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SALISBURY. N. C. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 18, 1899.
NO. 12.
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E9fi HMOS HI
REFUSED TO ACCEPT HIS fiEXS A
TI03AL TESTIMONY.
GEN. MILES STATES HIS POSITION.
Cabinet Disensres the Commlni7 Gen
eral's Testimony A Question
, - of "Immunity.",
A Washington special Bays: The
war investigntion'' commission Friday
passed a resolution of censure on Gen- j
eral , Eagan for the language used
Thursday when he appeared to ans
wer the charges made against the com
missary branch of the army by Major
General Miles, and returned to him
the carefully prepared type-written
statement which he left with the com
mission after reading it to that body.
With its return was sent a letter ex
plaining the reason for this action and
a copy of the resolution.
Everybody is discussing this con
troversy. In and out of congress it
is almost the sole topic The excite
ment caused by General Eagan's un
precedented attack is scarcely second
to that pursuant upon the official dec
laration of war last1 spring. The army
has rushed to the defense of Miles.
Almost the entire city denounced Ea
gan, and at the first blush is prepared
to believe in Miles against all his de
tainers, j
General Eagan does not stand high
in army circles, and is generally dis
liked,. JIo. is not an American by
birth, but was born in Ireland, and
often makes himself particularly offen
sive in his abuee of England. Gen
eral Eagan camo into the army at the
beginning of the civil war as a first
lieutenant, bnt was mustered out in
318C5. In 1867 he was given a com
mission in the regular army, as a sec
ond lieutenant. He served well in the
Indian wars and was brevetted for
bravery once for fighting the. red men
in the lava beds. This is the only he
roism of his career that his friends
point to with any pride. Thero have
always been eharges pending against
him as a commissary general.
General Mites Talki.
General Miles, when asked what of
ficial action, if any, would be taken
regarding General Eagan's attack; re
plied that he had not made any state
ment on the subject and. did not in
tend toJorecast the proceedings of the
war department.
4 When it was suggested that the war
department was estopped from any
proceedings against General Eagan on
the ground of the protection promised
by the president to all witness? s in
their testimony before the war investi
gation commission, General Miles said
there might be some dividing lines be
tween testimony and personal abuse;
that in his opinion any court of jus-,
tice or, for that matter, a public court
would have stopped a witness who had
used before it such language as was
used before the war commission by
General Eagan. Miles farther said:
"I did not want to appear before the
war commission in the first "place,
when they wrote me suggesting that I
voluntarily appear before them, I re
plied that I believed it ;to bo for the
"best interests of the service for me
not to volunteer any testimony. When
I was ordered before the Coram is ion
and they asked me concerning certain
facts that I then had in my possession,
I was obliged, as a matter of honesty,
to answer them and produced official
complaints as my best reply.
"Even then I didnotstell them all
the facts which I had discovered by
my own investigation. The inquiry
was carried on quietly through the
proper branches of the war depart
ment, aud was begun as a matter of
duty bythe commanding general after
the receipt of an immense number of
complaints. That investigation is still
being prosecuted,. and I still thfnk, as
I said before, that it would have been
much better had the officers of the
war department who have in charge
the care and proper feeding of the solr
diers been allowed to attend to those
matters quietly in their own way."
Cabinet Discusses Matter.
At Friday's cabinet meeting a large
share of the time was consumed in a
discussion of General Eagan's testi
mony before the war investigating1
commission. The cabinet members;
however, were unusually reticent with
respect to what was said, and deoUned
to 'express any opinion as to what, if
anything, would be done in the maty
ter, which is now in the hands of the
president and Secretary Alger.-Never-theiess,
all members of the cabinet
commend the action'o'f the committee
in declittingtb receive the manuscript
of General Eagan's testimony. ' --
It is said that high authorities in
the war department take the position
that Eagan enjoys immunity from
punishment by coartmartial, the presi
dent having promised immunity to
witnesses before the commission from
prosecution on account of facts testi
fied to by themselves, and that the de
partment cannot take cognizance of
the matter.
MEMPHIS HAS BIG BLAZE. ,
Dry Goods Store of the Menken Company
lft royesl, Canftlnft- 450.OOO Los.
! roke out in V J. S.
ay'a dry goc ' . ; , l
Memphis, Tenn.; Thursday night
-totally destroyed that building and
contents, causing a loss of $450,000
. with an insurance of $315,000.
The Gayoso hotel on the south of
the Menken, although at limes serious
ly threatened, received little 'material
damage.
SENATORS SHOTf THE IB II A 3D.
The Paris Peaee Treaty Brovs;ht Vp In
Executive Session.
The supporters and. opponents of
the peace treaty in the senate had their
first contest over the document Thurs
day in execuiive session.
" While the debates technically was
upon Senator Berry's motion provid
ing for the consideration of the reso
lution or ratification in open session,
the entire question at issue was gone
over to a considerable extent." The
discussion continued from 1 o'clock
until; 5 o'clock, when the senate ad
journed for Jhe day without reaching a
vote upon the Berry motion.
There werejao set speeches in the
usual acceptance of that phrase. ,
It was a running debate in which
Senators. Berry, White, Hale," Hoar,
Vest and others in opposition to the
treaty met Senators Davis, Frye, Tel
ler, Gray and others in advocacy of it.
Probably twenty senators spoke, but
many of them did little more than ask
questions. Still - speeches of some
length were made by Messrs. Teller
and Frye on the one hand, and by
Messrsr Hale and Hoar, on the other.
There were many animated colloquys
between senators and for a time an
exceptional degree of feeling was
shown.
The proceedings opened with a
speech by Senator Berry in support of
his motion for open sessions, and he
was replied to briefly by Senators Da
vis and Frye; Senator Vest coming in
later in support of Mr. Berry and Sen
ator Teller joini Dg with the forces in
opposition to the motion.
The discussion over this point hing
ed entirely upon the contention, on the
one hand, that the public was entitled
to know what was taking place in the
disposition of so important a question
as the ratification of the peace treaty,
and, on the other hand, that the de
bate was sure to develop facts and call
forth Htterances which should not be
given to other nations.
It was argued by those favoring the"
motion that no harm could come by
taking the public into the senate's
confidence, while those opposed stated
that vast international questions were
involved whioh could be considered in
a far more judicial and calm manner
behind closed doors than- with the
whole world invited to listen. . ,
Suppose it was important that the
matter be. kept private, said Senator
Vest, no one supposed for a moment
that this result could b secured. The
senate's executive secrets so-called are
invariably known to the world, and
for this reason, if for no other, he
could see no benefit in excluding the
public. -
The senators who acted as members
of the Paris commission, Messrs. Da
vis, Frye and Gray, were all present
and antagonized the motion. '
They stated that from their experi
ence in the negotiations for the treaty,
many questions involving grave inter
national controversies were liable to
be raised, and all, speaking from this
standpoint, urged the preservation of
the senatorial custom of closed doors.
Senator Teller sustained them in
this position, urging the importance
of the question and stating that while
as a rule he favored open sessions of
the senate on all occasions, he consid
ered the present complication too
grave and the present of all times the
most imopportune for a change in the
senatorial custom of. open doors.
Senator Hoar, on the other hand,
for the first time in his life, advocated
open sessions, declaring that no fact
could be developed in connection with
the treaty too important for the Amer
ican public to know.
"It is the people's affair," said Sen
ator White, "and the people should be
invited to listen to the discussion of
the question if they could not be giveir
any more exalted privilege in connec
tion With it." He then proceeded to
say that if. the commissioners who
were present in the senate had any
great secrets they should give them to
the senate forthwith in order that all
the members of that body should have
equal light with these "highly favored
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GRElL BATTLE IN ARABIA.
About S.dZ v Insnr jent end S.OOO Turk a
Reported Killed.
A cable dispatch from Constantinople
states that a great battle has been
forvght in the Yemen division of Ara
bia. The Turhish troops stormed and
yaptured the insurgents' position at
Shanel on November 30th.
About 1,000 insurgents and 2,000
Turks were killed and wounded.
, BANKERS ARE ARRESTED.
Mc2tan-htont Charted With Conspiracy to
Defraud In Certifying; Certain Checks.
At New York, Thursday, James Mo
Kaughton, former president of the
Tradesmen's National bank, and Allen
McNaughton, president of the wool
exchange and one of the directors of
the Tradesmen's National bank, were
arrested and arraigned before United
States Commissioner Shields, charged
with conspiracy to defraud in Connec
ticut with the certification of a check
drawn on the Tradesmen's National
bank to the order of the United States
Trust company for $510,000, when the
trust company, as alleged, had nc
funds in the bank to its credit.
LA BQURG0GXE IS BLAMED
For Dlsastroas Colllalen With Cromarty,
shir. Says Admiralty Comrt.
The admiralty court, f ittir at Lou
ton, has found that I !" r ci
the Compagnie Gener.la ..Xi-.s-AtI.ia-ique,
was alone to blame for the col
lision with the British ship Cromarty
shire on July 4th last, near.Sable is
and. off the coast of Nova Scotia, re
sulting in the. sinking of the steamer
nl the loss of over 500 lives.
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SO DECLARES GENERAL G03IEZ,
: MEMBER OF COMMISSION.
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRED
Cnetom Hoaiei In Cub to Be Glren aa
Security For the
"Loan. '
A New York special says: Accord
ing to Brigadier General Jose Miguel
Gomez, a member of the Cuban com
mission now in Washington, the Cu
ban army is sure to receive the three
years' pay to which it is entitled, $10,
000,000. being advanced by the United
States with the custom houses of Cuba
as security for its payment.
: Brigadier General Gomez is grateful
f ois the way the commission has been
received. The negotiations, ltlis ex
pected, will be' completed by the end;
of this month. When the commission
will return to Cnba. General Gomez
said:
"Our hopes have all been realized.
At fir-t, however, things looked very
dark for us. Poor GaneraT Garcia was
the most pessimistic member of the
commission. . He had no hope for the
success of our plans when he left for
Washington. The rest of the commis
sion argued, however, that as the
Americans had taken charge of Cnba
and thus prevented us from raising
money, we bad a right to request a
loan with which to pay off our men.
"General Garcia asked lor only $100
for each man.. The other commission
ers protested because of the small
amount. J Then .'came the general's
death, and for the time being negotia
tions were suspended. At our next
meeting it was agreed that an official
list of the men in the Cuban army
would be required before any agree
ment could be reached. Accordingly
I left for Cuba, whence I returned on
January 6th with the -required docu
ment. " ?
"There are 47,000 men to be paid
in the Cuban army. The: amount ire
have requested is $40,000,000, to be
turned over to us in either one or three'
payments, We will give as security
the custom houses in. Cuba. Should
the government not care to lend us
that sum, we are willing to take one
third of it and later pay the men the.
rest. ,
"As 'affairs now stand, however, I.
think we .will .receive the amount in
three parents. This, however, is
not decidHyet. The late Mr. Dipgley
was in favor of giving , us the amount
in one payment."
Speaking of the present-condition of
affairs in Havana General Gomez said
it was bad. : .
"There appears to be much disa
greement among the American offi
cials," he continued, "and no one
seems to know what his power is.
Some one gives an order, and the next
man countermands it. The result is
the government of Havana is not as
smooth as it might be.
"General Brooke, however, is well
liked, and the Cubans are more than
willing to belphim. General Ludlow's
orders preventing the Cubans from
taking any part in the 'evacuation pa.
rade caused a great deal of ill feeling.
This is now done away with, and there
need be no fear of a clash between the
Cnbans and the Americans.
"General Brooke, I am told, is about
to name a commission of Cubans who
will act as his advisors. Mendez Ca
pote, the president of the assembly
at Santa Cruise del Sul, will be placed
at the head of the commission.
"General Maximo Gomez will re
main in the field until the army is dis
banded. He will then make his home
in Havana. After the men in the army
have been paid off we will try to prove
to the country that we are fully able
to govern Cuba;"
MAY RAISE COLON.
Wrecking Company, However, Doubtful
About the Almirante Oqaendo.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says: , Representatives of a Norwe
gian wrecking company who examined
the wrecks of the Spanish warships
Sunday consider that the Colon might
possibly be floated, but they are
doubtful in the case of the Almirante
Oquendo. j
WHOLESALE POISOSINO.
Many Mysterious Deaths Occur In Baxter
County, Arkansas.
There is intense excitement in Bax
ter county, Ark , over a series of sud
den and mysterious deaths which have
occurred in the vicinity of Mountain
Home, the county seat, within the last
few days. No less than six men, all
of whom were apparently in robust
health, have been suddenly stricken
and died within a very short time af
ter the attack, ' In every case there
were symptoms of poisoning, i
Besides those who have died, a num
ber of others have suddenly become
violently ill and their lives saved only
by prompt medical attendance. '
BANE ROBBER NABBED.
A Mexican Arrested la Ticvr Orleans Owns
Cp t Stealing S70.OOO.
Santiago Murphy was arrested at
New Orleans Monday night, charged
t Ah having cl Uined $70,000 from the
Mexican Naiiciul i-i ca forged se
curities and drafts in April last. He
had been chef clerk in the bank for a
number of years and the robbery was
only discovered after he left. He came
to America, followed the races in New
York and was traced to New Orleans.
SPECIAL BILL NEEDED
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Xa Order to Reimburse Carmon 7..
yurniahatf'&fonev Far Volnnt.n-.. - 4
Senator Tillmiu and McLaunn of
South Carolina, called on the president
Saturday' relative tjb the recent decis
ion of th9 comptroHer of the treasury
that-'cte's which expended money in
raising volunteers for service in the
late war could not be remunerated by
the federal government. In the case
of the 'southern states the money so
expended is to be applied on the debt
owing from the states to the federal
government. ... .'
In the case of South Carolina, how
ever, this money was advanced by
Governor Ellerbe out of his pocket, in
order to facilitate matterB. The. same
thing was true of the" governor of
Missouri. . , .
President McKinley. suggested that
the only remedy lay in a Wial legis
lation by congress. H vindicated
that he would approve a bf if it were
passed. Senator McLaur U - will- in
troduce a special bilU v Jjf . V" "
TO COLONIZE NEGROES.
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American Colonization Association Asks
. For Charter From TewnJssee.
An application has bain made by
S. IirHnishins," John E. Patton and
othercoiWed citizens of Chattanooga,
Tenri. , for a charter for the National
American Colonization Association, the
object being to organize branches in
the southern states. The association
is formed with? a vier to colonizing
negroes in the west anq securing from
congress a concession ta allow the col
onies so formed the rijpt-f state gov
ernment and representation in con
gress. - )' - ; .
SPAIN OFFERS ISLANDS.
Government Desirous of Disposing: of Out
lylna Colonies, f
Advices from Madrid state that the
government on the reassembling of
the cortes will immediately ask, says
La Reforma, authority to sell the Ma
rianne (Ladrone), Caroline and the
Pelew islands, since Spain is powerless
to maintain a sufficient force to de
fend them. The government arrived
at this decision in consequence of ad
vices from General Rios that an, army
of 4,000 men, a man of w&r and two
gunboats would be necessAry for the
purpose. ": -
LE ART GOVERNOR
GUAM.
Captain Has Been Ordered? To the New
Possession To AaaumA Duties. ; ,;
Secretary Long has ortlered Captain
Leary, at present cokinanding the
San Francisco, to - proceed to the
island of Guam and aasxtme the duties
of naval governor of th4 new acquisi
tion. He will carry with him a proc
lamation to the natives informing
them of the designs of the United
States government toward them in
preoisely the terms employed ' in the
case of the acquisition of Porto Rico.
NEW TRIAL DESIED MOORE.
No Error Committed In Allowing Admls
slon of Certain Evidence.
Justice Nash, in the supreme court
at New York, Saturday, denied the
application for a certificate of .reason
able doubt pending an appeal to the
appellate court, in the case ofYY. A.
E. Moore, who was convicted of rob
bery, extortion and assault on Martin
Mahon. :
- Justice Nash finds that no error was
committed in allowing certain evidence
to go to the jury.
BANK QUITS BUSINESS.
A Million Dollars Said To Be "Missing-"
From the Institution.! .
At a meeting at New York Friday of
the stockholders of the Tradesmen's
National bank, whose former presi
dent, James McNaughton, was arrest
ed Thursday, it was decided to place
the bank in voluntary liquidation at
once. The doors of the bank were
closed in October.
. The counsel for the bank said that a
million dollars had been "taken from
the bank," and that he was anxious to
know what became of it. He is at
work upon an investigation.
CREW OF BARK LOST.
Captain and Eighteen Men Go Down With
III. Fated Teasel.
The bark Andeline, which arrived at
Tocoma, Wash., Frrday night in bal
last, capsized and' sank in twenty-two
feet oft water early Saturday morning.
Captain G. W. Slating and a crew of
eighteen men are lost.
The. vessel capsized in a terrific
squall. . , - .
SENATOR GRAY COMPLIMENTED.!
A Dinner Given In His Honor By Wil
mington Board of Trade.
United States Senator George Gray
was tendered a complimentary dinner
by the local board of trade in Wil
mington, Del., Saturday night Presi
dent McKinley. his cabinet and all
the members of the peace commission
sent letters of regret. There were 200
guests in attendance.
Senator Gray was the chief speaker
of the evening, and . responding to the
toast: "Our Guests of Honor. In
the course of his speech he said that
the. United States could not avoid
taking the Pacific islands, but sayf
that they will be wisely disposed oi-
TO QUASH DREYFUS SENTENCE.
Parts Newspapers Announce That Itfqalry
Is About Te Be Terminated. ,
A Paris .dispatch says: The Matin
'and the Gaulois say they understand
that the inquiry of the court of cassa
tion into the Dreyfss cse is on the
poiat of terra ilia. ti.j a-i.ltl.at the ccrt
will probably report that acts of trea
son actually occurred, but that sufS
cient proof of the guilt of Dreyfus does
not exist and that his sentence, there
fore is quashed.
can ran deplored.
WHOLE COUNTRY CONDOLES WITH
BEAD STATESMAN'S WIDOW.
MESSAGES FROM: AIL- SECTIONS.
Tributes Paid By Public Men To One Who
- , Stood HI g;b In the Council
of His Party.
A Washington special says: Pro
found sorrow was manifested Satur
day in every walk of public life in the
announcement that Nelson Dingley, of
Maine, had passed away. At the late
home of Mr. Dingley there were many
evidences of that deep personal esteem
in which he was held
Messages of condolence came from
every quarter of the country and to
these were added the personal con
dolence of cabinent officers; senators,
supreme court justices ' and .members
of the house. :' v ' -' " ' '
- Secretaries Alger and Wilson were
among the earliest callers, and follow
ing them came nearly every man in
congress with whom Mr. - Dingly had
been associated during his long tnd
notable service. . '
Mrs. Dingley was prostrated with
the shock and with the - tensions of
many days of constant vigil at her hus
band's bedside. But she - was report
ed to be bearing up bravely and no se
rious apprehension was expressed as
to her condition. -
At the house of representatives the
death of Mr. Dingley caVne as a per
sonal bereavement to the many with
whom lie had long been associated.
President McKinley, . sent a very
feeling letter in his own hand to Mrs.
Dingley, expressing his grief and that
of Mrs. McKinley. It was as follows:
; "Executive Mansion, January , 13.
Dear Mrs. Dingley: Have this mo
ment learned of the death of ydur, dis
tinguished husband and write to ex
press the profound -sorrow which both
Mrs. McKinley an.t myself feel for
you in your great affliction.. V
We mourn with you in this over
whelming: loss, which will be deeply
felt by the whole country. Prom my
long and . intimate association with
him, it comes to me as a personal be
reavement. A . great consolation in
this sad hour is a recollection of Mr.
Dingley's exaHed character, his honest
virtues, his quiet, useful, distinguished
life' and ' his long continued faithful
service in behalf of his fellow citizens,
who will always cherish his memory
as that of a great statesman and patriot.
With sympathy, believe me always
sincerely, WttiiiAM McKhti.et."-
A number of letters of condolence
were also received from members of
the cabinet and one from General Joe
Wheeler. - - ' -"' : , - . . -
Speaker Reed said of the death of
Mr. Dingley: ' .-
"I have never known the sense of
loss to be more nearly universal than
in the ' case of Governor. Dingley.
His death comes at a time when the
need of his services will be most keen
ly felt Not . only have we lost his
knowledge, but we cannot at once cre
ate in any one else the confidence we
had in him. Mr. Dingley had render
ed conspicuous publio service in his
own state before he came to Washing
ington and his success here was no
surprise to us. His habits of labor
and untiring industry gave him the
greatest command over the subjects to
which he devoted his attention.
"The house, finding, that he always
said something and wasted no time in
saying it, accorded to him the high
compliment of silence and attention.
Announced la the House. .
The house of representatives assem
bled Saturday morning under circum
stances of deep 'and universal sorrow
in the death of Representative Nelson
Dingley, of Maine: As Speaker. Reed
entered the chamber, a hush fell upon
the members as they rose, and with
bowed heads listened to the eloquent
tribute from the chspljjn, Rev. Dr.
Condon. . '
Mr. Bontelle, the senior member of
the Maine delegation, was recognized
for a brief and feeling announcement
of demise of his colleague.
Mr. Bontelle then offered a resolu
tion that the funeral services be held
in the hall of the house and that a
committee of nine members of the
house be appointed to attend the fu
neral at Lewiston, Me.
WILL HOLD ELECTION OTER.
Question of Lecallty of Senatorial Eleettes
.. In Tennessee Ifc-Ulature Raised,
k Nashville dispatch says: Because
of the existence of some doubt as to
the legal organization of both houses
of the legislature on January, 3d, and
the legality of the vote for senator on
January 10th, when Senator W. B.
Bate was re-elected, it has been de
cided to take a: second vote in both
houses for senator, jut as to free Sena
tor Bate's election from all objections.
RESTRICTION OF SUFFRAGE
Is Aa Interesting Qaeetion With Xerth
Carolina Icl slaters.
A Raleigh, N. C, special says: No
subject before this legislature at all
approaches in interest that of the elec
tion law and suffrage restriction. The
general sentiment of the democratic
leaders in both branches of the legis
lature is found to be strongly in favor
ct the Lotxisi-raa law as to suffrage,
tlsi'i S"7 fcelr as to its consti
tutionality. Ssa ?!i"5
sippi law should bo followed as far as
possible, because it has been declared
constitutional, and then features of
the Louisiana law can be incorporated.
C02SGKES2IA2r DIM! LET DEAD.
KopubUean Xeader In the House
cumbs Te Pneumonia. '
Hon. Nelson Dingley, of Maine,
leader of the republican side on the
floor of the house cf representatives,
and representing the second congres
sional district of Maine in that body,
died- in Washington . Friday: night of
heart failure,' resulting from extreme
weakness due to double pneumonia.
He was unconscious during the day,
and the . death, came quietly, without
consciousness being regained.
To within a few -hours -before his
death the family firmly believed, as
they have throughout his , illness, that
Mr. Dingley would recover, and it was
only when it became apparent that he
was dying that they gathered at his
bedside.
There were many genuine and heart
felt expressions of sympathy when it
became known that the congressman
was dead. ' " '
In speaking of Mr, Dingley's death
Senator Hale said : ;:
"In the present condition of publio
affairs, Congressman Dingley's death
is a very great national loss. In all
questions relating to finance, to. the
revenues of the country and to the ad
justment of great financial questions,
Mr. Dingley was above all others in
authority. It is difficult to say.wBo
can take his place. He had. the confi
dence of his associates in the house,
the confidence of the senate, the con
fidence of- the president and the con
fidence of the entire country. Maine
will especially lament him. .Early and
late he had devoted himself to the in
terests Of the state, and his people be
lieved in his fidelity, patriotism and
wisdom." : .; ' -
ADYICES FROM MANILA
Situation Still ' Critical. Bat General Otis
Has Thin. Well In Hand. '
A cable dispatch . received Friday
from Manila says: The situation is un
doubtedly critical, but Major General
Otis has it well in hand , and there is
no such certainty of trouble as may be
believed. "
The rebels " are concentrated on the
outskirts of the town and their leaders
have issued strict - prders that they
shall act only on the Offensive.
An accident might precipitate trou
ble, but the idea of a rebel attack up
on Manila is ridiculous, as the Ameri
cans absolutely control the position.
Agumaldo has republished the sec
ond manifesto in reply to the procla
mation of General Otis, -which was re
called on its first appearance, but it
has proved ineffectual.
On Wednesday a false alarm, due to
trival incidents occurring simultane
ously m opposite parts of the city, led
to a general call to the United States
forces. In fifteen niinutes the entire
city was covered. ,
The promptitude of the Americans,
while it created a scare : for the mo
ment, effectually restored confidence
throughout Manila and dispelled the
excitement due to a passing fear on the
part of the citizens that an outbreak
as imminent. . . ;'-'
It is possible that the Filipinos, af
ter the diplomatic, conferences that
have been had between the represen
tatives of General Otis and Aguinaldo,
have - finally come to-understand that
the cautious and conservative policy of
the Americans is not due to fear and
that they will accept the inevitable
with good grace. . It is evident that at
present they are unable to appreciate
the full meaning of the. independence
demanded and that when they do un
derstand its extent, the American
propositions will be acceptable.
. WHISKY JltfX INDICTED.
Charg-ed With Opening- Their Places of
Business On Election Day. '
An Atlanta dispatch says: Five true
bills were returned by the Fulton
county grand jury" Friday against
whisky dealers in the city for selling
liquors on an election day. V
The cases are intended for test cases,
and the outcome of them involves an
impartant construction of the law and
much interest attaches to the disposi
tion of the cases. Bonds were prompt
ly given. '
CRAZY MAX'S BLOODY CRIME.
Husband Kills Wife and Young Babe and
Thea Commit Suicide, v
Reports reached Paris, Tens., Fri
day from a remote part of Henry
county, of a doable murder and sm
cide by a man named Hud gin a. m.
The report states that in a fit of in
sanity lie killed his wife and baby and
then cut his own throat with fatal re
SUlt. - .--;.r: ' a -,;r- .
R00SEYELT SUSTAINS SILES.
Hew York's GoTernor Says Contsoaadlag
General's Statcnseats Were True. .
; A dispatch from Albany, N. T.,
says: Governor Roosevelt stated Fri
day that be had written a letter to
Major General Miles confirming the
condition of the meat furnished in the
Santiago expedition. General Miles
at Washington has made reference to
the receipt of that letter. The gover
nor. as colonel of the regiment of
Rough Riders." officially made a report
to the war department in September
last, which contained practically the
same account of the condition of the
beef as was set forth in his letter to
General Miles. '
LEGR7.
A REASSURING. TE
AX.
General Otis Ee ports Conditions la Phil
ippines as Improving-. .
The secretary of war was much grat
ified Thursday morning by the receipt
of the following cablegram at 753
:UriLA, Jry 12 A fT;n--t Gen
eral. Vr asMuUiaj:' Cosu.
ently improving; citizens fed J-cre te
cure; many natives reiurninir, cuj
mm aits
SAYS COaAXDISG GENERAL IS
ALL KINDS OF A "LIAR."
COMMISSARY GENERAL IS ANGRY.
He Testifies Before the War Board la Re
gard to Canned Meats Pur- , . ,
nlshed the Army.
A Washington special says: Com
missary General Eagan, in the 'course
of his testimony before the war inves
tigating commission Thursday, after
noon, called Major General inlet,
commanding the army, a "liar,", who
lied in his throat, lied in his heart,
lied ia every part of his body, who
"perpretrated a gross scandal and
who should be drummed out of the
service and imprisoned." and 'ehou1d
be avoided by every honest "xaaa and
barred by every club.
General JCagan appeared unexpect
edly to meet the allegations, against
the beef issue in the war. He denied
numerous statements of General Miles,
charged that the latter 's testimony
constituted : severe reflections on the
commanding general of the expeditions
and referred to him 'as "this same
commanding general, Nelson A. Miles," "
and said whoever called the beef fur
nished "embalmed beef" was a "liar."
W. B. i Miles, in charge of Armour
& Co.'s Kansas City plant, appeared!
for the packing houses. '
General Eagan was then recalled te
answer regarding the charges of Gen
eral Miles that "embalmed" and pro
cess beef was furnished the troops in
the field. General Eagan had pre
pared a typewritten statement cover
ing his side of the case and was allow
ed to read it. He referred to the fact
that General Miles had refused to be
sworn and commented on the fact that
he was the only one of COO witnesses
who had so refused. General Eagan
said he himself preferred to be sworn.
Testimony Iteg-ardlnc Miles.
- General Eagan's testimony, in part,
in regard to General Miles follows:
"General Miles was aked by your
committee' hew tinned fresh beef be
came a part of the army rations. His
answer, is, 'ion had better ask the
secretary of , war or the commissary
general. I think they can tell you.,'
I know that it .was sent to the army as
rood, and the pretense is that it was ,
sent as an experiment.
"General Miles, in saying that this
food was sent to the army as a pre
tence for experiment says that which '
implies corruption, which 93 out of
every 100 people will understand to
mean corruption, .because it was 'a
pretense of experiment,' he says, not
even giving credit to me for furnishing
it' as an experiment, but that I fur
nished it under the 'pretense of an experiment.-
; v v
, "This is a serious charge, and should
not be made by any man lightly, nor
without ample evidence to support it.
t say that it was, not furnished under
the pretense nor even as an experi
ment, and if General Miles charges
that it was furnished as "pretense of
an experiment," he lies in bis throat,
he lies in his heart, he lies in every
hair of his head and every pore of his
body; he lies wilfully, deliberately, in
tentionally and maliciously. If hie
statement is true that this was lor
nisbed under 'pretense of an experi
ment that I should be drummed out
of the army and incarcerated in state's
prison. Vv V. -" : : 1; .-v ,
"If his statement is false, as I assert
it to be, then he should be drummed
out of (he service and incarcerated in
prison with other libellers. His state
ment is a scandalous libel, reflecting
upon the honor of every officer in the
department who has contracted for ci
purchased this meat, and especially
and particularly of the commissary
general, myself. - : .
"In denouncing General Miles as a
liar when he makes this statement, I
wish to make it as emphatic and as
coarse as the statement itself. ' I wish
to force the Ue back into his throat
covered with the contents of a camp
latrine. I wish to brand it as a false
hood of whole cloth without a particle
of truth, and unless he can substanti
ate his statement he - should be de
nounced by every honest man, barred
from the clubs, barred from society of
decent people, and so ostracised that
the street bootblack' would not conde
scend to speak to him." r '
WILL REQUIRE BIU AB2JY .
To Sabjaa-ate the Inhabitants of the
Philippine Islands.
A dispatch from Madrid says: "Per
sons who have returned here from the
Philippines expatiate upon the diffi
culties facing the United States when
they undertake to conquer with the
whole archipelago in armsl, , " , V?
They assert that it would be impos
sible for the Americans to penetrate
beyond the ports without an immense
army, declaring that the islands are
"o impoverished that the Americans
will be compelled to obtain provision
elsewhere" and that the climate is
much more fatal than the Cuban cli
mate to American soldiers.
LARGEST SHIP XATJXCIIED.
Oeeaale Carrie Enough Coal te Take
JIr Arennd the World.
The White Star line steamer Oceanic,
the largest ship ever built, was success
fully launched at Belfast Saturday in
the presence of an enormous crowd.
JThe Oceanic is 70i feet Iceland
if jktrrs over 17.CC 3 toss. CI? t a
ct-! c'.vAj'tir.r.r-.t to tztV-i I -r
cJ-twelvo ,kncU : Lv.
coaling. ; -