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Iii-E. BEEF INQUIRY.
olunteers Tell What They
Know About It;
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"R EllBALllli‘lG STORY DENIED.
\Vas Brine Injected Into Corned
' exits and Not Chemical Treat-
ment That \Vas \Vitncssed—One
\Vitness Failed to Appear.
' ASHINGTON, March 3.——There were
veral interesting developments in the
ef court of inquiry yesterday. It was
field day for the volunteer arm of the
rvi<-e, the waiting room being filled all
y with members of the various volun-
er regiments which served in Cuba
1d Porto Rico. The first of these,
arcnce Walters of the First volunteer
gineers, told a sensational story of
rdship and inhumanity suffered dur-
g his service, describing the canned
ast beef in harsher terms than have
er before been applied to that much
scussed article. Later in the day
' utenant Sewell, U. S. A., who was
ajor of the volunteer battalion in
hich Walters served, contradicted his
ory completely. saying there was no
nned roast beef aboard the transport
hich took the command to Porto Rico.
rther than that, he said Walters had
me to him after landing and asked to
- discharged so as to accept a position
. newspaper correspondent, and on be-
g questioned he said that he had been
ell treated while in the service and
(1 no complaint to make.
An important development was the
-nial of‘ the story by one James Far-
11, and also attributed to Dr. Maxwell
hristine of Philadelphia, that they had
en beef injected with chemicals in'an
aha packing house. Dr. Christine
plained that what he had seen was
- pickling of corned meats, the brine
ing injected into the meat to" save
eral weeks’ time in the pickling vat.
I'rivate Stubblebine of the Seventy-
st New York said he had been made
k three times by eating canned roast
ef and thereafter avoided it as much
. he could. He was shown some of the
eshly opened cans of beef on the table
I (1 said it was in a general way like
hat he had seen in Cuba, but was
mewhat better meat.
Of the refrigerated beef nearly all that
- saw was tainted. -
Guy P. Vistinski of the First volun-
-er engineers had been three months
Porto Rico and only ate canned roast
of once. It made him sick. There was
e brand of canned corned beef that
'50 made the men ill, but another brand
.ey could eat. They only got a little
1 this sort. On the voyage home the
.mmand was well cared for, having
ood fresh beef and some delicacies,
R. C. Miller of Rochester, a machinist
y trade and a private of the Eighth
hi0, had had large experience with
nned roast beef while camped in Cu-
: . His testimony was clearer and more
sured than that of most of the enlist-
- men. About oneothird of the canned
-ef was fit for use and the rest con-
mned. One-half the refrigerated beef
d to be buried, and of the rest very
tle could be said to be good. The men
ere hungry and ate it.
Dr. Maxwell Christine of Philadel-
ia, the witness who was supposed to
ve seen the chemical preparation of
eat in the packing'house of Swift &
o. in Omaha, testified that while in
maha last year he had been through
. e slaughter house of the Swift firm
nd had seen a man with a cannula on
e end of a flexible tube shoving it
to sections of meat and injecting
em with fluid. He did not know at
e time what the fluid was or whether
.e meat being treated was corned beef,
urk or refrigerated beef. The meat
as cut in 15 or 20 pound pieces and was
t insides or quarters. He paid little
tention to the matter at the time, but
hen the; discussion over “embalmed
-ef” arose he deemed it his duty to
= ite to General Miles telling him what
had seen. He did not say in his
ter that it was “beef” which was be-
g injected, but said merely that it was
eat. He had regarded this communi—
tion as confidential, but it had got
t and” brought him a great many let-
rs. Among others was a letter from a
an in New York signing himself
' Ventz and asking if Dr. Christine knew
I at the injection process he had wit—
essed was the regular way of corning
,ef and hams. as the injection with
cliling fluid reduced the period of
ckling the meat by several weeks.
He received another letter from one
.mes Farnan, whom he had never
en. Farnan said he had been station-
E in Omaha and knew all about the
balming of beef and could give in-
rmation very damaging to the pack-
s. On the strength of this letter Far-
m was summoned to appear before
0 war investigating commission, but
aver responded. ‘
Prize Money Distributed.
CHARLESTON, March 3. ——In the
nited States district court yesterday
lerk C. J. mtson made out and Judge
rawley signed 295 checks to the offi-
-rs and men of the cruiser Yale for
eir share of the money accruing from
c sale of the Spanish prize Rita. After
1c Rita had been captured by the Yale
nd had been sent here the government
ought her for.$125,000. The pr' e mon-
y to be divided amounted to $59,000.
apt-din Wise of the Yale was sent a
heck for $8,091, and the smallest
mount received by a. seaman was $76.
Southern Fruits Exempt.
BERLIN, March 3.—The Politische
achrichten announces that the minis-
-r of finance, Dr. Miquel, with the ap-
roval of Prince Hohenlohe, e impe-
ial chancellor, has instructe he offi-
ials at all places of entry in [Germany
I at American so called southe'ifn fruits,
‘ke oranges, lemons and ra fins, are
not subject to the provisions o the de-
ree of Feb. 2, 1898, providing for the
xamination of fruit in order to deter-
ine whether it is infected with the
an Jose scale.
Curing After Seals. -
ST. JOHN’S, N. F., March 3.—The first
.r the sealing steamers started last
night for the gulf of St. Lawrence to un-
dertake the annual seal hunt. There will
be five vessels in the gulf. all of which
are under instructions to endeavor to
relieve the new Canada liner Gaspesia.
now locked in the icefloel. should con.
ditions‘ be favorable. Fifteen sealing
steamers will engage in the north At-
lantic fishery.
tors made a prolonged visit,
of the ,Maine victims.
WEEKLY NORWALK GAZETTE
THE POPE'S ILLNESS.
.0 Is Thought to Be Improving, and
'let the Issue Is Uncertain.
ROME, March 3.-—The latest news
from the Vatican is that the pope’s
temperature at midnight had fallen sev-
eral points. It appears that his disin-
clination to observe the recommenda-
tions of his physicians forms an obsta-
cle in the way of prompt recovery. He
has full confidence in his own strength
and does not readily acquiesce in their
advice not to move. During the after-
noon he insisted upon leaving his bed
without assistance and also read sev-
eral telegrams. The rise in his tem-
perature, which had given some anx—
iety, was probably caused in part in this
way. , -
The doctors exclude everybody from
his apartments except his personal at-
tendants. Professor Mazzoni remained
in readiness during the evening to pro-
ceed to the Vatican if needed, but up to
11 o’clock he had not been called, and
at that hour he did not expect to 'go un-
til daybreak. ,
The pope said during the day:
“It is a miracle of God that I am still
alive, for he wishes to spare his church
a terrible crisis at the present moment.”
At 5 o’clock in the afternoon the doc-
lasting
more than an hour, which caused some
uneasiness, but on leaving they gave re-
assuring reports, Professor Mazzoni
saying there was not the least fear that
the pleura, bronchial tubes or lungs
would be affected. The pope’s nephews
also visited him in the course of the
afternoon and left his chamber much
pleased at his progress. -
Despite these optimist reports, how-
ever, very grave doubts are entertained
as to the issue of the illness.
His holiness, . it seems, displaying
great interest in the matter, has asked
the doctors as to the best way of pre-
serving the cyst, explaining that he in-
tended, when he should have recovered,
to dissect it for purposes of study.
CONDENSED DISPATCH ES.
A furious blizzard has been in prog-
ress in Colorado.
Congressman Elect Sibley. is reported
very ill at Harrisburg.
The International Kindergarten union
began a three days’ session at Cincin-
nati.
Congressman Handy on the senatorial
ballot.
The typhoid epidemic in Paterson has
spread. Eight new cases have been re-
ported.
Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium is
reported to be gravely ill from broncho-
pneumonia.
The bill incorporating the borough of
Lakewood was introduced in the New
Jersey senate.
Professor George W. Hough of Dear-
born observatory announces a new dis—
covery regarding the rotation of Jupi—
ter.
Canadian officials have advanced the
British boundary on the Dalton trail to
within seven miles of Haines Mission in
the Klondike.
Municipal Ownership Favored.
PEORIA, 1115., March‘ 3.—-—John Mc-
Vicar, mayor of Des -Moines, ex—presi-
dent of the League of American Munic-
ipalities, read a paper at the meeting
of mayors yesterday, in which he said
that municipal ownership will result in
reduced cost of service, improved serv-
ice, purer water, purer gas, better elec-
tric light, more efficient public lighting,
'the removal of a constant source of
corruption and menace to good govern-
ment, higher wages to labor and lower
salaries to heads of departments.
The Labrador Wreck.
OBAN, Scotland, March 3.———A half
dozen of the rescued passengers of the
Labrador have arrived here from To-
bormory. All speak of the suddenness
and completeness of the disaster. One
lady was obliged to leave jewelry worth
$3,000 behind her, and another passen—
ger, a man, left $1,500 in cash. The
lighthouse steamer left Oban yesterday
afternoon to try to take off the passen—
gers imprisoned in the Skerryvore
lighthouse and to salvage the mails.
Gomez Wants Our Force Reduced.
HAVANA, March 3,-General Maximo
The Delaware Democrats voted for
Gomez asked Governor General Brooke 3
to reduce the American army of occupa- !
tion to 10,000 men, retaining 10.000 Cu-
ban soldiers in the service of the mili-
tary gtwcrnment.
nor Manuel de Cespedes. who acted as
At least so says Se— .
interpreter atXV'ednesday‘s council, add— ;
ing that ~weneral Brooke took the propo-
sition under consideration and promised
to consult Washington. General Brooke
himself says nothing on the subject.
. First Death in the Family.
BUFFALO, March 3.—Hon. Chauncey
M. Depew, United States senator elect,
was in Buffalo yesterday for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral of his
brother, the late “Tilli'am B. Depew.‘ In
speaking of his bereavement, Dr. Depew
said, “We were a family of five children,
the youngest of whom is over 50 years
of age, and this is the first death to oc-
cur.” '
High Kite Fly-ing.
READVILLE, Mass, March 3.—T'he
world’s record for kite flying has been
again broken at the Blue Hill observa-
tory. A height of 12,507 feet above the
sea level was reached by a recording in-
strument carried there by a string of
tandem kites. This is 383 feet higher
than the preceding record, made at the
same place on Aug. 26, 1898.
Largest Four Must Schooner.
PROVIDENCE, March 3.—~Schooner
John B. Prescott, the largest four mast-
ed schooner in the World, has arrived
here. She is from Philadelphia on her
maiden trip in command of Captain Ar-
thur L. Crowley, brother of her man-
aging owner.
Cotton Mills Raise Wag-es.
MANVILLE, R. 1., March 3.—Every
cotton {mm "in the Blackstone valley,
from Woonsocket to Providence, will re»
store to its employees the 10 per cent
cutdown of a year ago. About 7,000 per...
sons are benefited. '
Monument to Maine Victim-r
WASHINGTON, March lie-The house
library committee has re'DOrtod favora-
bly the senate joint resolution author-
izing the secretary of the navy to erect
at Havana a. monument commemorative
REBELS STILLACTIVE
Throwing Up Earthworks
Near Caloocan.
fi'
lwo TRANSPORTS ARRIVE Al MANILA
The Filipinos Claim Great American
Losses and Six Hundred Prisoners
In Their Possession—They Are
Determined Not to Yield.
MANILA, March 2.—The rebels are
very active at Caloocan and Malabon.
They evidently intend to mount a bat-
tery in front of the Malabon church,
destroyed by fire by the United States
monitor Monadnock on Feb. 27. They
can be seen throwing up earthworks for
guns and epaulements.
There was the usual desultory firing
Tuesday evening and yesterday, but the
only casualty reported is in the case of
Private Harold Parks, Company K,
First California volunteers. '
The Nebraska volunteers at the res-
ervoir had a. slight brush with a small
body of the enemy yesterday morning.
The rebels scattered into the jungle
after the first volley.
The United States transport Tacoma
has arrived here without the loss of a
horse or mule.
The Negros commissioners have en-
tertained several American officers and
British subjects at their hotel as a re-
turn for the compliment paid them by
General Otis. They sailed for Negros
yesterday. .
The United States transport St. Paul
hasvembarked Colonel Smith, Major
Simes and a battalion of the California
volunteers. These officers were recent—
ly appointed to posts at Iloilo.
Chaplain Leland of the Tennessee
volunteers died recently at Iloilo of
smallpox.
The United States transport Arizona
has arrived here.
Generally speaking, the situation is
unchanged.
What Filipinos Claim.
LONDON, March 2.—-The Filipino Eu-
ropean junta has received the following
dispatch from Manila:
“The last encounters have been real
battles. We now hold Pasig, Pateros
and Guadalupe. Our northern line has
advanced to Tondo. The American
losses are far larger in proportion than
ours. -
“We hold 600 American prisoners, who
will be taken into the interior. Not one
of our people has surrendered, and our
government maintains its independence
and will not yield.
“A Filipino telegram from Cebu as-
serts that the foreign residents have
asked the insurgents to withdraw in
order to avoid a bombardment. The
Filipinos have acceded, trusting that
their action will be brought before the
foreign consuls, with the view of ar-
ranging an equitable settlement ,with
the Americans.”
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 2. — The
monthly statement of the public debt
shows that at the close of business on
Feb. 28 the debt, less cash in the treas-
ury, was $1,157,904,391, an increase dur-
ing the month of $5,279,641. This in-
crease is accounted for by a corre-
sponding decrease in the cash. The
cash in the treasury is recapitulated as
follows: Gold, $264,091,476; silver, $507,-
531,887; paper, $50,936,486; bonds, depos-
its in national bank depositories, dis-
bursing oflicers’ balances, etc., $85,791,-
120; total, $908,350,971, against which
there are demand liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to $639,247,458, leaving a
net cash. balance of $269,103,513.
Big Postoflice Robbery.
CINCINNATI, March. 2.—-The Coving—
ton (Ky.) postoffice has been robbed of
stamps and money to the amount of
$20,000. The work was evidently done
by men who had secreted themselves
A in the stamp department, as it was pos-
sible to do provided the watchman, who
is charged with looking after the car-
riers’ door, neglected his duty. This
door is never closed. Through it thieves
could enter and secrete themselves; be—
hind mail sacks and SEe the stamp
clerk put away his stampsfland cash
when he closed for the night. Postoffice
inspectors have taken the matter in
charge. '
Accidental Shooting.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, March 2.—.
\Vhile carelessly handling a revolver
last night John Pittinger shot and al-
most instantly killed Mrs. Sarah Shoe-
maker, 19 years old, a bride of six
months. Pittinger. who was sent to jail
to await the result of the coroner’s in—
quest. says that Mrs. Shoemaker had
told him the weapon was not loaded.
He is only 18 years old and had called
to accompany the woman and her hus—
band to church.
Steel Conipnny Advances \Vngcs.
BALTIMORE, March 2.—The. Mary—
land Steel company of Sparrows Point
has announced a 10 per cent increase in
the wages of all its employees, which re- ‘
stores their pay to the old rate, reduced
owing to business depression in 1893.
There are now about 1,700 men at “Fork,
but this number, it is expected, will soon
be increased to 2,500.
-~ National Baseball League.
NEW YORK, March 2.—Tlie repre-
sentatives of the several baseball clubs
which make up the National league be-
gan the annual schedule meeting of the
League yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
hotel.
however, and after five hours’ delib-
eration adjourned until 11 o’clock to-
day.
Pogtmnsters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, March 2.—The fol-
lowing postmasters have been appoint-
ed: New York—Point Wood, George D.
Gerard. Pennsylvania—Ella, Ida B.
Mothers; Reading, August N. High.
Marble Company Bestfineo. ,
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., March 2.—The
St. Lawrence Marble company has
started up after being idle for three
years. One hundred men are employed.
Increased Pay For Shoe Lantern.
.MANCHESTER, N. H., March 2.—
'Wages in the lasting department of
Hoyt’s shoe shop were raised between
8 and 10 per cent yesterday.
Weather Probabllitio).
Fair in northern. portion; increasing
cloudiness; probably rain in southern
portion; fresh easterly win“.
They accomplished very little,-
Mr. and Mrs. Hanford Avery will re- 1
turn from a. trip west on April 131‘.
Miss Jessie Benedict oi Elm Street ,
has returned from‘a. visit in Danbury I ‘
i
Miss Susan Holly of Stamford, is a,
guest of Cyrus “fatal-bury of Cliff ’
street. '
E. K. Lockwood is making some izn l
provemeuts in one of his Main street
cottages. l
James W, Alard has enlisted for ‘
three years in the United States Reg-
ular cavalry. ' ‘ 1
Mrs. Fanny Youman s, formerly of
Norwalk, is critically ill at. her home
in Bridgeport.
Ré‘v.,_M. W. Barry will preach in St. !
Peter’s church,» Danbury, next Wed-
nesdayvevening.
Mrs. Louise R. Dake, of Syracuse,
N. Y., is making a. stay at. the home of
John Wesley Dake, on Elizabeth street,
Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Waterbury,
of South Main street, have leased the
J. J. Millard cottage, in Bayview ave-
nue.
Work on the foundation for an addi-
tion to the Sturtevant building in South
Nor-walk was commenced Wednesday
morning.
A. V. Heath has posted the notice
of the special school meeting to be
held Monday evening, on' the Center
School house.
John Roberts, of East. Norwalk, has
been employed by the New York and
E Lsteru News Company. He will have
charge of the stand in the South Nor-
W.l.lk depot.
Mrs. B. M . Andrews of West avenue,
is reported as getting along nicely.
The fracture to her hip which she sus-
tained recently, will, however, confine
her to her home for some time.
Miss Grace E. Brown has arrived
from Orange, N. J. and is visiting
her brotha', Frank Brown of Day
street,.South N orwalk. She will make
South Norwalk her permanent home.
Charles T. Foster, a well-known resi-
dent of this place, died Tuesday night
at his residence on Osborn avenue. He
was eighty-one years of age. The fun-
eral will be held Friday morning at 11
o’clock.
Mrs. Louisa Parmelee di‘ed very sud-
denly last Sunday night, at. her home in
Bethlehem, Conn. "Deceased was well
known in South Norwalk, where she
had a number of relatives, and had
spent several years of her life.
Buckingham Post. G. A. R., assisted
by the Woman’s Relief Corps gave an
entertainment and supper at its hall
on Wall street, Wednesday evening. I
The occasion was the celebration of
the nineteenth anniversary of the
organization of the Post. ‘
During January there were 2700
books sent out. of the Nor-walk Library.
This is the largest. monthly circulation
reached. February had three less days
by the calendar, two half holidays and
such bad weather, therefore it was a
surprise when it was found that not-
withstanding these conditions, 2562 .
books were sent out, and there were
4312 visits.
The March books will be placed Ein
the rack with record on the bulletin
board, and in the catalogues by Thurs-
day, the 9th.
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that. miserable feeling, use
Dr. Herrick’s liver Pills
the old reliable and sure cure.
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butone that is almost tasteless and
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