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The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
War Notes.

Last Friday was pay day at Camp
Leedy.
Gen. Shafter will return to the United
States with his army.
It took $4,000 to pay OFF the colored
troops at Topeka last week.
Gen. Miles says that he has troops
enough to take Porto Rico
Captain Barrett, Tenth regular in
fantry, died at Santiago last week.
Spain would gladly give us the Phil
ippines II we would let them have Porto
Rico.
1t is expected that none Of the Shafter
army will be in Santiago by the latter
part Of the week.
Gen. Joe Wheeler defends Gen. Shafter
against all criticisms. He says that re-
flections on his work are unjust.
Ten deaths of typhoid fever occurred
among the soldiers at Fort Mcpherson,
Ca, within sixty hours last week.
The constructors Of the Oregon, the
Union Iron Works, want to build some
more naval vessels for the government.
Lieutenant Hobson called on Admiral
Cervera at Annapolis last week, and the
two officers enjoyed pleasant day to-
gether.
General Poland, commanding the sec
ond division of the First army corps
at Chickamauga died last week of ty-
phoid fever.
Gen. Fitzhuh Lee was to lead the at
tack on Havana. 1t was a disappoint-
ment to him and his friends that he did
not have chance to do so.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger (Rep.)
thinks that President Mckinley would
do we'll to depose Secretary Alger and
give his place to Colonel Roosevelt.
The movement OF Spanish captives
from Santiago to Cadiz has begun. The
Alicante was the first vessel to sail,
and it had 1000 sick soldiers on board.
Chaplain Mcintyre Of the Oregon ac-
cused Admiral Sampson Of shaping his
report Of the Santiago naval battle so
as to get share of the prize money.
He reported that he was within four
miles Of the Spanish feet when it was
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
General News Notes.

Forty Bannock Indians are OF tho rea~
ervation in Wyoming.
French newspapers predict war over
the parCeling Of China.
The Temps (Paris) speaks Of Spain's
peace proposal as noble resignation"
The government will establish q
smOkeless powder plant on the Potomac.
Wyoming Republicans have adopted d
platform which indorses the gold stan
dard.
Senator Platt wants ex-Secretay
Tracy appointed on the peace commits
sion.
The American residents OF Sydney,
Australia, have petiti0ned the goverE.
ment to hold the Philippines.
Guatamala's minister at washington
has received cable from his governs
ment saying that the revolution has
been suppressed.
General Shafter is So years old
Wheeler is 81, Coppinger SO, COrbin Sc
and Hawkins is "a. The youngest major
general is Wade, who is 55.
Chicago Post crop reports indicate
that the wheat crop of the country for
1898 will be 725,000,000 bushels, an In
crease of fully 100000, 900 bushels over
1891, the biggest wheat year on record.
Congressman Tawney, Of Minnesota
a prominent advocate OF Hawaiian an
nexation, predicts that those islands
will be given substantially the sanSG..
form Of government as the District oF
Columbia now has
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
New Camps for Volunteers.

Washington, August 1O.-Adjutant
General COrbin has issued the following
statement:
"The Secretary of War has ordered
one division of the First army corps
from Chattanooga to Knoxville, Tenn,
and another division of the same corps
from Chickamauga to Lexington, KY.
A division of the Fourth corps, now at
Tampa, has been ordered to Huntsville,
Ala. The Second division General Da-
visO of the Second army corps, now at
Manassas, Va, has been ordered to Mid
dletOwn, Pa. The advisability of march
ing the troops from Chickamauga to
Knoxville and Lexington is under con-
sideration."
The division ordered to Knoxville is
the Second and consists Of the following
regiments: Thirty-first Michigan, First
Georgia, Sixth Ohio, One Hundred and
Fifty-eight Indiana, First West Virginia,
Second Ohio, First Pennsylvania, Four
teenth Minnesota
The Third division, ordered to Lexing-
ton, consists of the Twelfth Minnesota,
Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Mississippi,
Twenty-first Kansas, Twelfth New York,
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
More Soldiers for rIanlIa.

Washington, August 1O.-General Mer-
ritt's force in the Philippines is to be
increased by the 1000 troops now at San
Francisco which will be sent as soon as
transports can be obtained. Secretary
Alger said that 1000 troops would sail
at once. The department has not suffl-
Cient transports at hand to convey the
remaining 5000 at present, but the Sec
retary says that, with those already ar
rived and on the sea, together with the
1000 which are to leave San Francisco
at once, General Merritt will have a
force of $4,000, and there will be no
hurry for the embarkation Of the re-
naming troops. The department can Sc
cure several transports but the prices
asked are too high and it is now believed
that the last 5000 troops will wait for
the return of the first transports.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
Peace Terms
Made Public.
Spain Gives Up Cuba and the United
States Takes Porto Rico and
All Spanish Islands.
AGREEMENT SIGNED FRIDAY.

Madrid, August 13.-The text of the
protocol signed between Spain and the
United States is as follows:
"His Excellency, M. CambOn, Ambas-
sadOr Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary Of the French republic at
Washington, and Mr.. William Day, Sec.
retary Of State Of the United States, haV,
ing received respectively to that effect
plenary powers from the Spanish gov
ernment and the government of the
United States, have established and
signed the following articles which de-
fine the terms on which the two govern
ments have agreed with regard to the
questions enumerated below and of
which the object is the establishment Of
peace between the two countries,
namely:
Article l. Spain will renounCe all
claim to all sovereignty over and all
rights over the island Of Cuba.
Article 2. Spain will Cede to the
United States the island of Porto Rico
and the other islands which are at pres
ent under the sovereignty of Spain in
the Antilles, as we'll as an island in the
LadrOne archipelago, to be chosen by the
United States.
Article 3. The United States will oc-
cupy and retain the city and bay Of
Manila and the port of Manila pending
the conclusion Of treaty of peace which
shall determine the control and form
of government of the Philippines.
Article 4. Spain will Immediately
eVacuate Cuba, Porto Rico and the other
islands now under Spanish sovereignty
in the Antilles. To this effect each of
the two governments will appoint COM
missioners within ten days after the
signing Of the protocol and these COM
missiOners shall meet at Havana within
thirty days after the signing Of the pro-
tocOl with the object Of coming to an
agreement regarding the carrying out of
the details Of the aforesaid evacuation
of Cuba and other adjacent Spanish is
lands; and each Of the two governments
shall likewise appoint within ten days
after the signature of this protocol other
commissioners who shall meet at San
Juan de Puerto Rico within thirty days
after the signature of this protocol to
agree upon the details Of the evacuation
of Puerto Rico and other islands now
under Spanish sovereignty in the An
titles.
Article 5. Spain and the United States
shall appoint to treat for peace five
commissioners at the most for either
country. The commissioners shall meet
in Paris on October /, at the latest to
proceed to negotiations and to the con-
Clusion Of treaty of peace. This treaty
shall be ratified in conformity with the
constitutional laws of each Of the coun-
tries.
Article 6. Once this protocol is con-
cluded and signed, hostilities shall be
suspended, and to that effect in the two
countries orders shall be given by either
government to the commanders of it's
land and sea forces as speedily as pos
sible.
Done in duplicate at Washington, read
in French and in English by the under
signed, who affix at the foot Of the docu-
nlent their signatures and seals, August
12, 1S9S."
fiOStilitleS Suspended.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
Sampson to Outrank Schley.

Washington, August 10.--The Presi-
dent has determined to recommend to
Congress that Acting Rear Admiral
Sampson be advanced eight numbers
and Commodore Schley six numbers.
This will result in making each rear
admiral, but with Commodore Schley
ranking Immediately below Admiral
Sampson. Captain Clark, Of the Oregon,
will be recommended for an advance of
six numbers in the captains grade and
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright will
go up eight numbers. Other promotions
throughout the fleet will go up eight
numbers.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Missouri,
First New Hampshire.
The troops OF the Fourth corps, Or
dered from Tampa to Huntsville, Ala,
are the Third Pennsylvania, One Hun
dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana, First
Ohio, Fifth Ohio. Second New York,
Thirty-secOnd Michigan, Sixty-ninth
New York and Third Ohio.
The troops OF the Second corps, Or
dered from Manassas to Middletown, Pa,
are the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth In,
diana, Twenty-secOnd Kansas, Third
New York, Sixth Pennsylvania, Fourth
Missouri, Seventh Illinois, First Rhode
Island, Third Missouri, Second Tennes-
see.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
Miles, Men In a Fight Friday

Cables from Gen. Miles show that an
artillery skirmish occurred at Asomanta
Friday. Major Lancaster with Potts
battery dislodged the Spanish battery
and drove the men from the rife pits.
No infantry was used. One American
was killed and several were wounded,
but the surgeon thinks that all of the
wounded with one exception will re-
cover.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
HOstlIitles Suspended.

Immediately following the signing Of
the peace protocol by the President and
the French minister, at p. m. last Fri
day, the War and Navy departments
Immediately issued orders to the va
riOus military and naval commanders to
suspend hOstilities at once. Similar or
ders were issued by the Spanish author
tiles and unless the commissioners ap-
pointed to arrange the details are un-
able to reach satisfactory agreement
the war is now over.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
Third Manila Expedition Arrives

A cable from Hong Kong states that
the third Manila expedition arrived at
Manila August 4. 1t had taken twenty
two days to sail from Honolulu. On the
trip six men and one officer died and
more than fifty were taken sick. Two
firemen went insane and jumped over
board. A fire on the Morgan City was
the most perilous feature. 1t broke out
when the fleet was three days out of
Honolulu. 1t originated In the coal
bunkers. The captain assembled the
crew at midnight, told them the situa-
tion, pledged every man to secrecy and
organized to fight the fire. The captain
knew that if the facts were known to
the soldiers that it would precipitate a
panic, and they never knew about the
fire until the arrival at Manila, although
it had not been subdued in all that time,
although 1t was held in check. On the
trip the boys enjoyed sight which few
men get to see. 1t was the volcano Fa-
rabeu de Pajaros in a state of eruption.
1t could be seen for miles and made a
deep impression on the men.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17
Grave Dissertation Charged Against d
KaRSan.

Assistant Surgeon l.. c. Duncan, ,Twen-
ty-second Kansas, is under arrest at
Manassas, Va, charged with the desc
Grafton of the grave of Maj. J. T. Duke Of
the Confederate army The evidence in
the case tends to show that the grave
was opened and the body stripped of
everything of value, and that portions
of the skull were taken by the parties to
the affair as relics. Duncan is the only
man who has been arrested, but several
others, mostly priVates, were mixed up
in the AFFAIR. Sugeon Duncan will be
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

The San Francisco, the monitor Mian-
tonomah and the yacht Sylvia were fired
upon by Havana batteries early Friday
morning. One large shell struck the
San Francisco's stern and did consider
able damage. Nobody was injured and
the shots were not returned as the war
ships were under orders not to fire under
any circumstances.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17


would have got no prize money.
Washington adVices indicate that th8
army will probably be reduced to 100 900
men as soon as possible Those not re~
tanned will be honorably discharged.
A grand review of the 10000 troops az
Chickamauga occurred last week. Gem
eral Breckenridge, who has assumed
command, was the reviewing ofiicer
Governor Leedy and the Kansas Con
gressiOnal delegation are trying to get
the War department to send the
Twenty-third Kansas (colOred) to Cuba
or Porto Rico.
Captain Sherman, Company X.
Twenty-secOnd Kansas, died at the Fort
Meyer hospital, of typhoid fever August
3. He was an unmarried man whose
home was at Seneca.
The Cuban authorities at New York
have Cabled the provisional government
urging that hOstilities be suspended, as
Spain has signed an agreement to re-
linquish all claim to the island
Dispatches from Washington indicate
that the first troops to be mustered out
will be those which have not yet been
moved from State camps. This will In
clude the Kansas colored volunteers.
A new army department has been
created 1t is the department OF SAM
tlago, and 1t consists Of all Of that part
OF Cuba which has been surrendered, I,
General Lawton is to be in command.
Cervera and his associate officers are
enjoying a pleasant time at Annapolis,
and their condition is much more agree.
able than the ordinary person would
suppose that prisoner Of war would
be given.
Pending the establishment OF a civ
government in Cuba by It's inhabitantA
this country will administer It's affaira
through a military government It Is
quite likely that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will
be military governor,
Harvey Diegel, Company B, twenty
first Kansas, died of typhoid fever at
Chickamauga last Friday. His home
was at Neal in Greenwood county. This
is the fourth death in this company and
the ninth in the regiment.
Early last week Schley was given or
! ders to proceed to the Isle of Pines ana
take or sink all Of the Spanish vessels 81
that locality. Now that preliminary
peace articles have been signed he cam
not be reached by orders to suspend
hOstilities.
Representative Brown, OF Greeley
county, who Is lieutenant In che
Hutchinson company In the Twenty
first Kansas, has been very sick with
typhoid fever, but will likely recover.
He is a native Of the Bermudas and has
had yellow fever.
The Tenth regular infantry marched
through the streets Of Santiago last
Thursday on It's way to the wharf, from
which 1t boarded the st. Louis on which
1t will return to New York. The boyg
sang "There'll be hot time In old town
tonight" as they marched.
The government has offered to parole
all of the Spanish naval prisoners taken
when Cervera surrendered but the SpaSl-
ish authorities must transport them 20
their homes. In this connection Il Sal
noted as a remarkable fact that Spain
does not hold single American priR-
oner which It could exchange for them.
The Advocate and news., 1898-08-17

court-martlaled, and 1t is more than
likely that he will be proceeded against
by the civil authorities Of Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

every dollar Baltimore pays into the
state treasury it receives back less
than seventy-five cents. For every
dollar the counties pay into the state
treasury they receive over S1.25, and
some of them get as much as $500.
In other words Baltimore city is not
only paying its own way, but is actu-
ally carrying the state
A moments reflection will show how
utterly absurd is the position taken
by our esteemed contemporary. 1t
may be true that Baltimore pays two
thirds of the running expense of the
State, but Baltimore is enabled to do
this because of the aid the city
receives from the counties. But for
the counties the existence of Balti-
more would be poor indeed. She has
to depend upon our coal, upon Fred
erick's wheat, upon the Eastern Shore
markets, and so on dd ibitum.
The produce of the counties Balti-
more consumes and must have. If
such were not the case the counties
produce could easily find other mar
kets. In other words, produce would
find market-the consumers must
hunt one.
AS to the interests of Baltimore be-
ing protected in the Legislature, the
american is needlessly alarmed. The
county members will see to it that NO
injustice is done to Baltimore. They
are there to protect the interests of
the State of Maryland, and not any
particular section of it, and what
would appear to be to the advantage
of Baltimore will be cheerfully ac-
corded that city so long as those in
terests are not to the detriment of the
State at large.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

EXMINIsTER HANNIs TAYLOR evi.
IDENTIFY feels that his Cuban lectures
and his Congressional candidacy need
new boom. He has pranced to the
front with a fresh outburst on the
Cuban situation. which is in mark
ed contrast with the dilly-dallying
methods which characterized his
action when in official position as
Minister of the United States of
Spain. Mr.. Taylor in gesticulating
in the eyes of the public for the spec
ial benefit of his Congressional candi-
dacy is quite in line with that which
has recently occurred in the House of
Representatives, where a few men
who know nothing about war or its
horrors are attempting to force the
administration and the nation into a
war by precipitating line of action
not in accord with that already map
ped out by the administration, and
thus far successfully carried forward.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

IT HAS been until recently allowa-
BILE as a practice for Treasurery bank
examiners to make private enamina-
ton of banks within their jurisdic-
ton, at extra compensation from such
banks as for any reason desired spec
ial examinations of their account
This practice, however, has just been
abolished by the new Comptroller of
the Currency, Mr.. Dawes, who states
that he believes the stoppage of the
practice will relieve examiners from
any suspicion that such special en-
ployment can in any way affect the
strictness of their official duties as
applied to the banks under their jur-
isdiction. The action is generally
commended as a sensible one, and
will be food for thought for those per-
sons who always insist that the entire
Government is operated in the inter
ests of the banks of the country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
ORDER MIST.

Edward T.. SoIars, late Treasurer of Garrett
County, vs.. II. A. Dawson
In the Circuit Court for Garrett County. No.
0j Trials to December Term, 1877.
1t is ordered by the Circuit Court for Gar
rett county this 9th day of January, in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety eight, that
the tax sale made and reported in the
above entitled'cause by Edward f. Solars,
late Treasurer, be ratified and confirmed un-
less cause to the contrary he shown on or be
fore the 18Th day of February, SOS; provided u
copy of tins order be inserted in some news
paper prn ed in Garrett county once in each
OF three successive weeks before the 9th day
of February, 1893.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S3i6T DAVID w. SLOAN.
True copy-Tesi:
f.. u TOWER Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

j. l.. kinslnger to Daniel Baker and
John w. Baker, one acre and 80 per-
ches of land; $500.
Geo. NJ. Steele and wife to John w.
Vernam, two town lots in Friendsyiffe;
$50
Austin Brown to Jasper Augustine,
all the interest of Edward H. Mar
CROFT in Military Lots Nos. 2496 and
2497; &25.
Davis \. Murphy and wife to Isaac
n. Rinker, 178 acres of Rays Discov-
cry" $500.
Alex. Tower and wife toJacob Cover
and George w. Cosner, 10 acres of
Military Lot No. 8S8.
J. f. Burton and wife to Bernard
Reynolds, part of lots Nos. 119 and 12C
in Wilson'S Addition to the town OF
Oakland; $50.
William Tressler and wife to Chas
Butler, II acres OF Hard Struggle
sol.
Chas. Butler and wife to VIM. Tres
sIer, 80 acres and 80 perches of Hard
Struggle" 800.
George V. Leech and wife to A. w
bennett, lots Nos. / and 8 on the plat
of Mountain Lake Park; 81.
John p Hubbard and wife to Thos
Soliars, 81 acres Of land; $175.
Gilmor S. Hamill trustee of Isaac
Kuykendall, to Fannie d. Wagner, 81
acres of promised Land and prom
ised Land Resurveyed;" $500.
iilmor S. Hamill, mortgage tC
James Resi-, the interest to John Resi-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
The journal and Its Alleged Unsolicited
Communications.

The journal" and Its Alleged Unsolicited
Communications.
In the last issue of the Journal there
appeared a number of communion
tions signed any old thing by any old
body and the Journal asserts were un-
solicited. Probably they were but
possibly the majority of the commu-
nications were written by the Jour-
nal or at the solitation of the Journal
right here in Oakland. The ear
marks of certain parties are plain to
be seen in one or two of the articles in
question, but that's the JOurndUS
business.
We want to call the attention of the
Journal to one communication it did
not get.
a marked copy of the Journal was
sent last week to Messrs. Watson &
Co., coal and mill operators at Bar
mum, w. Va, who have large landed
holdings in this county. Along with
the marked copy of the paper the
Journal sent n letter, couched in Ian
guage both elegant and grand, solicit
ing communication from Messrs.
Watson g. Co. bearing upon the print
ing contract awarded the Democrat
and THE REPUBLICAN. Watson & Co.
responded to the Journal but refused
to be a party to an unsolicited com
munication.
The Journals boast of having I'M
solicited communications from al
parts of the county on the subject OF
county printing will be taken with Il
grain of salt after this exposition; but
then that's the kind of journalism the
| Journal deals in.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

PEOPLE of the United States will
know who is responsible for the delay
and inaction in currency legislation
The Republican party promised a
reform in the tariff and currency re-
form. 1t carried out its tariff pledges
very promptly and there has been a
disposition to criticise the fact that it
did not take equally prompt action on
the currency. The votes in the Sen
ate during the past few days on the
resolution declaring that United
States bonds should be paid in silver
coin shows the real situation and the
real cause of the slow progress that
has been made in regard to currency
reform by the republican party.
The votes on that propositiOn-to pay
the United States bonds in silver
have shown beyond question that the
republican party does not control the
Senate of the United States in behalf
of its sound-money principles, and it
cannot therefore be held responsible
for the delay in redeeming this pledge
in behalf of the tariff.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03

In its issue of Jan. 18th the Journal
stated that teamster had removed a
large iron safe from the depot to the
court house and presented "a reason
able bill for his services" The ''rea-
sonablen bill amounted to $25 and it
required about six hours to perform
the work. The teamster had num-
Der of laborers employed to help move
the safe whom he alleges to have paid
the sum of So each.
The Journal in its over-zealous am
bition purposelv omitted to state the
facts in the case and hoped to mislead
the people by saying the bill was a
reasonable" one. OF course the
Journal is the friend of the tax payers
but better friend of the Journals.
The bill was settled by the Com
missioners by paying $50. They did
not beg and plead for a reduction
but absolutely refused to pay the full
amount.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-02-03
Baltimore And The Counties

The Baltimore american Thursday
was in sore straights over the alleged
fact that, politically Baltimore is ig-
nored by the counties. This is what
the american says, in part:
"Ofabout $4,000, 900 which the State
of Maryland receives annually as its
income for running expenses and the
reduction of it's Indebtedness, Balti-
more city pays fully $2,000,000. If it
were not for the money which Balti-
more pays to the state in excess of
what it gets back, at least onethird
of the counties would soon be hope
lessly bankrupt. We may illustrate
this still better in another way. For