The Florence tribune., 1898-09-03
TELEGRAPHIC REPORT.

AN4si AuB. 0O--lne IOll0W- Ing dispatch has been received ut the war department: Santiago. via Hayti, Aug. 29-Adjutant General, | Washington, Aug. 2s-Total sick, 3S0; total fever, 3S2; new cases fever, 9 | returned to duty 97 deaths, 2. Lawton, commanding"
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug S0.--In spite of 1 the great precaution taken by the local | authorities the health conditions at the camp Merritt are worse than ever. To-day the total number of sick is the largest yet known. The total is sos, five of these being in private hospitals, 55 out on furlough, II in outlying hospitals and sos in the division field hospital proper. The Eth California is still to the front with S2 cases. WASHINGTON, Aug. S1.-Gov. Black, of New York, in an interview said: 1T am here to demand that the govern ment turn over to the state immediate | ly all our soldiers. We will not allow them to rot where they are. We will take them to Fire island and feed, nurse, shelter and clothe them at our own expense"
 l When General Miles retnrns to Washington he will be asked for an l explanation Of recent interview and publication of certain dispatches which the war department has not made public. Whether the investigation will be military court of inquiry or not remains to be seen.
 | WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l-Admiral Schley had great reception when he visited the navy department. One en- thusiastic women elbowed her way through the cheering crowd, and throwing her arms around the admirals neck, kissed him squarely on the mouth. Finally Admiral Schley was able to pass into the room of the office of Captain Crowninshield, chief of tht bureau of navagetion. Later in thu day he went to Annapolis, where h' was to meet Admiral Cervera and thu other Spanish officers, now prisoner there. He carried with him his com mission as rear admiral, given him il
 recognition of his gallant action a
 Santiago.
 Acting Secretary Allen has author
 ized the release of all the Spanisl
 naval prisoners captured on July 3
 from Cervera's fleet.
 AUCKLAND (N. Z.,) Aug. 29.-Ma . lietoa Laupepa, King of Samoa, die'
 Monday, August 9, of typhoid fever
 The administration of the govern :. ment is being supervised by ,thre consuls, L. ". Osborne, representing
 the United States: T. B. Cusick
 Smith, representing England, and F
 Rose, representing Germany, with tn
 chief justice, William Chambers, actin, president Of the Supervisory Committed
 an arrangement that will continu until the successor of the deceased kim
 has been chosen.
 MANILA, Sept. 1.-Steamers are nov ' entering the river as usual. Tn Americans are temporarily maintain ing the former Spanish tariffs. Busi ness is brisk.
 The United states warships Raleigl and Olympia have gone to Hong Konl : to go into dock. Admiral Dewey ha
 transferred his flag to the Baltimore. The U. s. transport China left her F to-day having on board Major Genera
 Merritt aud his staff. He is bound fo
 Paris. Major General Otis is acting
 Governtr.
 j. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. Ely orde e of Emperor Nicholas, Count Muravieff t foreign minister, has handed to tn s foreign diplomats at St. Petersburg l note declaring that the maintenance Q e peace and the reduction of excessiv I armaments now crushing all tn S nations is an ideal for which al Q governments ought to strive. ]. LONDON. Sept. 2.-The czar's proposi @ tion for an international conferenc n for the purpose of securing real an
 lasting peace among the powers and termination of the progressive increas in armaments, as conveyed in not from Count Muravieff, tho Russian | foreign minister, to the diplomats a 3 St. Petersburg, is likely to produce
 sensation throughout Europe, ant
 coming from such a quarter and witt
 such evident sincerity of purpose it i
 likely to have important effects. Ther'
 is no doubt that with Russia taking the lead in such step, Germany France and other nations will be read, to follow.
 FEKv8EDfsa, Fla, Aug. d.-Th,