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Evening star., 1898-09-06

Drs. Pyles and Cox, surgeons of the regi-
ment, assisted for some time by DR.. A. T.
Ebert, attend to the sick men in such a
manner to call forth gratitude from
every one of the solGier boys. Every one
here is loud in tie praise of DIR. Ebert,
who began assisting the regular surgeons
of the regiment at Santiago. DR.. Ebert is
one of the contract surgeons engaged by
the government. He is from Atlanta, Ga,
and the transport coming home was
with the I'd and Sd BattaliOns, and together
with the surgeons of the regiments labor
ed increasingly to help the sick men. 1t is
the universal sentiment of the soldier boys
that he should he in the parade when they
proceed up Pennsylvania avenue.
Sick call is one of the things attended to
directly after breakfast. Then it is that
the doctor sitting in front of the hospital
tent, with the steward near by, proceeds
to administer medicines to men who need
them. Beside the steward on these occa-
sons is an elaborate array of bottles chief
of which are those containing qunine.
Lining Up for Medicines.
The sick men come up according to COM
panies il which they belOrg. They form
a long line as if waiting for tickets at a
box office, and when the surgeon begins
operations there Is heard q long story OF
the ravages of disease contracted by the
men.
Hold out your tongue" says the sur
geon after a man has told him now bad
he has felt of late.
This order is compiled with, after which
the doctor feels the mans pulse, looks into
his eyes and takes account of the ex-
tremely sallow complexion exhibited by him.
To the ordinary observer the sunburn
shown by all the men does not contrast in
a marked way with that saIlowness that
shows a torpid liver and deranged system.
But to the surgeon the difference is de-
tected at once.
After this cursory examination, accom-
panied by q statement of his feelings on
the part of the man, in reply TO questions
of the doctor the prescription is given.
In the regimental hospital these prescrip-
tions are verbal and are Immediately filled
by the steward from the bottles before
him.
Take two quinine pills" says the doc
tor, adding other medicines according to
the case, but among the Cuban soldiers
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: White-Lawrence w. Bailey and
Ella May Jennings; John W. Jennings and
Isabel Arth; Rodney d. Chipp and Alta L.
Burroughs; Robert F. Eubank and Emma
Ludwig, Richmond, Va; John w. Bowles
and Bertha Dingley, Richmond; j. j. Will
liams and Katherine j. Grimlin; VIM. E.
Brundage and Rena L. Miller, Richmond; !;
Charles Wegner and Nellie E Morri-
son: VIM. George Davis and Mary A Fen
ton; Albert T. Ellis and Gertrude A Deane:
Edward Howard and Harriet Hazard.
Colored-Walter Snowden and Cora Clin-
ton; George Nelson and Sadie Gross; John
w. Campbell and Annie Green; George w
Scott and Mamie J. Cox; Samuel johnson
and Marshall Curtis; Benjamin F. jackson
and Jennie Armstrong; Elijah Smothers
and Fancey NJ. Gaskins; John w. Fergu-
son and Helen Hawkins.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
THUNDER SHOWERS TONIGHT.
Much Cooler Weather Indicated for
Tomorrow Afternoon.

| SOOler "eatHer Indicated for
I Tomorrow Afternoon.
! Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, eastern Pennsyl-
vania New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, thunder showers tonight and
| Wednesday; much cooler Wednesday after
| room night; southerIy Winds
Weather conditions and general fore
caSt-There has been decided fall in tenn
perature from the Rocky mountain region
| to the Mississippi valley. Wichita reports
| drop of twenty-five degrees in twenty
| four hours; Amarillo, twenty degrees; Kan
| sas City and Cheyenne, sixteen degrees
Dodge City and Rapid CITY fourteen de-
| grees.
| Thunder storms and rains have occurred
| in narrow strip from New Mexico to New
| England.
The area of high pressure in Montana
has moved 20 Wyoming, increasing in mag
| nitude. The pressure continues high off
| the south Atlantic coast.
Thunder storms and rain may be expect
| ed from the lower lakes. the Ohio and
lower Mississippi valleys to the Atlantic
coast and in the west gulf states.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
1nches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours
Keokuk. Iva; Kansas City, 1.60
Condition of the Water.
l. Temperature and condition of water at S
a m.-Great Falls. temperature, So; condi-
| ton, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature
| 80: condition at north connection, 30; con-
dition at south connection, sc; distributing
reservoir, temperature, S3: condition a in
| fluent gate house, 36; effiuent gate house
| 80.
Cuban Weather.
| HAVANA, s a-m.-Barometer, 1904; tenn
| perature 50; winds southeast; weather
partly cloudy.
SANTIAGO, s a.m.-Barometer. 1886;
| IL mDeratIlre IA winds light =
| weather clear
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, GIT am. and 6:20 pm ;
high tide, 12:0S pm.
Tomorrow-Lcw tide 7:04 am and 7:O5
| pm; high tide, 1920 am. and 1888 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-sun rises. 5:33 am: sun sets,
| 622 pm.
Moon rises 936 pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises, 5:34 an.
The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by 7:30 pm, extin-
| gushing begun at 4:43 am. The lighting
| is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:15 pm, eXtin-
| guished at 4:5S m.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau for
| the twenty-four hours beginning at pm
yesterday:
| September g. pm, 20; s pm, rs; II
midnight, 70; September g. am rs: s
am, rs; II noon, 80; pm, 30. Maximum
", at pm. September 6; minimum, -, at
am September 6.
The following were the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
| past twenty-four hours, beginning at pm.
yesterday:
September 8. pm. 29.9s: pm, 2997:
y midnight, 29.99: September g. am,
2991 am, 5000; noon, $685. pm,
29.94.
Evening star., 1898-09-06

can stand it. My head is buzzing and l am
so deaf l scarcely hear" the soldier
replied.
But you see your fever is higher today
| than it when l last saw you. You men
must come up and get. your medicine. Give
him nine grains Of quinine,'' said the sur
| geon. Take three grains every four
hours" he added, the steward passed
over the medicine required.
The sick man put quinine capsule in his
mouth. made a wry face, gulped it down
and walked off II
Effects of Quinine.
How it makes my head ring" he said
as he walked away. -
You must take your medicine" said the
doctor, "or you will soon have typhoid
| fever. 1t is a question whether you prefer
a long spell of sickness to having your head
ring" the doctor said, as the next man
came up.
This man had all the evidences of severe
| illness. After the doctor had questioned
him and looked him over he remarked that
ne thought he had better go to the hospi-
tai. The man was evidently crestfalien.
Il think 1 will be better tomorrow, doc
tor" he said. Give me another day be-
fore you send me away"
But you will be better off at the hospl-
tai. You would get attention there that
you cannot secure here
AT sick call the men frequently complain
ed that they feel worse in Camp Wikoff
than they felt in Cuba. Many of them ex-
pected that upon getting back in their ma
tive cline they would throw off Cuban dis
tempers more rapidly than has been the
case. The fact is some of them got along a
great deal better while at Santiago than
they have since arriving at Montauk. The
excitement kept them up.
But more stimulating than quinine or
brandy is the one idea that dominates every
man in the regiment-that he must be in
the parade on Pennsylvania avenue when
the District boys return next Friday morn
ing.
L have not fallen out a march yet
SAID one of the sick men, land L don't pro-
pose to fall out on that last march on the
avenue
Lack of Sleep.
While great deal has been said about
the hardshps resulting from work in
trenches filled with water and from lack
OF food, much less stress has been laid
upon the difficulty men have had in getting
sleep. From the time they landed in Cuba
their sleep was largely in the nature of cat
maps -Four men in tent, at least one of
whom has been sick and requiring atten-
tlon from his comrades, are not conditions
to allow theNmen to secure rest. If the men
IN tent were so fortunate as to be well
themselves they were sure to have some
one In an adjoining tent whose groan would
disturb their rest.
have not had three hours good sleep
since have been here said one of the
men at sick CALL and yet the conditions
under which they have all lived here have
oeen much better than anything they ex-
perlehced since landing on Cuban soil OF
course TINS case was exceptional. AS q
ruie' the men are sleeping well, eating well
ana are being cheeredI up every day, and
especially since they have had the date
n,oa., nAea Tor their return home they have con-
stantly been improving,
cCHAS E. KERN
Evening star., 1898-09-06

quinine is the most useful of all the RENE
dies dispensed from the hospital tent
Another man is now before the surgeon
Il am noe feeling very well'' he says
ard his looks bespeak the truthfuness of
his statement Il had very high fever
last night and this morning and am quite
weak"
Tell of Their Ills.
a third man approaches, stating that he
has terrible pains in his Kidneys at the
same time placing his hand where he sup
poses his kidneys are located. 1t not in
frequently happens that the hand is placed
where no one who has studied anatomy
would ever expect to find kidneys But it
makes no difference: the mans appearance
and his general statement are always suffi-
cient TO tell the skiIIful surgeon what the
trouble really is and the remedy is admin
istered.
OF course there are suspicious cases in
camp now and then. Men who have long
been on a low diet, have slept in a tent
with three companions, one of whom has
Evening star., 1898-09-06

usually been i'll and has required the at
tention of the other during the night, nat
urally are worn out ard ENJOY the free dom
from guard duty that comes with having
their names on the sick list. But such
cases are very rare in the 1st Regiment of
| the District of Columbia. Almost without
| exception the men do everything to brace
| themselves against attacks of illness, and
regard it as a matter of honor to do their
| share of the work until the collapse of their
| energies is complete.
| This fact was never better illustrated
| than when the Minnewaska arrived at
Montauk with the 1st Battalion. There
| We're 1S2 men in that battalion. Col Har-
ries gave instruction that forty of them
| be formed into two squads of twenty each
and worked until their equipments had
| been put on shore. When this command
| was given the officer who received it
looked quizically at the colonel and shook
| his head.
| Few Able to Do Hard Labor.
~ am afraid, SIR he said, 'it will be
| impossible to get more than thirty men
| who can be worked on that duty
| When these thirty men began carrying
| the boxes ashore it was readily seen that
| they were working by the aid of their SOL
| dltIlE STIl aIu NOT Dy muscle. INN
and emaciated their knees trembled under
| loads that they would have regarded as
| trifing three months ago. They worked for
( hours, steadily and without a murmur
Another man coming before the surgeon
| stated his case. The doctor asked him
| what he had eaten for his dinner on the
night previous. He found that the man
| had indulged freely in a heavy diet of
fresh meat.
1T would be better if you would eat no
| more meat today he said. Drink what
| milk you can get, eat eggs and do not over
| load your stomach, the surgeon admon-
| ished the sick man.
The fact is the half-starved men from
| Cuba, since getting fresh provisions, are
| inclined to eat too much. Their systems,
| worn out by a lack of nourishment crave
| more food than their weak stomachs are
| able to digest. In one case when fresh
| meat was issued to the men at Santiago
| one of the soldiers, VINO is known for his
| good sense, was carried away by the
| cravings of hunger that he ate two pounds
| of steak. He was in the hospital the next
| day.
The trouble now is that food, when not
| carefully selected, is not digested, and re-
| suits in an aggravation of the stomach
| troubles brought on by starvation. Some of
the men are apt TO boit their food and it
| is most difficult thinS for the doctors to
| prevent them from Going this the cravings
| of hunger being stronger .-.an the sense
| of what is right.
| Few FciGR Illness.
| While it occasionally happens that these
| sick calls develop the fact that men will
| claim symptoms that they do not feel, 1t
| more frequently occurs that they will de-
| cline to tell how sick they are, in order to
| keep out of the general hospital. In the
| general hospital here there is no lack of
proper food for the invalids, good medi-
Evening star., 1898-09-06
ADMINISTRATION MEN WON.
Captured Most of the Delegates to the
Richmond City Convention.

Richmond City Convention.
Special Dispatch to TIE Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September 6.-The re-
pubicans had lively times last night in
electing their delegates to the city conven-
tion, which meets tonight. In some pre-
cincts harmony was minus quantity.
The meetings developed several facts that
are regarded as significant in political cir
cles here. The administration faction cap
tured most of the delegates. As far as
could be ascertained, the delegates from
the second precinct of Madison and the
fourth. Clay, are the only pronounced anti
machine men.
Both factions were well organized. The
most exciting contest took place in the
first Clay, Judge Waddilrs precinct. The
judge was not there, for he has taken no
active part in politics since he went on
the bench. Assistant Postmaster John L.
Grubbs led the administration faction He
had his forces well in hand and he and
r. II. Freeman and r. s. Hope were elect
ed delegates. NJ. NJ. Williams, superintend-
ent of janitors in the custom house, made
a vigorous fight on Mr. Grubbs, whose rul-
ings as chairman he did not like Williams
made a strong talk against the fraud OF
importing cofored men who reside in Hem
rico county to vote at the meetings A
rival delegation was chosen, with Williams
at the head of it.
John S. Bethel, collector of customs was
put up by his friends without solicitation
on his part as a candidate for delegate,
but was defeated. The fight was made on
Mr.. Bethel because he has observed the
civil service laws and retained In his Of
flee certain democrats.
The administration delegates are said to
be opposed to making a nomination for
Congress, but In the event the convention
shall decide to put up candidate they will
vote for Postmaster Weisiger of Manches-
ter.
There will be exciting scenes in the con-
vention tonight. jeff Powell is going to make
his presence known and will vigorously
oppose what he calls the machine faction
Evening star., 1898-09-06
DEATH ADDS A VICTIM.
George GaskiII of District Regimen
succumbs TO Discnse.

George Gaskill. a private of Company OF
the District regiment. died yesterday at
the hospital at Montauk Point. An En-
glishuan by birth. Gaskin had adopted the
United States as his country and became
quite an ardent supporter of the stars and
stripes. He came from England five years
ago and was without kindred here. For a
time he was employed by James Sinclair
The furniture dealer, and lived at the Cen
Jral Union Mission. W hen the call for
troops came he enlisted at once. His for
Iuer employer heard from MIN once while
h Was away, and IN. letter stated he was
enjoying good health. An effort will be
made TO locate his parents in England.
IeanW hile the body VIII no doubt be in
Ierrcd at some national cemetery. I,-rhaps
Arlington His body mas Deen cmbalmed
and Will be brought here. 1t Will probably
arrive this evening.
Evening star., 1898-09-06

cal attendance and all the conditions that
tend to restore health. But somehow the
soldiers are prejudiced against going there.
They feel that to be sent to the general
hospital indicates that they are seriously
i'll, and they prefer staying with the regi
ment and being treated by the regimental
surgeons.
One man in the sick call this morning
showed that he was quite Ill.
why didn't you come here yesterday"
the doctor asked
Il thought you would give me quinine, !"
the man replied, ''and ! don't feel that I
Evening star., 1898-09-06
SICK CALL IN CAMP
Every Morning the Doctors Admins
ter Medicines.
THEY SUFFER- FROM Loss OF SLEEP
Constant improvement in the Mems
Condition.
DANGER FROM OvEREATING
spcc!al From st.f- Corgespordent.

Special From Stafr Correspondent
CAMP WIKOFF, MONTAUK POINT L. l.,
September 3. 1898.
The sick calls in the camps of the regi-
ments here present typical scenes of Camp
Wihof, and always give evidence of the
terrible sufferings through which the SOL
diers who went to Cuba have passed.
As in all other regiments, every morning
the surgeons in the 1st Regiment of the
District of Columbia proceed to call up one
company after another to see who are
sick, and to give the invalids treatment.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Gave Him Ample Time.

Edward Daily last night got full and pro-
ceeded to beat Mary Mcmahon, the two
being on H street. He also INDUCED in
profanity. He claimed to have no racol-
lection this morning of the affair, and
Judge kimball sent him down for ninety
days to allow him time to recall the par
tiCularS.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Takes Law in His own Hands.

John Weisner. a barefooted white man
was charged in the Police Court today witt
assaulting Oscar Brentley, a white boy. OF
II street northeast yesterday, and the boy
was charged with disorderly conduct.
The boy admitted annoying the man by
running in and out of his shop and splitting
on him and his goods, while the man al
Tnitted smacking the boy. The former wa.
fined so, and the man released on hi.
personal recognizance, the court warming
him 10 not hereafter take the law in hi
own hands.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
wife want. a divorce.

Mary F. Hoimead today, through her at
torneys, Messrs. Birney & Woodward,
entered suit for divorce from Alfred lioI-
mead, who is a clerk in the interstate COM
merce commission. BY an order of the
court the papers In the case are looked in
the safe. the grounds for the action being
thus withheld. Mrs. Holmead asks for an
absolute divorce.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
TOOK OLD GLORY DOWN,

american Consul at Dawson and His
Flag Routed From an Office.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. september c.
special from Seattle says:e5
COL McCook, United States consul at
lawson has had slight difficulty with a
dominion official already. vet he has been
at lawson but few weeks. AS a result
Seot" ne was compelled to TemoYe the United
states safes nag from the store of the Alaska
III ,SoLilheIclai Company at Dawson, and al
low Dominion customs officer, Davis. to
MOIST the British ensign The American
eoar.o1,arms was removed from the door,
ana Col. McCook sought another Office.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
STORM LIKE A CLoUDBuRsT.
Cleveland Suffers From Heavy Rain
and Lightning.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, September Gone of
the heaviest rain storms ever experienced
In Cleveland, resembling in some respects a
cloudburst, swept over the city at an early
hour today. Vivid hashes of lightning ac-
companied the wind and rain. Several
houses were struck by lightning Cellars
were flooded and the streets looked more
like raging rivers than anything else.
The wind blew at the rate Of forty-two
miles sn hour. tearing up trees and other
wise doing considerable damage.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Died of Typhoid Fever.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, September e.
Private MoCune of Company I, I'd Oregon
Volunteers. has died of typhoid fever.
Three new cases of typhoid fever have
been admitted to the division hospital
Evening star., 1898-09-06
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Evening star., 1898-09-06
GunbOat Bennington Ordered to Max
Survey for 1t.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, September g.
The United States gunboat Bennington has
been ordered to Pago Pago bay Samoa, ac-
cording to Mare Island reports, to make a
survey for coaing station. She is to
sail next Wednesday,.
Upon finishing the survey she will proceed
TO Manila and relieve the Concord which
Will come to Mare Island and go in dry
dock. the English docks not being avail
able. The Bennington will stop at Mare
Island to load coal.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
Escape of the KhaIifa.

Ao'ices from Omdurman say that the
hsio-Esyptian cavalry. which went in
pursuit of Khalifa Abdullah, after the fall
~ ~ omdurman, abandoned the pursuit about
Sy .nirty miles beyond the city The khaIifa
mas mas gone to kordofan, to the southwest of
Uoildiurman; oai Gen. Kitchener has organized
the British and Egyptian forces, with the
slroar, 81 participated in an imposing service
IN memory of Gen. Gordon.
Evening star., 1898-09-06
FAGO PAGO BAY STATION.

a deposit secures the bargain in Hoeke's
Clearing Sale.-Advt
Evening star., 1898-09-06

Want" ads. IN The Star pay because they
bring answers,
Evening star., 1898-09-06

German biologist says that the two
sides of a face are never alike. in two
cases out of five the eyes are out of line;
one eye Is stronger than the other in seven
persons ou: or ten, and the right ear is
generally higher than the left.
Evening star., 1898-09-06

Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, thunder showers tonight and
Wednesday; much cooler Wednesday after
room or night; southerly Winds
Evening star., 1898-09-06
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