Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1899, Page 1

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TEN NEW REGIMENTS | STORM ON SCOTLAND COAST ABOUT SAN DOMINGO Secretary Root Decides That More Volunteers Are Needed. OFFICERS CHOSEN ——————— COMMANDING Silipino Revolt Said to Be Gaining Strength. A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN =—— e of the volun- ted within the The order for the increa teer army, so freely 7 last few days, was War De- partment today. Its p: at this time is the result of tel spond- ence between the Secreta rand the President. A telegram was received at the War Department this morn from the President fully approving of t i tion of the new regiments a by Secretary Root, and a posted at the War Department giving the neipal details of the scheme. It shows hat ten more regiments of volunteers are to be ately organized, making, with the regiments now in the final pre € organ ion, a volunteer es- tablishment of twenty-thre reg of which twenty-two are infantry and one s action will add 13,04) men to the trength of the army and increases al strength of the ar The total number of vol ed into service 170 me men short of the icer establishment ¢ that department the numbe s already called into service Hicient tu meet ment 1.000 odd men previously allotted to my in the Philippines will be suffi- for the prompt and complete es nt of United § archipelago. He h ied the President to exerci z zing all but ot pre 1 army of 35.000 men au- thorized by Congress. Insurrection Gaining Strength. not officially admitted, there is good ground for the belief that the admin- tstration has received recent advices from and other re ents of the government to the effect that the f the Philippines is Gen. Otis le and is new mot n was at first supposed. has been stren nened by recent ne of reported u in une ted quar ters in ‘ros Sulu and outlying It uid that one of the main reasons which governed Sec y Root in his plan for an increase of the was the nec sity for having a sufficient number serve troops to garrison and towns and cities captured b ward against th to ave ion of Gen. mpaigns hee: the is command, he to detach enough to he captured, and was compelied nsurgents to return to them and re-establish their positions. Troops Will Be ng en- possi- Ous’ e: of the w towns that 1 to permit the S unable orwarded Promptly. According to the pre policy of the department, volunteer troops alrea organized In this country will be forward- ed to the Philippines with the utmost dis- patch, with a view to having the entire Philippine army of 50,060 men in the Phil- ippines in ti r the opening of an tive aggressive campaign by the end of October at the latest In order to accomplish this purpose the War Department has chartered four addi- tional transports, and the movement of the e fleet of government transports on Pacific will be expedited as much as ju gaged are the Belgian King, Columbia and elson. The Pueblo is-at San Francisco and the Col at Portland Ore M be fitted out and m th the least possible de- two vesels are now on ancisco and are ©: pected inside of ten d or two weeks. The War Department has been ed that all four of these tran ports will be ready to s n the voyag r Manila ea They have nmodatior Progress of Recruiting. Yesterday's recruiting for the volunteer army amo ed to 28) men, making the total wecru to date 14,122, being 1,0: number required to com- organized under the Sam Houston, Regiment, at th Phese three ‘regime e of the overflow regiments. The will be used in fill- being slow! opines, which are Indifference in the South It appears from today’s orders that the ten new mainly and the states K isylvania have been apparently sele as the best field for recruits. It 1 ul effort is to be made to se- its from the southern states. This d, to the experience of the oficers who operated in t recruits for the ten voluntee s new being organized, y wher eul ed in securing such reer Georgia, Alabama, the Caroli gulf States and the two Cifle states. War Department that the ten new regiments of volunteers will be mainly organized as verve force, and will not be sent to the »pines unless such action shall be nd necessary by the developments of the situation. Adjutant General Corbin is confident that there will be no difficulty in securing the additional volunteers, and he predicted this m that the ten new regiments would be organized by the first of October. He says that the question of their being gent to the Philippines will depend alto- Bether upon the progress of events in that countr, In ther quarter it is stated that, ow- ing to the pressing demands upon the gov- ernment’s limited fleet of t sports, it will be impossible, under the most favorable ¢ircumstances, to land the volunteer rein- forcements just called for in the Philip- pines before next spring at the earliest. ‘The Oficial Announcement. Following 1s the official announcement: “August 17, 1899. “Pursuant to the instructions of the President, the Secretary of War directs that ten additional regiments of infantry (Continued on Tenth Pags.) Three Hundred Fishing Craft Caught in the Gale. Crew of the Dindem Saved by One Man's Heroism — Several Wrecks Reported. ABERDEEN, Scotland, August 17.—A ter- rific storm swept over the Scotch coast last n'ght. At Fraserburgh, a town thirty- seven miles rorth of this place, on the northeast co. 300 fishing -craft were caught in the gale. A life boat was sent to their tance. The crew of the Diadem of Cullen, a town on Cullen bay (North sea), were saved by the gallantry of James Brown, a dis- charged Dargai hero, who swam to the boat with a line When this line had been fastened to the endangered craft the spec- tators who had gathered on the shore dragged the Diadem through the surf and landed her crew safely. rs are entertained for the safety of fishing fleet. . The schocner Pioneer, bound from Sun- derland to Banff, thirty-eight miles north of Aberdeen, with a cargo of coal hore, and it is feared that she will become a total wreck. The life-saving brigade is trying to render h stance. The railr Gauntlet h: ad passenger steamer Red been wrecked off Pladda light, outh of the Island of Arran. The passen- gers and crew of the v have been nded at Whiting b: —_—_s—__- LOOKS BAD FOR NEUFELDT,. Evidence Points to Him as Kronman's Murderer. NEW YORK, August 17.—William Neu- feldt, who was arrested last night on the ‘fe of having murdered Mrs. Nathan her home in this city, on Au- gust 7, was identified today by the pawn- brokers with whom he pawned some of the jewelry that had belonged to the murdered woman, by the barber who shaved off Neu- feldt’s mustache after the murder and by a Mrs. Innes, who lives on the first floor of t ae flat house in which the Kronmans re- sided. Neufeldt had told contradictory stories about the jewelry, but when he was pi tively identified by each as he stood in line of policemen at headquarters, he foreed to admit the truth of the identifi tions. When Mrs. Innes pointed out Neu- feldt as the man in black who had called on the day of the murder and asked where the Kronmans lived, the prisoner broke down and said: “It’s all up with me now.” MOTORMAN CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT. Mrs. Kr Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Bridge- port Railway Accident. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., August 17.—The jury in the inquest into the cause of the ac- cident on the Shelton Street Railway Com- pany's bridge at Peck's Mill Pond on Au- gust 3, in which thirty persons were killed, rendered a verdict today that the motor- man of the trolley car, George S. Hamilton, was guilty of criminal carelessness and the Shelton Street Railway Company was very igent. The jury a:so recommended a special ses: sion of the legislaiure to act on certain laws which it recommends for the protec- tion of persons riding on trolley cars. — PRESIDENT SERENADED. THE He and Mrs. Mck ley Enjoy Music of 26th Regiment Band. PLATTSBURG, N. Y., August 17.—The 26th Regiment Band marched up to Hotel Champlain from Plattsburg barracks today and gave a concert on the lawn in front of » hotel annex in honor of President and McKiniey, who sat on the balcony out- » their apartments. With the President Mrs. McKinley on the balcony were dent and Mrs. Hobart, Attorney and Mrs, Griggs and Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock. After the band had played their final piece, “The Star Spangled Banner,” the President walked down to where they stood and spoke a few words, telling them how much beth he and Mrs. McKinley appreci- ated the concert. Early today the President went for a long walk down toward the lake with Sec- retary Hitcheock, and after the band ¢ nt and Mrs. McKinley w McKinley is feeling decidedi and walked from her apart- arriage, a distance of about nis is the longest walk she rrivai here. The Pres- he 26th Regiment at 3 tomorrow afternoon ad of Saturday afternoon. Attorney General Griggs has joined the Hotel Champlain Golf Club and commenced playing this morning. He will participate in the match game on Saturday night be- tween the Hotel Champlain team and the Cobble-Hill Golf Club from Elizabeth, N. J. —— SIX PERSONS DROWNED. ey Were in Upset in White River, Ind. WASHINGTON, ind., August 17.—A car- riage containing six persons was precipi- tated into White river last night as it was being driven aboard a ferry boat, and all were drowned. The diad are Mrs. Albert Hensel, Hensel children and Miss Amy Dillon. The horse had just stepped aboard the ferry boat when the hawser parted and the beat swung out, dropping the carriage, with its occupants, into the river. —— FOR TYLER. Mr: and driving. better te ments to th ds. aken sini will review sburg Carriage 1 four UN NBURG Resolutions Denouncing Senator Mar- tin Adopted by Mass Meeting. Special Dispatch to Tue Evening Star, RICHMOND, Va., August 17.—The demo- crats of Lunenburg county have just taken radical action in the pending fight for the senatorship between Senator Martin and Governor Tyler. At a largely attended m meeting they adopted resolutions de- nouncing Martin as the exponent of ring rule and machine politic: Tyler as the champion of the people against the machine. ‘Tyler's claim that he will secure seventy of the members of the next legislature is laughed at by friends of Martin, who claim that he will not get more than thirty at the outside. ———+-_—__ CAPTAIN POWER DEAD. Engineer Officer Died in His Tent at Millsdale, 111. JOLIET, Ul, August 17.—Captain Power of the Umited States Engineer Corps, who was in charge of the government survey for a waterway connecting the Mississippi with Lake Michigan, was found dead in his tent at Mullsdale, two miles south of Joliet, teday. ——___ Baron Fava to Sall Next Week. ROME, August 17.—Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador at Washington, will sail next week from Havre for the United States, accompanied by his wife. os Moveisents of the Olympia. NICE, Frcence, August 17.—It ts an- nounced that the United States cruiser Olympia, now at Leghorn, will arrive at Villefranche August 22. What General Mascaso Says of the Revolution in That Country. UNITED STATES MAY HAVE 10 ACT Not a Year of Peace Since the Island's Discovery. LIMITED PROTECTORATE Gen. Abelardo A. Mascaso, now of New York, formerly governor of one of the San Domingo provinces, and friend of Gen. Jiminez, the San Domingan revolutionary leader, is at Chamberlin’s. Gen. Mascaso called at the War Department today. He says that there is nothirg being done in this country at present with relation to the revolution in San Domingo. The time may come, he says, when this country will have to do something in the matter, but the sit- uation is not now such as to warrant any interference. He says that he does not think that it is wise on the part of this country to arnex San Domingo, as it would be a constant source of trouble, and it would be practically impossible to maintain authority and preserve peace among the natives; but he thinks the time will come when the United States will have to declare a limited protectorate. The people of San Domingo, he says, are fighters and would not know how to get along without fighting. There has not been a single year of absolute peace since the discovery of the is Like the Filipin« th would r nt an attempt on the part of a foreign power to establish a stable government for them, but the moral influ- ence of a protectorate might be successful in securing a good government by the edu- cated classes. The people do not discrimi- nate between independence and_ liberty. They would fight for an independent gov- ernment, but would permit their liberties to be taken from them b: ator from among their own people. With a native dictator they think they have freedom, when it is only a liberty to be shot or thrown into prison. Inde nce, liberty and freedom mean to them simply inde- pendence of a foreign power, and they would keep up a constant fight for it, though the foreign government might in- sure perfect freedom to the citizens, while the independent native government would be nothing but a tyrannical despotism. FROM THROUGHOUT PORTO RICO. Postmaster Landis of San Juan Sends Reports of Damage Caused. Postmaster Landis of San Juan, Porto Rico, has written to Mr. George M. Allen, the acting first assistant postmaster gen- eral, concerning the condition of the island. He says at the present time the postal ser- vice is in a temporary state of paralysis as a result of the recent hurricane. The hur- ricane, he says, destroyed the electric light plants and greatly damaged the roads. The steamer Caracas has arrived, and reports that a hundred miles out at sea were en- countered the carcasses of horses and cattle swept off the island: Reports from the eastern and southern portions of the island, he says, are very discouraging. A courier from Humacao re- ports that that town is pratically destroyed, and that four ox carts of bodies were gath- ered up on the first round through the The number of dead reported there ty-four, among them a number of American soldfers. Ponce is reported to be a great sufferer, but there are no details further than that all the shipping in the harbor was driven up into the town. San Juan, he says, escaped luckily com- pared with the others, the damage being confined to a few hundred dislocated roofs and balconies and pulverized sail boats. He says the hurricane was a great aerial car- nival. The velocity of the wind was eight five miles an hour, and the air was full of flying things that were not birds. Postal affairs are rapidly rounding themselves into be shape, however, and everything will working satisfactorily in a short time. ——___—__+ e+ THE YELLOW FEV: R. Dr. Wasdin Talks of Conditions Hampton and Phoebus. Surgeon Wasdin of the United States marine hospital service, who has been sta- tioned at Hampton and Phoebus, Va., dur- ing the yellow fever outbreak at the Soldiers’ Home, is in the city. Dr. Wasdin sald to a Star reporter this afternoon that the sit- tion at Hampton and Phoebus is very encouraging. There is not a case of yel- low fever outside of the Soldiers’ Home, as shown by the daily house-to-house in- tion, and there have been no new cases home within a recent period of time. He said the quarantine has been lifted from Hampton and Phoebus and made more stringent at the home. The town of Phoebus has been thoroughly cleaned. He said the stories of destitution in Phoebus were exaggerations, and that there has been no destitution. About 1,400 inmates of the home, occu- pants of ‘thc barracks where the fever broke out, have been put into tents and their former quarters thoroughly disin- fected from top to bottom. The old soldiers are cheerful and contented, and are in as good trim as they usually find themselves. Dr. Wasdin does not expect to see a re- newal of the outbreak of fever, but thinks that the critical period has been passed. ——_—_+-e+____. Medical Department Promotions. The promotion of the following named as- sistant surgeons in the navy was announced at the Navy Department today: M. 8. El- liott, F. L. Pleadwell, O. R. Carpenter, E. S. Morgan, J. C. Pryor and J. D. Cosugan. They have the rank of lieutenant, junior grade. Assistant Surgeon W. M. Wheeler and Surgeons H. D. Wilson and L. W. Atles have been detached from duty on the Asi- atic station and ordered home. —+e Think She Escaped the Hurricane. The steamer Alti, which left this country August 5 with a number of engineers and others attached to the isthmfan canal com- mission, reached Kingston, Jamatca, a week ago, and is believed to have escaped the West Indian hurricane. The vessel is expected at Greytown soo —_—__—__+2-+_. For American Citizens in Japan. The State Department is advised from Yokohama. of the formation of an Ameri- can-Asiatic association there, to safeguard the interests of American citizens in Japan, and to co-operate with similar associations in New York and throughout the orient. — Movements of: Naval Vessels. ‘The Navy Department is informed that the cruiser Newark has arrived at San Jose de Guatemala and the cruiser New Orleans at San Juan de Porto Rico. The Princeton sailed yesterday from Shanghai for Taku. ————— Donation by Illinois Volunteers. ‘The 34 Illinois Volunteer Infantry has do- nated $500 for the destitute Porto Ricans in and about Arroyo and Guayama. At the request of the regiment this fund will be Dacenates by Capt. Eben Swift of the 5th REBEL ATTACK ON Force of 800 Repulsed by the 12th Regiment. MANILA, August 17.—Eight hundred in- surgents attacked Angeles this morning, but the 12th Regiment drove them into the mountains. Three ditched locomotives were captured. None of the American troops were injured. The insurgent loss is not known. Mr. C. T. Spencer of Kentucky, a re- porter of the Manila Times, was killed yes- terday during the fight at Angeles. TRANSFER TO THE SYNDICATE The City and uburban Road Will Be Turned Over Tuesday Next. The City and Suburban railroad, which 1s declared by those experienced in the con- struction and equipment of such enterprises to be the best example of electric railway in the United States, will be turned over next Tuesday to its new owners, the cap- italists popularly known as the Stevens syndicate, who are associated in the Wash- ington Electric and Traction Company. The City and Suburban comprises the old Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railroad, which extenés to University station at Brookland, D. C., ard an extension which runs from Eckington to Berwyn, Md., a distance of nine miles. The latter road is ‘Kknowledged to have, the best roadbed of any railroad in the country, either steam or electric. The lines are now in operation through- Considerable complaint has been made ssengers living along the City and Suburban because of the slow service be- tween the hours of 7 and 9 a.m. and 4 and 7 p.m. daily. This has been due, it is said, to the fact that the electric current has been secured from the Potomac Electric Company, which supplies several other sys- tems with current, and which Is unable to provide sufficient power when the traffic between the hours named {s heaviest on all the systems. New machinery 1s being put in, however, to meet all future demands. The new ‘directors, whd’ will be elected ‘Tuesday, will be, it is believed: Mr. George Young of New York, Mr. F. C. Stevens, Mr. George Truesdell, Mr. C. S. Leib, Mr. H. O. Myrick, Mr. Victor Deyber, Mr. J. F. Lackey, and Messrs. Sinclair and ‘Terry. The election of officers will probably result in the choice of those who are now at the head of the Metropolitan company. ————_ APPROVE McKINLEY’S POLICY. The Majority of the People in New York State. . J. L, Cunningham of New York, who topping at Chamberlin’s, says that the opposition to the admintatration’s policy of expansion does not amount to: anything in New York. The great majority of the neo- ple in the state fully approve of President McKinley's policy. If Mr. Reed should at- tempt to make a fight en the administra- tion, he says, he could get no following in New York, and he would simply cease to be a figure in politics. Col. Cunningham says that Croker has come out for Bryan because there was nothing else for him to do. “Croker,” he says, “knows that no dem- ocrat can be elected in 1900, and that he might as well be for Bryan as for anybody, and so tain his hold in the democratic organization. Nearly all the democrats in the regular democratic organization are for Bryan The number of those who want to fight him is very small—those who are very earnest gold men. The great majority of those in the organization of the party do not trouble themselves seriously about the money question, and are for Bryan. Croker could not lead them into opposition to Bry- an, and since there Is no danger of a dem- ocrat being elected, Croker has concluded that he might as well go with the party.” “You really think a majority of the New York democrats are for: Bryan?” was ed. ‘here is not a doubt about it. The rank and file are for Bryan, almost to a man. It is only some of the bigger men of the party who, earnestly, advocating the gold standard, and not wanting to run the risk of a change from present conditions, are anti-Bryan. The masses of the democrats are Bryanites.” —————————— THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Revised Plans of the Building Ex- amined by the Commission. Mr. Wm. 8. Ackerman of the New York firm of Ackerman & Ross, architects of the new municipal library building, has been in the city for several days, and this after- noon had an extended conference with Mr, Bernard R. Green, who 1s the superin- tendent of construction of the proposed structure. Mr. Ackerman brought with him the revised plans of the building and has shown them to the members of the library commission, with whom they will be de- posited. Mr. Ackerman will leave for New York this evening. ——— Naval Orders. Lieut. D. EH. Dismukes has been transfer- red from the MacKenzie to the Panther; Lieut. W. L. Burdick ordered home; Assist- ant Surgeon F. R. Bogan, from the Wabash to the Scorpion; Lieut. Commander W. A. Marshall, from the Resolute to the Scor- pion; Lieut. A. S. Rogers, from the bureau of equipment to the torpedo station at Pen- sacola, Fla.; Lieut. J. I. Cooper, to the Marblehead; Lieut. H. N. Chandler, from the MacKenzie to the Scorpion; Lieut. C. N. Offiey, from the New York to the Scorpion; Assistant Paymaster D. Tiffany to naval station at Cavite; Assistant Paymaster J. R. Sanford to duty as paymaster marine battalion; Assistant Surgeon T. M. Liptitt to the Baltimore; Assistant Sargeon F. M. Furlong to the Oregon; Lieut. G. H. Mat- thews to the Monterey; Assistant Surgeon D. G. Beebe, from the Monadnock to the Bennington; Capt. J. MeDowsn, from the Monterey to the command of the Monad- nock; Ensign J. H. Holden, from the Ore- gon to the naval station at Cavite; Com- mander B. H. C. Leutge, from the Monad- nock to command of the Monterey; Assist- ant Surgeon J. C. Thompson, from the Bal- timore to the Castine. Smith, erdnance depart- ment, has been ordered from this city to the Sandy Hook proving ground, on business pertaining to the consttuction and test of cannon, Major Geo. R. Greenough, 7th Artillery; Capt. William F. Lippitt,.jr., assistant sur- geon; Capt. Montgomery M. Macomb, 7th Artillery; Capt. Edward L. Munson, assist- ant surgeon; Capt. John B. McDonald, United States. Cavalry, aa First Tiesto ant Clint C. » 7th Artillery, have been appointed a board to meet in this city for the examination of such persons desig- nated for appointment as second Heutenant in the army as may be ordered before it. Second Lieut. Henry W. Stamford, U. 8. V. Signal Corps, has been ordered from New York city to Fort Myer, Va., for duty. Acting Assistant Surgeop D. B. Hartin- er, U.S Ay has been 0: dered: from New t of his con! dleport, lo, for annul- ———__+—__ Retirement of Guatemalan Bonds. Minister Hunter advises the Btate De- partment from Guatemala of the extension of 18 for pregent Guatemala is retirmg ‘Oe which Oct Sl next, Hospital Ships Soon to Leave for Manila. WILL CARRY CARGOES OF SUPPLIES How the Medical Department is Looking After the Troops. DELICACIES FOR INVALIDS The hospital ship Relief, belonging to the medical department of the army, which re- cently arrived at San F co with sick soldiers aboard, will sail for Manila about the 28th of month, with load of medical supplies and twenty fe The hospital ship Missouri, which nurses. is now being refitted in New York, will sail about the end of this mon’ a Suez, for Manila. She also will carry a big ¢ medical supplies and a detachment of the hospital corps, numbering 150 men. Surgeon General Sternberg, at the hez of the medical department of the ary said today that medical officers in Philippines and the hospitals at Manila now have the greatest abund: e Of medi- cines and supplies. Reinforce s of sup- plies are consiantly going forward, and the olficers also have e funds with which to purcha: be neeued in There which the supplies ace sent, a tributes them to the regime and the hosjtt Whe supplies are in ts country ical depots cisco. There are two large he another at the Cavite Valescent hospital on Cc the entrance to Ma there are cots and in ai that the hospital raciiues can be expan almost without limit Lo meet any Gemand made upon them. The number of by the oticers of New York and San ais in Manila, ui and gidor Is: on duty in the Philippines ar ers to pro- ceed there for au - about 200. This includes acun rgeons, who are employed from private life, volun- teer medical o: s of the reg- 7 of is a further ¢ emale trained nurse Surgeon General Sternberg says that the medical service has been adequate at all Umes during the Philippine outbri and is being increased to meet the demands which may naturaily be m the increased army in Luz which will go to the P recent enlistment of men will carry i complement of medical officers ww Swe force already on the scene of hostiliti A Recent Requisition. An idea can be obtained uf the amount of medical supplies required for the troops in the Philippines from a recent requ! which was made by the ranking medical officer at Mania and which has been filied. These were some of the 540 items in the Est: 10,000,000 tablets of quinine, 7,500,000 grains of quinine, 20 tons of Epsom salts, 5,00) bottles of paregorie, 3,000 bottles of iodoform dressing and 8,0 bottles of col- iodium, of chloroform and 2,- 5) tins of ether, 1 s of two kinds of bismuth, 7,000 bottles of alcohol and 10,- 00 quart-bottles of whisky The mustard plasters are containing each four of plaster, and there were 0) yards of plaster, as well as 3,000 yards of adhesive plaster. There were 600,000 compound ca- thartic pills, 1,000,000 tabiets of strychnine, 1d as a tonic; 1,600,000 tablets of salicy- late of soda for rheumatism, 625,000 tablets of salol for typhoid fever. An immense quantity of bandages for wounded men went in that order. There were 50,000 yards of plain gauze, 5,000 yards of unbleached muslin, 50,000 steril- ized bandages, 4,000 pounds of absorbent cotton, 96,000 Toller bandages. The order included 5,000 pieces of each kind of crock- ery and cutlery necessary to equip the hospital tables and 500 lanterns for use in tents. Other orders will be sent as fast as requisitions come in, Food for the Sick. ‘The commissary branch of the army fur- nishes the food supplies for the sick men upon requisition of the medical depart- ment. It is said that the sick soldiers at Manila can have every delicacy they want. An allowance of 40 cents a day 1s made for each sick soldier. ‘This is for his food alone; his medicine not being charged to him. The money allowances of many men are taken in a lump sum, and with it the surgeon in charge purchases whatever is necessary for the men under his care. It stands to reason, of course, that a man with typhoid fever, who is allowed only a little milk, could not use his 40 cents a day. The balance of his allowance goes into the general fund, and by its use the soldiers who need dainties can have them. The men are given chickens, milk, fine canned soups, ginger ale, fresh lamb and beef, good vegetables, when they are able to éat them, and, in fact, anything which a sick man or a convalescent should have. The articles which are bought for this use are supplied to the men at the whole- sale cost price which the government pays in New York or San Francisco for their purchase. The two hospital ships will continue in service, and bring back to New York or San Francisco men whose condition ne- cessitates their removal to another climate. —____+0+_____—_. FOUGHT FOR EIGHTEEN HOURS. carried in tins, Decisive Battle Won by the Venezue- lan Government Troops. United States Minister Russell at Caracas has informed the State Department that the insurgent faction, under Gen. Cipriano Cas- tro, in the state of Los Andes, Venezuela, was completely defeated by the govern- ment troops in a bloody battle, which lasted eighteen hours. The loss of the insurgents is placed at 800 killed and wounded, and that of the government forces at 300. The minister says thdt this is the end of the disturbances in Los Andes, which is the only state where trouble existed. ——+e. Representative Babcock Here. Representative Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman of the republican congressional committee, is in the city. He arrived last night and will remain here several days. —_—_0+_<_ Coming as Secretary of Legation. Minister Russell at Caracas reports to the State Department that Mr. Jacob Pimental has been appointed secretary of the Vene- zuelau legation at Washington, and will gail from La Guayra on the 22d instant on the steamer Carcaras for New York. ———_—_-o-+____. Iquitos, Peru, Reopened. ‘The State Department has received word from Minister Bailey that the port of Iqui- tes, Peru, which has been cldsed since June 2 last, because of “a seditious movement,” has been formally reopened to foreign com- merce, : If You Miss The Star. anything that might | anceues. |FQR SICK SOLDIERS) STILL UNDER SURVEILLANCE Mrs. Perot May Yet Be Brought Back for Trial. State Department Will Leave the Matter Entirely to the Mary- land Authorities, LONDON, August 17.—Mrs. Wm. ¥. Perot of Baltimore is still hei aiting extra- dition proceedings, as the result of her ab- duction of her daughter Gladys from the care of a Maryland court. These proceed- ings, it now appears, are not to be dropped, but wilt be continued on Tuesday next. Counsel for Mrs. Perot said to a reporter of the Associated Press today: “No reply has been recetved to the a stay of the The case is not ended ct important developments.” till watching her if she ca- bled request for proc edin Perot attempted to country. > Gauit aid that her grand- ister ts the extradition of to be carried out, pite of ent of the » the extent ver to the et mutual agree- ng parties. to th the « well offi ceedings would nv. Low ld be m red that np aving to to Gov. wishes as to w edings should be taken will be carried -— AT BLUEFIELDS. ament on Gen, Estendo's Resigention and Attitude. Minister Correa of Nicaragua, when ask- ed te rning the report of the forced res n of Gen. Esirada, in com- mand is, and the probabili this h arose while he was in Nic- , and which were amicably settied the time after a personal conference b tween him and Gen. rada. The min- ister dismisses the suggestion that Estrada will head a revolution, and says the latter is thoroughly loyal to the Zelaya govern- nd that in any event there is an in- significant military force and no arms in the Bluefields district. The State Depart- ment tikes the same view, that there is zoftiing: to indicate another crisis at Blue- It app. have be ars that quite s affairs in that locality pirited of late. Gen. Es trada hosen to take command at Bluefi ‘ecause he is one of the chief military me. of the country, and it was hoped he wov.1 settle the trouble growing out of the double assessment against cer- tain American “itizens residing there. But the assessment proceeded, and the Nicar- agua authorities felt that Gen, Estrada should have restrained his subordinate, Col. Torres, in the radical measures adopt- ed. A rather sharp letter was sent to Gen. Estrada concerning Ms course. He is a blunt old soldier, and he took umbrage at this. He therefore signed a blank sheet of paper. and sent it by his brother to the apital, there to be filled in as a resigna tion. Learning of this President Ze took steps to overcome Gen. Estrada’s wounded feeling. Minister Correa happen- ed to be at the capital and was asked to visit Estrada. The visit was made, and Mr. Correa came away with assurances from Gen. Estrada that the resignation would not be urged. He also told Gen. Es- trada that in case it was presented by the brother, President Zelaya would refuse to accept it. The most amicable feeling was brought about as a result of the confer- ence, and there has been no saggestion since then that Gen. Estrada would be forced to resign. There is no Idea that a revolt could be started at Bluefields with any chance of success, owing to the precautions which have been taken there. The former revo- lutionary leader, Gen. Reis, has moved to Colombia, where he is conducting a banana plantation. He had at Bluetields about 700 of the latest pattern of Mauser rifles and two rapid-fire field guns, sent to him from the United States, when he was civil governor of Bluefields and was preparing to repulse any movement from Costa Rica. But after his removal to Colombia the Nic- araguan government took care that this supply of Mauser. rifles and field guns should be removed from Bluefields far into the interior, so that there are now no arms available there. The military force has also been scattered, —_—___+-0+__ AVOIDING OVERT ACTS. Jiminez Careful to Violate the Neutrality Laws. It is said that if the reports from Havana are correct that Gen. Jiminez will leave Cuba in a private capacity, accompanied by one or two friends, unarmed and without apparent purpose to engage in a hostile demonstration against San Domingo, it will be exceedingly difficult to bring the party within the operation of the United States neutrality laws. These laws deal with overt acts, and, according to the reports from Cuba, Gen. Jiminez is carefully shaping his movements so as to avoid overt acts and thus’ keep himself outside the pale of the American laws. + 2+___— Commerce of Abecibo. From October 14, 1898, to June 30, 1899, the little port of Arecibo, Porto Rico, did a very thriving business, according to a statement made today by the War Depart- ment. The total of imports at that port during the period mentioned was $302,994, while the total of exports was $695,388. Of the amount imported the United States fur- Gen. nished $100,154 worth; Canada, worth; United Kingdom, $6 France, $238 worth; German; ; Holland, $2,252 worth; Spain, $14,- worth, and Belgium, $4,700 worth. The jest exports went to France, and were mainly coffee. Of that article France took $472,778 worth. The other countries shar- ing in the exports of the port were: United States to the amount of $183,228; Germany, $17,063, and Spain to the amount of $12,284. Personal Mention. Mr. O. M. Mather has resigned his post® tion as clerk in the War Department to enter upon the practice of law at Hodgins- ville, Ky. Mr. J. H. Altemus has returned to the city after a sojourn at Onset, Mass.; Dykers Heights, N. Y., and Atlantic City. Mr. H. Morse Thatcher of 1016 D street northeast has gone to Frederick City, Md., where he will spend his annual vacation. Mr. Henry E. Davis, United States at- torney for the District of Columbia, left this afternoon for a trip to Saratoga and Buffalo. At the latter city he will attend the meeting of the American Bar Associa- tion. Mr. Francis Nye, private secret: to District Commissioner Ross, returned to the city this morning from Atlantic City, where he has been spending a part of his wwacation, $+ —__—_. ‘The Gold Certificates, Subscribers who experience any difficulty | ‘Washington bankers have secured $1,078,- in receiving The Star, caused by the B00 of the gold certificates issued by the 544.5, S is Please report | treasury. The total issue to date is $17,- IN DREYFUS’ FAVOR Picquat and Bertullus Testify Today, > BOTH BELIEVE HIM INNOCENT Why Prisoner Could Not Have Written Bordereau. MME. HENRY. DEFIES BERTULLUS London CorrespondentsThink Court Will Find Dreyfus Guilty. ——_— NAILED ANOTHER FORGERY RE! 38, August 17.—With the usual at~ tendance and without any noteworthy in- cidents the second trial by court-martial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of the artillery, charged with treason, was resumed this morning in the Lycee. Previous to the opening of the proceed= ings it became known that Maitre Labori, eading counsel for Dreyfus, who shot n the back from ambush Monday, was slightiy worse today. His phyriclans have not yet extracted the bullet, his fever cone tinues to increase, and it is not believed he will be able to attend court Monday. Con- sequently Maitre Monard, counsel for the Dreyfus family before the court of cassae tion in the trial revision proceedings, has been summoned to replace M. Labor unti? such time as the latter is able to resume conduct of the case. M. Monard is expected to appear in court tomorrow. Although he is a poor substitute for the brilliant, ener- getic Labort, it is hoped his presence wilP strengthen the defe se. Friends prevented Maitre Albert Clemen= ceau from coming to the assistance of Dreys fus, as planned immediately after the ate tempted assassination of M. Labori, However, in spite of the difficulties en- countered by the defense, today’s session of the court opened with brighter prospects for the prisoner, as M. Demange of counse? for the defense, evidently came primed with questions to be put to Gen. Roget. The late ter resumed his deposition on the opening of the court, dealing with the theft of Es- terhazy’s letters from Mademoiselle Pays. A number of counsel’s shots struck the bulls’-eye and made the general squirm in h Unfortunately, M. Demange is not seat. yet in a position to go thoroughly over the whole ground of this witness’ deposition, Gen. Roget will probably be recalled to the stand later. Gen. Roget Annoyed, Gen, Roget was unable to conceal his an= noyance and anger when M. Demange scored. The witness’ fingers twitched ner= vously, and he frequently turned for conso+ lation toward Gens. Billot and Zurlinden, former ministers of war, who occupied the witnesses’ seats behind him. The genera} also threw glances of savage resentment at the audience when, as happened several} times, suppressed titters went around the court room when M. Demange cornered him. Finally Gen. Roget became quite red in the face and answered M. Demange in @ hollow voice, contrasting strangely with his confident tone of yesterday. Then came a witness who proved to be @ splendid reinforcement for Dreyfus. It wag M. Bertullus, the examining magistrate who recéived the late Lieut. Col. Henry's confession of forgery. In almost inaudible tones, owing to hoarseness, M. Bertullus gave his testi« mony, which was a veritable speech for the defense. Coming from a man of the high legal reputation of M. Bertullus this evidence raised the hopes of the Dreyfus- ards immensely, and it apparently made @ deep impression on the members of the court. M. Jaures, the socialist leader, who was among those present in court, remarked, on the conclusion of the magistrate’s testi- mony: ‘This is the first time the truth and the whole truth has been told before the judges.” Dreyfus displayed the keenest interest in the statements of M. Bertullus, seeming completely absorbed in his words and straining forward to catch every syllable. After a brief confrontation of M. Bertul- lus and Mme. Henry, widow of Lieut. Cok Henry, Col. Picquart, former chief of the intelligence bureau of the war office, was called. He gave his evidence in a loud, resonant voice and created a profound im- pression. The Testimony in Detail. The following is the testimony in detafl General Roget, on resuming his testt= mony, criticised the surveillance inaugu- rated by Colonel Picquart over Lieutenant Colonel Henry. This surveillance, he said, lasted several months and included the in-' tercepting of letters addressed to Ester- hazy. ‘There had also been searches of Henry’s house during his absence. All, these measures, the witness asserted, were carried out without the authority of the minister of war, who was not even in-. formed of them. Moreover, he asserted, the investigations were carried on at the expense of the secret service fund. The witness algo objected to Colonel Picquart’s methods of watching Mme Pays. In regard to Esterhazy General Roget ad- itted the former was a gimbler and am immoral character. But, he asserted: “While I have acknowledged his litde/ failings, I nevertheless maintain he has) been the victim of abominable persecution.” | General Roget next spoke of the arrest at; Belfort of Quenelli, declaring that Picquart cooked up the allegations of spying againat’ Quenelii in order to attract to himself the| approval of his superiors. i