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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

OF the army Of invasion was in the hands
apparently Of no corps especially trained
to such work, as we would have, and 1t
appeared to me to be work with which
no one showed any familiarity. This was
the only unpleasant part of the entire
trip. The officers with whom I was in
contact were agreeable and charming
The transports were in very fair condt-
ton, considering everything. !:
In our army it is customary to provide
accommodations for representatives of
foreign nations, as was done by the Turk
iSh army. ~ ~. ~ -,
When our transports reached Siboney
Gen. Randolph requested in our behalf
provisions for the foreign attaches. 1t
was stated to US that no arrangements
could be made for them as in Europe:
that possibly a horse might be provided,
but no tents, provisions or anything else.
In the Turkish-Greek war all foreign at
taches were invited to join the COM
n ander-in-chfef, and In all engagements
observed operations with him or his
aides. The result was that the attaches
had to look after themselves, and, such
contingency being unexpected, the re-
suit was odd.
c'he conditions under which the Amen-
cans fought were very trying. The at
n ospheic conditions, the thick, tropical
jungle, the intense heat and the showers
of rain, creating a hot vapor, were most
difficult and enervating In themselves
They require the utmost endurance.
If the Americans had been any less
than what they are, coming as they did
from a. northern or cooler climate. it
would have been impossible for them to
have endured what they went through.
The passes in Turkey and Greece and
Bulgaria, impossible by nature, make
iMpregnable fortresses against which
such extraordinary determination as the
Americans showed would be very valua-
tle. AS far as the absence of hills and
such passes went, the Americans had
better fighting ground, but atmospheric
conditions overbala1 ced that.
should say that cavalry might be very
effective, in portions Of Cuba, in the
American army. It is fact. however.
easily seem that in this, campaign, at
least SO far. the infantry has proved itself
by far the most effective. Artillery held
the balance for effectiveness in the Tur-
ko-Greek war. If it had been necessary
to assault Santiago the balance might
have been restored to the artillery, which
had been weM planted before Santiago
capituleted. =.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

ready so much like an American city that
annexation cannot make a very great
difference in it's appearance or it's habits"
The speaker was an old sea captain in the
employ Of the shipping firm of G. Brewer
& Co., Limited, of Queen street, Homo
lulu, and of Boston. Capt. Johnson, who
is Boston man, has been making trips
to Honolulu on sailing vessels for over
forty years, his first visit there having
been in 1857. At present he is superin-
tending the loading Of the bark SNuuanu.
, which arrived at this port few weeks
ago with a cargo of sugar from the
ISLANDS, and will sail in about fortnight
on her return trip with cargo of gen.
eral merchandise. ~
.'Yes," continued the captain, IF you
were to land in Honolulu and WALL
through its streets you, would think 1t
looked very much like any prosperous
New England town or small city. The
chief points Of difference would be IN the
tropical vegetation you would see here
and there, the chimneyless houses, and
the number Of native Hawaiians, Chinese
and Japanese, who would mingled
with the Americans, English and Ger
mans, who form the active enterprislng
part of the population. With these ex-
ceptions the city appears American. The
Americans have stamped their nationality
upon everything and are the authors of
about all the improvements which the
city possesses. The streets are well laid
out in squares, and the buildings in the
business district are Of stone or brick.
Most of the dwelling houses are of wood.
The fact that none Of them have any
chimneys looks odd to stranger at first,
but he soon realizes that in that even
climate, which averages about "a degrees
in winter and 50 degrees in summer, there
Is never any necessity for heating the
buildings. Fires for cooking purposes
are made in little outhouses which adjoin
the residences.
1.-THE principal business In the city is
connected with the sugar industry, al
though there are considerable dealings,
too, in coffee, rice and fruit. The head
quarters of this firm, Brewer &. Co., is in
Queen street; Castle & Cook, another big
house, owning large sugar factories as
we'll as maintaining shipping trade, are
in King street, and Hackfeld & Co. are a
prominent German firm in Fort street.
These are three of the chief commercial
houses of the city, and the three streets
In which they are situated are the prin-
cipal centers of the shipping business.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

There were, apparently, few intricate
military maneuvers, but an extended
amount of skirmishing and advances by
small bodies of men, to whose endurance
there was no limit. With little food, and
that of kind which to me, accustomed
army, seemed utterly inadequate and un-.
suitable to their needs. The men seemed
to know no such word as halt. n a
No charge was too difficult for. them,
nothing dampened their enthusiasm or.
could restrain them. Il 5s 81
Between the voluntearS and regulars
there was a. marked difference. There;
was unity among the regulars that told
o. the seasoned fighter. understand
tina: many of the troops at Santiago have
seen long and. hard service fighting your
Indians and have won their spurs in that
way. They showed plainly that they wers
seasoned soldiers. @ = l.s s$$
Yet the volunteers at all times showed
their determination to do their best and
for men coming, as many CT them did,
straight from their desks, they did Won
derful service.
They were always willing and anxious
to get chance at the Spaniards. The
Rough Riders were a peculiar body of
men and were splendidly equipped. They
were soldiers Of pride, and would recog-
nize that they had fighting power whose
only limit was death. :'
1t must be understood that the greatest
confusion prevailed on Cuban SOIL Bodies
of men were met at all sorts of points.
The amount of ground covered by the
line Of the army of necessity left it
strung out, and the opportunities for OBJ
servation were limited.
The swiftness with which the campaign
against Santiago was pushed. gave the
American forces little time for rest or
recuperation. When Gen. Shafter called
a halt IN operations for his men they
needed it badly, coming as they did from
the sea voyage in cramped quarters al
NEST at once into the fighting. without
rest or sleep, and insufficient food.
Considering all the conditions regard
the American troops wonders, and the
small loss cannot be accounted for by
any military theories.
AS the soldiers went to the real work
cut out for them they struck me as full
Of an immense reserve power, that they
did not need any battlecries to call forth.
They seemed to me quite capable of
fighting without urging, and I did not
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

Nearly all the prominent merchants ana
commercial people of the city are either
Americans, English or Germans, with the
Americans in the lead. Many of the Chi
nese and Japanese are very enterpr1s1ng.
It is wonderful how they get along. But
anything in that way. They are too lazy
and too irresponsible. I often think they
are very much like children. They are
willing to work just for a little while, I'M
til they get few dollars ahead. Then
they must lie around and enpoy them
selves till the money is gone. Two or
three hours day is usually work enough
for them. Those out in the country are
employed on the plantations and those in
the city do a large part of the unskilled
labor. A number, however, hold place as
clerks in the mercantile houses, and If
they are superintended and kept at their
work they are very satisfactory In that
capacity. All the Hawaiians are educated
in English in the public schools of the
city, you know, SO that they are not at
all ilhterate. They seem to- have a nat
.ural talent for penmanship; some of their
writing that have seen issbeautiful.
Business hours in Honolulu are about
the same as they are here. People usually
get to their offices at 8 o'clock in the
morning and leave at in the afternoon.
The weather is SO nearly, the same
throughout the year that there is no
regular vacation. time such as we have in
summer. The Hawaiian business man
takes his vacation at any season which
may be most convenient or desirable for
him. He spends it on one of the other
islands Of the group perhaps going north
to Kauai or south to the island of Ha-#
wall, where the great volcanoes, Mauna
Loa and Kilauea, are situated. The
climate, although often called tropical,
Is seldom very hot in the islands, and
people dress only little more thinly
there than they do here. It is a delightful
climate, I think, though there is no
doubt that it is somewhat enervating. It
lacks the bracing qualities Of the weather
In our Northern states, and people from
here often complain Of the lack Of
energy which they feel in Hawaii. I have
heard the complaint that there was no
life in the air. But one grows accustom-
ed to 1t, of course, and some persons
mind 1t more than others.
''The Office buildings in Honolulu are
fitted up in the same style as those IN
this country. The furniture in them 10
all American, brought from San Francis
co. Every business house and most Of
& CONTINUED On and Pare.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

hear of a single instance where the off,
GERS found any need for urging their
commands forward, or to any duty or
attack. q h., D., .-.- . ..s .a...,. s..
The American soldier does not put his
enthusiasm into words. He went along
and fought as he went. .-.z ~.
The colored soldiers whom saw showed
great bravery. -. -.-'
I was struck with the strong constitu-
lions with which all the men seemed en-
lot of men. In fact they seemed par
ticularly healthy; and healthy men are
always better fighters. Your examiners
must have been very strict in their re-
quirements, as the volunteers were Of the
finest class Of men physically.
cannot say that the Cubans whom
saw were Of benefit to the American
forces. Those whom I saw seemed good
at eating. .
The rations furnished the men were not
anywhere near equal to that furnished
by Turkey to its forces. We have no
canned food. We use live cattle, killed
near encampments, with large amounts
of rice and biscuit. It seems to me the
food was neither sufficient nor suitable
to the requirements or the climate. APP
parently 1t MADE no difference to the
fighting abilities. OF the American men.
however.
was particularly interested by the
cheerfulness and resolution the American
forces displayed as they went into battle.
And when these same men came back
wounded they still showed that same
disposition.
where they mixed the wounded with the
sick in manner I have never seen in
Europe and do not believe would be
done there. The arrangements for car
ing for the wounded were utterly made
IA
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
THE W ORLD's MAIL.
TwO-Th1rtls of 1t Is Made Up of Eng
IfSh

SlSn ACttCrS.
New York Herald: Two-th!rds of all
the letters which pass through in post
offices of the world are written by and
sent to people who speak English. There
are substantially 100000 900 persons So ak
ing colloquially one or another of the
ten or twelve chief modern languages,
and of these about twenty-five per cent,
About 10000. COO speak Russian, Is. 0OO, 90
German, 100000 French, 45,OUU, 600
Spanish, 35,O0O,OoO Italian and 1900, 900
Portuguese, and the balance Hungarian.
Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Bohemian, Gaelic,
Rouna MAN, Sw edish, Finnish, Danish
and Norwegian. Thus, while only one
quarter of these who employ the facili-
ties of the postal departments of civil
lied government speak, as their native
tongue. English, two-thirds of those who
correspond do SO in the English language
This situation arises from the fact that
so large share Of the comm ercial bust
ness of the world Is done in English
even among those who DO not speak Eng
fish to their native language. There are
for instance, more than 10000 post offices
In India, the business of which in letters
and papers aggregates ore than 300, OOO,-
600 parcels q year, and the business Of
these offices Is done chiefly in English.
though Of midas total population, which
is nearly 3OO,0O0O00, few er than 800, 900
pcAScIS SIIuSE SPEAK Or UNDERSTAND Eng.
lish.
Thclgh 100000 speak or understand
Russian, the business Of the Russian post
department. is relatively small, the num-
Der of letters sent throughout the cars
empire amounting to less than one-tenth
the number mailed in Great Britain alone,
though the population of Great Britain ia
considerably less than one-half Of the
population of Russian Europe.
The The South and Central American
countries in which either Spanish or Port
uguese is spoken do comparatively little
post Office business, the total number Of
letters posted and collected in year in
all the countries Of South and Central
American and the West Indies being less
than in, Australia, Chile and Argen%na
are, In fact, the only two South American
countries in which any important postal
business is done ,and most Of the let
tiers received from or sent to foreign
countries are not in Spanish, but in Eng.
fish, French, German or Italian.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
Say What You Mean,

Kansas City Journal: The Christian Observ.
err DOESN'T like the Outlook's argument that it
is all right for a preacher to say what he
doesn't believe providing he explain that he
doesn't mean 1t, or, as the Observer puts 1t,
that the minister may say what he does not
believe as though he did believe 1t, provided
those WHO hear him understand that he Is
hunlbug. And this Is what the Outlook calls
honesty in the pulpit. From such honesty.
good Lord. deliver us!" We might have hesi-,
tated to put it 30 plainly. but the Observer
has hit upon what seems to us the simple un-
theological Way OF looking, at the matter. II
men are not to try to say what they mean in
the most straightforward manner possible,
there IL an end OF all rational reasoning and
Of all attempts to understand one another.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
.You Rot .There Are.

IF you loose the risk you are after
there are others; Il you're duped by
liars rare, don't sueeumb to foul de-
spair, nor your costly clothing tear
there are others; IL your friends desert
and mock you there are others; If your
sweetheart firts and shocks you-there
are others; you're not the only jay who's
been treated dn this way, 60 just look at
her and say-there are others
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
THE QUEEN REGENT.

fact that the guidance of Spain lies in
the hands of a widow and her only son.
The queen regent of Spain Maria Chris
hra) is an Austrian princess. being the
daughter of the Archduke Ferdinand, who
died in 1874, while her cousin is the en-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
TERESA.

Sept. II, $780,. who was queen Of Spail
for six months, till her brother was bornl
Maria Teresa, born Nov. ~, 1852, and
Alfoa1o XIII, born at Madrid on May
II, 1885, The queen assumed the regency
on the death. of her husband, and in this
capacity has taken a leading part In the
affairs of her adopted country. ,.a
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
ALFONSO.

perez Of Austria. Maria Christina Hen
riette Desiree Felcite Reniere, to give
her full name, vas born. at Gross-Seelo-
WITT on July q, 1858, and on Nov. %,
1879, she married at Madrid Alfonso XII.
Of Spain. to become a widow six years
later almost to day. She has three
children - Maria de las Mercedes, born
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
RICAN
POSSIBILITIES
they ARE SOMETHING MOST
GRATIFYING TO CONTEMPLATE.

island Which We Are Taking From
Spain Is Fertile and Has Great
Strategic Advantages - Land OF
Hills and Smiling Valleys-Coast
Rocky and Reef-Bound, With
Few HarbOrs Which Big Ships
May Enter ~ Sad Lack Of Good
Roads. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
BUSINESS IN HONOLULU.

Hawaiian Capital strongly Re-
sembles an American Town.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06
CYCLISTS RACE
WITH A TIGER
MOST PERILOUs PLEASURE TRIP IN
JAVA. .'-

French Scientist Rides -Four Miles at
Top Speed With Death at. His
Heels in the Shape of an Enor-
nous Man-Eating Tiger - This
Same beast Had Devoured Five
Men and Only With the Greatest
Difficulty Was He Cheated Out OF
His Sixth Victim. [.'t 20 -
The times., 1898-05-06
NEW METHODIST BISHOPS
General Conference of Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
GREAT PROGRESS Is SHOWN
Remarkable Increase in Member
ship and PFoperty-Two Addition
al Bishops Recommend ed-BishoD
kconer Asks to BE Retired-uniOn
With Northern Church Considered

Baltimore. May 5.-The quadrennial
session Of the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, be-
gan here today. This is one of the most
important ecclesiastical gatherings which
are held in the United States The church
which is represented is strong branch
of .Methodism. having seeded from the
Methodist Episcopal Church over issues
OF the late war There are signs of re-
union and a report on the subject will be
one Of the interesting matters to be con-
sidered at the present conference.
The aged bishop. ]. c. Keener. senior
bishop. called the conference to order, and
Rev DR.. Taggart, of Nashville, was elect
ed secretary.
After Bishop Hargrove had read the
address Of the bishops, Bishop Keener
called Bishop Wibon to the chair, and
asking the attention of the conference, he
requested that he be retired from active
duty. When he explained that his age
and inhrmities compelled his retirement
his voice broke down and he wept. Many
in the conference were deeply affected.
Bishop Galloway made a feeling re-
sponse and the resignation of the bish-
op was referred to the committee on epis-
copacy.
Two New Bishops Recommended.
in their addresses the bishops recon-
mended the election of two additional
bishops. They reported the Increase in
Einerant preachers for the four years to
be 5J2 and members l23, ,221. The present
number Of preachers is u,64. The tota'
number Of members IS 1,47S. iS1. The
value Of the church property is So, 900 900
/ an increase in four years of S2,000,OO0
| The subject Of union between Northern
and Southern branches of the Church
was spoken OF as follows:
The commission or federation pro-
yideG for at your last session met a SINH
| lar one from the Methodist Episcopal
! Church in Washington in January last
/ in joint session. which proved harmoni.
| Gus anC was characterized by courtesy
/ and hearty good will. a report Will be
/ made on the subject"
There is much speculation as to who
| bishops The Rev. DR.. HISS. editor Of q
/ church paper: the Rev. DR.. Taggart. anC
| the Rev. Or. Denny. OF Nashville. all re-
| ceive favorable mention. Rev. DR.. Can
| dler. of Georgia Is another possibility
| and the friends Of the Rev. Samuel Jones
| Of Georgia. would not object to seeing
| him elected. The Rev. Mr.. Jones arrived
| tOdaE
The times., 1898-05-06
10 RELIEVE NAVASSA.
A Wnrship to BE Sent to the Island
at Once.


Instructions were telegraphed to Admi-
raj Sampson yesterday to send warship
Immediately TO Navassa Island for the
relief of its inhabitants, who are Ameri-
can citizens. This island, which contains
a valuable guano deposit. is owned by a
Baltimore company, and lies between Hal
ii and Cuba. Since the declaration of war
it has been impossible TO send supplies
to the workmen- there, who are not only
in danger of starvation, but of extermina-
ton by Spanish gunboats, the island be-
ing only two hundred miles from San
tiago de Cuba
When the last vessel left Navassa with
a cargo several weeks ago there was
barely enough food there TO support the
inhabitants, consisting of thirteen white
men and seventy negroes. for more than
a month. 1t is impossible to send a
merchantmen with relief for fear it might
be captred. so a warship has been ordered
to so there and bring the men back to
Key West
The island was visited several months
ago by Capt. McCalla, in the cruiser
Marbehead. He investigated complaints
regarding labor conditions there. and it
is probable that his vessel will be sent
to the rescue in the present emergency.
The times., 1898-05-06
CUBAN CIGARS A LUXURY.
Tobacco Men Raise Prices EecnUs
of the. Blockade.


New York, May 5.-Everywhere over
the city the price of cigars has been rails
ed during the past few days and the man
who will smoke nothing but Cuban cigars
is compelled TO pay larger price.
Cigars that the layman believed were
made of Havana tobacco and paid 10 cents
for are now sold at two for p cents. The
three-f -for-a-quarter variety now cost 10
cents straight, and the two-for-a- quarter
cigars at Is cents each.
The former 25-cent cigar is now labeled
at 35 cents. and at some stores the 5O-cent
Havana is sold at 70 cents.
The dealers say that the blockade Of
the Cuban ports is responsible for the
rise in the prices, as it prevents the i'm
portation of tobacco from the island.
Some of them in explaining the situation
TO their patrons, declare that it almost
breaks their hearts to charge so much
for cigars which they have had in stock
for months, and of which they sold
thousands at lower prices before the
blockade was established.
The wholesale tobacco dealers, on the
other hand say the cigar dealers have
| raised the prices Of cigars because they
! saw a good opportunity to make money.
Everyone connected with the business
| knows that only a very small quantity
of Cuba tobacco has come to America
since the insurgents war began in the
| island.
Nearly all the tobacco farms were de-
| stroyed by the two armies, and all the
tobacco that was sent from the island
could have been smoked by the crews
| of the vessels that brought it to this
country.
A wholesaler said this morning that the
| alleged Havana cigars that are being
! sold here at advanced prices are made
OF tobacco that was raised in Mexico
The times., 1898-05-06
THE HARBoR PATROL.
Arrangements for Better Co-opcrn-
tfon N-fth the Government.

Arrangements for Better Co-opcrn-
tion With the Government.
New York. May lowing to the fact
that there has been so much difficulty
in securing the cooperation of marines
in carrying out the regulations issued by
the Navy Department for the protection
Of harbOr mines. and in order TO facill-
tate the laying Of mines in the harbor a
special meeting Of the Permanent Board
of Engineers was held this morning in
the office Of the Engineer Corps in the
Army building. The board consists OF
Major H. u. Adams, Major John G. D.
Knigh, Col G. l. Gillespie and Capt.
II. r. Hodges.
Admiral Erben and Lieutenant Com
mandCr Field. who have charge OF the
cured 10 patrol the mine fields and the
coass. have arranged 10 move their Office
from No &C South Street TO the rooms Of
the Nicaragua Canal Commission in the
Army building.
Both Of these officers have deplOred the
lack Of boats 10 properly patrol the har-
Dor and have written the officials Of the
Navy Department again and again. but
have failed 10 receive the expected de-
tail Of vessels for patrOl duty. Admiral
Erben said this morning that he had for
Tard6d 10 the department a list Of the
boats suitable for the duty. and expected
IN few days 10 have competent patrol
OF vessels on duty IN the harbor What
boats had been selected by him he re-
fused 20 make public until approved by
the Navy Department.