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SAW THE PRESIDENT
Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's Represeuta.
live, at the White House.
DIVESTED OF OFFICIAL SIGNIFICANCE
Republican Leaders From North
Carolina Call.
HALL CAIN E A VISITOR
I-elipe Agoncillo. the representative of
-Aguinaido and his allege! government. saw
1 resident McKlniey this morning, but ac
complished nothing in the way of officially
bringing Philippine affairs to the -Attention
of the I'resilient.
Agoncillo v as accompanied ty hir secre
tary ami interpreter, Sixto Lopez, and by
<.en. Hr.eiii, who has just returned from
th - Philippines.
Th>- Filipino delegate was received cn
condition that his vi?!t should be solely as
a i>ri\ate cttiz?-n. having no requests to
nrnke in behalf nf anybody cr any sup
posed government. Lnder these conditions,
the visit v. as practically without ?%??.
cane.. except as showing that the Presi
dent w .xtremely cautious in not giving
any ..ffi. jnl status to his callers or any
standing to their alleged government.
Hi- positive statement can easily be
nu'. that Agoncillo simply paid his re
?[?? ts and expressed gratitude for what
had been done for his people by the Ameri
cngv rnment. This ar.d the eomi li-rents
S"? 'L" "ccasions occupied nearly
all or the time in which the visitors Were
>. n; Agoncillo-.. Interpreter speaks En
g_ish w ,h difficulty and was slow in his
ir?? nsiations.
?*?** ,OGk Part in the Inter
\i>w. -X ?ljt to occasionally explain some
l?rfngrfutWrCn ,th" F"ir,in"9 --ted to
, I'm. Greenes presence was re
\hv ,itU" ^"Pir-os. who at
um^i> appeared nervous.
J; 1.- -al l iin the best authority that Agoa
cHIo has n..t receive! the telegrams he has
I-en 1 for from Aguinaldo. There is
sonie--ii.ni: wrong with the cable l,,."? and
er rmnunication is not easy.
Aisoneillw'M Intention*.
tailing to I... able to make representa
tlcns to tin President. it is said that Agon
cillo will nttsmpt. before leaving here, to
g-.: s-.-me kind of recognition at the State
I'e; ai lment. He will at least try :o secure
Permits,..: to lay b?fore Judge Day, it
Paris, the Philippine side of affairs He is
anxious t-. -? t opportunity at Paris to brins
out th* Philippine story.
At. ? ill,, ,-i,i Lopez were dresxed in the
striped^tourers TT'" Th,v wore "Sht
11 lr"">er>. frock coats and silk hata.
?ir, 1 5 i ^'i'1 '""k much like well
thiYt v "? ' :" S' General Greene said
tojsrapn t...<;,j. 1re.|Uest was explained
. ' 1,111 ! ! ? n.-rvi.;:< manner lie said
naata Banana" (tomorrow), and hurried
out Ot the front do r of th- White House
North < urollun Kenut.lienn Lender*.
Senator i'ritchard and Chairman A. E.
Holton of Ii? republican state committee of
^ orth Carolina were visitors at the White
House today. This is the third campaign
?-hail man Holton has managed in North
Carolina. He thinks this will bt the most
su.-c.-ssful Ota of the three for the repub
lic ars. To a Star reporter Senator Prltch
i-rd said: "We are going to gain two seats
in th- House of Representatives. We now
tare three members of the House. I doubt
tri.-t tJ, Tra,i*"7 ? *i^gl? dto
j>ro)..'iJdy sw.:;?p e!-^.8
cam;"v;^<vnh:,s,^fn ,vvr k,,"wn'?a
th,r,!:.'.-."'r'Ti, rT.hr ,r>lng to draw
i r> " ? *'Jt that is proving to bo i
? cr?,t*r ? .? ] . i w a
. * ' l,e*< the democrats wGI
n. ; v:? ... wl.Uin '*? weeks.
alo "h " has been made
false ^fV-etn,r^r,0ri 15,18 ***"
. f r"" wan? to K-t control
chise thcSsand. *? disfran
1-h r/i. ms i. . gro volcs antl fcbtab
. . ;T? -"Vf: ?,r"l forever."
s:V. hu* ? number of
-he 'ampxrci^r^mu,!y n"^
(.reel, aiM, , AD(a < aJ|
' - nen| ?;reely went to the White House
If the'".'!?'0'''"1 Al1""' Uho ha<l charge
M i r ? ^ cori>s work in Cuba, and
WJr '?* War <<,,SOr '? Xew
of t'. J wa? *'?<? to see both
Ui' Kr tn ^0.0r'e, A,,en sent many
i ^ ' bite House from Kl
in :"ihV ramu ^ C^mI>ai8r,, wh,ch ?nded
gran - w ? r' o'ft- i-'aw-dte l"*0!- hThes? tele
lh- IT. -!. ? t Who sat Irf ""^ty by
'?"1 .-? idie-i tii- war room"
wh::- getting -,nd ? ?' Iff08 ?f the troops
? r. 1 -Miet: Th firsV, ,tr 'V" <**"
tien of Ctmn'l Smi "r the ''cstruc
AlKr: s ,k(t came from Colonel
Other ? aller?.
th.- U'hite 'h'ouh^ t^y0""- *a" a V,8,tor at
MHkVJohn SCW,aP>'
? f-sident today ,M?nt
Z"r,
U ?i ??. K ere visitors at the White
w^wa^&i i^'he'L^ ,EnS,*n n?e? > -
Cardenas. ,,sited the at
""'"T "' -"hW, n)V,KI.?
'-n,,.r,e BUaa OJTrrei
>onUnntion.
2T- 13 ,ik^>- 'o ^HZfT111;;
for ZatUf^:th'T ']is^'0t
that Mr Miss h """T* " '8 Said
he wants it and h h 'e nomina?on if
to consu't wUh m? fT N"w
Mr Hi.ss was a ver/aenv 0" '"k 5ubJwt
House during his ,t-rvtl r,^emb,r ot the
much to ,1., With lher^. and had
improvements Since hi? '^r atlci harl>?r
Congress he hasW.'flr?ent from
the development of retlMta^ IrTh"8'8 ln
action ot th, L^ricTTcX^'?
M EC EST PESMIOS CLAIMS.
Slsty-Seven A ppllentloii* on Account
nl the Maine Uioaster.
Vp to the present time there have been
but sixty-seven claims r.led for pension on
ac.-ount of the Maine disaster. Of these five
are for invalids, twenty-one for widows,
thirty-five for mothers, fHe for fathers and
cue for brother and sister.
In the recent war with Spain there have
been 534 claims filed. Of this number 4S1
ore from the army and 73 from the navy.
The large majority of claims come from
the volunteers. There are 320 in all, 112
invalid and MS dependent. There are only
101 claims for pensions from the regular
army. Of this number 81 are for invalid
pensions and 100 from dependents.
MR. BABCOCK'S CASE
He May Decline to Serve on the District
Committee.
Pactional F?-elln? Here un?l It* Effect |
on Bvprwentatlvest in Con
greM.
In business as well as in political circles
of Washington general attention is at
tracted to the case of Chairman Babcock
of the House District committee, whom the
democratic campaign managers are attack
ing through his connection with District
legislation. The affair derives renewed in
terest from a report gaining general circu
lation and undoubtedly emanating from
Mr. Habcock himself, that he may decline
to take the District chairmanship again if
he is re-elected to Congress.
Every one who has followed the legisla
tion of the last few years knows that un
der Mr. Babcock's chairmanship and by
reason of his influence with the ma.iorit>
in Congress as one of the republican politi
cal leaders more legislation of importance
to the people of the District of Columbia
has been enacted than in twice the period
of time in former Congresses. That fact
is a matter of record and not of opinion.
For that reason the people of W ashington,
who are like y to have legislation before
Congress, are taking an interest in Mr.
Babcock's future.
One of Mr. Babcock's friends, in conver
sation with a Star reporter today pointed
cut the considerations upon which Mr.
Babcock would be justified in declining to
serve again on the District committee, or.
for that matter, any man of influence and
political prospects. He said that a man of
Mr. Babeock's character coukl do a great
deal better for him>* If by serving on the
committees < f the House, where he could
not be assailed by t vtry faction he was
unable r.? please, and where he could se
cure legislation of benefit to his own con
stituents. He said that the prospect of
having to meet the complaints of the dis
satisfied people of Washington in bis con
gressional district in every campaign would
be likely to deter a man of ability and am
bition from accepting a place on the Dis
trict committee, and would make that com
mittee a Botany Bay for committee assign
ments.
It was explained that these were the rea
sons which were actuating: Mr. Babcock, in
view of the latest attack upon him. to re
gret his connection with the District com
mittee.
THK DISARMAMENT CON'GRKSS.
Formal Xotiee Tim I the I niteil Shiti'H
Will lie KepreKenlcd in It.
A dispatch to the London Standard yes
terday from Moscow says:
United States Minister Hitchcock today
communicated to the government the de
cision of the Washington government to
\ye represented .-it tie* disarmament con
gress. The dispatch further says that the
Moscow papers publish remarks credited to
the American consul general to the effect
that "to the gratitude the Americans felt
f^r Russia's sympathy in lS'U t.-? now add
ed the admiration of the President and the
American people for the czar's peace cir
cular."
1)KAI> AME1UC A.N SOLDIERS.
Arrj;ny:eim'ntf? to firing Their Ile
um i ism to This Country.
Arrangements are being made at the ar
Department to bring" to this country for
interment the bodies of oil the soldiers of
the American army who died in Cuba,
Port ? Kico or the Philippines. Congress
made an appropriation of for this
purpose, and the execution of the law has
been placed in the hands of the quarter
master general of the army, with instruc
tions to spare no effort or expense in the
matter.
Th" present plans of the department
contemplate the removal of the remains
of the soldiers buried in Cuba and Porto
Kico as s??.n as the weather gets cold
enough to justify such action. The work
will probably begin uext month. A ship
will be fitted up for th- special purpose of
transporting the remains to this country
and it will bk provided with every con
vc nience for the reception and transporta
tion of the dead heroes, including a full
supply of metallic < askets. The quarter
master general is now in conference with
undertakers to assist in the work.
t.IO V SUA FT 10It'S COM MAM 13.
AK*i??neil to the Military Department
of the Kuat.
Major General William R. Shafter has
been detached from command of the 5th
Army Corps, which effected the capture of
Santioga, and has been assigned to the
temporary command of the military De
partment of the East, with headquarters
in New York city, relieving George L Gil
lespie, Corps of Kngineerg, who will resume
his regular duties in the department.
Since his return from Santiago General
Shafter has been in command of the troops
at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, and to
day's action indicates the abandonment of
that camp.
Appointed Huartermuater.
The President has appointed Mr. James
S. Michael an assistant quartermaster of
volunteers, with the rank of captain, in
recognition of the valuable services ren
dered by that gentleman in straightening
out the serious transportation tangle at
Tampa iri connection with the ?*arlier expe
ditions to Cuba. Mr. Michael is an expe
rienced railroad man and has been em
ployed by the War Department to assist in
the movement of troops and supplies. lie
was offered a commission in the army at
the outbreak of the war, but did not feel
justified in accepting it at that time. On
the return of the 5th Army Corps from
Santiago Mr. Michael was stationed at
Camp Wikoff. Montauk Point, and assisted
In the conduct of transportation matters
there. He is a brother of Mr. Michael,
chief clerk of the State Department.
MavAl Promotion** Will Not Result.
Owing to the legal limitation of the num
ber of rear admirals in the navy, the re
tirement of Admiial Slcard will not pro
duce the usual promotions down the line.
The number of admirals fixed by law is
six, except where promotions to that rank
are the result of the thanks of Congress.
The latter constitute an excess number
c'uring the life of the incumbents, permit
ting the usual filling of a vacancy of any
of the other six. Admiral Dewey was pro
moted in this way. The promotions of Ad
mirals Sampson and Schley raised the num
ber of rear admirals to nine, and no va
cancies can be tilled until the number is
rtduced to six, exclusive of Admiral Dewey.
Admiral Matthews will be retired on Oc
tober 24 and Admiral Miller on November
Site** for Winter Canipa.
The War Department has selected sites
for winter camps for United States troops
at Augusta and Athens, Ga., and Columbia,
Greenville and Spartans burg, S. C. The
establishment of these new camps will be
gin at once.
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Government Receipts.
Government receipts?From internal rev
enue today, 1781,543; customs, $378,045; mis
cellaneous, $78,511; expenditures, $1,173,000.
TALKING POLITICS
b'anators Hanna and Mason Call on
the President.
SHOULD HOLD THE PHILIPPINES
That is the Ohio Leader's Ex
pressed Belief.
MK. MASON'S CONFIDENCE
Presfdent McKinley heard a groat deal
about politics today. Among his visitors
were Senator Hanna, ex-Gov. Merriam of
Minnesota, Senator Mason and Representa
tive Cannon of Illinois. Ex-Gov. Merriam
accompanied Senator Hanna. These four
men all talked politics. Senator Mason
said that he would return to Illinois at once
to enter into the campaign.
Ex-Gov. Merriam said that Minnesota will
be as largely republican as ever. "The only
trouble with the republicans this fall," he
added, "will be about getting out the voters,
but I think this will bo overcome before
election day. The voters do not come out
when they think there is nothing at issue.
We will show them, however, that there
is a groat deal at issue this year and try
to bring them out."
Senator Hanna said that nothing had been
said to Mr. Merriam about going as ambas
sador to London.
Senator Hanna 011 tlie Philippines.
Senator Hanna says that the synopsis he
saw of the interview published with him
this morning on the subject of the Philip
pines. while in the main correct, does not
altogether describe his position so as not to
be subject to misconstruction. "I have not
said that we should keep the Philippines,
nor, in fact, what we should do with them;
but my position is simply that we cannot
put them back under the Spanish flag.
Until all the facts are brought out and the
conditions are thoroughly understood, no
one tan say just what ought to be done
with the islands. The war was begun in
the interest of humanity and liberty. It
has devolved responsibilities upon us.
These responsibilities we must fulfill. We
can make no sacrifice of humanity nor lib
erty. arid mut*t maintain the charge left to
us. 1 do not see how a conclusion as to ex
actly what will be done can be reached by
either Congress or the administration until
the facts and conditions are thoroughly un
derstood. Hut I feel sure that there will be
r.o sacrifice of liberty or the principles of
humanity and that the Philippines will not
be rest'-red to the sovereignty of Spain.
Meanwhile, pending the settlement, we
must hold the islands, and in my opinion
this will be done."
Senator Mason's Contideuce.
Senator Mason expressed confidence that
the general political situation in the coun
try was favorable to the success of the re
publics n party. "If we do not hold the
next House of Representatives," he said,
"it will he because of overconfidence and
the consequent lack of activity. 1 he demo
crats are trying to make capital out of the
few mistakes that were made in the con
duct of the war, but we rely on the glory
of the war, which outweighs everything
else, to counteract such an att<mi?t. This
war has demonstrated that we Yankees can
raise an army of a million men. but that
we were riot able at once to provide ail the
hospital and commissary needs of the army.
Whatever faults in this particular there
may h.iv? been were the result of inexpe
rience and lack of facilities. The people of
this country, I do not think, will attach
blame to the administration for this."
Speaking of the policy of the government
toward Cuba and the Philippines, the Sen
ator said that it was the purpose of this
government to give to all its citizens, and
to all people subject to its influence or con
ttcl, the most perfect local self-govern
ment, whether they were on this continent
or on islands of the Atlantic and Pacific.
We would provide, he said, the most liberal
government possible, wherever the respon
sibility rested with us to establish a gov
ernment or maintain it, and that the future
of the people of the Philippines and of
Cuba would, in his opinion, depend upon
the local conditions, the adaptability of the
people and urjon their own wishes.
S5TL ATION IN IOWA.
I&cprcMcntative Hepburn Says That It
i* Sat In factory to IlepublicaiiK.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa, who
has been actively at work in the campaign
in his own state, says the situation there is
very satisfactory to the republicans. He
says he has not had an opportunity to look
il.to the general political situation as to
Congress, but that Iowa will send eleven
republicans to the next House of Represen
tatives. Compaied with last year, he says,
the campaign is rather quiet, but that po
litical meetings are well attended.
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TOKI'UDO HO AT DAVIS.
Builder* Heady for the Olficial Speed
Trial*.
The firm of Wolff Ac Zwickcr of Portland,
Ore., has notified the Navy Department
that it is ready to submit to official speed
trials the torpedo boat Davis, bu'lt by that
concern, and has requested tne department
to fix a time and place for the trial. As i.o
naval vessel has yet been tried on the
north Pacific coast, ii will be necessary for
the department to lay out a trial course,
pro'oably in Puget sound. The builders of
the Davis having been making some pri
vate triaJs with the little boat, which is re
quired to make a vpeed of 22 Va knots, and
havirtc run up the revolutions of the screw
to 4oo. feel satisfied :hat she will more
than meet the requirements.
MILL GO TO THE MOUNTAINS.
Col. Bryan Will Leave With Hi* Wife
Tomorrow.
Col. William J. Bryan is still improving
slowly. It is thought that his recovery
might be hastened if he had a change of
climate. Mrs. Bryan will, consequently, go
with him to the mountains of Virginia.
They will leave Washington tomorrow
and will stop a day or two at Culpeper,
Va., to visit Col. Bryan's relative.
A floral tribute in the shape of a basket
five feet tall, bearing American beauty ant!
Kaiserine Augoista Victoria roses, fringed
with carnations, was sent to Col. Bryan,
accompanied by an elaborate message of
eulogy, from the Maryland Democratic As
sociation.
Personal Mention.
Major General Fitz.hug"h Lee called upon
Mr. Perry Heath, first assistant postmas
ter general, today. Gen. Lee leaves to
night for New York.
Rev. T. Lewis Hartsock, who has been
visiting his parents. Rev. Dr. and Mrs.
Hartsock. at their country home, Har-Lew
Lodge, near Laurel, Md., has returned to
New York.
Represented the State Department.
Frederic Emory -was designated by Sec
retary Hay tc be official representative of
the Departm?it of State at the funeral ?f
Mr. BayartL
advices from judge day
Evidently is Not Discouraged Over the
Outlook at Paris.
Sincerity of Gloomy Expression* in
the French *ewniu?i?erH (tncKtioncd
?Alleged Spanish Protest.
Secretary Hay has settled down at once
to the discharge of the duties of his new
post. Already applications for office have
begun to pcur in upon him, by letter and
In person. To all of these the Secretary
has been obliged to turn a deaf ear, for he
finds upon examination that there are no
positions in his department within his dis
posal under the law, therefore he does not
contemplate making: any changes in the
personnel of his office.
The Secretary has been in receipt of cable
advices from Judge Day, president of the
American peace commissioners, in which
he says that the business of the commis
sion is proceeding in the most satisfactory
manner. The utmost courtesy has been
shown the members of the commission by
the French officials and every facility for
the accomplishment of the work with which
they are charged has been placed at their
command.
It is evident from the tone of Judge Day's
communication that he does not share the
gloomy view of the outcome of the meeting
of the peace commissioners which is said
to be expressed in tl*** French newspapers.
There is some doubt, it may be remarked,
as to the sincerity of these expressions,
and it is surmised in official quarters that
they are inspired by a desire to influence
the American commissioners toward an
abatement of their demands. If this is t'ne
case, they will fail of their intended effect,
for during the days when the protocol was
under negotiation between the President
and M. Cambon the probability of just such
pressure being brought to bear was. taken
into consideration, and was, indeed, urged
as a reason for refusing the request of M.
Cambon that the conference be had at
Paris, but it was decided that our commis
sioners would be stiong enough to with
stand such tactics.
Xo Request Made.
It is learned at the State Department
that, regardless of any protest that the
Spanish government may lodge in Wash
ington against the alleged refusal of the
United States authorities ?*> permit them to
reinforce their garrisons in the Philippines
outside of Manila, the peace commission
will be left to deal with this subject, as
strictly in the lino of their duties.
So far as can be gathered, our govern
ment has not returned any such refusal,
for the Spanish authorities have never
made a request of that kind. The matter,
however, proceeded further than the mak
ing of certain repres illations to our gov
ernment that the insurgents in the Phil
ippine group were c< 1 tinuing hostilities in
defiance of th<* sus; ? .isioti of hostilities,
whereupon our govi .-runent promised to
use its good offices t bring about a stop
page It has done this so far as it lay in
its power.
As to the charge hat our officials are
knowingly permitting the insurgents to re
ceive small arms, am lunition and cannon
from outside the is' nds to attack the
Spaniards, the officials -V0T* point in refuta
tion to the advices of e-irty this week from
Admiral Dewey 'announcing that he had
seised a liJibr.Fterirxg insurgent vessel en
gaged in just such a, rk. and also to the
earlier reports showing that our naval of
ficials were preventing the insurgent ships
from going out of M. nila to attack othpr
islands than Luzon.
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NEWSPAPERS1 CHARGES
Long Communication to the War Investigat
ing Commission.
The war irv< stignting commission re
sumed its v.ork this : -ji-ning at 1') o'clock
and r;main~d in stssic i until noon.
Col. Den'oy, cl airnv .1; Gen. Wilson, (X
Gc-V. Wool'ufy, fa:-*. Howell and Grn.
MeCook w-.- present. Gen. JlcCook having
airived in the city lust evening.
A large number of letters containing com
plaints regarding the conduct of the war
v.ere received. Among them was a long
statement from the New York World, giv
ir.g what was purported to be it detailed
statement of abuses at Camp Wikoff from
July 14 to September 21. The statement
covered twei.ty-one pages of typewritten
matter, and was in tl>e form of a diary,
which contaired a summary of news con
cerning al!?ged abuses at Camp Wikoff
which had been published in the World dur
ing the period named.
This was accompanied by a list of wit
nesses who, the statement said, could be
called upon to substantiate thtse charges.
Among the names of these witnesses were
those of Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Young, Col.
Forwi od, Maj. lirown. Chief Surgeon Sinn,
Helen Gouiil, Dr. Cyrus Kdson, Rev. Dr.
IS. Heber Newton, Dr. S. H. Doty, Dr. Win.
T. Jenkins, the two l ist named being health
officer and health c mmissioner, respect
ively, of New York c'ty.
The commission had this statement read
to them, that work consuming practically
the entire morning session.
Comment was made on the fact that the
statements of Dr. Senn were included in
this list of abuses, whereas Dr. Senn after
ward contradicted the statements that had
been attributed to l-.im.
No afternoon session of the commission
was held.
The only action th" commission took on
the communication received from the World
was to forward the following acknowledg
ment:
"The commission has the honor to ac
knowledge receipt of your letter of this
date, transmitting certain statements in
connection with the conditions at Camp
Wikoff, together with a list of witnesses
who can be called before the commission.
"The letter and statement have been read
by the commission, and, I am instructed to
say, will receive careful consideration."
Wnr Depnrlwc-nt Data.
The War Department wlB furnish the
commission a large amount of data that
has come in through Investigations made
by different bureaus of the department.
Ever since there were complaints made in
vestigations have followed. The different
bureaus have many individual investiga
tions, especially the surgeon general's
office.
General Sternberg, when a complaint was
made regarding his bureau, immediately in
stituted an inquiry through his subordi
nates. He has many of thase papers on
file, and it has been determined to turn
them over to the commission. Evidence of
this character is likely to go a long way to
disprove many of the accouats of neglect
by the surgeons and lack of care in the
various hospitals. The other bureaus of
tho War Department have also made in
quiries, and the papers in these cases will
be sent to the commission as part of the
data necessary for it in the investigation
of the complaints of the management of
the wax.
Wnltiuic 'or Transports.
The following dispatch has been received
at the War Department;
San Francisco, September 30, 1808,
No transports yet arrived. Senator is re
ported at Honolulu repairing damages In
curred in typhoon and expected to sail to
day for this port. Will report others as
soon as heard from.
(Signed) MERRIAM.
Major General Commanding.
Bids Opened for New Vessels for the
Navy.
SIMILAR TO THE CIVIL WAR MONITORS
Proposals Come Well Within the
Department's Limit.
MANY YARDS REPRESENTED
Bids were opened at the Navy Depart
ment today for the construction of four
harbor defense vessels of the monitor type,
authorized by Congress at the last session,
l or th:s purpose Congress authorized the
expenditure of $1,250,000 for each monitor.
There were some limitations in the act,
such for instance as that not more than
two of the vessels should be built in one
shipyard, while an allowance of 4 per ceiit
is made in favor of the Pacific coast ship
builders in case they hid. The act also
provides that the Secretary of the Navv
snail award the contract to the "lowest
best responsible bidder," which is unusual
and seems to admit of the disregard of
?Juts fi^m any but the most responsible
firms. The aet also directed the Secretary
to na\e in view "the best results and most
expeditious delivery." Consequently the
department, in laying down its require
ments, makes twenty-seven months the '
maximum time for the completion of the 1
i?/ a. Penalty ranging from
el m, a day f"r an>' dela-v their
completion.
The monitors are to be built strictly in
accordance with the department's designs
rLt'r?r .1 bt'ng ma<ll?' as is usually the
case, for the submission of contractors'
im r Inu y"e- they t;av,; no duplicates in
XihL P construction, and more ihan
il, ;':,"f ,'lse resemble the little monitors
wa" '^stlnguished themselves in the civil
l'"ar,i of bureau chiefs would have
w riUOh V hav? i'^ vided a more
P iwerful class of vessel, but the small
prevented' H thv aPPr?Priation act
prevented this, and they were obliged to
content themselves with single-turret ted
monitors of .'.Too tons displacement Nev
wirhtnhth 1("' desiS"ers have contrived
within these narrow limits to plan a most
serviceable type of vessel, though thefr
usefulness will be strictly limited to har
bor defense, and, on account of their sm.iil
['r"',0ort':J",B' lhe>' w111 n,Ji be abl.- to under
take an> long voyages.
i ^*hi;? resembling roughly the war moni
tor*. these new vessels will be vastlv su
perior to them in actual power. Their
X.,,, . . ,lnslano"' wi" l,e twelve knots,
about double that of the old vessels Tl. ir
hrVJ.r'-hT T"1 "?"sLst of twelve-inch
IM S r, V T rifles' capable of piercing
'i h "'nine-tenths of the naval vesse's
of the world; lour four-inch rapid-fire .cms
and seven smaller calibered rapid-fire guns
truc'tbT !"/?" -"Ch SerVi?> in 'KeX'
. truction of < ervera s squadron. The bidd
ers are not required to furnish eith.-r runs
armor or turrets The latter, bv the w ? v
are to be electrically controlled lik.-' thoie
iL h', ?'>n' These turrets will br. ,,f
tnt balanced type, ten inches thick, behind
eleven-inch barbettes, and a belt of armor
be ^l-erl S !i'1Ck *""1 ,ive f,rl broad will
bi. plc.eed on the sides of the vessel The
monitors will be feet Ion*. 5o feet'broad
w"a' erran m'""' 'Welve ani1 a half feet of
water, enabling ttiem to move freelv in anv
of the shallow Atlantic coast harbor"
Lurite tiulberiiiK ?f ltid,!erK.
The gathering of bidders in the office of
Secretary Long at noon, the hour set for
opening the proposals, was larger than has
been seen for mcny months, much larger
than has been the case when bids were re
etlved for building the five-foil more ex
for bv ,hau^' r";r ??S..?i
, , ant l^at the monitors which
lormed the subject of the bids were from
wit hin r*tho'V<'^ ;mai'er ^Portions
J;;'1,. th\ constructive abilities of the
-smaller shipyards of the country, while
? **. . larger bull lers might find room
in their yards for the little fellows.
rJcZZ wefe opened and announced by
bv rhf f a,.C Gtner"-' Lemly, examined
b> Chief Constructor Hlch'iora and El ?i
n-er-in-t hief -Melville, and reported by
Zahn ar;J rassed Assistant
Mcb arland.
Among shipbuilding people present were:
the v i and Solicitor Payson of
the .Newport News Shipbuilding Company,
lienrj Scott of the I nion iron works San
Wancisco; Mayor Malster of the Ct.lum
' ?a,Vr,?n./VOI;ks- ,Ja!lim?re; Mr. \Y >lff of
Wolff & Z wicker, Portland, Ore." Mr Nix
"f the CrwK*r.t shipbuilding works
ijlizabeth. N. J., and representatives of th'>
.Maryland Steel Company of Baltimore,
John Dialogue, Camden, and the W B
Fletcher Company of Hoboken, N. J.
Hills Submitted.
All of these concerns submitted bids as
follows:
Lewis Nixon, $S2.->,<KK), to be completed in
four months; Newport News, $S(Jtj.ooo, in 27
months; Bath iron works. JStiJ.ootl, in 'JT
months; Union iron works, $S74.000 27
months; Maryland Steel Co., in i
months; Wolff & Z wicker, $?;{",5oo ' in 27
months; the \V. n. Fletcher Company J.i>7 .
?iiron" works,
? '!; n 7], m?nths. -"Ki John Dialogue,
?j,1i1,<mm?, in 2b months.
'he f;lce of the bids it would appear
that the lowest bidders for the four vessels
were Nixon, Newport News. Bath ar.dUnion
iron works. 1 he latter would seem to be
entitled to receive a monitor, even without
the allowance of 4 per cent which the law
provides in the case of the bidders on the
,chc' as,V Thl? ^ made possible by Uie
fact that all of the bidders, including the
three who were lower than the Union iron
rr.ks'^m,!Pj thelr bl(3s t0 one monitor
each. The bureau chiefs of the Navy l)e
Slar!?"t. , fre congratulating themselves
that the bids are well within the limit Hxed
an!1 as 'here ^ little oppor
,^ ^y.f ^ .rVBUlarily ln the bids. owing to
the fact that but one set of plans was open
It is probable that there will be no difficulty
In awarding the contracts.
DEPARTMENT OF I'ORTO RICO.
Executive Order In*ued De*iKnatina
tlie Territory.
The President issued an executive order
today creating the territory of Porto Rico
into a new military department, to be krown
as the "Department of Porto Rico " with
The J0h" R' .Brooke command
Ihe headquarters of the department will
a< t ?c? unl'l after the evacuation of
will I . Y tho. Spanish army, when it
will be transferred to San Juan.
THE president consents.
He Will Addrenn a Meeting; of Rail*
road Employes in Chicago.
CHICAGO, October 1.?President McKin
ley has signified his willingness to address
a gathering composed exclusively of rail
road employes, during his presence in Chi
oVuies* particlpate ln the peace jubilee fes
r,iTi'e wl" ^ held un^er the aus
v * f railroad employes' broth
erhoods and unions of Illinois. Details will
menTonilht." & J?lnt meetlng of railroad
Stabbed Veteran ia Dead.
SEDALIA, Mo., October 1.?Capt. Thomas
Young, the one-armed confederate veteran
?' Le*ington, Mo., who was stabbed by J.
h^reMi?IrtJ10tfal ?rln* the G- A- R- reunion
quSt coroner will hold an in
ROOSEVELT'S POSITION
How He Will Get on With Piatt is Being
Asked.
lllft ConrflHf fhunn in Horrytn^
Ammunition (o l>?*?ve>', MhWIiiu
roRnitilc (lie \ ictory at Manila.
Every one who knows Roosevelt wonders
what there will be left for Piatt after the
fight In New York has been won. It Is not
at all certain that in adopting Roosevelt ns
the maehine candidate for governor of New
York Piatt will be able to use him for ma
chine purposes. Piatt would probably not
have had Roosevelt nominated if he could
well have helped himself. The Rough
Rider is very independent, and has some
decided notions of reform which he has the
courage to put into practical application.
The designation of "Piatt's man" will not
fit on him. Roosevelt Is much at home
when he gets in the saddle, and he prob
ably will not let Piatt lead the horse.
Some people are speculating as to whether
the nomination of Roosevelt does not mark
the decline of the power of Piatt, in some
respects Piatt is a much more clever leader
than Mr. yuay, who is making a fight to
retain his power In Pennsylvania. Piatt
is clever enough sometimes to accept what
he cannot prevent, ami in doing what he
must to try to make it appear that he
willed it so. Roosevelt was nominated as
Piatt's candidate, but It is safe enough to
say that he will not be Piatt's governor if
he is elected.
He is an extraordinary character. His
career as police commissioner of New York
made Piatt's back teeth clatter. He is the
sort of man who has always given a shock
to Piatt's nervous system. Feeding the
machine with him is like putting a Hie Into
a sausage grinder. There is a sort of hu
mor in his perverseness when he is put in
a place where he is expected to serve some
selfish Interest, the sort of humor that is
suggested by the t.iought of a hungry man
trying to eat hardtack without any teeth,
is what was witnessed dally here when he
was civil service commissioner and mem
bers of his own party were trying to get
past h!m some ingenious scheme for the
evasion of the law that limited their pat
ronage. Even the President himself was
once suspected of being a victim of this
(luaint humor. He gave Harrison many
uneasy moments while trifling with the
delicate sensibilities who wanted "little
things done for the good of the party." not
that the President was lacking in sym
pathy with civil service reform, but on ac
count of the peculiar delight Roosevelt
used to take in rubbing the reform in Just
on the tenderest spots of the party cuticle.
It seems strange for such a man to be se
lected as Piatt's candidate for anything. It
is not less paradoxical to see men who dur
ing the past two sessions of this Congress
Were restrained with very great difficulty
from enacting anti-civil service reform law
and who never lost an opportunity to de
nounce the civil service law n*?w throwing
up their hats for the man who. above ail
others, is the champion of the civil service
reform principle and has done more than
any other man to irrigate, embarn-.ss and
anger the men v. ho "would lik. a little pa
tronage for the party's sake." It is being
asked, what chance is there wiih such a
man for those workers in New York who
would make profit out of politics; what
bond of sympathy can there be l? tw< en him
and Piatt? It would not be at all consist
ent with his disposition for Roosevelt to do
anything that Piatt may want him to after
he becomes governor of New York, and lie
can be depended on to be strictly independ
ent.
Sent Ammunition to I)*'ncj*.
In the approach of the war with Spain
Roosevelt scented the battle long before
the President or any member of his cabinet
could be brought to believe that war was
inevitable. The first official war prepara
tions were made by him far in advance of
the administration's expectation of war.
Three months or more before the war
Roosevelt, who had earnestly been work
ing to that end for a long while, sueoe.-d.-d
in having shipped to Dewey a larg.- amount
of ammunition and supplies. These ship
ments were in excess of the needs in time
of peace, and the assistant secretary had a
great deal of trouble about having then,
sent. He was allowed to have his way,
and it was largely to got rid of his impor
tunities and to avoid the difficulty of com
bating his arguments of precaution that the
shipments were made. Hut for these sup
plies having been sent so far in advance
the known need Dewey's victory would
have been impossible.
Improved the (iuiinrry.
To Roosevelt's efforts is largely due the
efficiency of the gunnery in our navy.
Through his efforts the system of promo
tion among the "Jackies" was changed so
as to make the only road to advancement
through proficiency in gunnery. Before
that a tar might get to be cnief gunner or
yeoman or get any of the advancements
that tars expect through being efficient as
a carpenter or from good general service,
and no rewards were attached to efficiency
in gunnery. The result of the change was
that all the sailors sought to perfect them
selves in gunnery. To facilitate this he
gave orders to use ammunition freely for
practicc. This was a great extravagance
which the department had not before in
dulged in, and there was a great deal o?
doubt and hesitation in the minds of many.
When an appropriation much larger tha'i
usual for ammunition was asked for mem
bers of the naval committee asked what it
meant and what had become of all the am
munition bought with the last year's ap
propriation.
The official to whom these questions were
put referred the committee to Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was called before the committee
and was asked how it was that so much
ammunition had been used when there was
no war and no possible use for It. Evident
ly some wise representative tho-.ight he I
had struck a leak.
Rooso-velt informed the committee that ,
the ammunition had been shot off?thrown
away?in practice, and that as a result he
had the best gunners of any navy in the j
world.
There is no one in Congress now who will j
want to ask what became of that powder.
If our gunners on shipboard want powder
for practice they may have it for the ask
ing.
EX-SEX ATOR HAKRIS' DAXCEK.
Thievish Colored Servant Put I'oInou
in the Family Coffee.
Special Dispatch to The livening btar.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 1.?At Rich
mond, Ky., this morning a diabolical at
tempt was made to poison ex-Senator Geo.
D. Harris, who was the candidate for the
democratic gubernatorial nomination in
1882, and one of the best known leaders in
the state.
Walter Jennings, a colored servant, stole
monsy from Mr. Harris, and fearing prose
cution, put 10 cents' worth of fly poison in
a coffee pot. The cook's suspicions were
aroused and she sent the coffee to a chem
ist. Jennings was caught. There was talk
of lynching, but Judge Harris insisted on
the negro being held to the circuit court,
there to receive punishment.
Dr. Kaucy Guilford Arrested.
LONDON. October L?Dr. Nancy Gull
fcrd, the midwife of Bridgeport, Conn., who
Is wanted by the American police on the
charge of having been connected with the
death of Emma QUI. has been arrested.
She was taken into custody at ? middle
class boarding house and gave til name
of McAllister, though on first arriving in
London she declared her name was Cath
erine Wilbur. The prisoner is In Jail.
Semi-Official Report of Chinese Rul
er'8 Suicide.
HE UNDOUBTEDLY WAS ASSASSlHATEi)
Pekin Mob Attacks Englishman
and American Missionaries.
- ?? ? ?
OUTRAGES ARE FEARED
liONDON, October 1.?A late dispatch
from Shanghai rays it U semi-ofllclally ?n?
I nounced that the Emperor of China coitt
milled suicide on September 21
lie U H* V^NHooltiHlrd.
' LONDON. October 1.?A *|>ecl*l dispatch
from Shanghai. published today. says tele
I grams furnished by the r??tal. or local
| governor, t,> a Chinese paper thff? alb-ga
that the Emperor of China committed sui
cide on September 21. after signing trie de
crees which placed the Dosrag. r Empress
at the head of affairs In Chin*. This, it
is added, is understood to m- .in that tli?
emperor Wiis assassinated.
All the Knglish-sp. aklng secretaries ?u\
the principal m< mix rs of the Chinese l.,r
eign otiice. it is further announr??1, ha\ ?
in en seized and banished.
At I uc krd Americans.
LONDON. October 1.?The British foreign
office today received a dispatch from h> r
nrajesty's minister at Peking saving that
Mr. Mortimer, a meml?er of the British le
gation, cn returning home yesterday with
a lady, was Insulted and attacked by
mob. which stoned him and cov?*r?-d hint
with mud.
Later in the dav. the dispatch adds, soma
American missionaries w*-re similarly at
tacked, as was the Chlnetc s? -retary of
the United States legation. The latter's
ribs were broken.
sir Claude M. MacUonald. th-- Hritlsh
m i Ister at Peking, leports that there is ?
dangerous f* eliii., abroad.
Steps have been tak?n to call the atten
tion of the Chinese government to thesj
outrages.
Cirrullun of < ?u?i>lrn<or?.
The Secretary of State received the fol
lowing cable mesjfiage from Minister < on
ger at Penirg this morning in repaid 13
the situation in China:
"Six alleged conspirators executed by or
der of the empress yesterday. Kang. lead
ing reformer, adviser ot' the emperor is
taped on liritish vessel. Order a:ii qi-iet
] : evail lu re. Trouble feared at some ol
the interior ] olnts not yet heard from.
1MHVN Ot TttkKtk I I. till.II.
LiU'llliuull of u Fight With lted?l.lll?
oil lieur Island.
ST. FAIL, Minn.. October 1.?There I*
every probability that there will s .on 1?
clash between tne United Static troops and
the Indians on Bear Island. The Indiana
are making threats of violence in ease any
attempt II. made to arr.st their eiiief. ThS
agent and inspector of the reservation ut?
In Walker and report that in <ase any at
tempt is made to take troops to ileal Is
land there will be a light.
There is not an Indian to be fouie. on Ilia
reservation. Lieut. Humphrey and a squad
oL twenty members of the :;d infantry lr> rt?
Fort Smiling have reached Walker ill an
tieipation that the red men will resist U.8
marshal and his deputies when they at
tempt to urretl the ? hief of the tribe. * ho
is wanted for resisting an officer of th?
government ai the attempt to arrest him
two weeks ujjj.
lilliiT AT PA*A.
Miner* Return to To?n After forcibly
Sieialiuk tlie >en rocs Home.
PANA. 111., Octolier 1.?The striking unloiv
irlners returned hete today from Tower
Hill, after their exciting exp< rlences la
forcibly turning back the Indiana negro. 4
imported by the mine operators to brink
the coal strike here.
The mlnets' guns were boxed up and
smugrled ir.to town in wagons filled with
hay. Large crowds congregated on tha
streets of Fana, but they were orderly.
Not a negro appeared in the city, and tt.-i
quiet was only brok* n by the cheers ac
corded the soldiers i.s they ruarchei
through the streets.
Last night Sheriff Cobtrn requested the
militia commander. Capl. Craig, to go to
Tower Hill and arr.-st the union miners
there Who had captured the negt ? s anjl
r? lease the latter. Craig flatly refused to
do so. saying he was only her.- to protect
the lives of citizens and property. He wan
i ot here for the purpose of obeying tin
sheriff's instructions or orders. His order*
were from Gov. Tanner, ard lher.-w.-uld M
no foolishness in the matter, either. Tim
militia are patronizing only the union
butchers, bakers and merchants.
GOMEZ TAKES A REST.
uiven Ilia Stall rcrml?l?ii to llilt
Their Families.
HAVANA. Octoln-r 1.?Gen. Maximo Go
me? has left the Rojas camp and Is retir
ing to the estate of Boarl-Yagvyaj. near
Remedlos, province of Sar.ta Clara. He has
given his staff permission. to visit their
families.
Gomez is or.ly accompanied by Gen. Luis
and by the Dominican author, Senor Des
pradel. .. .
Cant. Page, Gen. Butlers tid-de-camp,
who has been on a visit to Gen. Gomez at
the Hojas camp, says Gomez seems very
grateful to the Cnlted States and eound.-nt
that the American authorities will be able
to establish a stable and Independent gov
ernment.
THE t'llKKKT MATCH.
Englishmen Resume Their Offense of
the Wickets.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., October 1?The
three-day international cricket match be
tween Captain Warner's English team and
the Gentlemen of Philadelphia was con
tinued today on the grounds of the Gcr
mantown Cricket Club at Manheim.
When stumps were drawn yesterday ths
Fhiladelphlans had been retired for their
flr^t Innings for 1? runs and the Engllsh
men had scored 114 runs with the loss of
fc-ur wickets. Hill and Bosanquet. the En
glishmen who had carried their bats over
night, the former with two runs and the
latter with six, resumed their defense of
the wickets today. Bosanquet b. King.
Hill c. Graves b. King. 12?-ft-4|
Bray b. King, 121-7-0.
MME. CANNOT DEAD.
Widow of tbe Assassinated President
of France.
PARIS, October 1.?Madame Carcot,
-widow of President Carnot. who was assas
sinated by an Italian anarchist at Lyons on
June 24, 1801. died yesterday at tbe Chateau
de Pre tie.