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EMPRESS 01 URL) MURDERED
BY AN ANARCHIST.
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IcElaliy Tat ijatatay. .
With no hatred for the poor, but only
for the rich. In the reason given by an
anarchist for murdi-rlng the Empress
of Austria IokI week.
The last of a long series of family
nilrfortunes has Just befallen the house
of AiiKtrla. An anarchist named Lao-e-hlnt
stabbed the Empress In the
breast Saturday afternoon at Geneva,
flw-ltherland. while she was walking
from the Hotel BeanrtVHge to the
(tamer landing on the lake.
The Empress fell, arose again ana
fi ratTled to the hotel uni-nnsclous.
The stretcher uion which the Km
press woe carried to the hotel was
hastily Improvised from earn and snil
eloth. le-tors and priests were Im
mediately summoned and a telegram
waa sent to Kmprror Francis Joseph.
All efforts to revive the Empress were
unavailing and she expired at three
o'clock.
The last words of the empress were
addressed to the attendants. Heeov
ering consciousness for the moment,
she feebly asked what had happened.
The medlrnl examination showed
that the assassin must have used a
mall triangular file. After striking
the blow he ran along the Hue des
Alpes, but waa seised 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 tt," and "She must be dead."
Iater, 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
howing his name to be Lulgl Loachtnl
born In Fans in lt73. ana nn linnan
soldier. 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,
hut he declared that It was only by ac
cident he had learned of the presence
of the Austrian Empress at Geneva.
The assassin honed 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:
"1 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 Km
press Elisabeth. The body has been
embalmed and dressed In white. The
doctors photographed the wound, but
the plate will be destroyed.
It Is understood that Emperor Fran
els JoFeph will not leave Austria, but
will send hlirh court officials to take
the body to Vienna,
A dlsnatch from Berne, the Swiss
capital, says: The president of Swltzcr
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 victim to an assassin w ith
in the borders of their country. They
Immediately arranged to hold an ex
traordinary Federal Council to con
sliler the measures to take against the
assassin. The latter must be tried no
cording to the statutes of the canton In
which the crime waa committed, which
forbid capital punishment and make
life Imprisonment the most severe
penalty which can be imposed.
The Federal authorities were not in
formed of her Intention to visit Geneva
nor were the local authorities there
aware of her presence, as she waa
traveling Incognito. The police are not
blamed, though the circumstances res
ponslble for the lack of precautions
are widely regretted.
A Vienna dispatch says: The news
of the assassination of the. Empress
Hecame 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 McKlnley cabled the fol
lowing message when he learned of the
asaaselnatlon:
"Executive Mansion.
"Washington, September 10, 1898.
"To Hla Majesty, the Emperor of Aus
tria, Vienna:
"I have beard 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 Btatea.
"William McKlnley.
The president Sunday received the
following reply to his telegram of con
dolence sent to Emperor . Francis in-
seph:
"Schoenbrunn. Sent. 11
"Emperor of Austria to the President
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
or tne united males, l beg you to ac
cept for that expression my warnies
thanks.
"FRANCIS JOSEPH."
Extra editions were issued by all the
papers. All the papers accompanied
. the announcement with warm tributes
to the Empress. They were eagerly
anatcned from toe hands or the tellers
und were read aloud to groups of cltl
sens.
The Empress of Austria was born
Deccwmber 24, 1837. She was a daughle
of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, and
was mamea to irancis Joseph, Em
peror of Austria and King of Hungary,
April 114. 164. They had three children
the Archduchess Glsela, who is mar,
rled to Prince Lultpold of Bavaria: the
Archduke Rudolph who married Prin
resa Stephanie of Belgium, and who
was (seemingly) assassinated in 188,
and the Archduchess Maria Valeria,
who married the Archduke Frans Sal
vator of Austrla-Tuscany.
An indescribable grief overpowers
ine people. Tne performances at the
court theaters and the Jubilee exhlbl
lion nave Deep canceled.
rtat Busts Is rep.
Great questions are confronting
Europe juai now. 'tne csar s peace re
script, the tragical reopening of the
Dreyfus case, the Anglo-German
agreement, tne reconuuest of the Sou
dan, the massacre of brltisff troong in
Crete and the dismissal of Li Hung
Chang from the Chinese foreign office,
were all compressed Into the fortnight
ending last Saturday and all are still
as keenly debated as on the day which
saw tueir uirtn.
At least $1,000,000 prise money will be
distributed among American sailors as
resuit of to war w a Spain.
MOVEMENTS TOWARD PEACE.
The war department Is likely to send
more troops to Hawaii.
Dewey's flagship, the Olympla, has
been cleaned and renovated at Hong
Kong.
The Spanish senate has voted In
fn"or of the peace protocol adopted by
Kngasta's cablrct.
Six cases of yellow fovr have devel
oped In Col. Sargent's Fifth Immune
eglment at Santiago.
Spain Is taking steps to buy off the
OHO soldiers held as prisoners by the
Philippine Insurgents.
The death rate at Santiago has
greatly decreased. There Is now no
e-llnw fever In the city.
Gen. Shaftcr brought with him from
antlngo a little Cuban, to whom he
ook n fancy and adopted.
Small gunboats are the only vessels
hlch can he saved of the Spanish
qundron that Dewey sank.
Gen. Wood Is organising a new police
force at Santiago Hnd wants 100 able
bodied Cubans In the service-
A committee of the Filipinos, ap
pointed by Agulnnldo are on their way
to visit President McKlnley.
The nrmy returning from Porto Rico
with Gen. Miles will parade In New
York Snttmlny and be reviewed by the
president.
A delegation of (Junkers visited Pre
sident McKinlev last Saturday In the
ntcrcsta of perpetual and universe
i ace.
Eighteen out of twenty leaders of
the Philippine Insurgents the other day
ecliled in favor of annexation to me
t'nlted States.
Gen. Miles believes that one soldier
in ol-nrv th.illttnml nnnlllntlon W OU fl
the right standard for an army of
the Cnlted States
The transport Mississippi arrived at
New York from Porto Hlco last Satur
day. Cavalry troops from Pennsyl
vsnia were on board.
Secretary Alger and Gen. Shnfter
visited camp Meade at Mlddletown,
Pa., last Friday. Twenty thousand
troops passed In review.
The Missouri arrived at Camp t I
koff last Saturday from Santlngo. She
had sal sick men when she left santia
go. During the voyage up 13 died.
Spain has derided to ask the United
Slates to consent to allowing her to
send warships to the Philippines to
protect the coast towns against Insur
gents.
Certain Hlsainsnn. of the battleship
Massachusetts, w as last we?k promoted
to be commodore and Richmond P.
Hobson was at last made full naval
cor.structor.
Beef rattle are permitted to enter
Cuban rorts free of duty where It Is
intended to feed starving natives.
President McKlnley personally Issued
this order last Tuesday.
Thomas H. Wheeler, son of Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, and Second I.leu
tenant Newton D. Klrkpatrick. 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. Dietrlck, a member of
romnanv B. Ninth Pennsylvania re
Klment. last week died of typnoiet
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 Culm they subsisted on mule meat
Agulnaldo, the Philippine Insurgent
lender 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 Hough 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 Hlco on the Obdam
which arrived In New York last Wed
nesday, had palm trees lashed to the
masts. The ship resembled a tropical
forest.
Cubans at Santiago are paid
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 Kasagl. which Is now near
Ing completion In Cramps shipyard,
Philadelphia
The American evacuation commls
sloners Rear Admiral Sampson and
Generals Butler and Wade reached
Havana on the transport Resolute and
were courteously received by Captain
General Blanco,
The steamship Lafayette has arrived
at Havana from Spain. Among he
passengers Is Miss Jessie Schley, the
American young woman wno went to
Madrid to see the queen regent In the
interests of peace.
An unknown enemy hurled a brie
at Lieut. Sears, Admiral Schley's fla
lieutenant, while he was delivering
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 Riran
evacuation commission, October 1901,
and Admiral W. T. Sampson, on the
Cuban evacuation commission, Febru
ary, 1802.
Admiral Cervera visited the navy de
partment at Washington a few day
ago. Ha only met Assistant Secretary
Allen, and as neither could speak the
language of the other the meeting
was somewhat embarrassing. HI
call was fur the purpose of thanking
the government for the generous
treatment he nad received.
Secretary of War Alger, at Detroit,
gaven vent to an Interview In whle
he said that the Investigation of his
department would vindicate him and
produce much valuable data for use I
the reorganisation of the army
laat Fiatt Ossualatltati Raaai.
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. Whltslaw Reid. In selecting
Senator Gray the president has given
Democratic representation on tne com
LGER WIS III mnsiiGiH
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
8t. Ctrtla Jitat is tat Riiaitt-Oi'iraaiat Hu Hi
iraal Ctatlalat Afatait ItofiiD'
tartaiat-Mllit Is WuiliftM.
Secretary Alger has requested
the
and
president to order a thorough
searching Investigation of the war de
partment. In this request the secre
tary has been Joined by Adj. -Gen. Cor
bln. No decision hss 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 ortlerea, u
III Include, nrobablv. nil matters re
lating to the conduct of the war, so far
they concern the war department.
Secretary Alger expresses hlmseir as
confident that such an Investigation, if
onducted promptly and thoroughly,
III result In much good.
Such an Investigation as has been
equested Is, It Is pointed out, beset
Ith some difficulties. No ennrges or.
definite character have been filed by
ny responsible person or official. .Sen-
satlonal 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 or
n Investigation.
By those who desire and advocate
the Investigation. It Is maintained It
an do no possible harm, and may oe
of positive benefit In clearing away
mnnlfest error from the minus oi
mnny people, and In placing the blame,
ir any Is to be placed, where it rignv
fully belongs.
In some high quarters there Is a, dis
position to look upon Gen. Miles as be-
ng his own worst enemy, and to pass
ver his comments as lll-advisea,
though not to the extent of constitute
ng insubordination, or warranting
official action by the president or war
department.
Montauk Is now a camp or regulars,
000 horse and 8.000 foot. The Inst of
he volunteers save the Rough Riders
and the sick left for their homes last
Saturday. Eleven hundred recruits
for the regular Infantry arrived rl
day from southern posts.
W0DID IINDEK TBI C0UHTRT A 8SRVICI.
Tat Ciaalttit ipilMt7 1st '"" t Isvtttl-
gttt tat wir Dtftrtmtst.
The president has urged tha 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 Jonn At. unonem.
Gen. John 11. Gorelon, Gen. Granville
M. Dodge. President D. C. Oilman,
te n. Charles F. Manderson, Robert T.
Llnceiln. Denied 8. Lamont, Dr. W, W,
Keen, Col. James A. Sexton.
The message which President nlc
lnley addressed to each of these men
ollows:
"Will vou render the country a great
servle-e by aeceptlng my appointment
ns a member or tne committee 10 ex
amine Into the conduct of the Commis
sary, the Quartermaster and Medical
Bureaus of the war Department, nnu
Into the extent, causes and treatment
of sickness In the Held and in the
tamps?
It Is my elesiie tnat tne run anu ex
act truth shnll be ascertained and
made known. I cannot too strongly
Impress upon you my earnest wish that
this committee shall tie or sucn nign
character as will command the com
plete confidence of the cemntry, and I
trust you will consent to serve.
"WILLIAM MCtVIISL.r.1.
The great newspapers of the coun
try, regardless of party, are still de
nouncing the conduct of Gen. Alger
ond 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 or mciniiian.
Secretary Alger announced after the
Cabinet meeting a few days ago that
ha Intended to make a tour of the van
oua 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.
rimiM ICrtDMD E0MILIM.
Tit tin tt Itrtat, Ark., DtttnnA Iff fin-Onst
Uw tf Lin.
The town of Jerome, near Prescott,
Ark., waa completely wiped out Sun
day morning by fire, entailing a loss
of over 11.000,000 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
spiead so rapidly and fiercely that it
was Impossible to save even tne dom
ing. The fire was confined exclusive'
Iv to the business portion of the town,
otherwise the loss and suffering would
have been terrible. Fifteen hundred
people are homeless,
WuU4 tt lltw U Bit Sail.
In explaining Spanish naval defeat
to the Chamber or Deputies a rew days
ago, the minister of marine. Captain
Aunon said that Admiral Cervera, not
having coal or food, waa unable to
leave the blockaded port of Santiago.
He wanted to blow up his ships In the
harbor, but I Informed htm 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 hla depar
ture,
Ussy tf Diwtj't lis Bilk.
The V, B. B. Bennington arrived In
the bay of San Francisco from Mare
Island, and will proceed to Honolulu
In a few days to relieve the Philadel
phia. The department at Washington
lias telegraphed the commandant at
Mare Island for Information as to the
number of able seamen now at the Isl
and lit for service to be sent to Manila
to take the places of 12S men In
Dewey's fleet, who have been incap
acltated.
Btsla't BtTtrsatst Psttrtila
Senor Sagasta said the other evsn
Ing:
"The nomination of the peace com
mission Is delayed because the com
missioners ought to have the full con
fldence of the government; but who
can say who will be In power a month
hence 7 '
Ttrs sal Ost U titn.
Nell DahlgTeen, farmer of Oakhtll,
New York, met with a horrible death
yesterday. While at work feeding
thresher he slipped and his left leg
I waa drawn mio tne maonine.
UNRULY INSURGENTS.
Til Utitn tf tit Pklllftlae sittlitMakt Daitaiiav
atlt DtBtaii aa Bat as UHIU.
The Manila correspondent of ths
Lcndon Times, telegraphing Septem
ber (, says:
The Insurgent conquest of the Island
of Luson la rapidly approaching com
pletion. Recent authentic reports an
nounce the capture of successive Span
ish positions, and at present the rebels
control every foot of the Island except
Manila, Cnvlte and a small portion or,
the province of Albny.
It Is undeniable that the insurgents
In pursuing the campaign after an ar
mistice wai declared hnve caused
much useless suffering and destruc
tion of property, and have annihilated
tbelr very claim to be considered In
any respect the allies of the Ameri
cans.
Agulnaldo has persistently demanded
In terms not too polite, various Impas
sible oonoelons; for example, an oc
cupation of the Governor General'"
palace and other pnlnces: n written
assurance that the Insurgents will be
permitted to occupy permanently their
military positions around Manila, and
protection for the Insurgent vessels by
the American fleet, with many other
claims. Including an Innocent ilemand
for a share of the hoety captured by
the Americans at Manila,
After a careful review of the situa
tion General Otis arrive:! at the logical
conclusion that the Insurgent have no
right to occupy the suburbs of Manila,
and that Agulnaldo's claims have the
support of neither equity eir reason
He has. therefore, categorically re
fused to consider Agulnaldo's de
mands, and sent him a ultimatum. In
terms plainly comprehensible and
authoritative, that he must wlthdmw
his troops from the suburbs before the
lBth or suffer the consequence- of re-
fural.
fITIL 0A80L1RI IXFL0BI0".
fttt St4lit Iinitif frta Wrnkil Billlltf tt
Failtelil.ilt.
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 e-on
sequence of the explemlon, the building
where It occurred, and those adjoining
It on either side, collapsed and up to
10 o'clock, four hours after the occtir-
,ie, four bodies had been recovered
from the ruins and three of these
Identified ns follows: Samuel Behatten
steln, keeper of the greie-ery steire; Ab
lahnm Hihattensteln, his Ill-year-old
son: n 10-months-eild child, named
Goldberg. 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
Irom entering Palestine.
The first snowstorm of the season Is
reported from Eastern Colorailo.
The British, In the battle nn the Nile
lust week, killed lO.ROO Dervishes,
The gold reserve In the treasury last
Baturday amounted to !2.12,34,000.
The French cabinet has unanimously
agreed to a retrial of the Dreyfus case,
Gen. Snussler has been appointed
minister of the French war depart
ment.
In an election riot at Guatemala
last week 300 persons were killed at
the polls. ,
President McKlnley will attend the
Chicago peace celebration on October
18 and 19.
The territory of Hawaii Is the nnme
decided upon for our new possession
In the Pacific.
Wllhelmlna, the queen of Holland
may select Prince Frederli'k of Wled
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 or New York.
LI Hung Chang has been dismissed
from office at Pekln. Great Britain Is
responsible for his removal.
Kaiser Wllhelm says that an ant!
strike bill will be Introduced at the
next session of the relchstag,
One hundred thousand persons
greeted the Pittsburg troops as they
returned home last Sunday night.
Englishmen believe that the Csar'i
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 m few day
ago.
The City of Westminster, B. C was
visited by a destructive Ore a few days
ago. . The loss will amount to 12,000,
000.
The mention of Secretary Alger's
name at the meetings of the O. A. H.
at Cincinnati last week waa the occas
ion 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 Letter, the dethroned wheat
king has paid all of his debts. In or
der to do this the elder Letter mort
gaged $5,000,000 worth of Chicago real
estate.
An English anarchist last week at
tempted to assassinate Wllhelmlna,
the queen of Holland. The bullet
missed and ploughed the cheek of a
waiting lady.
Clarence Ewlng 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 thrje
a reek counterfeiters at Chicago a few
days ago, when they were arrested by
the detectives.
The Populists National Convention,
held at Cincinnati last Tuesday, nomi
nated Wharton Baker, of Pennsyl
vania, for president. Ignatius Donnelly
of Minnesota waa nominated for vice
president, Joseph Chamberlain, England's col
onial secretary, who Is a guest at the
Endlcott home In Danvera, Mass., said
that England Is willing to come more
than half way to consummate an al
liance with America.
Mrs. Ell Potter, a Kansas City wom
an surfraglst, received $10,000 from an
Insurance company for the loss of her
house. Afraid to trust the Insurance
company she carried It cn her person.
Highwaymen knocked her senseless
and robbed her.
A daring plot to assassinate the Csar
at Moscow last week failed. An at
tempt was made to blow up a house
' flllu'l wltb gas while the Csar passed,
but by a miscalculation the explosion
occurred at the wrong moment and an
army officer and his wife were killed.
One of the assassins waa also found In
the ruins of the bouse.
MILES can II SIKO.
LEFT GLORY TO SHAFTER.
tki tit Don-taut lit Ortml lla U
Ttrtd'l Itmalir, Wklik Suirtiil; Utilise-!
U h-tu Red Tlllttr Is Cite.
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 Torsi's surrender Is veri
fied In nn Interview granted to a cor
respondent by the general.
ueneral Miles stated that on the third
day of July Gen. Shafter telegraphed
that, his losses had been greatly under
estimated, that he met with stronger
resistance than he had anticipated and
tnat he was seriously considering the
advisability of falling back to a posi
tion five miles to the rear and that he
hnd been unable to be up during the
heat for four days.
I nder such clrcutnstane es Grn. Miles
tele-graphed Gen. Shnfter that he
would be with him within a week with
strong reinforcements, eif course, tak
ing the troeips prepared for the second
expedition which had been ordered by
the president to operate against the
enemy In Culm as well as In Porto Rico.
Under verbal Instructions of the presi
dent. Gen. Miles was directed to go
wherever he eleemed his presence was
required and that he should give such
directions ds In his opinion were best
for the army and the government.
These- were the circumstances under
which Gen. Miles left Washington, ar
riving at Santlngo July 11, not as a
private Individual nor as a visitor.
Any pretense that he went there dls.
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
sible for what might occur.
He then proceeded to the front and
after consulting with Gen. Sharter, I
note was sent to the Spanish com
mander by Gen. Shnfter, saying that
the commanding general of the United
States army had arrived In his ramp
with strong reinforcements, and would
meet him between the lines st 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 hnd left Washington six days
be. fore and that It was then the deter
mination of the government that this
portion of the Spanish a' my must be
captured or destroyed.
Gen. Toral replied that so long as he
had rations ami 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
e-onfereni-e a dispatch was received by
Gen. Miles from Washington as fol
lows: "Washington. D. C, July 13. 1808.
"MnJ.-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 nn as
sault would fall. 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 Oen. Miles was there as
a visitor. He waa charged with re
sponsibility or ordering an assault up
on the entrenchments and fortifica
tions of an army, which, If successful,
would have cost at least 6.000 lives, or
of withholding the assault If In his
judgment such assault would fall.
"No greater discretion was ever
given to any general commanding an
army, and what Is more, as will be ob
served, ho was authorised 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.
Bhafter.
. MABT I0LDIBBJ MOW SB! AM.
Ost Bas4it Tktataal Will at MaiUrti Oat tt Bata
Itett Is frtttrMta.
In reDonse to the request of the
governors of some of the states for the
muster out of their entire volunteer
force the president replied In substance
as follows:
"Answering your telegraphic request
for the muster out of your regiments,
I 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
ran 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
muster in will be as nearly as possible
according to the population of the
several states. The suggestion to mus
ter 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 ran with the least Inconvenience
remain In the service. Their advice
will, so far as consistent with the pub
lic Interests, be complied with."
Can tf tat War.
The approximate cost of the war to
the United States has been:
Expenditures for the army, $78,&00,-
000.
Expenditures for the navy, $38,000,000.
Total, $114,600,000.
Lives lost In the army:
Officers killed In battle, 33.
Men killed In battle, 231.
Officers and men wounded, about
1,460.
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, 31.
Ortfit Bttaraa tt Ot 'wilt.
It Is stated that the battleships
Iowa 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.
B. A. B. Htli( it Clatliittl tailtf tf as Isjav
Me it Bit. Nafnt.
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
Relief Corps. He sold:
Every man who dies for want ot
good food, In unhealthy ramps, with
out proper medical care, will rise In the
Judgment day against the system of
red tape, which Is a disgrace to our -
civilisation, and our religion."
After citing a particular case nf 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 Mellsh 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 de
rision were turned Into cheers and re
peated calls for Gov. Pingree. but he
had left the hnll and refused to return.
BIATHId AT CBBTB PB0TB8T.
Is OiiiKiaiaH t British War Shis f trti Sailli late
taiOltyifOaalla.
Condla, 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 officials,
eulmtnated Tuesday In bloeedy fighting
between the Mussulmans and the Brit
ish troops.
Riots took place In various parts of
the city and many have been killed.
When the 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 Jo
Instnll Christian officials. They had
appointed a council of Internal control
to administer the title revenues and
detachment of soldiers was statloTlPcl
outside the office as a precaution.
It Is reported at Athens that the
bombardment was renewed at Candla
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
Candla, It Is estimated that 23 British
were killed and 45 were wounded.
The worst Is feared ns to the fate of
the majority of the Christians. It Is
reported that only 2'i0 have been saved
nut of over 1,000. The situation was ex
tremely dlfllcult. The Turkish troops
refused to aid the British, who, being
exceedingly few In the town, were soon
everpowered. The 40 wounded were
attended to by the warships.
Friday eight warships were anchor
ed In the harbor at Candla, an an
other bombardment Is Imminent.
The British, German and Spanish
consulates hnve been looteel, and thus
far 300 native Christians and 67 Brit
ish subjects have been killed.
TH0UBLE80MI MANILA IN8DBSENTS.
latniilag rortigairt late 8rlM- FitUttiat
Chorea Sirrlm -Strut Oar Trafli Ruoail.
The recruiting agents of the Manila
insurgents are causing further trouble.
They huve 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 Preitestant services In pri
vate buildings. Such services have
never previously been held In the his
t ry of the Philippine islands.
United States Consul O. F. Williams,
In behalf of Capt. N. Dyer of the Unit
ed States cruiser Baltimore, haa re
turned to Gen. Miranda the sword
which the latter surrenderee! to the
American officer at the capture of Cor
regldor 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 rases. One of these
strikes caused the suspension of traffic
on the heirse car lines of Manila, but
they resumed operations to-day.
In conformity with the new regula
tion most of the Spanish steamers are
taking our American registry,
i The native crews refuse 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.
CB1TICI8M SHOULD CEASE.
fartair Biaarkt Aat tat War Dtaartaiat Will
Makt tai Aray A;oar Biditaltat.
Adjt.-Gen. Corbln believes that the
talk about the war department has
gone too far.
"It is admitted," he says, "that there
Is much suffering in the army, but why
lay all the blame on the war depart
ment? If this tirade of abuse and
dtfnmation of reputation continues.
It is a question In my mind whether
it will not end In disorganising 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 said and written of
the army and its management. Our .
soldiers are liable to be rated aa bablea
and our executive officers as Imbeolles
or corrupt."
antu at NltUtal Mtttlaf.
The political war between the two
factions of the Silver Republican party
at Colorado Springs resulted Wednes
day morning In the death of Charles
Harris of Denver. It waa the result of
an attempt by the Broad faction to
capture the opera house, which waa
guarded by the Sprague faction. A
rush was made by 76 or 100 of the
Broad men from both front and rear, .
of the building, and the Sprague ruen,-N
who held possession, in repelling the
attack fired a volley Into their assail
ants. Harris tell with a bullet through
the abdomen. The shooting occurred
Just outside the opera hi we door.
- A Blttt af Tnaaatfto. A
One result of the war will be the''
establishment of at permanent fleet of
army transport vessels on the Atlantlo
and on the Pacific!