GUNS ARE READY.
an
England's Oriental Fleet Ready
for Action.
WAR CLOUD DARKENS.
Berlous Situation inthe Harbor of Wels
Hal-Wel—~The Russian Fleet Moves—It
1s Already Assembling at Port Arthur
Fresh Complications In the ¥ashoda
Froblem.
wns —
‘ mdon, (Special, )—A dispatch from Wel-
hal-wef says that ali of the British war ves-
sels there have cleared for action, and are
ready to put to sea at an hour's notiee,
The authorities observe the utmost secrecy
as to thelr movements,
A large Russian fleet has assembled at
Port Arthur,
The Globe, commentiog upon the tele-
grams received from Wel-hai-wel, anroune-
ing the readiness of the liritish warships
there for aciion and the assembling of a
large Russian fleet at Port Arthur, says:
“These matters are of the gravest import-
ance, especially when taken in conjunetion
with the extraordinary preparations for war
which have been la progress on both sides
of the English Channel during the last 10
days,
“Iu the absence of more definite informa=
tion, it must be surmised that Russia, taking
advantage of the pyesent tension between
England and France, has pushed her Far
Eastern poliey to unbearable lengths by
forelbly taking possession of the valuable
treaty port of New-chwang."”
READY FOR ACTION.
The British Fleet in Chinese Waters Will
Not Be Caught Unprepared.
Wel-Hal-Wei, ( By Cable, All the British
warships here, the first battie-ship Centurion,
the first-class cruiser Narcissus, the second.
class cruiser Hermione, the torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Whiting, the torpedo-boat destroyer
Fame, the torpedo-boat destroyer Handy
and the first-class gunboat Peacock, have
cleared for action and are ready for sea at
an hour's notice,
The first-class battleship Vietorious and
the first-class cruiser Undaunted, at Che-
Fob, are coaling to their [ull capacity.
The greatest secrecy is maintained as to
the meaning of these warlike preparations,
but there is no doubt important instructions
are expected at apy moment, A large Rus-
slan fleet is assembied at Port Arthaor,
LONDON ALARMED,
The News From the Orient Regarded as of
the Gravest Importance.
London, (Speeial)—The dispatch from
Wei-Hal- Wel, announcing the war prepara-
tion of the British naval authorities there, is
regarded bere as being of grave importance
coupled with the Angio-Freneh war prepa-
rations. It is surmised that Russia, profit-
ing by the present strained relations between
Great Britain and France, has decided to
push forward ber aims in the Far East by
forcibly seizing the valuable treaty port of
New Chwang, which Great Britain cannot
permit, it is said.
The dispateh from London to the Assoeia-
ted Press, on October 2°, sald a cable mes.
sage had Leen received there [rom Shanghai,
as follows:
“A Russian regiment occupied the town
of Niu-Chwang ( Proviace of Leao-Tong)
and the forts at the mouth of the River
Lisou, on October 15, thus securing com-
plete possession of Niu-Chwang. The
native troops fled without making any op-
position, under orders from the Empress
Dowager and Li Husg Chang.
“A British gunboat was in the river at the
time. Its non-resistance is regarded as the
virtual British abandoomest of the whole of
Manchuria to the Russians and gives Russia
an invaluable strategic position. Great
Britain is certain to lose the New-chwang
trade, of which it bas bad 80 per cent.”
NEW FHRENUH CABINET.
Freycinet Becomes Minister of War, Del
casse Hetalning His Place.
Panis, (Special .—The new cabinet is con-
stitated hs follows:
M. Lebret, Minister of Justice,
M. Dapuy, Premier and Minister of the
Interior.
M. De Freycinet, Minister of War,
M. Loekroy, Minister of Marine,
M. Delecasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
M. Peytral, Minister of Finances.
M. Leygnes, Minister of Pablie Institution.
M. Deiconele, Minister of Commerce,
M. Guillaine, Minister of the Colonies,
M. Viger, Minister of Agriculture,
M. Krantz, Minister of Pablie Works.
No Work For Americans In Porto Rico.
Wasmixarox, D, C,, (Special). Mr.
Hanna, American cousul at Porto Rico, in a
report to the State Department, says: *[ am
convinced that young men seeking work or
positions of any kind should not eome to
Porto Rico. Such persons as cleris, earpen-
ters, mechanics and laborers of all grades
stay away from here, No American should
come bere expecting to ‘strike it rich,’ sod
no person should come bere without plenty
of money to pay board bills and enough to
take him back to his home iu the United
States. This is a small sland, has a popu-
lation of about a million people, and ia the
most densely populated country In the
world, There are several bundred thou-
sand Porto Ricans ready to supply the de-
mand for labor, and ata low price.”
Lawton Expects No Trouble in Cabs.
Wasnizaron, D. C., (Special ),—Masj.
Gen, Henry W. Lawton, who recently arriv-
ed from Santiago, was at the War Depart.
ment and also called at the White House,
General Lawton says it Is Impossible to ex-
press an opinion now as to the time it will
be necessary for this government to main
tain military supervision of the Island of
Cuba, The Cubans are, he sald, a quiet,
tractable people, and he did not think there
would be any trouble in managiog them so
far as this might be necessary pending the
formation of an independent government
on the island,
TELKGRAPMIC SPANKS,
The output of ore in the Cripple Creek
district in October was valued at $1,488 130,
the highest for any month ia the history of
the eamp.
Mr. Asa Van Wormer, a wealthy retired
merchant of Cinclonatl, aged about eighty
years, made a gilt to the University of Cin-
cinpati of $56,000 to be used for the erection
of a fire-proot Hbrary buliding.
THE NEWS,
Mrs. George Bear, daughter of Former
City Engloser Velix, of Kansas City, Mo,
committed suicide, firing a bullet into her
brain, Bhe was married one week ago to
George Bear, an insurance man,
Benjamin Wheeler, a haudeuffed prisoner,
jumped from the window of a Panhandle
train running at the rate of sixty miles an
hour and made good his escape uninjured
from a Columbus detective,
A telegram from Colorado Springs, Col,
says that Thomas R. Cobb, of Atlanta, Ga,
died there of consumption. Mr. Cobb was
an eloquent lawyer and a member of the
prominent Cobb family of Georgia.
A petition In bankruptey was filed in the
United States District Court at Plttaburg
agalost A. Groetzinger & Sons, the tannpers,
by creditors from Philadelphia, Chicago
and West Virginia, whose claims aggregate
£108,000 on notes of the firm.
Ou Shrewsbury avenue, Middlesboro’,
Ky., thirteen houses wero burned and six-
teen families were rendered homeless. The
houses were owndd by the Town Company
and the Manchester Building Company, of
Manchester, England. They are covered by
insurance in London companies,
The collapse of the Dewey arch during the
Peace Jublies at Chicago, has caused a suit
for §50,000 damages against the city of Chi-
cago and the jubilee commitiee on decora-
tions by Johp W. Smith, an attorney, who
asserts that he was standing near the arch
when it fell, and sustained numerous io-
juries,
Complaints are belog received by the
board of raliroad commissioners regarding
a scarcity of graln cars at many Kansas
points. A complaint from five grain firms
at Claflin, Kan., says 30,000 bushels of wheat
are waiting to be moved at that polut, 7,000
bushels lying on the ground,
Antonio Giuseppe Barone, accused of
murdering Felippe Forestino, whose muti-
Iated and dismembered body was found in a
trunk floating in the canal at Buffalo, N. ¥.,
was refused a new trial and was sentenced
to be clectrocuted at Auburn Biate prison
during the week of December 10.
An attempt to defraud a gas company re-
sulted in the death of James Lyons, & sa-
loon-keeper, of Jersey City, N. J., who was
found dead in bis room from asphyxiation.
A rubbertube had been used to carry gas
around the meter and it bad fallen, per-
mitting gas to escape into the cellar and
thence up into the saloon,
in sections at Lexiogton and Washington,
heard vigorous
paign,
Members of the Sixth Virginia INegiment,
colored, mutinied at Knoxville, Tean., be-
canse Governor Tyler recently appointed
nive while men as company officers,
Members of Forrest Camp, Confederate
Veterans, at Chattanooga, became involved
in a wrangle over » resolution to ask the
President not to appoint colored commis-
sloned officers,
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, Issued a
statement that be had left the Populist
party be suse of its course at Washington
and ia his Btate,
The transport
safety had been
Havana,
Work isa difficu t to get In Havana, owing
to the Lusiness unpcertalaty, and there
much sufferiog amoog the poor,
Spanish soldiers wiil be put to work In the
mines near Santiago, Cubans haviog refased
the vacant places,
Surgeon Apple charges that when
asked Miss Clara Barton to ald wounded at
Siboney last Jone with
and nurses be was refused.
Panama, fears for whose
entertained, arrived at
The efty jailer of Augusta, Ga., aided by
policemen, prevented a mob from
and lynching a colored man accused of at-
tempted assaait upon a young white
Woman,
Admiral Miller, in an interview In
cago, says that the Nicaragna canal is need.
od by this country to ald in protecting its
long stretch of coast on two oceans,
General Bacon in an Interview gave bigh
bim in
break.
pacified,
Eugens Weidman, of Fast
was found dead near his home, hall imbed.
ed in quicksand. He had been missing
five days. Beside him was found a hastily
written note, which sa’'d he bad been unable
to extricate hims«if, that he was suffering
terribly from huager and thrist, and that he
was atout to make a prayer for reliel.
The villa of Me, Royal Phelps Carroll, at
Newport, BR, L., eaught fire acd the house.
hold had narrow escapes. Valuable hunt
ing trophies were rulned by smoke aud
water,
The war investigating commission ended
its Southern trip by hearing spioy testimony
atout Chickamauga Camp at Kooxvilleand
Lexington.
Rev, Mr. Haase, of Wheeling, W. Va.
aided the Chicago detectives in establishing
a belief that a prisoner now held there on
charges of polygamy murdered a Wheel.
ing woman three years ago,
As the resuit of an exciting corner in beet
ia Chicago, Mr. P. D. Armour is said to
have dropped much money to an opposing
syndiests,
A Chicago woman says she believes her
husband was murdered in the Yakon terri
tory, because she has received conflicting
stories regarding him in anonymous com.
munications mailed in the gold fleids,
Miss Mabe] Gordon, youngest daughter of
Gen, W, W, Gordon, was married at Savan-
nah to Hos. Mr. Rowland Leigh, son of
Lord Leigh, of England.
The American peace commissioners at
Paris formally presented a demand for all
the Philippine Lslands,
Delegates to the Cuban Assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur are sald to bein favor of dis
solving the Insurgent government and put-
ting themseives at the disposal of the United
States,
General Wood, military governor of Bane
tiago, 1s said to be making himsell populat
with all classes,
A special dispateh from Raleigh, N, C., de
seribes the contest in polities there os
the severest ever known in that State's his.
tory, and Is upon the sole lesuss of white
SUPromacy.
It Is stated that South Carolina's Legisla-
ture will repeal the dispensary law when it
meets and probably enact a local-option
measure,
Allan D. Chandler was Inaugurated Gov-
ornor of Georgia, and in his insugurel de.
He says the lodiags seem quite
Decision Reached by a Cab-
inet Meeting.
PAYMENT IN A LUMP.
nn sn
Balance Due the Dons Not $30,000,000
Military Government to Be Maintained
in Cuba and Porto Rico for the Present
Terms Offered Will Likely Be Ac-
cepted,
Washington, D, C., (8pecial.)--The Cabi-
net Wednesday devoted most of its attention
to consideration of questiong connected with
the administration of affairs in Cuba and
Porto Rieo,
The administrative features of the Phil.
ippine question also received pome atten
tion,
While the Cabinet gave little attention to
the peace negotiations at Paris, there is no
longer any doult as to the general purposes
of this Government to retain the entire
Philippine archipelago.
It after final balancing of the account,
viz., the cost of the wat to the United States
on one side and our acquisitions on the
other, it is found that any compensation is
due the Spaniards, it will be made ia a lump
sum. It is pointed out that at the time the
protocol was signed the United States did
pot have, and bas pot since acquired any
part of the Philippine Islands outside of
Manila City and harbor, and that the United
States has never entertained a purpose to
acquire any territory by the power of con-
quest,
Must Be Pald War Expenses,
What the United States will insist upon is
that she must be fully reimbursed for every
doliar expended by her on account of the
war, and in the statement will be included
an amount sufficient to cover all payments,
present and prospective, on account of pen-
tions Ineldent to the war,
No Spanish bonds of any character or
amount, other than Joeal or municipal
bonds, will be paid or assumed by this Gov
ernment. The question the status of
municipal obligations under circumstances
like the present is folly settled by internat.
of
and binding by the conquering power, and
hence it fs assumed that the United
States will not raise any question on ibis
point, but promptly consent to guarantee
their flunl payment, What sum of money
this government would consent to pay to
Bpain cannot even be estimated, but when
that the balance due Spain will be small,
probably pot exceeding €25.000,000 or
$30,000,000,
Tue belief still prevails among the major-
the Cabinet that the Spaviards will
acceapt the terms laid down by the United
States, and that whatever of delay occurs
before that resuit Is reached will Le charge
to extort the
last possible million doliars before acceding
to our demands,
The possibility of disagresment of the
Commissioners and the failure of the cone
ference, however, is pow contemplated with
the negotiations. The Administration
bas satisfied sell that Spain is neither able
resume hostilities on any
scale that would make her a dangerous
opponent to the United States. Therefore,
Parls Conference to fail, ali
that would be impossed upon our govern.
This, it is belleved, could be accomplished
by us without loss of time or lite. The last
vestige of Spanish military power in the
islands is that under Colonel Rios, rom-
mander-in-chief of the Vizayas Isiands, and
by deputized authority, in charge of all
Spanish territory pot directly within the
control of the United States in the Philip.
His foree is insignificant from
is doubtful
insurgents had the Tagals been allowed by
Admiral Dewey to make Manila the base of
an expedition directed against the Spanish
commander,
Bo far as Cuba is coneerped, the difficulty
might bo more serious, but even in Cuba
the Spanish military forces are not ia condi-
tion to offer & prolonged resistance to the
American conquest of the Island, and, with
the Spanish navy at the bottom of toe sea
they could not be reicforeed by troops from
Spain,
Therefore, about the worst that could
happen would be the necessity imposed spon
us of struggling alosg without the Signature
of a treaty of peace, but in full possession of
ail the territory we desire, and that such
conditions ean exist without damage to
mwnterial interests is shown Ly the history of
the Spanish-American republics which re-
volted from Spain's rule,
Ho far as the Cabinet discussion touched
upon Caba and Porto Rico, it was the pur-
pose to develop views as to the best means
of collecting the revenues and customs, pro-
viding some means of equalizing the duties
which will be collected locally upon imports
from the United States, ns well as from
other countries, and providing for the peace.
ful and satisfactory government of the cities
and towns until such time as Congress shall
have ordered: otherwise,
itis the intention of the President to
maintain a military government in both
Cuba and rorto Rico for the time being,
but bis purpose is alsy to mitigate the
barsbor features of such form of govern
ment 80 far as lies withia his power,
World's Fair In 1003,
St. Louls, Mo,, (Special, }-- The committee
of prominent eit zeus appointed some time
ngo to discuss the sul jeot and determine In
what manner the centennial anniversary of
the purchase of the territory of Louisiana
hy the United States cin Lest be celebrated,
have decided and will so make public re.
port —that the holding of a world's fair in
1908 will be the better way to honor the
ovent, and state thelr convietion that such
a fair can be sucoessfully held in 8t. Louls,
RESENTED A JOKE,
ufacturing Company's shops, in still in jail
here, and denies all recolivotion of the al
falr, He sald to bis wile, who visited him
in bis coll, that he was sorry such a thing
Should have happened, but 06 knew nothing
With the exception of J, E. Lyons, whe
waa shot in the eye, no serious consequonces
have resulted.
PREPARING FOR FIGHT.
England's Naval Activity Displays N¢
Diminution,
Loxpox, (Bpeclal).—There is an unex.
pected gloom on the Stock Exchange aud
the Paris Bourse, both these markets being
infinenced, it is inferred, from the aggres
sive tone of some of the French papers.
Besides this, something extraordinary
seems to have happened snd it looks as if »
crisis were approaching. The British naval
preparations are certainly being pushed
with great activity,
The British emergenoy squadron is gath-
ering at Davenport with all possible speed,
Seven battle-ships and one cruiser have
thus far been designated to join this
squadron, OMcers and sallors bave been
hurriedly recalled from leave ol absence,
Several battleships and cruisers at Ports-
mouth are taking their full crews on board
and other warlike preparations are being
made,
A number of signalmen now on duty with
the British channel squadron, which served
at Gibraltar, have been ordered home for
service, it is presumed, on board the auxil-
fary cruisers, if the latter should be requir-
ed for active service,
A sepsation bas been caused by the arrest
of a supposed Russian spy at a fort uear
Harwish, The man was already under sur.
veillanece, sod went to a redoutt, wheres he
tried to obtain some information from »
sentry regarding the foridfications, He was
promply arrested, sod foquiries are being
made regarding his antecedents,
It was also usserted that the commanding
officers of the London volunteer regiments
bave received orders to prepare for immedi.
ate mobilization, and it was ssseried that
the different artillery corps have been In-
formed as to the forts on the southern and
eastern coast to which they bave been al-
lotted.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: “Eogland has
been and even now is 80 near to war that
the government has carried its preparations
to the farthest limit of the preparatory
stage, It has been arranged to call out the
reserves and wilitia, and to mobilize the
volunteers simultansousiy, aud to form
large camps at various important railroad
Janetions, where Jocomotives and rolling
stock will be conountrated.’’
Ths Daily Mall publishes no news regard.
ing Eogland’'s war preparations, explaining
that slience is due to a letter from the wat
office asking It pot to pubilsh “‘soythiog
which might be useful to a possibile enemy.”
CUBANS CHANGE ABOUT.
Delegates at Santa Cruz Sald to Favor
Dissolving Insurgent Government,
Havaxa, (Special, Advices received here
from Banta Cruz del Sur state that a ma
jority of the representatives of the Cuban
army who are meeting there are in favor
of the dissolution of the Cuban insurgent
government aad the appointment of & com-
mission to go to Washington for the pur
pose of thanking the American government
for its intervention in favor of the Cubaoe,
also to put themselves unconditionally at
the disposition of the Wasbiagton author.
ities. 30 as 10 enable the latter to develog
thelr programme without hisdrance,
The Cubans are also said to be In favor of
the disbandment of ipsurgent army
The delegates will probably be presided
over by Manuel Basguily, who has been il
with fever several days at Clenfuegs, on
bis way to Santa Cruz,
BANTIAGO
the
pr Crna, (Special, Senor Dar-
tolome Maso, president of the Cu pro-
visional administrative issued
an address to the delegaion
ance al Santa Cruz
reviews the considerations upon which the
Cubans soliclied the help of the United
States and indicates what be considers thir
wisest future policy. The address Is In
part as follows
“The Cubans excepted the assistance of
America, not knowing exactly what
the American aime, just as they would
excepted help from aay country in their
fAght azainst Spain, As the coutest pro.
Kressed, the Cubans in the fleld were gratis
fled to bear of a solemn declaration by the
United States Congress regardiag the in.
te ti of the Americay government and
the path It would follow in Hparist
American war. America bhelg
t Spain to relinquish ber sovereigo-
Cuba, in order thai the Cubans
themselves might be placed as promptiy as
possibie in possession of the isiand, might
sseume the administration of its affairs aud
bave a government of thelr own,
“We have now reached a time when
even more than in the days of fighticg it
is incumbent upon sll Cubass to show true
patriotism, and while making every expres
sion of gratitude to America for having
given Cata freedom acd isdependance, to
make prompt arrangements for payiag ofl
the Cubaos now in arms and lor getting the
couniry ioto working order.”
GEORGIA BOUNDARIES,
Chattanooga Claimed As a Part of the
State,
ban
sounecil, has
now in aitend.
dei Sur, In which he
were
have
ihe
tie
tame 10 our
y compel
aver
Arraxrta, Ga, (Special). State's Attor-
ney Wimbish has fied bis report with Gov.
ernor Caudler on the claim set forth ty
Georgia that 1,500 square miler of territory
iying in Tennessee and North Carolina bee
longs to the first named State, Mr, Win
bish goes over the case as far back as 1482,
and says the question is still open for the
sourts to decide,
There is still some doubt as to whether
Chattanooga is in Georgia or Tennessee,
Referring to this matter, the State's Attor-
ney sald:
“Chattanooga is within the ancient boun-
dary of Georgian, II the question Is reopened
and that boundary Is established Chatta-
nooga will, of course, be in this State,’
ARB. & O, Denial
The Baltimore & Ohio Rafiroad is not go-
ing to adopt the Raub locomotive for ser-
vices between New York and Washibgtoo,
as bas been stated in an item which has
been goiag the rounds of the papers for the
Inst month, The Motive Power Department
of this raliroad bas looked upon the rumor
with considerable amusemient, as within the
past year and a half the Royal Diue trains
have been hauled by the finest, fastest and
strongest ten-wheel passenger engines In the
world, These locomotives Dave 78-inch
drivers, acd since they have been In service
have proved so emiuently satisfactory that
nothing better san probably be secured.
BE
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE,
Mark Twain le sald to show the effects
Hg recent efforts and to be aging rap-
y.
Herr Dosse, cleerone to the Kalser on his
Eastern trip, Is regarded as the most “trav-
eled” man in Europe,
Mrs, Frederick Douglass, widow of the
i
0
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Orders Issued by Secretary of
War Alger.
TROOPS THAT WILL GO.
Sen, L. M1. Carpenter Will be in Command
~Stations at Nuevitas and Puerto
Principe Preparations for Rupplles—
Ths Crdsr Bays the Movement is to Begin
st Onee.
o-oo
Washibgron, D, U,, (Special) Secretary
figer Iraued the first order looking to the
nilitary occupation of Cuba by the United
dtates troops. The order was issued only
titer very careful consideration of the re.
sorts of the military officers now in Cuba
ind of the Hecker board and other expert
rommissioners which bave been fo the field,
The order looks to ths oceupstion of two
points te begin with, namely, Nuevitas and
Puerto Priocipe, but the occupation wili be
sxtended as rapidly as the Bpanish evacus-
lon proceeds, The order directs the move-
nent to begin at once, but, according to the
‘nicuintions of the Department, it will be
warcely feasible to make the first landing
efore November 22. Headquarters of the
ow corps, which has been created for the
urposs of beginning the occupation, will
we al Nuevitas, under the command of Gen,
{o H. Carpenter. He is now in command of
be eavalry brigade, composed of tbe Sixth
sod Beventh Cavalry, at Huntsville, Als,
I'tie order is as follows
The Official Order,
“The headquarters of six troops of United
‘tates cavalry and the Third
inteers will be at Nuevitas,
"Six troops of the Eighth United States
Uavairy aud the Fifteenth Infantry to Puerto
Prineipe,
“The regiments will be prepared for em-
aration at once, snd the Subsistence [i -
partment will arrange for the
rations, The command will be
and rationed for 6) days,
“Tee Quartermaster-General's
nent will furnish the
irapsportation for use at
tions,
“The Surgeon-General will make pro-
vision for hospital and medical supplies,
“Brig-Gen. I. H. Carpenter, United
States Volunteers, Is assigoed to command
‘hess troops, with beadquarters at Nuo-
vitae,
“The cavalry brigade, composed of the
Seventh and Eighth Ugslted States Volun.
teers, is discontinued. The Seventh is ns-
signed to the First Army Corps and tbe
Eighth to the Second Army Corps
“The Fifteenth United States Infantry is
detached from the Fourth Army Corps, and
an infantry Lrigade created, composed of
the Third Georgia Volunteers and the Fif-
teenth United States Infantry, and designated
as the Second Brigade, Third Division, See-
ond Corps,
“The orders sending the Second Brigade,
Third Division, Second Corps, 10 Athaos,
Ga, Gave been revoked.”
General Carpenter's Siafl,
The staff of Geveral Carpenter's brigade
will consist of the following officers
Captain John FE. McMahon, assistant ad.
jutant-general of volunteers, adjutant-gen-
eral; Capt, William K. Alexander, assistant
quartermaster of volunteers, quariernastier
Capt. William M. Loveland, commissary of
subsistence of vi teers, commissary: Maj.
William F. De Neldmaa, United States Voi-
Unleers, surgeon.
Nuevitas is a seaport at the eastorn
on the northern shore of Puerto
Principe is located in about the central por-
tion of the province of the same name, This
general order has nothing to do with the as.
sumption cotirol of the island by the
United States, no change being made from
January 1, the date agreed upon,
Preparations have also been made for the
smbarkation of other troops which may be
rdered Cuba. These orders may
lirected to the corps commanding, aud not
by general order such as just issued,
Cnnuse of the Order,
It was expinioed at the War Department
that this first movement of troops to Cuba
was ordered in advance of the date origin
ally intended for the reason that the Span.
ish: Evacuation Commissioners bad unex-
pectedily notified the American Commission.
ere that they lutended 10 evacuate Poeric
Principe on the 23d of the present month,
Consequently it became necessary to have
United States troops on band in Cabs to re
place these Spanish forces to maintain order
and protect lite and property.
Georgia Yoi-
LeCessary
equipped
Depart-
DECESSATY Wagon
thelr new sia.
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Cuba,
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DEMANDS BY PORIO RICANS,
Territorial Rights and an Eight Hour
Day for Workmen,
Jrax, Pomro Rico, (Special The
privcipai theatre of this city was taxed 1
its utmost capacity Sunday afternoon on
the occasion of a public meeting of dele
gates from the chiel towns of the island t«
draft recommendations regarding the ne
orarities of the sland Jor the use of the
special commissioners who will Le selected
ater to represent Porto Rico at Washing:
ton,
The assembly was fairly representative,
There was sbuudant evidence of inteliigent
reflection on the part of the delegates and #
determination not to tolerate partisan pol.
ties at this erisis in the island's affairs,
Carelully prepared reports were submitted
by poiitical, social and ecopomie commit.
tess, The meeting received with enthu-lasm
resolutions demanding territorial rights,
the cessation of the present military rule
and the installation of a regular eivii gov.
ernment. ’
Other resolutions were adopied asking an
eight-hour day for inboring men and severe.
ly denouncing the present corrupt sretem of
registering deeds of land. It was obvious
that the delegates proceeded upon the as.
sumption that the Usied States would
grant Porto Rico territorial rights,
Denth of Mrs. Les,
Mes, Aone Maria Lee, mother of Gen,
Fitzhugh Lire, died at “Highland Home”
the residence of her son, Capt. Dan, M. Lee,
in Stafford county, Va., from the effects of a
severe fall a few days ago, which broke her
Sax
JUSTICE POR DEREYFUA.
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Court of Cassation Decides on Revision of
Case,
Panis, (Bpecial), The Court of Cassation
granted the appeal for revision of the Drey-
fus case, aud ordered a supplementary fo~
quiry, but refused to release the prisonery
jendiog a re-trisl, The decision created no
public excitement and complete tranquility
prevails on the streets,
The decision of the court textually, is as
follows:
“In view of the letter of the Minister of
Justice, dated September 20, 1898; in view of
the arguments of the public prosecutor de-
nouscing to the eourt the condemnation
pronounced by the first court-martial of the
military government of Paris, on December
22, 1894, agsinet Alfred Dreyfus, then a Cap
tain of artillery attached to the general staff;
in view of all the documents in the case and
also of articles 443 and 446 of the code of
criminal procedure, amended by the law of
June 10, 1895, relative to the admissibility of
an spplleation ln proper form for revision.
“Whereas, the application comes within
the category of the cases contemplated in
article 443, and bas been introduced wiikin
the period fixed by article 444.
Ground for Further Inquiry.
“Whereas, The judgment, a revision of
which Is demanded, has the fores of a chose
JUugee,
“Whereas, the documents produced do not
piace the court in a position 10 decides all
the merits of the case, and there fs ground
for making a supplementary inquiry.
“For these reasons the court declares the
applieation to be In proper form and legally
admissible, and states that it will institute a
supplementary loquiry, and declares there
Is no ground at the present moment for de-
ciding on the public prosecutor's application
for a suspension of the penaity.”
The Judges of the court were occupied
for three hours snd a balf in considering the
judgment,
M. Yvos Guyot, in the Riecle, asserts that
the secret documents in the Dreyfus case
wers burned some days ago,
The public, whose admission to the court,
was regulated with the greatest care, awaljt-
ed the decision with marked calmness, Dar-
ing the suspension of busiuess the public
crowded into the lobbies, and thers wes evi-
dent anxiety to hear the verdict. There
was no demonstration when the court rose,
HUNDREDS SICK AT CAVITE.
Climate and Sanitary Conditions Cause
Malaria to Spread Alarmingly
Mavlia, via San Francisco, (Special)
The health of the troops here at present is
{ar from being good.
At Cavite the o«
Forty deaths have oe
tember 1, mostly from typhoid fever,
third of the ofMloers of the Montasa Volun-
toer Regiment are on the sick list, including
the colonel and len'enant-colonel, In one
battery alone over 75 per oept, of the men
stationed at Cavite have been on the sick
Het within a month
The bospital acconmodations are inad-
equate. The supply of medicines was ex.
bausted st ove time, and for days thers was
nothing medicinal to administer 10 the
patients, The place is unhealthy at best
The men are quartered on ground Soors,
where it is damp, and in this country demg-
ness is especially conductive to fliness,
Many of the men worked themselves ii
during the process of cleaning Cavite, but
now that sanitary cosditions are being
looked alter an improved health record wil
doubtiess follow,
In Mauiia the conditions
Ilaria is the
ditlons are very bad.
rred thers since Bop.
One
are better, Ma.
most common of the diseases
among the troops. A malarial condition
the natural result of the climate and the
sanitary conditions which prevail
OMAHA EXPOSITION ENDED,
It Has Been Visited by 2.000.000 Persons
and Is 8 Decided Success.
Oxana, Nes, The Traps-Mis
sis ippl and International Exposition closed
Monday. It is estimated that 75,000 peopl
crowded grounds. It was Omabe
Day.
Up to Monday morning 2,552,386 people
had registered at the turnstiles, so the grand
total wil considerably 2,600,000,
Toe exposition was a floancial success, over
£400,000 rezaluing to be divided among the
stockbolders, Nearly $2.000.000 bas been
received and $1,500,000 expended. The
concessions paid toe exposition amount
£300,000, and the exhibitors paid $200,000,
Eighty thousand dollars were received fron
other sources,
The highest number of people in any coe
day was the opesing day of the peace
jullie, when President McKinley spoke,
O98 785 persons being present on that oocom-
gion,
ONE CHILD SHOOTS ANOTHER,
Epecial, )
the
exceed
Bertha Veach, Aged Four Years, Accel
dently Kills Mabel & Warren,
Newstna, N. Y., (Special )-Mabel NR
Warren, the six-year-old child of Mr. and
Mrs, George Warren, was shot and killed by
Bertha Veach, the four-year-old daughtes
of Mr. and Mrs, Levi Veach, vear this city,
Toe two families ocoupy one house,
Eli Veach, an adult brothir of Berths,
was in the habit of carrying a revoiver, He
cleaned the weapon and leit’ it loaded ons
table 1a the dining room of their apart
ments,
While the older members of both families
were getting ready for church Mabel War
ren and Bertha Veach were engaged in play
in the Warren apartments, and Perths
pleked up the revolver and exclaimed
laughingly, “Look out Mabel, I shoot you.”
She pointed the weapon at the other little
girl and fired. The bullet struck Mabel in
the left temple and she fell. The child dled
in a few hours,
A Train Wreck Near Carlisle.
Carlisie, Pa... (Special.)--A [freight train
on the Phliad-iphia and Reading Railroad
parted at Berling Springs, and the rear sec.
tion plunged into the front part of the trains
golug down a grade, A number of cars
were derailed. Brakeman H. 8 Seholtz, oi
Harrisburg, was thrown dows an esbank-
ment and injured tuterunily, Three trampe
who were stealing a ride were seriously in.
jured and another tramp was instantly
killed, Se
Large Five st Tuskegee, Ala.
* Nearly the entire business portion
kegee, Ala, including thirteen business
houses, the telephone exchange and opera
house was destroyed by fire. Loss, $60,000,