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The silver lance., 1898-07-01
KEEPS HIS WORD,
The Cuban Patriot, Garcia, Living Up tc
His Contract.

The Cuban Patriot, Garcia, Living Up to
His Contract
Washington, d. c., June 24.-Lieut.
Rowan of the army says that General
Garcia has thus far fulfilled every
promise made to him when he visited
the fnsurgent camp in May, and has
cOnScientiously carried out in the strict
est manner his side of the arrange
ment for cooperation with our army
and navy. The Cuban general appear
ed at the place designated on the date
appointed with exactly the number of
troops promised and has submitted
himself and men to the orders of Ad-
miYal Sampson and General Shafter.
Lieut.. Rowan speaks with the great
est admiration of General Garcia, and
says he is a true patriot and a good
soldier.
The sample of fighting shown by the
insurgents down around Santiago
solves the mystery why the Spaniards
have not been able to put down the
rebellion in Cuba. The naval officers
in their reports to the department
speak in enthusiastic terms of the
bravery, the endurance and the intel
ligence of the Cubans who have come
under their observation. Hardened to
ndLuTe, Ike TIE American lnQlanS,
whom they resemble, they are able to
endure great hardships without weak
ening their physical strength. They
can go long time without food and at
all times subsist without difficulty up-
on natural fruits, berries. vegetables
and the products of the Cuban swamps
and forests, upon which an ordinary
white man would starve. They are ex-
cellent scouts, full of resources. have
keen perception and are absolutely
fearless. Their greatest defect. how
ever, is lack of experience with fire.
arms. Many of them are poor marks
men and all are wasteful of their am
munitlon, which makes it necessary to
caution them constantly. Most of the
insurgents that have come into our
camps in Cuba are negroes. and a ma
jority of them of full blood. They are
entirely uneducated, cannot even read
or write have no knowledge of the
outside world and are as ignorant ms
the colored mountaineers of Tennessee
or North Carolina.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Importance as base of reinforce
ments to the enemies of the United
States.
The effect of General Miles strenu-
ous representations of the urgent mil
itary exigencies. which demand imme-
diate additions to General Skaters
army are evident on all sides. The de-
cision to send at least one regiment of
volunteers on the fast auxiliary Yale
from Newport News next Thursday,
to be followed by others on the Har-
ward a few days later. and another
brigade from Camp Alger during the
ensuing week, are instances of the sue
cess of his recommendation.
The st. Paul and st. Louis, now with
Admiral Sampson, will be ordered
north for the troops who will go fcp-
ward next week, provided they are not
needed at Santiago. The fastest Amer
lean coast-wise steamer La Grande
Duchesse, which was at one time in
tended for use as the ambulance ship
of the navy, is already at Hampton
Roads ready to carry some of these
troops next week, if the auxiliary
cruisers cannot be secured.
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it was impossible to see twenty yards
in any direction.
The advance guard, consisting of a
corps of men, hurried daringly ahead.
With them were party of Cubans who
had campaigned in the vicinity and
knew the country thoroughly.
The first warning of the enemy's
presence came in the form of volley
which sent several Of the advance
guard to the ground. That they We're
not all killed was due to density of the
foliage, which in a measure protected
them as well as their enemies.
The light detachment in the front re-
turned the fire fiercely, and being COM
posed of men who, for the most part,
were not unfamiliar with bush fight
ing, sprang behind trees until the
main body came up.
In front of our advance was dense,
leafy screen, from behind which came
the steady rattle of Mausers. Our men
could barely see the enemy. but with
out a word they charged on the DEATH
trap. They were, of course, dismOunt-
ed and went forward on a run.
Veteran troopers. New York society
men, Massachusetts, volunteers and
lean worn Cubans came on with equal
ferocity. 1t was a. race for chance
to die. Two Journal correspondents,
Edward Marshall and Horace Laine,
were with them.
Colonel Leonard Wood and Theodore
Roosevelt led the charge. Our men
came with a cheer. and did not cease
when some of them fell Volley aft.r
volley poured from the Spanish lines,
as they advanced. The Spaniards fell
back almost Immediately.
Once through the thicket our soldiers
found a comparatively open ground,
and here the battle proper took place.
The fighting was bitter When Ham
ilton Fish fell far in the lead, the
Spanish made an attempt to capture
his body. With yell his companions
rushed forward, and those of the Span
iards who were not shot were pressed
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

The tendency of the American wom-
an to unpunctuality was prominently
displayed at the recent Mothers Con-
gress In Washington, where allowances
of half an hour had to be made for the
opening Of sessions and the arrival Of
speakers. At reception given the del
egates by, Mrs. Mckinley, many of them
arrived too late to see her, although
the hours had been distinctly noted in
the invitation. TT is the fashion to
"a to Ranelagh after it is over" Horace
Walpole. once wrote to friend; the
music ends at ten, the guests arrive at
twelve" Unpunctuality may not be
one Of the seven deadly sins, but the
person who lags behind stated hour
shows that she considers her own con-
venience before that of others.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01
IGNORING PORTO RICO.
Army Authorities Giving Their Whole At
tention to the Santiago Campaign.

tention to the Santiago Campaign.
Washington, ID. c., June 24.-The
project to occupy Porto Rico.i is now re-
garded by prominent officers of the
army and navy as practically removed
from immediate consideration. They
say that unless the death rate of Gen
eral Skaters army from diseases in
digenous to Cuban soil is exceedingly
high, the President will authorize the
prosecution of general aggressive
campaign throughout the entire island
of Cuba the moment Santiago is cap
tured.
When General Miles returned he is
said to have convinced the highest au-
thorities that the best of military rea-
sons existed for concentrating every
resource of the government, for the
time being at least, to the support of
General Shafter.
His campaign was of a more hazard
GUS nature than had been generally
appreciated. Notwithstanding the ex-
cellent equipment and the trained
forces which had been provided in this
army corps, the fact that $1,000 men
were to be landed in strange country
in the face of a numerous force whose
exact strength could only be estimated,
Woulu pIoDuDly ploNc tht II ueidi
event of the whole war. Its success
might be expected to result in Spain's
prompt realization of the futility of
further resistance, while a serious re-
verse even of Il temporary character
might indefinitely prolong hostili-
ties.
The illusion that the actual posses
sion of Porto Rico constituted any
valid advantage from an international
law point was speedily dispelled by
the citation of precedents. 1t was also
made evident that the United States
had absolute justification for exacting
the surrender of Porto Rico by Spain
as an indemnity against part of the
cost of the war.
1t now appears to be settled that no
attention will be paid to Porto Rico for
the present, unless it develops strategic
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back ward into the shelter of the trees
Whenever the Spaniards attempted
to stay the advance of the Americans,
they hid in the grass and underbrush
and fired from cover like Apaches.
Had they been anything like as good
marksmen as the Americans our losses
would have run into the hundreds. AS
it was their bullets mainly went high
Nearly all our men who were hit were
shot at close range.
General Castillo, with 1000 Cubans,
also had sharp engagement at Quasi
ma. He drove the enemy ahead of
him, infiicting heavy loss. and captur-
ed two railroad trains laden with food
for the Spanish troops and 100 tons of
coal. His loss was about fifty men.
The Spaniards are now fortifying the
hills ahead of us for our troops are
practically at the gates of Santiago
At Sevilla. whittier General Linares
retreated from Juragua they have
placed ten field pieces on the hill.
They have been largely reinforced
from Santiago. Transports have al
ready been sent by General Shafter to
get General Calixto Garcia and his
whole force of 5000 Cubans to take
part in the general attack on Santiago,
which will begin Tomorrow
The Journal correspondent. Harry f.
McNichol and G. A. Coffin, the Journal
artist, have gone with food and water
and surgeon to bring their wounded
confree to the coast. Despite the hot
weather and the forced marches, the
condition of our men is magnificent
and their spirits perfect
The rough riders are wild to make
the Spaniards pay again for the brave
fellows killed in to-day's fight From
now on it will be asteady battle until
Santiago is ours.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

tain the whereabouts of the Merrimac
prisoners, Lieutenant Hobson and his
daring companions. The Colon, ii
Spanish tug, with Captain Concas,
formerly commander of the Caravala
Santa Junta, on board, came out to
meet him. Captain Concas stated
Lieutenant Hobson and his men were
confined in Santiago town. They We're
all well and he Captain Concas) said
he felt sorry they could not be given
their liberty, but the authorities
thought 1t inadvisable. Assistant
Chief of Staff Stanton then returned to
the ship.
His mission was caused by the re-
fusal of Spain to exchange the prison
ers. Had they still been in Ell Moro,
Admiral Sampson was to notify the
Spaniards that Spain would be held
responsible should any harm befall
them. This ultimatum was rendered
unnecessary.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

We must admit that there IL reason
in Josephine Shaw Lowell's declaration
that married men have no business to
go to war. When a married man il in
war he has. If not an officer, no one to
help him dress. There ought to be a
valet to every private soldier, but this
is impossible, and we believe vivan-
dieres run only one to a regiment.
Then, again, who shall help the absent
wife in her morning and other toilets,
If she cannot afford a maid? She must
perforce harness herself In her corset
by tying herself to a door. and her large
sleeves must poke back themselves or
go unpoked. These things seem triv-
ial, but when they go on week after
week and month after month they
amount to agony.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Under. the Zone tariff the number
Of passengers on the Hungarian rail-
roads increased from 13 5000 900 In 1889
to 26,000.000 in 1891 and 35,O0O, 900 in
1885, the passenger earnings from st.
$4,000 in 1889 to 1855, 900 in 1906.
The number Of tons Of freight hauled
increased from 1857. 900 in 1891 to 2o,-
201. go in 1896. and the freight earninsu
from ~. Ill .oe0 In 1891 to ss2. .s4e 900 in
1Sal. 7As increase in passengers from
1ooa TO 1886 was 3b per cent; IN PAS
sso6tr aarlings. ~ per cent; In freight,
q Per cent, aad freight seE1lAH. =
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Never before was a war SO written up
and overwritten. There are cable dis
patches which cost five dollars a word,
and 1t is estimated that the city jour-
mails spend in the aggregate for war
correspondence hundred thousand
dollars day. Indeed, millions would
soon be eaten up by the fleets Of steam
yachts and tugs manned by reporters,
sketchers and photographers, fiuttering
about among the battleships and ply
ing between the Cuban coast and the
mainland. And 1t costs pile Of money
to manufacture countless columns and
pages of news" out of mere rumors and
guesses, or to beat few drops of fact
into iridescent froth enough to Hood
half dozen daily editions.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

The Australian ballot system having
come into general use in this country
the Australian system of land trans
fers is now proposed. and will probably
be adopted. 1t provides for abolition
OF the present cumbrous and expensive
scheme of searching titles, and is
therefore opposed by the shysters who
do that work. but by few others. 1t is
worthy of note that the older nations
of the world should have 80 many
things to learn of some of the youngest.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

After long period Of suspension the
iron works Of a western city resumed
operations and the black chimneys
poured out dense clouds of SCOT over
the town. Ruskin would have anath-
emized it for its hideousness, and
daintily-clad women looked upon It
with horror, but little girl. hungry
and cold, whose father had been for
months without work, clapped her
hands and exclaimed: WAS there
ever anything SO beautiful as to see
the smoke in the chimneys again!
That big piece is shawl for mother,
and those cunning little bits tumbling
down are shoes for baby. and oh, there
comes such lot of the smoke maybe
1t is really hat for me; anyway. 1
know it's shoe-strfngs."
The silver lance., 1898-07-01
Beauty is Blood Deem,

Clean blood means clean skin. NJ.
beauty withoutit. Cascarets, Candy Cathsr.
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean Nv
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm.
Purities from the body. Begin to-day 10
and that sickly bilious complexion by taxing
Cascarets,-b beauty for ten cents. All drus.
eists. satisfaction guaranteed. lOc. &c d.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Wanted, a young man to be partly
out-of-doors and partly inside hotel,",
reads late advertisement in bush
paper of Australia. A correspondent
feels compelled to ask what would hap
pen when the door was shut
The silver lance., 1898-07-01
THE MERRiMAc PRISONERS.

The spaniards Announce They Are In San
tiaeo T. wn.
OFF Santiago de Cuba, Thursday.
June 23. p. m. by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Kingston. filed
Friday, June "a, noon.-This morning
a flag of truce was taken in by Assist
ant Chief of Staff Stanton, to ascer-
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Patriotism is capable of some curious
manifestations; for example, when it
prompts saloon-keepers in New York
to offer free drinks to every one wear
ing United States uniform! Practi-
cally. this might operate just like trea-
son by making our soldiers less effect
i've, and thus giving laid and comfort"
to the enemy.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

What is advice, Uncle Christonher,
Advice is an insipid dose which no rns,
always trying to force down the tbroyot, bry y
of other people" 'oaa
The silver lance., 1898-07-01
We PAY Exnensas

and liberal commissions, refund Tho
all goods not giving the consume Sie cash fol
Long terms Of credit. First-cias.sss i.ss,astion Sasn
made fgo wanted nbn No bond required SSsI. SsIs.
per month on mail orders. Address WIZ iee .ood
brenard Mfg. Co., Iowa City, Iowa "i'n stamp
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Tell me about your graduating clas,
photograph, Miss Lily?' We'll ali thos
the smart ones; all those pretty girls H,
ting down in front are the silly ones- "s
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

For several centuries Spain has been
working for the sole purpose Of being
spoken of in the past tense.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

1t is beginning to be suspected that
the order to relax the press censorship
was unable to get by the censor.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

The Spaniard is unfortunate. but he
may congratulate himself that he is
getting a geographical education.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

"Can you tell anything by looking al
my hand?' Yes: l should infer-lookins
closely at your hand-that heavy wal
tax had been levied on SOAP"
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Electricians supply us with current
topics and physicians with news Of the
weak.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

with Great Britain How ainanee
know?" "She is engaged to three ee p you
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been.
God send to melvin. b. Mcclellan, Chester
Florida, Sept II. 1S95 ''
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Affairs in Manila. under the Dewey
management, is all that Americans
could ask for,
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Talk is cheap. but the love prattle Of
a girl is always dear to the enamored
swain
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

DO you find club membership na..
ant?'. Yes; belong to a club wRarpa p,as ~
get your own umbrella back every tnyos yos
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

Familiarity with danger is apt to
breed contempt for it.
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

A bath with COSMO BUTTERMuY
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial Sold everYwhere
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

"Have you tasted the new soda water
named Dewey No; What is it nav.
ored with?' "Ginger."
The silver lance., 1898-07-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or "a
II C. C. c. fail to cure, druggists refund mouey
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
INSURGENTS HOSTILE.
santiago Predicts Trouble With
Them.

Santiago de Cuba, August 15.-11.25 a.
m.-Trouble with the Cubans is breed
ing. Their attitude is one of sullen
hostility toward America. The better.
class in Cuba favor the annexation OF the
island to the United States and majori-s
ty of the masses are ready and anxious to
work and accept the shelter and protection.
afforded by an American proteotorate,
but they are influenced by a certain class
of vapid orators and breeders OF sedltion
and rebellion against anything smack1ng
of law and order. This intiammatory class
demands and urges the recognition OF
Cuba for Cubans and spurns all offers or
suggestions tending to prosperity under
an American protectorate and sexclte5
popular discomfort. This is exactly the
class ssthat pushes itself most into evil
dence and whose views and opinions are
most overheard and published.
Thefr advice to the Cubans is to repudi-
ate all offers of peace or q cessation OF
hostilities and to look upon tho armlstlce
as an agreement between the United
States and Spain on their own account
and not binding upon the free and in
dsnendent state of Cuba whose liberating
army not only repudiates pacidcat1on, but
,.il] IGNORE the armistice to the point of
continuing to wage war and shooting
every Sraniard in the field.
A wild rumor is aaoat to the effect that
the Cuban army will attack Santiago
and capture it, to the glory of the CUBAN
army, as soon as the American garrison
is weakened This is directly traceable to
the same source The influence exerted
by such bod y of men against law and
order is formidable. This hysterioal
people demands suppression with an iron
hand. While still in embryo, this influ
ence is already felt among certain classes
who refuse to work or serve the govern
ment until statement of the freedom
and independence of their country Is
made clear. A knowledge of this con
dition is imperative to the moulding OF
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
Local Weather Report.

Portland, August l5.-Ihe local weaoner
bureau Office records as to the weatner
are as follows:
Sa. m.--Barometer. 30 ZIG; thermomoee. oe.
ter, $50; dew point, 60: humidity, oo'
wind, NV; velocity, 3; weather, p. oiuy,
Sp. m.-Barometer. 80. 1853, thermonn3ee. ne.
ter, 66.S; dew point, 63; humidity' 'o'
wind. S. velocity 6; weather clear.
Mean daily thermometer 70; maAl,nn m,atar
Thermometer. IS; minimum thermolnesseSs. !.
81; maximum velocity of wind' -
total precipitation. %.
Weather Observation.
The AGRICULTURAL department weatnes
bureau for yesterday. Aug. 15' taken onnao .
5 D, M, meridian time, the onse.tsG; .s; 9
tion for each section being given ID ;nd sna5
order: Temperature, direction OF WIN
state of weather:
Boston, 10 degrees,S, clear, New 1s,
York, 70 degrees, Sc, clear; Phiiauor ,a.,n
phia. 76 degrees, E, clear; Wasnidds ~
ton. 7e degrees, S, clear; Albany, u w uv-
grees,9S, p.cldy; Buffalo, Is degrees, ,oar w.
Cloudy; Detroit, 76 degrees, SW, cleaL na,
Chicago, 80 degrees, SW, cloudy; ST. Iau pau''
so degrees, NV, clear; Huron, ~ Dan,' H.
50 degrees, S; clear: Bismarck, aarees. o. ss
grees, S, p.cldy; Jacksonville, Is desfe0''
NE, p.cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16
CUBAN AND PORTO RICO PORTS.
Orders Given to Permit Vessels to Clear
for Those Islands.

Washington, August 15.-The secretary
of the treasury today sent the following
kilograms to all collectors of customs:
Vessels may clear for ports in Cuba and
Porto Rico subject to the laws and regu-
lations in force relating to clearances, ex-
cept for the transportation of merchandise
in the trade between the United States
and Porto Rico.
Although this order had the effect of
making our coastwise trade laws appli-
cable to Porto. Rico, as American vessels
are permitted to clear for the island, the
fact is that Porto Rico is not yet regard
ed as a part of the United States and
the order issued today is military
measure which may be modified or re-
voked by the President at will. The
Contitution of the United States pro-
vides that ''all duties, imports and e1cises
shall be uniform throughout the Oniteel
States,'' and therefore when Porto hlco
becomes a recognized part of the United
States our customs laws must apply
to that country. Hence the distinction.
A question which may become trouble
some hereafter has arisen as to coffee.
Porto Rico has a large export trade In
that article which, under Spanish rule,
was protected by high tariff. Under
our present laws, coffee Is admitted to
the United States free of duty, and If that
particular nal feature should be applicable
10 Porto Rico, it is asserted that the
practical destruction of the coffee plan
tatiops of the island would be the inevi-
table result What may be done hereafter
for the relief of this situation cannot
now be foretold.
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16

Washington, August 15.-The recon-
strrction of affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico
and throughout the Spanish West Indies
is receiving earnest consideration IN
official quarters and at the White House
today the President saw a number OF
prominent callers in connection with this
reconstruction in our new insular oe.
tendencies. General Fitzhugh Lee
spent some time with the President, go
ing over the condition of Cuban affairs.
While no announcement was made, the
impression prevailed that General Lee
would be one of the Cuban military COM
manders to be named within a few days.
Acting Secretary Allen Of she Navy, al
80 saw the President concerning Cuban
affairs 1t is probable that An American
naval vessel will 60 to Havana harbor De-
fore long and at least two naval vessels
will he ordered to Havana when the
military commission assemblies there to
determine the details Of Spanish evacua-
ton.
Secretary Day also conferred with the
President and later decided to take
weeks vacation. He will leave either TO-
night or tomorrow morning, going
probably to Canton. Assistant Secretary
Moore will be acting secretary OF the state
department during Mr.. Days absence
The secretary's retirement from the head
of the department is likely to follow soon
after his return from Canton and indeed,
it may come during his absence, although
there was no outward evidence today that
he was about to close his connection with
state affairs.
The navy department decided during
the day to yield as far ss practical to the
public desire at New York for naval re-
view of the ships of Admiral Simpsons
fleet. Accordingly, Acting Secretary
lien issued the following order:
The Portland daily press., 1898-08-16


Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press. J
Santiago. August 15--11 p. IA secret
meeting was held tonight at the palace
between the commanding officers of the
American army and the Cuban leaders.
The strictest secrecy was maintained but
1t can be said with good authority that
General Garcia was present. The meeting
lasted an hour and half. Ths informa-
ton obtained is to the effect that the
Cuban situation was thoroughly re-
viewed and that it was resolved to dis
band the Cuban army and that the United
States should pay the men off. This in
wolves the expenditure of $15. 600, 900 but it
is most important to the prosperity of the
island, whose wealth is entirely agricul-
tural nobody, planter or farmer, daring
to cultivate his lands while insurgents
bands are in the field raiding and burn
ing,