WORK OF A CYCLONE
GEORGIA AND 80UTH CAROLINA
COASTS SWEPT BY STORM
Condition! Similar to Oraat Tidal Win
ad Storm of IWH3-Wlra Downed and
Kellroeda Huhinergftd Communication
With Hen Cout liUndt ImpoMlble.
Sa vans ah, Ga., Oct., 2. For eigh
teen hours from 3 o'clock this morning
until 6 o'clock tonight Savannah baa
been in the grasp of a West Indian
cyclone. During that time the wind
blew steadily from fifty to seventy milea
an hour. While the city escaped with
comparatively little damage, the loea of
property among the sea islands of the
Georgia and South Carolina coasts is be
lieved to be heavy.
For milea in every direction around
Savannah, the lowlands along the
rivers are submerged. Only one fatal ty
baa so far been reported, the drowning
of a negro while attempting to reach
the mainland from a small island near
Thunderbjlt, but heavy lose of Ufa la
feared on the South Oarolian sea lsl
ands, where such fearful loss of life
occurred during the great tidal storm
of 1893. The conditions now are similar
to tbote during that storm. Owing to
the submerged locality and the sub
merged condition of the islands, no
news can be had from them until the
water subsides.
dam AOs to caors oh sat.
For eight miles north of Savannah the
entire country is a lake, with only the
hummocks visible. At noon the water
was eight feet above the highest tide,
Driven on shore by the northeast storm
It leu upon the islands, swept over
banks and dams, carrying away the
remnant of ti.e rice crop that wai left by
the August storm, and had not been
gathered, and wiping out farm crops
The low to rice growers alone will be
from tW.OOO to (75,000. Of the entire
rice crop along the Savannah river val
ued at 250,000, all but about 15 per cent
was loot in this and preceding storms.
The damage to shipping is consider
able. The wharves at the quarantine
station at ihe entrance to the river here
were partially carried away. The quar
antine ollicer and his family and servants
were rescued early in the day by a tug,
Four vi Mr 1b wbiun were at anchor at the
station were torn from their moorings
and driven into the marshes, but how
badly damaged is unknown. No news
has been received from Tyl?e since early
in the morning, and nothing is knows
of the damage there.
At Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope-
suburbs of Savannah, all the boat
lioeuea on the banks and If o
small boats were carried away.
li e extent to which '. he ladroads sur
fered is not Uilly known. The naval
stores mid cotton and lumber yards of
the Plant system are submerged, and
the tritckl of the Central railroad of
Gorgia, and the tieorgia & Alabama
railros'i, around the city, are covered.
The uorthb und express on the F. 0. A
P. railroad, due litre from Florida at
noon, has not yet arrived. Telegraphic
communication, except by one ire, is
impomibie. and the condition of the
railr ad trucks is unknown. A special
train w. II be sent out at daylight ovr
the F. O. & 1'. r.,ad south. All other
road aro operat rig, and the K. C. A P.,
is running north of Atlnnta. The tele
phone, light, po ie at.d fire alarm w res
are down, and tb city is in darkness.
On Hutchinson's island, opposite Sa
vannah, and separating tt.e city from
the Soutu Carolina shore, there were
many nejf.ro families rescued by b ats
from the revenue steamers Tybee and
Itoutweli.
All iay rescuing partiei were at work.
Toniifht the wind has subsided but the
water, which receded with the ebb of
the tide during the afternoon, has risen.
Considerable anxiety is felt for shipp ng
at sea. -
The extent of the storm is unknown,
and until telegrapic communication is
restored, or news is received from the
country between Savanna and Jackson
ville, over which the heaviest part of
the fctorm passed, the full extent o' its
damage cannot be told.
.. Demount rallun Prevented.
Pahib, Oct. 3. The holding of the
Dreyfus demonstration organized by M.
Presence, one of the leaders in the agi
tation for yetteiday afternoon, was pre
vented by the closing of the salle
wagran. M. Preseence and his friends
tried to force an entrani e and an uproar
nsud. The police then interventd
aiid arrested M. Prrssence.M. Vaughan,
editor of the Aurore. and Deputy Mory,
amid shows add counter shouts of'Viva
Revision," "Viva Armee," "Viva Zo'a"
anl "a jwla," "n1 tlie crowd
was diH?r;t'il.
It is learned that six of the arsons
arrested have been held. An ugly state
ment is made by the Petite Hepublique,
to the effect that Colonel Picquart, who
had previously taken excerc se in the
courtyard of the jail daily has not left
, his cell since Thursday, when he was
seixed with symptoms of cerebral con
gent ion, followed by coma. There is no
means, however, of verifying the eiate
menu iittd'k by a Mob.
Lokuok, Oct. 3.-The British foreign
office today received a dispatch from
her majesty's minister at Pekin, saying
that Mr. Mortimer, member of the
British legation, on returning home yes
terday with a lady, was Inauttod and
sUacked by a mob, which atoned him
and covered him with mud.
Lata In the day boom American mis
ionerios were simlU-ly "
westbe Chine secretary of the United
SuMlttk. Tb tatter's ribs wers
took. 1
SOON TO MOVE SOUTH
Preparation . -raw
Changing
Caaia as
noloiera.
Washington, Oct. 4. The war de
partment has decided to send more
troops to Porto Rico. Orders have been
issued directing that the Fifth regular
cavalry, now at Huntsville, Alabama,
the Sixth United States volunteer in
fantry, now at Cbickamauga and the
Forty-seventh New York, now at Fort
Adams, shall proceed to Porto Rico as
may be desired by the commanding
general in that island. The Eighth
United Stetes volunteer infantry and
two companies of the Indiana colored
volunteers, now at Fort Thomas, Ken
tucky, will relieve the Sixth volunteer
infantry at Cbickamauga.
All the troops at Gamp Meade win
soon be ordered to points in the south.
Some of them may go to Ooba, bat the
majority will for the present occupy
the new cimps recently selected in
QeorkU and South Carolina, It is un
derstood the troops sent to garrison
duty in Cuba will not remain long, but
when 'they have seen service for a few
months will return to this country.
The same is probably true as to Porto
Rico It is also intimated that when
the troops return the volunteers will
be given sixty days' fnrlough and be
mastered out By that time congress
will have had an opportunity to de er-
mine what shall be done In regard to
garrisoning the new possessions.
This determination Is no doubt due to
the pressure that has been brought by
members of congress for the mastering
out of the volunteers from their states
and districts. The responsibility for
furnishing troop? for garrison duty and
for army . duty generally will be upon
c ingress. The recommendations of the
president and the war department will
have been made before the troops return
from either Cuba or Porto Rico, and the
necessity of the case made known. Al
though there has been less pressure for
the mustering out of troops since the
announcement was made that the troops
could not be snared, the demand con
tinues with sufficient persistence to con
vince the war officials that a reorganisa
tion of the army will be necessary and
that some arrangement will have to be
made to secure a force for garrison ser
vice in the islands and the states, which
wl 1 not be subj ct to the same difficul
ties experienced iu the case of the volun
teers. Although the pressure for the
muster out of the entire regiment is i,ct
so great, the demand for the discharge
of individuals has overwhelmed the de
partment. There is not a senator or a
representative, scarcely, who has ibt
I renented requeits of this kind.
The troops which have been ordered
to Porto liico will relieve a like number
of rezinents in the island, the organisa
tions to be designated by General
Brooke,
Warnlilp Orilnred to Tien Tln.
Nbw Yovk, Oct 4. A epacial from
Washington to the Herald saya instruc
tions have been issued by Secretary
Long to Rear Admiral Dewey, directing
him to send the protected crtiis-r Balti
more at once to Tien Ta n, China. This
action allows conclusively the concern
felt by the administration at the ex
isting condition of affairs in the celestial
empire. It would seem to indicate that
more sensational informttion had been
received from Minister Conger than the
authorities have made public.
Wahiunutos, Oct. 3. The state de
partment has received the following
cablegram from Minister Conger at
Pekin:
"There is no seriour danger yet, but
considerable anxiety for the future.
The foreign fleet is assembling at Tien
Tsiu. Some of th ministers are order
ing marine) to Pekin for legation
guard."
Secretary Long, upon advices received
at thu state department showing the
existence of threatening conditions in
China, has ordered Admiral Dewey to
send two warships from Manila to a
point as near the Spanish capi'al as pos
sible for a warship to approach. The
vessels selected for this undertaking are
the Baltimore and the Petrel. It is ex
pected that the Baltimore will not be
able to get beyond the Taku forts at the
entrance of the Pang He river, upon
which Pekin is situated, but the Petrel,
being of smaller proportions, may be
able to reach Tien Tsin, eighty miles
above the mouth, and about the same
distance btlow Pekin. The officials re
gret that there is not now on the Asala
tic squadron a light draught gunboat of
the Helena class, which could ascend
the river as lar as the Chinese capital.
Secretary Long said that the ole pur
poee of ordering the Baltimore and the
Petrel to Tien Tsin was to safe-guard
American interests and protect life and
property of American citizens in tb
event of an outbreak in the interior.
Fireo in 4 ulnrado Mountain
Colorado Ki KiNtis, Colo., Oct. 4.
Great clou 1b of smoke have hung over
the mountains south of Pikes' Peak, and
fierce fl antes have been f-een to shoot up
frequent!. It is reported that fierce
forest fires sis raging on the ranges and
are gradually working their way to
Cripple Creek.
Negro Miner shot at I'ana.
Wamiiinoton Dkpot, Ind Oct, 4. To
day 1M) Pans, Hi., miners came her
and joined the union home miners.
They organlsed.masked and went to tb
shacks where the negro scat) miners liv
and last night at 10:30 corralled them
and drove fifty out of town. On negro
refused to go and was shot. The polio
oould do nothing. The miners hav
hidden somewhat near town and may
b preparing for an attack on other
hack.
A BARRIER TO CREAK.
TROUBLE ITMES PREDICTED FOR
PEACE COMMISSIONERS AT PARIS.
Soppoeed Clelnu of lulled Mat)
ratUebd-PreJleit MraUnlry to B
eelve the Philippine Delegation.
Paris, Oct. 1. The United Hates
peace commission beld anotner session
this morning, after which, accompanied
by the United State ambassador. Gen
eral Horace Porter,, they drove to the
foreign office, where the commissioners
met and bretkfasted with the Spanish
commissioners. In addition to the com
missioners and the ambassadors, the
minster of foreign affairs, M. Delcasae
bad invited the three head officials to
theJFrencb foreign office, the first secre
taries of the embassies and General
Hegror., secretary of the Ely see palace
Tb French newspapers continue to
comment upon tb difficulties which
the two commissions will bave to face
by reason of their divergent instruction,
beyond which, it is said, they cannot go
Gil Bias says the Spanish government
has given its commissioners very precise
instructions. Theyaieto do their ut
most to have it admitted that there can
be no question of disputing the rights
of Spanish sovereignty over Manila, the
island of Luxon and the rest of the arcbi
pelego outside of the naval stations
which Spain will cede at the Marianne
island.
CLAIMS OP UNITED BTATSS.
On the other side the American com
mission before leaving President Mo
Kinley received from him very precise
instructions, from which the commis
sioners cannot depart. The following
is the text of their instructions :
1. Spain cedes absolute sovereignty
over the whole of the island cf Luzon.
2. The other islands of the archipel
ago will be replaced under the domin
ion of Spain on condition that a liberal
government is accorded to the inhabi
tants.
3. Complete separation of church
and state in the Philippines.
4. Spain cannot cede any other is
lands in the group to any foreign power
without America's consent.
5. The United States shall enjoy for
all time the same commercial privileges
as the most favored notions, not except
ing Spain herself.
Gil Bias concludes with remarking
"It is therefore to be feared that for
unhappy Spain the negotiations which
open on the first of October will give
no satisfaction.
Troops Ordered to Pana.'
Spuing rijji.D, 111., Oct. 1. Governor
Tanner was called up by telephone yes
terday noon by Sheriff Colburn of Pana
in regard to the striking miners and
had a lengthy conversation with him.
Sheriff Colburn evd that he had no
fiirthnr coutrol of the miners and feared
that there would be an outbreak in a
short time and that Iomb of life and
bloodshed assure to follow; that he
had exhausted all bis resources and
afked that state troops be sent there
Governor Tanner was impressed by the
earnes uess of the reqeest and promised
the sheriff that he would order the
troops to Pana at once to aid in the
protection of life and property.
Captain Craig of Battery B of Gales
burg was ordered to go with his men
to Pana at once and Colonel John B.
Hamilton of Elgin was also ordered to
report with two of the best equipped
companies of his sons of veterans lor
riot duty. Colonel Hamilton will des
ignate the companies. 'Ihe governor
ordered Captain Craig to camp within
the city limits and to protect the life
and property of the citizens, but untft r
no circumstances should they assist the
mine operators in the operation of their
mines with foreign labor, to which the
governor is very much opposed.
Jtaln Check Ihe Flames
Dkadwood. S. D., Oct. 1. The
timber fiie which has been thoeatening
Spearlish, Carbonate, Kage I Top and
more reniotedly Lead and Deadwood,
has been nearly extinguished by a heavy
rain which fell last night and a part of
today. It could not bave burned much
longer, even without the rain, as it had
practically burned itself out. It extend
ed over an ar a thirty mile Ion and
six miles wide and destroyed large
tracts of the finest tim ier in the Hills.
In several places sparks and brands
jumped the Spearlish canon, a distance
of over half a mile an 1 caught in the
timber on the other s,o.e without touch
ing the bottom of the canon.
A number of prospectors' cabins, tools
and eti plies and an outfit belonging to
a United States geological survey wers
burned out and the men barely eecsp d.
No lives were lost and it is believed
that all damage from the fire is now
over.
Washington, Oct. 1. Fecr taiy of the
Interior Biins today received the follow
ing dispatch from Representative Know
lea of North Dakota :
"Black Hills forest fl-oi destroying
towns and timber. Can't troops from
Ft. Meade help fight fire? Send answer
to mayor of D i id wood. "
Sociei,ary tlli-'S forwarded the message
to the war department with tho request
that aid, II DOHsihle, he lurmshed.
Does ot Know Ilia HuecenMir.
Washington, Oct. 1. In answer to an
inquiry as tO'the personality of his suc
cessor to the prist of ambassador at Lon
don Secretary of State Hay today stated
that he had not yet had an opportunity
to learn the president's intentions in thf
matter. Touching the personnel of the
state department he said thai his pre
ent purpose was to make no change,
being satisfied tnat the department was
n excellent oondition In that respect,
HEMMED IN BY FIRE
i1aaMa ta Colorado ornate weeptaa' as
Caanaeo.
Dimvim, Oct. 1. The weather maa
can offer no bop for those on the west
ern slope whoa noma and crops are
threatened by the forest fires. There
ar no indications whatever of rain, and
this seerrs to be the only element able
to May ' he flames' fury. Throughout
Eagle county high winds bave prevailed
giving fresh impetus to the forest fires
that are devastating the timber domain.
li consequence new territory is being
devoured. Ihe flame is rapidly extend
ing along the grand reserves of Girard
mountain, west of Homestake creek.
and from present appearances will sweep
the country to Bear mountain.
Back of Minuturn to tb head of
Willow and Two Elk the country is
devastated, little remaining to feed the
flames. From Hoosier mountain the
wind has driven the fire to the edg of
Gypsum creek. The settlers of Upper
Gypsum, Gannon, Collins and otters
are fighting desperately to save Mseir
home and stop its passage across iato
the magnifhent foro ta of West Brash.
It it gets into Brush, the finest timber
in the stale is gone.
No loss of life baa been reported, but
but several people hav lost their basse
and their crop. All the gasa i lv-
ing the sountry, escaping the ssaoke
heat of the blazing woods. Dispatobe
received here say that Whaley's peak,
between North and Middle park, is new
a mass of flames and it is feared they
will extend to both of these beautiful
camping grounds. The fire has already
But a swath thirty-five miles long, from
the Grand river almost to Dillon in Sum
mit county. The width is as yet un
known. Kremmlin, in Grand county
has had a narrow escape and the danger
Is not yet over.
The fires in the vicinity of Ouray are
not as bad as for several days previous
but the smoldering embers may be
fanned into an awful conflaation by the
lightest wind. - ,
E LA MIS APPROACH A TOWS.
The fires around Aspen are working
down the mountain side toward town.
although they are not burn fug with the
forces they have been. At Gunnison,
CreBtod Butte, Wolcott and Glenwood
Springs the fires are still raging. No
estimate of the damage to timber and
ranches can be given, but it will un
questionably run far Into the thousands
of dollars. v , -fjj- ;i",
Battlement government reserve,
f ounded by the Grand river on the
ik rth. Roaring Fork on the east and
Ihe Gunnison on the west, is a mass of
flumes. This reserve runs through the
count es of Garfield, r'elia and Mesa.
the Dig htte nyer government re
serve, ftartii'gin GarfteliJ county and
extending throiigTi Routt and Rio
Blanco, is abb on fiie. Reliable reports
show that the fired are now nearly 300
miles In cinumference with Glenwood
for a center and practically every moun
tain range with timber is ablaze.
The only cessation of the fire that is
reported comes from Cottonwood and
Four Mile creeks, where the flumes have
consumed every! hing that will burn on
the mountain sides. On the south side
of the Rio Grande from Minturn to
Glenwood the railroad men report a
steady blazs of fire plainly visible from
the smaller vallejs. llany ranches,
have bet'n abandoned.
There appears to be no hope of a ces
sation of the conflagiation except by
a very htavy rain or the demolition of
the timber by the destroying element.
J. 8. Swan, game commipsioner, states
there is no doubt but that the fires are
caused by carelessness of campers and
people generally during a season of ex
ceptional dryness. Col. W. L. May,
chief United States forester, has gone
to the west dope to inspect the coun
try under government control where
fires are burning. ,' ' -
( ubnn Mounted Police.
Santiago dk Ccba, Oct. 1. Arrange
ments have been made for the formation
of a force of Cuban mounted police for
the province of Santiago. It consists of
a commandant with the rank of major,
three captains, six lieutenants, ten ser
geants and 240 enlisted men. The rates
of r&7 'or enlisted men are the same as
in the United States army, while the of
ficers get two-thirds. General Castillo
has charge of the preliminaries of the
appointments. He must select capable
men who have served in the Cuban
a rn y and the officers must have held
similar or a higher rank in the Cuban
aimy. This poiice force will haves
la-ge territory to cover, and it is expect
ed that as soon as the Cuban troops dis
band the lawless element will break and
will have to be kept in check. Even at
present quantities of rattle are stolen,
sriil complaints are frequent to both
Goners) Wood and General Castillo, and
they are determined to put an end tc
this state of affairs.
The Cubans are beginning to under
stand that the suitden change they
wanted after the surrender would have
caused disorder and confusion, whils
now every day a number of Cab ins are
appointed to positions of power and
emolument.
Terrific Htorm In Japan.
Saw Francisco, Oct. 1. The steamei
Gaelic brings news of a terrific storm
which swept over Japan on Septembi i
6. The wind did great damage to ship
ping. Rivera soon became raging tor
rent, flooding many sections. A sum
ma.y of the loss of life and property
follows t Death 260, houses swept
away 164, home overturned 1,196, par
tially wrecked 11,400, houses Inundsted
1S.M7, river beaks brekw 71
NONE OF THEM LEFT
Cuban Keeoneeatradua Have Ooae She
War That Wavier Wieaed.
New Yoax, Sept. 29. Among the
passengers who arrived today on the
steamer City of Washington from Ha
vana were Dr. Jose Congosto and Cap
tain Fred Sharpe of the Merritt & Chap
man Wrecking company. The City o
Washington carried a small cargo, com
posed chiefly of cigars and tobacco.
Dr. Congosto declined to talk. He will
tail for Harve on the French line steam
er October 1. Captain Sharpe wa
ireatly pleased to learn that the Span
ish cruiser Maria Teresa had been float
ed and taken to Guantanamo. He thinks
the collier, Merrimac, sunk In Santiago
harbor, can be floated.
Later Dr. Congosto said : "The evac
uation of Cuba by Spain is a matter of
time, but when I left Havana every
thing was progressing well. I do not
care to enter into all the reasons for tb
delay, but one of the principal causes
is the fact that we have over 6,000 sick
who must be taken care of and cannot
be left behind.
The problem of the future of the isl
and it a difficult one, and I have studied
without prejudice, and as a result of
this study of years I believe that it is a
social problem and not a political one.
Of course politics will enter into the so
lution, but the great question is how to
bring the most prosperity and the great
est happiness to the people of Cuba. It
is probable that there will be a large
emigration to the island, and that emi
gration may assist in solving the proD
lem. Of course, a difficulty will be met
in view of the dangers of fever and the
climate."
reconcsntbados all dead.
Dr. Congosto was asked as to the con
dition of the reconcentrados.
"There are no reconcentrados now,"
he answered, with a smile.
"What has become of them," was the
next question.
"They're gone."
"Where?"
"God knows," was the reply.
"Do you mean to say that they are
all dead?"
"That probably explains it better than
I can. It is a subieot which I prefer
not to discuss."
When asked as to the establishment
of a new navy for Spain, Dr Congosto
Baid; ''Spain is Btill a great country,
and she ought to have a great navy
and probably Trill."
DU' USsing the fall of Santiago and
the surrender of General Toral, Dr.
Congosto said :
"There were brave soldiers at Santi
ago, and it' their leader lacked courage
he deserves to be punished. Santiago,
should not have fallen as it did, and ii
Toral had not entered into negotiations
with the enemy it is likely that there
would have been a different story to tell
today. It is not true that the Spanish
army there lacked supplies and amuni
tion, for they had plenty of both, which
they turned over to the Americans. If
Toral had pushed forward, instead of
retreating toward the city, he certainly
would have caused a repulse. These
are things which he will have to ex
plain." Dr. Congosto hops that when hie
dut es on the Paris peace commission
expir? he will resume his cousulaf
service.
Timber Flren !i(e.
Dkadwood, S. D., Sept. 20. An im
mense timber fire is rag'ng in the vicin
ity of Ragged Top, and the camps there
are in great danger. The fire started a
day or two auo on the other Hide of the
Wyoming line and has burned over to
the Spearfiah cannon, covering an area
of about 100 square miles.
I'art of the time a strong wind bai
been blowing. Forest Supervisor Ham
marker came up today from the south
ern hillg and went out with a force of
men, and o'overnor Lee, who is in the
city, is arranging to have the troop
called out.
The fire has been coming towards
Deadwood, but the wind has changed
and is driving it in the other direction.
Second Attempt on 11 In Life
Santa Monica, Cal., Sept. 28. While
Governor Smith, of the Pacific branch
of the national soldiers' home here, was
coming to the headquarters this morn
ing, Albert Bradley, who has been an
Inmate of the home for fifteen years,
came up behind and shot him seven
t'mea, one ball taking effect in the right
ehoulder,another above the right hip and
another through the right arm. The
surgeons think the wounds are not fatal
It was supposed Bradley was mentally
unsound.
Leavenworth, Kas.,8ept. 29. Gover
nor Smith was in charge of ttie national
home at Leavenworth for many years.
Early on the morning of June 11, 1897,
the governor's residence at Leavenworth
was wrecked by dsnamite. The crime
was traced to a veteran, Joseph W.
Oliver, a member of the home, and he
was convicted.
Governor Smith's administration at
the Leaven worth home was marked by
mai.y troubles. Later the management
of ti p home was investigated by the
committee, from thn house of representa
tives. Charges against Governor Smith
were prineipalljr mistreatment of the old
soldiers. The investigation resulted in
nothing more thn his transfer to the
governorship of the Pacific brunch,
Crocker t?tHta nettled.
San Francisco, Sept. 29. The eHate
of the late Charles F. Crocker, the rail
road magnate, was finally distributed
today. By a degree signed by Probat
ludge Coffey the vast estate of nearly
$8,00i),000 In value pastes out of the
Jurisdiction of tb court and into th
hands of three ohildren, eaeh j( whom
will enjoy hi or share on coming of g.
The commissions of tb executors
amounted to $76,000, and K),000 was
Mid out la attornv's fee.
REGIMENT IS SHOES?
FIFTEEN DISCHARGES CSAMTX3
THIRD NEBRASKA-
CotosMfs Leave
aired Xotklna
lepartmeat Front Oa
Washington, Oct. 5. The reqoeat as?
Colonel Bryan of the Third Nebiaatr
infantry for the diacbarg of a naatbssr
of men from that regiment who daeta
to return to their home was granted fepj
the secretary of war today in abostt CI
teen case which had bn recei'vad tb
approval of the company and resHaassis-j
al officers and of the brigade and eorpsr
commanders. They were baaed upon
various reasons, including ill-health ajsi
private business necessities. It to un
derstood that there are nearly 100 sasss
in the regiment who are doing their -most
to secure their discbarge. It I
said that Colonel Bryan baa indonad
tht applications in many case, bat they
lack the approval of the brigade aad
corps commanders. In case of favorable
action by the reviewing author! tie tb
applications will be granted by the war
department without further considera
tion. Applications lacking the favorabi
indorsement of the reviewing officer
will each be independently investigated
and decided on it merit.
NOTHING m PBOM HOLOOMB
It is said at the war department that
nothing ha yet been "heard from tb
governor of Nebraska regarding tb
selection of the Nebraska regiment to
be mustered out in order to bring the
number V troops furnished by that
state within the regulation quota. A
understood here the governor desire,
before reaching a decision in that mat
ter, to Lear from the officers and men
of the two regiments concerned, vis:
The First regiment, now in the Philip
pines, and the Third regiment (Colonel
Bryan's J, now at Jacksonville, Fla.
It is stated further at the department
that in case Colonel Bryan desires an
extension of leave, he would apply
therefor this brigade commander and
not to the war department ; that is, un
less he should desire to leave for more
than thirty days. Brigade comman
ders are authorized to grant leaves of
absence to the officers of their com
mands for a period not exceeding thirty
days. All applications for leave for
more than thirty days must be actf.
upon by the secretary of war. It is not
anticipated that Colonel Bryan will
have any difficulty in securing an exf
tension of leavS, and. especially In view
of the fant that he has not yet fully re
covered his health. A surgeon's certi
ficate of disability in his cae is all that
is necesBary to secure him an extension
of leave.
When Colonel Bryan left Jacksonville
he had leave of absence lor seven day.
That leave has about expired. He has
made no application to the war de
partment to bave his leave extended. ,
Rail I toad for Alaska.
San Francisco, Oct. 5. John Stanley,
mayor of tksguay, Alaska, who is now
in the city purchasing apparatus for a
fire department, Bays;
"The Pacific and Arctic railroad now
being bnilt from gkaguay to Selkirk ia
well under way. Rails have been laid
to White Pass and up to that point the
road if in frill working order. Over fif
teen tons of freight are daily shipped
over this rou:e. Seven hundred men are
working on the road. Last month the
pay roll was $129,001). From White Pass
to Lake Bennet, a distance of thirty
mil '8, freight is transferred by sledges.
Laborers on the road receive 35 cent
an hour. ,
A New Job for Garcia.
New York. Oct, 5. It is learned on.
good authority that General Calixto
Garcia has accepted a position with the
American administration here as was
predicted. He will act as a commission
er to go through the country and con
duct negotiation's with the Cuban army
with a view to its dishandment. He will
start in a few days and will be gone on
his trip three or four weeks. He will be
accompanied by his son, Colonel Carlos
Garcia, and by a few of bis officers. On
his return he will go to the United States
with General Wood to confer with thf
authorities at Washington.
Decline an Empty Honor.
Nkw York, Oct. 5. Henry Gerge
has declined the nomination for govern
or on the ticket placed in the field br
ii.. ni j i . . -
me viutaigo piatiorra Democrats and the
committee have authority to fill the va
cancy nominated Henry M. McDonald,
of the county of New' York, for the place!
i.ii. uduuc, in ins letter, says tnat by
pursuing uninterruptedly the duty of
writing biB fathers biography he Can do
more for the principles of freedom than
by engaging actively in politics.
Henry M. McDonald, nominated in
George's stead, is a lawyer in this city,
and was formerly a banker of Pierre,
S. D. He is president of the New York
bimetallic association.
Ezra A.Tuttle.a lawyer of Brooklyn,
has been nominated by the silver demo
crats fr attoriiey-ge,ral in place of
Ole Snyder, who declined to axioent the
nomination. - u
Cnn Afrord to be Reaerveal
Berlin, Oct. 3.-A semi-official state.
ment, issued bv the flnU
demxa th- I . . "",
ujnoa IB
newspapers that the German aLtLtte
ol foreign affaiis, Baron von Bn-SlfT!!
been commanded bv EmrjefnrwTV.I??
to furnish the French J2!
b Emperor WLiaea
renob govern nve iv
friendly exolanatlnna aZ 7 T1"
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affair. Tb ColognTVo0
"Now that the revision rsaVbm ZZi
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