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The evening times., 1898-07-23
The Modern American Sailor.
Park BENJAMIN, in the Indepe8aEut.)

Jacky, who used to be more sailor than gunner,
is now more gunner than sailor. just in proper
tion a he has ceased to be part Of the great en-
gine on which he lives, SO he has come more and
more into the control Of it. And as the cardinal
purpose Of warship is to hit things with her
proiectiles, Jacky has become 4 specialist in
Getting that work out Of her. He does II in two
places-at the guns and at the engines. Correctly
pointed guns are Of use, unless the platform
on which they rest is put in proper relation to
the thing to be hit, and kept there; equally II
i useless to get the ship into proper place unless
The guns are correctly pointed. Men who can do
either Of these things must have natural ca
pacities and be susceptible to education, and
only men Of this sort eligible for our navy.
Accordingly the '-bescl,-comber," or the 'srock-
scorpicn," or any other variety Of h It rck Of ma
fine refuse which drifts around the great maritime
ports and ships in any craft where grub is
plenty and work light, no longer slngs his ham,
mock on Uncle Sans berth-deck, - he used to
DO. to the diane Of The seryice in yean gone by.
Nor can TIE tramp, nor the jail-bird. nor even
the incprrigible black sheep Of the family, thus be
provided Tor, to the relief Of constabJes and long
euHering relativeA No man or boy can now pass
4 United States naval recruiting o6Bcer uslesI he
4 clsan, healthy. honest. ycung. strong, and In
feIli9ezt; nor can he affe1wnd get that 3D.
vancenseat, which = cestainly open to him with.
81 1ear q hvos, ualeo he coatinues 70 ihsw
ap<itu6e an1 ahi1ity.
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SATURDAY. JULY %. 1895.
Foreign Intervention.

A dispatch from Berlin to the London
Daily News, published here this morn
ing, announces an agreement among the
European powers. with the exception
of Great Britain, to prevent the annex
alton Of the Philippines by the United
States. and even to prohibit an Anglo
American protectorate. 1t may be un-
true. Still, it is highly probable we
shall have to meet the menace Of such
an agreement eventually. The history
OF all modern peace negotiations, with
the single exception of those which
closed the Franco o-German war of 1870
II, warrants the belief that only one
consideration will restrain the powers
from Intervention. If they are con-
vinced that the United States will re-
eist their pretensions, and may have
the moral support, at least. of Great
Britain, their failure to rob Germany
of any Of the fruits Of her victory indi-
Gates they will keep their hands off. In
any event, however. they will undertake
to dictate. Not until the attitude of the
United States is fully revealed will they
be likely to withdraw their claims to
authority over the settlement.
We can afford to wait until the war
is over and a peace effected before be-
coming agitated or irritated over the
question. With a large volunteer army
still in the service of the nation. and
a navy second only to that Of Great
Britain in ships, and second to none in
respect of other essential qualities, we
shall be in position to consider calmly
an attempt to wrest from our control
any territory we may choose to hold.
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The B.aalo at New York.

New York, July z3.-The Buffalo, for
merly the Brazilian dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy. arrived from Newport News
yesterday afternoon and went to the ma
Wy yard. 1t was intended to convert her
into a cruiser either at Newport News or
the Portsmouth navy yard. but the health
authorities at Norfolk were unwilling to
have her placed in dry dock, as her bot
tom was found to be foul and 1t was
feared she might have yellow fever germs.
What disposition will be made of the Buff
falo Is a matter of conjecture The object
of her trip here was said to be for the
purpose Of receiving a belt of armor and
a main battery of 5-inch guns and a sec
ondary battery of machine guns. 1t was
reported last night that she is to be fitted
out as collier.
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Tho Advance On Porto Rico.

The latest advices from General Miles
are gratifying. AS there are no indica-
tions of unusual storms near the equa-
tor, his advance guard should reach its
destination tomorrow. There are more
than three thousand men on the trans
ports and six war vessels of varied
character as a convoy, besides friend
ly force of native volunteers on the is
land. There can be no difficulty, there-
fore, in the way OF landing the troops
and raising the Stars and Stripes at
once.
The army intended for the work of
reducing the fortified places of Porto
Rico will number anywhere from four
teen thousand to thirty thousand men,
with supplies for a much longer time
than will be required to take complete
possession. Besides this army, there is
an understanding that many more
troops in the different camps are under
orders or in expectation of orders TO
prepare for Porto Rico. 1t is possible
that the island may be used as the rem
devious for troops intended for larger
expeditions. 1t would be a distinct gain
in many ways II the men who took
Santiago and part of those in camps
in this country could be sent to the
hills of Porto Rico where the climate is
rhealthful and pleasant and the water of
such extraordinary purity that in times
of peace il is sold to the Inhabitants "
the other West India Islands. There
are splendid harbors and nowhere is
Il SO easy to enforce sanitary regula-
tions for large bodies Of men. 1t is, in
deed, q natural sanitarium.
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B. q o. PREFERRED STOCK.
Shareholders VIII Meet and Diseusl
the Situation.

Shareholders VIII Meet and Discuss
the Situation.
Baltimore, July 23.-Another conference
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad may be
held to discuss the limitation fixed by the
reorganization syndicate as to the time
when securities must be deposited in order
to participate in the reorganization Of
the property. The date named is Aug
ust /. and after that the managers of the
reorganization announce that they will
receive stocks and bonds not deposited.
il at all, on terms named by themselves.
circular letter is to be sent othe first
preferred stockholders by their special
committee. composed of Messrs. John
Gill, James l. McL.ane and John A. Whit
ridge. covering the situation in fegard to
the stock.
The Johns Hopkins University and 9TH
er holders controlling about 1900 shares
Of stock sued the receivers to enforce the
payment Of the 6 per cent annual divi-
dend. on the contention that II was Il
perpetual lien that must be paid out of
the gross earnings of the property. This
case was taken to the United States Su-
preme Court. but the limitation as to the
time of coming into the reorganization
will expire before a decision can be Civ
en-. 1t is stated that 1t IS the purpose of
the trustees of the university to push
this suit, but individual holders who have
become paries thereto may, il they so
elect. accept the terms offered by the
reorganization committee.
These terms provide that on the pay
ment OF an assessment of 81 per share
the holders of the frs, preferred stock
will receive in exchange for each share
SIS per cent. in new preferred stock and
% per cent in new common stock. AS the
Johns Hopkins University owns about 81
100000 Of this stock. If the terms were
accepted. the cash assessment to be paid
would amount to about $20c00.
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A New Hospital Project.

Hagerstown. Nd. July 2a.-At joint
meeting tonight Of Christian Association
committees It was decided to establish
well-eauipped hospital in the Railroad
Christian Association Building, the old
Mansion House, now remodeling for this
purpose. Secretary J. T. Grubb has just
returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Baltimore, whence he had gone to see
the latest hospital appliances Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Small will furnish one of
the rooms as a memorial to thedr de-
ceased son and daughter. Edgar and
Edith. The hospital will be established
more particularly for members of the
Young Mems Christian Associat tion who
are hurt on the railroad. but under GER
tain circumstances 1t is probable the IA
cilities Of the hospital will extend to
others. -
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Not . Place for the Flag.

1t is reported that it is under consideration
BY the State prison directors to set up a big
United States flag and keep the Stars and Stripes
floating over the institution. There places
where the flag should be conspicuous and Others
where it should not. A State prison is Of
the latter The first duty to the flag is to honor
1t. State prison is not an institution which
confers honor either its inmates. or its 6 ad-
yates. There is distinctly a dishonor in being
one OF its inmates. and for the flag to fly there
is to bring unnecessary discredit upon that en-
blem. There are practically no United States
prisoners there and the place is under State
juripdiction. II any flag belongs there it is
the dag Of Connecticut
The place for Old Glory is to wave over other
people than those who cannot be trusted at large.
The sentiment toward the Gag should always be
that Of q desire to honor it, not 10 use it. How
hanging il over convicts could add to its honor
Is not easy to see.
The French people put over their prisoners their
legend Liberty Equality, Frate, nifty" and every
body laughs at the absurdity Of liberty in con-
anement. equality where such q thing is out of OF
forbidden. We do not want to provoke any
laugh when the Stars and Stripes are exhibited.
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HE WAS POOR.
Now Worm Millions, ana win Marry
an ex-l.sra Mayors Da.shter.

wow WOrth Ahl10mo, 0no VIII marry
IN ex-Lora Mayors Daughter.
New York. July 3a-sir Thomas John
stone Upton IL the name OF a very re-
markable man whose first employment in
volyed hard work In the United States.
Now he is engaged to be married to one
Of the daughters Of, Sir George. Faudel
Phillips. recently lord mayor Of London.
A dozen years ago, says the World, the
name Upton was unknown save to those
who bore II. Today there is not a town
or village in Great Britain or its colonies
where 1t is not a household word, and in
this country Sir Thomas Is well known.
When he was here in 1897 he was much
annoyed by widespread rumor that his
visit was to pick an American woman
result he received thousands OF letters
from women willing to shoulder his
honor. and when he was in Chicago the
ladies' parlor at tho Auditorium Hotel.
where he stopped, was always thronged
by expectant spinstefs who wished to see
him. In denying that this was the pur-
pose Of his visit. he said:
Il don't want rany wife. / respect
American women. as do all women, but
I'm not even dreaming Of selecting a
wife"
Sir Thomas was once as Door as any
one of the thousands to feed whom he
gave $l25,000 a. ,.the Queens jubilee. He
Is about forty-two years old. OF Scotch
Irish descent. When fifteen he came
here. and for two years worked in the
rice swamDs Of South Carolina. Then,
returning to his home, he had to stow
himself away on a steamer coming from
Charleston to this city. He shoveled
coal for his passage
But he soon went into business with
floo lent to him by his parents. Each
OF these pounds probably represents a
million now. When he opened his first
provision store he knew the value Of
advertising. He had the two fattest
hogs he could find labeled ''Lipton's Or
phans." and they were driven through
the streets.
Now lso0 persons are employed in the
business. which he turned over to a joint
stock company in March last: he has
sixty stores in London. and many more
in Great Britain'e other cities: he has n
packing house IN Chicago. where 3,00o
pigs are killed each day, and 600 refrig-
orator cars TO carry his wares to his
customers: he has great tea plantations
In Ceylon: he II Q contractor for the
British army and navy. and he makes
ginger ale. mineral waters and candy.
The family to which he Is to ally him.
self fs well known in London Sir George
Faudel Phillips has held many Offices. He
left the lord mayors chair In November
last. In that chair his father sat thirty
years before. He Is a brother-in-law Of
Sir Edward Lawson. the principal pro-
prietor of the London Daily Telegraph.
He Is a Hebrew. about ffty-seven years
old. and bears a remarkable resemblance
to ex-Gov. Morton. He has decorations
bestowed by the rulers OF Belgium. Servia,
Persia and other countries. He gave a
farewell banquet to Ambassador BayaTd
when that gentleman was about to retire
at which was gathered a remarakle ar
ray Of men eminent In politics. science.
art. literature, industry and society. Sir
George has two daughters, Nellie and
Stella. The cable does not say which is
to be Sir Thomas bride.
The evening times., 1898-07-23

An able editor would be q useful addi-
tion to the army headquarters In the
field and on the flagship of the naval
commander-somebody to edit the COM
munications intended to enlighten the
Commander-in-Chief at Washington and
the general public as to the conditions at
the front. General Shafter is mightier
with the sword than with the pen, and
finds more diniculty in relating what he
has done than in doing 1t. Commodore
Sampson becomes incoherent unless his
dispatches are read in the light Of other
information. For example, in reporting
on the capture Of Nipe and the destruc-
tion of Spanish cruiser. he says: THE
Annapolis and the Wasp afterwards pro-
ceeded to assist in the landing Of the
commanding general Of the army and
troops on their arrival at Porto Rico"
Without other knowledge. the inference
would be that these vessels had assisted
at such landing, which has not yet been
effected. Besides this, 1t costs the United
States something when Sampson carries
his feelings SO far as to refuse to mem
tion the name Of Miles. The Government
is charged at the rate Of so much a word,
and 1t takes several words to avoid the
name.
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SONG scotch H.ner.

The naivete shown by inhabitants of
the British Isles when dealing with
American subjects is one of the most
amusing things on earth to an Ameri-
can The humorist himself misses one
Of the finest enjoyments of life in not
being aware how funny he Is.
An instance of this has lately come
10 light in the letter Of a Scotch tam
rer to a friend in this country. This
tanner has been experimenting with
p:gskin as a foundation for portrait
Painting. and is of the opinion that
very fine effects can be gained by dis
tributing colors over the rough sur
face Of this material He says that the
rough grain of the skin gives a lifelike
effect not approachable on canvas.
Having brought forth this remarkable
idea, he Immediately seeks to spread it
from pole to pole, and 1t occurs to him
that America would be good field for
its propagation. He says:
II lust strikes US that. Chicago being such
a center for pigs and millonaires, some Of your
hne art people might care to take up this novelty
For instance, from photograph the
artist could produce you any distinguished citi-
zen on pigskin. We speak from experience Of
the country.
1t is to be hoped that the Chicago
man who received this letter will keep
1t and frame IL, for future generations
to see. This Scotch merchant evidently
had bright visions Of long galleries Of
paintings In the palaces Of Chicago
millionaires, all executed on the care
fully prepared skins Of Chicago pigs.
The spectacle would be artistic. beauti-
full, and 80 suggestive! He adds the in
formation that such portrait costs
only q little more than twenty dollsEs-
q bargain.
But there are other directions in
which this remarkable notion could
be developed. The portraits Of Texas
cattlemen could be painted on the skins
Of their own steers The picture q .
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to the undoubted relief Of the Pres:-
dent. BY prociaiming himself dictator
he has bound himself to interfere with
American administration. To deal with
him IL much simpler in such clrcum-
stances than II he had remained loyal
to Admiral Dewey. and appealed to the
Americans for independence.
He il a desperate character. inflated
by success in fighting a diaheartened.
unpaid. poorly-fed Spanish army. He
will discover that the American troops
are wholly different, and will dispose OF
him as gently as his attitude will al
low, but firmly and finally.
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cArrAm s1esBrx.
He Tells Hsw the spa.isA wrecks
lnmRennel Hfnm.

He Tells HsW the spanlsh wrecks
IDDFesseA His.
New York. July z1-The auxiliary cruis-
er 81. Paul. which arrived here yesterday
morning from Santiago, made the run OF
100 miles in four days. The cruiser ldok-
ed a. clean as when she left this port on
July 6 and all Of her officers and crew
are In hrst-class health.
Capt sigsbee had visited the wrecks of
the Spanish cruisers Maria Teresa and the
Almirante Oquendo, and said the change
In the once powerful warships was some
thing awful to contemplate.
There was not sign Of woodwork to
be seen anywhere on these wrecks" said
the captain. "and the shiny metal that
made them look so massive when they
were In the harbor OF Santiago is now
broken and twisted The hulIs have been
turned to q dull red coaox by the heat
they have been subjected to.
THE Almirante Oquendo has been
broken fairly in halves. The Teresa has
one of her turrets wrecked, but the 9TH
er Is apparently intact. and the guns
seem to be In good shape. In the water
In one of the turrets saw the bodies Of
some Spanish officers, and one Of. them
had on diamond ring. It Is possible
that the Teresa Will De saved. WreckerS
were alongside Of her when was there.
I am told that the Reina Mercedes can
also be saved. but 1 did not examine
her. The Mercedes is as large as the
Alfonso XII. and equal to the largest of
the Spanish ships destroyed by Dewey
at Manila.
when i looked at these poor wrecks
there was no feeling Of vengeance salts
fled in my mind. 1 felt that they had
gone down honorably. as had the Maine.
The destruction of the Maine was an aw-
full disaster. and could and can find no
cause for 1t except an outside explosion
But 1t was too awful disaster to re-
venge.
The destruction of the Spanish vessels
was mostly due to fire. though our
shells started the fire. But the Span
iards could have fought longer had 1t not
been for the fierce fires that started in
the woodwork Of the warships. and rem
dered these cruisers like SO many fiery
furnaces 1t proves that woodwork has
no place on a warship. If the Mercedes
and the Teresa can be saved. l believe
they will prove valuable acquisitions to
our navy. My mission here was to bring
Hobson. and 1 do not know how long I
shall be In port"
The st. Paul brought six of the Texas
bluejackets whose time had expired
The cruiser began coaling yesterday af-
ternoOn.
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ExonxHArED rHr HAnRoAD.
Verdict IN the Case Of the 0sbsra's
CrussfpG Accident.

Verdict IN the Case Of the Osbsrn's
CfSssfDg Accident.
Havre de Grace. Nd. July 2a.-rhe cor
oner's jury at Aberdeen THURSDAY night.
inquiring into the killing of J. Frank
Jones. OF Havre de Grace. and James w.
Collins, Of Philadelphia. at Osborn's
Crossing. agreed en- verdict. exonerat-
ing the rairoad company from b.ame.
The jury at the same time recommend
that the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company have
proper protection at the crossing by
erecting yates.
The principal witnesses examined were
the empoyes of the railroad company.
who were the only persons close at hand
att the time. Some men who were work.
ing field at some distance were ooserv-
ers OF the casualty. and while their tes-
timony was to the effect that they did
not see the watchman at Che crossing
they were not prepared to swear posi-
lively that he was not there.
Francis T. Bowler, engineer Of the
train. and H. Swan, fireman. both Of
Washington. D. c.. testified that Watch
man Spath was on duty and endeavored
to. prevent the unfortunates from CROSS
Ing ahead OF the train.
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Mo.tly Aperies.-Bor..

(From the Army and navy JouFnaI.)
In examining the lists Of soldiers killed and
wounded before Santiago one is struck by the
great proportion Of what may be termed dis
tinctively American names which appear. 1t has
regular soldiers were foreigners. and the hasty
deduction was made that they were Of the noat-
ing population, aghting simply for their pay.
p8ysically In one list Of l50 wounded. 80 bore
AnseYican names--fuliy 10 per cent-and We think
It fully iustiaable to claim that fally one-half
Of those tesing Irish s.mes were born in 'thi:
ALL at 1eaat 80 per cent OF our army must be
AmericSh-bcrn. fhis b very gratifyinx to know.
All reposts from correspondents and disinteTested
inteilieenee md encd cosdpct of our enlisted
nen OF their conduct in battle the ioses they
antzined at santisgo 10 the best psosf, aod It =
gratifying to our pside 10 nov know that they
are practically all AmericanA
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General Shafter may lack tact in deal
ing with General Garcia. but he has to
treat the Cubans as he finds them.
Whatever the insurgent army which
Shafter has never seen may be. the few
under Garcia did not commend them
selves by their conduct to any distin-
guished consideration. The testimony of
fair-minded soldiers is all Of kind and
only on the theory that the pretended
Cubans were in fact struggling nom
combatants can General Garcia's men be
relieved Of the charge OF idleness during
the attack upon Santiago.
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Passenger stesner for santiago.


New York. July 23.-with nearly every
stateroom engaged and carrying full
cargo of general merchandise, the steam
ship Philadelphia, under charter of the
Ward Line. sailed for Guantanamo and
Santiago at noon today. She is the first
vessel to leave this port for ports in that
part Of Cuba surrendered to the Ameri-
can forces.
The line booked sixty-three passengers
for the trip. Among those who will leave
on the Philadelphia are many former resi-
dents, property owners, and business men
Of the district which has passed into
American control.
Other vessels which will sail for San
tiago and Guantanamo early next week
are the German steamship Amrum. char
tered by the Bacon Steamship Company,
and the Brazilian steamship Diamante,
under the charter of Moses & Co. Both
will carry large quantities Of provisions.