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A WONDER What Wa? IDoiie in 1 t'ov the NKW YORK, Aug.21.-Hon. Chaun cey M. Depew has received the fol lowing letter from the Secretary of War, and ha? consented to it* publi cation. The letter, which was written in reply to a rennest for information on til" subjects referred to. i1- a?fol low?; \\'ASIIIM,T?.\, Aug. li?, 1S?IS. War Department, Washington. My Dear Mr. Depew: Tip- (/real pressure of business has np t<> now prevented mc from sending t" you the statement you were kind < inni. li tu ask for, as to what had been uecuni pli-hed in thc way of outfitting thu army for thc field, thc conduct of cam paign, etc. Also the chief.s of the division have 1.ti too much driven with work to c unpletc the data re quired, tine m>t in the midst of the work eau hardly realize what au un dertaking it is to call 125,000 men iiitn the Held at one time, coming ! fron? all thc States, and to have them mustered and gathered in camps on so j short notice, and this, too, when we ! bad scarce any camp outfit for their ' accommodation, all having to be pro vided for by the war department. As understood now, when war was de clared there was no equipment what ever for the volunteers in store. That this waa successfully accomplished, with very few accidents, is a matter of record. Subsequent calls, includ ing the regular army, (which number ed about 27,000 men when war was declared), made a total of 208,000 men. To accomplish all in so short a time has been a great work. Of course gathering this vast number of men to gether, in a large mearmro, undo un trained regimental and company com manders-I mean in actual field work -the lack of knowledge as to sanitary conditions to be observed, the care lessness in not observing instructions which were furnished as to proper care of the men, has added greatly to the work of the medical department. Thus, from the homes of 216,000 vol unteers has boon constant and great anxiety as to what might happen to their soldiers, and hundreds of inqui ries made by letters and telegrams have been received every day con cerning individual soldiers. The fool ing on the part of these individuals that the war department is responsi ble for the care of their men individu ally has naturally aroused sympathy .in caso of sickness and death, and has created much sorrow. There is noth ing young men in robust health are so prodigal of as their health, until it is gone. Men go into camp feeling that they can stand anything and every thing, and cannot be made to believe to tho contrary until stricken with ?disease. Every effort has been made from the beginning to furnish every ?amp with all appliances asked for, but of course the commanding officers in the fields are the ones who have all the direot charge of these men. For instance, one army corps commander has given orders and enforces them, respecting sanitary affairs, and he has to-day but a fraction over two persons on the sick list. Others havo heon less successful, and the consequence is typhoid and other fevers have been bred and spread to a considerable ex- ? tent. One regiment in tho Chicka mauga Park camp has a colonel who enforces sanitary rules in his regi ment, obliging the men to boil all tho water they drink, keeping the camp cleanly, and the result is less than 25 sick, and his camp, too, is in as un favorable a place as any in thc com >mand. Others more favorably situa ted have 10 times that number on the ?ick list. One of the regiments of the last call, not yet removed from itt State, sends bitter complaints of ty phoid fever. Concerning the Santiago campaign when thc ships left Tampa, they had on board throe months' provisions and an abundance of hospital supplies. They had lighters to unload with at point of debarkation. These lighters were lost in asevere ?torm on the way. As soon as we were notified of thc fact, two tows of lighters were sent from Mobile and New Orleans, which were also overtaken by storm and lost. Thc navy supplied us with lighters and one of these was wrecked. The armv disembarked, trottine off a por tion of its supplies and medical stores, and immediately marched to the front to fight the Spaniards. Thc great dif licultyof landing supplies subsequent ly, was the wind sprung up every morning at lOo'olock aud made a high surf, rendering almost impossible thc uso of small boats with one lighter, which was all they had loft for this purpose. Of the packers who were employed, 60 per cont, soon foll sick, and heavy rains falling every day, the woads, (if they are called such), be came impassable for vehicles; paok t animals had to be employed to carry food to the army, whieh, being ex tended to the right around Santiago, increased the distance from the coast every day, tnd made the task more .difficult. However, the reBult and FUL WORK. Equipping and Caring Army. thc subsequent sickness that has broken out in the anny, showed the great wisdom ol' lien. Shafter in mov ing forward to make thc attack while his mon wore in vigor, lt was a uiov \ ment bordering on audacity, but it succeeded and llie persistence of thc attack have, no doubt, greatly dis heartened the Spaniards. The result was one ol' the greatest victories f?r the mon engaged <d" modern warfare The number of prisoner.-! taken rx eroded the attacking Turee by nearly two t<? one. When thc fever broke out and thc lever list increased into thc thousands, it was for a time sup posed that it was principally yellow lever. Tho bringing of troops north ut once after the surrender, under such conditions, would have been cer tain death toa vast number, but. upon inquiry, it was ascertained that very few ol' these cases comparatively were yellow lever, when it was at once de cided to bring thc anny Imme as speedily as possible. Kvorylhing that human ingenuity could devise has been done to succor that army-not in ingenuity of the Secretary of war, but the result of the combined counsel of those who have had a life long experi ence in the field. That some men have been neglected on transports coming home there is no doubt, all against positive orders, and due per haps to carelessness and negligence, but largely on account of not having thc medical force to spare, (many of whom were sick), from tho camp at Santiago. Many medical officers sent with transports were taken ill OR the way home. To give you a littlo idea of the work that has been done, I append the fol lowing: The work of the Adjutant General's department has been to muster and order to their station, to be precise, 216,400 volunteers and 24,900 for the regular army. This, with a reduced force, as many steff officers from all of the departments had beon promoted and oidcred to the field. Tho chief of engineers reports an expenditure of $5,830,000 for harbor defenses, but from tho emplacements of heavy guns, mortar batteries and mines. Tho Surgeon General has had the enormous work of fitting up hospitals, organizing the medical oorps, employ ing male and female nurseB, contract surgeons, being surgeons who are em ployed from civil life, besides those commissioned as corps, division and brigade surgeons, furnishing medical supplies and answering the demands from all over the country and from camps at Santiago, Porto Rico and Manila. The work done ia thin line is almost boyond comprehension. The Commissary General had pur chased and distributed, up to August 1, 110,907,235 pounds of rations, which have beon transported and dis tributed among the destitute Cubans. The Quartermaster General's report is too long to even give an approxi mate idea of his work. In the way of transportation to Honolulu, Manila, Santiago and Porto Rico, and return home, there have been sent 82,638 men with artillery equipment and supplies. By rail in this country there have been transported 9,700 officers, 233,962 enlisted men, also 40,582 animals, besides thousands of wagons, artillery and other quarter master, commissary ordnance, medi cal and signal service stores. The 1 total number of articles of clothing and camp equipment distributed to the army by the quartermaster's depart ment has been 6,274,483, of whioh I j can only mention a few articles as follows: Blanket?, 288,739; blouses, 283,762; trousers, 406,623; hats, 334, 106; canvas field uniforms, 83,200; shoes, pairs, 511,378; undershirts, 736,965; tents, 179,142, etc. The total weight of food and forage distributed daily to the army is ap proximately 900 tons. Added to this is the large fleet of transports chartered and purchased, the management of the same in con veying troops, supplies and ammuni tion. Thc paymaster has promptly paid the army, and is deserving of very j great credit for thc work. I TMlrt u ? IT r? i? 1 *%r\**9\a V\ r? . ? - "O-" I j efficient service, furnishing cable, ! telegraph, telephone and signal service j to the different commands in tho field, if you had a day or two to spare, I would like to sandwich in a little work for you. I would liko to send you tbcac statements in detail, which I think would bewilder you, if anything oan. Sincerely your's, R. A. ALGER. Hon. Chauncey M. Dopew, New York, N. Y. - The Government has bought 253 boats since the beginning of the war and has paid over $9,000,000 for them. The smallest are launches run by naphtha or eleotrio engines, while tho largest are transports of 8,000 tons. The (greenville Baptist Association. KniTOR INTKLL.IQKNCKR : TblB ?BSO ciarion held ita annual aosslon with tbe (Jrove Haptist Church, situated on the C. ?V O. It. K. about eight miles from Green ville, of wbioh Rev. It. J. Williame ls now pastor. Thia ts a small but ardent church, and the generous and hospitable manner in which they entertained the visiting churches was worthy such an or ganization. Tho Association convened Tuesday, Aug. loth, Hnd held three days. Tho Orphanage., State papers (Haptist Courier and South Carolina Haptist ?, edu cation ami ntai<> missions received duo attention. Altor the introductory sermon hy I) W. Key, tho subject of tho Connie Maxwell Orphanage was presented hy ita able superintendent, Kev. .1. !.. Vans, and a collection wan then talton for tho Institu tion, which is supported hy ibo Haptists of the Slate. Tho Home Mission Hoard waa repre sented by l?r. H. W. Sanders as vice prts idont lor thia Hiato. As Tuesday night was given to educa tion and especial attention to Furman University, wo had a splendid addresu by ita efficient president, Dr. A. P. Mon tagu?, followed by addresses by Kev. lt. .I. Williams and Y. X. Masters. On Wednesday woman's missionary work was presented by Dr. D. W. Key ; Hiato missions by Dr. T. M. Hailey, and the missionary sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Carinada. Ono of (he mont interesting loatures of the Association waa the attention given to temperance on Wednesday evening. Thia is a subject that is stirring many hearts to-day, and its importance was not overlooked hy this religious assembly. Dr. D. W. Key delivered a fine address on the subject. Thursday being the last day, the timo was principally given to miscellaneous business. The former officers-Prof. D. T. Htulth, president; Prof. 8. R. Melll champ, clerk, and D. W. Key, treasurer were re-elected. Rev. R. J. Williams was chosen associational delegate to the Southern Baptist Convention. The Association was invited and will bold ita next session with Pleasant Grove Church, near Greers, H. C. A SunscRinBR. Georgia Shaker Colonies. A recent purehase by the Shakers of land in Glynn County, this State, is but the beginning of a movement whereby Georgia will secure all the immense colony of these desirable people who now have "families" in Ohio and other places in the North and West, with fair prospecta of the South eventually gaining all the Shak ers in the Union. The purohase of thc Shakers to date is but the com mencement of their pilgrimage South. The representatives of this body have spent twelve months in investigating the resources of several Southern States. The outcome of this tour was the purchase of Altama and Hopeton plantations, in Glynn County. Another deal, whieh involved 5,100 acres in Carlton, Pierce and Ware counties, was then put under way, and since last January agents for all parties interested have been industri ously at work closing up title papers. It was an immense transaction, and many land owners were in it, but the successful closing of tue last titie on Saturday means that Georgia will get not only addition to her colony of Shakers already established, but also every farmer from the North and West that these people oan bring down. The colony headquarters will be es tablished at Hoboken, on the Plant Bystem, Brunswick and Western division, and representatives of the Shakers, will swarm the Northwest with the Georgia prospectus.-Savan nah NCIDM. - The old lady's advice to her daughter, when she was about to com mence housekeeping, puts the matter in its true light. ''My dear," said she, "by not knowing how to make puddings and pies, you may be occa sionally annoyed, but if you are igno rant of roasting and boiling, you may bo annoyed every day." The cold chills of fear run up and down the back of the brave st man when he looks down the bar rel of a death dealing Win chester in the hands of a maa means "shoot." livery hour and every minute men face death in a more frequent and equally certain form death in the guise of that deadliest enemy of mankind - con sumption. Out of all the tens of thou sands who yearly die from consumption 98 per cent, could be saved. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery ia an almost unfailing cure if taken in the earlier stages of the disease. It will cure consumption and all allied dis eases, as bronchial, throat and nasal affec tions. It cures hy going to first principl-s. A man's body starves a long time before consumption attacks him. The tissues of his lungs starve for lack of sufficient nour ishment. They become inert and half dead and then are attacked by the baccilli of consumption. The ** Golden Medical Discovery " restores the long-lost appetite ; it strengthens the weak stomach and cor rects the impaired digestion; it promotes thc Dov? of digestive Juices and facilitates thc assimilation of the life-giving elements of thc food into the blood. When the blood is pure and rich, old inert tissues are torn down, carried off and excreted, and new, healthy, muscular tisanes replace them. It allaya inflammation of the mu cous membranes, soothes the cough, fa cilitates expectoration, and deepens the breathing, supplying the system with a much needed stock of oxygen. It drives out all impurities and disease germs. Medicine dealers sell it " X was first taken nearly two years ago with choking and aching In my throat," writes Mrs. ?. z. Moore, of Deming, Grant Co., N. Mexico. " X took everything X could think of and spent a great deal of money. Three doctors treated me. My throat ulcerated and X lost my voice. I could scarcely talk. The doctors called the trouble bronchial affection, and asid the larynx was badly affected. X was almost dead with consomption.? My neighbors thought 2 would not Ure s month. I began taking Dr. Pierce'a Golden Medical Discovery. TTotn the first, X co m tn eu ced to improve and now have aa good health ss ever. I owe my Ufe to Dr. Pierce.*' Thin War and the Last. I am asked by the World to give my impressions of thc campaign against Santiago. First, it must be remem bered that with the exception of Scott's campaign in Mexico our coun try had never engaged in a military enterprise which involved tho trans port of troops to a foreign land. Therefore it could be hardly expected, with few officers who had had experi ence in handling such expeditions, that thc matter of transportation could have been carried through without any mishap. Taking it all in all, I think the ad ministration, General Miles and Gen eral Shafter deserve great credit for conducting thc Cuban campaign as it has been conducted. As I look back over the .-hort but in all vital respects most successful cam paign I am impressed with thc enor mous amount of hard work that has been accomplished with but few acci dents or mistakes. \ have been asked many times how the fighting compared with the lighting in our great civil war. It impresses mc as being different in many respects. In the civil war wc fought at short range, 200 or .100 yards, and even much closer than that. There was a dense smoke and a loud roar all along thc lines of both armies. Hut in Cuba, with our long range rifles, the firing commenced at some 700 or 800 yards. I advanced on the linc of the First Regular cavalry. The regular officers, who wore thoroughly trained on dis tance, directed their men how to adjust the sights of their rifles and their men Cred with the precision of skilled marksmen. Thc matter of marksman ship has been a special matter of in struction in the army for many years. Again, ut these distances, although the Spaniards fired in volleys, their was no smoke, or very little, from their lines, and the distance was such that the sound was very small as compared with the roaring noise that accompa nied the battles of the oivil war. The greatest evidence we had that the Spaniards were firing at us was the whistling of the bullets all about us and the dropping of our men, killed or wounded. Probably the first man killed on the firing line was Private Stark, of the First Regular cavalry. He fell in the road right before me. I looked at him and could see no wound. It was a strange experience and quite new to me to see men fall, hear bullets whistling around us, yet to hear but little sound from the enemy, and see no smoke, and more than that to see no wounds in the men who fell. I told the men near me to unbuokle Stark's belt and thea I saw that the bullet had passed through his belt and probably through his body. I could only.see a very small spot of blood where the bullet had entered, but the Spanish bullet being only 27-oalibre the place where it entered was not perceptible. In the civil war the bullets were so large that they tore great hole?, and often during the battle the roar of mus ketry and artillery was so great that 1 could only know that a cannon within a few feet of me was fired by seeing the smoke or fire issue from its muzzle; the general volume of noise was so great that the additional sound of one cannon going off close by made no dis tinct impression. All that is changed with th o new style of ordnance and rifles and the new ammunition.- Gen. Joe Wheeler in the New York World. Fortify the body to resist malarial ?erins by putting the system in per ect order. Prickly Ash Bitters is a wonderful system regulator. Sold by Evans Pharmacy._ Hill-Orr SUMMER GOODS BUY A STEEL BANG! YOU save 60 cent. In rael, and doe? not much as the Cast Stove. Iron King and Elmo is the be I have a large lot of nico DECORATI rious patterns, that I am running off at Bar longer. Now ls your chance for nloe Gooda I am agent for the BRENNAN CANI TORS and FD KNACKS. To eave mont molasses. I can save you money by yon having made by me. I tm still Baying K?dai C??J ASS WABE lower than yon have i Give ma a call. Why Lat?n Is Used by Physicians. "I don't see," said the man who was leaning against the drugstore counter, "why a doctor can't write his prescription in English, instead of Latin." The druggist said, "You think, I suppose, that the doctor writes his prescription in Latin so it can't be read BO easily-so the laymen can't steal bis trade and learn what he is givi?g him. Hut that's all wrong. In the iir.it place, Latin is a more exact and concise language than E g lisli, and, hoing a dead language, it dues not change, as all living languages do. "Then, again, since a very large part of all the drugs in usc are botani cal, they have in the'pharmacopoeia thc same names that they have in botany-tho scientific names. Two thirds of such drugs haven't any Eng lish names, and so couldn't be written in English. "But suppose a doctor did write a prescription in English for an unedu cated patient. The patient reads it, thinks he remembers it and so tries to get it filled from memory the second time. Suppose, for instance, it calls for iodide of potassium und he gets it confused with cyanide of potassium. He could safely take ten graius of th? first, but one gtain of thc second would kill him as dead as a mackerel. That's an exaggerated case, but it will serve for an illustration. Don't you Bee how the Latin is a protection and a safeguard to the patient ? Prescrip tions in Latin be can't read, and con sequently ho does not try to remem ber. "Now for a final reason. Latin is a language that is used by scientific men the world over, and no other lan guage is. You oan get Latin prescrip tions filled in any country on the faoe of the earth where there is a drug store. We had a prescription come in here the other day which we had put up originally, and which har since been stamped by druggists in London, Paris, Berlin, Constantinople, Cairo and Caloutta. What good would an English prescription be in St. Peters burg?"-^ York Herald. - Mr. A. C. Wolfe, of Dundee. Mo., who travels for Mansur & Tibbetts, Implement Co., of St. Louis, gives traveling men and travelers in general some good advice. "Being a Knight of the Grip," he says, "I have for the past three years made it a rule to keep myself supplied with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have found numerous occasions to test its merits, not only on myself, but on others as well. I can truly say that I never, in a Bingle instance, have known it to fail. I consider it one of the beBt remedies travelers can oarry, and could ro?ate many instances where I have used the remedy on skeptics, much to their surprise and relief. I hope every traveling man in the U. S. will oarry a bottle of this remedy in his grip." For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - Any mau who imagines he could keep bootie better than his wife is foolish if he ever mentions it. Drug Co. Phone Na. 8. AND FRUIT JARS. E, ASBESTOS LINED. heat up your cook-room by 60 per cent, as it cheap Stove you can tray. 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