OMAHA DAILY EE.
ESTABLISHED J UXJ3 JO , 1871. OMAJIA , TJIUKSDAY MOJINIINGSEI'TI'LM ' BKR 1 , 185)8 ) TWJ3LVJ3 1'AC. Etf , CO IT JfLVJfl CEXTS ,
OLD TIME
Pioneers of Nebraska Meet in a Most
Auspicious Manner.
GREAT OVATION TO COLONEL W , F , CODY
Buffalo Bill the Guest of Nebraska at
Exposition Grounds.
CHANGE WROUGHT IN FIFTEEN YEARS
Scene of His Start aa Showman Presents
Much Different Aspect.
TREMENDOUS CROWD WELCOMES HIM
I'eofile Turn Out to See the Hero of
the rinlnx anil the Croat ( inliix
if IlniiKh Kliterx He Han Sur-
rounileil IlliiiMelf With ,
To I I nilinlKxIniiN > I-M ( onlay. . . 22 , . . : il !
Total to ilute 1,0-.111 !
Fifteen years ngo Colonel William F. Cody
Kavu the first performance of his now famous
Wild West show on the old fair grounds
at a point now occupied by the West Midway
of the exposition. Yesterday ho was the
honored guest of the great enterprise that
has grown on the once rugged bluff and
there he received sueh a welcome , ardent
nnd Inspiring , ns comes to few men In n
lifetime. Men who , like himself , were Ne- %
brasknns when It meant peril nnd
lianUhlp and Isolation , greeted him
with voices that trembled with
emotions Inspired by the recollec
tion of their pioneer associations and thou
sands of others who know Buffalo Hill ns
oao of the moat striking personalities In
the history of their state voiced their wel
come In tumultuous cheers.
None of the notable occasions that have
marked the first three months of the expo
sition have Involved a moro enthusiastic
demonstration than that which made CoJy
day a tremonduous nnd Inspiring success.
Aside' from the Interest that attached to the
visit of Colonel Cody and his rough riders
there was the attraction of an Immense crowd
anil a spectacular display that was equal If
not superior to anything that has been
seen on the grounds. The Wild West , with
ita representatives of a score of nations
nnd the mounted Indians , who represented
nearly thirty aboriginal tribes , formed a
cosmopolitan pageant that was In Itself a
remarkable spectacle. When the parade was
massed on the Grand Plaza It merged Into
n. panorama of color and costume worth
joutneylng miles to BOO and the swelling
music and Muttering Hags contributed to
make the effect tremenduously grand nnd
I Inspiring. The exorcises on the Plaza were
comparatively brief , but they left no doubt
of the sincerity of the sentiments that they
evoked. .
As the bulk of yesterday's visitors were
on the grounds In time to sec the parade
the afternoon nrrlvalsvero comparatively
limited. After the event of the day was over
the crowd rapidly scattered over the en-
elosure nnd displayed the same enthusiasm
in admiration of the show that It had ex
hibited In honor of Its guest. All the after
noon features received generous attention
und the- Midway was thronged until well
toward midnight.
The committee that will formally tender
the Invitation of the exposition management
to President McKlnloy to participate In the
festivities of Jubilee week will leave for
Washington today. Senator Allen Is already
In Washington and Congressman Mercer
wired President Wattles yesterday that ho
would bo hero to go with the other members
of the committee. Senator Thurston , John
1 < . Webster , John C. Wharton nnd John C.
Cowln will complete- the embassy. They
will be provided with a handsomely litho
graphed Invitation to President and Mrs.
McKlnloy ns well ns the letters from the
Transmlsslsslppl governors which second the
Invitations of the management. The letter
of Invitation to the prlnco of Wales , the
governor general of Canada and other for
eign dignitaries and olUclnls will bo turned
over to the Stale department to be trans
mitted through the usual diplomatic chan
nels.
TO coi.o.vni , COIIY.
JtliiKiillloont Ovation to Murrain Hill
hy Illx I'Vllou .NohrnxkaiiN ,
Colonel William F. Cody and his Con
gress of Rough Riders received n genuine Ne
braska welcome nt the exposition yesterday.
Thu sentiments expressed by the old timers
congregated on the platform , men who
have known Duffalo Hill since his boyhood ,
were echoed by the cheers of an Immense
multitude that pncked the Plaza nnd gave
the veteran of pioneer days a greeting
that was no less sincere than enthusiastic.
Cody day was a brilliant success from the
minute the glittering cavalcade entered thu
gates until the last fluttering pennon had
disappeared.
The pnrndo nrrlved nt the grounds
promptly at 11 o'clock nnd was met nt
the gntes by General Manager Clarkson
nnd 150 mounted Indians from the Indian
encampment. It entered at the Sherman
nvcnue gate nnd was massed In front of
the baud stand , where n large square space
had been reserved for Its reception. As
the pageant filed into the open space it
was greeted with continuous cheering from
the vast crowd that covered the entire
plaza nnd crowded the main viaduct and
ovcry adjacent building. This swelled Into
nn ovation as Colonel Cody appeared on
the magnificent chestnut presented to him
by General Miles. The party el officials
and Nebraska pioneers which Included
Alexander Majors , Major Ilurke , John A.
Creighton. James n. Hoyd , W. A. Paxtou ,
I ; Er. . ex-Governor Alvln Saundcrs. E. Rosewater -
water , A. II. Jones , J. 13. North , Ooorgo
Ilelmrod , John I ) . Crelghton , Captain H. E.
.Palmer. H. T. Clarke , Governor Holcomb
and Senator John M. Thurston. dismounted
from the carriages and were escorted toseati
on the band stand. Then the crowd was
treated to an exhibition of horsemanship
that elicited another hurrlcnue of cheers.
The open space reserved for the parnde was
much smnller than a city block nnd a portion
tion of It had already been occupied by the
Urst division. Hut the eight nnd six-horse
teams that pulled the coaches and artillery
went into It as though It was a sixty-acre
field Ono nfter another they came on a dead
gnllop. lore nround the limited circle nnd
whet led Into line without n halt or Interfer
ence. H was the prettiest spectacle that has
been seen on the giounds and for five min
" Jt utes the 'crowd cheered Its appreciation.
llutTalo lllllVeleoinril. .
The McCook band played an Inspiring
melody ns the remnluder of the cnvalcndc
avtept into place nnd then lluffnlo mil dls-
jnnontcd and wns greeted with another ova-
tu.r ki he mounted the platform. He was
re > it J by General Manager Clarkson. who
sale
Mr. Cody. It la a source of great regret
to tha president of this exposition that offi
cial duties prevent - vijcica here this
morning , and In his behalf ho has asked mete
to give you n most cordial welcome to these
exposition grounds. It Is extremely fitting ,
sir , that you should have such a testimonial
as this , here , at the very starting point of
your curliest career , and ns a showman
throughout this country and ns n man who
has presented to all parts of America nnd
to foreign countries the customs of the west ,
a place beside the great Congress of all Nn-
tlcna , wo bid you a most cordial welcome
here , sir , assure you that your success .n
llfo throughout your career Is merited nnd
dceervcd. ( Applause. ) 1 will Introduce
Governor llolcomb of the state of Nebraska ,
who will give you n welcome. ( Applause. )
I.oenl Interext Well .Shown.
Governor llolcomb expressed the greeting
of the people of Nebraska as follows :
Colonel Cody : I have been requested to
say a word of welcome. I gladly perform
that little duty , nnd yet I nm somewhat nt
a loss aa to what I should ray. The largo
number that have gathered hero testify to
the Interest that we of Nebraska feel In you
and In the great enterprise which you have
carried on so successfully nnd so creditably
throughout the entire world. Wo are glad
to see you back here again upon Nebraska
Boll. We hnve watched with pcrsonnl In
terest your career and your movements und
It Is a source , I know , of personal pleasure
to a Inrge number of the citizens of the state
of Nebraska to see jou , whom wo look upon
one of our follow citizen ? , return again
alto a triumphal entry Into the metro-
of the state nnd into this great
has sprung up hero In the
fitting , It seems to
here at this time ,
rcprcselftX VV'e by tnese people from
nil countries'- * ? . , 'entertainment nnd cxhl-
hlbltlon which yea filve , which has been de
nominated and kncwn as a wjld west show ,
nn entertainment started nnd having Its In-
ceptlon upon Nebraska soil many years ago ,
begun by a Nebraskan who In his early
manhood came Into the fitnto In' Its earlier
years when It was indeed a wild and west
ern ftate , nnd very few persons perhaps In
this entire western country , this magnificent
domain , that has developed as no other coun
try under the sun , has developed In the last
quarter of a century , have Inaugurated and
carried on so successfully n great enterprise
such ns you have. In your earlier days ,
Colonel Cody , throughout this western coun
try you know what the wild west was , and
yet ycu have seen It gradually subdued by
the civilizing Influence of mankind until we
have today n civilization , not as you give It ,
showing that which existed a quarter of a
century ago , but a civilization embracing
all that Is best for mankind. For that reason
the entertainment which you give , the fact
that you are n Nebrasknn , that this enter
prise which you have carried on so success
fully was Inaugurated In this state , makes
your return hero of special nnd peculiar In
terest to the people of the state. I dare say
wo witness hero today what perhaps wo will
never ngnln witness In the state of Ne
braska , or In the western part of our grand
United States. We see here the representa
tives ) of so many people of so many different
countries ; wo may never again see so many
different peoples assembled together ns wo
witness here today the representatives of
the aboriginal tribes of these United States ,
two dozen or more of those who In years
gone by Inhabited these broad . prairies ,
chased the buffalo nnd the deer undisturbed ,
who have been going further and further
toward the setting mm , until today vc see
them hero under such clrcumsUaiss ns we
now witness. It will be an luaplrlng and In
teresting scene , nn cducattoftnl nnd Instruc
tive scene , that perhaps the people of Ne
braska never again vlll be permitted to wit
ness. Wo draw lessons from It ; wo appre
ciate the cause of It. There la a constant
change and evolution In the progress of hu
man society and It moro firmly Impresses
Itself upon our minds when wo witness this
gathering. I extend to you , Colonel Cody ,
on behalf of the people of the state of Ne
braska , your own state , n most cordial wel
come on your return to our borders. ( Ap
plause. )
leather Major * ' lleinnrUn.
In Introducing the next speaker Major
Clnrkson said ? "Hero Is the father of thura
all , Alexander Majors , connected with the
very earliest history of Nebraska , and the
business father of Colonel Cody. "
Mr. Majors wns given a reception only
second In enthusiasm to that which was ac
corded the hero of the day as he grasped
Colonel Cody's hand and turned to speak of
the man from the Intimate acquaintance of
n , lifetime. He said :
Gentlemen nnd my boy. Colonel Cody.
( Laughter. ) Can I Eay n few words of wel
come. Friend Crelghton and I came down
hero together today nnd he thought I wns
not equal to the occasion. Gentlemen , I do
not know whether I am equal to the occa
sion at this time , out I am going to do the
best for you that I can. Give me your hand ,
colonel. Gentlemen , forty-four years ago
this day this fine Jooklng physical specimen
of manhood wns brought to nr. by hU
mother a little boy 9 years old and little
did I think at that time thnt thu little boy
that was standing before me asking for em
ployment of some kind by which I could
afford to pay his mother a little money for
his services way going to bo a boy of such
destiny ns he has turned out to be. ( Ap
plause. ) In this country we uavr great men ,
wo have great men nt Wnshlnton ; : wo have
men who are famous ns politicians In this
country , wo have great statesmen , wo ha\o
had jac.Kson nnd Clay , and we had a Lin
coln , wo have men great In agriculture mil
In siock growing , and in ' .ha manufacturing
business , who have mtdj great names for
tn' ! selves , who have stnjd high In the i a-
tljr. , we had a Uarnu.ru In tuo show busi
ness. Next , and oven greater and higher ,
we have iiud n Cody. ( Api'tause.i He , gen
tlemen , stands not at ill1 * bead of the thow-
men of the United State * of America , but of
the world. ( Applause. ) Little did I think ,
gentlemen , at the tlmo this lUtle boy canu
o n * standing stralgtit ns nn nrrow , * nJ
ho came to mo and looked mo In the face ,
you know , nnd I said to ray partner , we will
take this little boy Mr. Hussell wns standIng -
Ing by my side and we will pay him a
man's wages because ho can ride a pony
just as well as a man can. Ho was lighter
and could do just the same service just as
good service of that kind , when ho was a
little boy Just 9 years old. I rcmeber when
wa paid him $25 for his first month's work ;
ho was paid In half-dollars , and he got fifty
of them ; he tied them up In his little hand
kerchief and when he got home he untied
the handkerchief and spread it all over the
table. ( Laughter ) .
Colonel Cody I have been spreading It
over since.
Mr. Majors Anil ho Is still spreading It.
Now , gentlemen , this Is nn occasion when a
man does not want to hold people long. I
could stiy so much to you on any other occn-
Hlon when there nro not tens of thousands
of people waiting and anxious to we the
wind-up of this thing. What I want to say
Is this , that your state and the city of
Omaha has done moro than any other state ,
or any other city. In the world ever has done
In the way of what you call an exposition.
Nothing equalling It has ever been accom
plished on this earth by the same number of
people.
This occasion never can happen on this
'globe again. The same number of people
und the same condition * and circumstances
never will ocotir here on earth again , and
I do not beltove It possible for ntiythtng of
this kind to ever happen again on earth. I
am not n prophet , but I do not believe It
possible fpr anything of this kind to over
happen again. This Is the biggest thing I
ever saw nnd I was nt the World's fair nnd
I have been at the expositions In London and
In Edinburgh , Scotland , and In New York ,
nnd I never saw anything when you consider
the circumstances and the possibilities and
the people that have done It. I never saw
anythtns In my life that equals It. Bless
your precious life , Colonel Cody. ( Applause. )
Senator Tlmrxton'n lleinnrUx.
Another short address was added by Sen
ator Thurston , who said :
Colonel Cody , My Fellow Citizen : I will
only attempt to add another welcome to our
friend , Colonel Cody , and I will make It In
language as simple as our welcome Is sin
cere. Colonel Cody , this Is your day. ( Ap
( Continued on Fifth Puge. )
GENERAL BOYNTON'S REPORT
Other Side of Stories of Ill-Treatment of
Chickamauga Oamp Invalids ,
OFFICERS WERE CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT
Itexnlt of nil I'vliauxtlve Kxniitlnntlnn
of the Southern Caniitn Slums
Condition * ! Arc Greatly
Overdrawn.
WASHINGTON' , Aug. 31. Secretary Algcr
has received the report of General II. V.
lioynton upon the elate of affairs In the
hcepltals at Camp Thomas. The report Is
dated August 2 ! ) , The general says th.it
his Instructions were to report the number
of sick , character of Illness , number of
tenLi , lloor space per patient , the adequacy
and suitability of attendants and whether
the medical officers have discharged their
duties faithfully and with Intelligence.
He said that he visited all the hospitals
In the camp without giving notice of hia
purpose. Says Qenei.il Uoynton :
"Hpllevlng the death list of the camp to
afford an excellent standard by which to
measure Us condition ? as to health and
hospital service , a full report wa.i obtained
of nil deaths In the camp and Its hospitals
slnco Us establishment the middle of last
April. The result hews n total death list
of IDS up to the 22d of this month , when the
breaking up of till ? camp began. Between
thc e dates , Including regulars and volun
teers , fully 7C.OOO troops have been In camp
In the Chickamauga park. The record of
burials In the National cemetery at Chatta
nooga shows a total of 120 volunteers and
two regular soldiers. Of these latter ono
wns killed by falling from a railway train. "
The report takes up In detail llrst two
permanent hospitals. Letter and Sternbcrg ,
and states with the greatest minuteness
the accommodations afforded by them. The
first Is at Crawfish Spring , and In charge of
Major Carter , and was converted from a
largo summer resort hotel Into a hospital
receiving the worst typhoid cases from the
camp. Each patient hen abundant room ,
woven wire mattresses and abundant bed
clothing. The ventilation U perfect , plumb
Ing entirely new and bathing facilities
ample.
HoiiKht Plenty of IlelleneloN.
"The number of attendants when all are
well Is entirely satisfactory and attendants
are on the. way to take the places of those
who are broken down. Major Carter has
secured a herd of cows and has arrange
ments for pasturing them without expense
to the government. He has sufficient money
from the hospital fund to buy whatever Is
wanted In the way of milk , Ice and other
delicacies. There have been at this hospital
full supplies of Ice , milk , commissary stores
and delicacies as much an the sick ought to
nave and the funds even enabled him to buy
nil that has been needed In the way of
canned and potted goods , soups , clam Juice ,
sago , malted milk , eggs , koumyss , Jellies ,
preserves , relishes , ginger , oil , apolllnarls ,
champagne and claret. The entire hospital
Is furnished with distilled water and the
Ice used Is made from distilled water. The
sewerage of the hospital is excellent and
contrary to persistent assertions none of the
sewage has ever drained Into the Chick
amauga river or approached It at any point.
"Major Carter lias a corjis of doctors which
ho. regards us amply sufficient to care for
all the patients In the hospital and reports
them as faithful and einclent In the per
formance of their duties. "
Taking up the Sternberg hospital , In
charge of Major Grlffln , General Doynton
shows it to bo one of the most complete
field hospitals ever seen , according to vet
erans of the last war. All the tents are
closely Moored. At present there are not
moro than four men In any tent and In addi
tion there are two pavilions , each tent and
pavilion has woven wire springs and hair
mattresses , there are diet cooks , cold stor
age warerooms for delicacies , separate re
frlgerators for each row of tents and cverj
proper measure of sanitation is observed
with respect to the sinks.
Further the report says :
Supplier for SteriiherK IIoniltnl | ,
The whole place Is most carefully pollcc < :
dally , and the whole establishment with ant
without Its permanent buildings and Its
tents Is in the most perfect order. Since
the establishment of this hospital every
thing asked for In the way of supplies o :
every kind has been promptly furnished
Sixteen to twenty-four barrels of dlsttllec
water are purchased dally and patients go
nothing but distilled water to drink. From
three to live tons of Ice are used dally
Three hundred gallons of milk are pur
chased dally and 150 gallons furnished by
the Hcd Cross society. All money necessar ;
for the purchase of delicacies of every kin
suitable to the sick has been furnished by
order of General Sternberg. Soon after thi
hospital was finished he telegraphed as fol
lows to the surgeon In charge : "Do not fal
to procure everything necessary for thi
comfort of the sick. Apply to me for addi
tional female nurses and for money to buy
delicacies when required. "
A careful Inquiry developed the fact tha
all varieties of modlcal supplies required or
asked for were furnished both from Wash
Ington and from medical headquarters a
the camp with the greatest promptness. I
Is stated In addition that all the hosplta
refuse Is burned In a crematory , and ac
cording to Major C riff en , all the patients
now sick In the entire camp could be safely
moved. The diseases are moro of a typho
malarial character than of typhoid fever
strictly , the death rate being very low ,
about 8 per cent of the worst cases.
The division field hosplta ] . In charge of
Major Drake , Is floored with planed lum
ber and Is as clean as possible , scrubbed
with carbolic acid and treated with bichlor
ide of mercury every other day.
Only Ten 1'er Cent of CiixeH St-rloim.
The report says of this hospital :
There have been In this hospital at vari
ous times 161 patients from the Eighth
New York volunteers. The reports show
that In a great many cases It was difficult
to tell that anything was the matter with
them. Only 10 per cent of the cases of
sickness from this regiment were reported
as In any way serious , and when It wns ru
mored that the regiment was to be sent
home , several of those In the nosr\ltal asked
not to be sent , but to bo allowed to remain
there throughout their convalescence.
The report states that In times when the
hospital was crowded there was a lack of
nurses , the deficiency being supplied by de
tails from the regiments , which were not
as satisfactory as trained nurses.
As a result of this Inadequate force , says
the report , the force provided has been
hard worked , but In all cases they have
stuck to their posts and performed their
work with great energy until sickness over
took a considerable number. The places of
the sick have been filled by nurses from the
general hospital. The exhausting character
of the work performed by these nurses Is
Ehown by the fact tint about one-fourth
of them have thoroughly exhausted their
strength and are now resting In quarters.
General Doynton'a report shows that there
Is a full refrigerator capacity for this hos
pital , porcelain lined baths , sterilized and
Iced water and every convenience. In the
malignant typhoid ward there have been
but two deaths out of thirty cases In three
weeks. He says that both the medical of
ficers and the hospital attendants at the
hospital have undoubtedly performed their
duty with cnerjty nnd efficiency , nnd the
best test of nil this Is shown by the fact
that BO many of them have thoroughly ex
hausted themselves and fallen sick under
their labors. It Is also true th.it manv
of them have continued to work nfter they
had been pronounced sick by their asso
ciates.
lllvlnlon lloxpltal Corps.
The next hospital Inspected was the Third
Division hospital corps , in charge of Major
Thomas Clark. Hero the attendants were
found sufficient , though In the early days
there were not enough surgeons or attend
ants. The grounds were In excellent con
dition , thp tents clean , most of the tents
floored nnd nil floored between the cots nnd
aisles. For n time the hospital was a week
ichlnd In obtaining Its medical supplies ,
> ut this wns before the government had
ollectcd Us medical stores in great quan-
Itlcs.
As In oilier hospitals the force of attend
ants hero , both olllcers and men , have
vorked with great persistence and still over
25 per cent of the hospital corps has fallen
sick from Its exhaustive labors. For the
ast six weeks there has been no difficulty
vhatevcr In obtaining medical supplies of
every character. The Ilcu Cross has made
Ibcral donations to this hospital nnd friends
n Minnesota have sent great quantities of
lellcncles. The hospital fund for July
amounted to f 115 , and with that It has been
possible to purchase all the milk needed.
Taking up the last of the field hospitals ,
.hat of the Third corps , second division , un
der Major Smith , 'tho report states that the
fifty-three tents nro not nt present all occu-
Jlcd , though during the epidemic of measles
.hoy were crowded. There were no Redress
ross nurses and a detail of two ladles from
he Chattanooga Relief association has vis-
; ted the hospital dally to cook the lighter
food for the sick. When the hospital was
crowded the number of attendants was In
sufficient. There were nlso strong com
plaints of the failure to get medical and
surgical supplies In the early days before
the government had been able to furnish
them Itself. The requisition papers on file ,
however , show that 'the hospital authorities
used every effort to get the required ma
terials.
OrlKlii of Distorted Itcpnrtx.
About the details the report says :
In two of the hospitals opportunities oc
curred for discovery of what undoubtedly
originated many many sensational stories
which have been printed over the country
to the effect that patients In the hospitals
lacked sufficient food and in many cases
had been on the verge of starvation. In the
wards where the convalescent typhoid fever
patients were found many of the men were
constantly asking for food nnd as a matter
of course were as constantly denied every
thing except the lighter forms of food
which can alone safely be administered to
recovering typhoid patients. This refusal
of food throughout the hospitals , by which
care alone , as Is perfectly understood , can
the lives of typhoid convalescents bo saved ,
has been distorted Into the report which
has been spread throughout the country
that patients were being starved in the di
vision hospitals. There has been no lack of
proper food in these hospitals and compe
tent cooks for preparing It have been pres
ent and the only reason for depriving the
patients of what so many of them have
clamored for has been the necessity of such
dieting ns the disease demands. It will be
easily observed that the conditions set forth
In this report are mainly present condi
tions. It has not heretofore fallen within
the range of my duties at this park to make
critical observation of hospital condition ,
although as n matter of course many fea
tures of this division of camp administra
tion have fallen under my notice. I am con
strained to believe that there has been no
neglect on the part of the medical or the
quartermaster's / dcpiti CucntH to furnish
such supplies as have reached the camp.
It will bo observed that the report In
each case has been made with reference to
the maximum number of patients In each
hospital and to far as It was possible to
obtain the conditions existing they were
set forth In this report.
Medical Oineer.s Xot :
Undoubtedly there have been serious In-
cocvenlences nnd at times of the greatest
crowding these lacks of conveniences nnd
full attendance which go to make up that
painful condition of affairs , as every veternn
knows , are Inseparable from the field hos
pitals of great armies even when all con-
corncd exert themselves to secure the com
forts of the patients. These arc conditions
which In times of rapid Increase of disease
a condition which was reached at this camp
solely , in my Judgment , from the filth which
ted mnny of the regimental ofilcero allowed
to dominate their camps , in spite of the or
ders which would have prevented all this
trouble from the surgeon gcncrnl nnd com
manding officers of this camp create a sit
uation which cannot be Immediately ameli
orated.
So far from believing as a result of my
observations that medical officers have been
negligent , I believe these olficers and the
hospital attendants as a whole have exerted
themselves to discharge their duties faith
fully.
It would seem ns If this were sufficiently
shown by the fact that they have worked
unceasingly until n quarter of the whole
force Itself has been stricken by disease , re
sulting from their exhausting labors.
My attention was cfepecially directed In
the order which I received to some remnrks
credited to General Terry , eurgeon general
of the state of New York , In reference to the
camp of th Eighth New York. General
Terry Is reported In the New York Herald to
have said ns he was leaving ; Camp Thomas :
"General Terry found the camp In n bad
sanitary condition. It Is situated In an open
field In thu hot sun with no water to be
found within five miles. The water the men
drink Is hauled In barrels nnd Is of a kind
that in New York would bo refused ns bathIng -
Ing wntor. This stuff Is what the men drink
dally and Is declared to be the chief cause of
the sickness. General Terry told me that
it was the most terrible sight he had ever
witnessed nnd not In the slums of New York
could bo found a place so dirty. Ho said he
would Insist on the Eighth being returned
to New York and had wired Governor Black
and the secretary of war of the situation.
Camp Thomas hospitals are > unclean nnd
badly , located. Nourishing food Is lacking
as well as proper medical attention. The
food Is regular army rations badly cooked.
More than 200 patients have often been made
to get along with 150 narrow cots. They are
simply laid on litters not six Inches from
the ground. Few , if any , of the hospital
tents have plank floors. "
Terry'x Crltlelnrnn.
This camp was moved to the open field
at the special request of the officers con
cerned as they were Inclined to think that
their camp in the open woods had something
to do with the Increasing sickness of their
men. Here It may be pertinent to remark
In passing that at the time of Its moving-
the camp maintained one of the filthiest and
most disgusting canteens to be found In
the army. From personal observation of
this canteen some two weeks since I am
prepared to assert that It was little better
than scrvlpg beer to the soldiers of the
Eighth New York In a hog pen. It Is also
true that the reports show that since this
regiment moved Us health conditions have
Improved.
Instead of there bolng no water within
five miles of this regiment , two of the
largest and finest springs of clear water In
this entire country , pronounced by compe
tent medical and chemlral authority to be
pure water , are less than two miles from
their camp
The Eighth New York has been camped
upon the ground where peneral Terry ob
served It less than ten days. It was per
fectly clean ground when they occupied It
and had not been previously occupied by
any troops. If It has been transformed
within this brief period by the troops of
the Eighth New York Into a place filthier
( Continued on Second Page. )
DRUGGIST WINGS A BURGLAR
S , n. Fnrnswortli , nt 2115 Ouming Street , is
His Own Detective ,
PROTECTS HIS PREMISES WITH HIS GUN
Fatally Woiimln One llohher In the
Shoulder anil Senren the Other xt >
He .lump * Throiiftli 11 IMnle
( ila.ii AVImliMV ,
A citizen appeared last night who was
able to act with sufllctcnt promptness nnd
nerve to provide his own police protection
In the matter of Insuring his premises
against burglars. S. II. Farnsworth , drug
gist nt 2116 Cumlng , wns nwnkencd at 2
o'clock this morning by burglnrs who were
going through his store , nnd while one
escaped him the other lies seriously and
probably fatally wounded nt a hospital.
Farnsworth sleeps In nn alcove adjoining
his store and heard the Bound of footsteps
nnd low talking Just outside his door. Ho
arose softly and peering outside could see
the form of n man nt the cash register.
Just then the register bell sounded and Mr.
Farnsworth looked for his revolver. He
took deliberate aim at the form out against
this front window nnd fired. The bullet wns
truly nlmed nnd took effect beneath the
burglar's left shoulder blade , taking a
course close to the heart.
Another robber was standing In the oppo
site nlsle emptying a cash drawer on that
side , and when ho heard the shot from the
direction from whlcli they had entered the
store ho saw that his escape was only pos
sible by taking n desperate chance. Ho
plunged straight at the largo plato glass
window In the store front with such force
as to go through with a clean spring. The
glass was shattered from top to bottom and
a dlspluy of goods In the window ledge ; wnb
scattered about the floor.
Taken to the IlnNiiltal.
The burglar who had received the bullet
staggered after him In the hope of bolng
able to follow through the window but sank
Just as he was about to climb through.
Farnsworth summoned a surgeon and the
patrol wagon and In the meantime piled the
wounded burglar with restoratives. Upon
the arrival of the patrol wagon the wound
was probed without result and after the
application of-a temporary dressing the In
jured man was taken to the Clarkson
Memorial hospital. He was Identified later
as John Home of South Omaha , where ha
lias been known air a petty larceny thief ,
Imvlng been convicted of numerous small
misdemeanors. He had never been known
previously In connection with any serious
offense. He was not able to talk and the
outcome of his injury cannot as yet bo de
termined except that the wound Is serious.
It was found on later examination that
the store had been forced through a rear
window , which had been broken and ths
latch unfastened.
A largo fireproof door had then been un
locked and propped open to Insure n speedj
escape. After entering the salesroom In the
front of the store the burglars searched the
cases until they found a bottle of pure
brandy , which they carried to the rear of
the store nnd sampled liberally. During
this operation they talked without eapecia
caution and were evidently unsuspicious thn
the proprietor slept In the room at ono side
The distance from Farnsworth's door to
the position taken by the burglar ut the
cash register was about thirty feet ana
Farnsworth only found one shot necessary
The cash register contained ? 18 and none o
It had been extracted.
Detectives are making an effort to trace
the other burglar from their knowledge o
the one already on hand. The woundci
man Is about 25 years old , of slender build
and with red hair.
Another Catch.
Another burglar was caught about 2:3' '
this morning by Night Clerk J. C. Pierce o
the Drexel hotel. He heard some one In th
trunk room In the rear of the building , who
pretended to be asleep when the clerk cam
upon him. The man was token to the pollc
elation by Officer Leavcrton.
INSPECTION AT CAMP MEADE
l < * ourth Mlnnourl anil T\veiity-.Secnit <
KIIIIHIIH Ordered Home to lie
MiiNtcreil Out.
CAMP MEADE , MIDDLETOWN , Pa.
Aug. 31. The regular monthly muster o
the 'troops at Camp Meade for pay tool
place today and was followed by Inspection
by the various regimental commanders
Captain Bevans , Fifth Illinois , attached tc
the Sixteenth Pennsylvania battalion , hn
been relieved from duty and ordered tc
Lexington , Ky. , to be mustered out with th
regiment.
Colonel GIrard , chief medical officer , ha
called General Graham's attention to th
careless manner In which the bread Is ban
died from the commissary department t
the regimental camps. He has also rcc
ommcndcd that the Ninth Ohio battalions
camp bo moved to n more healthful locatlor
The Fourth Missouri and the Twenty
second Kansas have been ordered to Kansa
City to be mustered out.
Work has been suspended on the prepam
tlon of the payrolls of the Seventh Illlnol
and the regiment will be forwarded t
Springfield to be mustered out.
REQUIEM MASJ5J-OR SOLDIERS
I'rayerx for SoulN of AinerlennM am
Iitxurjcentx Who IHeil on Jlat-
tletlclil nt Mnnlln.
MANILA , Aug. 31. The Insurgents today
attended a requiem mass In thePas )
church , nn the site of the principle battle
field , for the souls of the Insurgents am
Americans who have lost their lives here
while fighting the Spaniards.
According to Spanish advices there Is a
strong feeling against Agulnaldo because
tha insurgents' expectations have- not been
|
realized. They are sold to have exhausted
their funds and the supplies obtained from
the monasteries and to be unable to obtain
any relief from the Insurgent leader. It
Is added that Agulnaldo Is afraid to make
his contcmplatcad visit to Uulacan , owing
to tbo fact that ho Is unable to comply
with the Insurgents' demands.
Movement" of Or pan Vexxelx , AUK. Ml ,
At New York Sailed Teutonic , for Liv
erpool ; Frlcsland , for Antwerp. Arrived
Lahn , from lircmen ; Southwark , from Ant
werp ; Darbarossa , from firemen.
At Halifax Arrived Corean , from Glas
gow.
gow.At London Arrived Victoria , from New
York.
At Queenstown Arrived Servla , from
New York.
At Liverpool Sailed Waesland , for Phil
adelphia.
At Rotterdam Airlved Maasdara , from
New York.
At Queenstown Arrived Germanic , from
New York.
At Southampton Sailed Kaiser Wllhclm
der Grosse. for New York.
At New York Sailed America , for Lon
don.
TODAV AT TIM : IJXIMIHITION.
Vt the ( iron n ( I HI
Kniinnx Day.
S n. in. to lOiilll | i. ni , . liiillnn Con-
uresx nt I2neiiiiiiinent. |
10 ii. in. , MeConlt llnnil lit the Audi
torium.
11 a. in. , Knnxnx liny IJxerelaex nt
Auditorium.
Utl'.O | i. in. , Mexican llnnil at ( lovern-
nieut llullillnur.
I | i. in. , llfe SnrtiiR i\lilliltloii on
Iiiiooii ,
I p. in. , lleeeiittoii nt Kanxnx State
* > ] > . in. . MeConlt llnnil nt Traiixtiortn-
tlon HiillilliiK.
7 ii , in. , .Mi'vloaii II anil. ( Jranil IMiirn.
S | > . in. , Life SavliiK i\lilliltlon on
) i \ ii Ton ill
111 n , in , , National Dental Anxoeln-
tlon nt CrelKhlnii Meillenl College.
Itl n. in. , T.- 1 .li-il SoUol nt Met * Hull.
SECOND ON THE WAY HOME
Hoyx llonril the Train anil
Start for 11 Alorc Congen
ial Clline.
CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK , Aug.
1. The exodus of the Third corps from
hlckamouga Park began today , only one
regiment , however , the Second Nebraska ,
getting away. The regiment marched to
this morning and loaded Its cars and
eft this afternoon.
The first of the artillery batteries also getaway
away this evening , Dattcry II of Georgia
going to Griffin. The first Missouri rcgl-
nent received orders today to proceed on
Friday to St. Louis and report at Jefferson
Barracks. An order has been promulgated
to the effect that the regiments to bo sent
o their homes will not be mustered out at
once , but will be given thirty day furloughs ,
dating from September 12. Attached to
the Nebraska train wns n hospital car con
taining twenty-five sick and convalescent
men of the regiment.
General Royal T. Frank received orders
today putting him In command of the Third
corps , which will be removed to Annlson ,
Ala. Gcncrnl Frank said tonight that the
corps would begin moving actively Friday
nnd that the entire army would be out of the
park by the middle of the next week.
The work of cleaning up Camp Thomas
and destroying the garbage and camp
refuse Is going forward very satisfactorily
now , under the direction of General Iloyn-
ton.
ton.A
A list of the dead In the army at Chicka
mauga from May 1 up to and Including to-
cny ? numbered 322. This Includes the men
v ho have died In the army hospitals and
In the hospitals nnd private residences of
the city. The/ list was obtained from the
registrar of vital statistics and from the
records of the National cemetery. Of the
entire list , 129 were buried nt the National
cemetery , while the bodies of the remainder
were sent to their homes for Interment. Of
the 332 deaths for the four months , ITS oc
curred during the month of August , the
great majority having occurred during the
last two weeks. This list does not Include
those who may have died at their homes
while away on furloughs.
.General Drecklnrldge , It Is stated , has
ordered the regimental commanders to re
port the list of the dead from each regi
ment to hendquartcrs at as early n date us
possible. Of the entire number of deaths
reported to the health ofilce , probably
per cent were from typhoid fever.
Five deaths were reported today and are
Included In the figures above given. Among
the number reported today was Captain Ira
Stowell , Company M , First Now Hampshire ,
who has been very 111 for five weeks with
tyhpold fever at the residence of a friend In
the city. The body will be sent to Newport ,
N , II. , his former home , for Interment.
Itldern to lie MiiHtoroiI Out.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln said late tonlflht that the First
regiment cavalry volunteers , Roosevelt's
Hough Rldors , would bo relieved from serv
ice at once. Sixty days' leaves of absence
nnd furloughs will be granted respectively to
the olllcers nnd men , at the expiration of
which they will bo mustered out of the
service.
KrilllU CoinnmiulN Third Corp * .
WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. lirljtadler Gen
eral Royal T. Frank has boon assigned to
command temporarily the Third army corps ,
formerly commanded by General Wndc , the
latter bavins been relieved to become a
member of the Cuban military commission.
CERVERATO RETURN TO SPAIN
Orilerx Dlreetlmv the llelenxe of Ail-
inlral , Ills Oflleerx anil 3leii
Ixxueil.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. , Aug. 31. Orders have
been received here from the president di
recting Admiral Cervera to make arrange
ments to proceed with his officers and men
back to Spain Immediately In nccordance
with the Instructions Issued by the Spanish
minister of marine. The officers were very
enthusiastic when they received the news.
It Is understood that they will return with
out giving parole. Captain Eulato left this
afternoon for New York.
Anting Secretary Allen has authorized the
release of all of the Spanish naval prisoners
captured In the battle of July 3 from Cer-
vcra's fleet. These are now at Annapolis
and Seavey's Island , Portsmouth harbor , the
ofilccrs being nt the academy and the sailors
at the Island. The prisoners are to be re
turned to Spain at the expense of the Span-
Ish government.
PARADE OF SEVENTH CORPS
TlilrilehraxUa HcHlnient Ix Greeted
with a CoiitlnnoiiN Oration liy
JaeliHonvllIe People.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. . Aug. 31. The pa
rade of the Seventh army corps today was
the most magnificent military pageant ever
seen In Jacksonville. Nearly 30,000 men
j
were In lino. The streets along the line of
march were lined with thousands of people ,
who cheered and applauded the soldiers.
The First Wisconsin regiment , which Is
to bo sent home to be mustered out , was ex
cused from the parade. Colonel William
Jennings Dryan , In command of the Third
Nebraska regiment , received a continuous
ovation all along the line of march.
KIIIIMIH Iniinunen Arrive In Culm.
SANTIAGO DE CUUA , Aug. 31. Eight
hundred and fifty men of the Twenty-third
Kansas ' arrived today on the steamer Vlg-
llancla , They arc all well ,
Prominent Cubans here decline to believe
the report that General Callxto Garcia has
been relieved of his command by Genera )
Maxima Gomez , under Instructions from the
Cuban Insurgent government.
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SLAIN BY REMORSE
Startling Developments ns n Sequel to tha
Zola Trial ,
SUICIDE OF A PROMINENT FRENCH OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Confesses to
Haviug Written Forged Letter ,
HE THEN KILLS HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR
All Paris Terribly Excited by the Tragic
Ending of His Life ,
CABINET HOLDS A STORMY SESSION
< ! < lie nil HnlxilelTre , Chief of tin ? ( Jen *
oral Sluir ( if the Army ,
Ureyfux CUMl.lUely to
lie IteniieiiiMl ,
( .Copyright , 1S9S. by Press Publishing Co. )
PAUIS , Aug. 31. ( Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegrnm. ) Events have fol
lowed each other with the most startling1
rapidity In thp celebrated Dreyfus cnse ,
events which for the tlmo being have en
tirely overshadowed the czar's unwelcome
peace rescript.
Early this morning all Paris wns startled
by the report that Lleutennnt Colonel Henry ,
ono of the witnesses In the recent trial of
Einllo Ztil.i to contradict Colonel Plcquart ,
had been arrested by order of the minister
of war , Godefroy Cavnlgnac , ns the result of
n discovery that ho was the author of a let
ter received In the Dreyfus caso.
This was followed during the dny by the
announcement that Henry had confessed the
authorship of the letter nnd this evening by
the more startling news that Henry , In a fit
of remorse , had committed sulcldo by cutting
his throat with a razor.
It Is significant that some of the nntl-
Drcyfus Journals nro silent altogether on
this startling development , while Auroro ,
Knppcl nnd other Dreyfus organs , claim
Hrlsson has no option left now but n grnnd
revision of the trlnl. The bulk of publlu
sentiment has been so prejudiced , however ,
that the ministry will only take that step
when every other means of escape has bcou
tried and failed.
Already the ominous rumor Is heard that
the ministers hold that the letter whleh
Colonel Henry confesses having forged wan
not essential to stamp Dreyfus' guilt , whlcli
It declared wnn proved by other conclusive ,
Independent testimony. However Cavalgnao
cannot get behind thu fact that ho signalized
this now confessed forgery ns ono of thrc-o
donatory letters which justified the sentence )
on Dreyfus ,
The letter was one put forward ns written
by a German military nttncho to nn Italian
military attache. In October , 1S9G , at n tlmo
when the Interpellation on the Dreyfus case
was coming In the Chamber.
on The/ let
ter Is written In very bad French , and the
Incriminatory passages run : "I shall say I
never had any relations with that Jew
Dreyfus. You must sny the same. No 0110
must ever know what passed with him. "
lleiiry'x Character.
Henry has been one of the mainstays of
the anti-Dreyfus party. Ho was pointed to
ns a typical bluff , honest soldier who by
military talent had risen from the ranks to
his present grndc , a man of the highest
probity and patriotism. He cleverly played
up to that character during the Zola trial
by his Incessant Interruptions and sham ho-
rolc protestation , culminating In a disgrace
ful scene when he branded Colonel Plcquart
In open court as a liar. In the duel that
followed Henry wns disabled by Plcquart ,
though ho was generally esteemed one of the
most brilliant swordsmen In the French
army.
Plcquart has now had his revenge , for Ills
disclosures forced War Minister Cavnlgnac'a
hand , compelling him to personally Interro
gate Henry when that officer acknowledged
the forgery In quarters favorable to Drey
fus. It Is asserted that Henry fancied him
self quite secure from unpleasant consequences
quences , believing the ministers dared not
reopen the case , and he therefore nvovved
the forging without nny great reluctnnce.
One ngreebale feature of the situation Is
the disposition to express sympathy with
Pipquart , who acted with punctilious regard
to military rtlquctto In refraining from mak
ing revelations even for his own dcfenso
until formally absolved from secrecy by the
war minister.
Auroro claims Plcqunrt's liberation as
proof of Cavalgnac's good faith , but nntl-
Drcyfus papers deny nil connection between
the two cnses. Dreyfus has found n now
and powerful advocnto In Gnston , n Paris
academician and head of the College of
France , who writes to Debats urging re
vision and ends with a luminous stntement
of the truth that In Franco justice Is not
free , but dependent on political power. Such
Is the state of things In Franco 110 years
after the revolution , owing to the persist
ence of Napoleonic Institutions. This , ho
says , Is the great bane of modern France.
M. do Cnssalgnac has written another ar
ticle , this tlmo in the form of a letter to
Cavalgnac , minister of war , urging the ne
cessity of obliging Major Esterhnzy nnd his
supporters to defend themselves by legal
proceedings against their calumniators , for
the present situation IB absolutely scandal
ous. Either they arc guilty or not guilty.
In any cnso the system Is Intolerable and
odious which consists In leaving officers ex
posed to this constant rain of Insults whlla
forbidding them to defend themselves la
public.
Ilenteil DlMeiiNNlnn In Cabinet.
A heated and angry discussion occurred at
the cabinet council today. A majority oC
the ministers , Including Drlsson , favor a
icvlBlon. Cavalgnac still believes Dreyfus
guilty and If a revision Is Insisted on ho
will resign.
Cavalgnac In pursuing his Investigations
found that the letter which Henry subse
quently confessed having forged wag writ
ten on paper containing water work of.
small squares , like the writing paper usually
employed by 'the ' German military attaches.
It was almost precisely similar to It , but
not exactly , so .tho staff officer entrusted
with the Inquiry ono evening by lamp light
placed this letter over a sheet of paper
which had bclonge.d to the military attache
and detected a difference in the olzo of the
squares. He repeated the experiment by
daylight and noted hu could by the light of
the sun detect no difference whatever. Not
a little puzzled , he ngaln made Hie experi
ment by lamp light and hU first Impression
.vaa confirmed.
Henry was then away on leave nnd when
ho returned Cavalgnac at once eeiH for him.
Henry at first attempted to adduce proofs
of the authenticity of the document , which
ho expounded nt great length. Cavalgnao In
reply showed that the officer's arguments
would not bear looking Into and asked him
whether he did not think It possible ho bad
been taken In by a. clever forger. Heorr
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