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When ship is overdue. an opportunity
Is sometimes afforded for a gamble At
Lloy%fs, says Good Words II can he read
lily understood that underwriters who are
interested in the 'ovesduss'' are only too
VIKING to get rid OF a risk by paving a
premium on the insured rate 70 those who
are willing. on their terms. 10 relieve them
OF tkeir responsibilities The premium va
ries with the chances of the vessel turrlin.,
up: the smaller the chances, the higher tie
premium. and vice versa. The rates pay
ing on oveadues" serve as accurate haro-
meters OF the probabilities or otherwise OF
the ship ever being heard of again These
underwriters who speculate on "oyerdues''
are generally known by the Significant
names OF doctors" The insurance on an
"oversiue" may pass through many chan
nels before the ship is, on the one hand
posted at Lioyds as missing" or, on
the other hand. she arrives IN safety.
y ship is never posted until the COM
mittee Is thoroughly satisfied that her case
Is hopeless, and until the owner is Of the
same opinion. Before posting a notice IL
put up for a week inviting any informal
tiCn concerning the vessel. II this ELECTS
no news the committee at its next meet
ing vote the ship as missing" and
notice is posted" accordingly The loss ,s
then settled and paid for. 1t may he in
cSdentaily remarked that posting" ut
Lloyd's constitutes legal death certificate
for any ole on board the missing ships.
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SCHLEY WAS A|SQUOTED.
IBID NOT FAVOR ATTEMPTING 10
ENTER SANTIAGO.
Admiral Sampson Objects to a News
paper story on the Subject. which
Il Appears, was Erroneous and
He Appeals to Secretary Long.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 7.-Secre.ary
Long today requested the publication OF
the following correspondence:
United States Flagship New York, First
Rate, Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, July y.
1855. My Dear Mr.. Secretary--I am led
to write at the present tine. on account OF
the publication Of an article which APP
peared in the papers OF the 18th instant.
in which Commodore Schiey Is made 20
say that he had stated 10 the writer that
he had over and over again declared il
was possible 10 enter the haYbor OF san
tiago. notwithstanding the mines. Commo-
dove Schley called upon ne yesterday ard
voluntarily stated that the publication of
the article Oh the 18th was false in every
particular. that he not. only never stated
anything Of the kind. but tina, ne had never
even thought OF II. That he had always
entirely agreed with me on this question
and ne did not know a single officer whose
opinion differed from mine. As / have
reason 10 believe that Commodore Schley
has been misrepresented, / have taken the
liberty TO address 10 you telegram upon
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livered an Grafton, in which he referred
to Prince Bismarck as the conscience Of
the German people. heritage ever de-
Tended with our blood"
At the conclusion OF the Grafton the as
sembly rose and sang Arendt's hymn,
"Gehm Nun Hin Ind Grabt Mein Grade"
The services were concluded by the rem
derins OF Il funeral march by Wagner.
The Staatsburger Zeitung says that after
the funeral services in Berlin on Thurs
day last. at which the Emperor and EN-
press and many diplomats were present.
the Emperor, In conversation with the
ministers. expressed the wish that the
memory OF the great chancellor shall re-
main fresh and undimmed with the Ger
man people and his grave become place
Of national pilgrimage for all time.
Emperor William, replying to the mes
sage Of coincidence from the Hamburg
senate on the death OF Bismarck, teie-
graphs as follows:
This expression Of your sympathy upon
the occasion of the death Of the eX-chan-
cellor nus my afflicted heart with peculiar
thankfu.ness. AS the head of the Ger
man nation, l realize with special kind
ness the significance OF the passing OF
our great national hero.
May the powerful emotion which his
death has caused among all Germans
throughout The world testify TO the arm
determination Of the German people 10
CRY OF that immortal statesman. by an
utter devotion 20 the national idea, TO the
emperor and the empire"
Ii is now said that Bismarck's memoirs
have been deposited in London, where they
will be printed and from which point they
will he distributed, in order TO prevent any
action by the German court 10 suppress
them.
Prince Herbert was not present at the
opera house services. He declined also 10
attend the services at Hamburg. All the
rooms Of the late prince will he kept as
before his death. It IS now noticed tina,
all the sssni-oficial papers have ceased
10 publish anything abont bismarck, ex-
cept sem-offciai communications
1t is asserted that shortly before ne died,
In response 10 an !mpioring appeal to his
valet. the latter. dkobeying the doctors
orders, gave him Il large GLASS OF cham
payne and mineral water. The prince
then slowly and peacefully expired.
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col. BHOADHEAD DEAN
Was DISTINGUISHED in Politics and
Was Minister to Switzerland.

ST. LOUIS Aug Col James O
Rroadhea3 minister 10 Switzerland under
Cleveland IS dead as The result OF dis
Ease from which he has been wasting
away for some time. He leaves a widow
and three children. Mrs ". NJ Hosten.
Mss Mary Il, Eroadhesd and Charles 8
HTcaahead. Col Broadhead was born in
Virginia and came - this state when ls
years Of age. Soon after becoming OF a Ga
he engaged IN the practice Of law Al the
breaking out % the civil war he did much
10 preserve Missouri 70 the Union. and in
the summer Of ISL he was appointed pro-
vost marshal Of this department In 1855
he became a member Of tao law firm OF
Bro8dhesd. Stay5ack & Heussler.
CO.. Broadhead was elected 20 congress
IN lNs< Al the beginning Of President
Cievelands second term Mr. Bcoadhead
Was appointed United States minister 70
Switzerland. Mr. BroadheAi vas one OF
Tie leaders ~ the Democratic party %
thu country for number Of years. and al
the national Democratic convention u 1855
ne received many votes for president, in
c.adIag the sixteen votes OF Missouri.
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this subject this morning. and !
about to sail l trust 1t will receive your
attention at any early date.
Very respectfully.
w. T. SAMPSON,
Rear Admiral L. S. n, Commander-in-
Chief L. S. naval forces North Atlantic
Station
THE Secretary OF the Navy Department.
Washington"
The telegram referred TO Is as follows:
Playa del Este. July 2T.-Secretary OF
the Navy. Washington-I call the DEPART
ments attention 10 an Associated Press
dispatch in the New York Times and Her
aid Of the 10Th, attribut4ng TO Commodore
Schley certain opinions regarding mines
l request that the manager OF the Asso-
ciated Press be called upon to name the
source and authority Tor this statement.
SAMPSON
On receipt OF this telegram the depart
ment wrote the following letter to the AS
ISOLATED Press:
Navy Department Washington. July
2s.-Sir: The New York Times and Herald
OF the 18th inst. published an Associated
Press dispatch in which certain opinions
regarding mines are attributed 10 CoGnmo-
dore Schley. This dispatch is written in
such a manner az to convey the impression
that II was received from your represen-
tative with the squadron OFF Santiago. and
consequently had been censored by proper
naval authority. ! therefore have TO re-
quest that you inform this department at
your earliest convenience the source and
authority for the dispatch TO which refer
ence is made. Very respectfully,
y. d. LONG. Secretary.
ITO Mr. c. A. Boynton. General South
ern Manager OF the Associated Press
The reply OF the Associated Press fol-
lows:
Washington. Aug. j.
Hon. J. y. Long. Secretary OF the
Navy. Dear SIR: Your favor of July Is Is
at hand concerning articles published IN
the New York Times and the New York
Herald OF the 18th inst. in which certain
opinions In regard TO mines are attributed
10 Commodore Schiey. This letter was not
written by either or our representatives
with the squadron off Santiago but by
another gentleman who VAS temporarily on
ore OF our dispatch boats The dispatch
was not subject TO censorship. Our Mr.
Graham. who has besn constantly with
Commodore ScIley since his squadron Rs
ssmbcd at Hampton Roads, and Is proba-
bly, more familiar with his views than
any newspaper man at Santiago. takes
issue with the gentleman who wrote the
letter referred TO, and says that Commo-
dore $ HEY vas always in complete accord
with Admiral Sampson as 20 the question
OF entering the harbor. He quotes Com
r9odore Schiey as saying: Admiral Samp-
son and 1 have always agreed that Il
would NJ foolish 70 enter the harhoF with
the mines in place and the condition OF
the mines proved that Admiral Sampson
was correct Very respectfully.
CHARLES a BOYNTON."
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What II q GentlcmAms
LOndOn TeieRraph,

There have been many definitions OF
gentleman. Among them was A famous
one by a celebrated actress: "A man wao
can wear clean collar without locking
conspicuous" another. less famous. by
lower sister. A man who wears spats:"
but the latest. which the Mary.ebone cour-
" cour; gave, deserves 70 rank among the
BEST At the hearing of A Judgment sum-
mons, the judge asked wha; trade the de-
PENDANT followed. His honor was informed
that Re was d builder But on my copy
OF the summons" said the judge. he Is
described as Il butcher" Hereupon The
registrar said that on his copy the defend
ant was described as a tailor. Then came
the definition. which deserves to live. given
by the plaintiff He is more like a gem
tieman than anything else. He walks
about all day doing nothing. going from
public house 10 public house.
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Springfield Mass. Repul

oI'I INhItII, MdS1', IltVuU!IC9TI.
Behind all this drama stand the meian-
choy. tragic figures Of the house Of Haps-
burg. II Is said that the Hapsburgs re-
gard the United States with superstitious
feelings. The revolution that sent the
daughter of Maria Theresa to her death
in France was inspired In part by the
earlier uprising in America. The Monroe
doctrine was a blow at the holy alliance,
IN which Austria led.
Macmillan died in Mexico because OF
American intervention, and now the queen
regen. OF Spain, daughter OF the Haps-
burRs, finds the possessions OF her son
threatened by this same republic The
queen regent is pathetic figure Not
Spanish N race or breeding she finds
thrown upon herself the enormous burden
OF saving for her son his crown In days
when Spain IS distracted by the gravest
troubles
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SuriuSs5~Jd Republican

We who have been reading slowly ano
with pain the war history in the maya
ZINES for the last few years. are just reach
ing the realization that we ourselves are
in the midst Of another harvest % war let
iers- II ~ \ new sensation 10 read them
fresh. They may. no doubt. become the
bore OF another generation. but 20 us who
have them straight from the fields Of suf-
fering, in which our sympathses are CEN
tered. they ara quite another thing. They
are mostly privates' letters so far-hcfneiy.
uncouth pages. written in the uniformed
handwriting Of boys, and telling OF suffer
ings ard privat!ons far too heavy for
strong men 10 hear. We have been unic-
custon,ed 10 war. and had forgotten that IL
was 10 mere boys that We looked for the
fighting OF our battles. But another gerer-
alton has been taught the meaning Of the
term Our boys" and il will not be for
gotten.
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Hardtack Now and Then
81. Paul Pioneer Press

The "hardtack' which is being supplied
to our volunteers-some OF Ii, at Ieast-is
a different article from the great round
wheaton slabs which fed our armies dur
ing the war OF the rebellion. That sup
piled 20 the regiments now In camp IS
made in little oblong bits about the size
Of an oyster cracker. but square cornered.
Thus the soldier is not obliged to imperil
his teeth as OF yore in Biting from the
sab" or, If his teeth are poor. TO dip
it in his coffee before getting a mouthful
Baked In this modern way II Is more fria-
BILE and easier TO chew. But 1t will no
longer serve "a a platter on whlcn Il was
the pride of the old campaigner 10 DO
able to cut his meat with his jack-knlfe
without demolishiug the dish. 1t is sweet
and wholesome and is put up In pound
packages OF shape convenient for the
naYersack
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Vice President Lamont's Private
Car Is Wrecked.
SMASHED eYAFREIcHT ENGINE
0fanding on . Trestle SIXTY Feet
High, stopped There ~ n Extra
Train, the Car II TeIeseoDed asa
Demolished lint for Hasty
Flight 81 the Oce.Desfs Death
Would Cestataiy Have Rsssitsa-

Ar accident tina. was bad enough In IT,
sslf. bBi much greater In the possibilities
OF disaster narrowly sverted, occurred
yesterday afternoon on the Seattle d IL
tsgnationai road on high tres;le between
Geschsii AID Arlington. about two and .
half miles from Getcheli. GetchelI Ia fifty
miles from Seattle and Arlington is sixty.
!. II apears that the passenger train bound
north had attached TO &, the private car
Of Vice President Daniel Lamont Of the
Northern Pacific. An extra train just
aheed Of 1t was stopped on the trsstie by
some accident 10 the engine. This of
course stopped the passenger srain. While
1t was standing On the tgestle, which IL
about sixty fee. high, freight train.
north bound, came thundsring along. La
nont's car was At the rear OF tho train
The freight engine crashed into the pri-
vate car and tsiescoped IL.
Fortunately Mr.. Lamon. and fhe other
occupants Of the car had heard tho noise
OF the approaching freight train. and .sok-
Ing out the frigAtfai danger that men-
aeed them. II took fhsm rot a moment u
decide that safety for them lay somewhere
Else aud they rushed forward into the
next car. They were rot q moment too
soon. Scarcely had they escaped from the
sumptnons surroundings OF the private car
when the heavy engine OF the freight tram
struck Il with terrific force.
The engineer Of the freight train had, II
course. seen the train Ia front OF him. lie
reversed his lever. and thus to some extent
checked The speed OF his train. but not
enough to diminish materially the shock
with which his engine struck Lannon'S
car. Even this slight diminuilon. how
ever. probably saved the train and averted
a calamity which would have sent Il thrill
or horror throughout the nation this mora.
Ing.
II took fully three hours 10 clear up the
debris created by the wreck. AT the end
OF that time the track was clear and once
more In working order. Meanwhile the
authorities OF the road had ordered another
car from Tacoma for Mr. Lamont, and bis
party is today proceeding along the line
OF It's Journey as calmly as IL the members
had not hs.n brought face to face yastsr-
day With sudden ans frigntfur death.
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La BoIRGoGNE's VICTIMS
Hat Thirty One bodies Found BY the
Searching Steamer.

HALIFAX. y. 3. Aug. THE steamer
Hiawatha. which left Halifax. July ~. TO
search for bodies OF La Bourgogne victims
returned tonight.
AIR Perry. one of the members OF the
expedition, said the steamer went To tina
place where the steamer oitheid reported
IL saw 2g bodies floating, No bodies We're
found In this locality. but few miles
further away the nrss body was found
During that day tSundayl and succeeding
days until August s. the members OF the
expedition worked continuously. the
weather being favorable and the sea
calm. During that time thir,y-one bodies
We're found. Those found ON the first day
were In a fair state of preservation. Those
found la5er were advanced I'm decomposi-
tion Nearly ali were the bodies OF steer
age passengers ar sailors This could be
told from the clothing Most OF the bodies
were men. few Were women and some
were boys. Some were taken on board
fns parti, u.ar examination None were
those of the Ferry or Dillon families All
tho bodies We're buried At sea In the usual
manner ana all the effects such as there
were. were brought ashore Therc WIS
hardly anything about the female bodies
10 ais .denti'tr alton, Only one Of .wo
were these Of tlrst class passengers. On
"Wednesday, the H.awatha went to Cansn
on account at the heavy weather. They
WV anNiSeH iHoE" of the reports OF otheF
steamers. particularly % tho Aldersgate.
OF passing bootleg.
The Hsawatha returned to the latitude
and longitude given bat was unable To ac-
eompiish much. ard finding no more bodies
ahand ,ned the trip aud returned Tho first
body found was that Of Eugene nohose
~ Montreal This name was GA visiting
cards ard there wcte Bills OF exchange
psyabi. 20 his order. TIE bodies were
found within a Fadlus 81 one hundred iniles
OF where tha bodies were first seen.
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No Decision on the Cortes.
SOME SMALL. CAf'fI RES.
The Monotony 80 the blockade BrOk-
en- hy S'rEinx Fishing Boats.

KEY WEST, Fla. Aug. !. els =. m
The tug Hudson. which has been WITH the
tug rncas. on the north coast blockade,
sank little Spanish sloop a few nights
ago and captured another one Off Car
deuas Yesterday. The Spanish sloop WAS
tie Christina ana vas loaded with fish. a
quantity - which Was served up for
breakfast 10 ~. Hgdsons men. who had
been o3lt month and had little EFT In the
way Of provisions, Three Spaglards who
were On The Christina pat of in their
tender when they saw the Hudson a9-
preaching and gained key Just of shore.
The converted yacht Oneida also came
from the blockade today. She reports that
dav before Yesterday body OF Spanish
infantry fred about thirty rife shots a.
her from a po.n, from the beach several
MES or Moro castle. The goInboat d!a
not return tina fire
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natural resources are developed under an
American protectorate.
The same paper goes en- to say that
Spanish finances will be very seriously
compromised and the interests of Spanish
and foreign holders Of Cuban stock also, 4
the United States does nothing for the
Cuban debt. The Madrid press insists that
this matter will yet be mooted in the ne
gotiations between Spain and the United
States.
The papers comment on Senior Sagasta's
astuteness in consulting the political ead-
ers. This act has greatly strengthened
his position. because nearly all approved
his peace policy and none had any feas-
IDLY plan to propose for prolonsing the war
or getting better peace terms.
The comments on the conditions OF peace
arc very reserved. II the United States in
sists upon an immediate evacuation OF the
Antilles the cortes viii bs eonvoked forth
with. The queen regent Will sign de-
cree increasing the note circulation Of tie
Bank % Spain.
The work Of strengthening the fcrtifca-
tons in the vicinity Of Gibraltar goes on
increasingly,
No Decision on the Cortes.
PARIS Aug THE Madrid CORES pond
ent OF the Temps says:
The cabinet council this morning discuss-
ed the question OF assembling the cor,es,
but 10 decision was reached. as the minis
ters desire to ascertain II the Unit, 4
states considers the approya. OF parlia-
merit necessary 10 the definite signing %
peace treaty.
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IN MEMORY OF BISMARCK.
Appropriate Services Held I'm the
Royal Opera House Berlin.

BERLIN. Aug. "A Bismarck memorial
service organized by the Berlin Bismarek
committee was held al noon today IN the
Royal Opera House. There was large
attendance. TIE ceremony WAS impress
sive and worthy of the occasion. The
walls and balconies OF the auditorium
were dEaped with black. After the funeral
march from Beethovea's "E-oica SYM
phony' had been performed. curtains were
drawn aside, disclosing laurel surrounded
bust Of Prince Eismark. In front OF the
pedestal, upon which stood the bust, was
a gold wreath, trimmed with mourning
ribbons. Ernest Won Wiidenoruc recited
a poem entitled. "Our Bismarck" and the
chorus OF tire opera sang, VIE Sic Sanft
Ruben" Privy Councillor Kahi, an old
friend OF the dead statesman, then de-
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senator Vests Picturesque Repartee.

Il
The irascible Senator Vest, Of Missouri,
has been paired for some days with a Re-
publican senator. Unfortunately for the
Mssourian. who is not in the hes; 81
health, there have been many roll calls
and he has been obliged 10 rise from his
seat each time and announce hts pair.
quite out Of temper over this. the senator
impatiently exclaimed to Senator Bacon, OF
Georgia. who was sitting beside him: Il
am tired Of this; I have continually 20 an
nounce my pair with that absent senator
Everybody knows l am paired
You seem rather impaired" said Sena-
tor Bacon, dangerously referring 10 the
senator's physical condition.
Il am impaired in health" retorted Sen
ator Vest.
We hope You Will soon be repaired -
courteously continued Senator Bacon.
God knows If | don't | am not pre-
pared was the Missourians reply, which
ended the dialogue.
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SALtTlNG THE DECK.
The President and His Disadvantage
in life.

Detroit Free Press.
The ordinary seaman's respect for rank
ard station. when not connected with a.s
beloved vessel, Is decidedly uEeager. When
the president OF the United States visits
one % our men-of-waF he Is received at
the gangway by the admiral. command s
ofT5cer and all II the Officers of the snip.
In full uniform, t1e crew at quarters far
inspection. the marine guard drawn ~
with the band or the quarterback, The
national flag displayed a. tire main. tire
drummer gives four ruffies. the band plays
the national air and salute % twenty
enc gums j. fired. The same ceremony
takes pise~ m his leaving. On one occa-
sion the president visited ore Of the shins
Informally. dispensing with fae salute ard
ceremony. when one OF the men rather
indignantly asked another VINO that lu5oe-
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COSSTAETTEoPLE. Aug. The Porte
oa Friday replied 70 the American eegnars1
FOR compensation FOR losses sustained by
American subjects during the Armenian
nsaEarres. The reply is the same as that
given 20 the other powers. regulating all
responsibility Tor the ineses.
During the course Of the farewell audi
cree OF Or. J. n. Angel, the retiring
Amerfcan minister 70 Turkey, the sultan
referred to the war between Spain ard
tae United States He said he was much
impressed with the naval operations and
the terrible execution OF American guns
and had ordered the purchase Of similar
guns for Turkey.