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frAvuUSEVELT
NOMINATED
AT SARATOGA
Colonel of Rough Riders
to Be Governor of
New York.
CHOSEN ON FIRST BALLOT
The Convention of New York Repub
llcans Is Harmonious Throughout.
Chauncey M. Depew Makes the
Speech of Nomination and the Boll
Call Gives Roosevelt 753 Votes and
Governor Black 218 Votes Boot
Demonstrates That Colonel Hoose
velt Is Eligible for the Office The
Platform Teeming With Patriot
ism. Saratoga, X. V Sept. 2S. The Re
publican convention nominated the fol
lowing ticket today:
For Governor Theodore Hoosevelt. ot
Oyster Hay.
Lieutenant Governor Tlmoty L. Wood
ruff, of Kings.
Comptroller William J. Morsun, ot
Krle.
Secretnry of State John T. McDonough,
of Albany.
State Treasurer John H. Jucckel, ot
Cayuga.
State Engineer Edward A. Hond, of
Jefferson.
Attorney General John C. Uavies, ot
Oneida.
The following were appointed to bo
an advisory board for die state com
mittee: Thomas C. Piatt, Chauncey M.
Depew, Frank Illscock, Edward Laut
erbach and Frank S. Wltherljee.
The old eagle .emClem was re-udopt-ed
by the patty.
The vote for governor was Hoosevelt,
753; Black, 21S. The platform unequiv
ocally decrees for the gold standard.
The convention was not opened un
til 12.25 o'clock. Congressman Sereno
K. Payne being made temporary chair
man. After some routine work had
been gone through with, a recess was
taken until 3.30. Upon the reassem
bling1 Senator Horace "White, of Syra
cuse, was announced as permanent
chairman. At the conclusion of his
speech nominations were begun. Judge
Cady, of Hudson, named Govenor
Black amid tremendous applause.
At 4.45 o'clock Chauncey M. Depew
took the platform to nominate Theo
dore Hoosevelt. For some minutes Dr.
Depew could not begin his speech for
the applause that had ensued. When
quiet was restored he said:
MR. DEPKW'S SPEECH.
Gentlemen: Not since lbCT lias the He
publican patty met In convention when
the conditions of the country were so In
teresting or so critical, 'i hen the Emanci
pation Proclamation of President Lincoln,
Hiving freedom and citizenship to rour
millions of slaves, brought about u revo
lution in tho internal policy of our gov
ernment which seemed to multitudes ot
patriotic men full of the gravest dangers
to the republic. The effect of the situa
tion was the sudden and violent sunder
ing of tho ties which bound the past to
tho present and the future. New ptob
It'ins were precipitated upon our states
men to solve, which were not to be found
In the text books of tho schools, nor In
the manuals or tradition" ot congress.
Tho ono courageous, constructive party
which our polities has known tor ,ialf a
century solved these problems so success
fully that the regeiemted and disen
thralled republic has grown and prospered
under this new birth of llbeity beyond all
precedent and every prediction.
We gather fresh Inspiration and hope
for our tabks when the assembled rep
resentatives of this splendid and hlsto'ic
tirganizatUm recall the names and vener
ite tho memory of the brilliant Hepuhll
tan statesmen of the war. of reconstruc
tion and of national development. stn
toln and Grant, Seward and Chase. iiind
leus Stevens and James IS. Hlalne.
though dead, yet speak most eloquently
St measures which havo made our coun
try prosperous and In policies which nave
flven it world-wide power.
Now, as then, the unexpected has hap
pened, The wildest dream ever born ut
Ihe Imagination of the most optimistic
lellever In our destiny could not foresee
Mien MoKlnley was lectcd two year?
(go the nn-rushhig torrent of events ot
ihe past three months. We are cither to
te submerged by this break in tho dykes
ireeted !v Washington about our govt in
tient. or we are to llud by the wise utll
Ention of the conditions forced upon us
low to be safer und stronger within our
dtl boundaries, and to add Incalculably
o American enterprise and opportunity
ly becoming masters of tho sea, and en
crlng with the sondes of our manutac
lire, the murkets of the world, Wo can
ot retreat or hide. Wo must "ride th'.
raves nnd direct the storm." A war has
een fought and wen, and vast possess
ors, new nnd far away, have bevn ne
Hilred. In tho short space of une hundred
nid thirteen days politicians and parties
Hive beta forced to meet new questions
md to take steps upon startling Issues,
'ho faco of tho wnid has been changed.
the maps of yesterday are obsolete. Col.
tfmbus, looking for tho Orient and its
abled trcasutcs, sailed lour hundred
ears ago Into the land-locked harbor or
rantlugo, and today his spirit sees his
tones resting under the Hag of a new
Bid great country which has found tho
ray and conquered the outposts, and Is
Blocking at tho door of tho fartliett ca.it,
STATESMEN REQUIRED.
Tho times rcoulro constructive states
len. 'As In 1719 and 1K05, we need nrchl
ects and builders. Wo have but ono
chool for their training and education,
id thnt school Is the Republican party,
lur Republican administration, upon
Ihlch a tremendous responsibility rests,
lust have a Republican congress toi
ls support In tho next two years two
cars of transcendent Importance to our
iture. New York, imperial among her
Inter states In all which makes u great
ommoiiwealtli, Is still the pivotal state
t bur national contests. Wo, the dele
Btes here assembled, have a very seri
ns dlity In so acting as to keep our old
rate and her congressional delegation In
be Republican column. Our thougnt.
nd our absorbing anxiety, Is with whom
t standard bearer can we most favorably
resent to the people these new und vltul
puis, the position of the Republican
irty and the necessity to the country
that It should receive tlio approval ot tha
country. Friends mid enemies nllko Join
In tho general satisfaction with tho wis
dom, sagacity nnd statesmanship ot Pres
ident McKlnleV. Our stute has hnd a
faithful, able, nnd worthy representative
In tho Brentest legislative body In tho
world In Senator l'latt. Wo arc Justly
proud of our delegation In congress, and
Its Influenza In the constructive measures
of Republican administration. Wo pos
sess unusual executive ability and cour
age In Governor Ulnck. A protectlvo
tnrlff, sound money tho gold standard,
tho retirement of tho government lrom
tho banking bvslness and state Issues nro
Just as Important as ever. Until threo
mouths ngo to succeed wo would havo
had to satisfy the voters of tho sound
ness nnd wisdom of our position on these
questions, Tho cardinal principles of He
publlcnn policy will be tho platform or
this canvass and of future ones. Kut at
this Juncture the people have temporarily
put everything else nslde and are apply
ing their whole thought to the war with
COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Nominated Yesterday by the Republicans for Governor of New York.
Spain and Its consequences. Wo believe
that they think und will vote thai our
war with Spain was Just ana righteous.
We cannot yet say that American constit
uencies havo settled convictions on ter
ritorial expansion. We can t.iy that Re
publican opinion glories In our vieto:les
and follows the Hag.
LOGIC OF EVENTS.
Tho resistless logic of events over
comes all other considerations and Im
pels ino to present the nume of. as 11 wilt
persuade you to ncmlnato us our candi
date for governor of the state ot New
York, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. If ho
were only tho hero of a brilliant chargo
on tho battlefield, and there was notning
else which tltted him for this high place,
I would not put him In nomination. Hut
Colonel Roosevelt has shovvi. conspicuous
ability In tho public service for ten years.
Ho was a soldier tlnee months. It Is lot
time which tells with an executive mind
and rcstlss energy like Roosevelt's, but
opportunity. Glvo him the chance and
he leads to victory. Ho has held two po
sltlons which generally ruin tho holder
of thorn with politicians and tho un
thinking. One was civil service commis
sioner and the other police commissioner
for New York city. So long as the
public did not understand him there was
plenty of lurid languago nnd gnashing ot
teeth. The people are alvvnys Just In the
end. Let them know everything that can
be said about u man nnd see all that the
searchlight of publicity will reveal and
their verdict is the truth. When the
smoke has cleared avvav from the bat
teries of abuse they saw the untouched
and unharmed figure ot a public-spirited,
broad-minded and courageous otllcer, who
understood otlltial responsibility to mean
the performance without fear or favor of
tho work he had promised to do and obed
ience to the laws he had sworn to sup
port. Tho missiles from those batteries
Hew by him as innocuously as did tho
bullets from the Spanish Mausers on tho
hill of San Juan. General Grant said,
when president, that the only way to so.
cure the repeal of an oiinoxious law ts to
enforce It, and that to refuse to obey It
Is to bring all law Into contempt. Koosc.
velt adored General Grant, lie did not
nuikn any of these laws. "I hey were ino
work of both Republican and Demoera'le
legislatures. If Hoosevelt had been t'ov
ernor many of them would have died by
hi veto.
When ho became assistant secietary ot
the navy he was In a spheie more con
euliil to his genius and abilities. Jle Is
n better soldier than he Is a policeman.
Life on the plains had broadened his vis
ion and invigorated his youth. Success
ful excursions Into the literature or thf
ranch and tho bunting for big game had
opened up for him the present resources
and boundless possibilities of the lulled
States. He was fortunately under the
most accomplished, able, generous and In
dulgenl chief In Secretary Long. A small
mini would have been Jealous of tills
dynamitic bundle of brains, nerves, en
eigv and Initiative, but our distinguished
secretary gave full scopo to his brilliant
assistant. The country owes much to
him for the eillclency rnd splendid cuidl.
tlon of our navy. Tho congressional clou.
omlst has always put his knile deep In.
the naval appropriations. Ho will not tto
so ony more.
THE USE OF POWDER.
'Ihe navy department has always In en
compelled to enforce on tho commanders
of Its men-ot-war nun uioy must ue very
careful of coal and powder. Thu perma
nent staff said to Roosevelt ono day:
"Dewey Is winding an unnecessary
amount of powder In tiring his big guns."
"Let him shoot away," fculd tho assist
ant becrctury, "that Is what the powder
is for." If thero had been no war, some
Jerry Slmpton would havo moved an In
quiry Into the extrnvagunco ol tho navy
department In burning up the property
of tho United Ftntes, and vpon Roosevelt
might have rested tho condemnation ot a
congressional committee. Hut tho waste
was Magnificent economy In producrhg
tho superb innrkemanshlp of the gunpon.
on our warships at .Manila and Santiago.
Tho wife of a cubluet otllcer told me
that when Assistant Secretary Hoosevelt
announced that he hud determined to re
sign und" rulsa a regiment for tho wur
somo of the ladles of tho administration
circle thought It their duty to remon
strato with him. They sold: ".Mr, Hooso.
velt, you have six child! en, tho youngest
a few months old, and the eldest not yet
In the teens. While the country Is tull of
youn-g men who havo no such lespunstbll.
Itles, and are ercer to enlist, you havo
no right to leave the burden upon your
wtfo of tho care, support nnd bringing tip
of that family." lloosovclt's answer was
a Hoosevelt unswer: "I have dono as
much as any one to bring on this war,
becauso I belloved It must come, and tho
tho sooner tho better, and now that war
Is declared. 1 hnve no right to usk others
to do tho lighting nnd stay ut homo my
self." THE HOUGH RIDERS.
Tho regiment of Hough Hldcrs was an
orlgnal American sugestlon, to demon
strate that patriotism and Indomitable
courage aro common to all conditions of
American life. The snme great quali
ties nro found under tho slouch lint or tnn
cowboy and tho elegant Imported tile ot
Now York's glided youth. Their manner
isms aro tho veneers of the west and tho
cast; their manhod Is tho same.
In that hot and pest-cursed climate ot
summer Cuba olllcers had opportunities
for protection from miasma and fever
which wero not possible for the men. Hut
the Hough Hldcrs endured no hardships
nor dangers which were not shared by
their colonel. He helped ilium dig tile
ditches, be siot.d Leslie them 111 the dead
ly dampness of tho trenches. No tlooroj
tent for him If his comrades must Mvmi
on the ground and under the sky. In nat
world-famed charge ot the Rough It'deis
through the hall of ihot and up the til II
of San Juan, their colonel was a hunoi-"'!
feet In advtl.ee. Tho bullets whistling 'iy
him are rapidly thinning the ranks ot
these desperate lUhters. Tho colonel
trips and falls und the lino wavers, but In
a moment he Is up again, waving his
sword, climbing nnd shouting, lie bears
a chnrmed life, lie clips the barbed wire
fence and plM.pe-s through, yelling:
"Come on, bos; come on, and we will
lick hell out of them." The moral torce
of that daring cowed and awed the Span
lards, and they tied from their torteiteu
heights and Santiago was our. "To lick
hell out of them" Is the fury ot the
lighting. It expressed the titanic rage ot
Washington at the treachery of Lee and
turned tho tile at Mor.mcuth. It plencu
like bullets tho feurs of the lleeing sol
diers and sent them flying to the tront
and victory when Sheridan rode madly
up the valley from Winchester.
TYPICAL CITIZEN SOLDIER.
Colonel Hoosevelt Is tl.u typical citi
zen soldier. Tho sanitary condition ot
our army in Cuba might not have been
known for weeks through the regular
channels of Inspection and report to tho
various departments. Here the citizen
In tho colonel overcame the olllcial routine
and reticence of tho soldier. Ill;, graphic
letter to tho government and the round
robin he Initiated brought suddenly anu
sharply to ourattet tlon the lrightful dan
gers of dlse.iMi and death and -resulted In
our boys being brought Immediately
home. He may have been subject to
couit-murtl.il for violating Ihe articles ot
war, but tho humane Impulses of the peo
ples gave him gratitude nnd applause.
It Is seldom In political conllicts when
new and unexpected issue's- have to be
met and divided, that a candidate can bo
found who personifies tho popular .aid
progressive side of those h-suo. Repre
sentative men niuve the masses to en
thusiasm and tile mure easily understood
than measures. Lincoln, with his immor
tal declaration, made at a tlnm when t
make It Insured his defeat by Douglass
for tho United States senate, that "a
houso divided against Itself cannot stand.
1 believe this government cannot endure
permanently half slave and half free.'
embodied the anti-slavery doctrine.
Grant, with Appomatox and tho parole ot
honor to the Confedirate army behind
him, stood for the perpetuity of Union
and liberty. McKlnlcy, b his long and
able advocacy of Its principles, Is the
loading spirit for tho protection of Anic;-.
lean industries. For tills year, for this
crisis, for tho votets of thu Empire stuie.
for tho young men of tho country and
the upward, onward and outward trend
of the United Statts, tho candidate ot
candidates Is tho hero of Sautlngo, the
Idol of tho Rough Riders Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt.
Those portions of his speech re
lating to President McKlnley were re
ceived with much applause and there
was a vlgorus reception of the tribute
tu Govenor Hlack. AVhen Dr. Depew
told of the famous charge of the Hough
Riders and mentioned Colonel Roose
velt the audience went almost crazy.
Every man was on his feet and vo
ciferously cheering.
When Dr. Depew had reached tho
point In his speech where ho alluded
to tho non-effect of Mauser bullets,
two or threo men rushed down the
ulslo bearing a portrait of Col. Hoose
velt In Rough Rider uniform. There
was a three minute Interruption nnd
the picture was taken to the stage
and set up.
Dr. Depew finished at S.23 amid ap
plause that Was almost u pandemon
ium. Then Charles T. Sexton, of Wayne,
seconded the nomination of Coventor
Blnek and Assemblyman Wallace, of
Queens, seconded the nomination of
Roosevelt.
LEXOW SPOKE BRIEFLY.
Senator Lexovv took the platform to
speak for Governor Hlack but the au
dience showed Its dissatisfaction nt de-
Continued on Huge 2.
SPANISH TRICKERY
AGAIN CROPS OUT
PEACE COMMISSIONERS DETER
MINE TO HOLD PHILIPPINES.
Efforts Aro Already Being Made to
Secure the Aid of Some Foreign
Power to Retain tho Islands Not
In Possession of the United States.
Spain's Representations Loaded
with Bluff.
Washington, Sept. 27. The freedom
with which the Spanish minister tit
foreign affairs, Duke Almodovar del
Illo, has given publicity to the In
structions to the Spanish peace com
missioners us to the disposition of the
Philippines, has given rise to the sus
picion nmong the olllclnls here thnt
there Is behind It a deliberate pur
pose to draw out In advance the pos
ition of the' American commissioners
on this Important point. It Is noted
that heretofore tho Spanish govern
ment has waited upon the Vnltcd
States government to make each of tho
steps townrds tlnal peace before mak
ing a move on their side, so that this
sudden change In policy Is accounted
for only on the ground stated.
There Is beside this apparent pur
pose a veiled threat in the last In
struction, not under any circumstance
to nlluw the United States to inter
fere with any disposition of the Isl
amis outside of those retained by the
United States, such as Luzon, that
Spain may see lit to make. This Is
believed to be an Invitation to some
of the continental powers to step for
ward in the support of Spain In this ex
tremity In the hope of receiving as a
quid pro quo some of the Philippines
us a coaling or naval station.
Although tho American peace com
missioners have so fnr successfully re
sisted all attempts to ascertain the
exact nature of their Instructions, i
something Is known of their general
character nnd It may be stated on this .
polnt of the llnal disposition of such
of the Philippines as are not held by
the United States, that while the pres
ident has nowhere stilctly admitted
any obligation to the Insurgents, yet
so long as they carry nut their part
and avoid a rupture with our force
at Manila, he feels thnt In any ar
rangement that shall be made by the
peace committee for the final disposi
tion of the Islands, the Insurgents shall
not be placed at the mercy of the Span
ish government without any guarantee
for their proper treatment. Hy an ex
tension of this same view it is unlikely
that he would tare to allow them to
be turned over to another power that
might oppressively treat them espe
cially without the consent of the na
tives. Then there are. as the naval
experts have pointed out, strong
strategic reasons why the United
States should reiuse to sanction the
cession of any of the Philippine Isl
ands to any other nation to serve us a
naval base.
THE POSSESSION OF LUZON.
It lias been explained to the Ameri
can peace onimlssloners that by the
possession of the Island of Luzon on
the north and tin Island of Palawal
in the south, the United States would
control the Ki-cjtt gateway for the largo
trallic that passes between China nnd
Australia, as well as the myriad
islinds of the South Pacific.
It Is noted at the state department
that the Spanish minister for foreign
affairs is reported to have directed the
Spanish pence commissioners "to make
a firm stand regarding the Cuban debt,
and the Philippine loan of 1896, If Lu
zon is ceded to America." So far as
the Philippine loan Is concerned that
subject might properly come before
the peace commission, but Judge Day,
the president of the American commis
sion, just before his departure, In an
swer to a question ns to whether any
matters relative to Cuba would come
before the commission, pointed to tin
language of the protocol to show that
the proper function of tho commission
was to be found In the disposal of tho
future of the Philippines, Intimating
thnt no question touclilnn: Cuba In any
phas would lie considered by the com
mission. Tip understanding was con
veyed consequently that the Cuban
debt would tigure in no fashion before
the commission, if the American com
missioners t-iiiilcl prevent it, although
It vvns fully expected that the Spanish
oiiimlsslonois would make an effort to
htlng that subject into the delibera
tions of the body.
GOVERNOR WILL SI.SAK.
He Rcnlizes the Necessity for Con
tinued Republican Control.
Philadelphia. Sept. 27. The follow
ing letter has been received bv Chair
man Klkln, of the Republican stnto
committee, from Governor Daniel II.
Hustings:
Harrlsburg, Pa.. Sept. 23, jvjs,
Hon. J. P. Elklu, Chairman Republican
State Committee, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir: I um In receipt of your lot.
ter ot tho 19th Inst., Inviting me to tako
part In tho speaking compalgn shortly to
be opened.
Realizing tho supremo necessity for
continued Republlcen cnntrhl in staf and
nation, 1 accept your Invitation. I huvo
promised to muko ono or two speeches in
Ohio, Illinois and at St. Louis and par
tially promised to speak 111 other btutc.
but Inasmuch as you havo kindly men
tioned that I should speak at sueli most
lugs and times ns I might suguest, l
beg to say that during the latter part ot
October I would bo very glad to make say
threo or, peril ips, four speeches, if tho
opportunity Is presented.
Very truly yours.
Daniel 11. Hustings.
Sagasta's Troubles Over.
Madrid, Sent. 27. Premier Saguslu de
clares that all the financial illrMcultlcs ot
tho government have been removed. Tho
sum of Xi.OOO.OOU francs hus been forward
ed to Captain General Hlanco, with a
repetition of the order to disband the vol.
untecrs. it is unuersioou mat tne gov
ernment li willing to provldo iinomployvl
Spunlnrds In Culm with free passage
home,
Saved by Kitchener.
London, Sept. 2S The Cairo correspond
rut of the Dally Mail savs: "Mujor
Mnrchand has admitted In conversation
that the arrival of General Kitchener
saved him from annihilation by the Do
Vlshes."
SANTIAGO GOVERNMENT.
It Is Now in Good Working Order
Under General Wood.
Suntlupo do Cuba, Sept. 27. Tho sys
tem of civil government established
by General Wood If practically com
plete und In good working order. Major
McClury, formerly attorney general for
Texas and a Spanish scholar, has been
appointed mayor, nnd the Spanish offi
cials are giving place to Cubans. Gen
eral Wood says he does not know the
capabilities of the men taking iilflce.
They nro chosen by a committee of
titty prominent Cubans, whom he be
lieves to be honest and conscientious.
Seitor Rlgnoy, one of the largest su
gar planters In Cuba, who has arriv
ed here from Mnuznntllo, reports tho
conditions there worse than ever. The
Insurgents, he asserts, refuse to grnnt
permission for the currying on of work
on the plantations, and the Spanish
otliclals decline to furnish protection to
those desiring to work. There are
now 9,0M Spanish soldiers In the prov
ince, and fully halt of them are suf
fering from scurvy and dysentery. Tho
Cubans hold the country and refuse to
permit fresh provisions to be curried
to the cities.
COMPLAINT INVITED.
Anyone Having Grievance Against
War Department Should Speak.
Washington, Sept. 27. The war In
vestigation committee held another
session today and gave out the letter
of Secretary Alger, asking the presi
dent that the Investigation he made,
and a list of Inquiries to the secretary
of war und the heads of divisions of
the war department, calling for In
formation on the conduct of the war.
An nddress to the public whs Issued
in the shape of a resolution, inviting
complaints about the management of
any of the various branches or the
war department. The commission ad
journed at 12.30 o'clock until tomorrow.
FILIPINOS ARRIVE.
.
Agulnaldo's Representatives Are in
Washington They Seek an Audi
ence with President McKinley.
Washington, Sept 27. Generil Fran
cis V. Gieeno, who wat made a major
general of volunteers for distinguished
staft nnd the delegates of the Philip
pines, accompanied by his personal
stutf and the delegates In the Philip
pine Insurgents, arrived here this af
ternoon from Chicago and went to the
Arlington hotel. The two Filipinos are
Felipe Agoiuillo and Jose Lopez. They
are the personal representatives of the
Insurgent AKUlnuldo nnd tire on their
way to Paris to secure representation
on the Spanish-American peace com
mission with a view to the recognition
if the Insurgent government In the
Philippines.
General Greene niul staff called at
the adjutant general's otllee this after
noon and were escorted to the White
house by General Corbln. The Philip
pine delegates are desirous of confer
ring with the president and the ques
tion of their reception was under con
sideration at the state department this
afternoon. There Is no doubt that the
president will grant them un audience
in their personal capacity. They will,
however, avoid nny action that would
tend to commit this government to the
recognition of the Insurgent govern
ment pending the conclusion of peace
conditions with Spain.
'GRIPFO" RUNS AMUCK.
The
Young Prize Fighter
in
Straight Jacket.
Chicago, Sept. 27.Albert Grlfllths,
better known us "Grlffo," the pugilist,
Is strapped in a straight Jacket at the
Harrison street police station, where
he Is being held pending an examina
tion into his mental condition,
Griffiths ran amuck this evening on
State street, from Congress to Hub
bard court, he left a trial marked by
bruised faces. Three policemen who
ntrested the pugilist were sent sprawl
ing to the ground by a series of blows
and reinforcements were necessary be
fore the prisoner was finally taken to
a patrol box. Hefore Grlfllths was
tied In the patrol vvanon he had tak
en off every article of clothing that
he wore. Grlfllths was drinking ln:i
saloon when he suddenly leaped Into
the nlr, let loose a series of yells and
rushed into the street where he hit
everybody he could reuch.
THE SICK AT SANTIAGO.
Washington, Sept. 27 In responso to u
dispatch from the war department, Gen
oral Lawton sent the following health re
port for September 23, which lie haet
omitted for some reason to transmit:
Santiago, Sept. 27. lWtf.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Sick. 1,100; fever, bus; new cases, 89: re
turned to duty, 221. Deaths Frank Scitz,
private, II, Sixteenth Infantry, dysentery,
Sept. 25; George Williams, private, L,
Ninth United States volunteer Inrnntry,
yellow fever. Sept. 2."; Charles Dugan,
private, C, Fifth Infantry, measles nnd
dysentery. Sept. 23; Archie Atwood, pri
vate, C. Fifth Infantry, dysentery, Sept.
25, (Signed) J.awton, itajor uenerai.
Genotitl Lawton also sent tonight this
report for September 20:
Santiago, Sept. 27.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Sick, 1,00(1; fever. 72i; new cases, 99; re
turned to duty, 132.
(Signed) Lawton, Major Gcnrul.
Victims of Typhoid Fever.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27. Frank Kennedy,
a member of Company E, Third New
Y'ork volunteers, whoso homo was In
Honiellsville. N. Y.. and David llunnah,
of Company E. Second West Virginia vol
unteers, of Elkham, W. Vu., died today
In tho Medlco-Chliurglcal hospital of ty
phoid fever. Kennedy was brought here
from Camp Alger und Hannah from
Camp liieade.
Letter of Thanks to the Governor.
Hurrlsburg. Sept. 27. Governor Hast
Ings has received a warm letter of thanks
from citizens of Pottsvllle for his kind re.
gard tor tho welfare of the sick nnd other
soldiers In the Held, The letter Is signed
by the burgets, all of the town council
men, tho Judges of the courts, the coun
ty orllcials and two hundred citizens.
Believes Dreyfus Innocent.
i Loudon, Sept. 23. According to , tho
Vienna correspondent of tho Dally Chron
icle Emperor. -William recently repeated
his conviction that Dreyfus was Innocent
of the charges brought ugaJnatiilm.
THK KEWS THIS MOKNINM
Weathrr Indication! Today!
Pairs Variable Winds.
1 General Colonel Roosevelt Nominated
for Governor of New Y'ork.
More Spanish Trickery,
Assignment of Troops to Garrison
Cuba.
2 General Peace Commission Arrives at
Paris.
Financial nnd Commercial,
3 General Nomination of Colonel Roose
velt iConcludodJ.
4 Editorial.
Comment of tho Press.
5 Story "A Triumph of Medicine."
0 Local Scranton Germans Honor His
marek. 7 Local Married Soldiers to He DIs
charged. Court Pioceedlng.
S Local West Scranton and Suliiliban.
9 News Round About Seranton.
Gold Seekers Lost In the Klondike.
10 General Thirteenth's Death Roll
Climbs Upward.
New York Volunteers In Honolulu
Anxious to Return Home.
ARE THE GERMANS
MAKING MISCHIEF?
Rumors That They Have Been Bring
ing Arms for Philippine Insur
gents. San Francisco. Sent. 29. The Eve
ning Post reiterates its former stories
regarding the supplying of arms to
the Filipinos by the Gorman govern
ment, and Is positive that Its authority
Is absolutely correct. The Post pub
lished an Interview with Its Informant
today in which be says that he is not
In a position to tell the full storv for
the reason that he Is financially In
terested In the pi-it. and has actually
been a party to the scheme. He says
that he is Interested In the Germau
Philipplue fl-ndo to the extent of near
ly a million dollars, nnd that for fif
teen years Germany has been work
ing among the Insurgents for her own
benefit, and he also told the Post that
there would never have been a revolu
tion hod It not been for the German
government. Continuing he says:
"The arms that have been supplied
came from the Imperial government
and were furnished through the trad
ing companies In which I am inter
ested so us to conceal the German
hand.
"The arms thut are now being car
ried by the Insurgents and German
vessels are from the same source.
Agulualdo, who accepted a petty bribe
to desert the cause of the Insurgents,
hus not the money to arm and equip
so big an army, and It has taxed his re
sources to furnish such supplies alone.
"My Information Is absolutely au
thentic as It comes from high officials
of the government who have large per
sonal Interests In the Philippines. Ger
many Is supplying the rifles, ammuni
tion and machine guns that are being
landed and when the Insurgent army
Is fully armed and equipped and
drilled trouble will commence. Amer
ica's safety lies In disarming the In
surgents ns a move toward the restor
ation of peace."
APPEAL TO CALIFORNIA.
Professional Cyclists Desire Aid from
the Golden Gate.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27. Twenty of the
mo.it prominent professional cyclists.
Including Hold. Cooper, McFarland
nnd others In their class, tonight sent
a telegram to Judge Frank H. Kerri
gan, of San Francisco, asking thut
the California associated cycling clubs
assume control of their racing move
ments by extending its scope to eastern
ternltory and appointing Wnlter II.
Wilson, ot Huffnlo. Its eastern repre
sentative. The California association has rules
adopted by the L. A. W., with provi
sions of divisional option and other
minor differences.
MONROE WILL NOT PLAY.
Democratic County Conferees Refuse
to Take Part at Mauch Chunk.
Eastou. Pa.. Sept. 27. The Demo
cratic conferees of Carbon and North
ampton counties, n portion of the
eighth congressional district, met here
today and nominated Laird II. Har
bor, of Muuch Chunk, for congress.
The Monroe county conferees refused
to participate In the convention when
they were not assured that Dr. J. H.
Shull, their candidate, would be chos
en. The Republicans of the Eighth dis
trict have renominated Congressman
Klrkpatrlck.
TOWN LOT MAN ARRIVES.
Real Estate Agents Have Already
Located in Havana.
Havana, Sept. 27. The guns which
were taken nshoro from the Spanish
cruiser Alfonso XII during the block
ade of this port by the American fleet
mid which were placed In the Jlelnn
battery, have been returned on board
that vessel and remounted.
An American company, styled the
Isluud of Cuba Heal Estate company,
has opened business on Obispo street,
Hnvana. It will deal In country lots.
Note Is made of this fact as 11 Is the
first opening of American business
here under the now order of things.
Mr. Bayard Much Weaker.
Dedham, Mass., Sept. 27. Thomas F.
Bayard Is very much weaker tonight. He
hus grown rapidly vvorso during tho day,
and tonight his pulse Is beating very
weak. Ho Is In n semi-conscious condi
tion, und has had bad spells of choking ut
Intervnls. The chances aro that he will
ilvo through the night, but his death ts
expected at almost any moment.
British Fleet at Wei Hal Wei.
Che Foo, Sept. 27.-The British fleet has
left Ta Ku. proceeding for Wei llnl Wei.
Vice Admiral Sir Edward II. Seymour
commanding tho China station has re
turned here. It Is rumored that tho tie
signs of the dowager empress havo been
entirely successful.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Bept, 27. This Pennsylva
nia pension has been Issued; Original
Lemuel Uarhleht, Equlnunk, .Wayno, JSJ,
THE TROOPS
FORXUBA
Programme for the Distri
bution of the
Soldiers.
LEE AND WADE COMMAND
Two Divisions Will Be Sent-The
First, Under Major General Wade,
Will Leave in October The Sec
ond Will Start in November and
Will Bo Directed by General Fitz
hugh Lee.
Washington, Sept, 27. A comprehen
sive programme for moving troops to
Cuba bus been outlined by the war de
partment and Its Initial features have
beei decided upon. This result Is due
to directions given by the president
on September 19 to the effect that de
tails of troops be made for Cuba. Act
ing on this. Major General Miles out
lined a plan for sending two divisions
to Cuba, the first under command of
Major General Wade, to leave In Octo
ber, and the Second division under
Mujor General Fltzhugh Lee, to leave
In November. Each division will em
brace about six thousand men, so that
the plan Is to have some 12,000 men In
Culm or on the way there within tha
next sixty days. It is not contemplated,
however, that any large number of this
force shall be assembled at any ono
point In this country or In Cuba, tha
desire being to keep them scattered,
ns they can thereby bo handled to
better advantage. From the fact that
they go to Culm It does not mean that
they will proceed directly to Havana.
On the contrary, the outlook Is that
there will be very few troops at Ha
vana, the bulk of them being scat
tered throughout the western enel of
the Island, garrisoning the smnll towns
and thus gradually putting Into effect
the military occupation of the Island.
In anticipation of this the quarter
master's department In preparing to
have transports available for tho
troops. It had been Intended to thor
oughly overhaul all the transports,
putting them In dry dock und trans
forming them from crude merchant
ships into modern transports. Hut this
plan will have to be altered In part, In
order to keep transports ready for tho
upproachlng move towards Cuba.
FIRST DIVISION.
The war department today gave out
tho order dliectlng the formation of
the First division which Is to go to
Cuba. It simply creates the division,
making no mention ot the proposed
service In Cuba or the expected tlma
ot departure. Those features., how
ever, were embraced In a confidential
telcrtinni sent to the several com
manding otl'ctrH affected by the order.
It makes known to them that the divi
sion Is "for service in Cuba, not later
than Oct. 20." The organizatlo'.-is
forming this October division aro as
follow.v
Cavalry brigade composed of tha
Seventh and Eighth United States cav
alry, to be commanded by Urig-.dler
Gpnernl L. II. Carpenter, United States
volunteers.
First Infan'rv brigade composed ot
the Fifteenth United States infantry
and the Fourth United States volun
teer Infantry, to be commanded by
Hrigndler General Simon Snider, Uni
ted States volunteers.
Second Infantry brigade composed ot
the First United Stales Infantry and
tho Sixth United States volunteer In
fantry, to ho c-oinmiinded by Brigadier
General E. H. Wllllston, United State
volunteers.
The order leaves open the command
of the division, but General Snider will
be In temporcry command until a per
manent division commander Is chosen.
General Miles' recommendation of
General Wade for this command Is
likely to be carried out. although It Is
still open owing to the doubt as to
General Wade's being five from his
service at the head of the Cuban com
mission now holding fesslons at Hav
ana. Although the November division
under command of General Fltzhugh
Lee. has been fully projected ns a part
of this same programme. Its formal
execution will be deferred for a time.
The regiments forming the November
division embrace both cavalry and In
fantry, with General Sumner In com
mand of the First brigade.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON FLOATS.
Launch of the New American Mail
Steamship.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27. The steam
ship Admiral Sampson, under construc
tion for the American Mall .Steamship
company, was launched at Cramp's
ship ynrd todny. Miss Nannlo Samp
son, daughter ot the admiral, christ
ened the ship.
The first of the four vessels con
traded for, the Admiral Dewey, was
launched recently, nnd Admiral Schley
will elide Into the water In about i
week. No name has yet been chosen
for the fourth. All are 2,000 ton twin
screw merchantmen, built so that thev
cun be quickly turned Into auxiliary
cruisers. They are guaranteed to mako
fifteen knots.
Bank Robbers Captured.
Flora, Intl.. Sept. 27. A dispatch re
ceived here late this afternoon from
Camden stutes that two of tho Farmers
bunk robbers have been captured wlttl
tho larger part ot tho stolen money,
WEATHER FORECAST.
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Washington, Sept. 27. Forecast
for Wednesday: For eastern Penn
sylvania, fair; light variable
winds. For western Pennsylva
nia, generally fair: wanner: light
variable winds becoming southeast.
- variable winds becoming southeast-
f crly nnd Increasing.
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