PISTON ROD BROKE.
Stove a Hole in the Bottom
of a Steamboat.
AND THE VESSEL SANK.
Steamer State of Michigan Goes
Down in Lake Michigan.
THE CIIEW REACHED SHORE
An Attempt was .llade by iffen on a
Tug to Tow the ItUubled float Into
fort, but the Torrent 4 ante Too Cast
aud the Steamer Sank.
Muskegon, Mich., Oct. 19.—The
Barry line steamer. State of Michi
gan. sank at l! o'clock Friday morning
about four miles northwest of White
bake harbor. The crew all reached
tin- s'hore safely. The boat is now
lying in fill feet of water in the beaten
path of cast coast steamers. The
crew escaped in boats with the assist
ance of the White Lake live saving
crew.
The Michigan left this port at 8:: so
o'clock Thursday night, bound for
Manistee, to ply in the salt trade be
tween that port and Chicago. When
off White Lake the piston rod of fhe
engine broke and. according to the
story of the captain, stove a hole
through the bottom of the boat,
through which the water poured with
such force and quantity that the en
gine hands were driven out of the
room. The alarm was quickly
spread and men were sent ashore for
assistance. The accident occurred
at 11 o'clock. The life saving crew
and a tug went to the steamer's as
sistance and an attempt was made to
tow the rapidly filling boat into port,
'but the water came in so fast that
before the boat had been towed a
mile, she was abandoned to her fate
and soon went down.
The State of Michigan had been in
service on the great lakes since 1872,
having been built, that year at Mani
towoc, and ran as the first Goodrich
line steamer between Chicago and
Muskegon. She outlived the gale in
which the Alpena met her fate. Later
she was owned by Steve Drummond,
of Detroit, and ran between Detroit
and Cleveland. She later passed into
the hands of the People's Steamship
Co., which operated her on Lake Hu
ron. - ( apt. Miles Marry purchased
her for SIO,OOO two years ago. She
was valued at SIIO,OOO and was in
sured for $20,000.
Capt. Harry said last night hi- would
not attempt to raise her, as she is too
far out and will be demolished by the
heavy seas of this season of the year.
PLOT TO KILL WOMEN.
A Lurid and Sensational Story Cornea
from Detroit.
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 10.—The Free
Tress says: "A surprising story was
told in Detroit yesterday by a promi
nent young society woman of Petos
key, Mich., who is visiting friends
ihere, who does not wish to be quot
ed. She says that since the condem
nation of Czotgosz, the wives of three
of the most prominent citizens of that
place have received anonymous let
ters. threatening them with assassin
ation. The letters state that the re
cipient is one of 100 women through
out the United States selected to be
killed in retaliation for the execution
•of the assassin of President McKinley.
"Mrs. H. O. Rose, one of the women
who has been threatened, is the wife
of one of the wealthiest real estate
men of that part of Michigan; a sec
ond is the wife of Attorney Wachtell
and the third is the wife of Judge
Newberry.
"The matter has been putin the
hands of the sheriff and is causing a
great deal of excitement."
Treasure lioat Slnlt*.
Willemstadt, Island of Curacoa. Oct.
I!).—A fishing schooner which arrived
"here Friday from Aruba island, north
west of Curacoa, brings the storv that
the Arends, a Venezuelan schooner
bound from La (Juayra for Maraeai
bo, carrying a sum of money from
the government destined to pay the
troops on the frontier—the amount
being variously istimated at from
$25,000 to sloo,ooo—encountered heavy
weather last Sunday night off Aruba
island and foundered in deep water,
the entire sum being lost. The crew
reached the island in a boat.
For i'"rec Hides.
Philadelphia, Oct. 19.—An associa
tion to be known as "The Free Hide
League of the United States," em
bracing the shoe, harness and leather
interests of the country, was organ
ized here Friday. The officers elect
ed compose the executive committee
of the league and to this body was re
ferred the question of whether the
•organization shall direct its efforts
to have the hide industry clause in
the Dingley tariff law repealed by the
next congress or to seek to gain its
object by means of reciprocity.
Atsrced as to Afghanistan.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 10.—The Brit
ish and Russian governments have
•come to a complete agreement re
garding the Afghan situation.
Jlust Leave Their Homes.
Victoria, It. t\, Oct. 19. It is stated
that the imperial government is about
to mount guns in the forts at Signal
(Hill, Esquiniault, which means that
the little village at the naval station
will have to be evacuated by civilians,
as the concussion from the guns
would make the town uninhabitable.
The 'government appropriated the
land some years ago and the residents
have been expecting notice to quit.
When equipped this will be the most
formidable fort on the Pacific, being
<•111 out of a solid mountain of
granite, and the largest guiib will be
mounted there.
NEW YORK'S MAYORALTY FIGHT
Taninianf't Candidate Talk* In Tain
maujr Hall —nark Twain tiets lulo
tile l onleiL
York, Oct. 18,—The democratic
m:i«s meeting at Tammany hall lust
night brought tog-ether an immense
number of people. They jammed
themselves into the hall and packed
Fourteenth street and adjacent tho
roughfares until the 250 policemen
detailed to the meeting had their
hands full to prevent serious acci
dents from the crush.
The speech of Mr. Shepard, the can
didate for mayor, was the first he
had ever delivered in Tammany hall,
lie said in opening:
"It is well known to you, and it
seems to be a chief part of the cap
ital of my distinguished competitor,
that I have from time to time, and
more especially four years ago, been
hostile to Tammany and criticized it
without stint. lam not here to ex
cuse or to recede from anything that
I have said. If it were possible for
me, as it is not, to make any such
excuse I should lose the respect of
the voters of Tammany, a genuine
respect which will be of far more
consequence to me and the success of
my administration if 1 be chosen
mayor, than any liking I may gain in
this campaign. Whatever my politi
cal fortunes may be this fall, you
shall have no occasion to withdraw
from mi* the confidence you have
shown in my integrity and steadfast
ness of purpose by reason of any
abandonment—even the slightest—of
the standard of public conduct and
political behavior which i have set
up in the past."
1 Saying he had been charged with
making an implied promise, if elect
ed, not to disintegrate Tammany, Mr.
Shepard continued:
"I know very well that, if elected, I
shall have no power to disintegrate
Tammany. And I know that if I
were to have the power it would be
gross treason to the cause of good
j government that I should use it for
so factional a purpose. I will not
do it.'
Samuel E. Clemens (Mark Twain)
entered the local campaign last night
by addressing an audience of invited
guests at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel,
he having lately joined a local anti-
Tammany organization known as the
"Order of Acorns." Mr. Clemens
used for his speech an article written
by himself which is to appear in the
November issue of the North Amer
ican Review, but. Col. Harvey, pub
lisher of the Review, agreed that tlie
article should first appear as an ad
dress.
The whole address was a compari
son of Richard Crokcr to Warren
Hastings, and the city of New York
to India under Hastings' rule. He
used the words spoken by Edmund
J'lirke at the trial of Hastings, sub
stituting Mr. Croker's name where
that of Hastings occurred and New
York City where India occurred.
NOT A WHEEL MOVES.
An Indiana Itallroad Is Tied I |> by
Its Employes, Who Unlit to be l*ald
Tlirlr Wajies.
'Muncie, Ind., Oct. 18. —The report
that business had been resumed oil
the Chicago Southeastern Midland
railway, after being tied up by work
men who refused to labor until given
their back pay is untrue. General
officers of the company in Muncie dis
claim the story and the shops con
taining most of the rolling stock in
Muncie are dark. No trains have
been moved for 16 days. The men
had a proposition to take the road,
move the 600 loaded cars and keep
the whole amount of charges, but at
a meeting here the proposition was
refused by the men deciding to keep
the road tied up tintil the pay car
comes, which is now four weeks over
due.
There is a rumor that the C'raw
fords, owners of the road, are now
attempting to sell to the Vanderbilt
system. The road runs from Muncie
to Brazil, in the heart of the Indiana
coal field territory, with the great
factories of the gas belt on this end,
and gas fast failing.
HE PRESSED A BUTTON.
A Noii-lnlon Lineman Secures Photo
graphs ol'.len 11 ho Assaulted lllm.
Chicago, Oct. 18.—Seven men at
tacked F. E. Farnuin yesterday while
ne was repairing a telephone wire.
Farnuni claims he recognized them as
striking linemen. Like other non
union men he carried a camera for
the purpose of taking snap shots of
any one found injuring the telephone
company's property. Farnum point-,
ed the camera at his assailants and
pressed the button. This further
enraged the men and they rushed at
Farnum, who drew his revolver and
fired a shot over their heads. At this
moment two patrol wagons loaded
with officers reached the scene, a
riot call having been turned in by
some spectator, and four of the men
were arrested.
The linemen,numbering 250, went on
strike a month ajyo, and as it has been
difficult to identify strikers found
tampering with the wires or charged
wit'h violence, the telephone com
pany equipped its non-union em
ployes with cameras.
Jenkins' Victory.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. IS. —Thomas '
L. Jenkins, eateh-as-catch-can wrest
ler, defeated Hjalmar Lundin last
night in Ibis city. Jenkins won in
two straight falls, the first one in 41
minutes and the second in 36% min
utes.
Killed Ills Brother.
Standis.il, Mich., Oct. 18.—A son,
aged ]O, of Frank Allen, postmaster
at Saganing, near here, pointed a re
volver at his brother, aged s, Wednes
day night and shot him through the
heart, killing him instantly. The
boys had been quarreling over a triv
ial matter.
Will Muy 10.000 .Utiles.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 18.—The Hrit
isih government will buy 10,000 mules,
besides horses, in America this
mouth. A purchase of 1,000 mules
was made this week at the Kansas
City market and at Lathrop, Mo,
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901.
SCHLEY HAS AN INNiNCJ.
The (iorrrumrnC Heat* and the !>•■
Irn«e Bejflnt to 0(»r Tollmonfi
Washington, Oct. 15. —In the Sehlej
eourt yesterday Judge Advocate
Lemly concluded the presentation of
testimony for the government and
tho first of Admiral Schley's witnesses
was introduced. Capt. Cook, who
commanded Schley's flagship, the
Brooklyn, during the Santiago cam
paign, and who acted, though unof
ficially, in the capacity of chief of
staff for the commodore, was on the
witness stand the greater part of the
day.
Ho was followed by Lieut. Com
mander William F. Fullam, who was
senior watch officer on the .New Or
leans during- the Spanish war, and ex-
Lieut. Joseph lieale, who as an office:-
on the Harvard translated the cipher
dispatches between Commodore
Schley and the navy department car
ried by that vessel. Among thesa
dispatches was that sent by Schley on
May 28, expressing regret at not be
ing able to obey tlie orders of the de
partment and explaining the reason
why he could not do so.
The first witness for Admiral
Schley was the Cuban pilot, Edwardo
Xunez, who told Schley on May 26,
IS9S, that he diu not believe the Span-
I ish fleet was in the harbor at Santi
ago.
( Capt. Cook's testimony was a review
of the entire campaign. He said that
at first it had been believed by both
Sampson and Schley that the Span
ish fleet was in the harbor at Cienfue
gos, and that no information to the
contrary had been conveyed to Com
modore Schley until the arrival of
( apt. McCalla on May 24; that it was
Sch leys expectation to meet the
Spaniards in tlie open sea, and his
constant care was to have co:il
enough for such emergency. He ex
plained the Brooklyn loop in connec
tion with a graphic account of the
engagement of July 3. Asked for an
opinion as to Admiral Schley's bear
ing as a commanding officer, he said:
"I always regarded him as an enthu
siastically brave and patriotic otli
cer."
Washington, Oct. 10.—Only one
new witness was heard in detail by
the Schley court yesterday. This
was Lieut. Commander Sears, who
was Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant
during the Spanish war. lie gave a
detailed account of the Cuban cam
paign, including the siege of Cienfue
gos, the retrogade movement of the
flying squadron in search of coal, the
blockade of Santiago, the reconnois
ance of the Santiago shore batteries
and the bombardment of the Cristo
bal Colon May 31, and the battle of
Santiago July 3, when Cervera's fleet
was destroyed. His testimony was
very favorable to Schley.
Washington, Oct. 17. —The officers
of Admiral Schley's flagship, the
Brooklyn, occupied the attention of
the Schley court of inquiry yesterday.
The proceedings began with the re
call of Capt. Cook and Lieut. Com
mander Sears, both of whom made
additions to their former testimony,
and they were followed by Command
er Mason, who was the executive offi
cer of the Brooklyn; Lieut. Edward
McCauley, who was signal officer, and
Lieut. Charles Webster, who had
charge of the forward gun deck bat
tery of the Brooklyn during the bat
tle off Santiago. Capt. Cook's new
testimony related to the uncoupling
of the Brooklyn's engines and to the
voyage of the flying squadron from
Cienfuegos to Santiago, explaining
the cause of the slow progress made
<in that occasion.
Commander Mason and McCauley
and Webster all gave accounts of the
engagement of July 3. When asked
if Commodore Schley had said any
thing during the battle for the en
couragement of the men, Lieut. Mc-
Cauley replied that he several times
had said "Give 'em hell, bullies." All
these witnesses testified that the con
duct of the commander when under
fire was cool ami courageous.
Washington, Oct. IS. —The presenta
tion of Admiral Schley's side of the
controversy was continued before the
court of inquiry yesterday, eight wit
nesses being examined. Of these
five were ensigns, anc? the entire
eight had served on the Brooklyn !
with Schley. There has been some
inquiry as to Schley's standing in the
navy since he was placed on tlie re- 1
tired list.but all question on this point
has been settled by the department
having assigned the admiral to "ac
tive duty" at the court of inquiry. :
This action was taken to prevent any
question as to the effect the admiral's
retirement would have on the action
of the court.
I'ont Olllcf Hurtflur Arrculrd.
Washington, Oct. 1(3. —A dispatch to
the post office department announ- :
ces flie arrest of George Mundell,
alias Wilson, for burglarizing the Al
bert City and other lowa post offices.
The arrest was made by Postoflice
Inspectors Farrell and Holloway.
Mundell is in jail at Sioux City in de- :
fault of $2,000 bail. A full 'kit of
burglars' tools and explosives was
found on him. Advices from Chicago
report that he is a confederate of
John Conley, arrested in Chicago Sep
tember 23.
A Desperate Encounter.
Welsh, \\ . Va., Oct. 18.—As the re
sult of one of the worst fights in this
.city in years, two men are fatally
wounded and one seriously. The
shooting occurred in the I'alace hotel i
cafe. The fatally injured are Robert
Huflford, a prominent merchant, shot
three times; Or. C. It. MeOliniel, one
of the best known physicians in the
county.
Sherman tu Kenew the l-i^lii.
Washington, Oct. 15.—Representa
tive Sherman, of New York, announ
ces his intention to renew the fight
for anti-ticket scalping and Pacific
cable legislation at the coining ses
sion of congress. lie will reintro
duce measures on these subjects sub
stantially identical with those he in
troduced in the last congress.
■ lentil of Ariel Harney.
New York, Oct. 17.—A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Onset
Bay, Mass., says that Ariel Barney,
the well known theatrical manager,
died Ihere Wednesday.
THE SEIZURE OF MANCHURIA.
A Ituaalan Diplomat Dicker* with L>l
lliniu 4 hang In an Effort to Legalize
the HI;; Land (irab.
London, Oct,. 17.—-''The new Man
churian convention, which has been
the subject o/ negotiation between
I'aul Lessar (liussian minister to
China) and Li Hung ( hang, i* on the
same lines as the convention which
linssia withdrew April 5," says the
l'ekin correspondent of the Times,
"but it is more cleverly worded so as
to save China's face.
"In consequence of previous disclo
sures a jealous secrecy has been ob
served; but the important negotia
tions by which Kussia seeks to legal
ize her occupation of Manchuria have
been entrusted to Li Hung Chang,
who can be better trusted to serve
Russian interests than any other Chi
nese statesman.
"Prince Ching is indignant because
he has been kept in ignorance, and
both the Yarig-tse viceroys have twice
protested against the negotiations.
The same powerful opposition that
was employed before is again endeav
oring to prevent, the signature of the
convention; but Russia's promise to
restore the railway from Shan-Hai-
Kwan to Xieu-Chwang is a powerful
lever in the hands of M. Lessar."
Victoria, I!. C., Oct. 17.---According
to advice* from Yokohama received
here yesterday the autumn maneu
vers of the Japanese army will take
place on November 2!) and on the fol
lowing day there will be a grand re
view of I.VJM) troops before the em
peror.
The Japan Mail publishes a state
ment to the effect that Russian offi
cers have been urging Corea to for
tify the coasts of the peninsula and
offered to secure the money for the
purchase of the material needed.
The Tokio Asahi is authority for
the statement that a pirate ship has
left Formosa under command of Mr.
Okammurn, a former chief of the
Japanese army, and a crew of ten
Japanese, including one former officer
of the navy and ex-gendarmes and
sub-officers of the navy. There are
also some Chinese on the vessel which
the Asahi says will be thrown over
board as soon as the vessel gets to
sea.
WITHOUT A LAWSUIT.
Content Over the Will of millionaire
Hotfi-r» I» landed—Hl* .Tloney <>or* to
an Art Wnneimi.
New York, Oct. 17.—A1l litigation
with regard to the will of Jacob S.
Rogers has been settled. In com
menting on this Robert De Forrest,
counsel for the Metropolitan Museum
of Art', said:
"The effect of this settlement will
be to put the museum within a short
time in possessian of Mr. Rodgers'
residuary estate, the value of which
is upwards of $5,000,000, and to en
able it to promptly carry out his be
nevolent intentions, the execution of
which might otherwise have been de
layed for several years by protracted
litigation.
"The amount paid in settlement
was $250,000, about 5 per cent, of the
amount involved and not much more
than a year's normal income on this
amount of property. While further
litigation over his will was quite pos
sible, the chief subject of settlement
was the claim made against his estate
that by making the museum his resid
uary legatee he had violated an agree
ment alleged to have been made be
tween himself and his deceased broth
ers whose surviving children are his
next of kin, whereby these brothers,
in default of issue, were to make mu
tual wills and were to leave their
property to the others, or to their
issue. There is some reason to be
lieve that tin agreement of this char
acter once existed, though it is cer
tain that if it existed, Mr. l'ogers did
not suppose it to be operative at the
time he made his will in favor of the
museum."
THE NATION'S SCHOOLS.
An OfHclal Deport show* an Enroll
mcnt ol" 17,000,000 Pupila.
Washington, Oct. 17. —About 21 per
cent, of the total population of the
United States attend public schools
and 2 per cent, of the rest attend pri
vate schools, according to the annual
report of the commissioner of edu
cation. The grand total in all schools,
elementary, secondary and higher,
public and private, for the year end
ed July 1, l'JOl), was 17,020,710 pupils,
an increase of 252,H4S over the previ
ous year. Of this number the enroll
ment in public institutions supported
by general and local taxes was 13,-
■44:1,402.
Counting in special institutions,
such as evening schools, Indian
schools, schools connected with a-sy
lums, reform schools and other in
stitutions more or less educational in
their character, increases the total
number by 300,000 pupils. The sta
tistics, as interpreted by the commis
sioner, show a uniform concensus of
public opinion throughout the nation
in favor of providing secondary edu
cation at public cost. Public high
schools have increased from 2,526 in
18D0 to 6,005 in 1900.
A Very Fatal F.i|)lo«i«n.
Bangor, Me., Oct. 17.—A terrific ex
plosion, probably of gasoline, in the
■second floor kitchen of .Nathaniel
Ladd's restaurant yesterday brought
almost immediate death to Miss
Handy, whose apartments adjoined,
and Mrs. Mary F. Carrigan, the sec
ond cook, and fatal burns to John
Barry, a waiter. The explosion
wrecked two floors and falling de
bris caused minor injuries to a num
ber of people.
KI«ot Three Hank Burglar*.
Evansville, Ind., Oct. 17. —A loud ex
plosion aroused the village of Howell,
a few miles from here, early Wed
nesday and, turning out, the citizens
discovered that four robbers had
blown the bank safe and were in the
act of plundering it. Instantly the
bank was surrounded and the citizens
opened fire, which was returned by
the robbers as they fled. When the
fusillade ended three robbers, badly
wounded, were stretched out on the
ground. The fourth had escaped.
Marshal Suinpter was shot in the leg.
The wounded robbers are in the hos
pital. They refuse to talk.
ITO NOW IN AMERICA.
fornifr Premier of .Inpn.n. on Health
Trip, Will Travel Through the
I lilted Statea.
Marquis Ito, former premier of
Japan, is now in the United States.
He is traveling for the benefit of his
health, which had been failing for
some months. He will travel through
the country and will possibly visit
London before his return, three or
four months hence.
It is now rather more than four
years since the marquis passed
through America en route to the
jubilee celebration in London.
In persoral appearance lie has
changed but little since then. Though
THE MARQUIS ITO.
(Japanese Statesman Who Is Now Visiting
the United States.)
ailing lie still possesses the alertness
and spirit characteristic of his life.
Accoinpanyinghimis a party of prom
inent Japanese, including Hon. K.
Tsazuki, advisory minister of tlie de
part ment of education.
When asked what lie thought of
Russian aggression in the far east,
the marquis stated that he did not
consider any steps in the direction
now being taken by the czar were
hostile to Japan. His country was
not opposed fo any of the present
movements of Russia; in fact, lie
stated that tlie relationship between
the two countries was now of the
friendliest nature.
Just before leaving Japan the mar
quis said in a speech:
"The affairs of the far east have
become subjects of the closest atten
tion on the part of European and
American powers during the last few
years, and there are indications that
the far east will be brought into
closer touch with foreign countries
in future.
"For these reasons I deem it most
necessary that Japanese should make
exhaustive inquiries into the affairs
of Europe and America by means of
personal inspection. I hope that my
trip abroad will help me in further
ing the welfare of our country.
Looking into the present state of
Japan, political circles seem to be en
joying temporary tranquillity, as
there is no important political ques
tion ahead requiring the immediate
attention of the politicians. The pol
icy of the government, it may be pre
sumed, will not undergo any radical
change to that pursued."
MONUMENT TO ROBBER.
HlKhnnrmnn Honored with a Mem
orial In the I'nrlah Church of
Avenlns, Kntslniid.
The duchess of Beaufort performed
the other day the chief part in open
ing a bazar for the restoration fund
of the parish church of Avening, Eng-
1 [ 'r*! ' i
1 I i' i 1 1/1
MONUMENT TO ROBBER.
(Erected in an English Church to the Mem
ory of Henry Brydges.)
land. This church contains some fair
ly well preserved specimens of early
British architecture, but its chief
claim to distinction lies in the fact
that it is probably the only church
where a highwayman has been hon
ored with a mon u 1144- nt.
Lord John Chandos gained his bar
ony and the grant of Sudley castle
by his strenuous support of Queen
Mary's claims to the throne. After
wards, when that ill-advised queen
was hailing her subjects to jail and
to death as heretics. Lord Chandos,
though opposed to the executions*
had to act as the queen's instrument.
His son, Henry Brydges, connived at
the escape of a family marked for
punishment, and, being recognized,
he and bis servants were forced to
lead the life of outlaws.
At his death his admirers put up
the monument to him in Avening
church.
111?* Shower of liiMoctn.
In Szentes, Hungary, a black cloud
suddenly obscured the sky, and a
shower of greenish, opalescent in
sects began to descend, covering the
ground to the depth of a foot.
OCR BOVS IN BLUE.
Gen. Corbin Reviews the Con*
dition of the Army.
THE LOSSES FOR A YEAR
From All Causes They Amount
to 25,000 Men.
THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.
It In Costing Too IVliicli ."Money ami a
fable Linv In liaclly Needed, UH til©
Frlre lor .Yleamugea Irom M
to Manila I* Per Word.
Washington, Oct. 19.—The annual
report of Maj. Gen. C'orbin, adjutant
general >of the army, reviews tins
work, condition anil needs of the mil
itary establishment.
(<en. C'orbin submits a table to show
that the army in the Philippines is to
be reduced by expired enlistments at
tiie rate of about 2,000 a month from
now on until June, 1902. The ques
tion whether the regiments thus de
pleted in strength are to remain so,
or to be recruited to their full roster,
he says, is one requiring - the very
earliest consideration, for if the lat
ter is contemplated it is already time
to begin special recruiting.
The losses from all causes in thai
regular army and the volunteers from
July 1, 1900* to June 30 last totaled
1f>,!»24 officers and men in the former,
and 8,191 in the latter. The casual
ties to the troops in the Philippines
since the date of the first arrival,
June 30, 1898, to June 30 last, were
11.") officers and 3.37s men killed, and
182 officers and 2,040 men wounded,
(len. C'orbin dwells at some length:
on the subject of the volunteer army
in the Philippines, 'and calls attention
to the promptness with which these
regiments were brought home and
mustered out.
tien. C'orbin invites special attention
to the remarks of Col. Mills, superin
tendent of the West Point military
academy, upon the improved disci
pline and generally excellent condi
tion of the cadet corps. It is safe
to predict, says Gen. Corbin, that
hazing of a brutal nature is a thing:
of the past at the academy.
He devotes special attention to the
question of the instruction of the
army. He believes that the system
of training for the officers should be
g-in with elementary technical in
struction at each post-an<l terminate'
in the higher training which would be
provided at a war college, the speedy
organization of which he considers
most desirable.
(ien. Corbin recommends that the
old law requiring that each candidate
from the ranks of a commission
in the army be a "non-commissioned
officer in good standing who has dis
played an aptitude for command of
men," be revided. While a great
many excellent young men have come
into the service as officers under the
present law, which opens the way for
commissions to enlisted men who
have had two years' service, Gen. Cor
bin says there have been a number
of others who have entered the
army as officers in this way who are
not up to the requirements of their
rank.
(ien. Corbin's recent tour of the
Philippines and his visit to Japan and
eastern China bears fruit in some in
teresting suggestions. Gen. Corbin.
believes that the army transport serv
ice on the Pacific is costing the gov
ernment considerable more than the
use of commercial steamship lines
would. He suggests that congress
could offer inducements to United
States shippers to install a line, of
steamers under charters that would
permit tliem, in time of necessity, to
iserve as reserve army and navy trans
ports.
An equally important need of the
service, Corbin says, is a domestic
cable from the Pacific coast to the
Philippines. The present cable com
munication through Europe, Asia,
China and Japan, he says, should be
discontinued at the earliest possible
date. The rates charged by the ex
isting cable service are exorbitant,
$2.38 per word being the regular
tariff on messages between Washing
ton and Manila.
He urges that more comfortable
quarters for the troops in the Philip
pines be provided as soon as possible
and that an appropriation be made
for the erection of storehouses in
and about Manila, where the govern
ment now pays $300,000 annually for
the use of rented buildings. If these
suggestions are adopted. Gen. C'orbin
says, the.cost oi maintaining the
army in the Philippines will be
scarcely more than if the troops were
on home stations.
Alleged Itolibrr Arrouted.
Rochester, X. Y., o,'t. 1!). —FranTc
McLaughlin, a box maker, was arrest
ed last night, charged with burglary
and assault on two old women whose
house, in the heart of the city, was
entered last Tuesday by three men,
who represented themselves as gas
works employes, and brutally beat
the women to make them reveal the
location of their diamonds and
money. The women identified Mc-
Laughlin.
Are to tie Oe|>orte I.
Xew York, o.'t. 10.—An order was
received Friday from Secretary Gage,
of the treasury department, direct
ing the arrest and deportation of 13
Hessian waiters who are alleged u»
have been brought here and put to
work in the Plaza hotel in violation
of the contract labor law. The men
were found and taken to the prison
at Ellis island, where they will re
main until October 23, when they will
be sent away on the steamship Lau
rentian. It is said that an applica
tion will be made in one of the fed
eral courts for a writ of habeas cor
pus for the men.
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