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WILL VISIT THE CAMPS.
Army Investigators to Leave WASH
ingtOn This Afternoon.

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WASHINGTON, Oct 15.-The members OF
the war investigating commission did not
hold a session to-day, but devoted the
time to preparation for the tour of the
army camps, which begins tomorrow The
commission will leave Washington about
p. m. tomorrow, going to Jacksonville,
Fla, where they are scheduled to arrive
about noon Monday. They propose going
direct to the military camp there, where
they will take the testimony of military
officers, men and others who can throw
light upon the conduct of the war, giving
especial attention to complaints that appear
to have any foundation. From Jacksonville
the commission expects to visit in order:
Tampa, Atlanta, Admission, Huntsville,
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Lexington, KY,
and Mlddletown, Pa, where Camp Meade is
located. Later they will go to Camp Wikoff,
on Long island. 1t is though the Southern
tour will consume from two to three weeks
and possibly longer, as II is the intention
Of the commission to make a very thorough
inquiry at all points. They will travel on a
special train furnished by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. The train will include
dining coach and sleeping and parlor cars
for the accommodation of the entire party.
which will number fifteen persons in addi-
ton to the nine members Of the commits
sion.
Surgeon General Sternberg to-day sent the
following to the commission to investigate
the War Department 1t relates to a state
ment made by Major Seaman, who testified
before the commission yesterday:
Army Building, New York, Oct. IA.
Dear General-Major Seaman, surgeon.
First Volunteer Engineers, made IA state
ment to reporters in my presencs, and It
was published broadcast, that he received
nothing but travel rations from the army
for his convalescents on the OLDHAM and
depended on the Red Cross Society anc Me-
tional War Relief Association for their / I6d.
Major Bradley just sent me the inclosed
copy of receipt given to him before the OBJ
dam started. Yours very sincerely,
I'D. NJ. APPEL.
Major and Surgeon, u. S. A"
The receipt shows that Major Seaman re-
ceiyed on Sept. Is from Major Bradley thir-
teen cases Of canned soup twelve bottles OF
whisky, four barrels of ginger ale one box
Of corn starch, one barrel Of jeIlies, four
boxes OF condensed milk, two boxes of clam
broth, two boxes of sailed crackers, two
boxes of lemons, two boxes of calf s-foot
Jelly, two boxes of crackers, sixty pounds
of arrow root, one quart of Squibh's mix
ture, two bottles of bismHth subgallate.
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without conspirators." But in spite of this
the papers which announced the conspiracy
insist upon the exactness OF their informa-
ton. The Petite RepubliSae Franchise
points out that there has been no official
denial of the reported conspiracy. The Au-
rore asserts that the government received
warning of the plot from ten different
sources and possesses important document
airy evidence and statements of witnesses.
According to the Petit Bleu, the generals
engaged in the plot met at Versailles and
sent emissaries to Prince Victor. however.
The hesitation of Prince Victor, however,
obliged them to turn in another direction.
The government, the Petit Bleu adds, re-
ceived number of reports in regard to the
plot. one of them calling attention to the
absence of a certain commander Of an army
corps from his headquarters.
The Paix states that Prince Victor Bona
parte left Turin on Oct. and arrived in
Brussels on Oct. u. The paper adds that
during this interval Prince Victor crossed
the French frontier several times.
The military details were decreased in
strength to-day, except in the case of the
troops on duty at the railroad depots. The
detail at the town hall, which has hitherto
been composed of a company of infantry
and two troops of cavalry, has been entirely
withdrawn In addition the troops are no
longer confined to barracks. and are prom
enading the streets as freely as usual. Out
side Paris the same state of affairs pre-
walls. The troops have been withdrawn
from the railroad station at Rouen. where
all fear of trouble has vanished. The
French Cabinet is examining into the case
of Colonel Picquart, in regard to whose
strict seclusion in the military prison of
Cherche Midi conflict has arisen between
the civil and military authorities.
LONDON, Oct. 10. - Special dispatches
from Paris say that the sole consequence OF
the abortive attempt at military coup
detat will be the early displacement of sew
eral officers of high rank.
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one killed and Three wounded.

ADMISSION, Ala, Oct. 15.-At o'clock
this morning a number of volunteers and
regulars from Camp Shipp became in
volved in free-for-all fight and a riot en-
sued The Third Tennessee Volunteers
provost guard was summoned. One OF the
guards, whose name has not been learned,
fired shot, killing Sergeant Heise. Com
pany F, Second Infantry, and wounding
Corporal Conroy. of the same company:
Private A. r. Griffin, Company C. Third
Tennessee. and Private Oliver Sheppard.
Company F, Second Infantry. Heise who
was killed, was promoted from private to
sergeant for bravery shown in the charge
up San Juan hill.
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WORKING FOR A PARDON.
Actors Seeking the Release OF May
Allen and Amanda GriersOn.

CINCINNATI, o.. Oct. 15.-President Nc
Kinley will be asked to pardon the aged
actress, May Allen, and Amanda Grierson,
alias Mccarthy, Of Covington, KY, SEN
fenced for violations of the pension laws
The two women are sisters-in-law, and eacn
about seventy. The former was sent to
jail for three months and fined 500, and the
other sentenced for one year. Judge Thomp-
son, who sentenced them, will recommend
that they be pardoned. Joseph jefferson,
the actor. is working for them. May Allen
at one time was his leading lady in rip
Van Winkle.'
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French Plotting in Morocco.

TANGIER, Morocco. Oct. 15v-Advices
rave been received from Fee, confirming
the report of serious disturbances In Tablet.
one of the great subdivisions of the empire
used as place of Punishment for political
offenders. These advices say that many
other frontier tribes favorable to France
are we'll supplied with arms and ammuni-
ton. and French agents are suspected of in
citing the rebellion in order to enable them
to join the Ain-Sefra & Senegal Railway
by way of Tablet.
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Second Pennsylvania Does Not Wish
to he Mustered Ont.

WASHINGTON. Oct l5.-The secretary
Of war received call tonight from Adju-
tant Campbell. Of the Second Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry. who presented a unique
petition. signed by 72e of the officers and en-
listed men of the regiment. asking that
they be retained in the service. AS the reg
iment IS now ON furlough. it was necessary
to send the petition to widely scattered
points in order to get signatures. II Is thu
first petition Of the kind. and the percentage
Of enlisted men asking for retention in ths
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SHOT BY A GAME WARDEN.
Robin Slayer Killed While Resisting
Arrest in New Jersey.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Secunda Canova,
twenty years old, of Haledon. N. j., was
shot and killed in the woods north Of Pater-
son, N. j., this afternoon by James L.
LOCKER, formerly editor of the Perth Amboy
Republican and now a New Jersey game
warden. Canova and companion were
shooting robins and LOCKER sought to ar
rest them. Canova pointed his gun at Look
er. but before he could fire the game
warden put a bullet through his heart
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PARIS, Oct. 15.-Advices from Djiboutil
say it is believed that the revolt of Ras
Mangascia, the most important of the Abyss
sinian chiefs. was engineered by the British.
King Menilik is sending 10000 troops, COM
manded by Ras Makonnen. to put down the
ILsurrection, and as Ras Mangascia has
only 10000 troops at his command. it is ex-
rected that the revolt viii be easily
quelled, despite British support.
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LESSEES RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's Verdict I'm the Toledo EIe-
vator Fire Case.

TOLEDO. o., Oct. 15.-Coroner Kensler
to-day gave his verdict in the case of the
Union elevator fire. in which fourteen peo-
pie were cremated on the night of Sept 20.
The coroner finds the lessees, Messrs. Pad
dock. Hodge & CO., responsible for the IRE,
and charges them with gross neglect for
failing to provide the necessary machinery
for preventing. the accumulation Of dust.
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Game of Card. Result. in Murder.

ATHENS, Ca, Oct. 15.--This afternoon
VIM. K. Smith, of Bogart, Ga, shot and in
stantly killed Pat Wood At o'clock the
two men mentioned and j. S. Kennskins
and John A. Harris were engaged in game
of cards at point near the cemetery, when
Smith grew angry with Wood and shot him,
the ball going through the head, producing
instant death. All are members of the Sec
ond Georgia Regiment, Company G. Smith
escaped and every effort for his capture is
being made. Feeling against him among
the soldiers is very strong.
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Anti-RevisiOnists Call 1t ga Conspi-
racy without Conspirators."

PARIS. Oct. 1.-THE anti-revisionist pa
pers regard the reported discovery of a mill
tary plot against the government as being
pure invention. The Figaro says it is in
formed that the French generals agree in
declaring that their duty is to show abso-
Lutte obedience to the government. The
Gaulois classes the AFFAIR as = conspiracy
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more advanced than the others. reasoned
out a process which they put into eXecu-
ton, and which it were better had it been
employed before. They resolved to test the
alleged immortality of the Spanlards. aid
sc,ore day, having caught one of them alone.
they held his head under water fer the
space of three hours. until they were so
tired they had to let him up. To their
great joy, he then showed no signs of life;
but they were still suspicious. and 50 they
took turns watching by the cadlver for
several days, until unmistakabla signs of
dissolution convinced them and their ca
Clique CT the success of the experiment. This
was the signal for uprising. but the
Spaniards coming over from Santo Do
minSo much faster than the Indians could
kill them. they became convinced that it
was Impossible to exterminate them, and
gave up the unequal contest in despair.
Ponce de Icons Home.
Ponce de Leon and his mail-clad soldiers
finally settled On the present site of san
Juan in 1J11 and the most interesting relic
TO he found there today is the ancient
building called the Casa Bianca," which
was built by the cor quist&dor and occupied
by him while governor of the island. Here
he lived several years. here he planned the
expedition which resulted in the discovery
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of Florida and which primarily was a
search for the famous fountain of youth
Il is this linkiI of the Old conquistadore's
lame with our own history and the tragic
fate that overlook him on the coast of
Florida which has woven such sentiment
al interest around the name of gallant
Ponce de Leon.
Yes, from the rarrow windows, looking
out over the ancient crenelated wall
around the castle garden, Ponce de Leon
gaZed out northward and westward toward
the even then mysterious Bahamas and
evolved the plan for their exploration and
incidentally for the discovery of the Foun-
tain of Youth. Bimin which was said to
be hidden within the forests of one of the
islands. Guided by an old Indian woman,
he searched the archipelago, visiting
among others the island discovered by Co
lumbus. twenty years before. and which
was then desolate, it's inhabitants having
been carried off by the Spanards to be
killed in the mines of Haiti. Returning
unsatisfied from the finding of Florida, he
later organized another expedition in 1J21,
and was wounded in fight, carried to
Cuba, where he died, and finally was
Drought back to Puerto Rico. His ashes
are still kept here in a leaden case in the
Church of St. Domingo, and if the island
should be taken by our troops, ii is pos
sible that Ponce the Lion hearted may yet
have the monIment to his memory which
Spanish in9ratitude has so long denied
him 1t seems but a righteous avenge
ment that he was led to his death by one
OF the race he had 50 cruelty Wronged,
lost his life ut the hands of an Indian, and
at last borne to Cuba from the very coast
whence our warships have so recently
departed for the blockading of Havana.
The approaching conquest of Cuba and
Porto Rico will abound in historic paral-
lels and paradoxes, but perhaps none will
seem more strange than that the slaugh-
tered Indians of these islands shall be
avenged by the people of country
brought to light through the voyages of
those very Spaniards. II will be too late,
of course. TO benefit the atorigines but
may be some satisfaction to their shades,
perchanoe they still inhabit there! What
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the hills were quite hard, and that even my
shoes Were not covered by sand. Some OF
theSe sand hills are stopped on their course
by what are known as the algoroba bushes
or trees They gather about them. making
nils, which spot the desert in places with
patches OF green. There are, you know. no
reads here such as We have at home. The
chlei animals used to carry freight are
dcnkeys. mules and horses, though the lat
ter are mostly for riding. The ways across
the desert are bride paths and the people
go long distances. Sometimes one of these
moving sand hills covers up the paths, a
storm spreads the sand over them and
travellers are lost. No stranger could travel
over this desert without a guide who gen.
orally directs his course by the stars at
night and during the day by the wind
which always blows from the south. / can
imagine no more terrible place in which To
lose your bearings than this desert. You
might travel for days without finding ANY,
thlng TO eat or drink. You would see the
long lines of skeletons of animals which
MAD been lost, upon some of which the gall
lihasoS or buZZards might be still picking
at their bones. | passed a cord or SO OF
human skulls, many bones of donkeys and
cattle during a recent ride across the des-
est ano at one point stopped by pile of
1neleIons Whlch had been dug up from an
inca rum and left there to bleach
Small Chances for Undcrtnkers.
1t is a curious thing that there are no
bad smells Oh the desert. Flesh does not
rot and you could leave a dead chicken in
your BACK yard at Pacasmayo and never
get smell. The air is so dry that il sucks
all the juices out of anything left on
the sands. A short distance north of here
Is the valley of the Piura river, which has
the same surroundings. Not long since n
traveller, IN passing through this valley
saw an open coffin in the cemetery. ana
mithin IL the body of a dead priest clothed
III nothing but purple shirt and wl.te
COTTON drawers. The body was lying alone
out uhder the hot SIN of the tropics and
The man, who was a devout Catholic Of
iered 10 bury It. expressing great indigna-
ilcn that one of the fathers should pe 50
treated. The priest of the town, however,
refused to permit anything of the kind.
saying; My dear sir. you do not un ier-
stand Inat is the body of my friend.
which L have put out there to dry, SO that
may send him 10 his family in Guaya-
quill
This dryness Of the air is the cause of
the mummies Of Peru being found in such
good preservation. Tksss are plenty of
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Gale, In the old fort at st. Augustine; and
they were similar to those of Havana be-
fore her walls were torn down. The penin-
sula upon which the MORO and the light
house stand is thrust out into the sea, on
one side breaS ting the laundering surges of
the Caribbean, and on the other guarding
the placid waters of a beautiful and almost
land-locked harbor. This harbor is one of
the finest in the West Indies. large. shell
tered and cal able of accommodating any
number of tho largest ships, giving anchor
age in from three to six fathOms. II opens
toward the north too, invitingly, tantaliz-
ingly Offering refuge to the vessels of the
great republic with whose destinies it's own
may soon be linked 1t may, perhaps, be
acquired by treaty, or it may be taken by
storm: and if the latter. the old stone forts
will offer but small resistance to the balls
and shells of modern cannon They will
collapse quickly as a wall of cards. and
the soldiers behind the frowning battle
ments will be driven panic-stricken to the
country. For Spain, both in the manner of
its defensive works and in its gov
ernmental system, is the victim of tradi-
ton and age-worn custom. Its govern
ment know, is hide-bound as well
as hideous: hideous, because it is a relic
Of the times of Philip II and the inquisi-
ton 1t TO more represents the Spain of
today than Don Quixote represents it's
chivalry. The people of Spain are by ma
ture generous and impulsive, though in
clined to methods we Americans would re-
pudiate; but their government is obsolete,
as we'll as their Notifications. The writer
has seen about all of them. in the islands
of the Caribbean, as well as in old Spain it.
self, and unhesitatingly pronounces them
weak and wellnigh defenseless.
Town of San JUAN
Though the main portion of San Juan is
inclosed within the walls, through which
entrance is only obtained by we'll guarded
gateways. yet there is a small town by IT.
self in the Marina, between the fortif1ca-
items ard the wharves. Here is fine pub
lie garden and pleasure space. with booths
and restaurants, as well as the public cock
pit, where battles royal are frequently
waged The buildings Of the inner city are
Of stone massive and substantial, like
these of Havana and the City of Mexico;
in fact. of the old-world type, and in case
of bombardment there would be little dam
ger of a confagration. The captain general
and chief officials reside here, and the so
ciety of the city is most agreeable to one
coming here with letters of Introduction.
1t was the writer's privilege to participate
in its pleasures a few years ago. and he
sincerely hopes more of the very agreeable
men and gracious ladies he met there will
be harmed, should the exigencies Of war
demand the bombardment of San Juan.
1t was during this visit that he secured
the photographs illustrating this article.
for the taking of which he had a special
permit from the alcalde of the capital; yet,
suspicious were the Spanish officials that
policeman was always on hand to inter-
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One other on the north coast is Arrecibo.
on the east are Humacao and FajardO. on
the west Aguadilla and Mayaguez, as beau
tiful as the heart of man could desire with
their gushing springs and background of
pointed mountains, and on the south coast
are Arroyo. Guayanillaa andd Ponce, This
last is the largest, the city having a popu-
Ia ton of about 80 600. with vast export
trade chiefly in sugar and molasses. A
fine post road connects il with San Juan
running diagonally across the island with
a daily diligence between the two. A sys-
tenn of railroads is in course of construc-
ton that will soon connect all the chief
coast towns and open up portions of the in
terror.
The island is about 100 miles in length by
fifty or sixty in breadth, and as nearly
rectangular as nature will allow in its
coast line. The interior is one vast con-
geries of mountains, presenting the appear
ance from steamers deck of a limitless
sea of hills with rounded submits and with
cultivation to their very submits. The
highest mountain of the great central
range is called Luquillo, and attains an al
titude of 1900 feet. Then there are in
Vulnerable other hills and mountains. be-
tween which are rich valleys and rivers
large and small, though none navigahle
even at their mouths. The soil every
where is very fertile and cultivable. even
to the mountain crasts, the hill pastures of
Porto Rico being celebrated for their sue
horses which are favorites throughout the
islands south. These are shipped in large
numbers, and constitute the chief wealth of
a great many people engaged in the bust
ness.
A Natural Paradise.
Among the hills, also, are thousands of
cafetales, or coffee estates, for here the
coffee finds congenial soil and climate for
its perfect development, and is a source Of
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ceryed and the weapons they made. There
they Will find some that are peculiar to this
island. IN the shape of stone collars"
burial or sacrifcial stones, comprising
collection that Is priceless. and possessed
by no other museum in the world. Profess
sor Otis q. Mason, years ago, wrote a mon
ograpn on these works that attracted the
attention of the scientific world and VI hich
remains today a monument to his attain
ments. well as TO the genius of these
aDorlgines.
So much for the gentle Indians ot Porto
Rico. They opened to the Spaniaris all
their mines of gold. gave them all their
farms and gardens; but the fapacious mon
sterS were unsatsfed They provoked
them to rebellion and then remorselessly
employed the processes of swift extermina-
ticn- The Indians. al first amazed, then
panic-stricken, then sullenly resentful
could not understand why these immor.a ls
Gas they regarded tneSn) should desire eth
er their gold or their lives. But though at
first looking upon these men as heaven-de-
scended, they finally were undeceived. and
Logan to retaliate- Two Indians a little
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TO Chicago being driven out upon the pier
To be loaded for Lima and the ports fur-
Their south. and when walking out this
morning L took photographs of the fat
beeNes as they were swung by a derrick
hiEh up ir the air and dropped into the
lighter. in which they were taken 10 the
steamer in the harbor
Where Red Cotton Grow. ON Trec..
This is not the best cotton-raising section
OF Peru. hut in every ride which l take
INTO the country 1 see bushes and trees
lining the streams and frrigating bitches
white with cotton bolls. This is the nat
ural home OF the cotton plant and 81 is IN,
one place in the world whore I have fourd
cotton growing on trees. There are frees,
OF cotton i'm Peru fifteen and NOR, f...t
mgh, which produce two or three crops OF
cotton Il year, from ten To twenty years
There is a little hotel here which has A cot
ton tree in its back yard. The cotton iron,
the Tree is sufficient. the landlord saws 10
pay for all the eggs consumed IN the hotel
liilS native Peruvian cotton IS not whs',.
nike our cotton. Ii Is of different shades II
brown. some being quite tawny and SOM.
decidedly red i'm color The whit, ,,,,t,,,, -
also raised. "
The finest quality OF rough Peruvian
cotton is raised In the department ~
Piura, just north of where 1 now am. In
bioMs III the river valleys after the seven
years rain. which there is much heavier
man at Pacasmayo. At such times 10
rivers mood the country. bringing down rich
sim from the mountains, and when the
rams nave ceased every Ole starts 70 plant
ing cotton. The demand for Labor j. $50,
that many people go there at the tirnn II
the rams for the work which they know
VIII be needed The wages paid are from =
10 >" cents Tor day of ten hours. Raising
TINS cotton may be called the luxury ~
agriculture. The soil is SO itch that The
niants do not need manuring or ;illae..
me ground is not ploughed. but holes are
dug for the cotton seeds with a shade ,rt
the seeds covered up. A plant soon sprouts
ana the Planters know they ar. sure a.,
'hree good crops within the next wear or
So Inc hrst crop natures i'm nine months
and the others follow. After these tbr.s