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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
Ra,~aT y M'6o~&x
WORK OF THE "COMPANION."
WHAT HER DUTIES ARE AND THE REMU-
VIBRATION SHE RECEIVES


VIBRATION SHE RECEIVES.
..Probably no other occupation presents so great
\ diversity in its duties. and consequently in the
qualifications necessary for fulfilling them. as that
commonly known as companion" said woman OF
experience to a Tribune reporter
'"The position is usually sought by women who
have had no training. with view 10 self-support.
and who in the hour OF misfortune can think Of no
other occupation for which they feel themselves
suited In employment bureaus the applications for
such places are sadly in excess Of the vacancies
and pitiful are the pleas Of some OF the applicants
"Ordlnarlly the post OF companion is a trying one
not so much because the duties arduous as be-
cause they are not exactly defined. and the COM
panion is not sure what time she may call her own.
But occasionally the place is pleasant one.
bright woman. who might have succeeded In other
lines accepted position as companion 10 an eluet-
IL widow Her duties were to attend to some cor
respondence TO read aloud in French or English
and TO be entertaining. she was an interesting
taIter and did not find the art OF entertaining
erfort She made several trips to Europe with her
employer. had "A delightful time. and held her place
until she married. a.. .......o.,.. =,
came companion to the young daughters OF a
widowcr She merely acted the part or chaperon
and as she enjoyed social i"hc'''nS Sne io"''" '"
an I'm many cases the companion has the of
cxacting Invalid her work Is such as would De re-
oIlircd Of a trained nurse. and she has little time
mat she may call her own. In some places she
rcrforrns many household duties and where there
are children her office. nominally that OF compan-
ian is really mothers help
THE arts of reading aloud and OF talking wei well
are usually Indispensable In the companion Inc
remunera ton varies widely. probably the most ex-
acting positions return the smallest pay Inere
are COMPANIONS who receive less than siO month
W, one ON such a small salary said she was happy
10 earn even Tint and her employer, who could not
afford more treated her as sister, FIFTY dollars
a month is considered an uncommonly good salary,
as the compa nion has no expense Tor poaru
knew who received s" Hor'n' pu' "e'S ""'
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
PERSIAN RUG VIEWERS.
HOW THEY MAKE CARPETS IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF KURDIsTAN.

AND FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER-cURI-
Gus ORIENTAL CUSTOMS.
Persia is land which interests us principaiy on
account of its beautiful rugs but one seldom gives
much thought to the individuals whose handiwork
is much admired.
The accompanying photograph OF two young PERSIA"
women, who expert rug weavers. was TAKEN III
the mountains Of Kurdistan and is one or large
collection OF pictures belonging to the Rev. faroo
NJ Nessan. a native of Persia. Mr.. Nessan Is Il
graduate OF the Theological Seminary OF New
York and he expects soon to return to his nauVe
land as a missionary.
Kurdistan is one OF the four chief places In Per-
STA for the manufacture OF rugs, or carpets, as
they are always called In the East. The weaving
or making OF these carpets Is business which de-
sends from father to and from mother to
daughter Different members Of the same family
often work on one rug. taking up the pattern
where the other left off, this accounts for the irreg-
ularty in the design OF an Eastern rug, whch so
yexes the soul Of the owner.
The weaver often prefers to work out her own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
AN Up-To-DATE SCHOOL.

or all the schools in New-York City. not one
has prospered for so many years under the same
management as that OF DR.. and Mrs Gardner.
As am writing Of women. cannot at present
say anything Of the genial. kind-hearted doctor
Mrs. Gardner was a pupil and teacher at
Nine Emma Wizards and afterward taught al
Nine Chegaray's In her teaching and bearing
ono can see the influence OF both these great ed.
ucators Earnest and dignifed, and requiring
faithful and intelligent study. yet laying almost
as much stress upon outward appearance as
Nine Chegaray herself, she takes personal In
terest In her pupils recreations as well az In
their studies. She does not always grant their
r.ouests hut they know that she will be just to
them. for she is kind and sympathetic. II Is
said that she has never been known to lose her
temper; therefore all respect her, and some Of
the finest women in our country have been her
pupils. l., .or,o,r,, -.
M cir, ever graduates from her school who does
not Thoroughly understand that science as TAR az
abe has gone into II. Her Histories IN Rhyme,
too are great aid to TINS STUDY. NJ eAa m
nations are always written anu she heeps her
school up with the times ,,.. 49,.
and is also his friend and admrer.
These great teachers, then. owe their success
TO their tact, their gracious Manner 10 the re-
nuirlng Of thoroughness In study. not making
class distinctions TO an individual interest IN
their pupils and to serene tempers. mpaItiality.
carefulness in their own dress and requiring the
same from their pupils 10 stamping their per-
aI;,y mnon those whom they teach. and 10
keepins up to. and If possible ahead OF. the
times
Es,1z w1Mz
New Brunswick, \. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
cryDES AND PROFESSIONAL SHOPPERS.

In berlin women do a good business rs guides
ahou, the city They are mostly middle-aged or
elderly women OF good education and with goody
amount OF knowledge OF the world. As RUE;
thcy are acquainted with several languages, anu
arc nossf ssed Of such kindly appearance tnat me
women from strange lands have no hesltancy III
trusting themselves In their hands. Many OF these
guides are Russian Austrian. and besides tne'I
occupation az guides they transact shopping anu
other business for people living In the Suburbs
aad Ia smaller neighboring towns
The herald., 1898-07-12
SERVED HIS COUNTRY
THE DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL
AMMEN REPORTED
Brief History Of d Man Who Was Fifty
Years in the Navy-Held Many
Important Positions

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Rear-Admiral
Ainmen, one of the heroes of the Civil War,
died at the naval hospital here this morn
ing, aged IS years. He was an Ohioan. At
the reduction of Port Royal, in 1861, he held
the forts until the army took possession.
Admiral Ammen had been at the naval
hospital for ten months, and death was due
to general enlightenment of the system. He
leaves three daughters, unmarried, and two
sons, one a paymaster in the navy. He
was well known here, where he had lived
many years. He served in the navy within
six months of half century.
He was born in Ohio May 10, 1920, and
entered the navy as midshipman in 1885,
He first served as passed midshipman in
the Wilkes exploring expedition in the
Mediterranean in 1SS7-SS In 1919, while
ranking as lieutenant, he was attached to
a commission to select a site for naval sta
ton on the bay of San Francisco, later ac-
companyng a scientific expedition on the
steamer Water Witch to the Paraguay
river. He was executive officer OF the
North Atlantic blockading squadron at the
outbreak of the rebellion. At the reduc-
ton of Port Royal, November s, 1861 he
commanded the Seneca of the South Attain
tic blockading squadron. and was sent
ashore to hoist the Union flag over the
surrendered forts and to hold them until
the army took possession.
He commanded the forces entering via
Whale Branch in the attack on Port Royal
ferry and was also engaged in the opera
tons against Fernandina. He commanded
the monitor Patapsco in the attack on Fort
McAllister and Fort Sumpter.
In May. 1864, he was ordered to Aspinwall
in command of 220 seamen. as passengers,
on board the California passenger steamer
Queen. Two days out from New York.
well-organized attempt at mutiny was sup
pressed by him, aided by several officers
and few volunteers among the passen-
gers.
Subsequently Admiral Ammen partici-
pated in the two attacks on Fort Fisher in
the winter of 1S64-65. He reached the grade
of rear admiral in 1889. OF his service
twenty-one years and one month were
spent at sea. He was a delegate to the
Interoceanic Ship Canal congress at Paris
in 1879, and was member of the naval ad
vsory board in 1881. The ram Katahdin
was designed by him. He wrote several
books.
The herald., 1898-07-12
HORRIBLE If TRUE
TALE TOLD BY A WOUNDED PR
vATE FROM CUBA
Prisoners Turned Over to Cuban In
surgents to Be Butchered-Killed
Without Moments Grace

SAVANNAH, Ca, July 11.-(Special ia
The Herald.) Six soldiers who were wound
ed in the fight at Siboney of July 1st passed
through Savannah today on their way
north. They tell some interesting stories
about the situation Of affairs down there.
Private Hoekster, Troop G, U. s. cavalry.
said:
Eyes, good many of the Spanish prison.
ers were turned over to the Cubans." Pri-
waite Hoekster said, in answer to question::
1.-The Cubans took delight in macheting
them and cutting them right to pieces on the
spot. We fellows did not do anything of
this kind until we saw the Spaniards shoot
ing to death our wounded who were being
carried away from the field on stretchers,
and after that some of the Spaniards were
given over to the Cubans as a warning to
them that they could not shoot the wounded.
The Cubans butchered them on the spot,
and pretty soon the shooting of American
wounded was stopped. Whenever Span
lard was captured all they asked was not
to be given to the Cubans. l heard that the
Spaniards tried the same thing with the Gu
ban soldiers, and they caught quite a num-
Der of our Cuban scouts Some of the Gu
ban scouts we sent out were perfectly
naked. We never heard anything more of
those who were captured, and the probable
ity is that they suffered DEATH"
The herald., 1898-07-12
Rash but Lucky

GUANTANAMO BAY, July 8, via Playa
del Este, province of Santa de Cuba, July
Q. Delayed in transmision). copyrighted
1898, by the Associated Press). A steam
launch from the United States repair ship
Vulcan which with the Marblehead had
been doing patrol duty In the narrows lead
ing from the lower to the upper bay, ven
tured too near the Spanish fort just after
daylight today and ran into hornets nest
as a result IF the mems anxiety to locate the
small Spanish gunboat Sandoval, which is
known to be in the vicinity of the fort. The
Americans were quite a distance beyond
the patrol limits, ard the Spanish pickets
located along the bluff suddenly opened
fire on the launch with Mauser rifles, which
was followed by volleys from the soldiers
in the forts. The launch replied with her
one-pounder, but the firing of the Span
iards was entirely too heavy for the little
boat to contend against and she beat hur-
ried retreat. Although the launch was un-
der fire for ten minutes, she was not hit
once
The herald., 1898-07-12
The National Guard

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1.-THE COVER
nor will soon order the enlistment in this
city of men to form six companies of the
First regiment of the National Guard. Each
of these companies will be confined to a
minimum of fifty men. Under the plan
proposed places will be left for $50 men when
tho original First infantry men return from
Manila.
rho same course will be pursued with the
original Seventh regiment. The Sixth reg
iment has nine companies, one of which is
left in Fresno. Three new companies will
be organized for the rehabilitation of the
regiment, one of which will be located
at Stockton. The Fifth and Second regi-
ments had eight companies each, and two
of each are still in the National Guard
Four new companies for each of these regi-
ments will be found in Santa Rosa. Chino
Redding, San Rafael and other towns.
The herald., 1898-07-12
THE KRIES FEST
Large Attendance at the Meeting Of
the Turner's at San Jose

SAN JOSE, July 1.-THE Kriesfest of the
Turner's was continued with an increased
attendance today.
The sports at the park attracted an i'm
mense attendance.
Loui Sieffler of San Francisco won the
pole vaulting, 0 $40 feet.
C. A. Schultz, Z. ", was first in lifting an
S0-pound weight, putting 1t up thirty-six
times.
The shooting for diplomas resulted in a
tie, IS each between j. Utschet, San Fran
cisco Turnverein, and j. Fournie, San Jose
Turnverein. 1t was shot off and resulted
in a victory for the former who made SO to
his opponents So. Los Angeles won the ath-
lctic prize, a 2-3. Senior class prize was won
by F.. Willenbuck, San Francisco TURNER
elfh
q. Siebot, Vorwaerts, was the winner in
the first grade exercises, 61.3: w. HEM, San
Francisco, In second grade, 63, and Albert
Kunse Of San Francisco in the third grade,
e56.
The San Jose Ladies' club won the club
swinging contest.
Other prIzer awarded were as follows:
Field sports, second grade. A. Kunze, San
Francisco Eihtracht, 20 $40; third grade, H.
Breer, Los Angeles, SO.
Fencing contest. Mart Hecker, Los An
geles, first prize, 144; John Heaps. San
Francisco, and j. Haberfeller. San Diego,
tied for second, making III each.
Defamation, Paul Sauer, San Francisco.
The herald., 1898-07-12
NATIONAL COUNCIL
CON MINISTER'S
MESSAGE TO M'KINLEY
COW Over Delegates All the Same as
Political Observation-Disclosures
ing Addresses

PORTLAND, Or, July 1.-THE national
council of Congregational churches today
took up the contest of the two delegations
from the state of Alabama, one known as
the Association of Alabama and the
Convention of Alabama elected delegates
and each set of delegates asked to be adj
mitted to the national council. For twenty
years the Association of Alabama has been
recognized by the national council, but the
committee on credentials today made a re-
port recommending that neither set of dele
gates be seated, and that the contest be
settled within the state of Alabama. After
discussion covering portion of the fore
noon and afternoon sessions, an action on
the report Of the credentials committee was,
by close vote, deferred until tomorrow.
Rev. w. e. Barton of Boston delivered an
address on "The Work of the Congregation
al Education Society,"
The triennial statement of the American
board of commissioners for foreign missions
sets.
Rev. L. H. Cobb of New York presented
the report of the Congregational Church
Building society.
The council today sent the following mes
sage to President Mckinley:
1.-The triennial council of Congregational
churches sends you most cordial greeting
and devoutly prays that divine guidance
may continue to be vouchsafed unto you and
that the God of our fathers may give such
full success to our army and navy that the
unselfsh patriotism of our people may
speedily be crowned with the blessing of a
righteous peace
Rev. w. S. Hunter of Utah read paper
on "Mormonism and the Present Situation
in Utah" He made a strong appeal for
funds to carry on educational work in the
churches of Utah.
The following officers were reelected for
the ensuing three years: Secretary, Rev.
Henry A. Hazen, Auburndale, Mass; regis
ter, Rev. William H. Moore, Hartford,
Conn; treasurer, Samuel B. Forbes, Hart
ford, Conn; auditor, David N. Camp, New
Britain, Conn.
At the evening session the report of the
Congregations Home Mission society was
presented and general discussion of the
subject occupied the time until adjourn
ment.
The herald., 1898-07-12
POPUlIST CONVENTION
HOT SESSION EXPECTED-FIGHT
AGAINST FUSION
Hutchison to Be Pitted Against Web
ster for Chairman-Railroad
Henchmen After Mcguire

SACRAMENTO. July 1.-THE delegates
to the Populist convention have been COM
ing in thick and fast today. Up to tonight
twenty-eight counties have reported and
the attendance will be good at the conven-
ton tomorrow. The chief issue will be fu-
sion with the Democrats or go 1t straight.
Tonight the mddle-of-the-road element
decided on ]. v. Webster as their candidate
for president of the convention and the fu-
sionists on e. l.. Hutchinson of Los Angeles.
There is strong fight being made against
Mcguire for governor, led by 7. v. Gator
and Carleton H. johnson of San Francisco.
The latter denounces Mcguire as at heart
the enemy of Populism and as being po-
litical acrobat. His letter of October last,
in which he said he would make no combina-
toms except those warranted by the Demo-
cratic platform will be used against him. A
hot session is looked for.
The herald., 1898-07-12
BLANCO TELfGRAPnS
THE USUAL SPANISH SUCCESS
AND RETREAT
Admits His Plans to Revictual Santi-
ago Failed, but the Troops
Behaved Well

MADRID. July II, 1880 p. m.-General
Blanco has cabled the government as fol-
lows:
"The PROPOSAL for an unconditional sur
render Of Santiago de- Cuba being rejected,
hostilities were resumed at o'clock this
Sunday afternoon. 1 ordered Santiago
to defend itself Loutrance. The enemy
commenced by cannonade, setting fire
to the wreck of the Alfonso XIII, which
henceforth 1t will be impossible to save
1.-The Americans also appear to threaten
Baturanao bay. The cruiser PENNSYLVANIA
(sic) which had sent with $4,000 rations to
force the blockade at Santiago, was pur-
sued by the enemy and abandoned its car
go. This attempt to revctual the town.
therefore, has failed.
1.-THE enemy opened the attack on San
Juan and Ell Morroat Ais p. m. by a brisk
fusilade and by guns Our troops main
tanned their positions and the enemy aban-
doned their advanced trenches and those
on the hill of San Juan. The, squadron
simultaneously bombarded the town. The
firing ceased at o'clock Our troops be-
haved admirably, and our losses were
slight"
Another Havana dispatch says: 1.-THE
Americans abandoned their positions at
Santiago. The Spaniards had one cavalry
officer wounded"
Captain Aunon, minister of marine, de-
MES that Admiral Cervera had instructions
20 leave Santiago bay. The government
left it to his discretion to make an exit If he
were unable to resist In the bay.
An official dispatch from Iloilo Philip
pine islands, says: "Seven chiefs and 2OOO
rebels have made submission to the mill
tary commander
The herald., 1898-07-12
NATIONAL sHARPSHooTERs
Pacific Coast Marksmen Garry Away
One First Prize

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE biennial tour
nament of the National Sharpshooters' as
ISOLATION of America came to a close today
at Glendale, l.. 1. The first prize win
ners were:
Shooting king of the festival-Willam
Hayes of Newark, N. ]. Score, S7a
Man target, first prize-John Rebham,
Hudson Rifle club, Jersey City.
Standard target, first PRICED. w. Nc
Laughlin of Sar Francisco, As points.
Honor target, first prize-John Il. Kelley
of Boston, 70 points and 5000 prize.
Ring target, first prize--Louis Flach, New
York. "A points.
Best shot on stick target-E. D. Payne of
Cincinnati first prize $780,
Best bulseye in point target-J. c. Dimin
Of Ardmore, Pa, four degrees. prize $500.
The herald., 1898-07-12
Killed in the Skirmish

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE War De-
pe-:mens has posted the following dispatch
from General Shafter:
HEADQUARTERS NEAR SANTIAGO,
July 1.-THE following report of casualties
in the first division yesterday afternoon has
just been received:
Killed-Captain Charles w. Rowell, Sec
ond Infantry, and Private Peter Nelson,
Company A, Second Infantry.
Wounded-Lieutenant N. ]. Lutz, Second
Infantry; Private Charles jerks, Company
A. Second Infantry; Private Charles Lent
XII Company d, Second Infantry, and Pri-
yate Nelson Gilbert, Jr., Twenty-iirst In
fantry,
The herald., 1898-07-12
A MURDERoUs MOTHER
Attempts to Kill Her Husband and Her
Child-Thought to Be Insane

SANTA CRUZ, July 11.-This morning
Mrs. E. Klotzley attempted to murder her
husband and his 6-year-old child Klotzley
has charge of Bishop Warren's place on the
Cliff drive. The couple separated six weeks
ago after having been married two years.
She went to San Jose and returned last week.
After asking Klotzley If he had his life in
sured, she fired at him once and missed.
Then she fired twice at the child and also
missed, the bullets whistling by the childs
ear. She again fired at Klotzley, the bullet
entering the left shoulder. causing a danger
Gus wound. She chased her husband with
the empty pistol until neighbor grabbed
the woman. Afterward she swallowed
twelve morphine pills and threw the box
that contained them into the water. The
pistol has not yet been found. While on her
way to town she was arrested and charged
with assault with a deadly weapon, with
bail at s250O. She is now in Jail. The woman
In supposed to be insane. She is thirty-three
years old and was Mrs. Bessie Scot Of Ore
gon before marriage. She refuses to make
a statement, being in dazed condition.
The herald., 1898-07-12
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

l. Major General Otis will leave at 1
l. once for Honolulu to raise the flag. i
l. Death of Admiral Ammen; brief his 1
l. tory of an excellent officers career. 4
l. Spain urged on all sides to ask for 4
+ peace.
+ Eleven men buried alive in a tunnel 1
+ at Cleveland.
r A Delaware United States senator !
4. on trial for embezzlement. i
r Touching scenes when the Spanish 4
+ officers bid their crews good-by; the 4
4, prisoners surprised at their surround 4
1. ings; comforts they have never known. 4
+ News from Washington says the 4
i. French ambassador called on Presi- 4
+ dent Mckinley yesterday and pro- 4
+ posed terms Of peace; the reply was 4
+ that If Spain wanted peace she her 4
1. self must ask for 1t. .r 4
r Sagasta has resigned as primo min \
1, lister of Spain; new cabinet to be 4
\. formed, strictly military. 4
r Watson's squadron will go to watch 1
r Germany. i
+ Spanish spies, Du Bose and Carran- 4
r "a, driven out of Canada; Du Bose 1
+ writes an insulting letter to the Cana 4
r dian governor general. i
+ Los Angeles wins the next National 4
+ Educational convention. 4
+ Skaters delay in attacking Santi- 4
+ ago by assault thought to be due to
r waiting for arrival of reinforcements 4
r with General Miles; the latter and his 1
+ troops have arrived off the beleaguer- 4
+ ed city.
+ The fleet bombards Santiago; a shok 4
r strikes a church used as a magazine 4
+ and terrific explosion ensued; flag 4
+ Of truce sent out. 4
+ Blanco sends his usual budget to 4
4. Madrid; admits defeat. but claims vfo- 4
r tory. 4
r Story Of the destruction of Cervera's 4
+ fleet told from schley's flagship.
+ RI *** + + +*x*Atxt*44AAA
The herald., 1898-07-12

said, Admiral Sampson would have reported.
which he had not done. On leaving the
naval conference at o'clock Secretary Long
said that nothing had been received indicat-
ing that decisive engagement was on at
Santiago on the part of either the army or
the fleet.
In answer to an inquiry the Secretary said
he expected to get news of the fall Of San
tiago at any hour, but added however, that
his expectation was based largely on his
hopes. The indications are that all truces
are off and that the final struggle may now
be on.