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The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
We Get Another coaling station.

London, Nov. 2S.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of The Daily Chronicle says
it is semiofticially announced there that
negotiations are on foot between Great
Britain and the United States with a
view of conceding to the latter coal
ing station in the straits of Bab-el-
Mandeb, the straits uniting the Red
sea with the Indian ocean. With this
object in view the island of Socotra, in
the Indian ocean. 120 miles east Of Cape
Guardafui. the eastern extremity of
Africa, is to be leased to the United
States, who undertake to erect light
houses east and west of the island,
which must not be fortified. 1t is fur
ther stipulated, the correspondent says.
that only warships are to be allowed to
coal there. so as not to injure the Eng
lish coal trade at Alden and on Perrin
Island.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
The Pope In Good Health

lawyer of New York city, had pri-
v1te audience with the pope yesterday.
Later Mr. Thornton said the prelate
was in excellent health and spirits and
discussed with the keenest interest the
current political questions.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
Left Over a Million to charittes.

Boston, Nov 23.-By the will Of the
late Edward Austin of this city 81, 900
in public requests are made. The aged
poor, the struggling student and teach
er are made the object of his great
bounty Harvard college Hill receive
$500, 900, Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology 100000, Radcliffe college
s30, 900, Roanoke college $4,000 and Tus-
kegee Normal and Industrial school
s2a 0f}0
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24

Savannah. Nov. 23.-The First bat
talon Of the Second United States vol
unteer engineers left here last night by
the Plant system for Port Tampa ana
will sail from there by the steamer
Florida for Havana. These will be the
first troops sent from the United States
to Havana.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
THE PASSING OF KELLY.
The Inventor of the Famous Motor
Dies In Phfludeiphin.

John w Keely, the inventor Of the so
called Keely motor, died at his home in
philadelphia on Friday evening from
pneumonia He was taken IL on Satur-
day, Nov. II, and continued to grow
worse steadily. Mr.. Keely was 81 years
old and leaves a widow.
Few men have lived in the realm of
accepted or pseudo science of as strange
and peculiar personality as John W..
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
DR.. DWIGHT RESIGNS.

The Venerable President of Yale
University Seeks Retirement.
President Timothy Dwight, who for II
years has been president Of Yale uni
versity, has presented his resignation to
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
WAR BALLOON TO BE
 SEET TO PORTO RICO

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The signal service has succeeded in retaining from the battlefield of Santiago the tubes which supplied the military bal loon with pure hydrogen gas. and they. with the balloon itself, have been brought over to Tampa on the steamer Adria. The tubes will be recharged immediately, and the whole apparatus will be dispatched at once to Porto Rico to assist General Miles in his campaign there. The balloon Is said to have proved of great value in the Santiago campaign, and from the char acter of the country in Porto Rico, where military operations must be con- ducted, it is believed that it also can be used to advantage there.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

made no approach and apparently does not mean to yet. It is understood that the Spanish Government Is still hope ful of organizing a European concert against the United States.
 A special dispatch from Rome says the Pope has communicated to the powers peace proposals that he con- siders acceptable to both Spain and the United States, namely the Ameri- can annexation of Cuba and Porto Rico, the restitution of the Philippines to Spain and commercial treaty giv- ing Spain exceptional advantages in the colonies surrendered.
 MADRID, July 25.-The correspond ent here of the Associated Press has had an interesting conversation with person occupying a high position in the Queen Regents household, and whose duties bring him daily into intimate re- lations with her Majesty. He said the quarrel between Spain and the United States is much easier of adjustment than is generally believed The Queen Regent, he continued, naturally en- deavored to avoid war, and she now de- sires an honorable ending of it. She Is quite alive to the force of public opinion and holds strictly to the con- stltutional laws of the nation. It is an error to suppose the Queen Regent is under the pressure of the present or any Government, or that she Is re- gardless of public opinion when 1t is in the interests of the Spanish people. This official quoted then added this im- portant statement:
 The present Government will not initiate peace, but modified Cabinet, headed by Senor Gamazo, Minister of Public Instruction, will conclude the negotiations and then retire and Gen eral Polavieja with a combination in cluding Senor Silvela and General mi CoI Every body considers that Snain should treat direct with the Americans. whose practical good sense will prevail over spread agleisrn.'
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

grounds, where they pitched dog tents and made themselves comfortable.
 General Haines' brigade is composed of the Third Illinois, Colonel Benton; Fourth Ohio, Colonel Colt, and the Fourth Penn sylyania, Colonel Case, which arrived in the order named. The regiments arrived In battalionS of three trains each. The first battalion of the Third Illinois Regi- ment reached the city Sunday, shortly after 12 o'clock, but 1t was not until this afternoon that the battalion of the Penn sylvania Regiment brought up the rear. Meantime the five troops of cavalry ar rived from Camp Alger. Troops A and c ternoon, followed to-day by Troops A, B and c of Pennsylvania. All of these troops went into camp.
 Major General Brooke's special train, which left Chickamauga Sunday after noon, pulled in at 2:30 this afternoon. The last train to arrive Vas that bringing the brigade hospital service from ChickaInau- troops will come in before daylight to- morrow. The signal corps will arrive at Il O clock. Four batteries of light artil- lery will arrive from Chickamauga. They are batteries A, Illinois; B. Pennsylvania; A. Missouri, and the Twenty h. diana battery.
 General Haines brigade will begin to embark early tomorrow morning. The transports Massachusetts, Roumania and City or Washington are now at the piers taking on provisions. The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis is expected to come up Hampton Roads tomorrow morning and 1t Is probable that the vessel will sail in the afternoon with General Brooke and his staff and 1900 troops. The St Paul is expected to steam into port tomorrow morning from New York. She will also take on troops and provisions
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
BRIGADES ON THE
 WAY TO PORTO RICO

NEW YORK, July 25.-The Wash ington correspondent of the Herald telegraphs: General Wilson and Gene ral Schwan, who have sailed respec- lively from Charleston and Tampa, and General Brooke, who is about to sail from Newport News, have all three received from the Secretary of War telegraphic instructions to meet General Miles and his troops at Fa- jardo. The plan thus far is for all the troops composing the Porto Rican ex- petition to disembark at that one point. General Miles took with him about $500 troops, General Wilson about $500, General Schwan about 4000. The troops now established at Newport News ready for authorization number, officers included, about $500 men. There are 5232 enlisted men. Orders were is- sued to-day instructing only three Southern regiments at Tampa to pro- ceed at once to Porto Rico. These num- Der about $500 men. and are the First Florida, Second Georgia and Fifth Maryland.
 I am informed to-day a strong effort will be made to get or tomorrow at least the St. Louis and St. Paul, the former taking General Brooke with 1900 men, the latter taking General Haines with 1900 men. The Massachusetts, City of Washington and Roumania are in the stream. and will soon follow, to- gether with the Seneca, which left New York to-day for Newport News. The other transports are now on their way to Newport News to be in readiness for other troops from Chickamauga- Among these transports are the Har- ward, Manitoba and Hudson. The Utah is now loading at Charleston with me- chanical implements of all kinds, and on her voyage to Porto Rico will call at Jacksonville to take on board a large number of negro laborers- The distance from Guantanamo to Fajardo is about TOO miles, or about seventy hours Reckoning on this basis Gene raI Miles departure at o'clock Friday afternoon, allowing for his stop at Mole St. Nicholas, would probably bring the time of his landing up to this afternoon
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
DoDs Prefer American to lDsurgent Rule in
 Cuba.
It Would Seem That the Madrid Government Is Ripe for Any
 Reasonable PropositioD.
York
 

MADRID, July 25.-Immense importance is attached here the words of Secretary Day favong peace which would avoid the necessity of Spain having continue the o despair At present Spain absolutely keeny eager to find opportunity for opening peace negotiations Secre ary Day to have given the opening and may be amss that just peace will be very easy upon what dplomatsts here describe the only possible basis that the independence of Cuba under American guarantee with the good will of Spain It estimated here that the Americans after brief practical experience in Cuba will realize the difficulties attending its government without Spanish emphasize growing sentiment here that Spain would be willing accept any honorable which would safeguard Spanish interests Cuba That IS the dominating which the of peace To speak plainly almost proposition would the predomnance of the insurgents It felt with satisfaction here that the Americans particularly real ize the absolute worthessness of the piratica unds cned insurgents who pretend have the necessary qualities govern Cuba The Spanish feeling favor of Ae than the insurgents
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
AN ARMISTICE WILL
 NOT BE CONSIDERED

NEW YORK, July 25.-The Herald s Washington correspondent telegraphs: For some reason not yet known the Washington authorities talk tonight as if they knew something of the re- port that the Spanish Government had drawn up a message proposing an ar mistice. A member of the Cabinet told me tonight he had reason to believe the report was true. I asked a mem Der of the Cabinet if he believed the President would consent to an armistice if asked for by Spain.
 "No, emphatically no," he replied With the Porto Rican campaign under way, a part of the army already landed and other troops en route, it is ridicul- ous to suppose that the United States would stop short in it's operations to permit Spain to think about what terms of peace she may at some future time propose"
 LONDON, July 25.-It is announced in a special dispatch from Madrid pub ished here this afternoon, that the Spanish Government has drawn up a message. addressed to the Government at Washington, proposing an armistice for the purpose of discussing the terms upon which peace with the United States can be arranged.
 The Madrid correspondent or the Standard says: There still Is an en- deavor to keep alive the impression that something is going on behind the scenes in the direction of peace, but the prevailing idea is that the war will continue until the fall of Manila and the invasion of Porto Rico. Peace is i'm possible until there is more unanimity in Spain with regard to the necessary sacrifices of their territory. The Minis ters, having arrived at an understand ing, will await the march of events. A Cabinet crisis has been averted for the time being.
 Those who succeed the present Cabi- net will be obliged ere long to ask the country to submit to terms profoundly repugnant to the national pride. The prospect of intermediary Cabinets is marred by the loyal and correct atti- tude of General Polavieja, who declines to become the instrument of politicians eager to create a third party
 The Daily Chronicle claims to know positively that no peace negotiations of any sort have occurred between the Americans and Spanish Governments The Daily Chronicle says: Spain has
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
CONCENTRATION TO BE
 SPEEDILY EFFECTED

WASHINGTON, July 25.lThe War Department was busy to-day hurrying the dispatch of the remainder of Niles expedition against Porto Rico. Such progress has been made that it is hoped that all of the troops will be on Porto Rican soil within a week at the latest. General Miles is not expected to defer his landing until that time, but presumably will pick out a suitable place for encamping his troops and es- tablishing himself ashore, awaiting the arrival of the other detachments now on their way.
 War Department men believe that the first official news from General Miles will come through the press dis
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
QUEEN REGENT
 CHRISTINA OF SPAIN
And Her Boy King, Alfonso XIII, Wbose Crown She Is So Potheticolly Striving
 to Save.
to Save.

PARIS, July 25.-A special dispatch from Madrid gives the following ac- count of the Queen Regents daily life during the present crisis: Poor Queen!" This is the exclamation often heard of late day after day, as matters grow worse and worse, as the Spanish disasters repeat themselves and as the throne of the little King seems slip ping from her hands. into which it was given in trust. see her Majesty look ing careworn and anxious. Even her drives are becoming fewer and fewer. It would surely appeal to any mother in the world were she to see the way this Queen mother each day seems to
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

the Foreign Minister of Morocco de- clares that if the Americans enter Mo- roccan ports they will be notified to leave in twenty-four hours, and, it is added, if they refuse to do so. Morocco will place herself under the protection of the powers.
 Thes probabilities are anxiously ean- vassed at Tangier since the arrival there of the new United States Consul, and the special dispatch adds that the belief increases that the United States does not intend to deprive Spain of anything but the Antilles.
 Vice-President Hobart in Canada.
 KINGSTON, Ontario, July 25.-Vice- President Hobart Is here to-day enjoying the yacht races. He is the guest of H. M: Folger, president of the Thousand Islands Navigation Company.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

est way for it's determination. At many of the councils of late held at the pal ace the Queen has burst into tears, begging and urging her Ministers to seek a solution of the terms of peace, which they seem incapable of mater ializing-peace, which the Queen with common sense sees to be of such vital importance, and which her Ministers keep postponing with the words so fa- tai to Spain, ''manana" (to-morrow).
 The Queen has taken every chance offered in the council of putting in a word for peace, and, little by little she has finally managed to bring the Cah- inet to her view and to thoughts 9f peace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

cling closer and closer to her boy, as though to shield him from the dangers closing about him with almost fatal force. It is very touching to witness it. Her worst enemies recognize in the Queen personal qualities worthy of the highest admiration.
 The Queen used every means at her disposal to prevent war. Her great hope lay in Senor Moret y Prendergast, the former Minister of the Colonies, and he would have carried his point but for Senor Cullen, the former Min ister for Foreign Affairs. To-day, and ever since the war began, the great ob- Ject of the Queen is to find the quick
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
Miles Men Said to Have BeguD to Invade
 Porto Rico.
Be Tbis as It May, ReiDforcements Are Being Hurried to tbe
 Scene of Operations.

ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, July 25 = The United States troops landing to-day the island of Porto Rco Ponce, on the southern coast
 NEW YORK, July 25-The Washington correspondent the Herald says Adutan General Corbn stated tonight he had received nothing confirm the report that Major General Miles with troops under his command had arrived Porto Rcan and landing Ponce Department officials with whom talked expressed doubt the cuacy of the report because they stated General Miles would land Ponce but at Faardo, the coast
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
TROOPS STILL SWARM
 INTO NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS, July 25.-Incoming trains during the last thirty-slx hours have brought nearly 5000 troops to this city. These include the Second Brigade of the First Army Corps in command of Brigadier General Haines. from Chicka- mauga Park, and five troops of cavalry from Camp Alger. The first train reached the city at noon Sunday and from that time on until late this afternoon section followed section, and as fast as the troops arrived they were marched to the
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
LONG AWAITED REPORT
 OF SAMPSON ARRIVES

WASHINGTON, July 25.-It was on- nounced to-day at the Nevy Department that the long-expected report from Ad- mral Sampson upon the destructio, cf Ccvera's fleet with the accompanvinc ro- ports or the commodore and captains of It is supposed to have been brought i1, b,, Captain Sigsbee on the St Paul, whicb arrived at New York last Friday, and 'tt, to is the intention of the SecrataSSI, it Navy to give these reports to the nubIie in their entirety. puDiic
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
FOREIGN FLEETS NOW GOING
 TOWARD THE PHILIPPINES
JopoD Will Have Strong Squadron to Cooper ate, It Is Sod, With tbe British and
 American Adnnrdls.

LONDON 25A sfouR the hEppinIs Islands Japanese ripsW
  in Hhasbe n ntenato lconpnat  il ireines for ppine operations
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26

of Pennsylvania, are with him. The other five officers continue to improve
 Private O'Heavy of the Twenty-first Infantry Is the most seriously off of those in the Marine Hospital at Clifton. He is suffering from a bullet wound in the hip. The ninety-nine other pa- tients are improving.
 The United States hospital steamer Relief is still anchored off Stapleton. $. I. The sick and wounded on board are all improving.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
BROUGHT HOME TO DIE
 OF TYPHOID FEVER
Hopeless Case of Lieutenant Fiscus, Second Cavalry Who
 May Recover

NEW YORK, July 25.-All hope for the recovery of Lieutenant William M. Fiscus of the Second Cavalry, who Is at Fort Wadsworth suffering from ty- phoid fever, has been abandoned. He was one of the six officers who came from Santiago a week ago Saturday. The lieutenant is sinking gradually. His father, William Fiscus, formerly Sheriff of Armstrong County, Pennsyl- vania, and his sister, Blanche Fiscus,
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
THREAT OF MOROCCO'S
 FOREIGN MINISTER

MADRID, July 25.-According to a dispatch from Cadiz to the Imparcial of this city. advices from Tangiar say
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-26
WILL TRY TO WIN
 OVER THE CUBANS

MADRID, July 25-It is announced tonight that com pete tranquility prevails throughout Spain The Cuban nia Government announced will with the repre- sentatves of Maxine Gomez and is believed that the ference may result in the insurgents espousng the Spanish
The times., 1898-08-07
CONCISE AND TO THE POINT.
The Weather Forecast in Few
Words Predicts Fair weather

The weather sage has been so success
full during the past two days in hitting
the exact state of the weather in con-
cisely worded forecasts that he has no
doubt decided to continue to make his re-
ports brief in order to retain his popular
ity.
The report for yesterday was included
in four words. That of today is con-
densed into nheager three-word phrase,
reading, Fair; southerly Winds No
mention is again made as to the probable
state of the temperature, but the pre-
sumption is that there will be a contin-
uation of the present normal degree Of
heat. Hs'
Washington is fast recuperating from
many weakening nights of insomnia and
fatigue caused principally by the intense
heat of the 'sirays7during the day, and
the weather sage will become as popu-
lar as an American war hero If he viii
continue the good work initiated by him
two days ago - %
The temperature is not only favorable
here, but 1t has fallen in many other
sections of the country. The entire
stretch of country extending eastward
from the Mississippi River experiences
normal temperature. The only rise
has been in the northern plateau. Light
rains have fallen in the South Atlantic
States, the upper lake region, and on the
Rocky Mountain slope, and showers are
predicted for the Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys. Elsewhere fair weather is
YroroiSad
The times., 1898-08-07

With this end in view we are not allowed
to leave camp except for water, which
must be boiled before drinking, and, be-
sides, we are not allowed 10 hold any
communion with the Cubans.
We first heard of the fall of Santiago
on the 14th at 10 a. m. we laughed over
il, not believing the rumor TO be true.
At about 1880 a horseman rode along
the line of trenches informing each regi-
ment officially. He yelled Attention. at
the top of his voice, then said
Men, when you hear the news l am
about to give I want no one to cheer.
The Spanish general has surrendered with
1900 troops in Santiago and 5000 TO the
east Of us They are 10 receive transpor-
tation back to Spain
"Of course we didn't cheer; oh, no.
'As a sample of our present food sup
ply will give you the menu for today:
MENU, JULY II.
"Breakfast-Four hardtack fried in ba-
con fat two hardtack plain, one slice ba-
con, a tin cup of coffee
''Dinner-Two meat balls (made by
shredding canned roast beef. soaking a
hardtack and mixing the two and frying
in bacon faO, six plain hardtack, tin cup
of coffee.
"Supper-Same as dinner
The letter concludes by stating that the
rifles used by the volunteers proved to be
a distinct failure" and that if the cam
paign lasted much longer the regiment
would be equipped with Krag-Jorgensen
guns.
The times., 1898-08-07
LILIENFELD'S DISCOVERY.
1t Is Attracting Much Attention in
Scientific Circles

Especial Cablegram- -Copyrighted)
London Aug. e.-Lilienfeld's di oevery or
the production of albumen from the pro-
duetion of coal tar and similar unappe-
tizing waste stuff is attracting a good
deal OF attention in scientific circles.
Despite the temptation of professional
humorists to sceff, it is pointed out that
triumph and precisely what is claimed.
but the practical value of a substitute for
animal food is quite another question.
For instance, at first saccharine seemed
likely TO take the place of sugar, but after
a time it was discovered that, while sac
charine provided the necessary sweet
ness. it had effects on certain organs
which sugar had not One authority says:
81 quite believe il possible for a chemist
to make substance chemically identical
with the albumen Of nature. The point
is, would it be physiologically Identical?
Chemically speaking, all nutriment neces-
sary for man is found in grass and it's
seeds, but how would the man fare who
tried to live on grass?
Every scientist recognizes that man re-
quires PHOSPHORUS for his nervous de-
yelopment, but nobody would dream of
giving PHOSPHORUS in its inorganic state
It is the same with artificial albumen. l
cannot say it will replace natural albu-
men as human food until it has been sub
jected to trial on a large scale over a
long period. Each animal best obtains
nutriment from the kingdom to which it
is adapted. Kittens fed on fruit, horses
on goats flesh and cattle on fish would
not thrive as they would on natural
foods"