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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
INTERESTING TO sILVERITEs.
Mr. Frewen Says the indian Mlnta VIII
soon Reopen and China VIII Absorb
Much silver

Denver, Col, Aug. 25.-Mr G. G.
Merrick, of this city, has received a
letter from Mr. Moreton Frewen, the
noted British bimetallist, in which he
expresses the. hope that the party in
this country which favors currency
expansion will also favor national ex-
pansion. Regarding the currency ex-
pertinent in India he says; II under
stand that the commission now sit
ting--a commission carefully packed
with complacent officials are yet UNI
able to get any evidence which they
dare print which favors the gold stand
ard in India. 1t cannot then be very
long before the Indian mints reopen"
Mr.. Frewen also says China will abb
sorb an enormous quantity Of silver
III the trade of those myriads Is about
to be unlocked by modern conditions
of transportation"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
OVATION TO SCHLEY.
Great Crowds Cheered tho Santiago Hero
When He Reached wnshlngtO -PreNi-
dent Greeta Him Most Cordially.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Rear Admit
raj Winfield S. Schley reached WASH
ington at 4:1O o'clock yesterday after
noon over the Pennsylvania railroad.
He was quickly noticed at most of the
stations along the line, and through
out the trip he was greeted with
cheering crowds. When the train
pulled into the depot here, he found a
compact mass of spectators which
filed the depot and overhowed out
into the train shed, The admiral and
Mrs Schley, when they appeared, were
greeted with cheers and shouts of
"Hurrah for Schley." Everybody joined
in the shouting, and the depot attaches
crowded about the admiral and in-
sisted on handshake. At the gates,
the crowd increased and, amid deaf
ening cheers, the admiral and his wife,
the former with hat off, passed
through two solid lines of people. A
lieutenant and squad of police with
difficulty cleared passageway to the
carriage which was in waiting.
The admiral stayed only few min
utes at the hotel, and then drove over
to the navy department, where, with
out any preliminaries, he reported di-
rectly to Acting Secretary Allen. The
latter accompanied him over to the
white house, reaching there at 4:5O.
The president gave him most cordial
reception. The president thanked the
admiral, as he had Admiral Sampson,
for the success of that memorable en-
gagement of July 3, and took occasion
to say that it was that battle which
brought about the surrender of Santi-
ago. The president thanked him in
behalf of himself and the nation for
his brilliant services on that day, and
asked him to describe the battle,
which the admiral did at length.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
sPAIN wILL OBIEcT.
Prsaident MOKInley's Allsg,Nd Desire to So
cure tho Entire Island OF LuEon Not
PalatAbIe 60 MadrI,L

London, Aug. 95 "A dispatch TO the
Star ard from Madrid, by way of
France, says; very unfavorabie inn
preston has been caused in Madrid by
kilograms attributing to President
Mckinley the intention of instructRng
the peace commissioners to insist upon
the cession Of Luzon, that American
commerce should have the same foot
ing as Spanish in the Philippines and
that Spain should pledge itself that
none Of the Spanish colonies should
be coded to European powers. II such
are the teutions of the United States
government the negotiations are sure
10 be laborious, even II an understands
ing is ever arrived mt. The Span
iards consider the cesslOn OF Luzon,
their best and most important
island, TO be death blow to
their prestige and sovereignty
in these regions, and that this
would DO irretrievably weakened and
crippled by Sha presence of Americans
in the heart Of their colonies. Com
merciAl equality with the United
States in the archipelago would annul
the only advantage and compensation
which they might have expected to
have derived from the cost and sacri-
fees which have been necessary to
maintain their rule in the archipela-
goes. The separation of church and
state would be most unpalatable to
most Spaniards, and would create
grave difficulties in their relations
with the vatican and the church. let
alone the powerful religious orders in
Spain, which are always disposed
to side with Don Carlos against the
present dynasty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
THEY COMPLAIN BITTERLY.
rible Story of Alleged American
Cruelty at Santiago

London, Aug. 27.-The Madrid cor.
respondent of the Daily Mail says the
officers and soldiers who have returned
from Santiago de Cuba bitterly accuse
the Americans of unfulflled promises
made at the time of the capitulation
of Santiago. The Americans, they
say, forced the Spanish troops to en-
camp on a spot where hundreds of
corpses of the Spanish defenders of Ell
Caney were buried. The rain almost
unearthed the bodies, the stencil from
which produced an epidemic. The
Americans, the Spaniards assert, kept
the latter without food and the officers
received only timed sardines. Most
of them returned seriously i'll from
the results of prolonged hunger Sew
eral died daily.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
SECRETARY ALGER TALKS.
After Waiting Camp wikohf Me submits ca
an IntervIew--DenIes That Troops Have
Suffered Any Unneosaaary PrIvatIon.

New York, Aug. o. Secretary Alger
arrived in this city last night and was
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. In an in-
terview he said:
I did not find the condition OF Camp Wkoft
nearly Us bad as had expected. cannot see
that there Is any justification in the talk that
neither the III nor well soldiers are properly
treated. think there are splendid accommo-
dAtions for all soldiers that will 20 TO Camp
Wikof and especially now that so many there
have been given furloughs Thursday l re-
ceived offers from New York and Brooklyn
hospitals to take at least 800 sick from the
camp
Secretary Alger was asked: "How
do you account for the confusion and
lack of facilities Mt Camp Wikotf?"
To this Gen. Alger replied:
Did you ever go into camp with 100, or even 80
men? II so, you know there Is much confusion
with that number OF men What do you sup
pose II must be then with thousands who know
but little about soldieringy There may appear
to be much confusion and privation, but 1t Is
only what is to be expected In roughing It, on
many occasions l myself have been in camp
and have encountered these things found
many soldiers lying with nothing but q
DlhnkeU between Vnem ana Jne ground Stlll
there were thousands Of bags In camp
asked the men why they did not I'LL the bags
with straw, OF which there was large quan-
tity In camp and 50 make beds for themselves
They said they had not thought Of such a
thing,
"Then," the secretary was asked
again, you cannot see that there is
justification in the complaints which
have been madep" He replied:
None. II there was any lack OF medicines or
necessary supplies the blame would be on
those whose duty it was to order these things
The first day went through the detention hos
pital and later the general hospital, and
talked with nearly every man who was awake.
i said to them all: Boys, is there anything you
want9' They all answered; Nothing we are
quite comfortable" A few Of the men had no
cots, but this was soon remedied There are
some few sick men, but there is no yellow
fever, There is some typhoid saw some
men there as yellow as any paint you ever saw,
and nothing remained of them but skin and
bones
In the general hospital at Camp WI
koff there are 1850 patients. There
are $50 typhoid patients in the hospi'
tai, which is decrease. The number
of men in the detention camp was 1856,
and this is also lower record than
yesterday.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
SITUATION IN SANTIAGO.
BasInesS Mt standNtin and Conditions On
settled Through Fear Of Insur-
gent Troops

New York, Aug. 20. "A dispatch Ia
the Herald from Santiago says: The
merchants here are anxious that the
Cuban army should be abandoned AZ
once. 1t is standing menace TO bust.
ness they say. They are all anxious
to resume, but find it impossible 10
do so, because property is threatened
by the ill-disciplined levies Of Garcia's
command. Cultivators refuse TO re.
turn to plantations, where they will
be subject to contributions for the
support of the Cuban soldiers who are
still in the field. No produce, there
fore, will come to the market here,
and the ships that bring cargoes can.
not take anything back. If the prov.
ince is to return to a self.supporting
basis and trade begin the Cuban
army, it is generally admitted, must
be disbanded.
Spanish merchants view the situa.
ton from most gloomy standpoint
and are prepared to cease all connec'
ton with Cuba IL the question of do
minion is settled in any other way
than that the United States shall be
in possession.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
SECRETARY ALGER A TARGET
Ho WIN Bo Held ReSpOnSlble for Every
thing That Did Not Work Smoothly
Miles Also Has Grudge

Washington, Aug. s5, With Secye-
tory Alger the war has just COM
nenced. Storms are gathering about
his head, and it is becoming evident
that he will be the target for attacks
from many quarters for months to
come, AS the head of the war depart
meht, he Is being held accountable for
everything thatdid not work smoothly
in the camps and at the front, from
the beginning of the war down to
date. lie has shown disposition to
vigorously defend himself and will
doubtless continue to do so. The i'll
feeling which Gen. Miles is displaying
adds an ugly feature to the campaign
of attack upon the secretary of
war. Several recent publications in
disparagement of the conduct of
the war Office can be traced
to the neighborhood of Gen. Miles,
and some Of his friends give ito that
his unexpected early return to Wash
ington will mark the beginning Of
open hostilities between him and Gen.
Alger. Col, Roosevelt will contribute
to the bombardment as soon as he is
mustered out Of the army, Altogether
things look squally. The prospects
for general stirring up and unpleas-
ant exhibitions of soiled linen is most
forbidding.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Tho Two Factions Compromise Their DiE-
ferences In the Intereat of Harmony
Bryan aa Presidential Nominee.

Dayton, o., Aug. 2& 1.-The democratic
state convention yesterday nominated
state ticket headed by U. X. CUTLERY
for secretary Of state. There were no
incidents of special interest after the
contest between Joseph p. Bowling
and Allen D. Myers had been dee
clared draw In the interest OF har-
mony, While the resolutions do not
favor unlimited colonial expansion,
Gen. Fndlay, chairman of the conven-
ton, said the platform meant to exc
pnnd by the consent of those to be-
governed. The most decisive feature
of the convention was its preference
for Bryan in 1900 on the same platform
as in 1896.
The resolutions favor tho building Of tho
Nicaraguan canal, enlarglng the militia OF all
states and reducing the standing army, oppose
alliance with England or any other foreign
power, demand that the United States senate
take action upon the findings OF the Ohio sem
nte on the election OF Marcus A. Hanna as sem
ator and oppose the seizure OF the Philippines.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
WAR CASUALTIES.
Complete LlSt Cannot 10 CompIetsd for
Several Months 90 Coms--282 Men
Known to Have fieen Killed.

Washington, Aug. rs. The list Of
casualties in the army during the war
with Spain has not yet been carefully
compiled, and, in fact, cannot be COM
pleted for months to come, because i'm
cluded in it must be the deaths from
disease in camp and hospital, which
will far outnumber those from the bull
let's of the enemy. The proportion Of
deaths from disease will probably be
larger than in the civil war; Ac-
cording to official and semi-official re-
ports, which are still subject to revi.
sion and correction, the number Of
officers and men of the army killed In
action since the outbreak Of hostilitiea
against Spain was 2s9 and the number
wounded l,490, making total Of | ,77s.
1t is probable that additions will ba
made to the list of killed by subse'
quent reports.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
MUsTERINc-oUT PROCESS.
It VIII Go Forward Until 100000 Troops
Are Discharged VIII Re-
Wow tho Heroea OF santiago.


Washington, Aug. lb.--Adjt Gem
Corbin's list OF regiments TO be mus
tered out of service did not Include
any OF the Missouri regiments. They
will be In the list, however, TO the ex-
tent Of at least two regiments, Those
included In yesterdays muster-out or
der are; First Vermont, First Maine,
Fifty-second Iowa, Sixth Pennsylva-
mia, Fifth Maryland, Second New
York. Second Nebraska, One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh Indiana and all vol
unteer infantry; also batteries A, d
and Q Of the Ohio Light artillery, First
Illinois volunteer cavalry, battery A
and B of the Georgia light artillery,
Twenty-eighth Indiana light battery
and the New York and Pennsylvania
cavalry troops now in Porto Rico.
The mastering out process is to go
forward as rapidly rs possible until
100, 0CO men have been discharged.
Temporarily all the volunteers at
MontnulS point will be held in service
until the president can find time to re-
view them. For at least n week or
ten days he will be kept In Washing
ton preparing instructions for the
peace commissioners, This work COM
pleted, he will go for his vacation. and
will begin ID by a grand review Of
Skaters men, who endured such hard
ships and fought so heroically OF San
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
HANNA ON PEACE PROBLEMS.
He FavOrs COalIng Station in the Philip
pines, but No MOre--NOt Much
OF q Cuban.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 95. Senator
M. A. Hanna, of Ohio, arrived in the
city yesterday evening from Yellow
stone park. Speaking of the annex
alton question he said
The Philippines is a problem we cannot solve
In hurry. We. of course must retain coal
ing station there. but 1 do not think II likely
we shall want more than Manila and It's har-
Dor. Cuba is another problem. never was
much OF Cuban, and am not prepared TO COM
init myself as to the policy we should pursue
there. We propose to establish stable gov
eminent In that island, but what constitutes q
stable government has not yet been defined.
think, however, Cuba will see an evolution
and in about 70 years It will DO so thoroughly
Americanlzed that there will be no question as
TO what stable government means.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
WILL BE A GREAT AFFAIR.
Mr.. Peck Says the Dedication Of Amerlea's
Monument to Lafayette at Paris Wm
Bs "A Drowning Event.

Chicago, Aug. 20, Melville E. Stone
has accepted the position on the Luz
fayette monument commission, TEN
dered to him by Ferdinand w. Peck.
commissioner-general from the United
States to the Paris exposition This
fills the commission. Mr.. Peck says
he proposes to make the Lafayette
monument one of the browning fea-
lures of the exhibit of this country at
the Paris exposition in 1900, The pres
emit plans are to dedicate the monu-
ment to the memory of the great
French patriot who came to the as
sistance of the colonies during the
revolution, on the anniversary of the
declaration OF independence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
POISON IN ICE CREAM.
Others Are Sick and More Fatali-
ties Expected.

Middletown, N. Y, Aug, &c. Ice
cream prepared with lemon extract
purchased from travelling salesman
few days ago has caused the death of
three persons, and score OF others are
sick and more fatalities are expected.
They constituted nearly all the sum-
mer guests at Arthur Jones' cottage
at Greenfield, which is about five miles
from Mountaindale, and the propries
tors parents and family. DR., j. i.
Curlette, of Mountaindale, was sum-
moned and he diagnosed the cases as
ptomaine poisoning. He believes ak
more deaths will occur.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Chicamauga.C Chattanooga National
Military Park, Tenn, Aug. 95.--The
Eighth Massachusetts, Twelfth New
York and Twenty-frst Kansas left
Camp Thomas to-day for lexington
KY, where they will camp until fur
ther orders. Other regiments were
ready to move, but on account of lack
of railroad facilities were unable to do
so. Gen. Breckenridge is now making
the removal of troops his main BUSH
ness and the regiments under orders
are kept working until they are ready
to 90.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
PenaIon for q OhIneae Woman.

Washington, Aug. 90. The pension
Office granted a pension to An Cum, a
Chinese subject and widow of Pascal
Martin, a sailor of the United States
navy, to whom she was married in
Shanghai in 1895. Three children were
born to the couple. The widow will
receive S. per month, and the children
50 a month each. Almost every other
country furnishes one or more PEN
sioners for Uncle Sam, but until yes
terday China was without represent
alive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
Klled IN a PoIltlcnI Row.

Columbus, Ga, Aug. Thomas M.
Adams, democratic nominee for the
legislature, was assassinated at Giles,
Chattahootchee county. The deed was
committed in a general row at poll
tical gathering A dispute between
jeff Davis, negro school-teacher, a
democrat, and William Bagley, popu.
list nominee for the legislature, pre-
cipitated general fight, in which
several shots were fred, Adams was a
bystander and received bullet in the
temple and one in the heart.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
rnod NnnnIIea 20 Hnvnnn.

Washington, Aug. 26.-In accord
ance with the determination of the
administration, the Comal sailed from
Tampa to Havana yesterday with L.
900, 900 rations for distribution to the
starving people OF Cuba. These ra-
tions will be distributed by Lieut.. A.
d. Niskern, under the direction OF
Capt. Lotus Niles, of the artillery, in
conformity with the orders of the
president and secretary of war. Sup.
plies will be furnished to other Prov
inces in the island under the jurisdic-
ton Of officers of the army as emero
gency may demand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

San Francisco, Aug. pa telegram
was received from Washington revok-
ing the order issued Wednesday that no
more troops would leave for Honolulu
or the Philippines. The telegram di-
reefs New Workers. now here to pro-
coed to Honolulu on the transport
steamer Scandal, which will sail for
Honolulu on Saturday, and, after
landing her troops and some supplies
at Honolulu, will proceed to Manila.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Manila, Aug. 25.-At a conference
to-day between the insurgents and the
Americans the former declared en-
phatically that they were willing to
cooperate with the Americans and to
surrender their arms promptly If as
sured that the islands would remain
either an American or British colony
or under the protectorate OF the United
States or Great Britain. Otherwise,
the insurgent leader asserted, they
would not dare disarm, but must posi-
lively refuse to do so. They threaten
a fresh rebellion within a month il
the Americans withdraw.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Washington, Aug 96.-Acting Secre-
tary Allen said in an interview that
there is no intention on the part OF
this government to diminish the fight
ing strength of the North Atlantic
squadron until peace has actually been
declared. For the present and pend
ing peace negotiations, the squadron
under the command of Rear Admiral
Sampson will be kept intact with a
view to meeting any emergency that
NAV arise.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Washington, Aug. 26.-Acting Secre-
tary Meiklejohn, of the war depart
ment, yesterday sent an order by wire
to every military hospital in the coun-
try, calling attention of the surgeons
in charge to the order of August 10,
which allowed the expenditure of go
cents per man per day, for the pur.
chase of delicacies for the sick soldiers.
He directed that this amount, and as
much more as was necessary for the
comfort of the sick, be expended in
making the troops comfortable and in
getting for them such things as might
be necessary in the matter of food.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

New York, Aug. 26.-Bar rooms, res
taurants and fruit stands along thee
wharves near South Ferry, Brooklyn,
are beingput in order again after a
raid of 500 hungry negro soldiers
yesterday. The colored troops
were members of the Twenty-third
Kansas volunteer infantry and claimed
to have been without food for
19 hours They were on their way to
Santiago The troops refused to
board tue transport for Santiago until
fed and, when refused food, laid down
their guns and raided all the places in
the neighborhood. The police were
powerless to check them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
Camp Meade an IdeN site.

Washington, Aug. 30, Camp Alger
in few days will be abandoned finally.
The troops now there will be sent to
Camp Meade, Pa, which Gen. Graham
pronounces an ideal site for corps
encampment The fact that there is
suficiency of water here for 25, 900 men
was developed yesterday by the COM
pletion OF the last well, giving total
supply of about 10000 gallons in "a
hours. This amount, it is expected,
will increase under air pressure,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
Csrvsrn,s Mon a Burden.

Washington, Aug. 90 The presi-
dents magnanimous offer to Spain in
the first week OF August, just after the
initiation of peace negotiations, to re-
lease all of the Spanish naval prison.
ers on parole for prompt repatriation,
which was declined by Premier Sa-
gasta at the time, has had the indirect
result of alternating most of the ordi.
nary prisoners as we'll as many of the
officers from their mother country.
The navy department may eventually
be compelled to abandon the compare
lively luxurious treatment it has &C.
corded these men and put them to work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Washington, Aug, 96.-orders have
been issued directing Gen. Miles TO
send home from Porto Rico all troops
not actually needed for service there.
No point has been designated as yet
for their barkation In the United
States but an examination OF several
sites is in progress. 1t is desired to
secure a healthful camp and at the
same time one where Decentralization
can take place at once without any de-
lay, such as occurred at Montauk.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
CnlIfornIa RepuhIIcana.

Sacramento, CAL, Aug. 25. The re.
publican convention nominated Henry
Gage, of Los Angeles, for governor by
reclamation. The platform pays a
glowing tribute to President .McKin-
ley, demands the annexation of the
West Indian islands and the Philip
pines, rejoices in Hawaiian nnnexa.
ton, demands the construction of the
Nicaragua canal and urges congress
to pass an act excluding further
Japanese and Chinese immigration.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01

Omaha, Neb., Aug. @6.-Mauager e.
Rosewater has extended an invitation
on the part of the exposition to Ad-
miral Sampson to participate in the
peace jubilee as representative of the
navy on army and navy day. The ad-
mral said that if, on his return from
Havana, the secretary of the navy
should grant him leave it would afford
him great pleasure to visit Omaha.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-01
ireland to he Made a Cardinal.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Archbisl OPP
Ireland is to be raised to the cardinal.
ate. Information to this effect was re-
ceived from Rome by members of the
Catholic university, and it is expected
here that the honor will be conferred
in the immediate future. In this way
Pope Leo intends to impress publicly
his appreciation of Archbishop Ire
lands efforts for the prevention of war
between Spain and the United States.