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2 ANARCHIST SLAYS AUSTRIAN EMPRESS Assassin Drives a Keen Stiletto Into Her Majesty's Heart. SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS After Being Fatailij Wounded the Empress Walked Upon Waiting Boat. SHE THEN BEGAN TO SINK RAPIDLY Carried to a Hotel She Lingers a Few Minutes and Passes Away===The Murderer Is Captured and Walks to Jail Singing===He Coolly Admits His Crime. Geneva, Switzerland, September 10.—The , :npri of Austria was a<.~.. sinat. <1 near the Hotel Beanrivago this afternoon by an anarchist, who was arrested. He stabbed her majesty with a stiletto. ||. ;■ majesty was walking from her hotel to Hie landing place of the steamer at ah nt 1 o’- n.l», win 11 an Italian anarchist suddenly approached ami stabbed iter in , r The empress fell, got up ami walkid I’ll board the steamer, where she • , 11. .a n.. The captain did not wish to p it off from the quay, but did so at the request of tin in;.| and her suite, there being no a; ipreben on mat she was serious- I |. ] irt _ The s teamcr was turned back b. fore reaching the open lake and the cm- I press, unconscious, was carried back to the ; Hotel I:■ .i'll iv.igo ,m a stretcher. Tli - s;ri iihir upon which the empros-s \ was c arried to the notel was hastily im- . pi, >. a . with oars and sail cloth. Hodors sts were nnim dialely summoned I and a telegram was sent to Emperor Fran- ■ <•:, Joseph. All efforts Io revive her ma- 1 j.stv were unavailing and she expired at . ;; o’clock. The medical examination show- ' • d that the assassin must have used a ' small triangular tile. 'I lie wound was just over tile left bn-ast. ; Tli. re was hardly any bleeding. A priest , ami. in time to administer extreme tine- j tion. After strikb g the blew lie ran along Illis | lire des Aipes, with the evident inten- e . . ; \O. llUt I |>, f, I'l ..vilil:,. J i- Wl> s' A ’") '.WO ■ cabmen, who had witnessed- the .rime, Tory handed h.m over to a. boatman and a cend.irme, win., conveyed him to the pu- • he- station. Prisoner hidmits the Crime. T1 prisoner made no r<. ist.un e. He even sang as lie walked along, saying: ■ : it,” and “S’no must be dead.” At b- poll. rst.it on In do-hired that he . i “siarviiig .in are'.iist, Wi'.’i no haired for the poor, but onl) for the rich.” I• i, wlu n t Io n to the courthouse and interrog-i d by .i magistrate in ill l ' pres » 1,,-, o; thro- members of the local gov lice t 1',.'.. t-.’-d not to know Frencil and refused to answer questions. Tin police, on Search in," him, lot nd a document showing his : ..m- to Is Luigi Laocbiir. born in Paris ■! 1<: ano an Italian soldier. A groat I '.-.vd quickly is-'mbli-d around the Hotel go, when lie officials ptsled a: . r iaii rr.o'..lling the prisoner. The po ,j, .• s irc-e d the s.-.-m of Hie crime, tor ’i,< w- - >on ami th'- acmmpiiees of the as* •-. it .•cn .irs that a boatman no th id three p-ts follow ing the empress, win. w s making purchases in the shops. Tin- 1c al gov. rnnn nt immediately on re ceiving tin- new’s of her majesty’s death h. ill'- flag.-- on the municipal of tii I s and fire, 1. did in a body to the hotel , t-.k.-n of r tiet. The . x.-itenient in •.. mi-, many of l.n- shops on Jursa.l 1 wen • ■ • ! Tht assin told the mag- i. that Im inn- to Geneva in order li, ■- i ati- an important person,” but I had been unable to execute the project. T- ■ r i-..n <■: h failure he did not give, I but i o declared tli it it was only by acci- ; dent hi learned of tile presence of the j Tl i inpr. -of Austria was born De- I cen 17 SI e was a daughter of It is a d period in a woman s life when /rif-.X?' "Y* a d< •.■ little sti o -'.-r 1 com. driving dlow <l .ML (■■it or -Io liana to 4 'a make its home in her J.» be nt and i ail her mother. Yet the m; <sf f jority of v imen ap- r ‘ ’..lt# proach this time with „. ' '•' ■•'■ti a <■■■”» fear .mil misgiving *’ . 4 w both foi tin i;t I■< ■■ '*•*'’ "'i and the expected little (* { /' i one. The mother’s heart fore- bodes some | ~ '’•< akness or ; ■'‘"•z _/ imperfection in the I /- baby while the wom- / ( kA anly nature fears its ./■•V | own sufferings; and per- J Imps a iittle spice of vani- V-X' sit-'i? ty about het figure makes I Vj ’A/’i h< i dread that its attrac- , l v *; 1 \ tier contour may be de- V \ \ stroyed by maternity. S. / i But a- a matter of fact j £■/./. when a woman is in pi r- s;/ feet health and condi- | v 4 y tioti, motherhood should ■ /d'J , A only serve to enhance ; /ri and aeeentiiate Inr pby- £■—-■■, 1 steal attractiveness. l-.v- // er. expectant mother ; Lv should know and avail | herself of the health giving, nerve-toning ; properties of Dr Pierce - Favorite Pre scription It gives specific strength and endurance to the organism of maternity ; promotes thorough, healthv constitutional vigor and recuperative energy it makes motherhood safe and comparatively com fort 1 ■■ ' 11 n'l’J preserves the mother’s buoyant it and i womanly attractiveness. Mrs Elizabeth Hull. Murick Street, Paw tucket. R 1., write-. ■'! have taken Dr Pierce’s Favorite Pt. liption and cannot speak too well of it. I have had fifteen babie- and always had a bad time, s oon times I bad to have two doe t ■ Il n taking yom Prescription ’ last Inly, and tn September I gave birth to two little eirl-. and In< ver had such an easy time. 1 had no doctor, and was not in pain halt ot the time ns before M' wight is about two hundred ; pounds My twins when born weighed ten I pounds each. They are fine girls, now lour I months old." ... In many cases where constipation is one I the aggt ivating <au■■ ■ of disease, Dr. I Pierce’s Pleas int Pellets should be used in conjunction with the ’ I'avorite Prescrip tion ' Thev are the simplest and most perfectly i|..iurul laxative ever invented. | , Duke Maximilian of Bavaria and was mar : ried to li’rancis Joseph, emperor of Aus l tiia and king of Hungary, April 21, ISSI. Tin y had thro.' children, the Archduchess Gisela, who i.s married to Prince J.uitpold Os Bavaria; the An lidnke Rudolph, who mat ried Princess Stephanie of Belgium, ami who was (seemingly) assassinated in Iks'.), and the Archduchess Maria Valeria, who married the Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany. The Into empress was an enthusiastic horsewoman. Assassin Coolly Confesses. The a assin. while being interrogated by t'h< mag ttrate, said he came to Geneva : with tile intention of killing the Due | d'Orleans. but the l itter had already left. Ltle<-¥i. or Dacchcni, followed the duko i of Evian about twenty-live mils-s northeast of Geneva, v. re lie was again unsu -- fui. He then returmd to Geneva, end ' learned from the pap- rs of the presence of tiie Austrian empress. Yesterday he dogged hi r footsteps, but found no oppor tunity to carry out his purpose, though j lie watched th.- hotel B'-aurivago all day. I This afternoon about 1:30, in- said, no saw . tin- valet of the empress leaving the iio -1 I'd .Old going toward the landing, lie in- I ferrod from this that Hie empress was go.ng to lake the steamboat, and io itld ' himself behind :: tree on Hie quay, with ■ the tile concealed in li s right sle'vc. in a fi w minutes tae empress, accompanied by I her lady of honor, appeared and the as sassin struck tin- tile home. laieessi confessed that lie has been an anarchist since lie was la.r'-vu ■ I I. ■ 'll' ill an.Hi ii.sts did tacit dul ' as i ■ have done mine.” he said. “Bourgeois so ! cicti' would soon disappear.” tie admitted that lie knew the crime wls useli.s. but said he committed it for ( "the sake of example.” I Jn spite of minute si arching. !')•• Wi upon of t'iie murderer bus not been f und. Dcmse crowds still surround the Hotel ];• aiirivago tiiiis < veiling. Tile gem-rai of police, had no n >ti e of the visit of the empress to the city. rears for the Emperor. Dondon, September li).—The gravest fears are already expressed hen- regarding the effect which the assassination of th" em press may have upon the emperor, whose health lias never n coviTed from the blow of Crown I’rlnee Rudolph's tragic ib-ath, and it is kn< wn that his majesty lately has been very feeble, NEWS RECEIVED IN VIENNA. People of the Austrian City Could Not Believe the Information. Vienna, September I l ’, The in v. ol th " assassination became known here shortly before i» o’clock t .is af'i'-moon. it spread iik" lightning. The streets were suddenly filieil with multiiud s of pi-opl , many be coming impss; abb- for vehicles. Extra edi tions were issued by all tile papers. Many Viennese considi r* d ihe r> post incredible ; until the semi oflicial Wiener Abend Post appeared, coiitirniiip; tile statements of the I other papers. I jVH Hie papers accompanied the an i niiuniemenl with warm tributes to rhe • ni i press They were eagerly sn.it- lied from ’ Hie hands of tin- sellers and were read I aloud to groups of citizens. An indescribable grief overpowers the 1 people. U’iie porforni«i!i<;t*s ol t'.io court theaters and the jubilee < xhibitlon have been canceled Emperor Brands Joseph revolved the news at Schocnbrunn, A.l the ’llieaters here and in the provin cial towns are closed tonight The extra edition of tiie s.-mi-ofli.-ial Wiener Abend Bost app-arei- with black borders. It expresses "Hi" universal sorrow felt at the loss of our noble empress, whose life was one long chain of philatitiirop,” adding: “She had gone abroad in order to obtain fresh strength, but only to be come th' victim of a wickid and mad at tack."' „ , . ; it concludes with an expression of sin cere sympathy with tiie emperor, upon ■ whose L' love l head the grb'f l as fallen la I the year of his jubilee.” SWITZERLAND IS STUNNED. j Assassin’s Life Is Safe, as Capital Punishment Is Not Allowed. I Berm . Switzerland. September I lae 1 president of Switzerland and other mmn ! tiers of Hie government vv -re ; :unm d with i horror a,ml grief when Hie ■- ws reached I the palace, that Hi- <mptess, so beloved bv I , ,i Euroj'i an < b,d fallen a vi< tim to an i as- irs-in within the borders of I'u-ir eoun ; trv. T'm-v immidi.itci.v arrang d to h 'l<l i an exir:,ordinary federa’, ■■• un. il on Sun ! day i lotning in order tc ion. ider tin meas m . to lake against the as -in. The latter must bo tri- .I u e-irding Hie the statutes of tin- canton in which the crime was < oaimit :e<l, w'I■ i<-h I■ >rl ids capital pun ishment and make Jlf.- imurisoiimmct tiie most severe i" nalty that can ho im posed . When th'.- Austrian minister, Count Kiiefstoin was infoiinfd of tiie tragedy, hl- hurried to t.he palace and was met wit'ii expressions of tliv deepest sympaHry. Sc- as a special train could be arranged the minister started for Geneva, ii.-com panied by rhe deputy pr<a-o<-utor geneial, who took up Hie ease at once, ids chief be. I Ing on a "nealion. He will hold a prelim inary inquiry at Geneva tonight or as s -on as possible, ami return tomorrow in order to report to t'iie federal council. ’l'i'e federal authoritii s had been inform ed of tiie visit of tiie empress and the'.' uotilnd Hie governors of Hie cantons 'lie empriss expected to visj:, instructing them to take special police measures for her comfort a, d safety if it appeared nvces- TIEE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1898. i -c~„rt / EMPRESS ELIZABETH, OF AUSTRIA, ST.AIX SATURDAY. sarv. Thev were not informed of Jmr majesty’s Intention t > visit G. neva. nor wa re the local ollii ials aw !;• " pr- s • nee. a.s she was traveling incognito. The police are not Idann d. tliouga the eireiim stances responsible for tin- lack of pre caution are wim-lv r< grett.-d. All Switzerland r profoundly mov-d v itHi .nd mligmition. T - P i|>. • of all ; . ..." K s: i Hi,- anarchist assassin, Jived a- i’aroma. I Italy. * FRANCE KNOWS TIIE ASSASSIN. Anarchists Met and Condemned Lead ing European Sovereigns. I’aris, September 10—President Eaure sent a telegram of condo!.-." to Emperor Eranel.-- Joseph imm.-. Ilat < ly upon r.-. . ipl of nows of the assassination. Tin- police In re b.-lu-ve Hie murd.-r the re nil of u plot of It. li >n anat. hisl . am! that, the nssassim is identical with ono I.uccf-ssi, Who is wanted by lhe Bologna i police as a dangerous anar.-liist. Tile man , known .is l.m si w is : n pl . nt.-.i in the i recent troubles at Milan, after which lie | fl Whne 7 at ri Zurieh Luccessi was present nt ■ a meeting of Italian a nar.-hi.-1«. when s. ven w< re .1. Including 1m..-. ,-i. io assas- . small- the prim-ipal Eumpi m soveialgmg I including th. king of Italy Er. m h detectives, who w.-re pr. <.-nt at I Hl.- meeting in il -giti:-. , w irm-d tiie Erench j foreign otliee. which eommuni<’ated its in ! form ition to th.- Italian go\. rnm.-nt As I a res ult Kin-; Humbi rt wis can fully I guard.-d, a.s was also M. I' Hire 1 About a w. <-k ago amHl> i meeting of tin- .-.Hue 1. Hid of ■ nat. hi-1,. w, t In Id at i Ziiri.di, and thus, who Im.l be.-n s. eet. I I at il;.- previous m< eting w er< act ... cd of . uwardi. ■-. Tie r, upon lan ■ . . -i said: “I w il show I hat 1 am no coward. I will kill some one.” The fo'lowing da- ho I- ft Zuriili, pro- < Fit d o Geneva. PRESIDENT McKINLEY INFORMED Chief Executive Sends a Message of Condolence to the Emperor. Washington. Sept, mb r HI Th- state de partment late this afternoon ri-e.ived a confirmation of tiie reported assassination of the empress of Au tria. I lie tollowing dispatch wa rci vtv"d rum lhe I nile-1 I Slaii-s consul at Gi-m-va: •’Geneva, September 10, 1S?8, 1:50 p. m hereby'an Balinn'a:. h-.-I.i u RIDGELY.” SCHLEY REACHES SAN JUAN Continued from First Page. d. in il advisable to lodge a complaint and the police made m> arrest. About noon todnv tiie Vmeriean commis sion , eived a reply from Gaptain General Macias. Ma.-i is said the Spanisii evai i..i tion commissioners would be ready to me. t tiie America ns at the p .hu-e tomoriow morning al half-p ist 10 o', a ck. I at. r in th-- da) Gen ral Brooke, Admiral Schley and General Gordon held a r-.aifi r enee at th.- Hotel Ingleterra. regarding Hie attitude they will iiesume at tin; meet ing. The Amer .-in commissioners are d.-ter ! mined to brook no del . m- indieat. I by tlu-ir action. Although Captain General Macias recognized tln-ir pr.-.-.-m-.- by oflicial visits they have not been >.'.titled of tile appointment oi the names of tin' Spanish commissioners and th.- mini. -of tin latter have not bee:, oiiieially gazetted. :n .spit" of the fact that it is undetstood. unoffi cially, that Generals Ortega and \’al lr-i'ino, and the auditor i f war, Sen. r Aguilar, comprise the Spanish commission. The thirty days expire on Sunday and (he Spaniards miiet be prepared to pro ceed on that date or th.-y must explain matters. The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer rer ! r IT and the gunbo.lt I’om e de Leou sailed 1 for the Island of Martinique today, where I tliey will I"- placed in dry docks, as tbeti bottoms ire foul, before proceeding for I Spain. The gunboats Isabella it and ( mi- ■ clia will follow on Minnd.-iy. Some "l_ our i naval ofli'-'-rs regret the decision of \\ ash- I ington tluit these ships, which formed part I of the defense of the island, were not n. Id. The bark.-ntine S< . pt.-r, from Dunenoiirg. I N. S.. will a cargo if fish. Ims ariived here. This is the first food cargo to reach i this port since the blockade was raised, i 'l'lii- censorship of press <1 spateiies by the Spainisli niitliorities continues. Eresli ouirages are report'd to have oe- ] I curi-'-d in the interior. At Coc-eis, in Hie j I n'-iehborli‘H.>d of Ciales, a number of brig- 1 I -cid - recently raid'-I a plantation nd shot | Hi,. ~roprl'-ior hi Hu y Ad. t .-i.-limi-nt of (if:v Spanish .ildi. i has been d . patidied from Arecibo to ristore order. FORTO RICAN COMMISSION MEETS Spain Has Not Yet Sent Instructions ! to Her Representatives. San Juan de Porto Riea, September 10.- 'lhe first joint mc'-lm;; of tb<- evacuation | eommiosiom-i's was held in tiie conn 1- chamber of tiie pahiei- Hus mroning. it j was exei . dingly formal Major Ge: ral : Hrcoke, Rear Admiral Sell!' y Hid Brigadier | Gem-ral Gordon, accompanied by He ir per- l sona.l stall’s, drove to the palace, wh-re they were formally presented to the Span i jsh < omtnissiom.i*.--. General orteg.i. Briga dier of Maroine Vallerino and Senor Aguila, auditor of war. The presentation was made by Captain General Macias. Both commissions then retired to the spa cious council chamber, where credentials were exchanged. | Tiie Spani.-li commissioners were most courteous. Tliey explained that their emlntrraos mi-nt was due to tiie fact that their in structions had failed to arrive, though ex pected on Hie Allonso XIII, overdue since yesterday. They assured Hie American com missioners of their confidence that their in- structions would arrive during tiie day or tomorrow ami suggested an adjournment (Hili; Monday at Hi o', lock, to which Hie American comm.ssiom-rs promptly agreed, 'l he Am. ri. in Iso agri ed to the suggestion that tli- s. ssion of tim com inission should !■■ s.-.-ict, so Hint if any qm -imm, of .1 .m H .-h.ua. t.-r ,-hould ai-i C, which if giv n publicity, might em- ■ barrass tin- work. i The Iwo commis.-ioiis will mei-t S'-parate i ly to begin with ami the joint sessions will I bl- held Io exchange propositions. , Tin American . ommi-.-i'im r will display i a libera! spirit In the negotiations, l iking the position that Hie-, .an aflord to be g.-m-rmis to th-- mm . •-.-nliais. Tliey are only anxious to bring about evacuation as The'spam. Il' "Hi. i d- have be.-n at work sev< ral days making inventories of tiie gov ernment p: liei ;. . Mar. v ollied s b.iv. all of Heir .fl'.- -, pa.-k- l and will w.-I.emo Hie day on whi'-h tliey sail fur Spain. BLANCO RECEIVES AMERICANS Admiral Sampson and Generals Butler and Wade Escorted to the Palace. Havana, Septembf r 10. Shortly after daybreak this m-i in; Mono castle sig naled tbit a steamer was sighted in the Otting. 'l’ll.- Ma. -oil. . .-' tli. Pi.-int line, had just arrived and Morro ' lephom-d th" captain of th" port th -.1 tile t- aim r slgh’.- I ed appeared to in- an Am.t'l a i warship. I To tiiis th.- captain of the port answered I not to signa' mr. Ihe I n.led States trim j rt liaving the United 'states Cuban evm Hou . inmlssion on o’clot k. Then wen . . Spa i . fia . fl . Ing at that time and no saint.- was fired. I Immediately aitei th- arrival of tho I Resolute, which r« in-.l here Hying some I white bunting forw ird and an adm ial's ■ ensign from her ma -ima.st, she was visited by the command, r of the Er.-neh gunboat j Fulton, who boardi tin Res dute in full ' uniform. i Shortly afterwards a government launch I ran a long.-i.le th- i. solute. Sh- had < n ■ board Dr. Gongm io tim sicr.-t-iry g<-n<-i :1 lof the eovi-rnme-it G.-neral Solano, th , chief of staff, ri •.- nting Captain Gem r.l | Blanco, and Maim Gi.rcia B nit... of the I general -ass Ti.- ■ visit lasted fully in ' hour. Gem til Solan > wore a crimson sash outsid! li,s uniform; Major B i.ilo w.re a I '’"l., sash; Dr. e. wm- a frock coat and a silk hat. At the expiration ..f the hoar s conference \ with tiie i'ni'.'-d St a -s commissioners an I• • iti■ irof tho Spani.sa a arshi ■ \ I'onso XIII i pa-d hi.- resp. i-ts :.i R ar A.lmiial Sampson. ; This inti rview’ was < f a very formal na tu re. J Shortly afterward.-- <'• n-ral Solano, acting I for Captain < 1 -- 1 pla I thi lat i tcr's private .-orri e . t th- disposal of the I commissioners. Resolute Dips Her Colors. ’ All fill- foreign aid Am-ri-an ships in i port displayed every v.-iilabi- pi ce of col ored bun: ing and the Resolute dipped her i colors in answer to ■ry alute. Tiie Re.i- I olute is mi or-d to : imoy .-lose along side I tli- steer i!oek. S. i w i surrounded all the morning by hi nlreds of small boats, 1 which cir led .-iri i d 1 - ve-s.-l while ' the o-eitpanls v. vr.i their frits and hand i ker< hiefs. At a qu I) o'cl >ck the i Am' rl'-an i-ommi.- ,-i. i rs, accompanied by I the Spanish officers representing Captain | Gem-rtl Blanco, I ' d i at La Machina | wharf and arrived I the palace at DUO ■ o’c’.oi k. when- ’lie • i 'tain 'general's body j guard presented arm.- as they appeared. ! Captain nera’ I lanco, dressed In full I uniform, received th- ommissloner.s in the I reception room, whr ■ . after the formal presentations bad taken place and the ofli cial courtesies had l . n exchanged, they i sat down and conf' n 1 for about twenty i mtiiut"- The Spa: commander sat in I the center with Gm r l Butler on his right ral his loft Next to I General Butler sat G neral i’arrado und I next to ' im was ' ■•-•■•ral Wa.b. On Ad | miral Sampson's !• ft -'U Colonel Clouse and Captain Hart, tim official Interpreter. ■ Th- i-apt.iin gem -! addressed Hi" ern j missiom-is in En : i h. He asked them to ' excuse any mistak. . which Im might make, ! explaining that tt va a lung tim - since i he had us. d that a mu tge ! The Vailed Stat'.- ■■ mnissioners left the I palace shortly after la /' lock, a e mpanted d I »r. < longos o. TI ey u ...... . to th , :lla IV.i opposi te : the wre k of Hie U.ui where they look i lunch In for.- r-: urn . to lhe R .-olute for i. bl ea k fas i. ' i -l.m. t'l'iit-i a -I C 'tain Hart, aecom ! panied b) a Span. t a di'mer. : 'ion paid a I visit to A-, iial M -rc-la nd to the eap -1 tl in (l s tie . ai, ' -.lnch tiny return ed o boa 1 thi R lute The gem pu iwded the wharf when t il t - Resolute became known, but there wi. no demonstration Everybody behave, quietly and respect- I fully. Will Live Ashore. I Bate this aftei'u i ise Xmerican com | misslom-rs. on the ml. ce of the aceom i pant ing pb.v.- ieiar.-. decided to live ashore I whlii here, but time have not yet ehesen I places of residence. They will probably re- I main on board th. R solute ibis evening i ami make th.- <-hi tern -rrow I Tiie first session f t " < immissions will i take pla-' tomorro ", n iniii ’. at S o'clock at lite colonial gov riim -nt ofli es. Ju.lying from conversation with tiie . omm.ssi niers ij; the sessions will find -losed doors. Z M noon today Lieutenant <’ C. Morse, repl'-seiiting Rear A.ln. ral Sampson, piid his respects tc tin tri consul, who re turned the visit an hour .ater, when a salute was fired. The drawing In the government lottery took place today ami ...gain th. principal prize was drawn by Hie government. Tile Spanish st' unci Ciudad de Cadiz left this afternoon >r S|-tin with I'Uti sick soldier.-., two generals and their staffs. The Bent I’resei-jplion for ChiHs and Feveris a bottle ut i; lt ..'. i<'s Ta.sti-.i.i;sm ihnr.L T. .ic. It is simply iron m..' Huinino mu tasteless to n. Xu cure, uo pay. Pj-jceuUC, MILES STANDS BY STATEMENT Continued from. First Page. what the next move would be. When thev withdrew along the line of the great mili tary road between Ponce and San Juan they destroyed tiie bridges, obstructed the roads and fortified strong positions in the mountain passes and then were surprised that one column of his army was sweeping around the west end of Hie island, captur ing the principal cities and towns, while another had passed over the mountains on the trail which the Spaniards had supposed impassable, and, therefore, had not forti fied or guarded it, and tiie first they knew of the march of the American army was the appearance of a strong brigade within twenty miles of the northern coast at the terminus of tho railroad connecting San Juan with Arecibo. "The island of Porto Rico was fairly won by the right of conquest ami lias become a part of Hie United States. Tile sentim-nt of the people was in no sense outtagid by th- invaders, but on the contrary was suc ce. 1 :-: ully propitiated. A people who have ensured the severity of Spanisii rule for four centuries hail witli joy the protection of th- great republic. One of the richest sections of the country over which our Hag nojw floats has been added and will be of lasting value to our nation, politically, commercially and from a military or strategic point of view. Possession of that islftn.i lias rendered any further re sistance of tho Spanisii forces in (tuba homeless and General Miles firmly believes that by fair and just treatment tho people of i’nl,a can be as easily controlled either as a friendly ally and neighbor or to be come a part of our own country as the peiiple of Porto Rico. "General Miles remained in Porto Rieo as long as he deemed his presence neces sary for carrying out the wishes of tiie president am! now returns to th- Unlte-l Ft at cs, bringing with him nearly 5,000 rm-n. who ar- no longer required, there being soln- 12,000 still remaining, amply sufficient sos- all purposes. He returns at ouee to Washington, wh-r- he believes in <'.in be most useful, as h<- -onsiders tiie most im portant m ' I of th- hour now to lie tim im mediate reduction of war expenses and tiie r-t irn of as large a portion of those in miliiity service as possible to their foi rm r oe- upations, where they ar- most needed.’’ WHY MILES MAKES BOLD MOVE GENERAL WOULD LIKE TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT. If He Wins Present Fight He W<l Train Guns on the Hanna- McKinley Combination. By Robert B. Cramer. G imp Wikot'f. Montauk Point, N. Y., Sep tember B.—(Special.)—Gem-ral Mibs has m.ide .1 play for higher stakc-< than even his closest friends dreamed of wlun tiie first intimation dial hi- had d-<!:ii-<l v.ar on Secretary Alger streaked into print. He wants to b- pr-sid-nt. His opening gun was fired in th- shape of .i n -wsp.iper inter view in Porto Rieo ami h- follow' d it with a broadside when he landed here yester day. He has thrown down the gantl-t to th- administration in his wlmh sale < riti i-iom of Hie management of tin- war, ami 1 ; . darted ' >r ■ ' >day to m. t his superiors with as ealm ami cool an <-x --terior as though lie were going to a bar becue, ‘ lie has no doubt tliat lie occupies an enviable position in the impending con flict. .111'1 ll' fa.- s it with a m-rv- and con fidence that thn-.itens to cause more trou ble to th- MeKlnley-Hanna-o.ger combin ation tlia’n all tie advance work that tin’ ,1. mo< ratio p irty lias .1 m- or will bi able Plays a Desperate Game. It is difficult for a layman to appreciate the full latitude and longitude of the r. - sjionsibilit v which Mil-s has assumed in his open declaration of war upon his superiors. It means life or de.Hli to him. That he bl. carcfullv weighed his chan.-es and ac quaint'd himself with all the facts, no man who knows him will doubt for an instant, and that he will put up a light to the death evi n th w! > do no h.m will ap pro ,'te if they bate read bis de.-l.iratlon in i. pend< nee printed today. He his either touched the furthest limit of insub ordination or lie has invited martyrdom in order to turn the calcium light of public opinion into tiie Inside workings of the war department. The General's Political Ambitions. I |. irii'--l witli surprise today that Mil's h. ; ,| poliii'al ambition, for Ido not re.-all < ver liaving seen such a d claration in print before. But when I say that lie will be a eandi.late for presidential honors if he whips this fight, I repeat th" w irils which eanm from friends too -iose to him to b' mi.-taken. it is trit" tliat he is after Alger and Shafter, but his aim is for bigger game than tliey. He wants McKinley. And u' he g< ts him, he will ask for the presidency. In the unique politic.il probi-m which tills sudden revelation presents, it is not possi ble to induE:'' in intelligent speculation a.s to the future, beiaus- there is no way of preili.'ting what is to follow. But one t’nitig is ci rtain, witli Miles rio'tin ’ ound in the war d partment lie will become an agent of distrust, eomi nr-d to which a bull in a -bina shop will be :i butt' i lly in harm-ss, and the public will g-t at the plain truth. Which is wi 11. MILES REACHES WASHINGTON. GENERAL ARRIVES AT CAPITAL FROM NEW YORK. Enters His Carriage and Is Driven to His Residence —He Kst’uses To Talk. Washington. S. ptemb. . S.-Major General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army of the United Stat-s, accompanied by Mrs. Mil-s ;.ml Colonel Haus and Colonel Jlirh ler of ills staff, arrived here from New York at o'eloek this ev-ning. General Mills ami party came by th- I ’. nnsylv.mta rail,-.,-I in a private ear attached to 1b .....'.hiuml train. They were met "Ltl - Sixth s’.r.-'-t station by Ma i >r Black, ml •• o' Gem-ral Mil- Ys staff, m l ,in Morton, chl< 1 clerk In th.- office tcomm mdfng general. |„ amici,, H -.n of lhe .rrival of General Miles, set.-ral hundred people had assem -1,:.-<1 th- station. A don of P M.'-' officers opened away through the crowd from til.- wieket gate, through which the distinguisiied party passed to tiie i.itiiage which Stood in waiting at the main en trance. As G- neral M ll< s steppt <1 from the rear platform of bis ear, he gave i kind greet ing to Ids coachman, who stood awaiting him, ami then hamh-d .o him a Imndi- of souvenir cams, while be grasp'd tiie hands of Captain Morton Major Black and two or three newspaper men. He was attired in an unconventional blue serge sack suit and w-re a white fiber, broad-brimm* d Porto Rican hat. As General Miles passed through tho crowd in tho station his hands w.-r.- grasp i d a score of times by enthusiastic men and women Ho gave a cordial greeting to all. and as lie and Mrs. Milos and Colo- DEAR EDJ’l'Olt VVe want a lew men in every -tiite t > exhibit our Cuban I’anoraiuie War Views in balls, schoolhouses and ehurches, an t good men with <»ut. experience make (fi to sl2 per day. Only a few dollars capital is necessary to start and we furnish everythin-'. If you know of a few such men, or will make mention of it in your paper, those who write us will receive full particulars by return mail. Very truly, gears, Roebuck & Co. [lnc.J, Chicago. nel Michler stepped into tiie carriage the crowd burst into cheers. While expressing his gratification at the successful termination of the war and his pleasure at once more being at home. Gen eral Miles said he had nothing to say at this time In addition tfl the statement given to tho press by him in New York. From tho Pennsylvania station General ami Mrs. Miles were conveyed directly to their residence. General Mil-s did not leave his home 'luring the evening. It was expected that he would call at the white house, but ho said that ho had no intention of doing so tonight. He will resume his duties at Hie headquarters of the army in tim war de partment tomorrow morning and will avail himself of an early opportunity to pay his respects to the president. Declines To Discuss Reports. New oYrk. September B.—General Miles was asked today what he thought of tho published reports that It is believed in Wnshinglon circles that the present public discussion of army affairs will be dropped after his expected interview with President M<Kinlcy He said: I decline to be led into a discussion of the matter.” General Miles went shopping this morn ing with his wife and daughter. Before leaving tli- W iidorf-Astorla lie said: ‘I shad leave for Washington at noon today. | shall immediately enter tiie ‘tread mill,’ meaning my official duties. 1 shall call at the war department first and pay my respects and shall then go at once to the president’s mansion to pay my respects to President McKinley.” ALGER ASKS INVESTIGATION. Secretary Demands That McKinley Order Searching Inquiry. Washington, September S.—Secretary Alger has requested the president to order a tnorough and searching investigation of Hie war department. Jn this request tiie secretary Jias been joined by Adjutant General Corbin. No decision lias been reached yet by tiie president as to what course ho will pur sue. He has the request of Secretary Al ger under consideration, but has not yet determined whether he will grant it or nos. Secretary Alger had a long conference with the president tonight before leaving th city and impressed upon him bis earn est <li sire that an investigation such as he had requested be ordered. Tiie ques tion was very thoroughly disctissoil in .ill of its phases. Secretary Wilson participat ed in the conference ami General Corbin was present during a greater part of tiie time. It seems now not unlikely that tiie inves tigation will be ordered, but it is tile wish of Hie pies.dent to further consider the matter before announcing a. definite policy. Tin question probably will receive •■on sideration at Hie. cabinet meeting tomor row. While all of tiie members of Hie Cabinet are not in the city, Secretaries Al ger and Long and Attorney Gem-ral Griggs are among those who will not be present at tomorrow’s meeting. It is said to be tiie wislt of till' president to take up tile whole subject witli those of his advisers wiio may be there. Should Hie investigation be ordered It will include probably all matters relating to t'iie conduct of the war o far .is may concern the war department. Secretary Alger expresses himself as confident I hat such an investigation, if conducted prompt ly and thoroughly, wiil result in much Such an investigation as has been re quested . d out, beset vith some difficulties. X’o charges of :i definite character I ivi been filed by any responsi ble person or oflicial. Sensational stories and rumors, for which the administration . ■ that re is no foundation, nave been circulated, and ob jection is made Io dignifying them by the ordering of an investigation. By those wlho desire and advocate the investigation, ii is maintained i can do no possible harm, and may be of positive benefit in ci* .iring away manifest error from the minds of many people and in placing the blame, if any is to be placed, where it rightfully belongs. ALGER AND SHAFTER CONFER. WAR SECRETARY AND SANTIAGO COMMANDER AT CAMP MEADE. Gen. Graham’s Army of Twenty Thous and Men Pass in Review Be fore the Officers. Camp Meade, Middletown, Ba.. September 9. -■ >1 War \ et nd G Shafter net • at C i'.np Mei'de today. 1 tie., witnes-"d a. r-view of tiie Hoops and m ol > (i hurried tour of the i-amp. Gene..i| Alger resumed ills journey .it no-m to l> . nd G -rer ti SI after v. n: to Wa ■•.!>.-.'.’.1 ■ ■ They were cl-seted together an b-» tr t'i'.s morning in the setretarys pi: vale 11. which was run onto a siding .it < amp Meade station. While General Graham was arranging for the r'-view Secretary Alger ai d G. ner.il Shafter had another i-onfcrcn.ee lasting thirty minutes. What passed bi tween them neither would say, exe-pt that it was a private affair. Getur.i! Shafter said tho a VCI lear fi they hail been in the civil war tog' th' r a-’ colonels. He is at work on his report of th- Santiago campaign and expects to com plete It. tomorrow. Speaking of the contro versy with Gem-ral Miles, he a-l; "It is all poppycock. There is no fric tion between Genera! Miles and m_)si-lf. at li-asi there was not when he left Sant tgo. Our relations have always been pleasant and 1 no not Understand th- meaning or nil tiiis talk. Tile geneial may ’nav- been talking, lint I believe that much of il is due to antagonistic newspapers who mo tives are c< rtuinij not p itriotic.” Secretary Alger is accompanied by Mrs. Alger and their >n, Captain l-’red Alger, who i.s suffi-ring from camp figer, and was too weak to witness tlio review. General Shafter brought with him his aid, Major Miley, and a little Cuban boy whom he took a fancy to while In Santiago ami adopted. The entire corps of 20,000 troops was massed In two great fields and rmit-clu-d before General Graham ami staff and his distinguished guests M lien .i- k.-d wliat he bad to say about the eritieisn. of tiie war ilepirtnunt, Hie secretary replied tliat the people have no idea of tin' great task of equipping mid sending an army aeross the waler. "’I’ll" war department." lie add'd, ’’.asks no favors; ill it wants .iml expicts is fair treatment.” Shafter Reaches Washington. W.-ishiiigton. Si-pt -mbar U. Major G.-ne ral Shafter, commander of the Fifth corps, arrived in Washington this ovi-ning at 8:30 o'clock, coming directly from Camp M.-ade, i’.i. lb was a. ,-ompanied by ids aid and s'-ci • i irj. Lieutenant Colonel J D. Mlle). Tliey made th.- trip over the Benn vlv ..nH rii.i-io. and as the time of their arrival had not been annoum-< d no demonstration occurred at Hi,, station. General Shafter denied ihlim-elf to all call ers iml retired early. Tomorrow morn ing Io- will report to the w.u department and inter wi 1 ..ill upon Hie president. The general comes to W is.’.lngton b) .In. - Hon Os the war department, but lor want specific purpose is not known. CUBAN INSURGENTS ARE t General Wood Provides Those who Lay Down Arms with Rations. M ashington. September s. As announced in an Associated Press 'li.-tiat.eh from San tiago. a few days ago. General Law.on, military governor o.' Santiago province, will furnish food to such of the Cuban In surgents as lay down their arms and re turn to their homes. It was also said that he had given em ployment to such men of the Cuban army “I’m So Tired!” As tired in the morning as when I go to bed! Why Is It? Simply because your blood Is in such a poor, thin, sluggish con dition it does not keep up your s-trem tli and you do not get the benefit of your sleep. To feel strong end keep strong just t the 'tonic and purifying effects of Hood J Sarsaparilla. have taken several botiles of Hood b Sarsaparilla. Before I began taking It my whole svstem seemed run down and I had a disagreeable tired feeling, as If I nad not had a night’s rest. I now fee] re freshed and bitter in every way. and I owe it to Hood’s Sarsaparilla." AMANDA GHLTMACHER. Eakle’s Mills, Md. Hood’s pari Ila Is America’s Greatest Medicine. ?1. six for 15. Prepared l>y C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. it » . tkillf. cure 1.1 ver Illsjessyto liOOCI S 111 IS take.easy to operate, ilk: os could be utilized. This plan of Gem :al Lawton’s has been approved by tiie ad ministration. It is believed tliat ills action will hav" i. tendency to turn tho Cubans into peaceful walks of life, and tliat if it. Is extended to other parts of tiie Island much trouble tb it formerly menaced the government in Cuba, will be avoided. ALGER GIVES HIS VIEWS. SAYS DELICACIES SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN SOLDIERS. The Army Ration Is Good Enough and Is Healthy—What He Says About Mustering Out. Washington, September 7. Secret arv Al ger is now putting'ills affairs in shape to admit of his absence from Washington on a tour of inspection of Hie army camps throughout the country. He will icive to morrow evening, going first to Camp M' ld'.-. Ba., and thence to Detroit. Now tliat tile active war operations have idosed, Hie s-< - rotary feels free to express certain v.' w.s entertained by the president and liim.- it’ respecting Hie plans of tins treatin' nt of the soldiers and touching the persons upon whom responsibilities should lie plat. -d for some of tiie matters of complaint. In this connection he says: "Tiie regiments taal have be' il ordered mu ■ ■ . out will " ■ ni . ■ • ou ■ . leg.meius tmit nave be.n ue.-ignaud by tne president to remain in tiie service w.ll have to remain. A.s soon as we have mus tered out IOO.UjO, mot ' or 1< s.-., we snail reorganize tn-- army—every brigade, di vision and corps, and put tin in into com fortable .-amps until sui.it of them as are needed are withdrawn from servi'-'- m Cuba, Porto Ra o and the l’nilip;>im.- In these camps, with the experience of t. ■ past to gu.de us, sanitary eondi: "ns will be .strictly enforced. The ni. n compos ng ine army will be treated as so Ilers I ■ will be'shown ever) possible emsid. :aj on and their health will be pt'-- i'ved T .■ officers comma tiding regimen;.' and i-ompi n.|es will b Id stt idly a.eeout.t f the sanitary condlt ons of Hu camps. 'I he.v are the ones who should be held resi".n.<l i. During the war many of these ■ disregarded tiie .-<’ ■' ' ' n ons Hint had been given looking to the pr ipi-r care of their men X'"W :t !■- ttm f r I -oni io take this work upon thems'-lves. and with tho knowledge that ■'!">' an to remain in the service, thev will lie to 'V-vo"- their best '-nergies to the w >rk. W iere men are incompeten to dischnrgi these du ties they must give way to •: nmpetonf ni'-n. for again I wish I.> make " ar that tliese . ompinv and r :ine*H il til ■ r io lie held to account, for the welfare of their men. "Now. n word as 'Io the cd ng of ’io troop= Tho arrnv ration is all ili.ii !- : noe sss i'-v for n soldier. I hone that there will I, P ;,-.ss food given to th-'- men from out. s’de sources. The d.-' ■ ■ ici-s gra'l'b'd t “ tastes of ti men. but I ■■■■ nr of no a and onlv tend to bid d.ssn tisfadion where thev don’: 'iduallv destroy H'" bc ili’) nf the ii.» n. Thn nrrm’ rnM~»n */’- .]av. a.: !? b ’< and v.’ l be in tnn ■'■■'r'Y princ ■■■'■ ' .- vc had to Tn i' ■ vigor of sonn I all’i. ■'• - ' " m"n who '.v'”v t’ in''.-" n;-> o.i- ar" eonld not iml"■ •■d t " r ■ ’:< ’’ ' ” „f Hiom-eb. .- ’I” "v ‘'-ink f:'-” can harm th n m: t'-at ♦hey c• •< v MH< n"" and al! the lnw« .f I" .IB' w ’ PEACE COMKISSION COMPLETE Washington, September 2. The pr'-si'lent today mimed Senator Gray, et L'H;ovii'.’. as tiie fifth member of the peace commis sion. This compl'-t's tiie personnel of the commission, which stands. Secretary Day. Senators Dnv ; s, Frye and Gray and Hon. Whitelaw Reid. Jn selecting Senator Gray tiie pre.-ldent lias given democratic re present a.'.lon on tiie commission. The appo!ntm*-nt prt'b ibl) will necessitate the retirement of Mr. Gray from the Anglo-American commission which is coiidiieting its session in Canada, ns tiiis commission wiil resume its work about the lime the peace commissioners sail for Paris. Tiie position was offered to the semi tor several days ago, but at tliat time wus declined, 'll’" piesident, liow-V'-r. further urged -Mr. Gray to accept and his final agreement was secured today. Senator Gray is one of the best known men in public life, liaving been u proinin* n figure in the senate for the las’, twelve years. Ho was born at New Castle, Del., in and was graduated at J-’rineetoii. He served as attorney general of Delaware and later was appointed t.i lie. senate wja-tt Thomas F. Bayard entered the first Cleve land cabinet as sceretary of suite. Mr. Gray lias been in the senate continuously since then, serving with distinction, In ing cue of the recognized forces in debate and In the shaping of important i'-glsi ;i-on. H • is a member of the senate <-omr.illtee ■ • foreign relations, thus making tlitee niem b, is of tliat eomintltee—Davis. Ur), an I Gray—on the peace < ommiss cm, <>n foreign questions Mr. Gray lias gen erally been regarded as op[X>.-i-d Io e\| a:: slop, ills senate votes having been .igniii.it. tho anm xatlon of Hawaii. Now tliat Hie eommissi n is < oinplete is expected the American e ise will b< m . o up and the ci mmisslon giV'-n its linal in structions. Tiie commissioners wi!. ne t here about the 15th inslant, prior to sailit- , for Parts, at which time they will nn t tiie president and be made aware in i gen eral way of lbw views of tiie adminieti.i tion. Atlanta College of Physicians and Sur- geons. Tiiis institution will open on the s!h >f October. Tiie faculty is composed of th’ very best professional men In the st.it and present conditions are such as io in dicate tliat tiie next session wilt open w'i i a mm. larger number of stial-.-nts tbio the combined enrollment (if tho AH' t and Southern Medical colleges lias hit a- ' > been. Tim consolidation of the two above named colleges cannot fail to result in v.i t ' to the profession throughout tiie s'liith. 'file instruction will be tiiorough. praeia il and system Hie. Clinical advantages af' especially tine. Tib' climate o'- Atl mt t is mild and ■ m not bo surpi- sod in hoalthfnln. city is not exposed l" tiie i-ontim- " ies liable to tiie c* velopnicnt of epldem!- -. There is no danger whatever from > 11 fever. Exp-rts on this point say t ■■ fui contagi >n cannot live in thi-= lun l * altitude. A voting man i imi'l be too . .ir< 1 ' >• 11 selecting the very b. st in dlcal col within liis r< i >n, and tiie faculty of th” Atlanta College of Physicians end r-iir g. ons invlt. a close consider iti'-n "I th > laeillties afforded by this ,ns::t ut ."ii. For catalogue write to Dr. W. S. Ken drick, dean.
