“A
LIEUTENANT HOBSON’S PLANS
—'
Nafinl Constructor .Wafits 81,000,000 to
“2* Raise the _Vi'zcay.a -—
, Boston, Oct. 25. —The Boston Fruit
Company’s steamer Beverly arrived
here at 7 o ’clock yesterday morning,
having on board Naval Constructor
Richmond P. Hobson.
The Beverly was twenty- four hours
late, owing to a heavy storm. She left
Port Antonio, Jamaica, on Tuesday
last. -’
Lieutenant Hobson left the city on
the ten o’clock train for Washington.
When he started from the steamer to
go, to a carriage at the head of the
wharf, a large crowd impeded his pro-
gress and enthusiastically cheered
him. "—4-. a“ ' «WM-u .-1 WQ— -4 4-.-
Hundreds wanted to shake hands
with the hero of the Merrimac and it
was with difficulty that he was able
to leave the wharf.
The naval constructor; before he left,
said that he was not aware that he
would attend the peace ._jubilee at Phil~
‘adelphia, as stated. "
BNINSH NAVY NEADYI
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Ordered '
Prepared for Service.
RUSH WORK ON CRUISERS
No Foundation However for tire Report'
Tl‘at Notices Have Been Sent to the
Cunard and White Star Line. FrenchI
Troops to Be Sent to'Tourlon. North
:t’. Atlantic Squadron to Assemble.
London, Oct. 25.—The British admi-
ralty issued a number of significant or-
11ers yesterday.
The dock yards at PortSmouth, Dev-
"onport and Chatham have each re-
mceived instructions to prepare six 30-
.knot torpedo boat destroyers for com-
missioning, so that they will be able to
put to sea in 24 hours Speaking of his work in raising the
Overtime has been ordered begun on sunken Spanish war vessels Off San-
the first class cruisers Europa and tiago he said he was engaged in the
Andromeda so as to hurry them f0, preliminary work which is necessary
sea service ' before an attempt is made to raise the
Several gunboats .1 in the different Cristobal Colon, and that it would take
dock yards have been ordered to post- at least three weeks more before any-
po; 1e necessary refitting. thing would be ready.
E here is no foundation for the report The- government had appropriated
$500, 000 for the raising of the vessel,
__~|
EVACUATION OF CUBA.
”4-,.
a"
INDIANS GROWING 6000-
Spain to Be Allowed Until January 1 to The Policy of the Governmet to Make
, Remove Her Tioops,
‘53,!
I
Washington, Oct. 25 .——The president‘
yesterday considered a telegram from
General Wade at Havana recommend-
ing that the limit of time allowed the
Spaniards to vacate Cuba be extended
frbm December 1 to January 1.
He said that it would be practically
impossible for the 124,000 Spanish
troops to leave before the first of the
year. The recommendation was ap-
proved.
,. Them Self-Supporting. 1.»...21'1"
It is rumored in department head-
quarters that there will be a rattling
of dry bones at some of the older
Western posts in the near future. As
1 a result of the shake- -up, predictions
In the meantime the United States '
troOps now in Cuba and others to be
dispatched, will take possession of the
territory as fast as the Spaniards va-
cate it, probably leaving Havana until
the laSt. m»... - «
In regard to the reported purpose of
the Spaniards to dismount and remove
to Spain the heavy ordnance c; the
forts and arsenals about Havana, it is
said in positiVe terms that nothing of
the kind will be permitted, and if this
movement had already begun, it would
be stopped at once.
The instructions given our evacua-
tion commissioners at avana covered
all these questions, and explicitly pro-
vided that only the arms in the hands
of the troops and what is generally un-
derstood as "impediments” would be
permitted to be taken away.
are that a Rumba of them will be.
stricken from the list of necessary
stations and either sold at auction or
turned over to the Indian service for
agencies.
Five years ago it was thought the
height of folly to think of abandoning
any of the Arizona military posts,
which are in the region infested with
Apaches, but to-day it seems to be the
settled policy of the Government to
make these men self-supporting, 'and
therefore safe citizens. As rapidly as
the Dawes b‘ill‘requirements are com-
plied With the Indians are admitted
to the rights of suffrage. These re-
quirements are “the severance of all
tribal relationship and the adoption of
the modes and habits of civilization)“
This will soon cover the whole Apachd
tribe, once so bloodthirsty, and it is
not improbable that the next five
months will see the abandonment of
Forts Apache, Grant and Huachuca.
in Arizona, and Wingate and Union.
in New Mexico. The only reason why
115.1 the British admiralty has ordered
1'2e Cunard and White Star lines to
i we their subsidized vessels in readi-
1 ass to be handed over to the admiral-
but it will be money well spent, he
said, if the venture proves a success,
as the ship is worth $4,000,000.
AFFAIIRS AT SANTIAGO.
" the Government keeps troops in these
God-forsaken regions now is because
of fancied fear of the Indians.
A Narrow Escape for G611, Wood. Free
11111101111 Demornlizing.
'1. dent James O’Connell.
The pu1pose of his visit to this
country he said, was to see the secre-
tary of the navy regarding furthe1
work on the warships. He thought that
if the Viscaya can be saved it would be
a paying venture, as she is estimated
to be worth $3,000,000. _
The Vizcaya had settled in the sand,
which had formed a thick bed around
her, so that the vessel was resting in
an easy pesition, but a dry dock would
have to be built around her before she
could be raised.
An appropriation of $1, 000,000 would
cover the Work of raising the Vizcaya,
and would enable the government to
bring he1 north and put her in good
condition. There Was some doubt, how:
ever, of saving her.
The Almirante Oquendo, Hebson
says, is a hopeless wreck. The Reina
Mercedes, which was sunk in Santiago
harbor, is a good vessel, and can be
“raisin with little 'cost.
I “When the Work on the Infanta Ma-
ria. Teresa commenced,” Continued
Lieutenant Hobson. “I had fifty Amer-
wan laborers employed, but ovving to
the foul atmosphere, foul gases and
foul water very few escaped sickness,
and I Was obliged to fall back 011 Cu-
l ban laborers. These men seem to
yofficials.
In spite of the news of war mobili-
zations which came from France and
different parts of England yesterday
there was a distinctly better feeling in
diplomatic circles last night and a
growing belief that the Fashoda dis-
pute will be arranged.
French Preparations.
Paris, Oct. 25.—The municipality of
JI‘oulon‘has been notified that the place
will be the center of important mili-
tary and naval preparations, and to ar-
range for the immediate reception of
four battalions of infantry, 1,500 ma-
rinés and 600 artillerymen.
Consequently, the municipality has
decided to close the schools, which will
be used to lodge the troops. ,
The naval authorities of Toulon have
been ordered to expedite preparations.
for fitting out a new squadron of War-
ships. , ‘
,1 The neWspapers here warmly praise'
the exposition 40f the French side of
the Fashoda question presented by the
minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcas-
se. in the Yellow Book on the subject,
issued sunday. (
The Figaro says: “If the Qritish
government rejects France’s moderate
and j11st proposals, it can only be be-
cause the government of Great Britain
desires, before everything else, the‘
humiliation of France.”
The general tone of the press com-
ment is reflected by the Eclair, which
:tremarks 1
“An agreement regarding Fashoda
can be arrived at provided Great Bri-
‘tain does not persist in asking for the
immediate recall of Major Marchand.
But, as to an outlet on the Nile, We
have an absolute rightsthereto and will
brook no refusal. " ..
The Autorite declares that France
. ought never to have gone to Fashoda,
adding: '
“It was a stupid mistake, and new
England calls on us to get out. Well,
it is no use talking, we shall have to
get out, otherwise there will be war,
which VV ould be madness."
E"
stand the 'w-‘ork very well, and under
propel supervision can accomplish good
results.
“There is a growing sentiment,. I
find, among naval officers that every
one of the sunken Spanish ships should
be raised, and, if found {to be unsea-
worthy, to be kept as relics. The
Spanish vessels which have been, and
those that no doubt will be saved and
put in commisr ion snould retain their
names as a memento of the prowess
of' America.”
PHILADELPHIA’S PEACE JUBILEE.
i
PreparatIKnE—ior the Celebration; Being
Completed.
Philadelphia, Oct. 25.—Thousands of
visitors are already in town for the
exercises of the peace jubilee. Exer-
cises were held in many churches on
Sunday in connection VV ith the celebra-
tion, but the real jubhee VVill begin to--
day, when Secretary Long VVill 1evieVV
the naval vessels which are here.
The scene of the review will be the
Delaware river, and it will take place
at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
The warships that will. be in line are
the Texas, the New Orleans, the May-
(lower, the Columbia, he Maxblehead,
the Dolphin, the Tape a, the Glouces-
ter, the Winslow. and the Japanese
cruiser Kasagi. The Texas is the flag-
ship of the squadron.
On Wednesday will take place the
big civic parade, and on the evening
of that day there will be a reception
to Piesident McKinley at the Union
League Club.
The military paiade will take place
on Thursday, and will be reviewed by
the president and General Miles.
In the evening there will be a recep-
tion to general officers in the Academy
' of Music.
The president, Vice president and
members of his cabinet will arrive in
this city on Wednesday afternoon. Sec-
retary Long reached here this morn-
ing.
To Mobilize. at. Halifax.
'I-Ialifax, Oct. 25.-~The commandersof
all warships of the British North Am-
erican squadron have received orders
to mobilize at Halifax.
H. M. S. Pallas, Talbot and Indefa-
tigable will come heie at once, to-
gether with two torpedo boat destroy-
ers, nowa at Bermuda.
The torpedo boats at the dock yard
are being overhauled.
The crew of the flagship Renown will
be sent to Lawlor’s island this week
for field practice.
The Renown went to sea yesterday
morning for heavy gun practice.
An Official at the dock yard said that
the calling together of all the warships
was significant, in view of the strain—
ed relations between France and Eng-
land.
_——————-—~—fl-_l_- I
Federation of Lab 1r.
Washington, Oct. 25. ——.T."1e executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor met at ten o'clock yesterday
morning at their headquarters in the
Typographical Temple. Those present
were: President Sampel Gompers, Sec-
retary Frank Morrison, Treasurer
Frank B. Lennon, First Vice President
P. J. McGuire,'- Second Vice President
James Duncan and Thirds, Vice Presi-
\
Several Vessels Wrecked.
Orient, L. 1., Oct. 25.—The seventy-
ton schooner Oscar C. Aiken of New-
port, R. I. Captain Orr, coal laden,
struck on Plum island and sunk. The
crew were saved.
Buffalo, Oct. 25. —The_ steamship Ma-
jestic reports the loss of the schooner
Churchill in Lake Sufierior on the night
of October 13. Captain Cain and Bar-
ney Nelson, a seaman went down with
’: the boat. The mate, With three other
; seamen, and the woman cook, were
rescued by the Majestic.
The council will remain in Session
three or four days. The principal ob-
ject of the meeting is to prepare the
reports to be submitted at the annual
.12. convention to be held in Kansas City
”next December.
The ,members of the council will also
confer with representatives of the trade
unionists. of England.
. h The Yellow Fever. ‘
Washington, Oct. 25. —The‘.rapid de- '
cllnc of yellow fever in the South is
Southwest arbor, Me., Oct. 25.—News
was received here yesterday that the
Santiago €7de Cuba, Oct. 25.—General
Wood, the acting military commander
here, and Major Brooks, had a narrow
escape Sunday evening from a serious
disaster. They had started down the
bay, on theway to Morro Castle, on
board a steam launch. The engineer
carelessly started to fill the ,boilers
suddenly, while they were almost red
hot.
Major Brooks saw the danger, stop—
ped the launch, had the fire drawn, and
the launch was towed back to her star-
ting place.
The engineer was discharged. Ma-
jors Starr and Brooks returned yester—
day from a trip to Baracoa; Sagua and
other places. They report that there
. is no destitution among the Cubans at
the plaCes visited and that the distri-
bution of free ratious is having a de-
moralizing effect upon the people,V who
do not want to go to work on the
sugar estates, which, Vvith other in-
dustries, are badly in need of help, but
cannot obtain workmen.
. Fem- Indian Troubles.
”Perry, Oklahoma, Oct. 25.—Serious
trouble is- brewing among the Com-
manche, Kiowa and Apache Indians.
For thirty years, since the Medicine
Lodge treaty, the government has fed
these Indians, but that treaty expired
July 1.
They have commenced killing cattle
belonging to Texas cattlemen and a
crisis is near.
The Indians have no crops, few cat-
tle, and have had no money for sev~
eral months.
vation threatens them.
There are 1,500 Commanches.
Kiowas and 600 Apaches.
1,300
Gone After Bu: 11h Mali Ge Shig.
\Valker, Minn., Oct. 25.—It has been
learned from reliable sources that fif—
teen Indians, armed with VVinchesters
and carrying handcuffs, have gone af-
ter Bug-ah—Mah-Gc-Shig and his son.
At the agency the excitement is great
and news will be anxiously awaited.
A petition signed by fifteen chiefs
and 183 braves, was sent to Secretary
Bliss yesterday asking him to allow
them to cut logs during the coming
winter.
North Carolina’s Race War.
Men who know say star-
It is also the policy of the Govern-
ment to turn over all abandoned mili-‘
tary posts in the Indian country to the
redmen, to be used as agencies: thus,
in Utah, can be seen the Onray agency,
once the site of old Fort Roubidoux;
In Montana can be seen the Fort Peck
agency, once the site of a. military
cantonmen-t of that name, and in Ari.
zona the Fort Defiance agency flour—
ishes where once stood that sentinel
of the advance of civilization west-
ward, Fo‘rt Defiance.
In speaking of the Apades recently.
Gen. Sumner said: “It is generally mis-
understood, this question of the Apa-
che Indians. ”They are generally look-
ed upon as being bloodthirsty, fierce
warriors. On the contrary, I never
dealt with easier Indians to handle.
They are making as rapid strides to-
ward Civilization as any band in the
Unltgd States, and no more need
watching than many of the tribw of
the Indian Territory. The Utes are
vastly more turbulent and trouble-
some.”
From this it can be seen that the
prediction that the above-mentioned
posts Will soon be reminiscences has
good foundation on logic; all of them
are mainly maintained for the purpose
of keeping the Apaches in check.—
Denver Times.
Fine Behavior of the Rough Riders.
The prophets of evil of the Tampa
Bay hotel had foretold that the cow-
boys would shoot as they choose. and.
in the field, would act independently
of their officers. As it turned out, the
cowboys were the very men who wait-
ed most patiently for the ofiicers to
give the word of command. At all
times the movement was Without res-t,
breathless and fierce, like a cane-rush.
or a street fight. After the first three
minutes every man had stripped as
though for a wrestling match, throw-
ilngbfi all his impedimenta but his
Wilmington, N. C., Oct. 25.—Advices A
from Ashpole say the town is closely
guarded by whites and that all is
quiet.
Four negroes who shot the three
white guards have been captured. They
were run down and brought to bay by
the bloodhounds which are thoroughly
trained.
The nchoes are now confined in box
cars at Ashpole, and heavily guarded.
It is uncertain yet what the fate of
the negroes may be, but it is feared
that their cowardly attempt to assas-
sinate the guards will so e1. aspe1 ate the
whites as to cause further and mom
serious troublé.
The guard as composed of eight or
ten men who were standing around the
fire in the open air, thus becoming easy
targets for the nogroes, who fired on
them under cover of darkness and then
tied.
The Ashpole incident has increased
the excitement at Wilmington, which
was already near the danger line.
Anol her Rise in' Wheat 0
New York, Oct. 25. —Wheat went up
again yesterday because of the wai-
scare abroad. The news that the gov-
ernment of France had given orders
to prepare for a reception of infantry
at southern French ports threw the
Liverpool wheat pit into something ap—
proaching a panic just before the close
there, and the excitement became so
intense and. fluctuatiOns so Wide that
cables reported an inability to more
than approximate the closing wheat
figures.
The adV ance for the day was esti-
mated at about 2 1-8d., which carried
cartridge belt and canteen. Even
then the sun handicapped their
g strength cruelly. ‘
The enemy were hid in the shade of
the jungle, while theydi'ad to fight in
the open for every thicket they 3 ined,
crawling through grass that was as
hot as a steam bath, and with their
flesh and clothing torn ‘by thorng and
the sword-like blade of the Spanish
bayonet. The glare of the sun was
full in their eyes and as fierce as In
‘ime—ligh-t —Richard Harding Davis in
Scribners. ‘
Sixteenth Century Miracle,
A sixteenth century traveller visited
a French monastery. where he was
shown what was asserted to be the
shell of John the Baptist. With
some‘surprise the traveller said:
""Why. the monks of —— monastery
shoIVve'd'me the skull of John the Bap-
tist yesterday."
“True;” said the exhibitor, no: a
whit disturbed, “but those monks only
possess the skull of the saint. when
he was a young man, while ours is
hisskull when he was well advanced
In age and wisdom."
Proctor-'3 Solemn Wit.
One day, in the Senate, Senator Vest.
of Missouri, in the midst of an impas.
sloned speech recited one of Milton's
poems in a. very tragic manner.
“The author of that great poem, "
said Vest, in an impressive under-
tone, “was John Milton—and it has
been set to music by the great Beeth-
oven." ‘
shown by the few reports now reach:
ing the Marine Hospital Service, not a
single new case being reported, and,
but a few dispatches relating to the
fever having been seht here in the last
forty- -eight hours.
The cold weather is accomplishing
all that was expected. The Officials,
however, are adopting all
precautionary measures.
Eleven Persons Drowned.
London, 0121'. 25. —It has. just devel-
necessary' I
oped that the German bark satisfac—-
tion, of 43 tons, hailing from Momel,
sank during the recent gales in the
North sea.
The captain, his wife and crew or
nine were drowned, being all on board
except a boy, Who was saved.
._.'_.-__.___.,.___.
Funeral of Harold Frederic.
London, Oct.- 25. -The funeral cl
Harold: Frederic, the novelist and Lon'.
don correspondent of the New York‘
Times, who died last Wednesday. tools
place. at. WOking yesterday.
jervICes.
The bod_ 1-
was cremated immediately after they
. ..,-..,,..w...-.... . .1
schooner Two Brothers. Cant. Joseph
. Andre, bound from Weymouth. N. S..
for Portland. went ashore on Little
'Duck island. yesterday and is a total
loss. The captain and crew were sav—
ed.
.I-Ialifax, N. 8., Oct. 25.'—The crew of
the brigantine Irma, which went ashore
on Thrum Cape Shoals, on Saturday
night, were rescued yesterday morning.
Aopalllng Disaster in Chino.
Tacoma, Wash. Oct. 25. -—Advices
from China say that the overflowing
of the Yellow river in Shantung prOV -
lnce has caused the most appalling dig-
aster of modern times in Central China.
Villages we‘re swept away by hun-
dreds. '
One hundred thousand people are
ruined and homeless, crouching along
the river banks in the pitiless rain. .'TVVo
thousand Were drowned. ,
The gene1 a1 distress is augmented by
the spoiling of the cereal“ 'crops by the
rainy weather. ~
Famine will prevail this winter in a
district populated by more than 9. mil.
lied people. - - e
. ‘ . ."'?,
. .. .. 4111....
\.
., .1.-- -.
"——-
There was a 1 religious silence all
over the Senate, when Senator Proc-
tor. whose face had assumed the for-
lorn and forbidding expression of a
professional mourner, arose and re-
marked in a; deep bass voice that was
heard all over the Senate chamber:
.“Vest, sing it!”
the price of wheat in Liverpool to be-
tween 24 and 26 cents above the parity
in Chicago.
During the afternoon the excitement
continued in the local market, every-
body trying to buy wheat. Prises ad-
vanced steadily until they were two
cents over the opening figure, the De-
cember option selling at 77 3- 4 cents,
against 75 3-4 cents in the early morn-
ing.
W.
The Bull-lo OR for the East.
Brooklyn, Oct. 25.—There is every in-
dication at the navy yard that, the
cruiser Buffalo willtget away for Ma;
nila to-day provided her coal. is put
aboard in time. Her stores and crew
are already on board, and sham: re-
mains to be done is for her bunkers
to be filled. , J.
Are you losing
ARE YOU RUN
DO WN-
your nerves “on edge”. 9 Do you
lay awake nights, tossing about. in
bad, unable to sleep? Is your ap-
. petite gone? Does your stomach
~ give you trouble? Is your memory
P”"“‘°‘“ '“ ‘Pm'ntmwu- treacherous ?- If so you can be cured
Washington, D. C., Oct. 25. —The pres- ; with ......
ident‘ has appointed Theodore J. Arms
of New York an assistant paymaster §$:;ctt:::gfes HGSTETTER’S
in the navy and Robert E. Steele or may STOMACH.
Louisiana to be chaplain 111 the navy. .1
....i‘¥.......‘ Bruises
rufienvunLAGVGAZETTR
A
1‘.- 1"
Do you
fIéent to any AcidreSS
EGAN.
THE YEAR
BY
é; V
SUBSCRIBING
. " ' FOR THE
IVE KAY EAZET
' AND
N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
BOTH PAPERS --
0 Mar !
y
11111111135 11.1. OBBrBs 111-6111211711".
Norwalk Chronicler