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TWO CENTS.
BATTLE OF
OMDURMAN
Brilliant Victory of
Troops Under Gene
ral Kitchener
THE INVINCIBLE BRITISH
With losses of About Two Hundred
Killed They Slaughter Thousands
of Pierce Warriors of the Desert.
The Flowers of the Khalifa's Army
Falls Before the Withering Fire of
the English Marksmen Corpses
Cover the Ground Like Drifted
Snow Bravery of the Dervishes.
Omdurman, Opposite Khartoum, on
the Nile, Nubia, Sept. 2, by Cnniel Post
to Nuzro. The Sldnr, General Sir Her
bert Kitchener, with the Khallfar
Black Standard, captured during the
battle, entered Omduriunn, the capital
of Muhodium, at 4 o'clock this after
noon at the head of the Anglo-Egyptian
column, after completely routing the
Dervishes and dealing u death blow
to Mahodlam.
Roughly, our losses were 200, while
thousands of the Dervishes were killed
or wounded.
Last night the Anglo-Kgyptlan army
encamped at Agatza, eight miles from
Omdurman. The Dervishes were three
miles distant. At dawn today our
cavalry, patrolling toward Omdurman,
discovered the enemy advancing to the
attack In battle array, chanting war
songs. Their front consisted of In
fantry and cavalry, stretched out for
three or four miles. Countless banners
fluttered over their masses and the
copper and brass drums sounded
through the ranks of the warriors who
ndvanced unwavering with all their
old-time ardor.
Our Infantry formed up outside the
camp. On the left were the First bat
talion Northumberland Fusilers, the
Second battalion Lancashire Fusiliers,
nnd the First battalion Grenandler
guards, with the Maxim battery,
manned by the Royal Irish Fusiliers.
In our center were the First battalion
Warwickshire regiment, the First bat
talion Cameron Highlanders, and the
First battalion Lincolnshire regiment
with Maxims worked by the detach
ment of the Royal artillery, under
Major Williams. On our right were
the Soudanese brigades, commanded
by General Maxwell and General Mac
Donald. The Egyptian brigades held
the reserve and both (lanks supported
by the Maxim Nordenfelt batteries.
ENEMY ADVANCED STEADILY.
At 7.20 a. m. the enemy crowded the
ridges above the camp and ndvanced
steadily In enveloping formation. At
7.10 our nrtlllery opened fire, which
was answered by the Dervishes.
Their attack developed on our left;
and In accordance with their tradition
al tactics they swept down the hill
side with the design of rushing our
Hank. Rut the withering lire main
tained for fifteen minutes by all our
lino frustrated the attempt and the
Dervishes balked, swept toward our
center upon which they concentrated
a furious attack. A large force of
horsemen, trying to face a continuous
hall of bullets from the Cameron
Highlanders, the Lincolnshire regi
ment and the Soudanese, were literally
swept away, leading to the wlthdrawnl
of the entire body, whose dead strewed
the field.
The bravery of the Dervishes can
hardly bo overestimated. Those who
carried the Hags struggled to within
a few hundred yards of our fighting
line, while the mounted Kmlrs abso
lutely threw their lives away In bold
charges.
When the Dervishes wIMwlrnw i.m,i,i
the rldco in front of their camp, the
whole force marched In battalions to
ward Omdurman. As our troops sur
mounted the crest adjoining the Nile,
the Soudanese on our right came into
contnet with the enemy who had re
formed under cover of a rocky emi
nence and had massed beneath the
Rlack Standard of the Khalifa in order
to make a supremo effort to retrieve
the fortunes of the day. A mass, 15,000
strong, bore down on the Soudanese.
General Kitchener swung round the
center and left of the Soudanese and
seized tho rocky eminence, and the
Egyptians, hitherto held in reserve,
Joined the firing lino In ten minutes,
nnd before tho Dervishes could drive
their attack home.
FLOWER OF KHALIFA ARMY.
Tho flower of the Khalifa army was
caught within a zone of withering cross
fire from three brigades, with the at
tendant artillery. Tho Mahdlsts strove
heroically to make headway, but every
rush was stopped, while their main
body was literally mown down by a
sustained deadly cross-fire.
Defiantly the Dervishes planted their
standards and died beside them. Their
denso masses gradually melted to com
panies and tho companies to driblets
beneath the leaden hall. Finally they
broke and fled, leaving tho field white
with Jlbbah-clad corpses, like drifted
snow.
At 11. IS the Sldar ordered an advance
nnd our whole force In lino drove thoso
remaining of tho foe Into tho desert,
our cavalry cutting off their retreat to
Omdurman.
Among the chief Incidents of the
battle was a brilliant charge by the
Twenty.flrst Lancers under Lieuten
ant Colonel Martin. Galloping down
on a detached body of the enemy, they
found the Dervish swordsmen massed
behind and wero forced to charge homo
' against appalling numbers. The Lane
era hncked through the mass, rallied
and kept the dervish horde at bay.
Lieutenant Grenfell, nephew of Gen
eral Sir Francis Grenfell, was killed;
four other ofllccrs were wounded;
twenty-ono men were killed and twenty
wounded
Tho Egyptian cavalry were In close
fighting throughout with tho Raggara
horsemen. For a short period thu en
emy captured and held the gun, but it
was brilliantly retaken. Tho heroic
bravery of tho Dervishes evoked uni
versal admiration. Time after tlmo
their dispersed and broken forces re
formed nnd hurled themselves upon tho
Anglo-Egyptians, their emirs conspicu
ously leading and spurring. Even
when wounded and In death agonies
they raised themselves to lire a last
shot.
Among tho wounded Is Colonel
Rhodes, tho correspondent of the Lon
don Times, und a brother of Cecil
Rhodes.
General Kitchener telegraphs, say
ing: Only two Hrltlsh officers wore killed In
tho battle, Lieutenant Grenfell, ot the
Twenty-first Lancers, and Captain Cal
decott, Warwickshire regiment. Grenfell
fell In a brilliant chnrgo by tho Twenty
first Lancers, who lost 21 killed nnd 20
wounded.
LONDON TELEGRAPH'S STORY.
London, Sept. 4. The Dally Tele
graph Issues a special edition with the
following detnlls of the movements on
Wednesday nnd Thursday, telegraphed
from Nnzrl: "This (Wednesday) morn
ing, the Anglo-Egyptian troops began
the ndvance In three brigades, side by
side with a front n mile wide, tho army
giving the Impression of n vast square,
with faces each a mile long. Our
cavalry occupied Jebel Sheikh Pall,
three miles ahead at C o'clock, and an
hour later our Infantry had arrived at
the banks of the river, which was
flooded at that point fully a mile In
land. "Here the force halted while tho gun
boats proceeded. The cavalry and
camel corps trotted forward, but only
a few scouts were seen, tinder the
command of Abdel Rakl, a Dervish
Emir, who fell back rapidly without a
contest.
"In n village we passed a number of
charred nnd mutilated bodies were
found. Rodles of thoso suspected of
spying nnd had been killed by the
Dervishes. At 7 o'rlock the Maxims
fired a furious round, scattering a body
of Dervishes In the bush. Then there
was a lull until noon, though tho cav
alry were several miles In ndvance,
and In the rear of the low hills around
Kerrerl. The gunboats signalled that
500 Dervish horsemen were moving
west upon the Egyptian right and the
Lancers on tho left, trotted to Inter
cept the enemy, the camel corps sup
porting. Rut the Dervishes slipped
back to their camp In the bush a mile
inland, consisting of nn old redoubt at
Kerrerl.
"The Lancers advanced through the
hill passes nnd got within a mile of
Kerrerl. Then two ofllcers went ahead
and discovered thnt there were many
lings In the Dervish camp. They were
fired upon nnd eventually the entire
mounted force returned to Sur Uraba,
inside the Sereba.
DERVISHES SURRENDER.
"During the afternoon tho gunboats
shelled the Dervish camp for several
hours, apparently doing much damage.
A number of Dervishes who had lied
to the bush to escape the shells sur
rendered during the evening. Among
the refugees were the Sheikh of Ker
rerl and a grandson of Kurshld Pasha.
"This (Thursday) morning, in spite
of a serious rainstorm which continued
all last night nnd until 9 o'clock today,
the army advanced at 5 o'clock and
found Kerrerl deserted. The Lancers
on the left and the Egyptian cavalry
and camel corps on the right advanced
six miles ahead of tho Infantry, which
marched In a square with General Ly
tleton's battalions leading. The Lan
cers got within it mile of Omdurman
nnd saw tho dome of the Mahdl's tomb
and tho palm trees of Khartoum.
"Drawn up in live divisions, with a
wing thrown naclt, was the Khallfar
army, its spears and swords glistening
in the sunshine, arrayed northwest of
the town In the desert. The tents of
tho camp were on the north side of the
town. In the central divisions were- nn
enormous number of banners, includ
ing one of blue and one of black.
A number of mounted Dervishes gal
loped forward and our dismounted
troops fired upon them, hitting sever
nl and driving off tho remainder. Two
squadrons of our cavalry pushed to
within S00 yards of the enemy, who
then advanced, our Lancers nnd tho
Egyptians retiring. Tho gunboats aru
now (Thursday afternoon) bombard
ing tho forta at Omdurman and Khar
toum. CORRESPONDENT KILLED.
London, Sept. 4. General Kitchener
telegraphs: "Howard, tho war cor
respondent was killed at the taking ot
Omdurman."
Tho sldar refers to tho Hon. Hu
bert George Lyulph Howard, Second
son of tho Earl of Carlisle, who was
thi? war correspondent ot the London
Times.
London, Sept. 4, Tho war nPlco has
received tho following despatch from
General Kitchener dated Saturday
evening;
"Tho remannnt of the Khallfar force
has surrendered, nnd I have now a
very Inrgo number of prisoners on my
hands.
"Our cavalry nnd gunboats are still
pursuing the Khallfar chiefs who with
only about 110 fighting men are ap
parently making for Kordofan."
Tho queen and General Lord Garnet
Wolsely, commander in chief of tho
Rrltish nrmy, have telegraphed their
congratulations to tho sirdar.
Think Andre Is Alive.
Chicago, Sept. 4. A special to tho
Times-Herald from Winnipeg, Man., says:
Indians reaching Dauphin from the far
northwest report meeting Esquimaux
who told of tho appearance among them
of a strungo man who descended from the
clouds on tho shores of Hudson's bay.
The opinion nmong the whites Is that tho
man is Andre, tho Arctic explorer.
Quarantine at Memphis.
Memphis. Tenn., Sept. 4. Tho Memphis
board of health today established a rigid
quarantine against the entire country.
No one will be allowed to enter tho city
from nny direction. This precaution was
taken on ncocunt of prcvalance of yellow
fever in Mississippi.
Minister Drops Dead.
Sprlnglleld, O., Sept. 4.-Rov. James
Stephenson, of Jamestown, O., dropped
dead from heart trouble In tho pulpit this
morning nt tho High Street Methodist
Episcopal church at the bcglniibj of bis
sermon.
FILIPINOS WANT
ANNEXATION
SOUTHERN NATIVES APPEAL TO
U. S. CONSUL WILLIAMS.
Better Class of Residents of tho
Philippines Deslro Annexation and
Nothing Else They Declare That
tho Independence Scheme Is Im
practicable and Only Ask to Be An
nexed to tho United States Con
sul Williams Will Probably Re
turn to Manila.
Manila, Sept. 1. A Hong Kong depu
tation, representing thu Southern Fil
ipinos, consisting of tho better clnss of
natives of Panay, Mlndoro, Cebu nnd
Mindanao, visited United States Con
sul Wllllums yesterday evening nnd
urgod that every possible clfort bo
made for the annexation of tho whole
of tho Philippine islands. The depu
tation declared thnt nil classes, the
warlike mountaineers, as well us thoso
engaged In mercantile pursuits, would
welcome tho Stars and Stripes, nnd
had resolved never to submit to Span
ish or Tngal rule.
They nlso said that there were four
thousand men, many of them armed
with rllles, near Hollo, ready to sup
port the Americans. They refuse to
Join In the clamor for independence,
which they consider Impracticable.
They only wish for annexation to tho
United States.'
Th? delegation intends to interview
General Otis, the American com
mander, to appeal to President Mo
Kluljy nnd to confer with Agitiualdo's
followers, with tho view of nrranglng
for a combined movement to Insist up
on annexation. They will nlso ask that
tlu Insurgent regiments be enrolled in
the American army, with Americnn of
ficers, and that the Insurgent chiefs bo
given appointments under General
Oils.
CONSUL NEEDED AT MANILA.
Washington, Sept. I. In response to
a communication from tho state de
partment nnnnouncing the desire of
Mr. Williams to resume his consular
post at Manila, Philippine Islands, and
making certain Inquiries of a diplo
matic as well as commercial interest.
Secretary Gage has sent tho following
letter to the secretary of state:
1 have the hoi-or to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 1st Inst., !n
regard to the resumption by Mr. Will
turns of hi duties as United States consul
at Manila, which were discontinued on
account of tho recent war with Spain.
You sug 'St that the regulations of the
treasury us to th goods Imported into
tho United States from Manila may re
quire the performance of arts similar to
thoso which he formerly performed when
In the exerelso of h'is consular functions
und state that you nro not advised as to
what regulations. If nny, have been
adopted In regard to the Importation of
goods from places In our military occu
pation. In reply I have to Inform you that no
special regulations have been adopted ns
to Importations frcm places In possession
of our military authorities in Porto Rleo,
Cuba nnd the Philippines, and no ques
tions have been raised In regard thereto,
or considered, nlthough some importa
tions from Porto Rico have been made
Into the port of New York.
As such places are regarded as fotelcn
territory, Importations therefrom tire
dutiable under the law, and the require,
ments as to consular ccrtlflctlon of in
voices, etc., nro still lu force as to such
goods. If practicable. In the present con
dition of affairs, this department Is of the
rplnlon that the resumption by Mr. Will
iams of his duties ns consul at Manila
would be advantageous to commerce and
the icvenue.
PANDO IN NEW YORK.
First of 42 Passengers to Land from
tho Philadelphia.
New York. Sept. 4. The story from
Havana that General Luis N. Pando,
the former commander of the Span
ish troops at Manzaulllo, had secretly
lied from Cuba on the French steam
ship Notre Dame du Salut for Spain
with 12,000.000 francs, was proved to
be unfounded today when the steamer
Philadelphia arrived hero from Ha
vana. General Pando was the first
of the forty-two passengers to land.
He was plainly dressed nnd woro
nothing to Indicate his high rank In
tho Spanish nrmy. He looks more like
n Frenchman than a Spaniard, being
short nnd stout and wearing a thick
black heard. He claims to speak no
English, and after arranging for the
removal of his five pieces of baggage
drove to a hotel, whore lie engaged n
sulto of rooms. The customs oiiicers
who examined Panda's luggage said
that the visitor was well supplied with
funds.
The Philadelphia brought a cargo of
C17 bags of sugar, and 231 packages of
tobacco and cigars.
THREE CHEERS FOR, VICTORIA.
Demonstration of Prussians at Camp
Service in Waterloo Place.
Hanover, Prussia, Sept, 4. Tho gar
rison of the city and tho Prussian
troops quartered In tho vicinity toduy
attended a camp service In Waterloo
Place, tho site of the tine column erect
ed to the Hanoverians who fell at the
battle in Waterloo.
Tho altar was erected at the foot of
the column, which was decorated with
emblems and wreaths.
Emperor William attended the ser
vice and at the conclusion of tho cere
monies delivered a brief address.
At tho close of his speech the em
peror called upon tho troops to give
three cheers for Queen Victoria,
Another Hospital Train,
Philadelphia, Sept. 4, The University
of Pennsylvania hospital tonight Hent .in
other special train to Camp Meade, near
Mlddlntown, Pa., to receive forty sick sol.
diers from Pennsylvania regiments and
thoso of other states. Tho trjlu will re
turn as soon us tho sick arc placed on
board and is expected early tomorrow
morning.
Jumped from a Trolley.
Atlantic City, N. J Sept, 4. Daniel
Maurlor, nged 63 years, an excursionist
from Strnssburg, Luncastir county, Pa
Jumped from a rapidly moving trolley
cur hero this morning and was killed ab
most instantly. Ho was thrown to tho
ground, striking his head on the pavo
ment. Coroner McLaughlin will hold an
Inquest
SICK SOLDIERS IMPROVE.
Only a Few in Philadelphia Hospi
tals Are in Serious Condition.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. Only about
twenty-ilvu out of the several hundred
sick soldiers under tho treatment at
tho hospitals In this city can now be
said to be in a serious condition. The
doctors and nurses arc meeting with
unexpected success In their battle
against typhoid, malaria and tho other
complications going with mnny cases.
The Intense heat of the past few days
has been a source of great worrlinent
to tho nurses, but by the nld of tho Ice
baths much hnrm that might other
wise come has been avoided. Now that
a complete dioglonsls of each case has
been tnken It has been found that
typhoid Is In tho majority. Private
John Devlin, of tho Seventy-first New
York, but a resident of this city, died
yesterday, nnd nn autopsy toduy
showed thirty-four large typholdal
ulcers In the small Intestines,
Joseph McFnrland, private of the
Sixth United States cavalry, was ad
mitted to tho Presbyterian hospital to
day with typhoid. Harry Wlndt, of
the Third New York, Is not expected
to live. He Is at St. Mary's hospital.
The Medico Chlrrurgieal hospital to
morrow will send about a dozen con
valescents to the country to recup
erate. SECRETARY ALGER
VISITS MONTAUK
He Is Satisfied That Everything
Possible Is Being Done for the
Sick Soldiers.
Washington, Sept. 4. Secretary Al
ger who returned Into last night from
Now York after his Inspection of
Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point with
President MoKlnley und several of the
bureau ofllcluls of the war department
commenting tonight upon the condi
tions of tho camp nnd stating the re
sults of his visit said:
"I feel certain after a careful ex
amination of Camp Wikoff and a thor
ough iiivestlgntlou of Its condition that
everything possible Is being done for
the men, both sick nnd well, who are
detained there. The camp Is an admir
able one.
While the conditions are as good ns
could ttasoinbly be expected under the
circumstances a shade of gloom Is cast
over the encampment by the physical
condition of the men. Sickness, suf
fering and death mar what would oth
eiwlse be a magnificent military pic
ture. These conditions, however, are
not the result of the situation of the
camp Itself; but of the terrible cam
paign through which the troops have
ju.it passed. That campaign of Santi
ago will be nu'inoinblc In tho military
history of the world. It was wonder
ful boih In itii conduct and in the re
sults accomplished. Few military ex
perts expected when the campalsn was
inaugurated that such a success could
be achieved lu so short a time. It was
a tremendous undertaking to begin a
enmpaign in n troplcnl country during
tlv rainy season against a position so
sttoTig and so well defended as at San
tiago. That .success was achieved so
soon and with a loss comparatively so
snvill Is du? to the energy and ability
of General Shafter and his command
ing olllcirs and to the dash, bravery
and splendid fighting qualities of the
men of General Shatter's corps.
The tremendous rains which set In
Immediately after General Shaffer's
anlvnl rendered It next to Impossible
for either the troops or supplies to be
gotten forward. Ho felt, however,
that whatever were dlfllcultlcs, he
must press forward and If possible end
tho campaign In the briefest time. The
climatic conditions were such to any
time mean the destruction of his com
mand by Illness, nnd the consequent
failure of the expedition. He took no
chances on delay, therefore, but swept
his gallant army upon tho Spaniards
with such Irresistible dash that vic
tory was won almost before tho Span
lards realized what they had to en
counter. "It Is perfectly evident now that had
General Shafter waited until his army
and Its supplies could have been sent
forward, with ordinary deliberation,
the expedition against Santiago would
have failed utterly.
"During nil the time the troops were
lying In tho trenches before Santiago,
despite the Immense dllllcultles exper
ienced lu getting supplies to the front,
the men suffered very little from a
lack of provisions. Doubtless there
were Individual cases of suffering bo
cause of the scarcity ot supplies at
tho front, but tho men had nil that
the soldiers of the Union army had at
times during tho civil war. Whllo the
Federal forces were lying In tho
trenches before Petersburg they suf
fered at times, during those seven
months, for good food, but, llko the
heroes before Santiago, they endured
without complaining.
"It Is particularly notable," continued
Secretary Alger earnestly, "that the
men who were actively engaged In the
Santlugo campaign are not complain
ing of their treatment. At Montauk
not u complaint did I hear from any of
them."
Tho president was particularly solic
itous about the condition of the men
who are HI. Ho went to Camp AVikoff
to nscertain for himself whether the
men in the camps needed anything that
they were not getting.
After several hours of patient Inves
tigation and careful examination ho
left the camp satisfied that the men
wero being ns well cared for as they
could be In a field hospital. He took
no official's word for anything. Ho
had gone to tho camp to see for him
self and his conviction as to tho con
ditions was reached only after he had
como In personal contact with those
conditions. Ho had served in cam.
paigns himself and he know Just what
ought to be expected In tho circum
stances. That he was reasonably well
pleased with the conditions as he found
them is in Itself a guarantee that they
are not fur wrong."
Monitor Out of Commission.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. Tho auxiliary
cruiser Yoscmlto arrived nt the League
Island navy yard toda with tho old sin
Klo turret monitor Montnuk in tow, Tho
Montauk is manned by New Jersey naval
reserves nnd for somo tlmo past has been
fctatloncd olt Tompklnsvllle, S. I from
which placo the Yosemlto towed her to
the yard. The monitor will be placed out
Of rnmmtuatrtll Itl M taw ilitra m.1 U..
I " -- - " " . tlllu III?
Uittval reserves will bo sent to thslr homes.
WAR VETERANS
AT CINCINNATI
OVER 20,000 EXCURSIONISTS
HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED.
The Thirty-Second National En
campment of the O. A. R. Will Be
gin Today First Parado Will Oc
cur at 0 O'clock a. m. Commander-in-Chief
Gobln Is to Arrive at
10.40 A Labor Day Demonstra
tion. Cincinnati, Sept. 4. Over 20,000 ex
cursionists are estimated to have ar
rived here today for the thirty-second
national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, which begins
tomorrow. None of the Posts arrived
today In bodies, and yet there wore
many uniforms among the excursion
ists. Rain In the morning mode the
day pleasant for the early arrivals In
visiting Camp Sherman nnd other at
tractions, and there Is every Indica
tion thnt the hot wave is over so for
as this locality Is concerned. Tho
arches and other structures were Il
luminated ngaln tonight and thous
ands viewed the decorations. The first
parade occurs at C o'clock tomorrow
morning, when tho naval veterans
form to escort Rear Admiral Daniel
F. Kelley and staff from the depot to
tho naval headquarters. The local
posts and others will form another
procession nt the depot when Commander-in-Chief
Gobln and staff ar
rive at 10.40 u. m. tomorrow, nnd nro
escorted to their headquarters. The
local posts and nnval veterans will bo
engaged all day tomorrow.
Owing to his work in connection with
the Ohio ho3pltnl train, Governor
Hushnell and staff will not arrive till
Tuesday evening, and like duties with
the sick Michigan soldiers prevent
Governor Plngree and staff from arriv
ing until Wednesday morning. The
governors of all the states will be met
on their arrival with large escorts,
The friends of Colonel A. Shnw, of
New York, James A. Sexton, of Il
linois, and I. F. .Mack, of Ohio, are
at work early In the contest for com-mnnder-ln-chlef,
and there Is also nn
early contest between Philadelphia.
Pittsburg, Denver and other places for
the next national encampment. Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture J. H.
Itiighnm Is here from Washington to
participate In the reunion of his old
regiment nnd also Chaplain Condon, of
the house of representatives at Wash
ington. In connection with the en
campment there will be nn unusually
largo Labor Day demonstration here
tomorrow.
SUPPLIES HELD UP.
Not Allowed to Land in Havnnn
Without Payment of Duty Dis
agreement Between the State and
War Departments Over the Method
to Be Followed in Securing the
Landing nnd Distribution of the
1,000,000 Rations.
Washington, Sept. 3. The state de
partment has In a measure locked
horns with the war department over
the question of the method to be fol
lowed in securing the landing and dis
tribution of the supplies taken to Ha
vana by the steamship Comal for the
relief of the distressed people of Cuba.
The Comal hns a million rations on
board In charge of Commissary NIs
kern of the nrmy. Permission to land
these supplies without payment of
duty was refused by the Spanish au
thorities at Havana several days ago
and since then the state and war de
partments have been trying to straight
en matters out. A telegram was re
ceived at the war department this
morning from Commissary Niskern
saying that Sonor Montoro, the colonial
secretary of the treasury, had agreed
to admit the relief supplies on certain
conditions. These conditions are that
the United States pay tho duty and
make tho distribution through United
States agents or the colonial govern
ment will make an appropriation cov
ering tbo duty and tho colonial govern
ment will Itself distribute the rations.
This dispatch was referred to the stato
department for an opinlun, and Acting
Secretary Moore this afternoon sent to
the war department a memorandum
saying that the best plan was to allow
tho colonial government to pay tho
duty and have the supplies distributed
Jointly by United States and Spanish
ollh ials.
While the officials of the war depart
ment have not reached any conclusion
as to tho course to be pursued, they
have already definitely decided not to
follow Acting Secretary Moore's ad
vice. As the supplies are In charge of
the war department and must bo dis
tributed ns It shall decide, tlnnl dispo
sition of the matter lies with tho mili
tary administration. From the present
temper ot th military authorities, who
nro displeased with tho action of the
Colonial government in putting obsta
cles in tho way of a prompt dlsttibu
tlon of the supplies, it Is sufo to say
that thu distribution will bo mado
wholly under the charge of American
agents or not at all. It Is contended
nt tho war department that under the
law providing for the relief of the dis
tressed people of Cuba no authority is
given for co-operation with tho Span
ish olllclats In distributing tho supplies,
and certainly not for permitting tho
Colonial government to distribute them
ulon. It was by the authority con
tained in that law, which was purely a
military measure. enactPd nearly n
month after war had been declared,
that the Comal was sent to Huvann,
The law Is entitled "An net to provide
assistance to tho Inhabitants of Cuba,
and arms, munitions and military
stores to tho people of tho Island ot
Cuba." Its text fellows;
Iio It enacted, etc., that whllo scrvlrg
In Cuba during the exUtlng war, olllccrs
of the army of tho United States exer
cising separate comumnds limy, by spe
cial order cause subsistence, medical nnd
quurternmstcr's supplies to bo issued to
nnd other old rendered to Inhabitants of
tho island of Cuba who nro destitute and
In Imminent danger of perishing unless
they recelvo tho same.
Section 2. That the president nnd gen
ernlofllcerscommandlngtroopsln Cuba aro
hereby authorized to furnish to tho Cuban
THE NEWS T1US M0KNIXU
Weather Indication! Todyi
Thunder Storms; Cooler.
1 General IJrllllaiit Victory of General
Kitchener at Omdurman.
Filipinos Desire Annexation.
Plans to Dissolve Camp Wikoff.
National Encampment of the G. A. it.
2 General French Minister ot War Re
signs.
Financial and Commercial.
3 Local-Y. M. C. A. Work at Camp
Thomas.
Hush Mooting at Nay Aug Park,
1 Editorial.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Local Memorial Setmon by Rev. Dr.
Harris.
IncreasB In Rcvenuo Collections.
0 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
7 Nows Round bout Scrrrton.
8 General Thirteenth Regiment Pleased
with Their New Camp.
people such arms, ammunition, equip
ments und military stores and supplies
as they may require In order to Iticrense
their effective lighting fotce In the exist
ing war against Spain.
Such a special order was Issued fn
the case of the Comal, and the wnr
department Is convinced of Its Inabil
ity to legally make tho distribution
other than through Its own olllccrs,
even if it were disposed to do other
wise. A formal decision in the case
will probably be rendered on Monday.
DEATHS FROM THE HEAT.
Many Prostrations from Warm
Weather Thirty-five Die in New
York Death Rate Elsewhere.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4. There were
nine deaths from the bent today In this
city and about twenty-five prostra
tions. The dead are Patrick Egnn,
nged 45 years; John Moser, fiO years;
James Lynn, agid f.! years; John W.
Marriott, nged 38 years, and Michael
Hessian, aged 38 years; Catherine
Physter. nged C3 years; George Swee
ney, aged 37 years; Patrick Golden,
nged 3S years, and nn unknown man.
Today for the first time since tho
present hot spell did the thermometer
show any sign of falling. For the past
three days It has hovered between OS
ami 'Jo, but the maximum reached to
day was !H degrees. The wind reached
a velocity of about twenty-two miles
und aided much In alleviating the suf
fering from the heat. Tonight there
are indications of local showers, with
a probability of cooler weather tomor
row. Trenton, Sept. 4. Two Trenton per
sons died today and three yesterday as
the result of the heat prostrations. One
of those who died today went in bath
ing In nn overheated condition and was
drowned.
New York, Sept. 4. XTp to midnight
tonight there has been reported to
police headquarters thirty-five deaths
and fifty prostrations from today's
heat. The maximum temperature to
day was but SS, but the distress was
heightened by the humidity, which was
&0 per cent, nil day long. The nlr grew
cooler tonight.
New York, Sept. G. At 1 o'rlock this
morning the number of deaths from
heat reported had reached forty-five,
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THEY WILL LEAVE TOMORROW.
Sixth Pennsylvania Prepared to Go
Home to Be Mustered Out.
Camp Meade, MIddletown, Pa., Sept.
4. The Sixth Pennsylvania regiment
will begin leaving Camp Meade tomor
row and by Tuesday night the entire
twelve companies will have gone nwny.
Two companies each from the First
and Second battntlons and one from
the old State Fencibles are slated to
statt first. They have turned their
government property over to Chief
Ordnance dicer Duvatl and will be
given a thirty-day furlough, at the ex
piration of which they will report to
their camp armories for mustering out.
The Twenty-second Kansas and
Tliiid Missouri which have also re
ceded orders to preparo for muster
out, will also get away tomorrow and
Tuesday. The First battalion of the
Thirteenth Pennsylvania has been or
dered to camp at (.'amp Mudt siding
for fatiguo nt thu quartermaster's de
put. The olllccrs of the Third Missouri to.
day presented tho Third New York
with a beautiful silver loving cup and
each ot tho companies a handsome silk
marker with tho letter of tho com
pany printed In gold.
Privates James and Lintoff Glover,
brothers, Company F, Second Tonnes
st e, were seiiouslj stabbed last night
In a quarrel with Private Ptirsoly, of
tho tjamo company. Private Connelly,
Company F. stabbed thu company
cook, Charles Johnson.
Captain Gray, Second Tennessee, hns
been placed under urrest for Insubor
dination by order of Colonel Anderson.
Lieutenant Colonel Klrby, Third New
York, hns bun relieved us provost
marshal and Lieutenant Colonel Pat
terson, Second Tennessee, appointed In
his place. Private Frank E. Welsmun,
Company II, Tenth Ohio, Cleveland,
died today of typhoid fever in tho divi
sion hospital.
Tho Sixty-fifth New York passed
through Harrisburg tonight enruuto to
Ruffalo from Camp Alger. There wero
thirty-four admissions today to tho
general hospitals.
General Gobln has gone to Cincinnati
to attend the national encampment of
tho Grand Army ot tho Republic, of
which he Is commander.
Fauve Returns to Paris.
Paris. Sept. I. Owing to tho resignation
of M. Godfrey Cavalgnac, of the minis
try of war, President Fuure returned to
Paris this morning, confeired with M.
Dclc.isso, minister for foreign affairs;
M. Houraeola, minister of public educa
tion, and General Zurtlr.den. The cabl
net will mjet tomorrow expressly to deal
with tho request from Mme. Dreyfus for
a revision of tho proceedings of tho court
martial that condemned her husband.
Sick at Santiago.
Washington, Sept. 4,-Ueneral Lawton r.
report received tonlcht of tho health con.
dltlons of the American troops today at
Santiago shows; Total blck, 23S; tolal
fever, 181; total new cases fever, 20; to
tal returned to duty, 9. DentliB, 2, Geo.
H. Bray, private First Illinois; Euseno
Mungerj First cavalry v
CAMP WIKOFF
TO DISSOLVE
It Will be a Modest Af
fair After October
the First
TROOPS ARE SENT AWAY
Eighth Ohio nnd First Illinois Will
Break Camp TomorrowThe Rough
Riders to Be Mustered Out In n
Few Days Tho Troopship l'.ou
mania Arrives from Santiago.
Burials at Sea.
Camp Wikoff, Montnuk Point, Sept.
4. This great camp will dissolve during
tho thieu coining weeks and by Oct. I
It will have shrunk to slender propor
tions. The well men, according to tho
wnr department's present designs, will
leave tho enmp as fast as transporta
tion can be conveniently provided, prob
ably at the rate of 3,000 or 4,000 a week.
The convalescent from the hospitals.
Instead of being sent ngnln Into camp
with their commands, will go to thuir
homes. The president, Secretary Al
ger and General Wheeler hnd a talk
about It yesterday and, as General
Wheeler thought tho men would do
well In enmp until Oct. 1, It was de
termined to continue sending tho men
away.
The Eighth Ohio and First Illinois
will break camp Tuesday. The Rough
Riders will muster out toward the end
of the week, probably, and will not
parade. The Rough Riders held relig
ious services In their camp today. Col
onel Roosevelt, after Chaplain Grown
had concluded, nrose nnd made n little
speech, a sort of farewell porno of tho
men took It to be. Colonel Roosevelt
complimented the daring and gallantry
of the men, their wholesome good fel
lowship, their skill In managing horses
nnd in the use of arms,
Tho reason of September gales Is ap
proaching and the war department
foresees that the Long Island railroad
might not be able to move more than
1.000 men a day. Plans have been par
tially made to transport troops to New
York by water If It should be advis
able. ROUMANIA ARRIVES.
The troopship Roumanla, live days
from Santlngo.came In today with Com
panies K nnd L of the Ninth Massa
chusetts and convalescents from vari
ous commands, in all COO men. Seven
died on the voyage and wero burled at
sea. They were Daniel K. Reynolds,
Seventy-first New York; Charles Con
nors, Ninth Massachusetts; Orvlllo
Dean, United States engineer corps;
Timothy O'Mnlley, Ninth Massachu
setts; Henry M. Hrrierick, Ninth Mas
sachusetts; Paul W. Friedman, Soven-ty-tlrst
New York; Joseph Frace, Six
teenth Infantry. Friedman and Fraco
died of acute mania, brought on by ex
traordinary hardships and sulfciing.
The Unionist nlso arrived from San
tiago with 300 men. Fifty-throe were
of Company F, First Illinois infantry.
The rest of them were teamsters and
carpenters. All on board are well.
WILD STORM PREDICTED.
Eight men, all privates of tho regu
lar army, died In tho general hospltul
todny. No one died In the detention
hospltul today. The general hospital
has 1,010 patients and tho detention
hospital 275.
Arthur Fleble, a private of the Sec
ond United States infantry, shot and
killed himself lu his tent today. He
was recruited in Tampa, went to Cuba,
fought, caught flic fever and wusi out
of bis mind for some time.
The slsnnl men predict a wild storm
tonight. Warning was sent through
out the camp to peg down all tents.
INJUNCTION CLOSES MINE.
A Now Feature in the Troubles at
Pana.
Springfield, Ills., Sept. 4. Judge Far
mer at Tayliirvllle, yesterday. Issued an
injunction nn eomplulnt of Secretary
Ross, of the state labor statlstlis
bureau, closing the Spiingsldo mine at
Taylorville, near Pana. The writ wus
served on the mire owners last even
ing. Tills doses the mine until the
case Is heard by the court. It Is al
leged the mine has no llreboss and
that tho escapement shaft Is nut largo
enough.
The petition for the Injunction Is the
outcome of the trouble over Imported
negro miners to tnko tho places ot
striking minors at Pana.
Spanish Prisoners to Depart.
Annapolis. Md., Sept. 1. It Is under
stood here that Admiral fervent and the
other Spanish prisoners will leave hero
Thursdav mornlrg. Captain Enlato has
secured the City of Rome, of the Amcil
can Hue, as u trn.sport.
Fatal Rowing Accident.
Stamford, Conn.. Sept. 4 Prank, Gcorgo
and Mabel FeriU'sun. used 21, l!i und 14 re
spectively, of lirioklyn, eru drowned
by the upsetting of a row boat In a pout
about a mllo off Norton's Island today.
Ambassador Bayard Very 111.
Dcdhnin, Mass., Sept. I. Tho condition
of Thomas V. Hayard, former ambassa
dor to England, who Is at Karl Stein, tho
home of his daughter, Mrs. Warren, wus
critical today.
Miller Defeated.
Paris, Sept. 4. In the fifty kilometer
cycling rare here today Hon Hours, tho
Frenchman, beat f. W. Miller, tl.o Amer
ican cyclist, by ono hundred and fifty
metres.
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4- WEATHER FORECAST. -
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f Washington, Sept. f, Forecast
4- for Mondiy; For east m Ponnsyl- -f
-f vanla, thunder stnrms: cooler; -f
-f southwesterly winds, for western
-f Pennsylvania, thunder storms; -
-f fresh south 'rly winds.
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