TILE OMAHA DAILY HEIB : TUESDAY , NOVEMJJEK 8 , J808.
COMMISSION COMES WEST1
Iowa flnrgcon SA Heard on Condition ! at
Chickaraaugn.
CLEARS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FROM BLAME
Dlllli-iilty Said ( o Kaie Hxlxlcil In fiet-
tliiK > ii | > l > llianil .ttt-illMnen anil I
in liixiilllt-leiit I'ollclitK '
of the C'ninm.
CHICAGO , Nov. " . General Dodge.
Colonel Sexton and Dr. Conner of the War
Investigating commission arilvcd In Chicago
today nnd Immediately b"Kan the examina
tion of wittii'ssca at the Auditorium hotel.
(
A laign niitnbur of wltnrstcs is on the list , j
and It is not likely that the three nieinbf ra ]
of the commission will bo able to leave Chicago - >
cage before Wtdneddrtj. The > will then
leave for Detroit , whcro the InvcHtlgitlon
will bo continued. From Detroit tht > com
missioners will go direct to Washington. I
Dr Lewis Schooler of DCS Molnca , la. , |
waa the first witness to toatlfy today. From
(
June 7 to July 17 Dr. Schooler was stationed
nt Camp Thomas as chltf surgeon of the
Second division , Third corps. Questioned by i
Dr Conner he said that during the time ha |
was there the sanitary nondltlons In the i
hospitals were not very good , that the Finks .
In the whole division were bad , owing prln- I
clpally to the character of the ground and
the discipline was rather lax.
"At the opening , " said Dr. Schooler , "thTe '
were practically no facilities for the care of
the sick wp were short of medicines and haJ
no apparitin by which the stewards could
prepare the medicines that wo had. The
regimental hospitals , all but one or two , were
as poorj ! supplied with medicines as the di
vision hospitals. Requisitions wore made
tor medicines , but they were generally ap
proved ut rump headquarter * The supply
department had certain hmiis for Issuing
ftuppllcs , and at other limes nothing could
be obtained. There was a scaiclty of bids
In the hospitals. At one lime * practically
half the nursing force wore sick or In the
guard house for Insubordination. "
Dr Conner Why was not a demand made
by somebody that bettor or more nurses
should be sent to that place ?
Dr Schooler 1 don't know. 1 wrote the
surgeon general oncu protesting against the
difficulty o't BfCurltiR supplies. Part of the
blame rested upon the quartermaster's de
partment
DlnnKreemcnt Aliont Tent * .
Asked to give , In as few words as possible ,
his opinion about the general conditions at
Camp Thomas during the tlmo ho was Hta-
tloncd there Mr. Schooler said :
"In the first place the quartermaster and
burgeons could not agree as to the number
of tents that wo should have. Colonel Lee
contended that wo wore limited to a certain
number of tents , seventeen , I think It w-ak ,
In the beginning. Wo afterward prevailed
upon htm to give us twcnt. one. His con
tention was that ho could not Issue tenth
beyond the prescribed number. I think he
baaed the number of tents upon 150 patlentb
nnd when the number of patients became
greater wa could not malto him understand
that wo had to have more tents. It was his
refusal to Incrcaso that number of tents
that made the overcrowding. The lack of
a suinclcnt number 6t surgeons was a ma
terial difficulty. Ono cause of the prev
alence of sickness In the camp was that
wo bad three regiments which came there
with a great deal of sickness tno First
Mississippi and the First and Second
Arkansas. There w < is much typ'hold and
dysentery In those.regiments. I think the
quartermaster's dcpatttnent was largely ro.
f
t uponslblo Utrjtlio greatsl , lincsB ; thp'mcdlcal
' dcpartmcm ' ? flho't I < the , supply "department )
was also 'rcs'porialble tor some things. Theti
we lacked facilities to Inakc reports on
did not even have stationery. Wo were
told all the tlmo that reports must be
made. "
SurRcnnii Arc Gulltlcxx.
Dr , Conner So far as you know , was
there on the part of any medical officer o
purgeon any willful neglect In the care of
thd elck ?
Dr J5choolor No , sir. The great difficulty
WAS In obtaining supplies , and I think the
hitch came between Colonel Hartsuff and
the medical supply department.
Fdr the successful care of the sick Dr.
Schooler considered the division hospital fat
superior to regimental hospitals.
"I left on the 17th of July , " ho said , "be
fore any epidemic had set In. In my Judg
ment the responsibility for the continuance
of conditions there does not rest upon the
division surgeons. "
In regard to the water supply at the camp ,
Dr , Schooler stated that he did not think
any of the surgeons In his division consid
ered the water fit to drink. And , again ,
there were not enough trams at the disposal
of the officers to enable them to bring mcdl-
clnc-3. On many occasions he had visited the
grounds In the neighborhood where the sup
ply wes taken from the river and was con
vinced that much of the prevailing disease
was caused by the negligence of tbo polic
ing department in allowing the soldiers to
go at will through the woods situated along
the banks of the stream. IIo pave this as &
reason for many of the cases of typhoid
fever existing In the camp.
Too Many 1'aHnen Cratitrtl.
Another feature which contributed largely
to the sick list In the opinion of the doctor
was the laxity shown In Issuing passes to the
men and allowing them to visit other camps
"Fifty per cent ot the sickness , " said the
doctor , "would not have been In existence
had the men not been allowed to Ictuo
Chlckamauga park on passes. "
He gave as his opinion that the medical
officfrs were hampeicd too much by officers
of higher rank , but who had no medical
training. In regard to division hospitals , the
doctor Bald : "I think there should hav :
been a hospital In Chattanooga , where a
class of patients could have hrou'takcn whu
were going to bo sick for some time. ' The
division hospital WHS never Intended for
cases where patients were going to be sick'
any length of time. "
When questioned as to the lack ot nurses ,
Stomach Trouble
Severe Suffering Relieved by
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Also Proves Effective for Catarrh
and Impure Blood.
i I Buttered with ft very severe stomach
trouble , and medical treatment utterly
( ailed to do mo any good , There WBS so
much said about Hood's Sareaparllla that
I concluded to try U. The flwt bottle did
not seem to do mo much good excui.i '
I loH very bad I would take a done end it
won Id revive me. But I kept on with
Deed's Sarsaparilla until I had taken five
bottles and then I was entirely well. I
have taken it since for catarrh , and my
oldest son ( or impure blood , aud it has
done us all so much good that \ve never
Intend to be without It. " Mus. D. L.
WH.UAMB , lUoket Store , Marlon , Kansas.
Da sure to get Hood's and only
Sarsa
HoocPs parilla
The best in fact the Ono True Blood Furluer.
Bold br all drugpUtJ. } lj UforS5.
* . ii r * n are the only pills to Mka
MOOU S FlllS wlthUood'aBusaparlUa.
the doctor said that he thought both the
nurses as well nn the officers were over
worked.
Mrs. Virginia r. Bclz of Chicago wan the
next witness * . s entered complaint In ro-
sard to the death of her son , Frank T.
BcU , who enlisted with Company L , Plrst i
volunteer Infantry. He was taken aid : at1
GantlHgo and taken to Montauk Point. Prom
here he was allowed to go home on furlough
when he should have been sent to the
hospital. He was sent homo entirely unat
tended and was compelled to ride In a day
coach Instead of being provided with a berth
In a sleeping car. He arrived homo on
September 1 , and on September 19 he died.
It was the opinion ot Mrs. Uetz that the
medical officers should not have allowed her
son to have returned homo when he should
have been sent to the hospital , or If In-
must I ) ? senl home , she claimed that ho
should have had an attendant. |
iJr. M II. Ward of Kanpas City , who was
a brigade surgeon at Camp Thomas from
July 12 to September 10 , when asked as to
the condition of the hbspltals , said there
was lack of medicines , only some of the
very simplest remedies being on hand. " The
food which was furnished the men , " ho ,
said , "I would not want to give to my
pot dog. " Ho added thai ho food would
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have been all right had It been properly
cooked , but In the shape In which It was
brought to the men It wag enough to make
them sick.
The doctor was questioned as to lack of
ntlenllon shown persona Just coming down i
with disease. The doctor stated that he
Knew of several cases where the patient was
alloued to Ho out on the ground the whole
day nnd Into the night before being taken to
the ho'pltal. The doctor was questioned at
to what his hours of duty were supposed to I
be. His reply wan from S a. m. until 8 p. i
m. In this way the patients were wllhout' '
medical attendance during the night.
Ilrflt fare I'linHllile.
"Is It possible that better care could have
been nccurod If night calls had been made , "
was asked.
"No , sir. There was nothing to sec them
for except to give them medicine. Sorenty-
five per cent of the patients were on cots
nnd the other 25 per cent were on stretch
ers on the ground , four to six Inches from
the ground , . Sometimes some of the men
wore put on the bare ground , but within a
few hours they were always put on cots or
stretchers.
lr. Conner Did you ever see a man on
the bare ground , propped up against a tree.
In n dying condition , who died within two or
three hours after ho was put there ?
Dr. Ward I never saw such a thing , but
oflen heard of it. I don't bcllevo It ever
occurred.
Dr. Conner What was the reason that
the Second division hospital of the Third
army corps had , as It certainty did have ,
the worst reputation of any hospital during
the war ?
Dr. Ward The first reason , In my Judg
ment , Is that the hospital had for Its corps
surgeon a man who never paid any atten
tion to It whatcvof. His name was Hoff.
The next reason Is that the man In charge
of the hospital , ihc division surgeon , very
seldom vlsllcd Ihe hospllal or paid atten
tion to It. His name was Jenncy. The
next reason Is that there were not enough
doctors at any time to lake care of the
patlcntn without overworking tbo doctors
and malting them too 111 to get out of bed.
For the first two weeks that I was there
there was not a man at work who was
physically fit for duty. The next reason
Is that Iho nurses were never competent In
any scnso of the word , but they did the
best they could when you consider Ihclr
Ignorance. Some of them could not even
read. They were forced lo no this work
under prolcst , nnd of com so did only what ;
thoy. were obliged tt > do. . One day I visited'
the typh/d fever vVfclffn'd fotiry } nil the !
men splttyig on the gt jlindr' I i&ld to" the ,
men In charge that I would have them all
arrceled If they dld'not provide pome paper
or something on Ibo ground for Iho men to
spit on. Uut the next day things were Just
an bad aa ever.
Illouipi Corn * and IllvUlim StirKCOiiN.
Hoff had no respect for Individuals. U
made no difference what an Individual
wanted , ho was only one out ot thousands.
Once when I was ph > aically exhausted and
not able to do the work ho said. "I don't
arc a d n for you , sir , jou arc only ono
man , you are Invaluable In the liOjpHaT
and I cannot spare jou. " But I told him
I was not able to continue work and must
bo relieved for two weeks.
In reply to further questions Dr. Ward
said.
"Necessities were not available from tbo
army supplies and had It not been for Uie
Red Cross some of the scIdlers would
have starved. Requisition after requisition
was forwarded nnd jot no relief came1. The
nurses , as a rule , were Incompetent and
Indifferent , though some were more faithful
than others. This was not remedied , be
cause we had to obey army regulations as
to detailing men for nursing duty.
"The location of the hospital was ex
tremely bad , In my Judgment. It was In
a very low place and Ihe sinks were In a
filthy condition moat of the time. I want
to say that that Is ono of the causes ot the
spread of typhoid fever. And the water ,
also , wat never In condition so that we
felt we had safe drinking water and there
was no provision for boiling It. There was
never a plate , saucer or dish boiled all the
time I was Ihere. "
When asked for his opinion as to the re
sponsibility for the conditions at Camp
Thomas. Dr. Ward said :
"For the condition of the camp , first ,
the man who Insisted that the camp was
perfect aud that the hospital was well run.
That man was Ucneral Doynton. "
"Had General Doynton anything lo do
wllh Iho quarlermasler's or commissary's
deparlment ? " asked Dr. Connor.
Dr. Ward : "I can ay he was responsible
for keeping Ihe army Ihere when that army
ought not to have been kept there , " re
plied Dr. Ward , "The want of uuppllce
was due to the fact that the quartermaster's
and commissary's departments 'were not
sounded enough for auppllea not followed
up enough. "
Nut liilciulcMl for llrlnkliiK "Witter.
When questioned again ns lo Ihe condition
of the water ho said that when he knew
what kind of water , the men were using
ho spoke to General Boynton about It and
asked him why he brought that water and
from where he did. To Ihla General Doynton
made reply that the water in question was
never Intended for the use of the men as
drinking water but it was meant simply for
watering Ihe stozk and such purposes
Dr. William CuthberUon , surgeon of th *
First Illinois cavalry , said the slnka at
fhlckaraaupa had to be dug wllh picks and
shovels. Iho surVply of which wis tremend
ously Insufficient. The surface soil , he said ,
was very shallow and uon-absorptlvo and
the sinks would sron become in a very filthy
condition , which was aggravated whenever a
rain occurred.
"When a requisition -was sent In for
quicklime with which to disinfect the
camp , " ho continued , "there was no supply
of that material and the medical department
was handicapped by the lack of many neces
sary articles for the proper sanitation of a
camp. "
Colonel Henry L. Turner of Ihe First Il
linois volunteers said conditions were fairly
good at Chlckamauca during the three
weeks his regiment nnc there. Hla com
mand was promptly supplied with rations
at ChlcKamauga and the quality was good.
He continued
"At Tampa vvf were finally completely
supplied with quarlermasler's atorce by be
ing very ; persistent , I think there was ,1
very great oversight at Slboney. We
rrachcd Slboney on Saturday morning , July
9 , end General Reynolds then informed BIO
that ho had received telephonic orders that
I u.ia to disembark at once. When I asked
him what preparation bad been made for
djcembarkatlon he said. 'I do not know
anything about that. Yea must fight that
out joureelf'
Went to Sllmnry fur Suppllm.
"I went ashore and npent about two hnura
trying to find somebody who would give
me some Information as to how I was tu
get my regiment on shore. Wo got off all |
our men by the next noon ( Sunday ) , some
of our rations and some ot our tcntagc , but
a good de nl of our stuff remained on the
transport and some of It was taken to
Porto Hlco. For the first three da > we
were at Santiago wo nearly starved to
death could get no supplies in any way.
Finally thirty of my men volunteered to
foot It lo Slboney and bring out on their
bicks enough supplies to keep the men
alive. In connection with this General
Shatter sent mo n very nharp note com
plaining that I had not reported the situa
tion directly to him. "
Colonel Turner defended at ronsiderabto
length the camps of the volunteer ? , so far
ni he had observed them. Ho claimed that
most of the confusion at Tampa was caused
by quartermasters and commissaries , who ,
ho thought , had not the business training
to adapt them to the handling of the
emergencies growing out of Ihe war.
Colonel Turner said the transports on which
his regiment was carried to and from Cuba
were In good shape and had .1 sufficient
quantity of food nnd medicine. He observed
nothing at Montnuk which Indicated a
lack of proper medical supplies. He con
tinued :
"The detention camp , eo far ao seeing
It on the surface , was as ilno a camp as
I ever saw. The only thing I couM criti
cise was that there was a disposition to
tuin the men out before they were entirely
recovered. I found men who had been dis
charged from hospitals whllo almost In a i
state of delirium. I heard of many men |
furloughed from the hospitals and very
weak waiting an unreasonable tlmo for
transportallon lo get home. Wo found four
or flvo men , ono of them almost uncon
scious , discharged from the hospital. "
MERCER MAY GET THE PLAGE
I.IKely to 1'e Put In Charge of Inilluii
IlCHcr\ntlon at "White.
Kilt 111 , Minn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) It Is understood that the secretary
of the Interior U contemplating a number
ot transfers of agents In the Indian service
as a result of the recent Indian outbieali In
Minnesota , It being the desire of the Bee-
ictary to make a change In the agency at
Whlto Harth , Minn. Among those who have
been mentioned In connection with the
agency nt White Earth Is Captain Mercer at
Omaha. It Is stated that affairs ut White
Earth are In a chaotic condition and an offi
cial of the Indian office said today that
Agent Mercer 1 * regard"d as the right man
for tliIB place. Although the matter has not
yet taken definite shape , it Is Known that
Agent Sutherland will be transferred from
Whlto Earth nnd H Is possible that Cnptnln
Mercer may be his sncecst-or.
The United States National bank ot Omaha
was today approved ns reserve BE nt for the
Citizens' National banlc of Norfolk , Neb.
The contract for carrying the mall be
tween Bondurant and Tyner , la. , was today
awarded to C. M. Carncglo at $ ' 3J ) a year.
Oscar W. Gardner of Goodwin , Nob. , was
today authorized to represent claimants be
fore the Interior dcpniinunt < in an nttoruev
also George M. JJIMII of Wnukoj la. , as
igent.
MAY YET RAISE WAR SHIPS
Xav > ; Department Wlll.Pny on Con
tract * Only AVlibn. VcnNoln Arts JUe-
Jl-xereil li/ \ii\y Yard.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 7. Captain Ches
ter's decision yesterday to abandon the work
of wrecking the Colon marks the end of
that undertaking on the part of the gov
ernment. U Is said at the Navy depart
ment that the captain was directed to atop
the work when In his discretion It was no
longer profitable.
However , the Idea has not been entirely
abandoned of saving some of the sunken
Spanish war ships. The Navy department
Is ready to engage with thoroughly respon-
alblo wrecking concerns , providing the lat
ter absolve the government from payments
unless the shlpa arc delivered In a United
States navy yard. Already one of the great
est wrecking concerns In the world , a
Swedish organization , baa opened negotia
tions on the HUbject It Is willing to under
take at once the raising of the Rclna Mer
cedes , which lies In the channel In San
tiago harbor , and It has Indicated a dispo
sition to undertake the raising of the Colon.
SIASI SCXUS MIMSTUK TO CAPITAL.
Diplomatic ItcliitloiiN to lie Hexiiiucil
on n remount Danl * .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. The secretary of
state has been Informed that the Slamejo
government Is about to re-establish Us Ra
tion In the United States , after a lapse of
many years , during which time all of Us
diplomatic correspondence with this govern
ment has been conducted thrcugh Its 1 gallon
at London. The newly accredited Siamese
minister plenlpolenllary to the Unliol Stale. )
arrived In Now York Saluiday and will tome
lo this city In n few days to present UU
credentials and reopen personal diplomatic
relations between the United States nnd
Slam. His name Is Phya Vleddba Suriyasaktl
Among his titles Is commander of the Most
Noble Order of the Whlto Elephant. He Is
accredited Jolnlly to Great Britain and thu
United Stales and will make his headquar
ters in London , visiting this country from
time to time. He Mutceeds Phya Matn
Yopha , who , although similarly accredited ,
remained almost exclusively In London and
never took occasion to visit the Unltfd
States.
Trade of Xcw [ Nin
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Consul Grlnnoll
Is the first official to formally annex the
Philippines and Cuba to the United States ,
Ho has made a report to the State depart
ment of a purely formal character , ahowlnft
the character and \alue of exports from his
district "to the United States , Including
. Manila , Porto Rico and Cuba , during the.
I month of September , 1898. "
j The consul's statement shows that the
| value of the goods no exported from ono
> district was $705,525 , against S352.G35 for the
corresponding month In the preceding year.
The consul says that those Increases were
mainly In white and printed cotton goods ,
all of which could be made in the United
States.
] 'ell < v hli CiitiilillMlicil ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 6. The Catholic
University of America , tbrqugh Its rector ,
Rt. Rev. Thomas K. Coaaty , D. D. , waa
the recipient on Saturday of a gift of $10-
000 for Ibe establishment of a follow ship
In the faculty of divinity. The donors are
Marr Gwendoline Byrd Caldwell , Marquleo
de Merlnvllle , and her alster , Mary Eliza
beth Deckenrldgc Caldwell , Oarouree von
Zedtwltz.
DMIilentl * of Iimolt rnt IlnnUft.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. The compiroller
of the currency ha * declared dividends In
favor of Ihe creditors of Insolvent national
banks as follows Ten per cent , the Tacoma
National bank of Tacoma , Wa4h. . S per
cent , the National Dank of Mlddletown.
Pa. , 5 per cent , the Indianapolis National
bank nt Indianapolis , Ind
, TO ci itc A roi.i ) ix o.tn uiY ,
Talc a Laxative Uromo Qu-.r.lnt Tablet * . All
druggist * refund the money If It falls to
cure : 5c. The genuine has L. 13. Q. on
eacb tablet.
RESTORING THE COURT ROOM
Big Porw of Men Attack the Buins at
the Oapltol.
WRECK NOT SO DISASTROUS AS FEARED
Itatlior Tliun IletiulldliiB !
Acrrxnary nnit lliillillnic Will llu
Itcnily AVIirn Conwrrim Con * cut *
Caimc UcliiK Ijookeil Into.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. The biff capital
building was the scene of wreck and desola
tion today following the explosion and fire
which wrought such serious havoc last night.
The engines and firemen had gone , and In
their place a small army of workmen was
carrying oft the debris of brick and mnrtar.
charred woodwork , waked and half burned
official papers and documents which had
been heaped In confusion In the basomcnt
and sub-basoment under the quarters
occupied by the United States supreme court.
Examination of the court room showed that
the damage Is confined to discolored walU
and ceilings and soaked carpets. No sub
stantial damage has been done. The bench
occupied by the Justices was uninjured , and
oven the brief * and papers left by pome
of the Justices under paper weights re
mained undisturbed.
But whllo the fire had made no progress
here , smoke and water has left this chamber ,
which has long been regarded as a model ot
classic beauty , In sorry condition. The
Windows and sash and flno old colonial
windows flanking the bench are in ruins.
The frescoed celling , which lecently had
been done over , uro blurred and spotted ,
the carpets and drapcrlca are soaked , whllo
the uholi ; chamber has the damp , smoked
aspect usually following a fire. The per
sonal effects of thq Justices , robes , etc , were
found to bo uninjured. The main loia of
the court was In the marshal's ofllco , and In
the storage room , where valuable old j-ecords
are kept. The extent of this last loss la
not yet exactly determined , but the court
ofllclals expect to make a critical examina
tion during the day. 1
Sorgcant-at-Arms Bright of the senatr
was busy this morning miking temporary
provision for the sessions of the court.
Senator McMillan's committee room , In the
District of Columbia , was hastily prepared
with a bench and seats for the Justices , and
a dozen rows of peats for attornejs and
npectators. The quarters are rather cramped ,
and the chief justice with five Justices will
have to sit on one side of n long oak
I table. Architect Clark of the capltol is ad
vanced In ago and very feeble , to that the
actl\e work of Investigating the cause of
the explosion and of clearing away the
wreckage is In the hands of the assistant
architect of the capltol , Mr. Wood.
CIIIIMC Xot Act Ortiilit ,
"I have made a preliminary examination , "
Mr. Wood said today , "and I am not yet
ready to say what caused the explosion , al
though the main attention Is being given
to the gas supply. I flnd that the general
damage sustained by the building Is not
as serious as at first supposed.
"Tho heavy foundations to the building do
not appear to bo disturbed , and the walls
blown down are confined to the thin en
circling walls built to cover steam pipes ,
etc. None of the heavy sustaining arches or
pillars have given way w > far as I can flnd.
I will make a full examination with better
light later to make certain on these points.
For the present It does not seem that a.
rebuilding of any part of the capltol will be
necessary. The work will bo that of re
pairing , ahrt TNhppc wo can flnsh | this b.v
the tlmq" Co is ctWnes. We have k
small balance-for ithlaf but in any event the
work will be done. "
An examination of the meter room , where
the gaa supplied to the capltol Is measuied ,
showed that the big meter had been blown
to pieces. This satisfied most of the capl
tel oUlcers that a gas explosion was re
sponsible for the damage , but they would
not express this view openly until an om- ,
clal Inquiry had been made.
Several tupreme court Justices made a I
visit to the Bceno during the forenoon.
Chief Justlco Fuller and Ju&tlcc Ilnrlan
walked through the various apartments ,
guided by a man with a lantern. Whllo
they looked at the scones of destruction
with manifest Interest they made no re
marks. They spent flomowhat more tlmo
In the court room than elsewhere. There
they found the upholstery and the new
J 1,000 carpet greatly Injured , but the two
court clocks were ticking away as regu
larly and as dlgnlfledly as ever. The busts
of former chief Justices which line the walla
ot the old chamber were also uninjured
and this appeared to bo a source of much
gratification to the chief Justlco and his |
companions. They found nothing but ruin
and dcpolatlon In Marshal Wrlgbt'a office.
This room was completely ruined. No fur
niture escaped , and the waits of the room
(
arc as black as night , the effect ot smoke
and fire.
Only Irreimrnblo Dninnuo.
The only damage that cannot bo made good
was done In the file room of the supreme
court and in the basement , where Is stored
all the official records and the original copies
of opinions from the foundation of the gov
ernment. All these opinions have been
printed , but the original manuscripts were
highly valued. This room was almost over
the cene of the explosion , and It was one
of the first appartraents to bo attacked. The
documents were stored away In an orderly
manner in wooden cases and none ot them
had any other protection except the records J i
of the court from 1702 to 1832 , which were i
encased In tin boxes. The flames appear to i
have completely enveloped this room , but j I
they were only sufficiently intense to badly !
char all th woodwork and many of the
documents. Comparatively few of the pa
pers were absolutely destroyed , but those
which suffe-ed this rale were among the .
most valuable In the room. They Included j
the original opinions of the court In the ,
early days of the republic and among them I
were many manuscripts prepared In the
handwriting ot the Jurists of the days ot
Washington , Jefferson and Adams. There
were in the list many opinions In roanusorlpt
written by Marshall , Storey , Samuel F.
Chase. Bushrod Washington and others of
the Justices of the period between 1790 and
1830 , and therefore prized as relics of the
early days of the court. They also were
occasionally referred to to settle disputed .
points concerning words or punctuation !
marks. These papers were stored under the
arch of the room and seem to hav been
completely consumed.
oniclnl Hfcorili Intnnt.
On the other band , the official records of
the court's proceedings covering the name
period appear to have been preserved , and
probably In good condition. These were en
cased In tin boxes and these In turn In
wooden cases. The debris is fn such disorder
at , to have rendered it Impossible to open
the wocden doers up to noon today , but
these doors were not penetrated at any
place , bonce the belief that the records
themselves are Intact.
Many of the modern documents , Including
letters and opinions of recent date , were
alto EO badly burned that It will be Impos
sible to restore them , but none nf these ap
pear to have Buffered such complete demo
lition as befell the early opinions. No docu
ments affecting the present docket ot the
court were Injured. The fire at one tlmo
threatened to Irnado the senate document
ronm , reaching to within four or five feet
of It. Amzl Smith , the superintendent
of the room , was on hand prepared to con
test Its progress with the aid of the fire de-
pal irnent , but the chances are that If It bad
Rained any headway In this department Ihs
damagn would have been far more e rloiiii ,
as the apartment Is extensive and contains
much exposed paper.
Serjrcnnt-at-ArniH Bright has telegraphed
Senator McMillan concerning the use of th
sonata committee room for the kuprcmo
court. If It Is not convenient to continue
Its use another committee room or , If need
be , the senate chamber will bo utlll/.cd.
1-lmt Time Out of IMare Since 1814.
The supreme court of the United States sat
today In the room of the senate committee
on District of Columbia. The long center
table used by the committee when In session
was pushed to the ie r of the rcom , leav
ing only space behind it for the aetommoJa-
tlon of the Justices. The clerk nnd the mar
shal occupied Improvised desks at either did
of the table and chairs for the attorneys
were placed In front of the court. There
was no bar and the court was on a physical
level with the attendants and attorneys. Thn
dais which the court usually occupies was ,
of course , missing. The celling of the com
mittee room Is rather highly colored for a
court room and the quarters were so con
tracted that It was necessary to exclude vis
itors. These and other circumstances ren
dered the scene somewhat Incongru us , but
the court proceeded regularly with Its work ,
manifesting no perturbation ovtr the
change. No ono would ha\e Inferred from
the faces of the Justices of their manner
of prcct-fdlng with business that the court
was sitting outside Its own chamber for
the first tlmo since 1S11 , but such was the
cose.
rmsioivs run WHSTKHV VIJTKHA > S.
Snr\Unrn of ri % II AVnr Hemeiuliercil
l ) > tilt * Covernineiit.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. ( Special. ) Pen
sions have been Issued to the following :
Issue of October 26 :
Nebraska. Original John Wlndlo. Ruls ,
JG , John JoniEtonajlnnd , $6 Increase
Fmnkllu Pcrgustn , Blue Springs , $0 to ? 10.
Iowa : Original Jesse rosier , Eldon. $8 ,
Samuel Martin. DCS Molncs , J < 5. Additional
Brynns Bronn Woodland , JS to $12 , Den-
Jntnln Collins , Ida Grove , ? 6 to $3. Renewal
Hiram K. Phclps , Hampton , $6. Increase
Wlllnrd A. Benton. McGregor , $6 to $10 ;
Barton N. Daily , Waverly , $ IG to $17. Orig
inal Widows. Etc Isabella C. Mncaulcy ,
Hast DCS Molnca. $12. Honor E. Herring ,
Maple Landing , $12.
South Dakota Increase William H.
Wlthcy. Sioux Falls , $20 to $24 ; George
Charles SchlcUi-r. Alpena. $ S to $10.
Colorado. Oilclnal Robert Gionan , Plt-
kln , $ S. Ervlllo L Wetherbee , Dcu\er , JG.
Additional John R. Mlllnr. Deiner , $ C
to $12.
Montana- Original John L mb , Red
Blufl , $12.
Issue of October 27 :
Nebraska Original William H Ellcdge ,
Mount Clalr. $6 ; Andrew McConuughty ,
Aurora $ G , Le\l Hajcs , Hardy , JO. Increase
Thomas Donohuu. Fremont. $1G to $17.
Iowa Original Charles W. Kvuns , Dloom-
fleld. $6. John H. Vnn Wle. Dubuque , $8 ;
Franklin Freeman. Muscatlne. $6. Stephen
Crotr , Spechts Ferry , $ fi. Additional Andrew
drewJ. . Rumlev , Leon , $2 to $ G , Enoch K.
Shuck , S.G 1o $8. Restoration nnd Increase
William A Hnnev ( dead ) , Dedham , $ S to
$12. John G. Rlcknbaugh ( dead ) , Cedar Rap
ids , $ G to $12. Increase George Lamphcr ,
Muscatlne , $8 to $12. Reissue Benjamin S.
Vlcrllng , Wlnterset , $6. Original Widows ,
Etc Suran Haney. Dedham. $ S , ( restora
tion nnd increase ) Mary Plerton , Clin
ton. S.
Colorado. Original Samuel M. Illggs , Du-
ranRO. $6. Increase Martin Cade , Delta , $3
to $8. Original Widows , Etc. Rebecca J.
Slpe , Longraonl , $8.
Wyoming- Original Thomas H. Davis ,
Laramie , $8 ,
Montana : Original Joseph O. Gregg ,
Great Falls , $8.
Uentlin III Army at Manila.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 7. The following
dispatch has been received at the War do-
parttnont : \
T MANILA , X'uv. 7. Adjutsiit General ,
Washington : Following deathsVluce last report
port- October 28 , Walter J , McLean , private ,
L , First Montana , typhoid f er. October
29 , William S. Sullivan , private. F. Four-
trtnth lufantry , typhoid fe\er. November 1 ,
Jainea D. Jones , private C , First Idaho ,
dysentery. November 2 , Charles P. Oliver ,
private , H , Second Oregon , typhoid fever ;
Roy P. Anderson , private. K , First South
Dakota , snifcllpox ; John H. Leppmar , pri
vate , K , Fourteenth cavalry , typhoid fever-
Charles Connolly , sergeant. C , Fourteenth
Infantry , abscess of liver ; William H Mui-
ray , private , C , First Colorado , drowned , ac
cidental. November 3 , Frank D , Dent , eer-
geaut , A , First Idaho , smallpox , A. O. Etds-
ness , private , D , First South Dakota , typhoid
fever , Sidney T. Garrett , private , F , Thir
teenth Minnesota , pomphllyx. November \ .
J. 0. Monroe , private , H , Tenth Pennsyl
vania , dysentery , W. H. Cook , private , F ,
First California , typhoid fever. OTIS.
Vtlllxlnc C'linatn In Cieriunny.
WASHINGTON , Nov 5. Consul Monaghan ,
at Chemnitz , has been making a series of
special reports to the State department on
the utilization of natural water powers and
canallratlon In Germany. Ha gives some
figures to demonstrate the economy of the
s ) stem practiced there , particularly In the
reduction of freight rates , and says the Im
portance ot canalization to an Industrial
country needs hardly be mentioned. With
two canals now under construction com
pleted , cheap transportation Is possible to
all parts of the empire. The results have
always more than justified the expenditures ,
and , says the consul , "the kaiser's recent
remarks that the empire' * future Is on the
water Is an encouragement to canal build
ers. "
Ono of the reports deals with the question
ot electrlo transmission of power derived
from mountain wutnr courses.
Cniincln Headline ( or Trailo.
WASHINGTON. Nov 7. United States
Commercial Agent Reutolspacb , at Moncton ,
has reported to the o'ata department that
the Canadian Pacific railway Is about to
place a line of steamships on the Paclflo
ocean between Vancouver nnd Vladlvostock.
"As the tr'.nsslberlan railway Is expected
to open an Immense tcriltory with abund
ant resources , Canadian manufacturers ura
hoping to obtain a s.iaro of the trade there. "
Suhley ItellcvrU of llln Command.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 7. Admiral Schley
hag cabled the Navy department that Cap-
tain Snow- had arrived at San Juan on the
Solace and that ho had relieved the admiral
of the command of the naval station there
yesterday. The admiral announced that ho
would start for the United States on the |
Newark , his flagship.
Work for nn Iinva Appointee.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 7 Indian Inspector
Cyrus Bed , an Iowa app'lntce , has been de
tailed to represent the Interior department
In th Joint Investigation of allegations made
against deputy United States marshals In
connection with the causes of the recent I
Chlppowa Indian outbreak.
Coffer foneern CioeH lOT n.
NEW YORK , Nov. 7. William J. Stilt &
Co. . dealers In coffee and spices , made an
assignment today for the benefit of creditors
to Al nnder R. Oullck. The firm was rated
at from $125.000 to $200.000.
IIS ASHORE ON GAT ISLAND
Wreck U Sighted tlint Sln - He the.
Iout .SpnulNli ( 'miner
Mn rlu
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. James R. Ward
& Co. , steamship agents of this city , this
atternoon received a cablegram from Mr.
Soycr , ngcnt of the firm nt Nassau , N. P. ,
that a two-tunneled steamer , the name ot
which had not been learned , is ashore on
Cat Island , about thirty miles from the
point where the resurrected Spanish ship ,
Maria Teresa , was supposed to have foun
dered during n storm The stranded steamer
may be the war ship or ono of the army
transports.
STRENGTHENSJU.L DEFENSES
ActUlty nt St. John * nnil llnllfnx In-
ilIciiU-N Mtirli Wnrllke
I'ri'imrntlon ,
ST. JOHNS , N. P , Nov. 7 The nrltlsh
government tclegraphi * ! the colonlnl minis
try today , asking the number and lonnagu
and capacity of steamers available at this
port to convey coal from S > dney for the
use of Ilrltlsh war ships The cruisers
Cordelia and Pelican wl.1 be held nt Sydney -
. ney to capture St. 1'lerre and protect St.
Johns In the event of war being declared.
I I The cruisers arc also Instructed to brevik
f" " - cable between St. Pierre and
Brest , Franco.
i.vv u . .v. N S. , Nov. 7 As the result
of the Inspection last week by Lord Sej-
mour and Colonel MIscoe many improve-
meiits In the fortifications hero will bo
made , The work on the now fort at Me-
Nab's Island will be hurried. The citadel ,
which has been considered Fiiperfluous by
I Lord Seymour's predecessors , will be altered
I and placed on a good footing. Barracks
! ' accommodation will be Increased and the
j
moat thoroughly overhauled.
< ivriit STATi3.inTS nv nooi.nv.
IliiNliicfls Mrtliodn Wlilrti llcnr Stamp
of OrlKlnnllty.
LONDON' , Nov. 7 The examination ot
nrnest Terah Hoolcy , the company promoter -
motor , In bankruptcy proceedings , was re
sumed today. Tlie > court was crowded with
people , Including many women , and a num
ber of persona \rcro unable t < obtain ad
mittance. During Hio day Htoley ruado a
number of curious statements , ono being that
ho gave. Lord Churchill 33,000 to Induce the
latter to sell an estate to u Mr. Ducros. Hut
ho could not explain \shy he gave the monej ,
and later ho could not remember what a
check for CGOO wan for. When shown a
pencil note on the counterfoil reading ' For
Introducing Lord IV , the bankrupt aald it
meant Lord Deethurst. He could not , how
ever , remember the circumstances. Later
Hooley said the gold communion plate which
ht ) presented to St. Paul's cathedral cost
lr CH. and ho added that ho gave 39,000
to charity lost year and that his living ct- f
pensess wcro from 10,000 to 12,000 yearly. c
The examination was then concluded and I
the caao was adjourned for n wccK. ,
UUIMIAAY IM'HHUhTUU IX OUTCOMU [
13
I'nrln I'micr Illntn There May He In
terference In the I'hllliiiilnex.
PARIS , Nov. 7. The Eclair today , nttcr
reproducing nil the six articles of the peace
protocol , cays : "It Is to be hoped that the
United States will not maintain their first
pretensions In regard to the Philippine
Islands. The question Is not one which In
terests Spain only , but Germany from tlmo
to lime allows It to be thought that she la
not Indifferent to the fate ot the Islands and
the possibility of Interference from this
power * will perhaps cause America to be le. 3
ex-acting , "
Nero on the Way to huu Frnnplnun.
NAGASAKI. Japan , Nov. 7. The United
States auxiliary collier Nero , whose coal
recently caught fire In Chinese waters and
which bad been decided to be of no use
on the Asiatic station and had been ordered
to San Francisco , has arrived at this port.
Flvo hundred tons of coal on the Nero had
been Jettisoned. It Is being repaired here
and will proceed in a few dajs.
ttottfrlcd ClnlniH
LIMA , Peru , Nov. 7. An American oitl-
ren , Mr. Gottfried , who is merchant at
Huanchaco , has presented to the govern
ment through the United States minister.
Irving Dudley , a claim for compensation for
outrages Inflicted upon himself and members
of his family by a band of Peruvian marau
ders.
,
Turk * Unit to Get Out.
CANEA , Island of Crete. Nov. 7. The
Turkish troops nt Retlmo having refused to
leave that place the Russian admiral in
those waters , following the example of Ad
miral Noel , the British commander here ,
forcibly conveyed them on board a trans
port.
UiIlNon tn Vllt St. I'c-temunrflT.
ST. PETERSBURG , Nov. 7. The now spa-
pcra hero announce the coming visit to St.
Petersburg of Thomas A. Edison , the Ameri
can Inventor. The scientific societies are
preparing to give him a brilliant reception.
Greek ( iililm-t e.i.vs Ont.
ATHENS. Nov. 7. The cabinet hau re
signed , Its members considering that thd
exceptional clrcumstanccb under which they
assumed ofllco have expired.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS SOUTH
from Camp Mcnilt * to Com
mence Tliamdari When the. Thirty-
Fifth M
CAMP MEADE , Mlddletown , Pa. , Nov. 7.
General Young returned from Washington
today and Immediately began preparations
for the movement of the troops south. The
;
movement south will begin Thursday next
when the Thirty-fifth Michigan and Third
Connecticut will Etart for Augusta , Oa.
They will be followed by one regiment on ;
Filday nnd one on Saturday , the latter to
Sumnervlllo , S. C. The Fourteenth PcnniyU :
vanla Is slated to leave Sunday next. Thu
paymaster will begin paying the reghnenla
tomorrow- and will first pay those troops
who will go fiouth this week.
oir * lIlnenM > ot berloim.
NKW YORK. Nov. 7 Joseph Jefferson Is
confined to bis room nt the Holland Houeo
and his condition In such that tils physician
have deemed It host that he should not act
for a week. Dr Daniel M Pease , one of Mr.
Jeffereon's physicians , fluid today thai the
actor's Illness was merely bronchitis , which
has caused considerable hoarseness. Mr.
Jefferson was now convalescing rapidly , It
was said , and would , In nil probability , bo
able to appear next week.
Cardinal Manning said :
The judgment of the whole world is safe ( " secuws
judicat orbas terrarum " )
-
The long continued and world-wide use of
APOLLINARIS attests its merit.
N. V. Medical Journal.
APOLLINARIS is the Table Water of K ;
Royalty , Princes and our own Sovereign People. A
N. Y , Tribune.v
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ii
Moonlight on the ]
a There are pic [
turei and dreams
and cattle ; ! in the
air for the woman <
who nits and gates
out over it. Pic
tures of n happy
home , dream * of a
manly husband ,
beautiful castlct to be built by llic loving-
hands of mutual hclpfulneM nnd filled
with healthy , happy children
Almost without exception these dreams
mipht become realities if mothers would
only teach their daughters the most com
mon . cnse facts about their own ph } slr.il
make up , anil nilvl'c them how to protect
themselves from the j > eris ! of the thtee.
critical periods of their lives puberty or
nnturity , motherhood ami the "lutti of
life " women at these times suffer from
irrc'RulariticH and weaknesses which , if
neglected , will develop into dangerous dls-
ea s nld | make their whole lives wretched.
Tlip delicate org-uif that nnkc vvifchood
ami motherhood possible , cannot he IICR-
Itctcd with impunity If they aie neglect *
cd the result is unhappy vvifchood. and
motherhood will | ) c a menace of death.
Dr I'lcrcc's l-'avorlte Prescription is an un-
la ! lug specific for all elisi-ascsi of these
o'f-ans It restore i tliptn to perfect health.
It promotes regularity of their special func
tions. It fits for vvifchood and mother
hood It tones , Invigorates and builds up
tin nerves that h\vc been bluttercd or
pain and
' Tor > enrs my wife -.iillcted from whnt the
doctors called prolapsus of the menu wit s
Mr Ham Chant ol jit Haskcll Mrcft Dallas
Ti-xiM Slic was nervous liad rotd Inmls nnd
Ret , palnitatiou. hcadiilKIncknchc c n > ! ina
tiou n itiwitiree.itile ilnin le.irin ; : donn pulns
nnd no appetite hhe Kot so u-tnk she could not
ect around I amonlj n laborer nnd wisnlvvays
In debt to tlie doctors mid nil rornogood.astiaiie
of them did her nn > oed Slit litgiii tnUiiR
Dr Hera's 1'nvonte Prescription anJ II sctmed
to work like .1 clinrm a.u Im-i taken about
thirteen bottles nnd Is ttnlnv ns Mont and
healthy as any woman in the United Slates. "
AMis > n.mvrs.
HP TBOCflDERO
Telephone 2217.
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Snnclul Engagement of the
Queen of Duilcmiue. Howard and Jllnnd ,
Comedy Sketch ArtlplB. Ho-enc-acrd tot
iinothivr week , Ihe famous Ucl-Snbus , Sen-
national Acrlallsts Stt-vens Sisters , sing-
era , dantem and aerobntle comvdlenn * *
Lew Hose. Tyrolean vv.irliki nnd pnrldlst
Clifford nnd O'Dcll , sketch artist. ' , In Tha
Mllllornlro Tramp's Ileccptlon Ull.-i Cnr-
llncton , RlnRcr , dancer nnd llKlitnng ! chanpo
urtlst. , Colllna nnd flav , reilned comedy
jkctuh ar-thUs Hefreshmentn. Heseiv *
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JULIA MARLOWE
In her newest success ,
THE COUNTESS VALESKA
A romantic drama of tbo Napoleonic era.
23c , HOP , 7f > o , ljtl.00 , Ql.RO.
BOYD'S ' THEATRE
Wednesday and Thursday.
November 0 and 10.
THIRD ANNUAL TOUR
HERRMANN
THE GUhAT COMPANY
FlP.lded by Leon nnd Adelaide Herrmann.
Price * I r.v , . ,0e , TGc , ijll.OO.
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IMUDAY AM ) SATIJHIJAY MOHTS ,
VNU S.VTl'nUAY ' MATIM3H , Nov. H-1'J
Entrapment of the
Distinguished Artists .
MR. HISIIUKIIT KBWm
MISS UITIU SHANNON
run icni.cKY-siiAN > ox co. ,
Presenting ; the Great Society Drama ,
. .TIIi : MOTH AM ) Till : KL.AMK. .
Bv Clvda Fitch.
The company nnd production the eamn
is In New York , ChlcaRO and other largn
Hies. 40 people In the cust. I'rlccs 25c ,
Oc. 75c. tl.OO. } UO.
in r ri T I. uo.
U. U. Woouwiird , Aniunoineal Director.
TOMfiHT , SilB.
-THE WOODWAMI ) STOCK CO ,
The Iron Master
Special Fontnre riynu A'nn AIyntln
and Uaton.
Friday Eve and Sat. Mat Men and Women
Wonderland Theatre
1315-17 Farnam St ! ?
.Special AttrnrtloitM for thin track. .
IN THE CURIO HALL Prof. SamEon'fl
Inttlo of Santiago. All Ilaba , Oriental Mn-
lclnn. Millie Martina , Den of Poisonous
Snakes. Hosh Hosh. Oriental DovlrHho.
Mlle Bates , Juggler. Mmo. Owens , Prenolo-
lst.
I1UOU STAGE Prof. Singer's IllflcV Art
o.
THEATER Dorothv RUSSP" " ' nuttorfly
Jance. Jno. Hoffman Operatic Singer. Mlf *
lell Leon. Soubrette. Allle Woodb and Babe ,
Jlck Darnell , Trick Dancing. Ilaby Marie ,
ho Child Wonder. John Sbanon , Comedian.
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