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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
WAR NOTES.

A cablegram from st. Thomas, Dan
ish West Iudies, states that United
States troops werelauded yesterday near
Ponce, Porto Rico. Ponce is the prin-
cipal commerce. city of the island, and
there is said to be q good road from
that place to San Juan. The distance
between the two places in a straight
line is forty-fve miles and by the main
road seventy Eve miles.
General Miles will have an army in
Porto Rico of $4,000 men-more than
General Shafter had at Santiago. Gen.
Brooke, who will be second in COM
mand, arrived at Newport News yes
terday and many additional troops also
reached that place to embark. Its not
likely that the expedition will leave
Newport News before Thursday or
Friday.
Cuhaus who live in Cienfuego5 have
appealed to Admiral Sampson to cap
ture that city and rescue then from star
walton.
In a dispatch to the War Depart
ment Gen. SKATER reports that 500 new
cases of fever developed in his corps at
Santiago on Sunday. One more death
from yellow fever is reported.
The War Department has abandoned,
for the present at least, its plan OF
bringing the army at Santiago to the
United States.
The Cuban colonial government, it is
reported in Madrid, will confer with
representatives of Gen. Maxine Go
mez, and hopes that the conference
may result in the insurgents espousng
the Spanish cause.
Four more japanese warshlp5 nave
been sent to the Philippines. 1t is
stated that their officers have been Or
dered to co operate with the American
and British admirals in the event OF in-
ternational complications.
A dispatch from Madrid published in
London states that the Spanish govern
ment has drawn up message address
cd to the government at Washington
| proposing an armistice for the purpose
of discussing terms upon which peace
with the United States can be arranged.
A special dispatch from Washington
says that President Mckinley will not
consent to an armistice merely to dis
cuss the terms upon which peace may
be eventually reestablished. The gov
eminent Of the United States has prac-
tically determined upon the conditions
which will be exacted from Spain before
permanent termination of hostilities,
and the Spanish government must be
prepared to concede everything that
the United States will demand before
this government enters into peace ne
| q citations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
PROPOSED NEW CAMPS.

By the direction of the Secretary of
War board of army officers is now
examining certain grounds in the East,
north of the Potomac river, with a view
to selecting desirable camp sites to be
held in reserve in the event that
the authorities decide to reduce
the strength of come of the larger
camps and separate the regiments more
widely.
The board is instructed to visit sec
tons in Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey, and find out the best places for
the establishment of such proposed
camps. The departments intentions
are not to use any of these camps I'M
less it becomes advisable through un-
usual sickness appearing in other
camps, which would render it neces-
sary to remove the troops.
These camps will be held in reserve,
their object being to supply places to
which regiments can be promptly
moved should sickness to an alarming
extent appear at Fort Monroe, Camp
Alger, or elsewhere along the northern
coast. Fernandina, to which several of
the Tampa regiments may be removed,
was chosen by similar board weeks
ago and has been in reserve since then
ready for immediate use.
1t is stated in Montgomery county,
Md, that Sugar Loaf mountain was
favorably considered, but that the peo-
pie of the neighborhocd were not anx-
ious to have camp there.
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From SibOney.

S1BoNEY, July 25.-Msjor Lagarde,
who is in charge of the hospital here,
has made an experiment with the bull
lets used on both sides in the fights that
have taken place between the Spanish
and American troops around Santiago
with this result: 1.-THE bullet of the
Mauser rife penetrated 35. l25 inches OF
yellow pitch pine, the Kraag-
Jorgensen 26 1875 inches and the
Springfield rife 6 inches" This
explains some of the terrible eff
fects OF the Spanish bullets. 1t should
be decided to make Siboney the head
quarters for the treatment of yellow
fever patients. The field hospital in
the hills has to be abandoned as dysen-
Gerry is beginning to break out. Sibonoy,
although hopelessly infected, is now
perfectly clean and everything is in
readiness to receive patients. Medical
supplies of which all of the hospitals
have now run short are urgently need.
ed.
Z relief ship with immune nurses and doc.
tors and a large quantity OF medical supplies
is expected to arrive tomorrow. Thus far
1000 cases of yellow. swamp and typhoid
fever and measles have been treated at the
train hospital and only three deaths have oc-
Cured.
All Of the doctors here laugh at the way
the hospital ship Relief ran away at the first
news of yellow fever. To-day's sick report
is very heavy. The Ninth Massachusetts,
regiment has $40 men in the hospital here
and 500 sick in camp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Notice TO Powers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26.-In-
formal notice has been quietly served
on the European powers by the United
States that upon them depends in 8
large measure whether the war shall
be carried into Spain. The representa-
lives of Germany and France, both of
whom have had recent conferences
with the President and Secretary of
State, know that nothing will prevent
the departure OF the eastern squadron
Tor Europe except formal and definite
proposals for peace from Spain. They
are expected by the United States to
bring such pressure to bear upon the
Madrid government that peace propo-
sitions will be made before the squad
ron starts. The delay in the initial
movement of the squadron is for set
purpose. President Mckinley expects
a weeks operations to result in the fall
of Manila, the occupation of Porto Rico
and the investment of San Juan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Foreign News.

LONDON, July 26.-Mr. Goschen. tint
lord of the Admiralty, stated in the
House of Commons to-day that The
government had no confirmation Of
the rumors that Russia was suspeadgg
the application Of the extraordinary
naval expenditure recently decided
upon by that government.
LONDON, July 26.-The celebrated
Hope collection of paintings at Deepdea
has been purchased by Asher Werthe.-
mer, London dealer in works OF art.
The price paid for the collection va;
El21, 800.
VIENNA, July 90 Tho government h;
failed to re establish the normal parliamea-
ary functions which were closed with the isr
mnaticn of the session of the Beiclsrai
which adjourned on juno 18th, and Pc
tracted non parliamentary regime is proa5t
BONE, July 26.-With the arrival Of b.
Italian warshlps Piemonte and Dogal which
are now Cd their way to Colombian wsteT'
Admiral Candiani, the commando OF Tie
Italian squadron off C2rtsgens, will bare
seven ships aud about 1900 men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
The Mission ofthe solace.

NEW YORK, July 26.-The ambu.
lance ship Solace will sail in few days
for Admiral SIMPSONS squadron. She
has had an additional ice machine in.
stalled and an y ray apparatus has
been furnished by the national society
of Colonial Danes. She will go to Key
West and will take on board all of the
naval sick and wounded in the hos.
pital or vessels in port and will then
visit vessels on blockade duty around
thu Island of Cuba, taking on board
the S OK and wounded, and leav-
ing with them ice, fruit delicacies and
clothing for the sick supplied by va
rious cities in the country. AS soon as
she receives her complement of sick
and wounded she will bring them to
one of the northern naval hospitals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Yellow Fever Aboard.

TAMPA, Fla, July 26.-The trans.
port AraDzas arrived of Mullet Key At
the entrance to the port yesterday and
is now held in quarantine bay by State
and government health authorities
She has on board Lieutenant Colonel
John Jacob Aston, who is the bearer Of
important letters to the Secretary If
War from General Miles and General
Shsfter. The Aranzas left Playa del
Este on July 20 and hgd been out
few hours when yellow fever developed
on board. She returned to port i'm.
mediately where the patients Were
taken off and she again started for
Port Tampa the following day
On arriving at quarantine Lieutenant
Colonel Astor was greatly annoyed
when informed that he would be com.
PEELED to remain in quarantine until
sll danger of fever appearing aboard
the vessel was over. He at once tele.
graphed to Key West for his release
giving as his reason for desiring to be
made an exception that he was the
bearer of important dispatches to the
Secretary of War, which could be de-
livered only by himself in person. |:
is hardly probable, however, that be
will be allowed to land until the re-
quired time has expired. On board
the Aranzss are several foreign dipIo.
mates, and Sylvester Scovel and other
correspondents who were deported from
Santiago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Well Equipped with Supplies.

New YORK, July 26.-The U. s.
transport Oivette will sail this after
noon for Santiago. The OliveIts is the
best equipped supply ship that has
been sent as yet to the seat of war. In
her hold are stored al! manner of deli
cacies and large quantity of drugs
and hospital supplies. The ship also
carries a great many tents and much
clothing A corps of army engineers
and thirty-four women nurses, twenty
of whom are negroes, will sail on the
Olivette, as will also an officer of the
paymaster's department, who will have
in his custody when the Olivette sails,
this afternoon, $4,000 to pay the SOL
diers at Santiago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
SCHOOL BOOK AWARDS.

The State board of education yesler
day completed its selections of the text
books fer the public schools. The cor
test over these awards has been al in
terestiug one. Many of the leading
publishing houses in the country were
represented. As result of this rivalry
the hoard claims that a saving of at least
$4,000 per annum has been effected, or
$4,000 for :he four years. Barnes's
history of the United States, over which
such a bitter fight was made during this
and last year by Confederate Veterans,
was not offered nor was it adopted.
The histories adopted were those OF
Rev. DR.. ]. William Jones, published
by the Universal Publishing Company,
and Mrs. Lees primary history. There
are many changes and great deal OF
dividing up. The awards are as fol-
lows
spollers-Liggsn s. Holt; Maynard, Mei-
rill & Co. =; American Book Company, and j.
L. Hill Co.
Primers-Ginn & c.. B. F. Johnson Com
pany, and Werner Company.
Readers-Silber, Burdette s Co.
Copybools- D. c. Heath & Co.. A. Lowell
& Co.. and B. +. Johnson Company.
Grammars-D. c. Heath & Co., aud CHM
& Co
Geographies-Univorsity Publishing Co.
CHM & Co and 3. F. johnson Company.
Histories-Yirg MAJ. P. Bell Company
American Book Company, and B. F. Johnson
Company. United otates-B. F. Johnson
Company University Publishing Co CHM
& Co. and Houghion, Mitlln & Co.
Arithmetics-H oughton, Mitllin u Go.
University Publishing Company, and Ameri.
can Book Company.
Phy5iologes j. B. Lppincott Company.
Drawing-D. c. Heath & Co
Bookkeeping Thompson, Brown s. Co
and w. Robertson.
Music-King. Richardson Company.
ctionaries-4merican Book Company
and J. B. Lippincott Company.
Civics-Maynard, Merrill & Co.
Supplementary Resders-Harper Brothers
HoughtoD, Mfilin & Co.. 4; Bsugbman Com
pany Silver, Burdett & Co; B. F. johnson
Company; Charles A. Lowell & Co.. j. B.
Lppincott & Co. Rand, McNally s. Co.. and
Brideeman Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
THE Pope WANTS PEAcE.-As special

THE POPE WANTS PEACE.-As special
dispatch to London from Rome says
the Pope mas communicated to the
powers peace proposals that he consid-
ers acceptable to Doth Spain and the
United States; namely. American an
nexation OF Cuba and Porto Rico, the
restitution of the Philippines to Spain,
and q commercial treaty giving Spain
exceptional advantages in the colonies
surrendered.
1t is announced in O special dispatch
from Madrid that the Spanish govern.
ment has drawn up message, address
ed to the government at Washington,
proposing an armistice for the purpose
of discussing the terms upon which
peace with the United States can be ar
ranged.
the London Chronicle claims 10 know
positively that no peace negotiations of
anv sort have occurred between the
American aud Spanish governments.
The Chronicle says:
"Spain has made no approach and ap-
rerently does not mean to YET. 1t is un-
derstood that the Spanish governments
still hopeful OF organizing European
concert against the United States".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26

WASHINGTON, D. C, July 25-"Jle, J..
ports of Admiral Sampson and Comuo",
Schley," said Secretary Long YESTERDAY -. -
straightforward narratives of the d(sifl ~.
Cervers's fleet. They show 20 i'.l ..i
Aatever and give connected and de... !,
account of the battle" These Tep'!e' r
we'll as those of the captains of the 'eSes
the feet, will be made public tomorrow
Official announcement of the promote. -. +.
both Sampson and schley TO the graie o. n.
admiral will probably be made snort! ~. ~.
the publication of the reports. il uy, ~
known here yesterday that the PEE ~
and Secretary OF the Navy Long had =. ~. No
that both Sampson and schley meF'ea Ia
motion for their services. 1t s a.!O ti.-.
probable that the other officers VINO ~. G5r
tinguished themselves in the desiIu'H1 Si,i
Cervera's fleet will be advanced a.. IH' ~
Captains Evans, of the Iowa; Philip ca
Texas: Clarke, of the Oregon gu
mlnder Wainwright, of the Gloucester
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Reunited After Many Years.

MUNCIE, Ind, July 26th.-After
years of search Luther Hyatt, young
farmer, has found his father. They
had lived scarcely ten miles from each
other for two decades yet neither knew
the whereabouts of the other. The
elder Hyatt and his wife separated
when the son was babe. The mother
kept and reared their child, but the
father went West. Unknown to his
relatives, he returned and located in
Selma, six miles east of this city. The
story will be made more romantic by
the reunion OF the father and mother,
which, it is believed, the good Offices
of the son will shortly bring about.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26

OWING to the prevailing depression
of business and the scarcity of money
among the majority of the people, the
rates of board at many of the summer
resorts have been considerably reduced,
but in view of the unfavorable appear
ance of business Improvement in the
near future, even the reduction re-
ferred to should not be sufficient to in
duce many people, who can ill afford
the expense, to go to such places, the
more especially as, should they remain
quiet and keep their window blinds
bowed they could have a cooler time
and better fare and more comfortable
surroundings at home, and save money
by doing so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
War Bulletins.

LONDON, July 20 "A dispatch to Lloyd,s
from Gibraltar says that the lights at Al
nina Point aud Ceuta have been extinguish-
ed by the Spanish authorities
SEATTLE, Wash, July 26.-Ihe govern.
ment has chartered the steamships Samoa and
Charles Nelson, which recently arrived from
St. Michaes with gold aboard, for tral sport
purposes.
hADRID. July 26-Advices received from
Havana say that the Spanish troops have had
an encounter with the insurgents at Jicote,
in the Puerto Principe province, in which
the Spaniards lost three killed and thirteen
wounded. The leader of the Insurgents was
killed.
CHATTANOOGA, July 26.-The Third BIZ
gade will leave to-day for Newport News
Soon after the Third Brigade leaves the First
Brigade Of the Seco5d division will leave.
General Wade says that probably ten days OF
more will be consumed in moving the Second
and Third Divisions of the Third Corps.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Return of Refugees.

SANTIAGO, July 25.-Cuban refugees
are fockiDg here from all directions.
Many OF them were driven out at the
beginning OF the war three years ago.
All the neghboring islands ara sending
big delegations. The British steamer
Dee was one of the earliest arrivals
with $50 exiles from Kingston. AS q
rule, they have been advised of the
lack of food, but the prospect of hard
ship is more than balanced by the sat-
isfaction of living in their old homes. A
number of those who lived in the coun-
try have visited their property end re-
turned with pitiful stories of burned
buildings and general desolatinu in the
interior. Help will be requir d by the
planters until at least one crop mas been
harvested. In the city there are indi-
cations of daily increase in business.
Every effort is being made to increase
the food supply and bring down prices.
Merchants have been placing large or
ders ever since the day of the surren-
der. and it looks now as though Ameri.
cans would get nearly all of SPANS
former share of the trade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
The Landing Point in Porto RE,

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The War
Department discredts the report that
General Miles is landing his troops at
Ponce, Porto Rico. 1t does not tally
at all with the expection of the war Of
ficials, who state that it is expected
that General Miles is landing his troops
at Fojardo this morning. 1t is also
said that supplies. reinforcements. &c,
which have already left the United
States, are en- route to Fajardo, a.
which place it was understood Gel ersl
Miles would disembark his troops.
Fajardo is only forty miles from s..
Thomas and as dispatch boat can
cover the distance in two or three
hours, dispatch from the Command.
ing General is looked for during the
day.
A dispatch from st. Thomas re
ports that dozen American ships al.
rived of the eastern coast OF Porto
RIGA, near Fajardo, yesterday. The
ships, it is stated here, must be those
conveying the Miles expedition. No
official report of the arrival of the ex.
petition has been received here.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26

THE Navy Departments estimate Of
the cost of government diy dock at
Honolulu is million and half dol
lars, and such estimates are always
made with the understanding that
deficits will have to be provided for
subsequently,. What with the payment
of the Hawaiian public debt, the ex-
penses of maintaining large garrison
at Honolulu, the laying of cable from
San Francisco to that city, and the
other large appropriations necessarily
incident to annexation, the people Of
this country, other than the few per-
sonally interested, will soon find that
Hawaii costs more than it comes to.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY %. 1855.

SENATOR HoAR still keeps up his
windy fight with Professor Norton OF
Harvard because the latter continues
to criticise an unnecessary war and 10
oppose a policy of conquest and terri
torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The Senator
for his own sake, should be quiet, de
was opposed to the war and to the an
nexation of Hawaii until he supposed
both those measures were popular, and
even went so far as to say that If Cuba
were annexed, this country woulo
cease to be the United States, and then
voted to annex the Sandwich Islands,
twenty-five hundred miles further OF
It was once said of Mr.. Hoar that he IL
a patent example OF the i'll effect OF over
stimulating naturally weak brain,
and the man who said that, knew what
ne was talking about.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutiona remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inilamed condition of the mucous lining
of the eustachian tube. When this tube gets
inAamed you have a rumbling sound, or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result and unless the intlam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an in1smed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any
case of deafness Caused by catarrhJ that cal
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Q.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST
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Lieutenant Hobson.

BOSTON, July 26.-Lieut. Hobson 81
rived here at Z o'clock this morning
and after breakfast went to East Boz
ton to examine the wrecking barge
and apparatus of the Boston Towboi.
Company which were used in the Ct
fort to raise the Maine. The leuiel'
ant said that he hoped to finish BIZ
work here ia time to leave for NrT
York this afternoon or evening.
While in the city crowd OF 4"
persons crowded about Lieut. Ho5;o-
and insisted upon shaking hands gili
him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
The Nebraska Corn Crop

LINCOLN, Neb., July 26.-Much rain
has fallen where most needed during
the past month. Heavy rains fell all
over western Nebraska Monday night.
extending into Kansas and Colorado.
Nebraska corn has not been damaged
to any appre ciable extent by the
drought yet, and with one more good
rain within the next two weeks, the
crop is certain. The acreage, however,
will be at least 20 per cent. less than
last year, and the yield will average As
bushels TO the acre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26

THE SPANISH war, its alleged causes
and objects. and all its developments,
from its inception until the present, not
unnaturally suggest the idea to some
that the people Of this country may De
be like Captain Sam Grove, one
of Tobias Smallett's creations, more
than a century ago, said those of Eng
land were-"I think, for my part, one
half the nation is mad and the other
half not very sound" Others think
that few sharpers have pulled the
wool over the heads Of their more gull
bic couutrymen. There was less cause
for the war referred to than for that OF
of the Crusades. But people, like
sheep, usually follow their bell
Weathers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26

MAHLoN VAN HORNE, the negro u.
s. Consul at St. Thomas, who now halls
from Connecticut, though a preacher,
has brought discredit upon this country
by contracting debt, at his
post of duty, which is so fraud
ulent upon its face that its pay
ment is refused by the government.
There ars enough honest and intelli-
gent white men in this country to fill
all its foreign offices, but Mr.. Mckinley
evidently doesn't think so. The peo'
ple of the South, however, would make
no objection if all the foreign offices OF
the government, and all its home offices
in the Northern States, were given to
negroes, provided only those in the
South we're filed by Southern men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-26
Mysterious Death.

MOUNT VERNON. N. Y, July 10 -. - 3
myst ry surrounding the identity S ., a. !;
an found dead in vacant Iot het n, i'gf
fair way to be solved through the an. VI.
q bundle of clothing this morning rc'' IA ;.
tho body was discovered yesteEda.Ss5i i,s !.
cloth z was found a letter IN W.. .gls
writer said she intended to conn., conn.,, her
Lack of work and inability to sut ,fe lee'
and child is given as the cause 10, aoii5t o.
The letter is not signed, but lH ',n,itr.
hope TO establish the womsns inu'N'