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DEPABTMENT ORDEHS WATSON TO
KABILA TO BELIE YE HIM.
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-Bite of his.return not fiieo.
r^. t AT?i.tffim|?ii(|tUoll?r B?iH|ii0To Great
Bailout B?lni Atr?n(*d
'rA WoehinAtcn. S>*riaJ
\J ? navydepartufent has selected a stio"
cessor to Admiral Dewey to command
the A^sMtic station. Orders were issued
, Monday 'detaching Bear Admiral Yfat on
from command of the Mare island
tiavy yard andt>rderi&g him to "report
to Admiral Dewe^ at Manila^ to re-,
flievo that officer when he feels that he 4
can bo spared there. .
Bear AdiniraJ Kempt, At present on -j
| . waiting orders, ha* been inptrueted to 1
saeceod Admiral Watson in command 1
of .VIA* ^
? .umu ibiuqu navy?yard. c
It wa? 6tated at the navy depart- 8
ment that Admiral Dewey will come n
ffQtn Mnnila direct to New York when n
. he returns to thp Uiftted States. IIow- "
ever, it is added the admiral will not
Rtart until the commissioti of which he ?>
* is a member has completed the work S
it lias undertaken, at least bo far as it
JJa relates to the restoration of peace to D
ship Olympia to New York instead of b
having her come to Han Francisco,
where she wns built, is said to be primarily
because Admiral Dewey desires
to make the parage on his own Hag- h
ship, but also for the reason that the 8
Mare island yard thrcntens to be over- h
** whelmed with repair woj-k as soon as "j
the numerous ^veasels of Dewey's fleet "
begin to return to the United States.
The Olyinpia, in need of over- "
hauling, being awnjf from her home al
statiou longer than any of the vessels 111
in tho Asiatio flfcet and has suffered
moro* than usual hardship diyingher . rt
. absence. v *
Y(
^ Costly Banquet I'r.pMilMl. p.
j Uewey lu>- to New
* Yo^t^v- ^ifrrTK^ ^ %*T'pvitation V(
/toj* to l?e givenln bis honor 8C
bj^ ..v prominent citizeqs. jn
Thirty-seven citizens nlroady huve j?
announced their intention of subscrib- w
ing $100 for n banquet in honor of the t>j
great admiral, and tliero is no doubt |V
that the list will he tilled by the other j}|
08 necessary to mnke the 100 men and ft,
the $10,000 plunned for. Qj
When Admiral Dewey does arrive, ,.j
which it is believed will not be tiutil w
late in August or early September, jj
there will await him, in addition to a|
the civil celebration which will be
most elaborate, a banquet, tbe most
s splendid ever prepared for ari officer, j,,
> -.Ercab^ol Tuclviuley and Secretary yj
/ of tbe Navy Dong will be invited to w
the banquet. Whether or not they
' will attend is another matter. g(
SOUTHERN 1* It OUR ESS. W
I.lot of New I ml not rleo KotiibllMliod the ^
I'llot Week. lu
The more important of the new industries
reported during the past week 01
include a box factory in West Virginia;
brick and tile works in North
Carolina; coal mines in Arkansus; a
round bale cotton gin in Texas; a
large cotton mill in Virginia; a cottonseed
oil mill in North Carolina; two Ip
flouring mills, a furniture factory, a
50,000 hardware company in Tennessee;
lumber nulla in Kentucky, North N
Carolina and Virginia; two natnrul w
gas and oil coinpanies in West Vir- d
A out nnn .?:n /i
II <?! llllll III \J I'Ul - V,
gia; h $40,000 rice mill in Louisiana; p
n riilt woi ks in West Virginia; a sin- (j
gletree factory in West Tennessee; a
woodworking plant for electrical sup- (j
plies in North Carolina; telepliono (.j
companies in Texas, North Carolina ti
and West Virginia, unci a windmill
company in Texas.?Tradesman (Chat- (,j
tauooga, Tenn.) ft,
F0KTY-EIU1IT THOUSAND MEN
Of Ilia Ciiliun Annv Will Oct u Slice o
tin- Tliren million llollura.
A special from Havana says: Fortyeight
thousand will he used as the j(
division in fixing the shares of tlio w
soldiers in the $11,000,000 allotted by -j.
the United Htates government to ho ft|
divided among tho Cuban troops.
AFTElt Til EI !t FOREMAN.
Colored Ouarry iim'ii M?ko I'iik urcpssful c,
Atli'intit At I^ym-liing.
A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tonn.,
says: A crowd of forty negroes, cm- in
ployed at tho Citico f urn act* limestone al
quarry, near tho Georgia state line, at f<
n )ate liour Saturday night attempted w
to lynch their foreman. ti
The meu went to the foreman's
^ house, near the quarry, armed with di
pj.dois and guns, and mado an effort ii
to get in the house, fairly riddling it fi
[with bullets. di
Fortunately the house was located n
near the woods at the foot of Lookout tc
mountain and tho foreman and his n
family escaped from tho rear door. vv
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\
liliATE 9AK rwwisoo.
evacuation W?? Forced *ddvafcci?ol
Mac.lrthnr'a Dlrlaton. ,
A Manila special it;?: Major Gtn*
er?l MseArtbur's division idwnotd to
Had Fei n undo Friday and found that
ilie place had been evacuated }>y the
rebels who left only & enroll detachment
to cover IbebrjMHB
General MacArt^jur ocottpiod theburning
town without loss. * *
The rebels south oil Manila attempt:
several
boor*. 'J he (Vetnopatimtidh
ineffectual beyond scandgihe inhabitants
of Malate. >
'The outposts of the Idaho and California
regiments beyond San . Pedro
Macati were also attaeked during the
ni'gfft.
-Major General Lawton is still quartered
at Balinag. .
H,'Detailed
-r?,o me work of Ma- *
r General Lawton's expedition show
hid harder fighting took place during ?
be early part of the week than ac- omits
indicated.. In the attack upon
inn Rafael the American forces were ?
let with a heavy fire from a large t
umber, of rebels who were concealed 1
1 the jungle on nil sides. If was on- t]
f the adoption of the tactics followed
i Indian fighting iu the United w
fates, every man for himself, that tc
iyed the division from great loss, as
oneral Lnwton, as usual, was at tho si
Missis
ouch at short range.
Tho insurgent lealers Gregorio and 1(
io del Pilar, who had 800 men in tl
lalinag, retreated when General Law- j
in approached the town. Chief of Q
oonts Young, with eleven men, enwed
Pali nag ahead of the army aud e
ing the church bells to announce ^
int they had possession of thojiity. R|
6eueral Lawton, when attacking in
ireo outside of Holiuag, saw women *
ud children iu the jgbcl trenches ^
nd selit Captain Case in advance with <t(
white flag to^waru the insurgents to^
move the nou-comb'statijfc. Whan ^
ithin 500 yards of ^he trenches t>po c
illey* were fired at Captain Case 8
Chief of ?couts Young, whose bra- J'.
:ry at Baliung was most notable,
irved as an Indian seout under Ma- XJ
r General O. O. Howard in his earn- .*
lign in the northwest in 1870. The .
ork of Young's scouts was a feature
f the expedition. On Wednesday
i-enty-three of tin m encountered a ei
>dy of 300 Filipinos beyond Bulinag
id drove thetn until of the 150 rounds
' ammunition which the scouts car- 11
ed, they had only fifteen left. They n
ere about to retire when Lieutenant _
nyd with a troop of the Fourth cav- 1 *
ry enme up with them and ohased B
ic enemy iuto Son Miguel.
There are 2,000 Spanish?|?isop >+
i the handn-of The TTlTpinos at San ^
figuel. They are served with o cents' ?
ortli of rice daily and are compelled s'
work hard on the rebel defenses.
I'vernl hundred of the Filipino ^
ounded arc at San Miguel.
The insurgents ore sending their ^
omen and children to the Biacnabatto
ountains.
A Bolo chief and 100 men wero M
iptured at Balinag.
General Law ton has released many .'
: his prisoners. v B
ST AIIL MAN FILES SUIT.
ii
i Afti'V N?iwn|?npem Wlilrli "Itonntcrt" ^
III in I ii lU'Kitrd to >Vnr Claim*.
Mr. E. It. Stahhnan, editor of the
hshvillo Banner, and tho attorney tl
ho collected tho celebrated Metho- n<
ist war claim, lias brought suit for Al
>0,000 for libel against Bev. W. B. h
aimer, 1). ])., editor of Tho St. Louis
hristinn Advocate. ei
l)r. Palmer has written sovoral cans- to
e editorials on Mr. Stahlmnn and oth- p
s connected with him in tho colleeon
of the claim. ci
Mr. Htahlniau has employed some w
f the best legal talent in Iho stato 6,
ul will make a vigorous fight. w
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(IKNEltAL LUNA MOUNDED.
01
nulla Dlwpnlch Siijh tlm l*~i 11 |>l no Itrliel
i.eaucr h an niiol.
A Manila special to the Now York jj
ournal says General Luna was
oundeil in the fighting near San j(
oinas last Thursday. The dispatch
so stated that the monitor was shell- j
iK I'arauqno, south of Manila. ](]
FIMtJUAXK WINS HANDICAP. U
it
kril<>i> OH' I'ursn <if M?-t ropolltuti At Mor- 11
i In 1'ark. d
A New York dispatch says: Ilacing
irenl earnest for 1800 began Saturday ni
; Morris park. When the time came w
ir the Metropolitan handicap there '
ere at least 20,000 people at the 'I
ark. u
UI 11.. ? A 11.. 11 Rl
njiui uj i'uiuiu i it van iv iuu niuur
utos for the Metropolitan, fourteen n
1 all, were sent. out for their ttunl 01
irlong through the atreteh and every "
no was full of life. The closing of ^
10 betting showed Filigrnnon consist>iit
favorite all the way through. The
ico was hotly contested but Filigrnne ^
ent under tho wire two lengths to the e!
nod. 1
.
PRESIDENT APPR0YE8 FIHDINtt
%Jto MATTER 18 MADE PUBLIC;
GEN. MILES SEVERELY CRITICISED.,
Oen?r?l Eaxin knd Othur Promlu^t #?<
p*Mmcnt,()ffcori Also C*fU-..ta Vi
I *"or,,ln * S
,j8y ^irtion of the pre#ide6tf wha
pproreS tLo findings, Acting Secre- i
tary of tyAf Mieklejolin has made pnblic
tho report an.I findings df the mil'
itary court
. ? " Ul
>eetor general , inernl Mile's staff, t]c
based upon his failure to call ntten- 8j]
on to charges concerning the beef at m
hickamauga contained in n report of jj
ispection made by Dr. (or Major) Da- tj,
, on the l2(?tb of October lust, in
liieh ho stater, his belief that the beef ^
as chemically treated. j
"The silence of Colonel Mans," says
ic court, "on so important a matter ^
\ the chemicalized beef reported by ,,
fajor Daly and personally known to jj
iinsolf, is most remarkable."
The remark is also mado that Gen
rnl Milos' failure to draw special at- J
ntion to this report is "nuex- oj
lnined*" si)
The roport places the quantity of
inned ioast heef purchased for the
nr hy tho commissary department at
847,171 pounds, including 350,000
hicli was brought froui Liverpool and Tl
llier English ports.
This nmount is characterized as ex?ssive
and the commissary general 111
leneral Eugan) is severely criticized
i several ]>arts cf the document on ?
lis score. za
One of the several rebukes is us foliws:
J1
"Oondering tho little uso that has
eon niado of this heef in the regular
rmy, the probability that tho volun- 1
lers were entirely ignorant of it that
s use as a part of tho field ration had
ever been sanctioned hy tho presient
or secretary of war, tho court can n.
iu cunracterize the action of the comliasnry
general of subsistence as nnurrnuted
ami reckless iu tlmt lie or-"
ered the purchase of such enormous
nantities of food that was practically
ntried and unknown, and the court J
> finds. The court finds that there is
r> ground for any imputation whatk'er
of any other actuating motivo on
10 part of the commissary genoral
ian the earnest desire to procure the ,
ost possible food for the troops. 1
"The court pronounces this act of :?
le general of subsistence a colossal !
ror for which there is no palliation." WI
in
. _rt.w?vw w investigate
the charges made by Mflj or General I
Miles, commanding the army, that the J
beM supplied to the army daring the f
war withaSpain was nntit for the nse
af the troops. . ' ]
The most important features of the
pport are: * * * '
The finding that' the general's atle-'
;ations that the refrigerated beef was ^si
reatcd with chemicals were not estab- O]
islied; that his allegations concerning
tie canned fresh or canned' roast beef ^
ere sustained as to its nns^itability m
>r food as used on the transports and ^C<
i a long continued field ration; cen- ^
ire of General Miles for "error" in
f~iv arVw he'n'lio'' iirai' '/orm'eS tlie opln311
that the food was unfit; censUre of g
lie commissary general (then General fi
lagan) for the two extensive purchase 8T
f the canned beef as an untried ra-? fo
t n-1 1 "
uu, wiibiiiij oi v oiunwi iuaus, or gen- ce
rnl staff; 'the findiug that the packers
ere not. at fault, and that the mefcts oi
iipplfed to the army were of the same af
hality oh those sullied to the trade or
enernlly, and the recommendation ct
lat no farther .proceedings will be S]
tken in the proceedings. .' is
The oonclusidn of the court advefif at
> further proceedings based -jgpon the
barges is as follows; f
"It has beeri*developed tn tfratotireif
f the inquiry as recited in this report u<
iat in some instances some iudivida!s
failed to serve the proprieties v
bieh dignify high military command, l'n
ut tho court is of the opinion that *1?
le mere statement in the oflicial re-- J*c
ort of the facts developed meets tho
iuls of discipline, and that the inter;ts
of the service will be best sub rved
if further proceedings be not
ikon." 8H
There is more or lesR criticism of n.r
eneral Miles in various parts of tho 811
port. Probably the most direct in- UI
nnce is the one which stateB that beond
the criticism of.ojQlcaca fmrnd ,f"
in. -report, saving: 80
"The court flnds that against none
T tho officers commanding corps divi- *n
ions, brigades and regiments and
leir staff officers should a charge of
uilty bo brought.
"Tho court nlsollnds that the major u,
eneral coinmniuu g tho army had no
ifflcient justiliof >n for alleging that
io refrigerated! * was embalmed or er
ns unlit for is| ' j troops. y,
T!ie censure oloncl Mans. in- .1
Arm MMIU' la Oppocc th? Onwir
KW*1 *5'th*
A ape&tlfrom Manila tinder date o
May'fwAtated that to clear the Fit
ipinos gf'Bacolpr wottld be the nexi
taak c^Rmi Axneifeane. I
The robe! gene^tl, Maacardo bes a
force hrt?!HW men,there, welt armed
And poaaeesed of plenty of auimuni.tip
a, Jffia troops hare never met
Aaferlcan aeldiore, end they tUinW. according
to reporte odVried to Ban Fer^nd^^lrat
they can whip the whole|
xiMgu Y Inttrenohe^ncl'thonjMnifP
, ^vnro w^rkinff like.
S(t5^i u'e^-?- hlg
JU baskets. r enemy uses
zi<m for fighting only, but
the Bolo men and Chinese to
Tb*$*beU hare an ontpoat about a
mile beyond San Fernando, with a
trehoh that holds between two and
bree btrndred mail. From that point
leveral volleys wenif fired Saturday
light upon the camp of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment ' "
Neither Major General MaoArthur
ior Major General Lawton moved
Innday., although each recoijnoitered
he country in hja . own vicinity for
i>rae mil** from headqn^yters, (level ping
tua presence of small forcea of
10 eneipy.
Iu tlio vicinity of La Guna de Bay
te rebels a*-- active, but
The annjfed eteamerq La Guna de
ay^an?t ./Ca^fcUWgn," under Captain
rant, l;?ftvo gone to Gnagua, about
ve mjift r aonthweat of Baoolor, prennably^to
establish a base of supplies
r the bjpoope engaged on tb^jnorthern
impaitfbV
It in fiuiorAii w-t!^
.ssnsTtaSS
r*ir.M^fc Go-called Kil(ptin?"ov
yat*8"?"did. i.% Z Sao!l
w* ^frno' tb?framte of the
I?6* Th^ c^go
itjSfJnJe miafc thor^^ t
mii?cratle'fiilloMl Comtnltl^wiVlll Outline
Plan or Campaign.
The preliminary plans for the cam* ,
lign of 1900 are to l?e outlined at a i
nference f the members of the *
unoeratio national committee to be j
ild at St. Louis on the 25th of this
until. The conference is expected
be of more than ordinary imporuce
because of the circumstances
rrounding the gatlieriug and is natally
creating a good deal of discus*
uu in democratic circles at the
itional capital.
The call for the conference has been
sued by ax-Hoverrioi Stone, of Misuri,
who, in the absence of Senator J
>ues in Enropc, is acting as chijiran
of what is known as the commit*
e on wafa and means. V
THE SOUTH'S 8P0XS0U.
r
aitor Placed Upon Daughter of General
Henry Hetli. j[
General John B. Gordon, command-in-chief
of the United Confederate
sterans,'appointed Miss Nannie Ban>lph
Hetli, of Washington city, and
ingliter of General Ilenry lleth.
lotisor for the entire south at the anml
reunion in Charleston. Miss ]
eth gracefully accepted the designs- j
>u.
This most honored sponsorship at .
ese annual reunious to which the 1
;art of the confederacy gathers has *
ten filled on former occasions by Miss
innie Davis, the always cherished
Daughter of the Confederacy." Miss 3
eth does not, however, by this ap- ^
nntmcnt, succeed Miss Davis as
mghter of the Confederacy. After
nch controversy following the death C
Miss Davis, it was decided that she
lould have no successor in this re,rd.
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FUNDS FOR NAVAL MILITIA.
ie Amount Which Some <>f tlio Southern
State* Will Get.
The navy department has just made 8
1 allottmeut of $60,000, appropriated 1
r the assistance of the naval militia g
the states supporting such orgauitimia.
A 111 Ollff Hill ?tnt?? roooivinx
iproprintions ure the following:
orida, $23,45,81; Georgia, $1,563.95;
yuainnn, $5,003.49; North Carolina,
!,328.15; South Carolina, $2,310.38;
iruinia. $1,848.40.
UEOllMIAXS TO CIIL'ISE.
ivti 1 Militia Will Have a Sixteen Day#
Kxperleuce Outing. e
A Washington dispatch says: The .
jorgia naval militia will be the first v
make a cruise on the "Prairie," Z
lich tho government has fitted out
r a drill ship for the naval militia of
o coast states.
The program as arranged will take
o "Prairie" to Brunswick, when the
jorgia militia, under command of
auk D. Aiken, will embark on her
r a ten days' oruise. After she ~
nds the Georgia boys the "Prairie"
11 take the North Caroliua naval
ilitia for a drill oruise.
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