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Evening star., 1898-07-30
GEN. MERRITT At CAVITE.
The War Department Informed Tha,
He Arrived MOndax


Maj. Gen. Merritt, the military governor
CT the Philippines, arrived at Cavite on
Tie 18th instant ard assumed command of
the military forces at that point. TIE fol-
lowing telegram was received from him at
the War Department this morning:
HONG KONG, July 80, 1898.
Adjutant General. United States Army
Washington:
CAVITE. July 25.--Arrived today about
J. Health of commands good; remainder
fleet four days in rear; all troops assigned
me will probably be needed.
MERRITT
Major General, Commanding.
The Navy Department has also received
the following:
CAV1TE. July 26 1898.
Secretary of the Navy;
Merritt arrived yesterday in the New
port. The remainder of the expedition is
expected within the next few days
(Signed) DEWEY
Evening star., 1898-07-30
REGRETS THE ATTACKS.

Frankforter Zeitung Reviews the
Expressions of the German Press.
BERLIN. July 30.--The Frankforter Zeit-
ur g. reviewing the war and the role Ger
many has played, regrets the attacks of the
German pres on the United States and ar
rives at the conclusion that Germany has
behaved in thoroughly injudicous man
ner." 1t says: Two German vessels at Ma
Mia would have suficed amply, and. in The
future, we hope the foreign office will take
into its own hands the. settling of all Incl
dents in connection with Germany's foreign
policy, including those relating to marine"
Evening star., 1898-07-30
TO REINFORCE MILES.
Transports Used by Brooke's Men to
Be Sent Back.

1ransports Used by BrOOke's Men to
Be Sent Back.
Orders have been sent by the War De-
partment to General Brooke, who, it is ex-
pected, will arrive at Ponce probably to-
morrow or Monday, directing him to send
back the transports which conveyed the
troops of the Porto Rican expedition as
soon as possible. The transports will be
returned to New York and will be utilized
at once for the sending of additional troops
to Porto Rico. The troops will be embark
ed at Newport News probably, but the
ships are to be returned to New York be-
cause of the quarantine regulations. The
additional troops to be sent to Porto Rico
will go very likely from Chickamauga and
will be such part of General Brooke's CORPS
as 1T is deemed desirable to add to the ex-
pedition already sent to Porto Rico,
Evening star., 1898-07-30
WILL FLOAT ONE CRUISER.
Success of Wreckerx at Work on the
Infanta Maria Teresa.

success OF "reckerS at work on the
Infanta Maria Teresa.
The Navy Department has received the
following from Admiral Sampson:
The Infanta Maria Teresa, upon which
the wreckers are now engaged, viii be
foated and brought to Guantanamo as soon
as small leak is located which is some
where in the bow of the ship. Whether
this leak is due to a small valve being left
open or hole which may have been made
in the bow is not yet known. Her own
pumps are being used to remove the water,
there being steam in one of her boilers
(Signed) SAMPSON"
Evening star., 1898-07-30
TO BE RETURNED TO SPAIN.
Chairman HuIl's Opinion as to the
Future of the philippines.

future OF the .PhfIfppfnes.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 30.-Chairman
Hull Of the House committee on military
affairs says in regard, to the disposal of
the Philippines that 1t appears probable
that they will be returned to Spain.
1t will be hard to do this" he added.
when it is remembered that the Philip
pine insurgents, in marked distinction to
the Cuban insurgents have proven them
selves hghteH and hays assisted Dewey in
every possible way.s Personally would
favor retaining all the territory we have
captured, and / know there is large and
growing element In our country which.
holds the same belief"
Evening star., 1898-07-30
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed TO
them to any address In the United
States or Canada, by ordering Il at
this Office. in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week: 25 ceIts
FOR two weeks. or SO cents per
ecribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well as ths
new one.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
KING ALFONSO CoNvALEsCEnT.

spa1n's BOY Monarch Recovering
From His Attack of Measles,
PARIS. July 3O.-A Madrid dispatch to
the Temps reports that King Alfonso is
convaiescent from the attack of measles
with which he was prostrated a few days
ago.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
NAVY YARD COMMANDANT.
Rear Admiral Norton to Re Retired
August 10 for Age.

Rear Admiral Charles S. Norton, COM
mandfng the Washington navy yard will
be retired on account of age on the 10th
proximo DE will not be relieved of his
present command on that account. how
ever and an order was issued by the Navy
department today directing him to continue
lis present duties until otherwise order
ed This action was taken under a statute
Whlch authorizes the President to call on
retired officers for active service in time of
war.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
BIsMARcK's ooNDITIoN WORSE.
1t is Now So Serious That HI. ue.tt
In Feared.

BERLIN, July 30.-It is said here that
the condition of Prince Bismarck's health
has grown considerably worse, and that a
catastrophe is feared. No authentic con-
firmation OF this report has been received.
A dispatch from Friedrichsruhe this after
nocn says that Prince Bismarck's condition
has become so much more serious that the
worst is feared.
Count William Bismarck returned to
Friedrichsruhe today.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
Transports and Troops Reached There
July %.
4E ASSUMED COMMAND 1T ONCE
Spaniards Unable to Re-EstabIish
Their Suzerainty.
THE SUFFERING FOR FOOD

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 30.-A
special from Manila bay, July 26, via Hong
Kong, July 30, says:
General Wesley Merritt and the trans
ports and troops under his command ar
rived at Manila on the morning of July %.
All are we'll General Merritt will at once
assume command"
General Merritts expedition includes the
transports Ohio, City of Para Indiana and
Morgan City, which left here June 27, car
rying $500 officers and men under Brig
Gen. Macarthur: the steamer Valencia,
which sailed on June IS, with GOO men, and
transport Newport, which sailed on June
20, with 500 men under the immediate COM
mand of Gen. Merritt.
Altogether there were 5000 officers and
men in the third party. The first expedi-
ton carried 2,5o1 men and the second car
ried S,515 men, so that Gen. Merritt now has
under his command II O16 men,
Spaniards Indignant.
MANILA, July 25. via Hong Kong, July
3o.-The Spanards are gradually realizing
that Spain has not been victorious; that
the expected reinforcements are not COM
Ing. and that the contest is utterly hopeless.
The insurgents are in overwhelming num-
bers and the Spaniards can only obtain the
bare necessaries of life.
Only a fortnight ago Spanish national
pride was rampant; but it is now merging
into Indignation az Spain's feebleness and
regret that they were born Spaniards
While they will never surrender without a
fight the Spanish officers will jump at the
first honorable opportunity to surrender.
they fear national disgrace too much to
give in without fight.
The fighting in the suburbs is desuJtory
ana the Americans are idle. This has
given rise to report that they have de-
termlned to suspend operations until Sep
tember and by that time peace will prob
ably be concluded. Then it is assorted
mere, the Americans may permanently an
rex the Caroline Islands and the Iadrone
Islands. and possibly abandon the Philip
pines with the exception of keeping
coaling station here.
Natives Are Starving
Although the insurgents have redoubled
their efforts, they have hitherto been un-
able to capture the citadel. On the other
hand. the Spanards are not able to re-
establish their suzerainty.
Under the circumstances 1t seems avf
dent that somebody must intervene in the
name of humanity.
some lnsurgent shells have been thrown
INTO the citadel, but they do not appear to
nave done much damage
The natives are reported to be starving
Ey thousands, and the Europeans are also
hard pressed for food.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
TO HOLD MANILA.
Our Flag at Cavite Not
to Come Down.
DISCUSSING THE PHILIPPINES
Result of Today's Conference
Of the Cabinet.
COMMISSION TO SETTLE The FUTURE
Believed That Spain VIII Reject
the Terms.
COMMISSION 10 SETTLE TIE FUTURE
SYN PSIS OF REPLY

The cabinet this morning decided
to leave the government of the
Philippines open for the present, to
be determined later by a commission
to be appointed by the two countries,
the United States meanwhile to ex-
erclse control and Jurisdiction over
Manila, its harbor and Immediately
surrounding territory.
With regard to other questions
than the Philippines, the situation is
as stated yesterday:
Absolute cession to the United
States OF Porto Rico and all islands
in the West Indies, save Cuba.
REIMBURSEMENT by Spain of SOW
ere1gnty in Cuba The United States
will exercise control there until a
stable government can be establish
ed.
Acquisition OF coaling station in
the Ladrone Islands and perhaps
the Carolines.
No assumption of Spain's Cuban
or Porto Rican debts by the United
States.
No war indemnity from Spain.
Evening star., 1898-07-30
OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF PEACE

Discomfort at Madrid.
PARIS, July 30.-A Madrid dispatch tn
the Temps says that 1t is quite aDparent
that everybody in Madrid is resigned fo
the American terms of peace. The only
matter that is raising any difficulty is the
Cuban debt.
Evening star., 1898-07-30

10 the nature of that part of the coron,nn,
eauon relating to the Philippines, which.
atter ALL was the only point that had given
rise to prolonged discussion or had revealed
any substantial differences among the
members of the cabinet
however, 1t was learned that an arranoa-
ment mad been proposed which had met the
approval OF the cabinet, providing for tba
reference of so much Of the PhiIipnina
question as touched their future govern
nent 10 a commission, probably limited
10 american and Spanish representation
Inc scope and power of this commission
could not be learned in advance of the cah-
met meeting and the method devised for
enforcing any verdict it might reach was
Ieit to surmise- Still the general princin1a
uhoeriying the arrangement is understood
10 De the development of the sober second
thousht OF the American people as to the
disposition of the Philippines. rnc1ouded
oy 'ne clash OF war and unaffected by mo-
mehtary lust for territorial ACQUISITION.
Naval Station.
or course it is understood that M a.
ter what form the Philippine arrangement
takes. the United States is to acouira a
naval station there, for it is understood
that the original plan to acquire a coaling
station has been broadened into a demand
LOT naval station The argument that
brought about this change was the repre-
sehtation OF the naval war board that one
OF the most pressing needs of United
states naval vessels in Asiatic waters was
good dry dock and some machine shons
"Lere the repairs that were ALWAYS re-
qmred by the complex warships of TODAY
can be effected 1t was also pointed ont
that under strict application OF the nAu.
trahty laws, ss urged by some writerssthe
United States might be prevented in time
of war from taking It's own coal from tts
own coaling station, though the same ruIe
cannot be applied to naval station
which would be held under an entirely diff.
ferent tenure The maintenance of a naval
station would require more territory thar
coaling station, and the existence of a
dock yard at Cavite has fixed the eyes OF
the naval war board upon that place as
one ready made for our occupancy. A
naval station involves some resident popu.
Ia tion TO supply the necessary labor. and
scme agricultural land is required tc
maintain this population. the extent of the
territory depending entirely upon the siz,
of the station and its Importance.
The Island of Lu.on.
Some OF the naval officers are urging, and
their representations have been gtvel
weight, that the whole of the Island o
Evening star., 1898-07-30


Secretary Day sent NJ. Cambon, the
French ambassador. a courteous note re-
questing him to call at the White House
at o'clock to receive our reply to Spain's
peace note, delivered by him last Tuesday.
The French ambassa dor left the embassy
shortly before 2 o'clock, accompanied by
his first secretary, M. Thiebaut, and drove
in a surrey to the White House. The am
bessador had laid aside his usual alpaca
coat and straw hat. and, with the formal
ity usual in diplomatic calls on the Pres
ident, he was in semi-dress attire, with silk
also wore the conventional silk hat and
long coat Of such formal occasions.
The Reply Given.
At 2:10 clock the French ambassador
accompanied by M. Thiebaut, arrived at
the White House. Ambassador Cambon
was ushered into the blue room, which Is
the diplomatic parlor. and later to the IL
brary, where he received the moraontous
document. Secretary Day was present, ar
riving fifteen minutes after M. Cambon
The President was at lunch when NJ
Cambon first arrived and could not see the
French ambassador for few minutes.
1t is believed that the Spanish ministry
WI give immediate consideration to the
an wer and that the United States will
kr wv Spain's intentions by next Tuesday
A Long Conference.
1t had been expected that the ambassa-
doris call would be brief only long enough
to receive the American answer. But 1,
soon developed that the call was to be an
extended one. and long enough to permi,
full discussion. At 2:40 Secretary Day ar.
rived and Joined the President and the am
bassador.
, 1898-08-09
HANDBOOK OF
Secretary Issues a Volume Showing
Resources of the States.

Secretary of State C. w. Burdick
yesterday issued a comprehensive pub
LEGATION upon the resources Of Wyom-
ing. The volume contains $50 pages
and a large number of fine illustra-
tons. The table of contents includes a
general history of the states condi-
tons and resources, detailed and sta
tistical reviews of each Of the counties
in the state, Agricultural Develop
ment," by Elwood Mead; Mineral Re-
sources Wilbur C. Knight; Output
of Coal in Wyoming" Wages and Cost
of Living" Wyoming Indians" J.. A.
Breckons; Educational Advantages
Estelle Reel; Suffrage Qualifications
Climate Of Wyoming" W. s. Palmer;
Live Stock" A. A. Holcomb; Govern
ment Land and How Acquired" w. E,
Chaplin; State Land nd How Acquir-
ed A. ]. Parshal: "tIow to Secure
Use of Water for Notwithstanding
Laws" J. A. Van Orsdell; yellow,
stone National Park" George H. Marx;
list of newspapers. postofices. ETC., and
game laws and other data.
The volume is a creditable piece OF
typographical work. The book is in
tended for free distribution, and sever.
al thousand copies will be printed in
the first edition.
, 1898-08-09
PERSONAL

T. l.. Mckee left on the noon train
today for Cheyenne.
Mis-. Oscar S0dergreen returned to
the ranch near Woods today.
W. B.. Fr"loigh of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is at the Kuster house.
w NJ. Carnahan of Rossland. Brit,
ish Columbia. is a Laramie visitor.
Mrs. Jones. daughter of b. W. Town
er, vert to Colorado Springs last night.
Mrs. Charles Clark, Jr.. returned
last night from L visit to Anaconda.
Mont.
"Dick" TI,goning is expected home
Cmorrow from an extended visit to
P~ennsylvani.
G. W. Lager. representing the Ira,
bling Commercial company. vent west
his morning.
George plattner, agent for the Plane
Manufacturing company, went to Ned
inc Bow this morning.
Frank Malone. the newly-appointod
foreman Of the Laramie shops, arrived
from Evanston at noon today.
Ralph Haines left on the noon train
.oday for Greeley. He is contemplating
rngaging in the sheep business.
O. ]. Mccullough. II. c. Merriam
". II. Crane and NJ. Z. Dodge Of Den,
yer are registered at the Thornburgh
Mrs. Maggie Huempfner, wife o
John Iluempfnor. left last night for
Michigan. where She will Join her hus,
band.
Ed Burke. at one time a well known
Laramie boy, was a passenger from Ev'
lnston to-day. on his way to the repub'
lean state convention at Casper. Mr.
Burke is now %railroading at Evanston
S. w. Downey. Gustave Schnitger
Otto Gramm. Gus Johnson and N. X
Boswell left on the moor train today
for Douglas. where they will assist in
placing the winning ticket in the field
Other delegates will leave Laramie to,
night.
A.. NJ. Startzell of Rawlins, grand
master of the grand lodge of Wyoming
b.. o. O.. F.. arrived in the city today
rom Rawlins. He will proceed tc
Douglas tonight, having been elected q
delegate from Carbon county to the re-
| publican state convention.
, 1898-08-09
LARGEST APE IN THE WORLD.
Philadelphia's "Rube" Is Bigger and
Stronger than John L. Sullivan.

The biggest orang-outang ever In
captivity, the most wonderful ape evel
seen by civilized man, has just been
brought to this country.
He is now in the Philadelphia Zoo
logical gardens. "Rube" is the name
they have given him in Philadelphia,
on account of the length OF his whis-
kers and other features supposed to be
peculiar to the i%nhabitant Of remote
country districts.
Rube's size is enormous and aston
ishing. 1t is convenient to compare
him with John L. Sullivan, who Is to
most Americans an ideal of a we'll
grown man.
Rube stands five feet eleven inches
in his bare feet. John L. Sullivan is
only five feet ten and a half inches.
Rube measures eight feet from tin
to tip of his outstretched arms. John
l.. S%ullivan's measurement in this re-
spect is only six feet and one inch.
RUDE weighs 200 pounds. John L.
Sullivan in his best fighting condition
weighed only 1870 pounds.
These measurements are to a certain
extent deceptive. RUDE is a little big
ger than Sullivan, but his strength Is
intellectually greater. "A dozen Sulli-
vans could not knock him out with
their bare hands.
Give Rube a good, solid hold for his
hands or feet, and he can pull 100 men
to him. Probably Sullivan could pull
three.
1t is not alone as a creature OF size
and strength that Rube is Interesting.
He is n Of a rare race that Is fast
disappearing from the earth. He IL
n OF the nearest relatives Of man
among the beasts.
Rube came to the United States ON
the British steamer Ben Alder, which
sailed from Singapore ON April rs. Her
voyage occupied forty-fve days. She
brought her cargo to Pierrepont Stores,
In Brooklyn, where she arrived a week
ago. The cargo included Rube and
three of his family, dozens Of common
monkeys, and a large assortment Of
pythons and wild animals from south
eastern Asia.
RUDE and one Of his COMPANIONS.
were purchased in Borneo. BY DR.. ".
H. Furness and Alfred C. Harrison ,Jr..
OF Philadelphia. who made q great
Journey of exploration and collection
in Borneo. They are not collecting
live specimens, 80 they presented the
two orang-outangs to the famous To-
illogical garden Of their city.
Rube is fearfully human in appear
ance. He resembles an unspeaAaAly
ugly man. His SO IL estimate It -.
1t Is said that the orang-outahtE.laH
grown at 20 and that under fAvofsble
circumstances he may Hive to b tOA
, 1898-08-09
LIEUTENA KNADLDR.

A Jacksonville (Fla.) paper has the
following to say about "Morg" Knad-
Ter:
'One Of the most popular officers in
the entire regiment of the Second Vol
unteer cavalry is Second Lieutenant
NJ. F. Knadler of Troop C. Lieutenant
knadler is a western man in all that
the name implies, having been born
and reared there. He was for five years
in the cavalry service of the United
States and is perfectly at home in the
saddle. Five other years We're spent a,
a captain in the Wyoming state mill
tia at Laramie, where he resided for
twenty-siX years. He is an excellent
drill master and a strict disciplin,
arian."
, 1898-08-09
,RAWLINS REPUBLICANS.

The Carbon county republican con
vention to elect twelve delegates to the
state convention at Douglas was held
ut Rawlins yesterday. The following
e chosen: George w. Perry, F.
Chatterton, C. w. Burdick, p. Paulsen.
A. M. Startzell, Dr.. Castiday. Mike
Quealey, w. II. Green. Frank 0. Will
hams, w B. Hugus. James b. Cosgriff
and Richard England. A resolution
was passed %instructing the delegates to
vote for the endorsement of the St.
Louis platform by the state conven-
tion.
, 1898-08-09
STEALING CREDIT.
colorado People Boosting of the Fry
They Never Planted

The following from the Denver Re-
publican is remarkable only on &C,
count of the claim that the state OF
colorado has planted trout fry in the
Big Laramie river. AS a matter OF
act, all the good fishing in the stream
$ due to the efforts of Wyoming's fish
commissioners. Colorado never hav-
ng contributed to the stocking of the
river:
"A conscientious fisherman is J. B.
Cooke, deputy clerk of the supreme
curt. He took an outing in the
Mountains of Larimer county last week
md carried with him twelve cans OF
I've young trout. -, 900 in all, which he
nut into the north fork OF the Poudre
liver. Then he wen on over to Park
RS. at the head of the Laramie, and
auGht as many fish as luck permitted,
lis conscience being clear. He says
hat the sport is excellent in the Lara.
ME river. The native trout are about
I'll gone. but there are plenty OF the
"ainbow and Eastern brook varieties
rom the fry planted by the state in
years past"
, 1898-08-09
According to the New York Tribune

According to the New York Tribune.
the Easton (Pa.) Free Press Is paying
n OF the penalties Of being published
in a city which is dominated by a COL
lege. One of the professors of Lafayette
college has prevailed upon MI. An
drews, the editor. to adopt one feature
OF a system Of alleged phonetic spalling
the using Of the It" instead Of led" In.
the ending Of words which are pro-
nounced as though spelled with a fnaI
It." Now the Free Press prints ''askt,'-
''husht." publisht," etc.
, 1898-08-09
SURVEY FOR NEW RAILROAD.

Sixteen men left Cheyenne yesterday
morning for Colorado Junction four
miles west of that city, under charge OF
Engineer Collins of the Union Pacific.
They will commence a survey of a line
between Colorado Junction and Fort
Collins. The Colorado Central former
ly connected these points, but was
abandoned soon after the Denver Pa
cifc line was built. The right OF way
and grading is now the property OF the
Denver & Gulf. 1t is believed the
Union Pacific will reconstruct the line
and will bring it directly to Cheyenne,
instead Of running it to the Colorado
Junction connection.
, 1898-08-09
HIS DEATH A Ut
Dead Bodies of a Man and Two Horses
Found In a Reservoir.

A telegram from Lander says: The
messengers who were sent out yester-
day to look into the reported finding OF
a couple of dead horses in a reservoir
forty miles from Lander have returned
and some light is thrown upon 1t, but
not really satisfactory. 1t was at first
feared that the two horses belonged to
w P. Noble of Salt Lake City, but Mr..
Noble has been heard from at Casper
by his friends here, saying that he was
all right, having arrived at Casper
without any mishap.
The team found in the reservoir is a
strange one in the country. The res.
ervoir was dragged and the body of a
man was found, but there was no mark
Of violence upon his body. He had a
little money in his pockets, and also
had a check drawn to the order of H.
Eccles, and it is supposed that that was
his name.
There is a mystery surrounding his
death. The road leading by the reser-
voir is so feet higher than the water and
runs on a wide bench. which would be
impossible to get off unless it were
done deliberately. The team was driv-
en- almost straight into the reservoir.
and it does not look as though any sane
person would have done it. 1t is said
there is some evidence of a struggle
on the bank OF the reservoir. and the
belief is held by some that there was
foul play.
A thorough investigation will be
made by the county officials