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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY. JtJLY 28, 1900. TWO LOST ISLANDS United States Will Buy Sibutu and Cagayen From Spain. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Xslctn Are Part of Philippine Group, and Were Overlooked by Paris Pence Comnilnsiotu MADRID, July 27. The Cabinet la con sidering the proposition of the United States Government for the cession of the Islands of Sibutu and Cagayen In consideration of an Indemnity of $100,000. The Ministry regards the proposition fa vorably, and negotiations for a treaty of accord between the two governments is proceeding rapidly. HOW THEY WBRB OVERLOOKED. Mlntalre Made by Pence Coxnmlasion ers at Paris. "WASHINGTON, July 27. Arrangements have practically been, completed for the purchase from Spain by the United States of the Islands of Sibutu and Cagayen, which were left In Spanish possession by the Treaty of Paris, although part of the Philippine Archipelago. Had the Peace Commissioners at Paris, in arranging for the relinquishment to the United States of the Philippines, contented themselves with the phraseology "the Philippine Archipelago" as descriptive of the terri tory to be ceded to the United States by Spain, no question perhaps would have arisen over the possession of these two Islands. But to avoid the least chance of loose definition, the Peace Commissioners drew a geographical boundary line around the Islands to be transferred. The bounds were fixed by meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude. The lines generally described a parallel ogram, but at the southwestern corner, for some reason, there was an inset, ex cluding some of the islands off the coast of Borneo. By the terms of the treaty the southern boundary line of the archi pelago started at the eastern end, at the 127th meridian, and ran along the paral lel of 4 degrees, 43 minutes westward to the meridian of 119 degrees 25 minutes. At that point the line ran directly north ward to latitude 7 degrees 40 minutes, and thence was reflected westward to the 116th meridian, forming the small Inset above referred to. It was a year after the signature of the Treaty of Paris before the fact was discovered that in laying down these boundaries the commissioners had exclud ed the islands of Sibutu and Cagayen. It was disclosed by the visit to that part of the archipelago of the United States steamer Concord. The -commander of the vessel landed on Sibutu and was cordially received by the reigning Dato, who promptly hoisted the Stars and stripes and announced himself under the protec tion of the United States. Attention be ing attracted to that quarter the Spanish Government soon discovered the defect In the boundary line, and. through the Duke d'Arcos. set up a claim to the State Department for the possession, of the Isl ands. The department took the ground that the purpose of the Treaty of Paris In that section was to convey the entire Philippine Archipelago to the United States, and the general language of the act of cession was sufficient to effect the transfer, the defined boundary being an unnecessary one. Negotiations lasting many months followed, and each and ev ery member of the Peace Commission was caliedTlpoil to give his individual under- standing of the proceedings at Pa.ris, so far as they bore upon this point. Finally, it appeared that an exact boundary would have to be accepted Instead of the one laid down in general terminology, according to the fundamental principles of common law. That being the case. It became necessary, in the Interest of sound policy and to prevent the existence of a proba ble cause of irritation In the future, to buy out Spain's neighborly rights and continue the two islands as part of the Philippine Archipelago. As announced from Madrid, the Span ish Cabinet Is favorably considering the proposed transfer, and the negotiations may be regarded as closed on the basis of a cash payment to Spain by the United States of $100,000 for the two islands. The two islands arc insignificant in area and thinly populated, probably containing from G000 to 8000 people In ail. Sibutu Is a long, narrow island, four miles In length by two across. It is flat and unin teresting, with one small mountain In the center about 500 feet in height. It is sur rounded by coral reefs, with no anchor age to speak of. It lies only four miles outside of the southern boundary fixed by the Treaty of Paris. Cagayen Is about the same area, five miles bs' eight, with a mountain reaching a height of 1100 feet. It Is the largest of half a dozen tiny islets known as the Cagayen-Sulu group, and owing allegiance to the Sultan of Sulu. Its products are tobacco, sugar and similar tropical products. The Islands are said to be mainly valuable for their pesrls and shell fisheries, which, it is possible, may develop to some commercial importance. An Important consideration which has influenced the United States Government in these negotiations is the desirability of excluding any European power from the possession of the islands as a naval station, which would constitute a con stant menace to the United States. There is reason to believe that schemes of that kind have already been put afloat which are to be thwarted. TO EDUCATE FILIPINOS. Tonng Men Will Be Sent to Schools ' In This Conntry. BERKELEY, Cal., July 21. The Philip pine Commissioners contemplate sending natives of the islands to the United States to study. The first news concerning this Important new policy was brought by a letter from Bernard Moses, professor of history in. the University of California, and a member of the Philippine Commis sion, in a letter just received by President Wheeler. The letter says. In part: "From observations already made, I am inclined to think that we shall find among the young people of the islands a large number of eager and competent students, and I hope some arrangement may be made by which, from time to time, a goodly number may be sent to the schools of America. It may, perhaps, be found advisable to render some of them assist ance from public funds. It is quite likely that in this way we can help to bring the people of these islands to appreciate some what the civilization of the United States and to mark the difference between America and Spain." YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA. It Ha Obtained a Foothold Amonc the American Troops. WASHINGTON. July 27.-Surgeon-Gen-eral Wyman has received the following dispatches from Surgeon-General Glon non. at Havana, relative to yellow fever among the troopsln Cuba: "Havana. July 26. Wyman. Washing ton: Have been In communication with military authorities regarding First Regi ment. Have been 11 deaths at Pinar del Rio; eight cases and 11 suspects now un der observation. Disease obtained head way before differentiation. Troops moved out to camp for observation. All baggage and equipment will be disinfected, labelled and sealed by us before being placed upon transports. GLENNON." "Havana, July 20 Wymani Washing ton: On account of general prevalence of yellow fever in "Havana, am requiring disinfection of all baggage leaving this city for the States. Affairs running smoothly. Have arranged with military authorities to deliver bulk of effects of First Regiment In advance for disinfec tion and storage. Articles for field use to be disinfected. Immediately, prior to embarkation. Sight companies moved to camp on 22d. One case developed 25th. Cases also reported among troops of Matanzas. Have notified Surgeon Gui teras. GLENNON." BALTIMORE & OHIO DEAL. Secured Control of the Plttsbcrs A Western. NEW YORK, July 27. The Baltimore & Ohio has at last secured complete con trol of the Pittsburg &. Western Railway Company, and the last obstacle to the reorganization of the Pittsburg & West ern, which has been in the hands of a receiver since 1S96, has thus been 're moved. The Pittsburg & Western owns and con trols 390 miles of road in Western Penn sylvania and Eastern Ohio. It is cap italized at J3.000.000 preferred, and at $8,500,000 common stock, and its total fund ed debt amounts to $13,500,000. In 18S5 the road went into the hands of a receiver for the first time. After Its reorganisation in 1SS7, the Baltimore & Ohio purchased $6,000,000 of the common stock and oper ated the road as part of its through line to Chicago. In 18S6 the road went again into the hands of a receiver. A committee representing second mort gage bonds was formed, which in 183S sold $2,000,000 of these bonds to the Lake Erie & Western Interests. In December. 1S98, J. P. Morgan & Co.. formed a pro tective committee and called for deposits of bonds. In 1S90 the Lake Erie & West ern interests were acquired by the Bal timore & Ohio, and it was then believed that a reorganization in the interest of that company would be effected. As the Baltimore & Ohio besides held all the first mortgage bonds and practically all the floating debt. It slmplv remained to acquire control of the stock, which it Is understood was done by the purchase of 100.000 shares from the stockholders protective committee. OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION. Shippers Mny Carry the Matter to the Courts. NEW YORK, July 27. At Thursday's meeting of the executive committee of the Trunk Line Association, the principal subject discussed was the new ruling in the official classification, whtcn, it auictiy enforced, will prohibit the bulking of small separate parcels under one cover and forwarding them as one shipment. Strong protests have been made by ship pers against this ruling, and the matter Is receiving special attention from the Trunk Line officials, Whether they will adhere to and en force their ruling or will modify It Is proving a very difficult problem to solve. In view of the many interests which will be affected by their decision. There 's a strong probability that the matter will bo carried to the courts by shippers, if the trunk lines refuse to abrogate or ma terially modify their ruling. At Thurs day's meeting no final action was taken, the matter being referred to a commit tee of counsel for the trunk line roads. This in itself indicates the extreme care with which the railroad officials are pro ceeding In the matter. A prominent official of the Trunk Line Association said that it would be some time before the question Is definitely set tled and that a final decision would prob ably not be reached until the Fall. Colorado Railway Alliance. DENVER, July 27. An alliance be tween the Santa Fe and Rio Grande Rail roads, which will result In a practical union of the two systems, is. it is report ed, about to be formed. The details of the union are now being worked out by 'financiers bf-the" two corporations, and, according to report, another Summer will not have passed before the coalition is completed. The recently-announced construction plans for the Rio Grande for their extension from Durango south and thon over Into Utah, are said to be a part of the scheme. The Rio Grande will extend Its line southwest from this point until It reaches the Colorado River, and will follow the river down to Williams, Ariz., possibly rolng down the canon Itself. At Wil liams It will unite with the Snnta Fe. thus establishing through connections with the Pacific Coast. BOARD OF TRADE WIRES. Leading: Exchanges of the Country May Be Connected. CHICAGO. July 27. The Tribune to morrow will say: "The ownership and control by boards of trade of an elaborate system of tele graph wires connecting all the leading commercial exchanges of the country, to be established at a cost of $1.000 000. may be the outcome of meetings held today In the 'private wire house of the board. The primary purpose of tnls undertaking Is In the line of working out a practical plan to drive the bucket shops of me country out of business. The committee will get together again after the ques tion of express and other features of the plan have been farther looked Into." XeTr England Drocght Broken. BOSTON. July 27.-The long New Eng land drought, which has lasted for weeks, has been broken by a rain that lasted, with more or less force, 24 hours. Tho precipitation in this city and vicinity was L4S Inches There was less fall in the southeastern part of the state, but the, eastern part, as well as the central, northern and western portions, was thor oughly watered. Southern Vermont, Southern New Hampshire and Southern Maine were well soaked. Already there Is a marked change in the appearance of Nature. The pasture lands have lost much of their scorched appearance, and a new shade of vigor has spread ever the numerous truck gardens In the vicinity. It is fixed that tho hay crop will be only about half of the usual bulk, and the early potato crop has been withered one-third, but In all other di rections the outlook of the fnrmer and the gardener has greatly improved. Utah Ranees Parched. SALT LAKE. July 27. "The outlook for the sheep business In Utah Is anything but encouraging," said a leading sheep raiser, on his return from a visit to sev eral Southern Utah counties. "The con dition is the worst I ever saw. Every where I went I found the ranges so parched that all grass had disappeared, and in many places the bush was dead from lack of moisture. Already both sheep and cattle are much wasted In size, and large numbers of sheep from this section are being driven to the Big Horn Basin country. Adverse reports also come from the surrounding states." m Maya Defeated Mexican. NEW ORLEANS, July 27. News reached this city tonight of a desperate battle between the Mexican troops and the Yucatan Indians, in which the govern ment troops were badly routed and lost heavily. General Bravo commanded the Mexican troops, and It Is said that he had .about 3000 men. The Maya Indians number 0000 warriors and it was discov ered that they were armed with the most modern equipments of war. A German Transport. , PHILADELPHIA. July 27.-The steam ship Bosnia, of the Hamburg-American line, lately impressed by tho German Government to carry supplies to China for the Kaiser's troops, left port today for San Francisco. She has In her3iold over S000 tons of coal, and when she reaches the Pacific Coast, it I said she will ship- at least 1500 horses for the use of the German cavalry In. China, THE MOUNTAINEERS' PLOT WHARTON GOLDEN ON THE STAND AT THE POWERS TRIAL. Back County Men Were to Kill Off Legislators nnd Give Repub licans a Majority. GEORGETOWN, Ky., July 27. The prosecution placed their star witness, F. Wharton Golden, on the stand in the Powers conspiracy trial this afternoon, and unless their present plans are changed will rest their case at the conclusion of his testimony tomorrow. Golden went over the details of the organization of the mountain people, who were brought to Frankfort. It was the purpose of the men, himself Included, to kill off enough Democratic legislators to give the Re publicans a majority. Louis W. Hamp ton, a Republican member of tho Legis lature from Powers' home county, gave sensational testimony against both Pow ers and Governor Taylor. Hampton testi fied that Taylor wanted the Republican mob to start a fight In the House, and assured him that he as Governor would back them up. The first witness called today was Judge James D. Black, of Barboursvllle, who was a candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for Governor before the recent con vention. He testified as to the letter which Powers wrote James Stevens, of Barboursvllle, February 20. The state ments, "I am largely responsible4 for the disorganized condition of tho Democrats," and "I am an open advocate of war," were used. Private Dudley Williamson, who was a member of tho military company which took charge of the Statehouse Imme diately after Goebel was shot, testified that the members of the company were drawn up in the arsenal that morning prior to the shooting. Witness said that the company had been kept Inside the arsenal after the Legislature met, but previous to that day had not been uni formed. D. H. Sinclair, ex-manager of the Postal Telegraph" office at Frankfort, tes tified as to many telegrams sent through his office before and after the shooting. Some related to calling out the mllltla, others to supplies for the men who came to Frankfort before the shooting. George Weaver, of Denver, Colo., was the next witness. He was in Frankfort at the time of the assassination, and was Just entering the Capitol grounds when a shot was fired. The witness looked In the direction of the executive building, and saw the muzzle of a gun pointing from the Secretary of State's office. Wit ness said he thought he saw the hand of a man holding the gun. Witness had never been In Frankfort before that day, and left that afternoon. On cross-examination witness said he was a native of London, Ky., and went to Colorado in 187L He was a barber until last Fall, and since then has been employed by the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal or ganization. Weaver could not remember about the weather the day of the shoot ing, and could not give a good account of his movements in Frankfort. L. W. Hampton, a Republican member of the Legislature from Knox County, testified this afternoon that he was talk ing with Governor Taylor January 3 on the subject of the contest. The witness said Taylor told him that human llfo would have to be sacrificed. Hampton continued: "I replied. Well, if the Gov ernor says ,' but he broke in and said to me: 'Oh. I can't advise you.' I had called on the Governor to advise him to call out the mllltla. He told me something would have to be done before he could do this. It was in this connec tion that he spoke of sacrificing human life." F. Wharton Golden followed Hampton on the stand. Golden said that Caleb Powers. In January, asked him to go to the mountains and get a crowd of mountain feudists to bring to Frankfort. Powers accompanied witness part of the way on the trip, and witness went through Harlan, Bell and other counties, getting up the crowd. A Dr. Bingham and other men wero paid money to come, ho said. Powers, who was present, spoke approvingly of the plan to kill the ma jority of the Democratic Legislature. 'J. he day before the shooting, witness saw John Powers give Youtsey the keys to the Secretary of State's office, and later Powers told him they had procured two negroes, Mason Hooker and "Tallow Dick" Combs, to kill Goebel. Tho morning of the assassination he saw Caleb and John Powers and Walter Day when they went to Louisville. Be fore leaving they were In the Secretary of State's office. Governor Taylor was there, as were several men from the mountains. B. J. Howard, of Harlan County, wanted the Governor to call out tho troops, but the Governor replied: "You all must act first." Witness walked home with Governor Taylor one evening, nnd the latter asked him If ho and the other mountain men would back up a Republican member of the Legislature If a fight should be pre cipitated, and further along In the con versation, he said: "Golden, It looks like a horrible thing to kill a man. but that looks like the only way to handle Goebel and his gang." Tho cross-examination was begun, but "had only pro srried a little way when court ad journed. IN THE ANTARCTIC. Report of Borchgrevlnck:' Explora tions in the Southern Cross. SAN FRANCISCO. July 27.-The report of Explorer Borchgrevlnck, who was sent to the Antarctic in the Interest of science In the auxiliary screw bark Southern Cress, has been received here. In his re port, the explorer says that Ice was first encountered December 30, 1S9S. and that two weeks later, January 14, land was first sighted. It proved to be Ballcney Island, but near approach was impossible owing to the ice. For weeks the vessel was hemmed In the pack and prepara tions for a sledge Journey to Victoria Land were being perfected when the pres sure slackened a little. The Southern Cross had been hemmed In for 43 days when, the night of Feb ruary 17, she dropped anchor in Robert son's Bay. Stores were landed on South Victoria Land. February 23, ,a severe southeast gale occurred. It las'ted for 43 hours and two anchors were lost. The re port states that but for the heroic work of the men the vessel would have ben lost. March 1, the Union Jack was hoist ed on Victoria Land, and March 2, tho Southern Cross, commanded by Captain Jensen, sailed for New Zealand, leaving Borchgrevlnck and a party of 10 at tho settlement of Cape Adare, 2500 miles south of Australia. The party remained in the vicinity of Adare for some months, experiencing great hardships and suffering Intensely from the severe cold. June 26. an attempt was made to reach the coast land to tho west of Robertson's Bay, where the camp was pitched, with the thermometer regis tering 40 degrees below zero. An Island was discovered and named Duke of York Island. On this Journey the lowest tem perature registered was experienced, namely, 52 degrees below zero. Subse quently, expeditions from Robertson's Bay were dispatched during August and September, with the result that valuable collections wore obtained and observa tions taken whenever opportunity offered. The land towards the southwest of Duke of York Island, In the Admiralty Range, was visited and named Geikic Island, ow ing to Its geological interest. Duke ot York Island itself was found to be cut through from east to west by broad, deep quartz reefs. "It may here suffice to say," he re marks, "that minerals of great value oc cur in. this vicinity, and that undoubtedly , in time to come science will receive that support from commerce which the prog ress of civilization Justifies, and that the future Antarctic exploration will never be in want of financial support. Officially I took possession of Duke of York Island for Sir George Newncs. Gelkes Island, which we visited on soveral occasions. Is also rich in minerals." NEBRASKA THESTORMCENTER Why Bryan Deems Success In That State of Paramount Importance to Himself. Nebraska State Journal. Republicans and "Democrats alike must realize that in this state the campaign will bo a fight for political .existence on the part of W. J. Bryan and William V. Allen, and for this reason will be the hardest ever fought in the history of Nebraska. The belief has fastened Itself upon the public mind that the Democrats have no chance to carry the National election. Bryan, realizing this, will try to save him self by carrying Nebraska, In order that he may go to the United States Senate. A failure In both the National and state elections would mean his utter political extinction, and the reorganization of the Democratic party under the leadership of olther Hill, Croker or Gorman. Thus the Nebraska election becomes more import ant to Mr. Bryan than does the National contest, and he may be expected to per sonally stump the state in the effort to save himself. It Is this very situation which gives the Mid-Road Populists renewed hope. They hold that if Bryan was elected Pres ident he would be in the .saddle as a Democrat, with the party behind him, and the Populist party would be practically wiped out. On the other hand, the de feat of Bryan and the advent of the Hill and Crokcrlsm would mean that a vast number of Democrats would bolt from tho reorganized party and go to the Popullstc They believe that the only thing now holding a large number of voters in the Bryan ranks is the hopes of these that he may stand a show of elec tion. Once convinced that he Is to be beaten, they will flock to the Populist standard by the thousands, making It ono of the leading parties. The logic of the situation is so plain that it cannot be mistaken by the Re publicans of Nebraska. Once remove hero worship from the politics of the state, and allow the voters to follow reason Instead of empty sound, and Republican control will be permanent. It Is a good time to pull together and redeem the state. If the National campaign fs to re solvo Itself into a contest over the Sena torshlp of the State of Nebraska, the sooner the situation is met the better will be the chance of Republican success. The peculiar condition of the Demo cratic party was apparent at the Kan sas City convention, and was openly dis cussed by delegates both from the East and the West. The men from beyond tho Alleghanlcs said that Bryan deemed success In Nebraska of more importance than success in the National campaign. The Western men believed that the New York managers wanted Bryan to lose In Nebraska, and a good deal of the con tost over the National platform focussed at this point. As is well known, the re sult was a compromise. Bryan got the sliver plank which he thought would help him to carry his home state. The Eastern managers gave him Stevenson, the tail-end of the Cleveland Administra tion, thinking this would defeat him In Nebraska. Now comes the natural decision on part of Mr. Bryan to let the Eastern men take care of the East and become responsible for the result there, while he looks after his own political bacon in the West, with a chance to drop into a good place after the National cyclone has quit twisting his party out of all semblance of shape in other states. Duty on Imports From Hawaii. NEW YORK. July 27. The Board of Classification of tho United States Gen eral Appraisers today announced Its de cision In a test case regarding the right of the Government to assers merchandise Imported from Hawaii and overruled the protest of the Importers, W. H. Croasman & Bros., and affirmed the assessment of the duty by the Government. This de cision covers the passage of a Joint reso lution of Congress of July 7, 1S9S, admit ting Hawaii and the passage recently of the law declaring Hawaii United States territory. The status of Hawaii since It became a regular territory of the United States was not passed upon. i Northvrcst Trafllc Meeting. CHICAGO, July 27. Executive officers of "VVestern railroads met here today to consider ways and means of harmonizing rates and the distribution of traffic In the Northwest, but their deliberations were kept secret. The Northern Pacific has refused to consent to any arrangement whereby a division of traffic would be made on any fixed basis. The Great Northern Is also reported to be displeased with the plans laid down by other in terested roads. Paddy Purtell Knocked Out. TACOMA. July 27. George Green, of San Francisco, tonight knocked out Pad dy Purtell. of Saginaw. Mich., in the fifth round. The fight was a disappointment, as up to the last round no damage was done. In the fifth round Purtell was knocked down twice, the last time by a hard right-hand swing. Boy PoKtofllee Robber. LOS ANGELES. Cal., July 27. Floren clo L. Gaxlola, a Mexican boy, 16 years old. has been arrested on a charge of robbing the Nogales Postofllce of $5000 in cash. The money was stolen the night of March 21. Gaxlola has confessed his guilt. illiP ( THE QR1EI&&L WQRCESTER2HBRE xMi W? Arr J33F" BEWARE OF IMITATIONS n M- VvvT J J I 7J 7 I This signature on cTerv bottle I 1 Jgi ft- vsr U No matter how weH your ' rtre nA u.m .,., a k$raf 3 Jlg ) Meats, Fish, Soups and Salads S .) . Cooks and buUtrs every- ItWl S9lANSr prepared tney will beini- &0d&y,rJ4 wBc?e renounce it an indis- ) l f & 3lJ provedHyy Lea &: Perrins' UCCO- pecsabte requisite to the Culi- ( V ' ( fl SIX HUNDRED KiilED COST OF THE REVOLUTION IN CO. LOMBIA. Liberals Were the Greatest Suffer ersTreaty of Pence Sifmcd Colon Tranquil. COLON, July 27. Tho Liberal rebellion In this department has ended after the sacrifice of more than COO lives, the Lib erals having been the greatest sufferers, while the wounded number many hun dreds. Dr. Mendoza, representing the Lib erals, and General Alban arranged yes terday for a cessation of hostilities, the Colombian Liberals being pledged to sur render thoir arms and being guaranteed their freedom from prosecution and the retention of all political rights. The for eigners who took sides with the rebels are to bo banished within a week. Gen eral Herrera and Dr. Parks, who were active in the revolutionary interests, have already left Panama. The work of bury ing the dead on both sides is In progress. Panama has been plunged Into the deep est mourning by the loss of many of Its most prominent men on both sides In this conflict. The armies wore provided with arms of the latest model. Colon has been tranquil throughout the robelllon. PEACE TREATY SIGNED. After the Most Desperate Battle of the Revolution. NEW YORK. July 27. A dispatch to the Herald from Panama says: A treaty of peace between the Govern ment and the revolutionists has been signed. This action followed directly af te rthe most desperate battle of the en tire revolution, In which the losses on each side were very heavy. Owing, it Is believed, to some misunder standing of the terms of the armistice brought about by the American. English and French Consuls, the Insurgents sud denly renewed their attacks upon the sub urbs of Panama. The lighting lasted 11 hours, with the exception of only a few minutes' Interval, and was very heavy from start to finish. The rbel troop3 made charge after charge on the trenches of the Government forces, pushing for ward with remarkable bravery and with a recklessness approaching closely to madness. Every assault was repulsed with a ter rible loss of llfo, but the rebels wore un daunted, and with extraordinary courage and renewed vigor, repeated the attacks again and again. These desperate as saults were kept up all night long and were met with equally orave resistance by the regulars. In one of the Intrench ments defended by a detachment com posed almost entirely of young men from this city, nearly every one of the defend ers was killed or badly wounded. It was 6 o'clock Thursday morning when the revolutionists were finally compelled to give up their attacks and forced to re treat to the positions they held when the armistice was declared. The tide of bat tle was turned against them by the ar rival on an express train from Colon of SCO fresh troops to reinforce the Govern ment. These gave the regulars the ad vantage, and the rebels retired, after 11 hours of such fierce fighting as the Isth mus never saw before. The appearance of the battleground af ter the cessation of hostilities can bo bet ter Imagined than described. Dead and dying men were lying all along the Cale donia road, beyond the railroad bridge, for half a mile, at times scattered a few feet apart and more often In heaps, packed closely together. How many wore killed during the night is not yet known, but tho number will reach into the hun dreds. Tho exact loss may never be known, for many of tho -wounded -men crawled in out of the way of bullets and more died In tho bushes, and may not ail be found, being simply recorded as "miss ing." As quickly as possible the Red Cross corps, aided by the ambulance corps of the British cruiser Leander, began to gather up and attend to the wounded. Soma of the wounded were taken to the Red Cross Hospital, already crowded wltn patients from the previous battles. Oth ers were carried to the Panama Canal Company's Hospital, where they were cared for" by all available surgeons. Sail ors from the Leander were also sent out to pick up tho dead. Cartload after cart load of corpse was gathered together and cremated. Dr. Carlos Mendoza, Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Government, went to the old station of the Panama Rail road under a flag of truce at noon. He met there General Alban, Governor of Panama, and discussed with him terms of the treaty of peace between the hostile forces. An agreement was reached af ter a long conference, nnd the treaty was drawn up and signed by General Alban, on behalf of the Government, and Dr. Mendoza and Bellsaro Perras, as rcpre sentatlves of the revolutionists. Under the terms of this treaty the sur render of the Insurgents Is complete. They agree to deliver up all arms, ammunition and ships in their possession. The-Government grants full amnesty to all revo lutionists and tho officers are permitted to retain their swords. Foreigners who may have fought In the insurgents' ranks are to be allowed to return to their homes. All political prisoners held In Panama have been released. Excitement In the city Is already gradually subsiding, and there Is general rejoicing that the fight ing has ended without the threatened bombardment of Panama. Rebel Defeat at Santnndcr. KINGSTON. Jamaica, July 27. The Co lombian Consul-General here, Mr. For wood, gave out the statement today that he had received a dispatch from the government 'of the Department of Boliv ia, saying the rebels had been badly de feated at Santflndfir. thnt tho TJonnrt- ments of Caucau, AntIoua, Culdinlmarca ! ana .Bogota were quiet, and In possession of the government, and that In Tollml tho rebels were entirely surrounded by government troops. Mr. Forwood stated that the government had purchased a warship from France, which had sailed fully equipped with arms and ammuni tion, and that it was momentarily ex pected to arrive at Kingston for orders. GARRISON ON HOAR. lie Wan Right In January or Else Imposed Upon. New York Tribune. All this is clearly very serious, and no body can wonder that Mr. Garrison, be lieving these things, as of course he hon estly does, should long have had a low opinion of Mr. Hoar's moral character his adjective for It is "abjectness." Yet In a book of poems the other day we ran across a sonnet by William Lloyd Garri son, dated January 11. 1900, addressed "To George Frisbie Hoar," and reading as fol lows: Amldt the voices of the market place. Drowning1 the public conscience with thoir din. Defying righteousness, exalting sin. Thy notes rlnK clear above the tumult base. Thine the unflinching courage to outface The clamorous worship of material gods. Holding to noble alms, despite the odds That menace Justice and the human race. Revived the great traditions ot tho state! Otis and Adams reincarnate speak; Charles Sumner's strength and Andrew's fervid light In thee are living and regenerate The downcast and oppressed thy counsel seek. And upward gaze at thee on Freedom's height. Is tho William Lloyd Garrison who know that Mr. Hoar always deserted his professions when It came time to vote the same William Lloyd Garrison who recently celebrated Mr. Hoar's "unflinch ing courage to outface the clamorous worship of material gods"? Is the poet who compared him with Otis and Adams tho prophet who foresaw that he was lower in the scale than Lodge, hated ot anti-Imperialists? Does the same soul which declares that "no virile meaning Inspired your fine words," sing "thy notes ring clear above the tumult base." and while pretending to gaze upward at Hoar on freedom's height In heart despise him as tho abject tool of wrong? We know Mr. Garrison Is a great cham pion of liberty, but It seems to us that such liberty with truth goes far toward license. So stern a moralist as Mr. Garri son has no right to make poetry the hand maid of Idle falsehood. The poet Is a seer, bound to get at the great verities and scorn the time-serving and flattery and expediency of politicians, and Illuminate tho character of men and deeds with the pure white light of eternal truth. The trimmer may say a bad man Is good be cause he thinks at the minute he can use him. but the poet of divine inspiration is abovo such things. If. as Mr. Garrison's letter Intimates, he has known Mr. Hoar for a quarter of a century as a weak kneed, putty-faced old cuss who regularly voted for what he himself admitted was wrong, then it Is positive Infidelity to the muse to degrade her to the celebration of such a man's "unflinching courage." It Is poisoning the wells of truth; It Is har nessing Pegasus to draw a swindler's wagon; It Is stealing the livery of heaven to serve the devil In. Wo are pained thus to find Mr. Garrison a self-confessed light er of false poetic beacons along the world's highway. "False Is the war no poet sings"; falser the poet who sings falso men truo. THE- NEW ORLEANS UNSAFE Will Need Extensive Overhauling: Be fore She Is Serviceable. WASHINGTON, July 20. It begins to look as If the Government had been bun coed In more ways than one when It was making preparations for the Spanish War. It Is a well-known fact that fabu lous prices were paid for old hulks that were purchased for use as transports, and many an owner of a steam yacht of greater or less value disposed of his floating property to the Government at a good round figure. These are matters that have passed Into history. But It will be recalled that at the same time the Government purchased two pro tected cruisers of the smaller type, one of which was renamed the New Or leans. This vessel Is" now In Philippine waters. A report recently received at the Navy Department has given rise to much uneasiness about the vessel. This report come3 from the Captain of the cruiser, and reports that after making observa tions on his own responsibility, and con ferring with other officers who are fa miliar with the New Orleans, he has con cluded that the vessel Is not sufllclently staunch for ordinary use, especially In rough weather. In tho first place, the cruiser has very heavy upper works and rigging, far too heavy and too far above the water line, which renders her top-heavy. To avoid any disaster from this cause, the vessel has always been kept heavily coaled and loaded, and as much of the "weight a3 ppsslblo has been stowed In her bottom, and as near the keel as possible so as to keep her righted. In fact, the Captain says that he Is so apprehensive of an accident that he fears at any time to let his supply of coal run :ow, on ac count of the decrease In weight In the hold that would ensue. It Is very likely that the department will act In this mat ter, and appoint a board to moke an official report, with a view to remodeling the upper works of the New Orleans. The Captain. In the same report, refers to tho fearful conditions which exist aboard his ship as regards quarters for tho officers and crew. The vessel was never designed according to the American plan, allowing ample room for the men. and as a. result quarters below decks are crowded, each man having but 200 feet Wmm in addressing Mrsa Pinkhasn you are com municating with WW& A woman whoso expe r fence in treating female His is greater than that of any living person? male or female She has fifty thousand such testimonial letters as we are constantly pub lishing showing ihafLydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is daily re lieving hundreds of suf fering women Every woman ksvows some woman Mrs Pink ham has restored to health Rfirs Pinkham snakes no statements she cannot prove. Hor adirice is tar. Lvdta E. Pinxhaai f UU9 Med. Co., Lynn, iiaas. of air, where on our home-built vessels each man has 1080 feet. Sleeping below decks In the Philippine waters Is very uncomfortable at best, although on some of the ships electric fans afford some relief. The ventilation on the New Or loanse Is very faulty, and in bad weather, when It Is necessary to close the hatches and other ventilators. It Is a physical Im possibility for any one to sleep below decks. So, In fair weather, most of the crew sleep on deck, where they can have tho benefit of what air Is stirring, and In bad weather they are forced to stand up on deck, under canvas awnings, until the rain ceases. The resultant fatigue and loss of sleep naturaly has a bad ef fect on the men. There Is another bad feature In con nection with the excessive heat. The am-munltlcn-room Is reported to reach a very high temperature at times, often coming within a few degrees of the ex ploding joint of some of the ammunition carried. This presents a very serious phase of the situation, which will also have to be considered by the depart ment. In view of all these facts, the Captain has asked that his vessel be re lieved from duty In the Philippines and sent to some cooler station, and It would not bo surprising In the near future to see the New Orleans ordered home for extensive repairs and a general remodel ing of the quarters and ammunition room. It is feared that to place tho cruiser In good shape a large outlay will be required, and. when the deal U over. It will be found that the Govern ment hns paid a good price for her cruiser constructed abroad. Kansas and the ClilneMe. WASHINGTON. Julv 22. Hon.Wllllarr A. Harris, the Populist Senator frorr Kansas. sailed Into Washington recently, with the statemont that Bryan would sweep the country In No'ember. He. fo: one, believes that the reiteration of the ratio In the new Democratic platform was well advised. The Senator says that there will be a completo fusion of Populists and Democrats In Kansas before election, and that the state will easily be carried fox Bryan. Referring to the Chinese question, he says the Kansas people deplore the pres ent situation. The people of his state condemn the overzealous missionaries and discredit altogether the talk of a partltior of China, both of which they consider as essential factors In bringing on the pres ent trouble. He thlnk proper punish ment should be meted out to the guilty Chinese, who are responsible for the lesr of life, but does not sympathize with the proposition to divide the empire. He rath er hopes to see the outbreak suppressed by the concerted action of the powers, and the conservative element In China re stored to power. This, he says. Is th prevailing sentiment in the West. The Mission of the Thnddcus. The Forum. From the moment the first American missionaries landed on the shores of Ha waii from the little brig Thaudeus ishlch. considering her mission, may bo called the Mayflower of the Pacific the work finally leading to the annexation of those Islands to the United States stead ily progressed. But the- influences brirg Ing about so momentous an event worked siowly, silently, and for the most part, unsuspectedly In their trend for many years. In fact. It Is only In the light of retrospection that It can be now seen that actually they were at work as early as indicated.