The evening times., 1898-10-24
SAMPSON DID NOT SPEAK
A Promised Address From the
Admiral Undeliyered.
REASONS FOR DECLINING
Booked for an Address I'm Havana,
the Naval Ohicer Decliaes, Fear
ing His Remarks Might Be Re-
Sarded az Indorsing an Attack
Upon Catholic.sm

New York, Oct. 24-The Hehald pub
lisles the following from Havana, Octo-
Der %:
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sampson start
ed to attend church this afternoon, but
on the way We're joined by several Amer
lean friends, and for some reason the
carriage turned back when almost at the
church door. Sampson did not deliver
the address which had been advertised.
A large crowd gathered at the old Jane
Theater, now known as the old Gethse-
name Chapel. "A great majority Of those
present being there merely to hear Ad-
miral Sampson. The services were pro-
ionged nearly two hours, but the consre-
cation was finally disappointed, for there
was no hope of the admiral appearing.
IN explanation Mr.. Fulton said Admi-
raj Sampson had not only promised to
attend, but was anxious To 40 SO. ma
jority of the Americans believe Adm raj
Sampson learned at the last moment
that an attempt had been made To Sc
cure his apparent indorsem OF an at
tack upon Catholicism by means of his
presence at the meeting. The services
are supposed to be non-sectarlan, put
were conducted by Mr.. Fulton. whose
attacks upon Catholicism have made MIN
notorious, assisted by the Rev. Mi. Didz,
once u Catholic and now bitter oppo-
nent, and the Rev. Mir. Leyte, OF Boston,
who announces that he was edGcatei 1oE
the priesthood. Their attacks on Rome
were mild, but Il circular written By MI.
Fulton making Il fierce attack upon the
Church i'll Cuba was distributed.
The American Commission Is SUN
awaiting u reply from Washington to re-
cent cable messages. Arrangements
are already being made for the estab-
Iishment OF a new system OF marine IN
spection in Cuba and Porto Rico. First
disinfecting plant VIII De eStao4lsieo
in Havana early next spring
Later plants will be established at san
tiaso and San Juan The plan is 10 have
all vessels thoroughly dislnfecleu at the
port of sailing instead of the port OF des-
tination BY this means many llNes may
be saved by preventing the appearance Oh
disease and epidenics will be shut out
of the United States.
The commercial influence or this plan
upon Southern ports will be great, ana
Northern ports will suffer somewhat. A
ship now sailing from Havana for Mobile,
for instance, must be disinfected and
ouarantined there. In the TuJure, having
been disinfected before sailing the time
consumed during the voyage will count as
quarantine. That means that Cuba ana
Porto Rico will be from three to five days
nearer all the ports South of Norfolk
than at present.
II is understood the President contem-
plates the appointment of a sanitary
| commission for Cuba, composed OF hve
members-two doctors, sanitary engin-
| eer, a lawyer and an accountant This
commission will not only have general
charge of the work of improving santa
ton but will attempt to stamp out yell
| low fever, smallpox, beri beri, CHAMBERS
all now more or less epidemic. The COM
! mission will also colonize the lepers, OF
whom there are now about 5000 in the ISL
| and.
1t is reported that Spain has provided
| 81, ,OO0, 600 to pay the army in Cuba and
| So 000, 900 more will be advanced in few
| days.
a small band of insurgents near Cien-
| fuegos who left camp on Thursday, are
| reported to be committing depredauons.
| So far they have killed no one and an at
| tempt will be made to persuade them tC
| give up their arms and go home.