The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09

Washington, September 6.-The train
bearing the president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley and their party reached the
Pennsylvania railroad station prompt
Iy at 7:30 o'clock a. M, today. The
carriage from the White house met
them and the president and Mrs. Nc
Kinley were driven directly there The
chief executive and his wife show the
beneficial effects of their brief outing
and express themselves as being great
Iy pleased with their short outing
The Spanish government has re-
quested this government the privilege
of sending a few small gunbOats to
certain of the Philippine islands where
the insurgents are particularly active,
with a view of maintaining Spanish
sovereignty there. The matter was
discussed at tOdays cabinet meeting.
No announcement has been made as to
the result of the consideration of the
matter, but it is understood that the
request will be granted.
Secretary Day probably will not re-
sumo the discharge of the functions of
secretary of state, and it may be as
sumed that his connection with the de-
partment, save in the capacity of a
peace commissioner, terminated when
he left Washington for Ohio recently.
Upon his return to Washington it is
expected that he will come to the state
department for the purpose of bidding
farewell to the employees.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRES
IDENT.
The president today issued the fol-
lOing:
Executive Mansion,
washington, September 6.
by virtue of the authority vested in
me as chief of the army
and navy of the United States of
America, | do herby order and direct
that upon the occupation and posses
sion of any ports and places in the is
land of Cuba by the forces of the
United States, beef, cattle and other
food supplies, intended for the relief
of the starving inhabitants of the is
land, may be admitted free of duty,
subject to the discretion of the COM
manding officer of the United States
forces at the port of the entry, who is
hereby charged with the responsibility
for the gratuitous distribution of said
food supplies to the starving inhabi-
tants of the island.
civilian M'KINLEY."
RECORD OF HOSPITAL AT CAMP
THOMAS.
The following telegram was received
today at the war department:
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 6.
General H. c. Corbin, Washington,
ID. c.:
Second division, Third corps hospital
closed yesterday. This is the one that
has been most generally and severely
criticised Following is it's record since
of patients, 2,462, total deaths 33. OF
these cases 27O were typhoid and of the
total deaths, 2S were from typhoid.
H. V. BOYTON,
"Brigadier General of Volunteers"
CAMP SHIPP
The camp at Admission, Ala, in COM
mand of General Frank has been
named Camp Shpp, in honor of Lieu
tenant William f. Shipp, Tenth cav
airy who was killed before Santiago
Lieutenant Shipp was appointed to
West Point from North Carolina.
TROOPS FROM PORTO RICO OR
DERED TO MONTAUK.
New York. September 6.-General
Shafter has been informed unofficEally
that four transports with troops from
Porto Rico will, upon arrival off New
York, be directed to disembark at Mon
General Shafter has understood, unoffi-
cially, that the Odam and the Misissip-
ri are two of the troop ships and that
the four vessels alluded to are due 1C
reach Montauk Point on Septembe1
9TH and Sth.
1t has been understood as having beer
ordered by the war department that
none of the troops that have been IN
Porto Rico was to go TO Montauk
Point, but that all should land in New
York and go to their homes or posts
from this city. No one whose opinion
is valuable hazards an explanation OF
the change in the secretary of war $
design
The OLDHAM brings General Miles and
mis- staff and nine companies of the
Second Wisconsin, twenty eight Off
GERS and about 500 men. 1t is surmised
that should General Skaters unoffi-
ciai information turn out to be official,
the Chester, with Generals Schawn
and Hams and their staffs and forty
one officers and rs men, of the Fourth
PENNSYLVANIA. will be sent to Montauk
Point.
NEW YORK WANTS A MILITARY
PARADE.
New York, September 6.-Mayor Van
Wyck sent the following telegram to-
day to President Mckinley:
The people of the city of New York
are sincerely desrous of witnessing a
review of the United States soldiers,
regulars and volunteers, before they
are disoanded or distributed and they
sincerely hope and respectfully request
that YOU will exercise your authority
to give them an opportunity to see the
troops and show their appreciation of