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SCRAOTON. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1898.
TWO CENTS.
THE PORTO RICO
CAMPAIGN IS ON
General Miles with Artillery and
Troops Starts from Siboney.
Difference in the Plans for This
voys Will Accompany the
Proposes to Make the Porto Rican Campaign a Short
One The Expedition Will Comprise 30,000 Men at the
Start Big Battle Ships and Monitors Are Expected to
Bombard San Juan No Troops That Were Engaged at
Santiago Will Be Allowed to Take Part in the Porto
Rican Campaign,
Washington, July 18. After thieo
days' consultation between the presi
dent, Secietary Alger and General
Brooke, during which thcie was fre
quent communication with Geneial
Allies at Slbonc, the details of tho
IPorto Rican expedition were perfected
nnd the expedition itself was gotten
under way, Geneial Miles with some
artillery and tioops sailing today for
Porto Rleo on the converted ciuiser
Tale, to be followed quickly by an
army of about 30,000 men. There are
some notable differences In the plans
for this expedition and for tho stately
naval pageant that sailed away from
Tampa under General Shafter's com
mand to attack Santiago. Fhst there
will be piactlcally no naval convoys;
the navy department has declared that
they are unnecessary, that there Is not
n Spanish waishlp in the West Indies
that dare thrust Its bow out of poit.
In the second place the expedition does
not start from one point but will bo
divided among several ports, thus ptc
venting the tremendous congestion
that was encountered at Tampa in the
effoit to start tho big lleet. Lastly,
there will be no effort made to get the
ships away together but the transpoits
will be allowed to find their own vvav
to their destination without concerted
movements. General Miles leads the
way.
He had been promised hy the piesl
dent that he should go to Poito Rico
and the promise was redeemed when
the Tale headed today from Siboney for
Porto Rico, 800 miles distant. General
Brooke will be the senior ofllcer In
Miles' command and upon him will fall
the responsibility for the execution of
the details of his superior plans It Is
estimated that General Miles should
arrive by Wednesday night ut the point
selected for the landing and he will
hoist the American Hag at once over
Poito Rican soli. The point chosen for
his landing is kept secret, as the gen
eral will land before the full bodv of
the expedition Is at hand and It Is con
sequent not desirable that the en
emy should be able to assemble a
superior force to meet him. The dis
tance from Chaileston, where the first
body of tioops for Miles' expedition
tv as to start today, is more than double
the distance from Santiago to Porto
Rico, so that the transpoits which sail
from the former city can scarcely
teach General Miles before the early
part of next week. The Charleston
troops are tho First brigade of tho
division of the First army corps and
are commanded by Brigadier General
George II. Krnst. The brigade com
prises the Second Wisconsin, Thlid
Wisconsin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania
leglments.
A SHORT CAMPAIGN.
The pufpnse of Secietary Alger Is
to make the Porto Rican campaign a
short one. An overwhelming force will
bo thrown upon the island and it is
possible that a bloodless ktoiy will
be achieved when the Spanish become
con Inced that they have no reasonable
chance to resist successfully. The ex
pedition is to comprise 30,000 men at
the etart, nnd It will be soon be swelled
to 40,000 men and if necessary to 60,
000 men, the equipment of the volun
teer forces having now progiessed so
well as to wairant the statement that
that number of men can be ready for
service In Porto Rico within a very
short time. The entire body of troops
at Tampa will bo taken, numbering
about 13,000 men and Including a lot
of heavy and light artilleiy under com
mand of General Rodgciw. The expe
dition will be particularly strong with
artillery as some of that at Santiago
commanded by General Randolph Is
to bo drawn upon. The Tampa troops
are known as the Fourth Corps under
Major General Copplnger, comprising
the Second division under Rrlgadler
General Simon Snyder and made up
of the First brigade, Brigadier General
Sehvvan, Eleventh and Nineteenth
United States Infantr'v ; Second bri
gade, Brigadier General Carpenter;
Second New Tork and Fifth Mary
land; Third brigade, Brigadier General
Hale, Third Pennsylvania, One Hund
redth and Fifty-seventh Indiana and
FlrBt Ohio; Third division, Brigadier
General Kline, commanding First bri
gade; Colonel C L. Kennan, Fifth Ohio,
First Florida and Thlrt) -second Mich
igan; Second bilgade, Brigadier Gen
eral Lincoln, Sixty-ninth New York,
Third Ohio and Second Georgia; the
provisional eavahy brigade, Colonel
Nojes; Fifth United States and de
tachments of First, Second, Third,
Sixth and Tenth United States cavalry
and eight troops of rough riders; artil
lery brigade, General v Randolph, two
light and ten heavy batteries. It Is
possible that all of the cavalry will
not be called upon.
General Brooke will take with him
Expedition
Transports-
-No Naval Con
Secretary Alger
from Chlckamauga park most of the
First Hnd Second brigades of his army
corps, the First. These aio (In addi
tion to Geneial Ernst'e brigade at
Charleston) Second brigade, First .rllvl
slon, General Haines, Fourth Ohio,
Third Illinois and Fourth Pennsylva
nia; Third brigade, Colonel J S. Cul
ver, First Kentucky, Thlid Kentucky,
Fifth Illinois; Second division, Colonel
J. S. Poland, commanding, First bri
gade, Brigadier General C. T. Roe,
Thlrty-llret Michigan, First Georgia,
One Hundredth and Sixtieth Indiana,
Second brigade. General McKce, Sixth
Ohio, One Hundredth and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, Fiist West Virginian; Third
brigade, Brigadier General Rossei,
Second Ohio, First Pennsylvania, Fout
teenth Minnesota.
The part which the navy Is to take
In the assault against Porto Rleo has
been fully matuied. T.ierevetal tians
port fleets will have with them one or
two auxiliary craft carrying stiong
secondary batteries of six or eight
pounders. Secretary Long said this
nfternoon that no time had been fixed
for the depaitute of Admiral Samp
son's liect for San Juan. As to the
naval plans he would only say that they
would co-operate In every way with the
movements of the aimy. The reports
that three monitors were on the way
from Key West to San Jutn was char
acterised b the secretary as unau
thorized. It If the teneral understand
ing, hovvevei. that the navy will rely
mainly on armor d ships for the bom
bardment of San Juan, as the big bat
tleships and monitors afford the best
means of offensive waifaie, while their
aimor belts protect them from such Hie
as the San Juan batteries can bring to
bear. The foitlflcatlons there are
much like those of Santiago, with a
Morro castle at the entrance of the
harbor and a number of lesser fortifi
cations leading up to the city. These
however, are viewed with less awe
since an examination of the Morro bat
teries at Santiago have shown them to
be Riitlquatd and capable of little ef
fective resistance.
The movement of the ships from San
tiago to their new fields of action frill
begin at once and It Is piobable that
some of Admiral Sampson's ships were
detnehed todn, and proceeded with
Geneial Miles' first expedition tow aid
Toito Rico They will be needed to
cover the debaikation of tho tioops on
Porto Rican soil. The otheis will fol
low as soon as the full army expedition
Is leady to make n landing when the
attack will liegln simultaneously fiom
land and sea.
NOT AFRAID Or CAMARA.
Secretary Long said toduv that no
apprehension whatever existed over
the Spanish threat that the Carnal a
squadron would bo divided, pan of the
ships coming to this side to attack
Amerifnn seaport cities. This Is look
ed upon as a sheer bluff and It will not
have the effect of changing any of tho
navy plans or of withdrawing any
ships foi patrol service on the Atlantic
i oast. Should the Spanish tlueat be
made good sh.ps more than n match for
any of Camera's vessels would bo
nvallible at any Atlantic port on short
notice.
No time has been set for the depart
ure of Commodore Watson's squadron
for Spain, although this move, also, is
drawing near rapidly. Secretary Long
said today that reported new lists of
the shlDs of this squadron were Inac
curate, as the list had not been finally
made up
It has been finally decided that none
of the troops that participated in the
actual fighting before Santiago shall
be employed on the Porto Rico expedi
tion. There are two leasons for this;
first, the men have suffered severely
from hardship, the climate, and fiom
fevers, and are entitled to a rest; sec
ond, It is deemed to be very bad ptnc
tlce to allow the soldiers who have
been exposed to yellow fever to be
brought In contact with thoso fresh
from the United States. There is also
still another reason, a purely military
one, 10,000 Spanish troops are at Hol
guln, Manzanillo, and other points
within striking distance of Santiago
and might not lose an opportunity to
recover tho ground lost at Santiago If
the place were left Insufficiently pro
tected. Therefore Shafter's entire army
Is to be kept on guard on the high hills
In the rear of the town until the men
have stamped out the yellow fever.
Then they will take n turn at tho Span
lards If they can be found nnd it may
be that Shafter's march will end at
Havana. He will work as far from his
base as possible after his army Is thor
oughly refreshed, hunting tho enemy
wherever they are liable to be found.
The Prince Injured,
London, July IS. At Murlborough,
house, the London residence of the Princo
of Wales, It wan stated tonight thut the
prince has frccture'd his left knee cap
by stepping on a utalr.
EXPEDITION MOVES.
Forty Thousand Americans to Land
at Porto Rico Within Ton Days.
Washington, Julv 18. Secretnry Al
ger, ns he left tho While house nt mid
night, announced that the vnnguard of
the Porto Hlcuu expedition had otartcd
from Cuba.
Orders were sent today to General
utiles by Secretary Alger and Admiral
Sampson by Secretaiy Long to start for
Porto Rico as soon as possible. The
Tale, carrying' General Miles and u
part of the expedition and other trans
ports cntrylng the remainder of the
ttoops of General Shatter's command
destined for Poito Rico, will proceed
to tho landing place agreed upon under
convoy of Admiral Sampson's vessels.
Upon their arrival, a landing -will bo
affected under tho guns of the war
ships. Lnrgo forces will 1e hurried to Porto
Rleo from iho United States. The
troops nt Charleston, which have been
icady to leave for several days, ate
under orders to start late tonight or
tomorrow. Unless delays that arc now
unexpected liiould occur, all of tho
troops at Charleston win liivo embark
ed before sundown tomorrow.
The regular trocps now at Tampa
will be hurried to Porto Itlco as rapidly
as ships can carry them. It Is the ex
pectation of the secretary of war that,
within ten days 10,000 Amrlcan ttoops
will be un Poi to Hlcan toil.
IMMUNE NURSES WANTED.
Extra Efforts Made to Battle With
Yellow Fever at Santiago.
New York, July IS. A meeting of
tho Red Cioss lehef commission was
held today nt the office of William T.
Wardwcll, c hall man of the executive
committee, to consider the yellow fe
cr emergency al Santiago. Mrs.
Whltelaw and Mis. Cowdin lepoited
after an Interview with Suigcon Gen
eial Sternberg cstcrd'iy, that the gov
ernment would accpt any Immune
nurses whose services could be secuied
and tint some of these nurses could
go to Santiago tomoirow on the gov
ernment transport Resolute.
It was decided to send Dr. Carpenter,
one of the nttendlng surgeons of tin
Bed Ooss hospital, nt onro to New
Orleans nnd Memphis, to establish a
bureau for the supply of Immune nur
ses. It Is thought that such nurses
could be more ic.ullty obtained in lo
calities where yellow fever has prevail
ed. In the meantime an effort will be
made to secure immune nuises In this
city.
BRYAN'S REGIMENT STARTS .
The Presidential Candidate En Route
for Jacksonville.
Omaha, Neb., July 18. Colonel Wil
liam J. Bryan's lcglment has at last
started for the fiont and the late presi
dential 'candidate In his soldier uni
form la now on the Burlington road en
loute to Jacksonville, where Colonel
Bryan nnd his regiment will be under
command of General Fitzhugh Lee.
Bright and early today ordcis were Is
sued by Colonel Brjan to the sol
diers of his regiment, the Thlid Ne
braska valunteer infantry, to be ready
to move on 30 minutes' notice and
from that time until the last stepped
on board all was hurry and bustle.
Colonel Bryan, his staff and tho
Second battnlion of the regiment start
ed over tho Burlington road. Mnjor
McClay with the Third battnlion went
cast over the Rocky Island road. The
First battalion under Lieutenant Colo
nel Vlfqualn, went via St. Louis. Tne
regiment will bo reunited at Nashvile.
MANZANILLO FIGHT.
London Story of a Bombardment by
American 3oats.
London, July 13 V special dispatch
from Havana, dated Monday, says.
"Seven American w uships heavily
rombauled Mitnyanlllo this morning1
Three steamers of the Mencndrz line
vveie set on fire. Several gunboats that
were In the hurbor Issued for the de
fense of the town but weio stranded.
The result of the bombardment Is not
yet known here."
LAST OF MOSQUITO FLEET.
Squadron Will be Disbanded and All
Vessels Snve Monitors go to Cuba.
Boston, July IS. It was learned at
the navy yard todaj that the so-caUed
"mosquito fleet" of coast defense ves
sels Is to be disbanded and all the 20
vessels of various types attached to
It at piesent, except the monltuis,
sent to Cuba or southern waters.
The monitois will remain on guard
along the Atlantic coast ns coast
guards, because they have no mod
em armament anil tho government has
none to glv- them, and because of
their lack of speed.
Correa Ileal s the News.
Madrid, July 18 Lieutenant Geneial
C'onca, minister of war, has iceelvcd a
dispatch from General Blanco, Including
General Toral's report of tho capitulation
of Santiago do Cuba Geneial Toral's
repot t Is dated Satuiday evening, July
10, and its details uccotd with the reports
already published.
Work for 2,500 Hands.
Lawrence, Mass., July 18. The print
nnd worsted department of the Pacific
mills resumed operations today after a
two weeks' shut down Tho cotton de
partment will stnrt up next Monday.
About .000 hands went to woik today.
WAR HISTORY OF A DAY.
GENERAL MILL'S leaves Siboney, Cuba,
on tho Yale en route for Porto Klo.
IT IS DECIDED that General Shafter's
hrlgado shull it main nt Santiago for
nn Indefinite period.
NINTH REGIMENT. Pennsvlvnnla vol
untcers. sends thirty tvphold fever
casus to tho hospital at Chlckamaug'i,
COUONEIj W. J. BRYAN'S regiment
leaves Omaha for tho front.
GENERAL AGUINALDO'S reprrsenta
tlves endeavor to persuade Captain
General Augustln to surieuder Munlla,
THE "MOSQUITO FLEET" will dls.
band und all vessels nuvo monitors will
bo sent to Cuban wuters.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY Issues an Im
portant state document legardlng tho
future government of Santiago de
Cuba.
GENERAL AUGUSTIN
RESOLVEST0 FIGHT
NO MATTER HOW HOPELESS THE
CAUSE, HE WON'T GIVE UP.
An Important Intorvlew Between
Augustln, a Representative of Ag
ulnaldo, and a Prominent Native
White Man Agulnaldo Fears
That It Will Be Impossible to Re
strain Insurgents in Case of a Bat
tleAdmiral Dewey Maintains a
Strict Blockade.
Munlla, July 13, via Hong Kong,
July 18. An Important Interview hns
Just been held between General Aguln
aldo's secretary, Leitardc, nnd n promi
nent native whlto man, and the Span
ish commander. Captain General Au-
gustln. The insurgent representatives
tinned General Augustln to surrender
the city asserting that fifty thou
nnd insuigents sui rounded Ma
nila nnd were able to enter It at any
moment. Thus far, they added, the In
surgents had been l entrained with dif
ficulty but If the Spanlurds continued
stubborn, the result would be that the
lusu "gents would be compelled to bom
bard and stoim tho city, "with In
evitable slaughter, unpnr.illeled In hls
toiy, because In tho excitement of bat
tle they cannot discriminate."
Continuing tho captain geneinl's vis
itors advised him to disregard the of
ficial fictions lcgardlng alleged Spanish
victories in Cuba and reinforcements
coming to the Philippine Islands and
pioposed a reconciliation between the
Sianlnids and the Philippines inder a
Republican flag, and a Joint endeavor
to peisundc the Americans to abandon
hostilities in the Philippine Islands.
Finally, the lepres'ntatlves of the In
surgents proi osed mi appeal to the
powers to recognize the Independence
of the Philippine Islands.
The captain geneial replied tint he
must fight, however hopeless, the Span
ish caus". Legai de then l etui tied to
Cavite, taking with him the native,
v ho Is a paiolcd prisoner.
The natives inside the city say they
received, a lortnlght ago, a conceited
signal to prepare for storming the
walls. A second signal, fixing the date
of the assault, has not yet been Issued
and they ate tiled of waiting and are
lining faith in Agulnaldo. The latter,
it Is alleged, finds It extremely difficult
to cnptuie the town fortifications. His
previous successes, It is pointed out,
were easy, because of the nature of the
country, which suited his skirmishers.
it Is furthei alleged that the principal
points captuied by the Insurgents were
obtained posstislon of thorough treach
eiy. The insurgents are now bringing ar
tilleiy around by sea from Mnlabon,
which is tedious and troublesome work.
They aie also obtaining detailed re
ports of the condition of affalts fiom
the inside of the city.
A STRICT BLOCKADE.
Admiral Dewey Is estuDllshlng a
moie strict blockade, lest It be Invali
dated by permitting neutials to visit
Cavite and Malabon nnd send and re
ceive malls enclosing suneptitious
Spanish dispatches. He has threatened
to station warships opposite tho city,
which might precipitate hostilities, ns
the Spanish ofllceis deciaie they will
certainly fire on any American within
tange tegardless of the consequences.
The second Installments of American
troops Is expected heie dally and the
last detachments are booked to airlve
heie euily in August. Probably mlll
taiy operations will be defcired until
the September dry season when It Is
cooler und potslbly then bloodshed may
be unnecessat j.
A Spanish steamci the Fillplncs has
Just been brought In here in the hnnds
of the Insurgents It appears thnt she
was on the noithern coast and escaping
to china with a native crew on board
when the latter levolted killed tho
Spanish officers and brought the vessel
to Cavite.
The Spaniards lire dally employing
conIctsi to fell trees and burn huts
on the outskirts of the town. Fusil
ades continue, but otherwise the posi
tion Is unchanged.
The stock of Hour Is practically ex
hausted, but the supplies of rice and
buffalo meat will last for months lon
ger. VON DIEDRICH'S ACTION.
The German Admiral Still Desires to
Take n Hand at Manila.
London, July 19 Tho Hong Kong
correspondent of the Dally Mall says-
"United States Consul Wlldmnn In
forms me tint as tho Geiman cruiser
Irene was passing Mnilveles, off Mu
nlla, the otlur day. the United States
gunboat Hugh McCulloch was pent nf-
.tet her to stop. As the Iiene refused to
obey a shell was $ent across her bow,
and a small boat went to discover
what she was doing. The German ad
miral protested and Insisted thit Ger
man ships had a right to enter the har
bor w Ithout being searched, a claim
which Admliul Dewey declined to rec
ognize. "It Is reported that Admiral on
Diedrichs, who is In command of the
German squadron, at Manila, inter
viewed Captain Chichester, of the Brit
ish cruiser Immortallte, as to wnat ho
would do If the Germans Interfered
with tho bombardment of Manila. Cap
tain Chichester replied that only Dewey
nnd himself knew that."
TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Fifteen
Hundred Men
Francisco.
Leave San
San Francisco, July 18. Camp Mer
rltt Is gradually growing smaller. To
day 1,500 men, representing the First
Montana regiment and 300 tecrults for
the First California volunteers, broke
camp and murched to the tiansport
steamer Pennsylvania, which will con
vey them to Manila, via Honolulu. The
farewell given tho soldiers was llko all
of Its predecessors. Thousands of peo
ple lined the streets and cheered the
passing soldiers nnd showered them
with flowers and passed them fruits
with which to moisten their parched
lips, for tho sun was very hot.
The Pennsylvania will probubly sail
somo time tomorrow. It now seems
possible that somo of the troops here
will be sent cast to Join the invading
army nt Porto Rico.
Meanwhile the matter of getting off
tho remaining vessels of tho Philip
pine expedition with medlrnl and other
supplies consumed the energies of the
forces at army headquarters. The
work of loading Is progressing rapidly.
The battalions of tho First South
Dakota nnd the recruits for the eigh
teenth Infantry probably will go on the
steamer Rio Janeiro. The remaining
battalion of the South Dakota regi
ment and tho Colorado and Minnesota
recruits and a detachment from the
signal corps will go to Manila on the
steamer St. Paul, which will bo ready
next week.
TURBULANCE IN SPAIN.
Inhabitants of Rural Districts Rebel
Against Duties.
Madrid, Julv 18. The Increase In the
Octroi rates, or duties on produce tak
en into tho towns'. Is causing turbu
lence In the rural districts of Spain.
Tho populace of the piovlnco of Hu
elva has rebelled against the Impoits
of corn and flour and attacked and
set fire to a number of public build
ings. Tho troops had to be called on
to repress the disorder
The Pals, organ of the Republicans,
advocates a military dictatorship and
tho Republicans nre endeavoring to se
cure the support of tho army and navy
for this purpose.
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Soldiers nt Chlckamauga Wish to be
Included in the Porto Rican Army
of Invnsion.
Chickamauga-Chattanooga Military
Pork, Ga., July IS. Spei ulatlon was
rife thioughout Cairp Thomns trday as
to what regiments will go with Genernl
Brooks to Poito Rleo. There Is not it
ii'glmcnt In tho First corps but whut
Is expecting to form a part of the Porto
Rican force and manj of them are
buojed by a feeling that they lire sure
to be Included in the order.
By tomorrow noon the entire First
corps will have been thoroughly equip
ped nnd every rglment in the corps
will be in retdlnes-s but In arcoulunce
with the latest dispatches from A nsh
iiigton It Is not expected that more
than two divisions of General Brroke's
corps would be called for. For this
icason the anxiety in the corps Is great
ly met eased. It is nntuial to suppose
that the riist and Second divisions as
tho now exist, will constitute the ex
peditionary force, but ptecedents have
Iprovsn the war department cannot be
relied upon to send brigade organiza
tions to tlu front as they exist in
camp. For various reasons Important
changes may bo made and the troops
are not brigaded.
In the event thcie are no changes of
this kind, the regiments likely to be
included being as follow":
First dlv Islon Tho brigade now at
Ch irleston consisting of the Second and
Third Wisconsin and Sixteenth Penn
sylvania, the Third Illinois. Fourth
Pennsylvania, Fnuith Ohio, First nnd
Thlid Kentuckv, Fifth Illinois, Thltty
firU Michigan, One rlundied and Sixti
eth Indiana, First Georgia, Sixth Ohio,
On Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana,
First West Vliglnla, Second Ohio, First
Pnnsjlvania, and Fourteenth Minne
sota. Colonel Rockwell, chief ordnance offi
cer, stated today that he had received
ordnance stores sufficient to entliely
complete equipping the First corps and
that by noon tomoirow these stotes
would be duly distributed
Five cat loads of ordnance stores ar
rived todav. Including tne one car of
rllles and levolvers, fiom the Colum
bian aisenal, two cars of geneial equip
page from the Rock Island arsenal and
two cars of ammunition, a total of one
million rounds fiom the Fiankford ai
senal nt Philadelphia.
In nccoidance with orders received
last nlsht the wagon train of the Sec
ond brigade, Flist division, First coips,
left for Charleston this afternoon, be
ing placed on boaid the cais at Ross
vllle. It Is accepted ns conclusive that
General Haines' brigade, consisting of
the Fourth Pennsylvania, Tourth Ohio
and Third Illinois, will go forward not
later than Wednesdaj.
It Is the opinion of one of the best
informed men in official capacity at
General Brooke's headquarters that the
entire foice to be Included In the ol
der will leave the park during the pres
ent week.
Private Harry Chiles, Company H,
Fifth Illinois, died suddenly last night
from peritonitis, Induced hy eating un
ripe fruit. The remains were Intcned
in the national cemetery today.
MILLS STARTING.
Massachusetts Plants are Again in
Operation.
Mllluury, Mass., July IS. The Aldrlch
Satinet mill started up today nfter a
3hut down of two weeks. About 100
hands are employed.
The Portsmouth knit goods mills al
so resumed business today after a shut
down of teveral months. About 150
hands are employed nnd tho prospect
of steady work appears good.
COAL TRADE BRIGHTENS,
Signs of Better Times for Miners in
Wyoming Valley.
Wilkes-Barre, Julj IS. There nre
signs of the coal trade brightening up
In the Wyoming valley. It Is reported
here that the Lehigh and Wllkes-Barro
Coal company will work Its collieries
on Increased time, beginning August 1.
For some tlmo paBt many of the col
lieries have been Idle and thoso that
were In operation gave employment to
tho men only one and two days a week.
Major nays Dead.
Mcadvllle. Pa., July IS.-.MaJor John B.
Huys, of the editorial staff of tho New
York Tribune, died todiy at the home
of his sitter of Blight's disease. M.ijoi
11 a y a was born here In 18J9 and was tho
oldest son of Colcr.cl Joseph C, Hays, a
pioneer editor ot Meadville. Major Hays
was a veteran of the luto war, and was on
tho btnff of Colonel Junes B, Stcedmun
The funeral will be held here on Thursday,
M'KINLEY ISSUES
A STATE PAPER
Document That Will Mark an Epoch
in American History.
It Provides in General Terms for the Government of the
Province of Santiago de Cuba The First Document of
the Kind Ever Prepared by a President of the United
States A Proclamation to the People of the Territory
of the Intentions of This Government Regarding Them
and Their Interests It Marks the Formal Establishment
of a New Power in the Island of Cuba and Insures the
People Absolute Security in the Exercise of Their Private
Rights,
Washington, July IS. A state paper i
that will bo historic, niniklng an epoch
In American histoiv was Issued tonight)
by dliectlon of President MeKlnley.
It provides In geneial terms foi the
government of the piovlnco of Santi
ago de Cuba and Is the first document
of the kind evei piepared by a piesl
dent of tho United States.
By older of Secretaiy Alger, Adju
tant General Corbln tonight cabled the
document to Geneial Shatter, in com
mand of the military forces nt Santi
ago. The paper is not only nn author
ization and instruction of General
Shafter for the government of tho
captured territory, but also a proc
lamation to the people of tho terri
tory of the Intentions of the govern
ment of the United States regarding
them nnd their Interests. It marks
the formal establishment of a new
political power in the island of Cuba
and insures to the people of the ter
ritory over which the power extends
absolute security in tho exercise of
their private rights and relations as
well as security to their persons and
property.
TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT.
The full text ot the document is as
follows:
Adjutant General's Olllcc, Washington,
Julv IS, 1S1n.
General Shafter. Santiago ile Cuba:
Tho following Is sent jou for vout In
formation and guidance, it will he pub
lished In such manner In both English
and Spanish as will give It the widest
cln illation in the territory under jour
control.
Executive Mansion, Washington, July 1
1&0
To the Secretary of War
Sit The capitulation of the Spal Ish
forces In Sintiago de Cuba ami in tho
eastern part of the province of Santla-ji
nnd the occupation of the territorv b tho
forces or the United states, render It noi -csary
to Instruct the military com
mander of the I'nlted States .is to the
conduct which ho Is to observe during
the mllltao occupation
Tho first eftcot of the nulitarv occupa
tion of the enemj's tctrltorj is the sever
anio of the former political rel itmns of
the Inhabltar ts nnd the establishment of
a new political power. L'ndir this changed
condition of things, the iuhibitants, so
long ns thev perform Ihrlr dutks are en.
titled to security In their pei.sons and
prnpertv nnd in all theli private rights
and telatlon.". It Is my desire that the
Inhabitants of Cuba should be acquainted
with thu purpose of th I'nlted Slates to
discharge to the fullest extent its obliRa
tlons In this regard. It will therefore bo
tho duty of tho commander of the army
of occupation to nniuunoe and proilalm
In tho most public manner that we como
not to make war upon the Inhabitants cf
Cuba nor upon nny parlj oi faction
among them, but to protect them In their
homes, in their einplojments and in their
personal and religious rights. All persons
who, either b active aid or by honest
submission co-operate with the I'nlted
States In Its effort to give eifeit lo this
beneficent purpose, will iccelve the re
ward of Its support and piotectlon Our
occupation should bo us free from se
verity as possible.
Ml N1CIPAL LAWS IN FORCE.
Though tho powets of military occupa
tion are ubsoluto und supreme, and Im
mediately operate upon the political con
dition of the Inhabltui ts. the munklp.it
laws of the conquered teirltorj, such as
affect prlvato rights of person and prop
erty and provide for tho punlsnment ot
clime, are considered as continuing in
force, so far as the) aro lompitiblc with
the new order of things until they aro
suspended or superseded b the occupj
Ing belligerent, and In practice they uro
not usually abrogated but aro allowtd to
lemaln In force, nnd to ho admlnlstmd
b the ordlnarj tribunals, substantially
ns they were before the occupation This
enlightened practice is fo fur ns possible,
to be adhered to on the present occas
ion. The Judges nnd other ofllclils con
nected with the administration of Justice
may. If thev accept the supremacy ot tho
United Stutcs, lontinue to artmlnster tho
THE NEWS THIS MOUNINU
Weather Indication Today.
Pair; lllgti Temperature.
1 General-President MeKlnley Issues a
Stato 1'npei.
Poi to Rlian Expedition Under Wa.
Spanlaids In the Philippines Will Flbtit
2 Geneial Senator Kenney's Trial,
rinnnclal and Conimeitl.il.
J Local City Officials Inspect tho Water
Supply.
Recoid for Speed Established In the
l.aiigitaff-Kc'ly Contest.
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Pitss,
5 Local Jubilee Celebration of St.
Peter's Lutlierat. Church.
Unsuccessful meeting of Councils' Con
ference Corrmlttee.
6 Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
T News Round About Scranton,
8 General Thlitcenlh Regiment's Hopes
Again Crushed.
ordinary law of the land, between man
und man, us undci the supervision of tho
American lomm.indcr lu chief. Tho na
tive constabulary will, so far as muy bo
practicable bo picsetved. Tho treedom
of tho peoplo to puisne their accustomed
occupations will be abridged only when
It may bo necessary to do so.
While the rule of conduct of the Amer
Icnn commander In ihlef will he such as
has Just been defined, it will bo his duty
to ndopt measutes of a different kind, if,
unfortunately, tho course of tho people
should under such measuies Indispen
sable to tho maintenance of the law and
order. He will then possess the power
to replace or expel the native olllcluls In
part or altogether, to substitute now
courts of bis own examination for those
that now exvlst. or to ere.il such new or
supplemcntarj tribunals us ma bo nec
essnrj. In the exorcise ot these high
powers, the commander must bo guided
b his Judgment and his experience, and
a hlrh "no of lustlce.
IMi'UltTA?'! rnOBLEMS.
Ono of tho most Important and most
practical pioblems with width It will bo
nete-sary to deal Is that of tho treatment
of the property nnd tho collection and ad
ministration of tho revenues. It Is con
ceded that all publlo funds and securities
belonging to the government ot tho coun
try In Its own rights and arms and sup
plies und other movable property ot such
government may bo seized by the mllltuiy
occupant nnd converted to his own use.
Tho real property of tho state ho mav
hold, and administer, ut tho bamc tlmo
enjoying tho revenues thereof, but ho is
not to destioy it save In the caso of mili
tary necessity. All public means of
transportation, such as telegraph lines,
cables, rallwavs and boats belonging to
tho state may bo appropriated to his use,
unless In case of military necessity they
nre not to bo destrojed. All churches and
buildings devoted to religious worship
mid to the arts and sciences, all school
boosts nie, so fai us possible, to bo pro
tected and all distinction or Intentional
defucoment ot such places, of historical
monuments or archives, or of works of
science, of art, Is prohibited, save when
by urgent military necessity.
Private property, whether belonging to
Individuals or corporations. Is to be rc
sptcted nnd can be confiscated only as
hereafter Indicated
Means of transportation, sueli as tele
graph lines and cables, iallwas and
boats m.i. although thev belong to pri
vate Individuals oi corporations bo seized
by tho military mcupint, hut unless de
strojtd under military necessity, aro not
to be retained
REGARDING TAXES AND DUTIES.
While it is held to bo tho rUht ot tho
conqueror to levj contributions upon
tho enemy In their scapoits, towns or
provinces, which may be in millliii) pos
session b conquest, and to applj the
proceeds to dcfiai tho expense ot war,
this right Is to l)o exercised within such
limitations that It mav not savoi of con
fiscation. As tho result of milltury oeeu.
patlon, tho taxes nnd duties pajablu by
the Inhabitants to tho former government
become pajablo to tho mllltarv occupant
unless he sees fit to substitute tor them
other i.ites or modes of contribution to
tho expense ot the government. Tho
monej tollectid Is to be used for tho
purpose of p tying tho expenscf of gov
ernment under military occupation, such
ns salaries of the Judges and the police
and for tho pajment of tho expenses ot
the army.
Private property taken for the use of
tho arm) Is to be paid for when possible
In cash at a fair valuation nnd where
payment In rash Is not possible, receipts
aro to be given.
All ports nnd places In Cuba which mav
bo In the uciual possession of our land
and naval forces will be opened to tho
commerce ot neutral nations, as well as
our own. In ortldes as Contraband of
war, upon pajment of the piescrlbed
rates of dut which may bo In force at
the time of tho Importation.
(Signed) William MeKlnley.
By order of the Secretarv of War.
H. C Cot bin Adjutant General.
SICK SPANIARDS LAND.
Passengers on the Harvaid are Lo
cated Near Portsmouth.
Poitsmouth, N. H., July 18. All tho
Spanbli pilsoneis In the sick bay of
the auxlliai , cruiser Harvard were
landed at Camp Long on Seavey's
Island todaj. All the sick are doing
well, no deaths having occurred slnco
Sundaj.
The Harvard took on lioatd today a
supply of coal, water, piovislons and
many aitlclJs which go to :nuko up a
ship's stores.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, July 15. Forecast
for Tuesdaj For eastern Penn
sylvania, fair, high temperature;
southerly winds For western
Pennsjlvanla. fair except showers
near tho lakes, wanner; brisk
southerly wit ds.
Now York, July 13 (Herald's
forecast) In the mlddlo suites und
Now England, totlaj. pailly cloudy
to fair, sultry weather high tem
perature und fresh to tight south
erly winds will prevail preceded
hy local ruin lu the northern districts.
J -ff-M-sy-. 4ss