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WHEELER'S
STATEMENT
He Replies to Various
Letters That Have
Been Received.
TALES OF STARVATION.
JClio Old Warrior Thinks That the
True State of Affairs Has Been
Greatly Exaggerated In the News
papers Troops at Montauk Are
Supplied -with Every Comfort That
Money Can Buy No Complaints
Have Been Made by the Brave
Boys Who Knew That They Would
Encounter Diseases in the Tropics.
Praise for the President and Sec
retary of War.
Camp Wlkoff, Montauk Point, Sept.
2. Major General Wheeler Rave the
following to the Associated Press to
night: "Headquarters U. S. Forces, Camp
"Wlkoff, L. I., Sept. 1. 189S. The follow
ing Is a sample of the letters that we
are constantly receiving regarding the
soldiers In camp:
"In regard to my stepson, we feel
uneasy about htm on account of the
newspaper reports of the privation
and suffering lnlllctcd on the private
soldier. Although he has never uttered
a complaint since he hus been in the
army, we hear from other sources of
the cruel and horrible treatment In
flicted on our soldiers under the pre
tense of humanity for our neighbors
nnd the whole country is In a state
of terrible excitement. I should not
be surprised If the feeling should lead
to a revolution of some kind, for I as
sure you I hear on all sides the most
violent denunciations of the war de
partment and the administration. It
is indeed a great pity that the glory
of our triumph should be dimmed by
such a shameful treatment nnd star
vation of our brave soldiers while the
Spanish prisoners have the best com
forts tlie country can nfford.
"It will be seen that this letter says
that not a word of complaint has been
received from the soldiers and now so
far as my investigation goes, no com
plaint has been made by any of the
breve soldiers that have added glory
to our arms In the Cuban campaign.
A great many anxious fathers, moth
ers, brothers or sisters arrive here
from all parts of the United States to
look after their relatives whom they
say, the papers tell them are suffering
and many of them have heard that
their relatives are In a condition of
starvation. Most of these people are
little able to expend the money for
such a Journey, and they are surprised
when they come here to find that their
relatives are surrounded with every
thing to ent which can be procured by
money; and If sick In the hospital they
are gratified and surprised to llnd that
they are given every possible care.
HIS VIEW OP FACTS.
"In reply to a direct request that I
will give the exact facts as I see them,
I will state:
"Every oillccr and soldier who went
to Cuba icganled that he was given a
great and special privilege In being
permitted to engage In that campaign.
They knew they were to encounter yel
low fever and other diseases, ns well
as the terrible heat, and they were
proud and glad to do so. They knew
that it was impossible for them to have
the advantage of wagon transportation
which usuully accompany armies, and
yet olllcers and men were glad to go,
to carry their blankets and their ta
tlons on their lucks nnd to he subjected
without any shelter to the sun nnd
loins by day and the heavy dews by
night. They certainly knew that the
Spaniards had spent years In erecting
defenses, and It wns their pleasure to
assault and their duty to capture the
Pwintxh works. They were more than
' i' . -"in- tlit- linrdshlps nnd these
dangers. They went there nnd did their
. .him wi-i-iinng i, feel that
A nun- in honor and prestige wns to
be measured by his conduct. The brave
Jiieii who won the victories did not
complain of the neglect of the govern
ment, but on the contrary they seemed
grateful to the. president and secretary
of war for giving them the opportunity
to Incur these dangers and hardships.
They realized that In the hurried or
ganization of an expedltior. by a gov
ernment which had no one with any
experience in such matters, It was im
possible to have everything arranged
to perfection; and they will testify that
under the circumstances the conditions
were more perfect than any ane would
have reason to expect, and that the
president and secretary of war and
others who planned nnd dispatched
this expedition deserve high commen
dation. SAMPSON'S TELEGRAM.
"One reason why our army was
lacking In Home respects In equippage
was a telegram lecelved from Admiral
Sampson stating that If the army
reached there Immediately they could
take the city at once, but if they should
he delayed the fortltlcatlons of the
Spaniards would be so perfected that
there might be great dltnculty In tak
ing it. On receiving this despatch from
Admiral Sampson the war department
dliected the army to move at once,
and all connected with the army will
leeall that the orders weio received
nfter dark and the army was In mo
tion, hud traveled nine miles and wan
on tlio ships at daylight. When the ex
pedition sailed for Cuba It went there
escorted by n large fleet of warships.
At that time It was regarded ns Im
possible for a merchant ship to sail on
the ocean eafely from any American
port to Santiago, but us soon ns the
Spanish fleet wus destroyed und It
was possible for unarmed ships to
tall safely to Santiago, the generous
people of the United States subscribed
money without limit and despatched
ship after ship loaded with luxuries
and delicacies for the Santiago army,
and everything that could be accom
plished for their comfort wus done
by the president nnd secretary of war.
"After the surrender had been com
pleted and arrangements perfected for
transporting the Spanish army to
Spain, the president and secretary of
war sent shipping to Santiago and
transported our army to one of the
most healthful locations In the United
States. The point eelected by the sec
retary of war was so situated that
thorough protection was given the
people of the United States from the
danger of yellow fever contagion. Tho
soldiers upon their arrival at this
place received every care nnd bounty
which could be procured by money.
The president nnd secretary of war
directed that their health and comfort
should be cared for without reference
to exepnse, nnd In addition the people
within a circuit of 100 miles vied with
each other In shipping to them car
loads and steamboat londs of luxuries
of all kinds.
NO COMPLAINTS ARE HEARD.
"I have Just finished my dally In
spection of the hospital. With rare
exceptions the sick nre cheerful nnd
Improving. I have nursee and doctors
to carp for them, and In all my many
tours I have not found a single patient
who made the slightest complaint. It
Is true there has been suffering, and
great suffering. The climate of Cuba
was very severe upon all of our sol
diers but Instead of complaining the
hearts of those brave men nre filled
with gratitude to the people for boun
teous sympathy which has been ex
tended them.
"There is no doubt that there has
been Individual cases of suffering and
possible neglect among the soldiers,
not only In Cuba but since their arri
val at this place. Nearly 20,000 men
were brought from a yellow fever dis
trict to the United States. It would
have been criminal to have landed them
and allowed them to go promiscuously
among the people. It has been stated
by physicians that if It had been done,
yellow fever would have spread through
many or our stntes.
"To avoid such a catastrophe a point
which Is more thoroughly Isolated from
the people than any other locality
which could be found was selected. By
these wise means the country has been
saved from a scourage of this fearful
disease. Every one will realize that to
remove the 18,000 men and put them
on broad fields without any buildings
whatever could not be done without
some hardships. Over 5,000 very sick
men have been received in the genernl
hospital and ns many more sick have
been cared for In the camps, and yet
only about sixty deaths have occurred
In these hospitals.
THE LABOR NECESSARY.
"Tents had to be erected and hospi
tals constructed and preparations to
supply thoso 18,000 men with whole
some water, food, medicines, physic
ians, nurses, cooks, hospital furniture,
wagons.ambulances and the other needs
essential to caring for 18,000 men, fully
nulf of whom are very sick or In a
feeble physical condition. In addition
to this, most of the bedding nnd mucn
of the clothing was left In Santiago to
prevent yellow fever Infection. All of
these deficiencies have had to be sup
plied. We had but one line of railroad
to bring these supplies, and sometime!)
there have bee .inlays"
INSURGENlS ACTIVE.
Two Islands and S42,000 in Treasure
Captured The Junta in Hong
Kong to Confer with Our Consul.
Manila, Sept. 2. Several shiploads of
insurgent troops have invaded the
Southern Islands with the view of seiz
ing everything possible prior to tho
settlement of the peace conditions.
General Rlos, the Spanish commander,
with a flotilla of gunboats, Is acting
energetically; but the insurgents have
captured the outlying Islands of Rem
blon and Palawan, where they found
treasure to the amount of $42,000. The
prisoners captured have arrived here.
Delegates from the Hong Kong In
surgent Junta are to have an interview
with United States Consul Williams to
night, and it is thought that It may
possibly result In u settlement of the
Inburgent question.
G. A. R. CELEBRATION.
General Gobin Will Be Present
nt
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. Sept. 2. Advices were
received here by the citizens commit
tee today that General J. P. S. Gobin,
communder-ln-chlef of the Grand Army
of the Republic, nnd staff, would ar
rive here next Monday for the national
encampment that begins on Monday.
General Gobin has been In command
at Camp Alger and there has been
seme doubt ns to his ability to partici
pate In the encampment peace Jubilee
here next week, but he has leave of
absence for next week.
The city la already elaborately dec
orated for the event.
THE ROUGH RIDERS.
At Their Own Request Will Be Mus
tered Out of Service at Once.
Washlnton, Sept. 2. The Rough
Riders will be mustered out at Mon
tauk at their own request. (Each man
will be granted travel pay home, but
will not get the sixty days furlough.
This arrangement Is made at their
own request through Colonel Roose
velt. Commissioner Peck Sails.
New Yoik, Sept. 2. Commissioner Gen
era) Peck, commissioner to the Paris ex
posltlcn with several members of his
niaff, will e.-.ll tomoirow on the stenmsi.lp
La Touialne. was the principal nguie at u
b.imiiiot held tonight in the main saloon
ot Lu To'.iralne, lying In tho North rlvei.
The hundred Indies und gentlemen pres
ent were the pergonal fi lends of the coin,
mhsliinar general from Chicago, Wash
ington und elsewhere,
Shatter Will Not Talk.
Camp Wlkoff, Montauk Point, Sept. 2.
General Shutter declines to enter Into a
controversy. He sides with Dr. Senn in
regard to tho yellow fever among tho sol
dlers nt Santiago, and as he was slightly
indisposed today, drilled hlnnelf tn Intnr
viewer
PESSIMISTIC
FEELING EXISTS
FRANCE BELIEVES DP-EYPUS
SCANDAL WILL CAUSE WAK.
Tho Government Is Doing Its Best to
Stem the Rising Tide of Agitation.
High Olllcers in the French Army
Confess the Disclosures of an
Opening of the Dreyfus Affair Will
Cause War.
Paris, Sept. 2, 11 P. M. The report
put In circulation by a news agency
that a revision of tho Dreyfus case
had been decided up on appeals to be
premature.
It is now pointed out that a revision
must be sanctioned by A cnblnet coun
cil under the presidency of M. Fnure.
No such council has been held as
yet, but M. Cnvalgnac, the minister of
war, conferred at great length today
with M. Serrien, the minister of Jus
tice, nnd M. Brlsson, president of the
council and minister of the Intel lor.
The presumption is that these con
ferences had to do with tho proposal
of revision, but the results have not
been made public.
(Midnight.) The most pessmlstlc
feeling exists. It Is the common be
lief that Great Britain and Russia
are on the eve of war and that the con
sequences of the Dreyfus scnndnl will
Involve France In wnr with Germany.
The government Is doing Its best to
stem the rising tide of agitation. Im
promptu conferences today were devot
ed to an endeavor to convince the min
ister of war of the necessity of a le
vislon of the Dreyfus case, which the
whole country, Including the army,
now demands.
High ofllcers confess that the dis
closures that will follow the revision
will probably entail war, but they say
that would be preferable to having the
army remain under a cloud.
REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT.
The New York Naval Reserves Re
ceive a Hearty Welcome.
New York, Sept. 2. The New York
naval reserves from the Yankee who
arrived here from Philadelphia this
afternoon were met at tho Pennsylva
nia latlroud ferry by four ofllcers of
tho battalion reserves and preceded by
the Eighth regiment band, marched up
Broadway.! They were enthusiastical
ly cheered by large crowds who had
assembled to see tho parade.
President McKlnley was on the bal
cony of the Fifth Avenue Hotel fan
ning himself with his handkerchief
when the naval reserves passed. Ho
Jumped to his feet und clapped his
hands and, when the tars presented
arms, bowed In answer to their suIu'-
The sailors were surprised and de
lighted at being reviewed by the presi
dent. PRESIDENT WOODRUFF DEAD.
Head of the Mormon Church Passes
Away.
Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 2. A private
telegram from George (J. Cannon, wlu
Is now In San Francisco, announces
the death of the president of tho Mor
mon church, Wllford Woodruff. Mr.
Woodruff died this morning. He hud
been troubled with kidney complaint
for some time and went to the Paclllc
coast for the Improvement of lib health
about a month ago.
He apparently slept well last night
and died this morning without a strug
gle. Mr. Woodruff was born at Farming
ton, Conn., In 1S07 and was one of the
original 147 pioneers that leached Salt
Lake valley In 1S47.
He has been president of tho church
for the last ten years.
CORBETT DOES NOT WORRY.
Cannot Tell When the Fight with
McCoy Will Occur.
Chicago. Sept. 2. Jim Corbett. the
pugilist, passed through Chicago to
day on his way to New York. In an
Interview he said:
"I am feeling perfectly well and
have not nllowed myself to worry. As
regards the light with McCoy I have
not made up my mind whether to fight
on October 1 or not and cannot tell
until I have talked It over with Consl
dlne. I am still In the business though
and mean to give everybody a chance.
1 want to thank the members of the
spotting fraternity for their kindly ex.
pretsions of sympathy for me In my
bereavement."
Preparing for Trouble.
Springfield, 111., Sept. 2. Governor Tan
ner revoked the leave ot ubscnro of the
Third regiment, Illinois voluntucrs. A
regiment of Sons of Veterans will bo tcm.
porarlly mustered Into tho National
gunrd. The action Is In antidilution ot
labor troubles at I'aua und Vlrdeu. The
Third, as volunteers In the United States
army aie away from the stute on leave
of absence.
More Patients Coming.
Wellington, Sept. 2. Surgeon General
Sternberg today received a dispatch from
Chief Surgeon rt'oodbury nt Ponce, say
ing Unit the hospital ship Relief will ar
rive at Philadelphia next Tuesday morn
ing with 24S patients from Porto ftUo
aboard. They will be distributed among
the hospitals nt i'hiladelphiu.
Alger En Route for Wikoff.
Washington, Sept. 2. Secretary Alger,
accompanied by Airs. Alger, Commissary
Oeneral Egan and Senator Pioctor left
Washington this afternoon on the I'enn
sylvnnla for Now York, where they will
meet the president and proceed to Camp
Wlkoff.
Yellow Jack in Mississippi,
Jackson, MUs., Sept, 2. The board or
health lias rcctlved a telegrum from In
spector arant stating that yellow fever
has appeared at Taylor station. No
statement of the number of cases was
inmlr
HE WANTS A DIVORCE.
Genernl Cassius M. Clny Desires Le
gal Separation from Dora.
Richmond, Ky., Sept. 2. The petition
for dlvoico filed by General Cassius M,
Clay to secuie a legal separation from
his girl wife, Dora Richardson Clay,
lecltes "that tho plaintiff has treated
the defendant In all respects as a
dutiful and faithful husband should,
that he hns fully met and discharged
all the covenants of said marriage
contract, but that the defendant did,
without fault on the part of tho plain
tiff, ubandon her home on July 3, 1897,
and since lived separate and apart
from him."
General Clny prays for a divorce nnd
asks that tho defendant be restored
to her maiden name nnd given all prop
er relief, which Is supposed to mean
that he Intends to provide a liberal
alimony. The defendant's answer ad
mits all the charges. General Clay
says that the girl shall never want bo
long as he lives.
HOTTEST SEPTEMBER 2.
Yesterday Broke the Records of the
Weather Bureau.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2. There was one
death and over 50 prostrations from
the heat today In this city. The death
was Ernest Horn, aged 15. Several of
tho other victims ar not expected to
live. Tho thermometer registered 94
nt Its maximum, and while this was
several degrees below that of yester
day the humidity today exceeded that
of yesterday.
The weather bureau states that to
day was the hottest Sept. 2 since the
buieau was established.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Smnllest Number or .failures in An
gust of Any .Mouth in Five Years.
Wheat Crop Large.
New York, Sept. 2. R. O. Dun and
company's weekly review of trade will
say tomorrow:
The smallest failures over recorded
In any month for five years were thoso
of August.
The lot go volume of business In a
month usually one of the most Inactive
of the year demands attention. Post
ponement during the months of war
of some contracts and purchases which
have now come forward explains part
of the increase, and the strong ab
sorption of securities explains part,
but there hns ul;o been a great de
cline In the averages of prices for all
commodities.
There is no room to doubt that the
wheat crop, even though It may fall
a shade below' some estimates, will
prove the largest ever harvested.
Foreign buying has been strong, so
that Atlantic exports for the week
have been 3,d2Q,8iS bushels as against
5,531,758 last year, and Pacific exports
458.S41, as against 258,651 last year. But
receipts at the west are Increasing
nnd the price has dropped 5 cents for
spot, though the September option
Is seven-eighths lower for the week.
Corn has fallen a fraction, later re
ports Indicating a less satisfactory
yield, and probably not more should
be consumed nt home In enlarging the
stock of animals.
Tho Improvement In the Iron indus
try hns not only continued but becomes
more Impressive because an enormous
buying of materials has satisfied the
needs of great consumption for months
to come, tho demand for products is
so great that both materials and pro
ducts gradually advance In price.
Bessemer pig has risen to $10.55 at
Pittsburg, local coke at Chicago and
anthracite foundry at the least are
strong, and also bars and plates ad
vance a shade, with most structural
and plate mills filled with orders for
months to come and 25.000 ton rails
sold at Chicago for delivery next year.
The advance In the tin plates In spite
of the production not thought pos
sible not lung ago, Is evidence that
consumption of steel in that branch
will be heavy. The wire nail works
also report a better demand, and out
put for Connellsvllle coke has sturtcd
up, gaining for tho first week.
Fullures for the year have been 171
In the United States ngulnst 191 last
year and 122 In Canada against 230 last
year.
DR. SWALLOW'S FROST.
But a Small Audience Listened to
His Remarks at Williams Grove.
Williams Grove. Pa., Sept. 2. The
Twenty-fifth annual gathering of the
state grangers came to a close at this
place today. The uttendnnce during
the week has been the largest In the
history of the organization, the man
agement estimating the total number
of people present at 75,000.
Temperance was the theme of the
orators today, the day having been
set npart for prohibition. Rev. S. C.
Swallow was the principal speaker at
tho afternoon gathering. He deviated
from his topic at one point to touch
on Quaylsm but In the main confined
hla remarks to the cause of prohibi
tion. But n small audience heart! him,
there being present on the ground less
thnn 5,000 people and In the auditorium
hardly one tenth of that number.
The Strike at Hazleton.
HnzletMi, Sept. 2. This? uf let noon some
of the englneeis nt the Colciulno colliery
went out on strike, claiming that since
the pump runners Joined tho strike and
quit work they have been obliged to look
after the pumps and also their own work.
No further conferences havo been held
by the striking miners, with the com
pany ofhclnls und the men are still as de
termined to hold out Ob they weie jester
ilay, Kentucky Feud Settled.
JiiitrJbburg, Kj.. Sept. 2.Y lill.im Mor
gan, a biotlier-ln-lnw of Colonel Jack
Chlnu, tho will known blue grass turf
man, was shot twlre In the bleast und
stabbed In tho ubdomen onco liv James
Moberty this morning. .Morgan died
shortly ufter. There had been an old
l,rudge between the two men, which cul
minated In a perscml encounter.
Rev. Thos. Heywood Dies.
New Yoik, Sept. 2. Rev.Thomaa Hey
wood, formerly well known In. tempjr
mice work In Uriat Britain, died at nls
homo In Elizabeth, N, J., toduy, aged 'ti
years. Mr. Heywood wus the first to in
troduce, tlics late Gerernl Neol Bow to on
English audience.
FURLOUGHS FROM
CAMP WIKOFF
MICHIGAN VOLUNTEERS ARE
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Governor Plngree's Son is In Charge
of the Train Which Is Made Up
of Pullman Coaches General Shaf
fer Is Becoming Familiar With
Affairs at the Camp The Rough
Riders to Be Mustered Out.
Camp Wlkoff, Montaulc Point, L. I..
Sept. 2. The Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth Michigan Volunteers left camp
today homeward bound on a sixty
days' furlough. They will travel by
the West Shore line. The trains car
rying the Michigan volunteeis had
been arranged for by Governor Pin
gree. They are made up of Pullman
coaches for both the sick and the well
men. The governors son, u. s. i'in
gree, Is In charge, and with him are
the sixteen volunteer nurses that
came from Detroit on Wednesday to
care for the Invalids. In the Thirty
third nre 80 sick men and In the Thirty-fourth
40. A few men not fit to
trnvel are left in the general hospital.
Colonel Roosevelt Is pushing the
mustering out of tho First cavalry
(Rough Riders) who will leave for their
homes In different parts ot the coun
try within the next few days.
It Is expected that when the presi
dent and Secretary Alger come here
tomonow orders will be Issued send
ing home many moie of tho volunteer
troops.
General Shatter Is familiarizing him
self with the condition of affairs In
Camp Wlkoff. Ho has had consulta
tions with Generals AVheeler, Young
and Ames. The lu,-t named has been
carefully looking into the affairs or
the camp at General Wheeler's sug
gestion und advised General Shatter
as to the condition of the hospitals,
the methods of caring for tho sick
and the sanitary condition of tho camp.
The special train having on board tho
presidential party will arrive during
the forenoon. There will be no formal
parade or review of the troops. When
tho president arrives a salute will be
tired In his honor, In accordance with
the president's desire not much dis
play will be made over his arrival In
camp.
TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.
Four transports arrived here during
the night. The Orizaba, Berkshire,
City of Washington nnd the Nuces.
The Nuces brought 3S5 men of tho
Twenty-ninth regiment Infantry and a
detachment of the First Illinois. There
wore twenty-six sick men on board.
The Berkshire brought 348 convales
cents from various commands, chiefly
of the regular army. Three died on
the voyage fromSantlago. One hun
dred and seventy-live of the convales
cents are still on the sick list. The
dead were burled at sea. The Orizaba
brought paymasters and clerks, twenty-four
altogether, and $1,000,000 cash
In the treasure chest. The City of
Washington brought Colonel Humph
rey, quartermaster U. S. A., and clerk,
two servants and three horses. None
were sick.
THE DEATH LIST.
There were ten deaths In the gen
eral hospital today and eight deaths
In the detention hospital. The deaths
Included four Michigan soldiers, three
Illinois men, one New York, one Mass
achusetts, six from the regular army
and one, Edwin Eugene Casey, of the
Rough Riders.
At the general hospital there nre
1,276 sick; at the division hospital 250.
One hundred men were furloughed to-
day.
CRUISERS ABANDONED.
St. Paul and St. Louis Turned Over
to International Navigation Co.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2. The auxiliary
cruisers St. Paul und St. Louis today
arrived ut Cramps' ship yard and were
returned to the International Naviga
tion company by the government.
There were im ceremonies attendant
upon the transfer beyond the hauling
down of the Amerlenn flag and the
raiting of the ensign of the Interna
tional Navigation company.
The ofllclnls of the company were
notified that the Harvard and Yule,
now In New York, foimerly named the
New York and Paris, would also be
turned over today to the company.
WILL DITCH THE TRAIN,
Threats
Made by Union
Miners
Against New Men.
Pann, 11., Sept. 2. State President
Hunter, of the United Mine Workers
association of Illinois, returned today
from tho south where he had gone for
the purpose of preventing any more
negro miners coming north to woik
during the present strike. He was un
successful, for another train load of
colored miners Is expected at Pana.
Tho union miners say they will ditch
the train.
- m
Franklin Weld Drowned.
Boston, Sept. 2. A private dispatch
from St. Johns, N. B., says that a man
.Irowncd near there early in the week
while boating, nnd who was supposed to
be frank T. Allen, of New York city, was
not Allen but Franklin Weld, a formerly
well Known resident or New Vork and
president of a number of western rail
roaus, Hon. Thomas Bayard 111.
Dedham. Mass., Sept. 2.--llon. Thomas
r. Bayard had n. relapse latu last night
and a consultation of physicians was
held, after which Mr, Bayard's physicians
remained with him until morning. A
second consultation was held today nnl
It was reported that Mr. Bu.wird wus
much better but be was very ill.
Winnie .unvis Very 111.
Narragansett Pier. R. 1 Sept. 2 Miss
Wlnnlo Davis, tho daughter of Jeffersm
Davis, who Is II) of gastritis here, ex
pel lenced a change for the worse today.
Her condition Is now considered critical,
Sick at Santiago,
Washington, Sept. 2. Tho following is
General Lawton's report of health con
ditions today ut Pnntlugo; Total sick,
550; total fever, 129; total new cases fever,
7t total returned to duty, 22. No deaths.
TIIK NEWS THIS MOiiNINtl
Weather Indication. Todayi
Fair) Soulh.-.jterly Wlnili.
1 General General Wheeler's Reply to
Criticisms of tho War Department.
Camp Wlckoff Soldiers on Furlough.
Cabinet Crisis Imminent at Madrid.
Excitement In France.
2 General Cuban Relief Work.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 Local Religious News of tho Week.
Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow.
4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
5 Local Social and Personal.
0 l.ocnl Equity Suit Over the llnndlcy
Estate.
Proper Man In the Proper Place.
7 Local Colonel Boles' Visit to Mon
tauk Point Camp.
Burlul of Two Soldiers.
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
0 News Round About Scranton.
10 General T. P. Ryder Dies of Typhoid.
BICYCLE RACES.
Nearly 4,000 People Attend the
Events of the National Circuit at
Wilkes-Barre.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 2. Neaily
4,000 people attended the National Cir
cuit bicycle laces hero today. The
weather was delightful, but a trllle
warm for some ot the riders. Many ot
the professionals were In bad condition,
owing to an accident which befell them
at Mahanoy City yesterday Uald was
unable to ride. The only mishap of the
attcinoon wus an ntcident that befell
James Atherton, amateur, of this city.
He collided with two other riders in
the one mile rate and broke his collar
bone. Summaries:
One mile, f.iuerue couii. Lliatnploiish'p
Chic Coleman, Plttstcn, first; W. 11.
Croughu, Wllkis-Uune, secir.d; Ray lln
bler, Plttston, third. Time, 2.1! 1-.1.
One-half mile, natloral championship,
thne piellmiiiary hints Plist heat Karl
Klscr, llrst; L. D. Cabanne, second. Tun",
1.0.5 4-5. Second htul William Mai tin,
first; Tom Cooper, second. Time, 1.1)1.
Third heat O. L. Stevens, first; Arthur
Gardiner, second. Time, 1.0."is. As tilts
was tho slowest heat, Gardiner did i.ot
qualify for Urals. Final he.it-O. I.. Stn
ens, llrst; Earl Riser, second, William
Mai tin, third; Tom Cooper, fourth. Tunc,
1.05 2-5.
One. mllo open, amateur First heat
Chic. Coleman, Plttston, llrst; Ch.nles
Harry, Berwick, second; C. W. KrlcK,
Sinking Springs, third. Time, A2P4. Sev
ond heat J. 1. Rogers, Philadelphia,
flist;; J. J. Dukelow, Rochester, tucun,t;
P. J. Vancott, New York, third. Time.
2.19 1-5.
Final heat C. W. Krlck. first; Chic.
Coleman, -econd; J. P. Rogers, thlid.
Time, 2.18.
One mllo invitation Riders, Cabanne
nnd Kimble, Gardiner and Kl.er, Cuupcr
and Stevens. The three to win their heats
were Kimble, Gardiner and Stei:is.
Final heat won by Gardiner; Stevens, sec
ond; Kimble, third. Time, 2,00 4-5.
Five-mile handicap, amateur Won by
C W. Krlck. Sinking Springs, Pa.
(kcrntch); F. P. GMalder, Wllllnmsoort,
(75 yards), sreond; W. F. MeMlchuel, ller
wlck (50 yards), third; Charles Kuebler,
Wllkes-Barre (30 yards), fourth. Time.
12.50 4-5.
Two-mllo handicap, profisslonal Won
by Arthur Gardiner (scratch); Robert
Wtilthnm, Atlanta (10 yanls), second; W.
E. Decker. Minneapolis (10 jards). third;
Edward Walsh. Sheepshead Day (100
yards), fourth; Earl Kiser, Dayton, O.
(o0 vnrds), fifth. Time, 4.11 2-5, a world's
record.
One-hnlt mile open, amateur First hit
-C. W. Krlck, llrst; It C. Jewell. Blooms,
burg, second; F. P. Gstalder, William?
port, third. Time. Up. Second heat
Charles Harry. Heiwick. llrst; J. P. Rog
ers, Philadelphia, second, J, J. Dukelow,
Rochester, third. Final heat Won by
Charles Harry. Berwick; Rogers, second;
Krlck, third. Time, I.e.", 1-5.
One-half mile, state championship
Won by J, P. Rrpers, Philadelphia; ("has.
Harry, Berwick, second, C. W, Krlck.
Sinking Springs, third. Time, 1.03 2-5.
L. A. W. BULLETIN.
Suspensions That Will Expire New
Nnmes on the List.
Baltimore, Sept. 2. The bulletin is
sued today by Albert Mott, chairman
of tho racing board of the L. A. W.,
contains tho following:
The suspensions of George Harry and
George M. Snrley, Berwick, will expire
Sept. 4. 169S.
Robert Tate. Philadelphia: J. II.
Stevens and Knights ot Pythian, Phila
delphia; James L. Lowry, nnd Knights
of the Maccabees, Sharpsburg, Pa., are
placed upon the list Of those to whom
all sanctions will be refused for falling
to file programme and report of race
meet.
The Business Men's association, Al
lentown, Pa., Is suspended from the
snnctlon privilege for promoting un
sanctioned racing after warning.
James B. De Mun, Wllkes-Barre, Pa,,
Is suspended to Sept. 15, 1S9S, for fail
ure to ride.
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Ruidvllle. Mass., Sept. 2. At the grnnJ
circuit meet at tho Readvllle track today
two races were run oft In lino style, with
a couplo of heats In the thlid race to end
tho racing, the event going over until to
morrow. The 2.25 pace required llvo
heats. Tho Swift took tho first heat and
Exploit took the second. Then Lady cf
the Manor and llnlshed first In the next
three heats. Best time (second heat),
2.uh.
The Abbott took the 2 OS trial in
straight heats, Kentucky Union second.
Rest time (llrst heat). 2.0SU.
In the 2.12 trot Jasper Ayers took the
two heats trotted and the race then went
over till tomorrow.
Joo Putchen, driven by nls owner,
C. W, Minks, mndo a mllo In 2.02 flat,
beating his rercul for nmateur time of
2.05',i. also made by Mr. Maiks.
Express Companies Will Pay.
Chlcugo, Sept. 2. At a special confer
ence today of tho lepresentatlves of the
administration of tho American and Unit
ed Ftntes Expiess companies It was de
tided that tho con punlex would fiom this
date bear tho expense of the war Instead
of requiring the public to stamp consls'i
ments. Accident to General Young.
Camp Wlkoff, Montauk Point, Bcpt. 2.
Genernl Young while walking down the
road near the railroad depot this after
noon tripped on n piece of wire and fell,
breaking his right arm.
SITUATION
AT MADRID
Several Deputies Believe
That a Cabinet Crisis
Is Imminent.
NEW MINISTRY DISCUSSED
The Lower Classes are Deeply and
Perhaps Dangerously Impressed
by the Ghastly Appearance of the
Returned Spanish Soldiers from
Santiago de Cuba Catalonia Pro
tests Against Continuance of
Special War Tax.
Madrid, Sept. 2. Several members of
the Chamber of Deputies expressed a
strong belief thnt a cabinet crisis Is
likely to follow Immediately on the
meeting of the Cortes.
The probable composition of the new
Conservative ministry Is being dis
cussed. London, Sent. 2. The Mndrld corre
spondent of the Dnlly Chronicle says:
"The lower elnses are deeply and
perhaps dangerously Impressed by the
ghastly appearance of the repatriated
soldiers from Santiago do Cuba.
"All Catalonia protests against tho
continuance of the special war taxes
nnd Insists on their Immediate repeal,
threatening to close nil the factories it
the demand is not compiled with."
SPAIN WANTS HER SOLDIERS.
Washington, Sept. 2. Having ar
ranged for tho release and return to
Spain of the Spanish sailors captured
after the destruction ot Cervera's lleet,
the Spanish government Is now seek
ing to secure tho release of the Span
ish soldiers who are still held captive
In this country. There are a few of
these confined at Fort McPherson and
our governtn'ent Is very willing to be
rid of them.
Since the United States has consented
to release the sailors upon the sole con
dition that the Spanish government
shall Jranspoit them home, M. Thle
buut, acting In the Interest of the Span
ish government, has Just made appli
cation to the state department for
similar treatment In the case of tho
Spanish soldiers. The request Is now
under consideration and doubtless will
be granted.
THEY HADE A SELECTION. '
Name of Next Presiding Elder of
This District Not Announced.
Special to tho Scranton -Tribune.
Blnghamton. N. Y. Sept. 2. For tho
jiurpose of lecommendlng a suciessor
to the late Rev. Dr. J. G. Eckman, of
Scranton .piesiding elder of the Wyom
dlstrlct of the Wyoming Methodist
Episcopal conference, live presiding el
ders of the conference, met In this city
today. They selected one of five can
didates but all efforts to ascertain his
Identity were unavailing.
The presiding elders In session were:
Rev. Dr. L. ('. Floyd, of the Binghnm
ton district. Rev. C. II. Hayes, of tho
Chenango district; Rev. W. L.
Thorpe, of the Honesdnle district;
Rev. Austin Grlllln, of the Oneontn
district, and Rev. George Forsyth, of
the Owego district.
The live candidates were: Rev. Dr.
A. J. Van Cleft, of Dunmore; Rev. Dr.
Manley S. Hani, of Wyoming; Rev.
Stephen Jay. of Ashley; Rev. Wilson
Trelble, of Wyoming, and Rev. E. B.
Olmstead, of Btnghnmton.
Efforts to ascertain the result elicited
only the Information that an agree
ment had been reached, that the re
commendation would be made to Blfeb
op Mallileau, of Boston, and that tho
Identity of the successful candidate
could be made known only by the bibh
op. Your correspondent Is nssured that
the result has not been told to even the
candidate1?.
The fact that Bishop Mallileau Is
acting in the absence of Bishop Fow
ler and that tho latter Is expected to
soon return from Eurojie indicates thnt
confirmation of the presiding elders'
choice Is to be mude known at once.
Otherwise the report would have been
held pending the return of Bishop Fow
ler. YE EDITORS TRAVEL.
Delegates to Press Convention Aro
Given the Freedom of Omaha.
Omaha, Sept. 2. Eleven Pullman cars
carrying the eastern and southern dele
gates to the convention uf the National
Press association, which meets nt Den
ver next week, were switched on tlip
Missouri Pacific's tracks near tho ex
position grounds this afternoon. They
carried 400 jieople, consisting exclusive
ly of editors nnd their wives, who will
spend the remainder of the week In
seeing the Trnns-MlsslsslppI show.
The visitors were received at tho
press building and provided with
passes and other courtesies. They will
remain In their special cars during
their stay and will leave for Denver at
9.30 Sunday morning.
WEATHER FORECAST.
New York, Sept. 3, (Herald's
forecast) In the mlddlo states and
New England, today, warm lint
less sultry weather nnd fiesh
southwesterly and westerlj whins
will prevail with local thunder
storms and slightly lower tempera
ture In tho tiorthe'ii dl.ailcts and
probably on the coast of Long
Island nt night.
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