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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
General Wheeler's Plum Will Be Decided
Today.

Washington, March S.-(Special) 1.-THE
president will decide tomorrow just what
he will do about the reorganization Of the
army. Secretary Alger had talk with the
president this afternoon. They fixed on to-
morrow afternoon to have long confer
ence on the matter and settle upon details
If only the regular army of 5000 is
reorganized it is said that the president
will not be able to offer positions of major
generals to Generals Wheeler and Lee
They WILL however, be offered places as
brigadier-generals. In the present regular
army there are ten brigadier generals.
Under the new bill there will be sixteen.
1t is said that the president has been desir-
Gus of having General Wheeler continued
a major-general, but cannot do so with
out putting him over General Shafter
The whole question of officers of the army
will be settled tomorrow afternoon by the
president and secretary of war, and moth
ing will be definitely known until then.
General Wheeler could not be seen to-
night, but his friends say that he has de-
cided to accept the command of a brigadier
rather than be without any command at all.
The president has urged him to remain in
the service, as he wants him to go to
Manila. 1t was stated tonight that the
president may decide to organize a suffi-
Client number of the volunteers to retain
General Wheeler in command as a MAJOR
general.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
SHOW OF FORCE.
North Atlantic Squadron Will Be Sent
to Honduran Coast.

Inhabitants of the little port of Puerta Cor
tez. on the gulf coast Of Honduras, will
see anchored in their harbor, for the first
squadron of the United States. Admiral
Sampson will go there directly from Ha-
vana, and possibly the appearance. of the
ships will stimulate the Honduran govern
ment to action In the case OF the murder
of Mr.. Pears. native Of Pittsburg. Pa,
who was shot BY q sentiment On account
Of his ignorance Of me Gnglisu language.
4he oommande1 Of he Hohdurah army has
been looking ihtb the case but It is sup
posed the Aondurau soverpnhent has neg
isoted our rsqusat n inysatisate u
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
STRATEGY OF AMERICANS
Was Hazardous In The Extreme from a
Technical Standpoint.
WERE THROWN ON THE DEFENSIVE
Instead of ftTaking Advantage of Our
Superior Navy Facilities and Send
ing a Squadron to Spain
Praise for Admiral Dewey.

London, March S.-vice Admiral Philip
Howard Colomb, retired, lectured this af-
ternoon on the lessons of the Spanish
American war. After dealing with the i'm
probab bility of secret in warfare hereafter,
owing to the vigilance of the press and
the necessity for protecting cables in shall
low water, he said he thought If Spain had
showed real comprehension of strategy the
United States would not have been so sue
cessful.
The sure way for the United States would
have been for her to send a. sufficient force
to the coast of Spain to balance the forces
known to have been in Spanish ports and
to send squadron to the Cape Verde is
lands the moment it was known that a
Spanish fotilla was assembling there. IT,
he added, the island of Minorica had been
soized as a base nothing offensive on the
other side of the Atlantic would have been
attempted by Spain. The lesson to be de-
duced was, according to the lecturer, that
the American strategy was hazardous, in
so far as it departed from the stereotyped
rules of naval warfare.
Thrown on Defensive
Admiral Cervera's ships were lost sight
Of causing anxiety on the American coast
and causing the Americans to keep con-
siderable squadrons wholly in a defensive
attitude instead of maintaining command
of the sea. 1t was clear, he added, that If
there had been coal supplies at Santiago de
Cuba, and IL Admiral Cervera's squadron
had been reasonably efficient instead of
miserable abortion" all it could have pur-
posed to effect by entering Santiago might
have been found without any interference
upon the part of the United States navy.
From the actions between the Spanish
forts and American ships the speaker de-
duced the idea that very inefficient batter
les were able to keep ships at a distance.
The Tactical Question
Regarding the purely tactical questions
involved, the admiral said 1t was plain Ad-
miral Dewey took full advantage of the
superiority of his guns and gunners and
placed himself in SO distant position that
neither the Spanish ships nor the Spanish
batteries were able to adequately reply to
his fire. The whole thing, continued the
lecturer, was terribly business-like on the
American side, with pathetic parade of
quixotic gallantry on the other"
In conclusion, Admiral Colomb comment
ed upon the fact that all orders to the
American ships were sent from Washing
ton, which he considered was a momentous
change in naval warfare.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
PROBABLY PERISHED.
Feared That w. B. Bishop of Richmond
Was Lost in Snow Storm.

Richmond, Va, March Sit is feared that
w. B. Bishop, widely known to the travel
ing public as a hotel manager, perished in
the last snow storm. His mental faculties
had been recently somewhat impaired and
he was boarding at country house in
Louisia county. He was in the habit of
taking long walks and -went on one of them
on the eve of the storm. Since then Moth
ing has been heard of him. Large Search
ing parties went out. but a telegram from
louisa tonight says there is no hope of
finding him alive.
Mr.. Bishop was one of > propTietors
of the old Spotswood hotel of this city, and
had managed various Virginia summer
resorts in recent years.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
LOST CONTROL OF HIS BODY

New York, March 8--Thomas Donaldson,
of Bath Beach, L. l., known the world over
as the champion high diver, dove from the
roof of Madison Square Garden, distance
of eighty-ive feet, this afternoon with
probably fatal results.
Donaldson Travelled for some. years with
Barnum & Bailey, and has been the star
attraction at the Sportsman's show, now
running the Garden. He has been making
two dives daily. The tank is less than
eight feet deep, and on two or three former
occasions Donaldson did not have the sue
cess expected, and came out of the water
with hemorrhages from the nose and ears.
Harry Cornish, who was a witness in the
Adams poisoning case, has charge of the
water sports, and 1t was he who this after
noon gave Donaldson the signal to dive.
Three thousand persons were present, and
saw the famous diver lean from the plat
form, and, falling slowly forward, make the
plunge. He shot straight downward, but
it was plain before he got half the dis
tance that he had lost control of his body.
He struck the water head first, and failed
to come up. Small circles of blood came
bubblng up from the bottom and Harry
Reeder, the amateur champion swimmer
and an attache of the Garden, plunged into
the water.
The man d1ved several times, ana nnally
Reeder brought Donaldson to the surface.
He was apparently dead, with blood flowing
from the mouth, nostrils and ears, and with
wounds on the head. He has fractured
skull, with compression of the brain, and
the left side of his face is crushed in. The
surgeons at the hospital say that his death
is a question of hours.
Witnesses of the accident say that as
Donaldson left the platform the colors
which werA wranDpd about him became
loose His attention was diverted, and he
did not have his wits about him when he
struck the water. He weighed more than
200 pounds, and struck with terrific force.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
Bank Omcials on Trial

Knoxville, Tenn, March 8.-The accused
officials of the defunct national bank of
Asheville, N. c., are now on trial in that
city. The indictments are in the federal
court. which convened yesterday in special
session to hear the cases against ex-
President Breese, ex-Cashier Pendland and
ex-Director Dickerson, Judge Purnell pre-
siding The hearing of testimony was be-
gun today, but further than that no de-
velopments of consequence have yet been
reported Public feeling is said to be
against the accused.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09

had been told that his armies were defeat
ed and the Nicaraguans in the interior had
Joined the Zelaya standard instead of his,
SO he sought safety by escaping on the
Bonaventura to Bocas del Toro.
The Rough Riders were taken aboard the
Condor, and sailed for America under the
terms made with General Rubin after the
gunboats met, and General Rubin is now in
Jail at Bluefields for letting the insurgents
off so easily.
A Spanish priests at Rama, who aided the
insurgents, was to have been shot for tho
prominent part he took in breeding the re-
volt, but was slowed away on the Condor
and came to America in safety.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
TUG BOWEN SINKS
While Heroically Trying to Save the
Crew of Steamer.

Newport News, Va, March S.-Intelli-
gence of the sinking of the tug James
Bowen, with twelve persons on board and
the loss of the second mate of the German
steamship Albano on Tuesday afternoon
while heroically leading life crew of the
mud barge Admiral, was brought by Cap
tain Koch, of the Albano, which entered
the capes this afternoon. The Bowen, hav-
ing the barge in tow, was caught in a gale
and sprung a leak outside of the capes.
The Albano sighted the barge in distress,
and after a hard battle with the waves,
succeeded in taking off the captain and
crew of the sinking barge. The second
mate was washed overheard while making
the rescue,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
WILL APOLOGIZE,
China Offers to Beg King Humbert's
Pardon.

Rome, March s.--The Tribune says that 1t
learns that the Chinese government has
offered to send to the italian minister. Sig
nor Martino a written apology through Sir
Claude Macdonald, the British minister at
Pelsin, Dor the terms by which the Tsung
Ii Yamen couched China,s refusal to grant
the concession recently demanded by Italy
Of San Nun bay province Of Che Kfansl
to be used as an italian government base
a.A Eald station. h, l...i
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
Kipling SIN Improves

New York, March s.-Rudyard Kiplings
health continues to mend slowly. So far
beef tea is his only article of diet, and
nothing will be added to 1t until an i'm
provement in his condition will permit. He
has not yet been told of the death of his
daughter, Josephine. Elsie. the other
daughter, rested quietly today. At 10
o'clock tonight Mr.. Kipling was said to be
resting quietly and making encouraging
progress.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
simmons Re-Appointod

Washington, March S.-Frank Simmons,
of Alabama, has been appointed marshal
of the United States for the southern dis
trict of Alabama. Mr.. Simmons nomina-
tion was made during the last session of
congress- but failed of nomination.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09

guest of honor at dinner given tonight
in Liederkranz hall, in celebration of Mr..
Schurzs 10th birthday, and more than 800
COMMUNICATIONS were present From
first to last the occasion was an ovation
to Mr.. Schurz.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
CommIssioner Crook Some sette,

County Commissioner H. w. Crook, who
is quite Ill at his home near Bessemer, was
reported as slightly improved yesterday.
but still In serious condition
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
have been hit, as bullets flew In every d.

have been hit, as bullets flew In every d.
rection.
The Tenth was recruited from all parts
of the country, and mustered into service
at Macon. The negroes for the most part,
however, are from North Carolina, Georgia,
Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio.
Nearly all of them were sent out of At
lanta to their destinations before the night
was over.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
Queen Marie Worse

Brussels, March 8.-Midnight.-Extr ed-
tons of the evening papers assert that the
condition of Queen Marie Henriette has
grown worse.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
LUDLOW WRITES
OF CONDITIONS
Now Prevailing in The Capital City Of
Cuba.
THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
Oh Havana Declared to Be a Serious
and LabOriOuS Task.
APPEALS FOR AID TO CHARITIES
Benevolent Institutions at Havana Are
Entirely Inadequate toIMeet the
Emergency Mrs. Ludlow
Will Lead in Work.
THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
APPEALS FOR AID TO CHARITIES

New York. March S.-Brigadier-General
William Ludlow. governor of Havana, has
written a lengthy letter to the Evening
Post describing mnutely the conditions in
the Cuban capital and appealing for as
sistance for Cuban charities. General Lud-
low refers to the local administration of
Havana as serious and laborious task"
Touching especially upon the matter of
keeping Havana clean, General Ludlow
writes that cleaning and sanitation are
carried on under every difficulty of a
century-old accumulation of evils, de-
fciency of matter, inadequate personnel
and a paucity and uncertainty as to funds,
which for the present are derived from
weekly and monthly acquisitions on the
variable custom house collections, thus
multiplying the uncertainties and vexatons
of the task
The destitute. he says. are found in
greater numbers in Havana than the other
provinces.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
Destitutes Applying for Rations


In this department" writes the COVER
nor. (which includes the city of Havana
and its suburban region west, south and
east, between the rivers Almendares and
Colimar-the destitute drawing rations ap-
proximate 10000, who must for the present
be fed or permitted to starve. Employment
of the able-bodied males on street cleaning,
collection of garbage, repairs to streets
and road cleaning and disinfection of large
buildings and military structures and the
like work have constituted an immense
sistance in this respect by enabling the 1000
or 5000 employees to feed themselves and
those Immediately dependent upon them,
but there is still a very large resiuum for
whom at present occupation cannot be
furnished. 1t is one of the distressing fea-
lures that general proportion of the des-
titute are women and children, whose men
have died or been killed in the waste of
war, while 10000 or 10000 more are still ag-
gregated as an army, practically Idle and
dependent upon the country for their
maintenance instead of being at work
earning their living and supporting their
families.
Appeal for Sympathy
ut is almost impossible, in the average
case of the women to find anything for
them to do, and this helpless class make
special appeal to sympathy"
The charitable institutions of Havana
General Ludlow declares to be quite made
quate TO meet the emergency, ne c'es do
an instance the nome Oh inc "ioows' iaIse
structure IN tne capital, occupieo oy Tue
WIDOWS OF the spanish oIhcers' VI 'his III
stitution Generai LUDLOW says:
upon assuming olrecuon OF anairs mere
1t was found that the pensions of these wo-
men had not been paid for over year, and
they mad peen left pehino wnen tne span
ish forces abandoned the lsiano apsoIueeiy
without the means OF obtaining food. Tnere
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
BIG STONE CITY.

Big Stone Headlight. April. 13, 1899.
A. w. Movlus expects to leave soon
for North Dakota to look tor business
location.
Miss Maude Breckenridge will begin
a spring term Of school next Monday up
near Corona.
Frank Thorndike has already planted
good deal of his struck" seeds. His
onions, radishes, peas, etc, are all in.
Hpw's that for South Oak ota?
Mrs. NJ Fink, who has been suffering
from hear, trouble for SO many months
past. died Thursday of last week at the
home OF her daughter in Minneapolis
and the remains were brought home Tor
Friday night She was in her 10th year.
She and her husband have been residents
Of this county for twenty years or more
and were widely known among the old
settlers. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon from the Evangelical church
and it was one Of the largest funerals
seen here tor some time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
w Il.NlOI

Republican, April Is, so.
We neglected to mention last week
that ii Hollands Of the Milbank Roller
Mills, has been in the city interviewing
our business men in regard to the re-
moval OF the mill to this city. We hope
that something toward securing the mill
will be accomplished, as We believe there
is nothing that would be as much ben
eft to the town as mill.
Many improvements are being talked
OF AZ present and if all are realized there
will be quite boom in Wilmot this
summer. Among the buildings 10 b.
erected are the following: The new
Scandinavian church, an elevator by
by q. Mc(iowan, a store building by
Chas OVERLY, a large warehouse by A.
o. OVERLY and large machine ware
house by A. w. Lindquist. Several
other buildings are being talked Of, but
we are not At liberty at the present time
to make them known.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21

The expert testimony of the
seven or eight doctors called in
the Robinson case, would lead
one to the conclusion that medi-
cine is not an exact science, and
when it comes to giving expert
testimony the side that subpoen-
as the doctor is the one that gets
the hypothetical question ans
wered satisfactorily. Un d e r
certain conditions one doctor
would seem to think that the
patient would quickly pine away
and die while under the same
conditions another doctor would
predict that the patient would
thrive and grow fat and live to a
remarkable old age. The doctors
were as wide apart as the law
yers. We have come to the con-
clusion that about the only class
of men who agree on all ques
tions are the newspaper men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21

Excavation for the foundation
Of the new mill is being made, and
a well is being bored by E. Nor
ley
Mrs. j. B. Stone has been
quite seriously i'll during the
week, and for a numb Der of days
was in critical condition, but
her friends trust that she is now
improving.
Mr.. Aaron Kelsey of Vernon
township was kicked by a horse
Wednesday, and had two of his
ribs broken and his arm badly
cut, but DR.. Fanset who attended
him says that he is getting along
nicely.
There seems to be a question
as to the election Of the first ward
alderman. Mr.. G.. w. Martens
received majority Of the votes
cast, but it appears that the char
ter requires residence of nine
months in the city for an aid der
man, which we understand prac-
tically disqualifies Mr.. Martens.
A complaint has been sworn to
and filed in Justice Prevey's of
flee by Charles Gottschalk, the
opera house proprietor, against
Michigan & Fairchild the propri-
etors Of the st. Hubert hotel, for
keeping open their saloon and
selling liquors on Sunday IL
violation Of law.
The company which opens a
three nights engagement at the
Opera House Monday night
comes highly recommended by
press and public, their repertoire
is entirely new, presenting "Ja
son on Joskins My Uncle from
India" and "Always on time
Ladies will be admitted free
Monday night.
Mr.. r. J. Colony, who has re
Gently taken possession of the
wagon shop in connection with
Cannon & Healys blacksmith
shop is practical wagon maker
of experience, and any work en-
trusted to him will receive
prompt aud skiilful attention at
a very reasonable charge. He
is prepared to do any kind of
wagon, carriage or shop carpen
ter work.
Henry Schafer slaughter
house just south Of town was
burned to the ground early last
Tuesday morning. The build
ing belonged to J. w. Johnson.
Mr.. Schafer also lost the de
struction of considerable meat,
a beef, veal and pork having been
slaughtered and left there the
day before. 1t is supposed the
fire got started in some way from
the furnace.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
M ELROsE.
April 18th 1899

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Reetz have gone 10
North Dakota.
Presiding Elder Rev. Duane Rifen-
bark and Rev. Bradley held services on
Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mary Goshlyn OF Corona WAS
visiting friends in Melrose last week.
Miss Marie Chapman closed six
months term of school in the Miller
district Friday.
Mrs C. Williams OF Big Stone City
has been the guest of A. E. Van Dusen
and family for couple OF days.
Miss T. B. Austin has returned from
Minnesota and is teaching in Alban
Township.
Miss Anna Chapman IS spending the
week in Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
An Odd Fellows Sermon.

The Odd Fellows Of Sylvan
lodge, in recognition Of the eight
ieth anniversary of the order,
which occurs on the Goth inst,
have secured Rev. 0. Williams
to preach a sermon on Odd Eel
lowship on Sunday morning
April Both, at the Methodist
church, at the usual hour of ser
vice All Odd Fellows visiting
in the city and members OF
neighboring lodges who can con-
veniently attend are cordially in.
vited to join with the lodge IN
this service. Odd Fellows will
meet at the lodge at 10 o'clock
and march to the church in a
body.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
Church Notices.

Rev. Thomas McClary, the
Railway Chaplain of Minneapolis,
will speak in the Methodist
church Sunday evening, April
23. All railroad men are
particularly invited.
The closing address Of Rev.
NJ. Fisher, tonight will be free
The subject will be THE Growth
Of Our Country and will be
illustrated with maps. The ad-
dresses of Mr.. Fisher during the
week have been of an interesting
character. He has spoken in the
schools several times on practical
subjects and pertaining to
churches.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-04-21
The Robinson Trial.

The case of the state VS.. w. +.
Robinson was stubbornly and
closely fought both on the part
Of the prosecution and defense.
A jury was not secured until
Friday morning, and the taking
Of the evidence in the case occu-
pied the time up to short time
before noon Monday morning.
In addition to witnesses that
were had on the preliminary
trial, the defendant was placed
upon the stand, as were also
Doctors Murtie and Coyne of
4, berdeen, for the defense, and
DR.. Karn of Ortonville, in rebut-
tai for the state. On Monday
morning States Attorney Rix
commenced the summing up of
the evidence and argument for
the state, continuing an hour
in the afternoon. He was follow
ed by Attorneys T. L. Bouck and
E. T. Taubman for the defense,
the afternoon being taken up
with these pleas. At the eve
ming session of court Pierce But
Ter, of st Paul, made the con
Guiding address to the jury on
behalf Of the state. The sum-
ming up of the evidence on both
sides narrowed the issue down
to a question Of whether the
fetus was dead or alive at the
time of the operation by the doc
tor, for if dead the operation
would not have constituted an
offense or it's removal might
have been justif1able and neces
sary. The charge of Judge
Campbell to the jury was a re
markably clear and unbiased
presentation of the law in the
case, and attorneys on both sides
stated that a fair and impartial
hearing had been given them by
the court during the whole trial.
The jury retired to their room
about 10 o'clock, but were un-
able to agree and remained out
all night and the next day until
nearly midnight, when report
ing that they could come to no
agreement, and were not likely
to do SO, the Judge discharged
them. The jurymen state that
the ballot on the question of
guilt or innocence stood eight for
conviction and four for acquittal,
though several ballots were
taken where the vote stood seven
and FIVE. The failure to reach q
verdict throws the case over to
the fall term for retrial The
jury in the case wereH. H. Green,
John Payment, Arthur Bamber-
burger, August Mueller, Fred
E. Haraden, Ferdinand Xix, F.
E. Roberts, j. B. Erickson, Dill
man Trapp, Jacob Johnson, Geo.
Stiles, G.. n. Rider.