Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1898, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, 4 to subcertbers in the ‘The Evening Sts- t= ser etry by carrtere, on their own account. at 10 cents cx 44 sents ver momh. | Coples at the 2 cents ea bh By moil-anywhere in the ates or Canada—postage prepald—O0 cents Star, $1 per year, with Quintuple Sheer foreign postage adited. £3. d xt the Fost Office at Washington, D. C., Che Loening Star. No 14,192. WASHINGTON, D. ©. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898—TE PAGES. TWO CENTS. Pee TO BE MUSTERED OUT Regiments of Volunteers Selected by the War Department. ——_+——_— PARTIAL LIST I$ PROMULGATED Troops Wil! Proceed to Their State Camps. OTHERS LIKELY TO GO The following regiments will be mustered out first: 1st Vermont, Ist Maine, 52d Iowa, 6th Pennsylvania, sth Maryland, 2d New York, 2d Nebraska, 157th Indiana, all volun- teer iniantry;also battalion of Ohio Light Artillery, 1st Illinois Volun- teer Cavalry, Batteries A and B Georgia Light Artillery, 28th In- diana Light Battery and the New Work and Pennsylvania cavalry troops now in Forto Rico. The adjutant general issued a bulletin this afternoon. saying that orders had been Siven for mustering out the foilowing mcamed volunteer organizations: Ast Vermont Volunteer Infantry. ist Maine Volunteer Infantry. 52d Iowa Volunteer Infantry. 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Sth Maryland Volunteer Infantry. Battalion Ohio Light Artillery. 2d New York Volunteer Infantry. Ast Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 157th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Batteries A and B, Georgia Light Artil- lery. 28th Indiana Volunteer Light Batteries. Troops A and B, New York Voiunteer Cavalry. Goverror’s Troop of Philadelphia, Pa. The bulletin said that the above list in- eluded all the troops that have been desig- nated, and added that “others will be given out as determined.” All the troops named are ordered to pro- ceed to their state camps. The New York cavalry troops will go to Camp Black and the Philadelphia cavalry troops to Mount Gretna. These cavalry troops comprise all the valry with General Miles in Porto Rieo. They will be brought home as soon as transports are available. Although not vet officially announced, it is pi ically settled that nearly all, if not all, of the following volunteer organizations ‘will be mustered out in the immediate fu- ture: Others Likely to Be Discharged. Cevalry—First Illinois, A and B, Ken- ; Ist Ohio, Ist Texas, 1st Utah and d and 34 United States Volunteers. Artillery—California Battalion, Ist Color- A Connecticut Light Battery, E and onnecticut Heavy Artillery, 5th and 6th Towa, A, B and C Louisiana Light Batter- fes; A, B, C and D Maine Heavy Artillery; Ast Massachusetts, 4th, 5th and 7th New York Light Batteries; A and B Oregon Light Batteries, A and B Rhode Island Light Batteries, C Utah Light Artillery, Wisconsin Light Battery. Infantry—Third Alabama (colored), 34 Connecticut, Ist Delaware, 1st Florida, $4 Georgia, 4th, 7th and 9th Illinois, 160th and i6ist Indiana, A and B Ist Indiana (color- ed), 50th iowa, 22d Kansas, 3d and 4th Kentucky, 5th and &th Massachusetts, 32d and th Michigan, 14th and 15th Minne- Sota, 3d Mississippi, 4th and 5th Missouri, Nevada Battalion, 3d and 4th New Jersey, 22d, 47th, Wist, 2ozd and 23a New York, 3d North Carolina (colored), 7th and 10th Ohio, 2d, 13th, 14th, 15th and 18th Penn- land, 2d South Caro- m, 8 amd 4th Tecmcence, $0 ena in Texas, 6th Virginia, 1st Washington and Washington Battalion, 24 West ‘Virginia, 4th Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Ok. Jahoma and Indian territory regiments. In all, about 100,000 volunteer tr are to be disbanded at once. me ——_++____ FOOD FOR THE CUBANS, Supplies Distributed Before the War Opened. In view of the arrangements being made by the government for the relief of the people of Cuba, it 4s interesting to recall the fact that the government and people of the United States had made Yarge con- tributions to that end up to the time of the outbreak of the war. In addition to the $50,000 appropriated by Congress and dis- tributed by ex-Consul General Lee, the central Cuban relief committee appointed by the President, distributed food, medi- cines and general supplies to the poor and to the cash value of $321,- mount $175,032.08 was in ons and $146,587.43 in sup- » total shipment of supplies was ‘ons, of which quan- € food, 66,753 kilos kilos were medicines ‘© miscellaneous supplies, DS FILLEY. S23 kilos we clothing, 13,6 a 4,564 kilos w AKINS SUCCE! Electe’ to Be Chairm, ST. LOUIS, Mo., August ‘Last night's festivilies kept many of the delegates to the republican state convention up until a late hour, and it was long after the sched- uled ume that they assembled in Music Hall oday, and Vice Chairman Cyrus P, Waibridge cailed the convention to order. ‘ He immediately proceeded to the regular erder of business, which was the placing ‘2 nomination of candidates for the posi. tion of chairman of the republican state tral committee, to succeed the vettran nager, Chauncey Ives Filley, who for ny years been a é as been at the head of the ce A 2 assistant city coun- sellor of Kansas ¢ put in nominatior Wallace Love of that city. 3: 7. J. Akins of Humaneville, Potk county was nominated by Joseph Upton of Matt Reynolds of st. Lavin oe sented he name of W. L, sensed L. Morsey of Wate Akins was clected on the second ballot. ae BANKERS TALK sHop. The First Subject Was “The P Spirit of Bankersy ote DENVER, Col. August 24—The second day's session of the twenty-fourth annual convention of the American Bankers’ As- st ion was called to order by Presid Hendrix at 10 o'clock, with practically a full attendance of delegates. Prayer was offered by Rev. H. Martyn Hart, dean of St. John’s Cathedral. Today's session was devoted to the dis- _ cussion of practical banking questions, There were four general subjects under éiseussior, thirty minutes being allotted for eack and only five-minute speeches aliowed. The first subject was, “Patriotic Spirit of Bankers.” The discussion was opened by J. D. Powers, president of ‘the First Natiot.al Bank of Owensboro’, CORTES CONVOWEDIFIGHT IN PHILIPFINES The Queen Regent Names September 5 as the Date. Denial by the Government — Blanco Not Ordered to Resume Hostilities Against the Insurgents. MADRID, August 24, 3 p.m.—The queen regent has signed the royal deeree convok- ing the cortes for September 5. No Order Sext Blanco. MADRID, August 24, 4 p.m.—The govern- ment definitely denies that it has sent an order to General Blanco instructing him to resume hostilities against the insurgents. General Blanco has full liberty to act as occasion may require. : Prisoners Reach Spain. CORUNNA, Spain, August 24.—The Span- ish steamer Alicante, with the first of Spain's repatriated soldiers who arrived from Santiago de Cuba, reached here to- day. Enormous crowds gathered on the quays, but were not allowed to get near the vessel for fear of the yellow fever contagion. All the military and civil authorities were present. Some of the sick will be taken to the Osa retto, where they will be quarantined. Others will be kept five days in hospital ships before they are dispatched to their homes. Those who are in good health will be promptly disembarked. See MAKE PROMOTIONS. WILL The President Calis on Gen. Merritt for Recommendations. The President has called upon Gen. Mer- ritt, commanding the military forces at Manila, for his recommendations regarding the operations that resulted in the sur- rerder of the capital of the Philippines. It is the President's purpose to promote the officers who rendered conspicuously meri- torious services in the land fights at Ma- nila, just as was done in the case of the gailant officers at Santiago. —————_++___—_ SITE FOR A CAMP. The Land Near Charleston, W. Va., Highly Recommended. ‘The governor of West Virginia called on the adjutant general of the army at the War Department yesterday and so fin- pressed him with the advantages of Charleston, in that state, us a site for a military camp that Maj. Mills of the in- spector general's departraent was sent there to Investigate and report. The gov- ernor was accompanied by several promi- nent municipal officers. ++. ASSASSINATED A NOMINEE. Thomas M. Adams Killed at a Georgia Political Gathering. COLUMBUS, Ga., August 24.—Thos. M. Adams, democratic nominee for the legisla- ture, has been assassinated at Gillies, a country town in Chattahoochee county re- mote from here The deed was committed in a general row at a political gathering. A dispute between Jeff Davis, a negro school teacher, democrat, and Wm. Bagley, populist nominee for the legislature, pre- cipitated a general fight in which several shots were fired. Mr. Adams was a by- stander and received a bullet in the temple and one in the heart. Mr. Adams was very popular. es THE HUNTSVILLE CAMP. About 40,000 Men Will Be Quartered There. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn., August 24.The 8th Massachusetts, 12th New York and 2ist Kansas left Camp Thomas today for Lexington, Ky., where they will camp until further orders. Other regi- ments were ready to move, but on account of lack of rafiroad facilities were unable to do so. The regiments of the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, lst Corps, will begin moving to Knoxville. The Ist Illinois Cavalry is ex- pected to leave at an early hour tomorrow for Chicago, arriving at its destination Fri- day night. The commissary supply depot which has been located at Chattanooga for several months is to be moved at once to Hunts- ville, Ala. This corps will begin moving to Hunts- ville as soon as the remaining regiments of the Ist Corps get to Knoxville and Lex- ington. Huntsville is to have by far the largest camp in the south. When the regi- ments ordered there arrive there will be about 40,000 men at the little Alabama vil- lage. The place is well watered, healthy and in every way adapted for a camping ground. —__+_—_. . SPANISH TO BE TAUGHT. Chicago's School Children Will Be Made Ready for Colonial Careers, CHICAGO, August 24.—Spanish will be added to the lst of studies taught in the Chicago schools if Dr. E. Benjamin An- drews, the new superintendent, has his way. Chicago's new educational chief also favors the annexation of the Philippines, Dr. Andrews says that when Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines come under the control of this government, rich new ficlds for business enterprises will be opened to the young men of Chicago. For that rea- son he considers it fully as essential now to teach the Spanish language as German and French. “Since we are beginning to spread out,” said he, “and take in new territory, some of our school boys may want to seek their fortunes when they grow up in these coun- tries wrested from Spanish centrol. It would be greatly to their advantage to un- derstand the Spanish language, which is pee by the common people on those is- ands.” _— Flat on Fire at Elizabeth, N. J. . NEW YORK, August 24—A double flat, Nos. 31 and 23 Broad street, Elizabeth, N. J., was damaged by fire today to the extent of $15,000. There was some difficulty im get- ting th2 occupants out of the building, but none was hurt except Louis Ludwig. ge A Bogus Lord Convicted. OAKLAND, Cal., August 24—Henry Oubridge, alias Lord Cyril Athol, has been convieted of forgery. He was charged with paesing a fictitious check. He claims to be highly connected in England. Sie eS Renominated John A. Barham. SACRAMENTO, Cal., August 24—The first-vongressional district has renominated John A. Barham for Congress. SEIS R Ae Civil Engineer Menocal Pardoned. The President has pardoned Civil Engi- neer A. G. Menocal, who was court-martial- ed some months ago and sentenced to sus- pension from duty on furlough pay for three years for neglect of duty in connec- tion with the construction of the Brook- ce ary dock. Figg seme, — to his former status in navy. Mr. Menocal [eenees from active service on September 1. Madrid Advised of Battle Between Spaniards and Insurgents. AGUINALDO'’S LOSS SAID 70 BE 500 ———— Rebels Threaten Another Rebellion if the Americans Withdraw. THEY NOTIFY MERRITT MADRID, August 24, 4:30 p.m.—The gov. ernment has received a dispatch from Gen. Rios, governor of the Viscayas Islands and the successor of Gen. Jaudenes in the gov- ernor generalship of the Philippines, say- ing that there has been bloody fighting be- tween the Spaniards and the insurgents, with an estimated loss to the latter of 500 men. The Spanish losses were “unimpor- tant.” The dispatch says that a number of the insurgent chiefs were captured and shot. A sergeant «f gendarmes, who attempted to incite a rising against the authorities, barely escaped lynching at the hands of the populace. He was turned over to the ecurts and shot. Generai Rios adds that he has organized six battalions of natives and Spaniards for the purpose of resisting a threatened in- vasion of insurgents from the Isiand of Luzon, and also a small squadron to watch the coasts and rivers of Mindanao Isiand and the Vizcayas, The government is high- ly satistied with the services of General Rios, MANILA, August 24.—At a conference to- day between the insurgents and the Ameri- cans, the former declared emphatically that they were willing to co-operate with the Americans and to surrender their arms promplUly if assured that the islands would remain either an American or a British colony, or under the protectorute of the United States or Great Britain. Otherwise, the insurgent leaders asserted, they would not dare disarm, put must posi- tively refuse to do so. They threatened an- other rebellion within a month if the Americans withdrew. Gen. Merritt's New Duties. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24.—A special from Manila of August 23 says: Gen. Merritt has assumed the governor's duty and transferred the command of the 8th Corps to Maj. Gen. Otis. Brig. Gen. H. G. Otis of California has been ordered to report to Gen. Anderson, and Gen. Mac- Arthur has been assigned to command the 2d Division. Col. Ovenshine of the 3d Reg- ulars will command the brigade in place of Gen. MacArthur. Medical Supplies Needed. SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.—Dr. Mid- dleton, chief surgeon of the department of California, has received a letter from Chief Surgeon Lippincott, under Gen. Merritt, reguesting that the forwarding of extra medical and surgical supplies for the Phil- ippine troops be expedited as much as pos- sible. This request has been wired to the War Department. About one million dollars, mostly in gold and silver coin, will be carried to Manila on the Scandia for the payment of the United States troops in the Philippines. The coin will be guarded by a detachment of soldiers. =: ee MORE TROOPS REACH MANILA. Arrival of the Rio Janeiro and Penn- sylvania. MANILA, Philippine Islands, August 24.— The natives assert that the religious orders are instigating opposition to American su- premacy. Many Spaniards assert that they are eager to invest their fortunes in new enter- prises, but that they fear ruin if the Amer- icans withdraw. A few monopolists, fear- ing competition, are secretly intriguing against the new regime. Newspapers published in both the En- glish and Spanish languages have already appeared. The United States transports Rio Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived today, the for- mer bearing two battalions of South Da- kota volunteer recruits for the Utah Light Artillery and a detachment of the Signal Corps, and the latter the 1st Montana Vol- unteers and 300 recruits for the 1st Cali- fornia Volunteers. een CUSTOMS FRAUDS CONSPIRACY. Chinese and Jayanese at Vancouver ned Double Set of Invoices. VICTORIA, B. C., August 24.—C. C. Eld- ridge, recently appointed appraiser at Van- ccuver, has unearthed a conspiracy to de- fraud the customs which has been In ex- istence for years. While searching the recent records of, the’ customs department here Eldridge found that by using a doubt set of invoices Chinese and Japanese merchants had de- frauded the government out of thousands of dollars, their operations having extend- ed for six years. The modus operandi was simple. Mon- golians in the east who sent out gocds to tkeir countrymen in the west prepared two invoices, one for the use of the mer- chant and the other to be used at the cus- toms department. The latter invariably misrepresented the value of the goods. ———_—_ Personal Mention. Mr. Lewis H. Finney, private secretary to the Secretary of the Navy, has returned to Washington in exceltent health from a short vacation spent at Atlantic City and Saugerties-on-the-Hungon. ~ Col. Henry Chauncey, jr., of the 8th New York Volunteer Infantry {s at the Arling- ton on sick leave. Léeut. H. G. Young, 84 Volunteer Infan- try, is visiting friends at 1755 Q street. Brig. Gen. John I. Rogers, who has had charge of the organization of the artillery forces in the Spanish war, 1s on a visit to this city in conference with the officials of the War Department. He is at the Ebbitt. Mrs. Marian Longfellow Q’Donoghue will leave for Philadelphia this week to attend the meeting of the International League of Press Clubs, to be held at the Pen and Pencil Club of that city. Mr. and Mrs. W. He re- lenderson Maples ferent Se cua Tees) ste 5 oe | oe visit to Poland Mrs. McKnigh' THREE MEMBERS SELECTED. Peace Commission May Be Announced Friday or Saturday. It is expected that the peace commission will be appointed Friday or Saturday. The President is credited with having made a statement to that effect. It is officially ad- mitted that Secretary Day and Senators Davis and Frye will be on the commission. Gen. Tracy of New York is said to have been selected, and the rumor prevails that Justice White of the Supreme Court will also be a member. ‘The statement is made that the President is having considerable trouble in selecting a democratic member with views in har- meny with those of the administration re- specting the government of the Philippines. Senator Davis reached the Whit> House late this afternoon, and was at once ush- ered into the President’s room. The Prest- dent and Secretary Day were in confzrence, but soon joined Senator Davis. THE MILES INTERVIEW Comment on the Alleged Utterances of the General in Porto Rico, A Thorough Investigation Into the Conduct of the War Probable—Sec- retary Alger and Roosevelt. The publication of an interview exedited to General Miles concerning the Santiago campaign, in which considerable irritation is shown, h:s excited a great deal of com- ment, especially in the War Department. General Corbin, on whom the interview bears particularly hard—General Miles be- ing quoted as saying that Corbin sent a secret dispatch to General Shafter assur- ing him that the presence of Miles would make no difference to his command, etc.— would not discuss the matter publicly. It 1s very apparent, however, that there is & great deal of feeling in the department and there is more or less of @ disposition to a division of sentiment as ‘to the merits of vers. Nocone is au- Tie rag ta aay are toengeg imterview is accurate or whether, indeed, General Miles has authorized any publication of his views, but it is much in lime (with the talk that has been going on pw! ‘ately here for some time, and is apparemwly the outcrop- ping of differences which 4t appears to be impossible to conceal. ; An Investigation Comtemplated. ‘The Secretary of War is considering the advisability of having a thorough investi- gation of the conduet of the war early enough to enable the depaetmentito respond promptly to any inquiry by Cengress on the subject as soon as that badyassembles. Allegations and suggestions ibuch as those made in the alleged Mileg Interview. tc- gether with publications-ef an insinuating character without any clainit of ‘authority, and the immense amount of ‘taik which 1s being indulged in privately, strengthen the conviction of the department that the best possible thing would be to have a thor- ough investigation of the cimduct of the war. The idea ts not to make this invest- gation in the form of a covr‘-martial cr court of inquiry based on charges cgainst any one, but to conduct it with reference to historic accuracy for the’ purpose of a report, So as to bring out all the facts and let the responsibility for the faults, wher- ever there are any, fall where it will. It is regarded now as almost certain that such an investigation will bs had. Secretary Alger's Visit to New York. Considerable gossip is being indwlged in concerning the visit of Secretary Alger to New York and Montauk Point The reason given by Secretary Alger himself for his visit, that he wants to see.for himself what is the situation with respect to the care of the soldiers, though undoubtedly one rea- son, may not be the only one. It is re- ported that ancther motive was that the Secretary desired an opportunity to meet Col. Roosevelt or some sof -his political friends with an informality hardly possible in Washington, and to correct the misun- derstanding in connection with the corre- spondence between Gen. Alger and Col. Reosevelt. It is known that Secretary Al- ger regretted very much, and im fact was grieved by the constructign put upon this correspondence by the publit, and that he desires to maintain most cordial relations with Col. Roosevelt. A. political motive was attributed to Secretary Alger’s letter to Roosevelt by a good many publications, and it is said now that whatever political object might have been in view at that time which would be benefited by antagon- izing Col. Roosevelt, it is net one which in the present state of publi¢ sentiment in New York would still obtain. Friends of Secretary Alger deny that there ever was any politics in the matter, and say the Secretary's feelings toward Col. Roosevelt are very friendly and strongly influenced by admiration. DEPUTIES ARE UNDER ARMS Sheriff Coburn Assembles 125 of Them at PANA, Ill, August 24—Sheriff Coburn assembled 125 deputies at the city hall to- day, swore all in and gave:them instruc- tions to reassemble, armed with Winches- ters, and meet a number of negroes expect- ed to arrive from Alabama to werk here in the coal mines, Ten negroes arrived in Pana last night to take the places of white miners who have been on strike for several months. The negroes were escorted to the city Nmits by a committee of minars and indueed to leave town. The strikers are peing reinforced by union miners from over the state. ‘The strikers today assembled mear the Il- linois Central ratiway tratke in large bod= ies, awaiting the arrival 6f negroes. _Dur- ing the day a special train arrived in Pana from Birmingham, Ale., with two hundred city to the Springside sogiamine, oueate the ingside ,voutside city limits, where tho ieee eens aa sheriffs, ed under the guard of de; i Beveral hundred pons at the union depot to meet the’ and talk with Acota pay ade pao do @o. All the grounds at @ Springside mine heavy guard, and no to pass the iines, ae mining efficiency a fehd' arate mine inspectors © examine the Pt night, was inspected toda: ron, father of Captain Capron of the Rough Riders, who was killed at Santiago, is on board sick. Montauk Point, L. L, August 22—It weary waiting for the American troops on the transports anchored off Camp Wikoff. ‘There is absolutely nothing to ¢o on board, and the men lounge about the decks, seek- ing whet scant shade can be found in the lee of deck houses or under awnings, and longing for the orders that will free them from irksome confinement. is a good breeze every evenings it is even chilly. Overcoats are brought out and the warm corners behind the steamers’ smokestacks are the spots most sought after. provided with clothing, and the-prolonged stay on the vessels has used up the supply of clean linen that the officers had care- fully hoarded. Infantry have Breakwater and gone into the detention camp. Over geon hospital ship, has sailed from Montauk to New York with 380 will be distributed ‘at ALGER AT MONTAUK|THE causes oF vicTory| The Secretary of War Will See Things as They Are. DAMAGE WROUGHT BY A STORM Volunteers Glad to Learn of Mus- tering-Out Orders. THE WAITING TRANSPORTS NEW YORK, August 24.—Secretary of War Alger, who arrived in town last night from Washington, left the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 7:40 o'clock this mozring on his way to Camp Wikoff, Montauk Pvint. He was driven to the 34th street ferry, in company with Colonel Hecker, who is connected with the quarterraster's de- partment and is looking after the trans- portation of troops. Major Hopkins, as- sistant adjutant general, is also of the Sec- retary’s party. The transport Rio Grande, which left Camp Wikoff, Montauk, yesterday with 314 sick soldiers, arrived this mourning. the soldiers were transferred to various hospi- tals in this city. The United States torpedo boat Cushing and the transport Mobile arrived here te- day. The Yale’s Troops. The report of the condition of the men on the Yale, which arrived off Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. last night, has not yet been made by the quarantine officers. In the electrical storm which continued for four hours last night the wind blew down meny of the soldiers’ tents, twisted the wires about the camp, blew down the Red Cross hospital tent in tke general hos- pital and caused havoc generally. Two tents were picked up from the ground and carried into the ocean. The wrecking of five unoccupied tents in the detention hospital will prevent the landing of some sick soldiers on the trans- ports. This forenoon soldiers are busy fixing up tents which were blown down and putting the camp into fine shape again. The large Y. M. C. A. tent, in which the soldiers spent much of their time writing to their relatives or reading, was also level- ed by the gale. The news that an order is soon to be sued at Washington to muster out the vol- unteers in camp, including the Rough Rid- ers and the 7ilst Regiment, has been re- ceived with much satisfaction by the vol- unteer troops. The transport Arcadia, which arrived last Captain Cap- Weary Waitinz. Correspondence of the Associated Press. With the Transports “Off Camp Wikoff, is Again and again the men Giscuss the happenings of the days before Santiago. Plans are made for trips home whenever freedom finally comes; pay day is spoken of—as many of the men are without money —and the everlasting subject of something good to eat in the future fills all minds. Fortunately, the weather is cool. There day; and in the The men are poorly The transport Mobile has gone to New Yerk to report to the quarantine authori- ties and will probably be released from the government service. been discharged from the hospitals, but there are other sick to take their places cs scon as they vacate. Many soldiers have ‘Three Lundred men of the 12th Regular disembarked from the Reaches the Camp. Secretary Alger arrived at the camp to- day on a special train. To the newspaper correspondents Secretary Alger stated that he hoped to make as thorough inspection as possible of the camp in the length of time he had at his disposal. army officers who met him at the depot to headquarters, and as s0on as he was recog- nized by the volunteers Secretary was loudly ch He rode with the d regulars the Secretary Alger was especially interested in the condition of the sick men and how they were being cared for. that President McKinley was much con- cerned in the matter of properly caring for the sick soldiers. He intimated The Secretary will make a complete tour _ ihe big camp before he returns to New ‘ork. he leaves as to how the volunteers feel about their being mustered out. reason he will cpend considerable time in the camp of the Rough Riders and the 7let New York. He will also be fully informed when For this It is said that Secretary Alger informed Gen. Wheeler that he would stay in camp two or three days if necessary to make a thorough inspection of everything and de- vise some means for the relief and comfort of the soldiers, especially those in the hos- The Secretary’s Purpose. Secretary Alger has gone to Montauk Point, L. I, ostensibly to inspect Camp Wikoff, but probably to confer with Gen- eral Wheeler, the officer in command, and others with regard to President McKinley's Proposed visit to the camp for the purpose of personally thanking the officers and men of the 5th Army Corps (Shafter’s) for their it services in Cube, General Shafter ted to arrive at Montauk Point with the last of his command early next week. No eos has been fixed for the Presidant's visit, but ter part of next week or early in the week it will probably be made the-lat- lowing. r+ TAKEN TO NEW YORK. 300 Comvalescents Removed From Montauk Point, A dispatch has been received by the sur- general saying thet the Rio Grande, convalescents, who points in the city Where oan receive the best of care, . ~ | Another sh announces the arrival of . Death of Li the Qlivette at Boston with patients, The adjutant general who have been distributed - the that Lieut. Wm. -H. hospitals in that city. to duty as executive of the Marietta im- mediately. —_———_+o+______ Naval Orders. Lieut. W. B. Caperton has been ordered ‘Assistant Surgeon L. B. Baldwin has been Admiral Matsoumaga of tho Japanese Navy Praises Americans, Masters of the Art of Constructing Most Effective Battle Ships—Some Impressive Lessons. CHICAGO, August 24.—Admiral O. K. Matsoumaga of the Japanese imperial navy is registered at the Grand Pacific Hotel. He is accompanied by J. Takenouchi, a paymaster in the imperial navy, and is en route to England, where he will superin- tend the construction of the two Japanese battle ships building there. Discussing the recent American naval victories and the causes, he said: “You Americans seem to have mastered the art of constructing most effective bat- tle ships. The magnificent record of the Oregon is an example. “You seem to be able to fight your ships pretty well, too. Your navy has made a splendid, and I may say a_ surprising, 1ecord, for the world did not expect to see such superb fighting as was done by the ships under Dewey and Sampson. It was a triumph of the new methods over the old. “There are many valuable lessons to be learned from the war, not the least of which is that personal courage, when mis- directed and when opposed by a cool and skillful foe, is of no moment whatever. From a technical point of view, perhaps, the most impressive lesson is that expert gunnery is above all things the most im- portant factor in naval conflicts. Your country undoubtedly possessed ships which were greatly superior to those of Spain and they were manned better in every respect, but it was your greatly superior gunnery which, for the greater part, gave you such crushing victories. “Another impressive lesson is the need of non-combustible material in the con- struction of warships. The superiority of veesels of high speed was also clearly de- monstrated. As the result of this there undoubtedly will be constructed in the near future more veseels of the Brooklyn class. One of the more striking lessons of the war was the remarkable effectiveness which the rapid-fire guns were shown te Possess when efficiently manned. “Much has been said to the effect that the war has demonstrated that the torpedo beat and destroyer are not the formidable instruments they were thought to be. I do not fully agcee with this view. It does nct seem to me that a fair test was made of the merits of these boats. I still believe that under }-roper conditions and efficiently manned they are capable of most effective work.” The admiral has inspected the Japanese cruiser being built by the Union iron worke and will insgect the cruiser building at the Cramps’ yard. In addition he is m7king an cxamina-ion of the steel plants o_ this country to gather information for his coun- try when it starts building {ts own battle ships. He will visit the plant of the Illinois Steel Company today. From here he will go to Pittsburg. eS WILL BE HELD ON RESERVE. The Columbia and Minneapolis to Re- mein at League Island. Orders have been given for the two triple- serew cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis, which rendered good service in the opera- tions in the West Indi2s, to go into “re- serve” at the League Island navy yard. Although their force is reduced, the vessels will not go out of commiss' They will simply be held in reserv2 in condition for immediate service in case of emergency. While in reserve both vessels will be in command of Capt. T. F. J:well, now in command of the Minneapolis, who will have an adequate force of assistants. Capt. J. H. Sands, who has been in com- mand of the Columbia throughout the Spanish war, was today detached from that duty and ordered to duty as governor of the naval home at Philadelphia, one of the most desirabie billets In the navy. In this duty he succeeds Commodore John C. Wat- son, now in command of on2 of the divis- fons of the North Atlantic squadron. The Minneapolis and Columbia, which are the fastest vessels of their class in the world, were in reserve at the League Island yard when the Spanish war commenced, and were then in command of Captain Sands of the Columbia, so that he now merely gives way to Captain Jewell, the commander of the Minneapolis. oo CAPTURED SPANISH ARMS, They Number About 25,000 and Are in Bad Condition. General Flagler, chief of the ordnance bu- reau, has received further reports from the officers in charge of th> captured Spanish arms at Santiago. They show that the num- ber taken was about 25,000, with “several million” rounds of ammunition, the exact number not stated. The reports say that these arms are Mausérs and Remingtons, for the most part in bad condition; that is, rusty and badly kept. These arms will be sent to New York and Springfield, to be cleaned up and examined critically to see if they can be made available for the army. The ordnance officers say that if they can be put in proper condition they will be made use of by the army. —_—_—_—_+«+-__- PATIENTS AT FORT MYER. There ix Great Need of Milk, Oranges and Delicacies. There are about four hundred cases of sickness—typhoid fever, malaria, ete.—un- der treatment at the military post at Fort Myer. The patients came mostly from the camp at Falls Church, and have taxed the accommodations of the post to the utmost. The fact that there is so much sickness and suffering so near home appears to have escaped the attention of the people of the District. Theré is a great demand for milk and oranges among the patients, and it is sug- gested that visitors to the camp contribute fomething in that direction. ++ + ______- PAYMASTERS TAKE THE FEVER, Troops in Porto Rico Will Have to Wait tor Others. The paymasters who were at Santiago and were ordered to Porto Rico will now 0 to Montauk instead. Two of them have taken yellow fever, and it is believed neces- sary to take the others to Montauk for disinfection. The money to pay the troops in Porto Rico is aboard THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to ary address in the United States or Canada, by ordering | this office, in person or by let Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 « for two weeks, or 50 month. Invariably in advanc scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should | Bive the last address as well as ihe cents per Sub- DISORDERS AT PONCE General Wilson iiss te tink Them by Closing Saloons. MILES WAITS FOR HIS FAMILY Public Schools at Santiago to Be Opened September 15. a SSS DISTRICT MEN DEPART —— PONCE, Porto Rico, August 24 (morning). —Gen. James H. Wilson has assumed con- trol of the district of Ponce, and has or- Gereé that all saloons shall be closed for three days, with a view to quieting the ex- isting disorders. They will be opened subsequently under special regulations. General Grant has es- tablished his headquarters here. Miles Still Delayed. PONCE, Porto Rico, August 28, afternoon (@zlayed in transmission).—A cable mes- sage announcing that Mrs. Miles, ac- companied by her daughter, Mrs. Colonel Rice, sailed for Ponce on the United Ste transport Obdam from Charleston iast urday will delay the departure of General Miles and his staff possibly several days. A Ride to a Fire. PONCE, Porto Rico, Aucust 28, afternoon Gelayed in transmission).—During the at- tempt Jast night to locate a fire to the east of Ponce a platoon of Troop A of New York, under command of Lieutenant Cou- dert, accompanied Lieutenant Davenport of the signal corps to Santa Isabel. Th2 men had an exciting time, riding at a furious gallop after midnight and covering twenty miles in two hours. Lieutenant Davenport tapped the telegraph wires at several points without locating the fire. The party re- turned this afternoon, utterly exhausted. Santiago's Schools. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 23, 6:45 p.m. (delayed in transmission).—The con- ference between General Wood, military governor of Santiago, and the local author- ities with reference to-opening the public schools has resulted satisfactorily, and places will be ready for 4.4%) children on September 15. The salaries of the school commissioners have been fixed at some- What reduced figures, the element of scco- tarianism has been eliminated from the management and American basis of educa- tion has been proposed. The San Juan arrived today from Guan- tanamo bay, bringing two companies of Hood's regiment and 107 bags of mail, de- livered there by the Fern from Key West. It was the first mail matter recelved for ten days. When the 5th Regular Infantry arrives for garrison duty in the city, taking the place of Hood's regiment, that will be transferred to San Juan de Porto Rico, Crane's immunes will be assigned to guard the Spanish prisoners of war. District Troops Sail. The embarkation of the latter continues. Today 1,200 sailed by the transport Monte- video and 1,000 by the transport Pedro de Satrustogui. Thirteen hundred will leave by the transport Leon tomorrow The Spanish genera) Linares, whom Gen- eral Toral succeeded in com: a at Santi- ago prior to the evacuation, left by the Pedro de Satrustogui. There was a great demonstration by the Spanish soldiers on his departure. The United States transport Minnewaska left today with ninety-five men of the #d Michigan Volunteers, the 24 Regular Cav- alry, a balloon detachment of the Engineer Corps and about 250 men of the Ist District of Columbia Volunteers. eee SCHLEY COMES TOMORROW. the Admiral’s Physician F: Him to Leave Westport. WESTPORT, Conn., August 24.—This morning found Rear Admiral Schley grat- ly improved, and everything now points to a speedy and complete recovery. The admiral passed a very comfortable night and arose with the other members of the Wortley household at an early hour, The admiral announced today that he in- tends going to Washington tomorrow unless his physician absolutely forbids it. After his forenoon visit, Dr. Gregory nounced that the admiral might now said to be convalescent. The physiciar moreover, found his patient so greatly im- proved that he deemed it safe to grant him p2rmission to leave Saugatuck tomorrow, previded the improvement continues. Ac cordingly, it is stated, Admiral Schley making plans to go to New York tomor- row, where he will report aboard his flag- ship, the Brooklyn, and later in the day proceed to Washington. It is udded, how- ever, that the plans are subject to change. —- CATTLE THIEVES CORRALLED. Unies: bi ley Citizens Ask Heip Vheir Captur. TEXARKANA, Tex., August 24.—The offi- cers of this city yesterday received a re- quest from the citizens alcng the Red River valley asking assistance in capturing a gang of negro cattle thieves. The settlers, after a hunt of ten days, have corralled a gang of fifteen negroes, who are heavily armed. The negroes have intrenched themselves in a dense ravine. Officers have gone to the scene from here. —_>—_—_. FRENZIED SOLDIER'S SUMP. Broke His Leg in Trying to Make Good Escape From Hospital. NEW YORK, August 24.—Private James Russell of Troop C, 10th 8. Cavairy, escaped from the hospital at Fort Wa: worth while delirious from typhoid fever yesterday. : A general alarin was sent out, but he was not found until shortly before noon today. He was dircovered seated on a limb of a tree thirty-five feet from the ground. One of the searchers started to climb the tree when Russell dropped to the ground, strik- ing several limbs in his descent and there- by breeking his fell to some extent. Bis