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Peace Commission to Be Named
This Week.
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PLANS AT. WASHINGTON
Polllbwty That Only Three Will “Be Ap-
- polntearimllre to Have a fioman Ca-
" tholicr-Aguinaldo's Demands. Assistant
Secftnrzfiof the State Will Benign
Why}: 13:: ILOBV’.
Washington, 'Aug. 23L—The expecta-
tion in olflcigil circlesris that the peace
commission will be appointed this Week.
The protocol limits thenumber of com-
missioners to five, ‘but does not positive-
ly require that quota. The president
may conclude to cut it down Ito three
members, in which case ‘he Would have
only one more—presumptively a Demo-
crat-to add to the members Day and
Davis. If the right third man were
chosen this 'trio would make a stronger
combination and command more thor-
oughly the confidence of the public
than a. big commission made up for the
most part of nobodies. In case five is
retained as the number of commission-
ers, Senator Spoo-ner still stands con-
spicuously in the programme as a pro-
'b‘abili'ty.
As to the ",5; m "indent would
alike to have at least one Roman Cath-
nolic of prominence on the commission,
:a fact which has caused Archbishop
Ireland’s name to be extensiVely can'-
vassed, but it is generally believed that
the pope would object to a pre'laite’s
acceptance of such a service, 'in view
of the political character, and the pos-
sibility that European international re—
lations may become seriously compli-
cated with the Philippine problem. The
desire for a Roman Catholic on our
side of the commission is due to the
large interest of lthe church in the Phil-
ippine settlement. A turn may be
given to the discussions of the joint
commission, when it would help mate-
rially in reaching an understanding, it
there could be no charge lodged against
Our commissioners as a body wholly
out of sympathy with the religious as-
pects of the situation.
-The suggestion of Associate Justice
White of the supreme court, as a mem-
ber of the commission, is due to his be-
ing both a Catholic and an expert in
Roman law. It is generally believed
here that if he is willing he can have
the appointment.
The «demands of 'Agulnaldo present
the main question before the authori-
ties to-d'ay. Nothing is vouchSafed
from the war department or the White
:House on the subject. but it is under-
- stood that General Merritt and Admiral
'Dewey have been advised of a policy
Awhich recognizes in no degree the
' claims of the insurgent leaders. Aguin-
aldo’s attitude has not surprised the
authorities hen... ”There have been
many indications at his self-assertive
disposition.
The sentiment in the war and navy
departments isexpressed in the impa-
tience which is mostly called forth by
the action of the insurgents. To some
of the army officers of cynical bent, the
developments among the insurgents in
Cuba and those in the Philippines have
appeared as the irony of fate-«hat
those for whose manifest benefit the
war with Spain has been waged, should
be found in a position which makes it
necessary for this government to turn
against them, or, as one of these offi-
cers said this morning, “join with Spain
our enemy, in repressing this rebel-
lion.”
The board ror «me examination of
civil engineers for the navy, which will
‘ meet in this city on September 6, will
be composed of Civil Engineers Max-
son, Parks and Gregory. Attention is
attracted to this board by the fact that
the two minor members have been ap-
pointed to the corps Within a. year. The
recorder, who is merely a secretary,
and {has no power, is Ensign Cunning-
:ham of the volunteer navy, who in civ-
il life is a steel expert and a well known
engineer. ,
Professor John Basset-t Moore, as-
sistant secretary of state, will resign
his place when Secretary Day assumes
his duties as head of the Paris peace
commission. Professor Moore will take
the position of legal counsel and secre-
tary of the commission, an office hard—
ly second in i!"“““‘"‘¢° to the commis-
sion itself.
It will be remembered that Professor
Moore left his chair as professor of in-
ternational law, at Columbia univer-
sity, New York city, to become Secre-
tary Day’s assistant, when the latter
succeeded Mr. Sherman, retired. It is
stated that the professor’s chair will
be held open for 'him until his return
from service with the commission.
There will be a large staff of attaches
and clerks with the commission. Prob-
ably 500 applications have already been
made and among them possibly 300
“sons of their fathers."
It is said by parties in a position to
know that when Ambassador Hay suc-
ceeds Mr. Day, W. W. Rockhill, who
was with Mr. Hay before, and is now
United States minister to Greece, will
return to succeed Professor Moore.
- Mrs. Rockhill died last month and her
husband has been given a sixty days'
leave of absence. He is a fine linguist,
with a knowledge of Oriental languages
‘ especially Chinese. and it is held that
he will be particularly valuable in con-
- herlicn with the matters romtlnzto our
policy in the Eat»
The Algae-nus Fol'tlncatioufl.
Gibraltar, Aug. 23.~—-—The Spanish en-
gineers who have been working on the
, fortifications at Algs-ciras, on the west
sidp of the Bay of Gibraltar, have been
or: ered to Madrid, and the
act L'y' sent there ht!
.. Sq ille.
AGUINALDO’S DEMANDS
No Concessions Will Be Granted
the Rebel Leader.
THE INSURGENTS ARE UGLY
Gen. Anderson Sent to Cavito to Take
Care of the Philippine Leader. The
Insurgent. Trying to Enter the City.
Agulnaldo Wants Much but Decides to
Accept Our Terms.
Manila, Aug. 22.-—-General Anderson
has been sent to Cavite, having been
detached from his command. His
principal business will be to handle
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader. The
insurgents are a little ugly. Several
hundred of them have deserted and are
trying to enter the city. Aguinaldo
holds the water works and has cut off
the supply. The city is in great neecl
of water. Aguinaldo has promised to
open the works conditionally.
He has made eight demands on the
Americans, as follows:
First—That the Filipinos withdraw
only to certam limits.
Second—That they retain certain city
convents.
Third—That the Americans
only the city.
Fourth—That General Merritt con-
sult with him regarding the civil ap-
pointments. _
Fifth—That the Filipinos have the
right to enter Ithe river and harbor.
Sixth—That the Americans return the
Filipinos’ arms. '
Seventh—That the Americans be con-
fined to the city.
Eighth-That the Filipinos have the
right to enter the city armed,
General Merritt sent a verbal reply
yesterday to these demands, but Aguin-
aldo was away. The messenger re-
turned to-day.
There have been a few slight disturb-
ances in the city, but they were incon-
sequential. Confidence is returning.
The Shops are open and business is re-
vxvmg.
The greatest interest is manifested
in the :u-ltimate disposition of the is-
lands. Englishmen who are in business
here are anxious for the Americans
to hold the whole group, and many Spa-
niards believe that this would be the
best solution of the problem. They say
that business will be impossible under
the conditions that formerly prevailed
here, and that the Filipinos would not
be able to establish or maintain a gov—
ernment. Aguinaldo represents only a
small faction of the natives, and trou-
ble would surely follow if he had con-
trol. The English declare that if the
Americans give the islands back to
Spain or hand them over to the Fili-
pinos, they will have to quit.
control
Washington, Aug. 23.-The statement
can be made with assurance that the
United States government will not yield
a hair’s breadth in its firm policy in the
Philippine islands as a. result of the ex-
tensive claims put forward by the in-
surgent chief Aguin-aldo. The Manila.
dispatch yesterday which announced
fully the propositions made to General
Merritt by Aguinaldlo, gave the ad-
ministration iis first complete knowl-
edge of the situation up to date, and
the president, Secretary Alger and Gen
Corbin discussed the contents of the
dispatch at their informal conference
at the White House.
General Corbin refusedjto discuss the
matter in detail, but he made some sig-
nificant statements which would incli-
cate the general policy of President
McKinley and the administration lead-
ers.
“I think the instructions recently sent
to General Merritt cover this emergen-
cy fully. Merritt has dealt with the
conditions wisely. No new instructions
are necessary or will be sent."
General Corbin made these statements
in answer to two or three specific ques-
tions. and further than this he would
say nothing.
The policy of the government is un—
mistakably to ignore Aguinald’o en-
tirely so long as he makes no hostile.
dem'onsfrations.
that the American military commander,
acting under instructions from VVash—
ington, will not hesitate to repel the
insurgents. by force of arms should it
become necessary to do so in order to
carry out the government’s declared
policy of the letter.
Gets No Despatches from Manila.
Madrid, Aug. 23.—Lieutenant General
Correa, minister of war, has received
a cable dispatch from General Jaudenes
dated August 20, in which he refers 1...
four dispatches giving details of tha-
lighting at Manila and the surrender.
These have not been received. It is
supposed that the Americans have in- 1
tercepte-d them.
General Jaudenes says he has not re-
ceived «the government’s formal an—
nouncement of the signing of the pro— ’
toeol; and he asserts that the insur-
gents continue hostilities against the
Spaniards.
General Correa immediate-1y cabled 2-;
request for details of the surrender.
Sampson in \Vashington.
Washington, D. 0., Aug. 22,—‘Admiral
Sampson arrived in VV-as-hington this
afternoon and Visited the war depart-
ment shortly before 4 O’clock.-
He had a short conference with Act—'
ing Secretary Allen and Captain Crow~
ninshield. He—left the war department
at 1.10 o‘clock for the lV-hite House.
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Capt. Mills‘s Appointment.
W’a-s‘hinglon, Aug. 22.——-Captain Albert. S
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Mills, who has been made the new
superintendent at ’West Point, was
graduated from the United States Mil--
ital-y Academy in 1879.
in the charge at San Juan ‘Ihill Cap-
tain Mills was shot through the head. ‘
and it was thought had. suffered a fatal
wound. He did lost the sight of one
. eye.
——.-.——_—.—
Our I’m-tr. 0pm to Spanish Vessels.
Washington, Aug. 23.—The secretary
of :the treasury has decided that under
existing conditions there is no reason
why Spanish vessels should not enter,
and and clear at ports in the United
-'tates. Collectors of customs will be
mstruoted to this affect to-day.
CAMP M’Cllll HEROES
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Three Transports Arrive at Camp
Wikofi‘ With Troops.
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NO SERIOUS GASES ABOARD
The Auxiliary Cruisers Resolute and Bad
ger H-ave on Board a Number of Ma-
rines, Several Altillery Regiments and
Three Companies of the Thirty-fourth
Michigan.
Montauk, L. 1., Aug. 24.——The trim
looking auxiliary cruisers Resolute and
Badger, now used as transports, came
yesterday. The Resolute left Santiago
on August 16. She was sighted from
Mon-tauk at 8 a. m. In board are the
Second, Fourth and Fifth artillery, un-
der General Randolph, and 468 of the
brave marines who so nobly distin-
guished themselves and their comman-
der, Captain McCalla, by holding their
ground against great odds for more
than a. week, when they effected the
am-o. The marines will go to Ports-
mouth, N. H. The sick list on the Res-
olute numbers 61. None of these cases
" . ious. ' . ~
lsTshe: Badger left the south coast 'of
Cuba on August 18 and made a quick
trip. She was sighted from Montauk
a few hours after the Resolute. On
board are Companies F, K and L of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan, under Captain
Curtis. The sick number eighty-two,
with no very serious cases. There was
not a. single death on either ship dur-
ing the voyage. Another transport,
fore noon, but her identity couldnot
be positively determined at that time.
The Leona, which arrived‘last night,
brought Companies A, D and B of the
th Ninth cavalry, Company E of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan, Battery E,
Fourth artillery, and a Gatling battery.
The men were under command of Colo-
nel Cumba during the voyage. The sick
number 104.
The City of Macon struck on a. bar
late last night, but yvas pulled off into
d'eep_water.’ She was brought up to
the pier and landed her passengers.
Freight will be discharged this after
noon. Lieutenant Hart was removed
from the City of Macon in a. very preca-
rious condition.
gle’s supply tent by Richard Young of
7 Lincoln road, Flatbush, has been re-
ceived. It came in fifty barrels, forty
ithe station loaded with melons.
‘we'nt to different camps and an equa-
‘ning and Bogus died yesterday;
It is equally certain .
containing watermelons and ten con-
taining muskmelons. There were heaps
of bundles and boxes containing pipes
and tobacco- Captain Fuller of General
Wheeler's staff took charge of the con-
signment immediately on arrival. Five
wagons were assigned to help distrib-
ute the supplies, and each wagon left
They
ble distribution of «the delicacies will be
2 made if Captain Fuller’s assistants can
possibly restrain the soldiers from mob-
bing the wagons.
There appears to be a lack of unity
. ‘n the main. hospital and the trouble
arises from the apparent want of a
single authoritative head. The pecul-
iar manner in which the work is per-
formed by the hospital authorities is
shown in this instance: Privates Den-
the
latter in the detention hospital. Their
,bodies were boxed in coffins and ship-
!ped to the main hospital with a note
Mira-t read-z ‘These are the bodies of
2 Denning and Rous" It was necessary
. to open the coffins to make the identifi-
‘cation before the bodies were buried.
. Similar carelessness has been displayed
: On many occasions and has caused con-
?siderable confusion and delay.
!hundred and fifty patients and there
‘are 350 in the detention wards. There
'are 225 typhoid and eight measles pa-
. tients. A sergeant of the First cavalry
died yesterday morning. The arrival of
six hundred cots sent by the Red Cross
Society has done an inestimable ram--
.ount of good to the sick men. The
' cots came this morning and will be ac~
cupied immediately. There is no room
ffor them in the hospitals, but they will
‘ be set up nearby. There is a sufficient
'number of them to go around and ev-
ery one of the men in 'the hospitals will
have a soft place to rest his head. '
Torpedo Boat Station at Boston.
‘Was‘hington, Aug. 24.—-Pla.ns will be
prepared. at once for the $150,000 tor—
ped-o boat station at Boston. Railway
and'storage sheds will be constructed
capable of accommodating twenty
' boats. It is intended to keep the ships
In order for service, and this work will
’ultimately be done at the Boston yard.
The torpedo boats which served in the
war, and which are in need of exten-
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sive repairs, will be overhauled at New '
York and Norfolk, as there are no fa-
cilities at Boston at present for carry-
ing on this work. Supplies for the
boats will be kept in the storage shops,
and everything will be in readiness for
putting the boats in service at twenty-
four hours' notice. Another station for
torpedo boats will be established at
Pensacola, Fla. The board which rec-
'ommended Boston was somewhat in
Lfvavor of locating the northern station
5at 'the'League island navy yard, but
the place will be used as a station for
Jamaica Wants Annexation.
I Kingston, Jamaica, Aug 2i.—C‘oinci-
‘dent with the West India} sugar con-
nference. to assemble at Barbadoes on
. September 3 for the purpose of protest-
!lng against a sacrifice of the colonies,
i Jamaica is preparing a plebiscite to the
British parliament requesting permis-
é sion 'to endeavor to arrange for annex-
ation (to the United States. The pro-
moters of this movement are endeavor-
ing to secure inter-colonial co-opera-
tion, but they are not depending upon
: lt.
Reception for the Ensign.
Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 24.—Ensig~n Jo-
seph W. PoWell of Merrim-ac. launch
fame, has arrived home on leave of
absence. By resolution of the common
council, May-or Higgins will appoint a.
committee to arrange a suitable recep—
Ztion to the gallant young ensign.
first landing on Cuban soil at Guantan-fi
probably the Mohawk, was sight-ed be- .
Twelfth infantry, Troops A and C of.
The consignment shipped to the Ea- ~
Are Still Beligerent.
lladrld Hears Reports of Insurgent Ah
tacks and Sends Instructions to Havana.
A Change in the Peace Commission.
Gen. Jaudenes Complains That the
Americans Are crowding.
Madrid. Aug. 24.—-At the cabinet
council held last night General Correa,
minister of war, read a. telegram from
Captain General Blanco, in which he
informs the government that the Cu-
ban insurgents continue attacking the
Spanish everywhere. In consequence
of this report, «the council instructed
General Blanca to resume an offensive
attitude toward the insurgents only.
Admiral Manterola, chief of the Spa.-
nish marine in the Antilles. was chosen
to replace Admiral Pastor y Landero as
one of the Spanish commissioners for
Cuba...
The council agreed that the suspen-
snio of the constitutional guarantee
shall not be applicable to electoral pur—
poses. The queen regent will sign the
decree promulgating this decision to-
day. '
General Jaudenes cables from Manila
complaining that the Americans have
monopolized every available housing
place, andrt'he Spanish soldiers are
obliged to sleep in the churches. The
necessarily great overcrowding result-
ing from this causes fears of an epi-
demic. General Jaudenes describes the
men as literally lying in heaps.
washing-ton, Aug. 24.-—-Admiral Samp-
son .and General M. C. Butler of the
Cuban military com-mission were in
conference with Assistant Secretary
Moore at the state department this
morning regarding 'the details of their
trip and of their duties. It was decid—
ed that they would leave this country
about September 5, but whether from
New York, Miami, or Tampa, was un-
determined.
Most of the time was spent in look.-
ing over the map with a View to de-
ciding upon the best points of depart-
ure for the Spanish troops and. the “lay
of the land” as it will have to- be oo-
cupied by the Americans.
Admiral Sampson expects to. return
to his home in New Jersey this: after-
noon or to-morrow and will remain
there until he leaves for Cuba. General
Butler will go to South Carolina for a.
brief stay prior to his departure.
The general hospital contains nine :
'sdiqs 1934121 .
The telegram from Madrid convey-
ing the information that the minister
of war had authorized General Blanca
3 to resume offensive operations,against
g the Cubans. who were reported to be
i attacking him, was given to the mem-
. bers of. the com-mission as they separa-
ted. It was news to (them and they
were inclined to think it complicated
matters, but refused to express an op-
inion more decided than this. If it did
; complicate matters, as they feared, it
lwou-ld be necessary to send an army
l in force to Cuba to maintain order and
carry out the plans of the United States
as laid down in the resolution declaring
: war to exist between the United States
' and Spain on account of the condition
of things existing there.
Hobson Has Sal] ed.
New York, Aug. 24.-—-Lleu-tenant Hob-
son sailed for Santiago on the transport
Seguranca,' which left this port yester-
d'ay afternoon. 'The lieutenant is firmer
than ever in the belief that he will be
able to raise at least one of the Spanish
warships, and add it to the United
States navy. The recent tests he has
made with his air bags have been en-
tirely successful and he expects them
to do the work laid out for them with-
out mishap.
There has never been any doubt as
to the lifting power of the air bags,
but in the earlier tests a difficulty not
anticipated arose. The bags are so ar-
ranged that as they near the surface
after having been submerged, the air
is allowed to escape‘hrough valves.
This prevents the bags from bursting
as the water pressure on them is re-
lieved.
Owing to some defect in the valve
apparatus the air did not escape from
the bags, as was intended, in the ear-
lier tests, and as a result they burst
after their burden had been lifted to
i the surface. This has been overcome,
'and to doubly guard against failure,
irthe bags have been made much stron-
‘ ger than were the first ones used.
In all about 200 bags will be used by
. Lieutenant Hobson; but only a few of
them have been completed. The bags
‘will be sent down to Santiago in in-
!stalments. It is expected that they
; will have a lifting power of over 12,000
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tons.
Officers of the Merritt Wrecking Com-
; pany, who have been informed of all of
iLieutenant Hobson’s plans, are comi-
, dent that he will succeed in his under-
‘ taking. - '
' The Seguranca will arrive in Santia-
' go in about five days.
Banks Utilizing Gold,
New York, Aug. 24.-—The scarcity of
legal tender and treasury notes has re—
? sulted in the payment of gold over the
‘ counter by a. number of the local banks.
' Gold is plentiful, and it is being um.
: ized in financial transactions wherever
‘possible. It is being shipped in lieu
{of paper currency. to country corre-
' spondentS, who are drawing upon their
. balances here in preparation for the
harvesting and crop movement season,
i and it is being sent to the sub-treasury
against customs payments. The sub-
treasury’s stock of paper currency is
-limi-ted, and that institution is relin-
quish-ing the notes as little as possible.
The United States treasury now has
net gold holdings exceeding $200,000,-
000 for the first time since 1888.
gold holdings have been steadily in-
creasing lately, -through customs pay-
ments and payments against govern-
ment bond subscriptions. ,
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TilGHiilGulLlN oiillmilliilli HEROES
Blanoo Complains that the Cubans
SPAIN TELLS HIM TO FIGHT;
Its ,
Patriots from Many States Greet
Returning Warships.
A TERILLING SPECTAGLE
.——
he C'onquerers leturn After Five
Months, Absence in Cuban Waters. The
Booming ol Cannon and Cheers from a.
Million Throats at. Their Coming.
Magnificent Ovation from Tompkins-
viile to Grant's Tomb.
New York, Aug. 22.——The conquering
battleships have returned. Saturday
morning, after an absence of five
months in southern seas, the North At-
lantic squadron again appeared off
Tompkinsville, and how glorious was
the homecoming. There was one stran-
ger in the fleet whose proud achieve-
ments have made her name famous,
the battleship Oregon, who came from
her far off Pacific home to meet the
enemy.
The six mighty battleships which had
performed such wonders in naval war-
fare were apparently unscathed and
looked as bright and new to the casual
eye as when they sailed away, while
the ships of the enemy lie shattered
and wrecked off Cuban shores. .
The Homeward Voyage.
Promptly at 10‘ o’clock on Sunday
morning, August 14, the New York sig-
nalled to go to sea, and the Oregon,
nearest the entrance, moved out. The
Brooklyn followed. and as she passed
the Badger, the Vixen, the lllassachu~
setts and the Oregon, the men of those
ships lined up on deck and cheered vu-
c:iferously. When the New York pas-
sed the column on her way out to take
the lead her band was playing “Ain’t
I Glad to Get Out of the Wilderness."
and as the ships caught the air there
was applause.
It was decided to run at eight knots
an hour, the Indiana being incapable
of sustaining a. greater speed, and with
the New York leading, the b'g ships
headed eastward. At 6 o'clock Cape
Maysi, on the extreme east of Cuba,
was sighted, and- at 7 o’clock the col-
umn of ships headed to the north. A}:
7.30 o’clock the land for whose free-
dom American bravery «had been tested
and American blood shed, slowly faded
from view.
So the fleet that for nine long weeks
had aided and watched the progress of
freedom, took last leave of Cuban
shores. Monday morning found the
fleet in sight of some of the smaller is-
lands, but away from Cuba and in the
Windward passage.
The Indiana. had” developed a nine
knot speed and greater progress than
expected had been made.
(in Tuesday the fleet passed in View
of the island where Columbus made his
first landing. The Indiana early in the
day signalled that she had broken her
starboard condenser, and after she had
spent three hours fixing it. she had to
go to work for a similar length of time
on the port eon-denser. Despite the de-
lays, one-half of the distance had been
made at Wednesday noon. the rate of
200 miles a day having been accom-
plished. With the exception of the In-
dian-a the fleet could have made eleven
knots an hour, the *m'axlmum speed of
the Iowa; and the Massachusetts, Or-
egon. New York and Brooklyn could
have made thirteen knots, but Admiral
Sampson decided to keep them all t.)-
gether. .
'Wednesday afternoon the Indiana
got up a speed of nine knots, and from
that time until Sandy Hook was reach-
ed the men in her boiler rooms and en-
gine rooms dld splendid work. The trip
was by no means made a. simple ex-
cursion home. Besides the daily rou-
tine, there were fire and collision drills
on all the ships, and active work done
in painting and repairing. The weath—
er was fine, and rounding Cape Hat—
s, usual] ’ so sto ther was a i .
tera 3 rmy, e . now Commodore Philip, amid the roar
calm, 'hot day.
Thursday and Friday were unevent-
ful, but very pleasant days.
at 7 a. m., running by Scotland light,
the navy yard tug brought out an order
for the fleet to proceed up the North
river to Grant’s tomb, fire a salute and
return to Tompkinsville to anchorage.
bay and along the classic Hudson to
the tomb of the silent soldier and back
again to the anchorage off Tompkins-
ville. It was such a spontaneous and
tremendous outpouring of patriotic en- .
thusiam as the millions who shared in ‘
The time for mal:— '
it will never forget.
ing arrangements had been very brief,
only ‘three days having been given to
the work. A
The mayor of the city boarded the
flagship New York and in a brief ad-
dress to Rear Admiral Sampson ex-
pressed, so far as words could express
a feeling so intense, the thanks of the
country for the skill and devotion of
her sailors. The rear admiral respond-
ed briefly, and the warships, which had
never come to anchor, continued slowly
up the Hudson river until they came
opposite the granite pile within
sleeps an immortal of the nation.
the guns of every ship, fresh from the
victories but just now accomplished,
belched forth the national salute to the
hero of battlefields over which the tan-
gle of thirty years and more springs
heavy and thick. Then, slowly and ma-
jestically, the ships returned to their
anchorage off Tompkinsville. That was
all, but a nation's heart heat was be-
hind it.
It was such a. celebration as New
York, and, indeed, this country had
never seen. It was not so much the
sight of the ships themselves that in-
duced profound emotion among the
multitudes who saw and cheered them
as the thought of what they had done
and what they left behind them on the
shores of Cuba. It 'iavas New York's
first opportunity in many, many years,
to welcome its returning and victorious
champions at sea, the heart of the
city, and throng the heart of the
nation, was stir yond words. New
York has before 11 _
turning soldiers 1 al style, b . 11
Saturday there came into 'her harbor a
fleet fresh from the performance of
glorious deeds, the like of which, in
Saturday, ;
cheer,
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many points, the world has never seen
before. That is the prllcipal reason:
:hait Saturday will not be forgotten. g l
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The day was perfggt. There was just
the least suggestion f autumn in the
air. The sun shone brightly all the
morning. The heat Was tempered by
a gentle breeze. Thefe were no serious
accidents. The programme was car-
ried through exactly 'as scheduled, and
nobody was debarred from a view of
the memorable Spectacle, while through
the veins of every man, woman and
child who loves a. ‘hero (and who does
not?) the blood leaped and bounded
like a bloodhound in 'leash. Why
shouldn’t it have been a great day?
It would be interesting lto know just
how many people saw the returning
warships as they steamed up the bay
and up the Hudson river. There must
have been millions of them. And yet,
tremendous as the multitude, little un-
comfortable crowding. This is doubt-
lc-ss accounted fcr by the great length
of the naval parade. Staten Islanders
could see the ships without coming to
Manhattan. Thousands of Broklynites. ‘
were'equally fortunate. From the Jer-
sey shore the splendid spectacle was
equally as visible as from the western
shoreof Manhattan island. Riverside
park was thrown open, and it is esti-
mated that 150,000 persons were accom-
modated on its grassy slopes.
0n the water, however, there was
such a- gathering of craft of all sorts
that it is perfectly safe to say that its
like has never been seen here before.
From the moment the hull of the flag-
ship New York was discovered looming
up away down through the Narrows,
until long after the entire fleet drop-
ped anchor off Staten Island in the af—
ternoon, the harbor and the rivers were
alive with craft of all sorts, sizes and
descriptions, from mudscows to trans-
Atlantic liners.
Thirteen Guns for Sampson.
A fleet of tugs and steam yachts
scudded down through the Narrows to
escort the fleet, and with this mosquito
convoy the big fellows ploughed grand-
ly along at the yspeed of eight knots,
which speed they held all the way to
Claremont. Fort Hamilton. and For-t
Wadsworth began the day’s saluting
with thirteen guns for Rear Admiral
Sampson. When the Narrows were.
passed, the battleship Texas, flying the
brand new flag of Commodore Philip.
sounded ‘her salute of thirteen guns,
and from the flagship New York came
the answer of eleven guns for the new-
ly made commodore, so long known to
his worshipping crew as Captain Jack
Philip.
The steamer Glen Island, bearing the
mayor and the reception committee,
came up about this time, and Mayor
Van Wyck and a special committee
were transferred on the- police boat Paw
trol. to the flagship, where the mayor
delivered the address of welcome and
Rear Admiral Sampson made his re—
sponse. Meanwhile, the flagship had
signalled to the Texas to fall in line
at the rear, and the order was obeyed.
The warships proceeded steadily with-
out coming to anchor at any time. First
came theflagshtp New York, flying the
Stars and Stripes, as, indeed, did every
vessel in the line, and fro-m the maim-
mast the broad blue flag of the rear
admiral, with its two white stars. Rear
Admiral Sampson himself stood upon
the bridge. Then came the battleship
Iowa, and upon her bridge the grim-
mced officer who is known and admir-
ed throughout the country, as Fighting
Bob Evans, could be plainly seen. Fol-
lowing her came the Indiana, then the
Brooklyn, the flagship of Rear Admiral
Schley. No rear admiral’s flag was fly-
ing, as aeoording to naval etiquette,
when two flag officers of equal rank
meet the flag of the senior is the only
one shown. The Brooklyn loomed high
above the water, and her graceful lines
and three tall stacks caught every eye.
The battleship Massachusetts followed
closely, and then came the Oregon,
which with the Brooklyn ran down the
fleet and formidable Cristobal Colon,
and drove her a wreck upon the south—
ern shore of Cuba. The Oregon attrac-
ted especial attention, not only on ac-
count of the wonderful record made
on her trip around Cape Horn and in
the battle of Santiago, but because she
had never before entered the port of
New York. The Texas, whose captain,
of battle and in the presence of death
uttered the memorable words: “Don’t
the poor devils are dying,"
brought up :the rear.
In a Maze of rleasure Craft.
The entire fleet was now so surround-
: ed by a seemingly inextricable mass of
’ There was nothing studied or formal j
about the heroesas they came up the "
tugs. rowboats, sailboats, steam yachts
and excursion steamers that it was dif-
ficult to see it well at any great dis-
tance. Ant the same time the air was
full of one great, gorgeous and hilari-
ous medley of sound. On nearly every
steamer was a band. “The Star Span-
gled Banner" was the only thing play-
ed. but nobody excepting those persons
who stood next the players could tell
what was being played. Every steam
whistle on the bay opened up its bra-
zen throait in one long whoop of delir-
ious joy and exultatlio-n. So tremen-
dous Was the racket that when Castle
William let go its salute as the New
York came abreast of the fort, puffs of
smoke were the only things that told
folks ashore that the salute was being
tired. it was a pantomime salute. But
if the- ears were filled to overflowing
with the gallant sound, the eyes could!
not appreciate at once the scene. In
the center was the long line of slowly"
moving warships, the graceful cruis-'
ers and the low lying and deadly bat-
tleships, all of them clad in their grey
war paint and looking much as they
did when they went into action on that
fateful third of July. None of the war-
ships bore any decorations other than
the Stars and Stripes, the signal flags
and the rear admiral's and commo-
dore’s flags. They lobked grim and
menacing, even within the shores they
had gone forth to defend.
Andree Not Heard from in Alaska.
Victoria, B. 0., Aug. 20.—Swedish
Consul Ward has received a letter from
Dr.'Nordenstjold at Dawson, informing
him of his intended return alone. The
other members of the party will re-
main two years longer, if necessary.
There is no foundation for the story
that Andree had been heard from.
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London’s Lord Mayor Not Coming-
London, Aug. 22.—-The contemplated
visit to the United States of the lord
mayor of London, Lieutenant Colonel
Horatio David Davies, which had al-
ready been postponed, is definitely
abandoned owing to' the continued m-
3!!! crime lady mayoress. ‘ . _ .,
Norwalk Chronicler