The Semi-Weekly Tribune
BROWN & fIASON,
IDITOKB AND PUBLISIIKRS.
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Civility coma nothin*, but it often
Sets things that gold cannot buy.
About half our time is spent in doing
things we should have done before.
A man with a single idea Is a crank.
That’s why so many men are not
cranks.
The hop season has begun already.
A shower of frogs fell at Chllllcolhe,
0., Sunday.
When a widow begins to leave oft
mourning the person whose opinion
she fears worst is her mother-in-law s.
Uncle Sum has tied a big bunch of
flr«*crarkcrs to the Spanish coat tall,
and what the Don doesn’t know about
running is being learned.
Now that they are selling beer by the
pound, on account of the war tax. the
task of acquiring a load should be
greatly facilitated.
Correspondent Scovel has been or
dered out of Cuba and discharged from
his paper, which will doubtless teach
him never to strike a man when he Is
up In official life.
It may be Interesting to the world at
large to know that in the
months the street cars of Chicago have
killed and injured about one-lhlrd as
many persona us have been killed and
wounded In the Cuban campaign.
The people are fast finding out who
pays the tax. The express and tele
graph companies make those who pa
tronise them pay It. Likewise the
bankers and brewers. In Cleveland the
local beer dealers went to court to try
and mak** the brewers stand It. The
brewers came out ahead, when the sa
loonkeepers In turn resolved to make
the customers stand the tax by cutting
cown the size of glasses, and where
beer Is purchased in pails to give a pint
and no more for 5 cents. The law
surely could not have been Intended to
work that way. Indeed, such work In
Spam would be cabled as revolutionary
action. Is it more traitorous for a
Spaniard than nu American to defy his
government?
Santingo Is the most fortunately sit
uated city In Cuba today, and the les
sor of that fact will begin to make it
self felt elsewhere In the Island In a
short time. Of all Cuban cities San
tiago alone can report an absence of
suffering for the necessaries of life. In
no other place of Importance on the
Island are the poor receiving adequate
relief. Of all Cuban cities Santiago
alone has the opportunity to resume
In security and freedom the ordinary
pursuits of commerce. Hers is the on
ly port In the island to which goods
can be consigned without Imminent
danger of capture. In no other Cu
ban city Is the domestic situation so
secure. Nowhere else Is the citizen
of every shade of opinion assured that
he will not be molested so long as he
keeps the peace.
Porto Rico’s foreign trade Is carried
on chiefly with Spain, the United
States, Cuba, Germany, the United
Kingdom and France (Report, 1896).
Spain takes the first place, with an av
erage annual trade valued at $9,888,
074. or 28.80 per cent. The United
States comes second, with a trade val
ued at $6,845,252 a year, or 19.94 per
cent of the whole, and Cuba Is third,
with an average yearly value of $4.-
606,220, or 13.41 per cent of the whole.
Germany’s share of the trade with the
Island amounted to $3,050,334, that of
the United Kingdom was $2,863,930 and
that of France. $2,201,687. Still later
returns, giving figures for the year
1897, Indicate a falling off In that year
from the year preceding as far as tho
United States la concerned, the value
of tho trade of the island with this
country being given at $4,169,912.
Possibly China no wregrets that so
many of her young men have gradu
ated from American schools. The pres
ent rebellion in that country, which
has for Its object the giving of a gov
ernment modeled upon the American
plan. Is headed, both in Its councils and
' its military operations, by graduates of
American colleges. Twenty years ago
the Chinese government consented to a
number of scions of prominent families
being educated in this country, but
when the first batch returned the per
mission was withdrawn, so outspoken
were the young fellows in favor of re
publican Institutions and government.
It Is these Chinamen with American
diplomas In their hands who are at the
bead and front of the present rebellion
In that country, and while they can
not succeed In overthrowing the gov
ernment of China and establishing a
republic upon its ruins, the event shows
the hold that some experience with
free institutions takes upon the minds
of those who are for the first time
brought under their influence.
Vesuvius has been exciting a great
deal of Interest lately. a.*d a phenom
enon of much scientific Importance was
observed a short time ago. A portion
of the southern crust of the vast crater
fell in. dosing the mouth completely.
The heat from the burning lava below
canid the soil 'to become Incandes
cent. and blue and green flames sprang
tnm the center to n height of several
ytfdal This continued some time and
leanwhlle the heat was concentrating
Half at the bottom of the crater. At
a gnat taum of few bora*, oat.
—i nipr~*~* by a ttnlMe aolw.
OVATION TO THE NAVY.
lantpton't 111* Nblp« lilvea a Warm Crest
ing liy Xr» Vorkrr*.
New York. Aug. 21.—Hundreds of
thousands of people along tbo bank*
of the Hudson, ainl thousands on all
styb-s of river crafts, yesterday blend
ed their shouts in a royal welcome to
the relumed North Atlantic squadron
tinder command of Rear Admiral
Bainpsou, and as flue an August day
:as could Is desired was nature's trib
ute to the return of the victors.
For almost three solid hours steam
whistles of all sixes, steam sirens and j
small guns along the shore shrieked j
and boomed from the effort to display J
the heartiest enthusiasm for the home ;
coining of the naval It* roes with tlielr 1
battle-scarred ships.
Karly in the morning the seven big
ships—the New York, lowa. Indiana, j
Brooklyn, Ma**aelius.-tts, Oregon and :
Texas lay in New York bay. Just off ‘
Tompkinsvllie. S. I. There was no Idea j
with Admiral Samp-on that New York j
city was preparts I for a rousing recep
tion. but the news was brought shortly I
by a tug from the navy yard, and all
the ships of the squadron were Imme
diately put under preparations for i
dress review.
It was some time I* fore the ships
could get into review formation, but
by the time the New York's prow
came in lint* with Governor’s Island j
the other ships had formed iu a regu- j
lar line.
The start was made, accompanied ,
by tremendous cheering. screech
ing voices and !»ooming cannon.
From Castle William euruc the lii **t
salute. It was merely a (lash of bright
red. which was Immediately smoth
ered In a sheet of smoke before the de
notation was heard. Then came the
roar across the waters, and tin* ships j
headed right In the river on the way
to General Grant's toinh.
All along the line, on piers, on sheds. 1
houses and every |>oss»ble point of
vantage, people were packed. The rivet
craft, crowding the warships close. ;
were Jammed with passengers, sinking ■
the sides of the vessels almost to their ■
guard rails oil one side, giving the lm- |
pression that even the ships them 1
selves liowed in unconscious salute to ,
the returning naval heroes. The width
of the Hudsoh river was a struggling. !
fluttering, darting mass of color and j
confusion and cheers. Ah the vessel* j
moved further up the river, the water, j
which had b«*cu calm at the Battery,
was churned by the action of the liun- j
dreds of steamers and waves dashed |
over the small boats and sheets of j
spray dampened the passengers on tin*
lower decks of the larger steamers.
As the grim looking battleships
moved up the river the crowds became
denser and the enthusiasm was more j
marked. At Riverside Drive, with Its
steep, grassy slope, tin* scene was Ilk**
ait amphitheater. Tens of thousands of |
persons coverts! the green slcqs*. and j
as the battleships approached, a ,
mighty cheer arose that reverberated •
back anti fAth across the Hudson.
From the bottom of the slope an ob- ;
nervation train crawled busily along,
keeping even with the ships, above
this the vast sea of humanity crowded
General Grant’s tomb, which was to
mark the beginning of the return of
tho squadron, where a national salute
of twenty-one guns was fired. The
tomb, standing high, white and sol
emn, was far above the waters of the
river. looked to be built upon a foun
dation of faces.
The salute ended, tin* return of the
squadron along the line of review was
Iteguu. It was a repetition of the en
thusiastic scenes on tin* way up tin* ■
river. Kvery whistle that could be :
brought into use played Its part; ev- ;
cry Ih*U. every band Joined in honoring •
the fleet ami above all were the re- !
sounding echoes of the shouts from on
water and on land.
The parade of the ships, from the ,
time It passed the Battery on Its way
up the river, to the time it ri*passed on !
its way to anchorage off Tompkins
ville. S. 1., occupied Just two hours
ami thirty-live minutes.
Hlg W lieul Crop.
Toronto. Aug. 2t>. Uanada's wheat
crop this year will Im* by long odtLs the
greatest lit the history of the dominion.
The Ontario government bulletin Is
sued to-day shows that the fall wheat
cr. p will lie 23.000.000, or 1.000.UU0
im re than last year, and the spring
w heat crop d.N00.000. or 1.300.000 more
than las' venr. Harvest operations are
now in full swing in Manitoba, and the
wheat crop there will be about 13.0nti.-
(*X) more than last year, estimates this
year ranging from 40,000.0*k» to 30.-
tit m >,( nn i bushels. The tsmdltloii of
wheat in Canada was never better
and will all grade very high.
T4rllT I'lxi-il for Porto lliro.
Washington, Aug. 10.—President Mc-
Kinley Issued an order to-day carrying
into effect the tariff regulations for
I’orto ltico, ns promulgated by the
War Department. Tho tonnage and
landing charges provided for are prac
tically the same as provided in the
Cuban regulations, but the custom du
ties, as a whole, are lower. The regu
lations apply to all places in the island
occupied by United States forces, and
the levying and collection of the taxes
provided for are left wholly in the
control of the army authorities.
On* Gtacnl RetlvrM Another.
Washington. Aug. 19.—When Major
General Shatter arrives at Motitnuk
Point, L. 1.. next week, he will relieve
Major General Wheeler of command
of the troops at that |>ost by reason of
seniority In rank. General Young, who
was originally in command of tho
cainp. relinquished the command to
General Wheeler ns Ills superior lu
rauk, and General Wheeler will follow
the same course tqion the arrival of
General Shatter.
New French Cabin.
Washington. Aug. 17.—President Mc-
Kinley aud ITesldetit Kaurc of Prance
to-day exchanged direct felicitations
over the relations of the two countries
and expressions of mutual esteem of
the two chief executive* The occasion
was the opening of a new cable be
tween Cape Cod. Massachusetts anil
Havre, on the French coast, and the
wires were connected to effect a
through circuit between the White
House at Washington and the presi
dential palpce at Havre.
HOLD THE ISLANDS.
THE VIEWS OF LEADINO MEN.
National Conference at Kmtoga Adopts
Xleeotutlon* That no Territory Should
lie Iteturned to Npala ltopubllce
hhuul.l lie KstablUhed.
Saratoga. N. Y., Aug. 21.—At the
• losing session of tlu* National ©>uf«*r
enet* on National Policy last night
Chancellor MeUrackcu of the Universi
ty of New York, as chairman of the
committee of twenty-one on resolutions,
presented a report, which he said bad
been unanimously agreed iq«m bv the
committee. The resolution* were unan
imously adopted by the conference, as
follows:
“We, the participants in the National
Conference on Foreign Policy of the
United States, held nt Saratoga on
August ID and 2*». 1898, are unnuii;. u*-
ly agreed as follows:
“We commend the wise and patri ‘tic
purpose of tin* national administration
in first seeking to avoid war with
Spain anil subsequently prosecuting
the war with higher alms and su< **s
in bringing It to a s|s*edy conclw
It is glorious to our arms and gratify
ing to the high aspirations of our peo
ple.
“On lm*ha 1 f of freedom and human
welfare, we thank the officers ami men
of our army and navy for their skillful
and heroic achievements on laud and
on sea, nml for their ehlvalrou.** eon
duct toward the defeated enemy. We
Ndleve that the resrtied and UN-rat
ed people of the surrendered Islands
are lu a sense tenqKirarily the wards
•<f the conquering natiou and that we
should treat them as such.
"With our success, with our view of
natural right and of the Inestimable
privilege of civil lllterty, we should not
be Justified In returning the conquered
Islands to the misrule and oppr< v*-a»n
from which we have relieved them.
As soon as the Islands under our pres
ent protects a can trusted t.» g
themselves, they should is* allowed to
do so, the United States retaining un
der its authority only necessary naval
stations. Until such time ns they tuny
be able to govern themselves, they
should continue under the protection
of the United States, and the qu«->ti«*ri
as to whether, at some future period
and at tin? mutual desire of both, they
should N* i>crmanent!y annexed, should
N* left to the time when it arises.
“The United States, in behalf of each
territory In question and so long a** It
shall continue under its prot*- •: n,
should adopt pr«*per measures for se
curing <>nt of the revenues of these
countries, the establishment of free,
elementary. uus»*etarhm schools, *uf
fioleut for the Instruction of all persons
of school age.
“We count the present an nt»f»pi> "its
time for the establishment by the Unit
ed States of a graded diplomatic and
consular service.
“We heartily approve of the principle
of arbitration in the settlement of in
ternational difficulties.**
AGUINALDO ORDERED BACK.
Merritt Tell* film to tamp Ten Mite*
From Manila.
New York. Aug. 21.—A cable to the
Herald from Manila, via Paris, says:
The city Is quiet. The luniks are now
open nml business has lieen resumed.
Armed rebels are not allowed In the
city. Major General Merritt lias order
ed that the armed rel»el forces retire
ten miles from Manila within three
days. Representatives of Agulualdo
agreed to these terms yesterday, ask
ing on their part for employment under
the American government for the lead
ing reltels. which was granted.
The rebel forces declare that If
Agulualdo orders them to retire they
will refuse and will attack Manila.
The result would Ik* disastrous to them
as Manila Is amply protected by 10.0UU
American troops.
The custom house, administration
bureau, postotfiee and port nr** now ad
ministered by American officers. Cus
toms dues on goods detained in the
custom bouse amount t* two million
Mexican dollars.
The treasury, which has N**-n hand
ed over to General Merritt, contains a
large amount.
Aguinahlo has sent reN*l troops to
attack Iloilo and has dispatched agents
to Induce the southern'islands to rebel.
In Iloilo there are 4.000 Spanish troops.
The health of the American :r<>ops is
excellent.
The American transports I*. ru and
Puebla, having on ltourd General Otis
and General Hughes, arrived here a*
8 o'clock tltis morning. Then* was no
serious illness on Nianl either of the
vessels.
Sergeant Rernsen of the Thirteenth
Minnesota has stiecumbed to wounds
received lu the final assault on the
city.
Privates Pratt. Dickson and Paden
have tiled front typhoid fever. All the
wounded are doing well and will re
cover.
Major Reev has been appointed chief
of iHjlicc and Captain Blau inspector,
with the Thirteenth Minnesota as a
guard to police the city. The n-giment
Is quartered iu the best suburb of Ma
nila.
TERMS OF CAPITULATION.
Only Manila and Its Environ* I DciudeS la
tho Surrender.
Washington. Aug. 20.—The War De
partment late this afternoon l asted A
cablegram from General Merritt, giv
ing the terms of the capitulation of Ma
nila:
First—The Spanish troo|M». European
and native, capitulate with :he city and
defenses, with all honor* of war. depos
iting their arms in the places designat
ed by the authorities of the United
State* and remaining In the quarters
designated and under the orders of
their officers and subject to content of
the aforesaid United States authorities
until the conclusion of the treaty of
peace between the two Itelligerenft na
tion*. All persons included in tbe
capitulation remain at liberty: the of
ficers remaining Iu their respective
homes, which shall be respected mm
long as they observe tbe regulations
prescribed for their government and
the laws In force.
Second—Officers shall retain fMr
aide arms, horses and private property.
All public horses and public property
Of all kinds shall be turned over tn the
staff officers designated the United!
States.
Third—Complete returns In duplicate
of men by organisations and full lists
of public projK-rty and stores shall be
rendered to the United States w'thin
ten days from this date.
Fourth—All questions relating to the
repatriation of officers and men of the
Bpunl*h forces and of their families
nud of the cxis-ns**** which said nkpatri
ation may occasion shall Ik* referred to
the government of the United States
at Washington. Spanish families may
leave Manila at any time convenient
to them. The return of the arms sur
renders! by the Spanish fore«*n shall
take place when they evacuate the
city, or when the American urmy evac
uates.
Fifth—Officers and men Included In
the capitulation shall bo mipplled by
United Slate# a«*eordlng- to their rank,
with rations and necc**ary aid. as
though they were prisoners of war. un
til the conclusion of a treaty of (teaec
lietWfcn the l’tilted States and Spain.
All the funds In the Spanish treasury
and all other public funds shall be
turned over to the authorities of the
I’nited States.
Sixth The city, it* Inhabitants. Its
churches and religious worship. Its ed
ucational establishments and it.- private
property, of all de«*riptious. un
placed under the safeguard «»f the
faith and honor of the American army.
AFRAID OF SPAIN
Philippines Would Suffer If Restored to
tin- .Hpanlth.
London, Aug. 22.—The Manila cor
resjiondent of the Dally Telegraph, in
a dispatch dated Sunday, says:
“(.Sen. Merritt has pr«*olnlmed a gov
ernment of military occupation. The
news of the armistice arrived on the
Kith. It Is feared that the Americans
may restore the Philippines to Spain
nnu thus re-inatigurato a fresh period
of tyranny, extortion and reln-lllon.
The Spanish guarantees for freedom of
press and for just administration are
useless unless under foreign supervis
ion.
“The Americans found SBOO,OOO In
iue Spanish treasury.
"Foreign opinion Is lou . In praise of ;
the action of the American command- '
« rs in excluding armed reliels from the
city. There Is g*kh 1 reason t*i tn-lieve
tlmt their firmness saved Manila from
pillage.
"A week ago there appeared to !>e a 1
possibility of collision with the rebels
but there Is no danger now. Every
thing is quiet."
The Killed Mild Wounded.
Washington. Aug. 2«». The War De
partment has received tin- following:
Hong Kong, Aug. 2»>. Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: In assault on Ma
nila. August l.’ttb. (5 cue nil Anderson '
commanded division. General McAr- ‘
thitr. First brigade; General Greene,
Second. Losses were as follows:
Killed:
First Sergeant Holmes, Astor bat- j
tery.
Sergeant Crimens, Astor battery.
Bugler Patterson, Thirteenth Minne- ■
min.
ITlvate Tholleu, Twenty-third Infan-,
try.
Private Dinsraon*. First California. |
Wounded:
Captain Seaback, Thirteenth Mlnnc- j
sotn. seriously.
Captain same regiment,
badly.
Lieutenant Bunker, same regiment,
slightly. and Corty enlisted men.
iSign.nl. MERRITT. i
It will lie noticed General Merritt, In j
Ids otHeial rejiort. makes no mention \
of the killing of Private Phenix. as an- j
uouuccd by the New York World.
A \V,r of ICrtillatlr n.
Ponce. Porto Rico. Aug. 22. A war
of retaliation against the Spanish res- ■
idents of the Island within the Anieri- ;
can lines i* threatened retaliation for j
the horrible outrages committed by the \
Spanish troops at Chiles, where over!
80 persons are said to have been !
machete.! by the soldiers. The revolt- !
Ing details of the butchery of men aud i
women, the ravishing of young girls
and nameless mutilations have stirred
a cry for vengeance.
Early this morning the natives btirn
«*d the town of Cota, seven miles from
here. The Spanish residents fled for
their lives. Throughout the surround
ing country the Spaniards are terror
stricken and are appealing to the
Americans for protection.
Hrrfmnt 11/irrowr Very Smut D-ath.
New York. Aug. 21.—Sergeant Hal
lett Allsopp liorrowe of the Rough Rid
ers was removed from the transport
Olivette in n very low condition, and
taken by his wife in a private car to
Shlumxrocli. Sergeant liorrowe has
lutd a severe attack of malarial fever
ami ids medical attendants express
very slight hopes that lie will recover.
Botrnwc left a luxurious home and the
su|H*riutende»cy of u railroad to Join
the Rough Riders. He did spleudid
service Isyfore Santiago. l>elng in
charge of the dynamite gun.
Slaughter of Chinm R»b«:i
London. Aug. 10.—The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times says:
The slaughter in Southern China
continues. Corpses float past Wu
Chau dully. Two hundred reis-ls
who had entered Tni-Wong Kong
were defeated by General Mawho.
who killed 100 of the rebel* and took
forty of them prisoners. The array
In the districts of Paklan and Wu
Gan daily send to the magistrates be
tween ten and twenty rebels for ex
ecution.
Roultn Moojlk* taut to China.
London. Ang. 21.—The Odessa corre
spondent of the Daily Mall says:
The government Is providing thou
sands of Monjiks, who have completed
their three years* military service, with
inducements of free passage, an outfit,
such aa horse, cow*, oxen and imple
ments. and a loan repayable on easy
Installments, to emigrate to China, and
form colonies, thoff* forming a splen
did available fighting contingent. If
neepsaary.
Tha Wmmam CabU Ofw.
Washington. Ang. 20.—Major General
Merritt has notified the War Depart
ment that the cable from Hoag Kofig
ta Manila Is again la operation.
M'KINLEY COMING WEST.
Uaa ProuUeil lo VUli the Om*lu Expoel-
II »u in October.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 21.— rresldent G.
W. Wat of the Tramnnloslssippl
Exposition has receive d a dispatch
from Manager K. Rosewater at Wash
ington. Ntatiug that ITcsident McKin
ley has given a positive assurance of
bis consent to l>c the gue< of the ex
position during tin- grand peace Jubi
lee. which will l*c» the feature of early
October. Mr. Rosewater called upon
the ITcsldent and extended an Invita
tion In the name of the exposition, not
only to the I’resident, but to the mem
bers of his Cabinet ns well. Mr. Rooe
watcr has not yet received accept
ances fr*»m the Cabinet officers, but
from private sources It is lea rued that
there Is little doubt that a majority
will accompany the President to Oma
ha in October. This news was received
with tl>e most etithnsiaiftlc satisfaction
by the exposition offielals and by pri
vate citizen*. 'j*he success of the peace
jubilee is now n#>iired and the manage
ment ex|K*cts that bund ml of thou
sands of people will Ih* on the grounds
during the week. It will be the big
week of the exjHMtition and from now
on the arrangements for celebrating it
in a fitting manner will be vigorously
pushed. Each day of the week will be
marked by some special demonstration.
One day will In- President’s Day. an
other Governor#* Day. another Army
and Navy Day. and #» through the
week. A number of the greatest ora
tors and most distinguished statesmen
of the United States will contribute to
the oratorical features of the celebra
tion and efforts are being made to have
a grand review of volunteer troops.
The records continue to show Increased
attendance. The grand total to last
• veiling was 1H15.028. The best day
hist week was Thursday, 21.22.1; aver
age for the wi-ek about -3,000 daily.
FIFTEEN NEW WARSHIPS.
Naval Hoard Decide* t’pon a Big Addition
to ih« Hen Fighting Force.
Washington. D. C.. Aug. 20. —A naval
program for presentation to Congress,
involving the immediate construction of
lifteeu warships, was adopted to-day
by the naval lsuird of exjwrts to
whom the subject had been referred
by Secretary Long. It provides for
three sen-going barbette-turret battle
ships of 13,000 tons displacement and
a minimum of eighu-en and one-half
knots speed when the vessels are load
ed to their deepest draft, or an aver
age sjieed aliove nineteen knots under
ordinary cruising conditions; three
rtrst-elasN nrmoml cruisers of v 2 ,000
tons and twenty-two knots speed, sim
ilar to the Maine type but highly Im
proved, and for six protected cruisers
of 2.500 tons and slxteeu knots sjieed.
The reduced »|M*ed of these ships,
which Is uniformly about two knots
less than proponed at the preliminary
meeting of the Imard yesterday, was
brought aboiir by the desire to secure
uupm-etlented range of action, on ac
count of the Increased re#i>on*ibilitle*
of the United States in the Pacific and
the certainty flint these vessels or most
of them will Ik* required to make up
the fleet In that ocean. Tlie sacrifice
of speed to eudurance was advisably
made with a view to securing vessels
of at least 8.000 knots radius, or capa
ble of steaming straight away from
San Francisco to Manila or Samoa.
AWFUL STATE IN SANTIAGO.
Hpiulah Mold.'ers Are Hying to Fast That
It I, ImpiHiaible to Bury Them.
Santiago do Cuba. Aug. 10. 5:30 p. in.
—The Eighth Illinois arrived this fore
noon and will garrison and police the
city.
The Iknllcs of the dead Spaniards are
to be cremated. Over 700 have been
burned so far. This afternoon seventy
were to be burned. Over two rails a
dozen Unites are stretched ami across
them another dozen, and alnmt thirty
corpses are stacked in an immense
funeral pile ten feet high. The pile is
then saturated with kerosene ami the '
torch applied. A fall of rain put out j
the fire, on using the bodies to be only j
half burned. Around the pile lay
twenty-two coffins containing corpses !
in a state of decompositions. Several :
naked Unlics were strewn on the
ground in a condition of putrefaction.
Altogether about seventy unburied and
tinconsuimHl Unties were * there. The
stench was terrible. This happened at
a cemetery within the city limits. The
authorities and the cemetery officials
say It is Impossible to get men fo work
at tfca cremation. Wages of a dollar
a day prove no Inducement to the na
tives to work at the gruesome toll.
The unconsutned Unties will lie left
on the earth until to-morrow, when
fine weather may help the work of cre
mation. These seventy corpses repre
sent two days* dead from the Spanish
camp.
The danger to the population from
the stench, the presence of the buz
zards, vultures and flies Is incnlcula- i
ble.
T«rrlb'e Itailw.y Di«a«t«r.
Sharon. Mass. Aug. 21.—A frightful
rear-end collision occurred In the Sha
ron station of the New York. New Ha
ven Ac Hartford railroad at 7:30
o’clock to-night, when an express
train, which was running as the sec
ond section of a long train, crashed in
to the first section, composed of local
ears.
As a result, six persons were killed
anil twenty-six seriously Injured. The
injured were nearly all removed to
Boston on a special train, which was
met by ambulances and surgoon*. The
rear ear of the local train was com
pletely demolished and a portion of the
second car. while the engine of the ex
press train was crippled.
Th* Will mt BUmrrk.
Berlin, Aug. 21.—A Dantxlc paper
publishes an outline of Prince Bis
marck’s will. The paper states that the
estate amounts to 20.000.000 marks, al
though It was sworn to as 3,000,000
marks.
I Count William Bismarck Inherits the
Pomeranllan estate, with the exception
of Bhelnfeld, which Prince Herbert
Bismarck gets. Prince Herbert also re
ceives the valuables deposited In die
Blelchroedera bank, estimated at
000 marks, for which fie pays Count
William SMMUO marks.
Countess Too Bataan receives 900,000
marks, and each of Count William’s
three daughters gets lOOyOOO marks.
PRISONERS AT PORTSMOUTH.
Cmm'i Urn Ar« Being Taught ftvveral
Important Thlogk
There lias been very little trouble
' with the prisoners. Colonel Forney of
• the marine corps, who is in command m
of the camp, holds a police court when
’ ever necessary, but lias seldom been f
required to enforce discipline. Occas
ionally there is a quarrel among the
prisoners or a case of insubordination,
and there is a guard house in which
such iuen are confined. As a rule the
prisoners treat the American officers
and the guards with the greatest def- A
erence and oln»y orders promptly, but *
they do not show the same respect to
their own officers. As a role they are
not intelligent aud only a few of them
have any education. They appear to
have been recruited from the very
lowest classes of Spain, and among
them is a large number of couvlcts
wlio were taken aboard the cruiser
Cristobal Colon .it the Canary islands.
The greatest difficulty has been f
found in compelling the prisoners to
; observe the sanitary regulations and
to cultivate habits of cleanliness. They
are required to wash their clothing
and batlu* frequently, at least twice a
week, either in the river or In a bath
house that lias 1mh*ii provided for w
! them. When they arrived they were
j positively filthy and were utterly indif
ferent to all the laws of hygiene. This
! made It necessary to frame regula
; tlous, which have liecn energetically
j enforced. Now. after an experience of
a month, they are beginning to recog
nize the advantages of bodily cleanli
ness and decency, and they may be t
aide to Introduce some North Ameri
; can notions into Spain u\*ou their re
turn.
Every prisoner has Ixeen furnished
with a* full outfit of clothing, as com
plete and of the same materials as is
provided for the seamen of our navy. t
Each man lias a hammock* one blank-
et, a hair mattress, one suit of blue
clothing, two suits of white, three
pairs of socks, two suits of under
clothing. two hats am! one pair of
shoes. The most of them seem so
keenly to appreciate the value of such
a wardrobe as to suggest that it is a •
new experience iu their lives.
All of the prisoners are inveterate
1 gamblers, and when they first arrived
the officers hud a great deal of trouble
! from this source, until Colonel Forney
I issued an order forbidding all betting ,
and games of chance. Now when they
are detected violating this regulation
i their money is confiscated and used as
a fund to purchase stationery and post
i age stamps for those who wish to
| write letters. Not only would they
‘ play for money stakes, but many gam
bled away the clothing that was issued
to them.
The officers have endeavored to keep *
up with events of the \frar and the ne
gotiations for peace, but tin* sailors
show very little curiosity on the sub
ject. Occasionally one of them asks a
question as to the progress of the war
and repeats the Information be receives •
to his comrades, but they are so well
fed and so comfortably housed that
they are perfectly contented, and evi
dently prefer to remain ns the guests
of Uncle Sam. No man thus far has m
attempted to escape.
The authorities at Washington have *
been endeavoring through the French
ambassador to arrange with the Sjwin
isli government to take them home,
but the ministry at Madrid thus far
has shown no intention or desire to do
so. It costs about $500 a day to fe«*d g
them, without considering the expense
of the hospital and of maintaining c
guard of 11C men. Now that the peace
protocol is signed and hostilities are
suspended the efforts to persuade the
Spanish government to arrange for
their return will Ik* renewed.
The AnKlu-Saiton Dominant.
Professor Wheeler of Cornell Uni
versity In the August Atlantic fore
casts the epming struggle for the mas- f
tery of the world. He sets aside tin**’
i Latin races os unstable and unpro
| gresslve, the Teuton (Germany; ns
lacking some element vital to success.
: There remain England and Russia.
I the Slav and the Anglo-Saxon, of
J which last we ore and must be a part.
And to the Anglo-Saxon he looks for
the future world dominance in the in *
tcrest of civilization, humanity and*
progress.
1’rfitdrnt Deserve* a Knt.
President McKinley Is likely to have a
chance to take a vacation soon, and he
needs and deserves one as much as any
hard-working man In America. He has
not had a moment's rest since the Cuban
troubles culminated last winter, and has
labored from sixteen to eighteen hours a
day. seven days In the week, during the
intense heat that has driven from Wash
ington everybody who was not compelled
to stay there. Thus far this has been the
hottest summer known In Washington for
many years, and the heat has been aggra
vated by unprecedented humidity. The
President and Mrs. McKinley both huve
endured the ordeal In a remarkable man
ner. He has a fortunate disposition and
can endure heat nnd fatigue better than
most men. while she enjoys hot
i weather, and during some of the torrid%'
nights, while other people were panting
for breath, has sat complacently under
the portico of the White House with a
shawl over her shoulders.
The President has no definite plans far
ther than that he has promised to visit
his brother Abner, who has taken a cot-A
tage near Long Branch for the summer,
nnd he will probably run down there wlthi
Mrs. McKinley for a few days as soon as
he can get away.
Basest* Tosr Bowels Wish Caacareta.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,
tee. Be. IX C c. C fall, druggists refund money. 4
"What does Isabel write from the sea
shore?" "She says there Isn’t a man on
the place, and the girls are all getting
unbearably rude."
For a perfect complexion and a clear, 1
healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK. I
SOAP. Sold everywhere. 1
‘Til have to break off with Harry."Ml
"Why. Mabel V "His hair la red. and
clairvoyant said I would marry a £ui
gentleman with dark hair." #
Feed Your Nerves;
Upon rick, pm, rarfakJag blood hjr
toklac Hood’s loraoporUlo. end jroo
*lll bo (no from thooo spells of do- * I
*P*lr,ihoooslirplsss nights sod smloos \
days, there (loom?, dcothUko looUnn.
thooo sodden starts at mas noth 100.
those dyspeptic symptoms and blinding '
hsadaches. Hood’s Sarsaparilla baa don*?*
this (or many othsrs—lt will ears yon. *
Hood’s Barsaparilla
Is America’s Orealest Medietas. M;H«fertfi