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THE EMPEROR'S THANKS.
Proofs of Loyalty and Sympathy
the Most Precious Gifts to Him.

VIENNA, Sept. 1S.-A rescript of the
Emperor to Count Won Thunn Hohen-
stein, President Of the Austrian Coun-
Gil OF Ministers, was published to-day
expressing in eloquent and pathetic
language the Emperor's thanks for the
expressions of national sympathy with
him in his great bereavement In the
course of the rescript, his majesty says:
The numbering hand, the instrument
OF frenzied fanaticism, aiming at the
destruction Of existing social order.
which was raised against the noblest of
women, in blind and purposeless hate
struck heart which knew no hate and
beat only for good. Amid the grief by
which l and my house are stricken.
and in the presence of the unheard-of
deed which has sent shudder through
the whole civilized world, the voice Of
my beloved people first brings balm to
heart in affecting unison with the re-
sound of universal lamentation for our
1mmeasurable loss, like a faithful echo
of all that moves my own SOUL From
my deeply sorrowing heart, l thank all
for this new pledge of devoted sympa-
thy. If the festive peals which should
have greeted this year should remain
dumb, there yet remains to me the
memory Of innumerable proof of loyalty
and deep sympathy, the most precious
gift which could have been bestowed
upon me.
| Our common grief weaves a new and
intimate bond between the people and
the fatherland."
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Had Eean Thought Better But Had a
Relapse.
Death Ended Her Sufferings, Which
at Times Were Intense-The Ma
tionaI Council of Education In
vestigating the Subject Of Ma
tional University-The Mysteri-
Gus Yellow Mill Pond Body Sent
Back to Bridgeport.

NARRANGANSETT PIER OR. -,
Sept. 1S.-Miss Winnie Davis. daughter
of Mrs. Jeff Davis, died at noon to-day
at the Rockingham Hotel, to which
place she came as a guest in the early
part of the Piers social season.
She had been i'll for several weeks.
and a fortnight ago her ailment was
diagnosed as malarial gastritis. At
times her condition became very seri-
Gus, so that consultations of physicians
We're deemed necessary, but frequent
rallies gave renewed hope that she
would ultimately recover. During the
past week especially was her condition
considered favorable, and it was
thought her removal from the hotel
would be possible in a few days, as the
hotel had closed for the season, leaving
alone in the house.
Last night, however, a relapse in
Miss Davis condition was noticed, and
throughout the night she lost strength
perceptibly This morning the physi-
clans said that the end was not far
off and at noon death came to end the
sufferings, which at times had been
intense. Mrs. Davis had watched un-
remittingly at her daughters bedside,
and she is now bowed with sorrow.
The physicians of Mrs Davis report
she is holding up with great calmness
in her aff1ictiOn, and no fears are at
present entertained of her health yield
ing n fbp ct
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Miss Winnie Davis, the Daughter of
the Confederacy," was born i'll the
Confederate executive mansion at
Richmond Va, in 1863. She was edu-
Gated principally at home, owing to the
troubles surrounding her father and
the publicity which attended all move
ments of the Davis family. Miss Davis
attained her majority at BeauvOir,
Miss Here she assisted her mother in
various ways, and took her place in
the many social functions of the place.
She was her fathers constant COM
panion. She assisted him in all his
work. and much of the information
which was required by Mr.. Davis in
his writings was secured for him by
his daughter.
Her strong character was marked
from youth. She was engaged to AIR.
Wilkerson Of Syracuse, n. Y, but
shortly after her fathers death the en-
gagement was broken Off While no
public explanation of the rupture was
given. it is well known that it was
for the purpose of maintaining her
fathers name. She received the name,
the Daughter of the Confederacy," in
1886, when her father made his famous
trip through the South. Mr. Davis be-
ing unable to appear, Miss Winnie was
brought before the thousands Ut the
different points along the route anG IN
troduced as the Daughter of the Con-
federacy."
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CAPTAIN CApRoN's DEATH.
He Was Not Long in Following His
Son to the Grave.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Captain
Allyn Capron, First Artillery, died at
his home near Fort Myer, Va, to-day.
Captain Capron was one CT the best
known officers in the regular army.
He had devoted himself particularly to
the artillery branch of the service.
having been an honorary graduate Of
the artillery school in 1873 and was re-
garded as an authority on artillery tac-
tics When General Skaters corps
went to Santiago Capron accompanied
it and his battery did fine work in the
battle of Santiago. During the tirst
days fighting before the city, Captain
Capron's son, Captain Allyn K. Capron
of the Rough Riders, was killed. The
death Of his son preyed upon the
fathers mind. but he never swerved for
an instant from his duty during the ter
rible days that followed. The seeds of
disease were sown in his system dur
ing the Cuban campaign and he re-
turned TO his home at Fort Meyer, near
this city. only TO be stricken down with
typhoid fever. His death occurred
about u o'clock to-day.
Captain Capron was born in Florida
and entered the military academy as a
caueI IN ISO0. AFTER graduating he
was made a Second Lieutenant of the
First Artillery on the 18th of June,
1867, and was an officer of that regi-
ment until his death. He was COM
missioned as Captain on the 4th of
December 1888.
1t is probable that Captain Capron
will be buried in the Arlington Ma
ticnal Cemetery. but no definite ar
rangements for his funeral have yet
baen made
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SIXTH INFANTRY.
Elaborate Preparations to Receive
1t at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI Sept. 1S.-The most
elaborate arrangements have been
made for the reception of the Sixth
Infantry on its return to Fort Thomas
tomorrow Members of the Chamber
of Commerce and others went to Park
ersburg to-day to meet the regiment
at the State line.
This regiment was one of the ,irst
called out, and it suffered the most
severe losses. Colonel Cochran was re-
tired soon after the regiment reached
Tampa and Lieutenant Colonel Egbert
succeeded. When the regiment was
cut to pieces at Santiago, Colonel Egg
bert was shot through the lungs, and
now the regiment returns with Major
Miner commanding. Colonel Egbert is
here anXiously awaiting the regiment.
OF the 4S3 who went with this regi-
me4t in April, less than 25O return.
The regiment has been recruited So
that 400 are now in line. Fifty mem
bers of the regiment are in the Fort
Thomas hospitals and some are away
on furloughs, but many were buried
in Cuba.
AS now Fort Thomas is now occupied
by hospitals, the regiment will camp
on adjoining territory, on the site
where the Union troops camped under
General Green Clay Smith, when Cen
eral Kirby Smith marched through
Kentucky in his raid on Cincinnati
thirty-five years ago. In addition 20
the organizations of Cincinnati, Gov
ington and Newport, the First Ohio
that returned last Thursday and over
l 900 immunes from Fort Thomas will
be in the escort line at the depot when
the regiment arrives over the Balti-
more and Ohio Railway.
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President William Wilson of Washing
ton and Lee University.
THE MYSTERIOUS BODY.
It Is Sent Back to the Authorities
at Bridgeport.

MIDDLEBORO (Mass.), Sept. 1S.-
After much telegraphing and telephon-
ing, a member of the Bridgeport police
gained possession of the woman's dis
membered body found in Yellow Mill
Pond and brought here by Frank w.
Perkins, who had mistaken it for
that of his daughter Grace. The town
was scarcely awake this morning when
Detective George Arnold of the Bridge
port police arrived. The first thing he
did was to call on Undertaken Will
Jams, who brought the remains of the
unknown woman from Taunton last
night, and requested that they be de-
livered to him. Mr.. Williams informed
the detective that he intended to hold
them until he received definite orders
from the Coroner at Bridgeport to glve
them up, supplemented by a sworn
statement from Mr. Perkins that the
fragments of the body in the box were
not those of his daughter.
AT noon a telegram was received from
the Coroner addressed to Undertaken
Williams, and containing an order to
give up the body to Arnold.
Mr.. Perkins was induced to sign the
statement demanded by the under
taker. With the two documents, Ar
mold again presented himself at the
undertakers and obtained the body,
which was in an advanced state of
decomposition.
Miss Perkins appears very much un-
concerned regarding the whole affair,
and looks on it as more of a joke than
anything else. She kept indoors all
day, and although the house was well
surrounded by curious people, few
caught even a glimpse of her. The
Bournes are even closer mouthed than
the Perkins family, although denying
emphatically that the two are mar
ried
The family have intimated that at
the proper time a statement will be
made as to Charles Bourne and Miss
Perkins.
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next regiment to receive orders to
muster out on account of the trouble
among the officers.
The following medical officers have
been detailed as brigade surgeons:
First Division-First Brigade. D. a.
Rannells, Seventh Ohio; Second Brig
ade, A. M. Johnson, Fourteenth Penn
sylvania; Third Brigade, c. E. Kauss,
Eighth Pennsylvania
Second Division-First Brigade, Bur-
ton S. Booth, Two Hundred and Third
New York; Second Brigade, H. j.
Kleebler, Fourth Missouri; Third Brig
ade, Lester S. Hunt, First Rhode ISL
and.
The camp has become scattered so
that the scores of army teams have
been forced to work eighteen hours
day. The long hours are telling on
the health of the teamsters, and Col
onel Howard has asked the War De-
partment for seventy-five additional
teams. He was advised to-day that
fifteen four-mule and ten two-horse
teams would be Immediately forward
ed The water system is being run
into the camp of the First Delaware
and other outlying regiments. Cen
eral Graham will wait until all the
regiments have been supplied before
extending the system to corps head
quarters.
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Does Not Want the Philippines to Remain
Spanish.
Rebels So Strong That Such a
Course Would Cause Appalling
Bloodshed-Says 1t Is UndeniS-
BILE That the Religious Orders
Must Go-Many Spanish Officers
and Soldiers Wish to Remain.

MANILA, Sept. 1S.-In an interview
with him by the correspondent of the
Associated Press, Archbishop Dosal, of
the Philippine Islands, said: II earn
estly hepe the islands will not remain
Spanish, because the rebels are now so
strong that such a course would in
evitahly cause appalling bloodshed-
The re-conquest of the natives is, i'm
possible until after years of the most
cruel warfare"
He also expressed the hope that the
islands would not become absolutely in
dependent, because it was certain that
dissenSionS would occur which would
result in incessant strife and after q
lapse into barbarism in the natural in
dolence of the country. The only hope,
the Archbishop declared, was that a
strong Western Power would intervene
now. Delay was dangerous but the
people are intoxicated and restless.
He said it was undeniable that the
religious orders must go, but the whole
people had determined to abolish them
now that they were able to render their
retention impossible. He laid the chief
blame upon the DOminicans and Fran
ciscan receletants, the richest orders,
and next upon the Benedictines and
Capuchins, which are of lesser impor-
tance. The Jesuits, Archbishop Dosal
says, are comparatively docile. He
added that the rival orders are the
most vigorous opponents of liberty. The
proVincials who are approximately
equal to Arch-deacons, are mainly re-
sponsble. They are utterly beyond
the control of the Archbishop, who de-
MES possession of their power.
The total number of Spanish priests
in the Philippines before the war was
about 1000, but lately every departing
steamer has taken fifty or a hundred of
them away, and now barely fifty are
here.
He says he wishes to strengthen HIM
self. Several responsible Spanish min
listers assured the correspondent that
they would refuse to remain here if
Spain was reinstated in control of the
island. Many Spanish soldiers refuse
to serve again and Spanish officers are
disgusted with the rottenness of Span
ish government and prefer to become
American citizens.
The anneXationists have a majority.
but the discussion of the subject has not
been finished.
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A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
National Council Of Educators In
vestigating the Scheme.

WINONA (Minn.), Sept. IS. = Pro-
fessor Charles de Garmo of Cornell
University, the retiring President OF
the National Council of Education, to-
day announced the committee of fifteen
authorized at the meeting of the coun-
ell in Washington on July 1th last to
investigate the whole subject of the
establishment of a national university
and report to the council at its next
meeting. The project for a national
university has been so vigorously
pushed of late that the council thought
the time had come for an authoritative
investigation and the presentation to
the country of a report that would be
influential in shaping public and leg
islative opinion.
The meetings of the committee will
probably be held in Washington. The
committee consists of the following:
President William r. Harper of the
University of Chicago, Chairman; Pres
ident Edwin A. Alderman of the Uni
versity of North Carolina. President
James B. Angel of the University of
Michigan, Professor Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia University; Pro-
fessor James H Garfield of the Ohio
state University, Dr. j. l.. McCurrln
of Washington, d. c., agent of the
Peabody and Slater funds; Superin-
tendent Newton c. Dougherty Of Pc
oria, President Andrew Draper of the
University of Illinois, President Charles
Elliott of the Harvard University. Pro-
fessor Edward j. James of the Jni-
versity of Chicago, Superintendent
William III. Maxwell of New York:
Professor Bernard J. Moses of the Uni
versity of California. President &. @.
Shurman of Cornell University. Super
intendent Louis Soldan Of st. LOUIS.
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BARTLETT ARRESTED.
Surrendered Himself and Saws He
Recollects Nothing of Shooting.

WILhESBARRE Pa), Sept. 1S.-
George Bartlett, who shot and killed
James Moffitt and mortally wounded
Warren Richmond at Pittston last
night, was arrested at his home to-day
He fled after the shooting and went to
Moosey, where he slept in a corn field
all night. This morning he returned
to his home and his wife told him he
had better give himself up. He await
ed the arrival of Chief of Police Lotus
of PfttStOn, and surrendered himself
The prisoner was brought to Wilkes
barre this afternoon and lodged in the
jail. He says he has no recollection of
shooting. The murderer has five chill
dren dependent upon him. The mur-
dered man has a widow and three chill
dren. Richmond is an engine man.
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THE TRANSPORT MICHIGAN.
She Arrives From Santiago With
All on Board Well

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-The United
States transport Michigan arrived this
morning from Santiago, from which
port she sailed on September 18th. The
Michigan brought 90 passengers, among
whom were Charles T. Baker, Assis-
tant Quartermaster; Captain E. Pri-
meiles of the Cuban army, Surgeons
Kennedy and Agromonte and two army
clerks. The other passengers were hos
pital stewards, nurses and laborers.
The Michigan was boarded by the
Health Officers here shortly after s
a. m. and all being we'll on board the
transport and the boat in good sanitary
condition, she was permitted to pro-
ceed. The transport anchored off Lib
erty Island awaiting instructions from
the Quartermaster's department
The United States transport Chester
arrived this morning from Mantauk
The United States steamer Iris ar
rived this morning and anchored off
Tompkinsville
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TYPHOID FEVER CASES.
They Are Being Shipped From the
Camps to Hospitals.

CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETOWN
RaD, Sept 1S.-F'ifteen typhoid fever
cases were shipped from the Second Di-
vision Hospital this evening to the
Charity Hospital, Norristown, in g
enecial car The patients We're from
the 201st and 2o2d New York, Fourth
Missouri. First Rhode Island and Sec
ond West Virginia Regiments. Chief
Surgeon Girard believes the sick dc
better in hospitals than in tents and
has arranged to ship more away to-
morrow TO Harrisburg and Philadel-
mia hospitals There are 10 fever
patients in the hospitals and they VIII
be taken as rapidly as they can be
moved. Private Biston ID. Danto, Com
pany X. Third New York, died in the
Red Cross Hospital to-day OF typhoid
fever and his body was shipped to
wellsville. Corporal Samuel Crager
Company IT, Second Tennessee alsc
died of congestive chills at the regimen
tai dispensary. after brief illness.
Deta led Re ports have been received by
Colonel Girard from the various regi-
mental surgeons on the health OF thelf
regiments. They report but very rev
malarial cases and in the regiments
where the malady has been greatest u
is on the decrease. Most of the cases
of typhoid fever and malaria have been
brought here from the camps IN the
South and Camp Black, n. Y.
Colonel Abbott. of the First Rnoue
Island. is seriously i'll with typholo
fever at the home of a friend in Middle
town.
The Fifteenth Michigan has moved
on the grounds vacated by the Tweifth
Pennsylvania, which starts tomorrow
afternoon for its home State for mustes
out. The Michigan regiment takes tne
place of the Twelfth in General Cor
bins brigade of the First Division.
Chief Quartermaster Howard say
the Seventh Ohio, which has received
orders to muster out, will hardly gel
away before Thursday. This will COM
nlete. for awhile at least, the move
nent of troops from camp.
There is strong probability that the
Fourteenth Pennsylvania will be the
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ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS.
It Is Hourly Becoming More Active
and Menacing.

NAPLES, Sept. 1S.-A state of
gloomy apprehension prevails among
the population regarding the eruption
of Vesuvius, which is hourly becoming
more active and menacng Streams
of lava are spreading in every direc-
ton. The most threatening of these
flows through the Vedrino Valley, which
is almost filed
The observatory, which originally
stood at a hight of 610 metres, is now
only twentyseven metres above the sea
level owing to the sinking of the
ground. Seven new craters have
formed around the central one and this
has not tended to diminish Xhe fears
formerly felt, which were based upon
the eruption of stones and scorie similar
to that which occurred in 1872.
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A NOTABLE CARNIVAL.
Louisville Driving and Fair Assoc
cfation's Fall Meeting.

LOUISVILLE (Ky), Sept. 1S.-The
fall meeting of the Louisville Driving
and Fair Association to be held from
September 22d to October 1st. will be a
notable trotting and driving carnival
The stakes aggregate $4,000 The
opening day will witness three great
races-the Commercial Club stakes for
$1,000; the Preparation, 81, 900, and the
Frank Fehr, $1,000. There are thirty
one entries in the club stakes. Search
light (2:O412), the greatest four-year-old
in the country, is the favorite, but there
are several others entered.
The crack event of the fall trots, how
ever, will be the Douglass stake, a
classic among the trotting races of the
year. Nominations closed with the fol-
lowing horses entered:
Pilutus, Sir Charles, Cascalla, Queer
est, Dione, Stamboulette, Matte Pat
terson, Rose Croix, j. B., John Nolan.
Equity, Grattan Boy, Surpot, Gayton
and Jay Hawkes..
The Douglass is worth $1,000. and it
is estimated that not less than S150O00
will be waged on this contest alone The
best blood of the country is represented.
The Mare Island stakes, total S10,-
600, will be a great event. The two
year-olds will contest this year in the
trotting and pacing division. Eighty-one
stables elected to name entries Crys-
taline is the favorite in the trotting di-
vision. The Selsbach stakes, worth
$4,000, will bring the grand following
field:
Miss Logan, Egozen, Annie Lee, The
Swift, Evangeline, Wilkes Bell, Carry
j., Lady of the Manor, Live Point, Ed
ward O., Slitz, Belle Wood, Klatawah,
Exploit, Hattie CT.
The full list of events of the fall meet
ing is as follows:
Kentucky Matron stake for all foals
of 1896, $4,000; the Douglas trotting,
$4,000; the Selsbach, pacing, $1,000;
Frank Fehr trotting, $1,000; CONNER
cial Club, pacing, $1,000; Board Of
Trade, pacing, $1,000; the Falls City,
trotting, $1,000; the Louisville, trot-
ting, $1,000; the Preparation, $1,000;
the Dewey, pacing, $1,000.
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AUSTRIAN CONSUL KILLED.
Stumbled and Fell Under the
Wheels Of the Train.

FORT WAYNE Qnd.), Sept. 49,
Chevalier NJ. Proskowitz, acting Chief
Consul of Austria and Hungary at Chi
cago, lost his life here tonight while
en- route to New York.
He was a passenger on the PennsyI-
vania limited. At 9:20 o'clock the din
ing car was cut off at the station. The
Consul was restless and was walking
through the train He did not notice
that the dining car had been cut off.
He stumbled and fell just as the bag
gage car was being pushed back on
the train and was ground under the
wheels. He was taken to st. Joseph 5
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SCOTTISH RITE MASONS.
Northern Jurisdiction Of the u. S.
Supreme Council in Session.

CINCINNATI, Sept 1S.-There were
many arrivals to-day for the biennial
session of the Supreme Council of the
thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Ma
sons of the Northern jurisdiction of the
United States. Although the Supreme
Council does not convene until Tues
day the visitors were we'll entertained
by local Masons to-day. On Wednes-
day and Thursday the thirty-third or
honorary degree will be conferred.
The sxty-eighth annual assembly of
the Grand Council of Ohio convenes
here September 9th, and on the two
succeeding days the eighty-second an
nual convocation of the Grand Chapter
of Ohio, when General Grand High
Priest Reuben G. Lennon will be ten
dered a reception.
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THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
Proposed Great Continental Line
Through the Northwest.

CINCINNATI, Sept 1S.-The officials
OF the Baltimore and Ohio, who were in
conference here yesterday and last
night, continued their conference to-
day. Receiver John K. Cowen left to-
night for Baltimore
Receiver Oscar G.. Murray General
Manager w. NJ. Greene and others
leave tomorrow on tour of inspection
from here to Columbus, Newark and
Sandusky, thence over the Chicago di-
vision. 1t is stated that the purpose is
not only to have great transconti-
mental line through Chicago and the
Northwest, but also to have a. fast line
from the Atlantic seaboard to ST. Louis
and that the whole Southwestern sys-
tenn Will soon be equipped with ninety
pound rails after the grades are
changed and other improvements are
made.
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FOUR DEATHS AT PONCE.
General Brooke's Dispatches to the
War Department.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-In dis
patches to the War Department to-
night General Brooke reports four
deaths among the American troops at
Ponce, Porto Rico. His first dispatch
follows:
Ponce. Sept. 18th, SIS p. m.-Adju-
tant General, Washington: Three
deaths to-day-D. c. Brace, Company
E. Third Wisconsin, typhoid; Morton
Bentley, Company c, Nineteenth United
States Infantry, typhoid; Frederick
Little. Company c, Nineteenth United
States Infantry, malarial fever.
BROOKE Major General
A supplemental dispatch from Cen
eral Brooke reads:
Ponce, Sept. 1Sth.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Died September 10th,
Frederick S. Phelps, Battery B, Eighth
Artillery, not before reported.
BROOKE, Major General.