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LAND ARG'CJ VOL,. XL VII. NO. 2G. BOCK ISL.A2sD, LLL... WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1898. PRICE THREE CENTS. ROCK STILL MORE DELAY. Peace Commissioners Mutually Agree Upon Longer Parley. SPAIBS BZPLT STJEiirTTFD. Determination to Ilold to the Philippines U Irrevocable American Kepresenta tiitea to Consider the Dons Last Stat. meat &inifleant irajr MoTfmenti la America. I'aris, Nov. 16. The Span'sh- American commissions met at 5i:lo thitf afternoon and ad journed at 3. The Spanish commissioners pre sented a long document answering the Americans' argument submitted last 'week. It was mutually agreed to adjourn to Saturdav. The Ameri cans will dikcuss the document iD the usual daily sessions. The Spanish communication re- allirms tue iosition heretofore as sumed against the discussion here of Spain's sovereignty in the Philippines, and proposes arbitration. Madrid, Nov. 16. The governmeat has received dispatches from the Spanish peace commissioners at Paris indicating that today's meeting of the joint commission will not be the last. The commissioners, it is added, have received additional instructions to defend Spain's rights in the Philip pines. War Department Activity. Washington, Nov. 16. Kemarkable activity has been manifested about the war department for several days. The 10 regiments of regulars recently distributed throughout the west have been ordered recruited to their full strength and made ready for the tropics. The various bureaus are preparing supplies in anticipation of orders to move. It is noted also that some volunteers, lately returned from abroad, while given furloughs, have not been mustered out. MERRITT ON PHILIPPINES Says They Are Not Capable of Independ ent (fOvrraurDt. Indon. -Nor. lt. (irn. Merritt. lately in command at Manila, read with interest the complaint against the Amer'can otlicials in the Philip pine, addressed by the Philippine Junta, at Hong Kong, to President Mckinley, ileii. Merritt refers to the 'hilippinos as children, and says it is impossible to establish an independ ent government in the islands; that they must have some form of colonial government similar to the British colonial trovcrnments. Kmperor William and the I'rench. Paris, No7. 16. The Voltinte says Emperor William sounded the gov ernment alKint visiting French waters, but it is denied that te tleet has been ordered to meet him. Madrid. Nov. 16. The government has advised the Ccriuan emperor to visit the Spanish ports, arriving at Saturday, but maintaining the strictest incognito. The Spanish authorities will not visit the imjerial yacht. Humbert favors Disarmament. Home. Nov. 16. King Humbert in opening parliament spoke of the cordiality of Italy's relations with the powers, and said the navy would be gradually increased, and closed with the statement that Italy needed peace, and cordially adhered to the czar's proposal to discuss the question of disarmament. Sibyl Johnstone's My.tertoua Death. New York. Nov. 16. The Times says Sibyl Johnstone, the actress, died in this city Nov. 1. and that her Imdy was cremated, and that the fact of her death has just Income known. Farmer' Concrete Delegate. Springfield . III.. Nov. 16. The governor has apiwinted oi)0 delegates To the farmers congress at Fort Worth. Tex., nest month. Northern 1 arltir- . ratn Tung. Fergus Falls. Minn.. Nov. 15. Th six men who are suspected of being the flrcat Northern train robbers were brought here from Moorhead yesterday. They were very quiet on the way here, but were observed to study the country when they reached the Pelican river brtdse. where the robbery occurred. On reaching Fergus at i::59 a crowd of 1. !m. was at the train. There were sev eral toughs in the crowd and two of the robbers nearly made their escape. They Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alton fairing powders are the greaterf mmafrrs to health of the present day ovIMtma9Mftea.Mvvot. started orr ana-'as'tne sn&nr rea'cnen for them a crook interfered, but was unsuccessful. Plnrree Dare the President. Detroit, Nov. 16. Governor Pingree Is not worrying about the possibility that Senator McMillan will be appoint ed ambassador to England. "President McKinley no more dare appoint Mc Millan ambassador to the court of St James that McMillan dared appoint William G. Thompson collector of the port of Detroit." said the governor. "That's all there Is to It." Vlrden Company and the Strike. Chicago, Nov. 16. At a meeting yes terday between officials of the Chicago Virden Coal company and representa tlves of the miners' union the coal com pany agreed to pay 40 cents a ton for pick mining and 30 cents for machine mining. The agreement did not cover the future of the men employed to take the places of the strikers. Wisconsin Arbltation Board. Madison. Wis., Nov. 16. Governor Scofield has appointed George E. Willott, of this city, a member of the state board of arbitration. Willott is a conductor on the Northwestern between Madison and Milwaukee, and takes the place of Richard Jeardeau, resigned. She Wax Certainly II Years Old. Keokuk. Ia.. Nov. 16. Mrs. Lucy Alex ander, colored, died yesterday aged 127 years, the oldest person in Iowa. She was born near Richmond, Va., in December. 1770, and had lived in Iowa forty-two years. Her family has records proving her over 112 years old. ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS. The Michigan supreme court has de clared all forms of boycotting illegal. Joseph Jefferson's illness has devel oped into a mild attack of pneumonia. The Chiefs of Police Union of Illi nois is in annual convention at Spring field. U. S. Grant. Jr., of Pan Diego, is ap parently the lead ng candidate for the California senatorship. It Is feared that there will be a great shortage of coal before spring at the West Superior. Wis., coal docks. George H. Noonan. defeated Republi can candidate for congress In the Twelfth Texas district, will contest. The meteoric display of Leonldas oc curring but thrice in a century, was ob served at the Lick observatory on the 13th. While returning frcm hearing maM said for her husband, Mary Doolan was ground to death by the cars at Shelby- ville, Ind. Charles Douse, a Green Bay chimney sweep, fell from a chimney, a .distance of thirty-five feet, struck on hie head. dying later. The American Brake Company, St. Louis, will consolidate with the present lessee of the company, the Westing- house Air Hrake Company. A man who registered as Fred Wider and Is surposed to be from Nelson, Wis.. waa found dead in his room at the Hart House, Eau Claire, Wis. The 14-year-old son of Ole Nelson, residing ten miles southwest of Van dalia. Ills., committed suicide by hang ing. No reason being apparent. The frozen surface of the river Such ona. at Vclictusing. Russia, broke while a number of people and vehicles were crossing and twenty were drowned. A convention of the Sons and Daugh ters of Temperance will be held at Rig Itend. Wis.. Nov. 30. to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the organization. It is estimated that 15.000 acres of wild land, heavily cumbered with wind falls, logs and brush were cleared in Barron county. Wis., by the late forest fires. Opposition to Expansion Organising. Boston. Nov. 16. A conference of well-known unti-imperialists of Boston will take place within a few days. In vitations are now being sent out, and it is expected that the deliberations of this gathering will result In the forma tion of a recular organization in Bos ton for an. using public sentiment against the taking of Spain's conquered possessions by the I'nited States. Cretan Are Illrsslng the Powers. Canea. Island of Crete, Nov. 16. The population of this t'iun is holiday-making: there is treat rejoicing every where. A "Te r-um" has been chanted by the bishop, who amid cheers in voked divine blessings upon the pro tecting powers who have freed Crete from Turkish rule. On Thousand Odd Fellow Present. Springfield. Ills.. Nov. 16. The grand iodge of Illinois odd Fellows' convened last night in representative hall, with 1.500 memb. rs present. Grand Master Cicero J. Lindley. of Greenville, presid ing. Reports f officers were read and a number of reso'.utiors introduced. Chance In the Fourth Illinois. Savanna!). Ga.. Nov. 1. Colonel Cas imir Andel, of the Fourth Illinois regi ment, has resigned, and Governor Tan ner has decided upon Lieutenant Col onel Edwin Swift. r,r the Ninth Illinois, to be colonel of the Fourth. ew Ilank for Alton. Ills. Alton. Ills.. Nov. i. A r.ew bank to be knnwn as Second Natioral bank of Alton will be opened here about Jan. 1. The i rellmir.ary organization has hetn completed and capital stock of tlOO.fOO. fully subscribed. A Weddinr Announcement. This is Low tho editor of the Hum boldt (Kan. ) Herald recently announc ed his marriage: "Mr. F. A. McCarthy (that's n) aud Miss Nannie Fish ex (that's more of us) were united in marriage Wednesday, July 27. at 10 a. m. The ceremony was followed by a sumptuous repast, which we have only a faint recollection of. Some way events seemed to crowd on each other then, and God has (tiven us the best earthly thing within his gift. The joy in a feweet wife is too great to te de 6CTi.bei 1 cut"H tn So c ."beji r f The words of praise bestowed ur on Hood's Sarsaparilla by those who have taken it proTe the merit of the medicine. MEN WON THE FIGHT. Gen. Shafter Gets Small Credit for Santiago from General J. C. Breckinridge. CAMPAIGN WAS HAPPY GO LUCKY, Erems To lie the Opinion of the Witness, Who I Anything Except Complimen tary to the Commander lie fore Santiago Much Praise for Mile Characteristic Story of Ileresford Told to Illustrate the Situation Before the Surrender ot Toral. Washington, Nov. 16. The feature of General Breckinridge's testimony before the war investigators yesterday was its tone in regard to General Shat ter, which was anything but compli mentary. On the other hand it was highly eulogistic of General Miles. He said that the preparations for embark ing Shaftcr's force at Tampa was quite Inadequate; that there were no lighters to speak of nor any preparations to land in the face of the enemy except the warships at Santiago. At the front the only point was to get men forward equipment was not considered. The fight there was won when General Toral's nerve gave out. He did not con sider General Shafter was above criti cism in the conduct of the campaign. "Limlat ions of Gen. Shafter." Proceeding General Breckinridge said that all engaged in the war had acted with zeal, and every man had done the best of which he was capable, and he had never known a war in which there was not criticism at the close of it "What was to be expected from the limitations of General Shafter? I am sure that if he Miles had had charge he would have been in the front rank." He could not believe the result was a miracle, but he ascribed the out come to the fact that the army was one which was capable of meeting all calls. "No matter how it was tangled up." he said, "it went to victory." He had at the time quoted Lord Beresford when he said to his army upon a cer tain occasion: "I have led you into a devil of a fix. and it is now your duty to fight like hell to get me out of it." Leaves I loom for ''Speculation." The most Interesting perhaps of Breckinridge's testimony was when he declined to testify. He vas asked if he had visited General Shafter in his tent when the latter was ill at Santiago, and General Breckinridge replied that he had done so. "Did he then offer the command of the army to you ns has been reported In the press?" General Breckinridge replied: "I very much prefer not to answer that ques tion. You should ask General Shafter. If General Shafter has not re peated the conversation I ought not to do so." "As a matter of fact, he did not turn the command over to you?" suggested Governor Beaver, to which General Breckinridge responded: "No. he did not. and I do not think there is any impropriety in my saying that he could not have done so." Those Sinks at Camp Thomas. Dr. Conner questioned General Breck inridge about the condition of the sinks at Camp Thomas when the troops left there, saying that it had been represent ed to the commission that some 3.CC0 of them had been found to be uncovered. The general replied that necessarily some of the sinks had been left uncov ered: that it was difficult to clean up after a large army evacuating a camp. He said, however, that he had foreseen this and had asked fl.500 from Wash ington for the purpose of putting the sinks in proper condition. This money had not arrived before his departure, but he supposed it had been received later and had been used by his succes sor for the purpose for which it was in tended. DOCTOIC FROM PKXXSVLVAXU. Tells the Commission Something Mora About Army Hospitals. Dr. William G. Weaver, of the Ninth Pennsylvania volunteers, proved an im portant witness, as he gave detailed information concerning the conduct of a regimental hospital at Camp Thomas. Weaver said that typhoid had broken out about the ISth of June and that it. had increased from that time until the 0th of August. There had beer, about 600 cases of this disease in the regiment and twenty-eight or thirty deaths. The doctor said there was an Insufficient supply of drugs and that at times h-i failed to get what was needed. Quinine was one of the articles of which there had been a scarcity and 1'JO.O'iO pills were secured from home. He said that at one time there were fifty-six typhoid patients in the regi mental hospital because there was no accommodation for them in the division hospital. At another time there were sixty-seven fever patients in the com pany tents for whom admission could not be secured in any hospital, division or regimental. In summing up the causes of disease in the camp Dr. Weaver included over-work of the men as one. The first reveille sounded at 4:20 ard after that time the men were kept quite constantly engaged with drills and other exercises until 6:13, not withstanding the weather was intense ly hot. He a. so expressed the opinion that thewter from Chickarr.auga creek was polluted. He considered the water in this stream hardly fit to bathe in. much less to drink. Dr. Weaver related his difficulties in securing tents for the regimental hos pital and he sa d that in one case Chief Quartermaster Lee had rcfurtd to allow the regiment to have a tent which was st red and whi-h w?s its property. Col. Lee said the tent could n-.t be taken out except in the proper military manner, la this ccnnecticn. Governor Beaver ex pressed the opinion that this conduct on the part of Colonel Lee was an out rage, and he said the only mistake that the d ctor and his colonel had made was that "they had not taken the -olonel by the nape of the neck and Jciii-pJ htm out of tfca cejscs."- "Major Louis 'A. La garde, a regular army surgeon who was in charge of the division hospital at Siboney. said the transports taking troops to Cuba were overcrowded, and the air was very fetid and hot. On his steamer, the Saratoga, thirteen cases of fever had developed going over. The men sent riorth were supplied with all that couid be snared, but the hospital authorities felt that those who went north, even though short of attendance and sup plies, were taking fewer chances than those who remained, as yellow fever was ven then beginning to make its ap pearance. The orders were to send only such men as could wait upon them selves. He said he had obtained from the Red Cross society all that he had asked for. There was a shortage of nurses, as the military necessities were such that It was impracticable to keep as many men at work in this capacity as were needed. Dr. Lagarde expressed the opin ion that the United States could have a supply of stores on har.d as well as the Red Cross, ar.d he believed that it would have done so if such a battle as was fought had teen anticipated. There was a sufficient quantity of medical sup plies, if they could have been unloaded. The lighters were all used for unloading articles of military equipment, and it had been next to impossible to get the hospital supplies landed. Referring to the charge that the sick on the Seneca had no change of cloth ing, he said he presumed this was true, as nobody in Cuba seemed to have more than one suit of clothing. Further more, the hospital had no ice to spare to the transports. Ice was a scarce ar ticle. The gentlemen of the press had furnished the chief supply to the insti tution. "W. G, T. U. PRESIDENT. Sir. Steven, of Maine. Is to Fill Miss IViliard'M IMaee. St. Paul. Nov. 16. The first event of interest yesterday in the W. C. T. U. convention was the election of Mrs. Stevens, of Maine, president, the place Miss Willard so long and so successfully filled. Mrs. S. M. D. Fry was elected corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, recording secretary. There was a skirmish fire all day on ths Temple matter, Mrs. Carse bringing :t up every time she saw a chance, and finally it came to a vote again and the Temple went down ag-.tin. The fight was on a resolution pledging co-operation in the retirement of the Temple trust bonds, because the W. C. T. U. was morally bound to such ac tion; no one thought it legally bound, and the friends t.f.the Temple argued that hearty indorsement was given the new bonds by the nat.onal convention in Boston 18''1: that such Indorsorner t decided many to purchase the hords. and that the moral obligation thu in curred by the national union tov.-.ird the bondholders hc.3 be.-n aeknowit d-.ee 1 as.iin and again. liver, the moral ob ligation was repudiated bv many and the final result was the defeat of the rt solution To to 1M7. PORTER'S REPORT ON CUBA. Lots f Information in It for Those Who Want 1-acts ami figure. Washington. Nov. 1C. Hon. U ihcrt P. Porter, special ccmrilisisioner f.jr the I'rited States to Cul a and Puuito Rico, presented his report to the president and secretary of the treasury y.sur- lay. The report submitted contains alout CO.fOO wordo. and goes very fully Into the fir.anc'al and icanuml.al condi tion of Cuba, analyzing the budget of that island for fourteen years, showing the sources of income ard the causes of expenditures. There are some sup plementary repi-rts yet to be made. There are also among the data and tes-limony co.iected mar.y valuable statements relating to the financial, in dustrial, commercial and social condi tion of the Island of Cuba, which form a nucleus for a rep; rt on the possibili ties for American ent rprise and the op portunities f .r American capital and la bor when the more pressing question of the government and revenue and taxa tion of the islands hive been settled. Rreyfm May Ut Get Justice. Paris, Nov. 16. La Liberte asserts that the court of cassation has decided to impart to the cofnstl of Dreyfus the text of the depositions of the various ministers of war. the letters of Comte FVrdinand Walsin Esterhazy seiz(j by the court and Ihe secret dossier, if the latter is produced. The court ha? or dered that Dreyfus be notified to pre pare his defense. When the news was imparted to Mine. Dreyfus she was so overcome with Joy that she was unable to utter a word. Philippine Troops Mnst Stay. Washington. Nov. 16. Great pressure Is being brought upon the war depart ment to have the volunteer troops row- in the Philippines return to this coun try. Nearly every state that has troops stationed at Manil has asked through Its governor or representatives in con gress that these trxips be sent home. It !s said at the war department that there is no way of ielieving these troops from duty In thel Philippines at the present-time- . j .. 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Don't buy Overcoats for the little tots, as they are not in it Plenty of Knee Pants for 25c, worth 40c. Men's Heavy Hair Line Pants for $2.00, worth $2.50. Blue Demin Bib Overalls for 25c, worth 50c. THE LOCKJAW IS LOOSENED Military Kind That 5ept Colcnel Bryan from Talking of Poli tics Recently. CA!f TALK AFTEE THE ELECTION. Gives His Opinion of the Extent of the Trouble, It Causes and a to the Chl cai;u I'latforin in the l-'uttire Sil'cr Issue Not Shelved, He Says; Only I'cmi poued Until tho War Is Through l&c sult in Nebraska. Lincoln, Noli.. Nov. 16. Col. Bryan last niRht gave to the Associated Pr ss the following interview relative to th-' late t lection: "While I do not umler stard that service in the volunte-r army prevents a soldier from express ing opinions upon political questions I declined to take part in the late cam paign lest I should be accused by par tisan opponents of attempting to em barrass the administration. Now that the election is over I shall exercise a citizen's privilege of discussing the re turns. Compared with the election of 1S!S the Kepublicans have gained in some places and lost, in others. It was not a sweeping Republican victory. On the whole, the result is not surprising when it is remembered that the admin istration is just concluding a success ful war. Calls It a Continuance of the Case. "While a majority of the soldiers are probably anti-Republican the manage ment of the war has been entirely in Republican hands, and the strongest argument used during the campaign was that a Rpul;lican defeat would dis credit the president in the eyes of for eign nations while his commissioners were engaged in making a treaty. It was not a trial upon the issues now be fore the people, but a successful plea of a continuance of the case. The people have not accepted the gold standard; they have not fallen in love with the plan to give the banks a monopoly of the issue of par money: they have not decided to retire the greenbacks: they have not surrendered to the truats. War Took the Front Place. "These questions were forced Into the background by the declaration of war. hut they must be faced again as soon as peace is restored. The Chicago platform pro.-e.its for public considera tion certain vital economic questions. That platform has rot been abandoned by thnge who indorsed it in 1S6. It will be reaffirmed in li00 because it gives ex pression to the hopes and aspirations of a large majority of the party. When the Democrats, Populists and Silver Re pjblicans favored Cuban Independence they understood that war would give a temporary advantage to the party in tower, but they were willing to risk de feat in order to aid the people fighting to be free. As to a Foreign Pol ley. 'Neither can the election be regard-'! a. an indors.mer.t of any definite for eign policy. I'ntil a treaty of peace has been entered into and the terms made known the t-eorie cannot tass judgment styles, They $iS. are the proper style. We Big t'pon it. Whether the war wfll rnise any question of suflicier.t importance to turn pubiic attention away from do. 7iiestic problems remains to be re-n." In regard to the .NVhrnrVa e'ettion h said: "A light vote va3 can in Ne braska, but the f Ui-ioni.-Ua have elect"! the entire state tkhrt and can-it J tii same congressional districts that tin y carried in 1S!';. If FVnator is de feated for re-election it will I. :cc-iv.se senators are eietttd by lt-jjislntors in stead of by the people." ' DAILY HEPOHT PROM PAITA. Contnins the 1'suitl Story of Tur:ii!tic. anil Violation of I.ar. Pana, Ills.. Nov. 16. The i.egrrcs the Springside Coal comrary ! ail an other row among them.seives i tbt ir quarters Monday night, in wh:: h Will iam Shaw, a nef.To enipl:jytd as cool for the blacks at Ihe r-r:ngrl.;.' ir.U.e. was shot through the cht.-t k tii.5 j:.w. The negio who s.l:ot Chaw wa a !:;v-i employed in i' rint tide mine. Immedi ately after committing hia tiime he was permitted to leave Springfide bar racks and make his escape from the city. The Ppiingside Coal company has a large force of workmen on duty enlarging thestockadearound the plant. James Palmer, a non-union white min er, was shot at by three unknown par ties near his home Monday night, one shot taking effect in his left side. He will recover. The home of Sam Robir.: : a negro miner who resides with his family tn Kast Pana. was riddled wii.ii bullets Monday night by unknown parties. An armed guard of white union miners re mains on duty at the residence of Sheriff-elect Thomas Downey. It is feared an attempt will be made against his life. Everything possible is being done by the officers of the cnal companies to have Governor Tanner retain troops in Pana throughout the winter. The offi cers in command look to be recalled al most any time. Was Cleaning a Loaded It i lie. A!ptna. Mich., Nov. 16. A. R. Blake ley, one of Alpena's oldest and most in fluential citizens, was shot and Instant ly killed at his home while cleaning his rifle, preparatory to going on a hunt ing trip. Rlakeley was well-known throughout this state through his lum bering operations and having served as state representative at Lansing. He leaves a family in comfortable circum stances. Tin Plate Combine a Sarress. Pittsburg. Nov. 18. The last of the three-fourths of the capital of the new tin plate combination to be apportioned among the manufacturers was sub scribed for yesterday. 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