“ ol " $ To AT EN 3 5 I ANA UAL 5 Sn TI HST AN Re a a a ad a —————— PRESIDENT DETERMINED. 4 Sari Fon tee « commission appointed by Presi- McKinley to investigate the ad. pation of the war department in to ite conduct of the Hispano. an war began itx iakors formal. Monday. The commission ef- | {ization by electing Gen. Dod president. Mr. eightman, secretary; and dr. Mills, of the regular i» understond to be aghiy piersed with the personnel commision. It was his effort as members of the commis. of the highest character and | in whose apinfons and fade. p pountry would have all con. dettired also to have repre- ¢ board all phases of public ng. every section of ant all classes of business i, commercial and mwili- dng the commission the aid, among other things: pen Before suggesting the which shail come before you tiem, | desire to express tion to each of you for | gness to accept the patrintic Rich you have bSedr invited erform one of he highest that can fail to a cititen, inselfishriens in undertaking rofoundly grateful been In many quarters, i of the conduct of the Charges of criminal J nd transports stent that. whether hey have made a deep the country. It is my Sa you shall thorough. and make | { the admints- alsity of these ar you no Hmit to the scope tigation. Of afl depart- ¢d with the army, 1 in- scrutiny and examina. ard every faculty for r : 4 * The reo jw department and the jis omeers shall be sub- press upon you too y that your investiga- thorough and com- report, when made, will bility for any failure or { it be tovnd that the e ave existed know | 1 they willingly gave rvice. If there have heen jm committed. the wrong -doers pt escape conviction and jun ng board consists of Jemen: Granville M A. Bexton, of Chica- Howell, of Atlanta: Chas General John M. MH. D. MeConk, rotir- Ames A. Reaver, of Dr. Phineas 8. Conner, land, (Cal, vere five huliet wounds ar the heart of Cleophias had been a stationsry t ‘was recently discharged r conduct, Everything suicide, but the doctors nt for & man firing five heart, where ime bullet tal. So an autopsy 0 t in alvnost and opposing are of the lx that In the last ex. ation the suffering tuban forces will cuuse in readily see what the ish ie. Cuba is Jost to making her exit she } 4 the Hpanish prison. is beginning in exoite the military officers. iirches and other public | narrow confines fishermen were drowned in ; during a storm a few Manitoba this ited States Peace commis- n London on their way ds of smoke covered lake ‘Monday and Tuesday. were wrecked repre- 8 af £350.000. "RELEASING CUBAN PRISONERS. A Bavsrs Paper Argues That the American Mathots The Cuban rabinet eompored of the pardon ix granted to a grea! number of prisoners who are theregpon turn. od Into the streets of Havana La lacha, in an editorial recently treating upon the question of the fu. tre af uba, corvlades with waving “The only difference between ourselves and the Americans is that they cooapy themselves with material interests and the organization of publi bealth, while we write verses on liberty and sonneds tr the span an a& solntion of oar Very terrestrial problem. We are supporters and followers of ideals and the muses, while (hey are stanch dependents gpon reality and earthly things, We are of heaven and they are of the earth Vie tery. therefore. cannot be doubtful, un. fews wir change our tastes. ambitions and Iemperament, Capt Cen. Blanco. amplifying his de- cree of August 2X hax pardoned 11% | persons who were exiled from the lard for all kinds «of irifmes 4 FONNEL SHAPED CLOUD. Rais Wionght #9 Cemadisz Tewsze by » Oyalsse Five Lives Lost A funnel. shaped cloud appeared oud fog foros as it came from the lake, Ewen! over the Niagara peninsula fron northwest to southeast Running a swath 306 feet wide from lake to flaky. Five persons were Killed and @ were injured. The damage done to property wy rosch §1.000.000, Merritton, a small village one and ane-halt miles south of 81 Catherine's, on the Wellund Canal, suffered the greatest damage. The Lincoln Paper Mills were demolished, and in their rina two dives were lost and several persons fatally injured. The ward schoolhouse, containing 75 pupils, vis overturned. One girl was killed and a sare were seriously hurt Merrvitton was ruined. Grantham, near Merritton, was also visited by the storm, and two sisters named Alken who were caught in the fall of their house, have since died The hosmpitais of Bt Catherine ay choked with the victims of the storm, and urnidoubtediy many casualties at isolated farmhouses are to be reported MOVENENTS TOWARD PLACE. Secretary Alger inspected the camps Cat Chickamauga Park last Thursday. Gen Garcia, the Cuban leader, will visit. Washington in the near future Porta Rico merchants tie all pack- ages with red, white and blue ribbon | Gen. Alger inspected the hospital at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga. fast Ss turday. The number of American soldiers paw in Bospitals at Manila amount to 52% men. ; Bpain is going to make & gIpong Jiro. test if any more American warships are sent to the Philippines Americans now possesg hres. fourths of the sland of Porta Hien Spaniards are leaving in gree! numbers fencing difficulty in raixing taxes with which to maintain thelr army. serpiral PBernard Bobs and Private Morris. both of the Eleventh infantry, were Killed by lightning at Porte Rien, Lieut. Hobson expects 16 come north op the Spanish croiser, Christobal Colon, whieh he lx now attempting 16 foal, nEainst the United States have ree ostved a pardon from the Spanish Waren Regent (den. Miles and Col J Bryan ex changed culls fsnt Monday, Mr Bryan then loft to relnin his regimen? at Jueksonville, Fis. Camp Meade, at Middietown, Pa. wil probably be abandoned soon. the troops there being sent te Cuba or to camps in the Eouth, jenetnl Woodford lste minisler to Spain will not return te his former pest His presence at Madrid might revive bitter eelings. Charges are made against the Philip- pine rébels of brutal treatment of prieste. An American officer has bron i ment to investigate the matter. Admiral Dewey ix likely to seize ali | the vespele belonging to the Philippine insurgents. They fiy an unknown flag | and are nothing more shan pirates It is sald that the Rothschilds will loan Rpain $25.00.000 as soon as the ireaty of peace in signed. The Alma- den stiver mines will be taken as we. curity, The guartermaster’s department cinims that much of the liness among ment Durnished. Gen. Toral, who surrendered Rantia. § go. has almost been driven ta insanity by the taunts and insults of the popu. | face in the towne of Bpain through | which he passed until pix spring Twn representatives fromm Mania dAetegaind by Aguinaglds, are sow on their way to see President MoRKinie: fr: the interest of ultimate independ see for the Philippines The sickpems among the American { troops $l Porte Rico fe still brereasing ard at lest reports there were I5m soldisrs under treatment, There are (6 il in Gen. Ernst's brigade About #8 applications for pensions arising out of the “var with Spain, have bien filed at the pension office, They embrace all clheses, including widows, claims for injuries, ete, The peace commission at Havana has requested the United States to purpose of relieving the distress of needy Americans on the island of Applications for the discharge of soldiers must go through the regular army channels, The Influence of sena- tors, congressmen and other officials has no weight whatever at the war de- | partment. Aguinaldo, the Philippine insurgent jeader, in a message to President Mc. Kinley, reasserted that his people | would be friendly to America. and asks . | only that the islands be not returned to Spanish domination. In addition to the Oregon and Jowa the cruiser Buffale will also tw sent to reinforce Admiral Dewey. It is said that France icoks with faver upon ro- cognizing the Filipinos as a republic. C. W. Metcall of Cleveland is mak- ing an effort to have Gen. Otis re- moved, Otis is now in command of the troops at Manila. Mr. Metcaif's son died in a pestilence camp at San Fran ‘olsen which was selected by Gen, Otis Brigadier General G. A. Garretson, in his official report of the battle near Yauco, Porto Rico, July 26 In which the position of the enemy was starmed, recommended for promotion for gal- fantry Major Wehd C. Hayes, of the First Ohio cavalry. ordoninl secretacies mects dally, reid | of Lake Ontario Morsay, and, gather. parallel with the Welland Canal, it o6t § The Philippine Insurgents are £xper- | Canviets wha fought in the war | the roliliers was due to their refusal to | drink boiled water which the govern. | The United States insiste on oan fms | mediate #vacuation of Cubs by Spain's troops, There was a denive on the part of Spain 10 keep her troops in Havanas | grant them a special credit, for the | FAURE OPPOSED. Froseh Cabinet Decides sun Revision After Receiving & Frtition From the Defertuzate Beldier's Wife Pars Disterend swtinng of the cabinet Tussday Freese t Paris ail the interes bes ing present, a decision was aken in favre of a revision of the trial of forms er faniatn Dresfipes and the Jierdmianie ‘nt the cane will be sont To the court of CRRERT Lon The cabinet srdersad the minister of jJustire. MM Rarvien. to lay art of cassation the pelitior Ma dame Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of | Previle island, for a revision of her hus. | hinds case The court will decide the | fegnl guestion as io whether the first | trial of (apiain | yfas wax vitiated BY the forgery committed by the lan fieuterant Uplanet Henry, who was a i Bites hefoee the couri-raaritial and NEWS NOTES The first watermelon of the season gid in Dawson for $5 Twenty thousarat (sid Feilows paraded in Boston fast Wednesday. Hagen 2 Pingree Pas been renom- irated by rhe Bepahlicans of Mirhigan Tsar EV OTesaT Capt. Hrooks of the yach! fhispR was murdered by pleates at Sausaiila £ inst week Hoeramn Tosti erd of Chicas TRS by (larenss White, a DUYEIAr, De Was LrYivg 10 arrest Three men buiked August Arnold 2 CRivsgs ssinoniveper in his be and then robbed the sale of Be Avting secretgay of state Adee oR given a special coTnmies by pres gent MoKinisy making sie retnry of State The Indians tire Mis FL is traoubie State roops i ta auell the red akin Prentint Kenedy CUBANS SUFFERING. The Drarustions of the Spanisndy Wart Hegin Ortober Protest Agsinst iw Remurel of the Oeivmrwy Nsvvmest The officials. at Washington are watvhing with interest the progross bes ing made by the Military Commission at Havana in securing the sfacgalion i of Cubs The coommission hax been PyETy slow in making reports (Hh the Var department. but from the jutest re. colvedd it appears that the body would ke to have more definite imtructions fax un procedure It seems that the Spanish side hae Pamidd that they oonld sed begin the ava sting of the island until the lst of {onrnpdeted Before the Mh of Pebrunry , In view of the alarming state of the *latmbaes wha sre suffering frome hunger whe confessed to Raving forged a do. : i catnent in the case The rafruster of jastice has apnoupe. #4 that he has given instriglions that procecdings are 10 be taken immediate iy agaidint any one attacking the army. The cabinet mesting was prolonged | and animated. The minigter of agri- eniture, MM Viger, in reported to have rigisored he will resign, The city ie excited. and the bourse is | in oa dertgrbed condition Uonssryative papers counsel the people 10 remain eatms. It is doubtful if the action of the cabinet ip popular amonit the mas. | ses, particntarly the country people who, it ix pointed out, “stil cling to the | fetich of the honor of the army.’ f1 = understood that M. Brieson teraily wrong consent from the cabinet for a revision, after a remarkable dis. play of sloquence and personal in Passes and the stormisst sienes. His sranpest opponent was M. Sarrien, the minister of justice President Fau-e¢ hastily retarned to Paris this afternoon, but M. Brisson went to Hols de Boulogne, probably to avoid presidential interferince gntil the papers should have announced the decision in favor of & revision. M Faure being still sirongly against a révision, The criminal chamber of the court of | camsation which will examine the dos. sinr, consists of 15 Judger and a presi- dent. who Rappens to be a Jew. The trial of Col. Pirguart and M Laesblods, a lawyer. on the charge of re- vesting documents concerning the nae tional defense, was to have begun at Paris a few days ago before the oor rectinnal tribunal The public prose. cuter, however asked for an adjourn~ | ment on the ground that the proseco- tion of Col. Pljoart on the charge of forgery and using forged documents had been ordered by the minister of war MM. Labori, whe was counsel for AM Zen during the latter's famous trial. lodignantiy opposed the adjourn- ment, whirh he sald was an attempt 10 rand over Col, Pioguart into the clutehes of the military authorities Cot. Pleguart then rose and made a statement which caused x sensation He raid’ “This ix. perhaps the iast titne 1 shall speak in public. I shall’ sleep, perhaps. in the military prison | of Cherelle Migl Thersfore, I wish to declare that if 1 fing there the Mirang- | ling cord of Le Mercier Piooard, or the | Fands of sparrows Rave perished at Mishswake Ind. If sow develops that | | these birds are killed and shipped to Michigan wheres » bounty is paid for | indiana pays no rixor of Col Henry, it wil bw murder, for 1 have po iden of committing sus | cide The judges. however after a short I mparroas heads daltheration decided to indefinitely ad. Journ the case, and C23 Puguart was edd away beiween policemen, Le Mercior Pickard, the min referred to by ed Plequart was a detective, | gnderatood to have been smployed in the Dreyfus affair. who was found minister of justice. M. Barrien. 16 ex mmine the documents in the Dreylus | case and pronounce upon the advisa- Biity of the government formally granting the prisoner on Devils sland | & new trial, met the other day at the | ministry of § Foe hut 4 Tes 3 ty of justice. The greatest p I pewspaiwrs containing An acoount arf cautions were taken fo Insdre pelrscy. it ie gnderstood the commission will rome 16 & decision shortly when M Barrien will sommunicate its finding tn 5 cabinet coucil, which will be pre sided over by President Faure. The London Observer recently an sorted that Comte Esterhazy has said Lin the presence of more persons than one that he was the author of the fa- mous Dreyfus bordesu. which he wrote at the request 3f Col. Sandberr. nw dead THE 20008 RIDERS Provident NMeKimley Rossivee Tham ot Ue Waite Tosse and Extends Congratulations President MeKinfsy Wednesday in- {formally received a delegation of about Pg degen members of the Hoosmevelt tourh Hider regiment. A majority of | the delegation are from New Mexico and are en route home. Pack of the callers war presented in- dividialy to the prextdent wha, after Rrestine them personally, talked with there ated 10 them as a body in an #95 i formal 1oanner. i "Your record In one” he said, “of Pwkie lh the entive nation ig oud. Toei # fopeipde whe taiked with roe about the i {3 EH Ider ihat you =f the boas sauads of twenty ay thirty, inguir cing the way to Bantiago, aod that you i haedly stopped until vou arrived thers “¥oa bBave pet only done Ww feaid, “but 1 have mo doubt you would | Last be willing 10 again serve Your coun. IY 8 an emergency. The response was that they wogld be te: a an “We want our oolansl to raise a bhri- gade instead of a regiment, pext time i aaid one of the younger members of the party. Remains of Colnmbdus Exhamed Monday morning the official exhu- mation of the remains of Columbus took place at Havana in the presence of General Blanco, Secretary Govin, the Civil Governor, the Bishop, the ean nf the Cathedral and other au- thorities. The remains of Christopher Columbus, were removed from their ' piche in the cathedral, preparatory to their shipment to Spain, had lain in their late resting place since January i% 17% when they were brought from Sante Domingo. that island having peen ceded to France by Spain, Praise fur Lient Hoban Commodore John C Watson arrived in Reston, Monday, from Guantanamo, via Port Antonio, and jefy within an hour for Newport, R. I. where he will pick up his family and start for his post as commandant of Mare Island pavy yard, San Francisco Commodore Watson spokes with mach appreciation of what Lieutenant Hobson had done to, neve the Infants Maria Teresa Rebded of Their Gad. Two victims of highway shlery committed September 13 on Dallon trail. Alaska, srrived in Seattle Mon- day. T A shipbulldone concern ix Lo be és Hegded by Anirew Carnegie $00 dee wh capital has been pledged Fx -Ulpited Riatss Seaptey William A Paton died Wednewday morning at stricken with paraivsis Samday Mrz Melbourne Melwiwmell (Fanny dind at Pruxbury, Maes ast Manday mie had been 1] far several mantis Seven masked men Meld up oa train depot blew up the express car and are alleged 10 fave secured a large som. The German bark Olga arrived at Philadelphia a few dave ago, 3x mem. and mate died of searvy on the dean Br Patricks church at Andenried, the entire building is likely to disap pear. Parle. He is one of the advienrs of the PEACE COMITTISsI DT. A car containing seven of Fore. | one slephant injured | parade during the Kaights Templar comelave in Pittsburg Thursday Brulses upon her throst {whowed that she Bad been strangled to i Aegth and then thrown into the water Nir Arthur Curtis, an English noble san. searching for gid in the Kino dike has disappearsd Indians want he met with foul play pened at Chicas Bundsy, bounty i The disssembirrsd body of the young | so weanare found at Bridgeport, Cuan, Bas © Bow Ben positively identified ax that | Pitely apnounces that (he empersy of © hina has resigned his power In the af Mike Fwmeaa 30 a domestic Nhe 3 P wan employed ut Hartford Conn. and | Hanged Bn bis lodgings abit a Feat | her suitor, Harry Foster, has be 3 ar. { Vie CHOIR ; ie mat soror doubt upon the theory put for. | ward that he had committed suicides. The rommission appointed by the redler on suEpicion Do ftted wedtl the Realth department Khe L Wookders, who {8 75 years of age I ihe Battle of Rantiags Hes bought F them at St. Michaels, made a gunk | charged $f a Bead adaittance to those who wanted (0 hear the story of the {battle HA Provident Visite » Roopitel. Unannounced, President MeKinley a few days ago fade a personil inspec tion of the haspital at Fort Meyer Virginia. The President carefully in specied the kitehen and examined the food supplied to the hospital patients Af the conclasion of Ris sxamination fhe sxpresssd himesl! ax well axiisfied with the arrangements made for car ing for the sick, bul desired it 1o be ane derstand that the patients were to want for nothing that would improve thelr condition or render them more comfortable. The patients were par. tienlariy pleased at the visit of the President, and Mal Davie sald as the party Jef the hosplial that it would As more to eRe On the tick men than any quantity of nwedicire Spain Assinting Resenconiraden Marguin Uervers, military govirnos ange tuba bax issued an order wiing wr the return of refugees tha ¢ BATE weet sada iy Tarmoe and foidz offering abmadale potion ta all those going Back eo i¢ horees and laade To thin ond he aged for three Un Twivte a weak from dierent intern points in the vioipy taking. free of charge. the families and baggage of those who wish to return ta thelr homes Ths ivi governor beside msuing nrders to the Mayors of | ano and Bauta to co-operate with the mayor of Mariano, has to the same end pet aside the sum of $66 to be dis tributed among those families who re furn to labor cn the farms Albert Tatske. of Rochester N.Y. who has gained much notoriety as “the strong jawed man” in dime museums. added to his fame a few days ago by drawing a freight car weighing 4000 pounds on the level for 15 feet with his teeth. New York Central engine No 93. with John Oft as engineer, had Tatske on board. He heid a mouth piece, to which a chain was attached connecting the car When atl was ready Ott started the engine gently and with {t came the car. last spring Tatzke arrange?! to pull agninst a team af horses. The driver started the hors oe on a Jump, which resulted In the joss of three teeth Stars and fitripen Tiest at Javaae Tuesday motning the frst Americar Aag in Mavana was hoisted on the flag. staff of the Triwha bats! ibe head suarters of the American evacuation commission. A guard of marines was sosted 2% the sntrance Uh the ground: Cal Clogs and Capt. Payne stowd oo she roof of the Bote! at sither site the BSagstafl At 1% peolick sharp vag rtermaster of (he si er Resedat nalstd the fag. which unfaried and fatterad prowilly tn thy bDreege, : ; " | Hartford Cong, aged 4 He was Bitterty oppressed a revidon, and it ie i fravenpinrt) the well kaown acioeas | within seven miles of the Kansas CRY | bers of her crew, including the captain | near Wilkesharre Pa. js slowly sink- | ing inte an abandoned coal mine and | Gen. Merritt whe has returned to this | country from Manila, will marry Mies 1aura Williarme before he waves for | pauEh s elephants rolled over at dn. goss W Va. a few dayw age. The car | | was wrecked, a Keeper killed and only Major General “Jou Whesler as { Ceepted an Invitation to be coromander | of the mounted division in the grand i The body of Jersnie Hickey was found in the lake at Chicago last $1000 reward for finding the body, and | P thin leads his frierds fo believe that! i A Brother twitted hi (S.year-add winter hecaume she wore a8 made.over | cloak. ‘Thersupen Tessie Karski com. | mitted suicide hy swallowing carbolle | seid This unfortunate i(noident hap By means of podsaned wheat thous. | Mex Temperases Hollis wha died az | Drover, Del. a few days ago. was 336 § years old according to the cartifloats » was buried from the home of her i vonngent dsaihter, Mrs Margaret An enterprising individusl resliged £60 in Dmeson through Tao American trip to Dawson, hBired a hall and Cand ihe mability in the present unier. {amin conditions 16 obtain work, the pre to the poamesumption of so mmigeh time Therefore, Be caused the cammbspion {ta be inwtractsd to demand that the evacuation by the Spaniards begin pot { ister than (xtober 15 and that #1 be rompivied by Dweéemiber 31 Che ix ont yet Known, Dut it is said tha Crhe astimindstration lw determined to i toderate ne dilatory tinction on the (mrt cof the Soavish forces a eavisg the is Cand sithough disposed tr permit { reasons ble indulgence | pressed purpose of the Speriish aps ihe romaine of Dhristonher Columias, {with cart of the surmoantinge ming ment fg mongment x aot A perisa- pent fixtors then it x hard to decide what x and it ix possible that atten. thon will be called to the infraction of Pihe terme of the protocol although Pthix mmiet be done with haste in order to sucesed in ite object. as thir remuval Pie maid te he Bxed for Toesdaiy The officials of the war diparinrent pronounced ta be without foundation Lthe alarmist stories coming fom soar Dees in San Frasciseo that Germany had fahawn a disposition te arm the Philip | pive irsurgents with a view 10 inciting them to barrase (he Americal army at Manila, A Madrid dispatch says hat the ministerial authority has declared (hat right 10 a protectorate aver any of the islands of the Philippine group and “that the Bpuanish pense oomipiesionees [will energetically defend Bpain's rights Cte thelr possession ive hae also been Taken of the ox | SPANISH CRUELTY. Leys (Mtievme by Superior OSes. A ‘prominent Spaniard who has just arrived at Blavana from Santo Espiritu tells of many atrocities committed by the Spanish genera) Igvnecio Estruch. in that vicinity. As a result many fam- Hee Bitve fed 10 the fields and others have dled panicwtricken, soffering from untaeld crositiesr Gen Estrach surrognded himself with advisers. whe irdicatad to Rima persens to be killed or exiled Estriach made a list of Gfty persons submitting [1 for approval fo General Agairre. cotnmander of his divistiom whe toning with Maree Garcia, civil {govergor of Ranta Clara prwince. Garcia said the list was pot reliable. ax all the peiveons named therein were | lval satondmints Estrieh chagrined at his failure formed a sedret service police of twen- i Noversber, and that it couil not be ty-five gendarmes. armed with dag- gers The blacklisted persons were ar- regted by night and siain outside the j oity walle. When the families of the Esiewingg inguired. Estrosch replied that {they had bien arrested and | widen decided that he could not ament hind hod probably escaped to the flelds tablished in (hin country which i 10 be | What the result of this Sernand wil § and ised he rebels Thus Estruch astassing tad about thirty persans BEutrgeh way arrested for Bis crimes, but wae released and sent to the Jaw care (roche, aot being couri-martiaied on aceount of acl of proof One of the daggers gsed by the Es. tric police was presented to Capt - rn. ance, who was horrified at the : wight. Amcng the peracsns sssassinet- todd wan Candide Spalsderen. a newspa- | per mean SER A . Dimsstoses Bapiiwion is o Nise st Bevwwewne Pu (tain General to remete from the island Eight minors were killed last Priday in the Empire mine at Brownsville, Pa. The disaster was caused by a gan explosion resulting from the careless EXposiry of & naked lamp by one of thé miners. More than a hundred men ‘parrowly escaped with thelr lives. The James Hall 27 years of age. wife { and one child John Bennett, driver. 22. single. Harry Hager, 17: single Joh Harrison colired, 35 wife and two children, Salem: Harrison colored. 15. single Willams Pritchard 38 wife apd {seven children, | John Cartwright 3, wife.’ | Robert Duvidson, 46 single. ihe United Riates government has no | Laur atl the hnglest 3 Stariling stalementp were Drought the virtime &f the 'mpires mine horror near Firownsville. Under a fire of ques. tions from the mine inspectors Henry Farran. fire poss told of having found The indispesition of the Spaniards to | and soported gas in parts of the mine svacuste Caba ix of course, scoounted | Yames Broderick, mine boss, admitted for wpa the ground of thelr Josire to | that Be koesr there was gas In places, / Card both knew (here was gas Xk o'afla LC rustems revenges Nines the biocide reap ail the benefit possible fram the Was raiest (hers hae been a foiabiv ine | rrease in imports to Udba, amd alder tthe high duties levied bY th custome Lopenpe Reve been Sowing inte the Suan. i tel tedawury The gevertiment of the {Taited States oauld pot be inclined to savil about the continusres of this slate of things for a reasonable eligth of time if there were any srobabflity of an early agreement within (he terme {if evacuation. There #8 apparent io Che administration ne reason aby the P uestions coding within Ihe provinee ff the Cuban military cirnrnivsion shonid be profoactive of delay, ENPERCR YIELDS HIN POWER Be ee | Chins Row Governed by the Dowager Bmprom - Be form Bdiets Cunond the Chunygn An imperial »dicr fuss paged define Acwager empress whe has ordered the f mininters to deliver fn her in Tutors their aMficial reports Ir tw Siew to obtain reliable infor mating af the palace In regucd Io the proceeding. but the recent reforms tory | editors proabably caused the change. While the emperyr was sabseryient Pana oa mere Agurelend the doowager Pegapress permitted Bim to remains in | pears. But so soon as he sitempted wo Paet om Bim oovarn Initiative his praciical | gepasition was the result Fis princi fpal adviser, Kang Yeomi the Usnton- | poe reformer. fed in spite of the vigor Cou attempts wade to arrest him and it is sadd Be i new on his way © Ehanghal. Although there is po positive confir. pation ail the evidesmcs tends to tha ronviction that the emperor of China died on September 31. directly he is sued the edict giving the dowager the eegency. Nobody doubt that Yang ard Chang ven Hoon who was minis tor at Washington in 188 are Datlh in pocent of the charge of poling the SI PR GT, Prisoners Reweit. The deputy for Fresch dialana has recuived information of the olatbreak of a mutiny ameng the convicts at Ca- venne. A large body nf prisoners re visdted mgrdered thelr guards and captured the military stores, and are mew revving th ofert the reloase of §008 sther prisoners still in eosfinenient rary asshEt@nce RB LGrgenlly soaghi Martinigue Patel Sham Naval Battle A representation of the Masia naval ha rile was one of the ativrmetions at Ine wsrg Exposition last werk. Thars. might. after the preliminary shots far daaing Bp of the oppening vessel thin oergrred Two baddies very Being hurled through hs Ray which the spectators constibir«d pant i the performances. The twa men boowever, wers resily killed Whey wears (3.47, Adame. whe had charge of the Rattle amd Ris assigrint Ubnirles Miller. The bomb exphision was pre. mature. Tig A —— roo Boris Terese Faated The wiscking company at Santiago #1 gaged under Lieutenant Hobsan in the work of saving the wrecked Span iF warships has sucvesded in foutiog tive cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa Th: cruiser after being ot afloat: was taken fn tow by the Potomac and, evavoved by the cruiser Niewark the Scorpion and the Alvarado, proceeded for Guantanamo Bay, Sursiay The successful issue of the attempt to Seat her was greeted with the blowing of wi isties the firing of National salutes and by cheers. in which the Cubans soined, disturbing the noon slesti Yailew Peear sad Walarin Twn deaths from yellow fever, ong from poeamonia and 35 believing t nave been cansed by malaria are ro ported to have oeourred sities Athgist ‘a among Ray's troops and the com- ranies of the Third voludbeers Um tering S40 pow at OQuantasiano Tubs, ne condition of (8¢ troops ia Improv. ing A Tragic Retars. After an aheence of 18 years Michae! Ga nrts returned 16 Bis home at Ohl Jeo last Tuesday and, before the eyes tin 12-year-old dagghtsr, shot and ded Riz wife and DiMsaill pas of the atand menses sims in peel tv dead A private dispatch says he | and Beh acknowledged that they ai- loved the men to go into dangerous pisres wilh naked lamps CAVADA SUERTS AMERICAN Siamewn Toe Oraioer Nartirdond Participates is the Esercions Renee fas Wadnesday the Canadian pede pie pid ® hagmificent tribute to the memory of the French explorer Cham. plain, who (86 years age founded the city of Quelwe. To Americans the most fntereating Taaiure of the aroasion was the Renrty rd enthusiastic reception given to Capit. MetCalla of the United C Rugtes cruise Marblehead and his marines andl saflore. Three British warships the Renown, the Indefatig- ahde and the Talbot, arrived several days ago 0 participate in the Jere ppenies. Dut ber roajesty’s seamen did Aor Et the spirited seception given the ising fered] andl brutesd old Marblehead and her Hote handful of Yankees sailors freah from {he stormy scenes on the wossth coast of Cube Corvers Degleres the Infostin Before Adniiral Cervera landed av Sunsader from the steamer City of Boome last Thoarsday, the local author. (Elva went on board (Me Transport to welesime Bim home, In response to thelr greetings the admiral thanked them for thelr courtesy and said that ne needed conssiation after undergoing wiley merale But barren sacrifice as he and Ris men Bad experienced He spoke with Litiernens of the situation in which his sailors were placed. They Raed returned calmly, having done their duty, but wire filled with sadness by the afrmosphire of injustice whirh ene vedoped publle opinden. A Pein Lead of Silver A train besving 10000008 caences of siiver Bullion from Philadelphia to San Fraseiaes in soon to work & new eri in ihe Federal government's method of reansporting (he precious metals bet ween ts minis ve shipment is to be made on a special freight train gosed- wf hy Feder] soliflers and detectives This amount means over 300 tens or fives cartionds The express charges af BEY uel auantity. at anything like seRedsle rates, would be an item which sven the United States iressury could afford fo Spars on saving Assistant secretary Yinderlip of The treasury Aopartment, has beet in Chicago for the prarposs Bf making the definite ar. rangement iy a RS HA SRP $18.000 000 Tedests Deal Practically all details of The aegotin- tiem for the purebass of Drummond's Big Tobscss pant in Si Leuls by (he Asserican Tobacon LRPLYY Bave oon chimni The price to be paid in wid fo bee an a basis of SI 08 All (hie oles Ad not be pald in cask, a srials nuraler of The shareholders of sie Dhnmmoand Cempany having oon. anted to tale stock in the new som. SRDY. 3 aan Primer’ s Pinger Shot OF Hagens I Mosher, depuly warden of the Branch prison at Marquette, Mich, wan perhaps fatally stabbed by conviet Tek Huntey, Sunday morning. News of 11 ham just sifted through the prison walls, Hal? 4 dosen prisoners were in the plat. which included the murder of Warden Freeman as weil as the murder of the deputy. Huntiey's finger was shot oft before he was subdued. Will Wet Denil Under the American Flag It is anncutced that 14,003 Spaniards residing mn the island of Porto Rico, | have refused to live in the fsiand un- der the American flag. and have de- manded that they be returned to Spain at the expense of the government T question of the repartition of the dig- contented Spaniards has bess referred to the state cpuncil mn Ager Blames Commanding 0fioors. ue gecretary of war, who Wednes- lay inspected Camp Poland at Knox- ville, Tenn, nnd reviewed the enlisted sen encampisd there made & Speech fa the commanding officers at Gen. Ve Kees headquarters in which he fix- wi the hinme for the sickness In the px srent oafips through the country un the commanding officers Elosongbet tv Death The Rev. H. F. Schaetlendvetunsier fied In the lespital at Piatnsgesd N. J. the other night from a nt ag rack of hicvpughse He was sttacked three weeks age with gastritis,
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