9 " '." ' ""T' ' '""' ' '"' " " "'" '""' I III.IHIM T. ',',",' "1 ""'. """" " 'J' ,, '"' ' ' ' ' " I ! I I .. ! . .1 -- ' ,'"',"1"'."""""" I """' '" ' TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, WEDNESDAY 3J OWNING, SEPTEMBER TWO CENTS. 14, 18D8. t GOMEZ IS NOT SATISFIED He is Said to Disapprove the Cuban Lex ers' Policy OBJECTS TO SUBMISSION He Believes It Tends to the Prac tical Discrediting and Retirement of the Cuban Republic The Gen eral's Resignation Accepted Gen eral Lawton Notifies Washington of the Report Circulated in San tiago. Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 13. A report was received by General Lawton last night saying that General Maximo Gomez, the insurgent commander-in-chief, had tendered his reslcnatlon of the command of the Cuban army to the Cuban government at Camaguay, and that It had been accented. Gomez, It Is reported, protested against the Cuban government yield ing the control of the affairs of the island to the Americans, and his ex planation for resigning was his disap proval of "passive submission to con ditions tending tothe practical discred iting and retirement of the Cuban re public, as such and the establishing of the absolute dominion of the United States." The Cubans at Santiago were very much excited by the report and there was an animated scene at the San Carlos club this morning when the matter was discussed. The report was disbelieved by many who say that General Gomez" resignation tt this time Is highly Improbable. Others, however, say that the general resents the putting of the Cuban army under the authority of the American generals and believes that the Cubans should resist, even by force of arms, If neces sary. Generals Cebreso, Castillo, Pedro, Perez and other Insurgent leaders have transferred their commands to General Lawton. General Perez has 8,000 men In the vicinity of Guantanamo, which he will disband this week by order of General Castillo. There is now a general de sire on tho part of the Cuban army to disband, as the insurgents have learned that the question of their back pay Is not to be considered by the Americans. Lieutenant Colonel Rowen and Cap tain Parker, accompanied by Lieuten ant Colonel Carlos Garcia, son of Gen eral Garcia, and two other Cuban offi cers arrived here late last night on horseback from Glbara, on the north coast. Colonel Rowen was sent there by General Miles from Porto Rico. He will make observations in Cuba, geo graphical, climatic and military for the government. He was furnished with guides, horses and provisions by the Cuban commander, Floria, at Gl bara, and he visited Holquln, which is garrisoned by 12,000 Spaniards under General Luque. Good health, general ly, prevails among both Cubans and Spaniards In the northern part of the Island. The Spaniards entertained Colonel Rowan and his Cuban companions hos pitably. THE CRISIS IN FRANCE. Gen. Zurlinden, the New Minister of War, May Resign. Paris, Sept. 13. The Rappel and the Matin today say that at yesterday's cabinet council the minister of war, General Zurlinden, explained his rea sons for opposing a revision of the Dreyfus case. The premier, M. Biisson, nnd the minister of education, M. Bourgeois, those papers add, urged General Zur linden to reconsider his determination, but the president, M. Fnure. sided with the minister of war, excited discussion followed and the council was adjourned until this afternoon, when calmness was restored. M. Bourgeois pointed out the con sequences of the crisis and further discussion of the matter wus adjourned until Saturday. The newspapers here are unanimous In expressing the opinion that the sit uation Is serious. They say that tem porizing can only delay the decision, which, if fuvornble to a revision of the case, will cause the resignation of General Zurlinden and, which, if hos tile, will lead to a withdrawal from the cabinet of M. Rrlsson nnd will re sult In a general crisis. It Is rumored that In view of the pos sible resignation of General Zurlinden, M. Brlsson has sounded Genpral Bru gere, who, it Is said, is disposed to ac cept the portfolio. THE BOTKIN CASE. Habeas Corpus Proceedings Post poned Until Monday. San Franclco. Sept. 13.-The habeas corpus prowedlrgs In the Botkln case was postponed until next Monday. Tho matter of the extradition wlh lie heard on Thursday of this week by Governor Budd. Chief of Police I.ees received a telo gram today frtm Attorney General White, of Delaware, stating that ex perts had positively Identified the writing In tho note) which was endowed in tho box of bon bons as that of Mrs, Botkln, Funeral of the Empress. , Vienna, Sept. 15. Tho arrangements for tho funeral ceremonies of tho em press were published this evening. Tho body will llo In btate In tho Hofburg on Friday and during the forenoon of Sat urday, and tho Interment will take place at tho Capugln rhurch at 4 o'clock Batu. day afternoon. American Protocol Adopted. Madrid, Bept. 13. The chamber of dep. utles today adopted the Spanish-American protocol. NO MORE TROOPS TO BE MUSTERED OUT Tho Situation Does Not Admit of Further Reduction of the Army. Danger in Philippines. Washington, Sept. 13. It was an nounced today with Increased empha sis that there will be no more troops mustered out. The situation docs not admit of any further reduction In the army, and efforts arc being made to put those volunteers who uro retained In the service as near as possible to the footing of the regulars In the mat ter of drill and discipline. The pur pose at the outset, when the muster out began, was to muster out one hundred thousand volunteers. A little over 90, 000 have already been mustered out and It Is announced positively that there will bo no more mustered out, no matter what lnllucnco Is brought to boar. The retention of the volunteers now In the service and the efforts to Im prove the morale of tho army has In view the Philippine situation more than that of Cuba and Porto Rico, though there is a great deal of vagueness as to the danger apprehended there. REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE MEETS In Pursuance to Call from Hon. J. P. Elkin the Members Assemble at Hotel Walton, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 15. In pursuance of a call Issued by Hon. J. P. Elkin, chairman of the Republican state com mittee, a largely attended meeting of the chairmen of the Republican county committees of tho state was held nt tho Hotel Wnlton this afternoon, 58 of tho C7 chairmen answering to tho roll call. Letters were received front the remaining chairmen expressing their regret at being unnblo to attend, two of them having conventions In their counties. The chairman In his opening remarks said that as the Republican party had always been the party of patriotism and loyalty to the government, he had conceived the Idea, during the early days of the campaign, of sending to each county chairman a flag, tho em blem of the national government rep resenting so much of union and strength, the raising of which by the chairmen throughout the state, would mark the opening of the campaign In their respective counties. Mr. Elkin said that since his arrival In Philadelphia this morning his atten tion had been called to the publicity given to the statement that the or ganization was now involved In an ef fort to defeat one of the recent can didates for governor before the stnto convention, In his efforts to secure tho congressional election in his district. Ho referred to Hon. Charles W. Stone, and he wanted to partlculajly and em phatically deny In toto, such state ments and brand them as false nnd malicious In every particular and only conveyed and circulated by the people who nre now engaged In an effort to defeat the Republican party. He fur ther wanted to say that as long as he was chairman of the Republican or ganization, he felt it ills duty to make every effort possible to Insure the elec tion of all the Republican candidates throughout the state, from governor to county auditor. The chairman was followed by a stir ring and characteristic speech from Galusha A. Grow, who dwelt largely upon the national Issues and aroused much enthusiasm among those pres ent. He called attention to the fact that the Republican party, notwith standing the charges that had been made with malicious Intent, had re duced the back debt from $40,000,000, the legacy left them by the Democrats when they came Into power, to less than one nnd one-quarter millions at the present time. He was strongly and heartily applauded by the audience. Hon. W. W. Porter, of Philadelphia, candidate for Judge of the Superior court, followed in brief and well chosen remarks. He In turn was fol lowed by General James W. Latta. the candidate for secretary of Internal af fairs. Hon. A. C. Robertson, of Pittsburg, chalrmnn of the Republican county committee of Allegheny county, among other things said he had been a mem ber of several sessions of the leglsla tuie, all of which were worse than the last session, about which so much criti cism had been made. In fact, he said he did not believe the last session of the legislature had anything to apolo glze for. "The only reprehensible thing that was done by the last legislature was the placing In nomination of the Hon,. John Wnnamaker for United States senator, and he was of the Im pression that every member of the last legislature who was In any way re sponsible for this act would require the balance of their lives to do sulllclent penance." After the address of Mr. Robertson a recess was taken until 7 o'clock this evening, when Chairman Elkin Invited all of those present to dine with him Informally at the Hotel Walton. PROTOCOL ADOPTED. The Vote of Spanish Chamber of Deputies. Madrid, Sept. 13. Tho chamber of deputies considered tho protocol today In secret session, tho Republicans, Car lists and dissenting Conservatives be ing absent. The protocol was adopted by 151 votes against 4S. The president, Marquis Vega d'Ar mljo, called Senor Urla to order for Intimating that General Prlmo da Rivera had enriched himself at tho expense of the treasury. To Aid Strikers. Indlunapolls, Bept. 13. Tho national ex. ecutlvo board of tho United Mine Work ers voted 11,000 to tho third pool, l'ltts. burg district strike, and retained Presi dent Ratchfnrd. Action sympathetic for the 1'uim, III., strikers was taken. A circular letter will be sent In a few days to all local unions unking for aid for th rittsiiiirg and I'lina strikers. STORMY SESSION IN SPANISH SENATE GENERAL WEYLER IS AGAIN A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE. Count Almcnas Adds tho Name of General Linares to tho Incompe tents Who Should Have Their Sashes Tied Around Their Necks. Cutting Remarks by Senator Gon zales Regatding Cuba. Madrid, Sept. 13. General Weyler was conspicuous In another stormy session of the senate today. Count Almcnas who yesterday arraigned Weyler, Blanco nnd Rivera, as well as Ccrvcra, added the name of General Linares to tho "Incompetents who should have their sasheu tied nround their necks instead of around their waists." Weyler and others loudly pro tested and called for the names of all generals who failed to do their duty. A great tumult ensued. The premier, Senor Sagasto, replying said that neither Senor Canovas Del Castillo nor himself had ruled long enough to change the character oC the race, which was the true cause, he claimed, of the disaster to Spain. "We are," the premier said, "an anaemic country. We were attacked when acting as honest men would. We defended ourselves. I havo lost my prestige, but It Is not because I bellovo the path I am following Is the best." General Weyler then made a speech of great violence whlcn provoked such nn outbuist that the premier had to Intervene and called upon the gentle men to explain. General Weyler re plied that ho had not threatened the government Institutions, but only those who had attacked tho army. The Duke of Tetuan, the former min ister for foreign nffalrs, defended Senor Canovas del Castillo, whereupon Senor Gonzales made another attack upon the premier, declaring that the latter had foreseen the loss of Cuba and had planned with Senor Sngasta to sign tho surrender. The loss of Cuba, Senor Gonzales con tinued, was a Just punishment for those who failed to prollt by tho doctrine that the colonies should not be gov erned by oppression. Tho senate then adjourned. Tho Republicans, Carllsts nnd bolting Conservatives of the chamber of deputies have Issued a manifesto giving their reasons for op posing the government. It publication has been prohibited. Senor Sagasta, In nn Interview to. day, said no clalniH advanced by the United States, after the peace protocol was signed or the cortes bureau mot to elect peace commissioners, should be entertained. Advices received from the Philippine Islands say the Insurgents would re lease only n few of their prisoners. For Instance, they will shortly set free the Spanish employes who ure in their hands. Major General Merrltt, it is said here, will go to Paris, empowered to ask, In the name of the Insurgents, an Ameri can protector over them and the Phil ippine Islands. MIGHT HAVE BEEN HUMBERT. Luigini's Statement The Will of Elizabeth. Geneva, Sept. 13. Lulgiul or Luchessl declares that If he had been In Italy he would have struck at King Hum bert. Empress Elizabeth, It Is reported, left u will bequeathing her jewels, val ued at $2,G00,000, to charities. The collln has been closed and nobody not even Emperor Francis Joseph, will see tho face again. The body was finally enveloped In a black faille dress, the hair arraigned with a diadem over the forehead and hands folded lightly together, holding a cioss and a rosary. White roses form a garland around the whole body, concealing the white satin lining of the collln. Very few have seen her majesty's features, as her face most of the time has been covered with n white cloth, while a white (lowered veil Has covered the whole collln. Tho kings of Saxony, Servla and Ruo mania, with an Immense nnd notable ariomblage, will attend the funeral. Ilie will of the empress. It Is said, gives full instiuctions regarding her obsequies. Lalnz castle Is left to her favorite daughter. Archduchess Valere. BICYCLISTS SUSPENDED. Pennsylvanians Who Have Over stepped Rules. Baltimore, Sept. 13. Chalrmnn Mott, of the League of American Wheelmen lacing board, In his weekly bulletin Issued today, suspends the following Pennsylvanians. C. A. Stroh, Plttston, to Sept. 28, 189S, failure to ride: Clint Wntson, West Mill Creek, to Dec. 1, 1900, com peting In unsanctioned races, etc.; George W. Truman. W. V. Oatlln, Rob ert A. Batch, John C. Gayles, Stephen Hatch, Elizabeth; Adam Loosch, Springfield; R. H. Hills, Conneaut vllle, und Clad Smith, Beaver Center, to Sept. 12, 1899, unsanctioned races after warning. Herring-Little Contest, llarrlsburg, Sept. 13. Tho hearing be fore Judge McPhersou In tho Ilcrrlng Llttlo Judicial ccntest from the Columbia Montour district will be held tomorrjw. This was tho day fixed for the trial of the case, but It was postponed on account of tho ubsenco of counsel. No Attempt at Assassination. Amsterdam, Sept. 13. It wus soml-of-flcfully announced today that the reports of the uttempted assassination of Queen Wllhelmlna and of tho shooting of Coun. tess I.lmburg-Stlrum are entirely 'without foundation. Will Work Six Days a Week. Shamokln, Pa.r Sept. 13. Tho six thou sand employes of the Mineral Mining company und tho Union Coal company have been notified that tho mine win work six days per week until further no tice. Mr. Bayord Weaker. Dedham, Muss., Sept. 13. Mr, Bayard passed a restless day und tonight Is weak er, lie continues to lose steadily, and he cannot survive many more days. GIRL TURNS BURGLAR. Miss M, L. do Rocharcd Locked Up on n Serious Charge. Chicago, Sept. 13. Miss M. L. do Rocharcd, a young and pretty French girl, Is locked up at Harrison street police Ktatlon charged with attempted burglaiy. Monday evening ns tho clerks of tho Fair, a largo department stoic, were leaving tho establishment Miss do Rocharcd entered the store and concealed herself under a counter. She romnlned there without moving until 2 o'clock this morning, when she made her way Into the silk department and packed up $300 worth of silk, which she Intended to carry out when the store should be opened In the morning. She made too much noise, however, and was caught by two of tho watch men. The girl, who Is well educated, has been living In a fashionable board ing school on Drexel boulevard. Her father Is said to be a wealthy silk mer chant of Paris, France, and she re ceived from him every month a hand some allowance. Extravagant habits and need of money to pay her debts caused her to turn burglar. NOEL'S ULTIMATuM. Edhera Pnsn Must Delive. he Ring' leaders in the Recent Massacres. Candla, Island of Crete, Sept. 13. Rear Admiral Gerard Noel, commander of the British naval forces In Cretan waters, today issued nn ultimatum to Edhc"m Pasha, the Turkish military governor of Crete, demanding that within forty-eight hours he should de liver up tho ringleaders of tho recent outbreak and massacre, surrender the fort and ramparts commanding the town and disarm the Mussulman troops. CABINET DISCUSSES MANILA SITUATION Secrecy Is Maintained as to the Ac tion to Be Taken in the Matter. The Document Left Open. Washington, Sept. 13. At today's cabinet meeting the situation at Man ila was discussed at somu length, but the principal business was the discus sion of the letter of Instructions to be given to the commission 'which will meet In Paris to formulate a treaty of peace with Spain. Several of the members of the cabinet who were tak ing their vacation were recalled by the president to attend today's meeting. The letter of Instructions will not be made public, but It Is understood, that It is comprehensive In character and In addition to making plain the general policy of the government on all im portant points, it covers nil the details that can be forseen and provided for. It Is ussumed, however, that many questions ara likely to arise during the deliberations of the Joint commis sion upon which the American members will require special cable instructions from the president. Although the document Is practical ly agreed upon as a whole, this mat ter will be left open until the meeting here of the members of the commis sion two days hence when a final re vision will be made. It Is the presl ident's wish, as expressed to the cab inet members, that nothing concerning the Instructions be made public. Indeed so thoroughly did this un dei standing obtain among the mem bers of the cabinet that Secretary Day authorized the statement that so far from making public anything of the natuie nf the Instructions to be given the peace commissioners, the presi dent and the cabinet had decided pos itively to do all In their power to pre vent any publicity In the matter. AMERICAN MECHANICS. Their Fifty-third Annunl Convention at Cleveland. Cleveland. Sept, 13. The fifty-third annunl convention of tho Order of Flitted American Mechanics' was called to order here today with Nationnl Councillor Ira U. Goff, of Rhode Island, piesldtng. The repoit of the secretary shows: Number of state councils at last ie port, 19; Institutes during year, 1; sub councils last repoit, 732; Instituted dur ing year, 62; number of members last report, 52.S7I5; admitted during year, ", 113; amount of money In treasury of sub-councils, J59S.494.72; benetlts paid during year, $148,287.44. READY WITH HIS GUN. A Soldier at San Fianclsco Shoots a Marketman. Sun Fianclsco, Sept. 13. Walter Rosser, a private of a Tennessee reg iment, today shot and killed Henry HUdebrandt, an employ of the Spreck les market In this city. Rosser was walking up Market street und seeing the sweet meats exposed to view, It Is alleged, started to help himself and was told by Hlldebrundl to move on about his business. Rosser, Instead of complying, Imme diately drew his revolver and tired, killing HUdebrant Instantly. Rosser Is in Jail. ' SWORE TO DO THE TOWN. The New Westminster Fire of In cendiary Origin. New Westminster, B. C, Sept. 13. It Is generally believed that Sunday's fire was of incendiary origin. The po lice have arrested Jack Shepherd, a farmer, who has stated that he knew the tire would happen. Shepherd is considered mentally unbalanced. Hewasrecentlyln Jail for a trivial of fense and when released swore to "do" the town. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, Sept. 13. Pensions havo been Issued as follows lor Pennsylvania: OrlKlnal Jcfper Wolfe, Wjomlng, JS; Richard Vanc.utni. Bayre, $U, Reissue Ellas F. Tulker, Meshoppen. JJI- Abram L. Tiffany, Cumptown, $17. Original wid ows, etc. Elizabeth Ocodniun, Auburn, ;s. Colored Odd Fellows' Convention. Altoona, Sept. 13. The colored Odd Pel. lows of Pennsylvania aro holding a con ventlon here. Fifty delegates reptejent 1M) lodges. At tho same time tho Giand Household of Ruth Is holding Its ilrst convention. Both orders gave receptions tonight. FIRE RAGING IN THE RAVINE SHAFT NUMBER OF MEN HAD A VERY NARROW ESCAPE. In the Morning an Explosion of Gas Burned nnd Injured Six Men More or Less Seriously and in the Even ing Another Party of Fire Fight ers Were Overcome by Fire Damp. Two of tho Men Were Almost Dead When Taken from the Mine. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Plttston, Pa., Sept. 13. Two gangs of fire fighters, at different times toJny, nearly met their doom at the Ravine shaft, and as a result of their terrlblo experiences six men of one party and two of the other nro suffering from more or less serious injuries. The Ravine shaft is located at the tipper end of North Main avenue and Is op crated by the Newton Coal company, owners of the Ill-fated Twin shaft. Last Wednesday, company hands working In the third vein, uncovered n bore-hole that leads to a lower vein In old workings. Gas poured through tho hole and becoming ignited set fire to the coal. Yesterday morning n gang of men under Fire Boss Christopher McDer mott went in to fight the fire. Gas that had accumulated behind them was set off, supposedly by miners passing with naked lamps, and a terrible ex plosion occuned. Every man In the party was burned bv tho flames and Injured by the force of the explosion. Flreboss McDcrmott sustained a bad singeing about the ex posed parts of his body, besides painful cuts and bruises. John Mangan, of Cork Lane, had his scalp lacerated nnd badly bruised and cut Charles Carr had thieu ribs broken, nnd his skull fractured and was also cut and bruised. Peter Conroy, of Oregon, and two foreigners, sustained cuts and bruises, but were able to walk to their homes. McDermott was assisted to his homo on Parsonage street; the other three were taken to the city hospital. FIRE INTENSIFIED. This second explosion Intensified tho fire nnd the company resolved upon making n redoubled effort to conquer It. The Eagle, Mechanics and Niagara hose companies were called Into ser vice and their combined supply of hose, coupled together, was dropped down the shaft and carried to tho scene of the lire by a gang of the company's employes under Foreman William Hall- stone. At 10 o'clock last night this gang was attacked by the deadly black damp. All but two of them, John Hailstone, miner of Mlnooka, brother of the foreman, and William Boukley, tracklayer, of Plttston, succeeded af ter a desperate struggle In lighting their way to a main nlr course. Hnll stone and Boukley fell by the way and unable to help themselves lay in the road gradually being suffocated by the poisonous aftermath. For a time they were given up as beyond rescue, but their brave com rades risking a terrible death, pushed back into the poison filled load and leturned bearing the two almost dead men with them. They were removed to the hospitals and will, It Is thought, recover. The lire was spreading rapidly last night. How much territory It affects the company will not say. DREYFUS CASE AGAlJf. A Sensatlonnl Arrest Is Promised In Near Future. Paris, Sept. 13. Among the rumors In circulation tonight regarding tho Dreyfur case is one that an arrpst still mor- sensational than anv yet made Is Imminent. Another report savs that when Xurllndcn, minister of war, resigns legal action for revision will be commenced befoie his successor Is ap pointed. General Zurlinden at the lust mo ment begged to be excused from ac companying President F.uiro to the mnnouevres. Tlu frank newspaper assertions that M. Faure Is supioitlng General Zur linden on opposing revision have cre ated considerable comment and given rise to the notion thnt there will be no revision while M. Faure is piesldent. Tonight four men, nrmed with clubs, attacked and severely Injured M. Pblll- btrt P.oget, director of a Dnvfuslto paper. One of the lour Is under arrest. -- KILLED BY A TRAIN. A Rock Island xassenger Train Catches a Carryall. Wichita, Kas.. Sept. 13. Three per sons were killed outright nnd several others badly Injured here tonight when a Rock Island passenger train struck a carryall at the Douglass avenue crossing. In the carrynll were thirteen persons. The team was going at a rapid pace and the driver could not stop at the crossing when he saw that the train was upon It. Dead Sarah Aveiy, Wichita; Mrs. W. II. Ford, Wichita; John Cherry, of Mulvane; another woman, name un known, was probably fatally Injured. CARPET MILL BURNED. Valuable Plant at Stroudsburg De stroyed by Fire. Stroudsburg, Pa., Sept. 13. The newly built plant of tho Stroudsburg Carpet company was totally destroyed by fire today. The loss Is unknown, lnsuYanco $215,500. The origin of the fire Is a mystery. The plant Is operated by George H. Harvey, of Philadelphia. The Industry was started only u few months ago and was brought here from Philadelphia through tho efforts of tho board of trade and popular subscription to bands. Selecting a Bishop. Erie, Pa., Sept. 13. Atchblshop Ryan, of Philadelphia, Bishop liieltui, of Pitts burg, and Bishop Mullln, of Brio, met in this city this afternoon for passing on the names submitted for bishop of Harris, burg. Tho conferenco will be closed to. morrow and the 'threo names selected sent to Rome. THE NEWS THIS M0UNINU Weather Indications Todiyi Cloudy; Easterly Winds. 1 General General Gomez Resigns Ills Commnnd In tho Cuban Army. Riotous Scenes In the Spanish Cortes. Commissioner Porter's Presence In Cuba Regarded with Suspicion. Miners Badly Injured ut Plttston. 2 General Whitney's Weekly News Bud- got. Tho Markets. 3 Local-All Night Session of Knights of Malta. 4 Editorial. Comment of the Press. 5 Local Statement by Major C. R. Parke. Court Proceedings. 6 Local West Scranton nnd Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. 8 General News of a Day from Camp Mendo. Antl-Itnllan Riots In Austria. MANILA SITUATION IS MORE HOPEFUL A Better Feeling Prevails Between the Americans and Insurgents All Anxious to Avoid Conflict. London, Sept. 14. The, Manila corre spondent of the Times, telegraphing Tuesday, says: "" "A better feeellng pievalls between the Amei leans and tho Insurgents, probably Induced through the Influence of tho Insurgent leaders assembled at Malolos. Today Agulnnldo sent an offi cer to ask permission to move a de tachment of troops from Londo, one of the suburbs of Mnnlln. The request was promptly granted, and a largo de tachment of Insui gents evacuated Lon do this afternoon, marching through the American lines In the direction of the water works and receiving proper military honors en route. Both purtles seem anxious to avoid a conlllct." AGITATING INDEPENDENCE. Cubans Arrive in Havana and Do Missionary Work. Havana, Sept. 13, S.20 p. m. Several well-known Cubans arrived here on Saturday by the Mascotte, ostensibly ns delegates commissioned by the Cuban Junta to facilitate the work of disbanding the Cuban troops. There Is tellable authority, however, for the statement thut they are really commissioned to agitate the question of Cuban Independence. On Sunday night they were present at u meeting held at the residence of one of the most aristocratic families of Havana and the question of independence wus then discussed at length. Senor Benjamin Guerra, treasurer of the Cuban Junta, who arrived here on the yacht Alfredo on Sunday, but was not allowed to land, wns today per mitted to go ashore to see his mother. GEN. SHAFTER'S REPORT. Submitted to the War Department Yesterday. Washington, Sept. 1.!. General Shatter today submitted to the war department his report on the Santiago compulgn, o.' eung not only the battle of Santiago, but the entire piogress of the military in aslon ot Cuba. Tho general accompa nied by his aide, C'lptaln Mltey, came lo the department during tho afternoon and In person handed the report to Adjutant General Corbln. lie also hroucht with him two Cuban machetes to bo presented to Mrs Alger ns memenloes of tly cam paign. The repoit Is a voluminous docu ment covering with the supplementary repoits of division commander:., about 20) t pcwrltten pages. Of this General Shat ter's report forms about half. After sub mitting tho report. General Shatter con ferred fur some lime with acting Secre tary MelkleJohn and Geneial Cot bin. it wes stated afterward that the report would not be made public for the present, the desire being to place it llrst In the hands of the ptepldt-nt and Secretaiy Al ger and allow sitrtli lent lime for a mature; consideration of its contents. After that there Is little, doubt tho material por tions, pel haps the entile itepott, will lie made public. It reoe.its a storv nlieadv pretty well known, ulthuuish theie Is much Intel eht In the view which the com manding general takes ot its several tea tures of the campaign. RED MEN MEET. Reports Made at National Counsel in Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Sept. K At today's s"s Elon of the national council of Red Mmi the financial committee made Its it pott. It showed receipts from all sources. $11, 459; expenditures for all purposes, $Jl,."ll; balance on hand, $1G,9U. Tho peimaiuMt fund amounts to $.",.! 1.91. Charles C Conley, great chief of "e cords, In his report shows: Total receipts, Sl.24S.310.0t; paid for relief ot members. J3C6.7S8.01; lellef of widows and orphans, JS.1C7.23; burial of tho dead, J97.414.C9; other evpenses, $',02, '.36. 27; Investment. $1,. 39S.S0C.12; In tribal belts. 1309,171.93; total worth, f1.7M,77.10. One year ngo tho total membership was l").2i8. Now it is 1C2.4I2. FOOT BALL PRACTICE. The University of Pennsylvania Warming Up. Philadelphia, Sept. 13. The preliminary foot ball practice of the University of Pennsylvania wa Inaugurated today. Only five men reported to George Wood ruff, tho coach, and tho practice Indulged in wns perfunctory. The players who ie ported wero McCracken, right guard; Overlield, center; Hodges, end; Hnirl son, sub end, and Coombs, sub quarter back. Coach Woodruff expects enough men lo report by Friday to mako up two teams, vhen tho (list lino up will tako place. Suicide at Shamokln. Shamokln, Pa., Sept. IS. Robert Da vidson, aged St years, of Elllsburg, com mitted suicide In his barn lust evening by hanging himself from a rafter. He is survived by a widow and six adult chil dren. Sick at Santiago. Washington, Sept. 13. Tho following Is General Lawton's health report. Total sick, 790: total fever, 471 1 total new ensjs fever, 73; total returned to duty, 207; deaths, Guy E. Pool, private Company E, Thirty-third Michigan, typhoid fover. CUBANS ARE SUSPICIOUS They Can See No Good in Robert Porter's Visit NO USE FOR SOLDIERS Rabid Cubans Adopt Resolutions Protesting Against the Encroach ment Upon Their Rights .rfy tho Establishment of an American Protectorate Tho Two Problems, Annexation and Independence, Form tho Chief Topic of Conversa tion. Havnnn, Sept, 13. The presence of Robert 1', Porter, who Is In Havana on n special commission from the United States government to study the finan cial and economic aspects of the situa tion, is regarded with suspicion by tha party of freu Cuba, as Indicating the establishment or nn American policy of guuidlaushtp. His effort and Inquiries taken to gether with the announcement that American troops will -be sent later to occupy the Island which had hither to been doubted by many havo had tho elfect of provoking protests from the more rabid Cubans who are hold ing meetings nnd adopting resolutions against "encroachment upon our rights us citizens of the tree and independent republic of Cuba by the establishment of an American ptotectorate." Commenting editorially today upon these developments La Lucha r.ays: It Is easy to foresee a clash between the two tendencies, tho two forces on tha political horizon of Cuba the sentimental Independent paity, and tho party of prac tical annexationists. On or.o hand stand the Cuban sentiment, which has struggled for freedom for three years, on the oth.T Is arrayed every material Interest of tho Island, which looks first and foremost lor the greatest and strongest guarantee, not only that order will bo preserved, but that there will be a futmo develop ment and Increase In thoso very Interests. It is too early yet to predict with which party the victory will lie; but the lead ers of tho national Cuban party should not allow themselves to bo carried away by the natural exultation and fiery tem perament of their rnce. They should pro. cred with tact and discretion at this luncture; for, otherwise, annexation may becomo an accomplished fact far sooinr than Is expected. The leaders should act with prudence and furnish nn examplo ot strength nnd stability. Such conduct In them may result In time in adding to the ranks of the Cuban national party a large proportion of those who now ad vocate annexation and In carrying with them the gieat landed and Industrial In terests of the Islr.nd. TWO PROBLEMS. These two problems, Independence and annexation, nro the chief topics discussed, und the Idea ot nn American protectorate, with military occupation, is nowhere favorably considered. Everywhere It Is recognized that tho chob'e Is between Independence and uuiu-NUtlon. Next month, nt the heailo.imrters ot the so-called Cuban republican govern ment at Cubltas, province of Puerto Principe, repiesentatives of the differ ent corps of the Cuban army will pro ceed to a piesldentlal election and a definite constitution of the govern ment. Each army corps will send eight del egates, making a total of 4S electors. Thnre are two separate and distinct tendencies In tho Cuban army, one strongly suppotting the present gov ernment and tho other favoring Gen eral Maximo Gomez. Already four piPhidentl.il nomination tickets ure In the in Id. On the first are the names of Bartolome Masso for piesldent nnd Mender Capote for vice president: on the second the name of Mendez Capote for the first place and Jose Miguel Gomez for the second; on the third aie Jose Miguel Gomez nnd Pedro Betancotut; and on the fourth, Cnllxto Garcia and Jose Miguel Gomez. At the camp of Jose Miguel Gomez a newspaper called La Nation has been published for some time. It Is describ ed as a strong advocate of "peace and harmony" anil canles with it the moril endorsement of General Maxi mo Gomez, who Is known to favor the early disbanding of the Cuban troops to tho arts of peace. General Gomez Is still encamped on th Narclsa estate at Yaguajay, Santa Clurn province. This afternoon the American nnd Spanish evacuation commissioners de cided that, for the present, they would discuss tho more Important points to come under their consideration by let ter and only meet In Joint session ldter to discuss details. Therefore no Joint sessions will bo held for some time. JUMPED INTO NIAGArlA. A Philadelphia Brewer Swept Ovef the Falls. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 13.-Peter Schemm, a brewer, from Philadelphia, Jumped from the Goat Island brldiie at Nlasara Falls this morning nnd his body was swept over tho American Falls. Schemm arrived at the Palls last iilgnt on u Lehigh Valley train and registered at tho New York Central hotel. This morning ho engaged a carriage and went out for a drive. At Goat Island biido he told tho driver ho would walk to get a better view nf thu rnplds, and when in the center of tho brldgo he shouted "Good-byo" and leaped over tho bridge. "f -f f 4- WEATHER FORECAST, f 4- Wrsldngton, Sept. 13. 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