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The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
Colonel Roosevelt Writes a
Strong Card Describing
the Situation.
EPIDEMIC ISAPPREHENDED
Leading Officers of the Forces About
Santiago Send an Urgent Petition
to the War Department Ask
ing Removal of Troops
from Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba. August 3, $50 p. m
delayed In Transmission.)-Sum by
Major General Shafter. a meeting was held
here this morning at headquarters. ana IN
the presence of every commanding and
medical officer of the Fifth army corps
General Shafter read a cable message from
Secretary Alger. ordering him at the recon-
mendation of Surgeon General Sternberg
10 move the army into the interior, TO san
Luis where 1t is healthier.
AS a result of the conference General
Shafter will insist upon the immediate with
draWal of the army north within two
weeks.
AS an explanation of the situation, the
following letter from Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt commanding the First volunteer
cavalry, to General Shafter was handed by
the latter to the correspondent here Of the
y. soCiated Press for public alton:
Roosevelt Comes to the Point.
Major General Shafter-Sir: In Il meet
ing of the general anG medical officers call
Cd by you at the palace this morning, We
were all, as you know, unanimous i'll view
of what should be done with the army. 10
keep US here, in the opinion of every officer
commanding = division or Il brigade, Will
simply involve the destruction or thousands
There is no possible reason for not shipping
practically the entire command norlh at
once. Yellow fever cases are very few in
the cavalry division, waere / command one
of the two brigados and not one true case
of yellow fever has occurred in This d!Vis-
ion, EXCEPT among the men sent to the
hospital at Sboucy where they have, /
believe, contracted It.
but in this lVisCu there have been 1900
cases of malaral fever Nol a man has
died from it, but the whole command is so
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08

First Lieutenant D. j. Leahey. First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Willard Tenth cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Walter c. Short. Sixth
cavalry.
Second Lieutenant f. r. Mccoy. Tenth
cavalry.
Second Lieutenant r. A. Roberts. Tenth
cavalry.
Second Lieutenant Fl. X. Deveraux. First
United States volunteer cavalry.
Second Lieutenant III. G. Whitehead,
Tenth cavalry.
First Lieutenant r. c.. Day, First United
States volunteer cavalry.
Cadet l.. NJ. Haskell. First United States
volunteer cavalry.
General Kent's report of casualties has
been forwa rded. They were: Killed - Of
ncers 81 men; wounded. Sc officers. 56l men;
missing, 62 men.
The strength given IN the statement above
IS the aggregate strength of the command
but as there were many details. the above
figures are about Is per cent greater than
the forces actually engaged In battle. Cen
eral Kents force on July 1st was about
1900. The command has been active in
strength!ng their positions and commanders
and their StaffS have thoroughly Informed
themselves as to the topOgrapbtCal features
Of the country and the situation of the
enemy. Very respectfully.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
Movements of Troops.

New York, August G.-The United States
transport Louisiana, Captain Frank KEN
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
SPANISH VESSELS
We WILL RESCUE
They Will Be Fighting Ships
the World Will Fear and
Respect.
SHIPS WILL BE RENAMED

Hobson To Raise Them-They Are Both
Fine Ships, and in Proper Hands
Will Be Great Fighting Ma
chimes, Second to Few
in Their Glass.
The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
GENERAL JOE WHEELER
SENDS IN HIS REPORT
It Is a Clean Cut, Business Like
Review of the Fight.
GIVES LIST OF CASUALTIES
Commander of the Cavalry at Santiago
Tells the Story Of the Fighting
Before the Besieged City.

Washington August 5.-The following re-
port of Major General Joseph Wheeler on
the operations before Santiago de CUBA
has become available:
Before Santiago, Cuba, July Z, 1888. Ad-
iutant General Fifth Army Corps-Str: A!
ter the engagement OF June 24ln puSheu
forward my command through uAe EaiieS'
Iawl,Jn and hent's commands occupSIhs
the mills III the vicinity OF tndt place
Alter Two days rest, I-IWtOn was oiucfcu
forward. ana on tne mSnt OF the oUlh m
strucllonS Were gwen oy Major General
SuaItcr 10 this oIucer 70 attack Cahey,
wn.Ie The caVdIry DIVISION ana t>eht ~
vision We're or.Sred to move forward on
the regular Santiago road. The movement
cUmiitnCGd on the morning OF Juiy Isl.
Ihe cavalry division advanced ana lorlned
It's line Nlun It's left near The Santiago
road, while kent's DIVISION formed its line
with the right joining Lno lett OF the cav
airy division.
Colonel McCernand, of General Shat
ter's staff. directed me to give instruc-
tionS tOa.General Kent which | complied
with in person, at the same time personal
ly directing General Sumner to move for
ward. The men were all compelled to
wade the san Juan river to get INTO line
Ials was done under very heavy fire of
hoth infantry and artillery. our balloon
having been sent up right by the main
road, made mark of by the enemy.
1t was evident that we were as much un-
der fire In forming the line as We would be
by an advance and 1 therefore pressed
the command forward from the covering
under which ii was formed. 1t merged
into the open space In fun view of >the
enemy who occupied hreastWorks and bat
teries on the crest of the hill which over
looks Santiago officers and men falling at
every step.
Troops Advance Calamity.
The troops advanced galantly, soon
reached the foot of the hill and ascended.
driving the enemy from their works and
yiy,rr EsD ha Of h1
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

The stock law has been carried
into the courts in Claiborne parish.
Several of the wards in the parish
voted for a skeleton fence, and the
police jury ordered the law to go
INTO effect on the 1st inst. A suit
was filed to annul the ordinance.
The ordinances are attacked on
the ground that the police jury has
no authority to enact such regula-
tiou<. The leading point in the
case is that the police jury is with
out authority to enact such legisla-
ton by wards. The entire parish
must vote on the question, and the
wards can not act separately. All
the wards must have the same law.
II is an interesting case and the result
will be looked for with interest. 1t
will doubtless go to the Supreme
Court fol- final decision.- Mansfield
Journal
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
MT. CARMEL CONVENT.
Lafayette, Louisiana.

The system Of education includes
the French and English languages,
Music and all kinds of Needle work.
Every attention will be given to the
health and comforth of those placed
under the care of the Sisters.
For terms apply to the Superior.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
Bout dat Boom.

No' kin jine de 'Gressive Union,
An elocute all day;
Yo' kin map out yo' intentions
In systematic way
But to make de boom successful,
An bring it up to date,
Ho' will hab to wake dc fosies
An dc mossbacks edicate.
Yo' kin call upon dc ladies,
An de plumbers yo' can win
To hep advertise de city
An bring de greenbacks in;
Yo' may increase de commerce
An halo mo- steamboats, run,
But yo' can't wake up de forgics
Less yo' git Sambola's gun.
B. b. Garrison. is T. d.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price
twenty-five cents per box. For
sale by VIM. Clegg, druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

XX/ANTED-TRUSTW AND &C
w TIVE gentlemen ladies to travel
for responsible, established house in Louisi-
ana Monthly 500 50 and expenses. Posi-
ton steady. Reference. Enclose self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company, Dept. w. Chicago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12
MORE PENSION ER1uD.s.

x1meS-0eW0Cf0es
One of the most extensive series
of frauds and forgeries in the matter
of pensions that have come before
the pension authorities of recent
years has just been unearthed in
Oakland City. Ind.
DR.. Amos C. Woodruff, a practic-
ing physician and attorney-at.law
at the place mentioned, has for a
number of years been Systematically
engaged in the business of securing
pensions both for real and for bogus
persons; and his twin professions of
medicine and law have stood him
in excellents tead in. enabling him to
give certificates of disability to his
clients (real or imaginary, and to
prepare their claims and push them
before the Bureau of Pensions.
Woodruff has been under sus-
picion of traficking in pensions for
over year, but SO smartly were his
forgeries executed that it is only
within the past month that pension
inspectors were able to get so we'll
on to his tricks as to have substan-
tial grounds for his arrest. The
arrest was at last made, however;
and, the week before last, true
bill against Woodruff was returned
by the United States grand jury at
Evansville, Ind. and he was put
under bail of $4,000. At first he
strongly protested his innocence;
but the charges were SO clearly
brought home to him by the in
spectors that he broke down and
admitted everything.
He confesses that he has forged
several scores of signatures, and
that he has used fraudulent
notary's-seal during the past four
years; and the pension officials who
have been investigating his case
state that he is indictable for the
forgery of more than 200 papers
on file IN the Pension Bureau, in
volving fifty eight different claims,
rejected and others are pending.
The peculiarly in Woodruff's prac-
uce is that majority of the claims
he has handled are genuine, and
that the crime he has committed is
in forging the signatures of certain
well-known persons of his acquain-
lance IN substantiation Of the
claims, and in using fraudulent seal.
The particular case on which the
pension inspectors finally caught
up with him was his fling several
weeks ago of papers in claim for
increase of pension, on account of
A minor child, in behalf of one
Eliza Shelton, who is pensioner
lnder the general law of 1890.
The inspectors had come to know
hat it was Woodruff's practice to
send his citizens to the Rev. Rich
lrdsan, a Methodist preacher and
rotary public at Oakland City, for
he execution of their pension affi-
lavits. The suspicious papers in
he Shelton case, on presentation
It the Pension Ooffice, had APP
been executed by the Rev.
Richardson at Oakland City, as
usual; the only thing noticeable
lbout them being that the notary's
zeal which had stamped them had
evidently been tempered with, the
lame Of the notary having been SO
scratched as to be almost illegible.
This peculiarly of the stamp ex-
:ited attention.; and pension ex-
miner, going to Oakland City to
INQUIRE about it, ascertaincd that
he Rev. Richardson had not been
n Oakland City for several weeks
before or for several weeks after the
of the Shelton papers; and
hat Woodruff had taken advantage
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-02-12

Der being either enelfel y fictitious
and having no existence or else
conspiring-fakirs who never did 4
Gays duty in any army.
And as this conviction grows, so
grows the cry for the publication at
their homes Of the pensioners
names aud addresses, when their
status, whether genuine or bogus,
would straightway be ascertained,
and so:reported to the government.
1t is true that Commissioner of
Pensions Evans, and the clerks in
the Pension Office (many of whom
are themselves pensioners under
peculiar circumstances), are averse
to the publication of the pension
rolls on the alleged ground of ex-
pense and for other reasons; but
public disgust at the shameful pad
ding of the rolls is rapidly gather
ing to such a head that publication
will be insisted upon by an indig-
nant public, whether the interested
Pension Bureau likes it or not.
Colonel Newton examined Juror
David B. Hill. He asked: care
you Democra:7" Eyes," an
swered the. juror. "Have you any
scruples against sitting IL. a case
of this kind7" emo" HHave YOU
any conscientious scruples at all7"
GLOW many scruples in a s1ram7"
"Three." "How many have you
got against taking dra.n7"
"None." "Have you formed any
opinion of late on any subject what
ever?" "Have you discussed yet
where you are at7" emo" He
was adjudged competent to serve.-
Richmond Dispatch.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
THE PRODUCE MARKETS


As Reflected by Dealings in Philadel.
phin and baltimore.
Philadelphia. April 4.-Flour firmer;
winter supertine, S3I325: Pennsylvania
roller, clear, s4.1o@4.25; city mills, extra,
$3e5lf3.65. Rye -four quiet and steady;
choice Pennsylvania, $3.50 per barrel.
Wheat firmer; No. red, spot 99IaG99s. C. !;
No. Pennsylvania and No. Delaware
red. sl0O1sG1 .00&. Corn trmer; No. 2
mixed, March, 3hG341ac. Oats quiet but
firm; No. white, S2lsa33c.; No. 2 white.
clipped S2laqS3c. Hay steady; choice
timothy, SIP for large bales. Beef firm;
beef hams, S225O423. Pork firm; mess.
$9.75d10. Lard firm: western steamed.
$500. Butter very firm; western cream
cry, 15,gQ2lc.; do. factory, 12@ l4i2c.; Ell
gins, Gle: imitation creamery, HMl7c.:
New York dairy, 1iI1Slac. do. creamery,
15la@20c; fancy Pennsylvania prints job
bling at 23n &c. do. wholesale, &c. Cheese
quiet; large. white and colored, Septem-
Der, TIC; small do. do, September, So
SIZE; light skins, 54gGAc.; part skins.
4W6c.; full SKINS 2QSc. Eggs steady;
New York and Pennsylvania, 10A q10l2c.;
western, fresh, 10c.: southern, 9RMlOc.
Potatoes quiet; New York, $2S1ie@2. 80;
sweets, $Sn4.5o. Tallow quiet: city, 1916
Q3bsc.; country, 39sG3%c. Petroleum easy:
refined New York, $50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, $500; do. in bulk S.l5. Rosin
steady; strained, common to good, sl.42h
Q1.45. Turuentine steady at 32iaG33c.
Baltimore, April Flour quiet: west
ern superline, $2.7Oa2.SO do. extra, $3.50
4; do. family, s4.25a4.5o; winter wheat,
patent, A.75I5; spring do. s5.20a5.40:
spring wheat, straight $5a5.15. Wheat
dun; spot and month, s9asls92c.: May,
$1,000 1909; southern, by sample, 97c.0
sl.0Ois do. on grade, 96hc.QSl. Corn
strong: spot. month and May, 341kI344c.;
steamer mixed S41S4i4c.; southern. white.
35IaQ &c.,; do. yellow, S5c. Oats quiet: No.
2 white, S3a$$i9c.; No. mixed, 3oGSOl2c.
Rye firm; No. . nearby, 55le45 5&c.; No. 3
western, se$4c. Hay firm for better
grades; choice timothy, s12.5oa13. Grain
freights very dull; steam for Liverpool.
per bushei, sad, May: Cork. for orders,
per quarter. IS. 3d., April: 3s., May.
Sugar strong; graduated, 5.2Ol4 Butter
fancy creamery, 19I2ec.; do. imi-
tation, 17alsc.: do. lade, 15c.; good ladle,
lSm14c.: store packed 10l12c. EGGS firm;
fresh, l0l2c Cheese steady: fancy New
York, large, 9AQ9hc.; do. medium SIC:
do. small, 104 &t1oiac. Lettuce. $l.25a1.5O
per basket. Whisky, $1.2641G per gal
lon for finished goods in carloads, Sl.2SO
l.2J per gallon for jobbing lots.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05

Chicago, April 5.-The first big match
at three cushion carom billiards was
brought off yesterday afternoon and
evening, and Jacob Schaefer defeated
Frank Ives by a score of 1873 to lO5 The
match was for 500 a side, and though
not played for any trophy was practi
cally for the championship at this style
of game. Sixty points were played in
the afternoon, and Schaefer reached
that point in his 94th inning. leaving
Ives at 46. The afternoon session was
replete with brilliant shots. In the
evening Sohaefer went after every
thing in sight, and lots of things that
were not in sight of any one else. Ives
played great billiards, but luck was
against him, and he suffered from an
epidemic of kisses,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
CHAPTER or TRAGEDIES
Reported by a Vessel Just Arrived
From Australia.
FIFTEEN SAILORS SWEPT AWAY.

Their Vessel Was In Gale, and No
Effort Conld Be Made TO Save Thorn.
Mother Murders Six Children and
Observation-Disclosures In a Mine.
Vancouver, B. c., April Snail ad-
vices from Australia brought by the
steamer Miowera give details of n
chapter of terrible accidents and
tragedies which have occurred in the
different colonies and at sea. From
Tasmania comes the report of
tragedy which occurred at Triabunna,
on the sea coast. Mrs. Glover, the wife
of a special constable, with her six
children. disappeared. Search parties
went out and found the dead bodies
of the children with Their threats cut.
Subsequently the body of the unfortu-
nate woman was found in the water
at Spring Bay. She had evidently kill
ed the CHILDREN ard herself. The chill
dren's bodies were traced mainly
children were found all lying together,
and appear to have been sleeping when
killed.
A fatal accident occurred at Broken
Hill early in March, in the British
mine. A slab weighing between 40 and
30 tons gave way, and J. Reed, ]. Cum
life and ]. Golf, miners, were in
stantly killed and L. Burns and w. B.
Tremlett, truckers, were injured.
On the arrival at Port Adelaide of the
French bark President Felix Faure the
loss of 1t men during northeast gale
was reported. Twelve able seamen,
the second mate and two apprentices
were swept overheard. The suddenness
of the catastrophe. together with the
fact that the vessel was running before
a heavy sea, prevented the lowering of
the boats. even If 1t were possible or
prudent to bring the vessel to the
wind, and consequently the course was
kept.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05

Cincinnati. April g. - Little interest
was taken In the election here yester-
day except In a few factional fights
among the Republicans. Edward ].
Dempsey. Democrat was elected SUI
perior court judge over John Calvin.
Republican. by 1852. The vote in the
state was very light Only municipal
officers were elected. and the issues
were purely local and often personal.
The following prominent cities elected
Democratic officers: Sandusky, Mans
field London, GAINESVILLE, Fremont.
Wooster. Upper Sandusky. Gallon,
Marysville and Jackson C. Fl. The fol-
lowing cities elected Republican Off
GERS: Cleveland, Massillon. Ravenna
Urbana. Piqua. Elyria. Warren and
Mount Vernon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
HarrIty Delegates Elected.

Mauch Chunk, Pa. April 5.--The
Democratic county committee met here
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
electing four delegates to the state
convention. together with a chairman
of the county committee for the ensu-
ing year. There were two tickets
named. one in favor Of W. +. Harrity,
the other anti-Harrity. fractional lines
were closely drawn and bad blood was
evidenced throughout the session.
James T. Mulhearn, present incumbent,
and a pronounced Harrity follower,
was elected county chairman over Jo-
seph N. Bennett by three votes. The
state delegates elected will all support
the Harrity wing of the Democracy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
TEN THOUSAND MINERS
May Be on Strike IN the PittsburR
District Tomorrow,

Pittsburg, April 5.-All Indications
point to general suspension of coal
mining along the Monongahela river,
and BY tomorrow 1t is expected that
10000 dlggers will be on strike. The
operators have been requested by the
miners to acknowledge the interstate
agreement and comply with its terms.
Thus far only portion of the firms
have acceded to the demand, and the
others propose to fight 1t out with their
employees and the United Mine Work.
ers' association. Already 1000 diggers
have struck, and 5000 are expected to
quit work today. Tomorrow a monster
meeting il scheduled for West Eliza
beth. The operators say they We're not
parties to the interstate agreement,
and do not propose to live UP to its
terms
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
Ezeta Receivers His Fortune.

San Francisco, April 5.-General Car
los Ezeta, the ex-Dresident of the re-
public of Salvador, has been indicated
by his people. His vast estate, the
stocks and money confiscated by the
government of Gutierrez after Ezeta
was forced to leave his native land,
four years ago, have been returned to
him, and Ezeta is again worth more
than s2,O0O.OoO. He says he will never
again interest himself in Salvadorean
notifies
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
Robbed the Grave.

A Startling incident of which Mr.. john
Oliver Of Philadelphia, was the subject, is
narrated by him rs follows: Il was in q
most dreadful condition. My skin was
almost FOLLOW, eyes sunken, tongue coated,
pain contin ually in back aud sides, no
appetite--gradually growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up Fortunately, friend advised trying
Electric Bitters, and to my great joy and
SURPRISE the first bottle made decided
Improvement l continued their Use for
three weeks and am now well man. l
know they saved my life, and robbed the
grave of another victim" No one should
fail to try them Only % cents psr bottle.
ut n b. Danfurth's
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
Private Claims Against Spain.

Washington, April 5.--Claims against
Spain aggregating SIS 600. GOO for injury
and loss incident to the war in Cuba
have been filed with the state depart
ment by citizens of the United States
residing in that country. They cover
claims for personal injury. imprison-
ment, loss of stock, burning of sugar
plantations, etc. All are properly in
dexed at the state department and
then presented to Minister Woodford.
at Madrid, where they are presented
to the Spanish government for adjudica-
ton. There has been a perceptible fall
ing off of these claims. and during the
last few weeks none whatever have
been presented.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05

Harrisburg. April 6.-Rev. DR., Slias
C. Swallow, of this city, has written an
open letter to Judge Simonton asking
that he be tried on the indictment for
criminal libel brought against him
last spring by Captain John c. Della
ney, superintendent of public buildings
and grounds, and Offering to prove on
4S hours notice that the burning of the
old capitol building was the result of
Carelessness, and that state furniture
has been misappropriated.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
ware's Militia Ready,

Dover, Del, April ga resolution
was introduced in both branches of the
legislature yesterday providing that
the governor should Immediately offer
the service Of the Delaware militia to
the national government "for the de-
Tense of the national honor and pride
and the homes Of the people," Some
opposition was manifested on the
ground that there was no occasion for
immediate action, and the resolution
was laid over for the present to be
called up at some more opportune time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
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What Watts ApDojEtncnf hid

EThe appointment OF Rev. Robert WHIT
as presiding elder Of the Wilmington dis
trict hns caused trouble. This people of
Laurel refuse to receive Rev d. H. Cork.
ran as their pastor. No service was held
in the church on Sunday. They have
notified the preacher thnt they will not
accept him and will ask the New York
Confereu IN for n SUNNY
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05

Rev. l.. w. DeShiells has organized u
Sunday school in connection with tho U.
A. NJ E. Mission beyond Eleventh Street
bridge. Twenty"four scholars have been
enrolled
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05

St. Johns, N. F., April 5.-The Brit
ish brigantine Bella Rosa. Captain Cal
lahan, from Cadiz, March 4, via Opor-
to. for St. Johns, just arrived here, re-
ports having been chased by and fired
upon by Spanish vessel shortly after
leaving the harbor of Oporto.