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2 N him pay that amount and distress him for same. Be sute and not for- get to attend to this. We are all in-| terested in not being placed in- this false position any longer since the{ examiners do not seem to appreciate | the sacrifices we make in our posi- | tion. If you prefer not to have it ap-| pear among your stocks and bonds | let Jenkins give his note for the| $142,000 at 6 per cent interest, pay- | able when coupons mature December | 1 and June 1, and held the -bonds as | collateral. Only take it off . from father’s name and it better first pass through your stock and bond account | and then info your bills receivable. | I have to-day written to Farnum | suggesting ‘he ask his board to take i‘ two notes from usj ome of A. F.| Johns, payable thirty days after de- mand for one hundred thousand dol- | lars at 6 per cent interest, payable | semi-annually, secured by these 140 | —ater bonds and the indorsement of | the Pacific; second, of A.- L. Jenkins | for fifty thousand dollars, same chir- | acter as the preceding one, secured by the 66 Valley siréet. bonds and our indorsement. - These would make | two good loans and would cut down | the deposit account with us by one| hundred and fifty thousand dollars; then on our books we could credit up the sale of a one hundred taousan of one and fifty thousand of the other, leaving our ‘apparent holding | of these securities only 42 plus 16.or| 58 in the place of 142 plus 66 or 208. | You see wé would, as- it were, sell ta| Johns one hundred thousand. of th bonds, - but would -agiee to deposit our other forty-two ascollateral on | his notes and indorse his notes for| him and the same to Jénkins and we | would so notify them ‘if ‘necessary. This would make two good loans for | the P. H. S. B. and reduce their-de- | posit with us by $150,000. . If this | is feasible it should b: done, -but un-| less Farnum speaks ‘to -you about it | you better not mentzon it to him, and { even -then you better. not say. I dis-t cussed .it with you. In the event| this should go throughiat the P. H. S. B., I must have the bonds rétursed | from the Chemical fo you &nd ‘then | you better send me the Mohawks that | I will leave with them. ."Whenever | you begin closing up on D. remem ber you must send me other good bills. receivable to substitute in the Republic and U. S. National for the Riverside paper left there;.and you better send it a little ahead. They will not care to hold paper of an in- stitution in trouble, such as his| would be. . It looks bad fcr-so many | of our officers to be away so long and people ask how we can boti be away. I learn here that- Murphy snd other San Francisco. banks allow in- terest on: bankers’ ' deposits, and I think you better do the seme. It is folly for us to allow these deposits to tloat away from us, as we have al- ways done.” Your loving brother, FRANK. | P. S8.—If only our health.holds out and you can peg along a- while | yet, I think we will relieve you in | one way or another, gradually. In regard to the Motor road, you under- stand our position. The Motor prop- osition is not a Riverside matter. You need not feel uneasy about that road. It is valuable and will bring us a good price, whether sold to the Southern Pacific, the A. P. or the Denver and Rio Grande. We were seemingly beaten in the suit, by the S. P. probably corrupting the court, | but it does not, after all, seriously affect us. . Huntington himself told D. ke would see him in Riverside in November and examine the road and purchase it for what he thought it| ~worth, and admitted he considered | our controlling interest worth $200.-‘ 000, and Stubbs has said they would | pay - $225,000 for it. They do not| know what we are doing here and | they may think that we have piles} of money. The things for us to do| are to keep mum, push. ~head .and | waic for our opportunity. Do not ad- | mit anything. Do not put anything in writing. We are forever through | with the Spencers. Let us try to get| them scattered. In @ue time Pa will . ‘return and-sell his house and go to | the Baldwin to live. :Let us gradu- ‘ally get John .to go to some other .city, Seattle or Honolulu; or Japan, | and thus decentralize their forces, | and one of these days weé may move the rest. b I never lose sight for a moment the fact that what we need first is money, money, money, to straighten | up our business matters. Xeep ev-| erything in here confidential. Your loving brother, ° FRANK. TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE FOR_DR. McDONALD. - Frank McDonald was ' not content with the crime of planning a. manipula- - tion of the Pacifip Bank books, and the theft of $142,000 to save his father. The elder McDonald was not ..satisfled to have his sons steal enough'to make him’ ADVERTISEMENTS. - Pears’ It is 2 wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. : 5 No harm! It leaves the skin soft like a baby’s; no alkali in it, nothing - but soap. The harm is done by alkali. :Still more harm is done by not washing. So, bad soap is better than . none. : What is bad soap? Im- perfectly made; the ‘fat and alkali not well bal anced or not combined. What 1s. good -soap ? Pears’. 3 il ) u o 1L gl eepssiaby droguists 1 | sioners he wouid turn over even on. the books of the crumbling bank. The old man had in Norfolk £1 immensely valuable piece of property that he promised the Bank Commis- for the benefit of the depositors who had been robbed. This land the old man and his sons determined to keep for themselves and even to make the depositors of the Pacific Bank pay the taxes. Having done this, Dick McDonald was com- ‘manded to take $2000 more from the Pacific Bank and place it to the credit of his father for his personal, private use. This command was given in the following letter: NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 1802. Pear Brother—Father has been M many calls on his pocket having since here, and has just had to pay taxes in Norfolk, that his funds have run low in spite of what he has collected in. So you will please have $2000 placed to_his credit in the Bank of Commerce here for his use, where he keeps a small personal account. We all hope thfs week to make the electric matter come to a head one way or the other. Your lovlrg brother, RANK. MANIPULATING THE JOHN BROWN COLONY. As an indication of good faith and also of the interesting fact that Frank s to-deceive, the following tele- gram was sent on September 8, 1892: Johns has to-c closed option on 4000 on John Brown Colony with de- sponsible parties, they agreeing r 1 and pay all notes and mort- gages and give us $75,000 for our equi- ties. i F N The Call will continue to-morrow morning the presentation of the letters of Frank McDonald. As the time drew near the end of the financial life of the two banks the letters of Frank related more intimately fo the gigantic scheme of the bank wreckers. The Call will show particularly to-morrow the rela- jon that existed between W. H. H. Hart, who was then Attorney General, and the McDonalds. CLEVER BOXING AT THE MERCHANTS' CLUB TWO KNOCKOUTS AND A DRAW WAS THE RECORD. Pat Lynch Defeated by Frank Mc- Donald in a Speedy Battle of Six Rounds. Two knockouts in the three bouts was the excellent entertainment which the Merchants' Athletic. Club presented the large crowd of lovers of the manly art which filled the rooms of the club on Davis street last evening. The club Is comparatively new, but ever since its or- zanization has been making friends and is rapidly becoming one of the best liked associations of its kind in the city. The principal event last night was an eight-round go between Jack McDonald of . the Princeton Athletic Club and Pat Lynch, the champlon of the Excelsior Chib. It was refereed by Joe Rea. A right cross on the pomnt of the *»w laid Lynch out in the Throughout the bout- the fighting was fast and furiou: both- men receiving considerable punis| ment. McDonald had a trifle the best of it during all of the rounds, using short- arm body blows with great effect. | | Julius Tillman of the Merchants' Club | knocked out Charles Emmons of the same club in the second round of the four- rouhd bout, which ovnened the evening's entertainment. Emmons when he entered the ring, and was out of the fight from tne ‘start. of: Stockton and * ung Jeffries” of San Francisco fought six draw. “Biily”” Jordan acted as master of cere- monies, and incidentally made a political speech 'in_his own behalf. denry Martin, the Republican candidate for Sheriff.and Edward Bweeney, candidate for Police Judge, were called unon and made short talks. The San Prancisco Aflletic Club:gave a decidedly interesting fistic entertainment Wednesday evening at its club rooms on Sixth street. After the members hdd wit- nessed several prelim'nary. bouts the events of the evening were ushered in. The first was a six-round bout be- tween Billy Deane and Billy Condon, which terminated in a draw. The last event was to have been an eight-round contest between J. Webster, an old-time boxer, and A. H. Vaughan, a rising star in pugilism. Vaughan smoth- ered his ' opponent with right and left punches which came from no particular Jlace, and in the middle of the second round the police stopped the mill and the referee awarded the fight to Vaughan. THE PRIEST AND THE POLITIGIAN By ALICE RIX In Next Sunday's Gall. BIGGY MANDAMUSED. Two Writs Asked For to Compel Him to Perform Specific Acts. Two petitions for alternate writs of mandate to compel Registrar Biggy to perform specific acts which he has re- fused to perform were filed yesterday. Finlay Cook, Democratic, People’s Par- ty and Non-Partisan candidate for Police Judge, asks that the Registrar be com- pelled to send sample ballots to all voters of San Framcisco contalning the fact that he is a nominee of the Citizens’ Non-Par- tisan party. Through some error when the sawmple -ballots were issued it was found that Cook’s nomination by the Non- Partlsan party did not appear. He de- manded that new ballots be issued with the correction, but Biggy, notwithstand- ing the fact that the Hlection Commis- sioners autorized the issuance of new bal- lots, refused to do as directed. Hence the action for a writ of mandate. Charfes H., Murray has mandamused the Registrar to compel him to place his name on the register that he may not be deprived of the right of suffrage on No- vember 8. Murray states that during the months set aside for registration he was on the high seas a§ an engineer on the United States transpbrt Senator. On his return the Registrar refused to place his mame on the register, thereby denying him the right to vote.” The writ will be heard by Judge Dunne to-day. Kane After Bacon Place. . Secretary Kane of the Society for the | Prevention of Vice is still actively at work attempting to close Bacon place and prove to Chief Lees that he can do it without *. any assistance. Warrants have. been sworn out for a num- ber of the inmates of the houses and . also for the men who let them. BSeyeral of the women were ar- rested Wednesday night and last evening. Irene Waddel and Marcel.a Delordie were taken to the California street police sta- tion and charged with vagrancy. Joseph Michael and Robert C. Clapp were also arrested and booked for letting tenements for immoral purposes. —————— Says His Son Could Hear. John Sherman, the father of Abe Sher- man, the deaf mute, whose teachers re- cently discovered that he could hear, says the boy could hear and talk up to the time hé was 2 years old. He fell off a latform when about 2 years old and in- ured his tongue. A swelling came in the ‘mouth of the ¢hild, and on account of this ‘he was not able to'talk for a long time. He did not know the child had regained his speech until the teacher of the insti- tution told him. —_— e The Heinrichs To-Night. Mr. and Mrs. Max Heinrich and their daughter Julia will give their last even. ing recital in this city at the Young Men's Christian Assoclation auditorfum to-night. The programme will include many novel- . Hilde- ties in song, and as the prices are popu- a Miller, Liz- lar the house should be-packed. The last | pla Ar] Mamie Hilde- Heinrich recital will take place at the |'}rand, ‘Maggle Conolly, Edith Herman, AT hall to-morrow afternoon at 3| Caroline Fenstumacher, Hattle Bremmer, ————————— Adventures of one of tne survivors of a whaler wrecked on Hawaii 1829 in next Sunday’s Call. acted queerly | Joe Gaglardo | rapld rounds to a| | | | of politics. in | Geor, Bt Sigiian abier Tohe MAGUIRE 1S THE - ONLY BURNING -~ CAMPAIGN [SSUE Budd Relegates Other Subjects to the Rear. FUSION RALLIES IN ALAMEDA MAGUIRE DECLARES SILVER QUESTION IS STILL ALIVE. The Judge Thinks Henry T. Gage Is in Too Great a Euwrry to Get to the Top. OAKYLAND, Nov. 8.—The union forces held two rallies to-day. This afternoon Judge Maguire spoke to a gathering at San Leandro. To-night the Democratic standard bearers occupied the Exposition building. The building was well filled when Seth Mann introduced R. M. Fitzgerald as chairman. In a brief speech he intro- duced J. Aubrey Jones, fusion candidate for Congress. He said that the economic, commercial and industrial conditions of the country are not right and can only be remedied by electing a Congress that will entirely change the financial methods Dow in vogue. : Governor Budd was the next. speaker. He was very enthusiastically received. He said: “What is the issue in this campaign? There is but one. Maguire is the issue, of the Democracy, the Populists, the Sil- ver Republicans and of the people. “Al- lied against him the Republican party | presents as an issue everything that is| opposed to him. Every bank, every trust, every newspaper controlled by them is the enemy of Maguire in this campaign. Judge Maguire in Congress for four years | fought the Southern Pacific and its allied forces and caused Congress a year or so | ago to kill the relundinE Dbill. And he did | this, not for Maguire, but for the | of Calitornia.” = Feis In referring to single tax Governor{ Budd said that under the constitution of the State single tax could not be inaugu- rated. “The only single ‘tacks,’ he said, | are those upon which our political oppo- nents are now sitting.” J/he Governor re- | viewed Mr. Maguire’s political and official career and declared he is the only man in the State who can keep the railroad out d He said the railroad was anx- | ious to beat Maguire so that if a State Equalizer should die or a Railroad .Com- | missioner should die he should not ap- | oint their successor. He closed by re- | erring to-the increased majorities given M:-Svpxre at the last three elections and | predicting his success next week. | Judge guire was next introduced. He was received with a_rousing cheer. “I shall not attempt,” he sald “to discuss | the issues of the campaign. This con- | test, as it progresses, develops into a con- test’ between tne monopolies on one side and the people who want equal rights on | the other. We are told the silver ques- tion is dead. It is mot. It will never settled until it is settled rightly. We| stand where we stood in 18%. My Democ- racy has been questioned by the Republi- cas, I am sorry that I have not pleased | them because i think Democracy is good | enough for all.’ | Mr. Maguire then reviewed his career, giving in _detail his official acts, holding and arguing therefrom that his’ Democ: racy .seemed e satisfactory to his party, and that all he cared about, “I’think Mr. Gage is in a hurry,’” said Mr. Maguire. “He wants to begin “his| political career in the university instead | of in the primary school. have been | through all the grades and now I want to | be Governor. Mr. Gage should begin as I did, at the Assembly, and work his way | upward. 1 would advise him to let this | campaign go by default.” The speaked closed with extended re-| marks on the Pacine railroads bill. Re- | ferring to the single tax Mr. Maguire said that it is yet in its academic or edu- cational stage and has not been taken up by any party in this campaign. Senator White spoke briefly. “I know both of the candidates for Governor,” he said, “and I know them well. I respect them both. But you must choose between an untried man and one who has gone through the fire and is true. Both are my | personal friends, but 1 have no difficulty | in making my cuoice, and I unhesitat- ingly say that you should make Mr. Ma- guire your next Governor. You know by is past that you can trust him. He has acted consclentiously in every office he has held and is worthy of your support.” E. L. Hutchison closed the meeting with a brief addre 8 GERMANY TO PLANT A COLONY IN TRIPOLI Concession Granted by the Sultan During the Kaiser’s Visit to Constantinople. LONDON, Nov. 4—The - Constanti- nople correspondent of the Standard says: “Emperor William’s visit to Constan- tinople has resulted in an agreement with the Sultan whereby the latter gives the Kaiser the right to plant a large German colony along the whole frontier of Tripoli. This arrangement will protect the Sultan against French encroachment across the Tripoll-Tunis frontier, and will avoid granting a con- cession in Asia Minor, which would in- duce Russia to demand compensation.” et e, TRANSPORT PANAMA TURNS UP ALL RIGHT Arrives at Hdavana and Lands Seve- ral Passengers—Many Sick Men on Board. HAVANA, Nov. 3.—The transport Panama, from Santiago, fears for’ whose safety had been entertained, ar- rived here to-day at 9 a. m. and landed fseven American passengers, including some military officers. She left Ha- vana at about 10 a. m., her destination, apparently, being New York. It is reported that the Panama has about 400 sick men on board. Bishop of Honolulu Dead. LONDON, Nov. 3—Rev. Dr. 'Thomas Nettleship Staley, Bishop of Honolulu from 1861 to 1870, is dead. He visited the United States in 1865. gtk Tllness of the Pope. LONDON, Nov. 3.—A special dispatch from Rome says the Pope is ill and that his physician, Dr, Lapponi, has been'| summoned. . ———— Welcome for a Naval Hero. Mrs. Rosina Ables entertained a num- ber of her friends at her residence last Saturday evening in honor of the home- coming of her son, Peter Ables, late of the United States auxiliary cruiser Yale. The house and banquet table were hand-| somely decorated with flowers and ferns, .and the evening was spent in dancing: and. llsAtenln' ttohmumc.”ent # M mo! T were: s Mrs. J’:feph °A‘?-1,pur. angd lgfs. Rolfs, ii‘rd and Mrs. George Fenstumacher, Mr. and M Henry Ables, Mrs. Rzale lflllfr. Eét‘i’tthml'!al!h LcmnABnm; mer, nie nol i TS, Si¥ Rotts, “Charles ~ Rorke, James Lynon, mumhnx’¥:‘q ‘l;r & " Herman, Pete Ablea. | Sixth at Santiago. € | ter part of August and reported about | through the site. 1 The sick were in .| nurses, sick, but the sickness THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1898. \EN PERSIED “NFLTH Mo O DESTITUTION Horrible Conditions at Fort Thomas. BRUTALITY IN HOSPITALS PATIENTS CHOKED BY MAJOR HUBBARD. Army Officer Testifies That in Some Cases the Sick Volunteers Were Actually Fly- blown. Special Dispatch to The Call. CINCINNATI, Nov. 3 —General Dodge, Colonel Sexton and Dr. Connor of the War Investigation Commission reached Fort Thomas, Ky., at 10 a. m. In company with Major Hall, the sur- geon in charge of the hospltals at that place, the Commissioners proceeded on a tour of inspection of the hospitals. They also inspected the camp of the Sixth Regiment, which is in tents on the grounds adjoining the hospitals. This regiment was cut to pieces in the Santiago campaign and has Bince been recruited. General Dodge put many questions to the patients concerning their treat- ment, but found no one complaining. He was especially interested in those transported the previous day from Lex- ington. They were all in good splrits and apparently not affected by the rail- road journey. The inspection of the camp was . thorough. At the dinner hour General Dodge and Colonel Sexton went to the mess tents and inspected the food. A call was also made on General Egbert, who commanded the The afternoon session was occupied in hearing three witnesses, mostly on the condition of the division hospital at Chickamauga. The first was Major E. F. Helburn of the Second Kentucky, now. mustered out. The death list of his regiment, he stated, was twenty- six, most of whom died at home on fur- lough. The sickness in Chickamauga increased very rapidly. He knew that there was a shortage of cots in the hos- pitals, as well as of tents. In answer to questions by Dr. Connor, he stated that he served on a commission ap- pointed on account of a complaint of the colonel of the First Arkansas to investigate the division hospital. Dr. Ward, the witness and Major Johnson formed the commission. This commission was appointed in the lat- September 5. * The patients were then being remoyed to the hospital and the hospital was in a chaotic condition. The sinks were as close as ten feet from the wards and were in an unclean condition. There was a - Clglrlpms ground where other refuse'was thrown.. There was a gully running right fairly good condition. ~ The committee examined two or three hundred wit- nesses, including commander, chap- lain, privates, hospital corps, nurses and visitors. The committee concluded that at first the hospital was in a bad condition, but it got better, and during Major Smith’s control it was in good condition. ~ The commiftee found that the cause for its bad condition ‘arose from the fact that it was not intended to be more than a temporary hospital, but the sick Increased so rapidly that it was overcrowded. Anotgar cause was the incompetency of men detailed from regiments for nurses. In many regiments the most worthless men were detailed for that duty. The detail was made according to regulation. . The fault was not of the medical depart- ment, but of the system. The committee found unnecessary suffering because of lack of tents and cots, so that the patients were exposed to the rain and compelled to lie on the ground. This was the fault of the quartermaster’s department. Requisi- tions were not filled for from two to ten days, and in some instances were not filled at all. ; When asked ' if there were many deaths resulting from , these neglects he said there was an order from Dr. Hoft to Major Smith to send fifty of the worst patients to Sternberg Hospital. Of these two died in a short time afier the removal. It was claimed by Dr. Hoff that the order was to send fifty patients, and not fifty. of the worst pa- tients. duced. The witness admitted that he would not charge these deaths to neg- lect, but to want of judgiaent in send- ing men out not fit to bear the fatigue. The only complaint against the med- ical corps was in the case of one Major Hubbard, who required ..the sick to stand at “attention” while attending sick calls. The medical corps was not neglectful, but “was disheartened be- cause of inability to get supplies, medi- cine and proper nursing. S The witness cited an instance of a thermometer given to an orderly to be used for taking the temperature of pa- tients, and when asked for it the next day he said he did not kpnow what it was good for, and had given it away, As instances of neglect the witness sald his committee had much testimony that patients were allowed to remain filthy in their beds and were actually fly- blown, This neglect was chargeable to the nurses directly. The nurses were frequently changed, and the officers in charge were also frequently changed. Some were asked to resign and others broke down. The witness saw many patients on cots on the ground. The wards were not. floored until in August. The evidence before the committee showed that the medical officers were conscientious and did their utmost to remedy the evils prevailing in the hos- pitals, The witness read the statement of Major Smith and of Colonel Hoff, made to his committee. The former was a scathing arraignment of the in- efficiency of the supply department. Medicines, medical apparatus, ice and drinking water and other necessities were not furnished. He also complained bitterly of the incompetency of the In answer to a question by General Dodge the witness said he did not know at the time he made this investigation that the hospital commandant had any authority to purchase any medical and commissary supplies, and he did not think the commandant knew it, for all the medical corps complained of in- ability to get supplies. Speaking of the water supply being unwholesome, he said he eot his im- pression of its unwholesomeness from an order issued by the com der that all drinking water should be boiled. Colonel Hoff's statement before the committee dealt with a defense of the field hospital, which, he said, was orig- ipally intended to accommodate 200 e e sup rapidly and uncxpectedly that the sup- ply department was not able to meet P The original order was not pro- | the demand. Requisitions for supplies met many obstacles. The railro: were said to be-unable to carry goods. Then the equipment of the First Corps ‘before the Third was given as a rea- 'son why supplies could not be fur- nished. The witness, being asked his own opinion about the great amount of sick- ness at Chickamauga, said he thought that two-thirds of it was due to negli- gence of the men themselves. In his own command men whe were temper- ate and reasonably careful of their health keg)t healthy. Many of them drank stale beer after hot drills and would lie about, cooling off suddenly. There was a vast amount of unwhole- some food and drink sold by hucksters until they were prohibited. The witness cited the Eighth and Ninth New York Regiments, which had canteens, and he said almost the entire regiments were stricken by disease. This witness also read the statement of Captain Charles Price of the Second Kentucky, who told of hearing shrieks from the Ninth New York ward, and upon investigating he found _that Major Hubbard was trying to admin- ister medicine to a patient. The major was brutal. Price interfered and Hubbard said that was the only way to handle a patient. The only explanation he gave was that the patient refused to take the medicine. The reading was at this point inter- rupted by the appearance of Captain Price and he was examined. He testi- fled that on one occasion wheén he went to the hospital to see one of his men, who was ill with measles, he was in- formed that the patient had been de- tailed to carry water. The measles wards were crowded, the men being packed in like sardines. The same was true of the typhoid and malarial wards. The witness in describing the action of Major Bubbard said that he choked the patient and forcibly pressed him down on the cot. He then caugnt the pa- tient’s hands and wrenched them until the poor man shrieked with pain. At this point the witness said to Hub- bard: “I do not know your name or your rank, but this brutality must stop.” Hubbard did not stop, but said some- thing about showing a patient how to refuse to take medicine. Captain Price said he made it a point to go every day to the hospital to see about treatment of the men of-his com- pany and he found that in that way his men were not permitted to suffer. CAMP THOMAS UNFIT FOR A HUMAN ABODE WASHINGTON, Nov. 8-—Dr. M. Hartsuff, who was chief surgeon of the army at Camp Thomas from the 21st of April until the 27th of July last, was examined to-day by Colonel Denby of the War Investigating Commission concerning the conduct of the camp from a medical point of view. He criti- cized various features in the manage- ment of the camp, beginning with the location of some of the regiments. He saild the park was, upon general prin- ciples, a good camp ground, but that some of the regiments were located in swampy sections and others on rocky ground, where it was impossible to get the sinks of sufficient depth. In other cases the camp was poorly drained and in most instances the tents were too close together. He said the sites were selected by General Brooke, and not- withstanding his own ‘fosman as chief medical officer he had not been con- sulted in regard to the location. He had made a formal protest at the time, but it was not heeded. Dr. Hartsuff took positive ground against the establishment of division hospitals at the expense of the regi- ments. He said that the law for the organization of volunteer forces did not provide for the enlistment of a hospital corps, and as a consequence there was no force for the hospital work, and ‘the only way 'to get one was to transfer men from the volunteer force to the regular force. Often these men were not the most efficient. He thought a division or a field hospital was a neces- sity, but he did not think it should be built up, as at present, by taking sur- geons, stewards and ambulances from the regiments, but rather as an inde- pendent institution. He had found that the regimental surgeons and nurses transterred to the division hospital were not so capable of rendering good services, as many were quite useless. Furthermore, there was immense con- fusion In the hospital. It was, he said, a case of confusion worse confounded. “Do you,” asked Colonel Denby, “think the establishment of division hospitals a bad poliey?” “Very bad, as done,” witness. “Couldn’t you, as chief medical offi- cer, have controlled the matter?” he was next asked. “No, sir; it was an order of the Sec- retary of War, and under this order no regimental hospital = could be main- tained.” < He thought this order unfortunate, and said that in carrying it into. effect the work of caring for the sick was greatly interfered with and that no one was benefited by it. Dr. Hartsuff also expressed the opin- fon that the water supply of the camp was not good. He said that when the troops began to pour in the discovery was made with alarm that the supply was insufficient, and that he, General Brooke and others had set about to in- crease it. A hasty decision was rhade to take water from the Chickamauga River, but notwithstanding the in-take pipe was located about the mouth of the creck, draining the camp, he did not consider the water of the river whole- some and he had recommended even after the pipe line was established to meet the emergency that arrangements be made to extend the system 8o as to obtain water from Crawfish Spring. He said the men often insisted upon using surface water, which was nothing more than drainage from the camps. Another feature of the camp system which Dr.. Hartsuff criticized was that of allowing each regiment to have a refuse dump of its own. This had ren- dered the camp very objectionable from a hyglenic point of view. He had recommeded to General Brooke the cremation of the garbage. This recom- mendation had not been acted upon. In responded the response to @ question from Colonel Denby, the witness sald a medical of- ficer could not execute, but could only recommend. He attributed the faflure to adopt his recommendations to the confusion incident to preparation of the army for the field. Asgked if the vyolunteer army sur- geons under him were comuetent.‘a;. Hartsuff replied that some were, while others were not. The great difficulty had been to secure men of adminis- trative ability to conduct the hospitals. He thought there had been suffering because of this ignorance, and in- stanced one case in which he had found a big hospital practically out of food because some of the surgeons con- nected with it did not know how to ‘make a ration return. Summing up, Dr. Hartsuff said:. . “In my opinion, that sickness at Camp Thomas was due largely to the inexperience and in many cases the in- efficiency of the medical officers, and also to the inefficlency and inexperi- ence of line officers who 'did not fur- nish the support they’should have fur- nished to the medical department. The execution of any plan of operation rests largely with the line officers; the duties of surgeons being largely to make recommendations. They are theref unable to correct abuses themsel and must depend upon others to do that. - This applies to the officers of regiments, as well as to gen- eral officers.” > _ Dr. Hartsuff holds the rank of col- onel in the regular army, and is now S il <25 NEGROES N~ THE SOUTH REBELLIOUS Bloodshed Is Openly Threatened. TROUBLE ON ELECTION DAY WHITES TAKE SOME PRECAU- TIONARY MEASURES. ‘Where Strife of the Opposing Races Is Threatened There Is a Great Demand for Arms and Ammuniticn. Special Dispatch to The Call NEWBERN, N. C., Nov. 3.—This sec- tion is the center of negro domination in North Carolina, fifty-six offices in this city and county being held by blacks. Democrats have for "months been chafing under the yoke, but a clash has been avoided. The closing of the campaign, how- ever, brings a remarkable change in- duced by the incendiary methods of the negroes and their white Republican leaders. Every night for a week nesro mass-meetings have been held, and speakers, fired by the news of trouble in other sections of the State, have ad- vised every kind of lawlessness, even to bloodshed on election day. At a meeting of white citizens to-day a plan was suggested to seize the pub- lic halls and prevent further demon- strations. This was done, and no fur- ther meetings can be held by the blacks except in the open air. The discharging of negroes from em- ployment has begun. One manufac- turer to-day discharged forty negro hands. He is compelled to shut down until white employes are, secured, but his action is voluntary and will be fol- lowed by others. Most of the manufac- turers employing negro labor have given notice that negroes will be dropped from the payrolls after this week. Negro tenants on all farms in this county were given notice simul- taneously to-day to vacate at once. Many of them have growing crops, but this condition is not comsidered. The demand for guns and ammuni- tion continues. - The negroes can only get supplies from outside sources and secretly, as local dealers will not sell to the negroes at any price. White farmers living in the vicinity of towns seem to be as much against negro dom- ination as merchants and property- owners. Republican county and city officials are making no effort to jail negroes for offenses, as they are needed at the seriousness of the situation. GUNS SHIPPED TO SCENE OF THE RACE TROUBLES RICHMOND, W. Va., Nov. 3.—Gun stores here have shipped many rifles and large quantities 6f ammunition te the section of North Carolina where race troubles are now rife. One firm shipped seventy-five rifles in two days and others have sent large orders. Most] of these are being sent to Eastern Caro- lina, where trouble is feared on and before election day. The men who are buying have been very quiet in their purchases, but it is thought most of the weapons are being sent to whites, Bf- forts were made by negroes to buy rifles in Norfolk, but they were refused. b S aed g NEGRO SOLDIERS AGAINST WHITE OFFICERS KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 8—The Sixth Virginia (colored) Regiment has quieted down from yesterday's turmoil. The negroes who rebelled against their white leaders have developed a remark- able spirit of weakness and nine offl- cers to whom such vigorous: objections were raised now hold full sway, The negroes are, however, preparing a me- morial to Governor Tyler of Virginia asking for the appointment of colored officers. Colonel L. €. Croxton, com- manding the regiment, to-day addressed a letter to Governor Tyler explaining the affair of yesterday and asking the Governor as to what assurances he should offer the discontented negroes. Three white regiments slept on their arms last night, ready for any emer- gency that might call them to the Vir- ginia camp. PRESIDENT IS GOING TO CANTON TO VOTE Washington Will Be Practically De- serted by Officials on Elec- tion Day. = NEW YORK, Nov. 3—The Herald's Washington = correspondent telegraphs: Unless public business interferes with his plans, President McKinley will leave ‘Washington on Monday for Canton to vote on clection day. During the cam- paign members of the Cabinet, assistant secretaries and heads of bureaus have made a large number of speeches, and the President’s own trips to Omaha and Phila- delphia were largely in the nature of cam- paign tours. Postmaster General Smith 1| has gone for a trip of speech making in ‘West Virginia and Ohio and will get back to Philadelphia in time to vote ’EIBMB’. Assistant Postmaster General Heath has been in Indiana for several days looki: after the windup of the campaign in thai State. Assistant Senreun'z of War Mei- ohn has been in Nebraska several weeks helping the Republicans. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Webster Davis has been on the Pacific Coast. cret; of the Interior Bliss will be in New Yo to cast his vote and Attorney General Griggs will vote in New Jersey, Comptrol- }elx:o?l the Currency Dawes will vote in Il- COLONEL AMOS WEBSTER DIES AT WASHINGTON Was a Member of Grant’s Personal Staff and Distinguished for _His Gallantry. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Colonel Amos Webster, a member of Grant's personal staff in the campaign around Richmond, died here to-day after a sickness of some months’ duration. He was born in East Boston, Mass., nearly 62 years ago, and ‘hen the war broke out enlisted as a pri- vate in the First Massachusetts Infantry. He steadily rose through all the grades to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was warmly commended for gallantry in ac- tinued on his staff ‘Washington for some time, gnuly resigning m m_ President “Grant appoint. him T er o;‘ whnles:tl;! the Dutgept;ozegolum~ bia, in ch office he served for twel ears. Later he .v;: hief glerk n & polls, they think. This adds to the BHTTLED WITH " GALE AND WAVES Wreck Barely Averted at Tacoma. 25 TUG ‘AND SHIP IN DANGER CLOSE CALL OF THE SIR ROBERT vrmmn WA Tor Hours the Little Fairfield Strug- gles to Keep the Heavily Laden Sailing Vessel . From Crashing Ashore. > Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Nov. 3.—During the severe gale last night the British ship Sir Robert Fernie was blown ashore on the north side of Tacoma Harbor and came ., very near sustaining serious damage. Thrice she sent up signal rockets of distress and the tug Fairfield had the hardest job she ever encountered in keeping the Fernle away from shore after getting hawsers aboard her. The Fernie's predicament last even- ing was caused by her buoy moorings going adrift. To make matters WoOrse her steam winch, recently broken at Port Townsend, was undergoing repairs and she was unable to drop or hoist anchor. Captain Cannon sent up signal rockets as soon as, he found himself adrift, realizing that his ship, valued at $130,000, and 40,000 tons of whéat be- neath her hatches were in a perilous situation. She was rapidly blown across the harbor by the southwest wind, blowing -at a velocity of twenty-six miles an hour. The Fernie's keel was commeéncing to touch the mud flats on the opposite shore when the tug Fair- field came bounding through the waves with seas constantly breaking over her stern. From 10:30 until 1 ¢’clock this morn- ing the tug tussled with the elements in her efforts to keep the heavily laden clipper from going hard aground. To- ward 11 o'clock. it struggle was to prove futile, the Fernie gradually nearing the . beach. Then came a lull in the gale ‘and the Fair- field gained about a quarter of a mile to windward. .. - _ The storm, however, came on with re- newed violence and again ship and tug dragged toward the beach. This' was | the most critical moment of the night. One of the ship’s lifeboats was lowered and with five men at the ‘cars and the tug’s mate steering started for Tacoma to obtain assistance. The boat Was two hours in pulling across the hay against wind and sea, only to find the fires banked aboard every tug at.the decks. By this time .the Fernie was again close in to the beach- And.rockets were again sent up. Another lull enabled the tug and ship to pul. gut a half- mile and the balance of .the shore. It was daylight bef nie was safely docked. 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