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FRANCHISE TAX BILL
Ford Measure With Roosevelt
Amendments Reported.
OTHER LEGISLATION NOT LIKELY.
An Appropriation For the Dewey
Celebration Will Be Asked For.
Members of the Legislature Do
Not Favor Extended Debate.
ALBANY, ,May 24.—The outlook for
the consideration of special legislation
other than the franchise tax matter at
this extra session of the legislature is
not very promising. Governor Roose-
velt, who has been sounding the mem—
bers on the subject, finds, that there is
a, strong feeling against the recommen-
dation by him of any legislation that is
liable to call forth extended debate.
This means that the rapid transit,
Barren island and drug clerk measures
will not be 'acted upon by the legisla-
ture.
Speaking of the bipartisan bureau of
election bill for New York city, the gov~
ernor said that unless the legislature
would agree to meet the mayor’s objec-‘
tions to the first bill and come to a
unanimous agreement it would be futile
to send in any message on that subject
This, therefore, leaves only the Dewey
celebration matter for the governor to
call the attention of the legislature to.
In his message the governor will not
specify any amount to be appropriated,
but ask for a sum sufficient to cover the
mobilization of three of the brigades in
New York city.
The senate commitee on taxation last
night met and after a brief session gave
out the proposed franchise tax bill. 'The
bill is framed closely on the suggestions
made by the governor. It includes the
Ford bill in full. It will be printed and
on the files today and be introduced in
both houses. The vote on the bill was
six yeas to three nays, the nays being
the Democratic members, Senators Fo~
Iey, Cullen and Boyce.
The Queen’s Birthday.
LONDON, May 24.—The gathering of
the royal family at Windsor castle to-
day to celebrate the eightieth birthday
of Queen Victoria was the largest, with
the exception of the jubilee gathering,
that has assembled there in many
years. Not only were four generations
in succession present, but there was
also a. great gathering of children and
grandchildren of her majesty. The pro-
gramme opened with a serenade, a.
madrigal sung by the choral societies
in the quadrangle of the castle, at 10
o’clock in the morning. This was fol-
lowed by the presentation of addresses
and rose baskets .by the royal warrant
holders, a parade of the Second regi—
ment of Scots guards, the firing of a.
feu de joie and a thanksgiving service
in St. George’s chapel. ~
Paris Badly Damaged.
FALMOUTI—I, M‘ay 24.~—A leading Cor-
nish diver who returned here from the
Paris takes a very pessimistic view of
the prospects of saving the liner. To a
press correspondent he said: “I do not
anticipate that the Paris will ever be
refioated. She is pierced by rocks amid-
ships. her fore holds are badly damaged,‘
the bulkheads are practically useless,
and even if she were got off the rocks
I believe she would sink. In my opin-
ion the only remedy is a false bottom,
which it would take a month to com~
plots, and I believe that even moder-
ately rough weather in the meantime
would break up the ship.” Everything
is in readiness for today’s effort to re-
float the vessel if the weather contin-
ues favorable.
Michigan Railroad Taxation.
LANSING, Mich, May 24.—The house
has'refused to concur in the railroad
taxation bill passed by the senate near-
ly two weeks ago,
taxation under the present law about
$32,000 annually. Yesterday the house
passed a bill by a vote of 72 to 22 which
increases the'taxes on railroads oper—
ated in this state $500,000 in round fig-
ures over last year's assessment. This
renews the fight over the question of
railroad taxation, and it is not possible
that the legislature can now adjourn on
the date fixed in the pending senate res~
olution, May 26.
Brush Awarded the Medals.
CLEVELAND, May 24.—The inventor
of the are electric light, Charles F.
Brush of this city, has received word
that at its annual meeting in Boston,
acting in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Rumford committee,
the American Academy of Arts and Scir
ences unanimously voted “the award of
the Rumford medals to Mr. Charles F.
Brush for the practical development of
electric arc lighting.” The medals will
be engraved during the summer and
formally presented at some meeting of
the academy next summer or winter.
Enter Order of St. Dominic.
NEWBURG, May 24.—-Yestcrday. in
Mount St. Mary’s chapel, in Dr. Eds
ward McGlynn’s parish, six young wo-
men entered the Order of St. Dominic.
Dr. McGlynn performed the ceremony
of reception. The women who entered
were Josephine Thibault of Canada,
-Mary McGuire of Newburg, Lillian
Herberger of Cincinnati, Mary Kirk o:
Elizabethport, N. J .; Catharine Conway
of New York. city and Margaret McCarv
thy'of Newburg. Eleven priests were
present.
Theosophists Adjourn.
CHICAGO, May 24.—The thirteenth
annual convention of the American sec-
tion of the Theosophical society ended
yesterday. The devotional exercises
which closed’ the convention were con-
ducted by the brahmacharin, J. C. Chat-n
terji, the envoy from Hindustan. All
the meetings ..of the convention have
been largely attended.
McPurtland Whips Sullivan.
NEW YORK, May 24.——After 25 rounds
of fast and vicious fighting at the Len-
ox Athletic club last night “Kid” Mc-
Partland was given .the decision over
“Spike" Sullivan. Going into the fight
on the short end of the betting, Mc-
Partland completely upset the calcula-
tions of the sports.
Received by the President.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The presi-
dent perSonally. received the battalion
of. the Chinese naval reserves from
Philadelphia. which came here to par-
ticipate in the peace jubilee parade.
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ALLDAY CONFERENCE
American and Filipino Com-
missioners Have Long Talk.
OESULTORY FIGHTING CONTINUES.
A Typhoon Marks the Beginning of
1!“: Rainy Season—Artillery and
Marines Arrive From San Fran-
cisco—A Paper Suppressed.
MANILA, May "4. —-United States
Commissioners Schurman Denby and
Worcester held an all day conference
yesterday at which President McKin—
ley’ s and the commissioners’ proclama-
tion to the Filipinos. together with the
governmental scheme outlined in Mon-
day’ s dispatches, was discussed exhaus-
tively. The questions of higher educa—
tion personal liberty, the powers of the
proposed general advisory council and
the separation of church and state re-
ceived particular attention. The Filipi—
no commissioners, who were present at
the session, objected to the lack of po-
litical liberty awarded to the natives,
but were apparently pleased with the
scheme as a whole, saying that when
the people understood it they would
probably be satisfied. The Filipino com-
missioners will report the result of their
mission to Aguinaldo today.
Major Bell of the Fourth cavalry
made a reconnoissance at Santa Rita,
west of Bacolor, yesterday. He encoun-
teied consideiable resistance from the
enemy and had several men wounded.
‘I‘h me 11 as also a brush with the enemy
at Ma1iquina and later at Pasay,whe1e
a line of insuigent skirmishers, who
were shielding a force of trench diggers, ,
attacked General Ovenshine‘s lines, but
Were repulsed by a battalion of the
‘irst Idaho infantry and two companies ,
0f the Twelfth infantry. The Americans
had two men killed and two wounded.
A typhoon is raging, and the rainy
season has begun.
The recent events have not brought
about any change in the American mil-
itary policy.
Two battalions of the Sixth artillery
and 260 marines have arrived here from
San Francisco.
The railway tracks have been re-
paired, and the first train reached San
Fernando yesterday morning.
The Spanish newspaper Oceania has
been suppressed by the military author-
ities and its editor put under arrest for
publishing objectionable articles.
Brigadier General Williston, who ar-
rived here in command of the troops of
the Sixth artillery, will succeed General
Hughes as provost marshal of Manila.
General Hughes has been assigned to
duty in the Visayan islands.
The departure of the First California
infantry for home has been prevented
by a typhoon.
Rosario, a wealthy resident of Nia—
nila, member of the Filipino congress
and formerly Aguinaldo’s commissary
general, accompanied by an insurgent
captain, called upon General Otis yes—
terday and formally surrendered. He
was liberated on parole. Rosario has
been closely watched by the officials
at Tarlac since the insurrection has
been weakening and only escaped by
persuading General Luna to send him
on a secret mission to Manila to collect
funds.
According to Rosario, General Luna
is now absolute dictator. and Aguinaldo
him. Every Filipino leader, he
adds, suspects the others of treachery.
The recent meeting 'of the Filipino con—
gress was to secure a new cabinet, and
, the question of peace was not formally
, na’s displeasure.
considered, as the members feared Luv-
NO secretary of the
treasury could 'be Obtained, all who
were chosen declining the place.
The Cabinet Hours Otis’ Report.
WASHINGTON, May 24. — General
Otis’ report. received by mail and read
; by the president-at the cabinet meeting
increasing railroad I
_ military standpoint,
yesterday, is pronounced by those who
heard it a most interesting summary of
the situation in the Philippines. In the
main it presents the subject from the
but probably the
most important contribution is that cov—
ering the correspondence between Gen-
eral Otis and Aguinaldo just preceding
: the outbreak, showing conclusively that
. little one is to be named Evangelina.
‘ troops,
the American commander used every
effort to avoid a conflict. The commu—
nications from Aguinaldo bear his sig-
nature and give little evidence of a con—
ciliatory spirit or a disposition to ac-
cept American rule.
Dewey’s First Halt.
HONGKONG, May 24.-—The United
States cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board, has arrived here from
Manila. She was saluted by the ships
of all nationalities. Admiral Dewey,
Captain Lamberton, Lieutenant Brum~
by and United States Consul Wildman
were received by a guard of honor of
the Royal Welsh fusileers when they
landed to visit the governor of Hong—
kong, Sir Henry A. Blake: Major Gen-.
eral Gascoigne, in command of the
and Commodore Powell, com-
manding the naval forces. The visit
was afterward returned by the officials
mentioned. Admiral Dewey is in bad
health, being too ill to attend the
queen’s birthday dinner. The Olympia
will t. : here and will remain ten days
at this port.
A New Gunshop.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The navy
department has under consideration an
addition to the big gunshop at the
Washington navy yard. The new build-
ing is 300 feet long, making the. main
shop 900 in length. The new addition
will contain the whole of the breech
mechanism department, which has
heretofore ,been housed in a separate
shop. The steam crane railway will be
extended so as to cover the new shop.
All departments of the shop will thus
be brought under one roof. , ~
Injured by Falling Stand.
BOSTON, May 24.——-During the pass-
ing of the street parade at the'two bun.-
dred and fiftieth anniversary celebra-
tion at Malden a private reviewing
stand on Washington street collapsed.
and about 20 of the 200 persons on it
were injured. Many of them were mem-
bers of the legislature, guests of Rep-
resentative Turner of Malden, who
erected the stand.
Mrs. Carbonnel a Mother.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—Mrs. John
A. Logan has received a. letter from the
husband of Evangel lna. Cisneros, now
Mrs. Carlos Carbonnel of Havana; an-
nouncing the birth of a daughter. The
UNDER 1011 AND 1111‘
The Peace Conference to Be
Strictly Secret.
FIRST SESSION OF COMMITTEES HELD
Received — A
\Vilhelmina \Varmly
Grand Reception For the Dele-
gates—Enrperor Nicholas Be-
stows Order of St. Catherine.
THE HAGUE, May 24.——The three
committees held their first sessions yes-
terday afternoon, these being devoted
solely to inaugural formalities and an
exchange of ideas with regard to pro-
cedure. They will meet again on Fri-
day.
M. de Staal, head of the Russian dele‘
gation and president of the conference,
attended the meeting of the arbitration
committee, sitting next to M. Leon
Bourgeois, head of the French delega-
tion.
The measures to preserve the secrecy
of the deliberations have been redou-
bled. Only the delegates and secretaries
are admitted to the precincts of the
Huis T‘en Bosch. Both entrances to the
gardens are closed with barred gates,
which are guarded by sentries under
the command of noncommissioned offi-
cers in full uniform. Every applicant
for admission is called upon to produce
an mange colored card issued to the
deleg crates and to give the seeiet pass-
word.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands,
accompanied by the queen mother, ar-
rived last evening and drove through
the streets, their majesties being warm-
ly greeted by the populace. At 5 o’clock
this afternoon the queen will receive the
chiefs of the various delegations, who
will be presented by M. de Beaufort,
~ minister of foreign affairs. All the dele—
; been unhurt.
' the woods.
gates have received invitations to a.
-grand reception at half past 9 this even—
ing, when the delegation chiefs will i11-
troduce their colleagues and the wives
of the latter to the queen.
Emperor Nicholas has sent Queen
SVilhelmina the Order of St. Catherine
set in brilliants.
Movements of Transports.
NEW YORK, May 24.——T'he army
transport Ingalls, which is soon to be
placed at the disposal of Governor Gen-
eral Brooke as a dispatch boat, is now
at the tranSport wharf in Brooklyn,
where she is being fitted up for her new
mission. She will sail in a. few days for
Nuevitas, Cuba, and after stopping
there will report to General Brooke at
Havana. Eighteen or 20 officers and
about 75 men will take passage for Cu—
ba on the transport. The Dixie has sail-
ed for Havana, with 12 officers and .654
recruits for the regiments now in Cuba.
To Sell Sutro’s Real Estate.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.—Judge
Coffey yesterday issued an order direct—
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ing the executors of the estate of the.
late Adolph Sutro to dispose of much of
the property of the estate, and steps
have been taken to sell about $1,000,000
‘of the Sutro property, including much
improved real estate in this city and in
Napa county. Among the properties to
be sold are the famous Sutro Heights,
the Sutro baths and the Cliff House,
three of the principal resorts in this
city.
. A Georgia Shooting.
SAVANNAH, May 24.——Information
has reached here of a bloody shooting
affray at Cameron, Ga.. in which a ne-
gro, Sam Perry, killed Frank Evans,
brother of the railway agent, and fa—
tally wounded another white man 11am-‘
ed Proctor. Perry is thought to have
He made his escape to
A posse is in pursuit. Per-
ry has heretofore borne a good reputa—
tion, which. it is believed, will save him
from violence in the event of’his cap-,.
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Winter Wheat Prospects.
CHICAGO. May 24.~T'he Farmers‘
Review today publishes a. review of
winter wheat prospects, compiled from
information received from over 500 cor-
respbndents in Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indi-
ana, Michigan. Ohio and Kentucky. The
reports in the main show the winter
wheat to be in rather poor condition.
Especially is this true of the western
edge of the winter wheat belt.
North America Health Meeting.
RICHMOND, May 24.—~The fourteenth
annual conference of state and provin-
cial boards of health of North America
is in session here. Dr. Felix Formento,
the president of the organization, called
the meeting to order, and Dr. Parker
Irving, secretary of the Virginia. board
of health, in a few remarks introduced
Governor Tyler, who made an address
of welcome. There are.16 states repre-
sented.
Queen Victoria's Eyes,
LONDON, Vla.2y'.~—T1uth, in spite of
semiofiicial statements to the contrary.
insists that an operation for cataract
on the queen’s eyes is inevitable. It
says, “The queen has just consulted
ProfessOr Pagenstecker of VViesbaden,
who guarantees the success of the oper—
ation and opines the queen will entiie‘
ly 1egain the excellent sight she pos-
sessed until recently ”
Cut Coal Rates Continue;
TOLEDO, May 24.—Representatives
of 18 coal roads of Ohio and Michigan
met here to attempt to adjust the trou-
ble over coal rates. The meeting, how-
ever, was barren of results. The Hock-
ing Valley, which instituted the cut in
rates, refused to recede from its posi-
tion, its representatives stating they
were not authorized to make any
changes.
Accused of Murder.
PENN YAN, N. Y., May 24.—-George
- Shoemaker was arraigned here yester-
day accused of murder in the first de-
gree for the killing of Charles Cooper
at Rushville with a shotgun on the
night of April 6. Shoemaker pleaded
not guilty.
Sunday Paper Discontinued.
LONDON, May 24. -—The Daily Tele~
graph announces this morning the dis-
continuance of its Sunday edition. No
comment accompanies the announce-
ment.
Exports of Merchandise.
NEW YORK, May 24. —The exports of ‘
general merchandise from the port of
New York for the week ending yester-'
way were valued at 88.322, 252.
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THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Secretary Wilson Reports the Result
of His Southern Trip.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—Secretary
Wilson has returned from his visit to
Louisiana and Texas, which was made
in conformity with the wishes of the
president for the purpose of looking
over the sugar, rice, tobacco, fruit, cot-
ton, grazing and other industries of
that region. He reports very cordial
co-Operahion on the part of the pro-
ducers of those states in giving him fa-
cilities for seeing everything along
these lines.
Speaking of the sugar industry,' the
secretary said:
“Very extensive improvements have
lately been made in the sugar factories
in anticipation of a life and death
struggle with sugar countries where la-
bor is cheaper and conditions quite as
favorable. The actual condition today
is that of admirable preparation for
handling a large crop, with a prospect,
however, of the present crop being cut
down 50 per cent by the frosts of last
winter.
“There seems to be very good reason
for the sanguine disposition of capital
and enterprise to produce sugar, tobac—
co and rice in the gulf states, particu-
larly sugar, as it has been ascertained
through extensive experimentation car-
ried on by the department of agricul-
ture that nearly all the northern states
from New York to California are well
suited for the production of sugar from
beets.”
The secretary reports that he found
the tobacco and peach industriesgain-
ing a. firm foothold in Texas and that
both are proving profitable. In some 10—
calities there is as much as 1,400 acres
of fine Cuban tobacco in cultivation. He
found land generally enhancing in
value.
Two Murderers?‘SEntcn‘céd.
LANCASTER, Pa, May 24,—Benja-
min F. Deane pleaded guilty yesterday '
in the supreme court to a. charge of kill—
ing his wife, Elizabeth Burke Deane, on
May 4,‘ 1898, at Berlin. Deane was sen-
tenced to 25 years in the state prison.
John Picot, also accused of murder,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
state prison for ten years.
CONDENSED DISPATOHES.
The steamship Danube, running from
Seattle to Dyea, is ashore ,at Cape
Mudge.
W. T. W. Ball. a veteran Boston
newspaper man and his wife commit-
ted suicide.
Two Chicago boys had a Spanish bull
fight Sunday and narrowly escaped
with their lives.
The Harlem race track at Chicago
was almost completely destroyed by
fire; loss, $60,000.
Labor riots in Riga, Russia, caused
the death of several workmen and a
conflict with soldiers.
Joseph J. Bonney, 64 years old, a well
known resident of New Brunswick, N.
J., dropped dead while running to catch
a train.
Sixty families were rendered home-
less and several factories were destroy-
ed by a fire in Grecnpoint. The loss will
pinbably exceed $300,000
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2 other distinguished personages.
THE PARIS DISASTER.
Steamer still Aground — Passengers
Hold a. Thanksgiving Meeting.
FALMOUTH, England, May 23.-—The
crew of the Paris during the day was
engaged in jettisoning :the coal from
her bunkers. °
Divers who were recently employed
to inspect the wreck of the Mohegan
have been examining the inside of the
Paris for the purpose of ascertaining
the extent of the damage done. They
discovered four or five large holes.
A number of the passengers .of the
Paris met at the Falmouth hotel last
evening to render thanksgiving for
their deliverance.
New York, the secretary of the meet-
ing, said its object was to acknowledge
spontaneously the kindness and courte-
sy the passengers had received since
the disaster at the hands of the com-
pany, the officers of the liner and the
crew. Nine years ago. he said, he was
a passenger on the Paris, then the City
of Paris, when she was disabled off the
Irish coast for four days-or so, but she
alwa ays managed to save her passen-
gers.
Mr. William Rigley of Philadelphia,
who presided, said they were all most
grateful to Providence, who had stilled
the treacherous waters of the channel
in the hour of their recent trouble,
when the wreck of the Mohegan seemed
to welcome all to a. similar doom. The
very highest praise, he asserted, was
due to Captain Watkins and the crew '
for coolness and promptness and to the
coast guards for their heroism.
Baron Oppenheim of‘Paris and New
York asked the company to devote five
minutes to silent prayer, the sugges-
tion being immediately adopted, all
present standing. ’
On the proposal of Mr. W. F. Archer
of London a collection was taken for
the coast guards, the sum of $150 be-
ing quickly contributed.
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His Bicycle Broke.
CANAAN, Conn., May 23.—Har1‘y
Briggs, aged 16 years, is in a critical
condition and will probably die as the
result of a bicycle ,accident. While
crossing the railroad tracks the fork of
his machine broke,'throwing him to the
ground. He sustained concussion of the
brain and several minor injuries
Express Robber Caught.
,. LOUISVILLE, May 22.—George Mur-
’bhy was arrested here on Saturday as
“he stepped off an incoming train. He
carried a grip containing 81, 000 in silver.
It is thought he is the man who robbed
the Adams Expre§s company' 5 office at
Greensburg last Saturday night An
agent of the company identified the bag
in which the money was wrapped. e
silver was consigned to a Greensburg
bank from the United States treasury.
A Monument to Carnot.
,- DIJON, France, May 22.——The monu-
ment to the late M. Marie Francois
Sadi Carnot, fourth president of the
third republic of France, was unveiled
here yesterday in the presence of the
president, M. Emile Loubet, the prev
and the min»
M. Camille Krantz, and
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Mr. Louis ‘Rhead of I
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READY TO‘ PAY.
Generals Brooke and Gomez Agree
About the Deposit of Arms.
HAVANA, May 23.—The cloud of un‘a
certainty that has been hanging over
Cuban affairs has been dissipated as the
result of a long conference between
Generals Brooke and Gomez, and there >
is no reason now why the $3,000,000 fund
should not be distributed and the arms
surrendered, unless unexpected opposi-
tion develops among the officers and
soldiers. at .
General Brooke will issue his order
today. It distinctly states that an agree—
ment has been reached between Ge~ner-.
als Bro‘éke and Gomez. Owing to the
refusal of certain Cuban officers to serve
on the commission, the money will be
distributed by the ”American commis-
sioners, previously designated, Rafferty,
Randall and Bisbee. The arms are to be
turned over to the civil governor of the
province wherein the soldiers reside- or
to the mayors.
The only change from the agreement
of a week ago is a clause stating that at
such future time as may be designated
the arms are to be placed in the Cuban
arsenals at Havana and Santiago. Un-
doubtedly an understanding has been
reached between Brooke and Gomez ,
that Gomez w ill be responsible for the
arms surrende1 ed
Kidnuped 011'111'1’ Stiii Missing.
NEW YORK, May 24.—Little Marion,
the golden haired tot of 20 months who
was carried off by a. mysterious nurse—
girl from Arthur Clark’s home, 159 East
Sixty-fifth street, Sunday morning, 'is
still missing, and Captain McClusky is
all at sea on the most remarkable ab-
duction case that he has been called up-
on to solve in his long professional ex—
perience.
German Oflicers Killed. .
LONDON, May 24.——The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Tien-tsin, the port of Peking: “Three
German ofilcers were killed on May 20
by the Chinese at Kiaochau, the Ger‘
man port in the Shangtung peninsula,
which may lead Germany to use force
to compel the payment of indemnity.”
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Held \Vithout Bail.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 23.—An-
drew H. Musgrave of Cambridge,
charged with the murder of his wife,
Mary A. Musgrave, was held for the
grand jury without bail.
Tuvvo Struék 'by ' Lightning.
JACKSON, Ga., May 24.—During a
terrific wind and electric storm the
house of Mr. J. T. Lancaster was struck
by lightning and Mr. and Mrs. Lan-
caster knocked senseless to the floor.
The lightning tore every garment from
their bodies, even tearing their shoes
to pieces. They are not expected to
live.
Deaths During the War.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—Adjutant
General Corbin has prepared this state~
ment of the number of deaths which
have occurred in the army since the be—
ginning of the war with Spain: In Cuba,
1,390; in Porto Rico, 287; at Honolulu,
45; in the Philippines, 606; in the ‘Unit-
ed States, 3,872;.tota1, 6,209.
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