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The times., 1898-07-19
Porto RIco Next

According TO the latest advices on
the subject, the American army design
ed to invade and take possess on of
Porto Rico is expected TO effect a land
ing on that island within the next three
weeks. Gen. Miles will go in personal
command unless something happens to
change present plans and the expsdi-
tionary force will contain a large pro-
portion of regular troops. incidentally
it is reported that Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee is to cleft at home and reserved
for future attack upon Havana, if
such thing ever should happen.
As soon as arrangements can be per-
fected a squadron under Commodore
Sampson win select and take a land
ing place on the Porto Rican coast,
after which the land forces are TO be
rushed forward and viii move to attack
San Juan in the rear. The campaign
does not promise as heavy fighting, nor
as unfavorable climatic conditions as
the one in Cuba just terminated. For
the sake of his honor Captain Gen.
eral Macias may give battle, but his
ability to maintain active hoStilities
for more than a few days Is very ques-
tionable, and he knows that without
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Saks and Company,
"Saks' Corner"

year, their success was assured. The
ton-mile cost has been reduced nearly
one-half and further economy will be ap-
parerg- when the Improvement work is
finished. Freight trains formerly hauled
twenty-five and thirty cars of fifteen and
twenty tons capacity; the average freight
train load is now forty-five cars of thirty
tons capacity. On some divisions the
train load has been increased 70 and -
per cent. The average train load is now
S23 tons Two years ago it was % tons.
the increase being 43 per cent.
1T IS important TO see what the effect Of
all this expenditure has been That it
has largely increased the traffic is well
enough appreciated. Its effect on the
earnings is not so apparent, because ex-
penscs have been charged with consid-
cradle portion of the cost of the improve
ment work and until these extraordinary
expenses are eliminated, the full growth
of the net earnings cannot be judged.
Some idea, however, of the enhancement
in net earning power may be obtained by
recent statements of earnings. Thus the
net earnings OF the presepi fiscal year
are estimated at $3.50 009. about the
largest figure ever reported. Recent
monthly statements have shown a gain
OF fully 100 per cent. in net earnings. The
earnings of ten months OF the fiscal year
are fully a third larger than in 1856.
The growth in traffic carried has been
quite remarkable. The figures for the
present year are not available, but com
pairing the traffic figures of 1897 and 1884.
there is shown to be an increase sn traf-
fic carried on the lines east of the Ohio
River of 5S per cent. while the economy
attained by the receivers is evidenced by
the fact that the engine mileage increased
only q per cent. and the cost of trans
portation only It per cent.
In these figures lie the justification of
the receivers. They have accomplished a
remarkable work. crippled and run
down railroad has been improved in road
bed. equipment and transportation eff
nciency. and now that ii is TO be turned
over TO its stockholders, il is in the best
of condition. provided with every facility
needed TO conduct the largest business
with efficiency and economy, and to hold
Its own in competition with any other
road
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help from Spain, which is now an i'm
possibility. his position is absolutely
hopeless. We are inclined to think
that, after one stiff engagement, he
will be glad enough to ask for the terms
given to his colleague, Toral
Whether the purposes of the expedi-
ton are to be accomplished with or
without loss. is a matter of, secondary
Importance. In either event the busi-
ness must be disposed of and the Amer
lean flag planted firmly and forever
over the battlements and palace at San
Juan. 1t would be an ineXcusable mis-
take to postpone action against Porto
Rico for even day unnecessarily. The
peace-on- -economical-terms leayen is
working in Europe. and we greatly
need to be in physical occupation be-
fore it rises too far. OF course this
country has no disposition or intention
to treat with anyone but the Spanish
government on the subject of a war set
tlement. and with the Madrid govern
ment only on the basis of a surrender
of all Spanish colonies. Still we shall
be in a much more comfortable condi-
ton when our military administrations
have been put in working order in the
Philippines, Ladrones, Porto Rico and
the Canaries. When those things have
all happened, and Blanco has surren-
dered Havana, a plea from the Queen
Regent and Sagasta will be in order
and will be considered. While a hun
dred thousand men garrison the de-
fenses of Havana and are ready to
resist our military forces, it would be
rather impertinent to ask us to ter
inmate hostilities.
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SOME WAR TIME MUSINGS
'Gi'ry, Not Wealth, IL the Soldiers
Prize"

Gen. Skaters official report of the two
days battle before Santiago gives the
following details for comparison:
Officers-22 killed and 81 wounded-101.
Enlisted men-sOs killed. 1903 wounded
LII.
A total of 1O1 officers killed and
wounded. compared with 1.Hl enlisted
men killed and wounded-more than twice
as many private soldiers killed as there
were officers killed and wounded. What
is the result? Two brigadier generals
promoted 10 major generals and one colo
mel promoted to brigadier general What
Tor the surviving private soldiers who
fought those battles and gained the VIC
tories? Fifty cents per day. Yet not one
OF those three officers would have bean
promoted II the private soldiers had not
gained the victories at Santiago The nav
OF the officers promoted will be nearly
doubled. but what OF the pay of the pri-
vate soldiers whose valor won promotiof,
for the officers? Fifty cents Der davi
How long will the people of the VTnita,l
States permit that damnable discrimipa
ton to obtain in the volunteer service.
why should commissioned Officers he
given the advantage of all the vaIor and
hardships of the priva>e soldiers and IN.
wages received by the inAn who wo.k
eight hours per day in peaceful voca-
tions? Think ii over from vour own
standpoint and from the staclpoin- uf
the wealthiest nation of The world. which
has gained all its power and prestIge
from the prowess of the orivl;e soldiers
who have fought its battles ard gained
its victories in all wars, anl yet nave
never received more than fifty
red cents per dayI" The United States
has never been worshy of IT'S private sol
diers and never will be until It gives
and heroic services of those who win the
nations battles in all wars.
What do you think about it? Have you
a SON. brother or father in the army; and
are you content to know that they are en-
life and limb while fighting the nations
that have never been equaled by the SOL
ceiving 80 cents per day? Why ask God
to protect and bless our brave soldiers
when we have not sufficient appreciation
of their sufferings and heroism to insist
that their valor shall be given at least
the appreciation that is given the day
Iaborers who work eight hours per day
on the streets of our cities and towns?
Are YOU worthy of our soldiers? The
Register will tell you the truth in regard
10 that after you have had the opportun-
ity to aid in removing the damnable dis
grace of fifty cents per day from the army
pay rolls of the United States army dur
ing this and all future wars
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a Chance for Miles

We trust that Gen. Miles win be per-
mitted To command the expedition to
Porto Rico and that he viii be assist
ed either by Commodore Schley or an
other officer like him.
The campaign should be short and
decisive. The enemy's forces at San
Juan are not in a position to make a
protracted defense and allowing for all
accidents and necessary delays the first
day in August should see the American
flag waving over the Spanish fortifca-
tions.
The general-in-chief left all the glory
Of Santiago to Shafter Secretary Al
ger can well afford now to leave Porto
Rico TO Miles.
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Ohio was supposed to be when John w.
Garrett had charge of it could be
wrecked in a period of enormously aug
mented physical products and steadily
increasing traffic, but although ap-
parently sharing in the general growth
and prosperity of the country, the vi
tality of the road and its earning power
declined steadily, and probably long be-
fore its managers knew it was prac-
tically bankrupt. Worse still, it had
fallen behind all of its competitors in
equipment, and the power of efficient
freight and passenger service, its cars
were of old style, untidy and un!nvit-
ing; its locomotives cumbrous and
slow. its track uneven and in places
positively dangerous. Since Mr.. Cowen
succeeded to the control the changes
for the better have been positive,
steady and continuous
The best and costliest of them can
only be seen in results, but the visible
Improvements have been numerous and
most satisfactory. The passenger SER
vice, with which the general public has
most to do, is as good as that of any
other organization. and many of the
trains are marvels of speed, reliability
and comfort
It seems fair to believe that the con-
templated reorganization will include
the services and active cooperation of
Messrs. Cowen and Murray Ii this be
true we shall be glad TO have it made
clear for it contains the promise of
great advantage to both stockholders
and patrons-an increase of efficiency
and Of earnings
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TUESDAY. JULY ls. 1898.
Watson,s Mission Of pence

The country has been assured on the
highest authority that. as soon as San
tiagO surrendered, the Eastern Squad
ron, under Commodore Watson, would
be sent 10 harry the coast of Spain.
There were uncomfortable suggestions
in q section Of the press yesterday that
there would be delay in starting Wat
son until Spanish intentions should be
better defined. The ability of the
American navy to divide itself and
take care Of the various enterprises be-
fore ii with sufficient force for all pur-
poses renders it improbable that Presi-
dent Mckinley will wait a day longer
than he is compelled to before bringing
the war home TO the enemy's country,
and thereby encouraging any peaceful
proclivities which may be lying around
loose in the kingdom.
II is reported that the Navy Depart
ment is straining every resource and
facility To place the Eastern Squadron
in readiness for sea before next week
Unless new developments intervene the
country has a right to expect that the
expedition viii get away by Saturday
or-the navy's lucky day-Sunday Mr.
Mckinley is amiably desirous cf peace,
and the proposed descent upon the
Spanish coast and seaports is prob
ably the most efficacious way he could
think Of 70 bring it about
With Camara's ships hunted out and
sunk, since none Of them except the
Pelayo perhaps is worth capture. ana
the forts. dock yards and arsenal at
Cadiz destroyed, it is possible that the
blessings rather than the terms of peace
would be what the Spanish nation
would think most about 1t is to be
feared that education on the subject
viii have 10 be brought punitively to
their own doors before the vain and ig-
norant Spaniards viii be able to make
up their minds that they have lost
everything outside Of Europe. and get
ready to accept the unpleasant fact,
with all its consequences. Outside of
government circles in Madrid there does
not appear TO be any serious expecta-
tiOn that the United states will insist
upon the surrender Of even Porto Rico,
much less the Far Eastern archipelago.
II viii take a hard lesson TO reconcile
public opinion in Spain to the inexor-
able fate in store Watson and the bat
tleships ought to be able to administer
il quickly and heroically.
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1t seems that ToraTs surrender did not
stop all the fighting in eastern Cuba. as
had been anticipated. There is a gloomy
report TO the effect that even as the guns
were saluting our flag and the bands were
believing themselves blue with patriotic
fervOr, sanguinary combat took place
between Gen. Shafter and a newspaper
correspondent, in which blows were ex-
changed and bad blood indicated whether
any flowed or not. We are saddened but
not surprised. 1t was a case of mutual
envy and jealousy. The correspondent
was mad to think that he could not be u
great and fat general, contriver of vic
tories, while the colossal soldier was in
sane with rage, owing to the conscious
ress that he could not write an adyer-
tisement for a lost dog in comprehensive
English. Both gentlemen were right in
their views. but wrong in their conduct
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CUBANS FOR SANTIAGO.
Exiied Patriots VIII soon Resume
business Operations

business Operations
New York, July IS--Senor Enrique Tru-
jitlo. editor of the Cuban paper FL Por-
veair. is organizing a party of Cubans
who expect TO sail in a few days for San
tiaso. Senor Trujillo will take with him
the complete outht of his newspaper.
which has been published In this city for
nine years. and will resume publication
In Santiago. Several others or the party
have business interests in Santiago and
the rest are Cuban refugees. who take
the first opportunity of returning 10 the
one part OF the island no longer under
Spanish rule. It is expected that the Gov
ernment Will declare the port open at
once
Mr.. TrujiIlO said today that the party
consisted Of twenty-One Cubans. but that
he expected at least 100 would be ready
10 so before Saturday. 1t is expected that
they will sail on the German steamship
Ithakel, now under cha.<er or the Ward
Line, which is due in port tomorrow from
Nassau. The Ward Line is making ar
rangements to start a steamer for san
tiago on Saturday or as soon thereafter
as possible. and Manager Barrett said
today that the IthakeI would probably be
the only one. She viii carry a general
cargo.
Senior TrujillO was born in Santiago and
expects now 10 make II his permanent
home. He thinks there il a good field
there now for a newspaper printed in
Spanish and English. and his paper viii
be 50 printed. There has been one Span
iish paper in Santiago but Mr.. TrujiIlo
expects that it will soon suspend publi-
cation. if it has not already done 50. The
office force Of FL POrvenir will be taken
along and part of the first Cuban edition
will be set up on shipboard. The editors
son. Antony, business manager Of the pa
per. will accompany his father.
Antonio Brace COrreoso, who owns the
Santiago Opera House. viii be one of the
party. COrreosO was made a prisoner by
the Spanish several years ago. and sent
to the prison colony at Ceuta He eS-
capped from there 10 Europe two years
ago. as many other Cuban prisoners have
done. and came 10 this city. Since then
he has anxiously awaited an opportunity
to reclaim his property. His opera house
was one of the largest and he does not
know what condition IL IS IN today
1t is estimated that there are 500 Gu
hans in New York who will return 10
Cuba when the independence of the island
is secured.
Owners OF mines in Santiago province
are preparing 10 send men and machinery
there and resume work as soon as posi-
BILE
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photogrnphy in the Dark.
(Fr0m the Boston Globe.J


Dr. W J. Russell. F. r. :. comes 10 the front
before the Royal Society in London with q dis
covery less striking than phctograp phiaE objects
without light; that Is. he can take ones picture
in the dark he himself being in the dark. too
In an elaborate lecture describing the process the
doctor says that he has succeeded in taking No
less than ZOO pictures entirely IN darkness. one
exceedingly interesting specimen being a photo
graph OF an illustration taken from Punch This
kind Of photographer. who depends upon what
he calls dark exposure for success, certainly
has the world al u disadvantage II there L
no safety even in the dark against being bsOc sht
down by some dark exposure fend lurking
with his machine for prey. then of the
most important concerns OF life may as well be
given up in despair. Dark seances have afforded
much delight and information for ghost seekers.
lovers in suburban parks. and a great va=i ty
OF persons engaged in the pursuit Of knowledge.
reflection ard uudistuTbed sociatility. Such a
machine must prove deadly TO occupations that
have furnished material for 30 much OF The wo-ld
romance, poetry and advancement II dark eN-
posure photography Is 10 b. permitted. let its
operations he confined 20 the 4 etiCn Of bu as.
policemen on their beats, and people justly under
cloud otherwise the prospect is appalling
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Would snow the Reason Why.
From the Pittsburr Dispatch.)


As a general rule the recruits at the United
States army headquarters are a very quiet lot
OF Young mon They go through the preliminary
examination with few remarks, and il rejected
pass quietly out with a tremoT Of the lip and
blinking OF TIE eve that beteEens hoE deep Is n r
disappointment One Of the other Kind came Up
the other day however He somewhat
blustery, and Capt Thomas sharpe asked him
the questions he answered IN a hippant manner
that assured the old Indian fighter that he Would
be a difficult subject 70 teach army discipline
When the examination was ended Clps. sharpe
said quietly: '-Stand aside Rejected"
whats that?'' asked the wouldbe Fecruit.
Rejected repeated Capt Skarpc.
'sYou mean can't ioin?'' asked the applicant
Capt Sharpe nodded
''Well, ri be bowed" said the prospective
soldier Can't join huh? Well we'll see about
that. That's pretty how-tO-do. amt it? The
idea. free-bOrn American citizfn PAYS his
taxes and never misses the poils on election day
and then he can't go fight for his country when
he wants TO. Well, well Just see about this
And he walked out with great long strides that
indicated that he was going to seek Scme redress
for the indignity that had been heaped upon him
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Paintings Lost Mt Sea.
(From the New Work Tribune. }

Buried with the wreck OF La Bourgogne at the
bottom OF the Atlantic there are four valuable
paintings, which had been sent of to Europe By
a well-known firm of this city. They include the
picture by Dupre entitled Crossing the Ford -
and canvas by Cain. called "The Zuyder Zee''
The names of the other two paintings could not
be learned but they were by thepopuIar French
artist, j. G. yibert. The Dupre picture was
worth about $4,000 and the value OF the four
together was over S21. .e00 The manager OF the
firm which consigned the paintings declined TO
give any further information about them '.They
are gone" he said: ''ail coffined in the same
The owners would not likeit." He shook his
head sorrowfuily. and added ''rhe French Line
seems to be unlucky. These are not the first
pictures that have been lost at sea from its ships.
When the Villa de Hayre wrecked about
twenty five years ago, Meissonier worth Sl2, 900
went down with her. 1t was called 'Bons Anis.
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Troops intended for the campaign in
Porto Rico may thank their stars that
they, or most OF them, are to be fur
nished with smokeless powder for their
rifles and artillery. The ordnance de-
partment of the army has succeeded in
accommodating a supply nearly sufficient
for the uses of the expedition. The navy
is being rapidly supplied. All the Dupont
works and large plant in California are
busy with rush orders, and both
branches of the service will be relieved
of the deadly incubus of black powder be-
fore long
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The Baltimore and Ohio

Washington is greatly Interested in
the reorganization of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and if the writer of the
article in the New York Financier.
which We print in another column. is
well informed, there is every prospect
of the very efficient work being con-
tinued under the prospective new man.
agement which was initiated two years
or more ago by Messrs. Cowen and
Murray. who were at that time ap-
pointed receivers.
1t is almost incredible that such
splendid property as the Baltimore and
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Cuban Indiff. renee

If the soldiers OF Garcia and Gomez
have done or are doing a solitary thing
to assist the American forces in Cuba
we should be glad to know what it S.
Their work before Santiago amounted
to nothing, and it is only since the
Spaniards surrendered to Gen. Shafter
that they have been in evidence. Now
they want to garrison the town, govern
the province and lie down comfortably
for a long Summers nap.
Writing of the battles of San Juan
and FL Caney July l and p the corre-
spondent of the New York Sun in the
field says:
The Cubans with Kent did no fighting, or
perhaps II would be correct to say they had no
fighting to do. Lawton was to have had the
assistance of several thousand Cubans but the
solemn truth is they kept well out OF danger
and fired all their ammunition harmlessly into
the air, afterward sending for The fact
i, the allies Of the Americans in Cuba OF
little use TO them except as scouts, and in that
capacity they are not regarded as trustworthy.
This is not a gratifying state of
things. After Gen. Shafter had pro-
vided arms. ammunition, food and
clothing for Garcia's army, ii was not
too much to expect that the Cubans
would be in the very front of the Amer
lean line when it advanced against the
common enemy: Instead they skulked
in the rear and fired their bullets in
the air.
1t is probable that the President in
beginning the war did not count very
much en- Cuban assistance. But that
does not help the Cubans. If they Will
not fight for their freedom when that
freedom is in sight they will not de-
serve il when the war is over
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We have the Santiago garrison all right,
because it has actually laid down its
arms. There may be question whether
the Spanish commanders in other parts of
eastern Cuba, none Of whom yet has
heard of the surrender, will consent to be
bound by its terms. There may be many
vagaries of Spanish honor" to count with
before those $4,000 prisoners shall stack
their Mausers and present themselves for
steerage passage to Spain.
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The Advertisers Guarantee Company, of Chi
cago. hereby oertihes that it has, by its expert
examiners proven and attested the circulation
Of THE TINES, Washington, D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month of juno,
1855, WAS 40 95ss copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers Of
the country by BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company. Of Maryland, deposited
with TIE Northwestern National Bank. of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
by J. R. MASON. President.
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Where to Carry stamps.
Rrom the New York SUM

Business men have various ways Of carving
their postage stamps" said the stamp clerk the
other morning. while sitting in his chair at the
stamp window in the general pOstOfice '-A good
many men who post their letters here always
have one or more stamps about them Some OF
them carry their stamps in stamp cases but the
economical man carries his stamps under the
band OF his hat OF in his pockets The other
tiav a Young man called for five twos,' and put
ting one on letter which he had to mall he
took out his watch, and, opening the back OF it.
slipped the remaining stamps into the ease.
They don't stick to the cover. and that Is about
the best way one can carry stamps, il he has a
vatch.'
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A Southern Expedition.

(From the New York Tribune)
Borchgrevink viii sail from London during the
present month to explore Sonth Victoria land
and the seas and islands between there and Aus
traiia. His Ship is the Southern Cross, designed
by the builders of Nansens famous vessel the
Franz and has ten feet of solid oak at her bows
her weakest part, being thirty-two inches in
thickness He will take with him sixty-ive
Siberian sledge dogs. flock Of carrier pigeons
and supplies for three years
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Some Enlightenment Necessary.

(FrOm the PhlIadeIphia Ledger.)
Before Germany goes any further in the protec-
tion of her commercial interests in the Philip
pines. would it not be we'll for her to define what
those interests are? According to unimaginative
commercial statistics, she ranks fifth among the
powers which share the very limited commerce
Of the islands; from which it would appear that
all she gets from the Philippines in year would
hardly pay for the coal her big squadron at
Manila burns in month.