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| | * COMPLAINT OF AN IOWA HAH
Testifies that He Had Difficulty in Scouring
Medical SnppHw.
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NURSES WERE NOT UP TO HIS STANDARD
foirder 1'niieri Aot I'urnlnlicil nml
I'll I Ilexes Are Shr ynthlng nt
Camp Tlianinn Which Cniite
Up to IllH Idclll.
CHICAGO. Nov. 8. The War Investigat
ing committee today continued the examina
tion of witness. General Dodge , chairman
of the committee , now says that ho can be
gin to eco an end of the long Investigation.
After some evidence has been heard nt De
troit the cqramltteo will go to Washington.
They have yet to visit Camp Meade , Pa. ,
but It Is likely that this camp will not bo
reached until afer the return to Washington.
Aa an olllctal body , members of tha com
mittee have Inspected since their appoint
ment Camp Algcr , Va. ; Jacksonville , Fer-
nandlna , Fort Miami , Tampa , Atlanta , An-
nlston , Huntavllto , ChlckamaURa , Lexlng
ton , Cincinnati , Fort Thomas and Chicago.
According to Dr. Conner , the accumulation
of papers and documents In the nossesslon
of tlio commission would flit a largo sized
joora. They consist of army surgeons' re
port * , letters from prlvrfto sources , nurses'
complaints , reports of quartermasters and
tommUsarlcs and a mass of testimony which
lias been heard by the committee.
Dr. O. A. Smith of Clinton. la. , waa the
first witness today. From August 9 to Sep
tember 10 ho was In charge of the Second
division , Third nrray corps hospital at Camp
Thomas. Dr. Smith said : "When I assumed
my duties , July It , I found a Bhortago ol
tents and cots. The patients In the hoaplta
were crowded on account of the tent short
age. Some of the patients were lying on
the ground on account of lack of cots. 'Ihcr
was no provision made for feeding the elck
other than the rations Issued to the soldier ;
In the regular service , except such as wer
brought In by charitable organizations , prln
clpal of which were the Hed Cross soclot :
and the National Keller association. In th
pharmacy there was at that time no Intcs
tlnal antiseptics , although the commandln
officer Informed mo when I made a rcqulsl
tlon that ho had made repeated efforts to
gel thorn. The pharmacy at that time and ,
indeed until It was ordered closed and I
turned the stores over to the governor on
the 9th of September never had any proper
equipment for doing pharmaceutical work.
There were no scales to measure with , the
hospital steward used a board for a tllo and
on ordinary jackknlfc for a spatula. There
were no pill boxes or powder papers. The
stewards dispensed tablets and pills In any
paper they could secure and 'they were carre
rlcd to the wards In that shape , and owing
to the prevalence of dampness at night they
would become by morning a sticky mass not
fit for use. "
Ha then went on to say that the medical
supplies did Improve after August , but up to
that tlmo there had been a great scarcity of
suitable supplies.
In speaking of the water supply furnished
the hospital , Dri Smith said : "Tho water
that was furnished for the use of those hos
pitals up to August was that taken from
the pipe line from 0 zkamnuga creek , and
It was so full of sediment that It was simply 1
sluih , and was not water.
"There were no floors In any-of the hos
pital tents at the tlmo I reported for duty
at that hospital. The first tent was floored
Boon after the middle of July , although some
were not floored until long after that. The
floors In the tents of the Flfty-uccond Iowa ,
First Mil I no nntlthb-"Flfth MlacoUrlvwero all
laid after the troops had left the park , and
were never ocuplcd by the soldiers and never
had cots placed In them. In fact , * I might
Hlato that the floors were laid after orders
had been received to pack goods preparatory
to leaving for Annlston. "
"In regard to nursing in that hospital , wo
bad no trained nurses. All the nursing was
. done by orderlies , and many of them were
densely Ignorant , and when I was In go
of the wards of the Second brigade I ad
two men who could neither read nor write ,
and three men who did not know the mean
ing of 'n. m. ' or 'p. m. ' when written. "
OiinilHIonit Not Trnccnblc < o Neglect.
"In regard to the sinks , disinfection and
drainage , " said tbo doctor , "right back of
the tents of th'o Second brigade there was a
cesspool which contained most of the water
from the camp , nnd that remained a stag
nant pool until some time In August. One
great trouble In my judgment was the shal-
lowncEs of the sinks. " alrap
In speaking of the Infection of the camp
the doctor expressed himself as being rapof
the opinion that a largo part of the typhoid
fever germs was carried around by the
tiles which Invaded the grounds. In Dr.
Smith's Judgment the water supply was not
contaminated by Bowago carried Into it from
tbo camp , but mainly by an Inorganic sedi
ment which acted as an Irritant on the dldl -
goatlvo organs and caused In many cases
dysentery and other Intestinal diseases.
"I never know of more than two Instances
where I should toy that there was any
amount of neglect In my hospital , " said tbo
doctor. "Yes , I saw sick men lying In their
camp clothing because of the want of
blankets , clothing , etc. , to malto a change.
Usually within twenty-four hours after such
a thing waa discovered It was remedied.
There wore times when wo had not a single
sheet or blanket In our storeroom , and
many men were using their private blankets :
brought from their companies. I went to
( lonornl Corapton once and told him of the
conditions prevailing In our hospital , and I so
far as I know ho raado efforts to have my
recommendations carried out.
( lliiirttnlilc OrKiuiinntlonH flrncroiiH.
"I think that fully one-half of our sheets ,
pillow cases and pajamas were furnished
by charitable institutions of various kinds .
uml that practically all the nourishment
proper for seriously sick men was furnished
by the Hcd Cross and the National Relief
association.YB obtained all our Ice and
milk from other sources than the govern
ment. I was told that Ic was expected there
A hacking cough
is a dangerous
cough.
Acer's
Cherry Pectorali
fcf has been curing
hacking coughs
for 60 years.
would bo a hospital on hand large enoufth to
purchase these things. Tha United States
; overnmcnt did not supply any special diet
ir delicacies for the sick men ; thoie were
ibtalucd from tbo relief associations. "
Witness thought the bad reputation of the
Jecond division hospital was due to the
fact that It had been located with the Idea
that It was to be maintained for only a
few weeks and proper provisions was not
made for drainage. "I believe that Qcucrat
Orooko , who was In command of the First
Army corps and also In command of Chlcka-
mauga park , was Instrumental In deflecting
a largo bulk of the supplies Into the First
corps to the detriment of the Second di
vision hospital. " Dr. Smith nald there wert
no thermometers In the hospital until late
'
'n July , when a largo supply was obtained
trom the nod Cross and some from the gov-
crnmnont.
Aikcd about Dr. Ward , who testified yes-
: crday , Dr. Smith said ho regarded Dr. Ward
as a very able and conscientious man , and
would not doubt any statement Dr. Ward
might make as regard conditions at Camp
Thomas. Witness said he had read Dr.
Ward's description of those conditions In a
Kansas City newspaper and to far an ho
could judge the description was Justified by
the factc.
Dr. Smith , continuing , said :
"I once wrote a report to the Hurgeon
general , but I think it never got further
than General Compton's office. I wng asked
by General Compton and Major Jenny to
withdraw It , as it might get roe Into dis
favor personally , but I told them there-
was nothing In It that I wished to with
draw. "
A copy of this" report had been preserved
f Dr. Smith and was haudcd to the com-
Isslon. In It he complains to the surgeon
Ooneral about conditions In his hospital ,
giving facts and details in accordance with
his evidence today.
Charles S. Uullock , chaplain of the First
Illinois cavalry , with rank as captain , said
that In the great majority of cases of com
plaints of poor food or Inadequate supplies
at Chlckamauga they were absolutely un
founded and that the stories published In
the various newspapers about the Inhuman
treatment of the soldiers were without any
foundation.
Mrs. Trumbulf Whlto of Chicago , who
went to Cuba with Clara Barton on the
Texas and assisted the latter for a con
siderable time at Slboney , gave as her
opinion that there was a great lack of at
tendants at the fever hospitals at Slboney
and also a scarcity of auppllcs.
Colonel L. H. Smith , purchasing agent
of the United States army , stationed at
Chicago , was then called to enlighten the
commission upon the question of provisions
for the troops , the quality , supply , etc.
Colonel Smith said :
"I have no official complaints about any
of the supplies I purchased , except In the
case of eight barrels of pork , which were
| reported : to have been In bad condition. "
At the request of one of the commission
ers ho then went Into the details as to the
quantity and quality of the canned beef
used by the army and said that In nearly
all cases ho personally tested a sample of
the goods before making a purchase.
The commission next heard two witnesses !
from local packing houses touching the
character of the canned beef purchased for
the army. They eald the same quality of
goods had been delivered to the French and
British governments and no complaints have
over befan received from them. They
thought it possible that the hot weather
at the southern camps In Cuba might have
had some effect on the canned roast beef.
Uov. George Hooker , a Chicago clergyman ,
whoso son died In the Second division hos
pital at Jacksonville , Fla. , said : "In the
hospital there seemed to bo a lack of medicine I-
IIn
cine rome of the simpler medicines. In
talking with vardmaster , nurses and others
I found what I thought was unnecessary ar
of stating facts. For Instance , no one Id
talk to me without saying : 'You must not
give my name or I will be subject to punish
ment. ' h5h
"It seemed to mo there was not enough
nurses there. Having had experience along
these lines In the civil war I was satisfied
at Jacksonville that there was somebody
there either Incompetent or else cruelly
neglectful. "
First Lieutenant Charles McQulston of the
Fourth Infantry , who served as quarter
master and regimental commissary until the
first of July and remained In Cuba In other
capacities until the close of the campaign ,
said that at Tampa and afterwards In Cuba
his regiment almost al ways had the full sup
plies allowed by the army regulations. ipby
"I know of no complaints being made by
ony member of ray rcgtmont , " ho said.
Colonel Edward C. Young of the First
Illinois volunteer cavalry said :
"At Chlckamauga our quartermaster sup
plies were fairly adequate and prompt. The
water , however , was not fit to drink half
the time "
Colonel Marcus Kavanaugh of the Seventh
Illinois volunteer Infantry , who was at Camj
Algcr nearly three months , said his regiment
had not half ns much hardship and depriva
tion as It expected when It went Into
the service. The mistakes which happened ,
If they were mistakes , were those which re
sulted from lack of experience.
Condition * Generally SntUfnctory.
At the evening session Dr. Frederick ll.md
Wines , secretary of the Illinois Army and
Navy league , who visited Chlckamauga ,
Tampa and Jacksonville during the war ,
submitted a report he had made to Secretary
Alger commending conditions In the camps
as generally satisfactory.
The c' 'tor said ho was Irnpiosscd with the
lack of V lcal Instruments. "So far as I
could observe , " said Dr. Wines , "tho nursing
lu the division hospital was very unsatis
factory. U was my observation that senior
officers would not and junior officers dare
not report ( ho condition of things In the
camps and hospitals when that condition
was bad. I did not see any evidence of care
lessness , neglect or Incompctency on the part >
of those In charge of the hosp'U'.s , hut
there was difficulty In obtaining medicines
In proper quantity nnd complaint that po
cial diets , ice. milk nnd similar les ,
could not bo secured. 1 personally ob
served no case of a soldier In a hospital
being Ill-treated , although many rumors > to
that effect came to my notice ,
Dr. Wines continued : "I do not believe
any army ever went Into the field that was
as well fed as this army. "
The clothing furnished by the govern
ment , he said , was good and many of the
soldiers discarded the clothing tent by
others far thotso furulsbed by the govern ;
ment because they found them of better
quality. He said the water at Chtckamauga
wan contaminated In the river above. Major
Lawrence M. EnnlB of the Seventh Illinois
volunteers said :
"Tho only neglect that wo had to complain
emus
plain of was the neglect of not sending ; us
to the front. Our men were remarkably free
from slcknets and my observation wai that
a great deal of the sickness In the other
leglraonts was caused by lack of attention
from the officers. "
General Dodge thinks that the labors of ,
the commission In Chicago will bo con
cluded by tomorrow night and they will then
leave for Detroit.
Cnmn Mrnde All lllKht.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. The committee
of the War commission which went to Camp
McaJe to luveutlgato the condition of that
camp has prepared a report to bo aubmlttf
to the full commission. While the report has
not yet berii made public , It Is understood
that It commemU the site of the camp oa
favorable , and pronounces the sanitary con.
dltlon good.
Soldier UrouKlit in Trlnl , .
LOS ANOELKS , Cal . Nov fs A. 0. llrad-
ley , the Inmate of the Soldiers1 home ail
San 'a Monica who shot Governor Smith of
the homo a few weeks ago , when arraigned'
in the superior court pleaded not guilty of
jssault with Intent to kill. Ills trial on
the charge wan deferred until December 2.
Governor Smith hac recovered from his
woundo.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.K
Yesterday's election vat the quietest In
the history of South Omaha. While the
workers for both parties were Industrious
there was llttlo excitement and not much
enthusiasm. The total registration was
3,235 and 132 persons who neglected to rcg-1
Ister swore In their votes. The total vote
cast , however , was only 2,858 , a decrease
over the registration of 377. U was slated
last night that one or two of the packing
houses worked overtime last evening , thus
preventing a number of men from voting. A
good many of the employes of the packing
houses were allowed an opportunity of voting
ing during the day.
No arrests were made during the day
nor last evening and after 9 o'clock last
night most of the downtown resorts Were
deserted.
Mnitle CJIIy ( ionnlp.
The King's Daughters will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. A. L. Lott
Mrs. J. II. Harvey was called to Utlca ,
Neb. , yesterday by the serious Illness of her
sister.
Dr. J. K. Crothers'ls building a fine rest-
denco on his property at Fifteenth and M
streets.
.
The Interior of the big eliocp barn at
the stock yards Is being painted by the new
spraying process.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Alexander will
be held at St. Martin's Episcopal church at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Today the Presbyterian women will give
a chicken pie dinner at the flecllck block on
Twenty-sixth street.
Mcsdamcs Gllchrlst , Ilralnnrd and Coleman -
man will entertain their friends on Friday
afternoon-at 1218 North Twenty-sixth street.
Hov. Dr. Wheeler christened the Infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Cllnchard ,
. Twentieth and Missouri avenue , yesterday
afternoon.
Tbo third anniversary of the Presbyterian
King's Daughters will bo celebrated Friday
afternoon at the homo of Mrs. Harry M.
Wells , Fifteenth and M streets.
The cells and Iron work In the city Jail
arc being removed to the new city hall build
ing. Work on this building is being pushed
as rapidly as possible , as the city expects
to move Into Its new quarters on November
25.
Burglars visited the homes of C. C. Clif
ton , Joseph Slpe and Captain William Kelly
early Tuesday morning. A small amount of
money \\aa secured from Mrs. Clifton's pursv ,
while at the other places the thieves were
frightened away.
Some unrighteous soul , without the fear
of the sanctuary In his heart , entered the
First Presbyterian church .Monday night nnd
carried off a lot of dishes , pans , spoons ,
' etc. Entrance was effected by prying open
! j I one of the south winuuws.
The Trocnilero.
. A very pleasant afternoon or evening may
Hi ! spent at the Trocadero this week , ns the
program Is a collection of entertaining acts
well i selected and replete with the very
.latest Ideas in vaudeville The headllncr
'this week Is the peerless Corlnnc , the queen
of burlesque. The very popular sketch
team , Howard and Bland , have justly made chn
great hit. The rcnsatloni ) ! aerlallsts , the
Del Sabos ; Miss Pearl Hlght , the Ameri
can Anna Held , nnd four other strong acts
make up the program.
ClfjCouncil
Council Meeting ;
Six of the members of the city council
congregated at the council chamber last
night , but the result ot the election proved
too strong an attraction and prevented the
transaction of business and an adjournment
until next Tuesday night was ordered.
. She I/OHt Her ItliiRN.
' Zola Shamblln of Twentv-slxth and L
streets. South Omaha , visited at 1912 Pierce
street last night and left several of her
gold rings on a shelf after she had washed
her bands. When she wnnted to replace
them on her fingers they were missing.
Kemeiiiliern l < lttle Girl" .
CHICAGO , Nov. 8. A remarkable will is
to be presented to Judge Kohlsaat tomorrow
for probate. The will , which was made by
Orlando D. Hadeell , an eccentric old bach
elor , who died recently , divided among 100
little girl waifs every year for ninety-nine
years the Interest Of } 50,000. Hadsell Is reputed
puted to have mcdo his money on chattel
mortgages. Although Hadsell seemingly
spent the lart years of his life almost as a
hermit , it Is stated that a contest over his
will may be made by two- women , one of
whom claims to have been Hadsell's book
keeper for many years. William Hadeell 3kof
California , a brother of the deceased , Is In
Chicago awaiting the probation of 'the will
The Ions-haired warriors who represent
the Omaha High school and Bellevue college -
logo on the gridiron had a bit of a Betto
at the Ames avenue park yesterday after
noon , which the local contingent won erby
a score of 15 to 0. The Omiilm lads nut up
too fnst a grame for their opponents , despite
the fact that their team contained live
substitute ! * . The enmo consisted of ivea
brace of twenty-minute Imlvca. The
elevens ot the Omuhft High pchool and the
Lincoln Institution \ylll contest for the
scholastic : championship of the otato at
the Ames avenue park next Saturday after
noon ,
Turner I'M Kill" III" I.nut Hound.
LONDON. Nov. 8. At the National Sport
ing club last evinlng Nat Smith knocked
out Turn Turner with n blow over the heart :
11\ the thirteenth round of a boxing match : ,
Turner remained unconscious nnd died this
afternoon. Smith und his cerotids have
been arrested.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
W. H , Green of Chicago Is at the Mlllard.
H. C. Tuttle of Now York Is at the Mll
lard.
lard.L.
L. S. Stowell and wife of Little nook.
Ark. , arc Mlllard guests.
W. It. TowTjsend and wife of San Fran
cisco aio stopping at the Mlllard.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar It. Meyer are regis
tered at the Mlllard from New York.
Mr. and Mr * . William Wolff announce the
engagement of their daughter Fay to Mr.
Sam C. Llchtenstuin of Salt Lake City. Mr.At
homo Sunday , November 13 , at 403 South
Twenty-fifth avenue.
Ncbraskana at the hotels : S. C , Mecom-
ber , North Platte ; H. O. Corcll nnd wife ,
Plalnvlew ; Frank W. Cowder , lied Cloud :
W. Miller. Central City ; A. N. Ilentley
Ravenna ; J. K. Jenkins , Schuyler ; C. HeyH. .
Paul , Hastings ; Mrs. n. W. Watts and
Mayne Watte , North Plfttte : Mrs. L. A.
Teld , Maquaketa ; Mr. and Mrs. Chauucey
\bbot , Schuyler ; F. G. La Selle. Lexington ;
Gcorgo H. Thumtnel , Grand Island ; A. R.
Mitchell , Lincoln.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Louis , alias "Doc , " Davis was arrested
yesterday. It backed the wagon In ouch
S40 from Mrs. Mlnnlo Davis , 1212 South
Fourteenth street.
Some thief pulled the staple from the door
f A. Hall's barn. Twenty-first and Dorcas
streets , and stole a dcuble set of harness.
John McDonald of 219 North Thirteenth
street had his overcoat stolen from MB room
last night.
A team attached to a heavy wagon driven 1
'ly a farmer named Smith took fright at ) }
notor train on the Douglas street bridge
esterday , charged with the larceny of
x w y as to jam It Into the car and blo-k
raffia for some time. The car was slightly
lamaged. No ono waa hurt.
The ladles of the St. Mary's Avenue Con
gregational church will give an Informal 1 re-
"eptlon to the Congregational ladles of
Omaha , at 2 30 o'clock p. m , Wednesday ,
1 In the church parlore. The teceptlon Is given
lu honor of MUs Darts , who is boon to rail
I as a missionary to Cbina ,
' TOWN LOOTED BY BURGLARS' '
_ _ _ _ _
I
' Ilcnvy llunly Cnrrlcil Array nml
Clever Thlevcn Snccemfnlty
diver Their TrncU" .
KANKAKEB. III. , Nov. 8 Burglars who '
left no clue of their Identity cleaned out
the little vlllagn of Danfortb , twenty miles
south of this city on the Illinois Central
last night or early this morning. The following
. _
ing safes wcro blown open : Sheldon bank ,
.
loss unknown , the officials refusing to make I
a statement ) , though It Is believed the safe
contained ( nt least $0,000 ! postofflce , loss ot I I
. , ,
* DOO In money nnd stamps ; Cole & Egan'a
I grain office , Iocs about $760. The work ap- l
pears to have been done by experts. Thl
surrounding cities are looking for the bur- '
glart
Later reports from Danforth nro that the
burglars were unsuccessful In forcing thb '
safe ot the bank which contained $7,000. |
The doors of the vault were blown open
and the lock Injured so badly that tha
bank r could not get In for several hours , | i
The Institution U the Danforth bank , Instead i
of the Sheldon. Bloodhounds will bo used
to track the burglars.
GOOD OPINIONOF THE CZAR
_
I Stcnil Tliliikn lie Wilt Oo Far
Tovrnril IlrliiKlnff Alioat luter-
nntlonnl Ulnnriunment.
LONDON , Nov. S. William T. Stead ,
writing to the Dally News from Sebastopol ,
after having Had an Interview with the czar
J at Llvadla , reiterates bis conviction of the
' . earnestness . of the czar's purpose In propos
ing disarmament. Mr. Stead says It Is Im
possible to repeat the conversation , but ho
adds < : "But my opinion Is summed up In a
remark which I made to a princess of the
court , who , meeting mo as I was leaving ,
asked : 'Well , what Is your opinion ? ' I re
plied simply , 'I thank God for him. If he
Is spared to Russia that young man will go
fat ' " ,
Mr , Stead adds that ho found the czar pos
sessed of exceptional rapidity of perception ,
I united with a remarkable memory and avery
,
| very wide grasp of an immense range of
facts.
TRANSPORT OFFOR MANILA
' . Flrnt Ilattnllou of Twentieth Knnin * |
mill \Vynmlnff Light Unt- .
tcry Aboard ,
SAN FRANQISCO , Nov. 8. The transport
Newport will Ball today for tbo Philippine * .
General Miller and his staff will go aboard
the transport about two hours before sail
ing. On thlfl ship will bo eighteen women ,
wives of officers who
are going nnd some
who ar at Manila. Troops to go arc the
First battalion , Twentieth Kansas regi
ment , the Wyoming Light battery , Assist
ant Surgeon Charles S. Huffman and Acting
Assistant Surgeon Hanua , members of the '
hospital corps and clerks attached to the
division headquarters.
The War department has chartered the
steamer St. Paul from the Alaska Com
mercial coiupany to sail from this port for
I Manila . . . November 27 , carrying supplies for ,
the army stationed In the Philippines. '
WOOD RIMS NUT HATtNTABLE
Mllirnnkec Jnilprc ItoldM thnt Any One
Hit * IllRlit to Mnnnfnctnre
ninm for Illeycleti.
MILWAUKEE , Nov. 8. JUdge Seaman in '
the United States court has 'rendered a. dc-
' clslon of importance to manufacturers of
bicycles. The court holds /n / effect that any
one who wishes may cqgagijrin tho.mnnufac
ture ot wooden rims used for bicycle wheels ,
as they nro not now a patentable article.
The decision was rendered , ln dismissing the
complaint In the suits of the Indiana Novelty
Manufacturing company against the Crocker
J
Chair company of gheboygnn and the Smith
Manufacturing company. '
A IIKIIOIC COWARD.
' Ilnlleln Hint No Terror for Him , lint
n AVoninii Did.
They were talking about the bravo deeds
that men had performed , relates the Cleve
land Plain Dealer , and Private Abbey's ac
tions at El Caney had been especially al
luded to. , .
"Yes , " raid the major , "ho did a dozen
things that day to convince me that ho was
an absolute stranger to fear. I saw him
advance beyond the trenches and stand and
deliberately ehoot at the trees In which
guerrillas wcro supposed to be hiding , un
mindful of the fact that bullcU were kickIng - I
Ing I up the turf all around him. I eaw '
him expose himself to the enemy's fire ,
1i I passing from ono of bin wounded com
rades to another for the purpose of doing
I what he could to diminish their sufferings ,
,
If | and In other ways ho showed hte valor. ;
The j man would surely have won a pair of
jc
Ghouldor straps If the war had lasted a
lltlte 1 longer. "
"And yet , " said the captain of Abbey's
company , "I happen to know ot a time when
ho showed the white feather ; when he
played the part of a coward and actually
I hid from the enemy. "
"Pshaw ! Impossible ! " the others ex
claimed , and the major demanded particu
lars , saying that he was euro the captain
must be mistaken.
"Well. " the latter continued. ; 'HI tell you
the facts , and then you may judge for '
yourself. When I was recruiting my com
pany Abbey came to me and told mo that
he'd llko to enlist. If It wasn't for ono thing.
I asked him what that was , and he re
plied that his wlfo had told him ho mustn't
do It. I needed men and so I made light of
hl wife's objections , the result being that
ho joined , after getting me to promise that
I would send ono of the other boys to his
wife with the news.
"I did as he requested and began drilling
IIrst
ing him. He slept In the armory the first ,
night after he had become a soldier , and
everything was going smoothly when along
about the middle of the next forenoon we i
heard a woman at the door demanding ad- (
mlttancc. '
"Abbey'3 face turmJ pale , and , without
saying a word , ho Lrofto from the line and
ran Into the basement , where we found him ,
thrco hours aflorward , hiding behind mJ
boxes and trembling llrfu a caged rabbit. |
"After that he would always jump at
the sound of a woman's voice and he was
the most nervous fellow I ever saw , until
wo got started south. Then a change came
over him. Nothing could disturb him , and ] ,
as you all know , he showed conspicuous |
1 f.
bravery at El Caney.
"But what made him get sick the minute I '
.
we started north ? Fear. Yes , he confessed
' . .
It to me. He dldn''t have the fever at all.
He waa simply scared out of his boots ajid
I shouldn't bo surprised to hear at any
tlmo that ho had re-enlisted with some
company that was bound for Porto Rico or
, the Philippines , or eome other faraway |
place. "
SUNKEN VILLAOU IN NKW VOHIC.
It U ItlKht III the Clty * Henri , Vet
Few Knoiv It.
There I * In the heart of New York City
i a quaint , picturesque little village thit few
I have seen , eays the New York Herald.
This community , which numbers over fifty
Inhabitants , lien west ot thp boulevard , Its
principal Uno running from Sixty-first to
Sixty-second itrect. Few of the thousands
who pats It guess Its presence. Its curious ,
old'faanlnned houses stand so far b low
the street that their chimneys scarcely rise
to lho Ievel of tnc lllewalk- And the whole
's ' surrounded by high fences plastered with
gaudy po ler .
The sunken village might have slumbered
In ' the ] quiet retreat undiscovered had Its
Inhabitants not been rudely awakened ono
day last week by fire. The llttlo wooden
houses ' are m closely crowded together that
a.jlr would loon destroy them all. The
villagers have recognized this and have or
ganized . ' a little flro company of their own.
Palls . _ , of water have always been kept stand
ing to meet such an emergency.
The flro started near the center of the
vlllago In the house of John Gebhardt ,
where the family had retired on Friday
night , leaving a lighted lamp on the ftttchen
table. During the night lho cat overturned
the lamp and It act the house on fire.
When the flames were discovered the vol-
untecr fire department ruahed to the rescue.
Meanwhile | a neighbor In a towering apartment -
mont house across tha way saw the flames
and smoke and sent In an alarm.
The flret engine on the scene was No. 10 ,
Cnptaln Cooxrovo. The- position of the lft
lago | presented difficulties. The firemen
( curried around the fence looking for an
opening. The sunken village buasta on en
trance on the boulevard , but clils was not
known > until last neck. The entrance IB
through a door which opens .u If by maglo
In a huge buckwheat poster and when closed
It would never be suspected. In the end
the flro was controlled.
thoTl
The population In mostly composed ot
Germans. Mont of them havu lived hi the
sunken vlllago for many years. Several ot
the llttfo cottages are veritable homesteads.
The oldest Inhabitants are the Joyces , Wer
ncri and Qcbhardts.
THU IIOSS COM.CCTOII.
Ilctnnrknlile Plnnnelnl Vctior it n
Ilcllicloui Hcvtvnl.
There are revivals and revivals , some for
spiritual gain , others for worldly goods.
The record for liberality In giving la held
by tbo Christian and Missionary Alliance ,
which netted $113,000 an two meetings ,
morning and evening , held In New York
City last Sunday. Rev. A. U. Simpson led
the service. This Is the story ot the out
pouring OB told by the Herald :
The day's service began In the Tabernacle
at 7 o'clock with a praise service led by
Rev. Dr. Henry Wilson. This was purely
an evangelical service. The Tabernacle was
fairly well filled nc these early hours , but
before 10 o'clock , when the regular services
began , the tabernacle was packed with per
sons , On the platform with Rev. Mr. Simp
son sat the delegates to the Chrlsi'lan and
Missionary Alliance nnd several mission
aries. At one side sat a chorus of forty
women ) , who during the services sang with
zest nnd vigor.
After a short prayer Mr. Simpson made a
short preliminary address on flic work ot
the Missionary Alliance. Ho stated the or
ganization had 330 missionaries In the field
and that it cost about $300 to maintain each
missionary.
A dramatic incident occurred while one of
the brethren was blessing the offering.
Some ono during the prayer handed Rtv.
Mr. Simpson a slip of paper. He' read It
hurriedly and waited for the praying brother
to cease. Then ho handed him the slip. Ho
announced ho had received a slip of paper
on which was written , "Pray quick , for a
soul IB sinking. " Rev. Mr. Simpson asked
all to unltu In prayer for the distraught
soul. , . A deathlike tillence prevailed , above
which could bo benrd the soft sobbing of
Bomo womas
After the prayer the chorus sang very
softly , which greatly added to the growing
fervor of those prevent. This was the first
Incident In the chain of remarkable Inci
dents that ended In the most extraordinary
offering over made by any congregation
anywhere. An Intensity of fecllug and a
species of religious fervor ensued that Is
Indescribable.
Rev. Mr. Simpson chose his text from
the fifth chapter of Epheslans , sixteenth'
versoi "Redeeming the tlmo , because the
days are evil. " In his preliminary remarks
there was not much attempt at pulpit eloquence -
quonce , but toward the end he became force-
ful . and spoke with much power and fire.
In his closing exhortation bo was stopped
in , the midst of an Impassioned sentence by
an old woman dressed In black , who , with
some difficulty , limped down the main aisle
and handed up a crisp twenty dollar bill.
Mr. Simpson stopped short In his address ,
read the note and said : "Wo might as well'
atop right here. Hero is an offering by tila
poor woman who made It by washing. This
Is a sacrifice , brethren. U la $20. " Ish
Then the chorus sang a praise song , which
tbo congregation joined lu. This accentu
ated the fervor of the congregation.
After the Incident of the woman with the
$20 offering occurred and cut short the ser
mon , printed slips were pasted around ,
while baskets were passed by the ushers for
cash offerings. The chorus sang with a vim
all the time. Rev. Henry Wilson , D. f. ,
and Mr. David Crear acted as tellers , while
Mr. Slmpsrn forted out the slips as they
came to the pulpit. Mrs. Simpson , the wife
of the pastor , noted as receiver for the cash
offering.
It was marvelous how quickly the wicker
baskets filled with crisp bills. They were
emptied and refilled many times , and many
n crisp $10 note floated about , having been
blown from the baskets by the draughts.
They wcro quickly captured , however , and
none got away. During the filling out ot
the ullps there were many exhortations by
ministers , and Rev. Simpson called ou the
missionaries to rise and show themselves to
the congregation. Then Rev. Mr. Simpson
eulogized them and their work.
The event of the morning then ensued.
Dr. Wilson began reading from the Blips.
At first the twenty-five dollar contributions
caused flinging by the chorus and hallclujths
and "Glory to God ! " nnd other exclama'
tlons , but they soon got to bo too numerous
and Mr. Simpson announced he would like
to sing all day , but the slips were many anJ
the tlmo was short.
A contribution of $500 roused great enthu
siasm , the first $1,000 considerable singing
and exclamations of joy , and the excitement
Increased until a $10.000 offering rained the
enthusiasm to a wonderful degree. The
chorus sang as It never sang beforo. and the
shouts of "Glory ! " "Bless the Lord ! " and
other exclamations eamo from all sides.
Then a woman waved a handkerchief and
Immediately ' the chorus started another song ,
"We Will Wear the Crown , " and handkerchiefs -
chiefs fluttered all over the church , and It
looked like a waving sea of white linen.
. The enthusiasm was so great that the Rev.
Dr. Wilson's voice could scarcely be heard
This sconu was repeated over and over again
Men and women went forward and offered
money. Later many women offered their
Jewelry , and one man rose In his seat and ex
cltedly declared that ho had nothing to give
. but an oil painting worth $200 and he wll-
Hugly Rave this. At thlfl annotmcemen
Itnere waa a tremendous waving of handkerchief -
chief ; * . Rev. Dr. Wilson signalled for quiet
Then he read the following :
. "By one once In affluence , now In poverty ,
$1. '
, ITfr0 Lord blesg Jier , , , anouted „ „ exude , ]
man- ,
-
manThen
Then the chorui sans and the congrega
Rescued from the Clutches
of Death by the Aid of
1 a Helping Hand.
' A New Treat
E * * w . ment for Consumption
, * 3&
! _ * j < sumption and a
* ?
tj' ' Chance for You
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t . to rest it free.
fc ;
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The cold wtather hai brought Us usual
crop of colds , coughs , eoro throats , etc. , etc.
It means death for th usands.
For these disorders nro but forerunners
of dangerous , death-dealing consumption.
Doctor Slooum's new treatment for this
terrible } , disease is a lifeboat of hope for
, thee who have given up in despair.
It Is a new sclnetlflc system of medicine ,
I the result of modern medical discoveries ,
and Is a positive and absolute nnnlhllator
of tbo deadly consumption germ.
The Doctor Slocum Hystem has brought
health to thousands \ > ho were on the high
read to disease , who were weak , sickly ,
pale , thin , sensitive to cold , nnd therefore
open to consumption infection , If not al
ready Infected.
U has cured dangerous throat and lung
troubles , which the sufferers thought wore
proof against medicine.
It Is the cold weather antidote.
What It has done In a pnof of whut It
u-lll < 1nfAi- \v > n ir iAii'11 l ( If
If you are elck , try It.
It Is simple and effective ; easy and pleasant to take.
Modem science reduced to a nutshell.
The problem of disease prevention solved.
The doctor will send jou free , on request , a sample treatment of THREE DOT
TLES for trial.
It costs you nothing to send for , them. You can see If this new system of treat
ment Is adapted to > our case without any expense.
All you have to do Is to send your numo , postotflce and express address to Dr.
T. A. Slocum , 98 Pine streetNew , York , stating that you saw his offer In the Omaha
Hee , when the three bottles will be sent you by return , abs lutcly free.
. Like the llfo saver In our IllustrationDr. Slocum stretches out his hand to save
those ( who have lost hope nnd are drowning In despair.
Will you accept his offer ?
If so write without delay to the address given above
, and bo sure to say that you
saw It In the Omaha Bee.
1414-10.18 Douglas St.
A few of our furniture specials this week prices that make
"selling easy and buying within the reach of all
Parlor arm rocker In imitation
Mahogany finish , coblcr leather
Bent with leather cushion back.
3.90
Our price . .
Couches that wo make to your
order In any color , velour or
corduroy , fringed tufted tops . 8.25
Folding * bed lounges , oak frame ,
well made and llnlshed , uphols
tered In good carpet ; price . 8.50
mantel folding bed , full size , with
supported wire Hprltisfi. nicely
r.mshed and carved ; our price . 9.00
Upright oak folding bed ,
bevel mirror , nicely polished und
carved , contains the best cell
( pring , thu best bed made for our
' price 25.00
Ladles' writing desk , oak or mn-
| hogaliy finish , highly tmnd-pol-
Ished and nicely curved , worth nil
we lisle . 5,00
Morris chairs. Imitation mahog
any finish , upholstered In velour ,
extra value , at. . . . . . . . . 5,00
Lame and eleeant assortment of
onyx stands ; ono we make ape
dal mention of Is very neat
design with choice selected onyx
. top , good value at our price . 3,75
' This full roll hnmUomo Ituttnn large Rocker comfortable , price 4.50 Solid oak Htaml 24x21 In. , pattern
top and pattern nhelf ; were made 1,40
I3e4 room milt , large full slzo with and finished a winner ; price . ,
, large 28x22 bevel mirror , nicely
carved and finished , consisting of Oood oak cblffonecr. 'well made
bed , dresser and wash stand ; und finished ; not the cheapest
dresser and washstand were chiffonier made , but the best
16,50 5,50
worth the price we ask , made chlffonoer nt our price . ,
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and TOU vu > rclr jn rrttlnir well. Wliiu *
written ( fonrmnU * | th ( nil en re. fiinjl * HAHN'O PHARMACY
tnulliip j " " itt ! 5 r" " ' " ' " . ' nti JIM
.Ion joined In With religious energy that
imounted to abandon. Handkerchiefs Hutf f
; ered , men grasped each other by the hands.
There were teara In many eyea and the
. 'ever of giving was at Its height. Men and
women gave their Jewelry later , while those
with money , after this Incident , pressed for
ward to give It to the cause. The chorus
lang and sang , the slips were read until 2
'clock , when the remarkable gift offering
inded. Many of the gift offerings were made
ly delegateo representing various state de-
lartmenta of the organization.
ST11A.M.K HTOHY OP A CAT.
It Simply Sho-uH tlint the Anliunl line
Nine MVP * .
There Is a war story going the rounds
which , however strange It may seem. Is
vouched for by every Jacky and several offi
cers on the cruiser New York , nnd then the
cat Is exhibited na convincing proof. The
jat la a black ono called Nigger. He Is young
and In active in the northern climate , but
on the blockade he spent much time nleep-
Icg. His favorite resting place was the forecastle -
castle , and he was often to be seen ntretched
out on the cool sldo of a hatch coaming or at
the bate of the forward turret.
On the night of Juno 4 , the one after that
on which the Merrlmac was sunk , the New
Orleans , on the easttru end o ! the blockad
ing line , opened fire at about 9.30 on what
was taken to be a Sranlsh torpedo boat. The
New York headed In the direction of the
firing Immediately and also opened flru. The
flrit shot was from ons of the 8-Inch guns
In the forward turret , aimed pretty well for
ward and with but ellght elevation. Of
course the concussion was heavy. More than
that , the shot was unexpected , and several
men standing about the forecastle were
thrown from their feet by the force ot the
discharge.
Now the chief beauty of thu story Is that
no ono oaw juit what happened to the cat
at the tlmo tbo gun was flrod and there
has been no attempt to fake any dc-ecrlp
tlon. There is simply a hiatus left and the
story jumps to the next morning watch ,
whcn.fho men engaged In washing down the
decksTieard the plaintive cry of a cat from
over the ship's aide.
It was finally located at the foot of the
port forward eoa ladder , UcwKle tbli ladder
hung two hand ropes , Junt reaching to the
surface of the water. With hl cla * firmly
Imbedded In the very end of ono ot them
clung Nigger , the black cat. One ot the
tailors climbed down and lifted him ou
of tbo water and brought him up to the
forecastle , where ho wo rubbed dry , fed
petted and wondered over Until thu olllcer
ot the deck hailed the forecastle from tbo
bridge and wanted to know why tbo wash
Ing down had been stopped. That office
In one of tbosq who vouch for the fact tha
Nigger was blown overboard by the din
charge of the gun nnd spent eight hours
' n the waters of the Caribbean hanging at
bo end of a rope.
Soling Dliiloct Storlm.
The [ southern illnlcct continues to reveal
( H qualntness , fays the Boston Transcript.
Mr. Torrcy has recorded this Florida dla-
ogue :
"What time might it bo ? "
"Six o'clock. "
"Lan * Huktfil I didn't know It was
suno as that. "
"Soon" In this case probably meaning
early. He lias nho put on record the an-
iiwer of the North Carolinian who wan
nsked If ho had been nt the world's fair.
"No ; I 'lowctl for to went , but I didn't
git to go. "
I have lately heard n bit of genuine negro
ngllHli which may do to go with tlicce
examples. A young1 woman of my ac
quaintance was visiting nt a house where
n colored lad was kept as a sort of boy-of-
all-work. After fho bad been there a day
she overheard a conversation between the
cook and thin hoy.
"How do you like tlio company ? " asked
the cook.
"I like h r rlaht well , " said the boy.
"Do you think she'd pretty1'
"Well , " paid the lad , " hft nln't 'xuckly
pretty , but hho'll dew well 'nough wliar
dur ain't no better ill ! '
A Theory.
Detroit Journal"Anyway , she's not two-
faced ! "
Kthol laughed.
"Net , " she replied , "Mabel Is not two-
faced. She'd have to have a lot of nerve to
Inlllct two such faces ns hern upon the
community' "
Thus bit by bit wo becomn possesvid nt
data upon which to construct a general
theory ns to why homely girls are often
good.
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Bears the
Signature of
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