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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
DISCUSSING TEE
QUESTIONS OF PEACE.
TAree of Americas Comui ssionrrs
In Conference With the
President.

WASHINGTON. Aug. IS. Senators
Davis and Frye, peace commissioners.
spent two and half hours In conference
With the president this morning. The two
senator's then called OR Secretary Day, who
Will be chairman OF the commission Re-
ticence is observed respecting the eonfer-
ence. which went fully into the details OF
the American position at the coming rnees-
irg In Paris. The senator's remained closet
ed with Secretary Day for an hour and a
quarter.
AS result OF the meeting K can be
stated with positiyeness that Day. Davis
and Frye are members Of the peace CON-
mission. II is understood tina, the remain
ing two members will be announced by Sat-
urday.
AT the meeting the general plans OF the
commission as 10 proceeding to Paris were
talked over, and the understanding was
reached tha, the star, be made between
September Is and %. Sessions will be held
in the Salon des Ambassadors.
Owing to reports current today that only
tslkcc NShLsi.asA t%.i<haSSsSFSsS "SA4A NC
appointed. II Was stated an,horitatireiy this
afternoon tha, the committee would con-
sis Of five members and that one OF the
commissioners would ba Democrat
At the close OF office hours today. Secre-
tary Day went from the state department
tn the White House, where he held an sx-
tended talk With the president, presumably
The meeting OF the three commissioners
today will be the only one OF a concerted
character un,il September Is. when the five
commissioners will come TO Washington for
a final conference before sailing for Paris
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LONDON. Aug. 8-A Dispatch 70 .
news agency from Shanghai reports that
the ensirs available British fleet In CHI
nese waters has arrived at wciaaiwes TO
sarpoFs the demands OF Sir Claude Mac
donald. British minister 10 China. There
Is no confirmation OF the report ohtainabis
from other scureea
The dispatch cahled from London 10 New
York to the effect that Lord salisbury. be-
fore leaving fer France. informed her ma
tessy. the queen, that In the present cYiti-
cal state OF the relations with Rus
sis he must resign unless her fire.
quently expressed veto upoa the prcse-
cut.on Cd diplomacy TO the point Of
war during her lifetime was withdrawn aud
hs was given an absolutely free hand. and
,hereupon the ministry made defnitn pro-
posais 10 Russia. which In effect anaouatesi
10 an usimatum. is an elaboration of the
current gossip es the clubs and the s<nsa-
:ional wseklles and Is obviously impossible
OF confirmation or desaiai
iarcums.antiai evidence all gees 70 dis.
prove the statements. Lord Salisbury has
been spending his vacation since parliament
adjourned In France. Sir Thomas Henry
Sanderson. permanent. under secretary Ok
state for foreign affairs. and other most
important officials of the foreign Office.
and likewise the Russian ambassador IN
Great Britain. NJ. de siaai. have been on
the continent for a long time
Apparently there ara no important nexo-
siaiions stoot. England abandoned the
open door policy because Russia closed
the door In her face. a. has been pointed
out. and retreatea to the policy of spheres
o. influence because I, IN necessary TO ap-
pear 20 have some Chinese policy.
Two British SHIPS were withdrawn from
Chinese waters yesterday.
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ITs CONSTITUTION COMPLETED.
Convention for Central America n.
malIy Finishes Its work.

MANAGIA. Nicaragua. Ang. B. via
been engaged IN formulating constitutions
for the use OF Central America. embracing
Salvador. Honduras and Nicaragua, has
concluded It's work THE commissioners
were appointed. 20 convene a; AaSs nasa,
uonslirae November next These COM
rnisssonefs viii sappiant the diet st the
Greater Republic Of Central America. and
will assume provisional Federal powesA
They will make preparations for the cleo
is0n on December 10 for president. sena-
tors. representatives. sni Federal tasgea
for tssyns Of four ysaFs and for the install
lation 81 those officers elected ois March l.
Isa.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. g - Admiral
Sampson has forwarded to ;he navy de-
partment the following letters. which have
passed between himself and Capt. Taylor.
Of the hAtsiesh;p Indiana:
'.Un.sed States Steamer Indiana.
Guantanamo Bay. Aug. 5, 1898.
Admiral: The report Of Com nlodora
Schiey On the battle CT July B. as publish
ed. gives credit In the se.enfh paragraph
to fonr ships. and mentions by name their
captains. Philip. Evans, Clark and Cock.
and adds:
The dense smoke OF the combat shut
out from my view the Indiana and Gtoa-
ester. but as these vessels were closer 10
your flagship. no dou5t their part II tho
conflict was under your immediate ooser-
yaton.'
-. In your report. as published you
make but slight mention Of the Indiana.
stating that the Iowa and Indiana, having
done good work and not having tne spsed
OF the other ships. were directed by me-
s:e
'3. The result OF these reports is tha, the
captains OF all the vessels OF the l.ne OF
battle except he Indiana have received
personal mention in the official report be-
fore the depar,me 1T, while tbs two small
er vessels have also had distinctive mem
ton. either from the commander-in-ch.ef
or the seccnd In command
- In the Official records should they be
referred 10 In the future. IL VIII appear
from the general tone that the Indiana
was less deserving than all other consor,s.
Leaving cut MY personal interest In the
matter. If is right that I should consider
The Officers and crew Of the ship, and
speak FOR them as welt az for mysslf yhsn
! submit 10 ypu admiral that the above
combination 0: reports VIII place the ship.
in the opinion ot the department. ana the
country. markedly below al. the other ves-
se.s Of your squadron. respectfully sab
nit sir, that this is injustice 10 the Tusii-
ara and her officers and crew.
s- | car say without a.sparagemeat oe
airy other vessel that during TIE first hour
Of the 'lgh. the Irdiaaa's gun FIRE contrib
u'ed 10 tie destruction q. the Oqaen6o ard
the Maria Teresa mere than tha. Of ary
single vessel OF your squadron. except one,
and equals her. | DO not know why the
second In command failed 10 observe the
Indiana during mis- period OF our hottest
action | saw the BROOKLYN quite plainly.
g Al examination II these reports
with reference 10 the Indiana will be-
Eeve. convince you. sir. that they DO pro-
duce The effect of putting the Indiana be-
low all the ether vesess of the squadron
II +; be your opini0n. STR TIA. this Is the
case ard that all tae vessels. from the
tst~@-ft's - 80 &C NsAcft EEEsefHI ze1SsCe as
much Dofc valuable Tran the Indiana a.
tae published report OF the con1ua nde--la-
chief and The second IN command, taken
together, woni indicate. then / must ac-
cspt Il foT myself and he ship: II. on tho
contrary. that be not your opinion, / urge
respectfully thar sgcA steps be taken 20
remedy this iniust:ce as may Seem wise
10 you. Very respeC' fatty.
N g TAYLOR,
Captain. L, :. y. cornariinr.
TO the Commander ('hfef United
States Naval Force. North Atlantic squad
ron."
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N;'&t;t2 1a; mo lay. aug 1888
SRI ain greatly obliged ihat yoaI have
called ny attention % What appears n
have le"n an 81 Justice % youv ssip. o'tl~ers
ara crew, for the part ahlca they took IN
tEs action ~ jay 7. ara ALSO for tae very
pr05ser fna0ner in Which yoa have present
81 Sc sh,nk. hgHeEer. that in submitting
ss4ea Il repcr, % the SECRETARY ~ the nsvy
whsse SO nsAny officers are vitality inter-
esied ard justly proud Of their shins. Il -
~ easy tasS 70 do 50 witl1ot: appa reHtly
bssstowlsE praise uBtust.y /. requires veFs-
careful consideration q tia reTsest from
every po.nt 81 via~r 10 ayold snszuatasr-
sta0iirg.
- TSae position q TIE sAlrz az re squad
-os sEGSt 10 caSefally considered fatty -
appreciate whas u was possible sor each
vessel - sccoyIsal3*. under tse c.reunl-
stances in which sas was p.saeets- Il,s>4e
thAs were 10 tae westward - TIE ea-ap-
ing eaeEnv were certainly batter g,acsi for
stoSg.ns. tAe snsgny ard siso ,sstfev pia vi
for delivering tAelr .c> tszn saa vegsSe.s
- eta eass 3 aTt3 which w-5S tae hso<-RssssIax
stattoT ot the fsa.&na-
= Ne aisty1Auss0n es .ha f3a@t ro,s4
completely predict &2& qrovs5a avains,
every vaTsasAeG oe sach snrt3e. ao-
~ eousaser tat anw CON-
rs4a5lcs ctf3cer deserved sstser cre43i, ar
eaas-s<. because ths sAsa jlnder his s=or
gnsn3 wa~ F&Sssr or .sSHe- .han anoshsr
Sssp ~ -ssT~zesi a beaver oT Hx&;fY nat
t@-s auI r.ta@r tk&t she ree1nsa usllnE sffH-
s-a~ was hizsgseNortAy ~sea 70 failed -
aa5 Nss SAiP 'u the T~o1eT Tsaue foT fAa
4ezs Yosfex nf Faze sr*Tny. ms ia rrnpso-tl1r
~ 81. advantage wa@-a ~ Jzes@sss~f Sra
sgsee5i. battery " position over RS neEgsl-
bofs
- Fs-5 fea27sas>s. .7e otss~er }n nv apsu
ser. wa~ g'vfseee3ls srsD>srs. ~ ~ sss.
s-s4ss ,sv< wNseA - sTsae - sfa fsSssa ws-f~
watcf. Ae bad - .orS I r@rsasss}v sia roe
;sesnfsS 20 Srfrsets> yaa az - seStow .e@s
p=a5~ss on ttae Ia6sSEsa t'sars y - bessss 81
ssgsoss aay o.aer sSsse of ;fs> sss'2ass-osI.
q Tbs fset f2sat ttse cA>assa -fsaEg cf.s-
- - *sfe fEE$rs wzs zssTa$s!s& - 70
.g~m - eggsesatss 81 tse fsTs29a az gse hs~sso-
&fsx 80 1a3 So CALAMITY so~straes.9e8 -
sAe 1es.gsGcssaa @f t&e Spanish sa5Ps aas
assly necessary rsEcags.aa ws1sess sss SSsa2-
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16
CAPT CLARK CARRIED HELPLESS TO
THE NEW YORK NAVAL HOSPITAL.

1lIADEIPEIA 2Capt
(EV
the
the
sleeper to the for New York
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PossEL COMMITS suiCIDEs
Aha aodon. His Attempt to Collect ftlo
Wife. Insurance Money.

PARIS. Aug. 1.~Ernest Joseph roasel.
The German who had bean trying 10 collect
policy Issued 90 his late wife. AZ Engllan
woman. by the Urban Insurance. COM
pany. which had resisted oayussnt on tho
ground that he had thrown her or ciin
near Florence, italy. committed suicide
last evening 81 the !purana restaurant, in
the Place &c Ia Madelefne.
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MKINLEY TO VISIT CAMP MEADE.
Gen. Graham Arranges for q Revi~ "
OF Troops Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 25- President Nc
kinney announces that he will go 10 sotnsr-
set, Pa. next Saturday 20 visit his brother
Aoner. He will also go 20 Camp Meade,
Pa.
CAMP MEADE. Pa. Aug. 25-Maj Gen.
view OF troops on Saturday in honor os the
visl, o. the president Over 1900 men VIII
be In Ina
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BERLIN. Auw. &s-Eugena =. Wolf,
well -known German explorer. who n
charged w1th usarping , :rIsasn1l and lib
Grating alleged mar4sFefs ~ nslxfsoussias
IN China. deniss shat there is any truth in
me charges against hin.
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BRISBANE. Aug. %5s-~Tne British s.sam-
er UFmxtoa Gfange iast reported -
To~s ~sxgsTls August E. ard shA British
steamer Duke ~ Sutherland, whseh arrsy-
81 here August frrsf London saEef 10
dav for Manlla with z.po tots cs frozen
meat
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ADMIRAL SCIiIEY IN NEW YORK.
On Hoard the Brookiyn-wfn Go to
WnshingtOn Today

WESTIORT. Coma. Aug. ss.--Admsral
Sehiey left for New York this morning
He VIII r~ach Washington tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-~Admirai Schiey
on arrival this morning wen, a; once to the
flagship Brooklyn.
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PARIS. Aug. ss.-1'he evening papers
report that the French armorea cruiser
BguIx has foupderesi In The Indian ocean.
bu, the ruuor Is not confirmed
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&. r. tsrI>aTDS sor DEAD.
Report Of shooting ia Adtrandaeks
II Incorrect.

UTICA. ~. T., Anr @Ths rapport frat
C. r. Huntington. the railway magn&ts.
was xaos RI camp Pine Eno. On Rae
aue..e iaks Ia tire Aasrondaeks In ne
.rue
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WASHINGTON. Aug E.-Ths average
number Of war stsaps issssd dusins Jaa9
xss z. II, 80 14s.y.
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TAYLOR COMPLAINS
H[ WAS aIGHI[D.
Only a Brief Mention in Bat
tie at Santiago.
AN INJUSTICE WAS DONE.
He Says the Indiana Was in the
Thick Of the Fight.
AN INJUSTICE WAS DONE.

Reports OF the Commaudes-tn-Chie
60 show That the Warahip Took
. Position Below All Other ves-
scls In the Squndron-Neverthe
less She Helped to Destroy the
Asked 20 Accord Deserved Re-
ce4nftsoa 60 Omcers ana Crew.
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ENGLAND ASSEMBLIES
HER fighting FLEET.
All Available Ships Gather
at Weihaiwei.
TO BACK GREAT BRITAIN.
Demands Of Sir Claude Macdonald
Must Not Be Ignored.
TO BACK GREAT BRITAIN.

Rumor OF Saltsbury's Cltinsatum TO
Russia. Formulated Under ThrUan
OF Restanatton Unless the QueeD
Would Consent 10 Wax rul1crs
Enxrosaes the Attention Of lsou.
don-Neithcr Conformation Nor De-
mtai In Obtaimable-Attitud 0e
Diplomats Construed ~ Mean
That No Crists II to He Exvected.
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xs.sarass "a Fsxs zvA
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WASHINGTON, Aug. g - Admiral
Sampson has forwarded 10 she navy de-
partment the following letters. whic. have
passed between himself and Capt. Taylor,
OF the bAtsiesh.p Indiana:
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Captain. L. :. y. Conariinr.
To the Ccwusauiar~ln-Chfef United
States Naval Force. North Atlantic sausd.
The herald., 1898-07-17
DEWEY IN DIME NOVEL
Rich, Warm Details Of the War That
Are Missed bv Newspapers

1t has come sooner than the most hopeful
expected. Dewey and Sampson have
broken into the dime novels and nickel H.
brariss and other dreadful literature Of the
kind. Fortunately, the song writer's have
not grasped the situation yet. The only
Dewey song up to this time Is entitled
Didn't Dewey Thing to Them" U
course, there is plenty Of war music, but
only one Dewey song so far. There are any
quantity of Maine songs, about sweethearts
who went down with that gallant ship, etc.,
but by far the greater number Of songs re-
late to the flag. There is only one Dewey
march. but there Is plenty of time yet for
others.
Admiral Dewey would be much interested
in the accounts of his naval career, as served
up in the dime novel. In these stories
Dewey is only hero OF the second magnd-
tude.. The real hero is boy who does posi-
lively wonderful things. One of these
Dewey dime novels is entitled "Dewey's
Cabin Boy; or. the Hero of the Fleet.
Story of the Great Battle in Manila Bay"
The first page illustration shows Jack
that's the young hero-handing cup of cof-
fee to the admiral. who is as spick and span
as If he were on his way to naval station
The herald., 1898-07-17

tells the weird adventures of an orphan boy
who was moved by the wrongs Of the Cubans
to enlist In the navy. He has just been re-
fused by the recruiting officer when he
meets a colonel in the army who was a clerk
In a gun store the last time Bob met him.
The colonel is on a dangerous mission, and
orders the recruiting officer to accept Bob.
There is a pretty girl In the story named
Nettte Browning, who worships Bob In
perfectly maidenly way. Oh, it's just
glorious.
Well Bob meets the admiral, and they
discuss the coincidence of. name. II hasn't
come out yet, but it's sugar coated pills to
cannon balls that Bob 10 the admirals long
lost nephew.
The last thing before the brutal ''contin-
ued in our next" comes Is an exciting epi-
sode in which Bob, having taken the ad-
mdrals glass. secs q shell coming directly
towards Sampson from Spanish battle
ship. Bob drags the admiral back In time
to save his life. This incident entirely es-
capped the newspapers. A picture ON the
first page Of the installmei1t Of tho story
sAews the iaaaAsnsA 1swsrA e - eef -
The herald., 1898-07-17
How to Entertain Cervera

In order to promote an early peace be-
tween that falling empire and our country
it might be well as soon as the captured
Spanish admiral reaches the harbor of
New York to show him that great city with
all its coast defenses and resources, and
then place him on board the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad and
take him to Albany, thence to Buffalo,
ClevelaN and Chicago. Then send him to
Indianapolis. ST. Louis, Cincinnati Louis
vile, Nashville, Richmond, Fortress Mon
roe and Washington. After he had seen
all these great cities and the fertile coun-
try that supports them, and crossed the
bright shining rivers that gather up the
waters of the continent and empty them
into the ocean, and the great shipyards
where our warships are building, then
place him on an ocean greyhound and send
him to Spain, that he may inform the
queen and cabinet Of the folly Of continuing
war on land and sea with such nation
as ours.-Columbus (O.) Press-Post.
The herald., 1898-07-17
The Matter With Spain

What has happened to Spain, that a
people with such courage and such a his
tory and such resources should in the
grand crisis of their fate elect and accept
a government which acts like a man with
spftening Of the brain, or too old for work
or too full of levity to see that work ought
to be done? Nothing is provided for. moth
ing is taken advantage Of nothing Is even
said that has the smallest relation to facts.
1--WE have no man." say the Spaniards In
excuse, but SO far as Englishmen can see,
there is also no effort to find him. Every
body asks who cut the dixie, the queen re-
gent, Canovas, Sagasta, Marshal Campos
or General Weyler? But nobody carries so
much as stone to fill up the gaping fis-
sure. Spain wants a hydraulic engineer,
and has got gentlemen who talk about the
harm that rats can do and have done to
dixie systems. If she does not bestir her
self, the sea will be on her in flood.-London
Spectator,
The herald., 1898-07-17
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Count Won Schmidt on the Board Of
70 Managers

'r Managers
. AT q recent meeting of the board of man.
ayers of the Red Cross society, Count Jaro
board, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Mrs. Campbell, who has left
the city for the summer. Mrs. E. T. Pat
tee was elected secretary, vice Mrs. Lulu P.
Little, resigned.
p. Goytino, chairman of the committee OF
arrangements of the French-American
celebration, handed the managers yesterday
S65, on account, part of the proceeds of the
entertainment. A full settlement Of the af-
fairs Of the Modjeska benefit with the Bur-
bank Theater company has not been made,
and q statement of the amount accruing to
the Red Cross as Its share of the benefit has
not yet been announced.
i w. H. Burnham Of Riverside enriched
The treasury yesterday with donation Of
S2O
/. A shipment was made to headquarters in
San Francisco of 81 2-3 dozen bandana hand
,kerchiefs, 60 pillow slips, 1OS housewives,
= comfort bags, 4 pairs of suspenders.
y New members: Mesdames r. B. William
son. Weaver-Jackson, w. ]. Barrett, s. o.
Houghton, William A. Phelps, ]. Jones, C
Hickson, Almira M. Dunsmuir, Frances
~. Chambers. v. E. Lormer, w. R. Noer,
NJ E. Dugar. H. M. Pomeroy, Theresa C..
Keys, Howard c. Scott; Misses Kate F.
Dsgood, Sylvia Nation, M. A. Donate, An
snie w. Cason; Messrs w. H. Burnham, X.
~. Dunn, G. F. Herr, A. W. Stark, George
~. Lasker, Michael Oil, L. E. Mosher, C.
n. Longstreet, I. H. Keifer, Master Roy
Williamson. This completes list of about
800 members.
: The benefit given at the Los Angeles
theater last night proved a great success,
4 financially, socially and artistically.
The herald., 1898-07-17
from the bulletin boards. OF course the
shells are not loaded.

shells are not loaded.
Natural gas has been flowing for ages
in several sections Of the Caucasian prov
ences bordering the Caspian sea. Many
Of these gas wells have constantly emit
ting flames for a period beyono the men,
ory Of living men and are superstitiously
spoken of as "the eternal fires."
Perhaps the finest example of long
continuance in Office can be furnished by
the little Scotch town of Arbroath in For
lfarshire. Its first and only postmistress
has just died at the great age of sS years.
She held the office since 1S40 when penny
postage was established.
Something like intelligence is often ex-
hibted by plants. If, during dry sea-
growing pumpkin or melon vine, in the
from its course and get at least one OF
its leaves in the water.
Veneer cutting has reached such per-
| fection that q single elephants tusk
thirty inches long is cut In London into
a sheet of ivory $50 inches long and twen-
| ty inches wide and some sheets OF rose
wood and mahogany are only about a
| fifteenth of an inch thick.
| A physician who has been studying the
effect Of liquors on the voice states that
none of the great singers has ever been
Iteetotalrs. Wine taken in moderation,
he believes, is useful for the voice, but
beer thickens 1t and makes 1t gutteral.
OF twenty-five countries nineteen have
flags with red in them, the list including
the United States, England, France, Ger
many Austria Italy Spain Denmark
Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
Mexico, Chill. Portugal. Venezuela and
Cuba.
Corsets must not be worn by Russian
young women attending high schools,
universities and music and art schools,
according to recent decree Of the new
minister of education. They are to be
encouraged to wear the national costume.
1t is stated that Turkey lost less than
1000 men in battle in the Greek war, but
$4,000 died in Thessaly of disease, and
$4,000 were sent home invalided. and OF
the latter 5000 subsequently died. Among
the dead were seventeen army surgeons.
Thomas Monohan, who murdered two
men in New Hampshire while drunk has
been sentenced to serve twenty-four
years at hard labor In the state prison
for each crime. The sentences are to
be successive, making forty-eight years
in all.
A Georgia expert reports that the
peach crop this season will be the greatest
] in the history of the state, exceeding even
the big crop of 1895. The crop is now,
he claims, safe beyond question, and the
trees are loaded with large sized fruit