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TOLUME XLYII?NUMBER 6. Wm^nwp w ITA
.LING. W. YA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 30. 189& PRICE TWO CENTS.{mV^g
THE BiR'S NOTE
10 TOE POWERS
supposed to hnve Been Hastened
by our Success
IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
Waihington officials Look on the
Schcme as Utoplnn
AT THE PRESENT MOMENT,
*??????
And It < Nnt Probable that the United
0Utca Would Care to Take ait Active
Fart In the Deliberations of the Propeitd
International Conference ? The
Gtrmait and French Praia are Divided
ai to the Feasibility of the Disarmament
of the Knropean Camp?A Celebrated
Hmcarlan Authority JIalntalus that the
Csar la a Dreamer.
Wajhlnirlon, August 29.?The extraordinary
circular note dlreoted by the
Husslan iorei*n muu?ra .
01 the diplomatic body at St. Peterabiirsr
has atracted the earnest attention
of the officials here. It Is supposed that
ty the terms of the note published thai
t copy was directed to Mr. Hitchcock,
the United States ambassador ot the
jluislan capital, but so far nwhlng has
teen he?rd by cable from him to that
effect.
Il Li believed here that the victory
achieved by the United Slates In the
Hte war was a contributing factor In
5e preparing of the note. Ittosurmlsei
-v.. ..l-tn-v mailA It rlMf At nnW
in a i xniu utiui/ .. ??
to the European statesmen that to maintain
the balance of power they would
be obliged to double their expenditures
on account of army and navy, else they
might be outstripped by the United
States.
The official mind here looks upon the
Russian project for a general disarmament
a* Utopian at this time, and while
aar statement as to the attitude of the
United States towards such a conference
as that proposed is purely conjectural
In advance of the receipt of the invitation.
the Impression prevails that
cur government would not care to take
any active part In Its deliberations.
FRENCH DI8TBUST
Of it he Practicability of (ho Csar'i Great
Poica Scheme.
PARIS, Xtiffust 29.?The French newsn?nora
s-onorntiv distrust the nractica
blllty of the czar's peace scheme, and
dearly Indicate that France would
make the restoration of Alsace-LorI
aloe a requisite to her participation
| In the conference.
The Temps pays: "It Is to be hoped
that Europe, like France, will consider
the czar's proposal In a spirit similar
to that whereby It was Inspired. Nevertheless
It must not "be forgotten that
If France owes It to herself to aid In
uch an attempt there is another portion
of her patrimony which she cannot
abandon without abdicating the very
reason of existence. What will the Oerm?nv
nt William think of the Initiative
of Nicholas? That prince will hardly
care to play aecond fiddle."
The Gazette de France says: "Russia
made us go to Kiel. To-day phe leads
us to a conference which will sanction a
readjustment of 1871."
The Journal Df?? Debats refers to the
"pas: which we cannot forget,"as being
"a stumbling block" In the way of the
succ*** of the conference.
The Patrl expresses the opinion that
Great Britain will never renounce her
maritime supremacy.
GERMAN PRE86
Generally Welcomes the Ra(|tltleii of
Itiuita'e Potentate.
BERLIN, AuRuat 2#.?The North
German Gazette, referring to-day to the
czar's peace proposal, remarks: "Our
armaments were never intended for selfish
ends, but only for our own protection,
and for the maintenance of p^ace.
We are willing to Rive a fair trial to another
morhm! <?f atfnlnlnir th? obloet at
a smaller coat."
The National Zeltung says: "The czar
and his ministers have not deluded
themselves tvlth the Idea that they can
rid the world of the causes which for
years have been roaponnlble for the
growing armaments. When a great
rower addresses such proposals to others
they will be recognized everywhere
oh deserving of the most serious consideration."
The Vossiche Zeltung expresses the
opinion that th* importance of the note
does not lie In the proposal for a conference,
but In its conception.
Th?* Post warmly eulogize? the czar'a
motives, which. It odds, "must ever
ii. ii . rnc m??-i aincere n?imirniion.
The Kreuxx*ltunj? ?ayn "So one can
ppreclate ih? r al RlKnlfleance of the
not*. im bltter-nweet reception In
Trance ihowa that It will not meet with
universal approval."
Arcordln* to the Hamburg Correnpondens
the note will remain forever
nn Imperlnhable monument to the fame
of Kmperor Nlcholai. Continuing:, the
paper aayi: "it staruta to. reason that
Germany welcomes the propoaal In the
m?wt triad manner, and In prepared to
co-operate In the work."
8T PLTKRRBU RQ~PJtE8C
' not Altozrihrr ( oiifl lent of Ontcomn
i t C?-ir'? I' ro Mtulf,
3T. PETERflBl.RO, August 29.?The
:' svppnprra here declare that the
cur's manifesto will probably ron?tltut?*
n turnlnii point In history.
Tho Xovostl says: "It stands to reason
that the disarmament question
cannot be solved without a previous
removal of the causes for lbs armaments.
The conference must accurately
determine the respective pretenses of ,
the nations, end propose means for a
peaceful arrangement, and It may come
to pass that at the close of the nineteenth
century a liquidation may be effected
of the International policies
which are so prolific In troubles and
ds niters." <
The Novoe Vremya says: "All true
friends of peace are naturally on the
side of Russia; but it Is Impossible to
guarantee that some of the western
cabinets will not resolutely object to the
views to be promoted by the fact that the
armed peace which has existed since
1871 is the main source of their internatlonsl
strength."
Sviet says: "If all the power* accept
Russia's proposal with the same earnestness
with which it was made the
dnirn nf thA (wontlalh rnnttirv will an*
the Idea of universal peace triumphant '
over that of unrest and discord."
The Viedomostt expresses the opinion
that the note of the czar is essentially an
attempt to Introduce the element of
trust into International relations, adding:
"Whoever believes in the creative
power of ideas propounded with conviction
and clearness must rejoice that the
note brings a now and beneficent
course Into the world's life and groups
anew the participants In that life."
TEE CZAR'S A DREAMBB.
tmjMmn Eminent Hungarian Historian.
Europe Mnut Flslit.
LONDON, August 29.?Dr. Emll
Reich, the eminent Hungarian histor- 1
ian, and British consul in the Venezue- 1
lan arbitration, in an Interview on the
subject of the czar's peace note ex- 1
pressed the belief that his majesty is 1
visionary. He says: "The czar is a 3
dreamer. He is rot in robust health i
and has always taken great care of his |
body. This scheme for universal pence .
Is one of his dreams. It is also a feint.
Count Muravieir, me missinn minister ?
of foreign affairs hopes hereby to get a
free hand in the development of Russian
scheme in Manchuria.
"Suppose France, disarmed. Her population
is now forty millions against
Germany's fifty-two millions. In ten
years Germany would have largely added
to her lead in population and Prance
could not display un army nearly as
large as her rivals. Sweden and Norway
and Italy would like to disarm and
might do so with Impunity; but for the
rest of Europe it is impossible. Europe
must fight lest the present political
conditions undergo an early change.
SICK WEST VIRGINIANS
Of the Second Regiment Taken From
Otmp Mead* to Uoapttale In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. August 29.Fever-strlcken
soldiers from nearly all
the regiments stationed at Camp
Meade, near Middletown, Pa., reached
this city to-night over the Pennsylvania
railroad on a special hospital train
sent frdm here this morning under the
ananire? nt St. Acmes and St Mary's
hospitals. The sick soldiers numbered
ninety-eight and from a superficial examination
are in about the worst condition
of the hundreds who have already
been brought here from Camps Thomas
and Alger and from Fcrnandlna, Florida.
The men are from regiments hailing
from Rhode Island. Massachusetts,
Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, West Virgin&New
York, Kansas, Pennsylvania,
d several other states. Twenty-five
of the sick were removed to St. Mary's
and the remainder at St. Agnes.
Among those taken to St. Agnes were
the following:
John M. Kennedy. Company K, Tenth
Ohio; James M. Day, hospital corps,
second division; P. E. Belcher, Company
K. Second West Virginia; Joseph Hunter,
Company B, Sixteenth Pennsylvania;
Melton Hughes. Company E. Tenth
Ohio; Samuel B. Hugh, Company H,
Second West Virginia; W. II. Massignor,
Company H. Second West Virginia;
J. W. Latham, Company G, Second
West Virginia: Burton Taylor.Company
B, Ninth Ohio; Charles Myers,
Company B, Second West Virginia: L.
Norris, Company H. Second West VIr"'i'"-?
tinimmdn fnmnnnv M.
?ima, .......
Sixteenth : L. S. Ross, Company A, i
Thirty-third Michigan; Fred Irwin,
Company G, Thirty-fourth Michigan;R.
McCoy, Company 1, Second West Virginia;
Charles Myer, Company E.Tenth t
Ohio; James F. Reesman. Company G, t
Sixteenth Pennsylvania; S. R. Huddnel, .
Company A, Second West Virginia; F.
Allen, Company E. Second West Vlr- *
glnia: G. Snodgrass. Second West Vlr- c
glnia; G. Bell, Company H, Second
West Virginia; A. Tuning, Company M, .
Second West Virginia.
The following were among those ta- ^
ken to St. Mary's hospital: John Moore, (
cnmpnny B. Eighteenth Pennsylvania; ,
William Dry. Company D, Ninth Ohio:
Charles H. Smith. Compnny H. Second
West Virginla;Jobn L. McCafTerty.Company
A, Second West Virginia; Frank ^
L. Reynolds, Company B, Ninth Ohio.
UHDHEIM 8 STTTBBOBNHZM |
Itofaae* to Allow Hick /wltlleri to b? Taken F
to Ilo?plialii, i
CLEVELAND. O., Augus t 29.?The t
train bearing two hundred and sixty c
sick soldiers of the Eighth New York
regiment of volunteer Infantry, reached
Cleveland at 6 o'clock this evening In
charge of Captain Lindhclm, assistant f
surgeon. There was a crowd of at least *
of 2,000 people waiting, Including the c
ladles of the Cleveland war relief board *
with delicacies and members of the (
staffs and nurses and physicians of the
Huron street and Lak?* Side hospitals.
The Intontlon here waa to take any of I
the soldiers who were In a dangerous t
condition to these hospital?. The physl- ?
..uavkI ?vrihnlrl fi'Vi-r ensns
In which the temperature had passed
the danger point and they asked for
permission to take the patients to the
hospitals. The temperature of one man
was 105 degrees. Captain Mndhetm refused.
The ladles adtb'd their pleadings,
as did Captain Tlllson. of the army recruiting
office In this city. who has been
regular army ofllrer for twenty-four
years and he whs backed up l?y Superintendent
Webber, of the Huron street
hospital. Captain Llndhelm positively
refused to lot any of the soldiers go,
however, despite the stern warning that
some of the m?-n would probably die on
the train within a few hours. Tho feeling
of <he men on <he train against f
Captain Llndhclm In very Miter.
A f.?w of tho slrk soldier* wondered
through the car*. delirious from th?? offsets
of f^vcr and big doeea of quinine
ther bad (mm alren. The train departed
at 7 o'clock for New York Oltir. Htops
will bo mode at Eric and Buffalo and
word has boon urnt to the ladle* rellof
committee* of tho.?"> placrs to bo In
readiness for tho Mirk soldiers.
( iiwlon'i llcnltti lliilletlti.
WASHINGTON, IX C., August 2H ?
General Lawton's bulletin of the health
condition of the troops at Santiago received
at tho war department to-night
follows: Total jlrk. 37*; fever, 211;
new ennon fever, 10; returned to duty,
2; deaths, 9, i
PAPER BfflE
BEING FOUGHT
Over the Controversy Between
Miles and Secretary Al?e r.
fHE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN
And the Contention a? to who Arranged
the Surrender
OF THE SPANISH FORCES
I CorrMpondant Whoa* IntcrrUw with
Oanaral HIIn hu been I)l?or?dlt?d,
GItm publicity to Bom* Official Doom*
merit* that Htk?* tho Matter Ooetdodlj
laianitlog-Thi Oommandlag General,
It Appear*, Directed all the Movements
of Shelter In Critical Times?An Unhap*
pJ DIacloture That will Engender Bit*
Corneal and Benefit no one in Particular.
KANSAS CITY, August 29.?The Star
this afternoon prints a three-column exclusive
dispatch from Mr. J. D. Whelpley,
Its special war correspondent, who
has Just returned from Porto Rico, bearing
upon the MUes-Alger controversy.
Mr. TVhelpley takes occasion to deny the
statement that his recently published interview
In Porto Rioo with General
VTlles, wherein the latter was quoted as
rasting reflections upon the war department
,was not genuine, and in support
)f the statements already made by the
3tar, prints Interesting telegrams that
passed between the war department and
Generals Miles and Shaf ter on the polnta
it Issue.
"Doubt Is expressed by some," says
tfr. Whelpley, "aa to wnetner uenerai
Srilles ever said these things I cr?dlt him
nrlth. Others suggest he mar have said
hem In confidence, which was betrayed.
: feel confident," continues the correspondent,
"General Miles will stand byhe
Interview referred to.
"My talk with him was not confidenlal.
I went to him as a newspaper representative,
for the avowed and express
rnrpose of securing an interview. There
vas no reservation from publication In
he conversation. This is proved by his
efusal <o answer some questions which
ie would have answered had this not
ieen so. There was no hint of confilences.
Written In War Record*
"In this Instance, however, no quesion
of veracity need arise. General
Miles himself, even if he so desired,
:ould not conceal the proof of all he
laid. It is written In the records of the
par department, and It only needs a
ilearlng away or inconsequential mater
to tell the stor? clearly and In fUlL"
The Star'# article says "that General
kllles was In command of the entire
irmy when In Washington Is, of course,
>vident. That he did not rgslgn this
lupreme command when he went to
Tampa, and that it waa he who was
reating with the Cubans for co-operaIon
In Cuba to shown by the numerous
elegrams exchanged with General Qaria.
The war department recognized
lilies as chief when he was In Tampa,
Or June 12 a telegram was sent to him
rorn Washington which begins: 'The
Ollowlng extract of telegram from Adnlral
Sampson to secretary of navy is
epeated for your Information,,' etc.
"When General Shafter went to Cuba
tad General Miles returned to Waahlngon,
the latter did not resign his conrol
of the situation, but, on the conrary,
kept in close touch as passible by
vlre with the movements of Shatter's
:ommand.
"On the Fourth of July General Shaf:er
sent the following dispatches to
Vaahlngton, addressed to the Adjutant
General:
' 'Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, In
camp near Santiago de Cuba, July 4.
" 'There seems to be no reasonable
loubt that General Pando succeeded In
fnterlng Santiago last night with his
orce, said to be about 5,000 men. This
tuts a different aspect upon affairs, and
vhlle we can probably maintain ourelves,
It would be at the cost of very
lonslderable fighting and loss.
Pando Got Ttatr*.
" "General Lawton reports that Central
Garcia, who was to block the en
ranee of Pando, Informed him at 10
t'clock last night that Pando hnd passed
ilm on the Cobra road. Lawton wys he
annot compel Garcia to Obey mr Inductions
to place .themselves In any
>o*itlon where they will have to fight,
md that If we Intend to reduce Santligo
we will have to depend alone upon
?wn troops, and that we will require
wlce the number we now have.
" 'I sent a menage to Admiral Sampion,
asking If he proposed entering the
larbor. so as to give us assistance.
Commodore Watson replies that he does
lot know Admiral Sampson's Intention
Ince the destruction of the Spanish
quadron but does not himself Ihlnk the
leet should try to go Into the harbor of
Santiago. This, under tho clrcumitnncs,
Is not very encouraging .
" 'Have been expecting a division
rom Tampa and Duflleld's second brlgule
from Camp Alger, but only a fmall
111 III Uvl "? ItWMIW ?>"
If we have to fro to try and reduce the
own, now that the fleet is destroyed,
vhkh wan alated to l?e the chief object
>f the expedition, there mu?t ho no deny
in Ret tin* a large body of troops
jere.
" The town l? in a terrible condition
iff to food, and people are ntarvlng. as
itated by foreign consul* thla morning,
jut the troop# ran fight, and have a
urge quantity of rice, but no other aup?lle?.
There will be nothing done here
intil noon of the fifth, and 1 suppose I
can put them off & little longer. to enable
the people to get out. Country here la
destitute of food or growing crops, ex|
cept mangoes.
"/Men are in good spirits, though It Is
hard to tell how long the latter will continue.
" 'I am sorry to say I om no better,
and In addition to my weakness, cannot
be out on account of slight attack
Of gout, but hope to be better soon.
Lieutenant Mile? had an Interview with
the consuls this morning and his report
will be telegraphed Immediately. I do
not send this In cipher, as time Is precious.
? 8HAFTER,
"Sfajor General."
HIIm Takes Cfcarg*. I
"It was this situation which determined
General Miles to go to Cuba. The
day he sailed with reinforcements, July
7, he sent the following dispatch from
Washington:
" 'General, Shafter, Santiago.
" 'Toif? pvprv nrecautlon against sur
prise and be on the lookout that the
enemy does not turn your right flank
and come in on the line of your communications.
Reinforcements are being
sent forward as rapidly as possible, but
you will have to be the Judge of the
poskion you are to hold until reinforcements
can reach you.
'MH.ES,
"Major General Commanding."
"General Miles sailed for Cuba. On
July 11, at noon, he reported his safe
arrival to the war department and at
once assumed charge, reporting to thp
secretary of war. All of the subsequent
business of the surrender was entirely
in his handsu as shown by the fact that
the war department communicated with
him direct, not even mentioning General
Shafter* name In the numerous dispatches.
The following dispatch is an
excellent example:
" 'WASHINGTON, July 11, 1898.
Major General Miles:?You may accept
surrender by granting parole to officers
and men after parole will be per
- - - - - - ~ ,1..
mil tea lo return 10 ojmin, u?c
States assisting. If not accepted then
assault, unless In your Judgment an
assault would fail. Consult wkh Sampson
and pursue such course as to the
assault as you jointly agree upon. Matters
should be settled promptly.
(Signed.) R. A. ALGER.
"Secretary of War."
This dispatch recognized Miles as
commander and gave him authority to
act Shafter was entirely Ignored. In
the face of this situation. Secretary Alger,
through General Corbln, sent a
dispatch to General Shafter assuring
him that General Miles did not come to
Cuba to supersede Shofter In any way.
This dispatch General Miles refers to as
secret,' for he says he did not know It
had been sent, not being notified from
Washington and General Shafter saying
nothing about it. After the surrender
General Miles still retained control.
He authorized Shafter to appoint peace
commissioners, and, judging from
Shatter's report that all was over, he Instructed
him as to the disposition of the
troops.
Bcjrgeil Mile* to May,
"July 15 General Shafter wired General
Miles that the surrender was not
as complete as was thought and said
" 'please do not go away with the rein
fareemejiti, os I may yet need them.
Mile# promptly replied by wire from
lialqiitrl 4hat the surrender 'it romBteta ahd
the Spaniards "must surrt-nder.'
"On July It, 8hafler wired Miles that
the surrender was Anally complete and
General Miles replied through Adjutant
Gllmore as follows:
" The commanding ereneral Is Terr
much gratified to hear that the surrender
Is complete. He directs that you
telegraph anything of Importance and
the condition of your command dally.'
11/-1??1 Ullaa than rennrlpfl fhp rnn
UCIICTOI XI II 1.0 tubu .v .
dltlon of affaire to the secretary of war
with whom he had been In conference.
In one of his telegrams to Miles, Secretary
Alger says:
" 'As soon as Santiago falls the
troops must all be put In camp as comfortable
as they can be made and remain
I suppose until the fever has had
its run.*
"Miles did not agree with Secretary
Alger, for July 21, in a letter the general
commanding urged th* return of the
army to the United States as soon as
possible. July 17, after the surrender
was complete, General Fhafter wired as
follows to Genernl Miles:
" 'Slboney, July 17, 1898. 8:48 p. m.?
(Received July 18, 1898.)?General Miles
on board Yale:?letters and orders In
reference to movement of camp received
and will be carried out. None Is more
anxious to get away from here than
myself. It seems from four orders giv- I
en me that you regard my forces as
part of your command. Nothing will
give me greater pleasure than serving
under you. General, and I shall comply
with all your requests and directions,
but I was told by the secretary that you
were not to supersede me in command
here. I will furnish the Information
called for as to condition of command to
Gllmore, adjutant general A. H. Q.
(filfned.) SHATTER,
"Major General.'
WIIm' Ntnljr Answer,
General Miles very promptly replied
as follows:
" 'PLATA DEL KFTTR.
July 18. 1S9S.
(Guantanamo), 11:30 a. m.
" 'General Shafter.
"Telegram received; have no desire
and have carefully avoided any appearance
of superseding you. Your command
is a part of the United States army,
which I hnve the honor to command,
having been duly assigned thereto and
directed by the President to go whereever
T thought my presence required
and fflve such general directions aa I
thought best concerning military mattors.
and especially directed to go to
Pint In ho for a specific purpose. You
will also notice that the orders of th*
secretary of war of July 13 left the matter
to mr direction. I should reRret that
any event should cause either yourself
or any part of four command to cease
to be .1 part of mine.
"Very truly yours.
(Slimed.) "'NELSON A. MILKS'
" 'Major General Commanding United
States Army.'
"General Miles then nave Gencrnl
Shafter final Instructions and left hurriedly
for Porto Rico. In view of the
situation as revealed by the above teleKrams,
the following sfnfement con
laiflfHl in liio ior?v u nil Hi vi i ic
cen t date 1b quoted.
"'If my cablegram to Major amoral
Shnfter. Informing: him that Major Oen mnl
Miles was not sent to supersede
him In supreme command of the froopn
In tin* flehl nt Santlnpo Do Oiba provontod
the storming of the city on thday
of Its surrender, thin resulted In
the savin*? of liven which otherwise
tvould have been lost In tlic ot tacit .then
I am repaid for sending It n thousand
fold *
"This statement was made to me thin
nfterooon by Secretary Aljrcr apropos of
the publication In the IItuIiI of yesterday.
setting forth the doings of Major
<!eneral Miles dur'rm his brief stav In
Cuba. The secretary told me h?* did n?>t
propose to enter into any cdntrovenry
regarding Hie Santiago campaign with
Anybody. The reault* spoke (or themselves,
and they were sufttclcnt Juatlfl
cation for the policy which baa been
pursued by the war department In the
conduct of the operations against Santiago.
M 'My cablegram to General fihafter.
he continued, 'was simply due to my
desire to assure him that I inten&d to
be absolutely fair. Before his departure
from Washington,General Miles and
I had talked the matter over and he
started for Cuba knotvlnfr that he was
not In any way to Interfere with the
operations which were under the control
of General 8hafter. That there could
be no doubt whatever, I cabled to General
Shafter informing him that General
Miles hnd left for Cuba with Instructions
not to in any manner supersede
him as commander of troops In the field
at Santiago De Cuba, and as I have
Bala, ir my message prevented a oat tie
on the morning of the day the city surrendered,
then I am repaid a thousand
fold.'"
EVACUATING COMJUISSIOHEBB.'
Orders Indtdjlo Schley?Other Commissioner*
Kavatro Instruction*.
, WASHINGTON, August 29.-An order
I was issued at the navy department today
detaching Bear Admiral W. S.
I Schley from command of the aecond
squadron of the North Atlantic fleet,
and ordering him to Porto Rico as a
member of the evacuation committee,
during which time he is authorized to
fly his flag on the cruiser New Orleans,
which will remain in those waters until
the commission is ready to return
to the United States. Admiral Schley
will be accompanied to Porto Rico by
the following members of his staff, now
uiiuwucu iv mc tiuiaci Utuunv u( Iiu
at New Tork: Lieut. J. B. Sears, Lieut.
B. W. Wells, Jr., and Ensign Edward j
McCauley, Jr.
The order for Admiral Schley to fly
his ling on the New Orleans is made in '
order to keep him constructively on sea
duty while serving on the evacuation
commission, thus entitling him to the
highest pay of his rank, viz: J6.600 per
annum. 11 was for the same reason that
the navy department decided to keep
Admiral W. s. Sampson In nominal
command of the North Atlantic fleet
while he Is In Havana as a member of
the Cuban evacuation commission. His
Hag will be displayed on the auxiliary
cruiser Resolute, which will take the
members of the commission to Havana.
General Butler, one of the members
of the Cuban commission, was at the
war department to-day. In conference
with the authorities regarding the duties
of the commission. Col. J. W.
Clous, of the Judge advocate general's
department, who will act as one of the
legal advisers of the commission, was
ni?n o? at 111a ripnnrtmpnt to-dav. He
had a long conference with Acting Secretary
Moore regarding the legal aspects
of the case. He arrived here today
from Porlo Rico, where he was
nerving on the staff of General Miles.
The Cuban commission will sail from
New York next Saturday on the cruiser
Resolute, which will proceed direct
to Havana. General Wade will act as
president of the commission.
The Porto Rlcan commission will sail
from New York next Wednesday on the
army transport Seneca. General Gordon
arrived here to-day from Huntsvllle,
Ala., and received his Instructions
from Acting Secretary Moore, of the
ftate department, and Secretary Alger,
of the-war department. It was his first
visit to Washington since hia appointment
Donbta Abont Jostle* White*
WASHINGTON. August 29.?There Is
still a possibility of a change In the personnel
of the American membership of
the peace commission. Up to this moment
It is not definitely and absolutely
known whether Justice White will accept
the nomination tendered to him,
and efforts are making by the President
to learn his Intentions In the matter.
Mr. McArthur, the assistant secretary
of the American commission, la now In
New York, making arrangements for
the sailing of the commission on the
17th of September, so that very little
time Intervenes to moke a change In the
body In the event Justice White declines
the place. It Is suggested that
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Is being
considered to fill the vacancy that
would so result.
CAMP MEADE.
SIrn Growing Wtary of Doing Nothing-.
Want to <iet Home.
CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETOWN.Pa.,
August 29.?Colonel Elliott, of tho
Sixth Pennsylvania, Is getting the rolls I
bf the regiment in shape for mustering |
out and by Saturday the command will
be sent to Mount Gretna to get Its discharge
papers.
Private McN'amara of the Tenth Ohio,
will be tried for desertion. He was recently
captured In Cleveland.
Chaplain Samuel P. Long, of the
Eighteenth Pennsylvania, has resigned
and left for his Pittsburgh home this
evening. The report that the battalion
of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania would be
mustered out Is not correct Lumber has
been Issued for tent floors to the Sixteenth,
and the officers say that this Is
evidence of their retention to the service.
AH of the typhoid fever cases In camp
to-day placed under the care of the
Red Cross. There are fifteen, but none
serious.
Many of the men In camp are growing
weary of the routine with no chance
of getting to the front and writing home
to Influential people to get them out of
the army. Governor Hastings has received
u great many of such letters.
General Gobln's division will begin to
arrive to-morrow nnd will come at the
rate of one regiment a day and It will
be eight days before all are In, camp.
The commissary now has SCO,000 rations
on hand, sufficient to last fifteen
days. The camp was exceedingly qulrf
to-day and policing mntters nnd drills
took up all of the time.
SURGEON DUNCAN'S CASE.
Held by Virginia Sheriff for Drataratlng
< mi federate Or?m
WARHINQTON, August 29.-Capt
Louis C. Duncan, surgeon of the Twenty-second
Kansas regiment, Is held by
the sheriff of Fairfax county to answer
an Indictment charging him with desecrating
Confederate graves nt Bull Hun.
It appears that Dr. Duncan, whose case
has now become famous, was not senlenced
to five years* Imprisonment, ns
reported from Camp Meade, Pa., but escaped
much more lightly at the hands
of the military court, there being a lack
f evidence to prove that he actually
took part In despoiling the graves. He
WJIH IrIt'll uj v'uii ...........
Ixty-flrot and idxty-^'cond K?'ni?ral artlcl'
H ?.t wnr. The Uniting of the rflurt
martial, approved by <>m-ral Davis,
won thai Surgeon Duncan b? drprhod
..f hlf rank f?*r two month*. b?? confined
to regimental camp, and forfeit half nl*
pav for the i*ame length of tlmi\ nnd
thai h<* in- reprimanded by the commanding
? neral. _ , .
Mow Dr. Dunean If to lie ronflneil to
roRinn ntal ramp for two months when
he In now th?* prisoner of the sheriff of
Fairfax county io dlllicult to understand.
AS 10 PHILIPPINE,
General Mcrritt Inclined to Favor
Their Retention.
RIOTOUS AFFAIR AT CAV1TE.
Agnlnaldo Co?rtmartlal*d Tki Ofintfm
And Bad Them H?nr?nc*d tm OmUi, Bat
Thty wtnKiprltTfd at th? lUqifrtof
Gen. ARdinon-Lctdlng roM?iroi?l
M*n of Manila HtTi Petitioned Against
Spaniard* Regaining Haprero*ey In the
Island*?American Troop* Compllin*ut?
d?
MANILA, August 29.?Major General
Merrltt, the commander of the Ameri
can troops, In conversation nas avoiaea
a declaration of bis policy, and gave the
impression that he Is undecided about
the possibility of 'arranging to retain
the Philippine islands, although per*
sonally he seemed to favor that policy.
General Agulnaldo has court roartlaled
the offenders in the Cavlte affray and
the#r have been sentenced to death; but
it is reported that they were afterwards
reprieved at the request of General
Anderson. The Insurgents wish to
send a delegate to Parts, even If he to
not admitted to the conference.
The Spaniards are said to be defrauding
the Americans in the matter of Issuance
of rations to prisoners.
The residential suburbs are full of
armed insurgents, and several personal
vendettas have been reported. The Inhabitants
are greatly alarmed.
' There was fighting In the streets of
I San Miguel last evening. The Insur*
genta yesterday attended mass fully
armed and patrolled tbe principal residential
suburbs.
American Troop* Pn?U#d?
LONDON, August 30.?The Maolla
correspondent of the Tlmea says: "The
leading commercial men here have signed
a memorial to Lord Salisbury, urging
him to use his office to prevent the
! Spaniards from regaining supremacy In
the Philippines.
| "The conduct of the American troop*,
! Is admirable. The town, since their occupation,
has been vronderfullr free
| from disturbances. General Greene has
I been ordered to return to Washington.
He will sail with General MerrttL
I TO BE PAID BY BTATZ?
And Thn the Ctoaaral Government Will
IldmbnrM Them.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 28.Just
after the Issuance of the call for
troops the several state governors were
.in-J ?... I~l. ? ?hA ... Am
nun lieu ujr ICIcfiiayu uuiu Miv f>?> UMpartment
that all necessary expense*
for the subsistence. transportation,
sheltering and maintenance of volunteers
during the Interval between their
enrollment (enlistment) and their muster
Into the service of the general government,
that Congress, the last day of
the session, passed & law providing for
their payment
Under the law all accounts must be
paid by the states, and the general government
will then, upon the presentation
of vouchers, properly made out and
verified, reimburse the states. Individual
claimants should present their accounts
to the states, not to the general
government. The expenditures under
this bill will make a large item which
Uncle Sam will have to foot as the cost
of his tiff with Spain. Weat Virginia*!
share in the amount will be considerable,
as she has two full regiments to fa?r
credit.
Spatti'i Peaco Comntlailoutn.
MADRID, August 29, 9 p. nx?The
cabinet sat to-day but has not yet decided
as to the composition of the peacs
commission.
LONDON", August 30.?Madrid corras
?* -* ??.? vr?n .?? . ?ti?
punucui Ul HIV i/aiij -lull ??/a. *uw
peace commissioners will be Senor Leon
T. Castillo, Spanish ambassador at
Paris; Senor Urrutia, Spanish minister
at Brussels. The Duke of Xajera, governor
of Cadis; Senator Marcoartu and
Senor Abarxuza."
COT A RESf.
President Lcbtm SanirNt After Kaj*?>
lti| it RtipiU From The Cars* of Stat*.
SOMERSET. Pa., August 29.?The
President and Mrs. McKinley passed a
restful night. They arose early, and
wished their visit couM be prolonged.
The President's visit has been a comparatively
quiet one, such aa a restseeker
might wish for. There were few
callers during the morning, when ths
eagerness to embrace an opportunity
was given rein, and a hundred people
gathered in front of the McKinley home
for a handshake. Many men carried
kodak*, with which to snap the chief executive,
and some of the women had
arms full of babies whoso little hands
they wished to lay in that of the President.
The President evidently wished to
avoid anything like a reception, end he
*at on the side porch, smoking. Coming
to the front porch he shook hands with
those who had gathered here. When the
crowd had gone the President noticed
ulttlng on n bench at the outer edge of
i ho pavement two aged farmers who
had come in to see him. He beckoned
to them, and met them half-way down
the steps for a handshake.
ml?' ???? niimh?r? flf Pitta*
burghers at the Highland Inn who wished
to meet the distinguished visitor,
and this morning they were notified by
telephone that an opportunity would be
given them. They promptly drove to
the McKlnley home, and were kindly
received.
The presidential party, consisting of
the President and Mrs. McKlnley. Assistant
Secretary George P.. Cortelyou
and Major Webb Hayes left here on a
special train at 11 o'clock for Johnstown.
where they will continue their
trip westward. Mr. Abner McKlnley
accompanied the party to Johnstown,
and may remain with It to Canton.
Kins of 8ninoii limit.
AUCKLAND, X. Z.. August SO.?Mailetoa
Lacupepa, king of Samoa, died on
Monday, August 22, of typhoid fever.
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