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THE OlSrAUA DAILY BE 13 ; TUESDAY , OCTOBER 4 , IbOS. HOLCOMB STILL HESITATES Still Undecided Which Regimsnt Shall Be Mustered Out , CAUSES COMMENT AT WAR DEPARTMENT ( JiMornor S in U Think Tin-re Arc a ( Irrnt Mini } blcl < In tin'I'lilnl , lint Such nn lili-ix In Snhl l lie Incurrrct. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3 ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor Holcomb's Indcslslon as to which of tbo Nebraska regiments shall bo mustered out Is causing considerable talk about the War department and In army circles generally. Holcomb , from published Interviews , seems to be laboring under the Uca that there are a great many sick included In the Third Nebraska , Hut If such Is his thought he has not been nail advised , for reports received both by Adju tant General Corbln and Surgeon General Stornbcrg shou that sickness In the Seventh nrmy corps now at Jacksonville , ria , ol which the Third Nebraska U a part , Is much less than In other camps and Illness prevail ing a4ii on K Nebraska liojh has been reduced to a minimum. The rumored Increase ol sickness In the Third Nebraska Is attributed to the last pay daivhlch the bojs had The second speclil which leaves Washing ton on next Monday morning will carry to Nebraska a most distinguished party. It ' .Ml Include General Miles and his staff , Mrs Mile1) and Miss Miles , General and Mrs. A. W. Greely of the signal service , General and Mrs C. If. Humphrey , Commo dore A. N. Phillip of the navy , tr. ) and Mrs , Maker , Dr. and Mrs , Taylor , supervising architect , Prof. Harris of the Department of Education and distinguished rep resentatives of the diplomatic corps , to gether with some of the leading newspaper men of the capital. General Joe Wheeler , In an Interview with W N llabcock this evening , agreed to go to Omaha for President's day , Army and Navy da ) and Qlvll Government day , leaving Huntsvlllc , Ala , about the 10th. He will be accompanied by his four daughters and como via the Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific. Cicnreal Shatter and aides , It Is understood , will go from Governor's Island to Omaha via the Now York Central and Northwestern , Joining the special at Chi- coco The scope upon which the exposition h conducting Its prospective Peace Jubilee ex ercises Is the talk of the cast and such a body of noted people will not bo seen to gether again In > cars. General Wheeler 1'as consented to deliver a short address on Civil Government day. The speech of the president on October 12 , It Is said , will be one of his ablest efforts and as It will be l.ls fltst ofllclal utterance since peace uat declared cannot help hut bo far-reaching. NO PRESENT DANGER IN CHINA KOTO IK 11 1'Ieetn Anxciiilillni ; lo lie l'rc > - I Iiureil for Antlclpntcil Trouble In tin1'uliirc. . I/ : II WASHINGTON , Oct 3 The State do- I partracnt hag received the following cable , gram froni M-inlster Congci at Pckln : There Is no sorlous danger yet , but consld. crable anxiety for the1 future. The forrlgt fleet Is assembling at Tien Tsln Some o : the ministers are ordering marines to Peklt for legation guard. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. Secretary Long upon advicest received at the State de. partment , siu'ovvltiij yip existence of threat' enlng comllttons LXjCWna * jias ordered Ad. mlral Derfpjc , to send' to , war ships fron Manila to a point as near the Chinese cap. Ital as possible for a war , ship to approach The -vessels selected for this undertakln ; are ibo Daltirooro and the Petrel. It I : exported that the Baltimore will not hi ' able 'to get beyond the Taku forts at thi entrance of the Pang Ho river , upon whlcl Pokln Is situated , but the Petrel , being o smaller proportions , may be able to react Tien Tsln , eighty miles above the moutl and about the same distance below Pckln The officials u-gret that there Is not nov on the Asiatic squadron a light draugh gunboat of the Helena class , which couk nsrend the river as far as the Chinese cap Ital piici3rou A Dr. Hill of ItoclifHfrr > niue < l for An. MHtniit Sfrrotnry of Mali' . WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. The president hni appointed l r. David J. Hill of Ilocheste : first assistant secretary of state to succeec John Uassptt Moore , resigned. Dr. Hill 1 president ot tlio Ilochcster- university , U i Fcliolarly. gentleman and Is particular ! ; known th\ouyh lils knowledge ot Intelna tlonal la.v. HP has taken a prominent part Ii Now York politics and hns delivered man ; public addresses during recent campaigns Ho Is now In Holland , but Is expected to re turn at once , having accepted the posittoi tendered. 1'ortnliiliin to I'oNtofllocii. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. ( Special Tele grain. ) The following were appointed sub Htttute carriers at 3GOO per annum each nimcr U. Green , Lincoln , Neb. ; William E Ferris. Dubuque , la. ; Watson P. Wrlghl I.arnmle , Wo. ; Hmll Llndenberg , Dubu < mc la. William S. Von Hatton , canler at Slou C'Uy. la , was today promoted from third t second class , salary $850 per year. Albcr C Welch was today appointed postmaster a Halglcr , Dundy countiy , Neb. Awnriln Contract * for Mmiltori. WASHINGTON , Oct. 1 Henry Scott o the Union Iron works , San Francisco , callci upon Secretary Long today to learn th decision o ! the department concerning th awards ot contracts for the four coast de fcnso monitors. The secretary has decldei tovAvvard these contrapts In accordance vvltl thci lowest bids , namely , ono monitor t < Lewis Nixon at $825,000 , Newport News a $860,000 , Dath Iron works $862,000 am Union Iron works $ S75,000. Dally Trnmir } Mnlemcnt. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. Today's state Rheumatism Gone Complication of Diseases Alter Having the Grip Bettor In Every Way Slnco Taking Hood's Sarsaparllla. The grip nnd other forms of serious Illness often leave the system in a thoroughly deranged condition. In such cases Hood's Sarsnpavilla is just \vlmt | s needed. Read this. "The grip left me with a complication of disease * . I wgs constipated , grew very thin and became discouraged. My wife procured a bottle ot Hood's SanaparilU and I began taking it. After talcing sev en ! bottles I gained in weight and felt CO per cent better. The rheumatism Yrlth which I had been troubled left me and Hood's Bareip rllla gave me atrength. I have great faith in ita curative power. " WILLIAM CALBEOK , Peabody , Kansas. Sarsaparilla - Hood parilla Is the belt In fact toe One True Blood Purifier * Bold b > all druggists. tlitftor ; $5. Hood's Pills mcnt of the treasury Phong : Available cash balnncc , $309.106,297 ; gold reserve , $243.327,372. Aii | | < ilntnifiit < li.r ( lie I'rrNlilotit , WASHINGTON . Oct. 3. The president today made the following appointments. Joseph E. Lee of riorlda , collector of In ternal revenue for the district of Horlda ; 0. II , Green of Texas , United States mar shal for the northern district of Texas. Navy Lieutenant Commander John K. 1'lllshury , to he commander , Lieutenant Commander William H. Hccdcr , to bo a commander ; Passed Assistant Engineer rint'k W. Uartlott. to be thief englneci , Ac Inj ; Grnncr Mylcs Joyce , to bo n gunner In the navy. SNOW CHECKS FOREST FIRES 'Ili.-j Arr Still MnoiililiTliiK nnil AVlll llrrnk Out A ( in In I iilcm-i More Mo I Mil re DENVER , Oct. 3 Reports received today from various points In the regions wheie forest fires have been spreading for n week or two past arc to the effect that the fires have been checked In many places by snow and rain. In the vicinity of Glcnwood Springs the fires are almost entirely ex tinguished. Idaho Springs reports that the fins on the west slope of the divide are pretty nearly under control and there Is not now much danger of their reaching the east slope However , the fires will smoulder for months and another dry spoil , followed by winds , might revive the llames Hundreds of miles of fine timber have been laid wastu in the range of mountains to the west of Middle park and some ranches have been destroyed A Leadvlllc dispatch Rajs a light snowfall appears to have somewhat checked the forest fires that were threatening some of the min ing sections of this country. The snow was entirely too light to extinguish the llames and unless another storm comes within the next forty-eight hours , It Is said that raucu damage will be done In Lake park and St. Kevin sections. E. A. Julian , sperlntcndcnc of the United States fish hatchery at Lead- vllle , says that criminal carelessness and In excusable negligence on the part of campers are responsible for nine-tenths of the pres ent forest fires. The town of Kokonio Is no longer endangered. CHEYENNE. Wyo , Oct. 3. Special Agent Abbott of the Interior department has re turned from Carbon county , A here he was engaged for three weeks In fighting forest fires nloni ; the west side of Bald mountain , the aast and west sides of the Platt volley near Bennett on the head of Spring CreeK , the forks of the Encampment river and around Battle lake. Mr. Abbott's force consisted of a largo number of ranchmen , who volunteered for the work , and twenty men whom ho hlreti. The country where some of the flres were burning Is rough and mountainous and It was necessary to use pack animals to reach It. With great difficulty the various flrca were put out and their ravages confined tea a comparatively small area. Had the fire on Bald mountain crossed to the cast sldo of the mountain , a tract of magnificent timber twenty-five miles long would have been destro > cd. The Department of the In terior authorized Mr , Abbott to spare no expense In extinguishing the Carbon county fires. Kr6m where he was ! working Mr. Ab bott states that the Immense flrcs around Halms peak , Colorado , , could bo plainly seen , The Colorado fires are driving large num bers of deer and antelope north Into Wjom- Ing. Word has been received that the bis forests of northern Ulnlah County , south ol the Yellowstone National park , are burning , These fires will be put out by the fores ! rangers stationed In the government tlmbci reserves of ( hat , n-gloiv " MILWAUKEE , Oct. 3-p-A , Journal specla ] from Madison says * * Adjutant Genera ! Boardman and-Coloncl Olnty-'who were scnl noith to report on the forest flres , rt-tu-nei ! today. General Boardman says , while tht recent rains checked Uie flames , anothei dry week would probabb ECO incm ngalr at work. Ho estimates the number of reo. pie burned out nt 1,000 , most of whore are farmers , but says they are not discour aged and will return to their lands with whal assistance they can get In the way of food seed , etc. General Boardman heard orlj two reports of death ono nt Bairon and another at Alameda. CAPTAIN PUGSLEY DEPOSED of Trniixiiort Oliilnn n Kit th AiitliorK ) of t lilted SlatcM < ltiurlriiiaH < cr. ( Copj right , 1S93. by Associated Press ) PONCE , Porto Rico , Sept. 27. Captalt H. M. Pugsley , navigator of the transpor Obdam , was relieved frc % duty on tha ship's arrival here on Saturday. The. ordei relieving him was Issued by General Honrj upon the representation of Captain \Valtei Allen , the United States quartermaster Ir charge of the vessel , who alleged that Cap. tain Pugsley had been Insubordinate am had used abusive language on the voyage down. Captain Allen Is a brother of "Prl vale" John Allen , ono of the Mlsslsslpp congressmen. The charges made agalns Captain Pugsley grow out of a conflict vvltl a party on board the ship. Captain Arlct maintained that ho was Pugsley's auperloi officer , a contention which the latter chal lenged so far as It related to the imviga. tlon of the ship. It was to Captain Pugslc ; that the sailing orders were directed Ii New York. During the voyage , which was a storm ; one , Captain Allen mounted the bridge o' the vessel several times and was orderei down by Captain Pugsley , who declarei that the marine articles would not perm ! anyone save the officers of the ship there On ono occasion ho sent for Ltcutenan Colonel Sickles , who was aboard , In chargi of a battalion of the Sixteenth Penns > I vanla regiment , to appear to him as Cap tain , Allen's superior to compel him to leavi the bridge. Captain Allen , however , loft before Colonel nel Sickles arrived. Captain Pugsley upon his return to Nev York will demand an Investigation. HYMENEAL , .SltllfTrr-Toilcilliort. HOOPER. Neb , Oct. 3. ( Special ) At thi parlors of the Wlckvtlre hotel Monday fore noon at 11 o'clock occurred the marriage o Miss Molllo Todenhoft , daughter of Mr anc Mrs. Fred Todenhott. to Dorsey Shaffer Hev. William Esplln. pastor of the Metho dlst Episcopal church , conducted the cere , mony After the congratulations u dalntj wedding dinner was served , after which thi newly wedded couple were escorted to thi depot by the guests , \\here they took thi fraln to the exposition at Omaha nnd n vlsl la Iowa with the groom's relHtUes. Ilninlltuii-lllll. George F. Hamilton , city salesman tor tht American Hand-Sencd Shoo company , and MUs Elizabeth Hilt both of thia city wen married last Monday at Morrison , 111. Thrj returned to Omaha Sunday. Murilrrrr Mill nt LIIFKC. NASHVILLE. Tenn. . Oct. 3 J. U Ho | . llngsnorth. who shot Hev. A. C Webb anc his eon. E J. Webb , Jesse HlKidns anc James Vincent In Cannon countv on Satur day afternoon , la still ut Inrso. Ilev. Mr Webb dlrd three hours after recehlnc thi wound E J. Webb was wounded In thi head nnd Is perhaps fatally hurt. Jcsa < HlRglns' wound will prove fatal Jaoiei Vincent was painfully wounded The eherlf and a posse are In pursuit of Holltncsnorth llcilllDKSHorth , after flrtnK at the party , which had assembled to attend a sale ol property bclotmtng to him and which hat been le\led Upon , ran to the woods and shot IIlRglns and K. J. Webb as they vvero pur. sulnK htm , MORE HEN FOR PORTO RICO Three Additional EcgimenU Ordered to Points in the Island. TROOPS AT CAMP MEADE GO TO THE SOUTH ) to HP Anknl for LrR to I'mtlilo fnolillcrn to ( lurrlnoii the iHlnniln Held liy the 1 nltril Stnte < i. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3 The War depart ment has decided to send more troops to 1'jrlo Illco. Orders have been Issued direct- In ir that the Fifth regular cavalry , now nt Huntsvllle. Ala , the Sixth United States volunteer Infantry , now at Chlckamnuga , and the Forty-seventh New York , now n' Fort Adams , shall proceed to such point In I'orto Htco as may be desired by the commanding general In that Island The Eighth United States volunteer Infantry nrid two companies of the Indiana colored voltih- teetrs , now nt Fort Thomaa , Kyi ? 'will re lieve the Sixth volunteer Infantry at Chick- amnuga. All the troops at Camp Mcado will soon bo ordered to points In the eouth. Some of them may go to Cuba , but the nrajorlty will for the present occupy the new ramps re cently selected In Georgia ana South Care lina. It Is understood the troops sent to garrison duty In Cuba will not remain long , but when they have seen service for a few months will return to this country. The same Js probably true as to Porto Hlco It Is also Intimated that when the troops re turn the volunteers will bo given sixty days' furlough and ho mustered out By that time congress will have had an opportunity to do- tennlnc what shall be done In regard to gar risoning the new possessions. This determination Is no doubt due to the pressure that has been brought by members of consress for the mustering out of the volunteers from their states and districts. The responsibility for furnishing troops for garrison duty and for army duty generally will be upon congress The recommenda tions of the president and the War depait- ment will have been made before the troops return from either Cuba or Poito Utco , and the necessity of the case made known. Al though there has been less pressure for the mustering out of volunteers since the an nouncement was made that the troops could not be spared , the demand continues with iiulllclent persistence to convince the war officials that a reorganization of the army will bo necessary and that some arrange ment will have to be made to secure a force for garrison service In the Islands and the states , which will not bo subject to the same dltnculties cxsciicnccd In the case ol the volunteers. Although the pressure for the muster out of the entire regiments is no' ' so great , the demand for the discharge ol Individuals has overwhelmed the depart ment. There Is scarcely a senator or rep resentative who has not presented requests of this kind. i VTHIOTIC OIMH VL juK\\'iincLnii AVlll It c in n I ii In Iho Army S < > rlot : n * Ione U'M I'rcililcnt Dcslrcn. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. Major deneral Joseph Wheeler , who reached hero lasl nlghti was at the White House today and bad a brief Interview with the president , General Wheeler said his mission here- waste to testify before the war investigating com mission , which had summoned 'him , and thai after testifying he would .leave for cnmr at Huntsvllle. > General Dodgp-had a short-talk with th ( presldehT'a'bW ' thV'CommlsloffSNIiity , ant met'General Wheeler as thb Jtittdr Xvati Ibuv. Ing the "White House and notified him tt appear' before the commission tomorrow which GencMI Wheeler said ho would do. General Wheeler stated on leaving thi president that his future plans were no finally decided , though he said he undorstocu that ho would be sent to Cuba with bis arm ; division to take charge In Santa Glan province. He expected he would bo able ti resume his seat In congress early In thi session , though of that he was not certain. " " said "that President McKInley "I foci , ho , ) ley has given me the highest compllnien than any ono could give me and I will net a : he directs. I will stay In service as long a : he snjH he wants me to do so and when hi Indicates there Is no longer actual need o my services 1 will leave" General Wheeler's division , w.hich is t ( assemble at Huntsville preparatory to bc > Ing sent to Cuba , la to consist of the Sec. end , Fifth , Sixth , Seventh , Eighth ant Tenth regular cavalry. Ho accompanlet to the White House n delegation from Ala bama , consisting of Judge Gaston , J. C Shepard , C O. Abercromblo and L. Strauss who had already seen the War departmen authorities and who asked for a commit tee to Investigate the proposed camp slti at Montgomery , Ala. They secured an ordc from Secretary 'Alger detailing Surgeoi Grccnleaf to Inspect the site. SOI.UinilS TO CAMI' IN Tlin SOUTH S 'cr 'tiiry AlKi > r Ilclle\en Hotter He HiiltH Cnii Tlum Hi * Olitnliieil. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. The followlni statement was ghen out at the Wnr de partment today : The eccretary ofar , he Ing questioned as to quartering of troop : di.rlng the winter , said ho had the matte : under vnry careful consideration alid ha dPttJrmIned for the good of tha servlco ant the welfare of the men that they shoUli be In open camps in a climate where dur Ing tbc winter they can drill and have free open air exercise. To put the troops In build Ings In largo cities In the north would , Ii a measure , deprive them of the necessar : drill , discipline and target practice essentla for fitting soldiers for actUe sen Ice In thi field. Moreover , the discipline of troop near small towns can be maintained ; much better and more effectively than nea largo cities. Troops , therefore , will be fjuar tcred In the middle southern statei , when thiy can live In tents , as provided , by tin plan of the quartermaster general , whjcl gives stoves to each three tents Joined to gethcr two sleeping rooms and one stttln ; room. The secretary ofwar has directed a hoan of experienced army officers to vlolt tin different sites for the purpose of seleetihi these camps nnd has left that to their judg ment , which however , meets wl'h his ful approval. Colored Soldi ) * Cluing : ( o ( .nrrlnmifl DENVER , Colo. , Oct. 3. The Twenty fifth United Slates Infantry ( colored ) arrlvei at La Junta , Cole , today over the Sunt. Fo railroad and thence proceeded In detach , merits to the various posts In the Depart , mcnt of the Colorado to which Jt Is as. . nlgned The regimental commander , staff band , Companies I , K , L and M go to Tori Logan , Cole ; Companies A and Hto'For Huachuca , Ariz ; Company C to San parlos Ariz. ; Company D to Fort Apache. Ariz. , Company K to Fort Uavard , N "M. , aqc Company K to Fort Wlngate. N MThi four companies to be stationed at Tori Logan reached this city at 10 45 p. m. A large crowd bad assembled and heart ) ) ) cheered the heroes of San Juan. A recep tion committee met the soldiers and sup plied them with refreshments A borjut was presented to each man by colored citi zens .r WnltlUK for Colil Wuutlirr , , , CAMP MEADC , Mlddletown , Pa. . Oct.3 ' ' Major Generar Graham eaju that mull cold weather eels In the Second corps wll ! not be moved from Camp Mcade , He doit not want tt sent south until the mil > 1 weather erases here. He Is coatlilent thai when the troops here are moved they will go direct to Cuba and does not expect that more before November 1. Thirty of the Second West Virginia reg iment that marched from Harrlsburg to Gettysburg were stricken down and were brought to the Second division hospital hero today by Chaplain Kelly. The regi ment will leave York on Friday and reach Harrlsburg again on Monday The Bed Cross society sent a hospital train hero today from Philadelphia and took away forty-eight typhoid patients. Hereafter no sick men will bo alfowcd to bo sent to hospitals unless on a regular hospital train , owing to the fact that men cent singly have been taken 111 In cars and have had nobody to care for them. To nil IT ( litnrtrr * for Troopx. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3 A delegation of Clnclnnatlans appeared at the Wnr depart- irent today to make a proposition In behalf of thai city for quartering 5,000 troops dur ing the winter months The delegation was headpd by Itqbcrt West , president of the Cha'uibcr of Commerce , and William McAl- lister , vice president of the Chamber of Commcrct , and Included Messrs F. Foulda , L Daniel , D W Campbell , John Krloa , J C Jon'ce , 11 W. Yale and Messrs. Davis and Wyborh. Th'e'delegation offered to provide accommodations' for 5,000 men at $1,000 per month at * Oakley park , providing buildings , water and llg'lit. The local quartcrjnastcr had made a fa'vorablo report on the case. Secretary Algej listened to thy representa tions of the commlCtee and took the propo- sltI0n 'Qndo.r consideration. Total Dcnilin At Mnnllii to Unto. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. The following dispatches have been received nt the War department ; MANILA. Oct. 3 Adlutnnt General Washington. Deaths among troops In Phil ippines July , August and September JuU , 1 olllcciB. S3 enlisted men. August 2 ofll- cerf. 60 enlisted men. of whom ono officer and 16 enlisted men were killed In action 7 died of wounds. September. 25 enlisted men died Tctal deaths. 17 Killed In ac tion , 7 died of wounds , 14 of typhoid fever. Cause of remaining'deaths , accident and miscellaneous diseases. OTIS MANILA. Oct. , 3. Adlutant General Washington Steamer Sci\ndla \ arrived today without accident. Private Jacobs hosoltal corps , died at sea of typhoid fever. He- mains brought here. OTIS , Commanding. llj erfi 1'lcnKoil itli 'Mltuntion. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3. Adjutant Gen eral Uycrs of Iowa , now here , has expressed himself as being greatly pleased with what ho has seen BO far of the military manage ment at Camp Merrlam , especially such of It as pertained to the Iowa regiment He has devoted some time to a study of the workings of the general hospital. A per sonal Interest touches him there , for his son-in-law , Henry Barnett of the Fifty-first , Is recovering from a serious Illness. Twenty- two deaths have occurred In the regiment slnco Its arrival here. TII Iii.cMlK"ttt Ctiliaii Camp hltcit. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. Lieutenant Colonel Llvcrmoro of tht corps 5f englnecre and Colonel Waring of the quartermasters' ' department have been designated to Join the board which is to look after camp sites In Cuba. Colonel Llvermoro goes to make an examination 'with especial reference to the fortifications and ) report whether new forti fications aro'needcd ; < dr whether repairs arc . .needed.Colonel Waring Is assigned to the duty of looklns/lnto , the sanitary condition of the different towns where troops are tc bo located. , Ofily/J'iro HcKlMiciiln Ifeninlt. NEW VOUK tOjCt.,3. The Second cavalry , numbering DSS mon , left Camp"Vykoff to day for JIuntfj UJg AJa. There are now nl carniXjj3iiiytluoucavalry regiments , the / ( ' ' SJnth.an'cJ. y ft/ftuiyj. Quoof , fhese wjll jirob'ably leave : tomorrow. General Shaftct 'having' left to'tatco command of the Hepart- mont of , the Ea.8.t at Governor's island , Gen eral McCJernandIs In pharce to see to the ( closing of the ; camp. Sick In Snii Krniiclnco HoNpltnl. SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. S.There an now- over 300 patients In the division fleli hospital at the Presidio , all of whom an reported as doing well. Besides these there are 190 men on furlough , -twenty-four Ir the convalescent homo and six In private residences , bringing the sick list above pOO Private Henry L. Scott of Company K , Fifty- first Iowa , Is dead of cerebro-splnnl menin gitis. SCHEME FOR GREAT COMBINE lroioml ( o roiiHollilntc All Win Ship , Armor nml Onliinnce Plant * Under One Company. CLEVELAND , O. , Oct. 3 An evening paper says : Ono of the most gigantic projects for the combination of capital It the history of the country Is being engl. neered in Mils city. It Is nothing less that an attempt to unite the war ship building Interests and the armor plato and gun- making Interests of the world Into one greal syndicate whoso factories shall be locacac near Cleveland. Men of international repu. tatlon In the financial and manufacturlnf world arc In the deal. All summer foreign , ers of wealth and rank have been qulctlj visiting Cleveland. Their going and com. Ing has been kept as mysterious as possible They have avoided hotels , fearing publicity being given to fhelr plans. It Is bellevei that every shipbuilding , gunmaklng nm armor making firm In the United States has been In tbo negotiations. The projectors as. Bert , they can raise a capital ot $200,000,000 One of their fond dreams , which may or maj not become a reality , Is sold t < o bo the so. curing of a canal from the great lakes U thu sea , all In United States territory. Tin yards for building war ships could then bi located on the lakes. Among thd Clevdanders who are said t ( he In tile deal are Coloni ; ! Myron T. Her. rick , president of the Society of Savings and Robert Wallace , president of the Cleve. . land Shipbuilding company. Dr. Galling ; tha famous Inventor of guns , has bnen hen In. conference with other men in the deal Ills new Invention , tne Immenae gun w'llcl ' vvas cast In one piece at tbc Otis Stce works , has excited discussion In the privati conferences. The conferees who visited thi City were taken to the Otis works and ex. amlned the big works carefully Arm. strong , the Inventor of the gun which bean his name , has also been here. Andrew Carnegie is ono of the chief men In tin negotiations. Robert Wallace Is now In th < west ) with several of the foreigners whc visited Cleveland. Before he returns ho wll ; stop at San Pranclsco and the proprietor ! of the Union Iron works , which built the battleship Oregon , will bo approached 01 to whether the ) will come > Into the- deal Sometime ago Murray A. Werner of Pitts- burg , a promoter who has engineered manj deals for Carnegie , was In Cleveland ami look up the great project with local men. he * , ere hiorni In the South. ATLANTA. Ga. . Oct 3 A severe rain ani wind storm , presumably a branch of tb < great blow of last night on the Atlantl : coast , passed over Atlanta early todav Th < wind from the east has reached a veloclti of fortv miles an hour No dam-ace wae done In the cltv. but the wind served tc make communication with the coast almost Impossible Superintendent Stephens of the Western Union said todav that Jacksonville yas ncsln entirely cut off from the res ! of the. world , Tbt.ro Is but one wire from Charleston to Savannah and that Is unre liable Interruptions occur frequently Ii : different places , showing that the storm U still on. No word rf anv loss of life alone the Atlantic coast has reached the city TO Cl'ItU ' A tfCII.D IN 0 > R DAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine TableU All < lruRBl5ls refund thu money If It falls tb cure 23c The conulno bun L B. Q on each tablet , uMTvr'pnr'puii ? i nvcMiTnnv iv W11NESSLSWILL IJL SWORN IN Statements Made Before Wnr OommisMon Will Bo Under Oath. COMPLAINTS OFTIttNSPORT SHIPS ARE IN Thin Ilriinc'li of llu < Service ( o Hccclvc 1'arUculnr Attention Naincn of All ( 'oiiiniuiiilliiK OIIH'cr * and Other * AnUtMl I'or. WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. All the mem bers of the war Investigating committee were present nt todaj's session except ex- Ciovernor Deavet and the announcement was made that he would be In attendance tomorrow when General Whetlcr will be present as the first witness before the commission. Today's session was devoted largely to the consideration of the method of exam ining witnesses and In thli connection the question of admlnlsleilng oaths VV.IB dis cussed nt considerable length. The position was taken that thu commission had no au thority to compel a witness to be sworn bv a member of the commission and there was a general opinion that witnesses would not lalse n question of technicality. It WHS de cided to offer the witnesses an opportunttj to decline if they so desired. It was though ! some difficulty might be avoided by get ting the president to appoint one of the officcis of the board to the office of a no tary public and It Is probable that this request will bo made , with the end of hav ing an officer capable of admlnlsterluq oaths present In case of emergency. To ex-Governor Ueav'er was assigned the task of loading In the examination of wit nesses , , but other members of the board shall ask such questions as they may de sire. sire.The The commission also received several additional communications which received attention. Among them was a letter from Surgeon Sternberg Inviting the commission to visit his office No action wab taken on this Invitation. The letter Is as follows General G M Dcdce. President of Uoan ! to Investlu.ite the War Department Sir 1 have the honor to submit for the considera tion of the Investigation the enclosed state ment ( It has been published heretofore ! relating to responsibility In the medical de partment of the army I respectfully sug gest that the commission as n whole or r subcommittee visit the office of the Mir- geon general at an early date for the pur pose of Investigating the organization nm methods of work which have been employe ! In my office during the war vvlth Spain. I have received a copy of the questions re- latins to the medical ilcn.trtn.irnt and stnl do mv best to answer these questions It full nt as early a day as Ii practicable. Bui coiiflldornble time will be required , owln > to the enormous amount of business pei tain- Ing to the regular administrative work o the office To neglect this would give Jus cause for criticism and I nm sure the ronv mission will agree with me that mi dutj Is to provide for the proper care of oui armies In the field and garrison so far 01 this lies In my power. This has been mi earnest endeavor from the outset ot oui short and clorlous war with Spain. Yen respectfully. GEORGE M. STEUNDERO. Surccon GenctM. U. S. A At the afternoon session of the Investlgat- Ing committee several complaints vvero rca. In regard to the method of transportlnt men from Santiago , , the names of the ves. sejs , qn which It was alleged that abuse : bad occurred being the Concho , the Senpca the Breakwater , the Olivette and the CUi Ol .iWaablngton. Itwas decided to maki a thorough , ln.v cassation of this branch o Jlio sejvcc , | , and Chairman Dodge was , dl r'ccte ? : < l to , secure the names of the command. Ing officers/ medical officers and represent atives of the quartermaster's departmeu on these vessels. The commission also de. elded to permit the presence during thi hearings of three stenographers as repre sentatlves of the press In addition to thi representatives of the press associations. FIGHT AGAINSl YELLOW JAM Mnrlnc IIoxiiHnl Service HUH a IarR < 1'orcc of SiirK < * oiiN In the Iiifoutfil District. WASHINGTON. Oct 3 Marine hosplta officials say there Is nothing official to ben out rumors that the yellow fever condltlot at New Orleans Is considerably worse thai has been reported. These rumors lwv < reached the bureau here and have causei some uneasiness , but there has been noth. Ing confirmatory of them. The surgeon grn cral's latest bulletin shows twelve cases am two deaths to date. It Is realized by tin officials that there Is a natural tendency It afflicted localities to keep the reports dowi to the lowest limits In order to avoid thi scare and the commercial blockade whlcl ensues when the nltuatlon Is understood ti bo serious. At the same time the Loulslan , authorities have been keeping the official : here well advised of the progiesa of thi disease , reporting new cases and explain Ing the elaborate system of quarantine am care put In force. The surgeon general hai supplemented the local corps of physician : with an unusually largo number ot fcdcra surgeons. At .present the Marino Hosplta atafC at New Orleans consists of Surgeoi Carter , Past Assistant Surgeons Wasdeu Magruder and Stone , Assistant Surgeoni Lumsden and Clark and the official regular ! ; attached to the Marine hospital at that port Not far from New Orleans , at Franklin Surgeon Kalloch and two hospital steward : are at work. Assistant Surgeon Lavonde Is at Baton Hougo and Assistant Surgeoi Cummlngs at Jackson. ly this dlsposltloi of a large staff of federal surgeons the uu thorltlea hero feel that everything posslbli Is being done to cope with the dlsea&e. At Chattanooga , Assistant Surgeon Oaklc ; with a corps of sanitary Inspectors is Ii charge of the train Inspection through north ern Alabama and entering Chattanooga. Dr Porter Is at Atlanta. I Tha surgeon general received a report to day from Harrlston , Miss. , stating tha ' > ellow fever of a mild type had appeared there. PANA NOT UNDER MARTIAL LAtt MllltnrjForeen Tlit-rc Held < u 111 Sulijrut ( ii thu CM II Aiithurl- tlrN of tin * Count j. ST. LOUIS , Oct. 3. A special to th < Post-Dispatch from Springfield , III. , says. . Since troops ha\e been ordered to the cltj of Pana the question of the extent of Cap tain Craig's authority has been raised , anc ! It has been held by some that the town Ii I under martial law Governor Tanner ami the adjutant general are out of the city today , but the assistant adjutant general , Colonel Theodore Ewert , today outlined the status of the military at Pana us it Is under- etood at his ofttce. "Martial law , " said the assistant adjutant general , "can be proclaimed only by tht governor of the state In a public proclama tion. No such proclamation has been Issued and martial law does not exist at Pana It is a common error to suppose that e > ery time troops are called out martial law exlets As a matter of fact the soldiers , when they are called out , as they have been & Hereford's ' Asld Phosphate Imparts to the otomach lioalth end itronctti , PIcc-want to take. An 7r - i'oi/lihntlle ! . nt I'.inn nro subordinate ) to the civil au thorities " PANA. III. Oct. 3 The militia was nc- llxply ciiRnged today unarming deputies , negroes nnd any persona found with nrnis. Captain CrnlR. commanding the mllltln , has notified all stores to sell no more llrearms. MANY STAhVING IN HAVANA Aim-rlc-nii < ' < ininilmliiiii > ri Kmlon * . or- ln r to * > riMir ' l'critil * liin to I.ntiil WASHINGTON , Oct. 3. A private letter fiom an American citizen In c-loso touch with the Cuban military commission In Havana , states that great suffering exists In Havana for lock of food People are starv ing , some djlng on the ntreets. and innnj others , who are uimbli to go out and bun , dlo In the houses. There is a great number of this latter class All the while this Is going on the Spanish authorities are refus ing to allow the Coma ) , with n million ra tions on boird , to outer the Havana harbor The Anicrluin commission did a great dial of hard work to secuio the entrance of the \u6eil , ind llnnllv got permission to land Us supplies at Matanzas. The commission , the latter states , Is now making cffoits to siiuro the admission of supplies brought by the Hpd Cross , BO a portion of the suffering might bo relieved The commissioners , In this , as In eveij thing else , llnd out that they mo dellng with procrastinating men , who delay rvny move as long as possible No fault Is found with the treatment which the conunlss'oners ' receive personally Spanish authorities being very suuve and polite , but In the matter of business , plenty of time Is taken bellow fever Is said to exist In the city , but little fear is expressed by the writer of the letter , who sajs It Is not re ported as dangerous < " < > iiii NH I o mi I N out In nil-ins. NEW YORK. Oct. 3 Congressional con vention1' were held bv the democrats in four districts of Kings county and these nomina tions vvero mndo Second district , John .1. Tltzgerald , Third district , Edmund H Urlggs , renomlnatcd. Fourth district. U. T Clavton , Sixth dis trict , Michael Maj Other nominations Joseph H. Walkci , republican , renom- Inated , Third Ma wchusetts. Frederick H. Glllotto , republican , renomlnatcd , Second Massachusetts George W Wevmouth , republican , renom- Inated Fourth Mnss.uhusitts Samuel W. McC'nll lepubllcnn , rcnom- Inated , Eighth Mafsachusptts Charles H Tlllev , prohibitionist , First Hl'ode Island Ltonard Wntrous , prohibitionist , Second Hhodo Island. TOE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is duo not only to the originality and simplicity of the uombiuut'.on , but also to the care and bldll with which it is manufactured byv scientific processes , un4Vw } , .o ( .lie CAUKOHNIA Fiq yvuur Cp. only , and vye wish to impress upon all the importance of puichabinR the true autl original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is n.unttf actured by the CAUFOHNIA. Via Svuui * Co. "my , a knowledge of that fact will assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standingo'f the CALI- FoitNiA Tia Svuui' Co. with the medi cal profession , inul the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs lias given to millions of families makes tno name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of Sts remedy. It is far in advance of nil other laxatives , as it acts on the kidneys , liver and bo-rcls without irritating or weaken ing them and it does not gripe nor naiihcate. In order to get itb beneficial effects , please tememberthe name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. HAN rittNClKUO , Cat. LUCISVIU.i : . KT M.VVVOHK. N.Y. MIDWAY ATTIl YCTIOXS > . I Old Plantation j 100 Southern Negro Dancers , Blngen , and Cake Walkers 1'kknnlnny J Quartet. Handsome Theater , k Sea the Village. J - MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS. I { JAPANESE § TEA GARDEN CURIO STORE g COOLEST AND g FINEST PLACE. 2 North ol Music Mall , E.Midway. jj SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA * g Ostrich Farm WUST MIDWAY. . a62 Giffnntic Birds 62 BMHBBIBIIHHBBBIIBBB ? Do Not Forget to Visit Ilia CHINESE THEATER , Tea Garden , Bazar and Joss House on West Midway. < & ' TILiYl Great 3 TUB WQNUUIt OF TUB A T WOULD i j EAST .MIDWAY-IG Jts. J J5 Olympia Theater. ON T1IIJ IJAST Mim\AV th the Metropolitan All Htur Bpr-- clalty C'ompaiij. In Pli > tiiK to lucked llUUHtS HAHOLD Iliin , - Stuce Dlrr-ctor UAHNJ.V NATHAN - - MIUIUKCI S "A tape .lot-in clglitrrn tovt lone nt loTst cimo on the occno otter my tnldnp two CAbl'AKKTS This I nni uro lint caused my bail health for the past three vcnrs 1 nm Mill UkliiK Cascarrts the onlv cathartic worth1 , of notlco by sonltila people " OEO W Uovu.r3 , llalrd , Nss. ri a nnt , I'nlntntilo 1'otcnt 1n .tc Hood TH > Good Never Dickonriikcii or ( Irlpo IPo 2jC Wo ) . . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . . Blfrllnc llrmtilj C unpin * , ( h'cicm Mootr 1. Nfn Y rl. S13 llfl Tfl PAP Sold nnrt Biinrniinrrt lijr nil drug * NU- I U-DHU BIMS * j < 'IJHKTobncuj llabll Cor. Illh and llarney Sts. Telephone 2217. LentzVllllnmi. . Props , and Mgro. W. W COLE. Act. Manacer. All n ccl. , otiiiuMU'liiK Sinulii > , Oct. 'Ji AK-SAR-BEN WEEK MATINEE EVERY DAY. Uxtrnor.lUinrjr. Till * ClIlllltONN A III ! IlllUfrlllt. Chantcuso Supreme Member of oneof the most distinguished and noble families of Germany Ilrnt coualn to the Prince Von , Halzfeldt. The IJaby Wonder l.A I'lJTIT l.L'M ) . nivov-nownits A , IJIXON The original three rubca : t itu : n\Ti : IIIH : i and seven other representative acts. Prices 25c , 3Ec , 60c. no higher ALWAYS TIIIJ III2ST MIKIW IN OMAHA iuriti.siMiivi.s. : " I I'AXTON & l. -J C5 j Managers Tel 1SI . TOMOIIT Stin. ' AVIOMSUVY MATIMMJ. CliiiN. U. rnllaliiui'M lllw Scenic I'rn- cl in-thin , A Romance of Coon Hollow , \ A lomnntlc comedy with nil the original pffects , the historical steamboat nice , Hob- ert K Leo against Niittlit-z. A novel of icalism I'rliM'H , - - ISJii' , fiMt't 7fic. SPECIAli NOTICE The curtain will not raise until after the parade tonight. BOYD'S ' THEATRE Tinui ; MT.IITS Thursday , Oct. 6. Mntlnrc halurilii } . The New York Hmplro Theater Success , MASTIIUMICU , Sowing the Wind TIII : OHKAT M2YAI > ST hI3V 11IIAMA. * " * ii Thn npnicrhfrnn I me i > iuigmori | MBIlll er , * > ! . O. ii , WuoUttitrJ , Amusement Director. TOMRIIT , Siin. TUB woouwAnn S-TOCK co. THE TWO ESCUTCHEONS Next Week WHITE SQUADUON. SPnciAL NOTICE The ct-tatn will nat ralso until after the parade tonight. The Omaha Wonderland Theatre Bert Davis , Manager. 1315-1317 Farniini St. The most moral show In the city for Iadl i and children. . . . .JOC TO .VI. ! , . . . . SCIILITZ ROOf CARDED Kith and H.irncy Streets. The most popular resort in the city. The a traction for thia week DAMM FAMILY LADY ORCHESTRA livery Afternoon nml i\eiilnjj AilinlNHloii l'"ri-e. HOTELS. 14th tuid Harnoy St. Strictly first class Street cars from depots to hotel and onli 11 minutes ride to Expo- hi tlon. Rates { 200 tc SI 00. 13. BIILOWAY Manager THE MILLARD 13th nncl Dou ins Sts. , Omaha CENTRALLY LOCATED. A3IEIUCA.N AMI l HOl'KAV I'ljAN-t , J. IS. SlAlllCii , A SON , Front. J Streets of All Nations Grandest , Best Amusement Place on Exposition Grounds. 250 People Representing Different Millions. Don't fall to take a rifle on GRIFFITHS' ' SGENIG RAILWAY on the MIDWAY , and nee. a representation of the BATTLD OK MANILAfn the Ore t Tunnel. The patent rlcht for these raU- w.jis In any part of the United SUtw for Midway ' arlmth8' l W offlc. oa thi THE AUTOMATON from Egyptnln Hall. London , East Midway , 1O cento. FR.TZ MUCLLER OF SCHLHZ PAVILION J a opened u now pluco ut the . ? l lck Exchange nonr th i 11 Indian Villa- } ' , who-o refresh ments of nil kinds can bo hud. THU 1,11111V ( il.ASh IIM > AViitH , I On the West Midway , are glv up the I finest exhibition of glass ciiBriu.iur ; i frlm" bl.w . , ' " > ' u"d SU ! H HplniiliiK-uiici hClIliiK thtlr goodu uu low us the lo\\ . I cut with a rductlon of K iu1mlK-l"n H on each purchase or a souvenir made . YOU IM f ALL or WHST MIDWAY.