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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
A NEW WATER TOWER.
ITS INVALUABLE SERVICE IN FIGHTING
FIRES IN THIS CITY

The test Of a new water tower the other day ,
at Blooufcld-st. and the North River, although
the weather did not permit its being held under
the most satisfactory or comfortable conditions
was an occasion Of considerable Importance to
those Interested in fire fighting methods In its
general principles the water tower is not of
course now piece OF apparatus bat since i:s
introduction il has been immensely improved
until the style in use Ten or fifteen years ago
latest models. The tower just tested and ac-
ccptcd is known as the Hale design and Is the
invention Of George c. Hale chief Of the Kan
sas City Fire Department. 1t is made by the
Fire EXiingrisher Manufacturing Company Of
Chicago. the Eastern agents or which firm arc
:. +. Hay ward q Co. Of this CITY.
The tower. when low cred ON It's truck ready
for transportation through the streets is thirty
feet long When, by means OF th'ec horses il
has been drawn TO the desired station for fight
ing a fire. il is operated in the following way:
Lines Of hose from tho engines are attached 10
two cylinders. one OF which is on each side of
the tower As the water flows into each cylin-
der the pressure moves back a piston rod which
in turn pulls upon the movable platform or
rack hearing the hois,inG apparatus As this
slides back. its bars catch the cogs of the quad
rant above. and thus gradually elevate the main
body of the tower When this is perpendicular
the pressure Of the water is shut off from the
piston by the turning Of a valve. The tower is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18

then heightened by running out. telescope fash
ion. an inner section. This is as long az the
main part. SO that when fully extended the
tower may be made sixty feet high. When this
is accomplished the same force OF water which
operated TO lift the tower is turned into the
feeding-hOsc and pumped up by the engines to
do its work OF extngnishing the flames The
nozzle, throwing a IL or - inch stream is
mounted on turn-table that il may be
easily re,olved in any direction by one man
working from the ground. The value of the
tower for moderately tail buildings is apparent
since from its great height above the street il
is aide TO throw nearly horizontal streams into
the fourth and fifth stories. and is very effective
even above this elevation though il cannot be
OF much use in the ease OF the sky-scraper STYLE
Of structure
Besides tho new tower which has lust been
taken to the Elm-st. station. there are three
other Hale towers in this city and they have
leen pronounced by Chief Bonner indfepensable
as auxiliary fire appliances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
FORLIGN FICTION ~ JtpiN.
.on The London Chronicle

From The London Chronicle
The taste for reading has grown so RAPIDLY in
Japan that. thanks 10 good TRANSACTIONS very
many OF the best European authors are now
widely known and appreciated. Such works as
Les Miserables.' "Wilhclm Meister" "Penden-
MIS- and several of Dickenss works have a
very extensive circulation. On the other hand
native romanceS have most restricted Circula-
ton among the better educated. The japanese
novelist, whose gains are Of the smallest seems
to write entirely for the people. and his produc-
tons ar" as fun OF sensation and horror as the
most cXacting devOurer Of penny bloods" could
desire Hence the educated native is ashamed
to be discovered pcrusing them. The chief re-
views publish able literary and scientific ESSAYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
NOT ISED TO DtShY MEMBERS.

From Tho Birmingham Post.
a negro. dark as ebony. and rejoicing in the
name of York Crockett. WAS brought up in Gus
tody Tuesday, at Gainsbor"ngh Petty Sessions
n double charge Of assault. The prisoner
elected 10 give ,dence on his own behalf The
chairman. w. EmbietOn Fox, looking up and
sceing a black hand stretC he'd out to the Tesla
vntnt promptly exclaimed. Take off your
glove" That's his hand" remarked the clerk
The chairman bowed his head over his desk, and
the court reared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
DECLFTIIT PHOTOGR4PHS or THE Sultan

From The London Globe.
Photographs of the Sultan have been much in
evidence lately in consequence of the Kasers
visit to the Holy Lard. But these portraits give
a false impression OF the Sultan as he really
looks i0-dag. Abdul Hamid has not had his
photograph taken for twenty-five years. and
the pictures which have appeared in the Illus
tratcd papers represent him as he was when he
assembled the throne. The Sultan born in
49,. and he is therefore ffty-siX years old. He
wear a long beard. which is now turning gray.
When hc was a prince he was without "A beard
but as soon as ne assembled the throne he aban-
doncd the use Of raZOrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
AN UNTAMABLE MlCROBE.
ROYAL SOCIETY EXPERTS WRESTLE
WITH HIM IN VAIN

EFFORTS TO MAKE Az ANTIToxlN 10 ,.IRr AN
AFRICAN DISEASE THAT AFFLICTs ANIMALS
WHEN BITTEN ~ THE TsErsE FLY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-19
LOCAL " EATHRR
w!ehlta. Kan. Aug. u

WlchitA. Kan, Aug. -
Local forecast for Wichita and viclnityi
Until Saturday. generally fair and con-
tinued warm.
During the past "A hours the highest
temperature has been 20. the lowest Is.
and the mean %. with a mild thunder
storm about a. I'm. and another a. 10
d. m, but no rain with either: a Knat ef
high north wind before daylight. followed
by gentle east wind. and clear. warn
weather. with about normal baromster
Thus far this month the average tsm-
psrature has been Il.
Since the first OF the month the rainfall
has been 80 inch more than the normsl
amount for the period. and since 'hs nrss
Of the year 11s2 inches more than the
normal. More rain has fallen already
this year than fell IN Al lof $50 or isss;
and almost as much as fell IN 1895. lsss.
or 1897. The total rainfall 50 far this year
Is q ~ inches. The total rainfall Tor each
year since the station Nas established Is
as follows; 1853. s4e7. (the greatest.
1880. 2t01: 1891. ass ISs2 = a.. 1913. 1913.
Cthe LEAST: 1894. g -. Iss5. e ~ lsF. Z7.o6:
1897. z60- More ran fell this year up
% August LIT than has fallen IA ne cor
responding periods q any year since the
station was established. except lsss and
1881
For the past ten years IRE average tenn
perature for the month OF August lac
been y, and FOR the ltth day. n.
PRED l.. JOHNSON. Observer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-19
THIS IS AN OLD, OLD STORY
But Cliff Scott Tells it as NO One Has
Before.

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 1s.-SpeciaL) THE
Oklahoma City Times-JournaI publishes
the following extract from a letter from
Cliff Scott at Santiago:
Santiago, Cuba, July 1s. 1898
FjnsiibiiC
''Mr. w. A. Scott, Clifton, 0. T.
Dear Sir-Words cannot express the
real condition here. 1 have tried to
look on the bright side of this war. as
there is not well man in camp; We
are all in our tent and several OF the
boys have been taken to the yellow fever
hospital. I have been taking ten grains
Of quinine three times day, but can't
shake off the chills fever and rheuma-
tism.
Il saw a sight today that would melt
iron. Since the surrender OF Santiago
the women. old men and children have
been ordered back into the city. I don't
want 10 appear weakly sentimental. but
hope to God that I may never witness
such sight again, and I would give al
that is coming to me to forget what
have seen today.
They began passing early this morn
81
camp. They were starved and kept fall
ing all along the road I was talking %
one man with a family. and he said: Sell
me something 20 eat I have s2e0o In
god. but my family Is starving. Won't
you sell ne couple OF hard tsck7" But
we gave away all We dare: we must pro-
tect ourselves. II a man was mean
enough. he could make $50 a day here,
but the boys are not taking a cent for
anything. and we are ali going hungry
today 81 order 20 relieve them az much
as possible. Il Is a fact that never
saw q beautiful woman until today.
They are well dressed and some evea
wear diamonds. but they are ali without
anything 20 eat. Il goes aga nst our
grain % SEE those large. dreamy eyes
look us n the face and AK rs Tor = hard
tack and re have % say ne Ard lli;s
poor little thin hands snd EsysaE ere
only one word in English fh@y know
p ease Trey are not bszEars II any
means: they al have rnors o. less money
ard offer - pay for what they get teE
you g.. Eas a pathetic sign; there vas
hardly a dry eye II camp today. We al I
want without our dinner zna ssvper ard 4
slipped x iato our shirts IrGsaz styie ire .
dsen't dare - t1s 1.5ceTE know ..5 ard /
d0le5 Il CIT % The uost needy u - az 4
awful Job. sor tasy are All hungry AID 4
wAen ze azvs % refuse tAsy Iook a. us
Eith ss3-a a Tlstfu. gaze taas g.; raakea +
q na- zee as = ae vas tie nearest zan .
on .arth-
'~Tasy have I~a-zst thac ws rsa'. take
money azd oSs- "a sszslry. etc Cas
ysgng la1y o>-ered re a = E3s6-pseee ~
a aard tack: ehook ny aeat tasa Fte
r-llsd - aas rig ard sad II s-8zse
E-E1sh 80 give - Try SssseF b; g Is
TO sad % tsszk - taklaE aayshaax e-uza
,Aexs r.eop.e. The fs~ sho c2e speaz
are ven sEzssssl - a.
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And one thing I can say for all the
boys Is that the ladies are treated as wei
as our own sisters would BE- II any man
should treat them otherwise he would be
drummed out OF camp.
July 17.-Today has been a dead re-
peater for yesterday. Thhere has been
300 people pass through this camp
since yesterday morning. Terrible sight.
This IS a mighty quiet place. 1 haven't
heard a man laugh or whistle for a week.
II there ever was devotional service
We had It just now. Nearer Ny God 10
Thee" was started up. and You could
hear it go on up the line from one cent
TO another. and 1 tell you the boys felt
every word they sang. One thing sue,
this war has filed our hearts win
preached could not have done We are
not afraid OF death-that cuts no ice with
US. but It is the fights we have witnessed
yesterday and today. Another thing is
dead sure, il they ever get another chance
at the Spaniards somebody is going 70 get
hurt, and Wen not take any prisoners,
either.
July 1S-The surrender proceedings
took place today: very tame affair We
are going to move back into the noun
tains away from yellow fever. is rur.-
ored that we are in week or two 10 re-
turn TO the United States until after the
rainy season."
July 1e-Moved camp about Eve miles
back into the mountains. II was an
awful not march but We have a beautiful
camping place. We boys are ali feeling
u 0times better. Bue we are a counlcal
looking outfit. Our clothes have ali rot
ted OF us and some OF the boys have
nothing but their once white underwear,
which now do service as trousers. Others
use, old pieces OF tents, blankets. OF any
they can get for patches. None OF Us
have shaved since we left the states. and
tn only haircut I have had l did myself
with pocket knife.
1T is rumored that we have new
clothes in Santiago harbor and shat We
will soon 60 into them I tell YOU the
sound Of DC was delicious.
Colonel Roosevelt announced today
that just as soon as the war was over
he would give us our discharge and in
1890 he was going 20 call US all together
d4AA leAAe Us 10 the 1dElS exposition. ana
II you knew him as well as We boys do.
you would know that ne Will do what he
says. He is a fine man and a scrapper
from the word go. Here is just d little
incident showing his magnificent cour-
age and bravery: IN the last fight he
was about the sixth man over the
trenches. and just as ne came up a Span
lard who was hid in the block house.
ran ou1 and fred point blank at the col
onel. We all raised to fire, but Roosevelt
said, Don't shoot. boys, he's mine" and
he calmly raised his pearl handled re-
volver and dropped Mr.. Spaniard.
July give are very comfortably SIT
uated now; have lots to eat, and We are
ali feeling fine.
Il will close this letter now and send
it. Tel the boys that it is hardly a biz
of trouble to nave hot time" when
the thermometer is 1S3 degrees in the
shade.
81 have got about three barrels OF talk
saved up for you and when get home
I will open all OF them at once.
CLIFF SCOTT"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-19
LIST LOSSES AT MANILA

San Francisco. Aug. IA special 20
thu Examiner from Manila OF August "A
gives the following names Of those irlled
during the fgntng. Saich preceded the
occupation o. that city:
Jonn Dunsuaore. First Cak1orn.A-
EDWARD o'NeH, First California
Augustus Txsolen, Twenty -Saird biinne-
sofa
Archie Peterson. Thirteenth 2enaes0-a-
wEzia-n Lewis. Nebraska regiment
Robert Mccain. Fourteenth regulars
Samuel Howell. FNos1rtee1th regulars
Among the seriously wounded are:
Captains y. Seehzch and T B5orE-s-sd-
Of The T1iEteeath Minnesota
Captain Richter. OF ne ~ California
wounded n f-Si attack OF Mania dse1
OF August /
Charles wlnhea. Oh me Third regulars.
died OF ne "a
George Perkins. % Cziifo-nlz- 6ssd o.
The 7sh ~ paeumouss, and WA ROB
insoa- OF The hospital oorFs. 6.sd q ~
paok5-
Ssr York, Aug "a .clsyz.cs g Re
Herald from Camp Dewey. A1gzzs- s. va
Hczg kong says:
TIE SpzrA4-1s renewed re zttsck O.
ths-Arrs-a,zz os.tS.9-ks szSi TtE1t- Th+
trencAcs were occupied hy caeca.lor
eassn u The Foorses1eh ard fhe Treaty
1aiTa regulars and sne Ses-zsE& vulra-
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try, now at Tampa, to Santiago. They
will sal tomorrow.
Tie transports Knickerbocker and Sar-
atoga are now at Tampa and can carry
the entire regiment without difficulty. 1t
IS believed at the department that the
well trained and disciplined regulars Will
have a good influence upon the troops at
present at Santiago and with them once
there the troubles will cease.
The department will be kept advised at
all times as TO the conditions at Santiago
and if more troops are deemed necessary
they will be sent at once.
Information is reported 10 have reached
Camp AIger that the Second army corps
has been selected for garrison duty in
Cuba and will leave Middletown, Pa,
about the middle of October. II is re-
ported further that the detachment Sc
lected for the detail will consist Of about
6, 900 men. to be taken mainly from the
two corps commanded by General Lee
and General Graham. No officer would
say that such orders have been received,
but it is understood that this informa-
ton is authentic.
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SOUTHERN NAVAL RFSFRy,

NV orleans, Aug. 18.-The Monitor Pas
sac. with the Louisiana naval reserve.
in command of Lieutenant Bostick, on
board, arrived in front Of the city this
afternoon and was given a rousing recep-
ton by the river craft, and the thousands
who had gathered or both sides OF the
Mississippi. The men on board are re-
ported to be generally ii good health.
The Passaic has been on duty a. the jet
ties, and recently has reen ordered to
New Orleans. Yesterday the monitor was
intercepted with ordrs to proceed to Pen
sacola. b l. the exchanges her. are urging
the Washington authorities to order her
to remain here permanently for the use
of the naval reserve
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PATIENTS LEAVE SANTIAGO

Washington. Aug. 1S.-Surgeon General
Sternberg received the following today
from Chief Surgeon Harvard at Santiago
de Cuba, under date of August l.:
Surgeon General. hington-Catania
left for Montauk Point; ali bedding should
be burned; cots might DC saved; ship
should be sent back for more patients Of
same class. Yale arrived yesterday and
supplies landed. VIII cable what else I
may need. No more doctors or nurses
wanted"
The latest ady!ces received at the war
department IN regard 70 the transfer OF
The Fifth army corps from Santiago TO
Montauk Point. IS TO the effect tlat the
and that the last organizations in Cuban
territory viii have embarked IN a few
days. There are now four transports at
Santiago IN readiness % satl but what
regiments VIII be brought north on them
IS not known at the war department.
The war department IS advised Of the
arrival OF the transport Grand Duchess
al Montauk Point yesterday with the
Seventy-hrst regiment New York vo.un-
1eers, and other troops on board.
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ATCANTP MEADE

Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. H.-N1ajor Cen
eraI Graham received word from the war
department today approving mis- recon-
mendation that the new camp near Md
dletown be named in honor of General
George Gordon Meade.
The Third battalion of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers which failed to
go 10 Porto Rico with Colonel Rulings, ar
rived in camp today under command Of
Colonel Packard. Detachments of the
Third Missouri, First Rhode Island and
Second Tennessee also arrived and went
into camp.
The Thirteenth. Eighth and Twelfth
Pennsylvania regiments viii be with the
command. The battalion of the Ninth
Ohio regiment OF colored troops has been
located in a fine position. Among the ar
rivals at the camp today was First Ser
geant G4rard. of Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers, who has just returned from Cuba
Columbus o.. Aug. 1S-At 2:30 p. IN.
the Tenth regiment, Ohio volunteer infan-
try, left Camp Bushnell and marched to
theunion station, where it VIII board a
train for Middleton A
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CERVERA GOES LAST
He viii Wait to See the Pris-
oners Embarked.
UNCLE SANS COURTESY
Sends Home Two Officers Be-
fore the Main Body.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-Admiral Cervera
and reports from Annapolis stating that
he would leave for Washington today
were said at the navy department TO be
due to Misrepresentation. The admiral has
made no application TO leave and it is
the belief that he will be the last of tne
Spanish prisoners to go home, as he has
shown fatferly regard for all the other
officers and men and appears to be de-
sirous of seeing them on their way home
ward before he leaves.
The navy department has not taken up
the question of the final disposi ton of the
Spanish prisoners, although it has passed
upon one or two special cases in which
the circumstances made speedy action adj
visable.
One of these was the case of DR.. Ju-
rada, the venerable Spanish naval sur
geon, held with the other Spanish pris-
oners at Annapolis. The doctors reporLe>.
that DR.. Jurada was very feeble and that
while he might 0e able to reach Spain
If released now, he would not be able TO
make the trip a month hence. Tn navy
department accordingly directed his re-
lease, and the Spanish chaplain will be
allowed to accompany DID. Jurada to
Spain.
Inc case of Captain Moreu, commander
Of one Of the cruisers of Cervera's fleet,
has also received special attention by
the department. 1 tappars that Captain
Moreu is not only an officer Of the navy,
but is member of the Spanish parla-
ment. With the prospect that the parlia-
ment would reassemble at an early day,
Captain Moreu was DESTROYS of returning
to Spain and participating in the sessions.
In particular he expressed the desire of
telling the Spanish parliament OF the gen
erous treatment accorded to him and all
other Spanish prisoners by the United
States. The officials here felt that such
a statement from Captain Moreu could
but have a salutary effect. His release
was accordingly ordered.
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DISCOURAGED nTMUNFs

Nv Orleans, Aug. 1S.-Colonel Rich's
regiment of immunes, which Is largely
recruited IN Texas and which has been
camped in this city for some time, left
the city this afternoon on the Southern
Pacific for Galveston to which city the
command was recently ordered. The
command left if poor spirits owing to
the reports from Washington that it is
likely to be disbanded instead Of being
sent to Santiago. which mad some time
ago been named as its destination. The
officers of the command are anxious for
a court of inquiry to sertle definitely the
truth of the charges made Of the conduct
of the Texans Gere.
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JOHN BULL CONGRATULATES
Conveying His Sense Of Satisfaction
Through sir .BuIiau

Washington. Aug. 1S.-The state depart
ment today received another information
al congratulation on the restoration Of
peace, this one coming from the British
ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, who
Is now sojourning at New London, Conn.
The ambassador communicated the ex-
preston OF the profound qualification
with which her majesy's government
learned Of the signature Of the prelImin-
aries Of peace between the United States
and Spain and the sincere congratulations
to the president and government OF the
United States upon the termination OF tho
war
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teers. the latter holding ths~ extreme
right and a company OF regulars the ex-
IRENE left
They returned the Spanish fire, and hot
firing lasted half an hour. The American
losses were chiefly from shells.
The killed:
teenth regular infantry.
Robert Mccain, private. company C,
Fourteenth regular infantry.
c. Sauer. private, company T. Twenty
third regular infantry.
Thee were eleven wounded, four OF them
seriously:
Claude F. Head. company G, First Ne
braska, shot in abdomen.
D. J. OConnor, private. company D,
Fourteenth infantry, shot IN thigh
CAnron Lambert, company z, Four
teenth infantry, shot in chest.
Lucius Snow. company D. Fourteenth
Infantry, shot in leg.
There was a heavy artillery duel this
morning, the Utah artillery replying with
q spirited fire to the Spanish guns, finally
Landing shell near the powder house.
This must have disabled the guns, ,as
the Spanish fire ceased Immediately.
Corporal Ernest Dorsey of the signal
corps. has been promoted 70 sergeant BY
General Green for distinguished gallan-
tryj on the field during the heavy artillery
IRE last night. A telegraph line in the
trenches was broken and Dorsey repaired
1t under great sangfroid, enabling COM
municatlon 10 be maintained with head
quarters at a critical moment.
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PORTO RICANs yIASSACRED

Copyright. 1895. by the. Associated Press)
Ponce, Porto Rico. August I7.-Noon.-
delayed in misunderstanding are
coming in from all directions of outrages
committed within the Spanish lines.
Doubtless many Of these are exagger-
ated. but the rumors of a massacre at
Gales are confirmed.
Some of the natives took refuge in the
belfry of the cathedral and fired on the
Spanish troops. but tney were overpow-
cred and macheted 10 the number Of
eighty.
Battery y Of the Seventh regiment, I'M
der Captain McComb. was unable TO pro-
coed along the mountain tran with Cen
eral Henry. and having lost sun and
SIX horses over 4 prec!pice. returned here.
The health OF the troops IS steadily i'm
proving. The typhoid fever brought from
Camp Ager and Chickamauga, IS OF a
mild type and is fast disappearing. Strict
sanitation is being enforced, with the
gratifying result that sickness has de-
creased from 10 to IS per cent Todav's
report shows only 40 sick in hospital
quarters out Of a total Command OF l5.eao
Most Of these cases are climatic com
plants.
The army is being re-vacctnated. as
there IS smallpox epidemic in some por-
tons OF the island.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie formerly
F. Sol. left today for Santiago 60 take
troops 10 Mcntauk Point.
General Miles has postponed his visit
20 the front on account of the rains.
The wet season mas set in and there viii
be rains daily until the end OF Ocrohe-
ORDERED TO SANTIAGO