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SCRANTON. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1898.
TWO CENTS.
TWO CENTS.
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PHILIPPINE
SITUATION
IS SERIOUS
Dewey Asks for Addition
al Cruiser and a
Battleship.
AGUINALDO IS EVASIVE
Ho Professes Friendship for the
Americans, but Will not Show His
Hnnd UntiU the Question of Oc
cupation Has Been Settled The
Insurgents Have Cap.ured the
Whole Island of Luzon With the
"exception of Manila and Cavlte.
Manila, Sept. 12. Rear Admiral
Dewey says he considers the situation
critical. It Is understood he has asked
for an additional cruiser and a battle
ship. Tho Spaniards assert that Ger
many will take a coaling station here
and that Spain will retain the remaind
er of the Islands. The last Spanish
garrisons at Ilocos and . .ugunu have
surrendered, and the w -e of the Is
land of Luzon Is In the .winds of tho
insurgents, except at Manila and Ca
vlte. Agulnaldo went to Malolos on Fri
day. He has announced his intention
of convening an assembly of the Fil
ipinos on Sept. 15. In order to decide
upon the policy to be adopted by the
insurgents.
The correspondent here of the Asso
ciated Press has had an Interview with
Agulnaldo, who said there were slxty
Bcven thousand Insurgents armed with
rifles. Ho added he could raise 100,
000 men. Indeed, the Insurgent leader
pointed out, the whole population of
the Philippine Islands were willing to
light for their independence.
Agulnaldo said he had 9,000 military
prisoners, including G.000 In the vicin
ity of Manila, besides civil prisoners.
Later Agulnaldo said the "provin
cial government" was now operating
twenty-eight provinces. He asserted
that on Aug. 2 they elected delegates
In numbers proportionate to the popu
lation. As to the Americans, Agulnaldo re
marked that he considered them a3
brothers, and that "the two sovereign
republics wero allied against a com
mon enemy."
When questioned as to whether the
f jturo Filipino policy would be abso
lute Independence, Agulnaldo excused
himself from replying and asked what
America intends to do.
The correspondent being unable to
answer this question, Agulnaldo con
tinued: "We have been fighting for Independ
ence for a long time. The natives who
profess to favor annexation are Insin
cere. It Is merely a ruse to ascertain
American views."
Asked If the Filipinos would object
to the retention of Manila, Agulnaldo
declined to answer.
"Would tho Filipinos object to Amer
ica retaining a coaling station, if rec
ognizing the Independence of the Is
lands or establishing a temporary pro
tectorate over them?"
Agulnaldo again declined to answer.
Pending the conclusion of the as
sembly, Agulnaldo said he was con
fident there would be no trouble be
tween America and the Filipinos.
The Insurgent leader denied having
received a request from General Otis
and near Admiral Dewey to withdraw
his troops to a prescribed distance
from Manila and Cavlte and he de
clined to discuss the effect of such a
request.
Agulnaldo further asserted that he
had never conferred with the Ameri
can authorities since the capitulation
of Manila, and that he had never au
thorized the Insurgents to search or
disarm Americans crossing the lines.
AX ACTION UNWARRANTED.
The correspondent closely questioned
him about last Saturday's Incident,
when the Pennsylvania troops proceed
ed to establish a new outpost. The
Filipinos objected nnd nearly precipi
tated hostilities, ordering the Ameri
cans to withdraw In twenty minutes.
They Issued ammunition and Intercept
ed the American reinforcements. Final
ly General Hale ordered all the Penn
sylvanlans to advance, and the rebels
withdrew.
The local governor has explained that
Incident was n complete mistake, and
has repudiated his subordinates' ac
tion. Agulnaldo declared to this cor
responded thut tho Filipino who made
tho trouble merely pretended to be an
officer, and Is entirely unconnected with
the insurgent army.
Agulnaldo complained that the Span
lards were "disseminating false reports
for the purpose of fomenting- antagon
ism between the Filipinos and the
Americans."
The whole interview conveyed the
impression that Agulnaldo desires ub
solute Independence, regards the mis
sion of the Americans here as accom
plished, and expects their withdrawal,
"Just as the French with Lafayette
withdrew after helping the Americans
In the war of Independence, a war of
humanity."
Just now Agulnaldo maintains the
role of extreme friendship.
Death of Perry Smith.
New York, Sept. IS. Ralph I'erry
Smith, of Buttery A, Pennsylvania light
artillery, died suddenly at his home here
today, aged 21 years. He uriived In New
York from I'orto Rico Saturday on the
transport Mississippi, ferine from
dysentery and Jaundice Ht was grad
uated from Princeton college In .lime last,
enlisted in Mattery A. and went to I'orto
Rico August 3.
Reed's Vote Falls Off.
Portland, Me.. Hcjit. J2. Speaker Heed's
vote shows a falling oft of nearly 1W0
votes
DISCUSSING EVACUATION.
The Two Commissions Meet Amer
ican Position Defined.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Sent. 12.
The two evacuation commissions held
nn hour's session today and adjourned
until Wednesday. Tho American com
missioners made known their position
regarding the evacuation and transfer
of the Island, In accordance with their
Instructions from Washington. These
Instructions they decline to make pub
lic nt present, ns publicity might lead
to embarrassment In "negotiations; but
the Spanish commissioners did not dis
close their positions nor the nature of
their Instructions.
They manifested, however, willing
ness to secure as much expedition ns
possible, and our commissioners are
satisfied with the way in which their
demands have been Informally re
ceived. The adjournment gives the
Spaniards time to prepare their re
ply. When that Is presented Issues will
bo Joined and tho situation become
clear.
What effect, It any, the appearance
of yellow fever among the troops at
Ponce will have Is problematical.
Should tho fever spread It would doubt
less Induce tho American commission
ers to hasten the evacuation to the ut
most: but, ns yet there Is not the
slightest reason to expect nn epldemle.
General Rrooke says two cases have
been reported to him nnd one death.
As soon as ho learned of those ho
caused all suspects to bo Isolated, with
a view of preventing the spread of
the Infection. It Is believed that the
cases originated In the Spanish prison
at Ponce.
AWFUL FIRE IN
JEROME, ARIZOIU
Terrible Calamity in Loss of Life
and Property Number of Persons
Missing Placed at Fifteen.
Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 12. Yesterday's
fire in Jerome was one of the greatest
calamities In the loss of life and de
struction of property that ever oc
curred in Arlzonn.
Among those who lost their lives are
the following: Mexican woman and
her two children: Wllford, an under
taker; a dry goods clerk, name un
known; two laborers, names unknown.
The number of missing tonight is
placed at fifteen.
Many people familiar with Jerome
place the property loss at figures rang
ing from a half to three-quarters of a
million dollars. There was but little
Insurance, the aggregate being less
than $50,000. The loss Is complete, it
being Btated that not even the com
monest articles of use were saved.
Much merchandise and other valuable
goods were removed to places on the
hillside but the heat became so intense
that nearly everything was destroyed
In the end.
Contracts for rebuilding are already
being entered into.
The Bashford-Burmlstcr company, S.
Hill and others have sent over tents
and to this stock constant additions
are being made and a subscription list
Is being circulated and liberally signed.
MAINE ELECTION.
Victory for the Entire Republican
Ticket.
Portland, Me., Sept. 12. The state
election today resulted In the success
of the full Republican ticket as fol
lows: Governor Llewellyn II. Powers, of
Houlton.
Congressman First district, Thomas
B. Reed, of Portland; Second district,
Nelson Dlngley, of Lewlstown; Third
district, Edwin C. Brulelgh, of Au
gusta: Fourth district, Charles A.
Boutelle, of' Bangor.
The election was marked by com
parative apathy on the part of the Re
publicans, who felt secure, while the
Democrats, taking perhnps a little
more Interest with an apparent desire
to make a better showing than in 1894
or 1893, put some vim Into tho cam
paign, the result of which was seen In
nearly every town.
BONNER'S EASY VICTORY,
Creedon's
Ankle Injured
in the
Second Round.
New York, Sept. 12. Jack Bonner,
the middleweight pugilist from Sum
mit, Pa., gained an easy victory over
Dan Creedon, the Australian boxer, In
the second round of their tight at the
Greater New York Athletic club to.
night. Creedon was knocked down with
n heavy right hand punch on the Jaw,
nnd In falling he twisted his right
ankle. He was not knocked out by any
means, uut the mow received on the Jaw
was enough to settle the boxing as
pirations of any man. He groped
around and tried to regain his feet,
while the referee was counting off the
seconds, but his ankle was too badly
Injured for him to stand up straight,
and he fell again and was counted out.
GOOD NEWS FOR AUNON.
Spanish Gunboats Defeat an Insur
gent Flotilla.
Madrid, Sept. 12. Captain Aunon,
minister of marine, received today un
Important despatch from the Philip
pines describing a conflict between the
Spanish gunboats and an insurgent
flotilla, In which the former success
fully prevented an Insurgent lauding
in the Vlsayas.
According to the dispatch the Insur
gents had five vessels, all of which
were sunk. The Spaniards had no
loss, but the telegrum usserts tht
hundreds of the Insurgents arc be
lieved to have perished.
Bullet Struck the Baby,
Indianapolis, Sept. 12. Today while
Mrs. Cornelius Driscoll, exf this city,
was attending tho funeral of Howard
Hanslug, her cousin, who was murdered
Saturday night by Georgo White, her 5-year-old
daughter picked up a Flohert
rifle to amuse her four-months-old broth
er who was crying. In some manner tho
gun was discharged. The Millet struck
tho baby In the forehead causing In
stant death.
m
Chiles Drafted.
Philadelphia. Sept. 12. First Ban-man
Chiles, of the Lancaster (Atlantic league)
team, has been drafted by the Philadel
phia club.
CAROLINE ISLANDS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN
REPORTED WRESTED FROM
SPAIN BY THE NATIVES.
An Expedition to Guam, Ladrone
Islands, for Aid, Found our Forces
in Possession The Combined
Strength of the Blacks Too Much
for the Spaniards The News
Brought to This Country by Way
of Honolulu.
San Francisco, Sept. 12. The Caro
line group of Islands which belong to
Spain Is undoubtedly by this time in
the hands of tho natives of tho group,
with the Spanish garrison overthrown.
News of a revolution in the Islands
reached this city In letters from Hono
lulu by the steamer Coptic. The story
was borne to Honolulu by a trading
schooner which touched at tho Caro
lines. The native kings of tho group who
had long been at war with each other
months ago declared a truce, combined
their forces and egan a war against
tho SpanlBh authorities.
The Spanlurds were concentrated at
Ponape and It was here the natives
made their nttack.
The blacks fought with such vigor
nnd in such numbers that tho. Span-
lards wero compelled to re !at nnd
take shelter In the barracks, which
they held. The gunboat Qulros was
then dispatched to Guam for aid, but
on arriving there found the American
flag floating The Qulros never re
turned nnd at Ynp, In the Caroline
group, It was thought she was lost.
Tho supposition Is that the Ladrone
garrison of Americans had possession
of her.
There worn 200 soldiers in Ponape,
but these were poorly supplied with
ammunition, nnd in no position to re
sist a prolonged attack. The belief Is
that the place was captured and tho
Spanish garrison slain. The entire
group, unless the Spaniards made an
unexpected stand, must be by this time
in the possession of the natives. This
story is confirmed by James Wilder, of
Honolulu, who recently returned to
Hawaii from a tour In the Carolines.
Ho "aid at thnt time the natives wer;
much dlscontontedund were preparing
for a revolution.
WRECK ON THE RAIL.
Passenger Train on the Texas and
Pacific Goes Through a Bridge.
Four Persons Killed.
Texarkana, Tex., Sept. 12. A passen
ger train on the Texas and Pacific
railroad consisting of nn engine and
four coaches plunged through a bridge
at a point 12 miles south of Texarkana
shortly after noon today. Four per
sons are reported killed and a number
of others more or less seriously wound
ed. Physicians have gone from this
city to the scene of tho wreck on a
special train to render assistance. The
extent of the disaster is not known.
Heuvy rains have been falling In this
city for tho past thirty-six hours. All
streams arc out of their b.-niKs nnd
much damage has been done. Wash
out:) are reported on all railroads.
The accident was due to hlnh water.
The bridge has been weakened by the
heavy rains and when tho train struck
tho bridge tho structure collapsed, pre
cipitating the engine and four cars into
the water beneath. The wreck was
complete, car after car piling up on
ench other In a mass of debris and
wreckage. Four bodies have already
been taken fiom the wreck.
SHOULD BE DISGRACED.
Count d'Almenas Creates a Scene in
Spanish Senate.
Madrid, Sept. 12. The session of the
senate today was stormy. Count d'Al
menas, challenged to give the names
of the generals Mho he recently said
ought to be disgraced, replied:
Genernl Prliro de Rivera. I will also
The gonernls to whom I referred are
General Weyler, General Blanco and
General Prlmo de Rivera. 1 will also
Include In the same category Admiral
Cervera."
This announcement led to an extra
ordinary scene of tumult.
CADET WHEELER BURIED.
General Wheeler's Son Laid nt Rest
at Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala.. Sept. 12. Naval
Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler, the young
er son oi General Joseph Wheeler, was
bmicd with milltaiy honors today In
the family Kirlnl ground on the gen
eral'.! estate at Wheeler's station, Ala.
Fully 0,000 people were present.
General Wheeler, careworn nnd half
III, Is completely crushed by tho death
of his son. He said tonight that the
undertakers ond life savers at Montauk
told hi in" the young man evidently had
lost his life In trying to save that of
his companion, whose arms were lock
ed around hlfc son's body In a death
grip, while his face was covered with
scratches evidently from the other's
finger nails.
General Copplnger and stuff, now nt
lluntsvllle, attended the funeral.
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Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Sept. 12. Arrived: Rotter,
dam, Rotterdam. Cleared: Kaiser V
hilm der Grosse, Bremen via .Southamp
ton. Antwerp, Sept. 12. Arrived: Frlesland,
New Vork, via Southampton.
Killed by a Freight Train.
Winchester, Va., Spt. 12. A buggy In
which were Miss Laura Delllngor, her
sister, Miss Alice Bellinger and George.
Slsler, was struck by a freight train last
night and the two young wemen were In
stantly killed. Bister was badly Injured.
Jacob Kendall Killed.
Carbondale, Sept. 12.--Jacoh Kendall, of
Simpson, was killed at tho Northwest
colliery this afternoon by being run over
by a trip of cars he. was attempting to
couple. A wife and four children survive
him.
WILL STAY AT ELVADADA.
Places of Residence of Evacuation
Commissioners.
Havana, Sept. 12. 4 p. m. The
American evacuation commissioners, It
Is thought probable, will pelect places
of residence, during the stay of the
commission, at Klvadada, a beautiful
village, five miles west of Havana on
tho coast, Just beyond Puntn Brava.
The neighborhood Is aristocratic and
there Is regular steam transit trans
portation between tho village nnd the
city.
The Spanish gunboats Intreplda and
Antonio Lopez arrived today from Glb
ara and Neuvltas, shortly followed by
tho Legaspl, with General Luqes, divis
ion. Including thirty-two sick soldiers.
The wharves of Havana are now
Illled with provisions, for which It Is
Impossible to get transit. The papers
are urging the police to clean the
wharves, nnd to take special precau
tions against the continuance of "Im
moral and uncivilized scenes" there.
SPANISH PROTEST.
Residents of the Philippines Objcctto
the Continued Warfaro of the In
surgents Otis Endeavors to Stop
Hostilities.
Madrid, Sept. 12. French Ambassa
dor Cambon has cabled the Spanish
government the American reply to the
Spanish note protesting ngalnst hos
tilities upon the part of Philippine In
surgents despite tho peace protocol.
The United States promises to send
envoys to Induce the Togalos to re
spect the suspension of hostilities and
to prevent vessels leaving Manila with
Insurgents Intending to propogatc the
Insurrection In other Islands.
AVashlngton, Sept. 12. The above dis
patch was shown to the first secretary
of the French embassy. He said Am
bassador Cambon had been absent
from Washington several weeks and
the reply was not sent by him person
ally. If such a teply had been made It
would have gone through the hands of
the first secretary, but he declined
positively to say whether or not he had
forwarded a message of such char
acter. The officials of the state department
also refused to make known the nature
of tho communications exchanged be
tween the two governments regarding
this matter. It Is known, however, that
In response to urgent appeals from the
Spanish government to protect the
Spaniards living In the Philippines
from the insurgents during the con
tinuance of the protocol now In force.
General Otis was Instructed to use his
Influence with the Insurgent leaders to
cause them to stop active hostilities for
the time. Touching the departure from
Manila of insurgent parties on ships to
carry the revolution among the other
Islands of the group, it Is learned that
no such expeditions ha 'c been sent out
since tho signature of the protocol, and
the Incident which formed the basis of
the Spanish representations on the sub
ject happened Home lime ago, when It
was warranted.
SICK AT SANTIAGO.
General Lawton's Report of Sanitary
Condition of His Troops.
AVashlngton, Sept. 12. The following
cablegrams from General Lawton re
garding the sanitary condition of the
troops under his command were made
public at the war department tonight:
Santiago, Spt. 12. ltfis
Sanitary report September 11, 1S9S To
tal sick. COti; total fever. 111; total new
e-ases fever, 46; total returned to duty, 211;
deaths, Her.ry Barnes, private Company
II, Ninth Infantry, typhoid fever; Benja
min Boothby, private, Second Louisiana
volunteers, pernicious malarial fever;
John Pillar corporal Company D. Fifth
Infantry, t) phold fever.
Sanitary report September 12 Total
sick, 782, total fever, 401; total new cases
fever, "1; total returned to duty, 2i0.
Deaths, John Nash, private Company C,
Fifth infantry regular, typhoid fever; Gil
bert Brown, private Company E, Fifth
United States lnftntiy, yellow fever.
Sanitary tepcit September T Is amend
cd as follows: Deaths, William E. Mc
I.eod, sergeant Company A, Fifth Unit
ed States volunteers, acute dysentery;
Kfflo J. Uatllt, Company G, Twenty-fourth
Infantry, yellow fever; Louis Reese. Com
pany II, Third United States volunteers,
yellow fever: Streaty II. Smith, Com
pany F, Thlid United States volunteeis.
gunshot wound.
MASSACRE AT CANDIA.
Turks Slaughter Six Hundred Men,
Women nnd Children.
London, Sept. 12. The correspondent
of tho Times at Cnndla, Island of Crete,
who has Just landed after live days In
the roadstead, says:
"About six hundred men. women nnd
children were either burned alive or
massacred In tho outbreak last week.
The Turkish troops are now patrolling
and blocking up the streets. The Mus
sulmans are ransacking the ruins of
the burned quarter of the town, where
the devastation Is complete. Blood Is
visible everywhere. Such bodies of tb'i
slain us were not burned were removed
yesterday in carts and burled outside
the town limits."
CHOYNSKI VICTORIOUS.
Had an Easy Session with Joe God-
dard at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. 12. Joe Choynskl
had ull the best of his bout with Joe
Goddaid tonight at the Arena. There
was but little fighting In the opening
t oiind. In the second round Choynskl
landed several hard lofts on Goddard's
fuce, but the latter could not get In a
good blow. The third, fourth and fifth
rounds were repetitions of the second,
Choynskl doing nearly all tho leading
and landing nlmost at will. In the
closing round Goddard fought wildly,
while Choynskl was calm and banged
Goddard on the Jaw, sending him to
his knees. ChoynsH landed hard und
often but he could not stop the Aus
tralian. When tho gong sounded a spectator
Jumped Into tho ring nnd attempted
to hit Goddard, but he was quickly
thrown from the platform.
Will Make Smokeless Powder.
Washington, Sept. 12. The contract for
supplying the navy department with
smokeless .powder hns been awarded toi
the Callfcrrla, Powder company anU the!
Dupont Powder company, each 'to. supply
half a million pounds. . ..
THE ASSASSIN OF
THE EMPRESS
LUIGINI TELLS THE STORY OF
HIS LIFE.
An Outcast from Birth and at the
Age of Ten Years Thrown Upon
the Streets Without Resources.
While in the Employ of a Prince
Ho Became an Anarchist.
Geneva, Sept. 11 On the order of a
magistrate the assassin of tho empress
was taken this afternoon from St. An
thony prison to the Anthropometrics!
Institute, where he was measured and
photographed. Portraits were given
to the press and will be distributed
to pollco In the cities where he has
lived.
In the course of a second examina
tion ns to his history and thu motives
for the crime, he said he had never
known his father or mother. He was
brought up at Parma, Italy, In a char
ity school, and at the age of ten was
thrown on the streets without re
sources. He worked as an unskilled
laborer until ho was twenty. Ho then
served In the Italian army three and
a half years. On leaving his regiment
he was employed as the valet do cham
bro of the prince of Aragon for three
months. At this time nnarchlst ideas
began to possess his mind and, to use
his own words, "prevented me from
remaining In service."
In the course of a life of adventure
he happened to be at Budapest in 1891.
There for the first time he saw Em
press Elizabeth. He was miserable and
without work, and applied to the Ital
ian consul to be returned to Italy. Tho
consul sent him to Flume.
His description of his subsetiuent
wanderings was vague; but he said he
seldom If ever obtained work. While
staying at Lausanne he saw a file out
side a Junk shop, purchased it with
no preconceived purpose, and made a
clumsy wooden handle for It.
In prison he has boasted of his crime,
and he has addressed a letter to a
Milan newspaper expressing a fear lest
he be mistaken by Professor Caesar
Lombroso for a degenerate. Dilating
In this communication upon the object
of militant anarchism he wrote:
"Above all. It Is the great who must
be struck. Not only sovereigns and
their ministers will be reached by the
comrades, but all who make men mis
erable on earth."
He says he was not Impelled by mis
ery to kill the empress, as such a
course would have been Idiotic, but he
committed the deed "In order that surh
crimes, following one upon the other,
might cause all who Impoverish the
populace to tremble and shiver."
The document concludes with this
declaration: "I am an anarchist by
conviction."
EMPEROR'S INTENSE GRIEF.
Vienna, Sept. 12. The Emperor of
Austria nnd his daughter attended
mass this morning In the private
chapel of the Schoenbrunner palace.
Ills majesty showed evidences of In
tense grief, but he said he did not
lose faith In God, and expressed n wish
for confession and communion.
During the day the emperor re-read
with much emotion a passage in the
last letter he received from the em
press, in which she expressed herself
pleased at the prospect of returning to
Vienna In a few days In order to wit
ness the Jubilee festivities.
Ills majesty discharged state duties
toduy with his usual earnestness, and
insisted upon replying personally to
the numberless messages of sympathy
received since the assassination of the
empress.
WHEELER EXPECTS TROUBLE.
Is Prepared to Oo Into Action Again
on Account of Philippines.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 12. The Ad
vertiser will tomorrow print the follow
ing as a portion of un interview with
General Joseph Wheeler and state that
the general was In the presence of
three gentlemen, one- of whom is Hon.
Samuel Blackwell, when talking to the
reporter:
"I do not believe tho war Is over by
any means; neither does President
MoKinley, who told me personally he
had no faith that the peaeo commis
sion would nettle tho differences exist
ing with Spain over the Philippines.
The Spanish claim that tho battles at
Manila were fought after the protocol
was signed, and on these grounds will
reiuse to give up the Islands."
Continuing, General Wheeler said:
"Spain wilt went us to give up thu
Philippines," and laying emphasis here,
"we will never do that. 1 am going
back to duty and really expect to b-j
called into action again."
NO PARADE OF TROOPS.
Conference Between President and
General Miles Settles It.
Washington, Sept. 12. Tho plan of
having a parade In New York of the
troops returning from Porto Rico and
those at Montauk has been definitely
abandoned. This Is the result of con
ferences on the subject between tho
president and General Miles und of
consultations with army ofllcers in
New York and nt Camp AVlkoff.
It was decided by Generals Miles and
Shatter, nnd the nrmy surgeons that
the condition of so many of the sol
diers rendered the project Impractic
able. BATTLESHIP'CONTRACTS.
Navy Department Has Agreed on a
Satisfactory Award.
AVashlngton, Sept. 12. The navy de
partment has nrrlved nt what It re
gards as a fulr and satisfactory set
tlement of the question of awarding
tho contracts for the construction of
the three b'lttleshtps. Tho board of
naval bureau chiefs has Invited tho
Newport News company and the Union
iron works to amend their plans so us
to make their ships Identical with that
proposed by Cramp,
Mr. Scott, of the California company,
litis agreed to do this already and tho
representative of the Newport News
company has verbally agreed to do tho
sanie, so It ls"'tho understanding that
each of tho companies will bo gtvep a
contract for one ship.
THE NEWS THIS M0UNINU
Weather Indications Todayi
Fair; Riling Temperature.
General Admiral Dewey Says Philip
pine Situation Is Critical.
Natives Tukc tho Carollno Islands from
Spain.
Camp Wlkoff Will Soon Ho Deserted.
Tho Assassin of Empress Elizabeth.
General Miners Bring Gold from tho
Klondike.
The Markets,
Local Teachers Appointed by Board
of Contiol.
Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
Local Letter Carriers Home from
Corvcntlon.
Fall Sessions of Court Begin.
Banquet of Ministers.
Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
Letter from I'orto Rico.
News Round About Scrnnton.
General Thirteenth Regiment III
Remain In S"rlce,
SHOULD RETAIN
THE PHILIPPINES
Mr. Denby, Former Minister to
China, Gives Reasons Why the
Islands Should Remain Posses
sions of the United States.
Washington, Sept. 12. Mr. Charles
Denby, former minister of the United
States to China, nrrlved here today
from Peking, and In the afternoon paid
his respects to the president. On
leaving the White House Mr. Denby,
In unswer to Inquiries, said that In
his Judgment the United States should
retain permanent possession of all, or
practically all of the Philippine Islands.
To surrender them to Spain would be
only to Invite a ,controvuisy and pos
sibly a war among the European na
tions for their possession, and If the
United Stutes Is to make nn effort to
secure any considerable portion of the
markets of the far east, the Philip
pines would be of very gteat advant
age to us.
Mr. Denby thought that the eastern
question had been practically settled,
for the present at least. He did not
believe that there was anything in the
situation to Justify the expectation of
a partition of China among the powers.
Russia already had secured territorial
concessions, which completely satisfied
ull her desires in that particular di
rection, and as trade and trade facili
ties were the only objects of English
nnd Germnn concern In China, he saw
no good reason why they should desire
her dismemberment. In any event Mr.
Denby said he did not look for any
Immediate change in the present
status.
DR. ECKMAN'S SUCCESSOR.
Will Be Selected at Binghnmton
Tomorrow.
Special to the Scrnnton Tribune.
Buffalo. Sept. 12.-Blshop Fowler will
meet the presiding elders of tho Wy
oming conference nt Blnghamton Wed
nesday. The mun named u ill probably not be
one of the candidates, but from an
outside conference.
ERNE-LAVIGNE AFFAIR.
The Fight Stopped by Sheriff's Dep
uties A Lively Circus.
Buffalo, Sept. 12. The twenty-round
bout for the light-weight champion
ship of the world between Frank Erne
and "Kid" Lavlgne, that was to have
been the opening contest at the Hawth
orne Athletic club at Cheektowaga,
was stopped by Sheriff Kilgullon be
fore the men came together 111 the
arena. A crowd of about 4,000 people
had gathered In the big enclosure early
In the evening.
The sheriff and a score of deputies
were in the ring when Lou Beckwith,
of Cleveland, and .'ock O'Donnell Here
ordered on for the preliminary bout.
The sheriff dot lured that be would not
permit any contest to take place. John
W. Fisher, attorney for the town of
Cheektowaga. demanded that the club
be given the use of lis property, and
the boxers were ordered to shake
hnnds. Before a blow could be struck
th9 deputies seized tlu boxers and
forced them to their corners und iben
released them. Once more the boxers
wen oidertsd to get together. O'Don
nell rushed at Iteckwlth. but the depu
ties again grappled with them, und
for a few minutes the ring was (Hied
with struggling deputies, tlghteis and
theli seconds and Beckwith and
O'Donnell were again i (impelled to
take their seats. The spcctatois wero
greatly excited and roundly denounced
tlu notion of the sheriff, but no open
act of violence wan committed. A long
und wordy wrangle between the sher
iff and attoriiiy then ociuned and af
ter a long d"lay Beckwith and O'Don
nell left the ring.
Erne und Lavlgne were then Intro,
duivd to box undei the provisions of
th-? Horton law. The men weie in
their corners but the sheriff could not
be prevailed upon to permit them to
get together in u friendly sparring
match. Finally It was announced that
the bout was off.
Lebanon Democrats.
Lebanon, Pa., Sept. 12. The Urmm ratio
convention met here today and made tho
following nominations: Le-glslaluit Rob
ert L. Miller and John II. Duncan; dliililvt
attorney, Grant Welilrmni; poor director.
Henry Kegsrers Resolutions wero
adopted denouncing Senator Quay und
pledging the candidates to oppose linn,
If they am elected.
Garrison at Cuba.
Washington, Sept. 12. General .Miles
s.iid toduy that the tioopH to constitute,
the garrison of Cuba had not been select
cd. They would consist of legularx, Im
muues and volunteers, though it was not
possible now to oven tell Just whut tho
oppositions would be.
To Create Naval Reserve,
Chicago, Sept. 12. A movement for ths
creation of a national r.aval reserve with
tho Illinois naval mllltla as the nucleus
lias been started In this city by local
naval ofllcers. Efforts will be made hero
to introduce the subject before the next
congress for actlcu.
LAST DAYS OF
CAMP WIK0FF
All Troops Will Be Re
moved as Soon as
Possible.
TO FREE THE HOSPITALS
Medical Board is Engaged in Making
Examination to Determine What
Patients Are in Condition to Be
Moved Detention Hospital Hns
Been Abandoned Patients Will
Be Taken to New York nnd Other
Places.
Camp AVlkoff, Montauk Point, Sept.
12. The entire attention of the 15,000
soldiers still quartered at Camp Wlk
off, is now directed toward the latest
developments In regard to the aban
donment of the camp here, and their
removal to the barracks occupied by
them before the commencement of tho
war. General Bates' orders are to get
all the troops away from here as soon
as possible, but, according to a state
ment made by him today, he Is not
Informed In regard to the means of
transportation to be provided by tho
quartermaster's department. He Is
unable to estimate the length of time
that may be necessary to remove tho
troops. The troops now here comprise
seventeen regiments of Infantry, seven
regiments of cavalry, six batteries of
light artillery, four batteries of heavy
artillery and six companies of the sig
nal corps. The Infantry, cavalry and
artillery here are: Infantry First,
Second, Third, Fourth. Sixth. Seventh,
Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth. Thirteenth,
Sixteenth. Seventeenth. Twentieth,
Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Twenty
fourth nnd Twenty-fifth regiments.
Cavalry First, Second, Third, Sixth,
Ninth, Fifteenth regiments nnd Roose
velt's rough riders.
Artillery Light batteries E, of tho
First; K, of the First: A, of the Sec
ond: F, of the Second: F, of tho
Fourth, and F. of the Fifth.
Heavy IJatterles A and B, of tho
First; G and H, of the Fourth.
Great activity Is being displayed by
the medical department to free the
hospitals here of all patients who can
possibly bo lemoved. Between three
and four hundred sick were sent to
New A'ork and Brooklyn hospltnls on
Sunday on the steamer Shlnnecock
and by rail. The army hospital boat
Relief arrived here from New York
this morning and during the day sho
took aboard about 250 sick men. one
hundred of whom were from the gen
eral hospital, twenty-five from the de
tention hospital and the remainder
from three division hospitals and the
regimental hospitals. The Relief left
with these patients tonight for Bos
ton nnd they will be placed In hospi
tals In that city. The steamer will re
turn here from liuston at once, prob
ably arriving Wednesday, and will then
take perhaps 200 more patients to New
A'ork and Brooklyn hospitals. Tho
Shlnnecock is expected to arrive hero
tomorrow morning, and she will tako
probably two or three hundred sick to
New A'ork.
A medical board Is now engaged In
making an examination of all patients
In the hospitals and determining which
of them are In proper condition for re
moval to outside hospitals. The mem
bers of the board say that every man
who can be sent away with safety will
be sent Just as soon as possible. With
the departure of the Relief tonight
there are about 50H men In the general
hospltul and two or three hundred more
In division and regimentnl hospitals.
The detention hospital has been aband
oned. All patients remaining there,
numbering about forty, were removed
to the general hospital tonight. It Is
expected that before- the end of this
week all the patients in all the hospi
tals In camp will have been removed to
hospitals in Now A'ork and other places,
except perhaps one hundred and fifty
to two hundred men suffering from ag
gravated attacks of typhoid and inter
mittent fever, malaria and dysentery.
w bom It Is considered unsafe to remove
for from two to three weeks more.
They will remain in the general hos
pital here ns long as may be necessary
without regard to whether the troops
In camp are removed to their barracks
ur not.
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Poitlxml, N. II.. Sept. 12. The Septem
ber meeting at Hlngy begun today with
a small attendance and ordinary rs.ces.
One of the events went ott In stralsht
heats and It required but die extra trial
to settle the others. Summary:
2.12 class, paving; purse, K.uno-lnd'uua,
b. g.. by Ilelult, dam by Woodfoid (.Mc
Carthy), won in tiitee straight heats.
Time, 2.11. 2.11'. 2.12.
2.12 class, trotting; purse, S1..VJU Robert
l'atchen, b, g.. by I'atclien Wilkes, dam
by Uobeit .McGiegor I Wilson), won scc
oud. third am fourth heats. Tins
Chimes, b. in., dam A'nurs Truly by Mani
la lllo King iGeersl. Won first heat. I'llllO,
2.1I:H. SAW j. 2.1SV 2.li:'s.
2.22 class trolling; piuse. li Hen II,
b. u- by George t). dam by Creeper I.Me
Donultl). won second, thlid and fourth
heats. Greeiihrlno. It. s.. by Wnodbtiiio,
dam Jennie by Kolilunor iGllbert). won
first heat. Time, 2.10'4, 2.i:, 2.121. 2.1::J',.
Cervera Sails for Spain.
Portsmouth. N. II.. Sept. 12. -The city
of Rome with Admiral e'orvera and staff
i-d over I.Tuo Spanish pilsoners will'Sl
this afternoon for Sardander, Spain. Of
the number I, ft;s mi " were from ina
prison at Scavo's Inland.
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WEATHER FORECAST,
Washington, Sept. 12. Forecast
for Tuesday: For eastern Penn
sylvania, fair, followed ,y Inereas.
lug cloudiness: slowl rising tern
peraturo; eisterly wind, l-'or west.
ern Pennsylvania. Iner. ntlm; cloud
iness; light snutlleasteily winds.
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