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President fiIcKinley; Visits
our; chief executive, grasps mm wounded, soldiers:
Great Cheering as Mr, McKinley Passed Throngh the Camp--Ti!e President .Paid a Visit
Hospital, but Alger Diinot. Follow The Egyptian Forces; Meet
Omdurman -
Army
CAM.' WIKOKF. 8it. l-I'tcl-fleiil
MrKlnl. y p.ni 3vu houn In
conii t'tclif. baN-hparJ iiunt of
llio 1 1 mo. vlnitlnr III'' "lik i 'he
honptluU. nrxl Itmi'rtlinir the In
thrlr ( uninnmnl lie nmilo a lo
tli u.nilill Itifantrymrn niul revlPwe'J
ih rvlry. lie rxiT"l hit plnlin
I ho ramii lo rii"rirr, onl Ununl n
irl r, dlr(liin tii iwlniiti to iium to
lb. lr lail.iin wii nf thr Mil.;i'l
Mr Mi'Klnlry Urve t Orn..r Fhf
tr'n li.nl In the drniiilun t-omp. Ttio
(i-nrriil. mho wan rtunhr.1 unil ruk from
u ii. 11.1 mc of iniilirlnl fiv. r. In Tull
unlf.iim. uiIiik In fhnlr t ih J."r
of th imit. TIib pr-l.l-nt i oiunitul.'iIrJ
Ofiu-ral Hlwfirr nn hii l-tory at f.inil--go,
ami, ufitr fi-w oilnutm rrtt. pr-c.-...i-.
to the g.'iK-ml b..jitl.
Tho .itillrn riiitly nrrv-.l on trui
port ami i1i.iiih1 In tho di'l'titin
lion of the camp llnml up trrrcuiarly on
rmh Ult of thr rid ulul rhrnrrd. Mr.
McKinlry tiK.k off III Mrnw liat thiti.
and aoarwly raotr than put It on for more
tnnn a minute or two at a time during
the remainder of hi r-rogri-M through the
ramp.
Qrnrral Wheel'r announced In each
ward:
'lloyi. the preldent haa come to c
you;" or' "loldlcra the prcaldent of the
t'lillcd fltntea."
Some of the aoldlrra ilrpt unconaclou;
oiii. llmlcMly rnl.rd uinm thrlr elbowe.
othwj feebly ilappml thi-lr- hunda. Mr.
McKinley gently (hook hundi with many,
and at every rot he pauaed an tnatant.
nd. If he tnw a alrk man looking at htm.
ho bowed In a direct and poreonal way.
General Wheeler' Introduced the prel
dent to the troop.
Preddcnt MoKlnley auld:
"Ovneml Whorlw. ' aoldli-r of t'amp
Wlkoff. and aoldlcri of the Fifth army
corpa :
"I I runt that you will put your liatu on
I am glad to ito you. I am honored to
uliin.l Ix-fore you t inlay. I bring the grat
itude of tho nation, lo whoo hlnlory you
have addi'd by your valor a new and
glotioua ige. You have tome homo,
eft. two monihi erf iiovere vumpuiKnlng,
which hn eniliracrd a.iult, alcge And
Ixiltle n hrllllant un achievement, to
fur-reaching In It result, a to command
tho unatlnted praise of nil your country
men. You had the l.runt of tho battle on
the hind. You 1ro yournelve with su
premo couroKc, and your pornomil l.rav-
ery, never beforo excelled anywhere, has
won the admiration of your fellow-elll-
lens and the genuine rccpo. t of all man
kind, while your endurance under pecu
liar trial nnd auffering ha given an ad
ded meaning to your heroism.
"Your exertion made eny tho conquest
of Porto Hlco, under the army command
ed by General Miles, nnd behind you, to
proceed at a moment's summons, wore
more than &K).000 of their comrades, ready
to support you-dlsnppolnted that the op
portunity which you had did not come to
thorn yet filled with pride at your well
earned fnmo, and rejoicing upon your sig
nal victory,
"You were In tho line of battle; thoy,
no Irss than you, wore In the line of duty.
All have served their country In Its need.
nnd will erve It so long as they may be
required, and all will forever have the
thanks and regard of a grateful people.
"Wo cannot bid you welcome here today
without our hearts going out to tho he-
G. H.
THE LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING HOUSE OF ASTORIA
the Troops. Stationed There,
Herr Keufeld, Who Has
Was Totally Dispersed
rurs of Manila, on sa,and land, whose
services and sacrifice, whoa courage
and constancy. In that far-distant field of
operation hv never teen lurpussed by
any soldiers or salor the world ovr. To
the army and navy, to the marines, to
the regular, to the volunteers snd to
Providence, which has watched over
them all, the nation todjy Is full of
thanksgiving and pralsa. Tne brave offi
cers and men who fell In ba::le, and these
who have died from exposure and Uk
neon, will live In Immortal story, and
thi-lr memorle will be perpetuated In the
hearts and history of a ger.erou people;
and those who arc dien'li-nt on them
will not he mlec'.-d by the government
for which they so fresjy sacrificed their
llvi."
The soldiers cheered muny tlmrs. Pan
of the field, where t'fv KI-. h hi. nood
n rvglmrnt which It Svmie timet called
"the president's own" wit purtl ularly
noisy.
The party then went to the detention
hospital. The graveyard. In which GO or
TO plain, new wooden crosses stood, was
near the road on the left. The president
solemnly raised his hat.
Mr. McKinley went through all the
ward of the detention hospital In the
same careful way In which he had gone
through those of the general hospital
When he came to the last ward. Major
K. T. Ebert said:
"This la a dangerous ward." and, turn
ing to Secretary of War Alger, Inquired:
"Do you think the president had better
go In here?"
Mr. McKlntejr. without waiting to
hear what General Alger's reply would
be. started Into the ward. General Alger
and others of the party remained outside.
The presidential party then drove
through the lines of cavalry drawn up on
either side of the road.
After leaving the camp for New York.
Mr. McKinley made this statement:
"I was very much pleased lo meet the
heroes of Santiago, and to obsiwe their
splendid spirit. What I saw of the care
of the sU k men In the hospitals by those
In rharge nnd by the noMo women en
gaged In that work was especially grati
fying to me."
Vice-President Hotoart 1J:
"I um not an army officer, and have not
full experience In Judging of eajiips and
camp systems, but It seems to me that
Camp Wlkoff was admirably Adapted for
army purposes at this time as tho ramp
for recuperation. The hospitals and hos
pital service seem perfect In appointments
and well adapted for the rapid recovery
of the sick. The hospital locations, their
surroundings end their climatic condi
tions could not be Imporved."
HKRViatlES ROUTED
AND OMDl'RMAN FALLS
Anglo-Egyptian Army Storms the City,
Which Was Occupied After an
Hour's Hard Fighting.
CAIRO, Sept. 4. The following dispatch,
dated yesterday, (Sari'l.i) has jvjt t een
received from Naiy:
"Early this nVjrnmg tho DervUhes made
a most determined attack upon the An-glo-Esyptlon
fjr:es, but aft.T an four's
mini ngnting wa arove tniia oir.
"At 8:S0 a. m., a general advai c was
ordered upon Oni'lurman, an 1 as-ilu wo
were received wlt'i a deierml .d attack
on our rlRht, nut the Dcrv!;.h"s were once
nioro repulsed, wji"i heavy loss.
Goods Now
COOPER'S
Gamp. likoff
for Long Years Been:
- The Yacht Shamrock
"The army, under I ha pt'icnal n-1 Oregon team, the Rev. Mr. Agar contrlb
mand of Kballfa, was totally .lltrf red by j uted U before being bowled, lbe fielding
our army. After short tlma our : of the Britishers was excellent, five of
forces advanced agatn and occupied Om -
durman. Khalifa fled O'trtng the forenoon
and Is now e4nj closely pursued by our
cavalry.
"The British loss Is estimated at about
I'D. The Egyptian loss Is probably 2fi.
Karl Xeufeld was rescued unharmed."
Herr Keufeld fell Into tba hands of the
mahdl's follower In the neighborhood ot
Dungolu, In the late spring: or early sum-
mr of LV". The first report received
after his rapture was that th whole
party was beheaded. A later report rep -
resented that Keufeld had been spared,
but placed In fetters.
Finally a letter was received from him-
self, dated Khartoum, where he said he
was being treated In a very friendly maa
ner by the mah 11. H nearly lost his lite
when the mahdl was told that Keufeld
was an English or Egyptian spy, whose
duty was to ascertain whether or not
Mudlr Musta'ta Pasha was favorable to
ths EnglUh. The mahdl. highly Incensed,
declared that he regretted not having
banged Neufeld. and had him loaded with
chains and cast Into prison, where he
remained four years.
Ultimately a scarcity of powder arose In
the Soudan, and Neufeld's knowledge of
chemistry was brought Into requisition
for Its manufacture, and In consequence
his life spared.
CHALLENGED TO SAIL
FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP.
Yacht Bhamrock. of the Royal Ulster
Club. Will Race Any Vessel In
America for the Trophy.
KEW YORK, 8ept. t A committee rep
resenting the Royal Ulster Yacht Club
and 6ir Thomas Llpton arrived in this
city yesterday and met the Kew York
Yacht Club's committee today. Secretary
Oddle, of the New York Yacht Club,
gave out the following challenge, which
had been presented by the Royt Ulster
Yacht Club:
"We have the honor, on behalf of the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club, and In the
name of Sir Thomas Llpton. a member of
the club, to challenge to sail a series of
matcnes wun tne yacnt snamrocK.
against any one yacht or vessel construct
ed In the United States of America, for
the America's cup, subject to the deed of
gift, and subject to the ocntlit.ons agreed
upon."
Following are the particulars of the
challenging vessel, via: Owner, Sir
Thomas Llpton; name of yacht. Sham
rock; length of load wter line, 8D feet;
rig, cutter.
VISITORS AGAIN DEFEATED.
Captain Astbury'g Cricketers Won the
International Match In Portland.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3,-The second
m'iri hlft&Aan th. TlfFtlah flnmht.. a n.l
in n;1 .-im,., , ', .
day at Multnomah field, and resulted In
a victory for the home men by eight
runs. The scores were small, the totals
being 64 and 63.
R. C. F. AsCbury, of Astoria, who cap
tained the All-Oregon team, won the toss
and elected to take the' fleld. Captain
Jukes sent Saunders and A. M. Mnllns In,
but, contrary to expectations, neither
"came off," Molina being qutckly bowled
by Wilkinson for one run, and Saunders"
wicket falling a few minutes later, after
he had placed 4 to his credit.
Jukes made the decided stand for the
visitors, playng perfect cricket for 21 runs
ami me ennre sme wna umpo.--oi of for a
total of m. Of the 64 made by the AH-
and for- tte tjation Tliaiil
fr i J'r
a Captiye,. Was Rescued--Khalifa,s
Challenges America's, Cop.
jthe home team being cttught, and one run
out
The game was witnessed by several hun
dred people, and was thoroughly enjoyed.
NATION'S GOLD RESERVE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1-Tha gold In
j th treasury Is steadily climbing upward.
I and today again broke the record, with a
j renerve total of Oj.91.ff2. the highest In
j tho history of the reserve fund. United
, States treasurer Roberts. ;ieiiklng of the
upward rnd of the gold In the treasury,
I snld that, out of about (",'. fVfl yet to
I be paid In for 'he new war loan. t is
! likely S5.1M).M or tW.UuO.i.OO will be gW.
"It would not be at all strange," he
said. "If bafore the tide turns our total
gold wlil be considerably over i.A()."
PENSIONS INCREASE IN VALUE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. t-The annual
report of Hon. H. Oay Evans, commis
sioner of pensions, wus made public to
night.
The commissioner says that the roll Is
not increasing- In number, but In value.
I' ts) believed that It will Increase from
the rebellion, as there are probably 3X1,
000 ex-Union soldiers living wlio have
never had penstolns, ami It will Increase
In amount by rwson of Increased dUaAtl
l.tea. as provided by taw.
WILL FIGHT OCTOBER 1J.
KEW YORK, Sept. 1-Jlm Corbett. who
arrived here today, met "Kid". McCoy,
and they arranged to fight their proponed
battle October IX at Buffalo.
: THREE DEATHS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Sept. t Three ueaa, htx crit
ically ill and 13 additional prostrations Is
the het record for the day. It wus the
hottest of the five day, on every one of
which tho mercury haa been over 90. The
mercury today reached S3.
CHICAGO. Sept. X-Should the high
I temperature continue unbroken until to-
j morrow morning all Chicago heat records
tor duration wu nave oeen oroaen,
The record 'to d-atc haa been live con
secutive days with a maximum tempera
ture In the nineties.
In many places work has been suspend
ed In shops and where men are obliged to
labor In places exposed to the sun. The
suffering of the people In the tenement
districts has been Intense.
Professor Cox, of the weather bureau,
says that the present hot wave Is about
as severe as he has ever observed.
"It covers," said he, "practically the
entire country east of the Rocky moun
tains and has run as high as 103 down in
Kansas, while at Huron, S. u., there have
oeen three consecutive days of 100.
The report of fatalities and prostrations
from heat the past 24 hours In Chicago
I showed one death, Mrs. H. P. Lindley;
nine prostrated, whose recovery was
doubtful and tmrty-one
overcome.
A MODEL NAVAL HOSPITAL.
Proposals for Its Construction at Mare
Island Admiral Dewey's Sword.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-A special to the
Record frotn Washington says:
The surgeon general of the navy yard
has asked for proposals, to be opened Oc
tober 12. for the construction of a model
naval hospital at Mare Island, Cal.. under
a congressional appropriation of $100,000.
The plans are of the most modern typo.
conforming to the latest hospital practice
Arriving Daily
byv thb- hand
to a Disease-Infected
at home abroad tod provide for Indefinite
expansion.
: The navy department has closed ft con.
tract with Tlffajvy for Admiral Dewey's
sword, the consideration beln 1,000. Tha
remaining 17.000 of the oonrreislnnat .im
propriation will be devoted to the defray
ing of the expense of striking medals for
the officers anu men who participated In
.ae battle of Manila Bay, May L
It Is proposed to have this worlr done a
toon as possible at the Philadelphia mint,
WIKOFF TO BE ABANDONED.
Orders Issued to Distribute Troops to
Various Forts.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Orders were prepared at the war de
partment today for the practical aban
donment of Camp Wlkoff at Montauk
Point.
All the volunteer regiments there will
soon start for their homes and will re
ceive furloughs as they are mustered out,
while most of the regulars, as soon as
they have recuperated, will resume duty
at the posts to which they were garri
soned before the war began.
The order for the regulars may be Is
sued tomorrow and will provide for tha
following distribution of the troops:
Third cavalry. Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.,
and Jefferson barracks. Missouri.
Sixth cavalry, to Fort Myer, Va., and
Fort W'adsworth, N. Y.
Third Infantry, to Fort Sheridan. lit
Sixth Infantry, to Fort Thomas. Ky.
Ninth Infantry, to Madison barracks.
N. Y.
Thirteenth Infantry, to Fort Columbia,
Porter and Niagara. .
Seventeenth Infantry, to Columbus bar.
racks, Ohio.
Twentieth Infantry, to Fort Leaven
worth, Kas.
Twenty-first Infantry, to PKWburs;
barracks, N. Y.
The remaining regiments of regulars at
Montauk will be disposed of next week.
Some of them will be held at posts yet to
be selected In Cuba.
SUBJECT TO WAR TAX. .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1-The treasury
department holds that an article of agree
ment or contract for the sale of real
estate ts not subject to a stamp tax unless
It conveys some right of title.
It is also held that an Inheritance con
sisting exclusively of government bonda
Is subject to the same conditions as
money or personal property under section
29 of the war revenue act.
The loyal la tlx kiehest grade baking soweai
luwwa, Actori teats show It o
tUrw farther tkaa oay other saeA
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