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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
UNIQUE DOCUMENT.
Strongest Message In the Annals Of War.
fare Received Mckinley.

Strongest Message In the Annals OF War.
fare Received by Mckinley.
? WASHINGTON. August "A docu-
ment entirely unique in the annals Of
warfare was cablcd today TO the war de-
partment by General Shafter. Il is in the
form Of a congratulationary and farewell
address issued TO the soldiers Of the
American army by Pedro Lopez de Cas-
tito, a private Spanish soldier, on behalf
OF ilcO Spanish soldiers. No similar
document perhaps. was ever before is
sued TO a victorious army by vanquihsed
adversaries.
The president was very much impressed
by the address. and after reading 1t care
fuIy, authorized its publication. The let
ter Is addressed to the soldiers Of the
American army and says:
I'VE would not be fulfilling our duty as
well born men in whose breasts there
lives gratitude and courtesy. should we
embark for our beloved Spain without
sending to you our most cordial and sin
cere good wishes and farewell.
I'VE fought you with arior, with all
our strength, endeavoring to gain victory.
but without the slightest rancor or hate
towards the American nation.
I'VE have been vanquished by you. but
our surrender and bloody battles preced-
ing it have left In our souls no place for
resentment against the men who fought
us nobly and gallantly.
you fought in compliance with the
same call Of duty as we. for We all but
represent the power of our respective
states. You fought us as men, face to
face. You have complied exactly with
all the laws and usages of war as recog-
nized by the armies of the most civilized
nations of the world. With this high SEN
timent Of appreciation from us all there
remains but TO express our farewell. and
with the greatest sincerity We wish you
all happiness and health.
C'From ll,OOO Spanish soldiers, Pedro
Lopez de Castillo. soldier OF lnfantry.'O
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
BIG X. OF P. CONVENTION.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August Eth,
biennial meeting of the supreme lodge. X
Of P. will begin tomorrow morning with
every part Of the world where there is {
grand lodge, represented. The national
encampment Of the uniform rank number,
1900 uniformed men. II Is estimated
that there are 25,OcO strangers in the city
and more than half as many more are ex
pected tomorrow.
The formal opening OF the camp oc
CURED this afternoon at O'Clock Ter
thousand knights, attired in fun regalia
took part. Owing to the intense heat anC
length Of the ceremonies thirty were
Frustrated.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23

the cincinatd Times-s,ar was republlshed
In the papers here tonight stating that
John X. Mclean would not be represented
by any Of his former Heuteuants who are
at this convention. and the reason for
him not taking part was said to be due
20 a report that he Is 10 succeed General
L. A. Alger as secretary OF war in Nc
Kinley's cabinet.
This caused more stir among the dele
yates than any thing that has been
sprung for years at a convention.
Although Mclean was prominently be-
fore the last democratic convention for
the presidential nomination. and although
his paper the Ciacihattl Enquirer, was
considered the leading advocate Of Bryan
and free silver. the story that was out
that McLean-would probably be the COM
ing successessor OF Alger was believed by
many delegates.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
coALlNc srATIoN Ar sAMoA.
Contract Calls for Its Completion Within
Year


Contract Calls for Its Completion Within
a Year
NEW YORK. August "A special q
the Tribune from washington. says.
The navy department expects TO IWanR
the contract for the establishment OF a
first-class coaling station in the Samoan
islands In the course of 4 week or ten
days. and the work viii be energetic4ny
prosecuted to completion in order than tile
station may be utilized by AIae'ILan war
ships early next year.
Several companies have entered BE
competition and no dou0t is exprt. sSd
that good terms will BE- obt !dned In any
event well within a qusr;er CT Z MILAN
Of dollars available for tile purpose
Congress appropriated Sl)O9OO in lSSc TO
take advantage OF the Samoan cohcesS;Ou
and all surveys were made for the wharf
and the defense VI the site n that time,
but more than haif Of the money YVES ex-
pended for coal and he 10 ve4s bid fLr the
structural work and pier approximating
$4,000, 1t was impossible to let the cSn-
tract. Since that time congress has been
too apathetic to make further apprOprfa-
tion. The navy department has. however.
discovered an unused appropriation OF
100000 made in general terms for coal
ing station in the Pacific, with the Inten-.
tion that 1t should be spent at Pearl Har-
Dor and this will now be taken as an
emergency measure for Pago Pago.
The specifications and the contract wfH
provide for a pier head 256 feet long ana
IS feet wide in 20 feet of water, with a
wharf 2OS feet long connecting 1t with the
shore. The structure will be entirely of
steel and of most substantial character.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
Impressive Ceremonies Attending the Formal Anne
Sandwich Islands to the U.S..
Y AND PUBLIC PROPERTY OF HAWAII DULY TRANSFORMED

Solemn Scenes Enacted in It's
Present Hands Practically Unchanged
Troops Ordered to HonouuOrder mastering
May Retain Their Arms Upon Paying
mel of the Spanish Military nforCu
RcoThe Farewell Soldiers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.

John r, Mclean to Succeed Alger in the
Cabinet.
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THE MASTERING OUT.
lmportan, Features OF the order as Is
sued by the Department.


WASHINGTON. August s2.-Adjutant
General Corbln has issued an order gov
erning the mastering out Of volunteers
II goes into the duties OF the officers II
detail
Following are some OF the important
features Of the orders;
only officers Of the regular army viii
Ne detailed To muster ont the troops. Al
persons borne on the musterln, and on
an other muster rolls and all who have
Joined or belonged TO organizations AT any
time since It's muster In must be account
ed Tor on the muster out roll. which is
required to be a complete record OF all
officers and men who ever belonged to
the organization.
"Discharge certificates will be prepared
for every officer and man present and
absent, except absent officers and men
held In the service by the nroper author
ity and deserters As soon after arrlvfal
OF the organization at its state rendez-
vous as possible, u physical examination
of all the officers and men will be made
before muster-out and payment. so as to
facilitate the payment of pension claims
that may be made on account OF dlsabi-
lty incurred during service, and to protect
the rights OF persons entitled to the bene-
fits of the pensions law as well as to
guard the interests of the government
The troops will be allowed to retain GER
tain property such as rifles and other
equipment by paying stipulated price
for the same
THE SPANISH COMMISSIONERS.
WASHINGTON. August 22.-The state
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they are TO be OF use against arnEsx
obeying one voice and moving as the
wheels OF an engine with one motion I'M.
PEELED by one hand and directed against
one end
The Frankfurter Zeltung on he con
trary. thinks America has esun new
life and inaugurated new policy Of Use
fulness. good for mankind. It says tho
American state Is built on freedom and
tolerance. untrameled by the bureucratic
traditions which hamper older natiOnG
The zeitung considers the Philippines 4
question where America must prove her
self worthy the position she has won ana
undertaken to uphold.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
ALASKA SALMON PACK

SEATTLE. August with the ex-
ception Of the Karluk River salmon pack
in northeastern Alaska this season will
be success.
The total pack will be about 225.OOC
cases. The Pacific Steam Whaling COM
pany put up 10000 cases. the Alaska
Packers Association 5000. Hume &
Hume 5000
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23

public of Hawaii All such officers will
Du required 20 take the oath Of allegiance
10 the United States ,and renew their
bonds 10 the United states government.
The powers OF the ministers of foreign
affairs viii cease. so tar as they relate 10
diplomatic intercourse between Hawai-!
and foreign nations.
The municipal legislation Of Hawaii.
and IA, existing customs regulations will
practically remain In force until the con-
grcss Of the United States shall otherwise
determine
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
DEwEYs PRESENT.

WASHINGTON, August 22.-The de-
sign for the memorial sword which the
government is to present to Rear Admiral
Dewey, according to an act of congress,
was finally determined upon today by the
committee.
The blade bears the Inscription:
Gift of the nation to Rear Admiral
George Dewey L. S, N, in memory OF
the victory of Manila bay, May /, 1895"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-23
MILES SAILS FOR HOME.

PONCE. Porto Rico, August 22.-Morn-
ing-General Miles and stan will leave for
home on the steamer Aranzas tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
CAPTURE OF PLAYA DEL ESTE.
Spanish Account of the Engagement
in Guantanamo HarbOr.

WASHINGTON, July "A second edition
of the Second Squadron Bulletin, published
on the flagship New York, off Santiago.
has Just reached the Navy Department and
for tiny sheet, four by seven, it abounded
in news of it's date-that is, June II. Most
of the facts set out in the bulletin have
been already treated by the press corre-
spondents with the squadron or ashore. A
large part of this particular issue is made
up of a letter written by Felix Pareja at
Guantanamo, addressed to the Spanish mill
tary commander at Santiago which was
captured by the Cubans en- route The let
ter gives a description from the Spanish
point of view of the attack by the American
fleet on Playa del Este and on the forts in
the entrance to Guantanamo bay. The
writer said that as Playa del Este had only
two Misunderstanding guns and sand entrench-
mentS, the detachment could do nothing be-
fore the ships firing on them from all sides
so the soldiers were obliged to retire The
writer speaks of the shortage of ammunition
air of wonder on the serenity with which
the American squadron took possession of
the outer bay, "as if for a harbor of rest"
He declares that he has no flour and is
serving out half rations and is in hard
straits generally.
"A paragraph from the bulletin announces
that Garcia is on his way with 5000 men. all
well armed and supplied from the expedition
of the Florida. He was said to have left
behind number of his men to prevent any
junction with the Spanish forces at holguin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
The Modern Teacher.

Washington Post.
The modern system of education is doubt
less pleasant for the child and advanta geous
to society at large, but it seems to me that
1t must be vastly harder on the teacher than
the old-fashioned way. I happened out on
Columbia Heights Wednesday afternoon,
and at the terminus of the Fourteenth
street car line crowd of twenty children
there may even have been forty of them,
you can't count them-boarded car. They
carried baskets, in which were leaves and
plants, and they had evidently been out into
the country They were in charge of a girl,
tired, worried-looking girl of twenty-five
or twenty-three. She was flushed. she was
Hurried, but she was perfectly good-natured
while she told Charley and Willie not to
stand on the front platform, and Marguerite
not to go bareheaded and James not to hang
out on the footboard, and Julia not to quar-
rel with George, and Tom not to tell tales.
and Frederick not to whistle. and goodness
knows what else, while all the time the lit
tie imps Kept up a pushing and quarreling
and questioning that were enough TO drive
one mad. They transferred at L street and
the teacher picked up Henry, who would get
down before the car stopped, and dragged
Robert just in the nick of time from in front
OF an approaching car, and helped Mamie
down-Mamie hadn't noticed that the others
were leaving till the car had started again
and marshaled all her flock on board the
croSs-town car There was a time-a good
many years ago-when / felt that school
children were put upon but nowadays I'm
sure it's the teachers who are put upon and
the burden laid upon that girl | saw
Wednesday was more than any one human
being ought to be called upon to endure.
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HIS HEART WAS CUT OUT
SERGEANT SMITHS BODY WAS TER
RIBLY MUTILATED BY sPANIARDs.
Surgeon Gibbs Shot While Dressing a
and Tore a Hole in His Head.

NEW YORK, July 2-As soon as the
Panther, which is now at the Brooklyn
navy yard, receives her armament, it is ex-
pected that she will join the new flying
squadron of Commodore Watson, which is
being formed to harass the Spanish coast.
The Panther will carry complement of 2S4
sailors and marines. The battery will con-
sist of six five-inch and four rapid fire guns.
1t was from the Panther that the first body
Of troops, consisting of 600 marines, was
landed al Guantanamo A man on the
Panther, who was present when surgeon
John Blair Gibbs was killed, told the follow
ing story OF the killing:
Surgeon Gibbs was shot while dressing
wound The bullets We're pattering about
like hail. Gibbs had cleaned the wound of
the man and was dressing it when he was
struck. The bullet, a MauSer, mushrOOmed.
1t went in at the left temple and came out
at the right. Where it went in the hole was
about the size OF lead pencil Where it
came out it was as big around as tea cup.
he was leaning over at the time and fell
forward on his face. When picked UP he
was dead. The stories that our men were
not mutilated is wrong. know what l
am talking about. Sergeant Smiths body
when we found him. He was so chopped UP
that all we could do was to bury him where
he lay.
iardS drinking water After the fight we
found fortyseven dead Spaniards that had
tried to reach a stream to get water. They
had dragged themselves to it and some were
on its bank when they died. We sent the
Baby McCalla-that is the name of the
Marblehead's launch-to the city of Guam
tanamo under a flag of truce and asked the
Spaniards to bury their dead. We told them
they might send men out and they would
not be interfered with. They did not do it,
We sent them word again, but they refused
to bury their own dead. The buzzards were
about in swarms and the sight was sick
ening one.
1.-The treatment of the Spanish wounded
is terrible. They leave them on the field
to die. There are no ambulance corps in
their army and their soldiers are naked.
The guerrillaS wear a roughly fashioned
palm leaf hat; another palm leaf is mask
a cartridge belt, machete, a rife and a
pair of shoe soes, tied on like sandals, is
same way and make no prisoners. They cut
the Spaniards threats and smile. We did
not think much of the Cubans at first, but
they are wonders. They go through that
brush like rabbits, head down and machete
ready. They come back with Spaniard's
gun and equipments. Asked where the
prisoner is they say 'Mispanola, and draw
their hand across their throat.
There is plenty of fun in the situation,
and the Cubans furnish it. We gave them
shoes In day their feet were blistered
shoes until there is nothing left but the
solos, and these are tied on their feet. When
they got the shoes they were pleased That
night many of them came back to camp
over the cactus in their bare feet, carrying
the shoes on their Backs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
HEAVY BANK DEPOSITS
WAR BONDS CHANGE ASPECT OF
EASTERN MONEY MARKET.
Both Stock and Grain Markets Take
a HOliday-LOcaI Trade Credited
with a Bright Outlook.

NEW YORK, July 2.-The Financier to-
day says: IAN expansion of So. 526 800 in de-
posits, necessitating an extra reserve re-
quirement of $3,1317OO, against which the
gain in cash was only 1898 900 accounts for
a decrease of 1892, 700 in the surplus reserve
of the New York clearing house banks for
the week ending July 2. The unusual ex-
pansion in deposits is due mainly to the
fact that the government funds received
from the bond subscriptions are being
placed in special depository banks. Thus the
National City and the Hanover National
two of the principal institutions holding
this money, report between them a gain of
over $9,0 900 in deposits, or 70 per cent of
the total increase for the week. The gain
in loans, however, runs we'll throughout the
entire list of banks, and is one of the most
favorable developments of the week. In the
last ninety days the loan expansion has
been $25 COO and the total now is about
the same amount under the extraordinarily
high point attained Feb. 10. Deposits, how
ever, surpass all previous records by twelve
millions, and in view of the special opera
tons of the treasury, will probably attain
within the next month a total far above
anything yet recorded. The current state
ment is confusing, and does not balance
but the operations which are bringing about
the changes are we'll defined and will show
for some weeks to come. The important
point is that the surplus reserve seems to
have attained it's highest point. AS heavy
as exports are, in view of the war. they will
hardly equal the receipts on bond accounts
and while a large part of the extra money
will go into specially designated banks the
operation will tie up more or less money
In the meantime there is no ceSSa ton of the
demand for funds on the part of mercantile
and crop borrowers here and elsewhere, and
these requirements will have to be met Aft
er July IA the allotments of the larger bids
will call into use a great deal of money
lying idle. All these circumstanc will have
tendency to keep money employed and
while no one looks for anything approach
ing a strtngency, money will not be drug
on the market despite the fact that the
country possesses something like S175 900 600
of specie and other currency which it did
not have at this time last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
sALUTING THE PRESIDENT.
The Ceremony That Attends His visit
to Man of War;

Lieutenant Philip Andrews U. S. NJ con.
tributes to the July st. Nicholas an article
on ceremonies and Etiquette on a Man-of-
war. Lieutenant Andrews says:
Inc regulations of the navy set forth lust
what honorS shall be shown the various
nigh ofhcials and military officers who visit
our men-of-war. The practice follows close
would be very difficult to leave out any
of the numerous honors and saIutes now
given. That more simplicity in the honors
shown officials would be better suited to
our republican form of government is GER
tain; but international courtesy REQUIRES
that we go through the same ceremonies
as those employed by the most formal coun-
tries. The Chinese have most sensible
custom for rendering honors. They give
salute of only thref guns. whatever the
rank of the visitor This saves much noise
cellent practice for al nations to follow
When the President of the United States
visits a Ship-of-war of our country he Is
received at the gangway by the admiral
commodore, or commanding officer, together,
with such other officers as may be selected
The officers of the ship, in full uniform, are
on deck, the crew. in their best uniforms
are at quarters for inspection, and the ma
rine guard and band are paraded.
AS the President steps on deck the drums
give four ruf11es, the band plays the ma
tional air. the Presidents flag is displayed
at the main and a salute of twenty-one
guns is fred When the President leaves
the same ceremony is gone through with,
the salute being fired when the boat con-
tanning him clears the ship, his flag being
hauled down at the last gun.
ANY other vessels OF the navy present give
the same salutes, and the crew a. the Pres
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-03
NO CHICAGO PAPERS TO-DAY.
Their Trouble with StereOtypers Not
Adjusted Yesterday.

CHICAGO, July 2.-None of the English
papers were published in Chicago to-day.
owing to a strike among the stereotypers
The istereotypers demanded reduction in
the hours of labor and an increase in wages
1t was refused. and as result. at o'clock
last evening, the stereotypers refused to go
to work. The following newspapers have
entirely suspended publication pending a
settlement Of the issue: Times Herald, Rec
ord, Tribune. Chronicle, Inter Ocean, Even
ing Post, Daily News Evening Journal and
the Dispatch. A meeting of the publishers
was held at IL o'clock this morning to ar
range plan of campaign and to provide
for the resuming of publication at the ear
Hest moment. and il was announced that no
papers would be published tomorrow MORN
ing. The publishers are acting together
and will continue to do so. Already they
nave received a large number of sDplica-
TONS from stereotypers in other cities, and
II is the general belief that since some
thing like two hundred employees are directly
ins olved the suspension viii not be long
An immediate influx of stereotypers from
other cities is expected and has IN some
measure begun The intense interest in the
battle at Santiago renders the situation q
peculiar one. and this fact was undoubtedly
seized on by the operatives There Is nd
little public feeling aroused against the OPP
eratives because OF this phase Of the strike.
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ON THE STAKED PLAINS.
Where and How the II. & p. Train Was
Held Up and Robbed.

DALLAS. Tex, July 2.-General Thorn,
of the Texas & Pacific Railway, to-day
made the following statement about the
train robbery near Stanton last night:
six robbers all masked, except the lead
err tagged our No. 3 west-bound express at
10 o'ciock last night five miles west of STAN
ton, on the Staked Plains, between Colorado
and Pecos rivers one of the most desolate
spots on the line. The robbers covered the
engine crew with Winchesters, cut the ex-
press car loose, forced the trainmen to move
II on to side track and then blew it up with
dynamite. Nobody was hurt but the car
was wrecked, the sides and bottom being
blown out The robbers then blew open the
express safe. wrecking it and badly damag-
ing its contents. What money was in il
they took. Mounting horses they rode away
TO the southw est. The Pacific Express Off
Gals alone know the amount lost This
however, is not the season of the year when
railways make their heaviest money ship
ments. Three pursuing parties are after the
IoooerS Two started from Midland and
STANTON and larger posse started eastward
from Pecos on a special train under the d.
Tecton or Sheriff Lovall of Reese county
Inc Ie&as q Pacific Railroad Company has
oHereu a reward of $3.50 for the capture of
each robber The express company will Of
fer the same amount and the State of Texas
will duplicate it."
Rumors place the amount secured bv the
robbers all the way from 1000 to $5O.O 900