Evening Star Newspaper, June 14, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING *UBLISHED DA EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 117 Fernsylvaria Avenue, Cor. 11th St. by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. EAUPFMANN Pres't Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Erenirg Star ts served to subscribers In the ety by cirriers, on thetc own accouut, at 10 cents .S or 44 cents per month. Copies at the ceunter 2 certs each. By mail—anywhere in the t tates «r Canada—postage prepald—60 cen with aturday Quintapl- Sheet Star, $1 per yes fgn postage added, $2.08. (Entered at the Po t Office at Washington, D. C.. < mail matter.) I subscriptions must be pafd fn advance. ertising made known o0 applicstior. The Evening Star. No. 14,130. WASHINGTON D. ©, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS. LAST DOUBT REMOVED eee ee a Certainty of Cervera’s Fleet in Santi- ago Harbor Established. OBSERVATIONS OF LIEUTENANT BLUE Admiral Sampson Reports to the Navy Department. BARBAROUS MUTILATION — Camp Alger is to be reduced in vy the removal of some of the troops to other points in the south. T of Cervera’s fleet in § last bt as to the presence antiago harbor has been removed. Word came this morning from Commander Leary at Provincetown, Mass., that the San Francisco, his flagship, has suffered no damages through grounding yesterday. Official information has reached Washington to the effect that the fleet of transports with troops for Santiago, which was supposed to have left yesterday for Cuba, had not led up to an early hour this morn- ng. Dispatches from West Indian points say the Spanish assail the force of marines at Caimenera almost every day, but the warships shell them away. Cruiser Montgomery fired several shells at a Santa Clara battery with- slowing report from Admiral Samp- posted at the Navy Department morning MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, Haiti, Jane 13, 1898. Blue just returned after detour sta miles to observe in the de 1. He reports h fleet all attacked vigorously camp at ntanamo. Ouipost of four marines were killed and their b barously. lies mutilated bar- killed. Surgeon Gi MPSON. Last Doubt Dispelled. lingering « to the t that may have Cervera’s tiago ha Admiral Sampson's di Department last night. information as to the num- r of the vess:ls in ervaiion in he hills at the entrance, had through Cuban sources sup- y such glimpss as couid be ob- naval officers from the outside Now, however, according to the snips have been act ally American officer, counted and inspected from such points of vantage as Were afforded by the high hills surrounding the ed tained by an a known in the and daring young required a good deal of sus- for him to go ashore im a try and alone mak: this recon- He was in the of military , Dut ii ined courage ance. eye law nothing more nor less than a spy, and? tcok his life in hand in making the trip, for had he been captured by the Spaniards he would have been trizd by drum-head |} court-martial and executed. Attack om the Marines. deri at the fact that the fight of the Guantanamo last Saturday the engagement of re, Admiral Sampson’s ref- ¢ affair in his dispz ly first erence ne Ww emarkably brief inferred that perhaps too much ir ance has been attached to it by the The action of Lieut. Col. Huntin removing his men to a more secu: thi position cccupied is taken here as e exposed Heig) movement the marine corps, but fons to the de- 1 point on Guantanamo har- rotect the coaling of our warships haps to serve a cable station, the necessary cperators and instru- cured from Cape Haitien, to on to reopen the cut cable. It does not follow by aay mears that the seized and held by the marines on tanamo bay is to be used as the point rkation of the United States regu- oops now ou their way to Cuba. On there is the best reason to t another poltit very much bet- has been selected. this point also is believed to be much 4n any point on the shores of amo bay, where yellow fever is all the year round. paid to be end Barbarous Mutilation. The lieve officials he by that the marines at Cre of the horribl were very reluctant to Spanish who fought the t Heights had been guilty arism of mutilating the The first press reports of the officers supposed to pon the horrible wounds inflicted bodies of soldiers were by some in conditions of range by the t of the Mauser rifles. Ad- Sampson’s report, however, seems emove all doubt on that point, for his 3 would undoubtedly be able to dis- at orce between the effects of a achete. 2 k to Sail Tomorrow. ISLAND NAVY YARD, Cal., ‘The monitor Monadnock and the co! ero will probably leave here on Wednesday in time to accompany the second expediticn to the Philippines. All the work necessary to be done on the Mo- nadnock will be completed today and the Nero will be out of dry dock tonight. She will have to coal at San Francisco, but arrangements have been made to expe- Gite her loading and there will be but little @eiay on this account. BACK TO WALL TENTS District Men Glad to Get Out of Dog Tents, SS WILL MOVE CAMP AGAIN SOON The Men Are Now Satisfied With the Food They Get. RAINY SEASON NOW ON _ Special From a Staff Correspondent. ‘TAMPA, Fla., June 14.—Last night for the first time since the District Volunteers left Camp Thomas at Chickamauga Park they slept under their regular wall ten: When the regimen: arrived at Tampa they erected the dog tents for temporary use. Daily they expected to change them for the more comfortable wall tents. The or- der to chang? e yesterday afternoon, and in a very short while every tent was in the proper position. eut. Smith of Company H laid off the ccmp, and it is a model cne. Instead of having the com tents laid off in two lines, only one line is used on account of lack of space. All this work, it is believed, will count for naught. It is more than probab’e that tomorrow the camp en Tampa bay will be breken and a new site on “Tampa Heights ch While the site now used is a splendid one and affords excellent bathing facilities and is convenient to Tampa, there is absolutely no drill grounds. In cersequence it has been impossible to have regimental drills cr battalion drills; in fact, the companies cannot be drilled in the foot movement, but have to confine them- selves to the manual of arms. The men do not like the idea of making a change. To Locate a New Camp. Gen, Carpen accompanied by Major O'Brien of the alion, went out this morning to le rict boys will be equipped with the new canvas uniform: before the end of the week. The boys will be very glad to get them. There is absolutely no fault-finding among the men now in regard to the rations. Most of the companies have contributed to a company fund with which they buy extr Then, too, they sell lemonade, which giv them additional money. Col. Harries re- quires a copy of the menu for each meal, and some of them are excellent. If one imagines that the boys are not healthy he has only ta look at the sick report for this morning. Out of neariy one thou: sand men only sixteen showed up on the sick list. Most of these are cases of sun- burned arms. There are only four. men confined in the hospital with malaria. Dr. Weaver, assistant surgeon, and Steward Woldridge have been assigned to the di- vision hospital as attendants Capt. Simms and Lieut. Crolly are still detailed on General Carpenter's staff. Lieut. Boisseau has been detailed to assist Col. Black, formerly Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Detail for Gen. Miles. General Miles has sent to the regiment several times for privates to be detailed as stenographers. Captain Looker will go to Port Tampa to be instructed in engineering. Probably the other companies will be given the same instructions in a few days. In accordance with an order from regi- mental headquarters the following promo- tions and reductions have been made: Ser- geant Taff of Company F, reduced to pri- vate for absence without leave. Quarter- master Sergeant John G. Holstein of Com- pany F, made line sergeant. Private Geo. ©. Meigs of Company F has been made ar- lificer of Company F. Corporal Ferry of Company B has been reduced to private. The regiment is still without a lieutenant colonel and one adjutant. It is understood that the brigade sergeant major, Meyers of Washington, will be made the adjutant gen- eral and Captain ‘Theo. Mosher the Heuten- ant colonel. Quartermaster Field and his mules are getting along nicely together now. The heart of the chaplain was made glad this morning by the arrival of his wife. Mrs. Dudley will stop at a boarding house in Tampa. ‘here is not a more popu- lar man in the regiment than the chaplain. Every man, regardless of creed, loves him, and the officers think he is the finest on earth. Lieut. Walker of Company I has been made happy by the r pt of a new uni- form, Colt gun end holster from his fellow employes in the stamp department of the post office. Capt. Otto G. Simonson of Company F been quite unwell for several days past. The climate does not appear to agree with him. Rainy Season Open Now. The rainy season has set in, and every afternoon it rains hard, but in their new tents it does not affect the boys, but when they had their dog tents they were wet thrcugh to the skin. Mail for the boys should be directed to Tampa, in care of the regiment. For some days the mail has been very irregular, and yesterday, through a mistake, it was sent through to Port Tampa. The censor is still very strict, and will not allow anything in regard to the movement of the transpor:s to go through. Major R. A. Pyles was today appointed brigade surgeon. He will make his head- quarters with the District regiment. This will probably make a vacancy in the regi- ment, and Assistant Surgeon §. Clifford Cox will be made major surgeon. Capt. Dcuglass Simms has been appointed bri- gade quartermaster, and Lieut. Donnelly brigade crdnance officer. The appointments are highly complimentary to the ability of the Washington contingent. This leaves two more vacancies in the regiment, but no one has as yet been suggested to fill them. B ——————— CASTELLANE IN A DUEL. Anna Gould’s Husband Fights With M. Henri Turot. PARIS, June 14.—Count Boniface de Cas- teliane, who married Miss Anna Gould of New York, fought a duel this morning with MeHenri Turot of the Petite Repub- lque Franca! ‘Three rounds were fought with swords, and M. Turot was wounded in each round, twice slightly and the third time severely in the right forearm, thus ending the duel. ‘The dispute which led to the meeting grew out M. Turot’s comments upon an act of infanticide committed by a servant in the count’s household. “W RE IN THIS,: TOO” ’ PORTABLE BREASTWORKS Machines Constructed for Use of Army in Raiding Rifle Pits. Woodwork Supplied by a2 Washing- ington Firm, the Steel Shield by New Jersey Foundry. Two hundred portable protective shields for use in the invading army of the United States in Cuba for raiding rifle pits have been manufactured in this city at the wood working mills of Belt & Dyer, 13th and © streets northwest, and will be shipped probably tomorrow to Tampa, Fla., where the headquarters of the army are now lo- cated. The “portable breastworks,” as the affairs are dubbed by the workmen en- gaged on them, consist of two large wood- en wheels at elther end of a wooden axie about seven feet long. To this axle 1s at- tached a twenty-foot ladder, the ladder a being fastened about eighteen inches from one of its ends. The ladder is used as a lever for the shieJd, whichis fastened to the short protruding end, while the longer pertion of the climbing apparatus is used as the means of pushing the affair along. With the steel plate in front of them, proof against all infantry bullets, it is be- lieved that a small detachment of soldie1 will be enabled to take a rifle pit filled with men. It is to avoid the raking fire of the sharpshooters that the shield is designed and 1s to be used. Once adja- cent to the pit or works the ladder is Ko. The shield swings down in a vertical fon between the wheels and bencath , while the ladder is brought to a perpendicular position. It may now be used for scaling purposes. To Be Shipped in Sections. All the wood work for the protectors has been made by Belt & Dyer, but the steel 1s the product of a New Jersey foundry. They will be shipped to Tampa in pieces to be assembled either there or somewhere with the invading army on Cuban or Porto Rican soll. The shiells are very simple, indeed, and were made comparatively rough in order that the plans may be fol- lowed and new shields constructed by sol- diers in the field. The wocden wheels, made of seven layers of plank, are 4 feet 6 inches in diameter, the rims being six inches wide and eight inches deep. Four boards at right angles take the place of spokes. The wheels are made wide and light, in order that they way be easily pushed through the soft earth and sand. The axle is about six inches in diameter, and is turned of hard wocd. Made of Oiled Wood. The ladder levers are well-made affairs of oiled wood, with round rungs. Pushing from between these rungs the soldiers will be safely protected from any infantry fire frcm the front, the shield at the other end of the ladder being. 5x6 feet in size. The shield is constructed of two plates of Har- veyized steel, one-eighth of an inch in thickness, bolted on either side of hard wocd seven-eighths of an inch in thickness. This shield has been tested and found to be absolutely bullet proof, although a small machine gun would doubtless play havoc with it. One of the steel shields has been shipged to Washington, and an entire portable pretector, which has something the ap- pearance, in construction, of the battering ram of olden days, has been set up, to be inspected by the army authorities some- time this afternoon or tomorrow. The order for the machines was given some ten days ago, and they were all completed within the specified time. The shields will be shipped directly from the New Jersey foundry, while the wood portion will go through from. this city. . = Senator Aldrich Re-Elected. NEWPORT, R. L, June 14.—United States Serator Aldrich was re-elected by the leg- islature today cn the first ballot. Vote is as follows: Senate—Aldrich, 35; Andrews, 1. Hovse—Aldrich, 61; Andrews, 2; Garvin, 1. BAIT FOR OUR SHIPS Spaniards Repeat Their Old Ruses at Havana, Try to Lure Our Cruisers Within Range of the Heavy Guns on Shore. KEY WEST, Fla., June 14. eral Blanco has apparent! doned the hope of luring the 4 warships within range of the Havani teries. He tried it again on Frid: ing last, but with no better success U1 his previous attempts. * Advices received here today are to the ef- fect that five Spanish sbips ran out to the mouth of Havana harbor on the day men- tioned and headed iu an easterly direction. ‘The vessels of the bloekading squadron Were lying well off shore, the nearest not being closer than 2,000 yards. Upon sighting the Spaniards they ran in a short distance and opened fire on them. The volley of shot and shell brought no respo: from the enemy, but the quintet of ships speedily turned and, hugging the shore, under the batteries, ran back into the harbor. The American ships, how ever, did not accept the bait and made no further attempt to molest them. The char- acter of the Spanish boats could not be positively fix2d on account of the distance; but the American officers who participated in the affair say one or two were smail gunboats of the class which has been ma- neuvering all along the north coast in fu- tile efforts to draw the American ships within the fire of the Spanish batteries, Yesterday afternoon three of the Havana batteries, the Santa Clara’ battery and sand batteries No. 1 and No, 2, deliberately opened fire upon one of the auxiliary gun- boats which was cruising ¢losely along the shore. About a half dozen shot& were fired, none findirg any other mark than the sea, al- though several dropped too close for com- fort. The gunboat made no reply, but hur- ried out of range and reported the attack to the flagship of the. blockading squadron. No attempt at retaliation, however, was made. eee ee PASSED WITHOUT: 4MENDMENT. Senate's Action on the East Wash- ington Heights Railway Bill. ‘The Senate passed to without amend- ment, House bill 10293,%8 incorporate the East Washington Heights Traction Rail- rcad Company. The route authorized by this bill for a railroad is from the western approach of the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge; thence across the Anacostia river on a bridge or trestle, to be built by the company; thence along Pennsylvania awenué extendel to Branch avenue; thence along Branch ave- nue to the Bowen road or Albany street; thencs along the Bowen road or Albany Street to the settlement known as Good Hope; also from the intersection of Branch avenue and the Bowen road to the District lire, by a route to be approved by the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia; also from the intersection of Minnesota avenue with Pennsyivanja avenue extend- ed along Minnesota avenue to Harrison street; also from the intersectton of Penn- sylvania avenue extended and 28th street nerthward to the tia road; thence along said Anacostia goad to @ point to be fixed by the Commfssioners of the District of Columbia opposite thejsettlement known as Bast Washington Park. ~ This bill only requires the signature of the President to become effective as 2 law. l | pecially against an enemy wi WiLL BE HARD TO CAPTURE Spanish Opinion Regarding the Reduction of Santiago, It is Pre lected) That Many Tro: Will Succumb to Fever and_ Other Diseases. LONDON, spondent of the Times ‘The opinion he 9 de Cuba cross the Cobre, in ch there arc 3 fended by comparatiy<ly be decimated and fever and dysentery, times is the most unhealthful in the island. “The rainy season has now begun. Doubt- less the Americans will have the assistance of the insurgents, who are thoroughly ac- quainted with the topography of the dis- trict and are well seasoned against dis- but in the past history of the insur- rection the rebels have never had much success in attacking fortified positions. At the same time it must be remembered that a oralized by yellow fer this district at all | a considerable number of Spanish troops are availaple for defense. “A list is published in several Madrid newspapers showing that in the province of Santiago, including Holguin and Manza- nillo, there are no less than thirty bat- talions of infantry, seven squadrons of cav- alry, five companies of sappers, four moun- tain batteries and four companies of garri- son artillery. “The prospect of a conjoint bombard- ment ‘by the American squadron does not excite serious apprehension in the minds of the Spanish military authorities. For the moment, however, the Cuban question is rather in the background, owing to the hot discussion everywhere of Philippine affairs.’ The papers are publishing curious documents relating to the transactions for the surrender of Aguinaldo before the war. I refrain from commenting upon them until I can tisfy myself that they are au- —_——.___ NO NEW CASES AT McHENRY. Effectual Vigilance on the Part of the Authorities. Official dispatches teceived by the marine hospital service today regarding the yellow fever situation indicate effectual vigilance on the part of the authorities at McHenry, Miss. There are no new cases at McHenry, and the number of foci of fever has been reduced there from eight to six. means that instead of additional places be- ing found infected two of the danger points now can be ceunted out of the situation. State Health Officer Harrison is in charge of the town, and Surgeon Murray is look- ing out for the federal regulations. Sur- geon Carter of the marine hospital service is investigating the neighboring towns and houses along the railroad lines, and so far has developed no new cases nor foci. That examination, however, is not completed. The marine hospital states that a census of the town of McHenry shows 323 whites and 67 colored people there. This —_—_+o+____ W. R. Foster in Paris. LONDON, June 14.—A special dispatch from Paris says William R. Foster, former- ly counsel to the Gratuity Fund of the New York Produce Exchange, who was extra- dited recently from Burope on the charge of embezzling $193,000 intrusted to hts care, and who was released on $20,000 bali in New York city, arrived at Paris yesterday. . {Rumors of Foreign Activity Excite ! | | © 14.—The Madrid corre- NO INTERVENTION No Special Interest. THE STAR BY MAHL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter, Terms: 13 cents per week; for two weeks, or &) cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- Scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should five the last address as well as the new one. —_ DELAY IN THE START > Last Transports Did Not Leave Unti i This Morning, cents oases WE WILL DICTATE TERMS OF PEACE Popular Sentiment ingavor of Ex- pansion Growing. CHANGING PARTY ————— LINES The frequent repetition of foreign inter- vention rumors excites no inter>st in offl- cial and congressional circles at Washing- tion. Thess stories are regarded as silly. It has been too frequently reiterated to r2- quire any further statement on the subject that foreign intervention between Spain and ths United States will not be recognized by this government, and that the administra- tion is not open to suggestions of terms peace. When Spain sues for peace this government will suggest the terms. Though Spain has experi2nced nothing but disas- ter since the war began and is every hour threatened with greater disaster, she has given no indication of a readiness at this time to yizld to the inevitable. The sug- gestion, coming from Madrid dispatches, that Spain is ready to accept peace pro- posals which do not “emanate from the enemy” is read with amusement. This gov- ernment is not soliciting the good offices of any for2ign power to induce Spain to sue for peace. A proposition for peace will have to come from Madrid, and the terms upon which peace will be granted must be fixed by this government, without interfe enc? or suggestion from any foreign source: A few persons only regard it as probable that after the fall of Santiago and Porto Rico Spain will sue for peace. The General Opinion. The general opiaion in official and poli ical circles is that the stubbornness of Spain Will not be overcome until after the fail of Havana. If after Cuba, Porto Rizo and the Philippines are in the possession of the United States Spain continues to keep up the pretense of war, this govern- n.ent is prepared to force peace upon her by operations against the ports of Spain. It is thought to be hardly likely that Spain will carry her folly so far as to render this necessary, but she will have to rec ize the permanent loss of Cuba, Porto [ico and the Philippines before peace can be concluded. There has been a very de- ed Gevelopment in Congress in favor of the policy of the administration to retain on of Porto Rico and the Philip- The efforts of some of the demo- leaders to commit the minority n Congress in opposition to a policy cratic party Of exjansi n have develo,ed @condition of affai before understood. The republi- Congress have become almost a unit in favor of the policy of extension, and the sentiment in favor of such policy is grow’ng rap'dly among Cemoczats. It is vered that the mpt to commit the att democratic party to the opposition is meet- ~ with determined resistan nd that the number ef democrats who favor the re- tension of the Philippines and Porto Rico and the annexation of Hawaii is increas- ing. Vigorous protests are being made against uz: wise leadership, which would commit minority party to a rous policy gnaffon. It is expected that there est the demo- 5 to be held this evening, and ich is to in opposition to any ex- either have to be abandoned acus action will be ignored by y, and there will be a serious division in the party ranks. Popular Sentiment Favors Expansion The corresponience of members of the House cf all parties who have been in com- munication with their friends at home with a view to securing renomination indicates an immense popular sentiment in favor of a policy which will expand the influence of this country, and favor the acquisition of this territory, as is essential to an expan- sion of our commerce and influence. It is thought by many that this is not merely a temporary popular outburst, but is bascd on the deliberate conclusion that the close of this war cannot find us in exactly the condition we were in at its cutbreak, that the time has come when existing ditions must regulate our conduct as tion without too much regard for trad tions. Some of the strongest men in the SHOULD REACH SANTIAGO FRIDAY Preparing for the Departure of the Second Expedition. CONDITION OF THE TROOPS nee The army of invasion under General Shafter was several hours out from Flor- ida at noon today. As announced from aus thoritative sources, the start was made yes- terday, and while the appointed time had been at daybreak, "it has since developed from official information that the last fleet of transports and convoys did not actually get away until late last night or early this morning. The time was employed in the Jast hurried preparations for maneuvering the marine procession into its double col- umn formation and getting it into motion as. an entirety. The scenes enacted are likely to be laid before the public in full detail within the next few hours, as the author!- ties here have determined to withdraw the censorship thus far enforced from Florida points twenty-four hours after the actual time of departure. The Second Invasion. With the first expedition actually out of | the country, the authorities here have quickly turned their att-ntion to another! expedition even more important than this initial one. It is expected that the plans} for this second Invading force will be mna-{ tured at on nd that as a result another expedition will leave from an Atlantic ceast point within the next ten days, this | time for Porto Rico. That Porto Rico 1s | to figure in the first military operations is regarded as settled, and the details for this movement are fast approaching come! pletion. There ar> about fifteen transports | elready available. Three more were added | to the list yesterday, and the list will be increased as rapidly as possible. Some of | these may be used for a late but those on hand and to b readily accommodate a force if the authoritis consiler it necessary to send an army of invasion of that size to Porto Rico. Recent reports from that point have indicated that the Spanish force did/ not exceed 4,000 or 5,000 men, so that it} may be deemed unnecessary to send @! large army of occupation. Such as it is,/ however, it will have an important mission | to perform, ani with this force pursuing | an aggressive campaign in Porto Rico, and| General Shafter’s 15,000 men on Cuban soil, an abundance of stirring action is assured from this tim2 forward. Suitable Point of Embarkation. The board appointed by Secretary Alger | to select a suitable concentration point on the Atlantic gulf coast, with a view of establishing a point of embarkation for fue ture expeditions, returned today, and im- mediately set about the preparation of its report. Major Hopkins, confidential aid of Secretary Alger, has the matter in hand, and it is probable that the report will be ready tomorrow. The t consists of Col. Greenleaf, Major Hodson, Major Hops kins and Lieut. Jadwin. They visited Co- lumbia, Charleston and Somerville in South Carolina, Savannah, Brunswick and Au- gusta in Georgia, and Fernanding and ¢ Jacksonville in Florida. { ar It was a rush tour throughout. Traveling by night and inspecting by day, the board made its rounds in eight d. The report will not recommend specifically any one city, but will sct forth the advantages and disadvantages of each in the matter of* railroad facilities, depth of water for transports, camp grounds, water supply, sanitation, etc. While no point will be rec- ommended, it is said that the report will make clear the obvious advantage of one or more of the cities, so that Secretary Alger readily can make a selection. The depth of water in the harbors is felt to be a very essential point, for the transports as well as the convoys will have difficulty in threading some of the narrow, tortuous and shallow harbors leading to the points of inspection. Jacksonville 1s well thought of, but the depth of water at the entrance of Bt. John’s river, which is not much more than fifteen feet between the jetties, is some- thing of a drawback. At Fernandina there is fifteen feet at the entrance, deepening to three and one-quarter fathoms further up minority party contemplate with great ap- prehension the efforts to commit that party to a policy of opposition, and it is generally ecreeded that the demand for the retention of territory acquired by this war will be irresistible. There is no longer the least doubt expressed that the administration is thoroughly in sympathy with the popular sentiment on this subject, and that the President will have the support of a iarge majority of Congress in carrying out a new policy. Party lines are seriously threaten- ed, the policy of expansion being supported by some of the strongest men of all parties, and but a small minority of the republicans skowing any disposition to oppose it. ——————-e____ WORDEN’S SENTENCE COMMUTED. California Train Wrecker Will Be Given a Life Sentence. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 14.—The death sentence of Salter D. Worden will be commuted to life imprisonment by the governor. Worden is the man who during the great railroad strike of 1894 helped to wreck 2 Southern Pacific train near Sac- ramento, killing an engineer and three sol- diers. The case became of national promi- nence through the efforts of the big labor organizations to save Worden, and the fact that Grover Cleveland, then President, wrote a personal letter to Governor Budd asking him to save Werden’s neck. It was claimed that there was insanity in Worden’s family, and that his mind was not right. Dr. Gardiner was sent east to investigate this phase of the case, and it 1s understood that it is upon his report that the governor will take the action indi- cated. eet See TROOPS TO BE SENT AWAY. the channel. Savannah has from eighteen to twenty feet and Charleston about twenty-one feet at mean low water. The members of the board will give no intima- tion as to the point they regard most de- sirable. ndition of the Troops. When unce the camp grounds are desig- nated there will be speedy action in get- ting the trocps to that central point. The work thus far done in equipping the first Cuban army has gone far to assist in the preparation of the forces still remaining in Florida, so that there will not be the delay attending the first departare. Major Hopkins said today that the board had an opportunity to see some of the troops gath- ered at Jacksonville, and said they pre- sented a fine, soldierly appearance. There were evidences that the work of equipping Was proceeding rapidly and successfully. There were eight regiments centered at this point. Members of the board saw Major General Fitzhugh Lee, who is at Jacksonville, with eight regiments, consti- tuting the 7th Army Corps. Feeding the Army in Cuba. The subsistence of the army in Cuba is a Subject to which the commissary depart- ment will devote much of its energies from this time forward. The initiative step in this direction was taken more than a week since, when Gen. Eagan invited bids for supplying the troops at the various sea- ceast points in Cuba which may be occu- pied by them with refrigerated beef and also beef on the block. The question of meat subsistence probably will give the ccmmissary department more difficulty than any other, because of the fact that, unlike other supplies, it is impracticable to keep killed beef and cattle for any length! of time in tropical climates like Cuba and Porto Rico. Consequently, in the adver- tisement issued by Gen. Eagan, it wah specified that in the case of refrigerated, chilled or frozen beef, it should be perfect- ly good and fit for use seventy-two hours that the beef would last until “a supply arrives. Contractors had the privé lege of constructing any refrigerating chilling apperatus at points in Cuba