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8 THE PYTHIANS’ WORK Biennial Session of Supreme Lodge at Indianapolis. THE INDIANA CITY'S WELCOME Revenue to Be Raised by Appro- priation Measures. HOT ELECTION FIGHT INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 23.—The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, be- gan its biennial session at the hall of the house of representatives at the state cap- itol this morning. The supreme officers were escorted from headquarters et the Den n to the state house by the supreme representatives and a special guard of honor from the Uniform Rank. The rooms were beautifully decorated with the Pythian colors and emblems of the order and the galleries, which were thrown open at an early hour, were soon crowded with the wealth fashion of the city. -mayor of Indianapolis, ho is chairman of the citizens’ executive committee, called the meeting to order. Mayor Taggart in a brief address wel- comed the Supreme Lodge and hoped that its session would be of great value to the throughout the world. On behalf of the state of Indiana Gov. Jas. A. 3 welcomed the lodge, and on behalf o grand lodge of Indiana Grand Chancellor Union B. Hunt made an address of wel- come. Settled Down to Business. Supreme Chancellor Colgrove replied for the Supreme Lodge in a spech of about ten minutes. One or two other prominent mem- bers of the order made remarks, and at 11 o'clock the Supreme Lodge settled down to business after the galleries had been clear- ed. The Supreme Lodge. is in poor financial condition, having less than $10,000 on hand, and this fact has caused some of the mem- ders to severely criticise the present s preme officers, and some of these charges found their way into the public press, caus- ing a great sensation. The Supreme Lodge late yesterday after- noon appointed an investigating committee to ascertain who furnished the charges to the papers, and it is the intention to expel the offending member, not only from the Supreme Lodge, but from the order, and there is talk of sutts against the papers that printed the charges. It ts this condi- tion of affairs that has caused a determi- nation on the part of the Supreme Lodge to change the manner of raising revenues for the Supreme Lodge. It is the intention to have passed at the beginning of each Supreme Lodge meeting an appropriation bill similar to the bills passed by Congress and the state legis!atures, and to raise this money a tax will be levied on each member of the order. There 1s considerable oppo- sition to this plan, and a hot fight fs an- ticipated. The Election Contest. The officers of the Supreme Lodge will be elected Thursday morning, and a hard fight is being made against the present incum- bents, but it is thought they will be re- élected, except that Chas. E. Shively of Richmond, Ind., ts leading for the position ©f vice chancellor. ‘There are about 45,000 strangers in the city, of whom 15,000 are in uniform. More than 8,000 members of subordinate lodges are in attendance. The great Pythian parade this afternoon Was witnessed by about 75,000 people. About 13,000 members of the Uniform Rank and 6,000 members of the subordinate lodges participated. The parade was re- Viewed by the supreme and grand officers and the officers of the state and city. It as e largest seer society ‘a ve Te ‘im (Sch et society parade ever here is a strong fight between ~ ville, Ky., and Detroit, Mich. for the west session of the Supreme Lodge, and the delegations from both places have opened eadquarters and are 3 ex- ceedingly lively Te The annual reports of the supreme offi- cers were read this afternoon, after which the lodge adjourned to witness the parade. Supreme Chancellor's Report. The annual report of the supreme chan- cellor, Phillip T. Colgrove of Michigan, contained the following: “Pythianism has found an abiding place in every part of this great North American contirent. “The record of the endcwment rank shows ccntinued progress and success. “I earnestly request that the ritual ot the uniform rank be legally adopted at this convention and promulgated to the rank. “The entire amount required for the erec- tion of the Rathbone monument has been raised and is in the hands of Supreme Vice Chancellor Sample. “The so-called improved order has prac- tically ceased to exist, having paid the pen- ality of traitors to a sacred obligation. “Since the restoration of the charter to the loyal members of Germania Lodge of Chicago there have been no complaints vome = a eettne German ritual, and is to be hoped that this f Sidley oot this trouble fs at last “The uniform rank js much gold lace and red tape. a it is on the decrease. ‘This rank saclt everhauling, and that badly. The Supreme Council should be abolished ind the tin Swords discarded. Instead of togs the members should have guns, so :hat when anc a ks out we can have eome- to the government besides It would attract the young r lodges and to the uniform orde suffering from too mind the legistation in regard to mmonly known as the liquor question oustt to be wiped off our statute. It fs cors' y being evaded, and a great majority of people in large cosmopolitan cities like New Fork Pave no respect for it and look upon it as a piece of hypocrisy, bes.combe and humbug.» people ‘here should be economic methods in all offices of the order, supreme and subor- of the cumbersome and expensive chinery of the order should be abol- The supreme chancellor said the supreme assembly of the uniform rank, as at pres- ent conducted, was tn his judgment use- less, and ho suggested that there be but one meeting of that body if the law creat- ing it were not repealed. There was no reeson for the uniform rank to deplete its treasury in the sum of $5,000 to bring to- gether an assembly entirely void of legis- lative power. “Much complaint has been made regard- ing the expense attending the meetings of the supreme tribunal. I have no hesitation in saying that the destruction of this branch of our present system would be a severe blow to the governmental departments of our order. “I regret that it Is tmposstble for me to submit, regarding the state of the order, as flattering a report as was presented to the Supreme Lodge at the Cleveland con- vention. However, I believe there ts no reason for discouragement. We are forced to a realization of the fact that the re- markable growth of the order, on this con- tinent at least, is a thing of the past.” See ge oes Ordered by Commissioners. The District Commissioners has issued orders as follows: ‘That 310 feet of six-inch water main be Jaid in the east side of Sith street between Prospect and N streets northwest, at an estimated cost of $279. That 250 feet of twenty-four-inch sewer end 330 feet of twenty-one-inch sewer be constructed in Randolph street between Ist and “North Capitul streets northwest, and im block 9 of Bloomingdale, at an estimat- ed cost of $1,680, chargeable to the current &ppropriation for suburban sewers. ‘That sidewalk be laid on Pierce street, ‘Afadostia, adjoining the Anacostia engine house on the east, under the permit system et an estimate? cqgst of $507. That J. N. Smith, rodman tn the water department, at $2.50 per day, be temporarily @ssigned to inspector on work of sinking deep wells, at $3.00 per day. ‘That leave of absence, with pay, be grant- ga D. E. Garges for ten days, from Au- ae 2 \ September 9, 1898, inclusive. LHE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898-10 PAGES. dem to our pluck and seedeaseadongeagenteegegoncongengergegeatontonsoateeteesoatiatintbeteeoets =-but it is a grand--a glorious event! Now you can enterprise. quantities that at any other time and at any other facturer and the embarrassed jobber. and made propositions to the biggest concerns that smacked: of impossibility. are piling in on us in..an endiess stream, taxing our shopping resources, blocking the street, jamming the stock rooms. August this stock would be a tremendous responsibility were it mot for the fact that our bu name prices that call on all the world to produce equal values. Sefeetees wee Hp slevdeesontondensoaoncenseote This is no time of the year for a maker to have summer shirts on bis hands, and that’s what tnfluenced a big concern to sell their leave-over of $1.00 Shirts at a “give- away” figare. "re handsome Indian madras goods, in checks and all stylish ef- fee White neckband and dC. of link cuffs. New A complete sample line of made-up Fall S rth $ ap and spicic. 0. ‘Trade Sale Price. © Neckwear is tho next spley item in our bargain fare. Beautiful effects, all silk in stripes and ve" sell such 1 7c. ‘Trade Sale Men’s 56°: Balbriggan Underwear, 15° Two big cases of it—Underw ear that will hold its own beside any 50c. grade in the town. There are any number of styles— Egyptian lace effect Balbriggan—fancy mottled—made in the finest manner, with French neck, real pearl buttons, full regular cuffs and shirt end—3gc. would be cheap for it—25c. would be a wonderful price — imagine what grand value is yours at............... 15¢. It isn't tlme now te wear red flannels or camel's hair, but at such a price you'd buy were you in the tropics. ‘The Fnest qualities fu these two lines. Garments which cost $1.00 and $1.50 69¢. wholesale, and which never sell under $2.00 retail. 5 or 50 Shirts of cur own stock are uully aofled and somewhat crushed. ‘Trade Sale Price. nsist of all Percale Laundered 15c. They Shirts and Unlaundered Per- cale Bosom Shirts. No use to say much—we'll let the price talk for us, Take [io yours pick: atec.--ees<osees Lucky purchase! to get the right price. world. Seo ontainintnie tet ttengtotntgtotesetetet dom reduced a penny. at . Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Cotton Vi neck and sleeveless. In white, blue end pink. Teped at neck and arms. Worth Se. Trede Sale Price...... sts. Low Oc. Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Cotten Vests, low neck and eeveless and low lic. Ladies’ Oneita Combination Suits, 15c. Luckier for-you than for us. into the biggest snap of the year. Think of it! A suit that is worth 50c. sleeveless and knee length. These suits are sel- They’re standard. big cases of the most perfect garments to go We stumbled Had to take a colossal quantity The 1nost famous make in the Beautifully made. Low neck, 15e. Eight Ladies’ Swiss Ribbed Lisle Thread Vests, low neck and sleeveless, lace-trimmed —— y and sleeves. V Trade ° Sule Pri os Ladies’ French Baltriggan Shirts _and Drawers, High ond Low-neck Vests. Some and gome with ‘ wers kree nkle length. Werth ° Soc. Traae Sale Price neck and short sleeves, lsce- A White Goods Deal tri neck and — silk t 8c. Trede —that took two cases of fine goods off a Philadelphia jobber’s hands, makes the price of the sime fine Sheer Indla Linon, 40 inches in width, which never has been sold un- a ‘The same firm clesed out to us what they had left of French We're in a position to offer just 100 dozen of genuine All-linen Barns- i () Co ley Kitchen Towels; 18x36 ‘Sample Embroideries. inches. Hemmed for ready vse. Trade Sale Price...... We've reiiev “38 wb. in q Fe © et a a} Q9 Qu} @ Ci ©9 — @ rters, Big Deals in Domestics & Linings. Ces are goat ABR 376. 13%4c. Atlentic 94 Bleach Sheeting, better than Pequot or Cobasset. Yard-wide Full Blea land” Muslin..... The celebrated Dewey Canton Flantel...... see Bes Chi vi Whit 8! Flan- neghamplon White Shaker 5c. 25c. 2%Ke. 534c. 17¢. 10l4c. All-wool Cream Eiderdown. The finest quelity Dressmakers’ Cambric—black and all colors... Good grade of Heayy Twilled Silesia—all colors. . 80c. grade of the real French or Herringbone Haircloth........ Ie. quality of guaranteed Fast Black Nubian Percaline. . 1,000 Imported Dress Patterns How our contract with the importer has stood by us. Fall 20, We've just secured 20 cases of the finest plain dress fabrics. The richest— the nobbiest effects that will predominate this fall are in this mag- nificent offer. come. You won't see any of the shelf goods for weeks to None will compare with these. the stuff no less than 38 inches—and up to 50 inches wide. handsomest effects in Cheviots, Serges, Foules, Henriettas, You'll find every yard of The Bro- cades and a dozen Novelty Cloths that will lead the roster of fash- ion’s most tasteful weaves. took 20 cases from the mill! Every yard is as new Every good color there—Blacks, Blues, Browns and ad These swell fall fabrics are in pattern length rem- nants. Not a thread worth less than 45¢. yard worth $1.00. Trade Sale Price ... as can be. We infinitum. Many a $2 and $1.75 Umbrellas, 98c. Kings of the market—undisputed leaders of Umbrella selling. This time we corralled a magnificent lot of goods. Glorias without an imperfection. with Congo, some with Dresden, some some with Weichel, some with silver deposit han- They’re worth $2.00 and $1.75. A dles. for you. Trade Sale Price. They are Silk Paragon frame—steel rods. Some ras OSC, big snap $5 to $8 Fancy Umbrellas, $2.50. White Waists, worth $1.25 These aren’t special bought goods, but the price is special.” We've reduced the finest lot of waists that woman ever wore. tiful in texture, faultless in style, perfect in make! Up to the second in their style. Drooping blouse front, yoke back. Some are set off with lace inserting. piques and fine sheer lawns. They awatie Sale Prace: cscs. esse. coees Any Colored Waist in the ‘The gay ones—the reat one: fects. Good, all! They are $1.25 and & and’ even $1.98. One tremendcus slash tore for 39¢.1 the swell ef- orth 98e. and o9C. Any maker in the land will willingly sac- rifce his summer staff now, avd that = how off the price of all makes their Trade Sale Price We pleked up a “job” in fine Linen Suits. They're handsomely made, in all sorts of colored stripe effects. ‘4%-yard Skirts. Blazer Jackets. Some Blue Duck Suits. too! — Choice of all at Trade Sale Price ° or 45-inch Table Oil Cloth, 7c. Oh! ever so many rolls of it! far reaching power we have in the find the Oilcloth better than any you ever bought at 25c. Lot of it is plain. Many pieces are mottled. Yes, it’s worth all of 25c. Trade Sale Price.......... The rest of the uphcletery pick-ups are coming in now. One of the best leaders is Curtain that a jobber sold uy at a big Another sample line! This time it’s « lot of the swellest quality Tapestries—hand- loss. Trade Sale Price some goeds of the richest sort. Worth on the plece no less than $2.00 8 yard. Lengths trom ve) Cc yard to ards. Trade 2 Bele Price.-s---sseee- Scesk ° t to see how far we’ve strained the resources of America’s every mart to pay tribute We’ve closed deals that .other stores would never dare to consummate. jace months of selling wouldn’t clear out. “ overstocked impo We've undertaken the handling of We’ve searched out the hard-pressed manu- and have even gone straight to the New England mili country Now we’re beginning to reap the fruits of our striving. ers have bought so well, so skillfully, that we can Mth Goods In the midst of =49c, Beau- Made up in were $1.25. 4.9.e. concen HUNTED US OUT and to help ‘em to get clear of # big that they were “stuck” with we picked up an odd lot of Crash Skirts, 4% yards wide and splen- did fitting. worth every Penny of $1.50, on which we can afford to make the 4} Cs; Trade Sale Price....... Makers can’t sell soiled stuff, but we be- Heve that we can. A sample line this time! The goods are fine Pique and Duck Skirts that wonld be selling at anywhere Cc. else, Trade Sale Price an A price like this shows what markets You'll 7 GC. Here's s chance for you when you go to bousefixing in the fall. fine Tapestry Portieres, worth every cent of $6 ‘Trade An ofd lot of $1.98 A case of new, fresh Gold Cloth, hand- some and tasteful colcrs, beautiful desigus. Worth, I #Ol Ac. 1a Sule ° all of 12%. a Trade Sale Price s Fortunate “Jobs” in Toilets. Wire Hair Brushes. Sale Price me 10c. ea. London Glycerine Soap, same as SoeSoetonsoetontosontedtosteateatonteate ehoniontentesioesestoaloete odio ontoetonteetoatearoesoe eatin sostee tes foatoddtodaodtedostoesescodsoaseete Go Ge the Ln int di tndcoain dinate ee nde eon to nde tin dp sendin ip dep ad Sr Sade Gee Pears. ‘Trade Sale Price........, 5c. Ralf-gallon Jumbo Household Am- monia. “Trade Sale Price = 10¢. See Torysccar on patterns at Threwtngetseay prices Ug These goods came from a firm that’s so hard pressed one can’t pe Orpandle, 68 inches Pe rare aap arp rene Cone medn R tell what migute something will happen. That accounts for their ph Be - sets Pelee O lh hes ll 21 ZL price. They are the finest goods ever shown here. Paragon frame, $ 2 Great Linen Items. Balcones ee eee J DEo all silk covers, in cardinal, plum, green, blue and Highland plaids. Fehr's, Taleum, Powder, | plain and z AGRE pieces of these, goods-— Cases match*covers exactly. The handles are gems—rare and Price. * Ic. box oo ee ree I meri geomet SG peti Heat Geared) Wie, eal Batley's Betroleum Jelly, Caunce serew- Be netee ate ot Durie pacase Or aaorGaiehan: ivory, sifver’ deposit on pearl. Not a one See iis $ pats Snieb. 35¢. PARE i ee 15¢, worth unger $5.00, and many worth $6, $7 ° eS a ee £ oe | Sale Price. and $8. ‘Trade Sale Price..... es myade Sale Paces. ete, LOC. = - 2, = $ S. KANN, SONS & CO., 8TH AND MARKET SPACE. bs etectnieteiocenteteteeettetocoeontstoterenstetesteao cote aetets eset Lol pA A RRL LR LPR LEELA LETTE EEE 9 seseeserteeteceatententetonteeecontendenetonteaeentendeceateetenteaiessenegeatenetoeteatetntentoa ecto eteadendeceateadecdeteateneteateedvedeteae REVIEW A SUCCESS Inspection of Troops on Camp Alger Drill Field. PROGRAM REPEATED THIS APTERNOON Court-Martial Dissolved and a New One Constituted. FUGITIVE SOLDIER ——_>—_——_ A Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., August 23,—The re- view yesterday evening of the ist Brigade, comprising the 65th New York, 7th Ohio and Ist New Jersey, by Gen. Gobin, was a decided success. The soldier boys made an excellent showing, and clearly show:2d fine effects by their military bearing and the execution of the different manéuvers of their training of three months. This ev2n- ing Gen. Gobin ana his staff will review the Pennsylvania Brigade--the Sth, 12th and 18th Regiments. The review will take place on the drifi field of old Camp Alger, and a great number of visitors are eapect- ed from Washington to witness It, ‘The general court-martial of this division has been dissolved by the order of Brig. Gen. Gobin, and a new one convened. The detail for the new court is as follows: Col. Wm. Nallz, 3d Virginia, president; Lieut. Col. R. Heber Breintnall, 1st New Jersey; Maj. Edward Schulze, Ist Connecticut Capts. Robert L. Lemosurier, 34. Virginia; James C. Bailey, Ist Connecticut; Harry 6. Spain, 1st New Jersey; Herbert H. Wing- field, 34 Virginia, and Chas. W. Nzwtcn, ist Connecticut; First Lieuts. Randolph Crowell, Ist New Jersey, and Venable 8S. Hardwick, 8d Virginia; Second Lieuts. Pat- rick J. Anderson, Ist New Jersey; James Smith, Ist Connecticut, and James E. Van- houten, Ist New Jersey. Capt. Henry W. Bull, 65th New York, is judge advocate. Sergeant Escapes From Guards. Under instructions from the Secretary of War, a sergeant of Company L, 3d Vir- ia, has been furnished transportation to Birmingham, Ala., and from there to this camp for the purpose of arresting Sergt. N. P. Corman of the same company and regimert. Sergt. Ccrman escaped from the $d Virginia guard house, after having been sentenced to serve six months’ imprison- ment in the military prison at Fort Colum- bus, New York harbor, and to be dishon- crably discharged from the service. The soldiers guarding the sergeant at the time of his escape have been placed under ar- rest and will be dealt with by a gen¢ral court-martial and the guilty parties pun- ished. Charges Dismissed. ‘The court of inquiry to investigate the charges against the officers of the Ist Di- vision hospital, made by Private Jonathan B. Ely, Company C, 8th Pennsylvania, re- perts that they are groundless. Private Ely claims that the surgeons refused to dress his thumb, injured by having the tendon severed. The court finds that he received prompt and efficient treatment from his regimental surgeon, Maj. Fau: Several days later he went home on a fi lough, and while there his finger got in a serious condition by not receiving proper treatment. < Two deaths have occurred since yester- day—Private Morgan, Company B, SP ae souri, dying last night in the ist Divis! hospital of typhoid fever, and Private Roma Duvall, 7th Ohio, of the same dis= ease, in the hospital this morning. cS TROOPS MOVING OUT. ‘From Thoroughfare Capt. Duncan’s Case. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, THOROUGHFARE, Ya., August 23.—Two battalions of the 1st Rhode Island left Thor- oughfare last evening about 8:30 o'clock. ‘The remaining battalion of the 2d Tennes- see, under command of Lieut. Col. Patter- som, will be sent on the way to Middietown some time this afternoon. It is expected that the 2d and 3d Battalions of the Ten- nessee regiment will be able to leave Wed- nesday morning. General Davis is giving his personal at- tention to the sanitary condition of the camp at this place. Orders were sent to the 7th flinols and 6th Pennsylvania last evening to move nearer to the foothills of Thoroughfare Gap and locate on higher ground. This morning the 7th struck tents and cleaned up the old quarters and at 9 o'clock were encamped on a high ridge near Beverly mills. Objection was made by the 6th Pennsylvania to a change in its location, and its officers urged that the brief stay and good location now occupied made the change unnecessary. feneral Davis, accompanied by Surgeon Major Phitips ‘and aa orderly, made a special inspection of the 6th's quarters and will announce his decision this afternoon. ‘The whole of the Ist Brigade, composed of the aa New Fork, 22d Kansas and 159th indiana, has alread = cuittion 'y moved to better lo- For sending in false returns in his morn- ing report, accounting “all present or ac- counted for,’ when many were absent without leave, First Sergt. Franeis P. Boyle of Company J, 7th Mlinois, hag been re- duced to the ranks. Eight more witnesses for the defense in the trial of Assistant Surgeon Duncan of the 22d Kansas, charged with grave rob- bery, remain to be examined. Those al- ready examined for the defense have not been very good witnesses in behalf of Capt. Duncan, for thzy have failed to prove ap alibi, and have been a material help in establishing the case of the prosecution. Two battalions of the 3d New York will relieve the 24 Tennessea of provost duty this afternoon, —— FIRST PETITION FILED. Proceedings in. Bankruptcy Under Recent Act of Congress. The first petition for an adjudication in bankruptcy under the act of Congress approved July 1, 1898, was filed today in the clerk’s office of the District Supreme Court by Mr. Bheodore L. Page. An order referring the case to one of the referees recently appointed by Chief Justice Bing- ham to act in the bankruptcy court was presented to Justice Bradley, who declined to sign it, stating that it has been the rule all over the country to await the conven- tion of the United States Supreme Court in October before acting on any of the peti- tions filed under the new law. The law prescribes that the Supreme Court shall prepare rules and forms for the conduct of the courts thus created, and until the court meets and takes action in the matter a majority of the judges all over the country ‘have left bankruptcy matters in abeyance. Justice Bradley said that the petition might be filed to take precedence over any others in the consideration of the court, after the rules were laid down by the Supreme Court. SSS Sc Ses Extension of a Cemetery. In response to the memorial presented by Mr. W. J. Frizzell from a number of inter- ested persons, asking that the Commission- ters decline to grant a permit for the exten- sion of Mount Olivet cemetery, the Com- missioners today forwarded to that gen- tleman an opinion in the matter rendered by Mr. 8, T. Thomas, attorney for the Dis- trict. Mr. Thomas declares that if the Mount Olivet Cemetery Company does not propose to establish a new cemetery or to lay out for cemetery purposes any land not part of its cemetery, the restrictions cast act of Congress of June 25, 1898, in reeard fete layjng. it iw cemeteries within city not apply.” ~ The contract for grading thé grounds of the Western High School has been award by the District Commissioners to Andrew 18. Mr. Gleeson’ bid the lowest received and he contracts to do the work for $1,860, renee ce THE SANTIAGO CAMPS —EE Description of Their State Early This Month. THE SOLDIERS’ USE OF QUININE Money Values and Rates the Cause of Dissatisfaction. RELIEF OF SUFFERERS Correspondence of the Associated Press. SANTIAGO DP CUBA, August 3.—The camps of the United States troops are reg- ularly laid out or. the low-rolling hills that lead up to the mcuntains north of the city. Good water is at band; the country is open, and the sites have been chosen with a view to the best drairage practicable. Never- theless, the army lives virtually in the mrd. The daily consumpticn of quinine !s enor- mous. One regin.ent of some 425 men uses 5,400 grains a day. Many of the men do not use the drug, but among those who do thirty grains a day ts an average dose. Ezrly in the morning, as soon as the men have breakfasted, a corporal of each troop brings its sick to the regimental doctor. ‘The complaints are practically the same in all cases—pains in the back of the head, persistent diarrhcea, sleeplessness, fever and delirium at night. The rains ovt there among the foothills seem to be heavier than here in town. Never a day passes without two or more sharp tropical downpotrs, generally during the afternoon. The morning and midday sur is fierc2, and its only redeeming fea- ture is its use in drying out the damp blankets and clothing. Yet the months of hardest rain are still to come. September and October bring downpours lasting a week at a time. The Food is Good. ‘The food “he men now get ts good and abundant. ‘te commissary department has successfully met the task of transport- ing rations for the men from the wharves diStance of six miles, and, butfons from the Red Cross Scclety, our soldiers happily have enough. This fact as surely helps them to retain a measure of heglth @nd strength. The national relief commission has acted along the same tire @s the Red Cross So- clety. Tea Le or nae branch was allotted 000 cubic fee! e steam Haase to ‘convéy to thi ie ations. ‘Tifis space was filled with pro- visions and ,deligactes, reading” matter, clothing and pay 8. Four thousand dol lars ir, cash was also to hand for expendi- ture as the dtconffanying committees saw fit. Colonel Gibsou,’ United States army, re- tired, has been inicharge of the distribu- tion from Sanfiaga, and he has adopted an excellent method. As the reports of the surgeons of the different regiments come to his notice, he sends to each regiment a consignment of delicacies, food and cloth- ing, based upon the number of sick men reported; and in this way he established communication with the different doctors, who Gan superintend the. actual handing out of thg comforts sent from Philadelphia. No Courts in Se: In_a former Tetter the write? Called at- ented Yd the fact that there were civil courts in operation in Santiago, be- cause the Spanish judges had declined to foreswear their allegiance to Spain and to try causes in the name of the United this connection the following from the Bapectado r is interesting: “We are informed that the gentlemen who composed tapuciends del Territorio have resigned posts. Inasmuch as their honor as Spaniards and their oaths | dollars, there is a profit, after deducting of fidelity to their king did not allow them to accept or recognize the sovereignty of the United States in Cuba, and because of McKinley's proclama- tion, resignation was the only course left the terms of Mr. open to them.” The critical cituation of Guantanamo has heen brought to General Shafter’s notice. The town is without food and without the means of procuring any from Santiago, as A steamer has been ordered to proceed thither at once, carrying to the merchants the provisions there is no transportation. so urgently needed; and the Red Cross So- ciety will also send relief to Guantanamo’s poor. That Col. Wood, military governor of the city, 1s very careful to avoid political dis- cussion and unpleasantness is shown by the incident of Enrique Trujillo. Mr. Trujillo has published for some time in New York city a Cuban newspaper called El Porverir. As soon as Santiago was in our possession “he sailed from New York for this, his native city, with the intention of publish- ing here a paper that would be loud in its erles for free Cuba. In this project was foreseen a menace to the public political peace, and Mr. Trujillo’s request was de- nied. It is understood that he has appealed to Washington for a reversal of the de- cision against him. Santiago commercial circles have had much to talk of since Monday, when there issued from the palace a ruling concerning the values of Spanish money and rates of exchange. As the writer has already pointed out, ever since the Americans oc- cupied the ‘town the retafl dealers have overcharged everybody by demanding pay- ment in gold, where before they had ac- The siege and scarcity of cepted silver. charges of freight, brokerage and insur- ance, of forty-eight dollars gold on a hun- dred-dollar gold investment. Truly a lucrative business. Already many are accumulating silver to send it to Spain by the first vessel that will carry it. The result will be that the silver currency of Cuba will rapidly leave fhe island. Talk of a Test Case. As to tho right of the United States to re- verse civil legislative rulings, the contrary is clearly said to be the case in Fiore'’s “Derecho Internacional Codificado,” yol- ume 2, chapter IV, entitled “De la Occupa- cion Mnitar y de sus Consecuencias Juridi- cas,” articles 1076 to 1103. The book is a translation from the Italian, and the state- ments in the a cited ere being care- fully considered by the best lawyers and leading merchants of Santiago. ‘There is some talk of making a test caso_as to the legality of the measure taken by the United States. But it is doubtful thai this will be done. Most of the merchants seem inclined to accept the six per cent loss as the for- tune of war. Nearly three-quarters of a million dollars will soon be paid out to the American army by the paymaster now at Santiago. But the soldiers are soon going home and will take much of their money with them. Doubtless they will send some by postal orders to their families. Therefore the sug- gestion which has been made that American money will come into the country as fast as the Spanish money goes out is not likely to be verified for the time being. SERS EES Enters Suit for Divorce. Mrs. Sarah A. St. John, through her at- torney, E. B. Hay, today entered suit for divorce from her husband, Samuel St. John. Marrted in Richmond, Va., Ogtobor 15, 1874, the complainant and de: mnt lived together until September 1, 1885, When, it is alleged, the husband willfully and without cause deserted his wife and left her dependent upon her relatives and upon her own efforts for support since that time. Mr. St. John is now a resident of Mo- bile, Ala. —— All Bids Rejected. The District Commissioners have rejected all bide for a site for a school house in the 3d diviston, and have so notified the bid- ders, who were quite numerous. Bids will be asked under a new advertisement. —_—_.—— Motion Overruled. Justice Bradley today overruled the mo- tion to dissolve the temporary restraining order heretofore granted in the case of Fanny K. Gordon against Anne W. Frazer and others, enjoining the collection by the defendants of certain money on deposit in the Second National Bank, about which a contention has arisen. food also served as excuses for exorbitant prices. A local paper took the matter up and called loudly for an adjustment of the values of gold and silver money. At the palace conference Monday it was an- nounced that the Spanish gold piece of twenty-five pesetas, a centen, as it is called, would be accepted at the custom house as $5 gold, and that Spanish silver was worth half its face value in gold. A table was issued stating the new values on the several gold coins in circulation. An Unsatisfactory Ruling. In so far as these values applied to cus- tom duties there was little objection. The loss to the merchant, who paid duties on imports, could be regained by putting a higher price to the consumer. But when {t was learned that these values applied also to commercial and all other trans- actions between the inhabitants of Cuba much feeling was expressed against the new ruling. The case is this: Spain is on a silver basis of circulation; Cuba has tried to maintain a gold standard. When the gold centen was sent from Spain to Cuba its gold value-was increased 6 per cent to keep the money in the tsland. That is to say, the centen in Cuba has been worth $5.30 in gold. The Cuban carrying back Spanish gold to spend in Spain has always lost 6 per cent; for the value in Spain was an even $5. Now that the United States has said it would accept the centen at §5 in payment of customs duties the effect of the ruling is to declare that the circulation of gold in Cuba is worth 6 per cent less than the amount Cuban legislation had fixed. Six per cent on fifteen or twenty million dollars in he estimated amount in circulation—is, the Santiago merchants contend, a sertous reduction in the country’s capital, a reduction all the more serious in that it comes after years of great commercial depression. They ask how it can be justified. The Effect. There are two other points vitally con- nected with this measure. 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