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The evening times., 1898-07-11

The only possible explanation of Cen
eral Torars refusal to surrender S that
he has remote hope of being able to
escape through the American lines. But
this is manifestiy absurd. 1t is not to
be supposed that General Shafter, with
all the time he has had for strengthe n
ing his position, would leave possible
opening or weak spot that could be
penetrated by the Spaniards b sides.
what could the Spanish army gain by
escape? While it is true that General
Shafter is not prepared for vigorous
pursuit in force, a Spanish army with
out provisions could have but little
pleasure in wandering about Cuba pur-
sued and harassed by a force of merci-
less Cubans, who are familiar with ev-
cry foot of ground and who are equal,
under their methods of warfare, to
many times their number of Spaniards.
There is no reasonable explanation of
Spanish obstinacy known to military
men. 1t is not conceivable that any
display of desperate courage on the
part of the Spanish troops could secure
TO them any other terms than thos.
General Shafter has demanded, ard it is
not probable that Toral hopes for a
modification Of conditions. IL he had
the least hope of escape. he would hard
ly have waited until the Americans
were engaged in bombardment and
probable assault and strengthened by
fresh troops and provisions. 1t is OBJ
vious, too, that the spirit of Torars
forces is broken. Deserters by the
thousand have come within the Ameri-
can lines on learning that they would
not be butchered, but fed. For tlf. use
less destruction of the city and the
needless effusion of blood, mere OBJ
stinacy that is little short of imbeciIity
seems TO be responsible.
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in 1908. The, barracks were stormed by

in 1908. The, barracks were stormed by
a Spanish mob and most of the prs
oners tortured and put to death.
Only five years ago. in the war with
the Carlists. the Spaniards proved that
there had been no change in their
pleasures or methods. 1t is established
and accurate history that at Cuenca
molten lead was poured down the
throats of the prisoners and their wo-
men were forced to drive and slash
their naked brothers and husbands
through the streets. There is no doubt
that many, of these forms Of atrocity
are practiced on the prisoners of the
Philippines. 1t is known that insurgent
captives have been nailed to walls and
iashed until death has come from ex-
haustion. The thumbscrew has been
applied to witnesses TO compel them to
give false testimony. In concluding his
long and shocking record of Spanish
harbarism. the German historian ex-
claims: They are just the same now
as they were at the time of the royal
Philip"
Finding themselves unable to re-
tain possession of Santiago, the Span
iards gained time by absurd PROPOSE
tions of evacuation to General Shafter.
and that time has been used to loot the
city and assassinate every person sup
posed to have money or Jewels conceal
ed at his home. The torture and death
CT 9. rich Spanish woman, who felt more
secure under Spanish than American
rule and therefore remained in the
doomed city is a characteristic deed.
Naturally, the Spanish prisoners are as
founded at their own treatment by their
American captors. 1t is not such as
they would give to American prisoners.
We are opposed to the most cruel and
uncivilized people among the powers of
Europe. and all kindly consideration is
wasted on them. They are incapable Of
an honorable warfare. incapable of an
honorable truce Now that they have
gained days in which>to plunder the
people of Santiago under a pretended
effort to devise terms of surrender,
they should hammered until they
submit or are exterminated.
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FATE OF THE, TORPEDO BOATS
Experiences of the Pluton and Fu-
rOr on Santiago.

Portsmouth. n. H.. July 1.-THE eNpe-
rience of the torpedo boat destroyers Fu-
ror and Pluton as is given in authoritative
reports received here. Is soon told Their
commanders Captains Diego earlier
Vellaquiss. of ,the Furor. and Pedro
Barquat Y Perez di Bargos. of the Plu-
ton. were both rescued. Each of the
boats was manned by crew of seventy
two men. Twenty-one were saved from
the Pluton, seventeen from the Furor.
The boats cleared Santiago harbor in
the wake of thescruisers and were soon
in a maelstrom of shells thrown by the
rapid-fire batteries of the American feet.
One big shell Capt. Vellaiquer says It
was IL or 13-inch projectile), struck his
vessel amidships. cutting it almost in
twain. The sagging ends dipped under
and the crew endeavored to save them
selves from drowning by swimming
ashore. The Pluton. cut to pieces by
shell fire. was run ashore.
When asked why the boats had not
made an attack on the blockading fleet.
the captains said that they were con-
vinced that such an attack would have
resulted in disaster to themselves owing
TO Admiral Sampsons system of block
ade and the alertness of the ships under
his command.
During the trip of the ST. Louis up the
coast the captain of the Pluton told
Capt Randle of the ST. Louis that he
had chased him On the night of May 1S
and had come very near sinking him.
Capt. Randle recalled the circumstance
and remembered having seen a dark OBJ
ject lowering in the wake of his vessel
on the night mentioned. The Pluton's
commander said that he had used every
exertion to get within range of the ST.
Louis. but that vessels speed was too
great for him.
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M'cALLA WAS DISAPPOINTED.
Couldn't BE Assigned to Engage
Cefvera's Fleet.

Portsmouth. N. H., July Ire
ports just received here give some
interesting details connected with the ef-
forts of Cervera to make his escape from
the bottle in which he had ensconced
himself in the Bay of Santiago. and of
the manner in which the Spanish COM
mander was defeated in his exploits.
Leaving out of the facts, already de-
tailed, concerning the great engagement
of Schley, the following report of events.
as observed by Gen. Greely, are of no
little interest.
They come from Guantanamo. the new
ly-acquired harbor, forty miles east Of
Santiago.
In that harbor several American ships
were resting quietly on their oars when
the Santiago battle began. Among them
was the Marblehead. with her little con-
sort. the Annapolis.
Commander McCalfa made a great
effort to get inte the fight as soon
as he was advised that Cervera was out
of his dilemma in the bay. and had made
an escape seaward. but despite his ef-
forts was unable to do'so.
The disappointment Of McCalla and his
men in-not having had a part in the
fight against Cervera.ai feet is thorough
ly appreciated in naval Lcircles, according
to the letter received here, from which
the above facts are obtained, ~
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SENDING HOME MONEY.
How the sqsaaers May Support Their
Families Out of Their Pay.

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How the SQadaers May Support Their
Families Out of Their Pay.
The committees in New York that have
taksp~ cbaxge oSthe. relief Of the families
| OF soldiers have reported that compare
tivefy fe*'or the Volunteers from that city
have seRt>apy,uoney tnrtheir families. In
some cases they have not been paid, but
In others there was information that the
regiments had received their money. This
has led to the suggestion that the method
applied during the civil war be revived in
order to save theesoldier's family from
becoming objects af -chauty. The plan in
augurated in the first year of the war
was based on an act 81 Congress of De-
cember "A. is. s4ptitied :An act to provide
for allotmSf certificates among the vol
unteers. It's believed the act has never
been repealed.s As,textsreads:
BE 1t enacteilsby the Senate and House
of Representative of the United States
of America In Congress assembled, That
the Presidenf Of the United States shall
appoint fQr each. State. having volunteers
in the United States service not exceeding
three spersdpzS Who shall be authorized by
the Presidents Commission to visit the de-
partments f0f the army in which volun-
teers from their respective States may be,
and there procure from said volunteers.
from time to time, their respective allot-
ments OF their pay to their families or
friends. duly certified in writing, and by
them, or by some commissioned officer of
such department. attested in pursuance of
such orders as may be made for that pur-
pose by the. Secretary OF War, and upon
which certified allotment the several pay
masters shall at each regular payment
n xxfv Il, ~
city OF New York to the order Of such
persons to whom such allotments were or
may be made
Sec. 2 And be II further enacted, That
each Of the persons appointed as COM
missioners to carry into effect the pre-
eeding section of this act shall receive
no pay or emoluments whatever from the
Treasury Of the United States.
Sec. ,. And be 1t further enacted. that
the Nth section OF the act of the 18th of
June. 1858. giving suffers a lien upon the
soldiers pay. be and the same Is hereby
repealed. and all regulations giving SUIT
lers rights and privileges beyond the
rules and articles of war be and the same
are hereby
Under this act any officer or soldier who
desired to, send homa regularly certain
part of his pay. signed an allotment roll.
giving the amount and the name of the |
person TO whom he wished TO send 1t. |
For that amount he received on each pay |
day sight draft on the subtreasury at
New York. payable 10 the order of the |
person to whom he allotted the money. |
On proper evidence of loss the Govern |
ment made the draft good.
The draft passed current at any bank or
store. The Volunteers received all their |
pay into their own hands. and were them
selves able to send the money allotted |
home They could not. however. use the |
draft themselves without committing for
gerry. Thus they were prevented from
away their pay or spending 1t |
in other ways Injurious to them.
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LAST SIGHT or sAvAgEs: .
Remn..t. Of Hostile rrises Gather

Remnants Of Hostile Tribes Gather
ing at the Omaha Exposition.
Omaha, Neb., July u.-Copgress has set
apart a special fund of $4,000 to be ex-
pended in creating at Omaha rare eth
biological exhibition Situated in the heart
of the Union, within easy reach Of all the
remaining great Indian reservations, It
has been possible here, at comparatively
slight expense, to gather upon the exposi-
tion grounds a show which would be pos
sible nowhere else in America.
Sioux fIom the Dakotas. Omahas and
Winnebagos from Nebraska. Foxes
from Iowa, Chippewas from Mime
sofa, Kickapoos from Kansas. Man
dams from North Dakota, Crows.
Blackfeet, Cheyennes and FIatheads from
Montana. sheepeaters. Bannocks and Nez
Perces from Idaho, Yakimas from WASH
ington. Utes from Colorado. Arapahoes
and Shoshones from Wyoming, Piutes
from Nevada, Zunis, Moquis, Navajos and
Apaches from Arizona and New Mexico.
Diggers and Mojaves from California,
Umatillas from Oregon. and representa-
tives from the Indian Territory and Okla
homa of Creeks. Chickasaws. Chocktaws,
Seminoles, Cherokees Osages, Otoes,
Tonkawas. Kiowas. Comanches, Poncas,
1owas. Quapaws, Delaware, Kaws and
other tribes and remnants of tribes con-
gregated in their wickiups, tents. tepees.
wigwams and cabins. pursuing their usual
avOcations and illustrating their dances.
religious rites and savage customs. make
up show unlike anything ever before
presented.
Delegates from every tribe in the Union
will be on the grounds at one time or
another during the exposition Each
type will be exhibited In appropriate cos
tune with weapons, utensils. industrial
appliances, ceremonial objects, burial
structures and handiwork. Their games,
their solemn festivals. their peculiar Gus
toms. and their natural surroundings will
be reproduced. In connection with these
of savage life. Of aboriginal
habits and customs and the parapher-
MALTA of the plains mountains, lakes, and
forests. their homes. exhibits of their in
dustrial advancement, their school work
and other incidents of their slow but
sure movement toward civilization and
will be prominent.
The Indian Department at Washington
has placed at the disposal of the expo
sition its facilities. office force. and field
employees for making up this notable ex-
hibitiOn. 1t Is the last opportunity of
seeing the American Indian as a savage,
for the Government work now in progress
will lift the savage Indian into American
before this generation passes
into history.
Capt W. A. Mercer. L. s. A..has been
detailed to take charge of the Indian I
congress. and his plans are so far ad- /
vanced as to make the assembling of the [
Indians only a matter of the short time .
necessary to transport them to Omaha. |
The captain has engaged men who have /
lived among the Indians for years to ar I
range contests, tournaments. and daily +
program of features. Prof. James Moon /
~. of the Bureau of 'iEthnebgy-s will
make a reasonable exhibit of Indian her
,ldry. the result of years Of study and re-
search. ........,..-.-
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MAKING GUNS
There Ii No Cessation In the Work
of Building Ordnance.

There is to be no cessation in the work
of manufacturing guns for the navy.
Some time ago the big factory here was
set to work on two hundred 6-pounders.
with their mounts. and these are so far
advanced that a reserve number are now
ready TO replace any that may be injured
in service, or TO equip new ships that
may be purchased. Lately the activity of
the shops has been resumed on the old
basis. and new gangs of men are working
in three relays throughout the twenty
four hours on all classes of ordnance.
The department apprehends that when
the war is ended several of the larger
guns on shipboard may show signs of
weakness after their heavy use in the
bombardments and will require replacing
by new pieces. Others, it is believed
may need some overhauling. and to meet
such demands, the factory is now pro-
ceeding to keep well ahead of the actual
needs of the service and to lay in re-
serve stock for any emergency that may
arise.
The batteries of the three new battle
ships which should be completed next
January are now well advanced, and
practically all the l3-inch guns will be
ready for installation in a few weeks.
The lighter battery guns are now ready
and the 6-pounders. 4-pounders and
mounts could be sent on shipboard at
once IL necessary.
A new battery for the Philadelphia is
to be undertaken at once and forwarded
to Hawaii or San Francisco. for install
lation to replace the old 6-inch rifles she
now carries. The guns removed can BE-
easily converted at the factory here.
Modern batteries for the Chicago have
also been finished, and the guns will be
in place by the end Of the month
Seven million dollars is now available
for expenditure by the Navy Ordnance
Bureau. and a large part Of this is to BE-
expended in making guns OF all types.
The deliveries Of the second consign-
ment of new small arms have begun,
and allotments are being made to ships
as fast as they are received. One hum
dred new rifles are being supplied De
navy daily under a contract for furnish.
ing 5000. awarded last Spring. -
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Her Ruling Passion.

The reports Of Spanish cruelty at SAN
uago. in which Spanish citizens of
prominence and loyalty were killed and
plundered, show there has been no
change in the Spanish character sincs
the days when the cruelty of the savage
marked every victory of Spanish arms.
An impartial historian, German. who
has undertaken the preparation of a
history of the campai gns of Napoleon.
Professor Halzhauser. of the University
of Bonn. calls the attention of the Ger
mans who are disposed to sympathize
with Spain in the present war to the
records of her atrocities. He begins
with the unspeakable cruelties of Aiva.
who devastated German cities. No bet
ter were the Spanish plunderers of the
city of Maastricht in the long wars Of
the Netherlands for life. Here 5000
people, among them 200 women. were
butchered after being made to suffer the
extremity of outrage and torture. The
cruelties of the civil war in the early
part of this century are simply inde-
scribable. The wounded and the
prisoners were mutilated and
crucifed, and most active in
the work were Spanish monks
and Spanish women. Thousands of
French prisoners who had surrendered
were confined on the island of Malorea
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General Toral knew as well as anybody
that the terms he proposed were ridicu-
lous and impossible. There is no doubt
that he laughed in his sleeve as he made
them, thinking the Americans had stayed
their shells in an honest faith in his
statement that he desired to ask instruc-
tions as to surrender from Madrid. His
purpose was to gain time. partly in a re-
mote hope that he might escape from the
place. partly to allow his troops to plund-
er the town. His renewal of the firing
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There are a few people who seem to
think the policy Of the United States can
always remain the same. whatever
changes there may he in the policy of
Europe. As long as Europe was content
to stay at home. We can welt afford to
enjoy our seclusioA; hut when the ma
tions of Europe begin to work for posi-
tion in every part of the world the in
terests of the United States force a
change of action.
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1t is worthy of .pote.tbat in the re-
port of the captain of the Oregon to
Sampson the name of ScnleS'is entirely
omitted. The report takesspains-.to drag
in the previous instructions of Samp-
son, namely, if the enemy tries to es-
cape sink him or drive him ashore. 1t is
asserted in the report that but for the
Oregon the enemy might have overpow-
cred schley's ship. which rs pure imag-
ination. There is accumulating evidence
of conspiracy of silence against Schley.
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BURNING OF A THEATER.
A Disastrous Fire in the City of Al
legheny. PA.

Allegheny. July 1.-THE Worlds The
ater. the entrance of which was at No. II
Federal Street. this city. was destroyed
by fire yesterday evening. In the same
building and fronting on Federal Street.
were stores conducted by S. Delp & Co..
Antonio Williams. Ira E. Radenbach. the
Chicago Optical Company. Charles Watt
and Thomas ]. Kuhns & Co. Back of the
theater. on River Avenue. were stables
occupied by the Chautauqua Ice Com
pany and the Pittsburg Brass Company
Several Of these were destroyed and the
aggregate loss will be not less than s10o-
90
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A NEW TRUNK RAILROAD.

Survey for a Line From Chicago to
the SeabOard.
Anderson, Ind, July 11.-Surveyors are
at work in eastern INDIANA running
right Of way for a railroad from Chi
cago to the seaboard. The project was
put on foot by a syndicate of English
capitalists. The line is to be 1000 miles
in length and the estimated cost is $aO,-
00O 900.
T. C. Dickinson, of Washington. is
financial agent Of the company is this
country.
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cAMARA's SHIPS TO SCATTER
They Will Seek Dinerent Ports to
Hide From Watson.

London, July -A'dispatcff from Md
rid. dated July 9, quotes Senior Aunon,
the Spanish minister of marine, as say
ing:
1T will take Admiral ~Camara,s, war
ships Cthe Pelayo and the Emperador
Carlos W ten days to reach Cartagena.
where there is more safety than at Ca
diz.
The torpedo boat destrpyers tthe Os-
ada. the Prosperina and the Audaz) and
the auxiliary cruisers (Patriota. Rapido.
Buenos Ayres and Isla de Panay) will be
back sooner and will go to Cadiz and
Ferrol.
The present danger is that If America
dispatches her fastest cruisers with the
Oregon. Texas. New York and Iowa they
VIII waylay Admiral Camara in the Med
iterranean.
The coast defenses will be ready In ten
days" '=- a-
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The statement. fully credited in Lon
don, that an understanding exists be-
tween the governments of the United
States and Spain as to the arrangements ~
for peace, is misleading OF course. Spain
knows exactly whateterms she can have,
but 1t is not true that foreign minis
ter has acted as secret Intermediary
between the two nations.
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1t is hard to understsnd, Why there
should be scarcity Of surgeons at Tam
pa and Santiagu.--Fhis country is
crowded with capable men who are pa
triotic and ready to respond to any call
from the nation. 1t would be easy to
put ten surgeons in place of every one
now at the front. and only a lack of fore
sight can be responsible for the present
deplorable state of things.
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The New Torpedo Boat F.rr..ut.

The New Torpedo Boat Farragut.
San Francisco, July 1.-THE first tor
pedo destroyer built on this. coast will be
launched soon at the Union Iron Works.
She win bear the name of Farragut, and
will be christened by Miss Betty -Ashe.
niece Of Admiral Farragut. The Farra-
CUTS speed Is thirty knots and will carry
two torpedo tubes and battery Of six
FOUNDERS. se
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Spanish trifling with flags of truce at
Santiago will make conditions harder for
Blanco at Havana, .Itstoek little time
and experience to instruct the Americans
as to the perfidious character OF Spanish
propositions. -..- [--S-
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B.l,oo.,.t. Fan Two Hundred Fee.

Belleville, ILL.,, July n.-while- Prof.
Cowan and Miss Nevins were making a
balloon ascension here yesterday the bal
loon suddenly collapsed. at. a, height of
about 200 feet. Cowan escaped with a
sprained ankle. Miss Nevins' parachute,
however, got tangled in the balloon which.
became wrapped about her and she was
fatally injured. ~ r.s~ -s..,., -,
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At the time appointed'by Gem ebsfter for
the termination Of the truce was in line
with his burlesque proposition Of evacua-
tien. He did not. however. deceive the
Americans to any extent,s Every. haur. Of
the truce strengthened the Americans
and weakened his own forces.
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The suggestion that the talk of sending
Watson's fleet to Spain is a mere bluff
to call back Camara. is based on the idea
that our Government employs Spanish
tactics. Unless Spain sues for peace, her
coast towns will havesan experience with
American craftsmanship.
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Near Of Cervera,. Defeat.

,Messina, Sicily, July HlrE7The officers Of the
torpedo-boat destroyers which accompanied Ad-
nriraI Camara to- Port Said, who arrived here
last night on the way home, were much affected
Oh learning Of the destruction Of Admiral Ger
vera's feet. They declared themselves ready to
make every sacrifice and determined to fight to
the lest.
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Priee.erU Dreek JAN.

Manchester. n. H., July Ii-six desperate pri.-
cner escaped from the jail at South Manchester
yesterday. With gthra asitting in an adioin-
ing room they went through two heavily barred
Of q knife and steel saw sahe men were all i'm.
prisoned on serious charges,
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Pullman, Jr., WSnts . C0mnission.
Chicago, July lit Is reported here
that George M. Pullman, son of the late
sleeping car magnate. has given up his
task as car inspector In the Pullman
Company and Is now on his way East to
get a commission in the United States
army.
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If the brake of the runaway electric car
had not been of the -''sa afety'- pattern,
there is no telling how much more disas-
trOus the run would have been.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
Imhec:le ObkfinncN.

MONDAY, JULY IL. 1898.
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New York. July 1l.-There is bitter dis
appointment among the artiilerymen of
this city owing to the fact. that in order
TO fill the complement of men under the
Presidents second call and give three
companies of light artillery, the present
artillery organiZa tions will not be called