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| the men did not suffer. and within twenty
four hours the baggage trains came in
1T was about two weeks before the camp
was in tolerable running order, ana during
this time troops kept coming in, all in
'pitiable condition
TRANSPORTATION at the camp was insult
iicient. and as consequences supplies We're
not delivered as promptly as was desirable,
and the transfer of sick and cOnvalescents
from the vessels to the detention camp was
at times slower and more trying than ii
should have been. Much complaint was
made. and justly so, Of delays in getting
furloughed men away, but the trail service
of the railway was enormously taxed
THE sanitation of the camps and hospi-
tails, while far from perfect, was perhaps
as good as might reasonably have been eX-
pected. There should have been more on
eral and free use of disnfectants in and
about the sinks, the location and protection
of which were according to rule. There
was no epidemic of yellow or typhoid fever,
though 1t was both feared and predicted
that there would be-
Regarding other camps the report says
that Chickamauga Park is not adapted to
the accommodation of more than @oeo0 at
a time.
Camp Ager was undesirable and that
it was not abandoned too soon.
The commission found much in Camp
Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Flats arrange
ment and general conduct-to commend.
Admission, Ala, camp was found in ex-
cellent condition October 81.
I1uHlSNlilS, SNii lSSPNNtS S4NSA ~
Admission.
Knoxville TRANSFORMATIONS all thor
oughly satisfactory.
Lexington, ky.--An ideal camp.
Camp Meade, Pa, was found in first
class order.
RegiIaentaI VS.. Division Hospitals.
The report discusses at some length the
substitution of the division for the regi-
mental hospitals, which, according to some,
was responsible for much unnecessary dis
tress. The change is admitted to have
been failure. Regimental pride was
touched and strong opposition was at once
made. Medical officers protested, COM
manding officers objected and state author
tiles and the War Department We're appeal
ed to. Ultimately in most of the division
hospitals a fair degree of order prevailed;
a few were excerent!y administered. As
the imperfections of the system became
apparent and the hospitals overcrowded the
re-establishment of regimental hospitals
was permitted. Nowhere else were the
evils of the system and the unfortunate re-
suits of its application as strongly evil
denced as at Camp Thomas, especially in
the hospitals of the list Division of the LIST
Corps and the I'd Division of the Sd Corps.
These were almost always overcrowded;
their officers in charge We're frequently
changed their nurses were limited in num-
Der. and, generally, indifferent; their dis
cipline was lax and their police bad.
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col. COIS0N WOUNDED.
elimination of Feud I'm the 4tI Ken
lucky Regiment

A special to the Atlanta Constitution
from Admission, Ala, yesterday says:
THE troubla that has been brewing for
some time between Col. David G. Colson
and First Lieut.. e. D. Scott of the 9Th
Kentucky eliminated AT a late hour last
night in a pitched battle, in which Col.
Colson was shot in the hip and Lieut..
Scott and many others had narrow es-
capes.
1.-THE encounter occurred In the Mann
moth Restaurant about midnight. Lieut..
Scott was sitting at a table eating with
a friend, Lisut. Brakeman OF the same
regiment, when Col. ColsoI entered. He
walked over near the tive men at the
table, and after looking al them a few
seconds stepped up and pulled Lieut.
BlakemanE ear, at the same time apply
ing a vile apithet. IieHt. Scott declared
that Brakeman was his friend. ard he
would not allow him to be insulted.
AT this Colson drew pistol. and Lieut.
Scott rose from his chair with pistol
in each hand. There werc quite a num-
Der of men in thu place, and while some
say they don't know who ired first. sew
eral declare Colson opened the Hght. Prob
ably dozen shots were fred before the
onloolsers could stop the ftlsillade. Lieuis.
Mckay and Pheips CT the sth Wisconsin,
On duty WITH the provest gard. were in
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WORK on THE WAKsHiPS.
Adyfcrs Received b., Chief Construc
tor Hich born rs 10 Their Prouras.

According to the latest adviees received
by Chief Constructor Hichborn from the
establishments where ships are building for
the navy, the vessels are in the following
state of advancement:
Battle ships-Kearsarge Kentucky, Tli-
nois. at Newport News, 81 per cent, 50 per
cent and G2 per cent. respectively; Ala
bama, at Cramps. "A per cent; Wisconsin.
at Union Iron Works, 50 per cent The
sheathed cruiser Albany, building at Arm
stronS's. in England, is 50 per cent COM
pleted, No work has been done on any of
the monitors. but progress is reported from
the torpedo boats. The Dahlgren, at Bath,
is put down at 90 per cent; the Fox, at
Wolff & Zwicker's. at 9S per cent, and the
Craven. at Balh. 50 per cent.
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HE WARNED GERMAN.
Her Change Of Attitude Due TO Ann
bassador White

The sudden change in the attitude Of tho
German government respecting the recent
complications at Samoa, reported in tha
press dispatches, is attributed here to the
fact that Ambassador White has within tia
past day or two been able to deliver to tho
German foreign office the formal presenta-
ton by the State Department OF the Amer
lean case.
The latter, while dignified in tone. was,
1t is believed, a good deal more energetic
IN remonstrance against the conduct Of tho
German officials at Samoa than Mr. White
mad given expression to or pertains had
even conceived. But inasmuch as every
claim of our government has been basel
upon strict adherence to the lines of tha
treaty of Berlin, the German government
has found itself under the necessity of
moving to secure an amendment to that
convention in the line of its desires Accord
ing TO the usual methods of diplomacy in
stead Of relying further upon irregular
methods. 1t is not doubted that both the
United States and British governments Will
give ready response TO any invitation on
the part of the German government for an
other conference, providing there is some
KIND of an understanding In advance Of the
objects to be obtained.
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the room and Immediately took steps to
bring the engagement to an end.
Lieut. Phelps ran up to Lieut.. Scott
and demanded his pistols The latter said
he was willing 10 return them to the
proper authorities and gave them up. The
pistol was taken from ColsOn by force.
quick as flash Col. ColSon drew another
weapon and fired, some say at Lieut.. Scott
and others at Lieut. Mckay, but without
effect. The provost heutenant then bent
his efforts toward getting Col. Colson' $
pistol, and in so doing struck COL Colsou
twice with his fist. bruising up his face
badly. As by miracle Col ColSon was
me only man injured in the engagement.
He announced he was wounded and was
carried 10 an upstairs room, where phy-
sicians We're summoned TO look after his
injuries.
"A bullet had entered his hin and ranged
around TO the rear. where IL was located
ana extracted. Col. Colson was furious,
ana made frantic efforts to get up aud Sc
cure his pistols. 1t was some time before
ne could be Quoted. A friend Of Col Coli
son swore out a warrant for Lieut. Scott.
and he was arrested today"
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GERMANY WANTS OUR FRIENDSHIP.
Construction Put Upon Won BulOy's
Statements in ReichstaG.
fe13-60d

LONDON, February 13.--The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
what Russia is to Germany on the polit-
iCal chess board, the United States is to her
in the commercial political game. Hence
the elusive amiabiity Of Saturdays de-
bate, which, while it is certainly dictated
by Germany's interests, is also partly
pI ompted by considerations arising out of
the Anglo-American rapprochement
The United States is to be shown that
it is not only England who is its friend.
Her Won Bulow has achieved a brilliant
success. Baron Marschall expressed ex-
aCtly the same ideas years ago, but they
met then with a far cooler reception. 1t
must hsr" done Herr Won Bulow good to
hear his praises sung by Prince Herbert
Bismarck. That is an incident not exactly
favoring the early appearance of the third
volume OF the Bis narck memoirs.
Prince Herbert spoke very fiatteringly
of American statesmen, who, he said, al
ways acted on the principle of fair play so
that negotiations of whatever kind had al
ways led, in his fathers case, to satisfac-
tory results. as lis father had repeat edly
acknowledged
The Times. referring editOrially to Satur-
days debate In the reichstag upon the in
terptllation of Count Won KanitZ, the agra
risn leader says:
The debate was a good omen for the
establishment on a sound basis of the new
order Of things brought into existence by
the overthrow OF the imperial power Of
Spain. a reconciliation or rapprochement
between Germany ard the United States
would be heartily welcomed in England as
an additional guarantee of peace and pro-
Sress Throughout the world
The German newspapers are unanimous
in the opinion that the discussion in the
reichstag Saturday upon the interpera ton
| of Count Won Kauitz, the agrarian leader.
regarding the commercial relations between
the Jnited States and Germany was an
event of the hiCtest Importance. All ex-
press the hope that the explicit statements
OF the imperial minister for foreign affairs.
iierf F"i bule", VIII put an end to the
| fabrication OF anti-Germau rumors and
news in the American press"
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General Brooke, a: Havana has eahled
the following 10 the War Department:
Death report 9th, Matanzas-A. II. Nor
gan, civilian teanster with engineer bat
TALON. killed accidentally. Santiago-Pri-
waite William }. Cunniff, l., I'D Georgia, ma
larial homaturia. Havana-Private Rich
ard Orphan. /. I'd Artillery. killed. Alleged
case OF yellow fever at auanaJay ,ound TO
DC malaria.
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Father Sherman Mustered Out,

Chaplain T. f. Sherman of the 4th Volun-
teer Missouri infantry has been honorably
mustered out with his regiment Father
Sherman, as he is generally known, is a
Catholic priest and son Of Gen VIM. Te-
cumseh Sherman.
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Died on the Missouri.

Captain Oliver Perrysmith, commjssary
of subsistence. United States Volunteers. I'd
Division, eth Army Corps, died on board
the United States hospital ship Missouri at
Harvard Friday night of acute nephriiis
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7 he
sSMill=Emd''
Sale.

We were surprised with an offer
by the representative of one of the
best carpet mills in the country to
close out to lis stock patterns of a
number of lines at less than cost to
make. The carpets have arrived, and
were placed on show this morning
priced at trife over half regular
figures. II YOU can discover a car
pet need-and if 40 per cent off
the usual cost OF supplying it is
worth saving-you will make this
your opportunity.
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Secretary Alger has gone to New York
to attend the Union League banquet in
Brooklyn tonight.
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Rcgula -ly. Nill-end
n-s.

Price.
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1}pn yCis Heavy Quality Tap
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1850 yds- Extra Quality Tap
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1000 yds. Best Quality Mo-
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500 ydS. Wilton Velvet ......... 100 O.G9
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Had Department Methods.

Had Department Methods.
THE routine work in the departments,
in our opinion, is far beyond what is neces-
sary, and each year seems to increase it,
The methods employed make it almost i'm
possible to transact business promptly. The
heads of all departments, officers of large
depots, chiefs of staff departments, corps
and divisions have necessarily been obliged
to give time and attention to details which
should have been given to matters of larger
moment. No well-regulated concern or
corporation could transact business salts
factorily under such regulations govern
the staff departments, and the fact that
every officer of each of the staff depart
ments holding responsible positions has
been obliged to ignore routine demonstrates
the necessity of thorough reform"
A recommendation looking to the future
then follows:
"One of the lessons taught by the war is
that the country should hereafter be in a
better state of preparation for war Testf-
mony has been taken on this subject and
suggestions have been made that large
supplies of all the material not liable to
deterioration should be kept on hand to be
continuously issued and renewed. so that
| in any emel gency they might be availabIa
Especially should this be the case with such
supplies, equipment and ordnance stores as
are not in se neral use in the United States
and which cannot be rapidly obtained in
open market
Evils of Camp Wikof
Camp Wikoff, at Montauk Point, Long
Island comes in for some sharp criticism
| The report says:
1.-The time allotted for preparation was
altogether too short. and as a consequence
| the camp was occupied long before it was
ready. Because of this, and because of the
great number of sick and convalescents
and of those on the ground who We're un-
connected with the army, there was much
confusion, some lack of proper attention to
matters of sanitation and to the sick and
| without doubt cases of distress, 1t may be
neglect.
when the work of preparing the camp
| had hardly commenced. before a single
| tent was pitched on Montauk Point, on the
| 7th of August troops began to come in
from Tampa and other places in the south
| ern states, and within forty-eight hours
! there was, of these recruits and men left
| behind when the 9Th Corps sailed for Cuba,
a force numbering 4,293, and Wa. it seven
| or eight thousand horses and mules. The
| first of these troops arrived without tents
| or equipment of any kind and with only
| travel rations, which Gen. Young testified
| gave rise to a great deal of scandal
] though there was no occasion therefor, as
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(Slgned) J. c. GILMORE,
Assistant Adjutaut General
The major general commanding" here
referred to is Maj. Gen. Nelson A Miles
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The Commissions HethOd.

referring to its method of work, the COM
mission states: During our sessions we ex-
amined 495 witnesses. All of these we're
sworn or affirmed, except one, who declined
to take the oath The chief examination
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"In considering questions concerning can
ned meats, 1t is not the duty of the COM
mission to inquire into the character, kind,
or condition of all the canned meats that
may be in use in this country. Our specific
duty is to give an opinion as to the quality
of those furnished the soldiers during the
recent war with Spain. There has been
neither allegation nor proof before us that
boric, or saicylic, any other acid has
been used in the canned meats furnished
to the troops: but such meats have, never
theless, been greatly criticised, and they
have, for that reason, been tested by us
and have been analysed under our direc-
ton, and We have taken a great deal of
testimony as to the mode of their prepara-
ton. The canned meat is ordinarily taken
from the forequarters of beeves'
An interesting contribution to the con-
troversy is to be found in the Agricultural
Departments official report upon the meth
DDS employed by the packing houses. as re-
qured under the inspection regula tons.
in preparing the meat for canning large
pieces are put in watts of boiling water and
thus cooked. This ,softens the meat, makes
it more tender, and, facilitates he separa-
ton of bone and gristle. After these are
removed the meat is cut into pieces of
proper size for the can. The top is then
soldered on the can, but a small hole is
left, through WHICH air and steam escape
This heating also kills the bacteria. The
hole is then closed by a drop of melted
solder, and the cap is Theoretically sealed.
The cans are, then tested to see whether
this handling has been done so as to pro-
tect the meat from, deterioration. To this
end they are kept in a warm room for a
number of days. If the bacteria have not
been killed, the meat will decompose, gases
will be produced. and the cars will swell.
The number OF cans that swell and thus
indicate imperfect Handling is said to aver
age about one-fourth of / per cent The
meat in them is thrown into the waste
heap with the intestines and other refuse
and made into fertilizers
An Official Statement.
The report shows that a number of Off
GERS testified that the canned beef was I'M
palatable. 1t is also ELECTED that in a
tropical country, where it is subjected to
intense heat, the meat presents a repulsive
appearance at first. Furthermore, it trans
pires that occasionally an inferior article is
found. But the records of the army prove
that canned beef has been used for many
years, and on October 10, 1897, the follow
ing official statement was issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
AdJutant Generals Office
Washington October 10, 1897.
Mr.. W. Clarke Marshall. Produce Elk
change, 6646 Wentworth avenue, Chi
cago. Ill.,:
Sir: have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your communication of the 10th
ultimo, to the Secretary of War, giving in
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and Henderson. The lattcr did not know how
much faith to put in this welcome assurance.
and Bean evidently was afraid to test matters
hv pulling the trigger. The two ot them stood
frozen in their tracks swearing uathS mat
would have shocked II freight team. and there
Is no telling how matters would have ended
had not strdcut voice broken in from the
doorway behind the bar with:
We'll, these yere ts loaded. an don't YOU
fergit II" and there was old Nam Bean from
the ba' K room covering Henderson with pair
OF six shooters.
~ no odds were too much for tho proprietor
ot the DO Drop In. and he surrendered at dis
erection. Beau escorted him to the station Mt the
puat OF his own gun, aud sat on nail reg TIL
his rival had bought a ticket to San Antonio
ANA was well out OF sight on the up train.
what happened to the younger Bean on his
li,tp
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h,,,s.l, no,r,v ono.obIoss from, tst,ouo roda
aior.,,, To-. ,ho oarnr and toId bia rnotos that
,ho r,,,ot.ros woro .hrae rniIes ovav having
,,,nd, =, cir,Io ,no-. tbnn sovantv ,pil.s in cir.
cnn,forono He unaoddIed his horse struck il
ooross tho bips with ,be bridle IN induce II TO
,nove IN and fsed oto some bacon md irving
nm broad dronk f,vo Tin cupfuls Of blnck COT
loo roIIod hin,so,f In bis blonkot and in less
tbnn n ,ninuto yros wr,pned in n slecp that
,.o,,Id Iost tuortv bours
uol toot IN tho trail found tbe mustangs
vithout troubla and followed them for two
niuhts NM n dov reappeerinp I'm camp Mt q
o,cIork in tho morning He was even more
axhousted tim, Cavonauub ma bis work had
hoon bordor Az tho muetanga hecame more
and mora tot;oued n hecame n.ccssarv TO fol-
low than, moro c,oseIv and IN tho tbirtv.six
bours n, this hunt Hail had permitted himself
70 Jismonnt maize coffee and fry some bacon
o,lv o,oo 10 ronor,ed that tho wild borsea
could ho onnroocbad within n nuarter NJ n rnile
whon ha ier, tben, md during tho last ton
bours ~ bia novipg VIGIL the old stallion him
eo,f nod hoo, staodi,y -, ouord Also On tho
so,ond pight tho ,rorrv Ind loin down fro
orentlv andaavorinu 70 snatch little repose
Thav uero abowing In gaunt ribs and dreaming
tail. tho offact ~ tho three davs ~ continuous
drive IN which thev had beon subiccted II
wns yeasev,s turn 70 labor and no stnrted with
tbo 70 ~, RI that ha nyouId brino III, N, atter 70
n corcIusio, inside of vfour bours Tho
rasn,t -, ,bis w,o that be ovorvorked hoth
bi,,aolt ,nd hi, borso and sbovod nm in Damn
after bs md boer tu.niv bours out He atop.
cared In on foot saving that hi. horse had
diod rndor hin, Ton r,iIos ow,v md that ha
ma ,o,, tho ,,,,st,roo I,i,odown Al that ima
thov v.ro +, oroh oo,Litin, thar bo couId an
nrooob With, artv yard. NJ than before thew
would ahamhle "a thair foot and move stir,y
or C,,roinc hin, Tor bis in,prudanca Cav,-
10 t,to bis socond irsta,lmont NJ nursuit
Tho dav WAS volI an into The forenoon before
bo found tho bsrd and be saw at once thot
tbeir c,nturo was op,v y, question Of hours
Tbov we're vasp.w wasted Though high in
eesb wben rho ch,se hogan. tho ribs showed
Mainly through their hides Dried sweat hung
On thnm in Nakes Their hoods wore down to
thairlnaas o,d tnair oros ,vo,o dulI rbev
,, N'''7' ""r 49, 80 -,
absence. They rose slowly when Cavanaugh
had come within a nunrter Of n milo. the sbrill
~ ~ '' 49, " ~ " -
nelgn OF warning SOUNDED Dy the oid staili"h
rousing them to their last effort. They lum-
hared away in n stifY and nitiful imitation ~
their old free gallop and dropped 10 walk IN
side Of a half mile Cavanaugh. an old hand at
~, busiroos to,,ouad +bor, oIo,vlv ua AN
Wv "9l,'e'' ',' -, a, 49,
not intend TO FISK being lett on loot. Al thIs
season the Southwestern sun will send the
mercury w W low gu" '''',i
on the pralrles must be careful. Win the