OMtott SCRANTON. PA.. MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1898. TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. Hf i -rfTiiViV BLAipifflBOW HIS DIGNITY Bid Not Wish to Meet the Peace Com . missioners. NO FULL DRESS UNIFORMS Xl! Amerlctni Snicked th Cover nor General by Appearing in Fa tigue Uniform Serious Trouble Occurs Between the Spanish Bank nnd the Municipality Colonial Cabinet Crisis Averted Terrible State of Affairs at Matanzas. Havana, Sept. IS. It Is learned on authority of an ofllclal source that when the American Evacuation com missioners arrived on the steamer Re solute, General Blanco desired to ap point an olllcer to represent hlin in receiving the commission, refusing to receive the commissioners in person. General Farrado, second In command In Cuba, and General Solano argued with him a whole day, pointing out thatsuch an action would be a dlrectaf front, that the commission, composed of two generals nnd one admiral, repre senting the United States government, bad come here In pursuance of an agreement with the government nt Madrid, that he was personally ex pected (to receive Itho commlsloners and that a refusal on his part to do so could only be regarded as a slight. General Blanco was finally brought to reason and persuaded to re ceive the commission In person, do ing so In full dress uniform. It Is un derstood that the captain general ex pected the visitors to appear In full dress, which they did not do, thereby causing considerable comment. The matter was discussed on board the Resolute, the staffs considering that they should certainly pay an ofllclal visit to the palace In full dress. This, however, was not done, owing to the delay In the delivery of a dress uni form ordered by General "Wade before the sailing of the steamer. Of course the subordinates could not appear In full dress unless the president of the commission, General Wade, did so, and therefore the entire party came ashore In a fatigue dress, causing considerable surprise at the simplicity of their at tires among the populace, among whom a display of gold lace and decorations makes a great Impression. AN OPEN SECRET. It Is an open secret that Captain Gen- I cral Blanco and Military Governor Aroias are at daggers points. General Arolaa never going near the palace un less there are urgent official demands for his presence. Last night the per formance was to have been given at the Tacon theatre for the benefit of the Cuban soldiers. All the seats had been sold and great crowds of Cuban sym pathizers were expected to be present. General Blanco had given permission for the performance to take place, but on Thursaay General Aroias went to the palace and had a stormy interview with the captain general, criticizing In strong language his weakness in per mitting such a gathering. He protest ed against allowing the performance to take place, declaring that he, as mili tary governor, was responsible for the preservation of order In the city, and nddlng that If the captain general per severed In his Intention of allowing the performance to be held he would then nnd there present his resignation as military governor. There was an ex tremely stormy scene between the Iwo officials, In which the tactful General Solano Intervened, with the result that orders were Issued for the suspension of the performance, and General Aro ias was persuaded to withdraw his res ignation. The serious trouble between the Span ish bank and the municipality over the payment of Interest on the bonds Is sued for loans of $7,000,000 nnd J3.000.000, which payments were ordered suspend ed on the recommendation of Senor Govln, secretary of justice, In the colo nial cabinet, in order to apply such Hums to the payment of other munici pal obligations, thereby Impairing the credit of the Banco Espanol, which guaranteed the payments, came to a head yesterday when, after a serious protest bv the governor of the bank against the Illegality and Injustice of the proceeding, Senor Govln tendered his resignation. CABINET CRISIS. A crisis In the colonial cabinet over the affair was Imminent, but Senor Govln was persuuded to withdraw U resignation, and a conference wa3 then held with the governor of tho bank, Senor Rlcardo Galbls, at whlrii It was agreed that the bank should retain the sums demanded by the municipality nnd apply them as they should be nqeded to the payment of tho interest on the bonds, the bank agreeing to advance $23,000 to the municipality on certain sccuritkfc. This Is probably the end of the controvers which threatened to become nn issuo of great magnitude. There seems to be no plausible theory whlcn can be advanc ed to explain how, In o few months the city's debt can have Increased S2,W0, 0i)0. There are no lmprovemnnt8 to bhow for the Increase In the debt and It must therefore be ascribed to tho same causes of corruption which ob tained In all tho other branches of the administration of the Island. Tho es tablishment of clear titles to many parcels of property In the Island which had been ceded or sold at different times to private Individuals and which once did and still belonged to the crown Is a mutter of great delicacy nnd requires Investigation of tho strictest order. Ono instance of this sort Is the case In which the whole alley known as the Callcjon la Guerdln, onco a public thoroughfare, has been joofed . .-r, built up, and hired out by a private Individual, whoso title to the rropcrty la unknown. Imports from Mntnnzns state that dtendful conditions prevail there. Tho poor nre dying In the public streets and highways at an average of four or five dally. Besides the 27 unhurled bodies before reported the bodies of four men and women who have died from starvation were found In the strrsrtu. One child, almost dead from hunger, was found close to the wall of Ui Orlento foundry. This condition of things In the neighboring seaport town demands Instant attention. DISTRESS AND WANT. Advices from other towns In the In terior and on the coast report that dis tress and want prevail, principally among the Cuban troops who are camped on the outskirts. Calbarlon Is apparently the worst off. Calbarlen la the port which General Gomez, in com munication to General Wade, asked should be the first evacuated In order to establish n Cuban base of supplies In order to minister to the wants of the troops In the Held. It is reported that on the 12th In stant a skirmish took place near Mad ruga, In the province of Matanzas, be tween Cuban and Spanish forces. The Cubans lost one olllcer killed and two men wounded. Ono of the Cubans was taken prisoner and carried to Matan zas by the civil guard, where he was turned over to the military authorities. GEN. WADE IN GOOD HEALTH. French Officers Create n Disturbance in n Theater. Havana, Sept. 18. (Evening). Ru mors that have been put in cltculation to the effect that General Wade, pres ident of the American evacuation com missioners, Is 111 with typhoid fever may bo denied absolutely. General Wade is looking the picture of health. He breakfasted this morning with his staff at the Louvre restaurant. Tomorrow the commissioners nnd their entire staffs will remove to the Trocha hotel at Vcdado, which has been put In excellent sanltnry condition. The general health aboard the steamer Resolute Is good. An official meeting of tho Spanish committee of evacuation was held last night to consider the form of evacu ation by the Spanish troops and with the object of acquainting the American commission with the exact number and positions of Spanish soldiers and the best method of embarking them. This afternoon there was sent on board the Resolute sealed documents, supposed to contain a statement of the results of last night's conference. It Is understood that it Is proposed to start the evacuation from east to west, embarking the troops at ports of Gl bara, Neuvltas, Clenfuegos and Ha vana. The official statement of the num ber of Spanish soldiers In the island Is said to place the aggregate at one hundred thousand nnd it Is understood that It Is proposed that the men shall carry with them their arms, munitions of war. material and equipments. It Is estimated that the end of Febru ary will have come before the evacua tion of the Island Is completed, as the soldiers must embark In Spanish ves sels. It Is suggested that this will be an advantage to both countries, the United States having an opportunity to acclimatize Its army during the win ter months, as It Is proposed that the American government shall land troops to occupy each post simultan eously with Its evacuation, not leaving any post ungarded at any time. ECHO OP DREYFUS CARE. At the Tacon theatre last night there was produced a play based upon the Dreyfus trial, In which Dreyfus was portrayed throughout as an Inno cent victim of conspiracy In the French army. From the start the sympathy of the audience for Dreyfus was plain ly manifested. Four Frenchmen, ono of whom Is supposed to have been an officer of the French gunboat Fulton, now lying in the harbor, occupied a box In the first tier. All of them car ried boatswains whlstles.i.and tho first Insinuation against the honesty of the trial they began to blow the whistles and to loudly hiss the players. A scene of Indescribable tumult followed, the entire audience rising in defence of Dreyfus. The Frenchmen were forcibly eject ed and the performance was continued without further Interruption. One of the Frenchmen, he who was thought to be an officer of the Fulton, refused to give his name at the station house to which the party was taken after being ejected from the theater.and was locked up over night. General Blanco has prohibited the future perform ance of the play In Havana. A difference of opinion between Cu ban and Spanish officers In a promi nent cafe here this morning resulted In an exchange of abusive langungtt and a free light. The disturbance was promptly quelled by the police, and the ringleaders were arrested. The disor der is said to have been provoked by the Cubans. This afternoon n secret meeting of the officers of the Spanish warships now In port was held at the admiral's palace. The object of the meeting la supposed to have been the considera tion of the question of returning to Spain which vessels and what portion of the armament had to be taken away. DREYFUS A SPYP His Downfall Due to Excessive Zeal. London, Sept. U3.-I)avid Chrlstio Mur ray, publishes In the Morning today u long story regarding the Dreyfus affair. Tho author vouches for the truth of the story, but declares that he cannot dis close, tho sources from which ho obtained his Information. The articlo states in effect that Dreyfus was engaged ns a spy In the emploMiii-nt of a secret depig ment of tho French nrmy against those suspected of trafficking with Germany and other powers. His Heal here, so the story goes, led him to become the victim of revenge on the part of Colonel Henry, Comte Ester hazy and Colonel du Puty de Clum, who themselves were concerned In treasonable practices. Will Hold tho Philippines. London, Sept. 19. The Dally Mall's Madrid correspondent says a long confer enco was held between Senor Sugastu, the premier, and Senor Montcrl Rlos, the president of the Spanish peace commis sion today, which reunited In thu decision that tho pen co commission shall stren uous defend tho retention of the Philip pine Islands by Spain. FRENCH ARMY AND DREYFUS CASE DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING AN ATTEMPT AT REVISION. Zurlinden's Change of Sentiment Duo to Strong Feeling Among His Sub ordinatesStirring Events Are Re garded ns Impending Rehearing nt Baublas. Paris, Sept. 1R. The difficulties at tendant upon securing a revision of tho Dreyfus proceedings may be guaged from tho story now published that Gen eral Zurllnden practically offered him self by advocating a revision of the case, and that his change of opinion Is due to the strong feeling which he afterwards found among his subordi nates nt the war office. According to newspaper nccounts, which are undoubtedly fairly correct. Premier Brlsson only got his way at Saturday's cabinet council, though sup ported by eight of his colleagues, after a tough fight against General Zurlln den and M. Tlllaye, tho minister of public works, who were warmly sup ported for three hours by President Fnure himself. At the opening of the council M. Sar lon, minister of justice, stated his views of the case at considerable length, ex pressing the conviction that n revis ion was necessary for the peace of the country and expedient on the giound that many of the documents In the dos sier appeared to be of doubtful authen ticity, and above all, that Colonel Henry's admission of forgery threw suspicion upon ull his evidence. M. Sarlcn, however, did not ask tho council to decide for or against revis ion, but only asked permission to sub mit the matter to a commission. 51. Faure opened tho discussion. He did not openly oppose a revision, but pointed out political and other objec tions to reopening the case. It Is said that M. Brlsson went so far as to remind M. Faure of the constitu tional limits to his functions. General Zurlinden admitted when he took office that If he was not a Drey fusltehe at least had an open mind and felt great sympathy for the Dreyfus family. A deep study of the dossier, however, had absolutely convinced him that Dreyfus was guilty. Finally a division occurred, In which M. Faure did not take part. CHANOINE'S NOTE. A semi-official note explains that Genernl Chanolne only bud a confer ence with President Faure after his appointment to succeed General Zur linden had actually been signed. The division of the committee appoint ed to consider the matter of the revision will bo In no way binding upon the cabinet, which will still hav.i to decide the actual question of re vision. It, Is reported, however, that a vessel has already started for the Isle du Dlable In readiness to hrlng Drey fus to Paris, and M. Frisson and Gen eral Chanolne are determined that no body, however high his position, will be sheltered. Stirring events are regatded as Impending. Generaf Zurlinden was credited with the belief that there Is a Plcquart mystery and that he fully Intends that Colonel Plcquart should be prosecuted. According to Colonel Picquart's written statement to the minister of justice, four secret docu ments, were submitted to the court martial held In 1894 behind the backs of Dreyfus and his counsel. It Is reported that the government has selected Beaubals. capital of the department of Olse, as the most suit able town In which to hold a rehear ing of the case. ILL HEALTH AT SANTIAGO. Among General Lawton's Troops Sickness Is Increasing. Washington, Sept. IS. Sickness among the troops of General Lawton's command at Santiago Is Increasing. Nearly one-sixth of his force is now on the sick list, although the number of deaths Is not great. General Lawton's bulletin of the health condition of the American forces at Santiago received at the war department tonight follows: Santiago do Cuba, via llaytl, Sept. 18. Adjutant General. Washington. Sick, 1,222; fever, S41; new cases, 82; re turned to duty, 004; deaths. GustafEen John. sailor, typhoid fever, Sept. 15; Kd ward Harris, corporal. Company I, Ninth United States volunteers, jellow fever, Sept. 15; Arthur Parry, private Company 1), Ninth I'nlted Slates volunteers, yel low fever, Sept. 10; William Dlltmat, pri vate Company M, Ninth United States volunteers, yellow foer, Sept. 10; Otto Sefeldt, private Company I), Fifth In fantry, malarlul remittent fever. Sept. IB; Michael J. O'BiIen, first lieutenant Com pany A, Fifth Infantry, malarial remit tent fever; James Burke, Company 12, Ninth United States volunteers, bullous fever, Sept. 10. (Signed) Lawton, Major General. FRANCE MORE FRIENDLY. Not Prepared to Wrest Territory from Gen. Kitchener. London, Sept. 19. From Cairo and from an entirely Independent soutce the Dally Mali learns that France has assumed n conciliatory attitude to wards Great Britain and has declared that the expedition of Major Marchand Is quite unofficial. The Sirdar will offer to take .Major Marchand to Cairo, and It Is said prob ably that the major will accept and that Fashoda will be occupied by Egyp tlan troops. Steamship Arrivals. New Yoik, Sept. 10. Arrived: La Ncr mandlc, Havre; Maasdam, Rotterdam. Liverpool, S'Pt. IS Arrived, Auraula, Now York. Havre Arrived, La Cham pagne, New York. Queenstown Sailed Lucanla (from Liverpool), New York. Mr. Bayard's Condition. Dedham, Mass., Sept. 18. The condition of Thomas F. Bayard today was ubout tho same as yesterday. The attending physiclun has no hopo of recovery. i:illed by a Trolley Car. Wllkes-Uurre, Sept. 18. Patrick Ruane, aged 65, of Plttbton, whlo wulklug on tho track of tho Scranton electric railway last night, was run over und hilled by a ar CAPTAIN OAPRON DEAD. Another Hero of Santiago Is Called to Eternal Rest. Washington, Sept. 18. Captain Allyn Cnpron, First artillery, died nt his home near Fort Myer, Vn today. Captain Capron was one of the best known officers In the regular nrmy. He had devoted himself partlculary to the artillery branch of the service, hav ing been an honor graduate of the ar tillery school In 1873 and was regarded as an authority on artillery tactics. Wnen General Shatter's corps went to Santiago Captain Capron accompanied It und IiIb battery did notably fine work In the battle at Santiago. During the first day's fight before the city, Cap tain Capron's son, Captain Allyn K. Capron, of tho Rough Riders, was kill- gained possession of tho woman's dls of his son preyed upon numbered body found In Yellow Mill id. but ho never swerved Pnd and brought here by Frank W. ed. Tho death the father's mind, but ho never swerved for an Instant from his duty, during the terrible days that followed. The seeds of disease were sown In his sys tem during the Cuban campaign and he returned to his home at Fort Myer, near this city, only to bo stricken down with typhoid fever. His death occurr ed about twelve o'clock todnv. Captain Capron was born In Florida and entered the military academy as a cadet In 1SG3. After graduation he was made n second lieutenant In tho First artillery on the 17th of June, 1867. and was an officer of that regi ment until hla death. He was rom mlssloued ns a captain on the 4th of December 1RSS. It Is probable that Captain Capron wilt be burled In Ar lington nntlonal cemetery, but no de finite arrangements for his funeral have yot been made. THE SULTAN YIELDS. His Military Commander at Candla, Crete, Has Been Ordered to Accedo to British Demands. Cnndla. Island of Crete, Sept. 18. The sultan has ordered Djevnd Pasha, the military commander In Crete, to accede to tho demand of the British admiral, Gerard Henry Noel, for dis armament, thus complying with the whole ultimatum of the admiral. A British military detachment today oc cupied the entrance to the fort, and It Is rumored that the Ottoman troops will be withdrawn and a British force will occupy the town. Among the prisoners already handed over to Admlial Noel are two who are credited with being ringleaders In tho attack on the British camp. PORTO RICO EVACUATION. American Commissioners Gratified at Spirit of Spaniards. San Juan de Porto Rico, Sept. IS. The preparations for the embarkation of the Spanish tioops are reported to be completed although tho American commissioners have not been officially ad Ised to that effect Two ships of the Compania Trasat lantlca are expected to arrive here on the 26th Inst. Five vessels will bo re quired to transport all the troops with their luggage, and tho field nrtlllery and equipment. The Porto Rtcan troops are to be landed near Cadiz. The United States commissioners have ngieed that such troops as desire to remain here may do so, and prac tically all the volunteers and some of the regulars wIiofo families and In terests are here will remain If the necessary ships were here the island would be evacuated and formally In our possession within three days. The American commissioners are highly gratified at the spirit shown by the Spaniards. The unexpected luia happened. Where It was expected that opposition and delay would be encountered none has been found. In good faith the Spanish commissioners have met tho Americans and arranged with them tho terms of evacuation. Our commissioners expect to see the American ffag hoisted and the Spanish Hag hauled down forever within three weeks. DEATHS AT PONCE. Four American Soldiers Die of Fever. Washington, Sept. lh. In dispatches to the war department tonight, Major General Brooke reports four deaths among tho American troops at Ponce, Porto Rico. His first dispatch follows: I'once, Seut JS, ti.lS p. m. Adjutant General. Washington. Time deaths todaj D. C. Brace. A, Third Wisconsin, typhoid; Morton Bent- ley. C, Nineteenth I'nlted States tnrnntry, typhoid fever; Frederick Llngle, C, Nine, teenth i'nlted State Infantry, malarial fo er. (Signed) Biootte, Major General. A supplementary dispatch from Gen eral Brooke reads1 I'once. Sept. IS, S.13 p. m. Adjutant General, Washington. Died, Sept. Pi, Frederick S. Phelps, Hnt tery 15, Fifth artillery. Not beloie re. ported. (Signed) Brooke, Major General. Charges Against Johnson. Santiago do Cuba., Sept. IS (.1.30 p. m.l Yesterday charges were preferred by Cap. tain Miller, of the Second Immune regi ment, and Captain Shelley, of tho Fifth Immunes, against ScrGeant Josh W, Johnson, of the Third regiment, for ma ligning and libeling tho ofllrcrs and sol diers of tiielr respective regiments in an nitlclo published in tho Atlanta Consti tution on Aug. 2. Death of Private Krlck. Allcntown, Pa., Sept. IS. Private Lewis Krlck, Company D. Fourth regiment, died hero In an Improvised hospital lata night from typhoid fever, conn acted In service lu Porto Rico. Ho wos 2? yearn old, un married nnd a son of Lewi Krlck, of Berks county. Ceded to Great Britain. Berlin, Sept, IS. The Vosslcho Beltiing declares that urder the Auclo-Oerman announcement Delagoa boy was ceded to Great Britain commercially and not polit ically. To Weed Out Anarchists. Rome, Sept. 18. Tho government has proposed to the powers that internuttonul action bo taken asulnst anaichlsts. MYSTERY OF THE YELLOW POND BRIDGEPORT POLICE AGAIN POSSESS THE BODY. Graco Perkins Refuses to State Whether or No She Has Been Mar ried During Her Absonco The Mystery Doopons. Middleboro, Mass., Sept. 13. After much telegraphing and telephoning a member of tho Bridgeport police today Perkins, who had mistakenly Identified It as that of his daughter Grace. The town scarcely awoke this morn ing when Detective George Arnold, of the Bridgeport police, arrived, The first thing he did was to call on Undertaker Williams, who brought the remains of the unknown woman from Taunton last night, and requested that they be de livered to hlin. Mr. Williams Informed tho detective that he Intended to hold them until he received definite ordcia from the coroner at Bridgeport to give them up, supplemented by a sworn statement from Mr. Perkins that the fragments of tho body In the box were not those of his daughter. At noon a telegram was received from the coroner addressed to Under taker Williams and containing an order to give up the body to Arnold. Mr. Perkins was induced to sign the statement demanded by the under taker. With the two documents Ar nold again presented himself at the undertaker's nnd obtained the body, which was in nn advanced state of de composition. The body was taken to Bridgeport tonight. Notwithstanding tho statement made last evening that Grace Perkins had been married to Charles Bourne, the Perkins family today are not so sure and are Inclined to doubt It. GRACE IS SILENT. This Is probably due not only to the positive statement of the Bournes that such a marriage has not taken place, but to the reticence of Grace herself on the subject. She absolutely declines to have anything to say on the subject, nor will she disclose anything connect ed with her trip or her whereabouts during her two weeks' absence. If is known that she went to Onset, but since leaving there, even her family are Ignorant of her movements up to yes terday noon, when she left Providence for Middleboro. Miss Perkins appears very much un concerned regarding the whole affair and looks on it nil as more of a joke than anything else. She kept Indoors all day, and although the house was well surrounded by curious people, few caught even a glimpse of her. Tho Bournes are even closer mouthed than the Perkins family, although de nying emphatically that the two are married. The family have Intimated that at the proper time a statement will be made as to Charles Bourne nnd Miss Perkins. MONTAUK DESERTED. Tho Transfer of Troops Now Nearly Accomplished Sick Men at Phila delphia. New York. Sept. IS. The military camp at Montauk Point will soon be deserted. In all 1,100 soldiers from Camp Wlckoff reached this city today on the transport Chester and the am bulance boat Shlnnecock. Th; troops bi ought by the Chester, being !" fair health, were placed on trains In New Jersey and are now on their way, to posts assigned to them In different parts of the country. The men of th.i Sixth United States Infantry will do duty at Fort Thomas, Newport. Ky., and the Tenth United States Infantry is proceeding to Hunlsvllle. Ala. Uat lerles A and B. First artillery, will do uuty until further ordeied at Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C. The transfer of the men was rapidly accomplished. When the transport was made Just tc pier 41, North River today, seveial big floats carrying baggags and stock cars came alongside. The baggage of the soldiers, the can non and the horses wete trans ferred to the cars while the members of the two regiments and of the two batteries were being loaded on ferry boats. The Sixth infantry was sent via the Baltimore and Ohio and as soon as the train was made up the baggage cars weie coupled to It and the men were off. The Tenth regiment, which Is traveling via the West Shore rail road, was handled In exactly the same way. The two batteries were shipped via the Pennsylvania railroad. The ambulance ship took 128 sick sol diers to Jersey City, where they were transported to the hospital train In charge of Surgeon Major Charles Rich ard, U. S. A., which was to convey them to Philadelphia. The Shlnnecock then crossed the North river and land ed twenty-six sick soldiers nnd forty seven convalescent members of the army, the former being sent to St. Vin cent's ana New York hospitals. Lucchennl's Friends in New York. London, Sept. 19. The Dally Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent says he has ascertained that Lucchennl. the assassin of the Austrian empress, belonged to a gang of anarchists who went from Km ope to tho I'nlted Slates two years ago, and who hnd for their object the assassination of crowned heads. The cor respondent pays It Is known that tho chiefs of the band nre still In New York. Honesdalo Primaries, Honesdale, Pa.. Sept. 18. At the pri maries last night, Quay delegates to the Republican county convention were elect ed over Wanamaker delegates by twenty votes. Wnnamaker delegates were chosen In the township. Mountain Climbers Killed. Chnmonlx, Sept. 18. An Englishman named Blims and a guide who accom panied him, while mnklng the descent of the Algulllo de Charmose, fell and both were killed. Montijo Suspended, Madrid, Sept. IS. The supreme council of war hus decided to suspend Admiral Montijo and Major Scctou, director of tho Cudiz urachal. THE NiiWS T1HS 3I0UN1NU Weather Indication ToJayi Fair! High Temperature. 1 General General Blanco Still on ills Dignity. Tho Archbishop of tho P'.illlpplno Hopes for Annexation. Dreyfus Caso and French Army. Tho Yellow Pond Mystery. 2 General Two Fundi Mlnisteis Resign The Markets. 3 Local Harvest Home Festival at Triii- tty Lutheian Chinch. Presiding Elder lor Tills District Ap pointed. 4 Editorial. Growth of Our Banking System. C Locnl Stabbed Ills Brothcr-In-Law to Death. Fatal Shooting Affray at Plttston. b Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. 8 Gi neral Removing Tj phold Cases from Camp Men ile. Former Scranton Hoy as a Rough Rider. WINNIE DAVIS DEAD. The Daughter of the Confederacy Passes Away at Narragansett Pier Sketch of a. Ousy Life. Nurragansett Pier, 11. 1., Sept. 13. Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, died at noon today at the Rockingham hotel, to which place she came as a guest In the early putt of the Pier's social season. She has been 111 for sovcrul weeks a.id 'i fort night ago her uilmeiit was diugon.b'd ns malarial gastritis. At times her condition became very sellout, 'io that consultations of physicians were dei-m-ed necessary, but frequent rallies gave renewed hope that she would ultimate ly recovery. During the past week, especially, was her condition consid ered favorable and It was thought that her removal from the hotel would be possible in a few days, aa the hotel had closed for the season, leaving the pa tient and attendants practically alone In the house. Lost night, however, a l elapse In .Miss Davis' condition was noticed, and throughout the night shs lost strength -perceptibly. This morn ing the physicians said that tho en 3 was not far off and at noon death came to end the suffering which at tlme3 had been Intense. Mrs. Davis had watched unremittingly at her daughter's bed side and she Is now bowed with sor low. Tho physicians of Mrs. Davis report she is holding up with great calmness In her affliction, and no feara are at present entertained of her health yielding to the strain. Atlanta, Oa Sept. 18. Winnie Da vis, the "Daughter of the Confeder acy," was bor'i In the Confederate ex ecutive mansion at Richmond, Vn., In 1863. She was educated principally at home, owing to the trouble surrounding her father and the publicity which at tended all movements of the Davis family. Miss Davis attained her ma jority at Beauvolr, Miss. Here she as sisted her mother In various wavs and took her place In the many social func tions of tho place. She was her father's constant companion. She assisted him in all his work and much of the Infor mation which wos required by Mr, Da vis In his writings wns secured for him by his daughter. Her strong character was marked from youth. She was engaged to Mr. Wllkerson, of Syracuse, N. Y but shortly after her father's death the engagement wns broken off. While no public explana tion of the rupture was given out, It Is well known that It was for the purpose of maintaining her father's name. She received the name "Daughter of the Confederacy" in 1SSC, when her father made his famous trip through the south. Mr. Davis being unable to appear. Miss Winnie was brought be- fore the thousands at the different points along the route and Introduced as the "Daughter of the Confederacy." SOLDIERS FROM WIKOFF. The Hospital x'ralns Brings 128 Sick Men. Philadelphia, Sept. 18. One hundred nnd twenty-eight sick soldiers arrived here today on nn hospital train from Montnuk Point and were Immediately dlstilbuted among seven hospitals In this city. The men left Camp Wlckoff on the tiansport Shlnnecock nt six o'clock on Satuiday night and arrived at Jersey City early this morning. The snldleis were then transferred to the train and split to this city. Six teen of the men were carried to tho ambulunces in waiting, while the re maining one hundred and twelve were able to walk to the conveyances that took them to the hospltnls ORATION AT ALTOONA. Members of tho Fifth Regiment Are Heartily Welcomed. Altoona, Pa., Sept. 13. The Fifth reg iment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, le celved a tremendous ovation In Altoona today on Its return from Lexington, Ky. Companies C, of Hnllldnysburg; B, of Bellefonte; and E und L. of Clear field; were banquetted at the Logan house and afterwards gave u street parade. Five sick soldiers were taken to tho Altoona hospltul. Fiank Wallace, of company B, of Bellefonte. fell from the trfln near Coluhibus and woh piob ably fatally Injured. Ho wns taken to the Columbus hospital. - Supreme Council of Mnsons. Cincinnati, O., 'Sept. IS. Theio were miiny arrivals toduy for the biennial aes- siou of the tmprcmo council of the thirty, second desrree, Seotlsh lilt" Masons, of the northern jurisdiction of the I'nlted Stntes Although the supreme council does not convene till Tuesday, the visit or were well entertained by local Masons today, and tho cnteitaliiment committee has un elaborate programme for tomor row, ns well tta for other days of the week. On Wednesday and Thursday, the thirty-third, or honorary degree, will be conferred. British Steamer Abandoned. Aden, Sept. IS. Tho British steamer Mount Tabour, Captain Jamison, from Hollo for Liverpool, has been abandoned on tiro off tho Island of Cocotra, The rtrltlsh steainor Tclrmi, from Calcutta, for Hamburg, landed the crew here, Slio sustained dumugo In attempting to tow the burning vessel. SALVATION IN ANNEXATION The Opinions of Arcii bishop Dozal are Given. ''-- -M 4 ", -' HOPE OF THE SPANIARDS Many of Them Will Leave the Isl ands If Spain Again Secures Con trolMajority of tho Intelligent Residents Prefer to Become Amer icans Subjects Tho Religious Or ders Must Go. Mnniln, Sept. 13. In nn Interview here with the coricspondent of the Associated Prejs, Aichbtshop Dozal, of the Philippine Islands, said: "I earnestly hope that the Islands will not remain Spanish, because tho rebels ar now so strong that such a course would Inevitably cause appalling bloodshed. The re-conquest of the na tives Is Impossible until ufter years of cruel warfare." He nlso expressed hopo that the Isl ands would not become absolutely In dependent, because it was certain that dissensions would occur that would result In Incessant strife anil a lapse Into barbarism and the natural Indolence of the tropical race. Tho only hopo. the archbishop declared, was that a strong western power would Intervene now Delay was dangerous because the people are Intoxicated, vain glorious and restless. He said It was undeniable that tho religious orders must go, because the whole people had determined to abolish them now that they were able to ren der their, rcntentlon Impossible. Ho lays the chief blame upon the Domin icans, Augustlnes and Franclscnn rc celetnns. the richest orders, and next upon the Benedictines and the Capu chlans, which are of less Importance. The Jesuits, Archbishop Dozal said, are comparatively blameless. He add ed that the rival orders quarrelled among themselves. Intrigue, act un worthily and slander their opponents, thus Increasing their general disfavor. PROVINCIALS RESPONSIBLE. The provincials., who are approxi mately equivalent to archdeacons, aro mainly responsible. They are utterly beyond the control of the archbishop, who denies possessing much power. The total number of Spanish priests In the Philippines before the war was about one thousand, but lately every departing steamer has taken fifty or one hundred of them away and now barely five hundred remain. A native priest privately stated to the coriespondent that the reason the archbishop hopes for the expulsion of the friarls' orders Is that they have grown too powerful for him nnd that he wishes to strengthen himself. Sev eral responsible Spaniards assured the coi respondent that they would refuso to remain here If Spain was reinstated In the conttol of the islands. Manv of the Spanish soldiers refuse to serve again, nnd Spanish officers are utterly disgusted with the rottenness of Sraln's government and prefer to become American subjects. The annexationists have a majority of seventy-one In the national assem bly, but the discussion of the subject has not been finished. MICHIGAN ARRIVES. The Trnnsport from Santiago do Cuba Brings Soldiers. New York, Sept. IS. -The United States transport Michigan nrrived this morning from Santiago, from which port she Railed on ept. 11. The Mich igan brought 20 passengers, among vhom are Captain Chailes T. Raker, nsslstnnt quartermaster Captain E. Piiroelles, of the Cuban armv; Sur geons Kennedy nnd Agramonte, nnd two United States urmv ciopks. Tho other passengers worn hospital stew ards, iiurFcs and laborers. The Michi gan was boarded by the health olllcer shortly after C a. m. and nil being well nbnnrd and the transport In good sanl tory condition Hh was permitted to proceed. The transport anchored ntZ I.lhertv Island awaiting Instructions fioin ttio quartermaster's department. The United States transport cluster arrived thl" morning from Montault. The United States steamer Irsls ar rived this morning and anchored off 'fompklnsviHe. SPANISH APPOINTMENTS. Selections Made According to the Of ficial Gazette. Madrid. Sept. IS. Tho Official Gazetto publishes this announcement of tho appointment of Senor Montern do Rlos, president of tho senate: Senor Abara sjusa. Senor Garnlga. General Cerero and Senor Vlllaunutl, as tho Spanish peace roinmls'oneis. Senores du Hose and Arnnguren, for meily secietiuies to the Spanish lega tion at Washington, have been trans ferred from St. Petersburg to Vienna, Dog Racing In California. Han Frnuclfico. Sept. IS. In the most sensational d.o's routslng known In the history of dog racing in this suite at In glesldu paik, tho world's record was brok en by Gladiator, who won from Hot Stull, making the li.nrest score known in tho history of coursing SS to 3. Tho best former record known was made on tho Sacramento Plains tlnee years ago, when Nettle Conroy beat Annie Rooney by a score of 30 to 2. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Sept. IS. Forecast for Monday: Fot K.i-icrn Pennsyl vania, fair; continued high temp erature; light to fr, nil v. onterly winds. For Western Pen.i Iviuiln, Generally fair; fKh. . u:k,.el to jost winds diminishing. t-rt-m-ttt-H-r-r-rVtt t tt i t 1
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