Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1898, Page 1

Ps ——————— THE EV VG STAR. gee PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Office, 49 Potter Building, Star te served to sehectiters in tt The Evening city by arrters . oF 44 cents cents each ‘ates or Canada posta: per mont Saturday Quintnple § foi postage a. ered at t as _second-cla: cyan Che £vening Star. WASHINGTON, D. GC. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 1898-TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS KWANG HSU’S REASON | WHAT COL. BRYAN WANTS||T WAS FRANK TUCKER| CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO: HARRIES IS GENERAL|THE CUBAN SOLDIERS — + Why He Called for Aid of the Dow- ager Empress. ——— NOT A VICTORY FOR ANY NATION Explanation Given by the Chinese Minister. CONCESSION TO AMERICANS The Chinese mi Mr. Wu Ting Fang, today received a cable dispatch from the Chinese foreign office at Pekin, giving the text of the edict issued by the emperor yeste! in whi wing to the critical c lition of Ch he calls back to power the empre: ger, nds the ffairs of the empire. nslated from the cipher cable. is Ws: Now that China fs dist ed, and there is need that al siness shall be well dene, we, the emperor, agitated from morning to evening for the welfare of all affairs. and fearful lest errors may occur, ebserving from the beginning of the reign of Tung Chi that the empress dowager had twice given Instructions to the emperor, each time with signal ability and snecess, BO we now. considering t mportant in- terests of the empire, have begged the em- The Emperor of China. ger t of her r struction. “rhe dowager empress has bee ve to the emperor the experience and her tn- pleas=d to acced is request is to the good fortune of the w that this auspicious event is rat From today the empr: dowager conducts the business in th> imperial a and on the eighth day of the pr (Chinese calendar, meaning to: calendar), we will take all the ministers to perform the > Chin Chung Palace. Let the r eign office) pr>pare that the ceremony may be performed with fitting honors.” Not a Triamph for Any Nation. The Chin ter was seen at the le- gation today and talked freely concerning the edict. He said there was no secrec abcut ft, nothing to indicate that it @ triumph cf one foreign element ov other, and that its essential purpose to strengthen China herself at a time when serious problems were presented. It was quite natural, he said, that the dowager empress should be called to the aid of the emperor, owing to dynastic reasons. The present dowager has survived three nasties, beginning with that of Emperor a: Hsien Fung. She was the second wife of and bore him on, Tung on the death of his father, be- r. The latter was an infant Y T, and mother, then and now Cowager empress, directed for him the s of the empire On his death without issue the dowager elected her nephew, Kwang Hsu, to be- come the emperor, and his reign is now in progress. He a child when he took the throne twenty-four years ago, and up to nine years ago the dowager directed af- fairs for him, acting much as the Queen Regent of n acts for the boy king. It is this dowager empress who is now re- called to the active assistance of the em- peror. This, the Chinese minister points out, Is a natural move toward the strength- ening of the hands of the emperor, giving him that id which the dowager empress ga e the emperor and his father were rulers. infant Concerning the report that the empress’ return to power was a coup d’eta favora- ble to Russia, the minister says he does not consider the favorable to any power as against any other. Its effect, he says, will be toward strict impartiality in China's treatment of Russia, Great Britain, r- many, France, the United States, Japan andt rid at large. During the former regeney of the empress she had shown marked friendship for the English, so that in the opinion of the minister it was unfair to presume that she had English prejudices. Effect on Li Hung Chang. As to its effect upon Li Hung Chang, the minister said the dowager empress has long mired the rugged ability of the old statesman. But he did not think this would result in the return of Li to the foreign office, from which post he was recently re- leved, owing, it was understool, to foreign influenc It fs probable, the minister be- lieves, that Prince Li will continue in his nominal post as imperial secretary, When asked if China had the strength to resist dismemberment by foreign powers, M. Wu Ting Fang said: “I am confident China will remain intact, and I am xiad to note that your late min- ister to China, Mr. Denby, has the same opinion China has the native resources, wealth and populaticn to make her strong in herself. It snould not be overlos some of the foreign influences, such concessions for railways, &c., will ben efit and develop China far more than they can benefit any foreign country. These nceesions will tap the rich Interior of China, give highways for the products now confined to the interior and carry them to outside markets.” Concession to Americans. ‘The minister speaks with special satisfac- tion of a concession which he signed a short time ago, by which an American syn- @icate will build a railroad from Han Kow to Canton, a distance of 800 miles. It is understood that among the names of those interested in this concession are the Rocke- fellers, Vanderbilts, Morgans, Brice and ex- American engineers are about to start for their surveys of the line and that construc- tion will be pushed from this time forward. He Says That Nebraska Furnished More Than Its Quota. Many Soldiers Who Want to Return Home —Ancther Interview With the President. Col. William J. Bryan of the 3d Nebraska Regiment, accompanied by Gov. Holeomb and Representative Stark of Nebraska had another conference with President McKinley this morning. Colon un said that the matter talked over was still under consid- eration and had not been decided. There- fore he could not talk. He said he would return to his regiment tonight. Tne acting y of war and Adjutant General Cor- secret bin came over to the White House before the conclusion of the conference As understood today, Colonel Bryan and us have asked the Pres- ick soldiers of Nebras the Nebraska offic ident to permit all s ka regime to proceed to their home: They say that this favor has not been d for Colonel] Bryan's regiment alone, but for t in the e men of all Nebraska regiments President, 4 that a written ar- gument in favo! plan was presented. The President has taken the ter under advisement, and will decide tomorrow what he will do. Object of the Trip. “You state one thing positively,” said Representative Stark. “Col. Bryan did not come here to submit his resignation or even to hint at resigning. Gov. Holcomb made this statement: “We made our representations to the President embrace all the Nebraska troops in the field. Nebraska raised three regiments for the war. Of these the Ist Regiment is in N the 2d on furlough and the 3d in Florida. Leaving the 2d Regiment out of consideration we have 2,652 soldiers in the field. This exceeds our quota by about 700 men, on the b of an army of 100,000. We sked that the Neb: ka fore be so r 1 as to bring it down to some- thing ear the correct proportion. Our | comy re all of the maximum strength lof 1u6 men. We have suggested to the President the advisability of reducing them to the minimum of cighty men. This would make a reduction of 600 men in the regiments, The arrangement would permit the weed- ing cut of men whose circumstances are such as to € ppeal to the author- ities for relief. There are many of the and the list is not confined to sick men| y of our volunteers left lucrative pe sitions to go to the war, and have famili | dependent upon them. For these, as weil as the sick, we are seeking relie © request. Gov. Holcomb said, was de in behalf of the enlisted men onl: 1 not of officers, who have the privileg? 0: resigning. yov. Hol asked for Col. Br At the War Department. Col. Bryan, with Gov. Holcomb and Rep resentative Stark, also called again at the War Department and saw Gen. Corbin. Col. Bryan submitted papers requesting the discharge of more Nebraska soldiers. It is stated at the department that all th applications for discharge submitted by Col. Bryan yesterday and today will have 's through the regular military chan- aid that no favors were n personally. and the final determination will de- pon the recommendation of the s commander, itzhugh Lee. y the 9 . Bryan went pecause Rep- previously made a War Department ebraska, and said that o have it mustered out. as then informed ions would have to go und the President was the only person who could now determine th mustering out of any volunteer regiment. 0+ — THEY LIKE OLR BUTTER. A Promising Market is Indicated in Paraguay. Consul Ruffin, Ascension, reports to the 2 Department that appearances in- dicate a promising market for American butter in Paraguay. There is very little of that commodity to be found in Paraguay, although everyone likes it and wants it. The scarcity may be due to the small number of dairies and factorizs. There are no butter factories in the country, and all of the dairies are located in the small town of San Bernardino, whose population is al- most exclusively German. During th r 1807 there wer2 intro duced about pounds, mostly from Italy, coming in pound cans. The small importation would seem to be due to the fact that no attention is paid to the butter trade. The butter produced in the coun- try is retailed for thirty-five or forty cents gold per pound. The duty on imported butter is 60 per cent ad valorem, and the revenue collected from this source last year amounted to gold. nsul, “comes from the German colony at n Bernardino; that which is imported from Europe is very good, but not equal to what is made by our American butter tories. The superior quality of the Amer can butt2r would insure its rapid sale. Butter is but little seen on tables ge ally, and those hotels which use it extra for it Let any butter manuf: cater to the whims of the people by plac- ing on their small cans a picture cf the president of Paraguay, or that of some of th> leading statesman and an old historic house or two, which would catch the eye f the people and cause it to be talked about. This would give popularity to the American brand, and ought to lzad to quick and profitable sales. Nothing of this sort exists in the country.” os MINISTER WOODFORD RESIGNS. An American Representative at Mad- rid Will Not He Needed for Months, Following the custom in the case of a minister who has been obliged to leave his post by the breaking out of hostilities, Gen. Stewart L. Woodford has filed his resignation as minister to Spain with Pres- ident McKinley. It will be fully six months before the United States has oc- casion to send a minister to Madrid again, and if Mr. Woodford’s resignation remains so long unacted upon, his status will be merely nominal, for under the law, his salary ccased after the expiration of sixty days from the date he left his post, with the addition of a suflicient period of time, to enable him to return to the United States. . it might have been possible for Gen. Woodford to have returned to Madrid in the capacity of United States minister, but this would only have been the case had the Spanish government seen fit to make a re- quest to that effect. Otherwise it is cus- tomary, for politic reasons, to send a new minister as being better qualified to avoid the revival of bitter feelings and to restore harmonious relations between the two gov- ernments lately at war. Should the United States government, in disregard of this conventional usage, persist in returning Gen. Woodford to Madrid, it would find it- self In the embarrassing position of being obliged to receive with open arms Senor Polo de Bernabe, late Spanish minister to Washington, whose course in establishing a system of espionage in Canada during the war, has renedered him in some de- gree unpopular in the United States. Drowned Man Identified as Con- gressional Cemetery Employe. MYSTERY SURROUNDING HIS DEATH Coroner Making an Investigation of the Circumstances. MRS. SCHAMEL’S MISTAKE The body buried in potter's field yester- day, after having been identified by Mrs. Chas. Schamel of No. 603 A street south- east, as that of her husband, who has been missing six years, was disinterred this morning. by request of Supt. Vandiver of the Congressienal cemetery, who very posi- tively declared it was the remains of Frank T. Tucker, a cemetery employe, missing since Thursday before last. It is barely possible that Tucker was murdered and thrown into the canal, where the body was found, and the coroner's of- fice is at work solving the mystery. The likelihood is, however, that Tucker acci- dentally fell in while intoxicated and was drowned. Mrs. Schamel's hope of securing a pen- sion for herself and her three little chil- dren, who are in straightened circum- stances, her husband having been dis- charged from the United States army on account of disability tncurred in service, is, by this later development — dissipated: Chas. Schamel fled from his home by climb- ing out of a back window at night while bis little family slept, and since has not been heard from. The body, now identified as that of Tucker, was discovered in the canal be- tween ‘33d and 3ith streets last Sunday morning. It had evidently been in the water several days. It was removed to the sixth precinct morgue. No autopsy w: performed, because Coroner Carr expected that dy identification would discover the events. preceding the death going to show whether or not {t was suicidal, acci- dental or criminal. The police reported a receipt signed by Crump Lee and cash were in the pockets of the but they had received no com- ing men resembling the de- learned, however, that @ man of the same description had been seen I lay last in an intoxicated condition n © the Aqueduct bridge, and it was believed finally that the unknown fell into the canal and drowned that night. Body Unclaimed No one came forward to until yesterday, as already stated in ‘The Star, when Mrs. Schamel declared her con- viction that the dead man had been her husband. Accordingly, a certificate of th was issued and the remains reinter- ‘Then the supposed widow set to work, assisted by sympathetic police offi at headquarters, to prepare pension papers for presentation today, but the present de- velopments have completely stopped her clothing, plaint of mi: ceased. It w im the body nk 'T. Tucker was about forty-five y old and was a widower, having two children, who were placed in’ the care of his two married ers in this city. For nine years past he worked as gravedigger and laborer in Congressional ccmetery, but lived with cne of his sisters in Georgetown. He has a brother, Henry M. Tucker, a well- known resident of that locality. Supt. Vandiver speaks very highly of the industrious and sober character of his employe, and says he was the last man to be suspected uf committing suicide, of becoming intoxicated or of gambling. Oth- er acquaintances, on the contrary, say that Tucker was an “occasional drinker.” Mr. Vandiver last saw Tucker Thursday of lust week, since which time the latter failed to report for work. He had not been despondent or drinking up to that time, and had not received any large sum of morey from any source known to his em- ployer. Learning of the finding of the body at Georgetown, Mr. Vandiver today secur- ed its disinterment. His identification of it a t perfect. The necktie, shces, shirt, cout and trousers given by him to Tucker were on the body, but it was so far gone in decay that he could not extend his iden- tification. He says, however, that the dead rar was of the same height and build as Tucker. E Arranged for Reinterment. Satisfied that he had found the missing employe, Mr. Vandiver sent word to the brethers and sisters and made arrange- nerts to have the body decently interred in Congressional cemetery. Dr. Glazebrook, deputy coroner, when the facts were laid befcre him by The Star, acting for Coroner Carr, ordered the body removed to the morgue, in order to determine by autopsy the cause of death. He stated that it is not too late for a complete investigation to be made, and the cause of death will be officially settled. The brother and two sisters of Tucker ted potter's field today and completed the identification. A scar on the chin con- vinced them. Examination of the trousers pocket brought out the receipt reported by the police, and already mentioned. It was found that the receipt was headed “Washington cemetery,” and in reality was an order to Tucker to dig a grave for the body of a man named Crump, to be delivered by Undertaker Lee. Mr. Vandiver said that it had issued from his cemetery. The key of the cemetery gate was found also on th> body. Superin- tendent Vandiver is inclined to think that no very great effort was officially made to learn the dead man’s identity. The body is now at the morgue for examination by Dr. Glazebrook. Tucker had insurahe> on his life, and the remains will be cared for by the relatives. ———— HAS PLEASED THE FRENCH. Commissioner Peck’s Linking of the Names of Cambon and Lafayette. An agreeable impression has been created in connection with the arrival at Paris of the United States commissioner to the world’s fair, Mr. Ferdinand Peck, accord- ing to word received here. The French press is much pleased with a speech of Mr. Peck, in which he linked together the names of Lafayette and Cambon, the pres- ent ambassador at Washington, in the fol- lowing words: “Lafayette and Cambon! The knight of liberty of the eighteenth century and the wise diplomat of the nineteenth century. The fraternity inaugurated by the im- mortal Lafayette more than a hundred years ago is again cemented by the friendly diplomacy of the ambassador of France in promoting the blessings of peace that have come after our recent struggle with a for- eign foe.” Mr. Peck’s plan of erecting at Paris a monument to Lafayette, as one of the fea- tures of the exposition, also is attracting much favorable comment from the officials and public generally at Paris, and alto- gether it is said the friendly sentiment be- tween the two republics is more apparent than ever. $+ ++_____ COL. CODY HAS TYPHOID FEVER. Noted Scout and Showman in Kansas City Hospital. KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 23.—Colo- nel W. F. Cody, ‘Buffalo Bill,” has been }. taken very ill, and has been removed from his private car to St. Joseph’s Hospital. He is suffcring from typhoid fever, and his physicians say his condition is serious. He has been ailing for ten days. Major General Wilson Snbmits an Interest- ing Report. The People Are Eager to Become Citizens of the United States, Maj. Gen. Wilson, who recently returned from Porto Rico, was at the War Depurt- ment today. Gen. Wilson submitted a very exhaustive report upon the conditions in Porto Rico, the facts and figures of which were prepared by Capt. Gardiner of his staff. The report deals with the po- litical condition of the {sland and the pos- sibilities of a successful change from Span- ish to American rule. It also deals with the educational, religious and financial con- Citions of the people, with a special refer- ence to taxation and revenue. It also dis- cusses the autonomist government which the Sagas‘a ministry established. The re- pert will be valuable in the matter of de- termining what form of government wil be best for Porto Rico. Surgeon Huidekoper Quits the Serv- fee. Lieut. Col. Rush §. Huidekoper, chief surgeon of volunteers, whose administra- tion of medical affairs at Chickamauga Park, Ga., has been so severely criticised, was today honorably discharged the serv- ice of the United States, his services being no longer required. Leave for Maj. Mahan. Major Frederick A. Mahan, Corps of En- gineers, brother of Capt. Mahan of the navy, who was for many years engineer secretary of the light house board, has been granted six months’ leave of absence on account of sickness. At present Major Mahan is in charge of river and harbor Ala. pt. works in tho vicinity of Montgomery He will be relieved of that duty by ( Major C. A. F. Flagler, Corps of Enginee son of Gen. Flagler, chief of ordnance, who has been on duty with the army of occupa- tion of Porto Rico.. Report of Starving Soldiers. Representative Sherman of New Yor sent a telegram to the War Department to- day saying that he had received reports that the Ist New York Infantry and other soldiers stationed at Honolulu were not sufliciently supplied with food and that the soldiers were in a starving condition. Tcle- grams were at once sent to Gen. Merriain at San Francisco, asking him to report at once upon the food supply for the troops stationed at Honolulu. It is not that any such condition exists or Ge riam would have so reported upon his ar- rival. Orders to Troops. Orders were issued at the War D. ment today for the 25th Regiment of lar infantry, which rendered such service in Cuba with the 5th Army Corps, to take station in the Department of the Colorado. They will relieve the 15th Regi- ment of regular infantry, now distributed in Arizona, Missouri, New Mexico and Col- erado, which regiment has*been ordered to proceed to Huntsville, Ala., with a view to its transfer to Cuba for gatrison duty. Orders were also issued for the mustering out of cight companies of the Ist Delaware Infantry, now stationed at Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa., leaving that state repre- sented in the volunteer army by a single battalion of infantry. Gen. Wilson also called at the White House today with members of his staff and had a long talk with the President about the condition of affairs on the island. Gen. Wilson submitted a report by Capt. Gardner and an address from the leading men of the island praying for speedy an- nexation and American government. Gen. Wilson said that the report of Capt. Gard- rer was an exhaustive and able treatment of economic, finarcial, political, educational and church affairs on the island. The President greatly appreciat2d the report, and he and Secretary Gage read portions of it with much interest. They will give More study to the subjects treated. Gen. Wilson himself thinks that th2 island will prove a valuable acquisition to American territory. He says, in his re- port, that the people are eager to bec citizens of this government. He is sa’ fied that they will make good citizens. Gen. Wilson ts going to his home in Dela- ware. He has not sent in his resignation, although he told the President that when he was ready to dispense with his services there would b> no objection on his part. Gen. Wilson was at one time spoken of in connection with one of the European em- bassies. It 1s not improbable that the President may yet consider his name in cornection with the London embassy. ————__—+ GERMAN EXPORTS INCREASE. Those of France and England Show a Falling Off. Reports to the State Department from United States consular representatives at Eibenstock and Chemnitz show that Ger- many’s export trade has been continually increasing for the last five years, although that of France and England has been di- minishing. The figures cited show that Ger- many’s gains in the first half of this year, compared with 1897, was $2,060,000, while in the same period France lost $22,514,800 and England $23,324,000. The consuls say that this gain has been achieved in spite of many difficulties, such as the new United States tariff law, the confusion brought about by the war, the famine in India and the financial crisis in Brazil and Chile. Consul Warner at Leipsic, however, makes a significant report showing that the exports to the United States from Germany during the fiscal year ended June 30 iast decreased $37,800,000, as compared with the preceding year. He frankly admits* that this comparison is not fair, because of the draught in the preceding year upon Ger- man goods in anticipation of the new United States tariff. Consul Pettit at Cologne transmits some interesting extracts on this subject from semi-official German papers, and it is to be noted that a decided opposifion is mani- fested toward entering upon_a* retaliatory tariff! war with the United Btates. This, the Germans think, would be seriously det- rimental to both count 5 was shown by Germany's experience with Russia and Spain. It is found that in spite of increased tariff rates the exportation of numerous articles to the United Stateg. is still pos- sible and remunerative, th fh at much reduced profits. A- further. increase of Amzrican tariffs would, however, mean the breaking off of all bustmess relations be- tween the two countries, General Staff, Officers. Nothing definite has been determined re- garding the muster out of various general staff officers, although the list is being pre- pared. In the meantime Gea. Wheeler will be in command of the cayalry division at Huntsville, Ala., as long as he remains in the service. The Impréssion seems to be that Gen. Wheeler-wiil shortly resign his commission in order. to enter Congress. Gen. Greene, who arrived at San Fran- cisco yesterday, it is supposed, will tender his resignation after ‘making his report. ‘Two major generalsin the volunteer ser- vice, Gen. Graham and Gen. Coppinger, will shortly retire undef the statutes on account of age. Gen. Graham is noy in command at Camp Meade. The suggestion rae pect made that even after they Saga ym the regular army they can.remain the service under their volunteer commis- sions. and stilk their present com- mands. The law in the case is being looked into at the de} it to see whether that eourse can be ee General Corbin States That He Com- mands the District Guard. STATUS NOT CHANGED BY THE WAR Judge Advocate General Lieber's Opinion Has No Force. SIGNIFICANT MEMORANDUM See Despite outside individual opinions to the contrary, it is a fact that the President and the officials of the War Department con- sider Gen. Harries, and no one else, as “the commanding general of the militia of the District of Columbia.” This fs clearly indi- cated in the case of Capt. Dapray, who, as stated in yesterday's Star, has been as- signed to temporary duty with the District militia. ‘The official order in that case is as fol- lows: “Special Orders, No. 224. “HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, “Adjutant General's Office, WASHINGTON, September 22, 1898. “Extract. “38. By direction of the acting secretary of war, Capt. John A. Dapray, 23d United States Infantry, will report in person at once to the commanding general of the mil- itia of the District of Columbia for tém- porary duty therewith. “By command of Maj. Gen. Miles: “H. C. CORBIN, Adjt. Gen.” The above order was prepared in the ad- jutant general's office in the usual form, omitting the name of the commanding gen- eral. It was based, however, on a memor- andum to the adjutant general signed by Acting Secretary Meiklejohn, reading: “Di- rect that Capt. John A. Dapray, 23d In- fantry, report immediately to Gen. Harries, District of Columbia militia, until further orders.” The Memorandum Significant. The wording of this memorandum is sig- nificant in referring to “Gen, Harries, Dis- trict of Columbia militia,” inasmuch as Gen. Harries’ only connection with the District militia is as brigadier general com- manding. Moreover, the detail of Capt. Dapray was made at the direct instance of Gen. Har- ries, after personal interviews with Gen Miles and Acting Secretary Meiklejohn. The written application to that end indorsed “approved” by both of them. In anticipation of the probability that the opponents of Gen. Harries would make a point over the absence of the name of Har- ries in the Dapray order, a Star report showed the order to Adjutant General Cor- bin, whose office makes him an authority on the subject, and put the question direct to him: “General, this order directs pray to report to the comma of Capt. Da- ing general the District milita, Who is the com- manding general?” Gen. Corbin’s Statement. responded Gen. and “Gen. Harries, of course, Corbin, with . deliberation He has never heen reli fice of commanding general, nor has he re- signed, and so far as I am aware ais status in the District militia has not been changed or affect>d by his service with the volunteer army.” Gen. Corbin refused to discuss the matter further. It was learned from another source, however, that the opinion of the judge advocat> general of the army that the officers of the District Regiment of Volunteers had vacated their offices in the District militia has been disapproved by President McKinley, and cons:quently has no binding force on the question of Gen. Harries’ status in the National Guard. Mr. Meiklejohn Reticent. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn refuses to discuss the cuestion of General Harries’ status in the District militia, and confines himself to the statement that no action has yet been taken by the War Department on the question submitted by the Secretary of the Navy as to the legal right of General Harries to nominate officers for the naval battalion. He says he has scrupulously avoided committing himself upon the ques- tion of General Harries’ title to the office of commanding general of the District mili- tia, and that there is no ground for the as- sumption that he has determined that ques- tion in the negative. ———$—+___ ABSENT DIPLOMATS. Members of Embassies Legations Not Here. With the departure cf M. Cambon, the ambassadors of France, Germany and Italy will be abroad, leaving only Great Britain and Russia with their ambassadors in Washirgton. This exodus toward Europe at the time of the meeting of the peace commission at Paris has given rise to re- ports that there was some significance in the trips, although it is said at the several embassies that no political consideratioas are involved. Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, will return this week frem an extended summer vacation. There has been no confirmation of the press report that he wculd be transferred to the Russian em- bassy at London, and it is conclude? that Count Cassini will remain here. Ambassador Fava of Italy is taking a long vacation at Rome, and is not expected back to his post here before next Decem- ber, at which time it is probable that Bar- oness Fava, who has spent much time abroad in recent years, will return with him. The-presence of the ambassador at Rome also will give opportunity for per- sonal conference on the Cerruti case, which recently promised a serious rup tween Italy and Colombia, and which, cording to late advices, has led to a sever- ance of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Many and EASTERN POLITICAL PROSPECTS. Impressions of Representatives Bab- cock and Hull. “The republicans of New York will nomi- nate Col. Theodore Roosevélt for governor, and he will be elected,” said Chairman Babcock of the republican congressional committee this afternoon to a Star reporter. Mr. Babcock has just returned from a visit to New York of several days’ duration, during which he conferred with republican politicians of prominence. “There seem to be good grounds for expecting a republican victory in New York,” he added. “The signs of good times and contentment are on every sie, and there is no reason why the republicans should not carry the state.” Representative Hull of the republican congressional committee has returned from a visit to Boston. “While it is true that no battle is won until it is over,” he said today, “I believe we can win in New England if we fight. The republicans cannot afford to cease their efforts, but I believe that if they continue them we will not jose any con- gressmen in New England.” —_————_+ e+ ______ ,Have Reached Ponce. = Reports have been received at the War Department that the Obdam has arrived at Ponce, with a detachment of the 16th Pennsylvania. The Yucatan left Santiago yesterday, and the Massachusetts the day Dr. Arwine Says They Were Honest and Faithful to Duty. Garcia's Severe Punishment for Lar- ceny—Yellow Fever and Its Tyeatment. Dr. James T. Arwine, acting assistant surgeon of the Ist Division, 5th Army Corps, whose return on sick leave to this city after several weeks of active hospital duty at Siboney was recently noted, seen much of the Cuban soldiers, and has nothing but praise for them. “I never met a more honest, faithful set of men in my life than were the Cubans sent fram Firmeza to do police duty at the hospital at Siboney,” said the to a representative of The Star this ing. “They performed their duties with- out shirking or complainir: never stole anything, either. can be said of all other Cubans with wh« I came in contact. If one of them anything around the camp that he w: he always brought it to one of our < and asked for it, if he thought he right to. Punishment for Larcen. “Garcia and his officers had the re tion of shocting their men for larceny I was told that an insurgent was once caught wearing a blouse belonging to an doctor mo he same bad a American soiditr. The Cuban could not give a satisfactory account of how he got it, and it was said that the next day he paid for the theft with his life. Such se- vere discipline could not fail to have tts effect, aside from what I believe to be the natural honesty of the Cuban chars “We constantly emp i Cuban colc d women to do the w they did the work faithfully. never missed a garment. It is true we did rigorously exclude the ‘pacific: non-combatarts from our camp, but only re on for that w that we f they might bring isease germs them and increase our sick list of stealing from us they were ways ready to divide their poor belongings with us. Indeed, they were under strict orders from the Cuban generals to give, but under no circun.stances to sell, any Kind of supplies to the American soldiers The Yellow Fever. Dr. Arwine became acquainted with yel- low fever in all its phases while at Stboney. The symptoms have often been described— a sudden chill in the nig! followed racking pain in the d and small of the back; from two to five days of fever, and then death or recovery. One of the doc- tor's patients said he felt as though “haif a dozen feur-horse teams were running. vi and tearing wagons all to sma his head hing for ihe hospital, We that > or the in wi Inst The remedies pre er have been almost as numer us Uhe cases, but the doctor found two methods of treat- ment especialiy effective. One of these was to keep the patient pertectly quiet for. four days, or during the febrile period, letting him have nothing but water; then giving him appropriate food dnd medicines. An- other plan was to begin at once with prop- erly regulated doses of caffeine, calomel and strychnine. Recovery is comparativel slow, and the heart is always more or less ed with fatty degenera and : fections of liver and kidneys are also © mon results of yellow fever, although the generally disappear within three monus after the fever has disappeared. Some Cubun Stories. The dcctor heard some good stories while in Cuba. One was about a member of that well-known colored regiment, the 10th Cav- alry. While the Spanish sharpshooters were picking off Red Cross men and wounded soldiers after the battle of San Juan, the cavalryman got a good view of one re- morseless marksman in a treetop, dressed in American uniform, and got the “drop” on_nim. ‘The negro was not deceived by the uni- form. “Mistuh,” he called out, “whur does you belong? “To the 10th Cavalry,” replied the Span- iard, in good English. “Say, mistuh, you'se jist de man I w: sent out to git!” Bang! Down fell the dead sharpshooter. “We don’t ‘lows no white man in our trocps,” rved the cavalry- man, as he shouldered his rifle and set out in search of another man up a tree The doctor heard of another colored sol- dier, who thus expressed his opinion of the s flying around him at La Guasima: t_skeered of dem dere bullets whai goes Diff! an’ I don’t give a cuss for dem What goes bam! but when I hears one of dem dere things a-comin’ and a-screechin’ ‘whuh fzzy! whuh izzy!" den I wishes some- body else wuz me, dat’s all.” ee CUBAN CUAST SERVICE RESUMED. Steamers Running From Santiago to Batabano. The Post Office Department has informa- tion thet the Cuban South Ccast Steam- ship Company has resumed weekly trips from Santiago to Batabano, touching at Manzanillo, Santa Cruz, Jucaro, Tunas, Trinidad and Cienfuegos. At Batabano there is connection by rail with Havana. The North Coast Steamship Line, from Santiago to Havana, has not yet resumed operations. There is regular mail service twice a week from Tampa, Fla., to Ha- vana, Cuba. Mail for all points in Cuba should, there- fore, be sent via Tampa, Fla., and Havana, Cuba, with the exception of that for the United States army and na at Santiago and vicinity, which should be sent to “Washington, where it is properly made up and dispatched once a week to Santiago direct. + e +________ VISITED BY THE PRESIDENT. Mr. McKinley’s Nephew Hospital. President McKinley, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley and her sister, Mrs. Barber, drove to Garfield Hospital this morning to yisit the President's nephew, John Barber. Young Barber and James McKinley, both privates in an Ohio regiment, recently re- turned from Porto Rico. Young Barber was not ill when he arrived here. taken with fever while at the White House and it was thought best to send him to the hospital. He is not seriously ill. The President and the ladies with him took deli- cacies and flowers to the young patient. at Garfield THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed t them to ary address in United States or Canada, by orde this office, Terms: 13 cents per week for two weeks, 30 cent month. Invariably tn advan scribers changing the one Post-oftice to another ive the last address as well as new one in person or or address from /MINERS’ DEATH TRAP Fif-y-three Men Entombed by an E: plosion of Fire Damp. DISASTER AT BROWNSVILLE, PA —_—_—+ Comrades Making Hopeless Strug- gles to Reach Them. SOME TERRIBL ip aakeciagt. PROV Fifty-t¢ nen were 1 x pire mine of Snow ‘ feurth of a mile below Brow ear k r At 1 o'clock this rnc had been recover a , none of these sti would taken out alive. f th found were Harry Hagar, John Cartwrigh Prichard, John Haistua H s, Hall and James nnett Trying to Reach the Miners. Searching parties are maki ferts to reach the « taly their progre low, ar danger of another explos them bury Iso under t« th Immediately following the explosion of gas there was a nd explosion fire damp. Th 140 mer mines at the time of the explos rk having been begun for the day as 0 previous. Of these fifty-eight were in + No. 9 and 10. Five m era n. Hunge of the entries. The ot When the explosion came " rush for the main hea¢ hey neceeded in. r more or less injure out to the open air in entries 9 and 10 these ones who are known t there is no possible ol ur ' of the fifty who worked with ¢ m Terrib Seenes of Grief. Intelligence of the disaster soon A and crowé amd the mo the mine an ror were n were nd their shrieks and watls were frig to hear. Notwithstanding the jaw ger, the rescuing parties are we bravely, but their so far been fruith casa eis: PEACE COMMISSION LANDS. Reaches Queenstown © After niful Voyage—All W TOWN an 1. The Cu a, from New h the United commission on board, arrived here at about 2 Qu nerd ptember 2. Ca line steam par Yerk on September wi States pe o'clock this afternoon, an uneventful voyage, with all well on beard, »xcepting Senator*Gray, who has been suffering from neuralgia for two days = = SROR FRIGHTE CHINESE EM! Fears His Mother Has Take Hin Life. nspire LONDON, September 23.—According to special dispatches received from Pekin members of the European community t believe the life of the E in danger. It ts aperor of China is adde that the dow empress desires to place Prince Kung’s grandson on the throne. The emperor, it is added, realizes the strength of the conspiracy against him and has ordered the guards at the palace to strengthened. IN CHARGE OF MANILA HARSOR. of Naval ¢ x to Start Business Again. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal An Associated Press correspondent, wr from Manila under date of Aug The work of setting the wheels « ness in the harbor of Manila in motion has been intrusted to Capt. Henry Glass of ¢ U. 8. 8. Charleston. One of his first d s that of taking an inventory of all th. Detail tp September 2 shipping that fell into Admiral Dew hands on August 13. This includes « thing afloat, either on the bay or riy which means a radius of forty miles, its value is about $1,500,00). To aid Capt Glass and Lieut. Braunersreuther in work, five officers were detailed from Ad- miral Dewey's feet. Ensign Moffet has been busy with gun cotton and dynamite blowing up the wrecks that were eunk in the Passig river and thc outer harbor, and of the twenty or thirty wrecks in the river nearly all have been destroyed, so that the ships drawing fifteen feet of water may now enter and come the wharves. Licut. McMillan, late of the San ueiseo hydrogravhic office, is in charge of the weather bureau buoys aad lights and the hydrography of the harbor generally. The shipping in the river is under Lieut Marcus Miller, and Lieut. M. F. Wall is the boarding #nd berthing offi Licut. J T, Meyers cf the Marine Corps is in charge of ai the prizes. The natives are rushing to the office of the captain of the port with all sorts of complaints, so that the place is at once a justice court and entry and ing office for vesse asain MOUNTAIN RESORTS FOR CAMPS. War Department Negotiating Quarters Up in Alleganies. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, M4., September 23.—The War Department is negitiating for the lease of the summer hotels at Oakland, for He was | Deer Park, Mountain Lake Park and Loch Lynn Heights as quarters for the soldiers. The department looks upon the proposition favorably, and as the proprietors are anxious to rent, it is believed that the Mrs. Barber came on here from Ohio | camp will be established. when she learned of the illness of her son. ee Americans Popular in China. Consul Ragsdale of Tientsin, speaking of the arrival of the new United States minis- The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has ten- dered the use of all its cottages at Deer Park, as well as its hotel. The Mountain Lake Association has done likewise. It has been found impossible to secure land for a camp because of the high rental figure de- ter, Mr. Conger, mentions the general pop- | manded. ularity of Americans in China. Expres- sions of friendship for our people, he says, are heard in official and business circles He notes a contract just made by a sentative of the government with Mr. Di- BATTERY “E” EN ROUTE HOME. it Was Commanded by the Late Capt. Capron. fenderfer of Philadelphia, for the purchase CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 23.—Bat- of all mac! necessary to chinery me aga : SSS aa Settling New York Accounts. Adjt. Gen. Tillinghast of New York was at the War Department today upon busi- ness connected with the settling uf ac- counts between the government and the state of New York resulting from the war. Gen. Tillinghast says that there are no an | tery E of the 1st United States Light Artil- lery, which was commanded during its service at El Caney and Santiago by the late Captain Allyn Capron, passed through Cleveland at 2:10 o’clock this morning on its way from Montauk Point to Jefferson barracks, Mo. The battery occupied a spe- cial train of thirteen cars and carried its full equipment. There were no men among the soldiers who were seriausly sick. The further applications for the muster out of | battery arrived over the Lake Shore, and troops from New York. left over the Big Four.