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The herald., 1898-09-04
The College Train
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Three State Governors Call on General
Corbin

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Three Gov
ernors of States had each q conference with
Adjutant General Corb!n today. All of
them discussed with the general the condt-
tons of the troops from their States in the
various camps of mobilization and made
recommendations as to the mastering out
of certain regiments.
Governor Black of New York talked with
General Corbin about his visit to the camps
IN the South, from which he returned la st
night. He assured General Corbin that the
health conditions of the troops in the camps
were not so bad as they had been pictured
by some newspapers and recommended that
the Third, Ninth and Fourteenth New York
Regiments be relieved from duty.
Governor VOORHEES, of New Jersey had A
further conference with General Corbin
concerning the mus tering out of the reg-
ments of his State.
Governor Schofield of Wisconsin dis.
cussed the health conditions of the Wis
consin troops in the various camns
Through agents he made an investiea. .ion
Of the conditions of the camps and wassat. .
isfed that they were not so serious as had
been represented. He left for JacksonvilIe
Fla, personally to superintend the trans.
portation Of the sick of the First Wisconsin
to their homes
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A Hideous william

ST. LOUIS. Sept. "A special TO the
Post Dispatch from Dallas, Tex, says:
Horrible developments are coming out in
connection with the fend.sh career of
"Dobie," Joe Malone, the negro executed
here yesterday.
His written and oral confession TO off,
GERS and others makes it certain that he, in
addition to what has heretofore been pub
lished, participated in five other murders
and four assaults on white women. two
years ago he criminally assaulted and then
killed Mrs. Dudham, wife of a prominent
farmer near Oak Cliff, suburb of Dallas,
and he and another negro whom the officers
are now endeavoring to capture, assaulted
and killed three whit women at Eagle
Lake, near Houston, about three years
ago. The best detective talent has failed 70
solve the mysteries Of these crimes.
The herald., 1898-09-04
The NEXT NAVAL BATTLE
NOT TO BE FOUGHT WITH BLACK
PoWDEB
The Navy Department Opens Bids for
Million Pounds of the Smoke
less Article

| WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Probably the
navy has fought its last war with black
powder. Bids were opened today at the
Navy Department for supplying the war;
ships with one million pounds of smoke
less powder, quantity sufficient to supply
at least the secondary batteries OF all the
ships in the service, and this supply Will
be augmented from time to time until with
in the course of year or two all the black
powder will have been retired, except pos
sibly some that will be retained for salut-
ing purposes.
There were six bids received today at the
department and opened by Judge-Advocate
Lemley In the presence Of representatives
Of the bidders. prominent among them be-
ing Mrs. Maria Dittmar, head OF the pow
der concern bearing her name. The bids
on the average were about the same as
the navy is now paying for its powder and
slightly below the figure paid by the army
under the emergency created by the war.
The bids were as follows:
Dupont Powder Company OF Whining
ton, Del. for one million pounds, the gov
ernment to supply the alcohol and ether,
at 1914 cents pound. making the total
$l95,0O0. If the government supplies the al
cohol only, 50 cents pound, making a total
of $S0O,0oO Deliveries to begin with one
thousand pounds october lst, and continu-
ing at the rate of 1000 pounds per day.
Giant Powder Company, consolidated, OF
San Francisco. 25O,OOO pounds, the govern
ment to supply alcohol and ether. at 90
cents pound, making the total $232 800;
government supplying alcohol only 80 cents
per pound, making total S237 800 Deliver
les beginning with 1000 pounds in ten mon his
and continuing at the rate Of ten thousand
pounds per month.
Ditimar Powder Company. New York.
100000 po~Ads. government supplying alco-
hol and ether. at 10 cents per pound, MAX
ing $20O,0 900. Deliveries beginning Decem-
ber at 1000 pounds per day.
Louis Nixon OF Eizabethport, N. j., loo,-
0O pounds, government supplying alco-
hol and ether. at 96 cents per pound. max
ing $4,000. Deliveries beginning November
2oth with 1000 pounds, and following at the
rate Of 5000 pounds per week.
Lafsling and Rand Powder Company,
lVW,pO pounds, government supplying al
cohol and ether. at 1912 cents pound, max
Ing $1s5,oO0; government supply alcohol
only, 50 cents pound, making SSOO. 900. De-
liveries begin November 1st with 1000
pounns' tnen 1000 pounds day until De-
cember, 1898; then 1000 pounds until De-
cember, 1899; then GOOO pounds daily.
California Powder Works i 600 900 pounds.
government supplying alcohol only, 50 cents
a pound, making $500 900. Deliveries begin |
ming october 1 with 1000 pounds, and fol- |
loving al the rate of 1000 pounds per day.
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Southbound PASSENGERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3-The steame,
Pomona sails tomorrow with the follow
ing passengers:
For Redondo: Miss z. w. Smith, Mrs. C
Singer. W. c. Garner and wife, DR.. ]. w
Honfeldt, c. A. King and wife, Mrs A. II
May, Miss D. T.. Coats. C. Seymour.
For Port Los Angeles: Mrs. Vogel. Can.
tain Thayer and wife, NJ. Z. Hammond
Miss Youle, s. Seligman. 8. L. Weaver
A. D. Oliver, S. B. Cuthbertson, E. Smith
Miss e. Mosgrove. Mrs. A. A. Thompson
w. L. seburn and wife. L. BLY,, w. F
Grasser, B. e. CARAT, wife and daughter
j. Hanlon and wife, j. Markoff, f, E.
Douglass.
For Santa Barbara: Mrs. Hart, Mrs. S
f. Backus. c. E. Brandt, II. A. Moore, j
B. Grace, A. Tobn, Miss c. Tobn.
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onel Gardner. Thirty-fourth Michigan regl-
iment. temporarily.
General Mckee has iesued orders prohib-
iting the sale Of fruits and other viands in
the camps. This is done for the health of
the men.
More Men Sent Home
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Orders for the
mastering out of the following additional
regiments were issued late this afternoon:
Second Texas Infantry, 46 officers. 1897
enlisted men, from Jacksonville to Houston.
Tex.
Second Virginia, 46 officers. 1923 enlisted
men, from Jacksonville TO Armory at Rich
mond. Va.
Fourteenth Minnesota, 40 officers, 126S en-
listed men, from Knoxville to st. Paul.
Twelfth Minnesota. 40 officers. 1853 en-
listed men from Lexington to st. Paul.
Corbin's Last Order
WASHINGTON, September 3.-Adjutant
General Corbin today announced the inten-
tion of the war department In the matter OF
mastering out and retaining in the service
the volunteer regiments.
Among the regiments which he designates
for muster out are the following
Sixth California infantry, Seventh Call
forn.a infantry Twenty-second Kansas in
fantry. First Missouri, Third Missouri in
fantry. Fifth Missouri infantry. a Missouri
light battery, Second Nebraska battery
battalion Nevada infantry, an Oregon light
artillery, Oregon Eight artillery. Second
Texas infantry. Fourth Texas infantry,
battalion Washington infantry, First
United States Volunteer cavalry. Third
United States Volunteer cavalry, First
United States Volunteer infantry.
Among the regiments to be retained in
service until further orders are
First California infantry, Eighth Call
fornia infantry, battalion California artil-
lery. Arizona, New Mexico. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory United States infantry,
Astor battery.
The herald., 1898-09-04
A NAVAL HOSPITAL
Model Establishment to Be Located
at Mare Island

CHICAGO, Sept. "a special to The
Record from Washington, D. c., says:
The Surgeon-General Of the navy ha:
asked for proposals. 10 be opened Octobe,
12th, for the construction of a model naya
hospital at Mare Island. Cal, under the
Congressional appropriation of $780,
The plans are of the most modern type
conforming to the latest hospital practice
at home and abroad, and provide for irdef.
mite expansion.
The Navy Department has closed a con.
tract with Tiffany for Admiral Dewey's
sword, the consideration being 5000. The
remaining $1,000 of the Congressional appro.
priation will be devoted 10 the defrayine
of the expenses OF striking medals for The
officers and men who participated in the
battle of Manila bay, May 1st Il is pro-
posed to have this work done as soon as
possible at the Philadelphia Mint.
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MILES AND HIS MEN
Expected to Arrive Off New York on
Tuesday

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-General Miles
and his army of between four and five
thousand volunteers, now en- route from
Porto Rico, Will not parade in New York
city or elsewhere as a body on their ar
rival. The official announcement Of this
fact was made at the War Department to-
day.
The transports bearing General Miles and
the volunteers are expected to arrive off
New York next Tuesday. It was suggested
that the troops be ordered into camp some
where in the vicinity of New York for
few days and then signalze their departure
for their State camps by parade through
New York city. The civil authorities Of
New York canvassed the situation and
finally suggested that The troops be en-
camped at Forest Park, between Brooklyn
and Jamaica. Then Governor voorhees, Of
New Jersey arrived in Washington yester-
day and proposed to the War Department
that the Porto Rico troops he placed in
camp at Seag.rt, the New Jersey State
grounds. He renewed this offer today in
conference with Adjutant General Cor
bin. He was informed that it has been de-
cded by the department that the Porto
Rcan troops would not be placed in camp
at any point in the East, but would be
sent Immediately to their State camps pre-
paratory to being mustered out Of the SER
vice.
When the transports arrive in New York
they will be met by officers with orders for
the troops to proceed directly from their
ships to the trains. The officers will have
with them transportation for the entire
1t is likely that the troops will
be landed in Jersey City, where, after be-
ing served with hot lunch, they will board
the cars which viii be in waiting for their
homes.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Miners Graduated

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 3.-A special TO
the Free Press from Houghton, Mich, says:
The eleventh annual commencement eX-
ercises of the Michigan College Of Mines
were held here last evening. The graduat-
ing class was the largest in the history Of
the college and embraced men from all
over the United States. several from Eu-
rope, one from Mexico, and one from South
Africa. Among the graduates were Ar
thur f. Blair Of Helena, Mont; Andrew g.
Cornell Of Dillon, Mont, and Fred l.. Rey-
nolds of Pasadena, Cal, with degree of
mining engineer.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Would Kill the Goats

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The Collector
Of Customs at New Orleans has telegraphed
the Treasury Department that private
company has asked permission to land n,
the Mississippi River quarantine station
near Port Eads 1900 goats that had been
shipped from Calves ton 10 Havana and
returned to New Orleans by the steamer
Tyr. The unusual ground for the request
authority to grant which has been wire d
was that the fumigatlon Of the vessel would
kill the goats
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service seem perfect in appointments ant
well adapted for the rapid recovery of the
sick. The hospital locations. their sur.
roundings and their climatic conditions
could not be improved"
When the president arrived at Long
Island City he took the government ferry
boat General Meigs and was taken around
the lower end of Manhattan Island to the
Jersey shore, on his way to the vice presi-
dents home in Paterson, N. j., where he
will spend Sunday.
The Doctors Report
CAMP WIKoFF. Montauk Point. Sept
3.-The doctor reports that there were 1850
patents in the general hospital today and
eight deaths.
During tie past "a hours 400 convalescents
have received furloughs.
There were SIS men in the detention hos
pital. Three hundred ana fifty GONZALES
cents from the City of Berkshire were
landed today and are now in the hospitals.
The fish commission boat Grampus ar
rived today, bringing 1000 pounds of fresh
fish for the hospitals.
Water is still scarce in camp, and, as
result, there is much suffering.
Troops to Leave Camp
NEW YORK. Sept. "A special 10 the
Tribune from Washington says:
Orders were prepared al the War De-
par;ment today for the practical abandon
ment of Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point.
All Of the volunteer regiments now there
will soon start for their homes and vii!
receive furloughs as they are mustered
out, while most Of the regulars as soon as
they have recuperated sufficiently. will re-
sumo duty at the posts which they garri- |
soned before the war began.
The orders for the regulars may be issued |
tomorrow and will provide for the follow
irg distribution Of the troops:
Third Cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen, YER
mont and Jefferson Barracks. Missouri.
Sixth Cavalry TO Fort Myer, Virginia. and |
Fort Wadsworth. n. Y: Third Cavalry to
Fort Sheridan. His; Sixth Infantry 10 Fort
Thomas, Ky; Ninth Infantry to Madison
Barracks. n. Y; Thirteenth Infantry 10
Forts Columbia, Porter and Niagara; Sew
'nteenth Infantry TO Columbus Barracks,
Ohio; Twentieth Infantry to Fort Leaven-
worth, kans.; Twenty-first Infantry TO
Plattsburg Barracks, n. Y. The remaining
-sgiments Of regulars at Montauk will be
jisposed Of next week.
Some Of them will probably be held al
)osts yet 70 be selected in Cuba.
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A Soldier Sentenced

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Corporal VII
liam l. Ellington, Company c, Fourth
United States Nolunteef Infantry, found
guilty Of violation of the twonty-frst, fwe n
ty-second and thrty-eighth articles OF
war by courtmartial convened at Fred
ericksburg Va, was sentenced to dis
honorable discharge and confinement in
prison for three years. The man Will he
sent to St. Francis barracks, s.. Angus
tine, Fla. for confinement
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INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

r General Pando accused Of sneaking
+ home to Spain from Havana with .
r 12,000, 900 francs in cash, leaving SOL
+ diers and civilian officers unpaid.
r The navy department opens BIDS for .
+ a million pounds Of smokeless powder .
r The Seventh regiment ordered to
r break camp on Monday; the men to be
r given 3O-day furloughs preceding mus
r. tering out. .
r President Mckinley visits Camp .
r Wikoff, reviews the cavalry, makes a .
r speech to the infantry, and comforts .
+ the sick in the hospitals with assur- .
r ances Of the nations gratitude .
r The Royal Ulster Yacht club delivers .
+ its formal challenge for series of .
r races for the Americas cup. .
+ Anglo-E Egyptian forces march stead .
+ lily forward to victory. .
r Col Moore reports favorably on con- .
r ditions prevailing at Camp Meade. .
r Germany continues to show intense ]
+ interest in the czar's peace procama- .
r tion; German exports to the United !
1. States show a falling off. i
r Natives of the Philippines said to be .
+ almost unit in their desire for Amer !
+ ican annexation Of the whole group of !
+ Islands. i
Il n h h 4, 4, Il 4, 4, h II II Il 4, l. 4. L L L 4
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Sailed for Paris

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Commissioner
General Ferdinand ". Peck, who Will rep
resent the United States at the Paris Ex-
position, accompanied by several membs RS
of his staff. left today for Havre on the
French liner La Tourane.
Mr.. Peck's visit TO France is for the
purpose of securing additional space for the
American exhibitors
The herald., 1898-09-04

OnlV Did 1t Qnce

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The alleged
overcharging by stewards on board trars-
ports IS stated at the quartermaster-gen-
erals office to be a single instance where
steward charged soldier 25 cents for a
sandwich.
No other complaints of the kind have
been made at the quartermaster's depart
ment.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Ocean Paasenpers

LIVERPOOL Sept. S.-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, which sailed from this
port today for New York. has among her
passengers Hall Caine, the novelist, Miss
Ada Rehan, the actress, Lord Alder!ey
Brassey and Mesdames Cavendish-Bent-
inck, Ogden Mills and Ballington Booth.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Banks Examination

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Secretary Gage
has given instructions to Bank Examiners
to make such inspections of paper held by
the banks as will enable the examiners to
report how the war revenue act is being or
has been complied with.
The herald., 1898-09-04
Pana Saloons Closed

PANA, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-The strike situation
in Pana is comparatively quiet today, al
though there is more or less suppressed ex-
element The miners claim that the flfty-
four negroes who are at work in the Sprin g.
side mine supplanting the strikers are in
timidated and that If they had their choice
they would leave Pana. The chief feature
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of the present is the expectation Of add,.
tional negro substitutes from the south
There will be no demonstration. however
until early in the week, even II NOR. M.
sroes come. This is because the strikers
are inclined to wait for reinforcemente
from surrounding districts that cannot bs
here before Monday. There are fourteen
saloons In Pana. They are closed.
The herald., 1898-09-04
MOORE MAKES REPORT
ON CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT
CAMP MEADE
Water Is Good and in Abundant SUP
ply, Men Are Well Fed and Not
Dissatisfied

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Colonel Moore
of the quartermaster's department has re-
turned 10 Washington from Middletown,
where he was in charge Of work at Camp
Meade. He has made verbal report to
Secretary Alger of the conditions there. He
says that the camp is one of the finest
farms in the vicinity. on high. rolling
ground. from $50 to 400 feet above :he Sus-
Quehanna river.
The water is abundant and is obtained
from a source that there can be no pos
sible danger Of pollution. Three areesian
wells furnish the supply. They are from
271 to 81 feet deep, bored through solid
granite for some distance and through $50
feet of solid sandstone before water is
reached. This waiter is piped about the
camps and to tents where carts are easily
supplied. Some regiments are supplied
by hydrants in front of each company and
some from carts. Colonel Moore says there
is ar abundant supply Of this water which
has been analyzed ard pronounced abso-
lutely pure. The sanitary conditions OF the
camp are excellent. Precautions have beer
taken 20 prevent any trouble arising from
the sinks ard refuse matter Colonel
Moore also reports that the food is abund-
AM anu tHe llOOpS dppdEtNlIy well salts
fed. President Mckinley when at Camp
Meade told Colonel Moore that he cons!d-
cred the place an ideal camp.
The Doctors Train
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The third
hospital train sent from this city under the
auspices Of the Medico-C -Chirurgcal Hospital
arrived from Camp Meade, Pa. with more
,han 100 sick soldiers on board this morning.
Most of the men are suffering from .y-
phoid fever, although quite a number are
down with malarial and other fevers. None
of the patients are believed to be danger
ously III. Over 800 sick soldiers are now be-
Ing cared for at the Medico- Chrurg.ca,
Hospital.
The College Train
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3-The Uni
vers.ty of Pennsylvania hospital train.
which started for Camp Meade, Pa.
last night, returned this morning with 4o
sick soldiers. They are members Of New
York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Mlchi-
gan, Indiana, West Virginia. Tennessee
Illinois, Ohio and Missouri! regiments. Near
ly all are suffering from typhoid or malar.al
fever. None are seriously ILL.,
The herald., 1898-09-04
A Baltic Storm

BERLIN, Sept 3.-The recent storm
which swept across the Baltic sank a tor
pedo boat and severely damaged the whole
German torpedo floatilla. Five torpedo
boats barely reached the harbor
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In the Graveyard

The soldiers cheered many times. The
part of the fed where the Eighth Ohio
stood the regiment which is sometimes
called 1.-The Presidents own" was partic-
ularly noisy. The party then went TO the
detention hospital by road that passed in
the rear Of the general hospital. The grave
yard, in which sixty or seventy plain new
wooden crosses stood, was near the road
on The left. The president solemnly raised
his hat
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The Medical Report

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9,-The medical
board of inquiry appointed 70 investigate
the condition of the soldiers here made a
preliminary report today regarding sick
ness in the Seventh California Regiment. 1t
states that out Of total of 1860 men in the
regiment there are 73 who are sick, or about
per cent. OF the 73 cases of sickness, 10
are due to typhoid fever, which is IL per
cent Of the regiments total strength.
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At Camp Poland

CAMP POLAND, KNOXVILLE. Tenn.
Sept 3-Two of the nine regiments en-
camped here have been ordered mustered
out. These are the First Pennsylvania and
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana.
The former will be moved to Philadelphia
and the latter to Indianapolis. The men
received the announcement with degree
Of carelessness, many Of them preferring to
remain here. The muster out sentiment has
deprecated since the troops were removed
here from Chickamauga.
igadier-General Roe will be succeeded
in command Of the First Brigade by Col
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The presidential party then went down
to the station and left on special train
az 1:5o. On the train Mr.. Mckinney mode
this statement:
II was very much pleased 70 meet the
heroes Of Santiago and to observe thair
splendid spirit What saw Of the car,, -,
the sick men in the hospital and by those
In charge and by the noble women engaged
In that work was especially gratifying to
me-"
Vice President Hobart said:
Camp Wikoff is admirably adapted 70,
army purposes at this time as a camp ror
fecuperation. The hospitals and hosnita,
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The Advocate and news., 1898-01-26

was taken sick and asked to have a
physician wired for at a station ahead.
No attention was paid to the request.
After going quite distance (several
hundred miles) she turned back and died
soon after. Judge Myers holds that the
Pullman company is common carrier
and that its employees should look after
the comfort and welfare of the patrons.
The case will be tried later, the action
taken having been in connection with
oVerruling demurrers.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-10-21
APPEAL FROM LIBERIA.
African Republic Wants Uncle Sam 20
Take Charge of Goyornment.

African Republic Wants Uncle sam 10
Take Charge of Government.
A Pittsburg, Pa, dispatch says:
Bishop Joseph G. Hartsell. Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, whose
bishopric is Africa, states that he has
been commissioned by the negro re-
public Of Liberia to go to Washington
and ask that the republic be taken un-
der the sheltering wing of the United
States.
81 am on my way to see Secretary
Day" said he, "as the special repre-
sentative Of the Republic of Liberia
to secure a protectorate either quas
or actual. What they want America
to do is to say to the European powers
in Africa we have an interest in Lii
IBERIA; this country belongs to us.
Whether an actual protectorate can be
established or not will depend upon
how far the Liberian government is
willing to go, assuming that the
United States answers fayorably."