Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1898, Page 12

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THE FIGHT IN DETAIL ae How Admiral Dewey’s Fleet Won the Manila Bay Battle. ey RESULT OF DASH AND COURAGE Spanish Ships Were Overwhelmed by Well-Directed Fire. ee SCENES AND INCIDENTS ee The correspondent of the Associated Press at Hong Kong snds the following detailed description of the fight at Manila: Among naval men, military men and ci- vilians, Europeans and natives here today there is only one subject of discussion, the brilliant, dashing annihilating victory of the Americin fleet under Commodore D2wey over the Spanish fleet commanded by Ad- miral Montejo in Manila bay on Sunday last. Owing to the fact that the cable between this port and the Philippine Islands was not in working order, having been cut, it is said, some distance from the capital of the islands, there has been delay in obtaining a detailed account of the battle, and facts in the case were only available when thé United States gunboat Hugh McCulloch ar- rived here yesterday, and even then the tremendous pressure of busin suddenly thrown upon the cable company, neces- sarily made the earlier accounts of the en- gagement somewhat brief. Nothieg but Relies Left. Commodore Dewey's orders were to cap- ture or destroy the Spenish fleet, and never were the instructions executed in so com- plete a fashion. At the end of seven hours there was absolutely nothing left of the Spanish fleet but a few relics. American commander had most skill- liy arranged every detail of the action, and even the apparently most insignificant Class. Steamer. > Rte 1g seasick -Frasquito. -Lorenzo. April 27. April 30. Spanish Vessels Captured Up to Evening of May 8. From the New York Tribune, Brnanas. Provisions, Fish. Fish. grandly before the city and faced the en-| fleet injured in the battle of Manila ba: emy in column line. Though the Spaniards had opened fire at 6,009 yards, the Americans reserved their fire until within 4,000 yards of the enemy, when the real battle began. The Battle. The Reina Christina, Castilla, Don An- tonio de Ulica, Ista de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and the Mindanao were in line of battle outside of Cavite at that time, with four gunbeats and the torpedo boats inside the harbor. 5 - The American ships then passed back- wards and forwards six times across the frent of the Spaniards, pouring in upon the latter a perfect hail of shot and_ shell. Every American shot seemed to tell, while almost every Spanish shot missed the mark. After having thus scattered death and demoralizatio! in the Sp reti among the Spanish fleet and nish batteries the American fleet 1 for breakfast, and, incidentally, a council of war was held cn board the Olym- pia. By this time the Spanish ships were in a desperate condition. The flagship Reina Christina was riddled with shot and shell, one of her steam pipes had burst and she was believed to be on fire. The Castilla was certainly on fire, and, soon afterwards, features were carried out with perfect punctuality and in railroad time table or- der. At the end of the action Commodore Dewey anchored his fleet in the bay be Manila and sent a me ge to Go neral August ion of the bloc shot was fired a annourcing the in de and adding tha: inst his ships he would destroy every battery about Manila. The position occupied by the Spaniards, the support which their ships received from the land batteries and the big guns they had ashore gave them an enormous advan- tage... Therefore, when it is considered that the Spaniards lost over six hundred men in killed and wounded, that all their ships, amounting to about fourteen, were de- stroyed, and that their naval arsenal at Cavite was also destroyed, with its de- fenses, it will become apparent that the victory of the American commodore is one of the most complete and wonderful achievements in the history of naval war- fare. Not a Man Killed. Not a man on board the American -fleet Was killed, not a ship was damaged to any extent, and only six men were injured slightly on board the Baltimore. This grand achievement is quite as much due to the generaiship of Commodore Dewey as to the fact that the American gunners, ships and guns are superior to Baything in the same line afloat anywhere. Credit must also be given to the fullest ex- tent to the officers under Commodore Dewey, for, to a man, they seconded their gallant commander in every way possible and thus helped him earn the laurels which are so justly his. The order of battle taken up by the Span- jiards was with all the small craft in the stone and timber breakwaters of Ca- vite harbor. The larger ships of Spain sed off Cavite and -Maniia. American fleet entered Manila bay | ease. had not establi patrol and there were no searchlights at the entrance of the bay. In fact, the American ships would probably have pass- ed inside the bay without any challenge had it not been that some sparks flew up from the. McCulloch's funnel. Thereupon a few shots were exchanged with the bat- teries on Corre Isiand, but the fleet did not slow down, and soon took up a po- sition near Cavite, awaiting dawn in order to commence hostilities. Spanish Flagship Opened Fire. The early hours of the morning revealed the apposing ships to each other, and the Spanish flag: Her action some of the larger Spanish warships, and then the Cavite forts opened up and the smaller Spanish vessels brought their guns into play. The American squadron, which had been led into the bay and through the chamnel by the flagship Olympia, did not reply, though the shells of the Spaniards began to strike the water around them, but moved majestically onward. When nearing Baker bay a sudden upheaval of water a short distance ahead of the Olympia showed that the Spaniards had exploded a mine or a terpedo. This was followed by a second and similar explosion. They were both ut- terly unsuccessful. The American fleet was then drawing nearer and nearer to the Spaniards, whose their condition became worse and worse, until they were eventually burned to the water's edge. The Don Antonio de Ulloa made a most magnificent show of desperate bravery. When her commander found she was so torn by the American shells that he could not keep her afloat he nailed her colors to | the mast and she sank with all hands fight- | ing to the last. Her hull was completely riddied and her upper deck had been swept clean by the awful fire of the American gurs, but the Spaniards, though their ves- sely were sinking- beneath them, continued working the guns on.her lower deck until she sank beneath the waters. Torpedo Boat’s Attack. During the engagement a Spanish torpedo boat crept along the shore and around the offing in an attempt to attack the Ameri- can storeships, but she was promptly dis- covered, was driven ashore and was actu- ally shot to pieces. ‘The Mindanao had in the meanwhile been run ashore to save her from sinking, and the Spaaish small craft had sought shelter from -he steel storm behind the break- water. The battle, wh'ch was started at about a.m. and adjourned at 8:30 a.m., was resumed about noon, when Commodore Dewey staried in to put the finishing touches on his glorious work. ‘There was not much fight left in the Spaniards by that time, and at 2 p.m. the Petrel and Concord had shot the Cavite batteries into silence, leaving them heaps of ruins and ficating the white flag. The Spanish gunboats were then scut- tled, the arsenal was on fire and the ex- plosion of a Spanish magazine caused fur- ther mortality among the defenders of Spain on shore. On the water the burning, sunken or de- stroyed Spanish vessels could be seen, while only the cruiser Baltimcre had suffered in any way from the fire of the enemy. A shot which struck her exploded some am- “munition near one of her guns and slightly wounded half a dozen of the crew. Close Call for Dewey. Several shots passed dangerously close to Commodore Dewey, but little or no damage was done on board the flagship. On the other hand, about one. hundred and fifty men are said to have been killed on board the Spanish ship, which was to- tally destroyed. Admiral Montejo, the Spanish commander, transferred his flag to the Isla de Cuba when his ship caught fire, but the latter was destroyed also in due course of time. The Reina Christina lost her captain, a Meutenant, her chaplain and midshipman by one shot, which struck her bridge. . About one hundred men were killed and sixty wounded on board the Castilla. In- deed, some estimates place the number of Spanish wounded during the engagement at over a thousand men. - The Olympia was struck five times about her upper works, and a whaleboat of the Raleigh was smashed. Although the Krupp guns on the espla- nade of Manila were fired continuously dur- ing the engagement, Commodore Dewey did not reply to them, and the battery after- ward hoisted a white flag in toxen of sur- render, The terms of the capitulation were still unsettled when the McCulloch left Manila, and it was sald Commodore Dewey feared gunnery was very poor, the shots from the Cavite batteries and from the Spanish ships being equally badly aimed, either falling short or going wide of the mark. When the American fleet entered the bay, coming through the southern channel te- tween Caballo Frile Islets, the following ‘was their order: The flagship Olympia, the Baltimore, the Raleigh, Concord, Boston, Petrel and McCulloch, with the two store ships, the Nanshan and Zafiro, bringing up the rear. And in that order they swept rioting upon the part of the insurgents if he attempted a bombardment of the re- maining fortifications at Manila. The forts at the entrance of the bay were dismantled. on Wednesday, after they had capitulated. INJURED AT MANILA BAY. List Cabled to the Navy Department by Admiral Dewey. Admiral Dewey has cabled the Navy De- partment the following list of men of his r Lieutenant Frank Wcodruff Kellogg. Ensign Noble Edward Irwin. Coxswain Michael John Buddinger. Coxswain Edward Snelgrove. Robert L. Barlow, landsman. Richard P. Covert, scaman. William O'Keefe, seaman. Rosario Ricciarddelli, seaman. The extent of the injuries in cach case is not given, but the general statement is made that none of the men is seriously wounded. All the men are attached to the Baltimore and were wounded by the explosien of a box of ammunition during the battle. Lieutenant Kellogg was born in Water- bury, Conn., Tuly 26, 1 and was grad- uated from the Naval Academy in 1881. His first service was on the Portsmouth in January, 1882, and in August of that year he was attached to the coast survey on the steamer Drift. He was made a full ensign in 1884. In 1885 he was at- tach: to the Yuntic, and in 1889 he came to Washington for service in the naval observatory. Then after a few months’ duty In the bureau of equipment he was ordered to the Richmond. and a year later to the Monongahela. He went to the Pacific coast January 15, 1893, and served a year on the San Francisco, returning in 1894 to Washington ard going on duty at the naval observatory and in the Wash- ington navy yard. April 3, 1896, he re- ceived his commission full lieutenant, and was attached to the Marion two months later. He was ordered to the Baltimore February 11, 1897, and was sery- ing under that order during the engage- ment of last Sunday. ‘ Ensign Irwin is a typical young Ameri- ¢an, of stalwart build, and full of caring, tempered with cocl judgment. He only recently served in the navigation bureau as one of Admiral Ramsay's assistants. He was born in Greenficld, Okio, Septem- ber 29, 1869. While a et he made a cruise on the San Francisco in 1893 and graduated as a midshipman in June, the same year. He received his appointment as ensign July 1, Bf and was immediately attached to the Newark. He remained on duty in the South Atlantic station on that vessel and on the Yantic and the Lancaster to March, 1896, when he came to Washington, as an aid in the navigation bureau. Last August he made a trip through the west as far as Detroit recruiting sailors for the navy, and it so happened that some of the men en- listed by him on that trip were among the injured in the battle of Manila. He left Washington March 4 last, going directly to the Raltimore, which was then about to Start from Honolulu to join Dewey's fleet. with the supply of ammunition which was so welcome to the American fleet. Michael J. Buddinger is one of the cox- swains of the Baltimore, being transferred to that ship from the Independence at Mare Island October 20 last. He enlisted in the navy August 11 last at Chicago. He was born at Manitowoc, Wis., and is a native American. His next of kin ts John M. Bud- dinger of 43 DeKalb street, Chicago, Robert L. Barlow ts a landsman on the Baltimore, enlisting August 10, 1897, in Chi- cago. He is twenty-five yedrs of age and was born at Barlow, Miss., where his next of kin lives, in the person of H. H. Barlow. Richard P. Covert, ordinary seaman on the Baltimore, was enlisted at Milwaukee, Wis., August 28 last. He was born at Ra- cine, Wis., twenty years ago, and his next of kin is Geo. H. Covert, 427 Wisconsin street, Racine. Wm. O'Keefe, seaman, enlisted May 20, 1896. “He also is one of the Baltimore’s cox- swains, to which ship he was transferred from the Philadelphia at San Francisco. He is thirty years old, was born at New- ark, N. J., and his next of kin is a cousin, J. L. Leary, 24 Brennan street, San Fran- cisco, Rosario Ricciardelli, as his name indi- cates, was born in Italy twenty-four years ago in the city of Messina, but he is a naturalized citizen and is now a seaman on the Baltimore. He also was transferred from the Philadelphia when she went out of commission to the Baltimore. He was enlisted March 31, 1896, and his next of kin is Francisco Ricciardelli, living in Palermo, Italy. Edward Snelgrove was born in Ellens- burg, Wash., twenty-nine years ago, and enlisted December 4, 1885, on the Ph..adel- phia. He is also a coxswain who was transferred to the Baltimore at Mare Island last fall. He enlisted at Tacoma and his father, W. Snelgrove, lives at 24 York place, Tacoma. ‘\. Ships Destroyed by Dewey. A closer examination of Admiral Dewey's advices shows that in the news as originally given out the names of two Spanish vessels had been omitted from the list of those destroyed. They were the Don Juan de Austria and the Isla de Luzon. The Aus- tria_was a 1,130-ton vessel, fourteen knots, carrying 4.7-inch guns_and also ine guns. The Luzon was a 1,000-ton gun- boat similarly armed. That makos eleven Spanish ships destroyed by Dewey in the short space cf two hours. THE McCULLOCH RETURNS. She Carries Dispatches From Wash- ington to Admiral Dewey. 2 A dispatch from Hong Kong yesterday gays: The United States: gunboat Hugh McCulloch, which errived here on Friday with dispatches from Admiral Dew2y, offi- clally announcing his great victory over the Spantards, left here at 3 o’clock this after- noon, Greenwich time, on her return to Manila, after, it is understood, receiving many urgent dispatch2s from Washington. But it is believed the McCulloch will first go to Mirs bay to await there final instruc- tions for Admiral Dewey as to how he is to Geal with the Philippine Islands. According to reports current here the} American admiral will insist, by force if necessary, upon the Spaniards accepting at least a temporary protectorate of the United States, the desire being, it is be- Meved, to avoid disturbing the present ad- a ministration as, it is pointed out, the in- surgents of the Philippine Islands are quite unfit to participate in their government. However, it is believed here that if the Spaniards do not meet the views of Wash- ington in the matté® fhat the American ad- miral will take prompt steps to administer the islands for thé Untted States as soon as he receives th®& nectssary troops and supplies from San Prandsco. THE PHILIPPINES* EXPEDITION. Five Thousand Men" to Be Sent as Soon de Pdbsible. The details for the pfoposed expedition to the Philippines are ‘being rapidly per- fected. This expedition which will carry in all about 5,000 mien, will start from San Francisco as soon a8 it can be made ready. Im addition tc th€ regular soldiers the quotas of the Nationa Guard from the states of Califormim, Idaho, Oregon and Washington will th al! ‘probability be de- tailed to go and @n orier for their ren- dezvous at Sam Francisco is expected very soon. As for the regular army troops there are two regiments of cavalry, four com- panies of the 1ith Infantry and a regiment of artillery readily accessible to San Fran- cisco. Gencral Miles believes it would be advisable to have cavalry troops accom- pany the infantry and artillery, for the reason that they would be extremely val- uable for patrol duty. It is said at the department -that a commander for the troops to go to the Philippines has not yet been decided upon. To Bring Refagees from Cienfuegos. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) KINGSTON, May 7, 6 p. m. (delayed in transmission).—Acting under_ instructions from Washington, United States Consul Dent has chartered the Atlas line steamer Adula for the purpose of bringing refugees from Cienfuegos to this port. She will sail tonight and return again to Cuba on Wed- nesday. It is probable that the British con- sul at Cienfuegos will take charge of American interests there. A dispatch was received from Cienfuegos four days ago, asking for a ship, but there was none available, and the consul sent an urgent message two days later. Today he asked that a ship be sent immediately, say- fng he feared a Spanish outbreak against the lives of Americans and the prosperous Cubans. The cable dispatches on the sub- ject received are censored, and consequent- ly give no details of the outbreak, the pre- sumption being that it has occurred and that the ship was requested in anticipation of disturbance. Diary of the War. From the New York Tribune. Feb. 15-MAINE BLOWN UP. 17—Court of inquiry appointed. |—Inquiry begun. March 7—Fifty-million-dclar bill for na- tional defense introduced in House. 8—Bill passed by House. ‘ 9—Bill passed by Senate. 28—Maine inquiry report sent to Congress, April 5-CONSUL GENERAL LEE RE- CALLED. 10—Consul General Lee 11—President McKinley ity to intervene in Cub: 19—Congress passes intervention res- olutions 20-ULTIMATPM SENT TO-SPAIN. 21-Spain sends passports to.Minis- ter Woodford. _ 22—PROCLAMATION BLOCKADE, First prize captured by Nash- ville. 23-THE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR 125,000 VOLUNTEERS. 26—State of war declhred to have existed since the 21st. 27—Admiral Sampson bombards Ma- tanzas. May 1-COMMODORE DEWEY SINKS THE SPANISH FLEET aT MANILA. Mainilz. Written for The Evening Star by Edith Reid. We adore the God above For His goodness and His love For our vallant boys and flag at Cavite. Dewey, with his noble fleet, Won,a victory complete In the waters of that bay so far awny. Boom, boom, boom, the guns are sounding. Cheer up. Cubans, do you see That beneath the starry flag. In remembrance of the Maine, Fight the valiant boys in blue to make you frée? OF CUBAN Bring the starry banners out; Let the son: of freedom shout, For our b-ave and happy boys so far away. They ore heroes, all our own, On the Island of Luzon, And their vessels safe at anchor in the bay. Boom, boom, boom, the guns are sounding; Cheer up, Cubans, do you see ‘Thet beneath the starry flag, In remembrance of the Maine, Fight the valiant boys in blue to make you free? patie herent THE YALE AT ST. THOMAS. Auxiliary Cruiser First to Reach Vicinity of Porte Rico. A special to the New York World from St. Thomas yestiuday says: The United States crviser Yale, formerly the American liner Paris, boarded us about fifteen miles off San Juan at midday. , Capt. Wise is in command of the first American warship in the Porto Rican waters since the war began. Capt. Wise refused information as to the balance of the fleet, but the other ships are believed to be near. 4 The Yale tonight is guarding the Virgin Passage. We spoke the Yale again this afternoon. Capt. Wise inquired as to the ships at St. Thomas and thanked us for our informa- tion. Three Spanish coal shins cleared this Port at daylight for Porto Rico. We were watched off San Juan by sig- nals.. The German warship Geler has ar- rived there and .the forts saluted her. She brought no news of the Spanish fleet. a el 8) Paes a NO GOOD-aS: TORPEDO BOAT. —— Another Disappointment in a For- eign Purchase. The little torpedo boat Manley, purchased of the Yarrow Company im England and brought to New York on a freight steamer, is not Ikely to prove of much service in the present war. It has-been found that her coat capaeity-is so limited that she can- not safely venture to sea, and ers used only for ise pUFpOseSs. er defect, Hower: ie that it-is impossible to put torpedo tubes in her without ex- tensive alterations. Consequently it has been decided to utilixe her as’ a dispatch boat .in New York harbor. The Manley was built as an experiment. She is only 60 feet long and has a displacement of 47 tons. —_—_—_ So Pension Buréaw Dismissals. It is sald that there will be 100 dismissals at the pension bureau before the month is ended, and there is a s¢ramble among the 1,700 employes in the department to bring congressional pressdre* upon the commis- stoner so that the constituerf’s can retain their places. ear and Proctor called on the ir Saturday to look out for their cons! Commissioner id them t it was decided that there is-not a who is willing to amy of his friends be MOTHERS ARE LOYAL A Big Patriotic Demonstration at Their Congress, CLOSE OF THE SESSIONS Constitution Adopted and Officers and Committees Chosen. LITERESTING FEATURES When the mothers’ congress assempled in its afternoon session at the Grand House Saturday the purple peace which had been so prominently d earlier in the week, were noticeably absent, and before’ the gathering dispersed there had been sufficient expressions of loyalty and patriotism to relieve the congress com- pletely of the imputation that it was a peace-at-any-price assemblage. The inspir- ation for it was found in the emphatic de- nial of the published statement that the mothers contemplated sending a message of condolence to the Queen Regent of Spain, which was voiced in resolutions presented by Mrs. H. H. Birney of Pennsylvania, dis- claiming any such utterance or intention. Miss Richards Strikes the Chord. Miss Janet Richards, without whose w assistance the congress would have been leng ago plunged in a dozen dilemmas, arese, as usual, to the occasion. With her ciear voice vibrating with patriotism she spoke upon the resolutions, saying they certainly explained themselves. “There Miss Julia King. can be no lack of womanly, or sympathet- ie, or motherly feeling toward sorrowing mothers the world over,” she continued, “but it has seemed to many delegates this congress untimely that just now any thing should appear which should seem to put this congress in a position in any inimical to, or unsympathetic with, the' icy of this administration concerning the present war. I want the world to know that there are no more patriotic women in the length and breadth of the land t the women wh6 have come to this mothe congress. It seems to me more than re- grettable .that such an impression should go forth (as has through the press) that we are inimical because of certain resolu- tions that have been offered. : “I am a hearty sympathizer with the peace movement, but- the resolutions on peace have been misunderstood. I suppose all right-thinking people believe that peace is better than war, but we are not peace- at-any-price people! We all know that it is not true that there has never been a good war or a bad peace. If that were true we should still be under the domina- tion of Great Britain to day. If that were true, we should be a divided country to- day. There are times when we have to have war to establish peace, and this is one of the times. We have had barbaric and uncivilized warfare at our doors in Cuba for the last three years. Our coun- try has grown weary of it, and we have now gone forth, bound by all the laws of international warfare, pledged to prosecute a thoroughly civilized warfare, in order to drive out an uncivilized and intolerable neighbor, to the end that enduring peace may prevail.” When Miss Richards closed the entire audience rose and cheered. Mrs. De Reimer and Countess di Brazza caught up American’ flags. from the decorations and waved them vigorously. The throng broke into “The Star Spangled Banner’ and fol- lowed it with “America.” Then Mrs. Bir- ney’s resolutions were unanimously passed. Other Resolutions Approved. The regular resclutions sulmitted to the committee presided over by Mrs. Hensley of New York and approved were reported and passed. They pledged fealty to a single standard of morality between man and woman, favored the raising of the age of consent to the age of majority; the Mary Roefi Hofer. lacing of destitute children in families preference to institutions wherever pus- sible, and the formation of ‘vands of mercy; also the settlement of all national disputes by arbitration. A resolution ex- pressed confidence in President McKinley and-in the army and navy. A vote of thanks was tendered the officers, the press and to Miss Richards. Dr. W. N. cre, ‘Our Birthrigh' ae Me., on “ Birthright.” ‘The constitution, which was ado, executive sessicn, eliminated 08 Remingtons. 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Cassidy: urer, Mrs. Masters, and auditor, Mary on finance rict of Coium Mrs. Holtam: District of Columbia ters, Iinois, and Mrs. James fet of Columbia; co: ittee M Bourland, Illinois: education, Joseph § } gram. son, New Yo! Miss) Mary s Foard roll, B: Mrs. Burnham, Richards. Close of the Congress. The congress closed Saturday night with a mass meeting, which was somewhat in- formal in character and therefore interest- ing, musical and literary features of great excellence being liberally introduced. The subject of kindergarten work gave Mrs? C. E. James opportunity to teli an instruc- tive story about it. She explained how classes should be organized and the sys- tem of instruction best to be followed, and created something of a sensation by firmiy expressing her belief that the average grad- ton; executive comm Mrs. Pettigrew and Mi: uate of a woman's college was no more fittel by ucation to become a mother than the.ay ee factory girl. Mrs. Eliza N. Alexander illustrated how easy it was to amuse children by re- citing a nursery story, using a brush and bottle of ink to depict its scenes, and de- lighted her audience with her unique man- ner. Need of Sensible Nurses. The need of intelligent nurses proved a most attractive theme for Mrs. Harris of New York. The nurse, she said, had the power in her hands to mold the child's character, to fit it for its place in the so- ciety of the future; consequently it is of the greatest importance that she should exert over the little ones the best cul- tured and refined influences. The tendency, however, of intelligent women, she said, was to avoid the care of children. Thus the task fell upon those unqualified and unfit for the work. She advocated a kin- dergarten for the instruction of nurses in the methods of dealing with their charges. The Chinese minister, Wu Ting Fang, who occupied a seat on the stage, was pre- sented by President Birney and made a pleasant speech, in which his witty sallies caused much merriment. He cordially in- dorsed the mothers’ movement and con- gratulated the congress upon its good work. Prof. Leo Wheat, the distinguished pian- ist, played a medley of national airs, which the ‘big gathering cheered to the echo, all singing the stanzas of “America” when he | played the national hymn. Miss Hofer; sang several selections during the even- ing most charmingly, and Miss Julia King, the Boston elocution: again showed her wonéerful talent in several recitations. A poem dedicated to Mrs. Phoebe Hearst was read by the author, Miss Alice Lee Moque, and after Miss Janet Richards had impart- ed some valuable suggestions as to the fu- ture work of the congress the sessions were closed <3 a benediction pronounced by Prof. Theodore Seward. A Natural Query. Very naturatly the question will now be asked, “What bas the mothers’ congress accomplished?” It is a little early for this question, because the work is in its in- fency, but it is lusty and able to auswer for itself. Mrs. Birney, the faithful presi- dent of the organization, feels proud of the werk accomplished, and encouraged to go on with the arduous labors for another year. “We did not expect immediate results,” she said, “for the work is so far reaching that it did not seem possible that we could accomplish anything to speak of In one short year, but it seems as though the har- vest was ripe for us so immediate have been the returns. Mothers’ clubs, child study clubs, kindergartens, sewing clubs; indeed, societies of every kind and charac- ter that are helpful to women and cail- dren, have grown out of suggestions mad¢ In the mothers’ congress of a year ago. It seems as though the whole wide worid is interested In the mothers’ work. “But then why shouldn't it be?” she asked, with one of her gentle smiles. “The hand that rocks the cradle does rule the werid, after all, trite though the saying may seem, and scoffed at as it is by the advanced thinkers. “Good mothers rear their children to be- come good men and women. There are sad lapses, it is true, but these are the excep- ticns that prove the rule. Many of the happy than their own have Leen; less fortunate in many respects; mothers whose hearts are right, but whose education has been limit- ed; whose ities have been circum. scribed. Jove their children, but in many of the women in attendance the prefix “Miss.” One little matron who was ve: rant at the slu-s ladies and the men position in life.” d has a hieh of- . a beautiful While I owe ve a duty out- nd to the world tn wrself up at home I erow rusty, selfish and untovable. Would czll me queer. People Was stingy, unsocial and eccen- My children Id not profit by my foned id-as and theories, and boin husband and children must he grow away me. To jections and to be a companion fe those I love I deem it my duty to be interested in all that tends to nd elevate ha- man kind. Then I my children’s ; teacher. I must in time send them awa frcm me. When I do that I want to kno that the people I intrust them to are them- scives trustworthy. I want to be sure they know something outside of something other than the k ed in schools. Such yeung men and youn; want to know, can th ige n bet- needs ana meetings? ome 3 be and read us papers explaining their ide of matters and things in general. Then we. mothers, with our Wider experier can confer with them and discuss their methods publiciy, thus benefiting ev: From a mo y that Io of mothers’ a body. standpoint, ler the ‘natio: d-inspired idea. We hav. no political aspirations, no socicty longin, no desire for office. We are simply mo’ ers, gathered from India and England, from Maine and Mississiy to interc ideas, discuss methods and perfect plan to make our homes the bulwarks of the na- tion. When Rome forgot God, and her me hous prosticution, er while the meet in co that of Rome s Ml our beloved country. Expressive of Gencral Sentiment. The sentiments of thes» two women seem to be the sentiments of the whole congress. Out of the organization of a year ago ovet 300 clubs in various parts of the country have reported. Thes> clubs, as the reports show, reach cut into every avenue of wom- an’s work, nto every branch of home and housewifely duties, and the enthusiasm seems unbound=d. In the large cities these mothers’ clubs are largely philanthropic, and are besieging city administrations to provide better houses and better sanitary methods for the poor, and have formed kindergart:n nurseries for the care of the poor little waifs whose mothers have to la- bor for their daily bread. The women of these clubt are after the sweatshops, and are petitioning cily counctls, state legisla- tures and everybody else who can aid them in their endeavor to better the conditions of the ignorant, vicious and fallen. There are cranks in the organization, fad- dists, theorists and fanatics. These are found everywher, but when all are brought together and all the theories compared scmething of good comes out of It. The congress just closed has been singularly hermonious, not a jar, not an unkind word, to mar the perfect concord of f>eling exist- ing. Th> 275 delegates in attendance feel amply repaid for their week's hard work, ana happy in the knowledge that a perfact organization has been effected. ——__ Pension Office Jubliation. The report of news from the Philippines Saturday caused the greatest rejoicing all throughout the city. This was especially the case at the pension office, where there was a most remarkable patriotic demon- stration. A short while before 4 o'clock a quartet in the western divisioa started sing- ing “The Star Spangled Banner.” In a few minutes about 1,60 persons had joined in. This was continved until the crowd became SO great that it was almost impossible to turn around in the gorridors. Part of the clerks adjourned 19 the portico, and the re- muinder took up a position on the outside of the building underneath. immediately there was a mammoth chorus singing pa- triouc songs. The crowd did not Jeave until nearly all the patriotic songs had be:n rendered. May Leave When the Ends. The Secretary of War has prepared a cir- cular to the army saying that soldiers re- enlisting in th: regular army during the war may be informed that they will be granted their discharges, if Gesired, at the close of the war upon their individual ap- Plication, ———————-e-_____ Leaves to Go to War. general, said Saturday, that the order of Postmaster General was not understood in regard to this matter. A postmaster can be granted leave ouly until the of the term of . | ? | & 5 i | i | ; g Wl a