Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 14, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 August 1898 — Page 6

mmmmm BEAUTIFUL HOMES. "Vh* Tendency of tke Acre la Teiftli Mural Decoratloaia . Probably at bo time io the world's history 4ulr as much attention been paid to them* tenor decoration of homes as at present. Ho borne, no matter how humble, is without mu handiwork that helps to beautify the ■ apartments and make the surroundings more cheerful. The taste of the American people Ima kept pace with the age, and almost ewy day brings fo”*h something new im the way of a picture, a draping, a of furniture or other form ot mural itiom. One of the latest of these has _given to the world by the celebrated artist, Muville, in a series of four handsome fmcetsin game plaques. Not for years has anything as handsome in this line been seen. "The subjects represented by these plaques - are American Wild Ducks, American Pheas- - ant, American Quail and English Snipe. They are handsome paintings and are especially designed for hanging on dining * room walls, though their richness and beau- * ty entitled them to a place in the parlor of •any home. These original plaques have been nntchased at a cost of 850.000 by J. G. Hubsager Bros. Co., manufacturers of the celebrated Elastic Starch, and in order to enable their numerous customers to become possessors of these handsome works of art they * have had them reproduced by a special process, in all the rich colors and beauty of -the original. They are finished on heavy cardboard, pressed and embossed in the shape of a jMaque and trimmed with a heavy ' hand of gold. They measure forty inches In circumference and contain no reading snatter or advertisement whatever. Until September 1st Messrs. J. C. Hubing«r Bros. Co. propose to- distribute these plaques free to their customers. Every purchaser of three ten-cent packages of Elastic Starch, flat-iron brand, manufactured by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive Mt of these handsome plaques free from their grocer. Old and new customers alike are entitled to the benefits of this offer. These plaques will not be sent through the mail, the only way to obtain them being from your grocer. Every grocer store in the country has Elastic Starch for sale. It is ths oldest *aad best laundry starch on the market and is the most, perfect cold process •larch ever invented. It is the onlv starch omde by men who thoroughly understand tke laundry business, and the only starch that will not injure the finest fabric. It has beten the standard for a quartered a century sad as an evidence of how good it is twenty'too million packages were sold last year. Ask your dealer to show you t,he plaques and tell you about Elastic Starch. Accept nc substitute. Bear in mind that this offer bolds good a short time only and should be taken advantage of without delay. Flihlas for the Cash. Landlady—If you give me a check. Mr loner, it will require a stamp and all thal bother. Can’t you arrange another method! Mr. Lagger (inspired)— Let me see. Oh, •pus; I’ll give you a four months’ note.—N. Y. Journal.

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The Gallant Colonel of the Rough ' Riders Doesn't Want to See His Men Sacrificed. IE WRITES WITHOUT MIKCIN6 WORDS. Tk« Men Willing to Fm* Yellow Fwer M Beadlly am They Faced Bullets If Neeeeeury, But the Necessity for Tbelr Retention la. the Deadly Climate Having Famed They Should he Removed. Santiago be Cuba, Aug. 3.—(Delayed In transmission.)—Summoned by Maj.Gen. Shafter, a meeting was held here this morning at headquarters, and in the presence of every commanding and medical officer of the Fifth army corps, Gen. Shafter read a cable message from Secretary Alger ordering him, at the recommendation of Surgeon-Gen-eral Sternbeg, to move the army into the interior, to San Luis, where it is healthier. As a result of the conference, Gen. 8hafter will insist upon the immediate withdrawal of the army north within two weeks. As an explanation of the situation, the following letter from Col. Theodore Roosevelt, commanding the First volunteer cavalry, to Gen. Shafter.was handed by the latter to a correspondent here for publication: Maj. Gen. Skartar: Sib: In a meeting of the general and medical officers, called by yon at the palace this morning, we were alL as you know, unanimous In view of what should be done with the army. To keep us here. In the opinion of every officer commanding a division or a brigade, will simply involve the destruction of thousands. There Is no possible reason for not

COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, shipping practically the entire command north at once. Yellow fever cases* are very lew in the cavalry division, where I command one of the two brigades, and not one true case of yellow fever has occurred in this division, except among the men sent to the hospital at Siboney, where they have, I believe, contracted it but in this division there have been 1.6t0 cases of malarial fevers. Not a man has died from it but the whole command is so weakened and shattered as to be ripe for dying like rotten sheep when a real yellow fever epl* demic, instead of a fake epidemic, like the present.strikes us; it is bound to if we stay here at the height of the sickness season. August and the beginning of September. Quarantine against malarial fever is much like quarantining against the toothache. All of us are certain, as soon as the authorities at Washington fully appreciate the condition of the army, to be sent home If we are kept here it will. In all human possibility, mean an appalling disaster, for the surgeons here estimate that over half the army, if kept here during the sickly season, will die. This is not only terrible from the standpoint of the individual lives lost, but it means ruin from the standpoint of the military efficiency of the dower of the American army, for the great bulk of the regulars are here with you The sick list, large though it is, exceeding 4.000. affords but a faint index of the debilitation of the army. Not ten per cent, are fit for active work. Six weeks on the north Maine coast, for instance, or elsewhere. where the yellow fever germ can not possibly propagate, would make us all as nt as fighting cocks, able as we are eager, to take a leading part in the great campaign against Havana in the fall, even if we are not allowed to try Porto Rico. We can be moved north, if moved at once, with absolute safety to the country, although, of course, it would have been infinitely better If we had been moved north or to Porto Rico two weeks ago. It there were any object in keeping us here, we would face yellow fever with as much indifference as we faced bullets, but there Is no object in it. The four immune regiments ordered here are sufficient to garrison the city and surrounding towns, and there is absolutely nothing for us to do here, and there has not been since the city surrendered. It is impossible to move into the interior. Every shitting of gamp doubles tbe sick rate in our present weakened condition, and, anyhow, the interior is rather worse than the coast, as I have found by actual reconnaissance Our present camps are as healthy as any camps at this end of the island out be. I write only because I can not see our men who have fought so bravely and wbo have endured extreme hardships and danger so unoompiainingly, go to destruction without striving, so far as lies in me. to avert a doom as fearful as it is unnecessary and undeserved. Yours respectfully, Theodose Roosevelt, Colonel Commanding First Brigade. After Col. Roosevelt had taken the initiative, all the American general officers united in a “Round Robin" addressed to Gen. Shatter. It reads: Th* Round Robin.

We. the undersigned officer* commanding the vartou■» brigades, divisions, etc.. or the army of occupation in Cube, ere of the unanimous opinion that this army should be at oaoe taken out of the Ulead of Cuba and sent to some point on the northern seacoast of the United States; that it can be done without danger to the people of the United States; that yellow fever in the army at present Is not epidemic: that there are only a few sporadic eases, but that the army is disabled by malarial fever to the extent that Its efficiency is destroyed. ami it is in n condition to be practically destroyed by an epidemic of yellow fever, which U sure to come in the near future. We know from the report* of competent officers and from personal observations that the army is unable to move into the Interior, and that there are no facilities for such a move if attempted, and that it could not be attempted until too lata Moreover, the best medical authorities of the island say that with our present equipment we could not live in the interior during the rainy season without losses from malarial fever which la flmost as deadly as yellow fever. This sray must he moved at onee or perish. As the army can he safely moved now. the persons responsible for preventing such n move will be responsible for the unnecessary loss of many thousand lives. Our opinions are the result of careful personal observation and they are also based on the unanimous opinion cf our medical officers with the am; W# understand the situntion afewoiUiwts.

[Signed] J. Ford Kent. Major-General Volunteers, Commanding First Division, Fifth Corps. J. a Bates, Major-General Volunteers, Commanding Provisional Division. adxa r Chute*, Major-General Commanding the Third Brigade, ' Second Division. Samuel S. Summers. Brigadier-General Volunteers, Commanding j First Brigade Cavalry. Will Ludlow. Brigadier-General Volunteers, Commanding First Brigade, Second Division. A DELBERT A MES. J Brigadier-General Volunteer*. Leonard Wood, Brigadier-General Volunteers, Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel, Commanding Second Cavalry Brigada Surgeon Wood's Opinion. Maj. M. W. Wood, the chief surgeon of the first division, said: “The army must be moved north,” adding with emphasis, “or It will be unable to move i itself.” Message from Gen. Ames. Gen. Ames has sent the following j cable message to Washington: Box. Charles H. Allen, assistant Sec- J RET ART or THE Navy: This army is ineapa- i ble, because of sickness, from marching any- ! where except to the transports. If it is ever j to return to the United States it most do so at ' once. To a correspondent Gen. Ames said: j If I had the power, I would put the men i on the transports at once and ship them north without furiher orders. I am contideut 1 such action would ultimately be approved. A full list of the sick would mean a copy of the ' roster of every company here.

THE “ROUND ROBIN” WORKED. The 1 Tect of Col. Roooovolt and Ills Fellow Commander* Effective, But It Called Forth a Rebuke. Washington, Aug. 5.—Col. Theo. Roosevelt, of the Rough Riders, has succeeded in hurrying the movements of the war department in fetching ShafterV army away from Santiago, 1 though in his disregard of the con- ■ ventionalities he has drawn upon his , head a rather sharp rebuke from the secretary of war, who evidently re- ] gards the course pursued by Col. j Roosevelt as being calculated to iujure ; discipline, though inspired by the most i worthy motives. It is only fair to! state that the war department for some 1 time has been intent upon removing these troops, and it is now more than a week ago that Gen. Shafter was instructed by a special cablegram to cheer up the soldiers by publicly informing them of this determination. It was rather a question of wbys and means than of lack of intention to re- ; deem this promise that caused delay. Made No Such Recommeudatlon. As far as the question of removing the troops back into the mountains was concerned (Ui4 question which seems to have precipitated the indignation meeting among the American commanders at Santiago), it is learned ! that the medical department here made j no. such recommendation. All that it j had to say on this subject was that if ! the troops must remain near Santiago, ] an effort should be made to reinovo j them at once to some healthier camping grounds. Not Immune to Yellow Fever. . Surgeon-General Sternberg agrees thoroughly with the opinion expressed by the signers of the “Round Robin'-at j Santiago that men who have suffered j from the severe malarial fevers of the south Cuban coast, so far from being immune against attacks of yellow fever, as has been asserted in some quarters, are actually in very much greater danger than those who have escaped ■ uie malaria

No, Protection Against Yellow Jack. Malarial fever, it is stated, is no more a protection against a subsequent ’ attack of yellow fever than would be a j case of measles against smallpox, j while the fearful debility resulting j from the malarial fever would eer« j tainly tend to make the victim an espe- j cial mark for Yellow Jack. The Department’s Resources. The department immediately gave j opt a statement of its resources in the way of transports at Santiago, and j also, as an incident, directed attention j to the fact that the troops cannot be | withdrawn as a whole until the Span* ish prisoners are disposed of. Otherwise, there is no certainty that, finding themselves able to do so, the j Spaniards would not overpower their | captors, repossess themselves of San- j tiago, and thus lose to the American j army the small foothold in Cuba I which it has cost so much blood and | money to secure. It is, however, the j expectation that all of the American j troops will have been removed from I Santiago to the United States by the j end of this month, and that is probably the very best that can be done under the circumstances. A TREMENDOUS SENSATION. A Number of Officer* of th* Sixth Hums- I chnMlU, Now la Porto Rico, Tender Their Resignation*. Boston. Aug. .—A special cable-1 gram to the Journal from Ponce, Porto Rico, says: A tremendous sensation has occurred | in the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, J which is in Gen. Garretsou’s brigade. The friction between the line of-! ficers and the officers of the brigade, which has been growing ever since the command left Cuba, reached its climax Monday, when Col. Woodward, Lieut.-CoL Chaffin, Maj. Taylor, Chaplain Dousseault and Capt Goode! 1 qf Company K resigned their commissions. The exact reason which prompted them to take this action is not yel known. The cause must have been serious indeed. The resignations leave Maj. Charles K. Darling in command of their regiment The matter has been fully reported to Gen. Miles, and a rigid investigation has been ordered. By military law to resign in face of the enemy means a court-martial, j Treasury KtotMuat. Washington, Aug. 5.—Yesterday’s statement of the condition of the trea» ury showed: Availahls cash balance, 5357,135,394; gold reserve. St38.97Q.937.

Spain Still Considering the Peact Conditions Submitted by President McKinley. IT IS A MANY-SIDED PROPOSITION. Unit Accept Unconditionally or Contlnuo the Fight—But In Accepting Most “Beckon with Her Own 'i eopie—Statement from the Secretary o f War—Commendable Diligence. Washington, Aug. 6. -When the president closed his official work yesterday he had not received the reply of Spain nor any intimation as to how soon the reply might be expected. The French ambassador had not been heard from throughout the day, and he as well as our government nflieials was waiting for Spain to give he final response. Two days have now passed without a word officially rom Spain, either in the way of inquiry or response. From this it is clt ar that the

Spanish cabinet fully realises the time for argument, counter-proposal or modification has gone by and that there is only one simple r ssue to l>e met, namely, whether the American terms will be accepted as a whole or rejected. The Stag* of Negotiation lit Passed. There is, indeed, reason to believe that the Spanish government lias directly advised that the stage of negotiations is passed and that only the matter of an answer, favorable or unfavorable remains. That the answer has not come quickly is no matter of surprise to the officials here, for they realize the tremendous responsibility which Premier Sagasta must assume in making these peace terms sufficiently palatable to the Spanish populace and the political leaders to permit its acceptance withoutan internal convulsion. The Great Task Before Sagasta. In his conferences with ti e president and Secretary' Day the French ambassador has brought out clearly the great task before Sagasta. It seems to be the general view here that if the premier and his ministry were untrammeled, an acceptance would come at once, and that the preliminary peace arrangement would be closed. But in preparing the Spanish publie. and in guarding against political agitations hereafter by public members of othpr parties, the Madrid officials are taking time for missionary work, not only among themselves, but among all the populace and secret elements. Likely to Receive Spain'* Filial Answer. The best informed people here fis next Monday as the time when the United States government is likely tc receive Spains final answer, but this is simply conjectural, for there is not the slightest means of knowing the tendencies at Madrid. It might come to-day, but in the event of its coming later, or on Sunday', the response would not be communicated to the government until Monday. Reluctant, but Not Less Conclusive. There is the same belief that Spain's answer will be reluctant, but not less conclusive. At the same time it was suggested yesterday' in some quarters that there was a possibility that the disclosures made by the American general at Santiago concerning the serious condition of our troops, might be a straw at which the Spanish cabinet would grasp. This is quite doubt

nil, however, as there is a question whether the statement of the American general ever got outside the borders of the United States owing to the strict censorship imposed Thursday night. Moreover, all evidence reaching the officials here indicates that Spain is weary of the conflict. A Doll Day bat for the Round Kobla and Spicy Correspondence. / Yesterday was dull at the war de part meat, considering the existence of a state of war, except for the publication in the newspapers of the round robin signed by the military commanders at Santiago, and the short but sharp correspondence between CoL Roosevelt and Secretary Alger. These afforded food for much discussion. Was Supposed that Yellow Fever was Epidemic at Santiago. Until quite recently it was supposed that yellow fever was epidemic in Santiago, and it was not believed that it would be safe to send more soldiers there. On the 28th ulL the secretary of war telegraphed to Gen. Shafter that as soon os the fever subsided the men of his command would be moved north to a camp. On the 30th of July Gen. Shafter telegraphed: ‘Made known secretary of war’s statement that troops would be moved north as soon as fever subsided, and it had a very good effect on the men. Commendable Diligence was Shown, When, however, the true condition was made known aa order was issued to Gen. Shafter to move his command north as rapidly as possible and all ships in the service possible to get to Santiago were sent there and the great liners St. Paul and St. Louis were also ordered there. All this was done before the communication by Gen. Shafter was received and before CoL Roosevelt’s letter was published. Two Message* from Ponce. Two messages were received at th« war department yesterday from Ponce, the first announcing the death of a brilliant young army officer, gad the iecond from Gen. Miles himself touching the trouble in the Sixth Massachatetts regiment. Will Permit No Departure from Strict Military Discipline. Details of the later telegram are not >btainable, bat it is apparent that Jen. Miles ia determined to repress iternly at the very beginning any departure from military discipline, even Mbong the volunteer element in his

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