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aaVe^trrkDmls aMbmwWEDXESDAT, JULY 18, W»
ri/f Jffifl ni/.s uorxixg.
THE WAR After demonrtratlnf* on Moadaythat he had Bantiago at
his mercy C.eneral8haftcr °ent a second demand for trfe
unconai-tlonal BUirender of ihe clty; General Toral aenta replv
reatarday morning, relteratlng hla detc-r-mlnation to realat;
latf-r advloes lndlcate thatthe lenewal of the bombardment was
poatpoaaduntil thla morning. =_-= The Navj Denartmentordered the
auxlllary crulser Uuffalo to be sentto the New-V..rk Navy Yard. to
be convertedinto a rolller. ___=_= Chlef ConatmctOT Hlchbornhas
reported to the Navy Department that threeof the new torpedo-boata
bftn*c bullt are nearlyready for aervke, and that work on the
Ala-bama la r*-ing rushed. General Miles wlllcommand th.- P..rto
Rlco expedltlon, whlch willbe organlzed Immedlntely after the fall
of San¬tlago The old TennesBce Penltentlary.now des.-rt.-d. is
belng tonsldered by the Qot«ernmcnt na a prlson for Spanish
soldlers.The converted yacht Stranger put Into NewportNews 'or
repairs for damages recelved ln a col-lialon in Hamptoa Roada e=s:
Accordlng toMadrid and London advicrs the Spanish Cablnetcrlsls
hangs fire bacflUMa of the Indecision ofHag.-.sta and the lack of
some one else to takethe PrcmiershipFORB1GN. The Chinese robels
have captured
aareral taaraa, and have posted placards inoth.-rs warnlns the
lnhabltantu to leave.Ar. Inquiry Into the Bourgogne dlsaster was
be-gun n* Hallfax. =- The Italian Chamber ofDeputlea approvcd 'he
measure for the restora-tlon of order. In the Vienna chess
tourna-ment boih Tarrasch and Plllabury won, the lat¬ter retalnlng
hle lea.l ol one polnt.DOMB8T1C.An important amerdment. whlch
mav aid macbine government. has been madeln ihe i::«-. ti.-ii
Supt-rvision blll. == SenatorHlg^ln:. Ir.troduced into the
I.cglslatjure a billprovldlng for a Btate laaua of $1,500,000
ofnever.-vear bords to pay for the equlpment ofvolunteers The new
Japanese crulserKasagi bullt bv th>- t'ramps. had a
succcssfultrial trip at P rtsmouth. and dt-ve'.oped underadvarae
eondltlooa a rjimrter of a knot morethan her rontract speed. .-A
confllct la-agarded as probablfl between the strlkers atHaverairaw
and the Sherlffs posse if an at-tempt to raaatna work la made
to-day.A tract of eoal lands in Alabama was acqulredbv Northern
rapltallata for $280,000. ===== Of-flcials of the Canadian Paciftc
and the WeattrnAmerican llnaa hald eonferences with the
Inter-Btat>- Commarefl Comanlaa-flfli yesterday on theWestern
rate war; no result was reached.CITY. Four desperate bu.'glars. one
of whom
lt, accused of three murdera ln varloua parta ofthe country.
wtre captured by the pollce. ____-Oscar Hammers'ein and his wlfe
were nned*M)C\ Jolntly for canten.pt of court ln f>rclng
anentrance to Olvmnla whllo it was In a recelvershands - A
rceolutlon was passed by theRapld Translt Board sbowlng that
negotlatlonswlth the Manhattan company. for the presentat least.
were ended. ______ In the Board of Al-dermen yesterday the
resolution for an laaua of$_,'HBKif)r)0 of bonds for improvements
ln New-Tork was not passed. =-**= Vhe reslgnatlon ofEllas B. Dunn
local for*easter of the WeatnerBureau. was accepted by Professor
Moore, Chiefof the Bureau.THP" *vVE\THER..Tndlcatl-ra for
to-day:
Cloiidy. with raln. The temperature yesterday:Highest 75
degreea; lowest, G7 degreea; average,70**.
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THE GOVERXOR'S PR0GRAMMEOno fonturr of th** brlof progrnmme
presented
tn the Leplslature by (iovernor Black weoinflllkely to inako the
cxtrn sesslon n llvely one.I_aavacra of both pariU's nre agreerl
that the warmi'.-istires. glvlnp absc-nt soldiers n '.hance tovote
In November and making an addltional ap-propriation for tliolr
oqulpmenl, -a!!1 pass with¬out opposltlou. Against any surh
pJertions blllaffeotlnff thla dty as tho Governor Is snkl tohave
pprsunded many Ttppubllcan nunibers toaupport tlie ncmocrats are
apparently resolvedto make as stlff a flfhl as posslble. The
t;ov-rrnor's schenie of leglslatlon contains no sur-jirise. Tbere
has never been a doubt that the'.aoaled verdk-t" whlch
representatives of thelocal Reptiblicnn maohlne brought back
fromAlbany a few weeks ago wns a# flrm refusal toapprove thelr
revengeful plan for n rrorganiza-tion of the Pollce Board.
Nevertheless, theOuTa*f*ar has done well to put the verdlrt
onrecord ln these expllrlt terma: "Leglslation af-"ferting any
exlstlng pollce force, except as to"Its dntles ln _Ofl_flaBCtaO*_
wjth registration and"electlon, and offt-nces n-ralnst them, I
dlstlnctly"docllnc to recommend." 8o ends h dlsreputableattempt to
get square wlth Tammany for break-ing falih wlth Its allles la the
electlon of lastyear.The Buppoaltlon that the Governor was wor-
riwl over the prospect of electlon frauds thlsyear and dcslroua
of prevcntlve legislatlon Ibalso conflrmed by his niesrage and by
the mcas-ure of whlch he Is supposed to be the author.To most of
what be says on thls subject webeartlly aubscrlbe. Crlmea against
the fran-cblse are abomlnable and fnll of menace to
i.urInstitutlons. They are too llghtly regarded lnmany quartera.
and we fear that the tendoncyao to regard them la Incrcaslng. It Ib
a tendency whlch needs to be eher-ked. and we shouldrejoice to have
the ptnaltios for such erlOMflflflflMtafl heavler aiid ii.exorably
lafllctfljd. Bnl fllaw to prevent electlon frauds may bfl
-vorsethan worthlcss, and we are lucllned to rwdlcvethat the blll
now proposed for onactnent ls r 24105,000.000ponnfls exported, and
more stlll ln 1801, $2!»>.-|!12,Sl»i for 2.907.(XH).1X)0 ponnds
exporle.l. In-deed, If we go liack to 1SS1 It appenrs
thntf247.»H«.74»l wafl received for 2,191,000,000l>ouiids sont
Bhroad, nnd nbout ns much In valuofor 2.2KS.O-UMIOO potinds ln
1MR1. In effect, thoSoiithoin farmers have been sellliiK about
one-half more cotton for less money than they formerly received for
a smnller proportlonof thelr(rop. The ileld has oxpanded moro ihan
iheworld's eonMimptlon, and for tho lnst ten ortwenty yenrs a
litilo more than the eunsumptlonln nnniif ."turo ln this eountry.
greaily ns thntbag iiicreii .ed. Nor enn It bo expected that
thooost of prixluetlon can be rednoed |_ aajeh pr.i-poriion na lt
has ben ln potroleum. of which808,000,000 g-illons oxportod ln 1H77
hrmiglit|Ol,T80,4S8, or nbout 20 cents n gnllon, whlla073,000,000
gnlrfffr* egported h»*t year broughtf02,t-854hT7, orM centB. ffhea
such reductloa lnaelllng prica api>enrs in f.iiiu prodocti it U
Tt*'Honablo to Infer that .orrosponding deereaso Ineari haa not
heen offe.ied. and thnt the oatptttbas beea unwlaely increaaed, ao
tbat tha faiuier
pta leaa money for a grentor quantltyrataed
aud shlpped.
Tho moro detalla are learned about lt.tha
more thoroughly f'ommodoro Hchley appearato
have done htfl work at Pantlago._._a-
The most omlnous nnnouneemont of the day.
for Spain. ls that Martlnei d* Campoala 0f>
pnsed to seoklng penco That ln">rru;,tlhleBOl-
dler-statesman ls looked to as th* hope of Spain.
Put If he perslsts In so fatuous a course aacon-
tlnnlng tho war. thal hope Is vnln Indeod.-?
Von Holat. profeaaor of lnterr.ntlonal law at
the rnlversltv of .'hloago. flnds Hawaii an-
noxed, not.vithsf.-in.linghls Infurlate brandlshlngof the
scrolls of the law nrralnst It Ho will
have to possess hls aoul ln pnt!*nce over thevent. l.ut to a
phllosophlcal (.erman. fleasonedhy importatlon and tolernbly W8ll
acllmnted.that oiiKht not to be partloularly dlfflcult.Bventa read
new meanlngs Into the Pandeo.s
preferB your room to your company, and Cana(_ahas rrocd
188.8.
PER80NAL.
.Th* Phllade-phla no-ord" says. Th« appolnt.ment of
H*..r-A.lmiral rredericll Valette
1-CNalr..SuperintendentoftlMiDnlt^ltateaNaralA^d.omv to i ...
Captaln Phlllp H. Coopar (who is,o eommand -ho moderntaed erulaer
CWcaiio) la anhonor to a Bon of pennayiranla. Admlral l_ta/rairwai
appolnted ai aetlng mldahlpman from tniflBtata nearly forty-flve
years ago. Durlng th*r-ivii Wer h* saw aea-flgntlng un.^r rarragut
ortho M'Briaalppi and waa ln the."f_f_-^r*x?w1paaaage of all th*
forta up to tha c I >tnre ot in. «.
ssLrs -WSfiftE*, ;> ;-tendenl of th* Naval Obaervatpry. HN
rr',s''-;transfer wlll! leave racani the chalrmnnship of
theLtghthouaa Board "
coionei Brneat Orattan. who has just ne*n re-tlred from the
Rngttsh Army on aecount of Bge,eniisted m nn infantry battallon
thtrty-elght yarsnen as a tirlvate under thi nam" of John Smlth.and
ltwas not unMI he had won hls commisslonlhat he aaaumed his real
nam*.M. HrlKSon. the n"W Frenoh rremler. llves tn a
tlat In a hOUM of hls own ln th* Ru. Mazarln.His home is Bnugly
bourgeola ard not very roomy.The alaiM of Mm*. I.rlssnn. who ls
muslcal. takeeui. a good deal of apara Between it and ihebookoaaes
tru-re ls no. much room.Commodore Schley was a mldshlpman on
the
NMr.ff.ira at the tlrr* F'crt Sumter was flre! on.When the
vessel rea^he.l I.osron the captaln aaldto th* ofllcers: "Ocntl.
n-.cn, we have mme to the
partlng af tho ways. Some or us wi;i never raeetagain. «n.l some
of us wlll .11" Ul dolng what webclleve to ne rlght. No oath rnn
Mnd a man ho-
road the strength of his eonac-ence, but en thattable. iylng
upon the flag. I havo anittea out thectloris they went. and rhe'r
roufe*. %\-\N'cw-York ->. a ..utre. branched aat evat a _4a*BbM
Hut all were aolna io tne .omtry Tj.ii ajajjthe chlef polnt. and
th< .«. were flv- .inli of happ-chlldrcn In rnoflon yeaterday
rnornlr.rTwo af these parll-fl starf'-I Moa l| r.'gh'. wh-a
II wns dark. and fell Bfll».'p. arlth Ih-lr in«- Impri*.¦tOtM
thoeai of ,h* cl(>- ,:" T"ltT :'"' r,T"'i» fltlllBOttndlOfl In
tbflfff eara. Th'-y mlls. ha -.. ,,.», gautrartaad nnd wonderin*
lot whc-i tbey BWebflfljUnd IkaflflaBfllraa rushlng r.y areen
flataa, *.'*>*;,,.i.rooks aarfl nn 'ho o'hcr baautlfa .
.ncountry. To many ot them hricic aralla b4 a'oaepavaaaaata aad
^'"r. itr-ir only «¦ -nra,-i tm iha i->_Whir. ihe bad w ik they
llved on -1 m.i«r_t|acanty nupplr of food. When Bhe . »».woik they
cither al irved or llred ¦..r t**anta, wltn a i-t of 'ha former, -1
i_»nelanbora were moatly aa poor aa themi .-. Ai10 rooma. these
aeven p--opi'r iivni ir. * aingtfl >ma_room r.Hht under tba rcol
... botlaa;rlo5e«t tenemenu of thaflBJtt'mma a trcat to n'te the
npcr.-mouthed a-lmlr*-ttao*"hla c-mradea. PatrtoTtam andjhfl
flpRtl
Of war run r.l«h .r. ih.se t£0fljb_*-Ba_afl Umtaaomi:nts (
Mra. Oaorira BiumenthaK.*J','"JIMra. John Cepcutt, roakara....
-,.,.-. f Clflghoni, llancheatflr, m . _ (sir«. J. Crowall,
Broeklya..... ,,,.A mlte for the ItitU onea". Jf)
H. W. II . _.,Dr. 11. ar. s. a_,.it h. iv t.;;; 18il^KMhl.
AvarnirV'iiflV'wisi.iUBhbJ-' Avflnua
Cbapel. Brooblya .V'All* *__.___i"'_____!y j..',-. A f Cbarek "f
Our l*ather. Hr~.B- >wCaflh ii ;'a-»»'n Avaaraa hBaaajraartaa
i*riure_. ^*_r|al xv'eVk**!1-. ef Ta_.ra*a'fllfl' Hapti.t fAraaab
|#Chlldr-n'of Inaiiatrl-i'school. No. ist) Van Brunt-
st.. nr.»ikivn ..¦-.¦.;. 8d>Mta K. lt*s Pre-M*In Parta, wlll
naka btB home ln Tarls Thla ls fl>*»dcr.le.l. Mr. Vanderbllt and
hlfl wlfe are spendir.lthelr honeyaaooa abroad, bnt they win soon
retursta Mr Vanderbtlt'B baa-ttfal home at mitrcoraand arlll
entertala 00 « lavtoh aeala. Afl f?rj___rerick W. Vanderblll Mr«
Slo. r.-. Mi- -;'.;,Mra. Twombly and M-s. Webb. ihey Bre da*-*«Jta
thN .ountry and _0 not aaptat to id** »l »"aome tlma .. c-oaae.
h.t&mWlllUm K. Vanderbllt ls now ar.rc.ad. but h« co-
not thlnk of ataylna there l"n«. He wlll Jbaibwjto ;o.k after
the vaal buatneaa latereata un;*" ".»rontrol. He has teken ati
Intereat ln J^*BJ2lIna and h.a eotore may be aeen on the turt
tn«*but he hns no Idea of evor f-olna; there to llve.
I
\s6at.II |f Yr.'HN THAT WA8X*T BRBW
A \Nlt of M Cambon. the F*Tench Arnl>«*«*to tba ri'fsldcnt
guve rlse to reporta that
paaala for paaoa on the part of Spain werecuaaad nt tba
eoafaraaea. The laparta »*«".fownded. ^A dlspntch from Havana to
Madrid «rinou.nhhHIPS Stl'l'. .RTKH
what Bcwma la ba a very aerloua error on tjuOf .... Naval
Conatruclion HurMi. ln aaai"* jfor tha new shlp* nuthor.ied by the
re.em [fConcr-sa. Allva io iba l"P^nel_E S un*Btrenatri.-r.il>.;
our Na\>. i ongrcss W**a "^.^ureceileniedly lerae approprlatlon
for 1 e» ^I..H tha Conatructloa ».'*M »PJ*ara bent ^'m^*yiy
nulllfytnfl lhal food actlon by r*«.J»f^5 minto Blow ablpe, whlla
tha oaa aaral l-aaaa
in ||preaeni wai baa uuaht ls that » neaa agr .,;P...,i ,,s
arell bb rtghMna power- ahlpa tii araua.ie almoal entlrely
la.-klna. It ia "WJFuauaAir.-H -uthorlBfld l-.ittl«-»hlpa an.l
n^ni-.;!» l*'*..-,[_ ,p-iBeVa »-..t the ronstrucilon RoarJ doea
a^even, prapeaa ... bulld faflt battle-ahbfl.
« ^0.r,-j. 1 ¦..mm.Klore MalvUle'a PlM.fMfa ta*knot
battle-flhlpa -eeauaa lt would "^i"'* _.d r^ 'iCl ctanae- la tbe
Board s deaiana **£&*aulrB m llltie .fler ln buildlaa. aad ib
prwlth bkla for Hixtcn-knot ahlps hlundfltT If,... Mtbinfl be done
... pravaol the hi.>n ^oiItM Bxacutlva Huth.»rltles w.l not d «¦
,Mt
Con-rr__a, whlch approprtated *h»ja*«aj,tt anall not be spent In
ot-aolete ahipaT