EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA MURDERED BY AN ANARCHIST. While Visiting at Geneva, Switzerland, An Italian As- sassin Plunges a Dagger Inte Her Breast— > McKinley Tenders Sympathy. With no hatred for the poor, but only for the rich, is the reason given by an anarchist for murdering the Empress of Austria last week. The last of a long series of family misfortunes has just befallen the house of Austria. An anarchist named Lao- chini stabbed the Empress in the breast Saturday afternoon at Geneva, Switherland, while she was walking from the Hotel Beaurivage to the steamer landing on the lake. The Empress fell, arose again and was carried to the hotel unconscious. The stretcher upon which the Em- press was carried to the hotel was hastily improvised from oars and sail- e¢loth. Doctors and priests were im- mediately summoned and a telegram was sent to Emperor Francis Joseph. All efforts te revive the Empress were unavailing, and she expired at three o'clock. The last words of the empress were addressed to the attendants. Recov- ering cons®iousness for the moment, she feebly asked what had happened. The medical examination showed that the assassin must have used a small triangular file. After striking the blow he ran along the Rue des Alpes, but was seized by two cabmen who had witnessed the crime. = They handed him over to a boatman and a gendarme, who conveyed him to the police station. The prisoner made no resistance. He even sang as he walked along, saying: “I did it,”” and ‘She must be dead.” Later, when taken to the court house and interrogated by a magistrate he pretended not to know French and re- fused to answer questions. The police, on searching him, found a document showing his name to be Luigi Loachini born in Paris in 1873, and an TItaliag soidier. He lived at Parma, Italy. The assassin told the magistrate that he came to Geneva to assassinate “‘an- other important person,” but had been unable to execute the project. The reason of his failure he did not give, but he declared that it was only by ac- cident he had learned of the presence of the Austrian Empress at Geneva. The assassin hoped that all anarch- ists would follow his example which would soon result in the annihilation of the upper classes. Later he admit- ted that he had come to Switzerland to assassinate the Duke of Orleans. The assassin maintains his cynical demeanor and frankly congratulates himself upon the success of his crime. He says: “I am an anarchist, but belong to no committee. I acted on my own initia- tive. Let them do as they like with me. That is my strength.” No strangers are allowed to ap- proach the coffin of the murdered Em- press Elizabeth. The body has been embalmed and sdressed in white. The doctors photographed the wound, but the plate will be destroyed. 1t is understood that Emperor Fran- cig Joseph will not leave Austria, but wiil send high court officials to take the body to Vienna. A dispatch from Berne, the -Swiss rapital, says: The president of Switzer- land and other members of the govern- ment were stunned with horror when the news reached the Palace that the Empress, so beloved by all Europeans, ‘had fallen a victimto an assassin with- in the horders of their country. They immediately arranged to hold an ex- traordinary Federal Council to con- sider the measures to take against the assassin. The latter must be tried uc- cording to the statutes of the canton in which the crime was committed, which forbid capital punishment and make life imprisonment the most sevare penalty which can be imposed. The Federal authorities were not in- tormed of her intention to visit Geneva nor were the local authorities there aware of her presence, as she was traveling incognito. The police are not blamed, though the circumstances res- ponsible for the lack of precautions are widely regretted. A Vienna dispatch says: The news of the assassination of the Empress became known here shortly before six o'clock Saturday. It spread like light- ning. The streets were suddenly filled with multitudes of people, many of the thoroughfares becoming impassable. President McKinley cabled the fol- lowing message when he learned of the assassination: : “Executive Mansion, ‘Washington, September 10, 1898. “To His Majesty, the Emperor of Aus- tria, Vienna: I have heard with profound regret of the assassination of her majesty, the Empress of Austria, while at Ge- neva, and tender to your majesty the deep sympathy of the government and people of the United States. “William McKinley.” The president Sunday received the following reply to his telegram of con- dolence sent to Emperor Francis Jo- seph: “’Schoenbrunn, “FKmperor of Austria to the of the United States: “Sincerely touched by the expression of condolence and sympathy which you have been pleased to forward me in the name of the government and people of the United States, 1 beg you to ac- cept for that expression my warmest thanks. Sept. 11. President FRANCIS JOSEPH.” = Extra editions were issued by all the papers. All the papers accompanied the anpouncement with warm tributes 40 the Empress. They were eagerly snatched from the hands of the sellers, and were read aloud to groups of citi- Zens. ‘ The Empress of Austria was born December 24, 1837. She was a daughter of Duke Maximillan of Bavaria, and was married to Francis Joseph, Em- peror of Austria and King of Hungary, April 24. 1854 They had three children, the Archduchess Gisela, who is mar- ried to Prince Laitpold of Bavaria; the Archduke Rudolph who married Prin- cess Stephanie of Belgium, and who was (seemingly) assassinated in 1889, and the Archduchess Maria Valeria, who married the Archduke Franz Sal- vator of Austria-Tuscany. An indescribable grief overpowers the people. The performances at the count theaters and the jubilee exhibi- tion have been canceled. Great Events in Europe. Great questions are confronting Europe just now. The czar's peace re- script, the tragical reopening of the Dreyfus case, the Anglo-German agreement, the reconquest of the Sou- dan, the massagre of British troops in Crete and the dismissal of Li Hung hang from the Chinese f@reign office. were all’compressed into the fortnight ending last Saturday and all are stili as keenly debated as on the day which saw their birth. At least $1,000,000 prize money will be distributed among American sailors aa a result of the war with Spain. MOVEMENTS TOWARD PEACE. The war department is likely to send more troops to Hawalil. Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, has been cleaned and renovated at Hong Kong. The «Spanish senate has voted in favor of the peace protocol adopted by Sagasta's cabiret. Six cases of yellow fever have devel- oped in Col. Sargent’s Fifth immune regiment at Santiago. : Spain is taking steps to buy off the 5,000 soldiers held as prisoners by the Philippine insurgents. The death rate at greatly ‘decreased. There yellow fever in the city. Gen. Shafter brought with him from Santiago a little Cuban, to whom he teok a fancy and adopted. Small gunboats are the only ‘vessels which can be saved of the Spanish squadron that Dewey sank. Gen. Wood is organizing a new police force at Santiago and wants 100 able- bodied Cubans in the service. A committee of the Filipinos, ap- Lointed by Aguinaldo are on their way to visit President McKinley. The army returning from Porto Rico with Gen. Miles will parade in New York Saturday and be reviewed by the president. A delegation of Quakers visited Pra- sident McKinley last Saturday in the interests of perpetual and universal peace. Eighteen out of twenty leaders of the Philippine insurgents the other day decided in favor of annexation to the United States, (en. Miles believes that one soldier for every thousand population would be the right standard for an army of the United States. The transport Mississippi arrived at New York from Porto Rico last Satur- day. Cavalry troops from Pennsyl- vania were on board. Secretary Alger and Gen. Shafter visited camp Meade at Middletown, Pa., last Friday. Twenty thousand troops passed in review. The Missouri arrived at Camp koff last Saturday from Santiago. had 261 sick men when she left Santia- go. During the voyage up 13 died. Spain has decided to ask the United States to consent to allowing her to send warships to the Philippines to protect the coast towns against insur- gents, Captain Higginson, of the battleship Massachusetts, was last wesk promoted to be commodora and Richmond P. Hobson was at last made full naval constructor. Beef cattle are permitted to enter Cuban ports free of duty where it is intended to feed starving natives. President McKinley personally issued this order last Tuesday. Thomas KE. Wheeler, son of Gen- eral Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lieu- tenant Newton D. Kirkpatrick, First cavalry, were drowned while bathing at Montauk Wednesday afternoon. The Nebraska regiment, of which Jennings Bryan is the colonel, is pro- testing bitterly against being retained in service. It is said, however, that Mr. Bryan may resign at pleasure. Henry A. Dietrick, a member of company B, Ninth Pennsylvania re- giment, last week died of typhoid fever. He makes the twenty-first man in the regiment to die of typhoid. Eighty deaths a day was the average among the Spanish troops at Guanta- ramo, prior to their removal to Spain. During the last few days of their stay in Cuba they subsisted on mule meat. Aguinaldo, the; Philippine insurgent leader has become so-troublesome, that Gen. Otis has ordered him from the suburbs of Manila. President McKin- ley fears serious results from this move, Colonel Roosevelt has received money from wealthy New Yorkers for the [tough Riders. This will sustain the Rough Riders for several months while they are finding peaceful em- ployment. Soldiers returning to the United States from Porto Rico on the Obdam which arrived in New York last Wed- nesday, had palm trees lashed to the masts. The ship resembléd a tropical forest. Cubans at Santiago are paid a month's rations for a week's work. This will enable them to accumulate enough food so that they can return home and find permanent employ- ment, Gen. Miles would like to parade the Wisconsin Volunteer troops in New York so as to convince the public that not all the soldiers are returning from the war in a pitiable and worn condition. ’ Two hundred officers and sailors of the Japanese navy, are on their way to take possession of the new Japanese battleship Kasagi, which i8 now near- ing completion in Cramps’ shipyard, Philadelphia. The American evacuation sioners—Rear Admiral Sampson and Generals Butler and Wade—reached Havana on the transport Resolute and were courteously received by Captain General Blanco. has no Santiago is now Wi- commis- The steamship Lafayette has arrived at Havana from Spain. Among her passengers is Miss Jessie Schley, the American young woman who went to Madrid to see the queen regent®in the interests of peace. An unknown enemy hurled a brick at Lieut. Sears, Admiral Schley’s flag lieutenant, while he was delivering a message from the peace commission to the Spanish governor at San Juan, Porto Rico. He escaped with a slight injury. : The principal heroes of the Spanish war retire in the following order: Ad- miral George Dewey, commanding the Asiatic station, December 1839; Admir- al W. S. Schley, on the Porto Rican evacuation commission, October 1901, and Admiral W. T. Sampson, on the Cuban evacuation commission, Febru- ary, 1902. Admiral Cervera visited the navy de- partment at Washington a few days ago. He only met Assistant Becretary Allen, and as neither could speak the language of the other the meeting was somewhat embarrassing. His call was for the purpose of thanking the government for the generous treatment he had received. Secretary of War Alger, at Detroit, gaven vent to an interview in which he said that the investigation of his department would vindicate him and produce much valuable data for use in the reorganization of the army. Last Peace Commissioner Named. The president last week named Sen- ator George Gray of Delaware as the fifth member of the peace commission. This completes the personnel of the commission, which stands: Secretary Day, Senators Davis, Frye and Gray and Hon. Whitelaw Reid. In selecting Senator Gray the president has given Democratic representation on the com- migeinn : * - She | ALGER WANTS AN INVESTIGATION, Gen. Corbin Joins in the Request — Government Has No Formal Complaints Against the War Da partment— Miles in Washington. Secretary Alger has requested the president to order a thorough and searching investigation of the war de- partment. In this request the secre- tary has been joined by Adj.-Gen. Cor- bin. No decision has been reached yet by the president as to what course he will pursue. He has the request of secre- tary Alger under consideration, but has not yet determined whether he will grant it or not. Should th investigation be ordered, it will include, probably, all matters re- lating to the conduct of the war, so far as they concern the war department. Secretary Alger expresses himself as confident that such an investigation, if conducted promptly and thoroughly, will result in much good. Such an investigation as has been requested is, it is pointed out, beset with some difficulties. No charges of a definite character have._been filed by any responsible person or official. Sen- sational stories and rumors for which the administration has present knowl- edge that there is no foundation have been circulated, and objection is made to dignifying them by the ordering of an investigation. By those who desire and advocate the investigation, it is maintained it can do no possible harm, and may be of positive benefit in clearing away manifest error from the minds of many people, and in placing the blame, it any is to be placed, where it right- fully belongs. In some high quarters there is a dls- position to look upon Gen. Miles as be- ing his own worst enemy, and to pass over his comments as ill-advised, though not to the extent of constitut- ing insubordination, or warranting official action by the president or war department. Montauk is now a camp of regulars, 5000 horse and 8,000 foot. The last of the volunteers save the Rough Riders and the sick left for their homes last Saturday. Eleven hundred recruits for the regular infantry arrived Fri- day from southern posts. WOULD RENDER THE COUNTRY A SERVICE. gate the War Department. The president has urged the follow- ing named gentlemen, among others, to accept places on the committee re- quested by Secretary Alger to investi- gate the conduct of the war: Lieutenant General John M. Shofield, jen. John B. Gordon, Gen. Granville M. Dodge, President D. C. Gilman, Gen. Charles F. Manderson, Robert T. Lincoln, Daniel S. Lamont, Dr. W. W. Keen, Col. James A. Sexton. The message which President Mc- Kinley addressed to each of these men follows: “Will you render the country a great service by aecepting my appointment as a member of the committee to ex- amine into the conduct of the Commis- sary, the Quartermaster and Medical Bureaus of the War Department, and into the extent, causes and treatment of sickness in. the field and in the camps? “It is my desire that the full and ex- act truth shall be ascertained and made known. I cannot too strongly impress upon you my earnest wish that this committee shall be of such high character as will command the com- plete confidence of the country, and 1 trust you will consent to serve. “WILLIAM McKINLEY.” The great newspapers of the coun- try, regardless of party, are still de- nouncing the conduct of Gen. Alger and the war department. These pro- tests have had an effect on the pres- ident, and he may request Secretary Alger to resign. Should Secretary Alger resign from the war department, Senator McMillan will be appointed in his stead. Then, according to rumor, Gov. Pingree of Michigan, will appoint Secretary Al- ger as senator in place of McMillan. Secretary Alger announced after the Cabinet meeting a few days ago that he intended to make a tour of the vari- ous camps at which large bodies of men are now stationed, with a view to ascertaining for himself the exact con dition of affairs. The Secretary's in- tention is to start very soon, probably next week. PIFTEEN HUNDRED HOMELESS. The Town of Jerome, Ark., Destroyed by Pire—Great Less of Life. The town of Jerome, near Prescott, Ark., swas completely wiped out Sun- day morning by fire, entailing a loss of over $1,000,000 in property. Eleven bodies have so far been recovered, while thirty or more are said be in the ruins or missing. The fire originated in a cabin and spread so rapidly and fiercely that it was impossible to save even the cloth- ing. The fire was confined exclusive- ly to the business portion of the town, otherwise the loss and suffering would have been terrible. Fifteen hundred people are homeless. Wanted to Blow Up His Ship. In explaining Spanish naval defeat to the Chamber of Deputies a few days ago, the minister of marine, Captain Aunon said that Admiral Cervera, not having coal or food, was unable to leave the blockaded port of Santiago. He wanted to blow up his ships in the harbor, but I informed him that it would be preferable to leave the port and engage the enemy. General Blanco ordered Admiral Cervera to leave San- tiago and fixed the day of his depar- ture. : Many of Dewey's Men Bick. The U. S. S. Bennington arrived in the bay of San Francisco from Mare Island, and will proceed to Honolulu in a few days to relleve the Philadel- phia. The department at Washington has telegraphed the commandant at Mare Island for information as to the number of able seamen now at the isl- and fit for service to be sent to Manila to take the places of 325 men in Dewey's fleet, who have been incap- acitated. Spain's Government Uncertain. Senor Sagasta said the other even- ing: : “The nomination of the peace com- mission is delayed because the com- missioners ought to have the full con- fidence of the government; but who can say who will be in power a month hence?” Torn and Cut to Pisces. Neil Dahlgreen, a farmer of Oakhill, New York, met with a horrible death yesterday. While at work feeding a thresher he slipped and his left leg was drawn into the machine. # UNRULY INSURGENTS, The Leaders of the Philippine RebelsiMake Unieason- able Demands and Get an Ultimatum. The Manila correspondent of the Lcndon Times, telegraphing Septem- ber 9, says: The insurgent conquest of the island ot Luzon is rapidly approaching com- pletion. Recent authentic reports an- nounce the capture of successive Span- ish positions, and at present the rebels centrol every foot of the island except Manila, Cavite and a small portion of the province of Albay. It is undeniable that the insurgents in pursuing the campaign after an ar- mistice was declared have caused much useless suffering and destruc- tion of property, and have annihilated their very claim to be considered in any respect the allies of the Ameri- cans. Aguinaldo has persist:ntly demanded in terms not too polite, various impos- sible concessions; for example, an cc- cupation of the Governor General's palace and other palaces; a written assurance that the insurgents will be permitted to occupy permanently their niilitary positions around Manila, and protection for the insurgent vessels by the American fleet, with many other claims, including an innocent demand for a share of the booty captured by the Americans at Manila. a After a careful review of the situa- tion General Otis arrived at the logical conclusion that the insurgents have no right to occupy the suburbs of Manila, and that Aguinaldo’s claims have the support of neither equity or reason. He has, therefore, categorically re- fused to consider Aguinaldo’s de- mands, and sent him a ultimatum, in terms plainly comprehensible and authoritative, that he must withdraw his troops from the suburbs before the 15th: or suffer the consequences of re- | fusal. FATAL GASOLINE EXPLOSION. Four Bodies Removed From a Wrecked Building at Philadelphia. By the explosion of 40 gallons of gasoline in the cellar of a grocery store at Philadelphia Sunday night four lives were lost. As an immediate con- sequence of the explosion, the building where it occurred, and those adjoining it on either side, collapsed and up to 10 o'clock, four hours after the occur- rence, four bodies had been recovered from the ruins and three of these identified as follows: Samuel Schatten- stein, keeper of the grocery store; Ab- raham Schattenstein, his 19-year-old son; a l10-months-old child, named Joldberg. The fourth body was that of a girl about 10 years old. NEWS NOTES. Jamaica, the British Island, wants to be annexed to Canada. Turkey has prohibited foreign Jews from entering Palestine. The first snowstorm of the season is reported from Eastern Colorado. The British, in the battle on the Nile last week, killed 10,5600 Dervishes. The gold reserve in the treasury last Saturday amounted to $232,394,000. The French cabinet has unanimously agreed to a retrial of the Dreyfus case. Gen. Saussier has been appointed minister of the French war depart- ment. In an election riot last week 300 persons were the polls. President McKinley will attend the Chicago peace celebration on October 18 and 19. The territory of Hawaii is the name decided upon for our new possession in the Pacific. Wilhelmina, the queen of Holland, may select Prince Frederick of Wied for a husband. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of the British colonies arrived in New York last Wednesday. . Theodore Roosevelt has decided to accept the Republican nomination for governor of New York. Li Hung Chang has been dismissed from office at Pekin. Great Britain is responsible for his removal. Kaiser Wilhelm says that strike bill will be introduced next session of the reichstag. One hundred thousand persons greeted the Pittsburg troops as they returned home last Sunday night. Englishmen believe that the Czar’'s peace proposal was prompted by the fear of an Anglo-American alliance. The explosion of spirits in a New York whiskey house resulted in the death of three workmen a few days ago. The City of Westminster, B. C., was visited by a destructive fire a few days ago. The loss will amount to $2,000,- The mention of Secretary Alger's name at the meetings of the G. A. R. at Cincinnati last week was the occas- fon for uproarious applause. While trying to stop a runaway horse at Allegheny, Pa., a few days ago, Herman H. Hackert was dashed against the curbstone and instantly killed. - Joseph Leiter, the dethroned king has paid all of his debts. In or- der to do this the elder Leiter mort- gaged $5,000,000 worth of Chicago real estate. An English anarchist last week at- tempted to assassinate Wilhelmina, the queen of Holland. The bullet missed and ploughed the cheek of a waiting lady. Clarence Ewing of Perkins Switch, Ind., and William Dean and John Bude of Oakland City, Ind., were struck and killed at the former place by a west- bound express. Het dollars which burned the fingers of officers had just been made by thr:ze Greek counterfeiters at Chicago a few days ago, when they were arrested ny the detéctives. The Populists National Convention, held at Cincinnati last Tuesday, nomi- nated Wharton Baker, of Pennsyl- vania, for president. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota was nominated for vice- president. Joseph Chamberlain, England’s col- onjal secretary, who is a guest at the Endicott home in Danvers, Mass., said that England is willing to come more than half way to consummate an al- liance with America. at Guatemala killed at an anti- at the wheat Mrs. Eli Potter, a Kansas City wom- an suffragist, received $10,000 from an insurance company for the loss of her house. Afraid to trust the insurance company she carried it on her person. Highwaymen knocked her senseless and robbed her. A daring plot to assassinate the Czar at Moscow last week failed. An at- tempt was made to blow up a house filled with gas while the Czar passed, but by a miscalculation the explosion occurred at the wrong moment and an army ofticer and his wife were killed. One of the assassins was also found in the ruins of tke house. MILES COMMANDED AT SANTIAGO. LEFT GLORY TO SHAFTER. Me War Department Had Ordered Him to Accept Gen. Toral's Burrender, Which He Generously De- clined to Do—Was Not a Visitor in Cuba. Gen. Miles arrived from Porto Rico on the steamer Obdam at New York last Wednesday. That the general was in command of the Santiago forces at the time of Toral's surrender is veri- fied in an interview granted to a cor- respondent by the general. General Miles stated that on the third day of July Gen. Shafter telegraphed that his losses had been greatly undar- estimated, that he met with stronger resistance than he had anticipated and that he was seriously considering the advisability of falling back to a posi- ticn five miles to the rear and that he had been unable to be up during the heat for four days. Under such circumstances Gen. Miles telegraphed Gen. Shafter that he would be with him within a week with strong reinforcements, of course, tak- ing the troops prepared for the second expedition which had been ordered by the president to eperate against the enemy in Cuba as well as in Porto Rico. Under verbal instructions of the presi- dent, Gen. Miles was directed to go wherever he deemed his presence was required and that he should give such directions as in his opinion were best for the army and the government. These were the circumstances under which Gen. Miles left Washington, ar- riving at Santiago July 11, not as a private individual nor as a visitor. Any pretense that he went there dis- robed of his authority or official ca- pacity is too childish to be considered by sensible men. From the moment he arrived at Santiago he was respon- cible for what might occur. He then proceeded to the front and after consulting with Gen. Shafter, a note was sent to the Spanish com- mander by Gen. Shafter, saying that the commanding general of the United States army had arrived in his camp with strong reinforcements, and would meet him between the lines at any hour agreeable to him. The reply of the Spanish commander was that he would meet him at 12 o'clock next morning. The meeting was held, and after some conversation between Gen. Shafter and Gen. Toral, Gen. Miles frankly informed the Spanish general that he had left Washington six days before and that it was then the deter- minaticn of the government that this portion of the Spanish army must be captured or destroyed. Gen. Toral replied that so long as he had rations and ammunition he had to fight in order to maintain the honor of the Spanish army. In response to that he was informed that he had already maintained the honor of the Spanish army and that further efforts would be useless and would result in the wanton sacrifice of human life. He begged for longer time and earnestly requested until 12 o'clock next day. This was finally granted by Gen. Miles, the meeting dissolved and the officers separated. On returning from this conference a dispatch was received by Gen. Miles from Washington as fol- lows: “Washington, D. C., July 13, 1898. “Maj.-Gen. Miles—You may accept surrender by granting parole to officers and men after parole to be permitted to return to Spain, the United States assisting. If not accepted, then as- sault, unless in your judgment an as- sault would fail. Consult with Samp- son and pursue such course -as to the assault as you jointly agree upon. Mat- ter should be settled promptly. R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War.” “This,” the statement says, ‘does not look as if Gen. Miles was there as a visitor. He was charged with re- sponsibility of ordering an assault up- on the entrenchments and fortifica- tions of an army, which, if successful, would have cost at least 5,000 lives, or of withholding the assault if in his judgment such assault would fail. “No greater discretion was ever given to any general commanding an army, and what is more, as will be ob- served, he was authorized to accept the surrender, which in the interest of his subordinates, he generously de- clined to do, and went away leaving all the honor to his next in rank, Gen. Shafter. i MANY SOLDIERS MUST REMAIN. One Hundred Thousand Will be Mustered Out to Each Btate in Proportion. In response to the reqliest of the governors of some of the states for the muster out of their entire volunteer force the president replied in substance as follows: i “Answering your telegraphic request for the muster out of your regiments, 1 have already directed that one hun- dred thousand of the volunteers shall be mustered out of service. This, be- cause, in my judgment, that number can be spared. About one hundred thousand will remain, as the govern- ment now requires in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines a larger army than the regular military establish- ment affords. The muster out like the 5 3 t n:uster in will be as nearly as possibie | according to the population of the several states. The suggestion to mus- {er out all of the volunteers from your state cannot therefore be entertained. “The secretary of war has already inquired of the governors of the sever- al states what regiments in their judg- ment can with the least inconvenience remain in the service. Their advice will, so far as consistent with the pub- lic interests, be complied with.” Cost of the War. The approximate cost of the war to the United States has been: sxpenditures for the army, $78,500,- C0. Expenditures for the navy, $36,000,000. Total, $114,500,000. Lives lost in the army: Officers killed in battle, 33. Men killed in battle, 231. Officers and men wounded, 1.450. Officers and men killed by disease, estimated, 1,600. Lives lost in the navy and marine corps: Officers killed in battle, 1; men killed in battle, 13; men drowned, 1; men wounded, 38. about Oregon Returns to the Pacific. It is stated that the battleships Jowa and Oregon will be sent to the Pacific coast within 10 days. It is in- tended to attach the vessels to the Pacific station, where they will be in a position to defend the Pacific coast or hasten to the Philippines to support Admiral Dewey. The administration believes that the presence of a couple: of battleships in the Pacific ocean while the peace com- mission is performing its work in Paris would prevent interference by Ger- many or any other power more effec- tively than anything else. A HUMILIATED AUDIENCE. G. A. R. Meeting at Cincinnati Guilty of an Injus~ tice to Gov. Pingree. Gov. Pingree of Michigan came to the G. A. R. encampment at Cincinnati Wednesday for the especial purpose of delivering an address to the Woman's Relie’ Corps. He said: “Every man who dies for want of good food, in unhealthy camps, with- out proper medical care, will rise in the judgment day against the system of red tape, which is a disgrace to our civilization, and our religion.” After citing a particular case of bad management in the distribution of dis- infectants Gov. Pingree said: ‘If Sec- retary Alger —"' But Gov. Pingree never finished that sentence. After the governor had left and quiet had been restored, Chair- man Melish finished the sentence which the audience had refused to permit Gov. Pingree to read. It ran as fol- lows: “If Secretary Alger had been given full power such things would never have happened.” The transformation of the audience was remarkable. The hisses of e- rision were turned into cheers and re- peated calls for Gov. Pingree, but. he had left the hall and refused to return. HEATHEN AT CRETE PROTEST. In Consequence a British War Bhip Fires Shells Into the City of Candia. Candia, Island of Crete, is in a state of anarchy. A collision between the Mussulmans, who were demonstrating against European control, and the British authorities, who have been in- stalling Christians as revenue officiais, culminated Tuesday in bloody fighting between the Mussulmans and the Brit- ish troops. > Riots took place in various parts of the city and many have been killed. When thie outbreak was fiercest a war- ship stationed in the harbor began firing shells with the result that a por- tion of the city is in flames. The great- est confusion and uproar prevail and it is feared that the event will not pass without further pillage and destruc- tion. The trouble began with the attempt of the British military authorities to install Christian officials. They had appointed a council of internal control to administer the title revenues agd a detachment of soldiers was stationéd outside the office as a precaution. It is reported at Athens that the bombardment was renewed at Candia Wednesday, and that the port has been seriously damaged. The foreign war- ships have landed sailors to reinforce the British garrison, and pumps have been landed to assist in quenching the flames. According to telegrams from Candia, it is estimated that 22 British were killed and 45 were wounded. The worst is feared as to the fate of the majority of the Christians. It is reported that only 250 have been saved out of over 1,000. The situation was ex- tremely difficult. The Turkish troops refused to aid the British, who, being exceedingly few in the town, were soon overpowered. be 40 wounded were attended to by the warships. Friday eight warships were anchor- ed in the harbor at Candia, an an- other bombardment is imminent. The British, German and Spanish consulates have been looted, and thus far 300 native Christians and 67 Brit- ish subjects have been killed. TROUBLESOME MANILA INSURGENTS. Impressing Foreigners Into Service Protestant Church Services Street Car Traffic Resumed. The recruiting agents of the Manila insurgents are causing further trouble. They have been impressing the em- ployes of foreign residents, including those of the British consul, and sever- al of the foreigners have complained that the native grooms are taking their employers’ horses and joining the insurgents. The American army chaplains have instituted Protestant services in pri- vate buildings. Such services have never previously been held in the his- tcry of the Philippine i<lands. [Tnited States Consul G. F. Williams, in behalf of Capt. N. Dyer of the Unit- ed States cruiser Baltimore, has re- {urned to Gen. Miranda the sword which the latter surrendered to the American officer at the capture of Cor- regidor island, at the entrance of the bay of Manila. ; The men who went out on strike are disappearing, and it has become nec- essary to employ soldiers to take their places in some cases. One of these strikes caused the suspension of traffic on the horse car lines of Manila, but they resumed operations to-day. In conformity with the new tegula- tion most of the Spanish steamers are taking our American registry. The native crews. réfuse to serve un- der Spanish officers and the insurgents demand that the American authorities employ no Spaniards in any capacity whatever. The insurgents continue divided be- tween those who advocate absolute in- dependence and those who favor Ame- rican protectorate. : The British cruiser Powerful arrived last week and saluted Admiral Dewey. Gen. Otis responded from the [Utah battery in the citadel. It was the first salute since the surrender. CRITICIEM SHOULD CEASE Further Remarks About the War Department Will Make the Army Appear Ridiculous. Adjt.-Gen, Corbin believes that talk about lhe department sone too far. “It is admitted,” he “that there is much suffering in the ariny, but why Jay all the blame on the war depart- ment? If this tirade of abuse and defamation of reputation continues, it is a question in my mind whether it will not end in disorganizing the military forces of the country and perhaps prove an obstacle in raising another volunteer army if one should be needed. We are already placed in unenviable light before other nations by what has been satd and written of the army and its management. Our soldiers are liable to be rated as babies and our executive officers as imbeciles or corrupt.” - the war has Says. Murder st a Political Meeting. The political war between the (wo factions of the Silver Republican party at Colorado Springd resulted Wednes- day morning in the death of Charles Harris of Denver. It was the result of an attempt by the Broad faction to capture the opera “house, which was guarded by the Sprague faction. A rush was made by 75 or 100 of the Broad men from both front and rear of the building, and the Sprague men, who held possession, in repelling the attack fired a volley into their assail- ants. Harris fell with a bullet through the abdomen. The shooting occurred just outside the opera h. ise door. A Fleet of Transports. One result of the war will be the establishment of a permanent fleet of army transport vessels on the Atlantic and on the Pacific.
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