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The times., 1898-08-05
AGU|NALDO's AWAKENING
Gen. Merritt'S Firm Attitude
Averts Threatened Trouble.
THE FITTILITY OF RESISTANCE
Two American Priests Call Upon the
Archbishop of Manila TO Induce
Him to Use His Influence TO Pre-
vent the Slaughter Incident to
Assault

Cavite. July 80. via Hong Kong. Aug. 4.
1T is believed that the course that is be-
ing followed by Gen. Merritt the COM
mander of the American forces here. will
avert the threatened trouble with the in
surgents. He is taking a very firm atti-
tude towards the rebels. with the result
that there is very material change in
the situation.
Aguinaldo, the rebel leader, is dis
mounting from his high horse, and, in
stead of acting, as he did for a time. as
though he was master of the situation, he
is now adopting far more conciliatory
attitude.
He does not talk in such a grandiose
manner of what the Filippinos intend TO
do when Manila has fallen. On the con-
trary, he has asked permission of Gen.
Merritt to march the Filipino troops
through the city after the Americans
have captured it.
He has also suggested to Gen. Merritt
the formation of native regiments to lie
commanded by American officers. 1t is
very evident that a great light has
dawaei on Aguinaldo. and that he real
izes the fuility of opposing the wishes
Of the Americans.
His suggestion regarding the placing of
American officers in command of native
regiments is well understood to be
prompted by his desire 10 avoid the dis
armament of his followers. course that
was sure to have been followed had the
threatening attitude of the rebels towards
the Americans been maintained.
The Astor Battery Of mountain artil-
/ lery, which arrived here on the steame;
Newport. is now in position before Ma
late. a short distance from Manila The
battery is occupying the trenches from
which the insurgents have withdrawn. Il
/ is supported by battalion of the Third
I Artillery, acting as infantry. The bat.
/ terry is within a thousand yards of Tho
Spanish lines.
Fathers Doherty and McKinnon went L
Manila today under a flag of truce to SEE
the archbishop for the purpose of i'm
pressing on him the futility of further re
/ slstance on the part of the defenders o
the city The archbishop wields great in
fiuence, but it is not known that he cal
be prevailed upon to use it to prevent th'
slaughter that will surely follow the TAX
ing of the city by assault. At the tim
of sending this dispatch the American
priests had not returned from their mis-
sion
The times., 1898-08-05
ASSEMBLY SO REoReANIzED.
other Organizations II efuse 10 Rec
OEnize the Order of Kexoc,tyar


There were two meetings of the mem
bers of the order of Knights Of Labor held
last evening. One was held at Plasterers'
Hall and the other at Monumental Hall.
The reason for the separate meetings was
because the letter issEeu few days ago
by Henry Hicks, the general mas. e. work
man OF the order, revoking the charter
of District Assembly No &C of this city.
At the time of the issuance of the let
ter Of Master Workman Hicks he also
instructed Andrew Best. the local mem
Der of the general executive board 10 re-
organize the assembly whose charter had
been revoked with all the local assem-
blies which had remained true to the or
der in Washington
In answer to the call of Mr. Best, rep
resentatives from eight local assemblies
met at Monumental Hall. and under his
direction were reorganized as District
Assembly No. g. knights of Labor" with
Edward Moore. of the Plate Printers As
sembly, as master workman.
The other assemblies which composed
the District Assembly met at their usual
place of meeting, Plasterers' Hall, and
discussed the situation at length. The
attendance was large. The assembly re-
ceived letter from General Master
Workman Hicks notifying it that its
charter had been revoked but the local
organization refused to recognize it be-
cause 1t claimed that the general master
workman exceeded his authority in at
tempting to disorganize the local body
without cause
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WHY THEY HUNGERED.
A Transport With Food Comes North
With Her Cargo.

New York, Aug. 4.-While the soldiers
at Santiago were complaining of insuffi-
cient food, there were commissary stores
enough near them. The transport Break
water, which reached New York on July
g. had on board forty tons of the sup
plies she had been charged to take TO
Santiago. The officers appointed to IN
quire into the matter visited the wharf
where the cargo was unIoaded and found
about forty tons of food supplies SO
badly damaged by water, disinfecting
fluids and sulphur used in fumigating that
they were declared unfit to be issued as
rations. In the lot were Is $50 pounds OF
flour. 1880 pounds of hard bread, 9,3o2
pounds of bacon, 5.256 pounds of roast
beef. 5,55S pounds of baking powder, 4,408
pounds of beans 2,5sS pounds of coffee.
3.62l pounds of sugar. 1,2SS pounds OF salt
and u pounds of pepper. There were also
9.6I2 pounds of tomatoes in cans, l260
pounds of soap and 4s0 pounds Of can
dies. which were not damaged.
Jacob D. Morganson, a private of the
Third Infantry. was found guarding the
supplies His affidavit was taken by the
board. Morganson testified that the
stores had been in the hold of the Break
water since June g. and that they were
inyeiced by Major A d. Nickerson. COM
missary of subsistence. to Lieut.. James
N McAndrews Third Infantry, at Mo-
bile, Ala. This regiment was taken on
board at Mobile and the Breakwater pro-
ceeded TO Santiago, where the troops
were landed with part of the stores. Be-
! fore the remainder of the stores were out
of the ship, she started North under or
| ders to proceed TO Hampton Roads. At
that place the vessel was disinfected and
fumigated. The sulphur fumes and dis
injecting fluid damaged the flour and all
the other supplies except canned goods,
| soap and candles.
Capt. Louis Rivera. who was in COM
mand OF the Breakwater. testified that
the order to proceed north from Santiago
WAS given TO him by Capt. Edward l..
Munson. assistant surgeon, United States
army. as coming from Gen. Shafter.
After hearing this testimony and ex-
amining the stores the board recon-
mended that with the exception of the
soap, candles and canned goods, the en-
| tire lot be sold at auction. The board S
report concluded with this finding:
Apparently the stores were not land
ed at Santiago on account of the pressing
necessity for transports for sick and
wounded. The stores were intended for
| use by the Third Infantry, and the board
| is unable to fix the responsibility for the
| failure to unload the supplies at Santi-
/ ago.
The Breakwater also had on board tent
eouipage and personal baggage belonging
| to the Third Infantry. but all of these
| things were unloaded at Fort Monroe.
| where the transport landed some wound
| ed soldiers on her way north. Just how
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TIE HUDSON SAILS.
The Manitoba VIII Follow Her TO
Porto Rico This Week


Newport News. Va Aug. 4-The United
States transport ship Hudson. which has
been in port for several days. loading
stores and ammunition, sailed this morn
ing at daybreak for Porto Rico.
The Hudson took, in addition to a
large quantity of subsistence, a battalion
and half of the First Kentucky. The
remainder of this regiment is now under
the command of Col. Castleman ana has
been removed from the camp into the city
limits and is now in the city park on the
river bank These men ara waiting for
the Manitoba.
The work of loading the Manitoba is
being pushed night and day. II is under
stood that a smaller quantity of stores
VIII be placed on this vessel than was at
first intended 1T is probable that the
ship win leave for Perto Rico earlier tina n
Saturday.
There are now twenty-one trains loaded
with trops. until recently encamped at
Chickamauga, on the way to Newport
News to embark for the South. The first
train IS expected to arrive tonight and
Will be followed by others at regular in
/ tervals. These soldiers belong 10 the
| Fifth Illinois.
Major Muhlengerd has been busy pay
ing OFF the troops for several days. To-
/ day has been spent in paying the com.
/ panies of the First Kentucky, now here.
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MORE SHIPS FOR DEWEY.
The Asiafic Squadron VIII Probably
lie Greatly Augmented

on account of their protracted stay
in equatorial waters some of the ships Of
Admiral Deweys command need over
hauling, and before long they must be
Cleaned and otherwise put in order
In view Of this prospective contingency
thu Navy Department is considering the
question Of Withdrawing some of Dew
ey's vessels to Mare Island and Port
Orchard, Pacific coast. for dry docking.
and assigning other vesse,s to take Their
places.
The probabilities are that the Asiatic
squadron viii be greatly increased in the
number and character of ships. When
the Spanish government mas complied
with the terms of the United S-ates con-
corning the evacuation of Cuba and Porto
Rico, there viii be no necessity of keep
ing large fleet in West Indian waters,
in fact. many naval officers believe the
occasion for the presence in the West
Indies of so many battleships and other
big vessels does no: now exist.
The sending Of re-enforcements to
Dewey may begin as soon as vessels have
DtcH ElediSl anu at NEW
York. Norfolk and Port Royal 1t is the
general understanding that he will get
a battleship or TWO and as there are no
vessels Of that type on the Pacific coast
the North Atlantic squadron must be
drawn on.
The ships selected will proceed. OF
course, by the Suez canal route while
those detached from Manila for repairs
at home will sail across the Pacific to
California and Washington naval sta
tons.
Dewey's squadron has already assum-
ed formidable proportions vita two moni-
tors. five cruisers and two gunboats. un-
der his command. an increase of three
over the number engaged in the battle
of May l, omitting the revenue cutter
McCulioch.
While no authoritative statement on
the subject can be obtained the proba-
! bilities are that the ending of the war
will witness the departure from the Unit
ed States of some of the vessels assigned
TO the Eastern Squadron and still Off
/ cially under Commodore Watson's COM
/ mand. The Newark. cruiser, and the
are likely to be the selections fer service
on the Asiatic station, forming. with the
vessels now az Manila, a powerful fleet OF
! four armorclads and seven other fighting
| ships. not including supply and dispatch
/ boats and the Spanish gunboats picked
up by Dewey in the Philippines.
The times., 1898-08-05

About one month ago my child. which
is fifteen months old. had an attack Of
diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting L
gave il such remedies as are usually given
in such cases, but as nothing gave relief.
we sent for physician and II was under
his care for a week. At this time the
child had been sick for about ten days
and was having about twenty-five opera
tious of the bowels every twelve
hours. and we were convinced that unless
il soon obtained relief it would not live
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy was recommended, and I
decided to try it / soon noticed a
change for the better: by its continued
use a complete cure was brought about
and il is now perfectly healthy.-C l.
Boggs. Stumptown. Gilmer. &C.. w Va.
For sale by Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail druggist, 95S F Street northwest
and Connecticut Avenue and 5 Street
northwest and 1928 Maryland Avenue
northeast.
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Mound City winners.

st. Louis, Aug. 4-There was good
attendance az the races this afternoon
Though the weather was decidedly cool
and the track lumpy.
First race-Five furlongs. Uhler, to
l. won; Sam Lazarus, second; Albert
Baldwin, third. Time, 1:0 ia.
Second race-Seven and a half furlongs
Linda, out in betting. won; Lord Ne
Vile. second; Judge Steadman, third.
Time, 1:39 IA.
Third race-Five furlongs. Lea Stratus
6 10 1, won; Lafayette. second; Lurdan
third Time los IA
Fourth race-Five and a half furlongs
(heatsl First heat Fireside, 5 to 9
won; Belle Bramble second; Miss Verne
third Time, ITO 1-2 Second heat Belle
Bramble. to g won: Fireside, second
Laureate. third. Time, Ill 1-2. Third
heat Belle Brarlble to TO- Won; Fire
side. second; no third Time. Iii 1-2.
Fifth ace-Three-quarters of a mile
Mound City, TO l. won; Aquinas, second
Randozza, third. Time. III IA.
Sixth race-One mile and seventy yards
Go to Bed, s to ), won: Can Galop, second
Tewanda, third. Time. 1:50 Ia.
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Private Reception Room for Ladies'.
MAHER,s SUCCESS.
Out Of Six Mounts He Lands Five
Winners


New York. Aug. 4.-Jockey Mahers sue
cess was the sensational feature of to-
days racing at Brighton Beach, he riding
five winners out of six mounts. The
stake feature of the card was the Rising
Generation for two-year-o!ds. at six fur
| longs. Kingdom opened favorite. but 10
heavy money was Forthcoming, while
there was such strong play of Frohsinn
that Maddens colt went TO the post an
equal choice with the speedy son of
Kingston. Chorus Boy found liberal sup
port at to l. chiefly because Maher had
the mount. and the clever lightweight
set his followers almost hysterical by
scoring his fifth successive win of the
day.
Makers triumphant career was checked
severely in the last race. He rode Dry
Dollar, Sullivan's gelding Debride and
that erratic animal was promptly played
] TO odds on. Debride. however would not
move. and Maher became so aggravated
4 that he fiogged him right over the head
right through to the turn past the finish.
! Steward VosbHrgh called the jockey up
! and read him such lecture that Maher
4 is moi likely to allow his feelings over
/ master him for some time Summary:
/ First race-One milo. Maxine Gonez
to 10. won; Tanis. second; Juno third.
! Time. 1:fe -.
| Second race-Five furlongs. Lindula. 4
1 70 /, wc1a Leando. second; Tennith,
| third. Tine. 1895
Third race7-Six, furiongs. Swamp An
| gel. 10 5,swon; Bonnie Gem, second
Grace Gisner. third. Time. In
Fourth race-0ne mi.e. Leedsville 10
. won; Ben. Rana'd. second; Jefferson,
1 third. Time. l:4) l-2.
Fifth race--Six fGriongs. Chorus Boy, a
TO l. wen; Kingdom. second; Frohsinn.
/ third. Time. l:l5 "a.
Sixth race--N1iie and sixteenth. Wood
/ Ranger. Il to s. won; Lansdale, second
Decide. third. Time. 1:a9 1-2.
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Tried to Indnce Her TO End Life

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 4-Margaret A. Nc
Graw. twenty-four years old, died in the
Women's Hospital from an operation. a
few hours before her death she made a
statement to Coroner Kenny. accusing a
well-known dentist In her statement the
dying girl said that while in the hospital
an effort TO get her to commit suicide was
made, and that a note which she was to
copy and leave in her room and poison
were sent to her. The dentist has not
been arrested. but may be as a result OF
the coroner's inquest. He was married
only eighteen months ago to a well-knowr
society woman.
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RAIN AT SARATOGA.
On II Muddy Track Havoc Captures
keRsfngton Hotel Stnkes

Saratoga. Aug. A-The rain held off
long enough for the crowd to make the
trip 10 the track. bit. after ahe first race.
1t came dcwn in torrents and never Let
up during the afternoon. The track was
good for the first two races but after
thaf 1t was low
The Kensington Hotel Stake. which
gave promise of a good race. was reduced
TO u four-horse race. Havoc, who was
backed from 3 TO l to s 20 5. was in front
from start to firish ana won ea5ily by a
length and half. Dollando, in the clos
ing race. had Ted Sloan in the saddle and
was backed from TO ) 10 10 TO- but
did not show any speed during the race.
Summaries:
First Tace-Seven furlongs Arquibus.
/ 20 2, won; Uncle Louis. second: Lare-
duois. third. Time 1:33-
Second race-F'ive and a half furlongs.
Mischief Maker, 6 20 !. won; r. Mitchell,
second FIavius. third. Time. I'LL
Third race-Kensington Stakes; one
mile. Havoc. to ;, won: Damien. sec
ond; Imperator, third. Time. 1:4S IA
Fourth race-One ard sixteenth miles
CandlebJack eveH won; Althamus, Sec
ond; Valid. third. Time. l:51 IL.
Fifth race-SiX furlongs. Damocles, /.
10 l. won; Bon Ino. second; South Africa
third Time. 1:I5 81
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Results at Harlem

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The races at Harlem
today were mostly for beaten horses.
George II. Ketcham was bid up to $3.50
and sold to ]. r. Hand This horse cost
Duke and Wishard $500 in England two
years ago. He was taken out Of a selling
race and they bought him back at that
figure. Summaries:
First race four and a half furlongs-
Rosa Masso, 5 TO /. won: Nellie Fonso
second, Filtration third. Time, 0:57 Ii
Second race. six furlongs-George II.
Ketcham, 6 to 4, won; La Sale second.
Orderly third. Time. lis L.
Third race, five furlongs-The Ken
tuckian, > to 1, won; Tulhe Fonso second,
Sevens third. Time, 1:02 Il.
Fourth race, a mile and a sixteenth
Imp. Eddie Burke, to J. won; DIR. Shep-
pard second. Found third. Time 1:47.
Fifth race six furlongs-Storm King. :
to l, won; Mary Black second, st. Alton
SO, third. Time, 1:14.
Sixth race, one and one-sixteenth miles
Inconsistency, II TO l, won; Martin X.
second. Chugnut third. Time, l:49 1-2.
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communication they gave II as their
unanimous opinion that the army should
be sent out Of the island of Cuba and
taken TO some point on the northern sea-
coast of the United States. The officers
closed as follows:
This army must be moved at once or
perish. AS the army can be safely moved
now, the persons responsible for prevent
ing such a move Will be responsible for
the unnecessary loss of many thousands
OF lives.
'iOur opinions are the result of careful
personal observation. and they are also
based on the unanimous opinion of our
medical officers with the army. who un-
derstand the situation absolutely.
Signed: J. Ford Kent, major general
volunteers, commanding First Division,
Fifth Corps.
J. c. Bates, major general volunteers,
commanding provisional division.
Adna R. Chaffee major general COM
mandtng Third Brigade Second Division.
Samuel S. Summer brigadier general
volunteers. commanding First Brigade
Cavalry
viii Ludlow. brigadier general volun-
teers. commanding First Brigade. Second
Division
AdeIbert Ames, brigadier general volun-
teers. commanding Third Brigade. First
Division.
Leonard Wood. brigadier general volun-
feers, commanding the city of Santiago.
Theodore Roosevelt, colonel. command
ing Second Cavalry Brigade
Gen Ames has sent the following dis
patch to Assistant Secretary Allen. OF
the navy: This army is incapable be-
cause of sickness. of marching anywhere
except 10 transports. If it is ever 10
so at once"
Department yesterday contained this sig
nificant sentence:
THE rest at Montauk Point viii pre-
pare these seasoned troops for the cam
paign against Havana in which they will
probably take part.
This proves beyond a doub. that the
peace talk of the last few days has not
dampened the ardor OF the military es-
Establishments of the United States OF
stayed the hand Of the Administration in
prosecuting hosulities The fact is troops
are being distributed and the work Of
had given no intimation that she is ready
TO yield.
The Spanish ships which are TO take
prisoners back TO Spain VIII begin to ar
rive az Santiago soon and the novel sight
and a conquered army evacuating the
contested territory The following ia
bic shows the Spanish ships already en-.
gagged, the date of their expected arri-
val and their carrying capacity:
The times., 1898-08-05
UNDERTAKERS
FIGS ON GRAPE VINES.
Successful Experiment of a German
Gardener in MarNInnd

Easton, Md, Aug 4--Ant0nie Wilhelm
an experimental German gardener, living
in Easton, has succeeded in growing figs
on grape vines Just how he accom-
plished the feat OF the freak Mr. VIII
helm will not tell, but he says there was
no process of grating about it In the
garden where the figs and grapes grow
there is a mass of them growing together
in a confusing mixture. The hgs on the
grape vine grow from the angle made by
the junction of a cluster OF leaves with
the vine. but they are attached TO the
vine itself and not to the footstaIks of
the leaves
n grape vine with one of the figs grow
ing on it, an inch long, was on exhibition
yesterday. and was curiously inspected BY
fruit growers. nuTserymen and others II
Will be sent 10 the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington and other specimens
viii be sent to leading nurserymen. Mr..
Wilhelm is a very modest man, and when
asked if he could make figs grow on
craps vines. replied: "Nein. Wait awhiie.''
The times., 1898-08-05
STORM REVEALS A TRAGEDY.
Woman's Body. Chained to m An
chOr, Washed Ip by the Waves.


Milwaukee. Aug. 4.-Milwaukee has a
murder mystery that bids fair to rival
that of the Guldensuppe case of New
York. The body of woman was found
this morning on the Government pier,
where 1t had been washed by tie waves
of last nights storm.
About her waist. wrapped twice around,
TO the end was a twenty pound weight,
the kind usually used for beat anchors.
The outer garments of the body were
missing The underclothing was OF rich
material Apparently the womal was
about twenty-four years old. Her hair
was brown. figure good and the features
were refined and regular.
Thus far no clew has betn found to
the woman's identity. Her brain was ex-
amined by the coroner. but showed no
evidence of a fatal blow There are sew
eral marks on the body. apparently the
result of blows
Several young women have been report
ed missing at various times within the
last month. and all day yesterday the
morgue was visited by weep ing and ap-
prehensive mothers and pfatives. but
none identified the clothing of the drown
ed woman.
The face is not in such a condition as
to admit of Identification. No marks of
any kind were found on the clothing Ap-
parently there had been a fierce strug.
gle wheG the chain was put in place evil
denced by the condition of the clothing
over which it was wrapped The body
had probably been in the lake two
months or more.
That the murder was committed far out
on the lake is made evident, the police
say by the utter absence of sand or sed
iment on the clothes or body, as would
have been the case had 1t been resting
IN the bottom near the shore.
The times., 1898-08-05
BnItimcre q ohio R r.. BuIIeIn

ELECTRIC FANS IN Sleep NG
CARS.-The Washington-New York sleep
er. ready for occupancy at 10 p m. is
provided with electric fans for the COM
fort of passengers who wish TO retire ear
". Travellers during the heated season
will appreciate this innovation.
ATLANTIC CITY AND RETURN. So
Fridays and Saturdays. 10 a m and 12.95
noon trains, good returning until follow
ing Tuesday. Excellent Royal Blue Fast
Train Service.
a.5 WASHINGTON TO BALTIMORE
AND RETURN.-Satu:days and Sundays
good returning until following Monday.
Coed on all trains. including Royal Blue
Line 45-minute flyers
AUST
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MASS FOR DEAD SPANIARDS.
Cervcra and His Officers Attend a
Solemn Religious Function.


solemn Religious Function.
Annapolis Aug. Admiral Cervera
and fifty of his officers attended the
mass yesterday morning for the repose
of the souls of the Spanish officers and
sailors who lost their lives at Santiago
in the battle of July B. At 7:3O Chaplain
Jose Rieva Senayes, of the Maria Tere-
sa. celebrated low mass in the church
The mass at was solemn high mass,
for which the most elaborate prepara-
ton had been made. The Leicester choir
thirty in number, under Father Biedrich.
furnished beautiful music Admiral Ger
vera, who was all reverence and wor-
ship. occupied place near the chancel.
A few feet in front of the admiral was
the crepe-covered bier with a white
cross outlined on its dark folds. Around
the casket burned nine candles. Rev
Father Kautz celebrated mass. assisted
by Chaplain BENT Martinez, of the
Oquendo. and Father De Lead. The SUBJ
deacon was Rev. Father Aust. The AGO.
lytes were Father ]. Barron and Father
Peter Backe. Father Gallagher was CEN
sor-bearer, Rev. Father Dukes master OF
ceremonies. The choir, of professed stu
dents from Leicester, sang Ett's requiem
mass, with the following parts: Introit
Offertory, Sanctus, Benedictus-Ett: KY
rie Eleison, Dies Irae, Libera-Gregor-
ian.
The ceremony reached its most dramat.
ic religious effect when the procession OF
priests and aeolytes, richly robed, left
the altar and encircled the bier. and
amid the deep tones of the organ anC
the rich, solemn dirge of the requiem
scattered incense all around
Today mass was said for the repose oi
the souls of the American soldiers killed
at SANTIAGO.