Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-22
TGleglaDllc News ottlG Week

Washington, Sept 14.-Geueral Shat
sr's report of the battle at Santiag,
'as made public today. He says tina
'ords fail to do justice to the gallan
eglmental commanders and their mer
! action before Santiago: that he i.
realty indebted to General Wheeler
nd pays him high compliment. Con
erning his dealings with Admira
ampson be says he was in favor Of en-
sring the harbor and force a surrender
q that Commodore Watson's opinion
that the navy shouldn't enter the
tbor He mentions General Miles
lily once in his report and says h,
diles) accompanied him to see Genera
oral regarding the surrender. Con.
uding General Shafter says: ''Very
W Cubans took part in the battle al
Caney." Refers to the failure of
arcia and adds: 'The aid of the Cub.
Is at landing was valuable
Geneva, Sept. 14.--The body of the
ppress was taken from the hotel this
Prning and conveyed to the railroad
tion and put upon the special train
ch is to convey it to Vienna. The
pet were lined with sorrowful specta
Is. All private buildings were draped
b black, and the flags on all buildings
|lic and private were at half mast.
procession formed at eight O'Clock
the coffin was placed in a hearse
IN by four horses caparisoned in
and silver, which was followed
second hearse containing flowers.
members of the Geneva council
next, then federal and state coun.
p. The train left the station at 8
ck. The women of Geneva sent a
10 floral crown, accompanied by a
addressed to the Emperor express
Peir sorrow and sympathy.
nna, Sept. 14.---In accordance with
nperors wishes, the body of his
be late Empress Elizabeth will be
ed beside those of the Crown
Rudolph. The interment Sat-
will therefore be only Temporal
York, Sept. 14.-Generals Shat
! Wheeler arrived here on the
Frain this morning. Neither knew
her was aboard the train and did
each other. Both started for
Wlkoff. Gen. Shafter went first
|amine the temporary hospital
the depot at Jersey City.
pilla, Sept. 1.-THE Insurgents
ated the suburbs of this city to-
18th their colors flying and shout
va Americans, and viva Philip
Libre.
don, Sept. 15.-Advices this MORN
|ow the first reports regarding the
ction of life and property by the
ane which swept the Barbados,
ncent, st. Lucia and other islands
Vindward group are not exag-
Indeed appalling as the de-
:, they fail to present an adequ-
OF the terrible havoc wrought
torn. The estimates of the loss
ire believed to fall far short of
ual number killed. while the
: rendered homeless is greater
as at first stated The aggre-
image to property cannot now be
ted even approximately, as winds,
tidal waves. and landslides
etely devastated the country. 1t
eved that the dead at Kingston,
[pital of the island which is totally
Dyed, amount to three hundred,
Ehe homeless twenty thousand.
frltish man-of-war the Alert went
and escaped the storm. There
heavy loss to shipping. The
loupe suffered heavily.
Louis, Sept. 15.-The striking
Fers precipitated riot today at
lament on the western limits of
ty, In which William Lane, non
worker, was fatally shot, and
.others seriously hurt. The
ted police responded to the riot
and were met by fusilade of bull
rom the strikers. The police re-
with number IF shots and char
he crowd dispensing them. result
p the arrest of Nat. Brown, and
Lee who are thought to be the ring
ers.
ris, Sept. 15.-Lematin says the
ters have definite proof of secret
nents which were used in the
Dreyfus trial but were not
the accused officer or his coun
pneral Mercier then minister of
peld responsible for this. The
rs Zola will return to Paris in
when he will issue another
in the Dreyfus case.
gtOn, Sept. 15.-A cable from
fis says that the insurgents
Fawing peacefully under the
Aguinaldo, who seems an
p-operate with him. No fur
lty is anticipted.
ston, Sept. 15.-The evidence
lsive swindling party of men
lg themselves to be soldiers
'f the army has come to the
of the War Department. The
rs got credit from various mer-
and then skipped. An inv esti-
ows their names do not ap-
q records of the army.
ept. 16.-The newspapers say
ter of Justice Sarrien COM
examination of the docu-
e Dreyfus case today and
nicate to the ministers and
1cil tomorrow, his intention
p matter to a commission
o undertake the revision of
ngs. 1t is the opinion that
will adOOt the pronosal for