Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1898, Page 1

THE EV Sages PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEFT SUNDAY, T THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansylyesta A Cot. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. New York Ofice, £3 Potter Build'nz. ved to subseri 2 cents eac y mill—anywhere In the United States or Cansda— postage prepalit—W cents ber month, Saturday Quintuple Sheet tan postage added, $3.08, = Fost Office at Washington, D. C., 1 matter.) I mail subecriptions must be pald In advance. known ni tar, $1 per year, with ENING STAR. j No. 14,220, WASHINGTON, D. 0. MONDAY, SEPEFEMBER 26, 1898—FOUR’ TEEN PAGES. —— =a ——<—<———— TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT’S TRIP Wiil Leave Here for Omaha Monday, October 10. WILL BE UNABLE T0 GO T0 DENVER His Tour of the West Postponed Until Next Year. SOME WHITE HOUSE CALLERS ee The arrangements for the President's trip to the Omaha exposition were completed today by Senator Thurston, W. N. Babcock and E. C. Snyder, the last two members of the transportation committee of the expos!- tion. They called at the White House and submitted the program they had arranged. This was satisfactory and will be carried out. The President will leave here Monday morning, October 10, and will go through without stop, reaching Omaha the Tuesday evening following. He will be quartered at the Omaha Club, in specially arranged quart The entire trip will be made over 1 of the Pennsylvania road. The train will leave Chicago Tuesday morning and will run through Jowa In the daylight. This is to carry out a promise to go through that After remaining in Omaha several President will start for Washing- stopping in Chicago for a short time to attend a jubilee celebration there. These are about the only places he will visit. He to go there. The trip uld take a er is ten few hours fn Denver w has abandoned all idea of teur of the west, and til next ar. e members of the cabinet who can = their duti will accompany the nt on the Callers at the White House. Dr. Conner, the n h member of the war inves! ion, called on the Preside ne. Attorney mi gating cor this mor neral Griggs en in New also a call- indulging In Attorney General th vticans of ¥ are in sp a vic- t fall. E also called on al On has ade not be de ment before the the camp a ve the weath- e the are reaching Idiers who served ring the wa hese wi to the investigating € the complaints, it fs 5 ly not well-founded, but t be da. MAY REINFORCE DEWEY. The Craixer 1 Will Be Sent to th cific Station. n t has decided to send . now at New York, to the E he will probably £0 to Honolulu, and tn the event that she is needed to reinforce Dewey's fle ne can receive her at that place by dispatch h » Foes out com- e of the him- which and them out for their nd it is hoped that y by the date tirst bureau for be. yber 1, MILES CALLS ON BRYAN. The Nebraska Colonel Expects to Leave Tonight. « William J. Bryan did not leave Sat- urday, but postpon departure to en- able him to take a much-needed rest at the hor din this city. He expects t to rejoin his regiment at d a 1 of the War De- pe ation of the gov- e imseli for the n of the Nebraska Vol Tequest was bi th vraska has ri in undue propor ww is 1,081, whil 2. a that 5 reduced to th w ble thos s do so. ‘ 1 Bry eral Miles i whic v ‘ance, bu © part the YORK. Gen. Merriam Reports on Investiga- tion of Complains. The adjutent general has received the following telegram from General Merriam Francisco in regard to military con- at Honolulu: ting to your telegram of this date, ated compisints of lst New York ent of insufliclency of food while at Hcnolulu September 11. About § per centum of the regiment stated they could eat more than was given them. My inspection of kitchens falled to discover waste or bad enagement. All officers seemed to be interested to ¢ er and correct low stand- I advised ef instead Reg! t pork. It is notable that the engi- neer alion, regular and yolunteer de- techments, similar tuated to the New regimen Health at He were entirely free from 1s y condition lulu very good.”* Personal Mention. it. J. C. Conrad of the 3d Cavalry 1s 12 KR street, on leave of absence. Major H. J. MeGroth of the Untted States cor Engineers, stationed at Jackson- this city on leave of ab- *. E. Crist went north this morn- ing, may poss reach Canada and the Thousand Is!ands before the 10th of Oc- i C. Prince of the United States @ cutter Manning is on leave of ab- at 419 Spruce street northwest. Charies Early has returned to the city after an abserce comprising practically the entire summer seeson. AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND The Selection of Mr. Hay's Successor Ex- pected Soon. Mr. Hitt’s Name First Mentioned by the Newspapers, but is as Likely to Be Appointed at Any One. It is expected at the White House that Mr. Hay, the new Secretary of State, will come to Washington this week to enter upon the discharge of his duties. It is also thought that announcement will soon be made of the selection of a successor to Mr. Hay as ambassador to England. Since offering the position to Senator Hoar the President has been unusually busy with pressing affairs and has had Mttle time to devote to selecting a suitable man. Now that he has completed the war investigat- ing commission he has more time to take up matters which have been held in obey- ance. The English embassy is one of these. It is a position not Mkely to be declined when an offer is made. Talk of Mr. Hitt. The talk of Representatlve Hitt {s re- vived. The President had not thought of making Mr. Hitt the diplomatic representa- tive of this country to England, but the recent mention of Mr. Hitt'’s name brought out so much favorable talk as to possibly lead to something material as an outcome. The President is a grent newspaper reader and watches the comments on public men. Senator McMillan of Michigan is also being talked of again. It {s said he would like to go to England. He is rich enough to maintain the social end of the mission on a splendid scale. Conclliating Former Opponents. Representative Hitt has never been con- sidered one of the President's warm polit- ical friends. He is said to have been mong the Illinois men who fought the Mc- Kinley boom two years ago. The Presi- dent, however, has never let these things enter into his administration. He hunts the best man when he has an opening. A noticeable feature of his administration is the cordiality which exis between him and men who fought him bitterly in the past. They have seen no resentment in his demeanor. Many of them were calfed into the war councils of the past few months and soon won the deepest cantidence of the chief executive. Mr. Hatt was one of the men freely consulted by the President at critical periods in the war. Therefore, it is said that the President is as likely to offer the position to Mr. Hitt as to any other man. Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota would no doubt come fn for ideration but for the known opposition of Senator Davis to his old opponent being recognized ¢ prominent Way. The senator would, it is said, fight thé appointment. SUCCESS. T. HOBSON'S Floating of the Maria Teresa Was Due to Hix Exertions. Acting Secretary Allen has received a cablegram from Capt. Goodrich of the Newark, the senior officer of the station at Guantanamo, confirming the press re- ports of the raising of the Spanish flagship Maria Teresa last Saturda work of wrecking t ship was directly in charge of Constructor Hobson. The Navy Department some time ago, acting upon the report of some experts, de- ied that the chance of saving the Teresa nuch better than the chance of y of the other ships. As a hurri- ht have completely destroyed them ali at a moment's notice, Constructor Hobson was ordered by Gommodore Wat son to cease his work on the Colon ani vote his energies to the Teresa. the latter ship has been raise been instructed to again resum the Colon, and operations tc wrecking the which Hes within s9 harbor, cl i for suc: bel Vulcan, King. resn is now Guantanamo by the the engineering depa pairs Lrought nozth, probably to as she Is In condition to undertake the voy- a ship sj ally fitted up by ment for making re- to steam machinery. She will be Norfolk, as soon age. The wreckers who have so success- fully accomplished their work have earn a large sum of money under tie salvage laws, the exact amount of which will prob- ably be determined by an admira!ty court. It is the present purpose of the depart- ment to place the Teresa in commission as a United States naval vessel, and follow- ing the English custom, her name is likely to remain unchanged, to carry into the fu- ture the glory of the American victory. ——— FURLOUGH PAY. Instructions to the Army Issued in General Orders. General orders have been issued to the army in regard to the furlough pay: “In view of the fact that under general crders No. 114, August 9, 1898, from this office, granting $1.59 a day to sick soldiers while traveling to their homes on furlough, the commissary paying this commutatior was required to note on the furlough ‘the a for which commutation of rations while traveling ts paid’ by him, and by the concluding part of paragraph I of the same order the $1.50 per day thus paid was not to be repaid to the United States by the soldier, it is ordered that when any of the days at $1.50 per day are shown by the no- tation on the furlough to have been days covered by the period of the furlough, the officer paying furlough commutation under clause 1 of paragraph 1272 of the regula- tions will refuse to allow twenty-five cents per day for those same days when comput- ing the amount due the soldier on report- ing at the expiration of the furlough. “Claims of soldiers alleging failure on thelr part to receive at tnitial points of journeys the commutation of rations at $1.59 per day while traveling to their homes on furloughs granted under general orders No. 114, August 9, 1898, from this office, will be forwarded to the commissary gen- eral of subsistence, accompanied (3) by the furlough, or (b) by @ statement of the name of the disbursing officer who took up the furlough and pald commutation of rations thereon at twenty-five cents per day. Claime thus presented will be transmitted by the commissary general of subsistence to the audttor of the War Department, with @ statement of the names of the disbursing commissaries in the neighborhood of the initial points of the journeys, in order that mination may be made by the auditor of the accounts of those commissarties, and the accuracy of the claim of failure to re- ceive the commutation verified before set- tlement by him Claims for such commuta- tion alleging loss of furlough will not be entertained. : ———_—_+ e +_______ May Be Succeeded by Schley. Rear Admiral Bunce, commanding the New York navy yard, will retire for age in December next, and {t {s rumored around the Navy Department that he will proba- bly be succeeded tn that duty by Rear Ad- miral W. 8. Schley, now a member of the Porto Rican evacuation commission. This rumor is based upon the belief that Com- modore F. H. Higginson, formerly of the battleship Massachusetts, has been slated Mr. John Taylor Armes has returned from a visit to Burope, where he went to join lis family, who spent the suminer there. for the chairmanship of the light house board, an assignment with which the name cass Schley has been ately connect- OUTLINED METHODS All the Members of the Investigating Commission Meet. WILL SEND LETTERS OF INQUIRY Sessions to Be Held in the Lemon Building. DR. CONNER’S SHORT —— STAY The commission to investigate the War Departmeat in its conduct of the Spantsh- American war met at 10 o'clock this morn- ing, and remained in session two hours. The meeting was held in the room of the bureau of ordnance and fortifications, War Department, the commission being well tortifled while in session by a big oak door, on which @ card stating “No admission” was hung, and beside which sat a messen- wer, whose duty it was to keep off all eavesdroppers, and to Inform everybody who wanted to see a member of the com- mission or to know what they were dcing that the sessicns were held in secret. There was some dissatisafetion over the fact that the session was a secret one, but the impression was gained that the secreey was to be maintained only regarding the preliminary work of outlining the labors of the commission, and that when the taking of testimony begun the doors would be thrown open and the vetl of secrecy torn aside, It was the general belief that the President's wish that the facts brought out by the inquiry should be made public would be observed. The closed doors today could not, therefore, be regarded as signiticant of a desire to Suppress the fact though several democratic corre dents — pro- ‘ed to rejoice at the closing of the doors Every member of the commission was present, including Dr. Conner of Cincinnati, who was the last member to reach the city. Dr. Conner arrived from his home in Cin- cinnati early in the day and called upon the President for a brief interview before joing his fellow members in the War De- partment. The President expressed his ap- preciation of the doctor's acceptance of the position and outlined briefly his wishes in the matter of the investigation. Dr. Con- ner found It impossible to remain with the commission for the present, and received a leuve of absence for two or three days in order to return to Cincinnati to put his af- fairs In shape to be absent so long as the work of the commission may requir bortly after the noon hour arrived the door was thrown open and a dozen newspaper correspondents entered the room. It had been a unced that General Dodge, chairman of comunission, would give out all information to the newspapers, and he was the center of attraction. Engaged on Mapping Out F General Dodge, in reply to numerous in- quiries said the commission had been en- gaged on preliminary work in mapping out the method of in gation to be followed, but that it had not progressed far enough rm. to allow him to make any statement for the newspapers. Tomurrow, he said, a statement would be made public, showing the plans of tae commiss! “Will the cession of tinue to be In secret asked. For the present," he said, “they will be with closed doors. It was determined to held sessions with closed doors on Satur- ay, and nothing further has been done in rd to that matter,” he replied. Another member of the commission marked that there was nothing secret the work of the commission, only it ceedings were not open to the pub! w Quarters. The commission will meet again tomor- row morning in the Lemon building, locat- ed on New York avenue between 17th and Isth streets. The commission has been as- signed a large room in that building its meetings can be held, together with smaller rooms for their clerks and recor The information bureau of the War D. partment will also b removed to the Lemon building. Gen. Dodge told a Star reporter that the ecmmicsion would be in session from 10 to )and from 2 until 4 o'clock dally. He declined to discuss any of the commission's plans, saying all such jnformation would be made public after the meeting of to- irorrow morning; that the plans had not been matured, und that nothing couid be given out until then, Letters of Inqutry. The proceedings today were limited to the outlining of a general policy and the formulation of letters of inquiry, which will be made public tomorrow. The letters which have been decided upon to be addressed to the Secretary of War, the quartermaster general, the com- missal general, the surgeon general and the chief of the ordnance department of the army. The ir in the main of inquiries intended to bring out all the facts that can be given relative to the organiza- tion of the volunteer army. These officials will be asked to give specific information, go as to cover each of the departments in questicn, concerning the condition of the army, both at the beginning and the close of the war. Fer this purpose a date in April has been selected as the one for the beginning of the preparation and another in August for the close. The questions are so formulated as to call out answers covering the organization of camps, the purchase of supplies and the weking of contracts with transportation companies, and also to show the methods adopted for furnishing suppiles to the va- rious commands and for protecting the health of the soldiers. There will be an especial effort to develop the motives that actuated the department in the choice of camp sites, to the effect that they were located as a matter of favoritism to rail- road companies. Letters of Complaint. The commission also considered several letters of complaint from persons profess- ing to have information bearing upon the subject of investigation, and decided to ad- dress replies to the writers of them re- questing them to put their charges in spe- cific shape and informing them of the scope of the inquiry. It is intended that if the replies received to these letters show the writers to be in posession of real information to summon tkem before the ccmmission when it is feasible to do so, or otherwise to secure treir affidavits. Where, however, it be- comes evident that their accusations are mere idle complaints, with no information back of them, the writers will not recetye further attention. The commission also expects to extend its daguiey, before it closes its work to the extent of summoning before it the com- manding officers of the various divisions and brigades and probably extending it to the colonels of regiments from which com- plaints have emanated. They will be ex- pected to give full information as to the paine they may have taken or failed to take concerning the location of their troops and their general welfare, 2+ Firat to Be Recognised. ‘The President has recognized Yang Wei- pin as Chineso consul for the Hawaiian Islands. This is the first consular officer go recognized. —-— + «+ The Transport Michigan Saltls. The Michigan, an army transport, sailed from New York Saturday for Santiago, mmission con- n. Dodge was Effect of the Entrance of the Comal at a Cuban Port. Supplics May Be Sent to the Starving —Troops May Not Be Sent Until the Last of October. Commander Eaton of the Resolute has been given additicnal duty in connection with the American military commission at Havana. The exact need for this is not known at the Navy Department, the order having been made atthe request’ of the commission, but it is supposed that Admiral Sampson wishes to use the officer in mak- ing an examination of the Spanish naval Properties scattered among the various Cuban ports outside of Havana. The naval authorities are deeply concerned as to the disposition of this property to be made by the commission, and, owing to its pe- cullar status, being not captured, yet actually subject to the disposal of the com- mission, it is not easy for them to foresee the outcome of the commission's delibera- tions on this point. The Agreement Regarding the Comal Nothing has been heard from the com- mission itself since the cablegram of yes- terday relative to the Comat. The authori- ties here feel that by consenting to the entry of the vessel with food supplies the Spanish officials in large measure ridded the question of evacuation of the urgency that attached to it. As long as the Cubans starving and naked, were denied the rel that might come to them from the United States government and the Red Cro: there was a powerful reason for insisting the Immediate evacuation of Cuba sh government officials, in ing posse » we the distre r, that our government 1s is under é he same ne and the War Department w to force American troops in numbers into Cuba in the very worst part of the season, as as health conditions are concerned. on Date of Occupation. ly reports that come to the depart- ment from Santiago make It appear that even among the immune regiments, made up as some of them are of negroes, sup- posed to be almost exempt from attacks of climatic fevers, much sickness prevails, and ft Is only a fair assumption that the or- dinary troops ¥ nt into Cuba. Therefore, whilr panish commissioners ‘King to reach an azre to be allowed for evac. it may be sadd that the that the result will be a compromise between the dates mentioned on each side, and that the movement will begin toward the latter part of October and be conclude? soon after New Year. This will accord very well with the plans of the War Department, as it will enable it to avold sending to Cuba any considerable number of soldiers until the healthy season is well under wa It is the present purpose to make the re- placement of the Spantsh forces-in detail, hot sending over any large expedition. but muld suffer more were they the at uating the f President ex ablishing a garrison at one point after another, beginning probably at the western end of the island. The authorities have reached the conclusion, in view of the spirit shown by the Cubans as reported to it, that It ll not be necessa to have nearly so large a force to garrison the isl- and as was at first anticipated, and it is thought now that no more than 25,000 men will be required. +04. REGIMESTAL HOSPITALS. They Will Be Provided by Order of the Acting Secretary of War. By direction of the acting secretary of War, at least two medical officers shall al- ways be left on duty with each volunteer regiment, Including the surgeon with the rank of major, and all-regiments will be allowed four hospital tents and field fur- niture to equip them for a regimental hos- pital for each regiment. oe Transporting Officers’ Remains. By direction of the acting secretary of war paragraph 85 of the regulations has been amended to read as follows: The remains of officers killed in action, or who may die when on duty in the field or at military posts, or when traveling un- der orders, will be inclosed in coffins, and unless claimed by relatives or friends will be transported by the quartermaster’s de- bartinent to the nearest military post or national ceme’ or, {f so desired by their relatives, to thelr homes for burial, The expense of transporting the remains Js pay- able from the appropriation for army transportation, or from funds specially propriated for that purpose; other expenses of burlal are limited to $75. If burled at the place of death, the fact will be re- ported to the adjutant general of the ormy.” ++ Destroying’ Worthless Property. By direction of the acting secretary of war, paragraph 886 of the regulations has been amended as follows: “Inspectcrs will, when praeticable, cause the destruction in their presence of all prop- erty found to be worthless and which is without money value at or near the place of inspection, and will state in their re- perts that ‘the articles recommended to be destroyed have ro money value at or near the post.’ The action of am inspector on preperty of this character wifi be final, and his report will be a valid voucher for the responsible officer. Inspectors will be held responsible for their action im this par- ticular. When property thus condemned ts not destroyed in the presence of the in- spéctor the resporsible officer will certify to the fact of subsequent destruction in his presence.”” ————_ ++ Secretaries to Retuzn. Secretary Alger has sent word to the War Department from Jacksonville, Fla., that he expects to be in Washington Wednes- day. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn will then go on leave of absence to recuperate from the severe strain he has been under for so ™many months. Secretary Long is expected in Washing- ton tomorrow or next day, being now in Portland, and upon his resumption of duty Acting Secretary Allen will take a brief rest, probably making a flying trip to Bu- rope. ————_+e+ ____ Confined Soldiers to Be Freed. By direction of the acting secretary of war soldiers of volunteer organizations or- dered to be mustered out of the service who are undergoing sentences of confine- ment {mposad by court-martial, but not dishonorably discharged, il be paroled during the period for which the organiza- tion is furlough, and the unexecuted arts of their sentences will#stand ag remit- ed on the date of the mugger out of their companies, with which will be dis- charged. New Fourth-Class Hostmasters. Lemuel B. Owen has been appointed postmdster at McCouchie, Md., vice W. WM. Barnes, removed. Patrici: H. Roberts has been appointed postmaster at Eureka Mills, Va., vice Jacob M. White, resigned. LESS HURRY TO OCCUPY|BIG COMPANY FAILS New England Loan and Trust Com- pany in Receiver’s Hands, MADE LOANS ON WESTERN LANDS Liabilities Said to Be Very Heavy on Debenture Bonds. SECURITIES SOLD ABROAD NEW YORK, September 26.—Otto T. Ban- nard of 30 Broad street was t ppoint- ed receiver of the New England Loan and Trust Company by Judge Shipman of the United States circuit court, on a suit brought by the Real Estate Trust Company of Philadelphia and Sabilion S. Allen of St. Albans, Vt. The company was a large lender of money on western mortgages. The receiver's bond is fixed at $ Statement in Complaint. ‘The complaint recites that the defendant company was organized September 21, INS. under the laws of the state of Lowa, with a capital stock of $875,KK), and that its prin- al business was conc ed in the stete of New York. It is further alleged that the business conducted by the company that of loaning money on farming wroperty, “rn and thern states, In Sept G, it te the defend- znt comy p the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Cor f this city. stee of se- the defendant comp: entures to by ned by nt company in series of $100,000, he defendant com y. it is alleged. has niures to the amount The E ny holds security for pmount real estate Mortgages amounting to about $1 The complaint fur fendant company, under an agreement with the real estate compan May, 18/1, has to the real ¢ of Ph Iphia, in 1 sold debentures 0, for which the y has securities tre See rities in Grent Britain, the complaint that the has made smailer is- Ss, all of which have been tain. It is further charged nt company has borrowed iting securities amount- and that it has fur- amounting to over $108 Iso s that the defence from banks, dey ing to about $1 ther indebtedne: 74 The defendant company, it is stated, is the owner of real =state mortgages on farm 1 other property of the value of complaint further alleges that the defendant company will be required to pay cn or before January, 1808, the sum of about $302,945, the amount of principal and interest on niure that it was oi pelled to bh the owner of much un- profitable re state become of its ina- bility to enforee the collection of loans, and because of the depressed financial ecrditions, and that it is unable to realize a Sufficient sum to meet its obligations. The complaint, in conclusion, states that the defendant company is compl=tely un- detmined, but that by judicious manage- ment the property of the company can be saved. LOST ON CITY Shrinkage After Western Booms Proved Disastrous to the Company. K CITY, Mo., September 26.—It was announced this forenoon that Otto Bernart of New York, treasurer of the Continental Trust Company of that city, had been appointed recelver for the New England Loan o2d Trust Company, with headquarters in this ety, The firm dealt in city and farm mort- gages in the wi ts capital is given as $525,000, and its last printed statement showed a surplus of $100,000. The company is said to hold $5,000,000 in gebentures, $5,000,000 In loans and to have $175.00) cash on hand. The recelvership 1s said to have been forced by the company’s bility to close on loans made in 188 and 1889 on western boom town property, most of which is said to be in Omaha, and which has proven a loss. The extent of these losses are not known, but are said to be large. The firm also carried heavy loans on western farm property, and although this is said to have proven profitable, the lcsses on elty property is sald to have dragged the assets to a aepth where a re- ceivership became necessary. J. S. Gilbert, secretary and assistant manager, has had charge of the local headquarters of the ecmpany Yor several years. SS SENATOR MORRILL'S LOANS. PLANS. Said to Contemplate Resigning From Senate. A dispatch from Burlington, Vt., states that Senator Morrill is said to be meditai- ing r2tirement from the United States Sen- ate. It is said that Senator Morrill wil! resign when the legislature meets the second week in October. At that session of the legislature Senator Proctor comes up for r2-election, and it is said that Mr. Mor- rill designs to give the same legislature an opportunity to elect his successor. Rep- resentative Grout is among those spoken of as liable to succeed Mr. Morrill. Senator Morrill 1s the fath2r of the ate. On the 14th of last April all his co! leegues in the Senate assembled at his residence in Washington to congratulate him on his eighty-eighth birthday. Not long after that he suff:red the affifction of the loss of his wife, who died just before the close of the last session of Congress. The senator has been growing somewhat feeble, though during the session of Con- gress he continued actively in the perform- ance of his congressfonal duties, being chairman of the finance committee. Late In the session he delivered a_strong speech. He was born in Stafford, Vt., in 1810, and began his career in Congress in 1855. In 1867, being then a member of the House, he was elected to the Senate. + ____ GEN. OATES IN THE CITY. He Speaks Highly of the Condition: of Camp Meade. Brigadier General Oates called at the War Department today on his way south fitm Camp Meade, Pa. He has obtained a leave of absence in crder to go to his home at Montgomery, Ala., and bring north his wife and child. The general says the con- ditions of the great camp, where 25,000 sol- diers are encamped, are improving every day, and the camp is in excellent orde He speaks in the highest terms of t, growing proficiency of his own 1 le, composed as it is altogether of northern treops, the 1ith Pennsylvania, 84 Connec- ticut and 2024 New York Volunteer regi- ments. ++ —_____ Affairs in the West Indies. A great many inquiries are being received by the Department of State respecting the administration of affairs in Porto Rico and Cuba. All such inquiries should be ad- dressed to the Secretary of War, under whose jurisdiction portions of those islands coming under control of the United States for the time being will fall. WILL TAKE INSURGENT FLEET United States Cruiser Sent After the Steamer Filipinas Insurgents Reported to Be Commit- ting Depredations in Southeast Part of Luzon Island. MANILA, Philippine Islands, September *6.—When the United States atu inary cruiser McCulloch captured the ins: rgent steamer Abbey, formerly the Pasig, sixty miles south of Manila, the Abb it ts b lieved having landed Seven thousand rifics, an insurgent gunboat followed the Amer- ican vessel into Cavit » and now the Amer- le contemplate taking possession cf the entire insurgent fleet, because the vessels are fiving an unrecognized flag. ané are liable to seizure as pirates by the war ves- sels of any nation. American cruiser where the steam troops. have gone Filipinas ts north, landing amers, Which have juet arrived brought many Spanish officials and refugees from the southeast of the Island of Luzon. ‘They report that the Insv Bents are overruming the country, destroying property and the crops. Sanguinary conflicts have taken place at Cebua and Illot. There has been an out- break of smallpox in the California regi- ment here, but only six cases of a mild type have been found. — NEW YORK STATE POLITICS. Positive but Antnzontstic Statements Regarding Col. Roosevelt’. Chance: SARATOGA, N. ¥. tember 26.—T! eariy hours of today showed Mitle change in the political situation. The friends of Colonel Roosevelt relterated their expres- Stons of confidence that he would be nomi- nated and elected governor, while the man- a of Governor Black's campaign de- clared that he could not be. The Principal interest today in what Colonel Roose- velt’s attorneys will say in their formal reply to the charge of ineligibility. Louls F. Payn gave out this statement at noon tod: “We have positive evidence that Mr. Platt does not intend to name Mr. Roosevelt for the office of governor, but at the last moment will put Stewart L. Woodford on the slate and throw Mr. Roosevelt over. Mr. Platt, when told of this, sala: “Such a Story needs no denial. It is the foolish outpouring from bewildered and defeated men.” ARATOGA, N. ¥., September 26—Gov- or Black arrived about noon and it was aged that a conference of his support- ers would be held at 5 o'clock this afte: noon, —— RETURN EMPTY HANDED. Klondike Miners Give the Country a Hard Name. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., September ‘The steamer Topeka has arrived from Lynn canal ports with 150 Klondikers, the most of whom have little or no dust to show for the experience in the land of gold. They express themselves aw being glad to get our alive. Three thousand cases of ty- phoid fever is the estimate piaced on the rumber of sick in Dawson on September 6. A large numter of deaths occur daily which no record is made. The cold weath- €r coming soon will check the fever. It is estimated that 9,000 people joine the rush to Stewart river. Nearly every foot of available ground has been pros- pected, but no gold was found. That se tion has been deserted by all except a few who hope to create another excitement next season. Among the Topeka’s paasen- gers was Joseph Ladue, the founder of Dawson. He says that many who return are men that, even if the country was 3 solid mass of gold, would not make ai thing, congequently they give the country a bad name. He admits that there is a great deal of sickness, but says thet Daw- son has a hospital for all tramps. When anyone is taken sick anywhere along the river he is sent to Dawson, which gets the credit. Webster Davia in Indiana. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. TERRE HAUT Ind., September 26.— The republican campaign in Indiana open- ed Friday night at this place and was marked by great enthusiasm. Prominent politicians from all over the state were can success this fall. A rousing meeting was held in the su- preme court rooms and hundreds were turned away, unable to gain admission. The speech of the evening was that deliv- ee and one and all predicted republi- ered by Mr, Webster Davis, assistant secre- tary of the interior. He was introduced by R. H. Catlin and spoke tor upward of an hour on the political outlook of the re- publican party. His reference to the ad- ministration was loudly applauded and he spoke in glowing terms of President Mc- Kinley, the man of the hour, the greatest President this country had known since Lincoln. He spoke of the glories of pro- tection, and compared the country today with its depressed condition under demo- cratic rule. At the close of his speech three cheers were given for the adminis- tration and the President. Mr. George W. Faris, candidate for Con- gress, was called upon for a speech and re- sponded briefly, promising to have more to say later in the campaign. —.——__—_ Naval Orders. Lieut. Commander J. C. Wilson has been arered to the command of the Vixen im- mediately, relieving Lieut. A. C. Sharp, ir., who is ordered to duty at the Naval Academy. Commanéer J. C. Eaton has been order- ed to duty with Admiral Sampson at Havana in connection with the Cuban evacuation commission. Lieut. Commander R. M. G. Brown, re- tired, has been detached from duty at the Norfolk navy yard and ordered home. Lieut. Commander N. E. Miles, from command of the Piscataqua to the Nor- folk navy yard. Lieut. E. D. Bostick, from the Massachu- setts to this city for examination for re- tirement. Pharmacist G. H. Klock, from the Fern to the bureau of medicine and surgery. Chief Engineer C. Andrade, to duty es a member of th? board of inspection and sur- vey. Lieut. G. H. Norman, from the Glouces- ter and home. Chief Dngineer C. H. Bull, from the Prairie to the eee S eos an The follow! named offices ve a honorably discharged: Lieut. h 8. ‘Croeé= man, Ensign C. E. Lawton, Ensign L. BE. Marie, Ensign J. J. Leary, Passed Assist- ant Surg. R. P. O'Neill and Assistant En- gineer W. H. Touchstone. Local Pensions. Pensions have been recently granted to the following residents of the District of Columbia: Samuel T. Fowler, $8; Dante) H. Perkins, $12; Ella 8. Mack, $8; Daniel W. Guyon, increase $8 to $10; Mary F. Per Leo, 38; Thomas G. Davis, Incresse $$ to $12! Alexander W. Eaton, $12; Thomas Herbert, $18; James Lyle, $10: minor of Thomas Reed, $10; William Chism, increase $5 to $12; Wm. O'Grady, increase $8 to $14, and Mary A. Schwartz, §S. THE STAR BY MATL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star matied to them to ary address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by le Terms: 13 cents per week 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cenis per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- Scribers changing thelr address from one Post-cfice to another should five the last address as well as new one TO GET NEW TRIAL French Cabinet Decides to Reopen the Dreyfus Case. ter she PARIS MOB SHOUTS APPROVAL The Matter Referred to the Court of Cassation Today, COMMEN OF THE PR ————— = PARIS, September 26.—At a me-ting of the cabinet this morning, all the ministers belng present, a decision was taken in fe- vor of a revision of the - Dreyfus, and the trial of former documents tn ths will be sent to the unt of cassa- The crowds of peop je the minis- try of the Intertor, wh cabinet coun- cil was held, loudly ¢ the mintsters and there were shouts of “Vive Brisson, “Vive La Revint The cabinet ordered the minister of jus- tice, M. Sarrien, to lay before the of cassation th> petition of Madame Drey- court fus, wife of the of Devil's Island, for @ revision of her husband's case. The court, therefore, will decide the logal ques tion as to whe or fi of Capt Dreyius was vitiated by the forgery com- mitted by the late Lieut, Col. Henry, who wes a witness before the court-martial and who confessed f cccument fn the cuse, Must Attack the Army, The mini: of justice has that ha given Instructions ceedings are to be taken against any one attacking the to having ter announced that pro- Immediately arn he In the Intransigeant today Henry Roche- fort accuses Major Esterhazy of having been bribed by the so-called Dreyfus syn- dicate to “cover himself with dishonor by confessing to a forgery of which change he was twice acquitted.” M. Rochefort adds that he patd Keterhozy 1.000 fra for copies of all the documeuis in the case and that, in addition, with tw + oth r new paper men, he paid Esterha who Was literally without @ centime, 300 francs monthly to prevent him from dying of hunger while walting to obtain a sion. Continuing, M. Rochefort says: “Recently, without any apparent incentive, Waterhazy mysteriously t to London, ebxndoning his 300 frar thly. Why this emigrs tion? Who paid for his journey? h hat money has Esterhazy paid for lus meais?” France Divided Into Two Camps. M. Clemenceau, in the Aurore, remarks “France 1s divided into two camps—those who conceive that the interests ‘ef the country Cepend on the concealment of facts by lies, and those who have a sufficiently high esteem of the country to thusiasm from the aspirations of and truth.” The Libre Parole asserts that Maj. Ester- hazy has telegraphed to the minister of war, General Chanotne, protesting against the story published tn the Observer of Lon rate don, purporting to be @ confession, made by the major, the substance of which was that he was the author of the | reau, document which is sald to have furnisl proof of the guilt of Dreyfus. —— Those at Loch Raliroad Proper: CASS LAKE, Mian., September 26.—It ts reported here by a half-breed and others that the Indians of Loch Lake are threat- ening to burn and destroy th bridges and other property of eat Norihern railway. The trouble is in part the result of the road crossing the reservation and the arrest by the United Stites mar- shals and a large force at Walker of some Indlans for sejling whisky to thelr own irtbe and trying to create # rebellion against peaceful Indians as well ax wihives. There fs much uneasiness among the set- tlera and the government will likely be requested to investigate at once. The half- breed said that there shouki be @ com- pany of soldiers located @i tbis station. —— PUZZLE TO THE DOCTORS. Autopsy on Remains of Gregoire Shows Abnormal Conditic OAKLAND, September 26.—The remains of Celophas Gregoire, who committed sul- cide on Friday night, will shipped to- day to Quebec for interme: The ab- normal condition disclosed by the post- mortem examination of Gregvire are al- most without parallel in mr lical history There was a complete reversal of the nor- mal conditions of the heart, lunge and liver, and the stomach had crowded out of its natur: One of the ¢ been ef arteries dil not exist in this strangely constructed man, yet the evidence of his perfect health was mani- feat in his sound body. The marvelous digpiacement had not even cted the organs themselves, all being normal development and healthy. Se FAMOUS CRICKETER. cg SUICIDE OF Sutherland Law Jampsx From Hotel Window While Insane. PHILADELPHIA, September 28—Suther- land Law, once a famous cricketer, com- mitted suicide early this morning by Jump- .ing from the window of a room ‘n the fourth etory of a hotel in this city. His friends say he was temporarily insane. “Sud” Law was for years one of the best known cricket players in this country. He was a member of the Merio Cricket Club, and played in all international matches He was a fine bowler and one of the most reliable bsts of that coterie of cricket players which first made Philadelphia fa- mous as a cricket center. Mr. Law played on the first American cricket team that visited England. He was about forty-five years old. ——S Arrival of Transport Yucat NEW YORK, September 26—The trans- port Yucatan, Capt. Robertson, arrtved to- day from Ponce ang Santiago with 134 offi- cers, privates and civilians, the latter most- ly discharged laborers an@ packers. These returned officers and men are members of different regiments and are mostly con- Valescents, sent home to be discharged or mustered out. All are well, and as the transport has been at sea for a period longer than the incubation period of yellow fever, she wag permitted to proceed to an anchoregé off Liberty Island, where she will await orders from the quartermaster's cepartment. On the morning after leaving Santiago, September 22, one of the scamen, who was stowing a gangway grating, fell overboard. The man was @ good swimmer and was promptly resoued. —_— Dr. Jobn F. Isom Dend, CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 26—Dr. John F. Isom, one of the best-known physi- clans of Cleveland, is dead. Death was due to heart (rouble. Dr. Isom wae sixty-seven years of age and widely known,