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Evening star., 1898-08-19
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS.
Those Who Had Conferences With
the President Today.

Acting Secretary Moore of the State De-
partment, Archbishop Ireland, Senator'S
Bacon and Cannon, and Representative
Hull constituted the list of official callers
upon the President at the White House be-
fore the cabinet met today. Mr.. Moore was
engaged in putting before the President
some unimportant State Department mat
ters.
Archbishop Ireland said he had called TO
pay his respects, but he was with the
President some time. Catholic dignitaries
throughout the country are deeply inter-
ested in the condition of the church in
Porto Rico. For hundreds of years the
church and state have worked together
there. At one blow this is changed, and
the church is dependent upon itself. 1t is
claimed that the church had turned over
to the state vast properties from which
Spain turned over SO much revenue to the
church. The outcome of the situation is a
deep problem.
1t is not known that Archbishop ireland
had anything to say to the President on
this subject, but 1t is believed that he
would explain the situation in Porto Rico.
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MCntauk,

Montauk Nahant, Nantucket and
Passaic. These vessels were built for serv-
ice in the civil war, and were recently re-
constructed for defense against the Span
iards. They have latterly been manned by
naval reserves and formed part of the aux
iliary naval force guarding the Atlantic
coast. Their selection for service as guard
ships at Cuba and Porto Rico is due to
their peculiar availability for the purpose.
They will be stationed at Matanzas, Car
denas, Sagua La Grande, Jibara, =Nuevltas,
Manzanillo, Guantanamo, Trinidad. Cen-
fuegos and Bahia Honda, in Cuba, and at
Ponce in Porto Rico. The department mas
also decided to assign the big doubie-tur-
reted monitors Puritan, Terror, Ampnl-
trite and Miantonomoh to guard DUTY IN
Cuba and in San Juan de Porto RICO
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TROOPS LEAVING SANTIAGO.
Gen. Shafter Wires the Departure
of the IHirst Infanfrx

Adjutant General Corbin received a cable
message this morning from General Shafter
at Santiago, saying that the transport D.
II. Miller sailed this morning with the LIST
Infantry and some stevedorss on board. In
a previous dispatch General Shafter sug-
gested that the transports Olivette and Ca
toEia be sent back to Santiago to bring
home some more sick and convalescent SOL
disrs: These vessels are now en- route to
Ncntauk Point with SICK and convaIescent
troops.
General Shafter has also informed the de-
partment that after consulting with Cen
eral Lawton, commanding the department
of Santiago, it had been concluded that it
will not be necessary TO send any more
troops to Santiago for the preservation of
peace and good order This statement is
made with the understanding that the pres
ent military force viii shortly be reinforced
by tha arrival of the 9TH Regular Infantry
and the 23d Kansas Volunteers. now ON
their way 10 Santiago.
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To RETURN TO THEIR STATES.
Orders to Northern Regiments IN
Southern Camps.

Southern Camps.
Orders were given today for the return
to their state rendezvous of the following
named volunteer regiments: The lst limos
Cavalry and the 1st Maine Infantry, now at
Chickamauga and the I'd New YORK IN
fantry, now at Fernandina, Fla The 1st
Illinois Is ordered to Springfield, Ill, the
1st Maine to Augusta, Maine, and the "a
New York to Troy, n. Y. These regiments
were mustered into the military service OF
the government at the outbreak of the war
at the places mentioned, and their return
there is accepted as conclusive evidence
that they are to be mustered out Inc
movement of these regiments Will peslh as
soon as the necessary transportauon can
be provided. Another regiment Whfch mas
been ordered to return to its recruiting
rendezvous is the 1st Vermont infantry
That regiment now at Chickamauga, Is un-
der orders to proceed to Fort Ethan Alien,
Vermont Similar orders Will be issued
from day to day to the other volunteer reg
irnents selected for mastering out. NO OF
fetal information on this subject is obtain.
able at the War Department in advance OF
the issue of the orders.
1t is said, however that the 3D. Georgia
Infantry, the Sd Alabama Infantry and the
1st Maryland Infantry are among the num-
Der already selected for mastering out
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pines will draw US into the oriental strug-
GLE Therefore, while 1 think we should
take them, doubt the advisability of max
ing them a colony and retaining them per-
manently. 1 should like to see an independ-
ent government established there as early
as possible. We should take the islands of
SPAN ana aid in working out their destiny,
saying to the whole world that We win do
TINS IN our own way, and in accordance
with cur own ideas of Righteousness.
dewey has gloriously achieved for us
es VIA should be the result of this war as
an ects the Spanish sovereignty over the
fhllippines. He has taken them out of
negotiation and relieved them from Spanish
soNereisnty, and has thus relieved the
peace agreement from it's only defect. The
Phlllppines have been taken from and must
not be restored to Spain"
ABOUT a year ago Senator Cannon was
one OF a party of Senators who visited
the hawaiian Islands, Japan and China.
making study of the industrial conditions
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Naval Orders.

Lieut.. F. M. Russell has been detached
from command of the Powhatan and or
dered home.
Lieut.. w. o. Hulle, from command o.
the Choctaw and ordered to the Southey.
Lieutenant Commander S. c. Payne has
been granted leave of absence for three
months.
Lieut.. W. H. Willard from the coast sig
raj service to the Norfolk navy yard.
Lieut.. W. H. Faust to the Naval Acad-
emy.
Ajax to the Dale.
Lieut.. w. S. Beloing from the Ajax to
the Dale.
Lieut. c. c. Stout from command of the
Arctic and placed on waiting orders
Lieut.. R. Waterman from the Southey TO
the navy yard at Boston.
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IN CABINET MEETING
Many Odds and Ends Of Topics
Discussed.
GOING TO THE NAVAL REVIEW
Nothing Official Regarding the
Surrender of the Philippines.
PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE

The cabinet today discussed odds and
ends in lieu of more important matters A
little of many things was talked over.
There were no kilograms from any direc-
ton. Acting Secretary Allen of the navy
arranged for the cabinet to attend the
naval review in New York tomorrow. At
torney General Griggs, Postmaster General
Smith and Secretaries Bliss and Gage will
leave this afternoon or tonight to represent
the administration at the review.
1t is stated that nothing official has come
as to whether Dewey and Merritt received
the surrender of the entire Philippine group
when Manila capitulated. The question was
not brought up at today's session. Officials
of the administration say that the surren-
der of the archipelago may considerably
complicate affairs. BY some the report is
regretted and hopes are entertained that it
is not true.
Attitude of the Administration.
The Presidents views are not known, but
it is thought the President has not changed
his mind to the inadvisability of taking
possession of the Philippine group The
administration, If this Is true, may yet be
put in the position of surrendering captured
territory. A cabinet official today pointed
out that siXty-nine languages are spoken
in the Philippine Islands and that the de-
grees of civilization are as numerous as the
languages.
Official news of what has been captured
will be awaited with some anxiety here be-
cause 1t may entirely change the instruc
tiCns to the peace commissioners of this
country. 1t is said that the President did
not mention to the cabinet what he is do
ing regarding the peace commissioners. 1t
is understood that he has made little prog
ress and that the commission is little more
than half filled. The third selection is be-
lieved to be either ex-Secretary Tracy or
Elihu Root, both of New York. 1t is be-
lieved to be certain that New York will be
repr esented on the commission.
The Spanish Naval Prisoners.
The disposition of the Spanish prisoners
captured when Cervera's fleet was de-
stroyed is giving the administration much
worry. The administration is ready to re-
lease these prisoners If Spain will send for
them, but Spain is Indifferent in regard to
them. The members of the cabinet agree
that it would not do to release them in this
col ntry to maintain themselves. This
would also be in violation of the immigra-
ton laws. They will have to be kept and
fed as prisoners of war until Spain decides
to send for them. There are about l 800 of
these prisoners.
No decision has yet been reached as to
what will be done with the prisoners cap
tuled at Manila. No agreement was made
when the city surrendered that this coun-
try should return the prisoners to Spain
and no such agreement will be made.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
STORM AROUND HAGERsrpwN.
Barns burned, People Stunned nm,
Great Damage Done

Barns Burned, People stunned and
Great Damage Done.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, August 19.-A ter
rifle electrical storm, accompanied by a
heavy downpour Of rain, swept over this
locality last evening. Lightning destroyed
the barn of E. H. Eby, two miles from
Hagerstown. together with its contents.
including 400 bushels of wheat, harness
and farming implements. entailing a loss
OF 5000 on which there is an insurance of
$1,000 The barn of Solomon Smith, near
Sharpsburg, also was burned
Several houses in Hagerstown were
struck and persons knocked down and
stunned The telegraph and telephone COM
panies are heavy losers by the destruction
of poles and the burning out of instru-
mentS
In the rural districts considerable damage
was done, and in scme places the railroads
were badly washed. Today it continues to
rain and the Potomac river and other
streams are rising rapidly.
Evening star., 1898-08-19

Senator Bacon Would Hold Only a
Place in the Philippines.

Place In the Philippines.
Senator Bacon Of Georgia was in Wash
ington today and called on the President
and was afterward seen at the War De-
partment. He was looking after the in
terests of Georgia troops, some of whom
desired to be moved to different stations.
He says the Georgia boys DO not want to
be mustered out and prefer to go to Santi-
ago.
Senator Bacon does not believe in the re-
tention of the Philippines, but says the
United States ought to hold a good-sized
resting place, not only a coaling station,
but enough territory to meet all needs in
the future. He does not think the United
States ought to assume the management of
a vast population which it will be difficult
to govern and to acquire islands which it
would be impossible to defend. Senator Ba-
con says that in Cuba and Porto Rico we
have problems enough now, but thinks that
tley will work out in a satisfactory man
ner in time. He says that 1t is unfortunate
that the Cubans come under our direct view
at the worst possible time for them. Eigh-
teen months ago, he thinks, they would have
made very much better appearance, for
since that time they have Undergone great
hardships and been unable to procure
either food or clothing, hence the condition
in wlnicn they were found by our troops
at Santiago. Senator Bacon believes that
when the insurgents understand the pur-
poses and beneficent effects of United
States interference all difficulties will be
adjusted.
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TO SAVE THE COLON.
Lieut.. Hobson to BE Authorized tn
Make the Attempt

Lieut. r p Hobson. who has been in con-
suitation with the officials of the Navy De-
partment with regard to the salvage of the
spanish cruiser CristobaI Colon, off the
coast Of Cuba near Santiago, went to An
Lapohs today to attend TO some private
business.
Lieut.. Hobson's plan for raising this YES
sei eohtemplates the use of large air bags
anu the delay in his departure for Santi-
ago Is Que TO the fact that these bags have
not yet been finished. The wreckers who
nave been engaged on the Spanish vessels
nedI near odh'iaso DO not think 1t possible to
opinion mat 1t can be done, and the Nav
department has concluded to authorize bin,
70 make the attempt. He will have anothar
row 'oHior-
Evening star., 1898-08-19
COMMANDS MoNTAuk CAMP.

Gen. "JOe" Wheeler In Formal
Charge of the Place.
NEW YORK, August 19-General Joseph
Wheeler formally assumed command of
Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point.
The health inspector of the camp boarded
today the transports Mobile and Comanche,
which arrived in Fort Pond Bay last night
The Mobile has on board the detachments
of the I'd Regiment Volunteers of Massa-
chusetts and the 22d Regiment of the regu-
lar army
These men will be landed and sent to the
detention camp before night. The doctors
have not yet reported the number of sick
on the Mobile.
Surgeon General Blood and Major Brown,
surgeon of the I'd Regiment of Massachu-
setts, have arrived here to assist in look
ing after the health and comfort of the
Massachusetts volunteers.
More typhoid patients will be sent TODAY
to Roosevelt Hospital, New York.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
TO SUCCEED MAJ. BRACKETr
Mr.. Lyman to Be Chief of the Ap-
pointment Division of the Treasury.

Secretary Gage today ordered the ap-
pointment of Charles E. Lyman as chief of
the appointment division of the treasury to
succeed Major Fred Bracket, who was
few days ago appointed secretary of the
Paris exposition commission. The appoint
ment is a promotion for Mr.. Lyman, who
has for a long time been the efficient chief
of the stationery division. George Sim
mons, the able assistant chief of the sta
tionery division, has been promoted to the
head of that office to succeed Mr.. Lyman.
Mr. Lyman was formerly president of the
civil service commission, going from there
to the Treasury. His familiarity with civil
service laws is regarded as making him
valuable man as appointment clerk.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
Cloudburst Swells a Pennsylvania
Stream to Immense Size.
FIVE CHILDREN WERE DROWNED
The Mothers Heroic but FruitIess
Effort to Save Them.
STORM IN MARYLAND

PITTSBURG, Pa, August 19.-A cloud
burst up Saw Mill run this morning caused
tidal wave in that stream, endangering
the lives of a dozen persons. Five children
are missing and are supposed to have been
drowned. They are:
Irene Lotus.
Regis Lotus.
Genevine Shaughnessy.
Margaret Shaughnessy.
Nellie Sauls.
The water in the run began to rise this
morning, and at o'clock a great volume
of water came down. The missing children,
together with some older persons, were
standing on a porch of the brick tenement
house on Violet alley in the rear of Main
street near West Carson. This porch over
hung the run.
When the great wave, twenty feet high,
came down the porch was carried away
and the people went with it.
Mrs. John Lotus, mother of the two chill
dren first named, and two men were the
adults in danger. The woman made a he
roic effort to save her children, but to no
purpose
Struggling for Life.
Near the mouth of the run the sand
oredge Pittsburg was moored, and when
ZIG Aieii al IL SAW the WreCkaRe coming
down the stream and the people struggling
for life they stopped all else and went to
the rescue. The men and woman were car
ried out into the Ohio river, but were saved
by the sand diggers.
The woman had excited the admiration
OF all who saw the catastrophe. She was
almost overwhelmed number of times,
but each time fought off the debris and
came TO the surface
The great body of water did much dam
age. A sandbar fifteen feet high at the foot
of the run was washed away
Parties of'men are searching for the bod
les of the children.
There was heavy and continuous down.
pour CT rain throughout western Pennsyl-
Vahla from midnight until s O'Clock this
morning, and considerable damage was
done by washouts and the overfiowing of
small streams, but as far as known. there
were no other casualties :.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
CRICKET's WORLD RECORD.
Sensational Score of 5o4 Before Part
nership Was Dissolved.

CHESTERFIELD, England, August 10
In the cricket match between Yorkshire
and Derbyshire, which began here yester-
Gay, Brown and Tunnicliffe, for Yorkshire.
made the sensational score of 554 before
the partnership was dissolved today. This
is the worlds record for first-class cricket.
the previous record being 39S
The pair went in first yesterday and bat
ted all day long, the score at the close of
play being 503 This morning TunnicIiffe
made his score 243 before h was dismiss
ed; and Brown was not out with a score of
2g2 and extras, 49,
Brown soon followed, having totaled 300
Evening star., 1898-08-19
PORTO RICO TARIFF
Executive Order That It Be Levied
as a Military Contribution.
War DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS
Schedule Practically the Same as
That of Cuba.
MINIMUM SPANISH RATES
The following executive order was
issued today:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

La ALONI L lAN Olo4N,
August Io, 1898,
BY virtue of the authority vested in
me as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy of the United States
of America, | do hereby order and
direct that, upon the occupation and
possession of any ports and places in
the Island of Porto Rico by the
forces of the United States, the fol-
lowing tariff of duties and taxes, to
be levied and collected as a military
contribution, and regulations for the
administration thereof, shall take ef-
feet and be in force in the ports and
places so occupied.
Questions arising under said tariff
and regulations shall be decided by
the general in command of the
United States forces in that island.
Necessary and authorized expenses
for the administration of said tariff
and regulations shall be paid from
the collections hereunder.
Accurate accounts of collections
and expenditures shall be kept and
rendered to the Secretary of War.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
In accordance with this order customs
tariff and regula atoms for ports in Porto
Rico in the possession Of the United States
were officially promulgated by Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn of the War Depart
ment. Thsse regulations are for the guild
ance of officers detailed for the collection of
duties on imports and exports, customs and
other charges and exactions to be levied as
a military contribution at ports and places
in Porto Rico in the possession of or under
thu control of the forces of the United
States
The tariff schedule for Porto Rico is prac-
tically the same as that adopted in the case
Of Cuba The customs duties are based in
all cases on the minimum Spanish tariff
heretofore in force in Porto Rico and the
tariff schedule is the same as before the
eession of the territory to the United
States.
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TO BE SENT SOUTH.
sinSie-Turreted Monitors VII Co g..
Cuba and Porto Rico

frahsements nave been made by the
Navy Department 10 send all the s,nsla-
turreted monitors to Cuba and Por,o pteo
for permanent duty as guardsbtps in tbo
chief harbors of those islands. II ,s av
pected that the vessels will start for their
new stations in few weeks 1t is intended
that they shall rot only provide for the
defense Of the Cuban and Porto Rican hsr-
bcrs against assaults from sea, but that
they shall be stored with large quantities
OF ammunition for use in preserving peace
and good order ashore. The vessels Sc
lected for this important service are the
Ajax, Canonicus, Mahopac. Manhattan.
Wyandotte, Catskill, Jason, Lehigh
Evening star., 1898-08-19
Personal Mention,

Mr.. Bernie Lerch is enjoying his vacation
al the cottage of Mrs. Lewis Barnett at
Colonial Beach.
Captain C. E. Stueven has returned to the
city after long stay at Hampton Roads
Captain Stueven will not assume his duties
at the United States Capitol for some time
as he is still la.
DIR. ]. NJ. Heller, acting assistant surgeon,
United States army has been relieved from
duty at Fort Washington, Nd, and order
ed to Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point
Mr.. w. c. Dix Is at Atlantic City, and
will remain until October l.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
SPANISH PRISONERS SAIL.
Over Two Thousand Left This Nor,
ing and Others Ready.

oScr Two Thousand Left This Morn
ing and Others Ready.
Inc War Department has received the
following cable dispatch, giving information
OF the departure of Spanish prisoners:
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 10.
III. Z. Corbin, Adjutant General, Washing
ton:
Capadonza sailed this morning with LAS
men, lo9 ofhcers, A women, 45 children
Two others are loaded and probably will
sail this afternoon
Noisned) SKATER, Major General
1t is said at the War Department that
lne Shipment home of the Spanish prison.
ers VINO surrendered to Gen Shafter in The
province OF Santiago de Cuba is progress
ing satisfactorily The total n,inobar of
prisoners was about 21,O0O. The three
transports scheduled to sail from SANTIAGO
Quay Quay ana tomorrow will carry about 5000
PACK to Spain, leaving only about 3.O0c Vet
TO be provided with TRANSFORMATIONS
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THE STAR By MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed q
them to any address in the Uni;oc
States or Canada, by ordering II O.:
this office. in person or by letter
Terms: 13 cents per week; p ccE,.
for two weeks, or so cents rc'
month. Invariably in advance. S:il.-
scribers changing their address frOla
one Post-oflice to another shoCl!
give the last address as well as ,he
new one.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
LIFE UNDERWRITERS, ELECTION
Richard f. Cochran of New York
Heads the Association

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. August 19.-Rich-
ard L. Cochran of New York city was
chosen last night to the presidency of the
National Association of Life Underwriters
in session here.
E. W. Christy of Cleveland was re-elect-
ed secretary for the third time Eli ID.
Weeks of Litchfield, Conn, was elected
treasurer The following vice presidents
were named: Chas. w. Pickell, Detroit
Mich; H. S. Bull. Albany. n. Y; Frank NJ
Joyce. Minneapolis; ]. c. Habbe, Indian
apolis, Ind; Clarence Angler Atlanta; F.
L. Stolp, San Francisco; T. C THOMPSON.
Chattanooga; John c. Davidson, Louisville
g w. Ranney, Omaha, and John A Brown
Kansas City.
VIM. ID. Wyman was named to succeed
Ben Williams chairman of the execu-
tive committee.
The following serve for three years: ]. w.
Pressey, Rochester, n. Y; F. II. Hazleton
Portland, Me; b. F. Sess, New Haven
Conn; James l.. johnson, Springfield
Mass, and l. T. Martin, Des Moines, Iowa
Evening star., 1898-08-19
war.hip. ordered North.

The naval fleet in southern waters is rap
idly being moved north, and no less than
eighteen warships, mainly of the small aux
iHary type, were ordered yesterday from
Key West to Fort Monroe They are the
Hornet, Viking, Sylvia, Apache, Tecum-
sch. Mckee, Marietta, Caseine, Topeka
Stranger, San Francisco, Uncas Bancroft
Fsshhawk, Siren and Hawk
Orders have been given for the SD Reg
fment OF Iowa Volunteer Infantry, now at
Chickamauga, to proceed to its state camp,
preparatory to being mustered out.
Evening star., 1898-08-19
TO PAY sHAFTER'S MEN.
Major Sniffin Sailed Today From San
tingO for MOntauk.

Major Sniffin, one of the paymasters at
Santiago, who was sent to that place to
pay General Skaters army, sailed today
for Montauk Point. Owing to the depart
ure of the army, only about one-third of
the troops were paid while at Santiago. AS
soon as the paymasters are released from
quarantine at Montauk they will at once
begin the payment of the remainder of
General Skaters army
Evening star., 1898-08-19
UNJUSTLY REDUCED,
Pension of Wallace G. Bone Increased
by Assistant Secretary Davis.

Assistant Secretary Davis has rendered
important decision in the pension claim
of Wallace G. Bone of Company D, 7th
Illinois Cavalry, which has frequently been
before the pension bureau and the depart
ment for consideration.
Mr.. Bone was pensioned, through differ
ent grades, for severe wounds, and in 1893
being in receipt of s72 month, his pension
was reduced to SIT per month. The assist
ant secretary held that said reduction of
rate was unjust and unwarranted by the
evidence in the case, and that the claimant
was entitled to $50 month from the date
of said reduction, less the amount already
paid since that date.