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The herald., 1898-07-24

err Lampasas, brought by the Comal, are
being distributed by Louis Kempner, the
postmaster.
The steamers Alamo, Rio Grande, Leona
and Concha sailed yesterday by way OF
bound for Newport News.
The Clinton left this morning for Tampa
in ballast. The Panama on her first trir
under tho American flag, arrived this
morning with a cargo consigned to the
quartermaster.
The naval board appointed by Admiral
Sampson to investigate the effects of, the
bombardment by the American warships
finished it's report today and returned or
board the Brooklyn.
General Shafter and his staff established
quarters at the palace here today.
General Wood will remain as military
governor.
The health of the troops is about as re-
ported in dispatches.
James Cough of Company A, Ninth IN
fantry, died this morning from malaria.
The cargoes of supplies on the vessels
here are being unloaded, and the prevail
ing distress is being relieved rapidly. Or
forcing cleanliness throughout the city.
The condition Of the sick has been great
ly improved in the last two days.
Many of the refugees are seeking en-
ployment and commerce is being resumed.
General Skaters report to the army was
published this afternoon. In 1t the general
thanks the officers and men for their
efficiency.
The herald., 1898-07-24
A Seat for Every Passenger

A resolution to compel all railroad COM
panies operating within the city of New
York to provide a seat for every passen-
ger carried was introduced In the council
recently by Councilman Christman. The
members of the council have received a
good many letters complaining that dur
ing the hot weather the open cars have
been so crowded that on every line in the
city passengers were obliged to stand in
front of those fortunate enough to get
seats. The resolution provides that the
companies shall display a sign whenever a
car is filled, and it fixes a penalty of $25
whenever any more passengers are taken
on than can be seated.
Provision is made for the appointment OF
inspectors to enforce the ordinance. 1t Is
also provided that when passenger boards
a car without being notified that it Is filled
and cannot get seat, he need not pay
his fare until seat is furnished him.
New York paper.
The herald., 1898-07-24

with her tow Of two barges and two river
steamers. Nothing had been heard of the
Moran fleet Of twelve river steamers. 1t
was expected that the mail steamer Al
lance would leave for Seattle on July Is.
The Yukon is reported to be getting lower.
and there was some doubt that the steamer
Rock Island, which left for Dawson. July
Ii, would be able to get up without lighter
ing as she drew six feet at the stern. On
account of the non-arrival of the British
company river steamers the company char
tered the Rock Island to carry up the pas
sengers taken to ST. Michael by the Ga
rome. 1t is said they pay 500 a day for
her and furnish provisions.
July 9Th a river steamer, John c. Barr,
sailed for Dawson heavily loaded. The
steamer Charles Nelson is having trouble
with her passengers. Part of them refused
to leave the ship as none Of the company's
river steamers had arrived.
The herald., 1898-07-24
MURDER WILL OUT
MYSTERY OF GAYLORD FISH'S
DEATH DISSOLVED
Poisoned for His Wealth-His Widow
Implicated in the Crime by
Another Woman

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July pa dispatch
to the Times from Sedalia, Mo-, tells of the
arrest there today of Mrs. Edna Beaman
young widow, charged with completely in
the murder of Gaylord Fish at Georgetown,
Col, on December 6, 1896. Mrs. Beaman is
alleged to have made confession today
to the detective who caused her arrest, and
she is said to have so far involved the
widow of the dead man that the Colorado
officials have been telegraphed to arrest
her.
According to the alleged confession of the
Beaman woman. Fish was poisoned to
death for his wealth.
Gaylord Fish was the young son of a
rich Colorado banker. When 27 years of
age he came to Kansas City, where he me;
and married Jane Armbrust, who was Their
IS years Of age. Mrs. Beaman lived with
the couple during their sojourn In this city,
and later. after Fish had returned with his
wife to Georgetown, Col, she Joined them
there, at the request she says, of Mrs
Fish.
According to the alleged confession Of the
woman who was arrested today, Fish was
poisoned to secure $4,000, for which his life
was insured In the Woodmen of the World.
and the large estate which fell to him
upon the death of his father about year
ago.
Fish was supposed to have died of heart
disease, but the officials of the Woodmen
became suspicious and set detectives to
work upon the case, and the arrest at Sc
dalia by Detective L. Collins Is the out
come. Collins started for Colorado tonight
with the woman in his custody. According
The herald., 1898-07-24
BRANDoN's TH1RrY-F1vE BOYS
The Came Of Fighting Stock and Many
of Them Were in the Civil War

II have been reading in the papers since
the war began good deal about families
with fighting sons, so ready and patriotic
that as many as four and five brothers have
enlisted" said George Mailer of St. Glars
vile, w. Va, land it has made me feel
good but l don't believe any family, no
matter how ready and patriotic Its sons are.
will be able to equal the record of old
Charles Brandons, for 1t is doubtful if
there is another one in the entire land that
could turn out seventeen, sons to fight for
their country. That's what Charles Bran
don's family was able to do, and did do, in
1861.
Charles Brandon lived at Moundsville,
w. Va, and died when he was &c years ole
but his youngest child was then less than
| year old. He died of broken heart, just
as the civil war broke out, his wife having
refused to live with him any longer and
| having begun proceedings against him to
obtain divorce. He had at that time 81
| living children, and had been married three
times. His first wife bore him only two
children. His second wife died after bear
ing him Is. At the age of Is he married
Sarah Barker, she being 16, and the young
est of 16 children. She lived with him Il
years, bearing him Is children, and then
left him, taking her year-old baby with her,
and sued him for divorce on the ground of
incompatibility of temper. Brandon was
| then hale and hearty, but the desertion of
his wife broke him down, and he died with
in month after she left him.
when he took his third wife, the Oldest
| of Brandons 20 children by his two pre-
vious wives was 80, and the entire 20 lived
| under the paternal roof. The young wife
reared all of the 20 that were young enough
| to need rearing, besides caring for the 10 of
| her own, the oldest of whom was but 20
when she left their father. If the patri
larchal Brandon had lived few months
longer, he would have seen II of his sons
enlist in the Union army. 1t is question
if in this or any other country an instance
can be found where one family ever before
contributed II sons to its country's service
"There were two Charleses and two
Johns among these patriotic brothers. The
names of the other 10 were Simeon, Evans,
Peter, Josephus, Hiram, James, Van Blu
rem, Jacob, Abraham, Alexander, David,
Andrew and Ruse Besides these, three of
Charles Brandon's sons served in the Mex
lean war; The II brothers were all in In
diana and Ohio regiments. Two of them
one of the Johns and one Of the Charleses-
were sons of the last Mrs. Brandon They
were both taken prisoners at the battle of
Chickamauga and placed in Andersonvil!e
prison. John died there. Charles was
prisoner q months, when he escaped. All
the rest of the sons were children of the
second wife. They were in every important
battle OF the war, and all lived to get home
The herald., 1898-07-24
Rushed to Porto Rico

CAMP ALGER, Md, July 23-An order
was received at Camp Alger today direct
ing that the five troops of cavalry sta
toned with Gen. Grahams command pro-
coed to Porto Rico as rapidly as possible.
These troops are A and c, New York VOL
unteers. and A, B and c, Pennsylvania
volunteers. There are $50 men in all the
troops. The order was unexpected, but 1t
took the men only one hour to get ready to
move. 1t is expected that the troops will
reach Newport News about noon tomor-
The herald., 1898-07-24
UndeliVered kilograms

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union telegraph office corner OF
Spring and First streets, for Mrs w. C.
Camp. H. c. Carroll A. A. Bowser, H. A.
Weatherbee, Stella Hallett, J. P. Flint,
Mrs. D. NJ. Leary, S. H. Chapman, C. A.
Horne Lamar Price.
The herald., 1898-07-24
puffield Coming Home

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Gen. Duffield,
who has been engaged iDthe campaign at
Santiago and who is convalesc;ng from yell
low fever. has received permission to re-
turn to the United States if he so desires.
The herald., 1898-07-24
An Imperial Day

Government expenditures yesterday ex-
ceeded $4,000 900, and the United States at
the same time assumed the Hawaiian debt
of 100000. 1t was day of some expense
for the American people.-Sprngfield Re-
puh1ican
The herald., 1898-07-24
SANTIAGO NEWS

Postoffice Opened and Two Hundred
Bags Of Mail Distributed
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 26, $50 p. m.
The postoffice here was opened today.
Two hundred bags of mail from the steam
The herald., 1898-07-24
Long List Of Patients

The division hospital records last night
showed that there were POI patients, in
Guiding about forty in hospitals in other
than the main quarters at the Preside.
Sixteen new cases were received from
Camp Merritt during the day and nine were
discharged as well enough to return to their
regiments. In addition to these sick SOL
diers there are forty-five patients In the
Preside post hospital and nearly 100 In the
different regimental hospitals where milder
cases are cared for.
The herald., 1898-07-24
Sailing of the Rio

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The trans
port steamer Rio Janeiro, bearing two bat
talions of South Dakota volunteers, re-
cruts for the Utah Light Artillery and
detachment of the Signal Corps, sailed to-
day for Manila. The vessel was accorded
the same ovation which has been given
the other transport vessels which have
sailed for the Philippines, and nothing
unusual occurred as the vessel steamed
down the bay toward the ocean.
The expedition will be under command Of
Brigadier- General Harrison Gray Otis,
who has stated that he will make all posi-
BILE speed to join the United States forces
already in the Philippines. The Rio will
stop at Honolulu to take on fresh supplies
and to refill her. coal bunkers.
The herald., 1898-07-24
SKATER REPLIES


to know Of your determination to with
draw yourself from this vicinity. remain.
yours very sincerely, SKATER,
Major General Commanding"
Cubans Murmuring
The Cuban rank and file are still murmur-
ragged native soldiers along the country
roadsides discussing the matter with We
hemence.
1t Is now practically settled that despite
the consuming anxiety Of the American
forces to get home or go to take hand in
fighting at Porto Rico, that they will be
marched inland to the north to recuperate
as best they can in the healthful uplands,
preparatory to an attack on Holguin.
The insurgents have already gone there
save one small detachment encamped out
side of Santiago, but they will move north
in day or two.
Garcia's Letter Forgery
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 2s-(By
the Associated Press). 1t now turns
out that the letter alleged to have been
addressed by General Garcia to Cen
eral Shafter. complaining of the treatment
accorded to the Cubans and advising Cen
eral Shafter of General Garcia's resigna-
ton, was prepared by a newspaper corre-
spondent named Arms, who has been act
ing on the staff of General Castillo. 1t is
not clear that General Garcia ever saw the
letter.
The herald., 1898-07-24
CAMP OF DEATH


Corporal Daniel S. Newsome OF Deo
Moines. Company D, Fifty-first Iowa, died
at the children's hospital of pneumonia.
There are about thirty newmade graves,
showing the fatalities, principally at Camp
Merritt, during the past two months. The
two funerals were for Stafford of Tenneo-
see and Cecil Flower of Kansas.
The herald., 1898-07-24

the brigade ambulance train and Red Cross
ambulances. JOHN l. ROGERS
Brigadier General Volunteers, Senior OFF,
Ger at Port Tanpa
The herald., 1898-07-24
The Iron-Clad Oath

Those only shall be allowed to vote at
the primaries and participate in the eau
cuses whose names are upon the register
Of voters. or who present a certificate of
registration from the proper officer, and
who, under challenge, make oath or at
firmation as follows:
II will vote at the ensuing general cleo
ton for the nominees of the Republican
party" provided that in the city and coun-
~ of San Francisco, the register of voters
In use at the last election shall be used.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

The governor will be sustained by
the people OF the state OF Washington
i'm his determination not to call an ex-
ira session OF the legislature in order
10 pass resolution submitting the con-
stitutional amendment on the subject
OF taxation.
is necessary In our system, but with
the experience of New York. Massa-
ehusetts and Illinois before us. all of
which have wressled with the same
problem inside OF year. we would
be foolish TO run n similar risk
Of an abortive attempt to deal
with The subject In Il session hast
lily called for the purpose and without
any definite plan upon which To pro-
ceed Good "a might be the intentions
ut the members u the legislature, net
one i'm ten has given concentrated at
,entlon To the subject. and when they
assembled (, would be found tina, not
even that proportion had definite
idea Of what IL would be best To do.
Between now and the next session
those who are particularly interested
In the subject should prepare a care
fully matnred plan and have Il made
we'll known 80 shs people So that an ex-
preston Of opinion could be had from
them ard the members 20 hq elected
be fortified by the knowledge which fire.
gnen, public discussion would AFFORD
.hega. not emily ~ the wishes Of their
constituents. but ct the prae,icaesilty
80 whatever projects might he submit.
ted "a then, when they convened
The subject is attracting unusual at.
scntien All over TIE United States. the
ineqaisses II the system and the asrf-
cul;tes IN its application sre becoming
understood. ana the country is avail
enins ~ the conviction that I, has too
hang followed the inQagsigorsal and
clumsy methods ~ older nations. when
! 50 egalgegt aa authority upon govern
nscns as sx~prexs&sns Harrison makes
the evils % car system e TAXATION tie
subject - carefully prepared address
before large and responsible ec9y 81
sitsseus. shssn Is hoee tAas owt 81 the
ssafas{sn will corae soTrss reform.
\ gew days age Frederick " Juasen
addressed 4n eassencx sn ~. T.cssiEs. TAX.
J tGs fee ais text. ~fgssfce IN Tsxsstsa
as Remedy f0y Ss%.sai Discomfort 80
/ ise aaayea CAief Justiew MARSHALL 5
3 fsrasas ssssiarafsea, "rAe power Ia tax
inseives tns pe~er e. destroy" Ths
/ sisss say1 e aEs address dealt with sas
{ Inequalities e tsntax Eass saoSss. ana sae
| great 8s<ssegliY experienced ty tegssl2-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

pecpse wh0 moss nas6 man16onary work
of the kind that tie sureeu ran -. md
. few muutha moee ~ the nane eQoce.
I've work will hare the result, ~ Mr.
Hartman points out Of not oaiy bring
Ing prospectors to SEATTLE 10 oatist Tor
the Kionsiike. bat win esing % the
state . large lsnmieration Al the class
most desirable and best adapted to
build up the state Valuable - the
KIondske business IL. there II . better
future for the state of Washington In
the deveiopenent Of its native resources.
Now that attention h directed 20 this
district. not only by the mining excite
faent bat through the enormous and
profitable agricultural crops. n tn
right time to display before the rest IL
the country the immense latent wealth.
Of the state. fits superb climate. and the
great opportunities II presents for those
Of good character. industrious habits
and q little capital
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

There h no inconsrussy m the name
OHlggins attached to Chilean battse-
ship. AmbrosiA o'Higgsns was . presi-
dent OF Chile and vicefoy of Peru. He
was barn In Ireland In Ito. He was sac
cesstveiy Chilean engineer. captain OF
cavalry. colonel briwadser. major general.
president. marquis. lieutenant general and
finally vsceroy Of Peru and president OF
Chile under Spanish rule He improved
means OF Communication all over the
country. founded the city OF San Ambro-
sia de Balisnor and rebuilt the city Of
Orsono. His son, Bernardo O'Higgins,
tor whom the Chilean batt.eship Is
named. was the first president Of Chile
after that country achieved ifs independ-
ence from Spain i; was this O'Hsgsins
who defeated a Spanish feet under
osc.io and ended forever the naval power
OF Spain In the Pacific. Bernardo OHig-
gins was the Washington OF Chile.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

One correspondent to the Post-Inteili-
gencer argues at length that the reason
under the Bland Allison act the bullion
value of silver never reached It's coinage
value was because the government was
not allowed to buy all that was offered.
There never was greater failaey. II the
United States were 10 undertake to buy
ali the wheat in the world at xl.2e per
bushel, or We're to assume power TO de-
clare and accept a husheI of wheat as
worth si29 In gold. and make wheat as
that ratio legal tender. how much gold
would 1t have in It's vaults at the end of
the year, How long before IL would be
bankrupt? Would creditors with the OPP
t!on OF paying IN wheat or gold pay In
gold or in wheat? or course everybody
who could would be paying his debts in
wheat, and gold would disappear from cir
cniation. The government alone. and not
the people. would be obliged TO consider
gold and silver on equality. Government
can TO more by its flat raise wheat
from - cents in gold 10 sl.29 than II can
raise silver worth GO cents an ounce to 81 ..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The governor general OF Algeria has
s5fSs. To AisS tnssisf. Il graduate % the
University of Psris. charge Of a rsedscal
mission ~ she mountains beyond Rtetra
sh@re her chief work wiil ee The care OF
SAfsSe Nornrn and children
Queen Victoria brsarl the study Of the
AsIssd90 language ard literature when she
w&s - years Of sgn The tutor l. a tslsh-
caste HtBae94 ard the queen takes q 1ez.
@ssss every morning, and i 80 IL 10 tss graf
y Interested in ire stgdy There can BE-
no tier example 81 IRE queens pAfssuee
AID mental cOBcsnsra ton ihan this defer.
GssUal5s "a master Hlud0a
A peculiar marriage was recsaf}yy eegss-
hyate4 az Hasessown " v BENJAMIN r
hanI. The groom. as now ia MS ssgntfe IN
year. He - a former resilient of Gorhe -
Ter, -, r. - msil known in HYitgsxsssre
sessn-. wAssEs fer years De has Conducted
a si4sckS&fssl BUSINESS aEsa has a wsas rsstt-
station ~ BosFsga. Mr. ggiia A sherman.
sss sEsste In Hin*tY years old she lives
~ y %iefs9Sns Her Ss8.sh ~ su2gtssx So
k.fnass4 IS Aeiag usa:w than St s.s Ss1 Hr.
nant assa 3Fss ~sseFusau wsfe essapa s. ess
in ehsadas@t. safi remained esssse fr!4r1da
as SseaF lives. Mrn. Snernsan's former
asE@ss&na = 10 IL tfe wzS : nass,sfas1. 81 !
been dead ssf years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

The Vancouver Register assumes an air
OF virtuous astonishment tina; the Post
r.eilgencer should have said that. If the
populis,s had let Well enough alone. the
500 exemption on personal property would
have been on the statute books today.
and wants To know II a Republican SUI
rreme court would have Suffered the un-
constitutional act Of Republican Iegis-
la,ure 10 stand. No. nc. IL the issue was
raised. but the old law had stood fer a
number OF years without question. and
the supreme court had not been required
TO act. and presumably IL there had been
no naeddling by popul!ss or other 'eg-
isiasars the statute would have stood in
definitely, II Is worth repeating for the
Information OF the Vancouver paper that
the law was frs, declared unconstitution-
al by a ropulsst Judge. and his decix.oa
was affirmed by the entire supreme court.
That shows how FAR politics entered into
the determination Of the matter.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

tive ana sds1n1nnastve asshositses In
sesasns - pefsonaI property. He Incl
1eneA,ay asnaaoaed hsw she iav opsr-
ates when Tie state undertakes 70 TAX
In own oaiisatsnns md even the shli-
gattons of its municipalities. The pub
hc securities Of the state Of Missouri
|. tie hcnds of the cUuntBes Of the state.
and the bonds OF the cisy Of ST. Louis
are nominaliy taxable under TIE law.
When the Les bonds 81 the city Of st.
Louis are sold at par. II may be con-
3ecsured. ays Mr. Judson. how many
Of the purchasers expect to pay $zes
out OF the ssGS income. That would
leave only Se9 ~ the income Tor IN
isyestHaent In such securities.
II ~as demonstrated that nearly all
the states show . decrease In assess
ments on personal property. and Mr..
Judson attributes the failure Of per-
sonal property TO bear fair share OF
taxation not TO any lack Of vigilance In
officials. bat to the fact that they are
charged with . task which is impos-
sibie Of performance. BY way Of rem
edy Mr. Judson suggests: 1.-The funda-
mental basis. therefore. Of any just sys-
tenn Of taxation, II that Il should dis
pense entirely with any return by the
individual taxpayer. Any other system
places the just and scrupulous at the
mercy of the unjust and INSCRIPTIONS.
When the state taxes only what IS in
sight then no one can escape: and then.
and then only. win taxation be equal"
We are not prepared TO indorse Mr..
Judson's conclusions. but they are
worth considering as one Of many
MEANS by which an improvement Is to
be effected. He would abolish all
taxes, licenses. charges upon business.
or interests Of any kind. and place
tax upon land and improvements. a
tax upon corporation franchises; an
income tax based upon the value Of
the premises occupied: and an inherit
ance tax.
He foresees the usual constitutional
necessity for the requisite authority;
but he points out that the Missouri con-
stitution, as In ours and in most others.
although forbidding the exemption OF
property other than the specific prop
that all property shall be taxed in the
same manner. but only that taxes shall
be uniform upon the same class of sub
jects. We do not overlook the differ
ence In the language, but in the main
the principle In the same.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24

Ia hls recent display of cheap and
reprehenslhie dernagogy in the house.
Congressman Lewis has an ardent SYM
nashlEeg In the R9<syn News. which de-
ciares:
Il. seems likely that the oniy result Of
rAs disaster 10 the Maine vii be that
that h@oosith3Tsty old pintocrst Ger
Miles, viii e-e enabled TO carry out his pet
scheme Of hasiGsDx large arssasis mad
fcFtsaealions sn the cities, ID oxerawe
and when necessary. shoot down faasortng
nsea wbo presume "a protest however
quietly and peaceabiy. against unjust cou-
essfcnsr
T. sAers Is ore great soldier in this eean-
try wha IS essentially man - the PEG
p1e. he Is Gen Miles II Is gratifying 70
feei that TIRE expressions OF THIS unua-
tsfasie newspaper. ana the attitude a
Col. Lswts. arc rot AT ali In harmony with
sss yssrty--er pATEies-;sey represent: