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TAlK OF WEATHER AND WAR
Siaker man Concludes That he Pfeiers TIE
Latter COnvUrsotiOa

L0Lkef lOllNgT5dlAVs
DER clouds are getting cioudIer und
/ think ven have some more yedder."
said the Slnker Man, addressing sarsa-
parlIla Reilly. In che little restaurant
II am sorrY-for- soldiers vlch got
not umbreiIas In der war.
They carry guns" remarked Reilly;
''suEe tn soldiers In th'ciyll war had no
umbrellas, and 1t rained almost all the
tonne"
do the var makes red vedder rain
more as before?" asked Slnkers.
col think Il does" answered Reilly;
"oi remlmper whin tn big battles were
bein' 1T we had condensed atmosphere
for breakfast. dinner an supper. Rain,
rain. all Jhc time"
"Yell. vat makes der rain2" asked
Slnkers.
"OPm surprised" said Reilly. "that
We don't know that. We see, tn waters
av til earth are raised up inter clouds
around the atmosphere, an then pre-
clpltate their waters back to tn earth"
''How do It do ~"
do whRt?" asked Reilly.
participate der hemisphere back 10
der earth" said sinkers.
"In a very simple way" said Reilly.
Eye see, when air Is suddenly chilled It's
capacity av hOidiH' moisture To IN
state nv invisible vapor is diminished
an tn exclss OF moisture prisint be-
comes visible, an Is set. free IN parti-.
Giles, which coalesh and form rain
drops. Jist case nv now We don't see
It an now ye do. Suppose We take for
example, an say equal bulks av air
In 4 state aV saturlZatlon at different
temperatures aY u degrees and IS de-
grees were intermlXed, the compound
nrlsln' out av sIch union will evidently
have tn mean temperature az 80 de-
grees; but, since at these temperatures
tn wan portion held 200 parts OF hui
modify an tn other wan 500, sure the
aggregate must contain 1000 parts; or,
we'll say half an half. which Is 500.
At tn resultin' dmper-ature, however,
this portion could only sispind 400 parts
OF humodltF, an consequently the dlt-
frence, or 100 parts, amountln' ter the
20Oth part nv all tn weight av tn air.
must be prec!pitated from tn COM
pound mass, which, however, wud not
be- tn case Wild air not entolrely sat
urated wild tn moisture, wherein tn
amount set free wud obviously be pro-
portlonately less, dye sce?"
LET US argument about der var"
said Slnkers. You know vat? ] we're
t'lnkIn' now dot der var is over pooty
soon could get a Job n der naval pre-
serves"
'Yes,' saId Reilly. "TheY might hire
sc ter keep Spanish mackerel from
swImmln' in American waters, but ye'd
look better as an ornament to Dutch
man of-war.''
Nov you're comneucin' again" said
slnkers. ITS Wonder sou don't say
my wife is a coward
mo remarked Reilly, 81 know she's
fighter. We told me that yerself.
Back up little! Back up! TIL last
toime We were in Red LarrB's We hesi-
tated 70 long about sayin' turkey
that Red Jerry thought we list wlnt In
ter look at.th pictures. Are ser goin-
to say 'Sampson?'"
Does that mean t'row up my hat
treatg'
"Yes," said Reilly.
Sampson" exclaimed Slnkers. Then
they bombardcd Red IerrS's.-New
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ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July 17-Mary-
lands ancient capital was crowded to-
day with curiosity seekers, who came
from Baltimore. Washington and else
where by rail- and water in the hope of
getting a peep at Admiral cevera and
the men who fought and lost In the
great naval fight on Santiago. Those
who reached here early in the morning
were rewarded for their trouble, az near
ly all the prisoners. including the adj
mirai, attended divine services at st
Mary'a Roman Catholic church. where
they offered up thanks for their deliy-
GRANGE from the fate that overlook so
many OF their less fortunate comrades
VINO fell before the relentless fire OF tne
American guns on July 3. The church
q conducted by the Redemptorist BROTH
ers.i
The mornings services were conduct.
ed by. Brother John, one Of the most
prominent Of the order, In the presence
Of q congregation which taxed the ca
paeity Of the edi5ce to Its utmost Prob
ably no service held within It's walls Tor
years possessed so great an interest," OF
made Z more profound impression upon
those who attended II,
At the close OF the services the oticers
returned TO the naval academy anu
spent the balance of the day in strolling
about the grounds or lOungtng on the
broad piazEas which surround most OF
the buildings in which the prisoners are
duartered. They are rapidly becoming
accustomed to their surroundings ana
seem cheerful and contenteh. Ample
provision has been made for their COM
Tort. the food is plentiful and OF the best
quality, and clothes will be provided for
such as will accept.
Captain Eulate, Of the VlEcaya, is the
only one OF the officers who has thus far
refused to sign the parole pledge. HIS
reasons for 1t are that Admiral CerVera
was only required to give a verbal prom
ise, and that his (Eulate's) rank entt-
ties him to the same privilege. The au"
thorities here have no doubt that the
matter will be amicably arranged and
that the Scruples Of the gallant officer
NAV be overcome
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SIMPLE PRAISE
From tho President and secretary ofW'Hr,
bat How Eloquent II is.

From tho President and secretary OF War,
bat How Eloquent It is.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1.-THE
following messages were sent By Pres
ident Mckinley and Secretary r. A. Al
ger:
ITO General shafter, Commanding
Front, Near Santiago, Playa:
1.-THE President OF the United States
sends to you and your brave army the
profound thanks OF the American peo-
pie for the brilliant achievements at
Santiago, resulting In the surrender OF
the city and all OF the Spanish troops
and territory under General TOral. YOU
splendid command has endured not only
the hardshlps and sacrifices incident 10
campaign and battle, but in stress Of
heat and weather has .trlumphed over
obstacles which would have overcome
men less brave and determined. one
and all have displayed the most con-
splcuouB gallant:V and earned the
gratitude OF the nation. The hearts of
the people turn with tender sympathy
10 the sick and wounded. May the
Father OF Mercles protect and COMFORT
them. WILLIAM MRISLEY.
ITO Major General Shntter, Front, Near
Santiago, Playa:
81 cannot express IN words my graft
tude to you and yourtheruic men. Your
work has been well done. God bless
you all. R. \. ALGER,
Secretary OF War"
The following message was received
at the white house at o p. m:
TO the President:
Camp, Near Santiago, July 16-I
thank Vou and my army. thank you for
your congratulatory telegram OF to-
day. am proud to sav everyone In It
performed his duty calamity. Your
message viii be read to every regiment
In the army at noon Tomorrow.
"sHAFTER, Major General"
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Mr.. George Bruce cortelyou, Of New
York city, has been appointed by the
President to be his assistant secretary.
To Mr. cortelyOu President Mckinley
win dictate his messages, addresses and
all other of his state papers. In addition
to that he will have charge Of the corre-
spondence Of Mira. Mckinley, and the or
rangement for all Of her receptions will
be in his charge. Mr. cortelyon Is
thirty-six years old and for nearly three
years has been the chief executive clerk
to the President; so when congress Gre
ated the additional position Of that
grade of work 1t was assigned to Mr..
Cortelyou, and he was made assistant
secretary to Mr. Mckinley.
Mr.. Corteiyou ls graduate Of the law
schools Of the Georgetown and Column
bian Universities, receiving from the.
former the degree of Ill. Be- from the
latter the degree of Ill. NJ. He was
graduated at the Hampstead Institute
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in 1879; at the State Normal School,
Westfield, Mass, in 1889; pursued liter
airy and musical courses at the New
England Conservatory of Music, Bos-
ton; tutored classes in English literature
at Cambridge. He also studied stenog-
raphy and engaged in active business
as general law and verbatim reporter.
In 1884 he was appointed confidential
stenographer in the United States APP
praisers office at New York. From 1885
to 1889 he was the principal Of college
preparatory schools in New York, and in
october, 1889, was appointed private
secretary to the postofice inspector in
charge at New York.
He was appointed in July. 1891, pri-
vate secretary to Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbone, and re-
appointed by Assistant Postmaster Gen
eraI Maxwell. In November, 1895. he
was appointed stenographer to the Pres
Ident, and In February, 1886, executive
clerk to the President.
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PLAYA DEL ESTE. Guantanamo
Bay, July l7.-captaIn bunker, OF the
gunboat Annapolis. returned to-day
from Baraeoa, where he mad been three
days watching for blockade runners.
He had a slight engagement there with
the Spanish. who fired upon him with
field pieces but did no injury. Captain
Hunker returned the IRE. setting fire TO
and burning the Spanish barracks.
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TERMS OF SURRENDER

oEIho spanIah Forces At Santiago-Ail sol
dIera have 70 GIVn mp Their Arrit'.
whole Force Surrendered Amounts to
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 1.-THE
following dispatch was received from
General shatter yesterday:
HEADQUARTERS Near Santiago,
''The conditions OF capltulatlon In
clude all forces md war material in the
described territory. The Unlted States
agrees, with as little delay as possible.
10 transport all Spanish troops in the
district to the Kingdom of Spain, the
troops, as far as possible. TO embark
near the garrison they NOW occupy, the
ofieerS TO retain their side arms and
the officers and men TO retain their per-
sonal property,
"The spanlah commander Is authOriE-
ed to take the military archives be-
longing to the surrendered district. All
Spanish forces known as volunteers,
clrilizadves and Euerlllas who wish 10
remain In Cuba may do so under parole
during the present war. giving up their
arms. II
Spanish forces march ont OF Santi-
ago with honors OF war deposlting their
arms at a point mutually agreed upon
to await the disposition OF the United
States government, II being understood
the United states commissioners Will
recommend that the Spanish soldiers
return to Spain with arms they So
bfaveIy defended. This leaves the
question OF return OF arms entirely In
the hands OF the government.
~ invite attention to the fact that
several thousand surrendered. said by
General TOral 10 be about 12OOO,against
whom shot has not been fired. The
return to Spain OF the troops in this
district amounts to about $1,000, accord
Ing to General Toral.
"w. r. SKATER,
Omitted States Volunteers"
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structlng. maintaining and operating a
telephone line. Capital sabslfibsd,
1900. The shares are $40 saoh.and are
held By c. e. GasiSih. ]. c. Gaslsill, +.
b. Clayton, J. s. Google. Of Falrmont,
and ]. 4. Arnett, Of MOrgant0wn.
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HE GIVES THANKS.
Admiral cervera and HIS Officers
Attend Church
YAsGRFATLY TGRoNGED

BH PEOPLE WHO WE'RE ANXIOUS
10 SEE THE MAN WHO 50
rIUcKTI1 FOUGHT AND LOST
THE LAST GREAT NAVAL BAT
TIE = Tho SERVICES WERE
VERY IMPRESSIVE : MARY
LANDS ANCIENT CAPITAL
CROWDED WITH CURIOSITY
sDEKERs = EuLATE REFUSES
10 SIGN THE PAROLE PAPERS.
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roRAL,s PLEA

wv. X. SHAFTER
UNITED States Volunteer
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hap how ANDY where cas- IS e y o c wrecks
would e ctE ca M Is sp VI % o m h g p
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
WORK ON COAST DEFENSES,
TorpedOes and Big GUNS Befng Hur-
ried Forward-Men Ready

NEW YORK, March l2-The steam
lighter Caroline left the dock at willet's
point last night with load consisting of
twenty-five drums OF torpedo cables. con-
signed TO Bar Harbor, Me-, where Lieut..
Mckenzie is III charge of the torpedo
works. Each drum or spool weighs about
three tons. Recent orders received at the
fort call for 1i0 drums of cable to be sent
to various points south where the tor
pedos are 10 he laid and n force of en-
gineers and soldiers Is kept busy all day.
and some times until late in the night pre-
pairing the various supplies for shipment
The World today says: The heads of
the United States engineer corps have
discovered that the channel at the be-
ginning of the narrows cannot be sue
cessfully mined with torpedoes. For a
week or more soundings have been made
and off Fort Hamilton a depth OF leo feet
was reached. 1t would be impossible to
place torpedo mines in such depth and
control them with certainty. The en-
gineers have decided to protect the chan
mel between Fort Wadsworth and Fort
Hamilton with fish torpedoes which can
be shot out from the land with the speed
of bullet and can be perfectly controlled
for distance of $50 yards. One of these
can sink the greatest battleship. At
Sandy Hook the conditions are all that
can be desired and If 1t is necessary to
mine the entrance TO this harbor the tor
pedoes will be placed there.
A. train carrying a consignment of ~
inch mortars from the government works
at Providence reached this city before
midnight. They will be transferred to
the proving ground al Sandy Hook today
to undergo the regular tests. At each of
the way stations the massive ordnance
created the greatest excitement. The
mortars will be sent TO Fort Morgan. Ala.
after the test at Sandy Hook.
Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook presented
a warlike appearance today. With the 800
men who arrived today from Fort Slocum.
Davids Island and Fort Wadsworth, there
are now more men at the fort than at any
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Monster Projectiles Will Be Used
in Coast Fortihcations.
Contracts Call for Twelve-Inch Shot
Costing $511 Apiece-NavaI Com
mittee of the House Debates the
Question of DrydOcks-One of
Built ON the Pacific Coast - The
paraisO, whence She Can Go to
the Atlantic or the Philippines,

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The war de-
partment will on Monday open bids for
one Of the largest orders of shot and shell
for heavy cal.ber guns ever given. includ
inS armor piercing projectiles and deck
Piercing torpedo shells. The number and
character Of these follow:
Nine hundred and thIrty-nine twelve
inch deck piercing shells, weighing 1000
pounds each.
One thousand two hundred and forty-one
twelve-inch deck piercing shells, weighing
500 pounds each.
Four hundred and eighty-one ten-inch
armor piercing shot. capped.
One hundred and forty-riine eight-inch
armor piercing shells.
One hundred and fifty eight-inch armor
piercing shot. capped.
These projectiles are for the heavy forti-
fication guns now mounted along the coast
The purchase is not TO be made under the
$5ok9o,o00 defensei appropriation BILL but
is in anticipation OF the fertilization bill.
which grants $4,000 for q reserve supply
OF projectiles and powder.
AS the making of the heavy projectles
will take considerable time, the contract
will be let ahead of the passage of the
bill. assurances having been given from
men In congress that no question would
be raised as to the regularity of this pro
ceeding. The entire amount is designed
to give all the heavy guns now installed
and those 10 be put in place during the
coming year full quota OF projectiles
and powder.
The twelve-inch shot are among the
largest made. The cost of a single round
~ this class of projectiles is $5ll.
Aside from the large order TO be placed
Monday. the emergency bill will permit
additional orders to meet the requirements
of such fortifcauon guns as may BE
mounted for emergency. The present or
der is for the actual needs Of the guns now
mounted. without reference to any exist
ing emergency. although 1t has been made
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all the more imperative by the Spanish
crisis.
The naval committee OF the mousse did not
reach any conclusion today relative to the
number and location OF the drydocks TO
be authorized in the naval appropriation
bill, which is the main question left open.
The general opinion in the committee
seems to favor three or four new docks
The Bunce board recommended new docks
81 Portsmouth. y. H., Boston Algiers, La.
and Mare Island. and an enlargement OF
accommodate the largest batileships. The
Pennsylvania delegation is s;raining every
nerve to secure an entirely new dock at
League Island.
Docks capable of accommodating battle
ships Will have to have a depth OF channel
leading to them Of thirty feet. and COM
modore Matthews. OF the bureau OF yards
and docks. who was summoned before the
committee today. rather startled the COM
mittee by his statements as 70 the depth
OF the channel 10 a. least one Of the docks
proposed, that at Mare Island. He said
the channel was not over twenty feet for
Two miles. and that Il would require $50 GO
TO dredge II 10 the requests depth of thirty
feet The channel 81 Boston is only
twenfy-seven feet and the channel at
League Island * about the same depth
This complicS:es matters considerably.
ard when the committee adjourned today
little progress soward a conclusion had
been made.
The committee has decided that one of
the three batsiesh,ps authorized yesterday
shall be bant or the Pacific coast. These
great war vessels. which are 20 be the
peers OF any afo4t. are 10 cost 3. 90. co
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ach. instead of $4,000 SIS reported be-

each. instead Of sS,eeooco SIS reported be-
fore.
Secretary Long today telegraphed orders
10 the commander OF the hattlsship Ore
gen to- leave San Francisco and cruise
down the southern coast. The vessel will
report from time 10 time by cable TO the
navy department, and receive such in
structions as the changes in conditions
may warrant. At present the ship is TAX
ing on ammunition.
The sending OF the Oregon away from
San Francisco is an exhibition of the far
sightedness with which the secretary Of
the navy is observing the situation OF to-
day. The vessels orders are 10 cruise
down the Pacific coast, touching from time
10 time at various ports where cable con-
nectlons exist to receive any orders that
the department has 10 give. In this way.
Il is expected she will work as far south
as Valparaiso. where she will await or
ders. Valparaiso is very much nearer
Cuba and to Admiral Sicard's fleet than
Mare island. while II it should be desired
TO send the ship tu tha Asiatic station
this can be done almost as conveniently
from Valparaiso as from San Francisco.
AT Valparaiso the Oregon will be where
she can be most usefully manipulated in
case of an emergency
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Special Dispatch to the st-Inteligsncer.
WASHINGTON. March 1a-UnofYicial
information has come 10 the Western SEN
ators who supported the Alaskan land and
railroad bin and section is. which has so
aroused the rage or the Canadians. that
Canada is ready to concede to American
nit of chilkoot and White passes
1ntimation of this Intention comes one
remove from the British ambassador. and
is being used by the lobby for the Mac
kenzie-Mann projected rail line from Glen
ora TO Lake Tesln. In an effort TO influ-
ence the conference committee to strike
out section IS.
The representation is made that Canada
Will not consent TO the concession Of fee
admission of miners outass. as that would
involve too great a change In the Domin-
ion tariff regulations. and proposes TO meet
the insistence upon the fisheries conces-
sons clause by proposing new restrictions
Upon American trade. THIS will leave
equal rights TO Americans with Canadians.
and upon this termination OF the confer
ence Canada. Il is stated, will open license
Offices on the passes.
The Canadians win force a conflict with
the United States on the interpretations
OF the free navigation clause of the treaty
of 1871. according to the present under
lief Is that the upper house OF the Cana
dian parliament will pass the Mackenzie
Mann exclusive railroad contract bill. and
that work Will be under way on the read
as soon spring opens.
The Canadians have boats for the Stick
cen now almost ready for use and will
attempt to load them in the channel about
Fort Simpson and take them UP the Stiok-
cen. without reporting at Fort wrangel.
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LeltefS brokers THINK Too Large
Amounts Are Demanded.
CHICAGO, March 1e.-AIlen. Grier, Seller
& Co., the chief brokers for Joseph Letter,
today made formal application to the board
OF directors of the Chicago Board of Trade
for fixing OF a marginal price on May
wheat contracts. This action, il is believ-
ed. arises from the requests for margins
which were yesterday made on Letter by
the bear contingent, amounting IN some
instances, according to Mr. Letter, to Is
cents a bushei
The biggest sale of cash wheat that has
yet been made by Letter took place today.
Counselman & Day purchasing an even
100000 bushels. What the price for this
lot was could not be learned. Mr.. Letter
merely stating 1t was made at market
price" This makes a total of $3.50. 900
bushels Of the Letter contract grade wheat
disposed of.
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MELBA COMING TO SEATTLE
Damrosch-Eliis Organization to
Make Tour of More Than
Ten Thousand Miles

BOSTON. March 12.-Messrs. Damrosch
d Ellis make the announcement that MelbA
and specially selected company from this
Dsmrosch-Elli Organization will make
toar of the Pacific slope and the North
west.
Charles A. Ellis who has directed the
personal management OF Meba for tho
last three years. Will conduct the tour.
travelling with Melba over the entire
route, which covers a territory Of over
10 roo miles.
Kansas city. Omaha, Denver. Salt Lake.
San Francisco. Los Angeles. Portland.
Seattle. Tacoma. Spokane and Butte will
be visited In turn. and after journey
across the Rockies the tour viii be COM
ple;ed al 81. Paul and Minnes polls.
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SEATTLE WASHINGTON SUNDAY. MARCH
have shipped on the Nomad as second

have shipped on the Ncmad as second
mate.
Weston C. McAllep. another son OF Capt
McAllep was % years old when he sailed
on the schooner. He shipped as able sea-
man. Formerly he was employed on the
Front street cable line.
The daughter is Miss Helen A McAllep.
She is 25 years old and was employed by
Coe & Sharples as q stenographer for
some little time
That Mrs. McAllep is not with her hus-
band and children. whether alive or lying
on the bed of the Pacific ocean, was due
to her Illness when the Nonad sailed. She
expected to accompany her family, but a
few days before the schooner's departure
she was taken III. 1t was then decided
that she should remain at home.
Shipping men are not all Of the opinion
that the Nonad is lost. 1t is possible, they
say, that she has met with some mishap
that has delayed her arrival II she has
been partly disabled and driven out of
hen course by some terrible storm, her
non-arrival can be easily explained.
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-,
Seattle December & and bv the ,f,7,a t,a
letter reached here The No,nad with ber
precious cargo. would ha uoarIv homo
when the hoIidavs came Atr- NrAusn
anxiouSlv watched the sbinning hu,le,ins
from Port Angeles and Port Townsend
She expected thar the Noms8 vanId hA
rer.,r,er, No, la,er tns,, Yen, w. H..
Since tben the arxson. v..ea ,.,, ,,,,.ne.
has 4aen her hofes au,,-,7le as,. -, d..
For the first month - 49,. r.v AN sha
did no, harisva ,sat ,se H,,,,d Ia, g.