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12 THE BUKLINGTON Fit EE PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25. 1898. Madras and Scotch Flannels, Now that the cooler days are com ing we call attention to these popular goods. They are manufactured es pecially for wear during the months when it is neither hot or cold. Made of seventy per cent wool, fast colors, light and warm, lirm and even more durable than Scotch ginghams or cheviots, they are especially suitable for ladies' sliirt waists, shirts for men and boys, sleeping garments, dressing sacques, house v gowns, wrappers, breakfast jackets and entire costumes, suitable for the many purposes where healthful warmth is wanted. We are now showing a large line of these in small, desirable patterns, fine stripes, small checks and plain colors at very moderate prices. Choice assortment of best quality French Flannels in a variety ot new patterns. Conspicuous among them are the small polka grounds on plain colors, small stripes, figures, etc., on both dark and light grounds. Splendid assortment of best quality Outings, all the latest, inexpensive, very desirable and nearly as effective as the high cost goods ; also Printed Flannelettes in imitation of expensive French flannels, 10 cents a yard. Outings, etc., ai 6 H cits. Good quality Outings with a large assortment ot Zephyr Ginghams, Cotton Homespuns. Printed Dimities, Flannelettes, Silkolines, etc., all at 6l4 cents. In this lot are 20 pieces Silk olines, extra wide, .fine quality, made to sell at 2'2 cents, would make beautiful comfortables or bed pulTs. Ill ail Dne-tWrfl Will continue sale of Wash Goods at this price. Will add some great i : r i-- i. ..Y i . . L'itiguiiib iui mis wcck. s sue. uaiatea i Cloth, Piques, Cheviots, Zephyrs, Ginghams, Seersuckers, etc., a variety of beautiful goods selected with little regard to cost or value. To be sold at 8)3 cents. KntRli'.lilil la m. I'l'Ico luo mid 23u per bottle, Bpeclnlly prepared for household pur poses. Mends anything that breaks, Tip ping billiard cues. Just (he thing to fus ten tho end ot a Imnrineo; also, to stick It to tho skin lo keep II In position, MAJOR'S RUBBER CEMENT. A wonderful sticker. So bicyclist should bo without It. For repairing Huuber Hoots, Bhoes, Itubbcr GarmentB, Silk Umbrellas. 15 cents. MAJOR'S LEATHER CEMENT. Of surprising adhesive power. Hoots and shoes nnd articles of Leather. 15 cents. At druggists and houso furnishing stores or by mall free of postngc, United States acd Canadian Postago Btnmps taken. Bewaro ! ! ! Take No Substitute. MAJOR CEMENT CO., 1 Pearl St., Now York City, KEItltY, WATSON & C0 Montreal, 32,cod&wly Our Advertisers are, nmong the. leading merchants of iuu tun a, uuu meif Ads. Inserted riav nttn dftv. llhnwtn Ihn inna. IS rasual observer that thev Pav. I Fm i Fib his VERMONT BOYS HOME. The Regiment Arrived Late Sunday Af ternoon and During the Evening at Fort Ethan Allen. ONE DEATH DURING THE JOURNEY NORTH Corporal Harry B. Lamson of Barre a Victim of Spinal Meningitis Over 200 Sick Soldiers in the Hospital Train Privates Frank McRea and Charles Reed of Company F and George Martin and Joseph Vollinger of Company I Not Expected to Live Major Fillmore and Capt. Brownell Taken to the Mary Fletcher Hospital Story of the Home-coming Troops fnr fn O hinnenti Tlnnntii in ..i viiuuuv. y,v 111 Department Speaks of the Enormous Work Accomplished and Says He is Not at all Responsible for the Terrible Suffering Which Has Been Experienced Believed in Washington That the Terms of Surrender of Manila Will Have But Little Influence With the Peace Commission Quiet in Spain. Just three months ago .Sunday the ini'liibei s of the Vet mailt regiment left I'nmp tllymjila to defend the honor ot their country. Their departure was wit nessed by loved ones and strangers, all along the line to Chlekamauga Park. Weeping mothers, fathers, slsterf, broth els, wives and sweethearts gathered around llresldes of gloom that evening, while the brave volunteers were speeding foimtliward to defend the stars and stripes. It was expected at that time that the boys would go to the front and to the front they wanted lo go. As each dn passed 11 added lo the chain of anxiety ind not until Sunday were the heavy hearts lifted mid gladdened by the letllin of the nni s they loved, It was a tew minutes past 1 o'eloek Sun day nfti rnooii that the llrst division of the regiment arrived In Ilurllngton.. When the engine whlsdcd inlo (he I'ort (he truck was lined with friends. The (rain moved slowly and an air of sadness seem ed to have lucked the hearts of the crowd as no outburst of enthusiasm greeted the boys. Looks of expectancy were on the faces of the throng. The ambulance back ed ui to the train, stretchers were placed In position and the unloading ot 214 sick men wns begun. Il was a sight that brougnt (ears (o (he eyes ot strong men and women wept an If their hearts would break. Some of the men wele able to slowly alight from the train and with measured and unsteady steps they placed their feet on teira llrma. (Jut of an orig inal stall of 30 nurses 1.", had been stilckin with disease. The other 1.'. worked with a zeal nnd the lines In their faces showed plainly they had been put to u great strain, What were once healthy and line looking specimens of mnnhood were hut shudnws. A large corps ot" young men Horn Ilurllngton were on hand mid with willing banns they assisted the nurses In taking the sick from the train. Typhoid fever had fastened Itself upon some'of the men and reduced them almost to skele tons. Motners and fathers were not re eomiUed by ,-ome while others were so weak they could haidly speak. Others weio choked with emotion wallethosewho were able to walk unassisted were Joined either by friends or relatives. It took about an hour to unload the train but out of the 211 men only 21 were obliged to go to the hosplt.il. The larger number wcie qumteied In the barracks. Among those in the hospital are the fol lowing: WILLIAM WST. C-ompanv K. SIUCLDON S. rAMl'HICLL. fompnny B ' ( V. WVMAN, Company M. J. II. FISH. Company K. NKLSO.V l'ICICICHINO, Company II. .1. I). ClIALMi:nS, Company I). JOHN JleAI'LKV. Company 1). J. K. FIT.ClKltALD, Company H. THANK McKKA. Company K. WAItKHN l'l. I'OTTKK, Company A. VHF.D MAUTIN, Company K. v J. VOLLINflKH. Company I. CAUL HRKI), Company F. Ui:OHClK MAHTIN. Companv X. i'lUUL CI.orc.UI, Company V, , , ISAAC FHASKlt. Companv D. 1). O. HOOTI1, Company II. L. C. Fl'LLKIi, Company D. ' HOY lmi'SIl, Company H. Till'; SKKIOl'SLY SlCIf. Of (ho number In (he bospllal the fol lowing are not expected to live: Frank MeHi'ii of Company K, Chnrles Heed of Company F. Ocorge Martin of Company I, J. Vollinger of Company I. C. W. Wyrnnn oi company m was taken cpilto 111 Just before Hnrllngton was reached, but he Is not considered In a serious condition, .1. Hubbard Fish of Company K, whose homo Is In llollowell, Maine, Is In a serious con dition, Hopes are entertnlned for Ills re covery, but It will be several months be. foro he will be able to walk. The only physician on the train from Chlckamniign was Dr. J. W, Jackson and he had every appearance of being worn out. He de serves great credit, for he has had but little sleep on the trip home, Ills assist ants hnvo been vullnnt and faithful and their kindnesses were without number. DHATII ON TIII2 Till P. The saddest event of the trip north was the death of Harry H. Uimscui of Itnrre, a. corporal of Company K, Ho was taken sick at Wnshlngtcm and wns transferred to the hospital train. After nn Illness of IS hours he died U miles north of Haiti, more, the cause of his death being spinal meningitis. He was 2.1 yenrs old and the favorite of his company. IIo graduated from Ooddard seminary In the class of 'Hi nnd In June, '!, Joined Company K. He wns one of the most elllclent ofllcers hi the regiment, The deceused wns n brother oi sir. Lamson of the granite ilrm of Wells A- Lamson of Ilnrre and before ho went to (he fronf was (bo bookkeeper for inv arm. ne was a memiier of (he Knights of Pythlns of Hnrre and belonged lo the uniform rank. The remains were placed In a casket at Jersey City and re mained In the baggage car until I'ort Lthan Allen wns reached. Undertaker Jlolierts took charge of tho remains, re moving them to the basement ot the hos- pita). HOSPITAL SCICNKS. Tho barracks were heselged by anxious friends and relatives and handshakes. hugs and kisses were In order most of the afternoon and evening, In the largo ward lome of the men who wero too weak to be up retired, Visitors kept coming and many looked long and steadily befofp thoy lecoifiiizcu wiuii were unco I ll nil nil r rnccB, some of tho men wheme faces wero unco round wero pale nnd thin nnd their sunk on eyes hud a deep, mournful look. Those who weie nblo to wnlW went to the can teen, whero Caterer Coon served pand wlche, coffee and milk at tho expense ot the Stnte, Private cltlzenB also lined up tp the counter and before tho llrst division of troops nrrlved Mr. Coon had rerved over 2000 sandwiches and 250 gnlldns of coffee, Most of the supply was served to citizen", whom Mr. Coon had not prepared for. lie realized that he could not let It continue and notified tho ofllcers who topped It. Chaplain Duy cared tor the Moved to Camp Olympia Monday Sec. Alger Writes a Let Pnn h, f O,,o,'o Pfhrnvnmn x..yjr IU VUUllUa V,UIIV.I.I 11111 men at the barracks and much credit Is due him for the able milliner In which he cued for the comniNsnry depnrttneiit of the hofpltal train, lie telegraphed nhead for supplies. Heef ten, soups nnd mulled mill: weie prepared on the train, Chnpluln Uny resigned his pastorate at Hrnttlehoi o. Purine his three months' service he has lost forty-live pounds. In fuel near ly all of the men In the reg iment have lust In weight with the ex ception of Lieut. Fuller of Company A of llutlaud, who gained 21 pound. THE SICK.' f.Ut nftbc Soldiers on tbo Itotpltiil Train. COMPANY A, P.UTLAND. AVAHHUN POTTLIU CAHHULL DAVIS. CIIAHLLS LKWIS. 1-'. F. WILLIAMS. FIILD WIIITK. . .. ALF.XANDKIl HOLMKVKST FHANCIS CirrCHTIN. K() licit: LKVIN1C. THOMAS IIOUAN. COMPANY IJ. ST. J. L. HOQl'K. WILLIAM Ml NO II. .i. i:. FiT.m:r.ALD. uoy uitrsn. SHKI.DON CAMPHFLU' JAMKta' SIUCLDON. COMPANY C. HIIANUON. ' ni:onni: o'kkhfu. THOMAS Dl'NN. e. i). mvi:hs. Fit HI) NASI I. WILLIAM P.rCKLKY. P. F. HALPIK. . O. IH-JKiY. FHKD PATNAFDi:. HICHAUPS. J. A. NCTTINH. THOMAS DL'NN (furloiighed at nut laud,) COMPANY I). ST. JOIINSHL'IIY. HOIIL'HT HHAtlAN. JOHN McAl'LlCY. john ciialmi:i:sj u. c niowton. L. C. l'l'LLKH. 1IKNJAM IN 1 1 10ATH. . HAIlltY HUTCHINSON". FHKD CHALMlCnS. 11. W. C.ILIIIIAITII. ISAAC l'l tASK II. M HI WKiOINS. chahlf.s c.Li:i;n. PATHICK DKMAHSH. S. L. Nl'.LSON HAMILTON MOHH1LL-. (1. I. Me.OHLHOIt. FHKD IllPLKY (enrpor.il). V. (!. 1IHOOKS (musician). HAHLICY SMITH. Mil FN COOK (sergeant). WILLIAM PATTKltSON, W. i:. SMITH. OUIN JAMluSON. COMPANY V- IJAHKEX P. S, HOOT1I. J. II. FISH. F. C. 1VKS. W. 10. FHASIHl. WILLIAM Itl'S'f. PAUL nLADL'K. JOHN THOMPSON Fit ANK Mr It K A. C. CI. COCHHAN. . WILLIAM IiritHOrail, Corporal. HAIlltY LAMSON, (died Aug. 20, .1:30 p. in., at Hnltlmore. COMPANY F, N0HTIIFII:LD. WILLIAM COOK (musician.) P. S. HOU'F.S (corporal.) OFOHOK R VANS. OF.OHOK HANDALU ALDFN ST. JOHN. LKON SKINNUIl. JASPKR WILLIAMS. PF.AHL OLOrOII. II. II. CHADWICK. W. C. MASON. CHAHLF.S LOOMia. II. P. HALL. HOflKHT SOPKH. CAHL HF.RD. H. II, HHOWN. OKOHOH SPAl'LDINCV FHFH HOLDKN. HA fill Y HILL. VKHNON ATKINS. COMPANY G, UHADFOHD. NOHMAN HAHHIi:. DANIML IU'SSNLL. DAVID HOWAHD. CHAHLKS FIlKNCIt. v. PIKK. O, H. COHLISS (Sergeant.) J. A. HHOCK. II. W. COUTKH.MARSIU WALTKH LOUOKK. RALPH HAHKBR. DANIKL niJSSKLL. COMPANY II, MONTPKLIEH. OLIVKH GISHOHN, KLMKR TOWN. SAMUKL WINO. FRANK JARY. W. J. MOORK. K. W. LYNTON. ALTjIKD DIJC10LLH. JKRHY SULLIVAN. WILLIAM DUFFY. It. A. COOK. K. S, PARMKLLB. D. O. HOOTH. NKLSON PICKKRINOk C. a. SMITH. HARVEY REED. W. J. PUTNEY. WILLIAM THERIAULT (Corporal.), COMPANY-1, BRATTLEBORO. MICHAEL SHERRY. JOHN LONG. MICHAEL QUIHKEN; isaac norm W. A. BELDEN. OERALD kiq. PETER CU.NJMINGS, J. C. HENKLE. FRED DUSIIAM AV. J. TAYLOR. I W. P, TOOMKY, f m Ti-i-nniinnfmi- in flio 7 f bll IIIUUIUIUIUJ 111 fclj. y Ul L. K. CUTLER. ' ALEXANDER HINOJf AM. lU'OENE WLNTWOlU'lL T. F. LYNCH. M. J. LYNCH. 1!. O. WARE. (lEOHOE MARTIN. ' JOSEPH VOLLENtlKIl. ARTHUR PIPER (corporal), IIEIIHEHT SWIFT (corporal). CARROLL HOYDEN. HAHLEY TAYLOR. THOMAS CiOLDEN. COMPANY I. HENNlNGTONi AHTI It'll CONWAY. P. W. R'llMNSON. II. II. CLARK. ROIIERT MATTESON. C. P. TITCS (musician) - GEORGE PKLLKKIN. WILLIAM PEN FIELD. JAMES IlAHltEH. MICHAEL FRAIIEll. CLAYTON THOMPSON. MAN SEVERANCE. COMPANY L. NEWPORT," LA I'D WRIGHT. E. II. Nl GENT. R. E WILLEY. J. A. HI LA NO. NULVKHT MYOTT. H. A. LOL'CJEE (lieutenants PERSON KOHIilNS. OitA JL'DD. ALLEN HOLISROOIC ERNEST HEAN. GEORGE MASON. . GEORGE CASWELL (sergeant). ARCHIBALD WELLS. TRACY PHILLIPS (sergeant). CHARLES WE H HER. A LEX AN DER UEATTIli. ALBERT HEATH. JOSEPH COR RETT, M, J. RYAN. COMPANY M. Ut.'IlLINGTONV JAMES FLYNN. W. A. IIA RHER, E. W. IIECKW IT II. HAIlltY WELLS. JOSEPH CAMPBELL- . GARDNER GATES. E. J. LEE. C. F. CLEVELAND WILLIAM HALE. JOHN DO Y I.E. DANIEL MoGArOHAN, Jrt. Ll'TllEll FENNELL. IRA E. AUSTIN. CHARLES W. WYMAN. The following are left In St. i,,-,S Hospital at East Lake, Tenn.: CAPT. II. II. CIIAMHERLIN of Brad ford, typholu fevrr. LlEl'T. D. F. CURTIN, Hrattlcboro, ty phoid fever. LlEl'T. CHARLES WILLIAMS, New port, malarial fever. MEN WILL BE FI'RLOrOIIED. As soon us the men are nblo to go home ughs will be given them. Furloughs furloughs were granted Sunday to Edward Beck- with William P lliier Harry Wells and " "lm l luvcin n.ie ueen men nun , wneei nun inns rtioge 111 11 imril lit Hol Joscph Campbell. The four young men , fl'reud to n consK'erable extent. One reg- ton which was Mruck by llKlitnlns killing are members of Conmanv M and reside In lmp.,u the Chlckamniign enmp has a co - Mr. Swan Instantly. Burlington. Capt, C. M. Brownell of Com - pnny M was 011 the division which follow- Sunday evenln Th.. F.mnv Vllnn hn.iiltnl ff,l ln .1, JoX l.i cases and the doors of the Mary er hospital were cheerfully opened by Dr. Alllll'ews. FIRST BATTALION ARRIVES. 1... ., -.-I'.-i-rrr i uvt LH Min i iiiv mi HL'if nuh llll Mill, The llrst bntdillon rollowed the hospital lr.iln iiiriviiiwr nt in,. r.vir ni r,.ai ..-..in..!, At Hurlluston a Inrge crowd of people us- it, . , . , . . ? v c .,, (lPI)flt mill iififip nfti.i' Ne'ir SimuidhiK I Kl i . a largo eanuoii I'w use, ball's warehoiiso in llrlng a salute. When the train came io n Htniwisiili ni th nwi n, .i.i . K'. ,K'r" !!' !! :"e" P - and the u . less than i s Vek. a 1 Suffering unirwu u itiu nimiuii wns iuicn u '.v . , . . . : - - , , 1 with ovcrv -.i .1-1 t .v. . .... his t'ainn. too. In as t ifavnrablc a t) Uico t " 1111 lVr' . nun iinu'ii iu inr .Jiwy v u'iuiht u, i n . . i n,i It U with till1 Major II. D. Fillmore of Bennington was '""' ln lh'-, 7''n;1' Others more fa- , "? I1 . .... ..... . viiriililv m ti :itf,l lif,'t. I,,n I tiinullmt iiiimi-i "!. . Allis is n en .,.ni i.t inn Mnr 'mt tn. man . , .......... .... . one worth witnessing. The boys In bltio '!tPly m?TKhJ? tho ,," to ?K:ht , 1,0 leaned out of the windows and shook I Spaninrds. 1 he great ill llculty of hind ng hnnds with friends us they passed along. ' ""I'ldles was subsequently met. Tho wind Jinny of the volunteers did not wait topllranr u' ovcry 1mo1rnlB "l '10 ,ani1 m!!, 0 get out of the doors, but crawled out of'11 mnJ "fl"lnB almost Imposslblo the windows. It wns a co,rdlal welcome ! V1"' of T,1"1.1 ,"",Uh, Vl,"' ,0,w. Kl,to1' linmr. .m,i ihn iinr. t,-..n 3i,.,i ... ' which was all they had left for this pur. They" visited the canteen and Mt aroun.i In groups eating sandwiches and drlnklns COfte, b thu' htaut wnmi niiimr .. . ' he called such) beenme impassable for ve . srAln I'OM C UOKAMAIjaA.jnlule(i ,)llt.k nnmns hnd to be employed The regiment broke enmp at 3:30 Frldny(to carry food to tho army, which being rooming. The sick vere taken In umbu-' extended to the right nrniiud Santlngo, ln InnceH tn Lytle, On., three miles, nnd creased the distance from the coast every placed on the hospital train, which was day, and made the task moro dliuou'.t. tho llrst tn sturt for the north, The ro-! However, the result nnd tho subsequent mulnder of the regiment stnrted nt i:30 on sickness Hint has broken out In the army a nliie-nille march to Rosjivllle, reaching I showed the great wisdom of Oen, Shatter thero at 0 o'clock. Stock and baggugo In moving forward to mnke tho attnek were loaded and tho train of 1!) cars start- while his men were In vigor. It was a ed at 0:30, Then at Intervals of 10 mln- movement bordering on uuduclty, but It utes tile three battalions eft In as many succeeded nnd the persistence of tho nt tralns, tack, I have no doubt, greatly dlsheart- At Washington Senntor Proctor me, ,1m ened the Spaniards. Tho result was one of train and greeted many of the boys. The, people of the capital also sent sandwiches and gave tho troops an enthusiastic? greet ing. A I Jersey CKy (ho secdon contain ing tho bnggnge was delayed by nn acci dent to the running gear of one of the cars and the third section passed the sec. ond section, leaving Jersey City at 0:30 Sunday morning via the' West Shore road to Albany nnd the Delaware nnd Hudson to Rutland, which city wiib reach ed shortly utter 2 o'clock Sunday after noon. The people of Rutland supplied Co. A with lunches nnd the;Jeople of Bran don did the same for Coc. The stations nt Rutland and Brandon were filled with people who cb,e.ercl the soldiers and at other stations on4be Rutland road there were large gatherings. 1 7 THE ll,OME-COMING. The third section of 19 cWs. confnlninir hnntann-A ........ . m n the Dnggage, tentS, Stores. 27 mnlli in horses. army wagons and 40 men In -nil ugalnst positive' orders, due perhaps chHrge of QuarterrnHster Creed, arrived at to carelessness nnd negligence, but large Fort Ethan Allen nt 10:15, The fourth ly on account of not having the medical section with the second battalion, Com-lforce to spare (many of whom were sick) panics E of Barre, P of rthfleld, h of from the enmp nt Santiago, Many medl-f Montpellcr nitil I of Brnttleboro, nrrlved cnl olllcers sent with transports wero tn iit 11, unci tlic fifth mill last section, wlthjken 111 oti (he wny homo. Companies 11 of St. Albnna, D of 81. Tn give you n little Iden of tho work that Johnsbkiry, O -of Urmlforil ntul L of New-'has been done, I append (ho follnwIiiKi port, comprising the third buttnllon, ar-. The work of the mljuuint general's tip. rived nliont midnight, pnrtmcnt 1ms been lo muster mid order lo Ah (he trnlns entered Oils cl(y Inst even- their station, to he precise, 2t,l volitn Ing u number of pnfrlotlu cKlstens scut up1 tccrs, mid 21,900 Tor the regular army, rockets nnd made liberal use of torpedoes This with n reduced force, as ninny slalf along the track. olllcers from nil of the departments had As the Inst section wns passing through 1 been pronmled nnd ordered to (ho Held, Saratoga. Sunday night Flunk Hetiolt of 1 The chief of engineers reports an cx Company I,, rrom Newport wns struck, 'pondlturo ot fS.KM.noo for lint bnr defences, while 'ilmnllng or silting on the ear stops, building emplacements of heavy guns, by a gunril of some kind and one hip was mortar batteries and mines, severely Injured. , The surgeon gcnciul has had the enor- W""- a iiiuu imim 01 niacK iickhiiiiiich neconipanled (he stock and baggage train rrom the South and (hey seemed delight id with thu trip. t iiij Ktrruni!. Dr. W. S. Webb's gift of $:,00, with more to follow If needed, bus been much appro rl.itetl by the regiment, before leaving fl.lim clini1H t jj.intIIK 1()r,0 nu,0 ,, Ciiel.iimangu and on the Journey homo Manila. The work done In this lino Is nl Cbaplnlii Day ha used considerable of ,nosl beyond comprehension, (he fund for supplies at different times for Th(. commissary Kcneral had purchased the sick and more will be used for dell-',,m distributed, up to Auk. 1, lit) H07,235 cades hi the hospital. A fund lor thu pounds of latlons which have been trans fame purpose was nbo sent by some la-, ,,or(ed and distributed to nil armies In dies in the southern pari of the State. 'I he use of (he riding hull was tendered (he regiment for (he night hut the boys preferred lo sleep under (heir shelter tents. Col. Clark, who Ims been at bis , home In Montpellpr on sick leave, Joined the regiment a( Rutland am has assumed command. Reveille wassoundedato o clock Monday morning and tents were pllclud on the i.ernianent enm. Rroiind, whleh Is In splendid condition for the troops. Pure water, new comp iny kltch-, ens, u large-storehouse nnd n hospllnl tent , are iciiiij 101 use. PROMOTIONS IX THU H KOI MI! NT. The following promotions hi the First ,....,... . ... i"imi to tne nmiy by the (piar(ennas(er's dc K'on IlamlltJii (o be surgeon, with rank i,rt,.,,.,n i,,,u 1.. Mr i ... ...1.1..1. , . .... I'.',1' m"Jo.''.N;""; !,"rK.1:0" l,only melKlon a few articles as follows! in. -..,,1. . 11 1...1 pin hum, ,,, i.i,,t ui vii,tniii, 1 1 ui'i lit 1 1 Steward Anderson to bp second assistant xut'ip'on with rank of lieutenant. SEC, ALGER WRITES, WiisIips III lined of Any Itcsiiniitblllty 1'ur MUIVrllig In 1 li n Army-.SIiuw thu llnoriiiitiifi Work Done. New Yoik, Aug pew Ins received 1 -Chaiinccv M De- "ll... following letter from the secietuiy of wur and has con- rotn l ie secieiuiy 01 war ami nas con- i litcil to its publication. The leKer which ,s written in reply .0 a reuest for In- formation on tho subject referred to Is as follows: War Department, Washington, Aug. 13. My Dear .Mr. l)ep"w: The great pres sure of business bus up to now prevented me from sending to you the statement you were kind enough to ask for, as to what hud been accomplished In the way .... ;..!.... tl... .1... .1..I.1 .1... l'l iillllllllllh IIH' ,111113 I'M inr in-1'., lilt, conduct of campaign, etc. Also, the chiefs ..i- .iifuimw I.,. v.. i.mi i,i, much iirlecn with work to compile the data te'iulred. One not In the midst of the work can hardly realize what an undertaking It Is to call li.l.inu men Into the Held at one time, coming fium all the States, and to have them mustered and gathered In camps on so short notice, nnd this too when we hint sca'ee any camp outfit for their acconimodnllaii, nil having to he provided lor by the war department. As you know, when war was declnred. there was no mulpment whatever for the vol nnteers In store. That this was success fully iK'ioinpllshed, with very llttlu ucel dent. Is a matter of record. Suhseuuent calls, Including the regular nrmy (which Executive Mnnslon, numbeieil about 27.0X1 men when war was Washington, Aug. 21, 0S. declared) made a total of iiiS,.V men. To Major Cien. Merrltt. I.. S. A., .Manila: accomplish all In so short a time has been I "In my own behalf and for tho nation, a great work. I extend to you nnd the olllcers and nu n Of course, gathering this vast number , of your command sincere thanks and eon of men together, In a large measure nil- gratulatlons for the conspicuously gallant ner iiiiirniiicu riginieimii aim company cummanoers lor aciu.ii iieni ciuiy owing lo the lack of knowledge as to sanitary conditions to be observed, tho cureless neps In not observing Instructions which were furnished us to proper cure of the men has lidded greally Id (he work of (ho medical department. Thus from tho homes of 2PI.ui" volunteers has been constant and great an.Mely as to what might happen to their "oliller, and hundreds of inquiries inndi; by Setters nnd telegrams have been 1 reel ved eery day concerning Individual soldlers. The fueling on the part of these Individuals Hint the wur department Is responsible for the cure of their men In - dlvldiiully has naturally arousedsympathy In case ol sickness and death, and has erentiHl much sorrow There Is nothing' young men in robust health are so prodi gal as of their health, until It Is gone. Men go Into camp feeling that they can stand anything and everything, and can not be made to believe to tho contrary until stricken with disease. Every effort has been mnde from the ..cKi.i.iiiig . luiinsii ewiy camp wnn mi' appliances asked for but o course he 1 Z .. .uZ,,'J"'. ,u '." men. For Instance, one army corps com mander has given orders and enforces them, respecting sanitary uffulis nnd be 1 ' ,.-,1"', M'1 " frnctlon over 2 per cent "" Iho sick 1st. Others have been less snccessim nun me iunseiiieiiee is lypnoiu 1 "" , n orevs sanitary rules In his ' , , 1 ,n , , " "V 1,10 ber on the sick list. One of the regiments ' '"C JIISl dill. Hot 'Ct reillOVC'l fTOm IIS "'..or complaints of typho.d Concerning the Santiago campaign, when the ships left Tnmpa they had on board three months' provisions and an ubund - I mice of bosnllnl siiiinlles. Tbev hnd llEht. i . 1 O l'l"' I III' lUHI(lf,ltl-t, Jl, ,,, . I " . with at point of debnrkn-ifronl this terrible mnl.i.ly. I am grateful ;hters were lost hi severo i J' your-4. M. A. : Iwenrty, Lexington, Ky." way. As soon as wero iio.ifaold b' J' "' O'Sulllvan. druggist. ',,"",,,' tlon. Ihrce light storms on the way. as soon as wero no-1 I 1 1 llciil (if t in f fi n t ii-fi f nvi'u rf 1 1 trli ( nru i we e uttm, Mohl e nu, Nev Or , '1 K'U iu IHL- irui, iu lunn ui HHHU'in "ere sent from Mobile nnd New Orleans' "'' " of ,I,?M-wa wrt,ckc''' The army disembarked, getting oft a portion of Its."11' 'supplies unci meiucni stores, ana immeiu- l10"1'' of tno l"'k;;'-HiWho were employed " ,,,,),rr C'',U 00,n M 'WU' ',n' , '1C,,IV' uxlt , l falling every das-, the roads (If they could the greatest victories for men engaged In modern warfare. The number of prison ers taken exceeded the attacking force by lienrly two to out. When yellow fever broke out nnd tho fever list Increased into the thousands It wns for a time supposed that It was prin cipally yellow fevor, The bringing troops north nt onco after the surrender, under such conditions, would have been certain death to a vast number, but upon Inquiry It wns ascertained that very few of theso coijes comparatively wero yellow fever, when It was at once decided to brhig tho army home as speedily as possible. Every thing that human Ingenuity could devise hns been done to succor that army not the Ingenuity ot the secretary of war, but the result ot the combined counsel of those who have had a life-long experience In tho field. ThatVimn mn hflvn Vionn rtiriiiA nn i.s.i.nnrl. ,-nmlnir hnmn IIiota Iu nn .lnnht molls wotK or lltllllg Up hospllllls. or- ganlzlug (ho medical corps, employing male and feinalo nurses, conlriiet sur geons, win are employed from civil life, besides those commissioned us corps, di vision and hrlKiido surgeons, f iiriilshlng mauds from all over the country mid 111, 1 leu I Ulltitillua ,,,t .. ,1 uti'iiel.ttr 1 1. .. the Held here nnd at Hnntlnco, Porto Itleo ,ln, M.ililhi, besides (he law iiuanlKy distributed anions (he des(l(u(o Cubans, The (iiartenna.ter general's report Is t w tn ,.vuu ,vo , im)roxmlU(, llU.i of lil.i work. In the wav of transportation to Honolulu, .Maullii, Santiago and Polio Co, and return home there havo been ct i2l,;3s ,,., wth ,irtil..ty equipment ,,nd supplies. lly rail In this country there have been transported ! 700 olllcors ;i:t,';. enlisted men, also i,:,s animals, besides thousands of wngnns nrtlllcrv anil nnd other illllirtcrninster. enminls- sary, ordnance, medical and signal service stores. The total number of articles of clothing and e.imp eoulpaue distributed '' ' eutnns lielil uniforms Jv3t1)( vhoes, pairs .111,372. I'nitcrshlrts 1,07.1, tents 17H.II2. etc.. etc. The tolnl weight of food nnd forage dis tributed dally to the army Is approxi mately !in Ions. Added 10 this Is the large Meet of traiis por(s chartered and purchased, the mini-iigeiii-nt of the same hi conveying sup plies and ammunition. The paymaster has promptly paid the army, .mil Is deserving of very great credit for his work. Til" signal corps bus provided most elll clent rnrvlce, furnishing coble, telegraph, ,pl,,lnone anil signal services lo the ,f. ''"i. "'",Mn,,.H lMtl . .. ,,r.,u ... ' , ; 11 '" . s; , ' ' . 1 " ? worlf or 'ou' ' . "'', ...... ,, ,, ... i-l.ll' 1 ttljlliu !.' ,11,,"f"'1' . V' l',." . ...,l,ll,k W0,,M l,vll,ll'r you, It anything c un. Sincerely yours, It. A. ALGER. Hon Chnuncey M. Depew, New York, M'KINLEY SENDS THANKS. Washington, Aug. 21. President McKln- ,..,..,. ,, ,. .. . .. ' t0: 1 1 ,c'."1"'1 " Admiral Dewey and l,Pn- Merrltt the nation s congnitulntlons upon their capture of Manila. The t..x! of the ilesputch to Admiral Dewey Is as follows: , Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 21, 'OS. Admiral Dewey, Manila: "Receive for yourself and the olllcers, sailors and marines of your 'command my thanks nnd congratulations and those of the nation for the gadant conduct all have .nK 0 conspicuously displayed (Stgne.'.) WM. M'KINLEY." Following is (he text of (he despatch to Gen. Merrltt: conduct displayed In your cninpulgli (Signed) WM. M'KINLEY." ABSOLUTELY QCIET IN SPAIN. Madrid, Aug. 21. Noon-Spain Is abso liKely ipilet. Don Carlos has given his partisans strict orders not to commit acts of rebellion while the divisions among the . republicans render that partv powerless. SL'ICIDE AT OODENSHntO. Ogdensbiirg, Aug. 21. James Ashwond, 1 1 ,, 1 . 1 , 1 i '. , mltted suicide ,it his home at 10 o'clock , l f'r,la '"" " ;' l"shlug Ills throat a curler 01 nils city aged 01 cars, cotn- with u razor. Ills daughter went to the barn about 10 o'clock for a wash boiler and found her father lying near the barn In a pool of blood, his throat cut from ear to ear and the Jugular vein fevered. Ashwood fell from his wagon several weeks ago sustaining quite serious in juries and has acted strangely since. WILL CONTINUE THE WO III. Malone, Aug. 21. The special corporn- l.Iwtlon to ,,ppioprlnte to con vnm.vcio woJ.); ,t .Mll., stroot re , "lilted In a vote of 270 for to 117 against. A MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Wuterliury, Aug. 21. During' 11 severe ! tliuiiilc-storm of .Swan ol Ne (o-ilny 11 man by the name New Bedford. Mie-s.. stunning" ai iiiiriingiou was 0111 mr a rule on his Y. II.mv .Iiinii.llce Cureil humanity should be supplied means possible for lis relief usure we publish (he follow to certify that I wns a ter- ! rl"' ironi ii now juunillce for '"1' "Uliuu uy , " Jj' J ' K'- ncornmi'ndcd L ectrlc Hitters; and ; "tiPry l",kl,,K tw" hottles, I wns entirely 1 c,lm1' ,low; tnko Kreat I'lwisuro In rcc- ommeniung mem 10 uny person surrerlu ' SMtrheum, cc.ema. every ailment of th9 - .. . m . Saltrhcum eczema, every ailment of tho kln curfiU Crystallna. No benellt no AT China Ha New stock just unpacked, we have a few extra large sizes which... arc bargains also a complete line of the smaller sizes. L. C. GRANT, C Cliurcfc ft 1 JARniNIP.RF.S The Improved 2u thoroughness of separation hike the lend. In completeness of design and case of operation excel nil others. Are more substantially made ami arc superior In nil tolnls to all others. All Styles ami Sizes. $75. 00 to $625.00. Agents In nil dairy sections. Send for latest lllustrntcd catalogue. VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., - Dellows rails. Vt. CHICAGO'S GREAT CANAL, A DRAINAGE SYSTEM WHICH IS ONE OF THE WONOERS OF THE WORLD. TMcnty-dva Million liollurs Already llx pcndeil Ainuiint of llxcuvittlou 1 411111 to llnlf of'lluit uTIhu hue. Canal Nation's Mullein tbu l'l eject. The audnclty with which Chicago's grc it civic works havo been planned and con structed lias fieiielitly slat tied the coun try. Hut few bolder projects, even In tin World's Fair city, were ever undertaken than the turning of Chicago River back wards, and thu pouring through It as pjrt of a grcitt drainage ciinnl of Suci.'W cubic feel of water per minute from Lake Mich igan Inlo the Mississippi. And yet this bilge work Is nearly completed, and at tile iiiglt.rir's ollico I was Informed that by August, ISM, tho big rtiviT will be in ai (ual operation, says the Chicago .colli" sprjnili'iil of the Boston Tiunserlpt, who proceeds as follows: "Already i..",nnu,(Jto have been expended upon 1(, mid some good sized bills mid claims for ilinniiges ill ( yet lo be settled, Before the Nlcaril gnun ciinnl Is begun It m.iy be well to see the lln il footings of the f'hleugo drain age, which must rank aniMig the gr"it ur tlllilnt waterways ol the world, and the pecillailo of It Is that the corporation of a single city should have hnd the coinage to assume the llniinelul responsibility. Nature helped the plojict enoi mously In milking Hie watershed between Lake Michigan nnd the Mississippi hnslu at this point only eighteen feet above tne lalti level nnd but twelve miles out from Chi eaco. It is a remarkable geonraphlc.il fact tbut the Great Lakes druln a lela tlvely small area. Haiely Is the water shed found moro than fifty miles buck from tho shoie. In Ilaveniin, O., forty miles south of Cleveland, there is n court house w hem the rainfall on the north side of tin icof runs Into Like Erli-.whllc that on the south side drains Into the Ohio. In New York the sources of the Mohawk, which Hows Into (he Hudson, are only a few miles from Lake Ontario. In Illinois llio Illinois River heads close to Lake Michigan The height of bind north ot Lake Superloi Is less than a hundred miles from that lake, ami beyond the height the waters nil How lo Hudson's liny. No lurge river Hows Into the lakes, and the course of the small stieams that empty Inlo them Is peculiar. Trace one of them on the map and you will Hnd that only a few miles back from the lake It makes u sharp turn, ami that Its upper cjnrse Is parallel to the lake shore. One of the largest of the lake ailluents Is the St. Louis River, which empties Into the bead of Lake Su perior; but sixty or seventy milts from Its mouth. In u Hat, plnc-covered country, are the lakes that form thu sources of I the Mississippi. t 'I his characteristic of the lake country wns nature's great coneoslon to the canal project. For years tho Chicago River has been a remurkahly accommo dating stream, (lowing Iu times of Hoods and high water naturally Into Lake Mlch lKnn. and at other times b.nkwards to- wnril the old Illinois mid Michigan canal, whleh was designed to do on a small scale about the same thing as the new Drain age ciinnl. Hut even If the land was level and the watershed near, It has been no hollilny task to construct the great canal. In order to mnke room for the volume of water from the lake to to get through the city, the Chicago River hns bc-n dri'dg'd mid deepened, In places widened, nnd In addition a "by-pass" has been constructed between Adams mid Van Huren streets, which Is simply u coveted up river Ilfty feet wide, running under the property of the Pennsylvania Ralliond company. Til's was mnde necessary because the natural stream was here so narrow that it could not well lie deepened, and property wns so valunhlc that tin y could not afford lo widen It, and if the whole volume of i water were tn ne drawn through the ex isting channel it would make a current so swift as to spoil the river for naviga tion. Outside the city the main channel, twenty-eight miles In length, may be dl vldcl into two pints, that through glacial drift, or ordinary enrth, where tne work , hns been comparatively eisy, and so the dimensions of the canal lUed nt the mini iium requirements, and that through solid rook where the cosl of nn enlargement at any future time would be so great that a channel double the size which now seems necessary has wisely been cut. The part of the ennui llrst described Is lb) feet iwldei on the bottom, with "(wo on one" I side slopes, while the rock excnvnllou Is I bin feel on (he bottom, and through this pari of the distance the work has cost tl.Oflti.OOO n mile. The channel will average Sil foot In depth, anil when completed will bo a free waterway navigable for any craft drawing less than 2:' feet of 'water. The ciinnl will empty Into the Desplaiius River at Juliet, and that river with an other form the Illinois, a tributary of the Mississippi. Hut at Lockpnrt, four miles from Juliet on the Chicago side, the real channel stops and there regulating works have been constructed and a bear-Imp dam. I rom this point to Juliet the watir will Hud Its way by a tull-rnce, which is a surface strenu; enrried by gravity be I tween nrtlllclal euibiukinents, for In that four miles there Is a drop of thirty-live fect, Through Juliet and beyond the Dis- prilues is being considerably enlarged, and its bunl.H diked In prevent serious ovcrllows in the senson when the liver Itself Is high, and new movable, bridges ut many places have been necessary. This Is, in brief, the problem of roustriictlfii whleh has been met, and some figures mny help to show the magnitude of the I undertaking. Ot glicial drift 27,nua,0UOcuble yarns nave oeeu excnvaieu, nun oi sinici lock 13,tm,CW cubic yards. This is half as much excavation as In the Suez Cnn.il, which cost $100,000,001), and but slightly less oNciivatlon than in (he celebrated Man chester Canal, which was six years In building and cost $77,000,000. Two orts of opposition arose to this great project from Its earliest suggestion: the first an the theory that It would dis turb tho level of the lakes, whose harbors are now only too shallow, and the second that this stream of pollution would be a great detriment to tho towns along tho liver below. Both of these objections have been In a mensuro met, so (here Is now Hide real hostility evinced toward the drainage canal In any quarter. But In IS:).", the Vessel Owners' association up pealed to the government for a scientific. Investigation to determine the effect on the lake levels that would result from tak ing 30O.C0O cubic feet per mlniito out of Lnke Michigan and currying It to the Mis. slslppl. The report they mndo was rather inconclusive. At the drainage comuils Eloneris olllce, however, It Is asserted, and the testimony of great engineers cited In proof, that the level of Like Michigan will not be reduced more tliuii three to ilvo inches by tho loss ot the amount of wuter contemplated, Fortunately, nature has here loo como to tho rescue, for (he lako levels, at one time a s.ubject of serious apprehension, have now; for two yenrs been rising, In 1S95 they were the lowest since 1S17, and fear wns general for the hnrbors, which lire nearly all, artificial, und none too good under most fnvorublc conditions. At Chi cago, Milwaukee. Cleveland and many mi nor ports they were made by the dredging out of small rivers and creeks, They wern adapted In depth lo the vessels In whleh tne commerce of the lakes wits original'' transported, but (he constant tcndenc toward increasing tho size nnd draush' U, S. Cream Seoarators .. of (he craff has culled for large harbor expftidltun s fmm yuir lo year. Just at Hie lime when (be tendency town id larg er sized lake craft begin Chlingi. column- nn me lony ut practising blockading her river neiir lli tmnitli ii'i,i,wi ,i, . .. .i..., i.. vessels by building huge walls .ii-ross It i'i iiecominoniiie oy tunnels the stie t car that run lo thu Ninth Side end In tbo West stl.1i. Tli,,.,. titt,,,,.u l. ...... i.... . .... ...... ,,, pitl illlt ib veiy si-lions barrier to the navigation o i n- iieiii'i, i.-irg" vessels ciiunoi mm a fllll lo.-lll lit th,. elevnlrtru litid ,,..t ,,,,1 t.. the lake without scraping against the 1 11 ti ti ol roofs, mid unless some renn tly inn be found Chicago must cense lo be it llr. class port. Seveial plans have been siu gi sled, like (In- lowering of (hi lunin Is. (he removal of lake business (o a m w hntltni nl slriiilh fl.l. ,,,,,1 , .!... , I may be the solution of the dlilliultv lb,, conversion of a part of this lira mum cmial Into a Inoinl commeiclal i limine i, with wharf facilities on both side- Tl.ln would be one of the most expensive uii ll"rtllkings ever ilt-r-ntiteil rif .,!,! ,,,, .it,. cM'cpl Chicago would think of It. But him canal project mny, however, cpm thej wav to a solution i,r the i,,t-i,..n ,.,..1.1..... with which it Is Intimately ci nnec ti d. The Mum m inn miiig ccinsiriieieii now 1 a. c-oininerclal highway throughout Ps I 1 gtli although the culling being made s il to constitute nearly twi-lnlids if tin m- 111 e cose 01 cri-iiing a channel from Chi cago to the Mississippi which would bo iiiivlgiibln to the largest bouts able to ply OetWll'll Si. I.nllls fill, I W.ie fl,-l. cagonns believe this Is 11 b. finning ,ind thflt till. I'll 01 111 nrelii I hli.li .e.. ..Ill r II..... ilther at the expense of the' Fid r 1 v- eiiiiueiii or me uue or Illinois, ir p i-- ii.ips 1 11 1 c a go in conjunction wltn cm ir the other or with both. The tiellittlr.li iirrilileni liim i,r......i ..... less serious than thut of harbor b-vels U first, mi Illinois Valley Protective r -elation was formed, nnd some 1 ml. nt s 111. id' at Springfield tri r hoi-kin., 1 1 drulnuge 1 a Pal. But the IlllnoL, V II v people soon saw- that whatever Its tl u vantages, the drulnuge eunal would in f considerable value to them In f urn H ? a slenly current of water In str ir 1 which hid been periodically dry T. 1 Desplnllies hns been almon drv cb rP tho summer months so that no town I 1 g Its bunks had made t a b'isis of water supply. i his. inn, was .mother piece of Cblrn, j'a good fortune. Then the oxygen of th 1 r will greatly Improve the 1p1.1l tv 1 r t u stream after flowing thirty niin s i n . -fore It reaches St, Louis, 2so mile- w v the harmful effects! will have v. nl 1 I; and then, as the entering wedg' 1 f w . it may become ,1 great highway e-f c mi nien e the people along the Hni nr c,u te lecnnclliel to some temporary ineji.veii lene e.-. The value of the canal when once In op eration to t.le wnler Hiiiinlf r.t i'.i. cannot be overestimated. That now e inu s iruni jour eritis. as nicy nrei calb d. Ice iti d about four miles out Into the lake, but even ut that illstiim-,. In n,,.o .i 1... Chicago River overllows, the pollution H quite serious. The cin.il Is a gravity stream, ami so the expense of mainte nance wnen once completed will b lit tin more than ordinary repairs and .111 ocia slonal dredging. Bodily pain lofes its terror If vnu've a bottle of Dr. Thomas' ICclectric Oil In tl'.) houso. 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