cmnton &&& a fsm TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23. 1898 TWO CENTS. - BIfiE? ALL QUIET AT PORTO RICO ! General Miles and Staff Will Leave in a Few Days THE CITIZENS REJOICE Deneral Good Feeling Prevails Over the Fact That the War Is Ended Among the Spanish Residents as Well as Natives, and Captain Gen eral Macias is Doing All in Els Power to Assist the United States Officers Residents of Fonce Are Raising a Subscription for Colonel San Martin Sunday Is Observed for the First Time in the History of the Island, Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 21. (De layed in transmission). Major General Miles has decided to leave with his Btaff for Washington in n few days, possibly tomorrow. He will turn over his command to General Brooke, who is expected to reach here tomorrow for a conference. General Miles has at ranged matters generally with Captain General Macias, preparatory to the meeting of the peace commission at San Juan. General Ma cias, while maintaining his outposts, is steadily retiring his forces to the capital, preparatory to their embarka tion. Mall communication between Ponce and San Juan has been established and the overland telegraph wires which have been severed will be connected immediately. All that will remain for the commis sion to do, General Miles says, will be to secure an inventory of government property transferred to the Americans to give receipts to the Spanish author ities. Captain General Macias in his vari ous communications with General Miles has shown the best spirit. He Is anxl oui to co-operate in bringing about an evacuation at the earliest moment pos sible and is placing no obstacles in the way of the volunteers returning home. Lieutenant Colonel Ramery.the high est Spanish volunteer ofllcer in the island, reached here last night from Albonlto. Other officers have been coming through our lines all day. Lieutenant Colonel Ramery says that the Spanish forces at Albonlto was short of ammunition and water and entirely dependent for food upon Cayey. They must have succumbed, he declares, as soon as General Brooke struck Cayey. SPANISH RESIDENTS REJOICE. According to a letter from San Juan the Spanish residents there who had lied from the city, have returned and there is great rejoicing among them that the war Is ended, a feeling shared by the soldiery. Colonel San Martin, former Spanish commander at Ponce who abandoned the city on the approach of the Ameri cans, and who, it was reported had been shot for forsaking the city. Is in the hospital sick. He has been stripped ot his rank. The Ponce merchants ex press their gratitude at his course because the Sight of his command pre vented the destruction of their prop erty and they are raising a subscrip tion for him General Miles will ndvlse General Brooke to embark the Spanish prison ers here and send them Immediately to San Juan. It Is expected that Rear Admiral Schley will bo theie in a few days.k Most of the troops in the island will remain stationary until the final de tails have been settled, and they will then march to San Juan, whu-e they will embark. General Miles ul'l con sult with the authorities at Washing ton as to the fone that Is to lemaln. The volunteers are anxious to go home. Today, Sundny, the liquor saloons were closed and for the (list ttme in the history of the Island thero was a public Protestant religious service. The officers and men on the monitors at Guanlca thlr.k It unnecessary to keep the ships there any longer. These ves sels are absolutely unsulted to a trop ical climate like that here, and the Puritan's officers have sent a formal complaint to Secretary Long. At Aguado. north of Mannguez, the Span ish troops killed two natives last Fri day. Ponce, Potto Rico, Aug. 2. (Morn ing). General Miles and his staff will leave for homo on tho steamer Aranzas tonight. Ho is now holding a final con ference with General Brooke, who ar rived from Arroyo on the Stillwater this morning, and General Wilson, whose headquarters have been moved here. Senor Lopez, editor of the San Juan Correspondencla, Is here. Ho reports that Governor General Macias Is push ing preparations tor tho evacuation of the Island. The obstacles In the har bor of San . Juan are being cleared away and a ship loaded with dynamite has been removed. General Macias, Senor Lopez says, will return to Spain in a few days, leaving the details of tho evacuation to his subordinates. General Henry's men are badly In need of provisions. The garrison hero Bays It Is Impossible to transport sup plies over the mountain trail and it has bten arranged to send them to Arecelbo, an open port. The Sixth Massachusetts and the Sixth Illinois regiments are without shoes. General Brooke, who Is to be in com mand of the Island, may leave General ect command of the troops lng to the sessions of tho commission for Porto Rico. DEWEY'S SWORD. Design of Simplo and Solid Elegance Is Selected by Committee. Washington, Aug. 22. Tho design for the memorial sword the government is to present to Rear Admiral Dewey, according to act of congress, was final ly determined upon today by the com mittee having the subject in charge, consisting of Acting Secretary Allen, Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Professor Oliver, of the United States naval academy. A great many de signs had been submitted, some of them showing much artistic beauty. The one selected was submitted by Tif fany & Co., of New York. The design Is less ornate than some ot tho oth ers. Its matked characteristic is its simple and solid elegance. The hilt of the sword as originally submitted showed an eagle's head, but this was changed to n plain and solid, but highly traced, gold handle. The blade Is "Damascend," being subjected to that process by which the famous Damascus blades were made. One side of tho blade bears the inscription "The Gift of the Nation to Rear Admiral George Dewey, U. S. N., in Memory of the Victory at Manila Bay, May 1, 1S9S." Tho scabbard is of dark blue Damascend metal, with tracery of gold. One of the most marked fcatutes of the original design was at the end of the scabbard where in miniature a crown, presumably tho Spanish crown, was being run through by this, Dewey sword. The committee rejected this suggestive feature and Instead of the pierced crown thcte is substituted two dolphins. m ADMIRAL SAMPSON VISITS THE PRESIDENT He Spends Thirty-five Minutes Dis cussing the Situation at Cuba and the Commission's Plans. Washington. D. l. Aug. 22. Admiral Sampson called on President McKlnley and spent thh ty-flve minutes with him In a discussion of the Cubfci commis sion's plans and other matters. He reached here on the train from New York at 3.R0 o'clock this afternoon atid diove immediately to the navy depart ment. There he spent some minuted exchanging courtesies with the naval officials when acting Secretary of the Navy Allen drove with him to the White house, the two joining the pres ident at quarter past 4. The president shook the admiral's hand very cordial ly and inquired about his experiences in commanding the fleet in the Cuban waters. Admiral Sampson referred briefly to a number of the Important incidents in the war and In response to an inquiry from the president express ing his gratification at the achievement of July ? when Admiral Cervera's fleet was annihilated, tne details of tho great battle were gone over quite thor oughly. The president at the outset took occasion to express his thanks to the admiral for the success of the battle and showed deep ipterest In the story of the engagement as told by him. The talk also bore on the rea sons for not entering the harbor at Santiago and the placing of the mines and torpedoes in Cuban ports. The plans of the commission to ar range for the evacuation of Cuba were talked over and the president was asked as to whether formal Instruc tions would be given the commission. Mr. McKlnley told the admiral that written Instructions would be given the commission in a few days. Tho talk along this line was of a general nature, and laid down no strict line of policy. During the call Secretary Al ger came over from the war depart ment to consult the president regard ing the disposition of troops and find ing Admiral Sampson there, greeted him and joined In the discussion. Both Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley had been Invited here by the president to confer on the plans of the commis sion, but Admiral Schley did not ar Tlve this afternoon. Adnflral Sampson looked somewhat ff jt wear his uniform, being attired in nn ordinary sack suit of light mixed cloth. He refused to talk for publication at this time. When asked how long he would remain here he answered: "No longer than necessary." Before leaving the president he stop ped just long enough to gratify sev eral autograph enthusiasts and then I drove off to his hotel, where Acting rSpprptnri Allan loff 1,1.. fTM. 1 ...... ,, ........ ....... .,. inu mnur announced positively that the admiral would retain his command of the North Atlantic squadron while one of the Cu ban commissioners. No time had been fixed for the commissioners' departure. Pending receipt of the president's writ ten Instructions, Admiral Sampson will go to his home In New Jersey to spend a few days. MONTAUK WATER. According to Chemists it Could Not no much setter. Washington, Aug. 22. The surgeon general's office has had the water at Montauk analyzed with the following result: War Department, Surgeon General's Of fice, Washington, Aug. 22, lfc'js. Dear Doctor: A samplo of Montauk water, less than a pint, which came down yesterday afternoon gave the following figures: Chlorine, 2.2: nitrites, none; ni trates not excessive; free ammonia trace; albumenold, .0015; oxygen used not de termined, not enough water. Total solids, 6. It could not bo much better than this. Sincerely yours, M. E. Mew. Indictment Quashed. Charleston, W. V Aug. 22. The Indict ment against Mrs. Myra Atkinson, wife of Governor Atkinson, for forgery, has been quashed and the case dismissed liy Judge Blizzard on the ground that he Indictment failed to allege guilty Intent and futher that tho dismissal of 13. I'. Owens, principal, would necessarily ac quit Mrs. Atkinson who was only charged as accessory. This Is believed to be the end of the prosecution ot Mrs. Atkinson. ORDER AT MANILA. Manila, Aug. 22 (8 p. m.) Perfect ordor has thus far been maintained In Manila under American control. The city la quiet and seems almost to have resumed Its normal business and social activity. DOCUMENT UNIQUE IN ANNALS OF WAR SPANISH SOLDIERS CONGRATU LATE AMERICAN VICTORS. la an Effort to Show Their Appre ciation of tho Manly Warfare of American Troops and of tho Kind ness With Which They Havo Been Treated tho Spanish Soldiers Send n Farewell Greeting to Their For mer Foes. Washington, Aug. 22. A document entirely unique in the annals of war fare was cabled tonight to the war de partment by General Shatter. It is In the form of a congratulatory farewell address Issued to the soldiers of the American nrmy by Pedro Lopez de Cas tillo, a private Spanish soldier on be half of 11,000 Spanish soldiers. No sim ilar document perhaps was ever before Issued to a victorious army by a van quished enemy. The president was much Impressed by the address, and after reading It carefully authorized its publication. Following Is the text of the address, as cabled by General Shatter: Santiago, Aug. 22, 1808, 11.17 p. m. II. C. Corbln, Adjutant General United States Army, Washington: Tho following letter has Just been ic celved from tho soldiers now embarking for Spain: To Major Gereral Shatter, command the American army In Ctba: Sir: Tho Spanish soldiers who capitu lated in this place on tho lCth of July last, recognizing your high and just position, pray that through you all the courageous and noble soldiers under your command may receive our good wishes and farewell which we send them on embarking tor our beloved Spain For this favor, which we havo no doubt you will grant, you will gain the everlasting gratitude and con sideration of 11,000 Spanish soldiers who are your most humble servants. (Signed) Pedro Lopez do Castillo, Pri vate of Infantry. Also tho following letter addressed to the Foldlcrs of tho Ameilcan nrmy: Soldiers of the American Army: Wo would not be fulfilling' our duty as well born men, In which breasts thero llvo gratitude and courtesy, should we embark for our beloved Spain without sending to you our most cordial and sin cere good wishes and farewell. Wo fought you with ardor, with all our strength, endeavoring to gain the victory, but without the slightest rancor or hate to wards tho American nation. We havo been vanquished by you (so our generals and chiefs Judged in signing tho capitu lation) but our surrender and the bloody battles preceding It have left In our souls no placo for resentment against the men who fought us nobly and valiantly. You fought and acted in compliance with tho samo call of duty as we, for wo all but represent tho power of our respective states. You fought us as men face to faco and with great courage, as before stated, a quality which we had not mot with during tho three ears we have car ried on this war against a peoplo without religion, without morals, without con science and of doubtful origin, who could not confront the enemy, but hidden, spot their noblo victims from ambush and then immediately fled. This was the kind of warfare wo had to sustain In this un fortunate land. You havo compiled ex actly with all laws and usages of war cs tccognlzcd by the armies of the most civ ilized nations of the world, havo given honorablo burial to the dead of the au qulshed; havo cured their wounded with great humanity; have respected and cared for your prisoners and their comfort, and, lastly, to us, whoso condition was terri ble, you havo given freely of food, cf your stock of medicines and you havo honored us with distinction and courtesy, for after the fighting the two armies mingled with the utmost harmony. With this high sentiment of appreciation from us all, there remains but to express our farewell, and with t.ho greatest sincerity we wish you all hapipness and health in this land which will no longer belong to our dear Spain, but will be yours who have conquered It by force and watered It with your blood, as your conscience called for, under tho demand of civiliza tion, and humanity, but tho descendants of the Congo and of Guinea, mingled with the blood of unscrupulous Spaniards and of traders and adventurers these people nre not able to exercise or enjov their lib erty for they will find it a 'burden to comply with tho laws which govern civ ilized communities. From eleven thousand Spanish soldiers. (Signed) Pedro Lopez do Castillo, Sol dier Chief of Infantry, Santiago de Cuba. 21st August, 1S0S. (Signed) Shatter, Major General. WILL DIVIDE THE FLEET. Companies Claim That Thero Is no Room at Hampton Roads. Washington, Aug. 22. Orders were issued by the navy department today which will prevent the assemblage of any large fleet at Hampton Roads. The largo warships will be sent to New- York and Boston and torpedo boats to Newport, R. I. The only ships to remain at Fortress Monroe are aux iliary cruisers and tugs. These orders were issued owing to complaints of steamboat companies that a large fleet In the harbor af Hampton Roads would interfere ser iously with navigation. WARSHIPS FOR BOSTON. Washington, Aug. 22. Orders were Is sued from tho navy department today for a fleet of six warships to proceed from Hampton Roads to Boston. They are tho Detroit, Helena, Toptka, Wilmington, Castlno and Marietta. It Is expected tint Boston will be reached tho latter part of the week, affording an opportunity to tho people of that city to see some of the ships that did the fighting oft Cuba. The bhlps will undergo repairs at the Boston yards. Decision Affects Wheelmen. Washington, Aug. 22. The commission er of Internal revenue has held that cer tificates of membership In wheelmen's protective associations are required to have attlxed to them revenue stamps ut the rate of one-half cent on each dollar or fraction thereof of premium paid. The document is held to be u guarantee against loss of theft and not n certificate In the usual meaning of the word. British Steamer Sunk. Algiers, Aug. 22. The British steamer Prelan was sunk on August IS between Cape Tenez and Capo Chercel, on tho north coast of Algeria, west of here. from collision with the French Bteamer Druentla, of Marseilles. The Druemla rescued tne crew oi me rreian, numueu lng fifty-nine persons and has landed! them here. The Druentla is badly damaged. BIENNIAL MEETING. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Opened at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22. The bien nial meeting of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, will begin tomor row morning with every section of the world where there is a grand lodge represented. Tho national encampment of tho Uniformed Rank was formally opened this afternoon. Nearly 10,000 uniformed men are in camp. The su preme temple, Rathbone Sisters, opens Wednesday morning, and tho attend ance will be greater than ever before. The Imperial palace Knights of Khor assan began this morning and will Inst four days. The supreme lodge Pythian Sisterhood will open tomorrow morn ing. People have como In from all parts of the country, the trains are loaded with passengers, and today all from the sixteen roads entering the city had numerous extra and special trains. It Is estimated that there are 2G.O0O strangers in the city and more than half that number are expected tomor row. Camp Colgrove, with its 4,000 tents, Is a great attraction. No special business Is to be trans acted by the Uniform Rank at this en campment. The knights are here on a vacation and to have a good time. Tuesday evening will occur the great est Pythian parade ever held in this city, and it is expected that there will be more than 15,000 men in line, A feature of the parade is the contest be tween subordinate lodges. Some of these lodges will be uniformed, and al together about seventy-five lodges will participate. The liberal prizes offered has resulted In a great turn out of sub ordinate lodges ns well as of the Uni form Rank and some ot the best drill teams In the country nre here. There Is a considerably friendly rivalry be tween the different cities to secure the next meeting, and at this time Louis ville and Detroit are running neck and neck. Tho supreme lodge will be In ses sion here two weeks. CASE OF FIRESTONE. It Is Urged That He Has Served His Full Time. Philadelphia, Aug. 22. Return was made before Judge Butler In the Unit ed States district court to the writ of habeas corpus In the case of John B. Firestone, who was a prisoner in the Eastern penitentiary. Firestone was teller In the DUlsburg National bank, and on Nov. 15, 1897, was sentenced to an Imprisonment of five years, to be computed from June 1, 197, for making false entries, etc., In the books of the bank. President Mc Klnley on July 11 last Issued an order commuting the sentence to one year's actual Imprisonment. Firestone had been In Moyamensing prison about five months awaiting trial and It was urged for him that, although he had not been actually in the East ern penitentiary for a year, the time he had put in in Moyamensing should be Included and It should be held that he had completed the full year's time. SHOT HER SISTER. Terrible Crime of One Who Has Been in a Lunatic Asylum. New Market, Out., Aug. 22. Minnie Sexton today deliberately fired four bullets Into the body of her elder sis ter, Susie Sexton, killing her Instantly. Just before tho murder the two girls were heard laughing jojously. Imme diately aftei committing the deed the woman gave herself up. At one time she was confined in the lunatic nsy lum and ot late lias been acting strangely. The dead woman was 35 years of age and was to have been married shortly. Her sister opposed the match and de clared it should never take place. ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Albert Smith Accused of Giving His Wife Wrong Medicine. Hanisburg, Aug. 22. Albert Smith, colored, aged 40 years, was arrested in this city today charged with the mur der of his wife in Virginia last Decem ber. Smith has ever since been employed In the Iron works about Harrlsburg, and he was apprehended through a woman with whom he has been keep ing company. She alleges that she saw Smith give his wife medicine in which he had introduced poison. The alleged murderer denies her story and declares he gave Mrs. Smith nothing but what his physician prescribed. LUZERNE NOMINATIONS. Quay Men Successful in Five Out of Six Districts. WIlkes-Barre, Aug, 22. The Republi can district convention to nominate candidates for the 'egislaturo was held today. Tho Quay men were successful in live out of the six districts. The followlngs are the nominations: First district, Jacob Roberts; Sec ond district, E. A. Coray; Third dis trict, C. B. Miller; Fourth district, Frank Snyder; Fifth district, Patrick T. Norton; Sixth district, Ellsworth Riley. ' PAY FOR MERRITT'S MEN. Three Paymasters Ordered to Pro ceed at Once to Manila. Washington, Aug. 22. Paymaster General Stanton has ordered three paymasters with funds to go at once to Manila to pny the troops there. They will sail from San Francisco In a day or two. - The New County nn Issue. Hazlcton, Pa., Aug. 22. Tho Republi cans of the Fourth legislative district held their district convention hero today. Frank L. Buydcr, the Quuy candidate for tho legislature, was nominated ocr Joseph Sherry, tho Independent candl dato by a vote of 33 to 11. A resolution pledging the Republican party of tho dls trlct to tho creation of a new county out of portions of Luzerne and Schuylkill was unanimously adopted. Fatal Fall Down an Elevator. St. Louis, Aug. 22,-Dr. C. M. HIbbarJ. house physician of tho Planters' hotel, was Instantly killed shortly after I o'clock this afternoon by falling down an eleva tor shaft from the second floor of tho 'hotel. He wus well known to travellers ull over the country. SPAIN NAMES HER COMMISSIONERS M. THIEBAUT NOTIFIES THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Tho Official List Differs from Those Given in Press Dispatches Signi ficance Attached to the Naming of Marquis Montoro Spain Desires to Go Into the Future Government of Cuba. Washington, Aug. 22. The state de partment received a call today from M. Thlebaut, secretary o the French em bassy, and in charge during the ab sence of Ambassador Cambon, who bore a notification from the Spanish government of the military commis sioners for Cuba and Porto Rico. Un der the protocol each government was to name its military commission with in ten days, their meeting to begin within thirty days. The ten days were up today and accordngly Spain gave the official notice of the appointments. They are ns follows: For Cuba Major General Gonzales Par rado, Rear Admiral Pastor y Landcro, Marquis Montoro. For Porto Rico Major General Ortega y Diaz, Commodore of First Rank Vnl larlno y Carrasco, Judge Advocate San chez del Agulla y Leon. The foregoing ofllclal lists differs from some of the lists given In press dispatches which have Included Ad miral Montljo, General Blanco, General Macias and several other prominent Spanish olilcers. Considerable flgnj flcanco ataches to the naming of Mar quis Montoro on the Cuban commis sion as it indicates a purpose on tho part of Spain to go into the future government-of Cuba. He Is the only commissioner, Spanish or Amercian, taken from civil life. He Is secretary of the treasury of the Cuban autono mous cabinet, and all his interests are connected with the government of Cuba, rather than with the military question of the Spanish evacuation of Cuba. He is named, It Is believed, in order to carry out Spain's desire to have an understanding as to the fu ture government of the Island, he being Intimately familiar with the questions of the civil administration of Cuba. As secretary of the Cuban treasury he Is also very familiar with questions af fecting the Cuban debt. DUNNING POISONERS. Women in San Francisco Will Be Ar rested for the Crime D.jver, Del., Aug. 22. Attorney Gen eral W bite said thl3 afternoon that he Is almost satisfied as to who is re sponsible for the murder of Mrs. J. D. Deane and Mrs. J. P. Dunning, and it is his intention to order the arre3t of i-ne woman in San Francisco, and probably two women. He sent a tele gram to San Francisco this morning and said he will probably be advised of one or more arrests being made be fore night. Mr. White, who has taken personal charge of the case wns here early today, and spent most of the morning conversing with people inter ested In the two women who were so foully murdered. J. P. Dunning was seen today, but he had nothing to say about the matter, except that he ad mitted knowing Mrs. Ada Botkln, of San Francisco, and having written let ters to her. He would not say wheth er he suspected anybody of the mur der. One of the state detectives will probably be sent to San Francisco in a day or two. Mr. White has decided not to have the bodies of Mrs. Deane und Mrs. Dunning exhumed. He said It is not necessary. He believes he has enougli evidence to convict the guilty part j. A rumor was current here today to the effect that a Dover woman was suspected, but Mr White said he has no such suspicion; neither has mem bers of Mr. Pennington's family. On speaking about the arrests to be made In California Mr. White declined to say what charge would be preferred against the woman or women. It is understood that at least two women are suspected of knowing something about the ciise. Mr. White said he was pretty sure of tho murderer last Fri day. He was com inced that the crime was committed by a woman, but was not then sure of her name. He be lieves he now knows her name, and feels confident that his labors will soon bo crowned with success. San Francisco, Aug. 22. Chief of Police Lees, ot this city, is in com munication with the Delaware author ities regarding the poisoning of Mrs. J. P. Dunning and her sister, Mrs. J. H. Deane, by some person, suppos edly resident of this city. Chief Lees has been working on the case for samo days but is hampered In his efforts to trace the guilty person because the Delaware authorities have not sent him any of the evidence In the case. Ha desires the original box which con tained tho candy and the paper In which it was enclosed, with the address written on it. He suggests that a pho tograph of the articles desired might aid him In his search. He has made no arrests and will not udmlt that he con templates taking suspects into custody. ADMIRAL SCHLEY ILL. The Naval Hero's Sickness is Pro nounced Fever. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 22. Admiral Schley Is confined to his summer home at Westport by Illness and no ono ex cept his attendants are allowed to see him or have any conversation with him. The illness is pronounced a fever, the character of which Is not yet known. No Yellow Fever at Wikoff. Now York, Aug. 22. Dr. Nunez, tho yel. low fever expert, has relieved the anx iety of the soldiers and relatives of sol diers at Camp Wikoff by the statement that at no time has there been u case of yellow fever in the camp. THE NEWS THIS MOKNINU Weather Indications Today! Fair; Southerly Winds. 1 General General Miles Will Leavo Porto Rico. Spanish Soldiers Congratulate Ameri can Victors. Spain's Cuban and Porto Rlcan Com missioners. Havana In tho Throes ot Starvation. 2 General Troops for tho Philippines. Financial and Commercial. 3 Local Contioller Evans Arouses tho School Board. Death of Rtv. John Davy, Flro Department Parade. 4 Editorial. 5 Local Attorney J. C. Lango Dead. Langstaff-Kelly Contest. G Local West Sldo and Suburban, 7 News Round About Scranton. S General Speculation as to tho Thir teenths Destination. WILL M'LEAN SUCCEED ALGER? A Report to That Effect Has Been Gaining Ground in tho West. Dayton, O., Aug. 22. A special from the Cincinnati Times-Star was repro duced In the papers here tonight that John R. McLean would not be repre sented by Chairman Dan McConvllle, Lewis G. Bernard, or any other of his former lieutenants who are at thlscon ventlon, and the reason for him not taking part was said to be due to the report that John R. McLean Is to suc ceed General R. A. Alger as secretary of war In McKlnley's cabinet. This caused more stir among the delegates than nnything that has been sprung for years at Ohio conventions. Al though McLean was prominently be fore the last Democratic convention for the presidential nomination and would have been elected senator In place of Hanna if the Democrats had carried the legislature last November, and although his paper, the Cincinnati Enquirer, was considered a leading ad vocate of Bryan and free silver, the story about McLean probably becom ing the successor of Alger was be lieved by many of the delegates. They cited the case of Hayes nppolntment Keys, a Southern Democrat, as his postmaster general, and later of Cleve land making Gresham his secretary of state, and said that McKlnley had ap pointed Lee, Wheeler and other Dem ocrats to leading places and that greater surprises In politics had hap pened. It was conceded If McLean should become McKlnley's secretary of war and the Cincinnati Enquirer an administration paper, that It would cause a political revolution, as Mc Lean and his paper have been the most potential factors In this state as well as In Kentucky, Indiana and other states for free silver. The factional lights and all other usual Issues have been overshadowed tonight by the discussion of the re ports about the attitude of McLean nnd the Enquirer. While some delegates are busy denouncing It as an antl-con-ventlon sensation and ridiculously ab surd, It Is certainly commanding more attention thnn other matters which are not disputed. The Brlce, Sorg and other elements seem to be circulating very studiously the McLean story whether they believe It true or not. AGUINALDO BARRED OUT. He Will Govern the Territory Out side of Manila. London, Aug. 25. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Dally Mall says: "General Merrltt and Aguinaldo liavo agreed that the latter shall govern out side of Manila for the present. No In surgent will bo allowed Inside of the city with arms. "A British surveying party met with a hostile reception nn Saturday be tween Deep Bay and Tal-Moshan, near here. A thousand natives beating gongs and bhoutlng 'Foreign Devils.' closed tho gates ugalt them. Two Maxim guns and 70 blue Jackets were ordered out and the natives were given ten minutes to open the gates. They promptly complied with the demand.'" BATTLESHIP COMMITTEE. It Has Been Created to Receive Sub scriptions from the Boys. New York, Aug. 22. The mayor to day appointed Randolph Guggenhelm er, president of the council; Elbrldge T. Gerry and Crales T. Barney, a com mittee to receive funds for the pro posed warship "American Boy," in which II. Rankin Goode and Harrv J. Price, of Cincinnati, are Interesting the school children of the country. It Is the purpose ofthe boys to col lect $5,000,000 from the school children to build a battleship to take the place of the Maine. Signor Feschetti's Sentence. Florence, Italy, Aug. 22. For participat ing In the riots lest May, Signor Feschet tl, member of tho chamber of deputies, has been sentenced by a military tri bunal to ten years' solitary confinement nnd has been excluded from holding of fice for the remainder of his life, 3lg nor Fcschettl disappeared before tho trial. i Convention of German Catholics. Milwaukee. Aug. 22. With tho public festivities concluded tho 310 delegates to tho forty-third annual convention of tho German Roman Catholic Central society got down to business. Previous to the business meeting today the delegates as sembled at St. Antonlus church, whero solemn requiem mars was celebrated. Rough Rider in Trouble. Trenton, N, J Aug. 22. Guvernor Voor. hees today granted the requisition of Governor Stevens, of Missouri, for tho extradition of James Redmond, ono of Colonel Roosevelt's rough riders, arrested In Jersey City a few days ago, Redmond Is charged with murdering Kmma Shoe maker In Kansas City last December, Admiral Sampson at Washington. Washington, Aug. 22. Admiral Sampson arrived here today and reported at the navy department this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Soon afterward he went to the white house, accompanied by Actlns Sec lrctary Allen. STARVATION AT HAVANA Free Kitchens Furnish 30,000 With Scant Rations ANNEXATION IS FAVORED Spanish Residents Believe That It Is the Only Means of Gaining a Stable Government Public Opinion Has Undergone a Complete Change in This Respect Discontent Exists Among the Insurgent Sympathiz ers. From a Spanish Correspondent. Havana, Via Key West, Aug. 22. Tho civil governor of Havana has received a telegram from the mayor of Nueva Paz, stating that the Dlarlo de la Marina had published a letter from a correspondent In which It was asserted that the Insurgents had committed out rages of various kinds. This the mayor declared to bo absolutely false. La Lucha will publish a denial of the report. The Dlarlo de la Marina sent a spe clal correspondent to Investigate tho matter, and he confirms the story of the outages and reports many crimes committed by the Insurgents. Tho American steamer Wanderer ar rived at Cayo France on the afternoon of the 18th Inst., having on board Lieu tenant O'Horn, of the Twenty-fifth In fantry, and Lieutenant Magden, with fifteen soldiers. The Wanderer not hav ing obtained permission from the mil itary or customs authorities at Havana to disembark her passengers at Cayo France, proceeded to Nuevitns, whero it Is understood she will discharge a part of her cargo and land Senor Men dez Capote, vice president of the Cu ban republic. It Is reported that sho will then return to Cayo France to embark a company of cavalry under Lieutenant Johnson. The steamer Cosme Herra sailed on Friday for Vera Cruz with a crew for the steamer Maria Herrera, which has been detained at Vera Cruz since the beginning of the war. Sevencoal la den schooners have arrived here from Sagua la Grande. The steamer Maria Crista has arrived from Clenfuegos with 450 passengers en route for Spain. The steamer Moran has arrived from Key West with Ave passengers. SITUATION AT HAVANA. The situation at Havana remulns tho sai.io as during the blockade. Provi sions and other necessaries of life are very scarce and prices continue high. The colonial government Imposed the highest customs duties which continue in force, nviKlm prices high and ren dering the situation of the poor very painful. The free kitchens which havo been established In Havana daily fur nish about iO.OOO persons with food; but owing to the great number of poor In the city who are without rood of any sort, the amount of supplies hun dled by these Kitchens is quite Insuf ficient to relieve the distress to any great extent. Women nnd children He about the streets pale and emaciated nnd looking more like corpses than liv ing beings. Considerable excitement and discon tent exists Among the insurgent sym pathizers who condemn strongly alt the ucts of the colonial government, and many of these sympathizers, are leav ing tho cities and towns to Join the In surgents. During the past few dnys hundreds of uniforms have been sent to tho insurgents from Havana. The Insurgent general Mario Menocal Is at Itajanla, near I.ugan, about two leagues dislmit from Hnvnna, where he relieved General Alejardro Rodri guez. It Is reported that General Mala Rodriguez Is nrrpe.l between Gulnez and San Nicholas, with 4,000 men. Leader Perlco Delgado Is said to bo with him. ANNEXATION FAVORED. An Immense majority of tho Spanish conservatives In the Island nnd natives favor tho annexation of tho Island to the United States which thejjnslder the only means of securing a stablo government In Cuba. In no country lias public opinion ever apparently un dergone such a radical and rapid change as Is Cuba. Even the most ar dent Spanish residents now favor an nexation. The colonial secretaries and a num ber of other olilcers met nt the palaco a few nights ago to receive orders from General Blanco regarding the prew. . tlon of documents and other prelimin ary steps for tho evucuatlon of tho island. Reports from Cardenas say that a party of Spaniards recently camured near that city a patty of men who wero carrying ammunition and provisions to the camp of tho Insurgents. Tho rumors which have been put in circulation of lnte to the effect that tho Spanish army would not obey tho gov ernment's decision and evacuate Cuba are entirely baseless. It is reported that tho insurgent for ces from the provinces of Pinar del Rio and Matunzas are uniting in Hav ana province purposing to make a tri umphal entry into Havana city. 4- WEATHER FORECAST. - f Washington, Aug. 22, Forecast -f f for Tuesday: For eastern Penn- sylvanla, fair: continued hli,h Um- -f perature; southerly winds. For -f f western Pennsylvania, threatening f weather with thundei squalls on -f the lakes; fresh southcily winds -f f Increasing, 4- .
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