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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The navy
department opened bids nt noon to-day
for sixteen torpedo bont destroyers and
twelve torpedo boats, TO cost in the ag-
Eregatc not exceeding $4,000. .OOO as pro-
VIded In the last naval appropriation
act These twenty-etEht destroyers and
torpedo boats constitute the largest sim
glG addition ever mnde TO the navy
The deStroyors arc 10 be completed
within eighteen months md tho torpedo
boats within tMrtoGn monthA Repre-
sentntiVeB Of NIL the great ship building
flrms were present when the bids were
opened, The bids, pluEp, ETC., were piled
several feet high and there promised to
be much deny and confusion, Some OF
the department officials thought II
would take two weeks to get the bids
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2a-The fol-
lowing dispatches from AdmtraN Dewey
and Maj. Gen, MerritO acknowledging
tho Presidents congratulations on the
fall of Manala were made public to-day
at the white house:
MANILA, Aug. 23-To President NC.
K4nley, Washington, d. c.: On behalf
Of squadron and myself thank you
most heartily for tho congratulations
and thanks you were p9eased to express.
II will always be source Of pride to US
aft to have received such cdnHnehdat Ion.
Your cable will be published on board
tho BiAps OF the squadron tomorrow.
(SigTed) GEORGE DEWEY
From Cen Merritt:
MANILA, Aug. 93.-To the President,
Washington, u. c.: For my troops and
myself accept my sinGereSt acknowledE-
ments for your generous praise OF the
success OF our campaign. America may
wclt be proud Of the troops.
(SIEned) MERRITT.
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RRrnRNRn THE SALUTE
Aud DIsd-Two Soldiers Killed and tive
hsrInnSIY Ininred.

Aud Died-VW0 boIuleEh ANleu AH0 w.
seriously InJIrSd.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. August 2s.-
Two private soldiers of battery X, Sew
enth United States artillery, were In
stantlv killed to-day and two others
seriously injured by having their heads
crushed against the iron girders of the
railroad bridge at the Ridge avenue
crossing Of the Pennsylvania railroad
in this city. The dead are Victor Tensy,
aged twenty-one years, number 1927
North Eighth street, ST. Louis, and
william Chichester. aged twenty-one,
No, 226 Front street, Jersey City. The
Injured are Harry Pulaski and Peter
Burns.
The command to which the men be-
longed were in a special train which
had taken them aboard at Tampa. At
the Ridge avenue station, a large crowd
waved hats and handkerchlefs as the
train came along. The soldiers leaned
out OF the chr windows and steps and
returned the welcome. TensV stood far
out on a lower step and failed to notice
the Iron gIrders supporting the bridge.
HIS face was completely crushed in. The
other men had been leaning from the
windows
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CAMP MEADE
strict sanitary nIoaSarsS aro Being EnfSr
cod There.

Strict Sanitary AIsaSursI are Being Enfor'
coh There.
CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETowN, Pa,
Aug. 2a.-The movement OF the first div
issou Of the second army corps from
Camp Ager began this evening and
Gobln's command Will be In Goods
country by Thursday. The vanguard
Of the second division arrived this morn
ing In the command Of the Third Mis-
souri, and the First Rhode Island Gen.
Graham has ordered electric lights for
division headquarters and signal boards
WIFI be erected to point the way to the
regiments. 4
An OF the milk Furnished the troops
is examined and fresh beef must either
be brofled, boiled, roasted or made into
hash. The supply OF provisions ana
good water Is abundant.
The camp Of the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania regiment has been changed from
the lowlands along the trolley line to Q
healthy range Of hills. The Sixteentn
battalion does not iiloe the idea OF be-
ing consolidated with the Eighteenth
PennsyGvanaa, There seems to be no
help for It, as ali OF the regiments at the
camp are twelve-co regiments,
and there can be no exception in the
case OF Col. Smiths regiment. Col. Rich
ards, OF the Sixteenth, may be. sent 70
Porto Rico when the battalion Is Joined
to the Eighteenth.
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PITTsBURG, Aug. 22-word has
reached here that Mrs John Stevenson.
OF Glenn Station, tust south of Car
negIc, Pa, lost her life tonight trying
TO save her baby from the flames which
destroyed her home. While preparing
supper Mrs. Stevenson poured oil upon
the klndllng wood in the stove. An eX-
plosIon followed and the house wns soon
in flames.
Mrs. Stevenson was pulled sfom tRe
burning building by her husband, put
rushed back into the house TO save her
bahy. The husband wns also badly
burned while attempting the rescue.
The baby had been taken safely from
tho building by It's grandfather, but the
mother in her excitement could not be
made 10 understand that the child was
enfp
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CAMP wIKOFT.

President McIkInIty WIII Visit Soldiers
There to SEQ Their Condition.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Bright, clear
weather has done much for the sick
soldiers at Camp wlkoff, MOntauk
Point. Many soldiers left to-day on sick
leave and Surlough. The transport
Leona, which arrived last night, was
boarded by DR.. Magruder. He found l2O
sick on board. The Leona had 628 men,
ircluding attachments Of the Twelfth
infantry, Ninth cavalry. Fourth aFtil-
lery and Thlrty-fourth Michigan volun.
teers. Col. Forwood reports over 1;OOO
patients in the general hospital to-day
and 200 or more sleeping on the floor,
there being no cots for them. Accord
ing TO the best information to be had I,
President Mckinley WIN go to Monta9K
sooner Than was at first expected, as ne
IsRnxIous to seefor himself the condition
of the men who fought at Santiago
and how they are being cared for.
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LONDON. August 24,-The Madrid
correspondent of the Times Says: One
paper here declares boldly on the nu-
thorIty OF an anonymous French dip
lomatIst that owing to NJ. Hanotaux's
exertlons, n treaty OF alliance has been
signed between Spain, France and Rus
sia with the object OF counteracting the
AngIo-Germnn influence in Morocco.
other papers mention this matter but
without affirming that the treaty has
been actually signed. The Idea of n
permanent rapproachment between
France and Spain is certainly In the
mir and may in time assume consider
able practical Importance.
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wATcBKAN sANDBAeaED

And Brswsry sRSo Craokod-RObbsrS
sample Beer and Escape.
SCRANTON, Pa, August 23-Flve
masked men sandbagged, bound and
gagged Nfghtwntchman Brennan at the
dickson City brewery nt an early hour
this morning and then blew open the
safe. They secured $500 in cash, some
diamonds belonging to George Hofna-
gle, manager of the company, and 9TH
er valuables to tho total value Of about
!i.6OO. watchmRn Brennan was not
badly hurt. There Is no clue to the
men. That they were a desperate lot
is evident. After lootlng the safe they
found Brennan had regalned consclous-
ness and one OF the gang hit him q blow
on the head with the butt OF a revolver,
again rendering him unconscious. They
helped themselves to copi0us draughts
of beer before leaving, Brennan was
found by Manager Hofnagle, whose
house IL next to the brewery, and who
was awakened by the barking OF his
dog.
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Rnn,dIr Mailing ANYnY.

CHICKAAIAUGA : CHATTANOOGA
MILITARY PARK, Gu, Aug. 2S.-1t
was not until this morning early that
the Twelfth Minnesota and the Fifth
Pennsylvania. which broke camp Monday
morning, finished loading and got start
ed for Lexington, Ky. Thus far the
railroads. have not been able to provide
trains fast enough to suit the conveni-
ences OF the regiments leaving and Tor
this reason II would not be surprising II
Gen. Brecknrldge ordered some regl-
ments Of the second division, first corps.
10 march TO Knoxville, n distance OF llb
miles. Only one regiment Will be lett
at Camp Thomas and that for the pur-
pose Of guarding the government prop
ntstv
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NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-The tranB-
port segurancln sailed for Santiago at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon, Among her
passengers Is Lieut. Richmond P. Hob
son. who Is going to try his rubber bag
scheme for raising two OF the sunlOen
veFEcls OF Cervera'B squadron. The ieu-
tenant is accompanied by his private
secretary, Roland s. Glelow, Of the
naval reserves. and A. Gin, representa-
tive OF the Merritt Wrecklng company.
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OHIO DEMOCRACY.

A Lively Fight on HAnd-Tho Fragrant
Allen o. Myers Said 70 Have Been
Downsd by Borg's Manager and
Rsvolysrs Figured In q DtatrIot DsleEA.
IIon Meeting.
DAYTON, O., August 2s.-The pre-
llminary meetlngs by counties and con-
gresslonal districts to-day and tonight
of the delegates to the Democratic state
convention, indicate that the DowlIng
men by close margin defeated the
Allen o. Myers regime. The latter are
however. fighting in all the committees
tonight, and will continue the fight in
the convention tomorrow. at which
time trouble is expected.
At the meeting of the Third district
delegation this evening, a revolver was
drawn by one of the delegates and a
knife by another. In this district are
the delegates from Montgomery and
Butler counties, both of which are con-
tested. Ex-congressman sorg is from
Butler county, and ex-collector DowIIng
from Montgomery county sorg is con-
sIdered the conservative candidate for
governor next year and Dowling is his
manager.
At the meeting Of the committee on
credentials tonight there was bad blood
from the start. Allen o. Myers was se-
lected as a member of this committee.
and the Dowllng men were weaker on
this committee than on other commit
tees. This committee will be in session
all night and II Myers wins on 1t, he
will make close fight tomorrow with
the contested Dowllng delegates unseat-
"A
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MADRID. Aug. 2S, 6 p. m.-n LIB
eral says: parliament is the last hope
OF the people. II It does not arouse the
nation from Its lethnrgy, docs not know
how to sever with Arm hand the ties
which bind Spain to 60 many dead
things and array all Spaniards In q solo
body, the organization Of the future VIII
fall, like all others, into irreparable ois-
credit, and It will end by losing the 1T
tie influence over the destlnies Of tho
country it has"
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The follow
ing dispatch from Gen. shnfter was re-
ceived by the war department tonight;
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, via Hayti,
Aug. %, 98.-Adjutant-Ge U. 8.
A., Washington: Transport Minnewas-
ka, with Second cavalry mounted squad
ron headquarters, and 256 men First
District OF Columbia, two companies, 81
men, Thiriy-thIrd Michigan, battalion
OF engineers balloon detachment and 81
horses belonging TO light batteries
sailed today. The Specialist, with four
officers, 10 men and horses, belonging to
light batteries, will sail soon.
(slEned) SEIAFTER,
NTnfOF,n naneRpI IT a A
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THE INSTRUCTIONS
To the Cuban and Porto Risan
Military Commissioners
CONSIDERED BY THE CABINET.

They wsro Houua % bo Dsnolsne tn Saw
sraI Partiealnr,, ana Will be RoOaSt on
DIHsrsnt Lines and Presented 70 The
Prosldsnt fer ApprOval-ItIO IO sAid That
the distractions WIN Deal Almoat En-
tir.ly with Matters or Dotail-COmmI'.
SlonsriwuI bo Ready to Sall Nvithin thO
Next Few Days.
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MADRID, August 2s.-senor sagasta
says that General Jaudenes being q
prisoner. General Rios becomes COVER
nor general Of the Philippines. At the
rising OF the council Lieutenant General
Correa. the war minister, declared that
the government was still without officlal
news of the surrender OF Manila, al
though several kilograms had been sent
20 General Jaudenes for details.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-The stats-
mem first published In the Cincinnati
TImes-star that John r. Mclean would
not interest himself in the Ohio Demo-
cratic convention because he was TO
succeed Secretary AlgeF In McKlnley'8
cabinet, was an error. as the following
from Bar Hnrbor VIII show:
PLEASE deny in most positive terms
the statement Of the Times-star.
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KANSAS CITY. MO-, Aug. 2s.-Bar.
nett PrusaR weNekuowD local COM
mission merchant, is ut tho head of a
movement to form Jewish colony In
Porto Rico. II already have the prom.
lse OF nearly fifty families to Join me,
said nc. "Thesc families can rnl6t
from $500 10 5000 each TO put Into tho
yemure nnd II oil agree we win form
communicate colony. We hope TO leave
by January l."
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Klllcil py FaIllng Lumber.

Special Dispatch to tho 1ntelligeneer'
BELINGToN, W. Va, Aug. 2S-Ran-
dolph Polling was killed and Frank Nc
cutchcon slightly injured this afternoon
by the collapse of pile Of lumber In
scrpelles Brothers lumber yard. Polling
was instantly killed, and some time
passed before McCutcheon could be got-
ten from under the lumber. He was
unintured save a few bruises on the
nrns and legs.
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chIenrn,. Fn,nllr Ilnt Wcn,h.r.

CHICAGO. August 23-The official
maximum of temperature In Chicago to-
day-03 degrees In mld-nftcrnoon on the
Auditorium towcr-wns within n degree
OF the record of the hottest dag OF the
year. The Thunderstorm which broke
over the city at s y, m, caused a drop
OF twenty degrees from the maximum.
hut before this relief came the heat had
claimed many victims The cases of
prostrntlon reported TO the police IN
cluded four dead, Ten seriously over
come and nine whose recovery was ox-
pected. Cooler weather is promised for
Tomorrow
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KNIGHTS Or PYTHIAS.
Attendance at Biennial Encamp-
ment Beyond Expectation.
RAILROADS SEVERELY TAXED

To Carry the Vast Number OfviSuor. ln-
70 IndianapOll.-Tho Big Parade of the
UnifOrm Rank was the Feature Of Yes
tsrdAy's PrOkrummo-NIsoting Of the
supreme LOdEo-ssn'atIOn OF the Nay
Was the Charges Printed in the Press
Throwing Doubt on che Honesty Of the
Supreme OmssrS.
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1LLNRss INCREASING
Among the Troops In Porto RIeo-sIsk TO
be Ont Home.

Among the Troops Ia PorIo EIeo-S'SN' 10
be smt Home.
PONCE, Porto Rico. Aug. 23.-Ilness
among the American troops Is onthe In
crease and there are now nearly a
Thousand cases OF malaria and dysen-
terry. with h few OF typhoid fever. There
Is also absolutely no recuperatlng prop
erty in the climate, and Surg. Gem
Greenleaf has urgently recommended
that the sick be sent north as rapidly
1t IS reported that there is yellow
fever at San Juan, but Surg. Gen.
Greenleaf'S adviCes do not confirm the
rumior.
Last night the heavens seemed abiaZe
20 the eastward and the fire alarm was
given out. A detachment Of the signal
corps went as far as Saint Isabella, but
found the fire was not located there,
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 2S.-John Rcsti-
vo, aged 30. and John Muscolino, aged
80, auarrclcd this mornirg over trivial
matter and agreed to fight It out with
stillctos. They accordingly repaired to
lIiglnndtown, In the suburbs OF Balu,
more, aud fnuEht dueI In an open iiciu
in the presence 0f slnT1e Witness, les ,,
two w0Nkliel and Musco'ino led inc
pOlice are nfter hinL
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WASHINGTON Aug, 23.-Admiral
Sampson said to-day concerning Gar
clas claim that csrvera surrendered to
the Cubans and was turned over TO the
navy, that 1t was not true. There were
no Cubans abuut except few on the
shore. The admiral says cervera was
taken OF his flagship by the Gloucester
and was afterwards taken aboard the
Tov,n
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fully tabulated, as they took q wide
range, owing to the departments call
for two classes OF propositions, one
based strictly on the departments plans
and specifications and others based on
the individual ideas OF the builders, an
essential requirements being followed,
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rn. NIrs,rec,,,r r,rInI.

MARIETTA, O., August 2a,-In the
Mcswecney trial to-day the special We
nirc Of thirty-eIght Jurors was exhaust
ed and but eight Jurors accepted, Judge
Coultran ordered new venire and the
work OF completing the Jury Will so On
Tomorrow.
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GERMAN CATHOLICS
p,,sxrss with Archbishop TroIsnd'S
VJs1vs ON the PRbIIU school Question.
BlShop NIsssmsr'S Inspired Uuoranee'.

Di,nrree With ArchbIahOp Troland's
Views on the PnbIlc school Question.
TlI,hop NIsssmer'S Inspired UueraneeS.
MILWAUKEE,, August 2S-1t was
ii O'clock when the German Roman
catholic societies convention met to-
day, the services at the formal opening
of the German American Catholic in st.
Mary's church having been somewhat
extended. Five bishops, one of them an
archbishop, attended the convention.
two of whom made addresses, one of
them delivering an admonItIon that
came from Rome direct instructing and
urgInE the members OF the societies
when they returned to their homes to
spread broadcast the words which
might be said to come almost directly
from the pope himself.
These utterances were made by BIsh-
op Messmer, who has Just returned
from his pilgrimage to Rome, and he
spoke concerning the school question.
Not only did Bishop Messmer take a
radically opposite stand to Archbishop
ireland with reference to the schools
but he told the members OF the societies
thnt the pTOpHEdHuu NIGNeH WIZ AShtSE
the attitude OF many OF the English
speaking Catholics in this country on
the school question, while the position
of German Catholics met with approv-
nj. The words OF the pope as they were
delivered to Bishop MessmeT, as he pre-
sented them this morning, were 10 the
effect, that 1t was to be regretted that
go many Catholics were sending their
children to the public schools in place
OF the parochial schools.
Bishop Schwcbaeh, who followed
Bishop Messmer said he fully endorsed
all that Bishop Messmer said. Referr-
ing 10 the money that had been contrib
uted to the establishment Of German
chair in the Washington university.
Bishop Messmer recommended that the
fIlnd be turned over 10 the Catholic SEM
mary at ST. Francis.
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LONDON. August 2i.-rhe Singapore
correspondent OF the Daily Mall tele-
graphs that General Augush had his
arm broken while on his way from
Hong Kong to Singapore, during the
progress Of tTphoon. General Augusti
will proceed to Spain q German mail
hat
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WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Hansbrough, OF North Dakota, had n
conference with the President to-day in
behalf OF Grigsby's rough riders, who
are anxious to be kept in srevicc and
sent TO either cubn or Porto Rico. The
senator learned that It has been decided
10 muster out all Of the volunteer cav
airy, hut that It may be possible for cav
airy men wishing TO remain In service
10 be dismounted and kept as Infantry
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NEW YORK, August 2S,-At a meet
Ing Of the womans national war relief
association Mt the Windsor hotel to-
any, II was announced that Miss Helen
NJ could had given $4,000 TO purchase
food and dcllcncies for the VI and
wounded soldiers In Camp Wikoft.
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CASTILLO Talks
As the Military Representative Of
the Cuban Junta.
SAYS NO FRICTION EXISTS
Between the American Forces and
Cubans at Santiago.
MANY EXAGGERATED REPORTS

Have Been Spread Nat the OnbanO Have
the Utmost Faith In the America" Gov
.rpmont aud Arc CONFIDENT That the
Pledge. in Their Behalf WIN bO Carried
out-Tho Shnnor.Gurs.a Incident In
Connection with the Surrender Of the
city.
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Troop,nt ITonIIa In flood Health

WASHINGTON. D. c., August 2S.-
In a dispatch received nt the war de-
parment tonight. General Merritt says
that the health nnd spirits Of the troops
nt Manila are excellent.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-acn. Shat
ters sanitary report for August % IL
total number sick, 300; total fever cnses,
G3l; total new fever cRses, a; total
fever cases returned To duty, 80,
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IlnfnnndnA Rnmora.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, Aug. %.
Tho rlmors of troubles between the
natives and the Americans are for the
most part unGounde& The fact 70 that
the insurgents have been unwilling to
disarm until assured Of the permanence
Of American protection.
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WASHINGTON. Aug, 23.-Ambassn-
dor Hay in n cablegram TO the state
department, received this afternoon,
says thnt tho British government has
directed the governor of Hong Kong 10
accept Admiral Deweys application for
remission TO dock and caean his Ships
at Hong Kong.
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Limited for New York ard Tomorrow
will 90 aboard the flagship New York,
which wilt be put in dry-dock at once
for repairs. Admiral Sampson probably
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liz Cnrir, "a A,.sInhIs. 4

MADRID, Aug. 90 Sp. m,--AN tho
papers announce the reaseomblngo Of
the cortcs between the 9th and 10Th OF
September
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WDsTPoRT, Conn, Aug, 2S.-As the
DAY progressed It became evident that
Adudraf scmey's condition was such
that II would be unwise for him to un-
dPrtake a proposed carriage ride. I'm
roetliately after breakfast the pattenS
returned 10 his room, and when Dr.
Gregory called nt noon the aoTnlTal was was
he'd most OF the day. The physician
thia qFt0r4noon stated that II was hardly
pos1ible that Admiral SciGey could
make tho trip to Washington He VIA
certainly not De In a condition to 50 to-
morrow, as he had hoped.
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ApN1RAL sORLEY's CONDITION.
llnsSs Not ssrIouS--WIM bO Able to Servo
-. Fsns,,,y,t-1lnn

IInsSs Not SsFIoaS--NVII bo Able TO Serve
ON CommiAsion.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The navy
department received dispatch to-day
from Rear Admiral schley'g wife say
ing that In her opinion his Illness was
not serious, and thGt he probably would
be around In few days With this re-
assurance there ts feit to be no occasion
for substituting another name for that
OF the rear admiral on the Porto Rican
military commission unless his illness
should increase.
The Illness Of Capt. Evans, OF the
Iowa, has been reported to the depart
ment, and in ti1iB case, aB well as l!l
others where officers are sick, leave wiz
be granted and every opportunity given
for recuperation.
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Admiral sRmpIoR GooS 60 New York.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23,--AdmirHl
Sampson left Washington nj o'clock
this afternoon on tho Congressional