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tibitoe
TWO CENTS.
SCRANTONPA., F1UDAY MOUNING, NOVEMBER 11. 1898.
TWO CENTS.
GEN, MILES'
REPORT IN
Operations of the Army
in the War with
Spain.
PLANS OF THE CAMPAIGN
Schemo to Secure Victoiy with a
Small Loss o Life Interesting
Correspondence with General
Shatter Tho Question of Supet
sedlng What the Secietaiy of
War Told Shatter A Peculiar
Statement Praise for Colonel Hu
Hngs and the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania. "Washington, Nov. lo. Major Geneinl
Miles has submitted to the seetctnrv
of vvnr an oxhnustlve lepoit of the
operations of the army duilng the win
with Spain. Coming down to the open
ing of Inutilities he says tho two mot
serious obstacle to bo molded weie
plneln.T an army In Cuba, bcfoie the
navy co'ntrolled thu suriouudlug wut
ors, and placing an at my there dm lug
the rainy season. In a letter to See
letary Alger, Am II IS, the lepoit says
("ieneral Miles "asset ted the belief I
havo entertained fiom the llrst, that
wo could secure tho surieudcr of the
Spanish army in the Island of Cuba
without any gteat saeiiflte of life."
These last words he paiticutaily
emphasizes. After reciting the details
of otganlz.itlon and equipment of thu
ttoops for tlie movement on Cuba, and
the ailous expeditions sent to the aid
of the Cubans, Genet al Miles reaches
Slay SO, when Information was tccelv
ed of the "bottling up" of Centra. In
Santiago harbor, and General Shatter
was ordered there to assist the navy.
General Miles sajs he asked Seeretaiy
Alger to send him with this command
but it sailed without him on June 11
and next day he was called to Wash
ington by Seeretaiy Alger on 'Impoit
ant business"
Theio he submitted a plan of cam
paign, the chief points of which were
the capture, after Santiago and Potto
ISIco, of waterways on the north Cuban
roast: and the establishment of bases
at tho cities of Porto Principe nnd Villa,
Clara, which would make prnctlcabl
co-operation with Gaicla and Gome.:
and advance on Havana from the south
side
Geneinl Miles pays these features-- of
his plan wete submitted by him in let
ters on May 26 and 27. On June 2C the
orders for the movement of Urooke's
ttoops on Porto Illeo were issued. Gen
et al Miles to command this as well as
Shaffer's army at Santiago.
RATTLE OP SANTIAGO.
The next event was the battle of San
tiago and the sending of General Miles
thete. Ho tells of his at thai there on
July 11, the consultations with Shaftet,
the confetence with the Spanish gen
eral, Toral, and tho latter's surrender
on July II, in response to Miles' de
mand, nil of which ate matters of pub
lic information. He also lni.lu.def" a re
lation of the effotts made to prevent
tho sptead of jellow fever atnong the
troops. In connection with this period
of tho war, the icpott embraces these
telegtams between Shatter to Miles:
Slbonov, Julv 17, S4i p. in. deceived
July 1M.
Uonei.tl Miles, on Hoard Yale
Letters nnd oulcn ill role lunoo to move.
Hunt of camp reitlvid anil will bs tar
Heel out None Is mote anxious than m -stlf
to git away fiom here. It semis
from vnur oielcrs givtn mi, that vein h -gjrel
tin tone us u part of 3,0111 com
mand Nothing will she me gi eater
pleasure- than seivlng mult r von. gtntiil,
and 1 shall inmplv with nil nu- re
quests and dltectlons. but I was told by
the setirtary that ou wete not to sii
jieisidn mo In command here. I will
lutnlsh tho infnimallnii called for ns to
otiilltton if command of (lllmote, .nl
lutant gontr.il, army hoadiiuiiiters.
Shatter. Major General.
Ileadnuattors of tho Atniv l'lav.i dil
lisp-, Jnlj is (sent about 11 "0 a. m )
l,.iuial .Shaftii .
Telegiani iccilvcd Have no drslm .iiil
hive carefu'ly uvoiilrd am appearance, of
Ri'pc ii ding voti. Van command Is a
1 art of the frilled Statts aimv, which I
I'rtVt the horoi- to ininmanel having bee l
duly iiHKlgitd thereto and dlierted l.
the president to go wlutcvr t thought
mi pn senre ictiilitil. and give such gen
eral ditcrtinns us 1 thought best con
dining inllltuiy matter and espiclallv
directed to go to Sanllniro fi r spulnc pin.
po.o You will also notice that the orler
of the secretary of war ot Julv JJ. lei t
tho matter to my dUtutloii 1 should u
grot that t.m event would canst iltlni
vourself or uny part of voui command
to cease to bo a put of initio
Vcrv tiul ours
Nelson A. Miles, Major General
Coinuune'lng Cnltcd States Aimv.
PRAISE I'OR HCLINGs..
The balanco of the lepoit Is devoted
to tho Porto Jtlco campaign and. lu
Its essential featutes, does not dlfftr
mateilally from tho published aciounts.
In his mention of the fight at Coamo
lio speaks of tho flank movement "ad
mirably extcttted by tho Sixteenth
PeniiBylvunlu regiment volunteer 'n
fitntvy under Colonel Hullngs, pas. Vig
over a mountain trail, they made a
wide detour coming in icur of the
Spanish troops under cover ot night
without being discovered and sttiklng
tlio mllltury road to Sun Juan, cut oft'
the enemv's tetreat In this engage
ment tho commanding olllcer of the
Spanish troops and tho second In com
inand won- killed and IC7 prisoners
ts'-e" "
GenrnI '.IIVc attiibutes the success
of In I'urto Rleo lampaign "to tho
skill nd good generalship of tho oill
his In command of tho different divi
sions and brigades." Ho say's: "Sdat
egy und skillful tactics accomplished
what might have occasioned serious
loss to achieve In any other wuy. The
loss of the enemy In killed, wounded
and captured was nearly tin times our
own, which was only three hilled and
forty woundtd.
The report closes with n recommen
dation that the army bo Increased by
nuthotlzlng enlistments at the rate of
ono soldier to every 1,000 of the popu
lation, which would bring tho nvallablo
force up to 100.000 nnd enable the vol.
untoers who enlisted to return homo
without delay.
GASTON ELECTED.
Pennsylvania Loses Another Repub
llcan Congressman.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10. Following Is
the vote by counties for governor. The
figures given In many of tho counties
aio official and the remainder ate un
official footings of tho complete teturns.
The vote for the thtee leading candi
dates foot up 058.S16. This Is the
heaviest vote ever cast for governor
and hns been exceeded only In the
presidential elections of ISss, 1S9J and
1S90.
Stone received 47J.OGS vote": Jenks,
3i3,74J, and Swallow, 132,00;. Stone's
apparent plurality is ll'.,::2fi and ho
polled only 12.6S0 short of a cluu ma
jority over the other two candidates.
Tho vote for stato treasutet tat our
was: Ueacom, itepublluin. :s"2,44S;
Hi own, Demoptnt, 24-,,711 . Swallow,
Piohlbllion. USJU'i. lleatoin's plliial
Ity. 12!U7. Tho notmal piohibltlon
vote In the state Is nlout 20,000. Last
jt'tir Swallow cairled ten counties,
while this year he has a pluralltj In
only one Lackawanna. Stone catties
thlrty-the counties and Jenks thlttv
one. Swallow wai thlid In eveiy county
excepting Lackawanna. Complete vote
of state by counties:
Counties. Stone. Jenks Swallow.
Adams .:,U :,m 7l3
Allegheny n.Mt L.,111 :M.
Armstrong ,i'i ::,i'l7 VI
Heaver 4 L'Jt :! 1.1.J 1,JS
Hidford S.SSD l.'.S "S
He-rks Sf,7J ll,;i?i 1 '"
Wall M." I.TJ7 .'a-,
llrndfoul G l.:a 2,i.ii 1 71'i
Hucks ii,i"j 7,ujt l.Ai
Jttltlrr AIM 4.117 M10
Cambrl 1.T74 r. 291 T'l
Camitoit 7h- JI1) ll'i
Catbon 2.7U :;lll 1 ,!S
cuit.. r ::sr, i;:ii mi
Chester syn, ri.7t 4'i,D
ciiilon 22-si :i "s -Ji
Cli.irfleld I 1'ni n.".: l'P7
Clinton J.r.s . Ml ts
Columbia 2,i7 I Tot 1
Craw fold .,,7i;j i.ihJ 1 173
Cumberland 4 Os'i ,, 1 9j7
Dauphin m r.,47 4 MM
Delaware S..4 .l.ili 2,i
Klk 1.77 .MO.' ."JJ
ITrle ., 7,t,Jt li.71! 1 2
Cajetlo 7.10S 7,1 J.I'O
Porest iV, t,: ,r,
rr.tnkiiu eo.'i; v.'.at "i
Pulton dl l.Otil lii
Greene 1,71' :f,12l Jt.9
lliiiitlngdou 3',n-; l.is msi
Indiana 4,011 1,(11 KA
Jefferson ::.fiiS S.lSu 3 0)1
Juniata 1,23 1.17J 7M
Lackawanna ,17.".
Lancaster lii.fiJ
Laurence S1
Lelmuait 4, 117
l.thlgh (..'."H
l.UK-Mlie Wiy,
Lycoming Soli
McKean 3 377
Mercer ti.C'ifi
Mlttlin 1,711
Monroe TSJ
Monfgomrr.v 10,""
Montour 1,02!
Noithampton . ... t.. Ill,
Noithumbtrland .. .'.,372
l'erty 2,ls7
1'hllndelphla 12.1 fi79
Pike 171
Potter 2,:.ui
Schuylkill 9,020
Snvdcr 1,'i!
Sometset ., 4 ft
Sullivan 101S
Sus(uchannv 1,723
Tioga 4.S4S
1'nlon l.ssi)
Venango 4.0si
Warren ;,ij.j
Washington fi.Ol't
WaMie 2,171
AVcstrroreland .... "lOfil
Woinlng 1 tl
Yotk Mil
i,ib r,ijj
7,17t 2 ls3
.,",11 1 .)10
2.'. 11 1 :":
9.111 921
1T971 uy
7,osi n,
2,211 '2,107
2.S7J 1,149
i.-a: i''i
2.7J9 41 1
11 i 4 197
i,t.;i '.s7
HUM 2 1J0
f. f2l 2,2S
2 011 77S
12 .407 23 14
U 107
1 l'i7 VK
J,! f"U 1 Vi
1,018 "i-S
1.711 'm1
1 2K M
2 HA 1.174
1 W.. lA'IS
1.ITC 071
4.11S 1 1ST
2.Mn nit
r. 701 1..121
l.ltj7 1.MI
MG2 l.ilt
USl 111
ll.SM 2,1l
Tolnl 47.1,ei.S C.':,742 13:.00d
Stone's apptrent ))lurallt, J1',32G.
STATE SENATORS.
Of Vnilous Political Cieeds Some
Oppose Quny.
Philadelphia, Nov. 10 In the vote
for atate senators to till vacancies
caused by the cxpltatlou of tho terms
of twenty Hepubllouis and live Dem
ocrats, the Demociats havo elected It
ot the 25 ivv, senators. Of the 25 hold
over senators 21 1110 llepubllcans and
one Domocui. The political complex
Ion of tin neNt senato will thereforo
be I'S Itepubtlc tins and 12 Dctnociats.
In tlio voti for the 204 mcml.eis of
the lions," of lepiesentatlvcs, 120 vere
chosen vvlm weie ctudidatts under
the Uepublie.in 1 oluinn and 7S under
the Dtmoriatlr hea ling. Thest 7S In
clude hom Itepublicaiis who wore
nominated thiough fusion wUh the
D'inoerats with the object of defeat
ing the reguhtt ltopubllruu iMtidldates
and were elected on the basis of op
position to the le-electlon of Unit
ed States S"intoi Qttav Those cleit
ed under the Hopubllcin headlrg also
Ineludc some who declined thetuselvc-.
opposed to Senutot Quay's ro. election.
It has not been cleuily detei mined
Just how many of the 2.14 Joint mem
bers will vote with tho Uepubllcans on
party questions or how many will or
will not loin with tho Quay fotces
lu the election of a United States
senator. Both the ltepvbllean factions
claim to havo sitfllcleut strength t
(control tho election of a senatot. Sen-
ntor Quav today announced his cun
e mdldacy for ro election and declare d
that thete can be no possible doubt
of his hllCCPSS.
On the oth"r hand, in a statement
Issued from the head'iuarteis of c
Postmaster 'Senorcl Wammakn, who
has been leading tho fores of tho
opposltloi. to Quav tho clulm Is made
that an nntl.Quny leglslatuio has been
elected
Hydrophobia at Jamestown.
Jannstnun. N. V . Nov 10 An epidemic
of leydiophohlii bus broken enu among
tho dogs and extends to snmn extend
among cattle, horses and swlao at Sugar
Grove. Pa., 11 small village south of this
(Ity Tho stute board of health ot Penn
svlvaula has ordered a strict quarantine
of all dogs lu and near tho village tur
ninety c!a:'s.
Change for Cambon.
Purl. Nov. 10. It Is reported In ellplo-
tnatlo circles thut Jules Cambon, French
umbassador to the United States, will
shortly bo trunsfcucd from Washington.
WAR OF THE RACES
AT WILMINGTON
NEGROES KILLED AND WHITE
MEN WOUNDED,
The City Now in tho Hands of a
New Municipal Government.
Printing Office ot the Record, a
Newspaper Edited by a Negro Is
Witcked pud the Editor Cannot
Be Pound An Effort Will De
Made by the New Government to
Restrain White Men as Well as
JJlacKs.
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 19 After
a day of bloodshed and tuibulenco
Wilmington has subsided tonight into
comparative poacefulness. Klght ne
groes were killed und thtee white men
wounded fluting the day, one of them.
William Mavo, serlouslv.
Tonight the city Is In the bunds
of a new municipal government and
law nnd order is being established.
This afternoon tlio board of aldermen
icslgned one by one. s each alder
man vacated, the remainder elected
a successor, named by the citizens'
committee, until the entile boatd was
changed legally. They tcslgned in u
spons" to public lentlment. The new
born d Is composed of onset vutlve
Democratic citizens.
The mayor and chlel of police then
resigned and the new b-nnl then elect
el their Micoosot nccoullng to the
law. Hv-llepn tentative Waddell was
elcted inaM'r am! 12. G. Paitnellee
ehl'f of police. The 111 si act of the
new government was to swear lu 2jU
special policemen, clios-m fiom the
lunks of icpittable white citizen".
They ate vested with all the author
ity ot the law and will take hatge
of the fltv. The citizens will 1 cumin
on guard, howevti. tliioughout the
town to pi event possible attempts at
Incendiarism. Toe new government
will devote Its aMentlon to 11 stt lining-
tccklessne amour the whites as
well as keeping down lawlessness
among the negioes
Put the: tumble of a geneial 01 ser
ious natii'ls not expected.
Soon altei the nvetlng Mr. Geotge
ltountret received .1 telegtam 110m
Governor Hu?ell saying he would use
all his efforts to lnlluenee the mtivor
nnd city council to iesgn If that would
iestote pence
Ml. PJTintree sent tho following 10
plv Mavoi ard uldeimen lavo 10
slgned. Two bundled and fifty spec
ial policemen swoin In. Law will be
nnlntalned and pc-aco restored."
Mr. Kountree is a prominent attorney
here and a member of the Demociatlc
congressional committee.
AVIIEN THOUIILU BEGAN.
Tlie trouble in Wilmington today
commenced at S.30 this morning, when
an armed body of citizens, numbeiing
about 400 and led by ex-ltepte"nla-
tlvo Waddell, chairman of a committer
of twenty-tHe appointed for tho pur
pose, proceeded to the publishing house
of a negro newspaper, the Heeoid, to
wieck It. The editor of this paper had
published an article defamatory of
white women nnd a mass meeting of
citizens yestetday ordered his expulsion
fiom the city within twenty-four bouts
and tho removal of hi press. Fifteen
loading negroes were called in by tho
commltteo of twenty-five last night and
directed to notify the chairman by 7.ro
this morning whether they would agieo
to the remov al of the pi ess. They w et o
Informed that if 110 answer was je
turned the press would be demolished.
No nnsvver was iccelved by the chair
man this morning nnd aftei waiting nn
hour, tho citizens pioceeded In a body
and demolished the fKtuiei of the
prlutlns olllce. Tho building was also
fired and gutted. The leaders say that
this action was the woik of IrresiMin
slble persons and at, soon a the lire
was discovered tho Hie depattment was
called to extinguish it
Tho burning ot tho minting office
treated a gteat commotion among the
negtocs of the town The 1 umor spread
that tho whiles were going to bum and
murder in the negro quaiter This
lumor 1 cached the negio emploves; of
11 cotton (ompress numbeiing three or
four hundred, who quit work and hung
about the stteets in manifest tenor
Other parties congregated In the nogio
section and It was In one ol these that
tho first tiagedy was enacted. The men
weie standing on a corner and wete
oideud to disperse They declined, und
It is claimed, fired into the whites.
A fusllade was immediately opened
upon them by the whites and three
negroes wero killed. Two whites wore
wounded sllghtlj. One nogio tan down
the rtieet. and passing a lesldence,
fired a rifle at William Mavo, white,
standing on tho veranda, shooting him
through the left lung. This negto was
let agnized, put sued and captured while
hiding under a bed. It Is said he con
fessed to the shooting. Ho was tlddled
with shot by his captors and killed.
In the meantime the town was lu a
stale of excitement. The whites lush
ed to the scene fiom every dlieetlon,
the locul military company was or
dered out and a battalion of United
States naval teseives proceeded to the
vicinity of tho trouble with a rapid
lire uun.
About 1 o'clock some negioos In a
house flied upon a passing potty of
white men. Tito house was sutiound
ed und four negroes captured nnd tak
en to the Jail One negro btoke uway
nnd ran, but was shot down und killed
before he had proceeded half a block.
LIGHT NEGItOIIS KILLED.
During tho uftemoon there weie
other affulrs of this kind and cleat
negroes wero killed (luting vurlous
times In the dlstuibed sections. Their
names at this time are unknown.
As the news of the riot smead
through the nelghboiing state cities,
they offeied to send help nnd all such
offers wero declined except In tho case
of Pavettuvllle lrom which town came
about 150 men. As night fell, the town
was completely patrolled and guurded.
Very few negroes were 011 tho street
and they weie not allowed to con
greguto any whet e.
The action of the citizens in nigan
Izlng u new municipal government Is
expucted to bilng peace nnd order and
no rioting Is expected tonight.
It developed laer In tho day that
tho negro committee summoned last
night had agreed tq use their offices
to have the press removed although the
editor had disappeared und they hurt
no tttitlioilty on tho premises. This
letter Insteud of being delivered to the
chnlrman of the committee of 23 in
person niut put in the mall and did
not teach him till three hours after
the expiration of tho tlmo limit which
had been fixed for the reception of an
answer.
A crowd was formed tonight to take
from the Jail and lynch two negroes,
Thomas Miller nnd Ira Urynnt, who
were arrested today charged with mak
ing threats and wero regarded as dan
gerous cases.
The major. Colonel Waddell, prompt
ly ptohlblted tho assembling of the
crowd at the Jail and he himself head
ed a guard of twenty-five men with
Winchesters to guard the prisoners.
Another negro was killed tonight at
Tenth and Mullwrry street. He was
hailed by a guard, but refused to hult
and, continuing to advance, wna shot
by the guard
Thtee compunles of stato inllltla will
nrtlve duiing the night fiom. Jielghboi
Ing cities and aid in maintaining order.
FIVE MORE NEGROES
KILLED AT REH0BETH
The Woik of Extei initiation Is Being
Can led 011 Rapidly by the South
Caiollna Mobs of "White Citi
zens." Oioeuwood. S C. Nov. lu Five 110
gioes lav dead at Kehoboth all day
along the toatlslde, another was killed
todu: and llkelv four others uie dead
and lost in the woodsv One white man
was bulled thiee othets lie at the point
of death and more have been wounded.
Pour bends of families have left tho
loiiutiy and armed ttoops of countij
ineii ate scouring the tountiv hunting
other victims A'l ol this Is the out
come of an election low Following Is
a llt of the dead and wounded.
Kllled-J. 1. Ethiidge, white, killed at
pulls; Thomas Tolbert. white, mottully
wounded at the "anie time: Wade
Hampton McKlnney, Jesse Williams,
Diavton Wntts, I.um Jackson, all col
oled, killed yesteiday. Essex llartlxon
and Hen Collins. oloied. killed today
Wounded Sldnev Tolbett, 1! eais
old. datigerouslv wounded, John 11.
Tolbett, white, toilet tnt of tho pott at
Cluu lesion, and chulitnan of the Ite
publltau state legislative committee,
wounded. Stuart .Miller, white, mortal
ly wounded in head, Ciewel Fleming,
white, shot In shoulder, M. J. Younger,
shot lu loot; Cleave Ainistiong, who
tiled to ptotect the negtoes, shot in the
nock.
In addition to these, two and likely
four negioes aie icpoited to bo dead in
tho woods near where tho live bodies
lav todav. The double was ptocipltated
on election duy, when two or thiee bun
died negioes at the polls opened a fupil
ade against the stole in which the
voting was going on In this light
Ethel Idge was killed and Tolbert
wounded.
The second occasion foi tuovocatlon
wus that a unity hunting the slaveis
of Etherldge was Hied into and one.
Millet, fatally wounded and Fleming
badly hurt. The arming of the negroes
at the polls, the killing of Etheildge,
the lirlng from ambush, all consplted to
kindle a flame of passion and when
that will die down Is difficult to tell.
Jesse Williams and two others are
said to have confessed taking pait in
the ambuscade.
The Incident of the day was the kill
ing of Essex Hairlson. Down the toad
came a squad of mounted cavaltiineti
with Harrison marching ahead with
guns and rifles drawn on him. Fifteen
men lined up on the roadside. Tlie no
gio was put out in the load and told
to go tow aid the pile of foul dead
negroes. He started, there was a ling
of rllles and Harrison pitched forwatd
dead. Han (son. It Is alleged, was a
member ot the crowd that killed Eth
erldge. Parties wete out scutching all day
for the negioes, who It Is said are rlng
leadeis In the limine. The whites are
pai tlculaily incensed against all the
Tolhei ts and hold them responsible
for the trouble. A patty went to kill
Tom Tolbeit but some one prevailed
uI'jii the hot-heads not to kill a wounded
and dying man John It. Talbot, col
lector of tho pint at Charleston, and
Joe Tolbert left the county and went
to Chuileston. Heed Tolbert has got
ten to Greenville. Ezia Tolbert Is
quarteied with fi lends. His son was
shot and this, with the plea that he
is a non-paulsan has nine children
and a wife, alone has saved him fiom
death. A committee waited on .1. W.
Tolbert, assistant postmaster at Mc
cormick's nnd asked him to get out of
that town. He left. Scveiai In the
mob today wanted to bum Tolbeit's
pioperty. but better ndvlco pievailed.
Fully tlueo hundred men scoured tho
country today around PhoenW, where
ths flic double oceuiied hoping to
find tho bands of negiots said to b
congiegiited in the neighborhoo 1. Tho
Tolbetts of good famllj. niailo lino
southern soldiers and have been Ue
publlcans since the war.
Tho atmosphere' seemed t have
cleared up consldenbly this afternoon
and no further trobule Is expected.
Tho whites aio heavily 111 men und
ar? piyaTaied for double al uny mo
ment. Gualds and regular sentinels
wore posted last night. The two ne
groes who aio known to have shot
Ktherldgo have not el beep eaptuied
Eight negroes havo beoti lynched
within two weeks time In uelghbotlng
counties.
Hen Collins, colmtd, was killed o
dav ncor Phoenix, He Is known to
have filed ono pistol lino tho polling
place and reached for another weapon.
News has Just been tecelved that
tho mob lynched another negio near
Phoenix this afternoon at 0 o'clock.
Ills name was Jeff ailing nnd he was
Implicated lli the flection Hot ,md tho
killing of Etherldge.
Two Steamers Missing.
Point Poke I.lghlhoulisc Lalce Jrl
Nov. 10. Tlio steamer J. P. UohuIiImjii
lost two of her cciuorts nt 2 o'clock his
morning six miles southeast of the Dum
my lighthouse. The missing boats can
not be sighted today and It Is fenred thej
have founduied lu the gale. Each boat
carl led u crew of about v men
Schooner Wrecked.
Glencoe, III., Nov. lu. Thu Dall, a two
masted schooner loaded with Chi'stmus
trees, was wrecked on the beach heie
today. Blm curdwl a crew of about live,
all of-whom are supposed to huvcperlsh.
ed.
PARIS AFFAIRS
STILL LAGGING
RUPTURE OP THE PEACE NEGO
TIATIONS PREDICTED.
Paris Journals Think Spain Will Not
Accept Our Conditions Unfavor
able Comment on tho Manner of
Piesentlng tho Araeilcau Reply
on the Philippines,
Paris, Nov. 10. The newspapers of
this city, after yesterday's meeting of
the peace commissions, seemed to have
gathered from ,onio source 01 other the
Impression thnt the Spanish commis
sioners have cause for complaint
against tho Americans because the lat
ter presented tladr replies to the Span
ish ptoposalsln English and without
11 Spanish translation of the document.
There is no basis for complaint on the
subject. Tho president of the Spanish
commission, Honor Monteio lllos, and
Judge Day, tho president of the Ameil
can commb'slon, agreed that, owing to
the lenstli of the document, all con
cerned might be spin ed the leading or
mattei which Is usuallv ti. instated In
writing Into Spanish foi the benefit of
Senor Montcto Ulos and two other
members of tho S.'iaulsh commission,
who do not understand English
Each side, up to the present hau made
Its own wtitten lianslatlons, but the
Americans alone have supplied an in
terpteter for the Joint session, the
Spaniaids lolylng on the Ameiltun In
tel pi eter InsLMtl of furnishing an In
tel ptetei 101 their tilde, as they might
have been expected to do. The Ameri
can Intel pi eter Is Atthur Feiguson und
thi Siuml.iids have marvelled at the
fiu III tv with which he did his woik
They have never once cheeked him or
toriected him In the slightest degtte.
Kcgitltling je-tetduy's meeting, the
Flgato s.t.vw 'The Aiueiliau 1 oinniis
sioneis contented them"elve" with pio
duciug a long memotandtim wiltten If
English. Aftei having deno-lted this
upon the table, they left the task ot
tt. instating it to tho Spanish commis
"loneis, anologllng tout teoul lot Its
length anrt tlie dlillt ultlen of ttansln
llon. Thev then lotlted. Tlie situation
then, nt piesent Is as follows The
Amei leans peislst In tefuslng to take
ovet the Cuban debt and exact the ces
sion of the Philippines. The Spanl.ud",
on their side, ictiuv to cede the aichl
pelago "
The Petit Hlou lernatks "All diplo
matic forms weie outraged by the
Ameilcans at .vesteiday's sitting. It is
customaiy In such cases to lead the
memoianduin uiesented to the other
side. The Amei leant1, however, con
tented themselves with thtovvinir it.
wtitten In English, upon the table.
"A member ot tho Spanish commis
sion has lemaikcd that his colleagues
can never admit the claims of Amei leu
in login d to, the Philippines The pro
tocol s'ays the treaty of peace shall de
tetmlno the disposition and control of
tlie Philippines, and the Amei leans now
claim that 'disposition' means that the
colony shall be sut rendered to America.
This Snaln can never admit "
The Petit llleu expltsseit lis belief In
an eailv uipture of the negotiations.
The Itnppel sas: "A Suanlsh com
missioner has declaied that tlie Span
iards will vleld only to force In the
question of the Philippine Islands."
Continuing, the Ilappe nseits that It
anticipates a itipttiie of the negotia
tions nt an earlv date, adding. "Tlio
country which stinted out as the III
01 ntor of Cuba now threatens wat, al
though her demands as to Cuba have
been acceded to, because she cannot
annex teuitory which played no p'ut
In tho bringing on of tho war. Wo pre
feired the liberator of Cuba to the op
pi essor of Spain."
The Gaulols picsents a long uigu
ment In favor of Spanish retention of
the Philippine Islands, saving among
other things, that the Spaniaids tefuse
absolutely to admit even In luinclplc
the cessation of their uuthotltv in the
Philippine Islands, adding that the out
come is likely to bo a lupture ot the
negotiations, followed by the occupa
tion of the Philippine Islands by tho
American troops.
As a flnnl eventuality the Gaulols
Intimates that theie might be a possi
bility of European intervention al
though tho paper doubts this in view
of the dlfloiences which divide Fiance,
Great lirltaln and Uu-sla. Get many
alone, nccoidlug to the Gaulols, seems
disposed to otfet aid to Spain It says.
"Tho expected anlval of Emperor Wil
liam at Cudlz and Ills probable visit to
the queen regent aie sufficiently signifi
cant Indications of his fiieudly dispo
sition to bpaln."
Tho Matin announie.s that the Span
iaids. on Saturday next, will piesent
"a flesh lefutatlon of the points of
law and fact advanced by the Ameri
cans '
ROLL Or CONGRESS.
Clialiman Rabcock Claims a. Re
publican Mnjority of 13.
Washington, Nov. 10. Late this af
ternoon Clialiman Ihibcoek, of the He
publlcau mugies'doual eonmilttee.piac
tkally completed 11 list of tlio lepie-beiitatlves-elect
to the Klfty-slxth con
gies.s. The latest authentic advices re
ceived by llio Ilepublltatt committee
Indicate thut two dlbtrlcts are in doubt
yol, 'Viz.- The Second California, and
the Twelfth T":an, In both, howevei.
Mr. llabcoclc 1 oncedes that tho chain cs
are favorable to tho Demociats. He
claims neither of them Tonltrht Mi.
llabeock's llgures show tlio election of
U9 straight Republicans, 1CI Demo
crats, C Populists nnd one silver H -publican.
These llgiiiet do not Include
tho two doubtful illsttlcts mentioned.
Conceding theso two districts to the
Democrats as a means of leachlns a
dellulto icstilt. Mr. Habcock claims a
eel tain majority of thhtoen over all
opposition.
Little information of n definite na
ttlie' was iccelved by the Democratic
tongresploiiiil committee tonight.
Societaiy Keir maintained that the
opposition to the liepiiblltatis would 01
trunize and condol the next house of
loptesentntlvis. His liguies Indicated
that the opposition would huvo at least
ISO votes and peihaps 181.
Wife Murdeier Sentenced.
Roehesttr, N. Y Nov. 10. (Jeuige A.
Smith, wifoi murderer, has been sen
tenced to death In tho electric chair at
Auburn during tho week ot December 19.
THE NEWS THIS HOllXLVU
Weather Indications Today!
fair; Much Colder.
1 Geneinl Senator Quav's Stntement.
lluptitro ot Peuco Negotiations Pre
dicted. Eight Killed and Three Wounded In
Wilmington Huco War.
General Miles Storj ot the War.
2 General Spanish Troops In Cuba De
mand Their la.
Financial and Commeiclal,
4 IMIorlul.
Comment of tho Press,
3 Local-Cornelius Smith Files a Protist.
Hondlng tlio City for JISJ.WO
1; l.oi al West Scrotiten nnd Suburban,
7 News Hound About Scranton.
Stoi '! Apparition."
5 Genetal News ot the Soldier Hoys ut
Camp Meade.
I'lr-t Hepoil of the (hand .liny.
HORRORS OF CEUTA.
Tales of Spanish Cruelty Reheaised
by Captive Cubans Recently Re
leased. New- Yoi I. Nov. in. The steamship
Sariit.uK 1. of til.- Waul lino, which
sailed today fiom Santiago and oilier
Cuban pons, t'tu 1 ltd the last ol the
Spai'Mi political pilsoneis who landed
here 1 10111 Ctutii last week. The men
woiemembetsofa colony ot tnoie ihun
1,00' Cubans ..hn weie anested bv the
Spanish iluiliu; the lecent Insulin -lion
without app.iicnl euiisi. 01 tor
onu puttV spile Ol the 5-pailish ol'i
eials. They lylrt pltilul stones ot theii sut
lctltg and ill tt Million! whil" piKon
eis at t'etita They wete made to
liinuy stone fiom sun ilsi. until long
after Niinrtunn ..ml weie hitched to
und driven about and ted on si.inty
rations Tin Spanish soldleis detailed
at the eolonv hitched sK Mien to n
can at'd whin it had been tlltad v.ltli
stone thev Weie tltlven fiom the tpiat
i pits to the vv halves, sev nil mil s
distant, hauling tho cut nvi lough
lo.tc's -ind up a 1r.iv v Incline.
Of the men who were pinioned il
died of stuivutlon or fiom dUeases
caused bv a lack ot food und expos
111 e. I" tact, the men who have been
piiidened, but who ate still lu Coutit
aie in woise condition than the piis
oneis, bee ail' o thev aio not pllowsl
to lemnln lu the huts occupied by
the prisoned, and have no money lor
food. All thry have to est nn is the
llltle tood they tan bee,' fiom thu
pilsoneis.
STATE BANKERS MEET.
The Fouith Annual Convention Held
nt Haulsbuig.
HunlshiuK, Nov 10. The fouith an
nual convention of the State Hankeis'
association opened In this city tills
morning, William Hacked, cashlei or
the Eastern National bank, presided.
Addiesses of welcome were made by
Hon. J. IJ. McPheiHun, associate judge
of Dauphin count, and City Solicitor
Seltz, for tlie maor. President Hacked
responded nnd concluded with his an
nual address, In which lie lefeued to
the ourt taken In the late war by the
bankets, In the llbeial response lor
subscilptlons for bonds. Setietnry Ed
vvaid Itelnlnger, of Allentown, icpoited
40fi lnembeis In gooil standing, and
Tteacurer D McK. Lloyd said the finan
cial condition of the association wus
veiy flattering.
Thu ltobett M011K monument chap
ter, which has been looking nftei the
election of a monument nt Philadel
phia to the late Hobei t Mori Is, icporteil
that the projn t was not a big success.
An efTort wl'l bo made to levlve the
Intei est at tomoi low's session.
This nttei"oon Hon. John C. Uullltt,
of Philadelphia, delivered an addiess.
This evening the Hairlsburg bankers
tendeied the visitois a banquet at the
Lochlel hotel. Tonionow morning Hon.
John Dalzoll. ot Plttsbuig, is pio
giamnied for an addicus.
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MAGEE NOT A CANDIDATE.
He Will Support tho Nominee of the
Caucus for U. S. Senator.
Plttsbuig, Nov. 10 -Senator c 1,,
Magee ai rived fiom Philadelphia short -1
after iroon todaj. He wat seen by a
1 1 potter and when told tliat his name
had been vci piomlnontly mentioned
for tho I'ulti'd States senatorship to
succeed M. S. Quay, and that theie was
a tumor that ho would bo a candidate,
he said-
"I am not 11 candidate for tho I'nited
States senatorship. 1 have toad some
thing In the papers about It, and I sup
pose that name of my fi lends have
talked ubout It. but I am nut a candi
date." When asked If he eared to say who
he would suppoit tor the senium ship,
he said: "l think my position is vvell
undei stood I will be for tho nominee
of tho Republican caucus."
A number of buttons with Sena
toi Magee's plctuio on them havo up
pe.iu'd In tho city. They were dlstiib
tited without the knowledge or conswul
of Mr. Mauee.
COMPLETE STATE VOTE.
Dr. Swallow Loses Every vvheie Ex
cept in Lackawanna.
Philadelphia, Nov 10 Oillctal foot
Ings tonight of tho vote or Ciawfoid
and Eile counties, tomurlning the
Trtont -sixth eoiigiessloiuil distilei,
gave the Democrats another congtess
nvm fiom Pennsvlvanla, Gaston, Demo
euit having a plurality ovei Hlgglns,
Republican, of twent-otio votes. This
makes ten Deinociad' elected dom the
stntt a gain of seven.
The piesent delegation stands 27 Re
publicans mid :: Democrats, while the
delegation to tho new congless will bo
composed of 20 Republicans and 10
DtMiiocints Tim Tu cut -sixth dlt'tllcl
Is now icpiesented by Still lev nut, He
publican Steamship Anivnls,
New York. Nov. lO.-Sailcd: Edam. Am
sterdam. Cleaied: Amsterdam. Amster
dam Southampton Arrived: Perls,
Now York. Hi emeu Airlvod: Kaiser
Ile dt rich. New Vorlt. Naples Arrived:
Ems, Now Yorj Rotterdam Arrived:
Maasdam, Jew York. Sailed; Spaurn
dam, Now York,
SENATOR QUAY
A CANDIDATE
His Purpose Announced
in an Interview at
Philadelphia, ,
. v
FORCED INTO A FIGHT
Although Having an Antipathy to
Another Term in the Senato tho
Action of the Toes of Republican
ism Have Made His Candidacy Im-peiatlve--He
Will Accept the Chal
lenge of the Opposition and Offeis
a Rewnul of 810,000 for the Con
viction of Biibeis.
Phlladtlphla, Nov. 10 Sentitoi Quay,
accompanied b Senator Pentose, lett
tonight for rioilda, whole thev will
lecover limn the fatigues of the cam
paign at the senior svtiatot's San Lucie
cottuge. Seimtoi ijtiav will ulso entei
taln Senium Vest, of Mlssouii. Ills
two sons Mujm A. G. C. Quay and
lilt haul R Qua, and his brother will
also be membeis of the paitv.
Refoio leaving Senator Quay gavo
out the following statement:
Tliioiiglioiit the 11 ni.trkiiiihi campaign
Just cloved I (lit lined to give expression
to anv opinion itgnidiiig tho Issues In
volvid ot the melhods r sorted to bv tlio
enemlis ol Republicanism, though poi
slstentlv iiiged tu spuik. It may not bo
j 0111 of plate to bilellj do so now that II.
battle- Is o r mid tho victoi v vvuti. Tin ro
I has nevei been sue It a contest In Penn
svlvanla ot any othei eummonwealtli.
I 'I hose engaged lu the warfuiu ugulnst the
Repulilieai landldates unci against thOMi
conspicuous lu the count lib of llio party
cast Nsues ami pilii' iples to the four
winds und tho contest was a man-hunt,
pure and simple. Vnllleatloii and mlsiep-le-ulitutlou
took the place of argumint
and logic, and the pisslon ol man was ,ci.
pealid to lath.r than his leason Never
In the hlstoiv ot Amu hint politics did
pet Minn! nbuso leach such u high tldo of
development, not 1vc.11 lit the dajs of
Alexander Hamilton who was hounded bv
malicious enemies us no man lu political
llio hud evu been befoie The result In
Pinnsvlvanla Is not onlv giatiflng t
nn, but It must In lo ever fair minded
Republican lu the st it. The sovereign
people- have, bv their emphatic verdU t,
set the seal ol condemnation upon llio
hideous methods of cumpitaiilng icsorted
to In the late contest by the enemlos ot
tin R' public an paitv Tlie falsifier, tho
si cud il moiiKi'r, the llbelloi. has been re
pudlitid bv the peuple. and never again
will the present geneiatlon witness ho
ptrloriiiuiiccs of this biood of characur
assassins.
COMPLEXION OP LEGISLAlTIti:.
Despite) the cxtr-icrdiiiai 'fforts to d--fiat
the Republiiau eandiilatts for tlio
Itgistattile, which have lieen successful
In a number of countUs, tho general as
sembly will lie ovctwhelmliiKlv Republi
can, the political complexion of the two
bcdlfs being as follows-
Scnati Republicans, IIS; Diinotiats, 1.'.
lloue-'temibllcans. 1J7, Deniou-its. 71
Tiiilepeiideiits, ',. Til" logMi.turc '.will
lompilse. heiefoie. If,- Ri piilillcaiiM i!
Dimocr.Us and J Indep ndeiits a Itipuii
lk 111 inimiltv on lolnt pilot of 711, en-n.-irlv
ivui-lhlnls Regaulln, the I'nitu!
St Hi m sen itoii ship, I can onlv s,i i.us.
All Ol m- I lit lids have In en iw.ue i.l niv
I ci1011.1l untlpathv to in illii r term in to
sinate. but those piomim nt In the sutu
c insole 111; dust the Rouiibliciu slate anil
ligblatlve laneliiliitts hose ti torc ttin
Ijjll, rl'li.t 1,1,1., t. Kill.. I, l, ,..,.. t.A, l.i.
.--.. .... ...... ....I... . ,,l 11111)1- ti It
1 rli.ill be a candidate tor te-ihctioii Tlio
age of battle Is accepted The lesull Is
111 the hands of the Republican membiis
ot the lot omlng leglslatuie. a voiv largo
pioportlon 01 whom aie my political and
personal file mis. Of the usult them cut
be no posilblc doubt ThrollghoiP the
tamp'il,;n last ilovd enormous sums of
nionen inn used pi tp feu I! 'puhllciiii
IiRlslatlvr 1 Militates. I have no doubt
eltoits vtlll bo made to tampe.- villi some
of the mimbois-eli it. but they w nut
be stieci ssful. The- ntl"tnii" to iui(lio
the I'lilicd States icintoishlp two vinii
ago did not siiceiid thee, nor wll! a sli 1
llar uttimpt suceeeel now. Inrdn 1 mm
ter methods having Ineii repinliiili d I v
tlie people ol this state. Should, h w
ivir, anv attempt be made to bribe lig
Islatc rs-i lei t the same leniency will net
be Miovvii is in the' Van i.llt.'nbiirg 1 m
Tlut llitie innv be no mistake rcxaidln ;
niv po..itlon In this m.uti r. I luiPb te
ll - .1 rewind of $10000 for Infotmitlot
leading lo Hie uiiesl anel ceinvlcilou of
tiny one 1 iidcavotlng to bribe an si i.e
senatot 01 lepiesrivtatlve-elc ct. 1 1-
money foi pavnient ot this tevvaul U in
deposit with Giorge A llulin ,v bons,
bankers and bmkeis Phil ulelphli.
M. S. QiuiN.
EUROPE AROUSED.
London. Nov 11 Loid Sallsbuiy's
speech at tho loid mayor't- b uuiuet
at lb" Guild hall c specially his iclei-
nee to Aineilca Is muklurr a stir
thio'jgh Eiuopo Tin Pails evening
paptis vesteulay (Thuiselay) hnviiur
longer time for leilettlou. had .t nun h
less satislled tone that the utteian"es
of the morning piess In the Ktctiili
tapltal; while the whole continent
leitetts the feeling that the speech con
veys a grave menace for tho fututo.
La Ltbeit'. of Palis, savs: "It Is
0 luestlon of an AliKlo-Atueilenn
agreement rcsppctlng the Philippines,
dlieeted against (lei man'."
noilln. Nov. in The National 7.elt
ung sas tod 1 -'Genuans tegaul
the Ameilcan iefi?itnro in Loid huli'
bury s Guild hall speech as tho most
slgnlf'cant poitlon of his letuaiks.
The believe It was the hope of AltM
Ican supiiott that gave him the cuui
ago to speak with lesolutlon."
The Yosslsi he Zeltung and the Itet
liner Post also i-ofer to Lord Salls
buiy's Ametleaii allu.tlons unt' iciiel'
the conclusl in that his speech "gives
little hope of piolongod peace."
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Wiibhh.gtor o P I'oiKiist
for Prid i-. V 1. IMiihnI-
vanlu, fall, nn ' ml 1 lulni
west to northwi win'- !i , 1 01
the const
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