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I 8 THE LED* GAFFNEY, 8. C., SEPTEMBER 1, 1898. ; EXPLAIN TALK The General Will Be Called to _ Account on His Return From Porto Rico. hit This out- MILITARY TRIAL LIKELY Unless H« Disavows Iteccut Intervifiwr Credited to Him the Commander May Race a Courtinartiul on Chargee of Crltioi/.ing Superior Oflieers. Washington, Aug. 30.—When Got- eral Miles returns to Washington he •will be asked for an explanation of xe- cent interviews appearing with him and fhe publication of certain dispatuhes OUTRAGE SY GUATAMALANS. An Honest Mexican Former Beaten and His Horses t*eixcd. Tapacthila, Mex., Aug. 30.—Many outrages have been perpetrated on 51ex- ieans by Guatamalan array ofticors. Tl»e worst case is thatof Triniday Yoga an honest farmer, who was told by t® Gnataiualans that they wanted to J °y horses end he accordingly crofs^t the 2ine with a large number of 50 meet General Earrilas. who *lzed animais and had him beaten, rage causes much iudignan/®- Other similar actions Arc reporteu and are under iuvestigi'*^’ 11 ^ ue ,r, ‘ formation will b«* govern ment of this repu*^ 0 Guate malans appeared ti he actuated by an intense hatred ^ Mexicans, taKing every opportuni/ to insult and rob the humblest peop®- GAMP IN GOOD SHAPE Gev* Boynton on Conditions at Chickamauga. REPORT TO WAR OFFICERS McKinley Will Visit the Army Camps and Investigate Men’s Condition. COURTMARTIAL TO ENSUE Board Sailing Vessels In an Attempt to Escape From Philippine Rebels. GENERAL MILLS. ’Which the war department 'tun; ;nct mule public. Whether the investiga tion will take the course of a military court of inquiry or of a private duter- vievv between the president, the secre tary of war and General Miles remains yet to be seen. Until the arrival of General Miles the war department will not discuss the matter. Secretary Alger says that the department will not enter into any con troversy with its subordinates, and he does not propose to discuss .matters affecting General Miles during ins ab sence. The department is of the opinion that General Miles made public the dis patches of the secretary, Genera! Shat ter and himself, published this morn ing. Such action it regards as a breach of military regulations, but no military court can secure proof that General Miles made public the dispatches if he and the person to whom they were fur nished refuse to give the information, as several military trials made it set tled law that no military court can com pel a civilian to testily if he duos not Want. to. General Miles also may be called to account for the interviews with him, as, unless disavowed, they would place him in the attitude of criticising his supe rior officers and subject him to military •discipline. The publication of the dispatches to- iday, taken together with previous inter views in the Kansas City btar, were the topic of conversation among the officers of the war department, and already there is a.'disposition by some to take sides in the matter, waile others de- p.ore the.conditions as tending to lower the tone of the army ami to do irrepar able injury to the service. It is expected the controversy will extend to both houses of congress ami it is feared will have an averse effect .upon legislation which will be asked to better the array. It is generally ander- Atood that the regular force will have to he largely increased, at least until the conquered islands are disposed of., and it is feared that legislation in this di rection will be hampered by the in evitable controversy between the secre tary of war and the general command ing.the army. STEAMER SUPERIOR SINKS. Members of Her Crew Saved, but the Vessel a Total Wreck. Cleveland, Aug. 30.—M. A. Bradley of this city, owner of the steamer Su perior, received the following telegram today from the captain of that vessel: •“The .Superior sunk on the west sida of Belle island in 4 fathoms of water. The members of crew are safe and are at Charlevoix. The steamer is a total wreck.” The Superior was loaded with iron ore and was bound for Toledo. She was towing the schooner Salidusky and in a heavy gale became waterlogged and dropped her tow, and a little later went down as above noted. Great Bla/.e at Nashville. Nashville, Aug. 80.—Fire broke out at 2:10 o’clock dins morntoig in the fifth floor of the large establishment of the Philippe-BnttorS' Manufacturing com pany, dealers in stoves and tinware, on College street, and spread rapidly, de- erroying this building and those occu pied by A. J. Warren, furniture dealer; Phillips & Stevenson, stoves and tin ware, ana the Davie Printing company. The buildiag occupied by the American National bank was considerably dam aged by fiiie and water. The loss is eat timated at §500,000 and is cornered by insurance. ,1 oil list on Declares Qiiarnntl«e. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 80.—Gov ernor Johnston, on recommendation of the state health officer, kas proclaimed a quarantine against Galveston, Tex., Franklin, La., aud Key West, Fla It applies to persons, personal baggage and household goods that have been in use, but not to freights. AU persons must have been ont of the above mentioned places ten days to enter the state. Battle Abbey For AtUiita. Atlanta, Aug. 80.—The Confederate Reunion association baa decided to es tablish a battle abbey here, ia which relics and records of the civil war, col lected in Georgia, will lie kept lor the benefit of the public and for preserva tion. § Statements Contained Therein Likely to Urhig on a Warm Dispute, as They Contrudkrt the Men High In Authority at Washington. Chickamauga, Ga., Aug. 30.—Gen eral K. V. Boynton, .chairman of the Chickamauga-Cfeattanooga National Military Park oommission, ordered by the war department to thoronghly m- vestigato the coudationsat Camp Thomas and report thereon, has completed his report and forwarded it to Washington. The report is favorable on nearly every matter investigated. .The water is said to be good, the ground well adapted for camping purposes, the hospitals well lo cated and the .attention ...given the sick as good as could be expected. The iudicatioue are that the report will brii.g on * warm dispute, as nu merous statements contained therein are contradicted by high army officials. The full text of the report is expected to be made public by the government officials after theyihave passed on it. Owing to a slight and unexpected hitch which has occurred between the army officials and the railroads the work of moving the First corps to An niston, Ala., has not yet begun. Two i regiments, the First Mississippi and | Third Tennessee, are expected to go ' tomorrow. It is the iiifcittion of the officials to have the seven artillery batteries away from the park within 48 hours, but Ma jor Atwell, who is in command, states that this will be almost impossible. The batteries will not be mustered out here, but will be sent to their respective states. The two Georgia batteries will go to Camp Northen, Griffin, Ga., where they were mustered in. The four Ohio batteries will probably go into camp at Columbus until mustered out, but it is not yet known just where the Indiana battery will go. DECLINE IN TWE SICK LIST. Troops Have Better Health Since Their Kemoval to Merriam. San Francisco, Aug 80 — Joseph Matthews, surgeon in charge of the di vision hospital at the Presidio, says that since the removal of the troops to Camp Merriam the health of the men has steadily improved. He denies that typhoid fever is epidemic, the cases being confined to a few companies. Surgeon Major J A. Rafter of the Twentieth Kansas is pleased with the new quarters of the volunteers. He calls attention to the fact that there are only 40 sick in the regiment now. against 261 on July 16, when the men were at Camp Merritt. The experience of the Twentieth Kan sas is typical of that in the Fifty-first Iowa aud First Tennessee. In all these regiments there has been a marked de cline in the sick list sinus their removal to the Presidio. General Miller says the death rate is not high, only 25 soldiers (rat of a body averaging 10,000 having died Irom nat ural causes during August. The Red Cross home lor convaloscenta will l» opened in a few days in charge of Miss laura McKinstrey, a young so ciety woman of this city. The (laklaud Red Cross society has established a hospital at Piedmont, across the bay from this city Rochester Has Two Fights. Rochester, Aug. 80.—Gus Marino of Syracuse and Chris Scholtz of this city fought 15 rounds before tbe Uieuu Ath letic clr.b last night. Marino was the cleverer man and what advantage in height these was was in his tavor. SeliolU was strong and pnuished Ma- riuo considerably, taking a lot in return Both men were on their feet and fight ing fast at the end of the fifteenth round. In>ho preliminary bout between Mike Donovan of this city and Jack Barrett of Syracuse, Barrett was to ex hausted in the fifth round that he conld not continue. STORM OVERTAKES THE** KX Kxeeutlve Determined to Have the Responsibility For Alleged Laxity and Incompetence Fixed, If Distress Is Found Due to Those. Causes. Cleveland, Aug. 30.—While Presi dent McKinley very much desired to pay more than a brief visit to his old home in Canton, he finds that the duties of his office are such that he will be obliged to cut his visit there to a mere call. The president will spend a couple of days in camp at Montauk Point aud Camp Wikoff so ae to correctly inform himself as to the condition of affairs and the truth of the reports that\hav8 been circulated from personal observa tion and contact with the men. He lias announced to cabinet num bers that he would have the most search ing investigation made and have the re sponsibility for laxity and incompetence fixed, if at ie found that the distress of the soldiers is due to those causes Courtmartial will naturally follow. The president is impelled to take offi cial action in the matter by reason of the demands made upon him by state authorities to know why distress has been visited upon the volunteers. The presidential party will be at Col onel Myron T. Herrick’s residence, then “The Overlook,” on Euclid heights, in this city, until Thursday inorumg, when they leave for Canton. Big preparations have been made to receive the president aud Mrs. McKin ley by their old friends and neighbors and the people in Canton in general. It was the intention to make the occasion a civic jubilee. All this, however, will now be reduced in a measure from the fact that the president aud party will only be in Canton for two or three hoars and will then take a train for New York. Undoubtedly the president will be given a royal welcome during his short stay over in Canton. On the eastern trip, which is part of the program outlined, the presidential party will hardly stop longer at New York than will be necessary to catch a train for Camp Wikoff aud Montauk Point. The president will probably lie in camp at the two places mentioned on Friday and Saturday, leaving Mrs Mc Kinley in New York city, whither he will return to spend Sunday and then go back to Washington. Tbe trip from Canton to New York will be made over the Pennsylvania road, departing from Canton during the afternoon of Thurs day. NO YELLOW JACK THERE. Deaths at Camp YYIkofF Caused by the Malarial Fever. New York. Ang 30.—Medical officers at Camp Wikoff. Montauk Point, deny that ther* have been deaths at the camp hospitals from yellow fever. The two men whose death there yesterday waj said to be attributable to the disease named were, according to the surgeons in charge, victims of pernicious ma larial fever, which those unfamiliar with yellow fever trequently diagnose as the latter. Dr. Nicholas Scnn. ass £ ant surgeon general, U. S. A., is quoted as saying today at Camp Wikoff: “In justice to the camp, I want to say that almost none of the sickness among the soldiers up to the present time aud none of the deaths have been due to the conditions which now pre vail here or have in the past. Sickness has been almost entirely limited to fe vers contracted in the south and the death rate would have been much more than now had the men remained in the south instead of being brought here. “The change of climate lessened tha effects of the fevers and improved the condition of the men. As a conse quence, the only sickness which can be attributed to this camp is dysentery or lesser troubles which may have been caused by the change of diet or water.” Pontoons Knronte For Cuba. Charleston, Aug. 30.—The United States steamer Mayflower reports that at 6 o’clock p. m. Aug. 25, in latitude 47.2? north, longitude 77.04 west, sho communicated with the tug Plymouth of New York, belonging to the Central railway of Now Jersey, towing two pontoons from Philadelphia to Santiago to work on the wreck of the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa All well on board. come up before Judge/’offey today. DAVIS ON CZAR’S PLAN FIGHT OVER^SUTRO’S will. Heirs of t! ,,, Head Ex-Ma5’or Begin u Contest For Ills Estate. San Fkancisco, Aug. 80.—The Ex aminer says: Four heirs of the Adolph Sutro estate have begun a contest of the will on the ground that the ex-mayor was mentally incompetent to execute a valid instrument at the date mentioned in the doenmeut. Those who challenge the probate of their father’s will are Mrs. R. V. Mor- bio, Mrs. Kneausbaum, Edgar Sutro and Miss Clara Sutro. Their attorneye will attack the wi n on all the legal grounds allowed by tne status of Cali- lornia. Two of the heirs, Mrs. Dr. Emm'. Merritt aud Charles Sutro, have no’’ j joined in the contest. The mattei will | American Ship Dispatched to Find the Transports Fulls In Its Mission and the Conclusion Is Reached That ; Craft Foundered With All Bauds. Tacoma, Aug. 30.—The Houg-Kong Daily Press is authority for the state- | ment that 000 Spaniards, including 16 priests, lost their lives several weeks I ago when the Spanish gunboat Leyte ' was captured by a vessel belonging to ! Admiral Dewey’s squadron. The Leyte had been stationed in an adjoining island where the insurgents were nu merous and aggressive. The latter wen- gaining ground rapily, causing WOO Spaniards to board three sailing vessels in an endeavor to escape from the na tives who would massacre them. The gunboat Leyte undertook to tow these three transports to Manila bay, where the Spaniards aboard them were to surrender to Admiral Dewey if they did uoY succeed in landing somewhere aud reaching Manila under cover ■>: darkness. After the Leyte had towed them down Pampangas river and some distance along the coast, a heavy •storm came up, making it necessary lor the gunboat to cut her tows loose and pro ceed to Manila for assistance. Before getting there she was captured by the Americans next day aud an American vessel was dispatched to find the three transports, bat failed to discover any trace of them. The natives on the adjoining coast say they saw nothing oU-any vessels. The Hong-Kong press finally reached the conclusion that the vessels foundered with all on board. PEACE NEWS BRIEFLY TOL Peculiar Suit For Libel. Chicago. Aug. 30. — Father Peter Klos. a Roman Catholic priest of Chel sea, Tama county. La., has brought suit in the United States circuit court here to recover §10,000 damages from August Gerriuger, a Chicago l^jhemiau editor. In the suit Father Klos alleges that Gerriuger has published libelous state ments to the effect that tbe complain ant had collected money for the Span ish cause and was a traitor to the coun try. The etatements complained of ap peared, it ie said, in The Daily Svornost and Duch Caen, which is published in Bohemian. Ilngln to Sell In Ktiglaud. San Francmco, Ang. 30—It la re ported that J. B. Hagin is serionsly con templating an auction sale of thorough bred yearlings in England. There are over 100 fillies at the Rancho del Paso by well known English. American and Austral, an stallions, and competent judges agree that much better prices i on Id be obtained by selling in England than iu America. Merritt Leaves For Paris. Mania, Philippine Islands, Aug. SO.— The United States transport China left here today, having on board Major General Merritt and his staff. Tbe gen eral is bound for Paris, where will take part in the Spanish-American peace conference. General Otis is acting gov ernor of Manila. Generals Green and Babcock, with their staffs, are bonnd for Washington. Captain Clark at Home. Benton Harbor, Mich., Ang. SO.— Captain Charles E. Clark, late com mander of the battleship Oregon, has arrived here to visit his family and en deavor to recuperate his health. At several stations between New York and Bt. Joe he was enthusiastically greeted by the people. No Bid For the Adula. Savannah, Ang. 30. — The British steamship Aduliv declared a prize of war by Judge Emory Speer, was pat npon the block here, but there was not a single bidder, and another sals will have to be arranged for. General Disarmament Scheme Is Discussed. SUGGESTION HUMANE ONE Minnesota Senator Thinks Material Good Coaid Be Accomplished by an International Conference of Kind Emperor Mobolas Proposes. OmcA-oo, Ang. 80.—Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota, a member of the Paris peace commission, stopped iu this city a few hours while enroute to his home iu St. Paul, where he expects to remain aud rest until Sept. 17, when the commiesiou sails for Europe. When asked for his opinion of the probable success of the Czar's plan fora disarma ment conference, he said: ‘ “While the obstacles in the way of the abandonment of the standing armies teem almost insurmountable, still I would not be at all surprised if very material good could be aooomplished by a conference of the kind proposed. It might not result in the reduction of the standing ar nies, but it would be a step toward that goal and it might have side results which would be of the greatest value. STORMY TIMES EXPECTED. “The c*ar has done a great thing in p r< . Illler gng(l „ a W in Re an Especial , putting forth bis suggestion. While Russia would undoubtedly benefit I Object of Attack. greatly by the change, I believe the | London, Ang. 80.—Premier Sagasta czar’s motives are not in any sense sel- ' looks for a stormy session of the corre« ! fish, and that he is perfectly sincere iu his desire to bring about benefits to all the European nations. The Russian imperial family h:”* always had a vein j of uuimmitariunism and even of senti- ' mentalisin in matters of reform, and its achievements have been very greift in i some lines. “It is of course very hard to say what , the proposed conference would accom- j plish. England would gain immensely by disarming and would undoubtedly work hard for it. The smaller aud weaker nations are being forced to bank- | ruptev aud ruin by the armies they feel , forced to maintain. They may have to i reduce their forces merely to keep iu j existence, whether there is any general agreement or not. Russia is so pro tected by its barrier of ico and snow be- j hind it and the character of its people that it could afford to disarm. Cer tainly it would want to avoid lighting until its great military road across Si beria is completed. “The eastern question is very serious and may at any time lead to trouble. , Bo many of the elements of it require \ delicate treatment that I do not see how the nations interested can afford to disarm until they have a good basis for action in this field. Guarantees of good faith will be needed in some form if disarmament is to bo accomplished, and bow thdy are to be given it is difficult to see. I do not think that an interna tional court of arbitration would neces sarily lie involved in the disarmament plan, but the conference may open a way to such a bit of progress.” SKIRMISH WITH DERVISHES. A Brigade of Friendly Arabs Encoun ter the Khalifa’s Forces. Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 80.—A brigade of friendly Arabs, commanded by Major Stuart Wortley, it is announced in a dispatch from Wad-El-Obeid, dated yes terday, which has been pushing round Omdurnnui, the Dervish camp near Khartoum, with a view of cutting off the retreat of the forces of the khalifa, had its first brush with the enemy on the east bank of the Nile and captured five men and a grain laden boat. Tbe Dervish scouts, tho dispatch con tinues, are now frequently sighted and whole Anglo-Egyptian army has | next week, a Madrid dispatch to The | Chronicle reports. He expects to be an ‘ especial object of attack, but will ener getically oppose any discussing of topics ' pertaining to peace or war. Tbe Spanish press refers hopefully to the possibility of a conflict between Germany and “tho Yankees” over the Philippines. Repatriated soldiers are dying daily. Thirty-nine have died since arriving in Corunna It is feared that the troops still to come are in a worse condition than those which have already returned from Cuba. The repatriated soldiers are to receive oue-third of tiieir arrears in pay forth- ' with—§8 on landing, and the remainder of the third pn reaching home. When they will get the other two-thirds of their dues nobody pretends to say. The harbor authorities at Valencia j have suppressed the contribution of $.\0u0 to the lifeboat society, which consequently dissolved. The seamen I are indignant. .Supreme Olfieeis Derelict? Indianapolis, Aug. 30.—The com- j mitree appointed to investigate the ad- : ministration of the officers of the su- ( preme lodge Knights of Pythias will j make its report in tbe morning. The report will be lengthy and will show that ; the supreme officers have lieen derelict | iu their duties but not guilty of any i wrongdoing. Tbe re-election of John j A. Hinsey of Chicago as treasurer of the 'nportant Events Following the Suspension of Motilities. Troop* For MiiKterlug Out. Orders were issued Wednesday for the mustering out of the following reg iments: hirst Vermont. First Maine, Fifty- second Iowa, Bixth Pennsylvania, Fifth Indiana, Second New York, Second Ne braska, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, all volunteer infantry; also battery of Ohio light arfilh-rv, First Il linois, volunteer cavalry: Batteries A. and B, Georgia light artillery; Twenty- eighth Indiana light Littery aud too New York and Pennsylvania cavalry- troops. I’ollcy of the Insurgents. At a conference Wednesday between the Philippine insurgents and the Amer icans the former declared emphatically that they were wiling to co-operate with the Americans and to surrender their arms promptly if assured the islands would remain an American or a British colony or under the protectorate of the United States or Great Britain. Peace Commissioners Meet. The first meeting of a majority of the American peace commissioners took place Thursday at the state department when Secretary Day was joined by Sen ators Davis and Frye. Prior to this the senatorial membership of the commis sion had had a conference of two hours with the president. The general plans of the commission as to proceeding to Paris were talked over aud an understanding reached that the start bs made between Sept. 15 and 20. Troops Ordered Discharged. Orders were issued Thursday to mus ter out the following: Fourth Pennsylvania infantry. Sixth Illinois infantry, Second Wisconsin in fantry, three Louisiana light batteries, twb Rhode Island light batteries, two Iowa light batteries, two Oregon light batteries, First Wisconsin light battery, two troops of Kentucky cavalry, Light Battery A of Missouri, light artillery Twenty-seventh light battery of In diana artillery, and Light Batteries A, B aud O of Pennsylvania. Clash With the Filipinos. Advices from the Philippines Friday said a corporal aud two troopers of tho Utah artillery, after disembarking at Cavite, were sent on an errand. While passing through the streets Trooper Hudson discharged his revolver. It was all mere fun, but the natives be came alarmed and began firing. Dis mounted cavalry were sent to qnell the disturbance, but the natives mis understood tbe movement and the firing became general. Trooper Hudson was killed and Cor poral Anderson mortally wounded. Troopers Laydon, Nachbar, Connolly and Doyle of the Fourth e-cvalry were wounded. Four natives wer* killed *od several wounded. General Aguinaldo expressed his re gret at the encounter aud promised to punish the offenders. I’euce Hoard Completed. The American peace commission was completed Friday, and, as given out at the White House, comprised the follow ing: Secretary William R. Day of Ohio, Senator Cushman K. Davis of Minne sota, Senator William P. Frye of Maine, Whitelaw Reid of New Y’ork and Jus tice E. D. White of the supreme court. Sliafter Leaves For Home. General Shatter and staff left San tiago de Cuba Friday for Montauk Point, L. I. His departure was not endowment rank is conceded. The lodge | . 8n e C inl incident passed a resolution asking congress to mar ei1 “F 8 P ec 1 c nent. make the uniform rank a reserve of the ; Dig Ovation For Sc bley. army second only to the National guard of the different states. Atlanta May (let Soldiers. Washington, Aug. 80. — Atlanta stands an excellent chance of securing ; a number of troops which are to be , moved from southern camps. The mat ter is now under consideration at the war department, aud if the report which has been made from General Penning ton as to the condition at the exposition grounds is favorable there will likely be i a movement of troops toward Atlanta within a week or ten days. This now consideration of Atlanta comes as the result of a visit of ex-Secretary Hoke Smith and Congressman Livingston tc tne whole Anglo-fc reached Omteriff, SO miles from Omdnr man. It will move into a new camp 10 ; the war department, miles further south today. Tbe gunboat Melik has been wrecked while reconnoitering l(> miles np the river in a terrific sandstorm. Hospital Nurses Overworked. New York, Aug. 80.—Some of the nurses in the general hospital at Camp Wikoff are suffering from dysentery and orders were issued today that they be given more time to themselves in which to exercise, bath and rest. More nurses arrived today and ten will reach camp ready to take the places of those overworked until all that are needed are here. General Carlos Uuell Dying. Calhoun, Ky., Aug. 30. — General Carlos Buell is dying at his homo near Paradise, Ky. He was taken suddenly ill Saturdav, aud the attending physi- riau says that he cannot live until morn- t<g. He ia 80 years old. Caar Inspired by Victoria. London, Ang. 30.—It is said here that tho czar’s pronouncement for universal peace was directly inspired by tyueeu Victoria, whose greatest hope is that her reign may not again bo disturbed by war. Colonel Van Horn Dead. Washington, Aug. 30.—Tbe war de partment was notified today of the death of Colonel J. J. Van Horn of the Eighth United States infantry at Fort Russell, Wy. All Prices to He Raised. Pittsburg, Aug. 80.—Tho Iron and Sheet Steel Manufacturers’ Association of the United States is meeting here to day to fix prices for the ensuing year. Secretary Jarrett stated that prices would be advanced probably §2 a ton on sheets iu response to the advances al ready made in raw materials. The state ment was made that the mills are booked with orders that will require day and night operation for a year and that the requirements for ship plates for home and export consumption will cause au advance to still higher figures later iu the year. Encouraging Fever Advice*. Washington, Aug. 80.—Dr. Wyman, surgeon general of the marine hospital service, has received encouraging yel low fever news both from Key West and Galveston. At the former place no new cases have developed within tbe last three or four days, and he is of the opinion that no fever cases exist there now. There are no new cases reported at Galveston, aud the quarantine estab lished against the city has been raised, bat it is continued against Fort Point, where the troops are quartered. Alto gether the situation is very satisfactory. Dry Goods House Hum*. Austin, Aug. 80.—The dry goods store of Philip Hatr.field, the largest of its kind in this section of tho state, was completely destroyed by fire today. Loss, about $135,000; insurance, $80,(XX). Admiral Schley arrived in Washing ton Saturday to get instructions rela tive to the work of the Porto Rican mil tary commission, on which he was placed. The hero of the Santiago naval battle received a great ovation, men and women crowding around shaking his hand and even kissing him. Five Regiments Dismissed. The following regiments were Satur day ordered mustered out: First, Fifth and Third Missouri, One Hundred aud Fifty-ninth Indiana and the Eighth New York. McKinley Takes a Vacation. President McKinley left Washington Saturday for Somerset, Pa., to spend several days with his brother, Mr. Ab ner McKinley. Merritt at Peace Meeting. A dispacth from Manila Sunday said General Merritt would sail for Paris during the week to attend the sessions of the peace commission. All was reported quiet in tho Philip pines. Niue Regiments Dismissed. The following troops were Monday ordered mustered out: Ninth Massa chusetts, Seventh, First and Fifth Illi nois, Sixty-fifth New York, Fifth Ohio infantry, First Wisconsin, Third volun teer cavalry (Grigsby’s) and the Fourth Texas. Spanish Peace Board Named. The Spanish government Monday an nounced the following as its peace com missioners': Senor y Castillo, Spanish ambassador at Paris; Senor Urrita, Spanish minister at Brussels; the duke of Najera, governor of Cadiz; Senator Marcoatu and Senor Abarzuza. soldiers Killed In m Wreck. A train l>oaring the Sixty-ninth New York regiment from Fernandina, Fla.,, to Huntsville, Ala., was wrecked near Birmiugham Monday and two soldiers were killed and 25 injured. Duvls an Expansionist. Senator Davis, one of the Ame|icpn peace commissioners, iu an iuteniiew Monday, declared himself iu favor of holding oil newly acquired territory. xe^\