Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898-10 PAGES. ———— SPECIAL NOTICES. ISTRICT 07 MLUMBIA VOLUNTEERS’ AID eamecnanienced fal meeting of the above as- sociation will be held at National Guard Armory, Yenter market, TUESDAY EVENING, Aa- ¢ 23, at 8 o'clock. H. N. coUD tockbokders ef the Union Bui Company, for the electicn of the board of directors and for such other business as will be dat the office of the co s ya Biter, Alexatdria, Val, on MONDAY, September 898, at 12:30 o°cleck ptm. ra MYRON M. PARKER, President. W. SCOTT TOWERS, Secretary. au23-law3t PRINTING OF THE UNHACK- NETED “OUTOF- THEO RD L NARY” SORT—if you want Printing of an individual, “stand-out” kind— let ELLIOTT do it. is 506 loth st. Tel. 1679. aui3-14d Solid Gold Frames, $2.25. Zylonite with crystal lenses, $1.00. Smoked Fi C No charge ‘y 2,°% OrreNnemen’s Pianning to Build ngh exam'nation of our specialist. 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All the up- to-date vebicles now being built are fitted with the Baker Bell-bearing axles. Let us refer you to prominent men ¥ knew in Washington who are using them. See model at our store. John B. Espey, HARDWARE, 1610 Pa. ave. au22-10d IYPORTANT._THE LAWYER WHO CALLED on C. R. L. Crown, 301 4% st. s.w., several s ago relative to the keirs of the late Will- Hughes, can get the desired information by yew oa BEN. €. MeQUAY, Coal Dealer, 920 est aw. = auz0-at° KNIGHTS TE IPLAR, ATTENTION! F ‘end uniforms renevated at special prices: w first-class and prempt. Mme. D. DION, i21 st. o.w. French new process for feathers, gl laces, etc au30-I10' by the price, for al- Don’t though it is only $1.00 for a full quart, oor a cannet by a tter judge whisky." Deltelons fia- 7 yor; full Lei desing te J ty. Jas. Tharp, 812 “Berkeley Pic nw. auis-iod AND PO! = E prepared to build Iron Fences and Best goods, best work and lowest Estimates furnished. Catalogue of Fences free. my6-tf BARBER & ROSS. 11TH AND G STS. FAIR TONIGHT. Continued High Temperature Until Thursday. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday; continued high temperature till Thursday; southerly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast —The hot weather now extends from the middle and lower Mississippi valley to the middle and south Atlentiz states and over the Red River of the South valley and west gulf states. ‘The temperature has fallen in the upper opi and middie and upper Missouri valleys and on the northern plateau. Thunder storms and rain have occurred in the upper lake region and in Florida and the middle Rocky mountain region. The pressure is high in the south Atlantic states. The storm yesterday in South Dakota has moved to Michigan, diminishing in in- tersity. ‘The temperature will continue high for in the middie , and high te Ohio end lower the west gulf at least two or three day and south Atlantic state peratures will prevail in th Mi sissippi valleys and The following heavy precipitation (in es) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Tam- 0S; Sault de » 246; Sainte Marie, 1.32; Qu’ , 1.2 Havana Weather. HAVANA, August 23, 8 a.m.—Barometer, 98; temperature, 82; winds south, light; weather partly cloudy. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 am.: Great Falls—Temperature, 79; con- dition, 2. Receiving reservoir—Tempera- ture, condition at north onnection, condition at south connection, uting reservoir—Temperature, 79; at influent gatehou a. Distrib- condition . 2; effluent gatehouse, Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 9 a.m. and 5:37 p.m.; high tide, 11:24 a.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:13 a.m. and 6:31 P-m.; high tide, 12:04 a.m. and 12:16 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, a.m.; 6:43 p.m. Moon sets, 9:38 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:22 a.m. The City Lights. 2 Gas lamps all lighted by 7:51 p.m.: extin- guishing begun at 4:30 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:36 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:45 a.m. Reeords for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 4 p.m. yes- terday: August 22, 4 p.m., 86; § D.m., 30; 12 midnight, 76 August 23, 4 a.m., 73 a.m., 76; 12 noon, 89; 2 p.m.. 91. Maximum, 91, at 2 p.m. August 23; minimum, 2, at 6 am. August 23. The following were the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours beginning at 4 p.m. sun sets, yesterday: August 22, 4 p.m., 8 p.m., 2990; 12 midnight, 20-01. August 23, 4 a.m., 20:92; $ e.m., 20:95; noon, 29:05; 2 p.m., 29:90: tae age ey Absent on Leave. Doorkeeper Marks of the United States branch of the Police Court is absent on his vacation, and untif he returns to duty Po: liceman Flynn of the District branch wi!l officiate iu Mr, Marks’ place. MORE OF THE FIRST COMING Two Hundred and Fifty District Troops + Leave Santiago Today. All the Sick Will Return on the Ships Carrying Fifth Infantry From Tampa. A late dispatch from Santiago yesterday conveyed the foliowing weléome news: ‘Two hundred and fifty of the Ist Dis- trict of Columbia Regiment will leave on the Minnewaska at 5 o'clock tomorrow. One hundred of the 9th Massachusetts will sail tomorrow on the Alleghany. On August 25 350 of the 9th Massachusetts will leave on the Florida, and the Ist Iinois will saii on the Berlin the same day. Two companies of the ist Illinois Regiment, which are new at Siboney, will leave that place on the Nueces on the 25th. The sick of all the regiments will leave on the ships bringing the 5th Infantry from Tampa. The Berlin arrived this morning. Crane's Regiment and four batteries of ght artil- lery are being loaded on the Specialist. Thirty men and a battery with one com- missioned officer are being placed on board the Unionist. One company of infantry and Gen. Shaf- ter's staff on board the Mexico will sail with the Specialist and Unionist during the present week. ———— PENSION RULIN NEW Assistant Secretary Davis Interprets the Act of January 187 Webster Davis, assistant secretary of th> interior, handed down a decision yesterday in the pension claim of Mary F., widow of Theron R. Per Lee, late of Companies K and C, Stevenson's New York Volunteers, M an war, wherein widow's claim for pension under the act of January 29, 1897, is considered and a new ruling made, in which Secretary Davis reverses the action of the commission2r of pensions and grants pension to the claimant. Secretary Davis decides: First. The rule of “age, or disabiiity, or dependence” prescribed in the Mexican pen- sion act of January 29, 1887, applizs with equal force to the'soldier or widow desig- nated in the act, and said act grants a pen- sion to each soldier or widow, whenever they establish the fact, in the pension bu- reau, that they are sixty-two years of age, or that their physical, mental or financial condition is of such a character as would entitle any applicant to any pensionable rating on account of disability or depend- under any pension law then in force; provided their disability was not incurred While in any mann2r voluntarily engaged in aiding or abetting the late rebetion against the authority of the United States, end provided the widow has not remarri Second. The provisions of section 47 Revised Statutas, in reference to a depend- ent mother, is applicable to a claimant un- der the act of January 29, 18S7, and as the claimant in this case is shown to be with- out “other means of support than the ordi- nary proceeds of her own manual labor,” she is shown to come within the “rul2 of dependence equivalent to that prescribed and recognized by the pension laws,” as provided by section 1 of said act. ee GERONIMO OBTAINED FOR OMAHA. Will Be an Attraction at the Trans- Mississippi Exposition. Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee, one of the managers of the trans-Mississippt exposition, is in the city. He came to see the President, and obtain, if possible, a promise from him to visit the exposition. The President gave him encouragement, and it 1s expected the presidential visit will be made during the early past of October. Mr. Rosewater presented the President with a handsome oil painting of the grand court at the exposition, painted by John R. Key, grandson of Francis Scott Key of “Star Spangled Banner’ fame. Mr. Rosewater went to the War Depart- ment yesterday for permission of the gov- ernment to take the tierce old warriur Ger- cnimo and his band to participate in the Indian ccr gress, which will be the fall feature of the exposition. The officials were surprised to learn that the War De- partment had any Indian prisoners. Per- mission, however, was granted, and the fierce old warrior who successfully eluded the gove ent for so long will soon be on exhibition. Mr. Rosewater said the exposition was basis. The war had detracted success, but now that peace was assured, he thought the remain- ing months would be highly successful. Mr. Rosewater spoke in glowing terms of the exposition. It was in many respects, he said, grander than the world’s f The architecture of the buildings was superb, ard the government building far surpasses in design the one et Chicago. The exhibit from the government was a very enter- taining one. Among other things, they had the first Spanish flag captured during the war. He had made arrangements also with the War Department to transfer many relics of the war to the exposition, an these would be immediately placed on ex- hibition. He was endeavoring to get the big war balloon used before Santiago, and, if successful, it would be anchored in the grounds. Postmaster General Smith will be present at the exposition October 6 to deliver the oration on Pennsylvania duy. + 4 PRESSES GRATITUDE. CERVERA E) He W Never Forget Americans’ Marks of Sympathy. The following telegrams have passed be- tween Admiral Cervera and the New York Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families’ Protective Association: “Admiral Cervera, Annapolis, Md.: ‘The citizens of the city of New York, voicing the sentiment of the people of the United States, meeting in the Metropolitan Opera House, under the auspices of the New York Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families’ Pro- tective Association, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson presiding, desire to ex- press to you their profound appreciation of your magnanimous, chivalric conduct to- ward Lieytenant Hobson and his gallant men on the occasion of the sinking of the steamship Merrimac in the harbor of Santi- ago. Greeting and good health. “JOHN BYRNE, President.” “Mr. John Byrne, President New Yorn Sol- diers’ and Sailors’ Families’ Protective Association: our telegram of the 5th instant did not reach me until yesterday. I feel very grati- fied at your manner of appreciating my be- havior toward the gallant Lieutenant Hob- son and his men. I seize with pleasure the opportunity of expressing my gratitude to the people of the United States for the marks of sympathy they have always shown me, which I shall remember as long as I live. CERVERA.” CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Bears the signature of NC You Have o) Always Bought CASTORIA ‘The Centaur Company. New Xork Oty, Kind FOURTH U. S. IMMUNES Regiment Largely Made Up of District of Columbia Volunteers, The Command Highly Complimented Upon Its Discipline and Person- nel—List of Its Officers. The 4th United States Regiment of In- fantry, under command of Col. James 8. Pettit, which is destined for Cuba to do gerrison duty, is receiving the plaudits of southern newspapers upon the soldierly bearing and manly qualities of the men in the ranks as we2ll as of the officers. The command received a royal greeting upon its advent in Camp Cuba Libre, at Jackson- ville, where it was sent to become a part of Gen. Lee’s 7th Army Corps. Five of the companies of tha regiment are accredited to the District of Columbia, two to West Virginia, two to Maryland and three to Virginia. The 4th is one of the ten regiments authorized by act of Congress, and known as “immunes.” Four of the t2n regiments are made up of col- ored men. Have Belted the Earth. Speaking of the 4th, upon its arrival in Jacksonville, a paper of that city says: “There are men of the south in the regi- ment and men who have belted the 2arth, and men who have lived in South America’ and along the Mexican coast and the Isth- mus of Panama. The men have all been select:d on account of their good health and superb physical development. The ex- aminations for enlistment were strict and most rigid. Many of the men have a thor- ough proficiency in the Spanish language, and quite a number can sp2ak and under- Senne Lit was organised et Fredericks. burg in June and the companies numbered 82 men each instead of the usual number, 106. The regiment is practically full, there having been at the date of its arival at Camp Cuba Libre but one recruiting officer out on duty, this being First Lieutenant William H. Mellach of Company D. He was stationed in this cit, “The 4th Immunes il be one of the crack regiments of the 7th Army Corps, as the men are all excellent specimens of manhood, and have been well drilied, the work in drilling having been extra heavy at Camp Cobb, where the men got eight hours daily. The men are all glad that they are identified with the 7th Corps, ua- der Major General Fitzhugh Lee, and with the chance of an early transfer to Havana. Official Roster. “The personnel of the regiment is as fol- lows: “Colonel James S. Pettit, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel George Cole, major of the Ist Battalion; Major Henry H. Lang- don, in command of the 2d Battalion; Major T. Parker, tn command of the $d Battalion; quartermaster, Benjamin Stark, jr.; regi- mental adjutant, J. Van Ness Philip; sur- geon major, Joseph N. Henry; assistant surgeon, First Lieutenant Clide 8. Ford; assistant surgeon, Patrick J. McGrath: chaplain, Samuel F. Chapmai sergeant major, Jennings B. termaster sergeant, Charles Bal musician J. 8. M. Zimmermann. ‘Company A, District of Columbla—Cap- tain George Cochran Broome, First Lieu- tenant George D. S. Barbour, Second Lieu- tenant Kent Browning. “Company B, District of Columbia—Cap- atin Charles P. Newberry, First Lieutenant William W. Parker, Second Lieutenant Richard T. Ellis. “Company C, District of Columbia—Cap- tain Richard Coke Marshall, jr., First Lieutenant Wade Lytton Jolly, ’ Second Lieutenant William Peacock. “Company D, District of Columbia—Cap- n Joachim C. Jorgenson, First Lieuten- ant William Halstead Meliach, Second Lieu- tenant Abram Houghlan. Company E of Parkersburg W. Va.— Captain William H. Monroe, First Lieuten- ant Horace M. Patton, Second Lieutenant John Atkinson Thayer. “Company F, District of Columbia—Cap- tain Adam Clark Carson, First Lieutenant Anthony Holmead, Second Lieutenant James G. Keene. “Company G of Wheeling, W. Va.—Cap- tain Albert A. Franzheim, First Lieutenant Frederick R. Husemen, Second Lieutenant Elbert S. Maloney “Company H of Hagerstown, Md.—Cap- tain Osman Latrope, First Lieutenant Lee M. Lipscomb, Second Lieutenant James B. Adams. ‘ompany I of Baltimore, Md.-—Captain Neil Phillips Leary, First Lieutenant Ed- mond L. Woodside, Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Clinton. “Company K of Norfolk, Va.—Captain John D. Treadwell, First Lieutenant Charles C. Berkely,’ Second Lieutenant Howard W. Throckmorton. “Company L of Norfolk, Va.—Captain Henry Alexander Wise, First Lieutenant John Sergeant Wise, Second Lieutenant Lawrence W. H. Peyton. “Company M of East Redford, Va.—Cap- tain Hugh C. Preston, First Lieutenant William B. Preston, ‘Second Lieut John M. Baldwin.” eee —————— CUMBERLAND NEWS. Municipal Lighting Plant Undergo- ing Two Weeks’ Test. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 28.—Th2 Cumberland municipal lighting plant is un- dergoing a two weeks’ test before being ac- cepted by the city. The 175 are lights of 1,200 candle power each were turned on last night and shone brilliantly. The plant Was put In by th? Ambos Construction and Electric Company of Cleveland, Ohio, to Which $8,809, one-half the contract price, has been paid. The two dynames are of 100 lamps capacity each. A deadlock between the mayor and‘coun- cll ts promised. Last night the couneil passed an ordinance again fixing th> tax rate at ninety cents, notwithstanding the mayor a few days ago vetoed an ordinance neming that rate. He claims the new rate would not 12t sufficient revenue. Council- man E. F. Rizer bitterly attacked Mayor Keen, declaring he held spite toward coun- ciimen who opposed any of his measures, even refusing to speak to them on the streat. A series of runaways occurred on a nar- row road leading from Prosperity Church, elght miles from Cumberland. A team scared at a white apron flaunted by a gipsy woman and caused three others to run off. George Willison was thrown down an embankment. His buggy was wrecked and he was seriously hurt. Edward Wig- field, Miss Oster and Charles Crabtree were badly injured. Holland Thompson, who died while en reute from Porto Rico on the hospital ship Relicf,, was a son of James. Thompson of Thre> Churches, W. Va., near Cumberland. Thomas Lashburgh of Frostburg was leading @ colt with strap tisd to his wrist when the animal kicked him in the fore- head. He is thought to be fatally hurt. A project is in the hands of citizens to establish water works at Midland, this ccunty, the cost to be $8,000. Rev. Fath2r John Rorex, formerly of this county, was killed a few days ago in an accident on the Santa Fe railroad. Col. Joseph W. Tate, 2 prominent mem- ber of the Bedford, Pa., bar, is dead, aged eighty-four_years. His oldest son, Joseph F., is an officer on th> flagship New York, ‘with Admiral Sampson. > Oakland Items. Special Dispa-ch to The Evening Star. OAKLAND, Md., August 23.—Dr. R. A, Ravenscroft, indorsed by the Garrett county republicans for Congress, will name his own delegation. Dr. Ravenscroft says he is in the fight to stay. Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd decid2d the case of the People’s Building, Loan and Saving Association of New York vs. George Geissman in favor of Geissman, and in his decision declares no man would go into such an association if he knew the charac- ter of th contract he was making. —__.—____ Meets and Elects Officers. The regular monthly meeting of the Bap- tist Sunday School Union was held Sunday, August 21, at St. Luke’s Baptist Church. After the transaction of regular routine usiness the following officers were elected: f. B. C. Dodson, president; J. 'T. Broad- 3, vice president; Mrs. L. G. White, re- cording secretary; James E. Ennis, corre- sponding secretary; E. Barnes, treasurer. The union adjourned to meet the’ third Sunday’in September at the Third Baptist Church for installation of officers, SCIENTISTS TQLD OF CUBA Dr. Wolford Nelagp's Words tothe Associa- tion for, Adyancement. “The Cuba Libre of ‘the Blacks Would Be a Veritagle Hen on Earth,” He Statea. x ° BOSTON, August 23.—The American As- sociation for the, ent of Science today, the second day's session of their fiftieth anniversary meeting, listened to Dr. Wolford Nelson of New York. Dr. Nelson is a fellow of the Royal Geograph- ical Society of Great Britain, wno passed many years in thé tropics, including six months in Cuba. Dr. Nelson first gave a geographical de- scripticn of Cuba, and, continuing, said that when the island was discovered by Columbus the natives dwelt in peace and contentment. They had a very simple re- ligion, including a belief in the Great and Gcod Being. They also believed in the immortality of the soul. The Island of Cuba has nad many names. The first given it by the discoverers was Jvana, so named after Prince Juana, a son of Fer¢inand and Isabella. Later, follow- ing the death of King Ferdinand, it was called Fernandina. Its third name was Santiago, or St. Jamcs, Santiago being Spain's patron saint. Later, the patron saint was displaced, when its fourth name was Ave Maria, after the Virgin Mary. Finally it was called Cuba. As such it was kuown by its inhabitants at the time of the discovery of Cuba, pronounced Cuebah, by the Spanish. Dr. Nelson mentioned the settlement of Baracoa, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad and Havana early in the sixteenth century, and said rush methods were then unknown. “Manana” was. in vogue then as well as now. Turning tc Cuba of the present he said nearly one-half of the area remains almost virgin forests. He referred to her wonder- ful woods, including splendid mahogany, hard cedar, ceiba and ebony, and declared that the coastal and mountain forests of Cuba are new Klondtkes. Money and energy will work magical changes in the queen of the Antilles. He also spoke of the mines and minerals of the island, especially in the province of Santiago de Cuba—the largest province. That district, he said, grows the finest sugar cane. The rich soil varies in depth from ten to fifteen feet. Fertilizers are unknown. The cane pieces have produced crop after crop for fifteen and twenty years without any general replanting. Cane can be cut in the morning under modern methods and its sugar may be had at night, bagged and ready for shipping. Considering the Cuba of the future, Dr. Nelson pointed out that the last census of the island, taken in 1887, showed a popula- tion of 1,111,303 whites, and 520,916 colored people. He also quoted figures showing the ex- ports and imports, which, he said, he trust- ed would be interesting to students of economics, when Cuba’s small population and the fact that only one-third of the area of the island is cultivated is con- sidered. If necessary, he added, Cuba can multiply her products five to ten-fold. In conclusion Dr: Nelson said: “When the lawful land-owning interests in Cuba vote, no deubt itrwill be for an inde pendent Cub under am American protecto- rate. If the Marquis'de Montoro, Senor Galvez and men of that highly educated end influential type, men who are leaders of the autonomirts; if theycould put their advanced views in feree it would be an ideal arrangement, and all would be well. “The Cuba libro of the blacks would be 2 veritable heil upon earth, a blot upon Christian civilization. “Cuba, the fair and fertile, to take her place in the family of rations, must have lew, order and peace guaranteed by the United States. 5 “Knowing that island.as I do, I fear that an independeat Cuba will be an impossi- Mitty. As an Aiericdan colony she will blessom and bring forth her increase. Then, end then only, will the black plague of central and eastern Cuba cease to be a nightmare. It is a question of time. Cuba will be the brightest’ spot in the colonial pessessions of the United States. Old con- ditions have passed away. This great and glorious republic must face her destiny.” —— ADMIRAL SAMPSON’S ARRIVAL. Went to the Navy Department, Then to the White House. Admiral Sampson arrived here yesterday afternoon from New York and spent con- siderable time in conference with the authorities. He reached here on the 3:40 train of the Pennsylvania road and drove directly to the Navy Department. There he spent some minutes exchanging cour- tesies with the nayal officials, when Acting Secretary Allen of the Navy Department drove with him to the White House, the two joining the President at 4:15. The President shook the admiral’s hand very cordially and inquired about his ex- p2riences in commanding the fleet in the Cuban waters. Admiral Sampson referred briefly to a number of the important incidents in the war, and in response to an inquiry from the President expressed his gratification at the achievement of July 3, when Admiral Cervera’s fleet was annihilated. The de- tails of the great battle were gone over quite thoroughly. The President, at the cutset, took occasion to express his thanks to the admiral for the success of the bat- tle and showed deep interest in the story of the engagement as told by him. The talk also bore on'the reasons for not en- tering the harbor at Santiago and the placing of th: mines and torpedoes in Cu- ban ports. The plans of the commission to arrange for the evacuation of Cuba were talked over and the President was asked as to whether formal instructions would be given the commission. Mr. McKinley told the admiral that written instructions would be given the commission in a few days. The talk along this line was of a general na- ture, and laid down the strict line of policy. During the cal] Secretary Alger came over from the War Department to consult the President regarding the disposition of troops, and finding Admiral Sampson there, greeted him and joined in the discussion. Both Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley had been invited here by the President to confer on the plans of th2 commission, but Admiral Schley was kept away by sick- ness. Admiral Sampson looked somewhat. fatigued. He did not wear his uniform, be- ing attired in an ordinary mixed cloth. When asked how long he would remain here he answered, ‘No longer than neces- sary.”" After leaving the President he stop- red just long enough to gratify several autograph enthusiasts and then drove off to his hotel. - CONDENSED LOCALS. Frederick Scheckels, 4 plumber, living at No. 630 L street southwest, was seriously injured. yesterdayby a: brick falling upon him from the fifth stéfy of a building at 4th and Reanoké etréets, where he was at work. He was'remdved to Garfield Hos- pital in the hospital antbulance. The upsetting of a cpai cil lamp in the stcre of Michael Richie, No. 1217 E street northwest, about..8 o'clock last night re- sulted in the sounding. of an alarm from box 151. This alarm galled out three en- gines and a truck company. The flames Were extinguishedbefore any damage was done. Inn OW Rose Winfield, éolored, arrested on 30th street by Policeman O’Connor, was com- mitted to the fart by Judge Taylor today. Unless security i givéh for her she will remain there two: morths. “Rushing the can for beer,” said the officer, “is the chief trcuble with her.” John Carter, colored, was today convicted of assaulting Lannie Williams, also colored, and was fined $10 by Judge Mills. He did not pay and went down for thirty days. Frank Dexter today pleaded guilty of stealing a bicycle valued at $75 from Henry Bushby, and was.committed by Judge Mills for the action of the grand jury. Judge Mills today. sent Thomas Lyles, cclored, to jail for four months for as- Saulting Officer Carlin and for disorderly conduct. ge Sixty Days in Jail. For ca:rying:a razor concealed on his person, icr which he pleaded guilty, Charles Neil, x gent to Gall for stay. colored, was today : KIND WORDS FROM SPANISH Treatment. A Letter From the Vanquished to the Conquerors—An Unprece- dented Act. General Shafter has received a congratu- jatory letter from a Spanish soldier on be- half of 11,000 others as follows: Sir: The Spanish soldiers who capitu- lated in this place on the 16th of July last, recognizing your high and just position, pray that through you all the courageous and noble soldiers under your command may receive our good wishes and farewell, which we send them on embarking for our beloved Spain. For this favor, which we have no doubt you will grant, you will gain the everlasting gratituGe and con- sideration of 11,000 Spanish soldiers, who are your most humble servants. (Signed.) PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO, Private of Infantry. Gen. Shafter also received a copy of the following letter addressed to the soldiers of the American army: “Soldiers of the American Army: We would not be fulfilling our duty as well- born men, in whose breasts there live grati- tude and courtesy, should we embark for our beloved Spain without sending to you our most cordial and sincere good wishes and farewell. We fought you with ardor, with all our strength, endeavoring to gain the victory, but without the slightest ran- cor or hate toward the American nation. We have been vanquished by you (so our generals and chiefs judged in signing the capitulation), but our surrender and the bloody battles preceding it have left in our souls no place for resentment against the men who fought us nobly and valiantly. You fought and acted in compliance with the same call of duty as we, for we all but represent the power of our respective states. You fought us as men faee to face and with great courage, as before stated, a quality which we had not met with dur- ing the three years we have carried on this war against a people without religion, without morais, without conscience and of doubtful origin, who could not confront the enemy, but hfiden, spot their noble victims from ambush and then immediately fled. This was the kind of warfare we had to sustain in this unfortunate land. You have complied exactly with all the laws and usages of war as Tecognized by the armies of the most civilized nations of the world; have given honorable burial to the dead of the vanquished: have cured their wounded with great humanity; have respected and cared for your prisoners and their comfort, and, lastly, to ts, whose cendition was terrible, you have given freely of food, of your stock of medicines and you have honored us with distinction and courtesy, for after the fighting the two armies mingied with the utmost harmony. With this high sentiment of appreciation from us all, there remains but to express our farewell, and with the greatest sin- cerity we wish you all happiness and health in this land, which will no longer belong to our dear Spain, but will be yours who have conquered it by force and watered it with your blood, as your conscience called for under the demand of civilization and humanity, but the descendants of the Con- go-and Guinea, mingled with the blood of unscrupulous Spaniards and of traitors and adventurers these people are not able to exercise or enjoy their liberty, for they will find it a burden to comply with the laws which govern civilized communities. From 11,000 Spanish Soldiers. (Signed.) PEDRO LOPEZ DE CASTILLO, Soldier of Infantry. Santiago de Cuba, August 21, 1898. Shafter, Major General. WILL BE GUESTS OF FRANCE. Meeting Place of the Commision. In view of the early meeting at Parts of the Spanish-American peace commissioners arrangements are already under way for the entertainment of this distinguished body. It is understood that the commission will be the guests of the French govern- ment, and while no formal invitation has yet been extended, there 1s reason to be- lizve one will come in due time ani that the commissioners will receive every courtesy and attention which the French govern- ment can bestow. The meetings of the com- mission will be held at th French fqreign office, in the sumptuous and historic salon des ambassadors. It was there that the famous congress of Paris met in 1 The salon is probably the most elegant official apartment in all Europs, being hung with Gobelin tapestries and decorated with lav- ish frescoes and works of art. Near the sa- lon are private chambers, suitable for com- mittee rooms, and for the meetings of the commission2rs of the respective govern- ments. ‘The several commissioners will choose their own private quarters, although Secre- tary Day may be the guest of the United States embassy. ——__+ 0 +_____ SPANISH COMMISSIONERS NAMED. Paris Peace They Will Deal With the Evaeuation of the West Indies. M. Thiebaut, secretary of the French embassy, and in charge of Spanish affairs during the absence of Ambassador Cam- bon, called on Secretary Day yesterday afternoon with a notification from the Spanish government of the military com- missioners for Cuba and Porto Rico. Under the peace protocol each government was to name its military commissioners within ten days, their meetings to begin within thirty days. The ten days were up yester- day, and accordingly Spain gave official notice of the appointments, as follows: For Cuba: Major General Gonzales Par- rado, Rear Admjral Pastor y Landero and Marquis Montoro. : For Porto Rico—Major General Ortega y Diaz, Commodore of First Rank Vallarino y Carrasco and Judge Advocate Sanchez dei Aguila y Leon. Considerable significance attaches to the naming of Marquis Montoro on the Cuban commission, as it indicates a purpose on the part of Spain to go into the future gov- ernment of Cuba. He is the only commis- sioner, Spanish or American, taken from civil life. He is secretary of the treasury of the Cuban autonomous cabinet, and all his interests are connected with the. gov- ernment of Cuba rather than with the military question of the Spanish evacua- tion of Cuba. He is named, it is believed, in order to carry out Spain's desire to have an understanding as to the future govern- ment of the island, he being intimately familiar with the questions of the civil ad- ministration of Cuba. As secretary of the Cuban treasury he is also very familiar with questions affecting the Cuban debt. ++ 0+______ HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH. Fifth Triennial Meeting of the Na- tonal Organization. The fifth triennial meetirg of the Grand Household ot Ruth of the Grand United Or- der of Odd Fellows’ in America began this morning at 10 o'clock at Odd Fellows’ Hall, No. 1006 M street northwest. Delegates were present from almost every state in the Union, After an invocation and music, the latter being furnished by the Washington Na- tional Musica! Orchestra, an address of wel- come was delivered by Mrs. Mary E. Doug- lass of Household No, 29, this city. The response was by M. W. G. Superior J. W. Grant of Kertucky. Again there was music, at the conclusion of which a recess until 8 o'clock this evening was taken, when a reception will be given by the local members to the delegates and visiting in- mates of the Household. The grand officers are as follows: P. M. worthy grand superior, William T. For- rester of Virginia; M. W. grand superior, J. W. Grant of Tennessee; R. W. grand superior, Mrs..L. B. Moore ot Nebraska; W. grand recorder, C. H. Brooks, Ken- tucky; W. grand usher, Mrs. N. J. Banks of Illinois; W. grand prelate, Mrs. Agnes Moody of Illinois; W. gran@ chamberlain, Mrs. R. L. Barnes of Geotgia, and W. grand shepherd, Mrs. C. E. Jackson df Mis- souri. There are over 200 Gelegates in attend- ance, representing nearly every state. Three sessions will be held Gaily until the business of the grand body is completed, CUBANS SHOT A SENTINEL Misunderstanding About His Challenge Led to the Killing. The Insurgents Steal Tents, Stores, Arms and Personal Eftccts of the Soldiers. Advices from Santiago yesterday state: On Friday night at San Luis a negro sen- tinel of the 8th Illinois Battalion, which is garrisoning the town, was shot by Cubans. The Cubans attempted to pass the sentry, when the latter challenged them, and they, failing to understand the challenge, were fired upon by the soldiers, one of them be- ing injured. The crowd returned the fire, killing the sentinel. The citizens of San Luis complain of the actions of the undisciplined negroes, charg- ing them with thefts, brawling, and one criminal assault. General Lawton has sent one of his staff officers to investigate the trouble. General Shafter today visited town to investigate the alleged outrages by the military. He expressed disgust at the undisciplined condition of the 8th Illinois Regiment. Saturday the Cuban civil authorities raised a Cuban flag over the municipal building. General Wood ordered the flag to be lowered. The San Carlos Club and several merchants also raised Cuban flags. Colonel Hood was asked for protection from the American soldiers. On account cf the Cuban flags being raised a number of stores were threatened and guards of sol- diers were placed about two of them. Bad feeling exists between the soldiers and the Cubans, Stolen by Cubans. On the breaking up of General Wheeler's camp on the Caney road on Friday the tents and general equipment of the division headquarters were left in charge of the quartermaster’s department. During the night the Cubans stealthily confiscated all the tents, stores, arms and@ personal effects of the soldiers. There is no clue to the robbers. On Saturday General Lawton or- dered the ammunition and arms to be brought into town, but it was too late. Everything was gone. General Kent's brigade, stationed three miles from Santiago, also lost their tents, and the soldiers marched into town bare- footed, their shoes and everything portable having been stolen, the Cubans equipping themselves with the arms, tentsand provis- ions of the Americans. They are continu- ally stalking about the camps, and constant vigilance is necessary. Two companies of the Sth Illinois were today ordered to Palma Soriano, one bat- talion of the 3d Regiment of immunes to Sagua, and one battalion of the 34 Regi- ment to Baracoa, for garrison duty. Four crematories have been established for the burning of garbage. The city's sanitation is considerably improved. Four hundred Cubans are emptoyed in street cleaning. Beer Prohibited. The order prohibiting the sale of beer has done much to lessen the number of arrests and the disorderly conduct. The B: State, a hospital ship, will sail for Montauk on Monday. A quantity of hospital supplies have been landed for use in the army. Dr. Brackett, the representa- tive of the aid association, has been placed in charge of the new officers’ hospital by General Wood. The distribution of sup- plies, medicines and money by the assacia- tion continues, giving great satisfaction to the sick soldiers. Miss Clara Barton, on the Red Cross So- ciety’s ship Clinton, sailed yesterday for Havana, leaving 1,100 tons of medical sup- plies and food for distribution among the Cubans. There was a great crowd at the wharf to witness Miss Barton's departure, and demonstrations of gratitude were made on_all sides. The auxiliary cruiser Harvard sailed yes- terday morning. One hundred and thirty members of the 33d Michigan Regiment and Vice President Jarvis of the North Ameri- can Trust Company were on board. Mr. Jarvis intended to open a branch of the trust company at Havana, but abandoned his intention upon learning of the quaran- tine there. The Prairie sailed this morning for Montauk Point with 200 of the 7th In- fantry on board. —————+ee. MISS BARTON'S PURPOSE. Cabled That She Intended to Leave Santiago for Havana. A cablegram received by Stephen E. Bar- ton in New York city yesterday announced that Miss Barton would leave Santiago for Havana Sunday, and upon her arrival unere would notify the committee of the exact needs of the western provinces. She re- gards the present information coming from that part of the island as being unreliable. A cablegram from Mr. Barnes, the Red Cross agent, who sailed for Porto Rico on the Concho on the 13th of the month, an- nounees his arrival and the landing of the Red Cross supplies. The supplies were valued at $4,000. He wires that there is need of light food, groceries and delicacies for 5,000 men for four months. This will be about 100 tons, and the need for the food, Mr. Barnes says, is urgent. Arrange- ments will be made by the Red Cross So- ciety to send the supplies on the first avail- able transport. Inquiry having been made on Saturday last of the Red Cross agent at Jacksonville, Mr. Kent, concerning the great needs re- ported to exist in the 69th New York at Camp Fernandina, Mr. Kent telegraphed yesterday as follows: “Spent yesterday at Camp Fernandina, 69th New York Regiment. Only sixteen in the hospital. Claims to be rich and needs nothing. Troops generally in better condi- tion than reported. Comparatively few ty- phoids; surgeons say don’t need Red Cross. Have you arranged to give where desired? Do your physicians recommend Pasteurized milk for typhoid, and can you send sup- ply?” Warships Sent to Boston. Oré2rs have been issued for the Detroit, Helena, Topeka, Wilmington, Castine and Marietta to go to Boston. All but the Wil- mington are at Hampton Roads, having just arrived from Key West, and on the ar- rival of the Wilmington the start will be made for Boston. It is expected that Bos- ton will be reached the latter part of the Week, affording an opportunity to the peo- ple of that city to see some of the ships that did the fighting off Cuba. The ships will undergo repairs at the Boston yards. The three monitors Amphitrite, Puritan and Terror have arrived at Guanica, Porto Rico, + 2+ _____ You know what Hoeke’s values are, Prices are deep-cut for the Clearing Sale.—Advt. ———_-_—_ Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Beckwith’s Baby. Mrs. Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, Robert Lin- coin’s daughter, who created a sensation by eloping to Milwaukee last fall, where she was married to Warren W. Beckwith, yesterday, at Mount Pleasant. Ia., gave birth to a daughter. Her husband, who had gone to war, is home on a furlough. . Gatarrh. Mr. B. P. McAllister, Harrocsburg, Ky , says: “I employed nemerous methods of local treatment for a severe cuse of Catarrh, but the Ciseuse grew worse steadily, getting a firmer grip on me all the time. I fimaliy real- fzed that this treatment did not reach the Aisensc;-and decided to try Swift's Specisc, S.S.S. Tie Blood o The which promptly got at the seat of the troubie and cured me permanentiy."* Catarrh ie a blood disease, avd cannot be reech- e@ by sprays, inhaling mixtures, ete. §. 8. & Ix the only cure, Sead for valuable hooks matied free by. Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. FINANCIAL. a ne “Into all lives some rain must 99 And when the “palm: " of a fall,?? sr tets ety eof tm or she will find their best prot tion in a bank account—bullt and hed bp! — dollars deposited at times. $1 starte an ace Union Savings Bank, :222FSt. 023.154 NATIONAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CO, 455 La. ow. A dividend of Five Dollars per share wih ue Paid to stock of record on SEPTEMBER SES. Transfer tocks will te closed on Au- au20-s.t.th3te 8, H. WALKER, President. MONEY TO LOAN 5%, 5 1-2%, 6%. Being the Washirgton representatives of four of th» largest Savings Batke of Baltimore. Md. toe gether with our private clientage, we are prepared to entertain loans on city real estate at a. uiln« imum cost to the berrower. zi u20-3m 1907 Penn. ave nw Bankruptcy Blanks. Under the new lew of 1898: Blanké Recessary to file a Voluntary Case, it . $5. In press—“A Uniform System of Bankruptcy,”* $2 cloth, $2.50 sheep. The Law Reporter Co., 518 5th St aul-Im,1¢ Washington, D. Washington Savings Bank, CORNER 12TH AND G STS. N w. Pays interest on deposits and dees a general banking business. Open every business day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on the 15th and last days of the month vntil 5 p.m., and on Saturdays until 12m. Saturday eve ings open from 6 to &. J. D. Tayler. Prest. Geo. O. Ferguson, Vice Prest. C. H. Davidge, Treat J. F. B. Goldney, Caabier, Safe Deposit Boxes, $3.00 to $28.00 per year. aul5-.m,14 MONEY TO L ON DISTRICT REAL ESTATE. 5% NO DELAY. MINIMUM CIIARGES. R.W.Walker & Son Sy27-14tt 1008 F_N.W. Lewis Johnson & Co., BANKERs, 1315 F St., Sun Buiiding. Dealers in all government and investment se- cnritfes. New war loan 3s bought and sold. _B2tt The National Safe Deposit,, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Capital One Million Dollars, Sy6-tt W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG, THALMANN & ©o., e6-164, New York. THE RIGGS NATIONAL BANK, Washington, D. C. Issues Letters of Credit for Travelers, Available in All Parts of the World, Seli Foreign Exchange. Make Cable Transfers, Charles C. Glover, President. Thomas Hyde, Vice President. James M. Johnston, 2d V. Pres’. Arthur T. Brice, Cashier. Wn. J. Flather, Ass’t Cashier. ap27-22tt MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS FRCM $1,000 UPWARD, AT LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST, REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT. R. 0. HOLTZMAN. Jai-tt COR. 10TH AND F STS. N.W. Pioney at 5 PerCent to Loan On real estate in District of Columbia. No delay | in closing loans. ap2l-tf HEISKELL & McILERAN. 1008 F st. 5 = = =< = INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, = ACCOUNTANTS. -Page ATTORNEYS. Page AUCTION SALES. Page AMUSEMENTS -Page 1 BUSINESS CHANCES, -Page CHIROPODISTS Page CITY ITEMS COMMISSONERS UF DEEDS NTRY REAL ESTATE DEATHS... EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIONS. FINANCIAL. FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. FOR EXCHANG FOR RENT (Plats) roR 'T (Houses). FOR "t (Miscellaneous). FOR RE! POR RE! For POR FOR SALH (Bicyches) . FOR SALE (Houses) ‘OR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. LADIES’ GOODS LOCAL <TION LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL, MONEY WANTED MEN'S GOODS. OCEAN TRAVEL. OFFICIAL NOTICES. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PIANOS AND ORGANS. PROPOSALS. RAILROADS. ROOMS AND SPECIAL NOTICES. SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SUMNER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (Board)... WANTED (Help) WANTED (Housce) WANTED (Miscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms) = 8 SontmnaS ma S oma. BA Sam mnneeenennn nae * san reeonananaaag ane LA SPANISH VESSELS MAY COME. Collectors of Customs Will Be So Ine structed. i The Secretary ef the Treasury has des | cided that under existing conditions theré is no reason why Spanish vessels should’ , load and clear at ports in thi Tuite 8° lectors of customs will’ ‘effect. % | Finest Furniture and Carpets cut close to, the cost line in Hoeke’s Clearing Sale.—Advt Dr. C. M. Hibbard, house physician of the Planters’ Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., was ing