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Evening star., 1899-03-18
CAMBON WILL REPRESENT SPAIN.
Preparing for Exchange of Treaty
RatihcR lions

NJ. Cambon called at the State DEPART
ment by appointment at IL o'clock this
morning to. confer with the officials relative
to the final exchange of ratiications of
the peace treaty. Secretary Hay being
engaged in presiding over the meeting of
the Pan-American conference the ambas-
sador was by him referred to First As
sistant Secretary Hill, who was authorized
by the Secretary to make all necessary ar
rangements.
1t was agreed that the ambassador shall
act as the representative of the Spanish
government in making the final exchanges.
while Secretary Hay will represent the
government of the United States. Although
not customary on such occasions il is prob
able that President Mckinley will be pres
ent at the final ceremony of exchanging
ratifications, which in that case will take
place at the White House, where the peace
protocol was signed.
1t was said at the State Department that
the Spanish government requested that NJ.
Cambon's services as its agent be accepted; ;
the French government gave its authorize
tion and his designation is gratifying to
our own government. No precise date was
set this morning for the final exchanges.
NJ. Cambon must receive full powers from
Madrid TO act as the representative of
Spain, and while these might be convened
by cable. just as they We're in the case of
the signature Of the protocol last August
1t would still be necessary to await the ar
rival here of the copy of the treaty which
bears the signature OF the queen regent,
which cannot be expected within ten days
or two weeks.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
ENTITLED TO EXTRA PAY.
treasury Decision of ImDOrtance tU
Discharged Volunteers.

ASSISTANT Controller Mitchell of the Treas
ury Department has made a decision OF
considerable Importance TO the members OF
the volunteer organizations who served in
the army during the Spanish war. The Sec
retary of War recently requested a decision
upon the following questions:
Il. Whether enlisted men who are trans
ferred from volunteer regiments to the
Hospital Corps of the regular army under
general orders of the army No. IS, 1898,
and who are now being discharged under
the provisions Of circular so, A. G. o., 1898.
are entitled to the extra nav provided for
by the act of March 3, 1899, granting extra
pay TO 4,s, soldiers of the, regular army,
served with his regiment in Cuba. was
transferred sick to a hospital in the United
states, has been DISCHARGED from the serv-
ice Tor disability-service honest and faith
ful-his regiment being still in the service
is entitled to the extra pay provided for by
the act of March g. 1899.
3. Whether the act of March 3, 1899, is
retroactive and applies to volunteers who
We're discharged prior to the act of Janu-
airy L. 1893, whose regiments have been
mustered out since the passage of the act
of January u. 1S99'
Assistant Controller Mitchell says in his
deciSion
IT would seem that enlisted men in
volunteer ORGANIZATIONS have been trans
ferred 10 the Hospital Corps from time to
consent, and that they have been treated
and paid as enlisted men of the Hospital
Corps. although they did not formally en-
list therein. 1 am of opinion and so decide
that men who enlisted in volunteer organi-
cations, and who Were afterWard trans
ferred with or without their consent by
proper authority to the Hospital Corps
and who served honestly and faithfully. be
come Tor pay purposes members of the
hospital Corps, enlisted for the war only
ana as such on muster out and discharge
from the service are entitled to the extra
pay granted by the act of March g. 1880.
The act of March 3, 1889, supra applies
to enlisted men In the regular army who
enhsted subsequent to the declaration of
war Tor the war only as individuals, and
II such enlisted men served honestly and
ralthfully grants to them the extra pay
PROVIDED IN the act on muster out and dis
charge from the service, whether before or
after the passage of the act. without regard
to the muster out and discharge of the or
ganization to which they belonged. and
am of opinion. and so decide. that the above
proviso grants to enlisted men Of volunteer
organlZations who have served honestly
and faithfully the extra paY provided in
the act on muster out and discharge from
the service, whether before or after the
passage of the act of January 12.l 1899, or
the act of March 3. 1888. without regard
to the muster out and discharge Of the or
ganization to which they belonged
Evening star., 1899-03-18

Efforts to Hurry the Embarkation Of
Volunteers,

The President has become very much in
terested in having the troops in Cuba
which are to be returned to the United
States hurried out Of the island before
there is any danger of infection from yell
low fever He has given very positive in
structions to the War Department upon
this subject, and as a result the quarter
masters department is making very
great effort TO obtain transports and have
them ready to embark troops within a few
days. II is desirable to have all the troops
destined for southern camps landed I'm the
United States before April l. when the
quarantine regulations of the south Will
make it very difficult to get the men INTO
this country. The quartemaster depart
ment has started several transports for
Cuba which have not been I'm commission
or active service. Besides arrangemenus
have been made with the Plant and Ward
lines of steamers to bring these troops TO
the United States. Gen. Humphrey. chief
quartermaster at Havana, has been ordered
to get the volunteers ready for embarking
SO there will be no delay when the ships
arrive in Cuba. Where il is practicable
the troops will be inspected and the bag
gage fumigated before leaving Cuba. The
quartermasteT's department has been work
ing in conjunction with Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service who
is doing what he can to make The difficult
ties of quarantine and inspection ia the
United States as light as possible.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
CADET PETERsoN'S CASE.
Miss Charlotte Crane Makes an APP
peal in His Behalf.

An appeal has been made to the Treasury
Department by Miss Charlotte Crane, the
actress, to save Cadet Peterson from dis
missal
Cadet Peterson is senior cadet of the rev.
enue cutter service, and is said to be a
brilliant young man. He is now attached
to the schooIship Chase, at Mobile, and
charges have been preferred against him.
He is accused of infraction of the rules on
board the schoolship. and this is his
second offense there is little doubt that he
will have to leave the service He may be
permitted TO resign, but if he does not do
this he will probably be dismissed.
Miss Cranes name is Miss Charlotte
Bowes. and she comes from a we1l-known
southern family. Some time ago Cadet Pc
terson escorted her to ball given by the
cadets of the South Carolina Military Acad-
emy at Charleston. She was snubbed by
the attending chaperons, and a scene was
created. She is said to be engaged to Ca
det Peterson, who at one time attended the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Miss Crane appealed to Assistant Secre-
tary Spaulding and TO Capt Shoemaker,
chief of the revenue cutter service. She is
now playing in New York. and came here
especially to make the appeal, unknown to
the young man.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
One Brigade for Provost Duty.
REFRtGERATING PLANT.
VIII BE Built at Manila to Keep Meat
aud proNisious.

The War Department is arranging pro-
posals for the construction of a govern
ment refrigerating plant at Manila. The
plant will be government building from
the foundation up and will be capable Of
keeping between 1900 and 2.0U tons of
chilled and frozen besf and equal
amount Of eggs, fowls and vegetables, or
anything else that needs cold storage. Ii
will be run on the ammonia system and
will manufacture about twenty-four tons
of ice a day.
The necessity for this arrangement has
been patent tor some time and proposals
We're advertised for the plant. but the bids
when received were in such shape that II
was impossible To compare them. and the
matter had to be entirely reconsidered
Heretofore the meat supplied to the army
in Manila has been kept aboard the We
frlgerator vessels in which 1t was brought
from Australia. there was no means of
keeping it ashore. This necessitated paying
dcmurrage on the vessel so long as she
was detained in port, and this so mat arially
increased the cost Of the meat that il was
decided II would he economy to build cold
storage plant on shore. The cost probably
Will be about $lJu.GD.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
THE GATHMANN GUN.
Appropriation for Constructing On,
of 1S-Inch Bore Now Available.

of 1S-Inch Bore Now Available
Controller Tracewell of the Treasury has
decided that the appropriation made by
Congress for the construction of an ls-inch
Gathrnann gun is Immediately available.
Acting under the decision it Is understood
that the ordnance officials of the War De-
partment will begin construction of this
monster, which, it Is claimed, will be able
to blow any ship out of the water as easily
as puff of wind can displace piece Of
paper.
The appropriation was In the act for
fortifications and defense, and was for
$4,000. The appropriation authorized the
expenditure of the money without adver-
tisement, thus enabling the War Depart
ment to secretly conduct its investigation
into this alleged most formidable weapon
Of warfare. If the experiments prove the
truth of the assertions of the inventor
battleships will be useless in attacking
cities, and will never be able to enter any
port of a country armed with these guns.
The shell fired by the gun is of gun cot
ton, and il is claimed that the shell can
be sent a distance of nine miles, and will
demolish a battleship at that distance with
ease. The experiments so far made are
said to have proved wonderful.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
Personal Mention,

The following from this city are booked tc
sail for Europe on the st. I.eniS, which will
leave New York next wedrv S3ay: Mr.
Henry Adams, Senator and Nit. H. Cabo,
Lodge and their two sons, Liehf Amanda
Mola OF the Italian army and Mrs. Mola
and Gen Geo. B. Williams.
Ex-Commissioner TruesdeH and Mrs
Truesdell returned yesterday from trip
to Nassau. which was Of great benefit to
them both.
Paul Hurst, who Is named by the Presi-
dent as one of the 123 new second heuten-
ants, is from this city. He prepared for
college at the Emerson Institute and grad
uated from Princeton University in 1897 He
Is the son of Bishop John F. Hurst, whose
ancestors both on the Daternal and ma
ternal sides, were among the revolutionary
soldiers from Maryland -
Mr. h J. Gensler, accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Gertrude GensIer, have left
for visit to Senator Cameron at his win
Yer nome on the coast of South Carolina
They will be away from the city several
weeks.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
Late Naval Orders.

Commander S. H. Ackley has been de-
tached from duty as Secretary Of the
light house board and ordered to COM
mand the Concord.
Commander T. Perry has been detached
from command of the Lancaster and or
dered to this city for duty as secretary Of
the light house board.
Captain T. F. Jewell has been detached
from command of the Minneapolis and or
dered to command the Lancaster.
Commander H. G. d. Colby has been de-
tached from duty as inspector of the ID
light house district and ordered to preS
pare to take command of the Marbiehead.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Its Building Not i'm Immediate Danger
of Collapse.

The architect of the supervising archi-
tect's office who made examination Of
the Department of Justice building yester-
day reports that the building is not in inn
mediate danger of eollapsiug. but to be on
the safe side he proposes to make an ex-
animation each week until the department
finds another building to which to movs
pending the construction of the new build-
ing.
The Attorney General has about decided
that he will not remain I'm the present build
ing any longer than can be helped. and so
soon as he can make arrangements will
find suitable building and move into il
while the new building is being completed
Evening star., 1899-03-18
Repair of the League Island Dock

Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau of
yards and docks, is preparing plans for the
immediate repair of the timber dock at the
League Island navy yard, which is reported
to be in danger of collapse. 1t is estimated
that the work win cost $4,000. 1t will in
clude not only repairs to the entrance. but
the substitution of cement for large
part of the present timber structure. This
adds to the cost. but the experts say it
will also add to the life of the dock and
will justify the expenditure.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
NEED COST But POSTAGE STAMP
How ROnOrably Discharged Nolun-
teer Sailors May Obtain Extra Pay

The Navy Department wishes 1t to be
known to all of the volunteer sailors who
served with such credit during the late
war and received honorable discharges
that 1t need not ccst them more than the
price of a 2-cent postage stamp to obtain
the STatuity in the shape of extra pay
which Congress allotted to them in the
closing hours of the last session. 1t ap-
pears that claim agents throughout the
country have already undertaken to collect
these allotments for a percentage, which
many of the men can i'll afford TO spare.
Very many applications have been pouring
in upon the navigation bureau for informa-
ton as to how the men should proceed to
collect their money. In reply to these the
following circular letter is being sent out:
WASHINGTON. D. c.
"Sirs: Replying to your letter requesting
Information concerning the extra pay
allowed men and officers of the volunteer
navy by the last Congress for services
rendered during the war with Spain. I
have TO inform you that your application
should be addressed to the auditor for rhe
Navy Department. Treasury Department,
Washington. d. c.
Very respectfully.
"A. s. CROWNINSHIELD.
"Chief of Bureau"
These volunteer sailors are, under the act
of Congress, entitled to one months extra
pay in case they served within the United
States and two months extra pay if they
"SiC iil SCI NV pANSlhc bliS ihbeN otdttS.
1t Will be for the auditor to draw this line
of inside and outside, bur it is said at the
navigation bureau that vessels which serv-
ed in the Cuban and Porto Rican blockade
and vessels which went to foreign ports
will be regarded having been outside of
the United States. while those which Piled
up and down the coast will be held to have
been within the United States, although of
course, outside the three-mle limit.
The men should first address their in
quiries to the auditor above named. who
will furnish the information to the fur
ther procedure. This is likely to involve
later on the sending to Washington of the
discharge of the man and a statement of
the service rendered by him. The auditor
will adjust all the claims. and only in case
of doubt as to the actual service rendered
will the Navy Department be consulted.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
OREGON FIT FOR ANYTHING.
Dewey Reports Her Arrival at
Manila.

Once again has the battle ship Oregon
demonstrated her wonderful efficiency and
seaworthiness, as is shown in the following
cable message received at the Navy Depart
ment this morning:
MANILA. March Is lSsa
Secretary of the Navy, Washington. D. G.;
The Oregon and the Iris arrived toda :.
The Oregon is in fit condition for any duty.
'(Signed) DEWEY" -"
Evening star., 1899-03-18

ing that for the present the troops would
remain where they were, and on the next
evening he would meet the general officers
again and confer with them further. Gen.
Kent explained his vote, saying that he
was not in favor of Withdrawing but his
brigade commanders thought 1t best
Evening star., 1899-03-18

The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the
city by carriers their cwn account, at 10 cents
per week or ~ cents per month Copies at the
counter cents each By maiI-anywbere in the
United States Canada-pOstage prepad-5O cents
per month.
Saturday Quintuple Sheet STAR 81 per year; with
foreign postage added 50 oS -
(EUtered ct the Post Office at Washington. d. C..
second class msil matter.D
- All mail subscriptions must he paid In advance.
Rates Of advertising Elaee known on application.
Evening star., 1899-03-18

In no other city I'm the
world can households and
families be so generally
reached by a single medium
of advertising as can those of
Washington through the col
umns of The Evening Star.
As business brinser. The
Stars advertisements are
without "A parallel.
Evening star., 1899-03-18
Reorganized, With Lawton and Mac
Arthur Division Commanders.
GEN. ANDERSON TO COME home
Rebel Attack Yesterday RepuIsed
by Pennsylvania Volunteers.
GUNBOAT CLEARS TIE LAKE

MANILA. March Is. 1O:cO am.-The en-
tire American force has been reorganized.
two divisions Of three brigades each being
formed Gen. Lawtou today assumed COM
mand of the 1st Division, which consists of
the Washington, North Dakota and CALI
fornia volunteers, under Gen. King; six
troops of the 4th Cavalry. the 14th regu-
lars, the Idaho volunteers and a battalion
of the Iowa troops, under Gen. Ovenshine;
the Sd and I'D Regular Infantry and the
Oregon regiment. under Gen. Wheaton. and
Dyer's and Hawthorne's light batteries
Gen. MdcArthur's division consists of two
batteries of the :id Artillery, the Kansas
and Montana Volunteers. under Gen. n. @.
Otis; the Colorado. Nebraska and South
Dakota regiments and six companies of the
Pennsylv anans under Gen. Hale: the 4th
and 1lth Regulars. the Minnesota and
Wyoming Volunteers and the Utah Arti-
lery.
One Brigade for Provost Duty.
A separate brigade will be assigned 10
provost guard duty. consisting Of the 10th
Infantry and eight companies OF the I'D
Regular Infantry.
Gen. Anderson. now in commapd of the
1st Division of the sth Army Corps. will
return to The United States IN accordance
with the order of January "a
An attack was made by the rebels yes
terday upon the battery at Iona Church,
but the enemy were repused by the Penn
sylvaniaus with heavy loss, Lieut.. rhomp-
son and privates McNay and MCcdnse OF
Company c were wounded.
A gunboat, with a company Of The 2Sd
Regulars on board. is now on the Lake at
tacking The small towns. She VAS last
heard of off Morong and Santa cruz.
Evening star., 1899-03-18

Continued on Second Page.)
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-07-07

Nashville American


The State of Tennessee owns
and conducts u farm and could
very properly, therefore, la Que
sense, be called u farmer. BE
sides owning u farm IN fee simple,
the State rents n large tract OF
rich farming land. AS u farmer.
the State is u success, due, OF
course, largely to the practical
methods pursued 10y the officials
who are IN charge OF tins branch
of the States business.
There are something over 900
acres ia the States farm. which
Joins the State prison on the west
aud In the old Morrow farm, which
the State leases, there are over
1000 acres. In The two farms
there are under cultivation u total
Of LOO acres.
The crops this wear are divided
as follows: Corn, 900 acres; wheat,
44O acres; sorghum, 100 acres
millet. 20 acres; Irish potsioes. 40
acres; sweet potatoes, 30 ncres;
90 acres devoted To vegetables OF
NIL kinds.
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England and American Dependency.
j. "A. l.. Sangdon, President Of
the British Institute Of Mining En.

j. "A. l.. Sangdon. President OF
the British Institute Of Mining En.
gineers predicts that IN the next
half century England will be lie
pendent upon the United States
Tor lis IRON, steel aud coal. la
proof of this Is offered statistics
showing that n quarter OF y cen
tury ago England supplied 30 per
ceut. OF the worlds coal and now
II IL supplying bnt 80 per- cent.
The same statistics show that %
years rgo the Uuiied StsteS sup.
piled hut 10 per cent Of the worlds
coal aud now 1t supplies 80 per
cent.
This country has led England 10
the aggregate of manufactured
products for several years. aud,
that, too, without any visible de-
crease OF the raw material. With
the almost limitless resources OF
the North. West and South ~ lie
developed aDd placed al the dis
posal Of the American mauufar.
turer. the gloom wuh which the
Mail view the situation IL not
without reason.
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P!T!LEEss gD!CT by gesEs.

Mrs. Ida May Ewing the pung
woman who was recently aHuit.
ted of the charge OF murdlring
her sister.in.law. is now unlergo.
ing punishment not contemplated
in the criminal code. Dissatisfied
with the jury's verdict, the women
of the community at Hopkins, Mo-,
have undertaken the task OF up.
holding" the dignity of the state.
They have ostracized her. they
have broken up her home aud
scattered her family. Her hus.
bands business is ruined, for the
people will not patronize hin, and
she, a social outcast, has sought
refuge in the home of her mother.
Though such a thing is impossi
BILE, the women Of the town want.
ed Mrs. Ewing punished, OF at
least tried again. They circulated
petition. which was nnmerOusly
signed. The three merchants who
refused TO place their signatures
on the petition have been driven
out of business for want of pat.
ronage, and two have left town.
Intimldated by threats of person.
al violence, Mrs. Ewing seldom
leaves the hOuse. No one will
speak to her or her husband.
Mrs. Ewing stoutly protests her
innocence OF the crime that was
charged to her, bat the members
Of her own sex will not accept her
word. and continue to infllct the
terrible punishment that social
0stracism means TO the women.
Maryville, Mo-. telegram to the
Chicago Times. Herald.
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Cow freed q Coon.

This wonderful story comes
from Maple Grove neighborhood.
DIR. r. Il. Marshall has Nh excel.
lent milch COW which while per.
forming the Bossy.llke functions
Ut milk giving aud butter produc.
ing To q highly satisfactory degree
displays rare Rifis not required OF
her aud, 20 say the least, remark.
able IN n bovine.
The other day u coon veDtured
To prowl about the doctors woods
lot, where the cattle pasture. just
then some one from the yard near.
by observed Bossy start toward
the Intruder, followed the "var.
INIT" closely until Mr.. coon took
refuge mp u tree. Aud there the
COW stood aud freed him for some
time. Union City Commercial.
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Fulton Fair Association.

A movement Is on foot to or.
ganize q fair association in Fulton.
The projectors propose to pur.
chase land, erect buildings, build
race track, etc. The project 10
get in it's infancy, but We believe
il will 60 through and that next
year u county fair will be one of
the epochs IN Fulton's history
Fulton Leader.
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Will You Answer?

10 there any place in active pol.
itics for one who would be strict
" honest and conscientious 7 II
one would rebuke wrong in his
own party leaders, would he not
aid in electing the leaders OF the
other party who are not whit
better. and may be worsef And
yet. must wrong never be rebuk.
ed; must the guilty ones in the
saddle ever remain, booted and
spirred. and encouraged by the
endorsement Of honest menf And
how shall an honest voter know
10 q public man accused of wrong
doing be guilty; his enemies swear
he is; his friends swear he Is not;
and the average voter has no OPP.
portunlty OF knowing the facts
with certainty. Diogines went
through the streets of Athens
with Q lantern in broad daylight
hunting an honest man, and. grant.
ing that one may be found, has he
any place In active politicsi The
average voter votes honestly |;
there 10 no reason or cause that
he should not but can the active
politician be honest II he would !