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The times., 1898-11-28

Richard Croker's press agent started
the story the other day that Mr.. Croker
and former Governor William j. Stone,
of Missouri, had had a conference, with
the view of forming combination to con-
troll the Democratic Presidential nominal
tion in 1890. Mr.. Stone enters an emphatic
denial. which was scarcely necessary. He
says that he favors n continuation OF the
fight for bimetallism. and ne is not strong
ly impressed with the idea of turning over
the management of the Democratic party
to Tammany Hall.
The times., 1898-11-28
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.


Washington will be full of statesmen
this week The indications point to an
unusually brilliant opening of Congress.
Prominent men from all sections of the
country arefexpected to be on hand. The
Winter of 1898 and 1899 in Washington will
probably be memorable one in the his
tory of this country. 1t will to a cer-
tain extent be the beginning of new
epoch in our existence as nation. I'm
portant. momentous events will be on
the tapis, and lesser matters will be
showed aside. 1t is hardly too much to
say that the eyes of the entire civilized
world. as well as a portion of the uncivil-
lied, viii be for the next few months TO-
cused on the National Capital of the
United States. Uncle Sam has become a
world power, and his movements will be
observed with as keen an interest in the
capitals of Europe on this side of the
Atlantic. VIII his new garments fit him?
This is the important question of the hour.
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the first American vessel to enter the har-
Dor OF San Juan since the war with Spain
began, steamed into port, and anchored
near the English cable steamship.
SThe arrival OF the New Orleans was
Gather unexpected. and created consider
able excitement. The vessel entered the
barbor at slow speed, the Stars and Stripes
aying from the forepeak, and sounding
lines being constantly in use.
Along the walls OF MORO Castle the
Spanish soldiers formed in solid mass,
while great crowds OF citizens swarmed on
housetops and along the wha-ves, eagerly
watching the advance OF the American
vessel.
After the New Orleans had dropped an
chor Commander Folger came ashore at
once, to pay his respects TO Captain General
Macias. He was met at the wharf by an
immense crowd.
Rear Admiral Schley is expected to arrive
here early In September, when he will hoist
his new ensign on the Sew Orleans.
Major General Miles has telegraphed to
Cabtain Gc6eral Macias soliciting clemency
IN the case OF Mayor Sanchez, who, II Is
thought here, probably will not be shot.
There is a rumor that he has made his es-
cape.
Captain- General Macias has protested to
General Miles against allowing persons
publishing newspapers inSPonceto say that
the Spaniards contemplate vengeance on
the natives. Those persons, he declares,
are seeking to prejudice the Americans
against the Spaniards.
General Miles has asked for permission
10 send hospital ship to Arecibo, and his
request has been granted.
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THE NEWS EPlTOMIZED.
Wa shington Items.

The Spanish Government has applied for
the release of the Spanish soldiers held
cartve in this country, anl the request
will he granted.
Orders have been issued hv the War De-
partment that Ill the regular army reSi-
mentS now at NIontauk Point, l.. l.. which
were stationed previously east OF the Mis-
sissinpi River, shall return to those same
stations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
IN the Canadian Pacific passenger rate
case decided that the Canadian Pacific IS
not entitled TO the dilrerential passenger
rates contended for.
The alleged overcharginC bv stewards on
board transports is stated at the Quarter
masrer-General's Office to be one single in
stance where steward charged soldier
twenty-five cents for sandwich. No other
complaints OF the kind have been made at
the Quartermaster' department.
Ernest L. Tosca. who has been connected
with the Havana Consulate for six years
and who was General Lees Secretary for
three wears, has been deSignted to go to
Havana with the Cuban Military Commls-
sion as one OF its secretaries.
Minister Angel. at Constantinople, Tur.
kew. informs the State Department that a
note from the Porte announces that on ac-
count OF the local needs, the expectation
OF wheat from the province OF Scutarl, IN
Albania, European Turkey, is forbidden
until further notice.
President Mckinley ordered the promo
tion OF forty-one army officers who took
part in the capture OF Manila.
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sunboat Leyte as it was returning to
Manila from one Of the Philippine Islands.
The Hong Kong Daily Press says that in
connection with this capture Is another
incident not previously made public; IL
relates to q loss OF 900 Spaniards, OF whom
sixteen were Catholic priests.
The Leyte had been towing three vessels
loaded with Spaniards who were fleeing Tor
fear of falling into the insurgents hands
and being massacred. These vessels were
towed down Pampalas River and along tho
coast with the intention Of taking the pas
sengers into Manila or surrenderinS them
to the Americans.
A severe stolm came up and compelled
the Leyte to leave her tows and make for
Manila to secure assistance. While en- route
there she was captured. Later American
warShips were cent to look for the three
vessels, but they we're nowhere to be found.
Inquiry among the insurgents showed
that they had not seen the missing trans
ports or thei- passengers. There can be
no doubt that they foundered with all on
hoard
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BLACK AT cHlcKAMAUcA.
Says Greatly Exaggerated Reports OF Suf-
ferlng Have Been Sent Out.

Says Greatly Exaggerated Reports OF Suf-
fering Have Been Sent Out.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (SpecisD.-Gover-
nor Black spent Tuesday in Chickamauga
Park, investigating the conditions that
exist there. He made a thorough investi-
CATION. He said:
"The most exaggerated reports ever sent
out about any one thing have been sent out
about the Chickamauga hospitals. speak
OF conditions that exist today and not
about what has been. l can only speak OF
what have seen. came to ChickamauSa
to criticise and thoroughly inspec: every
thing in connection with the New York
troops aud camps.
The sick 6f the Ninth New YORK have
Jared worse than any OF the New York sick.
They have not been treated right. TIE
Eighth and Fourteenth are farinS we'll,
and the hospitals where their sick are coa-
fined are spleniidly equipped and all right.
81 never in all my life saw better
equipped and better managed hospital in
the field than the Sternberg. 1t Is all
right. I believe General BoYnton in his
report is correct, and that the neglect OF
the men is largely responsible for the large
sick rate"
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Unharmed by a Serpent.

The incident of St. Paul and the
viper and the stories Of Zinzendorf
and Brainerd and their serpent visitors
are read by every one with the thrill
of interest always felt where human
life is at stake. We can imagine the
effect upon those who were eyewit-
nesses of the fact, and saw these men
escape without a wound.
Near the middle of the last century
David Brainerd left his mission among
the Indians at Stockbridge, Massachu-
setts, and travelled soutEward to the
'forks of the Delaware" He had
heard of savage tribe in the heart of
the New Jersey forests, and yearned
to bring them under Christian infu-
ences.
With his pocket-Bible, his tent
cloth and a few simple utensils for
preparing his food strapped in bum
die on his back, hepushed on through
the wilderness till he found himself
in the neighborhood of the Indian vii
lage. He was not tired, and mount
ing his little shelter-tent on sticks, he
camped under the trees to rest and to
fortify himself for the new undertaA-
ing that lay before him. What peril
was near him from savage hands he
could not know, and like his Master
in "a solitary place apart" he talked
with heaven until he felt refreshed
and strong.
When he finally reached the wigwams,
he was an astonished man. His faith
and hope had made him bold, but he
little expected when he faced the en-
emies of his race that "whole vii
lage" would come out to meet him as If
he had been long-looked-for friend.
Led by the chief, the Indians well
coined him as their guest, and seemed
almost to reverence him as a prophet.
He stayed among them and preached,
winning the hearts and the faith Of
the untutored natives, until he gathered
q church of between seventy and eighty
Christian Indians.
BralnerQ never Knew, uutli tuey tOlo
him, the secret of his welcome. The
savages had discovered the white
stranger in the woods, and party of
them had waited to steal upon him and
kill him as soon as he entered his tent.
Peering between the folds of the can
vas, they saw him on his knees, pray
ing.
Ignorant wonder held them back,
and their wonder turned to awe when
they saw rattlesnake crawl over the
strangers foot and pause beside him,
with it's head raised as if to strike; but
it only gazed at him moment, flick
cred its red tongue, and glided out of
the tent on the opposite side. The
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A Ouick-Witted Swede.

An Ordnance Sergeant stationed at
one Of the Pacific coast artillery posts
went suddenly insane few years ago.
His mind had been disturbed for some
time by the hard-heartedness of a
young woman who declined to marry
him. On the day that his wits went
completely awry he made for the
magazines with the intention, as he
quietly announced to ayoung Swedish
recruit whom he met on the way, OF
blowing them up. The Swede's eyes
stuck out at this, but he was one of
the tribe of quick thinkers.
SAY tank Ay'li so alang an halp,"
said he to the crazy Ordnance Ser
geant, whose eyes cleaned with in
sanity.
The Sergeant made no response,
and the Swedish recruit walked after
him. The Sergeant opened the door
of one of the main magazines, that
held many thousands of pounds of
black smooth-bore powder, and start
ed to break out big box of it. The
Swede saw that the crazy man actually
intended to blow up the magazine.
When he was convinced of this he
picked up a shellbar, waited for the
insane man to turn his back and
banged him over the head with it.
Then he carried the crazy Ordnance
Sergeant on his back to the guard
house. The Swedish recruit was
Corporal the next day.
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WILHELMlNA Is QUEEN.

On Reaching Her Majority Issues Proc
lamation and Assumes Power.
THE HAGUE, Holland (By Cable).-Upon
the attainment Of her Il aiority Wednesday
Queen Wilbelmina Helena Pauline Maria,
who was born August 81, 1880, issued a
proclamation to the people OF the Neither
lands, accepting the responsibility Of the
Netherlands Government and expressing
gratitude for proofs OF attachment shown
to her by the people, and asking for their
loyal support.
Queen Wilhelmine, accompanied by her
mother, attended divine service In the
great church here Wednesday morning.
The Grand Duke OF Saxe.Weimar, the
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, the Prince
and Princess Of Weld, the Diplomatic
Corps, the civil and military authorities
and four thousand otbarS were present.
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Dervish force is issuing from Kerreri,
about eight miles north OF Omdurman, to
meet the Anglo-Egyptian advance.
The dispatch also says that brigade OF
friendly Arabs, commanded by Major Stuart
Wortley, which has been pushing around
Omdurman, the Dervish camp neat Khar-
toum, with the view Of cutting of the re-
treat OF the forces or the Khalifa, had its
first brush with the enemy on the east
bank of the Nile and captured five men and
grRin-laden boat.
The Dervish scouts are now frequently
sighted, and the whole Egyptian
Army has reached Umter:f, thirty miles
from Omdurmau.
The gunboat Mank was wrecked in ter
rible sardstorm. while reconnoitrlng ten
niles up the river.
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FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

Fighting With Whales-The Experience
of Captain Rose OF Hattcras-Secret
ola Missionary's sWelcome-UnharmcG
by "A Eattler-The Cadets Rescue.
Captain Antoine Rose, OF the whaling
schooner Joseph A. Manta, has arrived
at Provincetown, Mass, his home,
having been obliged to leave his vessel
on account of Sickness, the result Of
exposure while fighting whale.
The schooner reached the Hatteras
whaling grounds on April "a, and the
next day, soon after daylight, the man
in the crows nest at the mainmast
head raised whales, and in five
minutes the boats were away to the
chase. The irons were soon to the
bilt in lively young twenty-five
barrel whale.
After a few moments tussle the fish
started to sound, taking the line over
the bow at racehorse speed, making
things smoke in the chocks. Suddenly
the line kinked, and in the twinklinS
of an eye the remainder of the rail
was out of the tub, catching with a
snap for an instant on the stem of the
boat, just long enough to tear it out
and wreck the boat. The boat
steerer's knife flashed in the air, and
the monster was free, taking the line
with him.
All attention of the crew was turned
to the boat, which was quickly filling,
and it was quick work to save their
own lives. The mast and the six oars
were lashed across the gunwales to
keep her from capsizing, and she
slowly began to settle. Higher and
higher rose the water, until it reached
to the shoulders of the men as they
stood on the seats.
There they stood four long hours,
balancing on their precarious foot
hold, hanging to life by a thread,
until their vessel could be worked up
to them from her distant position on
the horizon.
When rescued some of the men
were nearly dead. One poor fellow
was unconscious, and it required an
hour of hard work and quantities of
hot coffee to bring him back to life.
The next day, nothing daunted by
their rough experience, the boats were
away again in the chase, and soon had
a monster as long as the vessel spout
ing his life blood. At 5 o'clock that
afternoon their prize was safely
moored head and stern alongside the
little schooner, and the work of get
ting her out of the rough waters Of
the Gulf stream began.
They worked steadily until 5o'clock
the next morning, but their efforts
were unavailing, as heavy gale had
sprung up and was blowing with
hurricane force. Barks and schooners
could be seen on all sides lying hove
to under bare poles.
In order to save the vessel Captain
Rose was obliged to cut the warps and
let the eighty-barrel prize, worth
fully $4,000, drift away. The long ex-
posuro in the cold water and hard
work aggravated an old strain, and
Captain Rose began to grow sick and
was obliged to work the vessel in to-
ward the land for assistance.
Sighting tug off Long Island, the
captain took passage for land, and
sent his vessel to sea again in charge
of his first officer, and has spent the
last five weeks in the New Bedford
Hospital.
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MONITORS GOING OUT OF SERVICE.
tackles Who Manned Them Will Retire
to Civil Life.

PHILADELPHIA (SpeclaD.-All the old
monitors OF the Civil War, which were
sverhauled and reatted for coast defense
purposes along the Atlantic sea board, will
be brought here one by one and rest in
peace at the League Island Navy Yard un-
Ill circumstances shall again demand their
active services. They were manned at the
beginning OF the war by the naval reserves
Of the surrounding States, and as each
monitor goes out of commission so will
the volunteer iackies retire to civilian life.
The monitor Jason has arrived at the
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Three Men Drowned.

Four workmen OF a Canadian dredge
operating in the Galloups Rapids below og-
densburs, n. Y, while returning from shore
in a punt, ran against the anchor chain
and upset. Three were drowned In the
rapids, The other man elung to the punt
and drifted through the rapids, landing
safely on the island below Cardinal about
four miles away.
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Indians hurried back and reported that
the white man was under the protec-
ton of the Great Spirit. Com
panion.
Rescued the Cadet.

An engineer cadet, who is now an
assistant engineer on one of the
cruisers in Cuban waters, went ashore
in Honolulu to weigh coal for his ship
one morning about five years ago. When
he returned aboard for luncheon all
hands were at mess. except loutish,
moon-faced landsman, former farm
hand from interior California, who had
been the butt of his mates rs an inno-
cent of the rawest kind. This lands
man had bolted his dinner and was
leaning over the starboard rail, look
ing no more stupid or inert than he
generally did. A big coal lighter was
moored alongside the ship, and the
cadet in order to get aboard ship had
to climb from the steam launch that
brought him off onto the lighter, and
then pull himself up on the fixed iron
gangway ladder to the gangway.
There was space of about two feet
between the coal lighter and the ship.
Into this space the cadet, missing his
hold when he attempted to clutch the
ladder, fell, feet foremost, with
splash. The crew of the steam launch
heard the splash, but did not know
what had caused it. 1t was about
100 to 1 against the cadets saw
ing his life By his own efforts, for
when he came up his head was due to
bump against the bottom of the lighter,
and it is hard proposition even for
good swimmer to keep mis- nerve un-
der such circumstances. The cadet
didn't keep his nerve, and he surely
would have been a goner had it not
been for the loutish landsman leaning
over the starboard rail. The loutish
landsman proved to be the right man.
He did not even kick off his Govern
ment brogans before he let himself
fall into the space between the lighter
and the ship at the exact point where
the cadet had gone done. The crew
of the steam launch saw this move
and wondered what it meant. They
did not know the cadet was under
meath the lighter. In about half q
minute the moon-faced landsman came
from beneath the lighter, and he had
the cadet along with him. The cadet,
his nerve gone, was very wild, and
clutched the landsman fercely. The
landsman freed his right arm from the
grasp of the struggling cadetand gave
him a jolt on the point Of the jaw
with his big right fist that the cadet
declares he feels yet. The blow put
the cadet out of the game altogether,
but it saved his life. He would have
pulled his rescuer down with him had
he not been knocked silly, and this
was one of the times whensan enlisted
man struck an officer without being
punished for it. The landsman and
the cadet weye hauled into the steam
launch by Che crew, and the ships
company proceeded to hunt up an
other butt for their humor. The
on-faced landsman wasn't made to
serve in that capacity any longer.
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of their failure to
harmoniZe with the
two parties. T h q
combination ticket
nominated is as fol-
lows: Justice OF Su-
preme Court. Isaac
n. Sullivan, 5 silver
r e pu b ii C an: for
Governor. Fran K
Steunenberc Demo-
crat; for Congress
man. Edward Will
son. Silver Republi-
can; for Attorney
General, s. H. Hays,
Democrat: for Sec
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rowed Six Miles by a swordfish.

The steam yacht Chetolah, N. Y. z.
c., owner A. J. Wise, put in at Sea
Cliff, L. T., recently with swordfsh
on board measuring thirteen feet ten
inches long and weighing 625 pounds.
The fish was caught thirty-fve miles
southeast of Block Island. He gave
the party an exciting chase, towing
the yachts gig and small boat six
miles before he could be killed.
Mr.. Wise and party of friends
went out on the Chetolah from Green
port on q swordfishing trip. An offer
of 80 bounty was made to the sailor
first sighting big fish. Abouy the
middle of the afternoon one q the
sailors caught a glimpse of the mon
ster, and the yacht was quickly got
into q position from which the skip
per, J. W. Matthews, who is an ex-
perienced swordfsherman, could har-
poon him from the bow of the yacht.
AS soon as Mr.. Matthews had made
his mark the party got into the gig
and the small boat, and thrilling
pursuit ensued, which lasted an hour
and half before the fish received its
death blow.
It took five stout sailors to work the
tackle which hoisted the fish to the
deck of the yacht. A box was hastily
put together and the fish was packed
in ice in order to give the ladies of the
family and their friends chance to
see it.
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Foreign.

Several warehouses and other buildings,
including the great Colston Hall at Bristol,
England, where the Trades Union Congress
was holding its sessions and which con-
tained magnificent organ, were burned.
The loss Is estimated at S750,000.
The monument erected to the memory OF
the Americans who were killed In the
battle Of Miranda In 1906 was unveiled at
Mara"libo, Venezuela.
An imperial degree has been issued sum-
moniqc the Reichsrath OF Austria to meet
on S ,Dtember 26.
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Sick Soldiers Reach Home.

The sick Of the Eighth Regiment, New
York Volunteers, 26O in number, from
Chickamauga, reached New York City
Tuesday afternoon, and twenty-eight OF
them went to various hospitals. The men
look bad, but the surgeon In charge, Cap
tain Lindhein, says that they will all re-
cover. There was an affecting scene when
the sick men were met by their friends.
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IN SAN JUAN'S HARR0Rl.
The American Cruiser New Orleans
at Porto Rico's Capital,
SCENES AT THE SHIPS ARRIVAL.
First American War Vessel TO Enter the
Port Since the War Observation-Disclosures
That Led Up To Her Nisit-San Juan
Short of Provislons-Commande Fol-
gers Movements.

San JUAN, Porto Rico (Dy Cable). A
white flag floats over the eastern parapet
Of Moro Castle and the large Spanish flag
that has so long foatel there has been
sauled down and stored away. To all IN
cents and purposes san Juan is ours, al
though the enemy has not officially sur
sendered.
Thus it was that the control of Porto Rico
vas gained, due in the main to the most
successful blockade maintained by the New
Orleans and the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
Within the city of San Juan want and
poverty is apparent on every hand. There
Is plenty of beef, but provisions are not to
be had at any price.
Enthusiastic scenes were witnessed when
the United States war ship New Orleans,
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Delaware Republicans Unite.

The Union Republican Convention met
at Dover, Del, and indorsed the ticket
nominated by tho regular Republican
Party. The candidates are: For Congress
man, John H. Hoffecker; for State Treas
urer, DR.. L. II. Barr; for State Auditor,
John A. Ionpo
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General 2los, the Spanish Governor OF
the yisayos Islands, has proclaimed him.
self Governor General OF the Spanish do
pinions IN the Philippines.
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BERG. retary of state. Mart
Patrtr. Silver Republicans: for Auditor. Bart
lett Sinclair, Silver Republican: for Lieu
Joseph H. Hutchinson,
Silver Republican,; for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, Miss Pearl French,
Democrat; for Treasurer, Louis C. Rice,
Democrat: for Mine Inspector, Jay A. o.
izeh, Democrat.