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4 SCHLEY'S TACTICS GAINED THE INFORMATION DESIRED THE CAPE VERDE ELEET LOCATED AND DESCRIBED BY INSURGENTS SPANISH FORCE AT SANTIAGO Not One-Third So Numerous as Re ported, Badly Fed and Very Much Disheartened Associated Press Special Wire • OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Satur- • • day, June 4, via Kingston, Jamaica, • • Monday, June 6, 9 a. m.—tCopyright, • • 1898.) After driving the Spanish fleet • • at Santiago de Cuba into a more pro- • • tected position in the harbor by the • • bombardment of Tuesday. Commo- * • dore Schley opened communication • • with the insurgents, eighteen miles • • from Santiago to the east. They were s • urged to obtain. If possible, the names • • and number of vessels of the fleet ln- • • side the harbor, as the contour of the • • land at the entrance made It impossi- • • ble accurately to determine by a view * • from the American fleet just how • • many vessels of the Spanish squad- • • ron were there. • • On Friday afternoon Lieut. Sharp • • of the Vixen went to the rendezvous • • and received from the insurgents a • • map of the harbor, showing the entire • • Cape Verde fleet with the exception s • of the destroyer Terror inside and • • close up to the city, under the protec- • • tion of the guns mounted on Blanco • • battery at the northern extremity of • • the harbor. The ships there, accord- • • ing to this chart, are the Cristobal • • Colon. Vizcaya, the Almirante Oquen- • • do, the Maria Teresa and the Reina • • Mercedes (destroyed by the American s • warships since this dispatch was writ- • • ten), all cruisers of the first class and • • heavily armored, together with three • • torpedo boats. The deflnlteness of • • this Information naturally gave Com- • • modore Schley great satisfaction. • • With Admiral Sampson's arrival on • • Wednesday the blockade was much • • strengthened, and the plans to starve • • the city, its troops and the enemy's • • fleet were pushed vigorously. • • Just how long Santiago can stand • • besieging Is a matter of conjecture. • • Since Sunday last, when Cervera's • S> squadron was penned up by Schley • • nothing has gone ln and the auxiliary • • cruiser St. Paul captured about 4000 • • tons of coal consigned ts the port. • • It is thoroughly believed that only a • • short time will be needed to bring • • Santiago to a starvation basis. Na- • • turally the fleet has a supply, perhaps • • for two months, but the Spanish sol- • • diery cannot be sustained on that. • • An important fact was learned • • from the Insurgents with whom com- • • munication has been opened. There • • are not 20,000 soldiers, as has been • • stated to this part of the province of • • Santiago de Cuba, but only about 6000. • • Even these are badly fed and much • • disheartened. • ORDERS TO RUSH No Date Set tor Departure for the Philippines SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—lt was re ported at the soldiers' camp today that Gen. Merrltt was considering the advisability of removing the camp from its present loca tion. It is said that the sanitary conditions at present existing are not what they should be. It is said that a site distant from this city is under consideration, but tbe probabilities are that, if a change of base is really contemplated, the men will be sent back to the Presidio, the original scene of the camp. The soldiers were removed to the old race track principally because the water supply at the Presidio did not come up to requirements, but this has been rem edied, and, with a little alteration, the camp grounds at the Presidio can be put in first-class sanitary condition. Gen. Merrltt received orders from Wash ington this morning to rush ail work per taining to the dispatching of the second transport fleet to the Philippines. A detail of Nebraska troops marched to the water front today and took charge nf the steamer Morgan City. Provisions and ammunition have been ordered on board the China, Colon and Zealandia. Orders on the Zealandia are for her to sail on Fri day, but It does not seem possible for her to get away on that date. There has been no date set for the sailing of the transports that can be relied on as definite. The steamers Senator, City of Puebla and Queen will shortly be made ready to re ceive troops. HIGH PRICES FOR COAL Have Tempted Some Producers to Traitorous Action PHILADELPHIA, June 10.—The Press th.s morning states that agents ot the gov ernment secret service are in possession of Information indicating that hundreds of tons of coal have been supplied to agents of the Spanish government by brokers in this locality and that prosecutions which may send several prominent coal dealers to prison are Imminent. A Robber Landed BAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—Fred Vendal, who was arrested on Tuesday on a petty charge, has been identified as a man who has! been wanted for nine months for a sensational robbery. It Is charged that Vendal, accompanied by a confederate named Smith and a boy tramp about 14 years of age, made the trip from Ogden to Sacramento last Sepetmber In a bonded car containing goods consigned to San Francisco merchan.s. The three, It Is alleged, appropriated such goods as they wanted, left the car at Sacramento without bavlng disturbed the locks and seals upon the doors and eluded capture until Vendal was apprehended here. Disaster Ahead MADRID, May 28— Late tonight the cor respondent of tho Associated Press had •n Interview with Don Nicholas Salmeron y Alonzo, the famous Republican leader, thinker, philosopher and reformer. He thinks Spain Is heading straight toward a big disaster, from which he sees no hope of escape for her. The voice of the people, he contends, is unheard, for he holds that if the elections were really free, a large Republican majority would now be sitting In the cortes. Whatever party is in power can In Spain always command a majority by means of methods he thought too well known to need particularizing. SPAIN'S BEST FRIENDS Urge Her to Submit and Witbout Delay LONDON. June 10.—The Times says: Probably the next few days will form as critical a period as any the Spanish gov ernment has yet passed through. It Is use less for Spain to cherish her pleasing illu sions. America will lick her volunteers into a shape good enough for the work in hand much sooner than seems to be anticipated in Madrid. The Daily News says: Spain's best friends can only urge her to submit without delay. There Is no armor against fate and there is no remedy for in capacity. If International diplomacy deals with the war, Lord Salisbury will Insist upon the just claim of the United States to se cure the reward of energy and foresight in a good cause. Confirmation Denied WASHINGTON, June 9.—The senate In executive session today recommitted some of the nominations of officers of the au thorized regiments of lmmunes and refused for the time to pass upon others. The ac tion was preceded by some sharp criti cism of the circumstances that many north ern men had been nominated to command these troops, which, it is expected, will be enlisted in the south. The southern men asserted that the regiments could not be recruited if their officers were not known to them. A Kansas Tragedy TOPEKA, Kan.. June 9.-The killing of J. S. Collins, a tragedy which has excited the people of Topeka for four weeks past, cul minated tonight in the arrest of the dead man's son. John Henry Collins, and he is charged directly with the murder of his father. The youth, who is a student at the state university, is held at the county jail. As a motive for the crime, it Is charged that the youth was heavily In debt as the result of fast living, and that his father's life was Insured for $26,000, of which about $6500 was in favor of the son. An Editor's Death NEW YORK. June 9.—James E. Watklns, an editorial writer on an evening paper here, died suddenly this afternoon on Broadway while on the way to his office. Mr. Wat kins had been connected with the press ln San Francisco for many years before com ing to New York. Italian Agriculture ROME, June 9.—The Messagero, com menting on the state of agriculture in Italy, says that in the last eleven months 712,381 tons of grain, valued at 100,000,000 lire, have been imported Into Italy from America and Russia. An Offer to Chemists WASHINGTON, June H.-Mlnister Llch tcrveld, the Belgium Mlnister.has informed the State Department that his government has offered a reward of 11000 for the inven tion of a match paste without phosphorus. The Sentence Confirmed LINCOLN, Neb. June !).—The twenty year penitentiary sentence of ex-State Treasurer Bartley was today affirmed by the supreme court. Bartley was convicted of stealing $300,000 of state funds. „ RUSSIA TO JOHN BULL—"WH ERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT?' GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS FOR REVEALING SECRETS OF SPAIN . The British Consul at San Juan Porto Rico Now Has a Good Claim Against Spain • NEW YORK, June 9.—A copyright- • • ed special from St. Thomas, Danish • • West Indies, to the Evening Journal, • • says: • • Suspected of having furnished the • • United States with Information of the • • mining of San Juan harbor, Walter • • Bett, Secretary of the British Con- • • sulate at that port, has received his • • passports and been banished from • • Porto Rico by order of Governor- • • General Macias. Mr. Bett waa im- • • prisoned In a dungeon for fifty-six • • hours, and during that time was sub- • • Jected to gross maltreatment. • • British Consul-General Crawford • • has made formal protest to his gov- • • ernment and serious international • • complications are imminent. • • The day after the bombardment of • • San Juan by the ships of Admiral • • Sampson, General Macias caused an • • extensive system of mines to be ln- • • stalled in the outer harbor, in antici- • • patlon of a return of the ships and • • a subsequent bombardment. • • Although the greatest rare and se- • • crecy were observed by the Spanish • • in mining the harbor, the detail? of • • the work were conveyed to Consul- • • General Hanna. He is now making c • an extensive report of the operations • • to the Navy Department. • • In some way Genera! Maclas learned • • of this, and, as the British Consulate • • has been guarding American Interests • • In Porto Rico since the withdrawal of • • Mr. Hanna. he at once suspected that • • Englishmen had conveyed the news • • to the United States officials. He per- • • emptorily summoned thirty British • • subjects before him and put them • • through a searching examination, af- • • ter which several of them were cast • • Into prison for twenty-four hours. Up- • • on Secretary' Bett General Maclas • • visited most of his wrath. The British • • official was practically accused of • • having revealed the military opera- • • tions and he was dragged off to a dun- • • geon. There he was kept for fifty-six • • hours in the face of the protests of * • Consul-General Crawford. When ho • • was released, Mr. Bett was presented • • with his passports and ordered out • •of Porto Rico. He has left for St. • • Thomas. • • The military plans of General • • Macias were not disclosed to Mr. • • Hanna by British officials or subjects, • • but by trusted officers attached to • • General Maclas' staff. • ••••••••••••••••••••a PRESIDENT HEUREUX Tells the Story of the Santo Domingo Rebellion CAPE HAYTIEN, June 9, 9 p. m.—(Copy righted, IS9S, by the Associated Press ) President Heureux of the republic of San Domingo hplleves that he has dlscovoered proof that the steamer Fanlta, formerly of the Clyde line, which was used by Senors Jlmlnez and Morales In their unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Domingan gov ernment, left the I'nlted States with the i countenance of the American government, LOS ANGELES HERALD: FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 10, 1898 under the pretense of taking munitions or war to Cuba. President Heureux arrived here today on the Domingan gunboat Restauraelon about noon, from Great Inagua, and was interviewed by the correspondent of the Associated Press. Gen. Heureux said he had been warned that Jlmlnez was conspiring against him by an official to whom Jiminez offered a post. He showed the correspondent notes he had made of the results of his investigation and also a bundle of incriminating papers tak en from prisoners and from the bodies of the slain at Monte Crlsto. It was in this connection that he developed the striking fact of his belief that the Fanita left the United States with the countenance of the American government under a mere pre tense of sailing for Cuba. President Heureux coolly, but as If he enjoyed a capital story, told how the revo lution was nipped In the bud, and how he had summarily executed nearly all the prisoners, reserving those who he thought might be used In obtaining further infor mation about the conspiracy. He said that he would make no claim against the United States government, believing It had been misled through no fault of its own. Papers seized, however, seemed to show, he declared, that the lender of the expedi tion had arranged to notify the American government by a secret code immediately, if the movement was successful. They also showed, he continued, that Jlmlnez visited officials In Washington frequently during the six weeks that elapsed since he left Hayti. Fought and Won by the Cuban Insurgents • WASHINGTON, June 9.—(Special to • • The Herald.) News has reached the • • Cuban legation in this city today of • • a decisive battle which was fought on c • May 2Sth in Pinar del Rio province be- • • tween the Cubans and the Spaniards, • • which resulted in the complete route of • • the latter forces. The Spaniards were • • strongly intrenched and well supplied • • with arms and ammunition, but after • • a hard flght, lasting several hours, the • • insurgents succeeded in routing them • • from their stronghold. The Spaniards • • were forced to flee, and made their way • • toward Bahia Honda, closely followed c • by the Cubans, who continued to keep • • up a hot lire at the retreating enemy. • • The Spaniards left eight of their dead • • upon the field near their fortifications. • • Fifteen 1 of their soldiers were also • • injured, some ot them mortally. Among • • these was the Spanish lieutenant Car- • • ras, who later died. Upon leaving Ba- • • sillo Alvarez the Spaniards burned • • eighteen dwellings and, so far as they • • were able, destroyed their fortlfica- • • Hons and ammunition to prevent Its • • falling into the handstoj the victorious • • insurgents. • WASRINGTON, June 9.—General Gree ley, chief signal officer, issued tonight a general order to the cable companies that hereafter no news concerning the move ments of American vessels or of American troops would be permitted to be sent to foreign countries. The order covers both press cablegrams and private messages. The order applies to all movements of ves sels and troops, whether the subject mat ter of the dispatch has been published in this country or not. JACKSON, Miss., June 9.—The board of health today ordered that the town of Mr- Henry, Miss., be placed In quarantine, even cases of yellow fever having been reported there. A DECISIVE BATTLE Censored Telegrams Yellow Fever Cases WAR REVENUE BILL IColtlnued from Page Three.) provision was not materially different from) the law of 1??0. Simpson, Populist of Kansas, attacked the bond provision as unnecessary. A servere arraignment of the failure of the war to bring relief to the suffering peo ple in Cuba was Interjected ln the debate by Pierce (Dem.)i of Tennessee. Further digression from the bill was In dulged ln by Swanson (Dem.) of Virginia, who very vigorously dissented from any inclination to turn the wan into one of ag gression to end with this country holding great colonial possessions. He attacked then the bond and other features of the bill, notably the tobacco part. Swanson took occasion to criticise the administration ln Its conduct of the war, and particularly did he antagonize the pending bill, conducive to the interest of monopolists and the very rich. The speech brought from Grosvenor an Impassioned and highly sensational response. "Had Sagasta, had Blanco, had Cervera, been given the opportunity of making a speech on this occasion, they would not have made so incendiary an appeal against the prosecution of this war as the gentle man from Virginia has uttered. I denounce his unpatriotic purposes; I denounce his unpatriotic and untruthful utterances." Continuing, he referred to the Virginian as "representing a contestable" district, and was bitterly personal in his denunciation, charging the Virginia member with servile and narrow political motives. A laugh was created In the midst of the Ohloan's ter rific tirade when he referred to the battle ship Oregon as having recently "sunk a Confederate torpedo boat." He explained the mistake by the unpatriotism of the gen tleman from Virginia. Swanson, In a two-minute reply, said: "The only reason I can give for) the un fair, unjust, unpatriotic and untrue per sonal attack upon me is that the speaker Is in such a condition that he does not know whether he Is fighting the Confederate or Spanish forces." He then proceeded with an eloquent de fense of his district. Later Swanson again secured the floor and declared his belief that the Ohio member would never have made "the brutal attack had he been sober." Grosvenor. being again recognized, de clared he had attacked the sentiment of the Virginian's speech, and not the personality, of the member. He denounced Swanson's Insinuation that he (Grosvenor) wns not sober, as a "weapon which no honorable opponent would use" In a debate such as the one in progress. The Democrats jeered and the Republicans applauded the denunciation. Following the Grosvenor-Swanson epi sode. Hill of Connecticut, Henderson of lowa, Moody of Massachusetts, Paine of New York, and McMlliln of Tennessee spoke. • The vote on the conference report was taken at 11 o'clock, resulting as follows: Yeas, 154; nays, 107. The Republicans who voted against the adoption nf the conference report on the war revenue bill were Brewster, Henry (Conn.), Hill, Llttauer, Mclntyre. The Democrats who voted for the report ' were Cummlngs, Drlggs, Fitzgerald, Mc- Alcer and McClellan. At 11:35 the house adjourned. On Scout Duty NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 9.—The cruiser Minneapolis arrived at Old, Point today. She left Sampson's fleet before the light at Santiago. The object of her trip ■to Hampton Roads Is not known. YANKEE MARKSMANSHIP THE SECRET OF THE SUCCESS AT MANILA DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT Brought Across the Pacific by Steamer Empress of Japan—Conditions Now Prevailing Associated Press Special Wire VANCOUVER, B. C, June 9.—Mall ad vices brought from Hong Kong by the steamer Empress of Japan yesterday are full of Interesting details of the battle of Manila. One report, commenting on Dew ey's well-timed arrival, says: "The great victory of the United State:; Asiatic squadron Is, of course, due In a great measure to the splendid marksman ship of the American gunners, but more particularly to the tactics and strategy of Commodore Dewey. "Notwithstanding the notoriously bad gunnery of the Spanish there must have been many shots in the vigorous cannonade Which got pretty near their mark,and many stories are told regarding the number of shells that struck the different vessels. The aim of the Spaniards' smaller guns was more within range than the guns of heav ier caliber. The flagship Olympia was pierced by numerous seven-pound shots. Had the bring from the guns been as accu rate as that of the United States ships, which are not armored vessels, they would have fared rather badly. "The day of the flght was a perfect Sun day, an Ideal flrst of May. Tho sky was clear, the sun was pouring down Its scorch ing rays and the bay was like a large blue lagoon. As the sun went down In the west it showed up the poor batteretl hulls and withered funnels and masts of the Span ish ships. Far away on Bacooor shore the Isla de Mindanao, destroyed by the Con cord, sent up a huge column of smoke, broken from time to time by myriads of sparks and long tongues of flame as bulk head after bulkhead collapsed and the fire spread from stem to stern. At Cavlte the wooden hull of the Castilla burned ami smouldered long into the night, sending up into the night air a lurid glare, beside which all other conflagrations with the ex ception of the arsenal seemed puny gut tering rush lights. "The gradual destruction of the arsenal was a long-drawn-out series of pyrotech nics. About 8 o'clock, a great explosion occurred, the flames shooting up into the air about 100 feet, and for many seconds after a loud thunderous roar traveled across the bay. It was a fine spectacle, terrible in Its exemplification of the disas trous effects of modern warfare. "Commodore Dewey had not even the satisfaction of capturing his brave adver saries. Admiral Montljo having scuttled and abandoned his ship, was In the arsenal when the bombardment of Cavlte occurred. With the remainder of his officers and men the Admiral, who had been slightly wound ed ln the left thigh by an Iron splinter, es caped by the road to Manila. "A survey of the remnants of the Span ish, fleets after their surrender revealed a Bight of desolation. Three large cruisers, eight gunboats and two torpedo boats had been sunk. In the smoking hulks of the remainder of the fleet floating everything was in the greatest confusion, a large num ber of crews having deserted and left arti cles of great value behind. Dead bodies and wounded men were also strewn about the decks and bodies were floating from the water. A large number of Americans sustained slight injuries from splinters, but nothing of a serious nature. "The arsenal at Cavite, contrary to pre vious reports, is well equipped with the latest types of munitions of war and the stores are well filled with coal. "A sad incident occurred on board the revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch. As the squadron was making Its way through the south channel Into Manila bay, the ships steaming in line up the channel, every light being out, the Hugh McCulloch signalled that the chief engineer was seriously HI and asked for consultation of doctors. This was, of course, impossible, nnd the war ships proceeded on their voyage through the channel. A signal was given from the McCulloch shortly afterward that the chief engineer had died from apoplexy. "A Spanish revenue cruiser sailed right Into the jaws of the enemy a few days after the battle. For Borne sixteen months she had been on duty in the south and was ignorant of the stirring events of the last few months. She knew nothing about the war, or of the Americans being in posses sion of the bay and came along unconcern- cdly Hying the Spanish flag and asking for the Admiral of the Spanish fleet. Sev eral shots from the American fleet she thought at first had been fired by the Spaniards at target practice. As they began to come uncomfortably near she found her mistake, and discovering that the enemy were in strong force she hauled down the Spanish flag and hoisted a white one, whereupon a boat's crew from the Raleigh boarded her and In formed her of tbe state of affairs and took possession of the vessel, the crew being landed on parole. "When Consul AVilliams landed ln Ca vite he had a rsost enthusiastic reception. The place was crowded with Philippines who made the welkin ring; with their cries o£ "Viva Los Americanos," as he made his way through the long lines of people. Men, women and children struggled to shake him by the hand, and the British Consul, Mr. Rawson Walker, who was with him, said he had never before witnessed such a display of friendship. "The Captain of the British ship Esmer alda, when In Hong Kong on May 16, ri diculed the Idea that he piloted the Ameri can fleet Into Manila Bay. " 'As a matter of fact,' he said, 'the Americans needed no one to show them the way Into the bay. It was all plain sailing for them. When we left Manila, all was quiet. For two or three days after the fight the Spaniards ln the city were very much down in the mouth and all thorough fares were in darkness, but by the time we had left, they had picked up somewhat and electric lights were in full blast. " 'We had no contact with the shore, We simply complied with the orders ot the American Admiral and the Commander of the Immortallte and were guided by them.' "The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer Aztec, which entered Yokohama, under the Hawaiian flag on Monday, May 11, had 21 cases of gunpowder to be sent to the gunboat Petrel, one of the United States eastern squadron. Official appli cation for landing them was made by the United States authorities to the customs officers. After a conference between tho customs officials and the Kenoho and the Yokohama naval stations, the goods were ordered to be sent to the Nakamura gun powder magazine under care of the police. I It Is the usual custom of warships of Great Britain and America to land their ammuni tion at Yokohama and receive It when ever called for. The Aztec pursued the usual course and had no Intention of evad ing the law. It Is said that this Is the flrst arrest of contraband of war at Yokohama. "No Information can be obtained with reference to the re-establishment of com munication between Hong Kong and Ma nila. The cable Is, of course, a neutral enterprise, and therefore the company owning It cannot repair It for exclusive use of one of the cambatants only. Ad miral Dewey declines to sanction its use by the Spanish government, and thus a deadlock Is set up. The injury to busi ness caused by the existing state of things Is, of course, a mere Incident of war, of which there Is nothing to be said, but there Is already a spectre of interrupted telegraphic communication, which Is worthy of mention, and that Is the danger to shipping caused by the cessation of storm warnings from Manila." British Neutrality HONG KONG, June 9.—The police have seized a cargo of arms on board the Brit ish steamer Pasig, owned by Thsang Sam Yung of this city. It Is supposed the arms were destined for the insurgents of tho Philippines. They were held under the neutrality law. Transports for Troops SAN FRANCISCO, June 9—lt is announc ed that the Morgan City and Senator will be added to the transport fleet of the sec ond Manila expedition to sail on Wednes day next. The Nebraska regiment will probably go with fhe expedition. The field guns of the Utah battery will b* moved to the ships today or tomorrow. One gun on each ship will be Installed on the deck for the purpose of defense. It will not be removed from its wheeled carriage, but will be staid and buffeted to prevent the recoil from pitching It about the decks. An Ice machine with a capacity of 2/2 tons a day will be sent to Manila in a few days In charge of three competent machinists. Government officers have Inspected the Pacific Mail Company's ship Belgic and she may bo chartered for tho conveyance of troops. A Canal Scheme WASHINGTON, Juno 9.—Responding to resolution of Inquiry, the secretary of the Interior today sent to the senate a state ment by President Hitchcock of the Mari time Canal company, in relation to the Nicaragua canal. In this statement Mr. Hitchcock makes a proposition to issue to the secretary of the treasury 700 shares of its capital stock of the par value of $7n. --000,000, on condition that the government of the United States guarantee the payment of both principal and Interest of a new issue of bonds of the company, amounting to $100,000,000. The proposition includes the release by all the stockholders except the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica of the 6 per cent securities vonceded to the promoters of the canal. The statement shows that the company has expended to date $5,136,425, and that It has Issued $6, --336.500 worth of stock and $23,471,500 worth of bonds. Assigned to Duty SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.— Major Gen eral Merrlam today Issued orders to the Sixth California volunteers, assigning the various companies to duty at various points. Company A has already gone to Alcatraz, and Company P will go to Santa Cruz to morrow to guard the powder works. Lieut. Col. Johnson, with Companies C and A, is assigned to the Benicla barracks. Com panies E and H, under Major Grant, and Companies B and D, Major Whttmore, will go to Fort Point and learn how to handle the big harbor defense guns. Under the call for additional troops it is expected that four extra companies will be formed and added to the Sixth California, making It a full regiment. All the other companies will he recruited to the limit erf 106 men. Recruiting officers will be sent to Sacra mento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced, Vlsalia and Bakersfleld. Red Cross Work NEW TORK. June 9.—Some time ago Miss Clara Barton asked permission of the proper authorities to establish Red Cross headquarters in each of the military camps of the United States. President McKinley referred the matter to Secretary Alger, and today a letter was received, and In It Sec retary Alger said he had no objection to the proposed plan and granted the desired per mission. He said he had Issued instructions to the surgeon general, who will communi cate the information to the chief surgeons of the camps. At Death's Door SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—Carrie Judd Montgomery of Beulah, wife of the mil lionaire adjutant general of the Salvation army, is at death's door, and physicians who have .called in have stated that there Is no hope of her recovery. Mrs. Mont gomery Is suffering from acute cerebro spinal meningitis, and positively refuses to have any doctor in attendance, and will countenance nothing but faith In the heal ing power of the, Creator to restore her to health. Both the Montgomerys believe in faith healing. Troops for Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—lt Is expect ed that the third Manilla expedition will sail in about two weeks. The transports will probably be the Senator, City of Pueb lo and Ohio. It was learned today from a prominent officer that the Seyenth Cali fornia, Thirteenth Minnesota and Twenti eth Kansas would be among the troops chosen to go. These, with other troops, will form a brigade, and the impression Is that It will be commanded by Brigadier General H. G. Otis. Telegraph Extension SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.—The north* crn extension of the Western Union tele graph system from Seattle to Victoria has been completed. Included In Its circuit aro Port Blakeley, Port Gamble, Port Town send and Port Angeles. A further extension now being built will pass through Van couver, B. C., Blame, New Whatcom and New Westminster. The cost of the entire, circuit is estimated at $100,000. Buffalo Bicycling BUFFALO, N. V., June 9.—Results of tha bicycle races: One mllh professional championship race —A. Gardiner of Chicago won, Tom Cooper second, Bald third, Becker fourth; time, 2:02. Five mile, professional, handicap—Earl Klser of Dayton won, F. A. McFarland ot San Jose second; Major Taylor of New! York third; time, 11:45 3-5. Two Transports Found WASHINGTON, June 9.—Two of the ves sels of the Pacific Coast Steamship com pany will be put In the service of the United States for use aa transports in the Philip pines expedition. The Senator and the City of Puebla will be taken. The Queen was found upon examination by the department agents to be unfit for the purpose desired, In consequence of which the government will not impress her. Charged With Larceny SAN DIEGO, June 9.—At the request ot the chief of police of Minneapolis, officers today arrested J. Frank Bowen, who Is wanted on a charge of grand larceny in that city. Bowen came here several months ago and bought a ranch. Anglo-Chinese Treaty LONDON, June 10.—The Peking corres pondent of the Times says: The Anglo- Chinese convention signed today leaves to England an extension of the boundaries of Hong Kong, Including Koulung, of alto* gether 200 square miles.