Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1898, Page 1

ele PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEDT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th # MANN, Pras’t. 9 Potter Buildinz, New York Offs, 4 et Star, $1 per year, witt ; Magton, D. C. The Po he ae No. 14,223, “WASHINGTON, D. 0, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898-TWELVE PAGES, Star. TWO GENTS, THE NEW SECRETARY Mr. John Hay to Be Sworn In To- morrow. CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT Talk in Regard to His Successor in London. — ASSISTANT HERE HIS FIRST arrived here some- ev and took his old home at the and HE str northwest. nd Miss Hay did not accom- hington, but remain- until this morning, when visit relatives, residence in New York for the purpose of fatigue of the voy- we across the Atlantic. Mr. Hay will take the oath of office at it before the cab- ath of offic e Harlan. ately upon ecretary of At the White House. White Hou with Pre to the Presi- went te for a lot t McKinley. Or 2 Mr. H th orders to ty to the Amer- wily by many House, Assistant. Mr. Hay hi. e about ary of s w ion there. { y reache accom- | who has for The | entered | walted Secretary Adee and Chief formally ai until t after spe ar in looking over th fort in his residence. s to the person- t of ambas- stated that he »pertunity to learn the a- in the matter. He 1 not yet been able ~ of the y of the to consider the on of first « stant secretary of state. ing the personnel of the State De- said that his present purpose no changes, being satisfied artment was in excellent con- | in that respect. Hiay is in the best of heaith and is and heavier than whea he was last ‘n Washington. eo Death of Lieut. Beach. The War Department has been informed by cable from Ponce of the death of Lieu- tenant Rodmond V. Beach, ist Regiment, United States Volunteer Engineers. He Was appointed from Connecticut. He died from typhoid fever. | mustering Forest Fires in Northwestern Colorado All Beyond Control. Believed by Settlers That the Fires Were Started by the Ute Indians, IDAHO SPRINGS, Col., September 22.— Forest fires burnit:g on the west side of the Divide are beyond control, and pecple are said to be fleeing for their lives. Hew many, if any, have perished cannot be known, as there is no way of getting direct information at this time. A light breeze gives the mighty sea of fire a new impetus and onward it goes, burning everything before it, with no chance of saving live stock or property. Cattle are known to be perishing, and bear and deer and other wild animals are run- ning te the east side of the Divide. The damage will be tremendous. The timber losses amount to more than money consideration. These fcrests cover the head waters of mountain streams, where the sncws are retained for meny months. From such source the streams have been kept cerrying a vo.ume of water sufficient to irrigate most of the lands of the state west of the Divide. With the disappear- of the timber the flew of the streams lessened. There se>ms to be settled opinion among the ranchers that the forest fires were y Ute I ns With malicious in- y say the forcible ejectment cf ans and their return to the reserva- than a year ago, because of their er of game, made them bitter whites. ‘They are now playing e settlers think, and at the same time driving some ef the game into Utah, where they can hunt without being mok ed by game warders. Henry Grom, one of the ranchers living Teponas, Egeria Park, arrived here to- cay firem the burning country. He said: “The Gore range is on fire for more than 1 miles. The fires have been burning there for some time, and for the past few weeks nave been getting worse. Fires are aiso seen in Grand county, near Kremm- ling. The ranchers are fighting the flames, and when I left were experiencing great loss in all kinds of property.” The fires which are reported cover most of the northwestern part of the state and extend through the counties of Routt. Rio Blanco, Grand, Larimer, Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin and Summit. They are doing great Camage to every irterest of that section. SAVE TO THE COLON. The Navy Department Willing to end Considerable Money. ant Secretary Allen, who has been directly in charge of the arrangements made with the wrecking companies for raising such of the Spanish warships sunk or stranded in the battle of July 3 as can be recovered, said this morning, referring to Lieut. Hobson’s work on the Teresa, that the Navy Department had given the young structor all of the assistance which it was possible to extend in the pros- eeution of his work. Moreover, it now proposed to give him further afd in his effort to raise the Colon, ex ‘ar the finest ship c nish squad- er credit has been earned by Hobson by reason of the Te- would, in the opinion of Mr. be if the attempt to raise the sfully. In the case of tructor has pledged his reputation against the unani- m of all of the expert wreckers the ship. Yet the } tatingly sup as is indicated by the y it shtpped from New 00 worth of specially manufac- tured rubber air bags, to be used in lifting the n. Aside from the sentimental rea- son for sparing no effort to save this ship, the Navy Dep: nt is satisfied from the reports of th who have investigated her conditi - is, from a purely monetary well worth the expend le percentage of her original value, about $4,000,000, If Hy} there is @ reasonable prospect of raising ee LEFT. TO GOV. HOLCOMB. The Selection of Nebraska's Troops » Be Mustered Out. The War Depariment has left the matter of selection of the Nebraska regiment to be mustered out to Gov. Holcomb of Ne- braska. It has been thi of the d partment in mustering out troops to select those which have been longest in service, polic and if this policy should be carried out as respects the Ist two Nebraska regiments the Nebraska, now in Manila, would be stered out before the 3d, which is com- nded by Col. Bryan. In other states the en consulted, and as Gov. y interested himself in ‘ebraska troops the depart- t it best to allow him to decide Ist and Sd Regiments, as it 1 a departure from its policy to ave the Ist in service while the 2d and 3d are mustered out. The 2d was among the lirst of the volunteer regiments named for t. mi governors have b Holcomb person the matter of ment t between would me 1 CONDI res AT Cubans Treated Well Wishing It Are Semi-private, yet somewhat official, let- ters have been recetved from Gens. Lawton aud Wood at the War Department. These letters give some account of the conditions which exist and what these officers are Going in the provirce of Santiago. They say that they are getting along as well as could be expected, the Cubans are being treated well, and those who are willing to work are given employment, the more in- telligent being selected for positions in the government service which they are fitted to occupy. _The letters encourage the officials of the Gepartraent to believe that the problem of the government of the Island of Cubg will Work out with care and patience on the part of the American people. BSA Pia Personal Mention. Lieutenant H. G. Lyon of the 24th United ONS SANTIAGO. Those n Work, States Infantry and Mrs. Lyon are visit- ing Captain and Mrs. G. A. Lyon, 1835 12th street nortiwest. Lieutenant Lyon was severely wounded at San Juan July 2, be- ing hit by four Spanish bullets, one of which he is now wearing as a watch charm. The one, however, that did the most dam- age, after traveling two and one-half feet through his body, kept on going, and is now on that bloody battlefield awaiting some future relic hunter. Se Nothing About Dr. Guilford. It ts learned at the State Department to- day that no word has been received from the United States embassy at London an- nouncing the arrest of Dr. Nancy Guilford, charged with complicity in the murder of Emma Gili, at Bridgeport, Conn. It is cus- tomary, and is, indeed, almost the invari- able rule, for the embassy authorities to notify the State Department promptly when they have been able to comply with its fnstructions to arrest fugitives from Justice, so that the absence of a return in this case goes to confirm the report that the suspect who was shadowed from Liver- ‘pool to London Bad managed to elude the Correspondence Referred to the War Inquiry Commission. REPORTS OF ALLEGED ABUSES Only Charges of a Specific Nature Desired. WHEELER TO ——— GEN. TESTIFY The business that came before the cbm- mission to investigate the War Department in its conduct of the Spanish-American war was not particularly interesting today. Only four of the nine members of the com- mission were present at the meeting, the other members not having returned from their homes, where they went to settle their private affairs before going on with the work of the commisston. Col. Denby, ex-mintster to China, was chairman, other members present being Capt. Howell, ex-Governor Wocdbury and Gen. Wilsoa, chief 02 engincers. Many Complaints of Abuses. Early this morning the President sent to the commission a mass of correspond- ence that had been received by him during the last month refer to abuses in the conduct of the war. This correspondence made a pile a foot hig the commis- ston spent the morning in having the let- ters read for tnels information. They con- tained every vari of complaint imagin- able. Some of the writers told stori of starvation, others of wait was claimed to be gross neglect of duty and others of in- competency. As a rile these charges were general in character, and frequently, when specified cases were referred to, there w a failure to give names, dates and iocation in order that they cou!d be identified and inquired into furth ‘he commission did not make any of this material public today, but in each case di- rections were given to the secretary that the circular letter calling for specific infor- mation regarding the complaints be sent the writer. This circular letter has been printed in The Star, and it is expected that it will result in placing before the commis- sion a great deal of much more specific in- formation than has been found in such communications as have been received. Every mail brings additional complaints to the commission, and now that it has be- sun its work the people from all parts of the country are beginning to address their complaints to it. Cases in which the complaints are given in a specific manner and show that the writer has something of importance to com- municate beyond hearsay are noted, and the writers will probably be called before the commission to give further testimony. This does not mean that they will be sum- moned to Washington. In most of such cases the complaints are assorted accord- ing to locality, so that when the commis- sion sends a committee to New York or to other sections of the country these wit- nesses may be summoned, and will find it necessary to travel but a short distance to have their testimony heard. Gen. Wheeler Invited to Testify. The first witness of especial importance Ukely to be heard by the commission 1s Gereral Wheeler, who has been invited to appear before them early next week. Gen- eral Wheeier has not yet responded to this invitaticn, and his reply is awaited with great Interest. General Wheeler, being a trained soldier with extensive experience in miiltary affairs and having been a par- ticlpant in the most important movements of the army in Cuba, fs looked upon to throw much light upon the general conduct of the wai Neither General Miles nor General Shaf- ter has yet been asked to appear before the commission. The commission today gat in the room in the southwest corner of the Lemon build- ing, having moved from the adjoining room, which is now used for clerical purposes. The commission reassembled at 2 o'ctock, d continued reviewing letters of com- plaint. A Specimen Complaint. Those letters examined today deal in the main with Camp Wikoff and Camp Thomas, but some of the letters also make charges ecrcerning other camps. They relate espe- clally to the food served to soldier, and to pital accommodations, and some of them were very striking. One lady, whose son is statioied at Honolulu, wrote that he was encamped on a centipede hill, and said that his food was insvfficient to’ meet his demands. She asked the President to see that he had better care. One of the letters read today was from Dr. Sims of Chattanooga. It was written to a friend in Ohio in response to an in- quiry for the facts in regard to Camp Thomas, and was forwarded by the person that had received it to the President. Dr. Sims said in this letter that there was no justification for the charge that the site of the camp was not desirable. It was, he said, admirable. The doctor said that on the beginning of the camp's career the hos- pital facilities were limited, but that these had been imcreased until they were ade- quate to meet the demands upon them. ~~ 0 BRIGHT FORK REPUBLICANS, Senator Mason Says That Times Are Good in nos. “Republican political prospects are bright in Illinois,” Senator Mason, who is in Washington on a short visit, said to a Star reporter today. ‘In the elections for Con- gress we will certainly hold our own. We have all but five representatives now, and our representation in the House will not be decreased in the aggregate. There is one district where the gontest will be close, but even if we lose it there 1s a present demo- cratic district which we will gain next No- vember, so that it will be a stand-off, “Times are good in Illinois, the people are contented, business is improving, men are at work and all indications of this kind point to a bad outlook for democratic po- litical success.” — + 0 SECRETARY GAGE’S TRIP. Last of the Cabinet Rest. Secretary Gage left today for the west to teke a short rest, the first he has had this year. Every cabinet official except the Sec- retary has been sway at some time or other since the close of the war, but the head of the government’s finances has re- meined at his post. After spending a short time in Chicaga Secretary Gage will go di- rect to Boulder, Col., where he will re- main until President’ McKinley goes to Omaha. He will join the President and other members of the cabinet in that city. ———— COL. BRYAN IMPROVING. to Take a Arrival 1 This City of His Wife From Nebraska. Col. William J. Bryan is slowly improving at the residence of his friends, Mr.” and Mrs. Bride, on B street southeast. He was able to sit up today and come down stairs, — his f2ver has not entirely left Mrs. Bryan arrived today from Nebraska will remain with her husband until he returns to camp. 2 PEOPLE FLEEING FOR LIFE/A MASS OF LETTERS|THE PEACE COMMISSIONS|AGQNCILLO “AT SEA Spanish and Americans Breakfast Together in Paris Today. The Paris Papers Continue to Take a Gleomy View of the Situation, PARIS, Se; ‘ember 29.—The United States peace commission held another session this morning, after which, accompanied by the United States ambassador, General Horace Porter, they drove to the foreign office, where the commissioners» met and break- fasted with the Spanish commissioners. In addition to the commissioners and the am- bassadors, the minister-of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, had invited the three head officiais of the French foreign office, the first secretaries of the embassies and Gen- eral Hegron,secretary of the Elysee palace. The French newspapers continue to com- ment upon the difficulties which the two commissions will have to face by reason of their divergent instruction, beyond which, it is said, they cannot go. Gil Blas says: “The Spanish government has given its commissioners very precise in- structions. They are to do their utmost to have it admitted that there can be no qu tion of disputing the rights of Spanish sov ereignty over Manila, the Island of Luzon and the rest of the archipel outside of the naval stations, which Spain will cede at the Marianne Islands. “On the other side, the American com- mission, before leaving President McKin- ley, received from him very precise in- structions, from which the commissioners cannot depart. “The following is the text of their in- struction “‘First. Spain cedes absolute sovereign- ty over the whole of the Island of Luzon. ““Second. The other islands of the ar- chipelago will be replaced under the do- minion of Spain on condition that a liberal government is accorded to the inhabitants. “Third. Complete separation of church and state in the Philippines. “‘iourth. Spain cannot cede any other islands in the group to any foreign power without America’s consent. ifth. The United States shail enjoy for all time the same commercial privileges as the most favored nations, not exceptung Spain herself.’ ” The Gil Blas concludes with remarking: “It is therefore\to be feared that for un- happy Spain the negotiations which open on October 1 wili give no satisfaction.” -_ ROMANCE OF THE “KLONDIKE. Returning Miner's Geld €ausea Di- vorced Wife to Remarry Him. MACON, Mo., September 20—A romance of the Klondike is reveaied here in the of- fice of the county clerk. About a year ago M. B. Ayers, a prosperous stoeckman, sold out his holdings here and:went to the gold fields despite the protests of his wife. Mrs. Ayers, who is young gndgooddooking, be- came convinced that she would never see her helpmate again and she at ence applied for a divorce. In March dast a decree was granted on her plea of abandonment. When Mr. Ayers returned frem the gold fields last week he brought $20,000 in gold dust, his profits in a dealin a mining claim near Dawson City. Butdnstead of finding a wife awaiting him Ke was canfronted by of divorce, © Klondiker sought s ex-wife, showed her,his gold dust, insisted that his intentions had always been right, and, -as an outcome, a license has been issued for the remarriage of the divorced cousle. Se JAPAN HAS RAILWAY SCANDALS. Deficiency Dixcovered in the of Nishi Nari Ratiway. TACOMA, Wash., September 29.—Japan- ese advices just recelved state that scan- dals have developed cone2rning the finan- cial management of two Japanese railway enterprises. Directors of the Nishi Nari Railway Company have discovered a, de- ficiency of 275,000 yen in the company’s as- szts, and have demanded an explanation. President Manako has made an unsatis- factcry statement to the effect that the missing money fas been used for “promo- tion expenses.” Th> Nippon, a newspaper of Tokio, makes scrious charges agalhet the administration of the Formosa.-Railway Company's finances, the management of which it pro- nounces scandalous. This company was organized several years ago with 15,000,000 yen capital, to build a railroad from the scuth to the north end of Formosa. Actual work has never been commenced and the money paid in for stock has apparently been squandered a ee COL. PEARRE TO TAKE THE STUMP. Assets Sixth District Nominee Will Begin His Canvass at Once. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 29.—Col. George A. Pearre will at once begin an ac- tive canvass for election. He will consult with Senator Wellington, state chairman, and the various county chairmen as to the plan of campaign. It behooves active work at once, as only five weeks remain be- fore the election. Senator Wellington, who was Colonel Pearre’s political foe, tendered the warmest congratulations and assurances of support. It is now believed that the factional differ- en in -Allegany ¢ounty are forever healed. Governor Lowndes telegraphed from Harrisburg: “I cgngratulate you upon your nomination.” Mr. Benjamin A. Richmond, one of the republican county leaders, who was strong- ly opposed to Colonel Pearre’s nomination, called upon him yesterday and tendered his congratulations. There had been much coolness between the two leaders, who have now “buried the hatchet.” Mr. B. H. War- ner, Washington, telegraphed: “Hearty congratulations. You will pail a great vote.”” { Colonel Pearre is recefwing many assur- ances of support from democrats, who have for a long time been waiting fer an oppor- tunity to vote for him. Colone} Pearre will resign as;state’s at- torney, and his successor-will be named by Governor Lowndes. His. term: would not have expired until mext wear. Albert A. Doub, James 4. Macbeta, present county treasurer; D. Lindley Sloan, cousin of Judge Sloan, and scheol Cemmissioner John G. Wilson, all of the Ailegany bar, are mentioned as his suce@essor. — Mr. Carnegie’s New: Euterprises. CLEVELAND, Ohio, September ‘Com- menting on the reported, projects of Mr. Carnegie to build an ominanee plant, a skip yard on the Monongahelaand a rall- road from Braddock to tidewater, the Iron Trade Review this week says: “The ordnance proposition is the single one that has a shred of foundation, and of that. there is just enough to indicate that an ordnance plant is a possibility at some time.” —_~<+—__ Hydrophobia Patient Better. CHICAGO, September 29.—Dr. F. A. Todd, assistant superintendent of the State In- ‘sane Hospital at Toledo, Ohio, who ts ‘at the Presbyterian Hospital in this city suf- fering from hydrophobia, was reported to- day to be slightly improved. The patient is a little more cheerful, which is looked upon 25.5 favorable sign. ‘The crisis ir the case is not looked for until tomorrow. Representative of the Filipinos Pa- tiently Awaiting Instructions. DOES NOT KNOW HOW 0 PROCEED Senator Chandler Fathoms the In- tentions of Aguinaldo. WHAT HE WILL DEMAND The failure of Senor Agoncillo, the Phil- ippine representative, to call at the White House since his arrival here was comment- ed. upon today, but the reason 1s explained by those who ought to know. Senor Agon- cillo left Manila nearly thirty days ago, be- fore the national assembly of the Filipinos was organized. He does not know, except by hearsay and through the newspapers, what has been occurring since he left, nor what steps the assembly has taken. The papers have reported several proclamations by Aguinaldo in the interim. Agoncilio, it is said, has cabled to Manila for informa- tion as to the status of affairs and for in- structions. Until he receives a reply so that he can intelligently answer questions he will not attempt to see President McKinley. He has received assurances that the President Will be giad to talk with him in an unoffi- cial way, and to receive any information he may give. Sure of Receiving Instructions. Agoncillo may rei ‘tructions from Manila at any time. se instructions will probably inform him fully as to what he is to say here and do at Paris. He is not impatient at the delay, as he knows he will arrive in Paris before there is a set- tlement of the peace questions. Senator Chandler nad a conference this morning with Agoncillo, to try to find out Just what are the desires and objects of Aguinaido and his follower: The keen mind of the New England senator enabled him to get a good idea of what is wanted. What the Filipinos Want. From his point of view the Filipinos de- sire these thin First—The absolute relinquishment of Spanish sovereignty over the Philippine archipelago. They want this to be frozen, indelibly fixed, in the final peace treaty to be agreed to at Paris. Second—To be permitted to establish a government of their own in the isiands un- der the protection and supervision of the United States. Third—If they cannot succeed in they want the United States to annex the isl- ands or in some other way become respon- sible for their future government. But first and paramount fs their insist- ence that Spain must cease to be a power in the Philippines. Advices from Manila, The reports from Manila that Aguinaldo would today hold a grand ceremony to pro- claim the republic of the Philippines, with himself at the head, nas not been made known to Agoncillo. He sai@-today that reports of a more or less important char acter had come to them ever since they had landed, but they were without official verification’ as to any of these steps, and this largely accounted for their inactivity, as they desired to know e what re: lutions and policies had been adopted by the Philippine congress. hey looked for a cable at any time in response to inquiries, which would show just what the present status of affairs w ———— TO SHIP SILVER WEST. Assistant Secretary Vanderltip Has Been Considering Plans. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has turned to the city from a business trip to Chicago and the west. Mr. Vanderlip went west to Jook into a number of matters for the treasury. He made some inquiries about shipping an enormous amount of silver from Philadelphia to San Francisco by freight. Owing to an excessive accumula- tion of silver at the Philadelphia mint, it has been decided to send about 10,000,000 ounces to the San Francisco mint, prob- ably the first big shipment of silver ever made from the east to the west. Hereto- fore all the silver has come this way from the west. Express companies have always been used for shipments of the precious metals by the treasury, but the express charges would be so heavy in this instance as to warrant an effort to have the work done cheaper. Mr. Vanderlip said today that he had not decided whether he would use freight or express, although he is satisfied the silver can be carried by freight as safely as by express and a good deal cheaper. The silver is in bars of from 500 to 1,000 pownds, and cannot be handled easily by robbers. As there will be 625,000 pounds of the metal, a long freight train—probably two—would ‘be required. The treasury would send a detail to guard the train, and wculd have no fear of loss by robbery. The only possibility of loss is by the dropping of the train through a bridge into some river, but this is too remote to be consid- ered. re- aS oes MARTIN SHADOWING GEN. LEE. That is the Way It Looks to Rich- mond Politicians. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September —iIt a matter of comment her today that as socn as Gen. Fitzhugh Lee arrived in Richmond Senator Thomas S. Martin appeared upon the scene. The senator states that he is only pessing through the city on bis way to Norfolk to confer with the district co mittee there. He, however, held a confer- ence this morning at the Jefferson Hotel with Congressman Jas. Hay, secretary of the Commonwealth Lawless, Secretary Jos. Button of the state democratic committee and others, who are his close political triends. It is remarked upon as a singular coin- cidence that each of three times that Gen. Lee has visited Richmond of late Senator Martin has had business here also. It is looked upon as a singular coincidence, and a smile goes around when the fact is men- ticned. The Martin people deny that the ques- tion of the United States senatorship was discussed at the conference, but they de- cline to say what Lrought them together. eS WILL HOLD THE HOUSE. Representative Cannon’s Views on the Political Outlook. Representative Cannon of Illinois is in Weshington today on business with the cengressional committee. He says that there is very little politics being talked in Illinois. The war has so far engrossed at- tention, he says, that until very recently hardly a thought was given to politics. In- terest, however, is picking up. He =x- presses confidence in the polit!cal outlook from a republican paint of view, and says = thinks the republicans will hold the use. The New City Post Offloe May Be Looked Tato by Congress, Scandals Over Public Works Growing Tiresome to Represcatativer—A Labor Leader Talks, Representatives of the H. B, Camp Com- pany of Columbus, Oh!o, and Messrs, Hur- die & McCartney, subcontractors of that firm for the work of doing the tiling in the new city post office, were in conference this morning at the office of the United States Guaranty & Fidelity Company, the bondsmen of Hurdle & McCartney, in Bal- timore. The outcome of the consultation is being awaited with much interest by the representatives of union labor in this city, who are allin sympathy with the subcon- tractors. It ts believed to be certain that the skilled mechanics on the building, who are all union men, will cease work !f the pres- ent difficulties are not satisfactorily ad- jJusted within a very short time. It was stated today by a prominent labor man that the entire subject of the new city post office would be made the obj=ct of a Tigid investigation by a congressional com- mittee at the next session. You may rest assured that Congre: will find out whether or not there is any foundation for the numerous rumors which pcint to corruption in the system which has &cverned the building of the new city pos: office,” said he. “Assurances have been given even by repres:ntatives in Congress, who kave no sympathy with what is known s the labor movement, that they will as sist in clearing the atmosphere regardin this structure. There has been too much scendal ovr public build . and the rep- resentatives of the people are growing tired of it. There is a general and growing impr n that collusion between those re- spon! for ublic w should be >ffec- tvally prevented, and that influences here- tefore potent in controlling those responst- ble for the de presecution 's and shortcomings in its hould be effectually pr>vented from being so in the future. It is not a question of politics, but of business. There is no reason why the United States govern- ment should not have its work done as fairly and honestly as privat> indtviduals. I am confident you will hear some inter- esting music before January.” It was stated at the building today that there is no Likelihood that the men will get tncir money in time to do any work this week. Some of the idle bricklayers are suffering hardships; their rent is due and their families without the means to purchase food. ss THE COPPER RIVER REGION. Comnmnder Sebree’s Report Navy Depart t. The Navy Department has reccived a re- port from Commander Sebree of the gunboat Wheeling, dated Orca, Alaska, September 9%, giving a general outline of the conditions at Valdes and Orca, in the neighborhood of | the gold deposits on Prince William which contains information miners becai character. The commander says that he found 5094 persons at Valdes on the 6th of September, about 300 of whom were keeping stores, restaurants and so forth. There were about | 209 returning miners, and they were com- ing back every day at the rate of from two. to fifteen. About 3,000 persons went in over the glacier and up the Copper river, and there are probably about 1,200 persons. now in the interior, many of whom are building log houses and arranging to stay all win- | ter. In the interior provistons are plenti- ful. Men returning sell their outfits, so that provisions, clothing, etce., over the glacicr are selling at less than half Seattie At Valdes about 65 of the retura- ers were being fed by the govern- a quartermaster’s clerk being in to the ound, valuable to of its authentic and official ment, charge of the government depot during the absence of Capt. Abercrombe in the inter- ior. These men say that they have no money and are required to work about two hours a day on the government reservatic At the hotel kept by the agent of the whaling company about 50 men were ed and lodged for 75 cents a day and the agents offer to employ men at $2.50 per day, the money to be used to pay the passage of forty to Seattle. Provisions at Valdes could be bought at about half Seattle prices, and one tradesman was about to ship back a lot of provisions that he had bought from returning miners to sell at Seattle at a profit. Before the winter sets in from 200 to 500 | miners were expected to return from the m peing coast to the interior. Some of these have no money and are asking if the government is about to send a ship to take them out Miners are crossing the glacier in from twelve to fifteen hours. in conclusion, Commander Sebree sa) that possibly 50 per cent of the miners on the coast have no money. Judging by t prices of provisions at Valges and from in- tormation given by the miners there are at Valdes and in the interior plenty of pro- isions for the winter for all the miners in the Copper river country, so there is no danger of starvation. The Wheeling was to have left Orca on the 10th of September on her return to Dutch Harbor, and, after coaling, to pro- ceed to St. Michael for the coast survey party. ——EEEees FOR GALLANTRY AT SANTIAGO. Gen. Hawkins Made a Brigadier of Regulars, Kent to Follow Maj. Gen. Hamilton S. Hawkins, United States Volunteers, who commanded the di- Vision which captured San Juan Hill in the second day fight at Santiago, been appointed a brigadier general in the regular | army to fill the vacancy caused by the r tirement of Gen. William M. Graham. the outbreak of the war Gen. Hawkins w colonel in commend of the 20th Inzantr: and was appointed by President McKink a brigadier general of velunteers. He was Promoted major genera! of volunteers for gallantry at Santizgo. In that battie he was badly wourded in the foot, and ‘ts still compelled to use czutches. Immediately after receiving his commis- sion he will be pleced cn the retired list on his own application, under the thirty years’ service clause. This will enabl> the President to similarly advance Maj. Gen. J. F. Kent, United States Volunteers (colcrel of the 24th In- fantry), to the grade of brigadier gcnerai in the regular army. Gen. Kent command- ed the wing of Gen. Shafter’s army which effected the gallant capture of El! Caney in the first day's fight, for which service he was promoted to his present rank of major general of voluntcers. Gens. Hawkins and Kent are veterans of the civil war, and were both brevetted sev- | eial times for gallant and meritorious serv- ices during tha: conflict. Gen. Hawkins was born in Sovth Carolina, but was ap- pointed to the army from New York. Gen. Kent ts a native of Pennsylvania, and was appointed to the army from that statc. Both officers arc graduates of the West Point Military Academy. a Presidential Postmasters Chosen. The following postmasters have been ap- pointed by the President: John H. Hib- bard, De Land, Fla.; A. C. Boyle, McGre- gor, Iowa; Amos R. Houghendobler, Co- lumbia, Pa.; Howard 8. Stillwagen, Rose- ment, Pa.; Martin Cameron, Ellensburg, Wash.; Nellie E. Divilbiss, Montesano, Wash. Government receipts from internal reve- cellaneous, $13,861; expenditures, $1,461,009. THR STAR bY MATL, 2 == Persons leaving thé elty fot any béried cai have fhe Bis mailed to them te ar¥ addresa in the United Btates of Gatiada, b¥ ordering it at this office, in person oF by tettet: ‘Terms: 18 eehis per week: Bn eEtite fof {We Weeks, 6F bd eehia pet fhohth. Tivariably ti Advances, ube Seribers chatgiia theif address frott She Bosi-efiice ie another should give the idst address as well as the hew one Se eS AN INVESTIGAT ONPROBABLE| VAN WYCK THE MAN fai a Recelves Demooratio Nomination at Syracuse on First Ballot, DANFORTH FOR SECOND PLACE Van Wyck a Judge and Brother of New York's Mayor. THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED > 8.RACUSE, N. Y., September 29.—Au- gustus Van Wyck, brother of New York mayor and a judge in Kings county, was nominated for governor on the first ballot this afternoon. The vote for governor as announced wa Van Wyck, 350; Titus, 41; McGuire, 21; Stanchfield, 88. Elliott Danforth was unanimously nom- inated for Neutenant governor. At 2 George W. Batten of Niagara county was nemed by acclamation for retary of state. Edward 8. Atwater was clamation for controller. The ticket to be nominated this afternoon as agreed upon by the leaders ts an fol- lows: For governor, Kings. For lieutenant governor, Ell ott Danforth of Chenango. named by a Augustus Van Wyck of For secre‘ary of state, George W. Battin of Niagara. For controller, Edwin 8. Atwater of Dutches For state treasurer, E. B. Norris of Wayne. ‘or state engineer and surveyor, Martin Schenck of Rensselaer. For attorney ge eral, way of Clinton When the ation met soon af: noon Frederick Sci reub was elected per- manent chairman and was escorted to the chair. He made an address, in which he scored the republican state cdministration, charged the national government with criminal neglect of tr the Spanish wer, and said: democ! were in the van. Lee, Wheeler, demccratic heroes, all, written high their names in temple of fam Wants Murphy Returned. In conclusion he said: “Momentous questions affecting ture policy America must be upon by the next national ¢ should be the earnest effort of every ocrat to so shape work of this convention that it r possible the return to Thomas F. Con- have American the fu- sed it of hall re the upper house our beloved sentor senator, Edward Murphy.” The report of the committee on resolu- tions was then read. It congratulates the country on the suc- cessful termination of a war waged in the interest of liberty and humanity, and favors the adoption of a liberal policy toward the soldiers who suffered in the campaigns. It arraigns Presid-nt McKinley on the allegation that he appointed incompetent civilian favorites to places of re: ity in the army, and charges ables of the army to this cause The repert then turns-to state affairs and charges the administration of Gov. Black with many failure s and scandals and insists that state issues are all param: ons of the aboli ing sect of the platform de- onomy in public jon of unnecess clare in favor expenditure offices and commissions, a lower tax rate, a reduction in the number of special laws. a fair and just enforcement of the state | elvil service Ws, vartial enforcement of the soldier preferment laws, and the re ation of the National Guard to the . standard efficiency which unde emocratic governors it so long enjoyed.” They Abhor Tax Dodging. The resolution next says: We demand just and equal taxation; no tax dodging. We denounce all attempts to evade the burdens of taxation upon perscnal prope! by pretended changes « nce or otherwise. Under the con’ om and laws of our state eligibility to public office and liability to perscnal taxation both de- pend upon long residence. If the affidavits and official statemei f the republican candida true, he is in- eligibi to the of governor; if false, he committed perjury and 1s morally disqualified. He cannot pe from his dilemma—there is either legal disqualifica- tion or moral unfitness. The concluding resolutions touch mainly ugon the state railway laws, »portionment, advocate good roads, denounce the giving away of valu- able public franchises and favor biennial legislative Silver Question Ruled Out. When the reading of the platform was completed Delegate Pierce of Monroe at- tempted to speak on the silver question, but was ruled out. sessions. The chairman unced that nomina- tions for the office of governor were in or- der. When Chautauqua was calied M. Z. Haven of Syracuse named Ma: n K. McGuire of Syracuse. When Chemung county was” reached Judge 8. 8. Te f Chemung county arose and began to sf for John 1. nchfield. DEMAND FOR RELEASE. Less Pressure tor Mustering Ovt the Volanteems. The pressure for the mustering out the volunteer regiments has not been 20 great since senators and representatives tn foun] that the admiristra- determired not to further reduce the United States forces. It was at one time asserted that the pressure from con- gressmen would be so great that the ad- ministraticn could not resist §t, ard that from 40.4%) to 59,00) more troops would be mustered out. The supposition was that the reduction would be found necesvary as a political move, and to satisfy those peo- ple who were afraid that their relatives and friends in the army were not being Well treated. For more than two weeks the War Department has resisted al! pree- sure for mustering out regiments. The re- quests from those who want troops muc- tered out are of individual cases, where the illness of the soldier or other excep- tional causes are made the basis of petition to the War Department for his releace. The Gepartment is as Mberal in this matter as possible, yet no action is taken without consultation with the colonel of the regi- ment and the commanding officer of the corps. With the advent of cooler weather, the improvement of the health of the camps, and the prospective movement of troops to Cuba, it is believed that the de- mand from the troops to be mustered out will be greatly lessened. 9 2-4 Dr. Barry Placed in Charge. Dr. Edmund Barry of this city, an act~ ing assistant surgeon of the army, has been in of the Red Cross — charge ra ot