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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
MORE SICK MEN AT HOME.
The Transport Leona Arrives With
Troops From Santiago.

Camp Wikoff Montauk Point, n. Y,
Aug. 2S.-The transport Leona arrived
here last night from Santiago.
The Leona reported that when she sail
ed from Santiago on August 16 the trans
port City of Mexico was waiting in the
harbor TO receive Gen. Shafter and his
stan and bring them to Montauk The
Leona did not bring word of when the
City of Mexico would sail.
At the time of the Leona's departure
from Santiago the Yale and the Catania
were in the harbor taking on troops. and
were expected to follow within two or
three days The Leona brought 52S men
OF the Twelfth Regular Infantry. Ninth
Cavalry. Thirty-fourth Michigan Volun-
teer Infantry, Battery of the Fourth
Artillery. and one battery of GatIing
guns One hundred and four men are sick
OF malaria fever. but none of the cases
was reported as serious. There were no
deaths on board the ship ON her voyage
fever
The number of tents erected already a,
both hospitals is sufficient to receive all
the sick. The Ohvetta sailed for Boston
yesterday with three hundred sick an
BOARD and today the Rio Grande will
san for New York with as many more
The Red Cross yacht also left the har-
Dor this morning with her fourth load of
twenty typhoid fever cases. Today thirty
patients who are convalescent after ma
lar al fever. were discharged from the
hospital and returned TO their regiments.
Three hundred in all will be discharged
this week.
Last night the City of Macon attempted
TO get to the iron pier without the aid of
tug. aSd ran aground a few rods from
shore. The ship remained on the reef
with her soldiers within stones throw
of shore. This morning the tugs puIver
and Britannica pulled her off
Among those released from quarantine
yesterday was Capt. william Astor Chan
Ter. assistant adjutant general on Gen.
Wheeler's staff. Capt. Chanler resumed
his staff duties Immediately upon his re-
lease. He looks the picture of health
although he has had fever. Capt. Chan
ler likens the Cuban fever to African
jungle fever. but said that the Cuban
fever is the more enervating of the two
and is oftener fatal.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
Troop Tug Goes Aground.

Santiago. Cuba, Aug. 23-Two hundred
and one men. the balance of the Seventh
Infantry, will sail for Montauk Point to-
day on the Prairie. Six hundred and
fifty members of the Thirty-third Mich
igan embarked on the tug Laura to go
aboard the Harvard yesterday morning.
The tug grounded inside the harbor near
MORO Castle, and has not yet been towed
off.
The Postoffice officials are organizing a
delivery service in the city. and also a
biweekly steamer service to and from
Guantanamo. Railway service to San Luis
and Songo has been in operation for two
or three days.
Owing to complaints of the conduct of
the men of the Eighth Illinois Regiment
at San Luis Gen. Lawton sent an officer
this morning to make an investigation.
The residents of San Luis state that the
men broke into private houses, insulted
women, and stole property.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
A SOLDIER ACCUSED.
He Is Under Arrest Charged With
Larceny.


Baltimore Md, Aug 23-AIbert X
Sidaway. alias Stephen s. Van ILL., alias
many other names. is a prisoner al Fort
| McHenry, where he awaits court-mar-
| tfal on the charge of larceny and deser-
! uon from the army. Van Lii is an Eng
lishman about twenty-eight years old.
He was marched into the fort yescer-
day afternoon about 4 o'clock by Sergt
Sullivan, who is doing post duty at Phil
| adelphia. and who was sent here with
the prisoner. who was captured in Wash
| ington Park. near the Quaker city, Sun
| day afternoon. AS the sergeant, with his
prisoner handcuffed, entered the fort
| the band concert was going on and a
great crowd was present Many turned
away from the music TO view the pris-
oner' who was Well dressed The pris-
oher was marched through the crowd TO
the quarters of Lieut.. Cree acting ad-
/ )utant of the fort. The commitment pa
pers We're examined and the sergeant in
charge of the prisoner was ordered TO
! take him to the guardhouse, where the
sergeant of the guard put him in SOL
| itary confinement
| Van Lii first appeared at Fort McHeu-
ry about six months ago. when he en-
| listed in Company D. Fourth Artillery.
After being two three months in the
| service he was charged with larceny. sew
! eral OF the men in his squad having mis-
! sed money and valuables from their pock-
! cts Although the case was proved on
him' the court-r-artial decided to get rid
n M IA
After that he changed his name and re-
| mained about Baltimore for awhile He
then enlisted. it is claimed under an as
sumed name in the General HospitaI
Corps in Philadelphia, and was placed on
| duty In one of the wards of the military
| hospital. About three weeks ago he dis
appeared. and at the time of his disap-
| pearance number of patients and com
| rades OF Van LII missed sums of money.
watches, jewelry and other belongings.
A description OF the man was sent TO all
the army posts and to every police sta
| tion in the country.
Ihree men were arrested on suspicion
$oi oeihg van LII in various sections of
the country. The prisoner was recog-
nlzed by many of mis- old comrades a.
soon as he entered the fort in custody
| yesterday. He was handcuffed On the
| journey here. owing to having made two
efforts to escape from his captors after
| his arrest
! He enlisted under the name of S!daway.
| In Battery d, and said al that time that
| his home was in California He spoke
1 with strong English accent and later.
when queationed by some of the men who
| became Intimate with him. admitted that
| his home was in London England and
| tod several soldiers at the fort that he
/ had been educated at the University of
| Cambridge.
| In Philadelphia he enlisted under the
name of Van LII and said his home was
/ in Baltimore. When some of the enlisted
men began 70 doubt his assertion. owing
to his pronounced English accent. he said
| that he had been educated abroad and
| that accounted for his accent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
BIG FIRE NEAR PONCE.
A Report That Santa Isabel Was
Burning Found TO Be False

Ponce, Porto Rico. Aug. pa big fire
was seen last night to the eastward of
this city, and it was supposed that the
town Of Santa Isabel. twelve miles dis
tant. was burning.
Squadron A was ordered out at mid
night and proceeded to Santa Isabel
which was found intact.
1t is not yet known where the fire was.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer,, whose
yacht May arrived here about ten days
ago. with supplies from Philadelphia, will
start North today. Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
has almost recovered from the effects of
the injuries she sustained by being thrown
from her horse while returning from a
visit TO Gen. Wilson's headquarters.
Col. E. L. Clause and several sick col
diers will also go North on the May.
Troopers Clark and Childs. of Squadron
A. Kelly, Boyle. Cheston and Pancoast
of Battery A, and Troopers Iselin and
Barclay have sailed for the United States
on the steamer Sylvia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
MOVEMENT TO CAMP MEADE.
Entire Second Corps VIII Probably
Soon Be Located There.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 23.-The heavy
movement of the troops of the Second Di-
vision of the Second Army Corps, from
Thoroughfare Gap indicates that the
entire corps will be under canvas at
Camp Meade before the end of the month.
There has been considerable gossip in
unofficial quarters about the retention of
the First Division, under command of
Gen. Goblin, at Dunn Loring, owing to
the alleged insufficiency of water and
elbow room at Camp Meade, but an Off
Ger of Gen. Graham's staff stated today
that the First Division would certainly
follow the Second Division to the new
camp near AIiddletown. He admitted that
q change was not impossible, but he did
not think it probable.
There are q few cases in the hospital,
but they are not serious, and Col. Girard.
the chief medical officer of the corps, is
doing everything possible to prevent sick
ness. He is requiring individual disin-
1ection OF the sinks and today was ex-
perimenting at medical headquarters with
a filter with view of placing one at each
regimental camp.
Gen. Davis. the commander of the Sec
ond Division, has been given no binding
instructions regarding the movement of
the troops under his command. He will
send toward the regiments as he pleases.
As the tents for many of the regiments
have been pitched by the detachments al
ready at Camp Meade the division will
have no trouble in settling down This
morning the Eighteenth Pennsylvania,
recently assigned to the Second Corps.
was directed TO start for Camp Meade
and the movement was commenced by
Col. Smith. without delay. The Tenth
Ohio. under command OF Col. Axline, has
been under canvas at Middetown since
its arrival on Saturday, but was moved
into camp today not far from corps head
quarters.
1t has been decided to attach the Third
Battalion of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania
which is now in camp to the Eighteenth
Pennsylvania. which is an Eighth Com
pany Regiment.
These troops will be assigned to Gen.
Guenther's division, which will include
the Tenth Ohio. Second West Virginia,
First Delaware and some detached or
gantzations from Massachusetts,, Mary
land, and Connecticut.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
BELLBoY'S SHREWD TRICK.
Secures $4,000 From the Cashier of
Chicago Hotel

Chicago. Aug pa dozen detectives
are securing the city for young man
who. armed with only bright face and a
bell boys suit, accomplished most sue
cessful robbery in broad daylight. and in
the presence of fifty or more people J.
X. Sebree, proprietor of the Hotels Nor
rison and Saratoga. is the loser.
Mr.. Sebree yesterday gave Mrs. Bar
Der, cashier at the Saratoga check COW
ering the pay rolls of both houses. She
secured the cash at the bank and set to
work dividing 1t and putting it into sep
arate envelopes. She had barely COM
pleted her task when good looking
young man, dressed in bell boys suit
and cap, stepped up to the desk and said:
.'Mr. Sebree says to send him the payroll
and the money" The request was not
unusual. and the unsuSpecting cashier
handed out the bundle of money-filled
envelopes. The bogus bell boy slipped
them into pocket and has not been seen
since
The amount secured is not known. but
it is supposed to be about $1,000
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
FUSILLADES AT PHoEBUS.
Riots Near Newport News QueIIed
by Regular Troops

Newport News, Va, Aug 23.-Enough
shots were fired in Phoebus last night 10
kill fifty men, but fortunately no one
was fatally wounded. The disturbance
was precipitated by the shooting OF a
sailor Sunday afternoon by a saloon
keeper.
Yesterday afternoon Sundays riotous
acts were renewed. At O'Clock Sheriff
Curtis went to Phoebus to restore order
and several members of the First Mary
land were locked up.
BY s o'clock a large crowd of soldiers
had gathered in Phoebus for the purpose
of liberating the prisoners.
Sheriff Curtis and his deputies had
been at the Jail but a short time when
the soldiers appeared and made a rush.
firing several shots. Sheriff Curtis gave
the order 10 fire. The soldiers fell back
After this skirnish the soldiers left and
soon afterward they had a battle with
negroes. A number of shots were fired
and Charles Smith. young negro, was
shot through the thigh. The soldiers as
sert that the negroes attacked them
None of the volunteers were injured
Help has been asked for from Fort Mon
roe and a detail of two hundred men
marched as rapidly as possible to Phoe-
bus. arriving there at 10 O'Clock. At II
o'clock comparative order had been re-
stored.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
TREASURY CHANGES.
Several Employees mt the Baltimore
Custom House VIII He Retired.

Several Employees mt the Baltimore
Custom House VIII He Retired.
Baltimore. Aug. 23-For several weeks
the Treasury Department has had two
special agents at the Baltimore custom
house making a general investigation in
to the various branches of the service,
and as a result of this investigation 1t is
said there will be general shaking up
among the employees, and will result in
the dismissal OF about fifteen of them.
The dismissals will be made. il is said.
from the assistant weighers and apprais-
er's departments and the telephone and
messenger forces.
The investigation has been conducted
with the utmost secrecy in order that no
runor of removals might reach any of
the departments until the collector had
been officially notified by Secretary of
the Treasury Gage that the removals
would meet with his approval. NOtwith-
standing the efforts on the part of Spe-
cial Agents Hanlon, of Baltimore. and
Hentz, of Boston, the news became cur
rent. and the employees of the various de-
partments We're much excited about the
rumor.
Just before Collector Shaw went out OF
office an investigation of the various
departments was made at the direction
of Secretary Gage 1t was said then that
specific charges were filed with the de-
partment against several ofthe employees
at the custom house. AS a result of the
investigation now In progress. 1t is said
that no specific charges will be filed
against any of the officials who are TO
be discharged from the service, but the
notice of their removal will contain
clause stating that their services will
be no longer required owing to a desire
10 reduce the working force of the Gus
tom house 1t is a fact that there has
been a decrease in the revenues of the
offlce within the past year, and by the
removals there will be a saving of al
least $4,000 per annum
The positions to be made vacant are
all within the classified service and il
charges were filed against any man oc-
cupying a classified position he would be
entitled to have copy of the charges so
filed and an opportunity to defend him
self, but when removals are made in or
der to reduce the force these formalities
may be dispensed with 1t is understood
that the names of those who are to be
relieved Of duty will be given out for pub
lication about the last of the month.
In addition to the investigation of the
special agents in the aforementioned de-
partments. 1t Is said that the special
agents have been giving considerable at
tention to the manner in which the busi-
ness of immigration agents Office Is be-
have been mentioned. it Is generally un-
derStood that at least one official OF this
branch of the service will probably be
relieved of further duty
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
! A SPARTAN MOTHER.
Marches Her Deserting Son Back to
His Captain.

His Captain.
New Haven. Conn. Aug 23-Mrs. John
Maroney, of Myrtle Street this city.
performed an act of patriotism yester-
day that places her among the Spartan
mothers of the country
When the war broke out Mrs Ma
Beacns battery of heavy artillery,
which was recruited in this city The
battery, although a finely drilled organ
ization, has never gotten any further
than the State camp. at Mantle. The
men of the battery have grown very tir-
ed of their monotonous camp life Young
Maroney became homesick, and last
he turned UP at his mothers home,
and Mrs. Maroney questioned him Sc
Verely in regard to his absence from the
battery.
john evaded his mothers questioning
at frst. and ii was not until yesterday
morning that she eiicited confession
from him that he had deserted. Mrs.
was ashamed of him and would have
him arrested and sent to prison. John
ran out of the house when he realized
the possibility of occupying a military
prison.
Mrs. Maroney pursued him into the
back yard. He attempted to scale high
board fence, and she grabbed a clothes
pole and beat him over the back and
head so severely that he SURRENDERED
Then Mrs Maroney. whose hair is white
with age, marched her son to the Grand
Avenue police station. called up Capt
Beach at Mantle on the telephone and
told him that she had her son and want
ed the Captain TO send a guard for nim
and give him the full punishment for
deserving.
me captain thanked Mrs. Maroney
and sert guard to take the young man
back 10 camp Mrs. Maroney's husband
was soldier and he fought bravely IN
the rebellion. Mrs. Maroney is proud of
the fact. and was proud of her son when
he enlisted, but is heartbroken over his
desertion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
Minister Shot While in PuIpit.

New York Aug. 29.-The American
Missionary Association has been inform
ed of the shooting of the Rev. J. B.
Fletcher, one of its missionaries, while
attempting to organize Congregational
Church at Smiley, Ga, which is about
twenty miles from his home at Hagan
Ga. While in the pulpit he was shot
through a window. receiving 107 buckshot
wounds His condition is serious. al
though it is believed he will recover. One
of his assailants has been arrested and
others are known. Mr.. Fletcher's wife
was made temporarily insane by the oc-
currence, but has regained her reason.
The would-be assassins, 1t is said. OBJ
iected to having the new church organ
lied.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
BUT FEW CLUBS PAY.
Only Three or Four Cash In for
LiquOr Licenses at Reading

Reading. Pa, Aug. 23.-Thus far only
three or four OF the fifty clubs in this
city have complied with the law compell-
ing them to pay license fees for selling
malt or spurious liquors as retail dealers
The names of all the organizations have
been obtained by Deputy Collector Plank.
and every effort will be made to collect
the assessments The penalty of 80 per
cent has been added, so that those who
were required to pay tax of $40 for SELL
ing malt liquors will have to pay $50 in
stead and those who were assessed S25
for selling sp.rituous liquors will be COM
PEELED to pay $3.50.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
DEWEY CUTS THE PRICE.
Rope VIII BE Cheaper by Half BE.
cnuSe of Manila Victories

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 23.-It is believed
that Dewey's victories at Manila will re-
duce the price of rope and cordage over
so per cent, by releasing thousands of
bales of hemp which have been lying at
Manila. destined for New York, Boston
and Philadelphia.
Oil operators who purchase cordage
here will reap benefits from the victories,
although it will probably be six months
before the new stock is received in this
country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24

Oyster Bay. Aug. 23.-When Col. Roose-
velt returned from a morning drive
through the village he found large
hamper awaiting him 1t had been de-
Hvered only short time before When
it was opened a magnificent striped bass,
weighing forty pounds was revealed Iy-
ing on a bed of dripping moss. A card
showed that it was the gift of J. J. Bar
lett. who is spending his vacation fishing
at Greenport. Mr. Bartlett had promised
to send the first big fish he caught to Col
Roosevelt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
BIG IRON WORKS TO RESUME.
Valentine Plant bought of Sheriff
by Reorganized Company.

Belefonte. Pa, Aug. 23.-The entire
plant of the Valentine Iron Company
here. including furnace. buildings. lands.
ore mines and machinery, was sold at
sheriff's sale yesterday for 81, ,0O0 and
bought for the plaintiffs by their attor-
neys. The sale was subject to a lien in
debtdness of mortgage and Judgment of
$780, coo. The plant has been idle one year
The sale was for a reorganization of the
company, with a view to the early re-
sumption OF work
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
Roy pies of fl.orkiun-

Reading. Pa. Aug 2S.-WiIIie. a seven
year-old son of Jeremiah Gamler. of Ly-
ons Station. this county. had a tooth ex-
traeted and then took a bath in a creek
near his home. Lockjaw soon developed
resulting i'll the child's death after great
agony.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
PULLEY WHEEL BURSTS
fising Pieces Wreck an Engine.
room and MILL

New Castle, Pa. Aug. 23-As the MAN.
moth twin engines of the rod mill of the
Shenango Valley Steel Company were
gaining headway yesterday a great pull.
ley wheel eighteen feet in diameter with
a belt surface of fifty-two inches sudden
iy flew TO pieces, wrecking portions OF
the engine room and mill Singularly
enough not a man was hurt.
Great holes were torn in the iron roof
and pieces of the rim weighing from one
to TWO tons were thrown several h h.n,red
feet A piece weighing several hundred
pounds fell quarter of a mile away.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
Niagara Falls and Return Via II.
& o.. so,

Special train of coaches and parlo1
cars will leave B. and o. depot at $40 a
m., August 25th, September Sth and 25th
Tickets good to stop off returning a
Buffalo. Rochester. Geneva and Burdet
(Watkins Glen) and Mauch Chunk. 81
for the round trip; tickets limited to tel
days. aus, 1924
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-24
RETURNING TO SAN JUAN
The Families Who Fled Have
No Further Fears.
ANTONIO LOPEZ NOT SUNK
The Yosemite Failed to Destroy the
Spanish Steamer, Which Would
Have Been Blown Up Eventually
Had the Firing Continued - Gen.
Orteea fn His Role of a Fire-Eater

San Juan, Aug. 10, via Ponce Aug. 2S.-
The natives here are generally delighted
with the news of the ceding of Porto Rico
10 the United States. There has been a
growth of this feeling within the past
few days. There have been, however. no
public demonstrations yet.
In Fajardo and nearby villages pro-
American sentiment is evident.
On the road from Rio Piedras 10 san
Juan several batteries have been erected
and ii was here that the Spaniards in
tended 10 put up a nard fight. Two
bridges in this vicinity had been gener-
ously mined.
The section just outside the city is used
by prosperous San Juan families. When
the artillery began to build batteries
there the houses were closed and the res
idents took either TO the city or the coun-
try beyond, in order to get away from
what promised 10 be the scene of fierce
battles. They are now returning. since
bostnities were suspended. Many find
their grounds sadly ornamented with rifle
pits, gun mounts, etc.
Lopez Not Destroyed.
All of the twelve-centimeter and nine
centimeter guns which were mounted for
the defense Of the capital against our
army came on the steamer Antonio Lo-
Pez. II seems that the story that the
Yosemite destroyed the Lopez and her
cargo was erroneous. The warship Con-
cho and Isabel IL are here. The Lopez's
cargo was unloaded and everything Of
value was saved.
Everybody here was surprised that the
Yosemite did not continue firing into the
Lopez, which must eventually have
caused her TO blow up, because large
quantities of explosives formed part of
her cargo. This powder was all brought
ashore. 1t had been badly needed.
Viewing all the conditions, as visible
now, it seems certain that the Americans
would have been forced to lombard the
city before being able TO compel its sur
render.
Against a siege Gen Macias declared
that he had three months provisions,
considering all the inhabitants as well as
the army. Many officers of the Spanish
army undoubtedly regret losing chance
TO fight here.
Cen OrteEa Is Fierce
Gen Ortega, who ranks next TO Gen.
Macias, has been especially fiery ever
since the commencement of the war
People here quote him as saying he would
fburn the city before surrendering. and
also as having said when the war began
that he would like to clear San Juan of
all foreigners-by sword, if necessary.
Still another example of the feeling
among the officers is found in Col Como
who has handed in his resignation. pre-
ferring to remain in Porto Rico under the
Stars and Stripes than stick to the Span
ish flag. which means going back tC
Spain.
Among the lower grades of officers
there is general feeling of contentment
at the ending Of hostilities. The men in
the ranks are also satisfied that they are
no longer obliged TO face certain defeat in
the end, with the chances of death
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-OFFIcE METRO
POLITAN RAILROAD COMPANY.
Washington. d. c.. Aug. IS 1S9S--NOtice
is hereby given that the books for the
transfer Of stock viii be closed from
AUGUST 20 TO SEPTEMBER l. 1898
G. B. COLEMAN. Secretary au2I AZ 80