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Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
DEATHS FROM THE LATE WAR
Bullets Killed Three Hundred and
Fifty and Disease Kills Between
1900 and 1000 Soldiers.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Tribune tomor-
row will print statistics showing the num-
Der of soldiers who have been killed in bat
tie and have died of disease in camps dur
ing the war with Spain. The Tribune says: :
While $50 officers and men have been
killed in battle or died OF wounds received,
there have died of disease in camps between
1900 and 1000 volunteers and regulars. The
Tribune has secured the names of 1,2S4 who
died in camp, on transports, or at home
after contracting the dread malaria in one
of the camps.
There is no doubt about the 1884 whose
names have been secured Neither is there
much doubt that there are hundreds dead
whose names could not be secured on ac-
count of lack Of records and the inability or
lists of the dead.
The Tribune gives the following statistics
of dead in each camp, giving In every in
stance a full list OF names and the nature
of disease. The list by camps is as follows:
Camp Thomas, 352; Santiago, 341; San
Francisco. rs; Camp Alger, 75; Wikoff 63;
Jacksonville, so; Tampa, 5S; Miami, rs; Fer
nandina, Lakeland, Camp Meade and other
minor camps, in private hospitals at home,
etc, 115; state camps, sc; transports and
hospital ships, 9O total, 1854
Deaths are attributed to the following
causes: Typhoid fever. 515; yellow fever,
"a; dysentery 63; meningitis, Al; malaria,
81; pneumonia 81; causes reported as fever,
106; miscellaneous ailments or diagnoses not
reported, 327.
or the regular army 290 are dead; Massa-
chusetts is second with 130 Illinois third
with 100; Michigan fourth with 81, and New
York fifth with So.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Want n Grand Army Week.

A movement has been started by a number
OF prominent members OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic to have Grand Army week
in October at the exposition. Several OF
them met together last night and talked
the thing over with the result that it was
resolved to call upon State Department Com
mander Majors to invite the posts generally
to participate in an encampment here from
October 10 to Is and an invitation is to be
sent to General Goblin, national department
commander, and through him calling upon
eX-union soldiers OF the country generally
to pay Omaha a visit and take part in a
mammoth Grand Army OF the Republic
demonstration.
1t is believed no time could be more pro-
pitious for grand reunion of old veterans
than now as the magnificent record OF the
administration in the late war with Spain
and the happy termination OF this most re-
cent conflict AFFORD reason for an enthusi-
astic gathering.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

Pretty white buttons ornamented by en-
blematic sunhowers and worn on the breasts
OF thousands of visitors were the conspic-
uous feature at the grounds yesterday. The
celebration OF the second Kansas day and
the first day OF the fourth month of the
exposition were greeted by crowd that was
strikngly suggestive of the immense at
tendance that seems assured during the
remainder of the show. The morning trains
brought in thousands Of visitors to add to
those VINO had thronged the grounds on the
preceding days and although this was par
TALLY offset by the departure Of some who
had completed their visit yesterdays crowd
remained visibly bigger than those that had
preceded it. 1t included a liberal represen-
tation of Jayhawkers, among which the
agricultural element seemed to predominate.
Most of them came out rather earlier than
usual ana the forenoon attendance was eX-
ceptional. The crowd was so big at noon
that the addition of the later arrivals was
scarcely perceptible, but in the evening
when the 25-cent admission came in play
the gates were again besieged and thou
sands of local visitors swarmed in to enjoy
the concert and the interesting exhibition
of life saving on the lagoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
GIRLS ARE COMING FROM ,IIssoURI
Newspaper at Springfield Pays All of
Their Expenses

Inc Leader Democrat Of Springfield, Mo-,
mas some prize girls and they will all be
IN omaha next week for the purpose Of
enjoying an outing at the exposition.
Some weeks ago Editor J. B. Jewell OF
the Leader-Democrat worked up a voting
scheme for the purpose of ascertainng the
popularity OF the young women Of the town
lhe hye most popular ones he promised free
transportation to Omaha. board for n week
at first class hotel and passes to the
exposition during their stay in town. Theu
the FUN commenced and continued until
Monday, when time was called. In figuring
up results it was ascertalned that Misses
Ella Ashworth. Emma Hunt, MAY Malone.
hlttle Evans and Mrs. George E. Preston
mad won. This word was conveyed to Sec
retary Wakefield of the exposition, who yes
terday forwarded the exposition passes to
the editor to be delivered to the young
women. There was another young woman
who came within 200 votes or such a mat
ter OF being winner. She is Miss Maude
Mclean, and while it is possible that she
may not come as the guest of the paper
she VII have pass TO the exposition
grounds. Along with the other passes Sec
retary Wakefield sent one for this young
woman requesting that she accept it as
courtesy from the exposition. The young
women eNSect to reach Omaha next Tues
day. They will be chaperoned by Miss Ora
Classify, who is connected with the Leader
Democrat.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

Movement of the Third Corps from
ChickamauGa is to BE Rushed.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Sept. The
Third corps headquarters, division head
quarters, divisional hospitals and ambulance
corps leave Camp Thomas tomorrow for
Admission Ala. The regiments of the First
division OF the corps will also begin moving
tomorrow 1t will be impossible to get all
the regiments of the corps out this week,
but they will be handled as rapidly as pos
sible and will probably all be gone by Tues
day or Wednesday OF next week All the
artillery batteries are expected to get away
before Saturday night, General Breckin-
ridge is very anxious to start them home
and believes he will be able to get trans
portation for all tomorrow and Saturday.
So materially have the conditions in the
hospitals improved during the last few days
that there is now but little complaint The
number of patients is decreasing rapidly and
there are but few deaths. A number of sick
men unable to travel are left by each de-
parting regiment, and on this account the
general hospital must be maintained for
some time to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

Fiftieth Iowa, Now at Jacksonville,
Included in the Latest Order.

WASHINGTON Sept. 1.-The War de-
partment has issued orders for the follow
ing movements of troops for the purpose
of being mustered out at their destina-
tions: First Wisconsin, from Jacksonville
to Camp Douglass, Wis; Fifth Ohio from
Fernandina to Columbus; First United
States Volunteer cavalry. Rough Riders at
Montauk Point; Thir., third and Thirty
fourth Michigan. from Montauk Point to
Camp Eaton, Island Lake, Mich. First
Connecticut, from Dunn Loring to Niniantic,
Conn; First Illinois infantry, from Montaulk
Point to armory in Chicago: Fiftieth Iowa,
from Jacksonville to Des Moines; Third
Virginia, from Camp Alger to Richmond
First Mississippi, from Chickamauga to
Lauderdale Springs, Miss. Second Missis-
sippi, from Jacksonville to Lauderdale
Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
rs NIGHT SEES a BOOM, TOO.
Take Advantage of the
ate to See big Program.

H. Take Advantage of the
/.NI ate TO See Big Program.
t'ct%% mission, a cool breeze blow
ing a. ~ oon, two band concerts,
the exhi " n by the United States
life saving special fireworks and the
attractions at lie Indian village were some
Of the attractions that drew an immense
crowd to the exposition grounds last night.
The 25-cent admission rate became effective
at o'clock and for the two hours following
every car leading to the grounds was
crowded to the foot boards. Hundreds
walked to the gates, where there was
jam, such as has seldom been seen.
The work of the life saving crew at night
was something not heretofore seen on the
lagoon and it proved a great card as
drawer. Every inch of space along the
viaduct rail from the bridge down to the
Government building was occupied The
shot fired over the spar carried the rope
just where 1T was intended The ship
wrecked crew was saved and carried in
safety to the shore. The swamping of the
boat ELECTED loud cheers and the entire pro-
gram was enjoyed hugely by those who wit
messed it. Many regarded it even more in
teresting than when conducted during the
afternoon.
The fireworks on the north tract were
special for Kansas day and were witnessed
by crowd that occupied every seat in the
grand stand. Although he had not been
given much time in which to manufacture
the fireworks, John Due chief of pyrotech-
MICS, set out and completed what by many
was considered the best display since the
opening of the exposition. The Set pieces
were Governor Leedy in colored fire. "Wel-
come Kansas" the man pushing the bar
row, Yankee Doodle" a zig gag design.
revolving planets, a spiral wheel in four
colors intersected by thirty six inch scrolls
with revolving wheels at the back of each.
Then there were 100 fountains with fifty
stars each. Rockets and bombs were much
as have been heretofore exploded, with the
exception that there were a number of
double shells, throwing gold and silver fire.
Inc red in the rockets was unusually fine
and OF much deeper hue, the color remain
ing until 1t reached the earth.
After the fireworks about everybody
seemed to visit the Midway and all of the
concessionaires did a good business until
the hour for closing.
Inc indians had their usual dance. but
there were so many other things to attract
attention that few people visited the carrn
Ihe dance was in the nature of a friendly
gathering and was participated in by the
crows, Sioux and Assinlboines.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

There is no more vacant space in the
Apiary building, The last section was taken
yesterday by G. B. Lewis Co OF Water
loo Ia, who will put in an exhibit consist
ing OF supplies and tools used in the cultiva-
ton OF bees and the handling OF the honey.
The building Is more completely filled than
the Apiary buildings at any Of the former
expositions and the exhibits are said 10 be
OF a better class.
The honey in the Apiary building is ad-
mired by all who visit the structure. While
1t has been an off year for bees, owing to
the extreme heat and the wet weather dur
ing the early part OF the season, the honey
is excellent and is said 10 be as fine as any
ever placed on exhibit.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Too nusy Tor investigation Now.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l.-Surgeon General
Sternberg today sent the following letter to
a New York medical publishing house, which
had made inquiries OF him concerning the
conduct of the war with reference TO the
medical department especially about the
subject OF having an immediate investiga-
tion OF his bureau. He says
l am ready at any moment for n COM
plete investigation with reference to my ad-
ministration OF the affairs Of the medical de-
psrtment, but the War department is no:
disposed TO make such an investigation as
the result OF Sensational newspaper articles.
There is at present an evident craze to
criticise without regard TO truth or justice.
In regard TO Montauk Point, intend to send
at once Lieutenant Colonel Charles Smart
an experienced officer and a professor Of
hygiene, 10 make a thorough sanitary in
yestigatiOn,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
PAND0 SAILS FOR NEW YORK
Delegates of Insurgent Forces TO
Meet Mt Cnmnguey to Elect
New Government.

HAVANA, Sept. 1.--General Pando has
sailed for New York with his staff on the
Ward liner Philadelphia. The delegates of
the insurgent forces will meet at Camaguey,
where they will elect a new government.
Advices from Neuva Paz state that the
forts surrounding the town have been torn
down. and the palm barrier defense has
been destroyed In the government lottery
the drawing took place today and the big
prize was drawn by the government.
Senior de Castro, the civil governor, con-
tinues to minister to the poor He is send
ing supplies to San Antonia les Baries
Ceioa, Del Aqua, Cano and other places.
The general health OF Havana is good, and
although yesterday forty-four deaths we're
reported, there is comparatively little sick
ness. \ general order has been issued to
the First battalion OF Havana volunteers by
their colonel who praises their zeal ana
eagerness to see actual warfare. He re-
minds them that though there Is a sus-
pension of hostilities to treat for peace, the
mission Of the volunteers is not ended and
VIII not terminate for a long time He
eXhorts them TO prove their worthness by
standing together and by setting an example
Of order and discipline as long as 1t may
be deemed necessary by the government.
Senor De Castro today sent out a num-
Der OF ambulances TO pick up the poor sit
ling on the sidewalks on the streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

school is the true system and It should be
open alike to all. To this end 1t is urged
that the state should furnish the
schools, the teachers and the means to
run them. 1t should provide such
accommodations as will afford the student
the most economical means of living and
thus bring education within the reach OF
the poorest citizen of the commonwealth.
This was followed by speeches by c. b.
Hoffman, regent Of the State Agricultural
college, and Thomas Ware of Topeka. After
the exercises the party adjourned TO Mar
kels cafe where an enjoyable lunch was
served.
After the exercises in the Auditorium
lunch was served in one OF the restaurants
at which the Kansas commissioners and
number of invited guests were bidden Tenn
erance drinks were served and after the
tables had been cleared an hour was de-
led to speaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
rhird Missouri Homo Next M..L-

CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa. Sept l.
Major General Graham issued orders today
assigning the Sixteenth Pennsylvania bat
TALON to the Second division OF the Second
brigade and the Second West Virginia and
the Eighteenth Pennsylvania to the First
brigade of the First division. The Sixth
Pennsylvania regiment expects to leave
camp Monday on thirty days furlough. At
the expiration of that period the troops will
report at Mount Gretna TO be mustered out.
The Third Missouri will start Monday for
Kansas City to be mustered out, and tomor-
row the detachments OF the Thirty-third
and Thirty fourth Michigan leave for Isle
Lake Mich, TO join their regiments. The
Thirteenth Pennsylvania, whose headquar-
ters are at Scranton, reached camp today
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

NEW ORLEANS. Sept 1.-The United
States transport Whitney reached the city
today with about forty soldiers and civilians
who came direct from Porto Rico. The
Whitney also brought two prisoners heavily
shackled. one of them being Private Alex
ander La Duke of the Second Wisconsin
regiment, who killed Private Thomas Stat
ford in Ponce and who was tried by court
martial and sentenced to the pententiary
for life The other prisoner is Henry
Apter, a civilian, who is charged with rob-
berry. The commands represented by the
returning soldiers are the Nineteenth in
fantry, Third artillery, First Pennsylvania
artillery, Twenty-first New York and the
First regiment of New York cavalry.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Retire Auxiliary Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Sept l.--As the result OF
a short interview az he Navy department
today between Assistant Secretary Allen
and President Griscom Of the International
Navigation company the Navy department
tomorrow will deliver AT Cramps in Phlla-
delphia the four vessels chartered from that
company, formerly known as the New York,
Paris, St. Louis and St. Paul. The ships
are to be restored by the Cramps to the
exact condition in which they were when
taken by the Navy department for use in
the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Commis.ion of No Service Now.

WESTERLY, R. l., Sept. 1.-Corporal
William A. Talcott, jr, Company NJ, Sew
enty- first New York volunteers, died here
today of malarial fever contracted in Cuba
His body will be taken to the home Of his
parents in Rockford, Ill. Talcott, who was
2S years of age, was graduated from Am
herst college in 1898, and from the Harvard
law school in 1897. In January last he
was admitted to the New York bar. He
enlisted as a private and was promoted for
gallantry before Santiago. He was listed
for a second lieutenancy in the regular
army.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
MILES LEAVES Porto RICO.
Sails on the Obdam from Ponce for
the United states.

the tnlted states.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The War de-
partment makes public the following dis
patch from General Miles
PONCE, Sept 1.-Secretary of War Wash
ington: Twelve thousand troops will be
left in Porto Rico and nearly $500 infantry,
cavalry and artillery sail for New York
These troops sail on the OhaaH; Concho
Chester, Alamo, Mississippi and Manitoba
The division is under command of Major
General Wilson, with Brigadier Generals
Schwan, Haines and Garreteon. All these
officers have taken part in the different en-
gagements and are entitled to much credit
and l speak for them any consideration that
can be given on their return home The
cavalry and artillery leave most of their
horses and all Of their field transportatons
In Porto Rico l s,.ll on OLDHAM today.
MILES
Major General Commanding
General Brooke has notified Captain Con
eral Macias, the Spanish general command
ing at San Juan de Porto Rico under flag
of truce carried to the Spanish lines by
Colonel Goethal that Rear Admiral Schley
and General Gordon, the American Porto
Rican peace commissioners, had sailed for
San Juan from New York on the steamer
Seneca. At the same time General Brooke
who is also a member of the commission.
aked If there was any objection to his pro-
CeeuluS overland WIN an escort Major Jose
Reyes of the Spanish army brought the reply
of General Macas today. 1t was sent by
wire and said there were no objections Con-
sequenUy General Brooke has arranged to
leave on Friday or Saturday with his staf;,
escorted by Troop F of the Sixth cavalry
and Captain Pitchers company of the
Eighth infantry.
Several stone culverts between here and
the Spanish works on the crest of the noun
tains, which had been blown up, will be re-
paired tomorrow by Colonel Cocktails en-
gineers. The Spanish Notifications are mar
velously strong, and the Spanish command
ers claim they could have held back the
strongest army in Europe against the struug-
est assault In front. The Spaniards had
trenches and two guns. All but 100 men sta
toned there have returned to San Juan.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA dispatch has
been received at the War department from
General Miles asking why the troops in
Porto Rico have not been paid. The ex-
PLANTATION is given that the paymasters with
money for the troops were at Santiago and
ready to proceed to Ponce, but General
Miles objected to these paymasters, saying
they would bring yellow fever infection with
them, or the money might be infected while
on board the ships The other paymasters
have been since dispatched to Porto Rico
to pay the troops that remained there.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
santiago Hospital Report.

WASHINGTON, Sept. General Law
tons daily bulletin concerning the health
OF the Santiago troops follows:
Total sick, $780, total fever cases, 252;
total new cases fever, 12; total returned to
duty, 6.
Deaths: John C. Goard, Company E, Six
teenth United States infantry, acute dysen-
terry; a. p. Peterson, private, Company X,
First Illinois, typhoid fever, following yell
low fever; Harry Bischof, private, Troop
F, Second cavalry, yellow fever.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
TO APPOINT CUBAN OFFICERS
They Are TO Have Civil Positions in
Santiago Province to Pacify the
Turbulent Element.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept General
Lawton received word today that the Cuban
leaders, Cebreco, Lacret and Pedro Perez
have been ordered by General Gomez to
place themselves under Lawtons command
General Lawton believes that the arrange
ments will expedite the disbandng of the
Cuban forces. He has decided to employ
Cuban officers in important civil positions
in the province of Santiago de Cuba. Cen
eral Castillo will get a place and will act
as General Lawtons adviser in making
other appointments.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
SECOND PASSES ST. LOUIS
Nincty-Fiyc of the Nebraska Boys
from Chickamnugn Are
Very Ill.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-The Second regiment
of Nebraska volunteers passed through this
city tonight enroute home from Chicka-
mauga. The train came in on the Illinois
Central in four sections and left over the
Missouri Pacific. Ninety-five of the soldiers
at the Union station.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-The two COM
panies OF colored volunteers raised in this
state under command of Captains J. w.
Porter and John j. Buckner, left for Fort
Thomas, KY this afternoon, where they
will report to Colonel Higgins for assign
ment. The department has promised to
send them to Cuba or Porto Rico for gar
rison duty The officers of both companies
are colored. the first colored officers COM
missioned by the War department.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
First Ohio TO he Mustered Out.

WASHINGTON, Sept. lit is probable
that the First Ohio volunteer regiment will
be mustered out in a few days. The regi-
ment is now at Fernandna. Quite a con-
troversy has arisen in regard to the disposi-
tion of the regiment, the officers desiring to
remain in the service, while the men want
to go home. The men have asked for their
discharge, not in a body, but individually,
and it is probable that the regiment will be
mustered out as a whole.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
SICK IN THIRD REGIMENT
One Hundred and Thfrty-seven Ne
brnsl<a Men Are Laid Up Mt
Jncksony

LINCOLN, Sept. 1.-(Special Telegram)-
Adjutant General Barry tonight received
from Colonel Bryan the daily report of sick
in the Third regiment, Nebraska volunteers.
This report gives ifty-three sick in the hos
pital and eighty-four in quarters
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Cases In san Francisco Ho.pitaI.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-At the di-
vision hospital there are ninety-two pa
tients from the Seventh California regiment
seventy-ive from the Tennessee, ffty-two
from the Iowa, thirty-fiye from the Twenty
third and twenty-five from the Twentieth
Kansas. Two deaths have occurred since
the last report, those of Private r. s. Gar
rett of the Seventh California and Barton
]. Brown OF the Fifty first Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

LONDON, Sept 1.-The United States
transport China, according to dispatch
from Hong Kong, to the Daily Mali has
arrived there with General Merritt and Cen
eral Greene. the former en- route for Paris
to attend the proceedings of the Hispano-
American peace commission, and the latter
en- route to Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
TEMPERATURE AT OMAHA
TODAY AT TIE EXPOSITION.
At the GroundSt

At The GrOundSi
Peach Day.
= n. III. to 1880 y. m, Indian Com
ureSs ut Encampmcnt.
10 n. M, McCook Band mt the Audi
tOrium.
2i30 u. M, Mexican Band mt Govern
mcnt Building.
u. M, Life Saving Exhibition on
Lagoon.
II. M, Mexican Band, Grand Plaza.
= u. M, Mask Carnival ON Grand
Court.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Movements of ocean vessels. Sem,

Al Bremen-Arrived-T from New
York.
At Liyerpool--Arrived-S from New
York; Germanlc, from New York.
At New -Sailed-American. for Rot
terdam; Friedrich der Gross, for Bremen.
Arrived-Britannic, for Liverpool; Phoenicia,
from Hamburg.
At -Sailed--Waesland. for
Philadelphia, Majestic, for New York.
AT Naples -Arrived-Kaiser Wilhelm II,
from New York
AT Southampton-Arrived Fuarst
bismarck. from New York for Hamburg.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
Hot Enough for Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. This was the third
day with the mercuries in the 9Os and the
signal service declares there will be no
relief for several days at least. On the
street level today thermometers registered
SO and S5. There were three deaths and
twenty-five Drostrations.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02

DIES MONIES, Ia, Sept. 1.-Lieutenant d.
L. Howell OF the Seventh United States in
fantry arrived today from Montauk Point to
muster out the Fifty-second Iowa volun-
teers and other troops which may be sent
TO les Moines