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DISOauGilGS.
voL in, no. 18;;.
ill sIulthursdAy
This is the Date Fixed for the
Departure of Troops.
NFv*,S OF CAMP GRANT
SolUI?!") in the Til.id K
K. elmi-lll !-;,.? Away Cap! i
?turi'luy 11. Warhin ion IV...
iiiul*il. other It.iiw.
As yet II has not boon definitely de?
termined when General Fred 1 >. Grant's!
brigade will embark Cor I'orto Rico. !
liut i; Is thought the expedition will suit
sonio time Thursday, and arrangements i
are being made to that enrt.
The troops under General Grant's
command are anxious to embark. I
though they are pleased with their j
camp grounds and the hospitalitv i hat
has been extended to them by th.- cit?
izens of Newport News.
Batteries A and <'. ..r the Pennsylva?
nia National Guard, which have .n|
stationed here since May 4, yesterelay
reeeived orders [o be ready to strike
camp and go aboard the Minnewaska I
one hour iirter that vessel arrives in
port. The steamer is expected to crime
in some time today.
The artillery has been brigaded, and j
Captain Warburton. the ranking ..Hi- i
ccr. is acting mapor. His promotion]
will probably be mad.- permanent. I
Corporal .ian.es Colfelt. of battery A. |
has been discharged from the battery
in order that he might accept a com
mission given him several days ago by
President McKinley, who appointed
him first lieutenant of the Fourth r.-g- !
linent ..f Pennsylvania volunteers. He j
will i.-ave with the expedition to join
his regiment, which is now In Porto
First Lieutenant Lewis, who has I.n
acting quartermaster of Camp Warbur
Ion. has r.-signcl that position. and !
Quartermaster Sergeant Crow-burst, of i
battery A. is acting in bis stead. Yes- |
terday (Jurtcrinaster Crowbars: pur- i
chased supplies in this city to the I
on lie- commissary at Fort Monroe for
L. pounds of provisions.
Private tieorge i. McLcod, of batterv |
A. was discharged from the batterv I
yesterday, having been uppnlnteu ?
contract surgeon by Surgeon General !
Sternherg. ?
Lieutenant Wallers. ..f halt, ry i?. has I
resigned his commission, am! it has
been accepted by the War Department
TUB CAVALRY SQUADRON. I
The two troops A Pennsylvania cav-I
airy, which form a pari of General
Grant's brigade?Third Bribade. First.
Division, First Corps?are the Sheridan
Troop of Cavalry, of Tyrone, and the
Governor's Troop, of Harrisburg. cai i
tal of the Keystone State. There are
"do men and three commissioned . f
ficers in rtieii squadron?L'lifi in all told.
Tyrone, the city from which Sheridan
Troop comes, is the county soni ,;f
Bear comity and is I PI miles west of
HaiTisbiug. This troop is at present
under the command of First Lieuten?
ant L. F Crawford, who will soon be
promoted lo lhe rank of captain. Oth. r
promotions in the troop . nrsequent
ii|.on thai .if Licittenanl Crawford will
be these: Harrys, fleck will b made
A. L. Dickson will
looking forward with (.leasing anticl
I'a i ii t P.: I .. :? i i :.- ay and
whether il shall he Major John C. Miiii
lenlierg, ..:' I!-.- regular army, or either
of the assistants of the volunteer force
who have 1.n appointed to as-isi him
in that duly ( Majors Daniel W. Am dd.
Fred T. Junes. Georgt W. ?loses. Wil?
liam Ii. Slilhvell or Washington Ilnver
stiek), the individual will be received
with open arms ami. tee time being,
will be the most popular man iu the
camp. The payment about to be made
will include el! the troops at the several
stations named below to the date of
Julv"!: The barracks at Washington,
D. C: loci Myer and Sheridan Point.
Vs.: Port Washington. .V.l.: Fort Mon?
roe and Newport News. V.l.. and Fort
Mac.n and Fort Caswell. N. I'.
Shorid.'in Troop, w'nib a! Fori Alger.
received pay for two months' service
and w ill (inly be entitle.1 to one months'
pav at this point.
Captain Frederick T. Otl is the act?
ing major of the squadron of Pennsyl?
vania eavalo during the absence a;
Washington of Major'C. S. W. Jones,
who is temporarily absent on official
business.
The Governor's Troop of cavalry is
officered as follows: Captain. Freder?
ick M. Ott: first lietuenant. John M.
Major: second lieutenant (and acting
adjutant ..f the squadrotO. Edwin A.
Nieodemns; sergeant major. George
Jack: qiiii.rtcrirtasli-r sergeant. William
T. Marslibanlt: tirst sergeant. Mark y
thony; second sergeant. Albert
Palmer: '.bird sergeant. Samuel V<>{
fourth sergeant, Solcmon Kneiffer: c
porals. Charles H. West. Cameron L.I
Bear. Joseph Gerdes. Ross A. Fulton.
John C. Shnmberger. William H. Wil?
son. H. b. McLaughlin. J. 11. i'r. ssmnn.
Jr. This troop was ai drill at S o'clock
yesterday morning, after which came
guard mount.
All the men composing the squadron
of cavalry are very anxious to get
away for .Porto Rico.
Some of the boys ..f the squadron
w.enl to Old Point on Sunday and had
a fine time. -_
The whole squadron was drilled to- [
gelber :il f'.'clock yesterday afternoon.
The camp ground here is less extensive
than that at Chlckamnuga Park, and
hence the drill the squadron has needed
to practice most, that of extended or?
der, it has not practiced here on ac?
count of- field room.
There have been no serious cases ol
sickness among the men since th(
squadron has been stationed here.
Surgeon F.. T. Arnold, with the rank
of first lieutenant, has been assigned as j
surgeon to the squadron, but he bad I
not arrived yesterday when the Daily
Press representative was at the camp..
The Third Troop if the squadron, the
Cite Troop of Philadelphia, it will lie
remembered. left last week for Porto
Rico with the Third Illinois. Fourth
Pennsylvania and Fourth Ohio regi?
ments of infantry. _
FIUST KENTUCKY REGIMENT.
The Third Brigade. Firs'. Division.
First Corps, has reason to be proud of
all the organizations that go to form
its malte-tlp. Particularly is this the
case wiTh the First Kentucky regiment
of infantry, whose handsome colors
float proudly to the breeze in front of
the regimental headquarters. The na?
tional Hag of this regiment has Inscrib?
ed In kIR letters on the red liars of the
flag: "Louisville Legion, First Regi?
ment Kentucky State Guards." The
Legion has a famous history, of which
it is most justly proud, ft was first or?
ganized so long ago as 1834. and fought
ln<the Texan war of independence In
ls:'.fi. under General Sam Houston, and
also took part in the Mexican war. u.s
tliiguishhig itself particularly in the.
battle of Saa Jaeitilo, which was one
of the shortest battles on record, and
which lusted only eight minutes front
the time lite first gun was tired until
Ha- last shot was made, but which
made a glorious name for all who pur
tii ipat.id in il. In tile late civil war its
membership w.as divided in their polit?
ical views and sentiments ami same
fought on the Union side and some on
Hi, side of tin- Southern Confederacy..!
Us history is the oldest of any volun?
teer regiment In the world: not. how?
ever, as a independent company organ?
ization, lor in that regard, of course,
ihe honor and paint of continuous or?
ganization belong to the Honorable ana
Ancient Artillery Company of Boston.
-Mass.. and to the Ancient and Honor- I
able Artillery Company of London.
Bug.
The commander of the Kentucky Le- |
gion. Colonel Casllernaii, during the
late war fought gallantly under John
.Morgan, the celebrated cavalry officer
of tit,- Confederacy, and the lieiitepaiit,
I'bere are about thirty printers and
twenty practical newspaper men Carry?
ing guns in tiie tanks of this regiment,
chiel among them boiusr James .Nolan.
.onipouy K. who is Up correspond?
ent of il:,- Louisville Dispatch, ami who
is well know n lo all the men of the reg?
iment as "Daddy -Nolan." The Daily
I Toss representative met him yesterday
morning, win a h was busily engaged
in writing a letter to his paper, and
found him to be a most genial gentle?
man, lull of information on topics that
arc interesting to newspaper met:.
Kentucky simultaneously raised four
regiments as Irs quota of troops under
Piesiden,t McKinlcy's .-all f.ir this war
and the men of :.lu- First lake pride in
t'ce fact Dial, while ye; in Lexington,
previous to going to Chickainauga, il
was the lirst io have iis full compli?
ment of 1,352 men. More than ihe re?
quired number of recruits wer,, raised
in the slate and the surplus patriotical?
ly consented to go into Tenness.r.
gnnizntijns to complete the quota of
A pleasant feature of camp life in the
First regiment of Kentucky is its Y. M.
tent, which is in charge of Private
F. A. Forties, a member of Company M.
Mr. Forbes is from Louisville His
comrades say of him that "he has the
patience of a saint," and that he is in
? very way kind and attentive to the
wants of tin- men. Mr. Forbes wears
ab .lit his w aisi a leather hell in w hich
are thirty or more buttons which were
v. i n on trie coats of oflio rs and men of
different miliibry and naval organiza?
tions. It is an elegant souvenir of his
army experience, lie values il highly.
Bach of the regiments raised by Ken?
tucky have a Y. M. C. A. tent. That of
the Third regiment is in charge of
Private Knox. The army secretaries
with Hie Second and Fourth regiments
are civilians.
"UNCLE SAM" IN CAMP.
John Chaphorm and Sergeant Ma?
len.-, of Company G. ICOth Indiana reg?
iment, have on lop of the tent which,
they jointly occupy a national-symbol
of which tiny are very proud. Il is a
foil length llgure of "Uncle Sam" in his
traditional striped trousers. It has
been with the o mipnny since the mem?
bers left their homes in Columbus. The
in.,-cot ..f this coiuptnv is a little dog.
? ' line s,.in., n of the water spaniel
who has already acquired so .good a
military education that he answers to
all'roll calls and bugle calls.
The boys of this regiment asked the
Daily Press representative to say for
them that they most highly appreciate
Ilm kindnesses that have l.,, shown
them by the citizens .,f Newport News.
More attention has been paid them here
in the three days they have spent in
jaus during the three months they were
GENERA I, BRIGADE NOTES.
The Third Battalion of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania regiment was mustered
Sunday for pay.
Five men will be sent ;,, :h ? hospital
at Fori .Monroe from this battalion.
Tin-re live or six physicians in the
:?:,,-!:.-?. but the health of ihe men is
looked aft.-r principally by the brigade
The Western Union telegraph Com?
pany has established a branch office
close lo brigade headquarters on Wash?
ington avenue.
An error occurred in the Daily Press
last w.-ck in lb.- itanie of Ib.- command
er of the Third Battalion of the Six
icouth Pennsylvania regiment. The
name of this genial officer is Ge irge C.
Rickards (not Ulms. C. Richards, as the
types had it). He has had twenty-two
years ?experience in the National Guard
.-:' his slate, and is therefore fully com?
petent to discharge the duties of the
important position that now devolve
upon him.
Attached to the brigad* is a hospital
corps detachment, consisting of two
officers and twenty-seven privates, un?
der the command of Major Birming?
ham. This detached corps has five slx
mule army wagons and six ambulanc, s.
The latter have prominently displayed
on their side-s the insignia of the Red
Cross Society.
Monday was "wash day" at Camp
Yv hrburton. as was evident by the nu?
merous blankets and other articles
hanging from clothes lines suspended
between the tents of the two batteries
of Pennsylvania artillery.
DIF.D IN CAMP.
The funeral of Private John Sprolle.
of Company 1. Third Kentucky Regi?
ment, took place in Camp Grant Sun?
day aft. rnoon at :'. o'clock, and his re?
mains were shipped to his home at
Wo.-dbury. Ky. Mr. Sprolle died offer,
eliro meningitis and was sick but a.
short lime, lie v.as taken sick while
en route from Chiekamauga Park, but
was abb- to stand guard when his turn
came. He was afterwards found sick
in his car, but refused to talk to the
surgeon about his condition. When the
train arrived bete Sprolle's comrades
wanted to take him to the hospital, but
he declined, saying he would die first,
lb- Uten wandered away from bis tent,
and it was several hours before a de?
tail sent out to look for him found him.
He was across the railroad track sit?
ting- under a large tree. When found
the- young soldier was unconscious. He
was taken to the hospital and died a
fi w hours lal.-r. Private Sprolle was
just IS years oh!, lie is survived by a
will wed mother.
Tli, funeral services were conducted
by Chaplain Thomas, of the Third Ken
lucky Regiment. Hundreds of soldiers
gathered around the tent where their
dead comrade lay and with their heads
uncovered listened to the services. The
closing prayer offered by the chaplain
touched many a man clad in blue, and
here and there a soldier might be seen
with tears trickling down his cheeks.
After the-services were concluded the
remains were taken to the C. & O. de?
pot and expressed to Woodbury. Ky.
First Sergeant Brewer, of Company
M, Third Kentucky Regiment, died at
the hospital yesterday morning, after
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
NEWPORT NEW
lu.uillii 11:1.11 "COPiVElt?" IJUSY.
Two I'iisik or Kap* and Highway llub
1,,-rrj to Deal With oil till; Naliha'ti.
Sunday was a busy Jay in the Blood
field police circles, the "coppers" hav?
ing two cases of rape, two highway rob?
beries and two assault and battery
cases to look after besides petit infrac?
tions of the laws of the commonwealth.
Two colored women were outraged in
"Klondike" Saturday night by men of
their race. Both assaults were commu?
ted in a saloon kept by a negro named
Bob Carter. Some time after 10
o'clock Annias Williams, a well known
character, caught a uegress named Bu?
bi Abrahams autl took her into the sa?
loon. The woman screamed for help
This enraged Williams and ho dealt
her a blow on the head to silence her.
Carter was driven out of the barroom
and by threatening the woman with
death Williams accomplished his pur?
pose. Later on that night Williams
assaulted a colored man. Williams
was arrested Sunday afternoon by
by Chief Boatwright and lodged in the
Bloodfleld lockup. Yesterday morning
the culprit was taken before Justice
Henry F. Jones, who lined him $40 un?
der two warrants for assault. The
charge of rape will be heard this morn?
ing.
The other assault was committed
some time later by Ben Twyman, better
known as "Dumps." tie outraged a
woman named Nichols, bill so far he
has succeeded in eluding the police offi?
cers. When captured Twyman will
have to also answer a charge of as?
sault and battery, as he is .alleged to
have struck a negro named Henry Bur
well in the face with a club. Btirwell
lied with his life, with Twyman follow?
ing close behind, and he escaped by
rushing into the river. It was reported
Sunday morning that Burwell had been
drowned, but be was located bit.' in
the afternoon. Every effort will be
made to capture Twyman. Policemen
Boatwright. John Williams and <'. .1.
Phillips are Scouring the city and sub?
urbs for him.
The two cases of highway robber.
reported to the Bloodtield police oc?
curred Saturday night on the Blood?
tield road above Camp Grant. As was
stated in Sunday's Daily Press. Henry
Birdsong (colored) was held up and
when he resisted he was shot in the
liesby part of his left arm. Between
!? and 10 o'clock Henry Jones (.colored),
was waylaid and robbed of $t; in casn
anel some valuable receipts. As yet
there is no clue to the bandits. Cliief
Boatwright is of the opinion that there
is an organized gang of highwaymen -
operating above the shipyard, and ef?
forts will be made to break it up and
bring the scoundrels to speedy justice.
There is some talk of increasing the
Bloodfield police force bv swearing in
special officers to serve "on Saturday
nights and Sundays.
It is almost impossible for the small
force to suppress thu gross violations or
the law that occur on the Sabbath
Dr. C. W. Doughtie has returned to
bis home in Nansemcind.
.Mr. and Mrs. J. Henning .Wims, of
Baltimore, are in the city.
?AlLss. Janet t te Slephenson Jias retU! n
Mrs. m. D. Shaefe'r has as .her guess
Mis.s Annie Adler, of Baltimore
Mrs. J. I-:. Clarke ami .Miss Clarke
have 1 etttrned from Iialtimnro. '
Mr. W. W. Reyn dds is.hied to
his home by an attack of malarial iv
.Miss Nellie ICeene, of Culpeper cotin
i.V. is t'ne guest of Miss Mabel Carroll.
Miss Louise Parker has as her guest
Miss Ellen Pollard, of Bichmond. '
Miss Jessie Latham, of Isle of Wight,
is the guest of Miss Marian Crowler.
ill least End.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Smith, of I
Danville, are the guests of Mis. II. A.
Burroughs.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Patterson, of Falls
Church, ar,- visiting Mr. ami Mrs.
Henry E. Doyle.
Mrs. i'. m. Sweeny, who has been vis?
iting her daughter at Williamsburg
has returned home.
Mr. 11. N. Phillips, cashier of the Pe?
ninsula Bank, of Williamsburg, is v.s
iting friends in tlie city.
Miss Lizzie Shores, who has been vis?
iting her cousin. Mrs. W. F. William
-?in. on t'ne "Acre." returned to her
home in Richmond yesterday.
Mr. John Caspar, of Baltimore, is vis
itiug his daughter. Mrs. John Donnelly,
oil the "Acre."
Miss Martha Johnson left yesterday
morning for a lengthy visit to relativ, s
and Oiends in Fairfax county.
Mrs. W. T. Stivers. of Caroline
county, is ilu- gu.-si of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Simpson, in Fast End.
Mr. Thomas m. Belknap returned
home Sunday from Philadelphia
where he spent the week with Iiis par?
ents.
Mr. Davis Bottom, of Richmond, V .,
State Vice Councillor of Virginia if th
Jr. O. V. A. M.. was the guest of Mr
Floyd A. Hudgins yesterday.
Mr. Sol Peyser, of the Capital Dry
Goods House, left last evening for a
business trip North.
Mrs. M. A. Mickey and children have
returned from Pawtucket. B. I., wheri
they have been visiting Mrs. Hiekcy's
sister.
Twelve seamen from the United
States receiving ship Dale, at Balti-'
more arrived here Sunday night ami
reported aboard tin- cruiser Minneapo
Mrs. It. L. Wood and her daughter.
Miss Florence Wood, have returned t
their home in Richmond after spend?
ing three weeks with relatives in this
' 'miss Kate Be-rger. <?( WythcvUh'. wh
has been the guest of the Misses Mail le
and Lorella Madison for tip- past week,
ioft Sunday evening' for a visit to rela?
tives in Richmond.
Tho Young Men's Christian Associa?
tion held its meeting for men in the
Union Gospel Mission teni. on the Ele?
vator square, Sunday afternoon : t '?
o'clock. T'ne meeting was addressed
by Prof. F. V.'. Boatwright. president ..f
the Richmond Colli ge.
Mr. G. Platt Smith and Mr. W. 11
Worn-dry. western farmers, who lasi
vear bought a putt of the King's Mil:
estate near Williamsburg, ami settled
thereon, have sold their interest there?
in and wUl move to this city to engage
in tlte mercantile business.
Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Welford left
yesterdav afternoon for Craigsville,
Va.. where they will spend a month in
the mountains. During Mr. Well
ford's absence from the city the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church will
he filled by visiting clergymen.
Captain Hasley, master of the trans?
port Hudson, yesterday presented to
General Agent H. E. Parker, or the C.
& O. railroad in this city, the chart
thai was found aboard the Cristobal
Colon, one of the Spanish warships de?
stroyed by the fleet under Commodore
Schley.
I-lies. Flea* and Bedbugs.
Are positively driven out by the use
of Chlverl's Insect Powder. The pat?
ent sift top box makes its own death
dealing dust. Different from all oth
I ers. Only 10c. Ask for Calve:t's and
I rake no other. ju25-eod-lm.
S. VA.. TUESDAY
SPANISH MURDERERS
General Outrages Committed
in Porto Rico.
NATIVES HONOR OUR FLAG
I'rix'l:.unit Ion Lsmil I.y the Authorities of
Yim.'o, nil an American City, ?VI
:ning Ceiu-rul M1I.-M i.n.l lliii
Army In the Jrtlnliil.
POXCK, ISLAND OF PORTO RICO.
JULV ::.>. :: p. M.?VIA THE ISLAND
OF ST. THOMAS .". VV. J Sunday
morning.- Major General Miles hourly
expect* the arrival of\ Hie transports
having on board Brigadier General
Schwan's division of 6,000 men, and also
Hie Mohawk, with-the Filth . regular
cavalry. ?
General ffenry's division, consisting
of ;:.400 tuen, and including iwenly-six
pieces of artillery, lias been ordered to
march immediately froni Vuaco to
Ponce to be ready to join lhe move?
ment north to San Juan.
Tin- sixteenth Pennsylvania reg?
iment was sent this morn?
ing toward .J liana 'Diaz. eight
miles north of Ponce, en route lo
San Juan, where, it is reported, the
Spaniards will make a stand.
Word reached here this afternoon
that the Spaniards were murdering na?
tive- Porto Kuans, violating women
'and indulging in general outrages.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania regi?
ment will be reinforced If necessary.
The first real resistance is expected
When our ii.ps reach Albonito, thirty
live miles northeast of here. Aibemito
has a thousand feet elevation.
General Miles says he has no inten?
tion of making a landing of iroops at
I (.'ape San Juan, especially as the place
is only a roadstead, where transports
tue liable to suffer from the prevalent
storms.
'l"be railroad from Ponce to-Yauco Is:
now in the possession of our troops.
General Stone found live mines oll tue
track. These were destroyed and tile
track is uninjured.
Our troops found seventy Spaniards
in the Yauco hospital, all of whom
had been wounded in Tuesday's light.
Two of them have since eiied.
Proclamations have been issued by )
ihe authorities of Yuaco. as a United
Stales city, expressing delight at an?
nexation and lhe administration of]
General Miles and welcoming our
troops.
The following is the text, of the may?
or's proclamation, issued at Yauco:
"Citizens: Today the citizens of
i'orto Rico assist in one of her most
beautiful feasts. The sun of America
shines upon our mountains ami valleys,
tins day of, July, ISOS. ll is a day of
glorious rernembrnnee for each son of
ibis belovejd Isle, because, for the first
time, there waves lhe Ajnerjcan. llug.of.
~sTit"rsT"p'laiited in tiie name of "the "guv-'
ernment of the United States of Amer?
ica, by the major general of the Ameri?
can army, Senor Miles.
"Porto Bicans. we are- by the miracu?
lous intervention of the God just, given
back to tin- bosom of our mother Amer?
ica, in whose waters nature placed as
people of America. To her. we arc giv?
en back in the-name of her government
by General Miles, and >we must send
out most expressive salutation of gen?
erous affection, through our conduce
toward tin- valiant troops, represented
by distinguished officers and com?
manded by the illustrious General
Miles.
"Citizens: Long live the government
of the Tinted Slates of America!
"Hail to the valiant troops! Hall
i'orto Rico, always American!
"Yauco, i'orto Bico. United Slates of
America.
"F.! Aloaolde, Francisco Magi."
The m.i> or of Ponce has called upon
ill the residents of that place to exer?
cise calmness and circumspection un?
der the- new and desirable conelitons.
lie also urges forbearance toward
eontjuered enemies.
Much enthusiasm is everywhere man?
ifested at the sight of the Stars and I
General Miles has issued a lengthy
order of instructions to General Wilson,
who will be military governor of Ponce
province and tin- city until General
Brooke's arrival. It is of the same
tenor as the Instructions which General
.Miles gave to General Shafter at San?
tiago. Both orders are based on lhe
ail min ist ra lion's instructions given Gen?
eral Mcrritt regarding tin- government
of tin- Philippine Islands. Tue local
mayor and judges and police will re?
main in authority, .subject to the or
lers of General Wilson. The custom
house offices will also he conducted as
formerly, for Hie present. Their re?
ceipts amount to a considerable sum
of money.
The question of the proper discount
on I'orto Kiean silver gives some trou?
ble to General Miles, but he says this
will settle itself in due nine.
Captain Chadwick, of the Cincinnati,
formerly of the Maine, introduced to
General Wilson this morning, two of |
the leading Jesuits of Ponce rep?
resenting 1,000 churches and their de?
pendents in the province. The priests
wanted information regarding their
support, and General Wilson said that
under the constitution of the United
states ii was not possible to apply my
governmental money for church pur?
poses.
Father Chadwick said It would be all
the belief for the church if its own
people learned to contribute to its sup?
port.
Spanish volunteers continue to come
in and give themselves up.
The health of the troops is good so i
far, though the weather is hot.
NICARAGUAN CANAL QUESTION.
How It Has Been Affected by the War
and Its Results.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.?Ex-Senator
Warner Miller, of New York, the pres?
ident, of the Nicaragua!! Canal Commis?
sion, and Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
the leading advocate of the project in
Congress, "had a conference on the
Nicaragua!! canal question with Pres?
ident McKinley today. The conference
was short. The President, is is said,
c-xoressed his acquiescence in the belief
that the government possession of the
Nicaraguan canal is now- necessary,
and that the war ami its results make
the canal indispensible to the United
States. The President, his callers say.
intends to make strong recommenda?
tions to Congress for legislation making i
immediate provision for completion of
the canal and for making it the direct
property of the government.
SCHWAN JOINS MILES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.?The War
Department has received the follow?
ing: /
"Ponce. Porto Rico. July P.O.?Trans?
port Cherokee, with General Schwan on
hoard and part of his brigade, arrived
this afternoon. The remainder expec?
ted soon.
(Signed.) "MIL.ES.55
AUGUST 2, 181)8.
TOO MUCH l-.00/.l:.
no Men .\rr#!?teil i.t Cmif. ?iriiul Sunday
Aru-ruuoii.
Too much ??booze" has probably been
the cause of getting Samuel s. Willie
wis und W. T. Sir-pla ns, as they are
known to the military authorities, or
Samulf S. Lewis and Willi.mi S. Nel?
ls, as 1 hey are slated at the police sta
ion. into serious trouble.
ITsualiy when fellows gel "tanked"
they imagine thai America is the gtvnt
es; piaee in the world uud that her
tinny can conquer the nations. l>ul the
.stuff that 1 lo se two men got tit some
speakeasy Sunday had a iHffcT
?nt . lYei t. These two men ventured out
to Camp Grant Sunday afternoon. Sev?
eral times they were halted by guards
and ordered to keep outside of the liivs.
Finally they got in and wended lb. it
way to where the horses are stabled.
Tie r.- 'hoy were caught tantalizing a
..inside of the lines. This seemed ;.?
enrage the two "boozy" civilians, and If
reports be true, they became very un?
patriotic, so much so that if n crowd of
^nn Keutuckians had not been stopped
bv an officer the two men would have
been hurled inn. the great beyond. It
Is-aid that X.-His t:n<1 Lewis cursed the
Stars mid Stripe.--., damned the guards
and declared that Hire.- Spaniards
could whip the whole brigade. By ?
der of the offi. er .d the day the men
were arrested and placed In the guard
lent. Later on in the evening Chief of
Police S. .1. llarwood visited Hie camp
and al his request the men were
matched !.. the eltv iail under a guard.
Their eases w. re called In the Police
Court yesterday morning, lull the offi?
cer of tiie day did no! appear against
them and the eases were postponed till
this morning. Both of the men are em?
ployed al tin- ship yard.
Wli.l. l!l-:t:lN WOltK MONDAY.
Next Week (iriiuntl Will lie Hroken for the
New Si'ivi'l' Nystmn.
Ground Tor the sew.-rage system w ill
he broken next Monday in..ruing at
tie- fool Twenly-tll'tb street. This
was d.-. iiled upon Sunday at a con?
ference between Mayor Moss? Mr. Alex?
ander Potter, the consulting engineer,
and Mr. Hunan, the contructoii who ;s
to put in the system.
Mr. Potter came down from New
York under the imnre-ssion that "the
work had alr.-ady 1.11 commenced.
Me. Conti 11 lias experienced consider?
able ditlle'ulty in see-urlng the neces?
sary number of horses, bit: In- gives
assurance that they will be- here some?
time this week.
Tin- delay in starting the work ba=
be.-it unavoidable. Mr. Honan lias been
actively at work for the past rwjo
111..nibs making preparations to com?
mence on the system. He has made
|all arrangements here and now only
awaits bis horses and a portion of bis
plant.
Mr. Potter will be here next Monday
when ground is broken. It was re?
cently.dmcidcel to have the sewer empty
?at the fui>t eof ; Twenty-fifth street
instead of Twenty-third?-street, as the
piping can be run directly under the
Y.v-.V- W.T-Y>i.tf.1nsoh- --Tinnd Company s
pier, which is nearly completed. This
decision was: the result of a conference
between Mayor Moss. Engineeer Potter
and the members of the sewerage com?
mission.
MOICK MONI-IY Fill! Tili: ICK l'TINM.
CI1.I/.-1I.S Simply I he Sohl lern :it Ctioip (I t I lit
With Cool Drinking VVuler.
Tin- ladies who have in charge the
work of providing ice water for the
volunteer soldiers at Camp Grant arc
meeting witii success, and the people
generally are- contributing liberally to
th.- fund. Tb.- following persons have
made donations since the last report:
.Mis. Tin-odor.- Livezey. -Mrs. M. J.
W. si. Miss Lilly Wells. Mrs. J. C,. Livo
z.ey, City Sergeant H. W. Milstead,
Clerk of Courts D. G. Smith. Postmas?
ter Fred Bead. Judge T. J. Harham.
Messrs. I., it. Mamille. E. W. llarwood.
.1. I'.. Jennings. !?'. .1 King. Hunter. W.
E. House. G. Ivors and Elsemman's Shie
Nothing that the citizens of Newport
News have done lor the soldiers lias
be.-n more highly appreciated than the
liberal donations of ice. To attest their
appre-ci.-uion. the soldiers in Hie Firs!
Kentucky regiment had their band to
serenade Mrs. F. W. Lindgren Sat?rday
night. Mrs. Lindgren was one of the
ladies who inaugurated I he movement
to supply the Soldiers with ice.
IV1LI. IIAVK A tVAtiON,
lire Committee Will Iteciiililnenil the Ihir
elm-o ..r an Out Hi for the Hi-join i.iri.t.
If the Common Council acts favora?
bly on a resolution which, will be pre?
sented tonight by the Eire Committee
it ulll be Inn a short time tili the lire
department is equipped with a ln.se
wagon, a horse and Cut) feel m ire Of
hose.
Messrs. J. .1. Thomas, J. P. Doherty
and 1-1. 1. Ford, who compase the Fire
Committee, met last night in th.- may?
or's 0I?.0 ill tile 10mthoU.se and aller
discussing at length the urgent need f
a hose wagon to be drawn by a horse
th.- committee agreed to recommend to
the Common Council that the outfit b
purehased at ..nee. together with 5uO
f. ei of hose. The cost of the outfit is
estimated at $!,0n?. *
M-.iy Not Cm the Sulnry.
II is mil likely that the salary of
the janitor of t lie court house, the po?
sition now held by Wyalt Koane,
will be reduced from $45 to S'M per
month. The council recently roac'ied
a decision to ihis ofleet. but the
city olticinls are of the oponioil that
the janitor should receive at least S4?
for his services and Mayor Moss will
probably make a recommendation to
this efl'e.-t to the council tit its next
meeting. Boajie had decided not to ac?
cept Hie position at a reduced salary.
l.nt yesterday morning he entered up .11
his duties.
VI ill i:\iiliilni- Ti'lli'licrx.
The examinations for teachers wit.,
wer, appointed f?r service in tin- public
schools by tie- board of trustees wiil be
held i;i He- First National Bank build?
ing on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday
nr.d Friday of next week.
The examinations will be conducted
by Hon. Thomas Temple Powell, super?
intendent s>< public schools.
Stnrgls A|i|i<-?rri In Court.
L. M. Sturgis. against whom there ate
live indict men Is. is plying his old trad
- practicing law. Yesterday morning
he appeared in the Police Court as
Colins.-] lor a prisoner. Sturgis was re?
leased from the custody of the jailor
Saturday night on bail in the sum ol
$750. and his appearance in the Police
Court yesterday'was quite a surprise.
He wore a "spike-tailed" coat ana
seemed to be in good spirits, though his
face shows the signs of Incarceration.
Sturgis. as was stated in Sunday's
Daily Press, will make tin effort to li?
quidate his debts.
Villi
SITUATION AT MANILA.
General Merritt Confronted bv a Seri?
ous Problem.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Aug:. 1.-General
Merrlt has again cabled the "War De?
partment relative to the .situation in
Manila, which he tin.Is very unsatis?
factory and dangerous owing to the
attitude of the Insurgents. In the opin?
ion of General Merrill, the attitude of
the insurgents there is aimilar to that
assumed by Garcia's Cubans on ilie
? luestion of their right to enter and
possess themselves of the city. al?
though, in this case, the insurgents are
a very much more formidable -dement,
Oeing not only more nunnernus but bet?
tor armed and tilled with arrogance
follow ing numerous victories over their
Spanish foes. General Merri'.t, how?
ever, indicates that he will do his u'.
.st t.> protect the citizens Item the
savagery of the Insurgents, though his
task is a delicate and dltlicult one. be?
cause of the fact that he must, while
lighting the Spaniards, bo ready at any
moment to repel the- Insurgents. The
general gave notice that he wan about
to c ombine, with Admiral Dewey hi it
join-, demand for the surrender of the
city to tin- United State-- forces, thus
forestalling the insurgents, and tiiis
move may cause a rupture. It Is possi?
ble in view of tin- fact that General
Merrill's cablegram was sent from Ca?
vite last Thursday, that this movement
has I.n made already by the combined
American military and naval force,
i hough there is some doubt about this.
mi account of the statement from Gen?
eral Merritt that be may need all his
soldiers before attack hl?-. Still, it is
possible that the demand might be
mittle without being immediately fol?
lowed by an attack, which might be
deferred until all the troops have
reached Cavite. Up to the date of the
4ivport General Merritt had with him
annul 12,000 soldiers. So far seven ex?
peditious have left Satt Francisco car?
rying soldiers to tho Philippines, and
it is the intention to furnish Meritt
with at leas; s.OO'.i men more than his
present force If he delays his attack
until all these have reached him, Ma?
nila will not be taken in thai way be?
fore September, for the last of these
troops have not yet started from San
F ?ancisco. It may be. however, that
Hie arrangement as to the Philippines,
which, it is expected will be included
in the peace treaty, will obviate the
necessity for further action on the part
? 0 I he American com minders.
Later in the day Secretary Alger and
Secretary Long had a conference ??. H11
the President over the- situation in the I
Philippines. They had important dis?
patches from General Merrill and Ad?
miral Dewey.
MEHltlTT'S ATTACK ON MANILA.
HONG KONG. August I.?Letters re?
ceived here from Cavil,-, dated July 2'.",
sty General Merrill is completing Ids
preparations to attack Manila and that
otherwise there Is nothing doing.
The blockade is strictly maintained. |
and no date has been fixed for the at- |
tack, though it will probably be made
as soon as the remaining American
troops arrive. The troops from San
Francisco continue to enjoy good
heal lav, The Spaniards, it is further an
u iiinceS,, have determined to hold out
until peace Is procla'imed.""~~ '
Philippine Insurgents who are domi?
ciled here say that rite inhabitants of
the islands are i-nrJiienl that a repub?
lic will be established there.
Nt 1 ADVANCE UP TO FRIDAY.
HONG KONG. Aug. 1.?The United
Siatcs transport Zallru has arrived in
these waters and is anchored outside
I the Lyeeman Pass. She reports that
no American or insurgent advances
have been made on Manila up to July
The remainder of the third San Fran?
cisco expedition was expected to arrive
at Cavite during the evening of July
PETU7 AGAINST UNCLE SAM.
South American Country Talks of
Tackling the- United Stales.
'.By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.?O.'i the Pana
rr.n Liner Advance, which reached this
port today, was Commodore Carlos
!?"-rrvros. of the Peruvian navy, who
is en* route to Pnris for the purpose, it
is said, of purchasing warships Tor the
Peruvian navy.
Rumors had been sircubited in Pan?
ama prior to July 21. those on the Ad?
vance said, when Commodore Ferry,
rv os arrived there on th- steamer San
liago from Cullao. concerning a strong
agitation throughout Peru against the
United States, owing to differences be?
tween the iwo countries, existing since
1SS5. There was, lb irefore. some sig?
nificance in the utterance of President
Pe-roln at the opening of I lie Peruvian
congress at Lima last Thursday. Dm- j
ii.g bis address Preside,i Plerobi said |
thai the national life of Peru was calm
and prosperous and that tie- foreign re
la lions of the government were friend?
ly, with the solitary exception >if an is
s..e between Peru and the Unite:'.
States, dating from 1SS".
With respect to this President Pier
.,: i added that Peru had been com
P lied lo accept arbitration under some?
what vexatious conditions in order to
avoid a rupture, and tna: negotiations
were still preceding with the United
States respecting a modification of
tariffs. During the height of the anti
United States feeling :n Peru there was
considerable talk about north America
being unable to protect us Pacillc coast
line on account, of the Spanish war
and that a Peruvian demonstration
thereabouts might compel the United
Srates lo modify hen demands. I; was
also hinted that secret agents had been
s nt to Europe for the purchase of war
vessels and that an important move
might lie made at an early date.
These rumors were partially confirm?
ed by Commodore Ferryro.V admission
that be was on his way lo Paris and
that the object of his mission to Eu?
rope was to purchase warships for the
Peruvian government. No little excite?
ment was caused in Central America
when the Information that Peru was
taking steps to strengthen her navy
became known.
ANOTHER SPANISH PRIZE.
Schooner Dolores Taken to Key West
by Ensign Craven.
( By Telegraph.)
KEY WEST. Aug. I.?11 A. M.?The
Spanish schooner Dolores. of sixty
ions, loaded with corn and provisions
and bound from Progresso, Mexico, for
Kalubario. has been added to the list
of w ir prizes. She was captured by
the gunboat Eagle, nij-ir Carrlentes
bay. a week ago yesterday, and was
broughl In today by Ensign Craven.
Tin- Badger, which took her prize to
Torurgas a few days ago, is still there
awaiting orders. Her prizes are a
barge, a brig and a tow boat, which
were trying to get from Nuevitas to
Havana. Three hundred and eight y
two sick and wounded Spanish soldiers,
some of w hom lia*e lost legs and arms,
are aboard the prizes, which are held
in quarantine.
At the Tortugas, the reports of the
bombardment and surrender of Nue?
vitas are also current, but no one is
permitted to approach the Badger or
prizes and details cannot be learned.
fLARGEST
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f CIRCULATION
iT7 SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS
ONE WEEK, TEN CENTS.
ALL EYES ON MADRID
Peace Now Depends on the
Spanish Cabinet. .
ANSWER MAY CO ME TO DAY
(jitmiloi. in. to I!.?? Authority of the Kreuch
Minister S.UUt-u l.y au onlilal
sttil., men t. Kerapltulatluu
of Our Tert.m.
I My Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.?All eyes
turned today toward Madrid, for It was
realized that upon tho Spanish cabinet
depended the restoration of peace. It
had been announced here in a quarter
ihat removed the information from
any question of Its accuracy that the
decision of the Spanish government
was not to he submitted before tomor?
row at the earliest. In the absence
of any new phase in the negotiations
here today, speculation naturally turn?
eil backward tit ward the remarkable
meeting at the White House Saturday,
and great interest, was manifested In
. very particular respecting that event.
A disposition was shown in some quar?
ters to question the authority of the
French ambassador to acj. as he did
respecting Spain. But It can be again
stated that, regardless of any technical
point, such as the absence of signed,
scaled and delivered mall credentials,
which, of course, could not reach neie
in the little time at hand, the President
regarded M. Cnmbon as fully qualified
to act as a representative of the Span?
ish government In the negotiations,
subject, of course, as are almost all
ministers or ambassadors In these days,
to the reference of the work accom?
plished by them to the government
they represent for final approval. M.
Cambon made it so clear that he had
been fully instructed on every point
likely to rise in the negotiations that
the President was satisfied that by ac?
cepting him us the representative ot
Spain in this matter a vast saving of
time would be effected, and, a point of
the utmost importance, that the nego?
tiations would be technically conduc?
ted without the Interposition of any
neutral government. However, any
question that might have arisen as to
i be powers of the French ambassador
was set at rest by a short, guarded,
and concise statement issued today
from the embassy itself.
Then the discussion turned on the
nature of the change made at the In?
stance of M. Cambon in the list ot
American demands. It was contended
in some quarters that no change had
been made; in others, that an impor?
tant modltleatlon had developed. As
a matter of fact, as to the importance
of this ( hange, there is a difference of
opinion between the parties, the ad?
ministration looking upon It as incon
?i"?rtri>M tiar, -while?AT. -Hambun ..*> ttachsa..
importance to It. However, this may
be, as the administration believes that
the change Is not essential and that It
cartainly does not affect the principle
of the document. It might be well to
recapitulate brietly Just what the de?
mands of the United States were. As
to Cuba, it Is demanded that Spain Is
j to release her government, possession
I and control. It will be noticed that
nothing is said of Cuban Independence
.and that the acceptance of this posi?
tion leaves the United Slates free to
deal with the Island as it nray be best.
Porto Pico, with the small Islands ad?
jacent, and embraced within her Ju?
risdiction, Is lo be cedeil unconditional?
ly to the United States.
One of the Ladrone islands, likewise,
s to be ceded to the United States as
a coaling station. These three condi?
tions, being granted by Spain, are to
lie taken as part payment in lieu of
the full indemnity. What further
payment shall be required is to be de?
termined by a commmisslon having au?
thority to ai t for the President, sub?
ject to his approval. Whether Spain
shall retain possession of the Philip?
pines, as a whole or In part, Is left to
that commission to determine. The
i eason for deferring the decision as to
the future of the islands In this fashion
is because the administration is not
yet satistied itself: it is not clear at
this moment what sound policy should
dictate iu the matter. Meanwhile, and
until The commission has satisfactorily
disposed of the future of the islands,
the United States is to exercise a mili?
tary government over Manila harbor
and bay. The commission will be ac?
tually a peace commission, and will
prepare the treaty which will termin?
ate the war with Spain. However, a
suspension of hostilities may soon be de?
clared when the Spanish government
shall definitely accept the conditions
above laid down and renounce its au?
thority over Cuba and Porto Rico.
Notwithstanding the fact that he now
has a direct cabie to Washington.
General Miles sent no message during
the day. and all that was heard from
him was contained iti, a belated tele?
gram on his arrival at Ponce.
It is believed General Miles has suc?
ceeded in his plan of intercepting
the troops.
Acting on the recommendation of
Surgeon General Sternberg. Secretary
Alger has practically concluded to
abandon Camp Alger, near this city,
because of the dissatisfaction with the
sanitary conditions there, as exhibited
by the large number of sick soldiers.
The change will not be made immedi?
ately, however, for it is not positively
known yet which regiments now in the
camp will be withdrawn to make up the
total of about 5,000 required to be sup?
plied to General Wade's command, and,
in the second place, it is believed to be
absolutely essential to have the new
camps selected with the greatest care
and put in perfect order for the recep?
tion of troops before any attempt is
made to install them. Major Heistand
and Surgeon Smart, who have been
making it tour through Pennsylvania
recently, returned today and reported
the result of their search for camp
sites to Secretary Alger. Further In?
formation is required, however, before
the department can act.
THORN ELECTROCUTED.
Murderer of Guldensuppe Pays the
Death Penalty,
i By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.?Martin Thorn,
the murderer of William Guldensuppe,
Wits electrocuted in(Sing Sing prison at
11:17 A. M. today. Thorn sat up later
last night than was nis custom. Ho
talked of his parents, his boyhood days
in Germany and his first experiences in
this country. He showed no nervous?
ness, and when' he threw himself on
his cot it was but a few minutes be?
fore he was sound asleep. When sum
I moned to the execution chair. Thorn
showed no emotion, and walked to It
quickly, repeating prayer?, after the
attending priest. There was no unto?
ward incident in connection with the
execution, and after the current had
been turned on in fifty-five seconds
Thorn was dead.