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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
TIL NEXT FLEET FOR MANILA.
VIII Require Rapid Preparation Co Hs
Ready Co Sail on the Day sat
Tor Departure,

IN ----"" -
''', H. VIII re-
Ha'' a''N' ','' rapid WORK nn the part
~ oo'N 'ot 'eeal military officials and
Tue department ai Washington to have
the third Rect OF transport steamers
ready for sea by the gith inst tbe
date reported 10 hav. h...p ..t f,rft,
deDarturr yrry ut,I. .,..-.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
An Important BATTLE.
Philippine Insurgents, Under Agui,
naIdo, Almost Force Their
Way to Manila
THE CITY is IA DESPERATE STRAITS.
Foreign Residents Have Fled 20 the ships
ten August WIlinE 60 Surrender to
the Americans The spanish Troops on
the Verge Of starvation Tl,trgy-sl1
Hours without Food.


the Verge Of starvation Ttlrty-sls
Hours without Food,
NEW NoRK. june lS.-A special Ca-
blegram from Hong Kong 70 the Jour.
nal says;
The most severe and important bat.
tie since Admiral Dewey uuuihilatjon
Of the Spanish fleet has occurred at
Manila. One thousand insurgents att
tackled e,Oo0 Spanish, iuhjctjng heavy
losses, and almost forcing the entrance
to the city
The Insurgents under Cen AguinaD.
do, and the American sailors and ma.
riues Of Admiral Dewey's feet, com.
pletely surround Manila
The foreign residents have He'd 10 the
ships.
Admiral Montoio ana Gov teen.
August have placed The women. the
children and the priests ia the fort, for
safety
Gen. August is reported 10 be will,
ing to surrender TO the Americans ia
order to prevent the insurgents from
capturing the capital, setting IL ON fire
and killing the Spanish. The arch
bishop, however. is opposed to sur
render, and has overruled August
The success of the Insurgents is won
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

WAsuSGroN June is Maj -Gen,
Miles, general-in-chief Of the army
accompanied by Col, Maus. Maj Davis
and Col GreenIeaf. Of his staff, arrived
in Washington yesterday, after hav-
ing directed the departure of the first
army OF invasion TO Cuba. 1t had been
his intention to remain in the field di-
rectiug the succeeding expeditions
which will follow rapidly from this
time forward, all Of them il can be
stated, a part Of q vell-matured often
sive campaign,
Gen. Miles looked hale and hearty
despite the three weeks of iucessant
work of bringing order out of chaos
in the hurriedly concentrated army
comprising regulars and volunteers,
many unarmed and unequipped; thou
sands of tons Of stores assembled by
inadequate railway facilities hundreds
Of pacz.trains, droves Of horses and
mules and the vast minutal of a war
movement beyond the sea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23


The general continues to wear bis
eitizeus dress. while all the officers
about him are in fatigue uniforms, and
save for the pith helmet such as is
worn in the East Indian service, he
shows no evidence of coming from HE
field.
He conferred with Secretary Alger
for half an hour before the cabinet
meeting. and then had a long talk with
Gen. ~Luddington. quartermaster-geu-
eral, on the condition Of quartermas-
ters supplies. He came in response to
a telegraphic summons from the secre-
tary Of war, who desires to 60 over GER
tain phases Of the campaign with him
Speaking in a general way of his
observations, Gen. Miles said: Having
spent some time with the troops, dur
ing atrying period Of hurried prepare
tions, I am free to say that they are a
splendid body Of men, Of whom the
country may well be proud AS to the
regulars, they are the finest corps
ia the world, without any excep-
ton, in physical development, eff
cheney experience, discipline, marks
manship, equipment and III that goes to
make up hrst-class soldiers. OF course
the volunteer army is not as well
equipped Some of the states sent
men into the field in very good condi-
tiOn, notably Massachusetts, and New
York. Others sent their quotas with
out arms, equipment or clothing.
They were not soldiers at all. only EN-.
ployed men. It takes time to make
soldiers of this material. There
must be uniforms. arms. ammunition.
camp eouippape. tentage. ~transporta-
ton and hospital supplies Then. in
addition. chew have TO have ordnance.
artillery. siege trains. intreuehing
tools horse eauipments. engineer an.
pliances Of ali kinds; balloon appii-
ances etc. After that comes the great
auesfiop Of moving an army across tbe
SEA. with all the dangers and v~icissi.
tudes Of an ocean voyage The work,
with lis infinite detail, has been car.
ried out. | am glad 10 saw. with a fair
decree Of success. and the command OF
IL 900 men under Gen Sbafter moved
l''oo' n5n unoel usu, 2Nait5i ,Ho'o'
away WIN ~ o"so"ls1 u payii''le ~
Ihuslasm "nlcn o~yerc@ule ING U'ais
Shey hau PaSseu tnLouBN'
zen vines aIUeh0'on was ulreooeo 20
1he IePoLba uO'niub IoM. L"liPa -
great CONFUSION ana "eluN y pLeParlhg
~ eAPeolIlon anu getting IL OH loI
SugS, s l., n.l.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

Sam Lee, % Chinaman who has been
engaged in the grocery business al
sunAower City, aas waited on last
week by a committee Of citizens and
advised 10 arrange his affairs and get
out Of town within a reasonable time.
The worst characters among Che negroes
rongregate al bis joint, and not long
since o negro By The maine Of Davis
luarreled with another negro IN the
Chinamaus store and was shot through
the bead and died instantly No China.
men are wanted and 70 viii not be Q
healthy location for our MOng0liau
frieuda
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

The negro captured OF Forrest city
Arb, recently turns ont not to be Bucle
Muse, thc slayer at W. a. jackson Of
Tate county, An say he jE not the
negro. sheriff Hin says unless some
stronger proof is brought TO convince
him he viii give him his liberty The
negro nov in iail Chains that his name
is George Carney, aud was raised ut
CoutaryiTie Tenn, and that his father
and unclcs still live there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
ANOTHER NAVAL MYSTERY.


MADBID, june 49, There are q mum
Der II rumOr5 in circulation here as 70
The destination Of Admiral Camara's
feet One has IL that the Spanish war
ships are now heading for Boston
Mass With the view Of bombarding
New England towns, and another re-
port sets forth that the Spanish reserve
feet Is going 70 The Philippine islands
as 8 f1rlorn hope
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
The Family of cen. Auznsti CAptarsd b.
che tnsufagnts.

BoNDoN June Is. The Hong Kong
correspondent 81 the Times says
According to Manila aogicea, dated
June - and brought here by her maj.
esty ship Lnette the insurgents haze
captured the family Of Gen August ~
Mncabele
IN most cases the desertion Of the
insurgents have been accompanied by
q massacre 81 their officers, II is re-.
ported from Shanghai that the Span
ISL archbishop from Manila has ar
rived there By the German troop ship
DaFm5tadt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

Geo ". Bowel of Steiner sunaowUE
nounty. regisicre5 atthe Greenyille Inn
one evening last week and about mid
night feli from the third story window
30 the gallery below. Az last aeeJaut
be was still alive and may recover ul
though he g badly hurt II IS D miracle
that he WA not instantly killed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
A TELEGRAM FROM WATSON.


WAgHnSgrOy. June IS. The follow
ing Telegram has been received from
Commodore Watson:
ION the 1ith sent Capt Ludlow on
the Maple. under haz Of truce with
power to- negotiate exchange Of Hoo
Son and tie seven petty officers Chief.
ofstaH answered BY letter that. after
reference to Madrid, the eaptain-gen
eral wil communicate by dag oftruee z
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

The good rains recently have re
frcshed everything and everybody
around Grpcnville The crops were 10
good condition we'll worked and ready
for the rain a prominent planter near
Stoncvillc says tie crop outlook Is bet
ter now than az This period 10 amy year
since 1857.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

now hcutenant-c0lonel and Lieut.
Wilcox, now captain, in making their
journey 10 eastern Cuba and TO Porto
Rico. gave splendid Illustrations Of the
courage, forlitude and resources Of the
American soldier
Three expeditions which carried
arms 20 the Cubans have developed
the finest kind of courage Capt Cone
nell and Lieut. Crawford, who particle
pated In these expeditions, were with
the Cubans during a sharp engagement
with the enemy Capt Dorsts several
expeditions have been Of great service
10 the government, his last one In par.
tieular bringing important results
lie started from Key West. but instead
of going direct 10 Cuba DE went north
aud east Of Nassau. then turned south
aud landed on the Cuban coast at a port
called Banes.
It has been held by the Cubans, and
Is a good harbor, with about 81 feet Of
water. Protected by a small gunboat,
Capt Dorst landed a steamers load Of
supplies for the Cuban army, includ.
ing 1900 rifles, over i,0O1,O 900 cartridges
and a great quantity Of stores. A
thousand Gubaus came TO him while
there,
The special Importance of this trip,
however, was ia opening direct COM
municatiou between Cen Garcia and
myself. Two of Gureias staff officers
had returned from Cuba with Rowan
and came TO Washington to see
me. One Of these l sent to Banes,
with the supply of arms, with in
structions 10 Gen. Garcia, say
ing I wanted him to move ALI his forces
to Santiago de Cuba. He had by that
time been fully equipped by Capt
Dorst. The message TO Gen, Garcia
was sent June =, reached him June q,
and / got his reply, eabled from Mole
st, Nicholas, on June Q, lie had about
5000 armed Gubans before he received
the munitions Of war 10y Capt Dorst.
The supplies sent him viii enable
Garcia to adequately equip over l5,Ou0
Cubans,
Gen. Miles was asked for the COM
m]unications between him and Garcia,
and CHANGING them over he gave their
general purport.
In my communication TO him |
asked him to move as large d force as
possible 10 the vicinity Of the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba, and to cooperate
with g,ts ARMY g,t1 nuyy- nm fhair
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

At their meeting last week the board
81 trustees of the state University at
Oxford elected Hon. Bob. Showers,
editor ofthe oxford Globe, as secretary
and treasurer TO succeed Ben Price
who has held the Office about twenty
years. The trustees passed around
other honors also, having conferred the
degree Of LII d. on Chief Justice
Woods and Justice Terral Of the State
Supreme Court, on Hon, Hanuis Tav.
tor 81 Alabama late United States min
istcr 10 Spain, and On Judge Valimt ~
ST. Louis, who is an eN- Sis ssippian
and a graduate Of the state University
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

No Ono Hurt d. the~ Stampede Al Tampa
WAsmNaT0N June I8-A special TO
the Star from It's correspondent with
The District 0f Columbia volunteers az
Tampa, Fla, says ono one was hurt
by the stampede IN the District camp
Friday night
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
ngu York ere Insurance %. wants sIo,-
100000.

WASHINGTON, June IS. The secretary
Of the treasury received . subscription
Tor $4,000, OO0 81 the new bonds from
Gle New-Kork Life Insurance Co., in
closing a check for s2O0.OJ0 as required
by the treasury regulations.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23
LATE WAR NEWS VIA MADRID.
mere sklrmishes" at Guantanamo Bay,
Bat "the Americans Have suf-
fsrsd Greatly"

MADRID. June Is. -Advices received
here from Havana from official source,
characterize the FIGHTING az Guantana.
mo bay as mere skirmishes with TIE
net result that the Americans have
been able % hold the place where they
landed
Continuing, the Havana dispatch
says
They have suffered greatly. both
from the f1silade and the heat.
THE stories that t8e Qualifications
at Caimanera and Horro have been
damaged are false
Report ~ the Governor ~ BuatlaBp on
Thuradag's B-omhardmenG
MADRID, June Il Tine governor Of
Santiago be Cuba has sent q cable dis
patch % the government describing
the bgubardment 81 Thursday ID which
lie Says.
sIhe Americans fred a thousand
shots Several Spanish shells bit the
enemy vessels Our losses ore three
killed and ii wounded, including two
officers The spanish squadron was
not damaged.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-23

Tho State board Of election commits
siuncrs meet In jackson on August 3lst
to appoint the eoHnty election commits
gioncrs FOR every county IN the state
Petitions and Endorsements for appoint
ment should be sent % Assistant See
Rotary Of state " 4, Nall before that
dato. The State board consists Of tbe
governor secretary Of State and attor-
n]cy-general and the meeting q uHder
The las requiring the board 70 meet 1--WE
months before d general election, The
commissioner appointed a. this meet
ing win hold Office for two years and
will serve az the coming congressional
elections
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
HE CONDEMNS
THE PRESIDENT.
A Massachusetts Man is Severely
Shocked by Atlanta Utterance.
Other Posts Endorse Him.

SOMERVILLE. MASS, December %
Mayor A. a. Perry. a member OF willard
c. Kinsley Post, l39, G.. A. r., has writ
ten q letter 10 the Post severely con-
demning that portion OF President Nc
Kinley's address at Atlanta suggesting
that il would be proper for the govern
ment 10 assist in the care ana pTc-crva-
ton Of Confederate cemeteries The let
ter says:
Perhaps il Is better for me TO stay
away from Grand Army gatherings for
little time-at least, until recover
from the shock OF the statements lately
made by President Mckinley at Atlanta.
| love the South and her people and no
one rejoiCes more than / az the splendid
spectacle OF a reunited country presented
during the recent war with Spain. But
[ cannot yet believe that u Is the duty Of
the nation 20 give the same attention 10
tho graves Of the men who sought 10 de-
str9y h as 70 the resting places OF those
who died for its preservation. God forbid
that any word should come from my
lips or pen calculated to renew the ssi
memories OF the past. Let us extend
the warm hand Of fellowship 70 our
Southern brothers: let US give 10 them
ungrldgingly Of our lOve-but let ms no,
do anv act or approve any policy from
which future generations may infer that
tha great American republic during the
years OF the nineteenth century had be-
come so blind that sne could not dis
tinguish between her savlours ana her
would-be destroyers.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
WILLIAMS ON ANNEXATION.
The Filipinos Should be Left Free from
Spain To Govern Themselves.

spain 10 boNtft lutHi>tiNtS.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-The House
to-day listened to the first speech on the
subject Of annexation of the Philippines.
Mr. Williams. OF Mississippi. a Demo
cratic member Of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, in an hours speech stated
his opposition 10 a policy which would
bring the islands under the sphere OF the
United States influence. Epecially, he
said as the islands would prove a great
disappointment. They were thickly popu-
latel with peoples Of heterogeneous
races. In the annexation of territory OF
the past the area annexed has always
been cotermnous, except In the case OF
Alaska. and we had in each case In
creased our population and our power of
national defence. These had been the
tests in the past. The Philippines ful-
filled none Of these tests.
CUBA Is DIFFERENT.
In the case of Cuba. If Cuba should be
willing in the future to throw in her lot
with ms. the case would be different.
sixtv-six per cent. of Cuba's population
was Caucasian-a fact not generally
known. Her people could easily be as
simulated. Cuba was practically CON
tiguous. She lay directly within the
sphere OF American influence.
I'VE want no unwilling SUBJECTS said
Mr.. Williams I'VE want no opportunity Y
for the exercise of tyranny. The South
is especially hostile to the absorption OF
a great population alien in race, BLOOD
color and customs"
REASONS AGAINST TT
He summed up the objections to the an
nexation Of the Philippines.
They lay 1909 miles from our coast. Not
a single geographical defensive or raci-
al test could be applied. Annexation
would project us 1000 miles into the me-
lee Of the Orient. We would have 10
hold I'm subIection 9,0o00 F1lipinos az
cost OF $40, 900 annually. "And as the
House was considering an agricultural
bin" he said. eft might be well TO bear
In mind who would in the end have 10
nav the increased taxes. Taxes could be
shifted and shifted until they reached
the farthest then they were shifted no
longer.
WOULD BE CITIZENS.
He argued that citizenship could not be
denied the natives Of the islands II they
were annexed. They came within the
purview Of the fifteenth constitutional
amendment They became citizens ipso
facto as soon as the islands were an
noNpd. lie naU Dttn d0htW Why II AAA'-
sissippi had been able 10 deal with the
race question the people of the United
States would not be able 20 do so In the
Philippines. The difference was that the
people Of Mississippi understood the
problem with which they had to deal II
came home to them by actual contact.
The people of the United States who
would have to solve it would do so theo-
reticaly and they would fail. There
must be white supremacy. II white SUI
premacy were not guaranteed in Ha-
waii. ne declared that 90 per cent Of the
Caucasians would not remain there While
ne opposed the annexation. he said. he
should not return the Philippine Islands
TO Spain.
WOULD HAUL DOWN THE FLAG.
"I should leave the islands where they
were the day after Dewey's glorious vic
fHoptfnrad an Seventh pqrel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
PRESIDENT HOME
FROM THE SOUTH.
The Party Unanimous in Their Ex-
preSSiOnS of Satisfaction With
the Journey.
the Journey.

WASHINGTON, dec. 2O-The prosi-
dential party. after AN absence of several
days iu tine South. arrived al the Penn
sy.vania station over the Southern raii-
way at 1880 o'clock this mOrning-eX-
actiy on time
With the exception of Mrs Mckinley,
who was slightly indisposed az Atlanta,
every member of the party has been in
the best of health and AN pronounced the
Trip most enjoyable and splendid sue
cess in every way. Everywhere a stop
was made the President was received
with greetings and demonstrations Of an
enthusiastic character, and during the
entire week there was not a disturbing
incident
TRIP SAFELY MADE.
The run from Columbia. S. C.. was un-
cventful and on arrival here the splen-
did train oc six Pullman ears. under the
personal supervision of General Agent
Brown was run mp the Sixth street
siding whore aN alishtod. The Prosi
dent ami Mrs Mckinley were driven TO
the White House at once.
The last morning aboard the presiden-
tal train was spent chiefly in farewell
visits paid upon each other by members
of tho party Tho President received AN
his guests i'm his car. lie expressed en-
tire satisfaction over the trip. In this
sentiment every member of the Cabinet
aboard heartily coincided while Generals
Wheeler ana Shafter repeated the eulo-
CYSTIC expressions already made In their
public speeches.
GOOD ACCOMPLISHED.
The general impression prevailed that
ihe trip had cementei % marvellous
degree tho good feeling between North
and South. ana had brought into promi-
nence the excellent condition and capa-
bnires OF the army.
The real object Of the visit-to celebrate
the peace with Spain-lost It's signih-
canoe directly after the Presidents MEM
orable utterances regarding the care Of
the Confederate dead,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
PRICE TWO CENTS.
natives were tractable and intelligent anc
capable OF progress.
EASILY GOVERNED

EASILY GOVERNED.
Mr. Proctor here interrupted Mr.. Teller
TO read an extract from a letter from
Admiral Dewey concerning the character
OF the Filipnos as follows: These peo-
pie can be governed without the slightest
difficulty They readily give in 10 reason
and | have not had the slightest DIM
Guilty In dealing with Them
Mr. Proctor also read an extract from
the letter OF an army officer In terms
of praise OF the Filipinos and indicating
that there need be no difficulty with
them.
Continuing. Mr.. Teller expressed the
opinion that the natives could not be
governed from Washington. They were
susceptible TO Just and liberal treatment
and there was no reason why, II they
were capable OF appreciatng them, our
beneficent institutions should not be ex-
tended 10 them.
NICARAGUA CANAL
Mr. Allison (of Iowa.. reported favor
ably from the Appropriations Committee
the House resolution providing for an
adjournment Of Congress from December
2lst 10 January 4th and II was adopted
without division. The remainder OF the
session was given M 20 the Nicaragua
Canal bill Senator Canery was the only
speaker on this subject, and he opposed
the Morgan bill
Without having concluded his remarks,
Mr.. Caffery. 4:l0 =. NJ. yielded TO Mr..
Galliuger and. on HIS motion, the Senate
went into executive session. At $40 the
Senate adjourned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
THREE THOUSAND KILLED
By Powder Magazine Explosion in
the Chinese Campat Hang Chow.

LONDON Dec. 2o-A dispatch from
Shanghai TO a newspaper here says a
powder macazine situated in the centre
of the Chinese camp az Hang Chow ex-
pl0dcd. leyeliug square mile OF houses.
10 is estimated that 1900 soldiers We're
killed including the General command
ing the forces.
The An erican and French missions are
both supp, sed 10 have been damaged,
but II is said there were no fatalities
among the Americans.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
THE EVIDENCEAL In.
The Jury to Visit the Scene Of the
Shooting This Morning.
DR., INQUIRE ON THE STAND.
His Testimony Comedies Practically
with That Of Drs. White and CrOX-
ton 80 The Evidence of ollie
May Gucrraut Reinforced.
Argument of the Case
Begins To-Day.

"
Tho trial OF James Penrose Garter IS
concluded s, fIr MS the taking of ovi-
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in shortly after O'CLOCK yesterday even
inr This morning at l0 o'clock The jury
will 1. takan ont to the scene OF the
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...,.. - ~ .'t.i.,, i... l.llr. made
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q" t"o 80 1,. ,.ee Arru-
,. .,',i, ,..'..... .'',,. .,,o.. This afternoon.
.-+ ...l ,,..l ... to tb. iurv to-mor-
,o,.
Aftar the a5io1rnmcnt of court ycster-
dav evening work was begun upon the
instructions. The Commonwealth win hc
satisfied with ha same allowed by the
judge at the first trial. but the defence.
&c is understood. viii make fight for
Fome alterations.
GOOD CHARACTER fl.oN tb
The feature of Yesterday was one one
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
WEATHER FORECAST

Forecast for Wednesday:
Virginla-Light rain early In the morn
ing. probably followed by clearing; Isnt
variable winds.
North and South Carolina-Generaily
fair preceded by rain on the coast
cooler; fresh, southwesterly winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
A GROUNDLESS RUM0R.
The President of san Domingo Has
Not Been Assassinatcd.

PORT AU PRINCE. HAYTI, December
2o.-There is no ground whatever for the
rumor that President Heureaux, OF the
Republic OF san Domingo has been as
sassinated. President HeureauX arrived
this morning at Jacmel, about thirty
miles southwest OF Port au Prince, and
is i'm excellent health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
ENDORSED BY G. A. R. MEN.

Northern Posts Agree with the Presi-
dent as TO Confederate Graves.
DITBUOUFl IOWA. Dec. 9.-iiyde
Park Post of the G.. A. X. has unanimous
ly endorsed President Mckinley Atlanta
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
General Wilson Pen cs.

MACON. GA. Dec. 2o.-Geneia al James
H. Wilson. commanding the First Army
Corps I'm camp here and who made the re-
ference 10 Canada under the stars and
Stripss In speech here Yesterday. de-
nies that ne will resign and says the re-
ports which appeared IN the papers 10
that effect are totally without founta-
tfoM