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The War Inquiry. SCOPE OP INVESTIGA? TION OUTLINED BY THE COMMISSION. The commission to investigate th 2 |^ conduct of the war with Spain iodi cates tho scope of ita inquiries as foi \O*TS : t* k*l. The times aud places of the - mobilization of the regular nod volan ^ teer troops. "2. The organization of these troops toto the various sub-divisions of the army, the personnel ot the brigade, ci i'ri sion, corps and aro>y oom maud ? era, mod of their staff, whether appoint? ed from the permanent establishment, from the National Guard or from civil life "3. The amount and kind of camp and garrison equipage and other sup plies that were OD baud at the begin? ning of the war, the amount subse? quently purchased, wheo and where purchased, wheoxaod where delivered, arid wher and where actually issued to t? "> troops. "4. Similar informatioo io regard to furciobiog the troops with arms aud accoutrements. .*5. Which of the volunteers were armed sod equipped ir* the various State oamps and which io the general MUD rx "~V6. UpOD whose recommendation or udgmeot the various general rendez vous were selected, aod the reasous for s a eh selection. "7. Full particulars relative to the transportation of troops by sea, giving an account of tbe provisions made for the accommodation aod care of tbs sick aod wounded 8. An account of tbe quantity, qoalitj aod kind of food furnished the troops, and io case that ac y cf them failed of being pion ti foi ly aod season nb)v supplied, state the reasons there? for '9. As to the proper ten tage, beds, iiioeo, medicines, food aod ali other -necessary equipment aod supplies for the ase of the hospital corps of tbe army. If there waa any lack of these thiogs at any time, state tbe reasons therefor. "10. Whether the medical staff was efficient aod sufficient at all times for tbe proper care of the sick aod wound* ed ; aod if oot, state the reasons there? for ' ll.1 Such icformatioo relative to the conditions and operations of ord oaooe aod engineering departments as will be of value to os io our investiga tlOQS. "We have outlined briefly a portion only of the information that we trust yoo will be able to give us. It will be satisfactory to have it communicated to as so writiog, or by tbe chiefs of the several bureaus io person, . with tbe submission of such records confirming their statements as they may be pleased to baod os "To aid yoo io complying with this request there is submitted herewith a list of special questions, to which so far as is possible answers are desired " To Secretary Alger thc commission has addressed sis queries for his reply. 1. Plao of oampaigo proposed imme? diately after tbe declaration of war ; was it ioteoded to move at once to Ha baoa, or tbat tbe oampaigo should Oe postponed until autumn ? 2. When was the Saotiago campaigo determined o poo ? 3. Wby was Tampa selected as the base of operations ? A Wby were summer camp? organ? ized at Fernandina, Jacksonville and Tampa ? 5. Wheo was the Puerto Rico cam? paign determined upoo ? 5 Why were the troops held OD transports for embarkation al Tampa, and oot permitted to sail for several days ? PARDONS FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CUBA. Habaoa. Sept 29 -Tbe Official Ga? zette publishes to-day a decree signed by Capt Gen. Blanco and bearing date of September 27, granting pardoo to and ordering the release of all politi? cal prisoners DOW undergoing confine ment in the island It is understood that orders have heeo given to the Spanish forces at f?o'.ga?n to march to Gibara, concen? trate there aod hold themselves to readiness for shipmeot to Spaio. Tbe troops at Puerto Principe are ordered to go to Nuevitas, tho?e oo tbe Jucaro Moron trocha to Sao Fernando and those at Manzaoillo to Cieofnegos The Third aod Fourth divisions of the First army corps will embark at Matanzas and the First and Seoood divisions of tbs sams corps from Habaoa. The forces io tbe province of Picar Del Rio and the divisioo engaged io the defence of Habaoa with Geo Bianoo and his staff will embark at Habana. The Spanish provisional foroes or? ganized here will, according to the or der?, go out of existence and will be incorporated io the ranks of the ex? peditionary troops of the Spanish army, returning to Spain as a part of "mob ilizadces " Irregular troops will be disbanded. Each battalion is authorized to sell the horses, moles and rxeo belonging to ir, and a special committee is ap? pointed to oversee the *a!e by auction of the cavalry horses and the mules f tbe commissary department. THOUGHT TO BE MCKINLEY'S VIEW Hanna Says Whole Philip pine Archipelago Belongs to Us. r Cleveland, Sept 30 -The Leader aas from its Washington correspond? ent the following interview with Sen? ator Hanna concerning the Philip pine question, which is believed to be the present views of President McKinley : "I do not know what the instruc tiona given to our peace commission ere are/' said the senator, but so far as concerns the negotiations which will be instituted in Paris to-morrow, 1 can see no other result than that Spain will have to relinquish ber sovereignty not only over Luzon isl and, but the entire Philippine archi pelago Spain has no reason to ex? pect to be able to retain any portion of the group She went into the war and lost, aud now ought to be prepared to suffer all the conse quences which such a defeat implies. 1 regard the Philippines as lost to Spain, and that being a foregone con? clusion, in my opinion, the problem which next confronts us relates to tbe form of government which we will give the islands " SPANISH CABINET PROTESTS. Madrid, Sept. 30 -The cabinet bas y decided to authorize Gen Kips to grant reform in the Vizayas island on the lines demanded by the inhabi? tants and to concentrate bis forces at Mindanao, as there are only 450 men garrisoning the Viziyas. The Spanish ministers also decided io protest to the government at Wash? ington against the refusal of the Americans to permit Spanish troops to b-i sent to the Vizayas, while, it is } claimed the insurgents are constantly reciting arsis and cannon with which j to attack other places, which the j A mericans permit without pretending ' ti? intervene j Tbe Spanish cabinet, it is added, ; will acquaint its Paris commissioners with these contentions in order that j they may be used in the peace nego i tiations. j Finally, it is announced, the gov 1 eminent here would inform toe gov? ernment at Washington that it has decided to send reinforcements to the Vizayas, and it has ordered seven batteries of artillery in Andalusia to get ready to start for the Philipines in twenty four hours In addition to this the cabinet will repeat its protest against the insur? gents continuing lo bold Spanish prisoners in the Phil i pine islands. The government here estimates that there 200,000 people in Porto Rico who desire to return to Spain. Delegates in Washington Not Fully Enlightened. Wasbtngtoo, Sept. 29.-The reports from Manila that Aguinaldo would to? day hold a grand ceremony and pro claim the republic of the Philippines with himself at the head, bas not been made koowo to Agoocil?o, bead of tbe Philippine delegation here He said to-day through his secretary aod interpreter. Mr. Lopez, that reports of a more or less important character had come to them ever since they bad land? ed, bet that they were not officia1 ly notified ?s to any of the steps and this largely accounted for tbeir inactivity, as they desire to know exactly what resolutions and policies had been adopt? ed by the Philippine congress They looked for a cable at aoy time, io re spouse to inquiries, which would show just what the pr?sent status of affairs was Senator Chandler of New Hampshire, who is takiog a personal interest io the Philippine question, and Gen. Greece, who accompanied Agoooillo on his trip here, had a long conference wirb him to-day. Senator Chandler said afterward that there was no doubt that tbe President would receive the dele? gation, the delay beiog due to the de? sire of the delegates to get foil infor? mation ou the condition of affairs at Hoog Kong When asked to sum up tbe desires of the Philippine delegates. Mr. Chandler said : "The first and most essential pur pose is to have tbe treaty of Paris the Soa) treaty which will staod for ail time-con?aio an article terminating absolutely the sovereignty of Spain over the Philippines. It is not alone tbe termination of Spaoish sovereignty over the island of Luz)n, or Manila, that they desire, but the end of Span isb rule over the entire group nt isl? ands. "The disappeareoce of Spaoish rule from the Philippine* be;og assured, tbe fiext purpose of the Fil?pios, as I gath er from their delegates, is to have an opportunity to tty their capaoity of self government, under American pro :ec?ioo if need be, duriog tLe transition period, or, if that seems inexpedient, then ?hey watjf :bir? gov^rnnspnt to as? sume ?be direction ofa??air*. by annex a'ion or such o'b*T method a* may be*t r^et?t :h* condition of ?rJ-i-s. They ?etn\ to feel satisfied that the question of future rule oan be ?evered *itbour difficulty a'?er the Sr*.* great aim of terminating Spanish ruie is brought about.'' General Wood Outlines The W oik Accomplished. Washington, Sept 30 -In a long personal letter to Secretary Alger, Gen. Leonard Wood, military gov? ernor of Santiago, outlines the work he has accomplished since he took charge of the city. He says that when the American forces entered the town the sanitary sitnation was something frightful. Unburied dead lay in the bouses, 3,000 Spanish sick and wounded crowded the hospitals and barracks, a horde of 20,000 half famished peo pie walked the streets, the water sup ply had been cot off and the streets were full of dead animals and ii! by material. Because of the ad? vance of decomposition, the dead were burned Yellow fever was raging, twenty or more cases being in the Spanish hospital alone and the civil hospital was rilled with dying persons Geu Wood began systematically to improve the situation. He has 170 men constantly at work and the death rate is only one fourth what it was in July. The sick are given careful medical attention and the worthy poor are fed, 15,000 rati^oj being distrib? uted every day. The garbage is taken outside the city and burned, and the unhealthy parts of the city have been drained. Ibe police force in the city and the lighthouse system in the har nor have been reestablished. The courts are not in operation yet, but Gen Wood himself sits each day as a police judge. Since the Americans took the city the easterns receipts have $100,000. The present expenses attending the work of? operating the city, which are to some extent extraordinary, are about $5.000 a week. By the meas urea adopted by General Wood a gen eral epidemic of yellow fever has been avoided The general hopes soon to start the uchools and thus get the children off tue streets Will Have a Force of Cu bac Mounted Police. Santiago de Cuba, Sept 29 -Ar? rangements have been oomnlete?i fer the formation of a foree of Cuban mounted police for the province of San tiago. It consists of a commandant with the rank of major, three captain?, six lieutenants, ten sergeants and 240 enlisted men The rates of pay of the enlisted men are the same as in the United States army, while the officers get two thirds Gen Castillo has charge of the pre luminaries of tho appointments He must have able men who bave s rved io the Cuban army, and the officers must have held similar or a biffb*??* v? rank in the Cuban army This polioe force will have a large territory to cover and it is expected that as soon as tbe Coban troops disband the law less element will break loose and will have to be kept in check Even at present quantities of cattle are stolen and complaints are frequent to Geo Wood and Gen. Castillo 8ud they are determined to put an end to this state of affairs Hester's Cotton Eeport. New Orleans, Sept. 30.-Secretary Hester's New Orleans cottou exchange statement issued to day shows a net decrease tor the month in round figures cf 114,000 bales The total for September was 955,350 against 1,609,439 last night. Re? ceipts at all pons for the month were 687 524 bales against 773.407 last year southern mill takings exclusive of amoont cousumed at ports, 107.356 sgainst 103,570 last jear. American mills taken during the month 181,533 bales agaiost 249,984 last year. Foreign reports for Septembor were 294,838, showing an inorease over roe same period last year of 975. ?rocks at the seabeard and the 29 leading southern interior markets at the close of September were 746 545, against 742 115 last year Including stocks ieft over ai ports and interior towns and the number or bales of the new crop brought into sight during September the .-uppiy to date is 1,222,915. The Spanish cabinet has instructed the peace commission to insist on tbe retention of all the Philiipines by i Spain. ! Washington, Sept. 29r-Col John I Hay, the newly appointed secretary of ? state, paid his respects to the Presi j dent to-day and remaioed in coufereoce j with bim for an hour. When Mr. j Hay left it was annnounced that he i would take the ca h of effice at the exe j cative mansion just before cabinet meet? ing to morrow, the oath to be admin? istrated by Justice Harlan of tho Uni ted States supreme court. Mr. Hay will assume control of bis duties as .sec? retary cf state on Sunday. Santiago de Cuba, Sept 29.-Senor i TanchfZ Garica, one of the Spani-b i Judges, who was continued io tffice alter the capitulation until ordeitd a ; month ago to cease performing his i magisrtate functions, but who, despite j the order, has continued to try cases, i bas again been ordered to case under j penalty of arrest. A Coban has been appointed to succeed him. j $50 In Gold .JIU be Paid to any Man or Worn? it remain:? for tho celebrated firm of phyai.* -.d specialists. Dr. Hathaway cc Co., (He . ..?.1 nates Registered), ro piare a genuine .sss proposition before the public, whi, h . .ev >r been mada beforr-. V.' >??-ir-.? tc tT-?t. rija.-.-? afflicted ?tifcb . ifenic disease and card ~:j;a. ftzraishiag rr; rn-s* and verythisg :. - jes. ar;,- 7'<>r their c?.-\ iaO/Wia ?old, oro7!dfo>r the patient ?a-; . Jrv follows treatment arni directions, and 'l ..->e i-j a curable one. This Oiler is plain, and th?ro is no catch tr>. ? ad furthermore, the ^?er is good and the m.* , j rf ec try xifa because we are financially rvjspj. ?.bio. 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Our treatment cao be taken at hors under our directions, or, we will p?y rai; road fare and hotel oill to all who prefer to com Lo our office for treatment, if wa tai I to cure. % ? have the beet of financial and professional refer ?nce3 and transact our bowness on a stri^'j professional basis, promising nothing but v> hf <e9 can fulfill. We do not bei it va in any o.' '.J.. ired prescriptions, free care. free sample or C.D.r frauds, but think it is best in the end to be boa ost with our oatienta. Write us io-da,-; don't cte Jay. We ha.-e carefully prepared Symptom Plsni .lo 1, for men; No. 2, for women; Ko. 3, foi ski1 diseases; No. 4, for catarrh, and new o4 pa j?, oooklet which we will send Free to all who re3l? .leeire truthful information about their conr-'; iioi?. Call or address. DB. HATHAWAY. & GO-, So. Broad St., Atlanta, Ca Mention this paper. 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SPECIAL TERMS TO FAMILIES Two Minutos "BTalk From Central Devot. Chattanooga, Tenn, July 29. PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALS are requ?sted to pul them in my bands tor sale. I am in constant receipt of so rr any loiters of enquiry about lauds from Northern and Western parties, that I may be ablefto fiect sales for those who will give me accu? rate detailed descriptions ot what they have. No charge will be made unless satisfactory sales are made. Descriptions must be suca as can be guaranteed and must give : No. of acres, location, character of ?and, proximity to railroads, post offices, cscboois, churches ?Dd tov.ns, kind of improvements. Communications strictly conSdent, when so desired. .? JAMES G. GIB3ES, State Land Agent, NOT. IQ. Cc'umbia.tSC. LANDS WANTED.