Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898-10 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. COMRADE: are req ible cor. nw ENING to escort the jer-in-chief tifles’ armory. -TION COMMITTEE. 1t* THE UNDERSIGNED, HERETOFORE DOING business at No. 1208°E street northwest, Wash- . under the firm name of MILLER electrical and mechanical ma- binists. have this 231 day of August. 1893. Gissolved partnership. AN bilis duc said firm ieust be paid to Albert H. Johnson, at the above dress, and he will pay the debts of the firm. ms JOHN A. MILLER. ALBERT H. JOHNSON. I shall continue the above business at the same place, ad will be pleesed to execute all orders for electrical and machinisie’ work. ERT H. JOHNSON, 1208 E st ington, D. ¢ & JOHNSON, » nw. AND ICE CREAM MANUFACTURERS. ine Salt, Evaporated Cream, Glucose. Fla- mine Sorlags, Callow Strawberries with nat- and everything else in this line. s delivered in a hurry. B. B. EARNSHAW & BRO., Wholesale Grocers, 2105-9 itn st s.e. and 1000-2 M at It’s a wonderful sight To see a small man pull a great big ice wagon fitted with the Baker Ball-bearing Axles as easily ag if it were a baby carriage. Put them on the next wagon you build. See the wheel that spins for 15 minutes at our store. John B. Espey, i4rpwane 1010 Pa. ave. au2t-10d Everything that you’d expect to find ina modern Stationery store is here. Lowest prices. Easton & Rupp, 421 1ithSt. au2s-14d “Berkeley” during the Just fo endure. the’ heat feeling. It isa a splendid tonfe, besides being the most *¢¢0,, delicious whiskey that ever came out little corsa: $1.00 a full quart. JAS. THARP, S12 F st. nw. au24-10d COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND, NUMBER 13. The regular quarterly dividend of cne and 4 ‘ters per ceut will be pald on the com- the American Graphophone Com- 1808, to stockholders of ptember 1. Hy order of the directors. _ E. D. EASTON, President. T. J. GODWIN. 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Tkunder Storms and Cooler Weather Indicated as Probable Tomorrow. till S p.m. Thursday—For the ct of Celumbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, fair tonight and Thursda: high temperature, probably ms and cooler Taursday after- rly winds. sow tions and general forecast— peen a considerable fall in in the upper the d upper Mississippi valleys and mountain region. orms and rain have occurred trip from the middle Rocky gion to New England. der storms and cooler weather may i Ohio valley and lower northern portion of the states this afternoon. Thunder cur in New England. Fair high temperature may be afternoon in the middle At- followed by thunder storms fair in the south At- except showers on d in Florida; and iair in the states followed by showers essure continues high off the south coast and m the middle Rocky n region. following heavy precipitation dn 4 hours—Keokuk, Albany, 146; Gran Havana Weather. Au t 24.—S a.m., barometer, perature, 8); winds calm; weather ay. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 81; condi- tion, receiving reservoir, temperature, Si: c *n at north connection, 3; con- south conr . 3; distributing ; condition at in- e house, 3; effluent gate house, 3. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 6:13 high tide, 12:04 a.m. and ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, p-m.; high tide, 1: The Today—Sun rise: p.m. Moon sets, 10:26 p.m. Moon reaches first quarter at 3:32 p.m. today. Tomorrow—Sun nies, 5:23 a.m. The City Ligh Gas lamps all lighted by 7:49 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:31 a.m. The light- HAVANA, Bu.02 partly tex m and Moon. 5:22 a.m.; sun sets, 6:42 ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:34 p.m.; extin- guished at 446 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the @hermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday: ‘Thermometer—August 23, 4 p.m., $2; 8 P m., 83; 12 midnight, 78; August 24, 4 a.m., 76; 8 a.m., 78, 12 noon, 2p.m., 91. Maxi- mum, 02, at 4 p.m. August 23; minimum, 75, at 6 a.m. August 24. Barometer—August 23, 4 p.m., 29.88; 8 p-m., 20.94; 12 midnight, 29:92; August 24, 4 a.m., 29.04; 8 a.m., 20.9 12 noon, 29.92; 2 Pm., 29.86, ‘ —__->——_ a all the Fecsiters and Carpets, Mat- ings, stc., are in Hoeke’s Clearing Sale.— Advertisement, TO SETTLE DISPUTES —-- Purpose of the Canadian High Joint Commission. DOMINION SEEKING RECIPROCITY Sir Wilfrid Laurier Has the Op- portunity of His Life. ATTITUDE OF THE FRENCH From a Staff Cerrespondent. QUEBEC, August 22, 1898. International politeness has reached a high plane up here on the St. Lawrence. I experienced it when the courteous French Canadian who accompanied me to some of the historic places in which Quebec is so rich apologized because his ancestors had not seen their way clear to join the col- onies in the confederation against King George. They had not liked the New Eng- landers when these were struggling with them for the mastery of the continent. Then, having themselves come under Eng- lish domination, they were not so much dis- posed to risk an independent existence in Sir Wilfred Laurier, fellowship with their ancient enemies. There was also a tradition of resentment against Washington and the Virginians from the time of Braddock’s defeat, and various other causes, which kept the French Canadians loyal to the Englis crown. My host explained it all as though an explanation were due an American vis- itor. The failure of Canada to join the confed- eration is one of the momentous might- have-beens of history. But if it had not refused there would have been no joint high commission meeting in Quebec today to settle points in dispute with the United States, some of which go back for nearly a hundred years. I don’t know whether the commission will succeed in settling all the controverted questions, because the basis of some of them lies very deep. There are even those who say that political union between the United States and Canada is the only true solution, and that all other remedies are palliatives. They whisper it, however, because the agitation of that sub- ject is not now popular. It is certain that political union is not for this generation. Therefore, the conference. proceeds on dif- ferent lines. The catalogue of subjects to be considered is a long one. They show how mutually dependent the two countries are upon one another. Lecause the com- mission which met in Washington last No- vember failed to reach an agreement is no reason why the present conference should be fruitless, though there appears to be an understanding that the main issues will be determined at later sessions to be held in Washington rather than at the present meeting in Quebec. Probably an approach will be made to- wards settling the Alaska boundary line, the need of which has been accentuated by the Klondike discoveries. With this will go a definition of the mining rights of citt- zens of either country. Probably the At- lantic fisheries will be placed on a more satisfactory basis and some minor disputes about traffic on the great lakes arranged. Perhaps also the supplement to the treaty of 1817, by which the United States and Great Britain limit their naval force in the lakes may be broadened. With the awak- ened interest of the American people in the navy they might welcome a modification of that ancient provision so that it won't be necessary to make a voyage to the sea coast in order to see a warship. to making rules for the transit of merchandise across the border and collateral matters, headway may not be made at the preliminary conferences. While mutual concessions are necessary to an international agreemeit, railroad cor- porations are not managed on the basis of good feeling between two countries, Re- cently awakened sentiment of kinship does not affect their relations to one another. The same is true of the readjustment of customs duties. That must be settled on a basis of mutual interest without sentiment. For this reason the croakers are already perching near the commission and prophe- sying that it will be a failure. Canada Wants Reciprocity. It does not take long to learn that this is the underlying issue. Canada wants reci- procity with the United States. Its prefer- ential tariff with England and the English colonies is in the first stage, so that a con- clusive judgment of shat policy may not be formed, yet there is an admitted willing- ness to let the United States have the sam privilege In return for tariff concessions. As Canada seeks a market across the bor- der for natural products and no even basis of exchange can be made for manufactured articles, she is ready to balance the disad- antages by yielding some of her preten- sions in the Bering seal fisheries and other matters. I do not pretend to guess whether the reciprocity which is so earnestly desired will be conceded. Chairman Dingley some- times shakes his head as though doubtful whether he could persuade the ways and means committee to formulate the neces- sary legislation, while Senator Fairbanks is quite conservative in his views on the possibility of getting the Senate to ratify a treaty which committed it to an open door on the Canadian border. Domestic politics is involved in that proposition on both sides of the line. This does not render less interesting the condi- tions under which the joint high commis- sion is meeting and the chief personality in it. At a time when the Anglo-Saxon al- liance is something more than a dream, and the era of good feeling is big with political possibilities, the circumstance is remark- able that the Canadian statesman who hopes to profit most from it has no in- herited sympathy with it. Sir Wilfrid Lau- rier ts Canadian French to the marrow. He tnderstands the Anglo-Saxon charac- teristics as Disraeli did or he would not to- day be premier of the dominion and the Mberal party be in power. One does not have to be long in Canada to learn that the government means Premier Laurier, just as in the days of conservative ascend- ency it meant Sir John A. Macdonald. “The government” is not an abstract term, as is the “opposition.” It appears to be a pretty aggressive opposition, and all its at- tacks are centered on Sir Wilfrid. If the conference ultimately satisfies the need of Canada for the United States markets the literal majority may lock forward to an indefinite tenure of office. If not, the ten- ure will be more uncertain, though the lib- erals are not likely to lose power in the im- mediate future. From a casual reading of the dominion newspapers I gather that politics is about the same as in the states. The “outs” have a standing indictment against the “ins,” and are pessimistic regarding the future of the country. The party in power is maintaining itself by reprehensible and un- scrupulous methods. Public position is prestituted to pay private political debts. Sir Wilfred, as also appears, is everything frem a statesman whose commanding genius {s giving Canada imperial rank down to a selfish demagogue who would sacri- fice the dominion to his own insatiate am- bition. These outcroppings of party feeling” do not indicate that both conservatives and literals would not welcome closer rela- tions with the United States whether un- der the name of commercial union or of reciprocity. They only mean that the rivalry would be keen to secure the credit of such an achievement. Preparing the Way for the Commis- sion. The way for the conference has had to be smoothed. In the beginning a discord- ant note was raised by objectors, who saw in it a scheme to barter away Canadian rights in order that American support for England in the struggle with the continen- tal powers over the partition of China might be strengthened. This was met by self-gratification over the fact that if a treaty should be the outcome of the con- ference it would really be a Canadian treaty, because Cat.ada would have four commissioners and England only one. That the United States is in reality dealing with Great Britain because it cannot make trea- ties with a colony was passed by as an incident of little consequence. Practically it is not of much consequence. If the Cana- dian commissioners should manage to agree on the basis of a treaty acceptable to the American commissioners, though the con- cessions might be distasteful to England, her Sole representative would hardly stand in the way of accepting the treaty. Lord Herschell, the English commissioner, has the most difficult role. His eminence at® home gives him great authority. It may enable some unpalatable concessions to be granted. His position in the conference is more for effect than for actual influence. Premier Laurier weuld dominate the British side if the conference were held in London instead of in Quebec. The premier has for his col- leagues clever and experienced officials, who are able to present the Canadian side of controverted questions with ability. The likelihood is that the people of Canada, without regard to their political leanings, will be made to feel that their interests are safa. To satisfy one element might seem easier than to satisfy the whole people; yet in the pecuilar division of Canada the first task was the more delicate one. In the outpour- ing of sentiment about the Anglo-Saxon alliance—some of it gush and some of it genuine—I was curious to know how all this would be taken by the French Cana- dian population. A people who have kept their language, customs and nationality for a hundred and forty years could not be expected to share in the sentiment based on a common language which $s for- eign to them, and a common race which !s not theirs. No one up here in this French province pretends to talk of it having be- come Anglo-Saxon in either thought or reed. Its inhabitants retain their indivtd- uality. They are loyal enough to England as the source of authority, but it 1s not the loyalty of the other provinces. That they should care little for the Anglo-Saxon al- liance as a rapprochement between two English speaking communities 1s natural enough. ‘he interesting point waz how their support was gained so that instead of antagonizing the conference they welcome? it and are ready to acquiesce in the re- sults. Attitude of French Canadians. The answer {s chizfly to be found in the personality of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He has a constituency iike that which a few Amer- ican politielans haye had. Whatever Sir Wilfrid does is right. The province in whose parliament French fs still spoken is not, apparently, afraid that a political agreement between two countries will dis- place it by a foreign tongue. The appeal to this feeling 1s adroitly and . successfully made. The constituency which for so many years had Laurier as its parliamentary rep- resentative is told that the selection of Quebec for the meeting place of the com- mission {s a compliment to Sir Wilfrid’s electoral district. They will not be the ones to pull down the ladder which enabled him to ascend to the premiership. If their prej- udices have been appealed to the appeal has clearly been made in vain. However, there dces not seem to be much prejudice in the public affairs of the dominion. The French Canadian is like the English or the Scotch Canadian in wanting to do what is best for | Canada. While utilizing the development of English and American good feeling with- out antagonizing the French Canadian sen- timent, Premier Laurter is apparently build- ing on a broader foundation. It is Canada whose advantage he 1s secking, not as a British colony, but as a country in itself. Probably the freedom with which these ad- vantages can be sought is a bond between the colony and the empire. CHARLES M. PEPPER. Bee A CONSUL’S COURTESY, It Saves Him From Probable InJucy of a Serious Character. In a recent issue of a Maracaibo news- paper there appears an article, the transla- tion of which ts as follows: “United States Consul Plumacher had yesterday a very narrow escape from being crushed to death. Consul Plumacher had taken his bathing towels from his room to go to his bath house to take a bath, when some of the Arabians who are under the protection of said consul came to see him. “As it is well known that the consul re- ceives all classes of visitors with the same courtesy, he invited them to sit down on the porch. “They did so, and while the consul was listening to what they had to say a tre- mendous crash was heard. At first every one thoughf {t was an earthquake, but by running from the piazza of the house they found that the flagstaff had broken off three feet from the ground and had eas the bath house to splinters in its ail. “Had the consul let his visitors wait he would have been surely crushed to death under*the heavy weigiit, as the topmast alone is thirty-six feet long. “The Arabs said that they have a prov- erb saying: ‘Those who are kind to the poor have a guarding angel in heaven.’ ” Consul Plumacher has held his position at Maracaibo for the past twelve years, and has achieved a pleasant reputation for fair and impartial treatment of the natives and all other classes of the people. He has many friends in this city, who will be grat ified to learn of his ‘narrow escape. ee Declared to Be Inexpedient. The District Commissioners have received a letter from Mr. John F. Paret of No. 1827 Columbia road, calling attention to the large pond of stagnant water in Columbia Heights and suggesting that it be pumped cut by a fire engine. In reply the Commis- sioners today informed Mr. Paret that with but a single exeeption the owners of the pyoperty on which the water is located have been given notice to abate the nuisance. It has been impossible to locate the owner of one of the tracts containing water. e Commissioners are advised by the chief en- gineer of the fire department that it would not be expedient, even if it were possible, to use a fire engine Sor [pe parpeay OC with: drawing the water, as it badly dam- age the pumps, WAITING FOR THE Boys. REPUBLICANS AT ST. LOUIS Strong Sentiment in Favor of Holding All Conquered Territory. Platform Favors Increase of the Navy and American Control of the Nicaraguan Canal. 'Dhere were more than 1,000 delegates and twice as many visitors at the republican state convention which met in St. Louis yesterday. Chauncey Ives Filley, chairman of the state committee, called the conven- tion to order. His address was confined to a review of the work done by the repub- Mean party in Missour!, and at its conclu- sion Dr, Emil Preetorius, editor of the St. Louis Westlich Post, was introduced as temporary chairman. He said that he had helped to organize the republican party in Missouri, and predicted, success for it at the coming election. i Mayor Henry Zelgenheim welcomed the delegates and visitors to the ‘city. He said he was in favor of holding every bit of land we had acquired, and the sen{iment appar- ently met with almost universal approval. Secretary Griffin of the state committee acted as temporary Secretary, and an- nounced the temporary organization. The convention spent the afternoon listen- ing to speeches. Webster Dayls of Kansas City, assistant secretary of, the Interior, said: “We have got the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands and Porto Rico, and may yet have Cuba. That's not, bad for 113 days of McKinley’s administration, is it?” (Applause.) td 5 Mr. Davis’ Speech. The record made by Amefica’s noble Pres- ident, he said, will grow brighter as the years pass by, and future generations will recognize how faithfully, conscientiously er with what rare judgment he carried out the will of the people. Mr. Davis re- ferred. to the appointment of prominent democrats to military positions, and said the President had entirely ignored politics in his conduct of the war. This valorous act had wiped away sectional lines, and the President had risen above party to the sub- limer heights of American patriotism. “Washington broke the chains that bound the chivalrous colonists to the throne of tyranny; Lincoln struck the chains from the limbs of four million slaves, and Mc- Kinley lifted the yoke of slavery from a suffering race of human bzings, and at the same time ushered our republic, like a young giant, into the council chambers of the world’s great powers and compelled them to give him a seat at thefr council tabl2. The American people were fortu- nate in electing Willlam McKinley Presi- dent. His administration will go down to posterity as one of the best and most brill- jant in the annals of our history. He can be trusted to manage our country's affairs in the settlement of the problems of peace with that same courage, wisdom and pa- triotism that have characterized his solu- tion of all the difficult problems of the war.” The Platform. The temporary organization was made permanent, after which the report of the committee on resolutions was adopted. The following is a synopsis of the platform: ‘ae republican party of the state of Missouri congratulates the nation upon the unparalleled success of the administration of President McKinley, which has been dis- tinguished for wise statesmanship and lofty patriotism in both its domestic and foreign policy, and for the efficient manner in which the war with Spain has been conducted to an early and honorable conclusion. And we hereby express our approval of the terms of the protocol imposed by the Presi- dent between this country and Spain, as a necessary condition precedent to the sus- pension of hostilities. We extend our thanks to the American army and navy for their noble sacrifice in behalf of their coun- try, and their brilliant achievements in the Spanish-American war. We reaffirm our faith in the declaration of principles of the republican party of 1896. We are in favor of increasing our navy to a size commen- surate with our expanding comferce and with the magnitude of the interests of this republic which need protection. We favor an adequate system of harbor and coast defenses, and the maintenance of a regular and thoroughly equipped army, sufficient in size and adequate to insure the defense of the nation at all timés. +° “We are in favor of the tompletion and control of the Nicaraguan‘'canal by the United States as a nettéssary measure for the protection and exténsioh of American ccmmerce and the perfe¢tior‘of our nation- al defense. We reassért thé Monroe doc- trine in its full extent’ as ‘a principle of our party, and we pelféve tlat the United States should stand aloof from interference with the affairs and disputes of European powers when American interests: are not involved, but we asséft thkt the Monroe doctrine does not compel our government to abandon or to return to'the tyranny of Spanish rule any of the héipless peoples who have by force of ¢lrcu! conduct of the Spanish-American war been placed under our protecting:care. And we ‘urther assert that tke Mbnroe doctrine does not forbid the enlargément and ex- tension of American itoty or the pro- tection of American interests in the east- ern as well as the western hemisphere, and especially in the Pacific ocean, where our great coast line and the requirements of the commercial development of our west- ern states establish paramount rights and impose on our government certain duties; ‘and we, therefore, approve of the annexa- tion of the Hawaiian Islands, and we fa- vor the acquisition and ownership of addi- tional naval stations and sufficient to afford ample protection to 6ur rightful and naturally growing commerce with Asia and with other countriés of the far east. We believe in the upholding of the Ameri- can merchant marine, and we favor such legislation by Congress .as will accomplish Jersey Republican Convention. ‘The republican state committee met at the Trenton House, in ‘Trenton, N. J., yes- terday, and decided to call the republican +... | state convention to meet in Jrenton on tances in the} September 22, for the purpose of nominat- ing a candidate for governor. Chairman Franklin Murphy of Newark presided, and practically all of the mem- bers of the committee were present, in- cluding United States Senator Sewall. Vice President Hobart, who is a member-at- large of the committee, was the only no- ticeable absentee. The committee fixed the basis of representation in the convention as cne delegate for each 200 votes, or fraction in excess of 100, cast in the counties for governor two years ago. Thé portion- ment of delegates to the subdivision of the counties is left to the several county com- mittees. There was no discussion as to a candi- date for governor or to the platform to be adopted at the state convention. Congressional Nomination California—Sixth district, Ru ters, republican. Iowa—Second district, J. J. Ney, demo- crat. Maryland — Fifth district, Mudd, republican, renominated. Missouri—Third district, James E. Good- rich, republican, Nebraska—Fifth district, land, fusionist, renominated. Ohio—Third district, Jona L. democrat, renominated. Pennsylvania — Twelfth district, Morgan B. Williams, republican, renumin:» d; fi Heenets district, C. Frederick Wrigit, repub- ican. Texas—R. C. De Graffenreid, emocrat, renominated, ll A. Wa- Sydney E. R. D. Suther- Brennar, a — WORK IN THE HOSPITALS. Reports of Supplies Furnished by Red Cross Society. The committee having in charge the Red Cross work in the District of Columbia and vicinity met at headquarters yesterday for its regular meeting, with Mrs. J. Ellen Fos- ter, vice chairman, in the chair. There were present Mrs. John A. T. Hull, Mrs. Jomes Tanner, Captain Geo. C. Lewis, Mr. Briggs, Mrs. M. M. North, Dr. Alice Brosius, Mrs. L. W. Calyer, Mrs. Dr. Cur- tis, Mrs. C. W. Ford and Mrs. Ellen Spen- cer Mussey, the attorney for the National Red Cross. Captain Lewis reported that the hospital at Bristow, Va., had about 100 cick of typhoid fever, all doing well, and that the Red Cross was providing milk, ice and all other emergency needs. Captain Lewis called the Bristow hospital “a model fieid hespital.”” At Dunn Loring, where the ist Division Hespital is situated, with over 300 sick, Captain Lewis stated that the Red Cross had furnished milk and invalid foods in such quantities as were desired, and had offered assistance in making the trained wemen nu comfortable in camp. Or- ders were given for the establishment of a diet kitchen at this point to prepare foed for the sick, and Mrs. Lizzie W. ver, president Legion of Loyal Women, w: given charge of this work. This step was recently authorized by the Secretary of War. Mrs. Hull reported condition and needs at Fort Washington, where there are about eighty in the hospital. Cots, tables, medi- cines, hospital supplies of various kinds and invahd foods have been furnished as desired. Mr: L. W. Calver reported twenty-five sick at Point Sheridan, and the new hos: pital in good order. An order v for an increased supply of ice dz pounds; also for twenty pillows an juice, lemons and invalid foods for this point. Mrs, Frank B. King authorized the committee to purchase at her expense wire screens for the doors and windows of the hespital at Point Sheridan. Mrs. M. M. North and Mrs. Mussey made a report of conditions at Washington bar- Ks, stating that they ave excellent, con- lering the large number of sick and ecnvalescent. The Red Cross ice auxiliary furnishes 800 pounds of ice, 30 gallons of milk, 5 gallons chicken soup and 20 pounds of butter daily to the barracks, as well as two crates of eggs a week. Mrs. R. A. Baker prepares the soup and sends it by special messenger daily. In addition, the Red Cross furnishes hospital supplies in large quantities. From Fort Myer, Dr. Brosius, the regu- lar visitor, asked for three refrigerators, felt slippers for the orderlies who come into the sick wards to move tubs, etc., as well as many other articles, all of which were immediately furnished, including 100 yards of rubber sheeting. Mrs. James Tanner reported the work of caring for the soldiers, sick and well, en route from southern points to Montauk. The Red Cross has opened rooms at 815 and 616 Maryland avenue southwest. Last night over 1,500 soldiers passed through Washington, and were fed from these two points with coffee, milk and bread and but- ter, and furnished with handkerchiefs and other comforts. The expense of this par- ticular work averages $200 a day. The ladies in charge are from the neighbor- hood. ‘There was received from the Legion of Loyal Women a check for $50, and for the special work in relief of the traveling sol- diers $57 from the Hospital Relief Asso- ciation of the general land office, through Mrs. Eva 8. Evans. CONDENSED LOCALS. ss ‘Thomas Varner and Martin Campbell, both colored, were today convicted of the larceny of @ bicycle valued at $16 from Philip A. McCall. Judge Mills sent them to jail fcr three months each. Varner was also convicted of stealing 60 cents’ worth of cakes from Charles E. Reckeweg, and for this the court gave him fifteen’ days additional in jail. Judge Mills today fined William Belt golored. $5 for aseaulting his wife, Bertha it. Last night about 10 o'clock No. 7 engine company was called on a local alarm: to the kouse of J. W. Gregg, No. 614 O street northwest. The explosion of an oil lamp had caused a slight fire. Not much dam- age was done. Pe REE RSS Federation to ‘Be Represented. At the meeting last evening of the local Federation of Labor, Messrs. Joseph K. Potter, George Glasgow, C. L. Egg2rman, saree Eee S ; Fe a SAYS MILES SAID IT Alleged Interview Obtained by a Western Correspondent. CRITICISM OF ALGER AND SHAFTER Accusation That His Dispatches Were Garbled in Washington. DEFENDS HiS OWN ACTS ‘The Kansas City Star's correspondent in Cuba sends the following interview .with Gen. Miles: “PONCE, Porto Rico, August 11.—After I arrived in Santiago with reinforcements for Gen. Shafter and while I was conduct- ing the surrender negotiations Adjutant General Corbin sent a secret dispatch to Gen. Shafter assuring him that my coming made no difference in his command; that I did not go to supersede him. “This dispatch I did not see then. Gen. Shafter did not mention it to me, but it was given out for publication in Washing- ton. It might have caused great trouble and confusion, except that it was based on 2n impoSsibility.” Gen. Miles said this to tne correspondent for the Star yesterday in the course of x conversation touching upon the Cuban ques- tion. He said it firmly and with consider: ble suppressed feeling, and from the way he spoke it is evident he will nave som thing to say on the subject when he re- turns home. In explanation of what he meant he continue: “I no more superseded Gen. Shafter than a colonel supersedes a captain. If a caj- tain were sent ahead with a company of soldiers and was later on joined by h colonel with the rest of the regiment the colonel would not supersede the captain. He would simply take command of the en- tire force, as I did at Santiago. Miles Commanded. That this fact was recognized by the x Department is shown by all the sub- sequent proceedings, for the dispatches from there in regard to the surrender all came to me, and Gen. Shafter was not men- tioned in them. I have been commanding general of the army of the United Stat. ever since Mr. Cleveland appointed me such Be ars ago, and I have heard nothing © lee i me to believe I have bee. ieved of the responsibility. spares eae Fike epeugianeed from all show this, but they were very mutilated and = garbicd in Washington when given to the public. Words and sen- tences were left out, which changed the meaning and significancé of the messages, and several very important ones, which would have thrown a clearer light upon the situation. were entirely suppressed.” Newspapers which reach here from the United States show that considerable dis- cussion is now going on as to the credit for moving the Santiago army from Cuba back to the states. Secretary Alger claims, it appears, that he originated the idea and has already made the ne ary arrang ments before the appeal sent from the com- manding officers at Santiago reached Wash- ington. On file in General Miles’ headquarters is a copy of a cablegram sent by General Mil to Secretary Alger July This cabie was suppressed by the Secretary in Washington, and no attention was paid to the recommendation cf Gereral Mile: which outlines the plan now followed by the War Department, but for which others are claiming credit. and to Santiago His Recommendations. If General Miles’ recommendations had been promptly followed out, and his state- ments of the condition of the army been given to the public when received much of the sickness and trouble would have been avoided. This cable reads, in part, as follow: “There is not a single regiment of regu- lars or volunteers that is not infected with yellow fever, from one case in the 8th Ohio to thirty-six cases in the 33d Michigan. After consulting with best medical au- thorities it is my opinion that the best mode of ridding the troops of the fever will be as I lirected, namely: The troops to go up as high in the mountains as possible, selecting fresh camps every day. If this does not check the spread of the disease, the only way of saving a large portion of the command will be to put them on trans- ports and ship them to the New England coast, to some point designated by the sur- geon general.” It was Shafter’s disobedience of of and the department’s disregard of Gene Miles’ recommendations that was res; sible for the terrible condition of the tiago army, as revealed by the ap the commandicg officers made public August 4, fourteen day Miles’ telegram. in Cuba, how>yer, I ous to get to Porto s said later to the corres- Star. had been fully discussed in and it was agreed y of securing a foothoid il was very great. In ac- nee with this idea, I left Santi as as the surrender was comple It be2n urged in Washington that I soldiers and ships in t of ‘The mat Washington that the had should rendezvous my the Bay of Nipe, on the northern c Cuba, before proceeding to Porto R? ccmbated that idea, and saw no re why I should not rendezvous in Porto R. to begin with. If peace coms quickly the wisdom of this is apparent, for it would have taken several weeks to carry out the Nipe plan of campaign. Changed His Plan. “A plan was then agreed upon which provided for landings on the north coast. I was to land at Fajardo, on the northesst corner of th2 island. I proceeded from Santiago te the north side of Porto Rico, where I was to have met steam lighters and tugs from the United States, sent to facilitate my landing. ‘These did not put in an appearance, and, in fact, not one of them has turned up to this day. There is no harbor at Fajardo, and, not securing the lighters and tugs, I determined to change my plan and surprise the enemy, at the same time securing a safe landing for my forces. “Another thing that determined me in this was the fact that the Spaniards were fully informed as to the plans adopted in Washington. They were given out there in minutest detail long before I was ready to move, and the whole thing was thor- oughly exploited before the public and the press of the entire world. The Spaniards were glyen every chance to prepare for my coming. “If you will look at the map you will see that Fajardo is not far from San Juan. ‘There is no harbor there, and as I had no lighters it would have taken a long time to land my force, great difficulty would have been experienced in getting rein- forcements and supplies, and I would have been without a practical base. In the meantime, the Spanish could have moved a large force from San Juan and thrown up a line of intrenchments, and we might have found ourselves much in the posi- tion of the United States army at Santiago shortly after it landed. The conditions which would have resulted would have been similar to those with which you are familiar in Santiago. “I determined, therefore, even after pass- ing to the north along the coast of Porto Rico, fo change the entire scheme. We retraced our course and then came south through the Mona passage, and made the landing at Guanica, as has been published. It is-a fine harbor, and the ‘very easy in every sense of the word. This town of Ponce, which I had selected for a base, was ours for the asking. ‘The har- bor here is good. There are plenty of lighters and a}l the facilities needed, and I have been able to put my plan of cam- paign into effect also.” 08+ Appointed Assistant Engineer. 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