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VOL. LXVI. NO. 247. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN CONN., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1898.
THE CARBINGTON PUBLISHING CO,
II DISASTER IT m
The Atlantic Transport Com
pany's Steamer Mohegan
Ashore Off the Lizard.
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST
tBZE PARTICULARS ARE DIFFICULT
TO OBTAiy.
At 3i30 This Morning, However, a
Dispatch from Falmouth to London
Said That Only 30 Out of 300 Persons,
Constituting the Passengers and
Crew, Had Been Saved This News
Confirmed by a Still Later Dispatch.
London, Oct. 14. The Atlantic Trans
port company's steamer Mohegan,
formerly the Cleopatra, of tha Wilson
and Furness-Leyland line, which left
London for New York yesterday with
fifty passengers and a crew of one
hundred and fifty is ashore off the Liz
ard, between "The Manacles and the
Lowlands." It Is rumored that there
has been a great loss of life. A coast
guard messenger reports that the pas
sengers are "drowning like rats."
Another account says: "Bodies are
washing ashore, one being of a lady,
lashed to a plank, with both legs sev
ered." "
Particulars as to the disaster are dif
ficult to obtain. It appears that when
the Mohegan struck a small gale was
blowing and the sea was running high.
Lifeboats put off from the Lizard and
Falmouth, one returning filled with
pasengers. Several were drowned.how
ever, it is reported. Another lifeboat
paved six persons.
The coast at the point is extremely
iflangerous and has been the scene of
numerous wrecks. Some years ago
there was a movement set on foot to
get a lightship placed there, but it fail
ed. A later dispatch from Falmouth
gays the ship foundered and was blown
ashore by the heavy east wind after
her machinery was disabled.
All the Falmouth tugs went outside,
but none was able to approach the ves
sel. One lady died after she was
brought ashore. It is reported that the
rosition of the Mohegan is serious and
that assistance Is urgently needed.
3:30 a. m. According to a dispatch
just received from Falmouth, out of
the two hundred persona constituting
the passengers and crew of the Mohe
gan only thirty-one have been saved.
Later. Only thirty-one have been
caved. This intelligence was forwarded
from the coast guard by telephone to
Falmouth. The coast guards are
watching for bodies and wreckage. The
lifeboats have gone into Port Hous
took. '
The steamer Mohegan then the Cleo-j-atra)
arrived at New York on August
12 last on her maiden trip from Lon
don. She had been launched a few
months before at the yards of the
Earles at Hull, England. She is a sin
gle screw steel vessel of 4,510 tons regis
ter, 430 feet long by 52 feet beam and
about 36 feet in depth of hold. She
had accommodations for one hundred
and twenty-five passengers and a ca
pacity for between 7,000 and 8,000 tons
of freight and 700 cattle. Her com
mander is Captain Griffiths," commo
dore of the Atlantio transport fleet. She
is one of the five vessels recently pur
chased by the Atlantic Transport com
pany to replace the Mohawk, Mobile,
Massachusetts, Michigan and Missis
eippi, which were sold to the United
States government to be used as trans
ports. The other four are the Mintou,
Marquette, Menomimee and Mesaba.
These were formerly the Victoria, Boi
deca, Alexandra and Winifred, respect
ively. , A ROYAL FUNERAL.
Remains of Queen Louise of Denmark
Removed to Roskilde.
Copenhagen, Oct. 14. After a mourn
ing service in the death chamber, the
coffin containing the remains of Queen
Louise of Denmark, who died Septem
ber 29, was borne to the funeral car by
the King of Denmark, the Czar of Rus
sia, the King of Greece, the Crown
Prince of Denmark, and other members
of the royal family. The funeral cor
tege then proceeded to the railroad de
pot, followed by all the royal family on
foot. The route was lined by dense
crowds of bareheaded people. The
train with the. coffin on board started
at 5 o'clock for Roskilde, nineteen
miles from here, the residence of the
Danish kings of the Middle Ages, where
the remains will be placed in the vault
prepared for that purpose. Thousands
of people awaited the arrival of the
funeral tran at Roskilde, where the
eame distinguished personages carried
the coffin from the train to the hearse.
Behind the hearse walked the king: of
Denmark and his three daughters. On
arriving at the Cathedral the royal
bearers re-lifted the coffin to its place
on the catafalque within.
A New Duke To-be.
London, Oct. 15. The Duchess of
Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuela
Vanderbilt of New York, gave birth to
a son yesterday. Mother and child are
doing well, according to the latest re
ports from the attending physicians.
To Massacre Europeans.
London, Oct 15. The Pekin corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
"There is a rumor in circulation that a
plot is on foot for a massacre of the
Europeans."
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Resolutions Offend on the Question of
Marriage and Divorce.
Washington, Oct. 14 The house of
bishops of the Episcopal convention
to-day adopted a proposition extending
the offences for which bishops may be
tried to include "conduct unbecumlng
a bishop." Another amendment adopt
ed extends the provision against alien
ating church property. A special com
mittee of bishops was created, consist
ing of the bishops of Chicago, New
York and Vermont, for the examination
of candidates for holy orders. The
bishops discussed and passed articles 4,
7 and 8 of the amendments to the con
stitution already passed by the hguse.
Article 7 covers the "provincial sys
tem." Nominations were made for the
vacant bishopries in North Dakota,
Sacramento and Boise, but the names
were withheld until final action , is
taken.
Spencer Trask, lay delegate from Al
bany, N. Y., presented the following on
the divorce question, which was refer
red: Whereas, Marriage and divorce in the
t'ulted States are now governed by the laws
of ttie M speetivt states, and
Whereas, The said laws differ in essential
particulars in the different states, thereby.
In cases of marriages contracted or divorces
procured iu one state, often giving rise in
other states to confusion and uncertainty In
the status of the. parties affected and to ln
jusdre and hiu'dshlp to children and innocent
persons, and
Whereas. The oils and abuses so resulting
can only bo cured by laws which shall be
uniform throughout the United States, and
Whereas, If congress has the power as It
now has to provide for the determination of
the financial status of citizens of various
states by establishing uniform laws on the
subject of bi-jikruptcy throughout the United
States, there can be no reason why It should
not have the power to establish uniform laws
on subjects of marriages and divorce.
How. therefore, be it resolved, that it Is
the sense of this convention that the Inter
ests of the entire country would be sub
served, the social order thereof safeguarded
and the existing evils and abuses remedied
by the establishment of such laws.
Be It further resolved, THiat a joint com
mittee of Lbe two houses be appointed to
prepare n suitable memorial to be submitted
to the congress of the United States and to
the legislatures of the several states ex
pressing the sense of this convention and
urging that appropriate steps be taken to
secure an amendment to the constitution
which shall give power to congress to estab
lish uniform laws on the subjects of mar
riage and divorce throughout the United
States.
At 2:30 both houses adjourned In or
der to permit the bishops and deputies,
some 400 in number, to start on the pil
grimage to Jamestown Island, near
Richmond, Va., where 300 years ago
the church was first established in
America.
EXAMINATION OF HIRAM MAXIM.
Charge of Bigamy, It Is Announced,
Will Not be Pressed.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 14. The ex
amination of Hiram S. Maxim, the gun
Inventor, on a charge of abandonment
was adjourned to-day until October 21
after the woman who claims to be his
wife had given her testimony. The
charge of bigamy, it is announced, will
not be pressed, as the woman has learn
ed, since making her affidavit, that Mr.
Maxim had a legal wife prior to the
time of his alleged marriage to her, and
that that allegation was untrae.
The only witness examined to-day
was Helen Leighton or Nellie Malcolm,
who calls herself Helen Maxim and
claims to be the wife of Hiram T. Max
im. She related in detail the story of
her meeting with Maxim, of their alleg
ed marriage in a house near the Grand
Central station in New York by a man
whom she did not know, of his stealing
her marriage certificate, of the birth
of their child and of his subsequent de
sertion of her in Paris. She testified
that she lived with Maxim as his wife
for three years and he introduced her
to his relatives as his wife. The wit
ness was cross-examined by Bartow E.
Weeks, who appeared for the defend
ant. The cross-examination brought
out the fact that for the past fifteen
years the woman has lived in houses of
Ill-repute in Philadelphia, Troy, Alba
ny, Hudson, Poughkeepsie and Bridge
port, but she said she was ne.' in
these houses only in the capacity of
cook or servant. During the afternoon
Mr. Maxim was served with papers in
a divorce proceeding instituted by his
alleged wife, the result of which will
depend upon the outcome of the aban
donment case. The case will be contin
ued next Friday.
The Lexington Races.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 14. While the
cool weather and a stiff breeze affected
the attendance on the fifth day of the
Kentucky trotting horsebreeders' meet
ing, the four races were well contested
and the betting was lively, especially
on the 2:08 pacing race, which was the
feature of the day and a great dump
for the betting fraternity. Directly
was favorite selling at $250 against $60
for the field. He won the first heat in
2:05, the fastest of the race, with
the Lady of the Manor crowding him
to the wire. In the second heat Direct
ly broke at the word and fell a hun
dred yards behind, but he finished
fourth, Lady of the Manor taking the
heat in a drive from Giles Noyes. Di
rectly landed the third heat by an eye
lash from Lady of the Manor, who took
the fourth and fifth heats, with some
thing to spare, from Indiana, Directly
being done for completely. Rubber
was a 2 to 1 favorite, but he only won
second money. Miss Sidney won in
straight heats which were closely cm
tested. Bessie Owens was favorite
for the 2:23 trot, but was never dan
gerous in the race. The first heat was
won by Maggie Lass from Snowden.
Maggie Lass took the next two with
ease.
Charged With Embezzlement.
Manchester, Conn., Oct. 14. John J.
Seerry. local agent for the Consolidated
railroad, and also the agent at the de
pot for the Western Union Telegraph
company, was arraigned before Justice
Barrows to-day on the charge of em
bezzling funds of the railroad company,
and the case was continued until next
Wednesday under $500 bonds, which
were furnished. Scerry's accounts were
unexpectedly examined by the auditors
of the railroad company Monday, and
it is alleged that a shortage of about
$250 was found. The shortage will be
covered by the bond of a New Jersey
surety company.
GRAVE SITUATION IN FRANCE
THE HUMOUS REGARDING THE
MILITARY PLOT.
Apparently the Orleanists Were at the
liottoin of the movement and an En
glish Duke is Mentioned A Long and
Vogue Semi-Official Statement Duke
of Orleans Arrives in Brussels to
Watch Events.
Paris, Oct. 15. It is Impossible to
pick out the truth from the mass of
rumors abroad regarding the alleged
military plot. The general Idea is that
it was intended by a pretended revis
ionist demonstration to insult and pro
voke the army Into some act which
might have led to the arrest and incar
ceration of a Dreyfusite and the proc
lamation of the military government.
Apparently the Orleanists were at the
bottom of the movement and an Eng
lish duke is mentioned. There is little
doubt that the plot has been frustrated,
but a very uneasy feeling prevails. A
reliable estimate of the troops recently
brought to the capital on account of
the strike puts the number now here
or within easy distance at forty thou
sand men.
A long and vague semi-official state
ment appeared this evening suggesting
various possible motives, such as Drey
fusite intrigues or an attempt by the
socialists to frighten the government
into dispersing the troops that now pre
vent the success of the strike; to ex
plain the rumors of a military conspir
acy. The mysterious allusions, how
ever, and the absence of any straight
forward denial tend to encourage the
belief that there must be some ground
for the rumors, .especially as the state
ment mentions the telegrams alleged to
have been sent by a French general to
Prince Napoleon, which, it says it is
"difficult to believe possible in view of
the control exercised by the telegraph
authorities."
The semi-official Temps this evening
minimizes the affair and says the offi
cials of the ministry of war formally
deny that a plot existed. The Temps
suggests that misinterpretation was
placed on some of the numerous dis
patches now being exchanged between
the different garrisons, in connection
with the present movements of troops,
which led to strange reports of plots.
In Its article suggesting the exist
ence of the plot the Matin says that
for some time past there has been talk
of a conspiracy, not in favor of any
pretender, but for the purpose of
changing the leading officers of the
government, with the exception of the
president.
The Jour says that the rumor of the
conspiracy arose from a letter suppos
ed to have been written by General
Boisdeffre to General Zurlinder, in
which the writer said: "Let us be
ready for Saturday." The letter fell
Into the hands of the minister of the
interior. Everything in Paris is now
attribute to forgery, the Jour says
and this letter is undoubtedly of that
character.
DUKE OF ORLEANS.
Arrives In Brussels lo Watch Events in
France.
Brussels, Oct. 14 Midnight. The
Duke of Orlean, accompanied by Comte
Panteves, has arrived here to watch
events. The paper reports of a coup
are not confirmed. All papers say that
the conspirators had been meeting at
Versailles and that M. Brisson has in
terrupted cipher correspondence.
ADDITION TO MAST ROCK PARK.
Land Presented by Ell Whitney and
Miss Henrietta Whitney.
The park commission held its regular
monthly meeting in the mayor's office
in the city hall last right. It was re
ported that a tract of land had been
donated by Eli Whitney and Miss Hen
rietta Whitney as an addition to East
Rock park. The tract fronts one hun
dred feet on Whitney avenue and ex
tends back to Mill river, and is just
north of the park boundary. It is given
with a view to providing for a hand
some gateway to be built at the Whit
ney avenue entrance to the park. A
vote of thanks to Mr." and Miss Whit
ney was passed, and the secretary was
instructed to notify them thereof.
It was voted to direct a committee of
tha commission to appear before the
special committee on harbor lines, soon
to be appointed, and to advocate the
adoption of the harbor line as reconv
mended by the last special committee
in the common council on that matter,
the commission deeming the adoption
of that line important for the interest
of Water street park rather than the
.other lines that have been suggested.
A comprehensive plan for the develop
ment of Edgewood park was submitted
by the superintendent, Felix Chilling
worth. The following vote of thanks
to Mr. Chilling worth was passed:
"Voted, That the commission highly
appreciates the plan for developing
Edgewood park south of Edgewood
avenue, which has been prepared by
Superintendent Chillingworth, and that
the same be placed on file and the sec
retary be requested to communicate to
him the thanks of the commission for
the skill and taste he has shown in the
care of said park and in promoting its
interests."
It was reported that the meadow at
the north end of East Rock park has
been materially improved by cutting
out underbrush and removing stones.
It is proposed to plow up the meadow
and regrade it and seed it down. Thej
expense of this improvement is paid by
Mrs. Henry Farnam, at whose expense
also the adjoining portion of Farnam
drive has been greatly Improved.
SITUATION AT VIRDEN, ILL.
Warrants Sworn Out Charging Owners
With "Conspiracy to Murder."
Virden, 111., Oct. 14. A new quiver of
excitement swept over this town this
of term on. From 2 o'clock until night
fall rumor followed rumor and not even
the best informed had any idea as to
what would develop during the night.
Rumors that another trainload of ne
groes was on its way here kept the ex
citement at a high tension but the mil
itia are in complete possession of the
stockade and are closely guarding the
railroad property. The coroner's jury
heard a large number of wltnessss to
day but did not conclude its work.
Warrants were sworn out to-da be
foTe the local magistrate bv Virgil
Bishop, an officer of the minerj union,
charging President Loucke, Manager
Lukius and others with "conspiracy to
murder," but on the advice of the mili
tary officers, in charge here, they wre
not served.
Three hundred miners from Virden,
Carlinville, Nilwood and Green Ridge
attended the funeral of A. Brenaman at
Girard to-day. There was no disorder.
General Manager Lukins of the Chi-cago-Virden
Coal company to-day
made the following statement in regard
to the demands of the strikers: "Un
der the old scale of wages the pay at
our mines was 25 cents per' ton mine
run. The payrolls show an average of
$2.29 per day net for every miner in
the mine, with a range of $1.10 to $4.56
per day. The price of powder has been
reduced 50 cents a keg since then,
which makes a material Increase in the
miners' wages. At the price miners are
demanding 40 cents per ton. an aver
age miner can make from $3 to $4 per
day and a good workman would have
no difficulty in earning $6 per day. We
have men in our Virden mine working
at 55 cents per ton, screened coal, which
equals about 2S cents per ton at mine
run, make over $6 per day. The charge
that the Chicago-Virden' Coal company
is oppressing its miners and is not will
ing to pay its employes living wages,
is perfectly absurd and is not entertain
ed for a moment by people who are fa
miliar with the situation. The miners
are fighting to get all they possibly can
for their la,bor. We do not object to
the man making good "wages. All we
desire is an opportunity to get our coal
dug at a price that will allow us to en
ter the markets and sell our coal with
out loss to ourselves and this is im
possible at the rate demanded by the
strikers. The state has taken absolute
possesion of our property and has
practically prohibited us from operat
ing our mines?"
Complications That Threaten.
Chicago, Oct.14. Complications which
threaten to assume greater proportions
than the clash betwen the federal and
state authorities during the railway
strike under Altgeld's administration,
promise to grow out of Governor Tan
ner's action in refusing to allow the
Chicago and Alton to land negroes at
Virden. General Solicitor Brown of the
Chicago and Alton left for Springfield
to-day as the result of a conference
between officials of the road. The gov
ernor will be fought by Solicitor Brown,
who will assume charge of the situation
at Virden, so far as the railroad is con
cerned. 'NOTHING WRONG."
What Holyoke's Ex-Tax Collector Says
of a $118,000 Shortage.
Holyoke, Mass., Oct. 14 D. J. Flani
gan, one of ex-Tax Collector Keough's
bondsmen, talked with him over the
telephone to-day. Keough, who, it is
alleged, is $118,000 short in his accounts,
is in New York and said that he would
return to Holyoke to-night. He de
clared that there was nothing wrong
in his accounts and that he would turn
everything over to the city. He said a
mistake had been made in making the
affair public.
Springfield. Mass., Oct. 14. Ex-Tax
Collector Keough of Holyoke, about
whose books and bookkeeping such a
stir was created yesterday by the re
port of the expert examining them that
there was an apparent deficiency of
$118,000, returned to his home in Holy
oke this evening, arriving from New
York about 10:30. Immediately upon
his arrival he held a conference with
his bondsmen and City Solicitor Calla
han, after which he proceeded to his
home. Mr. Keough positively refuses
to make a statement at the present
time, saying that he was not prepared,
but that he would make a statement
to the public in a few days. He ex
pressed himself willing to appear b;fore
the finance committee of the city gov
ernment, but said that he knew no rea
son why he should make a statement
to that committee. Concerning the re
ported erasures on his books, Mr.
Keough said that he made necessary
erasures of dates, etc., but had made
none where credits should have been
given. During the morning T. J. Flan
agan, one of Mr. Keough's bondsmen,
held a conference with him over the
long distance telephone before he left
New York. Later, Mr. Flanagan gave
out the following as representing a
portion of the statement made by Mr.
Keough: "I can account for every dol
lar received and show the public that
newspapers and others who circulated
reports to the contrary don't know
what they are talking about. Mr. Es
tes had no business to make any re
port and call it a deficit until he had
completed his work. When this is seen
I will abide by his conclusion, because
I know in advance what the result will
be."
Star Pointer Pails.
Terra Haute, Ind,. Oct. 14. The
flight of Star Pointer against time to
day failed. At the last moment it was
decided to send the big pacer against
the wagon record of 2:04 3-4, made by
Joe Patchen at Galesburg last fall. Ow
ing to the cold weather and heavy wind
the time for the mile was 2:06. There
were two other races on the day's pro
gramme, the 2:20 pace and the 2:20
trot. The time was slow. Attendance
3,000.
AGAINST EMPEROR WILLIAM
AN ANARCHIST PLOT FRUSTRATED
IN ALEXANDRIA.
Nine Italians Arrested Information
Given by Italian Consul-General at
Cairo Where it Was First Planned to
Make Attack -Kaiser Decided Not to
Go to Egypt and Anarchists Planned
to Attack 111 in in Holy City.
Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 14. The Al
exandria police have arrested nine
Italian anarchists since last evening,
and have thereby frustrated a plot
against Emperor William. The first to
be arrested Is a cafe-keener, a well
known anarchist, in whose house the
police discovered two bombs of great
strength, full of bullets. This arrest
was made in consequence of a notifica
tion from the Italian consul general at
Cairo that two anarchists had left Cairo
for Port Said. The police investigation
showed that the arrested cafe-keeper
had bribed the steward of a steamer
sailing to-day from Alexandria to Port
Said and Syria to take on board a box
of bombs. Apparently the anarchists
originally intended to use the bombs at
the Palais Abidin at Cairo, while Em
peror William and the Khedive were
there. ;When the kaiser decided not to
visit Egypt the anarchists, changed
their plans and decided to attack him
in Palestine. The liveliest satisfaction
is felt over the captures and the Ger
man consulate has expressed its warm
est thanks. The two Cairo anarchists
who left for Port Said have not yet
been arrested.
ADVICES FROM SANTIAGO.
Much Sickness Among Signal Service
Men A Low Death Rate.
Santiago, Oct. 14. The Reina de loa
Angeles takes 175,000 rations to-day to
the destitute people of Manzanillo and
its vicinity. She will return by October
18. Heavy rains during the last ten
days have been causing much sickness,
especially among the members of the
signal service. Out of fifty-three men
only seventeen are available for duty.
People who have lived here a lifetime
are unable to understand the extraordi
nary low death rate, averaging for Oc
tober up to date, ten per day. During
the same period of last year the
deaths averaged 18J per diem. General
Wood is indefatigable. He is here,
there and everywhere and his friends
fear he is overworking himself. The
result of his labors is apparent in every
branch of the service. The general yes
terday visited the hospital and found
considerable negligence. The patients
are reaping the result of his visit in
better attention and improved food and
cooking.
The 300 prisoners in Santiago prison
will be made to build roads for the
city. The railroad has offered to de
liver 500 tons of rock free, aB their
share of the work of improving the
city. This is the Saints' day of Gen
eral Galixto Garcia, and thousands of
his friends, largely former insurgents,
visited the veteran Cuban leader. The
school children sang national songs,
his house was made a bower of flowers
and during the afternoon a reception in
his honor was held at the San Carlos
club. General Wood has received word
from Guantanamo saying that General
Perez, the insurgent commander there,
now refuses to disband his men. This
is not understood here, as previous re
liable reports announced that Perez
had disbanded his troops. The Ameri
can officer in charge at Guantanamo
during the absence of Colonel Ray has
been requested to report on the subject
to General Wood.
EVACUATION OF CUBA.
Spanish Troops Shipped to Spain 9Tow
Number 6,617.
Havana, Oct. 14. The Spanish mili
tary commissioners to-day delivered an
official note to the American commis
sioners giving the number of the Span
ish troops shipped to Spain, up to the
present at 6,617. Those who go by the
transports Montserrat and Miguel Gai.
lart will make 2,200 additional. It wa3
I announced that transports to carry the
j entire garrisons of Gibara, Holguin and
other places in those divisions will
! leave on October 20, October 24, October
j 26 and October 28. After they have
! sailed it is pointed out half the island
! of Cuba will have been entirely evacu
: ated. General Luque, the commander
of the Spanish troops at Holguin, has
j assured th commissioners that if the
American troops happen to arrive at
the end of the month at Eastern porta,
before they are completely evacuated,
the Spanish forces remaining at those
i points will be camped in separata
places. ,
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Officers Installed and Twenty-seventh
Triennial Conclave Adjourns.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 14. The new
grand officers of the Knights Templar
were installed with impressive ceremo
nies to-night, after which Grand l.'as
ter Lloyd announced the following ap
pointments: Grand prelate, J. C. W.
Cox of Iowa; grand standard bearer,
Lee Smith of Pittsburg; grand sword
bearer, Arthur McArthur of Troy, N.
Y.; grand captain of the guard, Charles
C. Vogt of Louisville, Ky.; grand war
den, Emery R. Hood of Denver; com
mittee on foreign relations, Warren La
Rue Thomas of Maryland, and others;
finance committee, W. H. Soule of Mas
sachusetts and others. Resolutions of
thanks were then adopted and the
twenty-seventh triennial conclave of
, the grand encampment. Knights Tem-
plar, adjourned sine die.
SH AFTER' S AVOIRDUPOIS.
Interesting Testimony Before the War
Investigation Commission.
Washington, Oct. 14. Dr. Louis S.
Seaman was the principal witness be
fore the war investigating committee
to-day. He complained that the com
missary supplies furnished the troops
in Porto Rico were unsuited to the de
mands of a tropical climate, and that
they were especially unfit for hospital
use. He said that he had been in charge
of the two hundred cpnvalscents
brought north on the Obdam and had
been unable to secure suitable supplies
for them from the government depots.
He confessed, however, that he had
made no formal written requisition, but
had acted upon statements made to him
Informally to the effect that no com
mutation of rations would be allowed.
He refused to reply to some questions,
declaring that he had been misrepre
sented by the press and saying that he
would not reflect upon his superior offi
cers while he wore the shoulder straps
of a United States officer.
Lieutenant Hill of the navy was also
a witness. He was in charge of the
landing of the army at Santiago and
told the story of that exploit. He said
the navy supplied all launches and fifty-two
small boats for the landing, but
the army brought only one lighter. He
gave the details of the landing, which
he said consumed four days. The army
was entirely unprepared to land, and
Lieutenant Hill said that as he viewed
the matter the army would have been
unable to land and subsist after the
landing without the aid of the navy. A
great deal of trouble was experienced
with the captains of the transports who
had refused to go nearer the shore un
til he secured an order to them from
General' Shatter. Lieutenant Hill said
there was no wharf, but that he had
understood that they talked of building
one on which to land General Shatter.
"Personally?" asked a member of the
commission. "Yes," replied the witness.
"Had they no derricks?" was asked.
"Yes, but they were not strong enough."
This personal allusion to the avoirdu
pois of the commander of the Santiago
campaign created a general laugh. Con
tinuing, Lieutenant Hill erpressed the
opinion that in cases of the transport
ation of troops at sea he thought the
vessels should be under the command
of navy officers until the troops are
landed.
PARIS PEA CE COMMISSION.
The Longest Joint Session Yet Held by
the Commissioners.
Paris, Oct. 14. The peace commis
sioners adjourned their Joint session to
day at 6:10 p. m. The meeting was two
hours longer than any previous one.
The American reply to the Spanish rep
resentations at the conference of Tues
day was submitted and read. An oral
discussion followed, occupying the time
until about ten minutes past six, when
the commissions adjourned until Mon
day next. It is believed that the Span
iards submitted in their construction of
the protocol that it was just to consider
Spain as having equities fairly dis
chargeable by the American assump
tion of Cuban obligations, It is not un
likely that the Americans voiced the
conviction that fair equities to the
United States, in war expense, were in
curred by the United States and possi
bly, though not positively, the Ameri
cans may schedule the value of the
battleship Maine as among the expendi
tures possible of classification against
the so-called Cuban debt.
However, it may be considered cer
tain that the commissions have arrived
at a point in the negotiations from
which henceforth the joint Besslons will
be occupied by oral discussions as well
as by written presentations of proposi
tions. The work is now thoroughly en
tered upon, though it is not likely that
any segment has yet been polished and
finished for a place in the final treaty.
The Philippine question has not yet
been entered upon. The Spanish am
bassador, Senor Leon y Castillo, will
give a reception in honor of the Span
ish commission on Saturday, and the
United States ambassador, General
Horace Porter, will give a breakfast on
Tuesday, at which M. Cambon, the for
mer French ambassador at Washing
ton; General Wesley Merritt and Com
mander Bradford will be present.
THE DEMANDS ON SPAIN.
Sagasta and His Colleagues Reported as
Greatly Concerned.
Bayonne, France, Oct. 14. According
to advices received from Madrid, a rig
orous censorship has been revived there
since yesterday. Senor Sagasta and
his colleagues are said to be greatly
concerned regarding the demands of
the United States government which
they assert not only refuses to assume
any of Spain's colonial debts, but wants
i to take the heavy artillery in Cuba and
the floating dock recently sent to Ha
vana. The same advices say that the
Madrid Imparcial announces that the
government has cabled Captain General
Blanco not to turn over any further
territory . to the Americans until the
peace treaty has been definitely signed.
Blanco's Return to Spain.
Madrid, Oct. 14. The Liberal says it
Is believed in official circles that Cap
tain General Blanco will return to
Spain at an earlv date and the paper
adds that "Blanco will not be the iaBt
Spaniard to exercise the supreme com
mand in Cuba, for it is known that his
relations with the government are
strained."
850,000 for Tult's College.
Boston, Oct 14. The will of the late
John D. Joy of the firm of Joy, Lang
don & Co., is found to make a provision
for the gift of $50,000 to the trustees of
, Tuft's college. The bequeBt was over
looked; when the will was first read.
SPOKE TO 20,000 PEOPLE
M'KINLEY ROYALLY RECEIVED IN
ST. LOUIS.
He Touches on the Financial Condition
of the Country and the War With
Spain and Asks That No Discordant
Voice Intrude to Embarrass the Nation
in the Solution of the Slightly Prob-
lems Before It.
St. Louis, Oct. 14. President McKin
ley was to-day the guest of St. Louis, .
the city in which two years ago he re
ceived the nomination to his present
high office. He came from Omaha by
way of Galesburg, 111., over the Bur
lington route and was brought Into the
city at 9:15 a. m., being preceded by a
special train, on board of which were
General Passenger Agent Welky and
tha local reception committee. From
the time of his arrival until 11 p. m.,
when he left the city, he 'was accorded
an almost continuous ovation. Es
corted to the Southern hotel by clvlo
bodies and regular and volunteer
troops, among which were two com
mands that had gained distinction at
El Caney, President McKlnley was
greeted with the cheers of thousands
of people, lining both sides of all the
thoroughfares through which he pass
ed. To-night at the Coliseum in the expo
sition building the greatest throng of
people addressed by President McKln-'
ley , under cover, gave him a magnifi
cent greeting. As he ehterd the Coli
seum, the immense crowd of probably
20,000 people arose to its feet and cheer
ed for several minutes. Outside there '
were twice as many unable to gain ad
mittance. It was some time before
quiet could be restoredand the presi
dent could begin his speech.
Speaking of the financial condition of
the country and the war, the president
said: "It must be a matter'of great
gratification to the people of the United
States to know that the national credit
was never better than now. For the
first time in the country's history the
government is floating a three per
cent, gold bond, every dollar of which'
was sold at par and the bonds are now
at a premium of five cents on the dol
lar; and this profit has gone to the peo
ple. The loan was a popular one and
it has been a source of much satisfac
tion that the people with the surplus
savings were able to buy the bonds. Tt
is an interesting fact that while we of
fered but two hundred millions of
bonds for sale, over fourteen hundred
millions were subscribed by the people
of the country and by the terms of sale,
no one was able to receive bonds in ex
cess of $5,000. It is not without signifi
cance that the government has not
been required since 1896 to borrow any
money for its ourrent obligations until
the war with Spain. While the credit
and finances of the government have
improved the business conditions of the '
people have also happily improved. Both ;
government and citizens have shared in
the general prosperity. The money cir
culation of the country was larger on
the first of July, 1898, than it has rver
been, and there has been no deprecia
tion of the value of our money.
"Not since the beginning of the agi tation
of the question of slavery has
there been such a common bond in
name and purpose; such genuine affect
tion; such unity of the seotions; such
obliteration of party and geographical
divisions. North and south have min
gled their blood in a common cause and
they rejoice in a common victory. We
must guard this restored union with
zealous and sacred care, and while:
awaiting the settlements of the war,
and meeting the problems which will
follow, we must stand as one man, not
in the spirit of party, but united in a
common effort for that which gives to
the nation its widest influence in the
sphere of activity and usefulness to
which the war has assigned It. Let'
nothing distract us; let no discordant
voice intrude to embarrass us in the
solution of the mighty problems which
involve such vast consequences to our
selves and posterity. Let us remember
that God bestows upon no nation su
preme opportunity which is not ready
to respond to the call of supreme duty."
Tired out with his day's experience,
the president and party left at eleven!
o'clock for Terre Haute, Ind., the next
stopping place. During his stay here
all of the president's movements were
carefully guarded by St. Louis police
and detectives to prevent his being sub
jected to the slightest inconvenience or
discomfort
Princeton 24, M. A. C. O.
Baltimore, Md., Oct 14. The Prince
ton university eleven to-day defeated
the Maryland Athletic club eleven by
i the score of 24 to 0. The Princetons
' were not in form. Fumbles were fre
quent, and clever tackling by the Bal
I tlmore boys forced them In several In
stances to resort to punting. Three
touchdowns and goals were made in
the the first half and one in the sec
ond. Cassard of M. A. C. had his knee
dislocated and Thomas and Luthart
were also painfully Injured and forced
to retire. Score, Princeton 24; M. A.
C, 0.
A Hunchback Hanged.
San Quenlin, Cal., Oct 14. Murderer
John Miller, the hunchback, was hang
ed here to-day. He was cool to the
end. Miller was hanged for killing
James Childs of San Francisco in No
vember, 1896. Miller pursued and tried
to shoot Mrs. Nellie Ryan, who had re
jected his attentions. Childs came to
her rescue, but was shot dead by Mil
ler.