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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The arrival of Prince Albert. of Bel
gium is anticipated with something
more than interest in the social world
and the several functions arranged in his
honor, together with the dinners to be
given during the week will give decided
show OF festivity to the next six days.
I'm addition TO the reception at Rausch-
er's, TO be given by the Belgian Minis
ter and Countess Lichtervelde. there
will also be given dinners in honor of
the royal visitor by the President and
Mrs. Mckinley, and the Vice President
and Mrs. Hobart. Mrs Grant will enter
tain AT a dinner on Thursday. as also
viii the Mexican Minister and Madame
Romero. and Surgeon General and Mrs.
SteInberg-the latter in honor of the
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart
Another pleasant social incident of the
week VIII be the reception given by Miss
Mildred Carter. the gifted young Virginia
lady, on the occasion OF her first lecture
here.
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Mr.. Arthur Keen to Lecture

Mr.. Arthur Keep viii deliver lecture at Co
tello's Hall on next wednesday evening or
''JaureS aud the Dreyh's-Zola Trial which was
recently held in Paris and resulted in the con
viction OF Zola. Mr. Keep is personally ar
quainted with NJ. JaureS. and is in eommmica-
ton and close touch with the Socialist movement
in France. and Is thoroughly cOnversaut with lis
position in the ZoIa trial. \ translation OF ar
tiele on the subject written by NJ JaureS VII.
'e read 10y Mr. Keep during the evening.
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masquerade party was given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, No. 92T
Third Street northeast. Friday evening
in honor Of their moving 10 this city The
rooms were tastefuiy decorated with
Gags and flowers, the refreshment table
being centered with large bunch of roses
and pinks. Music, games and singing
were continued till late hour, when
refreshments were served. Among those
masked We're Miss Jennie Stone as Fairy.
Miss Grace Biebers, Little Girl in Blue;
Miss Edith Bladen as apple woman; Miss
Annie Biebers. Tambourinc Girl; Miss
Lottie Cook, as Fairy; Miss Annie King
as old woman: Messrs. Montgomery as
Sport, Mooney as Dude. Green as Sol
der. Dement, as Dude Sam Bebers. Sport
from Klondike. and also Taylor Cook
Fox. Stone. Griggs. Purcell, Phelps Quail,
Ballcnser and Johnson.
Mrs. +. c. Cummins who has been Wis
ting Capt Forrest and family IN Co
vanstown, Md, has returned TO Washing
ton.
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ways and repent his sins. Sometimes
the gentieness of q Christian-the hand
stretched through the bars of a cell
saves a sinner.
He spoke of Christs geutleness and of
the many times when he saw fit to use
it instead of invoking the law in pun
ishment of Offenders
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07
MYSTERY OF THE INcARSArtox.
Rev. Il. j. Garrigan breaches tie
Second OF His enten So rmQuS

The Re-. +. j. Garrigan preached thr
second OF a series of Ienten sermons -
be delivered at ST. Paurs Catholic.
Church yesterday afternoon before .
large congregation. His subject was
The Mystery of the Incarnation.
During the last 1900 years. DR.. Gar
rigan said whenever the Church 70
Christ was attacked there were tw
points against which all opposition was
aimed. and these were the divine natur,
of the Virgin Mary and the incarna tioi.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

The teachers Of the public schools Of
Washington will give concert at the
Congregational Church tomorrow evening
An excellent program has been arranged
and there is every indication that ar
tistically and financially the event will be
a charming affair.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

The Canadian trip of Mr.. Clarence Mac
kay, Of New York, who will take with
him party, including his fiancee, Miss
Katherine Duer. Miss Daisy Letter. Miss
Virginia Fair. and Miss Duer's aunt Mrs.
Richard Irwin, has been put OFF for two
weeks.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Mrs Ironslde is now located at the Cor
don where she expects to remain until
Easter. when she will leave for EuroDe.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Miss Kate Myer has returned from a
six months visit TO Europe, and is now
at her new home In Farragut Square.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Mrs Charles NJ. Pepper win lecture on
her trip 10 Hawaii for the benefit of the
Aid Association for the Blind on We'd
nesday evening at s o'clock at the
Washington Club. The program will in
clude music by the Rossini Circle grad
yates Of the Baltimore Academy and
Prof. George ". Null viii sing music
by blind composers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. William Frank have sent
out invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Cora. to Mr.. Samuel Neiner
Of Brooklyn, y. Y, to occur on Sunday
March -.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Miss Reed, of No. 500 c Street north
west viii be at home today for the last
time this season.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Mrs. Susan Lee has issued cards for
Saturdays at home during March
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Mrs. Zaidee Smith viii leave this week
for North Carolina
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ALGEn CAMP. SONS OF VETERANS.
Elects Officers and Passes Resolu-
tions on the Maine Disaster.

At the regular meeting OF Gen. Russell \.
Niger Camp, sons Of Veterans. al their headqUar-
tcrs, No. 7DS Street northwest, the allowing
Ulcers were elected for the ensuing year; Cap
tain W H. Judd 3ialviH; first lieutenant. Slier-
mont Brooks; second lieutenant. JAMES A. ROs-
ton; camp council W. l. Wilkinson, Charles W
scott and ". ". Crme; quartermastcr sergeant,
i'inkney.
After the election Of officers Capt Malvin pre-
sented resolutions. which unanimously adopt
cd. expressing great sympathy and coincidence for
thy victims OF the Maine disaster. Several pa
lrotic speeches were made. after which there
v.i- campfire
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-07

Heu7leh's beers are always the same.
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Your credit is good at Lansburgs Fur
.ljtEre House. 18th and + SITS. Oc3-tf
The times., 1898-07-10
A troublesome Question.

No sooner does Great Britain give a
sigh OF relief at the passing of the dan
ger of trouble with France over the
African disputes, than a more serious
danger arises from the French fishery
question off Newfoundland. Owing to
the number and Importance of the
French in Canada, this question has 10
be treated with a degree of delicacy
that few diplomats are equal to- With
no disposition to form a political alli-
auce with France, the French of the
Northeast are still devoted to the land
OF their ancestors and are quick TO
find cause of offense. So quick, indeed.
and so easily subject to the influence
Of Frenchmen, thatghe Newfoundland
fisheries question has been shirked by
successive British ministers.
The people of Newfoundland want
the French fishing rights abrogated but
since France uses the fishing grounds
as a school for the training of seamen
for her navy, it is not expected that
nation would consent on any terms She
has enjoyed these rights ever since the
treaty Of Utrecht in the last century,
and would surely regard their abroga-
ton as an act of war. Nevertheless.
Newfoundland is determined. The 81 u
alton is such that Sir Charles Dixie long
ago predicted that if ever there is war
| between England and France, it Will
grow out of this fishery question. Some
time ago, Newfoundland asked to b.
taken into the Canadian confederation.
As this would make Canada, with her
! large French population. a party to tha
| fishing quarrel. Laurier promptly
declined to consider the proposition.
| When it was decided that an Anglo
American commission should attempt to
/ settle all the matters at issue between
canada and this country, Newfound-
| land asked To be allowed to participate
and to have the French fishery issue de
| cided at the same time. 1t will require
| great courage to refuse her demand
| which is reasonable, but to allow her t
! force the consideration of the French
rights with the avowed purpose of abro-
! eating them would call for quite as
I much The commission is appointed tC
/ meet at Quebec next month. but ther,
is a suspicion that rather than deny
Newfoundland on the one hand, or pre-
| cipitate trouble with the French Cana
dians on the other, the Laur.er gov
ernment will decide not to hold the con.
| ference at all.
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entirely familiar with all the his
torical subjects thai have interested me,
but 1 have yet to find anybody in the
camp outside of Joe WIZARDS company
of Fairfax boys-clothed. by the way, at
his own expense-to whom they are not
new and interesting. Not until 1 was
proving about this country and came
across a Methodist preacher who is sta
toned at Occoquan, but who drives all
about here, did l ever hear Of crazy
Rumsey. The officers and men in camp
had never heard of him, or else had for
gotten. He was called crazy because he
was the sanest man alive in his day
Very near here on the broad Potomac.
he ran a steamboat which he built him
self, twenty years before Fulton made
his first trip up the Hudson. II Is said
that Washington actually rode on the
boat Rumsey satisfied Washington and
others that his boat was a success and
a purse was made up to send him 10
England to interest great capitalists A
Government board was induced TO make
an appointment with him. and the poor
fellow was so overjOyed that he rup-
tured a blood vessel and fell dead. Twen-
tS-years later Fulton demonstrated vir-
tualiv what Rumsey had proved.
Il have been TO Pohick Church, for the
building of which Washington drew the
plans and imported the brick. 1t was
used by y company of cavalry in the
civil war, but Is now in good repair and
fit TO last another hundred years. On
the whole 1 think l have made the most
OF my time here and have convinced
many of the boys that they are on his
toric ground"
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snmpson's New Growth of Hair.

Commodore Simpsons discovery
Through Lieut. Hobson. we suppose,
as his name is not mentioned in the
official dispatch) that three of the Span
ish ships which struck their colors 10
Schiey-the Vizcaya, Maria Teresa, and
the particularly valuable Cristobal Co
lon-can be raised and saved. is the
best news he has sent back to America
since he left it. II means a most impor-
tant increase in our navy at no greater
cost than the money which Will be re-
quired TO raise the wrecked vessels and
repair and refit them
We think Commodore Sampson has
struck his gait at last He can inspect
if he cannot fight, and what others have
destroyed he can rebuild.
These are the markings of a great
statesman, but at the same time are
attributes generally wanting in the
makeup Of successful soldiers CT the
sea. Why should not the commodore
then leave his country's battles to
Dewey. Schley, Watson. Clark, and
Philip and enter the National Con
gress? His opportunities there would
be as great as they were peaceful, and
when he became, as he surely would
Chairman of the Committee on Naval
\ fairs. what reports he could write n
the interest OF the navy and his former
associates on shipboard!
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Give watson a Fleet,

AT the risk of once more exposing
ourselves to the deadly thrust that
this is not a newspaper war, we sug-
gest to the Board of Strategy that the
Watson squadron is not properly ccn-
stituted for the purposes 1t has in view.
To the Iowa, Oregon, and Newark, and
the three small cruisers which are now
under orders to sail for the Spanish
coast, there should be added either the
New York or the Brooklyn, and both
the Minneapolis and the Columbia. If
the New Orleans were also detached
from the Sampsonian squadron of ev-
olution, it would be all the better. Com
modore Watson has work TO do.
We mention the Columbia and Min
neapolis with some diffidence, because
for the last two months nobody has
heard of either Of them. Being
the fastest and most expensive
vessels we have, being capable
of inf1icting more damage on
Spanish shipping and inspiring more
fear in the Spanish mind than twice
their weight in battleships. and having
been built with especial reference to the
sort OF expedition Watson has in hand.
their utter invisibility at this time is
something TO ponder over. Cannot they
be found?
Spain has but two fighting ships left
the Pelayo and the Carlos Wand both
together would not be a match for
either the Iowa or the Oregon alone
What Watson needs is a number of
fleet cruisers with great coal-carrying
capacity and sufficiently armored and
armed to meet and defeat any Spanish
vessel afioat, save the two battleshps
above noted. Give him the New York,
Columbia Minneapolis. Newark, New
Orleans, and, if possible, the San Fran
cisco (now engaged in defending the
New England coast against Camara' S
neeO and with the Oregon and Iowa
and a few colliers, he could ravage the
Spanish coast, take Ceuta and the Ca
naries. destroy the last yestige of
SPANS power on the sea, and end the
war within three weeks.
The suggestion is a good one. Mr..
Secretary Long, you would do well to
submit it to Capt Mahan and tbs n
act upon it.
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AMERICANS HAD LUCK.
A British Oftcer Says That Adyan-
tage Was on Our Side.

Thursday. July 9. with the Fleet near
Santiago (Cabled from Port Antonio Fri
day.)-Capt. Paget, of the British navy.
who witnessed the destruction of Admi-
raj Cerveras squadron, says that the
Americans. in addition to every advant-
age, had phenomenal luck. There is no
question, he states, that the Spanish are
willing to fight as they have demontrated
in the determined stand made on Ian1
But, Capt. Paget holds, they have not
stood in the right places. The American
position on the San Juan hills is perfect
he says, and the Spaniards can never dis
lodge them. Capt. Paget says that
when Cervera's fleet was preparing 10
leave Santiago Harbor the fact was
known in advance to the American feet
which had an opportunity 10 prepare
while Cervera's ships were getting up
steam.
Admiral Cervera, who speaks good
English, seemed to be more impressed b.
the congratulations of the American Of
ficers than by any other incident con-
nected with his crushing defeat. He
was much gratified at these. and so ex-
pressed himself on several occasions be-
fore he was sent North with his officers
and men who had been taken prisoners
In his dispatches to the Spanish author
tiles Cervera brought out this fact plain
ly. He seemed to be relieved by the
thought that his part in the war had
ended.
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Our Losses at Santiago.

Gen Shafter, commanding in front OF
Santiago, has received complete reports
Of the killed, wounded, and missing in
the engagements of July l and ,. the
summaries of which he transmitted to
the War Department yesterday by ca
bic. The totals are: Killed, twenty-five
officers and two hundred and eight en-
listed men; wounded, eighty-one officers
and twelve hundred and three enlisted
men: missing, seventy-nine enlisted
men. The message states that lists
were nearly completed at the time it
was sent. and it was hoped to start
them for Washington within day.
From the foregoing it will be seen
that the killed, compared with the
wounded, were in the proportion of
one TO about five and half. The cas-
ualties in gross do not appear to have
been excessive, when we consider the
conditions under which our troops were
compelled to attack heavily defended
earthworks. intrenchments and block
houses. and to sustain a deadly con-
cealed fire from sharpshooters hidden in
the DuSHeS along the opdHiSH ilHC.
The ratio of commissioned officers to
enlisted men killed was large. While
there is approximately one commission
ed officer to thirty men in the army,
the death roll shows, within fraction,
one to nine and half. One officer was
wounded to every fifteen men. The
demonstration is indicative of the brav-
cry of the heroes with shoulder straps,
and also tends to corroborate the re-
port that the Spanish marksmen sue
cessfully singled out soldiers seen to
wear swords. If our boys had been
clad in the gorgeous paroquet uniform
of yellow canvas with rainbow trim
mings, now being furnished them
through the kindness of Gen. Miles, we
cannot doubt that the mortality would
have been much greater Death loves
shining mark
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HENRY CIEWs ON THE WAR.
The kiEancier Believes Ii the Fore
runner of Prosperity.


New York. July 9.-The view Of the war
and Of the prospects for peace taken by
she New York financial men is Illustrated
forcibly in the weekly financial letter of
Henry Clews. He predicts a speedy peace.
despite what he calls SDain's piraticaI
characteristic of never giving quarter
and never surrendering.
He says the victories of the war have
been the greatest ever achieved, and in
creating army corps in weeks instead of
years" He predicts one OF the greatest
eras of prosperity the nation has ever
seen.
Mr.. Clews is of the opinion that the to-
tai destruction Of the Spanish fleet with
the loss of only one life on the American
side was a victory quite equal to that of
Admiral Dewey. and that both of these
achievements are unsurpassed in the an
mails of naval warfare. He says that
the street is waiting now for peace
proposals from Spain, ard tnat every na-
ton in Europe is of the opinion that Spain
should surrender. "Decency, common
sense and civilization" he says. ''unquali-
fiedly justify and absolutely demand that
Spain surrender TO prevent further loss
Of life and destruction of property. Each
day hereafter Will make very black rec
ord against the nation" Nevertheless,
Mr. Clews IS of the opinion that the pro-
posaIs for peace may not come for weeks
and even months.
Mr.. CIews states his belief that while
other European nations might have de-
sired some months ago TO interfere in the
war FOR fear of our future proweSs and
competition" that danger TO America is
now passed He says that the magnificent
showing of the American army and navy
has given Europe a wholesome respect
for the country that precludes any fear
of interference. He believes that although
Spain may not sue for peace for some
time to come. the worst OF the war is
over and the hardest battles fought
He predicts that the year now begin
ming will be one of prosperity unparallel-
ed in the history of the country. All lines
of business are reviving and everywhere
throughout the country the trade feeling
is hopeful. The export trade is expand
| ing faster than ever and yet the falling
| off in imports shows that we. ARE increas-
| ing our consumption of home products.
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Delay vs.. Action.

1t was once said that if the British
army had waited for re-enforcements
whenever the people at the foreign
office intended it should, the boundary
of that empire would have been in the
vicinity of Brighton Beach. One Of the
marked characteristics of the Eng
fish race is a willingness to fight against
odds This is not peculiar to English
men 1t is characteristic of good sol
diers, and the English being pre-em.
nently a race of fighters. have more of
il than some other nations.
In contrast to this is the careful, con-
serVative. and cautious spirit which
hesitates to take chances, and refuses
TO make decisive moves till it is abso-
lutely certain that they will succeed.
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The Terms of Peace.

Persistent ''feelers" have been sent
out from Madrid. and repeated in one
or two American newspapers with
Spanish procIivities, suggesting that the
United States ought to be willing to re-
turn the Philippines to Spain, in con-
sideration Of the independence of Cuba
and temporary occupation of Porto
Rico, pending payment of war indem-
nifty In foreign and a few native jour
nails it has been alleged that President
Mckinley would not insist upon per-
manent possession of the Philippines,
though but little credit has been given
to the story, on account of the known
public sentiment irrevocably opposed
to such solution.
1t is perfectly we'll known that to give
the archipelago back to Spain would
the grasping nations of continental
Europe Its old mistress could not
protect it from the land-grabbing cp-
erations of her neighbors. She is with
out navy, or any standing whatever
among the powers of the world. The
fighting reputation which, somehow,
Spain has maintained for centuries and
which has created sometimes like
respect for her assumed military and
naval strength, has been swept away
completely in few weeks of war with
the youngest of the great nations.
Spain, indeed, is out of the running, and
inconsiderable. internationally, We
have reduced her to condition of i'm
potency. and forced her to range her
self with Turkey, Greece. and China, as
The times., 1898-07-10

Our acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands
at once neoessitates the construction of a
cable by the Government or private en-
terprise. Once that link with our new
possessions is completed. its extension
to our Philippine colony will be easy and
certain. We have been too long depriv-
ed of speedy communication with the
Far East. The rapid growth of our
commercial interests. which would follow
the establishment of a line via Honolulu
to Manila, would be worth vastly more
to us than the investment; besides which
it would pay handsomely.
The times., 1898-07-10

A dispatch yesterday from Newport
News is authority for the statement that
the splendid steamer La Grande Duchesse
Is being fitted as headquarters for Gen.
Miles and staff during their visit TO
Cuba. The name of the vessel, perhaps
unfortunately. suggests ideas in the op-
era bouffe line. If one were TO go abroad
and find Gen. Fritz making a corkscrew
of ''le sabre de mon pere." or Gen.
Boum snuffing gunpowder. he would not
be surprised. But nanessdo not amount
10 anything by the side Of deeds. We
shall expect to sees Miles mount La
Grande Duchesse and saa her right up
to the cannons mouth, wherever he Is
going. Whether It beI Santiago. Manzan-
lilo or Porto Rico, It does not matter.
The times., 1898-07-10

1t might be very well to fit out a cou-
pie of auxiliary cruisers and send them
up the Pacific coast to look after the al
legged "privateers" said to be lying in
wait for treasure ships carrying Klon-
dixie gold from Alaska. The probabilities
are that if the vessels reported exist at
all, they are straight-out pirates. mas
querading under the Spanish flag. The
officers sent in search'of them should be
given the fullest discretion to investigate
and act without reference to Washington.
If there is anything in the story a yard
arm or two might be worn out with ex-
cellent results