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DIARY NOTES
OF THE WAR
'Brief History of the
Opening of Hostilities
FROM A SPANISH WRITER
interesting Views of the Situation
at the Opening of the Conflict
Given from a Spanish Standpoint.
Scarcity of Food at Various Points.
The Contribution Levied by the
Governor of Matanzas Marketmen
Required to Give Up Ono Tenth of
Their Products to the Municipal
ityThe Officials Unable to Secure
Their Salaries.
Correspondence of tho Associated Press.
The following Items have been trans
mitted by a Spanish correspondent In
diary form:
Havana, Aug. 20. According to offi
cial figures, it Is shown that prior to
the beginning of hostilities between
Spain and the United States an aggre
gate of about 75,000 tons of provisions
was Imported monthly at all the ports
of Cuba, but that since the commence
ment of the war the loss in volume of
these Imports has amounted to 226,
000 tons.
The Mendez line of coasting steamers
has lost Ave vessels since the Ameri
cans Invaded the Island, us follows:
The Argonauto. captured by Ameri
can warships at Clenfuegos; the Reina
de Los Angeles, seized at Santiago de
Cuba after the capitulation of that
place, and the Jose Dlarlo, Gloria and
Purlsma Concepclon, burned during the
bombardment of the port of Manzan
illo. On the night of July 27, tho Insur
gent leader, Juan Hernandez, was kill
ed In a fight with a Spanish guerilla
force which had ambushed his party.
The Spaniards had one soldier wound
ed. On the 27th, the Insurgents had an
encounter with Spanish troops near
IMacetas, In the province of Santa
Clara, which resulted In the killing of
one insurgent and the wounding of 19
others. A Spanish captain was badly
wounded.
On July 28, a committee representing
the guards and jail employes of this
city, presented a request to the civil
governor that they be paid at least a
portion of their long overdue salaries
Reports received hero on July 28,
from the province of Puerto Principe,
show that the situation throughout.
that section of the island was very
bad. Provisions were quite scarce, and
the little to be had was held at exor
bitant prices. The civil employes had
received no salary for eight months,
nnd most of them had resigned their
places. Special efforts were being
made to maintain the efficiency of the
civil hospital and the civil governor
had given oiders that everything pos
sible be dono In this direction.
According to the data furnished by
the civil government, the deaths In
Santa Clara city during the month of
May numbered 2,203, and during the
month of June, 2,505.
THE RUSH TO HAVANA.
From July 26 to August 1 many per
sons' arrived at Havana and Cabarlen
from Puerto Principe, Neuvltas, Glbara
and adjacent places which had been
abandoned by the Spanish forces.
The village of Jlbara, near Sanctl
Splrltus, province of Santa Clara, was
recently taken by the Insurgents who.
It is said, captured IS Cuban guerillas
whom they macheted In a most savage
manner, merely because they were na
tives of the Island.
Later advices from Jlbara say that
on July 19 the place- was attacked by
insurgents under Brigadier Jose Miguel
Gomez, who employed cannon In the
assault upon the forts, which were de
fended by the Spanish regular troops
nnd guerillas. The atack was success
ful and the Insurgents captured the
place. Of the Spaniards 40 were killed,
70 wounded and 90 taken prisoners.
The governor of Matanzas on August
3 Issued a bando establishing the con
tribution "to be levied on every per
son who brings viands and other pro
ducts to the Matanzas market for
sale." This "contribution" Is to be giv
en In the form of a certain portion of
each of the various products brought
by the vendoro, as follows:
For every 23 pounds of bananas, l'.&
pounds to tho municipality; for every
20 pounds of pumpkins, 2 pounds; every
U) pounds bread, 1 pound and for very
25 pounds of each of the other pro.
ducts, two punds. The dealers will be
allowed to send their goods to other
parts of the province only when the
local consumption Is satisfied and when
this Is done an extra contribution is to
be levied. On the night of the 3rd of
August a dJtectlve In the city of Ma
tanzas visited a kitchen where food
was prepared for sale and found a
trunk containing 373 pounds of horse
meat. The owner of tho kitchen, Ra
mon Rantega and his son were arrested
and have been sent to prison.
Reports from Calbarlen say that on
July 22 an American ship captured at
Cayo Frances, the Norwegian steamer
Franklyn and the launches Dos Amlgos
Remedlo. The last named, being emp
ty, was abandoned by the Americans,
but the Franklyn and Dos Amlgos
were held by their captors.
CAPTURE OF THE RODRIGUEZ.
La Union Constltuclonal, referring to
the capture by American vessels of the
SpanlBh steamer Humberto Rodriguez,
asks In Its Issue of Aug. 7;
"How would Spain have been judged
if an American ship, hoisting a flag
of truce, had approached the port of
Havana and the city's batteries had
fired at it?"
"The same," the paper says, "ought
to bo pronounced regarding the cap
ture of the Humberto Rodriguez, which
was effected by tho American fleet, on
tho high seas, while the steamer was
towing two schooners with sick and
wounded under tho Red Cross society's
flag."
La Union Constltuclonal further
says:
"Tho American fleet ought to have
rendered tribute to tho steamer and
her convoy and escorted them to Ha
vana's waters, thus carrying out the
rules agreed upon In this matter at
tho Geneva conference by the delegates
who framed the convention.
"A naval tribunal may, as It is log
ically expected will be done, declare tho
capture of the steamer void, but will
they return the lives of those who died
during the long and dangerous voyage
on which they were cnrrled by the
Americans? The value of the cap
tured steamer Is very small, yet her
seizure will not be allowed to pass
without a protest against the action of
the American ships."
On Aug. 8, La Lucha, referring to
tho position of the Puerto Principe
civil employes In rsgard to their sal
aries says that the amounts those em
ployes have received on account of
their salaries during the past ten
months has hardly been sufficient to
maintain them, not to speak of sup
porting their families.
On the twelfth Instant, La Lucha
again mentions the matter of the ar
rears of pay of the civil employes, say
ing that a deputation appointed by a
meeting held In Havana visited the
Marquis de Montoro, the colonial finan
cial secretary, and requested that they
be paid at least one month's salary of
the many due them.
The marquis received the deputation
graciously. Tie Informed them, howev
er, that for the moment he could not
comply with their request because of
the Impossibility of drawing against
the Spanish government. At tho same
time he expressed the hope that he
would soon be able to satisfy them.
TROOPS TO LEAVE
THE PEST HOLE
VOLUNTEERS WILL DEPART
PROM CHICKAMAUGA.
As Past as Trains Can Be Mado
Ready Convalescents Aro Being
Sent to Their Homes Already Ov
er Pour Thousand Sick Leaves
Have Been Granted and Over Fif
teen Hundred Arc 111 in Hospitals.
SUICIDE AT PACTOHYVILLE.
William Isly Kills Himself with a
Rllle.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Factoryvlllc, Aug. 28. William Isly
shot and Instantly killed himself on
Friday evening by placing a rifle at his
Head and blowing his brains out.
He was a middle-aged man nnd was
boarding at the homo of Mrs. Dr.
Stevens, near this place. He was a
shoemaker and machinist by occupa
tion and was strongly addicted to the
use of cocaine and morphine. The de
ceased Is survlvtd by six children.
AN EFFORT TO GET FOOD.
The employes had another request to
make, which was that they should be
allowed to draw provisions and that
the same be charged against the
amounts due them.
The Mantanzas papers announced on
the ninth instant that for the purpose
of celebrating the arrival at that port
of the Spanish steamer Montserrat,
which had Just reached there. It had
been decided to present Captain Des
champs, the commander of the vessel,
with "a gold medal and a diploma
bearing an allegorical Inscription,
signed by every military officer In Ma
tanzas and by the volunteers In the
city, as well as by all the most prom
inent men of the town."
The colonial secretaries met on tho
10th and decided to extend to Plnnr
del Rio, the operation of the consti
tution relating to payments to various
municipalities when the exportation of
grain and other products shall take
place.
An engagement Is reported to have
taken place or. August t2 nt Brujo,
Plnar del Rio province, between n de
tachment of Spanish troops from Al
quezar, and a band of Insurgents un
der the leader, Collazo. The insur
gents lost 4 killed.
An engagement Is also said to have
taken place on the same day near
Dona Juana between troops from San
tiago de las Vegas nnd Insurgents
Eight of the Insurgents aro reported
to have been captured.
THE FREE KITCHENS.
A steady Increase Is noticeable In tho
quantity of food, distributed by the
ftee kitchens In this city. On July 24,
about 5,000 rations were supplied to the
poor; on the Sth, about 8,000; on the
2Gth. 9,000; on the 27th, 11.900: on the
28th, 15,000; on August 3, 14,700, and on
August 13, 26,000.
On the lost mentioned date It was
noticed by the committee in charge of
the kitchens that a great many boys
and girls wpre sent by their parents
to receive the provisions distributed.
A large number of these children upon
being questioned by members of tho
committee as to whether or not they
nttended school replied In the nega
tive. The committee then sent to the
civil governor a written request that
he give the matter his attention, nnd
furnished him with a list of 110 names
of children who had acknowledged
their non-attendant e at school.
A number of the residents of tho vil
lage of Regla have made complaints
that while sufficient wheat flour was
distributed recently among the Hav
ana bakers to supply the suffering
Havanese with bread for two days,
Regla bakers were unable to obtain
tho smallest quantity of the flour and
the people were, consequently, without
bread.
FIRE ON THE OREGON.
ChlrkamnuRn Chattanootra National
Military Park. Gn.. Aug. 2S. Tho last
of this week will see almost every
ruslmcnt of volunteers gone front
Can.p Thomas. This morning when
the First Pennsylvania left for Lexing
ton, It completed the removal of tho
First army corps. The Third army
corps will tomorrow begin to move to
Annlston, Ala.
At Knoxvllle now arc the following
regiments: Thirty-first Mlchlgan.Flrst
West Virginia, Second Ohio, Four
teenth Minnesota, First Pennsylvania,
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indi
ana, Sixth Ohio and First Georgia.
At Lexington are the Twelfth Minne
sota. Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Mas
sachusetts, Twelfth New York, Twenty-first
Kansas, Ninth Pennsylvania,
Second and Fifth Missouri und First
New Hampshire.
If tho railroads can handle the troops
by Saturday night, not a single regi
ment will be left In the park with the
exception of the Sixth United States
volunteers which will be kept here to
guard the hospitals and government
property.
The removal of Major General lireck
Inrldge's headquarters from Camp
Thomas will likely occur on Sept. 1. As
yet the general has not yet decided as
to where he will go, but It will either
be to Knoxvllle or Lexington. The
prospects are that he will establish his
main headquarters at Lexington and
divide his time between the two places.
He will be In command of all the
troops at these places.
OVER 4,000 SICK LEAVES.
As fast as trains can be made ready
the convalescents are being sent to
their homes. Already over four thous
and sick leaves have been granted and
there are yet In the hospitals over
1,500 sick. They will be sent home as
fast as they are convalescent.
The mustering officers stated today
that they expected to have tho Eighth
New York ready to start for Hemp
stead by Tuesday morning to be mus
tered out.
A hospital train containing 23S sick
and convalescent men from the Eighth
New York regiment left here at seven
o'clock tonight. The train had a fult
complement of doctors and attendants.
There wire today reported In nil 250
cases of typhoid fever In the hospitals
and six deaths.
The Fifth-second Iowa left tonight
for Des Moines, going by the Nashville,
Chattanooga nnd St. Louis route.
MEMBERS OP THE NINTH.
Sick Soldiers from Chlckamauga at
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Aug. 28. The following
soldiers of the Ninth Pennsylvania,
who arrived from Chlckamauga, suf
fering with typhoid, are being treated
at the Presbyterian hospital:
THOMAS LAFLIN, 19 years old, Pitts-
to, Pa.
HAUItY RICHARD, 21 years, Wilkes-
Hnrrc.
MAYLIN SLATER. IS years, Reudlng.
O. R. HANCOCK, 21! year, Stroiidsbiirg.
None of these are considered to he In
a serious condition.
SAGASTA SAYS
WAR NOT OVER
DISCUSSION OP THE TOPICS NOT
ALLOWED IN CORTES.
The Premier Makes Important State
ments Regarding the Intention of
the Spanish Govornment No Talk
Regarding tho Surrender of Manila
or the Destruction of Spanish
Fleets Will Be Allowed.
THE NEWS THIS M0KN1NU
Weather Indications Tojiy:
Threatening: Warmer.
SOLDIERS IMPROVING.
BUSINESS AT MANILA.
Americans Maintain Spanish Tariff
Rates Admiral Dewey's Flag Is
on the Baltimore.
Manila. Aug. 28 (8.30 p. m.) Steamers
are entering the river as usual. The
Americans are temporarily maintaining
the former Spanish tariff. Business Is
brisk. The United States war ships
Olympla and Raleigh have gone to
Hong Kong to go into dock. Admiral
Dewey has transferred his flag to the
Baltimore.
General Merritt will sail on the
steamship China on Tuesday on his
way to Paris to attend the sessions of
the peace conference.
No agreement has yet been reached
with Agulnaldo upon any subject, al
though circumstantial rumors are cur
rent that everything has been settled
to tho mutual satisfaction of those
concerned.
TRANSPORT ARRIVES.
It Is Not Thought That Many Deaths
Will Result from Cases at Phila
delphia Hospitals.
Philadelphia, Aug. 28. The first fa
tal case of typhoid fever among the
soldiers who were tnken to the Epis
copal hospital a week ago was reported
today, the victim being Private Frank
Marion, 25 years old, of company B,
First regiment. He will be burled from
his mother's home In this county.
The condition of the other soldier pa
tients In the various hospitals of this
city Is reported to be much Improved,
and while some of the fever stricken
men are seriously 111 It Is not expected
there will be any deaths. Notwith
standing today was Sunday and not a
visiting day. yet the hospitals were be
sieged by hundreds of persons. In
some instances the restrictions were
lifted and the nearest relatives of the
sick soldiers were permitted to visit
their sick. The hundred odd patients
in the Medlco-Chlrurglcal hospital are
improving rapldlj- and within a day
nr so many will have sufficiently re
covered to permit their going to their
homes up the state. All the hospitals
are prepared to receive any patients
that may be assigned to them from the
state hospital train now en route from
Chlckamauga.
Word has been received by C. P.
Peters, of this city, of the death at
Chlckamauga of his son, Frederick
Peters, a member of the Ninth Penn
sylvania. Dr. John V. Shoemaker, acting pres
ident of the Medlco-Chlrurglcal hospit
al, said today that the question of
sending out another hospital train rest
ed entirely with General Gobln, at
Camp Alger, who will consult with his
medical staff and advise the hospital
authorities. He said the men brought
north had shown a marked Improve
ment, and that the fact of taking them
away from the depressing surroundings
of the camp had doubtless saved many
lives. Colonel Coryell, of the Twelfth
regiment, came to the Medlco-Chlr
urglcal hospital, and, after seeing the
care given the men, expressed his grat
ification and thanks.
Bituminous Coal Threatened Our
Most Valuable Battleship.
New York. Aug. 28. A fire was dls-
covered in coal bunker No. I on the
port side of tho battleship Oregon at
tho navy yard Friday. Captain Baker
ordered the crew to take out the coal
at once and flood the bunker. About
ten tons were taken out and placed
on the dock.
So quietly did the men work that a
number of visitors didn't know that
unythlng out of tho ordinary had taken
place. The lire Is believed to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion.
Mall Pouch Adopted.
Altoona, Pa Aug. 28. Yesterday cxpe.
rlmcntal tests of devices for taking up
anil dropping mall pouches by fust mov
ing trains were mado on the railroad be
tween here and Hallldajtburg. Seven
trials were made at different speeds with
the Fleming machlno and all wero satis
factory. Tho Fleming machlno has been
accepted by tho railroad. It will revolu
tionize the mode of receiving and deliver
ing mall while the train Is In motion, Its
action being perfect and simultaneous.
Tho San Marcos Brings Two Bat
teries of First U. S. Artillery.
Now York, Aug. 28. The United
States transport San Marcos, which
sailed from Tampa Aug. 20 and Key
West Aug. 22, arrived today with two
batteriest of the First United States
artillery, two companies of the Third
Texas volunteers nnd the general hos
pital corps, and a detachment corps
of engineers. The total number of men
on board was 578, of which fifteen aro
officers.
The San Marcos arrived off the Sandy
Hook last night, where she anchored
until daylight, when she proceed
ed up the bay and anchored off Lib
erty Island, where she will await In
structions from the war department nt
Washington. The troops will probably
bo sent to Camp Wlkoff. One artillery
man is reported sick with measles.
None of the troops on the San Marcos
had been outside of the United States,
all having been In camp at Tampa
since the early part of the war.
ANTILLES EVACUATION.
Madrid, Aug. 28. Senor Sagasta, the
premier, Is quoted as having In the
course of an Interview made some im
portant statements declaring that It
was the government's Intention to re
press the discussion of war topics In
tho eortes. He said that ns soon as the
cortes met, tho government would sub
mit a bill authorizing peace negotia
tions and next a measure relating to
the suspension of the constitutional
guarantees. Although Senor Sagasta
did not state the nature of this meas
ure, It Is supposed that It will provide
for the continuation of the suspension,
"The government," said the premier,
"will not discuss In any form the ques
tions of peace and war. Indeed, dep
uties would be entirely Incklng In the
material necessary for a discussion.
The debate could not be based on con
crete, positive facts, founded on Indis
putable documents, since the necessary
Information has not yet arrived.
"I believe that, no discussion of the
surrender of Santiago nnd Manila will
occur nor of the destruction of tho
Spanish fleet unless trustworthy data
and exact proofs are to hand. More
over, no discussion Is permissible of
matters under consideration of the
supreme councils of war nnd marine.
Mistakes or blunders may hao been
committed but thus far we have not
sufficient material to Judge.
SPAIN STILL AT WAR.
"Another reason why questions of
peace and war should not be discussed
Is that diplomatic negotiations are now
bo carried on; and a debate on these
subjects might be provocative of unde
sirable complications. It must not be
said that peace Is signed and discussion
Is now allowable. Peace Is not signed,
Spain Is still at war with the United
States. The two nations have merely
concluded a suspension of hostilities In
order to negotiate peace. These nego
tiations might be brought to a success
ful Issue, but It might happen that hos
tilities will be recommenced.
"That Is why I think the cortes will
only be able to discuss strictly neces
sary questions; that Is, to make Itself
acquainted with the situation of the
Interests now at stake, which are so
Important for the nation, but not to en
gage In debate which w'ould assume
such proportions as to Infringe upon
the discretion which the gravity of cir
cumstances requires of the cortes.
"Should they ask to have presented
the documents concerning the surren
der of Santiago and Manila, and the
destruction of the fleet, now In the gov
ernment's possession tho government
will not accede to the request. These
naoers are in the hands of tho su
preme councils, which alone, before the
proclamation of peace can conduct In
quiries and establish responsibilities.
The Inquiries may result In acquittals
or severe sentences, even the capital
penalty."
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED.
1 General Czar's Plea for Unlversil
Peace.
Spanish Correspoi dent's Diary Notes.
Sagasta Will Not Permit War Discus
sion In the Cortes.
Volunteers Leaving Camp Thomas.
2 Glance at tho Mayflold Schools.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local Montrcsc People Petition to
llavo Their Soldier Boys Mustered
Out.
Sermon by Row Dr. Nichols In Dun
moru. 4 Editorial.
William Lloyd Garrison's Criticism of
the War.
5 Local-Fatal Result of Playing with
Matches.
Providence Burglars Use Chloroform.
G Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Advertisement.
8 General Thirteenth Regiment Ordered
to Camp Mcude.
RUSSIA'S CZAR
WANTS PEACB
PRESIDENT'S OUTING.
Would Like to See the
World's Armament
Reduced
HIS NOTE TO THE POWERS
Mr. and Mrs. McKlnley Enjoy a Day
of Rest in n Locality of Eternal
Sabbath.
They Aro Invited to Attend an In
ternational Congress for the Pur
pose of Securing Real and Lasting
Peace on Earth and Terminating
the Progesslvo Increase of Arma
ment That Is So Expensive to Na
tionsA Step That Is Likely to
Be Followed by European Powers.
EX-GOV. MATTHEWS DEAD.
His Remains Will Not Lie in State
nt Indianapolis.
Wingate. Ind.. Aug. 2S. At G.30
o'clock this morning at the M. E. Har
ry homestead, where he was taken af
ter his sad affliction. ex-Governor
Claude Matthews passed away peace
fully surrounded by his wife and tha
other members of his Immediate fam
ily. Out of respect for the expressed wish
of Governor Matthews the body will
not be taken to Indianapolis to lie in
state at the capltol. The funeral will
occur Wednesday afternoon at Clinton.
Indianapolis, Aug. 2S. Governor Mat
hews was born In Bath county, Ky.,
1843. In 1808 he settled in Vermillion
county, Ind.. where he had n farm of
two thousand acres. He was one of the
National Association of Shorthorn Cat
tle Breeders.
He served a term In the legislature
In 1S7G, In 1890 he was elected secre
tary of stute and In 1892 he wus chosen
governor. In 1SSC he was the choice of
his statu for the Democratic presiden
tial nomination.
Mr. Matthews made a brilliant can
vass for Bryan and Sewall.
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
Seven Others Are Seriously Injured
in a Railroad Wreck Near Birm
ingham. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 2S. Two en
listed men of the Sixty-ninth New
York volunteers were Instantly killed,
ono t'atally injured, six seriously, in a
wreck which occurred on the Louis
ville and Nashville railroad near here
tonight. Tho killed are:
P13TEK FARLEY. Company G, New
Yolk city.
FRANK GLKNNON, quartermaster's
sergeant.
The train was carrying the Sixty
ninth New York from Fernandlna to
their new camp at Huntsvllle.
INDIAN ELECTIONS.
Miss Winnio Davis 111.
Narragansett Pier. R. T., Aug. 2S. The
condition of MIbs Wlnnlo DavlB, who is
critically ill here, was slightly Improved
toduy. At a consultaton Saturday night
Dr, John A. Wilcox ard Dr. Bache Urn.
mctt, of New York, her Illness was pro
nounced to be gastritis. Prayers were of
fered today for her recovery In the Epls.
copal and Catholic chutches here.
Death of Arthur Pease.
London, Avg. 23. Arthur Pease, Lib
eral Unionist, member of parliament for
Darlington, died 'today In his rixty-nrst
year. Mr. Pease was mayor of the no
rough of Durham In 1873-74 and at the
time of his death was an alderman and
chairman of the county council of Dur
ham. He was a colliery owner and chief
master
Instruction to the Commissioners
Mailed Today.
Madrid, Aug. 28. Duke Almodovar de
Rio, minister of foreign affairs, and
Senor Gomoza, minister of public in
struction and public works, have ar
rived at an ugreement as how to in
struct the Antilles evucuatlon commis
sioners, and the instructions were
mailed today.
Lieutenant General Correa, minister
of war, today Informed the queen re
gent of the arrival of tho transport
Isla de Luzon at Vico and the Mont
serrat at Corunna with troops return
ing from Cuba, Forty-two deaths oc
curred on the steamers during their
passage,
Monroe Primaries.
East Stroudsburg, Pa., Aug. 2S. Lato
returns from yesterday's Democratic pri
maries In this (Monroe) county show that
ex. District Attorney David S. Lee has
defeated ex-Representatlvo R. F. Schwarz
for senator. By agreement between tho
counties In tho district, tho senator will
this year go to Monroe county, Robert
L. Burnett Is nominated for representa
tive and ex-Judge Manslletd 1a electoi
county chairman. Full returns may elect
James Fisher sheriff.
Its Success Is Meeting the Highest
Expectations of Stockholders.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 28. Tho success
of the trans-Mlsslsslppl exposition Is
meeting the highest expectations of
stockholders and managers. The total
attendance last week was 115.810, or
over 12,000 Increase over the week pre
vious. The managers have reduced the
price of admission to 23 cents for Sun
days und also for Monday and Thurs
day evenings.
Secretary Wukefleld has Issued
vouchers for tho redemption of more
than one-half of tho warrants Issued
to the exposition creditors In Jure.
This Is good proof that the flnaucers
aro on a safe basis.
Rough Rider's Suicide.
New York. Aug. 28. Private Harry Du.
vail, of Troop A, of the Rough Riders,
committed sulcldo today by shooting nt
Camp Wlkoff, Montauk Point, The sui
cide took place in tho guard house, where
he was under arrest for being ubsent
from camp thirteen days without leave.
He feared to face the court-martial. Ho
enlisted from Arizona. At the general
hospital there aro 1,030 patients, Of these
125 have typhoid fever. At tho detention
hospital there aro 515 patients,
Condition of the Men Bad.
Santiago, Aug, 27. The transport Rou
manian will leave for Montauk Point to
morrow morning with C50 sl"k men of the
Seventy-first, Second and Ninth Massa
chusetts, the Second regulars, the Tenth
cavalry und tho Slxtomth und Twenty
first regiments. Tho condition of the men
Is extremely bad.
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The Choctaw-Chickasaw Agreement
Ratified by Large Vote.
Atoka. I. T., Aug. 28. Official re
turns shows thnt the Choctaw-Chlck-usaw
agreement was ratified by the
two nations at the election this week
by a large majority. A member of tho
Dawes committee, a representative
from tho Interior department, Indian
Agent Wid.iom and Governor McCur
tln, will meet nt Atoka Monday to
vount the votes of the two nations on
the agreement.
Governor McCurtln was elected by a
safe majority on tho agreement.
PORTY-PIVE HAD DUST.
Somerset, Pa., Aug. 28. President
McKlnley came to Somerset to pas3
a restful day and he has certainly ac
complished that purpose. The weath
er was delightful and the president has
taken ndvanlage of It. Ho rose early
this morning nnd passed an hour walk
ing about town with his brother, Ab
ner. Here and there he met nn old ac
quaintance and stopped for n short
tulk. The president's determination to
attend the morning service at the
Methodist Episcopal church became
known curly and by the usual time for
opening the service, every seat except
those reserved for the presidential
patty, was Occupied. The nltar was
adorned with white chrysanthemums
nnd various colored llllies. Mrs. Ab
ner McKlnley and her daughter, Mnbel,
drove to tho church and Abner Mc
Klnley and the president walked. Mrs.
McKlnley did not attend church. The
service ut the church opened with Mrs.
Abner McKlnley at the organ.
After the voluntary, the audience
rose and sang "Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow." This was
followed by a hymn "Come Thou Al
mighty King." After a prayer offered
by Rev. Mr. Youngson, who Is lsltlng
the pastor of the church, Miss Mabel
McKlnley, the president's niece, sang
u solo, her mother playing tha accom
paniments. During the rendition of
the solo, the president's eyes were fixed
upon "Little Sunshine" as he some
times calls his niece nnd his enjoyment
of the song was evident. After the
singing of another hymn. "O Thou In
Whoie Presence," the pastor. Rev.
Cameron, preached, taking his text
from the 21st verse, seventeenth chap
ter of the Gospel according to Luke,
"The Kingdom of God Is Within You."
The sermon occupied about JR minutes
and there was nothing In it to Indicate
tint It had been prepared for tho pres-
Idcnttu'. ear.
At the close of the benediction, the
president left the church at once and
with his brother wnlked directly to me
latter's home. A few minutes later the
president and Mrs. McKlnley and Mr.
nnd Mrs. Abner McKlnley entered the
latter's carriage and passed some time
In a drive to the country. While the
president was sitting on the porch this
morning an aged Oermnn who prob
ably retains some unfavorable Impres
sion of Imperial pomp In the father
land, was driving past. Noticing tho
president, he pulled his horse up sud
denly nnd said loud enough to be heard
a square away: "Why, Mr. President,
you don't look like the rulers In the
old country, you don't wear a crown,
and you dress Just like other men."
A smile and n pleasant bow was tho
president's reply.
Last evening on the arrival of the
presidential train when the president
and Mrs. McKlnley stepped from their
car they were completely hemmed In
by the crowd. An official who has been
a fixture here for years, promptly
grasped the situation, nnd, spreading
the crowd with his, hands und a sharp
command, he turned to the president
and said: "Follow me. my old friend,"
and proudly led the way to the car
riage. This afternoon the president
passed an hour on tho porch and later
ho and his brother went driving. Af
ter dinner this evening a few personal
friends made short calls on the presi
dent and Mrs. McKlnley. The town Is
gaily decorated with (lags In honor of
Its distinguished visitors, but the peo
ple fully appreciate the president's de
sire for rest, and there have been no
Intrusions. The president Is greatly
pleased with his visit here and regrets
that It cannot bo extended, but the
arrangements having been made for his
visit to tho military camp ut Montauk
Point on Saturday necessitates his
leaving here at noon tomorrow.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 28. By order of
Emperor Nicholas, Count Mnravtcff,
tho foreign minister on the 24 Inst,
handed to the foreign diplomats at St.
Petersburg a note declaring mainten
ance of peace and the reduction of ex
cessive armament nowcrushlngall na
tions. Is the Ideal for which all govern
ments ought to strive.
The czar considers the present move
ment favorable for the Inauguration ot
n movement looking to this end and
Invites the powers to take part In nn
International conference as means of
thus ensuring real and lasting peaco
and terminating the progressive In
crease of armament.
London, Aug. 28. The czar's propos
ition of international conference for the
purpose of securing real and lasting
peace among the powers and the ter
mination of the progressive Increase in
armaments, ns conveyed In a note from
Count Muruvieff, the Russian foreign
minister, to the foreign diplomats ut
St. Peterburg, Is likely to produce a
sensation throughout Europe, and com
ing from such a quarter with such ev
ident sincerity of purpose, it is likely
to have Important effects. There Is no
doubt that with Russia taking the lead
In such a step, Germany, France and
other nations will be willing to follow
TEXT OF THE NOTE.
The text ot the note follows:
Condition of Balance of 125 Yukon
Passengers Not Stated.
Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 28. The steam
er South Portland arrived here today,
twelve days from St. Michaels with
123 passengers. Of these, only forty
tle had gold dust. Tho total amount
of gold Is estimated by the purser at
$150,000.
Major K. A. Walsh, formerly com
missioner of tho Yukon, nrrlved here
today from Skaguay en route to Otta
wa. Pish and Oyster Trust.
St, Louis, Aug. 28. Tho Republic says:
"Arrangements have been completed for
tho formation of a gigantic combination
with millions of dollurs of capital, for
tHo mimnHH at crtntrnlllnir tha irosh fish
nnd o; ster business of the United States
und Cunada. The combination was ef
fected In London by a stock company
with a copltal of J5.000.000, of which $2,100,.
C00 will bo h per cent, iior.-cumulatlvo pre
ferred und (lie balance In ordinary shares
of common stock,
Lafayette Memorial Commission.
Chicago, Aug. 28. Tho Tlmes-Herald
says: "Archbishop Ireland haB been ap
pointed a member of tho Lafayette memo
rial commission to the Paris exposition
by Commissioner General Peek. Dr. Ed
ward Everett Hale, of Boston, has eo
J ceptcd a membership on' the commission.
Typhoid at Houston.
Iloiston, Tox., Aug. 28. Dr. Blunt, state
health officer, liu?t night stated positively
that tho soldier. Goodwin, at l''ort Point,
near Galveston, Is suffering from yellow
fever, though now convalescent. Ho said
ihnt this onlnlor. was shared by other
physlcons. lie exarrlned tlneo other
cases of sickness nt the fort, which ho
says aro unmistakably typhoid fever.
Purse for Bob and Tom.
S.tn Francisco. Aug. 2S. The National
Athletic club has cffcied a purse of JliVWO
for a twenty-round contest between Bob
FUzaimnions und Tom Sharkey, to take
place In December.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Aug. 28. Forecast
for Monday: For eastern Pennsyl
vania, threatening weather; warm
er; southeasterly winds. For west
ern Pennsylvania, threatening
weather; showers; brisk south
easterly winds.
New York, Aug, 29. (Herald's
forecast) In the mlddlu states and
New England, today, fair to partly
cloudy; warmer weather and light
to fresh variable winds will pre.
vail, tho wlrds mostly northeast
erly to southcbctcrly, possibly fol
lowed by local rain on tho coasts
of this section.
The maintenance ot general peace ani
the possible i eduction of the excessive
armaments which weigh upon all nations,
present themselves in existing conditions
to tho whole, world as an Ideal toward
which the endeavors of all governments
should be directed. Tho humanitarian
and magnanimous Ideas of his majesty,
the emporor. my august muster, huvo
been won over to this view in tho convic
tion that this lofty aim Is In conformity
with views of all the powers; and the im
perial govornment thinks the present mo
ment would be very fuvnrablo to seeking
the means.
International discussion Is the most ef
fectual means of ensuring all peoples ben
efit u real durable peace above an. put
ting an end to the progressive develop
ment of tho present armaments.
In the course of the lust twenty years
the longing for general appeasement has
grown, especially pronounced In the con
sciences of civilized nations; and the pra
servutlon of peace has been put forward
as an object of International policy. It Is
In Its name that great states have con
cluded among themselves powerful alli
ances. it Is the belter to guarantee to peaco
that they have developed In proportion
hitherto unprecedtnteu, their mllita'y
forces one' still continue to Increase them,
without shrinking from any sacrifice.
Nevertheless, all these oltorts huv not
yet been able to bring anout the benefi
cent lesult desired pacification.
Tho llanclal charges following thu up
ward march strlko at tho very root of
public prosperity. The Intellectual and
physical sturgth of the nation's lulur
and capital aro mostly diverted from their
national application and are inproduct
ivelv consumed. Hundreds of millions aro
devoted to acquiring tenlblu engines of
destruction, which, though tod-iy regard
ed os tho vast work of science, aro de.
stilled tomorrow to lce all their value in
consequence of some fresh discovery in
the same Held. Nullortil culture, econ
omic progress and the productions of
wealth are either p.iruhzcd or checked
In development. Moreover, In proportli.l
as the armaments of each power In
crease, they le.s and less fulhll the ob
ject the government have set boforo
themselves.
The economic crisis, due In great part 'o
the system if armamei ts I outrance. and
the continual danger which lies In this
massing of war material aro transforming
tho armed peace of our days Into a crush
ing burden which the peoples have moro
and more difficulty In bearing.
It appears evident that If this stale of
things wero to bo prolonged It would in
evitably lead to tho very cataclysm It Is
desired to avert, ar.d the horrors whereof
make every thinking being shudder In ad
vance. THE SUPREME DUTY.
To put an end to thc-be Incessant arma
ments und to seeks tho means ot ward
ing off the calamities which uro threat
ening the whulo world such Is the su
preme duty today Impoj-cd upon all stntes.
Filled with this Idea, his majesty has
been pleased to command mo to propoao
to all the governments whnce representa
tives are accredited to the Imperial court,
the ussembllng of a conference which
shall -occupy Itself with this gravo
problem.
This conference will be, by the help of
God, a happy presage for the century,
which Is about to open. It would converge
Into ono powerful focus, tho efforts of all
states sincerely Keeking to make tne great
conception of universal peace triumph
over the ilenuntp of trouble and discord,
und It would, at the same time, ccmnt
their agreement by a corporate consecra
tion of the principles of equity und rlg'it
whereon rest the security of states and
tho welfare of peoples
Profound Impression.
Rome, Aug- SS. The czar's note has
mado a profound Impression hero. Some
of tho newspapers applaud, whllo others
greet tho communication with reserve or
distrust.
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Washington, Aug. 2S. United
consular officers In every pint
world have been Informed by tho depart
ment of statu that Uwy may Usue bills
of health and certify Invoice for S.m.
tlago, Ponce, Manila or other ports in the
actual possession ot tho United St Mrs,
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