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GARcIA,s RESIGNATION.
Major Giberga Says 1t Was a Surprise
-Cubans and Spaniards.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Major Benjamin
Giberga, of the Cuban army. who arrived
here from Santiago on the transport Port
Victor was at the headquarters of the
Cuban Junto last night. Major Giberga
went to Cuba in April last and for short
time served as secretary of the President
of the provincial government. He then
Joined General Garcia and became his Sec
retary. Major Giberga left General Gar
cia on Sept. A. after the latter's resigna-
ton from the Cuban army. Garcia was then
at Bare, with few members of his staff.
Baire is about fifty miles from Santiago,
in the interior of the island, and is the
town where the present revolution started
on Feb. "A. 1895.
According to Major Giberga, the resigna-
ton of General Garcia and its acceptance
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sHAFTER GOES TO MICHIGAN.
General wheeler i'm Temporary Com
mand of Canp Wheeler Again.

mand of Camp Wheeler Again.
CAMP WIKOFF, Montauk Point, N. Y,
Sept. 2O.-General Shafter left the camp this
morning for Michigan, where he is to at
tend the reunion of the regiment in which
he served during the civil war. During his
absence General Wheeler will command the
camp. General Wheeler is busy making the
needful preparations for moving his division
of cavalry to Huntsville if the final determ-
ination of the department is to send the
regiments to that point The Ninth Cavalry,
which was under orders to go to Hunts
vile, it is now stated will go to Fort Grant,
A. T., to relieve the Seventh, one of the
regiments which did not leave its home post
during the war.
Batteries A and F., of the Second Artil-
lery, left camp to-day by the Long Island
Railroad for Admission, Ala The Twenty
fourth Infantry has had its orders changed
owing to the discovery that Fort Douglass.
in Utah, is only a half regiment post and
cannot accommodate the whole regiment.
Therefore half the regiment will go as orig
inallv ordered and the other half will go
to a station in Arizona. The Second Cavalry
has been ordered not to move, thus counter
manding the orders assigning it to Fort
Meade, S. d.
The hoSpltal NOW contains olo men. Many
of these are beyond hope and for the next
two weeks it is feared there will be many
deaths, mostly from typhoid. The Shinne-
cock will come here tomorrow and will
transfer two hundred of the sick. The divis-
ion hospital tents are being taken down and
fumigated and then turned in. The hospitals
are now all out of existence except the main
one The we'll soldiers are all getting along
finely and gaining flesh. There were two
deaths in the hospital to-day: John Ryan.
sergeant Company F. Sixth Infantry; Henry
jacobson, Company X, First District of
Columbia Infantry
The hospital steamer Shinnecock, with 269
sick soldiers from this camp on board.
reached New York to-day. About one-half
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orders issued to CavaIrymen.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2O.-Orders were is
sued to-day to the commanding officer at
Montauk directing that headquarters and
one battalion of the First United States
Cavalry, to be designated by the regimental
commander, will proceed TO Fort Riley,
Kan, and the remainder of the regiment
to the Department of Dakota, to relieve the
troops of the Eighth Cavalry The horses
of the First Cavalry will be sent with the
other cavalry horses to be shipped to
Huntsville, Ala, for the use of the Eighth
Cavalry on it's arrival, to be replaced by
horses of the Eighth Cavalry, which will be
left at their present stations.
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Exposition Building Burned.

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. 20.-The exposi-
tion building, the largest structure of it's
kind in the Northwest, was completely de-
stroyed by fire this afternoon. The flames
were discovered breaking out in the building
at 1870 o'clock. In fifteen minutes the vast
structure was a seething mass of fire. The
building was owned by the Tacoma Land
Company. and is a part OF the property
mortgaged by the Provident Life and Trust
Company, of Philadelphia. There was no
insurance Total loss about 500 0O0
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ing the plant. said there was between 10000
and 10000 bushels of grain in storage at
the time, the most of it being winter wheat.
The property and the grain is an entire loss
and will reach s45O,OOO. The insurance is
$135,0OO on the building and the grain is COW
cred with s25SOOO insurance. At 1920 o'clock
the flames were fully under control.
a. ma late revision Of the fire loss
shows the building and contents are valued
at $55OoOO. The damage to adjoining prop
erty is 5000.
2:20 a. m.-Superintendent Parks and one
morning of their injuries, making the total
number of dead ten.
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JOHN SHERMAN ILL.
The OhiOan Suffering from an Acute
Attack of Bronchitis.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Hon. John
Sherman is i'll at his residence in this city
from an acute attack of bronchitis. He has
been in bed for about a week, but pro-
gressed favorably until two days ago, when
there was a slight relapse. To-day, how
ever he is reported as being better, though
somewhat weak and with a little fever
His condition is not regarded as at all dam
gerous, and the hope is expressed that he
will soon recover.
Mr.. Sherman's physician said tonight
that he was much improved and was now
on the road to speedy recovery.
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Deaths-W. NJ. Johnson, Eighth II


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.--A large lead
gargoyle and the royal arms of Aragon and
CASTLE are now in the possession of the
Postof1ce Department. They are trophies
from Santiago, having once graced the
Spanish postoffice at that place. Into the
open jaws of the gargoyle was deposited
the letters of the patrons of the office. The
mouth served as a slot and the letters fell
into a receptacle on the inside of the office
The royal arms of Spain was also on the
building. Both were sent to the depart
ment by Mr.. Louis Kempner, the postal
agent at Santiago.
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Bargains i'm Rough-Ridine Horses.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O-Three hundred
and seventy-five horses that belonged to
Roosevelt's Rough Riders went under the
hammer to-day at prices ranging from s.
to SIT. but averaging about SIG. Eight hun
dred more of them will be sold tomorrow
and Thursday. The salesrooms were crowd
ed when the sales began. There were
horses by hundreds, nearly all bronchos.
Many of them had never been saddled, and
few of them had been shod. The horses
cost the government about $50 each.
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Payment of Government Tax Does Not
Protect Liquor Dealers.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2O--In replying to
a citizen Of Dyea, Alaska, who made an in
quiry as to the legality of fines imposed by
district courts of the Territory on retail
liquor dealers. who have paid the internal
revenue special tax. the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue has the following to say:
You are informed that the internal reve-
nue. laws extend over Alaska as well as
other portions of the country. The law re-
quiring a retail liquor dealer to pay a spe-
cial tax is not a license law. but law for
the collection of revenue for the federal
government. 1t does not authorize any per-
son to carry on, in contravention of local
lawr the business for which he makes re-
turn and pays tax to the United States. nor
does his payment of this tax entitle him TO
any protection from trial. conviction or
sentence for violations of the local laws
Reference Is made by the commissioners
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 20.-The National
Brewers convention TODAY elected officers
and appointed various committees. William
F. Wooster, of Pittsburg, was elected presi-
dent; Frederick Baier. of Sandusky, first
vicc president: Frederick Schreller OF Chi
cago, second vice president; Louis Suess, of
go, treasurer. The members of the board of
trustees. elected to serve for two years,
were: Frederick Riess. of Cleveland: A. b.
Loeder, of Chicago; William Hit of Phfla-
delphia: John Bauer, OF New York: William
Mang, of Pittsburg; John New, of Buffalo;
Jacob Hepp, of Newark. N. j.. and Oscar
Miller, Of Milwaukee.
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BALTIMORE. Sept. 2O,-Col. Richard
Malcolm Johnson, the novelist and lecturer.
is reported as dying at the Maryland Cen
eral Hospital in this city. Colonel Johnson
has been i'll for several months, and his
physicians say his death is but a question
of time. AT midnight he was still alive
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Santiago to Have TeIesraph Service.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 2O.-The
United States transport Yucatan arrived
here this morning from Ponce, Porto Rico,
having on board Captain Bradley, of the
signal service, who will be attached to the
staff of General Wood and make prepara-
tions for the establishment of a telegraphic
service in this province.
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BOSTON. Sept. 2O.--A cable message from
tronomers. announces the discovery OF Sera-
phin of Pulkowa of a star-lke condensa-
tion In the center of the nebula of Andro-
moeda. II this indicates a change in the
condition OF the well-known object the dis
covery viii be of Importance.
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DIE. Baxard losing strength.

DEDIIAM, Mass, Sept. 2O.-Thomas Bay
ard continually loses ground, although his
wonderful constitution makes strong re-
sistance. He passed a restless night last
night and to-day was considerably weaker
than at any time during his sickness. The
end is looked for in the course of a few
d
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the men were transferred to hospitals there
or sent home on furloughs. The others,
mostly regulars. were conveyed to Jersey
City, where they were put on board hos
pital train at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station, to be removed to Fort Myer, Va.
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No deaths ReDorted.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, Sept. 20
The hospital reports for to-day show no
deaths either at Sternberg or Letter hos
itale
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NEARLY 1900 ON SICK LIST.
General Lawton's Report ON the
Health of His TroOpa.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Nearly 200 of
the American troops at Santiago are on the
sick list and General Lawton reports
lightweight new cases of fever to-day.
His report sent to the War Department to-
night is as follows:
DICK ..........s s.............s.........1,
new cases OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS
returned 10 uuty ..................,......... lo9
Deaths-W. M. Johnson, Eighth Illinois
Infantry teamster, thermic fever, Sept. 10;
Felix Boswell. Company d, Ninth United
States Volunteers, bilious fever, Sept. IS;
Albert Richardson, nurse, Company l..
Ninth United States Volunteers, pernicious
ralarial fever, Sept II; John J. Nickoden,
Company X First illinois, typhoid fever,
Sept. IL; John J. Blake, private, Company
F, Fifth United States Infantry, typhoid
fever Sept. 10; Robert l.. Courson, private,
Company B, Third United States Volun-
teers. yellow fever. Sept. 19; Walter Gray,
private. Third United States Volunteers,
pernicious remittent fever, hemophysis.
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Three ChiIdle en- of the superintendent,
Among the Victims.
FIRE FOLLOWED EXPLOSION
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION THE
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER.
Between 100000 and 100000 Bushels
Loss Placed at $55O,OOO.

TOLEDO. o.. Sept. 2o-Eight men dead
and eight more fatally burned, and eight
injured. is the result of the most
disastrous fire that ever occurred in Toledo.
The Dead
SAMUEL ALEXANDER.
BERT WAINWRIGHT.
FRED GARRETT.
HAROLD PARKS.
JOHN SMITH.
GRACE PARKS.
FRANK VAN HOUSEN.
JOHN CARR.
The Injured
DAVID KEMP,
BARNEY WEIGH,
CHARLES KEIFER,
FRED PARGOLLIS,
- ELLIOT,
CHARLES BROOKSEEKER,
EVERETT SMITH,
HAMILTON PARKS,
WILLIAM ]. PARKS.
w. G. JORDAN,
PETER HAAS,
AL BALDIE,
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Merritt except that Merriam iS asked to
supply information concerning the exc
pedlsion 20 Hawaii.
DEAD 10 TIE WORLD,
santiago Cut ON From Nsws-ordsr Ne.
ing Established.

Santiago Cnt on From News-Ordtr No.
ing ItIihbliShsd.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept 2s.--Ar-
rangements have been completed for the
formation of force of Cuban mounted
police for the province Of Santiago. 1t
conslts of commandant, with the rank
OF major, three captains. six lleuten-
ants, ten sergeants and 2iO enlisted men.
The rates Of pay of the enlisted men
are the same as In the United States
army, while the officers get two-thirda
Or. Zimmerman, a Lutheran preacher,
ls an applicant for the position OF United
States consul at Santiago. He also pro-
poses to preach on Sundays.
Captain Brady. OF the signal service,
Is endeaYorlng TO arrange with the Gu
ban Submarine Gable Company for a
courtesy similar to the one extended
by the British West indies Cable Com
pany- a daily bulletin service OF the
worlds news. AS matters now stand,
Santiago Is dead to the world, as far
us news 10 concerned, the present mail
service being extremely limited, letters
reaching here only about twice q month.
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THE NJ, L. CONFERENCE
Elects omurrS at the Second Day'' S''.
slon =. ulIhOP Fowler PreSsn'-A Large
n.rnI,... L., Ailcndhmee.

Elects OmorrS nt the Second Day't Ses'
slon =. DIIhOp Fowler PreSont-A Large
Namber In Attendance.
Special DiSpatch to the Inteiiigeneer.
MANNINGToN, W. Va, Sept. 2s.-
The West virginia conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church convened in
its hfty.third session in the new N. e.
church in this city thls morning, at Q a
m. Bishop c. H. Fowler, D. D., LII. d.
presiding. The hymn beginning "And
are we yet alive and are each others
faces" was sung and the bishop read
and commented on the thirteenth chap
Ter Of i Corinthians, after which he of
fered a very fervent prayer
The sacrament of the Lords supper
was then administered by the bishop
assisted by the presiding elders,
Rev. ]. Engle, secretary OF the las'
conference, called the roll and lSS an
swered to their names
Rev, ATessrs. D. L. Ash, j. Engle and
r. b. Ward were placed in nomination
for secretary. D. L. Ash received a ma
ierlty Of the ballots cast and was de-
clared elected. He named for his as
sistants, Rev. Messrs @. B. Graham, +.
N. Lynch and William Anderson, ano
S, ]. Miller 60 be Journal secretary.
Rev. s, P. Crummitt was elected sta
tIstical secretary by acelamatlon. -.
REV, A, 8. Arnett Els elected confer
ence treasurer. Rev. Simon L. Boyer
the newly elected president OF the CON
ference senInary, was introduced TO tine
conference and addressed the confer
ence in behalf OF the seminary. Rev
Mr.. Boxer made a very favorable I'M
nressIon on the conference.
Rev. Or. c. W. Smith, editor or the
Pittsburgh Advocate: Rev. DR.. Upham
OF Drew Theological Semlnary,and Rev
DR., VI. C. y. Mason. one Of the secre-
tnries Of the Freedman's AID and
Southern Educational Society. were In
troduced to the conference and each In
turn represented his special work.
But little business was transacted to-
day; the time was mostly taken up
With preliminarles,
DR.. a. ]. LYDIA presided at the after
noon session, which was held expressly
10 gather the reports from the various
Al to.night's session Rev. Or. NJ. c. 3,
Mason, who Is n coiored gentleman, ad-
dressed a meeting which was held In
the interest OF the Freedmen OF the
south. The reverend gentleman Is one
OF the greatest orators OF the country
and can command great audiences IN
any part OF the country.
The work of the conference Is starting
on nicely and everything bids fair Tor
very pleasant session.
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THE QuEEN or pENMARK
Passes Peacefully Away Surrounded by
ii-r Family.

Passes Peacefully Awny Surrounded by
ai-r Family.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 2s.-The end
Of the queen of Denmark, who died at
half past s this morning, was peaceful
At her bedside were the king of Dem
mark, the dowagcr empress of Russia,
the king and queen of Greece. the prin-
cess Of wa.cs, the duke and duchess OF
Cumberland. the crown prince and
crown princess OF Denmark and all the
other members OF the royal family,
The kings or Denmark and Greece
and the princess Of Wales, alternately.
during many hours held the hands Of
the dying queen, who for g few mo-
ments recovered consciousness. but
who could not speak. Her husband
wept and the physician requested him
to retire to rest. but he replied: II Will
stay ut least while the queen 10 con-
sCious."
mast.
The queen did not die OF any special
Illness, but Of increasing decreptsude.
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HOSPITAL CHARGES
Cauls Change Ia Treatment at camI
MendR--TSTo Deaths

CaulS Change Ia TrsRtment at Camp
MeRas--TEo nsathS,
CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa,
Sept. 2S.-surEeon General sternberg
has instructed Chief Surgeon Glrnrd to
send no more patients to city no Sttals
from Camp Meade. The conduct Of the
trustees of the Good Samaritan hospl-
tai, at Lebanon, Is largely responsible
for this action. After rendering the good
Offices of the hospital to the medical
department, the trustees wrote to Cow
ernors Pingree and Bushnell, demand
ing pay for treating soldiers from Mich
igan and Ohio. These communications
were forwarded to the war department,
and from there to Col. Glrard. He at
once notified the trustees that they
would be allowed sixty cents q day Tor
each soldier patient, and that no more
patients would be sent to that hospital
or to any other civil hospital
The health conditions at Camp Meade
are such that Col. Girard thinks 1t will
not be necessary to relieve the hos
pItals by sending sick soldiers to institu-
tlons away from camp. There are sew
erai critical cases of typhoid, but the
surgeons seem to have the upper hand
In the treatment OF the disease,
Two deaths last nlght-PTivate Archie
Mcfarland, Company K, First Mary
land, died at the Red Cross hospital
from typhoid fever, and Private Archie
Tomiin, Company A, Fourth regiment,
died at the, Lebanon hospital from the
same cause.
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STATE ". {, I. U.

The sscnnd DNy's Proceeding Devoted to
Reports Of SHpsrlntsndsnts = Sister
Elaine Addresses the aIeotlnE.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgeneer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, Sept. Co.
Mrs. Belle c. Harrison, of Piedmont,
conducted the devotional exercises this
morning at the opening OF the second
DAYS proceedings Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. The state
superintendents made their reports,
which showed that wonderful progress
had been made during the past year. An
invitation from Hon. f. L, Boggs, Gov
ernor AtkInson's private secretary. for
the convention to visit the state house
tomorrow morning, was accepted.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
mn address by Sister Elaine, OF the Flor
ence Crlttendcn rescue home, OF Wheel
ing, She gave an interesting history OF
the founding OF the Crittenden homes
and the work accomplished by the
Wheeling institution and was listened
10 with marked interest
Tonight Hon. John g. woolley, the
famous platform lecturer, Of Chicago,
delivered his lecture to the convention
in the Kanawhn Presbyterian church.
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Anr,nI shIpnInE DrnI.

CLEVELAND, o.. Sept. 2O.-The
charterlng of thIrty-ave or more ves-
scig from the lake fleets by the Atlantic
Transportation Company OF New York
Ia only feature OF one OF the largest
combinations OF floating property In the
limited States. in addition TO the lake
vessels chartered, which have total car
rylng capacity OF over 10000 tons OF
cargo. the new company viii build ut
lake ship yards ntct Of twelve or M.
.iocn barRcs with \ carrying capacity OF
itrum $1,000 to 1900 tons. The total
,aeet oG the Atlantic company Will
Eventually comprise about seventy
craft with room for over 100000 tons OF
,cargd.
The Atlantic transportation Com
pany Is New Jersey corporation OF
~, ,OOO,0 0OO capital. with headquarters at
80. ! broadway. New York. The char
dor price Of the vessels taken ranges
from 81, l,5O0 TO 1850 n year.
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PARDON Ann REGEAsB


or All Political PribonsrB 0FdsFsd BY
RIanco-rrOopa Withdrawing.
HAVANA, Sept. 2s,siO p. m.-The Of
Aclal Gazette publishes to-day a decree
signed by Captain General Blnnco and
bearing date of September q, grant
ing pardon to and ordering the release
of all political prisoners now undsrgo-
Ing confinement In the island.
II Is understood that orders have been
given TO the Spanish forces at Holguln
10 march to 6Ibara, concentrate there
and hold themselves In readiness for
shipment to Spain. The forces in the
province OF Pinar del Rio and the diVia-
ion engaged In the defense OF Havana
with General Blanco and his stan, will
embark at Havana.
The Spanish provisional forces organ
lied here WILL. according to the orders,
70 out OF existence and will be ineorpor-
ated in the ranks OF the eXpedItionary
troops OF the Spanish army, returning
10 Spain und part Of the "mobitiZa-
tIon''-irregular troops-wlll be dis
handed
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INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
Begins It's Probing Into the Mass Of Al
legged Irregularities - Wshtsrn Depart.
msni TO be intIHdsd.

Begins It's Probing Into the Mass Of Al
legged Irregularities - Wshtorn Depart.
msnt TO be InrIHdsd.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. 2s,-Thc
war investigation committee confined
Itself at its forenoon session to-day to
the eXaR,ipation and classification of
complaints which have been made TO
the President. A large number Of such
complaints have been received Mt the
white house. They come generally in
the form OF letters and are for the most
Port from relatives Of enlisted men.
ThoFr examined nt this session deal in
the main with Camp Wikoff md Camp
Thomas. but come OF the letters also
make charges concerning other camps.
Tho committee expects 10 begin TO take
testimony next week. General Wheeler
Is expected 10 be among the first wit
hesF's called,
The examination Of complaints TO the
President was continued at the after
noon session. y decision was reached
at tas session to include In the work
an Inquiry into the conduct Of the war
apartment in the Pncillc ns wen rs w
The Atlantic region and to this end let
ters we've written 20 General Merriam iR
command OF the department OF the Pa
clio, to Genera! Oils In command in the
Philippines md TO General Merritt who
occupied this latter post until recently.
me letter 10 General Merritt is Us fol-
lows.
We have the honor 10 requcst Eou 10
furnish rs as early ms possible with
such Information as sou may possess,
aS to the adequacy or innde1udcy ui
the quaTlermlstcr, cummissaTy and
medical supplies and medical staff ei
The troops under your command nj Ma
Mia and whether or not such supplies
were promptly and sufficiently issued e.
inc ifo0ps Also as to the proper or I'M
proper preparation Of the transports fo'
INC transportation of Four troops t.
your station. We would also be ploaa,
"a To be Informed as TO the ration Is
sued 10 thc troops"
The letters TO Generals Merriam and
Otis are copies OF tne letter. TO General