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A MAGNIFICENT c
LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE WAR
WITH SPAIN.
Americans Have Mastered the Art Of Con-
structing Effective BattIeships.
Greatly Superior Gunnery.

Chicago. Aug. 24.-Admiral Matson-
naga of the japanese imperial navy Is
registered at the Grand Pacific hotel.
He Is accompanied by ]. Takenochi, a
paymaster in the imperial navy, and Is
On route 10 England, where he will SUI
perlntend the construction of two
battleshlps building there.
Discussing the recent naval victory
and the causes, ne said:
You Americans certainly seem TO
have mastered the art OF constructing
most effective battleships. The magnt-
acent record of the oregon Is an ex-
ample.
You seem 10 be able to fight your
ships pretty well. There are many val
liable lessons TO he learned from the
war. not the least of which IS that per-
sonal courage, when misdirected and
when opposed by a cool and sklllful
foe. is OF no moment whatever. From
a technical point Of view, the most ina
pressive lesson is that expert gunnery
is above all things the most important
factor in naval conflicts. Your coun-
try undoubtedly possesses ships when
were greatly superior to those OF SPAN
and they were manned better in every
respect. hut 1t was your greatly super
Tor gunnery which for the greater part
gave you such crushing victories.
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ON The RESERVE.
A Letter From a Member of the Davis
Surveying Party.

A Letter From a of the Davis
Surveying Party.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Aug. 23.-The following ex-
tract from a letter by w. B. Wiles, who
Is with the Davis surveying party, may
be of interest 10 Standard readers:
Camp on WigRan's Flat, Cascade Coun-
~, Aug. 20.-We are getting along nicely
with our work and from general appear
auces we will possibly finish by the 18th of
next month, putting us home by the 10th.
We have been working In the vicinity OF
ST. Peters Indian mission for the past
week and | have had frequent opportunity
TO view the magnificent grounds and
buildings. The land on which the mission
is built was located by priests In 1867 and
for a number Of years the mission indian
schools were the ones selected by the gov
ernment for the proper education of the
child of the plains, the United States pay
ing into the Golfers of the church SO much
per head for each savage urchln clothed
and cared for in the mission schools. st.
Peters had an average attendance or 2o
students indians and half-breeds) each
year during the life of its contract with
the government. and. OF course. in order
TO accommodate so large an attendance,
erected suitable buildings. The recitation
hall Is a three-story structure, much the
STYLE Of the Deer Lodge public school
building. having about double the foor
space of our home school; a dormitory
the size of the college boarding buildings,
chapel and three houses for the priests
comprise the school buildings. Then there
are numerous log houses Formerly used as
quarters for students, large barns. stock
sheds. etc, all forming a very interesting
group. The recitation buildings, dormi-
tory and chapel are built of cut stone and
must have cost many thousands OF dol
lars.
Among the farmers of this section are
many mission Indians and their families,
and II is surprising to see the numerous
well-kept farms tended by the Christian
tied savages. The woman all wear we'll
made dresses, hair done up and don shoes
and stockings, while the men of the lam
lily dress as well. II not better, h the
average hay digger Of the white variety.
The surveyors are looked upon by the
Indian settlers as representatives or the
Great Father In Washington. and con-
seauently we find the best they can give
none too good. When we camp for lunch
near an Indian farm house Mr.. Lo comes
down TO our shade tree with a QUICKER
! Of milk. vegetables and preserves. so our
week on the reserve" has been an enjoy
able ane, at least from a feeding point
of view.
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WILL co TO THE COURTS
A K. P. Supreme Member Will
Bring a Libel Suit.
MAKING A STRONG FIGHT
An Effort TO Defeat the Present Officers
of the Order-It Is Thought That
the Fight Will Not Be a Sue
cessful One

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2i-The SUI
preme lodge knights Of Pythias to-day
continued work on the charges Of ex-
travagancc that have been made
against the supreme officers by some
of the representatives. one OF the
members Of that committee announced
this morning that he would bring suit
for libel in the United States court for
the district Of North Carolina as soon
as he got home.
While a strong fight is being made
against the supreme officers. II IL I'M
derstood hat the present officers viii
he continued. Ninety votes rave been
pledged TO Judge Carter of California
for supreme vice chancellor, ana IN
the event hat he cannot be elected,
his strength will be thrown to some
one against Charles r. Schively, who Is
being pushed for the place by the
Knights Of Indiana.
The supreme lodge has not yet got
down to business, the Investigation
having taken up all the time of the
representatives. ]. L. Abbott of Mas
sachusetts and J. A. Turner of Viz
ginia this morning then-
selves as candidates for major general
NJ the uniform rank, but n indica-
1AllaE Z AAAoA ~ -
Indianapolis Will be elected.
A seat in the supreme lodge was re-
fused this morning to Representative
Berry Of Wisconsin on account Of the
filing of a written protest hat he Sc
cured his credentials in an Irregular
me He demanded an inVestiga-
ton and a committee was APPOINTED
for that purpose.
The major general reviewed the uni
form rank At Camp Colgrove this
afternoon. The knights Of khorassan
this afternoon reelected John a. Pin
zcv Of Chicago, imperial prince, w. r.
ReIding OF st. Louis. imperial secro-
tary. and II. II. Stolt of Chicago, iE'-
perial treasurer.
The laws of the order were amended
so as 10 create offices for three So
prcme past imperial princes: changes
we're made in the constitution proNid-
ing for the election Of the alternate
delegates, and there Is no requirement
now that the author of the rituals shal
be a member OF the order.
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Americans would do well to heed. name
ly. that the Germans are perhaps the
ablest masters of this theory Of export
trade n hat the English have lost
much for want of II. Circulars and cat
alogues will not compete effectively
with the French, German or English
merchant who is there on the spot, his
goods duty paid. and a fluent salesman
TO show and explain.
He cites the fact that there are spe-
cialized courses OF study in German
commercial schools and to some extent
In those in England and Belgium with
a view TO imparting knowledge OF the
export trade. and he insists earnestly
at some length upon the need at this
period in this country of a class of
trained young men with good manners,
practical command Of the French. Ger
man and Spanish languages, one or all,
combined with intellectual knowledge
of a certain class Of manufactured
goods and the commercial methods, cur
r%encies, weights, ETC., of foreign coun-
tries. As he says. il is not the ma
chine. the gun alone. but the man be-
hind il thai wins the battles of to-day
on sea or land in the hot conflict Of war
or the busy rivalries of peace. The
merchant. he continues. with great
force. with the present and coming gen.
Grafton must be. like the diplomatic, the
consular of executive officer, a broader,
more highly trained and better educated
man than his father or his grandfather
had need TO be.
He concludes that, as no people are
gifted with quicker apprehension oi
more ready and unerring grasp of OPP
portunity than those of the United
states they will master the science oil
international commerce as they have
those of cheap production and effective
productions. He regards 1t as certain
that the closing years of the century are
opening for the republic a new and mo
mentous period Of activity and nationa
importance.
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COMMERCIAL RlVAlRlES.
All Nations on a Quest for Export
Markets.

New York. Aug. ga special TO the
Tribune from Washington says: The
new age Just beginning, the age or COM
mercial rivalries the Unlted
States and the three or -FOUR greatest
nations of Europe. calls for a different
kind of activity and knowledge from
that which has characterized the one
gone out and its predecessors. In a re-
markable paper, out OF the ordinary ma
ture Of consular reports, submitted 10
the state department, Consul 6eneral
Frank H. Mason at Ger
many, writes on quest for export mar
kets." and shows the development OF
an exact specified science OF export. me
individual exporter and the association
Of exporters are reinforced by expor
government commissions. elaborately
confined and maintained. The EFFORTS
AZ France and Germany in this direction
are held up for the emulation or Amer
lean manufacturers and exporters anu
they are warned that they cannon 700
soon direct their attention 10 the RECORD
made hv those. European countries.
The German export commission which
vent out in February, 1896. 10 study
The Chinese Corean and japanese mar
ksts. returned after a year' prlhslhs
a yast collection OF textile goods USED
in those countries. In the same manner
The French commercial commission Sent
out BY the chambers OF m OF
NarseiIIes. Roublix. Lilli. bordeaux ana
Ivons spent nearly two years inNssti-
gS,ing and then presented its collec-
lions and reports TO the OF
! commerce directly interested. None OF
these technical reports has been pup
Itshed and only general conclusions are
Epovrp Some OF these have been given
a few months ago, coming from the
Z A,Asrican consuls in France.
consul General Mason says that In an
The sper.alfzed work Of these commls-
sions there il a broad recognition OF the
fact that in American trade II IS the
buyer and not the seller who determines
80 kind Of article wanted and the
means of packing and labelling. lie
makes one important statement when
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FILLEY WAS TURNED DOWN
HAS RUN THE REPUBLICAN MA
CHINE FOR 20 GEARS
Missouri Republicans Hold a Harmo-
nious Convention Negroes on
the Committee.

st. Louis, Aug. 24.-After a W days
session the republican state convention,
which was the largest and most har-
monious aver held in Missouri, ended
its labors and adjourned sine die at 7:i5
o'clock this evening.
The following ticket was nominated:
Supreme judge. long term, G. A. Fink
lenburg of st. Louis: supreme judge,
short term, Edward Higbee of Lancas-
ter; railroad and warehouse commits
sioner, w. S. Hathaway of MeXico;
superintendent of public instruction,
Prof ]. r. Kirk, the present incum-
bent.
The most important work Of the con
vention to-day was the turning down
of Chauncey Ives Filley, who for %
years. off and on, had been chairman
of the republican state central COM
mittee. IT. J.. Aiken, a banker and bust
ness man of Humansville, was elected
to succeed Filley.
DR.. Emil Pretorius being absent, Vice
Chairman c. p. Walbridge called the
convention TO order at 10 a. m. The Sc
lection of a chairman Of the state COM
mittee being In order, wallace Love OF
Kansas city. w. L. Morsey of Warren
and T. j. Aiken of Humansville were
placed in nomination. There was no
selection on the first ballot, but on the
second Aiken received 500 votes and
was declared elected. Morsey received
III votes and % $40.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion seven members of the state com
mittee from the state at large were Sc
lected. Among them was DIR. ]. r. \.
Grassland, a colored physician of st.
Joseph, whose election was made by
reclamation. AS a tribute 10 the col
pred voters of the state, the rules We're
suspended and Hon. Nelson Crews, a
prominent negro OF Kansas City. was
elected an additional member Of the
state committee.
There was only one candidate for the
, nomination of supreme Judge for the
! long term. and G. A. Finklenburg of
ST. Louis. an ex-member Of congress.
was named for that position by accla-
nation.
For the short term for supreme
fudge. Hon. Edward Higbee of Lancas-
ter and Hon. George Hal of Trenton
were placed in nomination. Before the
first ballot had been finished Hall was
withdrawn and Higbee was made th'
unanimous nominee of the convention
The names of seven candidates fOI
railroad and warehouse commissions
were presented. There being no cleo
ton on the first ballot, -four were with
drawn. on the second ballot w. S
Hathaway of Mexico received a ma
tority of the votes cast and was de-
clared the nominee.
There was a sharp contest for tht
nomination OF state superintendent ot
public schools. Prof. J. r. Kirk, tbs
present incumbent, was successful by
a vote of 574i5 to 1884, for Prof. w. II
Lynch of Mountain Grove. Adjourned
sine die.
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STORM AT CAMP WIK0FF
BLEW DOWN TENTS AND CAUSED
GENERAL HAVOC.
Secretary AIgcr Making an Inspection He
viii Try aud Remedy the De-
fects OF the Camp.

New York, Aug. 24.-The report Of the
condition Of the men on the Yale, which
arrived at wikoG last night. has not
vet been made by the quarantine Off
Ger.
In the electrical storm, which contin-
ued for tour hour last night, the wind
blew down many Of the soldiers tents,
twisted the wires about the camp, blew
down the Red Cross hospital tent and
caused havoc generally.
The transport Arcadia, which arrived
last night, was inspected to-day. Cap
tain Capron, father Of Captain Capron
Of the Rough Riders who was killed at
Santiago, IS on board sick.
Many soldiers have been discharged
from the hospitals. but there are other
sick to take their places as soon as they
vacate.
Three hundred men Of the 18th regu-
lar infantry nave disembarked from the
Breakwater n gone into the deten-
ton camp.
Secretary Algcr arrived at the camp
to-day on a special train. To the news
paper correspondents, Secretary Alger
stated that he hoped TO make as thor
ough an inspection as possible Of the
camp in the length Of time he had at
his disposal lie rod with the army
officers, who met him at the depot. to
headquarters. n as soon as he was
recognized 10y the volunteers and regu-
lars the secretary was loudly cheered.
Secretary Alger was especially inter-
ested in the condition OF the sick men
and how they were being cared for.
1t is said that Secretary Alger in
formed General Wheeler hat he would
stay In camp w or three days If
necessary to make n thorough inspec-
ton Of everything and devise some
means for the relief and comfort OF the
soldiers, and especially those in the hos
pitaL
The heat Of the day completely ex-
hausted many Of the soldiers in camp
and was responsible for a number OF
I deaths.
The report Of the hospital authorities
show that there are $50 men In the gen
eral hospital. OF whom 225 have typhoid
fever. Three hundred men are in the
| detention camp.
The Yale has on board 1,0G9 men OF
the 50 and goth regular infantry, OF
whom rs are sick. There il no con
/ tagi0u on board.
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Are Mustered Out.

Washington, Aug 24-Orders have been
issued for the mastering out OF the FOL
owing regiments: First vermont ISL
Maine. 52nd Iowa. sth pennsylvania, jth
Indiana. End New York. 2nd Nebraska'
157th Indiana. all volunteer infantry; one
battalion Of Ohio light artillery, LIST M
nois volunteer cavalry. Batteries A and Il
Of Georgia light artillery, 2sth Indiana
light battery and the New York and penn
sylvania cavalry troops. now in Por'o
Rico.
other orders 70 muster out troops will
be announced as soon as definite decisions
are reached. The Porto Rican cavalry
mustered out are. Troops A and c, New
York: Philadelphia city troop. Sheridan
troop and governors troop OF ms
N4nfa.
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IN EXECUTIVE SESSION,
An Attempt to Ferret Out the originators
of the umo

OF the hunlofs.
Indianapolis, Aug. 24.-The supreme
lodge X. of L. went into executive
session at 8 o'clock this morning and
adjourned at u O'Clock. Much routine
business was transacted. An effort will
be made to find out the author OF the
reports circulated against the officers
of the supreme lodge, and all those VINO
IL is bought can throw any light on the
subject win be summoned before the
investigating committee and asked 10
give any Information that they may
have. The committee held its hrst ses-
sion to-day.
Supreme Chancellor Colgrove has APP
pointed John Alexander of Virginia and
william b. Dale OF Massachusetts su-
preme tribunals. These appointments
are for six years. Representative Gale
succeeds George Seavy Of Tennessee.
At Camp Colgrove to-day the prize
drills began. Companies from kalama-
zoo. Mich, Alliance, Ohio, and Ottawa,
III. drilled in class \. The drills took
place at Newly oval, near Camp Col
grove. In the presence OF 5000 persons.
\ cavalry drill was put up by the st.
Joseph. Mo-. hussaUs. the only troop en-
tered. The prize is $500, but it is a ques-
ton whether il viii be awarded, since
there were no competitors.
At the session OF the Rathbone Sis
tiers to-day 20 past grand chiefs look
the supreme temple degree.
The knights of Khorassan elected the
following officers to-day: Sublime ven
cradle prince. i. NJ. Stratton, Philadel-
phia; imperial prince. John A. Hinzy,
Chicago. imperial bashaw, James g.
owen, Evansville, Ind; imperial kadi,
II. -. Parker. jr.. Galesburg. Ill; impe-
rial secretary, II. w. Bedding, st. Louis;
imperial treasurer, Q. A. Fraze, Garden
city. Ill; imperial adool, J. H. Hess,
Sidney, Ohio: imperial ifkir. J. j. Saw
yer. C~OvinEton. Ky; imperial trustees,
six years. Charlos A. Poland, Column
bus. four years. II. Schaffner, san
Francisco.
one Of the big social events Of the
cnCampment was the public reception
given tonight in the state capitol Gov
crnOr Mount and other state officers as
sisted. The attendance was large.
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subsequent reports. OF course. most Of
the casualties occurred in the fighting
around Santiago. but even that num-
Der was not excessively large, consid-
ering the stubbornness Of the defense
and tho fact that infantry, not backed
by a sufficient amount Of artillery, was
led gains the enemy. who was strong
" entrenched. Most Of the fighting was
with small arms, and few men IN the
American army. at least, were killed or
wounded BY shell. The Spauiards were
generally armed with the Mauscr rifle,
a weapon Of long range They used
smokeless powder and had the adNan-
tage or position and local knowledge,
and made the most OF them. According
to all theory the mortality among the
American troops ought to have been
much heavier. In fact one might have
supposed that superiority Of weapons
alone. as compared with those used by
infantry 100 years ago, OF even - years
ago. would have produced the result.
The battle Of Breeds h~ill-popularly
called the battle of Bunker Hill-was
fought in the days of the nint lock
musket, when smokeless powder was
unknown. but the casualties on both
sides were relatively much heavier than
in the battles around Santiago. The
Americans ala not have more than LOO
engaged, the British twice that number.
The American loss was 70 kllieu, lNu
wounded; the British 22o killed and 500
wounded.
At the battle Of New orleans the
American strength engaged was about
$500. and the loss only eight killed and
Il wounded. while the British loss, with
about 10. 900 men engaged, was 700 killed
and twice as many ~wonnded-a much
heavier total loss than that Of Skaters
army before Santiago. At New Orleans
the British infantry attacked an en-
]trenched position, as II also did At
Breeds hill. At the battle Of Belmont
In 1851, the number OF union troops ac-
tuaIly engaged was q 500. and the num-
her OF c~onfederates between 1000 and
5000. Neither side fought behind en-
trenchments. The union loss was 642
killed. wounded and missing. Smoke
less powder had not yet been invented
and muzzlo-loading guns were used on
both sides.
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sibility. But the government can 30
nothing in case the men are refused
their old positions. The gOvernm"i (
is not conducting an employment bu-
reau."
General Alger was asked " there was
not a law in the statute books hat
punished an employer under such cir
Cumstances.
When asked IL he had heard Of The
fight etween General Blanco's men
and the Cuban forces since the signing
Of the protocol, he declared he had 10
official notice. He said 81 was only
natural that the S%paniards should make
a fight In case they were attacked.
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EASTERN RACE EVENTS.
At IT. Louis.

St. Louis. Aug. 24.-Crahsh and Time
maker were the only two favorites sue
cessful to-day at the Fair grounds Track
fast; weather pleasant. Results; First
race. for maiden 2-year-oId hllies. hair
mlle-The rahsh won. Lady Ezell sec
ond. Fleeing Ray third: time. :i9h. Sell
ing, six furlongs-Mound City won, Sor-
row second. Border third. time, l:15. Sell
ing, one mile-Wilson won, Requeath sec
md, Empress Josephine third, time, 1:43l4.
Handicap, six furlongs-Timomaker won,
BE True second, Verify third; time. liza.
Handicap, one and on~e-sixtconth miles
Sir Rolla won, Linda second. Ptnochle
third: time. 1:4sh. Handicap. six fur
longs-Our Nellie won. Evelyn Bird sec
ond. Bessie third; time. 1854.
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VIII Law Down Their Arms.

Manila. Aug. 24-At the conference to-
day between the insurgents and Americans
the former declared emphatically they
were willing to cooperate with the Amer
leans and 10 surrender their arms prompt
" II assured the stands would remain
either an American or British colony, un-
der the protectorate of the United states
or Great Britain. Otherwise the insurgent
leaders asserted they would not dare DIS
arm and must positively refuse tc do so.
They threaten a fresh rebellion within a
month IL the Americans withdTdw.
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Hayti's Stubbornness.

Washington. Aug at has Just de-
welcomed that the Haytien government. IN
its recent refusal 10 permit the establish
ment OF a United States weather bureau
station there. based its action on a sus-
picion that the United States Intended II
as an Initiative To territorial acduisitionon
that island. While almost all OF the gov
ernments negotiated with cheerfully COM
pIied in the movement for the extension
OF our weather service, Hayu absolutely
refused. TIE result was instructions OF
the most positive character refusing 10
allow any word Of our weather warnings
an any shane to reach that country.
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ORDERS COUNTERMANDED.
No More Troops to he Sent To Honolulu
at Present.

No More Troops TO BE sent To Honolulu
at Present.
San Francisco. Aug. 24.-The military
authorities in this city have received in
structions from Adtutant General Corbin
countermanding previous orders to send
a large body OF soldiers TO Honolulu. No
more troops will leave here until further
notice and three steamers which were 10
have left early next week will not go. at
least not as transport steamer The
Scandal has been ordered to depart as
soon as possible and will be used as a
hospital ship. Two companies and a halt
of New Workers. beside a band, were 10
have sailed on the Scandal 20 Join their
regiment at Honolulu. and, as the New
Workers are a part of the regular eNpedl-
tionarv force. a telegram has been sent
20 washington asking II the counter
handing order includes them.