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People Desire Peace.

New York, Aug. "A dispatch TO the
Tribune from Madrid says: Not only
the court. cabinet and political men of
the capital, but the Madrid public as
well are Enthusiastically in favor of peace
a any price. IL is believed that any APP
parent opposition to the terms arranged
at Washington will be merely for the
sake of appearances, nothing more.
Grave anxiety is felt, however, as to the
attitude of the army and the feeling in
the provinces. Several regiments in the
Madrid garrison are known to be hos
tile to the government and to the dy-
nasty. but 1t is hoped that any open
action can be restrained until after the
conclusion Of peace.
General Polavieja has so far succeeded
in curbing military jingoism by his
strong personal influence. but that peace
may be the signal for internal disorders
is "A peril which Sagasta is now trying
to avert.
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INSURGENTS WILL KICK
Complications Growing Out of
the Philippine Problem.
MANILA TO BE OCCUPIED
Will Be Surrendered to Merritt as Part
of the Peace Terms-The United
States Bound to Maintain
the Status Quo.

Washington, Aug. 3-An interesting
question and one Of vital Importance to
the administration is the attitude to be
assumed by the United States toward
the Philippine insurgents in the event
that we reach an agreement for the
suspension of hostilities with Spain. 1t
is stipulated in our peace terms that
the United States military forces shall
occupy and establish a military form of
government over the city of Manila and
the bay, with the surrounding territory.
This involves an immediate surrender of
the Spanish forces. not to Aguinaldo.
but to General Merritt. and there is ap-
prehension that the insurgents will re-
sent this very bitterly and that II will be
enecessary To expel them forcibly from
the territory described.
Beyond this. it is said in some quar-
ters that pending the decision of the
peace commissioners as to the future of
the Philippines, the United States VIII
be morally bound to maintain the status
quo i'm the island at large. In other
words, having deprived Spain Of the
means of resisting the onslaughts of the
insurgents, it has been urged that the
United States would be bound to pre-
vent the latter from continuing their
warfare.
There is a lack of information in
Washington an many important points
as to the conditions in the Philippines.
For instance, II is not known. even ap-
proXimately, how extensive the revo-
lutionary movement has been through
out the vast group Of 1,200 islands and
among the large population, estimated
to aggregate between 100000 and To-
900, 600 If the revolutionary movement
is general and extends to very many Of
the islands, the task presented To the
United states military and naval au-
thorities viii be one Of great magnitude,
i'm the event that IL is decided to be in
cumbent on us not to restore Spanish
sovereignty where it has been lost, but
to prevent its overthrow in sections
where II is still supreme and to prevent
excesses and outrages at the hands of
the insurgents.
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supplies Were Not Unloaded.

New York. Aug. 3.-when the transport
Breakwater returned to this city from
Santiago the army officers of the depart
ment Of the East were surprised TO find
that thousands of pounds OF food which
had been sent South had never been un-
loaded from the vessel and was still in the
hold.
A board Of survey was appointed by
Colonel Gillespie, commanding the de-
partment of the East to determine for
whom the stores had been intended and
why they were not unloaded. This board
has reported that the stores were not un-
loaded because there was immediate need
of the vessel TO transport the sick and
wounded. The board declares that IL is
unable 10 fix the responsibility OF the fall
ure to unload the supplies.
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PEACE GOSSIP.
IL May BE Three Months Before the
Treaty Is signed.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Reports from
Madrid. by way of London, stating that
Spain had determined upon an answer
to the demands of the United States
had the effect of arousing most lively
interest in all official quarters to-day.
While the reports are accepted as
showing the undoubted tendency of the
Spanish government for peace and as
likely TO be borne out in the near fu-
ture by the formal responses of Madrid,
yet 1t can be stated positively so far
the United States has received no an
swer from Spain nor has the French
embassy received an answer which will
be communicated to the authorities
here. 1t is apparent from this that the
answer could not have been sent from
Madrid on Monday, as stated in some
of the foreign reports. The misappre
hension doubtless arises from the fact
that the Madrid cabinet after receiving
the American terms desired more in
formation upon some of the points in
volved. This led to cable communica-
tion to NJ. Cambon. 1t was not intend
ed as response to American terms,
and was in no sense conclusive upon the
subject matter of the negotiations. This
is the situation up to the present time.
AT the same time a final answer is ex-
pected daily and almost hourly.
1t is said to be not at all improbable
that preliminaries leading up TO the
signature of the treaty of peace may
consume fully three months, so that it
may be well along toward the legal as
sembly of congress before the president
Will be prepared to submit the peace
treaty to the senate. 1t is expected,
however, that the Spanish pledge to ac-
cept the broad conditions laid down by
the United States will take the form
of a written agreement something in
the nature of a protocol which, while
very necessary step in the negotia-
tions of treaty, is not always a part
Of the document.
Under the terms of the presidents
note, If they shall be accepted by Spain,
the Spanish government is bound to
evacuate Cuba and Porto Rico imme-
diately
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FUSION IN NEBRASKA.
A Ticket Agreed Upon After Two Hours
DeIiberation.


Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 3-The fusion forces
of Nebraska to-day selected the following
ticket after two hours deliberation: Gov
erncr. William A. Pointer Of Boone coun-'
ty; lieutenant governor, r. A. Gilbert Of
York; secretary of state. William r. Por-
ter of Merrick. auditor. ]. F. Cornell OF
Richardson: treasurer. ]. y. Meserve Of
Red Willow; superintendent of public in
struction, w. r. Jackson OF Holt; land
commissioner. J. V. Wolfe of Lancaster;
attorney general. Constantine j. Smyth
Of Douglass. All are populists but the lieu
tenant governor, who is a free silver re-
publican. and the attorney general a
democrat.
Mr.. Pointer may be regarded as a dark
horse, though his name had been mem
toned before the convention. The chief
antagonism 20 his nomination came from
the democrats who held out against him
as a populist OF the radical stripe for a
time. but finding that the populists would
not withdraw him and that he professed
TO he a lifelong democrat OF Kentucky
democratic parentage, they finally acqui-
esced.
The democrats sent the following tele-
vile. Fla:
THE democrats of Nebraska, in conven-
tion assembled. instruct me to send hearty
greeting and pledge the united efforts to
make the gallant colonel Of the Sd the
future commander-in-chief."
The platform adopted by the populists
this morning does not differ greatly from
the leading planks of the democrats.
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TO CONTROL WHlSkEY.
VIII Handle the Entire output of All the
DistilIeries.

Cincinnati. Aug. 3.-The United States
Spirit association, the commission which
proposes to control absolutely the whiskey
business of the country. was formed here
to-day. when the following executive
committee was elected: w. n. Hobart,
Cincinnati. chairman; ]. Walter Freiberg.
Cincinnati. secretary: f. T. Corning, Pc
oria. ILL.,, treasurer: L. J. Hennessey Chi
cago: Samuel Wootner. New York; Frank
Curtss. New York; Charles A. Webb.
New York. This committee is vested with
the entire control of the affairs of the
combine. which includes not only the
American and Standard associations, but
all others I'm the business.
The plan of this whiskey combine COM
prehends control of the entire output Of
all the distileries I'm the country. The
distillers will cease dealing directly with
the trade and Will deal only with such
distributors as are in the combine. The
distributors In turn are to buy from none
other than those in the combine.
These regulations were made strong in
anticipation Of new concerns. The rebate
system has again been established but
rebates are to he small, i'm accordance
with margins and will be paid every five
months. In addition TO the rebates from
distillers to distributors, there will be
small rebates from the distributors to
their trade for continuous patronage ev-
cry five months.
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IN BAD SHAPE.
Csmara's Fleet Has Not a single Fighting
ship.

New York. Aug. "a dispatch to the
Tribune from Gibraltar says: The fol-
lowing advices have been received from
the Tribune correspondent at Cadiz: 1t
is now an open secret that not a single
fighting ship of Admiral Camaras
squadron is in fit condition to go into
action. The Pelayo's boilers have given
out. the firing gear and turrets of the
Carlos V. are unmanageable, the Audaz
is completely used up by the recent ex-
cursion to the SueZ, and the armaments
of the auxiliary cruisers are lamentably
defective.
In case of any hitch in the peace ne
gotiations. the Pelayo and Carlos V.
would under no circumstances under
take an engagement here or i'm the open
sea, but would take refuge behind the
formidable forts of Cartagena. The
auxiliary cruiser Alphonso XIII. and the
Pielago have sailed from Cadiz for the
Canaries. Admiral Camarl, with his
flagship, the Pelayo. Carlos V. the Rap
lido. the Patricia, the AudaZ, the Geraldo
and the Buenos Ayres still remain.
The garrison at CadiZ now consists of
about 26,000 men. on Friday and Satur
day additional torpedo defenses and
mines were laid in the entrance to CadiZ
harbor. The lighthouses remain extin-
guished. Three guns Of "A centimetre
caliber have been placed in position at
San Felipe. but their supply of ammu-
milton is limited.
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CHEERED THE TROOPS.
General Gar re.son Greeted a His Soldiers
Entered Ponce.

Ponce, Island OF Porto Rico, Aug. !.
3 a. m. via St. Thomas. Aug. 2.-The
Porto Ricans of Ponce lined the streets
by the hundreds and filled the air with
cheering on the arrival of General Gar
retson's brigade from YaucO. General
Garretson's camp is temporarily near
the I'd and Sd Wisconsin regiments. on
the outskirts of the town.
The brigade marched II miles from
Yauco to Aksby, where they arrived
travel stained and mud bespattered.
Almost the entire population saw the
troops pass through the city and gave
them cheer after cheer. particularly as
the artillerymen numbered by. The Of
ficers at the front. including Chief HUI
ling's Pennsylyanians and Captains
Austin, Wheeler. Burns and Hall, COM
manding the four advance companies
do not believe the Spaniards will make
an advance. They claim they will act
only on the defensive.
There was some firing last night be
tween Captain Austin's pickets and the
Spanish in the brush, but no damage
was done.
The Dixie shot at Morro castle on
Saturday and caused the utmost con-
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Dewey WIZ Get Them.

San Francisco. Aug. "A special to
the Chronicle from Cavite, dated June
20. says: There are nine little Spanish
gunboats scattered about this and the
Caroline group Of islands and when Ma
Mia has been stormed Admiral Dewey
will turn his attention to their capture
or destruction. As near as can be ascer-
tained, they are distributed as follows:
In the Pasig river, Manila, gunboats
Cebua. lamar, or Samar, and Galusan.
At Iloilo, gunboat FL Cano. At Zam-
boanga. gunboat Pampang. At Blala-
bac. gunboat Calamanes. At Ponape,
Caroline islands, gunboat Quiros. At
Yap. Caroline islands. gunboat Villas
Lobos. OF these vessels named FL Cano
is the largest and best. Admiral Dewey
planned TO send the Baltimore after her
some time ago, but decided. in view OF
the danger Of a second fleet coming
from Spain that II would be well To keep
his defenses intact. IL is probable that
two Of the vessels sunk by Dewey's fleet
can be yet raised and rendered service
able
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PREPARED TO MOVE.
A Typhoid Epidemic Developed at Camp
Alger.

a1geF.
Washington, Aug. 3-In accordance
with an order issued by the war depart
ment last night. the regiments Of the
Second division at Camp Alger prepared
to move to-day. AT noon the regiments
of the Third brigade, 1st Rhode Island,
End Tennessee and Sd Missouri. were on
the march in the direction of Manassas,
Va. The First brigade, consisting of the
22nd Kansas, Sd New York and 159th
Indiana. started at 2 o'clock. The 7th
Illinois and 4th Missouri were ordered
to move an hour later. The division will
march nine miles to-day to Burk sta
tion. Tomorrow it will march seven
miles, arriving near Manassas the third
day. The First division will follow as
Manassas. Meanwhile corps headquar-
ters. the two division hospitals and the
eight regiments of the First division will
remain in their present quarters. They
probably will not be moved before Tues
day.
While II is agreed that the cause Of
the removal of the camp was the ty-
phoid epidemic. ii is not known whether
the neighborhood of Manassas is TO be
made permanent camp site or whether
the troops will finally go TO some other
point. Forty-eight cases of typhoid fe-
yer have been reported since yesterday
afternoon. The review of the corps by
the president and secretary of war has
been abandoned unless they can go to
Manassas.
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Washington. Aug. 3.--When General
Skaters corps went to Santiago a
force of cavalry numbering about 1000
men and comprising regular troops and
part of the 1st volunteer cavalry trough
riders) was left at Tampa under COM
mand of General Coppinger. In addi-
tion TO these men most of the horses
of the cavalry regiments sent to Cuba
were also left at Tampa. This force of
cavalry within a day or two will be or
dered to Montauk Point, l.. l., where
they will make preparations for the
men of General Wheeler's division Of
cavalry. which has been ordered from
Santiago to that point.
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San Francisco, Aug. 3.-General Mer-
riam, commanding the department of
California, has received the following
dispatch from Adjutant General Cor
bin:
"The president directs that II any Of
the military forces of the Hawaiian ISL
ands desire to become a part of your
volunteer army that you are authorized
to organize not to exceed one battalion
Of infantry, nominating the officers AMI
causing the officers and men 10 he
mustered into the service and have
them report to Colonel Barber for
duty"
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Philippine Finances.

Washington, Aug. edward V.
Hardin, formerly financial editor OF the
Chicago Tribune. has been designated
by Secretary Day to study and report
on the general financial condition of the
Philippines, the banking system. the
character of the banking business
transacted, the kind of money in circu-
lation. the general condition of ex
changes, the rates Of interest and kim
dred subjects. This designation OF Mr..
Hardin is made at the instance Of the
treasury department. He Is at present
I'm Manila. having gone there on the
McCulloch with Admiral Dewey's
squadron. He is said TO be an accom-
pIished student Of finance and is well
known to both Secretary Gage and
Assistant Secretary Nanderlip. the lat
ter Of whom he succeeded as financial
editor Of the Chicago Tribune.
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Pardons for Chase and Donda.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard
Helena. Aug. 3.-Governor Smith to-day
pardoned Joseph Chase and Charles Dom
da, who are serving sentences in the Lew
is and Clarke county Jail for killing elk
out of season. They were arrested last
March on the charge of having killed four
elk i'm the northern part of the county
during the closed season. With the un-
derstanding that they would be given .
county Jail sentence they pleaded guilty
They were sentenced to six months in
the county Jail and fined $50 each. to
stand committed until the fine had been
paid. They have served five months.
which. combined with previous good repu-
tation and the intercession of residents OF
the community in which they lived. as
we'll as Judge Smith, prompted the gov
ernor to pardon them and remit their fna.
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THE COM MISSION.
II Is Not Expected That 1t viii Meet In
London.

London.
New York, Aug. "A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: Madrid
rumors to the effect that the final
treaty of peace will be negotiated in
London after the preliminaries have
been arranged in Washington cannot
be confirmed here. No intimations
have been received to that effect at the
American embassy. Apart from the
difficulties that attend a commission at
this season in London, there are prac-
tical reasons for the selection of some
other capital as the place for conduct
ing the negotiations. The Spanish gov
ernment will naturally desire to remove
the commissioners from the influence
of English public opinion, which favors
American retention of the Philippines.
The American government, II II de-
cides TO give up these islands under
proper safeguards for securing hu-
name and reformed government, viii
do wisely to have the final negotiations
take place elsewhere. The embassy
here ought not to be associated with
diplomatic settlement which will be un-
popular in England.
There is a conspicuous exception to
the uniform practice of the English
press of minimizing the difficulties and
risks of permanent American occupa-
tion of the Philippines. There is a
column special from Madrid in the
Times throwing much light upon the
situation there and the real character
of Aguinaldo. Ordinarily, the English
is content to be convinced of what it
wants TO believe. The French are not
likely to make any trouble for the
Americans in the Philippines. but the
German emperor might do 50 and Agui-
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SKATERS REPORT.
Six Hundred and Eighty Nine New Cases
of Fever at Santiago.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The following is
General Skaters report of the sanitary
condition of his army on Aug. l, received
at the war department to-day:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 2 1S9S-Ad-
jutant general of the army, Washington:
Sanitary report for Aug. /: Total sick,
4,239; total fever cases, 3,179; new cases
of fever, 6S9; cases fever returned to
duty, 679; death on Aug. /: Private
Melville B. Suffoan, Co. &, 9th infantry,
acute malarial fever; Private Arthur
Tisette, Co. G, 33d Michigan, yellow
fever; Private William Bartholomew,
Co. ID, End cavalry, yellow fever: Private
Ball Lemter Co. l., 1st Illinois, yellow
fever; Private Albert Duschen, Co. l.,
1st Illinois, yellow fever: Private Isaac
A. Lester, Co. +, 24th infantry, yellow
fever; Private NJ. w. Sewell, Co. II, End
infantry, malarial fever; Private A. S.
Simpson, Co. l.. Sth Ohio, malarial
fever; Private Arthur Nelson, Co. b. Sth
Ohio, dysentery; Private Frank Carne-
giC, Co. f, 9TH infantry asthenia; Pri-
vate Timothy Rothe, Co. G, Sth infant
ry, thermic fever, exhaustion. Private
Charles +. Harrison, Co. +, 22nd infant
ry dysentcry; Private Sias Under
grove. Co. B, End Massachusetts,, ty-
phoid fever; Artifcer Leonard l. Walk
er, Co. II, Sth Ohio. malarial fever; Ser
geant John Oliver, Co. +, 34th Michigan,
acute pulmonary tuberculosis.
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The Road to san Juan.

Ponce, Aug. 1, via 81. Thomas, Aug.
Am outpost of the American army
has now halted at Coamo, about two
thirds of the way to Aibonito on the
road to San Juan. Colonel Huling's ad-
vance this morning met a detail sent
out to reconnoiter. which reported that
there was no sign of the enemy. The
latter. it was said, had retreated to
Aibonito. where they would make
stand A delegation of the citizens of
Coamo came out and Colonel Huling
was rendered the freedom of the city as
an American soldier. The protected
cruiser Columbia. which went ashore
on an uncharted reef while entering the
harbor of Ponce. has been fioated with
out injury.
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1T Is SLOW WORK.
More Delay Experienced i'm sending
Troops to Manila.


San Francisco, Aug. S.--The work on
the transports is progressing slowly. and
the delay in sending troops to Manila is
not due to any particular reason but TO
the force Of circumstances. The LaSme
Charles Nelson and Norfolk viii prob
ably be ready to receive troops to-mor-
row and the three vessels are expected
to sail by Saturday at the latest. The
Tacoma took on board to-day $50 horses
and mules for the artillery and she viii
hoist her anchor some time tomorrow
and start for the Philippines.
The Scandia and the Arizona cannot
possibly get away for two weeks, as the
Arizona is having a refrigerating plant
put in, and the Scandia is being rawlred
for electric lights. BY the time these
two ships are ready for sea the ships
of the first transport fleet are expected
to arrive home and few days Will sut-
flee TO put them in order to convey an
other detachment of troops to Manila.
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COMPLETE FUSION.
wyoming Democrats and silver Repub-
Iicans Get Together.

Wyoming Democrats and silver Repub-
Iicans Get Together.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Cheyenne. wyo., Aug. 3.-Complete
fusion was effected between the demo-
Gratis and silver republicans of wyo-
ming at the state convention to-day.
The platform adopted favors free sill
ver the income tax and condemns the
bond issue and arraigns the republican
state administration for fraud and cor
ruption. Horace c. Alger of Sheridan
was nominated for governor. The rest
of the ticket will be named tomorrow.
the silver republicans naming the audi
tor and superintendent of public in
struction
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Randall VIII Command.

Washington, Aug. 3-Brigadier Gen
eral Randall. recently promoted from
lieutenant colonel Of the Sth infantry
to-day was ordered to assume COM
mand Of the new camp to be estab-
lished at MOntauk, l.. l., for the benefit
of the troops to be recalled from duty
in the province of Santiago de Cuba.
General Randall has just returned from
an important mission IN Alaska con-
nected with the relief of miners in the
Klondike region. He will assume COM
mand Of the new camp at once.
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Doomed to Starvation.

Victoria. b. c., Aug. Sword came
from the north Of a desperate stam-
pede from the Copper river country to
the coast, the statement being made
that 5000 men are making their way
over the Valdes glacier and that many
Of them are doomed To starvation un-
less the United States government sends
relief promptly. Advices received from
Dawson state that the dissatisfaction
with the administration OF mining reg
ulations is growing very widespread.
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Washington. Aug. 3.-All troops ~
cavalry with Skaters army and eight
companies Of Roosevelts rough riders
have been ordered to proceed 10 Mon
tauk Point. l.. l., for encampment. The
regular cavalry with Shafter comprises
eight companies each OF the LIST. Sd, 9Th,
9th and 10th cavalry. all dismountei, 1,
and four mounted troops of the I'd cav
airy.