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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
WHOLE REGIMENT MUTInIEs.
9Th Virginia. coIored. Wants Their coIored
Officers Restored to Their Positions.

Camp Poland. Knoxville, Tenn. Nov.
2.-The camp of the 9Th Virginia, col
ored, regiment, was, this morning, the
scene of mutiny, the men in several
companies refusing. to obey the COM
mands issued by the nine white officers
recently assigned to the regiment by
Gov. Tyler of Virginia. Since the Off
GERS were assigned to the companies,
there has existed feeling of discon-
tent among some of the negroes who
preferred to be commanded by officers
of their own race.
The regiment was called for drill al
the usual hour, this morning. and the
white officers assumed command. The
negroes refused to execute the drills
and stated that the presence of white
officers was the cause. The officers,
thinking that it was momentary COM
plant, sent their companies out under
colored lieuterfHnts. AT police forma-
ton the same open disregard for orders
from the white officers was apparent.
Col. CroXton, commanding the regi-
ment then reported the matter to Col
kuert, division commander, who visit
ed the camp with Major Bates, who
had just arrived. II was evident that
serious trouble was in order if the
negroes were not quieted. Col Kuert
therefore, at once ordered the 31St
Michigan and the 9Th Ohio Regiments
to the scene. These regiments were
under arms, but the Ohio boys were
turned back before reaching the camp
Col Kuert and Col. Croxton and also
Major Johnson, a eolored officer of the
regiment, addressed the men. They eX-
planned that such action was in direct
violation of the military laws and was
punished by death, and that con-
tinuance of the same would bring the
regiment into most unfortunate dis
favor. They assured the men that a
complaint, if such they felt they right
fully had, should be forwarded to the
Governor of Virginia and they were as
Sured that such complaint sent through
The proper channels would receive at
tention from all officers concerned
Col. Croxton demanded obedience and
stated emphatically that persistence IN
this revolt would result in rigid en-
forcement of the discipline covering
such cases.
The Michigan regiment. which had
appeared upon the scene in double time
and which was armed for battle, was
ordered back to it's camp and the
negroes agreed to send their COM
plants in through the military chan
nels and in the meantime to obey their
white officers.
1t is not believed here that white of
fcers will be removed. because the
negro officers who preceded them re-
signed on account of ofincompetency. The
Virginia camp is quiet. tonight, and no
further trouble is anticipated.
Maj. Gen. John C. Bates, veteran
of Santiago. arrived in this camp,
today. Gen. Bates will command five
of the regiments encamped here, the
4th Tennessee, 9Th Ohio and 31st Mich
igan, which have been ordered to At
lanta and the I'd Ohio and 9Th Virginia,
which will go to Macon, Ga.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
HEALTH MIGHT BE BETTER.
Many Of Our Soldiers in Philippines Are SUI
fering from Disease.

san San Francisco Nov; 2..The Associated
Press has received the following corre-
spopIndence; pId nee dated Manila, Oct. s:
ent IS far from being good At Cavite the
conditions are very bad. There have been
40 deaths there since Sept. l. mostly from
typhoid fever. One-third of the officers
of the Montana Volunteer Regiment are
on the sick list. including the colonel and
lieutenant colonel.
In one battery alone over IS per cent.
OF the men stationed there have been on
the sick list within a month. The hos
pital accommodations there are made
quate. The supply of medicines was ex-
hausted at one time and for days there
was nothing medicinal to administer to
the patients. The men are quartered or
ground floors where it is damp, and in
this country especially, conducive to ILL
ness. Many of the men worked them
selves Ill during the process of cleaning
Cavlte, but now that sanitary conditions
are being looked after an improved
health record will doubtless follow
In Manila the conditions are better. The
men are fairly well quartered and are be-
ing given better accommodations as fast
as possible, and it will not now be long
before all reason for complaint will have
passed. Much of the sickness of the past
can be traced to the overcrowding of the
prepared. Malaria is the most common
of diseases among the troops. Typhoid
fever has also developed to a Serious
degree.
pitals, in addition to the number of men
relieved from duty by order of the physi-
clans, is 500 The new cases reported To
the hospitals daily average about 40
cases. There have been II cases of small
pox among the soldiers so far six of
which have proved fatal.
The regimental physicians have advised
the whitewashing of the soldiers quar-
ters and the liberal use of corrosive sub
Innate. but there is not sufficient lime or
corrosive sublimate, or even Il good sub
stitute to be mad. Small pox is always
prevalent among the natives. many hav-
ing it as children, The doctors are doing
everything possible to confne it among
the natives. No cases have been reported
in the past five days. The hospitals are
are abundantly supplied with food and
medicines are now obtainable at mo-
ment'S notice.
Col Lippincott. today. said: with cool
weather radical improvement is looked
for"
Gen. Otis recently inspected one of the
convent hospitals established since the
capitulation of Manila. and said it was
the finest hospital he had ever visited.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03

things they found at Camp Hamilton.
were in Lexington were Gen. Grenville
NJ Dodge, chairman; Col. Saxton and
DR.. Conner
committee of prominent citizens OF
Lexington, including Mayor SimsaIl,
and ex-Lieut. Gov. Afford, went to
Washington, yesterday, to confer with
the President and see what chance
there is for a retention of the encamp-
ment of troops here. kilograms re-
ceived, today, from this committee say
that troops must leave for the South
ern camps, but that Secretary Alger
has promised that they will be brought
to Lexington in the spring to recuper-
ate after they have seen service in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
The President promised the committee
that he would probably visit Lexington
when he went to Canton to vote
Generals Sanger, Wiley and Andrews
have returned from Georgia, where
they selected camp sites for the troops
now here. All of them report favor
ably on the Southern camps. Gen.
Wilson informs The Associated Press
that the movement from Lexington
will not begin for 10 days or more.
A special to the Morning Herald from
Washington, says: "The committee
from Lexington in a second interview
with Secretary Alger submitted to him
Lexington's offer to provide barracks
free of charge if the troops are allowed
to remain there. Secretary Alger re-
piled that the order to go South would
not be changed and that the division
now at Camp Hamilton will be in Cuba
within a month";"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
At LEXINGTON.
The Sub Committee Hears Evidence About
Hospital at Camp Thomas.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 2.-The first
witness before the sub committee of
the war investigation commission, to-
day, was Gen. Joseph p. Sanger, who
had command of the Sd Division. He
said the division camp at Chickamauga
was badly located, being in rocky
ground. where sinks could not be deep
" dug. When asked why the quarter
masters department could not furnish
articles necessary for supplying the
army, he said:
1.-The complex system of furnishing
supplies to our army is at fault. III
there was one department to supply
all wants Of the army, there would be
no class and those complications could
not rise
The general then went into dissec-
ton on the complex system of our war
regulations, the taking away of regi-
mental and the mismanagement which
led UP to the overcrowding of the di-
vision hospital and the great spread of
typhoid. Gen. Sanger said he consid-
cred the weak point in Camp Thomas
was its bad sanitary condition.
General Sanger was followed by Col.
f. A. Goodwin, 7th Immunes. who de-
clared he had no trouble in securing
what was needed.
Gen. Sanger thought Chickamauga
would have been healthy place for a
camp had@the proper precautions been
taken and pure water furnished.
The last witness before the depart
{ ure or the commission for Cincinnati al
100 was Major Cruise, quartermaster al
Camp Hamilton.
me commission finished it's work
here. this afternoon. and left over the
Uueen y Crescent Railway for Cinein-
na,i. The members of the commission
express themselves as pleased witt
WIN tncy accomplished here They al.
So compliment highly the con iition o.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
WARNED BY AGUINALDo.
FiIipinos Who Disobey Orders Must Expect Il
Suffer the Penalty.

Manila, Nov. 2.-Aguinaldo. the insur-
gent chief. has issued a proclamation
pointing out that although the stringent
orders previously issued by him have been
generally obeyed, few Filipinos have re-
fused obedience and offended in various
ways. and he now warns all such that
they are liable to be declared outlaws and
to incur the extreme penalty. This refer
ence is apparently to the anti-American
Filipinos.
In another proclamation, issued stimuli
taneously. Aguinaldo allows all armed
foreigners. except Spaniards, to travel IN
Philippine territory. but all such are for
hidden to approach the fortifications or
TO make photographs of defensive works.
The United States cruiser Charleston
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
in FENHEssEY's FAVOR.
Evidence Showing that Ne Did Ills Duty and
Showed No Cowardice.

Boston, Nov. 2.-At the continued
hearing Of the board OF inquiry, investi-
eating the conduct of Lieut.. Jeremiah
G. Fennessey, quartermaster Of the 9TH
Massachusetts Regiment, u. >. ", IN
Cuba, today Sergeant O'Connor was
recalled and produced list of SO names
who were on board the Harvard, July
to July 8. Private John F. Reynolds,
Company c, 9Th Regiment, one OF the
detail on the Harvard. testified that
Quartermaster Fennessey had done
everything possible to secure the stores.
Witness knew of no neglect of duty or
cowardice on the part of the quarter
master
Ex-Congressman Harrison II. At
wood testified that Lieut. Desmond was
a personal friend; had received seever-
al letters from him. The letter which
was published was not authorized ny
Lieut.. Desmond.
At this point a number of letters
were read to the court by Judge Sewer.
One from Capt. S. Cotton of the Har-
ward, to Secretary of the Navy Long
was in part as follows:
Dear Sir-In referring to your person.
al letter, dated the 9Th inst, and which
received on the evening of the 11th
ints., In relation 70 attacks upon l-ieue.
J. G. Fennessey of the 9th Massachu-
sottc payiment charging him with
cowardice and with having been lack
ing in duty remaining on board the
Harvard from July / to s, | beg leave
to transmit herewith under cover to
you a letter which win fully exonerate
I,,,a,, f,o,,, "a. .,ro,nalaSc ana m
eAliesses iioiii VIC 5i""a', 'N ~
just imputations upon his character.
And it gives me pleasure to be able to
-, ......... ~ ,,eroat;,,o ,,,,nxa,
Dear les.iiiioiis W eiie ciie..i'S
in which that officer performed all OF
his duties while on board the Har-
w -,
vard.
A letter from Capt. Cotton TO Lieut.
tennesscy was then read. IN part II was
as 1oHows: ....
II gives me pleasure TO Dear witness
70 the fact that from the evening OF July
3 when the prisoners from Cervera meet
were brought on board the Harvard 70
the date of your departure from that snip;
you performed your duty as an officer OF
the guard with Judgment and discretion
and IN manner to meet my hearty ap-
tion on board the Harvard was upon my
request officially made TO the colonel
commanding the 9Th Mass. Reg.
Lieut.. Fennessey was then called to
testify in his own behalf After detailing
the regiments movements, the witness
said they arrived off Siboney, July ]. al
8 A. NJ. II received verbal orders from
Col. Began and the adjutant 10 remain on
board the Harvard until all the stores
had been put ashore. A detail of five
men from each company was ordered to
remain with me, three to get the stores
off the vessel and two 10 receive the
stores on shore. From that date to the
stE of July l received no order whatever
from any officer except from Captain
Cotton and Lieut.. Hunker of the Har-
ward.
when the men of the 9th were leaving
the vessel they all took their blanket
rolls and accoutrements with them. On
the Sd the work was suspended because
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
GEN. WOODS TIMELY VISIT
Prevented Transport Sailing Without Proper
Food for the Sick Soldiers.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 2.-The United
States transport Port Victor was to have
left, today at noon, for the United States
with a number of sick officers and men,
Fortunately just before the hour fixed
for her departure, Gen. Leonard Wood,
military governor of the department OF
Santiago, went on board. To his amaze
ment he found no provisions specially
suitable to sick persons an entire lack OF
delicacies and an insufficiency of medical
supplies.
Gen Wood declares that hereafter he
will pay personal visit to every trans
port before it leaves the harbor He
thinks it very strange that, after all the
experience had here in this line, the med
ical department is not able to manage its
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
No Appetite
Extremely Weak

If such is your condition. the genuine
Johann Hof's Malt Extract will afford
you instant relief, if taken with your
meals and before retiring.
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract is natures
own remedy for loss of appetite. sleep
lessness, imperfect nutrition, dyspepsia,
etc. A record of over fifty years has
proven this to be true.
DIR. J. ]. Coleman of GLASGOW. said:
Suffering from an attack of illness
which had not only reduced my strength.
but brought on extreme exhaustion from
inability to appropriate food, l tried
the effect of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract,
in the usual dose of a wineglassful twice
or three times day. Its use was fol-
lowed by marked effects: (). Food
which had hitherto been found to pass
the alimentary canal unchanged, digcs-
ted properly. (2). There appeared an
increased power of evolving animal
heat and storing up fat.
Passing beyond my personal expert
ence, have experimental with it in
other directions. particularly upon thin,
cold and aged people, who are unar.;-
nous in attributing to the genuine
liquids sustaining powers which are
not commonly observed with alcoholic
liquors"
Johann Hoff, New York, Berlin, Paris
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
KYLE aEpU0MTEs PopULism.
Hereafter His Vote win Be Cast IA, e..x
Of his Country.

St Paul. Nov. 2.--An Aberdeen. s.
special to the Dispatch says: ITntioI
states Senator Kyle, in an interview IL
the news, today, says: II repudiate .bn ~.
Populist. party management in this statass is
AiIhough sun an independent. he says r..
win oppose Fusion until the state bns ns,
been redeemed from the hands Of the eis' ia'
mcnt that now controls thai art, eIs-
charges his PopuIst colleagues IN r,a,'s ne
gress with being unpatriotic in NOT s,,n-
porting President Mckinley In the wap
RE says: II am an American citizan.
proud Of my country. proud Of our praa,'
dent, proud of our army and navy. prond
of our. flag, and SO long as I have breath
Ia cast vote II shall be recorded for nv
potif1fry. come vhuf will NDA Aiy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
The CUBAN ASSEMBLY
Has Not Met at Santa Cruz Owing to lack
Of a Quorum.

Washington. Nov. president Maso of
the provisional government, has cabled
from Santa Cruz del Sur. to Senior Que
sada. secretary of the Cuban delegation
here. saying: The Assembly has not vet
met, owing to the absence of quorum
This was called out by an inquiry from
Senor Quesada as to reports coming by
way of Santiago, representing that the
Cuban Assembly was In session at Santa
cruz del Sur and engaged on important
questions. There are evidences thar
President Mckinley and his cabinet have
assurances that the action of the Cuban
provisional government will nd4 be antag-
onlstic to the policy at Washington
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
WE MAKE THE BEST.
Successful Test Of New Armor At Bethlehem
Iron Co.'S Proving Grounds.

Bethlehem, Pa, Nov. 2.-Armor plate
manufactured by the Krupp process
was given its first test. today, by the
Bethlehem Iron Co., at it's proving
grounds. Many notable engineers wit
messed it besides the Russian ordnance
engineers, who came from Philadelphia.
1t was the first test of Krupp armor of
American make and was a great sue
cess.
Three shots We're fired from an S-inch
rifle, the projectiles weighing 253
pounds and the velocity ranging from
1900 to 1900 feet per second. The plate
was not cracked. The Bethlehem Co.
has received a big order for this make
of plate from Russia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
number Of other officers visited the

a number OF other officers visited the
cemetery.
just after Gems. Wade and Butler had
left the Hotel Trotcha for the cemetery,
carrying the floral crown made by the
committee of young Cuban girls who had
asked the privilege OF paying this tribute
to the dead, a carriage was driven up 10
ban Club. who brought an immense floral
cross to lay upon the grave. On learning
that Gems. Wade and Butler had already
gone to the cemetery. the Cubans fol-
lowed and overlook them in time to place
both offerings together.
In pursuance of the oral agreement
reached at the last joint session Of the
evacuation commissions, the American
commissioners have sent the opaniards Il
note naming jan next as the uate upon
which Spanish evacuation must be for
mally accomplished.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03

The completion of the treasury re-
turns for October. leaves the net cost
of the Spanish war up to the present
time about $3.50, 1000, 900.
This result is obtained by deducting
from the entire cost of the military and
naval establishments, since the begin
ming of March, the cost upon a peace
basis as indicated by the expenditures
of previous years. The drafts of the
war department were $24,643,374 in
September and s25 S95, 900 this month.
The drafts of the navy department
were $7.231, ,219 during September and
S5,315,000 this month. These items ag-
gregate about 100000, ,O00 of which
about $15,000,000 would have been IN
Cured in time of peace and without
extraordinary military preparations.
The net deficit in ordinary receipts
was $14,41S,010 in August, $14,445,S50 in
September. and $14,272. 948 in October
1t is hoped that the cost of maintain
ing garrisons in the dependencies, with
the other incidental expenses of the
war, will not average more than $780,
100000 per month during the remaining
eight months of the fiscal year. This
would make the total expenditures up
to the beginning of another fiscal year,
$240, 100000
The cost of the war has been met
from the proceeds of the bond issue and
collections under the new revenue law,
The payments for the bonds have now
been completed up to about S., 200, 900
The actual money in the treasury in
cludes $240.645,651, in the net gold re-
serve, and $2o,945,320 in greenbacks
The new revenue law will yield about
$125.OOc, 900 per year and, with 5000, ,0O0,-
900 for the bonds, will make a war fund
of 1926, 900. This is $S5, 900, 900 in ex-
cess OF the probable cost of the war, in
Guiding the maintenance of garrisons,
up to the close of the fiscal year next
June.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
REVENUE CUTTER MORRILL,
Will Take Gresham's Place on St. Lawrence
and the Great Lakes.

Woods Hole, Mass, Nov 2-The rev
enne cutter Morrill, Capt. Davis. arrived
today, from Norfolk. bound to Milwau-
Lakes. She will take the place of the
Gresham. which came to this coast dur
ing the war and owing to her size cannot
return. The Gresham had to be cut in
halves on her way out. The Morrill, per-
formed very effective service while in the
navy during the war, her chief exploit
being. the capture of schooner right un-
der the guns of Moro Castle, Havana.
She will leave, tomorrow, if the Gather
permits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
At CAMP MEADE.
201st New York Cares Little for Politics
18th MINI. Refuses to Be vaccinated.

Camp Meade, Middletown. Pa. Nov. .
An election was held, today, in the
20lst New York. Regiment, and less than
10 per cent. of the total vote was polled.
and Gen. Graham issued an
order directing the regimental surgeons
to begin vaecinating at once If the men
again refuse they will be punished.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03

inson, Lieut.. Dennis M. Mitchie, 7th In
fantry: Lieut.. Thomas A. Westboro,
Ith infantry; Sergeant M. d. Russell.
lst Volunteer Cavalry: Privates Fred
=. TAFT. Silas Undergraves, Junior F.
Hakenson, Harvey Randall, w. s.
Green, J. G. King, I'd Mass. Volunteer
infantry; c. Cutman. 34th Michigan
Volunteer Infantry; Privates A. Gies-
man, Sidney A. Schofield. list N. Y.
Volunteer Infantry; Privates John
Nikoden, 1st Illinois Volunteer Infan-
try; James w. Wheeler. I'd Massachu-
sets Volunteer Infantry. Wood, Com
manding."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
Commissioners Arrive at Cincinnati,

Cincinnati, Nov. 2.-Gen. Dodge, Col.
Sexton and DR.. Connor of the war inves-
tigatinS commission. arriveu,N tonight
from Lexington. This was the evening
for the meeting of the Ohio Commandery
of the Military Order of the Loyal Le-
gion, of which order these comma nders
guests of the commandery. They will be-
gin their labor here by visit to Fort
Thomas in the morning and will subse-
quently examine witnesses at the Grand
hotel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
AT WASHINGTON.

The critical condition of affairs be-
tween France and Great Britain is ex-
citing lively interest among members
of the diplomatic corps here and on
some of the phases of the controversy
there information appears to be more
exact than that coming from Paris and
London. The dispatches, today, at
tached much significance to the alb
sence Of Baron Courcel, the French
ambassador, from London and it was
stated that France would show ami
mostly by not continuing an ambassa-
dor at London+ At the leading en-
bassies here there is little idea that the
Fashoda affair will lead to war, al
though there is a very general opinion
that the Egyptian situation in gen
eral may lead to a conflict in which
other European countries than France
and Great Britain may take part.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
COVERED WITH FLOWERS.
Americans and Cubans Decorate Graves ci
Dead Heroes Of the Maine.

ing. Gen. Wade and Gen Butler Of the
United States evacuation commission.
went to the Colon cemetery to lay flowers
on the graves of the victims of the Maine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03

ihe general executive committee of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
clety of the Methodist church. meeting,
wednesday, decided to hold it's next
conference within the bounds Of the
Cincinnati district. probably at Cleve-
land or Cincinnati.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-03

The following cable has been re-
ceived at the war department: "Santi-
ago de Cuba, Nov. Ito Adjutant
General Washington: Transport Pana
sailed yesterday with remains of the
following named: Captain W. NJ. Dick