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    THE OMAHA DAILY . BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1898.
Annj Supplies Were an "Exporiment for
Which Someone is Responsible. "
GENERAL MERRITJ Off JHE'MAjjjLA FIGHTt
Illich Tribute I * Pald'to the Volun '
teer * Who , the General Saj-n , JlnUe
Excellent Troops for
Sort Ice.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. General NcSson
A. Miles , commanding the United States
array , and General Wesley Merrltt , comd ,
wander ot the American forces at the capto |
ture of Manila , were the principal figures
before the War Investigating commission toI
day.
General Miles responded to the summons
ot the committee only after several days'
consideration. He wa accompanied by his
own stenographer. His examination was
comparatively brUf and not sensational. Ho
poke with some blttcrncM as to-the""em-
balmcd beef" and the canned bout fur
nished the army In the Held. This he
characterized as an experiment "for which
some onp'ln Washington was responsible. "
He said the landing facilities ot the
Santiago expedition wore Inadequate and
that the men were short ot rations and mod- ,
Iclnes and might have been better protected
from exposure to fever contagion.
General Merrltt told the commission that
he regarded the Philippine expedition as a
decided success and would conduct It on
the same lines If ho bad It to do over again.
Ho spoke In high terms of the troops under
him and said his army was wen supplied
with modlclnes and food.
Lieutenant Colonel Mlley , General Shat
ter' * chief ot staff , testified today concerning
the Santiago campaign , largely following the
line * of General Shatter's testimony yester
day. Colonel Mlley said that while the expedi
tionary flett was lying at Tampa prior to
the start the troops were given every
facility for bathing and shore privileges.
He spoke of the two-mile range of
the Spanish rifles , and describing the
flanks. He spoke ot the two-mile range
ot , the Spanish rifles , and describing the
American position on San Juan hill , said
It would have been far more dangerous
for the men to have been a half mile In
the rear than to remain where they did.
Commanding General Testifies.
General Miles took the stand next.
"Are you willing to be sworn ? " he was
asked.
"I , thlnk , " was the reply , "that I can say
what I have to say without being sworn. "
General Miles was fortified with a large
package ot papers and had his own stenog
rapher. He gave his evidence In a clear ,
unhesitating way , and went Into details re
garding both < the Santiago and Porto Rico
expeditions. He opened by describing the
railroad confusion in getting the war munl-
ttons-.to Tampa , pointed to the lack of gov
ernment storehouse facilities there and said
the car * at on * time were held back a * far
a * Columbia , S. C.
He aald. when the transport * were loaded
It was found 'Impossible to put more tnan
15,000 men .aboard and they were equipped
aa well as p'os Jble under the circumstances.
"U was most fortunate , " he said , "that the
transports had good weather. If they had
, encountered a severe storm the .loss of life
or the suffering at least must have been
. .fearful. As It was , with fair weather the
men below crowded In with the mules and
supplies could get on deck , which would
have been Impossible otherwise. " >
„ The commissary , stores , taken , be said ,
were.sufficient , , but the roedlcaj supplies ware
' lna'dequau > r Ho'had 'left the loading'ex
cept for general directions , to the corps
commander , General Shatter. He found
Just before sailing that there were a num
ber of pontoon boats being taken which
would be Utterly useless for the purpose ,
and be himself had secured two barges
from the owner * there and had taken other
ateps , but the ripply ot such boats taken
was very Inadequate.
"The expeUtlon , " he continued , "should
have been furnished with launches , naphtha
or steam , or- tugs , for towing barges from
the ships to the shore. We relied largely
on the engineer officers and the engineer
department for these. In the second expedi
tion to Porto Rico these were furnished , but
they arrived too late to render much as
sistance. "
Navy Render * Good Assistance.
He laid before the first fleet sailed from
Tampa estimates had been definitely made of
the number of boats to be furnished the
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transport * and the number to bo furnished
by the navy to assist. The most cordlaf as- i
slstance , he added , bad been promised on the
part or the navy.
At Santiago General Miles said that the
supply of tentage and food was very limited.
"Were the medical supplies at that time
sufficient for the need * of the command ? " he
waa asked.
In reply he read a dispatch from General
Shatter on August 1 , which referred to "a
chronic scarcity of medicines. " and that four
men had just died from lack of medicine * .
There was at no time , said Generat Miles ,
sufficient medicine for the troops. He re
membered seeing one train for the sick In a
drenching rain with no covering over the
wagons. He had taken measures personally
to correct matters and on August 12 bad tele
graphed for a well-equipped corps ot pier
and bridge builder * , etc. , and had ordered
placea burned. I
General Miles said the transportation facil
ities were used to carry supplies to some
15,000 to 20,000 refugees from Santiago , and
about 6,000 Cuban troops. "This 'was not
expedited , " he answered In reply to'.a ques
tion , "because I had cautioned General Shat
ter to keep his men out of the Spanish build
ings ot every character and keep the men
away from the natives. Had he not done as
he did the army would have been much
better supplied. "
Supplies for Porto Illoo.
HI * army In Porto Rico , he said , bad been
upplled In a way with quartermaster and
commissary stores ; but not In the best way.
At Porto Rico be had asked that fixed ra
tions be sent , but Instead they were sent
down In bulk , without Invoices or bills of
lading , and In many Instances stores were
spoiled In the hold and thrown away. This
caused great embarrassment and loss of
stores and deprived troops of food. He
asserted that the scarcity of food largely
caused the distress ot the troops. He had
advised against the shipping ot beet to i
Porto Rico , both because there wis abund- <
* nce of it on the Island , as well aa be
cause ot his belief that It was defective.
H * characterized the refrigerator beef , of
which there was 327 ton * sent , a * "em
balmed beef , " and said the canned tresh
beet , ot which 198,000 pound * had been 1 ,
Comes Back to Hood's
Whenever th * Hood Is Impure or
Health Poor.
"I have used '
Hood's BanaparilU * a
tonlo and blood purifier for a number o'
years and I use it whenever I become de
bilitated or my blood i * impure and U has
never ( ailed to bring me back to my nor
mal condition. It si way * strengthens * nd
U lforttnsystem. " R.M.PBATUtt ,
BIO South Street , Atchlson , Kansas.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Bold , oyall druggist * . | Islxfor ; i. Cet Hood's.
'a Pl.'ls sure all liver 111 * . Si ecuts.
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shipped there , was condemned by officers
whoso commands-used lt ( -
"Who fixed that beef as an army ra
tion ? "
"You'll have to ask some on here In
Washington. You had better aik the sec
retary ot war , or the commissary general.
It was sent a * food. If they had not taken
that they would have had to go hungry ,
ilt + they had s nt paymaster * do n there , as
itt .Vstodttw * oouUS-hflre , bougHti-foodt but
they did not do that. "
General Mites suimwted that the food wag
nent to his large army under pretense of
an experiment.
General Miles stated 'the ' first plans for
ending troops to Cuba were not Ms , as he
was opposed to sending troop * there until
Cervera' * fltet was located. The question
at the outset was a naval problem and the
dispatch of troops , In his judgment , then
hinged on which fleet should destroy the
other. It the Spanish had destroyed the
United States fleet the United States would
have been blocked for a number of years ,
"If we had had a force In , Cuba then we
would have lost It and It would have been
Impossible to get It back here. "
He was opposed also to sending large
forces to places like Havana or Matanzas ,
because of the large percentage of yellow
fever cases there.
General Merrltt Talk * .
General Wesley R. Merrltt was the first
witness of the afternoon. He began his 'tes
timony Jj by a description of the operations
around Manila prior to Its capture. Owing
to the smallncss of his force , he said , the
army . was compelled to operate along the sea
front J In co-operation with the navy. Had
there been a larger American force on land
| the city could have been taken from the
high ground Inland. But this was tactically
impossible without without leaving our base
Ji Jt the mercy of both Spaniards and Insur-
gents. The city' * defenses were good. The
Spaniards bad excellent arm * and plenty of
ammunition. All they lacked was "sand. "
The engagement lasted over two hours. The
army had both Spaniard * and Insurgents to
contend with.
"The Insurgents were very anxious to
take part In the attack , " said General Mer-
rltt , "but they were not notified when the
attack would be made , u I waa sure the
entrance of the Filipino * Into the city would
mean unnecessary bloodshed and some loot-
Ing. "
General Merrltt said the American losses
were not correctly stated In the press re.
port * . There were about 110 officers and
men killed and wounded. No accurate account -
count of the Spanish loss wa * ever obtained.
The American force , however , captured over
13,0071 stands of modern arms and the Span-
lah loss was known to be severe. '
There waa eome discussion on the com
mission over the relative merits of th *
Springfield and the modern small caliber
rifle * . This drew from General Merrltt the i'
statement that personally he should prefei- ' S
the Springfield with smokeless powder to the ,
"caliber 30" or the Mauser. j' |
!
"However , some of the line officers would *
be better judge * than I , " he added.
As an Instance ot the-Jack of "stopping
power" ot the smalt rifle he said ono ot hi *
officers wa * shot through the leg In the
Manila fight and did not know It till the I
next morning. i |
General Merrltt said , In reply to questions ,
that the volunteers were as effective and
enthusiastic aa could be desired. He regarded -
garded them as very excellent troops.
The supplies were satisfactory at all
times , except as to ice and milk for fever
patients ; He explained'this ' by Baying that
there waaapparently no Milk-producing an
imal In that region. There were some small
cattle , apparently imported from China ,
but they gave no milk' to "speak of.
AH Taken Care Of at Manila.
R A ' * to medical supplle * and hospital corf-
r'tn'lencea , General Merrltt said he had
heard no complaints. On entering the city
the army took possession ot an the good '
houses It needed and turned them over lethe
the medical departmet. The sick and
wounded were thus well provided for.
The army on the Island depended upon
local stock for transportation. This proved
quite satisfactory and he doubted the ad
visability of importing American hone * or
mule * . Asked if he bad the dordlal and
effective support of the administration ,
General Merrltt said :
"From the president I bad the most
hearty sympathy and support and this ap
plies also to the varlou * departments. The
only thing ot which I might feel I bad a
right to complain was not having some con
tingent regulars to act OB a nucleus even
If they had to be taken from Tampa. I
should llkb to have bad that Fifteenth reg
ular regiment , but I was told I could not
have It unless I furnished something to
take Its place. But I mode the best I could
of the situation and distributed my staff
officers to aid and train , first the volunteer
officers and then the men. Thla worked
very well and I was personally thanked , as
were my staff officers. "
General Merrltt paid a high tribute to
the civilian officer * , a * did General Shatter
the previous day , saying they were good
officers , intelligent , anxious to learn and to
work. "
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NEW CANADIAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
Effort to Secure Larger Portion of
Grain from Northwest.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Consul Dick-
ion at Casse Basin , Que. , ha * mad *
answer to the State department In regard
to the formation of a new transatlantic
steamship company to have Its western ter-
minus at Paspeblac , on Oaspe basin , with
railroad connection with the Lake Superior
district. The consul say * that one ot the
object * ot the enterprise Is to secure the
output of western grain" by' an all-Canadian
route.v Psabeblae Is well'sltualed for the
purpose , the" consul says , being much
nearer Europe than the inland port * of
Quebec and Montreal , and btcause it will
be open at least two months longer In the
winter and much earlier In th * spring than
the St. Lawrence cities , besides cutting off
about COO miles of difficult navigation. ' He
add * that thla advantage will admit of tha
shipment ot a larger quantity ot western
grain , and also allow the western farmers
a longer season In which to market their
harvests. The proposed steamship line la
between Paspeblac and Mllford Haven ,
Wales.
Entrr of Art Works , from Abroad.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The Treasury
department has modified its ruling of Oc
tober 23 , 1897 , a * to the construction of-the
word "temporarily , " a * used In the act-of
July 24 , m7 , which provides for the free
entry ot the work * of art , the production
of American artists residing temporarily
abroad. It Is now held that the fre * otry
of such work should be allowed In all cases
of American artists residing abroad who
bavo not renounced nor Intend to renounce
their American cltlztnshlp and to avow their
Intention of returning to the Udlted States
at some later period. Under the former
ruling the absence abroad waa limited to
five years.
General Postmaster la Cuba.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The postmaster
general today made the official announce
ment ot the appointment of Major F. Q _
Rathbone of Ohio , cx-fourth assistant post
master general , to take charge of and conduct - ,
duct the postal service In Cuba with the title
of director of posts.
Astoria Terminus of fable Line.
WASHINGTON ; Dec. 21. Senator Mc-
Brlde today Introduced a bill providing for
the amendment of the bill heretofore In
troduced for a cable line between the United
State * and Hawaii so as to mak * Astoria ,
Ore. , Instead of San Francisco , th * terminus
la thla country.
ETHAN HITCHCOCK THE MAN
President McKinley Names t Miseourian to
Succeed Bliu ,
LINEAL DESCENDANT OF ETHAN ALIEN
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Former Wealthy Lawyer of St. Lanl *
and President's ) Personal Friend
At Present Ambassador
to Russia.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The president
today nominated Ethan A. Hitchcock ot Mis
souri , to bo secretary of the interior. Mr.
Hitchcock Is at present ambassador to Rus
sia. He was appointed minister more than
a year ago , and when the rank was raised
to an embassy he was reappolnted. (
V. M. Johnson ot California received the
appointment of register of tha land office '
at Marysvllle , Col.
Richard Lobert of Colorado was made con-
suf at Ghent , Belgium , and Justor Armljo
wa * named aa postmaster at Albuquerque ,
N. M.
The president sent' to the senate today
a large number of recess nominations of
postmasters and army appointments.
The senate confirmed the following :
F. E. McKinley , receiver of public mon
eys at Guthrle , 0. T. ; D. K. Watson of ,
Ohio , commissioner to revise and codify
the criminal and penal laws of the United
States.
Postmasters Nebraska : F. B. Etter ,
South Omaha.
Kansas : A. C. Whlteman , Lacrosse.
Indiana : E. E. Daugherty , Frank ton ; E.
.
E. Hlsson , South Whltley ; W. W. Tingle ,
Paoll , ; R. Ross , East Chicago ; H. Scbrage ,
jr. , Whiting ; Mary L. Woods , Hammond.
Iowa : C. Ashton , Guthrle Center ; N. L.
Brownell : , Pomeroy ; Anna Burns , Ida
Grove ; G. E. Comstock , Fayette ; G. A.
Danforth ! j , Hamburg ; J. J. Hetbirington ,
Greenfield ; J. Kullmor , jr. , Dysaft ; H. D.
J Overholt ! , Iowa City ; C. B. Roberts , Adel ;
C. L. Roberts , Grlnnell ; L. Schooler , Des
Molnes ; D. H. Scott , Or Is weld ; B. H. Tm-
I plln , Hull ; G , Vandenburg , Alton ; A. J.
Weeks , Correctlonvllle ; J. E. Wheelock ,
Hartley.
Illinois : J. E. Ellwood , Sycamore ; J , M.
Joy , Waverly ; J. A. Harvey , Rushvllle ; J.
A. Lauder , Cartervllle ; J. C. Ledan , Leb
anon ! ; H..M. Martin , Shelbyvllte ; K. Miller ,
Winchester-J. ; M. Myers , Forreston ; H. M.
Peoples , Shawneetown ; W. D. Smith , Col-
llnsville ' ; J. E. Thomas , Belleville ; A. 8.
Corl , Munster ; N. L. Colby , Pecatnnlca.
Nevada : L. Stelner , Austin.
Pennsylvania : C. W. Scott , Williams-
port. '
Idaho : R. H. Barton , Moscow.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 21. Ethan Allen Hitchcock -
cock ' , present ambassador to Russia , who
waa today appointed by President McKinley
,
ley to succeed Cornelius N. Bllsa as secre
tary of the Interior , was , until his ac
ceptance ' ot the Russian mission , the head
of ' the Plttsburg Glass company In St.
Louis.
.Mr. Hitchcock was born at Mobile , Ala. ,
sixty-three' years ago. He Is a great
grandson ' of Colonel Ethan Allen , the hereof
of ' Tlconderoga , a grandson of Samuel
Hitchcock , who was prominent In the early
history of Vermont and a son * ot Henry
Hitchcock , who was chief justice ot the
supreme court of Alabama.
Mr. Hitchcock came to St. Louis la 1S51
and engaged In business here , up * to 1860 ,
when , at the urgent request of relatives ,
ho left for China as the representative of
Important business Interests. Returning to
St. , Louls In 1874 , Mr. Hitchcock was up to
thatime of his appaln tm nttaV.mlnUter to
Russia , .actively engaged in business In St.
'
Louis , as president ot several largo''man
ufacturing and railway , corporations , which
position * he resigned 'to accept the port
folio tendered him by President McKinley.
He and the president became close friends
while Mr. McKinley was framing bis tariff
law. Mr. Hitchcock was at Washington
frequently In connection with the making
of tariff schedules glass , and naturally ,
became Intimate with the then chairman ot
the ways and means committee of the
house.
CABINET APPROVES SELECTION.
Members of Official Family Express
Good Will Toward Hitchcock.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. At today' * cabi
net meeting Secretary Hay was the only ab-
eentee. Immediately on assembling the
president stated to those members who did
not accompany him on his trip south that
he had decided to appoint our present am
bassador to Russia , Hpn. Ethan Allen Hitch
cock , as secretary ot the Interior , to succeed
Mr. Bliss , who retire * from that office upon
the qualification ot Mr. Hitchcock , which is
expected to take place some time In Feb
ruary next. The member * who were per
sonally acquainted with Mr. Hitchcock , spoke
ot him in the highest terms , and all agreed
that the selection wa * an admirable one.
The cabinet discussed the Instruction * to
be sent to General Otis at Manila , which will
be promulgated a * a proclamation by the
president. These Instruction * are similar
In Import to those sent to our officer * at
Santiago upon the occupation of that city by
the United States troop * .
They assure the Filipinos that the United
States assumes military control ot the i 1
Philippine Islands in a spirit of peace and
friendship and that all civil rights find (
privileges that they hitherto have enjoyed
will be continued and It 1 * the purpose of
this government to relieve In all possible
waysthe unjust burden * they .have borne
and asks for.the co-operation of all good
citizens in maintaining order to tba end that
peace an'd1 prosperity may be restored. So
tar as Is practicable all efflclerit civil of
ficers will be retained in the official posi
tions they , now occupy ( and fair , and impartial
'
partial justice will be 'administered to all.
It has beeti .decided not to give out tb *
text of the Instructions to General 0)1 ) *
till about the tme of his arrival In Manila ,
which will be a month hence. The Instruc
tions also make temporary arrangements
for the coasting trade , much as In th * cake
of Cuba. . '
The cabinet also decided that existing
conditions justified a further reduction of
the military forces , ot < th * United States
and the secretary ot war was Instructed to
arrange for the Immediate mustering out
ot 50,000 volunteers. The detail for the
execution 9t .this order has not .yet . been
Arranged. Several of the \olunteer or
ganization * In the Philippines undoubtedly
wll | be Included In .the number. >
Hitchcock IK Confltmed.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The senate today
confirmed the nomination of Ethan A.
Hitchcock ot Missouri to be secretary ot the
Interior.
DONHOBORS FOR NORTHWEST
Count ToUtol , BOB of Famous Idealist ,
Accompanies Colony of Settler *
to New Territory.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2t' . A dispatch to the
EvenlnftPost from Lake Montreal says :
Tt e-Beaver line cteamer Huron , -which
has Just sailed for 8t. John * , N. B. , from
the Russian port of Batum , has on board
1,822 person * , composing the first parties of
Donhobor * , who are going to settle In the
Canadian northwest. In charge of the party
la Count Zerge Tolstoi , eon of th * famous
Idealist nd author. Mr. Souleryltsky , whose
name I * now familiar In connection with
tb * movement , will conduct a party on the
next steamship. The party of Donhobor *
will proceed directly from St. John * to Win-
nlprg , where arrangement * have been made
to lookntt.tr their comfort ( or the winter.
They win , not be allotted lands until the
spring.
LA GRIPPE , INVADES OHIO
k. ,
TroableioMe Epldemlo Attack * Thau *
band * at Cotnniliai L'lnclnnntl
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VeeU the Effect * .
> * . v. ' o/i. t " - - ' . . .
fcOMJMBUa , O. , lc ; . An epldemlo-of
"grV'na'iriiek'Coldmbus- ) It IB e tl-
mated that there' are several thousand
case * . Local physicians all report the mat *
atljr prevalent In their practice , though not
In aa serious a form as the epidemic ot Igfel.
Public Institutions are severely afflicted.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 21. The grip ,
which seems tt > be prevalent In * ome Ohio
cltlea north of here , has made Its appear
ance In Cincinnati in a very mild form and
to a comparatively limited extent. Adult *
are rarely attacked. The disease ahowi a
preference for male children. It Is not at
tended , by the usual sore throat and the
fever IB BO alight as < to be barely noticea
ble. It yields to simple treatment.
CRUELTY TO STATE CONVICTS
Bait for Unmakes Instituted In Which
Complainant , Se ( Forth 9ensa
, tlonal Fact * .
VICK8BUHO , Miss. , Dec. 21. Attorney *
have filed a bill In the circuit court on behalf - '
half of EH * Brown , colored , asking dam
ages , lor personal Injuries received while In
the service-of T. R , Foster end J. J. Mulli
gan , lessee * o't county convict * The com
plainant alleges that the Brown woman was
terribly beaten by 'one of the guard * hav
ing charge ot the convict * at work on the
county farm. The woman claims that she
was whipped jbecauae * he was sick and un
able to work. Her body was terribly lacer
ated and she lay lck at the point ot deat >
for flvo week * at the State hospital. The
complainant was convicted ot a minor mis
demeanor and sent to the farm for six
week * .
ACTRESS' MENTAL DECLINE
Victoria Bateatan on Verne of Break *
down and ! Placed la an
laarwarr *
NEW YORK , Dec. 21. The Frees tomor
row will say :
Victoria Bateman , the Actress , last night
was placed la the Insane pavilion of Bellevue -
vue hospital by her , mother , Mrs. John T.
Burke. The , young woman had been show
ing sign * ot a mental breakdown for sev
eral day * and was gradually approaching
the , stage ot mania. Her lymptom * were
like those she , exhibited In October laat In
Newark and In November , when she wo *
playing , Roxana In " .Cyrano De Bergerac"
In Chicago.
Mrs. Burke j aw that the Inevitable waa
coming and la t night took her daughter In
a carriage to the hospital , where she was
put under observation.
SITUATION SMORE SERIOUS
_
Grnnd Trunk Operator * Claim The/
Cannot Get Fair Hearing Oe -
, ararSUllceLikely. .
MONTREAU , DM-VsT The situation be
tween th * Grand' Trunk telegrapher * and
the company ha * again assumed a threaten
ing aspect. Wheif.0 neraJ Manager Hay *
agreed to recognise .xthe committee- repre
senting the m n H , was thought that a
step had , -b.een ta.k a toward an Amicable
settlement ot th * e lstlng .difficulties. The
committee hathfaad .several oonf rene * * with
Superintendent riMoftulgan , but they have
b0a frultlefi' . . *
* frultlefi'j - -
.General , Manaier .jHays . today Issued a
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statement coocernfpe'the telegrapher * ' case.
'
H * denies thatTth * company ha * refused th *
demand * of , the men for-hor.t r hour * and
more pay.
CRAJG < MURDERER . CAUGHT
Jealous ) Woman Perpetrator of a Horrible
rible Deed in Kama * Place *
Under Arrest.
JUNCTION C1TT. Kan. , Dec. 21. Mr * .
John Krebs was arrested Lere today , charged
with the murder of Mrs. George Craig. The
murdered woman kept house for Mrs.
Krebs' husband on bis farm three miles
from here. She wa * almot beheaded with
a butcher knife , after her hand * and arms
had been terribly slashed In a struggle with
her assailant. At the coroner's Inquest It
was shown that Mrs. Krebs was. Jealous of
the Craig woman's relation * with her hus
band and that she spent s'everal hours la
tbo farm house 'in the afternoon of the
tragedy.
TO CARRY THE TWENTIETH
Transport Held at San Francisco
Will Lose fto Time In Startlasf.
After Troop * ' Arrival.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. The ' tran -
port Scandla will not be ready 'to * all 1
for Manila again until about the 6th or 6th I
of January. It has been thought advisable i
for the Twentieth United 'States Intantry ,
the regiment to take passage to the Phil
ippine * on It , , to' stay at Fort Leaven worth
until the last moment , so that they will
not have to go Into camp at the Presidio.
The Vessels are thoroughly equipped' and 'it
the troops are delayed at all In passing
through San Francisco It will not be for
more than a day.
DECLARES 1 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
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First Declaration Since neorttanlva *
tlott of the Santa Fr.
NBW YORK , bee. 21. The directors of the
Atchlson- Topeka ft Santa Fe Railroad com
pany have declared a dividend ot 1 per cent
on the' preferred Block , the first since the
reorganization of the company. The former
officer * and executive committee were re-
elected. ?
Scrim of Accident * .
CLAY CENTER , -Kan. , Deo. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) Wesley Crlcks-an , who * * ma
over by the Rock Island train yesterday aft
ernoon , bad his left leg amputated below the
knee. A Tomllnson , living south of this
town , fell from a hayrack Saturday and
broke his neck. A boy by the name of
Wood bury was shot and Instantly killed at
Bala and another boy north of this place had
his Index finger shot off.
InTctlrntlnsr Colorado
DENVER. Colo. . Dec. 21. Governor Adam *
today auapended Dr. T. P. Tbombs as super
intendent ot the state Insane asylum at Pu
eblo for sixty days , pending a full Investi
gation ot the charge * that have been made
against the management ofthe asylum. Thl * ,
action la taken at the request of Dr.
Tbombs.
Iloltlmorr Brewerlra Amalstamnte.
BALTIMORE , Dec. 21. Seventeen of the
brewing companies of Ualtlmore have con
solidated under the name of the Maryland
Brewing company and negotiations are pend
ing for the absorption of the remaining four.
The consolidation will go Into effect next
month.
Lose * Potli Lefts.
MILAN. Mo. . Dec. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) James Shannon , an employe ot the
Port Arthur route , fell between two mov
ing car * near here this morning. Doth legs
were cut off at the hips. The engineer la
* ald to be responsible for the accident.
Moonshiner * Are Vanquished.
MIDDLESDORO , Ky. , Dec. 21. Advice *
from Knox county says that three moon
shiners , Jacob Lambert , Greer and an un
known man , were killed and several of their
comrades wounded in ft battle with revenue :
officer * . The officers wer * not hurt. i
TREATY WILL BE RATIFIED
Outlook it Excellent for the Convention to Go
Through Senate ,
MANY DEMOCRATS ARE NOW FAVORABLE
Their Puller < to Vote for It and
Then Call Upon ( he Uovernuiciit
( o Declare Itn Future
1'ollcr.
NEW YORK , Dec. 21. Clark Howell ,
member of the democratic committee from
Georgia and editor ot the Atlanta Consti
tution , after consulting with the leaders of
both ot the political parties at Washing
ton , telegraphed as follows to his paper to
night :
"With the adjournment of congress for
the holidays the final decision on the peace
treaty I * a * clear aa It will be after a vote
ha * been taken In the senate. Two weeks
ago the matter wa * In doubt ; today It Is
aa certain the treaty will be rattfle"3 as It
will be that It was after the vote Is taken.
"Mr. Bryan has been In Washington for
several days and has conferred with the
democrat * la the senate and the bouxc.
He has advised voting for ratification. He
Is outspoken In the opinion that aside from
the national obligation It Is a matter of
policy tor the democrat * to throw no ob
stacle In the way of ratification. There are
leading democrats of both the senate and
the house who less than a week ago
were In doubt a/s / to whether or not demo
crats should assist In ratlfyldg the treaty ;
more than that , some of them were out
spoken In the opinion that It were perhaps
better to reject It. Today many of these
democratic leadera take the position that
the treaty should be ratified and that It
will be.
Treaty Will Be Ratified.
"To one who has studied the situation
from the Inside there can be no reasonable
doubt of ratlDcatlon. It must not be un
derstood that the ratification of the treaty
will cirry with It the assumption that all
those who vote affirmatively are In favor
ot national expansion across th * Faclftc.
"Of the senators who will vote In favor
ot the treaty there will be republicans as
well a * democrat * who are opposed In prin
ciple a * well a * In theory to the trans
oceanic expansion ot our national domain.
They take , however and very properly
the view that the question of expansion ,
per is , U not Involved In the consideration
ot the peace treaty and that after the
treaty ha * been ratified and Spain ha * been
eliminated as a factor In the Philippine
problem , It will be time enough to con
sider the policy to be pursued In dealing
with the propositions and just here will
come the real contest of the question of
expansion. " '
Mr. Howell then say * that after the
treaty has been finally disposed of a reso
lution will be Introduced making a decla
ration of the proposed policy ot this gov
ernment In dealing with the Philippines
and that this resolution will be framed
much on the basis of the Cuban resolution
precedent to the declaration of war , In
which It was declared the policy ot this
government would be to give to the people
of Cuba a tree and Independent govern
ment of their own.
Resolution for Rallying Point.
Mr. Howell says : "It Is the determina
tion to present a resolution of this kind
as a rallying point for the expansion and
anti-expansion elements , both democrat *
I and republicans , that takes from the consld-
I oration "of th * ileace1 treaty- such doubt as
might nave existed as to the outcome and
, which how mates it * ratification a fore
J gone conclusion. " '
Mr. Rowell further says that the vote
on this propcsed resolution will not be
confined by any means to party lines and
the outcome Is In doubt. A large majority
ot the democrat * will vote In favor of It and
a large majority ot the republican * will
vote against It , but the slie of either minor
ity I * sufficiently Involved In doubt as to
render exceedingly questionable the final
action that will ha taken on the resolu
tion.
tion.He
He says : "The republicans as a body
will favor the ratification of the peace
treaty and will oppose any further action.
1 They will hold that It will be enough to
cross the Philippine bridge when they get
to it and In the meantime th Island * should
be h ld under strict military government
and that If In God's own time It is demon
strated that the Filipinos are able to take
can of themselves and desire to maintain
a government of their own , It will be time
enough for the United Statec to take up
the question and act accordingly. "
Mr. Howell's summary concludes as fol
low * :
"A * the result of the final encounter over
the resolution It may bo that the country
may witness the spectacle of badly-severed
party line * and that from It may be fur
nished the battle cries out of which will
be formed the Hoes of the next presidential
fight. "
'
FROM A NOVELIST'S VIEWPOINT.
Hall Cnlne Say * the War Make * Out
Fleeting ? Itnpreslon on People
LONDON , Dec. 22. Hall Calne , the nov
elist and playwright , who returned from the
United States by the Majestic , which reached
Liverpool Tuesday , Interviews himself this
morning in the Dally Telegraph to the ex
tent of four columns , giving his personal
Impressions ot America.
Of American journalism Mr. Calne speaks I
highly , though he is "surprised at the small
and fleeting Impression the war has made ,
on the minds and conditions of the Ameri
can people , He thinks "there Is no great' '
Ufa In the controversy on the expansion
question , " for he doubts "whether anybody
feels keenly either way. "
Regarding the relations between Great
Britain and the United States Mr. Calne
says :
"I bellev * the feeling In America toward
England Is the same as It was three years
ago. Certainly there has been no extra
ordinary change as has been observed In
England toward the United States. No
body In America appears to want an alli
ance and an understanding. Good feeling
for England Is deep and widespread , but
the English traveler In America Is made
to feel that we In England are more eXrneat
and loyal in England In the Anglo-Saxon
movement than they In America are pre
pared for. "
Anti-Anarchist Conference Adjourns.
ROME , Dec. 21. The anti-anarchist con
ference , which has been In session In tne
Palazzo Corlntl for some weeks under the
presidency ot Admiral Canevaro , Italian
minister of foreign affairs , closed Its sittings
today. The delegates appended their signa
tures to a protocol. It Is understood that a
number ot practical resolutions resulted , but
the proceedings have not resulted In a con
vention binding the states represented.
Juitlve Overtaken Deicrter.
MONETT. Mo. , Dec. 21. Private Israel
McCauley , Company E , Second Missouri vol
unteers , wa * arrested here today for desertIng -
Ing hi * regiment at Albany , Qa. Captain
Raupp ot Company E telegraphed that offi
cers are now en route to Monett and that
McCauley will have to servo a term In th *
Leavenwortb , Kan. , prison.
Bank President Declared Gnlltr.
BOSTON , Dec. 21. The jury in the case
of W. 3. Jewett. formerly president of th *
Lake National bank of Wolfboro , N. II. .
charged with the embezzlement ot 125.000 ,
laid to have been committed while settling
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LIST OF MILITARY XOMlNATIONS.
Two Hundred Promotion * In Volun
teer Army Ilecoinniemled.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Acting under
the provisions of the act ot April 12 , 18S8 ,
the president today sent to the senate a
long list of military nominations , covering
promotions In the volunteer army , an
nounced notwithstanding the fact that the
troops have been mustered out.
With the exception of the one nomination
of Major Philip Reade , to bo colonel and
Inspector general , all of the nominations ,
covering about 200 , are of officer * of the
folfowlng regiments : The First , Second and
Third Volunteer cavalry , and the First , Second
end , Third. Fourth , Fifth , Sixth , Seventh ,
Eighth , Ninth and Tenth volunteer Infantry.
The nominations range down from lieuten
ant colonel , Including In some cases privates
made corporals.
CODE OP CIVIL , LAWS FOR ALASKA.
Attorner General Trnnmultn to Con-
Kremi lleport of ConiinliNlon.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. The attorney
general has transmitted to congress the re
port of the commission appointed to prepare - ,
pare a cede of civil laue for the territory
of Alaska. The work has been completed
and It 1s urged that the rode prepared by
the commission should be adopted as noon
as possible. Tlio comralrolon took the laws
of Oregon , which were extended over Alaska
In 1SS4 , as a basis for the new code. Some
provisions In relation * to railroad and other
corporations are omitted , as It Is thought
congrcus should be left to legislate on this
subject and some change and additions are
made In the laws relating to Insurance end
mining.
WILL ADIIKIU : TO TARIFF HATES.
Ilaltlmore A Ohio Will Complain of
Other HoruU that Hurl Hu lne .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Chairman
Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion has received a letter from Receivers
Cowan and Murray of the Ilaltlmore & Ohio
railroad announcing that after January 1 ,
1899 , that railway will maintain scrupulously
the published tariff and rates Died with the
commission and will appeal to the commis
sion for aid in cases coming to their atten
tion of railroad * falling to maintain rates
to the detriment of their Interests.
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LOST A punsn CONTAINING
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BOYD'S ' THEATER
Thursday Evening , Dec , 22 ,
EUGENE V , DEBS
The Bhllllant Orator , Fenrlesu Leader and ,
Martvr to Principle , in a Lecture
of Thrllllns Interest , Entitled
LAROH AND LIBERTY
Scats now on sale at the Box Office.
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WHAT HAPPENED. TO JONES.
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