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/ the supplies was claimed by two persons
Mr.. Macintosh, to whom part was
| consigned and who had a letter authoriz
ing him to act. and Mr.. Edward Sumner
OF New York. counsel for the association.
DR.. Decker of the yellow fever hospital,
to whom part was consigned. desired to
distribute what was not needed at the
hospital, thsre being very few cases now
on hand and none that are considered
genuine yellow fever.
Ultimately it was decided to await the
return of General Wood from Manzanillo,
who, on learning the facts OF the case,
decided that Mr.. Macintosh was the per-
son authorized to make the distribution
and advised DIR. Decker to turn over to
him what was not needed at the hospital.
DIR. Decker promptly acquiesced, explain
ing that there had been merely a mis-
understanding on the part of Mr.. Mac
Intosh and Mr.. Sumner, equally in
teTested in the work.
In the meantime, the stores were be-
ing landed, though no other action was
taken except in the case of such as were
required for the hospital and while the
rest were awaiting final settlement, Q
that the entire consignment be turned
over to the quarternaster's department..
SEVERAL COMMISSIONS FROM
PORTO RICO.
San Juan de Porto Rico, October 81. =
The resolutions adopted at yesterday
public meeting of delegates from the
chief towns of the island convened to
consider and draft recommendations to
the United States government regarding
the necessities of Porto Rico, will be
handed to United States Special Commits
sioper Carroll, who will transmit them to
Washington. Tho original proposal was
to send to Washington one commission 10
represent all the interests OF the island
but, as this does not seem to meet with
general favor, the talk now Is OF several
Commissions to represent the different
parties and localities.
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JOHN REED LOST AGAIN.

Worcester, Mass, October 31.-John
Reed, the famous bunco man, is still a
very much unknown quantity. His quiet
disappearance from the Sherwood house
Sunday night, was effective, and since
Officer Abbott left him in his room at
the hotel nothing has been heard of his
whereabouts.
Abbott appeared in court this morning
with the Intelligence that he brought
Reed to Worcester Sunday afternoon, but
he was unable to bring him into court.
Officer Abbott remained in Worcester
until go p. M, when he went back to
Charlestown for conference with War
den Bridges at the State prison. There
have been absolutely no developments in
the case SO far as locating the man is con-
cerned.
Local police officials are Of the opinion
that Reed will be very hard man to
locate in view of the many influential
friends that his past experience has shown
him to possess in different parts of the
g0untrv
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MIR. PECK INTRODUCED.

Paris, October 3l.-The United States
ambassador, General Horace Porter, this
morning presented to President Fanre,
Mr.. Ferdinand W. Peck, the United
States commissioner to the Paris exposi-
tion of 1900, and the latter's colleagues.
The French president, at the audience,
most cordially promised to do everything
to meet the views of the American COM
mission and this evening Commissioner
Peck was notifiedlthat 5000 additional feet
of space had been allotted to the United
States, making total of 40. 0o0 additional
feet set apart for the United States.
Mir. and Mrs. Peck accompanied by
Lieut.. A. G. Baller. U. S. N, OF the
commi ,sionars' staff. start for London to.
morrow on their way to the United
States. Prof. B. d. Woodward, the as
sistant commissioner, remains here.
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TERESA EXPECTED TODAY.

Washington, October H.-The navy de-
partment has received telegram from
Caimanera announcing the sailing of the
Maria Teresa for Hampton roads. The
Teresa is, up to this time, the only one of
the Spanish ships sunk at Santiago to be
fioa5ed. She is under command of Capt.
Harris, who was detached from the Vul-
can for that purpose Commander Blew
assumes the command of the Vulcan and
his place on the Potomac is taken by
Commander Craven.
The Teresa sailed at six o'clock yester
day with the Vulcan and the Leonsdas
from Guantanamo The vessels will escort
the Teresa most of the way to Norfolk.
The Cincinnati also started with the
Teresa, but she was to 60 only as far as
Cape Mayzi, and thence across to Port
Antonio.
1t is proba BILE that with fair weather
the Teresa will reach Hampton Roads
about Tuesday next.
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WE DEMAND ALL.

Administration Is Determined To Annex
Philippines.
Washington, October 3i.--The advices
frora Paris to the effect that the United
States peace commissioners have de-
manded the cession to the United States
of the entire Philippine group is in line
with the instructions that have been
issued to the representatives of the United
States.
Up to a very recent date the United
States commissioners had no precise or
definite instructions upon this vital point.
Thsre was lack of data as to the
financial and political affairs OF the
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THE sUNKEN SPANISH FLEET.

Washington. October 3l,-In the abb
sence of specific order from Secretary
Long to consider the subject, the board
of naval bureau chiefs have not UNDER
taken to pass upon the expediency of
prosecuting the attempts to raise other
of the Spanish ships sunk July than
the Teresa. Constructor Hobson is now
in New York and he may be called upon
later to explain his views. The majority
of the board appears to favor the continue
ance for short time of the work on the
Colon, until it is shown that the vessel
can or cannot be raised, and 10 raise the
Reina Mercedes, allowing the Vizcaya and
the OQuendo to remain on the bottom.
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War Board Investigation at Knox
Vile.
Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tenn, Oc
tober 31.-The war Investigating com
mission concluded the work of it.
southern tour here today and at siz
O'Clock tonight left for Washington. 1t ii
the present Intention that the commission
shall go to Camp Meade soon after it's ar
rival at Washington and Ex-Governor
Woodbury. will proceed to Vermont as a
subcommittee to take testimonyIthere.
The commits sion devoted the forenoon
to Inspecting the camps and the afternoon
to taking testimony. It found division
of troops here under the command Of Col.
Kurtz of the Second Ohio and while the
soldiers had no personal criticism to OK.
press against him some of the commits
sioners expressed the opinion that the
command was too large to be entrusted tu
an officer below the rank of brigadier.
The transfer of Col. Kurtz to the COM
mand of the division leaves the brigade
of which his regiment is part In CON-
mand of Col. Young. the colored Colonel
of the third North Carolina.
The first5witness, before the commission
was DR.. John G. f. Martin, a contract
surgeon from Ohio, who was at Chicka.
mauga. He repeated his expression OF
opinion that the water in the pire line
system at Chickamauga was contalnl-
mated by the water from Cave Spring
Greek. He said that after he had first ex-
pressed this opinion, saying that at the
same time the facts in regard to typhoid
were being suppressed, he had been sum-
moned by General Sheridan and told that
he must retract Immediately or submit to
court martial He then wrote letter
of retrantion, but he declared that he had
done this to promote discipi Inc and not
because he had changed in opinion as to
the pollution of the water.
DR.. Park L. Myers, contract surgeon
from Ohio, who was engaged in the
hospital of the second division of the hrst
corps, at Chickamauga, differed with
most of the physicians in his estimate OF
typhoid. Hs said that while many be-
lieved ninety pc, cent of the sickness Mt
the camp to be typhoid he did not believe
that to exceed twenty per cent was OF that
character. He also took issue with those
who charged typhoid to the agency OF
flies, attri buting it to the water. He
thought most of the disease at Ch1cka-
manga Park was miasmatic. He said 1T
was true that on some occasions 1t was
necessary to have patients at the hospital
lie on the ground for as much as ten
hours until provisions could be made for
them. Col. 6. K. Hutches, division
superintendent of the Southern railroad
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FOREIGN EMBEzzLERs ARRESTED

St. Louis, Mo-, October sl.-After a
chase ,ross two continents, Lambert
Wilt, comptroller of the Burglar Saw
ings bank at Bungbuzlau. Bohemia. with
his wife and her aunt, was arrested at the
hotel Roster today on the charge of
having absconded with 100000 gulden,
equivalent of Sal, ,420. The arrest was
made by Chicago detective at the insti-
CATION of V. Sozokomski, piano dealer
in Chicago, who is a stockholder and the
western agent for the Bunglau bank,
and who had been instructed to search
for Wilt.
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OMAHA EXPOSITION A SUCCESS

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31.-The transmits
sississippi and International exposition
closed at midnight, The grand total of
persons who registered at the turnstiles
since the exhibition opened five months
ago, exceeds 100000. The exposition
was financial success, something over
S400, 900 remaining to be divided among
the stockholders. A fraction less than
So, 900, 900 has been received and S., $780,
COO expended The highest pumber of
people in any one day was the opening
day of the peace jubilee when President
Mckinley spoke. 9S,7S5 persons being
present at the occasion.
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THE NOSE DRAMA.

Boston, October 31.-Miss Ada kehan
and her company from Daly's theatre,
began their annual engagement at the
fremont theatre this evening in the very
elaborate production of "Cyrano De Ber-
gerac." The audience crowded the house
and expressed with abundant applause
it's enjoyment of the performance. The
play is superbly staged and engrossed the
services of upward of one hundred people.
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MAKING ROOM FOR OFFICERS.

Montpelier, VT, Oct. 31-Among the
so bills which were introduced at today's
session of the house of representatives,
was one for the reorganization of the
National Guard. The bill, which was
introduced by W. Seward Webb, pro-
vides for sixteen companies instead of
eight. each company being made up of
three officers and 48 men.
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RECEIVER WANTED.

Toledo, October 31.-The Mania ttan
Trust company, made application in the
United States court today for new re-
ceiver for the Detroit and Lima Northern
railroad. The Manhattan company holds
So, ,SS5. 900 in mortgages against the road
and claim they are not satisfied with the
present receivership.
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JAPAN WITHOUT A CABINET.

Yokohama, October 3l.-The whok
cabinet has resigned, the ministers being
unable to agree upon the question OF
filling the rifolio of education. THUS
the hrst attempt at parry government IN
Japans has proved failure. 1t is probable
that the next cabinet will be coalition
of liberals and clan leaders.
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BOY ACC1DENTLY SHOT.

West Derry. N. H., Oct. S1.-George
Hartop, aged II years, and the eldest of
seven children of Arthur Hartop, died
from a gun-shot wound in the abdomen,
this afternoon. The boy went with d
younger brother into the field near his
house to shoot hawks and while crossing
a furrow, fell upon the rife he was
carrying. The weapon was discharged.
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ABsCoNDING TELLER ARRESTED

st. Louis, October sl.-Lambsrt Wilt.
the alleged abs,onding teller OF savings
bank at Jungbenslau. bohemia, was ar
rested here this afternoon. he anu MS
wife had been stopping at the sr hlaaer
Motel, quiet up town place ior ssrepa1 80" oaa
and that part of that sum has been re-
covered.
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sU1CTDEO A BOoK-KEEPER.

Providence. October 91.-George NJ. At
wood q we'll known book-keeper COM
1nitted suicide st his home on Cranston
street at noon today by shooting himself
with a revolver. Mr.. Atwood had suffered
from 1nelancholia for some weeks.
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SPIRITS FOR JAPAN.

Peoria, Ills, Oct. 31.-A solid train of
% cars Of spirits has just been shipped
to Japan, sold to the Imperial govern
ment to be used in the manufacture of
smokelcss powder in the government
works.
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GLOUCESTER GROCER KILLED.

Gloucester, Mass, Oct. 31.-Benjamip
Haskell well known in the grocery
business in this city and in Boston was
instantly killed at his store tonight by q
barrel of molasses falling on his head
and crushing it almost to jelley. Mr..
Haskell was so years of age and leaves a
widow and two children.
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RUSSIAN POET DEAD.

St. Petersburg, October 81. .-Polonski,
the celebrated Russian poet, died yester-
day.
Since the death of Nicholas Nekrasoh, I,
who died in 1877 Polonski had been re-
garded by literary Russians as their most
elegant versifier. OF recent years he had
not written much, though he occasionally
contributed an exquisite lyric to the
European Messenger.
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FATALLY INJURED SIX.

Bellaire, Ohio, October 3l.-An ex-
plosion Of escaping natural gas today, in
the main boiler room at the BEL la1re Steel
company's furnace. demolished the entire
building and fatally inj jured six men.
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QUARRELING ABOUT DISIRlbo
TION OF SUPPLIES.

Santiago. October a1.-There was con
siderable trouble over the large oonslgn-
ment of supplies received here saturGay es =
by the steamer Port Victor, ron Wan San
Juan, consigned by the Helen eoulu ,,aa war
Relief association. The right to olsorioueo
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THE WEATHER.

Boston. Oct. 31.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity Tuesday: Fair weather;
warmer; variable winds becoming sonth-
west.
Washington, Oct. 31.-Forecast for
New England and Eastern New York:
Fair, rising temperature, winds shifting
to fresh southerly. Gs-
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Oct. 31.-Ths local weather
bureau Office records as to the weather
are as follows:
sa m..-Barometer. 9.795: thermome'
ter, 40; dew point. 35; humlolty, 9Si
wind, W; velocity. 6; weather, p. CLOUDY
sp. m.-Barometer. ~. 9 YOU. thetmons ,t1 as
wind, NV; velocity IL; weather clear.
Mean daily thermometer "A; maximum
Thermometer, 40; minin um Thermometer,
"a: maximum velocity Of wind, 16, NV;
total precipitation. 90
Il weather Observation.
The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday. Oct. 81. taken at
8 D. m, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
| state of weather:
Boston, A degrees, N, clear New York,
46 degrees, NV, cloudy; Philadelphia,
46 degrees, N, clear; Washington, 4e
degrees, NV. cleal; Albany, AZ degrees, W,
| cloudy; Buffalo. 81 degrees, N,
cloudy; Detroit, 40 degrees, Sc. cloudy
Chicago, 40 degrees. s, p cloudy; st.
Paul, A degrees, SE, cloudy; Buron,
OAK, so degrees, ,SE, cloudy; Bismarck, az
degrees, SE, cloudy; Jacksonville, 81
degrees, NE, cloudy.
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Knoxville, Tenn, October 81.-The
members of the war Investigating com
mission started early today upon the in
yestigation of the camp at the place with
hope of completing the entire work here
so as to enable them to start for Washing
uon tonight They visited the general
hospital and the Fourth Tennessee regi-
ment as body and separated for the
work in the other commands. More time
There are $50 patients here, many of
them typhoid fever cases, but it is
claimed that the fever was imported.
The commissioners manifested much in
terest in the report of an occurrence of
Saturday. There were three deaths on
that date among thu colored patients of
the North Carolina regiment. Two OF
them were entirely unexpected by the
surgeons in charge and the men We're not
considered seriously ill They therefore
seemed of the opinion that these two had
died from fright at seeing their COM
.panions expire. There were some COM
plants among the troops of the absence
of stoves, and some of the soldiers con-
fessed to desire to get home, but other
wise they seensd quite we'll satisfied.
COMMISSIONERS AT LEXINGTON.
Lexington. KY, October 31.-Gen.
Dodge, Col. Sexton and DR.. Connor of
the war investigating commission, ar
rived her from Chattanooga at five O'Clock
in Gen. Dodge's private car. After
breakfast on the car the members OF the
commission called upon Major General
Wilson at corps headquarters down town,
whers at ten O'Clock conference was
held to map out the work in Lexington.
Ambulances were summoned from Camp
Hamilton and the commission started for
the camp at eleven O'Clock.
/. Col. VIM. A. Pew, of the Sth Massa-
ohusetts, was among the witnesses ex-
amined here today The principal COM
plants be made were of the difficulty his
regiment experienced at Chickamauga.
park in securing medical supplies. Col.
Pew said that his regiment had difficulty
in securing its wagons at Chickamauga
park. He said his camp grounds were very
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RAISED WAGES

1iassillon, Ohio, October 31.-The Mas
silion stonewsrs company has voluntarily
increased the wages of its employees re-
storing the IL l-2 per cent cut made last
winter. Thefercs of employees also will
~ III creased so per cent
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Will Assume Only Part of Debts
of Island.
Agrees to Reimburse Spain for
Pacific Expenditures

Just What is Embraced by Pacific Ex.
penditures- Com missiOners
Opinion Of the PrOpOsition-The Matter
Has Been Referred to the Madrid Gov
ernment-London Papers Express Sat-
isfactiOn-NIadrid DumfOnnded.
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THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
e all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. AS the
genuine Syrup Of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIG SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get it's beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK. d. Z
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Was DUB TO THE WATER.
Supply at 'Chiekamuga Was Pol
luted.
SURGEON TIMES THAT CAUSED
THE SICKNESS.

Withdrew a Statement to This Effect
Under Threat of being Court Martialled
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gave the commission information as to
the trouble encountered in moving troops
He said that as a rule, the soldiers had
co operated in the work Of the railroad
company, but that there had been some
disorder at times. He mentioned one in
stance in which company Fof the fifth
Pennsylvania hao broken up all the
furniture of two cars near Lexington,
KY, on the plea that the cars were not fit
for soldiers to travel in.
LOOKED OVER KNOXVILLE
HOSPITAL
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-21
FROM THE RUINS.
Four Bodies at Fort Adams
Recovered,

Newport, Dec 20.-Up to noon today,
four bodies had been recovered from
the ruins of the burned stables of Light
Battery Z, Fourth United States artil-
Iery, at Fort Adams. The following is
list of the dead:
w. f. Butler, Battery II, Seventh ar
tillery.
Private Frederick w Kull, Battery
H. Seventh artillery.
Private Henry l. Harris Battery H.
Seventh artillery.
Unknown private.
The half dozen injured are doing
we'll
The bodies of Butler and Kull We're
found this forenoon The second body
found last night has not been identi-
fled A number of the soldiers We're
granted Burroughs yesterday, and left
the fort before the fire broke out, but
some of them returned and were seen
at work about the burning stables. 1t
is thought the unidentified body is that
OF one of these furloughed men, but
there is no way of learning it's identity
until ali the men return from their fur
Eughs, so that it can be determined
who is missing. Nothing was found
on the body by which it could be rec
OgniZed. 1t was DaUly dlslBuFeu
Private Butler enlisted in Boston on
May %, 1898, and Private Harris in
Chicago, July Is last Private Kull
enlisted in Louisville on April 23 1898.
The court Of inquiry into the cause
of the explosion began its work this
afternoon. The reason for allowing
ammunition to be stored in the stables
will have great bearing on the finding.
1t is said that quantity of powder had
been stored there for over d year. Dur
ing the fire the Newport fire COM
parry, which was fighting the flames
in the south end of the stable, found a
shrapnel car. During the afternoon
the bodies of Privates w. f. Butler
and Frederick Kull Of batteries F and
II, respectively, were positively iden-
tilted by friends in this city and the
funerals will occur tomorrow, inter-
ment being in the post cemetery. The
body of Private Henry I. Harris of Bat
terry H will be taken in charge
by Hebrew friends in this city,
and buried by them in the
cemetery of that faith. All the wound
ed were doing well tonight and a IA
tai termination is not expected in a
single case.
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|. SMITH co.
M'KINLEY CONDEMNED.
The Mayor Of somervllle Does Not Like
His Atlanta Speech.

Somerville, Dec. 20.--Mayor A. A,
Perry, d member of Willard c. Kins-
ley Post 1879, G. A. r., has written let
ter to the post severely condemning
the portion of President MeKtnley's
address at Atlanta. Ca. suggesting
that it would be proper for the gov
eminent to assist in the care and pre-
servation of confederate cemeteries.
The letter, in part, is as follows;
Perhaps it is better for me to stay
away from Grand Army gatherings for
a little time, at least until I recover
from the shock of the statement lately
made by President Mckinley at At
lanta I love the south and her peo-
pie, and no one rejoices more than [
at the splendid spectacle of a reunited
country, presented during the recent
war with Spain But ! cannot yet be-
lieve that it is the duty of the nation
to give the same attention to the
graves of the men who sought to de-
strOy it, as to the resting places OF
those who died for its preservation.
God forbid that any word should come
from my lips or pen calculated to re-
vive the sad memories of the past. Let
US extend the warm hand of fellow
ship to our southern brothers. Let us
give to them ungrudgingly of our love.
But let us not do any act or approve
any policy from which future genera
lions may infer that the great Ameri-
can republic in the closing years Of the
18th century, had become so blind that
she could not distinguish between her
saViors and her Would-be destroyerS."
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FUSE BU 7NED OUT.
And for a Few Minutes the People at the
Park Were in Darkness.

There was a Slight accident at the
Park Theatre last night, just as the
performance was about to begin. The
main fuse of the electric system burned
out, for some unaccountable reason,
and for a moment the house was in to-
tai darkness.
S. F. Taylor the operator of the bio
graph, was the right man in the right
place, and before the people in the
house had time to realize what the
trouble was, Mr.. Taylor had thrown the
light from the stereopticon used In con-
nection with the biograph, upon the
stage. The light afforded was ample,
and the Mobiles, who We're first on, We're
enabled to continue with their merry
making, until the fuse had been re-
placed with a new one, by Harry D.
Temple, of the Columbia Electric Com
pany, who happened to be in the audi
ence.
The experience was a somewhat novel
one and was thoroughly enjoyed by
those present.