The Mena star., 1899-03-16

Washington, March 15.-The war department has determined to muster out and bring home all volunteers in Cuba, with the exception of the vol unteer engineers and immuues. The necessity for immediate action has been brought to the atten tion of the war department, on account of the quaran tine regulations of Cuba, which go into effect about the 1st of May, and which are especially strict at all southern ports. When the troops are brought to this country they must, under the law, be mustered out in United States camps, and they, no doubt, will be brought to camps near- est their homes, It is desired also to have them brought to places where fumigating can be done, and it is pos sible that troops for northern states may be brought to Montauk and Camp Wykoff again be established, although the intention is to have all northern troops sent to Camp Meade, in Penn sylvania. The troops of North Caro- lima, South Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia probably will be brought to Savannah; the Texas troops to Gal weston and the Tennessee and Ken lucky aud Virginia troops to Old Point Comfort, Va.
 The Condition of Agriculturs.
 Washington, March 15 -J. A. Brig ham, assistant secretary Of agriculture, was before the industrial commission yesterday. He furnished much inter- esting data concerning the condition of agriculture in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi valleys. He spoke as rep. resentative of the Patrons of Husband ry, of which order he was the national master for many years. MT. Brigham manifested disposition to discourage immigration, saying that it had forced the settlement and agricultural devel- opment of the west beyond the demands of the country. He would not shut the doors of the United States against desirable foreigners, but he would place such restrictions upon inmigra- tion as to shut out uneducated people. or those who were possessed of no property. Upon the whole, Mir. Brig ham said there had been an improve ment in the condition in the farmer in
 
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 Congress on Tubercuiosis.
 Washington, March 15. The German ambassador has informed the depart ment of state that the German central committee for the erection of hospitals for persons with diseased lungs has resolved to convoke a congress for the prevention and cure of tuberculosis as an endemic. The congress will con- vene at Berlin on the 24th day of May, 1899, and continue its sessions to in clude the 27th of that month. It is to be under the patronage of her majesty, the empress, the chancellor of the em- pire to be honorary president The session of the congress will probably be held in the building oc- cupied by the reichstag. The papers to be read and remarks to be made are, according to the decision of the committee on organization, to em- brace five subjects: First, propaga- tion; second, @tiology; third, prophy- laxis; fourth, therapeutics; fifth, man. agement of hospitals. The discussion of these subjects will be in the German language, although, by permission of the president, it may be held, by way of exception, in other languages.