TWO CENTS.
SCRANTON, PA.. WEDNESDAY MOKNING. JULY 20, 1898.
TWO CENTS.
DELAY IN PORTO
RICO CAMPAIGN
General Miles Fails to Receive the
Orders to Take Command.
Shafters's Army Will Be Retained at Santiago Difficulty
Experienced in Restraining the Cubans Will Make a Mil
itary Government Necessary for Some Time to Come,
Admiral Sampson Receives Final Orders as to His Part in
the Attack on Porto Rican Ports Little for the Navy
to Do in the Present Instance,
' Washington, July 19. Because of a
failure on the part of General MJIcs
to receive the orders the president pre
pared late yesterday, to take command
of the military expedition against
'.Porto Illco, that ofllcer did not depart
aa was expected from Slbonoy. The
mistake was soon corrected this morn
ing, however, and as a result of some
short telegraphic correspondence that
followed during the day It was gather
ed nt the department that the Yale
would Bart tonight. Contrary to the
ljrst Intention and probably without
1 General allies' seeking, the Vale Is to
be convoyed by a naval vessel that
Admiral Sampson has been Instructed
to select from among the vessels of his
fleet. This may ie,iult in delaying Gen.
cral Miles' progress somewhat as none
of the vessels with Sampson is able
to keep pace with the Yule. Never
theless there Is no doubt that the gen
eral will reach Porto Rico before the
detachment of troops from Charleston.
War department officials feel that
they nre fully justified In their deci
sion to retain practically all of Shat
ter's army at Santiago by the press
reports that reached them today indi
cating the growth of serious friction
between the American forces and the
Cuba' troops growing out of the lat
ter's exclusion from Santiago by Gen
eral Shatter's orders. It is felt now
that the garrison originally proposed,
two Immune regiments, would have
been quite Insufficient to meet any out
side Snanlsh frirfrt flint mltrh, nm
from Holguln or Manzanlllo and also j
to restrain tlie rapacity of the Cubans.
It is realized that the present situation
Is full of difficulty and the future is
dark owning to the disposition evi
denced by the Cubans to ignore or
refused to be bound by the amenities
of modern warfare. This first symp
tom of friction has suggested to the
officials Innumerable difficulties that
will arise In the future. Of course It
woud seem to be only politic now
to avoid any rupture with the Cubans,
provided they can bo kept In leash and
not Involve the United States In the
disgrace that would follow the sack
ing of helpless communities; but It be
gins to appear that for some time to
come, and even after the conquest of
Cuba is complete, the United States
must maintain there a military gov
ernment In order to meet the responsi
bilities which It has assumed to the
civilized world.
The personnel of the Porto nican ex
pedition having been left in a large
measure in the hands of General
Brooke, It is not possible yet to give
an accurate roster of the organizations
that will enter into it.
The president announced privately
today that while no date of departure
of the troops to be sent from Chlcka
mauga to Porto nico had been fixed,
lie expected they would leave In about
one week from tomorrow. lie Is await
ing ,a detailed report from General
Brooke recommending what troops and
supplies should bo sent from Chlcku
mauga. The present plan is stated to
be to embark them at Newport News
or Norfolk and those at Tampa either
there or at Key West.
SAMIPSON'S PINAL ORDERS.
Admiral Sampson has received final
orders from the navy department as to
the part the American fleet is to take
in the campaign against Porto nico.
They nre based on the view that the
campaign Is essentially an army move
ment, the duties of the navy being to
lend every support and assistance to
the land operations. The admiral Is
instructed to aid the army movements
by dispatching convoys when required
and by covering the landing of troops.
As there Is no Spanish fleet in San
Juan harbor or other Porto nican
ports, the navy has a limited field of
operation. The reduction of the- har
bor fortifications will be the main
work, but this and all other operations
of the fleet will be supplementary to
the main operations conducted by tho
army. The strategists, military and
naval, are agreed in the view that the
taking of Pnrto Rico is primarily a
military undertaking and Admiral
'Sampson's orders are on these lines.
The navy department Is rapidly mov
ing the large fleet of auxiliary craft,
made up of merchant ships, large
ocean-going yachts, tugs, etc., from
Atlantic coast points to Cuban waters,
where they will bo placed on blockade
duty, thus releasing the larger ships
for more active duty at Porto Rico
and the coast of Spain.
Rids will bo opened tomorrow In New
York, In the presence of Colonel Heck
er, chief of the transportation bureau
of the wnr deportment, for tho con
veyance home to Spain of the Spanish
army captured by Shatter. Meanwhile
In advance of the opening u bid has
come to the department from one of
the big steamship Hues proposing to
carry 18.000 ninj from Santiago to
Cidlz for tbr mmi um of 125,000
pounds. Any increase or diminution
In tho number will be charged for In
the same proportion. This bid Is being
held up subject to the formal opening
tomorrow.
INSUEANCE REPORT.
Commissioner Lambert Puts Out His
Annual Statement.
Harrlsburg, July 10. Insurance Com
missioner Lambert has completed his
twenty-fifth annual report upon the
condition of life, accident, plato glass,
surety and liability companies for tho
year ending December 31, 1S07.
During the year 1S07 the companies
of this state Issued 6,444 policies Insur
ing $18,054,381 upon the lives of resi
dents of this state, an Increase over
the business of the preceding year of
Gil policies and an Increase of $3,342,724
Insurance. Companies of other states
Issued 496,022 policies in this state, in
suring $138,915,0S6, making an aggre
gate by all companies of 602,400 pol
icies, insuring $156,969,467. The total
losses paid by nil life companies In this
state during the year 1897 was $10,443,
944.56, of which home companies paid
$1,261,546.37 and companies of other
states $9,182,398.19.
The Insurance In force at the end of
the year 1S97 upon lives of residents of
Pennsylvania, Including Industrial pol
icies of small amounts, aggregated 1,
678,103 policies, Insuring $711,356,481, of
which 40,279 policies insuring $107,678,
823 were In companies of this state,
and 1,637,826 policies, Insuring $603,677,
633 In companies of other .states. The
entire expenditures of Pennsylvania
companies in 1897 were $9,082,527.03, of
which $6,656,227.47 was paid to policy
holders. In 1S9G their entire expend
itures were $8,835,336.21. nnd policy
holders received $6,608,086.20.
Colonel Lambert calls attention to
the Inadeo.uato assessment laws nnd
asks that something definite bo given
the department in handling tho Insur
ance of fraternal orders. Tho commis
sioner declares that some of the meas
ures brought before the legislature
bearing upon the department are mere
blackmailing schemes. Reference Is
also made to Infant Insurance.on which
Judge McPherson rendered an opinion
In January, 1897.
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GERMANY IS FRIENDLY.
The Alleged Bitterness Seems to Ex
ist Entirely in the Yellow Press.
Berlin, July 19. Tho Vossiche Zelt
ung, In a much discussed article- pre
faced by the statement that some rec
tification Is needed of the errors re
garding German feeling toward
America, asserts that the unfriendly
sentiments are fostered by the Inter
ested English press.
It proceeds to declare that Germany
has ulways stood by America and re
minds the Americans of Germany's
friendly attitude during the Civil war.
On the other hand, it says, Germany
has suffered many petty annoyances
from Spain, but she cannot help her
admiration of Spanish valor.
The article reflects tho general veer
ing of the press in favor of the United
States.
Powder House Blown Up.
Hannibal, Mo., July 19. Tho separatln
houso at tho Hercules Powder works lo
cated twelve miles below tho city, has
blown up as tho result of tho acid becom.
lug heated. Two employes were in the
building, but they nnd warning and cs.
enped before the explosion occurred. The
building was totally demolished. Only
giant powder and similar cxpl-stve are
manufactured at tho mills.
Reserves Take the AJax.
Philadelphia. July 19. Tho Fifty-second
Maryland nuval rcseivis who arrived at
the I.eaguo Islam! navy yard yesterday,
took possession of tho monitor AJux to.
day. Tho Rhode Island reserves were
transferred from tho Ajax to tho mon
itor Manhattan. Tho AJux will sail south
in u few days. The Manhattan is ex
pected to be taken to tho New England
coast by tho Rhodo Island reserves.
Camp to Be Moved.
Tampa, FIa July 19. The troops left
behind hero after the departure of ho
regiments to be ordered to Porto n"eo
will bo moved to Fernandlna. The camp
hero was pitched on low ground and a
number of the men having contracted
malarial fever It was decided best to
move the camp away from here.
WAR HISTORY OF A DAY.
OFFICIAL NEWS regarding the trouble
experienced by Dtwey's men with tho
German cruiser Irene Is withheld,
TRANSPORT STEAMER Pennsylvania
sails for the Philippines with 1,500 men,
GENERAL 8HAFTEU reports that
over Ki.OfiO i mil 10.000,000 rounds
of aminiinli. vo been surrendi'iud
by the KHUila.i.ut Santiago.
FIFTY-TWO MEMHKHS of Twenty-sec-ond
Kansas volunteers poisoned by
hash at Camp Alitor.
RELIEF SHIP RESOLUTE sails for
Cuba carrying male and female nursou
nnd nhwlrltina.
VOLUNTEER ARMY.
Talrly Good Progress Made in Re
cruiting Under Second Call.
Washington, July 19. Fairly good
progress hus been made with the re
cruitment for the volunteer army
under the president's second call for
75,000 troops. The plan adopted by the
war department was to recruit till the
volunteer organizations in the army up
to their maximum enlisted strength
before entering upon the recruitment
of additional troops. Tho total num
ber of men required to fill out existing
regiments was 37,566, and nccordlng to
the latest returns the total enlistments
under this plan nre 27,519 men. Indi
ana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey,
Rhode iBland, West Virginia nnd Wis
consin have exceeded their quota, but
all the others are behind In the supply
of troops. Pennsylvania Is behind only
SO men. The number required from
that state was 4,163 and 4,083 have al
ready enlisted New York was cnlled
upon for 3,704 and up to date 2,733 have
enlisted, The worst delinquent Is North
Carolina, which has furnished only 65
soldiers to meet Its quota of 783. Other
delinquents, are Colorado, Louisiana,
Nebraska, Tennessee and Virginia,
each of which has supplied less than
half one-third the number of men re
quired. Alabama, Massachusetts, Ar
kansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon
and Texas have done very little bet
ter nnd arc all very much behind In
meeting the requirements. Complaint
has been made also that In several of
the states nn effort has been made to
foist poor material on the government.
The totnl enlisted strensth of the
regular army to date Is about 44,000
men, being about 18,000 short of Its
legal complement. The volunteer army
consists of 1S3.000 men and is only 17,000
short of its maximum authorized
strength under the two calls Issued by
the president. The total strength of
the army, regular nnd volunteer, Is
227,000 as now organized.
JUNTA HEARD PROM.
Cubans nre Indignant at the Slurs
That Have Been Cast Upon Them.
New York, July 19. Dr. Lincoln de
Znyos, of the Cuban junta, said today
that the reports that the Cubans re
sent the purpose of the United States
to establish temporary military or
other provisional government In the
conquered .territory in Cuba was with
out foundation. "The Cubans," said
he, "know that such arrangement Is
necessary, and they do not expect the
United States to turn the island of
Cuba over to them, or any part of It,
for their self-government until the
island is entirely under American con
trol, and then only after full provision
Is made for a permanent, stable gov
ernment, "The Cubans do resent, however, the
slurs that arc being cast upon them.
They are made to appear despicable,
while the Spaniards are suddenly be
ing pictured as heroes. I see In these
reports only that certain forces are at
work antagonistic to the Cubans, which
I recognize as the same that strove so
desperately to prevent American Inter
vention. I have no fears, however, as
to the outcome."
GENyBROOKE'S FORCES.
Is Preparing His Men for the Porto
Rican Campaign.
Washington, July 19. Major General
John R. Brooke is expected to reach
Chickamauga tonight and although he
was authorized to use the First and
Second divisions of his corps for the
Porto Rico campaign, It Is understood
that he was given some discretion In
the matter and that a change may be
made in the formation of these divi
sions. The first division will leave tho
country In a very short while. Gen
eral Ernst's brigade which has been at
Charleston for some days is ready to
embark, and General Haines' brigade,
consisting of the Third Illinois, Fourth
Pennsylvania and Fourth Ohio approx
imating 4,000 men was ordered today
tr- proceed to Newport News for em
barkation. In addition there will also
go for embarkation four batteries of
artillery consisting of 700 men and 1,000
horses, a hospital corps of 200 men and
a signal corps of 200 men.
That these will all go Thursday there
appeais to be no doubt and It is more
than likely that a larger force than
this will be started by that time.
Chickamauga National Park, Ga
July 19. There Is no longer nny doubt
that Camp Thomas is going to furnish
a largo fores of troops for the Porto
Rico expedition.
General Brooke will be at the park
tomorrow at which time all the details
will be arranged.
The following organizations today
weiV placed under orders to go to New
port News, from which point they will
embark for Porto Rico.
The Second brigade of the First divi
sion, First lorps, consisting of the
Foutth Pennsylvania, Fourth Ohio and
Third Illinois under command of Brig
adier General Haines; light battery B
of Pennsylvania; A, of Missojiri; A, of
Illinois; and the Twenty-seventh Indi
ana battery: the signal ccps under
Major Glassford, the reserve hospital
corps under Mnjor Smith and the re
serve ambulance under Major Frank
Boyd.
That these will all go Thursday there
appears to be no doubt and It Is more
than likely that a larger force than
this will be started by that time.
President's Outing,
Washington, July 19. Next Saturday, If
the weather Is pleasant, tho president will
take a few hours outing, tho first tinio in
several months. Secretary Long today In
vited the president and tho members or
the cabinet to bo his guest for an after
noon sail down tho Potomac and next
Saturday was selected, as on that day tho
president was likely to have u littlo leis
ure, Tho trip will likely bo tiindo on tho
Princeton, now at tho navy yard.
More Plate for Russia.
Bethlehem, Pa., July 19. Five Russian
navul officials, Including Captain Donln
ski, this afternoon visited tho Bethlehem
Iron company's ordnance wcrks and sun
wquently wero shown over tho proving
grounds whero they saw tho armor plate
which was fired upon by the 12-Inch gun
recently. It Is reported that the com
pany Is about to receive orders for armor
plate from Russia.
AWFUL EXPLOSION
IN FUSE WORKS
DESPERATE DEED OP A MUR
DEROUS CHINAMAN.
Plvo Officers Who Attempted to Ar
rest Gong Chung for .Murder are
Killed by tho Explosion of a Pow
der Magazine Pircd by tho Celes
tialA Woman nlso Killed.
Oakland, Cal July 19. The works
of the Western Fuse and Explosive
company were blown up by a murder
ous Chinaman at 6.20 this morning.
Five deputy sheriffs nnd constable i
who wore there to arrest the murderer
were killed. The dead are: Deputy
Sheriff Charles White, son of Sheriff
White, George Woodsum, O. D. Cam
eron, Constable Gus Koch, J. J. Lerrl,
Mrs. Hill, Cong Chung
The Chinaman had fortified himself
in the magazine and blew It up when
the attempt to nrrest him was made.
Tho celestial who was employed in
the works and who caused tho awful
explosion had killed a fellow country
man yesterday afternoon In a quarrel
over a Chinese lottery ticket. He then
defied the ofllcers of tho law who went
to arrest him. The murderer fled Into
tho magazine which contained five
tons of giant powder, barricaded him
self and threatened to 'blow up ths
magazine If any one enmc to arrest
him. Deputy Sheriff Charles White,
sdn of Sheriff White, In charge of a
posse consisting of Constable Gus
Koch, Deputy Sheriff George AVood
stim, Deputy Sheriff D. C. Cameron,
D3puty Constable J. J. Lerrl and Dep
uty Constable Harry Cramer were on
the scene of the shooting shortly nfter
lb" murder and kept guard over the
Chinaman within his stronghold. All
the ofllcers were armed' with rillcs.
CHINAMAN'S THREAT.
After repeated demands to surrender
had been made, to all of which the
same reply came, "If you come In here
I will blow up the magazine," tho ofll
cers retired for the night within the
private ofllee of the company about
twenty yards away. This morning at
E o'clock Deputy Sheriff Charles White,
after a consultation with the others,
determined to break down the barri
cade, not believing the Chinaman
would fulfill his threat. Accordingly,
tho entire posse made for the door.
True to his word the Chinaman fired
the giant powder and in an instant a
terrific explosion occurred, killing live
ofllcers and blowing the Chinaman to
atoms, so small that but one piece has
been found, V.'hite's body wns fear
fully mangled. It was found nearly
200 yards away. Koch was badly dis
figured, but lived long enough to be
taken to the hospital, where he died.
Mrs. Hill wns visiting nt a house acr.oss
the way and was killed In the falling
debris. Deputy Sheriff Fred. Sherltt
nnd Deputy Edward White escaped,
but were painfully wounded.
All the buildings took lire. The works
are completely wrecked. Four houses
were also blown down and about forty
partially wrecked. Fourteen freight
cars were blown to splinters and sev
eral were burned. Windows wero
broken In Oakland, Alameda and as fur
as Berkeley,
LOOKING FOR INVALIDS.
Search Will Be Made for Men Who
Are Physically Unqualified.
AVashlngton, July 19. Information
has reached the war department that
notwithstanding the medVal examina
tion prior to muster, men have been
enlisted In the volunteer army who
bhould have been rejected as unfit for
military service. The adjutant gener
nl has Issued an order that systematic
Inquiry with a view to eliminating
such men from the organizations by
the medlonl ofllcers. A board of medl'
ca ofllcers, the order says, should be
appointed In each division to carefully
examine and make recommendation in
each of the cases submitted by Indiv
idual or regimental medical ofllcers. In
every case where discharge from ser
vice Is recommended, It should be seen
that the certificates of disability em
body a statement to the effect that the
cause of the disqualification for tho
military service existed prior to the
enlistment of tho men, If such is found
to be the fact.
Department and corps commanders
are authorized to order discharges on
certificates of disability.
WILL IMPORT NEGROES.
An Attempt to Operate Pana Coal
Mines Pails.
Pana, 111., July 19. An attempt to re
sumo operations at the Penwell coal
mine today failed. A force of armed
deputies and police were on hand but
tha plan of conveying the miners In
carriages to work was abandoned by
the opsrators for the reason that no
miner could be Induced to return to
work, almost all the non-union miners
havlne- Joined tho union.
It is Mild that the next move of the
operators will be to try to Import ne
groes to operate the mines.
Killed by Lightning.
Saratoga, N. Y., July 19. Leonard
Din Kmau's cottage at Stony Creek, War
ren county, was struck by lightning dur
big u terrific thunderstorm today. Mr.
Dlngmun's daughter, Saruh, uged 15, was
Instantly Idled and his mother was so
badly shocked thut her lltu is despaired
of.
Corning, N. Y July 19. Fred Phelps),
30 years old, wns struck by lightning to
day and Instantly killed.
Zola Skips Out.
Paris, Julv 19.-M. Emllr JSoln, Who
with M. Pcrrt'ux, murnglg editor of
the Aurore, who wus sentenced yesterdav
to a yeur's Imprisonment and a lino o'f
3,000 francs on the charge of libel brought
against him by tho ofllcers of tho Ester
hazy court martial, hus gone to Luzerne,
Switzerland, to avoid arrest.
Desperate Miner's End,
Pottsvllle, Pa July I'J.-Wiltliim En
tcrllne, a mlrer living at Lorberry, this
county, today shot and killed his ifo nnd
then fired a bhot at his sister-in-law
which did not tuko effect. Enterllno then
placed tha revolver to his head and blew
out his brains. Tho couple frequently
qunrrcled and several times hud lived
apart.
PRISONER PROBLEM.
Steamship Companies nre Not Anx
ious to Transport tho Troops,
New York, July 19. Inquiry at tho
offices of the vurlous trans-Atlantic
lines In this city Indicate very little
likelihood of any of tho companies
competing for the contracting of trans
porting the Spanlwh prisoners taken In
the province of Santiago de Cuba to
Spain. It was estimated by ofllcers of
the Hamburg-American line today that
nbuut 20 vessels, each capable of carry
ing a thousand men beside tho crew
would be required. As It Is believed
that the government desires large
rather than small vessels for trans
ports, the trans-Atlantic lines nre slow
to give the subject consideration, as It
would require the withdrawal of their
best vessels from their regular passen
ger traffic
Tho contracts suggested are of so un
precedented a character that the com
panies are at a loss' how to compute
the actual cost of transportation to so
fine a degree that they will be protect
ed front loss in carrying them. It Is
figured that many alterations In the
vessels will have to be made at large
outlay, the chief of which will bo the
Increase of galley space for providing
food for the prisoners.
RESOLUTE SAILS.
Tho Relief Ship Carries Nurses, Doc
tors and Supplies.
New York, July 19. On board the
relief ship Resolute, which sailed to
day for Cuba, were 73 male nurses, 10
female nurses nnd ten phyMcInnu.
There wcie also on hoard a rabbi and
two Protestant clergymen who we'-o
sent by the national relief association.
The medical supply department ship
ped tn Santiago on tho Resolute 750,
OO'i quinine pills.
The transport Massachusetts Is ex
pected to sail from this port Friday.
She will be loaded with 1,300,000 ra
tions here and at Newport News she
will take on meat rations that have
been purchased In Chicago. She will
also take on troops at Newport News.
MADRID EXCITED.
Looking for an Excuse to Court Mar
tini General Toral Sagasta's New
Diplomatic Schemes.
Madrid. July 19 (10 p. m.) The papers
announce that tho cabinet council yes
terday was occupied with the capitula
tion of Santiago de Cuba. Ministers
expressed surprise that General Toral
had Included the whole military divi
sion of the povince In the surrender,
and Captain General Blanco has been
asked to send details. When these
have been received the question of a
court martial of General Toral will be
submitted.
El Imparclal learns from members
of the cabinet that in their opinion
for Spain to sue now for peace would
bo an avowal that she is vanquishing.
Moreover, they believe that the United
States, ilattered by the triumph at San
tiago, would only consent to peace
on unequal terms, and that therefore
It l preferable to continue the war
In the hope of reconquering a portion
of the lost territory.
"As the government makes no sign,
It can only be supposed," says El Im
parclal, "that the ministers disagree
on the question."
Some papers believe that a recon
stuctlon of the cabinet Is Imminent.
London, July 20. The Madrid corres
pondent of the Standard says;
"Senor Sagaata prefers to solicit the
assistance of France, but Duke Amo
dovur de Rio favors using Germany
as the trump card, to terminate tho
war by seeking her action against
America in the Philippines. Spain nat
ually wishes to uilizu tno rivalry be
tween Franco and Germany to further
Spanish Interests by retaining the
Philippines and payment of a war In
demnity. GUNS CAPTURED.
Gen. Shafter Reports 10,000 Rifles
and 10,000,000 Rounds of Am
munition. Washington, July 19. The war de
partment at 3 o'clock posted the fol
lowing; Pluya, July 19, 9.17 a. m.
Headquarters, near Santiago, July i9.
Adjutunt General, Washington: My ord
nunco officer reports over 10,000 rifles i-eit
In and ubout 10,000,000 rounds of ammuni
tion. Send ofllcers nnd troops tomorrow
to receive surrender of Interior gunisons.
About 2,000 nt these places. Will send
ofllcers to receive surfc-ndcr of coast gar.
rlsons, puuntunamo, HarucC.i and Sagua
do Tannmo.
i(Slgned) W. R. Shafter, Major General.
Will Sail for Manila.
San Frai.clbco. July 19. General Mjr
Ham toduy announced that tho trunsport
Rio Janeiro bearing Brigadier General
Otis, two battailous of South Dakota
volunteers, will sail Friday for Munila.
The St. Paul will be retdy to sail Mon
day and the Scar.dia August 1,
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, July 19. Pennsylvania pen.
slon certificates, Issuo of July u: Original
Lebbous Pettlgrew, Rrudford, $3; Jonn
Stevens, dead, Pojntelle, Wnyne, $12. in.
crease Jefferson Rudney, Scranton, $0
to $S. Original widows, etc. Prudey E.
Stevens, Poyntelle, Wayne, J.
Killed by Sewer Gas.
New York, July 19. Wlllium Coleman
ami Mlrhucl Duffy, employes of tho do
p.irtment of water supply, were overcome
by sewer gas In a manhole toduy and
both perished. Coleman went Into the
uiunholo first and Duffy tried to rescue
him but wus overcome himself.
Mr. Quay as a Farmer.
Luncustcr, Pa., July 19. A dtapulth to
tho Examiner from Columbia suys Sena
tor Quuy, who Is spending the summer
en his farm In WeBt Hcmpfluld townuhln,
three miles cast of Columbia, has decid
ed to make thut place his permanent residence.
THE CUBANS MAY
CAUSE TROUBLE
Friction Between General Garcia's
Men and Our Forces.
The Former Are Opposed to Our Occupation of Santiago,
They Expected That the City Wouid Have Been Turned
Oyer to Them to Administer General Shatter's Sharp
Reply to the Cuban Commanders,
(Copyright, 1S93, by tho Associated Press,, i
Sontlago de Cuba, July 18 (6 p. m.),
via Kingston, Jamaica. A fact which
Is impressed more and more every day
on the American ofllcers and men hero
Is the iiffrcnsing strained relations be
tween the Americans and General Gar
cia's Cuban soldiers Indeed, the sit
uation has reuched a point where there
Is practically no communication at all
between the two armies, nnd their re
lations border on those of hostility,
rather than the relations which one
would suppose would exist between al
lies. So soon as General Shafter an
nounced his decision not to let the Cu
ban Junta enter tho city of Santiago
deep mutterlngs were heard among
General Garcia's men. It was evident
the Cubans wero ;;reatly disappointed
at the step taken by the American
commander, for they had counted con
fidently on having Santiago turned
over to them tc loot nnd plunder, as
they had In succession sacked P.al
qulrl, Slboney and El Cnney. Conse
quently their disappointment was keen
when they ascertained that they were
not to be permitted to take possession
of the city on General Toral's surren
der. On Friday last Castillo, a brother of
General Demetrius Castillo, went to
General Shnfter's hen'dquarters In or
dr to ascertain tha cause of that, to
the Cubans, Inexplicable resolution.
"Why Is Santiago to remain in tho
hands of our enemies?" he asked,
"The Spaniards are not our enemies."
replied General Shatter. "We are
fighting the soldiers of Spain, but we
have, no desire to despoil her citizens.
No Cuban will be allowed to enter the
city, nor will any American soldier.
The government of the city is a matter
for the people to decide. When the
American army leaves It, I presume It
KENNY'S TRIAL.
Colonel Ezckial Cooper is Taken from
Jail to Answer a Pew Questions
for the Defense.
Wilmington. Del.. July 13. After
waiting until 10..15 for the nppearancj
of enunel In court, Judge Hradford
nbruptly adjourned the trial of Uni
ted States Senator Richard R. Kenney
until 2,00 this afternoon.
The writ of habeas corpus In the case
of Colonel Ezekiel T. Cooper, serving u
sentence of eighteen months In the
Trenton penitentiary for nldlng and
abetting Teller Roggs In looting the
First National bank of Dover, and who
was brought here today to testify for
the defense was made returnable at 13
o'clock today.
At 10.S0 there were so signs of Cooper
or counsel for tho defense.
Judge Rrudford then Instructed tho
crier to open court. When the Jury
Ind answered roll call the Judge nd
Journed court until 2 "0 this afternoon
A few minutes later counsel for Mr.
Kenney came Into court but Judge
Hradford had retiiitd.
Senator Gray, of counsel for the de
fense, said Colonel Cooper's tiuln was
late and that he and Mr. Bird, Ken
ney's other counsel, desired to confer
with Mr. Cooper before coming Into
court.
At tho afternoon session Colonel
Cooper was called to the stand. Hut
two question were put to him by the
defense. These referred to two con
versations h" had with Roggs In Do
ver, Just before Hoggs flight In May,
ISOV. In tho first of these he said
L'og-gs had told hhu that Sepator Ken
ney was In no way responsible for
the bank troubles, and In tho other
conversation he stated that Boggs hud
said if h (Uoggs) had remained In
Dover and made n full statement of
his dealings with the bank's funds It
would not affect Senator Kenney In tho
lightest. Tho cross-examination of
Colonel Cooper failed to shuke his tes
timony In any way.
Additional testimony of an unimport
THE NEWS THIS M0IININU
Weather Indications Today,
Showers; Southerly nj.
1 General Cubai.s Opposed to Our Oc
cupation ol Santiago.
Wur Situation us Reported from Wash.
Ingtou.
Desperate Deed of a Chinaman to
Avoid An (St.
2 General Meeting of the Republican
State Committee.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Recruiting the New Guard.
Letetr from Ono of tho Engineers.
Editorial.
Comment of tho Pi ess.
5 Local Throw Herself Into the River.
Second of the Jubilee Services.
li Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Round About Scranton.
Whitney's Weekly News Budget.
S General Adjutant General Corbln Says
the Thirteenth Will Not Go to Cuba.
will bo turned over to you, hut not
until then."
Castillo, who came direct from Gen
eral Garcia's camp, did not attempt
to conceal his chagrin. The Cuban
soldiers fully realize that there 1 a
rising sentiment ugulns them in the
American army. They hear nothing'
but words of scorn from our men as
they pass onward, carrying their bacon
and hardtack Into the woods. Even
our olllcers no longer conceal their dis
gust for their allies, und It Is under
stood that the warm fellowahlpdlsplay
ed tqwurd them at first has turned Into
contempt, for the Cubans have neither
fought nor worked. The correspon
dent of tho Associated Press, who
sends this dispatch, saw a group of
Cubans refuse point blank to aid In
building roads, and, during the two
days of heavy lighting, while they
wero loitering In the rear, our sur
geons sought In vain to secure assis
tance fromi them, even to cut poles
for Improvised litters for our wounded.
Hundreds of such Instances are being
told about the camp fires, until the
name of Cuban Is usually wreathed
with camp profanity, and very rarely
Is a kind word spoken of them. In
fact, In some quarters, there Is a dis
position to prophesy an early collision
between our men nnd tho Cubans.
General Shafter yesterday morning
sent an invitation to General Garcia to
attend the ceremony of raising the
American flag over Santiago de Cuba,
but the Cuban general showed his re
sentment by sending a reply which
amply confirmed the course which ho
and his ragged, ignorant soldiers have
followed during the weeks of hard
fighting and campaigning which have
resulted In the fall of Santiago. Ho
declined the Invitation, said he hated
Spaniards, and added that ho did' not
want to be where any of them were.
Since that time tho Cubans have re
mained In their camp, eating American
rations, and our troops have had no
communication with them.
ant nature followed when tho taking of
testimony closed ond counsel on both
sides presented to the court prayers
touching on the points of law in tho
case.
District Attorney Vandcgrlft then
bewail his opening address to the Jury.
He spoke for one hour and when court
adjoutnod he had not concluded. He
will resume tomorrow morning.
Immediately after the conclusion of
Cooper's testimony he was turned over
to the warden of Trenton penitentiary
and started buck to that Institution.
Ilefore leaving the court room he
.shook hands with all tho counsel In
tho cose and with Senator Kenney.
und bade them good bye. With a
number of other friends he also shook
hands before leaving.
ARMING THE ST. LOUIS.
1
Mechanics Are Mounting Kapld-flro
Rifles on the Cruiser.
New York. July 19. Ofllcers and
crew are' hard at work today fitting
out the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis,
taking on 1,000 tons of coal and a
large supply f provisions and stores.
Mechanics are nt work mounting five
Cinch breech-loading and rapid-fire
rifles on the main deck, and when tho
St, Louis leaves port she will be an
heavily armed as the St. Paul, but
will lack the additional metal sheath
ing on her sides. Captain Goodrich
expects to go to Porto Rico but thero
is a possibility that tho St. Louis will
form a part of Watson's squadron.
REMOVING MINEg.
The Defences of Delaware Bay Will
be Taken Up.
Philadelphia, July 19. Tho work of
removing the submarine mines, which,
since the middle of April, have formed
an important feature of tho defences
of thv Delaware river and bay, was
begun today. The wcrk Is In charge
of Major Spencer Cosby, of the United
States engineer's otllco In this city.
Tho mines will not be exploded, but
wm no tuKen up. tested and stored '
away for tuture use.
Bogash the Winner.
Detroit, Mich., July 1'.). Uogash won
tho decided heat of tho 2.0t he.it post
poned from yesterday. Rubcnstein wa3
second und Bumps third. Time, 2.12U.
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WEATHER, FORECAST.
Washington, July 19. Forecast
for Wednesday : For eastern Penn
sylvania, showers; southerly winds
becoming winterly. For western
1 cnnt.ylvanl.i, showers and thun
der stormH: cooler; routhwesterly
winds becoming northwester,
high on tho lakes.
New York, July 20.-(Herald's -f
forecust) In thu middle states and
New England, today, fair, moro
sultry and warmer weather and
light to fresh'southcrly winds will -
pievall, followed In tho northern
4- districts by rn'.i and thunder
Btorms., which are likely to extend -
-f through to New Jeivev and to
f caue dangerous squall oft tho -f
4- coast.
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