The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-25

ity and more independence in opera
lions on the part of the men. We
are returning to the methods used by
our forefathers in fighting the In
dians.''
The general scheme for increasing
the efficiency of the army also con
templates the establishment of a mil
itary war college, and the organiza-
ton of a general staff similar to that
branch of the principal continental
armies.
The Italian consul at Vicksburg.
Miss, telegraphed today to the Ital-
ian authorities here that he had for
warded affidavits fully establishing
the Italian nationality of the men
lynched at Erwin, Miss, few DAYS
ago. He reports also that the chances
are improving for the apprehension
OF the lynchers, for as a result of the
awakened public feeling in the neigh
borhood of the crime clues have been
secured by which it is expected that
:
the guilty parties will be identified.
The acting secretary of state has
sent communication to Mr.. Carig-
mani, the charge of the Italian EN-
bassy, expressing the regret of this
government at the lynching of two
Italians recently in Mississippi, and
informing him that the state author
tiles say efforts were making to bring
the perpetrators of the crime to JUS
tIce. Attention was directed to the
fact that it had not been established
of1clally that the men lynched were
Italian subjects.
The same information as that con
! tanned in the note to the Italian
charge has been forwarded to Mr.
lddings, the charge of the United
States embassy at Rome, with in
Structions to lay it before the Italian
foreign office. Governor Longino. of
Mississippi, has advised the Italian
consul at Vicksburg of the steps he
has taken to apprehend the guilty.
! persons.
The mysterious disappearance from
New York, of General Tribe, chief
promoter of the Columbian revoIu-
tlon, is receiving the attention of Of
ticials OF the Columbian legation here,
who have reason to believe General
Tribe has gone to Nicaragua rather
than to Costa Rica. The latter couu-
try is on most friendly terms with
Colombia, so that it is not expected
General Tribe could organize expedi-
lions from that point. But in Mica
ragua there is said to be a reyoIu-
tlonary Junta, with representatives
from Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia
and other South American counties.
Systematically propagating move
ments for the establishments of ultra
liberal regimes in these various gov
ernments. General Tribe was meln-
Der OF that junta, and it is believed
by the officials here that he has gone
to enlist the support of that revoIu-
tionary body.
The delegates of the United States
!. to the international conference of
American states, to assemble in Mex
leo next October, John Barrett, Henry
q. Davis, W. l. Buchanan. Volney
w. Foster and Charles NJ. Pepper.
will hold their first meeting in Buff =
falo Friday. While this will be an
informal gathering, important pre-
liminary work will be outlined and
subcommittee named. 1t is known
that it is the intention of the United
States delegates to go to the confer
ence in spirit of cooperation with
the delegates of South and Central
America and Mexico and to leave to
them largely the direction of the pro-
ceedings and the outlining of politics,
but much preparation must be made
in the matter of statistics and data
covering commercial and kindred re-
! lations.