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all deliberately slain after they had been
plundered and their vessels ScUttied. Then
the wretches had turned their bloody hands
against each other, and by SO doing some
what atoned for their innumerable crimes
by Kidding the world Of twO-thiTds of the
gang. The survivors then loaded up all the
most valuable Of the stored plumber into the
most seawOrthy junk they possessed, and.
divestng her Of all suspicious appearance,
sailed for some port, where they intended
10 dispose OF their loot. Again NeT isis
overlook them; they had befouled the seas
too long. They staalthny murdered one
another as opportunity served, until there
were harry enough Of them left to handle
the junk. You Sing was a slave who had
dOEe their cooking, having been spared Tor
that purpose alone out Of the entire crew
of a large bark they had surprised one
night Doubtless his turn to perish had
nearly arrived, when going down into their
storerOom under the cabin for some rice, he
found himself in a sort OF trap from which
he was unable to escape. There he would
certainly have persisted Of starvation in
stead Of sharing the mysterious fate Of the
remnant Of MS tyrants but for our inter
VentiOn And in various quaint ways he
gave me to understand that he considered
his life to belong to this ship and her crew
of whom the child asleep and my small self
were now the sole representatives.
] could not bring myself to the point of
heaVing all those pretty things overheard,
but seeing what a dread he had of them. |
slowed them all i'll the late shippers berth
under mis- bed place. in two large drawers,
which | locked and hung the key of round
my neck Then. for the first time, l began
to think about working the ship. Enfortu-
nately, l had not the faintest idea Of which
was the best direction to steer in, for
did not know, within at least a thousand
miles. our position. / imagined, of course,
that We were somewhere south OF For
u.OS1, and between that great island and
the Philippines, but that was vague in the
extreme And ! was in hourly terror Of
being sighted by a wandering junk of
whatever character, feeling certain of i
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ite stamping grounds of the London re-
Cruiting sergeauts are in the the ueighbor-
hood of the Horse Guards and in Trafalgar
Square. on the side fronted by the National
Gallery and St. Martins Church.
Securing Recruits
c1imping and the press gang are no longer
necessary in order to keep the army ranks
fairly well filled. But it is true that the
recruiting sergeants for the militia and the
ordinary foot regiments are sometimes
obliged TO resort to rather devious expe-
dents 1t is also true that a very large
percentage of the recruits are picked up in
city Slums, where a glass or two of ale and
good jollying from splendid fellow, like
a recruiting sergeant. are far more likely
than anything else to produce the desired
results. Recruits obtained in Stun neigh
bOrhoods are youngsters out Of work in
the main, often without family ties and
sometimes quite willing, if we'll persuaded.
to get away from their current surround
ings even if the prospects be fairly favor
able for service against half-saVage native
rebels in India. the still more savage blacks
Of Africa or the Beers. more dangerous
because Of their superior craftsmanship.
than either Hindus or blacks A guarantee
of the recruits good moral character is re-
quired OStensfhly, but the regulations upon
this point are not administered with great
rlgidity in many instances and the con-
tingenCy of rejection upon the moral record
of the recruit is remote indeed.
In the Militia
Very many of the men recruited in the
more crowded sections of the cities go into
the militia, which is about as unlike the
National Guard here as can easily be i'm
agined, and whose members are regarded
with less favor by the middle class popu-
1ation Of Great Britain than those Of any
other branch of the service. 1t has been
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In addition to the force under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Watson, Rear Adj
mirai kautz has attached to his command
on the west coast one battle ship three
cruisers and one soon to be placed in COM
mission and four torpedo boats. Another
battle ship will be ready for service next
spring, and can be got ready for commits
sion in two or three months if need be.
Combining the two squadrons, therefore,
the United States has, or shortly will have,
in the Pacilc practically three battle ships,
one armored cruiser, two monitors, eleven
protected cruisers four torpedo boats,
twenty eight guEboats and four auxiliary
cruisers, total of tifty-three men-of-war.
From Other Navies.
The British battle ships are the Victo-
rious. of 1890 tons. and the Barf1eur and
Centurion of 10,500 tons each. Russia
two battle ships are of the second class,
Of 10000 tons each. Japan's are two first
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ON A WAR BASIS
The British Army is in Need Of
Many Recruits.
ACCEPTING THE QUEENS SHILLING
What Tommy Atkins is Like and
Where He Comes From.
ing THE QUEENS SHILLING
HIS TRAINING AND PAY
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
They are putting out the queens shil-
ling in Great Britain Just now with I'M
usual liberality, and the chances are that
its circulation will be still further and Won
Gerfully increased within the next few
months. For the British army is greatly
in need of recruits to be sent to South
Africa, and, according to the British sys-
tenn Of enlistment. queens shilling" is
paid over to every man who enters the
service. The queens shilling" by the
way. is not a coin of special design. 1t is
exactly like every other coin of the same
denomination and 1t is termed the
queens" from the fact that Its acceptance
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paTbarOus death at the hands of any Of
You Sings countrymen that might happen
TO md such a prize the Bitten. How l
longed for sight of a smoke wreath fes-
looming the horizon! That vision would
have nearly sent me crazy with JOY. But
l suppose We were far out of the track Of
steamers, for We saw no sign of one.
Aided most manfuIly and sensibly by You
Sing, / clewed up the royals and topgal-
liant sails with view TO making the vessel
easier to handle, and with a great deal OF
labor managed to haul up the courses
tmainsan and foresaiD as well, taking the
gear 10 the capstan, where 1t was too
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Yes" said the manager Of the Daily
Hustler. I'VE are prepared for the out
break of hostilittes in the Transvaal. Our
scare-head department has alliterative
headlines to meet almost any emergency
that may arise, and they will be set up In
the tallest and stoutest type that has ever
startled the public. Here is a partial list:
'Afrikanders Annihilated,' Beers on the
Border" Cavalry Captured Deadly DUN
Dums, England EXultant," Fierce Fight
Ing, Gore Galore Horrible Holocaust
Intrepid Infantry 'Joubert Joyful 'Kru-
ger Killed Losses Larger" Moved by
Mausers,' Neatly Nabbed.' 'Outlanders
Out, Pushing Paul Raiders Routed
Scots Slaughtered 'Transvaal Topples
'Ciuanders Up Whipped by White
'Yearning to Yield A few letters of the
alphabet are missing, but we are working
on them night and day"
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IN ASIATlC WATERS
Strength Of Our Naval Force to Be
Greatly Increased.
MORAL EFFECT ON The FILIPINOS
viii Probably Satisfy Them That
We Mean Business.
WHAT VESSELS ARE THERE


w
President McKinley's adoption Of Admi-
raj Dewev'g recommendation for strongly
reinforcing the Asiatic squadron Will result
in the United States possessing a powerful
naval force in the Pacific ocean
Aside from the moral effect which the
presence Of a formidable squadron will have
lpon the Fiiipinos, the authorities nave not
neglected to consider the relation of the
force to international politics. ana they con-
fidently predict that if there ever was dan
ger of foreign interference in the Philippine
question ii has now passed away Ger
roapv,s nolicy was a matter of grave con-
corn q little more than year ago; today 1t Is
watched with comparatively little attention,
60 has the confidence of the administration
grown as a result of the gradual increase
of the American fleet in the western seas.
While CermanyS squadron on the Asiatlc
station remains at the number of warships
-siy-which under the command or wee
Admiral Won Diedrich threatened inter
ference with Admiral Dewey s policy, that
under Rear Admiral Watson has steadily
grown and when all the vessels assigned
to his station have reached their destina-
tion he will have more than forty men-Of-
war with which TO uphold the sovereignty
of the United States.
ContradictinG Aguinaldo.
Admiral Dewey supported his recon-
rnendation for sending strong reinforce
ments to Rear Admiral Watson by the
statement that he had learned before his
departure from Manila that AguinaldO was
preventing the spread of disafection in his
ranks bv announcing that it was the inten-
ton of the admiral upon arrival in Wash
ington to urge the President to withdraw
the American troops and grant the Filipi
nos their independence. To convince the
insurgents that Aguinaldo's announcement
was without foundation, and that he was
heartily in sympathy with the administra-
tons policy to crush the insurrection. the
admiral urged that a dozen ships at least
be ordered to Manila. The presence of the
armored cruiser Brooklyn in Philippine
mated. a whole regiment OF men. What
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from a recruiting sergeant makes the re-
ceiver queens man body and soul.
The greatest task of the United States
government, when the war with Spain
broke out. was to furnish an effective land
fighting force on short notice, and our
critics in England, friendly and otherwise,
had good deal to say about the short
comings of our army system. under which
only a r;diculousIy small force of trained
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commonly supposed both I'm and out or
England that the militia could not be or
dered To do foreign service but this is an
error, The militia may be sent out OF the
country II occasion arise. and. furthermore.
81 its ranks be not filled by volunteer en-
listment." limited CONSUMPTION may be en-
forced to that end. This has not been re-
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Britain's recruiting machinery is a matter
of necessity.
The British recruiting sergeant. the man
who gives the shilling, is a splendid .crea-
ture. He is tall, erect. broad of shoulders,
deep of chest. supple of limb, with the bear
ing of a conQueror, tempered by melting
genaltty, and with an ideally persuasive
tongue. Always in uniform and white
gloves. with little cap a-tilt on his head,
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continually in evidence. he plays a most
important part ia the army system Of his
country. He generally hunts in couples.
and his chosen walks are either in the VI
cinity Of some great barracks or i'm the
poorer quarters of the town where ne is To-
Gated. Naturally. more men are recruited
In London than anywhere else. The favor
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rang through my brain like a sentence of
death, but 1 actually felt some relief In
knowing the worst. For If we were about
to encounter a typhoon in our utter help
lessness, either to prepare for it by furling
sail, or to handle the vessel In any way.
But there Is certain satisfaction in know
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The government rs trying to find a GER
tain ten-thousand-dollar greenback, the
only one extant"
Has it searched all the European tenors
and violinists who have been in this coun-
try lately?'-Life.
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terrors | smiled. Outside the uproar was
beyond description, but except that we lay
over at most dangerous angle, we were
fairly steady. The force of the wind did
sleeping and waking that awful night
passed.
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Is s 8 IS Y. IS gg74 Y; q
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The Greatest XaIue.

There is nothing so valuable as to be
beyond price. The friendship of our
British cousins is to be highly priced
and carefully cherished. 1t should not
be lightly let go, but better it should go
than that our present good times
should go. Valuable as ii is, II is not so
valuable as is the prosperity of the
American people. The proposition
therefore made by some British states
men that the friendliness' now existing
between this country and Great Brit
ain should be used as lever with
which to do away with our protective
tariff Is the most arrant nonsense. They
might, with as much show Of reason,
ask us to contribute to the expenses
of the royal family. British interests
would undoubtedly be subserved in
either of these two cases. But Ameri-
can interests have first place in our
consideration yet, and American inter-
ests demand the continuance of our
present prosperity bringing policy of
protection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-13
PASSING OF THE POPS.
DECLINE OF A PARTY WHICH
ONCE SHOWED STRENGTH.
Prominent Western Men Are Aban-
doning Popuiism and Signs Of the
Party's Early Demise Begin to Null
tiply-De mocrats Find Issues Scarce

Ex-senator PETER and Senator Har-
ris of Kansas have signified their in
tention to return to the Republican
party. In doing this they followed
rather than led in a general exodus
from the Populist party in the West.
The New York Sun publishes letters
from eight Western and Southern
States regarding this decline of Popu-
lism. These letters contain authorita-
tive statements from Populist and
Democratic leaders. They show in
cidentally general agreement on the
point that in no State, except Ne
braska, will fusion ticket be accepted
by the Populists in 1900. Prominent
Populists, in admitting that their party
is not so strong as 1t was three years
ago, argue that the decrease i'm strength
comes from desertion of Democrats
who were Populists only in name. The
situation as stated by the correspon-
dents Of the Sun is In brief as follows:
Arkansas-Populism as name is un-
questionably dying out. Populism as
an idea, however, is strong with the
Democrats as well as the fusonists.
The rank and file of the Populst party
have returned to the Democratic fold
and the Populists will probably not
nominate State ticket in 1900. In
1894 the Populist candidate for Cover
nor received 24,541 votes. In 1897, III.
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Losses Are Not LARGE.

The doleful stories which the Aguin-
aldo papers tell of the losses sustained
by our army in the Philippines are not
verified by the official records. From
the landing of our first troops, near
Cavite, June 30, 1893, until June 8,
1890, the date of General Otis last re-
port, 364 men have died of disease and
other causes than battle. This loss in
an army which, first and last, number
ed 10000 men, is remarkably small,
considering the circumstances. Be
tween Feb. and June 6, 226 men were
killed in battle and go died Of wounds
Thus the deaths from all causes to
June were $50. During the first year
of the late war for the Union a single
division lost more men by disease than
has the army in the Philippines. Con-
sidering the losses which are reported
by British armies In hot climates, the
death roll Of the Philippine army 10
surprisingly small.
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GREED OF CANADA.
Again Upsets Negotiations for Settle
ment of Boundary Dispute.

Late developments in the efforts of this
Government TO effect temporary settle
ment OF the Alaska boundary dispute
have demonstrated the futility of hoping
TO accomplish anything by the means
usually employed when diplomatic ques-
tions are concerned.
The latest evidence of the greed of the
Canadians is contained in their claim to
the Porcupine district, and their demand
that ii shall be recognized in the modus
vivendi as Canadian territory. This pre-
posterous claim affects the rights OF over
1000 American miners. 1t has shown
the President and Secretary Hay that
Cancellation and concession are lost upon
the Canadians; that the time has come
for the American Government to stand
against further greed.
The instructions to Ambassador Choate
have been very positive regarding the
stand he is 10 maintain. He has been
directed to notify Great Britain that the
United States cannot entertain the most
recent proposition for temporary Alas
kan boundary He has been told to say
that, If the proposition is insisted upon,
this Government cannot continue negota-
tions. The position of the United States
is almost an ultimatum.
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State News in Brief.

Fenton is figuring on a sewerage sys-
TEN.
Bay City Elks will give a street fair
early in October.
Prospects are bright for an opera house
for Hastings.
The wool season in Ionia County, just
closed, was the best in years.
Jackson has just installed new IRE
alarm system at cost of S16,OOO.
An +. & p. NJ. train struck and killed
an unknown man near Bridgeport.
About 1000 acres Of land in Muskegon
County are sown to sugar beets this year.
The Advance Thrcsher Co., at Battle
Greek, will build $4,000 power house.
A grain elevator is being built at Man
celona with a capacity Of 25,OOO bushels.
Mrs. f. E. Mix of Lapeer was run
down by bcyclist and seriously injured.
An Onaway man won a saloon on the
result of the Fitzsimmons-Jeffries prize
fight.
Glenn Potter, who was reported as
missing from Owosso, is working at Kali
amazoo.
Miswald Bros brewery, located near
Calumet, burned. Loss $4,000, with
small insurance.
The 9-year-old son of Stephen Forton
Of East Bay was bitten by green snake
and badly poisoned.
Robert Marshall of South Battle Creek
was drowned in st. Paul's lake, near that
city, while bathing.
The family OF Fremont Wise Of Lam
sing were poisoned by using impure milk.
All four will recover.
Mrs. McCarty, living near South Ha-
ven, was found dead in the woods. Apo
plexy was the cause of death.
There is a scarcity of unskilled labor
at Kalamazoo, and there is not an idle
skilled workman in the city.
The annual meeting Of the Michigan
Produce Shippers Association will be
held at Lansing Sept. and q.
The carriage store room of Robinson's 5
livery at Ann Arbor was gutted by fire.
Loss $1,000. covered by insurance.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road has paid its Michigan taxes for the
current year, amounting to S57, ,36346.
Owosso's water supply is inadequate
and the city may purchase Gute's Hill
park, which contains large springs.
One of the ice houses of the Flint Ice
and Coal Co.. at Flint. was destroyed by
fire. Loss $500, covered by insurance.
James Mckenney, aged so years. liv.
ing at Brockway, was seriously injured
in runaway accident.
A wealthy resident of Negaunee has
offered to supply funds enough to build
a new Methodist Church at that place.
Will Temple, aged 20 years, son of a
farmer living near Ionia. fell from D.,
G.. X. & w. train and was cut to pieces.
John w. Jones, aged T6 years, and Miss
Jessie G. Cressor. aged Is. both Of Kal-
amazoo, eloped and were married in Con-
stantine.
The West Bay City Coal Co. is sinking
a shaft in Frankenust township. Kandy
Bros. are sinking a shaft in Bangor town
ship A third company Is getting ready
TO open a mine in Frankenust township
and a fourth near Munger station. This
will make nine mines in the vicinity OF
Bay City.
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TO RAISE TEN REGIMENTS.
Enlistment of Volunteers for Service
in the Philippines Is Ordered.

The order for the enlistment Of ten new
regiments OF infantry was issued Thurs
day by the Secretary of War. 1t is the
intention of the President to raise ten
regiments Of volunteers besides filling up
all the vacancies existing in the regular
army now at Manila.
Two OF the volunteer regiments have al
ready been organized at Manila, and or
the remaining eight one will rendezvous
and be drilled at Plattsburg Barracks, y.
u. two at Camp Meade, Pa, one at Co
lumbus Barracks, one ut Fort Thomas,
Ky, one at Fort Sheridan, H., one at
Leavenworth. Kan, one at San Antonio,
Texas. and one at Vancouver Barracks.
Regular army officers who commanded
volunteer regiments in the war with Spain
will be assigned to command the nine vol
unteer regiments, and these officers will
he directed to proceed Immediately with
their captains to the post at which their
respective regiments will be recruited and
drilled and take measures to enlist men in
all parts of the country without reference
to the regular recruiting stations. BY THIS
means the War Department expects that
by August all the men necessary to form
the regiments will have been obtained and
that by the following month they will be
in shape TO sail for their destination.
The total number of volunteers who will
be enlisted will be 13,7S1-11, ,TS1 for the
nine regiments TO be organized in this
country and 1000 in Manila. Each regi-
ment will leave fifty officers, so that the
regimcntal strength will be 1850 men.
Some slight changes have been made in
the recruiting instructions. which are IN
tended to be broad enough to cover the
enlistment of both regulars and volun-
tpprS
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8. Morgan, Populist, received only

=. Morgan, Populist, received only
1852 votes.
Texas-The Populist party is a mere
shadow of its former self. The plan
of the middle-of- the-road Populists Is
to pursue vigorously the lines of action
laid out at their first national conven-
ton at Omaha in 1892, to repudiate
fusion. TO oppose Bryan. and to make n
straight fight for men like Barker and
Donnelly. In 1894 the Populist vote for
Governor was nearly 100000. The
Populists who are Democrats have re-
turned to their old party. and it is es-
people, led by Milton Park, will not
cast more than $4,000 votes. Outside
of the middle-of- -the-road faction there
is no Populist party in Texas.
Iowa-Populism has almost disap-
peared from the State except as it man
ifests itself through the regular Demo
cratic organization. Thousands of Re
publicans who voted for Bryan in 1896
have returned to the Republican party.
The Populist party, which never polled
more than $4,000 votes In Iowa, lost
it's identity in 1896 when it entered into
fusion with the Democrats.
Notwithstanding to Ex-Governor
Holcomb, Populism i'm Nebraska Is just
about holding its own. The middle-of
the-road element, which is against fu-
sion, has been growing in strength
The silver Republican element has
practically disappeared.
Minnesota-Fusion killed Populism in
Minnesota. The campaign of the fu-
sion candidate I'm 1898 demoralized the
Populists instead of strengthening
them. The present Governor is not a
POpulist and his success as a fusionist
promoted irritaiions i'm the Populist
party.
Missouri fisionists in the Popu-
list party are going into the camp OF
the Union Reform party. The leaders
OF the middle-of- the-r road faction, ac-
cording to one of the most prominent
Populists in the State, have no strength
OF themselves and no breadth OF mind
He believes Populism i'm Missouri is
dead.
Montana-The Populist party in Mon
tana has ceased to be potent factor in
politics. The silver Republicans are
returning to their party, and it is stat
ed that Senator Lee Mantle will be
found in the Republican ranks in the
next campaign.
South Dakota-The machinery of the
Populist party in South Dakota has
been captured by politicians, who
formed an alliance with the Democrats.
Even the fusionists are tired of Petit
grew, and the downfall of the fusionist
party and the retirement Of Pettigrew
are twa things looked forward to by
both Populists and Republicans.
Thus passes the party which, but