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ThégPresident Sends. Sneoial Mes-
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PROMOTION AND HONORS
Authority“ Is Asked of the Senate for the
Transfer of Hobson to the Line—Re-
- cognition 'for Newcomb and His Crew
for Their Services It Cardenas; Also
for Captain Hodgson Who Figured in
' Battle of Manila.
Washington, June 28.—-The president .
lent the following message to Con-
gress yesterday: ,
To‘the Congress of the United States:
On the morning of the third of June,
1898, Assistant Naval Constructor
Richmond P. Hobson. U. S. N., with
a volunteer crew of seven men, in
charge of .the partially disabled 'collier
Merrimac, entered the fortified harbor
of Santiago, Cuba, for the purpose of
sinking the collier in the narrowest
portion of .the channel and thus intero
posing a serious obstacle to the egress
of the Spanish flee-t, which had recently
entered that harbor. This enterprise,
demandinge coolness, judgment and
bravery amounting to heroism, was
carried into successful execution in the
face of a persistent fire from the hostile
fleet as well as from the fortifications
on shore.
The president then quotes Admiral
Sampson’s message commending Hob-
son’s brave deed, and continues:
The members of .the crew who were
with Mr. Hobson on this memorable
occasion have already been rewarded
for their services by- advancement,
which, under the provisions of law and
regulation, the secretary of the navy
was authorized to make, and the nom-
ination to the Senate of Naval Cadet
Powell, who, in a steam launch, fol-
lowed the Merrimac on her perilous trip
for the purpose of rescuing her force
after the sinking of that vessel, to be
advanced in rank to the grade of en-
sign, has been prepared and will be
submitted.
Cushing, with whose gallant act in
blowing up the ram Allbemarle during
the civil war, Admiral Sampson com-
pares Mr. Hobson’s sinking of the Mer-
rimac, received the thanks of Congress
upon recommendation of the president,
by name, and was. in consequence, un-
der the provisions of section 1,508 of the
revised statutes, advanced one grade,
such advancement embracing 56 num-
bers. The section cited applies, how-
ever, to line ofiicers only, and Mr. Hob-
son being a member of the staff of the
navy, could not under its provisions be
so advanced. .
In considering the question of suita-
bly rewarding Assistant Naval Con-
structor Hobson for his valiant con-
duct on the occasion referred to, I have
deemed it proper to address this mes-
sage to you with the recommendation
that he receive the thanks of Congress,
and further, that he be transferred to
the line of the navy and promoted to
such position therein as the president,
by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, may determine. Mr. Hob-
son‘s transfer from the construction
corps to «the. line is fully warranted,
he having received the necessary tech-
nical training as a graduate of the
Naval Academy, where he stood num-
ber one in his class; and such action is
recommended, partly in deference to
what is understood'to be his own de-
sire, although he being now a prisoner
in the hands of the enemy, no direct
communication on the subject has been
received from him, and partly for the
reason that the abilities! displayed by'
him at Santiago are of such a. charac-
ter as to indicate especialfitness for
the duties of the line.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, June 27, 1898.
The second message was as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
On the 11th day of May, 1898, there
occurred a conflict in the bay of Car-
denas, Cuba, in which the naval torpe-
do boathinslow was disabled, her
commander wounded and one of her
officers and a part of her crew killed
by the enemy’s fire.
In the face of a most galling fire from
the enemy’s guns, the revenue cutter
Hudson, commanded by First Lieuten-
antFrank H. Newcomb, United States
revenue cutter service, rescued the dis-
abled Winslow, her wounded comman-
der and remaining crew.
The commander of the Hudson kept
his vessel in the very hottest fire of
the action, although in constant dan-
ger of going ashore on account of the
shallow water, until he finally got a
line made fast to the Winslow and
towed that vessel out of range of the
enemy’s guns, a deed of special gal-
lantry.
I recommend that. in recognition of
the signal act of heroism of First Lieu-
tenant Frank H. Newcomb, United
States revenue cutter service, above
set forth, the thanks of Congress be
extended to him and to his officers and
_men of the Hudson, and that a, gold,
medal of honor be presented to Lieu-
tenant Newcomb, 2. silver medal of
honor to each of his officers and a.
bronze medal of honor to each member
ofthe crew who served with him at
Cardenas. ‘ '
It will be remembered that Congress,
byappropriate action, recognized the
several commanders of ships of war
{.3r'5their services in the battle of Mg.
“113;, May 1, 1898. The commander of
thegzrevenue cutter Hugh McCulloch,
present, and in active co-opcration with
the affect under Commodore Dewey on
that-secession (by executive order un-
der the provisions of section 2,757, re-
vised statutes). is the only commander
of a national ship to whom promotion
0,, advancement was not and could not
be given because he held the highest
rank known to the revenue cutter ser-
vzce. . -
I, now recommend that in recognition
of ,the efiicieht and meritorious ser-
viééfifigf Captain Daniel B. i-Iodgson,
United States revenue cutter. service,
who ’commanded the Hugh McCulloch
at me battle of Manila (that officer he-
mg‘how in the 63rd yearof his age and
having served continuously on active
dwty.for“-thirty-Seven years) he placed
on the permanent waiting orders on
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retired list. of the revenue cutter ser-
vice on the full duty pay of 'his grade.
(Signed) O '
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, June 27, 1898.
.Thepresident also sent the following
special nomination to Congress:
Executive Mansion,
' Washington, June 27, 1898.
To the Senate of the United States: '
I nominate Naval Cadet Joseph W.
Powell to be advanced two numbers
under the provisions of section 1,506 of
the revised statutes and to be an en-
sign in the navy for extraordinary
heroism while in charge of the steam
launch which accompanied the colliier
Merrimac for the purpose of rescuing
her gallant forces when that vessel
was under the command of Naval Con—
structor Hobson run into the mouth of
the harbor of Santiago, Cuba, on the
third inst, and dextrously sunk in‘the
channel.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
A PACIFIC COALING STATION.
American Flag Waves Over Marcus oi
Weeks, at Doorway of Manila.
San Francisco, June 28.—A special
from Honolulu says the United States
possesses an island suitable for coal-
ing, and even for a naval station, in
the Pacific, nearly 2,700 miles west of
Honolulu, and in the doorway of Ma-
n-ila.
It is known as Marcus of Weeks and
is more than half way to the Phil-
ippines.
The island belongs to Captain Fos-
ter, commander of a sailing vessel ply-
lng between the Orient and San Fran-
cisco. He found it while out cruising,
and took possession. It was at that
time unclaimed and unoccupied. By
consent of James G. Blaine, then sec-
retary of State, the American flag was
hoisted over the island and still re-
mains there, the same being sanctioned
by Great Britain and all the powers.
The island is in 24.4 north and 154.:
east. It is about five miles long and
is densely covered with trees and
shrubbery. It has a white sandy beach
and near the center is a knoll rising
about 200 feet above the sea. _
It is near the tracks of vessels from
Honolulu to Yokohama and has been
offered to the United States for a
coaling’ station.
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A Third Fleet from Spain,
Cadiz, June 28.-—It is announced here
that the Spanish cruisers Vitoria and
Alfonso XIII have left the arsenal and
that the Caraca and Isla de Luz-on are
ready for that armament.
It is further reported that an addi-
tional force of men has been ordered to
be employed in order .to hasten the
completion of the armored cruiser
Princesa de Asturias. ,
The auxiliary cruiser Metooro is bald
to have received her new armament,
and the armored cruiser Cardinal Cis-
neros is announced to have left Fer-
rol.
The Spanish officials express the
hone that the third Spanish squadron
will be ready for sea in five weeks'
time.
The military governor of Cadiz is
.mounting new guns, and is preparing
additional defences between Forts P.0-
ta and Candelaria, owing to rumors of
o. contemplated American invasion.
a ‘ The Austrian Riots.
Vienna, June 28.—-Dispatches receiv-
ed here from Lemburg, capital of Ga-
licia, say the rioting peasants pillaged
Alt-Sandec for several hours on Sat-
urday evening. The houses and stores
in the Ring Square were plundered
and destroyed, their contents being re-
moved in vans, which Were in waiting,
to the country.
An organized attack was also made
upon Neu-Sandec, several miles from
'Alt-Sandec, but the cavalry dispersed
the peasants after a hand to hand fight
and subsequently the infantry surroun-
ded the town. The peasantry, however,
sacked many of the Jewxsh houses in
the suburbs and set fire to several
buildings. _
Troops have been dispatched to Prz-
emysi, fifty-one miles west of Lemberg,
where disturbances are threatened.
Przemysl has over fifteen thousand
inhabitants.
Clark Grts His Sentence.
Wilmington, De1., June 28.—-—Thomas
S. Clark, convicted in the federal court
here of aiding and abetting and con-
spiring with William N. Boggs, defaul-
ting paying teller of the First National
Bank of Dover, was yesterday sen-tenc-
ed to five years’ imprisonment and a
fine of $5,000. His imprisonment will
be in the New Jersey penitentiary at
Trenton, where E. T. Cooper, convict-
ed recently of a like offence, is now
serving a sentence of eighteen months.
Argument in the demurrers offered
by the defence to the indictment of
United States Senator Richard R. Ken-
ney for complicity in Boggs's crime,
began yesterday. The Kenney trial
will begin on Tuesday, July 5.
Penry‘s Arctic Ship.
New York, June 28.—The Arctic ex-
ploring steamer Windward, presented
to Lieutenant Robert E. Peary. is being
fitted for its trip to the north pole.
Since crossing the ocean from England
the vessel has been anchored off Tomp-
kinsville, Staten Island. Yesterday she
was towed to Pier 57, North river.
'There the stores and other supplies
necessary for the voyage to the polar
regions will be put on board. Lieu-
tenant Peary expects to start north in
less than a fortnight.
Take It Easy.
on the Rio Guama. June 26, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 28.-——The Cu-
ban auxiliaries with the advance forces
seem utterly worthless. They sit in
the shade all day and at night smoke
cigarettes and gorge on Uncle Sam‘s
rations, while the American soldiers,
with empty stomachs and no tobacco,
build roads all day under a blazing sun
and sleep on their rifles under the sky
at night.
The Yellow Fever.
' Washington, "June 28.—A dispatch
from Surgeon Carter at McHenry,
Miss. to Surgeon General Wyman of
the marine hospital service, says that
one new case of yel-lowytever in town
developed on Thursday and another one
has been discovered four miles out in
the'country. This latter developed on_
Sunday. ,
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HAW'AIIAN AN NEXATION. .
of the Senate to Be Held
Hereafter. .
Washington, June 28.——-After the
transaction of brief routine business in
the Senate yesterday, the resolution of-
fered on Saturday by Mr. Davis, Re-
publican of Minnesota, providing that
hereafter, until further notice, the dai-
ly sessions of the Senate 'shall begin
at 11 a. m., was laid before the Sen-
ate.
Mr. Jones, Democrat of Arkansas,
made the-point of no quorum, and the
roll was called. Forty senators re-
sponded, five less than a quorum. Mr.
Lindsay, Democrat of Kentucky, said
that there were many senators absent
who had voted for the early hour of
meeting, and he moved that the ser-
geant-at-arms be directed to request
the attendance of such senators. The
motion was modified to the usual Sen-
ate formula and adopted.
At 11.15 five more senators appeared
and the resolution of Mr. Davis was
agreed to without division.
Consideration of the Hawaiian an-
nexation resolutions was resumed, Mr.
Clay, Democrat of Georgia, addressing
the Senate in opposition to them.
The annexation of Hawaii would, Mr.
Clay insisted, start this country upon
a career of conquest, which was op.
posed to the true destiny of the United
States. He claimed that to make the
present war an excuse for the adoption
of a colonization policy would be 3. vi-
olation of the declarations made in the
Cuban resolutions, and would involve
the country in tremendous difficulties
and possible ruin. He. declared that
the United States had no business to
capture the Philippine Islands, as the
war had not been begun for any such
purpose.
Early Sessions
MOVING THE ARMY SOUTH-
A Force of 30,000 Men to Be Kept Con-
stantly on Southern Coast.
Washington, June 2S.—As stated on
Sunday another movement of troops
has been ordered. Fifteen thousand
men from Chickamauga will be sent to
Tampa as soon as the troops at the
latter place have left for Santiago.
Formal orders to this effect have
reached Major General Brooke. The
first of the men from Chlckamauga
will leave that place as'parly as they
can get away. Theyrwi'zll occupy the
camps where the men of General Cop-
pinger‘s corps are now located at Tame
a.
D It can be authoritatively stated that
from now on troo s will be gradually
moved to the sou .rn coast. As fast
as men are taken out of Tampa, Fer—
nandina and other points, their places
will be filled up by new troops from
Camp Alger and Chlckamauga. The
best equipped and drilled troops from
the other places will be called on to
go to Tampa and Fernandina, the pol-
icy of the government being to keep
at these two cities a force of 30,000,
which can be drawn on at any time for
expeditions to Cuba or Porto Rico.
GILLESPIE SUCCEEDS FRANK.
New Commander of the Department of
' the East.
Washington, D. C., June 28.—-—Several
important army orders have been is-
sued. Brigadier General R. T. Frank,
who succeeded Major General Wesley
Merritt in command of the department
of the East, with headquarters at New
York, is relieved of that command and
ordered to report in person to the sec-
retary of war for assignment.
General G. N. Gillespie, colonel of en-
gineers, who was recently appointed
brig-adier general of volunteers, is or-
dered to take command of the depart-
ment of the East. ‘ '
Brigadier General. A. C. M. Penning-
ton has been relieved from command
of Camp Black, H-empstead, L. I., and
probably will be assigned to duty with
the Fourth Army Corps in Florida.
Brigadier General Roe has been assign-
ed to duty with the First Army Corps
at Chickamauga.
It was rumored about the war de-
partment yesterday afternoon that ex-
C-ongressman Perry Belmont Will soon
be given an important army appoint-
me‘nt.
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HURRY ORDERS FOR RECRUITS.
Formation of Three New Regiments in
New York to Be Hastened. '
Albany, June 28.-——The adjutant gem
eral’s department yesterday received a.
request from the war department ask-
ing that the volunteer orgfianizations
under the second call be recruited as
speedily as possible. In compliance
with this request Adjutant General
Tillingh-ast has directed that the work
of organizing the Two Hundred and
First, Two Hundred and Second and
Two Hundred and Third regiments be
rushed as rapidly as practicable. He
says that in order to facilitate matters
it is possible that the troops will be
sent by companies Without arms, equip-
ments or uniforms to Camp Black,
where they will be mustered into the
United States serVice at once.
Yankee Burns Five Ships.
Key West, Fla., June 28.—The Yan—
kee, which has arrived here from Ci-
enfuegos, reports that on Saturday at-
ternoon. off the Isle of Pines. she cap-
tured, burned and. destroyed five Span-
ish schooners loaded with fish. She
also captured two prisoners, who were
released, and four dogs, now on. board
the. Yankee. . H
The latter also reports that the Span-
ish gunboat with which she was en-
gaged on June 13 off Cienfuegos, was
of 1,030 tons. The officers of the Yan-
kee think the Spaniard was sunk, as
the gunboat was greatly damaged‘ by
the Yankee’s shots.
Monitors Nut Damaged.
“’as‘nington, June 2S.—-A story was
afloat yesterday to the effect that the
big double turreted monitors Puritan
and Miantonomoh had been struck and
seriously injured by Spanish shells off
Havana. Inquiry at the navy depart-
ment, backed by a few anxious. mes-
sages from friends of the people aboard
developed the fact that both of these
monitors are at Key West, where they
have been at anchor for some time
past. The officials know of no recent
firing upon. American blockading yes-
sels~from the Morro or other forts at
the entrance of .Havana harbor.
A BIG STEEL DEAL.
cnrnl’ghl. and Rockefeller-s Plan an
'8‘),000,(l00 Combine.
Chicago, Ill., June 27.—A deal involv-
ing about $80,000,000, in which the Car-
lnegies, the Rockefellers, the Illinois
Steel Company and other companies
controlling the steel and iron industry
of the United States appear to be par-
ticipants. is looming up in the horizon
and may mean a. new “trust.”
The deal. I am told, will include
theSe big manufacturing corporations:
Pennsylvania Steel Company, $4,750,000;
Pennsylvania Steel Company, limited,
$1,500,000; Cambria Iron, $7,974,550;
Bethlehem Iron, 85,000,000; Illinois Steel
Company, 818,650,635; Tennessee Coal
and Iron, $21,000,000; Colorado Fuel and
Iron, $11,250,000; Cdrnegie Steel, $25,-'
000,000. The Minnesota Iron Company,
which owns about forty thousand acres
and seven iron mines in Minnesota and
controls the Duluth and Iron Range
railroad, is also said to be in the pro-
posed deal.
Since the steel rail pool broke down
there has been a great deal of disas-
trous competition in the iron and steel
trade, but the Illinois Steel Company
has had the best of the fight. What
competition cannot, it is likely that
money can do, and if the Carnegie-
Rockefeller people can get control of
a majority of Illinois Steel Company
stock there will be a consolidation and
a new trust.
MORE JAPANESE OUTRAGES.
Hatred of Foreigners Shown at Treaty
Ports.
Nagasaki, Japan, June 4, via San
Francisco, June 27.-—Another series of
demonstrations of Japanese hatred for
foreigners has been made at near by
treaty ports and Europeans and Amer-
icans are at this hour deeply exercised.
A mass meeting at Kobe was held on
Monday, May 30, and was the direct re-
sult of a brutal attack upon the Ger-
man residents. They were strolling
about, away from assistance, when
they were set upon by a mob of Japa-
nese and beaten into lnsensibility.
a long series, and provoked general in-
dignation. Its echo will, in' due time,
reach Tokio, but there have been pro—
tests before that spent their strength
along the lanes of diplomacy.
. The disorders are confined to treaty
and seaports, where the Japanese have
been contaminated by the touch of
western civilization. practically no case
being reported from the interior, but
the traveller must pass the treaty port
to get to the interior.
Situation Serious in. Havana.
Key West, June 27.--Passengers on
the captured Honduran orig Amapala,
brought here Saturday, report that Ha-
vana looks like a deserted city since
business and traffic are at a stand-
still.
The banking firms of Hupmann &
Co., J. M. Borjes & Co., Varclscc Buez
& Co., and N. Gelats & Co. are the only
ones doing any business. .All the other
firms are either closing up or dragging
l on, waiting for the end of the war, hav.
ing discharged all employee.
Hunger and starvation stare the low-
er classes in the face. The well to do
haVe laid in three months’ stores. Af—
ter these are exhausted the distress
will be general, as there is no further
source of supply.
The stories regarding the relief by
way of southern ports are denied, as
nothing has gone into Havana for over
a month, and the situation, consequent-
ly, is very grave.
Murder and robbery are of‘daily oc-
currence in Havana, prompted in ev-
ery case by want and hunger.
Suffering in Santiago.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 27.—A letter
received here from Santiago says the
suffering there on account of the lack
of food has greatly increased.
Many families have appealed to the
authorities for relief from the military
stores, but help has been refused to
them.
All have been warned that the best
thing to do is to leave the city as
quickly as possible.
All traffic in small boats has been
absolutely prohibited for fear that an
attempt may be made to do mischief
to the Spanish vessels or to leave the
harbor and give information to the
American fieet.
The cOnditions there are said to be
the worst possible, and the writer says
it is not believed the Spaniards can re-
sist the Americans long. In fact it is
hinted that if there is not some change
for the betterment of the people they
may rise against the militarywho hold
the stores ,over which special guards
have been placed.
England Takes Lcller’s Wheat.
Chicago, Ill., Jun-e 27.—Geddes, who
has charge of wheat liquidation in
Great Britain for the account of Jo—
seph Lelter’s creditors, ‘sold 1,200,000
bushels Saturday to an English milling
syndicate. The terms were not an-
n-ounlced.
These big transaCtions of Geddes's
sales for the week 1,600,000 bushels,
which is about half of the grain which
he controls. Some of the business was
of wheat in Liverpool, some of it wheat
to arrive. While the prices are not giv-
en it is assumed that to ma e so large
a trade at such a time as this would
require a very inviting price.
Hurry Orders [or the Harvard.
Washington, D. 0., June 27,—The na-
vy department has issued orders to
Captain Colton, commanding the Har-
vard, that his vessel must leave port
immediately with reinforcements for
General Shatter. War department of~
ficials fully expected that the big aux-
iliary cruiser would leave Newport
News Saturday afternoon, but owing to
the delay in securing coal her depart-
ure was postponed. The Harvard car-
ries about 1,800 men, made up of the
remaining portion of Brigadier General
Duffield‘s command.
Ocean Grove Opened.
ditorium in Ocean Grove was opened
for the season yesterday and curing
the summer services will be held daily.
The Auditorium has been carpeted, the
organ overhauled and a. new platform
erected to give a more commanding po-
sition to the choir, whicnwill be under
the direction of Professor Tallie More
gan. . . _ '
The attack was the most flagrant of
Asbury Park, N. J., June 27.—The Au-
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'rHEf'ENElli-v Is intrude
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Twenty Thousand Men Have'B'een
Added to Linares’ Force
The Attack Is
Delayed
Washington, June 29.—On the receipt
yesterday of definite information from
General Shaffer that the enemy’s force
now entrenched behind the fortifica-
tions of Santiago de Cuba numbers not
less than 30,000 men, the war depart-
ment sent out hurry orders for send-
ing large reinforcements to our army of
invasion. ,
By this time nine thousand troops
may have sailed for Baiqulri from
Tampa, and if they have not gone the
transports will sail at almost any hour.
Late last night orders were sent to
the camp of mobilization at’Chicka—
mauga for the entire First Army Corps
there, comprising 30,000 men, to be got
ready to move at once. This large force
probably will sail from NeWport News
as soon as transports can be provid-
ed. ~
It is not expected here that General
Shatter will wait to assault Santiago
until the troops from Chickamauga can
reach him. It is more likely that the
movement from Camp Thomas is made
in contemplation of the attack on Porto
Ric-o, which is to be made, probably,
with conquered Santiago as the base.
The total strength of General Linares
at Santiago before the arrival in Cuba
of General Shafter’s original force, was
set down by Lieutenant Blue and oth—
ers of our scouts at not less than 10,000
men. Yesterday General Lawton learn- _
ed that 20,000 reinforcements had reach-
ed the inves-ted city.
This information was quickly com-
municated to the war department by
General Shafter, and in a few minutes
there was the utmost activity in that
branch of the government service.
It was decided after a hasty consul-
tation by the war board that a con-
siderably army would be required to
take Santiago, with such a large force
defending it, and with perfect intrench- f
ments constructed by General Linares
to overcome.
A GRAVE SlTUATION.
Sending Tloopo May Cause
Tru-«ifle'l'
London, June 29.-—' ‘he St. James Ga.-
zette, yesterday afternoon, comment.-
ing upon the prospect of the American
forces attacking the coast of Spain,
says:
Delay m
“The reception of the news evidences ‘
a. change in public opinion which, at
the comme'ncement of the war, thought
Europe should notify the United States
that the war must be confined to Am-
erican waters. It is now recognises" "d
that the Americans are fully entitled to
make war in their own way, and they
are indeed driven to retaliate upon
Spain in this manner...owing «to, the tac—
tics which Spain has chosen to pur-
sue.” -
The Evening News publishes a long
dispatch from Manila. It emphasizes
the strong anti-British feeling which
has sprung up at the capital of the
Philippines and refers to the necessity
of sendingmore British ships there
and to the conviction of the Spaniards
that Germany is going to help them.
The Evening News then says: “There
are two points in our telegram which
we commend to the attention of the
government. Firstly, the influence that
the presence of the German squadron
is exercising on the-si:uation. Second-
ly the obvious danger .to the English
should the Spanish soldiers, who are
without food and wages, determine to
kick over the traces." '
The reports coming from America.
that the United States has requested
Great Britain to enforce the neutrality
laws by forbidding Admiral-Camara’s
squadron to coal at Port Said, are un-
founded. The United States ambassa-
dor, Colonel John Bay, has not receiv-
ed any instructions on the subject and
it is believed in government circles here
that the United States is not anxious
to have Admiral Camara denied. It is
surmised that the United States con-
sul at Port Said act-ed on his own in-‘
itiative in 'protesting against the coal-'
ing of the Spanish fleet. It is pointed
out that if the Spaniards are denied
admission to the canal a precedent will
be established which Iwil‘l prevent the
United States from using the canal in
the event of that country desiring to
send warships to the far East by that
route during the war. '
The report that Spain has purchased
the Chilian armored cruiser Almira‘e
QL-Higgins, a very powerful vessel of
8,500 tons and steaming twenty-two
knots. now receives some credence. It:
appears that the O‘iifiggins was very
recently offered to the United States for
$6,000,000, but the authorities at Wash-
ington declined to purchase her, con;
sidering the price to be twice her value.
The United States embassy here has
reports from several sources that Spain.
has purchased the C’Higgins; but the
Armstrongs deny that she has been
sold.
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.Tho Russian Press. -:
St. Petersburg, June 29.——In,view of
the continued improvement of the mili-
tary position of the United States, the
newspapers here are changing their
tone to friendship for America. They
now speak with contemptuous pity of
Spain, the reason being, it is alleged,
the growing fear of a. possible Anglo-
American alliance.
The Russian press. however, does not
think such an alliance very probable,
and predicts that the victory of the
United States over Spain will lead the
former into a' colonial policy which will
eventually result in a conflict with Eng-
land. -
New Japrnws-e Ministry.
' Yokahama, J un-e 29.-—Okurma Staga- .
ki has been charged to form a. new cab- ;
inet. It will be the first party cabinet
in the history of. Japan. -- ‘
The resignations of the Marquis Salgo
Tsugumichi, the minister of marine,
and Lieutenant General Katsura, the
minister for war have not been accepc .
ted.; They will probably retain their
posts, in deference to the clan feeling
among the officers. Stamkieb'ecomes
premier and Itagaki will be minister of
the interior. . . -
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The Right Way to Set Fruit Trees.
'When any kind of a plant has its
roots exposed, it is sure to suffer loss
of vitality by evaporation. These
should be kept covered with damp
straw or cloth, and if to be kept ser
eral days before setting, placed in a
cool place. Trees sometimes arrive, in
a shriveled condition, caused by delay,
in shipment or transportation. These
should immediately be place horizon-
tally in a trench and covered with
puddled earth and allowedto remain
for several days. If the branches are
still shriveled, they are worthless.
They should be plump when removed.
Remove all bruised and injured
roots with a sharp knife or pruning
shears. Also cut off all fibrous roots
lets, as new growth starts from the
large roots. Cut back the top quite
severely, the peach to a whip and the
pear and appleqto three or four short
branches equally distributed around
the trunk and not more than three
feet from the ground. The branches
should not exceed the roots in length
‘ and quantity. Dig a hole large enough
to admit the roots in a natural posi-
tion. In the center of the hole place
a small amount of earth. On this
set the tree and gently press it into
the earth. This insures sufficient soil
among the roots to prevent any open
space. It is these open spaces which
often cause the death of a tree. Pack
the soil above the roots as fast as it
is filled in, leaving the upper three
inches loose to act as mulch to pre-
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‘ serve the mmsture.
It is best to set the trees a little
deeper than they stood in the nursery.
This place may be known by the dif-
ference in color in the bark. It is
customary to set a tree as near ver-
tical as possible. but I have learned
that it should be set so as to lean
. slightly toward the direction of the
prevailing winds, then as the tree
grows. it gradually straightens and
at maturity is able to maintain that .
position. A tree should never be
mnlched the first year, as it will cause
the roots to grow near the surface.
-' There is nothing better than frequent
and shallow cultivation to conserve
moisture and promote new growth. It
is better to grow some cultivated crop
among the trees than to allow the
ground to become occupied by weeds
and grass, but all seeds should not be
planted- closer than four feet to the
tree. Careful attention should be giv-
en to the new growth, cutting back
any branches which are growing out
of proportion to the others, keeping
the top as nearly balanced as possible.
Rub off all shoots on the trunk which
are not needed as main branches:
Agriculturist. o -I-- Ni :4. 1 I" if!”
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i Curing Hay'Early. ' ' I"...
I am a stanch believer in early bar-
vesting of hay. Almost anything of
grass nature will make buy that stock
will eat with a relish if cut and well
cured in June. While this is true, it
is also true that the choicest grasses
if- allowed to stand a month or six
weeks longer may make nice looking
hay that will command a good price
in the market, but if fed to milch
cows we will find that we are obliged
'to supplement with heavier grain ta.
tions. One of the most important
things the hay maker has to consider
is selecting the right kind of weather
to cure the crop after it is grown, for
as yet we are dependent upon out of
door conditions. Select days that are
full cf sunshine, and nights devoid of
dew. To make hay in such weather
is a. light and-inexpensive task. The
horse rake should be in the field early
in the afternoon that the hay may go
in Windrows while it is warm. But
little work will be required the next
day to prepare it for the barn. if we
are obliged to make hay when clouds
are more prevalent than sunshine, we
work and worry some, and use the
teddcr more—J. Dwight Judd in Agri
culturist.
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Why Frost Destroys Plants.
Plant early hiccmingvarieties where
they will not be exposed to the early
morning sun and will thus have a
chance to thaw out if frosted in com-
parative shade. Otherwise, plant
trees and shrubs, whose blossoms or
foliage are likely to be caught by late
frosts, to the north or west of a wall
or house or group of trees, or bill-
side.
It is not freezing that does the in .
jury, but the rapid thawing under the
sun’s rays. Examination of fruit
in many orchards and gardens
shows injury from the April
sun-ins [U be wherever the morn-
ing sun shone upon frozen blossoms.
A row of gooseberries and curtains
on an eastern slope were covered at
night, the foliage then being stiff with
ice. and the gunny sacks and old our
pets were not removed until the next
afternoon. Not a leaf was lost, and
there was no check to the growth.
One bush from which the cover was
blown 011' had every leaf blasted.
When Cabbage Grows too Rapidly.
When cabbages are making too
rapid growth, pulling them just-
enough to loosen the roots will pre-
vent splitting, and yet not stop the
growing. The reason in this is that
the rapid growth favors the pushing
,of the seed shoot and consequent
bursting of the head, and this—is re-
tarded by the shock to the plant, and
the extra vigor not being sufficient
to develop the seed shoot it goes to
making head. Cabbage growers usu-
ally 'push the plant first to one side,
then. after a week or two push to the
other. ~~__ . ‘
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