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The times., 1898-07-01
A GREAT HOSPITAL POINT.
Tents to Be Erected at Fort Monroe
With Every Comfort.

Newport News. Va. June 30.-Fort
Monroe is 10 become the most important
hospital point in the United States. The
first plan contemplated the erection of a
large wooden building. but this idea was
soon abandoned in favor of tents. The
tents will be large and will be provided
with every comfort and convenience
known to modern medical and surgical
science. These vii be located on the
moat near the fort hospital building
corps of twenty surgeons has been detail
ed for services at the new station and
viii arrive in a few days.
1t is learned that between 600 and 500
sick and wounded soldiers from the
South will be sent to Fort Monroe for
treatment. Some of them may be here
next week. This news caused some ap-
prehension on account of the danger of
introducing yellow fever. While ordina-
rily the disease could not exist so far
north as Fort Monroe, it would undoubt-
edly thrive in such weather as has been
experienced here during the past week.
Ii is known. however, that yellow fever
patients will not be brought to Old
Point. They have to be treated some
where however. and as the citizens of
Tampa and other Florida cities are Wig
orously protesting against the tablish-
ment of hospitals in that State, it may
be necessary to send the sick soldiers
North.
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ALLEGED MUTINY OF TROOPS.
Hnrdships of n canadian Contingent
Bound for the Yukon.

Montreal, June -30-Under the heading.
"Mutiny Among the Troops" the Ottawa
Journal publishes letter 1t has received
from "a perfectly reliable gentleman"
who is a member of the a7riy which is
accompanying the Canadian contingent 20
the Yukon. Thegletter is dated Glenora,
June s. and after detailing the hardships
of the march and the insui;iciency of the
supplies. says: "A
'One Of the companies of the soldiers
mutinied this morning and refused TO
carry packs weighing fro-= seventy to
eighty pounds and demanding better
food. so all the colonel could do with
them was 10 get them together and
march them down TO the corner of the
camping ground and plead with them not
TO mutiny agains him and he woNd try
to do mis- best for them, telling them
there would be money for all of them
when they reached Selkirk. The mutt
nous company was the one from Frederic
ton y. B."
The officer goes on to state that the
officers have not been considerate. and
adds Very little more would cause an
open rebellion. some Of the men even tell
ing Col. Evans that they are not going to
be made mules Of, and refusing point
blank 10 do anything. / don't blame them
a bit. neither could anyone with common
sense or moderation"
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THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
z
Promises to Continue the Franco
Russian Alliance.

Paris. June 3D.-The declaration of the
new Brisson ministry was made today.
The ministry anaounces that it will gov
ern with the Republican deputies only
and against alzthe rallied and the eleri-
cal members Tfe new government an
nounces its intention to institute reforms
of the income tax and the old age pen
sions. and to continue the Franco Russian
alliance.
In the chamber of deputies today M
krantz raised debate upon the questio
of the future policy of the new Brisson
ministry. NJ. Brisson repeated the words
OF the declaration of the new government
that its policy would be Republican and
against the rallied and clerical groups.
NJ. Vivian expressed hope that NJ Del
casse would not answer interpretations in
regard TO foreign matters, as NJ. Hano-
taux, the former minister of foreign af
fairs, had done.
M Meline late premier, defended NJ.
Hano,aux's policy, declaring that he had
during his term of Office added to the
greatness of France.
NJ. Deroulede promised to support the
ministry because. he said. the presence
of NJ. Cavanac in the cabinet was guar
antee of the national defense
The chamber passed "a resolution OF con-
fidence in the government by a vote of
3l6 to 230 amid great enthusiasm on the
part of the members of the Left
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THE MAINE DEMOCRACY.
IndOrsed Chicago Platform and
Nominated State Ticket.

Bangor Me, June 30.-The Maine De-
mocracy in State convention this after
noon adopted unanimously as its platform
that of the Chicago convention Of 1896.
opposed the present prohibitory law rec
ommepding repeal of the constitutional
amendment, and pledged its support to
the prosecution of the present war
There We're six hundred delegates who
sat for five hours ard waited for the un-
certain result of whether the resolutions
committee would report a free silver or
golden platform
All through the night the executive
committee labored with the platform, and
at o'clock this morning Tristan Gold.h-
waite. of saco. the only gold member, re-
signed.
The convention unanimously nominated
Samuel l.. Lord, of Saco as its candidate
for governor. None of the prominent gold
men of Maine was at the convention. col.
Plaisted, Of Augusta. was nominated as
opponent to Congressman Burleigh in :he
Third District and Hon. a. j. Chlse. of
Sebec. was pitted against Congressman
Boutelle. in the Third
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THE FRENCH PRESS HOSTILE.
Chauncey Depew Wishes to Correct
Mistaken Impressions.

New York June 30.-Dr. c. NJ. Depew
arrived here today on the steamship Kai-
ser Wilhelm Der Crosse. A large deiega-
the bay to meet him.
When the steamer reached Quarantine
DR.. Depew was taken on board the Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew and brought to this city.
In speaking of the interview published in
France with him, DIR. Depew said:
In order to correct the prevailing idea
in France and on the continent that the
United States wished to grab everything
in sight, ! gave interviews to the Matin
and the Temps, in which l went back sev-
enty-five years in order to prove that we
had no such policy and would not have.
What ! said. of course, was only my pri-
vate opinion. The articles were printed
with comments by the writer's
Il said that we had gone into the war
because of righteous and philanthropie
reasons, and one writer remarked that
our philanthropy was simply cloak. All
the influential French papers were in
tensely hostile to the United States and
published the most remarkable andsabsurd
stories One day they all appeared with
a story that SIMPSONS entire fleet had
been sunk.
..Honotaux. the French minister of
foreign affairs, was friendly, however.
to US, and prevailed upon the authorities
to suppress proposed anti-American man
ifestations by the public.
''In England / found them very friendly
Z int ia
hall and the comedian sang. Where's
the Spanish Fleet?" 1t was as if we
were in the United States to hear the
laughter and the comments. They
thought in England that we were unpre-
pared and that our Army would be made
up of green men and our Navy manned by
green men. They thought that for the
first six months Spain would sweep us all
before her. and they were delighted when
they heard of Dewey's victory and our
successes In Cuba.
while / do not think there will be any
recognized alliance in many years be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States. still we are sure to have their
moral support. And they are sure TO
have ours in any difficulty with foreign
nations. That is what l told the English
papers that interviewed me.
''Our successes have opened their eyes.
While personally. / think the idea of for
eign colonies is fraught with danger to
US. that is the inevitable direction in
which we are going
Did YOU see anything of Zola in
Francer'
In France it is not advisable to say
anything about Zola." DR.. Depew re-
piled
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THE SENATE RECEDES.
The Sundry Civil md Indian APP
propriation Bills Become Law.

Yesterday was the last day Of the fiscal
year. This fact necessitated final action
on the sundry civil and Indian appropria-
ton bills by Congress, which WAS taken.
Both of these bills have been in confer
ence for long time. On the sundry civil
bill the contention had narrowed down .
about six amendments. All Of them were
Senate amendments to which the House
fatty refused to agree.
Mr. Allison. In making the report, said
that as the amendments were placed on
the bill by the Senate. he thought. in view
of the fact that all had been done that
could be done to secure their acceptance,
the Senate should recede and not permit
the bill to go by default.
Mr. German declared that this unyield-
ing action on the part of the House was
an encroachment on the rights and dig
nifty of the Senate. There was no reason
for it but stubbornness. and he declared
he should not vote to recede.
This same position was taken by
number of other senators, and considera-
BILE time was spent in discussing the ques-
ton The motion to recede prevailed.
however, and this bill. carrying about $751;
100000. became law.
A similar discussion and action was had
on the Indian appropriation bill.
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the point of suppressing the base and
pro-Spanish speeches of the thinly-veil-
ed enemies We have in our own land.
and even within our own councils Such
venomous imbecilities as Wellington in
dulged in the other day in the Senate
while properly treated with contemptu-
Gus Indifference at home. are well cal
culated TO misrepresent and create an
noyance for us elsewhere. For instance
il is known in every European capital
today that a senator of the United
States has denounced his Government
and people as criminals. waging an un-
justihable war on Spain to deprive her
Of her just and legitimate rights and
possessions, in a spirit CT lying hy
pocrisy and strictly with view to con-
quest and robbery. We can readily
understand. when Wellington asserted
that the army in Cuba ought TO be re-
called, and Admiral Dewey ordered to
capitulate to the Spaniards, it would
be difficult for Europe TO believe tllat
such declaration was without Il par
ticle of popular backing, and VAS only
not publicly resented on account f the
ridiculous insignifcance OF the %
fender.
1t is evident that our contempt fer
such things has been too good natured.
Things like Wellington ought to be Sc
verely sat upon. Not that they amouno
to enough 10 excite feeling toward them
individually, but, like that native quad
ruped the Felis Americans, they pro-
duce results out Of all proportion ID
their weight or numbers.
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HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Believed That Vote VIII De
Reached Early Next Week

Two more speeches were made against
Hawaiian annexation yesterday in the
Senate. No agreement has been reached
upon the time for taking vote. Indi-
cations would seem to point, however,
to a vote early next week.
The unwavering determination of the
ma iority not to submit to adjournment
until this question is settled, coupled with
the discomfort of long hot days of talk.
has wrought sad havoc among the ants
They are completely disorganized. and a
complete collapse is likely to occur at
any time.
One of the chief points of antagonism
to this question has been that OF annexing
by joint resolution, and when the end
comes and a vote can be avoided no long
er. it is expected that, rather than allow
what is considered an encroachment by
the House upon the constitutional rights
of the Senate. a two-thirds vote will be
secured, the joint resolution laid on the
table and the treaty ratified.
The speeches yesterday were delivered
by Sena tors Bate and Tiflman. At the
conclusion of the speech of the latter
senator. the conference reports on the
sundry civil and Indian appropriation
bills were presented and agreed to.
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THE GRESHAM IN DRY DOCK.
Guarded Day and Night Against
Spanish Treachery.

Montreal June 90.-The United States
revenue cutter Gresham, in two portions,
is now in dry dock at this city. The two
portions lie along side each other now
and the work of putting them together
again will be commenced at the earliest
possibla moment.
Capt. Abbey. when asked about the re-
port that the Spanish government were
taking steps to keep the Gresham and
the Alaska in Canadian waters under the
neutrality laws, said:
Il am sure that it is news to me. Ny
orders are TO see that the Gresham and
her consort reach the sea, and that is
all l am concerned in. The Spanish gov
ernment may be considering such a pro-
ceedIng, but I do not thiisS. .it--es.sSl have
any effect"
All day and night. more particularly at
night marines patrol the dock to guard
against possible Spanish outrage.
The work of putting her together is ex-
pected to take about month.
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ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING.
The House Wrangles All Afternoon
and Makes No Progress.

and Makes No Progress.
The House wrangled nearly all of yes
terday afternoon over the bin 10 incor-
porate the International American Bank.
and finally adjourned without making
any progress with the measure.
Mr.. Hit. of the Banking and Currency
Committee. endeavored to get up the
Senate bill and substitute it for the bill
to the same purport reported from the
House committee. He was defeated on a
point of order raised by Mr. Bailey. which
the Speaker sustained
The House bill naming Messrs T. JEFF
ferson Coolidge, of Massachusetts; Henry
". Cannon, OF New York; Samuel Hill.
of Minnesota: Theodore c. Search, Of
Pennsylvania; John j. Mitchell. of HH-
nois; William barbour, of New Jersey:
John Casse.s, of District of Columbia;
Edward J. Berwind of New York; John
l. Waterbury, OF New Jersey; Charles r.
Flint, of New York; Grant B. Schley OF
New York, and William II. T. Hughes. of
New York. as commissioners to receive
subscriptions 10 the capital stock of a
corporation 10 be known as the Interna-
tiOnal American Bank was then taken up.
The Democrats opposed it solidly and
they were Joined by Mr.. Bartholdt, of
Missouri
Points of order were raised and roll
calls were demanded. so that the consid-
Grafton of the bill was delayed Finally,
on motion of Mr.. Bartholdt. the House
adjourned without having got further
than the reading of the bill.
Mr.. Bartholdt said that he favored an
International American bank on the line
recommended by the Pan-American Con-
gress, but he opposed the pending bill be-
cause it created a monopoly in the hands
of the gentlemen named as incorporators
instead of opening the privilege TO all
American citizens.
The general deficiency bill was sent to
conference.
The House adjourned until 12 O'Clock to-
day
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TO SETTLE ALL DIFFERENCES.
Queen Victoria Names Commissions
ers to Confer With Americans.

London. June 9Q.-It is officially an
nounced that Queen Victoria has appoint
ed the lord high chancellor. Baron Her
scheIl; the premier of Canada, Sir W1lfrid
Laurier: Sir Richard Cartwright. Cana
dian minister of commerce; Sir Louis
Henry Davies, privy councillor and min
lister of marine and fisheries of Canada,
and counsel for Great Britain before the
International Fisheries Arbitration at
Halifax in 1877 between Great Britain and
the United States, and Mr.. John Charl-
ton, Canadian member of parliament, to
be high commissioners, in pursuance OF
the agreement signed a Washington on
May 20 for a joint commission 10 adjust
the Canadian-American differences.
The Premier of Newfoundland, Sir
James Winter, who has arrived mere on
a special mission. says, in an interview.
that Newfoundland should participate IN
any arrangements arrived at between
the United States and Canada.
In regard to the French claims in New
foundland. the premier says the colony
desires a termination of the French trea-
ties
The times., 1898-07-01

We do not put much faith in the story
that Shafter will allow Pando TO join
Linares with S,00) men and provisions
without fight. Another report has more
the semblance of truth. 1t is that Gen.
Wheeler viii take mixed force Of Amer
leans and Cubans, meet Pando few
miles west of Santiago and show him a
little Of the neat style of fighting that the
ex-Confederate lieutenant general learn
ed in the former unpleasantness. We
fancy that would be a surprise in more
senses than one.
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Tool companies Consolidate.

Springfield Ohio, June 50.-The great
Niles Tool Works, at Hamilton. yester-
day closed a deal which will largely ex-
tend it's operations by purchasing the
Pond Machine Tool Company works at
Plainfield N J. The Niles Company
manufactured disappearing gun car
riages almost exclusively, and last year
turned out a large number for the Gov
ernment The company is the largest of
the kind in the United States. The Pond
Company has been engaged in the same
business, and the deal is really consol-
idation of the two companies.
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PLOT TO BURN A TOWN.
An Effort Made to Destroy HnrpeY's
Ferry Saturday Night.

Charleston, w. Va, June 30.-A plot to
burn the town of Harper's Ferry on Sat
urday night last was discovered by one
Of its citizens who happened to be re-
turning home at late hour that night.
An explosion attracted him to a certain
locality, where fires had already started,
coal oil having been put in different
places The fires were put out. but were
followed Immediately by others in differ
ent sections of the town and for while
much alarm prevailed. On Sunday an in
vestigation revealed the fact that a gen.
eral plot had been laid to destroy the
town, for as many as fifty places were
discovered to have been prepared with
coal oil and other combustible matter
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To Build "A asky-scrnper..

Alonzo 0. Bliss yesterday filed peti-
ton in the Supreme Court for a manda-
mus compelling the District Commits
sioners to issueshim permit to build a
hotel 10 feet. high on Sixteenth Street
west between X and L Street.
The Commissioners declined to grant
the permit for the reason that Mr.. Bliss S
lot is on a residence street Mr. Bliss
declares that Sixteenth Street is 160 feet
wide and should be regarded as an ave-
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Mass Meeffnr MT ST. P.urs.

A mass-meetfng, under the auspices of
the Lutheran Young Peoples Union of
the city. viii be held this evening at st.
Paul's Church. Eleventh and H Streets,
Rev. S. Doner. p. D., pastor. The meet
ing is in the nature of a send-off to those
who intend going to the Nashville c. f.
convention and also to celebrate the ma
TONS birthday. An interesting program
has been prepared.
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GoIetta wins Wales stakes.

London. June SO-The race for the
Princess of Wales stakes of 10000 sover-
eigns. was run at Newmarket today and
won by Leopold De Rothschild's Goletta
The Duke of Devonshire's Dieudonne was
second and j. R. Keene's St. Cloud ii.
third Thirteen horses ran. The betting
was 100 TO I each against Goletta and
Dieudonne and 10 to l against st. Cloud
I
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A Minister Sued for Divorce.

Hopkinsyiile, Ky, june S0-Suit for divorce
on charges of inhumanity and cruel treatment
are fled here against the Rev. Dr.. Charles Nor
ris. president of the Mississippi Female College.
and rector of the leading Episcopal church o,
Natchez, Miss Mrs. Kate Wheeler Morris. who
brings the suit, is a sister of Representative
Charles X Wheeler. and is a member of noted
Kentucky family. She was married 10 DIR. Morris
eighteen years ago, and for several years he was
rector of church in Evansville, afterSard going
TO Mississippi to take charge Of church and
college They have two daughters Mrs. Morris
left her husband last year.
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France,. New Ministry.

Paris. June SO.-The declaration of the
new Brisson ministry was made today.
The ministry announces that it will gov
ern with the Republican deputies only
and against all the rallied and clerical
members. The new government declares
its intention TO institute reforms of the
income-tax and old age pensions and to
continue the Franco-Russian alliance.
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SENT TO CONFERENCE.
The House Concludes the General
Deficiency Bill.

The general deficiency bill was sent to
conference yesterday.
The Senate added amendments. making
numerous appropriations for war ex-
penses and also one providing for funding
the debt of the Pacific railroads at 8 per
cent The Secretary of the Interior and
the Attorney General are created a COM
mission to fund the debt.
Mr.. Cannon promised the House that it
would have an opportunity to debate this
amendment of the Senate BEFORE the final
passage of the bill.
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District ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The District Commissioners made the
following appointments yesterday: George
S. Rabbit, telephone operator, $780, Henry
r. Ashby and Charles A. Evans, tele-
phone operators in the police department,
5000: Carleton E. Moss, elevator conduc-
tor, $780,; Louis c. Wilson, messenger,
5000: Robert I. Miller and Mervin Pindar,
laborers, $4So
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Mis-, Richnrdson viii Marry.

Lexington, Ky, June S0.-Miss Harriet
Richardson, of this city. and ]. Tandy
Ellis, Louisville newspaper man, will
be married tomorrow. Miss Richardson
is the young woman who made things
lively in naval circles some months ago
by her insistence on christening the bat
tleship Kentucky, but who was displaced
by Gov Bradley.
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BROUGHT HOME TO REST.
Bodies of Capt. Capron and Sergt.
Fish to He Sent Back.

Fish to He Sent Back.
Arrangements have been made by the
War Department for bringing back to
this country the remains of Capt. Allyn
K. Capron. of the First Volunteer Caval-
ry, who was killed in the engagement of
June 2i.
Secretary Alger yesterday requested
Nicholas Fish, of New York, the father of
Sergt Hamilton Fish, of Capt. Caprons
troop to allow the undertaken who viii
accompany him to Santiago to prepare
Capt. Caprons body for shipment to the
United States at the same time the body
of young Fish is prepared.
Mr. Fish and the undertaken will go TO
Santiago from Newport News in the aux
iliary cruiser Yale. taking with them two
caskets. The remains of Capt Capron
and Sergt. Fish will be brought home on
that vessel.
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A Historic House Washed Away.

Mascoutah, III, June So.-Ifigh waters of the
Kaskaskak River have made further inroads into
the old site of Kaskaszie, the place first settled
IN Illinois With the last break there went an
old frame building in itself of little or no value
but rich in association in events with the cary
history OF what .as become the great Middle West
The old building was known the Chenu
House, and was the first tavern in the first white
settlement in the West. In 1924, when Gen.
Lafayette visited this country, he hon.
ored guest at the famous old inn
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No Proof against spnin.s Spies.

Montreal, June 50.-Judge De Lormer
this morning gave judgment, quashing
the capias and seizure issued against
Carranza and Du Bose. His honor held
that there had not been the slightest proof
of any intent to defraud on the part of
the Spanish visitors.
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The American people are confident that
President Mckinley has made no mistake
in sending Gen. Merritt as Governor Gen
eral Of the Philippine Islands. What that
warrior said just before leaving San Fran
cisco for his seat of government at Ma
Mia, has the true ring: ''Win / take
peaceful possession? Peaceful or other
wise. just as it comes: but | will take it,,
no matter what obstacles l may find in
my path of duty" Dewey and Merritt
ought TO make a team that unfriendly
foreigners viii fight shy OF.
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Rejected the Rids.

The District Commissioners have re-
jected the bids recently made by Mr.. S.
S. Daish for hay and straw for the Dis
trict on account of a technical defect. In
letter to Mr.. Daish yesterday the COM
n1issioners stated that new bids will be
received on July s.
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A Chance for CoIored Mem.

company of immunes is now being re-
cruited at 9i2 E Street northwest for the
Tenth Regiment, Z. S. "; two musicians,
| one artificer and one wagoner especially
| wanted The company will leave for Au
gusta, Ga, about Tuesday next.
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The New Disbursinr Officers

HopeweH H. Darneille, who has been
appointed disbursing officer or the Dis
trict. to fill the Office created by the Dis
trict appropriation bill, gave bond of $780,
900 yesterday and will assume his new du-
ties today.
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Having imposed upon him such humilia-
tons as are possible at long range, it
only remains for Secretary Long to re-
lieve Commodore SchIey of his command
and order him 10 swim home.