The Weather To-day: THREATENING. The News and Observed. VOL. XL VI. NO. 122. LEMS ILL NORn CAROLINA DAILIES 1 NEWS 111 CIRCULATION. THIRTY CASES 111 SOLDIERS' ROME Dreaded Saffron Scourge Now at Hampton, THREE DEATHS SUNDAY TIIIIKE NEW CASES MONDAY, MAKING THIRTY-THREE. TOUR THOUSAND VETERANS AT THE HOME News Creates Much Excitement. Norfolk and Newport News Establish Rigid Quar nntine, and Now Feel Very Little Fear. Newport News, Ya., July 30.—There are thirty cases of what is believed to be genuine yellow fever at the National Sol diers’ Home, near Hampton, and three deaths from the disease were reported today. There were several other deaths at the institution yesterday, but it can not be stated to night that all of them were caused by yellow fever. Newport News and Hampton will quarantine against the Soldiers’ Home. The Gov ernment authorities at Old Point have already adopted this step, and no street cars are allowed to eater the reserva tion. Quarantine Officer Hobson, ot' this port, went to the Soldiers’ Home tonight and verified the statement that there are now thirty cases of the disease a> tne Home, and that there were three deaths from the malady today. While no one outside the Soldiers’ Home knew anything about the existence of the yel low fever until today, it is said that th<* disease made its appearance three days ago. The most rigid quarantine regula tions will be enforced to prevent the spread of the malady. The news has created great excitement in Newport News, Old Point atid Hamil ton. and the most vigorous measures were resorted to to prevent its spread. There are 4,(HH) veterans at the Home, and several large excursion parties went through it last week. NEWPORT NEWS QUIETS DOWN. Newport News, Ya., July 31.—After a day of intense excitement over tiie yel low fever ouflircak at the National Sol diers’ Home, Newport News rests to night with a feeling of comparative se curity. The city officers and the vari ous municipal bodies have been busy since early morning, and it is felt now that no loophole has been left through which the dread scourge may find its way to this city. The latest report from the Soldiers’ Home gives the total number of eases L as thirty-three, an increase of only three \ during the day. There was one death 1 this afternoon. The universal hoi** now % is that the disease will be confined with it in the home limits, and the authorities Vt the institution express confidence that ilhis will be done. tybe town of Hampton, which is in chafe proximity to the Soldiers’ Home, ■ early this morning established a cordon of armed policemen at the 'approaches to the reservation. Notwithstanding this precaution. Newport News quarantined j against Hampton and Elizabeth City County and Warrick county. Thus this city, which is nearly ten miles from the infected point, has the advantage of practically a double quarantine on land. A tugboat patrols the ri\er to prevent the evasion of quarantine restrictions by means of boats. The danger line ashore is arranged by an equal force of special policemen.' The street railway company was prohibited this nu ruing from run ning cars between Hampton and this city. Although hundreds of people left the city today on account of the scare, their departure is regarded with indifference and amusement, rather than as a judici ous precaution, by the great majority who stay at home. The city council tonight appropriated SIO,OOO for immediate use in maintain ing the quarantine. QUARANTINE ALLAYS FEARS. Norfolk, Ya., July 81.—Fear of the spread of the Soldiers' Home epidemic of yellow fever, to this city and thence abroad has been largely allayed by the absolute quarantine against the three peninsular towns adjuci at to the infect ed sjHit. declared at i lidnight Sunday and enforced rigidly today. There is no fear that the lever will invade this city. No precaution has Ih*< n overloked, by the local authorities in their efforts to protect the public from the disease and the port's vast eomiiu rce from injury trow the needless feais of other com munities. Steamers that stopped at I Newport News, and those that took on ! passengers at Old I’oiut were not allow ed to tie up at Norfolk. No steamer can come here from any of these points. A fleet of seven tugs has been chartered to patrol the fourteen miles of water between Norfolk and the Soldiers’ Home, and the Norfolk river front is constantly guarded by policemen, while a guard from tin- Navy Yard is stationed at the Naval Hospital to prerent the landing of small boats containing refugees from i the peninsular. The city is in excellent sanitary condi tion. and there are in cases and no suspects in Norfolk. The (lid Point hotel are praetleally deserted. The .Soldiers' Home is strictly guarded, a cordon of soldiers surrounding “he place and allowing no one to order or leave. It is believed that the fever will be confined to the place of its origin ' as everything that science or discipline can do, has been and will be accomplish ed. Newport News and Old Point are believed to be safe. HAMPTON FULL OF UNREST. Hampton, Ya., July 31. —This usually 1 tranquil town has been in a state of feverish excitement today since the startling discovery of yellow fever at the Soldiers’ Home. Scores of people took advantage of the first opportunity for leaving the place. Last night a spe citl train left Old Point with fully 300 of the guests of the hotels. Business in the town of Phoebus, ad joining the Soldiers’ Home, is partially suspended. All sorts of rumors have been circulated, but it is difficult to ob tain accurate information from the Home. The entrance and in fact ad points from which escape is possible, arc carefully guarded. Late this afternoon a self-appointed guard of fifteen Hamil tonians with Winchester rifles went to the Home to assist in enforcing the quar antine regulations. Chesapeake and Ohio trains have dis continued their service to the city. SAMPSON FILES SUIT. Libelling the Maria Teresa and tin* Stores Captured On Her. Washington, July 31.—Rear Admiral William 'l'. Sampson has filed a suit in llie Supreme court of the District, libeling the Spanish vessel of war, Maria TV vs,a, and miscellaneous stores ai d | supplies captured upon her and other j Spanish war vessels. AN ATTACK UN CALAMBA FILIPINOS DRIVEN OFF AFTER AN HOUR’S ENGAGEMENT. Americans Lost Two Killed and Six Wounded. Eng tgement on Negros Results in an American Victory. Manila, July 31. —0:30 p. in.—After concentrating their forces for two days, the Filipinos, yesterday morning, att-aek eed Catainba, the town on Laguna de Hay, Captured bv General Hall Wed nesday. The engagement lasted an hour, and the Filipinos were driven off, tamying away their dead ami wounded. The Americans lost two men killed and six wounded. A company of the Sixth infantry, com manded by Captain Sitnpson, has had an encounter at Banal a.vims, on the west coast of the Island of Negros, with a rebel force. The latter lost eighteen men killed. There were no casualties on the American side. The United States transport .Grant sailed for the United States today hav ing on board TNI of the Idaho regiment, 540 of the North Dakota regiment and -id of the Wyoming regiment. THE OFFICIAL REPORT. Washington, July 31. —General Otis’ report to the War Department of the efforts of the Filipinos to retake Calam ba, chronicled in the news dispatches, follows: “Manila, July 31st. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Insurgents in considerable force ap pi ared vicinity Oalamba yesterday; were punished and driven off by Hall. 1 Our casualties one killed, seven wound ed. Captain Simpson, Sixth aifantrvy, struck robber band Negros, »twenty eighth instant. killing nineteen. No casualties. (Signed.) “OTIS.” FILIPINOS VIGOROUS AS EVER. People Highly Civilized ns .Mexicans —Climate Killing Our .Men. San Francisco. Cal., July 31 - .)pi offi cer o*f one of the volunteer regiments in the Philippim’s has written the fol lowing left*r to The Associated Press: "Manilli. June “7th. "The arrival of the : inv season funis the insurrection as • igormis a- if has been at any time -'me the outbreak. The insurgent armies are well recruited, notwithstanding thee heavy losses and are well fed and cloth**!. They have profited by their five month* of war fare against the Vinciieans. They are fast adopting Amerb-nn tactics and arc becoming better diseipljuc i and more skillful in the rise of their weapons every day. One hunlr-d thousand sol diers should be here ready for business by the beginning of the dry season in November. Gam ■on* could then be stationed at strategic points. “Troops shotlld not be kept here longer than a year. Men from a Northern cli mate retain their native vigor for six or eight months after arrival here ami then liegin to succumb io the various ailments of tropical weather. They are unfit for further duty aiul recitnen:- tiuii seems siow and uiisarlsfaeTorv. “The eight million people of in Phil ippines are as highly civilized a* |jic 12.- 000 of Mexico. If the American p< upJe : will imagine tin* T nited Star"* to have ! acquired Mexico against her v.T.I and to be engaged in an attempt to put least. “Would you abandon the PhilppinesV” suggested the reporter. "1 do not sec how we can get away now,” said the Senator. “We cannot surrender our ships to Aguimtldo, and say to him that ho can murder our sol diers. Now that we have commenced. th(‘ only thing we can do is to end the conflict as soon as possible. Alter that is done, die question of the disposition of t e islands or their permanent retention rests with the people arid with Con gress.” There was a big mass meeting in Ha vana Sunday, and a procession paraded Ihe streets headed by banners with the inscription “Cuba is and by right ought to be free." Speeches were made, all in favor of absolute independence. It was said that Gomez represented one party and the Assembly another, hut the,cry was death to either if that were neces sary to secure the unity of the Cuban people. Replying to a question of Mr. Michael Davitt in’the House of Com mons yesterday, the Home Secretary said that representations had been made in favor of Mrs. Florence Maybrick through Amlvassador Choate, and that numerous representations had been made by private individuals, but that it would he contrary to practice to present papers dealing with the exercise of the royal prerogative. ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. The Two Negroes Caught Hot from the Flight From the Scene. Opelika, Ala., Julv 31. In a cabin three miles south of here this morning Charley Gloze and Rev. Lee Williams, twin meg roes were captured and ini prisoned in the county mil charged witn attempting to wreck a fast passenger train on tin* Central of Georgia Railroad about ten o’clock last night. The negro had idled a number of cross-ties, a mile post and a telegraph pole on the track. Ihe engineer stopped tli( v train a few feet from the obstruc tions. The negroes were caught avilii the aid of blood hounds while still ex cited with their work and run for lib erty. ELECTROCUTED AT SING SING. Two Murderers Pay the Penalty, One iu 53 Seconds; One in 05. New York, July 31. —Lewis Pullersou avid Michael McDonald, both murderers, were put to death by electricity in Sing Sing prison today. Pulhrson, who was a eoloreu man, was taken to the electric chair at S:2l. and a current of 1.700 volts was turned on at 8:22. After fifty five seconds he was declared to be dead by the attending physicians. McDonald was put to death at 8:42, a current of 1.700 volts being turrnd on. at that time and continued for sixty-five seconds. McDonald's body resisted file electric current more than any other man put to death in S’nv: Sing. It took ten seconds longer to kill him than it did Pullerscn. REPLY TO LONDON TIMES VOST VOLUNTEER APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE BY McKINLEY. AlgerD dares the Cba r ge of Wrong or Care less Use »f Yoney for Carrying on the War is Fate. Washington. July 31.—One >f the last official acts of Secretary Alger: who to morrow will relinquish his portfolio, was to prepare a statement covering several matters regarding the conduct of the war which have been the subject of erui iisin in the public press. The state ment follows: "1 am led to mike the following statement on account of the many criti cisms which have been made ny the pub lic press, and especially on account of a recent article which itpi*o;m d • n the Lon don Times containing assertions which have no foundation- in truth. “At the commencement of the war will Spain, and for several years prior to that time, the regular army ’(insisted of only 25, men, v irh the minium a number of officers prescribed by law. Within sixty days from the declaration of war the strength of the army was in creased to 275,0:0 •.lea. ami everything for the equipment of ibis great forte, had to bo manufactured, trausportt'd/umi distributed for use. "From the statement referred to the fmldie might be led *o belowe that th volunteer army was officered |>y men se lected through political influence by the Secretary of War by special ravnr. ’I iic volunteer force, With the exception of three regiments of engin-m*. tnree regi ments of cavalry, and ten regiments *.f immune infantry, w is made up of iegi nients from the various States, the offi cers of which were ail appointed excitr sivtly by the Governors of the respective States from which die • ginn-ms came, and any officer found unfitted for service and discharged was replaced by anotlur in the same manner. Th •* President had "The returns of the volunteer army show that in August, 1808, there were 207,244 enlisted men and 8,785 officers in those regiments. This, with the regu lar army recruited irp to the war strength', made ail aggregate force of about 275. officers and men. The volunteer officers appointed by the President, numbered, all told. 1.032. Os this mini her 441 were taken front the regular army and 501 from civil life, j The scarcity of reginv octal officers ju I the regular service, owing to appoint- ; meats in the volunteers' s]*ccinl recruit-j iug and mustering details, had so re duced their number that to have a larger iMtnt'hcr for service with the volunteers would have seriously impaired the effi ciency of the regular regiments. For a little over a thousand appointments made by the President, the number of applications was over 25.000, and each application was accompanied by a cer tificate of ability, and in n st instances in the military service, either in the reg ular army or a State organization, of the applicant end not infrequently ir. both. Ynese certificates showed that each one was as well qualified for the position he sought and to which he was appointed as could be possible for men in civil life in this country. Os the number appointed there were, for in stance, twenty-six major generals, of whom nineteen were taken from the regular army, and seven from civil life. Os these seven all but one were grad uates of West Point Military Academy, and all had distinguished themselves in command during the Civil War. O" brigadier generals there were 102 ap pointed sixty-six from the regular army and thirty-six from civil life. Those from civil life bad all seen service dur ing the Civil War. or on our Western frontier, and all had proved themselves competent to command. “It has been stated, and repeated many times, that the Secretary of War made these appointments, when the truth is that very few were made imo» ffis recommendation, although he caused the entire list, with the recommend a (Continued ou Second Page.) PRIGf pVE CENTS, THE AUTHORITIES ARE SWIFT TO ACT The Garrison at Fort Monroe Ordered Removed. YELLOW FEVERTHECAUSE NO TELLING HOW FAR THE IN FECTION HAS REACHED. SURGEONS APE HUPRIED TO THE SCENE No Question as to .he Disease in the Solditrs’ Home Being Ytllow Fever. Torly Cases Have Been Reported and Six Deaths. Washington. July 31.—Surgeon Gene ral Wyman, of the Marine Hospital Ser vice had a Conference with Secretary Al gcr at 12 o’clock today concerning the yellow fever situation at Hampton. Va. The Secretary of War is ex-officio president of the Board of Managers ot the Soldiers’ Home, and as a conse quence his orders concerning the Home would govern it. At present tile Home is under the direction of the Governor of the Home and Surgeon Vickerey. Gen eral Wyman has sent to Hampton Sur geon White, a very experienced yellow fever physician, who will take control of everything under the Marine Hospital Service. Stscretary Alger has directed the Jo siah Simpson Hospital at Fort Monroe to be turned over to the Marine Hospital Service if it is wanted by Surgeon Gen eral Wyman. This hospital contains one thousand | beds and was fitted up for the troop* l stationed at Newport News last summer. The Secretary told General Wyman to I call on the War Department for any thing that was wanted, and it would be furnished at nice without regard to reg ulations or rules. The following order was issued by the War Department today: ‘Commanding General, Department of the East, Governor’s Island. N. Y.: "The presence of yellow fever having been officially reported at the Soldiers’ Home at Hampton, Va.. the Secretary of War directs that you give orders for the immediate movement of the garrison at Fort Monroe to some place of safety somewhere on the Northern coast to tie selected by you. Two commissioned offi errs and not less than twenty men will lie left in charge of the post. If there are inmmnes in the command they will be given preference. Acknowledge re ceipt and report action taken. (Signed.) “11. C. FOR BIN. “Adjutant i7 deaths. The steamer from Old Point arriving (Continued on Second Page.)