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Evening star., 1899-03-11
THE REGULAR ARM Y
Dist ribution of It's Enlisted Strength by the
President.
Action Taken Under Authorization of
the Reorganization Act - Assign
ments Waiting on Recruiting.

By direction of the President, the organi-
zation of the enlisted strength of the regu-
lar army under the act of Congress ap-
proved March . 1899, entitled AN act for
increasing the efficiency of the army of the
United States and for other purposes is
established as follows, and the necessary
assignments to the various organizations
named viii be made as rapidly as recruits
become available for the purpose:
Cavalry.
Twelve troops of 100 enlisted men, each
!, $50; regimental and squadron non-com-
missioned staff, 6; regimental band. %;
total number of enlisted men in regiment,
/ ,234; number of regiments, 10; total num-
ber of enlisted men in cavalry, i2,340.
Each troop of cavalry shall consist Of 1
sergeant. / quartermaster sergeant, q ser
geants, corporals, cooks, farriers and
blacksmiths, saddler, wagner, trumpe-
tiers, 76 priyates. Total, 100.
Artillery.
Twelve batteries of heavy artillery, 100
enlisted men, each, 1,fi0; two batteries of
field artillery 12O enlisted men, each, 240;
regimental non-commissioned staff, 2; regi-
mental band, Is; total number of enlisted
men in regiment, 1,710; number of regi-
ments. {; total number of enlisted men in
artillery, 1870.
Each battery of heavy artillery shall con-
sist of 1 first sergeant, l quartermaster
sergeant, s seTgeants, u corporals, musi-
Clans, mechanics, cooks and 92 pri-
Yates: total 120.
Each battery of fed artillery shall con-
sist of l first sergeant, l stable sergeant,
l quartermasJer sergeant, 6 seFgeants, l.
cofpOrais, t artificers. musicians, cooks
and u priVates; total, 120.
Infantry.
Twelve companies of H. enlisted men,
each. 344; regirnental and battalion nom
commissioned staff, 6; regimental band, Is;
total number of enlisted men in regiment
1873; number Of regiments, %; total num-
Der of enlisted men In infantry. 81 ,45o.
Each company of infantry shall consist
of first sergeant l quarIermaster, 4 SER
geants. II corporals, = cooks. musicians,
aFtAcer. So 'i'Fivates:1 total 112; battalion
Of engineers, 1J2; total line of the army
%, ,J12 2HfEI 1Pirr vEU
staR departments. Army Service De-
tachment. Etc.
United States Military Academy, general
army service, cavalry detachment field
musicians and band, 80. Signal Corps
10 organizsa as follows: 100 first-class
sergeants, 30 sergeants. so corporals, 300
hrst-class privates, 80 seeond-class privates
20 cooks-T20. Hospital Corps. $3.50. or
ganized as follows: Hospital stewards, 115:
acting hospital stewards, 325; priVates
Zoo Ordnance department, G05: commits
sary sereeants, 100; post quartermaster
sergeants, 1uj; electrician sergeants -;
Indian scouts. -; recruiting parties, re-
cruts, &c, JD. Total staff. &c, 5,030. Line
Of the army, .9,J12 Total 81 J42
-..l .GoNsSnmest Receipts.
Government receipts from internal reve-
nue. today. sl.004.037; customs, sI7s.373;
miscellaneous, sfs,03t; expenditures, ST.
67J. .oO0. . ... a.
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HIGGINsoN. DECLINES PROMOTION
Thinks That Others in the Service
Are More Deserving

Admiral Francis j. Higginson, who was
promoted from commodore to rear admiral
under the personnel bill, has declined the
advanced -ank on the ground that such
action would work to the disadvantage of
other officers whom he thinks are more
deserving of promotion than himself be-
cause of greater service during the war
with Spain.
Lieut.. Aaron Ward has also declined
promotion for similar magnanimous rea-
sons.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
MAY LEAVE AT 4,
Order Issued Regarding War Depart
'''- meut Clerks

The following circular was issued this af-
ternoon in the War Department: The as
sistant secretary of war, recognizing the
labOrious and exacting nature of the serv-
ices performed by the employees of this de-
partment during the Fast year, to which
they have generally devoted many extra
hours, directs that until otherwise ordered
the clerks shall not be detained for service
after pnl
Evening star., 1899-03-11
The Situation in a Nutshell.
General Orders.


February IS. 1899.
On February u, owing to reported dis
agreements Of counclmen and irregular
conduct Of affairs. the civil authorities at
AguadiiIa and Moca were suspended and
the miiit y placed in charge. This warn
ing Of proposed action was made in pre-
yious orders in the following words:
II they tthe councilmen) fail to preserve
law and order or show an Indifference and
neglect of duty, towns in which said ne
elects occur will be put under a military
officer and necessary troops and the func-
tinn of the aIcalde. council and courts sus-
pended and the town governed by military
has
department commander. who has always
prevented the Interference OF the military
with civil affairs so far as possible in order
TO give the latter an opportunity to govern
themselves. using only the military TO IRE
serve law and order when called upon or
found TO be necessary.
This statement of facts is made because
IL is falsely claimed by some who should
know better that q condition % military
despotism exists on this iS!an1."
This government is a military o'e. but
conducted so as to give very latitude to
the civil authorities as long as tney show
themselves capable of good behavior and
self-goVernment
The towns of Aguadilla and M0ca have
elected their cOunciimen. but NSuadiIa Pas
failed to elect an alcalde. the military Cffi-
Ger stiH acting as such by request Of the
people.
Beginning March | the military authority
is withdrawn from these towns and the
civil re-estabHshed. and all reports or COM
plants will be made to the respective cab
met officers at San Juan.
If councils fail To elect aicaides the sec
retary of state will take such action as
may be required
The military will interfere with nothing
and the withdrawal of same from Aqua
dilIa Will follow if necessary to give the
people Of these towns a fun trial in self
government
BY command OF Maj. Gen. HENRY.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Exhibition for Students,

An exhibition of the graphopone grand.
with an exposition of it's principles, has
been arranged by Mr.. Phillip Mauro for the
students and friends of the Columbian Uni-
versity in the main hall of the university
this evening at o'clock.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
staH departments, ARMY Service De.
taehment. Etc.

Cutting Down Hayana's Death Rate
The following has been received at the
War Department from General Ludlow at
Havana:
The Havana deaths for February 1899
are 81 per cent less than those of February,
1S)S
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Kept Home by Illness.

Assistant Secretary Allen of the Navy
Department is confned to his home by an
attack of illness, but is expected to be able
to resume his duties at the department next
week.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Commis.toner McNau n...

TOPEKA, Kan, March 11.-Goyernor
Stanley today issued an order removing
from office State Insurance Commissioner
Webb McNall.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
steamer Paris MT St. Thomas.

The steamer Paris arrived yesterday at
Charlotte Amelia, st. Thomas, with all well
on board. She will leave there as per
schedule.
Evening star., 1899-03-11
Government Bonds.

Grain' provisions and Cotton Markets.
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs g. Co, bankers
ana brokers, 1419 + ST. members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs La
denburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York
CHICAGO Mar
Evening star., 1899-03-11
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is bona tide one.
1t is easily possible for news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell Its legitimate circulation enor-
mously. In order to deceive adyer-
tisers. by sending out thousands of
papers to newsstands which are re-
turnable. and which are in fact re-
turned, but nevertheless are in
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement of circulation
Intelligent advertisers, however,
Judge by results. and bogus circula-
tions don't give them.
The family circulation of The Star
is many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper
Circulation of The "Eyenins STAR
SATURDAY, March 4, 1899. 80 .4s6
MONDAY, March 6, 1893. -. 81 ,262
TUESDAY, March I, 1899 81 6SS
WEDNESDAY, March s. 1899 .......3 81, ,Oo9
lHC RSDA1 MARCH " 1917 ,61
FRIDAY, March 10, 1889. Sg9...............3 81, ,O9s
lotal... ...........-.'-.-.-....... l99,l9S
Daily average. .--..-................3 33, 90
/ solemnly swear that the above statement
represents only the number of c6pies of
THE EVENING STAR circulated during
the six secular days ending Friday, March
10. 1S99-that is, the number OF copies actu-
ally sold, delivered, furnished or mailed
for valuable consideration, to bona fide pur-
chasers or subscribers. and that the copies
so counted are not returnable to or remain
in the office unsoid.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eleventh day of March. AID. lse9
GEORGE E. TRALLEs,
Notary Public, D. c.
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Awaiting Final Action.

At the Office of the Secretary of Agri-
culture it was stated that having furnished
the court of inquiry a chemist the Secre-
tary Is awaiting his report and final action
by the court. 1t is stated that Secretary
Wilson regards it as utterly incompre-
hensible that any packing house, where
his inspectors are on duty all the time.
could slaughter and handle horse meat or
any other meat than the kind authorized by
law. He is reported as having stated how
ever. that it would be very difficult 70 dis
tinguish between horse meat and beef, as
the former Is very much like that of the
unimproved steer of the range. Both are
dark, coarse grained and lacking in taste.
Chemist Wiley, on the contrary, states
that under analysis the fiber of horse meat
is easily distinguishable and different from
beef. He sets at rest suspicion as to the
Prairie State brand by pointing to his re-
port to the war investigation commission,
dated February 19 In which no stated the
Evening star., 1899-03-11
His Office Records.

1t is fact that 1 am aware of no such
packing or canning concern as the Prairie
State Canning Company of Chicago, whose
label appears on the red cans sent as sam
Piles to the court of inquiry.
The records of my Office are supposed to
show the name of every packing or can
ming concern in the country that produces
the canned beef and in the one instance
menteioned exports horse meat, but the
fact that l have no Information of the
label mentioned does not argue that the
cans contain horse meat exported and sold
under a fictitious label and repurchased
and issued in this country without regard
to whether or not the government label of
Inspection appears upon them
As matter of fact, the large packing
brands, labels and trade marks, and the
one in question may be of this kind and
new to me at this moment. Moreover, il
may be that a small merchant has pur-
chased beef at a large concern and in turn
has canned it under a label originated by
hina and unknown to me, and used only
perhaps upon meat canned and sold upon
a government contract
Il am not able to state now whether or
not these Prairie State cans have the gov
ernment label. j am, however, making an
investigation, and If the label appears I
shall by means Of it be able to discover the
antecedents of the can and the whereabouts
of the Gamer.
1.-The statement that have received such
not it contains horse meat is absolutely
false. This department is taking no such
steps in the investigation of beef but
awaits the report of its chemist who has
been detailed as scientific adviser to the
board of inquiry now sitting In Chicago"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06
MAMNIAnT0N.

MANNINGTON, w. Va, August g.
Frank Mcbride, rig builder and claim
agent for the Santa Fe & Southern
Railroad, of Los Angeles, Cal, was the
guest of his brother. w. L. Mcbride,
the first of the week. He is now visit
ing his parents in Allegheny, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Booth, of Par
kersburg. were the guests of friends in
the city Tuesday.
DR.. j. N. Devore, dentist, is attend
ing the annual meeting of the State
Board OF Dental Examiners at Parkexs-
burg, this week.
Ex-Chief of Police c.. j Knestrick
is visiting friends in the city this week.
w. Z. Mcbride, the rig builder, was
a business visitor at Sistersyille last
Saturday.
Miss Mary Barlow, who has been Wis
iting friends at Monongah and Fetter-
man, has returned home.
Ed Shroyer, OF Fairmont. was a
social caller in the city during the
week.
H. L. Lennent, of Center, was bus
mess visitor in the city Wednesday.
Leonard Iseman & Co. have fishing
job at their Lennent well in the Fair
view district at 2.400 feet. A whole
string is in the hole
Ten new locations have been made
at the mouth Of Redwood run during
the week.
Robert B. Davis, aged 70 years. and
Mrs Mary Nay, aged 81 years. OF Metz,
were married at the Hotel Marietta,
Fairmont, Thursday afternoon. This
is Mr.. Davis third wife. lie Is hale
and hearty. as is his new wife.
Mr. Abe Lemley, Of Metz. was dis
tinguished visitor in the city Friday.
Mr. Henry Hays and Miss Jane
Gump will be married at the brides
home next Sunday. The license was
secured Thursday last.
Messrs, Arnett, kerberg, Conway
and Powell represented the legal talent
Of Fairmont in our city Friday.
Our street paving seems TO be a
thing of the past"
The city water lines along Locust
street have been removed during tie
week.
II the promising council don't do
something to fulfill their promise soon,
it is sure that q number of damage
suits will be on their hands and 1t may
be possible that another $4,000 bond
issue will have to be called. Wonder If
the previous and present councils can
issue satisfactory statements
The West Virginia Boiler Works Of
this city have been awarded contract
for a limited amount of machinery for
the new additions to the Carnegie steel
works at Home during the week.
Work on tha contract is being pushed
day and ntSht.
The building for the Warrington
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PIEDMONT.

PIEDMONT, w. Va, August 5.-Mrs.
j. II. Cranier, ST., was Sc years old yes
terday.
Miss Fannie Knight, of Cumberland,
is visiting here.
Miss Grace Johnson has been very i'll
this week.
Miss Emma McWiliams is critically
i'll from injuries received on the Fourth
OF July by fall from tree.
Mr.. w. B. Pack, of Moundsville was
here Thursday.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hickey and Mrs. J. w.
Davis, of Grafton, are guests Of Mrs. O..
e. Harden.
Miss Ella McKone was at Elkins
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. F. Kelly are visit
ing at ST Paul, Min.
Miss Griffith, of Cumberland, is Wis
iting Miss Rose Kelly.
Miss Nettie Stockslager is in Marion
county in the interest of the Pythian
Banner.
Mrs. Mary Motto, of Cambridge, O.,
is visiting Mr.. +. S. Motto.
Miss Maggie Patterson, of Moscow,
is visiting Miss BERTHE HUH.
The select Castle OF West Virginia,
Ancient order knights of the Mystic
Chain will convene in Wheeling Sep
TENDER 9Th and 9th.
Miss Francis Kelly is in Cumberland
Mrs. S. Nunley and Miss Florence
Renshaw are visiting at Winchester,
Va.
Mr.. Geo. T. Goshorn has accepted a
position in the Cumberland News Of
ice.
Supervisor J. w. Barker has moved
his family to Piedmont.
Mrs. c.. B. Broadwater and Amelia
sosie are sick.
Mrs. David Lamb is home from
Hampshire county.
Miss Grace Zimmerman, OF Wheeling,
sgt he guest of Miss Maude Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Johnson, of Key
ser, visited Mrs. E. Burnworth, Tues
day.
Miss Grace Boyles is home from Nor
gan county.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Stevens, of Triadel-
phia, is visiting her brother, Justice
Chas. HUH.
Mrs. B. f. Carr has returned to St.
Louis, after visit to her sisters, Mes
danes Thrush, Davis and Parr
Miss Grace Souders is home from
Matinsburg.
Mrs. F. NJ. Rose and children have
returned from Ohio.
Miss Hattie Stanley is at Faimont.
Mr.. J. S. Miller was in Baltimore this
week
Mr.. G. w. Mansbach is in New York.
Mrs. c. P Harvey and children, of
Do vi ARCH crn IN To- II
day.
\ Miss Corine Miller is home from
Washington.
Mr.. D. 7. Hillard has accepted a
foremanship in the B. q o. shops at
Newark. Ohio.
Mrs. J. NJ. Lee and daughter are home
from New Jersey.
Miss Cora Lewis. OF Washington. is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06

Webster was not in it, from start to
finish, the, score being 49, to in favor
Of Grafton.
Rev. George R. Brown is fast COM
pleting his arrangements for the an
nual meeting OF West Virginia confer
ence of the NJ. p. church, which meets
here the last week in this month. Rev.
Brown IS secretary Of that body.
t. w. Heironimus, proprietor of the
Interstate Steam Laundry, was in Ter
"a Alta on business the first Of the
week
DR.. e. NJ. Turner was in town during
the week talking insurance. His many
friends throughout the Second district
would like to see him nominated for
Congress.
Ed. McCafferty and family are at
Parkersburg.
Jacob Smurthwaite moved his family
to Steubenville, O., this week, where he
has secured employment with an in
surance agency.
The new band has been organized
anu is composed of the following mem
bers: Messrs. Cochran, Haislip, Gar
low, Graham, Luther and Dave Hugill,
Kinter, Rector and Berry. The new
organization will make its first APP
pearance ON the streets in a short
while.
Guy F. Gregg will leave about Sep
tember the first for Buckhannon, where
he will attend the conference seminary
the coming term.
George L. Jolliffe will leave Monday
for Philadelphia and New York to buy
his new stock of goods to be placed in
his new building just completed on
Main street. He will occupy the first
and second floors and will have the
largest stock of goods ever brought to
town. Mr.. Jolliffe's new store room is
a model OF beauty and for convenience
to his customers can not be excelled in
the State.
Clinton Conway returned to Wash
ington, Pa. after a weeks work here
securing men as brick LAYERS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06
cLaRKSBuRG.

| CLARkSBURG, w. Va, Angus %
Oil excitement around here was wild
| this week Golf No. 8 came in produc-
| ing 500 barrels. The Wolf Summit and
Jarvisville fields have come TO stay.
Ash No /, at Jarvisville came in
Thursday night, in the 25-barrel class.
Lynch No. was shot Friday and is
now producing 25 barrels. Lynch No
has been located Dennison No. / is
due to come Monday Thompson No.
/, is down 1000 feet.
The sad news of the death of Ben
I.ambrecht cast a gloom over the en-
tire city. Not many weeks since Mr..
Lambrecht had spent time and money
in the west in search of health, and re-
turned about month ago feeling much
improved. He has been seen on the
streets every day. Though his voice
was gone, and he could scarcely talk
above whisper, yet in every other
appearance was apparently a healthy
man. But that dreadful consumption
had laid hold upon him. Mr.. Lam
brecht was a Mason, and stood well in
his order, having held responsible po-
sitions in connection with the work
ings of the local lodge. For years Mr..
Lambrecht has conducted jewelry
business on Third street, but recently
sold out to Mr.. Ed. ]. Coleman. of
Parkersburg. However, he contempla-
ted re-entering the business, and a
room that ne was to occupy was in the
course of erection at the time of his
death. Funeral services will be held
Sunday.
Rev. Wheeler Boggess and wife, Of
India, formerly of this city, will arrive
in this city next week, and will be the
guests OF relatives.
Clarence Stout and his wife will
leave Sunday evening for Colorado
and New Mexico. Mrs. Stout's health
is poor and they go in hopes she will
return much better.
Miss Cornelia Basel has returned
from Parkersburg, having been the
guests of the Misses Despard.
Misses Gertrude and Mabelle Arm
strong, Of Parhersburg, will visit
friends in this city next week.
Rev. Father O'Connor has returned
from visit to Right Rev. Bishop DON
ahue, at Coney Island, l. l.
Robert Kendall was committed to
Jail Thursday afternoon by Squire
David on a warrant sworn out for I'M
lawfully selling whisky without a IL
cense. He had been peddling it over
the country. 1t is said he had not TAX
en- out a government license either.
Louis Thompson, of Parkersburg,
was circulating with Clarksburg
friends this week.
Mrs. T. B. Seely and daughters,
Misses Adelaide and Martha have gone
on a visit TO friends in Michigan and
Chicago.
Mrs j. B. Smith is visiting in Penn
sylvania Misses Vinie and Iona. her
daughters, accompanied her.
Miss Gertrude Gould is visiting in
Oil City. Pa, for the summer.
Laborers on the first mile of the
Short Line begun work Friday morn
ing in Haymond's Grove on Mulberry
street, and are pushing it rapidly to
completion. In addition to tunneling
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SiSTERSYILLE.

S1STERSVILLE, w. Va, August 81
At the special meeting held by the
members OF the local fire department
in the city building last evening the
final arrangements were made for the
proposed trip to Bradford. to attend
the meeting of the Northwestern Fire
mems Association, of Pennsylvania.
Through the hard work OF Ashby j j.
Smith, of the Onio River railroad. it
has been possible for the firemen to
get rate of little less than one fare
for the round trip and it IS believed
now that there will be two or three
hundred people go from here. The
Bradford people have been making
great preparations for the visit OF the
Slstersville department and there is 60
ing to be one of the biggest times up
there in the history of the Firemen' S
Associations of the world. The Sisters
lille people will go prepared TO enter
quite number of the contests and
there is little doubt but that they will
bring home number of the prizes
when they return.
Misses Flora and Sallie McCoach left
this morning for Wheeling, where they
will be the guests Of relatives and
friends for few days.
Capt. Nat Phister, of the First cav
airy, U. S. A., arrived in the city yes
terday and has opened recruiting
agency in the Wells Hotel. So far the
enlistments have been a little slow, but
it is believed that he will be able to get
a, full company here and probably more
than that amount.
w Cf oil
street, is the guest of relatives ana
friends at st. Marys for couple Of
days.
Miss Eva Barnett, Of Ryerson Sta
ton, Pa. who has been the guest Of
friends in the city for several days.
has returned home. She will stop Off
for couple of days visit with friends
at Moundsville.
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomokins,
of Water and Catherine streets. will
leave the early part of the week for
Chautauqua Lake, where they will
spend the heated term.
f. F. French. of Mcdonald, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. c. e. Bailey, Of Virginia street,
who has been the guest of relatives and
friends at Marietta, Ohio, for a week
or ten days, returned home last even
ing.
Miss Edith Hollibaugh, young lady
well known in this city, who has been
teaching in the American schools at
San Juan, Porto Rico, for the past six
or eight months, and who is home ON &
vacation, arrived in the city to-day and
will remain here for some time as the
guest of friends.
w. H. King, of Diamond street, left
this morning for Findlay, Ohio, where
he will remain for a week attending to
some business matters.
Miss Frances Putnam. of the West
Side, Marietta, Ohio arrived in the city
yesterday, accompanied by her sister,
Miss Mary, and they will be the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles e. Bailey, of
Virginia street, for a week or two
Miss Loretta Bethunt and Miss Kin
ney, who have been the guests of rela-
tives ana friends in different parts of
Pennsylvania for a couple of weeks,
have returned to the city.