CUdUtN&UKmhl
THE EED CLOUD CHIEF.
SAYS HE DISOBEYED,
PREPARATIONS AT SANTI
AGO CRITICISE
TTm Chief of Artillery on Orneral MlleV
tntf Flatly Accniee Uenernl Bhaftef
of Ignoring Initruetloni I'rom Yaih
Ingion I'.xpedttlnn I.uoked In Much.
Wapiusoto, Oct. 4. General John
L Rodgcrs, chief of artillery on Gen
eral Miles' staff, has prepared a report
on tho artillery urin of (loncral hhaf
tcr's expedition. This report has not
yet been given out and probably will
not bo until tho Becrotury of war
turna oror In liutlc to tho Prosl
dent the reports on tho war. General
Rodgcrs report Is extremely largo and
corcrs In detail the military equip
tnent and preparation, especially dual
Iny with the organisation of a slogo
train, which Is something entirely
now to tho military establishment of
the United States.
General Rodgcrs docs not touch upon
tho operations or tho handling of tho
artillery In tho Binttago campaign,
henco his report Is of inoro technical
than popular Interest. In treating of
matters prelluiluary to tho start
for Cuba ho llatly nccusos Goncrul
Shatter of Ignoring Instruotloni sent
from Washington, nud attributes to
this much of tho delay, confusion and
bad state of preparation found In tho
urllllery soctlon. IIo fully sets forth
tho laclc of preparation In tho matter
of ammunition and arttllory supplies,
criticises tho ordnance nud quarter
master's department for laclc of systom
and promptness and ofllelency In their
relation to artillery matters and con
ciudcs with recommendations looking
towards a complete reorganization of
tho artillery nud largo additions to thi
present equipment.
QUAY AS A DANK WRECKER.
Warrant Iuustl for tho Iennnylranla
Bnnntur anil IIU Aiinclutrn.
Piiti.AbK'.i'itiA, Oct. 4. Ofllclal con
firmation was given thts afternoon to
minora which havo been In circulation
that warrants liavo been Issued for
the arrest of Senator M. S. Quay ami
others prominent In stato polities,
charging misuse of Ktato funds. Dis
trict Attorney Graham stated that
warrants had bsen Issued charging
United States Senator Quay, his son,
Rlohnrd It. Quay, ex-Stato Treasurer
lienjamln Haywood nud Charles It,
McKco with coiuplraoy with tho Into
John 8. Hopkins, formerly cashier
of tho People's bank, to mako
use of tho state'. fundi In stock spec
ulation. Tho afflilavit upon which tho
warrants woro sworn out was made by
Dotectlvo Myers, who Is an attacho of
the district attorney's office.
Hopkins, who Is named la tho affi
davit, committed suletdo In March.
An examination of the bank's con
dition at that time showed that tho
bank's assets wero Impaired. Tho
bauk nt oueo went intd liquidation
and Presldeut James McMancs ob
ligated himself personally to protect
all creditors. At that tlmo tho de
posit of state funds amounted to 80.",
000. This amount has beon paid Into
tho state treasury by Mr. McManes.
Senator Quay arrived in tho ctty
from Washington to-day. When soon
at his hotol ho said th'tt he canio hero
to permit tho servlco of any summons
and to answer any chargos made
against hlra. Ho refused to discuss
the matter.
TURNS IN GARRISON DUTY.
The Entire Army May Sea Soma of
the
ColnnliM Yot.
Wariiixotov, Oit. 4. Tho War de
partment has dcoldod to nend morn
troops to Porto Rico. Orders havo
been Issued directing tho Fifth ror-l-mint
of cavalry, now at lluutsville,
Ala., tho Sixth United States volun
teer cavalry, now at Chlekamauga, and
tho Forty-sovonth New York, now at
Fort Adams, shall proceed to such
point in Porto Itlco as may bo desired
by tho oommandlnf gonial In that
Islaud. Tho Eighth United Statos vol
unteor infantry nnd two companion of
tho Indiana nogro volunteers, now at
Fort Thomas, IContuiky, will rollova
the Sixth voluntoir Infantry at Chlek
amauga. It Is said that tho troops sent to gar
rison duty In Cuba will not remain
long, but when they have seen servlco
for a fow months will return to this
country. Tho satno is probably truo
as to Porto UIoj. It Is also intlmvtad
that when tho troops return the vol
unteers will be glvon sixty days fur
lough and mustered out. lly that
tlmo Congress will have h il an oppor
tunity to determine what shall bo
dono In rogard to garrisanlug tho ucw
possessions.
, Immigrant- to rt Dent Dick.
CniCAOo, Oct 4. Six immigrants al
leged to havo been Imported in viola
tion of tho contract labor law wero
arrested to-day by tho Immigration
Inspectors and sent to New York to be
returned to llcrlln, whence they eume.
They were expert elect riclans, and it
Is said they wero employed by Urady
Si Lepp, who wero proprietors of a
spectacular entertainment at Tuttor
all's. A New TranvFaetfla Line.
Vancouvkh, Urltlsh Columbia, Oct. 4.
The Canadian Pacific railway will
establish another trans-Pacific lino al
most Immediately. Tho steamers Tar
tar and Athenian, of over 4, BOO tons
each, will bo run between Vancouver
and Vladlvostock, the termluus of tho
trnns-Slborian railroad line. The Athe
nian will sail first, loading here with
lumber and rails for tho Siberian lino
and then proceeding to Seattle and
Portland, where grain will probably
too placed aboard for famlnb-etrloUeq '
gussiftua. j
CAROLINE MISKEL HOYT DEAD
Mi Well Known Act rem Htirl Ifor Kelt
iMirn Son Pais A nay.
Nbw Your, Oct. 4. Caroline Mlskcl
Iloyt, wlfo of Charles Hoyt, tho play
wright, died at her homo In this city
yesterday of llrlglit's disease, resultln
In blood pnisoulng nnd coumlslons,
and only n few minutes Inter her new
born son died nlso. Mother and Hon
S$QSfi
CAROLINE MISKCL-IIOYT.
will bo burled together. Her husband,
her mother nud sister wero with her
when sho died.
Mrs. Hoyt was born in Covington,
Ky., on September 15, 167.1, nnd was
famous for her beauty. Her first up
pcaranco on tho stago was with Rob
ert Mnntell. Later nho played a sea
Eon at Daly's theater In this city. Sho
mado her first appcaranco in ono of
Hoyt'n productions In "A Tempcranco
Town." It was during this engage
ment that she became acquainted with
Mr. Hoyt, whom nho married on
March 4, ISDi. Sho retired from tho
Ktugo at that tlmo, permanently, it
was said, but returned last year In ono
of her husband's plavs, "A Contented
Woman."
Sho was Mr. noyt's second wlfo.
Ills first wife, known on tho stage ns
Flora Walsh, also died In child birth.
MURDERERS LIE IN AMBUSH.
F.iar of BlierlfTj Sale f.irtjr Kilted
Oatrlclit.
Mimrr.Ksnono, Tcnn., Oct. 4. An
awful tragedy has occurred In tho
north portion of Cnr.nou county, nbout
thirty miles cast of this city, in which
llvo men are reported to have been
savagely assassinated.
John Holllngsworth killed a man by
the nmuo of Hlgglns in that county
something over ti year ago. A suit
wnu brought against nolllugbworth
and a judgment taken against him by
i-tho members of Hli-irlus' family for
$3,000.
Saturday there was to bo nn auction
sale of his property to satisfy this
judgment, nnd Holllngsworth, It is
stated, knowing that that was tho day
for tho Ralo, coneoalcd himself nnd
several of his friends In a largo barn
on the placo where the sale was to be.
When tho party of men camo to
carry out tho proceeding and had gath
ered iu tho barn, Holllugsworth nnd
his friends fired Into them with double
barrel shotguns, killing four men and
wounding another so badly thai ho
will hardly recover.
Excitement Is running very high
Tho men who Were killed arc of tho
most prominent peoplo of this section.
Tho sheriff and n pos.se arc now In pur
suit of Holllngsworth nnd his parly.
FEWDIED AT MANILA.
In Thro Month the Amrrlcm- x.nsl
Klgtity-Ttirco Men unci I'mir OCloor.
Wabhixoto.v, Oct. h. Tho following
dispatches havo been received at tho
wnr department:
"Manila, Oct. 3. Adjutant General,
Washington: Deaths among troops in
Philippines, July, August and Septem
ber, four officers, olghty-thrco enlisted
men. August, two oillcers, fifty en
listed men, of whom ono officer nnd
sixteen enlisted men wero killed in
action, seven died of wounds. Deaths
for September, twenty-five enlisted
mon. Total deaths, soventcen killed
in action, seven died of wounds, four
teen of typhoid fever. Cnuso of ro
tnUntngdeuths, accident and miscel
laneous diseases. Otis."
"Manila, Oct. 3. Adjutant General,
Washington: Steamer Scandla arrived
to-day without accident. Private Ja
cobs, hospital eorpi, died nt sen, ty
phoid fever. Remains brought hero.
Otis, commanding.'
POWER FROM THE CAR AXLES.
The Santa I'o to Vnn n New Helm me In
Mrctitttig Ia-encr Car.
Chicago, Oct. -,. Tho Santa Fo roan
has made arrangements to light all tho
can of Its limited tralna running bo
tween Chicago and Los Augelcs, u dis
tance of 2,245 miles, with electricity,
evolved from tho friction of tho car
axles. The electric equipment of each
train will aggregate 4,020 candle-power.
All berths will bo provided with
berth lishts, and this will bo tho first
train in tho world carrying such u
largo supply ot light bcrvico exclus
ively from the car axles. It Is tho In
tention alio to light tho locomotive
headlight from tho same service.
THE FIRST TROOPS FOR CUBA.
A Transport Ordered to Tnhe the INiurtt
Immune) from Florida.
Fervakmmo, Fla., Oct. 4. Tho
United States transport Itoumanla has
been ordered horo from IS'uw York.
She will arrive to-day or to-morrow
and will tako on board tho Fourth Im
mune regiment, now in enmp at Jack
sonville, for Manz mlllo, Cuba, where
It has been ordered. Tho roglmunt
will bq tho first of. tho Seventh army
corps to embark for Cuba.
i -t.:'vT.",t ,.---
WAEsmrs to china.
AMERICAN INTERESTS TO
BE PROTECTED.
Secretary f.nng'e Order to Adolrnt
Dewey HcIIotoiI to Indicate a Critical
Condition In the l'mptro Crowds
1'ckln Throw Mutt on I'uropeani.
t
Wasiii.voto:;, Oct. 4. - .Secretary
fng, upon advices received at tho
State 'department showing tho exist
ence of threatening conditions In
China, hns ordcrod Admiral Djwey to
send two warships Immediately from
Manila to a point ns near tho Chinese
capital as It is possible for a warship
to approach.
Tho vessels selected for this under
taking aro tho llalttmoro and tho
Petrel. It is expected that tho Haiti
moro will not hi able to get beyond
tho Taku forts at tho entrance of tho
Pang Ho river, upon which Pckin IS
situated, but tho Petrel, being of
smaller proportions, may be able to
reach Tien Tsin, eighty miles nbovo
tho mouth and nbout tho saiuo dis
tance below Pektn.
Tho olllcials regret that thcro is not
now upon tho Asiatic squadron u light
draught gunboat of tho Helena class
which could ascend the river as far u:i
tho Chinese capital.
At tho ordinary cruising speed of
ten knots it will tako tho vessels a
week to reach thoir destination.
Loxooif, Oct. 3. Accordlug to a dis
patch to the Times from Shanghai,
Hual-Tn-Pou has boon appointed pres
ident of ttio court of censors and a
mombur of tho grand council. Ho is
Young-M'a chief uupporter and was
recently dismissed from oillca by tho
emperor.
Tho projected Imperial rovlow of
the forces at Tien Tsin has bjeu aban
doned. Puking, Oct. 3. During tno colebrn
Hon yesterday of tho festival of tho
moon, the drunken crowds which hnd
gathered upon the streets threw mud
upon all Europeans who inndo their
appearance As a precautionary meas
ure, tho Kusslan legation ordered an
escort of Cossacks from Port Arthur.
The Urltlsh minister nlso ordered hero
a guard of twenty-five marines from
Wcl-Hal-Wei.
MAY END POPULAR LOANS.
Secretary GaRO Suoil by Itaukcr With
"Straw" llldn.
Wasiiinotom, Oat. 4. "If tho bank
ers who havo sued tho secretary of the
treasury lo compel htm to award them
bonds uro successful in tho courts it
will be tho death blow to popular
loans," said an official of tho treasury
department to-da'. "Tho legal pro
ceedings aro tho direct outcome of the
efforts of the dopartment to comply
with tho lettor of the law. Congress
provided that tho bonds should bo
held by popular uibserlption, and to
secure tho widespread distribution of
the securities certain regulations were
mado and published. Tho bankers
desiring to obtain largo blocks of
bonds employed agents to make 'straw
bids.' Thousands of dollar' worth of
bonds wero subscribed for by men who
had not tho price of tho first install
ment. Tho necessary funds wero fur
nished by tho banks and tho subscrib
ers ussignod thoir purchases to tho
banks as security. They wero to ro
celvo commissions ranging from 1 to
'ii per cent If the bonds wero award
ed. Tho department discovered the
scheme and all such subscribers were
thrown out ns fast as thoy wero dis
covered. Now tho principals In tho
transactions aro trying by means of
legal proceedings to force tho secretary
to glvo them tho bonds. As they aro
nt u premium of about S per cent, suc
cess will bo very profitable but it will
Inevitably result iu preventing tho de
partment from ever plnclng anotaer
loan on tho popular plan."
It is learned that suits Instituted
last week aro only preliminary to
many more. If tho litigants aro buc
cchsful tho treahury department will
havo to IshUo bouds to tho amount ol
many millions in addition to those
already awarded. Yesterday a New
York newspaper published an adver
tisement in its "personal" columu in
viting all persons who had Bub&crlbed
for bonds without getting them to
"learn bomethlug to thoir udvnntago"
by addressing the advertiser. It is
believed by tho department that this
Is part ot the scheme of tho men who
aro trying to forco tho secretary's
hand and It is looked upon as an Indi
cation that It the first bult is decided
in favor of tho plaintiffs hundred;-, of
similar cases will bo iustigatcdagaint.t
tho secretary.
Guilty at MiuuUm-liter.
Macon, Mo., Oct. . "Guilty of
manslaughter iu tho fourth degree and
six months in jail, with a lino of S100."
That was tho verdict given In by tho
jury which hnd for the piist week been
inquiring Into tho manner by which
A. T. Smock had klllod M. h. Chcuv
ront in Hholhlna tho night of July 23,
1b07. The verdict wasa groat 6urprlso
to tho peoplo horo, and when tho news
wns sent over tho wires to Shclblua it
was received with tho greatest In
credulity. A Chaplntn Jump
Overboard.
4. Tho latest
Bas FnAMCisco, Oct.
advices from Japan bring tno news ot
tho death of tho ltev. Tnauueus if.
Freeman, chaplain of the United
States Bteamshlp Daltlmoro, nt 2Jag
asakl. From nil accounts Freeman
committed sulcldo becnuso of his fail
ing health. Ho jumped overboard
from tho Zcalandla and was drowned
before any assistance could bo ren
dered him. His remains wero re
covered and will bo brought to this
country for Lntertno.it upou thou.::
steamer.
PLANNED TO RAM CAMARA.
The Steel Trow or the Tr.inipor; China
Flensed Admiral Dewey.
8am FitANctsco, Oct. 4. The China's
commander, Captain Sobrco, just back
from Manila, tells this story of Ad
miral Dowcy:
When tho cablegram reached Dowey
that Camara's fleet had actually en
tered tho Suez canal and might bo ex
pected soon nt Manila, Dewey paid a
visit to Sebrcc on tho China, and care
fully inspected tho big liner, no
seemed particularly impressed with
her sharp, ntcol bow, which comes to
n knife liko point. Ho turned to Cap
tain Sebrcc and said:
"This is n flno ship you havo, and I
wnnt to uso her as a ram. Wo can put
bonio good raptd-firc guns In and then
you can sail into the auxiliary cruisers
of Camara's fleet nud ram them out of
sight before they know what you are
doing. I will sco that you aro made
acting commodore and that you aro
well rowarded. Will you do It?"
Scbrco replied that ho would llko no
better fun, as tho China Is much faster
than any vessel of Camara's fleet, nnd
ho believed sho could whip even
cruisers in a fair fight.
Whon Cnmara turned back Dowcy
wss much disgusted.
NEGROES DRIVEN FROM TOWN.
I'nnn, III,, Striker (In to Waihtnirtnn, Ind.
and Hound Up Cnlorod Miners.
Washington, Ind., Oct. 4. This city
fs In a great state ot excitement. Ono
hundred and fifty coal miners from
Pnna, 111., camo hero yesterday after
noon and met nt tho fair grounds with
the homo union miners nnd organized.
At 13 o'clock last night they got to
gether nnd, maskod, visited all the
hhacks whero tho colored coal miners
lived. About fifty of tho nogrocs wero
corralled and at tho points of pistols
wero driven out of town.
Ono negro refused to go and the
miners fired on him. Ho has not beon
found and may bo killed. Tho police
could do nothing.
Ono policeman, Anderson Cannon,
went up to tho whole mob and de
manded of them to disperse. They an
bwered by leveling their pistols at
him.
The masked miners took tho town.
Chief of Pollco Call turned in tho firo
alarm and called out the citizens to as
sist in keeping order. Several are
deputized, and if thcro is a new out
break of troublo much bloodshod la
likely to result.
PASSED OVER GOLD FIELDS.
t'roipeotors on Thoir Way to the Klon
dike Overlooked Rloh DUtrlete.
Chicago, Oct. 4. A. P. Swlneford,
r.x-govcrnor of Alaska, who is In Chi
cago, deolnros tho prospectors who
havo returned goldioss from thai ro
glon were unsuccessful b-cause of lack
of foresight in falling to properly pro
paro for a search for a fortuno in a
new country.
"Tho great majority of thosa who
havo gono to tho Yukon country In the
last year havo passed through what I
bcllcvo Is destined to becomo tho rich
est gold mining district of Alaska.
Within pistol Bhot of tho dock of tho
steamship which carried them aro some
very rich quartz ledges now in process
of devolopmont.
"Thoro is gold in tho Islands of the
Alcxandor archlpolago nud tho main
land, from tho southern boundary as
far north as Skaguay and Dye a. That
I am justified in this belief it proved
not only by tho mines uow working
and paying enormous profits, but by
numerous discoveries that have lately
been mado and tho largo number of
prospoots now in courso of develop
ment into producing mines."
KILLS HER MOTHER FOR LOVE.
Btrance Iteaion Olren by a Flttibnrc Olwt
Murdereii Wae Tired ot Living.
PriTsnuiio, Pa., Oct. 4. licrthi
Dlelstolu killed her mother yesterday
and later put four bullots into her own
body from tho effects of which she
cannot recover. The only explanation
the girl has given for hor terrible deed
were these words:
"I was tired of llfo. It held no
pleasuro for mo. I wanted to dlo nnd
did not want my mother to llvo and
fret ovor my death. For that reason
I killed her."
Frederick Bellsteln, tho father of
tho family, was ono of the best kuown
residents of Allegheny. , Ho died sud
denly iu December last from apoplexy.
Sinco then lllrdie. who was "20 years
old, was said to havo lost all her youth
ful beauty. From a llght-hoartod,
happy girl, sho booamo a quiot, de
pressed, despondent woman. Hence
tho frlonds of tho fasrally think she
was temporarily insane whon sho conv
mltted tho awful crime.
At the Peace Jubilee.
Wabiiinotok, Oct. 4. Eight thous
and neonlo attended tho peace jublle
nt Convention hall in this city yestor
dav. Speeches woro mado by ltev. IL
H. Wharton of Mnrylnnd, ltov. Father
Stafford of Washington and ex-Senator
Patrick Walsh of Georgia. All
spoke In tormsof highest praiso of the
oonduot of our sailors and soldiers Id
tho war.
George May Decline.
New YonK, Oat. 4. -Unless nenrj
George changes hlo mind within the
uu.tt forty-eight hours ho will not be
tho frco sllvorltos' casidldnto for gov
ernor analnst Van Wvck and Roose
velt. Ills declination was written Sat
urday. However, a determined offort
will bo mado to get him to allow hit
namo to bo used.
Former leiltlator Gor Iniane.
JrimiKBON Citt, Mo Oct 4. S. W.
Cox has leen taken to tho insane asy
lum f.t ;.' ''. V- fo- " -!!- ""-l.a.-i
a motaocr of tno legUiuii.c ......
has held important city otilsos.
wimmii on stand.
INVESTIGATING COMMIT
TEE'S FIRST WITNESS.
Ite'ore the Mooting General Whoeler
Brtld That Thnro Wai Bo mo Incom
petency In Variant Itrnnchei lie Mini
No Camo for CrttleUm.
WA8iiiM0T0f, Oct. 5, Tho war In
vestigating commission bognn Its ex
amination of witnesses to-day by
placing General Joseph Wheeler upon
the stand. Gcnoral Wheeler said this
morning beforo the meeting of tho in
vestigating committee: "I will appear
before tho eommltteo nnd witl toll tho
truth about whatever Is made u sub
ject of Inquiry. While I am under tho
Impression that many abuses havo
been exaggerated, tliero can bo no
doubt Mint, there wero manifestntious
of Incompetency in vurlous branches
of tho army."
When tho commiltco met, Chatrmnn
Dodge stated to General Whooler tho
scope of the committeu'a duties nnd
asked him whether ho had any objec
tions to being sworn. Ho replied that
he had none and Major Mills, recorder
for tho commission) administered tho
oath. Kx-Governor Heaver conducted
tho examination, developing tho es
sential facts an to General Wheeler's
rank nud his command. General
Wheeler stated that he loft Tumpa for
Cuba Juno It, but that ho had no
knowledge of tho plan of campaign
beforo going aboard tho transport,
tic then told of tho voyage. On Juno
2t General Shatter ordered him to dis
embark tho next day. This ho did
with n portion of his command. Ho
rodo into tho country four miles that
day nnd tho next moved his troop3 to
Jaguaraclta.
CUUANS VIOLATED PROMISES.
Ho then begnn his reconnolteriiig.
arranging with General Castillo of
tho Cuban army to scud Cuban troops
with his men for tho rccounoilcr, but
unfortunately tho Cubans did not
keop tho engagement. IIo told of tho
first battlo of LaQuaslraa, stopping to
compliment specially tho regular
troops nud also to spoak of their ex
cellent firing. Ho ooon learnod to mis
trust tho reports nnd estimates of tho
Spaniards. Gcnoral Wheeler had not
been ublo on his own account to secure
tiny accurato ostlmato of tho Spanish
loss during tho American approach
upon Santlugo.
Speaking of tho procoedlngs nftor
tho first battles, he explained that ho
had been reported sick and thero were
some movemonts just prior to tho bat
tle at El Cancy with which ho was
not familiar.
"I was not sick," ho said, "but I
had been, npon tho 20th and 30th.
Still, I had not gono on tho sick list.
1 had a fever, but appreciated tho sit
uation, took mediciuo and camo out
all right."
Ho was in tho battlo of El Cnnoy,
and exprefsed tho opinion that moro
men had been killed iu tho formation
of the lino than afterwards. Ho told
of the necessity for wading tho San
Juan river, saying that the water was
nbout waist deep.
" I ought to say," said the general,
in tho course of his testimony, "that
it was magnificent to seo officers of
high rank go ashoro with their packs
on their backs, accepting all thu for
tunes of war with thoir men. They
slept upon tho ground with tho sold
iers. Nono of us wero mounted, and
wo wero without tents for sjvor.il
davs."
"p.oADS IN GOOD CONDITION.
Speaking ot tho eharactor of tho
roads from tho coast to tho points oc
cupied by tho Americans ho said that
with such attontlon as they wero able
io glvo to them thoy wero very good.
Tho rains had not been severe up to
that time. Tho roads wero narrow,
but equal to tho demands. Tho sup
plies ho considered sufficient except in
a few instancos, and in thoso instances
tho deficlonoy was only temporary.
" General Shatter," ho said, "deoorves
great credit for tho zeal ho displayed
in this respect. Ho dovotod himself
to this task, and I think thero is no
doubt that ho succeeded. Wo used
pack trains, and thoro was compara
tively llttlo suffering booauso of tho
shortness of quartermaster's sup
plies." General Wheeler said in responso to
a question that Cervora's ficet was tho
objective of tho campaign. Thoro was
no reason why tho Spanish troops
bhould not havo made a sortie from
Santiago and ho hud asked Gcnoral
Toral after tho surrendor why ho had
not attacked. Tho latter replied that
tho falluro to do go was becauso his
mon woro footsore Yet General
Wheeler could not accept this explana
tion for tho Spanish soldiers wore not
footsore. General Wheeler's opinion
was that tho Spanish commandor was
not able to faco tho Americans in tho
opon.
Discussing tho plan of campaign ho
said ho doubted whether any moro of
fectlvo plan could havo been adopted.
Speaking of tho modlcal dopartment
ho said that nt times thero wero com
plaints, but that they woro not seri
ous. On occasions there was a short
ago of surgeons, somo of tho surgeons
being blck or wounded. According to
General Wheoler'a bellof the wounded
in battlo wero promptly cared for by
tho surgeons. After the fight of July
1, all the woundei woro carried from
tho field that night. Tho witness in
slsted hard that there was moro com
plaint of tho shortago of medicine
among tho Infantry than among tho
cavalry service,
Going baok to Tampa ho said that
at tho season he was thero, the flr.it
alf of Juno, tho slto was without ob
jection, but ho had felt that it would
be wet later in tho season. It was
his impression that Tampa hud been
fc.-vl.-'. ai ,-: ..j..i a-'.a a;:-? ina u-"-I
glnnlug of tho ynr and was incident
al . tho intended movement on Ha
vana. Tliero was, ho said, nt times
some shortago of mippllesnt tho camp,
"but nothing," hu added, "that a sol
dier could complain of," They had
comfortable tents nnd tho commissary
bupplles wero sufficient. Tho water
supply also was good. Ho said th
men In his command wore well taken
caro of. However, very few men wore
at that tlmo sick. He had hiutiolf
gono Into tho hospitals nnd had found
tho mon doing well.
General Wheeler said ho had no con
trol over any of tho supplies which
were taken to Santiago upon tho
transports when ho left Tampa. This
was attended to by tho different ntaff
officers. Ho only kuuw from conver
sation with tlicao that thoro waa an
abundance of the supplies of all char
acters. Ileturnlng to tho Santiago campaign
ho suid that only two regiments had
reported a shortage of rations nnd ho
had immediately telephoned to tho
rear and tho shortage, which had boeti
duo to necldont, was adjusted. Thcro
was suffering when tho men wero
compelled to Ho upon the breastworks.
NEGLECT AT SANTIAGO.
General Wheeler snld tho meat was
poor, and thoy hud no bread except
hard tuck. They were forced to llvo
in tho sun nnd water alternately, nnd
necessarily there wns much ctckness.
While they had tho full quota of doc
tors and nurses, ho thought that if
moro had been furnished tho men
would have been better cared for. Ay
for rations, three days' supply was
generally issued. Whenever tho troops
went into netion they would throw
their food away as well as thoir packs,
and they often did not recover them.
General Wheeler took up tho com
mon report that the Cubans stolo
goods thus discarded. It was not fulr,
ho said, to thus uccuso tho natives, for
thcro was so much of this flotsam and
jetsam that hungry and poorly clothed
as tho Cubans were, thoy were not to
bo blamed for helping themselves. Ho
said ho had socu among tho 20,000
peoplo who came out of Santiago many
women of refinement who wero ema
ciated and evidently hungry.
In reply to questions ho stated ho
never hnd heard of any shortnge of
commissary or ordnanco supplies at
Santiago, but ho had been told that
the medical supplies were short, yot ho
had no pergonal knowledge on this
point. IIo had seen somo wounded
men crawling to tho rear in the en
gagements, but ns a rule as soon ns a
man fell In battlo ho was carried to
tho hospitals by tho modlcal corps.
Ho said that us a rulo tho quality of
hardtack was good. Whon thero was
any deterioration it was duo to local
rains, and not to tho fact of original
inferiority.
TOO PROUD TO COMPLAIN.
Tho spirit of tho army was such, ho
eald, that thcro was no disposition to
complain. "They wero all proud to
bo tliero uud willing to undergo hard,
ships."
Replying to a question from Colonel
Dcnby, General Wheeler said tho reg
ulars had shown n greater ability to
tako caro of thomselvcs than tho vol
unteers. The volunteers wero moro
careless, but tho volunteer cavalry
mcu wero not so negligent as tho
othor volunteers, because they wero
generally Westorn men who had boea
used to camping. Ha thought this
fact had had a strong iullucnca in
causing tho health of tho regulars to
bo better than that ot tho vohultanra.
Captain Howell askod to what he at
tributed tho development of dlseasa
after tlio capitulation of Santiago, uud
General Wheeler replied that it
was duo to tho cluuato ami to
tho oxposuro made neeosary. All the
men soomod to bo mure or less affected
by the conditions. Ho had, ho said,
known of no instance of a sick or
wounded soldlor dying from want of
caro from tho physicians. So far as
ho knew thcro was geucral com
mcndatlon of tho medical corps, '
except that on ono or two occasions
thero had beon somo grumbling in re
gard to general conditions. Ho
thought there was a dellcluney in tho
number of ambulances, but this de
ficiency wns duo to tho exigencies of
the campaign.
ALL WENT SMOOTHLY.
Gcnoral Whcclor also said in reply
to Captain Howoll that ho knew of no
confusion in shipping supplies from
Tampa. Ho was not acquainted with
a cueo in which a body of a vuhlclo was
shipped on one ves'ol and tho whcols
on another. His memory was not
distinct as to complaiuts from physi
cians in his command as to the
senrciy of medical supplies, but he
thought thero woro ruiuo sueh com
plaints, and in such cisei liu had thorn
supplied ai promptly as poislblo.
Thero had been difficulty In getting
tho transports to Ho us near inshore ai
was desirable, rendering it difficult to
get at supplies promptly.
Tho commission called nt tho wat
department lalo to-duy and saw See
rotary Alger, Aisittaut Secretary
Mclklejohu and Adjutant General Cor
bin for a fow lulnutcs. Tho call wu
ourely soclaU
WITH 300 SICK FROM MANILA.
The lilo de la Janeiro ts Kzpeoted nt
Kau IfrancUco -Tho l'lilllpplne Fleet
Sax FitANCisco, Oct. 5. Tho Kto d
la Janolro, which has on board about
300 sick soldiers from Manila, is duo
hero October 20. The steamer Senator
ot tho transport fleet is expected to
roach this port to-day. She will at
onco bo put on tho dry dock for ro-
fialrs and then tho work of reloading
tcr for Manila will begin.
over 1 ! Million nn It-.nO.
.TEFKKnso.N City, Oct. a. Tho state
treasurer has mado tho following
monthly report on tho condition of
Missouri finnucu during September:
ItiM'plntu, STOLSaM;; disbursements,
i'.OD.O'JT.-T; balance on hand Octobc
J. 81,230.700.05.
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