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The evening times., 1898-08-24
MR.. MUDD RENoMINATED.
Political Pot Simmering in Mr. Cor
mans Home.

Baltimore, Aug. 2i-Congressman Sgd
ney Mudd, for ten years one of the Re
publican leaders in Maryland, was yes
terday renominated by the Fifth District
Republicans. The Fifth District is the
home OF Senator German. He wanted
ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll to accept the
Democratic nomination, but he declined.
Congressman Isaac A. Barber, of the
First. or Eastern Shore. District, with
drew as a candidate for denomination.
This is a great surprise 10 the Republi-
cans Col. Wilbur F. Jackson will in all
probability be the Republican candidate.
Dorchester County's delegates to the
First District Democratic convention at
Ocean City on Thursday will offer the
name of State Senator William Apple
garth. Notwithstanding the fact that the
nomination of Col. John Walter Smith
seems assured Both are very wealthy
men, The announcement of Wilbur F.
Jackson's candidacy for the Republican
nomination has keyed Senator Applegarth
up to seeking the Democratic nomination.
He defeated Jackson in last falls election
in Dorchester County, and his success
then has made him ambitious.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
DEMANDs ON THE MooRs.
"ermany and Italy Making Trouble
for Nc rocco

Tangier, Aug. A-In order to check ef-
fectually rumors OF the Sultan's death
and direct public attention from 1t, it is
assiduously reported that the Sultan II;
leaving Marrakesh for Fez, there to re-
ceive the embassies official visits. and rel
turn after the Sus rising is quelled
Meanwhile me grand viz:er, alarmed at
the increasing influence of German and
Italian demands. is preparing to dispatch
a Moorish embassy to Europe, probably
TO London and Rome. TO settle outstand-
ing claims and arrange a fresh basis for
an agreement
The Germans are securing the country.
One German officer is stationed at Tetuan
on the pretense that he is student ac-
quiring Arabic, but he is really exploring
surrounding territory. Mahomet Torres
is favorable to the Germans, but the-viz-
Ter is unfavorable to them.
The Spanish gunboat General Valdes
arrived this morning with government or
ders for the Spanish minister. She fired
a salute. which was returned by the I'm
perial battery.
There is great excitement at the Italian
The minister of foreign affairs
is becoming threatening and the Ital-
ians are defiant. If no answer to the Ital-
ian ultimatum is received a warship wiu
start at once.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
Mrs. Cur.on,. Brother
lFrom The New YORK World !

''The last Of my cash wheat was sold the other
day. I am out Of the market and propose to
stay out. had not looked at grain quotation
for three weeks, until today, when glanced over
the tape through idle curiosity" Thus lightly
did Joseph Letter summarize yesterday his present
attitude toward the wheat market, which 30 re-
Gently cost ten Of the twenty-five or 50 Letter
millions. -
During his recent lengthy visits to this city
Letter has been frequently in Wall Street, but
according to his own statements he has put
speculation from him ioE; all time.
Mr.. Letter said that he was, Of course, proud of
the honor hat had faIlen to his sister, Mrs. Cur.
son. 1T is quite probable" added Mr. Letter.
that all the member 6f my family except my
self will 60 to England to zee my sister before
she and Mr.. Curoon lease for India. ] do not
think ] shall find time to 60. NJ. and Mrs Cur
ron will probably leave for India in December"
The evening times., 1898-08-24
Befere Santiago.
GULY, 1850

(JtLh, ls.S.
Who cries that the days of daring are those that
are faded far.
That never a light burns planet bright to be
hailed as the heros star?
Let the deeds of the dead be laureed, the brave
of the elder years.
But a song, we say, for the men. OF today who
have proved themselves their peers!
High in the vault Of the tropic sky is the garish
eye of the sun,
And down with its crown of guns a-frown looks
the hilltop to be won;
There is the trench where the Spanard Turks,
his hold and his hiding place,
And he who would cross the space between must
meet death face to face.
The black mouths belch and thunder, and the
shrapnel shrlls and flies;
Where are the fain and the fearless, the lads
with the dauntless eyes?
Will the moment find them wanting? Nay, but
with yalor stirred!
Like the leashed hound on the coursing ground
they wait but the warning word.
"Charge!'' and the line moves forward, moves
with a shout and swing,
While sharper far than the cactus-thorn is the
spiteful bullets sting.
Now they are out in the open, and now they
are breasting the slope,
While into the eyes of death they gaze as into
the eyes Of hope.
Never they wait nor waver, but on they Chamber
and on,
With "Up with the flag Of the Stripes and Stars
and down with the nag Of the don,''
What should they bear through the shot.Sent afr
but rout to the ranks Of Spain.
For the blood that throbs in their hearts Is the
blood Of the boys Of Anthony Wayne!
See, they have taken the trenches! Where arc the
foemen7 Gona!
And now ''Old Glory" waves In the breeze iron
the heights Of San Juani
And 30. while the dead iaurcl.d, the brave
Of the elder years.
song. ve say. for the men Of today who have
proved themselves their peessi
Clinton Scollard, in Leslie's Weekly.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
THE sTAI1P COLLECTORS.
Conventioa Of the Anaerican Phila-
telic AseOcfatiOn

u "a
te1ic Ass0ciatioR.
New York. Aug. A-The thirteenth an
nual convention Of the American Phila-
| teiic Association (stamp collectors). is in
session at the Collectors Club. No. 351
| Fourth Avenue. Fifty-two members
from different parts of the country are
present. The wives Of some were also in
attendance. In the absence of President
F. F. Olney. Of Providence. Vice Presi-
dent George L. Toppan, of Boston. pre-
sided.
1.-The philatelic results Of the war will
be OF great interest and value to all stamp
| collectors he said in his opening ad-
dress. The stamps of Hawaii, Porto
Rico and Cuba will doubtless become OBJ
soiete and their value will thus be greatly
increased"
The treasurer's report showed that the
association has about 5000 in its treas
ury.
George X. Tuttle, of New York, super
intendent of-the sales and purchasing de-
partment, reported about $4,000 worth
OF stamps had been handled for members
by his department this year, and that
5000 worth had been sold. This depart
ment Is sort of stamp clearing house
for members of the association. Counter
felt Detective ]. w. Scott said that he
had examined l. 143 stamps for members.
The report of the librarian, H. K. Deats.
of Pennington. N. j., stated that the 800
bound volumes of stamp periodicals and
literature belonging to the association
would be placed in the Carnegie Library
in Pittsburg. where they will be accessi-
BILE TO the members of the association.
C. p. Krauth read a letter from n. A.
Talbot. OF Brooklyn. stating that the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
had agreed to admit the Long Island
Phiiatelic Society as a body, thus estab-
fishing a department for the study of
philately. and giving it recognition as
science.
After the meeting. F. NJ. Palmer exhfb-
tied a postmaster's provisional fve-cent
stamp. at Battleboro, VT. dated 1916,
which is valued at $50. five-cent post
masters provisional from St. Louis. 1s45.
worth $3.50 and an inverted medallion two
color print fifteen-cent stamp. Of 1869.
held at $50, were also shown. J. NJ. Bar
tells. Of Washington. exhibited Confed-
crate postmaster's provisional of Union
town. which he values at $500.
After the business session this morning
there will be a trolley and bicycle ride to
Coney Island. Tomorrow the associa-
tion will take trip on the East River
and down the bay. and will visit the war
sh ps, Grants Tomb and the Palisades
The evening times., 1898-08-24
Yet Another Instance.

AS 4 result of the failure to straight
en- out the tangle that began when our
soldiers were marched against the
entertainments of Santiago without ra-
tions, without medical supplies, WITH
out enough surgeons, without hospital
appliances and without a force of
trained men to carry the wounded to
the rear, the tale of horrors still con-
tinues. Because nobody is held to ac-
count for this appalling neglect in
stances of consequent suffering null
tiply. Things that could not possibly
happen again happen almost daily, ana
there is nobody to blame.
AT Savannah yesterday there was "a
lot of invalids just going home from
the fever camp, without hospital car,
without surgeon, without a trained
nurse or hospital steward and with
out anything to eat" At Savannah
they were flung out of one train into
another. pushed through the windows
when they were too weak to climb the
steps. One died, another was delirious,
another was bleeding, but there was
nobody to care for them. The only diff
ference between this instance and that
of the two Rough Riders, one of whom
reached his home in New York to die
within an hour, and the other, in a de-
lirium, to find himself at daybreak in
the vestibule of hospital. is that here
were a sufficient number to warrant
the services of doctors and nurses.
Why is this Government less able
than the city of Philadelphia to take
care of its sick soldiers? Philadelphia
has fitted up hospital train. with a
dietary kitchen, comfortable beds, a
corps of doctors and trained nurses,
and is sending it from camp to camp
to gather up and bring home Philadel-
phia's sick heroes. If it is practicable
for a city to do this, why is it neces-
sary for the Government to send it's
fever-stricken soldiers on the regular
trains, without the least care, to suffer
on the way and spread infection wher-
ever they go?
The talk about gratitude to our SOL
diers is adding insult to wrong Talk is
cheap. When it comes to the proof of
the nations gratitude, sick dog re-
ceives better treatment at the hands of |
its master than our brave men receive |
at the hands of the nation they have |
served.
As The Times warned the War De- |
partment weeks ago, just so long as |
there is exhibited an indisposition to |
investigate these cruel wrongs and |
bring the criminals to punishment, Just
SO long will they continue, until there
is no further material to abuse.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
sILvEn smrInxHr.
Maryland Denoesats True to Party
Pf10c1Dle0.

FrsaeiDles.
Easton, Nd. Aug. NThe Talbot
County Democratic convention to elect
delegates to the Ocean City congressional
nominating convention was held at the
Hotel Avon in Easton yesterday. William
8. Merriek. Of the State central commit
tee. called the convention to order and
named Col. James c. Norris. of Easton,
as presiding officer. Frank d. Harrison,
Of Royal Oak. was chosen secrtary
The committee on resolutions, George
c. Moore, chairman. reported the follow
ing:
Resolved, That, the Democracy of Tai
bot County. in copyention assembled. re-
news its former pledges of fidelity and
devotion to the sacred rights of the peo-
pie, and. true to the convictions and de-
claratiOns of the party upon national
questions. hereby reaffirms it's loyalty to
the principles of the party as enunciated
in the Chicago platform of 1896.
s. Resolved. That We extend our warm
est thanks to our soldiers and sailors for
their heroic work. and believe them en-
titled to the highest honors from all, ir-
respective of party. for they were Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, but above all pa
triots and Americana.
Resolved, That war should not obscure
the great questions of reform now affect
Ing our land, and We denounce the Re
publican party for non-enforcement of
antitrust laws; for issuing interest-bear-
ing bonds; for the iniquitous Dingley tar
in. and for the whole catalogue Of selfish
and mercenary legislation.
Resolved. That the delegates sent by
this convention are hereby instructed to
vote for a candidate for Congress who is
Thoroughly committed to the principles
embodied in the Chicago platform and
who will, If elected. support said platform
by his vote in Congress.
Resolved, That our delegates be, and
are hereby, instructed, to use all honor
able means TO secure the nominati ton of
our distinguished citizen, the Hon j.
Frank Turner, who for thirty years past
mas been a true and faithful Democratic
leader.
Resolved, That the following be elect
ed by this convention to represent Talbot
County in the congressional convention,
Dr. Charles II. Rose, Charles r.
Wooters, William Collins and Edward N.
Lomax: alternates. Joseph b. Harrington.
William H. Myers, jr., Sampel AHarpp
and James II. Caulk"
The resolutions were adopted without a
dissenting voice, and the convention ad-
journed.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
A ROUGH RIDERS runxaA1.
Aifred n. Judson, Jr.. BuTied Fror
His New York HOne

Alfred n. Juds0n, Jr.. Busied Fro~
His New York Home
New York. Aug. A-The funeral of
Alfred N. Judsoh, jr., one OF tile Rough
Riders. who died at Montauk Point on
Thursday last. took ulace yesterday
morning from the home Of his parents,
NO. 12 West Eighty-ninth Street. The
mouse was crowded to the street with
the friends and sympathizers of the
family. On the pavement outside were
drawn up part of the company OF Rough
f'ioers TO give to their lost companion
the military honors of burial Several
OF the members of the Woman's Ma
tional War Relief Association wera n,
Montauk and heard of the death of one
OF the Roosevelt regiment but were un-
able TO find out the mau's name.
Mr and Mrs. Alfred NJ Judson. sr..
had been trying for some time to as
certain the whereabouts of their son.
they had closed their counsry hopse
anu returned TO town TO be as near as
possible to all sources of Information
on the movements of the troops I'M,
up TO Friday morning last no news OF
the young man had been obtained. The
mother was totally unprepared for the
awful intelligence She read in the
morning papers, among the notices of
deaths. that had occurred at Camp W.
koh the day before. the name of her
son.
Among the beautiful floral tributes
that surrounded the bier of the young
soldier was design sent by the Daugh-
tiers OF lSl2-the anchor and star of their
order in living bloom. The women of the
New England Society gave the emblem
OF their association In the form of a
Hover nag. Some of the gifted singers
OF the day contributed the music, CIV
Ing. among other things, the chang
Rest In the Lord"
The evening times., 1898-08-24
DIED OF A BROKEN HEART.
Mother of an Er Iisted Young Man
Slowly Warted Away.

Trenton, n. J., Aug. 2a-Because her
son Thomas enlisted in the Sixth Cavalry
against her wishes. Mrs. Patrick Kane,
of Princeton Avenue, died last night of
broken heart. Young Kane Joined the
Sixth United States Cavalry at the local
recruiting Office in May last. and was well
on the way South before his parents dis
covered his whereabouts.
The mother was almost prostrated over
the disobedience of her son. Finally the
parents received word that their son had
been assigned to a troop sent to Cuba
for active service. He took part In The
hot two-days' fight at Santiago. The
strain was too much for the mother, and
she failed rapidly, and at last was seized
by the illness which ended her life. Young
Kane was informed of his mothers illness
and he arrived home Monday from Mon
tauk Point on ten days furlough.
He hurried at once TO the bed of his
dying mother, but it was too late The
ravages of fever had benumbed her brain,
and she could no longer recognize the boy.
He remained by her side continually, but
she passed away without regaining con.
sciousness.
The young man is almost prostrated.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
Fifteen New Ships,

The best evidence that this country
is really awake to the necessity of
having navy of respectable size is
given by the action of the naval board
of experts in asking for fifteen more
warships. The subject was referrd to
these gentlemen by Secretary Long,
and on August II they adopted the pro-
gram which they will present to Con-
gress. 1t provides for three battleships,
three first-class armored cruisers, three
second-class protected and armored
cruisers, and six protected cruisers.
With these additions our navy should
be able to do practically anything it
likes in any part of the world.
At the preliminary meeting of the
board it was proposed that the ships
be constructed with a special view to
speed. 1t was finally decided, however,
to reduce the speed of the ships about
two knots from the speed first pro-
posed. so as to secure greater powers
of endurance. The board seems to
have come to the conclusion that much
of the work of the navy will hereafter
therefore desirable to construct YES
sells capable of steaming straightaway
from San Francisco to Manila and Sa-
moa- The ships will, it is said, be equal
in speed to the fastest ships now build
ing abroad, while they will be stronger,
more enduring, and more formidable
than the foreign vessels of the same
class.
One of the new features of the battle
ships results from the determination to
use smokeless powder in the future.
Instead of the thirteen-inch guns of
the earlier type, the new battleships
will be armed with a main battery of
four twelve-inch rifles in turrets on
the center line fore and aft, and with
secondary batteries of fourteen to six
teen rapid-fire six-inch guns. There
will also be unusually large auxiliary
batteries of assorted pounder sizes,
both quick-fire and semi-automatic.
The first-class cruisers will be heavily
armored, and will have four eight-inch
rifles in turrets, and ten to twelve six
inch rapid-fire guns in broadsides.
The second-class cruisers will be of
six thousand tons displacement, in
stead Of five thousand, as at first pro-
posed. This increase in weight gives
greater coal-carrying capacity. All
the ships will be sheathed, and will
have quadruple expansion engines and
water-tube boilers. and the larger craft
will be equipped with underwater tor
pedo-tubes. The minimum radius of |
the battieships is eight thousand knots,
the cruisers will be able to go ten
thousand knots. and the smaller cruis-
ers will have steaming radius OF |
thirteen thousand knots at ten-knot
rate.
Another matter which the board 10
The evening times., 1898-08-24
What was ever begun for
II l was so soon to be done forf
Flag Signals
(From Lippincott's.)


Sir Hans Popham was the first to promulrate
system Of flag signals which became generally
adopted. This was superseded by that of Admiral
kempen, devised about 17s0, which formed a
basis for the present system. In the Kempcn
system each message was represented by an ar
rangement of numerals, which were commun-
Gated by means Of some twenty flags and pen
nants of different forms and colors each indicat.
ing certain number. The system was intro
duced in Nelson's feet just before the battle OF
Trafalgar, and was the medium by which the
great commander transmitted to the several ships
the celebrated proclamation: England expects
that this day every man will do his duty
The Kempen flag code proved so much superior
to any other then known that it was soon
adopted by all civilized nations, and French
and English commission composed an interna-
tional code that was generally adopted by the
larger merchantmen-the numerals serving as well
in one language as another. Tie system has
since then been several times improved and sim
plifed. so that signaling by flags at the present
day is performed much more easily and quickly.
The evening times., 1898-08-24

considering IL the construction Of two
troopships. each designed to transport
a regiment Of twelve hundred. men.
with officers. arms, and all supplies.
including ammunition. In England
and other foreign countries II is the
custom for the navy to attend to the
business Of transporting troops, and
judging from its past behavior, and
the ability 1t has shown in emergencies,
navy would be at least as likely to
give satisfaction as the War Depart
ment. At any rate, some sort Of ves-
sells will be needed for transporting
garrisons from one place to another
for the next few years.. and it is de-
sirable that they should be. able to
challenge comparison with those of
England or any other country. With
all these preparations for increased
efficiency on the part of the Navy De-
partment, II behooves the War Depart
ment to attend strictly to business and
not to be outdone. The adoption of
smokeless powder is even more neces-
sary in the army than in the navy, for
a battleship and her guns are likely to
be targets for the enemy. smoke or no
smoke, while a regiment of soldiers
may be almost completely concealed
from the foe if they are furnished with
powder. The archaic ammu-
milton, as Col. Roosevelt called IL, with
which our troops were furnished at
was probably responsible for
a large percentage of the casualties.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
BLAZE IN A PAINT STORE.
Owners of n Day Suffer q Very Sc
rfOus Less.


Elizabeth, n. j.. Aug. A-Yesterday
Bernard Glasser paperhanger. and
Louis Ludwig. a painter, both of New
ark bought out the paint store of Charles
T. Bent, on Broad Street. and paid $3.50
of the purchase money.
At 7:30 this morning the entire contents
of the store We're burned with the three
story building. Both men were in front
of the store when Ludwig saw. he says.
a tank of oil or benzine blazing in the
rear of the store. He rushed back and
fran;ically attempted TO roll the blazing
stun out Of the back door, and was Sc
riously burned about the face and head.
He and CHASER then ran for their lives.
The entire building with one adjoining,
was soon ablaze- Mrs. John Husbands
and her three children lived on the sec
ond floor and were nearly suffOcated.
They were rescued by firemen. Mrs.
Kanageiser with Miss Kern were in the
building and We're nearly suffcated. They
were also rescued by firemen.
The buildings are owned By F. L.
Heidritter and were badly gutted. The
loss is $1,000. The loss ON the contents
is unknown.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
Trouble for the Turk.
(From the New York SUM-

It appears that the answer recently made by
the ottoman government to our demand pre-
sented through Minister Angell. for indsmnifying
American missionaries for losses sustained in Ar.
menia, amounted to a reputation Of all responsi-
bity for those losses. II is explained that there
is no intention to discriminate against the United
States the Porte has also repasiiatcd response
bility under like claims of the European powers.
Our Government has taken very decided ground
that indemnity is due, so that it is not likely to
be satisfied with the Porte's repudation Of re-
sponsibility. 1t would be odd il an American
armored squadron would have togo to the Ned
iterranean after all.
The evening times., 1898-08-24
FELL BETWEEN TIES.
Awful Death of n Philadelphia Girl
mt Ocean City.

Ocean City. N. j.. Aug. 24.-.Miss Dono-
hue the fourteen-year-oid daughter of
Daniel Donohue. was struck and instant
ly killed by the excursion train yesterday
afternoon on Beach Thoroughfare bridge,
near Corson's Inlet.
Mr.. Donohue took his daughter and
two sons TO the place of disaster on a
fishing trip yesterday afternoon and it
was while enjoying this sport that the
train came along and caught the young
girl on the bridge only a few minutes
before the happy group expected 10 re-
turn home.
The girl while attempting to get to a
place of safety fell between the ties. and
was unable TO regain a foothold before
the train struck her. Mr.. and Mrs. Dono-
hue are prostrated over the affair. Miss
Donohue was the only daughter.