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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

Admiral Sch1ey's Reason for Not Con-
tributinE to Magazines.

Rear Admiral Schley left Omaha for Den
yer yesterday afternoon, followed by the
cheers of a great multitude. When asked
of the war touching the naval construction
of the future, he said:
1T would be hard to say as to that. The
various nations may interpret it differently.
1t will probably result in entirely discarding
wood as a construction material, unless in
connection with the upper deck. AS to the
type of vessels that will be given prefer
ence, that is to be determined
And how about the guns? VIII the big
ones retain their popularity"
We'll, the results seem to show the best
work from the eight-inch guns and those
smaller. l believe there Is no record of
thirteen-inch projectiles striking, and but
two of a twelve-inch. The aight-inch guns
did splendid work, and those of smaller
bore, as WE'LL
''The magazines have not yet printed your
story of the campaign
mo; have not written anything and
have declined all requests for contributions
of a literary kind. 1 Gc~A.ot believe that
those who make history or assist in max
ing history should write it, Their field of
vision is necessarily limited and they view
1T quite differ nifty from one who might
obliquely see the entire situation Then
again, there are personal interests that
should be eliminated, and the simple facts
should be handed down to subsequent gen
erations. 1t is facts that the people want.
and when the facts are in their possession
they do not have to go to a normal school
! to deduct conclusions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES CENsuREB.
Verdict of COraner's Jury Ia Recent
Disaster at Exeter.

The coroner's jury which has been lnyes-
tigating the cause Of the disaster on the
Reading railway near Exeter, Pa. in which
tWenty~Gne persons lost their lives and
fcrty-eight were injured. rendered Cts YER
diet last night.
The Jury found that the accident was due
to negligence of certain employees of the
company. 1t ceusures George c. Bowers,
trainmastcr, Of Philadelphia, with equip
ping the special train with a crew Unfa-
mliar with the main line; Engineer Orrell
and Conductor Magee for reckless running,
and Engineer WildersInth for having pass
ed the signal at Exeter, and then backing
up 236 feet, and Train Dispatcher James J.
Rourke is declared negligent in not notify
ing the special crew of the delay OF the eN-
press. 1t recommends that the lndepend-
ent tower system below Reading be abol-
ished and that the ten-minute rule be-
tween passenger trains be enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

sorts report decided increase in orders
from South American countries as a re-
suit of the Spanish-American war. Orders
have been placed in the United States dur,
ing the last three months which would, in
all likelihood, have gone to Europe a year
ago. These orders came from such coun'
tries the Argentine Republic and Chile,
both decidedly pro-Spanisht in character.
Less than four weeks ago Mexico placed
an order in New York city for $1,000 high
powered infantry rifles of American de-
sign and make. Two years ago Mexico
arranged with the German Mauser estab-
lishment to outfit her entire army The
Mexico orders of late have included large
quantities of field artillery ammunition, es-
pecaily shrapnel shell. Chile has hereto
fore drawn her field artillery entirely from
the Krupps Of Germany. The naval artil-
lery has been supplied by both the ElswicR
establishment of England and Camel of
France. Now, however, Chile is nego-
tiating for the purchase of large numbers
of small caliber riped-fire guns of Ameri-
can make. In point OF workmanship there
is no doubt, it is claimed, that the Ameri
can weapon leads the world. Peru has also
entered the market for American weapons,
and orders for field artillery guns of light
caliber have been recorded within the past
few days. In addition, Peru has placed
orders for America made cartridges srit
able for her German-built Mannlcher
rifles. Both Mexico and Peru are pur-
chasing ammunition in the United States
in preference to erecting national works,
and both countries, it should be known,
are supplied with machinery suitable for
making rifle cartridges. Mexico, within
the past six months. has bought an extern
Sve cartridge plant. From what can be
learned, however, Mexico will erect the
necessary buildings, and then keep the
works in reserve for war time uses. Her
officials find it cheaper to buy cartridge
ammunition complete in the United States
than to manufacture 1t d home. An order
from Mexico for 3,GO,oW rife cartridges
and 10000 strapne shell for field artillery
was recorded lately in the market.
Admiral Dewey's Homecoming.
The homecoming of Admiral Dewey has
caused a great boom in the dry goods
trade. The demand for ordinary cloth and
prints for conversion into bunting has all
but exhausted the supply. In the trade it
is estimated that at least five hundred
thousand pieces or twenty-five million
yards of bunting will be used. The extra
ordinary demand, coming with a rising
market, is bound to force the prices up,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S CONDITION.
What Surgeon Page Says of His
Health at Present,

Surgeon ]. f. Page of Admiral Dewey's
flagship, the Olympia, has arrived here on
leave He has been on the flagship ever
since Dewey took command, seeing him
daily and having general charge of medical
affairs. SO that he is in a position to give
an Intelligent view Of the admiral's health
and general condition. He says:
Admiral Dewey is in no sense a sick
man, but is as well as any man could be
after spending a year in the tropics. l
was on the Olympia at the time he came
aboard, and from that time to the present
1 do not believe there has been any APP
probable change in his appearance, weight
or general condition. Any one who thinks
he is a physical wreck should hear the
admiral on the quarter deck when he gets
aroused. He is the gentlest man living,
and yet he expects every man to do his
exact duty, and when there Is any short
coming the admiral will be heard from
In no feeble or sickly manner. OF course
every one in the fleet has suffered in health
more or less during the last year. owing
to the terrific and longsustained heat and
the enervating climate. 1t takes all the
life out of a strong man, and undoes his
energy and ambition. In that way Dewey
suffered with all the rest of us. 1t was
particularly arduous during blockade duty,
when for long stretches no man could get
ashore
Surgeon Page was asked If Admiral
Dewey'S responsibilities had not weighed
heavily on him.
II think not he answered. land I be-
lieve it will be found that he has just as
much nerve as the morning he fought the
battle of Manila bay. He is man who
carries responsibility lightly, and does not
let 1t break him down. On the morning
of the battle he was perfectly cool, and
only once throughout the action did he
show signs of anxiety. That was when
the head gunner reported that our ammu-
milton was running short. This was about
the time we pulled off for breakfast. and
1t had rather a depressing effect. But it
was quickly offset when the officer of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

The Evening Star viii he mailed every
evening for the week covering the national
neRce jubilee 20 any address in the UnlIeu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25

The Evening Star 90 the
only afternoon paper In
Washington that receives
the dispatches OF the Assoc
cfated Press. "a 10 there
fore the only one In which
the reader can and the
complete news of the
world. directly transmit
ted by telegraph. up to
the moment OF going TO
press.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
Opening of North Carolina Avenne
NJ. P. Church.
SKETCH OF THE ORGANIZATION
Admitted to the Maryland Confer
ence in 1873.
THE BUILDING COMMITTEE

Services will be held for the first time
Sunday next in the new North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church, Rev.
A. Norman Ward, pastor, corner of North
Carolina avenue and p street southeast.
The formal dedication will occur some time
later. The program includes a sermon at
II am. by the pastor, who will also again
preach in the evening. The morning SER
vice will be preceded by a rally at $50
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
THE ALONZO o. BLISS co.

Sirs 1t gives pleasure that have succeeded IN
appointing another agent Mauy County went out with I and
within from the time took the medicine
office careful worker and feel certain he will make
rsa agent respect He will order dozen boxes on
Saturday get Wednesday, Please ship the supply order
promptly going another work soon as
get the medicine find pays very well to appoint sub
agents different pooces and let them look after the local
trade OF have them often and that they keep at
find that Our Native Herb Tablets better satisfaction
powder agent should experience difficulty building
up excellent trade this remedy, the best ever saw and
sells sight have tried OF bringing Our Native
Herbs before the people section opinion the best are
personal solicitation and newspaper advertising run small notice
and good returns 1t often catches people
would personally Every agent should that
properly filled and returned this convinces
people that take each individual and want
to make arranged my other business
will be able devote full introducing Our Native Herbs
and appointing subagents. Yours truly, GEORGE W. BASS
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
SIX HUNDRED BRIDGES GONE
Terrible Devastation Caused by the
Floods in Texas.
Railroads Everywhere Seriously Inn
peded-seyeral Lives Lost aud
More May BE Reported.

Austin. Tex, July 3-Reports from up
and down the Brazos River Valley Up TO
noon to-day indicate tina, the food Is hold
ing its own IL is now figured out that
there are over 40 county bridges and
about 30 railroad bridges swept away in
the flood
News from Eagle Lake. Harris County,
directly in the path Of the food, Is that
thousands or acres Of growing tobacco,
which escaped the food until yesterday.
are now covered. and that il will prove a
total lOss. There are nine lives reported
lost al Eagle Lake and the surrounding
country, though no names can be secured.
II Mcclellan County alone the loss Will
be 100000. Noon reports from South
western Texas are 10 the effect that
heavy rains there have swollen the
Guadalupe and lower Colorado. and they
are spreading all over the country again.
BY means Of building much temporary
tTestle-work and operating trains slow b
some OF the trunk lines are moving q
few through trains. but most Of the rail-
road business In Texas Is still tied up.
and will be for another week, as the rains
continue 20 fall. giving little evidence OF
cessation Of the high water.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION,
Fatalities Confined PrineipalIyto Earlier
Cases of the Disease.

Santiago de Cuba, July 3.-An increase
In the number OF new cases of yellow
fever and a decrease in the death rate are
the striking features of the situation.
There have been "a cases up TO date. of
which IL have proved fatal Eleven out
of the first l5 attacked succumbed to the
disease. Nearly all were camp followers
OF the drinking sort.
Eliminating these. the death rate has
really been email
The medical force was re-enforced By
several doctors from Havana to-day
The fever hospital, which is on an ISL
and across the bay, is excellently equip
ped, and il is impossible 10 Over-esJimaIe
the devotion and herOism OF the medical
men
There Is 10 fever In the city.
The programme for the payment of
the Cuban troops has been altered, oR;-
ing to the proximity Of the disease, ard
August 6 has been fixed upon as a prop-
ably available Date.
All other points in the province will
be dealt with first. Twelve hundred Gu
bans have registered at ManzaniIl0.
where payment began to-day, at q ratio
In excess OF that originally estimated
az necessary.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
THE PRESIDENT SATISFIED
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis Calls at the
White House to Discuss the War.
He says Dir. Mckinley Is Content with the
Situation, and Is Determined to Pat
Down the Insurrection-sufiicen
Troops VIII BE Furnished.

Among the callers on the President YES
terday was Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. who
has arrived from a years service in the
philippines. After Gen. Otis interview
with the President, he said:
Really, there was nothing significant
or specially important about it. We dis
cussed pretty thoroughly the situation in
the Philippines, and in q reminiscent gay
talked Of incidents in the war OF thirty
years ago. in which We both had part.
Beyond that there is little 10 be said. /
may say that the President is quite sat
isfied with affairs in the Philippines as
they are being conducted by Mai. Gen.
Otis. He has implicit confidence in Gen.
Otis, and that confidence is not misplac-
ed. Gen. Otis, who, by the way. is not
relative Of mine. is in all respects an ad-
mirabIe and efficient officer He combines
all the excellent qualities OF the lawyer,
the diplomat. and the soldier. and /
haven't doubt that he will prosecute the
Philippine war TO a successful conclusion.
The President is fully determined"
continued Gen. Otis. Ito put down the in
surrectiOn in these islands. His mind is
made up on that point. Arrangements
have been perfected to furnish Maj. Gen.
Otis with all the men he may need 10
bring the rebellion TO a successful issue
The volunteers, who have distinguished
themselves as soldiers have seldom done.
are being brought home az rapidly ss
possible. They fought brilliantly long
after the contract for their services had
expired. but they fought willingly and
without a single complaint, as noble men
always fight"
Gen. Otis vas asked whether his con-
ference with the President had any refer
ence 20 the FumOrs that he might take a
place in the Cabinet.
Il may say as 10 that" replied the Gen
eTsi dscislyely, that not the faintest sug
gestiOn has ever been made 10 or by me
upon the subject by the President There
is absolutely no foundation for the story"
Gen. Otis will remain here several days
and will then 20 East before returning
TO his Los Angeles home.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
LIVE STOCK MARKETs.

Cbiesgo Jsly a-coBiTsIy % e1psc,stsss fhs
Eeek ssssA ultk HsususIiy small receipts owing
70 Which there as . ssFsmbs fof cattle sE1 D.
cidsd jump iu prices. TIE bulk of the eat,ls
crossed ths scales at SI5ggs9. e0mmon grades sell
IRS a. l0Qiso and strictly cA0iOe 81 S9gs.1s.
Fsncy AaEus cstgls Drssgkl SO. ths hlghsst yTi1s
paid ihis year
Hogs In active demand. snd prices Fai-d
sbout Sc hIghsr LiEst kszz soi4 5s5Hf83.
miIcd lots. a7bGfps. hesYb. 8sgagsz - Ftes
bfcasat 49aigs. Nud cuils ZsHGs9.
Tiers sss fsiis, ga is tsf FsesiPis q sAssp zRf
gDusa4usEt god AemaE4 Al steady DflCFs ain "a
syrfns lambs fri 0f abOsg =, psr 10 there t.
isx BIG saEylg assa sAeep Ssfe s<lsti-
az 0gr % f0E iEfsrioT. up 70 90 = fOf rim
ssfhsTs fszFiirss bg1sght t1SaEg9.
ksleigiG-Geifls J. sSq. k1sE. "a "a sheep. H. o.
Sss fOTk Jgly g-bkEyts-Recsiyss ftIs.
stasEs Ersscy shd active tails sni fOsa stead ID
lo1 ioHyg. ali ts.d. CaaHOH % ehaics Eissra "a
o. buiiI. 1ioalS CoNL ZEaAf5- Gables
qa0;s llVs cattle Hssdy Al iigite- pa yorDt iifs
ssssp a=li. a iisli l-Se fsifissfsief beef iossf.
e. i-se. per TSsn4 E1Dofts ts-dsy. ashs. %
AsfTCs. 80 cstis zus T. 75e asars - u beef
CALsEs-kscsipi, . "a : - o. sslt Yeah -.
tsEef bettsrniiss . or - aas0lf Nsslk 8 Nft
-. eails. Z %. tops & - 10 buttsfalks las1
q, faltss a.lses. tb4afB-
snEEr AED LlHBS-Rscsiptz. 81 sIs. zhsep ussE
20 i5e iyEsf. ishoE esasor3iFsf aH5 - 10 Stc.
l2s~f. sFsfsEihE ~ 81 zsesp fgrsmgn - prime
~ : - 40 eteiss EsEs. lSmbs ate % nslaiy
S zsSe.7s. yssfiihks. tIsaso9 f9F zsae pn=s
HoOs-Rsessgis. tk.oS sios but hfm isir 20
Dfi@s hozg. tSasE
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
Number of Men Required,

The Adjutant Generals Office to-day
gave out a statement based on cable ad-
vices from Gen. Otis, regarding the num-
ber of recruits required to iill the va
cancies in the regular regiments in the
Philippines, and the estimated time il
will take TO complete the work Of enlist
ment Gen. Otis dispatch to the depart
ment is as follows:
Manila July .. 1899
Adiutant General Washington.
Number recruits required TO MI companies TO rs
each regiment.
Infantry-Third. S3s: Fourth 3O4 Sixth. 175
Ninth 305: Twelfth 500. Thirteenth. $50; Four
ieenth TSs Sixteenth 27O; Seventeenth, "a Eight
eanth. s2s Twentieth S2S; Twenty-hrst. lsj, Tsen-
U-sc,ond. 400; Twenty-third, 6so.
Ar,illery-First. 5. Third, 256 Fourth, ? Fifth
>; Sixth. SO.
Fourth Cavalry. 4s3. Engineers !.
Volunteers yet 10 be returned:
lnfaHtry-Californis. ISs; Colorado, ll4i; Idaho
SOS; North Dakota s23; Wyoming. 800; Minnesota
ll65; South Dakota, sl7 Montana, 500; California
ARTILLERY, s5S Washington. Loss: Tennessee, s46:
Kansas Ie52 Nevada Cavalry IS, Wyoming Ar
tillery, s.; Iowa, Ss5: signal Corps, l06.
California and Colorado preparing 10 take trans
ports sherman and Warren; leave shortly OTIS
Coming aud TO Come.
The department sums up the situation
as outlined by Gen. Otis in the following
statement:
ITO meet the requirements OF the re
turning volunteers, the Quartermuster's
Department reports that there are now IN
Manila transports Sherman, Warren. and
Grant, with capacity of ls9 officers and
4S2i enlisted men. That there are now
at sea en- route 10 Manila, the Zealapdia
(due July POI, Sheridan ldue July ~.
Valencia tdue July 26l. and Pennsylvania
(due July 2s with capacity for ISL Of
ficers and 4.210 enlisted men. There are
now in San Francisco transports City OF
Para, which will sail July H. and Tartar.
to sail July 20. with capacity for 50 Of
ficers and 1900 enlisted men.
There are now en- route 10 San Fran
cisco the following transports, with ca
pacity for 209 officers and 4.65i enlisted
men: Ohio, Newport, Indiana, Hapc0ck,
Senator, Morgan City, and Relief (nos-
pitan.
The department confidently believes
that the transportation has been - well
arranged by the QuartermasteT's De-
parimenJ that the last Of the volunteers
will leave Manila not later than the l0th
NJ September. and it IL expected that they
will all De away by the lsi.
Men fur irgulsr Regiments.
THE recruits required for the regular
regiments In the Philippines are 63ga.
The number OF recruits now at sea are
l.5F. The number Of recruits now al
san Francisco are 3,2s4, a 'otal OF i1sl,
leaving I,547 yet TO be provided for.
"The large number OF yacancies exist
ing in the Fourteenth, Eighteenth. and
| Twenty-third Infantry Is due 10 the fact
| that these regiments went with Gen. Aier-
| ritt's original expedition 10 the Philip
| mines. and we're not filled 10 the maxi
| mum: also that the men In these regi-
ments. who enlisted for the war, are just
now being discharged; the men enlistlng
| for the war Ia other regiments were dis
| charged before the regiments left this
| country, and the vacancies are due 20 the
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
THE ALONZO O. BLISS co.

Gentlemen: l send YOU another order for OUR NATIVE
ERBS My last supply nearly exhausted and do not want to
entirely is liable 10 call Tor box any moment
able supply business will suffer. have been
devOtng all OF spare canvasslng and distributing the Al
manacs and from present indications July business will be much bet
ter than June.
OUR NATIVE HERBS has made wonderful cures Ill
curing which the local physicians had
hopeless Your medicine great and sells on It's
merits fails give satisfaction and unfasangy recon-
mend all OF the diseases guarantee 1t to- All OF my Gus
glad speak word in praise OF Our Native Herbs and
great many OF my sales due to their recommendations.
One my exceedingly grateful He had been sui
ierer headaches poCed by Indigestion for several years with
out being able find any relief from the advertised the
doctors Two weeks persuaded him to buy box OF Our Ma
tie Herbs and give trial He reluctantly took box and
promised few days ago him. and he said he has not
had single headache beginning the treatment He will be OF
great making other sales he employed large fac
torv and will tell Native Herbs has done for him.
pleased with the business and will show increase in sales
Very truly yours, W. +. PEPPER
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
SwIsDLeR DIES IN POVERTY.
Robbed Missouri Pacific Railway Of Over
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars

Terre Hauts, Ind, July 3.-John Dyson.
one OF the most celebrated confidence
men in the country, was found dead in
d miserably furnished hOUseb0at on the
Wabash River yesterday. DysoR's cotton
swindle in ls70 was perhaps the greatest
sWindls perpetFated up 70 that time in
the West
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
last upward % S20.Co by the work Of
this man, whose scheme was t. secuF.
bills Of lading for conSignmsnis of cotton.
requiring two duplicates and an original
Dill for each consignment, and then 10 sell
the duplicates. which had been dOctOFed
10 brokers on the cotton exchanges.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
Booker Washing ton ia London.

London. July S.-Booker T. Washington
the eolored founder and principal 81 tns
Normal Industrial Institute at Tuskegee
Ala, lectuFed to-day In Essex Hall, Lon.
don. on The Negro Problem in Amer,
ica"
The chair was taken By Joseph R
ChOate. the United States Ambassxdor
who introduced the lecturer.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04

Above give the experiences of agents These gen
emen workers. richly merng the they
Mr. Bass controls entire county, and employs assistants to
help the work Whenever he locates he out
with him. explains the and shows him how approach
person and sell him box OF medicine In fact he gives him the adj
vantage his years OF experience. He has appointed several assist
every them has succeeded He has his territory work
ed thoroughly, and is doing good paying business.
Mr. Pepper persuasive with him. and seldom fails
make He believer in the distribution of Amanac
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
THE NINETEENTH INFANTRY.
Word Received that the Regiment VIII
Sail JuIy "a.

Harrisburg, Pa, July 3.-The Nine
toenth Infantry Regiment. stationed at
Camp Meade. received word to-day that
the transport 10 take the command to
the Philippines will leave San Francisco
On or about July q. The regiment will
leave Camp Meade inside of fifteen days
for san Francisco. Everything is in
readiness for the departure. and the
troops are able 10 leave on two hours
notice. The government has secured d
lease until March J. 1860. for the present
site of Camp Meade from the Young
estate. The lease includes the big field
where the tents are erected and the land
containing the buildings OF the quarter
masters and cOmmissary departments
the storage yards. corrals. wagon parks,
and railroad yards
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTlEs.

NsE York July 2.--Ths E1ghthz Izuask Dst1y
Elth tEsiFs mel board. Hhich reported Hits-
Tag lsa siEhL Sss found TO-DAY. arzHssa, RsAr
KogkzEsy Bssca. All % board ssTs Eais
aSasssla. 0aio July s.-Nsl Geh- Sslson 4.
Mites arrived Ia the eity saassy and j. Al tas sons
q s1-5scTstsFg John shsrnaI-
New York JHly 2--O4sa stsssr. a longshassmaa.
saa banned = dszA tEis noEEins 10 srs 10 |.
,sraiat -To0u hSsss asrEst suee, segsfsI slk-
sF psfsoas bad asTEOs esesgss. siFoksE xss sslssp
snG tozaa aeeA IL his ssd.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04

to have the hearty cooperation all of you in the future have
enjoyed it in the past.
That ucfaked-o newspaper advertisement scheme world
beater and the agent who does avail himself OF negctng his
interests and not making much as he should.
We know the weather and hard task to keep in the
going house house. but offset these discOmor
you have handsome profit every box medicine sod and this
should stimulate to make greater efforts for business
Now the time for put in good hard work. and get
your territory in good shape for the fall trade.