The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1898. PP DEWEY A dispatch LONDON, May 17. Petersburg says: Japan intends to protest vigoro Philippines. She has already soug conferences are occurring between sou. é@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ EST AGAINST cien Minister, and the Japanese Embassador, Baron Hayashi Tada- It is believed that France and Germany will support Japan. [oJOXORORONOJO OXOROJOROROROFOXOROXOJOXOROXOROXO] 'S CONQUEST to the Baily Telegraph from St. usly against America seizing the ht the assistance of Russia, and Count Muravieff, the Russian For- [C1OJOJOJOJOYOJOJOIOXOXOXOOXOXOXO) pines cannot go back to Spain. Per- ish the man who would dare suggest that these islands should be given back to the corrupt and cruel tyran- ny from which Dewey’s guns freed them.” There is much dissatisfaction ex- pressed with the work of the Naval War Board. It is considered prob- able that some radical change may pe made in the personnel and meth- ods of the board within a short time. Naval officers say that mistakes have been made, and that apparently noth- ing is accomplished by the navy in Cuban waters. Meanwhile the army is waiting for the navy and is idle also. The campaign for the freedom of Cuba is at a standstill. If the report is true that three more Span- ish warships are in the West Indies, it is only another of the many recent proofs of the superior strategical ability of the Spaniards. From the beginning Spain has kept this country in the dark as to her moves, and appeared suddenly in pected places to the overthrow of the plans on this side. The Unit- ed States, on the other hand, has not | been able to keep secret any of its campaign, good or bad. Captain Crowninshield, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, is a member of the Naval Board. He is physically unfit | for the performance of this important | duty, and it is suggested that if his place were filled by Admiral Walker there would be a marked improve- ment in its work, for he is a practical commander, a sea dog. The opening of the blockade at Havana to certain vessels is a rather curious proceeding that may lead to a very considerable widening of the blockade itself, so that in the end neutral vessels not loaded with con- traband or supplies the carrying of which into Havana would interfere with the naval and military opera- tions, may be allowed to enter. The statement that the Navy Department | still hopes to make an exchange of | prisoners at an early day shows that the mission of the Uncas yesterday was by no means a complete failure, as has been stated. Intimations have been received here that Captain General Blanco at| Havana is very short of ammunition, in which case the powerfu. batteries at the entrance of Havana harbor, of course, would be deprived of a large part of their defensive strength. This state of affairs may lead to some desperate attempts at blockade run- ning on the part of the Spaniards, in the hopes of getting more am- munition into Havana. It is be- lieved that the supplies so frequently referred to as being on the Spanish flying squadron were of this charac- ter, rather than food supplies, which makes it all the more important that Sampson and Schley should succeed in keeping Admiral Cervera from reaching Havana from Cienfuegos, or any port in Cuba connected with Ha- vana by rail. Commodore Schley probably is well down on the Florida coast now and should be able to guard the Florida straits by to-mor- row or next day. His appearance on that side of Cuba weuld enable Samp- son to bring his ironclads with per- fect safety into Cienfuegos on the south side, and with this disposition of our naval force and the free use of a considerable number of our scouting vessels, it is hard to see how the Spanish fleet can escape from the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean. The Navy Department is getting a better and better quality of armor as the contracts expire. A thirteen- inch plate tested at Indian Head Saturday with a ten-inch gun showed itself to be equal to or superior to any piece of armor tnat has ever been made, for, with the highest velocity, at 1945 feet per second, the shot penetrated only twelve inches, without cracking the plate, the very last piece to be delivered under the existing contract and which is in- tended for the Kentucky. The important development of the day at the War Department was the definite selection of the corps com- manders. The announcement, how- ever, does not contain any surprises. Though Major General Wesley Mer- ritt is accredited to the Department of the Pacific, such designation is made formally, and it is known that he will go to the Philippines in com- mand of the army there and will be accompanied by Major General Otis. The designation of General Fitzhugh Lee as commander of the Seventh Corps, with headquarters at Tampa, would seem to indicate that he is to accompany the army of invasion to Cuba. BLANCO REPORTS DEFEAT OF REBELS. Copyrighted, 159, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, May 16.—According to of- ficial advices received by Captain-Gen- eral Blanco within the last few days the rebels have met with defeat at sev- eral places on the island, and their at- tempts to concentrate their forces have been frustratel. Many of the rebels were killed and wounded in these en- gagements, and ammunition, weapons and horses were captured. In conse- quence of this many rebels have sur- rendered and have submitted to the new regime. General Blanco this afternoon charg- ed Senor Galvez with the formation of a new Colonial Cabinet. Senor Galvez has submitted to him a list of men who ‘will constitute the Cabinet, and it is the general bellef that they will be nomi- CROP FAILURE - AND FAMINE Many Deaths From Star- vation in Interior China. Speculators Take Advantage of the Sorry Plight of the Populace. Sharp Fight Between Japanese and | Rebels on the Isiand of Formosa. | | | Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, May 16.—Hongkong ad- | vices per steamer Tacoma state that | famine is spreading in Southern China, | including Hainan Island and parts of | Tonkin and Anam, it being due to short | crops last year and the great rise In the | price of breadstuffs throughout the Orient. Inland from Canton families are sell- ing their daughters for bread, all their | other means being exhausted. Chinese speculators are taking advantage of | their sorry plight by charging enor- | The reports received at Canton from all parts of the famine and the Government can afford little | relief until another crop is harvested. In some districts all seed grain has | been devoured. | Another sharp tight has taken place | between the Japanese troops and For- | mosan rebels near Kosan. About| twenty Japanese were killed, including | a paymaster and a quartermaster. Sev- eral scores of the insurgents were slain. Some of the rebels have obtained rifles and are becoming expert marksmen. They are trying to arouse the entire is- land against ti.e Japanese rule, and in so doing are committing many barb; rities. After capturing one small lage recently they beheaded fifteen per- sons whom th~- suspected of sympa- thizing with Japan. Many Japanese soldiers in Formosa are dying of malaria. Malarial disor- ders are most prevalent in the end of Formosa which is nearest to the Phil- ippine group. There, according to of- ficial reports, 22 per cent of the Japan- ese troops and civil officers are sick with malaria. In the central part of the island the sick list numbers 21 per cent, and In the northern part 12 per cent. Navigators say the Philippines | are not so swampy as Formosa, which fact lessens the sickness in the former islands. PHILIPPINE LEADERS i WANT SPAIN'S GOLD.| Legal Contest for a Share of the| Sum Paid by Madrid to Chief | Aguinaldo. TACOMA, May 16.—Emilio Aguinaldo and other leaders of the late Philippine rebellion have fallen out over a division ot the $800,000 which Spain was to pay as the price of ending the rebellion. Last December the Spanish Govern- ment sent $400,000 to Hongkong to be di- vided among the leaders of the insurg- ents, and promised $400,000 more for distribution among the participants in the rebellion still remaining on the is- lands. Among Aguinaldo’s associates was Atachio, who as Minister of the In- terior was one of Aguinaldo’s council of seven, which constituted the Phil- ippine insurgent Government. Atachio claims that despite his frequent re- quests for a division of the $400,000 which Aguinaldo received he has been unable to secure any share of it. Four weeks ago he brought suit in the Brit- ish court at Hongkong and obtained a temporary injinction preventing Agui- naldo, together with the Hongkong- Shanghai Bank Corporation and the Chartered- Bank of India, Australia and China, from ' parting with the money. Atachio exhibited letters and telegrams in support of “his - claim, showing that Spain negotiated for sev- eral months before she was able to buy off the insurgent leaders. After Aguin- aldo and thirty-five others had reached Hongkong Atachio remained in Man- ila at the risk of his life to surrender the arms and property of the insurg- ents to General Rivera. The second payment of $400,000 for the benefit of the privates in the in- surgent army was never made as promised, which explains why the in- surgents so quickly renewed their re- bellion against Spanish rule. b i FATAL FIRE IN THE MATERIE ST. JOSEPH. Many Persons, Including Several Sisters of Mercy, Among the Victims. ST. HYACINTH, Que., May 16.—A dis- astrous fire occurred here early to-day when the Materie St. Joseph was burned, causing the loss of seven lives and the injury of a number of the inmates, of whom there were 200 in the institution, by jumping from windows. There are also five persons unaccounted for. The cause of the fire is unknown. The dead are: Two boys named Bouche- man, Sisters Alexandrinia, Philomena and Desganges; Mrs. Guertin, a boarder; Mrs. Dr. Chagnon of Fall River, Mass. The missing are: Maria Millotte, ser- vant; Noflette Meunir, servant; = Mrs. Berthiaume, boarder, and Sisters Bouvier and Auge. e ot L DICK CASE KNOCKED OUT, Bobby Dobbs Takes the Measure of the Western Lad. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 16.—Bobby Dobbs, the negro lightweight pugilist of Memphis, knocked out Dick Case of Se- attle in the twentieth round here to-night. The fight was very rough from the be. ginning and both men were knocked down a half dozen times. Though Case forced the fl.fh“n‘ In nearly every round he re- ceived more punishment than Dobbs, who displayed better generalship. Case was nated to-morrow, since General Blanco has aiready consulted political leaders. ly bruised, while Dobbs cam good condition. AU mous prices for rice. Hundreds of | cases of actual starvation have oc- | curred. district are | equally bad. Grain is very high priced, | WHAT THE | WAR WILL NOW COST AllisonDeclaresThatNearly Four Hundred Millions Are Needed. Features of the War Revenue Measure Are Primarily Dis- cussed Before the Senate. Call Officr Riggs House, Washington, May 16. In the Senate to-day Allison of Iowa called up the war ‘revenue bill and | made a statement of its features. Allen said that as the bill came from the House of Representatives it was an internal revenue measure, and-as re- ported to the Senate it was still an in- ternal revenue measure.” Compara- tively, said he, there are no provisions in it for increase of customs duties. He said that the carefully examined all of the schedules of the House bill and had been led to believe that schedules A (stamp taxes) and B (proprietary articles) were too | general in their scope. | they had been amended. On the beer | and tobacco taxes on schedules A and B and on the tonnage tax matter, the | committee was substantially a unit. | Allison said further that in the com- mittee there was no difference of opin- ion as to the necessity of the bill. It was purely a war revenue measure. | With a view to ascertaining how much | money would be required to run the | war during the next fiscal year, al- though he expressed the hope that it would last only a few weeks or months at most, Allison said that the com- mittee had obtained the best possible estimates from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. Secre- tary Alger estimated that his depart- ment would need $150,925,527. To this sum must be added at least $15,000,000 to pay expenses authorized by Con<ress after the estimate was made. The estimate of the Secretary of the Navy of the expenses of his department for the same period was $75,556.250, but in addition to this sum the amount carried by the naval appropriation bill must be considered as a part of the ex- penses of the navy. In addition to the $50,000,000 already appropriated as a war fund, which - Allison announced parenthetically had been practically expended, the forthcoming general de- ficiency bill would carry a deficiency appropriagion for the current year of about $35,000,000, and there is a naval deficieney. of about $22,275,000. The Senate Finance Committee therefore figured that it would require a total of at least $379,192,000 to pay the expenses of the war from the present time until the'1st of July, 1899, not tak- ing into account any emergency ex- penses that might arise at any mo- ment. Allison then carefully analyzed the ordinary receipts and expenditures of the Government. In the course of this statement he expressed the opinion that the estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury that the present tariff bill would this year raise $200,000,000 was “too high. In present circum- stances and conditions he doubted whether the bill would produce more than $180,000,000. Theimportantquestion Finance Committee had | Consequently | he said, was how much money should be provided by taxation and how much by loan. In committee he had been willing to increase the revenue feature S0 as to insure $125,000,000. On this point the Committee had been divided, some members desiring to raise as much as or more than $150,000,000, and he | thought that the bill would produce this amount irrespective of the Demo- cratic amendments. Indeed, he thought that the bill as agreed to by all the members would produce even to ex- ceed $150,000,000, while he thought the House bill would not produce to exceed $105,000,000. Taking up the amendments inserted without the co-operation of the Re- publican members of the Finance Com- mittee, and known as the Democratic | amendments, Allison expressed the | opinion that in addition to the gréen- | back and seigniorage provisions these | would yield $75,000,000 in the aggregate, in addition to the estimate of $150,000,- 000 already given. His estimate’ in- cluded from five to six million dollars on transportation companies, $750,000 on telegraph companies, twosor three million dollars on insurance companies | and $15,000,000 on banks. Allison criticized with considerable severity the provision for taxing cor- porations, saying that it would be es- pecially severe upon stockholders in small corporations and that it was also liable to cause double taxation. In con- cluslon Allison said it was one duty of the Senate to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow from time to time $300,000,000 or so much thereof as might be needed for war purposes ex- clusively, and to issue 8 per cent bonds therefor. It was also the purpose to authorize the Becretary of the Treas- ury to issue certificates on the in- debtedness for $100,000,000 to meet any deficit in the running expenses of the Government. ‘White of California said he wanted to call the Senate’s attention to the fact that the propriety of placing an equita- ble tax upon the oil refining interests, the sugar trust and other great mo- { nopolle}s ‘would be forced upon the Sen- ate. The idea was to place some of the burdens of the present war upon those who were able to bear them, as well as upon those who use a little tobacco or take an occasional glass of beer. Gorman of Maryland Inquired if the bill as reported to the Senate did not levy a tax of one-fourth of one per cent upon the very interests White re- ferred to just the same as upon smaller corporations. ‘White admitted that it did, bu thought the Senate ought to have luli Jjustice and equity in view. Allison sald that the bill would be laid aside for the day, Jones of Arkan- sas having the floor with the under- standing that it was to be the un- finished business and would be called morning business. The Senate then, at 2:40 p. m., went into executive session, and at 3: adjourned. : o FOR BATTLESHIPS AND MONITORS. Plans of the New Vessels to Be Con- structed Considered by the Naval Board. NEW YORK, May 16.—A Washington special to the Herald says: The Naval Board of Construction was in session to-day discussing plans ships and monitors whose construction is authorized by recent naval appro- priation bills. A circular giving the general requirements of battle-ships is practically ready and does not differ from the outline recently published. In accordance with the direction of the board, plans for monitors are being prepared under the direction of Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn. On ac- count of the small appropriation made by Congress for each. of these ves- sels—$1,250,000—it has been determined to limit their size to 2500 tons displace- ment and to supply each ship with only one turret, to be placed in the forward part of the vessel. It has not yet been definitely decided whether to equip them with two 12-inch or two 10- inch breech-loading rifles. The superstructure of the vessels will be constructed so as to reach from the turret nearly to the stern of the ship, and rapid-fire guns will be placed on this to be directed against any tor- pedo-boats that may attempt to attack the ships. The turret will be so ar- ranged that the guns can be trained over an arc of at least 300 degrees, so that they can be fired in almost any direction except dead astern. These vessels will not be as efficient as double-turreted monitors, but they will be very effective harbor-defense ships, and the department proposes to make them as good as possible with the money given by Congress. They will probably require two years to build. Championship Boat Race. VANCOUVER, B. C., May 16.—The boat for battle-4 race forjthe champlonship of the w to be decided here, is mow assured.” To. night the City Council made a grant of $1000 toward the purse, and prominent cit- izens have guaranteed the balance. The race will be rowed on July 1 on Bur- rard Inlet, and Gaudaur is expected here t0 go in training the first of June. OUTLAW SUSPECT TAKEN IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY. Believed to Be One of the Men Who Robbed a Southern Pacific Train at Goshen. STOCKTON, May 16.—Sheriff Westfall of Madera County passed through Stock- ton this afternoon, having In custody a man named Low, who is said to be the partner of Reagan, the Madera outlaw. eagan is believed to be the leader of the gang that held up a Southern Paecific train a few weeks ago. Low has be:xu in Tuolumne County f beAenFln Tidion! y for some time and has resno man named Patrick t on th ok, o Low and sccompaniell Shorls e ng place last Sat where they found the man Wanled.unk‘y e Fired Upon the Soldiers. KEY WEST, Fla., May 16.—The Gov- ernment ram Osceola reported that while cruising along the Cuban coast with the torpedo-boat Ericsson on Fri- day afternoon, they saw a large body of Spanish soldiers patrolling the shore about eight miles west of Havana. Both boats sent in a fusillade of shots ‘which scattered the troops, but it is not known if any of the soldiers were killed. The Spaniards did he P s not return B SR RUSSIA’S GRAIN CROP. | Condition of Winter Wheat Is Gen- erally Satisfactory. ST. PETERSBURG, May 16.—Reports recelved as to the condition of the grain crops throughout the country show that the state of winter wheat is generally sat- Isfactory and that only & few of the cen- tral districts have suffered. about the old magazine buildings. and locked in the guardhouse. Spanish. [cXofotolololofolofololololololoRoYOXOROKOKO] [oXoXoXcRoJoJ o OJOOJOXOXOJOXOYOXOF O OROX CXOOYOROJOYOJOROROJOROJOXOXO) Then he apparently came to the con- clusion that he would gain his liberty by confessing the truth. Calling a guard, he made the statement that he had visited the fort for the express purpose of blowing up the magazine, but found the situation there different from what he had expected. He had lingered about until nightfall in the hope that he might succeed under cover of darkness. He would not tell under whose direction he was operating, simply making the general statement that it was in the interest of the [oXoJoJoRoXooLoOJOROXOXOROROROROXO CJOJOOJORORBYOYOFOROXOJOXOXOROXOYO) CAPTURED SPY CONFESSES GUI NEW YORK, May 18.—A Niagara Falls special to the Herald says: Late yesterday afternoon soldiers on guard at Fort Niagara saw a dark-complexioned man roaming about the grounds inside the high stone wall. He visited the blockhouses and the old barracks apd hung LT He was finally placed under arrest {oJoroloJofoloXoIoIoXOJOICIOIOOJOROJOOROKO) ® up each day immediately after the VOLUNTEERS EN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO Oregon’s Remaining Two Battalions Leave for the Presidio. Kansas and Nebraska Men Are on the Way and Coloradans Start To-Day. PORTLAND, Or., maining two battalions regiment of volunteers left to-nlghti for San Francisco by two special trains, and will arrive at about 9:30 on | ‘Wednesday morning. Four-fifths of ths eight companies were Portland boy and business was practically suspend. ed after 4 p. m. to give them a parting cheers. Colonel Summers, Major East- | wick and Major Willis were afoot End' the marching was by column of fours. For two miles thousands of men, wo- men and children marched on either side of the troops, completely filling the streets. Every soldier's hat was decorated with a sprig of Oregon grape, fastened by a pin ornamented with the national colors. In the muzzle of each gun was a white snowball and on every left breast a red peony. The ladies of ten | churches furnished a generous lunch- eon for the volunteers, neatly tied up | in paper boxes and piled on four im- mense trucks at the union depot. Here | a crowd of not less than 20,000 assem- bled and stood from 5 until 7 o’clock, when the last section pulled out. It was the most impressive day in Port- land’s history. TOPEKA, Kan., May 16.—At 5 p. m. the Twentieth Regiment of Kansas volunteers left via the Union Pacific for San Francisco. It is understood that the ultimate destination of the troops is the Philip- pines. The regiment was in command of Lieutenant Colonel Little, Colonel Funston being on detached duty with General Miles staff at Tampa. The Twenty-first Regiment is under marching orders and expects to leave for Chickamauga to-morrow noon. The | Twenty-first will be formally mustered in as a regiment to-morrow morning. | No orders have as yet been received | regarding its final disposition, but it is | the general understanding that it will | be sent.to Washington. OMAHA, May 16.—The First Regi- ment Nebraska volunteer infantry left Lincoln at 11:30 on three special trains. It is_the intention to run through to San Francisco by Wednesday night. DENVER, May 16.—It is announced | to-night that the Colorado infantry regiment will start for San Francisco at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon over the Denver and Rio Grande. Two bat- talions of troops from Kansas and one from Nebraska will arrive in the morn- ing and go west on the Union Pacific. The Cheyenne company will also go on the Union Pacific. WASHINGTON, May 16.—Adjutant General Corbin to-day issued orders di- recting regiments of volunteers which are ready to move to proceed to their rendezvousing points as follows: Fourteenth Kansas to San Franeisco. Twenty-first Kansas to Chickamauga. West Virginia—First to Chickamauga. ‘Wisconsin—Second and Third to Chicka- mauga. Missouri—First and Second to Chicka- mauga. Michigan—Thirty-first to Chickamauga. Ohlo—Sixth and Second and one battery of artillery to Chickamauga. Wyoming—Battallon of infantry to San Francisco. Colorado—Regiment to San Francisco. Utah—Two batteries and one troop to San Francisco. 5 Tilinois—Sixth to Washington. Pennsylvania—Sixth,__Thirteenth, teenth and Eighth to Washington. May 16.—The re-| of Oregon’s | | Six- ‘companies, Maryland—Fifth to Chickamauga. New York—Sixty-fifth and Ninth to ‘Washington. 5 New Hamphsire—First to Chickamauga. Massachusetts—Sixth to Washington and Eighth to Chickamauga. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 16.— Chickamauga Park, left vacant by the departure of the regulars, is rapidly filling up with volunteers. From all parts of the coumptry the volunteers are pouring into the park in trainloads, and the work of getting them camped and properly accommodated is an im- mense task. Z The First Regiment of Ohio cavalry, 600 men, under the command of Colonel Day, which arrived yesterday, iS now well located on the spot formerly oc- cupied by the Sixth Regiment, reg- ulars, close to the Lafayette road. The | First Ohio Infantry, 800 men, under the command of Colonel T. M. Miliken, which arrived last night, went to the park at an early hour and spent the day fixing its camp. The Third Wis- consin, 1026 men, under the command of Colonel M. T. Moore, arrived morning on special trains. The Third Illinois regiment of infantry, twelv companies, 1079 men, under comman of Colonel Fred Bennett, arrived in four trains. The Fourth Ohio Infan- try, formerly the Fourteenth, twelve 800 men, arrived at 9 o’clock. This regiment is under the %m;nmnnd of the famous Colonel A. B. oit. vania, arrived this afternoon in three special trains. The regiment is com- posed of 1000 men. The Fifth Regi- ment, Illinois infantry, 1080 men, under Colonel Sumner, arrived this morning and was taken to the park. About 4000 volunteers had arrived up to 3 o’clock this afternoon. SAVANNAH, Ga., May 16.—By the order of Commanding General Wad another camp for the rendezvous of th United States troops has been estab- lished at Lakeland, thirty-five miles east of Tampa, on the line of the Plant system of railways. All the troops ar- riving there to-day are going into camp at that place. Lakeland is one of the highest points in Florida, well wooded and is supplied by artesian wells. It is situated in what is known as the vege- table belt. where the troops can be sup- plied with vegetables of nearly all va- rieties. 15,000 troops point. Lakeland is a town of about 2000 inhabitants and is on the main west coast line between Tampa, Rich- mond and Washington. The big transport Orizaba left here to-day for New Orleans for the purpose of bringing to Tampa some of the regu- lar troops located there. Major-General Wheeler to-day took command of the cavalry division of the army, appearing for the first time siffce 1861 in the blue of the United States. Governor Bloxham and staff arrived e e will be | here to-day. The formation into a regiment of the Florida State troops will be undertaken at once. The five battalions will be cut down to three, and the number of troops from 1600 to 1000. CLEVELANLD, May 16.—Acting Ad- jutant General Wingsley of the Ohio Naval Reserves has been instructed by the Navy Department to arrange for the mustering of 200 men from the re- serves. Engineers and seamen are es. pecially wanted. The men will be as- signed to Admiral Sampson’s fleet. The Ohio Naval Reserve consists of about 336 men and 24 officers. HENRY VISITS THE EMPEROR With Great Pomp the Prince of Prussia Goes to Peking. Received in the Summer Pal- ace by the Ruler of China. An Exchange of Clothing Followed by the Exchanges of Compli- ments and Presents. Special Dispatch to The Call. PEKING, May 16—The visit of Prince Henry of Prussia yesterday to the Emperor of China was a great event in the history of Peking. The Prince and his suite went to the sum- mer palace mounted on ponies and accompanied by an escort of marines on foot. When the Prince and his com- panions arrived at the palace they were conducted to the temple, where their clothes were changed. Prince Henry and Baron von Heyking, the German Minister here, then visited the Em- press dowager, who asked them innu- merable questions. They afterward visited the Emperor, who received Prince Henry and his whole suite in the grand audience hall. The Emperor was nervous and his hand was trembling as he shook hands with the Prince, who offered him a present of some magnifi- cent porcelain. After a short exchange of compli- ments the Emperor walked to the en- trance hall, where the marines wepe drawn up. The rattling drums caused the Emperor a momentary start. The Prince then left the Emperor and with his suite embarked on board electric steam launches on the lake and visited the different points of interest. Later the Prince returned to the au- dience hall, where the Emperor re- turned his visit, bringing with him most beautiful and valuable presents of vases of jade and cloisonne ware and two fans painted by the dowager Em- press herself. After a private conversation, lastin a considerable time, the Prince left the alace. TO CARE FOR THE POLICY-HOLDERS. Life Insurance Companies May Es- tablish a Co-Operative Hospital Service. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 16.—Presi- dent Thomas H. Bowles of the National Association of Life Underwriters to-day issued a letter to the presidents of all the life insurance companies in the United States in regard to the estab- lishment of a co-operative hospital ser- vice between the American life insur- ance companies for the benefit of policy holders who are taking part in the present conflict between the United States and Spain. T! 9 S DI he letter in part is In the line of scientifi velopment- that has so. Marked: the 1. tory of the American life insurance com- panies of to-day, It would appear only natural and Patyral and proper that the scope of their Drotection to those of their Bolt % ose ggnr:ezltckw?llildpwol‘)dl’ldefl. W:fi‘eo !?11:32.35: rovide such service as f: as possible, the insurance co 5 offer valuable aid in lOOklngm!l)fBl:il'esfl;::i?‘ be and one on the island of B S vnaiess more or ‘less suitable for " 1his ©oLdiIgS vi?uld be rented and with slight modifica- Rospial“service Couia giadMpalcks, T bureau for the com; et prah i panies death-proot papers and baving S :ll cases of death among the poli olders—a convenience at once for companies el l&m and beneficiaries of the OVER EIGHTY THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS SWORN IN. WASHINGTON, May 16.—Reports recelved by Adjutant General Corbin up to 10 o'clock to-night indicate that 81,000_volunteers have been mobilized into the United States service. It is expected now that unless something unforeseen occurs all of the 125,000 vol- unteers will have been mustered into the service and be in their permanent camps, or en route thereto by the end of the present week. All day inquiries have been pouring into the War Department from the Governors of States as to whether the department would pay the expenses of, the in- this | The Fourth Regiment, Pennsyl- | It is supposed that 10,000 to | located at this | and allow per diem compensatio the men who responded 10 the Govern: ment's call and were subsequently re- jected by the examining officers of the A dectsion has bee ecision has n reached th Government will bear all of the :1:&;): -portation and subsistence of rejected applicants from the date. of their en- rollment to that of their rejection, in- cluding their transportation and sub. sistence from the State camp to their homes. No per diem pay will, how- ever, be allowed, as the men were not in the United States army. 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