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BEGBNEBATI1 OF GDBA The Wonderful Work Which is Beins Done in the Island. i HIGH PRAISE FROM A CUBAN, La Patria Contracts the Spnniah and American Ways of Doing Thins*, and Says Onr Work is Wonderful?Plie rninpnsi I)i>vi>loiiml Dav by Day? Hovi _ . ( the Island's Condition is Beinc Bettered Havana, Cuba (By Cable).?La Patria, one of the best-edited papers in Havana, has come out with an editorial strongly indorsing the American administration. Its utterances are regarded as representing the best thought of the thinking elemout of the community. La Patria contrasts the American method with that of the "obstinate Spanish" in dealing with even tho simplest reforms. Oa this point it says: "Formerly there was agitation among the people; oceans of ink and tons of paper were used, floods of oratory were poured and then everything ended at Madrid in the froth of Spanish promises. On the other hand, in these days of fruitful though silent work, we learn of the most radical reforms when they are published in tho Official Gazette, without being preceded by a magnificent conglomeration of oratory and colored Are. An order of six lines, wim a very suuit ijiuuuuic, iu^iv.iuu. some bold and beneficent measure. One might say that for us a thin sheet of paper separates the mediaeval world from tho nineteenth century, and oftentimes the writing is not indispensable to enable us to pass from darkness to light." Senor Perfecto Lacoste, Mayor of Havana, with the approval of Mnjor-General Ludlow, has issued a decree prohibiting the wearing of undershirts exposed?that is, uncovered by outer shirts or coats?in public places, doorways, windows or balconies, under penalty of imprisonment at hard labor in the discretion of the Court. It is a revival of a municipal ordinauce of 1894, which has not been enforced. Another decree has been issued prohibiting smoking in streetcars and omnibuses. Tbe United States transport BurnsiJe '* * - ? !-> d i?o \ <n (iormeriy mo spuuisu sicamci uu?; distributing the SS.OOO.OOD allotted by the United States Government for tho payment of the Cuban troops will circumnavigate the Island, the paymasters, under escort, going into the Interior from the various ports where she touches. Casu Bianca, the fishing village across the harbor, which was formerly a breeding place of disease, has been disinfected and whitewashed, and the Chinese have been removed from the village. Surgeon-Major John G. Davis reports that the place is now free from infection. The secret police have discovered n criminal association, the oblect of which was tc kidnap girls about twelve years old and send them to Mexico. Several girls were rescued and the kidnappers arrested. An asylum for the orphans of reconceatrados has beeu established at Matanzas under the protection and at the instigation < of General Wilson, the military commander of that province. It will shelter all the destitute children in Matanzas. ueuerai Wilson Is highly praised for his action in this matter. The Cienfuegos papers praisa the work there of the American authorities, saying that the streets are kept cleau, tho poor are protected and ^shipping and general trade are the best In many years. PHILADELPHIA'S BAD WATER. Commission of Exports to Report on the Best Way of Improving lt. Philadelphia (Special).?Since January 1 this city has had an epidemic of typhoid fever. Since that date there have been nearly C000 coses of the disease and about 1090 deaths. The epidemic Is said to be due to the polluted water of the Schuylkill River, from which the city obtains its supply. The Councils have passed a bill authorizing the appointment of thrAo nrnfirt nni?ineeM to inves* tlgate and report as to the best method of improving the quality of the water, and in accordance with the provisions of the measure, Mayor Ashbridge appointod Rudolph Herlng, ot Now York; Samuel Gray, of Providence, R. I., and Joseph M. Wilson, of this city, to make the expert investigation and rerport. They are required to make a preliminary report in , not more than sixty days and a final report in not more than three months. An appropriation of ?25,000 was made to pay for their expenses and compensation. . AMERICAN STATUES IN FRANCE. Uoaaments to Wushington, Lafayette and Eochainbeau Are Planned. Wabhixoton, D. C. (Special).?The good feeling in this country toward France Is shown in three distinct projects for erecting statues in France during the Paris Ex~ I TUa ia tAAMnf a pusiliuu. JLUU liliooi vri luuio in IV oiuw ?? j statue of Rochambeau in the French vll- j lage of his birth. The plan has originated J in Philadelphia, where $1000 will be con- I trlbuted; another $1000 will bo raised in the country at large, and another $1000 in France. Secretary Hay views the project with much favor. Another statue project is in chanro of prominent women, representing the women of America, who propose to erect an equestrian statue of Washington in one of the public reservations of Paris. Mrs. Justice Field is at the head of tho committee and 315,000 is in hand. The French Ambassador has notified the Paris authorities and has suggested to the Prefect of the Seine and the President of the munifipality that a suitable public reservation i>e set aside for the scheme. A statue of Lafayette also is to be erected it Paris through the efforts of Unitad Btates Commissioner Peck. WIND WRAPS STEEPLE IN WIRE. ' Quarter sf a Mile of Kansas Fence Blown , Three Miles. Topeka, Kan. (Special). ? Tornadoes iwept Coklwater. Lexlneton and Ashland a few day3 ago. In Coldwater a dozen houses were wrecked. Joseph Bowers, a cattleman, was killed and half a dozen people injured. A terrific windstorm in Ellis County picked up a stretch of wiro lencea quarter of a mile long, carried it three miles, and wrapped it securely around the steeple of the Mungor Catholic Church. uerinun neciprocur iei. The outlook for a reciprocity treaty with Germany is regarded la Washington a9 having been greatly prejudice! by the action of the committee ot the Reichstag In summarily disposing of the Meat ? ' Inspection bill. It was hoped that thl9 measure would pave the way for successful neKotiations for a trade treaty by eliminating the ill-feeling crowing out of the meat embargo. It has not been officially stated that the reciprocity negotiations will be suspended, but it is taken for granted that they will be allowod to remain in abeyance until the German National Legislature shall take favorable action on the Meat bill. Lo.-.s of Cattle in Transit to England. In the Houso of Commons in London Mr. Walter Long, President of the Board of Trade, announced that 1012 head of cattle had been lost in 1898 in traaslt from the Unit6d States and Canada out of a total of 473,895 head, as compared with a loss K0*71 Anf rs.9 04 /IiA In f rnnoit- A i?r?Qn _ tina. The total number lost In transit from the United States and Canada in the first three months of 1899 was 750 out of a total of 78,594. Connecticut Well Water FatAl. It has been ascertained that Impure woll water in Bloomfield, Conn., has been the ?auso of the death of three children named MoNau?hton. Two horses have also died from drinking tie w.ator. GUNBOATS SHELL REBELS. Towns of Sesmoan and Guagfua Invested by Our Sailors. Body of Filipinos Ran Up to SanFernando l>y Train, Tear Up Kails and Escape. Manila. (By Cable).?Tbe army's gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavadonga, under command of Captain Grant, which started up tbe San Fernando Elver for Guagua to establish there a base of supplies for tbe troops engaged in tbe northern campaign, have returned, Major-General MacArthur having failed to connect with the expedition. The gunboats found rebels Intrenched at Sesmoan and Guagua, on the water-fronts of the towns. Tbe vessels steamed past the works, shelling the occupants and driving tbem out. Landing parties from tbe boats entered hotn towns, capturing at sosmoan a Spanish captain in uniform, who was ostensibly a prisoner in the hands of the rebels, and also a native officer. Arriving at Guagua the town and a small gunboat were found to be burning, and the natives were evacuating the place ia consequence of the bombardment. At Sesmoan the lauding party captured a number of Filipino flags and a quantity of arms, chiefly bolos and bows and arrows, besides a lot of band instruments, which the men played as they marched back to the boats. The Filipinos surprised the United States forces at San Fernando with a daring trick Monday. A railway train, with an engine at each end, was run almost to the American outposts and in plain sight of the town. Before they could be reached a cang of natives sprang off the train, tore up several lengths of the railway track, boarded the train again, and the train steamed away so quicklv that there was no opportunity to capture the raiders. The Nebraska regiment is asking for a temporary relief from duty. Only 375 men of this regiment are left at the front. THE SEVENTY-FIRST INQUIRY. Senior Officers Found Guilty of Dlaobey? lag Orders at Santiago. Albant, N. Y. (Special).?The findings of the court of inquiry appointed to investigate the conduct of the Seventy-first Regiment, New York Volunteers, In the Santiago campaign, have been approved by Governor Roosevelt. The Governor scores the three senior officers of the command. Colonel Wallace A. Downs, LieutenantColonel Clinton H. Smith and Mnjor John H. Whittle, and pays a high tribute to all the other officers and enlisted men. The court finds that Colonel Downs failed to obey distinct orders issued by General Kent; that Lieutenant-Colonel Smith failed to make any effort to get the regiment forward into tho fight; that Major Whittle did not go with the battalion he commanded, but stayed in the roar; that Captain Austin refused to move forward 'at General Kent's command; that senior field officers of the />/%* ?M ha frmnH velfrh fchft man while the latter were under Are; that many men of the regiment joined regulars marching past and thus helped in the assault on the enemy; that some of the companies were led into the fight by their officers, despite the lack of orders from Regimental officers, and that enlisted men pleaded to get into the fight, but declared their officers would not lead them. Lieutenant Colonel Smith is ordered before a board to inquire into his fitness for service in the National Guard. DEMANDS OF PORTO RICAN3. t A Memorial to the Treslrieut Protesting Acaluit Military Government. Washington, D. C. (Special).?Senors J. Julio Henna and Manuel Zeno Gandla Commissioners from Porto Rieo to the i United States, have presented a second 1 memorial to the President, reiterating the , prayers of their first petition. They ask the following concessions: First?The cessation of military government and the establishment of civil rule in the island. Secoid?The establishment of absolute,, free trade between Porto Rico and the 7 United States. Third?The reduction of American troops and the enlistment of Porto RIcans. Fourth?The right of American citizenship in the Island. On the subject of military control the Commissioners make the point that "the subject of reforming the Porto Rican system does not properly belong to the army officers, who now control Porto Rico, or the War Department, but to the Porto Rican* themselves." PRESIDENT ON A VACATION. Accompanied by Bin. McKlnley He Goes to Hot Spring*, Va. Washington', D. C. (Special).?The President and Mrs McKlnley have left this city for a short vacation at Hot Springs. The party included, also, George B. Cortelyou, the assistant secretary to the President; Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Rixoy, and Mr. Barnes, of | the White House clerical force. The President's health is good, hut he I feels the need of rest and recreation, and hence all official business during his absence ( will be attended to as far as possible at the ' White House. While at the Springy the party will stay at the Homestead, where ( Secretary and Mrs. Gage are spending a vacation. Bridge Falls With a Train. By the collapse of a bridge a short dls? I tance from Saunders. Wis., on the Great { ( Northern Railway, one life was lost and one | man received mortal injuries. The collapse occurred while a heavy freight train i WU3 \Jll LUU UXIU^O, WUIlyU, VTAbU IUO L1U1U, ( fell 100 feet. Thomas Qulnn, of St. Paul, , the engineer, was crushed under his englnt , and killed. Harry Miller, of West Superior, i the fireman, had a leg crushed and re- J ceived Internal injuries. A Battle In the Soudan. The Foreign Office in London has re- i ceived news that Colonel Evatt attacked Ohief Kabarega on the east bank of the Nile and completely defeated him. Three hundred of the enemy were killed, and Kabarega himself, who was severely wounded, and King Mwauga were taken prisoners. Colonel Evatt's losses were two Uganda soldiers killed and twenty wounded. California Mineral Production. According to the report of the State Mining Bureau, the total mineral production of California for 1893 is valued at $27,280,070. The gold product is placed at $15,906,478. To Vaccinate Everybody In Iowa. The State Board of Health, of Iowa, has adopted resolutions ordering the local boards to have every person la the Slate vaccinated at once. In case the persons are not able to afford the expense the local health boards will pay it. French Demand on China. M. Pinchon, the French Minister at P?fcin, China, has demanded of the Tsung-liYamen the granting of mining concessions in the province of Szechuan and the payment of an indemnity for the Imprisonment of a French missionary. Sweetheart Killed, Girl h SulclJe. Mary Vlach, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a farmer residing near Eeemer, Nt M., committed suicide while despondent over the death of her soldier sweetheart, George Hoar, who fell before Caloocan. The girl left a letter to her parents, saying she could not bear her grief longer and preferred death. Rough Kiders to Sleet in Chicago. Postmaster Charles U. Gordon, who is Chairman of the General Committee of the Chicago Autumn Festival, announces that Colonel Roosevelt's regiment of rougti riders will have a reunion In Chicago 1b October. ?? ? ? v.": .. AIEBICA AT THE HAGUE. Will Work With England For International Arbitration. WILL NOT ACCEPT DISARMAMENT American and British Delegates to the Czar's Peace Congress Have Similar Instructlons?Will Stand Together For International Arbitration?Hope to Lessen the Horrors of War. Washington, D. C. (Special). ? The United States and Great Britain will stand together in the advocacy of the adoption 5f a scheme for the settlement of interna:lonal disputes by arbitration, whloh will bo presented to the JPeaco Conference at (ts meeting at Ttie Hague. xne American delegates, headed by Ambassador White, ?re equipped with n fairly well digested plan for the execution of tht3 long-cherIflhed project, while the British delegates are prepared with a plan which is almost Identical with the American project. The details cannot bo procured for publication in advance of tuo presentation of the project to the conference. It is known, MEETING PLACE OF THE DI (The palace is Queen Wilholmino's "B however, that there aro essential differences between the plan under consideration and that embodied in the treaty drafted by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Fauncefote, whioh failed of action in the Senate when submitted for ratification. The differences Are father in the methods {irovlded for securing an impartial adudlcation than in! the principles involved. It cuuuul UV buiu iiuui mc amoiiviiu delegates go to the conference with any strong expectations that their own scheme forsecurlng the adjustment of disputes by arbitration, or, indeed, any project.of the kind, will secure the adhesion of the entire conference, or even a majority of the delegates. But they are content to plant the seed and make a beginning, which it Is hoped by the President and Secretary Hay will have substantial results in the end. i The American delegates go committed to i this arbitration project much more strong* < ly than to anything else likely to figure be- i fore the conference. ttegarding disarms- I ment, their instructions are to tell the conference that the presont armament of the United States, und any wfthln the possibilities of the future, are so far below the present minimum armaments with which : ..r.,, nt tKo nrunt nnwpra nf Enrono are like ly to be content that there is really no reason why the United States should be oalled Into the Agreement. ] Other points upon which the delegates hate'been instructed are the exemption from seizure ol individual proporty and the captain* maha*. i 'United States naval expert, who Is a dele- i gate to the Peace Conference.) < extension of the Red Cross rules to warlike ' aperntlous at sea. As to the former, the President expressed himself very stioagly !n bis last message to Congress, and the ] rms\ r?aA fA rfl f\ fO /> I rt ft 1 flf. ' ?vr uuni^wu w\j p,n V W?- I feet to these views. As to the Red Cross ] extension, both tbe United States and Spain : luring the recent war voluntarily agreed 1 to apply the Red Cross rules at sea. Another point In the instructions relates to tho amelioration of the Ihorrors ! of war, and with this, too, the American delegates are deeply concerned. It was because of the President'a'Interest in this sub- J |ect, as much as for any other reason, that j the two technical experts, Captain Mahnn and Captain Crozlor, were included in the ' American delegation, and tho State De- ' partment hopes that something in this dl> rection'wllt be accomplished at the approaching conference. THIRTY PERSONS DROWNED. British Shin Wrecked on Hansraroo Isl and?Only Four Escape Death. Adelaide, South Australia (By Cable).? ! It is learned that the British ship Loch Sloy, from the Clyde January 5 for this port and Melbourne, was wreolted on i Kangaroo Island on April 24. One passenger : and three of the crew Barely reached the shore, and Ave passengers and twenty-flve of tne crew were drowned. i Viceroy Friendly With the Ameer. There 19 a constant interchange of irlondly letters between Lord CurzoD, Viceroy of India, and the Ameer of Afghan- i Istan, and the relations between the Indian Government and the ruler of Afghanistan were never more cordial than at present. ' Hall Destroys Georgia Track Farms. A terrlflo hailstorm passed over JelTerson Connty, Ga., a few days ago. The hall was three Inches doop at Wadley, and somo of tho stones weighed over three ounces. Fruit and vegetable crops arc totally destroyed. The Queen's Now Yacht Launchod. The Duchess of York, accompanied by the Duke of Connaught, a few dnys ago visited the Pembroke docks at Pombroko, England, where sho prosided at the launching of the Quoen's nuw ynoht, Vlotorla and Albert. This vessel has ooonpled two years In building, and promises to be the finest example of decorative treatment yet achieved. A Veteran I'rowna Hiraiolf at. Erie. George Thorp, sixty y?ars old, iveteran of the Third Heavy Ar! Jliery, tied n twentypound stone to bis neck and jumped Into tho lake at Erie, Penn. He was a natlvo of Philadelphia. No causo la known tor tho act, - - V I MOROCCO PAID AT ONCE* America's Claims Settled on the Chicago's Arrival at Tangier. The State Department Informed of the Compliance of tho Saltan With tha Demands of the Uulted States* Tanoieb (By Cable).?Tho object of the visit liore of the United States cruiser Chicago has been accomplished. The Sul-' tan has given assurances that tho claims of Americans against Morocco will be satisfied, and the Chicago has sailed to the eastward. Washington, D. 0. (Special).?The visit of the flagship Chicago to Tangier, Morocco, has resulted in the prompt pay-, mont of claims for Indemnity made by th? United States la behalf of American citizens whose business had been interfered with. A telegram received at the State Department from the United States Consul-General at Tangier contained the gratifying Information that the claims had been paid. The Chicago arrived at Tangier from Gibraltar. When she wns on her way from the Azores to Gibraltar a despatch was seat to Bear-Admiral Howison at the latter place directing him to proceed to Tangier without delay to back up any demands that might bo made by the Consul-Gen} SAR3IAUENT CONFERENCE. ^ [ouse la the Woods" at The Hague.) eral. Tho Chicago Is now on her voyage to tho East by the Mediterranean-Suez route. For a great many years the Morocco officials have caused much annoyance to American merchants at Tangier. Every attempt to introduce American goods into the country has been met with petty persecution which ubuaIIv resulted In Drevent* lag the Americans from selling their wares. In some cases American agents have been Imprisoned. The Morocco authorities were also fond of Interfering with the native Interpreters and servants of the United States Consulate. These persons are exempted by treaty from Interferenoo by the Saltan's officers, but the treaty was violated frequently. On other occasions United States war* ships have been seat to Tangier to collect claims for indemnity, and in each ease the object lesson In American power has been successful. The amount of the claims in the latest instance is small. FOUR DEATHS AT A SHOOTING, lfwo Brothers on One Side anil Father and ' Son on the Other Bill One Another. Mebidiaji, Miss. (Special).?Dr. J. H. Murfoe and Howard Murfoe, father and ion, and Charlo3 B. Clarke and Walter Olarke, two brothers, all four of whom are (voll known citizens of Okolonn, ilfes., are dead as the result of a dispute and a dlffluulty over tho collection of a bill. Dr. Murfeo went to tho law offlce of Charles B. Clarke to settle an nccount, when a dispute nroso about the correctness of tho bill, which led to a quarrel and a fight. Clarke urew a Knuo una cut nr. mariee'j tcrpat, severing tbe jugular vein. Dr. Murfee full dead and Ills son, Howard Murfee, who came up, drew his revolver nnd shot Clarke through the heart, killing Lilm Instantly. Walter Clarke, a younger brother o( Charles B. Clarke, henrd tbe shooting, rushed to the scone and then followed a duel to the death between young Murfee and voung Clarke. i Both men emptied tbelr pistols, and after the smoke cleared away Murfon and Clatke irero found dead, each with three bullet boles through their bodies. Dr. Murfee tvas one of the best known physicians of Lhls region and the two Clarke brothers ranked at the hea'tfof the bar In Chickasaw County. AMERICANS IN A BULLFIGHT. Ran a Benefit Shovr at Dnrango and Bad Some Narrow Kscapca. Monteret, Mes. (Special).?The flrst jullflght that ever occurred in Mexico in ivblch all of the performers wore Ameri:ans took place a few days ago In Duran* :o. The exhibition was given to ral?e noney for municipal improvements. The participants, nil business mon'of tte city* iveroD. M. Shaw, William Fischor, E. 8. 3haw, Percy Sharpe, T. W. Tlsdale, Boy Kessell, J. W. Dobbins, H. L. Benson, Carlos Chapman, W. W. McVea andD. W. Barnes. The bulls were from the wildest mountain herds ot that State and the amateur* iad a hard tlmo la evading the thrusts of :he long, sharp horns of the animals. A performer was caught on the boms of ono jf the bulls and carried around the arena ieveral times. He eaoaped with only a few i>rulsee. The others ulso had narrow escapes. The attendance was the largest jvor seen at u bullfight In Durango. GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO. Brigadier-General Davis Succeeds Major* General Henry. 8an Juan, Porto Rico (By Cable).?BrlgaJler-General Georgo W. Davis, the successor of Mnjor-General Guy V. Henry Q3 Military Governor of Porto Blco, arrived on board the United States transport McPherson. Ho was welcomed by the insular secretaries and officials of Porto Blco and 9an Junn. Major-General Henry has sailed for tbo United States. There was a big demonstration In General Henry's honor. Quiet Helens In Sauios. Everything Is quiet in Samoa. OporaLions have been suspended pending tha nrrivnl of the Commissioners from San Francisco. After the cessation of hostilities a detachment of British soldiers visited the battiofleld of Vailima, where tboy rocovered an American machine gun that had boen capturod by the rebols. Mnjor Overman Killed by a Full. Major L. C. Overman. U. S. A., retired, was instantly killed by falling from a stagIngonwhloh he was at work at his summer home at Nautucket, Mass. Mrs. Overman Is in Brooklyn. Victory For Rhodes and Jameion. The suit of the trooper Adyo against Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson for damages for injuries received in the Transraal raid was tried In Loudon a few days ago. Cap. tain Coventry, who took part in the raid, testified that the troopere were informed of the nature of the expedition aflor tnoy had nrocoaded a mile. The jury fouud i? verdfot for the defendants. Ttlog Called Bacl: to Spain. Lleutonant-Genoral Polavloja, Minister of War, at Madrid, lias cabled to Gcnoral Rlos, Spain's principal military officer Id the Philippines, an authorization to rotors to Spain whenever it la qonvczlegt, THE All BEEF REPORT, Sc:n3 of General Miles's Allegations Found to Be True. PRESIDENT APPROVES FINDINGS. Canned Beef Undesirable For Use on Transports?Charge of Use of Chemicals Not Sustained?General Mile* Centered?Sharp Criticism of Eagan?Recommendation of >*o Farther Action. Washington, 'D. C. (Special).?The report of the Army Beef Court of Inquiry, appointed to investigate General Miles's oharges regarding the food supply of the army in tho war with Spain, is approved by the President in th? following indorsement: "The findings of tho Court of Inquiry are approved. William McKinley." The court finds that General Miles's allegations that the refrigerated beef was emlalmed, or was unfit for issue to troops, were not sustained, and tlmt he had not Bulllclent justifloatiou for these charges. With regard to tho canned roast beef the court sustains so much of the Allegations of the Major-General commanding as re juiu 10 its unsuitiiDuiiy ior ioou, as hciv.ally used on the transports, and as to its extensive or long-continued use as a fl<*ld ration. None of the other charges as to canned beef are sustained. The court finds tbat certain Individuals failed to perform their full duty, but the opinion is expressed that the mere statement In the official report of the facts developed meet* tbe end of discipline and tb.it the interests of the servlce^will bo best subserved il iurther proceedings be not taken. Tb? i-ourt spares neither the Major-General tommandlng nor the Commissary-General in the criticism. It holds that both officials committed error. It finds that General Allies committed an error in tbat, having Relief or knowledge, as claimed, tbat the food was unfit, that it caused sickness and flletreas, tbat some of it was supplied undet vhe preteace of experiment, that other beef was embalmed, he did not immediately report such knowledge or belief to the Secretary of War, to the end that a proper remedy might be promptly applied. Attention is called by the court to the "act that but little testimony was submitted by General Miles in support of his -;ontentlon that tho refrigerated beef had been treated with preservatives. It remarks that his failure to draw special attention to the report of Major Daly until his testimony before the War Investigating Commission is not explained, althouj'a one. if not two, of his staff officers knew of the beef which Major Daly said was positively "hurtful to health." The report refers to General Miles's suspicion regarding the refrigerated beef while at Ponce, and deolares that it was his bounden duty instantly to take the most effective measure within control to ascertain the actual fact and to correct the wrong, if any should be found. As to the character of the refrigerated beef the report says that its use on shore after the troops had secured conveaJ?nt harbors and landing faollltiej was wise and desirable. It was the meat of commerce, and was received by the troops at first with great satisfafction. The arrangements for issuing it and transporting it to the camps were neither adequate nor efficient. As a consequence a considerable portion of the beef became tainted before it reached the regimental camps, and was either rejected altogether or trimmed down before being cooked. "It does not appear," says tbe report, "that the troops were insufficiently fed as a consequence of such rejections. The court holds ttat the refrigerated beef is a suitable ration for troops when It can be issued to them in good condition. It would not have been prudent to have made the expeditions to Santiago and Porto Rico without the refrigerated teef'and until the availability of native beef bad been established. There was no better food than refrigerated beef that was practicable, and no reliance should have been placed on the cattle in Cuba and Porto Rico as a certain means of subsistence." As to the canned roast beef it is the opinIon of tho court that it was fresh, wa s. not of old date, was the meat of commerce, and insnected bv the Government insDec tors as provided by law. 8ome Injury was doubtless caused by rough handling In transportation. or was due to exposure to the climatic Influences of the tropics. The court holds, however, that it was not suitable as ntravel ratioD;on transports, considering the absence ot cooking facilities and the absence from that ration of fresh vegetables and condiments. For use on shore as a field ration it is suitable for issue two days in ten, but not for two days In succession. With respect to Its being a necessary article for use on the expeditions to Cuba and Porto Rico the court believes that it would not have been imprudent to have left it behind. In this connection the court finds that the allegations of Geueral Miles, so far as they relate to the unsuitability of the canned fresh beef for food as actually used on the transports, and as to its extensive or long-continued use as a field ration, are sustained. The Commissary-General is criticised for having purchased such large quantities of thU article, considering the little Use that had been mnde of it in the regular army, the probability that the volunteers were en- ? tirely ignorant of it, and that its use as a part of the field ration had never been sanctioned by the President or Secretary of War. Regarding thia, the court says: "The court can but characterize the action of the Commissary-General aa unwarranted and reckless, in that he ordered the purohase of suoh enormous quantities of a food that wna practicably untried and-unknown, and the court so finds. The court a!o ilnds rtiat there is no ground for any imputation of auy othur uctuutiug motive on the p*rt of the Commissary-General than the earnest desire to prooure the best possible food for the troops. The court pronounces this act of the CommissaryGeneral of Subsistence a colossal error, for which there ifl no palliation." One of the most important findings of tbe court is contained in tho concluding paragraph ol' the report, which recommends that no lurther proceedings be taken, the best interests of the service, in the opinion of the court, being best subserved by such a course. The report Is signed by General James F. Wade, President of the Court, and by Colonel George B. Davis, the Recorder. The only comment by President McKinley is his approval of their finding, quoted above. Attached to the report is au order by the Secretary of War dissolving the court. Sp?nUh Soldiers Salt From Manila. The Spanish steamer Cataluna has sailed from Manila for Spain, carrying Spanish troops. Murdered Her Mother. Mrs. Augusta Stylos, wife of a machinist living in Chicago, shot and klllod liar aged mother, Mrs. Catherine Schultz, a few days ago, because Mrs. Shultz had disclosed to her granddaughter. Belle Stylos, some events of her early life which she did not desire the child to know Mrs. Styles was arrested. Nary Fayi?ia?ter-C?iiera]. President McKinley bus decii:?d to appoint Albort S. Kenny, now General Storekeeper of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as Paymaster-General of the Navy, to succeed Edwin Stewart, retired. The Labor World. Tbe Minnesota State Federation of Labor meets in St. Paul June 12 and continues in session four days. Ten thousand textile workers went on strike at Brunn, Austria, to enforce their demand for a ten-hour day. , The composing-room of the DeVinne press, New York City, lost in the printers' ] strike of 1887, has been unionized. There are 541 divisions attached to the i Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and they cover every Stato aad Territory of the nation. The painters of Omaha, Neb., have succeeded in having their scale of wages niffned bv all hut one shon. A substantial , iacreuae in wazes was secured. .. ? - ^ , * IDAHO OFFICIALS JAILED. i Sheriff Charged With.Aiding and Abetting the Wardner Rioters. Vllne Oirneft Forbidden by Official* to Employ Sletubcra of tb? Sboihoue County Union. Wabdnes, Idaho (Special).?Jam e? D foung, Sheriff of Sboshone County, was irrested upon an order ot Slate Auditor Sinclair, who is acting as the personal representative of Governor Steunenberg. The arrest was made by United States troops, and the Sheriff Is now confined In a barn with 300'other prisoners, charged with aiding and. abet tiDg n riot. Proceedings will bo eommflnL-ed immedlntnlv hv Attor ney-General Hayes to remove him from office. la the meantime, Coroner France (fill aot as Sheriff. Aftor the Sheriff bad been placed In cas* tody the Attorney-General asked for the resignation of County Commissioner William Boyle. Boyle asked for tin^e in which' to consider the matter, but this was refused and a squad of troops piaced him under arrest. / Spokane, Wash. (Special).?Mine owners of Shoshone County, Idnbo, that propose to operate during the reign of martial law may do so only on condition that they do not employ members of the Coeur d'Alene Miners' Union. This is the rule as laid down by General Merrlam and AttorneyGeneral Hayes of Idaho. At a meeting of tbe mlno owners in tbis city, Mr. Hayes presented this mandate. The owners cheerfully promised to obey. "We are going to clear up the Coeui d'Alenes," said Attorney-General Hayes, prior to his departure for Boise. "I have seen somn of the mine owners, and they have been Informed by the proper authorities tbat tbey cannot employ any one connected with a criminal organization in the county. The Miners' Union in Shoshone County contains many desperadoes and criminals, who have, under the protection of the uuion, perpetrated crimes and outrages. Twice has It been necessary, because oI these men and their organization, to put the county under martial law. We want to stop that sort of thing. "We have undertaken as large a job of criminal prosecution as over commenced in the history of tbe country. Trying between 700 nnd 800 men is a task of enormous magnitude. We propose to push the prosecution vigorouslv, however. I am obliged to go biiok to Boise for a few days on official business, but will be back In about a weeic, and expect to spend the entire summer in the Coeur d'Alenes. Prisoners will be tried in both the State and Federal courts. Mnrder and arson are some of tbe charges the State will bring arrnfnaf thnc? man nnd xra hnnf) to Infllff the extreme penalty." RUSH INTO THE UTE STRIP. " Over 1000 Persons Lay Stakes and Start to Form Towns. Dciusoo, Col. (Special).?The famous Ute Reservation was thrown open by th? President's proclamation, which forever removed the barriers that for morn than twenty years h.i7e barred out enterprising homeseekers. The start was made from many different points. Among the most important of these were Arboles, Lumberton, Ignacio find immediately north of the agency. In fact, the whole border was marked by impatient applicants. It is es-' tlmated that 1000 landseekers formed In the rush. The rush for homesteads was much greater than was expected. It had been thought that the majority would depend on filing claims nt the Land Office here rather than subject themselves to the hardships incidental to actual location. On tho contrary, the greater number apparently preferred to sit around and wait inst over the bonndarv line until the long expected moment arrived and then quickly get over and stake locations rather than Hazard their chances at the I?and Office. Quite a surprise way sprung when "Buffalo" Jones suddenly appeared near Ignacio with 300 followers ftora Guthrie, Oklahoma, and was met by Dr. ?. D. Allen, who was prominent in the opening of the famous Cherokee Strip. The latter has been in and around Durango with some United Statos marshals and half-breed Cherokees for the past week. He started to join forces with "Buffalo" Jones with the determination of starting and booming a town site, their objective point being near Ignaclo. The newly incorporated Ute Town Company, comprised of Denver and Boulder men, located a towu site forty miles south of here. It Is to bj called Tabor. The railroad companies have their representatives 09 the ground and will select the most promising sections and Immediately begin extensions to those points. Serious conflicts are expected between those who filed claims at the Land Office and those who staked the same claims. ESCAPED UP A CHIMNEY. How Five Small M?fn Fled From tb* Toledo Jail. Toledo, Ohio (Special).?As the result - -j?t J -11 J-ir ? *uA Ul il UUTI11K Jau uouvoijr IIULU tuo vvuukj Jail Ave Federal prisoners?William Miller f George Jone3 and William White, th < Leipslc Postoffiee robbers, and Thomas Burnes aad Fred Williams?are at large. The men climbed up the brick chimney at the roar end of the jail. A sixth man, Cox, was noticed by a young colored lad, George Hlghtower, who held him there with a revolver and summoned help. Cox said that during the night one of the men secured a key, went to <he cells and.took out the smaller men. The smallest man went in the chimney first, carrying u rope made of sheets and a bar, with which he knocked oft the bars at the top of the chimney. He then put one bar across the top and tied the ropo of sheets to it and slid down on the roof. He was quickly followed by the others. TORNADOES SWEEP OKLAHOMA.'" Some Lives Lost and Property Destroyed In Various Tarts of the Territory. Pebbt, Oklahoma (Special).?A tornado itruck Chickasha a few days ago, wrecked sixteen residem and seriously injured fourtem persons. | At Medford, on the Rock Island, three small tornadoes appeared in less than twenty minutes. Several houses were blown down, and many narrow escapes occurred. Near Okarche a tornado destroyed the home of John Teufel. At Tongawa great damage was done by a tornado, i i The family of J. H. Ware took refuge in a storm cave, which became so heavy fromj the constant rain that it fell in, killing three members of the family. Sale of an Asbestos Bline. The famous asbestos mine at Sail Moun., tain, in White County, Ga., has been sold ?>Onn AAA f A a A rm At mlnl'KT anflnoora of London. Two hundred thousand dollars is the largest amount pr.id for a mine in the State of Georgia, not excepting that of some of the gold mines in the northern part of the State. Condition of Spring Wheat. Early seeded Gprlng wheat is coming up to good stands and with vigorous plant over the southern portion of the spring wheat region. Yoseinlte Off For Guam. The nusilllary cruiser Yosemite has started from the navy yard in Brooklyn on her long voyage to the island of Guam, which has become n possess inn of the rrniti.c? sfutpii f.hroueh the war wlthScain. Ihe most distinguished man aboard Is Captain Richard P. Leary, who is to combine the double title of commander of the Eastern Division of the Asiatic fleet and Governor of Guam. 1 Burglar* Kob a Postoftice. The safe in the Postoftlce at Leesburg, N\ J., was blc.vn open by burglars, who seoureJ $300 In money an'* >everal hundred ! dollars' worth of stamps and postal cards. ( 3 THE NEWS EPITOMIZED; Wuhlnctoii Items. The contract for distributing Government seeds this year has been let by the Agricultural Department to Charle* Parker, of Santa Clara, Cal., for 864,900. All the seeds must be delivered here by December 1, and the distribution begins next January. v/ Lieutenant-Commander Gottlieb Block* linger has been detached from the command of the cruiser Charleston and ordered to Droceed. home to be placed on v waiting orders. He will be succeeded by Commander Pigman, now at Norfolk. Postmaster - General Charles Emory Smith has been notified by the Director of Posts in Cuba that the city Postofflceln Havana, which has been located for about 150 years in the same building, was finally moved to new quarters at the foot of O'Reilly street. By direction of the President thei fortifications of Tybee Island. Georgia, and the military reservation at that point will hereafter be known as Fort Screven in honor of James Screven, Colonel and Brigadier (ienerai ot ueorg:n mnitta during me wm of the Revolution, who,was killed In action at Medway Church, November 24, 1778. Admiral Farragut's famous old flagship, the Hartford, lias been assigned to the training service. She ba9 just been extensivelv overhauled at Mare Island. The Mohican has also been assigned to the same service, as well as tb? Monongahela, on the Atlantic Const. The Annapolis 'will make a summer's cruise with the cadets. The case against Dr. Wesley Reid Davis, of New York City, in which he was charged with nasBing a worthless check for 950 oo Fred R. Parks, ticket ?gent at the Pennsylvania depot, was nolle pressed, and the charges were dismissed. The retirement from active servloe ol Rear-Admiral Edwin Stewart, Paymaster- . ] General of the Navy, was marked by the presentation to blm of a handsome silvet vase, the gift of the officers, clerks and other employes of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, of which he was in charget Domestic. In a little cottage over 100 years old, to Union, N. J., a few days ago Mr. ond Mrs< William H. Johnson, aged respectively ninety-flve andeigbty-flve years,celebrated the seventieth anniversary of their marriage. Grand , and great-grandchildren gathered at the house and aided In th? - _ celebration. A daughter by Mr. Johnson's first wife, seventy-three years of age, wai present. Governor Sayers, of Texas, has signed ' the bill granting a new city obarterfoi : Dallas. It will not be in foroe until ninety days after the adjournment of the Legislature, which wtll be about June 1. The new charter gives the city rigid control of the corporations enjoying municipal franchise privileges. Mrs. Jack Haley's home at Bowling Green, Ky., was burned to the ground a few days ago by a gang of men unmasked. They told Mrs. Haley that ff any of them was unknown to hor they would give hi^ name. In all there were about twenty-ftv^ in the crowd. The house belonged to Mrs. Ben Runner, and vthe men bad her permia- ' slon to burn tho house. In the breach of promise suit of Mlsa Ross Crane against P. J. P.lley, a junk dealer, at Lowell, Mass., the jury gave to the plaintiff n vordlct of $3000. The plaintiff sued for $25,000. John T. Hendrln, who was arrested oo the charge of solicitation to commit brib< ery while acting as a juror in Philadelphia^ was sentenced to two yeart' imprisonment by Judge Audenried. Hendria went to the *J defendant In the case In wbioh he had been sworn ns a jnror and offered a favorable verdict for a money consideration. Deputy Sheriff Frank Morrison was shot dead by "Ike" Bird nt Monnt Victory, Ohio, whom he was trying to arrest. Aftei the mnrder Bird sent a bullet through his own heart, expiring instantly. Superintendent J. J. Strnnabnn. of the Government Fish Hatchery at Put-in-Bay, has forwarded a report to Toledo, Ohio, of a tidal wavu which took place there. The water rose fully twenty Inches, and after it receded Ashing boats were left high and dry on the beach. There was a run on the Chelsea Savings Bank, at Boston, a few days ago. A case of mistaken identity, cause by the fact that the name of the President of the bank wns similar to that of a merchant who failed, H brought it about. The bank will refuse to accept some of the deposits withdrawn. Hugh Cavanagh,- twenty-one years old, was killed almost instantly by a pitched ball during a game of baseball nt Montclalr, N. J. Cavanagh was a lather, and lived with his parents. Smelat was arrested, but later he was released. An explosion occurred in the nltro?? 1 1 ? U. n?1llA.MU DAH*/IA? glycerine UUUSCJ Ui IUO vnuuium x unuvi Works at Pinole, Cal., and two men were blown to pieces, Arthur Graves and L. G. Wilklns. Graves was a young EngllsmaD whose parents nre prominent in Bedford. England. Wilkins was from Council Bluffs. The cause of the explosion is a mystery. Jeremiah Kelleher, of 8vracuse, N. Y.t was found in a woods near Knox, Ind. He had divested himself of bis clothlog and was demented. The police believe that he was robbed and thrown from a train, his condition being the result of foul play. Charles Ennls, a policeman, shot and killed himself while in a saloon In Chicago. No cause for the sulcldeconld be learned except that tye had sometimes appeared to be discouraged over family matters, bis wife being hopelessly 111. The Legislature of Texas has finally r\nuatxA fHo Kill TflnHni? If ft fAlnnv tnr anv F,,OJVU ?1? ? ? ? official agent or employee of a railroad company in Texas to discriminate in rates by giving rebates to shippers. Tbe bllJ was recommended by Governor Sayers. Thomas McGrath, who was one of the volunteers in the war with Spain, klilod Jennie Coyle and then shot MmseiMn New York City. He was jealous of her and attacked her in the hallway as she was returning from work. He will recover. t The $20,000 Georgia monument to the dead heroes who fell nt Chlckamauga was unveiled a few days ago. Thousands of Georgia ex-soldiers were present. Governor Candler delivered an eloquent speech. Ex-Congressman J. C. G. Black delivered1 an oration. The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin, Texas, affirmed tbe death sentence ot tbe Rev. George E, Morrison, who murdered bis wife a few montbs ago nt Pan Handle City, Tex., by strychnine poison. This is one ot tbe most remarkable murder cases In the history of Texas. George K. Van Horn, the murderer of | Mrs. Josephine Wescott, was hanged in one of the corridors of the Lackawanna Coanty Jail atScranton, Penn. Mrs. Wescott was killed nt her home in Suranton August 23, 1800. An examination of the books of J. E. Wiscoskie, ex-City Treasurer of Argentine, - - Htl HUD., 8UUW9 an auuuu^o vr* w\r tween $20,000 and $25,000. WIscoskie has disappeared. Iho battleship Iowa has been ordered to discbarge her ammunition at San Fran* Cisco and leave for Port Orchard, Washington, where she will go into dry dook to bo cleaned and scraped. This work will take considerably over n month, when the battlesuip will return to Ban Francisco for further orders. Korelcn. The Spanish Government has ordered twenty samples of a new Spanish-invented rapid-fire gun which, it is said, plercea sixteen centimetres of Harveyized bteel at a distance of 2000 yards. Anti-Semitic disturbances resulting in loss of life have occurred at Nikolaleff, in Southern Russia. A cmtu[miai u?ia uccu uccauug great bavoo In the rich apple orchards in ( the vicinity of St. Hilnre, Quebec, fifty , miles from Montreal. The farmers determined to organize for the extermination., of the catterplllars, and a body of about 150 men .1 few days ago set to work to spray the trees. Many or chards will be saved from the ruin which threatened them. I The Don Jose, the last of the missing steamers nnder .ttva American flag which wero detained by the Philippine insurgents sines the beginning of the war, was found by the gunboat Manila at Batangas and has arrived at Manila. Lieutenant Doerlng has been sentenced r> ? Prtlrtff nu ^lovmantf frt f hi V# rr\ Anf ha' L?b VVIW^UU, UUlUinUJf ?v ?utklj U4VUb Ud Imprisonment In the fortress for killing a studont named Kloeveltorn In a duel. t i * 1 , -,;M