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^V **OW ENGLAND MAINTAINS HER SUPREMACY •>;< " ' r • •>- . -•: ' if- V *° Americma 8ail«» Obtain front %' ( British Lords a Classification kH: '* and Hating as Favorable as Those I ; . A c c o r d e d t o B r i t i s h V e s s e l * . ' t . 'S' i 'c In Foreigners* Hands. Marine insurance as closely follows the carrier of goods as trade follows the flag borne by the ship. This is con­ clusively shown by the history of ma­ rine underwriting in this country. In the early days of the republic, when our merchant marine was ade­ quately protected by the imposition of discriminating duties, and when, there­ by, the American shipbuilding industry prospered. American tnarine under­ writing flourished. 'There was little or no competition in the market for freights; therefore these were compar­ atively high. At the same time profits on goods were large, and ship-owners could well afford to pay full rates for Insurance, while shippers of goods found no fault with the high rates of underwriters who guaranteed the safe delivery of the cargo. The marine insurance companies do- lug business in New York City ill 1858 numbered thirteen, having sm aggre­ gate capital of $20,000,000. The com­ merce of the country was comparative­ ly large, and it had grown from about $200,000,000 In 1838 to $535,000,000 twenty year? later. This capital was ample for the safe conduct of the busi­ ness, and large dividends were paid by all the companies. These profitable con­ ditions did not attract competition of foreign insurance companies, however, mainly for the reason that there had not, at that time, been much compeli- tion in the carrying trade, though for­ eign carriers were gradually forcing their way into the oversea field by means of their iron steamers. The outbreak of the war of the rebel­ lion gave the foreigners their long- sought opportunity. American shipping was practically driven frtfin the sea, the ocean carrying trade was secured by Europeans, and agencies of foreign in­ surance companies followed the foreign flags to New York City and to other Atlantic ports. .Gradually American underwriters were forced out of the business, and to-day there is but one of these marine insurance companies in existence in New York City, and only five, and these of small capital, in other Atlantic ports. Almost the entire business of marine underwriting is now done through agencies of foreign companies. Though the commerce of the cotmtry has enor­ mously Increased, being nearly quad­ rupled in forty years, yet the capital of these foreign companies, invested in this country, is only about $7,000,000, /this being the aggregate amount of de­ posits required to be made with the'in­ surance department under the State laws. The capitalization of the parent companies is unknown, no statement of such capital being published, and, therefore, these foreign organizations pay only small taxes here for the privi­ lege of doing business in this country. The facilities for instant cabling enable these foreign agencies to take enor­ mous lines of insurance, distributing the lines among the various parent companies, and in this way the risks •re actually underwritten abroad. It will be seen sat a glance that com­ petition by Amekcan companies, did these companies exist in sufficient num­ ber to attempt to compete, tvould be almost impossible, and until conditions shall materially change there will be little incentive for American capital to engage in marine underwriting. The spectacle is presented to-day of our. ocean carrying trade being almost wholly in the hands of foreigners who »re receiving fully $300,000,00 annually for the transportation of our imports and exports. Foreigners are also un­ derwriting almost every ton of the goods carried, besides taking risks upon every ship engaged tn the traffic. They contribute si^reely anything in the form of taxes for the privilege of con- duetinff^fieir business, and they vigor­ ously /resist every attempt which is made/to require them to bear some por- tion/)f the expense of maintaining fa- ci|mes for their shipping. The remedy for this disgraceful con­ dition of affairs seems to be the imposi­ tion cf discriminating jhities against goods carried in forelgrrsliips. if this remedy should prove effective it would tend to stimulate the growth of our American marine, and in that event in­ surance would most assuredly follow the carrier, successful competition with foreign underwriters would soon be come possible, and it could be made en­ tirely successful by a system 6f taxa­ tion which would adequately protect America u capftal employed in under­ writing. First of all. liowevef? an American merchant marine. " After that, innumerable blessings and ad­ vantages will follow.--Auiepcan Econ- ©mist. . WD*. . :T : >,f tlons from now on it wtQ1(Mtfc£:**tftiO its army or Its navy; it tVftl be due to the industrial policy under which the nation has been developed and its mul­ ctary and naval success made possible. It is continuance, then, of this policy which will make the republic great. It will be greater srtill if it can turn from this military digression and resume its previous industrial policy. Its previous industrial policy has given us (Hjr wealth and prosperity; it has given the laborers of this country something to fight for, something to esteem; as Carl Schurz said in his recent article in a German paper correcting the miscon­ ceptions of the Germans regarding America, all Germans who have made their home in this country will fight as readily for their new fatherland as they ever would for their old father­ land. Nothing has made this possible, I say, but the industrial policy under which the material prosperity of>the people has undergone a progress not witnessed in any other country,--Gun- ton's Magazine. France Wants Largtr ltcciprftcltT. From a Paris cable it appears that the business interests df France are growing impatient at the delay in se­ curing a comprehensive" reciprocal trade agreement with the United States. On Wednesday of last week a deputation- consisting of prominent nieinliers of the Chamber of Commerce called iipon M. Ma ru^Jouls, minister of commerce, and asked that the Govern­ ment secure a commercial entente with the United States, according to section 4 of the Dingley tariff act. M. Marue- joulfi promised to consider the matter. Section 4 embodies the general fea­ tures of the. reciprocity clause of the Dingley law. TJnder its provisions the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate may enter into a commercial treaty with any foreign nation on the subject of reciprocal trade agreements, such agreements to cover a period of not more than five years. It appears from this movement of the French Chamber of Commerce that broader scheme of reciprocity with the United States is desired than that re­ cently provided for in the agreement under section 3 of the Dingley law. This agreement was limited to a small number of articles. What the mer­ chants and manufacturers of France evidently want is a commercial treaty that shpll cover a far wider range of the products of both countries. The big home market of the United States is a tempting Afield, and foreign traders look upon it with unconcealed envy. McKinley's Excellent Management. The congratulations which are pour­ ing in on the President on account of the satisfactory termination of the war are well deserved. In the management of the war Mr. McKlnley has shown ex­ cellent Judgment. He has solved deli cafe and difficult problems with rare discretion and tact. He has displayed courage without harshness and dignity without egotism. Nobody thought of war with Spain or any other country as a possibility when Mr. McKinley was elected, yet he has met the most exact­ ing requirements of war with ability and success. His work in the past half year has been a fine tribute to the edu­ cational value of democratic institu­ tions. When the history of this period is written the President will stand out in the record as one of the most credit­ able of the world figures of the time. , H. ' >*~ TO UAVI PORTO RICO. ,.;.0r Maintain American Poitey* <.'-4 The real interest of the nation is not j to change its policy- but to continue it , --continue the policy that has made if ji" great. If It is recognized as keeping "1 1 the front place among the greatest na- Most Favored Nation., the first six months 'KB* France has increased her imports $70,- 000,000, while her exports show a de crease of $23,000,000, as-compared with 1897." The excess of Imports over ex­ ports for the same period amounts to about $125,000,000. Tlie United States, with Its intelligent system of protec­ tion, its expanding foreign trade, Its 75,000,000 of liberal buyers and con­ sumers of home products, and its mer­ chandise balance of $615,000,000, is the most favored nation on earth. Far from a Failure. The opponents of the tariff law are claiming that it is a failure as a pro­ ducer of revenue. The facts contradict their claim. - The Dingley law is pro­ ducing $00,000,000 per year more than the Wilson, law did, notwithstanding the disturbance of the war. It is pro­ ducing over a million dollars a day, which in ordinary peaceful times would leave quite a large surplus with \yhlch to wipe out the debts caused by Demo­ cratic tariff tinkering and mismanage­ ment.---Rome (N. Y.) Citizen. No Chance for Calamity Howlers. Predictions are not always verified. But in this case there is confirmatory evidence in advance. A large land credit concern, which holds more than $5,000,000 of mortgages on Western farms, reports that it has only $17,000 to foreclose this season. This latter straw is , directly indicative of the course of the breeze of prosperity. It is small wonder that popocracy, free silver and the calamity howl are at a discount on the prairies at this time.-- Pittsburg Dispatch. When Prosperity Began. The New York Times Is certain that It is not the war which has given the country Its general prosperity, as it had set in before the war was a probability. It really set In the night of the first Tuesday In November, 1890. THE WILD WAVES HAVE NOTHING TO SAY?; i i igH*! x ts WeRc«ANT rtCtT f % , . scandal growing out of the ship­ ment of sick soldiery on the transports Seneca and Concho (without adequate sup­ plies will undoubtedly result in a general inquiry by Congress into' the inefficiency of the staff corps of the army, and proba­ bly in the reorganization of a very awk­ ward and complicated combination that has served us very well in time of peace, but always causes trouble and confusion In emergencies, and would be tolerated by no other Government. The medical de­ partment is responsible for the health of the army, for healing the wounded and enring the sick; the commissary depart­ ment feeds the army, and yet both are utterly helpless without the aid Of the quartermaster's department, which fur­ nishes transportation for their supplies. The commissaries provide plenty of food and deliver it at the source of supply to the quartermaster, who carries it to the place where it is wanted and hands it over to the commissary again, who deals it out in rations for the soldiers on requisitions from the proper regimental officers. If the snpply does not come in time, or if it Is not delivered at the 'right place, the commissary blames the quartermaster, and the quartermaster blames the com­ missary. • • • .. Ex-Secretary Tracy and ex-Secretary Herbert were the two proudest men In the audience of millions that witnessed the naval parade at New York, because they built the ships that did the business at Manila and Santiago. Secretary Tfticy declared that every one of the men-of- war engaged in active service in this war except the Baltimore was designed under his direction and had her keel laid while he was Secretary of the Navy. Secre­ tary Herbert, on the other hand, declared that every battleship and cruiser that took part in the Santiago fight was launched and christened under his auspices. It was quite appropriate, therefore, that both of these gentlemen should be named on the committee to welcome Admiral Sampson. • • » Lieut. Little of the navy writes: "I do not believe that history records any war into which a people has gone so much for principle and so little for resentment. 1 fancy the American character has been as much of a revelation to the Spaniards as the accuracy of our gun fire, and I can­ not help feeling that we are gaining a greater victory in that direction than with our arms. Some think we are showing an unnecessary amount of hectic gush, but it comes too spontaneously and in too many places at once not to be genuine. 'Don't cheer, men; the poor devils are dying,' is a sentiment not limited to Jack Philip. He expressed the feeling of the nation." • • ' s The Navy Department will ask Con­ gress to authorize the construction of the largest and most formidable battleships and cruisers afloat, vessels without equals in any foreign fleets and incomparably superior in offensive power, speed and en­ durance to any of the magnificent ships which a few weeks ago destroyed Cer- vera's squadron. This decision, reached at a meeting of the naval board on con struction will be urged upon Congress for prompt action, supported by arguments of the most convincing character^ * • • • The strength of the army will be main­ tained above 150,000 until Congress meets, but in the meantime, unless unex­ pected international complications occur, about 100,000 volunteers will be mustered out of service, the reduction process com­ mencing at once and progressing as rapid­ ly as possible with a view to lis comple­ tion before" Oct. 1. * -* * • - • • s In reply to an inquirer, I would say that $300 or $400 would be of no consequence in Porto Rico. No one should emigrate there unless he makes arrangements in advance for employment or has a suffi­ cient amount of capital to buy a planta­ tion or establish himself in business, • * s The commissioner of internal revenue has held that certificates of membership in wheelmen's protective associations are required to have affixed to them revenue stamps at the rate of % cent on each dol­ lar or fraction thereof of premium paid. * * • President McKinley will be the guest of the Omaha exposition during the peace jubilee, which will be a feature early in October. TRAIN CLASH DEALS DEATH. Local Express Train Dashes Into Near Sharon, Mass. In a rear-end collision at Sharon sta­ tion, a summer resort, twenty miles out of Boston, on the Providence division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, four persons were killed out­ right and thirty-eight seriously injured, and besides there- were several score bruis­ ed and shaken up. The New Bedford ex­ press. going at thirty-live miles an hour, overtook the Boston and New l^ondon lo­ cal express while it was stopping at the Sharon station, and the locomotive crash­ ed into the rear passenger coach, smash­ ing it to kindling nud causing the tele­ scoping of several other cars on the train. Failure of the signal system, which, should have shown the engineer of the second train a danger signal, is supposed to have caused the collision. Sharon is located just around acurve, and the crash! came without a moment's warning. The rear car of the New* London train was completely wrecked; and several of the dead were frightfully mutilated. Several of the Wonnded are so seriously injured that their lives are despaired of. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. Typhoid fever at Camp Alger is under control. Gen. Wood has regulated the price uf provisions at Santiago. Our war with Spain lasted three months snd twenty-two days. Admiral Sampson reports that tiie health of his men is remarkably good. Both Spanish and American troops are now on guard at Manila, and armed na­ tives are not allowed to enter the city. President McKinley says of the 40,000 men at Chickamauga Park, that they are 'all alike entitled to the nation's grati­ tude." Gen. Joe Wheeler has given an interests ing review of his part in the fighting be­ fore Santiago, and spoke highly of the Cubans. v Che President, it is believed, will recom­ mend a revival of the grade of vice-ad­ miral, which will be conferred upon Ad­ miral Dewey. x The last battle of Mapila ^vas fought during a fierce thundef^iorrr., the rain at times obscuring, thei,<f istfcrgf the ships (rem the shore. <*• • Coalitions Upon Which the Capitals* tion of Manila Was Agreed On. The terms of the pgnitn]*>inn of Manils as agreed upon by commissioners repre­ senting the two forces on the field, as cabled to the War Department by Mai. Gen. Merritt, are in harmony with the plan of the peace protocol signed in Wash­ ington the day before the surrender took place. The Spaniards give up control of Manila and its suburbs, which the Ameri­ can army is to control until the conclusion •f a treaty xjf peace between the two na­ tions. All public property and funds are to be turned over to officers of the United States.' On its part the American army is obligated to protect, the inhabitants, their private projierty, their churches, their re­ ligious worship and their educational es­ tablishments. The American authorities will proceed to exercise control in Manila, therefore, until provision shall have been made by treaty for the final disposition and government of the islands. The terms of capitulation facilitate the carrying out of the provisions of the peace protocol. As the capitulation was for "the city and defenses of Manila and its suburbs" it is to be presumed that the Spanish will con­ tinue to exercise 6uch authority in other portions of the islands as the insurgents will permit. The term "suburbs" is in­ definite, and in case of need for activity for the sake of preserving order might warrant the United States in exercising authority oyer a considerable portion of the island of Luton, on which Manila Is situated. W'liX SIHWDSAtX THE KINEflL i. First Duty of Admiral Sampson on Reaching Havana Harbor. The President has instructed Admiral Sampson that his first duty after proceed­ ing to Havana will be to demand the sur­ render of Morro Castle and the keys to the mines in the harbor. SampsOn is in­ structed to explode all the mines, leaving the harbor safe for the entrance of Ameri­ can warships, which are to keep peace during the sessions of the commission to Havana. The commisson will probably meet on the New York. The board will not dis­ cuss the Cuban debt nor the question of public improvements. A11 improvements of every nature, according to the Presi­ dent, go with the surrendered territory. Siege guns and heavy armament in the fortifications must r»main as at present. Only field artillery and Mausers may be taken from the island, and then only at the discretion of the commissioners. About the only question to be settled by the commissQuers is the removal of the portable Government property, and send­ ing home of the Spanish soldiers. The lat­ ter undertaking is by far the greater of the two, and a large fleet of transports will be required to laud all the soldiers on Spain's shores. WANT TO GO HOXB. " Now that War Has Ceased Onr Volun­ teers Desire to Quit Camps. Now that the war with Spain is at an end the volunteer soldiers (or at least a majority of them) want to go home. Life in the various military camps, now that the possibility of fighting Spaniards has disappeared, has become more irksome than ever. The oniy chance for diversion that is left for the troops is to be sent to Cuba or Porto Rico to do garrison duty. This would soon become as monotonous as camp life in this country, and a man who is not constitutionally lazy has no desire for a three or six months' loaf in some West India town where lassitude is one of man's characteristics. Sickness in camp, too, has had a tendency to create a feeling of homesickness among the men Then there are thousands who feel that they should be at home attending to busi­ ness. They enlisted in the service of the United Shites to fight the enemy, and now that the enemy has been subdued, they would Like to go hofuo. DIE FROM HOMESICKNESS. Fatal KlTects of Nostalgia Among Troops In Cnba and Porto Rico. Homesickness and fevers are shown to have n worse effect than bullets among the troops invading Cuba and Porto Itico. The lack of mail facilities, for which the Washington authorities are blamed, has caused anxiety and distress in the army. Sickness has been bred in all the princi­ pal camps in this country and on some of the transports. The neglect to pro­ vide suitable hospital facilities at the front has caused many deaths, and for this there is strong criticism, of the mili­ tary avfihbritios. * SAFE IN MAN1LA. Transports Pern and Pnebla Reach the Captured City., The American transports Peru and Pu­ eblo, having on board Gen. Otis and Gen. Hughes, arrived in Manila Sunday morn­ ing. There was no serious illness on board either of the vessels. This addition to the military forces under command of Gen. Merritt raises the total garrison in the Philippines to about *14,000 men. It is expected at the War Department that more regiments will be sent from San Francisco as soon as the transports can be provided* SPAIN'S MILITARY BOARD. Names of Commissioners Are Bent to the State Department. M. Thieliaut, secretary of "the French embassy, has notified the State Depart­ ment of Spain's selection of the following commissioners for Cuba and Porto Rico: For Cuba--Maj. (Jen. Gonzales Parado, Rear Admiral Pastor y Landero, Mar­ quis Montore. For Porto Rico--Maj. Gen. Ortega y Diar, Commodore of First Rank Yallarino y jCarrasco, Judge Advo­ cate Sanchez del Aguila y Leon. ECHJLKY AND KVANS ILI* Admiral and Captain Are Both Suf­ fering with Fever. . Admiral Schley is suffering with fever. His attendants are the only ones who are permitted to see him. Captain Evans has also joined the ranks of the sick. He is suffering with fever and is unable to leave his bed on the Iowa. PRISONERS THANK 8HAFTF8. Spanish Private* at Santiago GMt* gratulate American Army. * The War Department is in receipt of a congratulatory farewell address to Gen. Shafter and his army, which is signed by Pedro Lopez de Castillo, a private of Spanish infantry, on behalf of 11.003 pris­ oners embarked from Santiago for Spain. Aftpr^congratulating Shafter and the ar­ my on their magnificent victory, the sol­ diers extend their "everlasting gratitude" for their humane treatment. Geu. ltlles to fend Home All Troops Not Needed* ' OMAVO J»_ l! ri -Mtv MVXM loeucy, uarvilUS Miles to send home from Porto Rico all troops not actually needed for service there. No point has been designated as yet for their disembarkation in the United States, but an examination of several sites is in progress. It is desired to secure a healthful camp and at the same time one w here disembarkation can take place at once without any delay such as occur­ red at Montauk. The United States trans­ port City of Macon arrived from Montauk Pwint. She left Santiago Aug. 15 with the Seventeenth infantry for Montauk Point. The transport Seneca. Captain Decker, also arrived from Montauk. The Seneca left Santiago Aug. 13, with the Fourth infantry, and arrived at Montauk J h e 1 8 t h . v - ~ - BABSED BT HATTJ^ Permission to Kstablish American Weather Station There Is Refused. Early in the summer steps were taken by the administration to establish a chain of weather bureau stations in the West Indian islands and Central America, so that the approach of hurricanes originat­ ing in those waters might be announced to shipping on the Southern coasts. This was the w-eakest point in the weather bu­ reau service, as sufficient warning of the approach of these tropical storms could not be given, owing to lack; of informa­ tion. The various Governments within whose territory it was proposed to es­ tablish stations readily gave consent, with the single exception of Hayti. . While the specific reason for her refusal is not given in the correspondence between Minister Powell and the Haytlan foreign office, it is undoubtedly due to a fear on the part of liaytians that the establishment of the station at Mole St. Nicholas might be the beginning of territorial acquisition there by the United States?- ILLINOIS INCIDENTS. SOBER OR STARTLING, F*ITH- FULLY RECORDED. Xfnar# Wages in Virden District Not to Be Changed--Camper Shot Near Mound City-Young Man Stabbed- ^Sailread Mortgage to Be Foreclosed. •- B, Old rcale to Stand. The coal operators of the Virden sub- district made a strong fight for a reduc­ tion of the 40-cent scale, but they lost and now, under the agreement signed by them at Terre Haute, Ind., they must allow their miners to return to work at<40 cents. <£, The national executive committee of the United Mine Workers of America has an­ nounced its decision, which affirms that the scale of 40 cents in the Virden sub- district is fair and equitable, and will not be reduced. All evidence presented was carefully gone over. The report that oth­ er operators in the eame field, paying the same scale, shipping to the same markets, and paying the same freight rates, were getting good contracts and making, money was a potent factor in the^iecision. The only fear expressed by the committee is that the operators will not keep the Terre Haute agreement and accept the decision. HE BLAMES BHAFTKR. Castillo Gives Cuban Version of Dis­ pute with Garcia. Brig. Gen. Joaquin I>. Castillo, who ac­ companied Gen. Shafter to Cuba as the representative of the Cubau army, return­ ed a few days ago en one of the Govern­ ment transports to Montauk Point, and has submitted his report to the Cuban junta in New York. Gen. Castillo made a statement concerning the disagreement at Santiago between Gen. Shafter and Gen. Calixto Garcia, in which he alleges that the American commander volun­ tarily promised to turn over the city to the Cubans when it was captured, and then broke that promise. He says that all the trouble could have been avoided if Gen. Shafter had been less brusque in his manner. Gen. Castillo makes a denial of all the charges that have been, made against the Cubans. MORS SHIPS FOR DKWKY. Asiatic Squadron to Be Made Strong Knough for Emergency. Admiral Dewey's squadron at Manila to be re-enforced. At least three or four cf the crack vessels of the North At­ lantic fleet are to be sent to Manila in the near future. They will go by way of the Suez canal and will reach Asiatic waters in the early fall. The details of the eastern squadron have not yet been completed, but it is known that, the bat­ tleship Oregon, the fast cruisers New York and Brooklyn, and, possibly, the battleship Indiaua, are to be overhauled and put in shape for the trip. The osten­ sible reason for sending four big fighting vessels to the far east is that Admiral Dewey's ships, having been jn commis­ sion so long, cannot lie properly docked and.cleaned for months. 1AT DOWN ARMS* Followers of Aguinaldo Have Been Or­ dered to Benin Planting Rice. Aguinaldo's adjutant, Infante, says that the insurgent leader has ordered his men to lay aside their arms and to plant rice for future war necessities. The situation growing out of the half hostile attitude of the insurgents to the Americans is im proving. Aguinaldo, who had control of the city's water works, has permitted the use of the water without it being neces­ sary to compel him to do so. Gen. Mer­ ritt has relinquished the military com­ mand at Manila to Gen. Otis and has as­ sumed his duties as military governor. SAN JUAN HARBOR OPEN. Trade with the Capital City of Porto " Rico Resumed. The harbor of San Juan is now open, and foreign vessels may enter at any time The ship sunk in the entrance of the chan­ nel to keep the Americans out has been partially removed, and a passageway 205 feet in width is left open. Preparations for the evacuation of the eity are progress ing rapidly, and^the Spanish soldiers are anxious to return home. Merchants and manufacturers are anxious for the»Ameri- cans to take possession of the city. ARMY WILL AID CUBANS. Miss Barton's Offer to Distribute Sup plies Declined. The Red Cross Society will not have charge of the distribution of relief sup­ plies to the destitute Cubans, owing to the opposition of the subsistence depart­ ment. The subsistence officers say that the law authorizing the distribution of food does not permit the work to be done by any pe rson or organization outside of the army. The offer of Miss Clara Bar­ ton, therefore, hus been declined. Reducing Our Auxiliary Flee t. Our auxiliary fleet is to be immediately reduced to actual requirements. Some transports are to be sold, and others kept. The American liners St. Louis, St. Paul, Yale and Harvard are to be returned to the company owning them. The finest colliers will become a part of'the navy. The revenue cutters will be returned to the Treasury Department. Sleep in the Churches. Gen. Jaudt nes cables from Manila com­ plaining that the Americans have monop­ olized every available housing place, and the Spanish soldiers are obliged to sleep in the churches. Gen. Jaudenes describes the men as literally lying in heaps. ' Will Keep Phips. TLo War Department has decided to re­ tain in the service all the vessels it bought on the Atlantic coast for service as trans­ ports. These vessels, as soofl as they can be spared from the service,will be refitted into model troopships. There are fifteen of these vessels. Will Give Sword to Dewey* Rear Admiral Dewey's memorial sword to lie presented by the Government ac­ cording to an act of Congress will bear this inscription: "The gift of the nation to Iiear Admiral George Dewey, U. S. N., in memory of the victory '-it Manila Bay, Garcia Is Onto/ Army. Calixto Garcia, the insurgent leader who had trouble with Gen. Shafter at Santiago and tendered his resignation to the Cuban Government, has handed in his resignation for the second time, and it has been accepted. Rainy Season Now On. The rainy season in Cuba has now set in with a Bteady downpour. Our troops therefore are moved frani Santiago none too soon, as physicians are all agreed that the Condition of the men..already deplora­ ble, would have been greatly aggravated by the lain and consequent increase of malarial fevers. » • Blanco Ordered to Fight. Blanco informs the Madrid Government that the Cuban insurgents continue at­ tacking the Spanish everywhere. In Con­ sequence of this report the council in­ structed Gen. Blanjo to resume an offen­ sive attitude toward the insurgents only, %• Camper Shot by a Negro. Haihrey McDowell was assaulted and mortally wounded by four negroes in the outskirts of Mound City. McDowell and his wife were on their way to Kentucky in a wagon and had camped for the night. The negroes were on their way from Cairo to Beechwood in a hack and as they passed the wagon their noise aroused Mc­ Dowell and he got out of his vehicle to ascertain the cause. As he stood on the double-tree peering through the darkness one of the negroes fired five shots at him, one of which penetrated the bowels, caus­ ing a mortal wound. The colored men were arrested in Beechwood. The proof against the negroes, who give their nan&s as Walter Freeman, William Balkan, James Keener and Arthur Williams, is direct, as the other.three state positively that Freeman did the shooting. May Die from His Injuries. Vernon Tate, a young man it or 18 years of age, was fatally slabbed while on his return home from a%ehool house nine miles from Rushville. Young Tate had left the school house on horseback. Howard Fitzgerald, Edward Spriggs and Eustace Ransford, young men of the neighborhood, called him back and attack­ ed him, hitting him several times. As he fell from his saddle one of the attacking party stabbed him under the left shoul­ der, the blade penetrating his lungs. The boys fled, and other parties leaving the school house assisted Tate home. Sheriff McElyea arrested Ransford and placed him in jail, and a search is being made for Fitzgerald and Spriggs. Foreclosure Is Ordered. A decree for foreclosure and sale of the Litchfield, Carrollton and Western Rail­ road was entered by Judge Allen in the United States Circuit Court at Spring­ field. The petition for foreclosure was made by the Fidelity Trust Company of New York in June, 1680. At that time Joseph P. Dickson of St. Louis was ap­ pointed receiver and he is still in charge of the road. Default had been made on the payment of interest on the first and second mortgage bonds since 1894. The bonds due aggregated $700,000. The road extends from Litchfield to Barnett, a dis­ tance of fifty-six m,iles. Qurrrel Ends tn a Killing. Thomas J. Klein, an aged horse dealer, was killed during a quarrel by John Hin- kle, a huckster of Peoria. The men met by appointment in the woods aeross the river, and while discussing the relative merits of their horses became engaged in a fight. Hiukle struck Klein over the head with a club and left him lying by the roadside to die. Passers-by found the dying man two hours later and took him to a hospital, where he soon expired. Hin- kle is under arrest and claims self-de- feuse. see^:. Tramp Killed in a Wrejck. • bad wreck occurred on the P., D. and B. three miles north of Mount Pulaski. Five cars of the through freight went through the Salt ereek bridge and Thomas Voken, a tramp who wan stealing a ride, was killed. He was horribly burned by the explosion of a. t&nk car of sulphuric acid. He died within an hour in great agony. Voken was 22 years old and his home was at Terre Haute, Ind. Pana Strikers Bound Over. At the preliminary trial of James Palmer and Ed Jones, arrested for at­ tempting to murder some miners on the highway near &e Springside Coal Com­ pany's mine at Pirns, both waived exam­ ination and were held to the grand jury. Judge Bond placed the bond of Palmer at $1,500 and that of Jones at $1,000. The men gave bail. Brief State Happenings. Steven Burton of Dahlgren was proba­ bly fatally injured by a train. Louis Danbritik, aged 57, a prominent farmer, was run over and killed at Percy by a passenger train. J. B. Icking's general merchandise store at Nauvoo was destroyed by light­ ning. Loss, $8,000; insurance, $2,000. Frank Littleton, aged 38, a section hand on the Big Four RMlroad. was struck by a fast passenger train at Pana and instant­ ly killed. His body was badly mangled. Littleton leaves a widow and two small children. The fearfully mutilated body of Hugh Lee of Arkansas City, Kan., was found on the Alton tracks at the Normal stock yards. Lee, who was aged, one-armed, and a cobbler, was en route to Ohio, his »Id home. cv, T. W. Greer, superintendent ofYthe Litchfield, Carrollton and Westerrw!Rail- road, has resigned and accepted a position as general superintendent of the Hutchin­ son and Southern Railway, with head- fuarters at Hutchinson, Kan. The severe wind, rain and hail storms which visited western Illinois recently caused considerable damage. Hail as large as apples is reported. Corn was leveled and fruit and melon growers have suffered considerable loss. The rain was the heaviest in many years, ranging from four,to six inches in depth. Several bridges' were washed out between Keo­ kuk and Fort Madison. The storm bor­ dered on a cyclone north of Hamilton, ac­ companied by a terrific roaring. Several buildings were wrecked, while the entire peach crop in that part of the ceantry is ruined by the wind and hail. A fatal runaway accident occurred four miles from Galena. Daaiel McGlinn, a farmer, was fatally Injured and his B- yesr-old son is dead. The father aad son were thrown from the wagon, the box of which enveloped them. The boy's neck was broken. Deteetire Frank Sraoots' preliminary hearing on a charge of manslaughter in •hooting William Johnson, was held be­ fore Squire Brydon at Springfield. Testi- m««y developed that Smoot accidentally shot Johusou while trying to arrest John SdcHell, who was getting the best of him. Johnson was looking on. Defense moved to dismiss, aad Squire Brydon sustained the-station- Jow litfNJft# ] gas. Peoria's new city hall will cost ahotft •22CC0S • Aaron Boyd, a broom corn broker livigg near Ch^Ieston, js dead, aged 55. * The business portion of the town of Grant Park was destroyed by jure. '< ^ G. C. Cleveland, a resident of WIbb»»-\;" i bago County since 1843, is dead, aged 8K , years. *?'*'" Mrs. Sadie Duncan of Anamosa, Iowa, died suddenly at the Rock Island Hons* •t Rock Island. Sept. 22 the annual reunion of the ...... vv. ty-first Illinois Veterans* Association wift * be held at Decatur. ~C Ford County has 29.193 acres of land, /• J | 9,137 horses, 10,543 cattle, 15,140 hog* * and 3,810 carriages and wagons. Mrs. Charles Risser of Kankakee a large adder in the bed of one of her ehil- dren. The snake was killed without bit* ing anyone. Adam Werheim, a German farmer, puted to be worth $00,000, committed stt§»\ cide at his home near Centralis by shoolN ing himself. ^ John M. Mitchell of Charleston, a gra«I- nate of Wabash College, left for the Or|»| ent to become a professor of English ia Beirut, Syria. Ernest Miller,.a farm hand residing «|;| Elgin, shot himself through the heart. No*-. cause except despondency can he assiga*'1 ed for the deed. / John Weakly, a well-to-do farmer, brought a load of grain to Shelbf ville the other day and has not since been His family is greatly alarmed. W. I. Wells, night operator on the nois Central Railroad at Harvey, wag killed by a train in front of the station Harvey. Wells was 53 years old. ' Eugene Vallens & Co. are consideriim " : the removal of their big cigar factory « from Chicago in May, 1899, at which timfc "i they may open a factory in Havana. % </" ^ Daniel M. McLaughlin of Christian ? County filed a petition in bankruptcy lii p the United States District Court sit 1 ' Ppringfield. He schedules his liabilities! at $13,630.85. His assets are nothing. * W. A. Brnbaker, general secretary ; the Young Men's Christian Association,?^ was received with eggs at Dunlap whi® : :f making a prohibition speech. Under tha direction of the State central committed ' , he had been making a tour of Peoria = County. When about half through hfip address at Dunlap he came in contact with a volley of ancient eggs, thrown froafc fhe edge of the crowd. The speech waa cut short, and Mr. Brubaker went to th# s depot. Later a <\eIegaflon of citizens ex-J ^ pressed their deep regret to him of the affair. The body of Joseph Koka of Chicaci was found in a cornfield at Union Hill* , • It was in an advanced state of decompo- ; sit ion, but a crushed skull showed that thg « man had been murdered. The Kankakef police believe that Koka was killed some foipanions at one of the mming towns and his corpse hauled to the plac^l The ground in the cornfield showed plain* ly footprints leading to and from th# fenee. The body had evidently been there nearly a week. Koka was well dressed, but no money or valuables were foaad iH his pockets. A traveling card from lodg* No. 24, Independent Order of Forester^ Chicago, and several letters showed hia identity. < George Ennett, 37 years of age, sh«4 ami instantly killed his sister, Anna nett, 35 years old. and then committed suicide, the tragedy taking place at the family home in ltockford. Ennett had been ill for a couple of years, and spett most of his time about the house. Hia sisters, Anna and Nellie, were in a badr room when he came downstairs with hhft double-barreled shotgun and without A word of warning fired both charged inta the ncck of Anna. Ennett then walked into the adjoining room, reloaded the shot­ gun and took off bis right shoe and stock* ing. He pulled the trigged with his b||i > toe and blew his own head off. C Edward P. Levy, who has been en- - ployed At the ' Government* arsenal iMt Rock Island, was found at St. Joseph^ Mo., in a dazed condition, unable to tep his name. Since he has become fully co# scious he has told a strange story, almoaflt beyond belief. Levy soys a cab drove up to the boarding house in front of whidt? he was seated at Rock Island, and a wonj* - an called to him. He approached and wait dragged inside, where a man hypnotise# him and drugged him. Levy kuew noth­ ing more until he came to his senses igr "3 St. Joseph. There is a faint recollection, • jj in the young man's mind Of having com* * f j . mitted some crime, he says, under the <31- v v'j rection of the man and woman having * ' him in charge. He thinks he murdered A child while he was in a hypnotic state, and , % > thinks the crime was committed in Chf- „ .** S c a g o . H e h a s f o u n d i n h i s p o c k e t s p a £ ^ ; f 1 pers showing that he was in that city, has no recollection of being there. Hfr , . " '*^1 remembers coming partial^ to his sense* . ' ^ -once'and finding- himself in a room witfc •/ •*-- ^ two women and a man. ^ Edward Jones and James Palmer, non- ^ union miners employed by the Spring Side ?V- M1. Coal Oompany, have been in jail at Pana»V. charged with having attempted to kill - -" • , ;;i several union miners. A great crowd sur^^sja? rounded the jail, and ugly threats wera ^ made against the prisoners, but finally tha " v ,&j crowd dispersed and the prisoners wen*' '* • *j r e l e a s e d u n d e r h e a v y b o n d s , p r o v i d e d h ^ f * " U the coal company. Several hundred strife* ^ "-i ing union miners were congregated near fet- 3 the shaft trying to induce the non-union ' m y i 4 miners not to work, when Jones and, " : Palmer came up on horseback. Some oj|p the miners requested them not to go t<|& the shaft. This angered the two men^ who, it is claimed, drew heavy revolver^ and began firing into the crowd, after which they rode rapidly away. Severaf 2 men were wounded. As soon as the panid subsided the miners rallied, and, led bj^*" * Baker, wko had secured a shotgun, start ed in search of Jones and Palmer. Th latter was found at his home, surrounde#-*^-. ' by his family,1 who tried to prevent th«^'H" , men from capturing him. He was arrest- r ^ ' * ed and placed in jail, and then the seared for Jones was tak°n up. He was fouml ' ^ near the mine, and surrendered without making a fight. • . Harry Cumberland of Wilmette return- ; - * g',4 ed to his home froto the Klondike with a J small vial of gold in his pocket. The dustf * was valued at $1.05 and represented v months of toiling over the foothills at " . j Alaska and the investment of $500. Miss Eva Shonta, a leader among white ribboucrs in Chicago and president of tha , ^ M Young Woman's Christian Temperance^-1 * Union, is ill at her home in Beverly Uilhf- ^ , Sj with an affliction of the eyes that has al-v ViJ ready deprived her of sight in the rigbl| „ \ eye and seriously threatens the other. will probably become neeessary to reau|« • vj the diseased eye. • ^ | It is estimated that owing to death or ^ |l removal of subscribers and other causes * ' there will be a shrinkage of $3,000 or $4.- ^ *.1 >.<?. ,?] 000 in Urbana's subscriptions to get the < J new Big Four shops there. But the full . amount was guaranteed, and must be jk j, t made up bv bondsmen if not otherwise. V .'jt *' { There Is $8,000 yet to collect. The Galena G rant Memorial Assocla- tion held its annual ateeting and elected , - J; :<M the followiug officers for th* ensuing year: $ t J President. Dr. B. F. .Fow!er; vice-preiti- -'J^5J§ 'f'fl deut. Thomas E. Moore: secretary, Paul -4., ^ , Jg Kefz: treasurer, Thomas 35. Barry , execu- ,'-•*% tive committee. Rev. E. A. Orr. WiUiaia t ^ Rippin, F. P. Stiilman, M. J. Bunts, Ja- ft* J. Balberg; ' , -1 V .4' ^ -v 1 ,rmM