The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 07, 1898, Image 1
Much Damage Has Bpen Done in
Wisconsin ami Colorado.
OAUGHUR OF CONFtDERACY.
I'cate Commissioners .(idling Ready for
Wo? Krtr.l he twvernors Mny be Relm*
bursed -Secretary Hay take* the Oath.
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4 i Tho forest (ires, which have been
I,.', Imr.niug in various placoa tluoughout
western Wisoouson fut tho past fuw
?days, were fanned into furious storms
?>f flame by Friday's windn ami did great
damage throughout Chippewa, Uarro,
jJillUi, St. C.oix ami Polk oouulioa.
Tho villages of Claylon,,, Alumoua ami
Poskin huvo been wholly .or partly do*
" wtrovod; Cumberland has auflorod
Jieavev !os-ya u;i<i (i ion wood, UtU'ron,
- Prenlieo, Phillips uud 't urtle Liiko
?wore Mived only by gioat HVorta. Ho
ports of I osh of life tiro coming in, but
havo Uut Immoi voiitied except iu oiiHtu
tituin.v. Fires havo been checked in
phtccs by rains and the subsidence of
the \* i in i -a. A rough oatuuato phuoa the
aggiijyate loss at irom $i>,000, WU to
000.
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'lhc Colorado l-'orcst I ires.
IteportH from tho weatorn portion of
Colorado con chute to tell of tho ravages
of tho forest tiros, which bid fair to
dovastittg ?? the greater part of tho forests
of the Fudo.
' / Reforms in Santiago.
;/ (J en. Wood has inaugurated many
"roforins since accOptiug the governor
ship of .Santiago, He has I70nion con
ntanlly at work. Tho garbago is taken
outside tho oily and burned, and thq
unhealthy parts of tho city drained.
The police force in tho city and tho
light house system in the harbor havo
>l)oen re established. Tho courts are
uot in operation yet, butOonoral Wood
himself sits each day as a polieo judgo.
The sick are given caroful medical at
tention aud the worthy poor uro fed,
15,000 rutiouy being distributed every
day. Since tho Americans took tho
f:ity tlm receipts havo been $ 1 00, 000.
Tho present expenses attonding tho
?work of operating tho city, which nro
to Bp me eiteiit extraordinary, are about
jfo.OUO a week, Hy tho effective lneas
urea adopted by (touoiul Wooil<* a gen
eral epidemic of yellow fever lias boon
averted. I'ho geuoral hopes soon to
start thp. schools uud thus got tho
childrou oil' tho streets. ^
r . Daughter uf the Confederacy.
,r (ionornl John IS. Gordon- was shown
ftlio Associated Press dispatch from
? 'Chicago iiutvhich Mi?s Lucy Loo Hill
claims to havo had tho title "Daughter
of tho Confederacy" conferred upon her
by her Southern friends. <?Tho gonerul
was asked if tho title coyld bo thus
transferred und replied with great ear
nestness: Emphatically 'no.' Miss
"Winnie was tho only daughter of Presi
dent Davis born in tho Confederate
'While IloUfo' during tho Ii(o of tho
'Confederacy. .As .Jeftorsou Davis was
the only 1 'resident of the Confederate
, government, no dtiughtor of nnyoflleial
could truly ropresent tho Confederacy.
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/ (jelling Ready for Work.
A bpeeial liom l'aris says; Tho
/ I'nitod States peace commission
lias taken possession of its working
- -quarters, a Huiti\ot seven rooms on tho
ground floor of tho Hotel Continental,
at the corner of tho l?uo do Kivoli and
tho Hue Koval, commanding tho Tuil
eries gardeus and formerly lifted by
tho ex -Km press Kugonio. Ameiricaa
flags drape tho ontranco of tho peace
commission's apartments. The clerical
forco of tho commission has been sys
tematized and is now working busily.
Tlw Governors May be Reimbursed.
Jj. 1'. Mitchell, Acting Comptroller
of the Treasury , has rondorod a decision
oil the question of tlio lo unburaoment
of Ouvornors of States and Territories
forcosts and expenses winch they may
hW?o in our red in .aiding tlio United
Status to raiao a volunteer army, Ho
holds that the Goveruois may be re
imbursed for reasonnblo costs incurred
before the acceptance of the troops into
tbo serrico of tlio United Htntos.
Secretary of State Hay Takes Mie Oath.
Col. John Hay was sworn into oftico
?h Hceietary of State, at 11 o'olock
Friday 111 >rnin^. Tlio coromony took
idi)<)e in ?he President's room at tlio
White llonrjo, and the oath wi?s ad
min istored by Justice Harlan, of the
Supremo Court. Mr. Hay immediately
joined lin colleagues in the regular
Friday cabinet session. Jjator in the
day he entered upon his new duties.
Mounted Police for Santiago.
Arrangements bave Leon completed
for^ho formation of a.foroo of Cuban
mounted police for the province of
Hwitiajro. it conbiifts of a commandant
wiuMho rank of major, three captains,
nix liewteuant*, tou .sertfoantif, and 240
enlisted men. The rates of pay of the
enlisted men are the suifto as in the
United State* armv, while the. officeia
, get two-thirds, 4leneral Castillo has
^ ohar?e_of the preliminaries of tbo ap
pointmeuU. ,
Drey fas Reported Traaf erred.
? has already been tranferrod from Isle da '
Diabfe to Cayenne, where he awaits g,
- ? - it earn si to brings Jwn to o Preach or
? Algerian port ^
' The Sirdar to Keslfa. ;
*4 The corrospondeoWpfThe London
Hatty- TeUtfraoh ?a/^T'The Birder
? triirtiSB? the flrat (oTotier feaeral
of the Sendan, ssd may botd tfaat>Jx>st 1
bii aiK tmdgm tho-eider*
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A^MY AND *\\\ bOIShS.
Tho MovciiuiiI* of iUir \ i my ami Na?y
Breitls Told.
Hids have bu<dU opened ut tho N a v y
' l)opnrtiuent for the construction of foui
harbor defeuso vessels ol I ho monitor
typo, authuk'iRod by Congress at an ex
penditure of #1, >0,utK) (or oao'b moni
tor. In typo, they huvtt no duplicate 1
iu modern ship Const 1 net ion, and more
thau auylhiug else resemble tho lilllo
tiinnjto^q which distinguished Ihciu
solves in tho ?)vil win. While resem
bling lonelily kthe will' monitors, tho
now vessels will bo vastly superior t<>
them ill not ua) power. Their speed,
for instance, will l)o v?l knots, about
double tliftt of tin! olvi vossuls. Their
battwrmn Will consist of two r?' iuch
breooh loading lilies, capable of pieio
iug tho k ill o of uinu- tenths ol tho naval
vessels of tbo world, four 1 inch rapid*
tiling gnus like those that did httoh
sorvice iu tbo destruction of ('orvern s
rijumlrou. Tbo latter, by tho way,
to bo electrically controlled like tJ*o:-.o
oti tbo Itrooklyh. Those turrets will
bo of tbo balanced typo, lOiuches
tbick, behind 1 1 - in ob bMvbotlus, uml u
boll of armour 11 inches thick aud ~>
foot hi uml will be placed ou tbo sides
of tbo vessel. Tbo moifUora will bu
SWa foot loug, ;>'? foot broad and draw
about 121 foot of water, enabling them
to move freely in any of tbo shallow At
lantic coast burbots.
Major (leueral Uuniiiton 8. Hawkins,
United Status volunteers, colonel of
tbo Twentiotb lit faulty, wbo com
maiided tbo division which captured
San Juan bill iu tbo Becoud day's tight
ing at Santiago, has boon appointed a
brieudier general in the regular army,
to lill tbo vacancy caused by the retire
niolit of (Jenoral Win. II. (t rabani. Im
mediately After receiving bis commis
sion, bo was placed ou tbo rotirad list
on bin own application, under the tfo
years' sorvico clause, and this will eu
able tho President to similarly advance
Major (ieuernl J. L'\ Kent, IT. 8. V. ,
colonel of tbo Twenty-fourth Infantry,
to tho grade of brigadier general in tho
rogular army. (Jenoral Kent coin
mandod tho wing of tjonoral Shatter 's
army which olfectcd the gallautcapturo
of Canoy iu tho tirst day's light, for
which service ho was promoted to tho
present rauk of major general of volun
teers.
Important results are likoly to fol
low the extensive tour of inspection of
tbo military camps just completed by
Secretary Alger, especially in tbo mat
ter of improvingvUie hospital sorvico in
tbo fiold. Tho Secretary eoiiforrod
closely with not only tho commanders
and medical olliceofi of tho camps, but
especially . with tbo tiitoeu colonel*
whom he mot, looking to the ascertain
ment of their views upon tho relative
merits of tbo division hospital and tbo
regimental hoepital. Much had strong
advocates and it remained for the Sec
rotary to endeavor to rocoiicilo their
divergent viows. After a thorough ex
aminatiou of tbo relative merits and do
merits of the plana, Secretary Alger
has framed n project, which ho has now
under cousi'lerrtiou for tho amalgama
tion of tbo hospital#, in such manner as
to rotaiuM.he most desirable fcaturos of
both.
Tbo War I'opnrtment has decided to
send <livo divisions of troops to ( uba
for garrison duly. I'aoh division will
probably consist of three brigades of
two regiments each. It has beeu de
cided to establish the headquarters of
sevoral commands at Havana, Puerto
Principe and Santiago, tt is certain
that Major (lenoral Wade will be
assigned to tbo chief command, being
stutioued at Havana. General Law ton
will continue in charge at Santiago,
and (ieuernl Kltzhugh Lee will have
chlof command at Puerto Principe,
(general Wheelor will have -command
oi tho cavalry forces iu the island,
which will form one of the live di vis
ions of troops to bo stationed at several
garrisons.
Tho following point* have boon re
commended by tho Schwan board and
accepted by tho War IJopartinout. for
?ttmp silos: Augutdu, (in.; Columbia,
S. C. ; (Jreouvillo, S. C. ; Spartanburg,
S. C. ; Atlanta, (Ju. ; Athens, (lu. ; Ma
c.>n, (in.; Columbus, Uu. ; Auioricus,
Uu., and Albut y, (in. These uto tho
camps ut whicb all tho volunteer troops
not seut to tho front will bo ?juui tercd
for tl o winter, in uocordauco with tho
dccisiou of tno Dop'ii tnient to transfer
tbo troths in Northern camps to tho
Month when cold weather begins. Tho
selections were mudo by u special army
tourd, beaded by General Schwan,
with Surgeon O'Keilly and Colonel
Jiodgeson as associates.
Lieutenant Colonel Maus, inspector
general on (Seueral Mi Ion' statl, spoilt
a day in AnniKton, Ala , recently in
specting the First aud Second ltegular
Infantry, which huvo beou designated
as a part .of tho army of 6ftcupatlon
which goes to ?uba about ( >ctober 2Uth.
Colonel .Maus Found these regiment*,
which were in all of tho liuhtinu uround
Sautiugo, so badly brokou up, both
montaliv and- physical Ij', that lie will
advise against their going until they
got in better shape.
Major General .T. J. Cop, linger Iiuh
mr.de a report to the W ar Department,
including reports r ivod from division
brigade and regimental commanders o.'
this corps, as to the quantity and qual
ity of supplies furnished the troops of
hia command by tho srveral stall* do
partmeut* aitico tho begiuuing of tho
war with Spain. The goneral sayn in
bio jjlu'gbiJQt Ike quality of subsistence
iu_'nisLo<l by tho .Department was good
and tbo quantity ample.
Tfa? Fourth United States Volunteer
Infantry ha^ been, detached from tbe
Bavanth oorpa .^^Jacksonville, Fla. .
and ordered to procMd to Manzanillo,'
Oubv ~ ? - ? --j ;
Mcjor WTlliam Devine, brigade snr
not oi volunteers, haa been honorably
diaebargaJ, tgUBBBI being no longer
required. , >
The beltlaabipe Oreg*?, Captain A.'
& BmImt, .nnd Iowa. 7 Captain ttiia*
Tarry, bava aailad for \ Manila. Ilia
aipaotad thai U will fake tbe ImKIa
afci?a?Od*ya tecou>irf?4e tbe journey.
Kiy wllT stop ?t Bab in, JIre*p*>
? tti W?> Dgyaitiugnt baa decldwdtu
to Porto Rioo.
'Ctin
the
81(1 SIP! BRUNSWICK !
A Vuitl Wave InuiuUtcs the City to j
a Depth of Five Feet
SENATOR QUAY UNDER AH REST.
fife i j.. it I led Assembling at lien Tsin
M.txkcJ Men \ftef Nejjfo Minefs \
Uigantu Deal mi I (uU hi Cleveland, Ohio.
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A lit uiiHwiok, (in , special Buys that
during t lio tropical hunicano of S u u ?
liny, a tidal wave was driven in from
t ho Hon mul inundated for ail average
depth of live foot, practically ovory
btlsiuesa house ami Warehouse m the
city. Conservative estimates placo tho
property lows at half a million dollars,
though wlion tho details are all m, tho
iiguroH may bo considoi ably shaded
citlicr way. ThoMallory Steamship auil
Kontherii Kuilway docks wore under
water four foot. In tlio residence mic
tion of tho city the water woh from two
to oij,'lit leel. There was a full awoep
of wind and water from tho ocoau and
across the city.
Two fatalities in Brunswick and one
a few miles out have boon reported.
Those in the city were uogro children.
Their puronta aiH) missing ami may
have been drowliod.
Five vessels wore aslioro in Bruns
wick harbor/ two boiug tho Norwegian
barks Bccork ami l.oimo, 'ouo an
Ainerieau schooner and one a valuable
l?i lot boat.
Untrue Baltimore & Ohio Rumors.
Those Baltimoro & Ohio rumors are
not substantiated nt tho headfpiartors
of the Company: That tl^J Baltimore
& Ohio is contemplating shortening its
main lino from Wost Union, W. Vn. to
the Ohio river by buildiug a new track
down tho valloyof Middle Islaml (hook
to the Ohio river near Marietta; that
the Baltimore .V Ohio is about to invade
the territory of tho Pennsylvania South
Wostorn branch and that a road will bo
built from'somo point near Uonnolls
villo -which will reaoh tho coal deposits
between tho Youghioghony rivor and
tho Ponnsyl vauia lUilroad; that the
Baltimoro Ohio is to build a million
dollar tuunol uudor Mt. Airy, Md., in
order to eliminate a heavy grado. Tho
only foundation for this rumor is tho
fact that recently thore has boon some
talk as to what could bo done toward
improviug that portion of the liuo, but
no action whatever has been taken.
That there will beany changes of any im
portance whatever in tho Motive Power
department. The record mado lias
been aeldom equalled on auy railroad.
| That tho general ollices of tlio Balti
more .v Ohio will bo removed irom
Baltimore.
Ma skill Alen After the Negro tyi/icrs.
A speoial from Washington, Indiana,
navs: This city is iu u great state of ox
citoment. One hundred and fifty coal
miners from Pans, ill., came horo uiid
mot a* tlio fair grounds, with (ho liomo
union miners .4ind organized. Ton
o'clock ut? iwgnt tliov got togothor,
maf-ked ?^lud visited all tlio shacks
where tlio colorod miners livp. About
00 negroeu woro eorraled and al tho
points of pistols woro driven out of
town. Onouogro refused to go anu tho
miuoiH lirod ou him. lie lids not boon
found and may bo killed, Tho police
could do nothing.
Senator Quay Under Arrest.
NVarrauts woio issued at Philadel
phia, l'a. , for tho arrest of United
Status Honator .Matthew Stanley Quay,
bin won, Kichard 1*. Quay, ex-Stato
Treasurer Benjamin Jfaj-wood and
Charles II. MoKee, of Pittsburg, law
partuor of Lieuteuaut Governor Lyon.
Tho}' aro accusod of couspiracy with
John S. Hf/pkins, formerly cashier of
tho People's Hank, to use public mon
eys for thoir own benefit. Hopkins
killed himself last March, shortly be
fore tho bank's failure. -
foreign l icet Assembling at Tien Tsin.
The State Department has roceived
the following caljjegram from Ministo
Conger, at Pekin: "There is no serious
danger yot but considerable anxiety for
tho future. 'I he forelgr fleet is nssomb
ling at Tien Tsiii. Homo of tho iniuis<
tors aro ordering marines to Pokiu for
legation guard. "
American Ships }?? Take a Hand.
Secretary Long,. upon advicos re
ceived at tho State Department, show
ing tho cxistonce of threatening condi
tions. in Chinu, has ordered Admiral
Dewoy to send two warships immedi
ately from Manila to a point as noar
the Chiuoso capital as poasible for a
warship to approach. The vessels so
lectod for this undertaking are the
Haltimoro and the Petrel.
Combination of Armor Plate Making.
One of tho most gigantic* projects for
tho combination!) of capital in this
country is being considered at Cleve
land, Ohio. It is no less than an at
tempt to unito the warship bmlding in
terest and tho armor plifte and gnu
making interests of the world into one
great syndicate, whose factories shall
be located near Cleveland.
Gigantic Frauds Unearthed.
Mayor Van Wyok, of New York,
has made a atatement to the effect that
(lie coiainlsifloner of account* bad dis
covered gigantic frauds in the asphalt
paring contract*. District Attorney
Unrdner vrill wroiecnte the men charr
ed witK participating in the frauds.
WartUps WaaM at Cfcarfeafaa
Ropreaec tali Vis BltioU, c? Sovtb Car
olina. caNed at the Navy Departmeat
reo?slIy {Lreqaaet that aosa* rep re
MtohttiTMV Anitiias warefcipe be or
? ?* ??? /H a ?-? - - -
Cols II AK VI V \S 1 1 M>1 K
\ L omiiiit ice \ppoialetl In tli.uriii.ui .tone*
Sclccir Hint.
Hon. Jittnoa K Joiioh, of Ai Kansas,
chairman of tlit) National I >omoei at it
Committee, hus rt|?| oinled ??*-< ?t?\ *.?? noi
Stone, of Missouri; o* Uovoi nor Sun o,
of M layout i ; ox t it> vol in-! John I1. \ 1 1
gold, of Illinois; Soimtui Win \. \l
ion, of Nobrask a, ami Senator I louts
M. Toller, of Colorado, In art in run
junction with himself lt*< a roiiiiitittoo
oa way a mid meuua. l'h.? rumnntteo
addressed t ho follow >ii ^4 luttor to Win
11. Harvey (Coin) of Chica^w.
Mr. \V. M. II ar voy, Chirac o
"Pear Hir: Tlio umlort?igued eoin
mittoo on waya unit moans t.? further
tlio (Miu.no of bi luotallisin ami I ho o\or
throw of corrupt llopuhliraii dotoinu
tion iu tnis couutry, tenders you t lit*
position of gouoral mauayer of its work.
You will observe that tlio com nut loo
represents not only tho I'enioointio
party, but tho allied forces that are
working with it for tho protection of
t ho i opuhlio and frte institution!*, and
it is in a spirit of harmony ami truw
patriotism that wo dosiro your hhsIh
tanco.
(Signed) ".J amds K. JoNi .s,
"Wm, .1. Sros"!:,
".John 1'. Ai/mi i<it,
"Wm. Ai.i.kn,
"iliiNHv M. Tin, 1. 1 i: "
Mr. llarvoy has notified tho ronimit
too of his acceptance of tlio position
aud has o.'onod an ollioe in tho I nity
budding, in Chicago.
Travelled on a Tag.
f-\ nuinhor of passengers at tho rail
road depot iu ('iiioiiitiati gathorod in
tho waiting ioqiu around a vorv inter
esting little unto of h girl, Hohumuiu
lloma, perhaps fivo years old, who Bat
by borsolf, hugging iior doll. J ho lit
lo olio wan pretty, with largo black
?yes, raven blind; hair, rnthor dirty
lia ud ?, but a fneo so ploasant and full o!
li^ht (hnt>tl naturally attracted every
body. Around Hie child's neck was a
string that hold Buspomlud upon her
bosom the photograph of a young wo
man holding a bubo in her anus. To
tho photograph was a note written in
the 1'olish lauguu^e, stating tho iiamo
of tho child, whither bound, and ask
ing Btiuugora to show her along tho
way. The child had coine all tho way
from Itroinen, iu North Germany, ali
alone and waaonher way to hor niothor,
whoso name ia Anna Kloboeka, and
who livea in St. Louis.
The I nipress Imitcd t lie Lmpcror to brink.
According to a dispatch from Shang
hai tho KmpoVor of China intended to
remove tho Kmpross Dowagor from hut
path, and outrustod his plans to an ad
herent. The latter proved a traitor
,j EMPKROU OF ClltHA,
The Km j) jobs Dowairer, oji learning of
the plot, sternly upbraided the lOlupo
ror and invited him to driuk the con
tentii of u eup to which hIio pointed,
lie swallowed the fluid nt a gulp.
Peace Jubilee.
Might thousand people attended the
peace jubilee at Convention hail in
Washington. SpeeehoB wore made by
II. M. Whartoj, of M arylaud;
lrav. Father {Stafford; of Woshingtcn
anHcx Senator Patrick Walsh, of An
gustuf (ia. All spoko in the highest
terms of praise of tho conduct of our
sudors and soldiers in tho war.
held a Joint Session."
The I'nitcd StatoH and {Spanish com
missioners lield a joiut Hussion in Hu
varta Oct. I. The streets near the
palace wore carefully guarded.
' Tradesmen's Hank Closed.
The Tradosmou'H National IJuuk, in
New York, was closed by Bank F,x
aminer Kimball, pending an official ex
amination. Its latest Htatement showed
over SM.OOU.OUO assots. Its cheeks wore
refused at tho clearing house. Tho fait
nro of tho Tradesmen1** bank ia due to
backing the" Wool exchange which re
cently closed. Vice-President Hales
says depositors will be paid in full.
General Wheeler Testifies,
(ion. Wheeler was the first witnesa bo
fore tho War Investigation Commission
Tuesday, (ton. Beaver conducted tho
examination^ ( Jen. Wheeler told of his
trip to Cuba. Ho said he had no knowl- ,
edgo of the plan of campaign until ho J
boarded the ship. He described tho
landing anil reconnoitering under the
orders of tttaafter. Ho told of the firat
battle at La Quaaina and complimootod
the regular troops on, their excellent
lighting. He-teatltfed regarding the
Santiago campaign end said It was well
planned end well executed. He seid
he did not notieo any leek of supplies
or munitions of w?r._Jko]igli soma of
the surgeons were killed or teken ilL *
Strike WRfc Ike Sweri
The Berlin Vorwaerts publishes an
?St EMPEROR 01111.
40
America for Americans, Philippines
for Filipinos,
KUNtKAL OF MK BAYARD.
flu- NV ar In* estimating Commission's lirst
Case I'eate Commission (iellitii* !>?>** i? t ? ?
ilusiness lup.ir (nuitl of I'm to Kivo.
A H| UOI?l do:i|'llt>')l fl out SIlUll^llAI,
HU\ -O^'o^l llltlrt fill lll.'diod I > V till* 1'UotlU
or loeal m> vol u or , u local l"i|'or, aliogoti
lliut tho I .in poior of ( iiiUil ooliiiuittod
Hiieido im September 'J I, niter ki^iiiuj;
tlio ilooroort \s 1 1 toll plneod tlio Mo\tagor
Hinpre?s nt tlio hoad of nlVnirn in Chiua.
Thin, it in uddoii, la undorntond to mouu
tlmt th(i l.irij or or ??h iihHiooiinutoil.
Tlio ro|>i?rti* an 10 tlio niuaii.i employed
in Iiih taking otVditVoi'. * 'no ntory Iium
it tlmt ho < I loci I ?y poituui, and auotlior
that death \sa:> iMiiirtotl I >y Htian^itlatioii,
while a third males that ho wax Huh
joetod to frightful toiluro, a red-hot
nun beiug tin uit through hia bowela.
All liuyloh MfotifciJig Hoerotuiiotf uuil
tlio priucii i! luoiiih'urH of tlio ChinoHO
l oioi^n oiliee, it i? farther unuouueod,
liu\o boon *ei/.od nndYttaundiod.
, ,?j|1 , y * v
I In c i/iiiiiii.NMiur.sTJrst Case.
'lin> wai in votdigatiiig oommiMKion
ilovotod lt.s 1 11110 Saturday largely to
tho confederation of a fdatoinoiit tiled
by Mr. NoIhou, 1 1 i im 1 1 , on buhnlf of tlio
New York World, giving what ho
hIvIum ii rnoord of fHOtn eoinerniug tho
estuhlibhuienfc of ('map WikolV and 1 1 h
management, . togotliip' with Bpceitio
Til K SPANISH HATTIjKSH 1 P MAIUA TF/KKSA.
(Itocoutly Kaieod oflf Santiago l>y l,iout. llobaou. )
instances of abuses, charged to have
existed, dates, number of Hick iu ho?
liitaln, deaths, etc. A loiijj'Tist of
witnesses wero forwarded and there
was a general request that tlio conns
poudents au<l reporter* of the World do
called. The commission directed that
a reply ho forwarded to Mr. Hirsti in
forming him that t ho statements Rhould
have careful consideration,
Ajfulualdo .Makes a Spcccli.
Tliero is considerable comment at
Manila upon Auuinuldo'M speech at.
Malolos recently, " Tlio koy-uoto wan
the independence of l'hillippiuo Is
lands. Duriu^' tlio course of his re
marks, Aguinnldo said : "Our friends,
the Americana, came for the purpo?e of
deiuonatratin^ the generosity and
grandeur of their government and to
assist in releasing tlio people from
fdnvory without annexing the islands,
thus sotting a good example. We now
uudcrHtaud and ap] reciaio tho famous
M jnroo doctrine of America for Atuori
caus, and justice demands that they
add the Philippines for the Filipinos. ' |
Impelling the Squaw Men.
The Dawes commission hss issued
oiderB declaring about 20,000 white men
who have married Indian woinou iu the
Indian Territory to bo intrudora and
ordering them to leavo tho couulry ut
once, Tho Indian agent luu> been called
upon for liia police to eject these Hquaw
men, as they are called.
Henry George Nominated.
At a mootiuirof tho Chicago platform
Democrats in Now York Jloiiry (Jeorgo,
tho sou of tho single tax advocate, was
nominated to head an independent
Democratic ticket.
lilipines at the White Mouse.
Agoncillo and Lopez, representatives
of Aguinahlo, called at tho White llouso
in company with (ieueral Oreeuo, and
had a' private couforeneo with the Pres
ident iu Ui? oabinot room. The inter
view was eiitiroly informs!, itbeing dis
tinctly undorataod that the admiuistra
tio:J did notxreceivo tho representatives
of the intitfrgents iu any oflicial capaci
ty. ' ^
The Sick to Be Brought Home.
Tho 1'residont has given instructions
that all sick at l'orto Kico be sent
North an soon as they are able to
travel with safety, his purpose being
to relieve Oeueral Brooke of tho further
caro of the sick, and at tho same time
enable thd men to roceivo tbe treat -
men! obtainable in tbe better appointed
hyepitals. :
Will Seiie Custom Hoete.
The oonduet of the Spanish customs
offices at Havana is very unsatisfactory
to the President, and it is said to h?v?
been decided to iake poaaesaio* of
customs hone* there at an ?cnj fetg
apd administer its affairs nadir regal**
tiona to bo prescribed by ibis govern
ment. _ *
The lattrftflti WW Dtebtsd
Geo. Maximo Gomes, in an interview
at Camp Roias, provioosef taalsOIart,
ie quoted aSeaytag list tho fienrgenta
will dhrben^asd apply them solve# to
fm lis Bpasiah troops
I ill II iSI it Vt. 01 >\K. ? VN
\ Pr.i.uMini ol llor.il Offering & Ceremoii)
\cr> Simple.
I lit) lum i ul hoc v icos ovor 1 1 > o 1 1'luiuui
?>f tho 'wtfl l.(ii Thus. 1'. Uayard wcro
hold in iliu i U! 3 "v ?* ?.l ii. li c lnu eli at Wit
niin^tou, I > o I 'i'liouMauds of pbople
(iKtunuMod nt thocd.llco, I > u t wore not
admitted, n? it hud I too it drcidod nut to
open tin* oaskot i ml pormit tiio i?n I ?l (0
to viow tho i criu i iih, Tlioro Wio> it plO
fu.sioti of lli r.il o.Vui i:h;h, III ItllilitlOll lo
t In mo of I lm family, coming ft om fi louda
at lu>mo and ill other pluco*. i'lio lion
(Hiii v pall-h?ai oro wore: I'oi mor l'i ox
idant ( Ho* or CloVoland, lot uior SoiM'o
tui y of tho I rtwiHiiry ('hurloa S. l'"aii
fluid, l.l.o \V. I'll 1111 oil, (lotornoi of
I'olawaro; ('hmuollor John l(. Nichol
j Hon, (itoij;o 1 1. Ki vt h, id Now York
city: John V. Ci'hviui and I honiui Cm
: von, of iSuteui, N. J., uuil Jud^o l?<u*
| tinaC. (irnlibo, |)r. Jainon A. l)rapor
and llonry (i. I htnninu, of Wilmington.
I I ho Horviooa compiled aiuiply the
p> ay or hook nor vice for tlio lniruil of
I tUo di'tul of tlio ProtoHtaiit lOpiKt-opal
church. Tlio Her vice wan road jointly
j l?y Itev. l>r. (1. W. 1 >oiif,'lurtn, of Tux
edo I 'ark, N. J., who uh roctor of St.
iJohu'u I'rotoHtaut F.piaeopal church,
NS'uahin^ton, performed thu marriage
ceremony of Mr. and Mrn. Uayard, and
Kov. Mai tin l>. Dunlap, rector of ( >ld
KwedoH.
Ntw Steamer for tlallimore Steam i'luket.
A Hteiunor han juat boon completed
for the Maltnnoro Kloiun I'ackot Com
I piiny'H Bervioo 011 (.'houupottko l?ay, l>?
twoou Italtimoro, ('Id I'oint Comfort,
J Norfolk and 1 'orUilioiith, Va., which u
i one of the liir^oHt yot liuilt for u.so 011
j tlio inland Halt water bodion of thin
t country. Tho vm8?oI loot S3, WO homo
power and 1100 tone moaHureiuont. .she
haii a npeod of INhiiIoh an hour whou
loaded and ih propelled l?y twin hciowh,
n novelty in hoatu of this olasfl. Tho
twiu-sorowt! will enable lior tobeturnod
in u much Bmullor nrou tliun a Hinglo
screw Bteanier, and will l>o of grout
value iu moving nbotit harbors. The
Touiiokhco which is tho name of tho
now vohhoI itj ino<k<lo<l with a llaro in
tlio hull winch gives hor tniioli greater
width above tho wator lino tlian is usual
without interfering with hor 8|>eod.
This foaturo will render hor oxtromoly
Heaworthy. She ia built of Btool with
lengthwise and orosHwiso wutor tight
bulkheads, is finishod in hardwoodH
and will havo accommodations for ;KX?
passongors in a<ldition to^ largo freight
capacity. Tho TeuneBHod will bo put
011 tho route belweou Baltimore and
Hampton ltouds, connecting with
traiiiH of the Seaboard Air Lino und
other linen terminating at that point.
A Itusincss Meeting at l.ast.
A special from Paris says: Tho Amer
ican and HpaniHh peace couimisHioiiH
assembled for their lirst business bos
bion ul '? o'clock Satin day afternoon, i
in the rooms assigned to thorn for tho
deliberations the French Foreign Of
fice. A hj ocial entrance ia Bet apart for
tho urg of tho commisRionora, in order
to furninh thom with every piivacy uud
convenience possible.
, /?
W'tfnt.s to Send Troops Prom Manila.
Tho rebolliou in tho Visuyas in
Hpreading, an<l severnl provinceH in tho
iBland of Luzon havo been invaded and
Home officers of tho gendarmes and
thoir fnmilioH massacred. The governor
and officials at Iloilo, iHlaud of 1'ai.uy,
have lied to Manila. Tho HpaniHh gov
ernment ih Hooking tho couuont of tho
United States to send HpaniHh troops
from Manila to tlio Visayas IfllnudH to
HUpproHH the robellion thoro, Bp an to
avoid (he necessity of dispatching
troops from Spain.
The Department of Porto Kico.
The Prosidont has iseued an execu
tive ordor creating Porto Hico into a
now military department to bo known
an tho Department of Porto Rico, with
Major General John Brooke in com
mand. The headquarters of tho de
partment will be at Ponce until after
tho evacuation of the island by tho
Spanish army, whon it will bo trans
for red to Han Juan.
Chinese Attack BritUh Subject.
The British Foreign Office has re
ceived ft dispatch ? from her majosty'H
minister at Pekiu, ? saying that Mr.
Moriiner, a member of the British legv
tion, on returning home Saturday with
a lady, was inaulted and attacked by a
mob, which stoned him and covered
him with mud. Liter in the day, tLo
dispatch adds, some(< American mis
sionaries Were similarly attacked, aa
wae the Chinese eecretary of the
United (ttate* legation. The lail.r'e
rib* were broken. Sir Claude If. Mc
Donaldr "An* British mrnfster nt
Pekin, report* that there ie a danger
ons feeling abroad. Steps bare been
to <?ll th> attention of the Chi-^
neee government to theea outragaa..
&6MH Seat ta Spaia.
Information has reached the Preei
deattbat the Spanish a^tfeeritiee at
San J nan, Port* Biea. wintlj tMk.
posssseion o I and tea* to SpeiaaboW
,-*,--ifi?|to an s*
tter
I IIHS 1 1KB.
forty thousand People Present--'
I ho Launching a Success.
in Ch I VI [) BY PHtSiDhNl FAURE.
Itfv.tl iKsli ik (i<Mt ol ( i ''?>>??! v h_v lliv" Hum
i<iiic One c 1 1 > \S ip. ti out ? 4>\crriu Tcs
tificj? Ik fore (lie Commission.
Nu wi-our Niiwtt, Vh. , (Special).?*
Amid tliu enthusiastic plaudits u? Hour
ly -1(1,(10.1 iiLh)i?.->oly interested pooplo,
tluwlujlt mi ! it I nt 1 1> s i of tluu ill whibtloB
f i out funny boats ami tugs, ami llto
atmiiifl of * ' I'ho Star Spangled Hun
lioi', the first class latttoship Ijlnioia
wax I au u coil Tuesday. Tho launch >vaa
a hrilliiuit miccomh itl every particular/
tlio mcchamcal |>ioi>aiatioue being por
foct, ? ho assemblage of Kpoetatova un
precedented in tho history of the Now
port New s Ship Ijiiililiiijf and I >ry Dpok
Company, and diatiugiii.-diod personnel.
Tlio sponsor of tiio vessel, Miss Nnunio
I alitor, of ( Imago, accompanied by
( iovornor Tannor, of Illinois, li in stall'
in full it ii i for in, ami a crowd of ? lint ? u
guiahod ChicagoniiB, en mo up from OKI
i'oitit early in tlio morning by steamer.
Tlio litoamur Newport Nowa brouuht
tlio ditttinguinhod guostn of. tbo ship
yards from \Vushingtou, ami nil the
steamboat ami railway Iiiioh poured poo
plo into tho port up to tlio very hour of
tlio launching. Notuble among the
vessols in the liarbor wan tbo Presi
dent's dispatch bout Dolphin, having
on board Assistant Socrotary of tbo
Navy Allen ui.d u party, of \VtP?iiiug
touinua.
The dimensions of the Illinois are as
follows: Length on load water liue,
iitiM fuot; beam, oxtroiuo, 72 foot 2J
inches; draft on normal displacement
of 1 l,f?a:? tons, 'j;i foot <! inchosj maxi
inuui displacement, and ummuiiitiou
and stores on hoard, TK\H2o tons; max
imiim iudioatod hoijlio power (estima
ted), 10, 000; proluibl* speed, I A knots;
normal coal supply, hod t on h ; coal sup
ply, Ioobo tdorage, 1,200 tans; full buu
kor capacity, 1,100 to 1,000 tons; com
plement of oflicors, 10; Hoainon, ma
rines, etc., 1 10, Tlio main battery will
consist of four Kl-inoh, brooch- loading
rifles, in Hichborn balanced turrots,
oval in shape, aud placed in the contro
of tho voHdob and fourteen ''.inch rapid
fire guns, The second battery will
consist of sixteen (? poiiuder rapid- tiro
guns, two Colt guns and two field
guns. She will carry l'ou? torpodo
tubes.
Received by Taifrc.
A special from Paris, says: Tbo
Spanish cominisaiouors wore recoived
by rresidont l-'auro at tho Elyuee pal
ace. Tho members of the commission
wore introduced by tho Spanish am
bassador, Honor I. eon y Ciistlllo, and
Honor ItioH expressed tho gratification
of tho commission at meeting the Presi
dent of France. I mmediatoly follow
ing the reception of tlio Spaniards, the
members of tbo American commission
were received by President Faure, at
tho Elysee. (tonoral Porter met the
commissioners on (he stops of the court
of honor, and they proceeded to the
giaud salon. President Faure) ?ur
rounded by a few mombovH of bin f>|H
cial household, received Ocnoral Porte?,
who ptoHoulcd Judgo Day aud the
other members of the commission in
turu, nfter which Judgo Day presented
President Faure with a message from
President McKiuloy. It was dated
September 20, and read us follows:
"()u thin occasion, when the commie*
sious of the United States aud tipain
nro ahmit to assemble at tho capital of
Frauce* to uogotiato poaco, and when
the representatives of this government
are receiving tho hospitality and good
will of tho ropublic, I, beg to teuder you
my inoHl friendly personnl greeting and
tho assurances of my grateful appre
ciation of your kind courtesies to the
American coniiniHsienors. " President
Fauro in replying, courteously ex
pressed his appreciation of tbo cordiar
sentiments uttered and heartily reoipro
cutod them.
Work of the Storm.
A spocial from Bavannah, (?#. , says:
Communication l?y courier lias been
established with points iu Florida cut
oft" by tho recent storm. Ueports ebow
groat loss of life. Tito property d?m
ago will amount to several million* of
do^ars. Fernnudina ftnd liiunswick
bavo lost half a million dollars eaob.
lioth are cut oil' from, communication
by wire. The village of St. ? Mary's,
Oa. , wan wiped out. At Fernanaina
tli^tide roHo and covered several blocks
iniho city. The pooplo wore rescued
from their homos in boats. Tbo roofs
of nearly all tho buddings woro either
blown ofl' or damaged. Four oburohee
woro destroyed. Cargo after cargo
was completely blown awav with tna
destruction of tho docks. The quaran
tine station was dostroyed. The em
ployees escaped on rafts. A ltt|*
hotel and twenty cottages at'Fernan
dina Hoaoh were destrov&L. Tho In
habitants wore floated aanore on rafts.
(icn. Mcrrit Before the
A special from Paris sajs:
ican peace ooinmissi
Tuesday's session to..
Major Oenerai Merr
bia personal Tiowa all
Admiral IHwey, roj
? I. geographical. 1 __
prevailing in tM
I TL0M1
nated AI< _ .
nor, and adoptod the CMefo plalfrs ml
I 7 |? kf<MCt(
Frtmem O'Cmhsr.
motlM