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man himself. AS has been the case with
many another man who has taken
prominent part in public affairs, his BIRTH
lEear the little town Of Lafayette, in
Medina county. His parents had moved
westward from New England and came OF
sturdy Scotch and English stock.
Until he reached his majority young
Alzer remained IN this little Ohio town.
He worked on the farm in summer and
attended The Richiield academy In win
ter For TWO winters he, varied this pro-
gramme ny teaching school, and then,
with Il few dollars saved, hes went 70
Akron, O.. and began the study of law.
He was admitted 90 the bar in 1853. but
decided that the law provided too slow
a way Of getting on in tine world, and SO
went to Michigan in 1850 10 engage In
business.
His Brilliant War Record.
That WAS at the beginning Of the great
struggle between the states. ard young
Mr. Atgcr WAS soon drawn into II. He
enlisted in September. 1861. and was made
"A carstain In the Second Michigan cavalry.
He wax gradually promoted until be be-
came colonel Of the Fifth Michigan cav
Try I'm lure. 1853 He was severely
wounded at Boarssbcro. Maryland. the
GLOWING month, but continued IN the
army until the close OF the war. when he
,ras made a broVet brigadier general and
r,,tor general of volunteers Tor gallant
services.
The young nan had made good record,
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Annual Rate
OF Mortality
CaWRgn and Date.

Leaving out the French figure for the
Crimean war which on account OF severe
climatic conditions WAS specially heavy,
HE results vary from 81, per cent 10 ) rs
per cent. the later rate being similar To
that brought out by MIR. Brown as the
war mortality of the British army during
the Napcleonic wars Apportionment IS
not shown between mortality from battle
and from disease.
The official statistics of the German
losses i'll the Franco-German war OF 1917
Il are published and show loss OF almost
exactly per cent OF the total force en-
gagged. There were "A. 75e deaths dncludins
the -misSug'D out of sS.,s16 men, who
took part in the operations. About per
cen; WAS the mortality resulting from the
battle. and per cent from disease. the
war lasted about half a year. but II does
not follow that had il continued for a
whole year the mortality in that case
would have continued at the same rate.
the decisive battles having been fought
early in the campaign. The mortality
among officers was much greater than
among the men, as the following compare
tive statement shows:
German Army, ISsO-IS71.
Killed in through Total
battle. sickness deaths.
Con,batant officers SOS 50 $50
commissioned OFF,
GERS 800. ........ 31e 1.sS $50
As a specimen OF the results of war in
an unhealthy Climate ii may be stated
that, according 10 a return furnished by
the war office in 1874, OF 16s officers ex-
posed TO war risk during the Ashautee
campaign. fifteen were killed in action or
died from disease. and that seventy-one
were wounded or invalidatei
II would appear that the normal death
rate OF the armies engaged in the cam
paigns referred to where there have been
no specially adverse climatic conditions.
has been about per cent. and where the
scene Of operations has been unhealthy it
has been about 10 per cent. II is 10 be
feared that the terrible blood-taX which
Spain and the United States VIII pay dur
ing the ensuing war VIII more nearly APP
nroacb the higher than the lower figure, so
far as land operations are concerned. A
deduction IN all cases should be made for
the ordinary mortality which would have
prevailed among the men IN time of peace.
hut considering the ages OF the men en-
Moved and the general good health pre-
yalIing among a picked body of men il rs
moi likely that this deduction would have
amounted to as much as ! per cent per
annum AS regards naval warfare, which
is likely 10 play so important part, at
least in the opening operations OF the en-
s,,ing war, no statistics are likely 10 he
helpful as an Indication of the mortality
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SMALL MORTALITY I'm YWAR7

tart OF these figures ana OF some later
statistics was presented in 1S9 by Herr
Rudolf kIang actuary 10 the Janus Life
Assurance company % Vienna. showing
The war mortality to have varied in the
campaigns considered from Ia per cent
10 10 per cent, with an annual mortality
OF 1 4-5 per cent. The following table
shows the principal results obtained by
this authority:
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Watching Daily Grind Of
the Big Nilitary Mill
at Short Range: A
Close View Of Gen.
6Iger at Work; Inter
estiag Facts About
the United States
Army Of June, 1898.

+ 9 o'clock IN the morning the
western corridors Of the big gray
building which shelters the state.
war a1d navy departments OF
the United States are tarouged
xxrarh rau-a In ...ar.r rn1.rr1 s1fti-
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1t is not believed this one can be made
available for getting the big guns
ashore. Besides the guns there are
heavy mounts, caissons. trucks. etc,
which nothing short of a big lighter can
take ashore.
How the loss of the one lighter oc-
CURED Is not known. Speedy steps will
be taken to remedy this misfortune as
far as possible. Adjutant General Cor
bin telegraphed General Coppinger at
Jacksonville to see that two large light
ers We're sent at nee TO the feet OF
transports with Shafter. 1t is probable
that Genera Coppinger's quartermas-
ter has lighters at hand. otherwise II is
expected he will adopt Urgent means TO
secure anything within reach on the
Florida coast. After hat they will
have to be towed over, which is a slow
process with fat-bottomed craft of this
kind In the meantime, it is expected
that h navy vessels of Santiago will
assist In getting the guns ashore, al
though IL is doubted il they car afford
much more aid than tug boats.
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Morgan, Mr.. White utterly ~repudlated
the statements of the Alabama senator
so far as they related to the conduct OF
the opponents OF annexation. he oe-
clared that on the part, at least, OF
those opposed to the annexation OF the
Hawaiian islands. the debate was peing
conducted with the highest and purest
motives and any statements that thelI
actions were otherwise were based
either upon corruption or imbeciity.
Mr.. White then entered a vigorous oe-
MIA that either ne or any other oppon-
ents of the resolutions were attempting
TO ~nllbuster against their passage.
such a statement" declared he, is
utterly and absolutely untrue. deny
however, hat we should be denied here
incontinently. The rectitude and hon
esty Of our p s-pose and of u course
cannot be fairy questioned. Let none
of this hypocrisy, this ~falsehood, delude
anybody"
MI. Teller during a speech in which
he e~ndeavored to throw oil on the
troubled waters maintained that the
senators who were opposing the annex
alton of Hawaii could not be accused
justly OF impeding the progress or he
war. as had been minated by Mr.. Nor
gan. They had a perfect right, ne
thought, to a full and free expression OF
their views pom this as upo n other
question before the senate. However,
he favored early action on the resolu-
tions.
Mr.. Teller expressed the opinion that
this ountry would soon be face to face
with serious questions of policy, but he
thought the American people could be
trusted to rightly and r.ghteously set
tie any questions nvol ing the acquisi-
tons of territory. Mr.. Teller ass 'rted
tina II he were president he would not
tolerate any address from a concert OF
the powers. lie sail he would resent
any interference by Germany in the
settlement of matters in the Philip
pines.
Mr.. Allen replied to the remarks of
Mr.. Morgan. He said he cared nothing
about being called a f..sLuster and that
he could maintain his convictions re-
CARELESS of the dictatiOas of Mr.. Nor
gan.
At 6 p. m. the senate adjourned.
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A
Hoar Explains the Provisions of the
Bankruptcy 1911.

Washington. June Ex-senator Hoar,
chairman of the senate mmit on ju-
dietary. who has been urging the enact
ment of a bankruptcy law for the rast
Is years. has given out a statement npro-
pos of the senate's acceptance OF the con-
ference report. Among other things he
says:
THE present bill is a compromise. II
VIII undoubtedly be found that, I'm get
ting II through, we have been obliged to
leave In IL some cruditics and imperfec-
lions which must be remedied by suisse
quent legislation. IL IL quite likely that
the fees of clerks. referees and trustees
will he found TO be low. one of the great
objections was that under the old law
the estates were eaten up by costs and
that the creditors got little or nothing.
So we have pared TO the quick in that
particular.
"Instead of the long list of crimes there
are only two for which a bankrupt is to
be punished-onc that of wilfully making
a false answer i'm the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings: the other the embezzlement Of
the property OF the estate. The terms Of
discharge, too. are exceedingly liberal,
and IL is provided that farmers and wage
earners will not be the subjects Of in
voluntary bankruptcy. which extends in
general to merchants. manufacturers
banking. printers and publishers, etc,
There are some possible cases of fraud
which the law will not prevent, hut the
objection to a ~stTicter one was so great
that Il was not thought best TO risk the
success of this bill, which as IT was, has
been saved as by Gre, by standing out
for a perfect rule TO be applied to eases
which would not occur once I'm a thousand
times.
The bill seems 10 me a great deal bet
ter than that known as the Torrey Hill
In two particulars. that the settlement
cannot be delayed by appeals to the SUI
preme court OF the United States except
In two cases. first where a federal ques-
ton Is involved, and second, where a
decision of the supreme court is neeCed
for uniformity of construction through
out the country. and next In the provision
for a application TO a court OF
appeals I'm an interlocutory way To cor
rect mistakes as the proceedings 90 on,
instead Of waiting until the lnal determi-
nation in the court below and then keep.
ing the whole estate tied up until after a
final decision I'm the higher court.
"The bill will enable from li0. Zoo TO 200.
600 bankrupts TO get on their feet again
II will enable manufacturers and tier
chants TO get a fair division OF their debt
ors' property and will prevent a greai
deal OF fraud, enlightenment and waste
full dealing with property"
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PEACE CONDITIONS.

Madrid, June 25.-The Correspondence
of this city to-day publishes a report to
the effect that the peace conditions sug-
gested by the government of the United
States include the possession by the
United States OF the island of Porto
Rico, the independence of Cuba under
the protectorate of the United States,
and the establishment OF a naval sta
ton for United States warships in the
Philippines and the establishment of a
coal depot for United States warships
in the Canary islands.
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FOREST RESERVE ORDERS.
The Senate Amendment stricken Out ~
the Conference.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Washington. June 2j.-There was a de
termined effort by Western senator's this
evening to defeat the conference report on
the sundry civil bill. This wac because
the conferees had stricken out the senate
amendment vacating the Cleveland forest
reserve orders. The debate occupied most
of the afternoon, being considerably eX-
banded by the foes of Hawaiian annexa-
ton. The principal speeches against rati-
ication were by Carter, Cannon and Man
tie.
Although me conference report was
finally agreed TO an agreement mas
been reached with Chairman Allison OF
the appropriations committee. This pro
vision is for an amendment to the deh-
cheney bill carrying 100000 As drafted,
the amendment authorizes the expenui-
ture OF this sum for compensation OF spe-
cial agents, inspectors, surveyors ana Ia
borers to be appointed by the secretary
of the interior wholly with reference TO
fitness and without regard to political af-
filiations. and who shall be residents OF
the respective states where forest reser-
vations exist. TO inspect them and report
10 the secretary Of the interior the portion
which should be excluded. These men
shall also arrange for patrolling the res
ervations. putting out fires and carrying
out the orders of the secretary OF the in
terror.
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Astonishing spanish journalism.

Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.
on J~uragua. Cuba, June %, by ASSOC
ciated press dispatch boat. filed at Port
Antonio. June PA copy of a news
paper published in Santiago de Cuba
called Labanderola Espanola (The
Spanish Flag. on June Il contained in
its local columns not a single reference
TO the blockade or TO the war, but
calmly discussed plans for placing
electric lights on the plaza. church fairs
and other matters OF town gossip, n
alleged cable news from Manila, re-
porting the sailing of big Spanish ships
for Havana n the capture of the in-
surgent chief Hernandez. also "abso-
lutely reliable news from Washington"
saying that yellow fever had broken
out in the blockading feet and that 40
deaths had already occurred. The only
information contained In the paper was
n dispatch from Havana saying that
General Arolas had seized all the foo
In the markets there and would sell IL
to inhabitants at reasonable prices %
prevent the squeezing Of the popula-
ton.
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FROM DENSE TICKETS
CONTINUED from Page one)

bullets at Every point from which the
Spanish shots came. The enemy was
gradually forced back, though firing all
the time, until they, as well as those
confronting the rough riders. ran for
the blockhouse. only to be dislodged by
Colonel Woods men.
General Young stated afterwards that
the battle was one of the sharpest he had
ever experienced. 1t was only the quick
and constant fire OF the troops, with
which they met the enemy, that caused
the enemy to retreat 50 soon.
General Young spoke in the highest
terms of the conduct of the men in his
command and both Colonel Wood and
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt were grati-
fled by the work lone by the rough riders
on the first occasion of their being under
fire.
When II became evident that the Span
iards were giving up the fight searching
parties went through the thicket and tall
grass picking up the dead and wounded.
The latter were carried to a field hospital
half a mile to the rear and all possible at
tention was given them while preparations
were made to remove them to Juragua.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found In
the bushes. but the Americans made no
special efforts to ascertain the enemy's
loss. 1t is believed, however, that the
bodies found represented only a small
tive estimate is that at least so Spanish
were killed in the fight.
The sun was blazing down on the field
all the time the fight was in progress and
many roopers were overcome by the
heat and lack of water. A spring was
found later on and the soldiers canteens
were filled from IL.
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Merritt to Sail Wednesday.

San Francisco, June 25.-The Eighth
army corps Just organized by Major
General Merritt. included the entire
Philippine force. On arriving at Ma
Mia the entire army will be reorgan-
lied. General Merritt has designated n
number of officers for positions In the
Eighth corps. His personal staff will
be constituted as follows: Major Lewis
II. Streeter. United States volunteers,
acting aide: Major Harry c. Hale,
United States volunteers. acting aide;
Captain Mott, United States volunteers.
aide. Brig. Gen. r. +. Hughes Is namei
as chief OF stan and inspector general
under Major General Otis. Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas ii. Barry is named as
adJutant general. An order has been
issued by General Merritt stating that
ne will sail for the Philippines We'd
nesday on the Newport with his stan
mainder being instructed TO go on the
Indiana with the other transports.
which are 20 depart on Monday. The
Aston light battery, " batteries q
the Sd U. S. artillery and 10 men of the
hospital corps will go on the Newport.
Brigadier General Macarthur has for
mally assumed command of the third
expedition and the troOps nave been
ordered to break camp early Monday
morning. With the departure of this
expedition there will have been sen
from a Francisco nearly 1900 troops
leaving o 5000 to 40.
Orders have been issued for the i'm
mediate Improvement OF the sanitary
condition at Camp Merritt.
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TO BREAK CAMP MONDAY
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
The Fleet Will Not Get Away Be-
fore Tuesday - Merritt Will
Leave on the Newport
Wednesday.

San Francisco. June 25.-The two
commanders of the organizations who
are to 60 with the third expedition to
the Philippines have not received final
orders to embark. but they all expect
to break camp early Monday morning.
The work of sending stores to the
transports still goes on. but h troops
viii be ready to start when the order
comes.
To-day the commanders Of the or
CARNATIONS assigned TO the fleet were
summoned to the headquarters of Brig
adler General Macarthur, where they
received instructions regarding the de-
parture of the troops. After the con-
ference. General Macarthur stated that
he expected the troops would board
the transports Monday. but he thought
the feet would not get away before
Tuesday. as II would take a full day to
get the troops board the vessels and
have everything in shape for depar-
ture.
The finishing touches are being done
on the work of preparing the third
transport feet, n with the exception
of the Valencia, all the vessels will be
ready to receive troops on Monday.
The City of Para. Morgan City, Ohio
anu lIlOldDd Nohlu ItAtlNt Aht ~ w
morrow. as only a small quantity of
stores are TO be placed on each ship.
and this work will be finished to-
night.
II the Valencia is 10 go with the feet.
the departure will certainly not take
place on Monday, as ordered, as the
work on the Valencia cannot possibly
be finished by that day. As the New
port, on which General Merritt is to
sail. is ordered to be ready 10 depart
on Wednesday, II is thought that the
Para. Morgan City. Indiana and Ohio
viii leave here on Tuesday and that
the Newport and Valencia will sail on
Wednesday and overtake the other
ships before they reach Honolulu. The
City of Puebla is the only vessel In port
SO far chartered for the fourth feet.
She is being fitted up I'm a leisurely
amer.
The Peru, which arrived yesterday
from China, was inspected to-day. and
there is no doub that she will be taken
by the government. The Alameda is
due next Wednesday from Australia.
n the City OF Panama, from Central
America, Is timed TO arrive the same
day, while the Acapulco will reach here
from Panama and way ports on Thurs
day. II is expected hat all these YES
sells will be taken by the government
for transport purposes.
More recruits arrived to-day. over
100 came I'm from Colorado, IS from Ore
gon. II from Nebraska and As from
Washington in charge OF Corporal
Ross. Fully 500 are expected on Mon
day. The Red Cross supplied the mer
with a breakfast OF coffee. sandwiches
cake, etc.
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CAUGHT IN AN ELEVATOR.
Narrow ESeap. From Death for John
Davis ut thr Smelter.

Last night John Davis, "A young col
ored man, a laburer at the lower works,
met with a very painful aciE-nt in a
very peculiar manner He was en-
gagged az an elevator. and IN some man
ner was caught and pinned down
against the deck Of the ascending cage
He fortunately VAS held I'm position BY
the force Of the upgoing elevator. III
he had fallen he would almost certainly
have been killed. As IL was. he was
seen by a fellow workman IN time.
the elevator stopped. Davis is a young
man and has worked about three
months at the smelter. He was re
moved TO the hospital. His injuries
consist Of n badly bruised shoulder.
He will be out. IL is believed. in a few
days.
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Disposition of the Forces In Cuba.

Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.
on Santiago de Cuba, June %, by the
associated press dispatch boat to Port
Antonio, filed June "a. noon.-The stu
alton as regards the disposition and To-
cation OF the American, Spanish and
Cuban forces is as follows: General
Skaters army Of 5000 men is massed
to the eastward of Santiago de Cuba,
at Baiquiri and Juragus. General
Maxine. with 1000 men. is at Baiquirl,
and Colonel Aguiri with 200 at Jura-
qua. These are TO be Joined with Gen
eral Garcia with 1000. General Rabi
with 1000 threatens 1000 Spanish
troops at Manzanillo. In Santiago there
are believed to be 5000 Spanish SOL
diers, with such reinforcements as are
10 be had with the concentration move
ment now in progress.
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Crsmated In Hong Kong.

San Francisco, Tune 23.-It was
thought that the steamer Cop
tic, from Hong Kong and Yokohama.
via Honolulu, would bring over the
body OF Captain Charles V. Gridley, the
commander of the Olympia, who died
shortly after the battle Of Manila bay.
but IL was learned to-day from the Off
GERS OF the Coptic that the remains had
been cremated in Hong Kong. The
ceremony took place on Nv Z. and
was marked by impressive scenes. The
ashes were deposited in the Hong Kong
English cemetery TO await the wishes
Of the relatives.
The Coptic saw nothing on her voy-
age OF the first transport fleet or the
warships Charleston or Monterey. but
sighted shortly after leaving Honolulu
the second feet bound for Manila with
troops. The Coptic was too far away
from the ships to signal them.
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Death Prom the Heat.

Milwaukee. Wis. June 25.-One death,
a fireman OF the Goodrich steamer he
boygan. name unknown. and one pTostrs-
ton is the result Of the heat I'm this city
I'm the last "a hours. Reports from
throughout the state indicate hat the
hot weather was general. The mercury
ranged from 70 10 ~ At Glenwood, Wis.
J. e Shirk. editor Of the Glenwood Times,
died from sunstroke.