The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 150, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1898 Page: 1 of 8
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THE ONLY ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN OKLAHOMA.
THt FIRST PAPER PUBLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.
VOLUME 10.
THUHSDAY MOKNING.
GUTIIRIK, OKLAHOMA, < >< TJjiKK IS, 18! 8.
TH i;i:ssi AV MOHNING.
Omaha Citizens and Visitors
Do Themselves Proud.
M'KINLEY MAKES A SPEECH.
Postmaster General Smith also
Makes an Address.
HUNDREDS GRASP M'KINLEYS HAND
A Bham llnttle Id V.hich Mix Iluu.
dred Hed .Hon I'artlcliiatrd wan
4«iveil--An Extraordinary l>l -
play of Fire U urkK in llouor
of the President.
Omaha, Nob, Oct.. 12—President M'Kln-
ley today addressed a vast multlture of
people at the Trans-Misslsslppl expo-
flttlon. Referring: to the war, he said:
"The war question waa no more invit-
ed by us than were the questions which
are laid at our door by its results. Now,
as then, we will do our duty. The prob-
lems will not be solved in a day. Pat-
ience will be required, patience com-
bined with sincerity of purpose and un-
shaken resolution to do right, seeking
only the highest good of the nation and
recognizing no other obligation, pursu-
ing no other path but that of duty.
Right action follows right purpose. We
may not at all times be able to define the
future, the way may not always seem
clear, but If our aims are high and unsel-
Jish, somehow and in some way the right
end will be reached. The genius of the na
tion, Its freedom, its humanity, it# cour-
age, its Justice, favored by Divine Provi-
dence will made it equal to every task
and the master of every emergency."
The inspiring conclusion of the Presi-
dent's address was the sign for a scene
of wild acclamation. Bowing and smiling
to the crowd of his enthusiactic con-
stituents, the President sat down and
gave way to Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith, whose speech came next
on the program. Mr. Smith's reception
was almost as flattering as that given
to fhe President. He spoke briefly along
lines similar to those followed by hit
chief, dwelling particularly upon the
magnitude of the exposition and the mar-
velous energy and genius which the
great west had devoted to its consum-
mation. Ho also commended In strong
terms the war policy of President M'Kln«
ley. and spoke of him as one of the great-
est figures in modern American history.
After the postmaster general had con-
cluded. the surging throng of humanity
around the platform clamored for more.
Loud calls for tleneral Miles, Senators
Allen and Thurston, and Governor Hol-
comb were heard, and they advanced in
succession to the front of the platform,
and In response to the deafning cheers
of the people bowed and smiled their ac-.
knowledgments, but did not make any
remarks.
Then the Chinese minister, the Korean
minister and Senor Quesada. the Cuban
emissary. were brought forward in res-
ponse to the demands of the t
rlo'tic selections by the band closed the
exercises on the platform.
After luncheon, the President spent
some time in viewing the wonders of the
exposition, expressing surprise and grat-
ification at every turn. At 3 o'clock. Mr.
M'Klnley entered the government build-
ing and stood in the center of the great;
structure, while for the twenty minutes
the public were permitted to file past |
him. The President was presented to the
people by President Wattles and to each
one he gave a hand 'shako and a pleas-
ant word. A number of women fainted
during the reception.
A short rest was taken in the upper
gallery of the mines and mining building
where a quiet reception had been ar-
ranged for the President by the lady
commissioners of the exposition.
The party was then driven to the In-
dian colony, where the President viewed
a sham battle participated In by 600 red
men. Before the battle, the Indians de-
filed In front of the presidential stand,
and Sacs. Foxes,, Iilackfeet, Chippewa*,
Arapahoes. Sioux, Cheyennes and Flat-
beads, saluted the "Great Father" with
cheers and war whoops.
General Miles, from the reviewing
stand saw. fare to face, his old New
Mexico enemy. Geronimo, llefore taking
his carriage. President M'Klnley and
Secretary Bliss walked past the lines of
red men and grasped many an out-
stretched hand. The Indiana gave shouts
of pleasure and gratification at this at-
tention from their ruler.
Dinner was taken by the presidential
party at the grounds. Then followed a
concert by the Innes band on the plaza,
an ascension of one of the Santiago war
baloons. u:.d an extraordinary display
of fire works In honor of the President.
Tired, but gratified, Mr. M'Klnley left
the exposition with words of pleasure
and gratitude for the welcome given him
today by people of the great west.
LARGE CROWDS
AT OK. CITY.
The Street Fair is a Glittering
Success.
15.000 PEOPLE ARE PRESENT
Tbe Dlnplay of Oklahoma** tie-
sonrren la Flae--Mpleadld Weath
er For the laacaae Ceowd
or Visitor*.
Oklahoma City, Oct., 12—(Special)—Tho
street fair continues to boom and it is
EE ETAO TAOI most plft cCsalon I
a success beyond the predictions of the
most sanguine of Its promoters. Every-
thing is favorable and the Immense
crowd present today Is delighted
It is estimated by capuble judges thnt
there were over 15.000 people In attend-
ance today and every train Is bringing
more pleasure seekers to enjoy the gt od
thing this city lias prepared for them.
The program for the day was fully
! carried out and it was entertaining and
novel. The best of order prevails as a
large number of special police have been
sworn in who are watchful and vigilant.
Main street to Robinson is one long
line of compast booths. The booths
that were vacant the day before, were
tilled with wares and decorated yesterday
They present a handsome appearance
during the day time, but at night, when
illuminated with the varl-colored elec-
tric lights, the effect is ponpething un-
ique. and occupying a position in the
center of the street, it is a scene of won-
\ der and a subject of constant dismission.
I The program for tomorrow is as fol-
lows:
Awarding premiums continued from 3
to 12 a. m. and concerts.
Gentlemen's bicycle races. 1:30 p. m.
Ladles' equestrian tournament. 1:30.
Ladles will assemble at corner of Rob-
inson and Grand avenue at 10 a. m. for
instruction.
Gentlemens' equestrian tournament, 11
a. m.
Shrlners grand parade 4:30 and 8 p. m.
with Arc works at night.
Masquerade day. masquerading from
2 to 6 and forming in parade at 8 p. m. at
Masonic Temple building to follow the
Shrlners.
Balloon ascension, in which Miss Le-
Roy will be shot from a cannon 2.006
yards from the earth, descending in a
parachute.
Prof. E. E. Parnell, king of the vita-
scope, in his interesting presentation of
novel and sensational features, 8 to 10
p. m.
Continuous Vaudeville performances,
with entire change of program.
Aerial presentation of slack wire feats
in midair, by the Baum family.
Territfic Battle Between Union
Miners and Imported Negros
SEVEN KILLED 18 WOUNDED.
Virden, Illinois, the Scene of the
Terrible Conflict.
QUIET IS FINALLY RESTOHED.
D. H. Klley. a Chicago A Alton De-
tective Among the Dead--The
Klrnt man Hilled--F.ngineer
Burt Tiger Mhot through
the Arm.
CJPT. UHHEIMER
IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, Oct. 12.— Capt. Lauchh-
eimer, U. S. M. C., the Judge advocate
of the naval court martial which tried
Chaplain Mclntyre, arrived in Wash-
ington this afternoon and reported to
the navy department. He brought with
him a record of the proceedings, fund-
ings and sentence of the court martial.
The papers will now be carefully re-
viewed by Judge Advocate Lemle with
a view to ascertaining their regularity
in all points and will then be passed on
to the secretary of the navy for his
action. If the sentence involves dis-
missal the case must go to the Presi-
dent for his action, so that Is view of
the common understanding of the re-
sult of the court martial no final actioai
can be expected until the President re-
turns from the west.
Virden, Tils., Oct. 12.—The little town
of Virden is comparatively quiet to-
night, after a day of riot and bloodshed
the long expected clash between the
union miners and imported negroes. At
12:40 o'clock this afternoon a Chicago
& Alton special train bearing 200 neg-
gro miners from the south arrived at
the stockade around the Chicago-Vir-
den coal oompanys mines and imme-
diately terrific firing began. The list
lit 10 o'clock tonight stands seven dead
and eighteen wounded.
THE DEAD.
ED WELSH. Springfield.
FRANK BILYEAU, Springfield.
ALBERT SMITH, Mt. Olive.
JOE KITTERLY. Mt. Olive.
ERNEST KEUTNER, Mt. Olive,
A. H. BRENEMAN, Girard.
D. £(. KILEY, Chicago A Alton detec-
tive.
WOUNDED.
AN9K ANKEL. Mt. Olive.
OUST A V WPJVSIEP, Mt. Olive.
ED UPTON, Springfield.
THOMAS JENNINGS, Springfield.
JOE HAINES, Girard; shot in leg.
JOE RUNK, Girard; shot in stom-
a -h
WILLIAM HERMAN. Girard; shot
in hand.
JOE BASTON, Mt. Olive; shot in
stomach.
JOE SPELIM, Mt. Olive; shot in
arm.
BART TIGAR, engineer, C. & A
shot in arm.
J. F. BYSTER, Supt. Climax trading
j company; shot and beaten.
It is said that six men were wounded
Inside the stockade, but this has not
been verified, and those inside the
stockade refuse to communicate with
outsiders.
For the past two weeks rumors have
reached Virden daily that a train hav-
ing negroes from Alabama would reach
the city, and the Chicago & Alton de-
pot haj been surrounded day and night
by vigilant miners determinedly await-
ing their arrival.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Today the Chicago & Alton limited,
due to pass here at 10 o'closk, shot
through en route to Chicago an hour
late displaying fiags on the rear Indi-
cating that a special was following.
Immediately the word was spread and
a dense crowd of miners lined the
station platform, while another crowd
collected at the entrance of the stock-
aide half a mile north of the station.
I). B. Kiley, a Chicago A Alton detec-
tive, stood guard at the switch at the
south end of the siation platform to
see that it was not tampered with.
At 12:40 the special train passed the
station and signal shots were fired
from the .south end of the train, an-
nouncing the specials arrival. Immedi-
ate'v shots were fired from the moving
train and and the battle wi-
on. A low m.unents ater the train h« i
passed the s* itch where Kll?/ * ai
stationed, and while he was talking
with two citizens, he threw up his
arms and dropped dead with a bullet
throught his brain. He was the first
man killed. The train continued to the
stockade, the miners firing into it all
along the route, and the negro pass-
engers returning the fire. The moment
the train reached the stockade the min-
ers opened a desperate fire with Win-
chesters. revolvers a.nd fire arms of all
descriptions. The negroes on the train
answered with a steady fire. The min-
ers and the train were enveloped in a
NUMBER 150
PRESIDENT LOUSKS OF CHICAGO
VIRDEN COAL CO. TALRS.
Chicago, Oct. 12.—President C. W.
Loucks of the Chlcago-Vlrden Coal
Company, who arrived at 9:15 tonight
from the vicinity of the trouble, made
the following statement to the Associ-
ated Press:
"Our position has be< :i defined right
along by the press, as the public ran
ascertain, and we simply desire to state
that our employes arrived at Virden at
about 12:30 today. We stopped the
train opposit the gates so that the men
could go from the train Into our works
when Immediately the mob fired from
all directions and very naturally our
men defended themselves. The conse-
quences in full we do not know positi-
vely as yet. As to our future action
We propose to follow in the future as
we have in the past legal procoedure
ii: the obtaining of our legal rights, ami
shall take proper stejrs to secure red-
ress against all who prompted, aided,
abetted or participated in the riots of
today, whether they are miners,
officials, state officials, or others. We
shall determine before we are throug'i
whether the government of this state
can class our colored population as ex-
convlcts. scalawags, etc. with Impunity
and whether the colored citizens of this
country can have their rights under
the constitution set aside at the whim
and pleasure of t'he government of Il-
linois. We shall determine for our-
selves and others in this state just how
far a governor can annul and evade the
duties placed upon him by the consti-
tut'on and statutes of this country."
Keep in mind that Scott's
Emulsion contains the hypo-
phosphites.
These alone make it of
great value for all affections
of the nervous system.
It also contains glycerine,
a most valuable, soothing
and healing agent. Then
there is the cod-liver oil, ac-
knowledged by all physicians
as the best remedy lor poor
alood and loss in weight.
These three great remedial
agents blended into a creamy
Emulsion, make a remark-
able tissue builder.
50c. and fi.oo, all druggists.
irnTT A ROWNR. Ch.miit*. New Yorlr.
cloud of smoke and the shooting sound-
•*d like a continuous volley. Engineer
Burt Tlgar received a bullet in the arm
and dropped from his seat. His fire-
man
SEIZED THE THROTTLE
pulled It open and with a Jerk the train
was under |>.-ed. carrying a load of
wounded negro passengers t< Spring-
tleld. How ihuny were wounded Is not
kn .wn. The train stopped at trie stock
I ode but two minutes. Its defNirture did
! not cause the filing to cease The tow-
•r of t*i sttx kad • was filled wr'i
sharp shooters armed with Winchesters
and they kept up a steady fire Into the
crowd of union miners. Eye witnesses
say the dead miners were killed after
the train had departed. It Is not
! known how many men are stationed
I behind the walls of the stockade, but
an estimate Is placed at between 25 and
40. It is claimed that six within the
stockade were wounded, but those in-
side refuse to hold any communication
with the outside, and nothing definite
can be learned. Word was. however,
sent from the stockade to physicians
in town, that their services were need-
ed. The supply and provision store of
the Chicago-Virden Coal company is
known as the Climax Trading company
with Supt. J. S. Eyster in charge At
2 o'clock, after the firing at the stock-
ade had subsided, an attack without a
parallel In the history of the trouble
was made on Eyster 1c this store on
Main street, one block from the repot,
which will probably cost him Ms life.
He was sitting in his store when his
telephone rang and he was instructed
from the stockade to secure physicians
ami hurry them to the place. Eyster
jumped Into hlv delivery wagon, and.
securing two doctors, rushed them to i
the mines. He returned to his store,
climbed out of his wagon and was just
entering the door when the cry \.-a*
raised to kill him.
Fred Luklr.*, of thf miners, was with
him. With a rush, athrong of infuri-
ated miners pressed toward the store.
Eyster ran behind a counter with a
revolver in each hand. The miners
pressed hard after and Eyster ran up
stairs, he and the miners began shoot-
ing simultaneously. He fan to the top
of his building and Jumped behind
street and opened fire on him again.
Cnips flew from the brick chimney and
Byster ran from cover Across t<> the
roof of another building, firing into the
street below as he ran. From there he
crossd to the roof of the bank of Vir-
den, where he reloaded his revolver*.
Blood was flowing from a wound in his
side, but with dogged determination
against terrible odds ho continued his
flight. Jumping to the roof of tho Rae
& Glsh drug store, ho halted behln.1 a
projection from the roof of the bulg-
ing ho had Just left and emptied tho 12
chambers of his two revolvers. Then
ahead amid the rain of bullets to th
| roof of the Steed building, the upper
: story of which is known as miners' hall
I He cither fell or jumped
THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT
I and lanrded in the arms of a crowd of
miners, who seized him and ca'iiel
him down stairs Into street. Other i
hands seized the almost unconscious
man and ho was dragged Into the mid-
dle of the street. Local policemen
drove back the crowd and carried Ey-
ster to the city square across the street
nndlald him on the grass. Eyster was
motionless and supposedly dead. The
j police left him lying and attempted to !
! disperse the crowd. In a few minutes
I Easter seen to raise his head and !
wipe the blood from his face. Two men
sprang at him and with the ferocity of
tigers, began jumping on his body and '
striking him on the head with stones.
With a yell, the angry crowd charged
Into the square to kill Eyster. Tbe po- j
lice charged in a body and fought their
way to the center of tho mob, where
they took a stand over tho prostrate,
battered bleeding man. A carrier was
procured and Eyster taken to the Buck-
les hotel. Ho had been shot through 1
the groin and Is terribly battered up
about the head. The physicians say '
that he has barely a chance for recov-
ery. The dead miners were removed
from the vicinity of the stockade to ho-
tels and ilvery stables and the wound-
ed miners were taken on litters to the
station and taken to Springfield tonight
on the 8 o'clock -train. An Associated
Press reporter secured admission to
'!• H-kadc late tonight. T'ie list ¥>f
dead and wounded inside the stockade
follows:
DEAD.
A. W. MORGAN, Chicago.
WOUNDED.
H. GRITGESELL, shot in shoulder.
O. J. SNYDER, shot In face and legs, j
JAMES SICKLES, Chicago, shoit in
leg.
FRANK WILDER, Chicago, shot in I
arm.
THOMAS McINXEE, Chicago, shot j
in leg.
The doctors were at work with tho
wounded and communication v. >
them was prohibited.
Ii UIL
Governor Tanner Says they are
Morally Responsible.
IS ORDERED OUT.
Also One Company ol Sons ol
Veterans.
INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
The I in ported l.aborer* were Prin-
cipally Kx-Convlet* and t rlml-
unln--The Mine Owiiern
Severely C'rltlrlNed
the (iovi
No More Rheumatism
It Had Troubled for Years, but
Mood's Cured It
Stronger and Bettor In Evory Way-
Cained in Weight.
441 have been afflicted with a diaeaao of j
I the lung*, and my constitution has not,
been strong for many yen re. Several
years ago I was taken with rheumatism in
my loft hip. It waa not acute, but very ;
troublesome, making it difficult for me to
walk. My physicians told me my blood j
was in a bad condition and that 1 needed
a blood purifier. 1 bought three bottled
of Hood's Sarsaparilla and when 1 had j
taken the first bottle I was greatly ben- J
eflted. 1 took the second and third bot-
tles and found that I had no more rheu-
matism. 1 gained Ave pounds in weight
and was much stronger than before tak-
ing Hood's Sarsaparilla." J. E. Hozn-
man, Armour, Texas. Remember
Hood's SarsaparilSa
1 h t be best In fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Bold by all druggists, ti. tx for $5.
Hood's Pills "rr ll" """ t"
IIOUU s> I 1Mb nitMiood'iSiUMparilU.
They Declare Martial Law and
Enforce it for Two Hours.
WERE NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS
The Liveliest Night Honolulu Has
Ever Known.
PEOPLE ORDERED OFF STREETS.
Springfield, Tils., Oct. 12.—Tn an Inter-
view with Gov. Tanner this evening
regarding the Virden riot, he said:
"Mr. T. C. Louck, president, and Mr.
Tutkln, superintendent of the Virden
coal company at 12:30 today, made good
their threats to land a train load of
Imported laborers from the south and
attempted to put themb to work In
their mines, at the point of the bayo-
net and the muzzle of the Winchester,
such laborers being drawn largely, if
not entirely, from the criminal class, ex
convicts, who learned their trade while
doing time in the penitentiaries of Al-
abama after having been fully ad-
vised und having full knowledge that
the landing of such Imported laborers
would precipitate a riot. 1 had wiired
them that if they brought these im-
ported laborers they did so at their own
peril, and, under the circumstances,
would lie morally responsible and cri-
minally liable for anything that might
happen. From the information I can
gather at this time, the very minute
the train stopped in front of the coal
shaft, -where the doors of the stockade
were thrown open for the Imported
laborers to enter, the firing began. The
killed and wounded are largely Idle
miners who were on the outside. The
others were the
HIRED GUARDS.
who were brought along by the coal
company. Most. If not all of them,
were non-residents of Illnols. There is
no means of learning their name® or
whereabouts, for the reason that they
declined to give them out, knowing,
perhajjs, that they are criminally lia-
ble for murder, as they had no per-
mission from any officer In Illnols, au-
thorizing or deputizing them to act as
dupty sherifis. Instantly on learning
of the trouble, 1 directed Adjutant
General Reece to order Captain Craig
of the Galesburg battery and one com-
pany of the Sons of Veteran regiment
now stationed at I'ana to proceed at
once by the quickest route to the scene
of the trouble.
"General Reece accompanied Capt.
Craig, and I have Instructed Gen. Reece
to quell the riot and maintain order,
protect life and property, to di.iarm all
persons bearing arms and to not allow
imported laborers to unload from any
train within the limits of the city, nor
to march In a body.
"These avaricious mine owners who
have so forgotten their duty to society
as to bring about this blot upon the fair
name of our state have gone far enough
yes, too far. as they had fair warning
from me. by wire and telephone, jthat
Importation of labor which brings to
our state an undesirable class of citi-
zens had to stop. And 1 say now to
such, and all others, that this is a thing
of the past, that It shall not be tolerat-
ed in Illinois while I am governor.
Those men, the president and officers
of this company, who participated in
this riot by the bringing in of this im-
ported labor, are guilty of murder,
and should be, of thJs irnportedininn
and should be, and I believe will be In-
ducted by the grand Jury of Macoupin
county, and tried and convicted ' • th!«
heinous offense."
JESSE JAMES JR.,
ORDERED RELEASED
KANSAS CITY POLICE AND PROS-
ECUT1NG ATTORNEY SCORED.
him without warant and without evi-
dence.
The police put on a hold fnnt, how-
ever. and Immediately after James was
released by Judge Henry today he was
arrested on a state warrant. Later
James waa released under $2,500 ball.
W. W. Lowe. Andy Ryan and at
least one or two other suspects, are
also under nrreet. Andy Ryan is a
brother of Bill Ryan, of tho old James
gang, and was until recently In the
Kansas City fire dep-icni^nt. lb,I
Ryan has not been amitel, as v.as re-
ported yesterday.
Th" police state that Lowe has made
a full confession. Implicating James,
Ryan and others, and that they will
be able to produce evidence fully cor-
roborating Lowe« statements In esr.n-
tlal points.
General King line** Nothing of It
until Awakened by Indignant
Cltir.euH-.Tlie Offenders Will be
Court Martlalcd-Arrivals
From ii an i la.
peace commission
royally entertained.
A PERFORMANCE IN WHICH LOIE
FULLER TOOK PART.
Paris, Oct. 12.—The American peace
commision at 5 o'clock today engaged
in its first function outside of purely
diplomatic linos. The Figaro enter-
tained the members of both commiss-
ions with a stage performance, fn which
Coquelln, lx>le Fuller and others took
part.
The occasion was Informal and pleas-
irg
Paris strikers will
resume work.
A NUMBER OF THE BUILDING
WORKS HAVE OPENED.
Paris, Oct. 12.—The committee of
railroad men. It was announced today,
turnes out to bo equally divided for and
against trk.ng part in the strike. This
practic-'1 disagreement has dissatisfied
•the i .rlkerw, many of whom are now
disposed to resume work. A number
of building works were re-opened to-
day.
The presidents of the municipal gen-
eral councils waited on the minister of
commerce today and urges the claim®
of the strikers. The minister replied
that he could not intervene to bring
about a settlement, adding thai: the ex-
position works are sufficiently advanc-
ed to permit them to await the er 1 of
the strike. The minister of public
works also declined to interfere in th -
matter.
AFRICAN CHIEFS ARRESTED.
Sierra Leon, West coast of Africa,
Oct 12—One hundred native chiefs
have been arrested and are awaiting
trial at Freestown for the murder of
American and other missionaries at
Kwell, in May last. A number of the
chiefs implicated have already been
convicted.
Honolulu. Oct. 4. via San Francisco,
Oct. 12—On the night of Oct. 3. Sec-
ond Lieutenant Merrlam, U. S. A., and
First Lieutenant Wheelock. New York
j volunteers, decided to run things in
Honolulu and declared martial law.
Wheelock was provost marshal in
charge of 1h * mounted infantry. It Is
not known whether Merrlam was on
duty.
j About 11:20 at night the two officer®
declared martial law and for two hours
snd a half this condition of affairs
prevailed. Indignant citizens woke up
General King ebout 1 o'clock In the
morning and the general caused tho
two officers to be rounded up and their
martial law was declared off. It wju
slated that both men were under the
Influence of liquor. They will be court
, martlaled.
• For a time it was the liveliest nlpht
Honolulu has ever seen. The two of-
ficers assumed entire control of the
town. Cltirens were ordered off the
streets and then off the sidewalks.
| Orders were enforced by the mounted
men und r Wheelock's command.
Sailors were chased aboard th#lr ships
and two steamer captains and a cus-
toms officer had to scramble for '.heir
f'afety. General King was very angry
wb-n he heard what was being done
and said the young men were acting
w hout orders. Lieutenant Merrlam
Is a son of General Merrlam.
The United States troop ship Penn-
sylvania arrived from M'anlla by way
i of Guamya having on board 12 pass-
j engers. mostly {invalided soldiers from
I the Philippines. Dr. Smith, formerly
! surgeon of the United States cruiser
Baltimore, is one of the passengers.
The Pennsylvania will probably sail
i for S in Francisco on Wednesday.
| Dysentery, mumps and measles were
epidemic at Manila when the Pennsyl-
vania left.
| The ship went to Guam to return the
Spanish doctor whom the Charleston
inadvertently took away when the,
place was captured. It appears that
he was with the Spanish troops taken
from the garrison. The removal of a
doctor under such circumstances is a
serious matter, but it uppears that nj
one waa to blame in this case. Th?
United States government righted
everything by sending th- 'rar.sr.trt
back to the island with the physician.
Private Clarence II. Porter, company
H, first New York, died at the Manila
hospital Sunday night. The dead mans
brother, Fn d. is row in a very crlt'eal
condition at the hospital with pheu-
monla and is not expected to live. He
belongs t • tho same comprny.
While the Hawaiian planters have
not made any overtures to the sugar
trust, the latter hus made overtures to
| the planters and is now openly in ihe
field with an officer to ccr..ract for the
Hawaiian sugar for the next three
y<-ars. expressly stipulating that the
pn-i'ont arrangement with the Califor-
nia refinery shall continue, which
means that the port Coasta refinery is
to g : ♦*< '/•*.) tons annually and tne bai-
,ance goes to San Francisco or New
Y< i-k as the trust may decide.
RAILROAD SYSTEM
IN CUBA.
ALOER RECOMMENDS THAT A
LINE BE BUILT AT ONCE.
Washington, Oct. 12.—Secretary Al-
ger will recommend to congress that
the existing railroad system In Cuba
bo extended so as to form a Hne runn-
ing from Cape Mays!, at the east end
of the Island, to Cape Antonio, on the
western extremity. He will aJso re-
commend that htls work will be under-
taken by the United State* government
and that congress appropriate the nec-
essary funds. The road is a military
necessity ant moreover the construc-
tion of tho road Will give work t<«
many of the unemployed. As the road
progresses sections of the country will
be opened up that are now inaccessible
to trade.
Kansas City( Oct. 12.—Jese James
the 21 year old son of the notorious
bandit of "Border days" who was ar-
rested yesterday for complicity In the
recent Mtastourl Pacific train robbery.
wbb breught before circuit Judge Hen-
ry this morning -_inder habeas corpus
proceedings and the court ordered his
release. Judge Henry scored the pros-
ecuting attorney and the police for
having permitted the arrest without a
warrant. Ex-Gov. Crittenden, win was
in tho court room, denounced the arrest
of young James as a greater crime
than train robbery."
The arrest of the youth seems to have
nv.vlel the old bitterness of the bord-
er days, and prominent mo:i are coming
forward to take the part of young
James in his fight with tho police, Just
as they came forward after the war
to urge excuses for the outlawry of the
James and Younger bands. They state
that the youth was endeavoring to live
down the bad name of his father, and
declare that the police have arrested I
GENERAL GRAHAM VICOfimY
SUSTAINS lilt WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, Oct. 12.—General <ir;i
ham today testifies before the war n
vestigatlon committee as to tempor-
ary shortages of hospital lint a, U .• aid
other supplies at Camp Alger, but did
not believe any deaths had been caus-
ed there He positively denied tha'
surface drainage had found its way In-
to the wells There had been complaint
of the hospital at Dunn Loring. charg-
ing drunkenness en the part of the me-
dical attendants, but the attendants
were entirely vindicated in the inves-
tigation that followed Taking It all
In all.Gen. Graham said he had no
doubt that the medical department at
Camp Alger was administered in a
competent manner No doubt, he said,
there were individual Instances of ne-
glect but they were not the rule. With
the reforms inaugurated Camp Alger
would have been very healthful and the
removal to Camp Meade was largely
sentimental and in obedience to public
clamor. Gen Graham declared Camp 1
Meade to be an Ideal camp and well
supplied.
Gen ral Graham said that he would
re rumen 1 that In the future there
sh Id be regular offl ers in aJl v<j'u.>-
tf i regiments, that camp tints should
be farther apart than now: that ar-
rangements should be made for cremat-
ing all effete matter. Gen. Graham
said some of the officers from civil, life
had proved efficient but that others
were Incorrigible Some of them were,
he said, too old to loarn.
He had no complaint to make as to
the management ol the war department
but he thought the war was such an
emergency that the department was
not at first prepared to me?t its de-
mands as promptly as desirable. He
thought, how. i. that the criticisms
of citizens concerning the conduct of
the war were due to the ignorance of
the people who meddle without suffi-
cient information to enable them to
speak wisely."
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