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BALLOON AT
PORTO RICO
It Played An Important Part At San
tiago It Will Be Used Again.
The Long Expected Report from Admiral Sampson Has
Reached the Department-It Is Supposed to Have Been
Brought by Captain Sigsbee Secretary Long Forwards
to Admiral Dewey the Joint Resolution of Congress
Extending Thanks for the Yictory Achieved at CaYite.
Washington, July 23. The war de
partment was busied today hurrying
the dispatch of the remainder of the
Miles expedition against Porto Rico.
Such progress has been made that it
1k hoped all of the troops will be on
Porto lilcan soil within a week, at the
latest. General Miles is not expected
to dcfr his landing until that time but
presumably will pick out a suitable
place for encamping his troops and es
tablish himself ashore awaiting the ar
rival of the other detachments now on
their way. Wur department officials
expect that the first news received
fiom General Miles will come through
the press dispatches, as the general
has not with him, so far as Is known,
any dispatch boats. It will be at least
Saturday before direct cable commu
nication can be established with htm
and In the meantime reliance must be
had on the dispatch boats running
across to St. Thomas, distant about
four hours' run.
It was expected at the department
that General Brooke and General
Haines would sail today from Newport
News to Join Miles, nnd that most of
General Brooke's command would be
embarked by "Wednesday. The work
of embarkation at Hampton Roads Is
being conducted with much less diffi
culty and delay than was expected.
Colonel Ilecker, in charge of the trans
portation division of the war depart
ment who has Just returned from that
place, has reported to Secretary Alger
that it Is eminently suited to the ship
ment of the troops. Consequently the
secretary today ordered all of General
Grant's brigade, 8,000 men. from Chlck
amauga to Newpoit News. It Is not
expected that all ofthe transports re
, quired for their accommodation will
have arrived there by the time the sol
diers get In, but they will encamp on
suitable ground and it Is believed will
be benefitted by the chance from;
Chlckamauga.
Adjutant General Corbln, with his
faithful privato secretary, Mr. Cour
sey, last night completed the hun
dredth consecutive night's service at
the department nnd still there seems
to be little diminution in the number
of telegrams, letters and official papers
pouting In upon the officer's work.
The signal service has succeeded In
reclaiming from the battlefield of San
tiago the tubes which supplied the
military balloon with pure hydrogen
gas, and they, with the balloon it
self, have been brought over to Tampa
on the steamer Adrla. The tubes will
be recharged Immediately, and the
whole apparatus will be despatched at,
once to Porto Rico to assist General
PEACE REIGNS
AT SANTIAGO
SEVEN THOUSAND SPANISH
SOLDIERS LiiY DOWN ARMS.
General Shatter Authorizes the Ab
solute Contradiction of the Story
Regarding the Meeting of Garcia
and Spaniards Who Were Coming
to Santiago to Surrender.
(Copyright, 1S9S, b the Associated Press.)
Santiago de Cuba, July S5. Every
thing hete Is peaceful. The 7,000 Span
ish soldiers at Guantanamo lay down
their arms t,oday. The 6,350 from Pal
ma Soriano, San Luis and Longo sur
rendered yesterday to Lieutenant
Mllej, and today pack trains with
provisions were sent them.
The only others Included In the
capitulation are 2,000 troops at Baia
coa and 1,000 at Sagua.
They have not yet been turned over,
but they are nowhere In General Gar
cla's vicinity. Ho is at Jiguany today
and reached there without encounter
ing any Spaniards. General Shafter
authorizes an absolute contradiction of
the report that Garcia encountered a
force of Spaniards who were return
ing to Santiago to surrender and weru
defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra P. Ewers, of the Ninth
infantry, acting for General Shafter,
will receive the formal surrender of
Guantanamo. Yesterday General Shaft
er released forty Cubans who hnd been
confined In the local Jail on political
charges, lndeud tome of them were
confined without charges of nny char
acter, others on the most trivial pre
texts, and yet others solely because of
sympathy with tho Insurgent cause.
The Jail Is still HUrd with tnnny whoss
crimes and sentences are not on rec
ord and are absolutely unknown, so
far as has yet Ik en ascertained, A
general investigation has been ordered
Immediately,
American newspapers which hnvo
arrived hete contain nrtlcles written
nppaiently under u misapprehension
of the facts regarding the conduct of
the campaign and tho dictation of the
terms of surrender. General Miles was
here simply as a visitor and adviser.
In his official capacity he had nothing
Miles In his campaign there. The bal
loon is said to have proved of great
value In the Santiago campaign, and
In the character of the country In
Porto Kico, where military operations
must be conducted, it Is believed that
it also can be used to advantage there.
It was announced today at the navy
department that the long expected re
port of Admiral Sampson upon the de
struction of Cervera's fleet, with the
accompanying reports of the commo
dore and captains of his squadron, had
reached the department. It Is sup
posed to have been brought by Cap
tain Sigsbee on the St. Paul, which ar
rived at New York last Friday, and
to have been sent by mall by Cap
tain Sigsbee. It Is the intention of
the becietaiy of the navy to give these
reports to the public In their entirety.
resolutions to dewey.
Secretary Long today forwarded to
Admiral Dewey the Joint resolution of
congtess extending the thanks of con
gress for the victory achieved at Ca
vlte. The resolution was beautifully
engrossed and prefaced by a formal at
testation of the authenticity by Sec
retary of State Day, the whole being
enclosed in richly gilt and ornamented
Russian covets.
It is to be remaiked that Secretary
Long In his letter of transmittal, with
reference to a letter from the eeeie
taty of state, complimenting Admiral
Dewey upon his dltectlon of affairs
since the great naval victory, a formal
evidence that the state depattment la
thoroughly well satisfied with the dip
lomatic qualities he has exhibited. The
letter of Secretary Long Is as follows;
Tho Navy Department, Washington,
July, 25, 1898.
Sir: The department has received from
the secretary of stotc an engrossed and
certified cjpy of a Joint resolution of con
gress, tendering the thanks of congress
to you and the officers and men of the
squadron under jour command, for trans,
mission to you, and herewith encloses
the name.
Accompnnjing the copy of the Joint
resolution the department tecelved a let
ter from the secretary of state request
ing that there be convejed to you hla ap
preciation of ycur character as a naval
officer nnd of tho good Judgment and
prudence lou havo shown in directing
ntTnlrs since the date of jour great
achlecment in destroying tho Spanish
fleet. This, I take great pleasure In doing
and enjoy heartily on behalf of the navy
department, as well as personallj'. In tho
commendation of tho secretarj' of Mate.
Very respectfullj-,, John D. Long,
Secretary.
Rear Admiral George Dewej-, U. S. N.,
Commandet-ln-Chlef, United States Na
al Force, Asiatic Station.
to do with the terriis of tho capitula
tion, the entire credit for which be
longs to General Shafter, who on July
10 received the following dispatch ftom
Washington, of that date:
General Shafter Slboncy: The secre
tarj' of war directs me to Inform ou
that General Miles left here at 10 30 last
night for Santiago, but with Instructions
which do not In manner supersede j-ou
as the comairnder of the United States
troops in tho field near Santiago so long
as jou are able for dutj-.
(Signed) Corbln, Adjutant General.
TYPHOID PATIENTS.
Sixteen Sufferers Are Taken to Fort
Myer Hospital.
New York, July 25. Sixteen patients
suffering from typhoid fever weie tak
en to the Fort Myer hospital today.
This I the largest number yet de
veloped in one day at Camp Alger,
and the disease has appeared In regi
ments not affected heretofore.
Among the patients whose cases nre
not considered serious are Henry Falk
rod and Charles K'ng, Company G,
Twelfth Pennsylvania; Peter Murray
and Philip Hoffman, Company C, Thir
teenth Pennsylvania. Owing to the in
crease in tho number of typhoid pa
tients the transfer of troops to Dunn
Loring will be hurried as far as pos
sible. Shafter's Losses.
Washington, July 25. General Shatter's
official report to tho war dcp-irtmenl of
the casualties sustained by his coips In
the battle of Santiago will he made pub
lic as soon as it can be prepared for pub
lication. Tho iccapltulatlon of the re
port shows that the total casualties were
1,695. Twenty-three officers nnd 2u8 en
listed men were killed; SO officers and 1,203
men were wounded, and SI men are miss.
Ing.
WAR HISTORY OF A DAY.
LIEUTENANT HOBSON announces that
the work of raising the Spanish cruis
er Chrlstobal Colon will be commenced
at once.
FOUlt RUSSIAN men of war leave Port
Arthur, presumably for the Philip
pines. U. 8. TROOPS land on tho Island of
Porto Rico.
SANTIAGO BALLOON will be repaired
and will be used at Porto Rico,
FIVE HUNDRED cases of yellow fever
at Santiago.
RUSSIAN, ENGLISH and Japanese
ships gather In vlclnltv of the Phil
ippines ready for emergency.
WILL RAISE THE COLON.
Llout. Hobson Announces That tho
Work Is to Bo Undertaken.
New York, July 25. Lieutenant Hob
son announced today that the Merrltt
i: Chapman Wrecking nnd Derrick
company hail consented to undertak"
the tescue of tho Cristobal Colon, and
was making every effort to begin the
work as soon as possible.
"The difficulty of saving the Colon,"
said he, "lies in the complete sub
mergence upon her beam end, of a
stenmer of 7,000 tons.
"Onlj- a short portion of her stem is
cl"ar of water, which fills her whole
Interior. Her sea valves are open and
her sides are In a few places perforated
bj' shells. The beach upon which "he
lies Is exceedingly shelving, forming a
part In fact, of the mountain vhlch
there rises out of the sea and towers
aloft. In short all the conditions are
present which render the righting nnd
raiding of the ship an engineering fent
of large proportions. At the same
time it Is simple and quite feasible
No new appliances are needed, noth
ing has to l)e Invented; it Is simply a
question of getting to tho spot in time
with the accepted means and methods
on a sufficient scale,"
Lieutenant Hobson went over to Glen
Ridge, N. J , this afternoon nnd lunch
ed with Mrs. Sampson, wife of Rear
Admiral Sampson. Constructor Hob
son bore special messages to Mrs.
Sampson from the admiral.
Lieutenant Hobson left tonight for
Bos-ton for the purpose of inspecting
pontoons to be used In raising the
wrecks of the Cilstobal Colon nnd
Maria Teresa He said before leaving:
"I hope to finish my business In Boston
In a daj nnd then leturn to Washing
ton on Wednesday. I do not know how
poon I shall leave for Cuba." Tonight
he was the recipient of an Informal
reception by the members of tho Army
and Naval club.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Adjutant General Corbln's Review of
the Achievements of the Past
Ninety Days.
Washington, July 23. Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln tonight made public a
statement of the progress made in the
organization of the volunteer and regu
lar armies of the United States up to
and including July 24. In the ninety
days which have elapsed since the
president issued his first call for volun
teers nn army of 201,400 men have been
recruited, mustered, equipped and
placed in the field, nn achievement that
has elicited surprise and admiration
from the best informed mllltaty au
thorities of Europe.
The personnel of the nrmj' Is far su
perior to that of any body of men
hitherto raised for military purposes
by the United States. Every man re
cruited, whether for the tegulnr or for
the volunteer army, has undergone a
careful physical examination conduct
ed by disinterested and competent offi
cers. Ab a general prttparatlon, thete
fore, tho army Is practically without a
flaw.
Of the 216,500 volunteers authorized
by congress, 212,000 have been placed
in the field, nearly all of them fully
equipped. In a few days the entire
volunteer army will be thoroughly ot
ganlzed Into regiments, brigades, divis
ions and army corps. The aptitude for
military discipline and instructions
which the volunteers have evinced, has
created surprise among the representa
tives of foreign governments with the
United States army. They agree that
the Americans are the finest soldiers
In the world.
PUGWASH WIPED OUT
Two Hundred Dwellings Are De
stroyed by Fire.
tlallfax, N. S , July 25. The town
of Pugwash, 1,200 Inhabitants, a
shipping port of consldetable Impoit
ance on the straits of Northumber
land, was wiped out by fire todaj-, 200
dwellings, five chuiches, twentj- stores,
three hotels and several mills being de-
etroj-ed. The fire started in a busi
ness block thiough a lamp explosion,
and as a high wind and the complete
absenco of water supply or fire fight
ing apparatus, boon carried the flames
beyond control. With few exceptions
the buildings were wooden and a large
section of the town was closely built.
The fire ewept through whole blocks
with lightning-like rapidity, and peo
ple fled tor their lives, losing every
thing. The foreign shipping in port
was slightly damaged. The town was
little Insured, owing to the absence of
fire protection. The Inhabitants ate
now encamped In the fields and woods.
Several people ure teported mining,
but It Is Impossible jet to tell who, If
any, lost their lives. Relief is being
organized In every direction.
Madrid Tranquil.
Madrid, July 25. It Is announced to
night that complete tranquility prevails
throughout Spain The Cuban colonial
government, It Is also announced, will
confer with tho representatives of Max
imo Gomez, and It Is believed that the
conferenco mav result In the insurgents
espousing the Spanish cause.
Waller Breaks the Record.
Stoughton, Mass , July 5 rrank Waller
who started ut Norwood yesterday
against the 24-hour pacing road record,
finished here ut 4.49 this afternoon, one
minute short of the 24 hours, having cov
ered 36S 4-10 miles, thereby breaking the
previous record of 355 miles, 750 ieet. Ills
finish was strong.
Railroad Shops Close.
Harrlsburg, July 25 In compliance with
an order received from headquarters ull
the local shops of the Peniisjlvnnla tall
toad will bo shut down this week 011 ev
erything except recesbary rupalis. This
will affect over 200 men. This older is in
lino with the retrenchment policy of the
company.
First Shipment of Bonds.
Washington, July 25. A treusury state
ment shown there nro about 300.WW poisons
to whom bonds under the government's
popular loan will be allotted. All parsons
offeilng to tako $4,5CO or less will receive
bonds. The shipments of the new bonds
wer made todaj'.
Eight Was a Draw.
New York. July 25. Everhardt-McPart-land
fight declared a draw at tho end ef
twenty-fifth round.
SPAIN MAY BE
READY FOR PEACE
INDICATIONS THAT SHE WILL
YIELD IN NEAR FUTURE.
London Hears That the Message
Has Been Drawn Up Washington
to Bo Asked for Time in Which to
Discuss tho Terms of Peace Ger
many's Attitude The, Terms Al
leged to Have Been Submitted by
the Pope.
London, July 25. It is announced In
a special dispatch from Madrid, pub
lished here this afternoon, that the
Spanish government has drawn up a
message addressed to the government
at Washington proposing an armlstico
for the purpose of discussing the terms
on which peace with the United States
can be arranged.
London, July 25. A special dispatch
from Rome says the pope has com
municated to the powers peace pro
posals that he considers acceptable to
both Spain nnd tho United States,
namely, American annexation of Cuba
and Porto Rico, the restoration of the
Philippines to Spain and a commercial
treaty giving Spain exceptional advant
ages In the colonies surrendered.
London, July 26. The Dally Chron
icle this morning claims to know posi
tively thnt no peace negotiations of
any soit have occurred between the
American and Spanish governments.
The Dally Chronicle says: "Spain has
made no appioaches and appatently
does not mean to jet. It is understood
that the Spanish government is still
hopeful of being able to organize a
European concert against the United
States."
PITIFUL APPEAL.
Letter of the Starving Cubans of
Clenfuegos to Admit al Sampson.
(Copj right, 1S9S, by the Associated Press.)
Guanatamo Bay, July 25. The fol
lowing pitiful appeal has been ad
dressed by the stnrv ing people of Clen
fifgos to Rear Admiral Sampson:
Honorable Sir: The Cubans, old men,
women und children, resident In the town
of Clenfuegos and this nelghboihood, aio
ull djlng of hunger. The joung men aio
ull in the Held with the Cuban troops, and
have not shoe, neither lcod All the pro
visions In this town aro in the hands of
the Spaniards. Cubans cannot obtain a
piece of bread, us It Is mcetsary to senl
ever thing to tho field The Weyler sys
tem uro In his wa. Tho situation Is ter
rible. If you, honorable sir, do not come
quick with jour squadron In our help
and take possession of this town we shall
be lost. We beg jou to precipitate jour
operation. About 5 000 old men, women
and children shall die of hunger in thi3
town. Somo of these old men have four
or five sons fighting for his freedom.
This Is our situation, horrible situation.
If the great people of tho United States
do not come quick In our help we are
lost. For God's sako come quick.
(Signed) Some Cubans
Nothing can be done for tho people of
Cienfupgos until that place Is captured.
This will not be for some time.
DYNAMITE ABOARD.
A Dastardly Attempt Is Made to
Wreck a Ship.
New York, July 25 In a letter writ
ten to a prominent aimy officer here
and received todaj-, Captain William
C. Btackley, of the refrigerating and
supply ship Port Victor, says that an
attempt was made to blow up the ship
when she was three days out. He said
that a box containing thirty pounds of
dynamite and gun cotton was found,
without any addiess, on the main deck
of the steamer. A clock-like mechan
ism had been nrranged by which the
explosives were to be set off. The box
and explosives were thiown into the
sea
The Poit Victor left New York July
14. She Is known ah transport No. 2.
She cat tied 800 tons of Red Cross
stores as well ns a large quantity of
supplies f:om the United Status com
missary depattment. At Tampa rhe
was to have taken on 4,500 quartets of
fresh beef.
Insurance Receivers Appointed.
Harrlsburg. Julj 25. Deputy .Attorney
General Reeder rrade application to the
D tuphln county court today for a rule on
the Stato Insurance company of Phila
delphia, to show cause why Its business
should not be closed and a receiver ap
pointed The company has Its heudqtiir
ters In Philadelphia, General Trunk Reed
er, of Easton, Is president. Tho stato
authorities saj- the concern is insolvent.
Judgo Ehrgood grunted tho order, mak
ing It uturnable Tuesdaj-, August 2.
Frederick Alms Dead.
Clnclnantl, July 25. FiedciIcK J I. Alms,
of Alms & Doepke's department stores,
died todaj', nged tO years. He was vice
piesidcnt of the Cincinnati colleco of
music, president of tho board of ar
inngements for tho International saon
gerfest here in 1!99; president of the
Argonaut cotton mills, director In tho
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern rall
wuy nnd conected with many other en
terprises In tlds city.
Killed by Wood Alcohol.
Washington, July 25. I'tlvate Harry
Kimbark, Company G, Seventh Ohio, died
today at Camp Alger, Va., from the cf
ficts of drlr.klrg wood alcohol. Two
companions who drank this poison may
if cover. They ure Juck Leo und John
Sheflln, of Company G. Klmbark's homo
was In Lakevllle, N. V., and his remains
probably will bo taken there.
Pennsylvania Postmasters.
Washington, July 25. The following
fourth class Pcnnsvlvanla postmasters
were today appointed. Anita, Jefferson
county, W S. Greer; Gullet v, ButUr
count j-. C. B, Iivlno. McLane, Erie coun
tj', Mrs. Fannie Harrison; Slab, York
county, Mrs. Mary H. Kllgore; Woodvllle,
Allegheny, William 11. McMlllln.
Hobson Will Meet His Mother.
Atlanta, Ga July 25. Mrs, Sallio Ho'),
sen, mother, of Lieutenant Hobson, ar
rived today on a, visit to her son, John
U. Hobson. Mrs. Hobson oxpects to meet
the lieutenant here before he returns to
Santiago.
BALL GAME FORFEITED.
Frcodman Took His Men Off tho
Field and Rofunds Money.
New York, July 25. Now York today
forfeited tho game to Baltimore after
half of the foutth Inning had been
ployed. Tho score nt that time was
one to one.
Holmes, when at bat in Baltimore's
Inning struck out. A "fan" In the
rrand stand yelled: '"Oh, Ducky,
j-ou'ro a lobster."
"Wel I'm glad I'm not working for
a Sheeny anymore," repllod Holmes,
who was formerly with the New York
club.
Umpire Lynch turned around and
said something to Holmes who wont to
the bench.
President Freedman who was sitting
In the grand stand, sent a representa
tive down with a request that Man
ager Hanlon tako Holmes out of tho
gamo. Hanlon referred Freedman's
representative to the umpire, who said
he had not heard the remprk nnd re
fused to take Holmes out of left
field. Mr. Treedman then came on tho
giound and asked for the expulsion of
the player, and on being refused told
Joyce not to play ball. Lynch then
gavo the game to the Baltimore3, 0
to 0.
Tho spectators about 3,000 received
their money back.
President Freedman stated nfter
wards that he would protest the game,
and that ho would report Holmes to
the board of discipline. Ho also said
that people had been crying for gentle
manly ball playing and that thev
should get it on the New York's
grounds at any cost.
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN.
Events of the Opening of Grand Cir
cuit Races at Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., July 25. The breaking
of two world's records marked the
opening of the grand circuit races at
the Glenvllle track this afternoon. The
first event, the 2.16 trot, was the fast
est race this season, and In the sec
ond race, the 2.10 pace, the world's rec
ord for pacing mares was clipped by
Lena N from 2.05 to 2.05Vi in the first
heat. In the next mile Searchlight,
another member of the California out
fit, reduced the mark for four-.y'ear-olds
to 2.044. going under the record
two seconds.
Separately the heats In the 2.16 trot
were not marvelous, but collectively
they form the fastest trotting race of
the year. Mattle Patterson displayed
the speed of the big field of ten start
ers In this race and took first money in
straight heats. Time, 2.10U, 2 09',4 and
2.09li. Askey took second monej-. In
the 2.10 pace Lena N, after making her
fast heat, could not hold out and
Searchlight took the race in the next
three heats. Time of the heats, 2.05V1.
2.04J, 2.0914, 2 09.
Five heats were required to decide
the division of the money In the 2.25
trot with a field of eleven. Percy got
the first heat in 2.13. Belle J took
the next heat In 2.11. Then Angelina,
from the Delcham farm, went out and
took the next three heats In 2.1194,
2.13, 2.13'j.
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The United German Singers Meet at
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. July 25. The United
German singers and a number of other
German-American fraternal societies
began today at Washington park in
this cltj-, a two days' festival as a
demonstration of Germnn-Amerlcan
loyaltj- to the flag and principles of
this country. The societies participat
ing In the festival repiesent a mem
bership of nearlj' 30,000 persons. The
festivities opened with a procession of
the various societies, followed bj' a flag
raising nnd the singing of the "Star
Spangled Banner" by their united
voices.
Dr. C. J. Hexamer dellveted an ad
dress dwelling upon tho lojalty of
German-Americans to the Ametlcan
republic. Genet al Louis Wagner, pres
ident of the German society, and Muy
or AVarwIck also made addi esses. An
exhibition of gymnastics and athletic
games followed, and tonight there was
a display of fireworks. Tomoirow will
be given up to the children.
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SPANIARDS GRATEFUL.
Prisoners at Portsmouth Cheer the
U. S. Gunboat Frolic.
roitsmouth. N II., July 25. It was
learned today that a remarkable dem
onstiatlon occurred Saturday evening
at Camp Long on Seavey's island,
where the captured sailors of Admitnl
Cervera's fleet ate confined As the
United States gunboat Frolic passed
tho island on her waj to Cuba, hun
dreds of the prisoners gteeted the ves
sel with cheets and waving of hands.
The ovation took the Americans by
surprise. The outburst was regit ded
by those In charge of the camp as a
lesnlt of the good treatment recelwd
here by the Spaniards, who took this
method of expressing their gtatitude.
Surgeon McPherson snld today that
tho condition of the prisoners In the
hospital showed a marked Improve
ment NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL.
The Earl of Mlnto, Gilbert John El
liot, Has Been Appointed.
London, July 25. The Earl of Mlnto
has been appointed governor general
of Canada In succession of the Earl
of Aberdeen.
Gilbert John Elliott, fourth carl of
Mlnto, was born in 1S45, hab been In
the Scotts Fu&lleer guatds, was a vol
unteer in tho Egyptian campaign and
commanded tho south of Scotland ol
unteeis, with the rank of colonel He
Is a Liberal and retired ftom the army
in 1&70.
Commissions Issued.
Harrlsburg, July 25. Commissions were
Issued today by Adjutant General sjtevv
art to Second Lieutenant W. Howard
Pancoast, flint lieutenant, Battery A.
Penn-jlvnnla light urtlllery; Serfeenut
Norman MueLeod, second llcutenunt, Uat
tery A; Privato Ross Hlckok, first lieu
tenant, Company M. Fifth regiment.
Declines to Receive the King.
London July 26. A dispatch to the Dally
Chronicle fiom Shanghai hujs that Li
lloul. tho king of Korea, deslies to ab
dicate und to tako refuge at the British
ronsulato at Seoul. The British consul,
however, declines to receive him.
COMPLICATIONS
m PHILIPPINES
Four Russian Men-of-War Havt
Left Port Arthur.
It Is Supposed That Manila Bay Is Their Destination Jap
anese Squadron at Saiseho Has Been Ordered to Go
Operate with the British and American Ships in Case o
Trouble from International Complications,
London, July 2j. A special dispatch from Shanglifl
says four Russian men-of-war have left Port Arthur, and I
is supposed their destination is the Philippine Islands.
London, July 25. Another special dispatch from
Shanghai says the Japanese warships Wooshino, Chin-Yen
Itsukushima and Sai-Yen, .ave been hastily despatched tc
Saiseho (?) to reinforce the Japanese squadron there, making
it the strongest in those waters. It has been ordered to co
operate with the British and American admirals, in the even'
of international complications.
While the dispatch does not explain the matter, it is In'
ferred the squadron is desired to be in readiness for Philip,
pine operations.
FEVER RAGING
AT SANTIAGO
THE DISEASE, HOWEVER IS OF
A MILD TYPE.
Five Hundred New Cases Reported
Yesterday; Only One Death About
450 Men Who Have Been 111 Re
turn to Duty Efforts to Stamp Out
Fever.
Washington, July 25. In a dispatch
to the war department tonight Gen
eral Shafter reports that about 500 new
cases of fever developed in his corps
at Santiago yesterday. This number
Includes, of course, ail classes of fever,
probably some cases of genuine yellow
fever.
Only one death Is reported, that be
ing from yellow fever. The eheerlng
intelligence Is convejed that the situ
ation Is Improving and thnt about 450
men who have been 111 have returned
to duty.
The dispatch, as posted by the war
department, follows:
Santiago, Julv 25, U1S.
Adjutant General, U. S. A., Washington:
Number of new severe cases on the
24th Inst., about 00 At least 45n returned
to dutj Actual figures will be given here
after, notwithstanding figures situation
seems somewhat Improved. One death,
Sergeant J. Lnrmm, Troop C, Third cav-alrj-,
jellovv fever, Slbonej".
(Signed) Shafter, Major General,
As heretofore Indicated bj' General
Shatter and the medical oilicets of his
corps, the caes of fever are ot a not
ably mild type. The patients aie III
from three dais to a week and then
return to dutj quite as well as evet
The medical oltieers concur In tho
opinion that this fever renders th'i
men Immune, for the time, at least, to
yellow fevet
The question of returning a large
part of Geneial Shaftet's command to
this country for reat and ictuperatlon
was under consideration by the war
olllcials, but the idea practically hai
been abandoned, at least for the ptes
rnt. Those who nre 111 now who havo
been exposed to tin- infection nre iso
lated in detention camps und nre not
permitted to return to tho main body
of the troops until all danger has been
averted. Thiough the adoption of
rigid sanitary ptecautlons and careful
attention to tho-e who fall ill, it Is
expected that the fever will run tta
eout.se In a compatntlvely brief time.
SHAFTER'S TROOPS.
The Heroes of El Caney Will Be
Given Rest and the Best of Care.
Washington, July 25. Rumors of
various kinds have been In circula
tion as to the disposition of General
Shnfter's armj but the war depart
ment has not come to any conclusion
as yet In the matter. A sullleient force
is to be kept at Santiago to maintain
the position the United States has tak-
T1IE NEWS THIS M0KXINU
Weather Indications Todjy:
Showers und Thunder Storms,
1 General Undo Sam's New Allj.
Alleged Spanish Peace Propositions,
l'lve Hundred New Cases of Fever He
ported Yesterday at Santiago,
News ot Day at the Seat of War.
2 General Kcnncy Jury Tailed to Agree.
1'inanelal and Commercial,
3 Local School Plans for the Coming
Year.
Ghastly Murder Near Lackawanna.
4 Editorial.
Comment of tl.c Press.
5 Local Annual Institute of the Sisters
Opens.
Store Orders Not Liable to Internal
Revenuo Tax.
S Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 News Itound About Scranton.
S. General Thirteenth Ileclment to Un
dego Another Physical Examination.
School Teuchen. Appointed for the
Coming Year,
en nnd preserve order. While there ll
yellow fever Infection In the army n
attempt will bo made to bring- thi
troops to tho United States.
The war department, It may be stat
ed, Is now bending every effort to se
cure .for General Shatter's army at
ample supplyofnutrltiousfood and alsi
will see that the soldiers have a resl
and cateful attention so that they maj
get In the very best condition. Thi
medical corps Is now making a carefUi
examination of the army with a view
of advising the department us to tht
best methods of restoring the sick t
health and preventing nny furthei
spread of tho disease. It Is not be.
lleved at the department that anj
laige number ot troops will be neces
sary at Santiago after the Spanlst
prisoners have been deported, but tht
department awaits further develop
ments before deciding upon any courst
in reference to General Shafter's army,
RT. REV. THOMAS M'GOVERN.
The Bishop of the Harrlsburg Dio
cese Passes Away.
Harrlsburg, July 25. Right Rev,
Thomas McGovern, bishop of the liar
risburg diocese, died at 5.10 this even
ing at the Eplseopal residence In thlt
city nfter a lingering Illness from a
complication of diseases.
Bishop McGovern was one of tho
lvst known and most beloved Catholic
prelates In the United States. He was
born In Ireland and emlgtated to this
countt y with his parents when a j'ear
old. He was graduated from St.
Mary's college L'mmlttsburg. Md , in
1859. He oncluded his theological
course In the scmlnaij- of St. Charlei
Barrome. Ovcrbtook, and was ordain
ed a priest Dec. 27, ISM, by Archbishop
Wood. He was appointed blsnop ot
the Haitlsbiirg diocese Jan. 15, 1S"M.
He visited Rome thiee jo.us ago and
wes acrorderl a heatty reception by
his parishioners on his return home,
alio bishop Is survived by two brothers,
and a sistei.
Bishop McGovetn was born In thu
parish of Svanlibai, countj' Canan,
Ii eland. In 1"!?2. His patents emigrat
ed to Pennsylvania In 1833.
COAL PRICE RESTORED.
The D., L. & W. Returns to Old Price
for Antluacite.
New York, July 25, The cut of $1 a
ton In the prite ot coal at Chicago te
rcntly made by the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Ralltoad com
pany, has been rescinded and the old
rate of $5 25 per net ton has been e
stored. There has bpen nn rctlon as yet by
the companies w hlch met the cut mnda
by tho Lackawanna, but there is rea
son to Mtppose that nil will soon re
turn to the old rate.
Private O'Mealey Dies.
Now York, July 25. Private Michtol
O'Mcntej', Company A, Twenty-ilrst 'n
tantrj, who was ono of tho wounded at
the Marine hospital nt Stapleton, S. I.,
died todaj-. O'Mealey's homo was In
Pittsburgh, N. Y. He leaves a wife
and child who llvo at Quebec. O'Menley
wus born In Kllkenni', Irelund. Three
sisters of O'Mealej- called at the hos
pital und told Surgeon Stoncr that the
family was unable to claim tho body, us
thej' were too poor to defray buriul rx
petibcs American Squadron Appears.
Madrid, July 25.-01 p. m.)-A private
disputeli fiom San Juan do Porto Rico
says a stroftg American squadron has np
pe.ired before Babla Honda, but that tho
American uttempt to disembark was re
pulsed with considerable losses.
K-H--H"H---H-H"HH-H--M-
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, July 25 Forecast
for eustern Pennsjlvanla: Show
ers und thunder storms, variable
winds becoming noitherly. Tor
western Pernio) Ivnulu, showers and
thunder storms; light northerly
winds, Decerning variable.
-f Now York, July 26.-(Herald's
f forecast) In tho middle states and -4-
4- and New Kngland, todaj, fair -4-
-f weather will prevail with fresh and
-f light southwesterly wliide, slowly -t-
rlsng temperuturo tnd Incal rain,
f southeast of the lakes
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