Connecticut western news., 1898-07-21

X dispatch from Clara Barton says that Dr. Lesser, his wifo md four nurses arc ll with yellow fever. pr. Lesser Is said Co bo critically m nt San. tiago
 IL is reported that tho carllsts in Spain are ready Co rise. having arms md stores on the Fronch frontier. The government ls mnssing troopa tn stop such a movement.
 Tho Spanish government has Issued decree suspcnding throughout tho pen. insulo the constitutional rights Of in. dividuals, This is believed to be nah. ly directed against the Carlists.
 Paul Brodie late a lieutenant in the Seventy-ninth Highlandors, Now York volunteers. and of the signal corps United States army, died at Garfield hospital, Washington, Tuesday.
 Chief Constructor Hiehborn has re- ported to the navy department that three of the new torpedo boats being built are nearly ready for service and that work on tho Alabama is being rushed.
 Admiral Dewey has sent bulletin to the state department in which ho pays a high tribute Co the Chinese aboard tho American ships, and sugeosts that they should be made citizens Of tho United States.
 Representative James Hamilton Lew. is of Washington hns tcndered his ecrv- Ices as a field officer in tho volunteer army and feels assured, unloes prevent. cd by peace movement. of m appoint. ment as inspector of ordnance.
 Twenty-three new cases of yellow fo. yer were reported Friday among the American troops in the vicinity of Sam tiago. The general tyne of the disease is mild, and the fever exports have full confidence In their ability to check its spread.
 Lieutenant Colonel William &. Worth. wounded at San Juan. md his orderly, John Keller. nlso wounded, arrived in New York. Colonel Worth was made brigadier general by President MoKin- ley. His wounds are serious, but sur geons think they will not prove fatal
 John sheehan of the Sixteenth United States infantry, now at Santiago. writes in lettor to his parents In st. Louis, dated June 2s; "we have caught about IS spies and shot them. Tho otb- CT day six Spanish deeorters came over to us and surrendered, They are held as prisoners Just got word that tho Ninth cavalry has caught 10 Spanish signal corps men with on outline of our camp on paper"
 The sick and wounded soldiers from the olivette. which arrived In New York on Saturday, were yesterday taken 10 various hospitals and made comforta- ble Some. however, were cared for at residences or hotels by their relatives. There were interesting scenes at tho foot of Pacific street Brooklyn. where most of the men were landed. Edward Marshall, the wounded newspaper cor respondent, was brought back on the olivette and was conveyed Co his homo. It is thought that he will recover
 The United States sanitary commits sion, which has been organized to care for the sick and wounded In the war. furnish nurses and provide all possible comforts for the eoloiors. elected the following oficers ut Indianapolis Sat- urday: President. Benjamin Harrison of Indianapolis; first vice president, Robert T. Lincoln of Illinois. second vico pres idont. Lew Wallace Of Indiana. third vice president. Henry watterson Of Kentucky; treasuror, Daniol F. Siclles of New York Secretary. M. D. Ellis of Indiana
 President Mckinley issued a proela- nation Monday evening, which was transmitted to General Shnfter, ip which he outlines tho proposed plan of government of that portion of the prov inoe of Santiago now occupied by Amer ican troops. It is the first document of it's kind ever iesued by preeidont Of the United States It gives the cubons of all classes assurance that thoy Will be amply protected in their personal and property rights and that tho ex- lstlne municipal laws will be enforced by present local officers.