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=^Si^I-NUMBEIl 307. WHEELING,
MANILA 1
The City Surrenderc
Forces on La
BEFORE ORDERS TO
Ilteachod Merrltt or Deirey?Capta
Hon; Kong on a German Steal
Ho Kofases to Qfre Any Iiifor;
tlon of the City?Details Co
Meager.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.?'T
issued the following:
Tlie following Sispatch was reo
at 11:15 p. m., August 15, from Con;
" 'Augustin says Dewey bombarc
dcred unconditionally. Augustin.v
a- V-leorm Aitfirncfn anrl hrnncrhf ft
IU lvai3v.tJu??>.bM?w. O """
MADRID, Aug. 15.-8:30 p. n
aencia de Espana, the surrender of
tacks made upon the city.
LONDON, Aug. 15.?The Wei
ccivcd from a London business hou:
The report comes from the firm's H
HONG KONG, Aug. 15.?Gen
the Philippines, arrived by the Kai
interviewed, and will say nothing m
at the first opportunity.
It is a significant (act that whit'
brought General Augustin she brii
for the German consul.
The consul is now in Canton, and
The tacts are not known, but it i:
from tlie Philippines.
SHAFTER TO ALGER.
Th. Caadttlon of (he Troops DXU HU
Command?Sara <h? SocreUrr of War
llad Nothing In ilo With lha Campaign.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. August 15.?
Secretary Aimer to-dar received a letter
from General Shatter, which la Id part
ai follows: _ )
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps.
Santiago do Cuba. Aug. 4. 1898.
Hon R. A. Alfter. Secretary of War,
Washington. D. C." "*?- ? My
Dear General Alger?Tour kind
letter of July -3 was handed ma yeitorOay
by Major SnlfTen. I thank rou and
tho President for the confidence you
express In my ability to handle the*
matters entrusted to me here.
The number taken ill In my command
is very great* as you will see,
though not very much greater than
those returned to duty; and the death
rate is not at present alarming:, although
it is steadily on the increase and
the doctors tell me that the fever, malarial
and otherwise Is constantly presenting
more virulent features. Every
effort possible is made to guard ships
bringing supplies to the army, but it Is
almost Impossible to enforce k when
ships must be unloaded and men necessarily
must come together in discharging
and receiving cargo. The
great trouble Is that the people themselves
sepm to have no fear of infection.
and iinless you have a guard over every.
Individual man It I* almost impossible
to keep them from mingling.
The silver question has settled Itself
and American silver la received the
same as American paper.
The missing. I belleva have nearly all
been accounted for. Not a single man
was captured and the only men now
missing are those that were killed In
thick brush and whose bodies have
never been found. The country has
he*n scoured faithfully for bodies. This
was done a short time nfter the battle.
The camps now occupied are measurably
good, i hey certainly are on the
best ground that In in this vicinity, and
IlKht changcs of location can be
made The difficulty In ieparattnff
campi of an arm*1 of this site Is on ac>
count of the great difficulty of supplyin*
them with necessary food, especially
during the wet season, when half a
dozen wagons over a road cuts It Into
ruts two feet deep In placcs.
Pack trnlna nr? vorv irnriri nnd tre
have to use them and do use them all
the time; In fact without them we could
not trot along; but the sickness among
the teamsters and packers has been
very grpat, nearly everyone of them, I
fuppone 95 per c^nl. have been sick, and
Me thp soldiers, they do not recover
their strength.'
Supplies are abundant here of all arti
lea of food and clothing. I cannot
fully express my gratitude to you for
all the opportunities that you have glvf
n me and for the confidence that you
repoie in me, ns shown more strongly
than In any other way by leaving me
unhampered In my operations against
Santiago. I am very sorry to see that
?om* newspapers are attempting to
throw Nam* on your trying to
run the campaign from Wash"Won.
nnd I suppose some peoP!"
believe It. It la one of the
things, however, that I don't suppose
** <an help, although whenever I have
nnd nnv opportunity I have tried to
in,ik' 't plain that I have been left to
tny n\n devices. I am very sincerely
lours
WILLIAM PHAFTER.
CUBANS OKI ODiNG TROUBLE
In tatttla8?~Th?lr Attltnda On* af Italian
11<> f 111?j- Tnvrnrd the United fttn?e*. 1
PANTIAOO DB CUDA. August IB.
11:2."> a. tn.?Trouble with tho Cubans Is
br*{?lltnv Tholr attitude in one of sullen
hostility toward Americans. The 1
better class In Cuba favor the annexation
of the Island to tho United States,
*nd n majority of fhs tnaasps are ready j
fcftd anxious to work and accept tho
belter nnd protection offered by an
American protectorate, but they art
Influenced by a certain class of rabid
and brooders of sedition and rp,
'Hon against anything smacking of
nnd order
TbU inflammatory claaa demand* nntl
Jr*ca recognition of Cub* tor Cuban*
M apurna all offera or auffffMtlona
wndln? to proaporlty under an Amerl- i
?' . roUtptoratc, and excltea popular
Tfeia to exactly the ciaia
lS fallen
id to the America
st Saturday
STOP HOSTILITIE
in General Angnstin Arrlres
mer, on His Way Home to Spal
matlon Concerning the Capitul
ncernlng the Affair Are Yei
he department of state has just
eived at the department of state
sul Wildraan, Hong Kong:
led Manila Saturday, city surrentas
taken by Germans in a launch
> Hong Kong. I- credit report'"
1.?According to La CorresponManila,
occurred after the last atitminstcr
Gazette, says it has rese
a report that Manila had fallen.
rtncr T?nn<r atr^nt.
?o "O "o
eral Augustin, captain general of
serin Augusta. He refuses to be
ore than that he is going to Spain
e the fastest German cruiser has
igs only a small package of mail
I his mail remains unopened,
s supposed General Augustin fled
that pushes itself most into evlden
Their advice to Che Cubans is to rej
dlate all offers of peace.
A wild rumor Is afloat to the eff<
that the Cuban army will attack San
ago and capture It, to the glory of I
Cuban arms as soon as the Americ
garrison Is weakened; This is dlrec
traceable to the same source.
The Influence exerted by such a bo
of men against law and order la f<
mldable. This historical people deman
suppression with.an iron hand, wh
still In embryo. This Influence la a
ready fait among cocialrv claaiea m
refuse to work or serve the moveme
until a clear statement of the frecdt
and Independence of their country
made clear.
MILITARY PAGEANT
At Che rl?et en?Captain Barns Present
With m nword?Second Regtmant C
dtrfd to Jftw Camp m BIMdletowu, f
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Vo., Aug. 15
Charleston was treated to a military d
nlav tn-zfav wMrh am a hwilltlftll. T
Second regiment marched fromCamp;/
klnson to the city, around the princij
street?, and was halted la front of t
capital. On a platform in front of t
capital was Governor Atkinson, Color
Caateel, his staff officers and Capta
Burns, the mustering officer.
Pour thousand visitors crowd
around when Governor Atkinson pi
sented Captain Burns with a handsoi
sword, as a token of. esteem from t
officers of the regiment. Captnln Bur
replied to the gift in a graceful mann?
The sword presented Captain Burns cc
fl2r?, and is one of the handsomest to
seen anywhere.
The march of the Second regime
from Camp Atkinson around Chariest
and back to the cftmp caused several
becoms over-heated, and they fell on t
street. Ten privates were so overcor
that they were picked up and haul
back to camp. They are all right 1
night. The 8econd regiment will lea
for Middletawn, Pa., on Thursday mor
ing.
WASHINGTON,Aug. 15.?Orders wc
1BBUCU IIJ-UIJ u; UIS nctniai/ wi ?
for the Second West Virginia Volunte
Infantry now at Charleston, W. Va., a:
520 men out of the Sixteenth Pennsylv
nla Volunteer Infantry, nowr at Newpc
News, to proceed to the new camp
Mlddletown. Pa.
00Vi.Blf0R CAN'T 00
!* (blfl(unM?|? Uj WltneM Kerliw
Troops at That Point.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug, 16,
Governor Atkinson 'received the follow
lng telegram to-day:
To Governor of West Virginia.
The honor of your presence at the r
view of troops here on Wednesday, A
gust 17, Is requested, please anawer.
UKPJVKia HIUUK,
Major General Commanding
Governor Atkinson replied as follon
General Breckinridge, U. 8. A? Chick
mauga rark.
Utterly lmponitble for me to be preao
nt (tie review of our First Weat Virgin
regiment, on the l"th. Pleano tak.: go
care of my boya, because they are t
alt of the earth, and 1 don't believe y
have n better regiment at Chlcnk
raauga. O. W. ATKINSON.
Governor of Weal Virginia.
HORRIBLE CONDITIO*
Of Spanish Prl????n ? ' 8?ml?go-D?
No Loniar rturtr.1 tint Cr?m?trd.
SANTIAGO DB CUBA,Aug. 15.?11:
a. m.?The Spanlah ?te?m Iala de I<ni
nailed this morning for Bpaln, having ?
board 2.136 Spanish soldier*. The Is
de Panax will probafoly Mil to-morro
iho will be followed by the Batrust
trul. The Moncrvldeo arrived tills mori
and and will begin loadlnir nt once.
The embarkation of the prisoner*
being pushed with grout activity. Til
Is rendered imperative their horrtl
condition. Th* mortality Is ?> ffreat
ihu Spanish camp, where OltetM Is rar
psnt, that no longer are the dead burle
A funeral pile of ten or twelve bodies
made, saturated with korottene and s
fire to, cremating the 1>odle* In the opt
air.
The transport Breakwater sailed th
morulas wllto the 9weUtb Ioliatry. T!
City of Macon will sail this afternoon fT
with the Seventeenth regiment and the I
Leona leave* to-morrow with Battery C 1
of the Fourth artillery, the remnant*
of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry, the
Gatllng gun detachments and Colonel 0
Parker'? two companies of the Thlrty1
fourth Michigan. The Clinton has arf|
rived from Tfempa with medical supplies
and several doctors. p
IMPORTANT -COHERENCE
___?? ^
Ottwrn OfBncra mi American Army and
SCtttmu Litdin at Bkntla(0-Iqnir|iHt
Army to b* Dlibandcd and Paid off hy
tire United HtatM.
(Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 15.?11 p.
at m.?A select meeting was held to-night I
at the palace between the commanding
^ officers of the American army and the
?. Cuban leaders. The strictest secrecy
was maintained but ft can be said with
TV mr?<vi Authority that General Garcia was Sf
present. oj
The meeting lasted an hour and a half. jfl
The Information otttalned is to the ef- ,
feet that the Cuban situation was thoroughly
reviewed and that It was resolr- ?
ed to disband the Cuban army and that pi
the United states should pay the men n
off. This Involves the expenditure of
$15,000,000, but It to most Important to
the prosperity of the Island, whose sc
wealth Is entirely agricultural, nobody, tl
planter or farmer, daring to cultivate w
his lands while insurgent bands are In
the Held raiding and burning.
HAD A "BULLY HUB* *
AJI the Way Through, li tha Way Rooa*- n<
rail Eiprvun (t.
WESTS! YORJC. Aueuut 15.?The Rousrh a]
Riders witb General Wheeler and Colo- bi
ne) Roosevelt have been landed from A
the Miami at Monta.uk Point, and are
now la tho detention camp, where they V)
will remain in quarantine for a few ?<
days. Some of the men were'go weak t?
that thoy were hardly abhe to walk. D
After the Rough R4d*rs had aJ4 been aj
landed and1 started for the detention m
carap, Colonel Roosevelt was met by the w
newspaper men. They endeavored to m
set him to tell about his experience but A
failed. He refused absolutely to talk m
about his achievements, but gladly ?m
spoke of the work of Ms men. He said 0j
they were aH brave men and wertt into
danger without hesitation. Mr. Roose- ln
vett was asked about his reported ,
wounding and replied*: t|
"The wound on my right wrist was
from a stoeW, but wps orHy a scratch c<
anyway."
He said he was ln the beft of health,
?wJ looked It. <J<
"We had a bully time aft the way th
through," said the colonel. "My regi- vi
ce. ment Is one of the 'crackajacks.'" Sj
iu- Mr. Roosevelt ffeid the men were glad S<
to return as there was no more fighting d?
set to do.
tl- Rc??raptton of M?11 Communication.
he WASHINGTON. D. C? August 15.? ^
The mall service between the United <j,
States and Spain will be resumed tb
dr promptly so far as this country is con- B
Jr- corned. The two countries being prac- t!:
ids tlcally at peace, the officials hero see no In
He reason why mall passage between them ta
ll- should be opened and considered as pi
ho burins lire w;or, uuu la-ranw^incotT ?c- s\
nt fltrlctlons will be removed. Although hi
>m no word to that effect hue come from p<
is Spain, the presumption is a similar ftj
course will be adopted by that govern- n.
ment.
Very seon eteps will be taken by the w
postofllce department looking to the re- 4
?d sumption of regular mall communlcatlon
between the United States and
, Cuba and Porto Rico. The attitude of
the Spanish officials in these Islands on ?
certain questions Incidental to this mat ?
ter will have to bo ascertained and dela
fined before anything flnnl In this direc- PJ
he tlon can be announced.
It- Cmnp Alger Ahmidoneil. m
,al WASHINGTON, August 15.?Accord- pr
he ing to Information received by Adjutant PJ
General Oorbln to-day arrangements J*
,eI have been practically completed/ for the '''
Ja abandonment of Camp Ruswel A. Alger, ,
near Falto Church, Va. A te?h?ffram was ,n
ed received from Major General Graham, m
e- commanding the second army corps-, se
no comprising mi mo troops ai row*. cwnii, *
ho raying1 that he ha? arranged- for the d?- nj
n? parture <rf hit? headquarters and a bat- m
sr. tallon of the Ninth infantry. volunteers,? C<
?t which has acted as a guard at head- th
be quarter*, for Mlddletown, Pa,, fco-moj- al
row. In the meantime the work of ai
,nj clearing up the camp and providing for ni
,n the transportation of tentnge, baggage jn
to and men Is going on under his direction; cr
Mpaillati Fnvof Annexation,
MADTUD, Auk. 16.?The Cuban ?u- '
to- tonomlst government has resigned. It
ve Is believed that the Spanish government K:
n- will decline to accept the resignation of '
Governor Generals Blanco and Auguatin.
1
re Havana telegrams r*rre?ont the Span- 1
ar l*h element in the colony as favoring q<
er American annexation as the best means
nd to Insure prosperity and avert anarchy,
a- M. Cambon, the French ambassador w
ipt to the United 8tate?, who represented
at Sp^in in the peace negotiations at Wash- H<
Ington, has been decorated with the fr
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. th
Rhnftrr'i Home Coming. Wl
? "VTASHINGTOtf, Au*. 15.?A cable pe
message wns received at the war de- he
partment this morning from General of
jf. Shatter at 8antla?ro de Cuba saying he of
expected tho last troops of his corps (the ttlJ
fifth) will have left Santiago for the it?
United States by Thursday and that ho,
?- General Shafter, will start for home next
u- Saturday. All that now remain to be l"
transported Is the third division, com- JJ
- . ?? po
mnnufd uy vacuvrai j-miivp. mem: uw"?in ^
will be embarked as rapidly n? the th
transportation facilities will permit.
fSJ " hn
ninitco'* Prni!lnmiii|nn.
*' HAVANA, August 15,1:45 p. m.?Oennt
oral Blanco to-day published the fol- wi
la lowing address to the Inhabitants of
r*l Cuba: J
he "It having been resolved by tho Ma- lu
0? drld frovcrnmont to conclude peace with "}'
a. tho United State* I consider my mission
In thla country ended and have solicited
my relief from duty. I could nut J"
unre upon you a pacific Dotation of the
existing struggle, when not long ago T */
advised you to maintain the war In any
" , an
Wnltlnc to Hf?r from Merrill# tir
35 SAN PRAINCrsCO. Aug. 15.-tTntl! the af
on war department bear* from Major Oen'n
eral Merrltl, at Manila, that he requires
additional troops, no mor* transport rli
w, flhlps will toe mint from San Francisco. iai
e- The transports Arlsona and Hcundla, rej
a- which were scheduled to sail this week th<
for Manila, will be held pending word D"
Is from Major General Merritt, but Ail nw- na
da ennary work upon the ship* will be fin- sU
tie l*hed and fttorcn taken aboard ?k? that ^
In they can leave at abort notice If ren
quired. [J
Uillmi It Iltiehiiil Rlanlln. qU
WAfflnNOTON, AUK. 1S.-Hilary
Al?r Mid to-day that fc? believed the
Prealdent'a proclamation announclnrUM mi
da aliening ot the protocol bail reached If a- da
Ut> SUA, , UO
I RECONSTRDCnON
f Affairs In Cubs nod, the SpaDlib
Weit Indie*.
ONSIDERED BY THE PRESIDENT
Thm llai mi g^w4id latwrliw with
Etonaral Vlltlii|li La* and Othin-Tb*
ImprMtloa Prmlli thai thi Bx-Co?a?l
Otavral at Uktim will Im t thm
Nlltterj OemmlMl?M?ri?Ha Talks on
lite Fotan Ontlook.fbr Um "P?arl of
lh? AatlllM"?lVaval Jtavtaw M Miw
York Saturday.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.?The reconruction
of affairs la Cuba* Parte Rico
ad throughout the Spanish West Indies
receiving earnest consideration In otrial
quarters, and at the wfalte house toty
the President saw a number of
romlnent callers in connection with this
construction in our new Insular de?ndency.
General Fltxhugh Leo spent
me time with the President going over
le condition at Cuban affairs. While
j announcement was made, the 1mreselon
prevailed that General Lee
ould be one of the Cuban military
tmmissionere to be named within the
xt few days.
Acting Secretary Allen, of the navy,
Iso saw the President concerning Cusn
affalra It Is probable that an
jnerican naval vessel will go to Haina
harbor before long, and at least
to naval vessels will be ordered to Haum
when the military commission aarmbles
there to determine upon the deills
of Spanish evacuation. Secretary
ay also conferred with the President
id later determined, that peace being
atured, to take a week's vacation. He
111 leave either to-night or to-morrow
iprnlng, going probably to Canton.
Uaam will hA
cretary during- Judge Day's absence,
he secretary's retirement from the head
! the department Is likely to .follow
-on after hie return from Canton, and
ideed It amy come during1 hla absence,
though there was no outward evidence
i-day that he was about to dose his
tfinectlon with ?tate affaire.
The navy department during the day
raided to yield aa far as practicable to
ie public desire at New Tork for a nail
review of the ships of Admiral
impson's fleet. Accordingly Acting
jcretary Allen Issued the following or r:
"The department Is much gratified at
ie desire expressed to see a review of
ie warships and cruisers recently or?red
home, and so far as practicable la
slrous of carrying out the wishes of
o?e citizens who wish to see the ships,
ut neither the officers nor the men of
ie fleet are In condition to participate
i a street parade. The department Is
kin* the opportunity of thearmisliceto
it these ships at once into the heat posble
condition for such uses as may
?reafter be required of them. It is extoted
all other work will be suspended
id the entire available force of the
ivy yard directed to this work In or>r
to secure the greatest possible desitch.
The department win direct that, upon
rival In New York harbor, the fleet
III steam up the North river as far ai
uneral Grant's tomb, fire a salute and
earn back to the anchorage. It Is exited
that the fleet will reach New
ark on Saturday, the 20th Inst,"
The plan la to have Admiral Sampson
et off Sandy Hook with orders for the
ocession up the North river. It is exited
that the fleet will be off Sandy
ook some time Friday night, but they
} outside the harbor until Saturday
ornlng. The navy department Is takg
steps to reduce the force of naval
illtlamcn called Into service from the
veral states. The Minneapolis is to
nnsfer part of her crew to the YoseIte,
thus releasing the Michigan naval
llitlamfn who man the Yosemite. The
jlumftla Is nlso to transfer her crew to
e Dixie and other auxiliary craft thus
lowing the naval mllltamen on thrse
??v Kama In *KU nfav (h*
IMiiiuica iv gu iiviii*.. 4<a h> / ? ?
lviU service will epwilly be returned
the hands of the regular office re and
ews. ________
\S TO CUBA'S GOVERNMENT.
[.Conral General Pllshnili Im Talks
in thi Patar* mt the "Pearl of the An* I
lite*"?Will llava to be Military Comrol
at Pint.
WASHINGTON, August 15.?Mfcjor !
moral Fltzhugh Lee, la command of
e seventh army corps at Jacksonville,
10 In conference with t'he President
id the war department authorities.
6 came here on a telegraphic summons |
ym Secretary Alger, and It was with
e latter that he conferred* for an hour j
th the President. General Lee's exrlence
as consul general at Havana
[9 given him <m Intimate knowledge
Cuban condition* which will availed
by the ndministration. It is genery
expected' that he wM head the miltry
comffniwIotK whcMi wlH adjust afIrw
in Cuba, and also ho huw been
runRly urged for the Rovernorshlp of
at Island after the function* of that
mmlmtiotv cease. On behalf of these
Uvt?. however, General Lee asserts he
owji nothing. He would not speak of
e subjects (Mfruswed as the result of
* hasty trip here beyond saying he
a been talking over matters in Cuba
neraily.
rhen he added: "The first- work which
U have to be don? In Cuba be to
ike arrangements by which the mu
uwu:imicij *.*??? ^
in In ntt Hie town? and; governmental
&chin?*ry throughout the Inland1 for
it riot*. Tlx-re wW have to be a mllir>*
control, I suvin^e. until *uch a
ne n? the people Interested can organ.
and put into operation a government
rich shouKl be ctablo and mrong
cwgh to Impart I ally protect the Interis
of Spaniards. American* Cubans
d the people* of ail other nationall 9
now on the Wand or who may hereu*r
go there."
'In there a probability of Rpanrtnh inreft?
iufferlnff through the Cuban??"
Thv Hpanirh property holder*, mernntH
and ail other da*W!? of Span
da naturally wouW unite with o? tho
?t of th?? conarrvatlv* inhabitants for
b pmwrvatlor, of tho Interest* of the
t*on*. ami ? think thay will help the
,ttvfi? and Aftic-rtrnnw to rrmlrUnJn a
n)R jiflf-Kwrnnipnt. Tho moat dlflllt
problem to rolve la the first onranLtlon
of a preliminary form of governntt.
a* law tho Wand will bo very
pldty Americanised. and all ?uch
ration* w??l take care of themselvea.
An to the probability of tho Cubnn*
talnln* a etaMe iroverrvment, I Premo
thiwt aa noon an powlble a prorlaitlon
WW be liaued eettiwr apart a
to for the hoMin# of a goneral ?lec?
tot a chief exvoui.lv* of tto Isluul,
for a leglefctflve body to wtrfeh all matter#
affecting the future of the Utand
win be referred. As to the army of occupation
wtdch will be necessary to
maintain* our position with respect to
Cuba. 46,000 men. wW be ample to garri- j
son the whole iahtnd. Of'this number
possibly 25.000 would be stationed la
and about Havana, tfatanzas woufld bo
the next most Important point for a
garrison. Other points should be regu- *
lated by the possibilities of disorder
that might take place them and the
number of troops at the various points .
witt naturally be governed by drcuro- 1
stances.
"Property directed, Pub* wWV bafre a
BTTU-0 COTmrn-TCjau luiuro. xis uuwuu**ed
and prreot remmrcet will be very rapidly
developed by the American people
and capita*."
mOB 00MK1MI0HIM
To Gab* and Porto Rico Hart Virtually
Bfltn Dartdtd on.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. AuWit 18?
The Post will ?ay to-morrow: "The
announcement of the personnel of the
military commissions for Cuba and
Porto Rico may now be expected at any
time. The President has practically determined
upon the military and naval
officer* who will compose the oompileslon.
It Is probable that the names will
be aa follows:
Cuban Commission?Major General J.
T. Wade, Major Genera! M. C. sutler r
and Admiral W. T. Sampson. r
Porto Rico Commission?Major General
John R. Brooke, Major General t
Theo Schwan and Admiral Wlnfleld 8. t
Schley. I
It will be noticed that the name of 1
General Fltzhugh Lee does not appear |
In the list of the Cuban commissioners, j
The omission Is not unintentional. Gen. j
Lee was originally slated (or a place %
on the commission, but will not serve, t
owing to his desire to remain at the \
neou 01 mo unuj vur^o. it ir v*|>miy-u u
that this corps, the icventh. will evqnt- e
ually be sent to Cuba, and in that
event. General Lee wJll go to the Is- t
land at It# head, preferring tho position %
to a commlssionshlp." t
BIGHT PEOPLE DEAD o
As the Rtnlt or Havers Storm la float h ?
Dakota?Many Injnrrrf. ^
GARY, S. D., Aug. IB.?A terrific wind
and hall storm running from tire north- 8
east to southwest struck Mortz Siding, J
about five miles west of here to-day. 0
Everything In the path of the storm was l
swept away. Eight people lie dead here *
and others are known to have been kill- t
ed. The dead:, Joseph Hutchinson, t
farmer, wife, two daughters and grand 0
child; Charles Jeglum, Blanchardsville, t
Wis.; man known as Albert, home In j(
Milwaukee. fa
Charles Efoal, a farmer, "Who was read- ?
ing with his wife and children when the n
rtorm came. Searching parties are out 1
after his wife and children. j]
Thousands of dollars worth of property
are destroyed nnd many cattle and
eheep were killed. g
One farmer had 200 acres of wheat in
the shock and it was taken up toy the
wind and no trace of the crop ie left. *
The dead were found on the prairie o
with bodies tondlymangled and clothing s
nearly stripped irom mem. i>
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MYSTERIOUS CASK. h
Two Women loi? Their Liven Thraagh {j
I- line Pnltonml Cuiriy. ^
DOVER, Del.. August 15.?Whatever r
nrny be the final results of the invest!- a
gatlon Into the cauiw of the deaths of
Mrs. J. F. Dunning and her sister, Mrs. S|
J. D. Deane, all the indications at present
are that both women lost their lives T
by arsenical poisoning taken In the can- h
dy sent from San Frsnclsoo by a per- ?
son at present unknown. e,
The funeral of both the victims took c
plnce to-day from the home of their c
fatner, ex-congressman uonn n. rennlngton.
Prior to the services Coroner
Walls began an investigation. Dr.
Bishop, who attended the women after b
they had been taken ill. f?ave it as his
opinion that the deaths were due to poisoned
candy. No analysis of the candy
has yet been made, but Mr. Pennington 1*
will placo samples of it In the hands of t!
several expert chemists. On the result tl
of these tests he proposes to have fur- <r
ther action. Minute examination of the
box, wrapper and contents has only n,
served to deepen the mystery as to the
identity of the sender. The box Is of
the white glazed variety. Is oblong in
shape and Is made to hold one pound p
of candy. Around the ends aro narrow _
pink satin ribbons tied in a bow knot, _
and on the top in gold letters is the
word "Bon Bons." Jr
The wrapper Is of the common light
brown kind, and Is In no way like the JJ
variety usually In uso by confectioners.
There are four five-cent stamps and one
two-cent stamp on the wrapper, on but Cl
one of which is the cancellation mark
legible. The address Is evidently written
In a cramped hand or with an effort
at disguise.
Within the box was a common plain al
white handkerchief with the price mnrk.
25c, still in one corner. The note signed v<
"Mrs. C." is written on ruled white pa- R)
m>no!l nml the words "With e*
love for yourself and baby" are written d<
Jerkily, and In an entirely different
hand from the superscription, very like nl
a woman's hand. There are two kinds tl
of chocolate In the box. one hard, slml- w
lar to a confectioner'* make; the other til
soft, with every appearance of being w
homo mnde. The Impression of Dr. nl
Bishop Is that the poison will he found dv
In the latter kind. These examinations
have fflvon rise to a suspicion In Mr. la
Pennington's mind that the box with le
pure candy was purchased, after which -nt
I It was opened and the polsonod candy rn
, placed along with the good. He states fo
| that he will make a thorough invest!- n
gatlon surrounding the case. 18
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i Caalitrr Mritprtniiitf Mining, cc
ARKANSAS CITY, Kos., August 15.- w
Oeorge A. Klmmell, cashier of the
| Farmers* Slate- Bank, of this city, Is
I missing. His case Is most mysterious, ^
and hln friends fear that he has been h
made away with. Mr. Klmmell left Ar- u
kansan City on July 20. taking $19,000
worth of township bonds to tho stato
I treasurer at Topcka. He delivered the 1
; bonds and nent buck to his bank a draft
covering the full amount of the transaction.
An oxamlnatlon of the hank
hero proves the cashier's books to be jj'
correct In evory detail. His friends fear bl
that he has been foully dealt with. Mr. m
Klmmell enm?? to Arkansas City from M?
Nile* Mich., In 1M7.
flitrr ll?r liar rnoiec. > ?>
CHICAGO. Aufuat 16.?TDK altcm*- ^
tlvo of pnlnon or a revolver with which
to end hor life wan offered by Rev. Fin- ]
vlus J. Rrnbut. tho preacher nnd lec- *o
turor, to hlB wife. Mm. Julia E. Hmbnt, J
according to a bill for divorce filed to- [J,
day In the superior court by Mm. er
Brobnt. The wife nll<*(fr* In h"r bill that
nh?? chow laudanum n* the means with ,
which to commit.nulclde, nnd that her b,
life was only saved after she nwnllowed ar
the drug by the clrcunuitance of her having
consumed a quantity of milk, 9
which ameliorated Ut effects. II
mm crime. |
Votive was Robbery but may Besuit
Id Murder
rilRHE MASKED BURGLARS
Battar Down lh< Door of tho ItottI at
ltrtHt*w>i Waat Toe Ktft bjr IMH
flaracr, baattha Propr>oior? kit WHO
and Daifhtorf Into IaMaalbllUjr, and
Carry Away $550 ta Caato and Valaablaa.
ttim Horaor** Ik all wm FiMtaral aa4
ao Hapaa ara Kutartaiaad of Uac |?
ooto/T.
Jpoclal Dlfpatch to thi IntaUiff?Bo?r. $
SISTERSVTLLE, W. Va., AugVt H
Che n?w? ot one of the nut dastardly,
Tiroes that has been perpetrated In thla
:ounty for some time, reached thla eltr
;hla afternoon from Strlngtown. It
voa a ease of robbery ot the wont
<ind, the sequel ot which Is that aa
natters atand at present a larga
mount of money has bean taken, and it
nar be that the result will culminate In
order.
This afternoon ' a telephone message
ram Btrfngtown was to the effect that
hree masked men entered the bouaa ot
Yter Horner, and robbed him of {550.
'hey gained entrance to the house by
tattering down the door, with a rail,
ifter entering the house they beat Mr.
ind Mrs. Homer and their daughter,
rho were sleeping In the same room, Inn
insensibility with the handle of a re
olver. After their victims were reniered
unconscious the villains proceedd
to ransack the house.
After finding nothing of value which
hey cared to take, except' the trunk,
trhlch contained the money, they left
ho house, carrying the trunk to a
learby grove, where It was broken
pen and 1560 to cash and other valuibles
taken. The other contents of the
rank were left scattered about on the
ground.
Mr. Horner conducts a hotel at
Itrlngtown, and three traveling men
rere sleeping In the other end of the
tulldlng. They heard the noise in the
ther end of the house, which was occulted
by Mr. Horner end his family, but
he thieves executed their plans so
uickly that they had succeeded in getIng
away before the occupants of the
lUlldlng were aware of what was going
n.
The injuries inflicted upon the (laugher
of Mr. and Mrs. Horner will doubtess
prove fatal. She was dealt several
low* across the head, fracturing her
kull, and her physicians claim that she
annot live. At a late hour this afterioon
she was atill unconscious. Mrs.
Tomer was also beaten in a brutal
tanner, but will recover. Mr. Horner's
ijuries are not serious.
Great Religions Kxeltvnaent.
peclsl Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., August 15.?
lulte a sensation has been created on
ccount of a camp meeting being held
even miles south of this city by Rev.
ficholls. Scores havo professed to have . een
sanctified, and several have been ,
ealed of disease, they say, by divine J
iterposition One woman, Mrs. Mary ,1
>avJs, says she has had Imparted to her J
tie gift of prophecy. The people are
reatly wrought up and great crowds
ttend the meetings constantly.
Klcliolu Republican Nominations.
peclsl Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug. 15.?
he Republicans of Nicholas oounty;
ave made the following nominations:
rouse of delegates, Jossph W. Hann;
uperlntendent of schools, Bruddy
ralg; chairman county Republican
ammittee. David S. Pettlgrew.
WOLF TONE MEMORIAL.
:x?relBM of (he of th* Corner
Minneat Dublin.
DTTBL1X/ August 15.-The whole city
i en fete to-day in connection with
Fie laving: of the foundation atone of
le monument In memory of Wolfa l
one.
The municipal offices and many bus!Ms
Douses are closed. Scores of thou- j
inds of excursionists are arriving, and
elegates are In attendance from the
nltcd States. Australia, South Africa,
ranee and Italy. There was an intense
procession to the site of tha
onumenL It Included representatives
r all the civic and trade societies, who
Mowed a memorial car containing the
lundatlon stone, which was decorated
1th flags presented by the Daughters
Erin '98 association of New York
ly.
Mr. John O'Leary and Captain O'Conell,
of New York, headed tho proceson,
which occupied two hours In passiff
a Riven point Mr. James'Stephen
[so rode In an open carriage.
Mr. O'Leary laid the atone with & slier
trowel sent from Connecticut by a
randdaughter of Wolfe Tone. In tha
renin* the Lord Mayor entertained the
'legates. On the return of the Belfast
mtlngent to the city at 11 o'clock toght
a fierce conflict ensued between
le contingent and a hostile crowd
hlch had gathered and was awaiting
teir arrival. Stones and other missiles
ere thrown and many persons were
Ightly Injured, and a number of win>ws
were broken.
Theobald Wolfe Tone, whose tnpmor1
<m tho control feature of the festlvU"
it In Dublin to-day was the real orlfrt*
itor of the Irish movement that culInated
In the rebellion of 1708. Ha
undetl <ho United Irishmen. Tone was
Protestant, but he had imbibed social*
t Ideas and was bitterly hostile to th?
riests of that day, whose Influence
lunterncted his own. In Wexford,
here the Insurrection went farthest, the
ilest leaders were priests, but they
:ted against the then policy of their
lurch. Tone offered his services to
'Milam Pitt, but they were declined,
e left a most Interesting: account of
s Parisian adventures; and his tomb
still the object of an annual pilgrim
Thlrtjr.two Prnom Drawntrt.
KNOXVIIXE, Tcnn., August 15.-Adtlonal
details to the terrible cloud*
irst In HAWklns county last Frldaf
ornlng. were received In this cltr toght.
It waa previously reportod thai
kcnty lives were lout In the flood, but
id now estimated that perhaps thlrtyro
persons became victims of tblJ
iwnpour from the skies.
TTMlhtr ForMAit foi Tn.ilar.
F*or West Virginia, threatening wratherj
utherly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohlo^
rontcnlnjj weather, withj<liowi?r?i^on tha
Kca; iruwn 10 oriDK euuui <v loumnnily
wind*.
I<oeal Tfmpr?tnn. " .?j|
R10 temperature yesterday as observed
r C. 8ehnenf, dnigirlst. corner Market
id Fourteenth streets, was as follows:
a. m 70 I 3 p. II
a. in 75 7 p. W
? I Weathcr-Talr.