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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01

adopted by the unanimous vote OF the
thirteen colonies. -
The enthusiasm Of the patriots at
hearing the Intelligence was unbound
ed. While congress had been discuss
ing the subject. crowds assembled out
side the hall and in the strS Is, an
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-01
THE FOURTH OF JULY
BIRTHDAY OF THE GREATEST
OF NATIONS.

Why Every Patriotic American should
RIjolce and Give Thanks History of
the Declaration OF Independenco-Its
signers.
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POOR OF HAVANA DYING.
Barracks Filled with Starving WOm-
en-SOldiers Fairly Well Fed.

Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press)
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July g. D. m-The
British cruiser Talbot, which left Havana
on Tuesday, July 5, arrived at Port Royal
to-day, with twenty-three passengers,
among them Sir Alexander Gollan, British
consul general at Havana, and Mr.. Higgins,
of the British consulate there, both on
leave, which is given as the only explana-
ton of their departure. Mr.. Jerome has
been left in charge of British affairs in
Havana.
Mr.. Higgins said: 1.-The city of Havana is
quiet and there are no new complications.
The well-to-do inhabitants are subsisting
tolerably, but the poor are dying of starva-
ton in the streets. There are many sights
of terrible misery. The barracks are filled
with starving women. The soldiers are
fairly well fed. General Pando has been
sending troops into the interior, it is said,
en- route for Santiago but 1 do not see
how they will get there. The blockade is
maintained and vessels are frequently
turned back. Everybody is anxious for the
conclusion of the war. though the soldiers
wish TO fight and all the officials are reso-
lutte. There is no flour in Havana, and no
meat, while hams are scarce"
Sir Alexander Golian declined to say any
thing on the condition of things at Havana.
The other passengers of the Talbot are for
the most part female refugees.
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TOPICS OF EDUCATORS.
Subjects Discussed at the National As
sOciatiOn's Meetings.

WASHINGTON. July S.-The first gen.
eral session of the National Educational
Association was held to-day at the Grand
Opera and National Theater. There was
large attendance at both places. First Vice
President Charles r. Skinner, state super
intendent of New York schools presided at
the Grand Opera House. After prayer was
offered by Rev. ]. B. Stafford, Superintend-
ent Skinner made some remarks on lack of
study of the real history of the United
States. There was too much of a tendency
to admit fads, he said, through the front
doors of our schoolhouses, while the abso-
lutte essentials of education were forced to
find an entrance from the rear. He then
introduced Principal w. F. Gordy of Hart
ford, Conn.,, who spoke on the essentials in
United States history to be taught in ele-
mentary schools. The great aim of educa-
ton, he said, was to reveal physical and
human life to the Individual to the end that
he may understand his relations to them
ana especially his social obligations to his
fellow-men.
H. H. Seerley, president of the Iowa State
Normal School, at Cedar Falls, spoke on
the same subject in its relation to sec
ondary schools. He said that the quantity
of matter to be used in teaching United
States. history was so large that to deter
mine its characteristic essentials was a
matter of great Importance The subject
was discussed also by u. G. Palmer, county
examiner, Oakland, Md: w. c. Lansdon.
principal of the High School, Fort Scott,
agogy, State University, Austin. Tex.
At the National Theater Prof. E. r. Shaw.
dean of pedagogy, New York University,
gave an address of thirty minutes on THE
Essentials of English Composition to be
Taught in Elementary Schools The first
essential in English composition was to
teach correct spelling The methods fol-
lowed to-day. he said. do not bring sat It's
factory results. The next address. on THE
Essentials of Composition to be Taught in
Secondary Schools was an entertaining
paper presented by Prof. Chas. c. Thach,
of the State Polytechnic Institute, Auburn,
Ala. Five-minute addresses were made by
Prof. +. S. Hafford superintendent of
schools of Prescott, A. r.; a. s. Grinder,
Baltimore; Dudley r. Cowes. Hampton.
Va; Prof. e. G. Ramsay, Fall River Mass;
Miss Keller, Miss Cornell Professor Scott.
University of Michigan: Mr.. Clark, of Col
orado. and Mr.. Warder. of Baltimore
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SCARE IN NORTHWEST
SPANISH PRIvATEER SAID TO BE
OFF BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST.
Possibly Lying in Wait for Treasure
Ships Carrying Klondike Gold
The story Discredited.

WASHINGTON, July S-The Navy De-
partment has been informed that a Spanish
privateer carrying five guns is lowering off
the coast of British Columbia. According
to last accounts the privateer was between
Prince Charlotte sound and Dixons en-
trance. Prompt instructions have been sent
to the military authorities on the northwest
coast to prepare for visitation. The re-
port of the appearance Of the privateer
came from one of the government agents
in that section of the world. Moreover,
the same person said that two vessels were
taking on coal at British Columbian port,
which it was presumed was intended for
the Spanish fleet should it have made its
way into the Pacific ocean through the Suez
canal
VICTORIA, B. c., July S.-United States
Consul Smith notified the department at
Washington that Pilot Westerly, who had
been engaged to take the steamer Alpha
north, has abandoned the engagement. hav-
ing received a contract to take a tugboat
to privateer lying hidden in Queen Char
lotte sound and to act as pilot. The pilot
has been paid $1,000 cash. the contract price
being $780,. Consul Smith is very reticent.
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amendment was voted down. whereat pa
per which has never protested when Ameri-
can citizens have been deprived of the bal
lot. cries out that Republicans denied the
right of manhood suffrage to the people
of Hawaii.
When the campaign is on, we may hear
more of this refusal TO submit annexation
to manhood suffrage" but it cannot be
done with very good grace when two-thirds
of the senators voting for the amendment
are men who have favored the suppression
of negro suffrage in the South. Some of
them represent States in which the right Of
suffrage has been taken from the colored
people under the pretext of an educational
and property qualification without submit
ting the proposition to amend the Constitu-
ton to the people. 1t is one Of the last sur
prses of politics to see Bacon of Georgia,
Bate of Tennessee. Berry and Jones OF
Arkansas, Caffery and McEnery of Louisi-
ana, Cockrell and Vest of Missouri, Daniel
of Virginia, Mallory and Pasco of Florida
Tillman of South Carolina, and Turpie CT
Indiana, going back on their records in Ia
vor of a white mans government. All OF
these gentlemen have. by their acquiescence
or advocacy favored the suppression OF sun
rage in the South, and have by law or con-
fessed fraud deprived the larger part OF the
colored voters of the right Of suffrage. Such
being the record, discreet Democrats Will
not follow some of the newspapers oppos-
ing the annexation of Hawaii in an attempt
to make political capital out of votes in
tended to defeat the resolutions
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HEAVY FALL OF RAIN.
Over Five Inches at st. Louis I'm Twen-
ty-FOur HOurs-Much Damage Done.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July SAIL records have
been broken in st. Louis and vicinity by a
heavy rainfall. The damage done amounts
into the hundreds of thousands. During
twenty-four hours sos inches Of rain fell.
The greatest previous fall was on the night
of June 15-l6 1888, when the record was AGA
inches. All the low and badly drained sec
tions of the city are flooded, cellars are
filed and the lower stories of many houses
are wet with several feet of water. In the
outlying districts. especially Cheltenham,
the waters rose to such a height that the
residents sought safety on RATS. John May,
whose hardware store. Chouteau and Jeffer-
son avenues. was damaged $4,000 by the food.
and the residents of the nsighborhood will
Join in damage suit against the city. in
volving more than 100000. which, he saws.
is a conservative estimate. He lays the
blame on the poor drainage system. Almost
every resident and storekeeper on Chouteau.
from 26O0 TO $780,. distance of six blocks
suffered thousands to the buildings or
stocks. Fortunately no lives were lost
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
what HObson Isl Alleged to Have Told
Correspondent.

NEW YORK, July S.7-A dispatch to the
Herald from off Santiago de Cuba says:
Your correspondent saw Lieutenant Hobson
after he had made his report to Admiral
Sampson and he consented to give the
Herald a fuller interview about his expert
ences. He spoke in glowing terms of the
courage and bravery of his crew.
1--WE have been thirty-three days in a
Spanish prison." said Mr.. Hobson. and the
more / think about il the more marvellous
1t seems that we are alive. 1t was about
O'Clock in the morning when the Merrimac
entered the narrow channel and steamed in
under the guns of MORO Castle The still
ness of death prevailed. 1t was so dark
that we could scarcely see the headland.
We had planned to drop our starboard
anchor at certain point to the right of
the channel. reverse our engines and then
swing the Merrlmac around, sinking her di-
rectly across the chanel This plan was adj
hered to, but circumstances rendered its
execution impossible.
when the Merrimac poked her nose into
the channel our troubles commenced. The
deadly silence was broken by the wash OF
a small boat approaching ms from the shore.
I made her out to be a picket boat She ran
close up under the stern Of the Merriniac
and, fired several shots from what seemed
TO be three-pounder guns. The Merrimac's
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Resume of the Important Legislation
Enacted at the Special and Reg
ular Sessions Just Closed.
NUMEROUS WAR MEASURES
BESIDES REVENUE AND TARIFF
ACTS AND A BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Annexation of Hawaii Among Noted
Achievements-India Members
to Return Next Week.
Special to the 1ndianapolis 1ournal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Republican
members of the Fifty-ffth Congress are in
buoyant spirits tonight. They will return
to their constituents assured of overwhelm-
ing Endorsement of their course and of their
work in Washington. 1t has been Con-
gress with record for wonderful achieve
ments. Called together in special session.
it passed a revenue and tariff act which
gives the country an ample income for nor
NAL times and places it on self-sustain-
ing basis. During the seven months regu-
lar session just brought to a close it par
ticipated magnificently in the events which
eliminated in the present war with SPAIN
and since the inauguration of the war it
has enacted all the legislation necessary to
the successful conduct of the struggle. 1t
first placed $5O,OO0 900 at the disposal of the
President to be spent by him lie might
direct to put the country on war footing,
with the authorized creation of an army of
any size and a large increase in the ravy
1t appropriated $685., 100000 with which to
carry on the war to Jan. 1. 1t enacted a
war revenue bill which will produce $4,000
600 to SOS, O00,O 900 a year 1t authorized the
secretary of the treasury to issue 100000 900
in bonds and borrow $10O,OO0,OO0 short-time
Hawaii authorized the appointment Of
joint commissioners to settle our disputes
with Canada, and gave the country bank
ruptcy law.
From first to last the relations between
Congress- individually and collectively, and
the President have been most cordial. Not
an unpleasant jar occurred to clar the har-
mony between the executive and legislative
branches of the government. All IN all, 1t
has been a remarkable Congress. 1t has
not done everything, but, on the whole, the
record has been one to (which the members
and the people can point with pride" Re-
publcans have nothing to explain away or
apologize for, and Democrats little TO criti-
else.
BY Monday the Indiana senator's and rep
resentatives will be out of Washington.
Most Of them leave for home tomorrow.
Senator Fairbanks will go to New York for
a couple of days on business and proceed
to Indianapolis, making a brief stop here
en- route. The senator is especially pleased
at the results which this Congress has to
show for it's work. 1t has been history
making Congress, and the senator has
taken no mean part in the great business
transacted. He has been a stalwart cham
pion of legislation for the glory of the Ma
ton, and the recognized close relations he
has borne to the executive made him a
power in the councils of the leaders. It is d
rare thing for a senator to establish such a
high rating as the junior senator from In
diana has done in such d brief period. He
travels in the senior class of senator's and
enjoys a standing many members have rot
been able to reach in a dozen years of serv-
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THE STORY DIsCREDITED.
An Attempt to Revive Waning Inter-
est in the KIOndike.

SAN FRANCISCO, July S.-The report
from Washington that Spanish privateer
is lowering off the coast of British Column
bia is not credited here. Some time ago it
was reported that man named Brown had
cabled from Victoria to the Spanish author
tiles at Madrid asking for letters of marque
to fit out privateer and prey on the treas
ure ships coming from the Klondike. At
the time this was thought to be merely an
advertising scheme to revive the waning in
terest in the KIohdike gold fields and no
trace of Brown could be found at Victoria.
If a Spanish privateer is really cruising off
British Columbia she will have rich pick
ing. The steamers Roanoke and st. Paul
are due to arrive almost any day from St.
MichaePs, with big shipments of treasure
to the American Trading and Transporta-
ton Companies and the Alaska Commercial
Company. THE steamer Lelanaw is also due
with returning prospectors and their clean
ups. The Roanoke and Leanaw are bound
for Seattle and the St. Paul for San Fran
cisco.
Leon Sloss of the Alaska Commercial
Company, when told of the alleged priva-
teer said that of course such thing was
possible. but he did not believe it. He
placed the rumor on par with last seasons
story that Chinese pirates contemplated an
attack on the Klondike feet which story
caused the government to send a revenue
The United States gunboat Wheeling is the
only government vessel at present in Alas
kan waters, and she is conveying a survey
ing expedition to the Yukon.
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1t is very probable that if the Democrats
deem it good politics to assail the annexa-
ton of Hawaii they will undertake to make
capital out OF the fact that several amend
ments were voted down in the Senate. One
of the most virulent of the opponents of an
nexation, the Pittsburg Dispatch. has given
them hint as to the course they can pur-
sue. The resolutions which have been
adopted provide for annexation and for
management of the islands until Congress
shall consider the matter. Chinese immigra-
ton is prohibited. but there are few pro-
visions in the resolutions of legislative
character. During the tendency of the reso-
lutions in the Senate several amendments
We're proposed, upor all of which the oppo-
sition demanded roll calls. They were all
rejected because, at the late day of taking
the vote. the insertion of an amendment
would have made it necessary to send the
resolutions back to the House, and they
would. in all probability. have been defeated
because of lack of a quorum. One of these
amendments was offered by Senator Petit
grew. 1t repeats all contract labor laws
which are or are assumed to be in force in
Hawaii. These laws are supposed to relate
to Chinese laborers. who have come to Ha-
wall in considerable numbers under con-
tract to work a series of years. Probably
Mr.. Pettigrew expects to manufacture lit
tie political thunder out of the matter.
A more important amendment as a Gre
ator of political capital is that of Mr.. Ba-
con, of Georgia, which provides that the
resolutions of annexation shall not be bind
ing until ratified by majority of the ma
tive-born and naturalized male persons
twenty-one years OF age and over This
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One item of an appropriation bill which
was fought so sharply by the California
delegation, a few Democrats and all the
Populists. provides for commission whose
duty it shall be to offer to exchange the
6-per-cent bonds of the Central Pacific
Railroad, falling due soon. into 3-per-cent.
bonds of equal amounts. There is $57, 900 goo
of this debt due Jan. /, 1899. The opposi-
ton desires to have the United States fore
close its second mortgage bonds after pur-
chasing the first mortgage bonds, amount
Ing to about SGT 100000, and thus come into
possession of the road. Local interests and
demagogy led the California members to OPP
pose the proposition to refund, but the
Popuists believe it affords fitting oppor-
tunity to put into operation their fad Of
government management.
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Those papers which insist ION asserting
that the Sugar Trust has worked for the
annexation of Hawaii seem not to have
noted the fact that members Of that or
ganization were the most active of the lob
by against it. Claus Spreckels, the Pacific
head of the trust, has been one of the most
relentless opponents of annexation. Further
more. as Hawaii sugar has been admitted
free of duty by treaty for ten years or more,
IL is difficult to see what effect annexation
can have upon the interests of those who
are growing sugar at the present time In
Hawaii A little more information and a
little less pertness would improve the COM
ment on the sugar feature of Hawaii.
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THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

But for the time wasted by the opposl-
ton over the war revenue bill and the reso-
lutions annexing Hawaii, Congress could
have adjourned a month ago. As 1t is, ad-
journment has come at much earlier date
than the average of the long sessions the
past dozen y cars. This is not because much
work has not been done, since considering
all things, more than an average amount
of important legislation has been attended
to. This is due to the fact that the House
has operated under the rules for counting
quorums and advancing the business con-
sidered the most important which were
adopted by the Republican House in 1890,
and which have made the House OF Repre-
sentatives a legislating body.
1t can be said that whatever good legis-
lation has been accomplished the past ses-
sion had its inspiration in the House. Be
cause of the conservatism, the wisdom and
the courage of the majority the country
was prevented from falling into grave
mistakes. If the House had followed the
Senate the Republic of Cuba would have
been recognized in January and the United
with Spain by backing a government which
is little more than "the baseless fabric of
vision.' 1t is because of the united ac-
ton of the Republicans of the House that,
when the time came for war, our action
was based upon the necessity of driving
Spain out of Cuba and of establishing
stable popular government, instead of back
ing a government which is nothing but
name When the Senate failed, after long
debate, to ratify the treaty annexing Ha
waii the Republican House, when ready,
did it by resolution.
The House has passed several important
bills which the Senate, because it spends so
much time in what it calls debate, did not
reach. 1t is. to the credit of BOTH, houses
that a general bankruptcy bill has been
passed. Such measure has been demanded
long time, but no Congress- in twenty
years has seemed to be able to meet the
demand of all sections of the country.
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CHARTER OAK PARK RACES.
Close of the "GOod Cheer" Meet-Big
Timber Wins 2;I7 TrOt.

HARTFORD, Conn, July S.-The good
cheer" meet at Charter Oak Park came to
an end to-day. The novelty to-day was the
pacing handicap, which was not particu-
larly successful, there being only five start
ers. and Brightlight being distanced in the
first heat. First money went to John
Mitchell. with twenty yards handicap in
both heats. The other events were in one,
two three order Results:
in straight heats. Best time. 2:11A Addie
D.. Edward D.. Inta, Flrt, Lady Pierson,
Scapegoat and Red Bird also started.
straight heats Best time 2:12A. E. D.
Look Little Dick, Eth Bel, Monroe Wilkes
and Voloe also started.
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Lieutenant Hobscn confirms the statement
that he and his companions owed their re-
moval from Castle Moro ard their subse-
quent assignment to better quarters in the
hospital to the protests of the British con-
sui at Santiago. This is only one of great
number OF instances of substantial favors
received from British officials since the war
began, both by individuals and the govern
ment. If an opportunity ever arises our
people should make it a point of honor to
return these favors with interest.
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General Blanco is still bombastic. In his
proclamation to the people of Cuba he says:
The Spanish feet commanded by Admiral
Cervera has just accomplished the greatest
act of heroism recorded in naval annals
during the present century" This is rub
bish. For bravery and heroism Cervera's
act does not compare with Deweys at
Manila. The Spanish admiraFs act would
have been far more heroic if he had come
out of Santiago harbor to attack the Amer
lean fleet in the open, but he only attempted
to escape. American ships under similar
circumstances would have sunk ship for
ship. An officer at the Brooklyn navy yard
says In an interview:
We would never have run away. In run
ming away and sinking his own ships Ger
vera not only, saved us the trouble of de-
strOying his ships, but he lost an abundant
opportunity to sink some of ours We had
more ships than he had, and to that extent
we presented a greater target. The more
ships of ours in front of the harbor the
greater chance Cervera would have had of
inflicting damage on You would not
have caught Dewey, Sampson. Watson or
Schley running away merely because there
were a few more of the enemy's ships in
sight.
Blanco says Admiral Cervera fought
against an American force three times his
strength. This is not true. There were
only four ships engaged on our side, and
the Spanish had an equal number. There
is not much heroism in four war ships run
ming away from four.
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"Why." sputtered the correspondent,
you've cut out two-thirds of my finest de-
scriptions. was sure there was nothing
there that would need to be suppressed in
the interest of the government
Il amt doing this in the interest of the
government said the despotic censor, grim
ming. 1T is in the interest of the public.
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Plutocrntic Pride.

Zone country. one flag" the oratress vo-
ciferated.
"Huh! remarked the listener with the
newest hat and the biggest diamond ear
rings. IF / couldn't afford to hang out
more than one flag. wouldn't hang out any
at ALL
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been abandoned before the work of destruc-
ish ships might have got away. That this
did not happen was due TO Commodore
Schley, commander of the squadron, and his
brave captains. The credit belongs to all,
and there is enough to go around.