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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
Captain Cook of the Brooklyn Com
mends Minor Officers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-A supple
mental report of Captain f. A Cook
of the cruiser Brooklyn relative to
officers deserving special mention in
the battle of July Sd has been filed
with the Navy Department 1t is as
follows:
United States Flagship Brooklyn.
Sir: I request to supplement my
report of the battle of July Sd, and
that it be filed with that report made
on July 7th.
The splendid and efficient work done
in the engine and firerooms was largely
due to the zeal and intelligence of
Passed Assistant Engineer Carter, who
went Immediately to his station in the
engine-rooms, and was unremitting
throughout the action in his efforts to
get the best speed He was ably as
sisted in the firerooms by one Passed
Assistant Engineer, j. B. Iatton, and
Assistant Engineer Fitzgerald.
Naval Cadets u. S. Macy and J. Fl.
Woodward were stationed at the bat
terry. and were cool and efficient in
duty.
Naval Cadet j. A. Hand was at the
central station, and conveyed all or
ders and instructions deliberately and
we'll.
Naval Cadets J. w. L. Clements. r.
w. Vincent ]. T. Bowers and c. w.
Forman were stationed in the powder
division, and did effective duty.
Pay Clerk 0. II. Hancock volun-
teered for a station. and did excellent
work in the powder division.
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LEAVING CAMP MEADE.
Three Regiments Have Gone and
Three Will Go To-Dav

CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETowN
(Pa.), Nov 13.-The end of Camn
Meade is in sight. BY Thursday the
entire Second Corps will have left for
the new camps in the South. Three
regiments started to-day. and three
more will go tomorrow. General
Young and staff and the Signal Corns
will be the last to go. The regiments
leaving to-day were the Second wart
Virginia, Eighth Pennsylvania and
First Rhode Island A battalion of >
regiment not yet designated will stav
behind to guard Government pronertv
Secretary Alger is SO well pleased
with this location that a portion of #
may return next spring.
The hospitals have been cleaned ont
and on Wednesday their eouipmenf
will be sent away. The headquarters
of the corps will be Augusta. Ga. The
troops will be scattered between that
city, Athens, Ca: Summerville. Col
umbia and Greenville The train ia
provided for each battalion, and each
man is allowed seat to himself. Three
days travel rations and five days' field
rations and fee money are issued to each
regiment before starting. A hospital
car in charge of surgeon and nurses
is attached to each regimental train
and a surgeon sent with each section.
The Fourteenth Pennsylvania Regi-
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POSTAL SERVICE.
NO Extension North of the Yukon
is Contemplated.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-So far as
the postal officials are advised, there
IS no warrant for any extension of
service in the region about the Allan
Kakat River northward The Postoffiee
department has had agents in the in
terror OF Alaska reporting on the needs
as Well as the condition of the service.
ana an inspector from the railway mail
service IS now en- route there to go
over the whole field through this
winter
The Allankakat is practically un-
known to the postal authorities. The
winter plans for the postal service in
the Yukon region are completed and
will consist of twice a month service
via Juneau; that is, the regular route
through Dawson to Circle City to
Weare, where the Tanana River Joins
the Yukon, and thence down the Yukon
to st. Michael. This is the first time
the Yukon has had winter mail service
(Which is now already begun), and the
department congratulates itself On
having these facilities, getting mails
as they do twice a month to the main
points in Alaska, instead of having no
service at all, as heretofore No ex-
tension of the service so as to provide
mail service anywhere north of the
Yukon is contemplated.
There is nothing in the possession of
postal officials to point to a large mi
grafton to the Allankakat region,
though if as many as perhaps 500 peo-
pie settle together in that section it IS
likely that after location is positively
shown arrangements to ship the mail
there would be made Otherwise any
who may be up there will have to get
their mails from the nearest point on
the Yukon, along which the regular
carrier travels the point most probably
being either Rampant or Tanana. The
point at which the mails will be left
on the Yukon route are Eagle, at the
mouth of Mission Creek; Star, at the
mouth of Forty-Mile Greek: Circle, Yu-
kon, at the mouth of the Porcupine
River: Rampant, formerly called
Minook; Tanana opposite the mouth of
the Tanana River; Koyukuk, at the
mouth of the river of the same name:
Anvik. at the mouth of the Alvill, and
St. Michael. From Juneau to Tanana
the mail service now in operation for
the winter season is semi-monthly.
From Tanana to s. -Ichael it is
monthly The department announces
positively no extensions of service in
Alaska will be made during the winter,
and no service whatever so far is con-
at either Fort Hamlin or
Arctic City, inquiry as to which has
been made, though sufficient settle
ment may call for such action later on.
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Committee Appointed TO Draft an Address
to the President.
Will Ask Him to Intervene in Be.
half of Humanity and Good
Government Candidates FOR
President of the w. G. T. u.
Numerous, and the Matter of
the Temple Will Make a Lively
Contest.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.-At a meeting
to-day of the Forum Club, composed
or the most prominent colored citizens
OF st. Louis, Professors o. NJ Wood,
Race Commissioner of the organiza-
tlon, delivered an address upon the sub
Ject of the recent massacres of negroes
IN the Southern States, condemning
these acts and calling for intervention
py the National Government
resolutions were adopted for the
appointment of committee to draft an
address to President Mckinley calling
MS attention to the defenseless condi-
uon OF the colored citizens who are
subjected in the States in which they
i've, to all forms of violence and to ask
him to intervene in behalf of humanity
and good government. The COMMITTEES
was instructed to circulate this petit
ton throughout the United States for
the purpose of securing signatures and
cooperation of the colored citizens of
the entire country. A copy will be sent
to each United States Senator and Rep
resentative.
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MAY BE THE LAST.
Spanish Commissioners Instructed
From Madrid.

MADRID, Nov. 13.-'El ImparciaP
says the Government has forwarded in
structions to Senior Montero Rios, Pres
ident of the Spanish commission at
Paris, and that Mondays conference
may be the last or the last but one,
unless the American Commissioners
modify their claim"
According to '.El impartial" a MEM
Der of the Cabinet has virtually de-
clared as much.
The Government has received a dis
patch from General Rios, Governor of
the Nisayas Islands, reporting the re-
bellion in the island of Negros. and
announcing the departure from noilo
OF the mail steamer Munos with a num-
Der of invalided men.
The Madrid~papers to-day declare
that the expected visit of Emperor
william is matter of no political i'm
portance, and that the German Embas
sador's visit to Berlin is in no way
connected with it.
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WANTS NO AMERICANS.
May be Difficult to Get Gomez to
Disbaud

SANTIAGO, Nov. 13.-Captain War
rem, an American who has been with
General Gomez, says he will no longer
have Americans about him, and is get
ting rid of them as fast as possible
He takes the same course in the case
of Cubans suspected of favoring an
nexation to the United States The re-
suit IS that some of the best men who
We're long attached to his Immediate
staff are not now with him.
1t will be difficult, Captain Warren
believes, to get ma iority of the insur-
gents to disband. His idea is that when
the American authorities get control of
the other portions of the island thev
should give out no rations and punish
severely all thefts of cattle and produce
He thinks that there may be some
of their insisting on the right to court
martial delinquents among themselves.
1t is estimated that no fewer than
1900 people in this, section are learn
ing English in addition to the school
children.
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w G. t. U. CONVENTION.
The Temple Matter is Likely to
Create Quite a Contest.

| ST. PAUL CMinn.), Nov 13.-This
was quiet day among the w c. T. u.
delegates so far as convention work
was concerned.
A number of delegates filled local pull
pits, both morning and evening. But
one session of the convention was held,
Miss e. w. Greenwood, Worlds and
National Superintendent of Evangelis-
tic Department, preaching at 2:3O at
the Peoples Church
The Temple matter and election of
officers, which promised so much excite
ment Monday and Tuesday, were kept
as much in the background as possible
for subjects in which all are interested.
The Temple matter is due to come up
late Monday afternoon, when Mrs. Ma
tilda 3. Case, the founder of the Tenn
pie, Will make her report on it and seek
to overcome the adverse decision of
the Executive Committee on the sub
ject.
The polling of delegates continues ac-
lively and everybody is confident of
winning. A very lively contest is
promised, the first move probably be-
Ing an attempt to secure a~gecret ball
lot Friends of the Temple believe
they can gain most by such a. course.
because of the timidity of some OF the
delegates. The general opinion has
been that Mrs. M. N Stevens, Vice
President at large and acting Presi-
dent, would be unopposed in her can
didacy for the place made vacant by the
death of Miss Frances E. Willard, but
several other candidates have been an
nounced. Mrs. Martin II. Durham of
Iowa, one of the Temple trustees and
new State President of Iowa, is prom
inent candidate and her friends hope
for help from the friends Of the Tenn
pie. Another prominent candidate is
Mrs. G. B. Forbes, State President of
Connecticut.
Mrs Stevenson's resignation leaves
the position of Corresponding Secretary
vacant and a number Of workers have
been mentioned for the office There is
little canvassing being done and MISS
Anna A. Gordon, formerly Miss Will
ards confidential friend and Secretary,
seems to be the most prominent in the
field.
There are a number of citizens that
have invited the convention to meet in
the East, but the general sentiment
seems to be in favor of Seattle, Wash.
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Until They Receive Their Pay for Services
In Cuba.
The Mutiny Extends Not Only to
the Men But to Their Officers,
and is Against the Madrid Gov
ernment Officials ON the Island
Commissioners from the Cuban
Assembly On Their Way to
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Adjutant
General Corbin received dispatch to-
day announcing that the Eighth Cav
airy sailed this morning from Savan-
nah for Puerto Principe, Cuba. The
regiment will be the American garri-
son at Puerto Principe and Neuvitas.
In this connection an interesting bit of
| information has reached the War De-
partment. Arrangements have been
made by the Spanish authorities to send
back to Spain the Spanish troops, num-
bering $500 men, upon the arrival of
the American garrison. 1t was expect
ed that they would sail next Tuesday or
Wednesday, but an unexpected obstacle
has arisen among the men themselves.
They are on the verge of mutiny, open
ly declaring they will not return to
Spain until they have received their
pay, now far in arrears, for service in
Cuba. The mutiny extends not alone to
the enlisted men, but to their officers,
and is directed against the executive
officials of the Madrid Government on
the island. Some of the men have not
been paid for nearly a year, and to all
of them several months pay is due.
The situation has created no particu-
lar concern in the minds of the Ameri-
can authorities, as it is not likely to
seriously affect the control of that por-
ton of the island by the American
forces, but it is realized that those o.
QUO soldiers, if they should persist in
their refusal to return to Spain, might
become dependents whom it would be
olf1cult to care for, and, ultimately
perhaps, menace TO good government
on the island. The Spanish authorities
express no fear Of their ability to solve
the problem presented, but how they
viii solve it, if the men, backed by their
ofhcers, absolutely refuse to return
nome without their pay, is not clear.
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CUBAN ASSEMBLY.
The Commission Sent by 1t on It's
Way to Washington.

HAVANA, Nov. 13.-The five mem
bers of the special commission appoint
ed by the Cuban Assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur last Thursday night to go
to washington 10 present TO President
Mckinley the wishes of the Assembly.
arrived to-day. They left Santa Cruz
del Sur on Friday. A large number
OF Cubans were ar the railroad station
to receive them
The commission, which consists of
General Calixto Garcia, it's President:
Manuel Safguilly, Joe Miguel Gomez.
Antonio Gonzales Lanuza and Jose Ra-
mon Villalon, its Secretary, will leave
for the United States on Wednesday
by the Plant line steamer.
There has been no exchange of notes
between the Evacuation Commissions
to-day.
The order of the city is maintained.
and the patrol by tha Spanish regulars
continue.
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Has Not Quit Politics.

MEDICINE LODGE (Kas), Nov. 13.
Congressman Jerry Simpson, who has
just been defeated for reelection by
Chester I. Long, denies the statement
that he has quit politics.
II may not run for Congress again. .
said Congressman Simpson, in an. in
terview, ''but I have not quit politics
by any means. I am still alive"
OF his ambitions after leaving the
national House, however, Mr.. Simpson
refused to talk
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DREYFUS REPORTED DEAD.
Rumor Based on a Mysterious TeIe-
gram, but Not Believed.

PARIS, Nov. 13.-It is rumored here
this evening that Dreyfus is dead. The
rumor is understood to be based upon
a, mysterious telegram received from
Colmar, capital of Upper Ulsace, signed
by an unknown correspondent
SO far as can be ascertained there is
no official confirmation of the report.
The fatherin-law of Dreyfus discredits
it. He says he has received excellent
accounts from the Colonial Office quite
recently as to the prisoners health.
Despite these assurances there are dark
rumors af1oat. In view of the curious
manner in which the letter from Drey-
fus declaring that he had abandoned
all hope was conveyed to Nine. Drew
fus on Friday, many people believe he
is dead. A dispatch from Paris on
Friday said that Nine Dreyfus had ap-
piled that day at the office of the Min
lister of the Colonies for permission to
send her husband some warm clothing
for his return home. The request was
refused on the ground that the Gov
ernment would do whatever was nee
essary.
At thei same time, according to the
dispatch, the authorities read her
letter from her husband to the effect
that having for five months addressed
appeals for revision to General de
Boisdeffre (recently Chief of Staff of
the French army without getting any
reply and being weary and exhausted
by his useless appeals, he would write
no more to his family or to anyone
else. He described himself as i'll and
dying and bequeathed to the ssgener-.
OSity of my country the care of reha hill
itating my memory
It appears that Nine Dreyfus then
asked permission to telegraph her hus-
band the decision of the Court of Cas-
sation. This request was also refused.
Then through a friend sre appealed to
President Faure with no better result
The dispatch said her counsel would
bring the whole matter before the
Court Of Cessation. Careful inquiry
made at Colmar this evening show
that nothing is known there as to the
death of Dreyfus. 1t is now believed
that the telegram was hoax.
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To a Treaty the American Commissioners
VIII Sign.
Spaniards at Last Convinced That
We Will Take the PHILIPPINES
Without Assuming the Debt
and They May Come to a Rup-
ture and Cease Discussion-Re-
ported Death Of Dreyfus.>

PARIS, Nov. 13.-Among on-lookers
here the impression exists-though it
is not the result of any official state
ment-that the Spanish Peace Commits
sioners will not consent to a treaty
which the American Commissioners
could sign.
1t seems almost possible that in the
pitiable pressure to which the Span
ish Commissioners are subjected be-
tween their large creditors who are on
the spot watching them and the stern
attitude of the United States, the
Spaniards may abandon their struggles
and leave the two forces to confront
each other
1t will not be decided until to-mor-
row whether the next joint session is
to occur tomorrow or on Tuesday. The
Spaniards, it has been arranged, will
inform the Americans tomorrow
morning whether they need the day to
prepare their next memorandum. If
they want Monday the meeting will
take place on Tuesday.
Under the rules of procedure adopt
ed at the conference it is said that de-
liberations may not be unexpectedly
concluded by either side.
The statement is printed here this
evening that the last memorandum
from the Americans is regarded by
the Spaniards as a virtual ultimatum
but as matter of fact the Americans
have not presented an ultimatum, save
as their treatment of the subject in
hand may be unswervable. 1t is only
since Wednesday last that the Span
iards have begun to feel that the Amer
a II;
pines and without any assumption of
Spanish Indebtedness. As they are
now convinced of this, it may be that
SPANS next presentment will be the
supreme rally of her diplomats argu-
mentative and tactical forces. 1t may
even mark the conclusion of all she has
to say, but if the rules of procedure are
followed, the Americans would still
have another presentation to submit.
Ever since October 1st it has been
within the range of possibility that at
any meeting an open rupture might
occur and on one or two occasions it
might have been easily a fact even be-
fore the taking up of the Philippine
question.
The boundaries of the field in which
that question is being worked out are
becoming more apparent and the angle
Of final settlement cannot be far off. If
a treaty is to result here it may fairly
be expected within three weeks. al
though it is not trlIe-as reported from
the United States to-day-that the
Americans have instructions embodying
a time limit for the conclusion of the
conference.
Judge Day is completely recovered.
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COMING HERE TO STUDY.
Corean Minister'S Son En- Route to
the United States.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Chong Ki
ie' connected with the household of
the Crown Prince of Corea and eldest
son OF Chin Pom Ye, the Minister from
Corea to this country, has been an
pointed an attache of the Corean Iega-
ton here, and is now en- route to take
his post.
He is II years old, and his main
mission to this country is to be edu-
Gated In the English language and Gus
toms. He left Corea unaccompanied
september 18th, arrived in San Fran
CISCO last night, and is expected to
reach Washington the latter part of
next week
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WAS TOO REALISTIC.
A Tenor at St. Louis Wounds the
Prima Donna in the Arm

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 13.-At the Century
Theater, in the course of the presenta-
ton of Il Pagliacci,'' Tenor Francesca
Collenz carried out finale in one of
the acts by bit of realism that was
not on the program.
With unwonted ardor Mr.. Collenz
wounded Miss Media Morrison, the
prima donna, in the arm with dag
ger. Blood spurted from wound il,
the left forearm, the actress tainted,
and the curtain was rung down. Man
ager Levering called for physician
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New York's Horse Show.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The annual
horse show and parade of fashion will
begin tomorrow in Madison Square
Garden, and the directors of the Ma
tona1 Horse Show Association TODAY
celebrated in advance the success they
feel certain to attend the show this
year. A party was given in the garden,
and after it the guests were invited
into the arena, where most of the
horses entered were put through their
PAGES preliminary to the opening.
The entries this year are far more
numerous than they were last fall. and
the standard is high.
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THE RACE RIOTS.
Meetings Regarding Them to be
Held in the East

NEW YORK, Nov 13.-Concerning
the race riots in North and South
Carolina, Thomas Fortune said to-day
meeting of colored citizens and others
would be held in Cooper Union on next
Thursday to discuss the situation At
the meeting is said that S. D. Bassett,
United States Minister to Hayti, will
preside. All the pastors of Afro Amer
lean churches in New York will take
part. Many prominent white citizens
have been invited to attend the meet
ing, which will be strictly non-partisan.
1t is also added that meetings will
be held on the same evening in Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Washington and
Chicago. -
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Refuses to Arbitrate.

DALLAS (Tex.), Nov 13.-The COM
mittee of seven citizens appointed by
the mass meeting last night to con-
slider the pending strike Vt the en-
ployes of the Dallas Consolidated Rail-
way Company conferred with Presi-
dent c. III. Alexander of that company
tonight. President Alexander refused
to enter into arbitration negotiations,
and announced that he would run the
cars as he thought best, even if he had
to use Gatling guns
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Joseph Jefferson Cannot Play.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-JoseDh JEFF
ferson has cancelled his engagement at
the Fifth Avenue Theater, where he
was to appear in rip Van Winkle'
and ''The Rivals this week. Mr.. Jeffer-
son was compelled to remain in his
apartments all Of last week on account
OF a severe attack of bronchitis. He
has almost completely recovered from
his attack, but his physician advises
him to rest for another week, at the
end of which time he will fill his COM
ing engagements.
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No Power Will Hinder It.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Times in
it's editorial this morning on the His
piano. American situation, repeats its
conviction that mo Power will attempt
to hinder the transfer of the Philip
pines" adding that their loss cannot
be great to Spain, who had practically
lost the entire archipelago before the
United States interfered.
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Shot His Father.

READING Pa.), Nov. 13.-Morris J.
Lutz, aged A years, a shoemaker, was
shot and fatally wounded to-day by
his son Harvey. aged about 49, Young
Lutz came home intoxicated and his
father reprimanded him. This angered
the boy. and he fired two shots through
his fathers head The boy then CON-
nitted suicide by cutting his throat
He had the reputation of being a des-
perate young fellow
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Zo1a Not Coming.

KANSAS CITY (Mo), Nov. 13.-Ed-
ward lola, a resident of this city and
a cousin of Emile Zola, the champion
Oh Dreyfus, says that the report that
the French author is coming to this
country shortly is untrue. Edward
lola, who is an exile from his country.
and who for four years past has been
manager of the Kansas City club. has
received letter from his distinguished
cousin in which Zola states emphat-
1cally that he has no intention of COM
ing to the United States on a lecture
tour, as has been stated, or for any
other purpose, at least for a time.
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the nre or seriously cripple the arma-
ment OF our modern batteries; but tile
SHIPS could not Withstand the fire of
our modern batteries, and that, there
fore, the ships cannot attack the bat
ter1es successfully Whether these
SHIPS can run by the batteries without
too great risk has not been slzaFvr.
This Will depend on the skill ar7 e. 9ld-
ity with which the guns are served,
provided the ships are not stopped by
the mines.''
Considerable attention is devoted to
the progress of work at the various
arsenals and the guns which are being
made. On September 80, 1898, there
We're AT sea coast guns mounted. It is
estlmtaed that on June 80, 1899, there
VIII be 800, and on the same date of
1900 1,1e9.