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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-20


925 patients. There was no material
shortage in drugs or food at this point,
but occasionally there was a slight de-
ficiency, which was, however, quickly
overcome.
PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS SMALL
Speaking of the hospital in which he
is engaged here. he said the location was
as good as could be secured in this vi
cinity. but that the general surrounding
were not suitable to hospital service. At
times the hospital had been slightly over
crowded, as many as Z or = men being
occasionally stored in one tent. This
was due to emergency. The patients,
however, had been well cared for, both
by physicians and nurses, and the hos
pital supplies were abundant and good.
Many of the nurses were females. They
were generally very competent. There
was always one nurse on duty for every
three patients on the average. Up to
date LOO patients had been treated at
the hospitals. There had only been 10
deaths; about so per cent. of the cases
were from typhoid fever. This was a
smaller percentage than the average
mortality in civilian hospitals.
RED CROSS GAVE BED LINEN.
DIR. Frye spoke of the causes for the.
prevalence of typhoid fever in the Jack
sonville camp. He attributed it largely
to the age of the men, young people
being more susceptible than those more
advanced in age to this disease. He
also thought much was due to the care
lessness of the men themselves.
DIR. Frye said that in all the hospitals
with which he had been connected there
had been a deficiency of bed linen. This
had been especially true at Fort McPher-
son. There had been orders to prepare
beds there for q thousand patients, but
this demand had by no means been met
The hospital here had also been short
of lighting facilities. There was not a
sufficiently advanced to permit them to
questions had been made for them but
they could not be secured from the Gov
ernment stores, owing to the construc-
ton of orders Hence it was necessary
to depend upon the Red Cross Society
for these articles.
DIR. Frye expressed the opinion that in
several cases convalescents had been sent
away from the hospitals with which
he had been connected before they were
S10c1enlly duVdHceu 10 DeuFllllL lneUl 10
go in safety. He had no personal knowl-
edge of any individual case of this kind,
but he was satisfied that such cases had
occurred. He thought these instances
were due to insufficient supervision, to
ignorance of physicians, and to a desire
to clear the wards of the hospitals for
new patients.
"a SCABBY LOOKING LOT"
DIR. Frye spoke in very uncomplimen-
tary terms Of the men engaged in the
hospital corps, saying they had been
picked up at random over the country
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
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London. Oct. 19.-The German Bark
Heinrich Botel, Of 47S tons, Captain
Stehr, which arrived at Hull on Septem-
Der 22nd, from Savannah, GA, and
which subsequently left there for Ham
burg. her home port, was in collision
yesterday during the gale in the Grims-
by Roads, with the Norwegian bark Con-
cordia, hailing from Drammen. Both
vessels were considerably damaged and
were towed into Hull roads
Reports of shipping disasters continue
to come in and the east coast is Strewn
with wrecks.
In most cases the crews have been
saved, hut upward of 80 persons have
been drowned.
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to an irreconciIiable difference between
the two commissions, there can be but
one arbitrament-that of the sword
for which our Government is fully pre-
pared but which it does not eXpest to be
obligea TO center upon.
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HOW MONEY TALKS.
Barter and Sale Relied Upon to Carry
the State.
(Fayetteville Observer.)


1T that the Republican committee has applied $40
o
Fayetteville
o yesterdays political and sale
of
o
Ieenm hem, A T..
in yesterday
in in
the
negroes the Populiss.
these boes considerable
yesterday this mongre had three tickets the field
o one-he fusion ticket
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-20
THOUSAND MORE
ARE TO BE EMBARKED IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
THE sPANARDS' NEXT PROBABLE MOVE
1t viii be an Effort to Saddle a New Cuban
Government With The Debt Contracted
for Ibarian Benefit. No Ar
bi;ration.

Washington, Oct. 19.-General Wade,
President of the American evacuation
commission. telegraphed the War De
partment last night that 6,000 Spanish
soldiers had been embarked already for
Spain and that arrangements had been
completed, of which the American com
misSioners had been duly notified by the
Spanish commissioners, for the embark
alton of 10000 more troops in the near
future. On the whole this rate of prog
ress in view of the limited resources of
Spain, is believed to be reasonable.
So long as this disposition is exhibit
ed to carry out in good faith the evacua-
ton of the island, our Government is
not likely to make complaint, and the
statement that the American commits
sioners ut Havana did yesterday deliver
themselves Of a formal ultimatum on the
subject is said to be erroneous. This
conclusion. however, does not apply to
the transfer of sovereignty.
CUBAN DEBT QUESTION.
Now that the Spanish peace commits
sioners have been repulsed in their eff
forts to have the United States assume
sovereignty over Cuba as the means of
thus transferring to our shoulders the
Cuban debt, the next movement looked
for on their part is one in the direction
of imposing this Indebtedness upon the
Cubans themselves when they shall
have erected some form of government
on the ruins Of Spanish sovereignty.
This would be something i'll the nature
Of Il last resort on the part of the bond
holders But it is scarcely probable
that any such proposition would be fa-
vorahly received by the peace commits
sioners acting jointly, for aside from the
question as to the justice of imposing
upon new and struggling Government
Il mass of debt quite sufficient to para
I'VE it for years TO come, there IS much
TO be said in favor of the entire repuda
ton of this debt by the Cubans on the
score that it was not really incurred on
account of the island, but actually to
benefit Spain. Also, it may be said that
even should the commissioners consent
to consider such Il proposition, they
would do so only on the distinct under
standing that the various s0-called Gu
ban debts should be differentiated and
ONLY part of them regarded as
proper liens against the Cuban people.
ARBITRAMENT OF THE SWORD.
Touching the bitter complaints that
are made in the French papers against
what they denominate the uncompromls-
ing and unyielding attitude of the Amerl-
can commissioners and their refusal to!
consider propositions to arbltrate radical
differences between the two bodies, it is
said here that presumably the panlsh
commissioners went to Paris under IN
structions quite as comprehensive asI
those supplied to the American commits
sioners. Any suggestion of arbitration
would be out of place in connection with
the peace commission, and should it come
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-20
NO BETTER THAN NEGROES.
Proof Of What Forsyth's Republican
Ceairrnan Said.
Republican
North Carolina,
INnr.rr4L


the court house square Winston n g. he
county make "The why
Of him the lie
he
butt he
II. e. MIVER, j.. p.
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of by both physicians and nurses. At
Fort Mcpherson there were at one time
925 patients. There was no material
shortage in drugs or food at this point,
but occasionally there was a slight de-
fciency. which was, however, quickly
overcome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
Death of APP. Wilder May Cause
Car Service Consolidation.
Missouri and Kansas to Unite
With the K. c. Branch.
CHICAGO TO DENVER
Rates SIashed by the Rock Is
land and Santa Fe.
Caused by the Fast Train Ser
vice of the Burlington.

There is a probability that the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Car Service assOcia-
ton, of which Mr.. A. P. Wilder was
the manager, may now be consolidated
with the Kansas City Car Service asso-
citation.
All the roads that are included in
the Missouri and Kansas association
are also members of the Kansas City
association, and the only thing that
stands in the way of a consolidation is
the fact that such move would mean
additional expense for the roads run
ming into Kansas City which do not run
through the territory under the man
agement of the Missouri and Kansas
association. If these roads make a suf-
ficiently strong complaint, the CONSOLE
datiOn will not be effected. If the mat
ter is arranged satisfactorily, it is more
than probable that the consolidation
will take place.
The Missouri and Kansas association
controls the loading and unloading of
cars at all stations in Kansas, OklahO-
ma and the Indian Territory
Mr.. Wilder was appointed manager
when the association was formed, ard
held the office up to the time of his
death. If the association is not cOnsol-
dated with the Kansas City association,
it is probable that Mr.. Wnder's success
or will be a Topeka man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Coaches lob and 1914 were turned out
of the shops and were taken to Kansas
City on ia for service.
Assistant Foreman James Mullin of
the blacksmith shops, is sick.
William Roof of the car shops is
sick
Engine 1874 was turned out of the back
shop Thursday and took it's trial trip
in charge of Engineer Beeler.
A Pecos valley private car II went
through on No. 5.
Robert Tasker of the blacksmith shop
is sick.
Coaches 818 and 141 have been re-
built.
John White of the car shops is sick.
Engineer COggins brought the Cali
fOrnia Limited No up from Kansas
City Thursday in one hour and SO min
utes. The schedule time is one hour
and 45 minutes. No. 8 is the heaviest
train running west of Kansas City and
to make up seven minutes is running
within eight minutes of fast mail time
with but two cars.
The. well that supplies the water used
in the different departments has been
dredged and will be connected with the
water service in a few days. At pres
ent the water is taken from the river.
The Klondike fever still RACES among
many of the shOpmen and unless some
sort of an incubation is invented it
may depopulate the shops by spring.
w. A. Benson has accepted a position
with ROadmaSter T. S. Cafferty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
FROM NEWTON.

Engineer Willoughby, of the Oklaho-
ma division, has been sent here from
Wichita and is on the extra board
Conductor Frank Beers bought yes
terday the house and lot adjoining him
belonging to Conductor Frank Brown
Milo Mckee has resumed his run af-
ter several weeks vacation with lame
knee, his last remembrance of bicycle
weather
When Argentine engines doubIe-head
out of Newton on train "a, the first en-
CINE will be sent through, while the Sec
Ond will be cut off at EmpOria.
Fireman Woodbury. has caught the
All and has bumped" Fireman Ken
uedy who has had the run for some
time. Kennedy was placed on the ex-
ira board as first out.
The pits in the old roundhouse are be-
ing fitted with steam radiators. 1t will
be some time before they will be put
in use because the boilers at the back
shop cannot furnish the steam.
Fireman Garter, who has but lately
moved here from Hutchinson, is firing
the 2SS
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FROM LAS VEGAS.

T. J. Ryan and c. E. Gillette have
come down from Las Vegas to Ration to
undergo examination for conductor
ships.
The family of Fireman John Snyder,
of Rincon, will move back to San Mar
cial, as will also the family of Fireman
Jim ROby, from Silver City.
F. W. Booker, stenOgrapher to Chief
Clerk D. S. Dean, has gone to Winslow,
Ariz., to assume a position in the train
masters office
Manager Cohen of the Harvey hotel
has resigned his position and passed
through Las Vegas yesterday for Utah
in company with the wife of his bos
ON.
w. w. Arnold, the agent at San Mar
cial, who recently snapped positions
with James NIcCoach, agent at Sterling,
Kan, was a passenger for that point
yesterday.
Fred Whiteman. a Santa Fe brake
man on the AlbuQuerque-San Marcia1
division of the Santa Fe, has come up
to the railroad hospital at Las Vegas.
He is suffering with a sprained knee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
1T HITS THE POSTAL.
Mexico's Telegraph Order is in the In
terest of the Western Union.

New York, Feb. 4.-The order of the
Mexican government to the Mexican
National railway and the Mexican Cen
trail Railway company that they must
discontinue handling commercial and
United States and Mexico grows out of
the fact that nearly a year ago the
Mexican Central and Mexican National
companies entered into an agreement
with the Postal Telegraph company,
whereby the latter company extended
it's American lines to Ell Paso. and be-
gan building to Laredo, to effect an ex-
change of business at the Mexican Dor
der, and have ever since been carrying
on a through Geographic service to the
Mexican capital.
The officials of the Postal Telegraphic
company, in this city stated that their
company received information some
time ago to the effect that the Mexican
government had entered into a contract
of exclusive connection with the West
ern Union Telegraph company for the
exchange of commercial telegraph bus
mess with all the railway lines of Mex
leo and that effect of this contract, if
carried out, would be to prevent the
railways who own their telegraph lines
from transmitting commercial business
which they have contracted to ex-
change with the Postal company. The
Postal officials further explain that the
railway companies claim that their con-
cessions from the Mexican government
as clearly confer upon them the right
to transmit commercial telegraph bus
mess as to operate their railways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
HUNTING JOINTS
Isn't the Business of a Governor, Says
Governor Leedy.

Governor Leedy, replying to the criti-
cisms against the administration of police
affairs in the various cities of the first
convention. said:
The Populist party was organized for
the purpose of correcting certain economic
evils which have grown up in the coun-
try and to curtail the privileges and reg
ulate the acts of corpora tons; and this
administrat ton has turned its efforts in
that direction.
Il did not join the Populist party to
hunt joints nor to fight resubmission. If
there are violations of the prohibitory law,
citizens who know the facts should COM
plain to the magistrates and have the
YiOlators prosecuted.
so far the processes of the courts have
not been resisted by anybody, and when
they are resisted will be the proper time
for me to interfere. The sentences of the
courts of this state also have been re-
spected, and in no instance have they been
annulled or set aside
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ter taking charge of the station at
Springer.
On account of the sickness of the chill
dren of Brakeman Will Coleman of Ger
illOs, who has been running on the main
line, he has changed places with VIII
Hurt, whose run has been on the Waldo
branch.
J. F. FaircIoth of Buffalo, N. Y, is
now night operator at the depot in
Springer.
Ex-Conductor ]. z. Nelson and fam
lily left Ration for Sedalia, Mo-, where
they will make their future home.
The Frisco Railway company has en-
Joined the sheriff, the city of Arkansas
City, county commissioners and the
Illinois Trust and Savings company
from the collection of % mills excess
tax.
The Rock Island road will make i'm
prOvements on its road bed between
Lincoln and BelIeville, Kan. Orders are
for the re-ballasting of 60 miles OF
track. Crushed stone and burnt clay
are to be the materials used. The COM
pany has already purchased tract of
land near Martell, on which it will erect
kilns for the purpose of burning the
clay.
The Central branch passenger train
used to leave AtchisOn at 9:20 a. m,
but was changed to leave at 1890 p.
m, to give Central branch people the
benefit of the fast mail from ST. Louis.
The fast mail from St. Louis was deliv-
cred to the Central branch at AtchiSon
for a long time but now goes west over
the Union Pacific and is delivered to
the Central branch at Beloit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
DENVER RIOT DENIED.
Chamber of Commerce Declares
There Was No Disturbance
at the Barbecue.

Denver, Colo, Feb. 4.-The directors
of the Denver Chamber of Commerce
have adopted the following resolutions
regarding reports sent out by special
correspondents of the recent barbecue
which was given at the conclusion of
the stock growers convention:
Resolved, That the board of directors
of the Denver Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade, an organization
composed of 500 representative business
men, the leading commercial body of
the Rocky Mountain region of the great
west, desire to deprecate and condemn
the unWaTranted, untruthful and SLAM
derOus statements sent out by some
responsible and SenSa tiOnal CORES
pOndents of certain eastern neWspa pers,
which statement concerning the last
days entertainment of the visiting del
egates consisting of a barbecue held at
the Union Stock Yards, was untruthful
highly sensational and not warranted
by the facts. There was no riot no
bloOdshed, no conflict between crowds
and the police, nor the military nor the
strong arm of the law called upon to
Quell any mob, for the reason that there
was no occasion for any such display of
authority.
In passing this resolution the board
of directors desire to place themselves
on record in order that the fame of this
fair city may not be furnished by such
sensational utterances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
CRACKER TRUST COMPLETE
Every Bakery From Portland, Ne, to
Salt Lake is Included.

Chicago, Feb. All the biscuit and
cracker companies between Salt Lake
on the west, Portland Ne, on the east,
st. Paul on the north and New Orleans
on the south, are now under one man
agement.
The name of the new corporation,
which was corporated today in the state
of New Jersey with a capital of $25,OO0,-
600 of preferred and $50, 600, 600 of COM
mon stock, is the National Biscuit COM
pany.
Benjamin F. Crawford of Mansfield
O., was elected president; H. V. Voor-
heis of Chicago, first vice president;
Frank o. Lowden, Chicago, second vice
president; G. E. Rumsey, Pittsburg,
secretary and treasurer.
The new company has purchased for
cash all the assets, bills receivable and
operating plants of all the bakeries
which were controlled by the American
Biscuit and Manufacturing company,
United States Baking company and the
New York Biscuit company. 1t also as
sumes all the Indebtedness of these
companies.
old companies subscribed for stock in
the national company.
The amount of money paid in stock
and cash by the national company for
the buildings in the various companies
which have been merged into the ma
tional, is exactly $23,OOO,0G
The new company now controls 139
different plants, which is about 80 per
cent of all the large bakeries in the
country. No changes will be made in
prices.
The headquarters of the national
company will for the present be IN
the Home insurance building of this
city. The actual working of the plants
of the company will be directed from
an office in the state of New Jersey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04

Pap Case, who runs the Florence,
FL Dorado and Walnut Valley passen-
ger engine stops her more" within a
foot of the cross walk at the station
every morning. Pap" is old solidity it
self, physically and engine
Dorado Times.
The firm of Ishman Bros & Mansur
of COfeyville has been awarded the
contract for spouting and guttering all
the depot and section house buildings
along the IIrOn Mountain road from
COffeyville to Fort Smith More than
5000 feet of spOuting will be required to
do the work.
Harry Pearson, who has been employ
ed on the Missouri Pacific at Coffeyvilie
for a long time, has been transferred to
the Wichita shops of the same cOmpa-
ny.
Chief Engineer Preston of the Max
well Grant company has been in Taos
valley of late, and stated that the
Springer branch of the A, T. & S. F.
Ry. will probably beat the Las Vegas
Mora and Taos line in getting in there.
Mr.. Preston said the branch would sure
far as CimarrOn, p miles, by June l.
Junction lodge PAP, b. of r. T., give
their fifth annual ball in Hauserman' s
hall Feb. Is.
VIM. Scregg, who has been laid up all
winter, will resume his position with
the NJ, K & T. Ry. in the capacity of
night hostler and rOundhouse foreman
at Junction City.
Agent Ed Hermann of Clorieta. will
relieve Agent Strong at Waldo. the lat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
HAZLETON MURDER TRIAL.
Damaging Testimony by the Princi-
pal of Lattimer School

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 4.-Taking of
testimony in the trial of Sheriff Martin
and his deputies began yesterday in the
Luzerne county court.
Andrew Silver was the first witness
called. He is a Hungarian, but speaks
excellent English. He proved the death
of Mike Cezlak, saying that he saw him
lying dead on the road at Latt1mer with
q bullet in his head. Witness saw the
sheriff draw his revolver and heard it
snap and then the shooting commenced.
Charles Guscostt, principal of the
Lattner school, building about 900
yards from the scene of the shooting,
said he was teaching school when he
heard an unusual noise and going to
the window he found that a number of
the men, some 80 were alighting from
an electric car. They were deputieS-He
saw the deputies line up to the side of
the road and form with rifles ready.
The strikers were by this time some
two or three hundred yards away. They
were marching five and six abreast and
were quiet and orderly. Witness could
not see that they carried any weapons
AS they drew near the sheriff advanced
to meet them. AS he reached the first
man, a dozen or so formed a sort of
half circle around him. He did not hear
the sheriff say anything, nor did he see
the line first stopped those behind
pushed ahead to see what was going on
and got ahead of the sheriff. At that
moment one of the deputies stepped out
of the line and advanced, whereupon
one shouted: IF you do not come back
we will shoot you, too"
The fellow jumped back into line and
almost Immediately after the witness
heard a shot. 1t came from the left of
the line of deputies. A moment later
two more shots were fired and then
came the volley. AS soon as the volley
was fired the strikers ran in all direc-
lions. Between the road and the school
house Is men fell, struck down by shots
fired after the first vOlley. He saw one
man shot and killed While running at
full speed at a distance of 100 yards
from the road. The shooting continued
for. some two or three minutes. He knew
a number of the deputies and saw them
plainly just before the shooting oc
CURED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-04
WOMEN HISS EACH OTHER.
Iowa Suffrage Members Quarrel Like
Kilkenny Cats.

Des Moines, Feb. 4.-There was joint
meeting of the senate and house commit
tee on suffrage at the state house yester-
day afternoon in which the pros and cons
met in a battle of words. The speak
ers were alternately applauded and Kissed,
the kissing being the first heard in the
state house this year.
Mrs. H. A. Foster of Des Moines led
the anti-suffragists and Miss Mary G..
Hayes of New York. the suffragists. Each
side was given one hour Mrs CoggeshaI
said that every drop of her blood boiled
because the women were not free. Mrs
Foster replied that woman suffrage made
no gains in Iowa until the hired lobbyist
and agftator began work. Mrs Day. wife
of the eX-chief justice of Iowa, predicted
that woman suffrage would turn every
home into Kilkenny cat scene. Mrs.
Evelyn Holden of Sioux City closed with
an appeal for suffrage The question be-
fore the legislature is on the submission
of a constitutional amendment to strike
out the word ''male.'