VOL XXXVII No 91.
WILMINGTON N. C, NOVEMBER 15, 1904.
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81.00 PER
9
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TOUR A. & M. C. !
Prominent Northern Gap
italists Visit Eastern
Carolina
25 IN THE PARTY
The Visitors nrc Guests of Mr. T. S.
Rowland and an Inspection of the
Country Alonj; the A. & X. C Road
Will be Made Beaufort Harbor to
be Inspected With a View to its De
velopment by the Government At
Goldshoro a Reception ami Banquet
Wa Tendered the Party by llusi
ncss 3Ien of the City.
(Special to The Messenger.),
Goldshoro, X. C. Xovember 12l
Goldsboro was honored this afternoon
with a distinguished guest in the per
son of Senator Aldrich. who besides
being chairman of the United State?
Senate Finance committee, enjoys a
nafional reputation that mot people
would have good reason to envy- On
the train this afternoon which brought
Senator Aldrich were twenty-five
other distinguished gentlemen from
Rhode Island and other Northern
states, who came as gueets of-Mr. R.
S. Howland,' the principal of the How
land Improvement company, who
have leased and are now operating the,
. A. and N. C. railroad. In the party
was Senator Simmons, Senator Over-v
man and Representatives Thomas and
Small and Governor Aycock, includ
ing a number of other men high in
public life.
These gentlemen were guests of the
- Goldshoro Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon at an Informal reception in
the parlors of the Hotel Kennon.
Following closely upon this honor, a,
banquet was given in honor of the
distinguished guests in the Hotel Ken
non by the Chamber of Commerce.
The reception committee to entertain
the distinguished visitors on the part
of the chamber of commerce was
Messrs. E. B. Borden, Geo. A. Nor
wood, Jr., Chas. Dewey, I. F. Dortch.
F. K. Borden, Geo. C. Royall. and Jos.
: E. Robinson.
The destination of this distinguished
party Is Morehead City, for which
place they left this afternoon on a
special train. Senators Aldrich. Sim
mons and Overman will go to Beau
fort to inspect Beaufort harbor and
the proposed inland water route from
Norfolk, which it is understood the
government proposes to aid and fos
ter in connection with the Panama
'canal, thereby opening up hitherto un
dreamed of possibilities for Eastern
North Carolina,
On the arrival of the train here,
the distinguished party was met by th;
reception committee appointed byj the
Goldshoro Chamber of Commerce an
escorted to the parlors of Hotel Ken
non, where a large number of repre
sentative citizens were in waiting to
receive them, and where a brief speech
s of welcome to Goldsboro was, made
them by Col. Joseph E. Robinson as
- follows: "Senator Aldrich: It is a
very great pleasure to the citizens of
Goldsboro to greet you and your dis
tinguished party of gentlemen in our
midst.' and in behalf of my fellow cit
izens I have the honor to bid you wel
come, and not only is it the spirit of
southern hospitality that gives us the?
pleasure at your visit, but also, sir.
a pardonable pride that -pring3 nat
ural among a people self-conscious of
their possibilities, that gives us hope
that your visit will result in the yet
greater development of the fertile and
marvelously inviting section lying
hence to the ocean, whose white capp
ed waves since 'creations dawn" have
broken in continuous thunder on our
shores, endeavoring to tell all. the
story of our wonderous wealth of sea
and land and die In music, with the
,tale untold. We feel sir that your
trained eye will readily take in all th
rpssibilities of the situation, and that
Jjyour statesmanship and patriotism
will suggest and achieve such public
measures as will rebound to the bet
terment of our own people and the
glory of . our common country, and
after aJl sir, the abiding glory of any
country is in the citizenship, and
herein lies for. you personally, sir, an
opportunity that seldom comes to men
- in the piping days of peace of carving
your name high upon the face of
fame's enduring pinacle. not an un
worthy ambition, for when through
your instrumentality, the government
of our common country reaches its
arm down to this struggling people,
and through its power gives them op
portunity of development hitherto un
enjoyed you create within their hearts
a new love of country and pride of
citizenship, and upon these at last
rests and - depends the perpetuity - of
our republican Institutions and In thi3
distinguished presence and on this oc
casion. I feci that I would not be true
to the sentiment and wih of my fel
low citizens who have honored me
as their spokesman If I did net ex
press to Mr. R. S. Howland, our deep
est appreciation of the manner or"
man he has proved himself since com
ing Into control of the Atlantic .and
North Carolina, railroad, and our earn
esfsollcitude to aid him In every way
possible in the great work that lies
before him. Again gentlemen r bid
you all a cordial welcome to the best
town in the state."
The names of the distinguished vis
itors are as follows: Nelson M. Aid
rich, - United Statea Senator from
Rhode Island. Marsden J. Perry, pres
ident of the Union Trust Company
and president of the Xarragansett
Electric Light Company, Providence;
Col. Samuel P. Colt, president of the
Industrial Trust Company and pres
ident of the United States Rubber
Company, Benjamin A. Jackson, pres
ident of the Providence Banking Con.,
pany, George H. Robinson, president
of the Gorham Mfg Company, the
greatest silver manufacturing concern
in the world, Frank S. Gannon, vice
president of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, New York, J. Ed
ward Studley. president of the Mr?
Tru3t Company, Providence. Col. A. IT.
Walton, president of the Xarragansett
Bay Steamboat Company, Col. Samuel
M. Nicholson, president of the Prov
idence File Co., the largest file con
cern In the world; Cornelius S. Sweet
land, treasurer of the Rhode l3land
Company and other corporations; J.
J. Rosenfeld. city editor of The Prov
idence Journal.
The following distinguished gen
tlemen joined the party here and left
with them for Morehead City: Sena
tors Simmons and Overman, Repre
sentatives Small and Thomas, Hon. R.
D. Gilmer. Attorney General, Col. P.
M. Pcarsall. the governor's" private
secretary, Col. Joseph M. Morehead.
of Greensboro, Ex-Governor Thomas
J. Jarvls, Dr. C. P. Bolle3, of Wil
mington, N. C. Major W. H. Smith,
Col. Joseph E. Robinson and Mr. Fred.
L. Merritt. .
TOM WATSOX IX XKW YORK. '
The Populist Leader Will Soon Issue
A Statement on the . Political Sit
uation; Nev York, November 12. Thomas
E. Watson, candidate of the Peoples
party for president in the recent elec
tion, declined to say anything regard
ing politics today. He said that hs
wa3 preparing a statement on the po
litical situation, but that it would not
be ready for publication before Mon
day. Regarding the report Jhat he con
templated transferring his residence to
this city and that he would accept an
editorial position on a newspaper here.
Mr. Watson said:
"My home is in Thompson, Ga., and
it will continue to be there. I intend
to go ahead ,with a work which was
interrupted when I was offered this
nomination a life of Andrew Jack
son." He added that it was hi3 intention
to confer, with the national and state
committeemen of his own party be
fore returning to his home In the
south.
'Have you .conferred with the lead
ers of the Democratic parts'?" "Mi.
Watson was asked.
"No." hereplied. "The statements
given out by both Mr. Bryan and Mr.
Hearst precluded anything like that,
however willing I should have been
to hold such conferences."
Mr. Watson said he had not rent a
message of congratulation to Presi
dent Ropsevelt on his election. "I
differ with the gentlemen who believe
in the propriety of such messages,
said Mr. Watson; "but do not wish to
criticise them. They have a right to
their opinions, and I hope I have a
right .to mine." f . ,
REPORT OF XAVY DEPARTMENT.
An Investigation, to be Made of the
Collision of the Culgoa With the
Scllooner Wilson and Hunting.
New York, Nov. 12. Read Admiral
Coghlan. commanding the New York
navv yard has made a brief report :o
the navy department regarding the col
lision of the United Statea supply ship
Culgoa with the lumber steamer Wil
son and Hunting of Norfolk, off Barne-
gat light. The naval vessel sustained
no material damage but the schooner
was completely disabled. Four mem
bers of the crew of the latter were res
cued by the Culgoa. but the mate. Cap
tain Walton and his wife and two sea
men who were aboard the schooner at
the time have no.t been accounted for.
The rescued seamen were taken to
New York and the Culgoa was imme
diately dispatched in search of thf
wreck, supposed to be drifting- towards
the Delaware Breakwater with a view
of towing! it to a place of safety and
making a still further search foi the
missing' members of the crew. An of
ficial investigation of the accident will
be made at once to determine the res
ponsibility, if any, of the officers of the
Culgoa.
Organized Labor to Celebrate Pea
bod. 's Defeat. .
Denver, Colo., November 12.Leaders
of organ'zed laboivare planning for a
special day of thanksgiving to cele
brate the defeat of Governor James H.
Pea body. It" is proposed to hold ser
vices in a large hall and a number ot
churches.
Walcott X'ot Guilty of Manslaughter.
Boston, November 12. "No bill" in
the case of Joe "Walcott. ' the colored
pugilist .charged with manslaughter lit
shooting iNelson 'Hall, Jr., about, thre
weeks ago, was returned by the grand
jury today. The Jury foundthat ths
shooting in which Walcotfs hand wai
injured was accidental.
W PURSUIT
Force of Policemen On
the Trail of Edward
.
"Jackson
OFFERS REWARD
Governor White Has Offered $300 for
the Capture of Jackson, Dead or
Alive Chief Xn-h With a Force of
Special Officers Has Left Huntington
in Pursuit of Jackion The Mur-
0
dcicr Surrounded by His IieiuU
Apicared in Montgomery to Attend
His Brothers Funeral, and Efforts
to Take Him by a Posmj Were Foil
cct For a Time a Riot Was Immin
ent. .
Huntington, W. Va., November 12.
Chief of Police Nash, of Thurmond en
listed fifteen special policemen here
tonight, and has started out in pursuit
of Edward Jackson, who shot and kill
ed Sheriff Daniels at Montgomery on
t
IWednesday. Jackson is headed this
way accompanied by a number of his
friends and orders were given the spe
cials to shoot to kill if resistance was
offered. Chief Nash will continue
march all night toward Montgomery
and expects to capture Jackson" tomor
row. Twenty warrants have been issued
for the arrest of friends of the Jack
sons who beat off the.osse which at
tempted to arrest Jackson when he
came into the city today to attend the
funeral of his brother. .It is-feared se-
N
rlous trouble will follow the attempt
to serve the warrants. The excitement
which prevailed when Jackson appear
ed In Montgomery has scarcely subsid
ed when it wis reported that Morris
Adkin's was shot and Tom O'Neil bru
tally beaten and robbed by Sam Core,
who is telieved to he a. member of the
Jackson crowd.
The affa'r took place on Laurel CTeek,
and Core was not apprehended until
he fought a postol duel with Deputy
Sheriff A. C Hill, who atten.pted to
arrest him. A mob of miners formed to
lynch Core but he was spirited away
before the mob could take him.
Huntington, W. Va., November 12.
A telephone message from Montgomery
says:
Ed. Jackson, who shot down Sheriff
R. Daniels at Montgomery on Wednes
day, appeared at Montgomery today to
attend the funeral of his brother, who
was killed by policeman Elliott. Jack
son was . guarded by a crowd of his
friends who were heavily armed. When
it became known that Jackson was in
the, city, another posse was organized
and attempted to secure Jackson. In
this effort they were foiled, fcr .when
the posse charged on Jackson and his
friends, the latter drew guns and beat
back the posse, then retreated. There
was much excitement at Montgomery
when it became known that Jackson
was in the city and for a time a riot
was Imminent.
Charleston, W. Va-, November 12.
Governor WTjite today offered a reward
pf 300 for the capture of Jackson, dead
or alive and $1C0 for the capture of Geo.
Jackson, his brother. The other two
of the Jackson brothers are in jau here,
along with Policeman Elliott, who kill
.ed constable Jackson and started the
feud. Chief of (Police CHunley has also
teen put in Jail here. It is charged
that he was holding Daniel when Jack
son shot him. Hunley had remained in
Charleston after bringing Elliott here,
being advised by friends to remain here
on account of the feeling against him
in Montgomery. He was arrested on a
warrant.
TRIAL OF KLKCrRIC EXGIXES.
Official Tests of Big Iiocomotive Built
for the Xew York Central.
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. Schenectady, N. Y November 12.
The ofilcial - tests of the big electric
locomotive built for the New York
Central railroad by -the General Elec
tric Company took place today on the
stretch of four miles of specially pre
pared track between this city and Hoff
mans. Seventy-five miles an hour was
the maximum peed attained. -j
An exciting feature of the tests. was
the race with the fast mail No, 3. one
of the Central's flyers. When No. .3
was sighted about half a mile away
the current ' was turned on and by the
time the steam and electric rivals were
on even terms the electric train . was
running at a speed of fifty miles , an
hour. - It easily -drew away from tb
steam train and for nearly two miles
held the lead. - " -
KIVEK AXD HARBOR WORK.
Expenditures During the Past Year
and Estimates for thq Ensuing
Fiscal Year.
Washington, November 12. Gen
eral A. MacKenzIe, chief of engineers
of the U. S. Army in his annual re
port to the secretary of war. says that
the seacoast defenses of the United
States are now somewhat more than
50 per cent, completed, and that ex
isting projects comprise 264 heavy
guns, 1,263. rapid fire guns and 524
mortars, while up to the present time
provision has been made for cmplac
ing 334 heavy guns, 587 rapid fire and
376 mortars. The new works con
structed in connection with the scheme
of seacoast defenses t& the present
time represent an expenditure of ?2S,
000,000 for engineer work alone.
. The expenditures for river and' har
bor work during the past fiscal year
aggregated 123.925,094. Estimates for
the ensuing fiscal year has been made
as follows:
Under continuing contracts $8,442,
396; rivers and harbors (general)
$21,4 44,257; examinations, surveys
and contingencies $300,000. The es
timate of the Mississippi river com
mission has been reduced by the chief
of engineers to $2,575,000.
General ' MacKenzie states that the
following amounts can be profitably
expended In the next fiscal year in
the districts named:
James river. Virginia $175,000;
Cape Fear river above Wilmington, X'.
C. $200,000: and at and below Wil
mington $150,000; the Great Pee Dee
river, South Carolina. $55,000; Winyah
Bay, South f Carolina, $85,000; Con
garee river , South Carolina, 750,000;
Charleston harbor, South CaroMna,
$r.n,000; Savannah harbor, Georgia,
$225,000.
DUELS FOLLOW ASSA17LT. f
Recent Attack on Minister Andie by
Deputy Syveton Causes Trouble .
Paris. November 12. Two duels
growing out of the assault on war
Minister Andre by Deputy Gabriel
Syveton In the Chamber of Deputies
November 4 th, were fought today.
Lieutenant Andre a son of the min
ister, met Count de LaRochetulon, r.
deputy. Swords were used.- Lieuten
ant Andre was slightly wounded.
Elsewhere in the suburbs M. Syve
ton fought Captain Gail, representing
General Andre. Two shots with pis
tols, were exchanged, but neither of
th combatants was Injured.
The seconds in' both, duels were
prominent deputies and army officer-,
thus emphasizing the bitterness which
has arisen between the army and par
liamentary circles-. Both encounters
took place on armv reservations. The
Andre-de LaRochetulon duel wa
fought on the artillery field at Vin
cennes, and the encounter between M.
Syveton and Captain Gail occurred
on the parade ground at St. Germain.
The Marquis de Dion directed the Sy-veton-Gall
contest. The parties lett
the field unconciliated.
General and Mme Andre while the
duel was in progress waited for their
son at the Vicinnes fort. Andre's
wound was half an Inch deep and on
his right hand. He lost considerable
blood.
A third duel was fought' during th-s
day, In the Pare de3 Princess, between
the Marquis d'Asmet and the Marquis
de Foquicrces. Pistols at 25 paces
were passed. Neither "of the duelist
was hit.
CO-RACIAL EDUCATTOX.
Constitutionality of the Day BI1L in
Kentucky, to be Tested.
Lexington, Ky., November 12.
John G. Carlisle, former secretary of
the treasury, arrived In this city to
night from Washington. He was met
here by Guy Mellon, president of the
Cincinnati Trust Company, and a trus
tee of Berea college.
Mr. Carlisle comes to Kentucky to
appear as counsel for Berea college
in the trial on an indictment for co
raclal education. . At the last session
of the Kentucky legislature an act
known v as the Day bill prohibiting
co-racial education was passed. An
indictment of Berea colle.ije, which Is
attended by w;hlte3 and blacks followed
In Madl3on county In which it Is lo
cated. The case will be called at
Nicholasville. Mondaj'. It will be car
ried to the state court of appeals and
then to the supreme court. Under
the'act the college as an institution
the faculty and trustees and the stu
dents may be prosecuted and wil!
serve to test the constitutionality of
the act.
'A Brevard Merchant In Trouble.
Asheville, N. C. November 12. R. J.
P.'cklesimer. a prominent and wealthy
merchant of Brevard, was convicted a
the .Federal court today of permitting
the, operation of an Illicit distillery
near that -town. Judge 'Boyd expressed
himself strongly on the case condemn
ing the defendants action In no uncer
tain .terms and branding his defence
as an enort to escape punishment b
obstructing justice. Sentence will be
rassed DIonday.
Princeton Gun Team Wins Champion-
Princetoh. N- November 12. The
Princeton gun team won the' lntercoN
legiate championship this afternoon
with a scire of 191. Harvard was sec
end with 190. Yale third with 111 and
Pennsylvania fourth with ISO. ' '
KUROKI DE
Japanese Commando
Passed Away Oct. 4
' s at Liao Yant
HIS SUCCESSOR
It is Siild Will be a Kinsman of the
Mikado, . Slaosaital Command of
the Army Is Xow Entrusted to Gen
eral Xodzu The Two Armies Ke
maln in Cloise Proximity ami Artil
lery Duels arc Frequent Iresent
Lines of Defense are Regarded as
Permanent Alarming Xews Has
Been Received from Port Arthur.
Moscow, Nov. 13 Nemirovlch Dar.-
chenko, the well known Russian corres
pondent of the Associated Press, tele
graphing from Mukden under today's
date says the reports of the death of
General Kuroki are confirmed. Accord
ing to his version the splinter of a shell
struck General Kuroki, tearing out a
portion of his breast. He died October
4 at Lao Yant, and his body was sent
to Japan. A rumor is persistently circu
lated that a kinsman of the Mikado,
Slaosanai. literal! 'Mttie third : rlnce-
has been appointed to succeed General
Kurqkl, but he actual command of the
army has been intrusted .to General
Nodzu who is reviewing the operations.
"For the last five weeks," says Din
chenko, "we have practically not ad
vanced at any point on the whole
southwestern front, even a few verets
further than we stood on October 5 Oa
the contrary we at several places have
been obliged to retire several versts, but
the present lines of defense must be
considered permanent in view of the
strong fortifications constructed. Th3
Japanese positions at several points are
only 800 paces distant from ours anl
must be considered to be deflnitelv .v.
cupled by the enemy.
.me iatter's fortifications are ac
knowledge by all competent persons
to ha , skillfully - constructed. Their
trenches in many places are so cleverl
concealed as" not to be noticeable a
short distance away, the earth removed
being carefully thrown in front of the
trenches. The general position causes
a great tension on both sides.
"Alarming news has - been received
from Port Arthur but the absence of
reports during last few days makes it
evident that the movement of one of
the other Russian armies will be de
pendent upon the course of event3
there.
"On November 11 scoutson our right
flank attempted to pierce the line of the
Japanese fortrifications, but were me:
w'th a stubborn resistance and finding
the enemy strongly reinforced, retired."
SEVERE ARTILLERY ENGAGE
MENT Mukden, Nov. 12.(Afternoon.) The
situation is unchanged today. Artillery
fighting continues the firing at time
growing heavy, particularly in the
southwest. The Japanese shelled the
Russian positions intermittently yes
terday. The .Russians did not reply.
This afternoon a severe artillery en
gagement took place on the Russian
right.
JAPANESE ATTACK OF WUCHANG
REPULSED.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 11 General Sak
aharoff telegraphs under today's date
that the Japanese last night attacked
the village of Wuchang, about one tand
a half miles south of Chuyanllndza.
The Japanese assaulted the village on
three sides, but were repulsed. Four
Russians were wounded. ,
Tim WEBER. TRAGEDY.
Xo Xew Facts to Prove Who Caused
the Family's Death.
I ... V... .... KTAVamtufi 1 -fh!n
new of Importance has thus far been
disclosed by the Coroner's Investigation
of the Weber tragedy. Adolpa Weber,
the surviving member of the family
testified that his father got very angry
when crossed, and had often said serl
1 cus things but had never acted Insane
ly, and was over his anger In a few
minutes. There . had been" no quarrel
on the day or evening of the murders.
To offset the murder and suicide theory
the bullet wound In Mr. -Weber's body
took a downward course which would
indicate that It was not fired by him
self. The 22-calibre pistol with which
the victims were killed has not yet
been found.
- r For Increase of the Navy's Force.
' Washington, November 12. Secretary
V Morton will at Its coming session, ask
: Congress to pass an act increasing the
cemmissioned and enlisted forces of
the navy. This action Is In View of re
cent estimates that when all the ships
. now building for the navy arecom
mlssioned it will take about 2.CS7 of3
' cers and 62S , enlisted men to man
them, which is more than . . twice as
many men as the present taw provides
.for."-. - '- '
for a Line from the Ciy?l Vu In
urgu'ia ami JvcntuckjA lu Yuth-
port, X. C.
xrjiui, a.tvovemcr lz.-!" "tea
t'on here indicates that greaiArailrAad
m r . - ' . a. . l.tnfAa.
development for the coal field . Jts.
west Virginia and eastern Km?cfc
r. the eve of consummation t!1-?-
he South and JWestern raIroa.
nding from Bristol to Inma: x tn
ise county, to locate a. spur t?cJc
f)s!rtv mlWvs At a Tvrv'nf Trhlh m- vAd
wifyv tne project oi me Doum a...
Westen, has forced its promoters iv
begin wok. ji
TheSou and Western was Lncor-
pcrated in by George Lv Corter, n
who has beeVprominent in the devel
opment of thisection. In the same
year he purchase tlu properties of the '
Ohio river and Cyiestcn. formerly the
Three C's, consist cf a line In oper-
ation from JohnsUcity, Tenn.. to
Huntsdale. N. C arib graded right
of way from St. Paul, Vaxto Johnson
City. It is announced today cay
since extended the completeug 'to
the summit of Blue Rlige, seek
southern connection, has acquired .r-
minal harbor properties at SouthportrM "
N. C-. and has built a connecting link
from St. Paul northward, in Russell
county. The road has also acquired
and graded a right of way through
break at Sandy river and made track
age arrangements for a western con-
nectlon.
TWO 3IUKDEUrCRS ESCAPE JAIL.
Two Condemned 3fen at Large Great
Mystery Surround their IeHver
ance. Dothan, Ala., Nov. 12 Jesse Barfield
and Thad Pennington, white men, sen
tenced yesterday to life imprisonment
for alleged murder in the first degree.
broke jail last night. Complete and
baffling mystery envelopes their escape
Sheriff Walker says they wero locked
in a steel cage. The Jail was a new
one. The cell door was found standing
open this morning and the loclrln good
working order.
A report reached here later in tho day
that Barfield had committed suicide at
the home of a cousin in Headland by
pulling the trigger of a shotgun with
his toe. The sheriff has gone to the
ecene of the reported suicide. Penning
ton left a note saying that killing for
which he was convicted was in self de
fense. He says in the note that the
sheriff, was not to blame for the es
cape.' but that'he 'itm'ur-uas'
praying when the door flew open, as
was the Biblical case of Paul and Sila.
Judge Pearce has taken the matter
under consideration, but has taken no
action.
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TROOPS IX PHILIPPINES.,
Soldier in Service to be Ilelicved ami
Others Ordered to Take Their
Places.
Washington, 'November 12. An lm-
portant order has "been issued by tho
war department relieving troops which
have served the allotted time in the
Philippines and replacing them with
organizations from the -United States.
Troops ordered home will sail from
Manila as follo-yvs:
"Headquarters, first and second squad
rons, 15th cavalry, 'April 15th first
squadron going to Fort RUey, head
quarters, and second to Fort Myer;
headquarters and second squadron.
12th cavalry. May 15th and first squad
ron. 12th cavalry, June 15th, both to
go to camp Thomas. Ga.; third squad
ron, 13th cavalry, July 15th. to go to
Fort syll: third squadron, 12th cavalry.
August 15th, to go to Camp Thomas.
Ga; 18th Infantry, January 15th. to gu
to Fort Leavenworth; the 14th infantry.
March 15th to go to Vancouver bar
racks; 23rd infantry, (May 15th. to go
to Madison barracks and Fort Ontario;
the fourth infantry, June 15th. head
quarters, band and two battalions to
gc to Fort Thomas, the station of th?
remaining battalion yet to bo designat
ed: 17th Infantry. July 15th to go lo
Fort 'McPherson. Ga.
Troops ordered to tho Philippine
will sail from San Francisco as follows;
(Headquarters and second squadron,
eighth cavalry. March 1st; third squad
ron. 9th cavalry. April, 1st; second
squadron, 7th cavalry, May 1st; head
quarters and 1st squadron 7th cavalry.
June 1st; 7th cavalry and 1st squadron
8th cavalry July 1st; 21st Infantry. Feb
ruary 1st; th Infantry. March 1st; iJth
infantry. April 1st; th infantry. May
1st; 16th infantry, June 1st. "
XAVY XEEDS'MOIIE MEX.
On Acoonnt of. Lack of O facers and
Men Tliree Warships Must Go Out
of Commission.
Washington. Nov. 12 Owing1 to the
lack of officers jmd enlisted men In the
navy to meet the actual needs of tho
service It has been found necessary for
the navy department to order at- least
three warships out of commission in or
der to man warships which have juet
been completed and are now awaiting1
commission. The three vessels to bo
put out of commission will be reelected
from five, which are deemed ths Iszit
necessary for. further active cerrica at
this time. The tentative llxt consists
of the cruisers Atlanta, O.rtftie and
Marietta, of tho Couth JLV.-rMa
ron. and the cunbeais Xawpcrt and;
CaxjjCTOtt t the carDbean crsacrcn,