Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. eee PUBLISHED DAIL EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 31¢7 Fenneylvenis Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUPFMANN, Pres't. New York Otice, 49 Potter Building ‘The Evening Star ts serted t aity by crrriers, on thet own Pe ta per m Copies at the b. By mafl—anywhere lo the Talted States :r Canada—postage prepaid -50 cents b. rday Quintuply Steet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added. $8. (Entered at the Po t Office at Washington, D. 0., ax second-class ma’l matter EF All mail sunseriptious must be pxld fn advance. Rates of advertising made known on applicstlor. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Spain to Be Made to Still Further Feel the Sting of War. SAMPSON 0 CROSS THE OCEAN —— If No Surrender After the Fall of Rico. Santiago and Porto INVASION OF a Se CUBA It is said to be the President's plan that if Spain does not surrender after the fall of Santiago and Porto Rico, Admiral shall be sent across the ocean to blockade or bom- bard Spanish ports. The invasion of Cuba will not be delayed until fall, but will begin so soon as operations ntiago and Porto Rico are completed. The 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry has been assigned to duty at Sheridan Point and Fort Wash- ington, the principal defenses of the national capital. Commander Miller has been de- tached from the command of the Sampson Merrimac, recently sunk in Santiago | channel, and assigned to command the Pompey, recently commanded by the late Lieut. Commander Sturdy. Secretary Alger declined to say this morning whether the United States troops had sailed from Tampa for Cuba. The Senate passed a bill to organ- ize a hospital corps of the navy, to define its duties and regulate its pay. War Department has char- tered six more ships and has taken steps to obtain five more, which, it is believed, will solve the problem of obtaining transportation of troops to the Philippines. A board has been appointed to visit Columbia, S. C., Savannah, Ga., and Fernandina and Miami, Fla., to select a suitable camp. A report was circulated that Capt. Philip of the Texas had been killed, but was promptly denied. On good auth the plans of toc it is said that the administration with re- gard te Spain extend much further than now supposed, even by those on the inside. The statement is made that if Spain does hot surrender with the fgll of Porto Rico and Santiago she will be made to feel the Stirg of war at her own doors. The Span- at home wil! eut that all the $ told them abe en American and Spanish victori fabrications. Sampson's Next Duty. It is known that the belief of the Presi- dent is that the fall of Porto Rico and Santiago will bring S; her knees, and this belief takes into account the stub- born Spanish nature are the merest and fact that it is ntial to the very existence of the 8 h government that the war be pro- lenged as long as possible, and the Span- ish people fooled to the fullest extent. Knowit g the possib’ that the officials of Spain may still a faint hope of victer the Pre has already Gecided, it 1s said, to order Admiral Samnp- son against Spain herseif so DOR aS cer- tain operations in the West Indies are con- eluded. Of course, this projected mo rent of Sampzon is 2 upon the final Gisposition of Cervera, which everybody believes will be accomplished. That over, @ goodly portion of the feet will no longer be needed in West Indian waters and will be sent to Spain to teach the people how aly they are being fooled by their offi- cials. Cuban Invasion Not to Be Delay that the invasion been deferred until ninistrat s been busy se- scientific information of the climate nditions of Cuba. These facts tend ‘at, properly cared for, the Amer- ican troops will be as in Cuba as in Florida. Hospital camps will be estab- lished in the mountains for the sick. The invasion of Cuba proper will be be- wun with the ending cf the operations against Porto Rico and Santiago. That may be a month off, but by that time everything will be ready for the landing of 147,000 men. Some of the troops which have become seasoned in the Santiago and Porto Rico campaigns will be withdrawn nd with the reserve forces will be sent against Blanco and bis soldiers. The Scramble for Appointment. The scramble for the few remaining army and navy appointments s' oes on at the White House and at the departments. Old officials at the White Hc say that the number of callers is as large as in any of the palmy political day sure on congresstnen from con- and these congr men 1 to the White House in the hope of satisfying the demands made upen them. It can be said, however, that the large ma- jority of the are considerate of the President, and state their business briefly. Today's list of visitors showed over thirty senators and representatives, three cabinei membsrs and a half dozen army and revy officials, all of whom saw and chat with the President. Secretaries Day, Bliss and Alger were the cabinet members, and they had business which kept them with the President a good while. Between fifty and one hundred un- Official seekers after places waited in the hepe of seeing the President. Among the senators who called were Messrs. Lodge, Cullom, Fairbanks, Per- kins, Thurston, Cockrell and Turpie. ‘The President told several of his callers that he was confident there was no truth im the Madrid dispatch that Capt. Philip of the Texas was killed by a shell. Some of the visitors discussed the an- yy nexation of Hewaii with the Presidentu Che Evening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1898—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter, Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invartably in advance. Sub- seribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. ntative Hull of Iowa, after seeing dent, said: “We will remain here until Decembe: or annex Hawaii. We will at least get a vote on the question.” War Balloons. General Greeley called at the White House today regarding the progress of af- fairs In the signal service. He said that the two French war balloons to be used in the Cuban campaign will arrive at Tampa tonight. It is not stated what disposition will be made of them after this. Senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada called in regard to an appointment desired by a constituent of theirs. Colored Men and Commissions. Representative White of North Carolina, the only colored member of the House of Representatives, called on the President today to inquire about the many stories In circulation that no colored men will be ap- pointed to offices above the rank of lieuten- ant in the five “immune” regiments allot- ted to the negro race. Mr. White told the President that those stories had been cir- culated so persistently as to cause many inquiries to be directed to him from all directions. The President said that the stories are without foundation, as he in- tends to make appointments for these regi- ments strictly on merit and irrespective of color. Any colored man competent to fill a high place in any of the regiments will not be discriminated against because of his color. Unfounded Rumor About Capt. Philip. Secretary Day was the first caller to greet the President today. He spent about half an hour with him. On leaving he said there were n6 important dispatches and no dev: epments in the war situation. One story that was current during the day at the White House that Capt. Philip of the battle ship Texas aad been killed by a shell fired by the Spaniards in the recent bom- bardiment. The President was in consulta- tion with a senator when he recelved a press dispatch to this effect. He promptly handed over the dispatch to be read and r2- marked that it was “nonsense,” and tha there was no reason to believe it to be true. He ted Admiral Sampson's official dis- patch announcing no casualties, and said if the r2port was to be given credence he wouid have been wired immediately. ° REVENUE BILL CONFERENCES. The Tobacco Schedule the Subject of Much Controversy. The conferees on the war r2venue bill continued their session today. The greater part of the forenoon session was devoted to hearing representations upon the tobac- co schedule, which is still the subject of much controversy. Senator Daniel was in conference with the conferees on this schedule, and Senator Lingsay saw indi- vidual members of the committee concern- ing it. The two points in dispute are the regulations concerning the size of pack- ages and the taxation of stock in hand. The Chilton amendment to schedule B applying the previsions in relation to pro- prietary medicinal articles is also the sub- ject of much controversy. The New Eng- land senators are generaliy clamoring for the omission of this amendment on the ground that it practically provides for the taxation of ail manufactured articles. The committee has nut yet announced a decision on the amendment, but the indi- cations are that it will be eliminated. The committee had with it today some of the experts from the office of the commissioner of internal revenue on the administrative features of the bill. Whe republican members of the confer- ence committee have practically reached an agreement on the most important items of difference between the two houses. They relate to the coinage of the stiver bullion, the form of the bond provision and the amount of the bonds, the inheritance tax, the duty on tea, ete. These questions have not yet been raised in the full conference and the republicans decline to state any points of their agreement. The general impression among Senators is that there will be some provision for ceining the seigniorage and possibly al! the silver bullion in the Treasury, but it is not believed that the terms of the Senate provision will be accepted without material modification. The result of the Oregon election strengthened those opposed to making any concessions to silver, but it also had the effect of causing the western republican senators to be all the more ciamorous for recognition. ‘They express confidence that their representation will not go unheeded and they profess to speak upon assurances from republican mem- bers of the conference. ——————— SUITABLE CAMPING GROUND. A Board Appointed to Visit Southern Cities. The Secretary of War has appoint?d a ting of Col. Charles K. Green- stant surgeon general; Major F. G. Hogson, quartermaster; Major George H. Hopkins, assistant aajutant general, and . Edgar Jadwin, to visit Columbia, 8. Savannah, Ga.; Fernandina and Miami, a., with a view to ascertaining a suitable camp ground for forces now in the field. Having completed this duty, all the mem- bers of the board will return to this city and submit a report in writing as to the result of their observations. ——— GINEER MENOCAL’S CASE, board, ¢ leaf, a Fo} Recommendation for Clemency Dis- regarded by the Department. Acting Secretary Allen has approved the proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of the court-martial which passed up- on the charges against Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal. ‘he officer was found guilty of negligence in connection with the con- struction of the big dry dock in the New York navy yard, and was sentenced to suspension from duty for three years, on furlough pay, which ts $1,250 per annum, while his*full pay was $3,000. Nine of the ten members of the court-martial recom- mended the exercise of clemency in this case, but the department disregarded the recommendation. a New Names for Naval V. is. New names have been selected for several recent acquisitions to the navy. The steamer Whitgiff, which has been chartered to tow the monitor Monadnock to Manila, has been renamed the Nero The tug Kate Jones has been named Seminole. The ferry boat East Boston and the yacht Inca will retain their present names. ——+-2+______. Mr. Dawes to Déliver Address, DETKOIT, Mich., June 8 —Charles G. Dawes, controller of the currency, has ac- cepted an invitation to address the con- vention of the National Association of Credit Men in this city June 23. PEAS SE Steamship Arrivals, = At New York, Prinz Regent Luitpold, from Bremen. At Southampton, Chester, — via Queenstown. Queenstown, Teutonic, from New York for Liverpool. THE MERCEDES SUNK|MANILA EXPEDITION|SECY. ALGER SILENT This Report Comer From Semi-Offi- - cial Spanish Source. VIZCAYA AND FUROR DAMAGED More Details of the Fight at San- tiago on Monday. CONFLIC! IN THE NEWS es MADRID, June 8.—A semi-official note was published here today purporting to give an account of the bombardment of Santiago de Cuba by the American fleet on Monday last: “The American navy, under Admiral Sampson, has fiercely attacked Santiago de Cuba and a bloody encounter ensued. The Americans made three attacks on the Spanish marine and land batteries, which replied. As a consequence, the Americans were repulsed with heavy losses, estimated at 1,500 men. “The Americans projectiles, however, sank the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes."" . A Conflicting Report. Another dispatch received here from Ha- vana, from Spanish sources, says “‘the Americans were again repulsed at the last bombardment of Santiago de Cuba.” Continuing, this report asserts that the damage done to the batteries and towns ‘is unimportant or is already repaired,” adding: “The Spanish guns did not cease to fire an instant during the fight and all the batterics are in condition to reply to the enemy's fire. During the second at- tack Colonel Ordenez was on board the Reina Mercedes and personally assisted in working her guns. Every one regards Col- onel Ordenez and General Linarez as the heroes of the day.” According to official Spanish dispatches received here, the exact loss of the Span- jards at Santiago de Cuba on Monday is as follows: Land forces—One soldier killed and five officers wounded, including Col. Ordenez, slightly wounded. Sea forces—The second officer in com- mand of the Reina Mercedes, five sailors and twenty-nine marines killed, and an of- ficer and eleven sailors wounded. The official dispatches also say that many of the wounded, including Col. Ordenez, are able to attend to their duties. It is announced here that the Spanish steamer Benito has “run the blockade of Manzanillo” and arrived at Jamaica. Another Havana Account. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) HAVANA, June 7 (Delayed in trans- mission.)—Details from Spanish sources at Santiago de Cuba were received here today of the Spanish losses during the bombard- ment of the forts there by the American fleet on Monday. The “marine chief” killed on board the Reina Mercedes was former Capt. Emilio Acosta Eyormanu. Ensign Alejandro Molins, also of the Reina Mer- cedes, was killed. Col. Ordenez of the ar- tiliery, and inventor of the cannon bearing his name, was slightly wounded. Some other officers were slightly wounded by projectiles, shells and fragments scattered by the explosion of shells on land. The insurgents today dynamited a pas- senger train near Canas, province of Pinar del Rio, overthrowing one car and derailing the train. The Vizeaya Damaged. NEW YORK, June 8.—A special from Kingston, Jamaica, reports that the Span- ish cruiser Vizcaya and the torpedo boat destroyer Furor were badly damaged dur- ing the bombardment of Santiago’s de- fenses on Monday. A shell from the Brooklyn Is sald to have burst under the Vizeaya’s port quarter, dismounting a gun, injuring the cruiser’s rudder and wounding several of her sailors. Se MAKES THINGS HOT FOR SPANISH. Gunboat Leyden at Cardenas Blazes Away at Them. KEY WEST, Fla., June 8.—An auxiliary gunboat which arrived here this morning from Cardenas reports all quiet there, ex- cept that the auxiliary gunboat Leyden is making things very lively for the Span- iards by blazing away at them whenever she sees a movement on the Spanish gur- beats or on the defensive works at Car- denas. The British collier Roath, a sister ship of the Restormel, was held up on June 4 by an American gunboat. Not responding promptly to a blank shot. a solid shot was sent across her. Next day she was held up by a second gunboat and obeyed im- mediate The Roath was in ballast, bound for Mobile, from San Juan de Porto Rico, where vhe had discharged her cargo of coal, —_o___ TO DEFEND CITY APPROACHES. The Fifteenth Penusylvania Assigned to the Potemac Batteries, Gen. Frank, commanding the Depart- ment of the East, has assigned the lith Pennsylvania Regiment of Infantry Volun- teers to duty at Sheridan Point, Va., and at Fort Washington, Md., the batteries at which places constitute the principal pro- tection to the national capital from attack by water. —____-.-_____- MRS. ATKINSON NOT GUILTY. Case Against Wife of West Virginia Governor Falls Through. CLEVELAND, Ohfo, June 8—A special from Glenville, W. Va., says: The jury last night returned a verdict of not guilty in the indictment in which Mrs. Atkinson, wife of the governor, was a co- defendant.” This ends the long and noted case in which Mrs. Atkinson was charged with forgery. ——_—. Army Orders of Local Interest. Capt. James R. Hosmer, assistant quar- termaster, U. 8. V., has been ordered to Dunn Loring, Va., and report in person to Major M. C. Martin, quartermaster, for temporary duty under bis direction. Major R. P. Strong, U. 8. V., has been ordered to report to Major General Graham, commanding the 2d Army Corps, at Fails Church, for assignment to duty as signal officer of that corps. Lieut. B. O. Leontr, U. 8. V., has been ordered to duty under the direction of Major Strong. The ie often othe Vale unteer Signal Corps have e places at Gen, Merritt Orders a Mountain How- itzer Battery Along. ANOTHER TRANSPORT CHARTERED The Second Detachment Will De- part in a Few Days. TARGET PRACTICE ORDERED SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 8,—Gen. Merritt’s latest order for the campaign in the Philippines is that a battery of six mountain howitzers shall be taken on the next expedition. to Manila. To move the guns, carriages and ammunition in the Phil- ippines a pack train of mules will be re- quired. It is understood that Lieut. Car- son, 4th United States Cavalry, will be in command of the battery. The general court-martial in session at Camp Merritt has convicted John Camp- bell of the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers, who attacked a colored man at Mt. Gret- na, Pa., just before the regiment left for the coast. A light sentence was imposed, as Campbell has practically been in pris- on a month. More Transports for Manila. The steamer Morgan City has been char- tered as a transport by the government. She has sleeping accommodations for near- ly 800 people. She will be inspected by the medical surveyor today and can be made ready for sea by the end of the week. The charter price is $660 a day. The City of. Para, due here today from Panama, is al-: most certain to be chartered and the Lee-’ lana may also become a transport. The Leelana came here from the east as a col- lier, but has been converted into a fine pas- senger steamer, The Indiana, which has been chartered at Seattle, will be fitted up here to accom- modate 900 men. The second flest of transports may put to Sea on Saturday afternoon, but will not get away until Monday. The Colon will be fumigated today and then the stores will be put on board. The China will begin tak- ing on stores tomorrow and cam be loaded by Saturday. The Zealandia ts r2ady to sail at short notice, so the departure of the ex- pedition within a few days is naw a cer- tainty. Ammunition for Target Practice. Preparatory to their departure for Manila the men of the Colorado and Pennsylvania regim2nts have been supplied with ammu- nition for target practice. All the troops now in camp will shoot over the Presidio ranges in turn, beginning today. The Utah cavalry carry heavy Intrench- ment knives instead of sabers. The Knives are about a foot long, and their biades are as wide as the base of a mason’'s trowel. They are very formidable weapong at close quarters. f ta tees Contributions to the Red Cross Society of California now amount to $40,534. Towa Troops for Manil: DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8—It is ex- pected at Camp McKinley that the 49th Regiment is to follow the 51st toward Man- ila. Col. Dows has not received any official instructions to this effect, but the agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail- road says he has direct instructions that his road is to take half of the men to Omaha, on their way to San Francisco. > BACK FROM PORTO RICO. Lieut. Whitney Returns Safely From a Dangerous Mission. NEW YORK, June 8.—Lieut. Henry H. Whitney, 4th United States Artillery, who hes twice penetrated into the very heart of Spanish territory, once in Cuba and last- ly in Porto Rico, arrived here today on the British steamer Ar rose from Porto Rico. Through him the War Department will soon be in possession of important and accurate information concerning the mil- itary strength and defenses of the island. ‘The Porto Rican mission was undertaken under orders from the department to travel through the most strongly fortified places and the headquarters of military bodies and observe their strength and the prepara- tion the commanders had mada to resist occupation by the American troops. Lieut. Whitney made the journey with great expedition. He found 5,000 volunteer troops and 4,500 regulars in and about Ponce. The soldiers were sickly, however, and discontented for lack of pay. Food ‘he found to be alarmingly scarce, and that fact, combined with the American sentiment! pervading the towns, inclined him to the belléf that if the United States troops did not invest the island within a month the inhabitants would turn upon the Spaniards and drive them out. eee es DEBT ON HOBSON HOMESTEAD. Father of Merrimac Hero Has Ten- dered the Amount Due. CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 8—In view of the published statement that the home- stead, at Greensboro’, Ala., occupied by the mother of Lieutenant Hobson, the Merri- mac hero, was heavily mortgaged, and that @ popular subscription was started to re- lease it, the Times Star wired to that city for the facts, and today received this re- ply: GREENSBORO’, Ala., June 8.—Your in- quiry received. Judge Hobson’ has ten- dered to the mortgage company the amount due on the mortgage. There is a dispute as to the amount of the debt, but the ‘money is in hand to pay any amount due, and no ee is needed of any sort. Please publish this. (Signed) H. C. BENNER! ‘mdltor Bence. —_-—__ PANAMA’S OFFICERS TO GO HOME. ‘Will Sail for Gibraltar satutday* on Tartar Prince. 2 NEW YORK, June 8—The captain, ‘off- cers and crew of the Spanish -stean#hip Panama, now a United States $rize "and awaiting sale at this port, will sail for Gibraltar on the Tartar Pringe on Satur- day next. ‘The captain, officers and crew of the Seon Siero Rita, now a United Sema Britannic, which watlea om and Refuses to Say Whether Troops Have Left Tampa. THERE HAS BEEN 100 MUCH TALKING No Further Word Received From Admiral Sampson. LANDING OF THE MARINES Secretary Alger this morning positively declined to say whether the United States troops had sailed yet from Tampa for Cuba. He holds that notwithstanding the bottling up of the Spanish squadron in Santiago, there are still good and sufficient reasons why: every precaution should be adopted to prevent the Spaniards from ob- taining information as to the departure of our troops, the point selected for their de- barkation and the strength of the expedi- tion. He was a good deal annoyed at the attempt of some of the newspapers this mortiing to indicate the very point selected for landing the troops and siege guns in the neighborhood of Santiago. If it were true that the department had selected a place where there is a strong wharf upon which the vessels may discharge the heavy siege train directly, the publication of that fact, if authenticated, might very naturally lead the Spaniards to destroy that par- ticular wharf and thus seriously hamper the operations of the troops. Careful inquiry at other places in the War Department where information as to the movement of the troops might natur- ally be expected, developed the fact that no word had yet come of the departure of the military expedition from mpa. As the troops are under orders to go to sea just as soon as they can be made ready without further direction from the depart- ment, it is deemed probable that they will get off some time during the day and that notice te that effect will be the next news received at the department. Nothing More From Sampson. No further word from Admiral Sampson was received at the Navy Department dur- ing the night or this morning. The bulletin made public by the department lsst night in confirmation of the press reports cf the attack upon Santiago last Monday is be- lieved to be merely a skeleton statement of Admiral Sampson's cablegram, which, it is surmiséd, contained a good deal more in- formation than it was deemed prudent to make public. Of course, to protect the naval cipher, the matter published was a paraphrase and it was said at the depart- ment this morning that the term used in the bulletin “‘sllenced works quickly with- out injury at any time” was based upon a statement in the original dispatch broad enough to Indicate that the ships had sus- thined no injuries and that there had heen no casualttes among the personnel of the American fleet. Only Marines Landed. Naval officers this morning expressed the belief that about all of the force landed Monday from Sampson's fizet were marines, and that their purpose was not so much to take military possession of the landing as, Ferhaps, to spike some guns and destroy some batteries that might have been reoc- cupied by the Spaniards to advantage aftar the retirement of the American fleet from the action. One object of Sampson's attack which has escaped general observation, though €x- ceedingly important, was pointed out at the Navy D>2partment this morning. This was to prevent the Spaniards from making a successtul attempt to remove the obstruc- tion of the channel caused by the wreck of the Merrimac. Having silenced the forts at the entrance of the harbor, which while ef- fective obliged the American fleet to lie many miles out at sea to keep out of range of their guns, Sampson will now be able to place one or mor? of his ships close to the mouth of the bottle, where they will lie in comparative safety and yet be able to com- mand easily with their guns the wreck of the Merrimac. Gen. Bancroft Sent to Tampa. Brigadier General Bancroft of Massachu- setts was at the War Department today receiving final instructions. He has been assigned to duty with Gen. Shafter’s corps at Tampa, Fla. The Hospitul Ship. The ambulance ship Solace sailed from New York today to join Admiral Sampson’s squadron, She took all the contributions frem the various relief organizations that have been sent to Medical Director Blood- good for distribution to the sick or wound- ed of the fleet. Surgeon General Van Reypen will send by the Solace for distribution fifty boxes of oranges and fifty boxes of lemons. He has also given the surgeon of the Solace $500 to assist in the subsistence of the sick or wounded, or to buy delicacies for them in any port the Solace may enter. Being a neutral ship, under the Geneva cross flag, she has free access to any port. os ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS. The Rock Creek Park Commission Soon to Take Up the Question. The Rock Creek park commission held an important meeting yesterday afternoon and completed arrangements for a public meeting to be held on the 23d inst. for the ecnsideraticn of the question of the bene- fits which have resulted to adjacent property by the establishment of the park. Final acticn on this question has been de- ferred, pending the action of the courts on the legality of the proposed assess- ments. Notice of the proposed meeting will be advertised in the newspapers. The commission is composed of Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers; Col. Beach, engineer commissioner of the District; Mr. Lang- ley of the Smithsonian Insitution; Gen: Boynton and Mr. Ross Perry. ee CARRANZA AND DU BOSC. Belief That They Will Be Ordered From Soil. The negotiations for the expulsion of Carranza and Du Bosc are sat- isfactorily, The President and State De- partment are satisfied that these superin- tendents of the Spanish spy system in this selves in readiness to furnish the British government with the original letter of Car- Tanza. Carranza’s assertions that the letter was papropenly, translated will be shown to the British government to be false. The orig- {nal letter is at the disposition of Sir Julian Pauncefote, who can have it translated by officials of his embassy. In addition, the letter has been photographed and the pho- tographic copies can be obtained by those who are entitled to them. —_—____e. i GOING TO GREENLAND. An Unusual Cr St. The school ship St. Mary's, stationed at New York, will make an unusual cruise this year, carrying the boys to Greenland and within the arctic circle, in order to give them an insight into the life of the Esqui- maux and the geography of their country. Lieut. Howard Patterson is in command of the vessel, and there are now about sev- enty-three boys on the ship undergoing a course of instruction in navigation and sea- manship. For over twenty years past it has been the custom for the school ehip to make an annual visit to the Mediterranean, but, in view of the war, it was thought best to select another destination for this Year's cruise. It is expected that the ves. sel will start on her trip to the frozen north this afternoon or tamorrow. —_——__-e-. Money Orders for the Sol lers. _For the conyenience of the troops at Camp Alger, near Falls Church, Va., the Post Office Department has opened there @ money order office as a branch of Washington office, to be known as camp Alger Postal Station, Washington, D. C.” A money order officé has also been open- ed at Chickamauga Park as a branch of the Chattanooga, Tenn., oftice, to be known as “Chickamauga ark Postal Station, Chattanooga, Tenn.,” so that soldiers may receive payment of money orders within the lines of the encampment. Persons de- siring to send money orders to soldiers at these camps should request t “2 drawn as above. oe mat Shey be © to Be Made by the BELOW THE STANDARD. Condition of City Water During the Month of May. According to Colonel Bingham, the eng!- reer officer temporarily in charge of th Washington aqueduct, the condition of the water served to the people of the District of Columbia was not up to the standard during the past month. The water as it Was tested at Great Falls before it entered the system was very turbid for twenty-five da and clear only six days during the month, while at the effluent gate house of the distributing reservoir, where it enters the pipes conv & it to the city, the wa- ter was very turbid ten day: turbid seven ays and clear fourteen days, showing a slight improvement in its condition be- Ae its entrance and exit from the reser- voirs. —_— AFTER ™ 'Y YEARS, Gen, Butler Has His Field Glasses Re- turned to Him. When Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler returned from South Carolina cn Monday he found a neatly arranged express package. When this was opened a pair of field glasses was fceund. Accompanying them was a note ficm a Mrs. Kemper of Virginia, saying that she had conie into possession of them after the severe wounding of General But- lcr. From this wound the general lost a leg. General Butler instantly recognized the glasses as having belonged to him when he was a ecnfederate officer. Swinging them across his shou'der, he said: “Well. iis is something to think about. The last time I wore these I was a confederate of- ficer. Noy lama Yankee.” The last wi Was used with pride. eee The New York Camp of Sons of the American Revolution hes decided to present General Butier with a splendid horse and trappings. At the same time the camp will present Brig. Gen. Fred. Grant with a beautiful sword Johr C. Calhoun, an ex- cenufederate, will make the presentation to General Grant, and Dr. Frene , an ex- federal soldier, will make the presentation to General Butler at Camp Alger, ———_—__-e._ MAKE FAVORABLE REPORT. Commissioners Forward Report on Bills for Street Extensions. Senate bill 4662, for the extension of 19th street northwest, and House biils 10383 and 10389, for the extension of Rhode Island avenue, were favorably reported today by the District Commissioners in letters ad- dressed by them to the chairman of the Senate District committee and to the chair- man of the House District committee. The Commissioners recommend in the matter of 19th street that the United States sha bear one-half of the expense. Specs LATER RETURNS FROM OREGON, Geer"s Plurality for Governor Already 7,570 Over King. PORTLAND, Oreg., June &—Practically complete returns from twenty-five out of thirty-two counties of the state give the following results: For governor—Geer, republican, 35,648; King, fusionist, 28,078. Geer's plurality, 7,570. For congressmen—First district: Tongue, republican, 18,874; Veatch, fusionist, 16, 985. Tongue’s plurality, 1,889. Second district—Moody, republican, 15,- 837; Donaldson, fusionist, 10,72 i plurality, 4,613. oto ign eer's plurality for governor - creased by the complete returns’ | °° ™ The legislatures will stand as follows: Senate—Republicans 24; opposition 6. House—Republicans 44: opposition 16. — ballot—Republicans 68; opposition ——— TO BE LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER. Irving Scott Hopes the Wisconsin Will Be Like Oregon. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 8—Irving M. Scott, president of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, in a letter to the Milwau- kee Journal states that according to his belief the new battle ship Wisconsin will be launched some time in Nov conclusion, Mr. Scott writes: eisooaeters “We trust the Wisconsin will fol! the lines of the illustrious ‘Oregon, ad te as gocd a ship. It would be almost im- possible to wish her better.” —_ W. A. Rodenburgh Nominated. NASHVILLE, IL, June 8—W. A. Roden- tration, McKinfey’s war policy, gold’ dard, reciprocity and Protection. ee St. Paul Sails Today. NEW YORK, June 8—an necessary stores having been taken aboard the auxil- AGAIN POSTPONED Speaker Reed’s Efforts Against Ha- waiian Annexation Resolution. VOLUNTEER VOTING BILL INTERPOSED Some Friends Appear to Lack the Courage of Their Convictions. REED AND OXNARD Again there is a postponement of the consideration of the Hawaiian resolution in the House. The volunteers’ voting bill was made a coritinuing order, “subject to the tariff conference report.” Between this measure and the tariff conference report this weck can be consumed if nothing else suggests itself as an obstruction. The pos- sibilities of postponement are indefinite as iong as those who profess to favor annex- ation are lacking in the courage to insist upon their rights as a majority of the House. A Peremptory Caucus Ca’ Some of the republicans of the House who are earnest in their desire to have this question disposed of began this morn- ing to circulate a peremptory call for @ caucus. More than a hundred signed a caucus call some time ago, but Mr. Reed has succeeded in having the caucus held up. It is now proposed to make the call peremptory. But some of the alleged ad- yocates of annexvtion are hanging back, They are brave talkers in the cloak but their courage is suddenly extr the autocratic influence of Speaker Reed, It is fully known that the intention is to have Congress adjourn as soon as the rev- enue bill has been signed by the President. paker Rees listened to when he argues that the Hawaiian question should not be taken up by the House until after the tariff bill has been finally disposed of. Some Lukewarm Annexationixis, There appear to be some republicans in the House who will be perfectly they can get the credit among tt stituents of being in favor of annexation, but do not care whether action Is not. They figure that if the House the can vote for It and get credit for their votes, and then throw upon the Senate the passes resolution just before adjournment they responsibility for failu men are giving most valuable assistance to Mr. Reed, Mr. Pettigrew, Mr. White and the sugar trust, and are placing the fr Hawaii in the Senate at an unfai vantage. They are placing it in the power of a few men in the Senate to obstruct ac- tion there, while aiming to shield them- selves by throwing the responsibility upon the Senate at the eleventh hour. The Speaker's Latest Suggestion. It 1s said that the latest suggestion of Speaker Reed to Mr. Hitt, when being urg- ed to permit consideration of the resolution, was that Mr. Dingley be asked to call it up. Thereupon Mr. Hitt, it is asserted, went to Mr. Dingiey and he refused to as- sume the responsibi: The fact that a majority of the democratic party in Con- gress have taken sides against annexation is a great assistance to Mr. Reed, and he does not hesitate to avail himself of it, though his doctrine of party management has been that alliances with the opposi- tion should never be made to overe the majority of the party. In this “exception- al” case it seems that all custom must be ignored at the behest of certain business interests. Reed's Suggest to Oxnard. Mr. Oxnard 1s quoted as i: days ago that at the sugges Reed he was gving to see Mr. Daizell, a member of the rules committee, and that he hoped to be able to make it impossible for any special order for annexation to be reported from thai committee. ——_-+e-_____ OPEN TO MISAPPREHENSION, Mr. Carzon’s Remarks in the British House of Commons, A statement made by Mr. Curzon in the house of commons yesterday to the effect that negotiations w: Progressing for a settlement of all open questions between the United States and Great Britain has very naturally attracted a great deal of attention and has been the subject of some very vigorous cabling between representa- tives of the European powers stattoned at Washington and their home governments. There is official authority for the statement that if Mr. Curzon’s remarks are accepted as correctly published it will lead to a mise apprehension of the facts. He probably added the words “In respect to the domine ion of Canada” as only Canadian questions are being considered. Of course, however, in order to comply with diplomatic rules, the negotiations are between the United States and Great Britain and Canada can- ngt appear as a principal in the matter. The same view expressed by the officials here was taken at the British embassy, where, on Inquiry, it was stated that there was clearly a clerical error in the state- ment from the foreign office. The protocol recently signed here specifically states that the subjects to be submitted to a joint commission ar2 those “pending and re- maining unsettled between the United States and Canada.” Besides limiting the subjects to those relating to Canada the words “remaining unsettled,” restrict the work of the commission to those old and Well known questions of controversy, and expressly excludes new questions. As the so-called Anglo-American. alliance and kindred questions, which have aroused much conjectures, are distinctly new, the restriction of the protocol to old questions “remaining unsettied” obviously excludes all these new topics which, by the way, have never advanced beyond general cone jecture. ——————____. POSTAL SAVINGS BANK. Senate Committee Anthorizes vorable Report. The Senate committce on post offices and post roads today authorized a favor- able report upon the bill providing for the establishfrent of a system of postal save ings banks. The bill reported is the regular commit- It authorizes a Fas