« CHANGES IN THE ARMY Many Able Officers ~“—«Will Receive Honorable Discharge. __—‘. THREE CORPS ABANDONED Three 3111101- Genernls and *Twentyfiix ' ‘Bri‘gadier Generals in the List, Gena. Bra ckinrldge, Graham and Wheeler to Command Three Reorganized Corps. W'ashington, Oct. 8.—The war depart- ment has issued the long expected ‘or- 1 .der for the honorable discharge from the volunteer army of the United States of three major generals and 26 brigadier generals of volunteers. This heavy reduction was made nec- essary by the fact that the volunteer army itself has been already reduced by fully fifty per cent, and there is consequently no duty 1e1naining for these officers to d1scha1~e The officers who were promoted from the regular army will return to their former duties. The list of major gen- erals follows: John J. Coppinger, October 31, '1898. I—E'nnilton S. Hawkins, November 30, 1893. .T‘ cob F. Kent, November 30, 1898. ' i1e list of Brigadier generals to take elect on October .31, 1898, is as fol-2 lows Francis L. Guenther, Alfred E. Bates, (”eorge L. Gillespie, Lucius F. Hub- bard, James R. Watier, CharlesP. Mattocks, Mark W. Sheafe; James H. Barkley, Joseph W. Plume, Thomas L. Rosser, Joseph K. Hudson. The following is a list of brigadier , generals whose retirement is to take effect 011 November 30, 1898: John I. Rodgers, Andrew S. Burt, Pe— ter C. Hains, George A. Garretson, Henry M. Duffield, John B. Babeock,‘ Roy Stone, Wallace F. Randolph, Hen- ry Carroll, Edward P. Pearson, John . Page, William M. Wherry, Charles D. Viele, Aaron S. Daggett, John H. Patterson. Brigadier Generals Alfred E. Bates, George L. Gillespie, John B. Babcock and Peter C. Hains will continue their present duties. A general order was issued yester- day organizing new army corps and. . designating various points where the' troops shall be stationed. The Third, Fifth and Sixth corps are discontinued, the First, Fourth corps reorganized. They are to he commanded respectively by Gener- als Breckinridge, Graham and Whee- ler. The headquarters of each corps will 'be: First corps, Macon, Ga.; Second corps, Augusta, Ga.;-.. Fourth corps, Huntsville, Ala. The full text of the order is as fol- 11mg: “By direction -o‘...— of the secretary of 'war, the Third, Fifth and Sixth army corps are discontinued. The First, Sec— ond and Fourth army corps will be re- Organized.” \w. x. .,_,_ "w” y" Ex‘Secrelary llnyards Will. Wilmington, Del., Oct. 8.—The will of Thomas F. Bayard, ex-secretary of state, has been entered at the register’ 5 office. William S. Hilles and Then as F. Bayard, Jr.. of this city, and 3.1). Warren of Dedham, Mass, are‘ named as executors. The estate is valued at about $75,000 and consists of real estate in Wilming- ton, Del., and one house in Washing- ton. The entire estate is left to his widow with the exception of $5,000 to the Old Swedes chuich of this (-,ity and a leg- acv to H. W. Bryan of Washington, formerly private secrc tary to Mr. B15- ard- Reinforcement for “It: Philippines. Washington. Oct. S.——Rear Admiral Dewey has cabled the navy department that he has been advised that a num- ber of Spanish troops have arrived at Singapore, bound for the Philippines, to reinforce the Spanish garrison at Iloilo, on the island 01' Panay. At this place is concentrated about all that remains of the Spanish army of occu- pation of the Philippines outside of the few troops on the island of Luzon. Fire in Asbury Park. Asbury Park, Oct. 8.—-The1e was a $15, 000 fire in West Asbury Park, N. J. yesterday Flames broke out in an un- occupied apartment house owned by George Appleby, and spread to houses _ owned by Jacob Jack and R. T. Wood. and from them to the Second Baptist church, the Jewish synagogue and the Young Men’s Christian Asso. read- ing rooms. All were more or less dam- aged. Philippine Enivoys in New York, New York, Oct. 8.—Senor Agoncillo and Senor Lopez of Manila, envoys of the Philippine insurgents, who have been in Washington conferring with President McKinley, accompanied by M. Lambert, are at the Waldorf-Asto- ria. They will probably sail for France to-day on the steamship La. Touraine. They remained in their rooms and re- fused to see anyone yesterday. A Plate G‘ass Deal Anderson, Ind., Oct. 8.—Major J. C. Doxey’s $300,000 holdings in the Ameri- can Plate Glass Company, the anti- trust concern, have been transferred to Pittsburg parties, whoahad acquired the other $700,000 of the capital stock. The new owners have planned addit- ions to the Alexandria plant. Work is to begin at once. Kalamazoo \Velcnmes Shatter. Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 8.—The chief drawing card of the big street fair now in progress here is General Shatter, who came from the east to this, his home county. Several thousand people gathered at the station to 'see him, and lt'seemed that he would be crushed alive by the throng. . Great Britain’s Foreign Trade. London. Oct. 8.—The' board of trade statement of this country’s foreign trade for September shows an increase in exports over September, 187, of 1,639,- 800 pounds, and increase in imports of only 425,600. pounds. SeCOnd and ' dent’s wife, was murdered here ' DEATH OF A. OAKEY HALL. l‘imezfligisirict Attorney. A. Oakey Hall, formerly mayor of at 68WashingtonSquare, south, where he and .his wife had apartments.- His ' only recent source of income was the sale of his writings, which consisted mainly of reminiscences of his busy life as a politician, a “first nighter” at the theatres and aman about town. Some time ago he sold to several newspapers biographical sketches of himself. Several days ago Mr. Hall was seized with a chill. His feebleness from old age, combined with a slight attack of heart trouble, prevented his recovery. His death was painless and he retain- ed consciousness almost until the last moment. _ His wife andson were at his bedside. He was in his 73rd year. A Oakey Hall’s name is inseparably connected with the rise and fall of the Tweed regime, for he was mayor of the city when the Tweed ring frauds start- led the nation. He stood his trial for alleged complic-- ity in these frauds and was acquit- ted. He was a politician, a newspapei‘ man, a lawyer and for a time an actor. All in all he had a most remarkable career. He was born in New Orleans of Eng- lish parentage and was a graduate of the University of New York. He be- came, in 1854, one of the law firm of Blunt, Vanderpoel & Hall. He left the Whig Republican party when Mr. Lincoln defeated Mr. Sew- ard for the presidential nomination, be- .came a Democrat and fought Tame many Hall until that organization was glad to take him into its councils. He was three times elected district attor- ney on the Tammany ticket, and was serving his third term when John '1‘. Hoffman, then mayor, was elected gov: ernor of the. state.- Mr. Hall was elected mayor in 1868,‘ the Republican candidate being Fred- erick A. Conkling, a brother of Roscoe Conkling. s. when Mr. Hall was re-elected mayor in 1870. The Tammany over throw that took place in 1872, when the Republi- cans put William F. Havemeyer at the head of the city government, ended Mr. 1-..— fHall’s political- career. He had always written copiously for the press when he had leisure, and he now devoted himself to newspaper work ,and" togplay writing. __‘_.——————-,-—-'~.v stones 0. SAXTON KILLED. Brothermf Mrs. McKinley Shot on\ tho . s' not in Clinton- Canton, 0., Oct. 8. ~-George D. Sexton. brother of Mrs. McKinley, the presi- last evening, and Mrs. Anna C. George. whose alleged-relations to Saxton have figured in a number of cases in court in recent years, has been placed under arrest On suspicion of connection with the crime. The murder occurred shortly after dark, in Lincoln avenue, a residence street, directly in front of the home of Mrs. Eva B. Althouse, widow of the late George B. Althouse, who was re- garded as an intimate friend of Mr. Saxton, and who not 11mg ago began peace proceedings against Mrs. George, alleging that the latter had threatened her with violence and death. Saxton lived in the upper floors of his business block, where Mrs. Georgeaev- eral years ago conducted a dressmak- ing establishment. He ate his meals at the home of his brother- -in- low, Mr. M. C. Barber. He left Mr. Barber’s place, riding a bicycle, about six o'clock last night, and that was the last seen of him alive by his friends. The coroner ordered an autopsy, after which the body was removed to the Barber home. . Mr. Saxton was between 45 and 50 years old and unmarried. He was a little above the medium height, of san- dy complexion, and had a. round, full face. He was a successful business man and owned considerable property, principally in rea lestate, in this city. According to various cases filed in courts here, his connection with the George family began some five or six years ago, when Mrs. George came here from Columbian county and opened the dressmaking establishment in the Sax- ton block, her husband remaining be- hind. The News at the White House. Washington, Oct. 8.--The news of the murder of Mrs. McKinley’s brother was received at the White House just about the time that the reception t'o' the Epis- copal Council, _ in session here, was about to be brought to a close. Mrs. McKinley was receiving with the president, and was in her usual spirits. The news of her brother's death was a great shock to her. Several private dispatches -were re- ceived at the White House from mem-, bers of the family in Canton in regard to the tragedy. They were brief, how- ever ,and contained little, if any, ad- ditional information to that in the press dispatches. Mrs. McKinley expressed a wish to attend the funeral, and accordingly hurried arrangements were made whereby she will start for Canton shortly after 7 o'clock to-night. Murderfiln the second Degree. Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 8.—Eudora M. W. Guilford, Harry B. Guilford, Albert H. Oxiey and Rose Drayton were tak- en before Judge Silas A. Robinson at the special session of the criminal su- perior court yesterday and arraigned upon the charge of murder in the sec- ond degree. ___.________ Dr. Geikie Not Dead, London, Oct. 8.-—Tbe announcement that the Rev. Cunningham Geikie,D D. author of “The Life and Works of Christ, " etc., was dead was a mistake. It is his brother, John Geikie, who is dead. . JohnR. Gentry’s Site Sold for 03,350. Lexington, Ky., Oct. 8.——Ashla.nd Wilkes. ~Sire of JohnR. Gentry, 2.00 1-2, was sold at auction here yesterday to John D. Creighton of Omaha for 83.- 350. Twice Mayor of New York and Three - New, York, died suddenly last evening I GENERAL GREENE TESTIFIES- Some Facts About the Mails. Expedition ' and San Francl-co Camps. Washington, Oct. 8.—General F. V. Greene, who was in charge of one of the divisions of United States troops at the battle of Manila, was before the "war investigation commiSsion at its morning session yesterday. He sail- ed from San Francisco to Manila on _ the steamer China, an excellent vessel. he said, which was inspected by a. board of ofiicers before it was chat- | tered. He found the ship in good con- dition, but the men necessarily were crowded. Four months’ provisions and a large quantity of quarterm‘aster’s supplies and medical supplies were carried. With a few exceptions the loading was carefully done, though , the haste. There was no complaint during the voyage of a scarcity of supplies, but during the first two days was some dissatisfaction with the cook- ing. This was soon improved and no criticism was heard afterwards. The details of the ocean trip and of the battle of Manila were related in a manner calling for the closest at- tention from the commissioners, but covering 'the same ground as his re- port to the war department, recently made public. He spoke of the insurgents, who lay between his forces and the Spanish lines. He said it was impossible to give an estimate of their number, but he thought it was about ten thousand. They were well supplied with Mauser g‘and Remington rifles, many of which they had captured from the Spaniards, and others they had purchased abroad. Colonel Denby asked what the insur- . gents were .doing while the battle was ' on. “They were trying to get into Ma- nila,” said General Greene, “and while the leaders were trying'to preserve or- der the rank and file were not so com- pliant, and it was evident that they wished to enter the town to secure compensation for their services.” Speaking of the camps at San Fran- cisco, General Greene said that the site of Camp Merritt was very poor, but he did not know whether a. better site could have been selected. General Greene stated that the most flagrant evidence of neglect that he had seen during the war was in the case of the transports at New York. Their condition was of a character that. Should have‘been remedied. He had also seen green coffee issued both in Florida and Manila. .1... are DUN’S W- EKLY REVIEW. ghows Better. Condi- tim‘u‘l. ’ New York, Oct. 8.—The final retutns of failures for the third quarter of 1858 considerably exceed . last weew esti- mate, numbering in all 2,556, with liar bilitl'es of $32,608,214, and of commercial failures only 2,540, with liabilities of $25,104,778. Comparisons given to-day show that the failures have been smal- ler than in any other quarter since 1892, both in amount, in average per failure, and in defaults per firm in bus- iness. The last quarter of 1898 begins with sensational troubles in wool, the Tradesmen's National Bank having failed, with large reported loans to the Wool Warehouse, while the Wool Ex= change has stopped sales, and the Wool Record has stopped publication, and the same week witnessed the failure of the Sawyer mills and the Plymouth mills. Cottc in Industry The cotton industry shows better con- ditions in spite of the fall of cotton to the lowest quotation ever known, and there is larger demand for most staple goods. The boot and shoe industry moves on quite regardless of the high quotatiotns for leather and hides. The iron industry still gains so rapid— ly that an unhealthy boom would seem ' to be in progress, but for the peculiar conditions. The consuming demand is ‘ remarkably heavy, and large contracts ' this week cover 3,000 tons of structural iron at Chicago, 8,000 tons for Boston, 2,000 tons of ship plates at Cleveland, and a heavy; demand for bars, the Pennsylvania" Railroad requiring 2,500 cars and the Northwestern 2.000. Wheat has been declining a little with foreign reports ' somewhat more favorable as to.European crops, and yet the actual shipments have been 3,- 586,947 bushels, fiour'included, for the Week, against 4,468,954 bushels for the corresponding week last year. Failures for the week have been 169 in the United States against 212 last year, and 23 in Canada against 29 last year. _____________.. GREAT STR'IKE IN PARIS. Fears That It “'1" Be Turned to an In- cipient Revolution Paris, Oct. 8.——The strike of the la- borers has extended to nearly all the building trades, and it is feared the railroad men will join in the move- ment' Work 011 111.; exhibition build- ings and underground railroad has completely ceased. About 60, 000 men have gone out on strike, and the situ-, atic’m is causing consternation. The attitude of the strikers is i11- creasingly aggressive. and fights be- tween strikers and so-called “black- legs” are incessant, involving the in- tervention of the police, troops and the mounted Republican guards,-who have been obliged to repeatedly charge the strikers. The quarters in which riot- ing has taken place are patrolled by strong detachments of police and the troops. There are great apprehensions lest the agitators turn the strike movement to political ends. The Temps declares that the leaders are aiming at a gen— eral strike, it not at a revolution, and points out what a disastrous thing it would be if the exhibition of 1900 is compromised. ‘ No Yellow Fever In Florida - Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 8.——State Health Officer Porter has issued a. statement denying that there has been a single case of yellow fever in Jack- sonville, Tampa, or elsewhere, in Flori- do. this year. ' tion. Grant’s Brigade to Return General Grant‘s brigade. consisting of the Fourth Ohio and the Third Illinois regiments, has been ordered to sail for home, from-Ponce, about October 18. out, there . Ponce, Island Porto Rico, ' Oct. 8’.—-1 1 l l I 1.2:,“ o I..:<‘ Soft. White Hulda. There are some hands which are so sensitive to outside influences that they flush almost likethe face. becoming moist with fear or excitement, and causing their owners much inconven- ience and discomfort. For hands of this description make a wash as fol- lows: A teaspoonful of borax, a. tea.- spoonful of 'glycerine, and a teaspoon- ful of eau-de-Cologne. Mix these in- gredients thoroughly together, and put into a. little china. pot with a lid. Anoint the hands with the'wash after perform- ing the last ablutions of the evening, and allow it, as far as possible, to dry 0.11- 11: will render the flesh firm, and prevent it cracking or flushing. 'For clammy, moist hands, rub lemon juice, eau-de-Cologne, or any spirit thoroughly into them, both inside and outside, after washing, and use oatmeal instead of soap occasionally. Vinegar is also a useful astringment in such a case. ' When gloves are used for sleeping in, it is better to slit down the centre 01' the palm, or even cut it away entirely. These remedies will be found equally good for the complexion as for the handsor the body generally. When the hands have been very bad- ]: stained wash them first in hot wa- ter, then rub the stains with lemon juice and salt, and apply the pumice stone. If the stains be very deep, and refuse to move after several washings, go to your chemist and ask him to make you up a lotion or wash, with oil of vitriol in its composition. This should only be done as a. last resource. A slow circulation is a great enemy to a. white hand during the cold weath- er. For this reason it is good to rub the hands and arms gently, especially after washing, and under-vests of wool with longsleeves should be worn. However white a hand may be, its appearance is , utterly spoiled if the nails do not receive proper attention. They should be trimmed with the knife, and rubbed back With the towel, and cleaned every time the hands are washed. If the scarf-skin be pushed gently down hangnails will not Put in an appearance, but if they do, on no account biteaor pull them off; “harp pair or scissors must be used for the purpose __T_l;e tips of the fingers should be pressed between the thumb and fin- .ger upWardsi to give them a good shape. Biting the nails :will spoil them without a doubt, as well as witner the tips of the fingers. Cut the nails at regular periods; they should never be .too short or too long, and do not clean them with a sharp instrument. Very short nails cause the tips of the fingers to spread and look clumsy; it is diffi- cult to keep them clean, they are un- sightly, and often sore. A mere rim beyond the flesh is sufficient, which should be cleaned with an ivory instru- ment. Dainty Fan Bags. The mounts of fans are so easily broken that it affords a great protec- tion to carry them to and from a place of entertainment in a bag. The pretty model portrayed may be made in any length desired. The foundation of pale pink satin is lined throughout with sea green silk and the whole is edged around with a satin frill and is finished With a. double slide of ribbon and a bow at the bottom of the bag. The arabesque design running the length of the bag, is worked at the edges with buttonhole-stitch with two strands of filoselle. The top design is filled in with beads; the next is filled in with cross-stitches, with one head in the centre; the third is filled in With 3. lat- tice pattern worked with silk, fastened down at each corner with a cross- stitch. The flowers and foliage are worked with china ribbon, and the stalks with cording-stitch in silk. An Austrian professor estimates that only 900 persons out of 1000, 000 die from old age, while 1,200 succumb to gout, 18, 400 to measles, 2, 700 to apo- sumption, 48, 000 to scarlet fever, 25 .000 and typhus, and 7, 000 to rheumatism. These averages, of mine, vary accord- Austrian professor an anti-vaccinatorl i .r‘ Q‘ plexy, 7, 000 to erysipelas, 7, 500 to con- . «an to whooping-cough, 30, 000 to typhoid .~ lng to the locality. Small-pox does not; ;.;' ‘ even get a place in the list. Was thin; . BY ' ~ ‘ . SUBSCRIBIN FOR THE“ BETTY EAZATTT AND N. Y. WEEKLY'TRIBUNE. Born PAPERS sent to anv Ad dress FOR he ' vase Dollar! c .
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