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and one-half million: in 1870 there was one soldier for every SBOO,OOO. "At this time there is not an officer on duty with any college in the United States, notwithstanding the law contemplates that there shall be one hundred detailed for the Instruction of the young men of the country, but the absence of officers from their regiments, by reason of wounds and sickness, and of the necessity of the services in connection with the muster out of volunteer regiments, compelled the department to withdraw instructors from these educational institutions. Neither has it been able to attach officers to our embassies and legations abroad. There should be one at every European capital: there are now but three in all. and those who were recalled to participate in the war cannot be returned. “The passage of the Hawley bill would enable the department to meet this urgent requirement and also to re-establish the schools at Fort the artillery school at Fort Monroe, and the cavalry and light artillery school at Fort Riley, all of which are now closed for the want of officers. "The passage of the Cockrell bill would discharge at once all the volunteer quartermasters. medical officers, commissaries, many of whom are officers of the regular army, holding volunteer commissions, and would leave the department with a corps of staff officers wholly inadequate with the Increased demands that are being made from every quarter. ‘‘The bill reported by Senator Hawley provides only for the absolute needs of the service, on lines of efficiency and economy. It was at the instance of Mr. Hull prepared, tinder the supervision of the adjutant general of the army, of General Schwan, Col. Carter. Majs. Helstand, Johnston and Simpson. officers of long sendee and high ability. The passage of the Hawley bill would give promotion to officers that have earned it by the hardest kind of frontier and battle service. Otherwise our gallant officers must go Without reward beyond a sense of duty well done.” The statement concludes as follows: “The natives of Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines do not understand our purposes and ways of government sufficiently to admit of dheir being made part of our military establishment to the extent of organizing them into companies, battalions and regiments at once. Our officers of greatest experience with them are of this opinion. In time this could doubtless be done, but it will require education. By degress a company could be given to a regiment to be utilized as scouts and guides; further on a battalion could be added, and in time, things working well, regiments could be organized, but It will take time, so much time that for the uses of the immediate present and some time in the future, they could not bo wisely counted as affording any considerable strength to the service, however many might be provided for by a congressional act. They are a possible, even probable, factor of the future, but not for the present.” SENATE HAS MUCH TO DO. May Have to Work Night mail Day to Avoid an Extra Session. WASHINGTON, Feb. li*.—'The week will be a busy one in the Senate. With only twelve days of the session left, all senators appreciate the necessity of very strict and close attention to business in order to get through the bills, which all admit must become laws In order to prevent an extra sesßion of Congress. Very rarely has It occurred that there have been so many important measures on the Senate calendar gro short a time before the final adjourn* ment of the last session of a Congress. There are. however, only comparatively few of these bills, outside the appropriation bills, WFliich must necessarily be acted upon before adjournment, and if the Senate disposes Os these with the same facility that it has used in getting rid of other Important bills during the past week the session will be closed up in good order and with time to spare. The army reorganization bill and the census bill are in reality the only two measures aside from the appropriation bills on which final action would seem absolutely necessary. The census bill has passed both FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY. {Higher Temperature Probable Throughout the Ohio Valley. WASHINGTON. Feb. 19, 8 p. m.-Fo-ecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio—Generally fair; warmer In southern portions; high southwest winds. For Indiana and Illinois—Fair; southwest Winds. Weather Conditions and Forecast—The low Brea which was central Saturday night in ■western Ontario has continued eastward •with increased intensity, and is central tonight off extreme northeastern Canada. Another of equally marked character has moved In from the Northwest, and is central tonight over Lake Superior, and the barometric depression covers the entire country east of the Rocky mountains, except the gulf and south Atjantic States. Fair weather has been general except in the lake regions, middle and north Atlantic States, where there were snows and rains, followed during Saturday night and Sunday by clearing weather except in the lake regions, where Ihe snows and rains have continued. The temperatures have generally risen except in INew England. Florida, the northern slope and on the gulf coast, and are everywhere moderate. There is no change in the river situation along the Potomac. In the plateau region and on the Pacific coast the weather has been fair, with lower temperatures in the latter districts. At San Francisco the temperature has fallen 18 degrees since Saturday night. Generally fair weather is indicated for all districts during Monday, with higher temperatures northeastward from the gulf through the Ohio valley and the middle Atlantic States. On the Atlantic coast fresh to brisk southerly winds will prevail. Storm signals are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to Portland. Local Observation* on Sunday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. ?a. m.. 29.96 30 86 S'west. P’tCVd’y T p. m. .29.75 42 69 S'west. Clouay 0.00 Maximum temperature, 45; minimum temperature. 29. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Feb. 19: Temp. Pre. Normal 34 .12 Mean .‘!7 T Departure from normal *2 —.12 Departure since Feb. 1 —3OB —1.92 Departure since Jan. 1 —3lO —1.38 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS, Local Forecast Official. Yesterday's Temperature*. Stations.. Min. Max. 7p. m. Atlanta, Ga 58 54 Bismarck. N. .D 50 40 Buffalo, N. Y 38 38 Cairo, 111 32 54 50 Cheyenne. Wyo 28 46 40 Chicago, 111 28 46 44 Cincinnati, 0 32 46 42 Concordia. Kan 32 46 40 Davenport, la 30 50 44 Dos Moines, la 30 .'*B 50 Galveston, Tex 64 56 Helena. Mont 46 40 Jacksonville. Fla 64 52 Kansas City, Mo 36 62 58 Little Rock. Ark 34 Marquette, Mich 38 36 Memphis. Tenn 40 Nashville, Tenn 36 52 52 New Orleans, La 66 56 New York 42 38 North Platte. Neb. ...... 32 60 46 Oklohoma. O. T 28 08 60 Omaha. Neb 34 62 56 Pittsburg. Pa 84 42 40 Qu’Appelle, Assin 40 34 Rapid City, S. D 38 56 38 Salt Lake City, Utah.,,. 3p 52 46 gt. Louis, Mo 32 68 56 St. Paul. Minn 50 44 Springfield, in 30 48 48 Springfield, Mo 38 M 54 Vicksburg, Miss 44 68 62 Washington, D. C. ...... , 50 42

houses, and is now in conference and is reasonably sure of enactment in some shape. Tne army Hill is yet to receive the attention of the Senate. Other measures which will be pressed to a certain extent are the Alaskan cotie bill, the Hawaiian territorial organization bill and various other bills pertaining to Hawaii. A contest over the army bill which was promised for last week was postponed until the present week, largely because the storm of the first days of the week prevented consideration of the bill by the military committee. Senator Hawley, chairman of the committee on military affairs, has given notice that he will seek to have the bill taken up for consideration Immediately after the disposal of routine business on Monday morning. He will first ask for unanimous consent to take the bill up. and if this is refused will make a motion to this effect. There is no probability that the bill will not be taken up, as the Democrats, as well as the Republicans, concede the necessity for some legislation increasing the army to cover the present emergency. With the bill once before the Senate, Mr. Cockrell will proceed to give the reasons of the opposition to a permanent increase in the army, and he will be followed by other senators in the opposition so long as no disposition is manifested to abandon at least some portions of the House bill. The vital point of difference between the two sides of the chamber is the duration of time for which the increase of the army is to be made. The Republicans demand that it shall be permanent and the Democrats refuse to make it more than temporary. The latter declare that they will not abandon this position, and say that whatever is done must be done with this understanding. Some of the friends of the bill have suggested the acceptance of the Hull bill with an amendment making the increase for only a specified time, but the Democrats generally manifest a disposition not to accept this change, as they say it would leave the way open for the Republicans to get the legislation they want in the next Congress by repealing the temporary provision. So far no tangible basis for a compromise has been suggested on either side, but some of the most influential members of the Senate are working to that end. and the prediction is freely made that they will succeed before the close of the session. It has never been supposed that any common ground would be found until the champions on the two sides should have an opportunity to test the metal of each other’s weapons. This opportunity will come Monday, and it is expected that on Tuesday a chance will be found for a conference looking to an agreement. This opportunity will be afforded by taking up the river and harbor bill if present plans are carried into effect. Os the supply bills the Senate now has before it only the postoifice appropriation bill and the river and harbor bill. Os these the postofflee bill has received partial attention and the river and harbor bill none. It is expected that the sundry civil bill will be reported late in the week. The river and harbor bill will probably arouse considerable discussion, and there will be an effort to defeat the Nicaragua canal amendment on a point of order. There are still four important appropriation bills, namely, the raval, army, fortifications and deficiency bills, which have not yet been received front the House of Representatives. Senator Cullom says he will make an effort to get up the general bill providing a government for Hawaii, but the chances of success are very slim. Senator Fairbanks will also undertake to call up the bill extending the anti-contract labor laws to Hawaii. There may be an effort to amend this measure, and it also may fail. Senator Carter will continue to press the Alaskan bill whenever opportunity affords. The SampsonSchley controversy will almost certainly come up In executive session. The antiscalping bill will be abandoned. For the rest there are many minor bills on the calendar which will give the .Senate plenty to do when it is not engaged with the more momentous questions. Wednesday will be devoted to the reading of Washington’s farewell address and to eulogies on the late Senator Morrill. * . STORMY WEEK IN HOUSE. Conflicting Interest* Will Cliinli nntl Warm Debates Are Probable. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The House enters on the last two weeks of the session to-morrow with three appropriation bills—the army, fortifications and general deficien-cy-unacted on and the naval bill, but half completed. The army bill must be held back until the Senate decides on its course relative to the reorganization bill, but it is not anticipated that either of the other bills will cause trouble. The situation In the House has, however, been greatly complicated by the action of the Senate in placing the Nicaragua canal bill on the river and harbor bill as a rider. This will doubtless precipitate a bitter fight in the House and may result In the loss of the bill. The failure of the river and harbor bill will, however, not make an extra session Incumbent, but the contest over it will develop bad blood and produce friction which may make it all the more difficult with the other measures which must of necessity pass to avoid an extraordinary session. The conference reports on all the big appropriation bills are yet to be adopted, and if the Senate loads some of them down, as it has the river and harbor, stormy times in the House are liable during the closing days. The last six days of the session fortunately are suspension days, under which any proposition can be forced to a vote after twenty minutes’ debate on a side. To-morrow is also suspension dav under the rules, and advantage will be taken of It to pass the bill for the payment of $2i>.000,000 to Spain to carry out the terms of the Paris treaty. Under suspension of the rules amendments are not in order, so that the House will have no opportunity to vote upon any of the numerous expressions of future policy with which various members threatened it. Mr. Gillett. of Massachusetts, and others gave notice of amendments they would ask the House to vote upon in connection with the appropriation before it was stricken from the sundry civil bill, but they must now vote for or against the appropriation as reported. When confronted only with the alternative of voting against the appropriation, it is likely that half a dozen votes will be recorded against it, although a declaration against the permanent annexation of the Philippines would command well-nigh the entire strength of the Democratic and Populistic representatives, as well as some Republican votes. The members interested in the public building bills, favorably acted on last week in the. committee of the whole, have persuaded Speaker Reed to give them an opportunity to pass them in the House, and he will to-morrow recognize Mr. Mercer, chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds, to move the passuge under suspension of a special order setting aside a day later in the week for their consideration. Chairman Knox, of the committee on territories, together with Mr. Hitt, chairman of foreign affairs, who was on the Hawaiian commission, are insisting strenuously on the imperative necessity for the passage of the bill for the government of Hawaii at this session, and Speaker Reed and the committee on rules will give this matter consideration early in the week.

AN OLD DOCUMENT. It In Nil il to Slum Spaniard* Possessed Vnnfonvep Inland In 1700. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 19,-The Post Intelligencer to-day publishes the facsimile of a Spanish document which shows that the Spanish were in actual military possession of Vancouver island between 1790 and 1792. It is stated that* the document, if it had been in possession of Emperor William of Getmany when he arbitrated the Canadian boundary between England and the United States, would have ineontestibly proven the right of the United States to Vancouver island. The document in question is a report of Pedro Alberni upon the condition of Ids forces on his return from Nootka sound to Mexico. It is dated Jan. i, 179:;. The original document, which is now in Seattle, was sold to a Britisli citizen over forty years ago. and it has been withheld for personal reasons. '‘Fighting Bob" Coming West. CINCINNATI. Feb. 19.—Commodore Robley D. Evans will be the guest of honor at the banquet of the Stamina Republican Club here on Washington's birthday. He will leave Washington with Congressman Bromwell on Tuesday and be met by a committee •at the depot here Wednesday morning. He will be tendered a public reception at the Burnet House during the forenoon and a reception by invitation at the Queen City Club in the afternoon. At noon he will be escorted to the Chamber of Commerce. Governor Bushnell. Lieutenant Cole, members of the Ixiyal legion and others will be guests of the banquet Wednesday night. The Coming Sgengerfent. CINCINNATI. Feb. 19—Ground will be broken to-morrow for the great International Saengerfest building. The centennial of this great organization will be celebrated here next June. The contractors are under bond of $19,000 to complete the building by June 10. The stage is to be ready for rehearsals June 1. Chairman Schuler, of the committee on reception, announced that quarters had been secured already for 1,125 singers, most of them being from Germany. Most of the musical societies of this country will send representative* here in person to secure quarters

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NOT LIKED BY CUBANS APPOINTMENT OF A COLONIAL COMMISSION CONDEMNED. - ♦ NVlint Hie People Are Anxion* to Kmnv About—More Trouble for Gen. Henry nt San Juan. ♦ HAVANA. Feb. 19.—The appointment by the United States government of a colonial commission to regulate matters of vital importance to Cuba's political life and reconstruction, is received with sharpened interest. and what the Washington authorities will do next for "much governed Cuba" is given a great deal of consideration by the conservative Spanish and Cuban papers, who condemn the appointment of the commission. The concensus of opinion is summed up as follows: Among the questions to be resolved are, the rate- of taxes and how and when they shall be paid; what portion of the proceeds are destined for State and what for municipal purposes; whether the provincial deputations shall be abolished and whether taxation shall be direct or indirect. To solve matters of such importance, the United States sends men ignorant of the country’s customs and needs and of the economical situation, whose first impressions will be acted upon at Washington. The people should not be taxed without consultation. Last year Cuba's representatives voted upon these matters, but now Cuba has no voice. The military authority has appointed secretaries to determine Cuba's needs and the methods of her reconstruction. These secretaries are useless and ridiculous. When the commission, on top of the complexed governments already existing, shall take up the adjustment of matters in their provinces, the secretaries should protest and the people should oppose the commission if it is seen to be working injury. The commission has higher authority tfian Governor General Brooke, and this will create confusion and a conflict of power between the civil and military authorities themselves, which will surely damage the country. Before we are taxed we should be informed if Cuba is to pay the expenses of the army of occupation. The customs receipts are sufficient to pay the insular government’s expenses, but Cuba is paying the army and is heavily taxed, and further army payment should be considered a national guaranteed debt. In such a case indirect taxation would suffice for the federal necessity and direct for the municipal. If Cuba is not given scope to exercise her abilities for self-government, how can she advance, and how prove that she is able to govern herself? That something should soon be done to supply money to meet the expenses of the interior municipalities is recognized. They are at present without funds or means for obtaining any. As an instance of this the police in the interior are paid by popular subscription. The United States transport Manitoba arrived last evening, and the steamer Saratoga came into port this afternoon. Following the order of Maj. E. G. Rathbon? issued Feb. 10, the Americanization of the Cuban postal system is proceeding. Thirty offices, Including those at Sagua, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, Cardenas and Matanzas, are now in control of American postmasters. The former Spanish postmasters are acting as assistants to the new officials and are being instructed in American methods. The money order and registered letter system will be introduced to-morrow. A corps of trained American inspectors began traveling through the island this week instructing the officials in the new methods. The construction of the new custom house in Havana is again being agitated. The merchants desire the appropriation of sl<X),000 of the customs receipts as a nucleus of the necessary fund and the addition of 14 per cent, to the duty on imports to obtain the remainder of the sum needed. The merchants voluntarily agree to the imposition of this new tax. Col. T. H. Bliss has not given the matter active consideration. The five yellow fever suspects in the Two-hundred-and-second New York Regiment at Guanajay have all recovered. The disease in each case has been diagnosed as not yellow fever. The names of the patients are: William Oehler, Company F, Buffalo; Russell Smith, Company I, Rochester; David Rodenberg. Company L, Buffalo; Michael Holland, Company E, and George Boxman, Company E, New York city. THE COLONIAL COMMISSION. ll* Three Member* Preparing; to Visit Cuba and Porta Rleo. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—The commission named by the President to consider questions pertaining to the civil affairs in Cuba and Porto Rico is busily engaged in completing preparations to leave for the islands, the purpose being to sail late next week or early in the following week. Henry G. Curtis, a member of the commission, has not arrived yet from lowa, but Gen. Kennedy and Charles W. Watson, the other members, are proceeding with the work. The chief questions before them are those of taxation, public schools, public highways and franchises lor private enterprises. With a view to preparing and recommending a desirable system for property taxation, the commission is making a complete compilation of the tax laws of the several States, to the end that the best may be given Cuba and Porto Rico. The plan will be agreed upon after the members of the commission have visited the islands and personally given the conditions thorough study. The questions of public schools and highways will receive early attention, but it will be necessary to give more immediate attention to the application for franchises which have accumulated in great mass through the War Department. All applications for franchises of a quasi public nature are referred by the department to the commission and the latter must pass upon them. To date, the capital represented by the applications on file aggregates $80,000,000, among the applications being one for the construction of a railway from the eastern to the western end of Cuba, a distance of 600 miles. The commission has not determined upon itinerary, but it probably will go first to Cuba. ADVICE TO CUBANS. Arclilii*linp 4'lut ppelle Sny* They Should Forgive Spaniard*. SANTIAGO DH CUBA, Feb. 19.—Colonel Ray arrived from Guantanamo to-day to confer with Gen. I*eonard Wood and to arrange details for the departure of his regiment, the Third Immunes, next month. He will also appear as a witness to-morrow in the trial by court-martial of Major Edward Wilson on charges of forgery and embezzlement. The general opinion is that Major Wilson is out of his mind and does not realize his position. The evidence thus far given shows Wilson's offenses to be greater than indicated by his confession. Archbishop Chappelle, apostolic delegate to the Wert Indies, preached a long sermon in Spanish at the cathedral to-day and afterward delivered a short address in English. The burden of the sermon was advice to his hearers to remember that all people are God's children, irrespective of race, and now that the war is over the Cubans should forget and forgive the Spaniards and give thanks to God for their present happiness. The steam yachts of Messrs. Proxel and Walters arrived here to-day and will leave shortly for Jamaica. — MORE TROUBLE FOR HENRY. Mayor and Municipal Council of Sun Jen Realign*. SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, Feb. 19.—The mayor and a majority of the Municipal Council of San Juan have tendered their resignations. A few days ago the question of killing cattle for municipal consumption was referred to Gen. Guy V. Henry, governor general of Porto Rico, by consent of all the parties interested. After an investigation General Henry issued an order regarding the matter and the mayor and members of the Council declared that they would resign before complying with the governor's decree. General Henry, annoyed by their quarreling and childish actions, told them that if they did not stop trifling and obey orders he would have them imprisoned. A meeting of the Council was held to-day, which resulted In the tendering of the resignations of the mayor and Council on account of the alleged insult by the governor general and nis partisan friends. The deposed Liberals are said to be back of the trouble. General Henry mays he can govern the city better with new

councilmen, who will not oppose American methods. Considerable feelinx has been excited by the incident. Return of the Ilerlin. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—The United States transport Berlin arrived this morning from San Juan and Ponce, via Santiago. Feb. 13. She brought ninety-seven discharged soldiers and passengers. Among the latter were Maj. Gen. Montrose Graham and daughter. The Berlin will anchor off Liberty island. Mr*. Znclinrinh Chandler. Widow of the Famoun Michigan Statesman. DETROIT, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Zachariah Chandler, widow of- the famous Michigan statesman, died this afternoon. She had been a sufferer for several months from various infirmities incident to old age, to which she finally succumbed. Mrs. Chandler's maiden name was Letitia Douglas. She was a native of Baltimore, but previous to her marriage lived in New York. TXiring Senator Chandler's career in Washington Mrs. Chandler passed the winters in Washington, where she was noted as a social entertainer. Much of her time in later years was spent at Ellsworth, Ale., with her only child, who is the wife of Sen.ator Eugene Hale, of Maine. Mrs. Chandler was of gentle and kindly disposition and much beloved. John Rockwell. NEW YORK, Feb. 19. —John Rockwell, proprietor of the Revere House, is dead, aged sixty-nine years. He was famous for his striking resemblance to Gen. LT. S. Grant and for his large acquaintance with prominent men. He was a California fortyniner. and. returning to this city, opened his hotel. Chester.\. Arthur. William M. Tweed and Richard Croker were often his guests and companions. When Tweed was tried Mr. Rockwell was one of the jury that disagreed.

Luther Cliipin. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-Luther Chapin, the founder of the Senior Order of United American Mechanics, died to-day at his home in this city. He was eighty-three years old. His death was due to general debility. His organization of tne nrs, in.ige followed the native American riots o f I*'}. He was the first state councillor of Pennsylvania and the first national councillor of the order. J. S. Gratia nt. GALENA, Kan., Feb. 19.—J. S. Graham, a wealthy miner, died here to-day after a brief illness. Although he had amassed a fortune in the lead mines in this vicinity, Graham never revealed his antecedents. As far as can be learned, Graham came here five years ago from Colorado, where he owned an interest in the Silver Plume mine, and had been in the lumber business. John B. Murray. PROVIDENCE, R. 1„ Feb. 19,-John B. Murray, city treasurer of Neosho, Mo., died to-day at the home of his father in this city. He had been sick since November, but seemed to rally and came East to recuperate. An unexpected collapse occurred and his death followed. David Bradley. CHICAGO. Feb. 19.—David Bradley, president of the David Bradley Manufacturing Company and proprietor of the first foundry in Chicago, died to-day of old age. He was born in Croton, N. Y., in 1812 and came to Chicago sixty-four years ago. Mr*. Eugene Kelly. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Eugene Kelly, widow of the late Eugene Kelly, died at her home in this city. Mrs. Kelly had been ill for some time past and her death was not unexpected. FOUR PEOPLE ASPHYXIATED. Two Women and Two Children Found Dead in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Charles Fahrenkamp, aged thirty-three years, her two children, Florence and William, aged, respectively, ten and nine years, and an unknown woman, aged about thirty-five years, were found dead to-day in a room in Mrs. Fahrenkamp’s house, No. 1416 North Fiftysecond street. The gas was turned on and life had apparently been extinct for several days. Scattered about the first floor were remnants of cigars and cigarettes and empty beer and whisky bottles. The bodies were found by a next door neighbor, who had forced an entrance to the house. Mrs. Fahrenkamp was lying on the floor and her daughter near by. The unknown woman and the boy were in bed. The last heard from the inmates of the house was on Thursday night, when the piano was kept playing until a late hour. On Friday morning Mrs. Wilson, living next, door, was asked by Florence to assist her in raising her mother from the floor, where the child said she was sleeping. Mrs. Wilson told her she was unable to do so, and suggested that the girl cover her mother and allow her to continue sleeping. The two women and the boy, it is believed, were then dead, and from the position of the girl, who occupied another room, it is thought that she was overcome by the gas while trying to lift her mother. Mrs. Fahrenkamp’s husband, who is a traveling salesman, left home about a week ago on business for his firm. MEETING OF EDUCATORS. 1,006 May Attend the Convention nt Coluinhu* Till* Week. COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 19.—The department of superintendence of the National Educational Association will hold a three days’ session here this week, opening on Tuesday. Superintendent E. H. Mark, of the Louisville, Ky., schools, president of the department, has arrived in the city and says he expects fully 1,000 educators from ail parts of the country to be in attendance. Those who anticipate attending the sessions are mostly school superintendents, high school and college men mainly from the central part of the United States, although there will be many from the very outskirts of the Union. The programme for the week follows: Feb. 21, 22 and 23. meeting of the department of superintendence. Round tables: Feb. 21, state superintendents; Feb. 21 and 22, city superintendents; Feb. 22, Educational Press Association of America; Feb. 21, National Her hart Society; Feb. 23 and 24. Association of Boards of Education of the State of Ohio. BRICE RESIDENCE ROBBED. Ransacked ly Thieve* and the FarnlHliiug* Damaged. LIMA, 0., Feb. 19.—Last night thieves ransacked the residence of the late Calvin S. Brice, in 'this city, to which it was supposed many valuables had been shipped from the Brice residence in New York. Mrs. Meilly, mother of Mrs. Brice, who occupied the home here, is visiting her daughter at Goshen. Ind.. and Mrs. Brice is in New York, so that the amount of goods stolen is not known. Much damage was done to the furnishings of the house by the thieves in their ruthless search. tnotlier Fast Torpedo Boat. PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 19.—The torpedo boat Fox. built by the Wolff & Zwicker iron works of this city, was given her official trial trip on the Columbia river. The trial proved successful tn every particular, the Fox making an average of 23.13 knots for two hours and the propellers turning at 381 levolutions, eleven more than required by contract. The contract required the Fox to make 224 knots per hour, and she exceeded this requirement on her first trial by .63 knot. A Murderer'* Deuth. ROCKLAND. Me.. Feb. 19,-Albert Hosier. who murdered his wife and stepdaughter Friday night, died last night at his home in Burkettville from the effects of the paris green he had taken with suicidal intent. He never regained consciousness. Paddy Mien l onvicted. WICHITA. Kan.. Feb. 19.—The jury in the Paddy Shea murder case has returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Shea was tried for killing Ed Dawson, a noted crook, last July. Fa mou* Thoroughbred Burned. WACO. Tex.. Feb. 19.—At Ferris, in Ellis county, the stables of J. M. Batcheier, the well-known race horseman, were burned and the famous thoroughbred J. M. B. perished.

MILLER WON THE RACE RODE IMO'J MILES ON HIS WHEEL IN LESS THAN 144 HOI lIS. * Aaron Min Second in the Six-Day Content of End urn nee. Frederick* Third, llalc Fourth and Gintin Fifth. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 19.—Miller won the six-day international bicycle race. The race was endqd at 10:15 to-night, thirty-nine minutes ahead of time. It was obvious that the men could, not change their relative positions by riding longer, and the management concluded to call the race at this time Instead of riding through till 10:54. The contestants were all on the track except Gimm, who retired at 8 p. m. and did not return. At the end of the one-hundred-and-forty-third hour, at 9:54, all the riders retired for a few minutes and returned long enough only to make a showing. The final score follows: Miles. Laps. Miller .2,192 Aaronson 2.446 Fredericks 2,090 2 Hale 2,082 Gimm 2,080 Nawn 2,012 2 Alberts 1.828 2 Barnaby 1.792 7 Pilkington 1,729 Law'son 1,635 4 Julius 1,501 4 Ashinger 1,500 6 No men ever more heartily welcomed the approaching close of a. contest than the dozen remaining contestants in the international six-day race at Mechanics’ pavilion when at 6 o’clock to-night they entered on the last half dozen hours of a remarkable test of endurance. Nothing but the nearness of the finish and the stimulus of a cheering crowd could have kept the men at their task. Human endurance had reached the point where reason deserts the body and total collapse was imminent. Miller deserves his victory, and his record will probably stand for years to come. No previous contest has been so stubbornly contested from start to finish, and no similar number of men have shown such wonderful pluck and endurance. Crowds that almost rivaled those in attendance at the closing hours of the Madi-son-square contest last December remained in the big pavilion throughout Saturday night and Sunday. It was a noisy but sympathetic and impartial crowd, urging and encouraging each rider in turn. There was plenty of enthusiasm, too, when Miller at the end of the 127th hour rode his 2,ooi)th mile in 2:25 3-5, unpaced. At 6:30 o’clock this morning Miller was fourteen hours and nineteen minutes ahead of his New York record. As the day wore on sprinting became infrequent, except in the cases of Nawn and Barnaby, who were repeatedly charged with energy by an electric battery and came out to exnaust their charges in a wild sprint. The fight of the last half dozen hours was between Fredericks and Aaronson tor second place. For a time it seemed as if Fredericks would succeed in overhauling the Swedish rider, but with the assistance of Julius's pacing Aaronson made a game ride throughout the afternoon and evening, and about 7 o'clock apparently had second place to a certainty. Gimm went down the line to-day, dropping mile after mile to Aaronson and Fredericks. Gimm was unable to overcome his physical weakness, though he tried hard to do so. Hale was in bad shape mentally all day. He imagined himself riding to San Jose. His physical condition was good, however, and he kept steadily at work. All through Saturday night and Sunday the poor tired fellows, jaded and worn, with drawn faces and staring eyes, circled the track, sometimes at a snail's pace, and then again, under the influence of inspiring marches by the band and the urging of friendly voices encouraging them to ‘Hurry up, old man,” or “You’re all right.” the riders W'ould increase their speed tor a few laps and then drop back into the old rut. Hallucinations haunted the tired brains of most of the contestants at frequent intervals, and their vagaries presented humorous phases that were at once grim and pitiable. Miller is a marvel of endurance. It may be said of him, too, that he has used his head as much as his muscle in this supreme test of endurance. He has been systematic throughout the race. His periods of rest have been short and at frequent intervals. He did not continue at the steady grind until he became entirely exhausted before seeking a rest, but at stated times would leave the track for his dressing room, where his trainer gave him attention for periods ranging from fifteen minutes to half an hour. His longest absence from the track was thirty-eight minutes. Unlike some of the other riders. Aliller seldom made pace, but always kept close in the rear of the stronger rider, whom he would follow like a shadow. By this system he wore downi Gimm, who was until the beginning of the fifth day believed to be his most formidable adversary. Miller’s ankles gave him great trouble. His left ankle was kept tightly bandaged for the last forty-eight hours of the race, and must have caused the plucky fellow great agony. His face looks drawn and furrowed with new lines, but on the whole he was in fairly good shape at the beginning of the closing hours of his terrible experience. The first six men at the end of the one-hundred-and-forty-third hour were all within Aliller’s former record of 2,007 miles. At this time ail the contestants retired from the track for a brief rest and rub down for the finish in good form at the conclusion of the race, an hour later. In the short distance events to-night Kid McCoy acted as starter. Baby Gibson gave a two-mile exhibition, paced by Fournier. Time. 4:10. Jimmy Michael rode a mile in 1:51 2-5 and Eddie Bald covered half a mile In :sf>, each passed by the “infernal machine.” Chapman, Waller. Stevens and Charles Turville were the competitors in the Australian pursuit race, which was won by Turville in 4:19 4-5. Distance, tw r o miles and seven laps. The one-mile tandem race between Downing and Cotter vs. Fournier’s machine was won by the tandem in 1:54 4-5.

Wants to Snrceed Mott. TROY. N. Y., Feb. I!>.—lt Is officially announced here to-night that Arthur A. Zimmerman. of Freehold, N. J., is a candidate for the chairmanship of the racing committee of the Eeague of American Wheelmen as the successor of Chairman Mott. THE AMERICA'S SEAM AX. He In I’raetieii ll.v a Slave, nitli X© Protection from tlie Officer*. Mr. Walter Macarthur, in the Forum. The personal treatment accorded the seaman by American ships’ officers is the most oppressive, because the most acute, feature of his life. Extreme brutality is the rule, almost without exception. It is a standing charge against our maritime law that it requires no qualification other than that of citizenship on the part of sailing ship officers. In this respect the United States stands alone among maritime nations of anv consequence. The result is that the men iii authority on hoard American ships are chosen for their ability to ‘ drive." i. e.. to heat, the men under them, rather than for their ability as seamen and navigators. The reputation thus attained finds its sequence in an esprit de corps leading to the commission of the most wanton brutalities conceivable by minds trained to ingenius methods of inflicting torture upon their subordinates. and undeterred by the fear of consequences. social or legal. The frequent recurrence of seamen’s charges against ships’ officers, and the monotonous regularity with which these charges are dismissed by the courts, has created a feeling of indifference, and even skepticism, on tne part of the public. The charges made by the seaman appear incredible when judged by the standard cf conduct prevailing on land. But it must be remembered that the standard prevailing at sea is one of practical slavery, in wnich a Legree is an actual personification. An investigation shows that during the past eleven years more than one hundred ships' crews have brought charges against their officers in ports of the United States alone. This list includes only those cases that hafe come most prominently before the public. Characteristic features of this record are: Fifteen deaths resulted from the treatment received; many cases resulted in the loss of limits, eyes, or teeth, and in other injuries of a permanent character, including insanity: several suicides are attributed to persecution; only seven convictions were obtained, and, with one exception. the penalties inflicted were merely nominal: the name of certain ships and their officers recur frequently in the list. At the present moment an American boy named Amos Stone, a native of Boston, and the son of respectable parents, is an inmate of a lunatic asylum at Seattle. Wash., as the result of treatment received at the hands of the officers of an American stiip. Another American hoy. Ephraim W. Clark, has been confined in Thomaston (Maine) Penitentiary for more than twenty-three years for mutiny under circumstances of the

most extreme provocation. Such cases contain a sufficient explanation of the. native American's aversion to the sea. RESCUED FROM THE SEA. Shipwrecked Crew Aboard Steamer That Passed lu at Cape Henry. BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.—A report reached here to-night through the Alerchants' Exchange Alarine News Department that the British steamer Ixird Charlemont, from Ardrossan for Baltimore, had passed in at Cape Henry, where she signaled that she had on board a shipwrecked crew. The Lord Charlemont did not drop anchor at Cape Henry and will not land until she reaches Baltimore, which may not be until to-morrow night. Her captain in signaling did riot say to what vessel the shipwrecked crew belonged, and there is no way of getting further particulars at this time. A Stormy- Experience. RRT NSWICK, Ga., Feb. 19.—The steamer t ity of San Antonio of the Alallory line,three days overdue from New York and Boston, arrived here to-day. Captain Avery reported the worst experiences of his life, and says the affirm which he encountered soon after leaving New York was appalling. The San Antonio had been out but four hours from New \ork when a blinding snowstorm set in and she was compelled to heave to. Inside of an hour both her anchors had been lost and the boat was at the mercy of the gale. Captain Avery says it was simply Impossible to steer the vessel owing to the storm, and although she wan immediatelysent seaward, he did not know where she was going. The snow at one time was three inches deep on the decks. The heavy seas were shipped and the cabins were soon eight inches deep in water. The passengers of whom there were about 150, Boston and’ New York people, bound for Florida, had no place to sleep and spent the time in chairs and making themselves comfortable as best they could. A part of the ship's bulwarks was washed away. The cold was Intense, three horses consigned to the Jekyll Island Club freezing to death. The Pnvonia'n Passengers Landed. PONTA DEL GADA, Azore Islands, Feb. 19.—Early this morning the passengers ol’ the steamer Pavonia, from Liverpool for Boston, which was towed into St. Michael's yesterday by the steamer Wolviston, when requested to leave the ship unanimously declined to do so; hut the terrible gale continuing, they have all landed. The Pavonia is still anchored in the roadstead, unable to enter the harbor. Her position is insecure, as her engines are not in workable condition. The Italian bark Cinque has'jseen wrecked in the roadstead and her crew saved with the utmost difficulty, and * is feared that the British bark Thomas Thompson will meet the same fate. The Pavonia's crew declined to abandon their ship. No steamer is standing by her, but it is supposed her strong chains and anchors will hold.

.Movements of Steamers. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Arrived: Noordland. from Antwerp: Campania, from Liverpool; St. Paul, from Southampton; La Touraine, from Havre. Sailed: Anchorla, for Glasgow. HAVRE, Feb. 19.—Arrived: La Champaigne, from New York. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 19,-Arrived: Cevic, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19.—Sailed: Umbria, for New York. CHAIR FACTORY BURRED. Hotel mid Other Buildings in Flame* and the Fire Spreading. PORT WASHINGTON, Wis., Feb. 20. Fire which started last night in the dry kilns of the Wisconsin chair factory reduced that plant to ashes, and up to 1:30 o’clock is still spreading. The loss to the chair factory is $350,000, insured for about 90 per cent. The plant of the chair factory covered about three blocks and employed about six hundred hands. State Senator F. A. Dennett, John Dennett and o'ther capitalists compose the company. At 1 a. m. the Wilson House, the largest hotel in town, caught fire. The flames leaped across the river to an unoccupied foundry, formerly operated by the Western Malleable Iron Company, and soon reduced it to ashes, together with a large number of fish shanties. Two engines were sent from Milwaukee and one from Sheboygan. A row of business establishments on Alain and Franklin streets were burned, but the individual losses were small. It is believed the flames will be confined to the' section now afire. Newspaper Offices Burned. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.—At midnight fire originated in the linotype room of the German Gazette and Evening Telegram building and gutted the structure. The paper warehouse of C. Palmer Company and the Platt grocery were also damaged, mostly by water. The loss will reach $60,000, about half covered by insurance. CANNOT BURY THE DEAD. Nearly Three Hundred Bodies at the New York .Morgue, NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—With 161 of the city’s unclaimed dead on board, the big steam lighter Columbia for more than six hours made heroic efforts to reach the city burial ground at Hart's Island to-day. Block ice, packing the sound from shore to shore, shook the big lighter, and at one time threatened to crush and sink her with her freight of dead. The Columbia could not get within six miles of Hart’s Island, and only with great difficulty freed herself and returned to her dock. The bodies on board were returned to the morgue. They represent an accumulation of two weeks, and a state of congestion prevails at the morgue, where there are 110 additional bodies. FAST TRAIN WRECKED. C'nr Piled in Confusion and Some of Them Said to Hove Horned. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 19.—The Great Northern east-bound flyer was wrecked at 5 o’clock this morning near Wilson creek, between this city and Wenatchee. The train was running thirty-five miles an hour, making up lost time, and the accident is attributed to the spreading of the rails. The engine and tender turned completely over and some of the passenger cars and baggage cars were piled in confusion. Engineer Samuel Works's right leg was broken and he suffered other injuries. Harry Jones, the fireman, is reported to have been slightly scalded. Plxpress Messenger Klinefelter was badly injured. It is reported some of the cars were burned. Engagement An non need. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. —It is announced that Aliss Emily James Smith, dean of Barnard College, will in a few weeks become Mrs. George Haven Putnam. She has requested leave of absence from the board of trustees and will soon mury the head of the publishing house of G. P. Putnam $ Sons. Air. Putnam said to-night that Miss Smith, who has been in poor health lately, has just sailed for Bermuda. The wedding, it is said, will take place in the spring, but it will not necessarily result in Miss Smith's severing her connection with the college. Delight to Him. Washington Star. “There’s one thing.” said the misanthropic wife, - that I must say about that man you dislike so much. He always gets up early in the morning and cleans the snow off in a public-spirited way.” "Yes." was the answer. “He couldn't miss the satisfaction of annoying people by the noise the shovel makes.” Shirt Company Assign*. LEOAIINSTER, Mass.. Feb. 19.—The Fx’Ominster Shirt Company lias made an assignment to D. Curtis Nickerson. The liabilities are $150,000, the heaviest creditors being New York people. The company was started eighteen years ago. and has branch offices in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. North Pennaylvania-Street Fire. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a defective flue set fire to the home of J. N. Smock. No. 810 North Penns> ivania street. The flames spread rapidly and the damage done before it was extinguished is estimated at SSOO. Franklin Landers is the owner of the property.

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The position of Secretary Long in denying Admiral Schley full honors for the battle of Santiago because he disobeyed orders and made the escape of the Spanish fleet possible a month hefqre the battle, is a direct accusation against both the President and the secretary for failing to perform their duty in the most important crisis of the war. If Admiral Schley was guilty of willful disobedience of orders or ox failure to blockade the Spanish fleet, he should have been dismissed from his command without a moment's hesitation: and the fact that he was not thus dismissed at the most crucial period of the Santiago campaign will be accepted as conclusive evidence that the present accusations against him are measurably or wholly afterthoughts to serve a most discreditable purpose. These accusations against Schley were unheard of until Admiral Sampson left Schley to fight the Spanish squadron with three of the most important vessels of (lie fleet absent, and Schley had destroyed every Spanish vessel. The signal for this attempt to strip Schley of the laurels of his victory came from Admiral Sampson when he telegraphed the bombastic bulletin to the government that the fleet “under my command” had achieved the victory, without referring to his own absence or to his next officer in command, who had not only been in the fight, but had issued every command from start to finish: and Secretary I-* 1 off omits one most important fact from his official statement when he neglects to inform the Senate that Admiral Sampson, when leaving his fleet on the morning of the battle. signaled to disregard orders of com-mander-in-chief, • which was notice to ail that Commodore Schley was in command and must be responsible instead of himseli. The assumption of Secretary Long that the battle was fought In obedience to the orders of Admiral Sampson is an affront, to the intelligence of the American people. Os course. Admiral Sampson had given general orders that if the fleet of the enemy appeared to advance and attack it; but how r it should be attacked and how the fleet should be directed in a battle depended wholly on the movements of the enemy coming into action, and specific orders could be given only by the commander who could see the position of each vt-ssel of both fleets. The country knows that Admiral Sampson had nothing whatever to do with the actual battle at Santiago; that he transferred the command to Commodore Schley when he left the fleet: that he never was within signaling distance of a vessel actually engaged in the action, while Admiral Schley was nearest to the enemy when the Spanish vessels came out; was nearest to them at every stage of the battle, and was nearest to the Colon and fired the last shot of the battle w-hen the conflict ended. The people will not permit Admiral Schley to bo robbed of his honors by the influence of the despotic Naval Bureau at Washington because of alleged incompetency or cowardice which the government overlooked at the time. This issue is now- before the public by official statement and Admiral Schley can be heard. FOUND TO HAVE TWO STOMACHS. Although Henry Stratton I* So Well Supplied He I* Starving. Chicago Chronicle. Henry Stratton learned yesterday that ha lias two stomachs. Peculiarly enough it was approaching starvation through inability to assimilate food that led to the discovery of the twin food receptacles by the surgeons of Augustana Hospital. An attempt is to be made to remove the second and superfluous stomach and at the same time to do away with the contraction of the oesophagus that now prevents Stratton from getting food into either stomach. This will be accomplished by a second operation at the hospital within a short time, but because of the danger inherent in the knife Stratton will first he helped to recover from the weakness following the initial surgery. Stratton is an inspector for the gas company, and from childhood has suffered slightly from stomach troubles. About two years ago his difficulty increased greatly and he soon found that the food he swallowed had to be forced into his stomach. His method was to take rapidly five or six glasses of water after eating. The water washed down the food, and once it was swallowed Stratton had no difficulty in digesting it. This trouble grew constantly, and recently Stratton’s utmost efforts failed to force his food down, except in trifling quantities. He grew thin and pale and finally was so weak as to be in danger of dying -of starvation. He had many doctors, hut they failed to Recently Mr. Stratton had an X-ray photograph of his abdominal region taken. It showed a formation on the oesophagus just above the diaphragm, and the surgical operation was undertaken. It was found under the knife that since boyhood he had been a victim of a contraction of the oesophagus, which recently had become so acute that practically nothing could pass through it. The retention of food above this place had caused a. distension of tha oesophagus until that tube proved its identity with the major digestive organ by itself becoming a stomach. Every feature of the primary pouch was reproduced except the muscles. AGUINALDO. lluiv He Impressed an Englishman In n Short Interview. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "I saw Aguinaldo in Hong-Kong in the early part of 1897.” said Mr. E. B. Cunningham of Liverpool, who is one of this year’s carnival visitors. "I was representing an English firm at the lime and w r as arranging a deal for some Manila hemp with Mr. Emile Chargan, a resident factor. Oye day I called at Chargan’s office and found him in conversation with a swarthy young Filipino who was introduced to me as Aguinaldo. I had heard a good deal of the insurgent chief, so J looked at him with decided curiosity. What impressed me most strongly about him was his extremely youthful appearance, lie did not look over twen-* ty-two at the outside, and his air of juvenility was home out by his stooping shoulders and narrow chest. His features were distinctly Mongolian, his cheek bones high, ills eyes oblique, his nose short and blunt and his lips rather thick. He had no sign of beard on his face, but his hair was coarse, black and very thick. His skin, l remember, was badly pitted, possibly from smallpox. I took particular note of his hands and Sect, which were remarkably small, even for a Filipino. He wore women's cloth gaiters, which is not unusual in Hong-Kong, and had a large solitaire on his left hand. Aguinaldo remained only a few minutes after I arrived, hut long enough for me to note that his manners were curiously nervous, it seemed impossible for him to remain quiet for a moment. The faces of a great manv Filipinos gave one an impression of distortion, as if they were slightly twisted to one side, and 1 marked the peculiarity strongly in Aguinaldo. After he left I told Chargan that he reminded me more of a native shipping clerk in some Dutch importing house than of a revolutionist. ‘He’s the smartest Filipino In the South seas,* said Chargan. and his only weak spot is his vanity, which is something monstrous.’ That was the only time 1 ever saw him, so the picture remains quite vivid,” Mr. Daly'* Theater. Philadelphia Telegraph. Miss Ada Rohan’s peculiar hold upon Daly's theater is one of the oddest things of the American stage. The recent attempt to star the lady in “Cyrano de Bererac" is fresh in mind, as is the failure of that attempt. So impudent a venture was it that the only wonder is that Mr. Daly's version of Rost ind’s play was not called "Roxane.'’ But the “Cyrano” business is not the only queer lliing in the domination of Daly's by Miss Rehan. The retirement of Maxine Elliott when that actress was seen to he growing too great a popular favorite was another incident of the kind. Now we have the similar experience of Miss Blanche Bates, a Western actress, who made a. hit in the melodrama. "The Great Ruby,” produced by Mr. Daly last week. Miss Rehan was also In the cast, hut all the honors went to Miss Bates. But she only acted twice; as a current record puts it—she did not find Daly’s theater comfortable. Art for art' sake is a fine thing indeed.