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Evening star., 1900-10-09
CHATTANOOGA IN GALA DRESS.
Preparing to Receive the Veterans
of Two Wars. -

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, October 8.-This
city is literally decorated with the national
colors I'm anticipation of the annual reunions
of the Army of the Cumberland and the
Spenish-American veterans, which began
this morning. Executive committee meet
ngs yesterday perfected arrangements for
the reception of visitors, and those in
charge are confident of a good attendance.
Special interest attaches to the reunion of
the Spanish American War Veterans, in
which about 200 camps are represented.
committee from the National Association Of
War Veterans will arrive today from New
York to consult with regard to the consoli-
dation of all the veterans of the Spanish
American war.
Gen. Mckee of Indiana will preside over
the business meetings of the Spanish
American War Veterans, in the absence of
Commander Hulings. Arrangements are
being made for an oratorical symposium
Thursday night, with Gen. John b. Gordon
representing the confederate veterans; Gen.
Daniel Sickles, the federal veterans: Gen.
Richard Henry Savage, the Spanish war
veterans, and Gen. Joseph Wheeler, repre-
senting all the wars.
Gen. III. V. Boynton is looking after the
arrangements of the Army of the Cumber-
land. Besides the attendance of veterans of
the two organizations, a large number of
eX-SodierS are expected on account of the
inspection of monuments on Chickamauga
Park, which will be systematically
Quoted under the direction of the park COM
miss
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INSANITY IN THE ARMY.
Feature of the Forthcoming Report Of
Surgeon General Sternbers.

An interesting feature of the forthcoming
annual report of Surgeon General Stern
berg will be the treatment Of the subject of
insanity in the army. The medical report
for the calendar year 1899 shows that there
were 1Ss cases of insanity among 155 546
men, of which number 5S cases occurred
among AZ, 1872 men in the United States and
S4 cases among 80 $50 men in the Pacific
islands IA cases among 1921 men in Porto
Rico and 81 cases among 20O51 men in
Cuba Eliminating the Porto Rican sta
tistics as too small for consideration, and
taking only the 1SS insane cases from the
army at large, the surgeon general argues
that hardly half of the cases were those
of actual insanity. Many cases reported
by surgeons in the Philippines as insane
have been subsequently shown to be act
ually cases of severe mental depression,
due to acute attacks of homesickness. The
majority of these cases have successfully
yielded to treatment soon after the pa
tients return to this country. The statis-
tics compiled show that there is no such
excessive prevalence of insanity among the
soldiers in the Philippines as has been
charged in the newspapers, and that the
percentage of insanity, a disability
among troops, is not much higher now with
the foreign service than it was in previous
years. when the army was confined to the
United States.
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WANTS TO STOP THE WASTE.
Too Much Gas, Electricity md Water
Used I'm Public BuildinEa.

Too Much Gas, Electricity and Water
Used i'm Public Buildings.
The officials of the Treasury Department
have decided that great deal OF gas, cleo
tricity and water is being wasted in public
buildings throughout the United States.
After investigating the matter carefully As
sistant Secretary Taylor has sent out a
warming to custodians of public buildings.
In his circular he says:
THE department desires to emphasize the
fact that in a number of public buildings
under its control there is a considerable
waste Of gas electricity, or both, which,
by the observance of proper degree OF
watchfulness the part of the employees,
could be avoided. This applies particularly
to post office working rooms and, in some
instances, to the Easements of the buildings
where, owing to lack of interest, or willful
neglect. lights are permitted to burn when
there exists no necessity therefor.
'Officials and employees should be in
structed to extinguish the light Immediately
upon the completion of their work, or when
there exists no further necessity for its use,
and the names of any officials or employees
who, from careleSsneSs or Indifference, con-
tribute to the wastage of gas or electricity,
should be reported to this office, together
with the branch of the service with which
they are connected.
You will please give the matter your per-
scnal attention and from time to time visit
the various rooms and corridors In the
building. and also request officials of the
Pest Office Department, where they occupy
buildings to cooperate with you In order
that the consumption Of gas or electricity
may be reduced to the actual requirements
of the official business Of the government.
Should there be a wastage OF water aris-
ing from defective fixtures in toilet rooms
or other causes you will Immediately report
the matter to the department..
Evening star., 1900-10-09
LIEUT.. WARDS CAREER.
Wounded for a Second Time in the
Philippines.

Lieutenant NJ. T. E. Ward of the 9th
Volunteer Infantry, who was recently
wounded at Novaliches Luzon, is a son of
Capt F. X. Ward of Baltimore. He served
with credit on the cruiser Dixie, with the
Maryland reserve, during the Spanish war.
In July, 1899, he enlisted private in the
2Ith Volunteer Infantry, and in the fol-
lowing September was appointed a second
lieutenant In that regiment as the result of
a competitive examination. He accompa-
MED the regiment to the Philippines la st
fall and was placed in command of Com
pany /. which was then without officers
During the service in the Philippines he
entered Aguinaldos lines in company with
Captain Graham and two men of the 9th
Regiment and captured six officers. In a
subsequent engagement, Lieut.. Ward was
wounded in the leg, and had only been out
Of the hospital at Corrigidor a short time
when he was again wounded while leading
his company in the fight at Novaliches. He
was promoted to a first lieutenancy last
month.
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PROPOSED ENLISTMENT OF sAMoANs
Secretary of the Navy May Ask for a
Native Guard.

Secretary of the Navy May Ask for
Native Guard.
1t is possible that the Secretary Of the
Navy will ask Congress to authorize the en-
listment Of few companies or a regiment
of natives of Samoa to assist In the opera
ton of the batteries to be erected for the
defense Of the harbor of Pago Pago. The
services of the natives are already utilized
in guarding the coal stored at the naval
station, and in the maintenance of peace
and order on the island. These pseudo pO-
licemen were enlisted some time ago by
Commander Tilley, the naval governor of
the American colony, as landsmen in the
navy They have been found efficient in
those respects that it Is contemplated to
organize a native regiment Of artillery,
with q view to the operation of the pro-
posed batteries. Commander Tilley has
privately expressed the opinion that the
natives, properly trained. would make pro-
ficient artillerymen. Several months ago
he made a formal recommendation for the
installment of a battery of six-inch and
eight-inCh guns at strategic points al Pago
Pago, and said that with their aid and the
proper location of mines the harbor could
be rendered absolutely impregnable. 1t is
fully realized that some steps are necessary
to insure the full protection of the coal
mounted 1t is probable that a detachment
at Pago Pago to operate them in case of an
enlistment Of native Samoans for that pur-
Evening star., 1900-10-09
TRIAL OF THE SOMERS.
Torpedo Boat Bought During the
Spanish-American War.

Torpedo Boat Bought During the
Spanish-American War.
NEW YORK, October 9.-The United
States torpedo boat Somers left this port
today for Philadelphia by the outside route,
which, it is hoped. she will be able to
travel by hugging close to the Jersey coast.
Much interest is manifested in the trip, as
this is the first she has made since she was
bought from the German government and
brought across the Atlantic on the deck OF
an ocean liner. The Somers was bought
new as something specially fast, but when
she arrived here 1t was found her frame
work was so weak that it had badly
sprung and examination of her machinery
revealed many other defects. She has been
undergoing reconstruction at the Brooklyn
navy yard, and would have made the start
on Saturday had it not been found addi-
tional repairs were required. The Somers
is too large to go through the canal to
Philadelphia and ii has been asserted she
is not seaworthy enough to make the ocean
trip She is in command of Lieut. John s.
Doddridge of the Talbot, and has picked
crew from the Talbot.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
SLAVERY IN THE SCLUS.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn COrrects
Mr.. Bryan.

Mr.. Bryan.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn Of the War
Department has written the following per-
sonal letter to Mr.. VIM. j. Bryan in re-
gard to the charge that slavery exists in
the SuluS as result Of treaty with the
United States:
WASHINGTON. D. c., October 6, 1900.
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. Peoria, ILL.,:
Dear Sir: In the press reports yesterday
of your address at Upton, Ind, In which
you referred to the overthrow of human
slavery in the United States resulting from
the success of the armies of the Union, You
are also reported as saying in that con-
nection:
I'VE fought then for the adoption of a
constitutional amendment that provided
that no man could own a slave, and yet
before the Philippine war is ended we have
the Sulu treaty, which recognizes slavery"
Permit me to invite your attention to the
following extract from the letter of the
Secretary of War to Major General E. s.
Otis, commanding the United States forces
in the Philippines, under date Of October
q. 1899:
1.-The President instructs me to advise you
that the agreement signed August 20 1S99
between Brigadier General John c. Bates,
representing the United States Of the one
part, the Sultan of Jolo, the Dato Rajah
Muda, the Dato Attik, the Dato Calbi and
the Dato Joakana1n, of the other part, is
confirmed and approved, subject to the ac-
ton of Congress provided for in that clause
of the treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain, which provides, The
civil rights and the political status of the
native inhabitants of the territory hereby
ceded to the United States shall be deter
mined by Congress- and with the under
standing and reservation, which should be
distinctly communicated to the Sultan OF
Jolo, that this agreement is not to be
deemed in any way to authorize or give the
consent of the United States to the exist
= GIL, ,t,s,
thing which is made impossible by the
thirteenth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States"
1t is probably unnecessary to call your
attention to the fact that In the absence
of the approval of the President 1t is i'm
possible for us to have the Su.u treaty"
or any other treaty.
Very respectfully,
G. d. MEIKLEJOHN
Evening star., 1900-10-09
ATHLETIC APATHY AT YALE.
College Paper Complains Ofsthe Lack
of Interest.


of Interest.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, October 9.-The
Yale News today has an editorial in some
what drastic criticism of the athletic
apathy existing in the university. The con-
tents are prompted by an article In the Har-
ward Crimson, in which the great athletic
enthusiasm at the Cambridge institution is
made the matter of editorial felicitation.
The Yale paper states that the conditions
at Yale are almost the reverse. and COM
plains that the number OF men engaged in
fall athletics is not what 1t should be, adj
ding:
There are plenty Of men TN this univer-
sity who need just such development as
this fall training would give them. The
trouble is that they are too lazy or listless
to go out That department of athletics
which gives more concern and worry and
which needs renovating most Is the track.
Iale's prestige in track matters has been
lost. To regain. it should be one of our
most earnest endeavors this year"
Evening star., 1900-10-09

w. NJ. Rice to a check for $4,000, purport-
ing to have been drawn in Patricks favor
on Swenson & Sons. bankers, called upon
his clients in the counsel room of the Tombs
today. Mr.. House said he hardly expected
to offer bail today for the prisoners.
In connection with the statement by the
police that Walter o. Wetherbe, who is in
the office of the bankers, S. M. SwensOn &
Sons, had said that Jones endeavored to
get him to draw up with him a document
purporting to be Mr.. Rices last WILL in
which each of them would get good share
of the estate, Mr.. Wetherbe said today
that an affidavit to that effect was made
last January and held for possible future
use.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
French Take More Hopeful View
Than the ENGLISH.
Their Designs Provoke Riots Among
the Chinese.

Ihe1r designs Provoke R1Ots Among
the Chinese.
VICTORIA, B. c., October 9.-Rev. Dy-
mond. who reached Hong Kong from Yum
Nan Flu. says:
"It Is open secret that the French
have designs on Yum Nan Flu. They In
duced priest to offer a large sum of mon-
ey to rent a temple, but he was driven out.
Recent riots were brought on by move
ment of the French. Consul General Fran
co.'s arrived at Yum Nan Flu in June with
twenty-five Frenchmen, and on Chinese
mandarins demonstrating at the illegality
of their carrying arms, the Frenchmen
pointed revolvers at the heads of the Of
ficials. The affair caused great excitement
and finally led to riots. On June 10 the
rioters attacked the French yamen, and had
1t not been for a Gordon OF Chinese soldiers
guarding it, the Frenchmen would have been
killed The French engineers house, a
cathedral and some mission buildings were
destroyed at that time and some native
Christians killed.
of Berrand Ragsdale, eldest son of j. w.
Ragsdale, United States consul at Tfen
Tsin The deceased had been ailing some
time and his illness was aggravated by
hardships he had undergone at Pekin.
Chemulpo dispatches give news of the
murder of Mr.. Bland, employed at an
American mine, by twenty-five Coreans
from an adjoining mine.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
BANK CASHIER MISSING,
Shortage of $4,000 Made Good by the
Directors.

NEW YORK, October 9-P. H. GiIhooly,
counsel for the Elizabethport N. j.. Bank
Ing Company, announced today that Will
liam Schreiber missing clerk Of the bank
was a defaulter to the amount of $4,000
and that the bank directors had made
good the amount of the shortage. Among
the directors is United States Senator John
kean.
Schreioer, who had been in the employ Of
the banking company since its incorpora-
ton about ten years ago, started from
Elizabethport on August 2 and was sup
posed to be on his vacation. While he was
away his accounts were examined and the
shortage was discovered.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
A DEFECT OF THE FILIPINOS.
They Do Not Fully Appreciate the
Sacredness of the Mails.

That there Is a lack Of appreciation
among the Filipinos in regard to the
sacredness of the mails Is plainly shown
by a report just received at the Post Office
Department telling of the efforts of the
superintendent of mails at Bacolod. Af.
M Learned, to have native caught rifiing
the mails sentenced in native cour. In
the first place because the native, who was
employed a messenger in the post office,
had not cut the mail bag or broken its
lock, the Judge thought the offense was
very unimportant, and when 1t was shown
that the manner of rifing the mails was a
secondary consideration, he wanted to fix
the punishment of the culprit in accordance
with the value of the article stolen When
Superintendent Learned wrote the depart
ment, he was still endeavoring to have the
man sentenced in such a way as to make
an example of him and to teach the natives
that United States mails are not to be tam
pered with
Evening star., 1900-10-09
PHILIPPINE POSTAL SERICE.
A Satisfactory Condition of Affairs
Reported.

Mr.. James w. Erwin, who was sent to
Manila by the direction of the Postmaster
General to make a thorough inspection of
all books and official affairs Of the director
of ports In the Philippine Islands, will ar
rive in San Francisco in a short time hav-
ing completed his work. Mr.. Erwin arrived
at Manila August 20. From Information
that has reached the department 1t is be-
lieved that he found the books and ac-
counts in perfect condition, and that there
not the least indication that any Of the
methods of Neely in Cuba have been
thought of in the Philippines. Mr.. Erwin
is expected to have his report ready for
the Postmaster General in a very short
time. The report of Director of Ports Vaille
of the Philippines for the past year is also
expected soon to arrive here II is under
stood 1t will show a surplus Of receipts over
expenditures Of about $4,000.
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Pnrdee and Van WickIe PrOpertfes
Will Raise WaRes

HAZLETON, Pa, October 9-The A. s.
Van Wickle. estate operating the Coleraine
and Milnesvtlle cOllieries, and Calvin Par
dee IL Co, owners of the Lattimer mines,
posted notices today Offering the 10 per
cent advance in wages 10 its mine workers.
The notices are similar to those posted by
the other coal companies. There are only
about four other individual operators in
: this region that have not yet offered the
increase, among them being c. B. Markle
& Co.
make the wage concession within the next
few days. If they do not and the miners
convention decides to accept the 10 per
cent advance offered the strike leaders
say they will be forced to fall into line
There were no marches this morning, but
the usual crowds gathered in the vicinity
OF the colferies that are still working for
.the purpose of getting the men to refrain
from going to work. There were no dis
tUrbances reported.
president Mitchell and the other officials
OF the United Mine Workers left here at
10 O'Clock for Shamokin, where a big labor
demonstration will take place this after
noon. The party goes from Shamokin to
Scranton tomorrow morning. where they
will remain until after the miners Conven-
ton shall have adjourned.
Will Join in Advance.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, October 9-The
operated by the Pennsylvania railroad
will, ii is stated on unquestionable author
ity, grant the 10 per cent net increase in
wages to its mine workers that has been
offered by the other big c6al-carrying COM
panies and by the individual operators. The
advance, however will most likely not be
announced until after the men have re-
turned 10 work, as the company does not
desire to hold the promise of an advance in
wages as the inducement for the men to
return. but prefer that they resume their
work trusting to the company to afford
them as fair treatment as any of the COM
panies.
Panther Creek Men Quit.
MACCH CHUNK, Pa, October 9-In the
Panther Creek valley today about 900 mine
workers are out at COadaIe and vicinity
The cullieries affected are Nos s, 10 and IL
OF the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany. The c0mpanys officers are doing
all in their power to keep their men at
work Local newspapers have issued ex-
tras asking the men to refrain from strik-
ing. In spite of all this, the strike lead
ers assert they will succeed in tying up
the region in day or two. Largely at
tended meetings were held last night at
IansfOrd and Summit Hill, and as re-
suit the number of those remaining away
from work was increased several hundred
More Men Quit Work.
HARRISBURG, Pa, October 9-The in
dications are that the Williamstown COL
Ueries will have to shut down for lack of
hands. Last night there were $50 men out,
and these with men from other collieres
had an all-night parade. which was rather
lively, but not disorderly. This morning
40 OF the men remained away from work
and there are indications that these will
now be added TO before the day is over.
.Ihe men are marching at intervals, but
thus far there has been no rioting.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
VIII Make Borings at Charleston

Borings are about to begin by the naval
authorities on the points under cOnsidera-
ton for the new naval station at Charles
ton. All Of the sites under consideration
are located near the city park. and ada
cent to the river. One of them is known
as ''The Point" There is said to be ample
depth of water for admirable stations al all
the points being considered.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
NO POLITICS IN THE STRIKE.
Men Are Engaged In Struggle for Bet
ter Conditions.

Men Are Engaged In Struggle for Bet
ter Conditions.
Special From Staff Correspondent.
HAZLETON, Pa, October 9-There is
absolutely no trace of politics In the great
coal strike in this immediate region The
political managers of both parties who
lave been agitated over the possible effect
of the strike upon the campaign have no
cause for anxiety, SO far as Hazleton and
neighborhood is concerned.
The workngmen have been too busy up
to this time with the strike and its effect
upon their material welfare to think of
politics. The strike has grown to enormous
proportions and presents an industrial sit
uation of great gravity.
No political speaker has thus far dared
to couple politics with the movement. None
has had the temerity to suggest that any
political party is responsible for the condi-
tions which caused the strike, and none has
attempted to claim that his party is the
coal miners especial friend.
They say here that an attempt to do this
would be rebuked at this time. The miners,
Evening star., 1900-10-09

Opinion of Mr.. Harper of the Order of
FOresters.

TORONTO, Ont, October 9.-Assistant
Supreme Ranger Harper OF the Indepen-
cent Order of Foresters, in which Miss
Defenbach of Chicago was insured, said to-
day that the orders agents in Chicago were
not certain that Miss Defenbach had ac-
tually died. 1t might yet turn out, he said.
that the case one of substitution and
that the body cremated was not that of the
young woman upon whose life the policy
was originally taken.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
Prohibition Meeting. Tonight.

CHICAGO, October 9.-The prohibition
special train, which has been carrying the
rational candidates a southwestern trip,
will arrive in Chicago this evening. Later
in the evening two meetings will be held,
which will be addressed by John G. Wool
ley, Samuel Dickey. Oliver II. Stewart and
Vclney b. Gushing.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
.IEJOHN.
Launching of the Arkansas.

The launching of the monitor Arkansas
has been set for November 10 at the New
port News yards. 1t is expected that the
usual ceremony will be observed at that
time the governor of Arkansas designating
a young lady of the state to christen the
ship. 1t is expected that the two monitors
not yet launched will be in the water before
the close of the year, SO that all four Of
this type of ship will be afloat before the
year ends
Evening star., 1900-10-09
HANNA TALKS TO WORkMEN.
Addresses the Employees of the Pull.
man Company.

CHICAGO. October 9.-Twenty-five hum
dred workmen, employed in the shops OF
the Pullman Company, assembled in Mar
ket Hall in Pullman, when they had fin
ished work last evening, and for forty-five
minutes listened to a speech by National
Republican Chairman Hanna. Mr.. Hanna
talked at length of the Mckinley admins
tration.
Senator Hanna was accompanied by sew
eral local republican leaders and a delega-
ton from Pullman, which had come to
Chicago to escort him.
Evening star., 1900-10-09
Lieut.. Brookheld Re.ixn..

The President has accepted the resigna-
ton of First Lieut. Robert NJ. Brookfed,
1th U. S. Infantry. and has ordered that he
be honorably discharged from the service
as assistant quartermaster. U. s. Volun-
teerR
Evening star., 1900-10-09
Flood of orntory for xew York.

ALBANY, N. Y, October 9.-oyer 700
meetings, with double that number Of
speeches, have been arranged by the re-
publican state committee for the last four
weeks of the campaign in this state, in ad-
dition to the two flying trips through the
state OF Gov. Roosevelt and Chauncey ID.
Depew, during which speeches will be
made at over 1J0 places
Evening star., 1900-10-09
SteamShin Arrivals.

SfeamShl ArriVaIs.
At Queenstown-Oceanicf from New York,
for Liverpool.
A. Bremen-Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
New York.
Evening star., 1900-10-09

". d. Wetherbe Makes Damaging
Statement Regarding Latter.

NEW YORK, October 9.-Fred'k House,
counsel for Albert r. Patrick and Charles
Jones. charged with forging the name of