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ANOTHER TUE MANILA
The Next Expedition Will Be Led
by Gen. Charles King.
MERRITT NEEDS 50.000 MEN
Gen. King Thinks a Large Army Will Be
Required to Settle the Philippine
Question. Illness Among the Troops at
Camp Merritt Will Cause Their Re-
moval.
San Francisco, July 26.--It is. under-
stood that Brigadier General Charles
King will be in command of the next
Manila expedition. He will probably
go either on the Arizona or Scandia,
while Brigadier General Miller, now
commander of the Presidio, probably
will remain for the present, at the ex-
pressed desire of General Merriam.
Referring to the troopsdestined to
Manila, General King said: “It is my
personal opinion that every man of the
expeditionary force will be wanted in
the Philippines and will go there. Even
ashould Manila be taken from the Span-
ish and the war settled‘in the Orient,
as far as Spain is concerned, with the
forces now there or already ordered to
depart, it is still not to be doubted that
General Merritt will be glad to have
50,000 men before he is through with
Aguinaldo. The men at Camp Merritt
and the Presidio may rest contented
that they will see all of the Philip-
pines that they desire.”
Active preparations for moving the
troops at Camp Merritt to the Presidio
will begin to—day, and in three days the
new grounds will be ready for the re-
‘ception of at least a part of them. It
is the intention of Generals Merriam
and Miller to move only those troops
that are not soon to be assigned to
transports." Those troops, therefore,
that receive orders to change camp will
know that they are destined to remain
here for some weeks more.
Sickness among the soldiers here is
increasing. In the division hospital
there are 208 patients, and in the Pre-
sidio barracks hospital 253 soldiers,
while perhaps a hundred less severe
cases are in the regimental hospitals.
More soldiers are sick now than during
the bad weather, when about 14,000 were
in Camp Merritt, where to-day there
are only a little over half the number.
De Witt L. Tucker, 2. private in Com-
pany L, Fifty-first Iowa volunteers,
died on Sunday of pneumonia. The re-
mains will be taken back to Council
Bluffs for burial. Joseph Baker, a pri—
vate in Company B. First Tennessee,
died at the division hospital of dysen—
tery, and sever-a1 men in the hospitals
are in a critical condition.
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BRIG. GEN. CHARLES KING.
Willi-am Drum, the crack runner of
the University of California, who was
to have been track captain next year,
has enlisted as a private in Company L
of the Second United States volunteer
engineers- Eleven recruits of the Four-
teenth infantry. enlisted at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, who have just ar-
rived at Camp Merritt, have been as-
signed to the Third battalion of the
Twenty-third infantry for rations,
quarters and equipment until they can
be forwarded to their regiment, now
on its way to the Philippines.
According to the Chronicle several
privates in the Kansas regiment, act-
ing as correspondents of their home
papers, have been sending out complai-
ning letters and in some cases severe
criticisms of their officers. Colonel
Funston ordered the more flagrant of-
fenders to be brought before him and
gave them a scathing rebuke, with the
warning that they might expect severe
punishment should they again offend in
this mnner.
The transport St. Paul has come off
the dry dock at the Union Iron Works
and is now being prepared for the re-
ception of troops. She will probably
be ready to sail by the end of the week
and the Arizona and Scandia will be
In condition for the voyage to Manila
about the same time. Extensive alter-
ations are being made on the steamer
Centennial, and she may yet be ac--
cepted by the government.
To Superintend Deportation.
New York, July 26.-—Lieutenant S. F.
Massey, U. S. A, of Sandusky, 0., who
was placed on the retired list a few
years ago on account of failing health,
sailed from New York last night for
Santiago on the Olivette.
He has been appointed agent by the
war depart-ment to Superintend the
transportation to Spain of the prison-
ers of war recently surrendered to Gen-
eral Shatter.
Lieutenant Massey speaks Spanish
fluently and he will see that the con-
tract with the transportation company
is rigidly carried out.
No Verdict Yet.
Washington, July 26.--The jury in
the case of Senator R. P. Kenney,
charged with aiding and abetting for-
mer Teller Boggs in the looting of the
First National bank of Dover, had not
reached an agreement up to two o’clock
yesterday afternoon. The jury has been
out since a quarter to one o’clock Fri-
day afternoon.
It was not believed that Judge Brad-
ford would discharge the twelve men,
and they will therefore have to re-
main out’another twenty-four hours
unless they agree upon a verdict in the
meantime.
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MILES LANDS NEAR PONCE
. ATROPOSIL 1011 PEI-CE
Tried to Disembark Troops.
St. Thomas, D. W. 1., July 26.--The
UnitedUStates troops are landing to-day
on the island of Porto Rico, near \Ponce
on the south coast.
Madrid, July 26. --A private dispatch
from San Juan do Porto Rico says a.
strong American squadron has appear-
ed before Bahia Honda, but that the
American attempt to disembark was
repulsed with considerable losses.
LONG THANKS DEWEY
TIME ,TO 'DISCUSS PLANS
His Judgement and Prudence Highly;
Commended by the Secretary of War.
Washington, July 26.--Secretary Long
has written a letter to Rear Admiral
Dewey transmitting a certified copy of
the joint resolution of Congress ten-
Madrid Government Said to Have
Prepared a Request.
Prominent Spanish Leader Says a. New
Cabinet Will Be Formed to Treat for
Peace. It Will Be Headed bySilvela or
Campos. Internal Disturbances in Spain
Still Continue.
London, July 26.-~It is announced in
la special dispatch from Madrid, pub-
dering the thanks of Congress to him , _
' the purpose of discussing the terms up-
and the officers and men of the squad-
ron under his command.
The letter is as follows:
Navy Department.
, Washington, July 25.
Sir:
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The department has received I
from the secretary of state an engros- -
sed and certified copy of a joint resolu-
tion of Congress 1to you and ofiicers
and men of the squadron under your
:ommand for transmission to you, and
herewith enclose the same.
Accompanying a copy of the joint
resolution the department received a
letter from the secretary of state re-
questing 1that there be conveyed to you
his high appreciation, of your character
as a naval officer and of the good judg—
ment and prudence you have shown in
directing affairs since the date of your
great achievement in destroying the
Spanish fleet.
This I take great pleasure in doing
and join most heartily in behalf of the
navy department as well as personally
in the commendation of the secretary
of state.
Very respectfully,
JOHN D. LONG,
Secretary.
To Rear Admiral Dewey, U. S. N.,
commander-in-chief U. S. naval force,
Asiatic station.
In naval circles this is regarded as an
approval of the treatment by Rear Ad-
miral Dewey of the Germans in Iii;-
nilia harbor and his handling of Aguin—
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FIRST OF THE NEW BONDS
The Labor of Negotiating the
_ War Loan Neal ly Completed.
Washington, D. 0., July 26.-—The trea-
sury department yesterday made the
first awards of the new 3 per cent.
bonds. On Friday last there was re-
Gr-z at
lished here last night, that'the Span- I
ish government has drawn up a mes-
sage addressed to the government at
Washington proposing an armistice for
on which peace with the United States 1
can be arranged.
E; A New Cabinet Will Initiate Peace.
Madrid, July 26.--The correspondent
here of the Associated Press has had an ‘
interesting conversation with a person
occupying a high position in the queen
regent’s household and whose duties
bring him daily into intimate relations
with her majesty.
He said the quarrel between Spain
and the United States was much easier
' of adjustment than was generally be-
‘lieved. The queen regent, he contin-
ued, naturally endeavored to avoid war
and, naturally, also, she desires an
honorable peace. She is quite alive to
the force of public opinion and holds
strictly to the constitutional laws of
the nation.
It is an error to suppose the queen
regent is under the pressure of the
present or any government, or that she
is regardless of public opinion when it
is in consonance with the true interests
of the Spanish people. , 1
The official referred to t en added an
important statement, saying.
“The present government. will not
initiate peace; but a modified cabinet, ’
headed by Senor Gamazo (minister of
public instruction) will conclude the
. negotiations and then retire and Gen-
' eral Polavioja, with a combination in-
ceived from the bureau of engraving .
and printing a batch of 1,000 of the $210
bonds and 1,000 of the $500 bonds. These
were delivered to Register Lyons, who
had them properly numbered and reg-
istered. This v10rk has been oompletal
and the bonds were sent out to (the
lucky subscribers. From now on the
deliveries from the burmu of engrav-
:ng and printing will continue until the
last bond has been distributed.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip now
sees the end of his stupendous labors
of successfully negotiating the sale of
the 3 per cent. bonds, and from now
on it will be practically easy sailing.
[t is quite probable that the magnitude
of the undertaking which is now draw-
Ing to a close will never be known to
the public, certain it is that few peo-
ple have any conception of the amount
of care, trouble and work that is in—
volved in a disposing or $200,000,000 of
government securities.
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Robson in Town Again.
New York, July 26. --N-ava1 Construc-
tor Hobson arrived in this city again
yesterday from Washington. He had
had a talk with Secretary Long regard—
ing the work to be done on the cruisers
Colon and the Maria Teresa. and had
hurried away from the capital to see
the members of the wrecking company
again.
Few persons knew that the lieutenant
was on his way back from Washing-
ton, yet he was immediately recogniz-
ed on the Jersey Central ferry boat on
which he crossed to New York at nine
o’.clock There was a large crowd on
board the boat, which put in at the
battery pier.
Lieutenant Hobson smilingly receiv-
ed the cheers and congratulations that
were showered on him. He was dressed
In civilian’s clothing and carried a
grip.
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ON THE DIAMOND.
Games Played Saturday.
At New York:
~ The game was forfeited to New York
In the fourth inning. The score when
the game stopped was:
Baltimore........ .. 0 1 0 0-- 1
New York................. 0 0 1 *-- 1
At Brooklyn: ’
Brooklyn... 2 0,0 0 1 0 1 0 0-- 4
Boston ...... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0--2
Batteries, Grim and Dunn, Bergen
and Willis. Umpires, Swartwood and
Wood. Base hits, Brooklyn 7, Boston
'1'. Errors, Brooklyn 2, Boston 2.
At Philadelphia:
Washington. 0 1 o o 1 2 o 3 1-—'3
Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0--4
Batteries, Dineen and Farrell, Fifield
and McFarland. Umpires, Snyder and
Connolly. Base hits, Washington 13,
Philadelphia 5. Errors, Washington 3,
Philadelphia 2.
At Chicago:
Cleveland” 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~- 0
Chicago ..... 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 *-—7
Batteries, Wilson and Criger, Griffith
and Donahue. Umpires, O’Day and
McDonald. Base hits, Cleveland 5, Chi—
cagi 14. Errors, Cleveland 4, Chica-
go . ‘
The Pittsburg—Cincinnati game at
Pittsburg was postponed on account of
rain. The Louisville-St. Louis game at
Louisville was postponed on account of
wet grounds.
Standing of the Clubs.
Clubs. Won. Lost. RC.
Cincinnati .. .. . . . .. . . . . 57 23 .571
Boston 53 29 .645
Cleveland 51 31 .622
Baltimore . 1.". 47 32 .595
New-.York 44 37 .ét‘l
Chicago ................ 46 . 40 .635
Pittsburg‘ 43 40 .518
Philadelphia ........... 37 41 .474
Brooklyn 32 47 .405
W'ashington 30 51 .37
Louisville 29 55 .345
St. Louis 24 ' 62 .2791
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cluding Senor Silva-la and General
Campos, will reorganize the country.
“Everybody considers Spain should
treat direct with the Americans, whose
practical good sense will prevail over
spre-adeagleism.
Paris, July 26.--Private letters receiv-
ed here from Madrid under date of July
23, announce that the internal disor-
ders in the Spanish provinces continue.
Some
place at Granada, supposed to be due
;to the opposition manifested toward
4 the octrol tax and owing to other local
disputes. But in view of the rigorous
Icensorship on all questions of public
I order, it is difficult to ascertain the
facts.
At Gariga, in the province of Barce-
lona, a mob recently fired on the gen-
; darmes and an armed band, said to
demonstration
have been composed of jail birds, has
apparied at Bance and Valdorras. The
police are pursuing the members of the
band, but thus far, the efforts of the
authorities to capture them have been
futile.
Great precautions were taken at the
open air theatre in the Buen Retiro
gardens in Madrid on the evening of
Friday, July 22, owing to an expected
in favor of General
Weyler, who was present, but nothing
developed.
The Feeling at Washington.
Washington, July 26.--A1though the
report from Madrid that the Spanish
government had determined to apply
for an armistice reached Washington
yesterday, there was no evidence that
any application had yet been received.
On the contrary the strongest kind of
denial was forthcoming from-the de-1
partment of state that any negotiations
' were in progress, or even begun. There
is a shrewd suspicion here that the ,
Spanish government is putting out an-
other “feeler” for the purpose of test-
ing popular sentiment.
One thing is absolutely assured; no
proposal for a mere armistice will be
considered. If Spain wants peace, she
must come out flatly and say so. When
she has made this kind of an approach
in obvious good faith, an armistice can
be arranged without difficulty, so as
to give a breathing spell to both com-
batants, during which they can agree
upon terms of a treaty.
Prisoners Cheer Our Ships.
Portsmouth, N.‘ H., July 26.--It was
learned to—day that a remarkable de-
monstrat'nn occurred Saturday evening
at Camp Long, on Seavey’s island,
where the captured sailors of Admiral
Cervera’s ships are confined.
As the United States gunboat Frolic
passed the island on her way to Cuba
hundreds of the prisoners greeted the
vessel with cheers and waving of
hands. The ovation took the Ameri-
cans by surprise.
The outburst was regarded by those
in charge of the camp as a result of
good treatment received here by the
Spaniards, who took this method of
expressing their gratitude.
Surgeon McPherson said that the
condition of. the prisoners in the hos-
pital showed a marked improvement.
liloney for the Soldiers.
New York, July 26.-—About name in
gold, greenbacks and silver was ship-
ped from the sub-treasury yesterday
under the supervision of paym'asters
of the United States army, who, it
was said, will probably disburse the
money among the soldiers now in Cuba.
The money’was in twenty small safes,
each of whichclosed with a combina-
tion lock.
'The New Torpedoboats.
Washington, July 26.--Th-e navy de-
partment has been obliged again to
postpone the date for the receipt of
bids for the construction of the tor-
pedo boats. It has now been .set for
August 23, upon the representations of
shipbuilders on the Pacific coast that
otherwise they would not have suffi-
cient time to 'get their bids through by
mail.
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' JAcKsoN's FIRST oust.
demonstrations have takenl‘
It Grew. Out of a Practical Joke and no
Ever Begretted It.
None of Gen. Jackson’s biographers
give the details of his first duel, and
he himself never cared to speak of
the matter in later years; but some
years ago a granddaughter of Col.
Wait‘still Avery told the writer the
full story.
Waitsti-ll Avery was a Massachu-
setts man who went to North Caro-
lina, carrying with him a letter of
recommendation from no less a. per—
sonage than Jonathan Edwards. He
soon acquired reputation and influ.
ence, and in time became Attorney-
General of the State. It was his cus-
tom to take students of law into his
family, who became tutors of his
1 children.
In 1784, when Andrew Jackson was
but 17 years old, and ambitious to be-
come a lawyer, he applied for this
situation. The tradition is that he
was refused because a daughter of
Avery’s took a dislike to his uncouth
appearance.
Young Jackson next applied to
I Spruce McCay, a lawyer in Salisbury,
- N. 0., in whose office he was fitted
.1 for the bar, and he shortly made his
appearance in the courts. When Jack
son was 21 years of age he and Avery
met in the trial of a case at Jones-
boro, Tenn.
. It was Jackson’s habit to carry\in
h1s saddle-bags a copy of “Bacon’s
Abridgement,” and to make frequent
appeals to it in his cases. This pro
cious book was always carefully done
up in coarse brown paper, such as
grocers used before the neat paper
bags of the present day were invent-
ed. The unwrapping of this. much-
prized volume before a‘ court was a
,very solemn function as performed
by Jackson.
f Now Averyhad by this time dropped
whatever of Puritan sedateness had
commended him to Jonathan Ed-
wards, and was uncommonly fond oi
a joke. He procured a piece of bacon
just the size of the book, and while
Jackson was addressing the court he
slipped out the volume from its wrap-
ping and substituted the bacon.
At length Jackson had occasion to
appeal to Lord Bacon. It was an im-
portant case, and he would not‘trust
to his memory. He would confound
his opponent by reading from the
book itself. While still talking, he
raised the bearskin flap of his saddle-
bags, drew out the brown paper pack-
age. carefully luntied the string, un-
folded the paper with the decorous
gravity- of a priest handling the holy
things of the altar, and then, with-
out looking at what he held in his
hand, exclaimed triumphantly, “We
will now see what Bacon says!”
The court, bar, jury and spectators
were convulsed. with laughter before
Jackson saw the trick that had been
‘played upon him. Of course, he was
furious. He snatched a pen, and on
the blank leaf ’of a law-book wrote a
peremptory challenge, which he do
livered then and there. He asked for
no apology—nothing but blood would
'do. He commanded Avery to select
a friend and arrange for the meeting
at once.
Avery made no answer to this per
emptory demand, thinking his pep-
pery antagonist would laugh rather
.than fight, as he grew cooler. But he
did not know the young man. Jack-
'son grew hotter instead of cooler.
Next morning he sent this note, which
I ”was full of bad spelling. My North
Carolina friend had seen the original,
and in copying it had corrected the
orthography, but these are the exact
words:
I “August 12,1788.—Sir:
man’s feelings and character are in-
jured, he ought to seek a speedy re,
dress. You received a few lines
' from me yesterday, and undoubtedly
you understand me. My characte1
you have injured; and, further, you
have insulted me in the preSence of
the court anda large audience. I
therefore call upon you as a gentle-
=man to give me satisfaction for the
same. Andi further call upon you to
give me an answer immediately with-
out equivocation, and1I hope you can
do without dinner until our business
is done; for it is consTste‘fit with the
character of a gentleman When he in-
jures another to make a speedy repa-
ration. Therefore, I hope you will not
fail in meeting me this day. From
your obt. st., ANDREW JACKSON.
3 “P. S.: This evening after court ad-
journs.”
. Avery concluded to accept this
challenge; and so, in the dusk of the
summer evening, the duel came ed in
a hollow north of Jonesboro, in the
presence of the same crowd that had
- laughed at Jackson’s predicament.
When the word was given Jackson
fired quickly, and his bail flicked
Avery’s ear, scratching it slightly.
I Now was Avery’s chance to change
,the later history of his country, but
his Puritan blood asserted itself. He
fired in the air, then advanced and
offered Jackson his hand, which was
{accepted ——Youth’s Companion.
Proud of His Good Memory.
When white people first went to live
Tin Hawaii, their native servants, it is
1said, persisted in calling them By their
Christian names. An English woman
of strong will determined on her ar-
rival in Honolulu that the servants
should never call her Mary, and in-
structed them carefully in the pres-
ence of her husband. One day when
she had visitors her cook pfit his head
in at the drawing room door and po-
, litely inquired, “What vegetables for
sdinner rte-day, my love?” He had
heard her called that, and seemed
proud of remembering not to say
Mary-Boston Transcript.
‘5 “Some men," said Uncle Eben, "is
mighty proud ob dah ancestors. But
ef de 01’ folks wus aliveI has my
doubts ’bout whethuh de feeling would
he reciprossified.”-—Washington Star.
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