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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-14

E e l PARIS, Feb. 13.- Numerous 2 | meetings were held in the prov 2 | inces to-day in connection with 0 | the Dreyfus agitation. In some 0 . cases resolutions against the O q Government were adopted, but 0 { there were no serious disorders. 0
The times., 1898-07-28
WoMAN's NOBLE WORK.
Appreciated by Wounded Heroes at
Governors Island

New York, July 21.-There is great ac-
tivity today among certain well-known
society women, who personally visited the
post hospital on Governors Island and
found out what was needed TO hasten the
recovery of the sick and wounded.
a committee representing the Woman's
National Relief Society are busy with
head and hand supplying these needs.
They are Miss Helen Gould. Mrs. Russell
Sage, Dr. Alice NJ. Brown, Miss Hope
Northrup, Miss Margaret Terry and Mrs.
Frank X. HAHN. They were accompanied
by Albert Northrup and Frank Gould
The party was chaperoned by Mrs. J.
Morris Brown. wife of Lieut-CoI. Brown.
chief of the medical supply depot.
To the wounded soldiers the visit was a
balm. 1t was delightful surprise to hear
soft voices asking as a favor that they
be told something to do TO make easier
the cots Of sufferers; to have hand
smooth the hot pillow or raise glass Of
cooling water To the parched lips
The committee discovered there were
many things which the Government could
not look out for which would prove a
blessing to the wounded soldiers and
speed their recovery. And it is 1hese
things which these whole-hearted women
are procuring and forwarding today.
From the lips of some of the soldiers
who were able to converse came stories Of
the hardships of the wounded at the
front and the horrors suffered by the
boys who were in the long blue fighting
line. And thus it was that members OF
the -Four Hundred learned graphically
of miseries which it was IN their power
to alleviate and We're brought face 10
face with stern war.
Bending over one of the soldiers. Miss
Helen Gould asked what she could ID for
him.
Send a telegram home was the visit
ful reply. 'and tell them whore l am"
The same answer was received from an
other soldier. And in two homes ~ least
today there is a mother or wife gong
about her work her face lit up with a
happy, peaceful expression. The old
panied look of haunted doubt is disDelled
as She reads a telegram signed by son or
husband. But she does not know that
the sender was a loving little woman
Helen Gould.
And thus it was that the soldiers were
made happy yesterday, and more happi-
ness is experienced today rs the bounty
of the rninisteIiug women is received.
1t was found that ora TgeS and lemons
were luxuries unknown to the occupants
of the hospital cots. These were sent TO-
day.
Mrs. Russell Sage today has the sewing
class stitching pajamas of generous di-
mensions. both as to length ana breadth.
From the knowledge detained yesterday
by personal inspection the ministering
women are working with better intelli-
gence and results today ana the sick and
wounded soldiers are proftipg accord
ingly
The times., 1898-07-28
A pefecttve MedicnI service

There IS an increasing volume Of
criticism directed against the Admins
tration on several accounts. but ch ehy
because Of the inferior arms Of the
great body Of our soldiers. the appoint
ment Of young persons Of more, inlu-
ence than proved ability to positions Of
Importance in the army, and the lack
Of system, efficiency, and adequate sup
plies in the field medical department.
Easy explanation is possible as to the
employment Of inferior guns. 1t is
affirmed that the time allowed for the
arming Of so large a body of men was
too short TO enable the War Depart
ment to obtain arms equal to those
used by the Spaniards.
In the matter Of a defective surgical
and medical service, however, no ra-
tional explanation suggests itself that
does not involve very distinct blame to
some authority. Complaints have been
made by the wounded, in interviews
with newspaper correspondents. and by
surgeons who We're with the army. DR..
G. F. Lydston was the surgeon of the
Second Illinois Regiment, and he saws
the absence of system was so marked
in the command with which he was
connected as to deprive the army of the
services of good surgeons who were
within reach.
In the case Of a considerable force Of
soldiers in a campaign, there will be
many ungrounded complaints from
rash or uncomfortable persons who as
sumo that a condition is general when
it may be limited to a single regiment.
1t is beyond ali dispute, however. that
somebody blundered where so many
hundreds of wounded and sick soldiers
were crowded in filthy old tub with
but a single surgeon, and sent to the
North. That was a matter that should
have been entirely in the hands of the
medical staff. For some reason no
medical men selected or inspected the
vessel or directed the embarkation of
the wounded. That was clearly the
fault of the medical organization in
the army. The report of the Red Cross
nurses sent ashore from the steamer
State Of Texas at Siboney fully sus-
tains the complaints of the wounded as
TO the lack of surgeons, nurses, bed
ding, stretchers, and medicines. The
details of the report are calculated to
arouse indignation. The army surgeons
who called on the Red Cross agents for
supplies asserted that they were with
out other resource and knew of no hos
pital appliances being brought by or
landed from the transports
If these reports accurately represent
the state of affairs. no excuse will serve
20 acquit the persons who should have
provided against it. Wherever the
blame lies. it is to be hoped the ex-
perience will prove lesson for the fu-
ture and that hereafter the men who
are shot down in the line of a terrible
duty viii meet with instant aid at the
The times., 1898-07-28
The ProGtabIcness of a Pull

If the person who recently became a
commodore by reason of seniority had
not been blessed with pull of elephan-
tine strength and bulk at the Navy
Department. it is not likely that as a
captain he could have been given chief
command Of the national fleet. and in
sultingly placed over the heads of offi
GERS higher in rank and with better
service records. His influence must
have been as great as its source and
character are mysterious TO have ac-
comrlished that, but having done it
successfully, nobody is entitled to feel
the least surprise at anything else that
might happen.
Among several things which no doubt
have happened, one of them is suggested
by the date Of Commodore Sampson's
official report of Commodore Schley's
victory as pubiishedin full in The Times
Of yesterday morning. It will have
been noticed that the report of Commo-
dore Schley bears date of July 6, while
the reports Of all the captains are dated
July 1, and one from the commander
Of the Gloucester July 6.
1t certainly did not require nine days
for Sampson TO learn as much as he
might desire TO Of the facts Of the bat
tie, because the official statem5 nts Of the
commodore who was present and com
manded in the action. and the officers in
charge OF the ships Of Schley's squad
ron participating. contained all cf them.
Such other data as ne might need for
the construction of a story that would
read as the narrative Of an eyewitness
could be easily acquired from people
who had seen the fight, in twenty-four
hours. II would have been strange
in fact. if Sampson had not rushed
a report to Washington. favorable to
his views of himself, with the same
celerity he displayed in getting off his
Fourth Of July present message.
We are entirely satisfied that this
is exactly what he did, and that his
devoted friends and hackers read and
returned it with the admonition that il
would not do and must b revised if he
expected them to assist him in the filch-
ing Of Schley's laurels That original
story, concerning the existence of which
at one time there is no room for ques-
ton, must have been a dream. What
a pity ii is that the exigencies of the
service-in the Bureau of Barnacles-
made its suppression necessary.
The times., 1898-07-28
A Great Mistake Corrected

Secretary Long is entitled to credit
for his action in relation to the new
battleships. By exercising his power
to veto the plan of the Construction
Bureau and making speed and coal ca
pacity essential features of the bids,
he has saved the navy from an eyre
gious mistake, the far reaching conse-
quences of which would have been re-
allied at q time when d remedy could
not be applied. Why, after the lesson
of the pursuit of the Colon. and against
the prayers and warnings of Commo
dore Melville, the construction board
should have clung to the strange notion
that speed is Of little Importance in the
case of the three new battleships au-
thorizad by Congress is not a matter for
present concern. The notice to Sh. p
builders from Secretary Long r5 r5Scues
the country from the danger and hu-
initiation of the bureaus decision in fa-
vor of a speed Of fifteen or sixteen
knots. The contracts are to be let
to the builders who will insure the
fastest ships. AS the American spsc-
tator looks on the Russian ship Of the
same class now on the stocks here he
will not need to blush for his own
navy.
That the public was aroused on this
question is certain. The protest of The
Times. the Engineering News. the New
York Tribune, the Brooklyn Eagle and
not less than eighteen other minent
journals in different parts Of the coun-
try simply reflected vigorous pep
ular sentiment. There is no doubt,
therefore, that Secretary Longs inter-
vention will be appreciated. As po.nt-
ed out by The Times. the making of
speed a factor in tn bidding does not
involve a waste Of the work already
done by the department. The spacifca-
tions of the advertisement in June are
still in force. the Secretary achieving
his purpose by simply announcing that.
other things being equal, the contracts
Will be awarded to the bidders who
guarantee the highest rate of speed
and greatest coal endurance.
There is double cause for pleasure in
this action Of Secretary Long-in being
saved from the humiliation and. in
practical experience something worse,
Of having battleships with the speed
OF hatboats; and in the knowledge tina
nothing of the same class on the seas
can escape our new ships. This is On
ly fair to a navy that mas recently dem
onstrated the imcompa, able quail ties of
its officers and men, and only just to
the people who have proved their eager
ness to spend money generously to
equip our sea power with the best that
wealth can buy.
The times., 1898-07-28
NAVAL CAPTAINS DISAGREE.
The Indinna and Gloucester Both
CInim the Credit


Four additional reports BY captains -
Commodore ssmrson's ships. shedding new
light on some hitherto OBSCURE points n
connection with the destruction IF
Cevera's fee,. were made public by the
Navy Department. yesterday.
These are the repor,s Of Capt Chad
wick. Of the flagship New York; Capt
Taylor. OF the battlsshiD Indiana; Capt
Philip. Of he Texas, and Lieutenant
Commander Wainwright Of the Glou-
cester, and all are interesting supp 'ements
to the Official statements BY Commodore
Sampson. Commodore Schley and the
captains Of the Oregon and Brook IN. as
given out Tuesday night.
The commanders Of the battleship In
diana and the converted yacht G,0uces-
ter furnish practically the caIy clash that
appears in the reports. Each Gains
practically the sole credit for destroying
the Spanish torpedo boat des.r1yers P.u-
ton and Furor.
Capt. Taylor. Of the Ind ana says that
his ship fired on all Of The Spanish vzszes
as they. came on, of the harb0r. ana con
ttnued the action later BY hrI principally
on the Mara Teresa. Oquend5. Fu-5- and
Plut0n. several Of his shell : taking effect
O. these vessels.
The destroyers. he states. were sunk
through the agency Of the IEd.ana's guns
and those Of the Gloucester. when had
come up and engaged them c-5Se aboard
The destroysrS. according 70 Capt. Taylor,
were more than d matcA for the G!Juces-
ter. but they were finally blown up, aDpar-
entity Struck oy the o-incA shells and s.
Founders of the Indiana
Capt Philip of the Texas. tells how,
after assisting in destroying .he other
three Spanish w4rshi9s he gave chase
with the Brooklyn and OTeEJn for the
Colon ur-!I ]: - O'Clock, when the Spanish
ship steered for the beach and hauled
down her col0rs.
Commander Wainwright. Of the GlOuces-
ter in his report states that IL was he
plain duty Of the Gloucester 10 Look after
the destroyers, and she was held back
gaining steam. until shey appeared az the
entrance Of the harbor.
Commander W5iD7risht's report con-
c!udes: That we were able to close
with the destroyeTs-aud until we d.I -
they were not seriously iniured-was due
largely II the skill and c5l t3nt attention
OF Passed Assistant Engineer George W.
McEIroy. The blowers were put on and
the speed Increased to seventeen knots
without causing a tube to leak or a brass
to heat"
The times., 1898-07-28

some concrete offer on the part of
Spain. When such offers are made. they
should simply be rejected. on after an
other until finally the point of cur
lowest demands is reached. Then ii
VIII be time enough to discuss. not
terms. because they are irrevocably fix
ed. unless further resistance should
compel their increase. bat the mere de-
tails of surrender and cess;on
1t is argued in one or two journals
long notorious for corrupt connection
with the Spanish bondholders and the
Sugar Trust, that. if Spain should now
consent to relinquish Cuba and Porto
Rico. Mr. Mckinley would che5rfully
use his influence TO have the Philip
pines returned TO their former tyrant.
We consider that view black LIBEL on
the President. Nothing could be more
evident than the universal determina-
ton Of the people everywhere to keep
those islands, now that the Stars and
Stripes float over them. and to fight for
their possession if necessary. against
the united powers of the Old World
If such fixed program is calculated
to injure foreign interests of various
sorts. political, commercial or clerical,
they should have combined 10 force
Spain into granting independence TO
Cuba six months ago, when that would
have averted the war and the loss of
her remaining colonies. Now 1t is too
late To consider anything short of what
all the civilized nations know to be
the sum of our bill without discount.
We must and will have Porto Rico. the
Philippines and the Ladrones. and Gu
ba must be free. whether under an
American protectorate or not is a mat
ter with which Spain need not concern
herself. We will settle that ourselves.
The times., 1898-07-28

We do not Ike to differ from our able
colleague, the War Department, but
sometimes it is necessary. The other day
The Times stated that Gen. Miles would
land at Guanica. near Ponce, on the south
coast of Porto Rico. The war authorities
promptly denied the story, and said that
he would debark at Fajardo, on the north
coast. The public will now judge who
was right. With the most amiable senti-
merts toward our efficient coadjutor, the
Department, we would like to ask: VINO is
running this war, anyway?
The times., 1898-07-28

After some time and an arduous wrestle
with the English language. General
Shafter explains in a satisfactory man
ner the reasons for his course with Cen
eral Garcia, and satisfies reasonable per-
sons that he did the best he could in the
circumstances. He had no disposition to
slight the Cubans. but was bound by
many considerations not to make the
event appear as surrender to them
rather than to the United States.
The times., 1898-07-28

In considering the question Of honors
for effective work in the battle Of July 3.
it may be worth while to note the results
of an examination by experts of the hulls
of the Spanish vessels. Only iive-inch
shells were fired by the Brooklyn CCom-
modore Schley's flagship. OF these five
struck the Infanta Maria Teresa, six the
Vizcaya. five the Alm:rante Oquendo (one
exploding a torpedo) and four the Colon
a total of twenty. OF four-inch sheils.
fired only by the Iowa, eight struck three
ships. OF eight-inch shells. fired by the
Brooklyn, the Iowa and the Oregon. ten
struck three of the ships. OF twelve or
thirteen-inch shells only two struck, and
one of these was from the Texas. The
other was from the Oregon, Indiana or
Iowa. All the American vessels carried
one to six-pounder rapid-fire guns, and
with these the Spanish ships were riddled.
AS to known hits the Brooklyn's record
is the best.
The times., 1898-07-28

hands of qualified surgeons and nurses
equipped with everything the occas on
demands. The soldiers are entitled TO
whatever money can buy or surgical
zeal and executive efficiency can effect
when they are wounded. Another such
failure as that at Santiago will bring
great deal of trouble on the responsible
off oil
The times., 1898-07-28
An Emergency Mnn.
(From the Brooklyn Standard Unil

(From The Brooklyn Standard Union.)
To Abraham Lincoln, in the last resort. the
nation owed an imme5surable debt in the solu-
ton of the rebellion OF ls61-65; to William Nc
Kinley, to his intelligent Judgment his calm
courage and high purpose. it will owe as much
in the critical epsch-niaking years through which
we are now passing and the plain citizen should
never forget that. despite professors and maga-
zines and reviews. and theories and speculatons
it his his vote that in he end selects the arbiters
OF our national fate.
The times., 1898-07-28
WITH THEIR COATS OFF.
The American Soldier May Fight in
His ShirI-SIerxes

The American Soldier May Fight in
His Shfrt-SIeeves
1t is the prerogatiye of every demo-
cratic American to take his coat off
wherever and whenever it pleases his
fancy, and yet it is of interest 10 note
that the War Department has given its
official permission for American soldiers
and officers to remove their outer gar
ments and fight in their shirt sleeves in
the interest of comfort when engaged
under tropical suns.
Following is the text of the order:
Wa- Department
Adiutant Generals OfiCe
The following decision has been mad ami Is
published 10 the army fer the information Of al
cOnce-Eed:
Uniform-Where troops are in the field during
extreme weather and the officers and en-
listed men do not wear their blOu.es on dill
the chevrons may he worn Oh the sleeves OF the
blue shirts in case OF n1ncommissioned officers.
and the ordinary insignia OF rank on the col
lars of the blue shirts in the case OF c1mmis-
stoned officers.
b. order Of the Secretary OF War.
H. c. CoRBIN Adjutlnt General.
The times., 1898-07-28
Wa- Department.
Money in 1t

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
There i still lack OF an explanation on the
part OF the Ordnance Bureau why the Practice
OF all the great armies of the world was Mt
sooner followed, and why the use OF black pow
der was continued in cur service after it hld
been abandoned by every military EatiOn-cv5n
Spain-f0r nearly a generation. The Ordnance
Bureau, which adhered to flint locks in tire Mex
lean and to muzzle leaders in tae war be
tween the States was evidently bouad to be
true 70 its traditions.
The times., 1898-07-28

La Lucha. of Havana, declares that II
the Americans win. the unfortunate Gu
bans will have to scatter themselves all
over the world and give up Spanish rights
and liberty" There is no end 10 un-
conscious hidalgo humor. The Cubans. as
far as we are advised. are completely Ie-
signed to the surrender of Spanish rights
and liberty since those blessings have
not meant much to them but outrage,
torture and wholesale butchery of their
aged men and women and children.
The times., 1898-07-28
A Costly Mistake
(From the Boston Journal. J

The delay in providing adequate quantities Of
smokeless powder for the use of our troops is
due in part to the slow movements of the Ord
nance Bureau and still more to the short
sightedness and parsimony of Congress in failing
to make sufficient provision for experiment and
the equipment of our army. But, however the
blame may be distributed, the mistake has been
a costly one.
The times., 1898-07-28
A Sensible Opinion
(From the Mexican HeraldA

The American people would instantly resent
European interference, believing that Europe.
above all things. breads general war which any
quarrel over the Philippines would be likely to
provoke A country that feeds itself, which has
its fighting blood up as the common phrase
goes. IS not likely to be as mild as was Russia
or as submissive as Japan. 2esS2 iS&
The times., 1898-07-28
Expansion the LAW of Life

IFTOn Ile UdIVtsIOn NtWs.I
If in the discharge of duty expansion becomes
necessary it must be remembered that expan-
sion is growth, and growth is the law OF life.
Mr. Crane deserves we'll for his contribution to
the discussion of the expansion problem. He
has given expression to the best traditions OF
the Democratic party, and more than that has
sounded a note lof pure and unadulterated pa
triotism.
The times., 1898-07-28

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, Of Chi
s3go hereby certifes that It has, by its expert
Of THE TINES Washington, D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month Of June
ls9s. was 1854 copies.
This IS GUARANTEED to the advertisers Of
the country by a BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidelity
snd Deposit Company. of Maryland, deposited
ssith tie Northwestern National Bank, Of Chicago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
BIZ J. r MASON. President
The times., 1898-07-28
A Contrast
From the baltimore Hernld.l

tFrom the Baltimore HeraId.)
1t would doubtless, have been better for
SIMPSONS fame had ,he been more lavish in his
praise Of the splendid leadership of Schley in
the memorable battle. As will be noted, the
reports of the other commanding Offices en-
trast rather strongly in point of generous com
mendation with SIMPSONS matter-of-fact SEN
tenccs.
The times., 1898-07-28
MARRIAGE.
| .Inmrnnl \

From the Detroit Journal)
He tore his hair; this by way of preface
Marriage is lottery!'' he cried vehementIv
"a lottery is more fun than tidde-a-wnks,''
protested his wife.
For it is like woman to look upon the bright
wrung
The times., 1898-07-28

There is evidence that the Spanish bond
holders again believe that they have a
dominating influence in Mr.. McKinley's
Administration. Spanish securities were
higher on the bourses of Europe yester-
day than they have been before since the
destruction OF the Maine.
The times., 1898-07-28

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written,
and must in al cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. Rejected COM
mUicatons VIII not he preserved, and only man
Sscripts Of obvious importance viii be returned
70 their authors.
The times., 1898-07-28

The employees Of the powder mills should
enlist in the army, where they would
have some chance of escaping death
The times., 1898-07-28

Readers OF The Times who may at any time
be unable 70 procure copies Of it at any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad trains viii
confer 3 favor upon the management by sending
20 this office information Of the fact
The times., 1898-07-28
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

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