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SHAKE-UP IN
WAR CIRCLES
WILL OCCUR
Grief Will Follow Sec
retary Alger's
Tour.
A ROD IN THE PICKLE
Talking Begins at Lexington That
Will Develop Charges of Neglect
Against Both Medical and Quar
termaster's Departments All In
formation of This Nature Will Be
Presented at the Investigation at
Washington General Woltcs Will
Furnish Damaging Testimony
Against Some of the Quartermas
ters Lee and Ludington on the
Back.
Lexington, Ky,, Sept, 21. A pi emi
nent ecntleman close to the national
administration, as well as to the o Ul
cers hero at Camp Hamilton, says the
present tour of Inspection of the south
ern camps by Secretary Alger, Quar
termaster Ludington and Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg will likely develop
numerous charges from regimental and
general Held olllcers against both the
medical and the quartermaster's de
partments and especially against some
commissaries. The talking was begun
here by General Sanger against the
medical department and by General
Wattes against the quartermasters,
ii nd it is expected that ofllcers at other
points will add very materially to this
testimony before the tour of Inspection
Is completed. Secretary Alger stated
that all of this Information and all
other evidence that he could secure
would bo presented to the Investigating
committee nt "Washington.
At the conference here last evening
of Secretary Alger with General Hreck
lnridge, the commander of Camp Ham
ilton and other olllcers. General Sanger
said that while the division hospital
may be a good thing, as it was con
ducted It had been a dlscrace to the
service; that it had deprived the regl
ments of their surgeons and caused
hardships to the sick, who should have
had better attention at the proper time.
Surgeon General Sternberg, in reply,
insisted that all requisitions had been
honored In Washington and that any
medical men falling to do their duty
Bhould bo reported.
GENERAL WAITES' CHARGES.
General Wattes told Secretary Alger
that the neglect of some quartermas
ters to furnish supplies was criminal.
While in Chlckamauga he frequently
made requisition which were not hon
ored. An imperative order had been
sent to have all water boiled. He made
a requisition on Quartermaster Gen
eral Lee for water boilers. No atten
tion was paid to his requisition, and
after he repeatedly urged Quartermas
ter General Lee to send boilers and
telling him how the men wcie con
tracting typhoid fever, he was met with
a reply which read. "The war depart
ment does not furnish boilers,"
General Waltes then purchased the
boilers himself, but the seeds of ty
phoid had been sown and the dally re
port showed the list of deaths and of
tases In the hospitals. Pointing at Gen-"-,al
Ludington, General Waltes said:
ise men cannot say It was some
body else's fault. It was tho fault of
Quartermaster Lee and It was the fault
of Quartermaster General Ludington,
who Is standing right there."
Ludington made no reply to Waltes.
OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE.
Secretary Alger Says They Must
Answer for Condition of Camps.
Knoxvllle. Tenn., Sept. 21 Tho sec
retary of wnr, who today Inspected
Camp Poland and reviewed the troops
encamped there, made a speech to the
rommandlng olllcers at General Me
ICee's headquarter during the morn
ing In which ho fixed the blame for the
sick cases In the different camps
thioughout the country on the com
manding ofllcers. Secretary Alger was
given an enthusiastic reception by tho
citizens of Knoxvllle He went from
the depot direct to the camp and short
ly afterwards accompanied by his staff
and the nfticsrs of the camp, the secre
tary rode over the drill field and In
spected the troops. He then reviewed
the parade and afterwards made a
speech to tho commanding officers.
He next visited tho hospitals and
regimental quarter and made a thor
oughxinspectlon of the condition of the
camp and men. General Alger con
gratulated General MeKee on tho
splendid condition of hit camp and of
the troops. He expressed satisfaction
with the location of the camp and the
showing made by tilt men. The par
ade at Camp Poland was witnessed by
nn Immense concourse of people.
After the review General Alger ask
ed that the commanding o(uceii nr
semble at General McKee's headquar
ters. There, surrounded by the olllcers
nnd the Knoxvlllu citizens' committee
the secretary made :tn address, Ho
removed his hat and in a coieful man
ner nt speech said:
1 cunie hem to lslt thta camp for tno
purposo of acquainting mysfclf anit seeing
for myself Just how the troops are taring
and to hear from tho olllcers any recom
mendations that they mny think will
benefit tho ctmp.
I want to hear what the commanders
have to say about division and regimental
hospitals. There has been a gicnt deal
of talk about tho conditions of the camps
and hospitals.
I want to say that had tho war depart
ment been acquainted with the conditions
said to havn existed at Chlckamauga, tho
troops there would huve been moved long
before they were.
We received only (rood reports at Wash
ington from the cotrf m ruling officers una
It was supposed that the outside reports
were exaggerated.
The commanders of camps are respon
sible for the condition of their camps and
If tho men are not well cared tor and it
the hospital nnd sanitary conditions are
nnd, tho commanding officers must un-
swer for It.
Tho wai department bus been and Is
ready to sii ply the demands ot the troops
for medicines and svstenance and there Is
no reason why conditions other than tho
best possible should eNlt.
Secretary Alger and party left for
Chattanooga ut 4 o'clock.
SETH LOW'S LETTER.
He Believes Thnt This Is Not a Good
Year to Be Independent.
New Yoik, Sept. 21. In connection
with the movement for nn Independent
state ticket, a prominent Independent
In this city has received from Seth Low
the following letter:
"I have your letter of Sept. IS. I nin
not very well acquainted with the de
tails of the situation, but so far as I
can base an opinion on the surface of
things I shoud think that the proposed
action ot the independents in this state
is tho one thing that can cause the de
feat of Colonel Roosevelt, and tho pos
sible loss of a sound money senator
from New York.as well as sound money
representatives in congress.
"On tho other hand, I can see abso
lutely no benefit to accrue from the
course which has been taken nnd which
Is proposed. It seems to me to be un
reasonable and unprolitnble, and simi
lar to the attitude of the Prohobitlon
Ists who sacrlllcp all practical results
year after year for the sake of o, the
ory. I regret to differ so radically from
one whose opinion I value so highly as
yours, but under the circumstances you
can perceive that I can take no part In
an Independent movement this year."
CERVERA IS BITTER.
Objects to Being Insulted for Hav
ing Performed His Duty.
Madrid, Sept. 21. El Liberal says tho
peace commission will be allowed wide
latitude in arranging the terms ot
peace.
The newspapers indicate that little
Interest is being taken In the affair.
When the train conveying General
Toral arrived at the station at Hojara
a crowd which had gathered Insisted
that the general should show himself.
Upon his doing so the gathering loaded
him with Insults. General Toral, who
Is ill with fever, uttered a few excuses
nnd beat a retreat In order to avoid
being struck.
Admiral Cervera, while at Santan-
der, in thanking tho authorities for
coming on board the steamer to re
ceive him, dwelt with bitterness upon
the sltuutlon of the mnrlnes, who, up
on returning alter doing tneir duty
quietly, find an unjust atmosphere of
public opinion.
VICTIMS OF SHIPWRECK.
Four Bodies of Men Lost from a
Fishing Schooner Found.
"Vineyard Haven, Mass., Sept. 21.
Four bodies of the men who were lost
from the tlshlng schooner, Alice O. Jor
dan, of Gloucester, which was sunk in
Vineyard Haven on the night of the
15th by collision with the steamer
Gloucester, were washed up on tho
shore of Martha's Vineyard this morn
ing. All are badly decomposed. Five
bodies are still missing. One ot the
two bodies found on the shore at West
chop was Identified by the coroner as
M. Monson, of Gloucester, from docu
ments on the clothing. The other body
was apparently that of a German.
One of the bodies found on the Ed
gnrtown shoro was declared to bo that
of Philip J. Ktrby, Derby, Conn. The
fourth body has not. yet been exam
ined. WAS HENRY MURDERED?
New Suggestions Made in Reference
to the French Army Scandal.
London, Sept. 2.'. The Daily News
says It heais from a good source thnt
the Italian ambassador nt Paris, Count
Ternlolll-Bnifcatl dl Vergano, obtained
assurances from the government in
January that Colonel Henry's forgery
should bo withheld from publication;
but, the newspapers getting hold of the
contents of the document, M. Cnvalg
nac, then minister of war, was con
fronted with tho choice of either expos
ing Colonel Henry or having the mat
ter exposed from tho outside.
Th? paper also says. It Is alleged,
that no razor was found in the prison
cell after Colonel Henry committed
suicide, nnd It is suggested that he was
assassinated.
THE SICK AT SANTIAGO.
Washington, Sept, 21. General I.awton's
report of tho health conditions ot the
American troops at Santiago tonight Indi
cates a dlotlnct Improvement. Tho num
ber of sick lias been reduced moro than
400 during tho past two days, and only
ono death is reported. General I.nwton's
dispatch to tho war department Is us to.
lows:
Suntlago, Sept. 21, IMS.
Adjutant General, Washlncton:
Kick, 7GV, lover, ji; new cases. .; re
turned to duty, ti; deaths, Private Fred
erick William. K, Ninth United States
volunteer Inlantry, Sept. 20, cause not
known. No report received from Finn
United States Infantry and Ninth United
States volunteer Infantry.
(Signed) Lawtou, Major General.
The Tobacco Trust.
SI. I .onl i. Sept, 21. A deal was consum
mated lu this city today whereby the
Brown Tobacco company's plant becom.'s
tho property of the American Tobacci
company. The price paid was it.25u.uuo.
Paul Hi on n. president of the Brown To
bacco company, will become manager or
tho buslnesu heie for the American To
bacco company.
Pennsylvania Pensions,
Washington, Sept. 21.--Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions have been Issued; Origi
nal Michael W, Fenstormaeher. Semi
Hi", Luzerne, 10. Origin. il wldowi, to.
Jane A. Jones, Plymouth, IK.
CHARGES AGAINST
GENERAL OTIS
ACTION BY THE FATHER OF A
CAMP MERRITT VICTIM.
A. E. Motcalf Will Endeavor to Fix
the Responsibility for Confining
United States Troops in That Pes
tilential Hole The Most Uu
healthful Spot on the Pacific
Coast.
Cleveland, O., Sept. 21. Mr. C. E.
Metcalf, living nt No. 5o Llnwood
street, this city, whose son, llurton
Metcalf, died recently in San Francisco
of typhoid pneumonia, contractcu while;
at Camp Merrill, asi member of tho
United States regulars, will take steps
to have charges preferred against
General Otis, now in the Philippines.
Jlr. Metcalf raid today:
"I am a. member of an organization
made up of people all over the country
who have lost relatives or friends who
had enlisted In the regular army for
service In the Philippines. TIiifo men
died thiough oxposuie on that pesti
lential spot known as Camp Merrltt.
Each member of this oi conization will
bring pressuie to bear on his congress
man to have charges preferred against
General Otis who located the camp.
The organization Is n large and influ
ential one and I believe it will be able
to accomplish the object tor which it
was formed."
Mr. Metcalf recently returned from
San Francisco where lie went to btlng
home the lemalns of his son. He states
that h" Investigated the conditions at
Camp Merrltt and that n more un
healthily spot for a camp could not
have been found on the Paclllc coast.
BRYAN AT WASHINGTON.
The Colonel Will Not Discuss His
Resignation.
Washington, Sept. 21. Colonel Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, Third Nebrusk-i
volunteers, reached Washington to
night from Jacksonville, Fla. Colonel
Bryan's uniform looked as immaculate
as If he had just stepped from his tull
or's establishment.
"Colonel Bryan. Jacksonville dis
patches say you are likely to resign
your command," was suggested to him.
"Really, I cannot discuss that mat
ter now," he replied.
"Do you expect to meet Governor
Holeomb, of Nebraska, here'.'"
"I do, yes," ho replied.
"Do you know whether he has ar
rived yet?"
This question was answered at th;
Metropolitan hotel, to which the col
onel went directly, There he found
awaiting him a telegram from Gover
nor Holeomb Informing him that he
would bo here tonight or tomorrow
morning.
Colonel IJryan was asked whether It
was the intention of himself and the
governor to make an effort to have the
Third Nebraska mustered out of tho
service, but he declined to say what his
mission here was. He Intlmnted that
he might have something to say before
he returned t Jacksonville.
In the conldors of the Metropolitan
hotel, Colonel llryan was recognized
by several acquaintances and given a
cordial greeting. He registered simply
as "W. J. Dryan, Lincoln, Neb."
It Is known that an effort will bo
made to Induce the war department to
muster out the Thhd Nebraska and the
appeal may be made directly to the
president. It Is the expectation of Col
onel Bryan that he and Governor Hol
eomb will make their application lo
moriow. In the event of Its not being
compiled with, It Is thought to he like
ly that Colonel Bryan may resign his
commission as colonel.
BRYAN LEAVES CAMP.
Secures Permission to Depart and
Will Visit the President.
Jacksonville. Fla., Sept. 21. Colonel
William J. Bryan left last night for
Washington, having secured leave of
absence from General Leo yesterday.
Ho will uuive In Washington tonight
and expects to meet Governor Hol
eomb, of Nebraska, there. The two will
see President McKlnley nnd make u
final effort to have the Third Nebraska,
Colonel Bryan's regiment, mustered
out. His departure was not generally
known.
General Lee said he had received a
very positive telegram from Washing
ton stating that as some .Nebraska
troops had already been mustered out,
the Third would be retained until an
other genernl reduction was made In
the volunteer army, something not like
ly to occur soon. Colonel Bryan ex
pects to be back at Jacksonville In
time to bo present Sunday during Sec
tetary Alger's visit.
Philadelphia and Reading Earnings.
Philadelphia, Sept. 21. The statement
of tho Philadelphia and Reading Railway
company for July, IK'S, compared with
tho same peilod of 1&97, follows: Receipts,
jl.SS.u72.5C: expenses, l,UK!.6&7.!9; net earn.
Ings, 635,383.37; July. 1M)7, receipts, Jl,
91C393.C1; expenses, $1,087,220.31, net earn
ings, JS10.373.27. The Coal nnd Iron ntale.
ment for tho same periods Is: Receipts,
jl,3.'C,2l3.2S; expenses, $1,237,032.78; net
prollt, JW.130.52. For IS)", receipts, J2,UTJ,.
75S.01; expenses, 91.915.313.iK; net profit,
JIGO.IH.OJ.
Monroe-Pike Conference.
Mauch Chunk, Pa., Sept. 21, -Tho Mon-roe-Plko
rongiessloral conferees met hcio
today nnd organized by admitting the lo
cal Canst dy faction conferees. Adjourn
ment wum then taken until tomorrow
evening at 7 o'clock with instructions to
It. F. Schwartz, chairman, to notify tho
Northampton delegation to bo present at
that Hint.
Mr. Bayard's Condition.
Dedhqm. Mass., Hept. 21. -There appears
to bo but little chango today In the con
dition ot Hon. Thomus F. Bayard, lie
began the evening resting easily, with n
fairly good pulse, but nt 10 o'clock a phy
rlcinn's bulletin Mild that the patient tad
begun to tliow sltsi f extreme weal;-
tMi.
CAPTAIN CAPRON'S FUNERAL.
The Dead Hero Is Burled with Mll
itaiy Honors.
Washington, Sept. 20. The remains
of Captain Allyn Cripron, one of tho
notable figures of the Santiago cam
paign, nnd father of Allyn K. Capron,
of the Rough Riders, who fell In the
llrst bnttle of the war, was burled at
Arlington National cemetery today
with military honors. The funeral was
attended by a large number of prom
inent army ofllcers, Including Major
General Miles and members of his
staff, Generals Rodgcrs and Gllmoie,
u nd by the ofllcets of Captain Cnp
t oil's late regiment, the First United
States artillery. Among the many
floral tributes was a wreath of oichlds
and lilies, sent by the President and
Mrs. McKlnley, from the White House
conservatory. Another handsome
wreath came from olllcers who partici
pated with Captain Capron In the In
dian campaigns.
The honoinry pall-benrers wcie ofll
cers of tho stuff and line with whom
he had been Intimately associated,
while the iiclive pall-bearers were
drawn from the non-eoinnilssfoned men
of Captain Capron's own battery.
The casket was borne to the grave
on mi artillery cultson, an American
Hag draping the casket. Rev. Alfred
Harding conducted the Episcopal bur
ial service, utter which the Impressive
ceremony was closed with the firing of
three volleys over the grave by a de
tachment of artillerymen, and the
blowing of taps by it bugler.
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YELLOW POND MYSTERY-
New Development in the Case in the
Arrest of Wnlter C. Foster May
Have Been Emma Gill.
Urldgepoit, Conn., Sept. 21. A new
development In the Yellow .Mill pond
inystety was made known today, with
the announcement of the urrest In
Hurtford of Walter C. Foster. The
police have reached the conclusion that
the young woman whose dismembered
corpse was found In the pond last week
was Emma Gill, daughter of Hurry
GUI, of Southlngton. The theory of the
police Is based In some measure upon
an alleged striking resemblance be
tween the face of the corpse and that
of Emma Gill's brother. Young Foster
Is accused of having been an accom
plice In the murder of Miss GUI.
Miss Gill was 21 years old, and had
been employed as a domestic In the
family of James H. Pratt, of South
lngton. Her brother described a mole
upon her neck, and a slmllur mark was
found upon the corpse.
The brother told how his sister start
ed on a vacation, which she said was
to bo of two weeks and was to be spent,
nccordlng to her story, at Lighthouse
Point, New Haven. At the end of the
two weeks she returned home, but an
nounced to Mr. Pratt that she was ill
and unable to work and that she was
going again, but wanted him to save
her place. To her parents she stated
that her suitor, Walter Foster, of Hart
ford, had a sister living In Stratford
und that he had Invited her to go there
and spend a week with them. Two let
ters that the parents sent to their
daughter were answered, but a third
one, with directions on the outside to
the postmaster.to return within three
days If not called for, was received to
day unopened.
PHILADELPHIA PRIMARIES.
Lively Contest for the County Offices
Takes Place.
Philadelphia, Sept. .'. There were'
several lively contests In tonight's IJe
publicuu primaries, although the slate
for the county otiices went through
without a hitch The sharpest fight
was In the fourth congressional dis
trict, vvhere James Rnnkin Young was
a candidate for re-nomination against
ex-Congressman John E. Reyburn. At
a late hour the Indications were that
Mr. Young had won by a small major
ity. In the First, Second and Fifth
districts there were no contests and
delegates pledged respectively for
General II. H. Bingham, Itobcit Ad
ams, jr., and A. C. Hurmer. the pres
ent Incumbents, were elected without
opposition.
In the Font til senatorial dlstilct. the
adherents of both J P.uyuid Henry,
the anti-Quay candidate, nnd his op
ponent. Common Councilman Harry P.
Peaston. are claiming victory, the
Henry men by a vote of 92 to 73 and
the Qunyltes 90 to 73.
The contest In the Second senatorial
district was settled by tho withdrawal
of Representative John R. Llovd, leav
ing tho field clear for George A. Holz
worth, the nntt-Quuv candidate. In
the Sixth district John M. Scott was
unopposed to succeed Senntot Dur
ham. There was no opposition to Secretary
of the Commonwealth David Martin to
succeed Jacob Crouse in the Eighth
dltilcl.
Th3 only legislative tight was in tho
Twenty-seventh district, where there
wore six candidates of both factions.
The outlook Is that a compromise will
be effected resulting In the selection of
Abraham Allen and Charles W. Boger
STRANDED MILWAUKEE.
Bad Weather Interferes with tho Ef
forts to Ploat Her
London Sept. 21. The British
steamship Mllwuukee, Captain Wil
liams .from Tyne for New Orleans, pre
viously reported stranded nt Porter
P.oll, Scotland, has been temporarily
abandoned, nil work being stopprd
owing to th piesence of heavy gales.
The vessel's condition Is getting worse
every tide.
Governor Filigree Renominated.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 21 Governor Pin
gleo was unanimously renominated by ac
clamation this afternoon by tho Republl-
can state convention. Ills reform Ideas
and efforts townid regulutlng alleged in
equalities of tuxatlon were hemtlly com
mended In the platform adopted nnd
many members of his party who Ii.ivo
heretofore not been In accord with tho
governor, Joined In tho cheering when ho
appeared and made n characteristic
speech of acceptance. Tho platform de
clares for tho gold standard.
Thrown from a Carriage.
Guilford. N. II.. Sept. '.i.-.Mib, Kitlier
O. D. Webb, of Germuntown, l'u whllo
driving with her daughter, Mrs. Leeds,
nnd her granddaughters, was thrown
from a vohlclo and was killed today, Mrs.
Leeds and her daughter were also Injured.
, Mrs. Webb was a. summer visitor hero.
DR. SWALLOW'S
OPEN LETTER
CHALLENGES COL. STONE TO
JOINT DISCUSSION.
Is Willing to Talk on Twelve Sub
jects of More or Less Interest to
tho Public The Old Stories Re
hearsed. Harrlsbuig, Sept. 21. Dr. Swallow
today addressed the following open let
ter to Colonel Stone:
Several weeks ago 1 extended to you on
Invitation to hold twenty Joint dlcusalon8
ot tlw Issues of this campaign at county
fairs, and twenty In the Inrcer cities anil
towns ot tho state. 1 presume that you
failed to accept because at thnt tlmu wi
differed as to what were the real Issues,
you holding that "tariff, sound money,
wur, McKlnley" and tho "Aineilcnn
Hag" wcie tho special subjects to w.Uch
voters of tho state should bo directed; J.
on the other band, holding th.it the money
stolen, or attempted to be stolen by the
Quay ltepubllcun leaders, aided by tho
Quay Democratic leaders, und the prob
ablllt.' that they would steal mote If con
tinued In otlice and thus be given tho
chance, was the great Issue.
Observing in your ictuit speeches you
deny that there was a padded pay roll,
thai any money has been misappropri
ated or stolen, Hint there hns been undue
extravagance, op that the taxpavcrs have
suffered Ins through any ot tho lore
golng causes, it became upparent to me
Hint our Issues are now Joined; you de
nying what I resolutely ntllim. This
Urlnns mo to a new proposition which I
trust you will ce your way clear at once
to accept. Here It Is: That we hold Use
union meetings In the following cities,
lz., Philadelphia. Pittsburg, llnnisbiirg,
Krle and Scrnnton. You take the nlllr
nuitlve and I the negative of the follow
ing propositions.
"Itesolved, first. That neither the tute
nor its taxpayers have lost anything un
der the Quay domination either tiom nils.
appropriation of Interest, padded pay
rolls, unnecessary committee expenses,
or by stealing under forms or law."
Resolved, second, That there Is no evi
dence that the cupltol lire was the worts
of an Incendiary."
"Resolved, third, "That theie Is no evi
dence that In the rebuilding of the capl
tol there was nn unfair system oi com
petitive bidding."
Wo will allow you an hour to open the
discussion nnd a halt hour to close the
same, while I be permitted to speak ono
hour between your speeches, and that
ono hour shall Include the time It may
require me to examine. In the presence
of the audience, witnesses to be produced
at my own expense.
At the close of the discussion the audi
ence by a rising vote shall be asked to
render a verdict on each of the three
propositions stpf.rntely.
Wo will undertake to show, first, that
over $1,000,000 Interest on state deposits
have been stolen during the last twen y
years; second, that at least one hundred
thousand dollars i is been paid to per
sons of both sexes rho have rendered no
adequate, service .o the Mute but re
ceived tho money for service rendered the
party. Its leaders or on tho principle ot
nepotism, nnd that a laige p.ut of tno
mono) came from the contingent tunas
appropriated to different departments.
Third That the state has lost largo
amounts of money from an unlalr system
of competitive bidding and from such
extravaganco In the purchase ot supplies,
and In the Improvements of tho states
grounds und buildings, us tr Justlly the
suspicion ot collusion and conspiracy on
tho part ot tlw slate ofllclals and em
ployes to defraud tho state and unduly
burden Us taxpayers.
Fourth That nearly $30,000 was misap
propriated In tho fixing up of Grace
Church, which cost over $36,Ono In lour
days.
Fifth That fake, committee expenses
vetoed by Gov mor Pattisou were
brought forward nnd became a law In the
legislature of 1S93 by which a large
amount of money was taken trom the
treasury by persons not entitled to It.
Sixth That large quantities of state
furniture have beta disposed of contrary
to law, and at great loss to the state and
thnt much of It Is now In the homes and
offices of private Individuals without
proper compensation having come to tho
slate.
Seventh That over $S,000 wiib paid tor
carpenter work on a rose piopngallnt?
house which the state authorities admit
ted weio not worth. Including matcrlil
and lumber, more than $500.
Klghtli That men have, been asked by
statu ollicials to sign receipts tor much
linger amounts In payment for supplies
and labor than they actually received.
Ninth That In the disbursement or
money appropriated to tho Soldiers' Or
phans' schools some of the ollicials theie
of have showed themselves bribe-takers
at tho expense of the tnxpa ers, and
have Inipropeily ustd u laigo amount of
the state money.
Tenth That laws have been enacted en.
nbllug dishonest ofllclals to steal from
tho state treasury, nnd secure Immunity
from punishment because of these vicious
laws enacted for their protection.
Kleventh That the constitution of tho
state 1ms been violated through the per
J n i - of members of the legislature nnd
state ofllclals In bnse laws Increasing the
salaries of such ollicials during their ot-
llcial term.
Twelfth That ,f these ofllclals had their
Just deserts they would now bo In the
penitentiary.
And, further, that the real issue In tnts
campaign Is restoiatlon of stolen money,
tho punishment of the thieves, nnd tho
overthrow ot that boss system In stato
politics, which makes thieves and thiev
ing Indispensable to its existence.
Yours fraternally,
S. C. Swallow.
P. S. An early nnswer will be greatly
appreciated. (Signed) S.
DEADLOCK AT BLOOMSBURG.
Democrats Unsuccessful Against
Judge Herring.
llloomsburg, Pa., Sept. 21. The Dem
ocratic judicial conferees of the twen-.
tleth district met hero today and made
an unsuccessful nttimpt to nomin
ate a candidate for president Judge.
There are but two candidates In the
field. Judge Herring, the present In
cumbent, and II. R. Ltttle, of this
place. Five ballots vsero tiken, each
resulting In n tin after which an ad
journment was taken until Friday
next.
Deadlock Broken,
Johnstown, Pa.. Scpl, 21. Tho
long
deadlock nmeng the Dfmocrntlc congies
sloiml confeitcs of the Twentieth district,
was broken tonight. Joseph 13. Thropp,
of lledford, was nominated on the sev
entieth ballot to tsuocceed Hon. .lost.ih D.
Hicks.
Barry Defeats Towns.
London, Sept. 21. W. A, Harry dcleate.i
Georgo Towns, of Austria, today In the
llnnl heat or the rncrs for the sculling
championship of England. Time, 2.1 min
utes, 23 seconds. Towns held the lend tor
a mlUt but dropped out of the ruce on tho
fceiohd mile.
THE NEWS THIS MORNINU
Weather Indications Today!
Generally Pairs Warmer.
General Shake-Up PioniiBed In Wur
Circles.
Administration's Kxpectatlous of the
Peace Commission.
Candidate Swallow's Open Letter.
General Otl.s Will Have to Answer.
General Dreyfus Case is Warming tin.
Tho Markets,
Local Judge Kdwauls Scoies the Win
ton School lloaul,
Superintendent Howell's Annual
port.
Fdltorlal.
Comment of the Pi ess.
Uc-
Loc.it Champion Rubber
Wins
the
Wrestling Match.
Court Proceedings.
Local West Scrnnton and Suburban.
News Round About Sei.intoii.
General Major Paike Anxious lor
Court-Mnrtlnl,
Thirtieiith Regiment News.
ALLEGED CRUELTY
OF THE FILIPINOS
Monsignor Mattluelli's Chnrges Will
Be Investigated by General Otis.
Report Expected in a Few Days.
Washington. Sept. 21. Monslgnor
Mauinelll, the apostolic delegate in
Washington, yestetday received a
cablegram from Cardinal Rnmpolhi,
secretary uf the v.ulcan, informing
him that the bishop of New Segov la,
Phllpplne Islands, and seveiul Catholic
priests had been ui rested by the Insur
gents and were imprisoned nnd being
brutally treated by their captors. Car
dinal Raiupo,.- directed Monslgnor
Martlnelll to lay the case bef'iie the
war department, with a request that
some action, If possible, be taken to
protect the prlsoneis from harm.
Monslgnor Martlnelll presented the
facts as communicated to him to Act
ing Secretary of War Melklejohn and
urged that the department communi
cate with General Otis, In command of
the American forces at Manllu, with a
view to affording icllef to the captured
priests.
lu compliance with the lequest. Sec
retin y Melklejohn directed that (len
eral Otis be Informed of the situation
of the priests and asked to protect them
from bad treatment If they wcie with
in his Jurisdiction. Adjutant General
Coibln sent the following cablegram to
Geneial Otis:
Washington. Sept. S.
General Otis, Manila:
Secretary Vatican udvlses bishop and
priests. New Segovia, captured by in
surgents und brutully treated. It under
control of sour forces, pioteet from In
human trealmert.
liy order of the secretary of war.
II. C. Corblli, Adtutniit (Jeueinl.
In response to this order General Otis
cabled the department today as fol
ows: Manila. Sept. Jl.
Adjutant Gei eial, Washington;
Relieve tcporls or extent of brutality
to Spanish priests exaggerated. Will
send ofllcer to Investigate which will re
quire several days. New Segovia, bishop
rlc one hundred miles distant.
tSlgned) Otis. Commanding.
The Information contained In Gen
eral Otis' dispatch was communicated
to Monslgnor Martlnelll. A further
report upon the mutter Is expected by
the department from General Otis.
AlJGUSTIN'S RETURN.
The General Is a Trifle Nervous
Over Prospects.
Madrid. Sept. 21. General Augustln,
thu former captain general of the Phil
ippine islands, has arrived at Vitoila,
capital of the Spanish province of Al
ava, about thirty miles south of Ull
boa. It Is said that ho looks ill, and
Is reticent concerning the recent hap
penings ut Manila.
The general, however, admitted that
he contemplated surrendering before
the capitulation actually took place.
He also praised the army eloquently
and expressed the hope that the su
preme couit would pass Judgment on
his conduct.
REUNION OF THE 52D.
Officers Elected a the Meeting
at
Wilkes-Barre.
Wllkes-Barre, Sept. 21 The eleventh
annual reunion of the Flftv-second
Pennsylvania volunteers was held here
today. Captain E. H. Perkins presided.
The principal address was dellveied
by Rev. M. D. Fuller, of Owego, N. Y.
His subject was "Our Country, Its
Promises for the Future." Judge Al
fred Darte, of the Orphans' ..-ourt of
Luzerne county, responded. '
The following ofllcers were elected:
President, Major S. R. Lennard;
Wllkes-Rarre; flist vice-president, Wil
liam McCabe. Seianton. second vice
president, H. D Wllllnms, Peckville,
Pa.
SPANISH POSSESSIONS.
The Gairisons Hold Cities in the
Hemp District,
Manila, Sept. 21.--The repot t that the
last Spanish garrison on the Island of
Luzon has surrendered Is premature.
The Spaniards still hold seven seaports
in Alhny province the principal hemp
district.
The disturbances have uirendv re
sulted in a diminution of the output
ot Albay hemp by 230,000 bales, com
pared with last year's figures. Fur
there fighting seems Imminent and un
less peace lu concluded, the shortage
will be doubled.
GAVE WRONG MEDICINE.
Terrible Death of Miss Barbara
France, oi' Altoona.
Altoona, Pa., Sept. 21 -Miss Rarbara
France, a domestic, employed by Drug
gist Cralne, while In bed with typhoid
fever, was today given curbollc acid
by her mother In mistake for Iron tonic.
The acid had by 111 chance been placed
where the tonic stood.
The git I died tt few hours later.
Will Loan Spain Cash.
London, Sept. 22.-The Dally Mull this
morning sus the Rothschilds will loan
Bpuln 1,000.000 on the security of tho Al
maden quicksilver mine when the treaty
of peace shall huve been sinned,
THE PEACE
COMMISSION
Work to Be Completed Be
fore tlie Meeting
of Congress.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED
The Administration's Expectation.
The American Commissioners to
Set a Limit to Spain's Temporizing
Tactics A Renewal of Hostilities
the Alternative of a Refusal to
Accept Our Terms
Washington. Septl -51. Should 'the
Spanish ministry maintain the dlspos
lton to assist In an eaily settlement
of the mutters In controversy In con
nection with thu termination of the
war, as repoits Indicate, It Is believed
by the administration that the work
of the peace commission at Paris can
be completed before the assembling of
congiess and that the duties of the
Porto lllean and Cuban commissions
will alo be satisfactorily terminated
und the Spanish forces withdrawn
from the two Islands before the first of
December.
Little trouble Is anticipated In regard
to the Paris commission. Uefore leav
ing for Pails, Judge Day, chairman
of the American commission expressed
the belief that the work of the com
mission would be completed within
two months. Indeed. It Is within the
power of the American commissioners
to say when the work shall be brought
to a close, und In declining that this
work would be completed within two
months It is highly probable that Judge
Day stated the limit of time that has
been fixed for signing the treaty
which the Ameiicun commissioners
took with them.
It Is expected that during the first
three or four weeks of the convention
the Spunlsh commissioners will ad
vance a varied list of claims on behalf
of their government. Their principal
contention will be tho retention of the
Philippine Islands, hut this contention
will be strenuously resisted. The
American commissioners are under
Instructions to Insist upon the cession
of the Island of Luzon as the minimum
of the American demand. It Is con
fidently expected that this will be con
ceded by the Spaniards, and once con
ceded the question of a continuance
of Spanish sovereignty over the, re
maining Islnnds will be considered.
What Is believed to be the course ot
the commission In convention Is out
lined by a high authority as follows:
"The American commissioners will
not consider nny question i elating to
the Islands of Culm or Porto Rico, as
all matteis rolatln:; to them arc cov
ered by the protocol, and the relin
quishment of Spanish authority Is re
garded as complete and final. After a
reasonable time has been given the
Spanish commissioners to fully con
sider the American demands, they will
be prebsed for final action on the
treatv. They will be reminded that
several of the Ameilcan commlss-loneis
have duties requiring their presence In
congress, and a time will be named
when a decision must he reached by
the Spanish commissioners prior to the
llrst of December. This will be In tho
form of an ultimatum. The alterna
tive or failure to agree to the treaty,
which will ho presented by the Ameil
can commissioners, is an immediate re
newal of hostilities. The president fullv
epects that the American demands will
bo aceepted by Spain, nnd that tho
treaty will be dgned about the first of
December."
CUBAN EVACUATION.
The
Spanish Troops Expected
to
Leave Soon,
Washington, Sept. 21. It Is stated at
the war department today that no de
termination had yet been reached as
to whether tho evacuation of Cuba by
the Snanibh should begin at the west
or east end of the Island, nlthough the
Inclination seems to be that the evacu
ation should proceed from west to east
It Is known that active pieparatlons
are being made for the occupation ot
Cuba by the United States troops, each
bureau of the war department shaping
affairs to that end.
The troops destined for Cuba will be
paid before embarkation und the sub
sistence and quartermasters ofllcers am
making teady to supply transportation
and food for them. Just when the oc
cupation will begin, it is said, will de
pend upon the evacuation by the Span
ish. This is indefinite, but the depart
ment is under tho Impression that it
will begin very soon.
Steamship Arrivnls.
New Yoik, Sept. 21. Arrived: Teu
tonic, Liverpool: Urns, Naples. Sailed:
Kensington. Antwerp, via Southampton;
Gciinanlc, Liverpool. Cleared: l''ncrt
Rlsnmick, Hamburg, via Southampton.
Liverpool Arrived: Majestic. New York.
Naples - Arrived: Aller. New Yoik.
Southamplon-S.illed: I.alui, llremen, lor
New Yoik.
Morgan Nominated.
Rildgepoit, Conn.. Sept. 21. The Con
necticut Democratic state convention to
night iiuunlmeiialy nominated lor gov
ernor ex-United States Treasurer Daniel
N. Morgan, of llrldgeport.
New Bank Examiner.
Washington. Sept. 21. Robert J. White
head, of UiHton. P.i has been appointed
as bunk examiner.
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Washington, Sept. SI. Forecast
for Thursday: For eastern Penn- -t-
sylvanl.i. gei ernlly fair- possibly -
showers Thurdny night, wnnner:
fresh to brisk south in southeast
winds. For westtiu P. nnxt ivniiiu.
fair, followed by showeis al mIrIii -
warmer; brisk scuthensterlv winds
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