remarking that it Is very aifferent from that accorded to Gens. Toral and Linares, who. they ciaim, were Permitted to depart without any salute from the forts. The Spaniards re- gard this as a lack of the courtesy due to the conquered generals under the cireum- stances. Gen. Leonard Wood, accompanied by Gen. Brooke, has returned a call made upon hun by Gen. Valdarame. The latter expressed himself as being greatly obliged by the courtesies extended to the Spanish officers, and he was also anxtous to obtain the name and rank of Lieut. Hanne, on account of the valuable assistance the Heutenant has rendered to the Spaniards in recovering the body of Gen. Vara del Rey. General Valdarame is desirous of recom- mending to the Spanish government that some honor be bestowed upon Lieutenant Hanna in recognition of his courtesy and kindness. Gen. Wood an Ideal Soldier. The Spanish general informed some friends after the visit that he regarded General Wood as the ideal type of a sol- ier. The Cuban papers express themselves very bitterly against allowing the body to be removed, ostensibly basing their pro- tests on sanitary reasons, but this scarce- ly applies to the case, as the bodies of Americans are shipped home by every transport leaving here. ion TO SUCCEED LIEUT. SMITH. out- Sergt. Winn of Company H. Volunteers, Commissioned. Sergt. H. F. Winn of Company H, Ist District of Columbia Infantry, was today commissioned a second lieutenant in that organization to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Lieut. A. H. Smith of Com- pany H. That company was detached from the regiment before the Santiago campaign and served with the Engineer Battalton in Porte Rico. Sergt. Winn rendered specially meritorious services and was promoted on that account. Lieut. Smith generously resigned his com- mission in order to permit the promotion of Sergt Winn to commission:d rank le- fore the regiment was mustered out. Pres- ident McKinley took a personal interest in the case, and had it made special, so that he might sign the commission and have it issued today. Another day's delay would have been fatal to the chances of Lieut. Winn. Today's action enables Lieut. Winn to leave the service of the United States tomorrow as a commissioned officer, in- stead of as an enlisted man holding non- commissioned rank. —_——_+-. Representative Corliss Success. Secretary Alger today received the fol- lowing dispatch: “DETROIT, Mich., November “Re-elected by a good majority, hot fight. (Signed) “J. B. CORLISS.” Cite OE m Cc. and P. Telephone C Answer. ‘The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephona Company this afternoon made answer to a large number of the bills for injunction filed of tate by certain telephone sub- scribers seeking to restrain the removal of telephone instruments from their respective establishments. The answers are of simi- lar import to those-already presented. SS Suit to Recover $10,000. Antonio Gravaliese this afternoon insti- tuted suit at law against the Capital Trac- tion Company to recover $10,000. ‘The plain- tiff charges that he sustalned severe inju- ries while near 15th and G streets August 26, 1898, by being thrown from a car of the defendant company. es Late Naval Orders. Lieut. 8. M. Strite has been detached from the flagship Olympia, on the Asiatic station, and ordered home. Lieut. P. J. Weslich bas been detached from duty as mspector of ordnance at Bethiehem, Pa., and ordered to the Olym- wD. & Amnounces Isa, fter a ia. P'The following named officers of the vol- unteer navy have been honorably dis- charged: Lieut. I. E. Emerson, Assistant Engineer W. H. Mason, Naval Cadet F. C. Armstrong, Assistant Engineer C. E. Tay- lor, Assistant Engineer J. F. Hanley, Lieut. H.'L. Satterlee, Lieut. F. Rouse, Bnsign J. Dwyer, Assistant Surgeon A. H. Heppner, Assistant Engineer D. H. pRerry, Assincant Engineer C. H. te, Assistant S. Halsey, Ensign J. Byrne.