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THE MORNING NEWS,
f tabllshed 1850, - Incorporated 1888 (.
J. H. ESTILL, President. \
TRIED TO POISON AGUINALDO.
\ SPANIARD SAID TO HAVE DOSED
A BOWX OP SOUP.
Mrnard Detected the Treachery,
,iml on Tasting the Soap Pell Dead
I it-ven PriinelMenn Friars Said to
Hive Been Connected With the
< onapiracy Popnlaee Attempted
to Lynch All Spanish Prisoners,
lint Aulnaldo Intervened A
Special Thanksgiving Service In
Celebration, of Agalnuldots Es
— Soup for the General Sow
living Tested.
Manila, Sept. 19.—The Republica Ftliplna
j... ns that an attempt was made to
j„,i-.,n Gen. Aguinaldo on Friday night. A
steward, it is alleged, saw a Spanish pris
c . r, who had been allowed his freedom,
i ike a movement, which appeared like
t.impering with a bowl of soup intended for
Gui. Aguinaldo, whereupon the steward
t i.ucd a spoonful of the soup, and fell
dead.
Eleven Franciscan friars are alleged to
have been engaged In the conspiracy.
The populace, it is further said, attempt
f i to lynch all the Spanish prisoners, but
Gen. Aguinaldo intervened.
At a session of the national assembly, it
appears Gen. Aguinaldo was absent, but
his representative related the story of the
callage to the members, who unanimously
adopted the chairman’s proposal that they
ad go to Gen. Aguinaldo’s housb, express
sympathy with him, and congratulate him
upon his escape.
During the evening a special thanksgiv
ing service was held in the church at Ma
lolos.
Soup intended for Aguinaldo is now sub
jected, it is stated, to a chemical analysis
before being presented to the insurgent
leader, and the Spanish prisoners are kept
closely confined.
CONFIDENCE IN THE AMERICANS.
Aguinaldo Denounces All Rumors of
Strained Relations at Manila.
N< w York, Sept. 19.—The following dis
patch has been received at the office here
of the Associated Press:
"Manila, Sept. 19.—The Philippine gov
ernment desires to inform the American
government and people that the many ru
mors circulated regarding the strained re
lations between the Philipplno and Amer
i an forceß are base, malicious slanders of
the enemy of both parties; are without
foundation or truth, and are circulated
for the purpose of prejudicing the appeal
of the Philippines for their release from
the oppression and cruelty of Spain.
"The relations of our people with your
country have been and will continue to be
of the most friendly nature, and we have
withdrawn our forces from the suburbs of
Manila as an additional evidence of our
confidence in the great American repub
lic. Aguinaldo. ”
AMERICAN OFFICERS CRITICISED.
Europeans Claim They Are Making
Grand Stand Plays In Manila.
London, Sept. 20.—The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
“The Phiiippino Congress has favorably
Impressed the Europeans who have wit
nessed the proceedings. It is believed that
its deliberations will result in a petition
to President McKinley to establish a pro
tivtorate. The attitude of the American
army officers toward the Insurgents is
causing much unfavorable crlticismn
amog Europeans who have returned from
Manila. They blame their almost criminal
ignorance, of the native character and
• ir elementary ideas of colonizing. The
officers seemed determined upon winning
glory at the expense of the insurgents by
hatching imaginary revolts. Gen. Agul
aal.lo has obeyed every order, whether
accompanied by threats or not.
1 >ne insurgent chief at Pasay. declined to
m m, and Aguinaldo asked Gen. Otis not
proceed against him for four days,
so as to give him an opportunity to Inter
view him.
A British naval officer, who has Just
returned from Manila says:
What Is needed is a force acquainted
voh the Asiatic character. America does
' I seem to ullfize the material she has at
1 ud. Every one is surprised that O. F.
" “''man, United States consul at Manila,
" i not sent to Paris instead of a lot of
i-' ft' officers, who know Utile of the Phil
-1 ines. lam satisfied that if Consul Gen
’ | Wlldman, who has li,ved among the
days and is familiar with British colo
-1 i methods, were given power he could
(in mge everyihing satisfactorily with
A-'uinaldo. It is suicidal folly on the
l "t of America that he has not been or
diiTd to Manila long ago.’ ”
insurgents STILI, recruiting.
Pt sslliiiJty of Spanish Rule Incite**
Them to Alertness.
London, Sept. 20,-The Manila corre
fpondent of the Times says:
I he Insurgents, urged by constant ru
rvirs of the Intention of America to re
' khiish Spanish rule in the archipelago,
" ntinue actively recruiting their army.
Hundreds from Manila are enlisting daily
j 1 troops are being drilled everywhere.
’i"at diligence Is exhibited in imitating
t ■ American formation and manual, par
ti .‘ularly in volley firing. Entrenchments
ii certain positions are being strengthened
a vigilant line of pickets is kept out
-1 '" the suburbs. At the same time the at
' ' ''in of the insurgents is much more
tily than it was before the evacua
tion.
Several thousand rifles have recently
n landed and four new Maxims have
u -a neon received. The provincial leaders
l 'tying into the Insurgent treasury a
Hn portion of the fund captured from
' “vents, professing to reserve the re
' ""I. r for the payment of their troops.
'his means they keep practically Inde
i',ndont of tin: central authority, preserv
-1 the integrity of their own command,
neral occupying one rich province
...] L ,fJ Aguinaldo 185,000 in cash last week.
■ " agitation among the insurgents Is
t iniuiated by the clerical party, which
every effort to influence the natives
un-t American occupation. Evidence
" this effect is absolutely trustworthy,
v \
although Archbishop Dozal and other
prominent ecclesiastics strenuously deny
all knowledge of such action and solemnly
~ol a* l n P ersona l participation in it.
Strikes in all are becoming
more extensive dapy, and the labor ques
tion is fast growing serious. The Ameri
cans unwisely continue to pay nearly three
times the usual wages, causing the dis
content to spread rapidly in every class
of workmen.
“The strikers naturally drift into the
insurgent ranks and, consequently, labor
disturbances are not discouraged by the
leaders.
The news from Washington that the
battleships Oregon and lowa have been or
dered here and that 60,000 tons of coal
wouid be shipped is interpreted by the
Americans as proof of the intention of
government to hold the Island of Luzon.
“The Spanish prisoners are now rigor
ously confined within the limits of the
walled town. There is much overcrowd
ing in the small area, and it is impossible
in the crowded quarters, in the absence of
the proper appliances, to improve the pres
ent unsatisfactory sanitary conditions,”
TROOI'S FOR MANILA.
La*t of Troops Required to Fill tlie
Complement for Manila'* Stntioa.
Washington, Sept. 19.—The war depart
ment to-day ordered the following regi
ments, now at San Francisco, to Manila:
Fifty-first lowa, Twentieth Kansas, First
Tennessee, First Washington, a detach
ment of the Second Oregon, four compa
nies of the Twenty-third Infantry and re
cruits for the Tenth Pennsylvania, First
Nebraska and First Colorado.
It was stated at the war department
that no exigency has arisen which made
it necessary to send the troops now at
San Francisco to Manila, but the order
issued to-day was In accordance with the
general plan of the department regarding
a garrison for the Philippines. That plan
of garrison duty included 20,000 men for
the Philippines, 12,500 for Porto Rico and
60,000 for Cuba. The troops to be sent to
Manila under to-day's order will fill the
complement for the station. The troops
would have been sent before, it is said,
except that the department was waiting
the return of transports. The order di
reeting the movement of troops from San
Francisco was issued by command of
Maj. Gen. Miles.
HUSHING PREPARATIONS.
HnttlCKliip* Oregon and lowa to Re
Hastened to Manila.
Washington, Sept. 19.—The officials at
the state and war department welcomed
the notice sent to the American people
through the Associated Press of the falsity
of the stories describing the friction be
tween the Philippines and the American
forces in Luzon. While the officials did
not care to discuss the matter for publi
cation, it was evident that the main source
of their satisfaction was the Internal evi
dence contained in the document that
Gen. Aguinaldo had profited by the warn
ings of the American commanders and
had gracefully receded from the arrogant
attitude assumed by him Just before Gen.
Merritt left Manila for Paris.
The navy depariment is rushing prepa
ration for the start of the big battleships
Oregon and lowa to Honolulu, and orders
have been sent to the New York navy
yard to have the mechanics work over
time on these ships. The purpose is to
have them start on their long voyage by
the end of the present month, nd, ac
cording to the department calculations,
they would arrive at their destination by
the end of January. There is little effort
now to conceal (he fact lhat the depart
ment will have the ships met at Honolulu
by a dispatch boat with orders to turn
their prows westward to Manila.
Battleships of this character are not
needed to keep the Filipino insurgents in
order, and their assembling at Manila in
conjunction with the dispatch of heavy re
inforcements of troops for the American
land forces cannot but be regarded as
significant. In well-informed circles here
it is said that the real purpose of the
President in making these preparations is
to insure the peace commissioners against
any interference in their work of dispos
ing of the future of the Philippine Islands
according to their best judgment. Not
having disclosed his plans respecting the
islands outside of Luzon, the seat of the
capital of the group, the President still re
serves for the American peace commis
sioners the right to dispose of the re
mainder of the islands as they may deem
best.
A long line of curious incidents, to which
one of the great European Powers has
been a party, has beyond question done
much to cause a feeling of uneasiness on
the part of the administration as tending
to show a purpose to interfere in our
free action in the Philippines, and this
has been only slightly diminished by ap
parently frank disclaimers of an ulterior
purpose, because the incidents continue
quietly and in a manner calculated to
avoid attracting attention. Such, for in
stance,, is the gathering of naval vessels
to the south of the Philippine group, the
only explanation of which, coming from
native sources, it is true, but still bearing
marks of genuineness, is a purpose of ac.
quiring either by seizure or by some se
cret pact with the Spanish government
the important Island of Palawan. This
particular island forms one side of the
gateway through which must pass all of
the extensive commerce that flows be
tween Australia. Micronesia and Southern
China. The passage is narrow, and if
the islands of the Philippine group are
to be retained, outside of Luzon, this
Island of Palawan must be kept as form
ing one side of the gateway. It is gath
ered that It is the purpose of the Presi
dent, therefore, to prevent the alienation
by Spain of any of the Philippine group
and that these preparations, naval as well
as military, are but steps toward the
execution of his purpose.
With the addition to his fleet of the bat
tleships, Admiral Dewey will have a force
only second to that of Great Britian In
Eastern waters, while on shore Gen. Otis
will have a more numerous army than
any European power, save Russia.
INDIGNATION AT MADRID.
American* Sniil to Have Made Sick
Span lard* Embark*.
Madrid, Sept. 19.—There Is much indigna
tion here at the fact that there were 123
deaths during the voyage among the 1,000
sick soldiers on the Spanish transport San
Ignacio de Loyola, from Santiago de Cuba.
The Spaniards attribute this heavy death
rate to the “Inhumanity of the Americans
in obliging the sick Spaniards to embark
and make room in the hospitals for the
Americans.
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. ISOS.
WINTER CAMPS IN THE SOUTH.
GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ALABAMA TO HAVE THEM.
Board oL Officer* Now on a of
inspection of Certain Site*—Savan
nah, Atlanta. Augusta and Thom
osvtllc Suggested for Georgia
Camp*, XViitle Charleston and
Aiken Are Ueiug Considered As
South Carolina Camps Southern
Climate to Temper Soldier* for
Tlielr AVork In Cuba and Porto
Rico Gen. Corbin Compliments
Southern Volunteers.
Washington, Sept. 19.—Georgia, South
Carolina and Alabama are to supply the
sites for the encampment for about 50,000
troops, regulars and volunteers. In view
of the probale evacuation of Cuba and
I’orto Rico by the Spaniards before Christ
mas, it is said it is the intention of the
commanding general of the army to ren
dezvous a large body of troops in the
three states named, to enable them to get
ready for duty in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Adjt. Corbin was asked yesterday if any
cities in Georgia or South Carolina have
been selected for the proposed encamp
ments. He replied that a board of offi
cers is now in the South making an in
spection of certain sites with the expec
tation that camps will be located at the
most desirable places.
When asked to indicate what places
might be selected, Gen. Corbin said;
“I should say Charleston, Aiken and An
derson are good places for camps during
the fall and winter mostly. Many of our
best citizens go to those resorts during the
winter months for rest, comfort and mild
weather, and I do not see why the same
climate would not be beneficial to the
troops, both regular and volunteers.
Charleston and Aiken, in Soutlj Caro
lina, and Savannah, Atlanta, Augusta and
Thomasville, In Georgia, have been sug
gested, and I understand the facilities at
all of those places are admirably adapted
for camping purposes. There is also a
word spoken of a place In North Carolina,
called Trion, which may be used. It s
not known now what regiment will be
sent South, or Just when orders will is
sued. My idea is that if we are to use
the troops in Cuba and Porto Rico it would
be wise, in view of the recent experiences,
to get them used to warm climates as
soon as possible. I do not mean to re
flect upon the climate or Georgia and South
Carolina and the other Southern states,
but I mean that the climate in that sec
tion is more like that of Cuba and Porto
Rico than that of the Northern and East
ern states, where many of the troops are
now stationed. It is proposed to send art
those troops now in the North which
haven’t been mustered out of the service
to Cuba and Porto Rico. The report of"
the board of inspectors now South will
soon be received qnd then we will proceed
to select and locate the Southern camps.”
Gen. Corbin had a good word to say for
the Southern volunteers, from whom there
have been no complaints, compared with
the sensational and probably exaggerated
statements made about Northern camps
and Northern troops.
A Southern veteran, while discussing
the army scandals in connection with tho
war with Spain, remarked to me yester
day: "These fellows who are doing so
much kicking about ill-treatment and neg
lect don’t know what hard times mean.
During the war between the states, we
Johnnies sometimes went several days
without a morsel of food and often we
didn't know where our breakfast was com
ing from, so we would go out and cap
ture it, after giving the Yankees a fight.
These youngsters talk about hard times,
when many of them didn't smell powder
while they were doing service.”
In this’ connection, Capt. Evan Howell,
the veteran Journalist of Atlanta, tells the
following personal experience during the
war between the states: “It was late in
the winter and we were stationed up near
Romney, in Virginia. It was a terribly
severe winter, and we were entirely out of
rations, and we had not seen the quarter
master for several months. Our shoes
were worn out and our feet were practi
cally on the ground. The officers of my
brigade held a consultation—not a round
robin—and we drew up a, very stiff pro
test against the apparent neglect wo were
being subjected to. We put up a pretty
stiff kick and finally adopted a set of res
olutions, demanding that we be sent to
warmer and belter quarters for the win
ter. I was selected as chairman of the
delegation to put the resolutions to Stone
wall Jackson.
"We proceeded to headquarters, full of
determination and indignation. We were
shown into the general's headquarters,
and we found him silting Mefore a com
fortable fire and In a strongly built house.
Our delegation marched defiantly into the
room and saluted the general. I advanc
ed and stated that I was directed by the
officers of my brigade to present him the
resolutions.
"Gen. Jackson took the paper from my
hands and read carefully the hot stuff
we had Injected into the resolutions.
“ 'Have you anything further to say,
gentlemen?' he asked, in the mildest man
ner possible.
“ 'No,' I replied. ‘We have said all we
have to say in these resolutions.’
" 'Very well,’ he added, 'you may retire.
If I need any further advice from you I
will send for you.’
“Well, sir, the cool manner In which he
fired us out of headquarters completely
demoralized us for a moment. It is said
that after we got a good distance from
headquarters we gave old Stonewall the
worst cursing out he ever received while
he was in the army.”
FORTY THOUSAND TO CUBA.
Ten Thousand Men to lie Ordered to
Cuba In Two Week*.
Washington, Sept. 19.—1 t Is the present
intention of the administration to send to
Cuba, as a garrison force for the island,
about 40,000 troops In addition to the force
now in Santiago under command of Gen.
Lawton.
The organizations, which are to com
prise the Cuban garrison, have not all been I
designated yet, but it is assured that at
least half of them will be volunteers.
Within two weeks orders will be Issued
for the movement to Cuba of the first 10,1
000 of the permanent garrison and it is
the expectation now that they will sail
from the United States about Oct. 10.
These troops will be followed quickly by
others until the entire force of 40,000 has
been established on the island.
It is not the intention of the administra
tion to await the evacuation of the island
by the Spanish forces before sending
United States troops to Cuba. The Indi
cations now are that It may be several
months before the Cuban commissioners
complete their work. Quite naturally a
number of Spanish troops will remain on
the island until the arrangements for the
relinquishment of Stianlsh sovereignty over
It lias lieen concluded.
The rainy season In Cuba is nearly at
an end, and the most delightful season of
the year on the island is about to begin.
During the late fall and winter months the
climate In Cuba Is not only enjoyable,
but healthful, and with such care as will
be takne for the health and comfort of
the American forces to be stationed in Cuba
officials of the war departnv ut have no f. ar
lhat serious illness among the men will
follow the occupation of the island.
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS.
They Are Now Quartered nt tlie
Troelia Hotel, at A’edailo.
Havana, Sept. 19.—A1l the members of
the American evacuation commission came
ashore from the steamer Resolute this
morning and are now installed at tlie
Trocha Hotel, at Vedado. All are well.
Maj. Allison sprained his ankle, but the
injury is not important.
Rear Admiral Luis Pastor Landero,
captain of the port, who was origlhally
elected a member of the Spanish evacu
tion commission, has, owing to sickness,
been replaced by Admiral Manterola, and
will sail for Spain to-morrow, owing to
his ill-health.
Capt. Gen. Blanco has ordered that the
confiscation of the few cattle remaining
in the island shall be suspended in the
Matanzas province, where it Is threat
ened to become a death-blow to all possl.
ble work in the fields. Tlie necessity that
similar steps be taken in Pinar del Rio
and other provinces is imperative, the
crops having been ruined, or the work
of gathering them delayed through lack
of oxen.
The steamer Alfonso XIII, sailing for
Spain to-morrow, will carry 291 boxes of
documents of the military archives. She
will also have on board the division of
Gen. Pablo Gonzales Corral.
MISSISSIPPI'S FEVER.
Tlie Pntlent nt Jackson Rapidly
Sinking anil AA ill Die.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 19.—Dr. Purnell
has returned from Raymond, where he
went to investigate a case of suspicious
fever, four miles in the country, near the
county farm. He reports that It is not
yellow fever. No new cases have ap
peared In Jackson. The patient, Manley,
is sinking, and It is thought he will die
before morning. Dr. Birehett wires from
Taylor’s that two new cases have ap
peared at that place. No new cases at
Orwood. The board of health announces
as soon as Dr. Carter of the marine hos
pital service wires that he has made prep
parations for the fumigation of freight un
der the regulations adopted by the Atlanta
convention, it will be allowed to be ship
ped into Mississippi.
Alnbnnui'* Quarantine.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 19.—The state
has a strict yellow fever quarantine
against any one from New Orleans and
other infected places entering the state,
and Montgomery also has quarantine
guards on every train.
DUC D' ORLEANS' MANIFESTO.
Minister* Are Striving; to Ruin
France. He Sny*.
Paris, Sept. 19.—The Due d’Orleans has
issued a manifesto denouncing the Drey
fus case.
The Due d’Orleans accuse* the ministry
of seeking a revision of the Dreyfus pro
ceedings, while convinced that Dreyfus
was guilty, under pretext of calming the
public, for their own profit. He declares
that the prospect makes his heart quiver,
and he conclude* his manifesto in these
words:
"Frenchmen, we are masters in our own
country. Your servants, subject to oc
cult and pernicious power, presume to im
pose upon you the wi'l to which they sub
mit under pretext of proving the innocence
of a man whom tile military tribunals
have condemned as a traitor. It is the
army they are trying to destroy, and
France they are striving to ruin.
“Frenchmen, we will not allow It.”
A HURRICANE IN SPAIN.
Six Person* Killed and Many- In
jured ut Seville.
Mndrid, Sept. 19.—A destructive hurri
cane to-day swept over Southern Spain,
doing great damage in the provinces of
Seville and Granada.
Six persons were killed and many in
jured and a number of buildings were d<>-
Hiroyed at Seville and eighty-five houses
were demolished, and many persons fell
victims to the storm at Gaudix, in the
province of Granada.
SENATOR GH AV'S SUCCESSOR.
Senator C. J. Faulkner Named On the
Cfinndlun Coiiiiiil**lon.
Washington, Sept. 19.— Senator C. J.
Faulkner of West Virginia, was to-day ap
pointed to the position on the Canadian
commission made vacant by the retirement
of Senator Gray when he was transferred
to the Paris Peace Commission.
The tender of the position was made by
the President in a personal interview with
Senator Faulkner, and was accepted by the
latter.
FRENCH SHORE QUESTION.
British Siieetnl Commission Cruising
Along; the Treaty Const.
St. Johns, Newfoundland, Sept. 19.—The
British special commission to inquire into
the French shore question started to-day
for a cruise along the treaty coast. The
colonial government Iras scored a signal
victory by Inducing the commissioners to
accept the co-operation of the colony s
representative, Mr. Mertford.
BAILEY’S DEMOCRATIC BLOWS.
ADDRESSES A RIG CHOWD IN SAA AN
SON’S DISTRICT.
lie Make* It Clear That Democrat*
AA til Sialic the Pre*cnt Campaign
an Aggrmlve One. and Point*
AA Ith Pride nt the Conduct ot
Democrat* In the Ln*t llne—Re
publican* Unable to Point Out
Democratic Error* anil Are Like
wise Unable to Divert Public Mind
From Their Own—lncompetency' or
Dishonesty- In Army Affair*.
Danville, A'a.. Sept. 19.—Congressman
Bailey spoke at Chatham, the county seat,
to-day in the interest of C. A, Swanson,
Democratic nominee for Congress from the
Fifth district.
“eopte, for miles around, were in the
big crowd io hear the Texan.
James L. Treadway, Judge of the Pitt
sylvania County Court, introduced the
speaker, shortly before noon.
Mr. Baily made it plain that the Demo
crSvs intend to make the present campaign
an aggressive one. Among other things of
similar import, he said;
"For months Republican politicians
and Republican editors have talked and
written incessantly about the mistakes of
the Democratic minority in Congress; but
now that they are required to specify our
mistakes in order to divert public atten
tion from their own, they find It impossi
ble to make good their repeated and reck
less assertions. In order to escape the Just
and universal indignation, which has been
aroused against them by the suffering in
flicted upon the volunteer army through
the incompetence or tlie dishonesty of
those whom they have placed In power,
they have been searching the Congression
al Records and racking their brain to find
some damaging accusation which they can
sustain agaihst us. But they have not
found It, and they will not find it. The
record of the Democratic party through
out the last nnd trying session of Con
gress is absolutely above all criticism. I
do not say It with the purpose of claiming
any credit for myself, but us a matter of
simple Justice to my Democratic associ
ates, I declare that In all tho history of
this government, no minority party ever
passed through a war session of Congress
with so much credit as did the Democrats
of the present Congress.
“The only important vote which he be
lieved at the time we cast It could ever
become the subject of reasonable contro
versy was our vote against the war reve
nue bill; and events have completely vindi
cated our course in respect to that meas
ure. AVe opposed the passage of that T>llf
because we believed that it authorized an
unnecessary sale of interest bearing bonds;
and the condition of the treasury proves
conclusively that we were right. When
Congress convenes In December next, It
will find that the surplus In the treasury
above the J 100.000.000 gold reserve will ex
ceed the amount received from the sale of
bonds, thus demonstrating that there was
no necessity for the government to sell its
bonds.
"Our Republican friends cannot excuse
themselves by saying that they could not
foresee the early termination of the war,
because every man who was reasonably
well-informed about the condition of Spain
understood that it was impossible for her
to continue a long and expensive strug
gle.
“With an adversary unable to raise
money by taxation and powerless to bor
row it, the end of the war was in sight
liefore it was begun. The Republican
leaders in Congress knew this as well as
we did, or if they did not know it, they
are not wise enough to be instrusted with
the adminisiratlon of this govornmoi t.
But with the knowledge that the war must
soon end, and knowing that with all their
wastefulness and extravagance it would
probably not cost over $200,000,600, they
proceeded to enact a law which imposes
3150,000,600 in annual taxes upon the peo
ple, and authorizes the contraction of a
$500,000,000 debt. Upon that monstrous
proposition almost every Democrat in
Congress voted ’No,’ and our only regret
to-day ts that there was a single one of
us who felt called upon by his sense of
duty to support It.”
ANARCHY GROWING IN CUBA.
Insurgent lianil In Western Prov
ince* CoininlttiiiK Many Outrage*.
London, Sept. 20.—The Times this morn
ing publishes a letter from a Havana cor
respondent In which the writer points out
that, though as in the mother country,
there appears no disposition among the
Spaniards In Cuba to attempt a pronun
ctamento, tne soldiers and civilians alike
having accepted the disaster and its con
sequences with a dreary fatalistic calm,
the island is fast drifting into a condition
of anarchy.
Insurgent bands, tho correspondent says,
are enjoying Immunity in the commission
of outrages and plundering, and this is
especially true in the western provinces,
where the insurgents bitterly complain
that they have been ignored and abandon
ed by the United Slates, and being left
utterly destitute, can only save them
selves from starvation by rapine. With
out food, medicine and clothing they are
dying like flies, and, unfortunately, it Is
the best elements among the insurgents
that are suffering most severely.
The Times, inffin editorial article, draws
attention to the difficulties facing the
Washington government and to the advls.
ability that the peace conference be not
unduly protracted.
Tho correspondent relates terrible stories
of anarchy and says the American govern
ment is apparently attemfiting to sup
press the truth. As an instance, he gives
the following story, which he declares
was suppressed by the censor at Key
West:
"A band of insurgents attacked recently
the Provkknela sugar factory near
Guincs, one of the richest in Cuba. The
guerilla force, which the proprietor main
tained to defend his property until the ar
rival of the Spanish troops, was obliged
to surrender, because the Spanish troops
now do nothing to suppress lawlessness.
The insurgents Invaded the enclosure,
where they found a lot of reconcentrados.
They stripped the women naked and plac
ing them In ilne, fired from behind them
nt the guerillas, thus making It Impossi
ble for the defenders of the factory to re
turn the fire.
The correspondent declares that the most
terrible and irremediable effect of the pro
longed civil war in the island Is the al
most total destruction of the white popu
lation, which has left Cuba almost as
iiiack as Hayti.
GEN. GORDON'S ORDER.
lie Announce* the Denth of the Idol
ized Dnnghtcr.
Reynolds, Ga., Sept. 19.—Gen. John B.
Gordon, commander-in-ehlef of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, to-day issued
the following order:
“To the United Confederate Veterans:
The commanding: general, with a sorrow
which no words can express, announces
the death of Miss Winnie Davis, the idol
ized "Daughter of the Confederacy.” The
boundless enthusiasm which was evoked
by her every appearance at our reunions
indicated the depth of affection and the
unfeigned admiration which all Confeder
ates felt for her. It Is not too much to
say that the ovations with which she was
everywhere greeted by the ex-soldiers of
the Southern armies were such as have
rarely been accorded any woman. Their
grief at her untimely death will be as pro
found and poignant as their love for her
while living was universal and sincere, and
their most affectionate sympathies are
with the grief-stricken mother.
"The commanding general directs that
the department and division commander*
select delegations and escorts of honor,
ns they may deem proper, to represent
the United Confederate Veterans and to
accompany the remains to their Anal rest
ing place. By order of
“J. B. Oordon,
“Commanding General.
“George Moorman, Adjutant General."
FUNDItAL OF MISS DAVIS.
Interment In the South, lint Bute Not
Announced*
Narrnngansett Bier, R. I„ Sept. 19.—Ar
rangements for the funeral of Miss Win
nie Davis have not been completed. The
date of the funeral will not be decided
upon until Mrs. James A. Hayes of Colo
rado, daughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
Is heard from.
Mrs. Davis Is still prostrated and unable
to read the many message's of condolence
which have arrived from all parts of the
country. Telegrams from the Southern
states have been coming in rapidly nil
day.
The interment will occur in the South.
WHS. IJAVIS STILL IMIOSTRATED.
Her I'liyslcinns Report Her (Ton til
* tlon About the Snme.
Narragansett Pier, R. 1., Sept. 19.—Late
this afternoon the physicians in attendance
on Mrs. Davis reported that her condition
was about the same. She is yet too ill to
be able to read the messages of condolence
that are arriving from all parla of the
country.
On Wednesday afternoon the remains of
Miss Winnie Davis will be removed to the
parlors of the Rockingham Hotel, where
they may be viewed by friends. The
funeral services will be held at Richmond.
Va., on Friday.
.Mrs. Hnyca Now En Route.
Colorado Springs, Col.. Sept. 19.—Mrs. J.
A. Hayes, daughler of Mrs. Jefferson Da
vis, has started for Narragansett Pier to
attend the funeral of her sister, Miss Win
nie Davis.
To Re Interred at Richmond.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 19.—A telegram re
ceived here to-night from Mrs. Jefferson
Davis says the funeral of Miss Winnie,
Davis will take place in this city on Fri
day, the exact hour not yet being decided
upon.
SERIES OF IMPERIAL EDICTS.
China’s Emperor Tells Ills People of
Hl* New Policy.
Pekin, Sept. 19.—A remarkable series of
Imiierial edicts have been published during
the. paet few days. The edicts have start
led the officials, while making a favorable
Impression ujion the old, foreign residents
who are usually skeptical as to the prac
tical value of such ordefs.
The Emperor has addressed to the people
a long explanation of his new policy, de
claring that In many respects Western
civilization l superior to the existing or
der in his dominion and announcing his
intention to adopt features and
discard the bad ones.
The most radical edict establishes a pos
tal service throughout the empire. In It
the Emperor asks the people to co-operate
v/lth him in making the newly established
system a sueeffls, assuring them that they
will thus aid in strengthening the resources
of the empire.
A fresh edict followed extending prac
tically to everybody the right to memoral-
Ize the throne, a privilege heretofore re
stricted lo certain classes.
The latest edict commands that monthly
accounts be rendered to the government
of the receipts and expenditures every
where and that these accounts be pub
lished.
The Emperor directs that the edicts be
posted throughout the country, in order
that the people may see the endeavors to
promote their welfare which he is mak
ing.
RETURN OF SPANISH TROOPS.
Gen. Correa Order* the Sick to Sail
For Home Flr*t.
Madrid, Sept. 19.—The minister of war,
Gen. Correa, has issued Instructions for
the return of the Spanish troops in the
West ladles.
The sick are to leave first, and the
archives, especially those relating to the
war, will be brought to Spain with the
arms, ammunition, flags and materials
stored in Cuba and Porto Rico.
The minister is greatly Incensed at Gen.
Toral for having sent him a dispatch on
the latter’s arrival at Vigo, Spain, from
Santiago de Cuba, and saki Toral ought
to be court martla'.ed for his conduct as
governor of Santiago.
DISARMAMENT OF MUSSULMANS.
DJevnd i’nsbn Cause* a Delay In Ex
ecution of Saltan'* Order.
Candia, Isle of Crete, Sept. 19.—Edhcm
Pasha, the Turkish governor, has Just had
a proclamation publicly read, saying that
by order of the Sultan, all arms must be
surrendered to the committee formed for
the purpose.
Later—The disarmament of the Mussul
mans has been delayed. DJevad Pasha, the
Turkish military commander, demanding
that the arms be delivered on board a
Turkish warship.
Admiral Noel, the British naval com
mander, Insists that thev be hand-*'] to a
British guard.
I DAILY, JlO A TEAR.
■j 6 CENTS A COPY.
( WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK *1 A YEAR
WAR DEPARTMENT RULINGS.
ALL APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE
MI ST PASS SUPERIORS.
Department \\ 111 Decline Applica
tion* W litch Do Not Go Through;
Proper Military Chunnel*—Pollti
rnl Representative* Flooding the
Department With Rriinr*t* for
Prompt Action on Hlaelinrge Apptt.
cation, mid Snell Privilege Haa
Ilccn Severely Abused Piiblla
Policy Will Not Permit the Enter,
tnlnment of Application* Front
Men Serving In the Philippine*,
Honolulu. Cnlia or Porto Rico.
Washington, Sept. 19.—The following
statement Is given out at the war depart,
ment:
"Tho war department Is Just at present
undergoing an experience which illustrates
the alacrity with which the averaga
American citizen hastens to his senator oB
representative in Congress for aid In emtr.
gencles.
‘'The cessation of hostilities and the Im
probability of their renewal, with the dull,
ness of camp life, has apparently created
a feeling of restlessness among the met*
of the volunteer army, who In the ma
jorlty of cases have given up positions of
larger compensation and many of then*
are imploring their political represents,
lives to obtuln their discharges, and th*
latter, in turn, are flooding the war de
partment with requests for prompt and
immediate action.
'•To such an abuse of privilege has thU
grown that the war department haa beer*
obliged to call attention to that paragraph
of the army regulations which requires
that all communications from subordinate*
to superiors must go through
military channels, and to decline, as
rule, to entertain applications for dls
charges of enlisted men, unless they com*
to it in the proper manner.
"A soldier who Is desirous of securing
his discharge, and has good and sufficient
reasons upon which to base it, will sav*
himself a great amount of trou
ble if he will set forth the reasons for hi*
discharge in a letter addressed to the ad
jutant general of the army, and hand it
to the captain of his company, who In tun*
is required to forward It to the colonel of
the regiment,and the latter to pass It along
through brigade, division and corps head
quarters, with their recommendation. Un
less this is done, the department will send
the paper back to the company command
er for his reeommendntlon, and that takes
lime whleh may be saved by following th
proper rule.
"The department has also promulgated
another ruling in this connection, which
Is to (he effect that public policy will not
permit at this lime the consideration of
application for discharges of men serving
in the Philippine Islands, Honolulu. Cuba,
or Porto Rleo. Tho reasons for this ara
obvious. Aside from the question of trans
portation involved, the necessity of sup
plying the places of men who are to ba
discharged with others from the states.
It Is to be remembered that the war Is
not over and that much depends upon the
results of the peace commissioners wh*
have sailed for Paris."
SOLDIERS CLASH WITH NEGROES.
A White Man Shot nt Raleigh Early]
This Morning.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 20.— 0n Saturday
night a party of soldiers of the Second
North Carolina Volunteers were attacked
by negroes, and two of the negroes in.
Jured.
On Sunday afternoon a pitched fight tool*
place between fifteen soldiers and about
150 negroes. No one was seriously hurt,
though fifty or sixty shots were ex.
changed.
Feeling has been high between the ne
groes and the soldiers since, the negroe*
making threats freely.
Shortly after 12 o’clock this morning m
white man was walking quietly through
the colored quarter, when negroes fired
from ambush, without warning or provo.
cation, woilndlng him in the leg. Ade.
tail of soldiers and police went to tha
scene, but the criminals had fled. No on*
has been apprehended.
There is great indignation at the out.
rages and further trouble Is expected.
GEORGIAN FATALLY SHOT. j
Private Meriting Slioat* Prlvatd
Slate at Cnmp Faulkner.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 19.—A tragla
shooting took place at Camp Falkner this
afternoon, where tho First Alabama is en.
camped. Private David C. MeClung sho*
and fatally wounded Private J. M. Slate.
Both men belonged to Company M. Tha
trouble grew out of a dispute which arose
In the company kitchen. Slate, who was
one of the cooks, cursed MeClung. Tho
latter went off, procured a Springfield rlfl*
an<l returning, shot Slate through the left
lung. He claims that Slate was coming
at him with a butcher-knife. MeClung is
from Knoxville, Tenn., and belongs to ono
of the most prominent families of that sec
tion. 81ate is from Dalton, Ga.
A $2OO,tKK> FIRE AT W ASHINGTON,
Several Buildings nt Twelfth and If
Street* Destroyed.
Washington, Sept. 19.—The seven-story
brick and steel building on the southwest
corner of Twelfth and F streets, occupied
by Robinson, Cherry & Cos., clothiers and
outfitters, was destroyed by fire to-night,
s well as several small buildings on both
Twelfth and F streets. The Twelfth street
side of the Co.umbla Theater was dam
aged by fire and water. The total loss
will aggregate nearly *200,000.
COMMISSIONERS AT VKLADIO.
American* In a Havana Snburb and
All In Good Health. /
Washington, Sept. 19.—The war depart
ment has received a cablegram from MaJ.
Clouse, the secretary of the American mil
itary commission, dated Havana to-day.
stating that the commission has removed
to Vetadlo, a suburb of Havana, ami that
all of the party, as well as the people on
the steamer Resolute, notwithstanding
newspaper reports to the contrary, arc ia
good health.