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NEW YORK, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1896.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENT&
PEACE PROGRES8 SI.OW.
BPANIARPP AGAIN DKI.AY MATTBRfl TO
HKAR FROM MADRID.
litti.b ponk at y_ni'Kiu>AT*a joint gMMOW
IN gARM?DIP011TANT MIOP0SITIOX8 YKT
TO PY. OONSIDBRKD
Parls. Dec. 2 - Th,- .lolnt geaglon of the IVa.e
Comm1s*ion to-day last, ,1 two hours. No r*-aJ
progress was made. Tho Bpanlards are awalt
ing Inatructlona Bpaln'a propoaltlon for com
,l privllegea In thc ^^'>st Indleg -.mi* not
aettled, and waa acarcely conaldered to-day. Tho
Aniorioans have nl.<* i aaked for Inatructlona or.
,-ertain mattera Tho Carollne lalanda quea
ttons were not ronatdered. The Commlaalon ad
Journed until Sntnr.it,>.
T.-day's aeaalon waa a repetltlon vlrtually of
Fovernl earller meetlngs. When. aftor two houra
ot dleousslon taklng a wlde range, tho Span
larda wara preeaed for dellnlte Btatementa, tbajr
pleaded that they had not recelved Inatructlona
from Madrid. Thareupon the Aniorioans rle
,-:.-iroi. ln diplomatio phraseology, that it waa
tiaeleeg to uaste time ln debate wlth men whh
were not empowcred to make Uamalns.
MAT NOT MEET BEFORE MONDAY.
Aithough the ad.ournment was taken to to
moiTOW, lt ls probable that there wlll be a fur
ther poatponement to Monday.
The Rpanlards' verslon of to-day's sesston ls
that tbey aaked to have tho treaty coneluded
flrst and then tho minor matters dlacussed. Ac
rordlng to reports fn>m American BOUrcBB, the
,- mish Commlaalonera c-ndoavorod to draw
hints a.* t?> how far the Amerlcana wara willing
to oompromlae tbe domands under dlacuaalon,
without dlscloalng what eoncesalona Bpaln was
willing to make.
As tho negotlatlona proceed the prospects of
conaumlng much tima Increaa* Beveral very
Important propoaitlOM, pnaentlng many phaaea,
lnvlte dlacuaalon, and must aftorward be em
bod'.ed in tho agreementa This task of embody
Ing may be long drawn out every word and
cotnina requlring conslderation. On the quos
tlona yet unsettb-d whlch do not concern terrl
torlal or flnanclal Intereata both Commlasloua
v laudabla anxlety to promoU the wel
f the Inhabltanta Involved. An American
Commlaaloner paid this evening:
' "We reallze that theaa peoplea are to beoome
our aubjacta, and we dealra to aecure for them
a'.l Th. lr rlchts and privllegea. TVe kc*-p ln rnlnd
the lnterosts of Bpaniah cltlaeng !n tlie terrl
t,.r1os changlng hands. as well as nf others. Our
Bpaniah friends exhlbit a wlUlngneea to co
operate in this work ..f guaranteelng th<? riphts
of the 'pooples thoy are loelng- a wllllngnega
that must eommand our regpect, for wr reallze
that they mipht make tho ta*k mucb more dlttt
CUlt If thoy v.*-^ dlapoaad to dlsplay a resentful
fcplrlt"
PBOBLSMB for CONBIDERATION.
Amor.g th? problama of tha foregolng nature
to which the CommlaalonarB nre devotlng much
attention ,s that of the courts. Both CommlB
dealra so far as posslble to arrange thar
contracta entered upon and lawaulta brought
under the Bpaniah rtglma may be transferred
to the Joiiadlctlon of the American courts, so
that the 1itl.__.ar.t9 mav lose no rlght Through the
.hange cf g-ivt-rnment. The queation of con
tlnulng contractt for public worka now under
way Ifl aiso being coneldered, and it ls poaalble
that the treaty wlll guarantee thi fulfllment of
gxlgtlng mail contracta.
j . .-. ... | Btatea Commlsaln at l?s meetlng
: ir: coneluded Ita eonaultatlon wtth Major
(General Weal* v Merritt
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STATU8 OP PEACB NEGOTIATIONB.
?88JON CF MINOR, BUT IMPORTANT,
POINTfl DOEi NOT AFFECT THK
MAi.N TREATT.
Waahlngton, De*- 2.-II can ba Btated poal
Uvely that no hltcb has or.-urred ln the proceed
lr.es of the Peaee Commlssion ai Parta, an 1 an
Imprcaalon to the eontrary b? certaln quartera
probably aro?e through a mlsund-rstandlng of
the phasa thoae proceedlnga have reached Wlth
??? by th.- Ppatiish Commlaalonera
ln the American demanda aet out ln th" onpinal
protocol, all danger of a 'aiiure to roach the
j, inl of algnature of a peaee treaty dlaappeared,
and That auch a treaty wlll bo forthcomlng, cov
erlng at least all of th*- protoc il pointa, ls oon
i ered aaaured.
Whal ls nrw p >lng on ln Parls la a negotlatlon
reepectlng cerfc ? tg whlch the i'nlted
Btatea Oovtrnment B->eks to accompllah in that
manner, Inatead of reaortlng to the m*.re aaual
but more tedloua method of eonreepondence be
tween the two Oovernment* Theae objeetshave
.... ,. . ?.-.,, |n general terma ln The Aa
prciated Pi ? dlapatchea from Parls?
r.amely, tbe acqulaltlon Of one of the Carollne
Islands as g cable atatlon and eoalinff statlon;
of certaln righta to land cablea on Bpaniah poa
ber pointa; tha procuremenl of
freedom of rellgloua worahlp ln the Carollnea,
nnd th*- revival of certaln treatlea of trade and
commerce, ete. But, ns atated, the^e matters
r.ro purely tho aubjecu of diplomatio negotla?
tlon, and do not ln any way affect tho conclu
glOB Of the peaee treaty. They mlrrht all fall to
be reallaed, and atlU the treaty would not bo
affacted.
BPAIN PREE PROM COMPULSION.
Moreover, while Bpaln was the aubject of per
Ib in the aae ? ' the pr. tocol
nt*. g] - - - ? ? pompulalon now while theae
. ;:. . , .? .. - are ln progreaa. bhe may
aei] to the Unll Btai ' ' ? Carollne
Ii ? da or may i ? ' bo, and. m -reov. r,
if wa buy the lalan is II muat bt al a prlci aatla
fgctory to Bpaln. Bhe may even acll the Caro?
llne group t-i Oermany Inati ad of to the Unlti d
.... taln a better prlci I
? rmer Thera ls good reaaon to aaauma the
rorrectneag ? ' ihal Oermany la, ? ?? n
r iw, bargalnlng tor theBe lalanda. All the other
? - ' Ikewlae are
tter for mutual arrangement an-l not of
<! mand.
The atatemenl thal Bpaln hai to ? II
,,. ceul i, oppoalte Gll - ""'? ;,:"1
cai.:- atatlon, la li ite; tha United Btatea
Governmenl haa nol made anj auch propoeltlon
for the acqulaltlon of thal laland and would
healUte very Ioi ? ' '- "1* -': ""' :,,i"
bulent field of a ' -":v "' !n the tmaump
tion of ten ry ln tl i ? I ? rhood of tha
Medlterraneac
The eaae la dlfferant raapectlng tho Carollnea
The American naval aaperta hav.- urged very
Btrongly that thii gronp as a whole be n
if poaalble. ai.d ln addltlon thal the P< ? h group
Ing to the weetward la purchaaed They
) ,x. polnted out that the ?outhernmool laland
of the Ladrone group. Waloa, iie. only threi
hundred milea north *.f Ponape, ln tha Carollnea,
Hii'i the Peleu lalanda are only aboul r'.x hun
dred milaa dlatanl from thr Phlllpplnea Wlth
thea* ih.- United BUtaa would have a comnlete
chala of isiands locatod at eonvenlenl dl
mora than half way acrosa tbe Pa* Ille More
over, the -.aM bulk of trade in that quarter of
rorld paaaea dlrectly through the natural
, , ,., .... ? n tba Ladronea and the Caro
Hnaa, ?f whlch <ha United Btatea ?rould have
?,,.. |. oermany Ib able to outbld the
United Btatefl for theaa lslai.de she may ohtaln
them, but a euspiclon ls antartalned that the
__j_Lmliig of $2,000,000 aae lneplred by a frlendly
dcslte to pet the best poaaible terma for Ppain
froni the Unlteil States by ralslng tbe price of
the Roo.jp.
THE BPAXISH rRlSONERR
One of the plodgos whirh ia almost as gr<c,A as
h trMty obliiratlon In its fOrco evpn now is that
tho United Btatea, In return for tho releaae <>f
I tho polltlcal prlaonera from Cuba atul Porto Rlco
j held i v Bpaln, wlll aecure tlio releaae of the
Bpanlah prisotvis held hy AgUlnaldo, and to this
matter attentton is holriK devoted here. There has
been rii almost daily ilispatch from Uoneral (Mis
annoiinelnic tlu- arrtval of a transport thore
loaded with United Btatea troopa, and the War
D partmenl is falrly confldent of ltr- ablllty now
1 to undcrtako tho full control of th.- islands with
th>> aaalatance of the naval contlnpont tind.-r
D, wey. lt is reallxed that tho taak of indurinp
Agulnaldo io aurrender the eaptlvea for whom
im h.-.s demanded auch an extravagant ranaom,
$1,500,000, under pennlty of euttitiK thoir
throats, Is croini: to ho a difficull one. but, nfter
ail. the United Btatea Commlaalonera In Parla
have only undectaken that tho mi* ??>! Btatea
Ooverntimnt ahall tise its host efforts to aecure
the reloaso ot the prisoners; they have not
pledpod iho Oovernmer.t to perform the Im
posslhle.
MATTER8 REE0RE THE CABIXET.
PEACE NEQOTIATIONB, F1NANCE AND THT.
GOVERNMENT OF CUBA CONBIDBRED.
Washlnpton, Doo. 2 After the Cablnet mrrt
1 Inp to-day it was statM that nothin? had been
j heard from Parla reapectlng the fallure of the
? Peace Commlaaion to negotlate the purchaae of
Stronp Island, one of the f'nroline RToup, nor Is
the matter reparded as of great eonaequence.
In any event. lt Is not vital to the treaty of
?,.,-p.ro, and if the Bpantarda show an lnelinatlon
not to part with lt the matter wlll he allowod
to dror.. ,
Becretary Gage romalned an hour after the
other memhers of the Cablnet had left the White
House, durittc which the I'rosldent road that
part of his Meaaage to Congreaa rt-lating to tho
flnanee-. Becretary Oape regarda the Meaaage
as one of tho most lmportant sent to Concress
ln many yeara
The Cablnet dlgruaarfl at some lenjrth the
admlnatratlon of the government of the Island
of Cub?, polng Into detalls as to revenues, ?anl
tatii-n. the peraonnel of the government and
other mattera A mllitary government, of
courae, wlll exist for aome tlma unlesa Con?
greaa, as l- not de.-m.-d probable, otherwlM dl
ro.-ts at the enstiln^ aeaalon. The CaMn^t de?
clded that unuaual care ahould ho taken to so
cure peraona of tact, ahility and disrroiion to
admlnlater the affalrs of the island temporarily.
Imme.iiately npon occupatlon of tha varloui
eltles prompl Btepa -.ro |o he taken to put thom
in th<- beal posalble sanltary rondltlon, and
l.lans were dlSCUfsed to-day as to how beal to
moet the larRe expensea this wll! Involve with?
out tindu* taxntion.
THE KATSER QETTTNO INTORMATIOH
Berlln, Dec. 2.--IV. Von Hollehen, th? <Wman
AmhasFfidor 11 the United States, who Is now ln
Berltn, lunehed yeaterday with Bmperor Wlll?
lam, and. at His Majeaty'a request, expoundi d at
length his Vlewa regard Ing th- present atid proe
pectlve aituation ofSpaln and tha United Btatea
"THK TIMES" ON MiW PROBLEM 8.
London, Dee. 3.-"Th? Times." dlaeUMlng edl
torlally this morninR; "the strane* and etnhar
rassinp prohlerr fa^lnj? th" I'nited Btatea that
Bprliips out from their novel lmpTiaJ polloy,"
says:
"It Ir Imposslhlo to \iew the poliry dlselosed
ln Becretary AUer's report as complete or even
lntellipible until It Is known what the Waahing?
ton Government meana to do for the Navj lf
the phlHpptnea are to be effectlvely occupied, a
iarjre naval and trar.aport power wlll he necea?
aary. The T'nited Btatea must fihow themselveg
roady to repel any attempt on the part of rthf-r
Powers to attack a posltlon whieh for aome time
can hardly he regarded aecure, "t to aasert a
elalm to a share In the spoils of dlsorsra-nlzM
eonqueet."
OONCESSION SECtiRED RY SPAFN'.
London. Dec. 8. -The Madrld mrr^pondent
of "The Daily News" say.?:
"It la offlrially announmd that th? Spanlsh
Peace Commisslnnors have seoured a ronei*sslon
grantlng Ppaln eommoroiaJ advantages in the
Phlllppine* for ten yeara An effort wlll be
made to aocure a simllar eonceaalon In tha An
tlllea
"The Carllst apitation Is beinp: exp'.oltod hy
tho Bourae, nnd lt ls, therefore, neceaaary to
tak<* a'.armlng news with a graln of palt."
DERTS LEFT OI'T OP THE TREATT.
London. Deo. 8.?The Paj-ls eorrespondent of
"The Stamlard" says:
"The Peace Commlaalona have apreed not to
mention the Cuban or Phlllppine debta in th?
treaty. beeauae lt might lead to u mlaapprehen
si..n The Ameriean Commlaalonera hava Indl
rated to the Bpanlarda that these dehts eannot
bly, ln law, riRht or equlty, he aaddk-d upon
Cuba or the Phlllppine*, aince the money em
; i waa not for th* beneflt of tho colonlea,
Lut to eompel them by foroe of arms to stitTi-r
? ).. oppreaalve Bpanlah rule from whi.-h they
w, r- Beeklng to Iree themaelvea"
?
IN8TRUCTION9 FOR RTOS.
Madrld, riec. 2.?To-day'a CaMnet Council was
again cecupled with dlapatcbea from Beftor
Montero Rloa preeldent of th^ Bpanlah Peace
Commlaaion, to which repllea are to be s.nt to
morrow,
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DECORATION POR THE QUEEN REOENT.
Madrld, Dec. 2.?The Prench Ambaaaador here,
M Patendtre, haa handed to tbe Queen R
.if Bpaln th,- Inalgnla of the Orand Croaa of the
Legion of Honor, begtowed upon Her Majeaty
after the Queen Regenl had decorated M. Faure,
tt..- Preaidenl of France, wltb the Order of the
: ti Fleece.
AV8TR1AS EBPEROR'8 JVBILEE.
li -n\ I. U S \Mt HEJOICINU rHBOl'OHOUT THB
BMPIRJC
Vlenna, Dec. 2 ISmperor Francla Joaeph to-day,
upon ti.. Bftleth annlveraary of iii- ac, -sum to
the thi ? i, ?! i general order t>. th*- army
thanklng th, aoldlen for their loyalty and f, i ?
valor throughovl hia relgn and declarlng thal ha
ever looh upon th, army ai the ahleld and
prote. tor "f tha thrnr.. and fatherland.
The day waa uahered In with tt." boom
d a wrat.ii revellle aounded bj ti"- buglea
,,f .-.ii th, reglmenta ofl - ?? ? rhe clty waa
de, orat, I w. , flagi and tha atr, el
thronged wilh people wrarlng blacli and -?
,"i and white favora ind lubllee meda -
archdukea attended ? ?pevlal thankaglvlni
garrtson church. Th.- dlBtrlbutlon of Jubllee medali
: to tho tro'.jt- followed Bervlcea were alao cele
brated In other churchea, commamoratlva me,
\\,-m held In the llnlveralty aehoola and th<
I throughout lh, provlnc, -
Amnaaty baa alao been granted to i
era ln Hungary', '*'-** '* number of dacoratlona n..\e
b, en gaa, tt, d
a;i tl.. newapapera, wlthoul anv dlatlnctlon aa io
,,.,;: ?? . publlah artl, li - ? xtolllng th, \ "
Emp< ror h* xhr gu trdlan of European pea, ?
Auatrlan
Rockwood'a Photographa of CWMran beiA the
rorld $? OO per doren. Broaaway ^#--th t*x.).---Ad* t.
Wl Ui 8UPPRE88 CARLI8T8.
MOVEMENTfl IN BEVERAL PROVINCEfl OP
BPAIN BILVELA'fl ATT1TUDE
Madrid, Dec. 2.?The Premler, Befior Bagtif ?
nt tho Cabtnet meetlng to-day deacrtbed the
Carli.it movementa In ;i number of tho provlncea
an.i aaid the Oovernment was prepared to ener
getlcally repreaa ali attempta tn disturb publlo
nrd'T.
Softor Sllvela, tho Conaervatlve iea,Ior. has
j atarted an agltatlon for tho Immedlate summon
j lnp of the Cortea ll-- aaya tha*. ln view "f Iha
| utter fallure of th.- Liberala, li is time the Con
aervatlvrs returned t.i power, when, h-> ad la
tho Carllat danger wlll be qulckly dlaalpated.
A manlfestatlon made bj a number of atu
denta here has ),or-n eaally auppreaaed by the
pnlice.
Londnn, Deo. 3 -The Madrid correspomlent
, of "Tho Btandard," forwardlng his dlapatch
fr,,m tho frontler, conflrma the report of Carllat
i arre?*t? at Mora de Rubleloa, and adda:
"Tho antborttlea, apparently with a view of
! avr.idinjf ihe provocatlon of outbreaks, do nol
' seem to dlsplay much vlgor nr rapldlty ln the
meaeurea necesaary t,, check propaganda whioh
\ the provtndal papera ln many parta of Bpaln
are donouncing daily.
"The Wnr Ofllee, however. ls aotlve ln placlnjr
; the nrmy on a w.ir fnotlnt;. Much gu| preaaed
activity relgng at tho War and Home nffloes.
AithnuKh no Carllat banda have appeared, II is
stranf;e to notiee tho wldeapread fo*llng of un
easinefd pervading all i laaara
"The penorai Impresalon ls that Don Carloa,
lf he followa the advice of his oldeat and most
reapectable partlsana, wlll nol provoke a clvll
war unleaa ho can cou it upon aertoua aupport
ln the ariny and In put,lie opinion, of which no
symptoms are \"i pereeptlble."
Tho Madrid correspondtnt of "The Daily Ma.ll"
aaya:
"ln oonserpionee of the Cnrllst apltatlon ln the
Provlnce of Vlacaya many rich famllies in the
country dlatlicta are iom*,vlng Into the larpe
townfl for Bafety In oase i,f an nuthreak.
"Carlist omissarios have arrived at the respec
tlve Carlist headquart'-ri In ITaacongadaa, Na
vnrre and MaestraggO, and It ls expeeted that
the Govornnient will order tho parrisons Bt tlvse
placea to be Increased."
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A GOYEltSMI S'T DBFBAT.
X'nriF.srr votfd roit an BLECTORAL BILL
DEBPOT PREMIER nrri'T's OPPOSITION
Parts, Deo. 2 Ii the Chamber of DepuMeg
to-day M. fJauthier. Republlcan, Introduced a
rifisiire provldlr.g for the eleetlon of Senators
by unlveraal auffrage and demand* d urgency.
The Premler, M. Dupuy, oppoaed the granttng
of urgency, and aaid the Chamber ahould think
twlcs I tt ?'?? dei : llng upon a propoaltton rhang
Ing the whole ele< toral ayatem.
Urgency, however, was adopted by a vota of
21." to 228.
FIGBTIXO REPORTED IS AR\BIA.
TOT HULTAira TROOPi DETEATBD?RIBHLI
ROIBT THI! BRITI8H TttAO.
ronstantlnople, !??,-. 2.-If ln reported that there
has been renewed flghtlng ir. TeoMtt, tha prtndpal
divislon of AraWa, one of the chlef towna of whlch
is Aden, tho Britiah naval atatlon, on the puif of
thal name. Th<> Tirkish froops are eaM to i ave
suffered ? aerloufl defeal between Hodelda tnd,
-
rebela ln the Tala nistr!,*t are jiald to have
holated the Briti*-' '
The TurkNh oftlol.ils h*re are redeenf ragardlng
*h? out ? r< ak.
ALLEGED MEBBAOB FKO\( AXDREB.
N^TP_S roT-NT) rv a BOTTLE PICKKD tt IN THB
fTRAL MOTNTAINB.
Rtookhoim. Dee 2 An englne drlver nm*d Detka
has wrlt?en to th? Bwedli '? rweg Mlnlater -t'
St. Petergburg a letter, In whlch he aa;
found In ihe vlcinlty of the rr.-,! S_j
eontalnlng two p_i,,.m-h, r.nn ,,f wrhlch bora th* fo|
lowing meaaage g -itten ln Prencb:
Andrl'e's hai'ion hn? rrops'i *h? T'rwI Motin'aln?
ANDRKE
The other pnpee, irs^ribed ln Ruaalan, was _>f
fOllOWB!
GMVB this leftur fo the Tons'il or to the poltr*.
The halioon Ka*l?, wlth Profr<,<nr Andr*<? g| '
two companlona, Btrlndberg and Frenkel, In Ihi
oar. left Dane'a laland, of the Bpltgbergen ht">i;<.
on July 11, 1S97, ln ,-n iitt-"!! - the Pole.
Rlnce then no *!? flnlte ni wa ,'f the ? ?
-j'-en r'' ? \\ ed bej : . - . I to a i ?
rter plgeon found bjr th*. whal ng i p I
whioh grrlvi i .it Copenhagen mi September _.'. The
meaaage read:
July 13, 1230 p. m. Intifide Ki.2 north. buicitudo
12.1 east. Qood voyage i igtward. All well,
A apeclal dlapatch from fenlaelak, on the River
Teni-'-i, ln Eaatern Blberla, recelved Thurada;
nounced tli,. arrival it the moutb of t!,.- Yett
nn eapedltlon that had gon* In aearch ..f Andr**.
The expedltion wai arecked wh.le crosslni
the ri,.,!., of the !..'.., to ti; Klvei i 'lent-k,
whlch flowa into the Arctlc .... in bi ithwesi i I
Bennel g I inda bul manag* <\ to -
an untnh Ited li ind, ? .-.,.?? I i a*< nty
; .;:, i he mouth of the Olenek Th*
party ?? ? ? fore lt
na* reacued.
? ?
THIRTYSEYES WERE DROWXED.
IfBAVT i/.s?t of ijkb u-hrn tiu: CLAX DRUH
MOND v.TNT DOWN
I.lshon, Dec. 2. -Thlrty-aeven peopli were drowned
wbo were on I "'ird ihe Britbi; ateami r Clan 1
mond, from the Clyde rtg Llverpm i for th<- Cape of
0.l Hope, prevloual; reported w'.'k''i ?
.;. The i- ;? ilndi .?? of the hlp'a com?
pany aaved numbered twenty-thn ?.? pre
Vlously rej <->rie.!, nr,. ,.-. . . Hii'i-n Ht, imer
Holbeln, from I-ondon an*l Antweru foi Rlo .1.,
.... .vi. .,,..'..,.. .1 f-" . ., ;,? -. tift.,-1] milea weal of
her*, wi' i, machinerj
The i'ljn Drummond v. .-* an Iron vesael, built ai
Dumbarton In 1*82, and n glaten d -.???? -
;..-., r,.-' toi ? Bl ? in ' H irgow, mii be
: ti 'ii" fi.-. t , i Irvlne i i 'o
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BETTER THIS 1 WRITTEX ILLIAXCB.
fllt TOWABD iltiV i'N THB BXIBTTXd 1NTF'" \
_ iSAL <'"' I' I EBI 1X0
i.. | .- i, I.?8li Edward Orey, Llberal, Mem?
ber of Parllameat foi Berwl k-on-Tweed, nrho
araa I ndi ? v
Lord Ro? berj 'a Cablnet, and who wai
apokeaman of Lord R ? ? ivernmenl .
n:> morable declaral. ? to On il Br|
made In i . C'omi
:<-:?;.. apoke lo-nlgl relgn afl Bl u k
burn n. l.u. .,-?.:?? i. g to l "mai Wn nt
,.rr. ? ,,:. :)., !? i Itioni 1? Iw ? Btatel
Qreal Brltaln accompllahi i i> thi free preaa
of ;i tm ;?< oplfl on ? ach al le of
j,r?-_->ii._-' the -
.
"I would ra thei ' ; I tl
whi* h - ? ? - the publlo
.
hnxr llnally eome m r.-..l!z-- .. double patrlotlam
Ih. ? -tn ?l
?. ? ? ? . ? I he tW"
i ln tli
...... . tlmea ol
turbance to iind In li m m - ?> whlch ?e
ould !?? m f?>r i ? -I' "
Blr ^?.lv in.' ? ? mn* ' tti" "attemi i
i - to I
,,ut ,,f thia und* ? . i !.. -
lhat both Gi - '? *nd th* I'i i?l Stati ' maj I ?
, i-line ii ire u d more 1
,i,?,r . . rovemeni m
li '.n Ihroughout the ^j
e
I Ri I ll.r './,' 1 \ l> I OR \YE81 1XDIE8.
London, Dec :. la order to relleve the dtatreae hi
| tha Weal Indlei lh< Oovermnenl hai dedded ;?
grgr.t ll.iti ? i -.- flO.Wj and St Vlncent iX.OlQ. a_pd
i to itnd to each tha etim of Urt.t/iO.
HNDER CANVAS AND BNOW.
BOLDIERB AT MONTAUE HAD A HARD
TIME IN THK BIG BTORM.
WHBM THK nooF Of! A BCILOCra BLEW OFF IN
THK NIGHT THKY ROIXSD THKM?KI.VKS IN
BLANKETS, ANP MOVED IN THK MORN
INr.. MANY VKN AT W09M RK
PAIRtlfQ TKA' KS ANP WIHKS.
Battery L, Bth Artlllery. Captaln Ludlow,
had ti rough experlence in ibe atorm of Batur
i ay and Bunday. A detachment of the battery
reached Atnaganeett yeaterday tnd brotifht th-t
flral newa of the experlence of the command
during tho bllxxard. Th- aergeant ln ehar^>- of
the d, tacbmei l aaya he haa been through aevere
Montana bllszarda. and would aooner g<> thn>ugh
half a dosen on th- plalns or in the mountalna
than oxporl<mce surh another night as that of
laal Baturday.
Many ..f th* men ln the battery are new to
sotdiering, only the i.asis ..f the battery being
? m! campalgnera if it had not been for the
, nc, of theae -.l-l Indlan flght -rs ln the com
mand tho aufferlnga of the men would have been
rery ?ever*. The iinitery haa been expo. tmg
ttaneportatlon away from the Point for a long
time. bUt lt did not oome, and the rren have ro
malned In ^h.-,rpe of th^ bulldlnga
rm Baturday when th.- storm threatened to h?
roni'- aevere th- men shlffpl th'niselves Into
th- wooden hoapttal bulldlnga, an.l prepared to
ti.^;.- until th" storm was over. Tho
bulldlnga aro aubatantlal, and thera was no fear
of ti-,. ir K..mp down before the- gale, hut th" '*i>*-^
of tho ranvas ro..fs waa early foreeeen. and
everythlng poaaible was done t>. preeerv, them.
The anow was kept off and tho edR.-s were made
as aecure as poaaible. The atout canvaa was not
proof auainst the wlnd, however, and by >?>
o'clock renta began to appear. and theee glv
\nn, tlie wlnd play und-r the canvaa anow
whipped it to plecea, and only the clouda cov
ered tho mf-n. The tent canvaa wai formed
into shelters In th.- walls. and then the oil eam
palgnera and the offi.-ors ?ot the men to work
so ns to keep them warm.
During th- nlghl th- sr.ow drlfted Int th*
bulldlnga, and after lt had formod a thick
t'lankot "Vf-r th. t.-nt canvaa th- men were falr
ly comfortabla under the siu-uers. Every man
had not only his blanket, hut soventl oth.-rs
wiiioh fortunately had not b<-en ahlpped ont of
the i-amp. and, rolled ln th.-lr Mank'Ms ard In
ranvas, the men managed to weather the storm
through t!io night.
HOVIXQ IN THE BTORM.
on Bunday morning it was declded lt would he
wlse to move, a-- tli" gal ? contlnued and seemed
? reaae a detachment wenl nut to ir veatl
gate the cnndltlon of tho building for the
Quartermaater'a Department near the atatlon.
It waa a hard march for the men. warmly
wrapped ?* ihej were and unencumbered, havlng
lefl their equlpment behlnd, and taking noth?
ing except food in their haveraacka. They
I found the quartermaater'a building not only as
windproof aa th<- hoapltal walla but trro nt
?now, tho wooden roof not having given way.
The Long laland Railroad reataurant waa ex
..- ? ??!, but the low land aliom the atatlon was
flooded by the hich tlde, and th.* tinnr ot the
reataurani was covered with aevertl Inchos of
? iter.
Tha explorera made their way ba< k to the
hoapltal and reported, and th, batterj began Ita
march. Tbe men were this time in heavy
hlng order, bul hy frequent ahlftlAg of the
men kl the head of the lir.e the march was
made ln good order and th.- quartermast.r's
quartera <" cupled. A atove for cooklng was ros
cued from the reataurant, and from that time
on the men were in good shape. and had a com?
fortabla time.
HU". Anny mulea weathered the storm, and
are api arentlj aa w ell aa ever.
The detachment reached Amaganaett on a
,-r over whal was lefl of the Long Irfland
Railroad tracka The stat|oM agent was v.iih
?in.l took back the Montauk mall, tnd
fter wlll travel the route daily ami g"t lt.
LINEMEN HARD AT WORK.
Two hundred llnemen from Phlladeiphia are at
work repalrlng the wlrea at th.- eaatern --nd of
tho laland. They work aa long aa poaaible, and
makca no dlfforenoe, but lt wlll b? a
couple of daya more before the tangle is
htened out, Hardly a pole ls unbroken,
:,;. , th *e not I roken were thr>.wn out of plumb
with th< risull that the wlrea broke between
ever> , i id - ? r, tangled and twlated beyond
Neai Sepea, ??? i re la one atretch
ui---' ,'ninv-six polea broke,
A iii- gang of railroad men is repalrlng the
waahou ..- Xepeague. A conatructlon train is
ate this morning, nnd th" damage wlll
.,,-. repalrcd by to-morrcu or Monday, and the
road ahould he runnlng through to Montauk by
Mi nda; afternoon it the lateat.
Th ?? are only two waya of eommunlo.ittng
with Montauk, ?"?ne is the hard and dlfllcult one
of walklng .-iIomst tli" ocean-front from Amngan
, ?! ni the >th, r la o* i r the wreck of the rail
road Tho telephone nnd telegraph wlrea ara
d, wn, and 'he wagon road la Impaaaable, owing
to waah' uta and de, p drifta,
Th.-- Oovernmeni llnemen yeaterday sueceeded
in getting the llfe-saving atatlon wlrea eon
I a far as the'Oeorglca atatlon, and are
now rebulldlng lt touard Nepeague, and hope
hy to-ni irrow morning t" have reached the
Montauk atatlon iind the llgbthouee
During the storm rit Montauk th" Bahlng
la May, belonglng to d. Ron, was
hed acainst th" !mn pler where the sol
? : . i - landed laal aummer and waa wrecked.
The aloop A I, lalda T. which waa drlven aahore
ln thi pale, waa (loated yeaterday. David Tut
i.i:;'-- -t...ii launch Carrle T., which was drlven
aah ',?-. did nol l-m far ei oiigh up on the heaeh
? i to plecea The iteamboal Nlantlc,
which waa report ?! aunk, waa .lriven asliore, Is
In good ahape, an.l can be tl 'at'-I.
-?
IXCREA8E OF REGULAR ARMY.
A BILL PROVIDINd FOR onf HUNDRED
THOU8AND MEN PREPARED BT
OENERAL MILE8.
Waahington, Dec. 2. -Oeneral Milea has pr?
the drafi of a Mll provldlng for a regular
of one hundred thouaand men.
Th-- blll, lt is aaid, wili provlde for an organlxa
:' twelve companlea t" the reglment, w;;h
an arrangement for a thir.l lieutenant for eacb
n caae of need. lt wlll contaln pro
i ataff corpa largely in accordance
with the rei-ommcndatlona of th" heada of tlie
vnrlous bureaua in thclr annual reporta Chalr
ilu:; ol the House Commlttee on Mllitary
ntenda l pi -: ! tbe blll In Congi ? ia il
? t opportui ?
COBISG BOME FROM B0X0LVIA7.
THK t \K D PAB ! -.T-H KI.A.N'S F..R THK FIHPT
N'-.w -TORK VOLCNTEERB
Ban Pran li ?? Di 1 Oeneral Merriam aaya:
\ ii hvm bui f the i*t Hew-York V'olun
???? .i-t. ? :? fruni Honolulu >.n thf Aus
irallit, I ?? ? i ci. irlll be quartered .it ihe
? foi .i while ar.d th n ahlpped i...ni?- Tha
i ...:' ol ihe reglment wlll leave Honolulu Juat
?? ? , .rt itlon la V .i ly W" have de
lermlned lo lel the battallon of englneera do garrl
lt th, ilandi Bn far the Hp.gin.'i'rs have
and other troublea of which
i ?. ? llera ? been vlctlmi Thia Is
: he f.i t thal 11 ej .? r..- under 1 ha
. ,;,m. ind it- ? ncera."
. . -m- .
BRITI8B WABRBIP FOLLOW8 FREXCB OXB.
i'iK g, D - '.?.iik io tha preaence of a Prench
? p at Nanklng. a Bi inut-. wara hip
red there to protecl the Ir.t res,* of Orr.-it
l .
The vi'ftion ?f the extm-ton .if tiie Ameriean
ar.d I,r:t:sh Bertlements ar Sl.aiiKhal ls like.iy to lie
1 '..Mjrablv declded at nn eany oata
ALDBIDGE 8U8PENDED.
THKOOVERXOH COMPLIEfl WITH THE RE
QUESTOF THK BUPERIMTENDENT
of PUBLIC WC.KKS.
fnr Trt.r.'intvii to -.iii-. tuihi BB 1
Albany. Dec. _.'.?Goorpe W. Aldrtdge is no
i longer at the h?ad of the Departmenl *>f Pob
1 iie v.'nrki?. Oovernor Black ha?? Buapen ^A him
from ofllee to awalt the resuit of th** BCtlOO "f
| the Orand Jury of Albany County on tbe evl
.1, nea whlch wlll ba gubmltted to it by Attorney
Oeneral Hanoock regardlng Mr. Aldrtdge*a
' method of suporvislng the exi-outlon of the canal
contracta under the N'lno Ifllllon Dollar Im
provemenl act Mr. Waek was in the Capltol for
an hour or so to-day before he act.' I OB Mr.
Aldrtdge'a requegt to hc relleved of tho dutiea
of his ofllee. Then the Governor iBSUed tho fol
lowini,' order of auapenalon:
Btate Of N'ew-Y,,rk. Kxe-eutlve Chamber.
Chargea of mlaconduct In ofllee having been
preaented agalnal Oeorge W. Al*Iri*iir*-. Buper
Intendent of Public Worka, ami h,' having re
queated to ho relleved fn m further perforn ance
,.f the dutiea of bia ofllee pendlng a Judl Ial
Inveatlgatlon of su,'h chargea; and it appearing
to m. aatlafactlon thal pui.lio Intereai requlrea
lt; Therefore, tn compllance wlth such reqoeat,
and In purauance of the autbortty veated in the
Governor by Bectlon -'5 of Article V of the Con
atltutlon, lt is
(ir'l'-red. That the sald Oeorge W. Aldrtdge bo
and he is hereby auapended from the gzerclge
! ,,f th*- dutles of the *,f1i*e of Superinton.lent of
j Public Worka
Glven under my hand and the Prlvy Beal of
th-- State at ihe Capltol in th-- rity of Albany
this aecond day of December In the year of our
Lord, one thouaand eight hundred and nitu-ty
elght. PRANK B. BLACK
By th- c,.-vernor: Wllllam M. GriU'rh. Prl?
vate B? cretary.
rt is believed that no suoof-ssor to Mr. Al
dridge will he natned by Governor Hlack. but
, that Patrick J. McWeeney, Deputy Bupertn
i ter..lent of Publlo Works. wlll perform the dutiea
! of tlu- ofllee until Janutirv 1, when a now Super
Intendent ? ?( Pubtle Worka, appolnted by Gov?
ernor Roi '???x'-it. will take pogaeaglon of the plaee.
lt i? believed that Attorney-General Eiancock
. will not ho ahle foi- two or three weelu to gub
niir any evldence concernftiK tho canal contracta
i to theV.rand Jury of Albany County. 1!" wlll
1,- buay prepartng the eaae for bi ma tima to
cr me.
Stafe Pnirlneer Adams has departed for his
i hon.o in r'ti-a. It ls believed that hia purpoee
la t" collect evldence in hi-* own fav.r.
ALLEOED 8WIXDLER8 IX JATL.
<\Ut TO TtK MEMBERB OF THB MOBT NO
TORIOUB OANG OP UFAT. KST'ATK CON
FIDKN'i'K MEN IN THK COCNTRT
George S. Ilartln, Charlea B. Grtllo and W. B.
Cutler, who are aaid to be memberg of the
Worthlngton pang. the most notorioua gang of
real (atate gwlndlera in tbe cotnitry, were locked
up ln the Tomba last nlght on chargea of awlnd
lir.tr. The pollce have been trylng to nm tho
giing down tor more than a year. Aa in the
? ? if most vlolatora of the law, their lnear
ceratlon at last la du-- to a woman. Fa.-h of
the mon has a long llat of alli iea and Ifl known
by one name or another ln nearly every State
ln the I'nion.
A few days ago the pollce recelved informa
th.n from Grtllo, who waa lt- Philadelphia, that
Martln, who is under Indtcttnert here unler the
nama Of George tt. Thomas. was ln N'ow-York.
Martln was airested. He a.-iked the pollce
where thoy eot their Infonnathm. and on bolnr
told txaxe a riew whlch iod to the arreet nf
Grtllo and Cutler. ah are under Indlctment by
the ' Irand Jury.
Th? WOrthtngtOB gang\ of whi--h the men are
ali.cod to he memb"n?, waa formerly run ly
Harry and .lohr. Worthlngton, wh*. had offlcea
at No. 18 Wall-8t. The camr's rr.-th' d of opera
tion waa a slmpie cre. ono of ts membera arould
gpproach a re.i! e^tate own*-r wtth a propoflltlon
t,. buy. givins: the Worthlnrton brotherfl u a
reference, and mentlonlng the name of a proml?
nenl banker of *he town from whlch th" pre
,1 purchaeer -':'i he came The t I! ?wlng
ne of th.- WorthltiKton brothi -s would vtalt
the proapectlva Beller .ind aay that the bank r
had commiir.lcnt.il w!th him ln regard t,* (ho
transactlon. and would let tho -uvner underatand
that the prospectlve buyer wus "nll rlpht."
Buyer and sc-Iler arould then meet in the ofllee
of -he 'VYorthinctons at No. 1^ Wall-st., to algn
?he cor.iituts, but at the last momenl it would
appear that the money had nol cotne, and that.
unleaa the check of the pr..=peetlve buy.r waa
gecepted the deal would be -.ff. in manj
the eheck was Bccepted. There being nothlng
tangible by whlch the pass.-r of tho ch< kcould
be caupht the Worthlngt ns long eva I-! Juatlee
by saylnpr that thoy had done nothlng for whioh
they could be convlcted. They were convlcted
of coneplracy in Pebruary Iaat, however. and
sent to Hlmira and Blng ^n_,' piis.ms respac
tlvevly on chargea of consplracy.
About two years BgO Martln and Grtllo 'ire
aaid to have awlndled Miaa Ruth Froat. of M*>n
tana. ou* uf her farm. Later th- J Ind 1* td her
to joln the can-,-. Bhe married Grlll' , and they
w.-m to Philadelphia t" llve. but aftci ?;;???,
th._- woman -i' p <l to Butte. .\i mt., " lth
tin. Grtllo followi .1. and ti d ??.-'-ay\. hia
wlfe to f. turn t> him. but Bhe refus. and ne
returned to Phlla lelphla. S< ? a*?
Grtllo learned that th" two were In th ? ty, ana
he informed rh- pollce I gratlfy iia feelmg '-r
rovengi.-. Martln waa undei Indlctm nt on g
charfTo of havin? awlndled Patrick Monn ol
Jeraey Clty. out of f.'.oo aboul i jrear u ?. and
he waa arreated on thal charge.
Th.- Martlna told th- pollce that Grlllc had
about a year ago s. Id .i half ?'> ' "'
Manhattan Realty Company, i ib com?
pany, wlth offlcea ln The World BuUdlng. t"
four peraona within two daya Grilli
Indlctment on thal charge ai d the i ? ?'
Philadelphia were aai : ?' !
d'.d bo. He la alao un Iot nn a < harj. ?
of havln - con?i Ired 1 Mary E Smlth,
of Waahlngton, D. C. In Fobruary lam
n, d hii wlfe were wlth Orlllo n Pl ladelphla,
ami Cutler wai arr- *ted on a warrani h ir i i g
him wlth conaplracy Nelthei Mrs. Cutler nor
Mra. Grllln have heen arn I
it i- aaid 'hut the ?anft of whlch thr prtaoner
era are aaid t., he membei ured n ntrol of
aome land ln Wentem Ml lourl, which th?-y
mortgaged many tlmea to each other, bi lu l
tho mortgagea as aecurttlea In th.ir reni estate
tranaactiona.
m
POOR TAILOR TBIED BABD TO ME.
ST'iar- OM A Hl.Utl TO fXHALE AB M". II OAB AB
PO -mu i: nt"T nt.- t.tri: was BIVBD
Herman Malkln, t?,.ea yeara old, tried to
Itlll hln ln h i room, at No M3 Mon
roo-Mt It w.is i. little hit nf :i rocin. w!il<-h ,-ost
him " eenta i flreek In renl He w irked until last
xx, i w a- hia trade aa a tailor ln ;i". Eaal Blde aa
Then he waa dlacharged; .md hu mis..r,i),ie
plti nce taken away, he found nr.- harder thaa
eier.
Teaterday Malkln'a landlady aaid ahe waa florry
. ihe would have to takg h * rooaa, ai **he ne.-d-d
tii.. m,,iie>- tomiki' up her r*-nt.
Ha in'.! h" ? "i'i : ? ?> up hia Bjooda?that it
would nor tak,? long Flrt mlnute* later the
woman h*.tr,i .- heavy fall ni?i running to h, r
lodger*i ri,,'tu ^ii" found him on the floor un.i
I . ? I etood on _)
chalr, 1,1,1 wlth ht.- mouth over the lei Inhaled
gai until t,'- loel cone U i neei gnd f'-H to tlie
floor.
The* u.ok ! im to fjotfverneur lb -."b.il. gnd th*
docr.rs !? .-..r" I him eat, but he
begged plteeualy for aome i ilaon ~.<x:ny: that h
wnuted to ille. H?. wlll he arralgned lu courl th|a
morning. eiurged wlth attempted aulclde. The clty
wi.i proa it ly '??- i.t- Iai II ird t >r ?"???'? tim. I i
? .-me. and ha will have ji.hi mn much room Bat
ti r atill, it wlll be fre.- of
SICABAGl i L0SE8 l CCBTOMEB.
Maaagua, Klearagua, Dec I Lu|g Wlehman, the
agent of th.' Atias gteamahlp Cempsny. his gn.n
| notloa to the Oovernaaeni of Nicaragua, by caMe,
tliHt I'Wtng to thi- death of Sir Arth'ir Forwuod. of
I.t ? ? i p.Hi',, the companv had decided not to pur
cl.eie Nlearagua'a raiir,>ud.? and ateamboata. u>
I wtilcb ar.d negotiatlor.a had btea U> prugrsaa
ARMY'S PART IN THE WAK
ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRE-*
TARY ALGER.
BANTIAGO, PORTO RICO AND PIIII.IP
'I'lM.'S CAMPA10N8 ffeviEWED- CAMP8
ANU HosiMTAf.S IXCREA8E <?F
THE RECULAH AltMV CROED.
Waahington, Dec. 2.?The annual report of
Becretary Alger li a pr;ii t: ally completa ofll?
clal blatory ofghi ? ar Th Becretary haa given
to the publie n.'t only a'l the offl .' h*%
that pasM'l dlrectly betw, -n hia own ofltoe
nnd commanltng ofl"ners ln the fl land imps.
but has aupplemented '!ies>- with the Bhart ex
planatory nr.tos aettlng forth the reaaona for
vartoua n ovementa, and then, to e< mplete the
record, h" has ln,'lud"d in the l . .|y . f hl* re?
port tln? reports ..f Oeneral Milea, e,t ail the
generala who took part In the , ampaign ia
Cuba, Porto Rlco ard the I'h ::r.,.mos, and. tlnal
ly, tho repnrts of al! ti,e Bureau ofll, >-rs of tho
War Department Nowbettf is ther.- nhow-n ?%,
?'. i| itlon to <-ri:!'-is... th , di.pati'hee
being allowed to t. u their owa atory. fjonerally
tho Becretary flnda much ta pi tlae, ar.d eame
f.r alncere congratulatlon in the resuits ob
talii.il.
Tl,- report proper begtna with what may be
deectibed aa a chronological hlatory of the i ar,
beglnnlng with th. outbreak "f hoatlHtlee on
April 21, and aettlng fonh *-!.? date on wh'ch
any afT.iir of Importance oeeurred, hut maklng
n>. comment whatever <?n the facta The only
exceptlon t,. thia nt!.- is ln referenca to th*
caaualtlea nt Banl ig B m, crltlclan havlng
t.'i made that there waa a i.i- k of aurgione
preaent, t!i<- report aaya thut there were 11<>
Burgeona in attendance, arid that of l,43t
wounded, only thlrteen di"l from their wounda.
Touchlng tlio aurrendei at Bantlago, th*? report
?howa that Oeneral Bhafter demanded the Hiir
render nn July .'!, nnd renewed thia .i'-mand on
the Ith. <"'n th" morning of the 11th anotlv-r
demand was made, On the evenlng of that*
day General Milea -irriv .-?!. ar.d on July IS ar.d
14 he, with Oeneral Shaff-r, m.u the Spanish
commandei und, r a flag of truce to dlacum th*
aurrender. On tii" afternoon >>t x\\r ilth Oen*
i eral Milea left Oeneral Bhafl r'a head piartera,
and aoon thereafter went aboard ship pr.jara
1 tory to aalllng foi Port, Rlco On July 17 Gen
i erai Toral aurrender, I twenty-three thousar.d
! men, and tt- Am, rican flag waa holated hy order
of Oeneral Bhaft, r
OREAT ACHIEVEMENT8 ?">f THK NATKML
Tho Becretary, comlng down In his histonr
i te th.- middle of Auguat, when an order waa ia
iu I, and i- aow ln executlon, to tnuater out
a hundr, d th, i u I ? ? - - laya:
Thua tn army of about 29O.00U volunteera and
recruita for the Regulara waa ealled int.. ex
' '-..i... frotn clvll life, and, Inoludlng the Regu?
lar Army. the total ( i ? araa "J7?il7 men It
. inized, armed and equlpped (ni>
nui i!.. - | ii hand ther than th >ee for tha
: . . . . Bpr at, l< 11 mus ketsi, an i B0.0H0
men oi were tranaported bj land an4
s.'.i t, battleflelda In the troplca lo.OOO mlleg
apart, where tbey won theh vktorlea althout
,i aingle defeat, and .,n within th" perlod of 113
daya from the Aeclaratlon of a*ar to tht sik.-tiing
of ti,- protocol,
i Thia greal aehlevement ean be credlted to no
' Individual: tt b, lonin to the N itlon lt waa
a. omplli !.? 'l thr f.ii the ..:--d
1 iiatrlotiam of all who aerv. l. from the Oom
ler-ln-Chief to the privat, it-. the r-mka.
i It also apeaka volum i foi th-- prompt, I'.itrl.
otlc ai d Intelllg, I i il tn ' the pe 'ple who
I ftirnlshed In ao ahcri a perlod th-- suprlies
,,. ? ... r> t.i prepare thia -? u irmy for rhe
[ ti.;'!. To the heroic men who aerved hi d;a
, tani lati- the .-"untry wlll evi oftei a true
ii. i of pralse, but t!:.- mlghty army In oamp,
reudj and eager ti mk" the 11 - - * ? I ahould alco
!?. Kiv, i ? I t. It waa th< Ir preaence,
i ii ,!. hour'a notlce f r any emergeney,
it,-,, ,-....!., i the enemy and proved to htm
th.il '"? it - ? i
BMALLEST DEATH RATE ON RECORH,
The deatha In the An from May 1 to Octa
ber 1. Includlng kllled, died f woui la and of
dfseaae, were 2,fllO, the amalleal death rate re
-. ,i ni an) army In hUtory, a remarkabla
fact v hi n it la ? l I tl it ov, r JUi.OOO of
,.,,,- ,i opB, rn and reared ln the temperata
? ? were campalgnlng In troplcal cllmateab
t to rain and heat almoat unprecedented.
Th>- B, retary aaya ..f th*- volunteera, that to
furl, ugh th- tn In wlnter would ha a hardahlp, so
i... re omn ? i da that in livu of the furiough the
offlcera ai I men rece ve two montha' pay at the
time of their dlBcharge. thun admlttlng of their
i ? diachargi In their 11 - ni campa in tha
- iti
A HUNDRED THOU8AND REQCLARB WAMTEB
L'nder the head ol li reaee la rhe permanent
bliahment, the Becretary -a;.s.
ln - i"--. of the ae, da of a n llltary force in tha
y th, Cnlted Btatea, it ia
earnestl r, wimend, ' thal the Regular Army
i i . ,?..?.,.;: reaaed to a hund-ed rhouaar.-l
' men and I ......... B p,*Mon of
I thia Arm-. from tln Inbabltaatfl
: ... those inat. . ? muatered Into the aar
, ,-,,. ,-, | | -?? . . ? . tnmanded bv
the ofl ? ? ir Armj llacretlon, however, to
? ? intmaata
, ?? ,:n the f, rce bo i- cru ted.
Tn, , mderstand tho lan
,.,; . a, j ? men and theie
,.', its,.; glve th, m employment,
but alao have the tendincy to enable tha <?/**?
ernmenl to get Into cloaer touch with their
, people ?:...,t t would ol ? be able to d<v
Thia would alao ;-'' 0'Atl P--'l?''<-* from
Berving ln tho*e i itea to a 1 ? exteat, anl
would, n.ur. "??:? ibl, th, tolunt, era to ba
rt the aervl e and retura to tha
.! . Uona of clvll life.
Another 'ii?--r.?'i in ll xhtit there should beem
; i in th-- Cnlted Btatea aervlce a constabu
lary force ' t the efl ea of Cul... P* rto Rlco and
the Pblllpplnea, wbo hav- bad experlence and
can speak the language >>f the lal i '-??
RAILROAD IX CCRA RECOMMENDED.
Becretary Alger thlnka thal the Oovenuneal
wlll be greatlj taxed l i aupply f, ? -I to tha des
titute, eepeclally tn ,'ui..i The ? ;r'*n ahould hm
r ide, he thlnka, te glve*tha people work in
- Ld of allowlng them to dwell in id:> ne?s, liv
Ir.g on chatity. He *Ajn'.
Would lt n"t ba *''?? economy fOr the Oov
ei nmenl of the 1":,,- d Btat, i l ? ? ? natru, l a aub
pt.-iiui.ii railroad practl, ally the wh!.- length of
the Island of Cuba, with branch roada leadlng
to the leadlng cltlea on the ' Buch a roal
?. , f courae, eaat a ? perbapa
S'ji, 11. ii 11 r ?> bul lt would gU.npl yni'tit to
the pe iple of Cuba, tea< h tt-. m hablta of li lua
r v "i" aa Inducemeni for thera lo culttvate
th. :r farma. and thua fttrnlah auppllea for the
laborera ;,u-i for.market when tbe road i-? eon
atructed Thia ln mj Judgment, la abaolutely
? tial to tbe pacltteaMon and developmenl of
the great laland lt arill brlna Ita minera'.e.
lumber and agrieultural producti to market and
1 oien up commui atlon wltl all parts of the
l*Und arith rh- leaat poaaible delay Th^ roud
would he a good propert), and when it haa
aerved Ita purpoa* fOr th" Oovernmeni could hn
? | for m eoet if auch an Impcoi emem ia nit
n.ii.ii', th" Oovernmeni wlll ao doubt expend
miiy t.-.at amount In eharlty.
Th.- Becaetary aaya timt avea if this i.>ad la to
ba bullt thera la aa Immediate aeeaaatty for a
large approprlatlon to raHava the daatttata Tha
iiiiention af aanltatlon of th* cltlea should alao
havo immediate attenttoa, aad a part of thi*
taxea collected la the l.-land should be expendod
f,.r that work
Hom.' recomreendatloaa la the r.rst part of
th- raparl me thal provlal, n ba aaaaa tt* a
Btatue af Oeneral Urant. that Chief ri?<rk Twee
dale be maj.- a 1!-men itu-c ilon^i. that pro
viylon ba made for a BeCQBd Aasistant Secretaty
of War, and that aa approprlation be tuadu fur