Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 03, 1898, Page 2, Image 2
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THTJESDAY , NOVEMBER 3 , 1808 , PVPTPlf IT/IT JIPXT TA l\t I IIP S\STEJI , NOT HEN , TO BLAME General Banger Testifies Regarding Tronblt b Securing Supplies. SANITARV CONDITION AT THOMAS BAD No Senrrlly of I'ooil or ClotlilnM Wliloh Could Ilnvr Council 1 1m n ( iriM-rnl Itrooler Did the llcnt He Coulil. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 2. The first wit ness before the War Investigating commis sion today was General Joseph 1' . SanRcr , who has had command of the Third Olvlslon Ho said the Second dlvUlon camp at Chlctta- mauga waa badly located , being In rock } ground where sinks could not bo deeply dug , When asked why the Quartermaster s de partment could not furnish articles nccca- ary for supplying the army. General Sangei Bald : "The complex system of furnishing supplies to our nrmy Is nt fault. H thcr < < was one department to oupplv all wants ol the army there would > .e no clashes , and these complications tould not arise , "At Chlckanmuga the control of my Olvl- Ion hospital was taken from me and taken by the chief surgeon of the corps. ' ' The general went Into a discussion en the complex system of our war regulations , tak ing away of regimental Burgeons and the mismanagement which led un to the over crowding of the * division hospital and the great spread of typhoid. General Sangei eald ho consldurod the weak joint In Camp Thomao was Its ba1 sanitary condition. The men had ptentv of clothing nnd had rleuty to cat. It was In a bed tanlury condition. There were over 110 licensed hucksters who visited Camp Thomas. Much lemonade wan sold. "I believe General Brooke tried to do all ho could to bring the camp lo a gooo ranltary condition , but he was surrounded by a racdl-al l < oanl which did not appteuUtc the serloun londlMan of affairs. "Dr. Huldekopcr especially thought Dr , Griffith was unnecessarily alarmed. Dr , Griffith Insists that a case diagnosed aa typhoid malaria fever was In reality typhoid fever. He examined Chlckamauca creek where the Intake was located. An cnglncci officer examined It and pronounced It bad. " When asked whether high medical offlcen at Chlckamauga paid close attention to tholi duties General Sangcr said : "I don't know about others , but sow a great deal of Dr , Huldekopor , who came through our division frequently. " General Sanger thought Chlckamaugo would have been a healthy place for a camr had the proper precautions been taken ant ! pure water furnished. After General Sanger , Colonel E. A. God. win , Seventh Immuncs , was called. Ho de clared ho ho.d no trouble In securing wha1 wac needed. Only one other witness was ex. nmlncd here , Major Cruse , quartermastei At Camp Hamilton. I.enven for Chlckniiinnftn. The commission finished Its work here to day and left at 2:5D : o'clock this afternoon over the Queen & Crescent railway for Cin cinnati. The members of tbo commission express themselves as highly pleased with what they accomplished here. They alsc compliment highly the condition of things they found at Camp Hamilton. The members of the , commission who were In Lexington were General Granvlllo M , Dodge , chairman ; JColoncl Scx'toti and Dr , Connor. Yesterday a corhralttco of .prominent icltl- * eha of .Lexington , vlu'fcudlngV ( Mayor ; 6lmrall nnd" exLfeutena'h'GqYernor.'AlfordT ! ' $ vehl " to "tfco'pYif. , ? wlth.iH)6"pres'idonl ) .fcce- noe'.ihort.Is . f.qr-K.retciitlor nf at/lWpT hire"clo ' - ' , grams received' today say that the t'roopa must leave for the eoutherri camps , , but that Secretary Algec has promfsed that they will t be brought to Lexington In the spring tc recuperate after they have seen service In Cuba. Porto Rico nnd the Philippines. The president promised the committee that he will probably visit Lexington when ho goes homo to vote. Generals Sanger. WHey and Andrews have returned from Georgia , where they se lected camp sites for the troops now here , All ot them report favorably on the southern camps. General Wilson Informs the Associated Prosa that the movement from Lexington will not begin for ten days or more , not until -.after payday , anyhow. Lack of Order In Movement. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The war Inves tigating commission held a session here to- da/ for the purpose of hearing the testi mony of Major Henry Romeyno , a retired army officer. He said ho had asked at the beginning of the war for a military assign ment to go to the front In tijs capacity as an officer , but It was refused and he then went as a correspondent of n weekljr news paper. His testimony covered the embark ation of troops at Port Tampa and the cam paign In Cuba. He said that when ho went to Port Tampa the bank of the cauaj thert was covered with troops. Ho had wanted to go over with the Tenth Infantry , which was his old regiment , b'ut no one could tell him where the regiment was to bo found , He asked a staff officer and several othere for this Information , but no ono knew where nny particular troops were to embark , There was great confusion as a consequence nnd a part of a command would go on one vessel ami part. ° n another , and the com mands were In some cases separated frora their stores. He had Been no order for tut systematic embarkation of the troopj and ho had heard It said that they were told tc go aboard helter-skelter. When asked Jo express an opinion ae tc * the preparation for the embarkation the witness hesitated , saying that to do so would t involve criticism ot his superiors. The com missioners Insisted upon a reply and Major Romeyne replied' that ho did not think the preparation was such as It should have been , "There was , " he said , "a lack of eurf boats and also of order , and of preparation foi landing. When -the landing was undertaken the troops left the ships Indiscriminately parts going at one , tlmo and other parts al Dyspepsia Is Conquered By Hood's Sarsaparllla. "I have been a sufferer with dyspepsia. I could not cat anything without distress. I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla aud after the use ot a few bottles ot this med icine I nm able to cat anything I wl h and my food does not distress me. Hood's BareaparlUa has purified my blood and I believe it to bo tbo bctt of medicines. I have felt better In every way since taking It. " EVA CHAIQ , Fort Bcott , Kansas. "After trying nusy prescriptions for dyspepsia without benefit I got a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparllla and tonnd it gave me great relief. I continued taking it until I was cured. " Mns , SARAH CABIJJ , Dnrachon , Kansas. If you have decided to take Hood's Sar- do not buy any other instead. eaparilla * * v * - * Sars ? " Hood parilla Ii the One True Iloot ! ! Purifier All druggist * . 1'rlco. $ l ; Utor$5. Oetomy Hood's. _ the best after-dinner M ,11 r ni are nOOU'S FillS niiu , aid dlgeiUon. S&e. f other tlmec. " Ho told of the efforts tc tow two lighten ) over to Cuba , but said thai one was lent and It was the general Im pression that It was lot on purpose- be cause It retarded the progress of the fleet. In response to n question from General McCook , Major Romcyne said that while II was dlfflcult to land anything , ambulance : and wagons could have been landed as eosllj as the artillery. He had BCCII only one ambulance - bulanco at the front at the battle of El Cancy and It was cot used for convoying the wounded to the rear. IIiilloou lit Ilenil of Column. Speaking of other Incidents of this b.v.tl he said there was general surprise that at Inflated balloon had been carried at the heai of the attacking column , thus giving tin Spaniards the rxact location of the troops but ho did not know at whose orders thli had been done. He said the town of Bl toncy vas without exception the dirties place ho had ever seen In his life , and thane no effort was made to clean It up before tin favcr broke out. There was a deficiency o proper food at the fever hospitals and thi cooking was generally pcor. Anyone li this hospital was llableto contract yellov fever. He had been a patient In the hosplti and said there had been no neglect of pa ttcnts by the medical attendants at this hos pltal or at the hospitals for the wounded Ho had known surgeons In the latter hos pltals to work alxty hours without cessation "Why did they not have more surgeons ? ' asked Colonel Denby. The witness said ho could not answer. Major Rome ) no said ho had como north ai a convalescent with many other convales cents on the transport Concha , and he criti cized the provisioning of the vessel In seven terms. Many of the men were compelled t < sleep on board bunks without blankets 01 pillows , and with no covering at night ex cept the cotton uniform which they won during the day. "Tho water was offensive to both sight and smell" ho said , and th ( food was poor and scanty , none being pro- vlded especially for convalescents. Thi meat was canned and Inferior , and mucl of the baidtack moulded. He also statci that there was only one physician on bean the vessel and thnt ho was n convalescent Six men had died on the way up and Majoi Romeyno expressed the opinion , In responSi to a question from Captain He-well tha with proper attention and good food tin lives of at least eome of 'those ' men wouli have been saved. Ho said , he was unablt to place the responsibility for the neglect but that the captain of the vessel had statec that when ho made application to go t < Jamaica for fresh food and water berori starting on the voyage from Santiago , thi request waa refused. General Wilson , ex-Governor Beaver ant Captain Howcll go to Camp Meade toraorrov for the purpose of Inspecting that camp. CINCINNATI , Nov. 2.-General G. M Dodge , Colonel James A. Sextou uud Dr. P S. O'Connor of the War Investigation com mission returned tonight from Lexington It happened this was the evening for th < meeting of the Ohio commaudery of thi m.lltary order ot the Loyal Legion , of whlcl order these commissioners are members They , spent the evening as guests of thi commandery. They began their labors her by a visit to Fort Thomas and will subse quently examine witnesses at the Gram hotel. General firnlmm Graven Mcnilc. CAMP MEADE , Mlddletown , Pa. , Nov. 2.- Major General Graham was formally re lleved today of command of the Secom corps by Major General Young of the Firs division. The order relieving 'General Gra ham came this mornrrig nnd was a surprise as It was thought he was to.remain will his corps until the troo'psi were fully cstab lished fn the' sou.th. The general has. beei rarix'lbus (6 go ' 16 'Cuba and'no one * dot b'te < that ho would ttfo hut jUnder tha order I relieving ilm. aene'ral uoR'.will carryi'qu the' arrangements 1made"byl'0 * > neral Graham REFUSE TO OBEY WHITE MEP < Colored Virginia Soldier * Mutiny lie cniiHc Nine White Olllccrn Arc rincvil In Coiumnitil , CAMP POLAND , Knoxvllle , Tenn. , Oct. 2 The camp of the Sixth Virginia , colored regiment was this morning the scene of i mutiny. The trouble waa caused by sovera companies refusing to obey commands o orders Issued by the nine white officers whi were recently assigned to the regiment b ; Governor Tyler of Virginia. The ofllcer were assigned to the various companies i few days ago and there has existed durlnj that tlmo a feeling of discontent with B-nn of the negroes who preferred to bo com maudcd by oincera of < helr own rac6 , Thi feeling has gron'n until It evidenced Itsel this morning In a positive declaratloi against the white officers. The regiment was called for drill at thi usual hour and the white officers assumec command. The negroes refused to executi the drills and when pressed for an ex- planatlon It was announced that the presence enco of the white officers was the cause Colonel Croxton stated very emphatically that a continuation ot this revolt wouli mean rigid enforcement of the dlsclpllm covering such cases , oven to the executloi of the allowable death penalty. The Michigan and Ohio regiments whlel had appeared upon the scene In double-quid time and which were armed for battle , Ii anticipation of an outbreak on the drll ground , were ordered back to camp. Thi negroes agreed to send their complaints t < the governor through the military channel ! and In the meantime to obey their whlti officers. It is not believed here that tin white officers will bo removed , because It Ii a fact that the negro officers who precedei them resigned on account of lucompetoncy. Aliniulonvtl VOMHC ! on Fire. BOSTON. Nov. 2. Pilot Smith of the pllo beat Hesper No. B reports sighting , eight ] miles east by south of Boston light , las Sunday n burning vessel , which dUappeam beneath the waves as the nllot boat wai bearlns down upon It to rescue the crew should any rf them happen to bo on board There were no signs of life about the vessel There Is little doubt that the vessel seel was the two-masted schroner James E Woodhouse. Captain Newman , from Hills boro. N. B. , for New York , which sprang i leak and whoso crew was rescued am lauded at New York today by the schoonei Klccta Bailey. SuiiiinniiH WiiunmnUer for Slniiiler. PITTSBURO. Nov. 2. Hon. John Wana > maker , who Is making a tour of Bcavei county today , speaking at Rochester , Nev Brighton and Ueaver Falls , was served will summons of trespass In slander when h stepped from the train at Rochester. Tin Plaintiff is Thomas M , Robinson , former ! ) state printer at Harrlsburg. Mr. Wana maker recently criticised his management cl the state printing office. The sumr-ons li returnable thfc first Monday of December. Grain NlilimientH on Erie Cnnnl. BUFFALO. N. Y. . Nov. 2. Shipments r- grain by the Erie canal from the opening o navlgatlsn to date total 20,844,783 bushels , a against 21,940,180 buehela lust year aud 32. H6.3S5 bushels In 1856. There has been n shipment of flour so far this season. Las year 1B.414 barrels were carried and in 1891 62,050 barrels. I.nut of WlllliiuiN ( Junu Arrcnteil. VINITA. I. T. . Nov. 2. Paul Andrews who killed Bill Nave over a year ago , nai , lxtn captured after a hard fight with mar shals. He will bo taken to tall at Muskogee Andrews was Injured gerlrusly while resist- Ing. Ho was once leader of the Wllllarai gang of outlaws , all of whom save ho havt been killed In reilstliiK arrest. Atliintii'n I'eiu-e Jubilee. ATLANTA. Ga. , Nov. 2. The cltlzeni having In charge the arrangements for At Unta's peace jubilee have decided upon De cember 14 and 15 for the big event. Prosl dent McKlnley has signified his Intention o bclns present. HEALTH OF TROOPS IS BAB Over Torty Deatta from Teyor nt Cavl' < During lit nth of September. LARGE PER CENT OF SOLDIERS ON SICKLIS1 Typhoid Fever Develoiii to n Serloni nt Manila mill Ilnnilreil Men Arc Unfit for 1)11(5- . SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. The Asso clattd Press has received the following ; correspondence respondenco from Manila : The health of the troops hero nt present ii far from being good , notwithstanding thi statements of the medical department to thi contrary. At Cavlte the conditions are ver ; bad. There have been ov.cr forty death : there since September 1 , mostly fron typhoid fever. One-third of the officers o the Montana volunteer regiment are on tin nick Hit , Including the colonel and llcutcn ant colonel , who arc unfit for duty. lu ono battery nlono over 76 per cent o the men stationed there have been on tin sick list within a month , the officers belni affected as well as the prlvaten. The hos pltal accommodations there arn Inadequate The supply of medicines was exhausted a ono time and for days there was nathlni mcdleiiially to administer to ( he patients The place Is unhealthy at best. The mci are quartered on ground lloors where It 1 damp and In this country especially tha sort of thing Is conducive to Illness. Man ; of the men worked themselves 111 during th' ' process of cleaning Cavlte , but now sanl tary conditions nro being looked after am an Improved health record will doubtles follow. In Manila the condition ! * are better. Tin men are fairly well quartered and are belui given better accommodation nu fast as pos slblo and It will not now bo long before al reason for complaint will have passed. Mucl of the sickness of the past can be traced ti the overcrowding of the men while prope quarters were being prepared. Malaria I the most common of the diseases among thi troops. A malarial condition Is the nuturn result ot the climate and sanitary condl tlous which prevail. Typhoid fever was also developed to : serious degree. The average number of slcl In the hospitals , In addition to the numbei of men relieved from duty by order of th ( physicians , Is 800. The now cases rep ortci to the hospitals dally average about forty. There have been twelve cases of small pox among thq soldiers EO far , six of whlcl have proven fatal. The regimental physl , clans have advised the whitewashing ot tht soldiers' quarters and the liberal use of cor rosive sublimate , but thcro la not sufflclcni lime or corrosive sublimate , or even a BOCK substitute , to be had. Smallpox la always prevalent among the natives , many havlnf It as children. The doctors are doing every thing possible to confine It among the no.- lives. No cases have been reported In thi last five daj-n. The hospitals , which In thi pant have been nothing more than death , traps , are being put Into sanitary condition They are abundantly supplied with food ant medicines are now obtainable at a moment notice. The Red Cioss has been greatl ; mismanaged and gives little assistance. Colonel Llpplncott has steadily refused ti give out any Information to the press iron , hls office up to today and only then , througl gi'iieial orders. Colonel Llpplncott said "With cooler weather a radical Improvcmen Is looked for. " * . > 1 - > i' ' " . ' n < i.t - \ , SAXT.IAJSO _ CUS'JfOJlS.J"JIECEIPTS . J. - . . .ti -it /a Show n Hi-uvy Increase In Spite it " llcdiipoil Utttlcii. ' ' NEW YORK , Nov. 2. A dispatch to thi Herald from Santiago do Cuba says : Walte A. Donaldson , collector of customs , has lllci an exhaustive report of the organization conduct nnd the results of the customs In thi province ot Santiago , with recommendation for the betterment of the service. The re port embraces the statement of the condltloi of afl'airs In Santiago , Guantanamo ant Baracao for September , with the aggregati figures for October In Santiago , Guantanarai and Manzanlllo. Glbara is not reported but Colonel Hood reports satlsfactor : progress there. The organization at presen shows the employment of forty men In San tlago , consisting of the collector , two depU' 'ties and clerks , guards and boatmen. Ii Guantanamo there are ton men whoso sala rics aggregate $5,000. In Baracao there an seven employes , with salaries aggregating $32,000. The number of men employed It Manzanlllo and Glbara are not reported. The report shows receipts from all sourcec of customs In October to be $44,227 , ah In crease of more than $9,000 over last year In Santiago alone , despite the greatly re- djiccd tariff charges. To this add $107,732 bought over from August , and It shows t great Increase In customs under the present eyetem , though with a reduced tariff. II Is shown by the figures for October that th ( receipts for Santiago , In round numbers , art $01,000 ; for Guantanamo , $ j,30U ; for Man zanlllo , $3,300 ; a total of $ C9.COO. Mr. Donaldson recommends Improvements of the service at all ports , especially al Guautanamo , such as suitable buildings , o revenue cutter and steam launch , Othei recommendations are that there be an oath ol office for all employes ; the free admission ol cattle aud fresh meats , : he present price be ing practically prohibitive ; a. reduction froir 19 cents to 8 cents per gallon on petroleum a harbor Improvement tax In Santiago , to Ix made applicable to the support and reestablishment lishment of the board ot harbor improve ment , with an army engineer and the use ol customs Btampa , by which It Is estimated there would be an additional Income of $10C- 000 annually. The recommendations wl | probably bo favorably received by Genera Wood. Quartermasters nnd commissaries as signed to the different districts of the prov ince by the heads of those departments Ir Washington to supply the troops under command - mand of the governor of the province , I was decided 1 General Wood today canno act without his authority. General Woot was Informed that at Glbara and Man- zaulllo volunteer captains and quarlermas tern had landed to take charge of the Hoi guln and Manzanlllo dlstrlts , garrisoned b ] Colonels Pcttlt and Hood , without reportlnt here , evidently acting under orders fron their respective departments. Genera Wood Instructed Adjutant General Beacon t ( order Colonels Pettlt aud Hood to make thel requisitions for supplies to department head' quarters , Ignoring the quartermasters n towns. I'nttery fioeii to Manlln. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The War depart ment has ordered tbo muster out "of thi Twenty-second New York regiment , Colone Franklin Bartlctt , member ot congress , coin mandlng. The regiment is now at Fort Slo < cum. cum.The The department has substituted the Wy oming battery for the Utah battery , In mak ing designation of troops to go to Manila. ITiitea Anniiinen ronininiiil. KNOXVILLE , Tenn , Nov. 2. Major Gen cral J. C. Bates and Major John A. Logan o his staff arrived hero toil ay. Five of thi seven regiments at 'Camp Polant will be under command ot Gen eral Bates when be takes chargi of the First division , First corpj , at Macon under the reorganization. General Bates I ; Inspecting the regiments. ChiifTee TnUeN UN \ < MV Commniiil. HUNTSVILLE , Ala. , Nov. 2. Major Gen eral Cbaffee hai assumed command ot tbi First division , Fourth corpi , with quarter east of Huntirllle. A squitdron of ( he Fifth cavalry will go to Savannah Thursday int embark for Porto Rico. Lieutenant Colone Whtlcsldp ot thft Fifth cavalry was promotei to n colonelcy , and 1 * In command of tin Tenth cavalry. Jtnut no I'nnctnrril or I'linlnheil. CAMP MEADE , MIDDLETON.-Pa. . Nov , 2. The men of the Fifteenth Minnesota re futed to bo vaccinated and General Graham has baued an order directing the surgeons to begin vaccinating at once. If the men again tcfuse they will bo punished. QUIT THE WRECKING CONTRACT Conumnj- Which Ilnn Ileen lit Worh on SimttlNli Shlim to He Ilc- lleveil from Service. NEW YORK , Nov. 2. A dispatch fron Washington says : The Navy departmen has practically decided to abandon wrecking operations under existing contracts on thi Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon , Vlzcays and Almlranto , Oquendo , near Santiago which have become onerously expensive tc the government , anil to approve the recom < i mendatlons , In part a least , of Naval Con- I structor Hobson. and other officers who havi ' been superintending the work ot resculnj these vessels. The department has rcachei , the conclusion thai the Vlzcaya and thi j Almlrante Oquendo will probably never bi t rescued and the Cristobal Colon , If savet at all , will not be- brought to the Unltet States by the Mcrrllt & Chapman Wreck- f ing company of New York , which has beci working on this Vessel under the special contract Involving the payment of $829.25 i day sinceJiily 29 without visibly Improvlni the chances ol that vessel's salvage. The department will send n cable dlspatcl to Captain Colby M. Chester , senior nava ! officer on the south coast of Cuba , directing him to concentrate Iho wrecklns work foi the prcs'cnt altogether on the Retna Mer cedes , which Is submerged In still watei and capable ot 'ready raising. Captain Cheater will also , In all proba bility. be directed to proceed at once t < destroy the collier Merrlmac , utilizing foi this purpose the naval vessels under hli command and their explosives , this plan be ing calculated to relieve the government o ; additional expense and at the same tlnu giving naval men desirable practice In conn- termlnlug and the removal of channel ob structions. Naval officials have not ex pressed any particular dissatisfaction will the work of the Merrill & Chapman WreckIng - Ing company , which has received $1,600 t day for more than 'three months at Santi ago , but the experts nro thoroughly ngrc-ec that little more can bo accomplished be yond the raising of the Mercedes with th < present -plant at Santiago. This decision ha- been Influenced to some extent by the ar rival In Washington of representatives of i great Swedish wrecking corporation whlcf succeeded in rescuing the British battleshlf Howe from a condition comparative wltl that of the Cristobal Colon , and which polnti to a record of over BOO ships which It hai extricated from more or les& serious po- sltlonz , nearly all ot them being submergct at considerable ! deptbsi This company , 1 appears , is not only confident of its ability to bring the Cristobal Colon and the othci Spanish vessels to the United States , but Is ready to guarantee the delivery of the Malm 'In the big dry "dock at the New York navi yard. The Swedish wreckers propose to taki all the risks' ot 'failure without expense t < the government . , and to rely , If they succeed for compensalrdnawhoily on arbitration. MEDICAL-MEN ARE NEGLIUEN1 U vtiwj. - - -i-f n Governor4 Wot" * , UlNco'ver - n 'Trail * . port fAhoH-o/Snll UnntteU to . Solillern. ' \ SANTIAGO..KOV. 2. rjo 'united state transport , Port Vilctor , was to have left to day at noon for , , the United States with i number of sick officers and men. For tunately , just before the hour -fixed for It departure , General Wood , military governo of the Department of Santiago , went 01 board. To his amazement , ho found no pro visions specially suitable to sick persons , ai entire lack of delicacies and an Insufficient of medical supplies. General Wood .declares that hereafter hi will pay a personal visit to every transpor before It leaves the harbor. He thinks I very strange that , after all. the expcrlenci had here In this line , the medical depart ment Is not able to manage Its affairs bette ; and that the personal supervision of thi commanding general should bo necessary. Calm to Huvo ThuiikNKlvlnir liny. SANTIAGO. Nov. 2. General Wood Is preparing paring a Thanksgiving proclamation , belnf -f the opinion that the Cubans ought te glvo thanks for the blessings they have re ceived. The Americans want to keep tu < day In old-fashioned style and are writing to their friends in the north to send or turkeys. The customs bouse receipts nt the ports In the military department of Santiago foi the month of October aggregated nearl ) $100,000. Uxtrntlltloti. DETROIT , Mich. , Nov. 2. Governor Pin greo tonight denied an application by Gov ernor Tanner of Illinois , for the extradltior cf Rufus Johnson , a Detroit colored man wanted In Chicago on the charge of forglnf and uttering counterfeit steamer tickets Governor Plngreo's denial cf the nppllcatloi was because the charge against Johnsot specified the commission of the offense at i time when the latter was In Jail In Detroit. Inillnn Tronhlen SALT LAKE , Utah. . Nov. 2. A ppeclol ti the Tribune from Price , Utah , says : Thi reports from Denver and other points todaj concerning Indian troubles In western Colorado rado and northeaster Utah nro at great varl unco with facts In the case. Your corre spondent can state upon reliable authorlt : that only a few Indians have left the resor vatlon at all and these- only for a qule hunt. NATURE'S WAY FOLLOWED In making Pre-digested Grape-Nuts The Delicious Pood. iMinrwiMn .STAUCII CIIANOBD Into Grnpe SnKnr ni Nntnrc. Does It. Starch ( a Carbo-hydrate ) is pasted oui of the stomach into the duodenum or ceconi' ' stomach and there treated by the pancre atic juices , when In time a microscopic fungi Is grown from a part of the grain ( if that , has been eaten , ) and these element * with moisture , heat and time , transform the starch , Into grape-sugar , which Is the flrsl act of digestion. The processes 'are duplicated In an arti ficial or mechanical way In the manufac ture'of Grape-Nuts , the new breakfast food made by the I'oatum Cereal Co. , Llm , . 01 .Battlo Creek , Mich. In this food one finds the delicate sv.-cel taste of grape-sugar and when eaten It wll bo found to quickly digest and fatten anil atrenstben the entire body. MAY MAKE MONITORS LARGEF \nv > - IK'tinrttiieiit CnimlilorM lilllty nf Iiii-rcMNlnjj Hire front UTOO Ton * toIOOO Tnim. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The Navy dc partmcnt Is considering the advisability o modifying the plans for the four new harl o monitors by Increasing their size from 2,701 tons to 4,000 tons , enabling them to earn four 12-Inch guns In two turrets Insteat of only two guns In one turret. Lewis Nixon one of the successful bIJdern for bulldlnf the monitors , was at the Navy dcpnrtmcn toJay In consultation with Secretary Low on the subject , which was later In the da ; considered by the board of bureau chiefs. WOHIC OK MJ\V CtUA.I ASSUMIILY AiiNiirniiccn ( lint KM Action * Wilt No IU AntnKitiilNtlc to Our roller. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. President Masi of the provisional Cuban government hai cabled from Santa Cruz del Sur to Seno Quesada , secretary of the Cuban dclegatloi here , saying : "Assembly has not yet me owing to the absence of quorum. " This was called out bv an Inquiry b ; Scnor Quesadn for reports coming by way o Santiago , representing the Cuban asscmbl ; as In session nt Santa Cruz del Sur and en gaged In Important questions relating to th future of the Island , the disarmament of th < Cuban nrmy and extent of co-operation o former Insurgent forces aud the Unltci States army. Senor Quosada was considerably surprise ! at these reports as ho was likely to be not ! fled of the convening of the Cuban nsscm bly , particularly ns he has been choseti : member of the assembly representing on of the districts of the Important province o Puerto Principe. Ho accordingly telegraphs President Maeo for Information and thi foregoing answer was received. There nro evidences that President McKln ley and his cabinet have assurances that tin action of the Cuban provisional governmen will not be antagonistic to the policy a Washington , but rather In sympathy will the execution of that policy. Speaking o the Cuban assembly Senor Qucsada said : "It Is only the llrst step toward a rcgula : and constitutional form of government ; am it will glvo way later to an assembly trul ; representative of all the people of Cuba. I'o tha present President Mnso has called to gethcr this provisional body , which Is neces sarlly crude because of the unsettled condl tlon of affairs In Cuba. It Is , however , no a military assembly , only eight or ten ou of a membership of forty-eight being fron the military ranks. The others are fron civil life doctors , lawyers and planters- and represent the best elements In the com raunlty. This assembly will not form a con stltutlon but will provide for a constltu tlonal convention which will toke up thi Important work of framing a constltulloi and establishing a permanent govcrumcn for the Island. With this program In vlev It Is hardly expected that the question o annexing Cuba to the United States wil assume large proportions for the present. NO GREAT DELAY TO IMMIGRANTS Marino Hoxpltnl Sei-rlce linn MUli Fenr of Spread of the 1'lnfjiif. WASHINQTON. Nov. 2. The Marino hos pltal service has recslved through the Slat department a dispatch from United State Consul General Hurst at Vienna , statlni that three deaths have occurred there fron bubonic plague and that there are no\ six cases In the entire city and these ar all hospital attendants. Mr. Hurst add that the Infection of emigrants Is Imp rob able. Dr. Wyman , surgeon general of th Marino hospital service , says that no un ubUal delays to the landing at New 'York o emigrants 'from ' Austria-Hungary are con itmplated. tThd .consuls at the 'ports of dc purture will examine each emigrant befor bo Is allowed to go aboard ship and if h comes from the Infected district his bag gage will bo disinfected and every otlie precaution taken to prevent the spread o the disease. In no case will on emlgran bo allowed to proceed If there Is any rcasoi to believe that he has been In contact wltl the Infection. Dr. Wyman Is of the oplnloi that there Is little or no danger of th plague being brought to this countr ; through emigrants or otherwise. PENSION'S FOR WESTERN VETERANS Survivor * of Civil War Reinrinlicrc < by the Govrrniiirnt. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. ( Special. ) Pen eloris have been granted to the following : IBHUO of October 21 : Nebraska- Original Samuel F. Colhj Blue Springs , $ G ; William Jameson , Weep Ing Water , 6. Additional Stephen Will cock , Stockham , $4 to $8. Original widows etc. Emma Van Cleave , Plattsmoutli. ? 8. Iowa : Original Samuel H. Aton , Garde ; Grove , $12 ; Robert G. Turbot. Alnsworth , $ C Hmanuel P. Trlslor , Gloinvood. Jfi ; Hlrnr Adams , Wall Lake , $8' HenrDonaldson Corwlth , $6. Additional Thomas Flc'rlus Montezuma , $ G to $10 ; ( special. October ! l Jacob Harr , lllverelde. ? S to f2. Renew a and Reissue Jonathan C. Beadn , Wllto : Junction , { 8 ; Moses Edwards , Albl.i. ? 6. in crease Harvey Enyart. EMon ti5 to $8 Joseph B. Downer , Muscatlne , | 6 to $ S. South Dakota : Original Charles rounds ford , Hot Springs , $6. Colorado : Original John A. Sklnaei Boulder , $6 ; William S. Sbeek. Mancos. Jij Lewis Hahn , Trinidad , $6. Original widow etc. Mlanda A , Kldder. Grprley. JS. Wyoming : Original Joseph J. Hauphofi Badger , $8. Home IloillfH of Demi. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The followln cable has been received at the War depart ment : SANTIAGO , Nov. 2. Adjutant General Washington : Transport Panama sailed yesterday torday with remains of the following named Captain William M. Dickinson , Llcutenan Dennis M. Mitchle. Seventeenth infantry [ Lieutenant Thomas A. Wansboro , Sovont I Infantry ; Sergeant M. O. Russell , First vol untecr cavalry ; Privates Fred B. Tnft. Slla Undorgraves , Junior W. Hakenson , Harve Randall , W. S. Greene , J. C. King , Secon Massaehu ictts volunteer Infantry ; C. C. Cull man , Thirty-fourth Michigan volunteer In fantry ; Privates A. Gelsman , Sidney A Schofleld , Seventy-first New York volunteers Private John Nloden , First Illinois voluntee Infantry ; James W. Wheeler , Second Massa chusetts volunteer Infantry , WOOD , Commander. _ 1'ofltiiiiiNtiTn Appointed. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The prcslden has appointed the following postmaitors : Arizona Wlnsl6w , Julia Mohoney , Illinois Foreston , J. M. Myers ; Lebanon , J. C London ; Nunda , Albert S. Carl. India ! Territory , Durant , Amelia. C. Butler ; Vln ton , Joseph H. Butler. Iowa , Dyeart , Johi , Kullmar , jr. ; Ida Grove , Anna Burns Madrid , George A. Young ; Remsen , Mosei I ) . Moslcr. Nebraska , Osceola , Henry H Campbell. South Dakota , Alexandria , Johi Dobson. Wyoming , Lander , James A , Me Avoy. I'OrtO IllCO'X I'OMtlll WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The Porto Rlcai postal commission Is at work framing It : report on the postal wcrks on the Island They will suggest the retention of the posta service now In operation , to be under tin direct charge of a superintendent of malls pending legislation that may bo enacted ot the subject at the next sf-salon of congress I'rrtnluiiiK 10 I'cmtofllccii. WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. ( Special Tele gram. ) The postofilco at Rochester , Boyi county , Nebraska , Is discontinued ; mall tc go to Spencer. J , C , Ilonnall has been appointed post' master at Nlleavlllc , Flpyd county , Iowa. The postmaster general today authorizes the postmaster at Omaha to continue the service to the exposition two weeks longer I.IMV Wiilt-r SOIM ( | Nut luiitloti. KINGSTON , OnL. Nov. 2. Owing to the Insurance companies refusing to * accept risks the Atlantic Transport company have notified the Connelly Wrecking company not to take any of their barge * down the rapids , as the risk U too great. This rneana that ten hargen will have to wait until the spring , when the water la higher. Thirty- three of the barges have been taken dowh. ORDERS WOMEN DEBARKED Wive * of Ofllcerx MIIIIIIKC. ( o Get oil llonrtl TriiiiNiiorlii Iloiinil for Mrtnlln. SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 2. The mall steamer Doric and the transport Ohio , now on their way across the Pacific , carry orders from General Morrlam directing that tht troop uhlp Indiana bo Intercepted at Honolulu lulu aud ltd commander , Colonel Fttnston , ordered to land several stowaways , wives of volunteer officers of the army. Two of these are said to bo mentioned specifically In tbo order and both are brides of Kansas officers. They arc Mrs , J. G. Schlleman , wife ot the chaplain , and Mrs. F. E. Buchan , wlfo ol Captain Buchan , who sailed on the Senator In command of the Oregon recruits. The Ohio Is not expected to overtake the Indiana , but the Doric may do BO. In such case the women may proceed on the vessel to Hong Kong and fiom there go to Manila to Join their husbands. The transport Pennsyl vania will sail today , carrying the Fifty-first Iowa regiment. ( JIJHM.YN TIIAIJ13 WITH AMEIUCA , I.urtrcInercniM1 111 llvporln AKrllmteil to United State * mill KiiKlanil. BERLIN , Nov. 2. The Imperial statistical office has Issued tables regarding the German trade for the first nine months of the prfB- cnt year , which show n total Increase lu ex ports of DS,639,000 marks over 1897. This is largely accounted for by the In crease In exports to the United States dur ing the third quarter of the year , when tne exports totaled S3.100.000 marks , as com pared with 63,300,000 marks for the corresponding spending quarter of 1897. U 1s asserted that both England and Franco show also a large Increase ot ex ports to the United States during the same period , but both eountrles had a largo total decrease In exports for the nine months. The official statistics Indicate that German trade Is prosperous and Industry rcvlvlne. Able to rroleel ltn Siilijref.i. JERUSALEM , Nov. 2. Emperor William of Germany , In thanking the colony of Tem plars for their hearty reception , said : "I hope that In the future , as In the past , my friendly relations with Turkey , and es pecially the friendship existing between tht pultan and myself , will facilitate your work , Whenever ono of you nceil my protection I am there. Let him come to me , no mattei what his crcad may be. Happily , the Ger man empire Is In a position to afford its fUbjccts a broad , effective protection. " For the Hrltlnh STnvy. CAPE TOWN. Nov. 2. In the Cape Col ony Assembly today W. P. Schrelner. the premier , introduced a bill proposing an an nual contilbutlon by the colony of 30,000 to the British navy. TO cinn A TOLD IK O.\E oiv. Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It falls to euro. 2. > c. The cenulnu has L. B. Q. on each tablet , HF.MC OF WII.MAM 1'KNX SninllcHt of Iiiillnn HeNervntlonH In the City of I'hllmlelnliln. Philadelphia contains one relic of the day < of William Penn which Is unknown to mosi j Inhabitants of the Quaker city. It Is s small portion of ground which still retain ; by virtue ofa provision In the charter Ui [ orlslnal charvatlon , ' ' Rlcht" In the heart o : , the buslndsa Section of the city it lies , th < I only place for miles around that bears m j footprints of the march of progress am ' commerce , the only building lot In the cltj I which has never been near the hands of : real estate oreut. j You have but to go down Walnut strec to Second , turn up Second until you comi to a little Iron gate on the cast side of th ( street , swing It back and enter , and yet stand within the Indian reservation. In the days when Philadelphia used to b ( the metropolis of the red men , and thej came by various trails across the countrj and down the Delaware to hold councl there. It grew necessary for them to havi some appointed spot for their conclaves William Penn dedicated this reservation t ( them as n try&tlne place , and provided thai It should bo sacred to their use forever. It is n forlorn enough place now , shut ir as it Is by high buildings on nearly everj side. The old Union Telegraph office confronts - fronts it on ono side , a wholesale llquoi dealer's store backs up against It on am other , and a high board fence chokes ofl the last hope of any outlook from the place , There Is no mark to tell of Its original use or to stamp It as ono of the curiosities of the day. Due's only solace for this griev ance Is to Imagine that the stealthy tread ot moccaslncd feet Is still echoing there , ami that the strange words of the redskln'f tongue have left Eome spell upon the place In size It Is a poor comment upon Penn' ; generosity , for It scarcely affords room suf ficient to turn -wagon and a pair of horses , Perhaps because of Its microscopic dimen sions there has never been nny attempt tc encroach upon the rights of the old reserva tion. DANGEROUS bURGBRY DKATII FOLLOWS TUB SUIUJRO.Vg KMKI ; XOT Tim suitcno.vs I-\VILT ; , OF couitsi : 111-3 CAN'T 1IKLI' IT YOU CA.V. I'j-riinilil I'llc Cure Ciiron IMU-H Quick ly , I'nliileNNly , Without DniiRer. People co along for years suffering with piles. Then try this and that and the other thing , from carrying a buckeye to getting treatment from a physician. They obtain temporary relief , maybe , but they are never quite cured. A little strain In llftlnc , ex cessive fatlcue , a little constipation or a little diarrhoea , and the piles como back. They don't seem to amount to much , but they banish sleep and appetite. No position Is comfortable. There Is intense local pain and that dreadful feeling of weight In the perineum. Maybe In the early stages some of the many salves on sale will afford temporary relief. If the case Is of long standing thcro Is only ono speedy and euro remedy. It Is Pyramid Pile Cure. Even In light cases it Is the safest thing to use. Other applica tions may cure and may not. Pyramid Cure U ahvnja certain , always reliable , jilwayu brings comfort at once. Its promp t ute saves months of severe suffering. In ex treme cases it will save surgical operations and their attendant dangers nnd discomforts. It Is better than a knife. Will cure easier , quicker and safer. Thousands have used it. Thousands have been cured by It. The cost Islfllng ! compared with what It does , Th prlcu In DO cents. Most anybody would gladly pay $10 to be rid of piles. Druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure. Send to Pyramid Drug Co. , Marshall , Mich. , for book ou cause and euro ot plies. IIOTULS. THE MILLARD 13th and Douglas St.s. , Omalu - -AMiillCA.\ ) nUItOI'UAX CENTUALLY LOCATED. ' J. U , MAHKIiL * SOX , Prop * TIIH OLD DOCTORS If They Itnil Only I'o i < eN eil u I-'cw nt HIP (3 rent .Modern UlMiicillrNl The old-tlmo country doctor who carried hl druRs In bts faitdlo-bAge , did not know ns much ns his professional descendants. He did not know that typhoid fever la caused by ft thousands of germs present In polluted water , In adulterated milk and In Improper food of other kinds. But ho did know that the. weakness , headache and nausea charac teristic of U.o dlsennc call for prompt treat * mcut Increasing to rouse the forces of re sistance. Unhappily the old-tlmo doctor did not POEBCSS any valuable sarm-klllcr , while today wo have the finest of all known dis coveries for killing germs Duffy's Pure. Malt Whiskey. This great whiskey destroys the microbes of typhoid fever. Mix a little of It stiy a tablcepoonful In your glass of drinking water , and you render the germs of illpcneo harmless , Please observe the proprietary utatnp on the bottle. The government says thnt Duffy's Pure Malt Is a medicine. This surely OOCB not apply to any other whiskey. A Offer When ono is away at college a good newspaper IB better than letter from home. To College Men and Women wo will send the Sunday Bee from now to Juno 20 , 1839 , for $1.50. The Dally and Sunday Bco costs only $2.00 for three months. Have the Bee Mailed You. Address Circulation Department , Omaha Bee. Cor. Ill i and llama ? ill. Telephone 2217. Lentz & Williams. Props , and W. W. COLE. Act , Manager. MATI.M1I3 KVEKY DAY. AIiTiiyn the howl Hhow III O in nil u. The diminutive comedian assisted by th clever sotihrette , Miss Ma tie N hols , rrv- sentlng their little comedy , "Tho Actress and the Bell Boy. ' Miss Pearl Hlght The American Anna Hold. Muxmllllon and Shields Knocka bout Comedian * . Del Babes Hensatlonal AerlnllBti" . McCabe nnd Emmett Comedy Sketch Team. Leroy nnd Morris Comedy Bar Act. Howard Trio Singing nnd Dane- Ing Comedians. SCiska Modern Mephlsto of Miigic. Matinee ? 230. Nights 8:30. : Tickets 2Sc , 25c nnd DOc. _ PAXTON & mmoicss , Managers Tol. 1919. LAST pn TOMOHT HilB. The lKKent Yet. Two Continent ! Knilorne. It. , HUMANITY 25 I'KOI'I.E. . - . JIOHHUS. Clrent Hunting Scene. THE Coniliut on IIorHehnclc. ICxiiloHlon. f The Creighton | O. \\oouwiird \ , AiuUuimtrit Dlruotor. TONIGHT SiIB : THE WOODWARD STOCK CO. "INCOG. " Special Fenture CLIVKTTI3. Aext Sunilii } IKON RIASTEIt. BOYD'S ' THEATER TffiStt OT8-- TWO NIGHTB Frlilny niul .Sntnrdny , Nov.15. . Mntlnec Siidirclny. KOSTER & BHAL'8 SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION Gayest Manhattan. All Star Cast. Chorus of(0. ( . Wonderland Theatre l3l5-17Farnam St \ Special Attraction * 'for IN TIIR CURIO HAI.L-\Vlllh > m Cook. the great fire cater ; Millie Martini , and her den of monster serpents ; Mlle Bates , America's greatest Juggler ; The Do cialr- vlllei ) , double trupcBe artists ; AHI Baba , the oriental magician ; Prof. Mla'tu , won derful troop of ! rnlnc < l ( lotrn ; May Warren , lady magician ; Mine. Owens , phrenologist. oN 'Jiii JiljoU b'j AUt. j-rof. Knees' Marionettes Prof. Warren , English Shad owgraph. AT TIIH MAIN THEATBU-Dorothy IfVHWll , butterfly Unncer ; The Hoffman. , Curl and Helen. In opera ; Dell Leon , char acter nrtlstlll ; Howard , comedian : 2 HownrilH , tikotch nrtlstn ; Florence lirock- way , onK nd dunce ; John Hlmnnoii. negro speclalilcH ; Uouenii Hunks , the lady drum ninjor , | lOo nil in Kit to till. Open from to . in. lo 10 p. in. A rciliicil place nf nmuieuient for voiueu and clilldre.u >