The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-04
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irrived there. The town is quiet.
Even among the immune regiments AZ
Santiago much sickness is reported.
Fever cases of all kinds at Santiago
Yesterday: 622: total sick, 1,o62: death. ].
General Gomez says the insursent
forces will disband as soon rs tie
Spaniards cvacuate the island.
The cold standard Democrats Of New
York declared that Van WICK IS an
acceptable candidate for Governor.
General Wheeler left Camp Wlkoff
for good yesterday. He will soon start
for Huntsville to take charge OF the
cavalry.
II is stated the Spanish Peace Com
mission has started for Paris and will
arrive there about the time our w COM
mission does.
\ snccial to the London Globe from
Hong-Kon@ 4 ! that France has promls-
cd to recognize the Filipino Republic.
This will probably be denied tomorrow.
Yesterday the official elimination of
the remains Of Columbus took place III
the cathedral Of Havana. The monu-
ment and mousoleum will be taken to
Spain.
The following full report from General
Iawton at Stntiago. WAS received at
the War Department Tonight: "Fever
cases Of I'll kinds, Id: total sick, Log;
| deaths, one.
Caspar Leon. the Italian boxer. still
holds the bantom ch lm%p;nnsilip of An
erica. having defeated SIev" Flanagan
before the LenoX Athletic CiuL. in New
York, last night.
At Il melting Of the Chicago platform
Democrats in New York last night Hen
~ George, son Of the single tax ad,c-
cate" was nominated to lead IN II de-
pendent Democratic ticker.
Dcvey's action in Selling the filihuster-
ING steamer Abbey. formerly the Pasi@,
registered as an American vessel after
her landing 4 cargo Of arms at Rangas,
has been approved by the Navy Depart
ment.
The Navy Department has decided to
| send the cruiser Buffalo. now ut New
York. to the Pacific station. She will
| probably 90 to Honolulu. and if needed
to reinforce Ecwey's fleet. can receive
her orders 1T that place by i dispatch
boat.
Lee Camp Of Confederate Veterans of
Virginia protest against the naming Of
any one as the Daughter Of the Con
federacy' to succeed Miss Davis. The
Grand Camp is called upon to put It's
official veto Oh the movement for Il new
"Daughter.'
There is extreme distress among the
Cubans in and about Tampa. Three
thousand wish to return to Cubat to work.
but their restitution prevents. \ COM
mission has reached Key West from
Gomez asking for assistance. and stating
that his army is literally starving.
As approved by the Acting Secretary
Of the Navy. and prepared for trans
mission to Congress through the Treas
nry Department. the naval estimate in,
clUdes the following items for new works
IN the navy yards: For Norfolk. So
100000; for Port Royal. S. c., S145,OOO;
for Key West. S112.52O.
Sells Brothers aud ~Forepaugh's circus
train was wrecked at Wilsondale On the
Norfolk and Western Railroad. James
Doyle. Of Philadelphia. and Harrison
I\ipps. of Virginia. We're fatally injured.
Pat Forepaugh was seriously hurt. \
car with elephants rolled down an en-
bankment and the animals were injured.
but none We're killed.
Otto Il. Barnard. of 80 Broad street.
New York. was yesterday appointed re-
ceiyer of the New England Loan and
Trust Company by Judge Shipman Of
the United tSates Supreme Court. on Il
suit brought by the Real Estate Trust
Company of Philadelphia and Sabillion
S. Allen. of st. Adams. Vt. The %receiy-
er's bond was fixed at $4,000.
An official dispatch to Paris from st.
Louis, Senegal. French West africa.
says Il force Of Soudanese sharpshooters
III the French service, commanded by
Lieutenant Woolfel. has defeated an az
my of Sofas. capturing 5000 men and
Selling 800 Gras rifles and quantities
Of ammunition. 1t is added that the
French force had one sharp-shootcr
wounded.
The Junta Patriotica of Matanzas will
address Il letter to President Mckinley
setting forth that IAN immense major
lty Of the people of this island adhere
strictly to the government constituted
by the revolution. as being the only
ideal of the Cuban people Commit
tees have been appointed for the purpose
of securing signatures to this document
in every city and village of Cuba.
Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina.
and Il delegation from the State called
on the President at the White House
yesterday to urge that a permanent
be established at Charleston: also
that Charleston be made the point of
debarkation for the troops for Cuba and
Porto Rico. The President promised to
give their claims consideration. and
then took occasion to pay a tribute to
the devotion and patriotism Of the sol
diers of the South, saying he had not
heard 4 murmur of complaint from
that section.
General SchWan, who has been inspect
ing sites for camps in the South. is now
at the War Department. preparing his
report. General Corbin Informed him
yesterday that the desire Of the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of War was to
have the very best possible sites select
ed for camps without regard to whether
were offered by the people Of the
or whether they were paid
for by the Government. The War De-
nartment has the authority to select
and condemn ground for camps. and they
VIII no selected without raua,l - -