xm ae SOF MSR NRO a BY AN ANARCHIST. Wiis Viaiting at Oumevs. Switaeriond. As Italian As sassin Flanges s Dagger Inte Her Breast— HeKizley Tenders Sympathy. With no hatred for the poor, but enly for the rich is the reason given by an anarchist for murdering the Empress of Austria last week. The last of a Jong weriex of family misforfunes has just befallen the house of Austria. An anarchist named Lao- chini stabbed the Empress in the Preast Saturday afternoon at Geneva, Switherland, while she was walking from the Hotel Beaurivage to the steamer landing on the inke The Empress fell, arose again was carried to the hotel upeansc The stretiher upon which the : was carried te the hotel improvised from oars and sail Doctors and priests were fm mediately summoned and a telegram was sent to Emperor Francis Joseph All efforts to revive the Empress wore unavailing. and she expired at three o'clock, The last words of the empress were | addressed to the attendants. Recov- ering consciousness for the moment she feebly asked what had happened. The medical examination showed that the assassin must have used small trisngular file. After striking the bow ke ran along the Ras des Alpes. but was seized by twn cabmen whe had witnessed the crime. They handed him over to a bowtman and a gendarme, who conveyed him to the police station. Moy made no resistance He as he walked along. saying ! en sang a Ad 11. and “Bhe must be dead.” Later, when taken to the court house interrogate ard He, Fm wan ted by a magistrate he not to know French and re. * to anwwer questions. The police, on searching him. found a document | showing his name to be Luigi Loachini born in Paris In 1873, and an Italian : He lived at Parma. Italy, The aswansin told the magistrate that he came to Geneva to assassinate “Er - other important an, but had bean unable to Execute the project. The reason of his failure he Faia not give, he deciured that it was only hy ac- nt he had learned of the presence ¢ Austrisn Empress atl Geneva wih assassin hoped that all anarch. | ete ee nis example which would swoon result in the annihilation e upper classes. Later he admit it he had come to Switzerland eminate the Duke of Orleans. maintains his demeancy apd frankly congratulates Mimaetf upon the success of his crime. SAYRE: “1 am &n anarchist. but belong to no | committee. 1 acted on my own initia- tive. Let them do as they like with me. That is my strength.” No strangers are allowed to ape proach the rotfin of the murdercd FEm- press The body has been | embalmed und dressed in white. Ths doctors the wound, but ecynioal ET ied Sour : apital, Sate Hy Ra Says: P t of Switzer Hs and other members of the govern. nd and were stunned with horror when i news romched the Paince that the a0 beloved by all Enrapeans, Nes Tater & # victtm to an assassin with- borders of their country. They ‘arranged to hold an ex. Federa! Council to con » easures to take against the The latter must be tried ac. 4 10 the statutes of the canton in : was committed, which and make The news “shortly Before six It spread lke light- | were suddenly filled people, many of the becoming impassable. cabled the fol- when he learned of the of the government and or Ne : i oh McKinley.” : Sunday received the i" reply to his telegram of cone to Emperor Francis Jo- “Hehoegbrunn, Sept. 11 of Austriis to the President ; Staten ¢ touched — the expression and xy mpathy which you to forward me in the esd and people 1 hep you to ac. | t expression my warnesi : a “FRANCIS JO8EPH editions were igsued by all the All the papers accompanied | cement ith warm tributes ine Haan i 13 . ad re chiro tures for the army, $78,500, - res for the navy, $36,000.000 000 rs killed in battle, 33. killed in battle, 231. and men wounded, about s and men killed by disease, , 1,600 a ‘men drowned. 1: while they are finding the Ryritish steamship MOVEMENTS Towamn PEACE. The war depart ment is likely to send more iron to Hawaii There wore 671 patients in the hospi- tal at Montauk Point last Tuesday. Honoluly may be made a rendezvous far inited Rtatés troops in the Pacific Yellow fever in reported to have made itx appearance among the troops at Ponce, en. Wheeler says that President McKinley fears a renwal of the war with Spain. The Sparnich favor of iby PHRE Bagasia so ahir ot Hix cases of yvollow oped in Vol Rargent x regiment nt Ssnting The wharves at Havana with provisions for which i wible to abinin rans! Oly Iwo rigivnts CRekaroaugs. | Ringe fers have vroamped Gen Bhafter brought with kim Bantipgoe a fitile Cuban, be whem tock 3 faney and adopted jen. Wood ix crganizing a new police farce at Hantiagn and wants 190 able. Bodied Cubans in the gerviee Asple from ihe and the ships destroved in batih vorr bar co¥t Kieain 3 Len es fen, Law's seventh army wil! be required in Havana as an army of secupation in about three weeks Clara Barton of the Had (ross So. ciety, nay arrived in Washington from Cuba She may now ge to the Php. pines. A delegation of Quakers visited Pro ident MeKinlev last Saturday in the intersmty of perpetual and usiversal pace The army returning from Porto Rico with Gen. Miles will parade in New York Saturday and be reviewed by the president Natives of the arolines are said to have destroyed Spanish role in the is nds and to have put up thelr own government Gen. Miles believes that one soldier for every thousand population would be the right standard for an army of the United Rates. The raining season in {aba will ter minate in a few weeks-about the time that the American army of occupation will take possession Renate bas Yoledd IN protacet adopted by teviy Bave devel Pifth immune are filled i fms - ryrain al Th meld Baw April there fram he Horiies thy Foomes of her £3 SEPP The {ravwpeirt Mississippi areived at New York from Portd Rico last Satar. day. (avairy troops from Pennsyl vania were on board, Kecretary Alger and tien Shafter visited camp Meade at Middistown, Fa. last Friday. Twenty thousand troops passed in review, The Missouri arrived at Camp Wi Koff fast Saturday from Rantiugo. She had 261 sick men when she jeff Santia- £6. During the voyage up 13 dled Captain Higginson, of the battleship Massachusetts wag last we kK promoted to be sommodors and Richmond P. Hobsons war at last made full cor strae tor. Thomas BH. Wheeler son of Gin eral Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lisu- tenant Newton DD Kirkpatrick, First cavalry, were drowned while bathing at Montauk Wednesday afternoon. Eighty deaths a day was the average among the Spanish troops at Guania- rRmO, prior to thelr removal to Spain, Truring the ns: few days of their stay in Cala they subsisted on mule meat Apuinaide, the Philippine insurgent Jesder has become si troublesome. that (ren, (is hax ardersd him from the suburbs of Manila. President MoKin- fey fears serious results from this move, Colonel Roosevelt has received money from wealthy New Yorkers for the Jlongh Riders, Thix will sustain (he Rough Riders for several months peaceful em ployment Soldiers returning io the [Tnited Heates from Porte Rico on the Obdam which arrived in New York fast ‘Wed. nesday. had pal trees lashed to the masts. The ship resembled a tropical foram Cubans ax! Santiago are paid a month's rations for a week's work. This will enable therm to aecumulate erocugh food mo that they can return nome and find permanent employ ment. Gen. Miles would like to parade the Wisconsin Valontesr troops in New York so as to convinces the public that not all the soldiers are returning from the mar in a pitiable and worn condition. The American evacuation commis signers — Rear Admiral Sampson and fyenerals Butler and Wate reached Havana on the transport Resolute and were dnurteousty received by Onptain Genersl Blanco Secretary of War Alger. at Detroit, gaven vent to an interview in which he sald that the investigation of his department would vindicate him and produce much valuable data for uw In | the reorganization «f the army. The steamship Lafavelte has arrived at Havana from Bpain Among ber passengers is Miss Jeswie Bohley, Ameriian Madrid to ses the interests of peace. Admiral Cervera and his 1688 teft Prartamonth, NH Monday. The men were all mind 1a refused generois treatment at hands of their captors An unknown enemy hurled & brick #! Liegt. ¥ears, Admiral Schley's flag eutenant, while he was delivering a messnge from the peace commussion to the Spanish governor at San Juan, Porte Hico. He escaped with & slight injury. Beervtary Leong of the navy is pre paring a bill by means of whieh he hopes to secure Justice for naval of. cers whose promotion has been retard. ed betause of the advance of other men fur conspicucus conduct during the Spanish war. : The battleship Texas will probably ge to Manila and become Admiral Dewey's flagship. The Texas will greatly strengthen the Asiatic squad- ton and al the same time relieve the Olympia which is in great need of a thorough overhauling. Jeparts submitted to Gen. Brooke by the various command rs show tht 17 per cent, of the American army of 11.006 men in the island of Porto Rico are on the sick list. These are moat aMicted with typhoid malaria and diarrhoea. The death rate is small The principal heroes of the Spanish war retire in the following order: Ad. miral George Dewey, commanding the Asiatic station, December 183: Admire al W. BR. Schley, on the Porto Rian evacuation commission, October 1301 and Admiral W. T. Sampson. on the Cuban evacuation commission, Febru ary, 12 In the United States distrivt eaurt at Charleston, 8 ©. Judge Brawley handed down a decision condemning Newfoundland and its cargo to forfeiture as a lawful prize of war. The ship was captured by tho Mayflower BAVA! the | VOLNE WOman who went fo gueen regent in the | Annan sald that men t for Spain last | aan ats Hie wanted to Blow up Kis ahips in the 4s bins ha = harbor but 1 informed him ‘ ¥ the mi id k YE #u although ¥ admitted Raving hl [would be preferable to leave the port TH and engage the enemy. General Blanco DC ardered Admiral Cervera to rave San- pian and fixed the day of Kis depar- MEER WANTS AN INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE APPOINTED Bas. Corbin Joins is the Request Government Has No Perma! Complaints Agsinst the War De parimest Miles Ovitin ood Qesrstary Alger hay 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 Ad] Ten Cor Lin. Ruch an investigation ass hax been requested iw it is pointed out. beset with some difMenitien No charges of 8s definite character have been filed by any responsible person of official Sen. stinnal stories and ramors for which the administration has present know {| ridge that there im po foundation have Cpwen clreulated, amd obiertion is made to Hlgnifying them by the ordering of an investigation By those who dewire he investigation it i= maintained 1 can do no possible harm ard may be of positive benefit In clearing away manifest error fram the minds of many people and im pincing the blame, Hf any i= to be placed wher it right fully belongs In some high quarters There ix a dix position to look upon Gen. Miles as tw ing Bis own worst enemy. and to pase aver his comments as (io gdvined though ret to the extent of canstitaf ing insubordination. of warranting aficinl aotion By the president oF way department and advraate WOULD REXDER TEE COUNTRY 4 SERVICE The Committers Appointed by the President ts Invest. gote the War Department The president has urged the follow. ing named gentismen among Ht Bers to accept places on the commitles re auested hy Secretary Alger tn invest gate the consiart of the sear fieutennnt General John MM. Shofleld Gen John BB Gordon, Gen Granville M [rwige. President 1p © Gilman, fin (haries FP Manderson Robert T Lineols, Iuiniel 8 Lamont Ir WW Keen Col James A Sexien The message which President po Kintey addressed 10 each of heme mon follows ALN vou render the country a great service by avcepting my appointment Be A member of the commitise fa exe amine into the conduct of the Commis. sary. the Quartermaster and Medical Raresus of the War Department, and fate the extent. causes nnd irsatment nt sickness in the field and nn the Campa? “It ia uy desire that the full and ox Act truth shall be ascertmined and made Known [| canndt too strongly Impress pon you my sarnest wish that thin committer shall be of such high ~haracter as will command the som. plete confidence of the country, and i trawt vou will consent to serve i WiLL FAM Me KINL EY A HUMILIATED AUDIENCE 6 4 R Nesting st Cinsianet: Guilty of aa Injes- ties tu Bev Pingree tov. Pingree of Michigan came Ia the (3. A.B encampment at Cincignati Wednesiay for the espedial purpose of Aslivering an address to the Womans Relief Corps. He said “Every man who dies for want of good food, in unheaithy camps, with out proper medical care, will rise in the judgroent day against the sistem of | red tape. which is & disgrace Io our civilization, and our religion’ After citing a partieniar case of bad rranagersent in the distribution of dis infectants Gov. Pingres sald: "If Bed IYtRry Alger we But Gov. Pingree sever finished (hat sentence. After the gowrnor had left and quiet had been restored Chair man Melinh finished the sentence which the audience had refused to permit Gov, Pingree to read. it ran as fol ows: If Becretary Alger had been piven full power such things word never have happened The transformation of the audience vas remarkable. The Bisses of de- riston were turned into cheers and re- peated calis for Gov. Pingres. hut he had left the hall and refused to return AN i a AT A RS RRR tt WR $5050 The Toon of Jerome, Ark, Dretreysd ww Fire reat Leas of Life The wwown of Jerome, near Prescott, Ark. waa completely wiped out Sun day morning by five. entailing & loss af over 31008600 in property. Eleven hedien have =o far been recoversd, 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 i was imposeibie to save even the clothe ing The fire was cronflaed exclusive fv to the business portion of the town, ctherwiss the loss and suffering would Eive been tarrible Fifteen hundred peatiie are Romie Wanted te Blow o Rie ny in explaining Fpanish naval defeat re the Uhamber of Deputies a few days apn, ihe minister of marine Captain Admiral Cervera, not waving coal or food, vas asable to remve the blockaded port of Santiago that if Ture, ess Dwys ex to The {7 2 & Benningten arrived in the bay of Ban Francisco from Mare Island, and will proceed to Honolulu in a few days to relieve the Philadel phia. The department at Washington bas telegraphed the commandant at Mare lsland 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 35 men In a fleet, who have Deen Iincap- | pcitated. Reet and Dingley Bo-vissted. The Maine State selection Monday re- suited in the success of the full Repud- Hean ticket, - follows: Governor — Liewsilyn Houlton, ongressmen— First district, Thomas B Reed of Portland: Second district, Nelson Dingtey, of Lewiston: Third district. Edwin Burleigh of Augus- ta Fourth district, Charles A. Boutel- te, of Bangor. Powers, of Careless Purents Mrs, tornelius Driscoll of Indian- apells, Ind, while artending the tuners! of Howard Hansing, her cousin who was murdered Saturday night by George White, her fivesyear-oid daughter picked up a flubert rifle to amuse her four-months-old brother who was crying. In some manner which the child was unable to explain, the gun was discharged, struck the baby in the forehead, causing instant death. Paik about church element bor, Mich, bey mi CONDITIONS AT SANTIAGO. Intretanet Darvas in Hiekres: Among the Pear Ar the result of The generg! introduces tien by General Wood Military thpvers nor of Santinge de Cuba of Anperican methods of copducting municipal fairs this ancient and ale sve henithy city presents a health which is pire rxtranrdis BRE ing ihe Shi sw that oxi ted @& Bo ng Under the pe iw divided nn physicians tach i Fpectars of sess ru Atupensaries with cleaners Five handred cube yards o are Burst daily dlvinfeciapiv are distrib ated wherever they arte needed ard a heavy Soe te imposed for an. cleanliness arnt failure ta soporl an Bea ithy conditions and deals Gute k rrcasfa of wry Fit tem are furnished by the gee stekriony armong Ihe pair Gents rate of 18 x ponth Pn 1618 Further yy duty and thorauphness ERYITAZY ATTAnKEMmRiR iw the lessening of =lokness few rose CRITICIEN SHOULD CEASE Bazitary Srviem nih ester Kantingo Aivimions redler Rive 1 Baving in sped Wi rewl REE Bye * EE Mandred rhe | of the HUE Feary 9 The AMES ago hae fal al the Wir »F 1 Paw He wap piled by armory the fe 6 i of Further Bamarky Abent the Wor Department Will Make the Army Appear Ridiesions ries basliev ew Tha war depmriment the haw {5 ths pone ton far “It iw admitied he save iw repel saffering in the sry, Bul why tay all the hime on the war depart. ment? If this tirade of abuse and Av famattiom of reputation continues, it im a question in my ining whether it will not spd in dlunrganizing tha military forces of the aunty and perhaps prove an obstacle in raising another olunteer army if one shegid he pesded We are already placed in usenviable light before other natinne by what hay been said and written of the army and ts management Our soidiers are dable to be rated as bables and our Xe gtive oMcery am phe iles or earrapt. raTaL sasoLINE fxrLosion Adit yen “that there Tour Bodies Ramuvel From oo Wreeked Puiiding st Ay ihe explosion of 4 gailons of gasoline in the cellar of a grocery store at Philadelphin Sundsy night four Hye were lost, As an immediate con. sequen of the explosion the butiding where it acctrred and those alioining it on either side collapsed and up to 10 o'riock, four Bours aller The oweoar- seniee. four bodies had been recovered from (he riins and three of these identified as follows: Ramuyel Rehgtiien. stein Keeper of the grocery store Abe raknn Sehattenstein hin Sovear-obd wn a iDaponthe.old child named Goldberg The fourth body was that of a girl about 18 years old, dC ha Tenersin The sessivn of the Madrid Senate Monday was stormy Count 4A menas. challvaged to give the nanies of the Generals who he recently said aught to be disgraced, repling “Nery well, as you wish (1. I will he (Generis to whom | referred are General Wenler, Genera! Blanco and General Prime 4» Rivers § will ates ipetude In the sane category Admiral Cervera, Smeitsions Powter Contrasts The contract for suppiving the Navy department with smokeless powder has bean awarded to the Ualifoarnias Powder Company and the Dupont Powder iomipany, each te supply 9 Wh pounds. The contract price in 89 rents a pound. the government to fur. nish alsahol necsssary for the produc. tian of the Jowder Wests the Cubans Poy Advent The Cuban American League has ad- dressed a iter lo President MeKin- ley asking thstarrangements be made te pay the Cuban army, the money tn be advanced By the United States and repaid by Cubs when she has a gov. srfraent orf ax a state in the union by ISNUIngR bands, Purifying * , Ksasns Tees / hareh people ar Concordia, Kas, fast Saturday inaugurated a sdoon crusade. While demolishing one of the siloony BF. Miller waz shor in the face by the praprietar Aftof the sa- nonkesper had been arrested the finished demolishing everything n the Blace, 7 The firs! snowstorm of (Ae season in reported from Eastern Uslorido The gold remerve in the ireasury last Saturiay amounted to $337 354 Me Presiden: McKinley will attend the Chicago peace celebration an Octaber iS and 1% The territory decided upon in the Pacific Joseph Chamberiain RBritish colonies arrived in jax Wednesday Thesdare Roosevelt gevept the Repubilvan governor of New York Jadge Theos Cooley, a lawyer with a nations! reputation. died at Asn Are imst Monday, One hundred thousand greeted the Pitsburg trans as returned home last Sunday night af Hawaii ix the name far SUP NEW DORsession af the Yark ARE TRLREY New fae derided 1a nansination fir they York whiskey house resulted in the death of three workmen a few AW The (Uy of Wistmineter BH , was visited by a destructive fire a hc dave | ago. The joss will amount to $3,000 - 900 : Ths Chicage Methodist Hpiscopal ministers will send a letter congrata- ating the Russian prime minister on the (‘gar's peace move, Seven people were burned fn death in the Prescot! Arisona, fire. The joss is estimated at from half to three quarters of a mililon. The mention of Secretary Alger's name at the meetings of the G. A. RR. at Cincinnati last week was the occas fon for uprosrious appianse. 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 wheat king has paid all of his debts. In or- der ta do this the elder Leiter mort. gaged 35000000 worth of Chicago real eatate. Hot dollars which burned the fingers of officers had Just been made by those | Greek counterfeiters at Chicago a few davs apn, when they were arrested oy the dotectives. Joseph Chamberiain, England's caol- anial 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- lance with America. f refume § pred agua have vw hole 3 oof Ih F for a share of the booty pRrRGns | ! Marin de ! wing Alfansa The explonion of spirits in a New | { decorated with Rags and banners and days i and * in the outbreak at wee how many volts you INSURGENTS ORGANIZING. Atmirgd Dewry Makes s Repmest for on héditienal Battionkiy snd Cruissr Agrinslie Clive te Bows 100.000 Mes at Eis Dispos Rear Admiral wavy widers the sHuatiin a’ it iv guderstoast he lige grtditione? crgiser and The Rpaniards assert (hal Germany wi take a roaling statics and that spain will retain the remgifoder of he fedariein The last Spanish garrisms at [ooos surrepivedt and the gan in In the handle sxcent at Manis ERY HE SEH Manila §ritent sels] for an Bet tenhip island of 1, Insurgent and Cavite Aguinaide went fe dis to vere an asssnbiv of Filipinos Sept ber 35 To deeded poticy af the insurgents Apainad dn salt thers wese 6 ON rreIrgente armed with vftes He addnt be could TRtwe OME AWE maar This insurgent ead intent if the wHeds optiistion of Philipunine wipe were Willing to thetly independents valde watd he hed L060 pHlitury ters, inscinding Dee in ihe viding. of Muntin besides civ prisoners the provisional goevevinpent” peeling ix GION he, He nw Aiigiant pond date Brahe nvr ieee Be faeleidlie sp Fri- the gpon ¥ Bs 508 $F La the High Ln J oriw they wis iran Ngulnsig atinfiberesd them the tac mvereign Hisdd aguinsr OG ough. Beet ers repiabiten Wwers Freres ¥ Hoare gs Ras revaiy telegrary ross Holla saving that # Hyanish gushes? scuadion haw snl Br insurgent ftlile comdiag Iv ladies rabediing in provinces esal fo Bpain According to the dispatcd the insyrg- ent had five vemele all of which went tor the Beetles. The Srawniavds had no eves Bast if iw amseeriedt THAT Buindreds of the rebels are belleosd ta Rags pt Peat UNRULY INSURGENTS The Lentery of the Philippine Rebels Make Tursasen- skis Dewaste and Get un Tltimetum The Manila correspondent of the Iendon Thrones telerraphing Septem. er 5 says The fosurgent cofquest of the island of Luror is rapidly appriaching oom pletion. Hecent authentis reports an pounce the captors of sec wemive Span: ish positions, and at prowent the rebels Page Phy wt a wer nme nt fontral every foul of the sand exewpt | Manila, Cavite and a smd portion of the provipes of Aibay It iw undeniable thal he mistice wan decinred have caused much owe leas suffering and desiree thon of property. and have annihilated their very claim to be vaneidered in Any respext the allles of the Ameri CEN Aguinaite has persist nie assented in terme nat too polite, virile us Nps sihie concessions: for sxampla &n v0 vapstion of the Governsr palace and her nalaeen, 3 Written sevurancs that the insurjgrats will be permitted te aoeupy pormanenty thelr military positions srousnd Manils snd preter ion for the insnrgant vessels by the American feet with many other claims irluding an inpeesnt femand maptred hy the Americans at Manta After a cgreful review of (he witas- thon Cleneral Otis arrived at the ofioal ~onelision that the inwnrgentls [iaYs right fo socupy the suburbs of Manila and that Aguinaldes clalom have the suppart of neither squitly or reason. He has 1herefore. sateparically re fused 10 consider Agulnaidive de mands, and sent him oa glitimatum, in terms plainly comprehensible and authoritative, that he must withdraw his troops from the suburbe bhetore the 15th or suffer the consequences of re fora ; Sue Eunéred Thousand Will be Wustered Ort i Bask fists is Prepartion In response 10 the request of Lhe governors of some of the states for the muster cut of their entire volunteer fares the president replied in substance as follows. “Answering vour felegripbiv request for the muster oul of your regiments 1 have already directed that ote Bun. dred thousand of the volunteers shall be mustered oul of service This bes cause. In my judgment. that ean be spared. About ane hundred thousand Will remain, as the govern. Ment now regiires in aba. Porte Rico and the Philippines § larger army than the regular military estabiish- maent affords The muster out ike the mounter in will be as acary as possible acenrding to the population of the several stitex The suggestion in mus. ter out all of the valuntesrs from your state cannoet therefoars be enteriained, The secretary of war has already imsynired of the governors of the sever. al states what regiments 0 their jude- ment can with the least neonyenisne remain in the service Their advice will, wn far as consistent with the pubs He interests. be complied with” Warships Sainte Spain's Flag The sightoenth Brthday of Pring tus Mercedes of lest gister of was celelhirated af San Runday. The «ity wae ne Juan. PR. the American warships New Orienns Clncinnat! were dressed with spanish fags and fred salutes of 20 guns morning, noon and night. In the afternoon the Bpanish peace commis sioners paid calls of courtesy upon Ad. mirat Schley and Gen. Gordon at the Hotel Tnmiaterra and gpon Gen. Brooke at Rio Piedras. Six Nuadred Persons Mu—— About 8 men, women and children were either burned alive or massacred Canadia, Crete, fant week. The Turkish troops are now patroling and blocking wp the street. The Mussuimans are ransack- ing the riinw of the burased quarters of the town, where the devastation is complete. “Ricod is visible everywhere Such bodies of the slain as were not burned were removed in carts and buried out. snide the town Hmits.” i Wished Pa Devien The latest on the New Work Bowery ts an electric pocket-picking device Max (hen fell a victim to it the other night. “Drop a nickel In the slot and can wand,’ rhe sign read. Cohen did so, and after he had grasped the handlo he wax un able to lot go. While in this predica- ment #4 thief relieved Cohen of his watch and ran away Commenter of pro 4 n At ths annual encampinent Cincinnati last week. Col. James A. spxtan of Chicagn was slected com- mander-in-chief of the G. & RR. a oi day of daly en ma nder insgrgenls i Pin pursuing the camipsign alter mn ar Choperale | -gervand. he was Shafter number i as { eid at LEFT GLORY TO SHAFTER The War Department Nad Orfamt Wiis to Seve S00 Teral's Serrender Wiish Be Senecwrsly Doe clined ts De Wis Wot § Visiter 3 Tela Gen. Miles from Parte Rae on (he sieamer Ohdam at New 10K fast Wednesday That the genersi wus in corsmand of the Santiage foros at the time of Torpi's surrender is ove fed in an interviews granted te a core respondent by the general General Miles stated thet on the thin Khater teleges sion that Ma josmes had been greatly ard ore swtimated thet he mel with stress ger resistance thas he Bad anticipated #04 thet be wav wilousty considering the advisability of falling back fo 3 posi tiem five miles tn the rene and the lie had been gusble 10 be up durog the Beat for fogr a4 vu, : Pinder such oitvgmetances Gen. Miles irlvgraphed Gen. Shafter that he wonld be with Biss within 4 week with strong reinforcoments. of course ak. ing the trooper prepared for the second expedition whivk had been ardered by the president le operate agHinst ihe eral In Cuba as well ax in Porto Riva Under verbal instroctions of the pres. deni. Gen Miles wax dirscoted 16 go whetwiver he depmed his presence oes reolred and thar he should give such dirpcdiony as in Bis opinion sere Boos for the army and the goverpment Them: were the siregmstanecs pmb whbed Gen Miles left Washington, are riving at Santlage July 11. pot as a preva indivelidnl ner ws a visitor Any pretense (hat he wont they dis riko of Fis awtherity or offleinl cae paraily ix ten childish te be considecedt by sensible sen, From the moment He arrived a Haptiago he was respaen- sitile for 3 hat might aovar, He then proceeded to ihe front and after ronsulting with Gea Shafter 9 mete wax sent (no the Spanish cone by Gen Shafter, saving that the commanding general of the aitsd Stites army had areived in his camp with strong reinfoecsments, and sonid eet Him between the fines at ans hoitr agreeable to him The reply af the Spanish commander was Thar he donld newt Mim at 12 a'ciork pext eriingg. The mes! ng pas bell and After sine eR versstion between Gen Nhafter and den Tarat Gen Miles frankly informed the Soanish ners that he had l«ft Washington wiy days Belore ard that 14 sas then the deter. mination of the government that this peirthan of ths Npgrnieh ary mast Iw Wptured or destroved, then. Troral replied that so long ks hie hand rations and ammunition he had 1 Aight in ander to maintain the honor of ihe Spanish army. In response to that Be wae nfurmed that he had alrefady anintained the honor of the Rpanitsh Ary and that further ofaris would het useless and would result in the wanton sactifles of human life He eigen for fonger time and earnestly meguemted until 17 delioek next day This wax finally granted by Gen Miles the sesting dewalved and the officers segamrated. On eeturning from thie avon ference 4 divtatch was received by len. Miles fram Washington as fol. fosrme * “Washington, D0, July 15 188 ‘Mai oGen Mies You may scespt surrender bir granting parole 10 oMcers and men alter parole to be permitisd Baopeturs th Spain the United Slates seminiing If nat accepted, thet ase weit. andes in your judgment an as. saul would fail Consult Ah Sswp- sed and pursue auch ootirse as te (he swell as von tolntly agrees anon, Mat. ter should le settisd promptiy OA ALGER Secretary of W ar eT the statement says does nel tool as if Gen. Miles was thers gs a visitor Fle ass charged with re. snannibility of ordering an assanit up 8 the entrenchments and fortifica- fons of an army. which, if saccessful would Dave cont at least 5008 Hyves oF ut withholding the assault if in his wolgement seh assault would fail UN greater discretion wes ever given to any groersl commanding an army, and what is more ay will be ob- authorised to scoept the surrendisr. which in the interest of ni subardinates, he genercusiy do stined to do, and went away leaving all he honor (6 Nix next in rank, Gen errived TROUBLESONT mATLA sTasENTS Inte Servies Prstmatast “The recruiting agents of the Manila iurgents are causing further trouble. They have been impressing the em- ploves of fireign residents, incduding those of the Rritieh consul, and sever al of the fireigners have Som that ihe nnflive groams sre 1mking their employers houves and joining tie insrgenitie The American army chaplains have titted Protestant services in pris vate bulldings Such services have never previously been heid in the hie- tory of the Philippine islands In conformity with the sew regula tion most of the Bpanish steamers are taking oor American registry United States Consul 3. FF Williams, im Behal? of Capt. NN. Dyer of the Unit. wd States cruiser Haltipiore, fas ree arsed to Gen Miranda the sword vwihiteh the Hitler surrendercd the American offleer af the capture of Cores vegidicr xlanal at The satPnbde of (he hay of Manis, Tha men wha went ant on sivike ave dimmgpw ring, and IU has beromne ee waxary to employ soldiers to take thelr plitcen In sone cams Une af (hess strikes causes the suspension of traffie af the horse car lines of Manis, but they reared operations tecday. The nafive crews refuse (0 serve une Aer Spanish offfcers ind the Insurgents to demand that the American authorities srploy no Hpanlards in any capacity wn hmtever. The insurients continue divided be twesn those who sdvoeate absolute in. dependence and those who faver Ame. rican protectorate. The British cruiser Powerful arrived last week avid saluted Admiral Dewey. Gen. (tis rsponded from the Utah battery in the citadel. It was the first salute since the surrender a A ASA HAE 5 tans ¥ LASRES. Jamaica. the British Island. wanis 10 be annexidd to Canada, Turkey has prohibited foreign Jews trom: entering Palestine. The British, in the battle on the Nile tnst week, Killed 10.500 Dervishes The French cabinet has unanimously agreed to a retrial of the Dreytus case. Uien. Raussier has been appointed minister of the French war depart ment In an #=isrtion riot at Caatemals inst week JB persons were Killed at polls Wilhelmina. may select Prince fir a husbhaisd. Aan English anarchist last week gt. tempted to assassinate Wilhelmina, the queen of Holland, The bullet presed and ploughed the cheek of a waiting lady. . the gueen of Holland, Frederick of Wied
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