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Bought All the Saltpetre There was in
England and Charged the Government

Nothing for Bio Services.

On the banks of the Brandywine, in
Delaware, are the great Dupont Pow-
der Mills. Established in 1802 by the
French Royalist, Elcuthere T. Dupont
de Nemours, who found' republican
France an un'congenial home, they have
groWn to be the greatest mills in the
world for the making of explosives. At
the time of the civil war the Duponts
were, as they are to-day, powder mak-
ers for the United States government.
Ii‘lrl861 the secretary of war sent for the
Duponts, and La Motte Dupont, one of
the heads of the firm, went to Wash
ington in reply to the summons.

“Are you prepared to furnish a very
large amount of gunpowder?” asked
the secretary of war.

“That depends on our obtaining salt-
petre,” was the answer. “The s-a-ltpe-
ire of the world is mined in India, of
course, under the control of the British
government and the markets are in
London and Liverpool."

The secretary of war was startled. lf
England should prove unfriendly dur-
ing the course of the war which was
opening,v;\the saltpetre market would,
of course, be closed to the United
States. . . .

“The government must buy a large
amount at once,” he said.

“Excuse me,” said Mr. Dupont, “the
United States cannot go into the mar-
ket and buy saltpetre at any reasona-p
ble prices-indeed, it might not be able
tor‘b'uy it“ at all, but the Duponts can
get it without exciting comment."

"Will you go to England and buy it--
buy all there is?"

Mr. Dupont agreed to go, and he and
the secretary of war talked a few mo-
ments longer; they made a few figures
and the powder man was provided with
letters of credit on the Rothschilds.

On the next steamer he sailed for
England and presented himself with
letters of— introduction to the Bethe
childs.

l “Very sorry, Mr. Dupont, your letters
of credit have not arrived,” and bowls
politely bowed out. '

He next presented letters of introduc-
tion. to Baring Brothers, the London
correspondents of the Duponts. One of
the» firm, a Mr. Archibald, cordially re-
ceived the powder manufacturer.

“Very happy to meet you, Mr. Du-
pont. We have never had the pleasure
of_;meeting a. Dupont, although we have
lone business with the firm for fifty
years." '

"I am very glad to meet you," said
the American, “for I am in need of
money." ’

"‘We shall be most happy to furnish
you with all that you require. About
how much will you need?”

Mr. Dupont looked meditatively at
the floor for a moment, and Mr. Archi-
bald looked with some curiosity at his
American customer. A homely man
was this powder maker;
bones, a square chin, covered with a.

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thin, uneven bristly beard, spectacles .

on his deep, kind eyes; a man who
somewhat resembled Lincoln in the
. character of his face. Mr. Archibald
thought he might want several hun-
dred pounds. This American had per-
haps found London a. little more ex-
pensive than in his western simplicity
he had supposed. Mr. Dupont, looking
up, said: ,_

“I shall want 500,000 pounds, "and I
want it right away.”

Mr. Archibald was amazed. Only his
British phlegm prevented him exhibit-
ing his astonishment. Was this Amer-
ican a new Monte Cristo!

“By right away, do‘you mean now?"
he managed to ask.

“I mean in twenty-four hours;
is what we call ‘right away” in
United States.”

“You will pardon me if I consult my
partners-~it is a good deal of money."

Mr. Dupont admitted that it was a.
good deal of money and he took his
hat.

“By the way, when you send word
to my hotel, ask for 'Mr. Jones.’ I am
registered under that name.”

Before he was out of' bed the next
morning Mr. Archibald called. The
Barings would let Mr. Dupont have the
money. .

Mr. Dupont now had money to burn
(this is not altogether slang) and he set
out to buy saltpetre. He proposed to
buy only the large lots, but to buy them
all. He went first to Liverpool, and
found the saltpetre in the hands of four
dealers. He was a “Mr. Jones," .who
e‘wanted some saltpetre. ,

He bought the stock of all the dealers
and each man hugged himself with de—
light because he had s“d his saltpetre,
until he discovered * there was none
in the market: 9 2 price had ad-

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vanced; the)" balance of his
damning... icky Yankee.
This;a lie f saltpetre bought
thegrp E». .- to hire ships to"
carr‘ ,.. 9" , lca. He found Ameri-
can“ 3‘ '5‘ i3. "lverpool which would

undertake to transport it, a matter of '

some risk, for saltpetre was contraband
of war. . 1

The loading began; everything moved
slowly. Mr. Dupont was exasperated
at the tedious delays, for all the means
of transportation moved deliberately in
England. At last the vessels were ready
and he informed the harbor master that
the ships would sail at high tide that
evening. The harbor master found it.

impossible to have the papers ready-e

it would take two or three days. There
was red tape here and‘red tape there.
Mr. Dupont was now in a fever of ime
patience. Every 'hour increased the
danger of the government finding out
that all the saltpetre in England was
about to go over the sea; another day's
delay and the ships might not sail at

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high check I

“Three hundred pounds a year."

Mr. Dupont looked a! the harbor
master attentively; he was a man of
over sixty years.'Then he put his hands
in his pockets and looked out the office
window, which bristled with masts of
all nations. Now Mr. Dupont knew his
Dumas well, and at that moment he
was turning over in his mind the meth-
od the Count of Monte Cristo used to
rid a garden of dormice which ate his
peaches.

“I should like to draw a check for
three thousand pounds in exchange for
the papers,” he said. The ships sailed
on the next tide.

When Mr. Dupont reported to the
secretary of war there was a love feast
in the office of the war department. Af—
ter the congratulations were over the
secretary said: .

“How much do we owe you, Mr. Du-
pont?”

The powder maker named the amount
of his expenses, to which he added $15,—
000 to the harbor master.

“But what charge do you make for
your services in the negotiation?"
Then this Franco-American, who

might have demanded a princely sum
for his extraordinary services, bowed
to the secretary and replied:

“I have'had‘the distinguished honor
of helping the government; I wish noth-
ing further.”

There is a sequel to this story. When

the war was over, Mr. Dupont, realiz-
ing the tremendous risk run by the
government in relying upon native
saltpetre, set himself to inventing an
artificial substitute, and hereafter, with
mountains of nitrate of soda in Chill.
and potash everywhere, the United
.States will never be in such straits
again.
In 1884 this distinguished powder
maker fell a. victim to his enthusiasm
for his business and while experi-
menting with high explosives, was kil-
led in an explosion.--New York Trib-
une. .

 

HARDTACK BETTER THAN BREAD.

 

Army Food Which Improves Upon Close
Acquaintance.
“One of the queerest things about
new troops is the prejudice against
army crackers,” said the major. as he
recalled some happenings of the civil
war, “but they all get over it in time,
and come to understand that the sol-
dier’s stomach has no standby like
hardtack. Our company had this ten-
derfoot notion that fresh or dry bread
is better than crackers for soldiers on
for march. On one occasion we load-
ed up with bread to last for three days.
The second day most of it was sour,
and the third day it was worse. Be-
fore we returned to camp we were
crazy for crackers, and we never went
back on them after that.

“We learned to appreciate lhardtack
in the forced march from southern
iTennessee to Louisville in 1862. Regu-
.lar rations ran out and flour was is-
sued instead of crackers. This didn't
seem objectionable at first, but when
we had to march all day and got our
'rations of flour at midnight, with or-
ders to mOVe at 3 a. in., the heavy
iswearers came into action. There was
no time to cook even flapjacks or sink-
ers. and if you attempted to carry flour
in the rain you came out at night with
a bag of paste. A cast iron stomach
could not stand such messes as the
soldiers made of the flour. They made
dough and baked or half baked it in
ashes or on dirty hot stones, and ate
so~called biscuits, with the soft, un-
baked centers burning lips and throats,
and, after they were swallowed, lying
like lumps of lead in not overstrong
stomachs. The whole division cheered
like wild men when we struck the
cracker line at West Point, on the
0hio.”———Chicago Inter-Ocean.

 

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Alter Long Years.

"Do you remember,” said Miss An-

cient Oldgirl to Col. Crabtree, “how
when you were a young man you pro
posed to me and I rejected you?”
“It is one of the happiest recollec
tions of my life,” said the Colonel with
an air of gallantry. And Miss Oldgirl
is still wondering—Puck.

 

THE SONG OF THE BULLET.

I peacefully slumbered a thousand years.
A thousand years and more.

The centuries. with noiseless tread,
Marched past my chamber door.

And grasses grew and flowers bloomed.
At my threshold, year by year.

At peace with God and man were wo
And nothing knew of fear.

A rude awakening came one day. ‘55 ‘,
One day in the long ago.

When the awful fire of hate had set
The heart of man aglow.

Then was I made a messenger
Of misery and death.

Woe was in my cursed voice. 5‘1
And evil in my breath. .. ‘

Over the land and over the sea.
A frantic tbing.l fly.

Courageous men grow faint. with fear,
When they hear my vengeful cry,

And women list, with anguished hearts.
To the dreadful song I sing;

For tidings of death and ravished love '.
To their tortured ears I bring,

~‘Ihomas Holmes.

 

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The Tiger—I've been chasing a mis-

sionary for ten miles. Have you seen
anything of him?

The Lion—He just stepped inside. _ J
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particular variety of dress goods to the
front once more.
tory, is sure to repeat itself, even
though it is never quite on the same
old lines. Venetian guipure lace and
insertion is the trimming on the bap-
tiste gown, and a. pretty touch of color
is given by the belt and collar band of
pale yellow green satin.

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'A delicate shade of. yellow pink is one
of the most favored colors for the silk
linings under transparent materials of
white, ecru, pale blue and gray. Some
of the light India silk gowus are quite
as pretty as the musllns, one model
dotted over with tiny tea rose buds and
lined with pink silk being especially

charming. .. ..,-'- m, ‘_

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A series of broad tucks, sloping to-
ward the front to give a. pannier effect
without the old time puffiness, is one
of the modes of skirt decoration seen
on thin gowns. Wide bias folds are
sometimes substituted for the tucks, as
they can be arranged in the various de-
sired forms much more easily. It is
evident, too, among the latest gowns,
that folds are a decided feature of
dress trimming, an example of which
is a white crepe de chine, trimmed up
to the knees with wide folds of the
same stuff put on in waved lines all
around. The bodice is similarly deco-
rated with bands of Venetian lace be-
tween the folds. A contrasting color
is sometimes employed for this mode
of trimming, white taffeta being used
with striking effect over figured fou-

 

The'folds may be put on to lap
a. trifle over each other, or separated
by their own width with a row of lace
insertion between, as you fancy. and
still another pretty mode of using them
is to head each one with a tiny ruche
of chiffon or satin ribbon, bearing a.
narrow space between the folds.

l-ards.

 

Rudolph—Why did you insist on her
returning your letters after the .en-
gagement was broken?

Algernon—I was afraid she would
charge me storage—Atlanta.“ Journal.

Fashion, like his- '

' derful and beautiful variety.

 

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lor-costumes for traveling‘and general
wear, that hold their own against all
the endless smart and novel gowns
which the present season has produced.

 

A Clever Ruse.

At Scotch weddings, some years ago.
it used to be the custom to batter the
hat of the bridegroom at he was leav-
ing the house in which the ceremony
took place. On one of th0se occasions
a newly married couple—relatives of
the bridegroom—determined to carry
out the Observances of this custom to
the letter.

The bridvoom heard them discuss-
ing their plans, and despatched a mes—
senger to the carriage—which stood
waiting—with his hat some time we
vious to his departure. Then donning
the hat of a male relative who had
plotted against him—a new silk chim-
ney pot of the latest style—he prepare
to go out to the carriage. ‘

No sooner had he got to the door
than his hat was furiously assaulted,
and almost destroyed. He walked out
of the house amid the laughter of the
bystanders and entered the vehicle;
then, taking the battered hat from his
head, he threw it into the hands of its
proper owner, exclaiming:—

“Hey, McDougall, there’s your hat!"
and donned his own, amid the cheers of
all present.

 

Fancy Grenadines.

The fancy. grenadines are lovely this
year, as indeed are all the new grena-
dines, for never was there such a won-
Very
elegant, also, are the silk nets, and dif~
Eerent importing houses show different
treatment of these handsome textiles.
At one establishment the black net is
in princesses form, over a. sheath-
shaped slip of cherry-red moire. At
another noted house the beautiful black
not has a foundation of ivory satin
with bodice trimmings of white lisse
almost covered with black guipure lace
sprays and insertions. A third gown is
decorated all over with cut jet bow-
knots, garlands, arabesques, and
scrolls. This gown is made up over
nasturtium satin, and «the collar and
girdle are of briliant orange velvet.

 

For SlEnder Women.

Less of the opaque white fabrics are
shown among the season’s patterned
transparents than those in cream,
canary, and Spanish yellow, willow
green, ciel blue, reseda, rose, and vio-
let in exquisite timings. In making up
these textiles the greater portion show
an airy overdress, loose from its gored
undershirt, but united at the top, one
belt holding both skirts. Less diaphan-
ous looking toilets for rather stout woe
men show the outside skirt sewed in
with each gored breadth of the urn
derskirt. The very popular frills and
flounces must likewise be eschewed and
the narrow ruche substituted; for none
but tall, slender women look well in
frilled skirts.

 

Rain Water for Blankets.

A city housekeeper contrives to have
rain water to wash her blankets before
putting them away for the summer.
She does this by tapping the eaves-
pipe, using a large clean barrel to hold
the water. It should not be put under
during a. shower, but after a steady rain
has washed the soot and dirt from the
roof, and the water is flowing clean.
Nothing is better than this kind of
water for the blankets. It is easy to
manage their washing at home with a
little care. Some housekeepers put
them in a. pair a week, but if an odd
day towards the latter end of the week
is taken, it can all be done at once.

 

The Wasp Pest.

This is the moment when in coun-
try homes a. little preventive action
will be productive of much comfort in
relation to the wasp pest. These bel-
ligerent little insects have by this time

ppeared and located themselves in
their nooks in the crevices of piazza-
railings and stone,house foundations.
In one of the tract-s issued from the
Entomological Department at Wash-
ington, it is advised to watch when the
hole is full at night of the wandering
insects and then pour a. generous dose
of chloroform into it. This will ex-
terminate the colcny at one blow.

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The marine lamprey's adhesive pow-
er is such that 121 lb. may be raised
withouteforcing it to loose its hold. It
is so tenacious of life that its head re-
mains for hours attached to I. stone

 

 

. who! its my}; severed_._ ‘

- Fried Hominy Cakes.

 

Apple Sauce.
Cookies. Tea. "
, Dinner.—Onion Soup. Sirloin Steak.
Baked Potatoes. Spinach. Lettuce.
French Dressing. Wafers. 'Cheese.
Apple. Pie. Coffee.

TUESDAY.

Breakfast—Blueberries, Sugar and
Cream. Boiled Eggs. Creamed Pota-
toes. Toast. Coffee.

Luncheon—Smoked Salmon. Potato
Salad. Brown Bread and Butter. Stew-
ed Prunes. Iced Tea.

Dinner.~—Cream of Spinach. Veal
Cutlets. Potato Balls. Asparagus with
Cream Sauce, on Toast. Lettuce and
Tarragon Salad. Pineapple, Sliced.
Cake. Iced Coffee.

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" ' . WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast—Raspberries and Cream.
Ham and Eggs.
Rolls. Coffee.

Luncheon—Cold Roast Beef, Sliced.
Brown Bread. Radishes. Cocoa. Apri-
cots. '

Dinner.-—Bread Soup. Sirloin Steak.
Mashed Potatoes. String Beans. Let-
tuce and Tomato Salad. Raspberries
and Cream. Cake. Cafe Noir.

 

THURSDAY.
Breakfast—Sliced Tomatoes. Wheat-
lna, Sugar, Cream. Salt Mackerel,
Broiled. Coffee Rolls. Coffee.
Luncheon—Boiled Ham, Sliced Thin.

Watercress Salad. Wafers. Blueber-

ries. Iced Chocolate.
Dinner.—Tomato Soup. Loin of

Lamb, Stuffed. 'Potatoes. Cauliflower.

Lettuce and Radish Salad. Raspberry

 

Ice Cream. Cake. Coffee.
FRIDAY.
Breakfast. — Apricots. Shredded

Wheat Biscuits, Sugar and Cream.
Bacon and Eggs. Bread. Coffee.
Luncheon-Salt Codflsh in Tomato
Sauce. Rye Muflins. Blueberries.
Crackers. Iced Tea.
Dinner.—Bisque of Clams. Broiled
Bluefish. Riced Potatoes. Butter
Beans. White Onions. Preserved
Strawberries. Iced Coffee.

 

SATURDAY.

Breakfast. Stewed Cherries. Hominy,
Sugar and Cream. Hamburg Steak.
Rolls. Coffee.

Luncheon—Plain Lobster. ~Brown
Bread and Butter. Watercress Salad.
Wafers. Sliced Pineapple. Cocoa.

Dinner.—Lamb Stew, Dumplings.
Green Peas. Boiled Onions, in Cream
Sauce. String Bean Salad. Wafers.
Strawberry Ice Cream. Coffee.

A Competition of Noses.

Milan has recently been the scene
of one of the most remarkable competi-
tions on record. The “Societal dei
Buontemponi,” or the “Society of Jolly
Boys,” offered tempting prizes to the
owners of the most striking noses in
Italy; and scores of competitors who
were nasally gifted above their fellows
entered the lists.

The prizes were awarded at the Dolls
Asse restaurant, in the presence of an
enthusiasticcrowd. A long poem, ex-
tolling the nose as a feature of great
importance, was read by the secretary,
Signor Brlvio; and the vice-president
followed with a learned review of the
influence of nos. on human history.
The prizes were then awarded.

The first prize fell to the lot of For-
tunato Micheluti, a vendor, of “wax
lights,” whose nose,
length and thinness, was an object of
envy and despair. It belongs to the
pro-Grecian type, and is without a ri-
val for inserting into “other people’s
business.” The second prize was
awarded to a Roman nose of such bold
curve and proportions as to make 3
Wellington die of despair.

 

To Mount Pictures.

The best thing to use to mount pict-
ures is boiled flour paste. It should be
entirely free from lumps and made
about as thick as boiled starch. In ap-
plying it, use a flat brush and also rub
the paste smooth in case of any possi«
ble lumps. If mucilage or gum-arable
and water are used, it should be re-
membered that the picture should be
moistened on the back before the mu-
cilage is applied; otherwise they will
dry in blisters. So many good pictures
are in circulation it is a pity not to at-
tempt the mounting of them in inex-
pensive fashion. Passe-partout mount-
ings are within the reach of every one,
and are a. perfect protection to the
picture as well as an effective method
of displaying them.

 

Dainty Gray Gown.

The gray gowns this year are ex-
tremely dainty and handsome. and they
appear in every sort of material, from
linen, pique, batiste, nun’s veiling, and
cashmere, on through the array of at-
tractive dress fabrics to crisp..stand-
alone taffeta, satin foulard, elepe de
chine, moire, faille, and summerxibro-
cede. _ X. _

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Watered Silk.

The most elegant black gowns just
now shown at the importing houses are
of very lustrous watered silk, made in
princesse style, and trimmed very.

elaborately on the bodice portion and,‘

front of the gown with black lace, with
girdle and yoke, bretelle or vestcpiece
of the finest cut jet. V

Parasol- Thls Season.

There are-no surprising novelties} in
parssols this year. Chiffon is alniost
omnipresent, and when this is absent
lace is found. There are far are
fancy models exhibited than those for
utility uses, the only serviceable styles
displayed being those of pause; or 0
till: in plain or fancy patterns.

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of remarkable .

 

and General Miles made preparations"""
to send General Wilson’s troops to .
Ponce, with a view of throwing them 3“
between Ponce and the enemy and clos-
ing in on the latter from both direca
tions. ' l
He sent word to Captain Higginson‘w“
of the battleship Massachusetts to bear
ready to cover the landing to-day. An ,3
officer, accordingly, was sent ashore '
yesterday aflternoon to formally de-. ”1:1
mand the surrender of the port of»:
Ponce, three miles from the city.
The officer was greatly surprised to' -‘
learn that not only the post but the -‘~’
city of Ponce was ready to oapitulate.‘
The Spanish commandant, J ulison .
San Martin, With 1,000 men, without ar- -
tillery, had been taken completely by
surprise, and on the advice of the Brit- ,
ish consul, had decided to make no re- » ’
slstance. ‘ '
A force of marines was immediately
landed from the Annapolis and the
American flag Wes hoisted over the cus— ' '
tom house in the port of Ponce. Dur-.
ing the night the Spanish troops retired“ - ‘-
from the city and took the road leading
to San J u-an. where it is probable that .
”Main General Macias will eventual-
ly concentrate all the Spanish forces in
the island. a
In the morning General Miles estab- ' "f
l-ished headquarters at the custom"
home and raised the American flag. ‘
Among the prizes found in the har-
bor were seventy lighters used in load- ; .
ing sugar ships, and those were used
instead of cutters to convey the troops
ashore, during which operation not a
man or animal was injured. ”I
When the soldiers reached the
wharves along the water front they ‘
were greeted wlth shouts of joy and ‘
cheers by thousands of residents. ‘
There were cries of “Vivan los Amer-
icanos!" and “Puerto Rico Libre!" The
red shi-rted firemen came down to the, ,
wharf in a body and cheered lustily.
Captain Lyons, with Company K of _:
the Sixteenth regiment, immediately
marched to the city and established a.
provost guard in the municipal build-“j
ing. The soldiers were billetted in the“
frescoed and gold decorated room of the"
alcade. ' ~'
On every hand the greatest satisfac-
tion was evidenced. Women adorned,
themselves in their brightest gowns-
and waved their hands and smiled as '
the troops marched through the streets.
The doors of the merchants‘ houseS“
were opened and the whole city pro»,
sented the appearance of a fete dayn.
The poor were especially joyful. .-
The city of Ponce is romantic and
picturesque, with buildings of old Mooej.
rlsh and Spanish architecture. Its-
broad plaza, blue, pink and green tint-L
ed houses present a. pleasing appear-1‘
ance and its streets are clean and well,-
paved. -‘
The inhabitants are mostly native-
Porto Ricans, a well defined race re—
suiting from a blend of Spanish and
original Caribs, with a sprinkling. of
foreigners, mostly French and Germans
and a few English and Americans.
General Henry will effect a. juncture
with General Wilson here as soon as
possible, and their troops will await the
arrival of others on the way.

 

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. Volunteers Flock to Miles' Anny. , '-

Washinton. Aug. 1.——General Miles
sent the following dispatch to Secretary
Which was made public at the
War Department late last night.

Ponce, Porto Rico, July 31, 98, 3,35'

P. M. - .
Secretary of War, Washinton, D. C.

Volunteers are surrendering them-
selves, with arms and ammunition.
Four-fifths of the people are overjoyed
sit the arrival of the army. Two thou-—
sand from one place have volunteered
to serve with it. They are bringing-in
beef, cattle and other needed supplies.
The custom house has already yielded
314,000. As soon as all the troops are
disembark they will be in readiness to
move. .

Please send any national colors that.
can be spared to be given to the differ-
ent municipalities.

I request that the question of the
ariff rate to be charged in the parts
of Porto Rico occupied by our forces be
submitted to the President for his ac-
tion, the previously existing tariff re-
maining meanwhile in force.

As the Government and military

occupation, I have already given in-

structions based upon the instructions
:ssued to me by the President in the
mac of the Philippine Islands, and simi-
lar to those issued at Santiago de Cuba.
MILES.
Major General Commanding.

 

The Feeling in Madrid.

Madrid, Aug. 1.—Marked sadness is
visible in ministerial circles, from
which it is easily gathered that the an- _
swer from Washington has been hard-
er than was hoped.

The ministers of the crown are dis-
cussing the presldent's reply. :

The ministry desires peace absolutely
and is thoroughly sincere in the matter,
the best proof of which is the ample
measures taken to repress any move-
men-t on the part of the enemies of
peace, that is. the Car-lists.

Nothing is published about the reply,
and expectation is high.

The manner in which the natives u:
Porto Rico received the Americans
made a. deep impression here.

_____..__

.An Open Harbor Now.

New York, Aug. 1.—New York bar-

bor is again on a. peace footing. The
submarine mines have been taken up
and stored in safe places and the re-
strictions against. entering or leaving
port between the hours of eight o'clock
in the evening and four in the morning
pass at any hour of lilhe day or night,
The last of the ”mines was taken up
Saturday. .

 

Survived His Own Funeral.

New York,‘ Aug. 1.—‘One of the he-
roes of the San Juan hill. who has the
distinction of having survived his Own
funeral, presented himself on Gover.
nor’s island Saturday. He was Ser.
geant George E. Blackmer of Company
1, Second Mas-saunas Volunteers.

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