Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-09-01
REID A COMMISSIONER.

REID A COMMISSIONER.
Washington. August 26.-Secretary
Day upon leaving the Cabinet meeting
this afternoon announced that White
law Reid had been selected as peace
commissioner.
The commission so FAR as made up Is
as follows: Secretary of State Day,
Senator c. K. Davis. of Minnesota:
Senator W. P. Frye, of Maine; White
law Reid, of New York
CAPT. CLARK ON CERVERA.
New York. August 26.."Cervera
should havestayed in Santiago harbor
forever rather than come out the way
he did, was the solemn remark of
Captain Charles II. Clarke, lately or
the battIeship Oregon. ''The fleet was
a fortress With his guns he could
have driven the United States army
away from the shore until such time
as it could mount ten-inch guns to
sink his ships He was master of the
situation and should have hung ON tin
every last member of his crews died
of absolute starvation. Then he could
nave been real hero AMI eternal
figure in history Think of the
chances in his favor Yellow fever
might have come and decimated the
American ranks. gale might have
broken loose on the Caribbean sea that
would have scattered our ships to the
four winds of Heaven. after which
Ceryera could have sailed away with
out opposition and returned to his ma
tive land indicated"
Captain Clark is ait the Marine hos
pttal where he proposes to rest for a
few days
BURROUGHS EXTENDED.
Washington, August 26.-An order
has been i ssued by the War Depart
ment extending the fur-Iough of vOlun-
teers gwen leave of absence from 80
10 80 days.
CONDITIONS AT MONTAUK.
Washington, August ga telegram
from Secretary AIger ait Camp Wikoff,
Montauk Point. which was read at the
cabinet meeting today, states that he
found @ X1sting conditions at the camp
fairly satisfactory.
MUSTERING OUT a SLOW PRO
CESS.
Chattanooga Military Park, August
26.-The movement from camp
Thomas is progressing much more
slowly than Breckenridge and his
officers anticipated and complaint is
heard ON all sides. Regiments are
ready to move but they are unable to
secure transportation. The roads seem
unable to handle more than two COM
mands per day.
DIED AT SEA.
Washington, August 27.-The Sur
geOn-General of the army received d
telegram this morning from Sergeant
ireland at NOntauk Point saying the
steamship Catania arrived yesterday
from Santiago with BOB convalescem
patients from Siboney hospital, and
that nine deaths occurred on the "trip,
He also reports that MajOr-Genera1
McGreery, Surgeon, United States
Army, died on the Cataniao on the morn
ing of the Odd instant, from dysentery
following the yellow fever. and was
buried ait sea. Major McGreery was a
native of New York.
SOLDIERS ARRIVING FROM SAN
TIAGO.
New York, August 27.-The United
States cruiser Harvard arrived this
morning from Montauk Point, where
she landed 675 men of the 33d Michl-
gan. The Harvard is detained for dis
Infection. The Red Cross arrived
from Camp Wikoff with fifteen ty-
phOid patients for the Roosevelt hos
pbtal. The LeOna arrived from Mon
faux alter landing over 500 soldiers of
Skaters returning army. The trans
port NIortcra. Captain Hanlon, arrived
this morning from Montauk, where she
landed 3D. men of the Dist infantry
from Santiago. The Mortera was for
merry a Spanish Cuban coasting yes
sci and became a prize to the United
States on the Surrender of Santiago.
APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT.
London. August 27.-The Philippine
Islands Committee. in Europe, has ad-
dressed a letter to President Mckinley
regarding appeals made to him by high
Roman Catholic ecclesiaStics in Amer
lea, to protect the religious order in the
islands. The expulsion of E'riars, the
committee contends, is a necessary an
tecedent to moral reform. The letter
names particularly the archbishop of
Manila, and the bishops of Nueva Sa-
govia and Nueya Caseas, whose acts
of hostility against both natives and
Americans and against the JeSuitS and
other respected religious institutions,
are condemned by everyone.
The committee urges President Nc
Kinley to aid the Filipinos to sup
press the immortality of the diabolical
institutions fostered by these monks"
and the letter concludes as follows:
Your name can never be associated
with that of the FriaIs and the sense
of delight of the noble nation at whose
head you are placed, will never per-
NIT the ever victorious and humani-
tartan Stars and Stripes TO protect
them.'
IN THE LADRONES.
Madrid, August 27- Negotiations
have been opened with Washington to
obtain permission for the Spanish in
the Ladrone islands TO go to Manila, as
the situation in the Dadrones is eX-
Lremely critical.
Great preparations are being made |
at Vigo and POntevedTa for the repa- |
Hriated sildiers, who are expected to |
arrive there shortly. All possible san |
tary precautions are being taken
STRAINED RELATIONS OF ENG
LAND AND CHINA.
London. August 27.-Authoritative |
confirmation has been received from
7ekin TO the Daily Mail this morning
asserting that the relations between
Tsung Ii Yamen and Sir Claude Mac
Donald. the British Minister to China,
Ire strained to a point of rupture and
hat Sir Claude has intimated thai
treat Britain will regard as Casus
Sell the failure ON the part of China to
observe her wishes. The Secretary
avs the situation is acute
ARIZONA ROUGH RIDER VERY
ILL.
FishkilI. y. Y, August 27.-Private
lerrftt of Colonel RoOsevelt's Rough
;iders, is very low at the home of his