rulznwwsgé SLAWWAAAAAA HAVANA Spanish Commissioners Haggle Over Evacuation. AMERICA DEMANDS HASTE Our Representatives Will Not Yield to Further Postponement. Deadlock Also Over Form and Details of the Evacua- tion. Embnrkution of hIanzauil lo Troops Delayed. Havana, Oct. G.~—The American and Spanish evacuation commissioners met in joint session in the hall of the co- lonial parliament yesterday morning. There was a large crowd outside the building, but only the commissioners and their secretaries and stenographers were allowed to enter. The first point. discussed was the time for the evacuation. The Ameri- cans persisted in their demand that the Spanish troops be all out of the island about November 30. The Spaniards insisted that a longer time be allowed to them. Speeches were made on both sides, but no agreement was reached and the mr.;er was left for further discus- 81011. .-‘..nother point discussed was the form of evacuation, whether it was to take p ice gradually and from the east to the west of the island, or whether the island should be evacuated as a whole. :70 agreement was reached, and this matter was also left for further dis-- cussion. The third point, about the property the Spanish army was entitled to car- ry bac kto Spain, also resulted in a deadlock. The Spanish commissioners notified the Americans in the name of Captain General Blanco that on account of bad weather the steamship Porto Rico would not arrive at Manzanillo in time for the embarkation of the Span- ish troops there on October 7, as was agreed, but they added that the Span- ish were ready to encamp outside the city until the transport arrived and surrender the town immediately to the Americans. The American commissioners replied that there would be no trouble about that, as for the present the American troops wOuld encamp outside the city for sanitary reasons. _ Speeches were made by General Par- srado and Marquis Montoro on the Spa- nish side, and Generals Butler and lous on the American side. Many Cuban officers and deputies left yesterday for Santa Cruz del Sur to take part in the congress to be held on October 10 to elect a Cuban govern— ment. U. S. TROOPS AND INDIANS FIGHT- Unconflrmed Report of the litassacre oi .. the Soldiers. St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 6.—An unconfir- med rumor has reached here that about one hundred regular soldiers un- der General Bacon have been massa- cred by the Indians at Leech Lake. Fierce fighting has been going on 20 miles from Walker, Minn. An operator at Brainerd says the re- port of a massacre is true. m 9 Walker, Minn., Oct. 6.——-A terrific fight occurred at 11 a. in., yesterday, thirty miles from Walker, at Bog-ah-me-ge- shirks Point, close to Bear island, be- tween Indians and a detachment of the Third Infantrymen, under General Bacon. Ixxtevcollugi..te Tennis. New Haven, Oct. 6.—Malcolm IVhit- mar, the lawn tennis champion of Am- erica, was beaten here yesterday in the intercollegiate championship tourna- ment at the Lawn Club courts. Fortunately for Harvard his con- queror was Davis, another member of his own team. Davis will probably meet W'are, the third member of tthe Harvard repre- sentatives, in the finals. Davis 'beat Wham—nan 2—6, 9-7, Ware‘ beat Little of Princeton, 0-1, 6-0. 6-0. $60,000 But Robbery. Winnipeg, Mam, Oct. 6.——The branch of the Molson bank, in this city, was robbed of a large sum of money, said to be over $60,000, during Tuesday evo- ning. Officials and police refuse to talk of the affair, but it is generally supposed that entrance to the vault was effected by some one who had knowledge of the combination. The money taken was in bank bills and coin. Provislons on the Yukon, Seattle, Wash, Oct. 6.—An estimate of the amount of provisions on the Yukon river indicates that there will be no need of a government relief ex- pedition this winier. . The two big transportation companies have at least twenty thousand tons at various points on the river. Trading posts have recently been es- tablished on the Koyukok river. Secured Judgment for 8400. Brooklyn, Oct. 6.-Judgment for $400 was given by a jury in the supreme court of Brooklyn yesterday to John‘ Jenkins of 2,307 Pacific street, against the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Com- pany for damages he sustained by be- ing ejected from one of the Fulton street cars on December 14, 1895. Fourteen Houses Burned. Crown Point, Ind., Oct. 6.—Fourteen houses, comprising the greater portion of the business district of Lowell, 12 miles south of this city, were entirely destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss will reach $40,000, with lim- ited instirance. Big Fire in Tennessee, Clarksville, Oct. 6.—Fire in the Grange tobacco warehouse, occupied by Gill and Turnley, burned the building and about 4,500 hogsheads of tobacco. The total loss is estimated at $500,000; insurance about $300,000. A Life Senatorshlp for Admlral Carver-a, Madrid, Oct. 6.-—It is announced that ‘Admiral Cervera will be appointed a life senator. ' '5‘; WHEELER AGAIN ON THE STAND. The General Resumes His Testimony. Condition at; Camp Wikofl‘ Washington, D. C., Oct. 6.-—General wheeler resumed his testimony before the war investigating commissio’n yes- terday. The examination on the line of the New York World charges was resumed. He said that if there were any “camp horrors" on the 27th of August, as charged, the commander of the camp was responsible, for he had full power to furnish relief. There probably were individual cases of suffering, but as a rule he knew the soldiers were well cared for. There was certainly no lack of food. The surgeons were authorized to ex- pend sixty cents a day on each indi— vidual soldier. In addition to this sup« ply there were his own purchases and the contributions of the good women by whom the tents were filled with edibles. warded sums of money to him. As many'as thirty checks were sent to him, the largest being for $5,000. He had in each case returned the checks. because no obstacles in securing such supplies as he had made requests for existed. In addition to using the money allowed to buy provisions, he had used it for other purposes to add to the comfort of the men, buying clothing, blankets, tents, bed sheets, putting up the laundry, etc. He thought there were tents enough to make 50,000 men comfortable, while there were never more than twenty thousand men at one time. - General Wheeler said in reply to a question from General Wilson that he had heard of but one instance in which a surgeon had become intoxicated. The man was relieved from duty, but there was no court martial, as it was im- possible to procure testimony bearing on the case. General Dodge asked witness for a. general expression of his opinion as to the conduct of the various bureaus of the war department. Replying, he praised the work of all the supply departments, saying they were actuated by zeal and character- ized by intelligence. He had found the medical depart- ment, from General Sternberg down, to be efficient and anxious to promote the best interests of his department. The same was also true of the ordnance. commissary and other departments. General Wheeler spoke of the mortality among the Spanish soldiers, saying it was quite equal to that among the Am- erican troops. This completed General Wheeler's testimony, and the commission then adjourned for luncheon. The next witness will be General 11. V. Boynton. ' Firing the Ten Inch Gun. Willets Point, -L. 1., Oct. 6.—The boys of Battery K, Seventh United States regular artillery, in camp here under command of Captain Hamilton, han- dled the big disappearing rifles with much accuracy yesterday. ’ A triangular target was anchored in the Sound 8,500 yards from Fort Tot- ten. Four shots were fired from the ten-inch disappearing rifle. The first two shots were loaded with 138 pounds of smokeless powder and a solid projectile, weighing 575 pounds. The last two were loaded with 208 pounds of brown powder and a 575- pound projectile. The fourth and last shot was the best of the day. It pas- sed twenty—two yards over the target and five yards to the right of it. The heavy explosions shook the earth for three miles, broke all the windows in the post, made horses rear and tremble and startled the nervous. deriug reports would shake the frame buildings to the ground. The loading of the disappearing rifles the breech of the rifle. tion is rolled onthese from the maga— zine; the projectilc is slid off and home with dispatch; the powder bags follow; the breech is closed; the lever is moved; the gun rises up and over the parapet; the order to fire is given; the electric button is pressed and then comes the thunderous report. The gun working recoil returns to its former position, ready to be reloaded. Rally for Roosevelt New York, Oct. 6.—Many thousand last evening to ratify the work of the Saratoga convention. Several overflow meetings were held, the seating capacrty of Carnegie hall meeting. " President Quigg called the meeting to order at eight o’clock and named General Stewart L. Woodford for pre- siding oflicer. The general's brief ad- dress was heartily applauded. Addresses were also made by Hon. Seth Low, Joseph H. Choate, Lieuten. ant Governor Woodruff and Colonel Roosevelt. Much enthusiasm prevail- ed. Found Bones of Mastodons. Vancouver, Oct. 6.——Alexander Staf‘ ford of Lethbridge, Alberta, has reach- ed Vancouver from the Klondike, and reports finding on his claim tusks and bones of mammoths and mastodons. One pair of tusks was nearly seven feet long and seven inches in diameter. The socket of a hip bone was eight inches across the top. ' Blind People in Convention St. Louis, Oct., 6.—-The American Blind People’s Higher Education and General Improvement association, with 150 men and women delegates present, is holding a convention here. They will advocate a uniform style of print for the blind and ask Congress to en- courage the establishment of a. national school for the blind. To Supplant Striking Miners Pana, 111., Oct. 6.-—Another train load of negroes has arrived here from Bir- mingham, Ala., to supplant striking miners in the Pana mine, the only one still idle. Deputies prevented any dis- turbance. Spanish Poshnasters Take Records. \Vashington, Oct. 6.—hairman Stu- art of the metal committee. sent to Porto Rico, reports that the Spanish postmasters have decamped at many places, taking all supplies and rec- ords. 4-. '7‘ _“ Furthermore, many individuals for-- - is done by trucks, which are flush with - The ammuni- , It is thought that many such thun- , 1 across the Sound. Two companies of ' the by mechanism, under the power of, the . , the legislature. Republicans gathered at arnegie hall I g a cut and dried affair, the nomination being totally inadequate to accommo- . date those who wished to attend the . .Vassar, Jr., as treasurer of the college, _WEEkLr-NURwALk l ADJUTANT GENERAL’S REPORT. Large Mass of Documents Prepared for the \Var Investigating Conn-fission. Washington, Oct. 6.—The adjutanl. ; general of the army has prepared a,‘ large mass of documents 'for submis- ‘ sion to the war investigating commit- tee, and is ready to be handed in when called for. It consists of three puns. The first part consists of all correspon- dence, telegraphic and otherwise, which has passed through the adjutant gen- eral’s office in connection with the cam- paign in Santiago. ‘ The second consists of similar corre- spondence in regard to the Philippines. and the third contains all the corre— spondence relating to the operations in Porto Rico. General Corbin makes no comment on the correspondence submitted, and his letter of transmissal is very brief. He ' says; “f a newspaper says that I find fault with Admiral Sampson or anybody else in regard to the Santiago campaign or any other campaign, the report is a lie. It does me great injustice. Even if I did accuse anybody in my report, no newspaper would be able to say in ad- I vance that I would do so.” THE SITUATION lN CHINA. Assertion of the Chinese Embassy in London. London, Oct. 6.——The Chinese embas- sy here is in receipt of a dispatch from Pekin, dated October 5, saying that the greatest harmony prevails between the emperor and dowager empress. The dispatch says that the latter, seeing the danger of rushing sweeping reforms, consented to advise the em- peror in the general management of af- fairs and as to the best way of intro- ducing reforms. Circumstances have shown it to be necessary, the dispatch says, that six councillors who were urging the em- peror to undertake inopportune reforms be put to death. _ After referring to the punishment of the others, the dispatch says that since his dismissal from the Tsung-li-Yamen Li Hung hang has abstained from par- ticipating in public affairs. Washout Delays Travel. Amsterdam, N. Y., Oct. 6.—A heavy. rain storm raged here for two hours yesterday afternoon, causing much damage. The West Shore Railroad is washed out in two places. The Central Railroad tracks are washed out at Aikin, three miles west of here. The washout on the West Shore at this place is 200 feet wide at one point and thirty feet wide at another in the Yankee Hill Cut, two miles west of here. The washout on the Central at Aikin is ninety feet wide and four and a half feet deep. Track No. 4 has been repaired so as to allow the passage of trains. These are the biggest washouts since the great one of 1887 at Hoffman’s. Sixth Cavalry Leaves Wlkofl. Camp ’Wikoff, Oct. 6.—The Sixth cav- alry left yesterday for Huntsville, 680 men, under the command of Major La- b0. General Sumners, who was the colo- nel of the regiment, twelve officers and the rest of the men of the command are ill at different points. The Red Cross hospital established at the railroad station by Mrs. Ham- mond, has been disbanded. The yacht Red Cross took fifteen sick Second volunteer engineers have been ordered to the Huntsville camp in Alabama. The horses for the Tenth cavalry will get away to-day, and the men will de- part on Friday. Ellsworth chomiimtcd Albion, N. Y., Oct. 6.—The Republi- can senatorial convention of the Forty< fifth district met here yesterday to nominate a successor to Timothy Ells- worth, the father of the preSs gag bill introduced at the last two sessions of The district includes the three coun- ties of Niagara, Orleans and Genesee. It took but thirty'minutes to renom- inate Ellsworth. The convention was being made after three formal and in- decisive ballots. Promotion for DeWey. Washington, Oct; 6.—The administra. tion will recommend to Congress the revival of the grade of admiral, and the promotion to that rank of Rear Admiral George Dewey, now in com- mand of the Asiatic squadron. Secretary Long made the announce- ment yesterday. The president indors-- es this idea. Snow storm in Minnesota. St. Paul, Minn, Oct. 6.——Reports from Crookston, Fosston, Hallock, Aitkin and a dozen Northern Minnesota points indicate that a heavy snow storm is in progress. Threshing has been suspen- ded. There was a light snow fall in this ,_city.‘ ' Treasurer n-f Vassar College Deid. i Poughkeepsie, Oct. 6.-7Willard L. Dean, LUI' years treasurer of Vassar ollege, died at his home in this city yesterday. He succeeded Matthew and was also secretary to the board of trustees. ~ Named by the. President. Washington, Oct. 6.—The president has appointed the following to be civil engineers in the navy: . Andrew C. Cunningham and Harry H. Rosseau of New York; Fred Thomp- son of the District of Columbia. School Girl Stoned to Death Shelbyville? Ind., Oct. 6.-—Esther Jackson, ten years old, was stoned by a crowd of boys while returning from school on Monday and died from her injuries yesterday. Powers Demand Evacuation. ' , onstantinople, ct. 6.~——A collective note of the powers demanding the with- dra'wal of the Turkish troops from Crete has been presented by them to the Forte. _ lr-b~i&‘s..4l‘i'“ . .-0 -._'.. 'i- ’_ mew/I .4.- 4"- a... A 100 LIVES LOST IN THE STORM. Bell ved That That Number Was Lost- in i the Coast Hurrimxce. p ‘ . Savannah, (3a., Oct. 6.-—I\'cws froin' the storm stricken districts along the coast is coming in gradually, and it is probable that a hundred lives have been lost. News by way of a boat which arrived yesterday is that fifty people were drowned at Fernandina. From Campbell island, inhabited by about forty colored people, it is repor— ted that all but three were drowned. At Brunswick four people lost their lives and at Jessup, one hundred miles from the coast, one man was killed in a building which was blown down by the storm. ., At Sterling Station Charles A. Bright, a merchant, reports the disasters from the flood great to lives and property in the rice field districts of Glynn and McIntosh. There are a number of small islands at various points around Brunswick, Fernandina and Darien, in which small groups of families live. It will be some days before accurate reports are heard from these points. At Darien the water is reported high and the town badly damaged. There are many rumors of loss of life, but all of the reports that have been received thus far are believed to be exaggerated. The Obulmn Dannie]. , New York, Oct. 6.~Major D. M. Ap- pel, surgeon of the United States army, who has charge of the care and dispo- sition of the sick men of the army ar- riving here, has learned that the tran- sick from the West Indies, had to put back into Santiago with her coal on fire. The Obdam is not now expected un- til the 12th inst. Major Appel had been making arrangements to take care of the sick that were expected to arrive on the transport, which was due here to-day. The Red ross yacht is expected here to-day with a small number of sick and convalescent soldiers from Mon- tauk Point. A hospital car is expected to arrive this afternoon at Long Island City. Religion is the Origin of Disturbances. San Francisco, Oct. 6.—In a signed in- terview regarding the recent disturban- ces near Pekin, Ho Yow, the Chinese consul here, says: “I believe that the recent trouble in China is due to religion; to efforts of the missionaries to carry on their work and the antagonistic relations existing between the Chinese, who still cling to their faith of centuries past, and those who have adopted the ideas of the Christian religion. I do not think it will result seriously owing to the fact that they have a lack of co-opera- tion." Secretary Sher-mm: Fatally anur'ed Albany, N. Y., Oct. 6.—Secretary Au- gustus Sherman of the state prison commission, whose skull was fractur- ed as a. result of an accident last night in New Baltimore, is not expected to live. Mr. Sherman lives in New Balti- more. - German Marines Gélng to Pekin. Berlin, Oct. 6.—-The German warship Kaiserin Augusta. has left Kiao-Chau for Taku, at the entrance of the Pei~ Ho river, with thirty marines, who will be sent to Pekin to act as a guard for the German legation there. Minister Straul at Constantinople. ‘ Constantinople, Oct. 6.-—Mr. Oscar S. Straus, the new United States minister to Turkey, who was appointed to suc- ceed Dr. James B. Angell in May last, thelatter resigning, has arrived at this place. all day long when you only need a fire a. little while at meal time is poor economy. Such a stove overheats the house, makes everything dirty, keeps the housewife busy. A modern has "a... of these objectiOus. Z You light it when you want It, 1 put it out when you’re throu h. It burns STOVE GASOLIN and pays for itself in less than a mouth. Stove Gasoline manufactured by the Standard Oil Company, makes no dirt, never smokes nor smells. Every modern home should have a modem Vapor Stove. 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