Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEKr THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 17 , 1898 ,
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Many Nebraskans Taken III fit the Half
Way Pomt.
OFFICERS AND RECRUITS SUFFER ALIKE
Yonnqr Woman Itrtt CM to He I.oft
llcliliit ! nnil Iti'nctien Honolulu
UK n .itomntny Where
She l I.cfl.
HONOLULU , Nov. 10. ( Via San Fran
cisco , Nov. 13. * ) The transports Ohio and
Indiana anlvud In port o.irly on November
fi and the Zealnmlla arrived on Njvcmber
7 with a TcnncRsee regiment. The trans
port Indiana brought a woman ntownway ,
Sadie White- . She catno on board in a sol
dier's uniform and was not discovered un
til the third day out. Then she was put
In a sta'te'iooiu and a guard placed over
1'er. Blio nat put ashore hero. She claims
to have a sweetheart on"thij Bennlngton ,
She was assisted In smuggling aboard by
I'rlvalo P. J. Moore of Company E. Ho
T\ai given twenty days In the guardhouse
nd 3 line of $10.
The transport Ohio left for Mnnlla on No-
Tembcr 7 and the Indiana followed ono
day Inter.
) Typhoid fev 5r broke out on the Arl/ona
Just aIt was to sail for Manila. General
i
eral King Is himself \ery sick pud is con
fined to bin stateroom. Ho has had fever
nnd , while his'condition Is not considered
gerlou * . he Is suffering a grcnt deal. The
Arizona was held until the conditions arc
better. There are today nearly 300 patients
under treatment at the various state hos
pital camps. About 200 New Yorkers are
on tbo Blcklist. . Still conditions are Im
proving. About 20 per cent of Camp Otis
has been on sick report at a time.
Slcknrun AmoitK Ncltr'nnkn Troop * .
Ono Nebraska company leavns behind it
hero In the hospital twcnty-threo of its
b'wt men ou { of a contingent of 106. Private
McKuren , Company M. First New York ,
died on November 3 of typhMd. Thomas F.
Lcnnon , Company A , of the First New YorK ,
died at the'hospital on November 4 of
typhoid. Corporal Oscar R. Wheeler , Com
pany E , First New York , died on November
7. His remains will be shipped east to
day.
day.Tho
The appearance of smallpox on quarantine
causes no alarm In town. The Board of
Health ban a thorough command of tne
station. Dr. Day Is , treating the patient
and Is also directing a strict quarantlno
to prevent the spread of the disease to other
patients or to the town. The case In quar
antlno is that < of a Japanese , who con
tracted the disease from the mall put ashore
at Yokohama.1
The Twentieth Kansas regiment had an
opportunity to vote hero before th'o Indi
ana eallcd for Manila. The soldiers voted
as follows/for the principal state 'officers :
F rt governor , Stanley ( republican ) . 352 ;
John W. Lredy ( fusion ) , 114. For as'ojlate
Justice. William T. Smith. 359 ; . S. H. Allen.
113. The * vole on the rest of the ticket ran
about the earne. All the republican candi
dates for congress , with the exception of
Reodor , received a majority. The count
had not been finished when the Indiana
sailed and iho result will bo caolod from
Manila.
Van Wyck Is believed to have received a
good majority of the votes cast by the 'Now
York soldiers yesterday. Each Voter sealed
his own ballot. They will all be sent to the
secretary of state of New York to be opened
toy bun and sent 'to the various counties to
be counted"4wuh tho4local votes EOT this
reason the voibs were , n8t counted hero and
roa'ults'are only cJtlmatcd. flf' ft .4
Ther * 'Was instill abotit 630 .rtfeaYpuit.
Of these jt' Is estimated -RooievefLgot
200 , 'amyan 'ycka 3307" Rooseflt'B remarks -
marks atWi thovoluntecrs.'lost , him a great
many votes among tbo soldiers. Only about
45 per cent of the eoldlcra voted. In fact ,
there was comparatively llttlo Interest
ehQwn Jdhthfr election . * * JV
MAY'ATTEMPTTOSAVE COLON
finvy Department HOJICH to Secure
at Lennt One N - nl
Trophy.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Although a for
mal order to abandon the Teresa has not
yet been sent to Captain McCalla , riavy au
thorltlos are convinced by his report thttf ;
the Vessel Is now nearly a worthless hulk ,
beyond repair and Incapable of being moved
at any expenditure ) within reason. It Is
probable that some arrangement will be
made with the wreckers to recover from the
hulk anything ofalue that can be fetched
nway before the Teresa Is finally abandoned.
The Navy department has not yet abandoned -
doned the effort to secure at least one of the' (
vessels of Cervera's fleet ns a trophy to bo
placed on the American naval list , although
eomcnhat discouraged by the result of thb
renturo In the case of the Teresa. Assist
ant Secretary Allen , who had been directly
chnrgcd with the matter , has been In cor
respondence with the rcprpbcnlatlvcfl of the
Neptune company , a Swedish corporation
vhlch has had remarkable success In floatIng -
Ing the largest type of submerged war ships
The company has made a tentative proposi
tion to raise * the Colon for a salvage to be
Arranged in advance between Itself and the
department. Mr. Allen believes that aorao
arrangement may bo made on this basis , and
meanwhile has authorized representatives ot
the Neptune company to visit the scene or
the wrecks near Santiago In order that It
may secure the basis for a definite proposi
tion.
AC.l'I.VALDO WILL HOLD TUB FIlIAllS
Alleccci They Willfully MUrepre
entetl < lir InimrMrentN.
MANILA. Nov. 16. General Otis'the com
mander of the American forrea , recently pro
posed to Apujnalilo that ho release , the
frlaml and cUIHans held In captivity
throughout the provinces. The Insurgent
loader denied their maltreatment"and refused
to release them , alleging that * the civilians
Dyspepsia
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Conquered
By Hood's Sarsaparllla.
"I have been a sufferer with dyspepsia.
I could not cat anything without distress.
I began Ukiug Hood's Sarsaparllla and
after tbo use of few bottles ot this med
icine I am able to cat any thlujr I wish and
my food does not distrns me. Hood's
Barstparilla has purified my blood and I
believe it to be the beat ot medicines. I
bare felt better in every way Bince taking
It. " EVACllAia , Fort Scot t , Kansas.
i"Aftcr trying nuzy prescriptions for
dyspepsia without benefit I got bottle
of Hood's Bartaparilla and found it gave
ra great relief.1 continued taking it.
until I was cured. " HUB. SARAH CABLE )
Darscuen , Kansas. "
If you h ve decided to take Rood's Bar-
do not buy any other instead *
' Sarsaparilla -
Hood's parilla
II the One True niood Purifier All druggists.
Trite , tl ; aU lor ts. Getomr Hood'a.
we'llje ' best nfter-dlnner
, .
ILI j ' niti ;
nOOCl'S rlllS.puu , aid dlststlonl uoe.
had enlKfel ns volunteers nnil therefaro
werr loeltltn.ito prlsonnra ofrtr. . AKul-
naldo nlr.o dtnlsd Uiat women and children i
vcto ilrtalneO , but irald Uiat coma nomcn I
and children had voluntarily accompanied
, tb lr husbands or fathers Into captivity.
' As to the frlarn , Axulna'lJo argues th.tt
they arc prohibited by the pope from ac-
cuptlng political appointments and they arc
only permitted to follow monastls fife , lint ,
o adds , the Philippine clericals have dcllh-
rutely and systematically deceived the pope ,
pretending that the country was barbarous ,
nflt for the regular mlnlatry and that It
wits necessary that the monastic orders
liottM administer the parishes. Therefore ,
\gulnaido continues , he considered It neccc-
ary to detain the friars until the pope Is
ndccelvcd ,
The Spanish papers here assort that a
angutnary mutiny has taken place on board
ho stp&mshlp Bernardino and that the nix-
l\o crew massacred Its Spanish officers. ,
'hcso papers also appeal to the United
tatca to control the natives. Advices from
Illo say the natives of that city distrust
Agulnaldo and want American domination ,
TROOPS STARTING FOR HOME
BpnnlnrdN I'rcpnrc to Kvncunlc Calia
4 FcMHiiI In Honor of
1'ntron Snlnt.
HAVANA. Nov. 16. A Joint seislon of
lie evacuation committees was held today.
Captain Geneial lllanco , In order to com * I
ilote the evacuation of the province of
orto P/lnclpo by November 22 has ordered
he transports Chandenagar , San Augustln ,
sin do Panny and Mexico , which are ca-
> able of talcing on board about 5,000 troops ,
o leave at once for Neuvltas.
Captain Carbonell of General Lee's staff
nd bts wife , formerly Kvangellna CIsneros ,
tihose escape from prison hero caused a
reat sensjtlon , arrived hero today on board
ho McBCottc.
This Is the feaat of San Cristobal , the
patron saint of Havana , and the chapel
ppnslte the palace where the first mass
was celebrated , and which Is opened once a
ear In honor of this saint , was visited
oday by largo crowds. A pontifical mass
was celebrated at the cathedral. Captain
General Blanco- and hie staff and the high
est Spanish military , naval and civil au-
horlUes were present. The palace was
brilliantly Illuminated last night.
DISSEXSIOX IX SAX JUAN UCOCNCII , .
General Brooke \nnirn n Mayor DIs-
taNtcfnt to Hint lioily.
SAN JUAN , P. R. , Nov. 1C. The city
ouncil of Ponce was orlglnalry appointed by
ho military authorities. Its members have
persistently endeavored to obtain the powers
vhlch It was proposed to grant under the
autonomist regime. Such bodies have al
ways been active In Porto Rico , and have
attempted to control municipal affairs.
When General Urooko appointed a mayor
at Ponce , Ignoring the choice of tbo city
council , several members of tbo counclt re
signed , declaring bis act unconstitutional ,
Icsplto the fact that the law eays that until
general elections liavo been held mayors and
louncllmen are to bo appointed by tbo rui
ng authority , who , In this case , Is General
Brooke. The Ponce councilmen raised the
question at headquarters , asserting their al-
cgcd prerogative , and declaring that they
had been given to understand by General
iVllson and General Henry that these prlvl-
cgcs of constitutional autonomy would be
ccordcd and guaranteed.
When General Brooke mot their claim
\lth a negative , they declared that Senor
rlonzc , president of secretaries had betrayed
autonomy and had Influenced General Brooke
o decide against tbo petition.
Senor 'Blanco , secretary of the treasurer ,
who favored the claim of the councilmen ,
vrote a private letter to a friend/describing
its position , Insinuating that some of his
colfeaguee had misinformed General Brooke
regarding the Ponce matter , and saying it
was quite Impossible- remain In the cabi
net with such men. The friend betrayed
ils confidence and showed tbo letter , where
upon Senor : Blanco resigned.
> " ' General t Brooke appointed General
; ayetano Cell , a member of liberal 'vtews ,
lonest , capable and highly esteemed. The
trouble in the council of secretaries li be
coming apparent In many ways.
It is hinted that Senor Blanco may have
had other reasons for his resignation. Ho
may have championed- -popular cause of
autonomy as an excuse for getting out , and
a device to gain the sympathy of the coun-
ry at the eamo time.1 But the best element
n the population considers that General I
Brooke has acted wisely In the whore busi
ness , as it would be a serious mistake to
; rant excessive autonomist power to the city
councils.
WOOD IS LOOKING FOR OFFENII13US.
Cubntii Petition to Hate Colored
Troop * Ilosnnteil.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA , Nov. IB. The local
icwspapers con'tlnuo to magnify the , affair
, at San Luis Monday night , when six rieoplo
were killed , two of them Soldiers , In a flght
botwecn colored soldiers and the local gen
darmes appointed by General Wood.
Today General Wood Issued notices ,
printed in both Spanish and English , calling
attention to his offer of $1,000 In Spanish
gold as a reward for information leading to
the conviction of the perpetrators of the
outrages. Notices In English were sent la
large quantities > to the negroregiments at
San Luis. The military governor Intends to
leave no stone unturned In his effort to
bring the guilty to justice.
The Cuban society of Santiago is prepar
ing a petition to President McKlnley asking
for the removal of the colored regiments ,
as well as for the punishment of all con
cerned In Monday night's affray.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. General Wood ,
military governor of Santiago de Cuba , at
taches little Importance to the affray be
tween 'tho Cuban police and some negro
soldiers at San Luis , In which Lieutenant
F rcra of the police and three or four other
persons were killed. The following cable
gram was received tonight by the War de-
parmcnt from General Wood :
SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Nov. 16. Adjutant
General , Washington : Affair reported by
newspapers near San Luis not Important.
Row ; between drunken negro soldiers and
Culwn police , Soldiers In the wrong. Will
t > e detected and punished. Their camps been
ordered mftvcd greater distance from town.
General Ewers Instructed 10 take moat rigid
measures to Insure absolute quiet In future ,
i AVOOD , Commanding.
SPAIN' AGHP.K8 TO GET OL'T OX TIME
Will Turn Over Cnliu on New Year' *
Dny to ThU Country.
HAVANA , Nov. 16. The Joint so > elon of
the evacuation commissioner ! ! today lasted
about Uo hours. It la believed that an
understanding was reached regarding the
date of evacuation. The ultimatum sent to
the Spanish commissioners a fortnight ago
provided that tup evacuation should be com
plete by noon on January 1 next , and It Is
said < that the Spaniards have agreed to that
date and arc making an effort to eecuro
temporary residence here after It , as | t may
not be possible to embark all their troops
until some time later.
Order * Torprilo nanU.
ST. . PETERSBURG , ' Xo16. . The govern
ment has "ordered the construction t the
N VBky 'shipbuilding yard of twenty-three i
torpedo boat destroyers of the Sokol type.
ThUusslan , torpedo boat destroyer Sokol
la'of nickel , steel and aluminum. Its dls-
placetrlent is 240 tons and its speed 30.28 ;
knots. It has two screws , four funnels ,
fore and nft , and one one-pole mnst. Its ,
length , iu 19Q feet and It U lSVa feet in the
beam. Jt , carries one _ 12-poupder and three '
expounders and is fitted with iwo torpedo '
tubes (16-Inch ( ) .
FOR SERVICE IN THE TROPICS
Ten Regiments in Northwest Ordered to
Get Away.
CU1A SUPPOSED TO BE THE DESTINATION
Itnptnrc of I'cncc
tloim , Itollcf of Volunteer * nnd
Other HenHonii Ailrnnced
for the Mot e.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1C. There has been
remarkable activity about the War depart
ment for several days In the way of pre
paring troops for service In lands bojond tin
United States. An order has been Issued
directing at least ten regiments ot the regu
lar army now stationed In northwestern
forts and pests to hold themselves in readi
ness for Immediate transportation and serv
ice In tropical climates. Most of these regi
ments were sent into the northern ana
western posts a few we ks ago for recupenx'
tlon after 'their Cuban campaign * While
holding themselves ready for serVlco/thest '
regiments will now be recruited to their full |
strength. i
Nothing is fl.ild officially as to wrmt the .
present activity means , but there arc sev
eral rcas-us suggested. It Is believed thai j
an early movement ( o Cuba Is Intended ,
somewhat sooner than has been geucrallj
believed heretofore. Another belief enter-
talned is that the United States government >
desires to bo in a position to meet any con- j
dltlotm that may'grow out ot the pending
peace negotiations nnd to bo In readiness
to resume hostilities it Spain refuses to accept - i
cept the terms the American peace commis
sioners offer. ' '
In this connection an Intimation has got
about to the effect that during the delay '
which bos occurred Spain has been able to I
form some sort of c alttlon with European I
powers to back up the pretensions'H has
been 'making In the negotiations. * ' Anothei' '
r'eason ' given for the proposed movement o .
the regulars to'Cuba , is that they.'lre to j
'
replace the regiments which have glveu
some trouble , and have created disturbance * ,
the lost row being' reported from General ,
Wood's command In Santiago province. I
It may be that some of the regular rcgl- !
meuts arc destined to replace volunteers I
who have been pleading to bo sent home. I
An Interesting feature of the matter' Is the
refusal of the United States authorities to
order the muster out of the volunteers who
recently returned from Porto Rico , These
regiments were cent to their homes and
given sixty days' furlough , but contrary to
the plans heretofore followed they were not
allowed to be mustered out of service. As
to the ten regular regiments , every depart
ment of the government has been directed
to prepare supplies for them and to arrange
transportation as soon as they are ordered
ta niove.
May Leave at Once for Cuba.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Nov. 16. C.-lonel Cor
nelius Gardner , commanding the Thirty-
first Michigan , who has been hero with a
detachment of men preparing the winter
camp at Piedmont park , today received a
telegram from the War department , read
ing :
"Ccaso all work immediately. Return to
Knoxville with your detachment a once. ' *
.Colonel Gardner Interprets this"tclegVam
as meaning an Immediate movement to Cut > a
and will leave for Camp Poland tonight.
The regiments now at Knoxvlllo which will
probably be among the first to go to Cuba
are the Thirty-first Michigan , Sixth Ohio
and Fourth Tennessee. The Second Ohio
moved from Knoxvlllo to Macon , Ga. , last
night.
ATHENS , Ga. , Noyrie. The winter army
cainp located hero'lias'-been named Gamp
Haskell , In honor of Brigadier General Jo
seph T. Haskell of Ohio , who participated
In the battle of Santiago and was wounded.
General Haskell died suddenly In Columbus
at his homo shortly after his return to this
country.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Nov. 16. A hospital
.tralu left Camp Hamilton today vrltb thjny-
Bva patients Tor Fort Thomas , : Ky. , Forty
patients ere still Inthis camp. General
Sanger and staff left tonight for Amcricus ,
Ga. The Seventh United States volunteers
will depart Saturday -for Macon and the
provost guard on Sunday , ,
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Nov. 16. Brigadier
General W. W. Gordon has been assigned to ;
command the Second brigade , First division ,
Second corps , with headquarters fttMacon.
Thu Second corps , commanded by General
Fltzhugh Leo , will bo equipped at once with
Krag-Jorgcnscn rifles.
Captain Baxter , quarterma&ter of the De
partment of tho' ' Missouri , U. S. A. , sold lost
evening that no orders had yet been re-
teivcd hero regarding the movement of the
ten regimenta of the regular army to Cuba ,
or to other southern provinces. ' The advices - '
vices from Washington state that 'the let ,
regiments will bo t alt on from the aorta-
went. "It la probable this department will
have to be drawn on In case ten rcplmento
are sent south , as all rf the regiments In the
Department * of the Dukot , s and of the Mis
souri number only about ten at present.
FIRST REGIMCVT STAYS AT MANILA.
Adjutant General Corbln Denies Ra
mon of ! ( Uarly DUchnrtte.
LINCOLN , Nov. 16. Friends and rcla-
thca of members of the First Nebraska reg
iment , now at Manila , say that when As
sistant Secretary of War Mclklejohn reaches
Washington , for which place be started to
day , bo will ask the president to discharge
the regiment. During Mr. Mciklejohn's stay
In Nebraska ho has been appealed to with
this object in view and a promise , It ls said ,
to UBO his Influence was made.
Uumori ot a prospective early return of
the First regiment prompted Governor Hoi-
comb to wlro Adjutant General Corbln' , ask
ing If It was true. A reply was received ,
saying the department had uo knowledge of
] such a program.
AGUINALDO IS MENACING
Threaten * that He Will VUlt Destruc
tion Upon the United
State * Troop * . . . ,
. SEATTLE , Wash. , Nov , 16. Captain John
Barneaon , commander of the United States
transport Arizona , has arrived hero from
Manila on , leave of absence. Captain
narueson 'left 'Manila September 31. . Ho
said ( ho general Impression pmong army
'
officers was th'at when the peace commis
sion concludes its labors the United States
troops will have serious trouble * with 'the
natives. Admiral Dewey told him that
Agulnaldo was not only unreliable , but
treacherous. It la said that Agulnaldo has
promised his men that Immediately on the
withdrawal of the Spaniards ho will de
clare uar against the United States. Ho
says ho will kill off American soldiers
faster than the United States government
can .ship them to the Islands. Captain
Barn'eson stated that there Is a difference of
opinion between the naval rind military
, men regarding the retention of ( lit Phil
ippines. The naval men strongly fa\ur and
j the military oppose.
i TO criin A roi. iO.E nvr.
Take Laxative ilromo Quir.iuu Tablets. All
ilriiKglats refund the money If It falls to
rure 'jc Tile cenulno hax I * . B. Q. on
each tablet
Chlcnso Furrier U
CHICAGO , Nov. 16. The hereabouts of
Walter A. SjaUniann. for > cars a furrier in
this city , U an object of much Interest to a
larg ? number of scclc-ty women , and they
have Invoked the aid of the police In their
, effort to locate him. It Is alleged bo has
{ disposed of largo quantities of furs which
were brouRhI to him by the women for rr-
pftlrn and for etorage during the warm
months.
BANK OFFICER KILLS HIMSELF
WreukN Hid llnnk hy Hpcpulntlon anil
It U Cloned by the
Comptroller.
EMPORIA , Kan. , Nov. 16. This afternoon
the I'lret National bank of Kmporla was
closed by order oftho comptroller of tin
treasurer. An hour Utor Charles S. Cross ,
the bank's president , and one of the best
kuown breeders of Hcrcfords In the west ,
shot and killed , himself at Sunny Slope , hit
famous slock farm near town.
Speculation 4s said to have led to Cross'
downfall. Hla fortune boa doubtless gone
with the bank. Among the heavy losers
by thV failure are Lyon county and the city
of Kmporla. All the city and county fund *
were deposited ii > the Institution. Cross was
custodian of h'ls father's estate , which Is
also' said to bo In a wrecked condition.
Cross's ending waa tragic. To the majority
of the people of the town thot comptroller's
card In the bank's do r come as a surprise ,
but in financial circles both heio and in
the state the result has been anticipated for
s\x \ months.
Cross left iho tank today , ten minutes
before it closed. He went Immediately to
Sunny Slope farm and passed Into the bed
room of Manager Evnns' house. When he
did not * come out. Evans entered the room.
Ho found Danker Cross lying In a pool of
blood , with a pistol in his band. One shot
had been fired , and it went through the
'back of tbo head. Death must have been
Instantaneous
The bank's statements have bc n growing
bad , first causing comment when the state-
merit Uaued on' September 20 lost did not
materially Improve Small withdrawals of
deposits resulted , but most , of tbo business
mem. kept faith In the bank , and up to 10
o'olork today heaiyy < deposits were made.
The last statement Issued ehowed : Lia
bilities , capital$100,000 ' ; "surplus and profits ,
$101,2S9.53 ; due to depositors , banks and
bankers , , . 513p99.$2i $ , circulation , $22,600.
Tojal , resources , " I737.0S8.95. Examiner
iJobfs.haa been wreeling ( withtho problem
of the assets for'a ' week , and It Is authen
tically reported .that he had found them
badly shrunken. 4
William Martlndalo. vlco president of the
bank , has been regarded by common con
sent as one of the solldcst men In Kansas.
He has served a number ot terms In the
Kansas legislature and has frequently been
mentioned as a candidate for governor.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Nov.f 16. As a result of
"
| ho failure of tbo First" National banlc at
Emporla State Bank Commissioner Brehlen-
tbal tonight directed the State bank at
Madison , Kan. , to suspend busliiPK . Ac
cording to its last report the Madison bank
had $39,000 In the'First National at Etu-
porla. U Ig not thought that any other banks
will -be involved.
SAMOA LOOKING FOR A KING
11 *
/
Two KactlouM In the lalnnd , Knch
Una a Candidate ( or the
Honor.
SAN FRANciscO , Nov. 16. The steamer
Moana , which arrived from the Antipodes
and Honolulu ttqday , brings the following
Samoan news to tho" Associated Press :
The question of ( , d king is exercising the
minds of Samoana to an almost unprecedented
extent , and candidates for the.thankless of
fice are. as thlck.as autumn loaves , but there
are but two logical .candidates. The chiefs
representing the whole ot J.ho Samoan people
are now considering who shall finally ba
thrust forward do guard the destinies of the
people. ut * 3i . ? i
olt nowlooks.M , If there yjould be two
aspirants foV c qfhqej-tho representative
'
of the Tumia , apd the. representatives ot
the Maljetpa"family. . , lf the two factions
cannotagree on ji king , , It la' thought that
Instead of resorting to .tho customary force
of arms , the. leaders will < be Induced to
ledge the settlement with the chief justice ,
according hCjBerlliiact. , . .t
, \ Tho. coqsuja .of , the treaty powera. arc
patching the "situation with critical mien.
Just when the parties will make .the names
of their candidates known cannot be stated
at this writing , but it will doubtless b.o
soon. '
ISLANDS SHOULD BE FREE
t _ _ _ _ _
Labor Leader Belloen DUpnted Ter-
' rltory Should no Given Iti
Independence.
CHICAGO , Nov. 16. Most of today's ses
sion of the Knights ot Labor conveutlon v as
devoted to the reports of committees and
that of General Master Workman Hicks ,
who took'strong grounds in opposition to
the anti-expansion policy of President
Gorapers of the American Federation of
Labor.
' 'No part of the territory where our na
tion' * blood was lost , or tbo tlag raised , "
"said Mr. Hicks , "should under any pretext
be allowed to go' out of our possession.
Still , we should not , under the guise ot
humanity , either take for our own or turn
back to Spain any portion of the scenes of
our various battles , but make them all
free and independent. Let us not 'ear the
importation of their cheap labor , but rather
lot us educate them to our standard. "
BACKSET , FORUURFEW LAW
_
Iloiielnnd'i Pet Meaiure Vetoed a *
Contrary to Spirit of Free
Institution * .
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 16. Mayor Zlgenheln
baa vetoed the curfew bill , passed by the
city council recently at the Instigation of
Colonel Hogeland , well known all over the
country as the friend of the street waifs ,
In part the mayor says In his veto mes
sage : "This bill partakes of the charac
ter of sumptuary legislation , which has been
generally distasteful for centuries , and to
which , In common with thousands of good
citizens , I am on principle opposed. It Is
a step backward to the middle ages , and
Is opposed to the spirit and policy of our
free Institutions. In ( hat It attempts to
abridge the personal llbtrtlea of the citi
zen. " i ,
of General ftriihnm.
ATLANTA. Ga. . Nov. 15 A telerrara was
received here today "announcing the illncis
at Fort Hamilton , N. V , . of Major General
William M. Graham. General Graham was
for several yearn commander of the Depart-
tnent-of ( he Gulf and WAS in command of
Camp Alger during the summer. He was
retired on the ago limit two months ago.
General Graham's trouble Is tvphold fever ,
combined with an attack ot pneumonia.
Cnrlnir for Knuitell IlnrrUon.
TEimE HAUTE. Ind. . Nov. 16. A private
letter received In thli city from Jackson
ville , Fla. . says Major B. F. Havens , ex-
Indiana commissioner to the World's fair ,
Is to be named as resident paymaster in
Cuba , with headquarters In Havana , nnd
Major nusscll B. Harrlwm. also of this
city and a son of cx-Prrsldcnt Benjamin
Harrison. Is booked for the position of provost
vest marshal of Havana.
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DemocratM Gain a Vote.
CHARLESTON , W. Va. . Nov. 16. Tbo
rauvass ot the vote in Taylor county ho a
resulted In a victory for Dent , the demo-
rratle candidate for the lower housi o { the
KlilBlature , which gives ( he democrats a
majority in that branch of the lenl'lit'iro
of five.
II U Jlruthcr roHoTr * Suit ,
NEW YORK.Nqv. . i6.-rAllan McNaudhton ,
brother of James McNnuKhton , v > hb tiled a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy yesterday ,
today filed a ( Imllar petition. He places bis
liabilities at )1U9,5SO , with nominal
of | 24,4C7.
ON SHIFTER'S TRAIL
( Continued from Tlrst Page. )
tlnued for several days he did not believe
It would bo possible for It to have taken cnrc
of the wounded , at least not urrtll the sr-
rlvul of the Relief on July S. He knew that
Dr. Pope had protested against sailing until
nuppllcs which had been ordered could be
received.
Colonel W. H. Forwood , who was the chief
medical officer at Montauk Point , testified
that his Instructions were to ha\c on hand
at all times tents , beds , etc. , and represent
ations that they were not there were not
correct. There was. however , some lack of
transportation facilities , and there was dl-
flculty In getting supplies from the station ,
this fact being duo largely to the limited
capacity of the railroad company.
The hospitals were overcrowded at times ,
but only for a few hours. He asserted that
"not for a mlnuto" had patients remained
outBldo the hospitals without protection
from the weather , though there \\ero times
when there were not cots on hand. There
had been times when these patients were
laid on hair mattresses laid on the floor.
Dr. Forwood said that the condition of his
hospital was duo to the fact that many sol'
dlers nought admission ns a means of gainIng -
Ing a furlough homo. This condition may
ha\o resulted In keeping deserving men out.
"We did not do much business with the
letter pad. " Bold the witness ; "wo did not
use the pen or resort to red tape , but we
cot on our horses and went with a vim to do
what was to bo done. "
I r. Conner IK InqiiUIUvc.
"But , " salil Dr. Conner , "these facts do
not explain the other fact that there werr
occasions when the tents were overcrowded
when there were moro sick men than
could bo accommodated. What steps were
taken to relieve this condition ? "
Dr. Forwood Wo Increased the carpen
ters and the laborers generally and If pos
sible would , have Increased the time. We
redoubled our own personal exertions ,
worked late at night , going through rain
na well as shine.
Dr. Conner But how did it happen Ihat
after receding an order early in August to
get.a . 1,000-bed hospital ready that In the
latter part of that month this had not been
done , and there were sick soldiers who were
not able to find hospital accommodations ?
Whoso fault was It , that of tbo medical de
partment or the quartermaster's depart
ment , that such was the case ? Surely some
body was at fault and you , as the chief sur-
Rton of the camp , ought to bo able to tell
us who It was.
Dr. Forwood No ; you have not made n
casn yet. Our first order was for a GOO-brd
hospital , and after that for another of the
same capacity. But by the tlmo you speak
of wo had not only room for the 1,000 beds
but for 2.000.
Dr. Conner Even then you had not suf
ficient tentago.
Dr. Forwood Not to cover the whole
earth , but wo had all that was necessary to
cover the sick. There waa never a mo
ment when wo did not ha\o tents there to
put up.
At this Juncture Dr. Forwoodvas ex
cused for the night.
General Dodge announced at the close 01
the day's session that the commission would
leave hero at 11 o'clock tomorrow night for
New York. While in that city the Fifth
Avcnuo hotel will be Us headquarters aud
meetings will bo held there , the first be
ginning Friday at 10 o'clock.
MERRITT MAKES RESPONSE
Flllplnoii Said to Have Ilecn Trnated
am Far an. Their Simplicity
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Wade It Safe.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. General TVes-
ley Merrltt , U. S. A. , who Is still In this
city , read with a great deal of interest the
long letter of complaint against the officers
In the Philippine islands , addressed by the
so-called Filipino junta ot Hong Kong to
President McKlnley and thepeople. . In
discussing the Filipinos , the , general refers
to them as "children , " and says it would
bo impossible to establish American gov
ernment In the Islands. He adds that they
must have some form of colonial govern
ment similar to the British colonial gov
ernments.
Regarding the complaints of the Filipinos ,
the general cald : "It was impossible 10
recognize the Insurgents and I made it a
point not to do so , ns I knew it would
lead to complications. Admiral Dewey ,
after my arrival , pursued the same course.
What was done before Is not for mo 10
comment on. I purposely did not recog
nize Agulnaldo or his troops , nor did I
HBO them in any way. Agulnaldo did not
ask to see me until ten da > s after my ar-
.rlval. After that I was too much occupied
to BCO him.
"In talking with leading Flllolnos , I told
them the United States had no promises to
make , but that they might be assured that
the government and people of the United
States would treat them fairly. This wan
because the United States is in the habit of
dealing fairly with all struggling peoples ,
and not because 1 had been authorized to
say anything ot the kind.
"We purposely did not give the Insur-
tents notice of our attack on Manila be
cause we did not need their co-operation
and did not purpose to have it. We were
moved by fear that they might Icot nnd
plunder and possibly murder. Agulnaldo's
iuhordlnato leaders in conversing with
American officers frequently said they In
tended to cut the throats ot all the Span-
lards In Manila.
"Agulnaldo himself wrote a complaining
letter saying tbo Insurgents had been de
nied 'their share of the booty/ whatever
ho may have meant by that , I took no
notice of this letter , nor do I think the
subject now raised Is a matter for dis
cussion between Agulnaldo and any repre
sentative of the American government. "
NEED ONE OF THE CAROLINES
Thin Government U Willing to Pay
for It to Una an a Cnhlc-
Stntlon.
WASHINGTON , Nov. IS , The acquisition
of'OB Island in the Caroline group , owned
by Spain , will be part of the work ot the i I
Paris peace coramle lon. Cable communica- I >
tlon between the United States and Manila I '
via Honrlulu U desired should wo occupy
the Islands , and the distance between Honolulu
lulu and Guam Island , In the Ladrone
group , is so great as to make an Inter
mediary station neceesary. Officials bclloo
that ono of the Caroline Islands would be
useful as such Intermediary btatlon.
The acqulbltlon of either of Uo of the
Caroline Islands , which nro coniltlcred stilt-1
able for a cable elntlnti , would lnvol\o a
money consideration and the t'hltcU Stales
will pay Spain n reasonable price ( or Ms rc
llnqulshmrnti
TOLBERT ASKS PROTECTION
With Approval or Anthorltlrx HP Ap
peal * to ( invvrnor of South
Cnrollnn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. The government
has decided to Investigate the circumstances
under which James W. Tolbert , assistant
postmaster at McCormlck , S. C. , was com
pelled by the throats of an armed mob to
abandon his office and home. The matter j
has been placed In the hands of United
States Attorney Lathrop , with Instruction * |
to look Into the matter , with a view to the
prosecution of any \lolatlons of the federal
statutes in this or any other case * growing
cut of the- recent race riots In that locality.
As a preliminary step , Mr. Tolbert has sent
A telegram to Governor Ellerbc at Columbia ,
iakng to know whether , as governor of
South Carolina , ho can and will afford him
protection in returning to his family and
office.
Following is the text of the telegram , to
which no answer has been received up to
11 o'clock thla morning :
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1C. To the Governor
of South Carolina , Columbia , S. C. : I am a
citizen of South Carolina , where I was born
and raised nnd time nluajs lesldcd. My
homo Is at McCormlck , In 'lin county of
AbboUllc. My wlfo is postmlstrefs there
nnd I am her assistant. On Thursday , No
vember 10 , I was forced by an organlzrd
nnd armed mob c100 men to leave my
family nud my home under the threat that
If I remained there I would be killed. I
therefore fled for safety , because I was un
able to resist this mob. I have committed
no crime against the \a\\e \ of my , country
and have done nothing to glvo offenseto
any man or set of men , save that I am a
member of the republican party and believe
In the doctrines of that party. I > end
this to you If you , ns the governor of South
Carolina , can afford mo protection as ono
of Its citizens and as an employe of the
United States government , that I may return -
turn to my family , to ray property and
business , aud bo uafc from > , mob violence.
JAMES 3 V. TOLBEKT.
PENSIONS I.-OH WE&TUIl.V VETERANS
Sur\l\orM of the Clll War Ilcmeni-
lu-rid by the Government.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. ( Special. ) The
following Is the list of pont'tir.M ' grautid ,
Issue of November i :
Nebraska : Original Albert F. Wood , Fa-
lem , $6 ; George O. Margultz , Carrtoll , $8 ;
Albert L. Russell , Stockham , $12. Increase
Joseph W. Lafferty , Wlsncr , ? 12 to $11.
Iowa : Original George A. Barker , Char-
Iton. JB : William L. Smith. Brldgowater.
$8. Reissue David Lelghtou , Clarlnda , TJ2
to J17. Original widows , etc. Mary Ann
Wyatt , Jefferson , $8.
Colorado : Original Walto'- . MePoiuiId ,
Breckenrldge , $8. Original widows , PC.
Lou lip Jane Black , Denv r , $ S
South Hal-Ota : Original Dnljht Nlchol-
son , Hot Springs , $8.
Cnnndlnn I'oHtnl lint ex.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. In his annual
report to the State department Consul Blt-
tlngcr at Montreal says that Canada la
about to make an Important change In Its
postage rates. On the 23th of next month
there will bo three rates of postage on let
ters , viz. : Two cents for Great Britain
and her colonies , 3 cents for Canada and
the United States , and & cents for foreign
countries. If the experiment proves satis
factory , the postmaster general , It Is un
derstood , will then reduce letter postage for
Canada and the United States to 2 cents.
After January 1 next the newspaper rate
will be a quarter of a cent a pound , but after
July 1 this will bo increased to a half cent
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a pound.
Judge Advocate Report n.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1C. The report of
General G. N. Licber , Judge advocate gen
eral , for the jear ended August 31 , shows
that there have been a total of 1,180 courts-
martial during the year. Of these
three were officers of the regular army and
twelve officers of the volunteers. ' Of the
enlisted men , there were convicted 448 regu
lars ; acquitted , 34 ; convicted volunteers ,
497 ; acquitted , 126. General Leiber recom
mends an Increase in his office to meet the
necessities ot the larger army which has
been called into the field.
Private I'ontiilH In Foreign Miilln.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Instructions to
postmasters have been Issued by the post
master general relative to the private mail
ing cards admitted to the International malls
by the recent order of the postmaster gen
eral. Beautiful cards , lithographed In
colors , Illustrating and advertising various
objects of Interest and conforming In slzo
and consistency of paper to the olllclal pos
tal card , may now bo sent to any foreign
country by affixing a 2-ccnt stamp , and to
Canada and Mexico by affixing a 1-cent
stamp.
Heprenentx the New Government.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Senor Quesada.
who has represented 'ho Cuban Junta In
Washington for some time , resigned to the
Cuban assembly which recently met In Cuba.
He has received Informitlon that the as
sembly , which has superseded the Insurgent
government , has * confirmed him as repre
sentative othe a-'s-mbly In Washington ,
and he is now exercising functions hero.
Bntertnlitrd at the WMtr IloiiNe.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. The president
and Mrs. McK'nley ' entertained at dinner
tonight the Joint high commissioners on the
part of Great Britain and the United States.
The dinner was itho most elaborate social
function at the Whlto House for many
months.
Uprlnlnir n Small Affair.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 16. Senor Corrca.
the diplomatic representative of the United
States of Central America , fays the reported
uprising Salvador , which is a part of this
now union'is an unimportant affair and was
quickly crushed by the federal authorities.
Aiiiioliito n Knnxn * ruxtninxtcr.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 18. The president
today 'appointed J. H. Harris postmaster at
Ottawa , Kan.
War on Triilllc AwixiolntloiiM.
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 16 Fifty members of
the Guarantee Ticket Brokers' association
from Now York , Illinois Mississippi.
Louisiana , California , Ohio , Tennessee ,
Colorado , Utah , Minnesota , Virginia , Ne
braska and Kansas , ore here attending a
convention. War on railroad trams asso
ciations Is he'lng < ll3cusscd on .the basis of
the recent decision of the United States su
preme court declaring the Joint Tratllc asuo-
cUtlon to bo In violation of the anti-trust
law.
IMPRISONED
for infringing upon
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bearing the genuine labels , and also used counterfeits of
the Apoilin iris labels , was recently confined FIVE WEEKS in
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