M'COGK TRIBUNE.
F. .At. KIMMELL , Publisher.
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA.
About three miles of new brick
sidewalk of Table Rock's famous
brick , has been laid In that place thib
season.
The yleKl of oats in the vicinity of
Fremont this year is the largest for
' some time. Some fields went , fifty
bushels to the acre and many turned
forty. Wheat averages from eighteen
to twenty bushels.
T'JO John
eight-year-old hey n
Ilulsteuds , of Stromsburg , a' mer
chant tailor , was smothered to death
in the banks of the Blue river. The
bank caved in and the boy ilied be
fore he could be gotten out.
The Board of County Commission
ers advertised for bids for the con
struction of a jail building at Heming-
ford. For several years past it has
been necessary to take prisoners from
that county to Grand Island for safe
keeping , which has been very expen
sive , and enough money has been ex
pended in this way that would be re
quired to build a splendid jail.
Special daj's at the Trans-Missis-
Blppi exposition in October are Oct. I ,
Chicago Day ; 5 , Pennsylvania Day ,
Ohio Day ; 6 , P. E. 0. Society Day ;
New York Day ; 7 , Knox College Day :
8 , Twin City Day , ( St. Paul and Min
neapolis ) ; 33 , Knights of Pythias Day ,
37 , I. 0. O. F. Day ; 18 , Tennessee Day ;
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Day , JO. Denver Day , 21 , Apple Day.
Mrs. Anton Sada , of Cuming county ,
who went to Germany to reside sever
al months ago , is back again , the Ger
man government refusing her permis
sion to remain in that country. This
refusal is said to be based on the
ground that no immigrant Is permit
ted to remain in that country who
does not come provided with at least
S500 in cash for each member of this
family.
A royal welcome was given at Loup
City to Ashley F. Conger on his re
turn from Santiago de Cuba , where h s
was Loup City's only hero of the bat
tle of El Caney. About one hour be
fore the arrival of the B. & M. train
Senator Conger received a telegram
that his son was coming. Over 200
citizens , headed by fife and drum ,
went to the depot to join in the re
ception.
The horned rabbit which was cap
tured some time ago in the country
east of this city , says the Lincoln
Journal , has been prepared and pre
served at the state farm. The rabbit
is not the represenative of any par
ticular class but it is a freak. The
growth of horns upon its head is au
abnormal peculiarity such as a three
legged calf. The animal will be placed
in the museum.
J. C. Pugh of Cedar Rapids , Iowa ,
arrived In York and Identified one oC
the horses found In Henry Getchell's
possession when arrested at Hastings
a few weeks ago , as one of a team
Getchell stole from him since the Mil
ler team was stolen from here , some
seven months ago. Getchell seems to
have quite a record as a horst1 thief.
While at Marysville , Kas. , with the
team he stole from Pugh , he traded
the horse identified in York , to r : farm
er and then afterwards stole the
horse from the man.
The new Christian church at Fre-
mon was dedicated last Sunday. Work
was begun on the building May 14-
and it was completed a short tome ag
"
and opened for" worship last Sunday.
It is a commodious , though unhn : > d-
some structure sixty-four by thirty
eight feet , with a vestibule "eight by
ten and a robing room and study
twelve by thirty-two feet. It presents ,
a striking appearance owing to the
fact that it much lower than ordinary
churches. The furnishings are In
keeping with the building.
A quarter section of land lying west
of Nebraska city , which was the prop
erty of the late Dana Beasley , has been
sold to Henry Heye , Jr. . for $10,000.
Messrs. Charles Gerber , Jr. , and
Nelse Overton of Nebraska City , Tre
riding in a buggy when the horse he-
came frightened and ran away. Mr
"
Gerber was thrown from the "buggy ,
throwing his right shoulder out of
place and otherwise bruising him.
Mr. Overton jumped and in so doing
had his left arm broken in thre- :
places. It was a narrow escape for
both.
The parents fwho live at Beatrice ?
cf Robert Evans , sergeant in company
C. now at Manila , have about become
convinced that their son is dead. Var
ious newspaper reports have mei
tloned the illness and death of Ser
geant Evans , but located him in an.-
other company. However , from re
ports received through other sources ,
the family has been forced to the con
clusion that Robert has died at Ma
nila. It appears from jyhat can be
learned that he had a leg amputated
and that death resulted from the
shock.
A case of desertion was brought to
light at Fremont. Word was brought
to one of the members of the Ladies'
Charity club that Mrs. Dickout had
been deserted by her husband and that
she was in absolute want. The cse
was immediately looked into and Mrs.
Dickout and two small chidren Kcre
found with nothing to eat In the
house. A pail of skimmed milk was
all the nourishment the family ha'i
had for several days. Their hunger
was quickly pacified. The woman
would not beg and she was in no con
dition to go out and seek sustenance.
George Zinsmaster , a laborer , was
brought Into justice court in Tecumseh -
seh , on the charge of selling mort
gaged wheat , the Chamberlain bank
being the complainant. Zinsmastcr .
was bound over to await trial In the
district court , bond being fixed at $200.
He could not furnish bail.
Henry Mowrer , a farmer living west
of Lyons , employed a stranger to
work for him by the month while he-
was in town , who gave his name as.
C , A. Carpenter of Omaha. When Mr.
Mowrer went out to do his chores Mr.
Carpenter was found missing , and RO
wa a span of his best horses and a
eaddlc.
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Enthusiastic Ovation Tendered to
the Hero of Santiago ,
NAVY DEPARTMENT CROWDED ,
Admirers of the Sailor Cheer Him mid
Slmlco Him by the Hand In Striking
Contrast to the Chilly Greeting Ac
corded Sampson a Few Days Ago.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 29. Admiral
Schley received a great demonstration
at the navy department to-day. lie
came to the navy department quite
early , and after a call upon Acting
Secretary Allen he emerged from the
main door of the secretary's office. His
presence in the building had become
known , however , and as soon as he
was seen cheers came from the clerks ,
who assembled to catch a glimpse of
the hero of Santiago. The officers and
clerks from the navy , state and war
departments crowded the corridors
leading up to the navy department un
til it was impossible to pass through.
They crowded around the admiral ,
eagerly reaching forward to shake his
hand. The women clerks were even
more demonstrative , and the admiral
was kissed by old and j-oung without
discrimination. It was finally neces
sary to form a line and pass the crowd
around through the large rooms of the
secretary's ofhce in order to give them
a chance to shake hands with the ad-
miral.
Many prominent army officers took
part in the demonstration. The ad
miral finally escaped into Captain
Crowninshield's office.
The ovation given Admiral Schley
was in striking contrast with the
chilly greeting accorded Admiral
Sampson a few days ago , when he vis
ited the navy department.
Admiral Schley will leave Washing
ton this afternoon for Annapolis.
After a short stay there he will pro
ceed to Baltimore before starting for
Porto Rico. His visit to the depart
ment this morning was for the pur
pose of meeting his old friends and
making a few minor requests in behalf
of officers and men of his fleet.
lie expects to sail for Porto Rico
next Wednesday with the military
commission.
THE VESUVIUS HOME AGAIN ,
Officers Say the Dynamite Cruiser Proved
a Complete Success.
NEW YORK , Aug. 29. Admiral Samp
son's squadron down the bay has been
increased by the arrival of the Vesu-
vius. The dynamite cruiser "hurler
of earthquakes , " as the Spaniards
christened it came up from Guantanamo -
amo , Cuba , whence it sailed August 18.
"Its guns were effective in their
work , " said Commander John E. Pills-
bury. "You can say the Vesuvius is a
great success , " added another officer.
Twenty-six shots in all were fired by
the dynamite cruiser at the batteries
commanding the entrance to Santiago
harbor. They contained charges of
guncotton varying from 100 to 200
pounds.
As to the alarm the Vesuvius' shots
created and the damage they caused ,
abundant evidence was obtained from
captured officers and men of Cervera's
fleet. Captain Concas of the Spanish
flagship , the Maria Teresa , told Com
mander Pillsbury that one of the Ve
suvius' shells struck the barracks be
tween the lighthouse and Moro castle
and killed over 100 soldiers.
ANARCHY IN PORTO RICO ,
General Stone Says Guerrillas Are Plun
dering anrl 3InrdcrIn . ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 20. A dispatch
from Ponce , Porto Rico , says : General
Stone , who has just returned from the
vicinity of Arecibo. reports that a
state of anarchy exists in the country
districts. The withdrawal of the
Spanish troops g-ives the guerillas free
play. A force of irregulars sacked and
burned a large plantation near Ad-
juntas. General Stone says that the
people are terrorized and are praying
for American protection. The Span
ish formerly covered the country with
a mounted police. Our forces have
not yet been put in charge. It is said
the natives and the Spaniards ' 'are
busy cutting each other's throats. * '
ROOSEVELT CLUB IN CHICAGO ,
The Organization Will Push the Colonel
for President In 1904.
CHICAGO , Aug. 20. The ' 'Roosevelt
1004 club' ' has been organized by a
number of members of the Union
League club. Among the organizers
are Frank O. Lowden , son-in-law of
the late George M. Pullman ; John S.
Miller , John II. Ilamline , A. A. McCormick -
mick , Merritt Starr and Robert
Mather. An executive committee was
appointed to push forward Colonel
Roosevelt's name on all occasions as a
candidate for President in 1004 to suc
ceed William McKinley. The club as
sumes that President McKinley will
be his own successor in 1000.
Shocmaklng Pays Better Than Editing.
DETROIT , Kan. , Aug. 20. The Free
Press Of this place has suspended after
.a temptuous career of six months.
The editor , J. A. Roulston , has started
a shocmaking shop and says it pays
better than publishing a newspaper.
BIIs-j Winnie Davis Seriously III.
NAHRAGANSETTPIEIJ , II. I. , Aug. 20.
-Miss Winnie Davis , daughter of Jef
ferson Davis , is seriously ill at the
Rockingham , where she has been con
fined to her bed several weeks. Mrs.
Davis is at the bedside of her daughter.
SECRETARY ALGER TALKS ,
Conditions at Camp Wlkoffot as Had as
Ho Espcctcd.
NEW YORK , Aug. 20. Secretary
Alger arrived in this city last night ,
and is at the Fifth Avenue hotel. In
an interview he said :
"I did not find the condition of
Camp Wikoff nearly as bad as I had
expected. I cannot see that there is
any justification in the talk that
neither the ill nor well soldiers are
properly treated. I think there are
splendid accommodations for all scl-
diers who will go to Camp Wikoff ,
and especially now that so many have
been 1 given furloughs. Thursday I re
' ceived offers from New York and
Brooklyn hospitals to take at least 300
sick from the camp. ' '
Secretary Alger was asked : "How
do you account for the confusion and
lack of facilities at Camp Wikoff ? ' '
To this General Alger replied : "Did
you ever go into camp with 100 or even
fifty men ? If so , you know there is
much confusion with that number of
men. What do you suppose it must be
then with thousands of men who know
but little about soldiering ? There
may appear to be much confusion and
privation , but it is only what is to be
expected in roughing it. On many
occasions I myself have been in camp
and have encountered these things.
I found many soldiers lying with noth
ing but a blanket between them and
the ground. Still there were thousands
of bags in camp. I asked the men
why they did not fill the bags with
straw , of which there was a large
quantity in camp , and so make beds
for themselves. They said they had
not thought of such a thing. "
CASE OFJHEOLIYETTE ,
Surgeon In Charge Says the Ship 1Vas in
Terrible Condition.
TOLEDO , Ohio , Aug. 20. Dr. Phil
Reig , surgeon in charge of the Olivette
on its last trip , said last night :
"The Olivette was certainly in ter
rible condition. It had more patients
than it should have had. I was the
only burgeon working , and I had no
medicines for the fever patients.
All I could do was to let them
die. As far as provisions were con
cerned , they were plentiful , but not of
the proper kind. When we reached
Boston , man\ ' had died of exhaustion.
I do not know who was to blame for
loading the transport in such a man
ner. "
Dr. Ileig , whose home is in Toledo ,
is chief surgeon of the Marine hospital
at Boston. He was on the Olivette
twenty-two daj's.
SITUATION HAS BECOME ACUTE
Relations Between England and China
Exceedingly Strained.
LONDON , Aug. 20. The Pekin corre
spondent of the Daity Mail says : The
situation has become acute. The rela
tions between the Tsung Li Yamcn
and Sir Claude MacDonalcl , the British
minister , are strained to the point of
rupture. Sir Claude Mac Donald has
intimated that any failure by China to
observe Great Britain's wishes will be
accepted as a casus belli.
In support of Sir Claude MacDonald ,
the fleet has been concentrated at Wei
Hai Wei aid Hankow , and all ths war
ships under 5,000 tons have been mo
bilized in the Yangtse rivar. The
naval demonstration is solely directed
against China , as it is semi-officially
stated that the existing relations with
Russia are cordial.
PEACE BOARD IS COMPLETED ,
TFhltelaw Keid and Justice fVIilto the
Last to lie Chosen.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2S ) . The five
members of the peace commission who
will make terms with Spain are : W.
R. Day or Ohio , Senator C. K. Davis of
Minnesota , Senator W. P. Frye of
Maine , Edward D. White of the supreme -
preme court and Editor Whitelaw Reid
of New York.
Assistant Secretary of State Moore
admitted his selection as secretary of
the peace commission. J. R. McArthur
of New York will be assistant secre
tary of the commission. Mr. McArthur
was formerly first secretary of the
United States legation at Madrid and
is now on special duty at the state de
partment.
COAL MINE ON FIRE ,
Kijjhtcen Icii Narrowly KscapoYIth
Their Lives.
DANVILLE , 111. , Aug. 29. The large
coal mine operated by A. II. Bennett
caught fire early this morning and
burned until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Eighteen men were in the mine at the
time , and barely escaped with their
lives.
Aged Itljin's Terrible Mishap.
NEWTON , Kan. , Aug. 21) ) . Alois
Schmidt , a farmer 72 years old , living
near Elbing , Butler county , was lean
ing over the muzzle of his shotgun ,
which was cocked , yesterday , when a
child pulled the trigger. Schmidt's
hand was torn off , his chin mangled ,
his upper lip and nose torn off , one
eye destroyed and the other nearly
ruined. Fragments of his false teeth
were forced through the roof of the
mouth and imbedded in the skull. lie
has a chance for recovery.
An Epidemic of Typhoid.
CHICAGO , Aug. 20. An epidemic of
typhoid fever has broken out among
the troopers of the First Illinois cav
alry who arrived at Fort Sheridan
yesterday from Chickamauga. There
were eleven cases in the regiment
when it arrived , and to-day there are
over thirty , many of them very serious.
The phj'sicians lay the blame on the
unsanitary conditions at Chickamauga.
The entire regiment is in bad shape ,
many of the men who are not in hospi
tals being so weak that they are
almost xmable to move around.
Surgeon of Twenty-Second Kansas
Sentenced ,
CONVICTED BY COURTMARTIALi
Dug Up the Grave of a Confederate
Officer on the ItatUc Field of Bull
KailVsis a Graduate From the Kan-
BUS Medical College of Topcka.
CAMP MEADE , Middlcton , Pa. , Aug.
20. The court-martial in the case of
Dr. Louis C. Duncan of the Twenty-
second Kansas , found him guilty of
desecrating the crave of a Confederate
officer at the Bull Run battlefied and
he was sentenced to an imprisonment
of five 3-ears. The sentence must be
submitted to the President for ap
proval.
The offense for which Dr. Duncan
was convicted was committed the first
of the month when , the Kansas regi
ment was near Union Mills , Fairfax
county , Va. , on the march from Camp
Alger to Manassas. Soldiers were
found digging up the graves of Confed
erate soldiers on the battle field of Bull
Run. An officer , whom several wit
nesses claimed to have recognized as Dr.
Duncan , was with the grave diggers
and at times handled a shovel. Two
soldiers of an Indiana regiment ,
Masons , recognized Masonic emblems
on the foot stone and protested. When
their protests were unheeded they
went to the officer of the daj * , who re
ported the matter to the colonel. Dr.
Duncan's arrest followed shortly.
Charges were filed charging the sur
geon with desecrating the grave of
Major T. J. Duke of the Cabahe rifles ,
an Alabama regiment. The court-
martial was composed of thirteen of
ficers : Brigadier General Cole , Col
onels Abbott , llofman and Kavanaugh ,
Lieutenant Colonels Pctterson and
Wagar , Majors Fee , Slavin and
Fleming and three captains. Gen
eral Cole was president and Ma
jor Stringfellow of Missouri judge
advocate. Major Harvey , lieutenant
governor of Kansas , acted as Duncan's
counsel. Duncan tried to prove an ? ! -
ibi , but failed , in the judgment of the
court. .
Dr. Duncan was ranking surgeon of
the Twent3'-second. He was grad
uated from the Kansas Medical col
lege of Topcka and was assistant sur
geon in the state asylum for the
insane for several months. After
wards he was government surgeon at
an Indian school at Anadarko , I. T.
He was appointed to his position from
Meriden , Kan. It is said that he had
trouble 1 in Kansas over the desecration
of graves while a medical student.
PRESIDENT AT CAMP MEADE ,
Hurried Inspection of the Grounds "trade
by 3Ir. McKinley and His Party.
CA.MP MEADE , Middletown , Pa. , Aug.
29. President and Mrs. MeKinlcy
spent an hour to-day at Camp Meade
on the way to Somerset , Pa , for a
short vacation. General Graham had
ordered , a marching review in honor of
his distinguished guests , but at their
reqtiest the order was revoked.
The President and Mrs. McKinley
reached | here at 1 o'clock on a special
train from Washington and were met
by , General Graham and staff and the
First Delaware regiment , which was
detailed as guard of honor.
After a hurried inspection of the
quarters of the general and his staff ,
President and .Mrs. McKinley were
driven through the camp. The com
pany streets were scrupuousty clean '
and the men looked their best. The
President was much pleased with the
location of the camp and the appear
ance and condition of the men. The
various regiments were drawn up in
line to receive the party when they
arrived at > their quarters. The Pres
ident visited the division hospital and
the hospital which the Red Cross soci
ety of Philadelphia has established for
the care of the most serious cases.
SPAIN'S V/ARNING TO BRITAIN ,
Tlladrid Papers Think Canada and Jamal-
c.i Will IIo Anno.\c < ! .
Loxnox , Aug. L'O. The Madrid cor
respondent of the London Times , re
ferring to the rumors of a Jamaican
movement for annexation to the
United States , says : "The Spanish
papers predict that the American in
trigue in Jamaica will ultimately ex
tend to Canada , resulting as similar
intrigues in Cuba have resulted , and
will prove the beginning of a Nemesis
to punish Great P.ritain for encourag
ing imperialism in the United States. " '
IVilSSOURI REGIMENTS OUT ,
First , Third and Fifth Ordered Homo to
Ro Mustered Oat.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The follow
ing volunteer regiments were to-day
ordered to be mustered out cf the
service :
The Fifth and First Missouri , now
at Chickamauga , and the Third Mis by
souri now at Middletown , Pa. , will go
to Jefferson Barracks , Mo.
Germany 3' y Kar Our JMIxcd Flour.
BERLIN , Aug. 20. The imperial min
ister of the interior , by a circular to lia
the different German governments , HiB
calls attention to the fact that Ameri of
can wheat flour is frequently mixed ofw
with corn , and a.ks that steps be of
taken to prevent the importation of cc
such flour. tl
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Strategy Board to Dissolve.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. Now that
the war is practically at an end and
there is no longer any special occasion
for the continued existence of the na
val strategy board , that body will be
dissolved.
HITCH OVER SAMOA.
Serious Trouble "With Germany Seems
Possible.
NEW YOKIC , Aug. 2' ) . A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says :
"Trouble is brewing over the Samoan
islands ; , which under the treaty of 1SOO
are governed under a joint protectorate - .
ate by the United States , German } * and
Great Britain. Germany had marked
the islands for her own before the
treaty was negotiated , but her scheme
for absorbing them was blocked chiefly
by the United States , which , by the
treaty of 1S7S , had acquired the right
to establish a naval station at Pagoti
Page harbor , and had virtually estabii
lished a protectorate over the islands ,
' Under the tripartite arrangement ,
Germany has been a disturbing factor
and has endeavored to procure advantages -
ages superior to those of the United
States and Great Britain. Mr. Clevcd
land favored withdrawing from the
joint protectorate , but President Mc
Kinley is determined to retain all
rights in Samoa guaranteed to this
country by the treaty. lie is now
taking steps to improve and fortify
Pago-Pago harbor , and dispatches
from Europe show that Germany docs
not like this action. ' '
SPANIARDS COMPLAIN ,
Bitterly Accuse tlio Americana of Break
ing Promises.
LONDON , A\ig. 29. The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says the
officers and soldiers who have returned
from Santiago de Cuba bitterly accuse
the Americans of unfulfilled promises
made at the time of the capitulation
of Santiago. The Americans , they
sny , forced the Spanish troops to
encamp on a spot where hundreds
of corpses of the Spanish defenders of
El Caney were buried. The rains al
most unearthed the bodies , the stench
from which produced an epidemic.
The Americans , the Spaniards assert ,
kept the latter without food , and the
oflicers received only tinned sardines.
Most of them returned seriously ill
from the results of prolonged hunger.
Several die dailj * .
The government has resolved , the
correspondent says , "to appoint the
ex-Spanish consul at Key West as di
plomatic agent at Washington Unti'
peace shall have been signed. ' '
MO NINE-HOUR DAY NOW ,
United Typothetae of America Staves the
Question Off for a Time.
MILWAUKEE , Wis. , Aug. 20. After
struggling ' through three long execu
tive sessions , during which the nine-
hour work-day was the subject of
warm debate , the United Typothetae
of , America disposed of the qxiestion
for the present at least , by the passage
of the following resolution :
"Resolved , by the United Typothetae
of America , That this body does not
deem it practicable at the present
time to recommend to its members any
change in the hours of labor which
constitute a day's work. ' "
TO VISIT IN CLEVELAND ,
President arid Sirs. McKInley TV11I Spend
a Few Days There.
CLEVELAND , Ohio , Aug. 20. Presi
dent and Mrs. McKinley will arrive in
Cleveland for a few days" visit next
Tuesday or Wednesday. They will
come from Somerset , Pa. , where
they intend to spend several days
with the President's brother , Abner
McKinley. While in Cleveland , Mr.
and Mrs. McKinley will be the guests
of their friends , Mr. and Mrs. Myron
T. Herrick. It is the wish of the Pres
ident that he be allowed to rest
quietly.
FOURTEEN DIED AT SEA ,
Three Transports Reach "tlontank Point
From Santiago , AYith 1,40O "lien ,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. The trans
ports Yucatan , Hudson and Catalina
arrived at Montauk Point yesterdaj'
with fourteen hundred men from Santi-
ago. The arrival of the ships was rej
ported to the war department by General -
eral Wheeler , in command of CampC \
Wikoff. During the voyage four deaths
occurred on the Yucatan , one on the
Hudson and nine on the Catalina.
WON'T ATTEND THE CORTES.
Oi
Car'ists and Republicans to Tae No Tart
in the Coming Session.
MADRID , Aug. 20. The Carlist and
Republican members of the cortess
have decided not to attend the forth
coming session , and they will issxie a
manifesto to the country explaining y
the reason for their absence.
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Forty-Three Lives T.ost.
SAN FANCISCO. Aug. 20. News has
been received here confirming the re lit
ported loss of the stern wheeler.
Stickeen Chief. A letter received from
w
Juneau , dated August 10 , brings the
confirmatory news , and further says
that the disaster was doubtless caused Ph
an explosion , and that the crew
and passengers , numbering forty- Wl
thrce persons , were undoubtedly lost. Co
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Sedalia Hallways Sold.
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SEDALIA , Mo. . Aug. 20. The Seda- / . '
electric railway and Sedalia & La
Brown Springs railway , fifteen miles
'
track , with their lighting plant , t'a Hr
were yesterdav sold to Stewart & Co.
New York for 5100,000. The two
companies will be consolidated under
the name of the Sedalia Electric com WI
Co
pany. Oa
Po
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Opposed to Annexlnc ; Jamaica.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. Senator
Davis , chairman of the committee on CoCa
foreign relations , is opposed to the
annexation of Jamaica. Ca
THEY BEGRUDGE US LUZON.
Tbe President's Intention to Holrl
Island Arouses SpaJn.
LONDON , Aug. 2tf.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid , by way of
" unfavorali.c impression
"A
France , says : very
pression has been caused in Madrid by
President McKinley
telegrams attributing to
Kinley the intention of instructing the
peace commissioners to insist upon th&
cession of Luzon , that American com _
mercc should have the same footing as
Spanish in the Philippines , and that.
Spain should pledge itself that none of
the Spanish colonies should be ceded
to European powers. If. such are the
intentions of the United States govern
ment , the negotiations are sure to b&
laborious 1 , even if an understanding-
. The Spaniards consider
is ever arrived at.
sider the cession of Luzon , their best
and most important island , to be a.
death blow to their prestige and sov
ereignty in these regions , and that
this would be irretrievably weakened
and crippled by the presence of Amer
icans in the heart of thsir colonies.
"Commercial equality with the
United States in the archipelago would
annul the only advantage and compen
sation ; which they might have expected
to have derived from the cost and sacrifices
tir
rifices which have been necessary to-
maintain their rule in the archipela
goes. The separation of church and
state would bo most unpalatable to-
most Spaniards , and would create
grave difficulties in their relations
with the Vatican and the church , let
alone the powerful religious orders in
Spain , which are always disposed to
side with Don Carlos against tliD pres
ent dynasty.
"Last , but not least , any pledge to
refrain from ceding any part to th ; >
powers would displease many states
men and people of all classes who are-
dailj- more and more inclined to advo
cate the sale of the Spanish archipel
agoes to the highest bidder , especially
to Continental powers most likely ta
be in position to arrest the growth of
American political and commercial in
fluences in the far East. " '
fi50 Chinese Women Arrive.
SAX FJANCISCO , Aug. L'G. Yesterday
5.G Chinese women who arrived from.
the Orient on the steamer Eclgic on.
tlA
Monday were brought to this city from
the quaran iine station oa Angel island.
Of this mimbar lift- are ticketed for
Mexico , the balance claiming to be
5e
entitled to land owing to prior resi
dence. Special attention will be paid
to Chinese en route to the Omaha ex
position , as many previous arrivals
have used the "actor" privilege to ob
tain : illegal residence in this country.
To Remove Havana Itllnes.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 2G . Negotiations
have been opened through diplomatic
channels by which it is erpected that
the Spanish government will cooperate
ate with the authorities here in the
removal of the mines and torpedoes in
Havana harbor before ths military
commission assembles there.
Universal I'caco Union.
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MYSTIC , Conn. , Aug. 2G. The thirty-
second annual convention of the Universal
SIVi
versal Peace Union opened at the
Vip
Pcacs temple in this place yssterday.
Arrangements were made to-day to
make the meeting take the form of a.
_
peace jubilee in celebration of the sign
ing of the peace protocol.
1.15,1 tnla ? Strikes n Car.
PITTSUVSG. Pa. , Aug. 20. During a
heavy thunderstorm yesterday , light
ning struck a summer car on the Second
end avenue traction 15ns as it was
passing Greenwood avenue , and as a
result one passenger is dead , another
will probably die and four others are
badly hurt.
Scmlnolcs Xot Affected.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. Secretary
Bliss of the interior department , has
decided that , as the Seminole nation
has signed a treaty with the United
States , it will not be affected by the
provisions of the Curtis act , and money
due by the government shall be paid
as usual.
Wind "Works Havoc.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. , Aug. l'C. A hurri
cane in this city yesterday afternoon
did ; thousands of dollars'worth of dam
age. The roofs o our factories were
blown off. Three m n employed at
the powerhouse of the Lake Side Railroad -
road Company were badly injured.
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