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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
ROYAL MYSTERY.
FBy Cable to The Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug 3, 1S9s.-There appears
to be some mystery in connection with the
departure Of the Princess Of Waies for
Copenhagen. IT is semi-ofIicially reaf-
firmed that her leaving England is due to
the illness Of her mother. the Queen Of
Denmark; but two deniais of Her Males
ty,s illness have been received from Co
penhasen-
Rumprs are current that the Princess
has had another disagreement with the
Prince of Wales, similar to the quarrel
v hich took the Princess abroad fer some
months, in 1898. She then threatened to
summon a family Council to meet at Co
penhagen and to exposethe whole domes-
tic situation.
Some support is lent to the rulnor Of
the Queen of Denmark's sickness by tele-
gram from Athens this Afternoon, say
ing the King OF Greece leaves there at
six o'clock this evening for Eopennagen,
ins order to see his sick mother the Queen
of Denmark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
CAVALRY FOR MoNTAUK.

WASHINGTON. Aug. g. 1898. When
General Skaters corps went to Santiago
a force of cavalry numbering about 1000
men and comprising regular troops and a
part of the First Volunteer Cavalry (the
Rough Riders), was left at Tampa under
command of General Coppinger. In addi-
ton to these men, most of the horses of
the cavalry regiments sent to Cuba We're
also left at Tampa. This force of cavalry
will In day or two be ordered to Mon
tauk Point, where they will make pre-
parations for the men of General
Wheeler's division of cavalry which has
been ordered from Santiago to that point
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
TURNcoAT'S REFLECTION.
Inu 6.ahIe q rhe Associated Pregs.l

LONDON, Aug. q 1S9S.-In the Parlia-
mentary bi-election held at Grimsby yes
terday. Mr.. George Dougherty, unionist,
who had resigned, or, in other words
been appointed ito be Steward and Bailiff
of the ehiltern Hundreds owing to a
change of political faith, was reelected.
The result in detail was as follows
George Doughty, Unionist. 4,94o; J. Win
fringhanl Liberal, s,1S9; Melhuish, lnde-
pendent, 204: Doughty's plurality, 1i51
Mr.. Doughty, who was formerly the
I,iberal- member for Grimsby. recently
sent q letter to the leaders of his party
and to the newspapers, announcing his
detection from the Liberal poliey. es--
rccialllv Irish Home Rule and offered
himself for recollection as a Unionist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
WILL ACCEPT
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PARTS. Aug. 3, 1898 The Madrid corre-
spcndent of the Temps telegraphs this
afternoon saying that # the definite reply
Of the United States on the pease pro-
posals arrives today, the Spanish Cabinet
will meet this evening, and officially ac-
cept the terms. The Cabinet Ministers,
the correspondent adds, believed that the
agreement would be accepted by the
country without opposition and the Gov
ernment will not summon the Cortes be-
fore the autumn.
The Temps" this afternoon, says the
United States has notified the French
Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Deleasse,
that she desires to enlarge the reciproc-
ity treaty by including new products.
France, the paper adds, has accepted the
suggestion and negotiations on the sub
ject will be opened.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
DlslnFEcTiNG THE concHo.

NEW YORK, Aug. B. 1s9S.-The work of
disinfecting the transport Concho was
continued today and it is not known
when the vessel will be released from
Quarantine
It is reported that DR.. Doty has no.
titled. the owners that the woodwork In
the cabin and staterooms. the carpet and
hangings, viii be ripped out and burned.
Deputy Quartermaster General Kimball
would not consent to this without In
structions from Washington and Major
Eummerhayes.
The authority Of the Health Officer to
destroy whatever he thinks advisable In
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
HAWAIIAN BATTALION.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3, 1s9S.-General
Merriam, commanding the Department Of
California, has received the following de-
spatch from Adjutant General Corbin:-
'FThe President directs that if any Of
the military forces of the Hawaiian
Islands desire to become a part of your
volunteer army, that YOU are authorized
to organize not to exceed one battalion of
infantry, naming the officers and causing
the officers and men to be mustered into
the services, and have them report to
Colonel Barber for duty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
AMERICAN VICE QUEEN.
rBv cable to The Associated Press j

LONDON, Aug. 8, ls9s.--It is reported
that Mr.. George N. Curzon, the Parlia-
mentary5 Secretary for the Foreign Of
flee has accepted the office of Viceroy of
India. in success to the Earl of Elgin.
Mr.. curzon married Miss Letter, the
daughter of Mr.. L. S. Letter of Chicago
He was formerly Parliamentary Under
Secretary for India, and is the author OF
number of prize essays, including
Russia in Central Asia" Persia and the
Persian Question, and Problems of the
Far East He is the eldest son of Lord
scarsdale. was educated at oxford and Is
q Gold Medaiist of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03

Spain is routed here 1t will be only AN
accident a detail and misfortune
The paper then says
Even if Spain is smashed here, on the
Island of Cuba, and its inhabitants are
deserted owing to the treason of some Of
the Cubans and the immense power Of
the great Republic, which wants to ap-
pear humane but which is a hundred
times more inhuman and cruel than 1t is
extensive in territory, they will never be
able to reduce Spain to impotence or APP
pear less barbarous among nations" :"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
CARLIST TRAITORS
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Iby LdDIe 10 TIC 4tssucIateu FIessJ
LONDON. Aug. 3. 1S9S.--A special de-
spatch from Barcelona says formid-
able rising Of carlists has taken place
near Lerida, a city of Catalonia, and eapi-
tai of the Province of Lerida. AS the key
of Aragon and Catalonia it is one of the
most important military points in Spain.
1t possesses great strength, being sur
rounded by walls fanked with bastions
and by wet fosse. It is defended by a
castle. and several batteries
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
TO BUILD A CHALLENGER
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LONDON. Aug 2, 1S9S-sir Thomas Lip
ton. the challenger for the Americas Cup,
has instructed William Fife, of Fairlie, to
design a yacht to be built by Harlin &
Wolff the great ship builders of Belfast.
The Yacht Racing Association meets
this week, when reputation from the
Ulster Yacht Club will attend and set
tie all the matter connected with the ehal-
lenge, so far as this side of the water is
concerned. Secretary Kelly, Of the Ulster
Yacht Club will accompany Mr.. Charles
Russell Sir Thomas Lipton's representa-
tive, to New York, should the challege be
accepted by the New York Yacht Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
AN ITALIAN LAW SUIT.

Washington B. Williams as Special
Master. heard testimony in the case OF
I.ivetta Ricado against her husband Pas
tsussle Tor divorce. In her bill Of complaint
tne woman sets forth that she and her
husband were married July Y, 1894 huF
have never lived together. She asks for
the divorce on the grounds Of desertson.
Mr.. Williams reserved his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
ELECTRIC CoMPAaY'S CROSSING.

The Street and Water Board at its
meeting this afternoon will probably
grant the Jersey City Electric Light Cerns
pany permission to build a trestle from
the Pennsylvania Railroad across Rail-
road avenue to its plant in Wayne street.
The only objection made to the trestle go
far has come from John Casey, who owns
couple of lots two blocks above the
point of crossing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
MORE WOE IN SPAIN.
-Bv Cable to The Associated PRESS

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
VALENCIA, spain Aug. 8, 1SsS.-The
village of Mediana has been wrecked by
a cyclone, which also killed many per-
sons.
Several houses at Hornillos have been
engulfed by the floods and a number of
people have perished.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
DEWEY's WORK ASHORE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. g. 1s9S-Thc
Manila correspondent of the Hong Kong
Press" says
Admiral Dewey does not eonfine his la
bors to the Olympia. He goes to Cavite
almost every day. BY his order and by
the speed and excellence of its execution
the navy yard, arsenal forts and bar
racks have been converted in wonder
fully short time from confusion and
chaos to neatness and system
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03

order to purify the ship is not question
ed, but Major Summerhayes, in order to
protect the Quartermaster's Department
of New York, pending Instructions from
Washington, will forbid the destruction
of any part of the ship other than the
hunks. hangings and carpets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
ARLINGTON sEnErERY

Was the first Landscape Lawn Cemetery ii
the State Lot owners have no expense Tor
care OF grounds, ner for fencing If ycu need
. cemetery 10; {and every family needs one},
snu VIII be Interested in Its beauty and ues<-
ness, Us moderate prices and easy terms ox
payment office IN Jersey City, ESP Washing
ion street. over EaQyidenl Savings Bank Xole<
phone No. 62l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 8, 1S9S.-Forecasts for
the thirty-six hours ending P. NJ. Thurs
day August 4: For New York and vicin-
ity. Thunder storms and warmer weather
tonight and Thursday; cooler Thursday
night southerly winds becoming westerly.
Hartnest's Ther1noznetrical Report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
SANTIAGO SICK.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1ssS.-General
Shafter has sent the following sanitary
report for August L.
Total sick. .239; total fever cases, 3179;
new cases of fever, Gs9; cases of fever re-
turned to duty, 679; deaths on August J.
IL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
COMMISSIONERS nOLaA's LOSS.

The two sear old daughter Of Street and
Water lsonl ssioner James Nolan died
this morningX
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
TERMS OF PEACE.

The terms upon which Spaniards talk of
agreeing to peace indicate that they either
have no conception of their situation or of
the purpose of the American people. AS re-
ported, the leaders will concede scarcely
more now In regard to Cuba than they
would before the war was begun. And yet
they must realize how badly they have been
beaten thus far in the war. They have not
Won single point. On the contrary. Spain
has been wiped off of the ocean and beaten
on land when a spirited army we'll led,
would have won. The failure of Spain has
been so complete that it is already at the
mercy of the victors
When the time comes for talking of
peace no time should be wasted in negotia-
ton. The terms of peace should be laid
down with positiveness and in a manner to
preclude diplomatic negotiation. We are in
volved in war with Spain because of it's sys-
tenn of outrage practiced so long in Cuba
We do not desire to conquer Spain as a
government or a nation having territory
in Europe, but because it is unfit to exercise
authority over other portions of the world
Wherever its flag is unfurled it is the in
oiSAieb VI uSSpOllSH anu injustice. Wherever
captain general exercises authority under
the Spanish government, it is injustice and
outrage.
Such being the case, the United States
must insist that Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines shall never again be under the
domination OF Spain. What shall be done
with these possessions is another question,
and one with which Spain can have no
voice in settling. = 1t is enough for that gov
eminent to know that the first condition of
peace is that it must give up all claims to
possession of any of the islands whose in
habitants it has held for the sole purpose of
plumber.
1t will take some time to bring the Span
lard in Spain to a condition where he will
realize that he must yield all his possess
sions. 1t may be necessary to ship every
Spanish official and soldier from Cuba, Por-
to Rico and the Philippines to Spain, and
then to proceed in the disposition of cap
tured territory as if Spain were not a gov
eminent. But, whatever the Spanish rulers
do or fail to do, they must abandon the ex-
ercise of power in the world outside of the
Iberian peninsula, and there can be no use
in wasting time in coaxing them They
should have the ultimatum at the outset.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


President Mckinley was very loath to get
into war with Spain. For months he la
bored as zealously to avoid it as a man
could. That he did so caused many to mis-
understand him, and his political foes
sneered at him. To the very last he strug-
gled against war. His message submitting
the whole matter to Congress was so pa
cific that many of his friends were impa-
tient with him. Then, when war was re-
solved upon by Congress, the President con-
tented himself with vigorous measures of
preparation while the yellow newspapers
and politicians of both parties were de-
handing immediate action. They wanted
to blow Havana out of existence and
sneered at the President because he would
not hurl an inadequate and undrilled
army upon the elaborate Notifications of
Havana.
About month ago the President and his
subordinates in the army had an expedition
ready for Santiago. 1t had been made up
with consideration. The troops were care
fully selected the leaders were men who
had made excellent records. From that day
rected operations with tremendous energy.
The President directed the resumption of
the bombardment of the city by land and
sea, and he refused to listen to the request
of General Toral to have his troops return
to Spain armed. The President is now has
tening another expedition to take Porto
Rico and another to Spain. Meantime,
where are the Aliens. the Masons, the
Chambers, the Baileys and others in Con-
gress who four months ago were laboring to
convince the people that the President is a
moral coward? Invincible in peace they
are now invisible in war. Where are the
yellow newspapers which a month ago
rallied at the President as a tender-hearte
warrior? Praising him, now that their ap-
probation is of no consequence. The coun-
try has learned that the President who
bravely resisted war can firmly and cour-
ageously direct when war could not be es-
capped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
senator Hoar,s Reply

WORCESTER, Mass, July 18.-Upon re-
ceipt of reply from Prof. Charles Elliott
Norton to his recent criticisms of Professor
Norton's utterances before Harvard stu
dents in regard to the war, Senator Hoar
to-day made public a letter in which he
says to Professor Norton: Whether they
are literally represented or not, they are in
general accord, am sorry to say, with the
sentiments / am constantly in the habit of
hearing as coming from you, both in
public utterance and private speech. and it's
style with which used to be not unfamil-
lar when occasionally met you. All lovers
of Harvard and all lovers of the country
have felt for a long time that your relations
to the university made its influence bad for
the college and bad for the youth of the
country 1t was high time that somebody
should say what i have said. / could cas-
ily from my own memory and from the
report of persons who have met you on So
ciaI OCCASIONS point out many utterances
quite as deserving of severe reproof as
those to which l have adverted. / am
afraid that the habit of bitter and sneering
speech about persons and public affairs has
SO grown upon you that you do not yourself
know always what you say. | should be
sorry to do you any injustice. Indeed. II is
not In anybody's power to do you injustice
but yourself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
THE SPRINGFIELD RIFLE.

The papers which have been assailing the
breech-loading Springfield rifle, after tenn
porary let-up, have resumed operations. 1t
is pointed out that the volunteer regiments
at Santiago were armed with these rifles,
and that the smoke of their cartridges dis
closed their presence to the enemy Writers
who are not able to distinguish the differ
ence between rife and its cartridge are
not the best sort of critics. In fact, when
''thievery'' to the ordnance board it is evil
dent that its editors are not in frame of
mind to discuss the subject 1t is fair to
assume that General Flagler. chief of ord
nance of the army, is better qualified to
judge of the merits of weapons for different
kinds of troops than are men who could not
distinguish one rifle from another. General
Flagler, at the request of the Pittsburg Dis
patch, has written a long letter upon the
ordnance of the army. He says the first
error was in the assumption that the Ma
tional Guard was pretty we'll armed and
equipped when the call was made. This be-
lief was an error, as large percentage of
the guns furnished were worthless, and new
arms had to be furnished as soon as the
men were mustered into the United States
service. 1t took time to condemn bad guns
and make requisition for others. In regard
to the arms furnished volunteers, General
Flagler says:
One remark would like to make in regard
to charges recently published to the effect
that the government is supplying the troops
a Nh IA ms
ly, the Springfield rifle. Nothing could be
more untrue. and statements of the kind are
sincerely to be deplored, inasmuch as they
are calculated to demoralize our soldiers.
The Springfield rife is one of the best guns
in the world, and / know of no arm which
1 would so willingly put into the hands OF
new troops 1t is a very effective weapon
and so simple in its mechanism that 1t can
hardly be put out of order.
Some years ago an army board, after
much painstaking consideration of the SUBJ
ject adopted for the use of the regular
army the krag-Jorgensen. which / believe
to be the best military magazine rife in
existence. 1t is beater than the Springfield.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19

The Harmsworth Magazine, a literary
monthly just started in England, has Gre
ated something of sensation It's price,
three pence, has excited establishment, and
the fact that its publisher is waging a fight
against the news company which has a
monopoly of the periodical trade in the
United Kingdom and refuses to handle it
because the percentage of profit would be
small, attracts attention to it that it would
not otherwise have. This monopoly is one
that many other publishers would be glad
to see broken down, but it appears that
none of them has dared to fight it, Mr..
Harmsworth is made of different stuff, and
announces that he has been preparing for
months to insure that his magazine shall
be sold and pushed vigorously in every dis
trict of the country. AS he is a remark
able person who has established and pub
fishes with great success several news
papers in England, the best known of which
in this country is the London Daily Mail,
and is becoming known as a man who
seems to excite a positive fever of en-
thusiasm in. the fates' in favor of what
ever he undertakes, it is expected that he
will down the Objectionable news COM
pany. In any case, the new magazine is
likely to mark the beginning of new era
in English periodical literature
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19
Ninety-Nine Soldiers from Santiago,
Aboard, but Not Permitted to Land.
GEN. LAWTON'S CASUALTIES
OFFICIAL LIST OF MEN WHO FELL
IN BATTLE AT Ell CANEY.
Names of Injured in the Hospitals at
Fort ThOmas-Patients at Clifton,
S. l., Resting Comfortably.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July 1S-The
United States transport Seneca arrived in
Hampton Roads this afternoon at o'clock
with ninety-nine sick and wounded soldiers
from Santiago In view of the prevalence
of yellow fever at Santiago, DR.. Pettus.
the United States quarantine officer, refused
to permit the sick and wounded men to be
landed. 1t is understood they will be taken
to New York. DR.. Pettus says that no yell
low fever has developed among the patients
aboard, but it is understood that there are
three suspicious cases on the vessel
The following officers are on the Seneca:
Colonel j. j. Vanhorne, Lieutenant Colonel
H. c. Egbert, Major A. w. Corliss, Major
F. G. Lathmayd, Captain w. L Joyce,
Captain Dowdy, Captain English. Captain
William Wright Lieutenant Gross,
Lieutenant Byrum, Lieutenants E. H. Mar
tin, Burdy, Seyburn. w. Hall and Lawless.
/ Private D. j. Dooling, of Troop A, United
States Cavalry, died of fever at the hos
pital at Fort Monroe yesterday afternoon
This is the only death that has occurred
at the hospital since the sick and wounded
soldiers arrived.
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being capable of more rapid fire and having
a ffatter trajectory, so that what we call
the danger space is increased. But, like
all up-to-date magazine rifles. it is exceed
ingly complicated, and soldier needs six
months at least to learn how to use it. 1t
gets out OF order as easily as a watch, ana 10
condition for use. l do not hesitate to assert
that the efficiency of our regiments would
such guns in the hands of the soldiers. Even
to-day the soldiers of the regular army pre-
fer the Springfield, caliber 45, to the Krag-
Jorgensen.
Not long ago a very intelligent man, long
familiar with affairs in Cuba told me that
the Spanish government. through some oiil-
cial jobbery, had furnished defective rifles
to its troops in Cuba, so that actually one
half of them would not shoot. Now, the
fact is that the Spanlards in Cuba use the
Mauser rifle exclusively, and guns of that
pattern are made at only one factory in the
world in Germany. That factory never
sends out a rife that is not first-rate, every
part being subjected to severe test. But
the rifles in the hands of the soldiers IN
Cuba had evidently got out of order, owing
to their complicated mechanism, so that a
large percentage of them were rendered IN
available for service. Hence, 1T will be oD-
vious why we have preferred to arm our
men with Springtields.
The chief objection to the Springfield rifle
is that its cartridge is not made with
smokeless powder. It's range is not so great
as the magazine rifle, the difference being
about $50 yards, but as it is not probable
that much firing is done at an enemy mile
away, the difference in danger-space is not
of so much account. AS for the Krag-Jor-
gensen rifle, any person of average sense
who examines it will see that it is an intrl-
cate machine which would be of little use to
a soldier who had not been carefully In
structed in its mechanism At any rate, an
officer who has made arms and projectiles
the study of lifetime is better qualified
to Judge of their merits for different troops
than writer who would not know Krag-
Jorgensen rife if he should see it and could
not master the mechanism unaided in six
weeks or even six months.