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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
PORTO RICO
FERTILE COUNTRY. UNDEvELoPEL
UNDER SPANISH SWAY.

THE EARLY INHABITANTS AND THEIR SPAN
,su coNorrRors $50 STRUGGLES FOR
INDEPrNDENcE-HOw THE FI-
AND IS GOVERNED.
Tho island of Porto Rico IS the smaller or
Spain's two remaining colonies in west lndiah
waters 1t lies eighty miles to the east oi
Hayti and close beside it to the westward lie
the group comprising the Virgin Islands Porto
Rico's general shape is that Of paralielogram.
It's length Is 1913 miles, and its breadth IN us
widest part is 81. A range Of hills traverses
the island from east TO west some distance from
the southern coast. These hills-the highest
Ell Yunque being 5000 feet high-intercept the
northeast trade winds and the northern low
lands have oftentmes an Overabundant supply
of water, while severe drouths often are ex-
perenced in the SOUTH making II necessary 10
have recourse to artificial irrigation. In gen
eral however. the island Is well watered. Inc
coast line Is indented with many bays ana
creeks several of which be used by SHIPS
Of heavy burden In accordance with the situa-
ton OF the mountain chain. the rivers which
flow toward the northern coast are longer ana
deeper than those the opposite side ana
several Of the former allow coastinS vessels 10
enter five or six miles.
CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE.
The climate OF Porto Rico is supposed 20 De
less unhealthy for Europeans than In most OF
the Antilles and the heat. even In the months
Of summer. is not so severe as in other parts
Of the West Indies.
The lack Of good roads and Of bridges In many
parts OF the island has been one cause or the
failure Of the island to develop its real value
as a producer Of agricultural products In late
years. however, the Government has done much
70 increase the islands resources. Gold, coal
COPPER. iron and salt are found but the last
alone Is mined Sugar and coffee are the staple
products, the former being grown for the most
mart on the southern coast. on the fertile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
RECRUITS SENT TO TIE sIxTY-NrNTH

There much activity at the G9th Regiment
arnory last night The possibility Of the rcelmcut
going the front carly day responsible
for the presence OF large crowd Of men VINO
made application for membership in the provisional
regiment. Three surgeons from the regular Army
were present and kept busy examining
crults. They said the end OF the night would find
six hundred ahlc-bOdied men accepted for the usT
organization. Captain Plunkett. OF Company -.
called at the armory from Camp Black and asked
for twelve good men TO I'll the places OF twelve OF
members of his company who had failed to
pass the physical examination. The men Were !ur-
nished. and they left the armory at once for Hemp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
LET HIN 90, HULDA!

m The Denver Times.
Ave want 10 fite. bay yingo-
Yo bat yare botes aye do
And Of mae wife VII lat mae go
Two yumps VII tax me trough.
Ave skal no lax to be so slow.
Van Oncle Sam es right
II Hulda say. Go. ole. -gol''
70 ought 10 see mae fight.
Won day aye Wiped an Irishman-
And das banc poorly vail
Ef aye can do big ting lax deA
Aye would vlp Spain lax hal!
Gef me mae gon and alkahal-
About Won quart. aye tank
An votch Svede Ole maken yump
To Cuba's bloody bank.
Ef anyteng es left OF Spain
Ven aye haf plainly ite.
Lat Hulda go and do te rest
Aye tank das bane all rite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
THE SONG OF THE CORY.

From The San Francisco Chronicle
was dry and dusty.
was weak and weary:
Now I'm glad and lusty,
And the earth looks CHEEKY.
Oh. the soaking.
Mirth-provoking.
Laughter making raini
Soft and silky,
Mild and milky.
Grows my golden grain.
Listen 10 the laughter
That my leaves arc making
When the winds come after
Kisses softly shaking.
Oh. health giving.
Breathing. living.
Heaven pouring raint
Come, caress me.
Kiss me. bless me,
once and once aga!nf
Let your hearts be singing.
Peal your peans. peoples!
Set the 10Y bells ringing
In the lofty steeples;
Praises render
To the Sender
OF the joyous rain
or the living.
The life-giving.
or the precious raini
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
sEwELL HAS NOT DECIDED YET

Washington. May Ex-senator Sewcll. Of New-Jer-
scy. recently appointed major general Of volunteers
and assigned 20 command the troops at " ASKING
ton. again at tho War Department to-day. lie
Is still undecided 10 whether he viii nIal4y ac
cept the appointment Of major-gencral and will not
H. in doing so, he Is compelled to relinqush hts
seat In tho Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
Gnrcueau ADVERTISEMENTS.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS will ma
- the London once of The Tribune. ICE
Fleet street. n convenient place TO leave
their advertisements and subscriptions for
The Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12

him that the Colorado infantry regiment wouio DC
Gan, N San Franc,sco az soon as Il was ready 10
take the field The Governor replied that the resi-
ment was ready to move Immediately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIMENT READY.
Denver. May 1i.-Covernor Adams received q
message to-day from Secretary Alger informing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
SALUTE FOR OFFICERS.

They had announced their coming by telegraph.
and under the impression that the Governor wouid
he with them the troops were paraded at n:S
O'Clock As the first carriage OF the party reachen
the crest OF the hill the signal was given TO Ser
geant Jansen and he gave the command Fire!
Bang doomed the gun and nineteen guns AT ten
second intervals were soon counted on. The oand
played Hail TO the Chief" and the nrst int!matlon
that any one In camp had that the Governor had
not arrived was that the carriages kept 10 the ROAD
in the rear OF the troops The regiments al once re-
turned to quarters to be paraded again at O'Clock
10 welcome the Governor in camp. when the salute
was fred again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
SOUTH CAROLINIANS TOO Ll"Hi'
nAp1n pRoGREss 1N MrsTERING

Washington. May n.-Eepor;s received NJ the
War Department show continuation c' rama
n-ovress IN mastering the volunteers Among the
advces received under yesterdays date are tn"
following:
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Rhea and Lee.
fCfnch Nalic,s NaWxl

Suppose Judge Rhea did say oil
fItz Lee. 81 am glad we have downed
the old confederate" 1t was a re
mark applied to an individual, not
the representative of the confederate
soldiers, but as distinguished from,
and in JOY over the election of the
young confederate,I. 5. Marntin, who
fought at New Market with other
cadets of the V. NJ. l., an institution,
from which James A. Walker was
dismissed, at the instance of Stone.
wall Jackson, for which Wake
threatened the old soldier "to kill him
on sight" "Fixed a certain day for
the attempt, then changed it to that
night, to the next day and next
night" and finally left amidst the
derlSion and disgust of the boys.
What is that remark in comparison
with Walkers conduct ignoring the
old soldiers in the distributing of his
post Offices? How many one armed
old coniederates, struggling for an
existence has he "downed" for veal
thler non combatants? Some of them
can be named if desired. Let Gen. |
and his friends answer. He
turned out and turned down II. Wad-
ley, post master at Pulaski, an old
StonewalI Brigade man, with no arms,
who had been undisturbcd by Harri-
son and Cleveland. Others of that
same grade have been treated like
wise, yet upon the reputation of Jack
on's brigade, ne poses as a hero and
truts over the country as one of
hem. One knowing Walkers dis
position well knows after the humiI-
alton inflicted upon him by Jackson,
Ie hates the name Of Stonewall. AZ
er the snubbing the Veterans gave :
Walker at Richmond, and his Boston
peecb, self respect should prompt
I'M to champion the cause of the 9
outhern soldier. 1t is a desperate /
Hort to re-instate himself. I
1t is reported, he said at Graham n
e would pension the Confederate 4
'lgadlers. Certainly. He always ?
otes for legislation in favor of self.
zen voting to increase his salary n
lVo per month in the shape of a n
ERIK, when the government was bor- W
wing money and the tax PAYERS m
ere sacrificing property to pay the d.
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collector. Doesn't he aud his clerk
draw over $4,000 per annnm? An
swer, sIr. Walker.
Ex-CoSFEDgnATs,
WHO is not sorry.
A New Convert.
fciioeh vaIIeJ News.l

Below we give an extract from a
speech made in Congress by Mr.
jenkins (Repnblican) in answer to
Gen. Walker, who had accused Jen-
kins Of cowardice in not going with
Walker to any extent to subserve
partizap ends. This is taken from
the Congressional Record;
Mr.. Jenkins (Rep.) Of Wisconsin
on Walker,) from Congressional
Record in contested election case.
There was no cowardice on their
part, and if my learned friend from
Virginia had been as Industrious in
the committee as ne was in getting
votes in the State Of Virginia at that
time he would have become as familiar
with the views as | am. SO say
that so far as that is concerned there
is no fault to be found with those
gentlemen. want to know why |
should be charged with want Of loyal
ty to the Republican party because |
do not agree with these three learned
gentlemen? Why, my friend who
made that attack upon me was in his
swaddling clothes, feeding out of a
nursing bottle, when | was out here
in the State of Virginia trying to
keep the Democratic party from over
throwing this government laughter.
l was Republican when my learn
friend from Virginia was Democrat,
doing everything he could to overturn
the Constitution of the United States.
l was a Republican here when my
learned friend was down in Virginia
helping the Democratic party to de-
prive the loyal negro voters Of that
State Of their political rights. | am
a Republican yet. | admire the hon
esty of the gentleman. admire his
bravery and his courage, BUT NEW
CONVERTS ACE ALWAYS JEALOUS. Why
charge me with cowardice or want of
loyalty to the Republican party be-
cause fail to follow my colleagues
IN the committee in their views? Am
to be abused and charged with want
If loyalty to the Republican party +
because | refuse to follow the views t
If the gentlemen from Michigan { Mr.. t
Thomas, who was not educated for G
he bar? | think that, with twenty
i've years experience at the bar, | am c
s competent to judge of these cleo v
ion cases as the gentlemen who have S
ttacked me. I
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The Wheat Crop of 1898.

The prevailing estimates of tn,
amount of wheat produced by the
United States this year should not bt
accepted with TOO much confidence
says the Baltimore Sun. AS long as
the great bulk of the crop is in the
hands of the farmers the estimates
are invariably large. After the wheat
leaves the granaries and goes into
the elevators it is suddenly discovered
by the eStimatofs that the crop is not
50 great as had been thought. Then
the estimates keep on dwindling until
new wheat of the next year begins TO
arrive in the market. Some of the
estimates this year go as high as
seven HUNDRED million bushels
There is nothing more than mere
guess work upon which to base such
statement.
Alter the harvest of 1897 wheat
started in at higher price than for
several previous years and good prices
were maintained down to the begipn-
ing OF the present harvest. There |
was last year a small crop in the
world. That in the United State, |
was large, but the demands of the
European market were such that
when the harvest Of this year cane
We had little or no stock left. Tie
urplns brought over was less than il
lad been for many years, and the alb
ence OF this surplus, which ALWAYS
cts as a wet blanket to the market
'as relied upon to keep up prices I
'ut the bears seem to have the best
it. AMI prices went down greatly
the disappointment Of the farmers | +,
no bad expected something better.
0 great has been this disappoint.
ent that there is no disposition % s
u and the good prices received last
'ar enable most farmers to CRAFTY
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Fitzhugh Lee Re-dlscovered,

"Fitzhugh Lee rediscovered" is tn,
| Philadelphia Times heading owe
some remarks concerning the gooC
record made by Gen. Lee as corps
commander. 1t says:
Since Alger went west, to grow up
with the country, the war department
has made a number of discoveries.
One of these is that there is a person
in the service named Fitahugh Lee,
who holds the commission of major
general and is in command Of a corps
of volunteers in Florida, and that
this corps is in excellent condition,
well organized, well drilled, well ted g.,
and generally in good health and
ready for the field.
While this rumpus has been goin
on, Gen. Lee has been saying nothing
but quietly attending to his business.
jacksonville is rot the most agree
able summer resort. Compared with
Chickamauga, of example, it Nigh,
be supposed unhealthy. But Fitz-
hugh Lee seems to have the old West
Point prejudice in favor Of educated
military men for staff positions, an
he got an efficient staff assigned 10
him at the beginning. AS a resul
we have heard so little complaint
from his corps that most people had
forgotten its existence as completely
as Alger apparently had, though the
he had to work with includ-
ell some of the worst and the volun-
teer officers had as much to learn
there as anywhere else.
1t will be remembered that before
AlgeI left he issued an order for the
out of one-half of the vol I
unteers, selected upon no ascertain
able system. 1t is this order that has
the Seventh corps to mind,
since it takes from it number of
regiments just as they had been go,
INTO good serviceable condition for the
expedition to Cuba on which they
we're expecting to embark with the
approach of cold weather Alger is {
lot much on organization, but for
lisorganizing ne is the greatest Sec i
etary of war that ever has been !
'nown, and Lee could not expect to t
scape his devastating hand entirely.
t is not a part of the Alger plan that 5
ny man as competent as titzhugh b
zee should be given an opportunity s
pr effective service that would further e
verwhelm the pets Of Michigan.
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Does Baby
I hrive?

If your baby is delicate
and sickly and its food does
not nourish it, put fifteen
or twenty drops of Scott
Emulsion in its bottle three
or =, tour times a day and you
Will IL, see a marked change.
We have had abundant
proof that they will thrive
on Q this emulsion when other
food fails to nourish them.
i. 1t is the same with larger
children that are delicate.
SCOTS Emulsion seems to be
The element lacking in their
'ood. Do not fail to try it if
'our children do not thrive.
{ is as useful for them in
ummer as in winter. Il
Az y02r doefo, u this is NOT i,a<.
SCOTT BOVINE. Chemists, New York
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WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our regular correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, d. C., Sept. l9.-So far a
European governments are concerned, tn
center of interest will he shifted from
Washington to Paris, as soon as on
Peace Commissioners, now on their way
arrive at the laterely. The German Am
bassador left for Europe ahead of tn,
Peace Commissioners, on the plea that he
needed course Of bathing at Carlsbad
There is little doubt that he was summon.
ed home by the Emperor, who is deeply
interested in the settlement of the Phil
ippine question-so deeply that many te-
lIeve he intends to seize an island if the
treaty does not provide tor the entire
group passing under American control.
The Ambassador can give him pointers on
the condition of American sentiment.
The French Ambassador, who represented
Spain in the preliminary peace negotla-
tIons, has also gone to Europe, and he
didn't take the trouble to say that he was
going for his health. From hints dropped
by the President to several of bis callers.
the impression is growing that our Com
missioners are instructed 10 insist mon
American control OF the whole of the
Philippine islands.
Notwithstanding the declination of a
number of gentlemen TO serve on the Com
mission to investigate the conduct of the
war, the President expects to yet the Conn
mission completed and at work in a few
days. He impresses those with whom he
talks on the subject with the idea that he
IS very much in earnest and determined |
hat the Commission shall get at the whole
ruth regardless ofcOnsequences. He has
promised every possible assistance in gett-
ng oral evidence, and that all the War
department. records will he open to the
commission. That should bring out the
acts, even If the Commission does lack
uthority to compel Witnesses to testify.
Until Col. Hay arrives to assume the
uties OF Secretary of State, which will he
''nih the present week, the Department
State will be without Secretary and :
ithout first Assistant, Mr.. Day having a
signed the Secretaryship to become a j
'ace commissioner, and Mr.. Moore the !
'sitIon of LIST Assistant to accompany the
ace Commission in an advisory ca pacity. d
u. Hay will be allowed TO choose bis
I Assistant.
hng''shmen who have recently visited =
ashinston, are practically unanimous in
EFF opinions OF what we ought to do with
philippines. Mr.. Samuel Bird
eminent Londoner raid: England has
'eeP interest in the settlement of the d.
nership of the Philippines. If the us ;
. not hold on to them. England will II
readily assent to their occupation Inv a,
other power. We think il Is MI rich,
your government TO hold them; In fact ga
N our point Of view. II would be an se, =
'eakness for the Americans to renoupce Y,
spot OF ground that they have obtain. y
'y conquest. A strong nation will all da
. hold what 1t has won through the H.
shai'ure Of blood and money. The re- s sss
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suit of the war with Spain has elevated
the American nation in the eyes of The
countries across the sea. and it would he q
distinct loss to you to falter or give way
in the least degree in the policy that your
victory over Spain has rendered newt.
able"
Wherever there is a chance TO make
money, American enterprise aud capital
are likely to be found. U. S. Minister
Powell, writes from Port au Prince, Haitii
to the Department of State: "a rich vein
of iron ore, almost pure metal has recent
| ~ been discovered in the northern section
Of this republic. A concession has been
obtained from the government to mine the
same, and an American Company is being
formed for this purpose"
The good Offices OF this government are
being exercised in strong effort to pre-
vent Chilli and Argentina going TO war
over boundary dispute, and it has sug-
gested to the governments of both
countries that they carry out an agreement
signed 10y their diplomatic representa-
tives, to submit the dispute to the arbilra-
ton of Queen Victoria. those most
familiar with the situation say they regard
the war as inevitable, regardless Of any
thing short Of actual force, that this
government can do to prevent it.
Col. j.. II. Soper, who was hdjutant
General of the Hawaiian Republic, and |
who is now enjoying a visit to the U. s..
says OF the sort of government needed for
Hawaii: ave would prefer a government
similar TO that of the District OF Columbia,
under which it would not he necessary for
business men to give any attention to
politics. Next to that we wanted the
territorial form, which understand is to
be established. Hawaii is not prepared
Tor statehood. Her population is too
small, and even if it were large enough,
the experiment would be dangerous. 1t
would mean native control, as the natives
'utnumber the whites many times"
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their disposition TO hold their grain
much longerthan they ordinarily car
affold. This is the reason, doubtless,
that so little wheat is coming into
the market. Some have expressed
the opinion that the country mills q J
stocking up-and that is the req 0
wheat is not coming to the elevators.
This supposition is probably inco.-
rect. The country mills always BIZ
very cautiously on falling market;
no more, indeed, as usual thing,
than to supply curreht needs. There
is no great stock in the mills. Most
Of them are probably nearly empty.
aud if the farmers continue to hold,
the millers may be compelled to pay
higher prices to get supply to keep
their mills going.
When the new wheat began TO
come in this summer there was not
more than eight or ten bushels Of
"gisible" wheat in the " hole country,
an amount not sufficient to feed our
people two weeks. The surplus car
ried over has been as high as eighty
million bushels in recent years, and
the absence Of this great surplus now
should do much to counteract the
effect Of big crop. The absence,
too, this year of "A great corn crop
such as we had last year should help |
to sustain the wheat market.
In Maryland and parts of the other
Atlantic States the low price of wheat
comes along with short crop. IL
there is great crop in the country
Maryland does not feel the effect of it
except in the depressing effect upon
the price of the little we have for sale.
In connection with this subject it
should be remembered that a con-
stantly increasing amount is needed
for bread and seed in the United
States Out Of crop Of over six
hundred million bushels last year we
mad not more than two hundred mil
lion bushels for sale. We now re-
luire about four hundred million {
bushels for our own use, and year by {
year this requirement grows. When
he people OF Cuba and Porto Rico {
ind that they can buy -four withoe. c
'aying its value to the government |
II the shape of a tariff tax, they will C
Use it more freely, and in the near O
uture they may relieve our farmers
# ten or twenty millions of their 0
urplus. b
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Furniture.

We have large assortment Of Furniture. which
will close out at cost as we disseminating this d
ment. We have chairs from 50 cents up bcdscad( T..
sI75 up mattresses from $500 to $500 for the finest
bureaus, wash and tables prices never before
in this community.
We have suits of good Furniture with French pht. t
mirrors never before offered for less than $500 To-
which we will sell for $2i5O. These suits are b,li
rub finish rst-cass in every respect and would b. an m
ment to any home.
We have job lot of wall paper, which we will sell r
than COST
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The Eastern squadron has been
disbanded. Commodore Watson has
been assigned to Mare Island, while
his men-of-war will be for the present
attached to the feet of Rear Admiral
Sampson. AS soon as peace is de-
clared the European and South
Atlantic squadrons will be reorganiz-
ed. 1t is proposed to add a battle
ship to the European squadron.
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