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Want Col. shannon Again.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUE-Sir: In the article on
New York city Congressman in last Sundays suS
you mention = possible opponent for nomination to
Col. r. Shannon, present Representative from the
Thirteenth district. New York Republicans, tempo.
rary residents of the capital. would feel that a great
mistake had been made should any other man. no
matter how well qualified, be nominated. This would
pc the feeling among those New York ReDublicans
here who take ~tnterest enough In the nation the
state, and their party to go home and vote. IN me
New York delegation in Congress there are many able
men, but not one of the whole IL more respected than
y col; shannon, and but few his peer In the essen
WAsHIEoroN, d, O., Aug. II.
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The Tobaoco Company ana the TrooD,

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir; Is there no
acknowledgment Of the generosity OF the American
Tobacco Company to the volunteers of this glorious
empire who have fought for the last four months.
which has. served all tlloss who were In need OF to.
bacCo, &c?
Their generosity at New York ports and Montauk
Point should certainly command an HcknowisdV.
ment OF their donations through your valuable
Phnpern CONSTANT READER.
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Holmes and

To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-Sir: With regard to
the baseball controversy between Freedman and
Holmes. why was It that Nj. Freedman allowed and
sontlnued TO permit his spectator TO abuse and ma.
ign Holmes and some other OF the players for fnIIy
ton by Holme6f i
Does NJ. Freedman eIslm that he failed To hear
I Notse for him to be called what hs Ii fhanK heibs
leel plAyert 70 be called what he e mott JUsrIoEE
AABp1x bAAks H. b, Avg. aas
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Some Women In the Wnr.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-,Sir: IN regard TO the
personal and financial goodness Of Miss Helen Gould
for her countrymen IN arms and now suffering from
wasting disease: OF cours 40 she wins a crown. L,t
how does II come? Miss Gould has oyinced In per-
sonal action in many ways just what IL nov 30 pub
snddsn growth, bgt 4 steady work ~ The Nneyario OF
and all the angels OF light" who In any manner
contribute, 70 the, welfare of the soldiers and sailors
In the field or hospital, and "in the doing" ex-
peTtence the blessing OF Well done, good and faith
fnl servants" KSIGHT TFMPIAR
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.
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Hope for Assimilation.

1FVWF uv u F0UFs ITtVWUTTU.
The assimilation OF Latin races has never been a
doubtful undertaking for the American people;
therefore the annexation Of Porto Rico and perhaps
Of Cuba does not present the same difficulties. The
Admixture OF Barbadoes-African blood In the Cubans
does not enhance the chances OF rapid progress
toward good citizenship in Cuba. although the grad.
ual solution of the negro problem in this country
proves that the reconstruction of our half.breed
proteges 10 far from hopeless.
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The Wisconsin Prohibitionists are not
losing any time. We demand" they declare
in their platform. that all territory hereafter
acquired by, as well as that lately annexed to.
the United States shall be under prohibition
that we put upon our banner, never to be taken
down. the motto. No more saloon territory"
Then they nominated Mr.. CRANK for Secretary
NJ Gfafa
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sATtao rolIEs taon DRoWsfra
Needless Risks OFTEN Incurred By Men -
No Purpose-Tho REASON why.

NMAA
No Purpose-Tho Reason Why.
To TIE ED1roR OF TIE sUN-Sir: While
admiring that quality in our American men
which causes them impulsively to rush TO the
aid OF women in distress. the writer holds that,
in the case Of attempting the rescue Of appar-
emily drowning women the men In nearly all
cases take a wholly useless risk. The writer
believes that In q large percentage Of cases
where men have lost their lives attempting the
rescue OF women. the women have tafter the
needless Raorifoe) been easily saved without
danger TO the rescuer. The reasons are:
her body displaces. exactly the same amount o.
water as n mans, her body will actually weigh
% to 80 pounds less. and of course be cQr-
respondlnRly moro buoyant than the mans. Fog
the reason stated q woman can float for an Inc
definite period with no exertion,. and few men
even to support q mans body In water.. The
writer has seen an expert swimmer and athlete
80 completely exhausted BY a ten-minute struR-
gle against n strong lido or undertow while
helping q woman In. distress that he could
scarcely raise his hand for an hour after being
taken from the water, and was in more. danger
Of drowning than the one whom he had aided.
a woman should remember that although she
may be badly frightened and apparently about
to drown the extra minute or two required to
get O life line. n plank. or boat is In almost
every. case an actual saving OF time IN the end.
and does not necessarily decrease the chance
Of saying the struRRler In the water, particu-
ton. FIELD.
New YORK, Aug, 10, 1893.
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To THE Enron or THe sux-ST: There is a Ger
man proverb which translated reads. "NeuirAIs
think to walk ON eggs and break none" A spanish
piOyerb, EnRlished, is, " with a staircase before You.
you seek q rope to 90 down By"
spain faile 4. pfont,hy tho one and Germany has
come dangerously near breaking eggB.
) oAAN1am HAEA
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where Arc Our FipIIn1,q

20 THE EDITOR OF TIE sUs-sir What is the mat
ter with our native Rudyard KiplIngsf Sitting in
front or this hotel this afternoon In rolled the hrst
section OF First New York Volunteers en- routa
from FeInAndina. Fla, TO Sand Lake. N. Y. ChGlfod
upon one or the cars was the following:
Three umes i day we fell In line.
We drilled In sun and nAint
We paid dFe cent? d dky IA RAD,
What others did 70 epAin.'
hnsSSAE n O. An. %. gaOHAS DGys.
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The Hon. ALFRED HARMONY LOVES Uni.

Ihe Hon. ALFRED HARMONY LOVES Uni
versal Peace Union has been crying for plough
shares and pruning hooks In the Peace Temple
at Mystic. Conn. Among Mr.. LOVES templars
is the Hon. WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON OF
Boston. Now. for years Mr.. GARRISON has been
waging purple war against pretty much every
thing from football to war. His motives in
laborinE for universal peace must be dis
trusted. He wants the cannon to be dumb
that his w powerful reform voice may boom
around the world. There will be war. hot and
plenty Of it. 30 long as Mr.. GARRISON has
voices to hurl.
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If the Saratoga conference was started by oppo-
nents Of national expansion in the direction Of the
Philippines land there is strong cause for believing
that it was). thoy have reason to wish now that they
had had nothing to do with IT, for its outcome was to
all intents and purposes q victory for the expansion
lists. Can we hold and govern the Philippines with
out detriment to the welfare of our own peoplel If
we can. then let us hold and govern them. But IL We
cannot. then our duty is to let them alone.
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KAxEUr o. rHE lnERiolr RAcE


"Anslo-saxon" Element in the Minority
Objection to Alliance with England.
To THE EDITOR OF TIE suN-Sir: We hear
so much recently about A~nRlo-Saxon this, that
and the other. and. above all. OF how much tho
Anglo-Saxon. and by this term il meant the
people OF England. has contributed to tho up
building OF America. In the interest OF truth
and justice such statements should be contra
dicted. / deny most emphatically that the
English people built up this nation. The most
reliable figures We have at hand aste the COM
position OF the people OF the United States Ia
the United States Census Of 1890. The Super
intendent OF the Census. Mr.. Robert P. Porter,
says: by the Census law OF 1S5 o distinction
was made for the fret time between persons OF
native birth and those born In foreign
Countries" The following table shows tho
percentage Of foreign population from 5 to
1890:
Countrp Of Birth. 1890. 1850. 1870. 1850. 1850.
Ireland ...,.......2o 1928 27.Te e3.93 Ss.93 32.s5
England andwSles1o.e1 lilo 11.a1 11.bs 1915
scotland....".... 2.e2 2.50 AGA 2.o2 814
GermRny......"...9o. soil 2e.A4 9o.s7 aO.so 20.o1
It is worthy OF notice that in 1890 ireland and
Germany contributed 50,94 per cent. OF the for
elen population, while England. Scotland and
Wales aggregated but 13.53 per cent. The
same percentage will hold good as far back as
1850.
Now. II ireland and Germany have been con
tributing over 80 per cent. OF the foreign-born
population. and our so-called Anglo-Saxon
friends but 1853. how does it come to pass that
they are to be credited with the upbuildinR OF
this nation2
or our native population It can safely DO
stated that they are mainly the children OF Irish
and German emigrants. because It has been
proved by the statistics quoted that the Eng
lish. Scotch. and Welsh have made but q poor
showing. at least since 1850. Twill again quote
the census Of S9o which gives the sum total
hirfh from 1pkl "a 16o0.
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ON DE Sprimaaeld Republican

There can be no compromise in the philippina
question, as far as principle Ia concerned. We may
as well take the whole group as to take the great TAI.
and of Luzon,
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Tur suy. New YORK CITY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25

CHICAGO, June 2l.-A special cable to
the Record from John I. McCutcheon,
a staff correspondent with Dewcy's
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
PROMOTION AWAITS HOBSON.
VIII BE Transferred to the Line of the
Navy and Made Lieutenant
Commander.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Lieut. Hob.
son, the hero of the Merrimac, will be
transferred from the construction
corps to the line of the navy and
raised to the grade of lieutenant-com.
mander, probably this week. This
action was definitely decided by the
administration yesterday, and legisla-
tion empowering this action will be
pressed in both houses, and its execu-
tion will almost Immediately follow
the atiixing of the executive approval
of the measure.
1t had been proposed to await Hob
sons personal expression as to his
choice between the transfer to the line
or promotion within the corps, where
future advancement is limited
The final decision yesterday to give
substantial recognition without fur
ther delay, save for legislative author,
ity, which is to be Immediately
granted, follows the formal refusal OF
exchange by the Spanish government.
The matter was taken up by both the
president and Secretary Long, and it
was announced privately that the ad-
ministration is anxious for immediate
legislation to permit the president to
act, and that promotion to the full ex-
tent authorized would Immediately fol.
low
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
BY GOVERNMENTS ENEMIES.
Finishing Department at Kings
Mills, o., by Incendlaries.

CINCINNATI, June 2l.-The finishing
department of the King Powder Co., To-
Gated at Kings Mills, in Warren coun.
ty, was destroyed Sunday night in a
manner leading to the belief that il
was the work of enemies of the govern,
ment.
The building, in which was stored a
quantity of smokeless powder, had evi.
IDENTIFY been fired by two men near mid.
night, one of whom was badly burned
and had been apparently dragged away
from the burning building by his COM
panion, who then ran away in the
direction of South Lebanon.
Smokeless powder in the condition
it was in this department does not ex-
plode like ordinary powder, with a
fash but breaks into bright light and
burns for some time. The great light at
tracted citizens, and some of these met a
stranger going toward South Lebanon.
The injured man was taken into custo-
dy. He is foreigner. but is SO
badly injured that he can scarcely talk
The powder burned was not for the
government, and the money loss is in.
considerable, perhaps 81 900. This com
pany has contract to supply the gov
ernment, and this is thought to have
been the reason its destruction was at.
tempted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
CAMP MERRITT ALL TORN UP.
Dangerous Spy In the Camp
Ironclad Orders Issued.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-The great
est excitement prevails in Camp Mer-
ritt over the report that has leaked
out to the effect that one of the most
noted and daring of Spanish spies had
been captured in camp 1t was re-
ported that the man had enlisted in
one of the regular regiments of infan-
try. An investigation of the rumor re-
vealed the fact that the spy has not as
yet been apprehended, but it is known
that the government has recently re-
ceived reliable information that leads
it to believe that Spain has informers
in Camp Merritt
The nature and source of the govern
ment's information are not known to
the officers here, but the war depart
ment has issued ironclad orders 10 the
commanding officers to make close
investigation of every man that en-
lists. 1t can be reliably stated that
the government fears a certain we'll
known informer, whose name for the
present is withheld.
1t is known that the government has
information that leads it to believe
that this man is in San Francisco with
the purpose of enlisting in one of the
regiments, even if he has not already
done so. The man is said to have been
secretly employed by De LONE when
he was in Washington.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
SPANISH CABINET MEETING.
"Peace Is Only Possible IL the Conditions
are Honorable and Include the
Retention of the Colonies"

MADRID, June go. p m.-The
newspapers say that the cabinet at
its meeting Sunday discussed the
Peace tendencies observable in the
United States and in certain person.
ages in Spain" but add that Spain will
unanimously repudiate unworthy
conditions" holding that peace is only
possible If the conditions are honor
able and include the retention of the
colonies
Government circles affect satisfac.
tion at the situation in Cuba, but in re.
gard to Manila the belief is expressed
that Capt. Gen. Augusti will ask the
foreign warships to land detachments
to occupy Manila, on the ground that
he is no longer able to resist the insur.
gents.
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cAIMANERA TO BE DESTROYED.
strects Filled with Straw and Saturated
with OH to BE Fired VIXEN enc
Inhabitants Flee.

On BOARD THE DANDY, of Guantaha'
mo, Saturday, June IS, via Kingston
Jamaica, June sO.-Cuban scouts re-
port to-day that the inhabitants OF
.Caimcnera have strcwn the streets
with straw and oil, with the intention
Of destroying the city and fleeing 'e
the hills.
Caimenera lies four miles up the pay
from Camp Nc Gala.
1t is also stated that the spanish
gunboat at Caimanera has been loadeu
with inflammables and will be burned
with the city, her commander declar-
ing that she will never become I'm
American prize.
The scouts also say that the Span
ish soldiers are in almost as complete
a state OF panic rs are the civilians
and that they could easily be induced
to surrender. Some Of the prisoners
taken by the marines also say they be-
lieve the Spanish troops are on tne
verge Of surrender owing to the lack
Of food. Capt. McCalla, however u
somewhat skepticsL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-06-25
BETSY SMITH CONVICTED,
Found Guilty IA Second Time and Sentenced
to Life Imprisonment for Killing
Her Husband.

DEs MONIES, Ia, June l9-The jury
in the Betsy Smith murder trial re,
turned verdict of guilty, imposing a
sentence of life imprisonment in the
pcnitentiary at Fort Madison. This
was the second trial of the case. On
the first trial the same sentence was
imposed, The defendant was guilty of
the crime of numbering her husband,
Michael Smith, by administering NOR.
phinc and Rough on Rats. A rehearing
was given on the admission of daugh.
ter of Mrs. Smith that she and Mrs.
Smiths sister administered the drugs.
A quantity of morphine pellets
were purchased. They were given
Smith, whose eyes had been shot out
BY an unknown person while Smith
was asleep. The drugs were placed in
lemon pie and in drink. Failing in the
attempt to get him out of the way, a
box of Rough on Rats was secured. A
teaspoonful was given in glass OF
water, one in pie and one in coffee.
The crime was committed to secure in
surance.
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NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS.
Destroyed by Fire Made .
Clean Sweep.

SALT LAKE, Utah, June "a spo-
clal to the Tribune from Park City,
Utah, says; The entire business por-
ton of Park City on Main street, ex.
cepting few business houses on tho
upper end of the street, was burned to
the ground Sunday morning. The fire
started about four o'clock in the Amer
lean hotel, and was famed by south
wind and swept the entire street.
Park City's business portion is now a
mass of ruins. The damage is proba-
ably close to a million dollars
The fire was gotten under control at
$3.50. AT eight o'clock it reached the
lower end of Main street and was cut
Off from Kimball's bar and the Union
Pacific depot by the blowing up Of
houses. At ten o'clock the Crescant osf-
ceHtrator, soush of the Union Pacific
depot, was burned.
The only store left is that of Welsh,
Driscoll & Buck. Every drug store,
butcher shop and all but three saloons
were burned to the ground. The Park
opera house and the new A. 0. u. w.
building, with the new Grand opera
house were entirely destroyed. The
Marramac mill was only saved by hard
work. The city hall, both bank build
ingS, post office and telephone exchange
are gone.
Many people are left homeless, hav.
ing nothing but their clothes. The
wind carried the flames IN sheets until
the whole center of Park City was
gutted.
The situation is now that the whole
city from the American house, where
the lire started to the Union Pacific
depot (Which was saved, is burned on
both sides of the street. The whole is
blackcncd, smoking ruin.
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THE THIRD EXPEDITION.
Inc Troops Who Will Next Start for
the Philippines Designated
by Gen. Merritt.
FIVE VESSELS WILL TRANSPORT THEM.
''"' merritt VIII, II Possible, Accompany
The Expedition, Leaving Mai Gen. Otis
10 Arrange the Details OF the Fourth
Contingent and Bring Up the Rear About
July L,


DAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-Maj. Gen.
Merritt has issued an order to Gen.
otis designating the troops that are to
compose the third Philippine cxpedi.
ton, which VIII be ram,r. led nv
Brighten King. The order names tho
troops as follows:
The two battalions of the Idaho vol.
unteers; the Thirteenth Minnesota vol.
nnteerinfantry; two battalions, North
DAKOTA volunteers; the Seventh Cali
lorna volunteer infantry; the Wyoming
battalion of volunteers; the two bat.
terles, Il and l., of the Third United
states artillery, commanded by Capt.
benJ. Il. Randolph and Capt. Vim. L.
Blrlteimer respectively. These troops
wlll be transported by the steamers
Morgan City, City of Para, Ohio, In
diana and Valencia, all of which ore
being put in readiness for the reception
OF the men as rapidly as possible, under
the direction of Maj. Long, the depot
quartermaster, who is rushing the coal
and supplies on board in the expecta-
tion of having this work completed by
next Wednesday. The exact date of
sailing has not yet been fixed, but it
will probably be not later than the end
of next week.
The commissary officers of the vari-
Gus commands have been instructed to
report to Col. Baldwin, chief commits
sary, what supplies are necessary to be
taken on board the transports.
Gen. Merritt and his staff NAV sail
with this expedition. lie has had the
matter under consideration for some
little time, and as he is very anxious to
to depart, is making every effort to SO
arrange his affairs that he can go.
Maj. r. L. Thompson, chief signal Of
iicer of the expeditionary forces, will
sail with Gen. Merritt, and is now pre-
pairing to take his departure at an
hours notice. The signal corps is yet
lacking in its required quota of expert
telegraph operators, who will perform
an important part in the conquest and
government of the Philippines. Eff
teen are coming from St Paul, to be
followed by Others from other eastern
cities. Maj, Thompson will leave an
officer in San Francisco to enlist men
for the corps and forward them, to-
gether with necessary supplies, to Ma
Mia.
Maj. Gen, Otis will arrange the de-
tails of the fourth expedition, and will
probably remain here until all troop:
are embarked 1t is hoped to accom-
plshed this on or before July /.
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BOUND FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
The Third Expedition Expected to Leave
On tho 23d or 24th-Gen. Merritt
May Accompany 1t.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2l.-The third
expedition to Manila will sail next
Thursday or Friday at the latest. This
announcement was made at Gen. Mer-
ritt's headquarters this morning, not
withstanding report from other
sources that the transports can not
be gotten in readiness by that time.
The officers who are supervising the
preparations on board the vessels APP
pear to differ with the steamship COM
panies concerning the time needed to
complete the alterations, and have re-
ported to Gen. Merritt that the trans
ports ought to be ready to receive the
soldiers by Thursday
AS yet Gen. Merritt has not made
public the time of his own departure,
but it is known among his officers that
he is exceedingly anxious To- get away
on the next expedition, and will do so
unless the authorities at Washington
interfere with his present plans
The troops that are to form the third
expedition, under command of Brig
Gen. Macarthur, are anxiously await
ing the order to embark on the trans
ports. They are ready to start on
short notice, and hope that they will be
aboard by next Thursday.
The report has been frequently cir
culated around army quarters that
Gen. Merritt will divert the course of
the vessel in which he will journey to
the Philippines SO as to touch at Hong
Kong before landing at Manila. Gen.
Merritt will make this move in order
to place himself in communication
with the authorities at Washington
before he commences operations in the
Philippines
Further instructions will doubtless
await him at Hong Kong, which is the
only cable point at which he can touch
after leaving this city.
In order not to delay the vessels of the
third fleet supplies and coal are now
being placed on board, and if the car
penters can finish the fitting up of
hunks by Thursday the five vessels
may depart on schedule time; but it is
exceedingly doubtful if this can be
done, especially as the working force
employed on the vessels is by no means
large
Japan may indirectly aid Uncle Sam.
There is report current at the Pacific
Mail dock that the steamers Of the
Japanese Line Toyo Co. may be used
as substitutes for the ships chartered
by the United States government from
c. P. Huntington. There is traffic
agreement between the Toyo company
and the Pacific Mail for the operation
of new steamers now being built for
the former company. AS the mail
company has given up the Pekin and
China, and will give up the Peru, the
Toyo line, which operates large mum.
Der of large steamers in the orient,
will probably furnish ships for the
trade until its new steamers shall be
accepted.
Every effort is being made to recruit
the Third artillery, four of whose bat.
teries are designated for Manila for
the next expedition, up to war strength
of 200 men. The recruiting tiicers OF
Indianapolis, Chicago and st. Louis
were ordered to make special efforts to
get in men for this regiment.