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Work of the Pension Office.

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending Dec II shows
Army invalid: Original, IS; increase and
ad diiiional, 2o6; reissue, II; restoration and
renewal, "A; duplicate, 3t; accrued, 100;
total, t3S.
Army invalid fact June 81, 1s9Ol: Origin |,
363; increase, 225: additional. ii: reissue,
81; restoration and renewal. a.; supple
mentals, 8; duplicate, 33; accrued, 12I :
total. 92j.
Army widow. ETC.. Original, 65; increase
and addiuolal, /; duplicate, 8; accrued,
/; total, 10.
Army widow, etc. TACT June q, 1S9o):
Original, 242; increase and additional /;
reissue, 3; restoration and renewal 2; sup
plementals, 2; duplicate, 3; total, 253.
Navy invalid: Original, l. reissue, 2;
accrued, .: total, 5.
Navy invalid fact June y, 18a0): Original,
%; increase, a; additional, /; reissue, /:
restoration and renewal, z; accrued, 1;
total. 81.
Navy widow, etc. (act juno 27. 1seo):
Original, ;.
Army nurses; Duplicate, t.
| Indian Wars--Survivors: Duplicate, /;
accrued, I; total, 8.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, ..
| Old War-invaiid: Accrued, 1.
| Mexican War-SurvIvors: Increase and
| additional. 3; reissue, /; accrued, 5;
| total, 8.
Mexican War-Widows: Original, I.
| Totals: Original, 757; increase and ad
ditional, SIS; reissue, s.; restoration and
| renewal. 72; supplementals, II; duplicate
| 81; accrued. 23S. Grand tai. 1853.
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Rear.Admira, Bunce Re,ires.

Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce
reached the age of retirement on Christ
mas Day, and hauled down his flag as
Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy y-yard. /.
He was born in Connecticut, and gradu-
ated from Annapolis in 1857, and was on
continuous and very active servi during
the war of the rebellion. Ee was Execu-
ti,e Officer of the Penobscot in April,
1862, when she engaged the rebel batter
les at Yorktown in connection with Nc
Clellan's operations, and was frequently
honorably mentioned for his services III
front of Charleston. At di !erent times he
was on the monitors PaIlpsco, kaatsiili
Dictator, ami Lehish, the latter OF viii h
he commanded. In 1884 he was on Ad-
miral Dahlgren' staff as Chief OF Scouts.
Ia Septe mber, 1865, he was appointed to
the command OF the mentor Menadneck,
and toJk her from Philadelphia to San
Francisco, . feat quise as remarkable for
the day as the recent voyage of the Ore
gon. lie was thanked by the Secretary
cf the Navy for tho Brilliant success Il
ais ip. The Admiral q, AN ardent friend
Cl tsic nlsni5er type, and believes that
they are the test battier,hips i'll the world.
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and as full Of vitality as baboon or
Copeland hunting dog. African prod
ucts, indeed, are almost indestructible,
compared with those of the American
tropics, and on the borders Of the Great
Desert sheer pluck enables the very
four handlers to make living where the
languid Brazilian cousins of Prof. Dar-
win would at once lie down and re-
linquish their hopes of success in the
struggle for existence.
"Hdblan las mulas de sus tias, las
yeguas," says Spanish proverb-( Mules
are fond of talking about their aunts,
the mares) and the Zampos greatly pre-
fer to fraternize with their Senegambian
cousins. as proof that they instinctively
recognize the superiority of the African
race.
There were also few mulaitoes among
the squatters, and a Spanish school
teacher seemed to have piled his trade
on the river-road, for the children of
the neighborhood had played at graue-
marking. All along the strip of
meadow land between the river and our
bivouac there were slabs of poplar wood
and flat stones, erected in memory of
defunct household pets, and inscribed in
the most approved style of the epitaphs
that mourn the fate of martyrs to the
cause of independence. "Aqui yace
they all began. (Here rests) with more
or less hopes Of resurrection, our never
to-be-forg gotten four-footer; followed by
the customary comments on the merits
of the departed. but with varying con-
clusions Pdz a tan alma que tiene,"
peace to what soul he may have,) and
one specification of that blessing:
+" Pas para pulgas," delivered from
fieas).
Some of these monuments, | suspect,
covered only gravel, but they proved t.
what degree the war had famliiarized
the very youngsters with mortuary
records.
You were right; here comes the old
man now" said the Sergeant on his re-
turn from river side spring L juet
saw him wake the ford and wave his
hat to his young ones"
We strolled over to the cabin, and
while Carlos Chino transmitted his
budget of war-news in a solemn whisper,
[ took a look at the commissary depart
ment of his rancho, and could not help
the real motives of the
regulators who drove thousands of
refugees to the cities, to +" facilitate their
protection and support"
Fer the latter purpose. at least, it
would have been quite sufficient to leave
the protegees alone. In the Cuban
woodlands a human being with open
eyes and free hands may succumb TO a
fever, but he cannot siarve. Berries,
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nuts, fruit, edible roots and herbs are
too abundant and too omnipresent.
Every square mile of forest could sup
port a family or two, and the recon-
centrados could have had the whole
vast wilderness of the uplands for a
foraging ground.
] do not believe that old Chino culti-
waited three acres of ground, but his
collections of edible misceIlanes had
outgrown the capacity of his Harder and
colonized shedfull Of boxes and
barrels. Yet this was only the second
month after the end of the rainy season,
when the stores of forest spoils are not
generally overstocked. The old man
was peddling poultry half the time, and
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his boys seemed to have gathered all
these collaterals in the course of their
playtime raalbles.
And nothing else could have shed a
more glaring light on the significance
of Las Cases comments upon the cruel
ties perpetrated by the colonsts of the
10th century against the helpless abort
gines Of the Antilles.
Hundreds of men and women" he
says, "could be seen dying in the way
side bitches, and family moaning ham
bre, hambre." (hunger! hunger!)
With thickets full of fruit all around
The only explanation is that the canting,
proselytizing scoundrels had beaten and
overwo rked their slaves till they could
not crawl across the road, and then lett
them to perish like dogs in the bitches
Ito be continued3
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TOCn Topics

The modiste held the mirror to the
lips Of the PROSTATE woman, and cry
Of despair. escaped her as faint traces oi
moisture eathe red uren the polished glass
1T doeSn' I fit mcaned the YaoAiste
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il. The moisture ON the mirror proved
il
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Missouri. wwa Oft
Interior succeed Secretary Bliss and the promptly conhrm tie
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On the hasis CT the farm products ON
Dee. ] the Agricultural Department
figures place the 1895 crops OF corn and
cats as worth >ss3 Geo eco more than the
same craps Gf 1897. Statiatician Eyde ac-
credited this largely To the difference in
prices. The corn crop is a triae larger
than in 1s07, and the average price per
bushel is "a cents hiziier, while the cat
crop is similarly lutte larger than the
1891, ana the prices were ia l. isher.
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EDITORIAL NCT:.-Mr Esterman touches
new phases of Cuban lie in each install
ment. TIE exciting events attending the
trailing down of spy are included In the
next part.
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violets. The double skirts, the lapels
and cuffs Of a tailor-made frock are edged
with the pretty gray fur, "a blouse or cravat
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of fur and violets complete the costume.
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SURVIVAL OF THE FIrrEsr.


The 1ucatecos, or immigrants from
eastern Mexico, are more lava biding
and generally more frugal than their
African competitors, but prejudice itself
canno; deny that the sons of Ham are
their superiors in every other respect
From Labrador to Terra del Fuego the
aborigines OF our continent are charac-
terlzed by the same apathetic, brooding
fatalism and lack Of enterprise that
tempted the Spaniards to deny their
affinity to the rational representatives of
the human race.
Ge,,te san razo'," Irrational bi-
peds) they called the poor Lucayans
that died out at the rate of a million a
year. But the black man and brother
cannot be eliminated in that manner.
With all his ethical defects he is quick
witted, jovial to a fate-defying degree,
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Iood's Pills cure all Liver Ills. a5 cents.
The record-union., 1898-03-23
ARMY REORGANIZATION.
The House Committee Ordered a
Favorable Report ON the Bill.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Mil
itary Affairs Committee of the House
to-day completed consideration of the
army reorganization bill, and ordered
a favorable report upon it.
As agreed upon, only few changes
were made The section authorizing
the President to recruit the skeleton
regiments sin time of war" was
changed so as to make it more spe-
cific, limiting such authorization to
time of actual hostihties, after a dec
laration of war had been made
An additional section was added as
q provision, providing that nothing in
the Act should be construed as an au-
thorizatiOn to increase the enlisted
force of the army in time OF peace.
Section ). empowering the President
to authorize each regiment to draw its
recruits from such State or States, as
he might designate. was amended so
as to provide that each State should
be entitled to furnish its quota before
recruits should be drawn from desig-
mated States.
Chairman Hull Of the Military Affairs
Committee Will secure action on the
bill at the earliest possible moment 1t
may require q special rule to get the
bill before the House.
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.
Said to Have Been Received at
Washington,

CHICAGO, March 22-A special to
the Tribune" from Washington says:
Late last night Secretary Long ad-
mitted that a Geographic summary Of
the report of the court of inquiry had
been received, and he also admitted
that Admiral Sicard had received the
report last evening and would forward
ii TO Washington without delay.
With the Geographic summary re-
ceived as a basis the State Department
has already proceeded to notify Minis
ter WoOdford officially OF the charac-
ter of the report, and he in return, by
this time. has probably communicated
the news to the Spanish Government
with an intimation that it must be pre-
pared to present a satisfactory reply
within a few days.
1t is commonly supposed at the Navy
Department that there will be no de-
parture from the usual custom of hav-
ing the report of the court of inquiry
come to Washington in the custody OF
the Judge Advocate. IT would be q
great surprise il the report reached
here in any other way or was received
before Thursday. the day set for its
receipt by Secretary Long. who has ex-
planned that his estimate of the date
of the arrival is based on information
in his possession.
1t is a significant fact that, after the
different conferences at the White
House yesterday, there was 9 demand
upon the Congressional Library for all
records bearing upon the action of Con-
gress in declaring war With Great Brit
tain and Mexico, which are the only
presidents IN the history Of the coun-
try Some of the very men who con-
ferred with the President III the morn
ing were during the afternoon looking
at the declaration of war With Great
Britain and the declaration by Con-
gress that war actually existed through
the act of Mexico.
The sentiment of those VINO were
called upon by the President. it has
been learned. was that it would be ex-
tremely difficult to separate the catas-
trophe to the Maine from the general
condition Of the island and that what
ever might be the plans Of the Presi-
dent in this regard. Congress and the
people would almost certainly couple
the two together It was also quite evil
dent to those Who called on Mr.. Mckin-
ley that he has reached the stage where
he is willing TO intervene to bring peace
to the island.
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FIREMEN SUFFER INTENSELY.
Almost Frozen to Death While
Battling With Flames.

COLORADO SPRINGS (Colo) March
22.-Freezing hose pipes We're RESPONSE
bic in a great measure for two of the
worst fires this city has even seen. With
the thermometer below zero, fire broke
out at the home of w. S. BoyntOn, Sher-
if of FL Paso County. calling out the
entire department. After it was under
control the Woodside, a large tenement
house in the center of town, was dis
covered in flames. 1t was a mass OF
ruins in thirty minutes.
A high wind of the proportions Of a
hurricane threatened at one time 70
carry the fire eastward on Pixies Peak
avenue for block or more. Help was
summoned from Colorado City and Man
itou.
Chief Baty and Captain Armbruster
were removed to their homes after they
had almost frozen to death. They We're
encased in an armor of ice. The other
fremen suffered intensely. The total loss
is 5000; half covered by insurance.
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SPANISH RESPONSIBILITY.
The Spanish Government Will Not
Accept Such Findings.

NEW YORK, March 22.-"I am in q
position to inform you-and it is highly
important just now in connection with
the present situations OF the immediate
future-that the Spanish Government
viii refuse to accept any finding of the
Maine commission which may suggest
Spanish responsibility says the Madrid
correspondent OF the World The
Spanish ministerial view is that the i'm
putation which such finding would
have, if admitted. would forever be an
iIremovable blotch upon SPANS repu-
tarion as a civilized country which she
could not possibly bear.
If the report of the commission throws
blame upon Spain which would carry
with it a call for indemnity. the PENN
sula Government will forthwith make an
appeal to the combined Powers on the
part of equity of common fairness to
intervene in favor of Spain against What
every Spaniard would esteem as the
most monstrous and iniquitous finding
1T is hoped under such circumstances
the United States Will agree to the APP
pointment of a neutral court of naval
constructors, who could carry out Their
work with perfectly unbiased minds. a
Of the United States, who would natur-
ally seek to eXonerate their service from
ali fault or blame, or who would look
upon Spain as an enemy.
1T may be stated, however that the
ministry still ciings to the thought that
the commission cannot possibly return
the verdict other than that the eX-
ploSion was accidental.
Constant reference to plans for the
solution of the Cuban questions by
means of purchase coming from WASH
ington causes great affrOnt here and viii
not be entertained. There are other
means. non-commercial ones, by which,
if autonomy proves unsuccessful, indie
pendence could be given to Cuba, but It
must come through some third and
friendly Power.
The strictest censorship has sud
denly been developed as regards dis
patches containing any mention of the
torpedo squadron now in the Canarles.
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NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
THE MEASURE REPORTED TO
THE HOUSE.
Provides for Three Batt1eships, One
Gunboat, Six Torpedo Boats
and Six Destroyers.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The ma
val appropriation bill as reported 10
the House to-day carried a total OF So0,-
$50, OJS, an increase over last year OF
50, 764, 432, and over the current esti-
mates of $2,514 ,S24
For the increase of the navy the bill
allows TO be constructed by contract
three sea-going coast-line battleships
designed to carry the heaviest armor
and most powerful ordinance, displace-
ment II 900 tons, with the highest
practicable speed of their class, to
cost, exclusive of armament, and not
exceeding 100000 each. one to be
named the Maine; six torpedo boats
and six torpedo-boat destroyers, to cost
not exceeding S2,340,000 and one gun
boat to take the place Of the United
States ship Michigan, to cost, exclusive
of armament, not over $260000, to be
built on the Great Lakes.
One of these sea-going battleships is
to be built on the Pacific Coast The
contracts for the construction of all
these vessels are to be made within
sixty days OF the enactment of the bill.
Toward the construction of four tim
Der dry docks 5000, 1900 each is allowed,
each to be not less than 100 feet long
and sufficient to meet probably future
requirements of the largest vessels.
They are to be located at Portsmouth,
y. H., Boston, Mass. League Island.
Pa, and Mare Island, Cal, total cost
when completed not to exceed $4,000
each.
At Algfers, La, dry dock is TO be
built, but is to be of a double-sided
steel floating type, known as the COM
bined floating and craving self dock
ing dock, capable of lifting vessel of
LOO tons displacement and twenty
seven feet draught OF water, to cost in
Guiding mornings and wharf, $3.50, 900
of which 100000 is appropriated this
year
The bill directs the appointment of a
board OF naval officers to determine the
desira billy of locating and construct
ing a dry dock in the harbor OF Gal
weston, Texas, and to report to Con-
gress at the next session
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that the insurgent igadier-General,
Rafael Cabrera, died recently from
sickness at the farm of Las OliVas, in
the district of Sancti Spiritus, province
of Santa Clara.
In a skirmish at Gibaro eight insur-
gents were killed, according to the
Spanish report, and the Government
force also lost eight men killed
1t is known positively that the nego-
tiations between General Pando and
Delegates Ramirez and Charvez and
General Calixto Garcia and other prom
inent insurgents in which the radical
autonomists made what are said to be
final offers of practical Independence
have proved an absolute failure.
General Pando's command is again
moving eastward, purposing to carry out
the plans in the province of Puerto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba, prior to
the Generals arrival at the city of SAN
tiago de Cuba.
The fact that General Gomez remains
inside the Jucaro- Moron trOcha, and III
General Pando's rear, makes the latter
the subject of considerable criticism on
the part of the military men in Havana.
However, in view of the facts the detallS
from the Spaniards and the insurgents
are meager, all judgment passed is ha-
BILE to revision on receipt OF fuller IN
formation.
The insurgents recently captured and
destroyed Fort Oleso, in the district OF
San Juan, province of Pinal del Rio.
Five of the Spanish garrison were Killed
and five wounded.
BLANCO MAY RESIGN.
NEW YORK, March pa special
dispatch from Havana to-day alleged
chat Captain-General Blanco and GEN.
eral Manterola have notified the Madrlo
Government that they would resign
their Offices if the Spanish torpedo lleet
is to be detained at the Canaries in obe-
dience to the demand of President Nc
Kinley. Captain Eulate OF the Nlzcay&
is also alleged to have sent a message To
the Spanish Admiralty similar IN tenor
to those of Blanco and Manterola.