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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-13
rnAr SANTIAGO BALLOON.
serEt, BonnnxInEA Tells What He Saw and
How n Spanish Shell Ruined the Air ship.

serRt. BonnnxinEA Tells What He saw and
How n Spanish Shell Ruined the Air Ship.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. ~12.-Sergt. BonnnzinRa, a
member OF the balloon stan Of the Fifth Army
Corps. left this city this morning for Tampa,
whence he will sail TO Porto Rico to Join his
command. He has been on leave of absence
since the battle OF Santiago. He was In the
military balloon. and was the only one hurt
wheni IL fell riddled by the Spanish. Ho said
this morning:
Our ascent was made just before daylight.
Major Maxfeld, a telegraph operator. and my
self were the only persons in the car. We went
up about 1000 feet and were held in position
by four cables. That height gave us
an excellent view Of the San Juan Hill forts
and trenches. We could see troops moving
cannon into position and hauling ammunition
and the bringing up OF infantry from the direc-
tion OF Santiago. We made careful note OF
everything-the position OF every heldpiecc, its
approximate calibre. the number OF troops
about the blockhouses, and. In fact, everything
our army needed to know. This was worked
out on charts. and the general Information was
teleRraphed below to the officers.
I'VE had been at work a couple OF hours be-
fore the enemy discovered us. Then the sharp
shooters began popping away from the tree
tops, but somehow they didn't hit us. Sud-
denly we noticed n commotion In q battery near
q blockhouse. Their big guns were trained
our way and a shell went screaming over the
top OF the balloon. They soon had the whole
battery working and our position became de-
cidedly uncomfortable.
"Shot and shell whizzed around us for hours.
but did not hit US. Suddenly. about $50 p. NJ.
the balloon jerked violently to one side and a
cloud OF silk tumbled about US. A shell had
struck the gas bag. and we were sent whirllng
to the ground. I crashed into a treetop and
stretcher being borne TO the hospital. Here 1t
was found that two of my, ribs had been broken
as / could travel | was furloughed and came
home 70 Springfield. Now l am on my way to
Porto Rico to reJoin my old command"
He saw service in Italy. France and England.
but is now an intense American.
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Feeding an Enemy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sir: One
hundred thousand tons Of steel plates are
being shipped by the Illinois Steel Company
via Montreal to shipbuilders in Ireland. 1t
is q serious fact affecting distribution which
deserves the serious consideration not only of
those interested in promoting the
Of New York. but of those who are intrusted
with legislation, administration and negotia-
ton at Washington or elsewhere.
A continuation of the conditions which make
it possible to divert such traffic from Chicago
to an alien port and flag will indicate criminal
negligence upon the part Of those who admins
ter our public affairs.
Under the bonding privileges as at present
enjoyed. Canadian railways are enabled to
maintain a tlrst-class traffic service which they
could not afford to maintain il they were not
permitted TO carry. without giving any consid-
Grafton therefor, interstate traffic which they
have not expended one farthing to create, pro-
mote, or develop, and they are therefore en-
character OF that under discussion from New
York to Montreal for shipment to Europe.
The supremacy OF New York as the chief re-
ceiving and distributing port of this continent
vessels at all times inward and outward bound.
There Is no plain, unvarnished common sense
in substituting lines OF fast steamships of high
character. upon the Atlantic and Pacific under
tically subsidize to the. extent OF $25. 100000
annually In trafflc earnings Canadian railways
to divert our traffic to an alien port and flag,
and to. continue TO do SO Is q criminal waste OF
public funds.
A man is a fool who pumps the water out OF a
leaking ship and then goes to sea without
plugging the holes through which the water
entered. FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN.
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run from Bremerton would give 1880
knots. Still, our despatch from Washing
ton, announcing the new voyage, that
the distance from New York to Hon
Olulu by way OF the Straits Of Magellan
is 10, 1873 knots" would leave the 0regonis
first run still the longer, even deducting
its final stage from Jupiter to Key West.
But in the coming voyage the longest con-
%tinuous run that from Punta Arenas to
Honolulu. will be far longer than thelongest
that the Oregon undertook. However, as
four golfers, 1t Is understood, are to go
with the two ships, there will DO no fear OF
failure OF fuel at any part of the voyage.
The Oregon, IL will be remembered, had
no collier with her.
Presumably no effort at all will be made
by the Iowa and Oregon to achieve great
speed records, even we're no golfers taken
along, because there Is no necessity for
haste like that imposed on the Ore
gon in her run. They will presumably
go at an economical speed, and this
is generally considered to be about
ten knots. The Oregon never got quite
as low as that in any OF the stages
OF her voyage just enumerated, although
BIG kOJ uSdIly uOWu W ~, Wv hINLb, ~
cording to Engineer OFFLEY's figures, in
going from Sandy Point to Rio. But the
long stretch from San Francisco to Callao
showed an average Of 1895 knots, and from
Callao to Port lamar Of nearly IL,
while the short run from Port lamar
to Sandy Point is credited with 1856 knots.
From Bahia to Barbados 11.55 was
made, and from Barbados to Jupiter 11.S6.
But in the reckonings here cited the time
when fairly under way was alone taken,
that of entering and leaving port being
eliminated.
While there may be no efforts in the
new cruise to beat the old record Of the
Oregon, yet interesting and important re-
suits will be noted, such, for example, as
the number Of knots run per ton Of coal
burned, besides various comparisons be-
tween the two vessels themselves. That the
prestige Of our navy among foreign obser-
vers will be further increased we may con-
fidently expect, while the main point for us
will be the increase Of our naval force in
the Pacific. It will be the first time that any
ship Of the size and force Of the Iowa or
the Oregon has ever visited Hawaii or that
part of the ocean.
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The Iowa and the Oregon.

Another great test, or perhaps We ought
rather to say another illustration, of the
capacity of b~attleships for long-distance
steaming will soon be furnished in the voy-
age Of the Oregon and the Iowa from New
York to Hawaii. The former has her reputa-
tion in this respect already made, and &C
cordingly can do nothing more than confirm
1t. She could not well expect to accomplish
more than to repeat her wonderful record
on the run from San Francisco to Florida Of
mot a bolt started" and engines in perfect
order. But her companion vessel has long
distance laurels still to gather, and we
shall expect to find her fully equal to the
task, for she is In fact our only "sea-
going" battleship.
While the new run starts far north Of
Key West, and is to end far out in the Pa
cific, yet We have to remember that Homo
lulu is in a much lower latitude than San
Francisco. Indeed, taking into account the
possible need of ordering the two vessels
from Punta Arenas to Manila, there are OBJ
vious advantages in sending them directly
to Hawaii, as is now proposed, instead of first
to Mare Island, as it was originally reported
and perhaps intended. Engineer OFFLEY's
figures OF the Oregon's great voyage make
1t begin at Bremerton, where she had been
locked, and from which the distance to San
Francisco is 527.7 nautical miles. From
Ban Francisco to Callao she made her
longest unbroken rum, 4,o76.5 knots.
From Callao to Port lamar, accord
ing to the same authority, is 2,52e.9
knots; from Port lamar to Punta Arenas.
in the Straits of Magellan, 1872; from Punta
Arenas to Rio de Janeiro, 2247.7; from Rio
to Bahia, 700; from Bahia to Barbados,
2,22e; from Barbados to Jupiter, 1889;
finally, from Jupiter to Key West, $50.
mat makes up the great total OF IA, o
knots; but the voyage is popularity consld-
cred, and probably will generally be spoken
OF when recounted Ii history, as beginning
~ Ban Fraacisco, and the deduction OF the
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The New York Populists.

Whatever action the Democrats will take,
or refrain from taking, IN the question Of
free and unlimited silver coinage at tho
ratio Of Is to 1, when their delegates as
semble in Syracuse on the 2sth inst, there
will be one State Convention in the Saline
City which will be heard from on this theme
in no uncertain and probably in no brief
manner. The State Populist Convention
has been called to meet in Syracuse on
Thursday next, the 18th inst, Ito nomi-
nate n full State ticket" The invitation
emanates from LAWRENCE j. MCPARLN rs
Chairman ofthe State Committee Of the Pop
ulist party Of New York and, assuredly, there
has been no one more assiduous In holding
up by the heels outside third party political
movements in New York for twenty years
or more than the industrial reformer Of
Lockport.
The Populist party was organized in
Omaha in 1892 and in that year polled
16,O o votes in New York State. In 1893
it polled 1900, in 1894 1900, and in
1895 5000, the public not showing much
interest in its affairs-in New York. Then,
in 1896, the Populist party found a National
Convention of the Democratic party taking
up lLS plullS uuu plOJCSOS, duOpOlhS va pihlSR-
pies, absorbing its members and uniting
with 1t on candidates in New York. This
access Of good fortune, however, did
not discomfort the old-line Populists, Of
whom McPARIN was one, and thus to
save the organization from extinction
as one Of the "parties" authorized by
law to nominate candidates by polling
10000 votes at a State election, the
New York Populists nominated MoPARLN
for Judge Of the Court Of Appeals, and he
polled 1900 votes. This was less than the
number required under section SO Of the
Election Code. and the Populist party,
therefore, went out Of official existence as
such after 1896 and had 40 ticket in the
field in New York last year.
The Populists this year, if they nominate
a full ticket" as they declare they will on
Thursday, must get it to the polls by petit
ton and who is there better qualified to
call the roll Of Populist membership than
MoPARIN, the last Of the Mohicans, a can
didate on the first Populist ticket in this
State in 1892 and the last in 1902
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-13
DnvBr sArs KEEP THE 1sEANDA
Former Minister to China Gives McKinleJ
Advice ON the ~PhIlippines.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-Charles DENLY. I'M
ill recently Minister to China. reached Wash
inRton to-day and had an hours talk with
President Mckinley on the situation in the
East,
Mr.. DENLY was Minister to China for thirteen
years and has witnessed tho steady encroach.
ments OF the foreign Governments there, the
dismissal and reinstatement OF Ii Hung Chang.
the China-Japanese war and other matters OF
interest there.
Mr.. DENLY said he was unqualinedly in favor
OF holding the Island OF Luzen. and did
not sec how the United States could
avoid holding the entire Philippine group.
Aside from the question OF supporting the
retention of the Islands was practically neces-
sarV to prevent war, We're Spain allowed
TO retain the Islands she would have trouble
constantly with them, and Germany would
obtain part of them. This would mean war
with, England, who would oppose with
all her strength the occupation OF these
islands by any other country than the
and Hong Kong for England to permit any
country which might be hostile to her to 90
cupy and hold.
wished to back down from the position IL
assumed when It sent q large army to
hold Manila after Admiral Dewey rendered its
hole, Manila without holding, the island
OF LuZon. as there would be constant
riots, Instructions and other troubles
The holding Of the island he regarded as one
Commission, which might then consider the
advisability OF holding the entire group.
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The British Generals Failure.

From the Saturday Review.
Three years ago hourishes OF journalistic trumpets
and rolls OF newspaper drums proclaimed the ap.
%pointment of Lord Wolseley as COMMANDMENT Chief
Of the British Army. Lord Wolscley was going TO 10.
form the army. to decrease its cost, in fact to perform
all those deeds for the public advantage which the
new man invariably promises and rarely performs.
We ourselves strongly supported him. But what has
he done to justify all the encomiums passed on him
In adyanceH How has the army. how has the public
benefited by the alteration which was TO bring rs a
sort Of military milennium2 We seem a. far on It as
ever. Our army costs more than II did three years
ago, II the estimates are to be relied on. and the eI-
penSNs are still on the up line. IN fact. our hGndtuI
Of soldiers costs considerably more 10 maintain thA9
TIE AulaiAR ArnY OF neAx1y double Tie nunbeAA
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FIVE DrCLrNE 70 INVEsTTeArE
Difaoult TO Fill the Commission to Report
on Army Methods.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-Five Of the nine men
asked by President Mckinley to accept NOM
bership on the proposed commission to investi-
gate the administration OF the War Depart
ment in the war have declined to serve. They
are Gen. Schoneld. Robert T. Lincoln. ex-
Senator Henderson, Col. Lamont and Gen.
Gordon. Gen. schofeld. Mr.. Lincoln and
Gen. Henderson asked for more time to con-
slider the Presidents tender. No surprise was
caused when the FIRST two responded that they
would be unable to accept. but 1t was both sur
prising and disappointing to the President that
Gen. Henderson sent n negative answer. Gen.
Dodge. Col. Sexton and DR.. Gilman are tho
three who are said TO have promised positively
to serve. DR. Keen, who is in Europe, has not
yet responded.
The President has determined that the in
vestigation shall take place. and while he is
discouraged over the refusal OF more than half
the men asked originally TO conduct it,
he will continue his efforts to secure a
commission composed OF men OF prom
inence and standing. All the persons who
are familiar with those efforts have been
requested not to furnish information to the
press as to destinations. The President be
lieves that II the newspapers publish from day
to day the names Of those who are asked to
SsTYs & %i1l d fsfnss 20 ot aSsTst nSsin n;. as sIt : mdtte sbe 9r
com@isslon. TIE names Of the Commission
ers, therefore, will not be made public until the
body has been completed.
1t is the desire of the administration to have
at least seven members compose the commits
sion. but II that number of suitable men can
not be secured the investigation will be con-
Quoted by five,
1t is known that the President has asked
William G.. Endicott Of Massachusetts, who was
Secretary OF War during Cleveland's first Ad-
ministration. to. serve on the commission.
The. names of Charles DENLY. formerly
Minister to China. and Matt v. Ransom.
being considered by the President in
connection with his efforts to form the
commission, but they have not yet been in
vited to accept membership on It,. Col. DENLY
was here to-day. He came straight across the
continent. after landing in San Francisco, to
give the benefit Of his, views on the Philippines
question to the President.
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Roosevelt in a ''Round.Up."
From he Chicago Record.


Roosevelt had two ranches in the Bad Lands.
where he came every year. when his affairs In
the field OF business and politics would hermit.
He came. as he told his men. to be one OF them.
He was treated on the ranch as any other ranch
hand. One OF his first experiences on the
Jared there lust as the other men Jared who
were drawing $50 a month. Heh had his String"
OF horses with the, roundup and performed the
same duties as did the cowboys. In the morn
ing he was called with the other men-asa usual
corral into which the large band OF horses were
driven, roped the animal which he desired to
breakfast started on a long morninR's ride.
Nor was no favored In the matter OF horses.
He took the same kind Of animals as did the
broken, broncos, more incllnedto bucking than
TO passive servitude, Not i~nfreauently he was
tumbled over the head OF a vicious mustang,
whose bHckinR abilities overmatched Roose-
yelts riding by several degrees. But the dis
couragepents OF COW punching were not per-
m~Anentfand he was no sooner thrown Oh than
~ wa en again ready Tor another trial
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MISS BARTON AT SANTIAGO.
Credit Given Her for Helping to Bring
About the Spanish Surrender.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-Miss Clara Barton.
head Of the American Red Cross Society, has
returned to her nome near Washington. She
reached here to-day accompanied by DR.. Win
field Egan. chief surgeon Of the Red Cross
Gen. Won Schell. q member OF the Belgian Red
Cross; DR.. Gill, j.. A. Mcdowell, Miss Lucy
Graves and Miss Annie Fowler of Illinois, who
Joined the party at Santiago.
The Red Cross workers are much provoked
over the name in which they were treated
by the Spanish authorities when they under
took to land supplies from the Clinton and
Comal. To Miss Barton. is given considerable
credit by her assistants for the part she played
in the surrender of Santiago.
1t is said that she found twenty-seven wound
ed Spaniards after the first light and urged
Gen. Skater to have their wounds dressed and
to have them returned to their army in order
to combat the impression which prevailed in
the Spanish army that all Spaniards falling
into the hands OF the Americans would be
killed.
This was done. and the men spread through
out the army the report of their kind treat
ment by the Americans and thus dispelled the
fear entertained by their comrades that they
would be mastered if they surrendered;
Miss Barton will probably call on the Presi-
dent and Secretary of State and make a re-
port Of the work done by her in Cuba.
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HORSE KNEW YELLOW STRIPES.
Submitted to tho Cavalryman's Mount, but
Kicked When the White Stripes Approached

Kicked When tho White Stripes Approached.
From tie 81. Paul Disraeh.
A horse recognizes the master in the man
quicker. II anything. than the man feels him
self master Of the horse. You will see it dozens
OF times il you will take the trouble to look.
Any cavalry officer will vouch for the truth Of
the statement that a horse is impressed by the
individuality OF a man as easily as one human
being is impressed by the individuality OF an
other. Only horses cannot talk. sad to say. for
If they could how much better and more inter-
esting companions they would be than somo
people we all could mention.
The other day Quartermaster Coe tried to
mount his brand new horse. and had some
difficulty In doing 30, because of the restless
along came Lieut.. Howard OF the Third United
States Cavalry. The Lieutenant. looked in
t~erests a cavalryman more than a fine equinc2
.,,,1 am having a hard time trying to teach
marked The new ' infantry" Lieutenant to the
skilled cavalry Lieutenant.
Lets see you try it, replied Lieut.. Howard
Then Lieut.; Coe lifted a ponderous neither
limb and stuck his toes out toward the stirrup:
tried again. but the horse continued a Very
pretty military side step, until he had com
t E,Tnea tt,e I was are a io on 2 s SlpSleii in T Eett }9Gifi nf S" tRe
saddle. and after he finally landed the horse
Hum" said Lieut.. Howard. "Gcod horse.
but wants training. Let me try him a minute.
will you ?"
The cavalryman walked up to the horse and
before touching him stood a few minutes
quietly at his side. The horse looked inter
ested. and peeked around in something like
surprise. Then the Lieutenant lifted his foot
and directed it toward the stirrup. The horse
moved quickly aside. but the Lieutenant was
quicker. His foot reached the stirrup and
stuck there. With. n nervous jump the ami
NAL resumed his side stepping. Lieut.. How
ard. however. stuck like a barnacle, with
one hand on the. pommel and the other on
the bride. In this manner the horse COM
pleted the circle several times. the Lieutenant
with one foot sliding along the. ground and
the other in the stirrup. Finding he could
not shake the officer of, the horse finally stood
still. Then Lieut.. Howard lightly mounted.
dismounted and then mounted again. continu-
ing the operation a dozen times without stop
ping. The horse stood as still as d statue. The
whole science Of it was that the horse under
stood thoroughly that the man with the yellow
stripes on his trousers knew more about equine
Compartments than the man with the white
stripes. Lieut.. Howard made his will felt by
intuition rather than by force.
Now. you try it. Mr.. Coe." said Lieut.. How
ard.
The horse resumed its old tactics with the
Quartermaster. and would not change for u
long time. The only trouble was that Lieut..
Coe had started wrongly and did not impress
the horse at the very outset. The animal
thoroughly remem bered Lieut.. Howard the day
after. and was wholly submissive to the latter's
quiet and unspoken determination.
"Of course q horse thinks" he said.
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The Philippines.

Wisdom to-day calls upon the President
to provide for the transfer Of the Philip.
pine Islands to the United States, as II
called upon the Commander-in-Chief Of the
United States Navy to capture them at the
beginning Of the war.
The instrument selected for the latter
duty was GEORGE DEWEY. The American
Peace Commissioners have to complete
DEwTY's triumph.
DEwEY's orders were to capture or de-
stroy the Spanish feet" The Peace Com
missions orders, to be given in Washington
on Thursday, perhaps, should be: Hold
the Philippines"