Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-29
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9l'.s MA Sept % The ffsttpct tion
givenh to the Paris peace cotnmis
Hfsiobers' are i'v6itfmii6,fs. IT, ID learne'
that they araeapitniats the negotiation
,,iil,betWgen. SPAIN and The United State
stbe war ard fix the cohdi
4 ttionls ! ofasHnba's' independence; ;by .ex Ok
q pIaipi4g, ,her' lights, Snaipse reseify ine he
rights in regard to, public and priv
# property in the Antilles The iinst true
jtionss regardihg the r F. philippines are
lIgraduated $50 assto, meet every yhSpo
thesis, leaving no room for free criti
sisnf on, the part of,'iithsi eomlmissio
Sc seSantandery Spain. Sept. 2l. -7The an.
chor 1i1tr City OF Rome, which was char
tered by Cervera to transport tC
Spain, the Spanish sailors cap
tured at the battle of Santiago and
who were recently released at Ports
lmouth, N. -rarrized today. Capt
Eulate and several other Spanish naval
officers landed and we're taken for Ger
vera and loudly cheered. Eulate refus-
ed to make statement declaring he
reserved what he had to say for the
Icourt martial.
| San Juan, Sept. 21.-The French
steamer Chateau LATTE arrived here
from Havana this morning. She took
on board two hundred sick soldiers. Two
hundred engineers also sailed this even.
ing for Spain. The Spanish steamer
San Francisco arrived this morning
from Guantanamo with the Caimanera
garrison. She was flying the yellow
flag and is quarantined. She is to take
a battalion of the Prince De Astul las
infantry, consisting of eight hundred
men.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Most of the
second army corps of Camp Meade will
soon 60 to Cuba. Camp Meade is to be
abandoned. A temporary camp will be
esta blished at Columbia, S. c., while
the troops are awaiting the embarka-
tion.
Washington. Sept. 21.-M. Cambon
said today it would be week before he
started for Paris. He said he hoped to
return to the United States but could
not say whether he would OF not.
Columbus, Sept. 21.-Mr. Mckinley
has decided to speak in the close dis
tricts to Ohio en- route to Omaha, and
Columbus or Dayton will be chosen.
Washington, Sept. 22.-Major-General
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia. will proba-
bly, not be selected to command the army
of occupation of Cuba. The military
advisors of the president think that a
major-general of the regular army
should he chosen for this important
task. General Wade is mentioned in
this connection. He is at present in
Havana as member of the commission
of evacuation.
New Orleans, Sept. 22-President
Souchon of the board of health reports
no new yellow fever cases. There are
no new cases at Jackson. One death
occurred at Oxford. Seven cases are
under treatment there. There are sew
eral new cases at Orwood and three att
Taylor's.
Washington, Sept. 22.-President
Gilman, of Johns Hopkins, has declined
to serve on the war investigation COM
mittee which causes great disappoint-
ment to the President. 1t was thought
be would certainly accept at the time
his appointment was made.
Washington, Sept. 22.-The president
has been deeply impressed by the vari-
GUS representations that have been
made within the last few days in regard
to the desirability of postponing the
military occupation of Cuba. 1t has
been set forth that the regular troops
on account of the hard campaign at
Santiago are in no condition to perform
even garrison duty in Cuba during the
rainy season. General Miles is at Lex
ington and is the leading advocate of
postronement.
Paris, Sept. 22.-The situation here is
very grave, and the clash between the
military and the civil authorities over
the Dreyfus case is very pronounced.
The seizure of Colonel Picquart by
General Zurlinden, the military govern
or of Paris, when being tried by civil
process is feared as the first step toward
dictatorship. 1t emphasizes a deter
mination on the part of the army to
prevent revision of the Dreyfus case
at all costs.
New York, Sept 23.-Dun s review of
trade says: This country is rapidly be
coming the controlling factor in the
money market and We will not have to
look to Europe any more. August re-
turns show a large balance in favor of
the United States. Exports in bread
stuffs show large decrease. Reports
from different cities show wonderful
increase and activity in the chief CEN
tres of western trade, particularly at
Chicago. st. Paul and st. Louis The
Eastern cities also report large trade.
The iron and steel industry expands
with rapidity and beyond all expecta-
tions. The deliveries of boots and
shoes is larger than ever. The textile
industries are not sharing in the gen.
eral improvement because Of the heavy
decline in cotton. Failures this week
are twenty-five per cent less.