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vol. ir. QUEEN REGENT APPROVES AM) SIUNS THE PROTOCOL. ADJOURNMENT WAS A NECESSITY. fbe Body Was Becoming More and More Obstreperous—Sagasta Showed Wisdom In Shutting Up. A cable dispatch of Wednesday from Madrid says: The premier, Senor Sa gasta, has obtained tho qpeen regent’s signature to a decree proroguing tho cortes, and with it ended the stormy session of tho senate. General Primo do Rivera, demanded an inquiry into the administration of the Philippine islands, and in so do ing he said the attacks of Count Almenas were only “lit for the mouth of a miserable slanderer.” Count Almenas was endeavoring to reply when Senor Sagasta read the decree proroguing the oortos. Rivera, Count Almenas and General separately, approached the president in a hostile manner, and a duel is ex pected. Sagasta afterwards read the Premier decree in the chamber of deputies. It is expected that the Spanish peace commissioners will be appointed with out delay. impression A painful has been caus ed in Madrid by a statement made by The Pais, saying the United States in tends to demand $20,009,000 indemn ity in behalf of American citizens who have suffered through the insurrection in Cuba. The Spanish peace commis sioners will strongly oppose this, it is claimed, but fears prevail that the United States will become pitiless and press its advantage to the utmost. ' Queen Signs Protocol. The queen regent signed the proto col bill Wednesday evening. The government had intended the cortes to sit until an indemnity bill for the suspension of the constitutional guarantees had Jieon passed, but tho threatened agitation on tho part of General Weyler and others, together with evidence of divisions in both the liberal aud conservative par ties, convinced Senor Sagasta of the advisability of closing down debates which wouid have hindered the free progress of the peace negotiations. The cortes will be next convoked to ratify the final treaty of peace. '‘The Danger Is Over.” The London Standard says edito rially, after congratulating Senor Sa gasta and the government upon hav ing survived a difficult period success fully, “that the great danger is now over. ” “Spain,” it continues, “appears reconciled, knowing that, whatever difference may arise in the peace nego tiations, she is bound to yield. “As to reports tliat indemnity will be demanded, the United States knows that no money can begot out of Spain, and therefore is unlikely to make such a demand seriously. If the United States secures Luzon it is most prob abte that Spain will give up the re mainder of the islands as a useless in cumbrance. WEST INDIAN HURRICANE Causes Death of Two Hundred People. 40,000 Rendered Homeless. Advices wore received at London late Wednesday night saying that a terrible hurricane has swept over Bar bados, in the Windward group of the lesser Antilles. Two hundred persons have been killed and 40,000 rendered homeless. According to the latest reports from St. Lucia, the storm which broke up on the island Sunday night developed almost unprecedented violence, being accompanied by a tidal nave and tre mendous rains. Numerous landslides wore caused, and many houses, bridges and cocoa estates have been destroyed. CIGAR MAKERS LOCKED OUT. Trouble Resulted From a Dispute Over AVaRe Scale In New York. Four hundred cigar makers, mem bers of the Cigars Makers’ Interna tional union, were locked out from the factory of Carl Upmann at New York Wednesday. The lockout resulted from a dispute over the wage scale. EVACUATION TO BEGIN. Spaniards Will Soon Bo Withdrawn From Porto Rico. A cable dispatch from San Juan states that at their meeting Thursday the Spanish evacuation commissioners agreed to begin the formal withdrawal of their lines within two days. They will evacuate Lnres, San Sebastain and Aguadilia, in tbo northwest of the island, withdrawing towards the capital. Under the armistice they could not withdraw their outposts without permission. Detachments of the Eleventh infantry will occupy this territory and raise the American flag. The abandonment of the other outposts will follow. NAMES ARE GIVEN. Personnel of the Spanish Peace Commis sion Jast Appointed. A special dispatch from Madrid says the Spanish peace commissioners were appointed Saturday. They are Senor Montero, president of the senate, who is president of the commission; Gen eral Cerero and Senors Abarzuza, Vil larrntia and Garnica. The Spanish commission, the dis patoh adds, will start for Paris on September S3. Chronicle e SPANISH PEACE COMMISSION. Oon. Toral Has Kxcltlmr Kxperlence With a Uowllnir Mob. A Madrid special says: The Spanish peace commission has beon appointed. Henor Moatero Rios, president of the senate, will preside. The other names are withheld until the queen regent has given her approval, but they are said to bo Senor Villnrrutia, General Correo, General Ascarrega and Senor Urziaz. Duke Almodovar do Rio, the foreign minister, and Senor Moret, former secretary for the colonies, are engaged in drafting the instructions for the commission. The queen regent has signed the joint bill passed by the cortes author izing the cession of national territory under the terras of the protocol. General Agustin, former captain general of the Philippines, accompa nied by his family, arrived Friday at Genoa, and is about starting for Spain. A cable dispatch from Vigo, Spain, states that n crowd of about 700 peo ple besieged the bouse of General To ral Friday, demanding that the troops which arrived Thursday from San tiago do Cuba, on board the Span ish steamer Leon XIII, be immediate ly landed. They proceeded to the quays, cheering the troops, and were with difficulty dispersed by soldiers of tlio garrison. Afterwards n crowd of about 1,500 people returned to the quays and, when they saw the soldiers landing barefoot and nearly naked, they be came infuriated and surrounded Gen eral Toral’s house, hooting and hissing and stoning the building. Eventually the Spanish general suc ceeded in escaping to the Leon XIII. On learning this the mob gathered on the dock and stoned the steamer for half an hour, smashing the cabin win dows. The Leon XIII was obliged to leave the place where she was moored. FLEET REORGANIZED. The North Atlantic Squadron Is lleduced From 100 to 3:3 Vessels. Secretary Long Friday afternoon issued an important order reorganizing the north Atlantic squadron. The fis^t is reduced from a force of about 100 vessels to thirty-two, the remainder being detached ready for disposition in the future. The four vessels of the Morgan line, the Prairie, Yosemite, Yankee and Dixie, with the auxiliary cruisers Badger and Panther, are ordered to be laid up in reserve at League island. The fleet as reorganized will consist of the Indiana, Massachusetts, Texas, New York. Brooklyn, Amphitrite, Puritan, Miantonomoh, Terror, Cin cinnati, Montgomery, Newark, San Francisco, Detroit, Marblehead, May flower, New Orleans, Bancroft, Ma rietta, Topeka, Castine Nashville, Wilmington, Machias,Princeton,Fern, Hist, Resolute, Potomac, Scorpion, Alvaredo. Another order from the secretary put the following vessels now at the Norfolk navy yard out of commission: Siren, Stranger, Yiking, Wasp, Frolic, Apache. There will be no change in the flag officers of the north Atlantic squadron. Rear Admiral Sampson, though in Havana on detached duty, will still remain in command of the second sec tion of the fleet. OUTRAGES IN PORTO RICO. Spanish Planters Murdered and a Number of Residences Burned. A dispatch from San Juan de Porto Rico states that more depredations are reported to have occurred in the neigh borhood of Utuado. Several Spanish haciendas and cafeteles have been burned and two Spanish planters kill ed. These outrages are attributed to the lower classes of the natives, actu ated by a spirit of revenge, and a law less gang of brigands which has been operating near Oialee. COURT-MARTIAL FOR CHAPLAIN. McIntyre, of (lie Oregon, AV111 Re Tried For Denouncing His Brother Officer**. Secretary Long has ordered a court martial for the trial of Chaplain Me Intyre, of the Oregon, who is accused of publicly denouncing his brother officers who engaged in the battle of July 3d. The court will meet in Den ver on the 26th instant auil will eon sist of seven members, headed by Commodore McCann, retired, with Captain Lauchheimer as judge advo cate general. VESUVIUS IS THREATENING. Activity of Volcano Causes Alarm Among: People of Naples. A state of gloomy apprehension pre vails among the population of Naples regarding the eruption of Vesuvius, which is hourly becoming more aetivo and menacing. Streams of lava are spreading in every direction. The most threaten ing of these flows through the Vedri no valley, which is almost filled. Seven new craters have formed around the central one, and this has not tended to diminish the fears for merly felt which were based upon the eruption of stones and scoriae similar to that whi.di occurred in 1872. WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUED To Compel American Express Company to Pay For Revenue Stamps, Judge Frazer in the circuit court at Detroit, Mich., granted the applica tion of a number of Detroit whole salers, made through the attorney general, for a writ of mandamus compel pel the American Express Company to pay for the war revenue stamps which the law requirfs to be attached to re- ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22, 1898. CEREMONIES AT AUSTRIAN CAPI. TAL WERE ELARORATE. MANY SOVEREIGNS WERE PRESENT. Wholo City of Vienna Draped In Crepe and the People Appeared In Deep Mourning. Tlio remains of the murdered em press were entombed at Vienna Satur. day with imposing ceremony. Emperor Francis Joseph received the special representatives of foreign sovereigns. Afterward he received the visiting sovereigns, whom he person ally greeted at the railroad station. The inhabitants at Vienna streamed in dense crowds towards the chapel of tho Hofburg, and defiled before the casket containing tho remains of the late empress. Emperor Francis Joseph, Prince Ilohenlohe, the German imperial chan cellor, and Baron von Buolow, the German minister for foreign affairs, received Emperor William at the rail road station. The emperors shook hands and kissed each other’s cheeks three times. They then proceeded to the church, where Emperor William, in behalf of himself and the empress of Germany, deposited on the casket a floral wreath which hie majesty had brought from Germany. The entombing ceremonies were of the most impressive nature aud the aspect of tho city was moro sombro than upon any day of the week of mourning. black Hardly u house was with out draperies, aud the entire populace seemed to have poured out into the streets. Every train brought hundreds of people from the country, and every one, even the persons belonging to the lower classes, were in mourning. FRENCH CAR I NET BROKEN. Minister., z T War „f J> u |,li t , XVorku Walk Out Dtirha a Hcetliix. At a meeting of tli9 cabinet minis ters at Paris Saturday it was decided to submit the documents in the Drey fus case to a commission to be selected by the minister of justice, M. Sarrien. The minister for war. General Zurlin den, and the minister of public works, Senator Tallaye, left before the council adjourned. General Zurliuden later sent bis written resignation to Premier Bris son, as follows: “I have the honor to beg yon to re ceive my resignation as minister for war. An exhaustive study of the papers in ihe Dreyfus case has con vinced me too fully of his guilt for me to accept, as the head of the army,any other solution than that of mainten ance of the judgment in its entirety.” It is reported that, a vessel has rl ready started for the Isle du Diable in readiness to bring Dreyfus to Paris, aud M. Brisson and General Chanoine are determined that nobody, however high his position, will be sheltered. Stirring events are regarded as im pending. PROMINENT DIVINE DEAD. Rev. John Hall, of New York, Fagnog Away In Ireland. A special from Belfast, Ireland, states that the Rev. Dr. John Hall, of New York, (lied Saturday morning at j Bangor, county Down, Dr. Hall was on his annual visit to i Europe. He died at his stster’s resi ! dence. His health had been broken down for more than a year. He had hoped to return to Now York shortly, and had already engaged passage on a steamer for himself and his wife. Dr. Hall was born in county Armagh, on July 31, 1829. He was of Scotch descent. In 1867 Dr. Hall was a delegate from the general assembly of the Pres byterian church in Irelauil to the Presbyterian chnrcli in tho United states, and after liis return to Ireland h 0 received a call to tho fifth Avenue j Presbyterian church in New York, n e acce pted it and entered upon his f , aborf) in Novem ber, 1867. 1 church edifice erected A new was j for Dr. Hall in 1875 at a cost of about ,000,0 0, on the corner of Fifth ave nue and Fifty-fifth street. He was elected chancellor of the University of the City of New York in 1882. WILL REVISE DREYFUS CASE. Minister of Justice Asks For Ap,iointment of Commission. The newspapers of Paris say the minister of justice, M. Sarrieu, has completed the examination of the doc uments in the Dreyfus case aud that he will communicate to the ministers at the cabinet council his intention to refer the matter to a commission com petent to undertake a revision of the proceedings. The general opinion is that the cab inet will adopt the proposal for a re vision of the case unanimously, with tho exception of the minister for war, General Zurlinden. OFFICERS COME NEXT. Major Generals and Brigadiers Will Be Mustered Out of .Service. The war department will soon take up the question of mustering out a considerable number o^f general officers of the volunteer army, including major generals and brigadiers, now that the volunteer forces have been reduced. All regimental officers have gone out of service with their respective regiments, but the entire force of gen eral officers still remain*: SO-CALLED PROVISIONAL GOV ERNMENT COUNCIL MEETS. BODY ASSEMBLED AT SANTA Manifesto Declares That Corporate Ex istence of Cuban Assembly Should Be Allowed to Continue. A special dispatch from Santiago under date of September 14, says: The couucil of tho Ro-called provisional government of the republic of Cuba, represented by Senor Bartolome Masso, president; Senor Mendex Capote, vice , president, aud Senors Font Sterling, Aleman and Moreno de 1,> Torre, see retaries, met at Santa Cruz on tember 1st and formulated a manifesto to the Cuban people, with an order to tho military commanders of the Cuban army, both of which hnvo been pro mulgated. Tho manifesto, which is an elabor ate document, touches on the history of the movement for Cuban indepen dence and the principles upon which the Cubau people have fought for their liberty. It provides, in part, as follows: “Tho peace preliminaries havo been signed and the government of the United States has imposed upon Spain an obligation to renounce all her rights of sovereignty over the island of Cuba and to evacuate the territory immediately. The cessation of hos tilities lias also been agreed upon. “Though the principal object of our revolution has been attained—that is, the destruction of Spanish domination --the work of this council is not yet at an end, for the Cubau republic—the ideal for which we have fought,—has not yet been constituted. Now that hostilities have ceased and Spain lias renounced her sovereignty, it is the duty of this council to set before the Cuban people tho feelings ami pur poses of the men who made tho revo lution. . i We always felt confident that through our own perseverance we would in the long run destroy Span ish domination, but we must acknow ledge that an indefinite prolongation of the struggle would havo annihilated the little that was left of our wealth and population. The entrances upon the field of a powerful and decisive factor, upon which we have always re lied and toward which the hearts of all Cubans have always turned, has put an end to the horrors of war to the benefit of all concerned. “This prompt solution, we must ac knowledge, we could never have ob tained. It is proper to acknowledge the evident truth. That is tho best title tho United States has to our grati tude. We were abandoned by the world, some nations ignoring us through selfishness, others ignorant of our real condition, considering us an obstinate and ungovernable people, because we did not accept the cajoleries and flatteries with which Spain tried to soothe our just anger. “This was our situation when the people of the United States, their gov ernment and congress, came to our rescue and took upon their shoulders the task of delivering us at once from an unbearable yoke, as our sufferings could not be endured or permitted any longer. They have accomplished their programme brilliantly. What is more, they have liberated, in one way or an other from the rule of Spain all peo ples oppressed by her. The liberation is definite and irrevocable. Spain has been expelled from this hemisphere. Gratitude Expressed. “Wo aro grateful. In nations as well as in individuals, gratitude is ennobling. As we begin now our na tional life we, moro than any other peoplo, must he jealous of our national honor. It is therefore the duty of this council to explain to the poople of Cuba what, in its opinion, are our duties toward the United States and toward ourselves and what are the rules that ought to direct our conduct. “The people of the United States have all along appreciated the fact that is the majority of the people of Cuba in agreement with our principles; for tho motto of the United States gov ernment has beeif the same as our own —absolute independence for Cuba. Under these conditions tho Americans could not take a hostile attitude to ward us or consider our authority ille gitimate and harmful to the welfare of the Cuban people. “These considerations have con " viuced us that we should not dissolvo und that the powers we have received^ from an assembly elected by tho peo ple under arms should not vanish. On the contrary, wo feel that we shonld remain as a nucleus and guide for those who have vested such power in us. “We have therefore decided to call together another assembly which will determine our future course.” SILVER PLATE MAKERS COMBINE. International Company Formed With Cap ital Stock of # 15,000,000. A New York dispatch says: The Meriden-Britannia company and the Wilcox Silver Plate company have issued circulars to their stockholders stating that the Internationa! Silver company has been formed under the laws of New Jersey with a capital stock of $15,000,000 preferred and #16,000,000 common etook. EVACUATION COMMISSIONERS CON FRONTED WITH DIFFICULTIES. MANY IRRECONCILABLE ELEMENTS. Spanish Oflfcuor* Seek Discharges With the itope of Securing 1 Service Under American Government. Advices of Thursday -from Havana state that the rumors to the offoct that strained relations exist between the Spanish commission and the United States Cuban evacuation commission are absolutely unfounded. There have boon some incidents, 1ms no real ^itchas. For iustance ’ when <he Unit#d S,ates tran8 P ort Resolute, with the American commission on hoard, ar rived, she did not fire a Halute on en tering the harbor, but later sbe fired the regulation salute when visited by the British consul, who has been act ing for the United States. This action was commented upon at the palace, in consequence of which explanations were exchanged during tlio evening with the result that tlio Resolute on Monday morning flew the Spanish colors in honor of tho birth day of tho princess of tho Asturias, and at noon the same day, when the Spanish flagship Alfonso XII fired a salute ill honor of the royal birthday, it was answered by the Resolute. Tho reason that the first formal ses sion of the commissioners took place on Sunday was the understanding that the commissioners must meet within 30 days after signing the protocol which on Monday would have been 31 days. Two free soup kitchens in Havana were closed Wednesday and the clos ing of others will follow, These kitchens have been distributing to the really needy over 30,000 rations daily. Their discontinuance, based, accord ing to the civil governor’s circular, on the assumption that distress and want have disappeared from the city will have tho effect of throwing thousands of unfortunate people on public char ity. Beggars are again infesting ihe street.! and carrying filth aud disease germs all over Havana. Immediate arrangements for the distribution of tho Coma 1 rations, now that the Span ish government refuses to continue to feed the hungry, is imperative. The “meat ring” continues keeping the price of meat at from 50 to 60 cents per pound, in spite of the pro tests and efforts made by large and responsible firms to the government, offering to import cattle and place meat on the market at 25 cents per pound. Hundreds of Spanish officers have asked to be discharged from the army. They refuse to return to Spain, where stnrvition stores them in the face. Many of them have formed classes to study English, hoping to succeed in obtaining commissions in the United States army as soon as they are profi cient in the language. It will be interesting to watch the course pursued by the host of counts and marquises, holding titles of no bility in Spain and here. The aris tocracy of Cuba are all Spanish gran dees, holding Castilian titles,of which they are very proud and which they will renounce with great reluctance. These grandees who have been hold ing their titles for generations, for merly owning vnst properties in the island, form the most rabid Cuban ism. They will be forced to remain Spanish subjects and continue enjoy ing the privilege of rank and title, or relinquish all claims to this honor and become plain Tom, Dick and Harry. The same will happen to a long list of Cubans, widows and orphans of Span ish officers drawing pensions from Spain, which is their only means of support. The list of such pensioners foots up over two thousand. The situation may be summed up as chaotic. It is impossible to tell ex actly what the future may develop, even regarding the commission. Its powers sSein to bo very limited, the members having to submit every trifle to Washington for consideration be fore acting. J. WORST OF CENTURY Was tl»« Fearful Hurricane That .Swept Over the Went Judies. A special of Friday from Kingston, Jamaica, states that the hurricane of Sunday was undoubtedly the worst visitation of the kind experienced by the West Indies during the century, both in violence and extent. The hnr ricane swept along the island chain from Barbados westward to St. Vin cent and thence northwest to St. Kitts, where it was last heard from. Details received from St. Vincent show that an unparalleled destruction of life and property has taken place there. Out of a population of 41,000, 300 were killed and 20,000 were injur ed and rendered homeless. GENERAL LAWTON’S REPORT. Health Condition of Troops Now Sta tioned at Santiago. The following is General Lawton’s daily health report: 16.—Total “Santiago, September 145; sick, 1,222; fever, 83; now cases, returned to duty, 318.^ Deaths, Iran cis Casey, Second United States vol unteers, typhoid fever; September 15, Charles W. Kingston, Ninth United State* volunteers, bilious fever, GRACE RETURNED 1I0MR, Tliffe Sko Found a Or*T« For H«r Sup* Toted Corpse. A dispatch from Bridgeport, Conn., says: The woman whoso dismembered body was found early in the week in the Yellow Mill pond was identified ns Grace Marian Perkins, of Middleboro, Mass. On Saturday the supposed victim of the murder, Miss Parkins, arrived at her homo in Middleboro in perfiot health to the great joy of the family and the unbounded astonishment of the entire community. Her father was not in town, for at the tinio of his daughter’s arrival ho was on his way back frrm Bridgeport with the grue some remains which ho had identified as those of Grace, and for which the funeral arrangements, including the digging of the grave, had already been completed. from the Per Just across the street kins house is n cemetery and Saturday morning in response to the uncle of Miss Perkins, a grave had been dug by the sexton in the family lot, and the no' earth thrown up beside it could be plainly seen from the bouse. Half an hour after Miss Perkins’ arrival at home, a local undertaker’s wagon drove up to the house and in it was the coffin which lint been ordered by the family. The funeral arrange ments had even gone so far that the family minister had been notified and asked to conduct the services. MISSIONARY TO CURA Selected B.y National Negro Baptist Con vention Religious Press Officers. At the moeting of the National Ne gro Baptist, convention at Kansas City it was decided to send a missionary to Cuba at once. 1). M. E. Campbell, of Philadelphia, w«h selected as the mis sionary and lie will sail October 1st. The negro religious press associa tion met and elected the following offi cers: W. J. White, Georgia, president; J. A. Booker, Little Rock, Ark., vice 1 resident; L. L. Campbell, Austin, Tex., secretary; G. L. P. Taliaferro, Philadelphia, treasurer. They estab lished an advertising bureau with Wil liam II. Steward, of Louisville, ns manager. convention selected The national Nashville for the next annual meeting. VOTED ONLY FOR WHEELER. All Parties Unanimous In Eighth Ala bama District. The most remarkable primary elec tion ever Jiflowu in Alabama was held in the eighth district Saturday. It was the primary pf the democratic party of that district - 'elect a nom inee tt> congress, but mill %?"t,iie re publicans ami populists of the district participated in it and every of man the voted little for the return to congress hero of Santiago, General Joseph Wheeler. Free silver and gold advocates, free traders and protectionists, territorial expansionists and coutractionists, rich and poor, black and white, regardless of past, present or future party affilia tions, all united on the one proposi tion to semi General Wheeler back to congress. Not a vote was cast against him in tho district. ONE-SIXTH ARE DOWN. Bickness Among Lawton's Troops In creases to Alarming Extent. A Washington dispatch says: Sick ness among the troops of General Lawton’s command at Santiago is in creasing. Nearly one-sixth of the force is now on the sick list, although the number of deaths is not great. Genera! Lawton’s bulletin of the health conditions of the American forces at Santiago, received at the war department Sunday night, was as follows: Sick 1,222, fever 341, new enses 02, returned to duty 304. The deaths September 15th aud 16h numbered 7. SCHOFIELD DECLINED HONOR. Ilcfiiscd to Servo On War Investigating Commission -Howell Accept*. A Washington dispatch says: After a half hour’s conference with the pres ident Saturday General Schofield an nounced that he would not serve as a member of the committee to investi gate tho conduct of the war. Mr. Evan I’. Howell, of Atlanta, Ga., who was asked by the president to serve on tho commission, was at the white house during the day and formally accepted the appointment. ULTIMATUM IGNORED. Sultan Refuges to Withdraw Turkish Troops From Island of Crete. Advices from Constantinople state that tho Turkish government has sent a circular to the powers alleging that the British provoked the disorders at Caiulia, claiming that the present sit uation is duo to the measures adopted by the powers in Crete, and protesting against the bombardment of Candia. The porte announces its refusal to withdraw the Turkish troops from Crete in spite of the decision of the admirals that such a step is absolutely necessary. The circular has made a bad impression in diplomatic circles, RETALIATORY MEASURE. Canadian Paper Manufacturers Ask for Duty on Pulp. At a meeting of paper and pulp manufacturers held at Montreal a res olution was adopted asking that an export duty be immediately placed ' n all pulp wood exported from Canada which would be equivalent to the present import duty on Canadian pulp entering the United States, mnless the United Stalfes admit all Canadian pulp free of import duty. NO. 35. NOT ON MAR PATH, BUT (JOIN® INTO WINTER QUARTERS. NEARLY 100,000 ARE COMING; Tlioy Go Into Camp at Various Localities In Dixie—Will lie Prepared For , Serviuo In Cuba and Porto Klco. A Washington special says: The military movements are being directed, rapidly toward the assembling of » large army in southern stations for winter camps atid preparatory to the military occupation of Cuba and Porto Rico. About 70,000 troops are now located in the south, and orders will be issued sending tlio First, Second, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth cavalry from Montank to southern stations. The Third cavalry already has gone south, and the First and Seoond infantry were Thursday afternoon ordered to Anniston, and the Eighth and Six teenth to Huntsville. This leaves the Seventh, Twenty-fourth aud Twenty fifth infantry, the Second volunteer engineers and companies H and G, Fourth artillery, at Montauk. Within a day or two tlieso last remaining troops will be ordered south and Camp Wikoff will be no more. The purposes is to establish winter camps between the thirty-first and thirty-fifth paral lels. The major part of the army thus as sembled is destined for service in Cuba with a much smaller force for Porto Rico and a reserve in the winter camps. It is not the intention, how ever, to send the army of occupation to Cuba until after the unhealthy sea son lias passed, and meanwhile the troopR will be put in the best possible condition. On account of tho desire of the war department that no chances shall be taken in the way of exposure of the troops to the dangers of the unhealthy season, no impatience is felt on ac count of tlio rather slow progress of the work of tlio commission of evacu ation of Havana, Great satisfaction is expressed at the progress being made in Porto Rico and the evacuation >s expected to witls.fhe occur speedily, but in couiroetion evacuation o.i Porto Rico the same anx!'’ 1 j as to the health of tho army is fait nor are there similar difficul .connection with establishing tL ‘* I lament, Porto Rico becoming at ■art of the territory of the oik \ United r"anizing the In assemblf: l/AOl'F io\ a army for tlr< o H SI IlcKilhle with consideration i* the organized insiA. _ . n ( V', x taken seriously into tffiU Havana dispatches stating has developed a strong favor of independence and opposition to annexation, coupled with hostility toward the United Htates, is read with rather an air of amusement by officials of the administration. The purpose of the Cubans to establish a stable, in dependent form of government is strictly in accordance with the terms of the president’s proclamation, and theiefore furnishes no reason fora feeling of hostility. All the information in the posses sion of the war department, it is said, indicates the most cordial relations and harmony of purpose between tho Cubans and the representatives of this government. Day Tinnier* KcgJgnntlon. The cabinet was in session an honif „ Friday, Secretary Alger being tendered the only absentee. Secretary Day to the president his resignation as secre tary of state and took leave of his cabinet associates. Assistant Secretary Moore, of the state department, also tendered his resignation to the president. The instructions to the peace com mission were gone over for the last time and officially approved. Captain Bradford, chief of the bu reau of equipment of the navy depart ment, was notified at the last moment that the president desired his atten dance upon the commissioners at Paris in tho capacity United of States an expert, for no one in the navy is so well informed as this officer as to the mutters of coaling and naval stations. TORAL IS AT HOME. Steamer Arrive* At Vigo, Spain, With Spanish General and Many Soldiers. A Madrid dispatch of Thursday says: The steamer Leon XIII has arrived at Vigo, with General Toral and 2,478 soldiers and officers from Santiago de Cuba. The queen regent presided at the cabinet council Thursday. Senor Sa gasta, the premier, outlined the situa tion and said that the government had received no reply from Washington to its request for the repatriations of Spaniards in the Philippines. Ac cording to reports from Manila, one third of the prisoners of General Aguinaldo have died of bad treatment. RECEIVER APPOINTED For Ihe Chicago arid Mlnnnk Coal and Tile Work.. The Chicago and Minonk Coal and Tile Works, with oflices at 201 West ern Union building. Chicago, and con trolling mining property at Minock, Woodford county, valued at $300,000, came into the custody of the district court Saturday through the entrance of an order by Judge Tuthiil appoint ing Frank D. Ket chain receiver el the concern,