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MILITARY HOSPITALS.
Secretary AIger Thinks He Knows How
to Run Them.

Washington. Sept. 2s-Important re-
suits are likely 10 follow the extensive
tour Of inspection Of the military camps
just completed by Secretary .Alger. n
especially in the matter ~ rvorganizing
the hospital service in the Held. The
secretary conferred closely with COM
handing officers and medical officers
at the camps. but especially with the
Is colonies whom he met. looking 10 the
asCertainment 81 their views pom the
relative merits q the division hospital
and the resimsnral hospital
The defects % the division hospital.
in the mind q the soldiers. Is the sepa-
ration Of the soldiers ot the same reEi-
ment, causing sCeSt discomfort. low
spirits n 1lSccurAEtmeUt. The men
will often 80 - sreac lengths 20 con
ceal real illness n c-ier 20 escape be-
lng sent @ the hospitals Against the
reCiusrtal hospitals 4 IS urged that
the men cannot Re Pucper!y taken al
81 with troops u ere move. with no
female nurses and with a lack u every
sanitary and medical device that mod
ern practice has come 70 regard as es-
senral Nowhere were the complaints
q neglect aC1 insufficient accommoda-
cases q these reEimental hospitals in
the early stages q the war.
Secretary Aleer has framed q project
for the aualEanatioa Of hospitals. in
such a manner as 20 retain the most
desirable features Of both. His plan is
TO have the division hospital arranged
in sections Of ents, lying in wings
branching of from a central aisle These
Can be very easily made by the use Of
a few flies and a proper connection OF
the common A tents. Then the sections
are 70 be allotted TO the different regi-
ments in the division. each in care Of
one OF the regimental doctors. yet re-
Ceiying the attention OF high class talent
and female nursing, which is possible
only in the big division hospitals. In
this way the men would preserve the
Individuality OF their commands and the
idea may be carried out so as to sub-di-
vide the sections into smaller sections,
assigning n to each company in the
regiment and thus enabling the sick
men TO make sure OF falling in with
their mates when they go to the hospi-
tai
Secretary Alger believes that the SOL
diers would thus be r~econciled to going
TO the division hospital, where they can
secure the best Of food and l~uXuries,
alongside OF their companions. and re-
ceive the benefits Of laundries, kitchens,
a#~
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GOD BLESS The RED CROSS.
IL Has Saved Many a Life and Done a
World of Good.

with VI Dbb
New York. Sept. 29.-Stephen F.. Bar
ton, chairman Of the Red Cross execu-
tive committee, has received a letter,
dated Sept. is. from Mr.. Barnes, the
Red Cross representative in Ponce,
Porto Rico. He says:
Two days ago / went through the
wards of the great army hospital at
Ponce. To see the hundreds OF wan SOL
diers eagerly taking the nutritious
u and delicacies furnished by the
Red Cross. TO hear the boys say: God
bless you; we would die without it, IL
would have brought tears to the eyes
of those generous b~enefactors whose
bounty has been so prompt and I'M
stinted towards the defenders of the flag.
And when the unexpected cable came
tonight, supply ice and milk when
needed on the very day that | had
been making inquiries at the ice plant
and wondering If the society could
stand the strain Of paying $40 a ton. l
had To join the boys at the hospital in
saying again, God bless the Red Cross
Many "A life will be saved by that gra-
cious message from New York. The
truth Is that by only these timely res
toratives can the Porto Rican army
ever be restored to America again, for
about one-fourth are in hospital or sick
quarters. very largely from typhoid
fever. and more han half of the re-
mainder are totally INIT for duty.
Squad drill. instead Of company drill, is
about all that is now possible, and all
agree hat the rainy season now en-
hances the calamity n will for a
month to come"
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CLASSIFYING COMPLAINTS.
The Conduct of the Pacific Department
Also to Be Examined.

49,
Washington. Sept. 2.-The war investi-
cation commission confined itself largely
to-day to the examination and olassihca-
ton Of complaints which have been made
to the president. They relate especially
TO the food served to soldiers and to hos
pital accommodations, and lone were Of
a very striking character. Tit commission
expects to begin taking testimony next
week.
The examination of complaints TO the
president was continued at the afternoon
session. A decision was reached at this
session to include in the work an inquiry
into the conduct of the war department
in the Pacific as well as in the Atlantic
region, and to this end letters were writ
ten by General Merriam. in command of
the department of the Pacific, to General
Otis, in command of the Philippines. and
TO General Merritt. who occupied this lat
ter post until recently. The letter to Gen
eral Merritt is as follows:
I'VE have the honor to request you to
furnish us, as early as possible, with such
information as you have as to the ade-
quacyo OF i~nadequacy of the quartermaster.
commissary and medical supplies and
medical staff for troops under your COM
mand while in this country while en- route
and while you were in command at Ma
Mia. and whether or not such supplies
were promptly and sufficiently issued to
all troops. Also as TO the proper or inn
proper preparation Of the transports for
the transportation of your troops to that
station. We also will be pleased to be in
formed as to the rations issued to the
troops"
and Otis are copies of the letter TO Gen
eTal Merritt. except that Merriam Is ask
ed to supply information concerning the
expedition to Hawaii.
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SULKIES IN A SMASHUP
Two or Three Were Overturned
and the Drivers Were Hurt.
DIRECTLY Is THE WINNER
Anaconda Wa Second Choice, but the
Pace Was Too Fast-In Fact It Wa
the Fastest Pacing That's
Been Seen This Year.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 29.-The chief
event of the Driving and Fair associa-
tion's meet to-day, the 2:O5 pace. was
the occasion OF excellent sport, a bad
smashup and some broken records,
which include the fastest paced heat OF
the year. The race was won by Di-
rectly in straight heats. Bumps. a
strong favorite. being clearly beaten,
while Anaconda, the second choice,
could give the black horse but little
trouble. Bumps opened at 2 to 8. while
4 TO 5 could be had against Directly.
The third heat saw the accident and
the fastest time of the year.
As the horses were coming into the
stretch Bumps sulky ran against that
OF Frank Bogash and was overturned.
Planet and Ananias ran INTO Ii. They
were also overturned. Fred Keys, the
driver OF Ananias. had his right foot
wrenched, while Dick Watson. who han
died Bumps, besides a d~islocated shout
der. suffered severe internal injuries. He
was removed TO a hospital. Directly won
the heat easily from Anaconda, the time
being 2:03h. the track record. and the
fastest heat paced his year in a race,
with the exception Of the match be-
tween Patchen and Chehalis. The Ken
lucky Marion STAKE was won Dy Mary
Celeste In straight heats from Boralma,
while Berenice, at 4 to l, had no trouble
in taking three straight heats in the
2:l6 pace. Her time in the first heat,
2:0Sls. is the best Of the year for 2-year-
olds.
Results: Kentucky Matron stakes. 2
year-olds, trotting-Mary Celeste won
in straight heats: time. 2:17la. 2:1SL.
Risky, Handspring. Carrie Simmons.
Boralma and Crystalline also started.
Pacing. 2;05 class, purse 81. 20O-Directly
won in straight heats: time, 2:04L,
2:06ia, 2:03h. Anaconda. Chehalis.
Frank Bogash. Bumps. Anania and
also started. Pacing. 2:16 class.
purse SSO0-Berenice won in straight
heats; time. 2:OSia. 2:1O, 2:1OA. Jim
Jennery, Maud Emperor, Hopeless.
Peaches. Fannie Putnam. Edgar Ross.
Macmillan. Walnut. The Maid, Meath
and Tom Sherlock also started.
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ANOTHER TICKET.
The Chicago Platform Democrats viii
Have One of Their Own.

Syracuse. y. Y, Sept. 29.-The Chi
caEo platform democrats, who in SON.
ference last night. adopted resolutions
empowering and i~nstructing the COM
mittee ON organization. composed Of
one member from each senate district
in the state. to place i'm nomination a
full ticket by petition should the con-
Vention to-day fail to affirm the Chi
Cago platform, had another meeting to-
day after the report OF the regular
committee on resolutions became
known. The instructions Of the con-
ference require that a full ticket be
nominated within IS hours. The COM
mittee on organization will meet at the
Union Square hotel. New York city. to-
morrow night and select a candidate
for each place upon the state ticket.
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EASTERN RACE EVENTS.
At Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. Sept. 29.-Mayme NJ. NJ, the
favorite. with ]. Mathews up. IN the fifth
race at Newport to-day fell while trying
to get through the bunch. Both horse and
rider escaped unhurt. Tomorrow the
Newport meeting will close. The track
will probably be used for a military camp
this winter. Latonia opens Saturday,
Weather fine. track fast.
Six furlongs. selling-Miriam won.
Sweet Cream second. Aspasia third;
time. l:1I. Five and a half f~urlongs. sell
inC-Lecita won. Brigade second. Semi
colon third: time. 1:0S. Mile and so yards
George Kratz won. What Next second,
Alleviate third: time. 1:iilk. Selling. mile
and an eighth-Rine won, Flop second.
Razor third: time. 1:54iR Six furlongs-
ollie J. won. Preliminary second. Belle OF
Dublin third; time. 115A. Mile and an
eighth. selling-Virgie c.. won. Annie Old
field second. Provolo third: time, l;55.
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SUFFERING IN CUBA.
Enormous Duties Prevent the Landing Of
Food and Medicine.

FOOD ana mediCines
New York. Sept. ESD. L. Cobb,
counsel for the Red Cross society. ar
rived home from Cuba on the City Of
Washington. He had been on an eN-
tended trip through Cuba, especially
Matanzas and Santiago. He says there
was a great amount of suffering among
the Cubans.
They lack medicine and food" he
said. There is a lot of Red Cross med
icine and food waiting for them on va
rious vessels of Havana, but the enor-
nous duties charged by the Spanish
customs officers prevent us from land
ing II. ] have brought pack with me
on this steamer a wagon loa Of medi-
cine. which we sent down on the Eng
fish steamer kennel The Spaniards
wanted me to pay $4,000 duty on the
brought 1t back with me. The Span
iards are taking their time about leav-
ing Cuba and all the time they are max
ing money from duties"
On the steamer with Mr.. Cobb was
Victor Won Hollenstein. OF the German
Red Cross. who was arrested several
months ago by General Blanco. Won
Hollenstein accidentally dropped on the
hoor OF the corridor of the Hotel Ingla-
terra at Havana a cipher. permitting
him 10 20 through the insurgent lines.
This pass vas found by a Spanish Off
Ger and translated. II resulted I'm Won
H~ollenstein being thrown into Cabanas
prison, from which he was released a
few weeks & He has suffered severe
ly from his prison experience and had
70 be carried of the steamer when she
arrived here.
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SEVEN MINERS DROWNED.
Another Hard Luck story Comes Down
From Alaska.


San Francisco. Sept. 29.-Charles F.
Watson. a mining man of Carson City.
who has arrived here on the bark
Northern Light from Kotzebue sound.
tells of how seven gold seekers lost
their lives. He Gays: "On the night Of
Aug. 18th. Fred Howard. Irving How
ard. Joseph Graham, Samuel Wiimeth
OF Providence. r. l., and J. C. Starke
Of Grub Gulch. MADEIRA county, Cali
fornia, who went north on the bark
Mermaid. were drowned while trying 10
get across Hotham Inlet with their pro-
visions. A storm arose and capsizeS
their small boat. When morning cam
the other prospectors missed the Rhode
Island party, as they were called, n
the searching party that was sent out.
found the boat floating keel up. but no
trace of the men. The provisions and
other effects belonging 10 the hapless
party were cast upon he beach by the
waves.
George w. Muller Of Iowa was
drowned on August IL while ascending
the Kubuck river. Muller and his part
ner had moored their boat under a
sandbank that caved in on them. cap
sizing the craft. I was nearby and res
cued Mullers' partner just in the nick
Of time. Two men named Clark and
Crawford were drowned in the Kubuck
rapids. / could not ascertain their hap
tismal names or where they hailed
from" Watson says he is satisfied
there is very little gold in the Kotze-
bue country.
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BROADER GENERALS.
and Kent, who Saw Service in
Santiago, Are Promoted.

and Kent, VINO saw service IN
Santiago, Are Promoted.
Washington, Sept. 29.-Major Gener-
al Hamilton 5. Hawkins, U. S. ", who
commanded the division which captured
San Juan hill in the second fight at SAM
tiago, has been appointed a brigadier
general in the regular army to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement OF
General william NJ. Graham. Immedi-
ately after receiving his commission he
will be placed on the retired list on his
own application, under the 80 years
service clause. and this will enable the
president to similarly advanc Major
General Kent, L. 3. V. Colonel Gath in
fantry), to the grade of brigadier gem
eral in the regular army.
General Kent commanded the wing
of General Skaters army at Caney, for
which service he was promoted to his
present rank of major general Ot
volunteers. Generals Hawkins and
Kent are veterans of the civil war.
and both were brevetted several times
for gallantry and meritorious services
during that conflict. General Haw-
kins was born in South Carolina, but
was appointed to the army from New
York. General Kent is a native Of
Pennsylvania and was appointed to the
army from that state. Both officers
are graduates of West Point.
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Enemies of the l.. A. w.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2e-An but two Of
the professional bike riders who have
formed the National Racing Cyclists
union and refused 10 ride on any track
under L. A. w. auspices, remained true TO
their promise to-day and took no part in
the national circuit meet at WooGside
park. The two who signed the agreement
to boycott the L. A. w, but who were in
to-day's races. were Bobby Thompson and
Archie MCEachern Of Toronto. Friends Of
these men state that their sympathies are
with the new organization but that the
existence OF a contract with the track
management compelled them 20 partici-
pate. The attendance was very small but
the events were pulled on.
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NE TALKED TOO FREELY
Chaplain Mcintyre Gave a Lot
of Things Away.
ANYTHING BUT DISCREET
What He Said Was Doubtless True
Enough. but Il Was Not for a Man
in His Position to Tel Tales
Out OF School.

Denver. Colo, Sept. 29.-At the Nc
Intyre court martial this morning Hen
ny N. Courier practically reiterated the
testimony of previous witnesses as to
the chaplain's remarks derogatory 10
the navy in his lecture August Z. and
the prosecution closed its case.
state Senator Schermerhorn. for the
defense. who heard McIntyre's lecture.
then testified the chaplain said the Ore
gon was one OF the best ships afoat
and hat Eastern ship builders. through
political influence. had for years been
able to secure contracts from the gov
eminent and having no competition had
not been careful in constructing the
vessels. The Oregon being the first one
built by a Western contractor received
special attention In construction. He
heard no charges of dishonesty in the
building OF ships. The chaplain. the
witness said. asserted that at the begin
ming of the battle the oregon was V
miles from the Spanish ships and the
Iowa about seven miles. The oregon at
once made for the Spanish vessels and
met the Iowa going the other way. He
heard nothing about the Iowa going to
the rear. The chaplain referred 10
Captain Evans as Fighting Bob" but
there was no indicating con-
tempt. The witness testified that the
chaplain did not state Sampson re-
ported himself within the four-mile linn
il, but believed the lecturer did say
something TO the effect that the audi
ence was as much entitled to the prize
money as the admiral.
The testimony of Joshua Wilson. the
next witness. was much the same as
- --A
ing about the government being cheat
ed. A recess was then taken.
At the afternoon session Judge +. n,
Bonfils, a newspaper editor. testified
that Chaplain Mcintyre stated that for
20 years the Union Iron Works in San
Francisco had been trying to obtain
contracts for the construction Of war
ships, but owing TO the influence East
ern manufacturers had with the govern
ment. had been unsuccessful Finally,
when there were more vessels 10 build
than the Eastern manufacturers could
handle. the San Francisco company re-
ceived a contract. The company spared
no pains to make the Oregon the best
ship ever built.
Regarding the battle. the witness
quoted Chaplain Mcintyre as saying as
the Oregon was going in she passed the
Iowa. adding, in a humorous manner
And where was Fighting Bob
Evans?"
Chaplain Mcintyre. the witness con-
tinued. said something about the di-
vision OF prize money. naming $4,000 as
the amount to go 10 Admiral Sampson
and $500 to Captain Clark, but there was
nothing said about the audience being
to as much as Sampson. The
declared the report published in
the Rocky Mountain News, upon which
the charges against the chaplain are
based. TO be decidedly unjust 20
the chaplain. He denied its correctness
in many points.
Judge Bonfls was still On the stand
the court adjourned for the day.
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TENNESSEE'S BOY HERO.
Jimmy Compton Has Saved His Mother,
Brothers and sisters.

There recently appeared in the columns
Of the Times a brief account e a water
spout or landslide which occurred In the
mountains OF Hawkins county a few days
100. The public, in hurriedly reading the
account of this calamity. no doubt gave
the matter but a passing thought. as an
event of frequent occurrence, and did not
realize In any sense. unless by actual ex-
perience. the devastation wrought, the
sorrow brought or the heroism frequently
displayed in a calamity Of this kind.
a gentleman who resides I'm the neigh
borhood visited by this d~sath-deaIing tor
nado related to me a few days ago the
destruction that was wrought, the lives
that were swept into eternity. and partic-
ularly the matchless bravery displayed by
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At Grayeseud,

New York. Sept. 2e.-This was getaway
day at Gravesend and a fairly large
crowd watched the racing. Results: Five
furlongs. selling-Anagram won. Register
er second. Tyrba third; time. 1:O2i4. Mile
-Buela won. Mana second. Marsian third
time. 1;43A. Heavy handicap, five furlongs
Kentucky Colonel won. Prestidigitatrice
second Ethelbert third; time. l:0sA.
Bay Shore. six furlongs. ~selling-St. CAL
latino won, Trolley second. Danforth
third: time. 1:14 Mile and a furlong. SELL
ing-Manassas won. Charcntus second,
Bony Ronald third. time. l:54A Mile
Swiftmas won. Iiebsr Karl second. Lady
Marian third: time. lax.
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~favorite with the immense crowd that
filed the big amphitheater and bleach
ers and lined n track for several hun
dred pards on each side. but the horse
was not i'm the best of condition and
was never I'm the ace at any time.
Gentry was driven by Andrews and
PatChen by Marks. The first heat was
won in 2:O4h and the second In 2:03k,
and Starter Newton Immediately an
nounced that il was the fastest race Of
the year. and also that IL was the best
consecutive heats ever cone by Star
Pointer, Joe Patchen or Robert j.
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HARD ON SANTA CRUZ.
She Must Pay Nearly $500 1000, Very
Much Against Her VIII.

San Francisco. Sept. .29.-Judge De Ha-
ven to-day decided hat the city of Santa
Cruz. Cal, must pay 1906, 900 and interest
at ) per cent. from April. 1894, on bonds
issued by hat city for improvements. The
bonds were placed in the hands of Cof-
fin & Stanton, who disposed of them to
Eastern capitalists. The city claimed that
il has never received the money and re-
fused to bear the brunt of the debt, alleg-
ing hat the issue was Illegal for the rea-
son that the city council was not a legal
body, their successors having been elect
ed. Judge De Haven held otherwise. and
ordered the amount paid. which, with in
terest and costs, increases the debt to
nearly half a million dollars.
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SEAL
Poaehers Are Past DISCRIMINATING the
Alaska Herds.

Alaska Herds.
San francisco. Sept. e9.-An authen-
tic report r,-arding the pelagic seal
ing fleet has just been received In this
city. Among the poachers hat have
made the largest catches were the
following: Enterprise. 553 skins. Min
ME. 400: San Diego, 573: Theresa. 800.
Otto, 722. These skins. being eN-
cluded from the United States. are
shipped TO England, where they are dis
posed OF at reduced rates. owing 70
the persistent work Of the poachars,
who are fast exteTminatinE the herds.
the North American Commercial COM
panys catch this season Is only Is 900
skins, as against 100. 600 annually Cor
20 years. up to within the last eight
years. when pelagic sealing commenced.
The same inrOads have been made in
the seal herd o the japanese side Of
the coast, where the rOokeries on Com
mander island. leased 20 the Russian
sealskin company. are located. This
company has taken this year 5000 seals.
as against an average OF so. 900 annu-
ally for 20 consecutive years. up to
the time of the beginning Of pelagic
sealing.
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The West Indian Hurricane.

New York. Sept. 29.-The Quebec line
steamer Pretoria, Captain Mckay.
which arrived this afternoon from the
West Indies. reports the hurricane At
Barbados as terrible and most d~estruc-
tive. From 10. 1000 to 1900 houses and
buildings were destroyed. 30 lives lost
and $1,000 people left homeless. At ST.
kits the storm ragged on the night OF
the 18th from 10 p. N. TO l a. m. on the
18th. the wins blowing az the rate Of 80
miles an hour. Fortunately the town
escaped with slight damage.
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THE ILLINOIS STRIKES.
Governor Tanner Orders a Battery 20 Go
to the Scene.

10 lnt scene.
Springfield. Ills, Sept. 29.-Governor
Tanner was called upon by telephone
his afternoon by Sheriff Colburn OF
Pana. The sheriff said that he had no
further control of the striking min
ers: that he feared there would be an
outbreak within a short time and that
he had exhausted all his He
asked that state troops be sent there.
Governor Tanner Immediately ordered
Captain Craig Of Battery II, Galesburg,
TO go with his men to ana at once,
and Col. John b. Hamilton OF Elgin,
was also ordered To start with two Of
the best equipped companies Of his
Sons Of Veterans. Governor Tanner or
dered Captain Craig to camp within the
city limits and protect the life and
property of the citizens, but under no
circumstance should they aid miners
or mine owners in the operating Of the
mines with foreign labor. to which the
governor is much opposed.
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Japanese Immigration Increasing

San Francisco, Sept. 29.-Hart North.
United States immigration commissioner,
Will start East tomorrow 10 consult with
his superiors at Washington regarding
japanese immigration. The immigration
Of japanese has increased alarmingly
within the last few years and the depart
ment is sad 10 contemplate measures Of
restriction.