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f.IGHTH YEAH smoke a “Bill Arp ’ warters New Brand army scandal. many Lins Needlessly Sac rificed at Santiago. PRESIDENT’S ORDERS Disobeyed or Suppressed,Says a Northern Nawspaper Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 24 The limes this morning pub lishes sensational chorges in connection with the Santiago campaign. It alleges that the intention was that Miles should command but he was held back by intrigue and suppression of orders. First, says the Times correspondent, an effort was made to sidetrack Miles by defamation. It is said that Gen. Miles was going to wai in a bathtub ; that he was proud and self conceited; that his vanity was disgusting ; that he was domineering, a dic tator, disagreeable and unpopu lar with the President; that he would rattier have his picture taken an 1 placed on exhibition than serve his country. However, the President sent Miles to Tampa, where things were in ba I shape. Miles straightened them out. “President McKin'ey tele graphed Miles permission,’’says th j Times, “to command that army in th'* Santiago campaign The telegram of the President of the United States was either lost or suppressed, for it never reached Gen. Miles. “On the contrary, Gen. Miles received an order directing him to return to Washington for consultation. The writer has been informed by a reliable au thority that alter his return to Washington Gen. Miles secured a copy of that telegram at the Whitehouse, and that he now has it in his possession. “The soldiers fought their way to Santiago and on the 3rd day of July Shafter sent a tele-’ gram to the War Department indicating that he was beaten mid must retreat to await rein forcements. “In this emergency General Miles was again called to the Whitehouse. Then and there President McKinley directed him to issue the orders necessa ry to save Shaffer’s army, ‘with the understanding that he should remain in command until the close of the war.’ “Gen. Miles went to the War Department and sent perempto ry orders to Shafter, which re sulted in the disposition of troops, which made the army safe from assault. lie issued orders which resulted in Shaf ter’s demand of the surrender of Santiago, with the threat of its bombardment. Here in Washington Gen Miles played the game of bluff which won at 8 uitiago. WENT TO THE EK >NT. “O i tho following Thursday Gen. Miles started for Santiago. He had been assured by the 1 resident that he should be in Command of the army, without interfereiico from any source. When he reached Santiago Gen. Shafter confronted him with a telegram from the Adjutant THE HOME HWEER-COMMERCIAL ROME GEORGIA. GHURGH TRAGEDY. Yoilng Man Stabbed to Death During Seruices. MURDER UNPROVOKED. Both Parties Prominent in Ala- bama. Donaldsonville, Aug. 24—A fatal cutting affray occurred in Mayhaw. in Miller county, Sat urday night at the church, du ring se-vices. The difficulty was between Fletcher Bush, son of a prominent citizen of Mayhaw. and a Mr. Corbet of Cowers,Ala., who was working near Maj haw in the turpentine business. Young Corbet was stabbed by Bush in the neck and abdomen and died in less than 24 hours afterwards. His father was sent for, but the young man was dead when the old man reached Mayhtw. Mr. Corbet passed through Donaldsonville today with the body of his son, which will be interred at Ci.wers. Mr. Corbet is about 70 years of age. He and others siv the murder was unprovoked, as young Corbet w.>- not ar iied and tried to avoid a difficulty. Fletcher BuMi is a member of one of the most prominent faini lies of Miller comity an I has a laige relationship. Bush is yet at large. a——— 11 "" ■ 11 .. General, announcing that Gen. Miles should not take command. “It is the curren* belief that investigation will disclose that many lives of the hero soldiers of this republic were needlessly sacrificed at Santiago during the fighting, and afterward be cause the orders and directions of Gen. Miles were either diso beyed or disregarded. ORDERS DISOBEYED. “Before Gen Shafter’s army landed in Cuba Gen. Miles gave positive orders that they ‘should not go into any habitations in Cuba and should not under any circumstances allow any Cubans in their camp.’ This important order was entirely disregarded. “Many took houses for their quarters. The Cubans wore al lowed to freely enter our campt and the common soldiers sick ened and died 1‘ or this awful condition of affairs responsibili ity must b* fixed. His friends hope tbit McKinley will have time and opportunitv to attend to the matter without leaving it to a congressional committee. RICH VAGRANT SVBiIsTED ON Food lak..n Fr m Ash Barrels. San Francirco. Cal., Aug. 24. Peter Cunningham, one of the most remarkable vagrants that has ever come under the notice of the police, appeared in court to day for sentence. It v. ns shown in court that he had deposited in local banks SSOOO, and yet the old tnan h.s for years made it his Kt daily to v -\t’' V to'Tk saloons and restaurants to pi f.om ash barrels food sufficient to keep him alive. , When phoed under vagrancy aevaral day. ago iinirham threatened to --Y p dioem.n Longford from the loroe. Tina so threatened upon the offiesr’a mind that a day two later he committed suicide by shooting himself- WEDNESDAY EVENING SHOT DKHD ♦ Was fl United States Colored Soldiers Dy Mans. EELLWHILEfI JE|NT.NEL Shafter Investigates Serious Case At Santiago Santiago. Aug. 22. A negr< soldier belonging lo the Eighth Iliums Rwgimtmt of Immuaes wa> •<hot d -ad at San Luis, a short d ««• ance east of here, where abattal ion of the regiment was sent to do guard duty soon after its arrival, about a week ago The regiment was in a bad state of discipline. The in >u were dis orderly that the civil authorities and merchants of San Luis sent complaints of their conduct back co the city. The soldier who was killed was acting as a sentinel and ordered several armed Cubans, who were passing his post, to halt. The Cubans misunderstood t.he order and the sentinel fired upon them The Cubans returned the fire and the sentinel tel l dead. Gen. Lawton sene a stall" officer to San Luis yesterday to investi gate the affair but the officer was unable to ontuiii any d fi ite in formation. Accordingly Gen. Shafter him self wen r to San Luis today. The depred - ti"iis <>f which the -Cuban officttls and m-irchants complain ed were the looting of stores by the negro soldiers, and in one case w<s reported an attempted crimi nal assault.. BUMBMEB Roilted Illinois Soldiers al Lexington. MAJOR HU3H GORDH Gen. Sanger Establishes Head quarters at Camp. Lexiiigh n. Ky. Aug, 24 biiga dier General J. P. Sanger, of the third division. F«rst Army Corps, arrived here at 2:30 o clock yestei* day with his staff, and after rest-, ing on the side tracks until < o’clock r was transferred to the Lexington A Eastern Kailroad, and taken to Cump Henry Clay where headqnartets wai-establish d A large building for the commis sary was completed today, and Major Mothersill,chief of suhsts tence, is filling it. with ra'ious The grounds are under the super vision of Major Hugh Gordon a.id ire in. excellent condition, and all that remains to be done is the pip ng of water to camp that was begua today and will be rushed to completion During guard mount bumble bees comp'etely routed the Illinois boys. Guard moment whs com pletely broken up. More than 20 men received stings. According to Senator Bacon’s conduct towards the military,the Third regiment ,of immunes were going to their death in Santiago, but the sane place would prove a health r«.sort to the Third Georgia. Senator Bacon as a military man seism to be long on inconsistency and short on knowing what to do to catch the grand stand. AUGUST 24, 1398. MMMAMMMMMA.WMMWMMMMW?MMMMMMM LANHAM & SONS, MMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MM SENSATIONAL M 0 f SAILORS 11|TE hav * just d eught the en i a stock of Ladies and Miss ss Line WW S*i ! o»s o ( one of th® est Millinary houses of Ne.vyo.k and now olac® them on sale at a price that is certainly m bst remarkable. While we know the p Aaple of Roma baan fa kid time and again, yet we makefthe f STAITUI6 AmUMCEMEMT. “W That these Sailors are worth $l.O 3. $1.53 and £2.3) a i:i i i I / > will st3ll the natth f astonishing lo v price of There Is Twenty-one Ca ;es or One Thousand an J Eleven Hats and notaplug in the lot, but the pretties’: and I a.t 33* thiij- i i ;.1 > Somefine Mi'an,some fin? split stra v,so me raugn bri n and 3 neotn < crown, some colored brim and white crown,some of ail colors of t O rainbow. Bell crown, straight cro An, wide brim, narrow brim, soma <fine white and in fact all kina d except cheip trasn and those we do < not want. This is a'chance tj buy fin ) sailors at a price > that will probably not co me again. & & & * H & J, l.\ lip M fI ND Sons- » . v 10 GEN i S PER WEE