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Interesting Collection of Items From
Many Placet Called From the Press
Report of the Current Week.
The Spanish authorities at San Juan
Jiave offered Admiral Schley 6,000 tons
of ooal at $6 per ton.
The Italian government has proposed
to the powers that immediate action be
taken against anarchists.
Mail advices from Japan state that
another formidable rebellion against
Japanese rule has broken out in For
mosa. Aguinaldo still maintains that his
government is kindly disposed towards
oars and that relations will oontinue
lriendly.
The president has appointed Fred
Page Tustin, of Oregon, comnsioner
for the district of Alaska, to reside
at Wrangel.
The London Daily Telegraph's St.
Petersburg correspondent says thatLui
gini, the assassin of the Austrian em
press, belonged to an organized gang of
Anarchists, whose purpose is to murder
crowned heads of Europe.
The streets of . Havana are crowded
with beggars since the olosing of the
soup kitchens. There is almost a total
lack of food and clothing, and men,
women and ohildren are dying by
inches from disease and hunger.
The Spanish minister of war, Gen
eral Correa, has issued instructions for
the return of the Spanish troops in the
West Indies. The sick are to leave
first and the archives will be brought
to Spain with the arms, ammunition,
Hags and material stored in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
It is no longer a secret that Germany
is the only nation from which the gov
ernment apprehends trouble in the set
tlement of the Philippine question,
and it is to avert the commitment of
an overt act that the president deter
mined to so strengthen Rear Admiral
Dewey's command as to make it super
ior to the German fleet in Asiatic
waters.
More troops are to go to Manila at
once. The Fifty-first Iowa, Twen
tieth Kansas, First Tennessee, First
Washington and the Oregon recruits
will comprise the expedition. The
late order of the war department on
the subject has been directly reversed.
There is much conjecture as to the
cause for the sudden change of policy.
The war department announces that
the move is merely in furtherance of a
plan to garrison the Philippines, Cuba
and Porto Rico. It is also said the
new plan includes 20,000 mon for the
Philippines, 13,500 for Porto Rico and
60,000 for Cuba.
A Jesuit priest has been Bhot fir per
suading rebels to desert Aguinaldo.
At the coining meeting of rebel lead
ers at Malolos, the majority, it is said,
will vote for autonomy under the pro
tection of America.
An edict has been published extend
ing the postal operations throughout
the Chinose empire, and replaoing the
present system of government couriers.
The former rebel chief, Isabelo Aita
cho, who was condemned to death by
Aguinaldo for treachery in May, and
was reprieved and esoaped, is leading
15,000 men against Aguinaldo. Arta
cho is backed by priests.
Secretary Long lias directed that the
battle-ship which is to be built by the
Union iron works, San Francisco, shall
be named the Ohio. The Cramps will
build the Maine, and the Newport
News Company the Missouri.
With a floroe fire in its hold, the
ctenruor Evelyn, Captain G, F. Horner,
from Iluelva, Spain, heavily loaded
with sulphur ore, has put into its pier
at Locust Point, Md. It is remarkable
that the ship and all those on board
were saved from a terrible death in
mid-ocean,
The steamship Gloucester, which ar
rived nt Boston from Baltimore, re
ports that she collided with the Glou
cester schooner Alice Jordan off Mar
tha's Vineyard, and that nine of the
Jordan's crew were drowned. Seven
of the crew were saved by the Glou
cester. The insurgents are reported to have
changed their plans, and instead of
evacuating all the suburbs of Manila,
as expected by Otis, have moved from
Erin i la to Santana, where they appear
to bo concentrating, It is reported
that Aguinaldo ordered this place held
at all ooBtB.
Joseph F, Vlllier, a street-oar motor,
man, his 8-year-old child and a woman
named Nellie MoGufllu were found dead
in a room in a hotel at Louisvillo, Ky.
From notes found, left by the woman,
it was learned that she had given Vil
lior and the child morphine In wiuo,
but finding this would not be effective,
bad shot him through the temple and
then turned the revolver upon herself,
death being instantaneous in each
case. The ohild was already dead from
the effect of the drug.
Minor Mew Item.
Russia's common soldier gets (3.85
a year.
Our daily output of powder is 16,000
tons.
Cuba has 16,000,000 acres of virgin
forest
War has doublod the price of army
horsos.
Italy's war department utilises t45,
000,000 t year. I
LATER NEWS.
Reports from Canton say the revolu
tion is assuming alarming prorjortions.
The cabinet council has reappointed
General ZurlinSen, ex-minister of war,
military governor of Paris.
James Wyland, living near Climax,
Or., committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with a rifle.,
A threshing engine on the Collins
farm, near Vancouver, Wash., ex
ploded, seriously injuring four em
ployes. Calixto Garcia has arrived at Jiguani
on his way to Santiago. He will prob
ably visit the United States, where
his daughter is ill. ' : .
Two horses attached to a wagon at
Dayton, Or., backed over the bank of
the Yamhill river and fell 150 feet, land
ing in 13 feet of water. Both animals
were rescued uninjured.
El Provenci, a Santiago paper, de
clares that the fruits of victory shall
not be snatched from the grasp of the
Cubans after they have fought and bled
for 80 years to obtain them.
The coalminer's strike in tho third
pool at Monongabela, Pa., is over and
work has been resumed in all the pits
pending a settlement of the differences
by arbitration. Two thousand miners
are affected.
The wreck of the American ship
Emily VV. Whitney is reported fioru
Shanghai, and a number of the orew
lost. She was lost in a typhoon, which
caused the abandonment of the Ger
man ship Trinidad.
Pittsburg conductors and brakemen
are on the eve of a strike. They de
mand that their wages be increased
sufficiently to place them on an equal
ity of the pay received by their brethern
in other parts of the country.
According to the report current it is
believed at Samoa that if her majesty's
ship Ringdove had not been at Apia,
the Germans would have hoisted the
German flag there on Malietoa's death,
and proclaimed the annexation of Sa
moa, General Lawton intends to receive
General Garcia as an honored guest.
As he now holds no official position in
the Cuban army, he will be treated by
the American commander as a distin
guished private citizen and a great
soldier.
An order issued by the war depart
ment states that the ordnance depart
ment has a sufficient supply of smoke
less powder cartridges for the arms of
45 caliber. These cartridges are to be
used in actual operations only. The
black powder cartridges are to be used
in target practice.
The southern part of Spain has been
visited by terrible floods. At the vil
lage of Herrora, near Cadiz, 80 per
sons were drowned, and a great 'num
ber of cattle perished. The olive harv
est is lost. This is especially true in
the provinces of Seville and Grenada.
There have been many deaths in other
parts of tho flooded country.
Confidence in the Amerioan govern
ment is general among the Filipino
leaders since the Malo Los conference.
Frightful misery and immense dam
age will be caused if the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius continues on the
alarming scale it has reached in the
last few days. '
It. is said that Garcia's action was a
surprise to the Cubans.' His resigna
tion was sent to General Gomez and
by him aocepted without consultation
of the Cuban civil authorities.
Christian Brownfleld, an old resi
dent of the Puget Sound country, was
run over and instantly killed by a
freight train, near Roy, Wash. He
was deaf and 79 years of age.
The Filipino congress has favorably
impressed the Europeans, who have
witnessed its proceedings. It is be
lieved that its deliberations will result
in a petition to President McKiuley to
establish a protectorate.
Nearly ono-teuth of the entire popu
lation of Plainwell, Mich., is ill from
eating canned beef at a church social.
Fifty-five persons wore poisoned, 20 are
dangerously ill and four are expected
to die, the doctors having expressed no
hope of their reoovery. -
The aggregate value of lands in the
state of Washington as returned by the
oonnty boards of equalization amounts
to 168,001,971, but as valued by the
state board of equalization, they
amount to 175,756,859. The aggregate
value of improvements upon land was
placed at 910,830,381, but reduced by
the state board to 17,267,687.
The Filipinos are said to have en
tered on a campaign of conquest against
Cebu and lloilo. American warships
have been dispatched from Manila for
the soene of the contliot. The crews
of the insurgent vessels are said to
have already committed several ques
tionable acts. Twenty Spanish steam
ers have been transferred to the Ameri
can flag.
Full reports of the damage wrought
by the recent hurioane in the Barba
does have been made. They show
that the destruction of property was
not overestimated, though the loss of
life was somewhat smaller than was
supposed at first. As it was, the re
ports show 160 fatlities. Fifty thou
sand persons were made homeless by
the storm. Full damage is estimated
at more than f 1,000.000.
America's wheat crop for 1898 is esti
mated at 70,000.000 bushels.
Every Spauiard Is liable to be oalled
to military service on attaluing 80
years of age.
The annual report of the commis
sioner of pensions Bhows that there
were 5,836 pensioners residing in the
state of Washington on June 80 last,
and they were paid 1780,877 during the
year just closed. In Oregon there were
4,983, who diewt712,008 during the
18 months embraced in the report. t
1 PERSONS CREMATED
Disastrous Grain Elevator
Fire in Toledo.
FIFTEEN , SERIOUSLY INJURED
Several Were Blown Oat of Window
by the Shock Fire Caused by Spon
taneous Combustion.
Toledo, O., Sept. 22. Ten ore
mated and 15 seriously injured is the
record of the most disastrous fire that
ever occurred in Toledo. The spontan
eous combustion of dust in the grain
elevator owned by Paddock, Hodge &
Co., at 9 o'clock caused this terrible
destruction of life, and none of those
who were taken out after the fire start
ed were far enough from death's door
to tell any of the details. The dead
are: .'
Samuel Alexander, Bert , Wain
wright, Fred Garret, . Harold Parks,
John Smith, Grace Parks, Frank Van
Housen, John Carr, VV. J. Parks, and
an unknown man.
The injured are: David Kemp,
Barney Welch, Charles Keifer, Fred
Pardigillis, Charles Brookseer, Ed
Elliott, Everett Smith, Hamilton
Parks, W. C. Jordan, Peter Haas, Al
Baldie and four others, names un
known. William J. Parks, the superintend
ent, after being blown through the
window of the lower story, was con
scious for a moment, and said that
about 8:30 a terrible explosion occurred
on the south side of the elevator, and
that he thought there were about 20
men at work on the seven floors of the
great building.
Besides those regularly employed at
the elevator, the three children of
Superintendent Parks were visiting
him at the time. One of these may
recover from his burns, but Grace, a
17-year-old girl, is burned almost be
yond recognition, and Harold, tho
third child, has not been found, being
either blown to atoms or cremated.
All over Toledo houses were shaken
by the explosion, as by an earthquake,
and windows were shattered for blocks
around. Very soon afterward flames
burst from all sidets of the elevator.
It was but a few minutes till the fire
department of the city began the work
of rescue, which was rendered difficult
by the terrific heat of the fire. The
river cut off escape on one side, and
there the flames seemed to be less
fierce. The families of a dozen men
who worked within rushed to the scene,
and women calling for their imprisoned
husbands, brothers and father-s made a
scene indescribable.
It was learned that a force of 20
men had been in the building, their
purpose having been to load 80,000
bushels of grain during the night.
No one of the entire number could be
seen in any part of the building, and,
it was impossible to reach them jn any
way.
William Parks was found first. He
was 20 feet from the building, fright
fully burned and his clothes almost en
tire'y torn off. He had been hurled
from his place in the main room
through a window, and his agonizing
cries wore most pitiful.
Another employe, John Carr, was
hurled from the fifth floor of the build
ing, and was found bleeding and
buriaed, with many bones broken. He
did not long survive.
Fireman David Kemp and Charles
Keifer, the engineer, were found at
their places in the engine-room. They
were wounded by falling timbers and
their fuoes were charred to a crisp by
the flame.
The little daughter of William Parks
was sitting at the desk in the office at
the time of the explosion, and was
hurled out of the door. She walked
down the elevation on which the build
ing stands and dropped down, to be
oarried ' away unconscious, suffering
from wounds from which she cannot
recover.
John Smth. was fatally burned. He
was literally disembowled, and was
taken to the hospital to die.
The missing men are doubtless all
dead. No trace can be found of any of
them, and as they were employed at
the top of the elevator, their chances
for escape were but slight.
The heat became so intense that 20
oars standing on the siding near the
building were added to the loss. The
fire department had a hard struggle to
save othor elevator property. The
bridge aoross the Maumee river was on
fire several times, but outside the loss
of the elevator, the damage is slight.
Mr. Paddock, a member of the firm
owning the plant, said there was be
tween 600,000 and 600,000 bushels of
grain in storage at the time, the most
of it being winter wheat. The proper
ty and the grain is an entire loss, and
will reach (550,000. The damage to
adjoining property is $8,000. At 12:30
o'clock the flames were under control.
Superintendent William Parks and
one of the unknown men died early
this morning from their injuries, mak
ing the total number of fatalities 10.
London, Sept. 82. The Times Can
dia correspondent says the Mussulmans
are yielding up only obsolete arras, and
ha ce not yet brought in any Martiui
rifles.
Regulars Ordered West.
Washington, Sept. 83. Orders were
issued today to the commanding officer
at Montauk directing that headquarters
and one battalion of the First United
States cavalry, to be designated by the
regimental commander, proceed to Fort
Riley, Kan., and the remainder of the
regiment to the department of Dakota,
to relieve the troops of the Eighth cav
alry. All beggars in Italy mast be duly
licensed.
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.
president McKiuley Inspected Fort
Slyer Honpltal.
Washington, Sept. 22. President
McKinley this afternoon made a per
sonal inspection of the hospital at Fort
Myer, Va. Accompanied by Adjutant
General Corbin, the president left the
White House at 1:80 P. M., and drove
unannounced to the fort. He proceed
ed directly to the hospital, and, intro
ducing himself to Major 'Davis, the
United States ,army surgeon in charge
of the hospital, informed him that lie
had come to make an inspection of the
institution and to pay his respects to
the patients and those in charge.
Major Davis, the attendants and pa
tients alike were surprised and grati
fied at the honor done them ' by the
president, and. he was afforded every
opportunity to make a thorough exam
ination of the hospital. The president
passed an hour and a half in the vari
ous wards and departements of the in
stitution, going from, cot to cot and
extending a personal greeting, to each
one of nearly 400 patients. Major
Davis presented him to each of the
assistant surgeons and nursos, and later
the president talked informally to the
canvalescent patients.
The presidont carefully inspected the
kitchen and examined the food sup
plied to the hospital patients. At the
conclusion of his examination, he ex
pressed himself as wells atisfied with
the arrangements made for caring for
the sick, but desired it to be under
stood that the patients were to want
for nothing that would improve their
condition or render them more comfort
able. The patients were particularly
pleased at the visit of the president,
and Major Davis said, as the party left
the hospital, that it would do more to
cheer up the sick men than any quan
tity of medicine.
WEIGHTED WITH IRON.
Body of a Murdered Man Found in the
Willamette.
Salem, Or., Sept. 23. With hands
and feet securely tied and each weight
ed with iron, a body was found float
ing in the Willammette river, 200
yards below the steel bridge, near the
Polk county side, today. The discov
ery was made by boys in rowboats.
Coroner Woods, of Polk county, was
notified, and held an inquest on the
river bank opposite Salem this after
noon. A wound made with a blunt
instrument in the forehead, a knife
wound below the right jaw and evi
dence of a hard blow in the mouth,
breaking the upper law, were found.
The body was fairly well dressed in
a, brown sack suit, tan shoes, celluloid
collar and cuffs, and a silk necktie.
The height was about 6 feet 10. The
body was one of a person partially bald
headed, with sandy nair and mustache.
The verdict of the jury was that the
unknown person came to his death on
or about September 12 at the hands of
a person or persons unknown, by being
stabbed in the neck and mouth,- and
thrown into the river with weights at
tached to his hands and feet.
TACOMA EXPOSITION BURNED
Old Man Run Over by a Fire Engine
and Killed.
Tacoma, Sept. 23. The Exposition
building, the largest structure of its
kind north of Portland, was completely
destroyed by fiie this afternoon.
Flames were discovered breaking out
of the building at 1:30 o'clock. In 15
minutes the vast structure was a seeth
ing mass of fire, so hot and so fierce
that no one could approach within 800
feet of it With lightning-like rapid
ity the flames leaped from the building,
caught the sidewalk on Taoome avenue,
and in a moment had enveloped the
bridge orossing the deep ravine at that
point. A moment later the -oof of the
horticultural building across Tacoma
avenue was on fire. So intense was
the heat that a number of residences
on Sixth and North G streets, and on
G, between Sixth and Eighth, were
seriously threatened. The building
was owned by the Tacoma Land Com
pany. The total loss will aggregate
$100,000. There was no insurance.
John Flynn, 80 years old, was killed
by being run over by an engine, on the
way to the fire.
Few Destitute Miners Found.
Seattle, Sept. 22. From Captain
Downing, of the steam Bobooner Excel
sior, from Copper river, it is learned
that the United States gunboat Wheel
ing did not find many destitute miners
at Copper river and Cook inlet. Com
mander Sebree, of the Wheeling, it ia
said, will report to the treasury depart
ment that the number of men applying
for aid was not sufficient to justify the
return of the boat to Sitka. Accord
ingly, the Wheeling proceeded to St.
Michaels, with Governor Brady as a
passenger. It is not unlikely that pros
pectors may need aid later in the year.
The Wheeling and Excelsior were at
Orca at the same time.
Not Bo Friendly.
Havana, Sept. 82. The predominant
feature of the situation is the feverish
and widespread agitation of the Cubans
in favor of the absolute independence
of the island at all costs. Manifestos
are circulated inviting the co-operation
of Spanish merchants to this end, and
pointing out that either annexation or
an American protectorate would mean
death to all trade with Spain in a couple
of years,
rllanro Still "Not in Accord."
Madrid, Scpt. 83. Blanco cables
that he ia not in accord with the Cuban
colonial minsistry, to which the gov
ernment here replied that while Span
ish sovereignty maintains in Cuba he
must apply autonomy, and therefore
could not turn out the colonial govern
ment now in office, and appoint a new
one.
There is a well in West Virginia
which discharges natural gas with a
roar that can be heard six miles away.
1 II I PHILIPPINES
Troops Ordered to Embark
for Our Colonies.
;
WASHINGTON BOYS TO GO
Also Reerolts for the Seoond Oregon
Regiment Troop to Garrison Cuba
Will Soon Leave.
Washington, Sept. 21. The follow
fng troops at San Francisco .have been
ordered to Manila: ;
Fifty-first Iowa regiment; Twentieth
Kansas regiment; First Tennessee regi
ment; First Washington regiment; re
cruits for the Second Oregon regiment.
Arrangements for the embarkation
of the troops will be made at once.
' It was stated at the war department
that no exigency bad arisen which
made it necessary to send the troops
now at San Francisco to Manila, but
the order issued today was in accord
ance with the general garrison for the
Philippines.
It was also said the plan included
20,000 men for the Philippines, 12,500
for Porto Rioo and 80,000 for Cuba.
Tbe troops to be sent to Manila un
der today's order will fill the comple
ment for that station.
It was stated, at the quartermaster
general's department that the return
ing transports which have been to Ma
nila on one trip will be used to take
the troops now at San Francisco to the
Philippines. Two of these steamers
which will accommodate about one-half
of the command are expected to arrive
in a day or two. Other steamers are
on their way, and will be sent baok as
soon as they are loaded with troops.
Four steamers will be sufficient for the
transportation of troops and s'upplies.
It is believed that less time will be con
sumed by using these transports than
in fitting up new vessels.
For Garrison Duty.
Waehington, Sept. 21. It is the
present intention of the administra
tion to send to Cuba as a garrison force
of the island about 40,000 troops, in
addition to the force now in Santiago,
under command of General Lawton.
The organizations which are to com
prise the Cuban garrison have not all
been designated yet, but it ia assured
that at least half of them will be vol
unteers. Within two weeks orders
will bo issued for the movement to
Cuba of the fiist 1,000 of the perma
nent garrison, and it is tbe expecta
tion now that they will sail from the
United States about October 10. These
troops will be followed quickly by oth
ers, until tbe entire force of 40,000 has
been established on tbe island.
Tbe rainy season in Cuba is nearly
at an end, and the most dolightful sea
son of the year on the island is about
to begin. During the late fall and
winter months the climate in Cuba w
not only enjoyable, but healthful, and
with suoh oare as will be taken for the
health and oomfort of the American
forces to be stationed in Cuba, officials
of the war department have no fear
that serious illness a.'.iong the men
will follow the occupation of the isiand.
Orders Amended. -
Washington, Sept 21. The war de
partment has amended the orders rela
tive to the dispatch of reinforcements
to the Philippines so as to increase the
number by 1,161 privates and 36 offi
cers. These are made up of four com
panies of the Twenty-third infantry
and recruits for the Tenth Pennsyl
vania, First Nebraska and First Colo
rado, These troops made up the expe
dition under General King,
AGUINALDO'S MESSAGE.
Denies That He Is Unfriendly to tne
Americans.
New York, Sept. 21. The following
dispatch has been received at the Asso
ciated Press office:
: "Manila, Sept. 21. The Filipino
government desires to - inform the
American government and people that
the many rumors circulated regarding
the strained relations between the Fili
pino and American forces are base, ma
licious slanders of an enemy to both
parties, and without truth and are cir
culated for the purpose of prejudicing
the appeal of the Filipinos for release
from the oppression and cruelty of
Spain.
"The relations of our people and
yours have been and will oontinue of
the most friendly nature, and we have
withdrawh our forces from the suburbs
of Manila as additional evidence of our
confidence in the great American re
public AGUINALDO."
Insurgents Actively Recruiting.
London, Sept 21. The Manila cor
respondent of the Times says: The In
surgents, urged by constant rumors of
the intention of America to re-establish
Spanish rule in the archipelago,
continue actively recruiting their army.
Hundreds from Moanila are enlisting
daily, and troops are being drilled
everywhere. Great diligence is exhib
ited in imitating the American forma
tion and manual, particularly in volley
firing. Entrenchments in certain posi
tions are being strengthened, and a
vigilant line of pickets is kept outside
the suburbs. At the same time, the
attitude of the insurgents is more
friendly than before the evacuation.
Suicide of Wealthy Doctor.
New York, Sept. 81. Dr. Henry Ot
to Claus, 72 years of age, committed
suicide in bis office in this city today
by shooting. He had a large practice,
and was worth $350,000. The cause
of the suicide is not known. ;
More Spaniards Leave.
Havana. Sept. 81. On the SpaniBh
mail steamer Alfonso XIII, which is to
sail tomorrow, will go over 1,300 pas
sengers, mostly the wives and child
ren of army officers.
TO SECURE DISCHARGES.
Applications Must Reach War Depart
ment Through Proper Channels.
Washington, Sept. 21. The follow- '
ing statement is given out at the war
department:
"The war depfartment is just at
present undergoing an experience
which illustrates tbe alacrity witb
which the average Amerioan citizen
hastens to his senator or representative
in congress for aid in emergencies.
"The oessation of hostilities and the
improbability of their renewal, witb
the dullness of camp life, has appar
ently created a feeling of restlessness
among the men of the volunteers army,
who, in the majority of cases, have
given up positions of larger compensa
tion, anid many of whom are imploring
their political representatives to obtain
their discharges, and the latter, in
turn, are flooding the war department
with requests for prompt and immedi
ate action. , To such an abuse of privi
lege has this grown that the war depart
ment has been obliged to call atten
tion to'that paragraph of the army reg
ulations which requires that all com
munictious from subordintes to super
iors must pass through military chan
nels, and decline as a rule to entertain
applications for discharges of enlisted
men unless they come to it in the prop
er manner. ,
"A soldier who is desirous of secur
ing his discharge, and has good and
sufficient reasons upon which to.base
it, will save himself a great amount
of time and trouble if he will set forth
the reasons for his discbarge in a letter
addressed to the adjutant-general of tbe
army and hand it to the captain of his
company, who, in turn, is required to
pass it along through brigade, division
and corps headquarters, with their re
commendation. Unless this is done, the
department will Bend the paper back to
the company oommander for his recom
mendation, and that takes time, which
may be saved by following the proper
rule.
"The department has also promul
gated another ruling in this connec
tion, which is to the effect that pub
lic policy will not permit at this time
the consideration of applications for
disoharges of men serving in the Phil
ippines, Honolulu, Cuba and Porto
Rico. The reasons for this are obvi
ous. Aside from tbe question of trans-,
portation involved, and the necessity
of supplying the places of men whe
are to be discharged with others from
the States, it is to be remembered that
the war is not over, and that much de
pends upon the results and delibera
tions of the peace commissioners, whe
have sailed for Paris."
A NEW ERA DAWNING.
Emperor of China Adopts Modern
Civilization.
Peking, Sept 81. A remarkable ser
ies of imperial edicts have been pub
lisned during the past few days. The
edicts have startled tbe officials, while
making a favorable impression upon
foreign residents, who are usually
skeptical as to the practical value of
suoh orders.
' The emperor has addressed to the,
people a long explanation of his new
policy, declaring that in many respects
Western civilization is superior to the
existing order in bis dominion, and an
nouncing his intention to adopt its good
features and discard the bad ones.
The most ladical edict establishes a
poetal service throughout the empire.
In it the emperor asks the people to co
operate with him in making the newly
established system a success, assuring
them that they will thus aid in
strengthening the resources of the em
pire. A fresh edict ' followed, extending
practically to everybody the right to
memorialize the throne, a privilege here
tofore restricted to oertain classes. '
The latest edict commands that
monthly accounts be rendered of the
government receipts and expenditures
everywhere, and that these accounts be
published.
The emperor directs that the edicts
be posted throughout the country, in
order that the people may see the en
deavors to promote their welfare, which
he is making:
A British Critic.
London, Sept. 31. A British naval
officer who has just returned from Ma
nila says:
"What is needed is a foroe acquaint
ed with the Asiatio custom. America
does not seem to utilize the material
she has at hand. Every one is sur
prised that O. F. Williams, United
States consul at Manila, was not sent
to Paris, instead of a lot of staff officers,
who know little of the Philippines.
I am satisfied that if Consul-General
AVildman, who has lived among the
Malays, and is familiar with Biitish
colonial methods, were given power,
he could arrange satisfactory with Ag
uinaldo. It is suicidal folly on the
part of America that he has' not been
aocredited to Manila long ago."
"American Inhumanity."
Madrid, Sept. 81. There ia much
indignation here at the fact that there
were 123 deaths during the voyage
among the 1,000 Spanish soldiers who
have just arrived in Spain on board the
Spanish transport San IgnacioKalelero,
from Santiago de Cuba. The Spanish
attribute this heavy rate to the "inhu
manity of the Americans In obliging
the sick Spaniards to embark and make
room in the hospitals for Americans.'
Hurricane In Spain.
Madrid, Sept 81. A destructive
hurricane today swept over Southern
Spain, doing great damage in the prov
inces of Seville and Granada. Six per
sons were killed, and many were in
jured, and a number of buildings were
destroyed at Seville, and 85 houses,
were dtmolished, . and many persons
fell victims to the storm at Guadix, Jn
the province of Granada.
A man's lungs may contain 200 cubic
inches of air