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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

The shifting Of places Of several British Am
bassadors has called attention afresh 10 some
features Of the British diplomatic service. espe-
cially 10 the handsome rate nj which the repre-
eentatves OF the Empire are paid for their SER
vices The Ambassador at Paris, for example.
gets 700 n year; at Berlin. Constantlnople
and Vienna. each. $4,000; at st. Petersburg
$50 900: at Rome. $4,000; at Washington.
$50. 800: at Madrid. $4,000; at Picking and To-
heran each $4,000: at Toxic. $4,000: at The
Hague $4,000: at Athens. $1,000. and at Stock
holm and Copenhagen. each. $4,000. Now. these
sums not merely in payment for the Minis
ters' services. They are likewise to enable them
TO represent their Government In BETTING style
and 10 do the most effective work In Its behalf
And the end justihes the means SO 1t would
in our own case. II only we would try the expert
meQt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
The sea serpent this y-arhas a steel skin and
wears a Spanish flag on his tall.

Japanese protests which como from b. Pc
,ersburg are n bit like Philippine news which
comes from Madrid and mule stories which
come from Havana.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

Germany has not yet placed herself formally
on record as a neutral In this war; but sh" may
he trusted to observe practically the obligations
OF one The Emperor in his speech Diminishing
the Reichstag said that he regarded 1t as his
duty 10 fulnl all such obligations. and there is
no sovereign who more scrupulously discharges
all that he deems his duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

The Spanish Ministry Is explaining to tho peo-
pie the technical impossibility" Of defending
Manila Bay. In fighting II IS mistake to be SO
scrupuious regarding mere technicalities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

criminal charges against a man as an lnstru-
ment to govern his official acts Is blackma'i' ana
II Is nothing else.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT.
Holding of Guantanamo by the Ma
rine Battalion Was of the
Utmost Importance.

In his annualreport to the secretary
cf the navy Col. Haywood, command
ent of marines, finds an opportunity
% give a brief history of the splendid
achievements OF the marine battalion
which, under the command of Lieut..
Col. Huntington, constituted the ad-
vance guard of the American attack
irg force on Cuba, landing at Guanta-
nano and holding it till after San
tiagc's surrender. The colonel com
1nandant speaks modestly of this
achievement which already has been
fully described III the reports of the
war correspondents, contenting nin-
self with the statement that the hold
ing Of The position at uantananlo was
of the utmost Importance 10 the navy,
as it was the only harbor where the
vessels could seek shelter during the
hurricane season. TO supply details
lie appends the report of Lieut.. Col.
Huntington. dealing with that exploit
Of the marine corps.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
SEES THE PRESIDENT.
Brave Gunner Jesse Gates the Worst
DisNEured Man Who Has Re-
turned from Cuba.

Jesse Gates. of Rockford, ILL.,, who
was gunner in Grimes battery, which
took such u conspicuous part in the
battle at San Juan hill, called upon
the president the other day. He fired
the first cannon from SaE Juan hill.
and in the second days fighting was
wounded by fragment of a Spanish
shell, which tore away portion of his
upper lip and seven teeth. He claims
to be The worst disfgured man who
has returned from Cuba. Private
Gates is going to New York to undergo
an operation before he returns home.
where his wife is i'll.
lie wanted Commissioner of Pen
sions Evans to have him examined pre-
paratory to granting him pension,
before he left the city. This could not
be done, as it would be in viola tion OF
the pension laws, and Gates was in
structed to return to his home. Later
he was seen by the president, who took
his papers and promised to give them
attention.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
ARMOR PLATE TEST.
Steel Treated by Krupp Process
Found to Be Superior.
ProjcctiIc Fails to Pierce a Twelve
Inch Plate When Fired from n
T,veIve-Inch Gun Only Three
Hundred Feet Away.

The remarkable results of ballistic
trial Of armor plate at the Indian Head
naval proving station are almost GER
tain TO lead 10 the adoption of new
process fer treating heavy plates by
which battleships may lie Grmored
with greatl,9 reduced thickness Of
plate with Fe same resisting quality
as those protecting the sides of the
best fighters now in the service. The
plate tested was one treated with the
new Krupp process, and the result
showed that it is superior in all re-
spects to plates made by the Harvey or
any other process now in use.
Some time ago the Carnegies
brought to the navy departments at
tention the Krupp process and asked
that ii be tried, as the right to use it
IN this country had been secured. A
siX-inch plate was subjected to the
most severe ballistic trial. A six-inch
shell failed to penetrate it. Three
shots did little damage, and no cracks
were seen in evidence.
The plate tested last was fraction
under - inches, perfectly made, and
the test was witnessed by large party
CT American and foreign officers
Against the sides of Maryland hill
the steel plate had been substantially
bolted, and 500 feet away was one of
the navy's new 12-inch guns. The first
projectile, one of the armor-piercing
variety, entered cnly Sh inches, the
she'll remaining imbedded. No cracks,
radial or otherwise, or signs of weak
ness were shown in the plate.
The esecond shot was with the highest
velocity ever employed in ballistic
trials with a 12inch gun at such a
thickness of plate. Tie projectile
passed clear through the armor and
backing and lodged in the embank
ment. What was found of the shell
showed it to be badly broken and dis
torted, but the plate gave rot the
slightest evidence of cracks on the
surface.
Ordnance experts explained that no
plate ever made could possibly with
stand such shock at a velocity that
this seccsd shell had been fired. A
third and last shot was then fired at
the smallest velocity of all. 1t pene
trated about five inches and stuck. y
careful examination of the plate
showed the absence of the usual large
opening cracks.
The effect of the trial, it is said by
ordnance eHperts.will lead TO the adop-
tion of the Krupp process for the
navy, and that all the armor for the
three new bettleships and four moni-
tors will be treated with it, The
heaviest plates on their sides will not
be over Is inches in thickness. cquiva-
lent TO the 1S-inch plates protecting
the Indiana and Oregon class. The
reduction in weight would be about 800
tons TO a ship.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
WORK DELAYED,
Government Annoyed by Cuarantin.
That stops Construction Of Naval
COaltng Station at Dry TortIGss.

Work on the naval coaling station a
the Dry Tortugas is seriously inter
fered with by the Florida state off
ciais in declaring quarantine agains
the government reservation. As a con
sequence the important work OF con
structin9 a station at that point viii
be indefinitely postponed. The quar-
antine will be in force at least unit
Novem Der ), and 1t becomes recessar.
On this account to extend the contrac
for dredging, pier construction. elec
trio light work and coaling shed work
This work should have been completed
within month. The station is great,
needed IS a depot Of supplies for ship
operating in the West Indies Tht
navy department authorities have hat
a great deal of trouble about this sta
tion since he bids were opened. whicI
was during the war. There have beel
many impediments, and the latest
one which gives them much annoy
ance. It will not be possible to sent
workmen to the place, and those who
are there now and who may be dis
charged or resign will have troubl'
in getting away.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
FRANCES LATEST DEATH TOOL
Proves Its Ability to Destroy Whole
Regiment Or Battery in On"
Minute.

Information by cable is that the
Frenchmen believe that in the new
rapid-fire field gun Of their army they
possess the most deadly and efficient
weapon ever invented. 1t is Of 2.9s
inches caliber, and discharges 20 shells
a minute Each shell can be loaded
with 25O bullets. Many practical eX-
periments have been made with the
gun at Ctalons. 1t proved its ability
to destroy a regiment or battery II
one minute.
The barrel of the new gun is OF
nickel steel. The breechlock is con-
structed on the interrupted screw
principle, but greatly modified from
the old form. L can be closed quickly
with one motion. The closing Of the
breech cocks a hammer. The gunner
at the same time holds the lanyard
aims, and fires.
The gun with it's carriage weigh;
1900 pounds, which is distributed at
the rate of 600 pounds to horse. This
makes it easily movable.
One of the most valuable features o1
the gun is that the recoil is practically
abolished. This is what makes it pos
sble to load and fire so rapidly. The
appliance for avoiding recoil includes
a cylinder filled with glycerin. An
iron rod driven into the ground helps
to hold the gun firmly.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
MAY BUILD ON LAKES.
Prospect That High Commission
Work in Quebec E:ay Lead to
Modification Treaty.

representative Foss, while at Wash
Ington, had q conference with Secre
tary Long about the treaty OF 1917
which limits the number of gunboat:
on the great lakes to one.
Secretary Long believes hat as re
suit of the conference between the
American and Canadian commission.
ers this treaty will be mcdifed so q.
to enable shipbuilders on the lakes
to secure contracts for building war.
ships, which privilege is now denied
them. One of the firms maintaining
plant on the lakes was the lowest bid.
der for the torpedo boats for which
contracts have just been let. The bic
was thrown out because it would have
been a violation of the treaty to bulC
it On the lakes.
Nothing has been done toward build.
ing the gunboat which is to replace the
Michigan, because of the operations o.
the treaty. Its repeal or modification
is important to the lake shipbuilders
and hopes are entertained that some,
thing will be agreed upon before the
commission finishes it's labors.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
Remembered Kim,

"There's no use of your saying a
world" exclaimed the woman Of the
house, as scon as she had opened the
door and glanced at tie man standing
outside. Il know YOU"
But, ma'am-"
81 recognized you as soon as saw
you. You can't"
"Ma'am-"
you're the man who sold me a
washing machine SIX months age for
$3.50 that wasn't worth shucks. 1t
wouldn't"
"Al l wanted to tell you, ma am,
is"
"It wouldn't wash anything. The
longer you used it the dirtier the
clothes got. You couldn't sell me
anything now if you was to pay me
fer taking it. When a man focls ne
Cnce he won't ever have the chance to
do it again. I can tell you that. III
sell that washing machine back to you
for 80 cents. 1t doesn't make any dif-
ference what you've got this time.
wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.
and you can talk TIL you are gray. 1t
won't do you any good"
Madam" yelled the man, who had
heen dancing about impatiently, your
kitchen rocf is blazing where that iron
stovepipe runs up through it. That's
what I stopped to-"
Good land. Why didn't you say
so? What did you want to stand there
talking for when the house is burning
up? Run over to that grocery store on
the corner and turn in an alarm!
Fire! Fire! e!'-Chicago Tribune,
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
GOVERNOR CARRIED WATER.
Nurse Gives Orders to the Chief
Executive OF New Jersey and
He Readily Obeys.

Sick soldiers are constantly passing
through Washington. and a number o
women who live in the city have lef
their homes to administer to the sol
diers and furnish them with the deli
cacies which are not supplied by tht
government. These women enter the
trains and perform the daties
Iurses. which the:government in man.
instances failed 10 supply.
When a New Jersey regiment passet
through the city recently one of thes
women noticed a soldier who seemet
to have but a short time to live an,
endeavored to cheer his few remainin;
hours. She needed basin of water t,
wash the face of the suffering soldie
and seeing man dressed in citizen
attire standing near ordered him t.
bring it to her. He obeyed the orde
with alacrity, and several times he wa
ordered 10 bring more water" whicl
he did cheerfully. When the train wa
about to depart the woman thanke,
the citizen for his services and inquire
who he was. Much to her surprise sh
learned that it was the governor 0
New Jersey who had been unostenta
tiously ministering TO the soldiers o
his state, who were returning from
the fever-stricken camps Of the south
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
SAYS CZAR'S In EARNEST.
MIR. Stead Declares There Is No Hum
bug in the Disarmament
PPoposnI

William t. Stead. who is making a
tour Of the European capitals in be-
half Of the London Daily News to as
certain the attitude Of the various
countries toward the czar's disarma-
ment- proposal, has arrived III ST.
Petersburg, whence he writes that the
disheartening suggestions of skeptical
Pcssimisis are unfou2dtd.
There is, he says, Z o hunhug 4 about
the proposal. The czar is entirely in
earnest. Neither N. Witte, minister
of finance; NJ. Pcbiedonostsef pro-
eouratcr general Of the holy synod;
nor Count Murayleff, minister Of for
eign affairs. was he author OF the pro-
pCsal. 1t was due 10 the personal in
itiatiye Of the ear. who imposed his
viii Oh his ministers. Mr.. Stead adds:
The scheme was conceived in mind
imbued from ch,idhood with the hOr
rors of war and the passion for peace
which distinguished the czar's father.
1t was fostered continually by the ir
creasing evidence OF the f&tuous, sui
cidal policy of Beggar my neighbour
and found consenial environment in
the personal domestic encourage OF
the czar, and was finally launched with
the splendid audacity ofyouth."
Mr.. Stead concludes his letter with
the statement that all the govern
ments, with TIE exception Of three or
four. have responded favorably to the
proposal. The reply Of the British gov
ernment Las not yet been received in
St. Peters burg
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
BIG ARMY FOR UNCLE SAM.
Congressman Hall, of Iowa, Says at
Least 100000 Soldiers Are
Needed.

Congressman john A. T. Hull, of
Iowa, who is chairman of the COM
mittee cl military affairs of the house
of epresentatiyes and author CT the
bill bearing his name 'for the better
organization Of the army" which be-
came q law just before the breaking
out Of the war with Spain, was asked
while in New York city what legisla-
ton he thought likely a the coming
session Of congress looking to the per-
manent increase of the standing army
~ bill Will be introduced as soon
as congress meets" said Mr.. Hull,
providing for a permanent standing
army of 100000 men.
1--WE certainly will need that many
to maintain guard in Cuba until
stable government is established
here and 10 garrison our new island
possessions of Hawaii Puerto Rico.
and possibly the Philippines. l don't
believe there will be any difficulty in
raising The army TO that strength in
he course Of three of four months.
think it would be possible to raise So
200 negro troops in that time. and they
would make the best sort Of soldiers
for garrison duty in tropical coun-
tries. They can stand the climate bet
ter than white men, and the recent
war demonstrated what sort of fight
ers they are"
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
A MEMORIAL GATE.
Members of Harvard University AiHm-
nj VIII Honor Students Who
Served Ia the Recent War.

Harvard is soon to erect memorial
to the students who went out in answer
to the call for volunteers in the late
5panish-American war. The matter
has been placed in the hands of an
alumni committee,
The memorial will take the form of a
gateway dedicated to all Harvard men
who enlisted, and inscribed with the
names of those who died. The gate
will be part of the wall 10 be built
about the college yard, and will be
placed at the south entrance. 1t is eX-
pected 10 cost $4,000.
There were many who hoped that
tablets in memory of the Harvard
men who fell would be placed in Mem
orial hall, but the fact that the latter
memorial was erected only to the men
who died in the civil war prevented
this
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
BIG TRADE WITH CHINA
Eoublc That CT Germany and Second
Only to That of Great
Britain.

Special reports from United States
Consul Johnson at Annoy and Consul
Fowler at Chefoo show an enormous
increase Of the foreign trade Of China
and point out the great value of that
part of it originating III the United
States. Last year the volume of the
trade exceeded that for 1896 by 3d.,
0OC, ,O0O taels, total being reckored at
1919 cents. The value of the United
States trade in China represented Is
FER cent. of the total, being more than
double the whole German trade and
second only to Great Britain. AS Con-
sui Fowler puts it: ''The value Of
United States exports to China is
greater than that of all continental
Europe and the Russians, European
and Asiatic." His figures snow that
last year this excess amounted to
$320,281. But these figures. he says.
are entirely too small, for owing % the
Chinese method Of keeping treasury
statistics a large proportion of the
goods coming from the United States
ARE entered Is from other countries.
Consul Johnson says that kerosene no
longer holds first place in tbs exports
from the United States to China. Cot
ton goo1s is the most valuable line of
trade, and 40 per cent. Of the exports
of the cotton from the United States
went to China last year, the value be-
ing over $7,O00,0O0.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
oREGoN's MANILA GUARDS.
Military Organization of Forty Pretty
Girls, the SUeethearts of
Brave Volunteers,

There has been organized at Nc
Minnville, Ore, company of 40 young
women calling themselves the Manila
guards Their object is neral, phys
ical and intellectual improvement.
They arc the sisters, sweethearts
and schoolmates of the Oregon vol
unteers who went to Manila. Beauty
and physical excellence are necessary
qualifications of members, and this
climate furnishes some excellent
types. Ages range from 10 to 21 years,
and the members are the daughters Of
the best people of the city and coun-
try.
The girls are neatly uniformed and
couipped as nearly like the boys in
blue as conditions will allow-a snug
fitting blouse of blue cloth, with brass
buttons and blue skirt, cut nine inches
from the floor, with two white stripes
cf braid down each side. Tan leg
gings are worn, and blue fatigue
cap, with tiny broom made OF manila
and wrapped with red, white and blue
cord as a pompon, constitutes the
head-dress. On the left breast is worn
q five-point star, made of manila, and
wrapped with red, white and blue
thread.
The guard is equipped with swrods,
belts and haversacks, and is drilled by
an old army veteran in marching and
saber drill, the latter according to the
old stevenson tactics" They have
attained high proficiency in drill, and
their fame has become state wide.
They gave an exhibition drill on the
Fourth of July and created sensa-
ton.
These pretty cavaliers will attend
the annual regatta at Astoria. They
will travel over 800 miles by rail and
boat. All expenses will be paid by
the regatta committee. They are de-
termined to be the chief attraction
and are brushing up their uniforms
and drilling daily for the trip.
Orders have been issued for the As
toria campaign. Two blankets, a
sheet and a pillow will be allowed
10 each member, and two must bunk
together, tying their effects in one
bundle.
Discipline is very rigid, which is nee
essary to control 40 romping, healthy
girls. Rising and retiring at appoint
cd hours are required. Breaches of
discipline are punishable by reducing
officers to the ranks and the dismissal
of erratic ones from membership.
The guard can storm the trenches
or drive a mob from the streets, and
when in sham conflict their yells re-
mind the old troopers of the John
nies" and "Yanks" of long ago.-Ports
land Oregonian,
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
HORSERADISH TIME.
Uses of This PCngent Root That
Some People Don't Know
About.

Of the itinerant merchants whose
raucous cries are just now particular
ly penetrating none is more insistent
than the purvcyor OF horseradish. q
vcnder almost peculiar to the East
side and upper sections of New York.
He comes trihe early this year, per-
haps, but he says on being questioned
as TO this previousnesS that the horse
radish crop Is very much ahead of its
time.
Properly" sold one of the venders
TO me, "the season does not begin un-
til oyster time; but since the crop
insisted Oh coming to perfection some
weeks in advance and horseradish is
mighty good as a relish for all sorts
of cold meats, why, | reckon no one
objects to that fact, leastways not the
restaurant keepers,
Good cooks always buy plenty of
horseradish of us hawkers, for you
have TO idea how many are the fine
dishes which may be made with the
root. Lots of people make very
toothsome sauce by covering one
pound of sliced horseradish root with
spirits of wine and keeping the mix
ture tightly corked. Then this is
added drop by drop to the white
sauces used for meats or fish. When
mixed with little fresh mustard and
red pepper the horseradish and spirits
of wine make great sauce for broiled
beef or deviled chicken.
"Horseradish vinegar is another
concoction much used in New York,
and the way to make it is to soak
a cupful of freshly grated root TO-
gether with an ounce of minced on
ions, a piece of garlic and pinch of
red pepper in a quart of cider vinegar.
After this has been kept corked up
for a week it Is strained through a
cloth and bottled for use. 1t is pleas
ant addition to q number of salads.
MANY of the restaurants uptown
where the cooks are foreigners grow
n very fine salad from horseradish.
They take the crowns which are left
after the roots are dug up and bury
them upright in moist beds which they
keep specially for the purpose in the
dark, warm cellars under tn. restau-
rants."-N. Y. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
COMPLAIN OF LIGHTHOUSE.
Citizens of HighIanda and seabright, N
j., Kept Awake By "a Most
Powerful Fla shliEht.

Quite a curious complaint has been
received by the government from the
citizens of Highland and Seabright, n.
J., about a new lighthouse which has
been built in New York harbor, and
which prevents the people of these two
suburban towns from sleeping. This
light is the most powerful one of its
kind in the country, the lens being
six feet in diameter, 1t is the first
light seen by incoming steamers after
passing Fire island. The light revolves
and shows q fash every five seconds.
and it is claimed by the complaining
citizens that these sudden flashes pre-
vent them sleeping as they fleod.their
sleeping apartments. There was nc
objection TO the old light, which was
a steady beacon. but the new one Is
great disturber Of sleep. These people
will have to put up with the incon-
venience, as there is 10 remedy, the
screen erected by the treasury de-
partment failing to shield them.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-12
Women as Business Advisers.

1t is said that the only two countries
where women are the leaders and men
in leading strings are France and the
United States. Frenchmen comment
On the fact that English and American
women often ate utterly ignorant as
to whether their husbands are making
Or losing money, while the Frenchwom-
an, even in business. is her usband's
adviser, and is made his confdante in
regard to all his business transactions.
The critics think that the different pc
sitions occupied by American and Eng
lish women are due largely TO educa-
ton; boys and girls being educated in
the same schools in America.-N. Y.
Tribune.