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FAITH IN UNCLE SAM.
PHILIPPINE' INSURGENTS
WANT TO BE FRIENDLY
Condition of the Klnven Thousaud Bpsn
Uh Prisoner Very Poor Typhoid
Vever Increasing t Alarming
In Manila and Cavlte.
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Nkw Yoiik, Sept. 21.A dlsjJaMi t6
tlio Now York Herald from Manila
says: An tho result of tlio meetings of
tho national assembly of Filipinos,
thus fat held in Mulolos, thora I now
entire coufldutioo In tho American gov
ernment on tho part of tho Insurgent
loaders. All tho members of tho a
cmbly exhibit nn earnest desire that
the future relations of tho Filipinos
tv HI) tho Americans may ho of tho
most friendly character.
Tho condition of tho Spanish prls
oners is beginning to exclto anxiety
among tho military officers here.
Kleron thousand of these prisoners are
quartered in churches and other publlo
buildings within tho narrow confines
of the walled city, whoro moat of tho
Spanish people live, whoro the Ameri
can garrison is quartered, and where
General Otis has located tho urmy
headquarters.
Members of the sanltar ycorps nro
kept constantly at work clearing out
filth thtit constantly uucumutates, the
Spaniards having not tho least knowl
edge of tho laws of sanitation. The
result is a eouclltlon threatening u
genernf outbroalc of disease at any
momonU Typhoid fever Is already In
creasing at nu uhirmliig ruto. Author
itiea feol It Is absolutely essential to
tho health of tho city to gpt tho Span
lsh prisoners out of 't Manila at the
earliest jiosslhlo dato.
Similar conditions aro reported from
Carl to, 'where the Spanish in tho hands
of tho rebels are suffering from tho
lack of t tlm necessaries of life. To
make matters worse tho sailing of the
hospital ship Rio has been repeatedly
delayed. It is now stated positively
that the, vcj.M'1 trill sail Thursday.
presidTntmaTgTsouth,
Urgent Invitations tluvn Chanced tlir
Plans for the Tour,
Washington, Sept. 81. President
Mold nicy ha, altoml his plans for his
Western t(Mir In many respects. Tho
orlglnnj program embraced only a
trip to tho Omnha exposition and a
day In Kansas City. It Is positively
(.tatod In Washington now that tho
President will, utter leaving tho Omaha
exposition make n tour through tho
South. ' St. Louis, Atlanta nud
Illrmtnghain nro tlio tittles, outsldo of
those on tho Missouri river, whloh
havo been most urgent in tlielr invi
tations, it Is possible that tho President
may go as, far West as, Denver. Noth
ing has yet b6cn doltnitely dooldrd
beyond tho Omaha trip and tho atop in
Chicago, but tho ox tension of tlio trip
Is now being figured on and tho per
suasion being brought to bear on tho
President Is so urgent that ho will
hardly bo able to resist.
CANADA MAY V0TEJ0 BE DRY.
I'nllro Dominion Will P.m. on juostlon
of Prohibition.
Toiionto, Canada, Sept. 21. Foe the
tirst tlmo in tho history of the world
tho pcoplo of an outtro country nro to
volo on tho question of suppressing
tho liquor tratlle. On September 20
tho people of Canada from Nova Scotia
to British Columbia, nro to take part
hi a plebiscite on tho question of pro
hibiting the manufacture of all malt
and spirituous liquors In tho dominion.
Nearly every province In Canada has
ill ready voted to suppress tho liquor
tvafllo at plebiscites whloh havo been
taken In years past, but till these pre
vious plebiscites havo beon merely
provluolnl.
Ontario, Manitoba, Princo Edward
(aland and Nova Scotia havo cast
300,4!)) votes in favor of prohibition to
133,38!) Hgatnjt a majority of 133,013.
TJieso votea were east at separato
plcbikoltes on puroly provincial meas
ures. Tho voto on September 20 will
bo for the entire dominion on tho ques
tion of national prohibition, and tho
American pcoplo will watch It with
Ice en interest.
MIGHT HAVE SOLD CUBA,
Ttin Duke of Tetnan But former Pre-
wler Canor.it Would Havo Averted War.
Madrid, Sept. 31. The duko of
Tetuan, who was minister of foreign
affairs in tho cabinet of tho late Pre-
uilerCanovas del Castillo, is quoted as
.,vln In nn Int.lnw, " , . -.' .
saylug in an Interview: "hcuor Cnno
vas, if ho had lived, would never have
accepted war with tlio United States.
Canovasand mysolf wero convinced
that war would lead inevitably to tho
ruin of Spain."
'Continuing, the duko blamed tho
Liberals, who, ho said, could havo
nvcrtod war, olthor by accepting tho
proffered good offices of tho United
States mlnlstor, General Woodford, or
by treating with tho insurgents on the
basis of Cuban independence, or by
selling Cuba. Seuor Sr.gusta, tho Duke
of Tetuan doelared, "Is responsible
for all our disasters aod must ba
ejected from pouvr "
ATE BEEF AT A CHURCH SOCIAL
Flfty-Fe JVopIn III a Michigan Vlll.lge
nloncil--l'our Are Near Doth.
Pl.AJNWKi.i., Mich., Sept. Jl. Nearly
ono-trmhof tho entlro population of
this village is 111 from eating cant'ed
beof ut u cjiutoh social. Fifty-flvo per
fcoija woro poisoned. Twenty iirp dan
irorons.y ill and four are expected to
dUs tho doctora having exprcwed do
iof thoir recovery. Tim htttiy
r. v Klliul Cjftncy, Mrs. J.. M.
John iiisuop nnu u. u
AMERICAN METHODS BLAMED.
Action of Oar Ofllrer at Manila Ca i',os
Criticism.
London, 8opt. PI. Tho Hong Kong
correspondent of tho Dally Mail Bays:
"Tho FUipino congress has favorably
impressed tho Europsans who havo
witnessed Its proceedings. It Is" be
lieved that Its deliberations will result
in a petition to President MoKlnlcy to
establish a protectorate.
"Tho attitude of tho American offi
cers toward Ihe insurgents is causing
much unfavorable criticism nmong
Europeans who havo returned from
Manila. They blamo tholr almost
criminal negllgenco of thenattvo char
acter and tlielr clcmontary ideas of
colonising.
"Tho ofllcors scorn determined upon
wlunlng glory at tho expense of tho
Insurgents by hatching Imaginary re
volts. Agtilnaldo has obeyed every
order, whether accompanied by threats
or not. Tho insurgont chief at Pasay
declined to move, tuid Agulnaldo asked
General Otis not to proceed agniuut
him for four days, so as to glvo him an
opportunity to Interview him.
"A ISrltlsh naval officer who has Just
returned from Munlla, says: 'What
is nooded is a fores acquainted with
tho Aslatlo character. America does
not seem to utilize tho material she
has at hand. Every one is surprised
that O. P. Williams, United
States consul at Manila, was not
sent to Paris instoad of n lot of
staff officers who know but little of
tho Philippines. I am satisfied that
If Consul General Wlldman, who lias
lived among tho Malays and is famil
iar with British colonial methods,
wero given power, ho could arrange
satisfactorily with Agulnaldo. It is
aululdal policy on the part of America
that ho has not been accredited to Ma
nila long ago.1"
new""deaTi"nchina.
Western Civilization to Itn Patterned
After .Series of Kt.-irllliijc Kdlrts.
Pkki.v, Kept. 31. A remarkable
series of imperial oJleU has been pub
lished during the past few days. Tho
edicts havo ntartlcd the oftlelnls, while
making a favorable impression upon
tlio old foreign residents, who are
usually skeptical as to tho practical
value of such orders. Tlio emperor
has addressed to tho people n long ex
planation of his new policy, declaring
that, in many respects, Western civil
isation Is superior to tho existing order
In his dominion, and announcing his
Intention to adopt its' good features
and discard the bud ones.
Tho most radical edict establishes n
postal service throughout thu empire.
In it the emperor asks people to co-op-crate
with him In making tho newly
established system a success, assuring
them that they will thus aid in
strengthening the resources of thu em
pire. A fresh edict followed extending
practically to everybody tho right to
memorlallr.o tho throne, a prlvllegu
heretofore restricted to certain classes.
Tho latest edict commands that
monthly accounts bo rendered of the
government receipts and expenditures
everywhere, and that thews accounts
bt published.
Tho emperor directs that the cdlets
be published throughout tho country,
in order that tho people may seo the
endeavors to promoto their welfare
which he in maklntf.
MERRIAM BACK FROM HAWAII.
Two Transports Left tbn Inlands
(or
Manila Ijt Week.
San Fiiancisco, Sept. 21. The
stenmer Australia arrived in port
oarly this morning from Hawaii. Gen
eral Merrlam, commander of tho De
partment of California, who lias been
in Honolulu,, was one of the passen
gers. Ho was accompanied on the
voyago by Lieutenant Graves and
Lieutenant Dennett of his Btnff. When
the steamer loft tho people wore jubi
lant over annexation and wero Inter
esting themselves In all efforts to
mako tho government of tho islands
similar to that of tho United States.
Tho ofllcors of tho Australia say that
tho Arizona, with troops for Manila,
sailed September 11, and tho Scaudia,
with troops nnd trcasuro, was to leave
September 13. Tho Australia brought
up Ave sick soldiers. Lieutenant Hunt
of tho Fourteenth regular infnntry
was also a passenger. Ho was taken
ill lu Honolulu with typhoid fever,
and after ho was convalescent was
granted a slolc leave.
OREGON-IOWA EXPEDITION.
Advanvn (luant JIai Alroatlr fitarteil
Uupplr aucl DlattUInc Hhlp to (lo.
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? f tU aVftl l"tlon for
Honolulu and eventually for
Manila, started yesterday, when
tho steamer Abarenda sailed from
Fortress Monroe via Itrazll. Tho Ab
arenda U ono of tho colliers which nro
to keep tho big battleships Oregon and
Iowa supplied with coal on tholr long
voyago around South America. The'
plan is to havo two of tho colliers pro
cede the battleships, and two to go
along with them.
In addition to theso escorting craft,
Acting Secretary Allen to-day ordered
that tho Celtic and tho Iris bo added
to tho expedition. Tho Celtic is a re
frigerator and supply ship, and tho
Iris Is u distilling ship.
EX-SECTETARY SHERMAN ILL
A KeUpte After a Week' Attack of
Uronohltl.
Wasiiinoton, Sopt. St. John
Rhormau is 111 at his residence from an
acuta attack of bronchitis. Ho haa
boon in bed for about a weok, but was
progressing favorably nntll two dnys
Tq.da,', however, ho is reported ns
br.ttcr, though somewhat woak nnd
with'u little fovor. His condition ia
not regarded as at all dangorous.
TROOPS FOI MANILA
FIVE MORE REGIMENTS TO
GOTO THE PHILIPPINES.
The Kaasat Troops, Under Colonel Fan
ton, Mate Ilcen In dan Franclseo
blnce June and Contain Many of th
National tJunrd.
Washi.noton, Sept. 30. Tlio war
department has Issued orders direct
ing that four regiments now stationed
at San Francisco bo dispatched to
Manila.
Tho regiments recolvlng orders aro
tho following: Flfty-lirst Iowa, Twen
tieth Kansas, First Tennessee, First
Washington, and a detachment of the
Second Oregon.
La tor tho war department amended
the orders so us to lncrcaso tho num
ber by 1,101 prlvatos and thirty-six
officers. Theso nro made up of four
companies of tho Twenty-third in
fantry and recruits for tho Tenth
Pennsylvania, First Nebraska and
First Colorado. Theso troops made up
tho expedition under Uoneral King
which recently left San Francisco on
thn Arizona for tho Philippines, but
Mtopped by tho department's orders
when two days out and returned to
port.
It was stated at tho War department
that no c.xigcucy had arisen which
niado It neceiisary to send tho troops
now at ban Francisco to Munlla, but
the order issued was in accordance
with tho general plan of tho depart
ment regarding a garrison for tho
Philippines. That plan of garrison
duty included 30,000 mott for the
Philippines, 12,500 for Porto Klco and
60,000 for Cuba. Thu troops to bo
sent to Manila will fill the complement
for that station. Tho troops would
havo beon sent before, it is said, ex
cept that the department was awaiting
the return of thu transports.
The following is part of tho order:
"Tlio quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation,
cipeeitil caro being taken to provide
sufficient space; and tho subsistence
and medical departments aro charged
with providing ample- and suitable
Mipplics furnished by tholr respective
departments, to insure tho comfort,
well being nnd health of thu-troops en
route. By command of Major General
Miles. U. C Corbln, Adjutant Geu
eral." It Is not exp?cted that tho troop
no'v nt Honolulu will accompany those
to bo embarked at San Francisco, but
that moro troops will bo sent to Hono
lulu in tho nenr future.
Tlio war department's explanation
for tho dispatch of fresh reinforce
ments for tho American army at Ma
nila, namely, that it Is only a part of
a movement originally planned, ap
pears to warrant a further inquiry.
Tho navy department is rushing
preparations for tho start o! the big
battleships Oregon and Iowa to Hon
olulu, and orders have been sent to
Now York navy yard to havo tho me
chanics work ovcrtimooa theso ships.
Tho purposo is to havo them start on
tholr long voyago by tho end of tho
present mouth, and according to de
partment calculations they should
arrlvo at their destination by tho end
of January. There is little etfort now
made to conceal tho fact that tho de
partment will have tho ships met at
Honolulu by a dispatch boat with
orders to turn their prowt. westward
to Manila.
A long line of curious incidents, to
which ono of tho great European
powers has beon a party, has boyond
question dona much to causo a feeling
of uneasiness upon tho part of tho ad
ministration, ns tending to show u pur
pose to interfere in our frco action in
tho Philippines, and this haa been only
slightly diminished by apparently
frank dlsclalmcro of an ulterior pur-
poso, because tho incidents continue
quietly nnd lu a manner calculated to
avoid attracting attention.
Such, for instance, is tho gathering
of naval vcssols to the south of tho
Philippine group, tho only explanation
of which, coming from natlvo sources,
it is true, but still bearing markn
of oronuincness, is a nurposo of
acquiring either by seizure ior
by soma secret paot with tho Spanish
government, tho important island of
Palawan. This particular island forms
ono sldo of the gateway through which
must pass all of tho cxtcnslvo com
merce flowing between Australia, Mis
croncsla and Southern China, The
passage is narrow, and if the Islands
of tho Philippine group aro to bo
retained, outside of Luzon, this island
of Palawan must bo kept, as forming
one side of the gateway. It Is gath
ered that it Is the purpose of tlio Pres
ident, thoreforo, to prevent tho alien
ation by Spain of any of the Philippine
group, and that theso preparations,
naval aa won as military, are
but steps toward tho execution of his
purpose. With tho addition to his
flcot of two battleships, Admiral Dew
ey will have a forco only oscond to
that of Great llrltain in Eastern wa
ters, while on ahoro General Otis will
nave a moro numerous army than unj
other European power savo Russia.
Katlua l'nwcr of Animal.
A horso will cat in a year ulno times
his own weight, a cow nlno tlmea, an
ox six timos and a chePl times.
Itellslout Attention for Sick Soldiers.
Caw Mkape, Pa., Sopt. 20. Chief
Surgoon Glrard has given orders that
hereafter the religious denominations
of the soldiers admitted to hospitals
must bo ascertained in order to sum
mon a minister of their faith where
thcro is a certainty of death. Tho
chaplains aro doing effective work
among the sick in tho hospitals.
Antl-AnarchUt Action Fropoied.
Jtojliopt, jJI.', T,ho government
has proposcd-io tho powers that Inter
national action ba taken rujalnit
aaarchlats.
WINNIE DAVIS DEAD.
f he "nnaghterof tho Confodcrary" FnMnl
Awajr ntaNarrataniott Tier
NAnnAOANSKTT PlEH, It. I., Sopt. 20.
Miss Wlnnlo Davis, daughter of Mrs.
Jofforson Davis, died at noon yester
day at tho Koeklngham hotel, to which
placo sho camo as a guest in the early
part of tho Plcr'a social season, Sho
had been ill for several weeks, and a
fortnight ago her ailment was diag
nosed as malarial gastritis.
Mrs. Davis has watched unremitt
ingly at her daughter's bedside, and
sho is now bowed with sorrow. Tho
MISS WINNIE DAVI3.
physicians of Mrs. Davis report that
sho is holding up with great calmness
In her affliction, and no fears aro nt
present entertained of her health,
yielding to the strain.
MlssWiunlo Davis, tho "Daughter
of tho Confederacy," wai born in the
Confederate executivo mansion at
Richmond, Va., in 1S(3. Sho was edit
died principally at home, owing to
tho troubles surrounding her father,
and thu publicity which nttended all
movements of tho Davis family. Miss
Davis attained her majority at P.eau
voir. Miss, noro sho assisted her
mother in various ways and took her
place in thu many boeial functions of
tho place.
Sho was her father's constant com
panion. Sho nsslsted him in all his
work, and much of tho information
which was requlrod by Mr. Davis lu
his writings was secured for him by
his daughter. Her strong character
was marked from youth. Sho was en
gaged to Mr. Wllkerson of Syracuse
X. Y., but shortly after her father's
death the ongagement was broken off.
Whllo no public explanation of tho
rupture was given, It is well known
that it was for tho purposo of main
tain I tig her father's name.
Sho received tho name "Daughter of
tho Confederacy" in 18S3, when her
father made ids famous trip through
tlio South. Mr. Davis being uuablo to
appear, Mlsa Winnlo was brought be
fore thu thousands at tho different
points nlong the routo and introduced
as tho daughter of the Confederacy.
CARGO .Of BURNING SULPHUR,
Thu llrltlih Stratuor Kreljrn Ilml a Hard
Ituco to Hunch llultliuore.
IJAi.TiMom:, Md., Sept. 20. With n
ilro ruglng in its thrco holds tho
steamer Evelyn, Captain O. W. Horner,
from nuelva, Spain, August 20, heavi
ly loaded with sulphur ore, has put
into its pier nt Locust Point. It is re
murkablo that tho ship and thoso on
board wero baved from death in mid.
ocean.
Ten days from this port, flamcn wero
discovered lu thu cargo. The sulphur
fumes roado it almost unbearable for
thoso on board, and it was thought
that asphyxiation for tho captain and
crew was inevitable. Pumps were
kept working day and night, but water
seemed to bo of little service Cap
tain Horner crowded on all steam
possible in his race for a safo harbor
and all hands were well nigh exhausted
when tho ship tied up at its wharf.
The tire boat Cataract was called into
borvico, but so far has been unablo to
extinguish tho flames. Tho Evelyn is
owned in England. Tho sulphur was
consigned to this city.
COMMISSION'S WORK ENDED.
Preparations for the Evacuation of Forto
Itlro Aro Practically Complete.
Sajt Juan, Sept. SO. Tho work of
tho military commission Is practically
over, all arrangements for tho evacua
tion by tho Spanish troops and tho re
ceipt of government property having
beon determined upon. Admiral Schley
says that If thcro were transports hero
for thu embarkation of the troops tho
commission could leave for homo with
in a week. a
The attitude of tho American com
mission has offended some Porto
Ilicans, who think tho Americans have
not demanded enough. They havo in
sisted thoy should olalm tlio sura of
SI00.0M) alleged to bo in the bank hertr
belonging to tho government.
DREYFUS TO BE TAKEN BACK.
Frlsoner of Devil's Ialand Will
Do Re-
turned to Tarl.
Paiiis, Sept. 20 It is reported that n
vessel has already started for tho Islo
du Diablo In readiness to bring Drey
fus to Paris, and M. Drisson and Gen
eral Chanolno aro determined that no
body, however high his position, will
bo sheltered. '
ENGLAND AND FRANCE AGREE.
Difference Over the Nile Kipeilltlon Set
tled Amicably.
Lonpox, Sept. 20. From Cairo and
from an entirely Independent source,
tho Daily Mall learns that Franco has
assumed a conciliatory attitude toward
Great Britain, and has declared that
the expedition of Major Marehand lu
quito unofficial. Tlio sirdar will offer
to tako Major Marehand bi Cairo and
It is probablo that tho major will ac
cept nal t'n'4 rxs'n1 w'.", V- o a: -"
b J-gyptiautrcops.
HAS HIS SUSPICIONS.
KAISER'S VESSELS INVESTI
GATE COAL DEPOSITS.
What the Iteitnctlon of the Herman Fleet
at Manila Meant To Hatten tho Oro
Kon and Intra to the Far Eaat to
Varettatt the Kalier.
Nkw Yonit, Sept. 20. A dispatch to
tho New York Herald from Washing,
ton says: As nn Indication that Ger
many has been scheming to sharo in
the disposition of tho Philippines, tho
authorities havo learned that, acting
under instructions from Berlin, the
German commander-in-chief of the
Asiatic station has mado an exhaust
ive investigation of the coal deposits
of tho Islands.
Ho was assisted by n Gorman engi
neer who had been temporarily as
signed to his squadron for the special
purposo of locating coal. That engi
neer conducted a thorough investiga
tion, and his report, which has bocn
submitted to tho Berlin government
through Vico Admiral von Dlcdrlch,
shows that tho best lignite deposits
aro located on the island of Cebu, one
of tho Viuayas group.
Tills information has been received
from ono of the reprcsantatlvcs of this
government in Germany and haa been
considered of sufficient importance to
bo presented to tho peace commission
ers for their consideration. Officials
who wero Interviewed regarding tho
matter admit that there can be only
one object which would lead the Urrlin
government to direct such an investi
gation tho desiro to extend German
Jurisdiction over tho island having the
largest bedn of coal best adapted for
steaming purposes. Such an island is
Ccbu, where lignito of a good quality
ia found in lnrgo .juantltlcH. Germany
would find Ccbu exceedingly valuable
as a coaling ntatlou, as it would not
necessitate tho establishment of a coal
pile at Kiao Chou, which she recently
obtained.
Awaro of Germany's proceedings,
tho authorities aro taking precautions
to provent the consummation of any
plan which will enable them to reach
fruition. Tho Rerlin government, by
the reduction of its fleet in Manila bay,
gavo nn indication of its desiro
to remain on friendly terms with this
government. While regretting tho
maintenance of such a largo force at
Manila, no protest was made by this
government, and tho action of Ger
many in reducing its naval force was
entirely voluntary.
Tlio report made uy tno Herman on
pincer explains to tho officials
why
tho German vessels wero bteaming
among tho islands. It is no longer a
secret that Germany is tho only nation
from which the government appre
hends trouble in the settlement of the
Phllippiuo question, and it wns to
avert the commitment of an overt act
thnt tho President determined to 0,
btreugthen 'Hour Admtrul Dewey's
command us to mains it the superior of
tho German fleot in Asiatic waters.
Tho battle ships Oregon and Iowa
will start for Manila by way of Cape
Horn nnd Honolulu Saturday or Sun
day, by which time it is expected all
repairs will have been made and the
licet of colliers will bj in readiness.
Leaves of absence havo been given to
tho officers until the latter part of the
week, but no extensions will be given,
it being desired to got tho ships away
without delay.
A RETRIAL NOT SURE YET.
Tho Comiuliftlunrr In tho Drrjfuit Cute
Only AiHlsory..
Nkw Yoiik, Sopt. 20. A dispatch to
l tho New York World from Paris says:
Jules Pcrlvicr, n leading member of
the French lar, explains tho present
legal status of the Dreyfus caso as
follows: "Judicially tho ministerial
decision to refer the caso to an exam-
ing commission of thrco decides noth
ing except tho resitting of tho Drey
fus papers in tho light of recent
events. Tho commission's finding will
practically determlno whether there
shall bo a revision. Tho decision is
important politically, in that It- re
veals and approves tho sentiment of
the country In favor of a revision."
Pnrla Is outwardly quiet. Thero
seems to bo n sense of relief because a
revision has virtually been determined
upon. Hut tliero is u great commotion
among tho chiefs of tho army. They
undoubtedly havo thn disposition, if
not the cournge, to try to provent n
revision at the eleventh hour by a mil
itary coup d' ctat.
M. Cavaignac, who roslgnod lately
as minister of war nnd who has cast
his lot unreservedly with tho army, is
pointed to n a possible dictator, but
public sentiment will bo a most offeot
lvoa bar agninat such designs. It has
veered around complotely in favor of
rcvlolon and justice. Only two anti
Dreyfus orgaus still hold out. Ester
har.y's promised confession is awaited
with tho keenest curiosity, though no
ono will believe a word ho says unless
ho ia supported by independent tes
timony. The retrial of tho Droyfus ease,
should ono be granted, will probably
be held in tl'c little city of Beau va Is,
flfty-flvo miles north of Paris, whero
tho court will not bo threatened by a
Paris mob.
Rumor Tlndi Mlj Valr a ITotband.
Nkw Yons, Sept. 20. Tho latest so
clety rumor links tho names of Willlo
K. Vnnderbllt, Jr., nnd Miss Virginia
Fair, If their marriage should really
tako place, es is now qulto generally
predicted, it would mean a singular
combination of millions.
Sickness Is Increasing.
Washington, Sept. 20. Sickness
among tho troops of General Lawton's
command at Santiago is increasing
Nearly one-sixth of his forco is now
on tho Bick list, although tho number
BISHOP BLAMES THE MONKS.
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Manila Church Dlsiiltiirjr Ky ltllBtoi
Or(leri,MttiON
VILA, SepU 8l),r-In- 'otijlntervlevr
Arehblshop'Dosal of tho Philip-
tf rt
Manila, Sept. i
hero, Archbishop
plito Islands said:
"I earnestly hope" tho islands will
no remain Spanls.1i, bccSiso the reb
els' nro now so strdngj that such
codrso would inevitably pause appall
ing bloodshed? Tho reconqrtcst of tho
native is impossible, until after years
of ,the most cruel warfare."
Ho also expressed tjioliopothat tho
Islands wonlri'iio.t'bVcyliia. Absolutely
independent, because Jtt"wua certain
that dissensions would occur which
would result In Incessant strife and o
lapse into barbarism and tho nntural
indolence of tho tropical race. Tho
only hopo, tho archbishop declared,
was that a strong Western power
would interveno now. Delay was
dangerous, because tho people aro in
toxicated, vainglorious and restless.
Ho said it wan undeniable that tho
religious orders must go, because tho
wholo people had determined to abol
ish them, now that they wore able to(
render their retention impossible. Ho
lay tho chief blamo upon tho Domini
cans, Augustius nnd Franciscan reoel
ctans, the richest orders, and ucxt
upon tho Benedictines and Capuchins,
which aro of less importance. Tho
Jesuits, Archbishop Doual Hays, ara
comparatively blnmeless. Ho added
that tho rival ordors quarrel among
themselves, Intrigue, uct unworthily
and slander their opponents, thus in
creasing their general disfavor.
The provincials, who arc approxi
mately equivalent to nrchdeacons, nro
mainly responsible. They are utterly
beyond tho control of tho archbishop,
who denies possessing (uch power.
Tho total number of Spanish priests
in the Philippines before tho war was
ubout 1,000, but lately every departing
steamer has taken fifty or lOu of them
away nnd now barely BOO remain.
The annexationists have a majority
of seventy-one in tho national nssem
blj but tho discussion of tho subject
has not been finished.
AGUINALD0 IS FRIENDLY.
Dcnlnj Storln of Slratnil Rnlstloiti
In
Curil to the Public
Nkw Yoiik. Sept. 20. Thu following
lias been received at the office hero of
,he Associated Press:
Manila, Sept. i0. Tho Filipino gov
ernment desires to inform tho Amer
ican government nnd pcoplo that th
many rumors circulated regarding tho
strained relations between the Filipino
nud American forces nro base, malic
ious Manders of tho enomv to both
J parties, aro without any truth and ar
circulated for tho purposo of prejudic
ing the appeal of tho Filipinos for tholr
rclcuso from the oppression andcrucltr
! of Suain.
"The relations of our pcoplo and
yours havo been and will continuo to
bo of the most friendly nature, and
.wo havo withdrawn our forces from
tho suburbs of Manila ns an additional
cvldenco of our confidence in tho
groat American republic. Agulnaldo. "
Whllo there is llttlo in tho official
records that tends to contradict what
tho insurgent chief says, still it
must bo recalled that both Gen
eral Otis and Admiral Dewey in
cablo messages to Washington havo
pointed out threatening complications
arising from tho nttitudo of tho
insurgents. Tho latest advices re
ceived nt tho war department from
Manila camo from General Otis Fri
day last and whllo that oflleer referred
to agitation exhibited by tlio insur
gents, he took caro to state that hs
had troops enough in his opinion to
meet any emergency.
MORE INvFtATIONS ARE OUT.
l"oar Men Refine to Servo on tho Investi
gation Commission.
Wasiunotox, Sept. 0. President
McKlnloy has received no moro
acceptances of his invitations to
servo on the commission to inves
tigate tho medical, commissary and
quartcrinastor bureaus of tho war de
partment, but ho has received infor
mation thnt General Stephen M. Weld
of Boston, Charles Stewnrt Smith and
Colonel Georgo E. Warring, jr., of
York will refuse to servo. Two moro
men from the South havo been re
quested by the President to become
members of tho commission General
Stephen D. Leo, of Mississippi, nnd
General W. H. Jackson, of Tennessee.
Both wero officers in tho Southern
army, nnd aro prominent in the South.
Genoral Leo is tho president of tho
Mississippi agricultural college. II
Is said to-day that General Leo has
practically agreed to accept, but that
General Jackson has declined.
SULTAN HAS YIELDED.
Orders Ojerad Pashn, Commander Ia
Crete, to Comply With tJlllinutum.
Candia, Island of Crete, Sept. 20.
Tho sultan has ordered DJovad Pasha,
tho military commander la Croto, to
accede to tho demand of tho British
admiral, Gerard Honry Nool, for dis
armament, thus complying with tho
wholo ultimatum of tho admiral. A
British military detachment to-day
occupied tho entranco to tho fort and
it is rumored that the Ottoman troops
will bo withdrawn and a British foro
will occupy tho town.
Faalkner on the Canadian CommfKion. W
Washington, Sept. 30. Senator O.
J. Faulkner of West Vlrg.nla was ap
pointed to-day to tho position on tho
Canadian commission made vacant by
tho rotlrcment of Senator Gray, who
was transferred to tho Paris peaoa
commission.
Cerer In Havana Harbor.
nAVANA Sept. 20. Captnin Brown
of tho American schooner Maryland.
died on his ship in tho harbor hero of
yellow fever; Four of tho crew art
i down with tho malady.
