TWO CEN1'tV SOIANTOA'. PA., THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 8, 1S08 TWO CENTS. '. '- GEN. MILES' STORY OF CAMPAIGN Commander of the Army Home From Por to Rico TALKS FOR PUBLICATION Issues n Statement in the Third Per son Covering the Whole War Car ried Out as Ho Planned It Ho Commanded Throughout, nt San tiago, at Washington, as Well as nt Porto Rico Sticks to the Inter views With Him Asserting His Position and Complaining- of War Office Why He Went to Cuba. Shatter Called for Help The Cor respondence. New York, Sept. 7. The following statement emanating from General Miles was given to the reporters on hoard of the Obtlain. It Is In the form of a letter, in which General Miles Is mentioned In the third person : While at Porto Rico and during the voyage returning on the Obdam, on wtileh steamer were General Miles and etaff, with two battalions of the Sec ond regiment of the Wisconsin volun teers, I learned the following farts con cerning the Cuban and Porto Rlcnu ex peditions. In the first place, let me say that the war lias closed after being conducted largely as General Miles stated publicly at the beginning of the war that It would be. Ills statement was publicly made and a general order was Issued by him as commander of the American army, In which the plan which he has striven to pursue was foreshadowed, namely, seeking to ac complish results with the least possible loss of life. In an Interview the latter part of May he said: The Tnltcd States government Is too Btrong, too great and too powerful to com mit any foolish net In ccnniitlon with tho proposed Invasion of Cuba. Referring to the proposed rush to tho fever-stricken city of Havana: No officer Is fit to command troops who from any motive whatever would need lessly risk the life of a single soldier, cither from disease or from bullets of tho enemy. I havo never ruerlflced tho lives of tho men under my command, and do not propose to subject them to any un necessary risks In the present campaign. In the order Issued to the army at an early date he directed that: Kvcry officer of whatever grade will, to far as may be In his power, guard and preserve the health and welfare of thos-o under his charge. He must labor dili gently to perfect himself and his subordi nates In military drill, Instruction and discipline, and above all he must con stantly endeavor by precept and example to obtain the highest character to foster and stimulate the true soldierly spirit and patriotic devotion to duty which must characterize, an effective army. PRINCIPLES OBSERVED. "The principles thus enunciated have been zealously observed from the first. Owing to the fact that the season suited for campaigning In Cuba had been exhausted In debates and delay in congress, nnd In necessnry prepar ation. General Miles was opposed to rushing an Ill-prepared, undisciplined nnd unequipped army in a movement against the capital of Cuba, defended by 100,000 trained Spanisn troops, and in this position he stood practically nlone for several weeks. Havana, Matanzas, Santiago and a few other points were down on his military map ns hotbeds of disease destructive to nn army and places to be avoided. When finally called upon to submit a plan of campaign, he did so nnd put It In writing. In substnncc he took tho Btand, first, that every effort should be made to equip the Cubans and thereby enable them to harass the Spanish forces. "The cry of 'On to Havana' should bn encouraged, hut when the trans ports loaded with troops were out of sight of land they should go as straight as steam power, could bear them to the gate of the Antilles and the key of the whole position Porto Rico. Then having sel7ed and occupied that island, a movement to Cuba was to fol low by means of u strong cavalry force which was to be organized nnd equipped by August or September, lie contemplated that with 20,000 cavalry thrown Into the center of Cuba, cut ting the Spanish forces In two, nnd moving west to Havana, by the tlini the rnlny season was over and It would be possible to inanouevre an ar my, we could move against that city n well-organized, well-equipped well disciplined army, and complete the capture of tho Spanish forces. "The Inclosure of Cervera's fleet In the harbor of Santiago changed the conditions and made It necessary to move n military force at that point nt once. General Miles while at Tampa organized tho expedition, felt the re sponsibility of tho enterprise su great ly that he requested permission to ac company tho expedition or to imme diately organize another to Join it. This permission was not granted, so fas as accompanying that expedition was concerned, but authority was granted to equip a second 'for a move ment and operation against tho enemy in Cuba and Porto Rico. However, before this expedition was equipped, calls were made for additional forces to go to Santiago, and they were 1m dlntely forwarded. On the 3d of July General Shatter telegraphed that his losses had been greatly underesti mated: that ho met with stronger pe than he had anticipated and I was seriously considering tho Ulty of falling bnek to a pos- miles to the rear, and that ho had been unable to bo up during tlio heat for four days. Under such cir cumstances General Miles telegraphed General Shatter that ho would be with him within a week with ti strong re inforcement, of course taking the troops prepared for the second expe dition, which had been ordered by the president to opornto against the enemy in Cuba as well ns Porto Rico. These reinforcements wore pushed ra pidly forward, nnd some of them nr rlved in advance of the commanding genernl and were put In position In tho trenches around Santiago. Under erbal instructions of the president. General Miles was directed to go wher ever he deemed his presence was re quired, and that he should give such directions as in his opinion were best for the army and for the government. These were the clrcunurtnnees under which Genernl Miles left Washington, arriving at Santiago July 11, not as u private individual, nor ns a vlsttor. "TOO CHILDISH." "Any pretense thnt he wont ther? disrobed of his authority or ofllclnl capacity is too childish to be consid ered by sensible men. From the mo ment lie arrived nt Santiago he wus responsible for what might occur. He arrived there with the Yale, Columbia, nnd Rltn, loaded with lnfantrv nnd three ships loaded with artillery, he sides those already disembarked. Ho designed to embark the troops and ar tillery named on the west side of San tiago, as was understood beforu leav ing Washington, nnd before he went ashore he made the necessary arrange ments nccordlngly, "Ho then proceeded to tho front, nnd after consulting with General Shatter, a note was sent to tho Spanalsh com mander by Genernl Shafter, saying that the commanding general of tho United Stntes army had arrived in his cntnp with strong reinforcements, and would meet him between the lines nt any hour agreeable to him. The reply of the Spanish commnnder was that he would meet him at 12 o'clock next morning. The meeting was held, and after some conversation between Gen ernl Shafter and Genernl Toral, Gen eral Miles frankly Informed the Span ish genernl that he had left Washing ton six days before, und that It was then the determination of the govern ment that this portion of the Spanish army must be captured or destroyed. He also Informed the Spanish genernl thnt his army might have until the next day to get orders from Ills gov ernment how to act. 1 showed him the following telegram from Secretary Al ger: Major Genera; Miles: You may accept the surrender by grant ing parole to officers nnd men, officers re taining their side arms; the olflcers nnd men after pstolo to be permitted to re turn to Spain, the lulled States assisting. If not accepted then assault, unless, in your Judgment an assault would fall. Consult with Sampson and pursue such course as to assault ns you Jointly ngreo upon. Mnttcrs should bo settled prompt ly. It. A. Alger, Secretary of War. "This does not look ns If General Miles was there as a visitor. He was charged with tho responsibility of or dering an assault upon the entrench ments and fortifications of an army, which If successful would have cost at least five thousand lives, or of with holding the assault If In 1ils Judgment such nssault would fall. No greater discretion was ever given to any gen eral commanding an army, and. whnt Is more, as will be observed, he was authorized to accept the surrender, which. In the Interest of his subordin ates, he r.enerously declined to do, and went nav, leaving all the honor to his nest in rank, General Shatter. On the morning succeeding the ilrst Inter view, b. letter was received from Gen eral Ti ral, of which the following is a literal translation: Santiago do Cuba, July II, 1S9S. Goneral-ln-Chlef of the American Forces: Honoied Sir: His excellency, the gen-eral-ln-chlef of thu army of the Island of Cuba, telegraphs from Havana yesterday a. 7 p. m. tho following: Hellcvlng tho business of such Importance, as the cap itulation of that place to be known aiu decided upon by the government of his majesty, I give you notice that I have sent tho conditions of your telegram ask ing an Immediate answer and enabling you also to show this to the general of tho American army, to see If ho will agree to await tho answer of the gov ernment which cannot be ns soon ns tho time which ho hns decided, as communi cation by way of Bermuda is more slow than by Key West. In tho ineanwhila your honor nnd the genernl of tho Amer ican nrmy may agree upon capitulation on tho basis of repatriation (returning to Spain). I have tho honor to tinnsmlt this to jou that in case you may consider the fore going satisfactory that ho may designate persons In representation of himself who, with thoso In my name, agree to clauses of the capitulation upon the basis of re turning to Spain, accepted already at hn beginning by the general In chief of this army. Awaiting a reply, I nm, Very respectfully your servnnt, Jos Toral. "At tho meeting on the following day, General Toral stated that lie was pre pared to surrender with the npproval of tho captain general of Cuba, but It would require a little time to have his acts confirmed by the homo govern ment; that In the meantime he was prepared to appoint commissioners to nrrnnge the clauses of capitulation. Not only this, he offered to surrender the balance of his command, which had not been under fire or engaged In the campaign. This remarkable offer was on his motion and wns in the na ture of a surprise to the American gen erals present. However, at the confer ence of the day previous General Miles had reminded him that ho had been tendered the most liberal terms ever offered to an enemy, that his Meet was destroyed and that ho was nearly 3.000 miles from home. Tornl's offer could be nccounted for In one or two ways.either that the troops were wanted ut home to meet a threatened revolution, or that they wanted to get home and regarded this us the only means of doing so at the expense of the United States. Whether Blanco and the rest of the Spanish forces In Cuba would have sur rendered on the same terms is not known, nnd perhaps may never be known. "Thnt the place of landing had been so thoroughly ndvertlsed In communi cations fient over the French cable and In the newspapers of our own country, nnd telegraphed to Madrid, nnd from there to San Juan, that, not having received the necessaryappll ances with which to disembark, he decided after leaving the Windward Pasduge to change his course nnd hind on the south side of Porto Rloo, where the Spaniards were the least prepared and least expected to re ceive him, nnd whore he know that tho dlsembarkntlon of troops nnd sup plies could be most easily effected. KI3PT SPANIARDS GUUSStNG. "From tho time of that dlsembark tlon during the following nineteen days of campaign ho kept the Spaniards guessing what the next move would bo. When they (the Spaniards) with drew along the lino of the great mil itary road between Ponce nnd San Juan, they destroyed the bridges oh. structed the roads and fortified strong positions In the mountain passage, and then were surprised to find that one column of his nrmy was sweeping around the west end of the Island, enpturing the principal cities and towns, while another had passed over the mountains on a trail which the Spaniards had supposed Impassible, and therefore had not fortified nor guarded it, und the first they knew of the march of the American nrmy was the appearance of a strong brigade within twenty miles of the northern coast at the terminus of the railroad connecting San Juan with Aieclbo, Tho Island of Toito Rico was fairly won by the light of conquest nnd bo came part of the United States. Thu sentiment of the people was in no sense outraged by the Invaders, but on the contrary wns successfully propitiated. A people who havo endured the sever ity of Spanish rule for four centuries halt with Joy the protection .it tho grent republic. One of the richest sections of the country over which our ling now floats has been added, and will lie of lasting valup to our nation politically, commercially and from a military or strategic point of view. The possession of that Island has also rendered any further resist ance of the Spanish forces in Cuba hopeless, and General Miles firmly be lieves that by fair nnd Just treatment the people of Cuba can be ns easily controlled either as a friendly ally and neighbor or to become a part of our own country as the people of Porlo Rico. General Miles remained In Porto Rico as long as he deemed his pres ence necessary for carrying out the In structions of the president, and now returns to the Fnlted States, bringing with him the other 0,000 who are no longer required there, some 12,000 still remaining, amply sulllclent for all pur poses. He returned at once to Wash ington, where he believes he can bo most useful, as he considers the most Important need of the hour now to be the Immediate reduction of war ex penses and the uti.rn of as large a portion of those In the military service as possible to their former occupations, where they are most needed," Genernl Miles sal'l further that he did not desire to criticize the conduct uf any ot'leer engaged in the late war.ile expressed the opinion that there has been too much crltici--m, complaint nnd condemnation published already, and that the nubile had lost sight of thu success and glories of the war. He did not care, he said, to filter Into any general discussion of the events of the war beyond the written statement which he had prepared during his voy age on the Obdam, and which he has given out for publication. He will go to Washington tomorrow morning. General Miles declared that the health of the troops still in Porto Rico is good, nnd that ho considered the Island to bo a most charming country, but that ho was greatly pleased to return to tho United States. FALL OF A PIER. Two Men iJilled nnd Two Are In jured Two Carpenters .-..re Miss ing. New York. Sept. ".The first gust of wind that preceded tho thunder storm at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon blew down tho heavy Iron superstruc ture of u new pier at tho foot of West 2Sth street.kllling two men and Injur ing ten others. There wete ninety men at work on this iron supertsrueture when It fell on them. Samuel Patterson nnd James I.eon nrd were killed and ten others wero rescued by policemen and firemen from under the mass of debris. Three men, Gaven Rutherford, Alexander Kwanson and George Ransey are miss ing. These men are enrpenteio and were at work on tho roof. They are sup posed to have been blown Into tho river and drowned. The new pier Is S00 feet Ions and Is being erected by the Wlltm steamship company. The heavy Iron beams und girders wore up and the roof, which wns also of Iron wns on. When the storm began a ti"niondous blast of wind rushed In under the iron super structure and fairly lifting It from thu pier allowed it to drop again In a mass of twisted and gnarled debris, crushing the men under It. An alarm of lire was sent In by n, policeman and brought out whole companies of fire men who removed the debris and res cued those burled under It. Of the men who were at work on the structure at the time of tho accident nil have been nccounted for. Some were at first reported missing but all of them turned up after tho cessation of the storm. Soldiers Drowned. Washington, Sept. 7. 1'rlvute Greener nnd Private Harry Coffey, Coin. puny A, Fifteenth Pennsylvania, were drowned In tho Potomac river this afternoon. With Private Gougtwure, of Company K, they were crossing the river from Fort Sheri dan to Fort Washington In u small boat when they were struck by n squall. The boat capsized, but Gongnwaro clung to tho overturned craft and was rescued. Greener's body was recovered, but so lur that of Coffey hns not been found. The men were from Frio, Pa. Democratic Deadlock. Lock Haven, Pa.. Sept. 7. The Demo cratic conferees of tho Twenty-fourth senatorial district met hero today. Thu candidates named aro W. H. CloUh, of Clinton; W, C. Heinle, of Center, und W. C. Petite, of Clearfield, After organizing with J. F. Urostus as president, u bal lot was taken when tho cnndldutes each received tho votes of their icspectlvo con. ferees. There were several adjournments and up to a late hour tonight fourteen ballots had been taken with tho tame re. suit. To Be Mustered Out. Washington, Sept. 7. Orders have been Issued for mustering out tho Fifth, Ninth and Twelfth Pennsylvania regiments. REPUBLICANS MEET AT PITTSBURG ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONVEN TION OF THE STATE LEAUUE. President Sobel, of Erie, Calls the Sleeting to Order Tho Guberna torial Cnmpnign Opened with a Mass Meeting nt Carnegio Hall. Speeches by Colonel W. A. Stone, Chairman Elklns, Senator Mngee nnd Others. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 7. Notwith standing nn Incessant rain, more thnn 000 delegates were present at the open ing session of the eleventh annual con vention of the Republican State league, held In the Alvln theatre In this city today. The time of the convention wns devoted mainly to hearing speeches of welcome and tho responses to them. It wns nboitt 11 o'clock this morning when President Sobel, of Krle, called the con vention to order. Rev. A. IT. Luens In voked divine blessing, after which Mayor Ford welcomed the delegates to the city nnnd Mnyor Geler, of Alle gheny, followed in an address of wel come on behalf of the citizens of Alle gheny. Jnmos Francis Uurke, of this city, then spoke for the Allegheny County clubs, and J. Hamptln I.oore, of Phila delphia, and F. W. Fleltz. of Scranton, responded for the delegates. President Sobel then delivered his an nual address. M. W. Lowry, of Lnekawannn, in troduced a resolution that the rules of the Flfty-llrst congress govern this convention ns far as applicable. George II. Hluglns, of Krle. offered a resolu tion that a committee on resolutions be appointed consisting of one member from each senatorial district. A com mittee consisting of one member from each congressional district w-ns author ized by u resolution offered by Robert Osborne, Jr., of Philadelphia. N. H. Culver, of Willlamsport, offered a resolution that a committee of five bo appointed to select a plnce for the next convention, the time to be fixed by the legislative committee. It was passed. LETTFRS OF R1CGRKT. Letters of regret were received from many prominent Republicans, includ ing President MeKlnley and Vice Pres ident Hobart and Secretary Day and Holes Penrose, Secretary of Agricul ture James Wilson. Secretary of War Alger. Secretary of the Navy Long, Secretary of Treasury Gage, Secre tary of the Interior Bliss. Congress man Glow and others. Recording Sec retary Charles Harris then called the roll of clubs, Tho committee on res olutions was ordered to meet, this eve ning at the Seventh Aven'ffp'Tlotel. and the convention adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The gnvol used by President Sobel Is quite unique. It was presented to him by G. II. Pringle. of Philadelphia, who was formerly an inmate of the Soldiers' nnd Pnllors" home, at Krle. Tho handle of the gavel Is made of a piece of the United States steamship Lawrence, which was sunk In Lake Krie Sept. 10. 1S12. The Lawrence was commanded by Commodore Oliver II. Perry. Tho hnmmer part of the gavel was made from wood of tho United States Frigate Constitution, common ly known as the "Old Ironsides." This boat was launched Oct. 21, 17!7. The metal In the hammer part of tho gavel is from a part of one of tho 8-ineh breech-loading guns that was taken from the Maine after be ing destroyed by tho Spaniards In tho harbor of Havana on the night of Feb. IS, at 10. o0 p. m. THK MASS MKKTING. Tonight a mass meeting, which marked tho formal opening of the gub ernatorial campaign was held at Car negie hall. Among tho speakers were Webster C. Davis, assistant secretary of the In terior: Colonel W. A. Stone, candi date for governor; John P. Klklns, state chairman; Congressman John Dalzell and Senator C. L. Magee. Senntor Magee presided and made a short address, In which ho said: Tho promise made by tho Republican party that a reverwil of the Democratic ftco trade policy would be followed by an era of prosperity has been religiously kept. This var we have new Issues forced upon the country of such a gruvo character that It behooves every Repub lican and every lover of his country to voto the Republican ticket. The grave questions uiigoudercd by the territorial extension brought about by the war Just Intppllv closed will have to be settled bv the MeKlnley administration and all di visions nmoi.g Republicans should bo bc-aled In order that congress may he In harmony with the national administra tion. As botwen tho Democratic candidates fir governor, who, during the war of the rebellion was opposing every move of tho Lincoln administration nnd who now op poses u sound currency c.f the people- of this country, and tho Republican candi date who favors sound ruonev and who, nn a boy In the sixties donned the blue, shouldered a musket and rhked his llfo thnt this "government of the people, ny the pecplo and for the people should not perish from tho earth," there Is but one choice, and that Is to vote for the Repub lican candidate. Tho other speakers followed each other with only a short Intermission between .which was filled In by muslo rendered by tho Guenther orchestra. COL. STONE'S REMARKS. Colonel Stone In his address spent some time In a statistical review of the Republican party's history und closed ua follows: In tho speech delivered a few days ago at Williams Grove, 1 said that tho com plaint against tho last legislature was not that It passed bud laws or hut It failed to pass good laws, but that objectionable bills tint never becamo laws wero Intro, duccd by Individuals. I um nut here as a champion of th-. laat logublatuic, or of any other legislature, but I am here to deny that tho Republi can party has failed ut uuy tlmo or upon any orcuslon to keep any nnd every promise that has been made, Of three bills passed In pursunnco of a resoluclon of tho Republican convention of isiij und 1890, nno was u bill to prohibit asset smants or demands for contributions from party officers and employes of this commonwealth or of any county or city therein. Complaints have been made that city employes und state employes woro compelled to pay political nssesuncnts to contrlbuto to election expenses out of tho salary which they receive, It is an evil that ought to have been remedied and It was remedied. This bill became a law, and Is found on page 25, of tho pamphlet laws of 1SI7. Tho second of the reform measures promised by tho Republican parly was a bill to prohibit tho payment of any poll tax assessed f ir stato or county purposes for any electors, by any person other than llio elector against whom thu tax Is as sessed, except tipon the written or signed order of such assessed electors. This bill was passed by the Inst legislature and be came a law on the l.'lh day of July, ISli. Under Its provlslo-m no person who pays a poll tax can voto unless he pays that tax himself or designates some person In writing to pay it. This Is a very Impor tant law and will, if enforced, break up he practltu of paying poll tax by diner out organizations to qualify people to vole who might not otherwise qualify themelves. It cures the abuse of poll tax receipts und Is a wise and proper meas ure THIRD RHFORM MKASt'RF.. The third reform measure wns a bill ap pointing a civil service commission and nuthoiizlng and empowering It to tank? civil service rules. This bill passed tho senate and ceme Into tho house where it received only r.5 votes, and wns de feated In tho house on Its tlnnl passng". This veto wns ti ken on the 2Mb day or June, 1S97, Just nt the time when the poo pie of Pennsylvania were confronted wl'h the anomaly of a Republican president, powerless to remove Democratic officials from olllce. who had not only voted against him, but did everything In their power to prevent his election. It wns an unfortunate time for the bill to be con sidered the house at Hatrlsburg. and tho piotests ngalrst Us pastime were so nu merous and so strong from the constit uents of the members that It was utterly Impossible to pass the bill. CHAIRMAN' ELK INS' SPEECH. State Chairman Klklns said, in part: It Is always a source of gratification to come In contact with a citizen who be lieves In a party, a society rr an organi sation, because of its principles. It la my obMTvntlon thnt the great mass of peo ple aro entirely unselfish In their adher ence to political parties. They give their support to one party or the other because they believe the principles nnd pollcj or thnt party aro lust suited to promote iho general wclfaro of the whole people. There- are. however. In every community those whose support of political parties Is entirely selfish. Such persons place themselves In the very front rank of Re publican enthusiasts as long as they can use the party for the advancement of their individual ambitions. So long ns tne party can give them the olllce they seek, they proclaim It the best of organiza tions, but. If In the conflicts between nru bitlous citizens nnd the crush of worlds which necessarily follows, some one of them Is defeated, It Is remarkable with what easy facility some who have been loudest In tho support of their pnry chnngo their Ideas of political feeling nnl become Its most bitter enemies and wild est critics. It Is unfortunate. Indeed, that there are not more offices to confer on such ambi tious people-. 1 make ihls prediction with tho utmost confidence, that If you will delegate mo the power to give an office to even man of this class whoso taste lends him In thnt direction. I will settle the difficulties In tho Republtcun rnukn within forty-eight hours. Put It within my power to elect John Wnnnmnker to the t'nlted States senate nnd to appoint Rudolph lllankcnbnrg ambassador to the court of lieiiln, nnd give smaller offices in such proportion ns to take i-nro of tho disgruntled and dissatisfied fellows who follow In the wnko of thoso distinguished political disturbers, and I will prcmls' that harmony, like a whlte-ylnged mes senger of pence, shall hover nwr the Re. publlcnn party In such a rumber as to In sure the triumphant election of the stale ticket and nil of the county tickets where the Republicans ought to succeed by ma jorities almost too great to bo computed by the election officers. EFFORTS OF OCR ENEMIES. The enemies of tho Republican party nre making an effort to distinct the atten tion of tho people from the issues of state and national Import that must enter into every campaign It is, to say the least, remarkable that any political organiza tion should deliberately go beforo the people on a platform which confesses, and by their nust eilstiimushed orators says In effect, at least, that they are wrong on all the It-sues which divide jio I'llcnl parties on all thu great national questions. They say In necessarily Im plied terms that tho people of this state should forget that the Democratic party t-tands for free trade, free sliver and free tcup houses, and that it should now be supported not because ot anything It has ever done to better the condition of the people, either In the state or In tho nation, but because a little disturbance has been created In thu political situuilon of Pennsylvania by reason of tho fact that a rich, ambitous merchant of our stnto was not elected n United States senator. A party that has not tho courage to go beforo the people upon Its own record Is not deservinf, of the support ot intelli gent voters. Another candidate for the high otllea of governor Is running upon a plattorm which he has been pleat-ed to design In n single sentence, "Thou shalt not steal." The Republican candidate Is not limited to such a niruw declaration of princi ples, 'flu- great law glvei on Slnat an nounced the code of morals in ten com mandments and when these fundamental moral truths woro handed down there If, r.o record that any one of them should be obeyed to the exclusion of the others. To my mind It Is quite us Important to obey tho Injunctions: "Honor they father nnd thy mother. Dion shalt not bear fulso witness against thy ne'ghbor," "Thou shnlt not covet thy neighbor's wife," as It Is to nnnourco especial -f.Ileglanco ro any of tho comn nndments. it Is highly gratifying to mo to say that tho candi date of tho Republican party bases his right to bo a candidate upon his adher ence to every principle announced nnd It should bo a matter of Just pride with us nil that tho Republican party In all Its history has marched step for step with the onward progress of morality and re ligion. LI HUNG CHANG DEPOSED. Friendship for Russia Causes His Downfall. Pekln, Sept. 7. LI Hung Chang has been dismissed from power. It Is presumed this was done in view of the demand which It was rumored the British minister here, Sir Claude M. MacDonnld, was Instructed to make on account of the alleged general partial ity of the great Chinaman to Russia, culminating in Great Britain being de prived of the contract for the Pekln, Hankow rnllroad, by giving tho Rus sian Chinese bank control of the road. Can Meet the Soldier Boys. Washington, Sept. 7. The president to. day Usued tho following order to hen Is of executive departments and tho public printer: "It Is hereb) ordered that upon return to Washington of tho First DIs. trlct of Columbia regiment, United Statei volunteer, tin Friday, tho Oth Inst., lh. relatives ot such soldiers employed In th several departments of thn government shall be excused from duty for that day,' THE NEWS THIS M0UNINU Weather Indlcatloni Todiyi Light Showers; Cooler. 1 General General Miles' View ot thj Campaign. Twenty Killed, Fifty Wounded, nt Canea, Crrtc. Republican State League at Pittsburg, llradtord County Swept by a Cyclone. 2 General The Kvncuatlon ot Cuba. Tho Markets. 3 Local Judge Kdwanls' Opinion In tin- Waverly School Case. 4 F.dltoilnl. Comment of the Press. 5 Local New Rules for the Fire Depart- men. 0 Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. 8 General Typhoid Still Prevalent tit Camp Meade. Watlsvllle Fair. TERRIFIC CYCLONE SWEEPS BRADFORD The Path ot the Storm Which Was About a Qunrter of a Milo Wide Is Marked with Desolation Much Valuable Property Destroyed in the Gale, Which Lasted Fifteen Minutes. Townnda. Sept. 7. A terrific cyclone swept over Ppiinllold township, in the northern part of this county late last night killing three men, six horses, fourteen cow a and destroying a num ber of barns and buildings Th storm came up suddenly from the northwest and seemed to increase lu velocity as It travelled. When the storm struck Springfield towshlp Wil liam llrace, aged 21. was In his barn milking. The building wns one of tint largest of its kind In the county nnd was completely demolished. Hraeo was Instantly killed by the falling timbers and fourteen cows that were In tin- t-table at the time were killed. C. M Comfort and Frederick Avoids, of Mansfield, who wero touring tlu' country with nn ndvortl-diig wagon for the Tioga fair .sought shelter In the barn of Schiiyler Gales, near Spring field Centre. Tho building was blown down nnd both men were killed. The horses were also crushed to death. Two lino horses belonging lu Gales were also in the barn at the time und were killed. A large new burn on the farm of ex-Stnte Senator Hurkness, was de molished and one horse was killed. Cii-hards woro ruined and corn and buckwheat wore blown down In the path of the storm, which was about a quarter of a mile In width. The storm lasted about fifteen minutes. FEEDING VOLUNTEERS. Eastern Troops Are Given a Lunch at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 7. The first sec tion of the train bearing the First regi ment of New Hampshire volunteers from Lexington, Ky., to their i)ew camp near Concord, N. H., arrived at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sta tion In this city at 1.2." o'clock this af ternoon. The section was made up of ten ears carrying over 100 soldiers and officers. An enthusiastic crowd cheered the soldiers as they alighted from the cars and proceeded to tho station, where the national relief committee had pro vided a lunch consisting of sandwiches, coffeo. Ice cream and cake. The train Is running In three sections nnd the men were till provided with u bounteous luncheon as soon ns they ar rived. The trains only remained hero long enough to allow everybody to got enough ;o cat nnd then they stai ted for Boston. The hospital cars contain ing about forty sick men were attached to the second section. DHOWNED AT MONTAUK. A Son of General Wheeler Dis appears. Camp Wlkoff, Montnuk Point, Sept. 7. Thomas II. Wheeler, son of General Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lieuten ant Newton D. Klrkpatiick. First cav alry, were. It Is believed drowned here this afternoon. Wheeler and Klrkpat iick went to the beach this afternoon to enjoy the surf bathing. The surf ran high and the undertow was very strong. Apparently no one saw tho young men drowned. This evening they were missed and their clothes were found a short distance from Gen eral Wheeler's tent, close to the wuter, and It is believed certain that tho young otllcers wore swept away by the strong seas. Tonight n detail of sixty men from the First cavalry is stutloned along the coast to watch for the bodies. Gen eral Wheeler and his three daughters, who havp been acting us nurses, nre grief stricken. WARM RECEPTION. Citizens of Lebanon Greet Members of Fourth Regiment With Cheers. Lebanon. Pa., Sept. 7. Company H, Fourth regiment, "which nrrlved In this city this morning from New York, where they arrived yesterday op board the transport Chester, wns given a warm reception by 15,000 persons. Citizens waited the coming cf tho sol dlers all night, and when the train pulled Into the depot this morning they wero met by several bands of music. There was an nwful din when the hoys alighted from the cars, caused by the blowing of whistles and ringing of J church bells. Wisconsin Troops Return. New York, Sept, 7, Tho nine compa nies of tho Second Wisconsin .volunteers which reached pert today on board tho 'ruusport Obdam word landed ut 12.30 p, in. at tho Krle railway yards In Wee liawken, whero a special train was wait ing to convey them westward. TROUBLES IN CRETE Party of Twenty Britisli Sailors Cut to Pieces FIFTY ARE WOUNDEE Vice Consul Calocherino Burned in His House Many Christians May Have Been Massacred Keport of Sir A. Bllotti, the British Consul. How the Outbreak Orlginntcd. London, Sept. 7. Sir A. Iillotti, tho British consul ut Canea, who went to Candln on boatd the British battleship Cainperdown, cables to the foreign of fice saying thnt the rioting at .Candla was caused In the following manner: A Hiitlsh soldier on guard tit tho tax olllce was suddenly stabbed In tho back and he dropped his rifle, which exploded, killing u Mussulman. Tho filing then became general, and a party of twenty British bluejackets, from the British torpedo, gunboat Hazard, was almost annihilated. In addition, a. detachment of forty-live British sol diers were driven from their quarters near the telegraph station, and many of them were wounded. The total casualties, so far as known, are twenty killed and fifty wounded. The fate of the Christians In other towns Is uncertain: but It Is feared that only thoso who succeeded in obtaining refuge In the court houses have been saved. The British vice consul, Mr. Calo cherino, wus burned to death in hl3 house. HEADING SURPRISED. Her Soldiers Return nt nn Early Hour In tho Morning. Reading, Sept. 7. The Fourth regi ment, composed of companies from eastern Pennsylvania, gave Reading a mil prist this morning by arriving shortly after 3 o'clock, a. m. Thous nnda woro at the depots last night and wero disappointed because thu troops did not come. Notwithstanding the early hour many wero on hand to greet them. Happy fathers, moth ers, wives and slstois were In the front row on thu platform with tears of Joy strenmlng down their faces as tho train came steaming in. It was a sight never to be forgotten, Instead of Reading surprising her soldier boys, they startled her bv appearing beforo they were expected, but not before they wero wanted. Tho formal reception to tho returning soldiers from this city will take place In a few days. From this city the companies from Hntnburg, Columbia, Lebanon, Pottstown, Pottsvillo and tho coal regions woro sent to their hcunt.-r on the early trains where there wero demonstrations. SIXTH HAS BROKEN CAMP. Members of That Regiment Aro Now nt Their Homes. Camp Meade, Mlddlotown. Pa., Sept. 7. The Sixth Pennsylvania broke camp this morning and left for tho Fast dur ing the afternoon and evening. Gen eral Graham expects to begin practice marches next week by divisions and brigades. Tlie troops will take with them on tho march water trains and baggage wagons anil will blvouack within u radius of twenty miles of tho camp. This evening a special train from thu Medlco-Chlrurglcal hospital took to Philadelphia 100 sick soldiers from thu Division and Red Cross hospitals. Governor Hastings will visit camp tomorrow as tho guest ot General Gra ham. Tho governor received a tele gram tonight from Inspector Genernl Sweeney, who Is looking after the Pennsylvania sick soldiers nt Camp Alger. There aro six Invalid soldiers from Pennsylvania In tile hospitals at Camp Alger, and they will bo sent home when they are able to bo moved. GRAND CIRCUIT J.IACES. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 7. A thunder storm broke up the gruiul circuit ractug at Charter Oak park this afternoon, only one raci) being finished. Hie 2.12 pace, which was won by Wlr field, who took tho thlid, fifth und sixth heats. The first heat was taken bv Svlvan Way, tho sec ond by Jimmy H. and the fourth by Pussy Cat. Jimmy B got' second money. Bust time (Ilrst heat). 2.104. In the L'.flS trot four heais only wero trotted, Tho Abbott taking the Ilrst and fourth nnd Kentucky t'nlon the second nnd third. None of Hie other events on tho card stnrt.d. ' Deaths at Lexington, Lexington, Ky., Sept. ". Theiu are CS2 patients in the division hospital. Thcro wero two deaths from typhoid today. Corporal W. II. Cook, Twelfth New York, and Private Frank Shatter, Ninth Penn sylvania. The convalescents tire bel'ig font, to their homes on furloughs, suventy HvoV'avo today. t '- -t- -- WEATHER FORECAST. -- Washington. Sept. 7 Forecast - for Thursday: Fur eastern Pcnn- - sylvanin, fair and cooler weather -- Thursday and Friday; northwest- etiy winds becoming variable. - -- New York. Sept. 8. (Herald's -forecast) In the middle states and -f and New IhiBland, today, lair weather and lowei temperature 't will provnl' with iirM; to fiohh - nortluvesli rlj, and i...rly wlndu - and a bllsht rise of Uinpeiature in - me arternoon. H-ftt-H-r-lt-H-t-ft-t-tVtttt t Tt 1
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