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MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1808.
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PROTOCOL SIGNED LA3T FRIDAY
It provido :
First. That Spain slmll rt.lin
qnish nil claim of sovereignty over
and titlo to Cuba.
Skoond. That. Porto Rico and
otlior Spanish islands In tho West
Indies, and an island in tlio L:i
dronos, to bo selected by tho United
States, shall bo ceded to tlio latter.
Third. That tho United States
will occupy and hold tho city, bay
and linrbov at Sl.miU, ponding the
conclusion of a treaty of peace,
which shall determine tho control
and disposition of the Philippine
Islands.
Fouhth. That Cuba, Porto Rico
and other Spanish Islands in the
West Indios shall bo immediately
evacuated and that Commissioners,
to le appointed within ten days
from tho signing of the protocol,
meet at Hnvanna and San Juan, re
spectively, to arrange and execute
the details of the evacuation.
Fifth. That (he U. S. and
Spain will ench appoint not more
than five commissioners to negotiate
and conclude a treaty of p.j:ice. The
commissioners are to meet at Paris
not later than the first of Octob
er. Sixth. On the signing of the pro
tocol hostilities will be suspended
and notice to that effect will bo giv
en as Boon as possible by each gov.
emment to the commanders oTlts
military and naval forces.
Immediately after signing tlio pro
tocol a proclamation was issued by
the President, of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMATION..
Whereas, by a protocol conclud
ed An'.i i. 1 1808, by William R.
Day, Secretary ot State of the Uni
ted States, and his Excellency,
Jules Cambon, Ambassador Extra
ordinary njid Plonoputentiary of the
Republio of France at Washington,
respectively representing for this
purposo tfco Government of the
United States and the Qovornmont
of Spain, the United States and
Spain have formally agreed upon
the terms on which negotiations for
the establishment of peace between
the two countries shall bo under
taken j and,
Whkrkas, it is in said protocol
agreed that upon its conclusion and
signature, hostilities between the
two countries shall bo suspended,
and that notice to tht effoot shall
be givon as soon as possible by each
Government to the Commanders
of its military and naval forces ;
Now, therefore, I, William Mo
Kinley, President of the United
States, do, in accordance with tlio
protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States a sus
pension of hostilities and do hereby
command that orders be immediate
ly given through the proper chan
nels to tho commanders of the mil
itary and naval forcos of the United
States to abstain from all acts in
consistent with this proclamation.
In witnoss whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af
fixed, done at the city of Washing
ton, this 12th day of. August, A. D.,
1898, and of the Independence of
the United States, tho one hundred
and twenty-third.
By the President,
Wm. R. Dat, Wm. McKiNLifr.
Secretary of State.
TEMPERATURE tS MONTAGUE.
Montague has a boy who believes
in records. Since tho weather got
warm he has marked down the de
grees of the thermometer every day
at noon, from June 14 to July 31.
June 14, 85 deg. July 8, 97 dcg.
15, 76 " 9, 78 "
16, 74 4 10, 75 "
17, 68 " 11, 74
18, 74 " 12, 74 '
19, 70 " 13, 73 "
20, 75 ' 14. 78 "
21, 75 ' 15, 91 '
22, 74 " 16, 87 "
23, 73 " 17, 88 "
21, 85 " 18, 83 "
2a, CO " 19, 74 "
26, 87 11 20, 88 "
27, 83 " 21, 93 "
28, 78 " 22, 84
29, 77 " 23, 76 "
80, 86 " 24, 64 "
July 1, 60 " 25, 78 "
2, 88 " 26. 79 "
5, 98 " 27, 80 "
4, 93 " 28, 76 "
. 5, 80 " 29, 90 "
6, 79 " 30, 90 "
7, SI " 31, 87 "
M. N. K.
To Let, on Harford St., fur
nished house with largo grounds.
Imjuiru at Fiu-wi CmcE.
BRIEF MENTION.
PillHlmry's ritos at Mitchell's.
For job printing como to the Pwrs
Office.
Tho Methodist Sunday School pio
niced at Rnyinomlskill Tuesday.
If yonr watch neei's any repairs
go to Rudolph, the jeweler, Milford,
Pa. tf
Cuddeback's lost a valuable horse
last Sunday night, from an attack
of colic.
If your watch needs amain spring
Rudolph, tho jeweler at Milford will
put one in. tf.
If your watch noeds cleaning take
it to John Rudolph, the jeweler,
Milford Pa. tf.
Letters of administration on the
estate of Joseph C. Lnttimore wore
this week granted to Charles Lottl
moro. Sorvico may be expocted at the
Sawkill School-house, the weather
permitting, on Sunday, Aug. 21st,
at 2 :30 p. in.
A colored enmpmoeting has been
held in the Glen during the week,
which has been visited by a number
from this town.
Rain has interfered with the races
at P. J. driving Park this woek but
tho sport has teen excellent, and the
attendance quite large. Milford has
lieon well represented by lovers of
good horse flesh.
Some writers have studied no
closely tho habits of a cortain mol
luscous animal, callod the cuttle
fish, that when pursued they at
tempt to eseapo in the same way, by
simply squirting ink.
Tho picnic nnd dance given by
tho Milford firemen last Friday at
Uaymondskill was largely attended
and was a very enjoyable occasion.
About $20 was added to the fund
being raisod for a boll.
The M. M. &. N. Y. R.R. is build
ing the culvert across the street
nnd grading the road on the N. Y.
sidi, work is also progressing in
Mutamoras-- The fe:;idge is complet
ed, nnd we mav now hope the long
promised road will soon be in oper.
ation to Milford.
A number of trees in the borough
were blown down with tho wind on
Wednesday, nnd many limbs torn
off. Lightning struck a telephone
polo at tho Court House, and also
the cupola on L. W. Armstrongs-
house on High street, doing very
little damage to it however.
That I Sickles may not be' com
pelled to "borrow, bog or steal" a
Press and so incidentally let it bo
known that there are rare moments
when his mental constitution craves
something more substantial than its
accustomed diet of Democratic pap,
we take pleasure this week in fur
nishing him a copy.
Several young men who were
making Inst Saturday night hideous
received through the courtesy of
Ofiloor Wood a formal introduction
to Squire Angle, who thought about
$2.00 and costs would be the size of
it, and so it was. We withhold
names this time, but promise no
such immunity in future.
The Navy Department has direct
ed that tho fleet ordored north em
bracing the Oregon, Brooklyn and
several other warships and cruisers
shall on arriving at Is. . steam up
the North River as far as Grants
tomb, fire a salute and return to
anchorage. The display is export
ed to take place to morrow.
"Engineering and Mining Jour
nal" says the out put of Klondike
gold will not exceed eight or nine
mill'ou dollars. If there were fif
teen thousand people in the Yukon
country they would average about
$150. each. Considering prices in
that region, and the hardships to be
endured the field does not seem In-
viliug.
The Monroe County Agricultural
Society will hold its twenty sixth
annual fair at Stroudsburg Sept. 6,
to 9, inclusive. As this is the only
opportunity people of this section
will have to visit a fair with con
venience, and as this one promises
numerous attractions it will be
well to take a couple of days off to
visit it.
Seigel Cooper and Co. of N. Y
will offer oar readers during the
yer glimpses of the great bargains
to be found in their mammoth store
if you do Dot find the kiad or quail
ty of goods you wish with our home
and Port Jervis merchants who ad
vertise in the Fkess, that great N
Y. store will come to you at the
' cost of a postul card
The war with Spain lasted 114
days, and lias cost, it i9 estimated,
so far one hundred and fifty million
dollars.
WANTED Young cattle and
fresh cows. Any one having such
for sale will find a buyer by ad
dressing A. S. Stoll, Bevans, N. J.
After a two hours sharp fight,
Dewey, Ang. 13, captured Manila, so
that it is onrsnow not only by poss
ession but by agreement under the
protocol.
Patrick J. Corliett, father of Jas.
G. Corbott the heavy weight prize
(lighter, shot and killed hi wife aud
than killed himself. The affair oo
curred at San Francisco.
Gustav Holme, of La cka waxen,
who was sentenced in May to three
months' imprisonment, for shooting
Vido Zekich during a quarrel over
trespassing cattle, wns discharged
from jnil last Friday under the in
solvent law.
The President has appointed on
the Commission to adjust the evac
uation of Cuba, Major Generals Jas.
F. Wade and Matthew C. Butler,
nnd Rear Admiral W.' T. Sampson,
and for Porto Rico, Rear Admiral
Schley, Major General J. E. Brooke,
and Brigadier General W. W. Gor
don. The lightning last Tuesday even
ing played a number of pranks in
this vicinity. At Dr. Reeds it struck
two or three times doing no damage
but at the Vondermark Hotel it ran
in on the wires burned out the tele
phone and shocked II. M. Bull and
Frank Fuller. Both the Hudson
River and local companies telephone
were quite badly disarranged.
SANTIAGO DEAD TO BE BURIED
IN THI3 COUNTRY.
Secretary Alger has decided to
have the bodies of the men who died
or were killed at Santiago brought
to this country, and has cabled to
Santiago giving orders to that ef
fect. This will be done just as soon
as the heated term is past. It may
bo that in order to avoid risks the
bodies of tho men who died of fover
will not be brought up for several
months.
In the meantime Secretary Alger
has given ordors that the temporary
headboards nowmarking the graves
be replaced by more permanent ones
so that indnntification may be com
plete Whan the bodies of the sol
diers arrive here they will be turn
ed over to relatives or interred in
the national cemeteries.
PAINTING THE BRIDGES.
On Friday last the Commissioners
lot contracts for painting several
iron bridges as follows :
Dingman Twp. Bridge at Mrs.
Brown's for $10 j at Gordon's Dam,
$6.50; Monthemont'8, $5.50.; Mil
ford Twp. At Mrs. Hamilton's,
$11.00; Shohola Twp Shohola
Falls, $10.25 ; Wostfall, Cumming's,
$t.75; to A. V. McCarty. Milford
Borough Klaer's Mill, $14; Mott
St. $15 ; Westfall Rosetown, $8.00,
to Ernest C. Wood..
All are to be scraped, and painted
two soats with Dixon's No. 1 Graph
ite paint.
8HAFTER'3 ARMY TO PARADE.
Washington, Aug. 17. President
MoKinley to-day told Oen. Wheeler
that he would reviow the troops
which participated in the Santingo
campaign as soon as they are in con
dition. Tho parade will precede the mus
tering out of tho volunteer forces
now at Montaue j'oint and wii!
probably take place in New York
City. ,
The date ha4 not yet been fixed,
and will depend upon the rapidity
with winch tho soldiers recover
their health.
OUR WAR LOSSES.
According to estimate the Navy
has lost, killed 1 officer and 18 men,
wounded 3 officers and 40 men.
Thfl army has lost, killed 23 offl
cers and 231 men, wounded 87 offi
cers and 1316 men.
Total American loss 24 officers and
249 ineu killed ; 90 officers and 1356
men wonuded.
A safe estimate says the total
Spanish loss is probably over 1500
dead.
PRICES AT MILFORD.
Flour...'. $5.75. per bbl.
Butter 18 " lb.
Eggs 18 " doa.
Feed .95 " cwt.
Oats 42 " bu.
Corn 55 "
Kdnrata Your ttowu With Casearat
Cunil I'mliurilr. cure contmpulton forever.
10u,.c. i' ,x G. C lull, urugi.ui refund iuuucjf.
RETURNS FROM THE SEVERAt
TOWNSHIPS.
At the Primary held last Satur
day a good vote for nn ofl year was
polled and with no contest except
for Sheriff. The result If given be.
low :
Bloomig Grove For Congress,
J. J. Hart, 36 ; Senator, Frank
Crissman, 86 ; Representative, Fred
erick A. Kessler, 35 ; Sheriff, E.
Vandermnrk, 19, Lonis Chatillon,
17; Coroner, O. M. f.'llr,M. D, 34 ;
County Surveyor, John C. West
brook, Jr., sfl.
Delaware Township J. J. Hart,
93; Frank Crissman. 77; F. A.
Kessler, 83 ; E. Vandermark, 65,
L Chatillon, 34 ; C. M. Kelly, 82 ; J.
C. Wsstbrook, Jr., 88.
Dingman Twp. Hart, 64 ; Criss
man, 38 ; Kessler, 42 ; Vandermark,
34, Chatillon, 47 ; Kelly, 51 ; West
brook, 69.
GreeneTwp. Hart, 50 ; Crissman,
45 ; Kessler, 44 ; Vnndermark, 44,
Chatillon, 6 ; Kelly, 49 ; Westbrook,
48.
Lackawaxen Hart, 80 ; Criss
man, 74 ; Kessler, 74 ; Vandormark,
21 ; Chatillon, 66 ; Kelly, 70 ; West
brook, 71.
Lehman. Hart,69 ; Crissman, 64 ;
Kessler, 67; Vandermark, 48, Cha
tillon, 22 ; Kelly, 64 ; Westbrook, 67.
Milford Borough Hart, 91 ; CriHS
mnn, 69 ; Kessler, 89 ; Vandermark,
71, Chatillon, 26 ; Kelly, 87 ; West
brook, 84.
Milford Twp. Hart, 27; Criss
man, 13 ; Kessler, 24 ; Vandermark,
13, Chatillon, 14 ; Kelly, 19 ; West
brook, 26.
Palmyra Hart, 29 ; Crissman, 20 ;
Kessler, 29: Vandermark, 1 ; Cha
tillon, 28 ; Kelly, 26 ; Westbrook, 29.
Porter Hart, 9; Crissman, 9;
Kessslor, 9 ; Vandermark, 9, Cha
tillon, 0 ; Kelly, 9 ; Westbrook, 9.
Shohola Hart, 68 ; Crissman, 66 ;
Kessler. 68 ; Vandormark, 39, Cha
tillon, 26 ; Kelly, 64 ; Westbrook, 66.
. Westfall Hart. 120; Crissman,
110; Kesslor, 113; E. Vandermark,
63, Chatillon, 65 ; Kelly, 117 ; West
brook, 117.
These figures g'ive Hort for Con
gress a total of 738 votes ; Crissman
for Senator 621 votes ; Kessler for
Representative 677 votes ; E. Van
dermark for Sheriff 417 with a ma
jority of 66 over Chatillon, who re
ceived 351 votes ; C. M. Kelly for
Coroner, 672, and Westbrook for
County Surveyor 700.
Inert aged Mail Facilities for the Dela
ware valley.
Thanks to the repeated efforts and
continuous urgings of the new Post
mistress, Mrs. A. Loderor, Forest,
Pike Co., Pa., the grntilying news
reached ns that Acting Ass't. Post
master General Hon. G. F. Stone
has granted additional facilities be
tween Stroudsburg & Bushkill np
to 12 times per woek, or from July
1st to Sept. 30th of ench year the
order to take effect Ang. 15, 1898.
This will enable the daily papers
and the N. Y.. and PhiUv Mails to
roach Bushkill at 10 o'clock and
Forest Park at 10.30 every morning
while heretofore the mail used to
reach Bushkill in the afternoon at 4
o'clock and Forest Park at 5 o'clock.
This successful move will be much
appreciated by the Shmmer Boarders
in the Valloy and will increase the
sale of newspapers, which will now
reach their destination before the
news is stale and promoter as woll
as the postal authorities are to be
congratulated on their wise move
CHEAP EXCURSION.
On Sunday August 28, a great
social gathering will take place at
Binghamton and its beautiful Ross
Park. Friondi and residents from
the valleys of the "Delaware" "Sus
quelianna" "Chomung" and "Cnnis-
too" will meet and join with friends
in the modern "parlor city" for a
day of pleasant social recreation
The popular Erie R. Rs Co. has made
this occasion possible by offering
cheap excursions from P. J., Hones
dale, Carbondale, Hornellsville and
all intermediate stations at rates
that are cheaper than staying at
home. Every body and their neigh
bors are going.
Train will leave P. J. at 7:30
Fare round trip only $1.25. 2w
LOST On the road to tho Cliffs
small cloth side bag with oxidized
chain and catch, containing gilt
purse with a sum of money, and
few keys on a ring. Finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving same
at the Homestead. lw
PEACE WITH SPAIN.
By tho signing of the protocol
and proclamation of tho President
hostilities between the two nations
censed, and the Commission to bo
appointed will determine the details
ond disposition of tho Philippine
Islands. There seems to be a gen
eral opinion tbat the town of Manila
ond bay is all that the United States
need claim. The uncivilized popu-
ation of the islands would reqniro
too large a standing army to keep
in order, and it is not likely that iu
generations the character of tho in-
labitnnts oonld be changed or that
sufficiently largo proportion of
foreigners would sett te there to Con
trol tho affairs. Mora or less tur
moil will prevail, nnd the attempt
to suppress it woul d not bo warran
ted by any corresponding gain,
oither in commerce or civilization.
In time missionary efforts and the
ameliorating influences of more di-
ect contact with civilized people
will wear away the rough edge of
barbarism, and tho nntives may bo-
come fitted for a moro enlightened
form of government, but to nttempt
at this time to bring them under
any Ruch conditions would be at
tended with insuperable difficulties,
and would in the end amount to a
practical depopnlotion. Of this we
hove perhaps a most striking ex
ample at home iu the management
and control of our Indian wards
and it would scorn like folly to nt
tempt such an experiment at so
great a distanco from our own
shores.
K Town Notes.
Mrs. A. Strenkert and children
ond brother, John Harrington, of
Jersey City, who have been board
ing the past week with Mrs. Kirby,
were called away by news of the ill
ness of their mother.
William Buxton wns through town
last Sunday.
Misses Ii. C. and M. V. Dotey en
joyed a trip to Greely recently.
Our teacher, Cni'rie Dewitt, . rides
horseback to her school at Burchers
Glen.
Ella P. Rosenoronse spent part of
last week ot Rowland's, and attend
ed the Sunday School picnio with
Iva Dewitt.
William Cowgill visited this sec
tion last Sunday.
Farming 300ms prosperous here.
abonts.
The Svlvania House is filled with
boardors.
Charlos Wocel and Gilbert Rosen-
cranse have returned from Wayne
Co. where they have been Laying
for W. V. Burcher.
What has become of Daisy Boll?
Has she fled from the Glen?
W. V. Burcher, our Supervisor,
is improving tho roods in his (lis
trict.
We would like to hear from Daisy
at Germontown. That is 0 charming
little place. Mamie.
PIG3 AND PIG PENS.
The Board of Health at a recent
meeting resolved thot inasmuch as
many wore now maintaining pig
pons without permits, and some
while clean wore not as to location
and construction in accordance
with the ordinance, no interference
would now be mado with the own
ers of pigs and pens, provided same
were kopt clean, until the present
stock of pigs is disposed of and until
Jan. 1, 1899, but after that date the
B irough ordinance will be rigidly
enlorced. This is fair notice and
will work no hardship, but it is also
intended that no advantage must bo
taken of the present truce, nor will
any grace be given after the time
limit. So many complaints have
been received by the Board, and so
many unpleasant consoquonces arise
from keeping pigs within the Bor
ough limits, even though the pigs
are kept clean, that it becomes a
public necessity to enfore the ordi
nance in future, and no one wishing
prosperity, health and comfort for
the community can object.
NOTICE.
I hereby forbid all persons selling
my husband any intoxicants, or
plucing them at his disposal.
Mrs. A. V. McCarty.
Dingman Twp., Aug. 16, '98.
No stamp, is required on the cer
tificate of record of an instrument.
Notorial acknowledgements need
not be stamped if the deed or other
writing to which they are append
ed bears ft stamp. ,
PERSON V
Mrs. Maria Andrews is visiting
friends in Binghamton, N. Y., this
week. 1
A numbor from Milford embraced
the opportunity to visit N. Y. last
Monday.
Artist Geo. B. Drake, of N. Y., is
at the Dimmick House for a two
weeks' vacation.
F. Allon Snyder, Esq., and wifo,
of Lehlghton, Carbon Co., enjoyed
a drive through the valley last
week.
Hamilton Armstrong, of Howells,
N. Y., has nsignf;d his jvisition as
teacher in the colored school nt
Goshen.
Rev. Geo. P. VanWyok and fam
ily are domiciled with E. T. Riviere
on Harford St. and will remain un
til October.
A. S. Stoll, of Bevans, N. J., was
in Milford and vicinity Wednesday.
Hisquost was young cattle. See
the ad elsewhere.
John A. Westbrook, of Peters
Valley, N. J., has lately received
$200 back pay nnd an increase of
$2 per month on his pension.
Robt. Struthers, with his son
Vivian, and Willis Rommel, a guest
at Hotel Fanchore, enjoyed a few
days last woek camping at Log Tav
ern Pond.
Maurico S. Quinn, last Friday,
while attending to a horse which
had broken loose in the stable fell
over a bale of hay and dislocated
his shouldor.
Rev. George Makeley.of Brooklyn,
a friend of Dr. R. G. Barkley preach
ed an eloquent sormon last Sunday
morning in the Prosbyterian church
from the text, I am black but
comely.
Mrs. W. V. Hilliard entertained
a large company of hor young
friends at a luncheon on Tuesday
afternoon. The affair took on the
semblance of a picnio and was held
in Aldrich's Grove. It was given
in honor of her sister Miss Galla
gher. Jacob Neff, accompanied by his
daughter, attended the funeral of
his father, Christopher Neff, last
Friday. His friend, Ernest Bender,
a Corporal in Co. I, 1st cavalry, who
was on furlough on account of a
wound recoivod at Santiago, was
with him.
Dr. R. G. Barckloy, at the earn
est solicitation of many frienes, has
finally concluded to remain here
porniaiiontly, ond, in conjunction
with his sanitarium, engage in tho
general pract'eo cf medicino nnd
surgery. His office will be at his
residence on Harford Street.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
A "Pennsylvania Render" quotes H. K.
Cnrroll L L. D. to prove to me and others
that foreign missions nre of great value
I don't kDow who H. K. Carroll is, anp
whether I should consider bis utterances ns
authority or not. Judged from the fact
that ho claims much that is not In sight,
I should sot him down as aD. D. and there
fore possibly from self interest strongly in
favor of the maintenance and extension of
what I atn pleased to call "the foreign mis
sionary fake" I saw yrs. ago in a Chvtstiiin
newspaper, that during a convention of
ministers In one of our great eastern cities,
the question of fo-e!gn missions ca'ne up,
In the course of which one Rev. p"esent cd
asa reason why ho favored theusingof the
missionary fund only In our own land,
the claim that but 18' of the foreign mis
sionary fund ever reached the heathen for
w'lo'n it was collected, and presented sta
t'sllcs to tho convention proving hisclaim.
There was an outcry against the state
ment, but no effort was mado to disprove
It. A committee to Investigate was or
dered and if It evor reported where the
leakage occurred, I, for one, have never
heard of it. Penna. Ruador claims
much as theeffect of foreign, missions, or
at lea it Mr. Carroll does, wlilch has un
doubtedly been wrought out largely by
other influences, and which would have
been b'ought about if there hail never
been a foreign mission. As civilizing
agencies he totally igno us cunimeroe, tua
public schools und the counts. Iquest.on
also If "the mission Is more olloctivo than
the police In the slums." In fact the
Hible upon which nil mission work claims
to be founded would not to-day stand an
Instant as a complete guide to buinau
conduct, and the perpetuity of what Is
known as civilized government. That
people who would make it the literal aud
sole guide of their lives would be a nation
of socialists: under it the laws of the en
tire civilized earth would have to be en
tirely remodeled, and the iucvitable result
would be a long, long step toward barbar
ism. I do not ask you to concede all this,
yet if you will eudeavor to be au unbiased
studeut of history and the Bible, then
giving me tlm -and space I think I can
couvluce you that these aro facts, aud if
facts, then why should I not be opposed
to what I believe may rightly be entltlep
the "Foreign Mlssiouary Swindle. "
Real Batata Transfers.
Julius Mulford to Josephine Mor
gan, and Alice Gray, dated July 1,
'1)7, 169 acres Delaware Twp. ; con.
sideratiou fsUO.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, D. C, Aug. 15, fl8.
No other oountry ever did, and it
is not likely that any other country
evor will, in the short space of three
months and a halt fight such a re
markable war as the U. S. lias jnst
fought to a successful close. It was
one line of sucesses without even a
setback from Dewey's victory in
Manila Bay to the acceptance of the
tonus of pea co by the French Am
bassador, anthori7,od to act for
Spain. Without detracting in tho
slightest degree from the honors
a grateful country are paying the
heroes who participated in the fight
ing it is well to call attention to the
fact thot there is a man in Woshing
ton to whoso iron will nnd sleepless
energy more credit is due for the
glorious results and ending of tho
war than to any other single indi-
vidual. That man is Wm. McKin-
loy, who has shown himself worthy
to be the Chief Executive of the
grentest and strongest nation that
the world has ever seen, by gaining
the admiration, love and confidence
of onr own people and the respect
of the entire civilized world. He
has raised the U. S. to a higher po
sition than it has ever occupied in
the eyes of tho world, and yet, he
is today as unostentatious as he was
when serving in tho House, and has
no pride other than that which ev
ery mnn has who conscientiously
performs his duty. Every Ameri
can can point with pride to Presi
dent McIIinley and say to less fav
ored nations : This is the sort of
man that a free country produces at
need.
The members of the military com
missions, tl.at are to act with Span
ish commissioners, at San Juan, Por
to Rico, and Havnnna in arranging
for the evacuation of Porto Rico and
Cuba by the Spanish troops, will be
selected this weok but there is no
special hurry about selecting the
tivo peace commissioners that are to
negotiate the formal treaty of peace
botweon the U. S. and Spain, as the
commission will not meet until Oct.
1, at Paris and the President wish
es time to soloct the very best men
to be had.
All tho revenue cutters that were
transferred from the Troasury De
partment to the Navy Department
at the begining of the war, have .
been ordored back into the Treasury
Service and they will as fast as pos
sible resume their peaceful avoca
tion of watching for violators of the
tariff laws.
President McKinley took occasion
iu a letter declining an invitation
from Gen. Breckenridge to review
the troops at Chickamauga park, be
cause of his inability to get away
from Washington, to say a few
words that will do much to soften
tho bitter disapointment of the
thousands of volunteers who had no
opportunity to do any fighting.
These words were : "The highest
tribute tha t can be paid to the sol
dier is to say that he performed his
full duty. The field of duty is de
termined by his government, and
wherever that chances to be is the
place of honor. All have helped in
the great cause, whether in camp
or battle, and when peace comes all
will be alike entitled to the nation's
gratitude."
Gov. Otero, of New Mexico, who
is visiting Washington, said 'Presi
dent McKiuleys administration is im
mensely popul r with us, and right
here I wuut to say that New Mex
ico is as loyal and patriotic as any
state or territory in the union. Be
cause many of our people are of
Spanish descent, a lot of foolish
stuff has beon writen accusing them
of siding with Spain. A greater
slander was never perpetrated. Our
territory raised five companies of
Rough Riders, three of which did
Magnificent service in the hard
fighting in front of Santiago. The
cap tiii 11 of one of them, Max Luna,
of Spanish lineago, especially distin
guished himself in the charge at
San Juan. It was reported that he
was killed hot he is very much alive
and it wouldn't be istonishing if his
republican friends insisted upon
nominating and electing him to Con
gress." While there is no reason to be
lieve that the present temporary
peace will not be permanent no
ohunces are to be taken. Every ves
sel in our Navy, that is where it
can ' be done, is to be thoroughly
overhauled and put in first-claws
flighting condition as fust tut the.
work can be done.
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