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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
SAVE THE WOUNDED.

The heavy losses reported from the last two
DAYS fighting at Santiago must turn the thought
of this country more sharply than at any nmc
hitherto in this war to the provision made for
the comfort and care Of the wounded. Ihon-
sands Of humane and patriotic cltizens s'ahu
ready to do anything called for, II they only
know what II is, TO alleviate the suf1erlngs OF
the soldiers and secure their recovery 100
often they are in honest doubt as to what EFFORT
on their part will not be mistaken ana Ill
directed. and so an utter waste IL Is there
fore the duty. as it certainly must De the
pleasure Of the authorities or the Army. par
ticularly those having charge OF the hospital
service 10 tell the public frankly what the!
need beyond what the Government supplies, 10
contribute to the welfare Of the wounded. No
body expects that the Government can FURNISH
the delicacies Of n private hospital That would
be an impossible undertaking. Yet there may
he many cases where little comforts and dell
cate foods and drinks. which never could he sup
plied under official regulations might make all
the difference b~ rween life and death. II is
these things if ii ey are needed. which the au-
;horties NAV without scruple ask private
patriotism 10 supply and he sure of generous
response
In another column this morning we print
letter from staff correspondent calling atten-
lion to the need of just such delicaces for the
hospital at Key West which the Government
holds through the devotion Of the Sisters OF
Charity. This hospital Is likely TO be the refuge
of the great body Of the wounded from Cuba,
md many will now he arriving there Here IS
q splendid opportunity 10 save them and show
them the tenderness Of grateful country. We
are privately assured on trustworthy authority
that in spite OF ali tine Government can DO
many Of the men who go TO Army hospitals,
who might otherwise recover. Will die unless
supplied with the uxuries which can come only
from ndulccn. private bounty. This has been
the case in all wars. no matter how efficient
the hospital service and we may expect IL 10
he so in this Our Key West letter tells how
the danger is foreseen there, and the situation
certainly calls for action.
We hone our citizens will take up this work
and that the War Department will give the
public full information 10 what additions
10 It's provisions would he acceptable and Use
full Surely no wounded or sick soldier Will
lack the best of care if our people can pre-
vent it, The only problem Is 70 do the right
thing and make private bencfcence wisely sup
rlpmont official effort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
PERSONAL.

Charles G; Stifel Of St Louis is to present to
that city bronze statue Of the German poet Schil-
Ter nov being cast at Stuttgart. 1t will be set up
in St Louis Place. the home OF the donor
Therese Malten. the famous Wagner singer OF
the Royal Opera at Dresden. has recently cee-
brated the twenty-fth anniversary Of her entrance
on the stage. She honored In many ways:
Among the gifts she received were a handsome set
OF Brinnhilde properties helmet. spear shield and
ring-and a gold crown such as Elisabeth wears
in 'TannhAuser" A performance OF this opera. with
Fraulein Malten as Elisabeth, marked the END OF
weeks manifestation in honor or the artlst'
Paris paper tells this characteristic incident
that happened In Paris In the sos: Said Pacha,
who was on a visit to the capital, wanted dozen
and a half of snufboxes to distribute among as
many people whom he delighted TO honor. He ap-
piled to the members OF a celebrated firm. who
undertook 70 provide him with the required number
at the rate OF 1000 francs each. We have only
half a dozen ready Your Highness but the mo-
ment YOU have disposed Of these shall deliver
another half-dozen" And they did. They failed.
however. to complete the third haf-dozen; They
one Of The recipients among the second hah-dozen
had gone Of town before the jewellers coud
get at him
Naval Constructor Hobson gave order to a
press clipping bureau last November for clippings
OF all newspaper mention Of him. and from that
time until he sailed with Sampson's feet only forty
such clippings were collected Now they are COZ
lected at the rate Of about four hundred Gay
George A. jerks, the Democratic candlnate 10Y
Governor Of Pennsylvania. is sometimes spoken OF
as &c. e D." from the fact that. a Cabinet position
having been offered nm in a telegram from Wash
ngion signed with those initials. ne immedlatety
forwarded his acceptance 10 President Cleveland.
There more &c. C's than one, ana that one
did not happen 70 BE- Grover Cleveland.
Fisher Howe jr. OF Boston has given 70 Will
Jams College a collection Of antiquities. among
them n letter from Dr.. EbsneZer Fitch its FIRST
president. wherein he wrote 10 one OF tho trustees
as follows: The plan Of accommodation for CON-
mencement. which talk Of. is slight building.
covered with boards in the easiest and cheapest
manner OF eighty ninety feet in length ana pro-
portionately wide. with seats Of boards. sage;
ct. We have not chosen the place 70 erect II:
cXp.ct IL Will cost the corporation at least 80, nut
tho expense appears to be unavoidable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
N4IlI NOBILITY.

A defect in the United States wall the
moro worthy Of notice because of the per
sistence OF our authorities In ignoring II ana
GOING on 10 build slow bnttlc-ships when N
the cost Of a little trouble they could build fast
ones equally wcll-occupcs the attention Of Mr..
" Laird Cloves the English naval writer, in
the Jnly Engineering Magazine" He thinks
that in no country. except perhaps Germany,
has tho theory Of modern naval warfare
received more attention than in the United
States and he studies our shortcomings 10 find
warning for England and other nations
against the mistakes he thinks them rs likely.
or even more likely, TO make through failure
Of officials 10 put in practice the most advanced
knowledge Of experts and realize the tendcn-
ccs Of modern naval science. More than ever
before. sea -powcr is dependent on something
more than mass 4 century ago ships differed
little in speed. and. given equal scamanship
and wcathc~ ship for ship and gun for gun.
one nation had little advantage over another
But now all is changed vastly more. indeed
than voters or even officials will understand
and the navy which can deliver its blows the
quickest and on occasion go IN" flirtncst from
home will be the one with every chance Of
victory.
States 10 strike al once at the coast Of Spain
and reduce the enemy to impotence in n few
dave md makes this remark on our lack Of
mobility:
Every American realizes. more or less vague
w that II is necessary for a country so large
and so important as the United States To pos
cos q navy. But American public opinion
when about twelve years ago. It came to the
conclusion that IT must have navy Of modern
mot .lt Intel ant II,
nut 10 Itself certain weighty questions. IL ala
not osk itself: rs II not likely that some day
We shall have to meet European opponents?
Ia II not a maxim Of naval and. indeed Of all.
warfare that the only good defence Is offence?
Is il not also Il maxim Of naval warfare that
vour enemies coasts the most effective
nchting ground for your fleets? Is II not
fact that seeing that America is very far dis
, tant from any Of the great naval countries, her
warships which may have exceptional dis
tonces 10 traverse should have exceptional
speed md exceptional coal capacity" on the
contrary American public opinion. not having
studied the science OF the application or sea-
power demanded comparatively few fast ships.
gave to the ma jority even OF these no very ex-
ccptional coal endurance. and positively INSIST
ed that its heaviest and most formidable IRON
clads should be fitted rather for the defence or
the coast line OF the United States than for
| operations in the waters Of the far-off foe.
Such a mistake some years ago on the part
| Of uneducated public opinion Is pardonable. but
| what shall be said il it Is made again in tho
| light Of to-day by our naval leaders through
unwingness to adapt themselves to plans OF
| their own experts which they themselves do
| moi disparagc! Yet in the face Of the obviously
increasing value Of mobility. in the face OF our
manifest inferiority In fast ships for heavy
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tent TO reign without ruling as the servant or
the people. Even in France, where monarchs
are of the past. there are too many relics OF the
monarchicaI system TO permit an entirely mar
monious republlcanism to prevail. Inc Iau'''
We repeat Is not in constituiionasm. Dut I'D the
extra that still so largely per-
slsts.
To lay blame upon the character or the telh-
perament Of those who are making win so IN
different success the experiment OF cohsti'u-
tionalism Is n delicate matter. In Great BRITAIN
and in this country, as we have said. the expert
ment is signally successful We do not mean 10
scorp all others as ''lesser breeds without the
law" 1t may well be believed that there IS
something in the Anglo-Saxon temperament
that makes republican institutions more readily
workable with it than with any other. But II Is
also perfectly evident that nation with cen
turtles Of experience In constitutionalism can 90
better with It than one that has only just
adopted it after centuries Of absolutism. Inc
Anglo-Saxon race did not become democratic
without struggles and reactions. Neither can
any other The present. crisis will pass, as
others have done. And when Continental ma
tons have worked at the constitutional system
as long as England has they will probably make
il succeed as we'll as she is doing to-day.
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CONFERENCE WITH CANADA.
APPROPRIATION RESTORED TO TIN
DEFICIENCY BILL.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL


fBY TELEGRAPH THE rRIBuNAl
Washington. July 2.-The managers q tha
conference ordered by the two houses on the
General Deficiency Appropriation bill have at
last yielded to the arguments urged by the State
Department in favor Of accepting Great Brit
aims offer to adjust certain causes Of difference
between the United States and Canada. and to-
day decided to restore the appropriation OF
$4,000. to provide for the expenses OF joint
commission, stricken about ten days ago from
the bill.
This action had caused the Administrator
much annoyance and embarrassment, - q.
rangements for submitting to friendly cons
ference all pending causes OF dispute or irrltae
ton between this country and the Domanion
had already been completed. ana the Canaaian
Government had named the commissioners VINO
were TO manage its case. The Canadian Prs:
mier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. who paid a vint 70
Washington last fall to urge his favorite scnems
Of closer commercial relations between ths
United States and Canada, had assumed inc
leadership Of the Dominion half OF the commisS
sion. and the President was almost ready to aps
point this country's representatives. "heh S""S
eress. for some unintelligible reason retuseo
n mass the item In the Deficiency bill autnors~
ing the modest expenditure entailed by tho no'o"
ing Of the conference. :
Now that the appropriation Of SoO'ooo has
been restored. there will be no further OBSTACLE
to the praiseworthy effort Of the two Govern"
ments to reduce the possible subjects OF conten~
ton between them. The Alaskan boundary. M
terchange Of traffic rights Of transit, mutuaI u'a
Of canals and the regulation OF the hsheries at~
among the vexed questions which are 10 %
submitted TO the Joint commission for an sms~
cable solution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
PENVSyIV4NI4'S VICTORY.

TIE college boat races at Saratoga when
were finally rowed yesterday morning after
succcssion of postponements and an eXpchdl-
ture of much labor in the effort to see 'hem
produced one great surprise. The Cornell nj
yersity crew which won so handlly AT New
London, and which was reasonably regarded
nc ,nyincible. was beaten by the Pennsylvanla
oarsmen and barely gained the second place
Tins furnishing another striking illustration OF
the uncertainties Of rowing contests. "hlie
HEARTILY concentrating the vctOrs upon their
.uccess we cannot suppose that the crcum-
stsnces of their triumph were altogether salts
Factory oven 10 themselves, and Il is certain
that many trials and dsappontments attended
O reootta which had been looked forward to
with eager interest.
AlJuding week ago 70 the rash assertion
~ the manager of the Cornell Navy that sara
,o0a Lake was unquestionably the best place
For q boat race, we expressed the hope that he
1xonld not be undeceived by the results OF the
test which he was anticipating with pleasure
and confidence There is not much doubt that
no ,s now convinced Of his error. for. though
he has not been directly heard from. Cornell S
well-known athletic representative In the rae
u,tv Professor Whec!,- is quoted as saying
that Saratoga Is utterly discreditej and that
Cornell will row next year at Poughkeepsie To
no sure. that remark was made before the race.
and Cornell Is not In so good position for die
Eating the conditions Of another contest as she
expccted to be; but nevertheless. we imagin"
that there will be general agreement as to the
defects Of the Saratoga course. We believed
that IL would prove unsatisfactory. but we did
not expect that the melancholy experiences OF
1874 would be so accurately repeated There
appear to have been some serious faults OF
management this year, as there were twenty
four yenrs ago; but the fact remains that Sara
topa Lake Is a gusty and tickle sheet OF water,
that I, is not easily and comfortably accessible
and that IT does not furnish spectators with
oood facilities for seeing a race after they have
got there.
II must be admitted that the Cornell oars
men suffered from various disadvantages 10
which their own gallantry subjected them 1t
reouircd great faith to suppose that, having
heen mt iust ION edge" for the New-London
race. they could stay in perfect condition for
a.. week in different climate IT was reported
on Friday that they had gone stale. and inc
event strongly tends to verify the suspicion
The ease and power which characterized their
sowing nj New-London and year ago al
pouehkeepsie were not visible yesterday, though
n u only lust to add that Pennsylvania was
uuuch better than she had generally been sup
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posed to be. and won In excellent form ana
time And this suggests the question "he'her
it will now be necessary TO revise somewhat
the prevailing estimate OF the comparative
merits of various strokes. Certainly the stroke
which Ward teaches his Pennsylvania pupils
is widely different from that which courtney
in recent years has taught with great success
nj Ithaca. The Pennsylvania oarsmen have
been pretty uniformly unfortunate. ana single
victory does not prove anything except the pro-
ficiency OF the crew that won 1t; hut II does
renew interest in controversy which appar-
emily Is not much nearer to settlement than
II was twenty years ago.
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NETWORK NEWSPAPERS.
THEIR NAIL CIRCULATION.
,m The New-York World.

From The New-York World.
The New-York World paid Uncle Sam Sc&r0
for postage its newspaper mall IN 1877 tne t ~
est sum ever paid by any publication Inc oSnere
paid: THE New-York Herald; 5000 81 The New.
York Tribune, $2S,Ss3 70 THE New-fork Sun
s9l42s3
The above published yesterday WIN .
gross typographical error in the figures. W.
reproduce 1t correctly this morning according to
the figures published by THE World" We have
referred to our own books. but find verincatioo
as to The Tribune's payments difficult. without
appealing to the Government. since our totais
as recorded daily and weekly include also some
Of the payments to express companies TneS
amount to double the figures mentioned by the
World"
We are quite content with the showing. how
ever as II stands, when 1t Is remembered that
postage is charged by the pound. and that Inc
Tribune never sends out such huge masses OF
paper as some Of it's contemporaries-often run
ming to fifty or sixty pages in the case OF some
Of them. and Weighing over Q pound ~
single issue 1
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INTERNATIONAL 7. ". c. A. MEETING.

The International Conference Of Young Mems
Christian Associations will be held at Basic. Swift
zerland. from July to inclusive. just before tho
opening OF the conference there will be plenarH
session OF the Central International Committee.
The principal subjects for discussion Will be Tho
Missionary Work of the Association, The Prseene
standing OF the Associations. the Privileges Which
They Enjoy and the Dangers 10 Which They Ara
Exposed and The Inner Work OF the Organiza-
Ian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
LIVE TOPICS OF BERLIN.

Berlin, July
vopnrNuAoM A NAVAL sTRoNGHOLD.-ThA
Government intends TO transform Noroenn.o"s
which the North German Lloyd Company mas aos'r
doned into naval stronghold Inc prepa'a'o'"
work has been begun. but great secrecy is main-
aimed The Reichstag will not be Informed regard.
ing the matter until all preliminaries have Dee"
completed
TO REMAIN GERMAN CITIzENs-At q meet
ing OF the Colonial Society at Dantzic on TUESDAY,
at the instance Of the president, resolution wa
adonted which Is liable 70 create variety OF
trouble The resolution provides that no German.
no matter where he may emigrate hereafter shau
lose his nationality except on his own lhi'iae"o.
bill, embodying the resolution, which Is ihdo'se"
by the Emperor and by many members OF ths
Reichstag will be introduced at the coming session
HoHENLoHE TO RIDE wHEEL-Princa
Hohenohe the Imperial Chancellor although
nearly eighty years old. is learning 10 ride the Die
cycle Thus far he has confined his Rides to thS
private grounds surrounding the chanceery'
EMPEROR'S YACHT WON.-The yacht raoe ar
ranged recently between the Empress OF Germany
and her sister-in-law Princess Henry OF Prussia.
who were on board the Iduna. late the American
schooner yacht the Yampa, against Emperor "i'-
lam on board his new yacht the Meteor was saiieo
on tuesday The race started from Hemmelmarks
and was over course hf,y-sx kiometers in length.
II was won by the Meteor by half-hour
BIsMARCK's HEALTH BETTER-Prince Bis
narck IL regaining his health. He IL able 10 waiH
again and Is as laxative and keen-wtted as ever.
In the last week ne has taken several drives
NO SAN JOSE SCALE FOUND.-Snce March the
orchards throughout Germany have been thoroughly
searched for the San Jose scale The Prussian Min
lister OF Agriculture. Baron Won Hammerstein-Lee-
ton now reports that sign OF the San jose scsta
has been found although another insect ciose!y ~"
serhl,ne II has been discovered In large numberl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

German zeal for the protection OF the few Ger
man residents and small German interests at
Manila Is understandable and commemorate
But II would be most unfortunate II II shouid
-. 60 excessive or should be 80 rnanifAstsd A tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

UIhle III the country, The Tribune can
be sent 10 Won for 81 4 month"; II IS m
tor!ant that yom subscription shall be re-
. eet1ed earlp in the day in riecp OF enormous
mails. Changes Of address gre no hohole.
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inspir. the spaniards with hopes OF aid OF IN

Madrid has been chief storm centre OF lies
since the war began and before and though T"
does not thrive the diet 1t rejects any other'
Its people. in the language OF Francis Bacon.
wish to have the shows OF things accommodated
to their desires, and to hear about victories ana
trumphs whether any have been won or not.
In their bulletins they have had us whipped a
good many times, and will continue to give US
no end Of punishment. we'll as to effect all
sorts Of invincible combinations against u.s. Just
now they have made a confederacy OF all the
South American republics to unite with them
for our destruction. and the Spanish capital Is
tubilant over IT.. OF course II is not entirely
destitute Of persons Of sense and disc'mna-
tion but they are a minority and a remnant. IN
general helpless and mute amid the uproar OF
the mutitudinous fool and fanatic with whom
they are so copiousy surrounded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

Admiral Camara is wise In deciding To leave
his torpedo boat destroyers at Port Said. They
might get hurt II they went further.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
Dns,ness Notifies.

The value Of gems like mineral waters depends
entirely upon their PURITY and composition bu!lhs
CARL II. SCHULTZS waters YOU can be sure OF po'h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

General Joe Wheeler seems inclined to main
tain his brilliant record Of never losing bat
tie. He was literally up a tree" the other day.
but that only a step toward putting the
Spaniards metaphorically up far bigger one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
REIGN OF TERROR AT SANTIAGO.
rror, The Baltimore American.

The APPREHENSION at Santiago OF reign OF
terror when the Americans take possession OF the
city will give way to a pleasant disappontmens
character Of the new rule. As the British consul
told the frightened Spanish lady who came tS
the atrocities alleged OF them. life and property
there will be safer than they have been for three
hundred years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
COMMENT on CURRENT EVENTS.
THE SOUND OF GENERAL SKATERS GUNS.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.

shafter IS evidently soldier able 70 see thu
short cuts among the most tangled complicationi
and with the energy TO force his army through
The sound of his guns should bring spain 10 he
senses for whether victorious not al first. sucl
energy will forge ahead TO the victorious end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
GLORY OF WAR UNEQUALLY DIVIDED.
From, The ST Louis Repuhlic.

with Dewey the bright particular star OF the
war watson on the high seas bound for Cadis
to annhate Camara's squadron and the ponder
Gus Shafter pounding Cerveras ships into junk
with siege guns which he has placed above SAM
made up their minds that the glory OF war; Ike
other good things. is unequally divided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

BIsMARCK's HEALTH BETTER-Prince Bis
marck is reganing his health. He Is able TO waiH
again and Is as laxative and keen-witted as ever
In the las, week ne has taken several drives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
THE QUESTION OF INDEMN


From
With the close OF the present war there VIII
come up for consideration the question OF In:
demntv when Spain will find herself compelled
70 dance 10 the music Of whatever tune Uncle
Sam will see fit to play at that time. While II Is
70 her early as vet TO discuss this matter, II 10
nertinent TO gather from the experience OF other
nations such light as will be OF service TO u
when the question comes up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
WHAT EXPERT SANITATION

When we control Cuba we shall then be able
"a set in motion the needed sanitary reforms so
that Cuban cities may be as free from preventablo
diseases as our own The effective post-epidemio
work Of the Marine Hospital Service in the South
last winter whereby out OF l0i towns and villages
in which yellow fever appeared last year II was
so effectively stamped out as 10 reappear I'm but
one is a fair example of what expert sanitation
can do.