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BACK DOWN
Positive Instructions on
the Philippine
Question.
THE CABINET MEETING
American Commissioners Aie Order
ed to Admit of No Turther Discus
sion ns to the Right to Consider
the Disposition of the Islnnds Re
quest for Additional Time Is
Grunted Attitudo of Philippine
Insurgents Is Causing Considei
able Anxiety.
Washington, .N''V. 13. The cabinet
h-id ti special session List night at
ihlch lntructlon!. understood to be
of a ponltlvo t hainetcr, bcntlng on tne
Fhlllpplnc oaiestlon. were dialled fov
dispatch to the Aniciknii commission
ers in Paris. Those instructions were
the outcome of a confoience held earl
ier In the day.
Thy Instruct the Amcilean lepte-J-entatlves
to admit of no further dis
cussion na to the right to consider the
disposition of the Islands, and Mate
that on that point the instructions al
lcady sent riust stand, the only mat
ter. for discussion being the mmnor
of giving over the islands.
A special cabinet meeting vna held
earlier in the day to consider a dis
patch received from Judge Pay, In
Paris, in which ho Informed the pres
ident that the Spanish commissioners
had asked for additional time to pte
pare their reply to the pioposltlon sub
mitted by the United States. Although
the president and his advlserr are- ex
ceedingly anxious th.it the negotia
tions should proceed as inpldly ns pos
sible, the request for additional time
was granted, and the Spanlrh commis
sioners will have until next Tuesday
to prepare their r-plj.
As a cabinet meeting on Saturday Is
unusual, many leports were allcat as
lo the urgent r.nd critical chaiact -r
of. the subject considered. But Ih.j
inemhers of tlie cabinet said most pos
itively at the close of the session that
nothing of a critical or disuniting
character had developed at P.'ris 01
had been unilei consld"iatlon.
The attitude of the Insurgents In the
Philippines lias given the administra
tion conidetable uneasiness, foe It is
le.ired that If they aie allowed to ton
initio their hi .stile activity theie in.iv
b? protests which this goveinnici.t will
h- compelled to icgaid. The dllf- ulty
In the situation Is that the inMiigents
ui opciatlng at polntt outside the is
land of Luzon, when- the t'nlted States
ha j never been In netmii posse-sum,
and wheie It would be (Wilt n't to
place troops lo maintain the -tnttis
.iu.i. Nc-veilnelcss -it s bell, veil to be I
'"i !'" h1IJ,K?,ver,,ronl V '." '
.'iM.vmiih ill nil-, nil erill'U, illlll I 111'
military and naval authuiiii. at Ma
nila wilt be so advised.
The president has ictelved .1 n-ihon-
ul
nessngo from Judge Dav, tlianMi",
in-.i
nu l.lfl ilKilliiv u to the iinl:.-.t
health
mid sjlng tint he was mm h
Jo moved
WAR MAY CONTINUE.
"Uncomfortable Plight of the Sp.inls.i ,
Pence Commissioners,
Pails.Nov. 13 Among onlookeis hei
the Impiesslon exists, though It is not
the ic!ult of any olllclal statement, that
the Spanish peace commissioneis will
not sign a treaty which the Ameilean
tommlssloneis lould sign
It seems almost possible, though. Unit
In the pitiable pressure to which the
S'liinlsh commissioners are subjected
between their laige ciedltois. who nie
on the -not watching them, and the
stern attitude of the I'nlted States, the
Spaniards maj abandon their stiuggles
and Unve the two fences to confiont
eJM'h other.
It will not be decided until tomoirow
niorninn whether the iu-t joint ses
sion W to oceur tomorrow or on Tues
day. The XpunlnnK It has been nr
langed. will Inform the Ameiicans to.
imiriovv moinlii" wli-Uier thev ned
the dav 10 pivpnio their next memoi
anduni. If they want Monday, the
meeting will take place on Tuesday.
I'nder the rules of proceduie adopted
by the conference. It Is understood, the
deliberations may not be unepeetedlv
concluded by cither side.
The statement In Diluted heio this
evening that the last inemotanduin
fiom the Ameiicans Is ivgaided bv th
Spanlanls ns a stein ultimatum. Hut
as a matter of fact the Amei leans
have not piesented an ultimatum, savi
ns their treatment of the subjectn in
hand may be unanswerable it Is onlv
slme Wednesday last that the Span
laids have begun to feel that the Amer
icans purpose taking ovei the l"hlllp
flne and that. 100, without hiiv as
sumption of Spanish Indebtedm-pi. As
they am now onvlnted of this, it may
h thfit !4t)9ttla nnvt 1M ntin! n, ml li.
ronferonce will lie the supreme rally of
hit ui.iiiiiiwiiic, niKumentntive ami tac
thai forcec. it may even niiuk the
conclusion of all she has to say, but If
the inles of proeerltire are followed, the
Americans would still have another
presentation to submit.
Ever sin o ()c tober 1 It has b..en w 1th
ln the range of possibility thnt at any
meeting an opn runture might occui.
iiiid on one or two occanlons li might
hav.fi iioflii aUy a iiuit vvu befoie
thu taklne up of the Plilllppluts tiues
tlon. TJi UiunilMtles of the Held In which
that ciucetlon Is being worked out are
becoming more apparent and the nnglo
of flnnl settlement cannot bo far off.
If a treaty Is to lrsult here It may fair
ly be exnected within three week?, al
though It Is not true as reported from
the T'nlted States today that the Amer
icans have Instructions embodying a
time limit for the conclusion of, the con
fcrcnie. Judge Day Is completely tecovcred.
The Gaulnls this morning says:
'The acquisition of the Philippines
for twenty-five yenis by an Interna
tional syndicate, from which our power
eventually acquires them. Is a rumor
bnscd on facts which Uie Gaulols will
tomorrow (Monday) give detnlls."
Following this lend, the Gaulols and
other Paris paperH will tomorrow an
nounce the scheme somewhat on those
lines:
A syndicate leprcscntlng JlOO.OOO.CHiO
capital proposes to take over the coni
mT( inl resources and ndvantnKes of
the Philippines for a term of twenty
five yenrs, pajlng to the dominant
power therein $125,000,000 for the privi
lege. ,
GENERAL FLAGLER
SUBMITS REPORT
The Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance
Mnkes Many Valuable Suggestions
for Army Equipment.
Washington, Nov. 13. General D.
W. Flagler, chief of the bureau of
ordnance, has made hta annual re
port to the secrotniy of war. It shows
theie were expended during the fiscal
year ending June .".0, 1S!)S, $7,384,795 and
that there still lemnlns of the appio
prlatlons made for the ordnance bu
reau $19.793,3"9. This large sum Is de
rived foni the appropriations for the
fiscal year, which were made for war
purposes, amounting to $21,504,512.
Regarding the equipment of volun
teered the general thinks It would
be as well to have the government
equip them Instead of their bringing
their estate arms Into the service, say
ing that It could bn done as quickly,
owing to the condition of the nuns
of state troops.
lie speaks In terms of praise ot
the manner In which work has been
performed at aiacnals and ordnance
factories during the rush that wns
made hi putting the country on a
footing for war with Spain. As to the
equipment of an army he says:
"So long as the principal dependence
In this country In time of war Is a laige
volunteer force, newly levied, It Is Im
practicable to keep on hand large sup
plies of cavalry, artillery and horn
equipments, as those In tha course of a
few yearn will not only deteriorate, but
w III have to be materially modllled to
keep puce with Improvements. The
major part of such material can, by
taking advantage of the resources of
Hock Island and the other arsenals and
the numeious private establishments
cupableof producing It, le supplied as
rapidly as tioops can be raised, must
eied Into the service and piepared for
campaigns. There should, however, bo
on hand Held and siege- artillery with
canlages and a portion of the harness
inquired for 500,000 men. Such guns
and at Wages cannot be tinned out In
laige numbeiH until about six months
aftei initiating the woik."
For equipping an army w tth a supply
of small aims he thinks there should be
u supply of 100,000 on hand of any new
aim and the arsenals kept In a condi
tion so as to pioduce 2.500 per day.
An Intel estinir feature of the repoit
is that which treats of coas. defense.
The general says- "Attention Is espe
cially invited to the experience of the
last few months In attempting to pto
vlde quleklv a toast defence. It is be
lieved to be impracticable and wv will
aiwujs Du roiced in any emeigency
to iel upon what 1ms been piovidetl In
. i
tlllle of t., , ,nnk ,,,
l""fc'l not In the way of c
to state.
omplalut.
that this has been urged upon congiess
each j ear. for the past ten years.
"The situation Is veij simple. A
plan has been adopted for piovidiug a
1 omplete coast defense. With the pres
ent facilities of the derailment this
work can be can led on economically
and In the most efficient manner In
null a way as to complete the present
plan in about seven vcais. Estimates
ought to be submitted each car lor
so much of the woik as the fat illtles
for Its pioductlon will peimlt. It icsts
with congress to deteunlne how much
ol the woik 1 an be piovided for each
yeai consistent!:' wun the ic-bources
of the eountiy. I!ut the woik cannot
pi ogress taster thai: the appiopila
tioiis piovlde foi.
"It I- piobable that theie must be
cildid to th" plans and estimates fot
the toast defense ome provision for
the defense of uddtil possessloi,3."
(leueial Flairler docs not claim for
the 45-caIlbro Sprlnglleld illle an equal
Itv with the new "ft-calibre magazine
ihle ol the i.iniv. but savs that It Is
a very gi oil nun end possesses many
iieills The maehnieiv for tin man
ufat lute of small arm ammunition wus
none th best, .vet tho department
tuned out tiil.ooo.eiHi lonnds for tlie
v III'.
Dt-talls are glvei. of what was done
to rapidly Intie.ise the toast defenses
when the war begun Ho calls attT.
tlon to the fact that congress has nev
er pppioprinted what was asked for
powder and piolcctlles. and 111 ecu-
1 sequence the supply at the beginning o'
I Hie war vwu inadequate and he gives
1 Hinin Instances of the work done by
nie department to make good tho du
lit ieney.
(leueial Flagler says: "The war has
furnished no opportuult.v for deter
mining by experience the effects of
our modern rea cost aiinument against
modern bnttleships. The reports of tho
experience gained, however, tend to
"ontlini the opinion that the flie from
ships 1 annul silence the flie or
seriously riipple the armament or our
modern batteries; that the ships could
not withstand the (Ire of our modern
battetles and tfi.it theiefoie tho .ships
; atuiot attai k the batteries successful
ly. Whether the ships can mn by the
battel les without loo gieait a risk
had not been shown. This will dep ml
011 the skill and rapidity with which
thtguns aie served, piovided the sOilps
are not Htoppcd by the mines."
(Considerable attention Is devoted
to the progress of woik at the var
ious at senilis and the guns which uto
bolug made. On September SO, 18DS,
titers were 447 sea coast guns mounted
It Is estimated that on June 30, 188V,
theio will bo 900 and on th time
date In 1900, 1,169.
GOMEZ SHAKES
AMERICANS
GETTING RID OF THEM AS FAST
AS TOSSIDLE.
Cnptain Wnrren Believes That It
Will Be Difficult to Induce tho
Mnjorlty of the Insurgents to Dls
bnnd The Residents of Santiago
Are Studying tho English Lan
guage City Improvements
Santlngo de Cuba, Nov. 13. Captain
Warren, an American, who has been
with General Maxlino Gomez for near
ly two years, has arrived here. Accord
ing to his .statement, General Gomez
will no longer have Amei IcanH about
him, and Is getting rid of them ns fnt
ns possible. Ho takes the same course
In the case of Cubans suspected ot
favoilng annexation to tho I'nlted
States. The result Is that some of the
men who weio loiiff attached to his
Immediate staff arc not now with him,
It will be difficult, Captain Wnrren
believes, to get the majority of the In
surgents to disband. Ills idea. Is thnt
when the American authorities get con
trol of the old portions of the Island,
thev should give out no rations and
punlh severely all thefts of cattle and
produce.
He thinks, too, that there may be
some trouble with the Insurgents be
caime of their Insisting on the light to
court-martial delinquents among them
selves. Theie Is vety little serious sickness
among the troops here. Everybody Is
Improving with the cooler weather.
It Is estimated that no fewer than
18,000 people In this section nie learn
ing English In addition to the school
children.
Tho greater part of Mailna street Is
now macadamized. This Improvement
Is to be extended throughout the entire
city. In place of the ancient cobble
stones. The United States revenue steamei
Manning Is now here, with Captain
Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter
service, who came to Investigate as to
the need of a vessel for Collector Don
aldson. Captain Shoemaker believes
that Collector Donaldson's it-quest
should lie compiled with.
Owing to the heavy weather the Man
ning, Instead of the converted yacht
Hist, will be placed at the disposal of
Uoneral Wood, commander of the mili
tary division of Santiago, for his trip
from Guantnuamo alons the northern
coast of the piovluce. The Manning,
with General Wood, will piobably leave
on Tuesday,
m
W. C. T. V. CONVENTION.
Number of Delegates Fill the Pul
pits at St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 13. This was
a quiet day among the W C. T. V.
delegates so far as convention work
was concerned.
A number of the delegute tilled lo
cal pulpits in the morning and even
ing. But one session of the conven
tion was held, Miss F. W. Greenwood,
world's national .supeiintendent of
evangelistic department, preaching at
the People's churt h. The temple mat
ter and election of officeis which piom
Ises so muili excitmenl Monday and
Tuesday, wan kept as much In the
background ns peas.lblc fo.- subjects
In which all ure Intel ested. The tem
ple matter Is due to come up late
Monday afternoon when Mrs. Matilda
Uentse. the foundti of the temple, will
make her leport on It and seek lo
ovei come the adverse decision of the
executive! committee on the subject.
The polling of the delegates t outlnuos
actively and evetybody is confident of
winning. A very lively conteK is piom
Ised, the 11m move probably being an
attempt to secure a secret ballot.
Friends of the temple believe they can
gain most by such a couise, because
of the timidity of some of the delegates.
The general opinion has been thai Mis,
U. M. X. Stevens, vice-pii-sldulii nt
large, and at Una: piesldent, would be
unopposed In her candidacy for ihc
place made vat ant by the death of
Fiances Wlllaitl. but several other can
didates have been announced. Mis.
Martin H. Dunham, of Ohio, one of the
Temple trustees, and now state pies!
dent of Iowa. Is a prominent candi
date and her friends hope for help
fiom the friends of the temple An
othei prominent candidate u Mis. G.
U. Forbes, stale piesldent of Connecti
cut. Mis. .Stevenson's uslsnatiui leaves
the position of corresponding secretary
vacant and a number of piomlnun't
woikers huve been mentioned for the
otllce. Theie Is little tanvasping being
done and Miss Anna A. Gordon, forin
eily Miss Wlllaid's 10nlldentl.il filend
and secretary, seems to be the most
piomtuent In the field.
There seems no reason to doubi that
the other olllceis" will be ie-eleeted. The
place of the next meeting hns not v('t
been decided upon, but It is piobable tint
It will bo Seattle. Theie are a number
of eastein cities that huve invited the
convention to meet in the east, but the
geneial sentiment seems to be in favor
of Seattle.
KOREAN VISITOR.
Mr. Chong Ki Ye Desires to Master
our Lingo.
Washington, Nov. 13. Ml. Chong KI
Ye, tonnectcd with the household f)f
the clown pilnee of Korea, ami eldext
son of .Mr. Chin Pom Vo. the mlnlui'
fiom Kotea to this country , bus been
appointed an attache of the Korean
legation hero and Is now en route to
take his post
He Is 21 years old, and hl main mis
sion 10 this country Is to be educated
in the Eucllsh languuge and customs.
Ho left Korea unaccompanied Sept. 25,
ai lived In San Fianclsco last night and
Is expected to loach Washington the
latter pail of next week.
France Will Build Ships.
Loudon, Nov. 14, The Hull) Mull fays
this morning Unit the French naval con
struction piottrnninic for lb.i) Iniimlir. two
battleships of 14,000 tons tach, with very
powerful aimament, and piotettlon, two
cruisers of l,) tons each, two luigo tor
pedo liuat ilnxlroycrs stud t-Jevtui 'torpedo
boa lr.
DREYFUS REPORTED DEAD.
A Rntliev Fishy Story Comes by tho
Way of Alsnce.
Paris. Nov. 13. It Is reported hue
this evening that Dreyfus Is de.-d.
Th'j tumor Is understood to lie based
upon a mysterious telegram received
fron. Cohnur, capltol of Fpper Alsare,
signed by nn nnknnvn roi respondent.
So far ns tan be iiHcertilned. thote
Is no uinvinl cnnlltmatioii of the vo
poll The fnthn-In-law of Dreyfus dis
credit. It
II bays he has received evcellent
nocounts from tho colonial office quite
recrntlv nn to tho prisoner's health.
'Despite these assurances there aio
dnik rumors alloat. In view of tho
curious manner In which the letter
from Dreyfus declaring that he hid
abandoned all hope wns conveyed lo
Mine. Dreyfus on Friday, many peo
ple believe he is dead.
A dlipatch from Pails on Friday
said that Mme. Dreyfus had applied
nt the nfllce of the minister of the col
onies for pernilyslcn to send her hus
band some w irm clothing, for his le-
I turn home. The request wus icfused,
011 the ground that the roveinment
would do vhntever was necessaiy.
At the seme time, according to the
dispatch, the authorities lead her n
letttr from her husband to the effect
that having foi live months addiesseil
appeals for revision to General De
Holsdeffie (recently chief of staff of
tho French at my) without getting any
leply, nrd bting weary nrd exhaust
ed by his useless appeals he would
wilte ro moie to his laiully or to
anybody. ( decrlbed himself ns 111
and dying nud beVieathed to "the ren
eroslty of my country the care of le
hahilltPting my mtmory."
It nppears that Mme. Drvfii" then
asked permission to telegraph her hus
band the dclslon of the court of cas
sation. This request was uIft refused.
Then. throuRh a friend, she appeals
to President '".utie, but with no bet
ter remits. The dispatch said her
counsel would, bilng the v. hole mnt
tei before the court ol' caseation.
Paris, Nov. 13. Careful inquiries
made al the Colmnr this evening show
that nothing Is known there ns to
the death of Dreyfus.
It Is now believed that the telegram
was a hoax.
HEROES OF THE BROOKLYN.
Cnptain Cook Designates Officers De
serving of Special Mention.
AVashlngton.Nov. 13. A supplemental
leport of Captain F. A. Cook, of the
cruiser Brooklyn, lelatlve to otllcers tie.
serving special mention in the battle
of July 3, hns been riled with the navy
depaitment. It follows:
f. S. Flagship Hrookln.
Sir. 1 request to supplement mv report
for tho battle of tin 3rd of July, anil lnt
It will be Hied with that report miulo on
Jul 7. ,
The splendid ami pftkimt work done n
the engine ami lire rooms was largely duo
lo the zeal and Intelligence of Passrrt As
sistant Dinsliieer Carter, who went tiiiiu.--dljtelv
to Ids station in the (nghie looms
mil was unremitting thioughoiit the u
tlnu In his etforts to ,jet the best speed,
lie w.is ublv usisUtl hi the tire rooms l,v
Passed Assistant thlgim-er J. I!. Patto 1
end Assistant Uiiglneer Fltzgt raid
X.iMil Cadets V. S. Muty and J. II.
Woodward weie stationed at the bntiery
iiirt weie tool and efficient 111 duty.
Nnvtil Cadet J. A. Hi.nd was nl the cfii
ti.il stntlon and tonve.M-d nil oitleis and
lusli in tloi.s tli llbi'iHtelv and wel.
Naval Cadets J. W. 1. Clement, It. V.
Vlneti.l. J. T Howiis, C. W. Coiumh
were stitlon!' In tin? powder division pud
did effective duty
Pa C'eik l). I Hancock vuhiuli nd
lor a suttiou and did pceent wink In the
poivdtr dlv laoii
TENOR WITH A DAGGER.
Francisco Colleuz Wounds Miss Moi
rison, the Piima Donna.
St. LouK Mo,. Nov. 13. At the Cen
tmy theater, in the comae of the
piesentutlon of i Pagllnccl." tutor
Framisio Collenz muled out a tluale
In one of the aits by a bit of leallsm
that was not on the piogramme.
With unwonted ardor. Mr. Colleuz
wounded Miss Ncdila Monison, the
pilnin donna In the aim with a daggei.
Blood spurttd foi th fiom u wound in
the left fotearm. the actiess fainted
and the tin tain wits mug down. Man
ager Leveling 1 ailed foi a physician
fiom the audience. Dr. Thompson 10
sponded and speedlb levived Miss
Monlcon who was forced to retire to
her hotel, The wound Is not seilous.
MARCHAND'S RETURN.
He Will Remove the French Expedi
tion to Jubltil.
Caliu. Nov. 13. Major Murchund.
commander of the Fiench expedition at
F.ishoila, started loda for that point
with Cnptain Dm .1 tier, who tarried
Maiehand's lepoit to Pails and hi ought
M:e leply of the Fiench government.
On their nrilval at Fashoda the ev
pedltion will lmmedlatelj ictlrc. by
way of Snbal, soulhweBt of Fashoda.
at the Junction of the Sobal river
and the White Nile, from which point
they will move overland to Jibuti!, the
Fiench post In the I'esn district, on
the west coast of the gulf of Aden.
MRS. BOTKIN ARRAIGNED.
He) TMal Will Occur on December
H In Sail Fir.nclsco.
.Sun l';anrisco, Nov 1:1. -The date foi
the tilel of Mrs CoUcIla Hotkln, ,ie.
cund "t" the murilPi of Mrs. ,te!ni P
Dunning of Dover. Del, by means of
a iniv of poisoned enndv sent through
the mail.', has been s,i for Dec. .",.
The Indictment thaiglng her with the
el line was icail to h -t todnj, and when
nsktil to answer the charge, she re
plied: 'Not gulltj " Chief if Polle-!
Leos hns prepaied a strong cafe aguint
tho accerod woman and Is convinced
sbo will be tonvlcted
Minder nnd Suicide.
KeudhiR, Pa.. Nov. r.-Morilit J. I. in.,
nged 41, 11 tihnoninker, whs shot and fa
tally wounded toda.v by his son. llnnvy,
iv'fd nboiil n. Voiliu; Lulz t.uae luoin
Intoxicated and his fa tin r reprimanded
him This ingeied the boy and he llred
two shots through bis father's he.nl. Tho
latter ran Into the slieet and tell ovo"
from the loss of blood. Tho boy then
committed suicide by cutting hlu throat
fiom c-nr In tar, .
INHABITANTS OF
ILOILO IN A PANIC
THE INSURGENTS ARE DAILY
EXPECTED TO ATTACK TOWN.
Business Is Fnialyzed nnd InJinb
itantB Ate In a State of Terror.
Mercantile Houses of All Nation
alities Have Asked the ComniRnder
of the Cruiser Charleston to Re
main, as Spanish Authorities Can
not Afford Protection.
Manila, Nov. 1.1. The following nd
vlces have been received from Hollo,
capital of Panay, one of the four prin
cipal Islands of the Vlsayas group.
"The Insurgents have occupied Lln
ganls, Oton nnd Pavia, ruburbs of Ho
llo, and are dally expected to attack
the town. The Spaniards have aban
doned the Mole and destroyed the con
necting btldges.
"Business is paralyzed and the In
habitants aie in a state of teiror.
The mercantile houses of all national
ities have signed a circular asking the
commander of the United States cruis
er Charleston to lemaln, as tho Span
ish authorities are Incapable of afford
ing them piotectlon."
It Is reported also that the Inrur
gents have taken the whole of the
Islnnds of Negros and Hebu, of the
Vlsayas group. As the cable connect
tlons are cut It Is Impossible to con
llrm this rumor.
On Nov t), General Illos, Spanish
governor of the Vlsayas, Is said to
have declared a seven days' armistice,
In otder to communicate with Madrid
with a view of transferring control lo
the Ameiicans.
'Major Hell has gone to Hollo to as
ceitaln the facts of the situation.
The I'nlted States transport Senndla
will leave tomorrow with sixty sltk
and discharged men.
THE MANITOBA SAILS.
Government Transport Cairles Men
and Horses to Neuvitas.
Savannah, G.i., Nov 13. The govern
ment tiausport Manitoba sailed for
Neuvitas, Cuba, at .1.30 o'clock this
morning carrying General Caiper(ter
nnd his headquarters and six troops
of the Eighth tegular eavali.v, about
700 men together with horses and' a
large amount of stores and supplies.
The despatch with which the Manitoba
was handled cxcpIs anything In this
line since the beginning of the wat
with Spain. The Manitoba arilved
fiom New York at 10 o'clock jesteiday
morning and within less than IS bouts
alter her aulval she was on hei way
to sea again with the Iroops and stoles
aboatd, the woik of loading having
been accomplished within about tlfteen
hours. The vessel was loaded at the
Central rallioad whatf nnd the de
spatch was made possible by the en
eigy with which the Cclittal lnllroail
ohiclalit and the .11 my oflleeis within
whose piovinto the matter la applied
I themselves to the woik. Ylie I'lesl
! dent Egan, of the Central, and Captain
I Baker, chief quai tei mastei 1.. 'the hev
. enth 111 my eotps. lemaliietl on the
I whan the gieater part of the night.
. The six tioops of cavalij arilved heie
eatlj esterday moinlng and weie mi
I theli way to sea with supplies to last
I for seveuil months within i'4 houis.
I aftei their aulval heie. The Manitoba
, went down the liver thawing ".1 feet
ten Inches, passing tli tbb tide without
! liillltulo. She was followed by the
ship Aic.ur.. lan.vlng 15 "un bales of
1 1 0U011,
MAY BE THE LAST.
' El Imparcial Says Peace Negotia
tions Are Wearing an End.
MadiiU, Nov III. Ill ImpattM! sujs
the unveinment b.is foi w. tilled (twirii!-
I llorn 10 Senor Monloio Hlos, piesldent
1 ....... (... , . ... . . .
01 nit npanisu pca"e commission 111
Madild, and that Monday's confer
ence ma', be the last but
one "unless the American eommlssion
eis moderate their claims.' According
to Kl Iriipatcial a member of the cab
inet hat virtually declared as mm h.
The government has lecelved a dls
patih from Geneial IIlo, governor of
the Vlsayas islands, leportlng the re
bellion In the Islands of negioes. und
iiiinouncllif, the departuie from Hollo
of the mall steamer Munos, with a
number of Invalided men, whose re
patiiatlon has been nuthorired by the
Americans.
The Madild papers today declare that
the expected visit of Ihupeior Wil
liam Is a matter of no polliltal Im
portance and that thr German nm
bassadoi'H visit to Berlin Is In no way
cennected with It.
DISCUSSING HACE RIOTS.
Meeting of Prominent Colored Citi
zens in Now York.
I New Yoik. Nov 1.',. Concerning the
! lace tlots In North and South Carolina,
T. Thomas I'ortune said today that a
meeting of coloied etlzens nnd others
would be held In Cooper Cnlon on nexl
Thuisday evening to discuss the sit
uation. At the meeting It Is expected
that i:. D. llassett, ex-rnlted States
minister to Hayll, will preside. All the
piutors of Afro American chuiches in
New Yoik will lake pint. Many piom
Inent white citizens have been lnvit?d
to attend Ihe meeting, which will be
strictly 11011-paitlsnii.
It Is also expected that meetings will
be held on the sinie evening In Ilos
ton. Philadelphia. Washington and
Chicago,
Mlaze at Canyon City.
linker Clt. ffe.. Nov. 10. Wire which
Ftartcd in the LIkhorn hotel at Can) on
City, Kent county. di-stto)cd the entlie
busliicsK portion of the town and n num
ber of residences. The loss will exce.st
1K.),0"0.- J -
THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNLV0
Weather Indication! Todijrt
Rain.
Gtn"ml-Spaln Must Recede from Her
Position on the Philippines
Rmporo- Wlllnm'n Vllt to Bpnln,
Hollo's Inhshltants Are Soured.
Oniricl Clomf7 Decs Not Like Amcr
lcnni. OtnerulFflnctton Defeats Vale at
Font Drill,
financial and Comerclal.
Loertl-Offlcl.il Vote of Last 'lucsday'g
Legislature.
Editorial.
Comment ot th Press,
Local Olllclal Vote ot Last Tuesday's
Election.
Loral Sermon bv Itev. W. V. Gibbons.
Old Coat Found 111 Twin Shaft.
7 Locnl Warrants
Isuetl for Djna-
miters.
Vnnderblll to Tunnel
the Pocono
Mountains.
S Local -West Peranum and Suburban.
9 News Hound Aboul Scrantoii.
10 General Thirteenth Leaves for the
South This .Morning N
Jottings of the Industrial World.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Issued by Governor Hastings on
Saturday Evening,
llaiilsburg, Nov. 13. Governor Hast
ings Ksurd the following proclamation
last evening:
In accordance with a time honored cus
tom and , pursuant to the proclamation ot
the president of the United .States, I,
Daniel H. IHsIIufs, governor of the com.
iiinnwenlth of Pennsylvania, do hereby
designate nnd ret apart Thiirsda, ihe
twenty-fourth diy ot November, IMjs, as
the annual d'i) of thanksgiving to be ob
served by the citizens of this common
wealth. Xnt Mlnri Ihn wnp tihlph thl putcncil tile
distrue'lon of tho Union nnd which !
l.n.U. ... A .....1 I
f, u.,p,,ll. ficaiM 111 n. Ifiilllieu eruiiu j ii'ate
he pcoploof the United States mhI of Hit
country hml so grent cause lor (jiving ...rcinilng dining the recent war. The
thanks to Almighty God upon whose l.i- i ,
vor the happiness and true giuitne-H ot , hta,u dep.-rtment had not, so far as
our people must always depend. Prospir- Is known, tu'i'en cognisance of the em
ll has reigned within our iiordeis. but . moviments, and certainly thci
the peace of our country, which has con- I
tinned for a third of a c. ntur.v. bus ! n
Interrupted bv war made necessary 111
the cause of hums ntty and In tin lnletm
of the peace oi the world foi the ears
that nr to come. The patriotism of om
entire people has Leen mndt prominent
by the events thul have transpired within 1
the lust six mouth-; luis given mw
strength to our government, has added
much to the love we have for our couutiv.
The honors of wh' cannot bt pitlll.tted
nnd the losses that we have sustained vy
know have broi.eht sorrow to a Ihirc
number of the homes In our stale. ut ;
houlil all be thtnkful for Ihe leaults DiHt
have been accomplished.
I To this end let our usual places of wo--'
ship be nttended bv tho citizens of m.r
commonwealth on this (,iy .set epait lur
J lliankprivliiK uuil nra.vei and lit us all
' iHifiv our devotion to our rountrv s icst
I Interests and rendtr tlinnks to Him tu
whom we owe every blessing.
Given undet my hand and the givat stul
of the "late :'t the 1 Itv of Jlmilsbuig.
1 this twelfth day of November, in tbu eir
of our Loitl. one. thousand elsht bun
dled and ninety-eight, and of the com
I monwealth the one hmidred and twenty.
! lbli.1. Daniel H. Ilasllm,s.
I Hy the kovciiioi.
I D.uld Malum
1 Si-uelai: of ihe Commonweallh
1 EIGHTH CAVALRY SAILS.
' Now En Route for Puerto Principe.
Cuba.
.Vashlngton, Nov. 1!, Adjutant Gen-
, einl t nibln leielved .1 dl--patch tod.,y
'announcing that the llleiith eavali.v
sailed at ." o'clock this meaning for
Puerto I'll ik I ie, C ibu
In lhl coiiiieetlon an iiiteiesting bit
ot It'formnlleiii hu leiehcd the wai
depulliueir. AllaPgements hnve bee.i
made by th- Sp inlsh aiithoiilles ti
I si-mi back to Spain tlie Spanish Hoops,
. liiuubeiliig s.'Oo men, upon tlie aulv
al of the Auieilin.11 gariiifon ll v.-us
expetteil that they would sail next
'lite-day or Wednesday, but an unex-
pceir-u ooirtt'ie n.t', aien amons 1110
men themselves. Th-y "iiv on the veige
01 oioiio,, oi'vin iiei'iarint; nicy win
I iie.i letuiii 1.1 Sjnm until they bav
1 received Uieh pay, now far In ainais,
for seivite in 1 1 bu. Tin niutinv -
leiulii not alone to the ii:'isteil 11 ,
but to their ntliiri. ni.tl Is tluvt-ied
1 Hgalutt the executive olllt lals . .' the
I Madild government on the Nlat.d.
I Some of thi nun Imvv not lj.nn puld
for nearlj a .vear, snd to all of them
j sei'etal morlhs' pa Is due.
j The situation has cieated po p.u-
tltulnr I'onieni In the minis of the
I Ameileaii.ai'thoritles as it Is not llk-
1 ly sMlously to affect the coptm! of
tint poitloli of the island ov the Amer
ican fotce-: tut it Is realized that those
y.ROO soldiers, If thev should peisist
In their lefusal to uluin to Spain,
might bdome dependents whom I
' w.iulil be dlllleult to eate for. and al 1
' matl, pet hups, a menace to k '
government on the Island.
Tho Spnnlsli nuthoiltlcs e,u-sH ..
1 fear of their ability to solve he pi di
lem presented, but how they will scilv
1 It If the men. backed by their uttlets,
i a'osolutelv lciuse to ret inn home with
out ihilr pav, Is nut tleai.
Li on the Shelf.
Pekln. Nov, 1J," I.I J linn, I'hniiR lus
been onleied in proeeeil to Tsl Nan, tap
Itol of the provlure of Shan Tung to
torn ert nieasutes with the vlccrov of
Shun Tung to prevent futiiie Inptidjtloiis
of the Yellow liver (IIo-iiir Hoi. This
nppolntinrut Is regauleil ns v li tu, illy
helving Prince LI
Fiench Bondholder Anxious.
Paris, Nov. ,'). Al u general meeting of
Wrench holders nl Cuban luntl.t held here
vcHierdu). n tesolutlnn was adopted to
appeal to Ihe "good faith of Spain nnd the
spirit of eeiultv of tho I'nlted States" to
settle the ijiiifltlon of their rights as
ciedltois "In conformity with the mles
of justice nnd law."
Steamship Arrivals.
Iltirvc Nov.
New York,
cania, Ntw X
VI. rrlvul: La Touralne,
CpiCctistown Sailed: I.u-
WILLIAM IS
CAUTIOUS
Officals Anxious to Ex
plain His Visit
to Spain.
PRIVATE IN CHARACTER
The Stops nt Cadiz and Caitagena
Largely a Health Precaution Atti
tude of Germany Is Neutral and
Friendly The Visit Considered In
opportune A Popular Demonstra
tion on Part of the Spanish Citi
zens Is Feaied.
Washington, Nov. 13. It Is under
stood thnt pssuratices have been giv
en by the German government I hat
the visit of Kmperor William of Ger
many to Spain Is entliely devoM of
ofllclal ehniacter or significance, that
the olllclal tlip of Ihe Imperial party
ended when they left Palestine, and
thai tlie ptoposcd stop at Cadiz and
Caitagna Is largely a health precau
tion In behnlf of the empress, a tho
'ca trip would be long nnd arduous
if unbroken by these stops nt the Span
ish potts. The assurances appear to
be voluntaiy on the part of the Ber
lin ottltlals. and to be In line with
the caie taken In that quarter of Into
to minimize and remove the bad 1m-
i
presslon caused bv sevral lncldontrt
w-as 110 puipose 01 intiuinnK as 10 lite
stop at Spain, although this action by
the emperor was looked upon as lath
er Inopportune, to say the leust, when
the peace negotUllotin with Spain nits
al a critical juncture Jiid when, tech
nically, the war Is still in progress.
At the Willi' time Germany has ton
stantl reiterated her neutral and
filendlv attitude und the emperor him
si If took occasion In his Inst address
to the rielchtag 10 give strong cx
prehslon to the G'Tinan purpose lo
maintain the stilctst linpai tlnllty be
tween this government and Spain. At
the same Unit, the officials heie und
in Heilin have recognised that a sitting
public sentiment of nntmo'-liy.vvas be
in developed between th" ppople of
the twt counttles and steps have been
taken to offs?i this ns far as possible.
The Ian move In thai ili..etlon was
.11 a leceiit dinner given bj C.'ianeollor
! von liulow ,11 litlliu to Ardie" D.
1 White, ihe rnittil Slates t-tibassador,
nnd Dr von lltillubeii, the i.'in.an
niul.Hs-L'lJol to tile- I'tlitetl Si ll I e", loV
vlsitln hi c.i 1:11:1m It was iniciide'l
1 Uiut the ne" assmliilit uc.M epiry if
stole, .Ml. Hill, should be 0.1 of :be
guests, but he was delaine I In jo-
i.'inl.
ILL WfclKLlNG PltEVAll.S.
' Private Rtlv lees teteived heie bv of-
llclalh slate that the meeting was Im-
poitaut as furnishing an oppoi '.unity
for a flee and full discussion of all
the subjei ts that have threatened to
estrange the two governments and for
the establishment of a mile li moie
riieiiill.v umlerstnuillug. it is lecog-
, Ued, howevei. among officials
an(1 aiplonmtle. Unit while ofllcl
state
lal sen
timent Is satlsfactoiv theie continues
to be an undeit urieiit of Ill-feeling
with the public and press of the two
tommies. For this leason the piesent
movement of the emoeior In stopping
at Ihe Spanish poll 1 apses something
of a shock In illplomatir tiuarteis ns It
Is felt to be one moie obstacle In the
way of the happy appioaehment which
was being executed by the authoiltles
heie anil at Derlln With n view of
minimizing the visit the arsurances are
now foni"iunlcatcd as to Its non-oftl-cIhI
chaiaeter. The suggestion that
the einpeior may be nsked by Spain
to act as atbltratnr lietween the I'nl
ted Stales and Spain In case the Phil
ippine issue becomes acute Is dismissed
as absurd on the ground that no such
plii 11 would be considered foi a moment
unlets both tommies Joined In n 10
ipiest 'or It. The aulval of the em
peror at Cadiz and e'artagena Is await
ed with consldeiabl" apprehension by
the Geiniau authoiltles as It may 15.lv e
rise to a Spanish popular demonstra
tion open to mlsionstriictlon In this
country. With a view of avoiding such
an affair the German chaige d'affaires
at Madrid has been Instructed to no
tify the Spanish government of the
strictest unofllcUl character of the em
perm's visit
Earnings of the B. nnd O,
n.iltbuore. Nov II. The npproxlmatn
gros earnings ol the Haltlmoie and Ohio
rallro.itl for the month of October, tsis,
were L'.Ki OW till Increase of Jll,7;S.t3
over th coiesponellng month of lis".
Desperate Jack Nickles.
Placervlll Cat.. Nov PI. Yeatculny
evening near Shingles Springs, this coun
ty. Jack Nlcklts shot and killed his wlf
nnd his urdher-ln-law with a rifle and
then killed hlm-tlf
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WEATHER F0RECA8T.
Washington. Nov 1 . -Forecast
for Moiiila . W 1 i-nsii rn Pennsyl
vania, rain, follnv- I In (.touring
Monthly; fair and imhi Tnovisy
fresh to brUU mm 'next to west
winds.
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