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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-30

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-12
GRiGGsBI's ROUGH RIDERS OF
The Kemaining Troops Paid on ~
FINALLY Discharged.

CHICkAMAGGA. Ga, sept. is.--Trooa
Is and II. Of Griggsbys Rough Rides5
were paid of and discharged today. aeEij
thc last troops OF the regiment left In Ia
park Col titlgsShy AMI most OF the u
liccrS OK the regiment lefs this af,ennot1
Tor their homes. 4
The IaSmasleEs VIII begin paying "a
Ninth New York in the morning an.i iea.|
the park ny tomorrow evening The Sci
end Kentucky VIII be the hast regiment 4
leave and thcy VIII get away Tuesdn3
The men left IN the park enjoyed a TOD
hre AZ the expo use ~ the government Lad
tight. setting fire - Camp Thomas fhe3
Ter, a building that had been used by tes
brooke IN NhiCh summer theatrical enta!
iaiunlenis wssa given ia the men Of "a
volunteer army The building was a lar2
one ana contained many thousand feet i
lumber Gen. Breckenridge has ordered Il
investigation as To who are the guilty pal
iies. and he promises severe pnnishmes!
II ne can identify the inceniiaries. m
Is the only act of vandalism Of which III!
soldiers have been guilty at this camp. q
AL the sick soldiers left at the park Al
receiving the best of care and are surestH
with I'll the delicacies that are needed
Eighteen men were released today and 4
deaths were reported. There are now
the hospitals not quite 20.
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ALGER TALKS ABOUT
SICKNESS IN THE ARMY.
Points Ont That the Worst Is Among
the Volunteers, W ho DO Not Know
How To Care fer Themselves.

DETROIT. Sept. Ii.-~Stcget3yy AlSer his
afternoon expressed Amsel: as Vel pleased
al the presidents selection ~ members of
the committee - Investigate the coTdition
of he connlSsary, quaTtermasier and med
icAl departments OF the war department.
during the war. on the subject OF sickness
among ine soldiers, Gen. Alger said;
The whole trouble has been in the VOL
Unteer troops net knowing how 70 care for
themselves and carelessEgss in waEains ~
disease. The regular men bave net been
troubled rs the volunteers have. They
have had yellow fever ana fevsrs from
exposure IN the trenches before Santiago
hut their general health has been good and
The proportion Il SICKNESS and deaths from
sickness 3 very small.
De most stringent orders have been
issued in regard "a keeping ,he camps
clean. After my tour az inspection / Will
80 over The Whole situation carefully. and
i IS possible that ne~ set ot regulations
mat viii be better may he issne3.
The day before J left WASHINGTON" said
Gen Alger, 4 called Surgeon General
SIernberg late my Office ard told him
wanted - build winter hospitals for $500
men, We VIII have our hospitals Il Ne
have 10 raise the e.0,1 TO 6O.l41. They will
DE located AZ points where they can be
L : not YET determined. One of The hos
pitais. however. viii lie al Havana. Ii wl,i
bee hu!lt just as soon as oUr troops ATE sent
70 the ISLAND. 10 not know what they
now, but very much doubt II We would
want 70 take any Of heir infected build
ings for hospitals for our soldiers"
Brig. Gen. Dufiie,d arrived home today
from the coast of Maine where he has
been recnperatlng from Illness incurred
during the Santiago campaign. Secretary
AlGer visited him this evening.
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TO REWARD BRAVERY,
Commanding officers Asked to RE-
port on Cases of Good Service

WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE war de-
lartnent has issued an order DIRECTING, the,
commanding officers OF military ,itpart
mentS army corps and detached commands
20 send 10 the adjutant general as soon rs
practicable the names OF SUCH officers N
the regular and volunteer service as may
bee considered entitled 10 brevet commands
for distinguished conduct and public service
in the presence % the enemy
Rules have also been issued governing the
award % medals TO officers and enlisted men
rs follows:
Medals Of honor will not he awarded to
officers Or enlisted men except for dis
tngulshef serge, bravery or conspicuous
gaiantry which shall have been manifested
in action nv conduct that distinguished A
solier above his comrades an5 that involves
risk Of He in the performance u more
than ordinarily hazardous duty. Recon-
mendations FOR the award VII be governed
hy this Interpretation Of extraordinary
merit.
Recommendations should Lee made only hv
the officer in command at the time of the
action" or by an officer having ~ rsonaI
cognizance OF the specific act for which ,ha
medal Is granted. The recommendation
must be- accompanied by a detailed recital
- The circumstances. ~ by certificates az
officers or afildavits % enlisted men eho
Mere eye-w witnesses 0f the act The test
Tnony must when practicable. embrace that
Of a least two eyo-s !taesses and must de-
scribe specifically .he ars or acts ~ which
IN. person in - 7oSs behalf she recommend
alton Is made. most Is; neu'shel'' himself
and the facts in the case must he further
attes;ei by 'Ae official reports of the &c
ticn Tccord q events muster rol!s ana re-
tgrus ard descriptive lists
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CERVERA'S SAILORS
START FOR HOME TODA,
Leave On tho city of Rome. Eve
Man Fat. Healthy and Happy At
the Prospect OF Home.

PORTSMOUTH. y. H.. Sept. III
steamer C3gy al RorlS, fully equipped
transport he spanish prisoners home. &
rived in the lower harhor this sfternoS
The biz liner brought ffosn New York. Al
Iniral Cervesa. with ais fail staG OF Office
and official prisoners The men or Seayes
island. when they caught sight Of the Ct
az Rome. danced with 10y. and sanig
there - great excitement ~ the cam
Everything is in readiness on board &
steamer. aad caCh ~ ihe l.sSS men "
have a bunk for himself throughout q
voyage II about eight days.
X IS expected that tho last prisoner Vi
leave Camp Long n 10 o'e!oek and that 4
CITY OF Rome Nil pass out ~ the hasb
not later than tomorrow noon. The sieas
er VIII bo headed s;raigh, for Santana.
Spain
There IS scarcely n sick man among q
entire crew Of tue late Cape Verde fes
while every one looks fat ard healthy al
is In strong eongrAs, TO their appeared
OF Two months ago.
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CUBAN COMMISSIONERS MEET.
Enter Upon the Details of Evacua-
ton at Havana.

HAVANA, Sept. u-S.5o p. ul-The Amer
lean evacuation commission landed this
morning at $50 o'clock and rode from the
wharf 20 the palace Of the Cuban colonial
cortes, where the first sitting took place
today. Col. Ciouse. secretary of the COM
ni.t;ee, also landed.
At the palace the Americans were we
coined by representatives Of the colonial
council Of secretaries and The members Of
the Spanish commission. After an tx
change OF saluyat!on they entered the prin-
cipal hall. where maps and charts Of Spain,
Cuba and Porto Rec were found spreaf
out upon the tables.
The session opened Immediately. The
credentials of the two commissions were.
produced and 1t agreed that the second
sitting should take place tomorrow at the
same hour. The sitting lasted twenty-five
tninutts
The American commissioners have al
ready taken a drive through the city. The
day being the birthday Of the Princess os
Asturias. the Eesolute hoIsted a silk Span
18Th flag on the nainnlast and this after
noon she answered gun By gun a salute
fred by The Alfonso XII.
Benjamin Guerrero with other members
Of The Cuban Iunia. arrived today on the
steamer Alfredo. The Alfredo, with her
passengers, is still in the harbor.
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STORM AT CAMP WikuEF,
High Wind Threatens for ~ Time "a
Blow Down the Tents.

CAMP WIkoFF. Montauk Point. Sept
IA tall Of 10 degrees In the temperature
was experienced last night The cold wave
was accompanied ny a high wind. which
for several hours threatened - blow down
the tents. The storm moderated towards
morning.
The frs; three trains that arrived today
brought from New York a large number
of Sunday visitors. who spent several hours
Inspecting the camp.
The transport Saratoga arrived from
Santiago today with about sixty members
u the signal corps in command OF Lieut..
Col. Frank Gteen.
The Saratoga also brought 30 negro Ia =
borers who were sent 10 Santiago several
months ago 10 act as teansters. stevedores.
etc. Two Of the negroes died OF maiarial
fever on the voyage. Twelve men were
sick when the steamer reached here. and
were taken 10 the detention hospital None
OF the cases are considered serious
The members Of the signal corps aboard
were taken 20 the detention camp. The
Saratoga will he fumjgated and viii then
20 10 New York. where the negroes will
lani.
Col. Roosevelt expects To have his regl-
mont of Rough Riders mustered out on
Thursday. when the men VIII so 10 Their
homes.
The officers and men of the regiment are
preparing 10 present II ANi. Roosevelt
testimonial Of their regard In the form "a
small bronze statue designed by Fred
erick Remington the artist
The general belief in Camp NikofT is
that great changes aili he made here he
fore The present week is over. Repor;s
are circulated freely that Gen. Miles has
assumed the active direction OF lhe affairs
II the camp. and that he intends 10 have
all regular troops removed from here IS
soon as possible and sent 10 regular army
posts.
Gen. Bates who is nnw in command Of
Camp Wlkog admitted today that new er-
ders had been received from Washington
sor the disposition II scil,erE here and the
general understanding that they Will all
be moved away "a rapidly possible
The steamer Shinueeook wili leaye for
New York tonight with between ~, and
- sick fer New York am Brooklyn hos
pi'als
The deaths reported today We're:
Nj + Clark Eighth ohio; Howard Rob
lnson. Company u. Thrill infantry. Walter
Flyer Company H. Third infantry: Sam
uei WHY. Ninth Massachusetts, David
Hashanmer Eighth Onto, Bart Smith
Company II. Eigain infantry.
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PREPARING TO MUSTER orr.
oMcers Placed On Waiting Orders
Give Them Better pny.

WASHINGTON. Sept. li.-~t;cnsrai orde9
No. l@9. published from the war defsarsmRfl
directs that all commissioned officers b
longing 10 regiments furioughcd for stxi
days he Paced On waiting orders instead
being furlooghed like their troops tn
will facilitate the making os any chsaxl
In the orders 10 regiments. viii give 81
officers better pay and afford the depar
Erent closer hold upon them In case
nerd.
Another paragraph OF the order piacs
upon tho commanding officers az hosp.ta
the responsibility fer deciding whether /
not soldiers sent hnme on stick furloua
shall! have sleeping car accommodations an
requires the qnrtermaster who in to [
stationed AT every general hospital to hon(
any such acquisitions.
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ARMY COMMISSION OF
INQUIRY UNTITLED.
Ii Is Believed That Several of the
Gentlemen Named VIII He In
able to Serve

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1f-3t The waite
House ~ statement WAS made tarlght as
- tHe stains Of she commission % inquiry
iato The ann distraction Of sr-1S as.realsS NJ
though il was understood that most Of the
gentlemen invited by the president % serve
81 the commission had been heard from.
SEINE Of them however had written thar
t7ey had he matter under consideration
and Il was thought 70 NJ desirable 70 await
t1nal conclusions by al Of shase asked In
serve before making any announcement. /,
appears 20 be accepte1 a-..og, a!gh officials
that Gen Gordon. M. Lamont and Mr. Lin
coin ara not likely 20 accept. The ex-
secretaries OF war are very busy men az
affairs and x Is though; 10 be hardly proba-
bic that they can SPARE t!:ns for The work
II 'Aa commission. Il was reported thar
Mr.. I~aalont's declination had been recelv-
I'd, but this. on inquiry. f>sle,i Of contiry,,a-
i:on- The opinion was expressed by h.gh
officials tha1 Gen. Henderson. Col. Sexton
and Dr. keene might serve AS stated, how
ever, some OF the gentlemen have written
that they have had the matter under al-
v}snent and there is considerable douoi
what the resill. VII pc
The war department had comparatively
quiet day. although The adiutans general
office Was open throughout the day. expos3il-
Ing the musteTtnc OF: and turloughing ~
1"~PS III s@iiVAs >Cttfp.L>. briI tpTNan
made his usual cali on tee president To-
night 10 SUM mp the developments Of tn.
day, but he said there was nothing OF an
important character. No word had come
from Manila. There are no more volunteer
troops II M0n,aUk Point eleven regiments
Of regulars being the only ones remaining
excepting those detained IN hospitals Gen
Corhin says Camp NlkofT has practically
completed the service for which IL was
established. bur tina: no final conclusion
has been received as 10 ordering away the
remaining regiments and disposng OF the
camp.
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COL. Tt.ufuT~s REPORT.
Finds the Camps Of the Iowa Tr0OD
In splendid Condition.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sept. il.-coj
Henry F.p3 erf, ~ Davenport, ia. vkte4
an 81 tac civil war. who II a fnemher q
tire commission senr here by The governed
~ lopM 20 examine the condition ~ ~
cairns and II the fnen from the Iowa re1G
iuetnts. 'olay said;
'''The lecajlef~ ~ THE camps are ~ g0ai
a. cugiJ be- fgand anywhere The water
af the best aD1 abundant. IN the hosp3
fs3- Ne have found murn 10 please N
5 hea ! think - what We endured IN m
civil &aT Il makes FGe SEX ~ AG1r some g
tha Complaints trait have come from uass
igrafasg ~ are the nlen Of tbs seye1t;
CORES
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RESERVES TO BE HOSORED.
baltimore VIII Give n Popular n
ceptfou Ia the Dixie's Crew.

BALTIMORE, = pf II The t.nitf
States auxiliary cruiser Dixie, having d
board large number OF tie members 1
the Maryland naval reserve AS part of NJ
crew. arrived here ih{s afternoon from pnfS
Kieo. while there the crew 81 the DIX
took "A prominent part In the capture I
Ponce. which. mex. TO San Juan, Is tn
principal ctty on the ,sland.
In recognition az this fact and OF ofhs
deeds of yalor performed by the p!xic|
crew. great popular reception has bed
planned fl this city tomorrow which haE
I,eus also 70 he a lpe 4 holiday knows 4
"isefenders' day" and commemorative
SOME &c the stirring scenes connected W.T.
,hs var II 1879. amd ahlch took place In an
asaostt ialtffnOfn
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one Death Ht Fort Thomas.

FORT THOMAS. H. S.pt 1.-THE orly
asata here today VAS that az Corporal
Tomas McLauRaitr. Company !, Egrst
Frortsa infantry from typhoid fever, oaly
.sat hosue Sixteen conYals s-eu,s @e:F for
sCurnea s34ay a1i aga eonai fsEnhe~ return
..i from f1rogg)4s. TIE eoIorszi lamunes
afll - frar here - I.<x.rston gext Thurs
Sag. The general neslfh H. tae hospitals
- rF3arCViug
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Madrid. explaining the p~eiscarraa~t IN
which they WI b. placed Z thar snss-ac-
cr-s fail 20 a-rsv. tomorrow. It's -aarn-
ing Se1or Munez Rivera project G. shs
provincial government. called upon Ire
American commissioners % pay his re-
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Dir. Albert Esnii iiead-

NEW YORK SEPT fl-Re~ Dr Alhart
: tsgN. aged = years fcr tmsgsg years
secretary e tae Anlrrsean B5ie Sscsesy.
alea to-day a rs aos4se Il. EreeAly44 Il
a-1ssc hits.
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col. sexton ulu Accept.

CHICAGO. Sept fi~-Co1. James 4. aez
goa. the rew ofuman8sf-ia-ch.ef 81 the G
A. H.. wha has been asked BY Ptesiasn
Sfek{ajeg 10 sSzlst IL tne rroJsoatf iassl
tlgafian Of the ~ay a@uar ineMs. has n
n9anceA his acceptance If tss PRESIDENT
Auitl.atfnant.
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NAFI.F-S Sept = ~T'ser@ "a sgss.n~;
~evrlsEssts Tse - es1alao@S fso~a Me4nt Ne-
saw s. -ay. Accass ase- - r4a4aA axs
aE4 sA.lo&sszA
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MADRID sept. 1l-Sg4oish !oyrs c.9se4
.n.tar n -.
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The Spanish evacuation commissions
last night lsie9Taphed thu government a.
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SERIOUS SITUATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Continued Frora Page Ore.
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telegram 0. coincidence sent 10 Emperor
Francis Joseph:
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C@-4At&ssfa @s4ias kfks 81
The Emperor Of Austria 20 the Prefa-
dsD- Of the United States: Sincerely
1cs4csed ~ the expression % coincidence
and sympathy wnica you have been pleas
Ell 10 forward ny n tire name Of the gov
eminent and the people OF the United
States, ] beg you 10 accept Tor thai ex-
preston ny waInest thanks.
FRA NCfS JOSEPH
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L1-Zo$NE. Switzerland, So. If-Te7
friends ana 2c4la.nfances of t.e assassin
of zee Empress Z. .Esofta we-e arrested
here todsy lie has been working as a
Stone mason in th4~ vicinity ana last
B7oatb De took 'ne pre- min r. * ps - ne-
coa,e "a .a~alred Swiss. igls apgt.ca; on
r8pers. however. 30 withdrew 4ssi Non
AaV
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nsls are again urging international aee5rs,
agssnst snarenss.s Trey recall that t,s4a
'Is kats N tsa-Eot. president q tsss r~en !
.sss'Ao.Fe, aad she late Seaor Canay4s so
sa4ssiio, sEsaz4sh sT.nse minister, zzer@ 1se
victims Of Italian anarchists
The Forrest City times., 1898-03-04
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

Is the senate. on the 2lth. an effort was made to secure consideration Of the Alaskan home- stead and railway right-of-way bill. but IL went over on a technicality. The feature Of the days proceedings was the speech Of Mir Spooner tWis) on the right of Henry ". CorDett 10 seat in the senate from Oregon under appoint ment Of the governor. which was not concluded when the senate adjourned ..... In the house the sundry civil appropriations bill was further considered. An amendment offered by Mir. Say CTS to increase the epidemic fund by s2O0000 was lost
 Is the senate, on the 18th. the case of MT. Corbett. appointed to the senate by the gov ernor Of Oregon. was further discussed. bill permitting the building of dam between Coon Rapids and the northern limits of Minnesota was passed At 5:l5 the senate went into ex- ecuiive session. and ten minutes later ad- journed ... In the house the sundry civil ap- propriations bill was further considered the item appropriatinS 400.0OO for the San Pedro haroor being passed.
 IN the senate on the 26th the discussion of the right of Henry w. Corbett to Q seat in the senate from the state of Oregon occupied most of the session. and ended in an agreement that a vote be taken on the 2sth at 3p. m. The pen- sion calendar was cleared by the passage of several priynte pension bills. A few bills of a general character were also passed ..... In the house consideration of the sundry civil appro- prations bill occupied the time to the exclu- sion of other business. notably the bill for the relief Of the victims and survivors of the Maine disaster. Amendments approprating s3e0,0OO for Cleveland harbor. s2)000) for Will nington. Del, and increasing the appropriation for Boston harbor from sl0O00O to s25o0O0 were adopted.
 IN the senate, on the 2sth. Hon. Henry W. Corbett was, by the decisive vote of 50 to Ig denied admission senator from Oregon on appointment by the governor The senate then took up the Alaskan homestead and rail- way right-of-way bill .....I In the house. after eliminating the appropriation for representa- tion at the Paris exposition on a point of or der, the sandry civil appropriations bill was passed after which several bills of minor im- portance were disposed of
 IN the senate, on the lst, favorable report was made upon Mir. BaeonS resolution provid- ing for the erection of bronze mem Drial tab let commemorative of the officers and sailors who lost their lives in the Maine disaster in Havana harbor 4 motion that the senate dis agree to the house amendments to the bank ruptcy bill was made and discussed. The Alaska homestead and right-of-wav bill Wa4 laid before the senate and discussion e = same was continued until 3:25 D. m. when tha senate went into secret session and soon after adjourned .... h the house the business of ab- Sorbing interest was the discussion of the Loud bill relating to Secon3-class mail matter it's author giving notice of an amendment permit ting the transmission, at pound rates Of sam pie copies up to ten per cent. of the bona Ii de circulation of the newspaper or periodical