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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
crBAys CRYING FOR BREAD.
LY FLEXIBLE"

The report OF the Rev j D. klnssour'' 81 "ass~
,,,ss,,s IN the congrega ,onal Home Missionary
soc,etv ~ this city whose commissioner to Cuoa
he was FOR several weeks Of investigation was
made public yesterday In part 81 is az follows
Tho Cuban army will be employed IN guar
i,,tv or absorbed into the new Industrial lie Wnl.n
g. AEON TO appear when the waste places OF Wal arc
hanged into the fertile fields yielding abuhuahe
nrodiIct 10 the abor Of men. , ~, Mo-
In every city there is pitiaDle throng ol suiiel
to omaciated and starving people. Tney were
driven from their homes BY Weyler In nar
,batcbei houses were burned, ana they were Hlauo
be@ysrs by the war They walk by your WINDOW
and appeal your pity while you dine ,ney io ,bs
Stons navements sleep there al night, ana often
are found dead there In the morning
The Government issues twenty thousand rauons
o,,arv day 70 those in Havana alone. 1ney are
beyond reach religiousy IL you should speak 70
While out from the bundle OF filth and rags would
come forth a skinny hand. and they would cry
Bread, Bread!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
FILING PENSION CLAIMS
ABOUT TEN THOUSAND APPLICATIONS
ALREADY RECEIVED.
SMALL, PROPORTION ON ACCOUNT OF
WOUNDS-ACTIVITY OF PEN
SION AGENTS
SION AGENTS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUsE.I

my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE1
Washington April S-About ten thousand appl-
cations for pensions Of physical disabili
ties incurred in tho military service in the war with
Spain have already been filed. OF course. most OF
these are the claims Of volunteers. 1t is remarked
that an astonishingly small proportion Of them
account OF wounds compared with similar
claims in the first few years after the Civil War.
And yet this IL not 50 surprising as the total num-
Der filed within six months after the close Of
actual hostilities. which amounts to nearly or quite
per cent of the volunteers mustered into the ser
vice Of the United States and to much larger
percentage OF those who saw actual service in the
field II was to he expected that the volunteer
troops who saw service in the West Indies and the
Philippines would suffer more or less from the
diseases incident to tropical climate, aggravated
some extent by a defective commissariat and
their own inexperience and imprudence.
1t is, however. surprising as well as disagree
able revelation that from ~ to . per cent OF some
OF the regiments which did not lose a man in battle
the skirmish line already seek TO bc enrolled
I'm the army of pensioners. For example, no fewer
than thrty-eght pension claims for the benefit Of
survivors relatives Of the members OF single
company OF infantry regiment which spent four
weeks i'm Cuba and four months in actual service
and never took part in a battle have already been
filed in the Pension Bureau. These claims repre-
sent more than one-thrd OF the entire muster roll
OF that company. The regiment OF which this CON
pany was part arrived At Santiago lafter some
weeks spent in camp at Alger. Chckamauga and
Tampa) after the fighting was over but was eX-
posed to the hardships which other troops there
suffered. until It sent North to Montauk Point
and from there to the place where II was organized.
Through Of sixty days then granted. at the
expiration OF which the regiment was mustered out
Of the service. IL is understood that this regi-
has already yielded about $50 applications FOR
pensions Of which between fifteen and twenty are
I'm behalf of officers who bore commissions.
OF the 1000 applications filed more than 1s00 are
I'm behalf the members OF the following five regi-
ments: Saith Michigan S9S; LIST District Of Columbia
Volunteers 3j2: Sth ohio. A9; 33i Michigan, 39;
"a Massachusetts, 81 These regiments. excepting
the 2d Massachusetts. were not the ones which ex-
perienced the hottest fire Of the enemy. They are
the regiments which suffered from disease. The
Let District OF Columbia and the Sth Ohio both
landed during the truce.
There is reason to believe that a considerable
proportion Of the claims fled are based on
lust grounds and VIII be favoraby adtudcated;
hut neither is there ground for A belief that the
carly appearance Of these claims. a aeee ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
LIEUTENANT JOHN c. GREGG.
A POPULAR VOTING OFFICER WE'LL KNOWN
IN NETWORK. WHO WAS KILLED
IN MALOIOS

FIRST Lieutenant John C. Gregg, Of the fh Cnited
States Infantry who was killed on March 81 III the
fighting near Malolos IN the Philippines was one OF
the most popular Of all the younger officers III inc
Army The news Of his death has cast gloom over
many posts both in the East and West, where ne
was wei known and has come as a personal sor-
row to officer friends of his stationed III CUBAN
and Porto Rican camps No details regarding Lieu
tenant Greggs death have yet reached here' pu'
Il Is believed by his friends that he was shot WINE
carrying orders. in his capacity of ana on "enei"l
Halls staff. He dashing and fearless oiicer'
and would never have hestated for an instant 10
expose himself to any danger which came 10 MN
I'm the line OF his duty.
az believe he would have wished to die as ne dld
on the field OF battle" said an Army friend al
Governors Island IN speaking OF Lieutenant
Gregg yesterday. "He delighted In active service
and know he would have dreaded succumpihs 10
a slow fever or anything Of that sort when wouiu
have rendered MIN long unfit for duty. But II Is
dreadful shock to US all. He was the only man
killed in that days lighting. do not know many
officers who would be deeply and generally re-
GREETED as Jack Gregg. was talking about MIN 10
Major -- yesterday. and the tears ran Gown inc
Majors checks as he spoke Of his friends death
Lieutenant Gregg popular in the widest sense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
PRESENT CONDITIONS N CTBA.
EDWARD T. FREDERIcKs. WHO SERVED WITH
GOMEZ ARRIVES on THE SANTIAGO.

EDWARD r. FREDERICKs. WHO SERVED WITH
GOMEZ. ARRIVES on THE SANTIAGO.
Edward J. Fredercks young American VINO
served through the Cuban struggle for lndepen-
dence in the insurgent ranks. was passenger on
Tho ward Limo steamer Santiago. which arrived
here yesterday from Santiago and south SIDE u
ban ports oo,
Mr. Fredericks went to cuba in September. 1895
on the Dauntless He took to the island ana
operated the second dynamite gun IN me 'uoa
Army He was made Chief Of Artillery on the
staff OF General Gomez. Later ne was S"Pe'""
tcndent Of the gasworks in Santiago
1.-THE future for cuba is bright he said; the
better element is bound to come to the front l
want to say that in my opinion the CuDdhs a''
capabie of self-government II they nave a chdr'e'
Some Of the smartest and best men that eE,'
met were Cubans. and this is the class tha' -
going to make the future cuba. There is discofu'
| will admit. but it is caused by those VINO were
not in the army. Take those who are opposed 10
tho election Of General Gomez as commander OIL
the army The opposition comes from generals
sanguily Collazo. Vidal and others. VINO never
were fighters and now that the war Is over are
doing lots Of talking. That element VIII DC oNe'
come. ..,
.erbs truest natriot IN Cuba to-day is General
Gomez and ne Is the one who would do the most
Cor the neople 7 lived with him, starved WIFI
b,,, and fought with him for years. and kho"
of the stun Of which he Is made lie oHenoS So'''
people because he is not given TO the h'ce''e' -,
society In appearance he is not impresslVe-s"'d'
ard v,eazened looking-but he Is nevertheless "
fighter. General Weyler had 1900 men io ssrs1
for him at one time. and they found nun n,,b, nm
times and il cost men every time theS O''s" w
10 him. ,.,. .,u NOT work they
lilo or do not know Of what they speaaA, ~ A on
hose who have plantations. and they wiz va go
Of those who work their plantations fnr a.
Sean some of them who were gad 10 N U,Hf -
cents and one ration day me Prov o sercest
Santiago was the scene or some "l s,, it * the
a%btinS in VIEWERS time. and yet to-dd! ~ nrov.
most orderly and Industrious Does III thI,tP % -
cuban Will not work? do not tn!hk 80
When asked as to the length OF uing ra would
olanse IN his opinion before the GoNeIiIiedb t d.
bs turned over to the Cubans he said: Stroke
ID on the Cubans. II would De q $50 ,an. "a
~ valley in my opinion. for the Gosei' ~ 1inba
onnoint General Wood Governor Is con
4PPU," man of tact possessing the coinps,r ,,yo
a a. ~ Of the people and his work IN Wink
,5roircn shows the kind OF man ne - q, bright
~ ne whole the situation in the Island u ii he no
en,ng: but you may depend t tna' ,bn dehtng men
lSno I'D down their arms and are sTehlrs ~, arc
ner4tv Those who are dong aahSS '@9'e
ppot tho fighters. and will not hghI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09

tority OF them. is not due to tho diligence Of the
forehanded and thrifty pension claim agents, whose
emissaries were sent TO Montauk as soon as me
camp was established to ply their vocation. ana
who have haunted every military camp where
volunteer troops were stationed which were 10 DE
mustrred out of tho service. 30 eager and jealous
have been these friends OF tho soldier that In
many cases they have not waited for him TO re-
celve an honorable discharge from the Army before
they persuadcd him to sign an Application Tor
pension on account OF physical disability contracted
In and due TO his military service. Many such APP
nlicstious have been received and the Department
~ tn Interior has been constrained 10 decide that
thsv were null and void. or course, no other de-
cision was possible, because soldier IN IN" Army
On mot have any status as an applicant Tor pen
sion Moreover. an order issued by the Secretary
~ War a few months ago. before the mastering
ont Of the volunteer regiments began requires that
everv soldier before muster-out shall undergo Il
nedicaI examination ascertain MS phys!cal con-
ditIon nj tho time OF his discharge; ana wnether
snv disability from which he may be SUFFERING or
ciair 10 he suffering incurred In the military
servire Al the time OF this examination NJ ~
entitled 10 make his own statement and TO appeal
frorn The decision Of the examining surgeon II ne
,hnosss whereupon there is to be 30 examination
So ho,r5 81 surgeons The record OF these eN-
- ,,r,tions il preserved In the war department
and aiil probably cut some figure In the sdludica-
ION ~ the pension claims arising out OF the ia'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
BROTHER BERNARD NOT Az EXILE'
r,ovAr. TO CAIRO ORDERED on THE AD'
VICE OF PHYSICIANS

.,rs REMOVAL TO CAIRO ORDERED ON Ihh ND'
VICE OF PHYSICIANS
R-,ther Patanian. brother director dc'se
-, - Manhattan College. at One-hundrep-s anu
thirtv-frst-st. and the Boule'aru' =" denied
- rlian now I'm France. Indignantly uei,''I
n,U,rT the report that Brother Bernard mao
hem exiled to Egypt The report s,a.e' =, ''. an
BROTHER Bernard had been mace ua'o beon
ara1ed anti-American crusade. sara 10 nav. 1,o,a
beenn by certain foreign eccleslasucal -" .h,s
aseir.t the order of Christian Brothers il '"'o
country Brother Bernard had oeeh se.' St,,es 70
49,, no christian Brothers Of the United states ~
resent petition to the authorities asking u'T =.
concessions be granted 10 the order IN had pre-
,ras also stated that a promlneI. ~ tho order Of
Gicted n separation, sooner OF ldCe'' "
his country from that or Franz o,or, of Brother
Brother Patanan said that me report reps rn,n9uaedy
Drd,s removal was absolutely anu u sant 70
IalSo F9vnt because Of his health hS 1 1 so
AFRO: anf ~ santa Fe y NJ ana na9 IT, The
I'm that he returned 10 New orr he vas sent
No. sea air affected him baby anu ne b"S been
~ Gsro after a number OF snicteS cairo
20 al and II was they who hao sei'0'' ~
49, .ba dttest place for nln
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
THE RALEIGH'S RETURN
laval. WELCOME AWAITING DEwEY's
SHIP FROM MANILA.

-,v PART sHT TOOK IN THE BATTLE OF MANILA
,v-cAPrG1N COGHLAN's REPORr-ALTERA-
TONS IN HER PROPOSED.
,,.Ao, The United States cruiser Raleigh, the
49,. shin Of Admiral Deweys squadron to come
~. ~ since he memorable victory Of May l at
.,.,ua Ray arrives here. she is expected to
- =, about a week, she will have thoroughly
io,ic welcome Public sentiment toward
-, american vessels that sunk the entire Span
~ eeet in the Philippines is only too glad Of
- onnortunity TO express itself. and all propo-
",,,ons for giving the Raleigh hearty reception
80 met With instant favor. The committee to
-, charge Of the details of the celebration
-, include prominent city officials and several
y, .be higher naval officers now at this port.
~, the moment that the hOmeward- bound
-,iser first comes within saluting distance of
- forts in the harbor there will be such
s-,,g Of guns. blowing of whistles. ringing of
,.us and similar demonstrations from the ship
- IN the Bay that few citizens. at least in
80 lover part Of town, will need to be notified
~ INV other way that the Raleigh is here
>ew.York however, is probably not to have
49,. sole privilege Of receiving the ship. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
TO CONTINUE IT'S APPEALS.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN
APOLIS MONETARY CONVEN- 80
TON MEETS. r!ER


"oF A MONETARY SYSTEM BASED UPON
THE GOLD STANDARD ADEQUATE IN
VOLUME AND SUFFICIENT e.
~ FLEXIBLE"
A declaration for a monetary system based
upon the gold standard, adequate In volume and
sufficiently flexible" was adopted yesterday by
the Executive Committee OF the Indianapolis
Monetary Convention The meeting OF the COM
mittee was held at the Chamber OF Commerce
of the State OF York. and was called by the
chairman H. II. Hanna OF Indiana. for the pur-
pose of getting the advice OF the committee upon
the recommendations to be presented TO the Re-
publican Caucus Committee OF the House or
Representatives, which meets at Atlantic City
| on April II. Among those who attended were
| Mr.. Hanna the chairman; Henry c. Payne, OF
| Wisconsin; II. H. Kohlsaat, Editor Of THE Chi
cago Times Herald; William r. Grggs, OF Rich
mond. Va; William z. Dodge, George Foster
Peabody. James Speyer and Morris X. Jesup, of
New-York City william c. Cornwell. OF Buffa-
10; Hiram A. Fletcher. OF Grand Rapids. Mich;
Rowland G.. Hazard. OF Rhode Island and Eu-
gene Levering OF Baltimore Two members OF
the Monetary Commission, ex-Secretary Charles
: Fairchild of NewYork and William b. Dean.
OF Minnesota, were present by invitation, ana
discussed some or the changes pTOposeu III III"
present monetary system. Charles s. Hamlin.
OF Boston, recently Assistant Secretary or the
Treasury was elected member OF the Execu-
tive Committee A report made by SUBJ
committee and adopted, declaring the bill OF tina
Monetary Commission to be broad and compr"-
hensive in its scope. and containing SUCH pro-
visions as are necessary 10 settle the financial
nroblem. but authorizing the chairman TO sus-
gest such notifications as might be necessary
10 secure legislation not inconsistent with the
nrincipes of the bill. The following resolution
was adopted unanimously as the expression OF
the committee:
Resolved That the Executive Committee or mo
indiana olis Moneta Convention continue 10 ulss
mon congress the adoption or a monetary System
ba ssd upon the gold standard. adequate IN Voiuhs
ana sufficiently flexible IN character 70 aHOlu tn'
legitimate means 10 our producers ana inahutdcS,
rers FOR meeting the rapidly expanding Nolyins y.
domesfic ira de and for competing upon equa Isltls
a. fbe worlds markets with other nations tnelcDy
giving full employment and Just returns 20 "in'''-
labor
An invitation was extended by Mt CornNe'
for the next meeting Of the committee III pu NJ
yaIo A similar invitation was EXTENDED " 'i''
Griegs on behalf Of Richmond, va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
cArGHT TAPPING WIRES.

Cleveland Ohio. April s-Harry shurtlen siias
James Cooley and Austin Wilson, electricians. are
under arrest al the Central Station on the charge
OF attempting tap Western Union telegraph
wires running along the Nickel Plate road. The
men were caught In the act OF attempting 10 tap
wires II Is alleged under the Wllson-ave bridge
In a vacant house a short distance away the police
found a complete outfit for equipping telegraph
office II is said that the men were endeavoring
10 cut in wires on which sporting news u trans
mitted, In order 10 beat the poolrooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
proptg,s INSTITUTE PROGRAMME.

uorou,,ry IL the programme OF the work Of the
peona.s Institute this week:
This svening-Address by DR.. k Heoer newton
music. Cooper Union
To.morrow evening-"The Opening OF the Far
80. china Japan Corea": speaker. +. Wells
Et1,ia instructor IN Yale University. Cooper
Union. c,A .,.h, -, ,.o poonla,s
Er,day evening-'Trusts' speaker, Hazen 5. nm
gree. Governor OF Michigan. Cooper Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
m PIN CALIFORNIA COAST or SEA LIONS.

San Francisco April s-The California state rlsn
cor,m,ssion ia about 10 undertake the task OF ex-
terminating the sea Hons that infest the Cali
fornIa coast and destroy enormous quantities 81
nsh Many fishing firms have complained OF ina
increasing herds and a meeting has been arranged
10 devise the most humane method or RIDING
california waters OF the pests The seals on he
Sal Rocks at the entrance 20 the harbor of San
Francisco are exempted from any such action by
al Law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09

q. b. CHRISTIAN, JR, A LIEU1hNANI'
Private George H. Chrstman jr' OF Company a,
9Th Regiment, was elected secohd lieutenant Vi
his company April J.
Tho regiment will celebrate the anniversary of
IFS deparfure for the seat OF war on the evening
81 April "a by n review and reception at the armory,
Ninety -fourth-st. and Pnrk-aNe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
GGAND MARSHAL HYDEs FIRST ORDER

John b. Hyde. who has been appointed grand
marGhal Of the Grand Army or the hepuphc lot
- ,esr has issued his first general order In
which he names Colonel Charles +. Homer 10 10,
adiutan;- general and chief or stan, ana Colone,i
1hram |, Weber TO be assistant adjutanl general
the Headquarters OF the grand marshal VIII be
Established In the list Regiment AmoTy' Park-aFe'
and Thirty-fourth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
4 BED FOR ST. LIKES HOSPITAL

The will Of Harriet b. smedberg. who died re-
Gently. was filed for probate in the surrogates
office yesterday. Among the requests IS one OF
$500 to St. Lukes Hospital 20 be used to found
bed 10 be known as tho Hugh Auchneloss smeh-
berg Bed" I'm memory Of her son, .husn 10 INC
Ornhan ASYLUM Society she leaves Si,nO
The remainder OF the estate Is olFideo AihonS
members OF the family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-09
m REPORT on THE PHILIPPINES
,,,,,,-rrr OF BISHOPS SELECTS JOHN HOWE
pEYroN FOR AN IMPORTANT RE
r1Gror-s MISSION.


committee consisting of Bishops Doane' DO $50
- NtcTaren has appointed John howe rey'on'
Arnv secretary Of the brotherhood OF d a,i
- visit the Philippine Islands ana repv,' pa.,am
questions OF interest to Churcn peop p where he
WI, WI, .,atn until the first Government transport
w s"1. for Manila He carries credentials not Unly
Srom the Church but from the Secretary OF war
coa,ror Roosevelt and others 10 General otiS anu
80 admiral Dewey. who will probably give nun
facilities for making Investigations,
,'1 bout three months and then return and
Make trip to Cuba and Porto Rico IN MS par Sy
IT. ~ Rev James !. Smiley ana the rev fipsa
dio ~ 49,, ard William Wilson, who was feu
@ n'rse AT Nontauk These three VIII retn.,lh
I'm the Philippines and woIk III '''' '-''
church at the various camps, ,,,, socra,,rv
In connection with his york as ra ARM " PeyfoS
ot,,,as nearly ali the Southern camps last yea, anu
vlsa,bSished the brotherhood in fifteen regiments
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-25

Winfield Hunt and family, OF Bridge
brother Jacob Hunt.
There were II few that attended Tie
Farmers Picnic at Penn's Grove on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Horner aud
daughter Mary, spent some time with
Mis-. Martha England at SwedesboIo
on Friday afternoon.
Miss Anna Hunt has been spending
a few days with relatives at Penn's
Grove.
Miss Alberta Strobridge is right sick
at this writing.
Mrs. Harriet Darlington has return
ed home after spending some time with
her daughter at Glassboro and has been
at ending P.tman Grove Camp meet
ing.
William Haines spent Tuesday in
Wilmington.
The leader for next Sunday evening
for the Epworth League meeting is
Mrs. Ida Ashton. Topic, Green Past
ures, The Christian Pleasures Pisa
33.1-6.
Rev. W. z. TomIiu being away on
last Sunday Mr.. Strang, of SwedesD0rv,
talked for them and the EpwOrth Lea.
que had charge in the evening.
A. Il. Atkinson moved his family to
H%arrisonylile last THURSDAY. Those
that were there were j. M. Given and
daughter Name, Jacob Hunt and wife,
John Hunt aud wife, Mrs. itebecca
Strobridge aud daughter Alberta, Mrs
Sallie II. Haines and children Harold,
Helen and Alice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-08-25
County, Gleanings.

During the heavy thunder gust Mon
day night lightning struck a barn ON
the farm IF Andrew ~SiDnickson, III
Lower Penn's Neck, tenanted by Charl-
es Randall. Only small damage was
done. A barn on the farm of Jonathan
Fogg, in Quaker Neck, was struck and
totally destroyed. A milk house, i'm
plement shed and wagon house were
also burned. Four horses persisted, and
a large number of agricultural iniple-
ments, 275 bushels of wheat and 20 tons
OF hay were consumed. Mr.. Fogg's loss
is about $1,000, on which there is an
insurance of $1,000. The barn on the
A. W. Sherron farm, near Pentonviile
was struck and destroyed. The tenant,
Michael Flynn, lost about $1,000, with
no insurance. The loss to the building
is $1,000, with 5000 insurance. Corn
fields at DaerGield were leveled by the
high wind, Lightning killed four cows
in John GUS %barnyard,