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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
wILDMAN Is COMING HOME.
American Consul General at Hong
Kong Coming Rome on
Political Mission.

New York, April ga dispatch to
the World from Hong Kong says: 1t IL
reported here that Housewife Wild
han, the American consul general, is
leaving for the United States on a DO
li'ical mission. Mr.. Wildman, it is
said, has been asked by republican
leaders in the west to become a candi-
cate for the vice-presidential nominal
ton
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

In the recent death of Gen. Johr
Bidwell at his ranch in California the
Pacific coast loses one OF its Oldest
pioneers and the country a remark
able man. Bidwell was an old settler
in California when gold was discov
cred there in 1s49. He set out grea
tracts of his land in grapes, and sooI
was one of the leading wine pro
dueers of the coast. Then came tn,
time when Gen. Bidwell became con
WINGED of the wisdom of prohibition
Hammer in hand, he visited his grea
warehouses and drove in the heads
The barrels, emptying the wine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
GROcERS.

GREENVILLE GROCERY co.
Washington Avenue.
All kinds Of Fresh Groceries Free Del livery
10 all parts of thu City, Leave orders for any
thing in the grocery line.
THE BAIRD-SMITH CO., Wholesale
sale and Retail Grocers of Greenvlls All
goods fresh. Leave your orders with them.
Free Delivery to amy part of The city
w. Fl. HOOD, 613 Washington Avenue
All goods pure and fresh. Prompt delivery
our motto" Telephone us for anything in
the Grocery limo. When You want Fl esh goods
Telephone w II Hood.
L. WALL C. o. D. GROCERY co.
Goods delivered on time. Full weight aud
correct measure Everything fresh and sold
under strict guarantee. send in your orders
for the best groceries,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

In 1899 the people of the United
States consumed alcoholic drinks 20
the value of $973,5s9,O8O, and $173,-
BGS,742 worth of non-alcoholic slim
ulants. The latter item includes $134,-
B95,145 worth of coffee, $33,613,5sS
worth of teas and $5,OOO,OOO worth
of cocoa. The whole represents
yearly per capita expenditure for
beverages of $500, assuming that the
population of the United States last
year was little over 76,O0O,0OO.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

Increasing demand for electrical
power from Niagara falls and the APP
preaching Pan-American exposition
At Buffalo have induced the construc-
ton of second wheelpit and station
at the falls. Eleven new turbines will
add $4,000 horsepower to the $4,000
already supplied by ten turbines.
More electrical power is now produced
1t the falls than under any other sin
gle roof in the world, and the addi-
hon will more than double it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
Old Man Found Murdered.

Ottumwa, Ia, April 3O.--Josiah Carr,
an aged farmer living five miles north
of here, was brutally murdered by I'M
known men. His body was found yes
terday in cellar, where it had been
dragged. The old man lived alone,
and was considered well-to-do. The
sheriff and deputies are searching for
the murderers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

Poultney Bigelow, who went to the
Transvaal promising not to abuse or
saricature Dom Paul, writes that when
Dom rides in state he recalls the adj
vance agent of circus troupe, and
when he walks to church he is arrayed
like an end man at the Ministries. He
Furthermore pictures him as single
minded, courageous, gruff, illiterate
cattle driver, with the soul of a Crom-
well and the education of red In
dian.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

In New York city the Metropolitan
Street Railway company has 2s4 miles
OF track and last year carried 255, $685.
600 passengers, or about half the num-
Der carried on all of the steam rail
roads of the United States.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
DOCTORS.

D. P. ODENEAL, NJ. D. Office in
Phelps building, Office h urs II q. III. to p.
m and 5 p. m. to 5p m, Telephone 222 -223 {,
A. G. PAYNE, M. D. office in Weinberg
Building, Washington Ave.
J. D. SYMTHE, M. D. Office up stairs
over Bril's, Washington Ave.
E. P. BROWN, NJ. D. (Col. onice over
schllllng's meat market corner Poplar and
Washington Avenue.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

1t is said that the little city of
Orea, in Sweden, owns and operates
nursery that brings it an annual in
come of $150,000, sum that pays all
the expenses of the municipality, in
GLIDING free schools for the children
and free telephone system.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

Miss Ruth Cords Long, neice of the
secretary of the navy, has chosen as
her vocation in life gospel singing.
Her work in this line in connection
with recent revival services at a Wor-
cester (Mass.) church confirmed her
inclination toward this calling.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
Ordered to the PhIIinnincn

Washington, April 29.-Surgeon
Wyman, of the marine hospital serv-
ice, has ordered Assistant Surgeons
I.unsford ID. tricks and Halstead A.
StaBsfield to the Philippine islands as
assistants to Surgeon Perry.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

OF course, there was great cheering
IN Frankfort when Col. Colson was
acquitted. He hit Scott, the man he
killed, seven times. Such marksman-
ship always creates enthusiasm in
Kentucky.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

Ten years ago the ST. Louis d.
rectory contained 155,429 names. This
year the number is 229,265, an in
crease in the decade of nearly so per
cent. The population of the city can
not be far below 100000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
THE FLOOD AT GALVESTON.


Galveston, Tex, April 29.-Many
streets here are flooded from curb to
curb owing to the tremendous rains
Friday night. A hail storm Friday
afternoon and night shattered many
windows, wrecking green houses and
photograph skylights, caused run
a avs and killed many birds. The
whole state is water soaked, the
spring precipitation being the great
est on record.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

Gov. Cranes reception in Boston re-
Gently to the members of the legisla-
fure is still subject of discussion in
that city, because no wines were
served.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05

IT is largely labor-saving machinery
that enabled this country last year to
export $1,200,OoO,OOO of products
American inventiveness is big item
In our commercial progress.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
Commandment olivier wounded.

Aliwal North, April eft is report
ID here that Commandant Olivier was
wounded at Wepener last Monday.
Six New Zealanders, while scouting,
fought six Beers, killing three and
wounding three. One New Zealander
was wounded. The inhabitants of
Rockville do not know to which gov
ernment they belong, as there is no
civil administration there.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
Want Protection Against Americans.

Victoria, b. c., April 3O.-The fisher.
men of the west coast of Vancouver
island are petitioning the Dominion
government again for the establish
ment of a patrol to protect British
Columbia halibut banks from Ameri-
can pOaching schocners.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
On the German Trusts.

Berlin, April 3O-United States Con-
snl-General Mason is preparing an oIEi-
cial report of the German trusts.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
CHURCHES.

METHODIST.
J. e. Thomas. Pastor. j. W. Dorm
siding Elder.
Sunday school $40 q. NJ m0rninr M
O'Clock; ong service. 7:l5: EvenIDr |,
1870; Epworth League. 4:3O p M; N
Meeting Wednesday evening, 1850; WI
Foreign Mission. LIST Friday In eacb \
Parsonage and Home Mission, lat llon1
each month; Ladies' Aid Society III n
in each month.
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE:
DR. j Bogen. Rabbi N Gnldstein, PM
M Mayor. Secretary.
Services each Friday night At 7:SO end n
day morning at 10
PRESBYTERIAN
W Primrose, Pastor
Sunday school $50 II IN; MOYning sentl
Evening service, :30i Prayer meeting vi
day evening ut $50
BAPTIST
W NJ Burr, Pastor
SUNDAY schnol $50 q m; Morning Aenn|
Evening service. 7.3O; Prayer meeting \
day evening ct 80
ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURU|
Rev. Father p Kostenbroek, RSM|
Sunday Servlces--7 O'Clock Low Mu
O'Clock Night Mass; 81 CLOCK p m CsteI
2 O'Clock p m Hosary and Benediction
Week lay Services--7 O'Clock Low Md
So 'iHies--Cnthnlics Of America, meet I
first Sunday alter High Mas Lada
Society meets every first Friday at 10 n
m
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Cor. Washington Ave. and Broadug
Rev. Quincy Ewing, Rector
Morning PRAYER and Sermon -. IL
Week Day Services--N Monday, Tnesday
day. Evening Prayer 5 p m. Wednedl
Friday, Litany 1880 m.
Ladies Aid socieiy--W ednesday ,.i,,A
! Dung Wnmln's Guild. Monday. ...m.a
Junior Auxiliary, WedneSday...."e"+
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
COTTON Eac7ORS.

nothing more than S wseT? newspaper published every man should a
atng the
the advertiser and besides lets people tn E Is engaged IN
THAR
to make living Never pull sign your ma & may settle In f.
COOPER The millionaire who his mOay @1vy;n expect
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
MERcHANTS.

SOL BRILL up-to-date Clothicr, Hat
ter and Gents Furnisher. Sole agent for
Bainsler's fine Shoes. Telephone 1912, Corner
Poplar and Washington Ave.
]. P. GREENLEY, Gents Furnishing
Shoes, Hats, and Gents Furnishers
KNOX HATS. HEISER'S SHOES.
229 Main Street
THE LEADED, The up to-dats one price
house OF Greenville. Everything new All
goods guaranteed as represented Headqunr.
tiers for anything you want. Our shoe De-
partment 10 complete. Call at the Leader
when in town
SARASON'S MISSISSIPPI STORE.
Every Monday Bargain Day. All the latest
styles and shades in Ladies Dress Goods. Our
goods are always up-to-date ct the very lowest
possible prices.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
DENTISTS.

DIR. JOE CHATHAM. Dentist.
Bridge and Crown work. Work guaranteed
Once in Wilczinski Building,
Greenxille, Mississippi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
SECRET SOCIETIES.

ELKS.
d l. Mclean. f u; G @ Sims. El
X; VIM Isenberg, e Loyal X; B Gdil
L Lettering X; T. Nj Ham, Trepus
Schlesinger. Tyler
Trustees.--W X GildaYt. r W TilidAl
Bogen.
Representative---wm Newman i''a
A Rruce.
e. Ii Woolf. f; R r r. MlsIcl; "
ry. Meets second and fourth M0nup
In each month
10. o. r DIR. Joseph BogeH. n. w
G"ldstein, Secretary. Meets eveFy "
night.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. schlesinla
P Marx GUldstein, Scribe. hfN
WO WI F Barnes, C 9Th ChplPa|
Meets LIST and 81 Mondays in each mon9e n
Percy Lodge X VI PHI N Alexander "
H Chapprll, X RS.
Mississippi Valley Lodge No 7eS, K@a
M Scruggs, Die; NJ Mayor Renonsi,
Wrrd, z 4. Meets lst and "a IDa's''
each month o.,I
The Deborah No 1871, 10 B B--N Gala
Pres, NJ Mayor, Sec. Meets ISL sup''
each mouth.
knights of Ppthias MOI, stonewail "
w 4 SIeeger G q; VI Mayor, X nap
every Wednesday night. -,
Greemville Ludse No 20e--L WaldsunI
W t SSteeger, sec. Meets 81 Thu'sav
month
TIlEOB Id LODGE No. 2SSs--hes''
LIST and 3rd fridays.
Chas. Jordan. Leop ~ 81.
Dictator. ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
UNDER TAKERS.
j. W. HEAD. Washington Avenue
SOMMER BROS, Walnut Street
LIQUOR HOUS &.

T. ISENBERG, Wholesale and Retail Corner
Man and Walnut streets.
B. B. GOLDMEN, Washington Avenue,
jug Trade Especially. Orders filed and
shipped same day received
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
aSSSssssssSsSSS9w DSSSSSSSSS5S5SSSSSS ~
4 GREENVILLE'S
4 RIISINFSS AND CITY DIRECTORY
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LaWYERS.

LEROY PERCY. Attorney at law.
Citizens Bank Building, Greenville. Miss.
THOHAS & ROSE. Vttorneys ut Law, Wiic-
Einski Bunding. We own the only Abstract 81
Title to The lands In Washington County and
City Of GreenvIlle.
J.M.CASHIN, Lawyer g. Notary Public
once over Citizens Bank,
1reenville, Mississippi
JAMER r. YERGER. Attorney at law
Office In Phelps building,
Greenville, Mississippi
j. II. WYNN, Attorney at law.
Office In WilcziDski Building
Greenville, Mississippi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
CITY OFFICERS


| DISTRICTS
Tventy-ninth Senatorial, Third "a.
al District, First Supervisors. N''n
u. senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENT n
Representative. .......,.......Tu
STATE,
Representa- ves-E. N. Thoml.
Larkin, 8. CAstleman.
COURTS.
Chhncrry court meets 4ih Mond.,
and October. Circuit court meals Z, \
In January and I'd Monday in Univ Y,
day in December. 4lh Monday in k..
COUNTY COURTS.
Circuit Judge ...............F. A. MAJ,
Chancery Judge. ......A MEG R,sl
District Attorney ..... Ran Nv
COUNTY OFFICERS
CHoElh 49, .'.'.s'.s ..'.sss..,,... N
Cnancery Clerk ................,,...Tl
treasurer ...... ............ .,,
Clrcplt CIerk ..................,WK
Rupt. of Education. ...... ...,' M
BOARD OF SUpERyIsop,N
Frank Anderson. Pre.ident: F
tace, j A Dean, 1hOs Redd, C 4 WI,is
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-05-05
JUSTICE COURTS CITY

Harry Smith and J S Vaughan hola .
and 4th Mondays in each month, mn
non LIST and Bird Mondays in each mouI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-07
Saltwater News.

The steamboat building industry IS
again to be prosecuted in this city next
spring, provided the city council win
grant a use of a part of the leyee for
tina purpose. D. NJ. Swain, the builder
Of the steamer, Fred Swain said to be-
the finest packet on the Illinois river.
has made arrangements whereby he will
build another side wheel packet here next
season The boat will be 100 feet in
length and will be the largest steamer
ever built on the st, Croix Mr. Swain
coEtemplates beginning work on the new
boats machinery, when he returns to
saltwater next week
The board of prison managers held its
regular December meeting at the prison
yesterday and devoted much time to the
examination of applicants for parole.
TWenty-eight of the inmates were before
the board either for parole or discharge.
Warden Reeve submitted a report of the
miscellaneous cash receipts of the in-
stltut1on for November, and the report
makes an excellent showing the total
receipts amounting to $146,S37 80 Of this
amount $3.209 was received from the
Union Shoe and Leather company for
convict labor, ETC.. and Irvine collections
aggregated the sum of $142, 065- IS. The re-
ma1nder was for convict labor in Irvine
shops, sale of high school apparatus,
etc.
In the district court yesterday, Judge
Williston and a jury were engaged in
hearing the action of John M Nitten
against the village OF South Saltwater.
Inc case was argued and submitted to
the jury late in r. afternoon.
George A. hammers, who has returned
from a trip to the logging districts adj
jacent to Willow river, says that loggers
are doing very coed work, the wea Their
beng particularly favorable for skidding
Several members of Saltwater Lodge 3.
P. Q. Eiks went to st. Paul last evening
10 attend a social session and banquS
given in honor of Grand Exalted Ruler
FISHER, by members of ST. Paul lodge
At Wednesday evening" meeting of
the Elks the question OF giving an annual
ball was discussed and a committee was
appointed TO report in the matter at the
next regular meeting. The Elks annual
ball, which is looked upon as the prin-
ciral social event of the season. will
probably be given on Washington's birth
day
Mrs. Euphresine Gagne, the mother of
octave and Arsene Gagne, who has been
Ill long time died yesterday She was
native OF Canada, and was seventy-tive
years OF age.
The board OF prison managers, before
adJournIng last evening, granted eleven
paroles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-07
CONGER HAD HIS WAY.
AMERICAN AMENDMENTS TO JOINT
NOTE ADOPTED.

LONDON, Dec 7-Dr. Morrison viripo
the Times from Pel1in, Dec ). confirms
the reported acceptance of Mr.. Congers
amendments to the joint note and saws.
Ihe names of the guilty are not speci-
hed, the stipulation only providing that
those princes and officials must be nm
lshed who are recognized as guilty bv
the Chinese government with ;le addi-
ton of others to be hereafter designated
by the ministers. The practical result Of
this compromise is that the form of nun.
1Shment is left for the determination of
the empress dowager, who is the chief
culpr1t. The history of the campaign is
instructive. The proposal came originally
from Japan 1t was communicated to
Germany and then to WASHINGTON.
Although the amendments were present.
ed by Mr. Conger, all the credit for Sc
curing softened terms is given by tho
Chinese, not to Great Britain or America.
but to Russia, who continues to handle
the Chinese with consummate deXterity.''
influential Chinese says" saws the
Shanghai correspondent of the Times,
that the court will leave Sian Fu short
ly, although its destination is not known
here"
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
commenting upon the attempts to repre-
sent the attitude of America as divergent
from that OF the other powers in China
says he learns that the formal assent
of the United States to the demands CT
the powers was intimated by Ambassador
White to the foreign office today Thurs
day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

San Francisco-The U. s. S. Philadel-
phia sailed for Panama.
Terre Haute, Ind.-The officials of the
Standard Wheel company have issued or
ders for starting the company's plant at
Kalamazoo, Mich, Monday.
hicago-InsuTance rates on grain went
to IL cents, or about Clio of cent bush
ell and even at this high figure insurance
was hard to get. The steamer Nicaragua
sailed, and viii undoubtedly be the last
London-A Belgian syndicate, with a
capital of $1,000 GOO, has purchased in
Sweden, according to the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Express,
thirty copper and lead mines.
Berlin-The Ehradt factories in Essen
9cn ana dusseldorf are furnishing Great
Britain, through the British South At
RIGA Charteded company, with eighteen
batteries of quick firersS
London-,As a result of the summons
obtained by. the anti-gambling league
against {. Arthur Pearson for publish
costs.
Chris lania-The Nansen fund, which
was started after the return of DR.. Nan
sen rom the arctic to promote scientific
explorations, now amounts to 100000
be made.
Ierlin-The trial of the banker, steru-
berg, charged with an offense against
m n,,3Ty is SILL in progress, and two
witnesses for the defense were examined
in open court, because they had admit
ted they had been bribed.
Berlin-The court of criminal appeal
confirmed the sentence of death passed
upon August Goenezni the HUNGARIAN,
who, in 1897 murdered the wealthy widow
Schuyler and her daughter in this city.
Halifax, n. S.-The steamer Partisan,
with its disabled machinery repaired,
sailed at midnight for Portland. Me-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-07
NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF.

Langdon, Minn.-Albert L. Boyd, Of
Hastings, succeeds Walter L. Stacy as
assistant postmaster.
Milwaukee, Wis-Thek executive board
of the Wisconsin Federation of Womaals
clubs decided to hold next, years con-
vention in Madison, probably some time
IL October or November.
Wabasha NIinn.-The remains of Miss
Mary Benterc who died in minneapolis
hospital, arrived here for burial, and the
funeral took place this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the residence of her brother.
Duluth. Minn.-John N. Brown, nine
month-old baby, OF Providence, r. l., is
heir to 81, 100 900 in personal property. In
about $1,000,000 worth of Duluth real es-
tate.
Iamberton, Minn.-Mrs. Julia Istum,
fifty.-five years old, while in demented
township Of Johnsonvilie, Redwood
county, and committed suicide.
Bertha, Minn.-Fire badly damaged the
building occupied by Kramer Bros. as
general merchandise store, and almost
destroyed the stock. Loss on the build
ing is about $3.50; insurance, $500. Loss
on stock, $4,000; nearly covered by in
suIance.
Iowa City, Io.-George wicks, the
steward at the county farm, was stabbed
by an inmate named Kaufman. who had
become violently insane. Wicks was
stabbed repeatedly. His wounds are Sc
rious. and it is feared blood poisoning
will ensue.
Chippewa Falls, Wis-Frank White
and Hank Westeshoben are IN the coun-
ty jail charged with robbing an old
man named Munne, Of CABOT, Of $f60.
They pounded and kicked their victim
in a horrible manner and his life is
despaired of. They We're bound over to
the circuit court.
Winona, Minn.-The treasurer of the
Democratic county committee, H. H.
Dickman, has filed the statement re-
oUired by law showing that the eXpendi-
lures Of the committee during the cam
paign were $978.93, which were covered
by a campaign fund of 81 600 subscribed
by the different candidates.
Deadwood, s. D.-Srnfiie Lamot mas been
sentenced to serve one year in the state
pepitentiary for burglary in the third
degree. He stole things from barber
shop at Terry. Roy Ketchum was also
found guilty of stealing clothing from a
sleeping room at Lead to the amount of
$77, and will be given a term in the pen
itentiary.
Neche, n. D.-Hotel McDougald, at Lee
ray, fourteen miles from here, was
burned to the ground, together with Its
contents, except a piano. last evening.
The guests lost all their clothing, and re-
lief in the way of clothing, bedding, ETC.,
has been sent from here The loss is
$500, with no insurance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-07
SUCCEEDED BY WESTON
GEN. EAGAN IS PLACED ON THE.
RETIR Ed LIST.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6-Brig.
Gen. Charles P. Eagan, comm1ssary gen
eral of subsistence, who has been under
suspension since Feb. 9, 1899, by sentence
of court martial, for alleged intemperate
and abusive language concerning Lieut.
Gen. Miles, in connection with the army
beef investigation, was restored to duty
today, and Immediately afterwards placed
on the retired list of the army
The story is told in two orders, which
We're bulletined at the war department.
this morning. They are issued by COM
mand of Lieut.. Gen. Miles, commanding
the army.
The first follows:
War Department, Washington, D. c.
Dec. 6, 19G0.-In the case of Brig Gen
Charles P. Eagan, commissary general of
ton OF the sentence as published in gen
eral orders No. "a, Feb 8, 1899. from
headquarters of the army, is, by direction
Of the president, RENTED, and he is re-
stored TO status OF duty with station in
this city. -"Elihu Root
The second order is as follows:
headquarters of Army, Adjutant Cen
erals Office, Washington, d. c., Dec. g.
l!U0.-The retirement from active service
by the president, Dec. 6, 1900, under the
provision Of section 1913, Revised Stat
utes, of Brig. eGn. Charles P Eagan,
commissary. general of subsistence, upon
service, is announced by the secretary Of
war. Gen. Eagan will proceed to his
home. The travel enjoined is necessary
for the public service.
BY command of Lieut.. Gen. Miles
H C. Corbin.''
"Adjutant General
The vacancy thus created will enabl
the president to carry out his purpose of
appointing Col. John F. Weston, assist
ant commissioner general of subsist-
ence, to Bs commissary general. Col.
Weston's nomination will be sent to
the senate III day or two Col. Weston
is one of the most popular officers IN the
army, and has had a long and creditable
military career. He served with Dis
tinCtion in a Kentucky regiment OF the
volunteer army during the Civil war, and
was mustered out as major. During
the Spanish war he was made brigadier
general OF volunteers, and served with
distinction in the Santiago campaign. He
has been acting commissaTy general of
subsistence ever since the suspension of
Gen. Eagan, nearly two years ago, but
has drawn only the pay of colonel.