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MORE WARSHIPS.
Bids lor Construction of Four Harbor Defense
Vessels Opened.
TO BE MONITORS OF A NEW TYPE
Heavily Armored and Armed, with Greater Speed than Present Style of
this Class of VesselsThe New York World's Specific Charges as
to Mismanagement and Incompetency at Camp Wikoff
Taken up by the War Investigation Commission
The Philipine Representatives at the
White House.
Washington, September 30. General
Xchwan has been for some time past
inspecting sites for camps in the south
awi is now at the war department pre
paring his report. He discussed the
matter of sites briefly with General
Corbin today and was informed by
that officer that the desire of the pres
ident and the sec retary of war was to
have the very best possible sites se
lected for Camps without regard to
whether they were offered by the peo
ple of the community or whether they
were paid for by the government. The
war department has the authority to
i--I-'ct and Condemn ground for camps
and if it is found that desirable loca
tions can be secured in this way they
will br selected without regard to ex
pense. The department is determined
to have the new camps the very best
that can be found in the south.
McKINLKY'S TllIISUTK TO THE
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS.
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina,
and a delegation from that state called
on the president today to urge that a
permanent camp be located at Colum
bia, S. C, and that an army hospital
be established at Charleston. It was
also asked that Charleston be made the
point of embarkation for the troops to
be dispatched to Cuba and Porto ltico.
The president listened very attentively
to the claims in behalf of the state and
promised to give them consideration.
The president in acknowledging what
was addresssed to him by the delega
tion took occasion to pay an eloquent
tribute to the devotion and patriotism
of the soldiers of the -south and said
he had not heard a murmur or com
plaint from that section.
SICK IN POIITO ItICO TO BE
BROUGHT HOME.
The war department has posted the
following:
"The president has given instructions
that all sick at IVrto Rico be sent
north as soon as they are able to travel
Avith safety, his purpose being to re
lieve General Brooke of the further
care of the sick and at the same time
enable the men to receive the treat
ment obtainable in the better appoint
ed home hospitals. These men will ba
furloughed as in cases of those return
ing from Santiago. About 700 will
leave today on the Relief and the Mis
souri." In conformity with the above the
quartermaster's department issued
orders to the officers having charge of
the shipping at New York, telling them
to send ships to Ponce equipped for
carrying the sick to this country.
There are several regular transports
now going to Porto Rico and Cuba.
Their route is from New York to San
Juan. Ponce and Santiago. As soon
as Havana is occupied it will be ad
ded to the points where the transports
will touch.
FIVE DEATHS AT POXCE.
Major General Brooke at Ponce re
ported to the war department today
the death of five American soldiers,
-which occurred yesterday.
GENERAL MERRTTT'S REPORT.
The report of Major General Wesley
Merritt of the operations about Ma
nila was made public at the war de
partment today. It is dated on board
the transiKirt China, August 31st. Af
ter giving briefly the story of his em
barkation and arrival at Manila and
the disposition of the troops there he
says:
"I found General Greene's command
encamped on a strip of sandy land
running parallel to the shore of the
nay and not far distant from the beach,
-but. owing to the great difficulties of
'landing supplies the greater portion
had shelter tents only and were suf
fering many discomforts, the camp be
ing situated in a low. flat place, with
out shelter from the heat of the tropi
cal sun ;r adequate protection during
the ierrihj downpours of rain so fre-
-quenf-. at this season. I was at once
struck by the exemplary spirit of pa-
-tient. even cheerful, endurance shown
', "by the officers and men under such
'ircumstantes. and this feeling of ad
; miration for the manner in which the
I American soldiers, volunteer and reg
ukir alike, accepted the necessary
hardships of the wotIv they have un
v dertaken to do. has grown and increas
' ed with every phase of the difficult and
trying campaign which the troops of
the Philippine expedition hav? brought
' to such a brilliant and successful con-
elusion.
"The Filippinos or insnrgents' forces
;, at war with Spain, had, prior to the
y arrival of the American land forces.
i been waging a desultory warfare with
4 the Spaniards for several months, and
wro at the time of my arrival in con
siderable force, variously estimated
and never accurately ascertained, but
probably not far from 12.000 men. These
troops, well equipped with small arms,
with plenty of ammunition and several
field guns, had obtained positions of
investment opposite to the Spanish line
of detached works throughout their en
tire extent."
General Merritt then speaks of Agul
naldo's accomplishments previous to
his arrival and continues:
"As General Aguinaldo did not visit
me on my arrival nor offer his services
as a subordinate military leader, and
as my instructions from the president
fully contemplated the occupation of
the islands by the American land
forces, and stated that 'the powers of
the military occupant are absolute and
supreme and immediately operate up
on the political condition of the inhab
itants,' I did not consider it wise to
hold any direct communication with
the insurgent leader until I should be
in possession of the city of Manila, es
pecially as I would not until then be
in a position to issue a procdamation j
and enforce my authority in the event
that his pretensions should clash with
my designs.
"For these reasons the preparation
for the attack on the city were press
ed and military operations conducted
without reference to the situation of
the insurgent forces. The wisdom of
this course was subsequently fully es
tablished by the fact that when the
troops of my command carried the
Spanish intrenchments, extending from
the sea to the Pasay road on the ex
treme Spanish right, we were under
no obligations, by pre-arranged plans
of mutual attack, to turn to the right
and clear the front still held against
the insurgents, but were able to move
forward at once and occupy the city
and suburbs."
Then follows a detailed account of
the fighting and capture of Manila and
the general says:
"I desire here to record my apprecia
tion of the admirable manner in
which the orders for attack and the
plan for occupation of the city were
carried out by the troops exactly as
contemplated.
"It will be observed that the trophies
of Manila were nearly $900,000; 1.300
prisoners and 22,000 arms."
General Merritt then details the in
auguration of the military govern
ment of Manila by the Americans. Fur-the.-he
says:
"On the 16th a cablegram contain
ing the text of the president's procla
mation directing the cessation of hos
tilities was received by me, and at the
same time an order to make the fact
known to the Spanish authorities, which
was done at once. This resulted in a
formal protest from the governor-general
in regard to the transfer of public
funds then taking place, on the ground
that the proclamation was dated prior
to the surrender. To this I replied
that the status quo in which we were
left with the cessation of hostilities
was that existing at the time of the
receipt by me of the official notice,
and that I must insist upon the deliv
ery of the funds. The delivery was
made under protest.
"After the issue of my proclamation
and the establishment of my office as
military governor, I had direct writ
ten communication with General Agui
naldo on several occasions. He recog
nized my authority as military govern
or of the town of Manila and suburbs
and made professions of his willing
ness t -j withdraw his troops to a line
which I might indicate, but at the
! same time asking certain favors for
I himself. The matters in this connec-
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lion nau not Deen settiea at me uaie
of my departure. Doubtless much "dis
satisfaction is felt by the rank and
file of the insurgents that they have
not been permitted to enjoy the occu
pacy of Manila, and there is some
ground for trouble with them, owing
to that fact, but notwithstanding many
rumors to the contrary, I am of tha
opinion that the leaders will be able to
I prevent serious disturbances, as they
i are sufficiently intelligent and educated
to know that to antagonize the United
States would be to destroy their only
chance of future political improvement.
"I may add that great changes for
the better have taken place in Manila
since the occupancy of the city by the
American troops.
Washington, October 1. Bids were
opened at the navy department today
for the construction of four harbor de
fense vessels of the monitor type, au
thorized by congress at an expenditure
of $1,250,000 for each monitor. The act
directs the secretary to have in view
the best results and most expeditious
delivery. Consequently the department,
in laying down its requirements, made
twenty-seven months the miximum
time for the completion of the vessels,
providing a penalty ranging from $300
to $60) per day for any delay in their
completion.
The monitors are to be built strictly
in accordance with the department's
designs, no provisions being made, as
is usually the ?ase, for the submission
of contractors' plans. In type, they
have no duplication in modern ship
construction, and more than anything
else resemble the light mcnitors which
distinguished themselves in the civil
war. The board of bureau chiefs would
have liked very much to have provided
a more powerful cass of vessel but the
small limit of cost fixed in the appro
priation act prevented this and they
were obliged to content themselves
with single turreted monitors "of 2,700
tons displacement. Nevertheless the
designers have contrived within these
narrow limits to plan a most service
able type of vessel, though their use
fulness will be strictly limited to har
bor defense, and oit account of their
small proportions they will not be able
to undertake any long voyages. While
resembling roughly the7, war monitors,
these new vessels will be: vastly supe
rior to them in actual power. Their
speed, for instance, will be
twelve
J knots, about double that of the old
5 vessels. Their batteries will consist
of two 12-inch breech-loading rifles
capable of piercing the side of nine
tenths of the naval vessels of the
world; four 4-inch rapid-fire guns and
smaller calibre rapid-fire guns like
those that did such service in the de
struction of Cervera's squadron. The
builders are not required to furnish
either guns, armor or turrets. The lat
ter, by the way, are to be electrically
controlled like those on the Brooklyn.
These turrets will be of the balanced
type ten inches thick behind 11-lnch t
barbetts. and a belt of armor eleven
inrvtifio thlelr and five feet broad Will
ti.JllZTV-
The monitors will be 223 feet long, fif
ty feet broad and draw about twelve i
and a half feet of water, enabling them
to move freely in any of the shallow
Atlantic coast harbors.
The lowest bidders for building the
monitors were in the order named as
follows: Nixon, of Elizabeth, N. J.,
$825,000; Newport News Company, $860,
000; Bath Iron Works, Me., $862,000, and
Union Iron Works, San Francisco,
$875,000.
THE CHARGES AS TO CAMP WI
KOFF. The war investigating commission
devoted its time today largely to the
consideration of a statement filed by
Mr. Nelson Hersh on behalf of The
New York World, giving what he styles
a record of facts concerning the estab
lishment of Camp Wikoff and its man
agement, together with specific in
stances of abuses, charged to have ex
isted, dates, number of sick in hos
pitals, deaths, etc. It is asserted that
at the time Montauk Point was Select
ed oc Mia cifii f t 7 tVia amr i f w n a 4a
en vaste It is charged that when
the firgt detachment of 275 troops ar
rived August 8th "the camp was not
ready to receive them and they slept
under their blankets and in the open
air and no tents had arrived." This,
it is added, was eleven days since it
had been decided to establish the
camp. Continuing, the assertion is
made that by the 13th of August the
sick were reported suffering from want
or proper accommodations ana ioou ,
that their tents were without floors and j
with only their blankets between the ;
sick men and the ground, and that a
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nourishment then received in twenty
four hours.
The war department is charged with
frequent changes of plans, and it is ;
asserted tnat general loung was giv-
en only six days for the preparation
of the camp before the arrival of
troops, when two weeks' time was
necessary, which caused "great con
fusion." On the 14th of August Dr.
Edson visited the camp and found that
the 1,400 troops there were almost
wholly dependent for drinking pur
poses upon a body of water without
inlet or outlet, known as Fort pond.
This pond received the drainage from
the camp and the doctor found the wa
ter to contain ninety grains of salt to
the gallon. This condition, he said,
caused disease and rendered the pond
a constant menace to the men.
By August 30th there were 20,000
men in camp and 1,300 in the hospital,
with many unable to secure admission
from the transports. The regulars j
were reported to be suffering for the j
necessaries or lite ana naa received no
pay for three months. Contract sur
geons were reported to be living at
the expense of patients. "After the
doctors had lunched," says the ac
count, "twenty-five apolynaris bottle3
were counted on the table, said to have
been diverted from hospital stores.
Particulars are given of the death in
his tent of Private Hugh Barrett on
August 28th and it is asserted that Dr.
Tabor refused him permission to' en
ter the hospital on the ground that he
was not sick.
The assertion is made that when, on
the 5th of September Dr. Lee went to
Camp Wikoff with a special train to
take sick soldiers to the Brooklyn hos
pitals "he was unable to get more than
fifteen men to the train on account of
the lack of ambulances, which were
being used to carry sight-seers around
the camp. While hundreds of sick sol
diers were waiting to be transferred
to boats and trains dozens of am
bulances were at the depot filled with
laughing men and women who were
seeing the camp with officer "friends."
After this incident General Young gave
orders that the ambulances were to be
used only for the transportation
of
the sick.
A long list of witnesses was forward
ed and there was a general request
that correspondents and reporters of
The World be called.
The commission directed that a re
ply be forw-arded to Mr. Hersh, in
forming him that the statement should
have careful consideration.
THE PHILIPPINOS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Agoncillo and Lopez, the representa
tives of Aguinaldo, the Philippine in
surgent leader, called at the Whit
house today in company with General
Greene and had a private conference
with the president in the cabinet room.
The interview was entirely informal,
it being distinctly understood that the
administration did not receive the rep
resentatives of the insurgents in any
official capacity. While the Fillippinos
refused to discuss the interview, claim
ing it to have been to "pay their re
spects," it is presumed they informally
talked over their mission, which is to
secure representation on the Paris
commission, if possible: if not, then to
be heard by the commission as to the
attitude and wishes of the insurgents.
Assistant Secretary of States Adee al
so was present during the interview.
No documents were presented.
Death ot a .Tlajor of Volunteer
Montgomery, Ala., September CO.
Major J. J. Johnson, of the Second Ar
kansas, died at Anniston, Ala., today ?
of heart failure. He had been ill for i
a week with typhoid fever. j
Paua I'nder TIartlal Law
Pana, Ills., October 1. At a confer
ence between Captain C. C. Craig, in
charge of the state troops, Sheriff Co
burn and Mayor Powell this afternoon,
the city was delirered over to Captain
Craig and tonight Pana is under mar
tial law. The negroes at Springside
camp have voted to return to Alaba
ma as soon as ther secure their pay
I rom tte operators. , .
1DK ZIILITARV UlLE
Stat Troop In Control or Pans, 111
Imported Srsro TUoer Turned Bark
by Strikers A Battle Expected.
Pana, 111., September 30. Light Bat
tery B, of Galesburg, arrived on a spe
cial train from Springfield this after
noon. The battery consists of two
Gatling guns and sixty-eight men,
with side arms and Springfield rifles.
In charge of Captain Craig. Two camps
of the Sons of Veterans from Aurora
onr
Hamilton, arrived this evening. They
were equipped w ith guns at Springfield
and mustered in as national guards.
Governor Tanner's instructions to
the troops before their departure from
Springfield were to arrest all persons
carrying arms and hold such arms un-4
til further orders; protect citizens and
their property, and maintain order,
but lend no assistance to operators in
operating their mines with imported
labor.
The militia are in full charge of the
city tonight and are parading the bus
iness streets. The utmost quiet pre
vails. Tower Hill, Ills., September 30.
Three hundred striking union miners
from Pana today held up a special
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train
conveying fifty Washington (Ind.) ne
gro miners to Pana to take the place
of union miners. The negroes were
taken from the cars and compelled to
walk back to Tower Hill where they
were locked in the depot until 10
o'clock tonight. At that hour the ne
groes were placed on board an east
bound train and taken back to Indi
ana at the expense of the miners'
union.
News of the capture of the blacks
having reached Sheriff Cobourn at
Pana, he sent an armed posse of dep-
uties, including negroes, from Spring-
side camp, toward this town to inter-
cept the miners on their return. Sheriff
coburn's force had not arrived at a
late hour In case they fail to appear
the miners will remain here over night
and take a roundabout way home.
It is believed that a battle will be
precipitated if the Coburn forces show
up in this vicinity. The sheriff of this
county refused to interfere with the
union men.
THE WAK C'OJI.TIIKSION
Will Kxamlue Geueral Lee Still Uitty
Witli L.tter of Complaiut.
Washington, September 30. The war
investigation commission today decid
ed to ask General Lee to follow Gen
eral Wheeler in giving testimony con
cerning the charges made against the
war department and suggested Wed
nesday of next week as a date when
he could be heard.
General Wheeler wiil be before the
commission on Tuesday and will be
interrogated both about Camp Wikoff
and the Santiago campaign, the ex-
amination concerning Santiago cover
ing especially the facilities for caring
for the sick and wounded and the pre
cautions taken to preserve the health
of the men in the trenches. The com
missioners state their purpose to be to
make a very complete investigation of
these features of the Santiago seige,
but Vice Chairman Denby said today
that the policy of callling General
Miles or General Shafter had not yet
been under consideration.
The commission today continued its
examination of letters bearing upon
them calling attention to such charges
and others attempting to refute them
Many of the letters referred to news
paper reports of abuses and in most
of such cases letters were' sent to the
editors in question asking them for
specific information.
Many of the charges received by
! mail CkVk nnif A in (viia ? e-, .- , i
officer in a Pennsylvania regiment
wrote that he had been at Camp Thom
as, Fernandina and Tampa, Fla., and
that he knew the charges of misman
agement were false. He expressed his
j willingness to come to Washington and
give the commission the information
at his command at his own expense.
Today's letters deal especially with
the conditions at Camp Wikoff. In one
instance a minister wrote that he had
pointed out the inaccessibility and ex
posed condition of the location and the
poor condition of the water before the
place was selected. The members of
the commission express their deter
mination to make a very complete In
spection of affairs at that point and it
is probable that they will visit the
place as a body.
New Construction of the Jlonroe Doc
trine. Manila, Philippine Islands, October
1 There is considerable comment here
upon Aguinaldo's speech at Malolos on
Thursday. The key note was the inde
pendence of the Philippine islands.
During the course of his remarks,
Aguinaldo said:
"Our friends, the Americans, came
for the purpose of demonstrating the
generosity and grandeur of their gov
ernment and to assist in releasing the
people from slavery without annexing
the islands, thus setting a good ex
ample. We now understand and ap
preciate the famous Monroe doctrine
of America for justice demands that
they add "the Philippines for the Fil
ippinos." Indoor and Out
"My health was very poor and I suf
fered from dizzy spells, rheumatism
and weak nerves
l Qia not care to
live in such a condition. Hood's Sar
saparilla has changed all this. It has
completely . cured me and and I am
now able to work hard indoors and
out," Mrs. John A. Lively, Dallas,
West .Virginia.
Hood's Pills are the favorite family
cathartic. Easy to take, easy to oper
aet 25. l .
fimah.il of nit. bayard.
Ill Bodjr Buried In the Family Vault.
Ttae SrTlrr Iot Mmplr.
Wilmington, Del., October l.Funer
al services over the remains of the
late Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard
were held In the Old Swedes church
today. Thousands of people assembled
at the edifice, but were not admitted
as It had been decided not to open the
casket and permit the public to re
view the remains. There was a profu
sion of floral offerings, in addition to
those of the family, coming from
friends at home and at other pdaces.
The honorary pallbearers were: For
mer president, G rover Cleveland; for
mer secretary of the treasury. Charles
S. Fairchild; W. Tunnell. governor of
Delaware; Chancellor John 11. Nichol
son; George L. Rives, of New York
city; John V. Craven and Thomas Cra
ven, of Salem, N. J., and Judge Igni
tius C. Grubb, Dr. James A. Draper
and Henry G. Banning, of Wilming
ton. The services comprised simply the
Prayer Book service for the burial of
the dead of the Protestant Episcopal
church. The service was read jointly
by Rev. Dr. G. W. Douglass, of Tux
edo Park, N. J., who as rector of St.
John's Protestant Episcopal church.
Washington, performed the marriage
ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard, and
Rev. Martin B. Dunlap, rector of Old
Swedes.
When the service reached the point
of commitment of the body to the
grave, the casket was lifted by the
carriers, and. attended by the pall
bearers, members of the family and
others within the church, was taken
to the Bayard burial plot in the grave
yard adjoining the church. A great
crowd had assembled, waiting to see
this, the only public feature of the
funeral. Slowly and solemnly the
body was lowered into the vault where
lie the remains of Mr. Bayard's fath
er and mother and three of hi? chil
dren. SI 1(1 IH. Oil JI I II in: II f
Suicide of tlie Cliluete Ktuprror OIII
clally Announced Autl-Forelgu
mouMraliou by f'lilnefte.
London, October 1. A special dis
patch from Shanghai, published today,
says telegrams furnished by the Tao
tai, or local governor, to the Chinese
paper there, allege that the emperor of
China committed suicide on September
21st, after signing the decrees which
placed the dowager empress at the
head of affairs in China. This, it is
added, is understood to mean that the
emperor was assassinated. All the
English speaking secretaries aid the
principal members of the Chinese for
eign office, it is further announced,
have been seized and banished.
A later dispatch from Shanghai said
it was semi-officially announced there
that the emperor of China committed
suicide on September 21st
The foreign office today received a
dispatch from her majesty's minister
at Pekin, saying that Mr. Mortimer, a
member of the British legation, on re
turning home yesterday with a lady
was insulted and attacked by a mob,
which stoned him and covered him
with mud. Later in the day, the dis
patch adds, some American mission
aries were similarly attacked, as was
the Chinese secretary of the United
States legation. The latter's ribs were
broken.
Sir Claude M. MacDonald, the Brit
ish minister at Pekin, reports that
there is a dangerous feeling abroad.
Steps have been taken to call the at
tention of the Chinese government to
these outrages.
Location of Campw In the Soutli
Washington, October 1. Ex-Senator
Patrick Walsh, Colonel D. D. Dyer,
and Representative Fleming of Geor
gia were in Washington today, urging
Augusta, Ga., as a site for a military
camp. The committee presented to
the secretary the many advantages of
Augusta, pointing out that the propos
ed site was high and healthy, and that
an abundant water supply could be ob
tained from the Augusta water works,
while the camp could be lighted by the
electric system of the city. As to
drainage and other features the sec
retary was assured the proposed site
was perfect The secretary found that
the representations made were borne
out by the report of General Schwan
as president of the board of camp In
spection. The further fact that Au
gusta is a central point for headquar
ters within easy reach of the other
camps was also made prominent by the
committee. While no official informa
tion on the subject is forthcoming, it
is said that selection of sites for camps
in the south has been practically deter
mined. It Is understood they will be
located at Augusta, Americus, and
Athens, Ga., and Columbia, Greenville
rnd Spartanburg, S. C. The main
' mp will be at Augusta on a site of
c." out COO acres Just outside the city.
The following official announcement
of sites for army camps in the south
recommend by the Schwan board sent
isouth for that purpose was posted at
the war department tonight: The fol
lowing points have been recommended
by the Schwan board: Augusta, Ga.,
1 Columbia, S. C, Greenville. S. C,
; Snartanhnre- S. fV Atlanta Ga
Athens, Ga., Macon, Ga., Columbus,
Ga., Americu3, Ga., and Albany, Ga,
Emma C;ill .Murderer Arretted
London, October 1.- Dr. Nancy Gil
ford the midwife of Bridgeport, Conn.,
who is wanted by the American police
on the charge of having been connect
ed with the death of toma Gill, has
1 been arrested.
Tfca tayal to ta aint
Actaal taata
tairt fartaer taaa umy
Absolutely Pure
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THE PKAtK COIIIaMON
The Flrl Joint JeI - Klreant Quar
ter of the Commit Ion Judge Day
He ort SalUlactor) lrogrr.
Paris, October 1 The American aiut
Spanish commissioners smscmbled for
their tirst business session nt 2 o'clock
this afternoon in th roms tustimHj
to them for their deliberations at tho
French foreign flk-e. A speckil in
trance is svt apart for the use of the
commissioners, in order to furnljdt
them with every privacy and oonTvnl
ence possible.
The entire suite uf room nuiy be d
scribed as b-ing of massive npiNnu
anco. Handsome, cry? till chandeliers
hang from the ct-i lings and the vwUb
are wholly paneled with gobelin tain
try. In the centre of the hall arid in
tending nearly the length of the apart
ment is a massive rosewood table, cov
ered with a red velvet cloth and hav
ing around it large, handsome chairs
for the use of the comiui.sioiien. He
fore each chair Is a large. leather
bound portfolio and a tray un which,
are pencils and ink eraser, a Ille lunk.
quill and steel pens, a china ink well
and a sponge cup.
The walls and ceilings of the room
are of deep olive and gold. It contain
live great windows draped with ui!k
and priceless lace curtains. They over
look the beautiful private gardens of
the foreign minister, which contain ex
quisite statuary and some rare trees
and shrubs.
The foreign ollice authorities have
wholly turned over the suite of roume
described to the peace commissioner.
Even the keys of the apartments wen;
handed to the commissioners today
and orders were issued that no wr
Bons, even French ofllcials, are to he?
allowed to enter the rooms while the
commissioners are using them.
The session of the commissioners last
ed ninety minutes. The next session
will take place Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Poth commissions maintain
ed secrecy as to their proceedings.
Washington, October 1. Secretary of
State Hay has been In receipt of 'ahlt
advices from Judge Day, president at
the peace commission. In which h
says that the business of the comntH
sion Is proceeding In the most satis
factory manner. The utmost courtesy
has been shown the members ot the
commission by the French officials nnd
every facility for the accomplishment
of the work with which they are charr
ed has been placed at their command.
It Is evident from the tone of Judgo
Day's communication that he do not
share the gloomy view of the outcome
of the meeting of the jace commis
sioners which is said to be expressed
in the French newspapers. There In
some doubt, it may be remarked, as
to the sincerity of these, expressions
and it is surmised in official qiKirters
that they are inspired by a desiro u
influence the American commissioners
toward an abatement of their de
mands. If this is the rapo, they wIT?
fail of their intended effect.
It is learned at the state dep.,rf riH-nt
that regardless of any protest that tlw
Spanish government may lodg In
Washington as to the alleged nfuml
of the United States authorltis to
permit them to reinfono t h-ir rarri
sons in the Philippines outside of Ma
nila, the rar.- commission will U left
to deal with this subject as strictly In
the line of their duties. So far is cart
be gathered, our government has not
returned such a refusal, for th Span
ish authorities have never made ji re
quest of that kind.
A Preueh Duel
Paris, October 1. A duel between
M. Charles Ernest Paulimor and ML
Turol, of the Lanterne, was fought
this morning, rapiers being the- weap
ons used. M. Turol was thrioe wound
ed in the thigh and side and M. Panl
mler was slightly wounded on the lip,
Madame Paulmler, on Keptember 3rd,
went to the office of The Lonterno
and twice shot M. Olivier, the secre
tary of the editor because, she asserted,
the paper had grossly slandered her
self and her husband in asserting that
their household consisted of three per
sons, the third being a former mistress.
of M. Paulmier. The latter Bubseqaent
ly challenged M. Turol, who was tho
writer of the article referred to. The
charges made were indignantly denied
by both husband and wife.
Flrt Foot flail f;a me
Chapel Hill. N. c. October l -Unl-ersity
r.on the first game of foot hair
of the season on tho homo grounds
this afternoon from Guilford college
score 8 to 0. In the first half neither
side scored, but Carolina succeeded In
reaching goal three times during the
second. There was much fumbling anc
off sideplaying for Carolina. Guilford
had a strong team. The feature was
Howell's phenomenal run of sixty
yards and Rogers good tackling.
Impure blood is an enemy to healthv
and may lead to serious disease. Hood's.
Sarsaparilla conquers this enemy aw?
averts danger.
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