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way in which money is made and lost by
foreigners; of the climate, mode of life,
and amusements-iu short, just those
things that everybody wants to know
about since Admiral Dewey's great VIC
tory.s Capt. .Mahan (now of the naval
strategy board at Washington writes OF
the most popular naval hero of the revo-
luton, John Pam Jones'" This analy-
sis of the qualities Of a great naval COM
mander, by the leading authority of the
present day, is of timely interest. ''Un-
dergraduate Life at Smith College Is
written by a recent graduate, Miss Alice
Katharine Fallows, who shows by her at
tractive picture OF the social life there that
college is not cloister to develop race
Of nuns" Charles Scribner's Sons. New
York
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Oscar c. Schmidt, 513 tons, Crawford.
Newport News; sid June q.
Charles NJ. Patterson, 76O tons, Tunnel,
Philadelphia sid June via Key West
Ida Lawrence, 459 tons, Campbell, Bslti-
more; sid June 20.
John H. Tingue, 525 tons, Holt, Philadel-
phia; sid June %.
Job H. Jackson, 494 tons, Sprague, New
London; sid June 6.
Jennie Thomas, 576 TONS Young; at Bal
timore, June o.
Charmer, 341 tons, Johnson, New York;
sid June q.
Edward P. Avery, 4S2 tons, Hawley; at
New York, June 49,
Rillie S. Derby, S67 tons, Naylor, Norfolk;
sid June IS
Aaron Reppard, 4O4 tons, English; at
Philadelphia; June %.
Thos. A. Ward, 755 tons, Lyman. New
York; sid June %.
Horace P. Shares, 1893 tons, Mount, New
York; sid June o.
Douglass Gregory 524 tons Woolman at
Baltimore June %.
Charles S. Davis sos tons, Sooye, Phila-
delphia; sid June %.
Hilda, 564 tons, Rines, at PHILADELPHIA
June %.
James G. Beecher, 729 TONS Dunn, Phila
delphia; sid June =.
Eta A. Simpson, 26S tons, Hogan, Hall
fax sid June -.
Annie T. Bailey, $50 tons, Clifford. Phila
delphia; sid June l.
Governor Ames, 1850 tons. WaIdemar
Key West; sid June -.
Olive T. Whittier, 494 tons, Whittier; sail
ed for Norfolk June IS, via Key West.
Susan N. Pickering, 319 tons, Haskell. Bos-
ton; sid June 80
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Key West, June 26.-Arrived, tug
Cynthia, Avery, Savannah.
Charleston, S. c., June 26.-Arrived,
steamer Delaware, Ingram, Jacksonville,
and proceeded to New York; schooner Ma
bel Jordan, Balano, Boston.
Sailed, schooner Mary Curtis, Maker,
Richmond, Va.
Ft George, Fla, June 26.-Arrived,
steamship Algonquin, tug Iris; schooners
j, S. Hoskins and Bertha NJ, White
New York, June A.-Arrived, schooner
w. Wallace, Ward, Savannah
Baltimore, June 6.-Arrived, schooner
George Taulane Jr., Savannah.
New York, June 26.-Sailed, steamer
Thomas Melville, Port Royal
Philadelphia June 26.-Arrived. schoon-
ers John G. Schmidt Savannah; Pasadena,
Brunswick; Rob Roy, Fernandina; Mar
garet A. May, Savannah; Laura L.
Sprague, Jacksonville.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

RuIes for Inspecting Foreign YES
saIs Admitted to American Regis
tx-Change in SaiIinSs of BaIti-
more ships-List of Vessels Bound
for Savannah.
The treasury department has issued the
following notice to supervisors and local
INSPECTORS of steam vessels:
your attention is called to the provisions
If section IA of the the act approved
March 8, 1897, entitled IAN act to amend
the laws relating to navigation as fol-
lows:
Section a. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
to direct the inspection of any foreign
vessel. admitted to american registry, its
steam boilers, steam pipes, and appurten-
ances and to direct the issue of the usual
certificate of inspection, whether said boil
ers. steam pipes, and appurtenances are
or are not constructed pursuant to the
laws of the United States or whether
they are or are not constructed of iron
b stamped pursuant TO said laws. The tests
in the inspection of such boilers, steam
pipes and appurtenances shall be the
same in all respects as to strength and
safety as are required in the inspection of
boilers constructed in the United States
for marine purposes.
inspectors are hereby directed, upon re-
ceipt of official notice from this Office of
the name of any foreign steam vessel that
has been duly admitted by act of Con-
gress TO American registry, to inspect said
steam vessel upon due application of the
owners or agents thereof, in accordance
with the terms of the act herein quoted.
The Merchants and Miners Steamship
Itasca, which sailed hence for Baltimore
last Wednesday, arrived at her destina-
ton Friday, and will return arriving here
to-day The Essex will make a trip from
Baltimore to Providence and on return to
Baltimore will resume her trip to SaVan-
nah, arriving here next Thursday, and
sailing on return Saturday, July 2.
The British steamship City of Newcas-
tie, which sailed Friday for Hamburg
with 200 tons of phosphate rock, was
dispatched In record-breaking time. She
arrived Monday. The Smith & Kelly Co,
stevedores, commenced loading her Tues
day, working eight hours; then nine hours
work on Wednesday, and finished the job
after nine hours work on Thursday. The
entire time consumed in loading the car
go was only twenty-six hours,
A meteor which illuminated the heav-
ems, the sea and the decks of the steamer
Prodano, at Baltimore, from Leith, was
witnessed by Second officer Spaull, who
called others to witness the phenomenon
At the time the Prodano was about 260
miles to the eastward of Cape Henry. The
meteor dropped into the sea about one
mile from the ship. A kissing noise could
be heard as the meteor entered the water
The outward and homeward routes
across the North Atlantic fixed upon a few
years ago by the principal British, Amer
team, and continental steam navigation
companies, have recently been somewhat
altered by mutual arrangement between
the companies concerned, to suit existing
conditions.
The schooner Edward c. Hight, Capt
Fowler from Baltimore, arrived yester-
day with a cargo of coal consigned to T.
F. Johnson & Co.
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Casaoona qtaD, 1896 tons, Cuneo; at Llv-
Loeb RAMA Obj, 1,O0S tons. Puxlev. Aleoa
bay SID April Z, via New York.
noe utap, 5l3 tons, Diagio Nantes; sid
Sondre CNor). 567 tons Nolsen uar,,,,,ru.
sid May 20.
Teresinella QtaD, 4Sl tons, Trapini. Genoa
sid May 49,
FredseH (Nor). = tons, schanke, Rotter-
dam; sid May 9.
Elmstone (Auso, sos tons. Jurievich
Trieste, sid May, a.
marco Polo (Nor) 752 tons, HaIvorsen, Bel
fast; sid May q.
Prince John (Nor) 500 tons. Marlxussen
Hamburg; sid May 25
huthln Ger, lbs tons, Hames, Narva:
sid May "a
Parnass Nor, COS tons, Nilsen. London.
sid May o.
Sirius (swQ. 494 tons. Holm. Cuxhaven;
sid Nav 90
Medora (swd), 765 tons, Olsen. Cadiz; sid
May 2S
Emilio NJ. QtaD, 6Ss tons, Schiafluo. Ham
burg; sid May So
Gamma qtaD, 615 tons. Cacace, Vigo;
sid May %.
Heinrich Botel (NoO, AIS tons. stehr,
HaVrei sid June 4.
Iacopine (Ger), SAB tons, Bulow; sid Havre,
June H.
Nedova r. QtaD, 541 tons, Capurro, Ge-
noa sid June l.
Doctor Merger (Nor), 62S tons, Horn, Lon
don; sid June g.
1nfatigable (Nor). 1923 tons, Falck. Ply
mouth; sid June 2
Isle of Erin (Br). $50 tons, Malcolm, Rio
Janeiro; sid April via Valparaiso and
Nitrate Port for New York, Philadelphia
or Savannah.
Adelina PorO. 524 tons, Lauro, Pernam--
buco, sid May %.
Hera (Nor), 1913 tons, Sorensen, Harburg;
sid June 9.
James G. Pe9dleton (Nor), 81 tons, Abra-
hansen, East London sid May g.
Reegia (Nor)( $40 tons, Duus, Arendal; sid
June l.
Benguela (Nor). 662 tons, Andreasen, Stet-
lin; sid June 8.
Prince George CNor), ATS tons, Bjorge,
Fowey; sid June 5.
Zeffiro QtaD, 5S4 tons, Paturzo, Genoa; sid
June %
Rigi Mor, 4ss tons, Kapr, London; sid
June t.
Maria GtaD. $50 tons, Lauro, Bordeaux;
sid May ID.
Alma QtaD, - TONS sid May -
Sonora (Nor) 554 tons, FJeldahl, Pernam-
buco; sid May r.
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BOOK NOTICES,
~ - y

Stepping Stones to Literature, a Read
er for Seventh Grades" by Sarah Louise
Arnold and Charles 3. Gilbert. Silver
Burdett & Co, New York, publishers. The
selections in this book are excellent. They
are such as to stimulate beginners to be
come proficient and at the same time
create in them a taste for the best literary
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MAGAZINES.

The leading features of the July Har
per's are 1.-THE People and Their Govern
ment," by Henry LOOMS Nelson; 'The
Ethics of a Corrida," the story of rem
contre with Spanish bull fighter, by Luz
cha Purdy, illustrated by photographs TAX
en- by the author; Notes ON Journalism"
by George w. Smalley; "A Man and his
Knife. Passages from the Life of James
Bowie" by Martha McCulloch-W Williams;
Eastern Siberia" by Stephen Bonsal il
Illustrated from photographs taken by the
author; "A Colonial Dame Neglected
Records Of the Life Of Mistress Margaret
Brent the Earliest American Woman 10
Demand the Right of Suffrage" by Caro-
line Sherman Bansemer; New Era In the
Middle West" by Charles Moreau Harger;
and New Words and Old. "by Prof. Bran
der Matthews The number opens with
"A Prince of Georgia" a story of Russian
life in the Caucasus, by Julian Ralph. The
plot of the story brings into sharp con-
trast characteristic features of life IN the
new world and in the old; and Is Of special
interest as suggesting the country and
the modern manners and customs of the
people from whom the Caucasian race is
descended. The story is richly illustrated
by Albert +. Sterner, T. K. Hanna, Jr.,
and Harry Fem. Harper & Bros, New
York.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
July Is a war number. Patriotic sentiment
parades through nearly all of its pages.
The glory d the American navy from
Perry to Dewey, is set forth IN letter.
press and pictures as the leading articles.
Famous battles of other navies are also
given attention. The Andrew Jackson pa
pers are continued. The instalment for
the current number has to do especially
with the wife of the great statesman and
incidentally with some of the household
servants who served the distinguished
pair. A special July feature IS an article
descriptive Of the manufacture of fire.
works The people and customs Of the
Philippines are also illustrated ana de-
scrioed in an attractive manner. Lesiies
Popular Monthly, 42-44 Bond street, New
York.
Our glorious flag in the hands Of an
American bicycle girls and a pyrotecnnic
display at her feet is the subject Of
very clever sketch by De Lipman on The
front cover Of the July issue Of the Amerl-
can Queen. THE Mothers Of the Revo-
luton" by Everett 7. Tomlnsou, with
photographs of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Mrs Robert Morris, Mrs. John Adams,
Mrs. John Jay and Mrs, Thomas Ran
dolDh is a most timely paper The Ameri-
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Phases Of the Moon for June.

Full MOON 4th, hours II minutes morn
ing; last quarter, 18th, 0 hours minutes,
morning; new moon, 18th. 10 hours IS min
utes, evening; first quarter 18th 10 hours
"a minutes, evening; moon in perigee, 4th;
moon In epogee, 18th.
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Cambria BD 1867 tons, Douthwaite. at
Gibraltar June 10.
Hlrehtor Br) 2,37S TONS Kelly. at Rotter-
aam June 10. Due July IA for phosphate
rock
Ness (Br), 1858 tons, Matthias, Troon: sid
June 49,
werp, June 26.
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-Thorns VS.. Tacks-'I refuse to give you
money with which to purchase a wheel"
said the stern parent "You are a thorn in
my flesh And you," replied the disap-
pointed youth. ARE tack in my path
Chicago News.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Bark SAINT Anna QtaD, Cerase, Cork
Strachan & Co.
Schooner Edward G. Hight Fowler, Bal
timore.
Steamer D. Murchison, Hadden, Angus
ia and way landings.-H. c. Wells, agent.
Steamer w. S. Cook, Carroll, Augusta
and way landings.-W. T. Gibson, mana
ger.
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Visible cotton supply.

From the New York Commercial and FL
naucial Chronicle, June %
The visible supply of cotton June "a, as
made up by cable and telegraph is as fol-
lows. Continental stocks, as well as those
for Great Britain and the afloat are THIS
weeks returns and consequently all Euro
pean figures are brought down to Thurs
day evening. But to make the total the
complete figures for June "a, we add the
item of exports from the United States in
GLIDING in it the exports of Friday only.
1885, 1897
Stock at Liverpool, bales Il, 900 100000
Stock at London ..,......, 1000 5OOO
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Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 4:54 and sets 712.

High water at Tybee to-day at 12:42 a.
m, and LA p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later
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Interesting North Carolina history.

From the Wilmington IN. CO Messenger.
We do not know when and by whom
torpedoes were first introduced but they
have played part In naval engagements
and harbor defenses for long time. They
are a part OF all modern naval equipment.
Our North Carolina General ---- used
them efficiently in the great war, and made
some Invention in connection with them.
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Eliot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
Se-s free OF charge in United States hydro
graphic office in custom house. Captains
are requested to call at the Office. Reports
OF wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department.
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Banks.

sid March g.
Alpha (Ncr), $50 tons. Petersen. Port Ma.
tai, sid March 49,
dam; sid May IS.
sid May II. nat ouis .
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Ships.

Union GER LISP tons. Bremers Ham,
burg; sid May 49,
Town: sid May l6.
Kaiser Ger. 1,2h tons, Faust Rotter-
dam; SID June 20.
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VESSELS BOUND FOR SAVANNAH.

The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
L m, 18th meridian time.
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Shipping Memoranda.

Vessels Went tc Sea Yesterday.
Schooner NJ. V. B. Chase, Gardiner, Nc
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Arrived at Quarantine.

Bark schwanden CNop. Eriksen. Rio
Janeiro
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Total visible supply ......2, SO, 80 2,OZ33l2
Imports into continental ports past week
A GO bales.
The above figures indicate an increase in
the cotton in sight to date of 5i9,2lS bales,
as compared with the same date of 1897,
a gain of 413,24T bales over the correspond
ing date Of 1896, and a decrease of 773, 7O4
bales from 1895.
India Cotton Movement From All Ports
The receipts of cotton at Bombay and
the shipments from all India ports for the
week ending June %, and for the season
from Sept. 1 to June q for three years
have been as follows:
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Plant System.

than crsy Tins.
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Cotton Exports.

The exports of cotton so far this sea
son. as compiled by the New York Com
mercial and Financial Chronicle were as
follows:
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York
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According to the foregoing Bombay APP
pears to show an increase compared with
last year in the weeks receipts of Il. 900
bales. Exports from all India ports re-
cord gain of 5000 bales during the week
and since Sept. show a decrease Of 225, 900
bales.
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Total Continental stocks. s82,8OO .

Total European stocks. II, 1885, 800 1888, 800
India cotton afoat for
Europe ...,..... .......... 10000 lO5,CUJ
American cotton afioat for
Europe ........... ....,.... 14O,OW So,Oe0
Egypt, Brazil, etc, af1oat
for Europe ..,,,......-.... 1900 A,OOO
Stock IN L. S, ports........ 332, 4l9 2l5, 324
Stock in u. S. interior
towns .........-. .........-. 1868 bl,SlS
U. S. exports to-day .... 1912 1883
Total visible supply ..... $40, $50 2,08,902
OF the above totals of American and
other descriptions are as follows:
American
Liverpool stock. bales ..1OH,e00 $4,000
Continental stock ........... $4,000 44O0)
American afloat for Eu-
rope .....".... ..,......... 10000 5000
United States stock ....... 1924 2l5,S24
u. S. interior stocks ....... 1868 61319
U. S. exports to-day ...... 16,772 1858
Total American ...e........ ,270, $50 1862 02
Total East India, etc.,. S02,S0O 364 300
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Sept. /, 1897, to June "a, 1898.
Exported to-
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Florida Central 4 PeninsuIar Railro

shortest Line
TIME EFFECT 1898
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The schooner Edward G. Hight, Capt
Fowler, from Baltimore, arrived yester-
day with cargo of coal consigned to T.
f. Johnson & Co.
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The outward and homeward routes
across the North Atlantic fixed upon few
years ago by the principal British Amer
team, and continental steam navigation
companies, have recently been somewhat
altered by mutual arrangement between
the companies concerned, to suit existing
conditions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26
KANG PROTECTED BY ENGLAND.
He Says the Dowager Empress Has an
Understanding with Russia.
Special Gable DstpatoA 70 THn Sun.

cpecioA labie Dftp0tch % THH Sun,
PEEIN. Sept. 25.-Kane Yu Wei. tho Cam
tonese reformer. who is charged with con-
spring against the Downger Empress. has
been declared an outlaw. and his arrest has
been ordered. .
Chang Yin Huan. a Cantonese enemy and
rival OF III Hung Chang, has been arrested on
the charge Of harborlng KanR Yu Wei. and has
been stripped OF all his offices. His removal
means increased power for Lii Hung Chang.
The officials welcome tho return Of the Dow
ager Empress to power. but the people are in
different.
kang Yu Wei was interviewed at Shanghai.
where he is on board a British steamer which
sailed for Heng Kong to-day. He says that he
lett Pekin on Tuesday In compliance with a
secret MESSAGE from the Emperor warning
him OF danger and urging him TO endeavor to
obtain the assistance Of those Interested in the
oountry's welfare.
He added that the party Of the Dowager En-
press is bound by an understanding with the
Russians, by which the latter. In consideration
Of the support OF Russian interests. undertake
to support Manchuria as the seat OF the dynasty.
and to maintain Manchu rule in China.
Kang further said that the Emperor's health
Is excellent. and that he has great capacity for
work. His eagerness for progress is remark
able. He Is convinced. however. that 1t is i'm
possible to overcome the opposition without
the assistance Of Great Britain.
Kapg urges British Intervention to restore the
Emperor to the throne. He declares that un-
less protection is afforded to the victims Of the
coup d'etat 1t will henceforth be impossible for
any native official to support British interests.
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EAsHoDA rs CAPTURED.
The Sirdar Plants His Flag 46O Miles South
of Omdurmnn-Another Battle.

Ahe Siruar flants HIS rlaE 400 Miles south
of Omdurmnn-Another Battle.
Special Gable DsspdteheS TO The Sun.
LONDON, Sept. 25.-Mr. HoratIo David Davies.
Lord Mayor Of London. has received I'll. fol-
lowing despatch from Gen. Sir Herbert Kitch-
ener. commander Of the Anglo Egyptian ex-
petition In the Soudan:
"~OMpuRMAN, Sept. "a. 6:10 P. MI hope
your Lordship will convey TO the citizens of
London our grateful thanks for your congrat-
ulatory telegram. which l received to-day on
my return from establishing garrisons at
FHshoda and on the sobat River.
I'VE trust that the opening up Of these ex-
tensive countries will benefit the CITY Of Lon
don and British trade and Rener-
ally"
sUAKIN. Sept. 25.-Col. Parsons. Governor OF
Kassala. captured Gedaref. the last stronghold
fSSTs 81 t seSsss an n4fHss ,65E6j D Th,fisfSsa R RsRd esi
NIX fiESsd the F loss y 1P Se5 kTifieeFd H GTHR% ap B4itish T ioSt nd
Officers but the EgyPtian battalion lest three
and the irregulers had fifteen killed and twenty
wounded; In the camel corps two men were
killed and three are missing.
The Sirdar has evidently been improving his
time to excellent advantage since he captured
Sobat River. which are respectively \ and
$50 miles south OF Omdurman. Mahdism gave
an enormous impetus to tho slave trade In
inner Africa, and for years the Dervish Harri-
son at Flshoda wa very active in collecting
slaves and forwarding them to Omdurman.
The bobat Is the largest river In Africa that
is still practically unknown, It Is q tributary
Of the right bank OF the White Nile, and no one
knows where 1t rises or what It's course is
Of the sobat problem viii be one OF the prizes
for the explorer who reveals 10 the world the
unknown country between Lake Rudolf and
After the ifaii Of Khartoum and the death Of
the Mahdl, tho Khallfa. who has now fed be-
fore the advance OF Kitchener. decided to cap
ture Abyssinia. The war was a bloody one.
but he did not fulfil his ambition, though he
succeeded In capturing Kassala and in killing
King John of Abyssinia, who fellln battle. One
q the events OF this war was the capture OF
been In their possession eyer since until now.
captured this last stronghold OF the Khalifa's
Gedarei is In the midst OF one OF the most
fertile plains In the Boudan. Everything that
thrives in a tropical climate grows In this plain,
and there IL never any lack OF water. The
pcryishes were driven out OF Kassala by the
Italians some years ago. and in December last
the town was transferred TO Egypt.
The present situation, as far as We know, Is
fne region. to the east. between 'omdurman
and A6yssIpis. tho Blrdar has advanced his
nag 10 the 6obat. $50 miles south Of Omdur-
man on the Nile, aud the KhAllla Is seekinR
Bome place OF refuge far 70 the southwest Of
his former capital,
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BUFFALO TO GO TO MANILA.
The Cruiser to BE Added to the Vessels to
Reinforce Dewey.


WASHINGTON. Sept. pa still further in
crease In the already large feet under COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Dewey has been pro-
vlded by the Navy Department In the decision
to send the cruiser Buffalo to Manila. The
Buffalo went In commission at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard last week. and is practically ready
to start for the Asiatic station. She Is COM
manded by Commander Joseph N. Hemphill.
who until recently was in charge Of the en-
listed mems branch Of the Naval Bureau OF
Navigation. He tried very hard to get the
cruiser In condition for sea service before the
end OF the war. but the overhauling required
consumed more time than was estimated
originally. Nearly all the officers have been
assigned to the Buffalo. and her crew is now on
board. 1t was at the personal request OF Com
mander Hemphill that his ship was assigned to
the Asiatic station.
The Buffalo was built at Newport News. Va.
for the Morgan line. and was in the service Of
that company up to the time Of the Brazilian
rebellion Of 1888. Then she was purchased by
the Brazilian Government and fitted as a
cruiser. Shortly before the Spanish-American
war began the United States Government
made arrangements to purchase her from
Brazil. but hostilities had begun before she
started north from Rio dc Janeiro. She was
not formally turned over to the United States
until her arrival at Norfolk. The work on the
vessel at the Brooklyn yard has been thorough.
and the Buffalo Is now a very serviceable
cruiser. with a battery of rapid-fre guns. She
will proceed to Manila by the South American
FOutA.