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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

=. E. i.
ration Is the emergency ration which is
Issued when body Of troops IL sent Of
At such . distanos rs to be beyond COM
muniostion with the base Of supplies.
About two years ago board Of army
officers was ordered 20 convene in WASH
ington to get mp an emergency ration"
for the army. After many months of
hard work the present ration was adopt
cd. The first point the board had to de-
eide was what constituted the "emer-
gency," and II was decided that an
emergency was such m occasion that
required the troops to subsist ON food
carried ON their persona After deciding
this point the next point was what
foods were the most nutritious and
could at the sarne time be put up into
the smallest form.
After many experiments the follow
ing ration was decided upon Bacon, 10
ounces; hard bread, 16 ounces; pea
meal, ounces, or an equivalent In ap-
proved material for making soup; cof-
fee, roasted and ground, 2 ounces or
tea, half ounce; sacoharin. 4 grains;
salt, ga ounce; pepper. .04 ounce; to-
bacoo, half ounce.
The total Of the weight for five days
is little over ten pounds. This ration
Is never issued for over five days. the
board having decided that such time
was the minimum time for which men
could live on the ration. still keep up
their physical strength and be in good
fighting condition.
This ration is kept in the oommissary
storehouses at all military posts ready
for immediate use. It is put up in small
packages. The bacon. cut into piece
weighing so ounces, is wrapped up in
paper prepared for tho purpose and
kept in stock. The pea meal comes
wrapped and resembles q thick, short
roman candle. A man would carry Ave,
one for each days ration. The hard
bread is not the proverbial "hard tack"
Of olden times. 1t comes in the shape
Of small oyster crackers, one pound to q
box.
Small cotton bags are issued In which
to carry the roasted and ground coffee
and the salt. A small brown paper box,
like q pill box, contains the pepper.
while the ten sacoharin tablets (extra
strong) are carried in another small pill
box. Each tablet contains two grains,
the box holding ten, two for each day.
These tablets are so strong that q small
piece will sweeten q large cup Of coffee
or tea.
Each man carries In his haversack
folding meat can, with handle that
admits Of It's use az Z kind Of saucepan.
With this and the bacon and. pea meal
fairly good soup can be made, coffee or
tea being made In the tin cup. 1t may
seem strange to 6nd tobacco included.
The board Of officers fully considered
this matter, and while 1t is not, Of
course. food. 1t is used SO generally by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

nearly 500 miles long and 1875 miles
wide. while others are more than half
as large. 1t must be remembered that
the interior Of these great islands and
the whole Of hundreds of the smaller
ones are unexpIored and almost unvis-
tied by travellers from civilized lands,
as Spanish exploration has been of lit
tie practical value to the rest of the
world or to science.
The whole OF Spanish authority in
the East Indies ceEters at Manila, and
the capture of that rich city by Com
modore Dewey's Asiatio squadron would
be hard blow for Spain. With Manila
once captured by the United States,
Spanish commerce in the east would be
crippled, and it Is doubtful if under any
circumstances Spain could resume au-
thority there after the war against the
excellent advantage the insurrectional
leaders would have gained. Chicago
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
COLONIAL DANES TO HELP.

National Society Forms . Relief Assocfa-
citation For Soldiers and Sailors.
The National Society Of the Colonial
Danes of America at its annual session,
recently concluded in Washington, de.
cided to organize national relief as
ISOLATION, with. branches in every stste
In the Uaion. M
The duty Of this relief association
will be "to earnestly cooperate in all
measures to provide necessaries and
comforts for our army and navy and for
sufferers in any great national disaster
and to alleviate the distress and ankle
ties of their families and by every
means in its power to promote brave
submission to the will of our Heavenly
Father and the DEGREES of our temporal
rulers"
The association will place itself nm
der the orders Of the surgeons general Of
the army and navy and will request
the presidents authorization and ap-
prevail. Committees are being formed
all over the country to collect money,
medicines and supplies Of all kinds that
will be needed by our soldiers and sail-
ors.
Many thousand women Of social dis
tinction, wealth and influence are Colo
nial Danes, and they have laid out for
themselves in this war work az help
ful and extensive as that of the Santa.
~ society In the civil war.-New York
World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
SHE is PROUD OF ALoY.

d ~. sartoris Thanks God That She Has
So Patriotic Son.
"while it Is not easy for a mother to
send her son to the front with no other
talisman than God keep you to pro-
tect him from Spanish bullets, / cannot
help feeling proud and am glad from
the bottom Of my heart that my son
loves his country we'll enough to fight
tor II" said Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris.
"Algernon said nothing to me Of his
plans until after he had written to
General Lee asking for place on his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

"Doan ak me ef I arm gwinter jine dc wah. :"
said old Uucle Aaron. ~ got mixed mp wild
dattar Yankee wah au' seed rite away hit
wuz unsafe fur feller 10 fool wild hit De
great trubble Is dat dey iz always lot o
fool fellers arour' dat iz too reckless wild der
guns. Some o. desc youn0 bucks what wants
TO show on Keeps de nir so thick via lead aat
all do time. Wah might be putty soshibuI
thing an folks might .orter enjov dersefs cf
all desc rickliss shootin' young fellers wuz
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
CUBAN PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

Some Reasons For Not Sending = xArSo
Army TO the Island.
Major Lowell TX. jerome, who il a
personal friend of President Mckinley
and of many Of the leading men Ia the
administration, brought back to New
York an interesting suggestion from
Washington tho other day in regard "a
the plsn Of campaign in Cuba Ms5or
Jerome spent several days in WASHING.
ton recently and saw the president and
his advisers.
''The plan which was being disoass-
ed. F" said Major Jerome, twas not an
invasion of Cuba by large military
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

STAFF" added Mrs. Sartoris. 1T was
not until General Lee had replied, say.
ing that IL he received commission
Algy should ride by bis side that my
son told me Of his plans.
eve have always regarded him az q
student rather than warrior, although
his greatest heroes are his grandfather
and Napoleon. and he knows by heart
every detail of all the battles In which
General Grant fought.
"He is true American" concluded
Mrs. Sartor.s. New York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03
How an Army
lis Fed
IntheFieId

What DO you suppose your boy Char
lie, who "has gone for q soldier. I" is
having for dinner todayf Well, it de-
pends on what stage Of the fighting
game Charlie has reached. You may
feel assured. however. that wherever be
is Uncle Sam IL doing his level best 10
feed him ~ well, both In quantity and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

Spain has been doing more or Ices
fighting for the past 700 years--soms-
times very good ngbting, too--nnd there
will be some credit In licking her, even
though it isn't done In week. Chioa.
20 Inter Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

ing the culinary utensils. In camp the
apparatus unfolds into . skeleton stove
gu which may be prepared at one time
200 pounds of meat or FISH. b5 pounds
Of bread and 90 pounds Of vegetables
and puddinga r
When practicable, fresh meat, fresh
vegetables and fresh baked bread are
substituted for the ration above desorib-
cd, each man fscsivins ~ pounds of
beef or mutton. q pound Of nour and q
pound Of vegetables.
Separate and distiDct from the Geld
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-03

To quit tobacco casi.y and forever. be mag
netic. fun OF life. nerve and v:gor, take No-To
Bse. - wonder worker. thai r,akcs weak men
strong. All druggists 800 or ti. Cure guarap
teed. Booklet and sample free Address
etsrlipG pspsdy o., cbisNgo o. New ysrb
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
EXPECTS A GREAT ALLIANCE.
bOOkwalter Sees Chances of Eng
land, Russia and China Getti.g


land, Russia and China GettiA.-
Together.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
London, Dec. 13.-John W. Bookwalter,
OF Ohio. who has just returned from a
three months journey through Russia,
told the correspondent of the Associated
Press in an interview to-day that he en-
Joyed unusual facilities for observing what
is going on in that country.
He Travelled 1900 miles to the terminus
OF the Trans-siberian Railway, to the end
OF the line, reaching the frontier of AZ
ghanistan, and to the end of one, penetrat-
ing China through Manchuria. All these
are now practically completed.
Mr.. Bookwalter was allowed TO go
everywhere, to see everything and take
hundreds of photographs, thanks to spe>
cial permits issued to him by the minister
of the interior on the application of the
United States ambassador at st. Peters,
burg. During his journey he conversed
with the governors of provinces and with
military and civil officials of all ranks.
Everywhere 1 found" said Mr.. Book
walter, "the kindest and most friendly
feeling toward America and Americans,
and heard many expressions of satisfac-
with Spain.
Wherever I went everything was
thrown open to me; mostly because I was
an American.
Americas best open door to Central
Asia and China is through Russia. AL
ready all the locomotives and rolling
stock on the railways are of American
manufacture. Central Asia wall, in the
near future, be the greatest market in the
world for manufactures of all kinds, and
our obtaining the virtual monopoly of this
market only depends on our retaining the
friendship Russia now has for us.
"a great surprise to the world is in
preparation in that part of the earth and
1t will come, / believe very soon. Not
many years will elapse before the world
will see Russia, England and China COM
bining for the partition of Asia. The very
force of circumstances will bring this
about. England and Russia will never be
able to agree on a partition of China be-
tween themselves.
Still less will they allow the other pow
ers to share with them in the spoils of
that empire. They will be forced to de-
fend China, which alone is helpless
against the rest of the world and to share
with her dominion of Asia.
1.-THE alliance of Russia, England and
China, two-thirds of the hui
man race-will be such an
alliance as history has never yet seen,
and it will be one which will give peace
to the world for centuries. All It's inter-
ests will make for peace, and IL will be able
to dictate terms to the rest of the world"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
STANDARD Hal, BOOKS BURNED.
Foreman Hogan Says, However, II
Was of No consequence.

Foreman Hogan Says, However, IL
Was of No Consequence.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 22-The taking of
dispositions by Attorneys General Monnett
to attempt to prove that the Standard Oil
Company had destroyed lot of its books
and papers few days before the Supreme
Court ordered the books to be produced as
evidence in the investigation of the Stand
ard OIL Company, was resumed to-day.
John McNierney testified that he burned
a lot of the Standard Oil Company's
books on the morning of Nov. 10. The in
quiry was postponed until Jan. L.
Charles c. Hogan foreman in the en-
ploy of the Standard Oil Company, said he
gave orders, in accordance with instruc-
tions, to George Fiefds to burn the ae-
counts and books in the boxes hauled from
the offices of the company to the Inde-
pendence street warehouse. The boxes, he
declared, contained a miscellaneous coll
lection of papers, and a few books which
might have been letter press books, stock
books or order copy books. He declared
positively that no ledgers or journals were
burned
was of no consequence, and was according
to custom Hogan said he had been re-
quested to look at the books before de-
stroying them, and not burn any that
were less than ten years old He said ne
saved a few less than ten years old that
had been set aside by mistake.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
MINORITY WANTS 10000 MEN.
Says Standing Army of 100000
Would Cost SI05, 900. 900.

Washington, Dec. 22.-The. bin for the
Increase of the regular army which the
minority of the House committee on mil
itary affairs viii offer as substitute for
the Hun bin. was drawn by Representa-
tive Hay of Virginia, and Is now in the
hands of the war department, where an
estimate is being made of the cost of such
a military establishment as 1t provides.
The bin, as drawn, provides for a stand
ing army of $1,000 men, 1900 artillery, 5000
infantry, COCO cavalry and engineer, ord
nance ana signal corps and general staff.
To meet the existing exigency Of troops
in Porto Rico. Cuba, the Philippines, 1a-
waii and the Landrones. the bin provides
that the President may issue proclama-
ton for $4,000 additional volunteer troops
TO be enlisted for two years These latter
troops are TO be commanded by officers ap-
pointed by the President. The organiza-
ton is to be the same as I'm the regular
army, the strength of the different arms
of the service to be determined by the
President.
The present volunteers are to be mus
tered out within sixty days OF the pass
age of the act. but volunteer orgauiza-
tons now In the service shah be given
preference for enlistment in the new
volunteer army, If they so elect, within
fifteen days.
Mr. Hay will ille the bill and the minor
ity report on the Hun bill tomorrow with
the clerk of the House. The main con-
tention the report will make for the mi-
norty plan as against the HUI bill for
standing army of 100000 men, is that the
future Of the Philippines and Cuba are yet
undetermined, but that 70 the standing
army is increased TO 100000 II will be al
most impossible, no matter what may
happen in the future, TO reduce st.
The report will say that standing
army of 100000 men win cost the people
of the United States $l65, 100000. This
added to the $145 100000 for pensions Will
bring the cost of the military establish
ment up to $3l0 100000 the largest charge
In the world for a military establishment
The naval establishment would bring
the total up many millions more. Mr.
Hay estimates that a standing army Of
$1,000 with $1,000 additional volunteers
would cost $10O.oO0OO0. but this charge
might continue only for two years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
sCHURZ AND FLEMING.
The Apostle of civil service Reform
Thanks the Georgian.

Thanks the Georgian.
Washington, Dec. 22.-(specIaD. Con-
gressman Fleming OF the Tenth district
has work on his hands during the holl-
day recess. He Is kept here by his duties
as a member OF the commission which
is investigating matters appertaInlng 10
the postofice department.
Mr.. Fleming, by the way. has come in
for a large quantity Of praise for the
speech he delivered over In Baltimore
before the National Civn Service Reform
League. In talking Of that speech Mr..
slddons, secretary Of the league, said
10 me:
your Mr. Fleming was the hero Of the
banquet given by US, and he deserved to
be. He made one Of the most admirable
speeches / have ever heard. After his
speech, which was in response 10 a toast,
he was heartily congratulated by every
body present"
Mr.. Fleming had no idea when he left
Washington to attend the meeting that
he would be called on for a speech. His
effort was entirely impromptu. but the sub
ject was one which appealed 10 him thor
oughly, for he is a consistant civil serv-
ice reformer, and he grew eloquent IN his
advocacy of the principles for which the
league IS contending. After the speech
everybody congratulated him. Carl
schurz, the formeost apostle OF the civil
service reform cuIt, grasped him by both
hands and said. II want 10 thank you
again for that speech. tell you candid
", that it Is one of the two best speeches
have ever heard IN my life"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
ANTI-OPTIONs DEFEAT.
stokes of south Carolina Fails to
Get In nm Amendment.

Washington, Dec. 22.-(SpeciaD. Con-
gresham Stokes Of South Carolina Is
keeping up the fight against speculation In
food products and other agricultural COM
modities with which he has been so
closely identified since he came to Con.
gress At the meeting OF the agricultu-
raj committee, just before adjournment,
he made an earnest effort to insert in the
appropriation bill a provision for the in
vestigation and compilation OF data as TO
the effect of speculative dealings on the
price of cotton, grain and pork.
Mr. Stokes pointed out that some foreign
governments have looked into the subject
quite extensively and have enacted legis-
lation of restrictive nature. He con-
tended that knowledge Of the character
of this legislation and its efficacy would
be very desirable as a basis for future
action In this country. Without going
into an exhaustive discussion of the merits
Of the question, Mr.. Stokes pointed out
with force the need of accurate informa-
tion. Under existing conditions, the Eu-
ropean consumers Of our agricultural
products are, he contended, enabled to use
our exchange for the purpose OF forcing
down prices and then purchasing actual
commodities al the decline.
After a protracted discussion the amend
ment was defeated by majority of 2, the
vote being on strict party lines. The Re
publleans all voted against it, Mr..
Stokes gave notice that he would press
the amendment on the floor when the APP
preparation bill comes up before Congress
after the recess
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
BOTKIN's DEFENSE BEGINS.
defendant Denies Having Purchased
the FntnI CandN.

San Francisco, Dec. 22,-The defense of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, for the murder of
Mrs. John P, Dunning, opened to-day, but
the progress made in the breaking down
of the case of the prosecution was very
slight
DR.. George NJ. Tyrell was the principal
witness. He, however was so uncertain
in his testimony and contradicted himself
so often that he did the defense very lit
tie good. He testified that he had visited
Mrs. Botkin on Sunday afternoon, July 81,
between the hours of 8 and 8 o'clock. aud
treated her for headache
This is the time and date sworn to by
Mrs Henry and Mrs. Dnmars of Hass'
candy store at which they sold Mrs. Bot
kin box of chocolate bon bons. DR.. Ty-
rell, for some reason, made no entry on
his visit book and rendered no bill for
services to Mrs. Botkin. He could not
specify the time of his visit, better than
between and 5 O'Clock in the afternoon"
When questioned regarding arsenic pois-
oning. the attorney for the prosecution
made il very clear that Dr. Tyren knew
little, if anything, of arsenic.
John =. Dunning was recalled by per-
mission and asked if he had told Mrs. Bot
kin that his wife and daughter had taken
up their residence in Dover. Del He re-
piled that he had mentioned the fact sew
eral times.
DR.. w. F. McNutt testified that the only
reliable way to prove arsenical poisoning
was. by an autopsy.
Mrs. Botkin was called on the stand
al late hour this afternoon She told
of her acquaintance with Dunnng, deny
ing many of his statements. She also de-
MED much of the testimony of Lizzie Liv-
ernash, a reporter, who testified to the
hysterical condition of Mrs Botkin when
informed of Mrs. Dunnng's death, and of
several incriminatingf admissions made
by Mrs. Botkin in interviews with her.
She denied ever having purchased candy
of Haas or that she ever purchased a
handkerchief at the city of Paris She
VIII continue her testimony tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
ron HIS wIFE's MURDER.
Lorber Heard He Was Wanted and
Gave Himself Up.

San Francisco, Dec. 22.-Isidore Lorber
dry goods clerk, surrendered
himself to the police to-day,
stating that the New York authori-
ties wanted him on a charge of having
murdered his young wife in New York on
Oct 22
Mrs. Lorber who had been married less
than three months, was discovered by
neighbors dying from asphyxiation. The
husband disappeared and was suspected
of his wife's murder. Lorbers explana-
ton is that having discovered that his
bride had been a mother, he decided to
leave her and went to Philadelphia, thence
to Savannah, Ca, finally locating In this
city.
He says he only learned this week that
he was accused of the murder of his wife,
and that he thereupon resigned his posi-
ton and surrendered himself. The local
authorities have wired the New York po-
lice asking If Lorber is wanted, the man
being meanwhile locked up in the Jail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
ADVICEs ARE ENCOURAGING.
Peace and Quiet Reign in Philip
pines and Porto Rico.


pines and Porto Rico.
Washington, Dec 22.-Encouraging re-
ports of the condition of affairs in Manila
and Porto Rico reached the war depart
ment to-day from the officers command
ing the troops in those departments
The dispatches from both Gen. Otis at
Manila and Gen. Henry at San Juan. were
in response to telegrapnic inquiries by the
Secretary of War based on reports of a
disquieting nature which had reached the
officials here. The news from Gen. Otis
was particularly gratifying to the Presi-
dent and Secretary Alger. 1T is as fol-
lows:
From Manila, Dec. 22.-To Adjutant Cen
eral, Washington: Believe city was never
more quiet order prevails. Native pop
ulation greatly augmented in three months.
Volume of business increasing. Conduct
of troops good. Most favorably comment
ed on by citizens. Discipline improving.
Disorders promptly punished, as business
of courts show. Newspaper articles pub
iished in United States, Hong Kong AMI
Singapore without element of truth. Mill
tary rule firm, as demanded by circum-
stances. (Signed) "Otis."
The dispatch from Gen. Henry is as fol.
lows
From San Junan de Porto Rico, Dec
13.-Compfaints of disorderly conduct un-
known here. If specific charges can be
sent investigation. and If necessary, pun
lshment wiz follow Subordinate COM
manders have been apprised of your tele-
gram. (Signed) Henry. Commanding"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-23
TO PROSECUTE LYNCHERs.
CoIored People to Organize for the
AmeIiOration of the Race.

CoIored People to Organize for the
AmeIiorstion of the Race.
New York, Dec. pa call was issued
to-day by Bishop Alexander Walters, pres
ident of the National Afro-American Coun-
Gil, for a convention of colored people. un-
der the auspices of the council at Wash
ington, on Dec %.
All organizations having for their cb-
iect the amelioration Of the condition of
the Afro-American race are invited to send
delegates.
The objects of the conference as announ-
ced are: To raise funds for the prose-
cution of lynching parties and TO test the
constitutionaiity Of the law in some South
ern states disfranchising negroes; to resist
nolitical and business discrimination
against the negro; to secure the better
treatment of convicts; to secure federal
apnropriations for school funds i'm South
ern states; to encourage Industrial and
higher education, and Ito recommend a
heaItv emigration from terror-ridden Sec
lions of our land to more law-abiding sec
filne.'