The Weather To-day: rCAßous™' SHOWERS* The News and Observer. VOL. XLVI. NO. 131. LEMS ML HOBTH OAKOLMA DAILIES IN NEWS AND OHO /AT!®!. MANY DEAD WERE IEEE ID ITS WAKE Ponce Overwhelmed by the Waters of Rising Rivers. TWO HUNDRED DROWNED THE TOWN AND PORT ARE TO TALLY WRECKED. X ISLAND OF MONTSERRAF DEVASTATED Churches, Estates and Villages Destroyed and Ne;r y a Hundred Persons Killed. Ter rible LListress Among Those In jured and Made Homeless. THE DISASTER AT PONCE. Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 10. —A hurri cane struck here at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning and lasted until 3 p. in. The rivers overflowed, flooding the town. It is estimated that 200 persons were drowned. The town and port are total wrecks. It is believed the damage done will amount to over $500,000. No news has been received from the interior since the storm broke. storm Moving northward. Kingston. Jamaica, Aug. 10.—Turks Island reports that the cyclone passed during the night, after doing trifling damage. The centre of the disturbance is apparently progressing norihward to wards the American coast. MONTSERRAT DKVASTATED. St. Thomas, D. W. 1., Aug. 10—The Island of Montserrat, B. W. 1., was completely devastated by a hurricane Monday. All the churches, estates and villages were destroyed and nearly 100 persons were killed. In addition many were injured and rendered homeless, and terrible distress exists among the sufferers. THE CYCLONE AT GUADALOUFE. Paris, Aug. 10.—Advices from La Pointe-u-Pitre, Island of Guadeloupe, .says the cyclone did enormous damage in the interior of that .island, a number of coffee and cocoa estates being de vastated. Lc M.rtirle, a suburb, was half destroyed. There were a number of fatalities. St. Jean advices say the cyclone caused great destruction in Porto Rico, whence it passed northward to Dominica and thence to Cape Haytien and the eastern end iff Culca. THE WORST CONFIRMED. Loudon, Aug. 10. —The Governor of the Leeward Islands, Sir Francis Flem ing, confirms the dispatch from St. Thomas, D. W. 1.. to the Associated Press announcing the devastation caused by the hurricane at the Island of Mont serrat, says 74 deaths are already known, he adds that 21 persons were killed at the Island of Nevis. The hurricane was not so severe at Antigua. One death is reported there, but many persons have been, rendered homeless. The other presidencies of the Leeward Islands have not reported the damage done. FURTHER RUIN WROUGHT. Fort de France, Island of Martinique, Aug. 10.—The authorities of the Island, of Guadeloupe are still without news from the interior owing to the interrup tion of telegraph communication as a result of the recent hurricane. But other advices which have reached La Point-a-Pitre say the coffee and cocoa crops have been nearly totally destroyed. At La Point-a-Pitre seven persons were injured and at Moule the damage done was considerable and several persons were killed and wounded. At Petit Canal and Port lands several persons were killed and a number injured. The villages of Grippen and Lumentiu have been entirely destroyed, and the light houses of Monroux and Foseilloz have been overturned. The town of St. Louis de Marie Gal ante has suffered considerably. Governor M orach ini arrived at Point a-Pitre this morning on the French cruiser Ceciile and soon afterwards left for Saintes. News which has reached the Asso ciated Press correspondent here from the British Antilles says the Island of Dominica has not suffered much from the hurricane, that St. Thomas and St. Croix suffered slightly; that Antigua was seriously hit, and that at St. Kitts 2IM) houses were destroyed. The hurricane passed over Porto Plata and appears to have ravaged the north of the Dominican Republic. All 'communication between Porto Plata and the interior, not including Santo Do mingo is interrupted, and it is impossible to obtain a correct account of the dam age done, although it is thought to be important. The railroad from Porto Plata to San Domingo is no longer work ing. Eventually the hurricane swept ov *r Cape Hayden, with less violence and correspondingly light damage. APPEAL FOR THE DESTITUTE. Washington, Auguwt 10. —The Secre tary of War today received tin* follow ing report from General Davis, com manding at Porto Rico, on the cyclone of last Tuesday: ‘‘San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. !). “Hurricane of extreme* violence pass ed over Porto Rico yestercuy. Tim principal military loss at San Juan was one temporary company barrack wholly destroyed; some quartermaster property damaged. No personal injuries yet re ported, but all wires are down. No in jury to shipping here save two small local schooners sunk, two sailors drown ed. San Juan lights temporarily dis abled. Cable reports from Ponce say all shipping is ashore. Custom house sheds badly damaged and goods stored therein. Messengers from two interior posts tell of barracks unroofed and personal and public property damaged. The losses by the inhabitants an* very great, and ex treme suffering must result. The last hurricane as severe as this was in 1870, when, owing to loss of houses, fruit and provisions there was a famine. I would suggest public notice in the United States to the effect that contributions or food, clothing and money for the desti tute would be received with the greatest gratitude and will be applied strictly to relief of destitute. Have appointed a board to supervise destitution. There are many thousands of families who are entirely homeless, and very great dis tress must follow. (Signed.) “DAVIS, “Commanding.” DOMINICA IS DAMAGED. Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 10.—Hurri cane bulletins report that the eastern and northern districts of Dominica arc damaged, that Guadaloupe has suffered slightly and that Montserrat and Anti gua haw suffered severely. Many of the inhabitants are homeless, cultivation is destroyed and the plantations are wrecked. The Virgin Islands, particularly Tor tola and *St. Croix, were the worst suf ferers. They report many fatalities and dis tress among the survivors, beside proper ty losses. THE PENSION REPORT. Washington, Aug. 10.—The report of Commissioner of Pensions Evans for the fiscal year ended June 30th last, shows it total disbursement of $138,253,023, leaving a balance of $1,857,188 in the treasury out of the $140,000,000 appro priated. The total number of |K*nshm ers on the roll June 30th was 001,510. a deer east! of 2.105. There were 40.- 001 names added to the roll and 43.18(1 dropped. The report shows tin* pension roll is decreasing. Os those dropjied 34.345 were because of death and 8,841 because of re-marriage, minors attaining their majority, failure to claim pension and other causes. The war with Spain brought a total of 10,980 claims, of which number but 295 have bet'll allowed. (Continued on Second Page.) DEATH INTHE MILL POND FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY DROWNED NEAR LENOIR WEDNESDAY. His Companions Did not See Him Go T own, Only Missing Him When Dressing. Iheßod} Re:overid. Lenoir, N. ('., Aug. 10. —(Special.)— While in bathing in Wilson's Mill pond ■! I at i p. m. yesterday George Marini, aged fourteen years, son of Edmund Martin, was drowned. The boys with him did not see him go down and only missed him while dressing. His body was recovered in I*l feet water about midnight, and brought home. The rush to‘Blowing Bock continues, forty for the Rock is tin* report today. Several hundred have passed during th** last two weeks. A SOUL STIRRING RACE. Won l»y tin* Old Defender if Time Allow ance Was Given. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Aug. 10. —The old Defender practically won a race against Columbia today if time allow ance was given, in the dirtiest sort of weather for a yacht club cruise. But the victory, it .must be admitted, was more than we '-earned, and the yachtsmen of the New York Club and their guests never *aw before, and may not see again for years, such a sailing event. The 'margin between the famous sloops was 14 second* over a minute in tin* thirty seven mil*** run from Breuton’s Reef Lightship off Newport, to the West Chop Buoy in \ ineyard Sound, with a change in course at Vineyard Sound Lightship, 17(4 miles from the start. The race be tween Columbia and Defender was fair ly soul-birring, After both got away over the starting line it wins nip and MTU with eased sheets, for almost an hoar, Defender just a hair’s breadth, comparatively speaking, in the lead, with Columbia abeam. Even after Columbia made a gain so that Defender could cross under her stern. Columbia did not walk away, as the heavy breeze hove the latter dot- o and made her lose distance on repeated luffs. Today’s race and the performance of Columbia was satisfactory on the score of heavy weather. She took alll that came and while cased up several times that was no evidence that she would have had too much of a good thing if a stake were pending on tin* outcome of of the race. TRANSPORTS MUST BE HELD. British Admiralty Prepares for tin* Im mediate Despatch of Troops. London, Aug. 10.—The St. James Ga zette this afternoon says all the ship ping companies under charter to the initi'sh Admiralty for transport purposes have been notified to hold all their trans ports in reserve, for the immediate de spatch of troops. The steamer Dunera has been ordered to he in readiness Saturday to ship a detachment of horse artillery to 18 out If Africa. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 11. 1899. HIS SOMERSAULTS HIVE NOT INSPIRED I Confidence in the Duke’s Po litical Integrity. HOT SWATS EXCHANGED IN TIIE CRAWHORD-PEARSON CONTEST FROM THE NINTH. PAPERS IN THE CASE HAVE BEEN FILED IheTx Congressman Charges Everything Ex cept Murder in the First Degree by Way of Explaining his Salt River Trip. Washington. Aug. 10. -The effort of Richmond Pearson, of the Asheville Con gressional District in North Carolina, to unseat Will. T. Crawford, who hold* the certificate of election has resulted in* some very plain talk between these two gentlemen. Mr. Pearson charges that Crawford secured the election through “intimidation, violence, bloodshed, de bauchery, corruption of voters, stuffing the ballot boxes,’’ and all other kinds Oi robbery, while Mr. Crawford retorts that Mr. 1 ‘canton's political somersaults have never inspired the p**ople of the dis trict with confidence in his political in tegrity. 'Much more word-slinging to the same effect is found in tin* printed copy of the testimony in the ease which has just been ismed. » ALL GOES WELL, SAYS gJSSEZ. All Cubans are Rapidly Uniting and Think Only of Absolute IndtqK udenee. Havana, Aug. 10. —In an open letter published today by La. Lueha. General Maximo Gomez says he has remained in Culm to fulfill a great duty. Now that exaggerated and mistaken notions are current regarding the state of Cuba, In* desires to explain tin* true situation. “It is absolutely false,” In* says, ‘(that great differences exist between the Cu bans and Spaniards, or between tin* Cubans and Americans, or among the Cubans themselves. On the contrary all is going well. Am old institution, the Cuban army, is being dissolved: the ]***>- pie think only of absolute independence; a national party, which oi**hh its arms to receive (all without asking questions as to where they were during the war, is being formed. More could not have 1 Leery done in so short a time. “As for the suggestion that the inter vening power contemplates robbing the Cubans of their own, I do not believe it. Such a rumor is a calumny against tin honorable people. Tin* Cuban, left poor by the war, should dream only of work. Let us allow by-gones to be by-gnu *s. Let us see a brother in every man in Cuba.” CROSSING THE OCEAN ALONE. The Dating Feat of Howard Blackburn, of Massachusetts. Queenstown, Aug. 10.—The British ship Nelson, Captain Periiau, which sail ed from Ly it let on, N. Z., may sth, for London* and which has arrived at this port, reports that sin* passed July 3rd. in latitude 48 in., long. 21 w„ a three ton cutter, containing one man, sti*ering on the direction of Ireland. The occu pant of the boat made no reply to the Nelson’s signals. The little * raft wa> proceeding gaily in smooth water. Her name, apparently, was “Great Western,” or “Great Eastern.” Howard Bloch burn, of , Gloucester Mass., set sail alone on tin* afternoon of June 18th last in a little sloop-rigged, four-ton boat, tin* Great Western, on a trip across the Atlantic, from Gloucester. Mass., to Gloucester, England. EASTERN LEAGUE RESULTS. Hartford, Conn., August 10.—The Hart ford-Worcester game pos*t|K>m*d oil account of rain. Providence, R. L, August 10. —No game on ucount of rain. At Syracuse; Syracuse 2000 00009—2 7 0 Toronto 0000 0 2 1 3 o—o 10 1 At Montreal: Montreal 1 000 01000—2 7 0 Rochester 090000 100—1 0 4 Batteries: Murphy and JackHtz; Morse and Smink. TELEKi BA 1 *IIIC BRI E,FS. Dr. Walter Manning Barrows, of Con necticut, who married Perry Beliinm’. and Mrs. Sloan** is dead. Dr. .lostah Strong says he was of an extremely sen sitive tciiqiernment aifl taut the harm criticisms of his iHuformnucc of that ceremony proven upon !i!s mind. rmViig him of s|. •■•,*, sapping his vitulit f and thus hastening bis death Bishop JnnesM-n of the Belleville till.) Roman Catholic Diocese will accord the rebellious parishioners of St. Patrick’s church in East 'St. Louis no further rec ognition until tlmy come ini repentance and seek absolution. The Bishop wiL at once look about for a suitable site so: a new church. TERRIFIC’ STORMS PREVAIL. Santiago oe Chili, Aug. 10. —Via Gal veston. Texas Aug. 10. —Tremendous storms prevail throughout the country. THE CAROLINA NORTHERN. (Lumberton Robesonian.) Eight car loads of steel rails for the Carolina Northern Railroad —the first consignment of a 70*bton lot that is to be shipped at once —arrived Friday. Five oar loads more will be here today or tomorrow and the rest is to follow rap idly. The rail is all steel weighing GO pounds to tlie yard, and is as good in every respect as is used on any road. MAYOR REFUSES TO RESIGN. His Physician Says lie is in no Condition to Cope With His Troubles. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10. —Mayor \\ ood w aril whose resignation was asked for by the city council has declined to re linquish his office. 4-ouucil.man Thomson called to see tin* Mayor yesterday at the request of a member of Mr. Woodward's family. He suggested that Mayor Woodward place his resignation in the hands of the city council to become effective when and only when the Mayor had taken another drink. Colonel Thomson told the Mayor tip* council would probably overlook all that nasi occurred if In* would adopt this suggestion. After thinking the matter over all night and after hearing from a council com mittee this morning, Mayor Woodward refused to make a conditional resigna tion. '1 lie city council met this evening. Af ter a long and exciting wrangle, in which Dr. Roy, who is a councilman from the sixth ward, anti who is also Mayor Wood ward’s family physician, stated that the Mayor was in no condition men tally to cope with his present troubles, the council decided that a committee of five should investigate the conduct of the Mayor and any other city officials against whom charges arc made. This committee under the terms of its creation, cannot begin work before next Monday. A REPORTER’S COPYRIGHT. London. August 10. —The Honorable Sir Ford North. Judge of tin* Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, rendered an important decision today. He granite*! '.he London Times an in junction restraining a publisher named Lane from reprinting speeches of Lortl Rosebery, admittedly taken from the Times. The Judge held that the report er had a copyright in liis report and that this copyright had neeii acquired by the Times. RALEIGH HREMEN WIN THEY TOJK THE REEL RACE WIIH GREAT EASF, But in thft Grab Race t Imre Was a Tie for Firs! Place Between the Raldgh and Wilson Teams Washington, N. C\, August 10.—.(-Spe cial) — Raleigh firemen came out today with flying colors. They won the reel race easily. Time, 3*i seconds; Wilson, 39; t.endersou, 48. In tin* grab race Raleigh tied Wilson for first place. Time 22% seconds; Hen derson, 2*5. MILES CONFERS WITH ROOT. The Latter Silent As to Change of Com manders in Philippines. Washington. Aug. 10. —Major General Miles had a conference of more than half an hour with the Secretary of War today. Secretary R*s»t said that the conference Was devoted to military mat ters, hut would not speak definitely as to their character. When it was sug gested that there were rumors that he was consulting General Mile* with ref erence to a change of commanders in the Philippine Islands, lie said he had nothing to say on that subject. JAPAN’S TOBACCO BUYERS. Government Monopoly Won't 10 fleet Trade With This Country. Washington, August 10. —Minister Buck has rejiorted to the State Depart ment that the Japanese Government has cone!tided nmingemeiutis for the purchase of tobacco through agents, and will ob tain supplies generally from the United States. The result follows inquiries set on foot after conferences, between Sec retary Hay and some members of tin* Virginia delegation in* Congress*, includs ing Senator Martin and Representative Swanson. The latter were desirous of having the tobacco interests protected against any discrimination which might follow tin* organization of a Gov ernment monopoly of the tobacco busi ness. Japan has recently established this monopoly as a means of increasing her revenues, and the American tolweeo interests have feared this might curt off the trade they have heretofore enjoyed with that country. Minister Buck’s report seems to assure the continuance of the trade, as the Government agents will purchase supplies as heretofore in this country. CUBAN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. Havana, Aug. 10.—The financial state ment for tin* island covering the first six months of the year, show customs receipt* to tin* amount of almost $7.- 000,000 and expenses to the amount of $5,000,000, leaving a good working bal ance of more than $1,000,000. La Lueha, commenting upon this, expressed the hope that the custom* and jiosts will he retained by the Americans in any event. At 3 o’clock this afternoon the tem perature in Havana was 80 degrees. GOLD'S GLITTER , LURED TO DEATH Klondike Pilgrims Grow Gray With Suffering. MANY LOST IN SNOWS PHYSICAL WRECKS SCATTER!. ALONG EDMONTON TRAIL. SOME ARE DYING OF HUNGER AND SCURVY Men Arriving on the Strathcona D.nounce tha e Vi ho Advertised the Edmonton Trail as a Feasible Fiute to the Gold Fie ds. Wrangel, Alaska, Aug. 0. —Yia Seattle, Washington, Aug. 10.—The Slick ecu Riv er steamer Stratlu-ona, arrived here to day with thirty survivors of the Edmon ton Trail. They are Western .men, ex cept about ten. Ail these came tin with the pack train sent out from Telegraph Creek aiui Laketon by vac various trad ing companies last spring. The unfortunates tell heartrending sto ries of hardships endured and comrades lost and abandoned, and strongly de nounce the trading and transportation companies as well as the Canadian offi cial* and newspapers that so profusely advertised this route as a feasible one to the Klondike gold (fields. To outward appearances these men certainly give evidence of the awful suf fering undergone since leaviclg Edmon ton cightneen months ago. Meet of them are sickly looking, with unkempt beards and greyly (Tothi#- pictures of physical and Several have grown gray, n(m of scurvy. A few jhifryv just enough money to reach 'Seattle Ur* Victoria, but the ma jority are without funds. Tile citizens of Wrangel have applied to the* United Slates Govern men at Washington, Hut up to this time no aid had been received. It is admitted that there are more than lot) men scattered along the trail between Laird Post and the Peliy Banks, and relief patties (have been sent out by the Hudson Bay Company. The last reports brought Laird Post wer«* that imtiny were dying of scurvy and Hunger. It is estimated that there are thirty or forty sufferers tit Telegraph Creek awaiting the next trip of the boat. The sick that had to he carried on stretchers had not yet reached Glenorn when the ®tratheana sailed. Several starvation eases are reported. About twenty miles a love Devil’s Pori age. two unknown men were found froz en to death last winter. A man named Johnson, from New York, was found dead in a tent near this source of the Mini River last fall. DEW Ei l GUEST OF STOLL. Naples, Aug. 10.—On his arrival from Sorrento. Admiral Dewey will be tin* guest of Albert Stoll. A PUBLIC SESSION SATURDAY. The Examination ,of the Secret Dossier Will End Today. Rennes, France, August 10. —The members of tin* Dreyfus court martial today took testimony of MM. Chamoin and Paleologuc. Tin* former was ex amined front 0:30 to 9:30 and tin* latter was on tin* stand from 9:30 to 11:45 a. m., when the court adjourned until to morrow, when iit willteoncbnle the exam ination of the secret dossier. < 'oluinT Jouaust, president of the court martial, on leaving the court today, said a public session would take place Satur day. 'Hu* po>li«v adopted tin* same method's of precaution* as yesterday, and tlien* was only the smallest gathering of spec tators. Captain Dreyfus was allowed to walk to and from the Lycet* without his usual escort of four or six gendarmes. Duly a captain of gendarmes was with him and this officer walked a few ste[>s behind the prisoner. STRAIN TEI ON DdtETY PUS, Rennes, France, Aug. 10. —Mailtre Demange, the principal counsel of Cap tain Dreyfus, in an interview today with a representative of the Associated Press, after today’s session, expressed himself as very well contented with the way in which matters are proceeding, and judg ing from hi* manner, one may say that the defenders of the accused have not yot met anything very surprising or alarming in the secret dossier. Naturally M. e mange declined to give any particulars respecting tin* contents of Che dossier, but In* declared that he nno his colleague, M. Labor!, were sat isfied of tin* conscientious desire of tin* memlK*rs of the court to thresh Che whole matter out and to have full light turned upon the accusations against Chair client. This will take same time, and tin* end of tno month will he reached before judg ment can la* given. Meanwhile the strain is telling on Dreyfus, who is showing physical distress. RAMATTCD SCENES EXPECTED. Rennes, France, Aug. 10. —Saturday’s public session will he a veritable field day, probably the most exciting day of the whole trial, as General Mereier and Casimir-Pericr have been cited to give their testimony then. • The first witness will Is* Lieutenant Colonel I>e La Roche Vemot, French Military Attache in Berlin* at the time of the arrest of Dreyfus. His evidence, it PRICE FIVE CENTS. == .6 JS ~ O a is e? e will Im* soon disposed of, and /ncra'l Mereier will lw* culled. A v ie scene is anticipated by the ant ig l lsites who rely upon him to tip o® ombshell and confound the ac ci; e for till. Ilis words "1 have compleiv proofs of the guilt of Dreyfus” art* remembered, and both sides are wait ing for him to prove liis statement. Tlie Dreyfusites believe that his testi mony will be torn to pieces by M. Lt bori and Demange and that he will leave the court utterly discredited. 'Captain Dreyfus will have the right to question him and it is expected that the latter’s cross examination of Mereier will prove the climax of the whole proceed ings. » Fortner President Casimir-Perier will follow, if possible, the same day, but it is doubtful whether his examination will be concluded liefore court adjouirnU until Monday. HENRY’S TRAITOROUS WORK. London, Aug. 11.—The Times says: “We are in a position to state that, in addition to communications of slight value enumerated in the bordereau, more than one hundred and sixty docu ments of considerable importance were furnished t othe German Attache in Paris. Colonel Schwarzkoppen, at vari ous times by Esterhazy, acting as inter mediary for and accomplice of the late Lieutenant Henry. “One of these documents contained de tailed information relative to the general plan of mobilization for the French ar my. The proceeds of this traffic were divided between Esterhazy and Henry. -a Parisian diplomatic circles the latter was known to lie the real traitor for sev eral months beforehis arrest and suicide, and, beside the power most directly con cerned. namely. Germany, .more than one European Government received informa tion to this effect early in 1898.” ORDER TO RUSH SUPPLIES. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Aug. 10. —Captain McCarthy, quartermaster at Ciucka inauga Park, received orders to rush ten carloads of Government supplies to Ma nila. Harness, tools and teultage will he senit. They will go in a special train. PILjSIDENT STAYS IN DOORS. Plattsburg, N. Y.. Aug. 10.—The weather was cold and rainy here today, and the President and Mrs. McKinley and the rest of the Presidential party have remained in their apartments ail day. 'l'h«* President will probably re view the Twenty-sixth regiment at Plattsburg barracks tomorrow if the weather is favorable. THE ENDOFTHE EPIDEMIC NEWrOU NLWS RAISES THE QUARANTINE AGAINST HAMPION, Norfolk Will Raite Quarantine Against f ew pri Ntws, Hampton and Old Point Saturday Afternoon. Newport News, Ya„ Aug. 10. —The yel low fever epidemic is practically at an end. The quarantine established by this city against Hampton ami vicinity was raised tonight, following a conference between the health boards of Newport News, Richmond, Norfolk and Hampton, with the Stuite Board Os Health and r**n resentaitiives of the Marine Hospital nee. The local quarantine against Nor folk remains in force, but w ill be raised Saturday evening. The record of the scourge to this date shows a total of 43 eases, of which ele ven resulted fatally. Twelve eases were u.seharged as cured and twenty convales cents remain in hospital at the Soldiers’ Home. All interesting episode of the dread malady was the uprising of the business .men of, the city against Non folk, be cause of the quarantine of that city against Newport News*, which was re garded as premature and unnecessary. The action of the Norfolk Health, au thorities was denounced at a public meeting and the majority of the business man pledged themselves to transfer their * patronage to Richmond providing the Chesapeake and Divio Railway would grant satisfactory rates. NORFOLK RAISE® QI’ARAN . Norfolk, Va., Aug. 10. —Norfolk will raise thf* quarantine against NewjHirt News, Hampton and Old Point Saturday afternoon at six o’clock, and Newport News has been accorded the privilege of doing so earlier if such action is de sired. The conference at Newport News to day between the health authorities and transportation men of Norfolk. Ports mouth and (that town reachtsl this deter mination. Tin* quaraiftine against Phoebus and tin* Soldiers’ Home will Ik* maintained perhaps ten days longer. SURGEON VICKERY’S REPORT. Washington. August 10.—Surgeon Vickery at tin* Soldiers’ Home at Hamp ton, Va., today reports to the Surgeon General ithat “all is going well ami there are no new cases.” lie says there have been two deaths, buit not from tin* fever. TO BREAK UP THIEVES’ ASYLUM A General Policy of Extradition Deter mined On. Washington, Aug. 10.- The iStnte De partment has determined upon a general policy of extradition between this conn try and Cuba, Hayti, and other territory wholly or in part under the direction of tilt* United States. A number of cases have lately arisen in which fugitives from justice* have claimed immunity by going to Cuba or our insular possessions, on tillr* theory* that our relations with these places were in such transitory con dition that the usual processes of extra dition W’ould not apply.