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_^_^___ *VOL. XXII.—NO. 222.
liftOTIS EXPOSEDBRITISH NAVAL COMMANDER SAYS
HE IS IGNORANT OF WHAT
IS NECESSARY
B9SPITAI CORPS IS 1 FARCE
FIELD TRANSPORT SERVICE DE-
CLARED TO BE WRETCHEDLY
BAD AND INSUFFICIENT
SHOULD BE CALLED HOME
"Pitiful to See Sacrifice of the Splen-
did Men of the American Ariuy,"
Saj h the British Officer—Adds
That the First Step the United
States Should Take I* the Recall
of Gen. Otis From Munilu.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 9.—CommanderSt. John, of the British cruiser Peacock,
Who arrived here from Manila, by today's
Empress, en route home, declares that
Gen. Otis is utterly ignorant of the ne-
cessities or responsibilities of a campaignIn the- tropics. He has 5,000 dead to hisaccount, the British officer declares, and
his hesitation has aiready shown his
forces that he hag no grasp on the situ-
ation."Gen. Otis' field transport service is
declared to be wretchedly insufficient, hishospital corps a farce, and his plan of
aign calculated to advance theenemy's interest as no other could. A
Eeriouß breach is declared to exist be-tween the United States army and navyat the front, and Commander St. JohnBays the first thing the United States
government should do is to recall thisman, adding-
"It is really pitiful to see the sacrificeof the splendid men of his army.". Incidentally Commander St. John saysthat the press censorship is carried to theextronvj in Manila, to save Gen. Otiafrom being swept down in a flood of pop-ular indignation.
SENATOR HIOVI HIIX.K SILENT.
He Declines to Discuss the Philip-pine QneMtiom.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 9.—Senator
Empress of China today from Manila,* which point he left on July 10, accum-
panied by Mrs. Beveridge and two lead-ing- residents of the Philippine colony ofAmericans, Dr. J. Donelan and R. D.Wood, each of whom has made Manilahis home for more than a quarter of acentury.
"You may say." Senator Beveridge re-plied to a question, "that I absolutelydecline to express any opinion at thepresent time as to Gen. Otis, the futureof the Philippines, or anything else."
Dr. Donlan and Mr. Wood also re-fused to be interviewed.
Beveridge, of Indiana, returned by the
BURNING OK SATURNUS.
InsurK<'»iM Secured Much Booty
From the Sliiit.
MANILA, Aug. 9.—The steamer Satur-nus, of the Cempania Maritima, coastingunder the American flag, was discoveredAug. 2 by the United States gunboat Pam-patign. beached at San Fernando, underthe insurgent trenches there. The steam-er was boarded by an armed boat's crew,and the passengers were taken off. Thecargo, consisting of general merchandise,and $100,(KXi in specie, had been sacked.Several attempts to tow the Saturnus offwere unsuccessful. The Pampanga thenleft San Fernando in search of furtherassistance, whereupon the Insurgents re-tuMitd and set fire to the vessel.
The United States gunboat Yorktownarrived here yesterday after bombardingBan Fernando. The Saturnus, she report-ed, was still smouldering, and the steamerwas a total wreck.
AFRAID OF HIS MEN.
Possible Explanation of Actions ofCapt. liarton.
DES MOIN.ES, Jo., Aug. 9.—The charges
of cowardice which have been madeagainst Capt. A. E. Burton, of companyB: Fifty-fust lowa, promise sensationaldevelopments. Burton's company Is fromWillisca, Io.t and he has been Its com-mander since It went into service. Hehas been very unpopular with the men,and recently reports came that he wasCharged with the grossest cowardice;that he deserted the company in action,and was found by regimental officers ly-ing In a ditch, far in the rear, and thatthis kind of conduct was repeated severaltimes.
Advices from Manila today say thatBurton was in fear of his life at thehands of his own company. The men hadrepeatedly threatened that Burton wouldnot last through many brushes because"If the Philipinos did not get him, some-body else wo\ild." Burton was in terrorlest some of his own men should shoothim. The matter will be fully investi-gated.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
Gen. Otis Tells of the Battle NearSan Fernando.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Gen. Otis con-firms the report of a battle at San Fer-nando, in the following cablegram:
"Manila, Aug. 9.—Adjutant General,Washington: MacArthur, with 4,000 men,attacked insurgent army, 6,000 strong,concentrated around San Fernando, 5:15this morning. At 10 o'lock a. m. had drivenIt five miles in direction of Angeles. Cas-ualties few. Attack ordered for 7th inst.;rain did not permit movement. Railwayfrom Angeles north badly washed byunprecedented floods of last six weeks,beyond ability of insurgents to repair.
—"Otis.*!
MANILAA LAKE.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 9.—Manilaadvices received on the steamship Em-press of Japan say that typhoons andrains have turned the city, wet enoughat the best of times, Into an immensepond, with gutters over a foot deep inwater. Sampaloe district was com-pletely flooded, so that the people wereforced into the upper stories of thehouses. The police barracks were com-pletely surrounded, and soldiers stoodguarded and carried on patrol duty
In two feet of running water.
Capital of Luzon Flooded by Ty-phoon and Rains.
Hundreds of creeks that intersected thecity overflowed their banks, and boatswere seen on the streets.
Admiral Watson had a narrow escapeon the Pasig. His launch was aboutto pass under the Puenta Espana, whentiie roaring water caught it up and
jammed it broadside into a stone pier,breaking the funnel and tearing off thegunwale.
The dreaded berl beri, that In formeryears created such havoc among theFilipinos, has made Its appearance inBilibid prison.
Much grumbling Is heard in Manilabecause American silver is not receivedat the custom house, nor is Americangold or bank notes. The existing cus-tom house regulations require that allcustoms shall be paid In Philippine cur-rency. This leaves no option for of-ficials, but as long as there is a changeor fluctuation in the relative values ofgold and silver any official who acceptsin any unauthorized currency is liableto be called upon to pay the differenceout of his own pocket. The postofflce,on the other hand, will not accept cur-rency which Is compulsory at the cus-tom house unless the stamp buyer iswillingto be penalizel heavily. Manilapapers say the situation thus causedis most ridiculous and intolerable, andregulations must be modified quickly.
FACTS FROM TAILUTA.Secretary of Italian Embassy Re-
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Marquis Ro-mano, secretary of the Italian embassy,arrived here today from Louisana, wherehe has been making a personal investiga-tion of the lynchings there, and reportedat the embassy to Count Vlnchl, the Itali-an charge d'affaires. The two went overthe marquis' trip, much personal observa-tion being given in addition to the factsstated in the formal report.
Marquis Romano laid special stress uponthe point that his information was notdrawn from Italian sources, or friendsof the dead men, who might be biased intheir feeling, but that all his findingswere the result of information fromAmerican citizens living near the sceneof the lynchings. The Italian authoritiesregarded this as relieving the report fromthe charge that it is an exparte state-ment from prejudicial sources.
turns Front 1/Onlnlann.
As to the citizenship of the victims, theflndigs of Marquis Romano are that allfive were Italians. But as to this theItalian authorities concede that in viewof Gov. Foster's report that three of themen were naturalized Americans, the mat-ter Is open to doubt, and is yet to beestablished beyond all question.
Acting Secretary of State Adee gavesome time today to going over MarquisRomano's report, which Is In Italian, andwas read by Mr. Adee before being turn-ed over to the translators.
KIPLING'S WORK COARSE.Barred From nn Indiana Sunday
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 9.—The Sunday school of the First M. E.church of this place has boycotted theworks of Rudyard Kipling. '
Some timeago the Sunday school purchased a num-ber of new books for its library fromMethodist publishers at Cincinnati, andas tl:ese books came from what is regard-ed as the fountain head of pure literature,little attention was paid to several vol-umes that were thrown in for good meas-ure. Among these was Kipling's "Drumsof the Fore and Aft," which finally cameinto the family of a man who declaredthat it was "fairly reeking with pro-fanity and the most outrageous slang."Fortifying himself with numerous ques-tion:-; he went before the Sunday schoolauthorities, and as a result, the offendingbook was thrown out of the library, andthe Sunday school was placed on recordas vt ry decidedly against recommendingKipling for juvenile readers.
School Because of Sliingr.
IOWA K. OF P.
DAVENPORT, 10., Aug. 9.—The grandlodge, Knights of Pythias of lowa, openedtoday with 1,450 knights present. Theywere welcomed by Mayor George T.Baker and ex-Senator William O.Schmidt.. The response in behalf of thevisitors was by George Jepson, of SiouxCity. Little was done of importance ex-cept the election of officers, which wasleft unfinished on account of the heavyballot. Those elected were: Grand Chan-cellor, E. I. Sallinger, Manning grand pre-late, F. P. Carey, Clearfield; grand keeperrecords and seals, H. D. Walker, MountPleasant; grand master exchequer, W. T.S. Rath, Ashley; grand inner guard, W.A. Colip, Wapello; supreme representa-tives. D. A. Kuhle, Dennison; C. C. Dow-ell, Des Molnes; grand trustees, A. L.Kinkead, Knoxville; W. A. Henderson,Clarinda.
Nearly Fifteen Hundred Kniuh<NPrewent at Grand Lodge.
The day closed with a grand parade,reviewed by Maj. Gen. Carnahan, of Indi-anapolis, commander of the UniformRank, Knights of Pythias of the UnitedStates.
AT PISTOLS POINT.
IMHslmrjs Physician Uses Heroic
Meosnres to Suppress Epidemic.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 9.—With a re-volver in one hand and a bunch of vac-cine quills In the other, Dr. J. A. Doyle,borough physician of Homestead, forcedhis way into the Fountain Inn, and vac-cinated forty persons living there. An-drew Abels was found in the place Buf-fering from Bma.ll pox. This was theseecnd case in the house and, as an epi-demic is threatened. Dr. Doyle decidedto vaccinate the boarders. Nearly all areforeigners, and they protested. Dr. Doylewent home, procured a huge revolver, andcame back with police officers, whom hestationed at all the doors and windows.Last week Dr. Doyle was thrown out ofa boarding house for wanting to vac-cinate.
NOT TO MANILA.
Chinese Crew of a Transport Go ona Strike.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 9.—The Chinesecrew of the steamship Victoria strucktoday because the ship has been turnedInto a transport to carry troops to Manila.They were engaged at Hong Kong for thetrip to Tacoma and return, but refuse togo to Manila. A white crew was engagedafter several hours' delay.
MURDER AT A DANCE.Soldler at Wallace. Idaho, Kill* a
Bartender.WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 9.—Charles
Bohnenberger, a private in Troop H,Sixth cavalry, shot and killed Joseph Mc-Bride, a bartender, in a dance hall today.Bohnenberger had knocked a dance hallgirl down, when Mcßride interfered,striking him several times. Bohnenber-ger fired five shots, one grazing Mcßride'stemple, the other four striking him inthe breast.
LOVERS QUARREL.
Donble Trngedj- That Likely GrewOut of It.
DENVER, Col., Aug. 9.—A double trag-edy that seems to have been due to alovers' quarrel, occurred today near RiverFront park. George Bond was found inthe street with a bullet wound in hisbreast, and weak from the loss of blood.Later the dead body of Goldle McConkeywas found several blocks distant, withtwo bullet wounds in her breast. Bondkilled his sweetheart, and says that someone unknown to him shot them both.
CUT LIKE A RIFEHURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES
WAS OF GREAT SEVERITY
ON THE COAST
ELEVEN DEAD ARE REPORTED
TWO HUNDRED HOUSES SAID TO
HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY
BY THE STORM
DETAILS ARE JUST COMING IN
Telesraph Wires Down and Much
Difficulty Experienced In Ascer-
taining; the Extent of the Damage
Done — Tidal Wave Dentroys a
Million Dollars Worth of Proper-
ty at Valparaiso, Chili.
PUERTO PLATA, Aug. 9.—A hurri-cane has swept the north coast sincelast night and increases in violence.Shipping in the port is in peril, but upto this hour no vessel has been dam-aged. The destruction on land will prob-ably be considerable.
ST. THOMAS, Isle of Dwight, Aug. 9.—Later advices from St. Kitts said thaton Monday afternon a very severe hur-ricane, with a velocity of seventy-twomiles, destroyed about 200 small housesin the towns, and did considerable dam-age to the estates. No injuries are re-ported. :i
Aquina also suffered severely in dam-age to estates and buildings in towns.There were few fatalities.
Later details from St. Crolx increasethe amount of damage done theie. Near-ly every estate has been wrecked,, thelarge buildings in the town have beenunroofed, stock have been killed and aminimum of eleven deaths have occurredamong the laborers.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Meager de-tails of the West Indian cyclone beganto reach the navy and war department*late this afternoon In the shape of thefollowing messages:
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. 9.—Adju-tant General, Washington: Terrible hur-ricane; cavalry barracks destroyed;storehouse and other buildings damaged;iron roofing and lumber required.
San Juan de Porto Rico. Aug. 9.—SignalOfficer, 'Washington: Cyclone just pass-ing over island; prostrated telegraph andtelephone lines: several killed; my quar-ters wrecked and signal barracks par-tially demolished; many other publicbuildings likewise; hundreds of nativehouses destroyed; center and south prob-ably fared worse. —Glassford.
The navy department late this after-noon received a cable from Capt. Snow,in command of the naval station at SanJuan, announcing that the hurricane haddestroyed about 12,000 worth of propertyat the station there.
The storm was predicted by the bureauseveral days ago. It commenced on the7th, apparently east of the island of Do-minica, and moved northwest to PortoRico and Hayti. There is no immediateprospect, the weather officials say, ofthe storm coming near the mainland. Noreports of the amount of the damagedone has reached the office h^re. Therainfall at San Juan last night, wherethe storm sems to have done considerabledamage, was five inches.
STRUCK BY TIDAI. WAVE.
Million Dollars Worth of PropertyDestroyed at Valparaiso.
VALPARAISO, Chili., Aug. 9.-A tidalwave burst into the bay yesterday even-ing, tearing down the embankment,sweeping off a number of locomotives,cars and other property. Loss is esti-mated at $1,000,000.
YAaUIS ARE DOOMED.Mexican Government Fully Posted
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 9.-A dispatch fromDurango, Mex., says that Manuel LopezSerena, instructor in the service of theFederal Telegraph company, has justreached that city from the Yaqul reser-vation. He says the government is inbetter shape to wage a successful cam-paign against the rebellious tribe nowthan in any of the previous wars. Thereis hardly a point in the turbulent terri-tory that is not in direct telegraphiccommunication with the war department,and every move that roving bands ofYaquls make is instantly known to themilitary authorities, and the movementof troops is directed accordingly. Con-tinuing Senor Serena says:
"The war department Is Informed asto the position of every warring Indianband In the Yaqui valley, and troopsnow being: massed along the lower courseof the river will strike at the vital pointwhen the order is given. The present up-rising has been expected for over a year.The first information of the contemplatedoutbreak was given Gen. Torres by theold Yaqui chief Tobiate, several monthsago, and immediately thereafter the workof massing troops in the state began,and there are now over 8,000 availablemen, armed and equipped and ready forthe active campaign that is before them.The war will be over in a few months %:
Senor Serena said the Indians had com-mitted many murders and destroyed alarge amount of property belonging topeaceable Mexicans before they left thevalley. They had one fight with a smallforce of Mexican troops, near the villageof Onava. resulting in the defeat of theYaquis, their loss in killed being nineOne Mexican soldier was killed and threewere wounded in the fight.
ns to Their Movements.
MRS. PEROT'S PLIGHT.Ambassador Chaste Declines to
Withdraw Extradition Paper*.LONDON, Aug. 9.—Mr. W. H Perotand his counsel, Mr. Newton Crane were
in consultation with the United Statesambassador, Joseph H. Choate, thismorning. Mr. Perot tells a representativeof the Associated Press that counsel forMrs. W. H. Perot, charged with abduct-ing her daughter Gladys from Baltimore,had proposed to him to consent to thewithdrawal of the extradition proceed-ings, in which case the mother wouldhand over Gladys to Mr. Perot, and itwas to discuss the possibility of such anarrangement that he visited Mr. Choateas the proposal is entirely satisfactory toMr. Perot. But the ambassador said hehad applied for Mrs. Perot's extradition,in accordance with orders from Washing-ton, and he had no power to withdraw theproceedsing without Instructions, as theextradition proceedings were institutedwith the view of punishing Mrs. Perotfor an illegal act. Mr. Perot added thatthe writ of habeas corpus granted to Mr.Crane yesterday had not been served, as
Mrs. Perot is in hiding. She left herformer residence when she heard the writhad been issued. It will be served at thelatest tomorrow, when she appears onremand at the Bow street pt see court.
BELLEVILLE CHURCH FIGHT.
Under Bau of Excommunication.Six Hundred Member* Are Placed
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 9.—The decree ofBishop Janssen, of the Roman Catholicdiocese of Belleville, 111., excommunicat-ing the members of St. Patrick's congre-gation of East St. Louis who are in re-bellion against his authority in the mat-ter of appointing a German-born priestto succeed an Irlsh^American rector,went into effect at noon today, when thecommunicants held a meeting in defianceof the prelate. On last Sunday the decreewas read in every church in the Belle-ville diocese, and last night at a largelyattended meeting the members of St.Patrick's decided not to submit to it.The meeting held today in open defianceof Bishop Janssen brought to a climaxthe trouble that has been brewing forseveral months, or ever since the ap-pointment of Father Cluz as rector, in op-position to the wishes of the congrega-tion, who are all Irish or Irish-Ameri-cans. About 600 persons fall under theban.
The Stars and Stripes and the Irish flagfloated from a flagstaff In the yard of St.Patrick's church, where the meeting to-day was held. About the church was astrong detail of guards, armed withblackthorns. Inside the enclosure wereseveral cases of stale eggs, which it issaid" will be showered at the bishop orany of his friends who undertake to as-sume charge of the church property.Fastened to the front gate was an opencigar box on which was tacked a cardbearing the words:
"Excommunication money, to receivecontributions to be used in maintainingthe fight against Bishop Janssen.
Neither Bishop Janssen nor any repre-sentative of his appeared at the churchand, after waiting for some time, thoseassembled dispersed, with the exceptionof a small guard. The parishioners weretold to meet again tonight, theywill be given specific information touch-ing their future course. This informa-tion. It is declared, is that the leaders ofthe so-called "rebels" have all the timebeen in communication with Mgr. Marti-nelli, the papal ablegate at Washington.A member of the parish has been inWashington. Tuesday a telegram wasreceived from him which read: "Holdfast. Disregard the excommunication."
BETTINA GIRARD'S PLIGHT.In Xew York Police Court She Seems
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Magistrate Cor-nell shook his head sorrowfully in theJefterson Market police court when Bet-tina Girard was brought to the bar. Thepoliceman said he had found her in ahelpless condition at Thirty-sixth streetand Sixth avenue. Though sober whenbrought into court, she could scarcelystand, and was on the verge ct deliriumtremens.
to Ke Xenrinjj Hi»r End.
When Magistrate Cornell committed herto the island for three months it wasthe opinion of many that she would notlive that long. Her face was bruised andher eyes were black from having fallenon the stones. Her clothing was eld, tat-tered and torn.
Eettina Girard was committed for fivemonths to St. Xavler's sa'nitariirm at Inn-wood In 189S. On her release she tooksteps to,establish her legal status as thewidow of Arthur Padelford and her rightof dower in his estate of $500,000. Padel-ford was the son of a wealthy Phlladel-phian. He obtained a divorce from herten years ago. She has been in variousinstitutions for alcoholism, and only lastweek was sent to Bellevue hospital. Shewas formerly Elizabeth Ordway, prom-inent in Washington society. Her father,Gen. Ordway, died, it is said, of a brokenheart.
ROARING RIVER.Thnnder Storm in Montana Docs
Great Damage.
ANACONDA, Mont., Aug. fl.—A thun-der storm broke over the city today andSheep Gulch, which runs far back intothe mountains, became a roaring rivertwenty feet wide. It burst the con-fines of the old waterway as it emergedfrom canyon, and rushed straight forthe court house jail annex, tearing anew course through the ground. Con-tractor Dolan and one of the workmanwere caught in the flood and had a nar-row escape from drowning.
The Great Northern branch line is cutby a washout east of Butte. while theNorthern Pacific is also delayed by awashout between Butte and Silver Bow.
NEGROES STIRRED UP.
Lynching at Alexandria, Va., Is the
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9.—The ne-groes her are much stirred up over thelynching last night of Ben Thomas.About 100 Springfield rifles, telegrapher!for by Capt. King, of the AlexandriaLight artillery, reached here today fromthe state armory at Richmond, and to-night members of the infantry assem-bled and held themselves in "readinessshould a call be made. The Isquoted as saying that he Intends to ac-tively prosecute those persons engagedin the lynching. The coroner's juryconvened today and rendered a verdictthat Thomas came to his death at thehands of a mob, the members of whichare unknown to the jury.
JUMPED THE TRACK.Fatal Accident to the Montreal Fast
Bxpreu.MONTREAL, Aug. 9.-The Montreal
fast express from Montreal to Ottawa,which left here over the Canadian At-lantic at 9:30 this morning, jumped thetrack near St. Polycarpe. Six or sevenpersons lost their lives. So far as knownthe dead are: Joe Richelieu and daught-A-, of Montreal; Wilson O'Conor, Ottawa-Ned Stairs, of Ottawa; George McCuaigifireman. Ottawa.
The fatally injured are: Nellie Ryan,Bridget Ryan and Ella McDougall* ofManiwakee, Que., and Joseph Riche-lieu, of Montreal.
NOW A PRINCE.
German Ambassador to France IsHighly Honored.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.—The promotion of theGerman ambassador to France, Countvon Munster Ledenberg, to princely rankis regarded as another step in the' direc-tion of a reapproachment w: h France,and as due to the ability he has displayedin improving the relations between thetwo governments during his ambassador-ship. He will take the title c>f Prince ofDernburg, from the name of his Hanoverestate.
CHICAGO. Aug. ft.—A sersation wascaused at the meeting: here,today of ex-ecutive officers of Western railroads bvthe announcement that the Grand Trunkrailway, in connection with ths Burling-ton road and the Maine steamship line,had established a rate of 30 tents per TOOpounds on h'rst-class freight jKrom NewYork to Kansas City. Thi.^ i%. the sameas the rate made from Chicago to KansasCity by the Burlington and .-other directlines.
Another Rate Seumntfon.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1899.
REVOLT HAS BEGUNOVERTHROW OF THE DOMINICAN
GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTED BY
FOLLOWERS OF JIYIJMO7.
MOVEKT IS GiISISG GROUND
PROVINCE OF VEGA IS IN ARMS
AND SOLDIEiRS ARE FLOCK-
ING TO REBELS
GENERAL LOSES HIS TSOOPS
They Leave Him Without Having
Fired a Shot and Join the Ranks
of the Revolutionists—Dominican. Troopa Being Hurried tot Monte
Cristo — Haytlen Government to
Prevent Landing of Jiuiiurz.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 9.—Thelatest news from Santo Domingo says therevolutionary movement is extending andthat the province of Vegas is in arms. ItIs impossible to obtain any details here.This city is calm.
The relations between the United Statesand Haiti are cordial. The Hataian gov-ernment has authorized the erection ofan American meteorological station atCape Haitien. The permission to estab-lish such a station had previously beenrefused, and the fact that permission hasnow been granted demonstrates the ex-tension of American influence in Haiti.
CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti, Aug. 9.-Gen.Francisco LJnariano, Bent from MonteCristo by the Dominican government toattack Gen. Ramon Pacheco, at Dajabon,the headquarters of the revolutionists,was abandoned, when he arrived in frontof the enemy by his troops, who, withoutfiring a shot, deserted and entered thecamp of Gen. Pacheco. The advancedposts of the latter are at Lias Aguas, andthe revolutionists are masters of thefords across the river Yaque, thus cut-ting off communication between MonteCristo and the interior. The forces ofDon Juan Isidro Jiminez, leader of therevolution, are being1 augmented everyday, and the news from all parts of thoDominican republic is favorable to him.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-A dispatch fromPort an Prince, Haiti, says: "Wordcomes from Monte Cristo that Dominicantroops have been hurried there. TheHaitien government Is prepared to pre-vent Jiminez from landing on Haytienterritory. All is quiet in Port au Prince.Suspects are being interrogated by theauthorities."
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.-Three offi-cers, representing the insurgents of SanDomingo, and two civilians, representingthose who do not like the manner inwhich President Sam manages affairs inHaiti, have been here three days, en-deavoring to find vessels to carry muni-tions of war recently purchased in NewHaven. To avoid suspicion all the mem-bers of the party crossed the Windwardpassage In small boats and embarkedon a steamship at Guananamo, landinglast week in New York. Those from SanDomingo were delayed by the capsizingof a boat. They claim that there is littledanger in landing contraband war ma-terial anywhere on the coast of eithercountry, except near the principal ports,as the coasts are not patrolled becauseof the lack of war vessels to do the work.What they claim are needed are smallsteam tugs to take out their purchasesand to land cargoes placed on the easternshores of Cuba some months ago. Thetugs have been selected and the onlything that prevents their sale is a dif-ference as to the price, which it isthought will soon be settled.
.JIMINEZ IS CONFIDENT.
Expresses Belief That San DomingoIs Practically Hi.*.
HAVANA, Au~. P.—Gen. Juan IsidroJiminez, the aspirant to the presidencyof San Domingo, said today, in the courseof an interview, that funds arc beingdaily llaced to his .-rertit in Paris, andthat lie had refused ov?r S.OOO offers ofservice on the part of Cubans and Ameri-cans who were ready to pay their ex-penses. In reply to these offers he hadasserted that he had neither need nor de-sire to organize expeditions. Today, hepaid, he had received advices that twomore Dominican generals had declaredthemselves in his favor, with followingof 800 men.
Dominican government paper, Gen. Jim-inez says, is unsaleable. M«n of all col-or? in Santo Domingo are joining hiscause, but most of his generals are col-ored, the proportion of black to whitebeing two to one.
When questioned regarding: a dispatchfrom Cnpe Haytien, published by theDiscussion, representing that the Haytiangovernment is unfavorable to his preten-sions, and is prepared to prevent himfrom landing on Haytian territory. Gen.Jiminez replied that the Haytian govern-ment was In a "very rotten condition."
The revenue of the Dominican republic,under a good government, should be, heestimates, not less than $2,r>00,300, nnamount more than anough to meet ihegovernmental expenses and '.he intereston the public debt. When he attains thepresidency he hopes to go ahead promptlywith public work?, and to carry on ethernecessary improvements, but he insiststhat "the first necessity or' Pnnto Do-mingo is honost men in her administra-tion.
As to the possibility that the existinggovernment may prevent his entering thecountry, he ridicules it. as to quote hisword?. "Santo Domingo Is practicallymine.
PARTING OF THE WAYS.
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAYWeather Forecast for St. Paul:
Fair; South Wind*.
I—Pope Leo 111.Revolt Spreading^.
West Indian Hurricane.Otis Condemned.
*-G<xv. Lind Criticised.Police and Policy.
Taxes of Bankers.
3-Mlnneapolii) Matters.Northwest News.Battle in Manila.Boycott Condemned.Columbia Is Speedy.
•*—Editorial.Gold for India.Trial of Dreyfus.
—Spoi-linsr Nfw«.Saints Defeated.Millers Win.
6—Markets <*f the World.Bar Silver, 6O l-4c.Chicago Sept. Wheat, CO 1-Se.Stocks More Active.
7—News of the Railroads.Jobbers' Gaeata.
B—ln the "World of Labor.St. Paul Social News.Monument Project Drags.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Servia, Liverpool;American, London; Bremen, Bremen.
GLASGOW — Arrived: Ethiopia, NewYork.
QUEENSTOWN — Arrived: Pennland,Philadelphia for Liverpool; New Eng-land. Boston for Liverpool; Catalonia,Boston for Liverpool.
HONG KONG—Arrived: Carlisle City,San Diego via Yokohama.
ROTTERDAM—Arrived: Statendam, NewYork via Boulogne.
OCBAN LINERS.
METROPOLITAN—NeiII Stock companyIn "Lord Chumley," at S p. m.
Base ball at Lexington park, St. Paul andMilwaukee, at 3:45 p. m.
Como park, Danz orchestra, at 8 p. m.Lake Shore pavilion, vaudeville entertain-
ment, at 8 p. m.Ancient Landmark Lodge, A. F. and A.
M., Masonic hall, Fifth street.
TODAY IN ST. PAIL.
WILL HEAR MR. HILL.Hearing of Alleged Elevator Coin-
bine Ciiko Began,
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—The subcommitteeof the national industrial commission ap-pointed to investigate agricultural condi-tions met here today and took up the in-vestigation of the alleged elevator trust.
The charges of an elevator combinehave been brought by farmers in theNorthwest, who allege that a combina-tion exists between the elevator interestsand the railroads for the control of thevisible supply of grain and for itshandling in general. It is alleged thatthe railroads make better rates to the ele-vator people than to the receivers, thusenabling them to make better prices ongrain.
Today's session of the subcommittee,which was called to order by ChairmanAndrew L. Harris, of Ohio, was held be-hind closed doors, at the request of JohnHill Jr., of the Chicago board of trade,who was called for the first witness.Mr. Hill gave the committee a generaloutline of the situation, reading copiesof agreements, contracts, etc., tending toshow that the farmer was treated unfair-ly in the disposition of his grain. Healso gave the opinions of board of trademen on the subject.
This afternoon an open session was heldand several other witnesses examined.Among the witnesses who are expected toappear before the committee during Itssession in Chicago are S. H. Greely; W.H. Burke, editor of the Farmers' Voice;W. R. Hostetter, of Springfield, 111., sec-retary of the Farmers' institute; Col. W.H. Fulkerson, president of the stae boardof agriculture. The committee will givea hearing to the elevator interests dur-ing its sessions in St. Paul, Minneapolisand Duluth.
The committee expects to hear eitherhere or in St. Paul the views of Presi-dent J. J. Hill, of the Great Northernroad, and John C. Hanley, president ofthe National Farmers' Alliance and In-dustrial union, on the strengthening ofthe merchant marine. It is understoodthat plans will be discussed looking to-wards a subsidizing of the merchantmarine and of establishing a trade incereals between the Northwest and theOrient.
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PRESIDENTS aUIET DAY.Took a Sail on the Lake ami Re-
ceived ('uller.ii.
PLATTSBURG, Aug. 9.—President Mc-Kinley had nothing to add today to thestatement made to the Associated Presscorrespondent, last night, by Secretary ofWar Root, in regard to the campaign Inthe Philippines.
President McKinley and Secretary Rootare both greatly pleased at the rapiditywith which the ten volunteer regimentsare being recruited, organized and madeready for active service.
This afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, Presi-dent and Mrs. McKinley, Vice Presidentand Mrs. Hobart, and others of the Pres-ident's party, went for a sail on theyacht Elfrida. They went up the lake asfar as Congressman Sllvey's summerhome, at Valcour. but did not stop there,returning to the hotel dock at 4 p. m.
Among the president's callers todaywere: MaJ. Gen. Button, of Ottawa,aide to the queen, and commander of hermajesty's troops In Canada, and Maj.Laurence G. Drummond, of the ScotsGuards, Ottawa.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.Family of Three Dead by a Woman's
Hand.CANTON, 0., Aug. 9.—A terrible triple
tragedy occurred three miles east of thiscity last night, resulting in the death ofEdward Eckinger, his wife and their3-year-old daughter. Neighbors todaydiscovered the dead bodies of the threelying upon the bed in the Eckinger home.Mrs. Eckinger evidently shot her husbandand daughter with a shotgun and thentried to commit suicide by gashing theveins in her wrist with a knife. The lat-ter apparently proved too slow, or else toopainful, for the woman put a third chargeIn the gun and sent it through her heart.Eckinger was 25 years old and a farmlaborer. Lately he has been drinkingquite heavily and frequent quarrels tookplace between him and his wife. Thecouple had agreed to separate, com-mencing today.
Race Problem DiHCuased by Hon.Pope Brown.
QUITMAN, Ga., Aug. 9—At the meet-ing of the Georgia State Agricultural'Society here today, the race problemcr<me prominently to the front as a topicof discussion. Hon. Pope Brown, presi-dent of the society, an extensive planterand probable candidate in the next gub-ernatorial campaign, asserted that thewhite man and negro are at the partingof the ways, and said the former shouldassist the latter in his efforts to leavethis country. That portion of his addresson the negro question was loudly ap-plauded
FATAL BOLT.Lightning Strikes a Barn and Kills
Two VmiiiK Men.CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis., Aug. 9.—At
Clifton, six miles from here, lightningstruck the barn of Englebert Jersly, de-stroying it and killing his two sons, Vin-cent and Engelbert, aged 16 and 22 years,respectively. Mrs. Jersly was also seri-ously injured. It was with difficulty thatthe bodies of the two sons, who were Inthe barn, war* recovered.
PRICE TWO CKNTS-^
ILLNESS OF POFEHl* HOLINESS SUFFERS SBTE!RAI»
SERIOUS AND ALARMING
' FAINTING SPELLS
NIBKUI HASTILY SIIMOSEDGHSU.T HEAT IS SAID TO HAVE!
BEEN THE IMMEDIATE]CAUSE]
OP THE ATTACK -
WEAKENED BY AN OPERATION 1
X>at«rt Illneu Ca<u«ed AdditionalSolicitude, owln to Recent Tryw
In* Experience.—Situation in tl»«Tramvaai tnchanged, and StlliHeerarded a* Critical -EmperowWilliam on Dewey'i Comment.
VIENNA, Aug. 9.-The Allegemeine Zel-tung publishes a statement to the effectthat his holiness, the pope, is again In aprecarious condition. His latest illness isdue to the great heat and the weakenedcondition of his physique. The pope hashad several fainting fits, and hlaPhysician, Dr. Lapponi, has been hastilysummoned to his bedside.
What causes unusual anxiety Is theknowledge that the pope was greatlyweakened by the operation renderednecessary by hle condition a short timesince.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-The dispatchesirom Kome to the morning papers do notconfirm the alarmist statement of the Al-legerneine Zeltung regarding the healthof the pope. On the contrary they as-sert that his holiness is busy preparingan encyclical on the peace conference,which will urge the necessity of the holysee maintaining complete temporal lib-erty In order that it may promote thawork of peace and arbitration.
PABLIAMENT PROROGUED. I
Qaeen in Her Speech Touches UponTruiiHvanl Troubles.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-Parliament wasprorogued at 2 o'clock this afternoon byroyal commission. The house of lordsmet and summoned the members of thecommons to the bar, and the proceedingsterminated with the reading of thequeen's speech. The speech contained thefollowing statements:
"The conference summoned by the Em-peror of Russia for considering measuresfor the maintenance of peace has com-pleted its sittings. Although the resultsof the deliberations did not fully corre-spond with the lofty aims which it wassummoned to accomplish, It has met witha. considerable measure of success. Theinstitution of a permanent tribunal ofarbitration cannot fail to diminish thefrequency of war, while the extension ofthe Geneva convention will mitigate ItsHorrors.
\u2666 v,Afa" f reference to the conclusion ofthe Anglo-French convention on the sub-ject of the Nile valley, and the Anglo-. Russian convention in regard to railroad| enterprises in China, the speech con-eluded:"We have received a petition from a
| considerable number of my subjects re-| siding in the South African republic
Praying my assistance to obtain a re-mova. of grievances and disabilities ofwhich they complain. The position of mysubjects in the South African republicIs inconsistent with the promise of equaltreatment whereon my grant of internalj independence to that republic was found-I ed, and the unrest caused thereby is aconstant source of danger to the peace
j a"d, ProsPerity of my dominions in SouthAfrica. Negotiations on this subject withthe government of the South Africanrepublic have been entered into and arestill pending."
FRENCH I ISHKHMAV KILLED.
British Gnnboat Fired tpoa a, Poach.
• ng; VeMsel.FOLKSTONE, Eng., Aug. 9.-The Brit-ish torpedo gunboat Leda this morningfound a French fiishing boat, the Etoillede Mer, belonging to Boulogne-Sur-Mer,
fishing within the three-mile limit. Thefishermen attempted to escape, and didnot stop when a blank shot was fired. TheLeda then fired a shot which the disabledthe Etoille de Mer and killed her helms-man. The fishing boat was afterwardstowed to this port with the body of herhelmsman on deck.
The arrival of the Etoille de Mer causedmuch excitement, where is is hoped theregrettable incident will draw attentionto the serious inroads made by foreignfishermen In British waters.
The admiralty authorities express ex-treme surprise at the fact that the fish-ing boat disregarded the Leda's signalto heave to, and in the absence of theofficial report, they assume that the com-mander of the Leda onlyresorted to dras-tic measures when other means were in-effectual. The captain of the Etoille deMer has been arrested.
The coroner's inquest upon the body ofthe helmsman resulted in a verdict of ac-cidental death, the jury exonerating thaofficers of the Leda.
TRANSVAAL, CRISIS.
Boer Government Hm Not Yet MadeIta Report.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. B.—The Transvaalgovernment has not forwarded to Sir Al-fred Milner, British high commissionerfor South Africa and governor of CapeColony, its reply to Mr. Chamberlains pro-pcsal for a joint commission of inquiryinto the effect upon the Outlanders of thenew franchise legislation, but Sir AlfredMilner still hopes for a pacific settlement.
It is reported that a movement is onfoot among the burghers to send petitionsurging the volksraad to make further con-cessions.
The Liverpool regiment sailed for Nataltoday. "While the transport was leavingthe bay the crew of the United Statescruiser Chicago, Rear Admiral Howisonsflagship, loudly cheered the troops, whoreplied vigorously for several minutes.
MET WITH A MISHAP.
Viscount ( imllcroiißh goffering; With.ConcnttHiom of the Itin In.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquis of Lon-donderry, while riding today at Wynardpark, Stockton-on-Tees, met with an ac-cident, causing concussion of the brain,which will necessitate his keeping his bedfor some time.
The mishap will postpone the grandball and fetes arranged in honor of hiscoming of age on May 13. The misfortuneis all the more sad, as Itwas only yester-day that his betrothal was announcedto Miss Edith ChapUn,. daughter of thepresident of the local government board,Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplt»-