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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
NO SHORTAGE IN 9TH CORPS
Quartermaster 0rsager TestiHss Before War
Investigating Commission.
Col. Campbell Says Drilling in the
Early Morning Was Fruitful
Cause of Sickness.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, October 19.-The
war investigating commission began its
work in its new ,qr arters at the Jackson
vile city hall today. with Maj. Noble H.
CIeager, depot ,.-qUartermaster, on the
stand He said there never had been any
serious shortage of supplies in the It'll
Corps, and he was sure there had been no
suffering caused by deficiency of supplies
In the beginning of the history of the camp
there had been some complaint as to the
quality of clothing, but there had been an
Improvement in this respect in recent
months.
He had also had some little difficulty in
securing proper assortment of sizes, but
had been able to meet the demands of the
men in this respect.
MAJOR Creager was followed by Repre-
sentative James r. Campbell, colonel of the
9th Illinois Volunteers, who was questioned
IN regard to the general treatment of the
troops In the field, and asked for sugges-
lions for the benefit of the service.
he spoke in complimentary terms Of the
administration of the officers of the army.
saying that acquisitions of all kinds had
been promptly filled, and that the quality
OF the articles supplied was generally good.
Ihere had been some complaints, however,
as 10 the character of the refrigerator beef.
but investigation had developed the fact
that. while the meat had been received in
good order, 1t had spoiled because of eX-
posture in hot weather
The difficulty was overcome by exchang-
Ing the beef for ham, no fresh beef being
now taken by the regiment.
Colonel Campbell expressed the opinion
that the principal cause of sickness in the
camp was the drilling in the early MORN
ing when the dew was on the ground.
This was the mistake of his regiment, as
the command had been anxious to excel,
but they had now secured a revocation of
the order for the drill and had discontinued
the practice. He said there were very few
of his men who were now homesick. He
did not believe that to exceed 5 per cent
of the soldiers would return home in pref
erence to going to Cuba if given an oppor-
tunity to do So
He had no suggestion to make beyond a
request that his regiment be supplied with
the Krag-Jorgensen rifles, his regiment
had taken first place for craftsmanship.
He also complained Of the red tape methods
of the army, but made no speciicatio
Col. Campbell said he had been liberal in
granting furloughs, and he thought the
system had had good influence in quiet
Ing the apprehensions Of friends at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Spanish Peace Commissioners Ask
for the Delay.
NOW CONVINCED OF OUR POSITION
Know That There VIII Be No
Retreat From Demands.
WHAT IS SAID IN PARIS

PARIS. October 19.-The Spanish peace
commission was unable to meet the United
States peace commission al the joint ses-
sion arranged for today. and the next
meeting OF the two commissions has been
fixed for Friday next.
Judge Day. president of the American
commission, received communication this
morning from Senior Nontero Rios, presi
cent Of the Spanish commission. saying
that advices expected but not received from
Madrid made it necessary for himself and
his colleagues to request a postpOnement
of any further conferences until Friday
next.
A courteous reply was returned by Sec
rotary Moore in behalf of the American
commissioners, granting an extension of
the time of the next meeting, as requested.
While the deferring of any one confer
cree for two days is not in itself i'm
pCrtaut request. the delay by the Spaniards
at this ju1cture is something more than
significant.
The game of diplomacy now progressing
here has reached stage which makes it
necessary that the next move be made By
the Spanish commissioners. They are con-
fTonted by the plain fact of their protocol
agreement to relinquish and evacuate Cuba
without IFS or butts. 1t has become
clear here that the Spaniards cherished the
hope that they could Internationally cove
nant to follow a given path and ultimately
wander elsewhere and do less or more than
named in the protocol compact.
The American commissioners, however.
have firmly adhered to the boundary lines
already mutually established and within
which they insist the Spaniards as we'll as
themselves shall duly proceed.
1t is not too much TO say that Spain now
has more light than ever before on the in
tegrity and steadfastness in word and pur-
pose of the United States.
Nor is it wide of the fact to say that the
Spaniards are now initially approaching
that the United States did not make war
on Spain 10 acquire Cuba as conquest
prize OF this the Spaniards may not yet
be wholly convinced. but the firm refusal
OF Judge Day and his colleagues to assume
the Cuban debt because the United States
VIII not take over the sovereignty has wild
ened Spanish perceptions and has unques-
tonahly fastened their convictions.
Wherefore ii may in a sense be true
that. having for the first time n feeling
that American pledge and American per-
formance are coequal terms, the Spaniards
now are practically on the threshold Of
properly lighted negotiations
"hen Spain approached these negotia-
tons she was confronted by a wall of fast
agreement. which she, however regarded
as possible to break puncture at the
point of Castillian diplomacy Thus she
poised. and has launched against the proto-
col structure of seeming solidity the keen
lances of her finesse. They have fallen
broken ut her feet
The wall of American purpose and mu-
tual compact has proved not only apparent
but real. and now Spains commissioners
give purpose to their attack on the Cuban
angle and ask time to assure themselves of
their previous misjudgment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
LITERATURE On LABOR.
Means of Obtaining 1t Discussed NV
the Committee on Procedure.

Means of Obtaining 1t Discussed by
the Committee on Procedure.
The committee on procedure Of the in
dustrial commission met this morning at
~ O'Clock in the room of the House COM
mittee on appropriations at the CAPITOL
Representative Gardner called the meeting
to order, and for over two hours there
was an informal discussion regarding the
manner in which the commissions work
should be carried on. The duty of the COM
mittee on procedure is to recommend a
plan of operations for the commission when
1t reassembles here November 15
There was a concensus of opinion that
the commission should not in any way at
tempt to gather labor statistics from origi-
nal sources, but that its work should be
confined to collecting all Information on
matters of labor that now exists in docu-
mentary form and which may be brought
to Its attention in any way. There Is an
enormous amount of such literature, which.
1t Is said, has never been brought under one
head for consideration. The publications
of the bureau of labor and the census re-
ports alone contain matter that will re-
quire a long time for the commission to
formulate for its purposes All the Euro
pean governments have numerous publica-
tons of this kind, and they are to be look
ed into as we'll as labor laws wherever they
may be found. All the labor organizations
will probably be called upon for sugges-
lions of legislation that is likely to i'm
prove the condition of labor. With such
information before the commission they
will proceed to consider the character OF
legislation that should be adopted by the
various states to improve the condit:sn of
labor Of every kind. * 3.
Ways and means for obtaining this in
formation and the manner in which 1t
should be handled occupied the committee
throughout the messing. No formal con-
clusion on anWquestfon was reached, how
ever, and at 1880 ciock an adjournmen.
was taken until 2 O'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
ADMIRAL DEWEY's RETURN.
Nothing known at the Navy Depart
ment About His Intentions.

Relative to the report that Admiral
Dewey is about to take ship at Hong Kong
on November foc the United States, it is
said at the Navy Department that the adj
miral has not communicated with the de-
partment directly, nor has he been in
structed to return.
Just before the peace commission met in
Paris an intimation was conveyed to Ad-
miral Dewey that he might be of assistance
to the American commissioners if he would
leave Manila and go to Paris. The admiral
replied that he could be of more service to
the United States at Manila, and General
Merritt was sent to Paris in his stead
1t is believed that the admiral was told
at the time that he might remain at Manila
as long as he thought fit. which may be
construed as permission to him to return at
any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Officers HOnOrably Discharged.

The following named officers of the vol
unteer army have been honorably dis
charged: Captain Charles P. Breese. 1st
Regiment. U. s. Volunteer Engineers;
Captain J. H. Claiborne, 18th New York
Volunteer Infantry; Captain Adolphe Roc
quet, I'd Louisiana Volunteer Infantry:
First Lieutenant William ]. Graham. 2O1st
New York Volunteer Infantry: First Lieu
tenant Edward Lee Shepard, I'd Missouri
Volunteer Infantry; First Lieutenant Ben
jamin B. Harrison, I'd Tennessee Volunteer
Infantry. Also the following named OFF,
GERS of the 9th Volunteer Infantry: Major
William H. Johnson, Captains Edward w.
Gould. James E. Hill, Charles B. Nicholas,
Peter Shepherd. jr., j. A. c. Stevens, Lieu
tenants s. B. Randolph. George T. Wright
and David Worrell; Lieutenant Colonel
Rush Huidekoper and Major Thomas E.
Evins. chief surgeons Of volunteers: Cap
tain 8. Schieffelin Stebbins, 18th New York
Volunteer Infantry; Second Lieutenant
John c. Sweet. 18th Minnesota Volunteer
Infantry; Captain w. c. Fairbanks, COM
missary Of subsistence, and the following
named officers of the Volunteer Signal
Corps: Captains c. T. McIntire and R. s..
Thompson and Lieutenants w. s. Wright,
r. B. Oglesbee, Medium Gray and M. H.
Baldwin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
Unusually Few Candidates to BE Seen
This Campaign.

This Campaign.
No better evidence of the intensity Of
the congressional campaign can be found
than In the scarcity of candidates about the
republican headquarters in this city.
Usually about this stage Of the proceedings
candidates. especially the new ones. make
visits to Washington and confer with the
party managers about the progress Of their
campaigns and to solicit aid and advice
This year the candidates are keeping
closely af1eld, having troubles enough to
engage their attention and leaving them
little time to jaunt to headquarters.
1t is also customary for the members of
the committee to spend some of their time
in Washington, but now Chairman Babcock
is the only officer on deck. Mr.. Hull and
Mr.. Overstreet eft last week, and Mr..
Loudenslager found pressing business
awaiting him in New Jersey at the begin
ming of this week, while other members
are too busy to come on.
The candidates make themselves known
in the campaign, however, by frequent and
sometimes frantic appeals by wire and
mail for help. They want literature to
disseminate among the voters and some
of them have the temerity to ask for the
more substantial shows of war recognized
as q legitimate necessity in conducting the
battle against the enemy.
The transportation bureau of the repub-
ucan committee Will De running 1ull time
and overtime from now until election day
eve. Mr.. Bass, the transportation agent,
will be at his desk at the Normande Hotel
until 8 o'clock each evening to issue GER
tificates to voters emitting them to the
half-rate ticket sold by the railroads.
Postmaster Wilson of Brooklyn vas a
caller at headquarters today. He repre-
scented the third district in the House at
one time and resigned to become postmas-
ter. The district is now represented by a
democrat, but Mr.. Wilson said today the
republicans will carry it in the coming
elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19

Anglers have been having good luck In
the waters about the city during recent
weeks Fall perch fishing has been good.
and anglers have also caught large num-
bers OF big-mouthed bass. In the river near
the Long bridge some large fish of this
variety have been caught Last week near
the Anacostia bridge bass weighing near
ly five pounds was landed.
Because of statements concerning the al
legged illegal fishing with nets on the river
at night Maj. Sylvester. superintendent of
police. has had several men on duty on the
river to apprehend the violators of law.
Thus far, however. none have been caught
1t is the majors intention to have the DO
lice officers pay strict attention to The river
until the weather becomes too severe to
haul seine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, October 19.-Flour firm, unchang-
ed-receiPts 20 451 barrels; exports, 6907 barrels
74AaI4%; November, 74a74h; December, 7sjsaT4
steamer No. red, 6sAa691s; receipts 81 262 bush
5000 bushels-southern wheat by sample, 69a75h
do on grade, 10a74% Corn hrmer-spot month
December, S6ssaS64; January, 36ka261S; February
361a bid; steamer mixed, 35Xa35M: receipts IS 255
sales, 80, 600 bushels-southern white corn 81; do
yellow, 31h. Oats frmer-No. white western 20
bushels; exports. none: stock 81 1873 bushels Rye
nrmer-No: nearby, SPY; No. western, 54h: re-
ceipts 3o04I bushels; exports none; stock 800 l76
bushels. Hay frmer-No. timothy. SO 5oaSlO rs.
Grain freights active and strong, unchanged Sugar
strong and unchanged. Butter steady. unchanged
Eggs frn. unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged
Lettuce unchanged. Whisky unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
ROUGH PASSAGE FROM CUBA.
steamer Orfxaba Arrives With CoI.
Rowan and Capt. Parker

NEW YORK. October 19.-The Ward Line
steamer orizaba arrived today from Ha-
Vana and reports a strong southeast gale
prevailing. with terrific seas from Cape
hatteras to this port. At one time the
steamer was obliged to lay to for fifteen
hours.
Among the passengers were Lieut.. Col.
Andrew s: Rowan and Capt. Charles Il.
farker. 1hey have ridden through Cuba
from east TO west, gathering informal ton
LOT the government concerning conditions
eAisting there. They landed at Gibara on
September from the steamer Gussie, and
visited camps Of the Cubans and had an in
terview with Gomez The bodv of No
Beebe, an attache of the United States mill
tary commission in Cuba. is on board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19

Medical Examination to BE Made of
China's DepOsed EMPEROR.

PEKIN, October 10 delayed in transmits
sion).-It was at the suggestion of the Brit
ish minister. Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald, that
the Chinese foreign Office requested the
physician attached to the French legation
to examine the emperor the reason as
signed for this step being that this physi-
clan was the only one officially attached to
legation.
The examination of the emperor by
foreign doctor is a complete innovation. 1t
has often been urged, but has always been
refused by the emperor himself, and the
dowager empress has evidently taken this
step for the purpose of silencing rumors as
to the emperor's condition.
The physician who visited the emperor
this morning made a minute examination
of his majesty, in the presence of the dow
ager empress. Prince Ching and a number
of mandarins. Exact details as to the
specific disease from which the emperor
is suffering were not obtainable, but he Is
weak. anaemic and requires constant care.
He is in no immediate danger. He was
cheerful and showed the utmost Difference
to the dowager empress. The doctor prom
iseG to send his ajesty a prescription.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19

Auditor Castle Urges a Large Increase
In His Bureau.

Auditor Castle Urges a Large Increase
in His Bureau.
Mr.. Henry A. Castle, auditor for the
Post Office Department. has made his an
nual report to Secretary Gage. Mr.. Castle
says. regarding the numerous changes
made in his office during the past year:
IAN earnest effort has been made to cor
rect some Injustice in the distribution of
salaries. which has grown up in past years
through political pressure, favoritism, mis-
taken judgment, or otherwise. Many clerks
doing the highest Grades of work were re-
ceiving much lower salaries than others
who were far less efficient. The effort at a
fair readjustment has been partially sue
cessful. and will be steadily prosecuted un-
til salaries are fixed on the tasis of merit
only" Tf 7
The employees of this bureau, number 4s4,
embracing seven chiefs of division, at 81 900
per annum; eighteen clerks Of class 4, at
81 500; sixty-three clerks of class 3, at
$1,000; seventy-eight clerks Of class 2, at
:! 400; ninety-four, clerks OF class 1. at
81 ,2OO; eighty-one clerks, at s. 600; twenty
one clerks. at 500; twenty money-order as
Sorters, at $500; twenty-six money-order
aSsOrters, at $40; two mess.n gers, AT, $40;
tWenty-three money-order assorters, at
SiZo; twelve assistant messen gers, at S720;
twenty three male laborers, at $500; three
female laborers, at $500, and ten charwo-
men, at $40.
Mr.. Castle wants large increase in his
force and says:
The pressure of work on the clerical
force Of this bureau is unremitting and in
creases day by day. Aside from the more
effective methods introduced. each involv-
Ing additional labor, the steady increase of
the business of the postal syst EN- continues
and will continue to enhance our work
The government has a direct interest In
prompt settlements with postnlasters since
only thus can defalcations and embezzle-
ments be promptly detected. It Is estimat-
ed that at least fifty additional clerks will
be required Tor the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1899. If the duties of this bureau are
to be promptly and efficiently performed"
Mr.. Castle says that Congress- having
given authority for the destruction of OBJ
solete letters, accounts, ETC., estimated to
weigh fifty tons, "a board Of officials ap-
pointed to represent the Treasury and the
Post once Departments is now engaged in
the preliminary work of carefully selecting
the useless papers to be destroyed. This
action will afford much needed relief to
this bureau. 1t will give us the use of
many needed file cases and much valuable
storage room. 1t will also greatly reduce
the labor and expense of removing our files
and archives to the new buildng'T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19

He Will Demand an Interview With
the Emperor,

LONDON, October 19.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes a dispatch from Shang-
hal saying Prince Henry of Prussia Is re-
turning to Pekin in order to demand an
audience of the emperor.
The dispatch adds that an intimate friend
of the reformer, Kang Yuwei, named Rich
ard, resident of Pekin, in an interview
has affirmed that, though the emperor Is
not dead, he is in the greatest danger
Richard also urged immediate action to re-
store the emperor to power, pointing out
that there is a unique opportunity for
suppressing the dowager empress faction,
clearing the way for substantial progress
and re-establishing British pretige.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Marine Band at Barracks.

The program of the concert by the United
States Marine Band at marine barracks
tomorrow afternoon will be as follows:
1. March, THE Charlatan" .Sousa
2 Overture, THE Kings Lieutenant. Till
g. Waltz, dream Of the Ocean . .Gung'i
4. THE Funeral March Of a Marionet,"
Gounod
s. Descriptive. ''Gipsy Life" ..Le There
G. "Ein Maerchen" Bach
Z. Scenes Picturesque" Massenet
8. Idyi THE Mil In the Forest .EiIenberg
3. Hail Columbia .......................F yles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
RECOVERED FROM THE MAINE.
A Gold Watch Sent to the Mother o
Vactina.

Among the articles of value recovered by
the divers from the. wreck Of the Maine
was a fine gold watch. with massive
chain and charm of the same metal. While
somewhat denied. the case was as bright
as when new, though the interior move
ment was ruined by the salt water in
which it had lain for many days The
Navy Department began a careful inquiry
to discover the owner Of the watch He
was finally found to be c. o. White rated
as chief master-at-arms. whose name ep-
peared on the death list of the Maine. A
prosecution of the inquiry showed that
Whites mother was still living In Youshai
Ireland, In the person Of Mrs Minnie
White. and after proper Identification Cart
C-owninshield, chief of the navigation In.
reau. today had the watch expressed 10 The
mother OF the dead sailor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
To KEEP OUT LEPROsY.
California Physicians Send an Agent
to HaMaiian ISIands

SACRAMENTO, Cal, October 19.-The
state board of health has appointed Dr.
e. A Ruggles, president of the board. to
visit the Hawaiian Islands, to learn the
extent of the presence of leprosy and to
report measures to prevent its Introduction
INTO California. Since the annexation of
hawaii its inhabitants are free to come to
these ports and 1t is the intention of the
poard OF health to prepare report for
Submission to the coming legislature which
Will suggest safeguards against the spread
OF the disease to these shores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS.
herman National of Plttsburs in
Serious Financial Straits.

PITTSBJ RG, Pa, October 19.-Notwith-
standing the rumors that have been afioat
Tor some time concerning the financial
straits OF the German National Bank of
thls city, the announcement this morning
that the bank had gone into voluntary
h9uldalon. caused great surprise. and
many depCsitors hurried to the bank to
find the doors closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Danger of More Serious Charge.

II was drinking" was the excuse offered
in the Police Court today by John Mason.
colored, who pleaded guilty to a charge of
theft He stole a basket from a dealer in
the Center market.
Hes a regular thief" said Special Officer
Miles, land I've had him here before"
Judge Kfmball imposed a fine of s., and
suggested that a charge of second offense
be preferred against him If he is caught
stealing again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Tod Sloan Coming Back.

LONDON, October 19.-Tod Sloan returns
to the United States at the end of next
week after riding the Prince of Wales.
four-year-old bay filly Nunsuch in the race
for the Cambridgeshire stakes at the
Houghton meeting On Wednesday next Oc-
tcber %
Sloan is persuad ng Morington Cannon
the English jockey. to accompany him to
America ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19

Acting Commissioner Wilson of the in
ternal revenue bureau has modified the
ruling as to what shall constitute mixed
Hour under the new war revenue law, I'm
DER the former ruling d person engaged in
grinding together wheat with any other
grain or other material or mixing the -four
made from wheat with the flour made from
any other grain or other material, was
deemed a maker of mixed flour Under the
new ruling wheat -four must be the priuci-
pal constituent in the mixture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
Personal Mention,

Mr.. Charles Moore, clerk to the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia, has
returned to the city after having spent the
summer on the New England coast
District Commissioner John w Ross has
gone to Philadelphia, where he will spend
the rest or the week. He is expected to re-
sumo his duties at the District building
Monday next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-19
No Meeting of Cabinet Council.

MADRID, October 19.-The cabinet coun-
ell did not meet today. Premier Sagasta not
having received an expected dispatch from
Paris
Inc government has received dispatches
from General Ortega at Porto Rico who
was then embarking for Spain