all make ' GEN. 0111-; 1111111111111 Teufwar Commission About the Cuban Campaign. MEDICAL SUPPLIES SHOE T He Says Proper Food for Fever Patients “’21:; Scarce. Medical Department Under- estimated Probable Casualties at Santi- ago. Ambulances Unavailable. W‘ashington, Nov. 8.—Vice Chairman Denby of the war investigating com- mission, on returning to Washington in advance of the commission, took the testimony of Major Generals Lav ton and Abner R. Chaffce. General Chalfee’s testimony was typewritten, and is now given out for publication. General Chaffee was a lieutenant col- onel in the Third cavalry, but in May last he was made a brigadier general, and at Tampa was placed in command of the Seventh, Twelfth and Seven- teenth regiments of infantry. When he arrived at Port Tampa he was ordered to embark his men on the Cherokee and, Iroquois. He discover- 6 i that the capacity of the boats had l en overestimated and it was found - : :cessary to load three companies on '-.ie D. H. Miller. There was a. little delay at Port Tampa, caused by a report that Spa— nish-ships had been seen in the channel north of Cuba. General Cha‘ffee remarked that he was ignorant of his destination when he left Tampa. The order of the com- manding general of the Fifth corps di- rected him to take ten days’ travel ra- tions, sufficient to last until June 8. The delay in Tampa bay had not been accounted for, 'and when the trans- ports arrived off Santiago on June 20, the supply of food was short in some instances, though the rations had not been entirely consumed. General Chaffee said that he thought that all the transports going to Cuba; were overloaded, but not harmfully so. - “Did the men actually suffer for ra- tions?” asked Colonel Denby. "No, sir," Gen. Chaffee replied. “As to the medical attendance on the transports. how was that?" “The regimental surgeons were there ‘with their panniers. The men were ‘well attended.” . General Chaffee described the land— "ing of the troops. The boats from the ‘navy were to'as'sist, but the only boats "he saw were the steam launches and. ordinary open boats. He thought the ‘navy should have handled the boats. “The. surf was very high and beat the boats considerably.. After a landing was made'the troops went into camp. They had shelter tents. “I also cleared a position for the ar- tillery. On the 30th General Lawton. General Ludlow, Colonel Miles and my— self went out over the roads, and on this occasion General Lawton assigned to each brigade commander the place at which he was to arrive that night. W'e all moved out and bivouacked for the night. "Early on June 24 he marched his command to the vicinity of General Lawton’s camp and was ordered to go to the assistance of General Wheeler. He saw a dispatch from General Whee- ler saying that he had met with a lar- ger force than he expected and asked for aid. He pushed forward, but on arriving found the engagement over- and the Spaniards in retreat. This was the battle of Las Guisamas. “On June 28,29 and 30 ”‘saId Gen- eral Chaffee, “I did considerable recon- noiterfng. Twelve hundred Cubans had reported for that service and outpost duty. There were men there who knew every trail in the country, and they were of great service to me. I opened the road toward Caney so that the ar-l til lery could pass. The road was simply a mule track at first. _“Gene1al Lawton gave instructions that my brigade should attack Caney from the eastward. On July 1 I sent .the Twelfth infantry to my left and l conducted the. Seventh and lfieven- tecnth by a roundabout road, joining the Twelfth infantry about 7 o’clock. There were‘ six block houses around Caney.” General Chaffce said that he had only or. battery of artillery. That knocked a 111.1219 fort to pieces, but there was not suti‘zcient artillery to demoralize the‘ cv""‘-4 " " 11y clid you not have more artil- lc1 y?" asked Colonel Denby. "vi" ll, it had not been landed,” Gen- 1111‘; Chaffee replied. "I suppose,. per— 11:17.5 it was my own fault. The place turned out much stronger than I had any idea, of. I lost fifty officers and 'mcn killed and 146 wounded. “Tx’hen you took Caney, wlmtdid you find?” “I found them dead and wounded. The Spaniards lost very heavily. What were not killed, wounded, or captured seemed to have retreated to the rav- inc-s. We got 83 prisoners.” Referring to the American wounded '1 1 said they lay directly in front‘ of the town “A man could not raise his hund without it being shot," he con- tinned. very accurate. The American wounded were taken just below the slope of the hilléand attended by the surgeons. The-11.1 was one regimg‘ntal surgeon to a regiment. and“. no ambulancecs, but there- Were hospital corps men there with each surgeon. One surgeon to a regiment is not enough for a'bat‘tle. In my opinion there should never be less than one surgeon to 400 men, which would be one surgeon to a battalion. Colonel Denby inquired whose busi- ness it was to see that enough surgeons were provided, and General Chaffee said he did not know whether the 'med‘- ical director of the Fifth corps had been told that there was going to be a bottle, or whether General Shatter had .lnstructed the medical department to provision. .ipea king of commissary supplies, the 1'..- wral testified that at no time was ‘t-is brigade w .thout food. Rice wd 'ld 1.1.15.0. an excellent food for men in L.- Genera; in. he said. but it could not be taken i‘flw battle. His men had the field ra- , 1111:“. which. was supplied fromday to ‘1 hr the-useof-pack mules. I viewing again to the wounded the said that he believedthat ev- '4'! . l“ 1 “.1 1'3; soldier of his brigade was properly, twnded to before nightfall. There was '10 hospital tent and the only shelter *kt’a- _..._... - -... .._........ ..-...u'r- .. , . “The fire of the Spaniards was -~ for the wounded was when the shelter tents were put up, two pieces pinned together‘making a tent. Colonel Denby again remarked upon the absence of ambulances, and Gen- eral Chaffee responded: “It was not in the possibility of man to put an ambulance onthe field that day. The condition of the roads was such that they could not be‘got there, and it was impossible to put wagon , transportation on that field where I was. The roads had to be cut for three miles before wagons could'have ap- proached that place.” . Speaking of the health of the army after the fall of Santiago, General Chaffce said: “It is important to understand that the army was forced to operate in a sea of brush so high and so thick as to exclude the circulation of air. The men had to sleep in this brush and this was continually poisoning the men with miasma. After the surrender the sol- diers fell sick very rapidly with mala- rial fever. There were over two ‘hun- dred sick in the Seventh infantry, in which it was alleged that yellow fever existed, but this I do not credit. I be- lieve that the anticipated sickness was much less than what actually resulted. Provision was made for about ten to fifteen per cent., when there was about forty or fifty per cent. ill.” .At Montauk everything was being done or the sick. There were a. num— ber 0 men in all the regiments that were ill. These men were held in the camps of the regiments. Many grew worse in camp and as fast as provision could be made they were transferred to the general hospital. The hospitals were excellent, and every provision and care that was necessary for these men, I believe was given them.” In concluding, General Chaffee said he thought that the supply of medi- cines for the army in Cuba. was inade- quate. There was also a scarcity of the light food necessary for fever pa- tients and convalescents. “If I were to express my opinion in a nutshell on the whole situation,” he declared, “I would say that the lack of medical supplies and of the neces- sary light food for fever patients was the only thing regrettable.” Tl-lE WRECKED WARSHIPS. No More Government Efi'orts to Raise Them. W'ashington, D. C., Nov. 8,—Captain Chester’s decision to abandon the work of wrecking the Cristobal Colon marks the end of that undertaking on the part of the government. It is said at the navy department that the captain was directed to stop the work when in his discretion it was no longer profit- able. 5 Because the contract with the wrec- king company has been terminated it does not follow that all idea. has been abandoned of saving some of the sun- ken Spanish warships. The navy department is ready to en- gage with thoroughly responsible wrecking concerns, providing the lat- ter absolve the government from pay- ment unless the ships are delivered in a. United States navy yard. Already one of the largest wrecking concerns in the world, a Swedish or- ganization, has opened negotiations on the subject. It is willing to under— take at once the raising of the Reina Mercedes, which lies in the channel in Santiago harbor, and it has indicated a disposition to undertake the raising of the Colon. This concern has large experience in this class of work and if no American concern able to do the work offers better terms, arrangements probably will be made with it on the basis of a cash payment for the ship delivered in the United States. NEWS FROM HAVANA, Damage by Floods in the Province 0! Iliantanzas. Havana, Nov. S.—Owing to the con— stant rains which have fallen recently the streams in the province of Matau- lets have overflowed, flooding more than one thousand acres in the Roque dis-v trict of that province. The land had just been newly planted with sugar cane and fruit trees, after three years of neglect, and the' disas- ter has again plunged the inhabitants of that district into the deepest mis- cry. 'l’he Yumuri valley has flooded. Fine weather prevailed here Sunday but yesterday there were heavy shou— ers. The evacuation of the cities of Sane» ti Spiritus and Trinidad, in the prov- also beer. ' ince of Santa Clara, is expected to be completed on November 15. Dispatches received from the Luchu's correspondent at Santa Cruz says that mme than tuo- thirds of the Cuban del— 11: ;<€S are expected to take part in the wting of the assembly them to- ,day. i 'l he arrivals here yesterday included lihe Yucatan, from New York; the Laughton, from Philadelphia; the Fa— nita, from Key West; the schooner gljharles Schull, from Norfmk, Va., and the schooner Mary G.‘C1‘0sby, from New York. Bribery Charges Not Sustained. Philadelphia, Nov. S.—-Walter N. Ste- venson, a member of the common coun— cil from the 32d ward, whose accusa— tion of attempted bribery in connec- tion with the Schuylkill valley water scheme, made on the floor of the coun- cil in the early' pait of March last, v1csulted in the ar1est of Petel E. Smith, whose tiial and acquittal tool; place last week, has resigned his seat. in his letter he deplores the fact that he was “left to fight single handed the great force of evil;” says that he and his famiy have been persecuted and made to suffer instead of the guiltx parties, and that his efforts to save the -city from being dishonored and dis- graced have convinced him that is “not in the house of his friends.’ Mr. Edison Going to Russia. St. Petersburg, ‘Nov. 8.—-—The newspa- pers here announce the coming visit to St. Petersburg of Thomas A. Edison, the Ame1ican inventor and the scien~ tific societies are preparing to give him a brilliant reception. 3 $100,000 Fire in Colorado. Pitkin, COL, Nov. 8.—All the build- lngs on both sides of Main street from Fourth to Fifth streets, forty in num- ber, were destroyed yesterday by fire. Loss $100,000., 1‘". man .nvhhisocAZET FROM. SOUTH‘HORWALK. WhatThey Say In South Nor- walk Will Bear Repeat- ing in Norwalk. Readers of the South Norwalk papers have been familiar with it for over two yeah-.3 At first it created considerable excitement and the residents were anxious and curious to know whose statement would be the next. published. people of South N01 walk ceased to wonder. and settled down to the fact that what so many of their neighbors said must be true. What was success- ful in South Norwalk, is successful in Norwalk. Any medicinal preparations that carries out its representations to the letter, like Doan’s Kidney Pills. becomesa house-hold necessity. Ask any citizen of South Norwalkwhat will cure their back; the answer invariably is Doan' s Kidney Pills. One of those whose testimony has helped to push the good work along is Mr. Frank St. John, No.56 Taylor avenue, a lock- smith by trade, in the employ of the Norwalk Lock 00., who says: “I am not the only one engaged in the calling who suffers from backache, ag- gravated by the constant change of position and the bending and stoopinrr. The1 e are others in" the factory and in the citv I know who are troubled 1n the same way. I had some disorder of my kidneys which led to a constant and painful backache. I procured a. box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at a drug store and they brought about entire relief. I am only too pleased to recommend so valuable a preparation.” Endorsation like the above is abun- dant in Norwalk Ask Glendening &, Co. what their customers report. Doan’s Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster—~Milburn 00.. Buffalo N. Y., tole agents for the U. S. Remember she name Doan’s and take no substituet. o Pets Travel In Baskets. Not to be debarred from carrying Fido on railroads where dogs are not allowed, except in baggage cars, the up-‘to—date woman has adopted an in- genious device. Some of the large stores have been displaying unique Wiéker baskets of a pattern and finish which immediately attract the atten- tion of the shopper. These baskets are shaped like an ordinary market basket, though finished a little moxe artistically, and are opened at one end for ventilation, but barred by rat- tan rails to prevent Fido from escap- ing. Madam can carry her pet on board a train and, provided the dog or tabby makes no noise, she is free from detection. Other shops are showing bags for cats, parrot-s, monkeys and dogs. These bags come in all sizes, are oil- cloth lined, and shield the pet from the conductor’s objecting eyes. Each end of the satchel has heavy wire gratings, which admit the air, and may 'be instantly covered by canvas screens in case a railroad official comes uncomfortably near.#Philadel- phia Press. Field Glass "I‘hat Sl‘fow'é’ Distances. The latest improvements in optical instruments is a gauge attached to a field glass and a prismatic lens in one of the barrelsto determine the dis- tance of 1111 object. This is accom- plished by producing two images of the object seen, one superimposed upon the other. The prism creates the an- gle which forms the basis for the mathematical calculation of the dis tance, and the scale contains the so- lution in advance of the geometrical problem. On the barrels of the glass. are human figures—one of an infant- ryman and the other of a cavalryman -—with a graduated scale. By observ- mg the portion of the body against which the top of the second image is projected and consulting the scale the distance of the object is easily ascer- tain-ed. Of course the accuracy of the test depends upon accurate focusing of the glasses and careful observa- tion.———Jewe-1er‘s Weekly. Spiced Her-1) Vinegar. This is a valuable addition to sauces and salads, and a few drops added to a mince or hash will, give it a piquant flavour. Put into a clean dry bottle one tablespoonful of finely-chopped chervil; one tablespoonful of tarragon, also cnopped; one shallot, minced; one dozen peppercorns; a salt-spoonful of celery-seed, and one clove of garlic; pou ovei the herbs and spices half a pint of the best French vinegar; cork the bottle tightly and seal it with wax. In a. week or ten days strain the vinegar through muslin into another bottle. It should be shaken two or three times while the herbs are being steeped in it. .____.___.____. “This is the bill from your oculist.” said the collector to Mr. Grimley. “Just take it back and tell him that I can’t read it with those glasses he sold me.”—Detroit Free Press. Wickwire—Say, I have been carry- ing these I. O. U.’-s of yours until they are almost worn out. Mudge—Don’t they make a misera- ble quality of paper nowadays'l—Cinr chin-all Enquirer. llnn’ l filake Mailers HQSIETTERS CELEBRATElJ byo taint; this and that med- icme for dys- pepsia, indi- gestion a n d n e r vousness Take. Hostel;- 1er‘s Stomach Bitters. It goes to the rcot’ of the STQMACHP c a. u s e. and TTE cu r e s t h e whole body by c u r i n g the stomach. Week after wee ( went by and the good ~ g}. ‘ . '1‘ ‘ ' _' CONDUCT OF THEM/AR. "A .The Hearing at Chicago Begun. t Thcinas Co11dition. Camp Chicago, Nov. 8. ——General Dodge, Col. Se 1:ton and Dr.- 00111281 of the won in- quiiy commission, a11ived in Chicago yesterday, and immediately began the examination of uitncsses at the Audi- torium Hotel. A large number of wtnesses are on the list, and it is not likely that the three members of the commission will be able to leave Chicago before VVed- nesday. They will then leave for Detroit, at which place the investigation will be continued. From Detroit the commos- sioners will go direct to \Vashington. D111. Lewis Schooler of Des Moines, 1a., was the first witness to testify. From June 7 to July 17, Dr. Schooler was stationed at Camp Thomas as chief surgeon of the Second division, of the Third Corps. Questioned by Dr. Conner, he said that during the time he was there the. sanitary conditions in the hospitals were not very good; the sinks in the whole division were bad; owing prim-- cipally to the character of the ground,‘ and the discipline was rather lax. “At the opening,” said Dr. Schooler, “there were practically no facilities for the care of the sick; we were short of medicines and had no apparatus by .which the stewards could prepare the medicines that we had." Terrorizcd by Negroes. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 8.—While no clash has occurred, rowdyism prevail- ed which came near precipitating a conflict Saturday night. Three hundred negroes paraded the streets at midnight with rifles and oth- er arms. They announced that their various orders had sworn death to the red shirts. Lawless bands of . armed negroes gathered in the northern portions of the city and an outbreak was momen- tarily expected. . A number of white women in that section were nearly prostrated with fear. White men guarded the houses and the VVa'lmington light infantry and Na.- val Reserves rendezvoused at night at their armories. Street cars were stoned by the ne~ groes and white people were compelled to desert them and walk. The police were unable to preserve order. The League Island Navy-Yard. ‘Vashington, Nov. 8.—Lieut. Knapp of the navy has returned to Washing- tou from League island, where he has been engaged collecting testimony to be used in the presecution of the gov- ernment employes charged with com— plicity in the overpayment of workmen in the navy yard. , He is now preparing this testimony for the use of the department of jus- itice, and it is probable that he will be retained to assist in the prosecution in court. Lieutenant Knapp has also collected such part of the evidence as seemed to bear upon the connection of the naval ofl‘icers in the League island yard with the illegal practices complained of, and this will be placed in the hands of Judge Advocate General Lemly, to en- able him to pass upon the question as to whether or not a court martial shall be held, and, if so, who among the officers shall be charged. The “far-bond Awards. W’ashington, Nov. 8.—Nothing fur- ther‘has been heard from Secretary Carlisle as to his proposed appeal from, Judge Coxe’s decision in the case of the subscribers for war bonds whose sub- scriptions were throyn out for non- compliance with the treasury regula- tions.‘ Secretary Gage, as a courtesy, held the matter open till the end of last week so that Mr. Carlisle could take an appeal on equitable grounds. This resort will now be closed against him, though his right to take an ap- peal in law will still survive for a time. The Peaceh cgotiations. Paris, Nov. 8.—The Eclair, after re- producing all the six articles of the peace protocol, says: “It is to be hoped that the United States will not maintain their first pre- tensions in regard to the Philippine is- lands. The question of the sovereignty over the Philippine islands is one, how- ever, which interests Spain only; but Germany, from time to time, allows it to be thought that she is not indiffer- ent to the fate of the islands, and the possibility of interference from this power will perhaps cause America to be less exacting.” Cotton Il‘lills Started Up. Fall River, Mass, Nov. 8.—-The Bor- den City cotton mills Nos. 1 and 3. which had been closed for nine weeks on account of a sympathetic strike to help the weaveis in No. 2 mill of the same corporation, opened their gates yesterday and are running with prac- tically a full complement of employes. No union weavers went in, but non- unionists, old Border City employes, and those from other concerns which are curtailing this week, did. ‘. It is expected that No. 2 mill will be started in :1 e the end of the week. ‘1 11. Troops .o. ”\r ‘ San Francisco, Nov. 8.-——The trans- port steamer City of Puebla has sailed for Manila 1\ ith the remaining Tennes- see battalion, the last of the California. Heavy Artilleiy. the Nevada. troops of cavali y and a small detachment of re- cruits for the Twenty- third infantry. 'One woman, the wife of Assistant Sur- geon G. W. Daywalt, was given .per- mission to sail on the vessel. f A British Bark Abandoned. E Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 8.——The British bark Strathgryfe, Captain Mc- Intyre, from New York July 21 for this port, has arrived and reports that the :British bark Glenhuntly, Captain R. Shaw, which sailed from New York on iMarch 31 for Freemantle, was aban— Idoned at sea. on June 5, and the crew 5are on the island of Tristan, one of a group of mountainous South Atlantic. (heck Cabinet Out. ? Athens, Nov. 8.-——The cabinet has re- }signed, its members considering that 'the exceptional circumstances under lwhlch they assumed office have» ceased to exist. ' islets in the» 1‘-v' r" THE YEAR BY RIBIN FOR THE N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. BOTE P APERS Sent to any Ad dress-"3" ‘ FOR One 1-? Dollar! ,ADDBESSALIlonins 1c (1111' 1111111 i.
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