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'Full line of Mowers, Ted- ders, Harrows and Cultivators Rakes. ' - MEEKER COAL Co, SMITH STREET, NORWALK. low—Adjutant General, COMMISSARRAR HAYAAA. :J‘:':::..:::f:;,;jg;;::2:2: A BOARD OF INQUIRY LAST TRIP, MONDAY, 33121112 Blanco Receives, the American Evacuation Representatives. DUE FORMALITY OBSERVED The Steamer Resolute Reaches Morro at Daybiaek Saturday. She is Boatded by Blanco’s Representatives. The Presen- tation at the Palace. Session of the Commission to Begin at Once, Havana, Sept. 12.—Shortly after day- break Saturday morning Morro Castle signalled that a steamer was sighted in the offing. The Mascotte of the Plant line had just arrived and Morro telephoned the captain of the port that the steamer sighted appeared to be an American warship, and to this the cap- tain of the port answered not to signal her. The United States transport Resolute, having the United States Cuban evac- uation commission on board, entered the port shortly after seven o’clock. There were no Spanish flags flying at that time and no salute was fired. Immediately-after the arrival of the Resolute, which reached here flying seine white bunting forward and an admiral’s flag from her mainmast, she was visited by the commander of the French gunboat Fulton, who boarded the Resolute in full uniform. Shortly afterward a. government launch ran alongside the Resolute. She had on board Dr. Congosto, the secre- tary general of the government; Gen- eral Solano, the chief of staff, repre- senting Captain General Blanco, and Major Garcia Bonitz of the general staff. Their visit lasted fully an hour. General Solane wore a. crimson sash outside his uniform. Major Bonitz wore a blue sash and Dr. Congosto was in a frock coat and a silk hat. At the expiration of the hour’S‘con- ference with the United States com- missioners, an officer of the Spanish Warship Alfonso XII paid his respects to Rear Admiral Sampson. The in-. terview was of a formal nature. Shortly afterward General Solano, acting for Captain General Blanco, placed the latter’s private carriage at the disposal of the visitors. All the foreign and American ship- ping in port displayed every available piece of colored hunting] and the Reso- lute dipped her colors in answer to ev- ery salute. The Resolute is moored to a buoy, close alongside the steel dock. She was surrounded all the morning by hun- dreds of small boats, which circled the vessel while the occupants waved their hats and handkerchiefs. At 9.15 the American commissioners, accompanied by Spanish officers repre- sentingCap‘tain General Blanco, landed at La Machine. wharf, and arrived at the? palace at 9.40 o’clock, where the captain general’s body guard presented arms as they appeared Captain General Blanco, dressed in full uniform, received the commission- ers in the reception room, where, after the formal presentations had taken place, and the official courtesies had been exchanged, they sat down and conferred for about twenty minutes. The Spanish commander sat in the center, with General Butler on his right and Admiral Sampson on his left. Next to General Butler sat General Parrado and next to him was General Wade. On Admiral Sampson's left sat Colonel Cloas and Captain Hart, the official interpreter. The captain general addressed the commissioners in English. He asked them to excuse any mistakes which he might make, explaining that it was a long time since he had used that lan-p guage. The United States commissioners‘left the palace shortly after ten o’clock, accompanied by General Solnno and Dr. Congosto. They were driven to the Machina wharf, opposite the wreck of the Maine, where they took lunch before returning to the Resolute. Colonel Cloas and Captain Hart, ac- companied by a Spanish officer, then paid a visit to Admiral Manterola, and to the captain of the port, after which they returned on board the Resolute. The American party, as yet‘has not secured quarters ashore. The general public crowded the wharves when the arrival of the Reso- lute became known, but there was no demonstration. Everybody behaved quietly and respectfully. Late in the afternoon the American commissioners, on the advice of. the accompanying physician, decided to live ashore while here, but they have not yet chosen a place of_ residence. They remained'on board the Resolute Saturday evening and will probably make the change to-day. The first session of the commission- ers took place Sunday morning at 8 o’clock, at the colonial government of- fices. Judging from conversation with the commissioners, all the sessions will be behind closed doors. Santiago Helth Report. Washington, D. 0., Sept. 12.—General Lawton’s health report from Santiago was more encouraging in the mortality list. It was as follows: Santiago de Cuba, via Hayti, Sept. Washington: Total sick, 524; total fever, 254; total new cases fever, 39; total returned to duty, 105; no. deaths. LAWTON, Falcon Island Disappers. Victoria, B. (3., Sept. 12.—Nest comes from Suva by the steamer Miowera that Falcon island, recently situated midway between the Tonga. Tabu and Heufel groups and immediately oppo- site the Nomuka group of islands, has disappeared beneath the waves, owing to volcanic action. There were about twenty native fish- ermen on the island, who doubtless have perished. ' Envelope Contract Awarded. Washington, Sept. 12.—Postmaster General Smith has awarded to the Plympton-Morgan COmpany of Hart- ford, Conn., the contract for supplying the department with stamped envel- opes and newspaper wrappers for four years from January 1, 1899. This corn— pany was the lowest bidder for the work. " . ' London, Sept. 12.——The dramatic news received from Omdurman showing ap- parently that Fashoda, on the White Nile, about four hundred miles south of Khartoum, has been occupied by a white force, causes the greatest sensa- tion here. If, as there seems little .room to doubt, the troops occupying the place are French, this will prove a disastrous setback to the British vic- tories on the Nile and at once disposes of the question of a British waterway to the upper Nile. Of course it is possible the forces at Fashoda may be British troops under Major MacDonald, but this is most unlikely, as the latest news received from Uganda announced that MacDon— ald had not left there at the end ‘of May. But, it was added, he was ex- pected to resume his expedition in a few days. ' However, it is extremely improbable that MacDonald’s force could have cov- ered the six hundred miles, over a diffi- cult country, from Uganda to Fashoda. in this time, more especially as, so far as known, he had only one small stool boat with which to navigate the Nile. Almost every ofiicial regarded the story of a French expedition under Ma- jor Marchand as being near Fashoda Ias nothing more than “bluff,” but now there is little reason to nope that this is the case. The news that British gunboats have started for Fashonda opens the ques- tion whether a. conflict is likely to oc- cur between them and the force occu- pying Fashoda. The great danger is 'that the headstrong, young French of- ficer may open fire on the gunboats. The strategic value of Fashoda has yalways been insisted upon as being very great. Scientists and geographers have repeatedly pointed out the possi— bility of easily damming up the Nile there and diverting the course of the river so as to make lower Egypt, whose very existence depends on the Nile, a waterless desert. Additional evidence of the fact that General Sir Herbert Kitchener expects serious and important events to grow out of this new feature in the Soudan situation came with the news that the newspaper correspondents with the ex- pedition are not allowed to proceed to Fashoda, but have been ordered to re- turn. immediately to Cairo. If the French should claim to exer» cise sovereignty over Fashoda, either- Great Britain or France must back down in order to avoid war. A BIG PARADE PLANNED" Gen. Miles Gets the President’s Consent to the Plan. New York, Sept. 12.—This city will witness a big parade of soldiers next Saturday. General Miles has so far perfected the arrangements for a pa- rade as to authorize the statement that about ten thousand of the troops that will be left at Montauk Point will par- ticipate. They will be marched over the Brook-- lyn bridge together with the volunteer troops from Porto- Rico, and will parade up Fifth avenue to Central Park,lwhei'r.—. I he parade will terminate, and Whence .the troops will be dispersed, the volun- teers being sent immediately to their homes, to be furloughed in anticipation of being mustered out, and the regu— lars being sent to the posts to which they will be assigned by Major Gen- eral Miles. General Miles thought the president would review them, but would not ad— rtit that he himself would be there. or this, however, there is thought to be little doubt. - in running over the list of Porto I'll- can troops availabie for the parade, General Miles mentioned the Sixth ll- ?inois, part ‘of the Second \Visconsin. First Missouri battery, First Indiana lmttervaztd First Illinois battery, or from fiftee'n'hundred to two thousand in all. ' These troops are now on the water, under the command of Gcfierals VVil- 'son and Garrison. General Miles thought some of the regulars at Mon- tauk would be there. A Pennsylvania battery also may be present. These arriving first will have to put in camp to await those coming later.‘ One of the main objections to the proposition was the great expense in— volved. Then there is no place ,in Brooklyn‘where they can camp pre- paratory to the trip across the bridge. They will probably have to be kept at a place outside of Brooklyn, and then 'all loaded on steamers again to be brought to the foot of the bridge, where they can disembark. Reception of Troop A. New York, Sept. 12.—The members of Troop A arrived in New York at 5.40 o’clock Saturday afternoon and were accorded an ovation from the crowds that waited for five hours for them along the line of march such as they will never forget. It was a spectacular event, the only real spectacular event since the war; unmixed with any pa- thetic scenes such as were concomitant on the return of the Seventy-first and Eighth regiments. - The parade up Broadway and Fifth avenue was one continuous ovation, and it is estimated that fully 20,000 persons crowded City Hall Park where PMayor 'Van Wyck and city officials lled the cheering. A great reception ‘was given to the troopers at their ar- mory. Trial Trip of the Farragut, .San Francisco, Sept. 12.—It is expec- ted that the new torpedo boat Farra- gut will be in condition to make her : trial trip to-morrow. The port cylin- der, which was rendered useless when she was recently speeded on the bay, has been replaced‘ by the Union Iron Works. Duty for Gen. Rains. Washington, Sept. 12,—General Hains of the engineer corps, who recently re- turned from Porto Rico, probably will be assigned to his former duty in leharge of engineering work at' Balti- 3more. General Hains will at once re- Esume his duties as a. member of 'the Nicaragua canal commission. Gen. Gordon Declines to Serve. Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 12.——General John B. Gordon has declined to serve ,on the 'committee requested by Secretary_Al- 'g'er to investigate the conduct of the 1war, giving as a. reason his unstable health. ' ’ pM- 5"," .‘ u. .. President Calls Upon Nine Men of Note to Probe Scandal. WISHES Tnoeoucn SEARCH The President Says the Full and Exact Truth Must Be Given to the Public. The Committee Must ‘Be Such As will Deserve the Complete Confidence of the Nation. Washington, Sept. 12.-—The president has urged the following named gentle- men among others to accept places on the committee requested by Secretary Alger to investigate the conduct of the war: ' Lieutenant General John M. Schofleld General John B. Gordon, General Gren— 'ville M. Dodge, D. C. Gilman, General Charles F. Manderson, Robert T. Lin- , coln, Daniel S. Lamont, Dr._ W. W. Keen and Colonel James A. Sexton. The message which President McKin- ley addressed to each of these fol- lows: “Will you render the country a great service by accepting my appointment as a member of the committee to ex- amine into the conduct of the commis- sary, quartermaster and medical bu- reaus of the war department during the war, and into the. extent, causes and treatment of sickness in the field and in the camps? “It is my desire that the full and exact truth shall be ascertained and made known. I cannot too strongly impress upon you my earnest wish that this committee shall be of such high character as will command the com- plete confidence of the country and I trust you will consent to serve “WILLIAM McKINLEY. General Schofi‘eld was General Miles’s predecessor as commanding general of the army, and has held the unlimited confidence of all the presidents of the United States since Grant, without re- gard to political adherence. His expe- rience in the civil war as a corps com- mander eminently fits him to pass judgment upon the operations in the field just concluded. General Gordon had about the same experience in the Confederate army as General Schofield on the northern side. and in addition he has represented Georgia for two terms in the Senate. and retired in the face of a popular demand for his re-élEction. General Dodge is well known as a man of large business interests in New York, but even better among sol- diers whom he led to success in the civil war. He also commanded an army corps, and has never lost his in- terest in military alfairs since entering civil life. D. C. Gilman is one of the best knOwn educators in the United States, and is president of Johns Hopkins Univer- sity in Baltimore. He was selected by President- Cleveland as a member of the commission appointed to settle the cnezuelan boundary controversy. 1 Charles F. Manderson of, Nebraska lwas senator from that state for two ’ terms, and also served ,with distinction in the war as a division commander. lI-Iis affiliation with the veteran ele- lment will give weight to any-conclu— sions he may reach. He is at present in Washington. Robert T. Lincoln, secretary of war under Garfield, is so well known as [to need no introduction to the public, 'and the same is almost equally true 'of Daniel S. Lamont, secretary of war ,under Cleveland’s second administra- tion. ' » Dr. Keene is a citizen of Philadel- phia and enjoys the reputation of be- ing one of the most scientific and ab- I lest of the physicians of that city. In his selection the president supplies the technical talent necessary to insure a. sound inquiry into the conduct of the medical department of the army. l Colonel Sexton'nlias been made known to the American people, mainly by his election to the post of cemmander-in- chief of the G. A. R. Another Load of Sick Soldiers. Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, L. 1., Sept. 12.—The hospital ship Missouri, from Santiago, tied up to the railroad pier here Saturday after a five and a half day’s trig), during which twelve men died of typhoid fever. Another man died of the same disease while she was lying in the bay. The mortality list Was increased to fourteen by the death of a man who wasbeing taken in an ambulance from the ship to the general hospital. Of the dead five were memners of the Seventy-first regiment of New York volunteers. On the ship when she started on her trip north were 262 men. Two hun- dred and forty-eight of them are now in the general hospital, and. most of them are convalescents. Included in the list of those who will recover are thirty-three members of the Seventy- first regiment. When the Missouri had tied up to the pier and a gang plank had been laid, Joseph Neilson, more than six feet tall, with a red cross on his right arm, dashed from the main deck down to the pier, where ambulances. were wait- ing to take away the patients. He rushed to an ambulance, threw the dri- ‘ ver out, seized the reins, and ordered that patients should be given to him quickly so that he could .drive them back to Siboney. Neilson had been in constant service since the war began as a hospital nurse and the strain in the hospitals in Cuba and on the ship bringing home its com- pany of sufferers, had weakened his intellect until he had become a. man- iac. 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