The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-18

Washington, July 15.-The following
appointments are among those mace
in the volunteer army, their former
service being designated:
To be captains-Adam c. Carson,
captain company F, Fourth .. s. V. l.
To be first lieutenants- Gray
Bossieux, captain, Virginia volunteer
infantry; Edward Hill, captain, First
North Carolina volunteers; Edward
R. Tompkins, sergeant major, Second
South Carolina volunteer infantry.
To be second lieutenants-Samuel S.
Archibald, sergeant, Fourth Virginia
volunteers; Robert S. KQnox, second
lieutenant, Virginia volunteer lnfan-
volunteers Robert S. Knox, second
lieutenant, Second Alabama volunteer
infantry; Frederick Harvey Plummer,
second lieutenant, Second Virginia vol
unteer infantry; Thomas Norman, Jr.,
First lieutenant Second South Caro-
lima volunteer.
General Harrison Gray Otis, who has
been in New York for some days on
private business, returned here today
to protest against certain features OF
the reciprocity agreement, tentatively
negotiated with Jamaica. The Cali
fornia citrous fruit growers believe
that the free entry of oranges, lemons,
ETC., from Jamaica would injuriously
nd yxo in
behalf that General Otis today saw the
president and secretary of state.
CABLEGRAM FROM OTuS.
The war department has received the
following cable:
Manila, July Is.
"Adjutant General Washington, D. g.:
Twenty inches of rain July attended
by typhoons, made leaving OF trans
ports impossible. At Negros impossl-
BILE to unload Fifth infantry until last
day or two. The California regiment is
now loading; Colorados leave tomor-
row on the Warren, Idahos, North
Dakotas and Wyomings next week.
soon as transport Grant can be coaled.
(Signed) UllS.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN SAN
TAIGO.
Washington, July 15.-The official
publication of the marine hospital SER
vice, issued today contains summary
of the yellow fever situation in San
tiago de Cuba to July 10th prepared
by Assistant Surgeon Parker, who is
on the ground. He says that up to that
date there had been 14S cases with %
deaths. DR.. Parker also reviews the
history of the epidemic. The first case
discovered appears to have been that
of an American civilian who was taken
i'll in a saloon. Soon three other cases
developed in the same saloon. Referr-
ing to the spread of the disease he
says: '"The foci of infection have in
creased almost daily. The first cases
were removed from the guardhouSe and
bandroom in the barracks other cases
followed these from the same locality;
then cases were traced to the barracks
occupied by the various companies
New foci appeared in the town, four
cases being removed from a San Ba-
silio house, two doors below this office.
Several cases have also been taken from
the arsenal. The military hospital is
one of the greatest sources of danger,
several cases, among them a hospital
steward, being traced to that institu-
ton"
DR.. Parker says the non-immunes at
Santiago are becoming very restless
and many are leaving.
BEST FIELD GUNS IN THE WORLD
The war department has recently
concluded an exhaustive series of ex-
periments at Sandy Hook with high
explosives and light field guns that
promises if adopted to result in arming
the troops in the Philippines with the
most advanced type Of light field guns
in the world. The board has decided
on a type of field gun which can fire
fifteen armed shots per minute, which
can be operated by one man and which
its full crew can take to pieces in ff-
teen seconds for loading on mule back
for transportation, wherever needed. 1t
is 3-inch calber, can carry solid shot,
shrapnell or bursting charge OF high
explosive which will kill by conclusion
in radius of 200 feet. The high ex-
plosive has been tested for a year, and
is said to be superior to either the
Lydite, the British or Melinite or the
French high explosives.
BULLETIN ON THE BRAZOS FLOOD
The weather bureau today issued a
. special bulletin on the recent flood in
the Brazos river district, Texas. The
bulletin is accompanied by a map and
tables showing phenomenal rain falls
Professor III. A Hazen, in an introduc-
tory article, says: @It must be said
that, after allowing for all the condi-
tions, we still have a most serious diff
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