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The evening times., 1898-07-22
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1895.
on for New Fields.

This time General Miles is off, be-
yond all possibility of mistake. The
delay to which he had been subjected
by the refusal of Commodore Sampson
to meet his views as to a proper con-
voy was overcome by the issue of a
mandate by the President himself. 1t
is denied that Sampson was the OBJ
stacle in the way of an earlier move
ment. but the denial is inconsistent with
a significant fact. In his telegram to
Secretary Long Sampson said there had
been no procrastination in furnishing
an ample convoy to General Miles. This
obviously means what Sampson con-
sidered an ample convoy, for the state
ment concludes: However. the Massa-
chusetts and Dixie were added this
morning. and he has probably stared"
There can be no doubt that General
Miles refuse to start without what was
in his opinion a sufficient number of
warships, and that Commodore Samp-
son insisted his own opinion on the
question should be final. That G. neral
Miles was the one to determ ne the
point is plain enough, and the President
took that view of it when he sent per-
emptory directions to the naval officer.
There was no excuse for such irritating
and mischievous obstinacy On the part
of Commodore Sampson. AS General
Miles is responsible for the success or
failure of the campaign. it was the duty
of the navy to respond cheerfully and
fully to his requisition. Such a coaase
would have saved the troops on the
transports a day or two of crowding
and discomfort, and would have ad-
vanced the fall of Porto Rico.
NoN. that General Miles has what ha
required, We may reasonably expect
early news of the acquisition of another
important Spanish stronghold in the
West Indies, to have and to hold for
ever.
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An Old Problem Revived.

Academic questions continue to agi-
tate the minds of certain part of our
population, war or no war, and the
problem which is botheriag certain citi-
zens of New York and New England
just now is the exact meaning of the
word gentleman" and whether, to be
a gentleman, one must put on a clean
white shirt every morning. In the ef-
fort to settle this perplexing question,
several minds. the property of more or
less conscientious people. seem to have
gotten badly mixed.
One Of these minds belongs to the
wife Of a man who aspires to be a
gentleman. though hampered by the
difficulty of having but two shirts in
his possession. He seems to have come
to the conclusion that he cannot attain
his end without a clean shirt every
morning, and makes life a burden for
his wife IL she does not have that shirt
ready for him. The bewildered spouse
of this ambitious creature does not
quite know whether she is frustrating
the heaven-directed destiny Of human
being when she fails to accomplish that
washing and ironing. or her failure is
The evening times., 1898-07-22
Garcia's Withdrawal.

The grievance of General Garcia is
set forth in his letter to General Shaf-
ter, printed this morning. The rupture
concerns the Cuban insurgents chiefly.
While it was apparently the result Of
General Garcia's chagrin and disap-
pointment, it became inevitable with
the early discovery of the character of
our allies and the manner of their CO.
operation. A Cuban army of some
thirty thousand was promised, but it
never emerged from the caves and
woods, if it had an existence. The few
thousands who drew arms and rations
from our stores did not lend the assist
ance in the landing of our forces that
was expected, and. according to the
unvarying testimony of the men of the
assaulting lines, they did not bear a
conspicuous or important part in the
battle. The delusions favorable to the
insurgents with which our soldiers en-
tered Cuba soon vanished in the closer
acquaintance, and before the fall of
Santiago General Shafter ignored them
as soldiers except in the issue Of ra-
tons.
1t is easy to misunderstood their
rights. 1t should be remembered that
the United States distinctly refused to
acknowledge the civil government pro-
claimed by the insurgents. Our army
was not sent to Cuba. as Lafayette
came to this country, to act under or
even with, the rebels. The resolution
to make use of them in the war with
Spain was in no sense to enter into re-
lations with their elusive civil officials
What we recognized was state Of ap-
palling barbarism near our shores, in
an island where American citizens had
material interests that were menaced,
as well as their own lives, by the reign
of violence. We did not undertake to
discriminate between the offenses of
Spain and her rebels, but demandeSk of
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the ruling nation surrender of the au-
thority she had abused. She had prov
ed herself incompetent to maintain in
Cuba a decent government. Instead Of
protecting the people from the horrors
of rampant lawlessness, she had added
a hundredfold to those horrors by her
monstrous policy of determination by
starvation. The conditions of our in
reference bind us to the severe duty
of establishing q stable and civilized
form of government in Cuba.
1t would have been gratifying to find
in the insurgents a disciplined army
eager to submit to the commands of the
United States general and as eager to
share in the dangers and glory of thu
battle line. 1t would have been more
pleasing still to discover in them an in
telligent patriotism and self-restraint
that would insure an enlightened policy
OF government at their hands wh;n the
island should be rescued from the cruel
domination of Spain. In the deplora BILE
lack of these qualities, 1t becomes the
obvious duty of the United States to
maintain order in the island until it
can be put into the hands of such per-
sons as are able and willing to admin
lister its government in the proper
spirit.
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Typhoid Fever.

Much more serious than the yellow
fever of this year, which is of mild
type, is an epidemic of typhoid fever in
the camps. Several cases of the latter
disease are reported at Camp Alger, and
it is not unknown among the troops al
Chickamauga Park. 1t is distinctly
germ disorder, propagated by contact
and by the pollution of the water CT
atmosphere. Knowing the ordinary
means of it's communication, the meth
ods of restricting its ravages are cbvi-
GUS In the permanent communities an
Philadelphia has experienced. indicates
neglect on the part of health officers to
apply severe regulations.
Typhoid fever does not spring from
what are regarded as unsanitary condl-
tions. Somebody must have the dis
ease before another can contract it.
The most important step in its suppress
sion is to prevent the germs from find
ing their way, usually through the
water, from one person to another. The
isolation of a victim is imperative, and
the proper disposal of the refuse of the
sick room requires instant attention
In any number of instances this has
checked the spread of the disease. The
treatment of the patient is more un-
certain than in the case of yellow fever
There is no specific. and what benefits
one person may harm another.
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At Manila.

Slowly the American troops in the
Philippine Islands are being increased
in number in preparation for the cap
ture of Manila. With the arrival of tn {,
second expedition the aggregate Of cur
men reached six thousand. This is far
below the number of the Spanish de-
tenders, yet an early movement on the
capital is expected
We have, however. little or nothing to
lose by waiting for mere re-enforcs-
ments, and perhaps something to gain
besides strength. A desultory warfare
goes on between the Spanish regulars
and the insurgents, with occasional con-
ferences by the respective commanders
on the subject of a combination agains.
the American invaders. 1t is possible
that the solution of the problem of
how to deal with the ambitious and ag-
gressive insurgent leader may be work
ed out by such an alliance, which would
not add seriously to the difficulties in
the way of taking Manila and would re-
lieve us of difficult situation.
1t is easy to compel the surrender of
Manila by simple menace of bonn
bardment from the warships; but it is
possible that hunger may force the en-
emy to capitulate before that is done
The islands are virtually ours, and the
question of how to dispose of the Span
ish garrison will soon have to be met.
1t depends entirely on the bumptious
Aguinaldo himself as to what shall be
done with the insurgents.
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THE ASSAULT ON MANZAN1LLo.
Commander TOdd's OmciaI Report
of the BOmbardment.

Playa del Este. July 22.-The official re-
por. of the bombardment of Manzanilio
by Commander Todd. of the gunboat
Wilmington. is as follows:
AT Z o'clock in the morning of July
Is the vessels on blockade duty in this
vicinity-the Wilmington. Helena. Scor-
pion. Hist. Wampatuck and Osceola-ap-
preached the harbor of Manzanillo from
the westward. About 7:30 the Whining
ton and Helena entered the northern
channel toward the city. the Scorpion
and Osceola the md-channel. and the
Hist. Hornet and Wampatuck the south
ern entrance. At 1:55 fire was opened on
the shipping and after deliberate fire
lasting about two hours and a half. three
Spanish Transports Ell Gloria, Jose Gar
cia and La Purissima Conception were
burned and destroyed. The pontoon,
which was the harbor guard. and store
ship. probably for ammunition, was
burned and blown UP. Three gunboats
were destroyed. One other was driven
ashore and sunk and a third was driven
ashore and is believed to have been dis
abiad"
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Dewey on schIey'. Victory.

Like all brave and efficient men, Ad-
miral Dewey is quick to recognize the
merit of another mans achievement,
even when it may seem to withdraw
public attention from his own great
work. His remarks on learning of the
destruction of Cervera's fleet are gen.
erous. The good news of the great c.
tory is most welcome" he eXclaims.
While 1 might suggest that the results
may cause me to look to my own lau-
rels, l gladly express my sincere graft
fication at the destruction of the Span
ish fleet in Cuban waters, which, with
their loss in Manila Bay, must end the
Spanish sea power in this war, if not
forever" The same liberal spirit was
displayed by other naval officers on the
occasion of Dewey's victory over Mon
toto. There seems to be but one man
in the navy who is unwilling to accord
10 others the honors they achieve in
battle.
Admiral Dewey notes the remark
able similarity of the Spanish fighting
off Santiago to that in Manila Bay.
In beth battles their firing was inef-
fective. They fought their ships to the
least advantage. and finally scuttled or
burned them to cover their defeat. The
small loss of life on the Amer can side
there" he continues, lis indeed eXtraor-
binary and rivals our deathless rec
ord here, in view of the ships engaged"
He concludes with the hope that the
results of these two battles as we'll as
lesser incidents, may prove to the
American people the value of a strong
and well-trained navy"
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A PROBLEM ABOUT EXPORTS.
Points to BE Solved by the Treas
Ury OHlcfaIs,

New Yory. July 22.J-An interesting
question has been raised by exporters of
goods intended for Santiago. and. when
Porto Rico is taken. to ports in that ISL
and. The question is whether draw
backs shall be allowed on tin, in which
provisions, lard, ETC.. is shipped from
here.
Under the tariff schedule all tin i'm
ported into this country is allowed to
draw back 90 per cent of the duty paid
when the tin after manufacture is ex-
ported.
Several vessels are now loading here
for Santiago. and canned goods form a
large part of their cargo. The export
ers have asked for drawbacks which the
custom house officials have refused to
grant, on the grouns that Santiago now
being in the possession of the American
army is no longer foreign soil. and the
shipments of goods then cannot be called
exports.
A test case will be made .and the mat
ter referred to the Treasury officials a.
Washington.
The evening times., 1898-07-22
A Spanish Farraeut.
(From the Boston Travcler.)


1t Is strange coincidence that among the
prisoners of the insurgent leader in the Philip
pines is a Spanish lieutenant named Farragut
More than this, it is not at all impossible that
this Farragut is Of the same family as gave to
the world the great American admiral. Although
Farragut was born in Knoxville, Tenn, his an
cestry is traced back to Don Pedro Farragut
called Ell Conqustador, OF whom our admiral
was a worthy descendant. The Conquistador
served under James ], King of Aragcn, and al
though the name seems to have died out the
family estates in the Balearic Islands are still
kept by branch. The admiral's grandfather
married Juana Mesquida. This surname appears
to have superseded that Of Farragut. His scn,
Jorge Farragut, was born in Minorca. but emil
grated to America in l'78 and showed that he
had the old conqueror's blood in his veins by
the part he took in the revolutionary war The
world is very small. after all, and some of the
men who have been fighting the Spaniards at
Santiago, at Manila, etc.. could very we'll trace
relationship with their enemies. if they had the
time.
The evening times., 1898-07-22
AN Ex-ALDERMAN IN TROUBLE
He IL Accused of Having Received
Stolen Goods.

New York. July 2.-John P. Poulson,
formerly leading Republican alderman
in Perth Amboy. n. J., and now a mem
ber of the board of education. was ar
rested yesterday charged with receiving
stolen goods. He was held to await the
action of the grand jury. He owns con-
siderable real estate.
Coal cars In the Lehigh Valley Railroad
yard In Perth Amboy have been robbed
repeatedly in the last few months. Some
times. it is asserted. a ton of coal would
be taken from a single car. Detective
Gallagher learned that a band of small
boys were the thieves. and yesterday ar
rested John Dolan, thirteen years old.
The lad confessed and said that Mr..
Poulson bought the coal from him and
his companions, giving them and 10
cents a bag for it.
Mr.. Poulson said he did not think the
coal had been stolen. put believed the
boys had picked it up along the tracks.
The evening times., 1898-07-22
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MINES.
Good Yields of Gold I'm the Vicinity
of Great Falls.

Rockville. Nd. July 22.-The Montgom-
cry County belt of gold mines. which
have been attracting considerable atten-
ton, are in full operation. between Watts
branch and Cabin John branch. with the
Great Falls as back bone for the belt.
The mines in operation are the Mary
land, Eagle. Bready. Rust. Ford and
veirs. The Maryland mine. which has
been worked for fourteen months. Is go
feet long. and drifted $40 feet one way
and 80 the other. About 5000 tons of
ore are on the dumps. go tons of which,
1t is claimed. will run at $19 per ton.
Quartz rocks weighing from forty to 100
pounds have been taken out of these
mines heavily impregnated with gold rum
ming from the size Of grain of shot to
the size of the end of the finger. The
Maryland vein is from four to six feet of
ore. In this mine there are steadily at
work from twenty to thirty men, The
other mines are carrying first-class ore.
and will run from S. to sl2 of free gold
per ton. These mines are worked steadily
by twelve to twenty men.
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shafter In BRIEF.
From the Chicago Times. Herald ,

(From the Chicago Times Hcrald)
William r. Shafter, young man OF Michig IN.
enlisted for the war Of the rebellion in the Sew
enth Michigan Infantry, and his first service was
in the Army of the Potomac. This was for ninety
days His next enlistment in the Nineteenth
Michigan; he was made the major Of the reg-
ment, and for three years did service in the
army of the Cumberland. He once a pris-
oner. and once he was promoted. gaining the rank
of lieutenant colonel His three years being up
he was appointed colonel of colored regiment
in Major General A. L. Chetlain's command of
%, 900 colored troops. After the war he was
appointed a lieutenant colonel in the regular
army but was not assigned for whole year.
Slowly he rose in the service. first to be e
colonel and then brigadier general. His time
has been mostly spent in the Territories and in
California. At the beginning of this war he
commissioned major general Of volup-
teerS
The evening times., 1898-07-22
FLAMES IN A TROLLEY CAR.
A Policeman Quiets a Panic Among
the Passengers,


New York. July 22-Eleo.ric car No
1o4s. of the Second Avenue line. south.
bound and dragging a trailer. caugb.
hre yesterday in the vicinity of Twenty.
third Street. The fire started in the re-
sistance box of the car, and increased
as the car went along.
Policeman Fletcher. of the East Tween.
ty-second Street station. standing at
Seventeenth Street and Second Avenue
mounted the flaming car and ordered the
motorman. Michael Merrick. to stop it.
The motorman tried to stop the car and
could not
The passengers realizing that the car
was on fire became Danic-stricken and
screamed. Policeman Fletcher rushed IN
and down the footboard. preventing wom-
en- and children from throwing them
selves from the moving car. which was
finally Stopped at Fifteenth Street and
Second Avenue.
Policeman Fletcher turned in an
alarm and the fire was extinguished. AT.
ter the passengers alighted they publicly
thanked Policeman Fletcher for his cool
ness and bravery.
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The Y. M. c. A.. Work.
trrom the Chicago Evening post.l

Under the direction of an army and navy COM
mission, the Young Mems Christian Association
is doing splendid service for the country and
its flag. Wherever the Stars and Stripes waves
over one Of the camps for the assembling Of our
volunteer army the commission has set up its
tents, which serve as clubhouses for the boys in
blue. In Camp Thomas at Chickamauga, there
are twenty-one Of these regmental and brigade
tents in operation. and the camps at Washing
ton and Key West are similarly provided. The
tents are Of the uniform size Of 20x50. and
supplied with tables. seats. writing materials
and reading matter.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

A New York paper, having raised a
question as to the courage of the Seventy
first Regiment, has been assailed by in
disnant friends of the soldiers and by
rival newspapers in a furious way. The
result is that the particular paper is now
trying to excel its rivals IN praises of the
regiment. To read the journals of that
town is to conclude that the Seventy-first
alone captured Santiago and exhibited a
reckless daring never before seen in war.
The evening times., 1898-07-22
Defen.e. of the Cnnarie..

As to the shore defenses of the Canaries. COR
respondent writing to the Pail Mall Gazette from
Las Palmas. the capital. says that at that point
they are most inadequate. They consist of
battery of mixed smooth bore and rifed muzzle
loaders on the heights overlooking the harbor.
six obsolete field guns north of the mole. a
six.gun battery in the artillery barracks within
modern iong-range guns the Americans could
quickly wreck the batteries from outside the
zone Of the Spanish fire." This was the state
of things as late as July l, and although the de-
lenses have doubtless been strengthened some
what snce yet there will not be time. even if
there were means. to make them impregnable
to the tremendous l3nch projecties Of the Ore
gon and the Massachusetts With such feeble
defenses at the capital, need look for none
of great consequence anywhere else, even at Santa
Cruz, on TeneriJe Island, which is among the
most strongly fortified places.
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Caught in a Raging ror,.,..

Prince Frederick. Nd, July 22.-Intet.
ligence has reached here of a sad drown.
ing accident. which occurred on the
public road near Lower Marlboro, in
the Third district of Calvert County.
Tuesday afternoon. After a heavy rain
storm Of that day. which sweIled the
streams to raging torrents. Mrs. William
H. Swami. with three children. in a bug
gy. attempted to cross Mill Branch.
when the team. buggy and occupants
were all swept away. Mrs. Swami. with
heroic efforts. saved herself and youngest
child. another child clung to tree and
was rescued, but the third was drowned.
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The news of Cervera's disaster has
reached Manila and has caused a good
deal of the courage of the Spanish COM
mander there to evaporate. He infers.
very naturally. that Camara will have
trouble enough lodging American war
ships without seeking woe at the hands
of Dewey.
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Both General Garcia and Correspondent
Scovel were disappointed in not being al
lowed to take a conspicuous part in the
ceremonies at Santiago, and General
Shafter must try to struggle along with
out their future aid. However. as he was
able to dispense with the promised as
sistance of Commodore Sampson, he may
not be seriously crippled by their defec-
ton
The evening times., 1898-07-22
AMBUsHED AND KILLED.
Three of Faction in Kentucky
Murdered by Their Enemies.


Murdered by Their Enemies.
Barboursville. KY. July 2s.-News has
reached this place of two more murders
in Clay County. John Baker. who was in
jail at this place for housebreaking. and
was given bail few days ago. was on
his way to Manchester with a colored
man and another party. when they were
fired upon from ambush by an unknown
person. Baker and the colored man were
both killed.
Another messenger has just arrived tell
ing of the killing of a man named Clark.
member of the Baker side. He was
killed in the usual manner-ambushed.
This makes three of the Baker faction
killed today and five since the troops were
here. Both factions are fortified and the
situation grows more serious.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

The organization of an opera bouffe
government, with complete cabinet. by
Aguinaldo. is calculated only to provoke
smiles. Owing TO the eccentricity of his
movements 1t is not worth while to take
him seriously until he becomes an OBJ
struction 10 American administration.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

1t would be hard on the outlying troops
surrendered by General Toral if the off,
cials at Madrid should repudiate the ac-
ton of that commander. This country
might not consider itself bound to trans
port them To Spain If it should be forced
10 gather them in by squads.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

At this hour the most that can be said
OF Commodore Watsons fleet is that it is
likely 10 make no movement until the
Porto Rico campaign is closed. Then its
course will be determined by the views
of the President and not by any sugges-
tions of European Intervention.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

Now that the mines have been removed
from the Potomac, Commodore Sampson
can have no reasonable fear about COM
ing 10 Washington, where he would be
less of an obstacle in the way of our
fighting men than as the commander of
the North Atlantic squadron.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

1t is to bsshoped the predictions of
Spanish officers that the Cuban insur-
gents will assume a hostile attitude to-
ward their benefactors are not well found
ed. 1t would be a grave matter for the
insurgents if the United States regulars.
who are used to Indian warfare, should
have to reduce them to quiet.
The evening times., 1898-07-22

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chi
cago. hereby certifes that it has, by its expert
examiners, proven and attested the circulation
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average PAID circulation for the month of june,
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eth the Northwestern National Bank, of Chicago.
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In spite of all the efforts to break Miss
Schenck's endless chain, the daily receipts
continue at about $500. The ice fund,
which was originally fixed at si,Ooo now
reaches the sum of $4,000 anG no end in
icb
The evening times., 1898-07-22
Heroes I'm stock.

The matter Of producing heroes at any point
seems to be chiefly a question Of opportunity.
They appear when the occasion calls for them.
Whether it is Dewey at Manila. Hobscn at San
tiago, Roosevelt's Rough Riders at Siboney.
the minds to direct and the hands to work
and the souls TO dare everything are found ready
to the work.