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Evening star., 1898-08-16
CUBAN RECONSTRUCTION.
Gen. Lee Speaks of the Steps to BE
Taken.


Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was interviewed last
night regarding the situation in Cuba. He
said:
THE first work which will have to be
done in Cuba Will be to make arrange
ments by which all the municipal machin-
cry can be put in operation in all the
towns and governmental machinery
throughout the island for each district
There will have to be a military control,
suppose until such time as the people In
terested can organize and put into opera
ton government, which should be stable
and strong enough to impartially protect
the interests of Spaniards, Americans, Gu
bans and the people of all other nationali-
ties now on the island, or who may here
after go there"
rs there a probability of Spanish inter
ests suffering through the Cubans?"
THE Spanish property holders. mer-
chants and all other classes of Spaniards.
naturally would unite with all the rest of
the conservative inhabitants for the pres
ervation of the interests of all the citizens
and l think they will help the natives and
the Americans to maintain a strong. safe
government. This would be natural, be-
cause no class of people would be more IN
terested than they are In maintaining
property and all other rights. The most
difficult problem to solve is the first or
ernment. as later the island will be very
rapidly Americanizcd. and all such ques-
tions will take care of themselves. AS to
the probabilities of the Cubans attaining
stable government, I presume that as
soon as possible a proclamation will be Is
sued setting date for the holding of a
general election for chief executive Of
the island, and for legislative body, to
which all matters affecting the future of
the island will be referred This legislative
body probably will adopt a constitution
ard make the proper laws to put into op-
Grafton the political form OF government
As to the army of occupation which will
be necessary to maintain our position with
respect to Cuba, 1900 men will be ample
to garrison the whole island. OF this
number. possibly 5000 would be stationed
in and about Havana. Mantanzas would
be the next most important point for
garrison. Other points should be regulated
by the probabilities of disorder that Nigh.
take place there, and the number of troops
at the various points will naturally be gov
erned by circumstances
Properly directed. Cuba will have a.
81 eat commercial future It's unbounded
and great resources will be very rapidly
developed by American push, vigor and
capital"
Evening star., 1898-08-16
Mail Communication with spain.

The mail service between the United
States and Spain will be resumed promptly
50 far as this country is concerned. The
two countries being practically at peace.
the officials here see no reason why mail
passing between them would be opened and
censored, as during the war. Hereafter
these restrictions will be removed. AL
though no word to that effect has come
from Spain. the presumption is similar
course viii be adopted by that government.
As there are no transatlantic steamship
lines between American and Spanish ports
nearly IL not all Of the mail matter des-
tined for Spain will be sent. as heretofore,
via France. the latter country In this man
ner only acting as the medium of commu-
uicg ton.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
SHAFTEB'S DEATH LIST,
His Latest Reports OF the Progress of
Disease.


General Skaters latest reports of the
health conditions Of his troops at Santiago
are follows:
Sanitery report for August IA. total
number sick. 2715; total number fever
cases, 1896; total number new cases. I29;
number fever cases returned to duty 226.
Deaths:
August 11-Corporal Marion Ames. Conn
pany H, 2d Massachusetts, typhoid fever;
Private Charles II. Blake. Company G. "a
Infantry, malarial remittent fever, compli-
catic rs diarrhoea; Private Jno. O'Connor,
Company X, list New York, malariai re-
mittent fever.
August 12-Private John Mandig, Com
pany X, 10th Infantry, malarial fever and
dysentery; Private Ernest Smith. Company
+, 10th Infantry. malarial fever, diarrhoea,
epilepsy; Private William FL. Clauz Com
pany A. 10th Infantry, malarial fever and
debility.
August 13-Private Frank Boyer, Com
pany A, 10th Infantry, typhoid fever; pri-
Yate Arnold Geisman, Company X, fist New
York, remittent fever and anaemia: Pri-
vate Hurbert Hin, Troop X, 10th Cavalry,
yellow fever; Private James w Hamilton.
Troop B. Sd Cavalry, yellow fever; Private
Socrates Maupin, Company G, LIST District
of Columbia, typhoid; Private Thomas III.
Welsh. Company L. 9th Massachusetts. as
thenia: Private ]. NJ. Mcnamara. COM
pany X, 9th Massachusetts, pernicious
malarial fever.
August 14-Private Joseph w. McFadden.
Company G, LIST Cavalry, typhoid fever;
Private Frank p. Meadows, Company ID,
10th Infantry, septisemia. frcm chronic
dysentery; Lewis +. Wick, Company G.,
33d Michigan, yellow fever; Private Jacob
p. Phillips, Company E, oath Infantry, yell
low fever; Private Frank Burton, Conn
pany L, 33d Michigan, yellow fever: Pri-
vate John Z. Grisg, Company I, 1st Illinois,
typhoid fever; Corporal Robert Anderson.
Troop b. 10th Cavalry, yellow fever; Pri-
vate Ernest johnson. Troop Il, 10th Cav
airy. yellow fever; Private Walter Gilman,
Company F, 10th Infantry, measles.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
FOREIGN PosTAE SERVICE.

81 should be read daily. 4 changes may occur at
foREIGN MAILS are forwarded to tho ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule & m Of clos!ngs is
lsss the last connecting closes VIII be 1n, @ade al
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
cept spanj Der SIS. Majestic, from New YORK tyh va
Queenstown. {c)At II: P,Md for EUROPE lex
"a soaIhanpton. Letters nuss be directed Gfei rsi
aTRiBAY-tD,At 10 IsM fos EUROPE Except
Queenstown. Letters for France, Switzerland,
d9syed @ s s sSpsna sst f4 Dta a9 asa ss fS fs b
FRANCE, swiTzRRLASp, fTALY. s;-V TuRKEY, rR =.
nande from @ New York via eneenstown 4 Letters
for other parts of Europe except Spain, must be
for sR 4 drsct per iiS Maasda DAM
from New York; via Rotterdam; Letters must be
TS per s Raiser whem Ii from seW sy
York, via Naples Letters mus, ~ be directed Per
via Glassow letters must be directed Per Fur. Fur
be directed Per Thingvalla;, "r,>
TuEsDAY-ldJAt 1900 Pm. fOr NEwFoCND-
I:2O P,M. fQi JAMAICA, per steamer from Phiia-
WEDNkSDAY-(c)At 11:1o PM for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Baltimore. Md.
THURsDAY-(e)At 111O Pm. for JAMAICA,
PER I'D Eaahns S so fs nM '%st for BRAZIL and La
PLATA COZ uNTRIEs. per SIS Button, from New
aGF bFz sst aSfslfs AIS Ffr
Ito F PsI for and JachE eN ERE per es! ss
SAssAG: y; P sAsIPkcHE, chIiPis. NJ T3 e
York. Letters for other parts of Mexico must be
directed Per Alecuna. Goat 11:1n PM. for
HAITI, per SIS oranj Nassau, from New York
and Dutch Guiana nlust be directed Per oranj
Nassau" te'At ll:l9 Pm. for CENTRAL AMER,
Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA must be directed
sATURDAY.-(dlAt 12:os P;M; for NEwFouND-
5 fss sT f9m NsFs sSaPay r
Mails for NEWFoUNDLAND. BY rail to Halifax
Sunday, at 12:o5 PM, and on Sunday only at
Mails for MIoUEION, by rail to Boston and
Mails for MEXIco., overland except those for
after the Tuesday overland closing, viii be for
warded via New York up to AID including the
l1:1o Pm. closing Friday, close here daily at
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS. Victoria
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 PM,
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, specially addressed
only per SIS: Empress Of Japan. from Vancouver,
close here daily up to $40 M, August 15.fd)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS Glenfarg
from San Francisco, close here daily up 6:40
Mains Maj s@s. for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
which are forwarded via Europe), NEW YEA
LAND. HAWAII, FIJI snd SAMOAN ISLANDS.
per S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, close here daily
up to $40 PM, August IS (d)
Mails for HAWAII, per SIS. City of Columbia,
from Seattle, close here daily up to $40 PM,
August 19.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Cali
lee, from San Francisco close here daily up to
$40 PM, August 95.(d)
Mails fol AUSTRALIA Except West Austrslia)
ISLANDS per SIS. Moana, from San Francisco,
close here daily up to 6:40 p NJ. September ADD
(alRegstercd mails close at 1000 A. NJ same day
(blRegistered mails close at loo PM. same day.
(c>Registered mails close at 600 PM. same day.
tdIResistered mails close at 600 ". previous
day. II
(rRegistered mails close at 600 PM. previous
Saturday.
auI3 JAMES P. WILLKTr. Postmaster
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WILL PUSH THEIR WORK,
Activity in the Engineer and Ord
nance Bureaus.

The cessasion of hostilities will not make
any difference with the engineer and ord
nance bureaus of the War Department in
the matter Of pushing the work on the
Notifications. The engineers will be as
active ever, and the ordnance office will
continue Its work in manufacturing and
mounting the big guns on the fortifications.
No definite reports have been received as
to the number of Mauser rifles which were
captured at Santiago. 1t is generally be-
lieved thet the Spanish troops in Cuba
which had not surrendered at the time the
protocol was signed will be allowed to re-
tain their arms and take them back to
Spain. Indefinite reports have freached the
ordnance bureau indicating that the Span
ish troops have had a great deal of trou-
BILE with the Mauser guns on account of
their complicated features, which the men
have said are such as to render them out
of order very frequently. The ordnance
bureau will thoroughly investigate the
merits of the different arms used, with
view to having the army equipped with the
best weapon that can be obtained.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER.
tSnccessor 10 Ratcli6e, Sutton & co.,

TRUSTEES gSdEIss SALE Of BRICK DWELLING
HOUSES NOS. 303s, 3040 AND 30t2 CAM
BRIDGE STREET WASHINGTON, b. G.
by virtue OF three deeds of trust. recorded re-
speetiveiy In Liber 2o62 foios 4T9 4S4 and ass, OF
the, The land eeords for the District Of Columbia
MIL MIL sell sell At public auction MONDAY, THE
TWEaTI cNmEsns,Is DAY OF AUGUST, A.p, 1898
Rreels ot ground in that part of the city of WASH
in. ingten formerly known as Georgetown, known as
los numbered ffty-three (53), ffty-four (54) and
Sdfsyhye G'sl IN Ashford Ridout, trustees sub
uiysSon or part of square hundred and twelve
M.!SS, ~, now square square numbered twelve hundred and
as ner tMe no+ trasS1s formerly called Cooke Park
OF the records Of the surveyors office for said
District DIST Lot 81. improved by house No. 3o3S,
Will VIII be first offered; then lot 54, improved by
house No. 3042
Terms Of sale erch let: one-third cash, bal
ancs ln equal installuents in one and two years,
%,ah interest from day Of sale payable semi
annually, and secured on the property sold, or all
cash at option Of purchaser. A deposit Of $500
iIequir.d on each lot at time Of sale. Conveyance
Ing, stamps and recording at cost Of purchaser.
y terms CT sale are not complied with in ten days
from Gay OF sale the trustees the right to
resell at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser.
SAM. CROSS, Trustee.
aulo-uSds WILLIAM a. GORDON, Trustee.
Evening star., 1898-08-16

eral Blanco for resgning is that he Goes
not wish to superintend the evacuation of
Cuba.
The Cuban autonomist government has
resigned. 1t is believed that the Spanish
government will decline ID accept the res
ignation.
Havana kilograms represent the Spanish
element in the colony as favoring Ameri-
can annexation as the best means to in
sure prosperity and avert anarchy.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
au6-d&ds
9. G. SLOAN & CO., AUcTs., 14o7 c ST. NV.

TRt STEl.S' SALE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS
PROPERTY. BEING PREMISES NOS. l404
AND 14o6 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NORTH
WEST, WASHINGTON, d. G.
al by virtue Of certain deed of trust, dated the
ga DAY OF August, 1857, and duly recorded in
records Of the District of Columbia and at the
request of the holder Of the Eotes secured thereby
we VIII sell. at public auction, In front of the
prem ises. on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST TWENTY
EoI IRIH, 1898, AT HAI.F-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
M, the following described real estate, situate
n the cry OF Washington, d. c., to wit: All Of
lot u and the east seven a feet nine t9l inches
'front.' by depth of lot f, in William H. Dorsey's
sebGvision or lots In square numbered two hum
Nred ana twenty-slx (126), said subdivision is
Seetrded In the Office of the surveyor of the Dis
friet OF Columbia. in Book n. K, pages 142 aud
a1o together with the improvements, consisting
h two stores with dwelling rooms above, number
"a l1o4 and 140e PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest.
Terms: Terms :. Sold subject to!a prior deed q trust.
accorded In Liber 2219, folio 37a, for $4,000, Ut
per O cent interest, for ise 5)years, from July
~. lSoI- Balance oLe-haH cash and notes for
sthe remainder at one and two years. bearing in
,tefest az d per cent, payable semi-annualiy and
secured py deed of trust the property sold. A
geposit or $500 Will be required at time of sale.
Terms TO lie complied with in 15 days from day of
SAFE; otherwise trustees the right to resell
at FISK ana cost of defaul1ng PURCHASER, after due
!hetlee published IN some Washington newspaper.
BERNARD A. DUKE,
1 JUNIUS J. PITTMAN.
L au12-d&ds Trustees
Evening star., 1898-08-16
Private Cosby Made Captain.

Private Arthur f. Cosby of Troop X,
Rough Riders, has been promoted TO be
an assistant adjutant general with the
rank of captain. Cosby was seriously
wounded in the first days fight before San
tiago. AS soon as he was able to travel
he was brought to Washington and placed
in the hospital at Fort Myer. He has now
quite recovered, although he still carries
a Mauser bullet In his breast. Cosby was
graduated at Harvard in 94. and when the
war broke out was practicing law in New
York city.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
JAfiES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCri0NEER.
tSuccessoT 10 Ratclife, Sutton q Col
Stri IrIr-r .ni,IIIr Sn oH w. 4IV

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME HOUSE, NO. 40
STREET SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue Of two deeds of trust. recorded respec-
lively In Iibers 2134 aad 2211 folios 49O and 2 ct
seq OF the land records.o the District of Co
lnmba, and at the request of the party secured
thereby, We, the undersigned trustees, VIII offer
for sale. by public auction, ia front Of the prem
ises Is On on, WEDNESDAY, ,.,; a, THE SEVENTEENTH
O'CLOCK PM, the following described real es-
tate, situate in the city of Washington in the Dis
trict of Columbia, to wit: The vest nineteen and
a2-10o 1892 feet of lot numbered two (2), in
square numbered eight hundred and seventeen
tsiI?, and all interest they, the said John Ratpel
Philip Ruppel, Joseph Ruppel and Rosie Ruppe
may have either of them devisees heirs at
law of said Joseph Ruppel senior) deceased, in his
estate together with ali the improvements rights,
etx.
Terms: One-tbird cash. balance in one and two
yeaIs with interest from day of sale at per cent
per annum, secured by deed of trust the prop
erty sold. or all cash at option of the purchaser.
deposit Of Sl00 required at time of sale. Terms of
sale TO be complied with In fifteen days from day
If sale, trustees the right to resell the
property the risk and of the defaultius
purchaser after five days advertisement OF such
sale in some newspaper published in Washington,
u. C. All conveyancing, stamps, etc., at pur-
chaser's cost.
SAMUEL II. WALKER,
MICHAEL /. WELLER,
au6-d&ds Trustees
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THos. ]. OWEN, Auct., el8 F St. NV.

CHANCERY SALE OF LOT, IMPROVED BY 4
FRAME HOUSE, KNOWN AS NO; IS kEAT-
ING AVENUE NORTHEAST, TWO SQUARES
NORTH OF r STREET, NEAR LINCOLN
AVENUE.
Under and by virtue of decree of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, passed the LIST
day of October, 1897, in suit in Equity, num-
bered 1929, Grymes ct al. Luckett ct al, the
undersigned will offer for sale, at public auction
In front of the premises, THURSDAY, AU-
GUST EIGHTEENTH, 1898 AT HALF-PAST
-FOUR O'CLOCK, the west half of lot numbered
40, in NcLaughiins subdivision Of Prospect HILL
as shown by the plat filed In the office of the sur
veyor of the District of Columbia. the same being
improved by frame house.
Terms Of sale: One-half cash, and the balance
in one year secured by deed of trust the prop
erty sold, or all cash. at the option of the pur
chaser $100 deposit required at time of SALE and
all eonveyancing at purchasers cost. Terms of
sale to be complied with In ten days from dag of
sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right TO
resell at tine risk and cost of the defaulting pur
chaser ANDREW WILSON, Trustee
NOEL W. BARKSDALE, Trustee,
au5-dts $40 st. NV.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
LOTS ON TWELFTH STREET BETWEEN g
u NGI

LOTS ON TWELFTH STREET BETWEEN G
AND STREETS NORTHEAST.
BY virtue Of deed of truEt duly recorded in
l-ber No 2OS6, folio II e seq, OF the land rec
ords for tbs District of Columbia, and at the re-
quest of the party secured thereby, the under
signed rstees will offer for sale by public auction
in front of the premises, THURSDAY EIGH-
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST, AID. 1S9S AT
HALF PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM the following
desert BED real estate situate in the city OF Wash
fngton, In the District of Columbia, to wit: All
of original lot numbered nine (9l and part of lot
eight (S), in quare one thousand and nine (1O00)
1t being the north thirtysix feet and eight inches
front of lot eight tS) by the depth thereof, and
all Of lot nine 90 by the depth thereof containing
in all about twelve thousand and three hundred
and forty feet az, ,340), being the same land con-
veyed by Richard j. Collins and his wife Elizabeth
to E. Z. Bankhages and S, NJ BaEkhages and WIFE,
June Is, AID. 1892, recorded June Is, AID. 1892
together with all the improvements, rights. &c.
Terms: One third cash, the balance In one and
two years, with interest from the day of sale at
six per cent per annunl, secured by deed of trust
on the property sold all cash, at the option of
the purchase1. A deposit of $500 required upon
acceptance OK bid. II terms Of sale are not coul-
piled with in fifteen days from the day of sale
the trustees the right resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defuiting purchaser,
after five days advertisement of such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington, d. g.
All conveyancing. stamps &c, at the purchasers
cost. CHAS H. PARKER
6. a. RIDDLE,
au6d&ds Trustees
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GEN. BLANCO HAS RESIGNED
Does Not Wish to Superintend the Evacua-
ton Of Cuba.
Spanish Element on Island Favors
Annexation to Insure Prosperity
and Avert Anarchy.

A Madrid dispatch, dated August Is. 5
pm, says:
The government has received from Cap
tain General Blanco a dispatch rendering
his resignation. The reason given by Cen
Evening star., 1898-08-16

The Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Times. issued this morning, says:
1t is expected that the evacuation Of
cuba Will not be completed until Decem-
Der. Press kilograms from Havana state
that, despite the disappointment in MILL
tary circles the news of peace was on the
whole, well received, and that a rapid H.
crease of material prosperity is an:ici-
mated -
Evening star., 1898-08-16
Eligible for Pen.ton..

decision rendered yesterday by Mr.
Davis. assistant secretary of the interior
makes members Of Knap's Battery, Penn
sylvania militia, eligible for pensions 1,
is decided that the battery was in the ser.
vice of the United States when it operated
in Maryland in 1853.
Evening star., 1898-08-16
FUTURE DAYS.
TEos. J. OWEN, AUcrIoNEER, 9l8 81. NV

W
TRUSTEES SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
ON 1 STREET SOUTHEAST.
By virtue Of certain decd of trust duly re-
corded In Iiber 1909, folio 1877, one of the land
records of the District Of Columbia, and at the
request of the party secured thereby will sell
at public auction. in front of the promises, on
TUESDAY. AUGUST TWENTY-TlIIRD 1898. AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. one-fourth
east one-half of lot 4, in square $50 improved
by a two-story frame dwelling. being promises
No. 80 street southeast.
Terms cash \ deposit of 500 required at
time Of sale. ConEeyancing, etc, at cost of
purchaser.
JOHN S. SwORMsTEDT, Trustee.
EDWARD u. HUGHES. trustee.
THOMAS BOWLING & co, AUCTIONEFRS-
6l2 st. NV.
EXTENSIVE SALE OF STAPLE AND FANCY
SRoCER.ES, WAGON AND HARNESS &e.
1898. COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK An
WEST,
We viii sell the entire contents of above mentioned
store at public auction, embracing in part Counters
shelving. Platform and Counter Scales Teas Bot
tied Goods of every description large stock Of
Canned Goods Of every variety full line of SCANS
barrels Of Syrup, Molasses Vinegar Catsnp Mns'
tard, Coffee Mill, Ice Box, Elevator, Iron Safe
Awning Frame. Grape Juice Smoking TOBACCO
SHOW Cases, Sardnes, Root Beer, &c, and all such
goods kept In a first-class grocery store.
Terms cash.
aul5-3t THOMAS BOWLING & Co. Aucts.
JAMES w RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER,
tSuecessof TO RatclIfie, Sutton & Coz
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AUCTION SALES of REAL ESTATE, &,
Tomorrow.

James W. Ratclife. Auct., 9e0 Pa. ave. NV
Trustees sale Of No. 410 A st. s.e. on wednesday
August II. at 4:3o pm. Samuel H. Walker and
Michael I. Weller, trustees.
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Holland-America Line
FRENCH LINE.

tompagnle Generate Iransatlantidue
DIRECT LINZ LINE TO HAyRE PARIS (FRAN6E,.
From Pier AZ, North river. foot OF Morton street.
La Normandie. aug. 20 La Champagne. Sept. 10
la Gascogne Aug. q La Navarro. Sept. IT
La Touraine. Sept. La Normandie. Sept. "A
GeE1 Ag'cy for U. s. and Can
Bowling Green, n. Y.
BELL CO., 14J6 G st. fe12-1y-15
Evening star., 1898-08-16

Nevertheless, we sustained the canlpai ign
with yigor, and our army has already let
the invaders feel the weight of our arms
and l was willing at the head of the army
to continue disputing inch by inch the land
which with such valor and at the cost of
so much blood we were defending.
Since the nations government, which is
surely inspired by the great interests of
patriotism and desire also to assure your
proper interests and those of the other
colony, believes the moment has arrived to
make peace, 1t is our duty faithfully to seq
ond her in her purpose, but it cannot be
that / am the one called upon 70 perform a
political duty which does not agree with
my declarations, with my acts and with my
convictions.
Il see myself obliged to leave You at the
present painful and difficult moment
Nevertheless. l will not do IL without ad-
vising you to MAINTAIN the calmness and
prudence SO necessary u save the leglti-
mate interests of Spain in Cuba, which rep
resent the fruit of your Iabors and thus |
think l have rendered my last and most
distnterested service to Cuba, to her inhab-
itants, and especially to the city of Ha-
vana.'
The address is dated August r.
Evening star., 1898-08-16

Have you been to Hoeke's clearing sale
carpets and furniture ?-Advt.