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British Opinion

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Standard says:
The government has good reason to believe
that the United States intends to retain the
Philippines on the ground that President
Mckinley must satisfy public opinion. The
government believes that the American COM
missioners will argue the necessity of thus
deviating from the spirit and text of the
protocol on the ground that the condition
of things in the island of Luzon and the
archipelago renders it impossible for Amer
lea to abandon her native allies or for Spain
to re-establish her rule without heavy sac
rifices of men and money, and finally be-
cause Spain could not be allowed to retain
possession except under conditions unpala-
table to Spain and her colonial traditions.
Spain, however, cannot yet believe she
will be deprived of the Philippines without
some pecuniary compensation in addition to
the Philippine loan of 1896. Therefore upon
the question of the Philippines the Spanish
commissioners will make even stronger
resistance than they have made over the
Cuban debt
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OTERo'S REPORT
Renews the Demand for Admission of
New Mexico

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-Governor
Otero of New Mexico, in his annual report
to the secretary of the interior, vigorous
renews his representations for the early
admission of New Mexico to statehood, and
portrays the undeveloped resources of the
territory awaiting capital.
He estimates the total population of the
territory now at 292, 300, including an Indian
population of $4,000. Of the HOO officers
and men from New Mexico in the war with
Spain, at least one-half were Nationa
Guardsmen. The report embodies letter
from Colonel Roosevelt, written from San.
tiago under date of July 25,, commencing
the behavior of the New Mexico troopers in
the Rough Rider regiment
The report lays special stress on the posi-
bilities of irrigation, and says all the water
now uselessly running away shortly will be
utilized to the highest degree. Meanwhile
individual enterprise is erecting multitude
Of windmills throughout the territory.
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SOME PHILIPPINE DEBTS
May Be Assumed by the United
States

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The intimation
conveyed by the American commissioners to
the Spanish commissioners at Mondays ses-
sion of the peace conference at Paris that
the position of the United States in respect
to Cuba and the Cuban debt could not be re-
garded as subject to change, and consequent
ly that the American commissioners will be
ready to proceed with the discussion OF 9th
er questions under the protocol, the Paris
advices show, had decided effect. The one
concession as to Cuba that our commission
ers will make will be the guarantee of the
United States that life and property shall
be secure in Cuba. This responsibility the
United States will assume only until such
time as stable government shall be formed
and be operative in Cuba. There will be no
perpetual guarantee on this score.
Undue significance has been attached to
the dispatch of special messenger from
Washington yesterday to the President at
Philadelphia. Almost every day long re-
port has come by cablegram from Judge
Day telling what had been accomplished;
what the Spanish commissioners were seek
ing and what the American commissioners
propose to do at the next meeting. The Pres
ident has gone over these reports very care
fully in company with Secretary Hay and
sometimes with military OF naval experts,
if the advice seemed to be necessary. Yes
terday's report was very long, and to have
reduced it to cipher code for the purpose OF
telegraphing it to Philadelphia would have
consumed more time and would have been
less satisfactory in results that the ser
vices of a messenger. AS vital stage had
been reached it was thought advisable to not
DELAY until the Presidents return and so
Assistant Secretary Cridler's confidential
clerk was sent to Philadelphia with the daily
report. 1t is expected that the commits
sioners will now take up the subject of the
Philippines.
The American commissioners have given
this subject much attention, but so far it
has never appeared before the joint commits
sion, save in the shape of one spasmodcal
effort made by the Spanish at the very b,
ginning of the sessions to have the United
States abandon Manila as precedent to
further negotiations on the subject of the
Philippines. The American commissioners,
among other things, have been looking into
the subject of the Philippine debt, about
which there is much ignorance at this end of
the line. 1t is unlikely that the same rule
will be applied to that debt as was in
sisted upon relative to the Cuban debt. In
othex words, Il the United States annexes
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That the Americans Mean Just
What They Say
CUBAN DEBT QUESTION is SETTLED
Spain Agrees Rsinqush Sovereignty Over and All Claim
to Cuba Without Either Terms Conditions
Philippine Question Comes Next
Press Special Wire.


PARIS, Oct. 27.-The Spanish peace com
missoners have accepted the negative view
OF the United States commissioners towards
the proposed assumption by the United
States of the Cuban debt.
The American commissioners have firmly
but courteously declined to assume for the
United States the entire or joint RESPONSE
bility for the Spanish financial conditions,
and the Spanish commissioners have finally
abandoned the effort and have agreed that
the Cuban article of the protocol shall, with
out conditions, have place in the ultimate
treaty of peace. It was not until. Monday
that they became convinced that the Ameri-
cans, who had at the outset made refusal
to accept the Cuban debt, meant exactly
what they said.
In spite of the fact that the Spanish COM
missioners had as background of their eff
forts doubts Of succeedinb, their hope of
doing 80 has been so keen and their conten-
ton has been so vigorously prosecuted that
the final conviction of their inability to win
their point brought the Spaniards such
shock and depression that consistently with
these dispatches at the time there were
grave doubts as to the continuance OF the
negotiations.
Ir support Of these statements is the fact
that Senior Montero Rios, after Mondays
session and on Tuesday last, would have re-
signed the presidency of the Spanish peace
commission had he not believed that his
doing so might have grievously shaken, if
it had not unseated Senior Sagasta's govern
ment From this standpoint, if for no other
reason, Senior Montero Rios maintained his
position, and at yesterdays session, acting
under the conviction arrived at on Monday,
the Spaniards announced that they would
forego further argument on the Cuban debt.
and agreed that practically in the terms and
absolutely in the spirit Of the protocol, the
article about Cuba should 60 forward to the
final treaty.
\ Thus Spain agrees to relinquish SOW =
\ ereignty over and all claim to Cuba =
\ without either terms or conditions. =
\ All differences, if any existed, regard \
\ ing Porto Rico and the cession of the =
\ island of Guam, were also arranged by =
\ mutual understanding, and the COM \
y missioners found themselves well nigh =
\ touching the Philippine question, =
\ which will be taken up next week. Z
1t should be said that the adjustments
already accomplished will sand in the final
treaty unless opposing views and positions
on the Philippine question should develop
hereafter and bring to naught the efforts of
the future and at the same time the results
already attained.
The session of the joint commissioners,
which began today at p. m, ended at a
D. IN.
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Valley Road Work

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. N.-James Dun,
chief engineer of the Santa Fe system. ar
rived here today, after making a tour of
inspection Of the construction work now in
progress on the line of the Valley road
Between Stockton and Point Richmond. He
was accompanied by Engineer Storey of the
Valley road. The progress of the work and
the manner in which it is being done met
neer. The big Franklin tunnel which will
cut through 5000 feet Of spur of the Coast
Range is now completed for a distance of
S51 feet on the east and 1863 feet on the
west side, or total of 2120 feet.
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the Philippines, which seems now to be the
logical outcome Of the situation, it might be
reasonably contended that at least so much
of the debt as represented moneys expended
for the improvement of the island should
pass to the United States with title. The
situation is regarded as materially different
from that in Cuba, where the United States
gains nothing substantial, but if we should
annex the Philippines we should acquire q
territory almost as large os the British Isles
with teemng population of more than
100000. 1t will be for the Americans to ar
range the details of the transfer of the Phil
ippines to the United States, as it is esprsas-
ly stipulated in the protocol that the disposi.
tion of the Philippines shall be arranged by
the peace commissioners
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AN INDIAN WAR
Nineteen Bold Deputies Kill Five
Renegade Indians

BAKER CITY, Ore, Oct. ga special
from Canyon City states that young man
who was member Of the sheriff's posse has
just returned to Canyon City with a report
of desperate fight which occurred between
the whites and renegade band Of Indians.
The nineteen white men and and five buck
warriors were about forty feet apart when
the battle began. George Cuttings, son of
David Cuttings, received a ball in his left
arm, the missile passing through his lungs.
One of the Indians fought with desperate
courage. After being repeatedly shot, he
continued firing his rifle until it was empty,
then fired his revolver until the muzzle
dropped so low that the bullets struck the
ground near the dying redskins side.
The posse, after running battle, killed
all of the five Indians. Settlers have sent
to Canyon City for more ammunition, statinr
that the Indians are gathering around 1ze
in large numbers.
The trouble arose over the Indians accus-
ing the whites of stealing horses.
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A Market for Wina

SAN FRANCIASCO, Oct. N.-The Man
ufacturers and Producers association has
received a communication from the Phila-
delphia Commercial museum relative to
the importation Of wines into Brazii. The
eastern body is seeking to establish better
commercial relations between Pan-Ameri-
can countries, and calls attention to the
fact that. notwithstanding the large oon-
sumption Of wines b Brasil the climate
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An Unfounded Report

WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-Careful inquiry
at the naval department demonstrates the
absolutely unofficial character Of any such
as that to be headed by Smith
NJ Weed, which was recently at Nassau,
N. P. l., In conference with President Heur-
reaux of San Domingo. 1t is said that
Captain Converse of the Montgomery may
have taken Mr.. Weed on his ship as a
guest. So far as any proposition to buy or
acquire Samana bay as a United States
coaling station Is concerned, naval author
tiles declare there Is no truth in the story
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Missionary Officers

CONCORD, N. H., Oct. N.-The Ameri-
can Missionary association today elected
the following officers: President, DR.. f.
A. Noble. Illinois; vice president, Rev.
Henry Il. Hopkins, Missouri; Rev. H. A.
Stimson, New York; Rev. H. A. Washing
ton, Ohio; c. l.. Meade, New York; re-
cording secretaries, Rev. F. H. Beard.
Rev. F. P. Woodbury., DR.. G. j: Ryder of
New York; recording and honorary secre-
tary, Rev. DR.. e. NJ. Strilby, New York;
treasurer, Fl. W. Hubbard, New York;
auditors. c. N. Schenek, New York, and
A. NJ Baker, Connecticut. The closing ses-
sion was held tonight.
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A Determined Suicide

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. N.-Nathaniel
Childs, press agent of the Way Down East
company, which Is playing at local the
ater, committed suicide today at the JEFF
ferson hospital. He had swallowed As
grains OF morphine. after which he shot
himself in the head. Dependency Is given
as the reason for the act. Mr.. Childs grad
uated from Harvard in 1869, and for sew
eral years he was editor Of the Boston
Traveller. He entered the theatrical pro-
fession In 1876, and wrote a number Of plays
At one time he was advance agant for Hem
ry Irving, and for ten years acted In the
same capacity for Abbey, Schoeffel and
Grau
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No Truth in It

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Oct. 27.-United
States Senator James K. Jones, chairman
of the Democratic national committee.
said this evening in regard to the pub
lished statement that he had removed Mr..
Harvey from the management Of the af-
fairs of the ways and means committee of
the national Democratic committee, that
the whole story was a fabrication, without
a semblance of truth in It.
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Has paupers Enough

Wood left here today on board the dispatch
boat Hist accompanied by his aide-de-
camp and clerical staff, for the purpose Of
visiting Manzanillo and to instruct Colonel
Petit to arrange the conduct of the civil
business there. The French consul here
has written to General Wood protestiAy
against the order prohibiting the landing
of negroes from Hayti. General Wood re-
piled that he could not allow any more pau
pers here, as there were too many Of them
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Prusaiau Elactions

BERLIN, Oct. N.-In the elections now
in progress of secondary electors for choos-
ing the members Of the Prussian diet. the
scanty returns thus far received point to
Liberal gains. especially in Charlotten-
burg. Dantsic. Koenigsburg, stettin and
Kiel. The Socialists are also active in the
contest, for the most part supporting the
Radicals,
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Said So Before

. SPRINGFIELD,, ILL.,, Oct. T.-.United
terview, regarding the joint-traffc decision:
IT can only say that after the decision
of the Supreme CoulS in the Transmissouri
case l had no reasonable doubt as to the
decision in the case Of the Joint Traffic As
sociation."
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A Depot Site

VANCOUVER. B. c., Oct. N-In cornec-
ton with the Hastings mill fire, rumor Is
afoat that J. J. FILL, president Of the Great
Northern railroad. has made an offer for
the site on which the mill stood. This Is
the only available and convenient site In
the city for station, and many believe the
report that President Hul was after 1t.
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the United States has not secured any of
the trade with the South American country.
This Is chiefly due to the lack Of direct and
cheap transportation facilities and the
Philadelphia commercial body urges the
cooperate of the California producers
to remedy this state Of affairs.
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Bonapartists BUSY

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Times says:
I learn that Prince Louis Napoleon, who
was supposed to have rsjoined his regiment
in Russia, is still at Geneva, where he has
raised, on special security, loan of such di-
mensions as excludes the hypothesis Of it's
being required for private purposes. Prince
Louis has long been candidate of the Bona
partists for the French throne in preference
to his brother, Prince Victor.
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Just a Pleasure Trip

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.-The United
afternoon for Manila, having on board the
First and Second battalons of the Kansas
regiment under command of Colonel Fun
ston. The men are not in the least crowded
and the voyage will be veritable pleasure
trin
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Sdlas Packard naad

NEW YORK, Oct. N-Silas Packard. the
we'll known educator and founder Of Pack
ards business college, died today at his
home In this city, n years Of age.
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A Double HANGING

HOUSTON. Oct N.-At Richmond, Tex.
Manuel Morris and Peter Autre, negroes,
were hanged from double galIows Nor
ris murdered and then outraged a 6-year-
old blind girl and afterwards confessed the
crime. Autre assassinated his mistress.
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LONDON, oct. ZS.-AccordIng to the Ma
tional Review, Emperor Nicholas of Russia
has become an advocate of Dreyfus revision.
Henry's Confession
PARIS, Oct. 27.-The sensation of M.
Bard's report was the shorthand notes of
the examination of the late Lieut.. Col.
Henry by M. Godfrey Cavagnac, then minis
ter of war, after Henry's forgery had Been
discovered. These notes showed that the
confession Of forgery was only obtained witt
the utmost difficulty, Henry stoutly denying
and then prevaricating to the effect that he
had only added one phrase to the genu-
inc letter, and then, when driven to the last
corner, protesting that he acted for the
country's good.
The drift Of M. Bard's conclusion was that
Comte Esterhazy was the real culprit, but
his condemnation would mean the ruin of
the intelligence department.
NJ Bard dwelt severely on the withhold
ing of the secret dossier from Dreyfus him
self, as the presentation of the secret docu-
ments to Dreyfus could not have COM
promised national interests, and said
the course adopted was in fragrant
violation of the French prisoners code
since 1888. Although the meetings
SO far are favorable to Dreyfus, it must
not be assumed that there will be any real
clearing up of the mystery. 1t looks rather,
though, as if an attempt were being made
to stiAe the truth by liberating Dreyfus With
out a new trial
1t is asked by the Dreyfusites if the secret
dossier exists, as alleged, and what good pur-
pose can be served by the court of cessation
giving decision without seeing it, since that
is the only real proof, if any, of the guilt
of Dreyfus.
Tomorrow's sitting of the court of cassa-
tion is awaited with the most intense anx-
iety.
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A Cabinet Forecast

PARIS, Oct. T.-President Faure, at 9
o'clock this evening, asked M. Dupuy to form
a Cabinet, in succession to the Brisson Min
istry, which resigned on Tuesday. 1t is
thought that the Cabinet will be composed
as follows:
M. Dupuy, Premier and Minister of the
Interior.
M. De Freycinet, Minister of War.
NJ Constans, Minister OF Justice
M. Del Casse, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
M. Dupuy has asked until tomorrow to de-
eide. But will doubtless accept unless un-
foreseen difficulties arise. The balance of
the Cabinet is expected to be:
M. Ribot, Minister of Finance.
NJ. Bourgeois, Minister of Public Instruc-
tion.
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It II True Plague

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct N.-It IL now
recognized that the epidemic prevailing at
samarkand Is the true plague. The NOR
etalitx q high. ~
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Irevisionist mob numbering about one hun.
dred persons and headed by MN. Drumont,
Mulvoye and Lasies, shouting, "Vivs Far
mee" and "a morte les Juifes!" attempted
to enter the court of cessation, but the pas
sage of the mob was barred by tho police
and large reinforcements were sent to guard
the approaches to the court.
After further reference to Colonel Pic
quarts message that the minister Of war
and the general staff had tampered with doc
uments and had manufactured evidence in
the Dreyfus case, and presentation of the
contradictory statements of Colonel Pic.
The letter then continued that on leaving
quart and the minister of war relative to the
secret document alleged to have been COM
municated to the court, the hearing Of the
case was adjourned until tomorrow.
The courthouse was emptied quietly. There
were no denominations and no cries Of any
~ THE MIDDLE COURSE
The belief Is general tonight that the court
of cessation will pronounce neither for re-
vision nor annulment Of the decision in tho
Dreyfus case, as either course would entail
awkward consequences. To avoid these, it
is expected the court will decide that, as
the affair now presents itself, there has been
no treason, and that, therefore, the con-
demnation pronounced upon Dreyfus by the
court-martial cannot be upheld.
WHAT DUPUY WILL DO
NJ. Dupuy, who was interviewed as he
was leaving the Elysee, said the question of
the Dreyfus revision was purely judicial,
adding:
"No honest politician will decline to ac-
cept the decision which shall be given"
A PLEASANT PROSPECT
The Courier du Soir says that the revela-
tions in the report of M. Bard before the
court of cessation as to the part played by
some members of the general staff have pro-
duced strong effect in military circles, and
are 'likely to result in reaction tending
to put an end to the antagonism between
the civil and military authorities.
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The Army's Honor

LONDON, OCT. N.-The Paris CORE.
spondent Of the Daily News says:
ICoutinusd ON Pass VevrA
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The Cars Interest

LONDON, Oct. 2s.-According to the Ma
tional Review, Emperor Nicholas of Russit
has become an advocate of Dreyfus revision
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-09-23
TELEGRA?HIC BITS.

The queen regent of Spain has signed
the protocol bill.
The single tax congress at Omaha
was largely attended
NJ lola. the famous novelist, is soon
TO be ordained Catholic priest.
Secretary Long issued an important
order recognizing the north Atlantic
squadron. The fleet is reduced from a
force of about 100 vessels to 81, the re-
mainder being detached, ready for dis
position in the future.
Gen. Shafter submitted his report of
the Santiago campaign to the war de-
partment II will not be made public
for some time The general also
brought with him two Cuban machetes
TO be presented Mrs. Alger.
Gen. Miles has decided that no more
troops arc wanted in Porto Rico, but
adds, however. that 10000 or 10000
troops would probably be sent TO Cuba
as soon as the weather becomes settled,
in all probability about Nov. 1.
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria, IL is
reported, left a will bequeathing her
Jewels, valued at So. SOC, 900, TO chari-
ties. II is understood that the en-
peror will found great charitable in
stitution TO immortalize her name
Regular army officers, too, object to
a civil commission investigating the
war. claiming that testimony before
commission having no judicial author
ity would be in n manner voluntary
and might do damage to individuals.
Gems Cebreco, Castillo, Pedro, Perez
and other insurgent leaders in Cuba
have turned over their commands 10
Gen. Lawton, Gen. Perez has 5000 men
in the vicinity of Guantanamo, which
he will disband by order of Gen Gas.
tillo. There is now a general desire
on the part OF the Cuban army to dis
band. as the insurgents have learned
that the question of their back pay
will not be considered by the Amer
leans.
The G.. A. r. ut Cincinnati adopted
resolutions praising President McKin.
ley and Secretary Alger for their
course in the last war.
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3 Death stil Taking Michigan's Boys.
Tile grim specter is still reaping his
harvest among Michigan's brave sol
der boys:
Jacob Arzt, of Brighton, who en-
listed in Maryland regiment, died of
fever at Montauk Point.
Henry C. Gowan, of Sault Ste. Marie,
Co. A, 34th Michigan, died at Grace
hospital, Detroit.
Bernard B. Reed, Co. X, 33d Michi-
gan, died at his home in Three Rivers.
Chas. Gohn, Co. l, Second U. S. in
fantry, died at his home at Jackson.
Floyd Dalzell, of Elmwood, Co. M,
34th Michigan, died at his home.
VIM. Thompson, Co. c, 33d Michigan,
passed away at his home at Bay City.
Edward Smith, Co. q, oath Michigan,
died at his home at Sault Ste. Marie.
Merton Bentley, of Charlotte, Co. c,
10th infanzry, died in Porto Rico.
Daniel o. Gregor, of Calumet, Fourth
U. S. infantry, died at his home.
Albert Larsen. of Menominee, Co. L.,
oath Michigan, died at Harper hospital,
Detroit.
WILDER Warren, Co. A, 33d Michigan,
died at his home at Flint.