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Show s. i when they get long raaga How froal the New Castle and Klttery shores ills Altogether the camp promises to boout quiet that Colonel Forney may lay new golf llnka, and perhaps allow the Spanish officers to learn the game. Instead of Trying to Escape It is Doubtful If Any of Our 692 Captives Could hole-marke- flat-iro- CHEAT DEMONSTRATION OVER ARRIVAL OF U. 8. TROOPS. X'1 Work of Pa pUe la Venn SahAal Ua4e Two SjsiaM OaaifareSi them, and after a few puffs from borrowed cigarettes the well Spaniards slept long and soundly. More meals followed with surprising abundance and regularity, and great wagon loads of clothes were hauled over from the navy yard and dumped at the feet of the prisoners. The few industrious spirits volunteered for camp work, and their working made a pleasant spectacle for those who were not Industrious. With warm new clothes and a comfortable fullness under one's belt, it la agreeable to sit in the sun, or at least out ot the rain, and discuss why it was that Admiral Cervera did not utterly destroy the American fleet. To be sure there are sentries and deep water In front, and sentries, with a high board fenee behind, hacked by barbed wire and Gatling guna In the rear. What would you? Shall sane men run away from good food, good clothes and a good company to lose themselves In a strange country atid starve? Perhaps it may not last, but that la the sentiment in Camp Long at present. The landing of the prisoners and the establishment of the camp was accomplished without the slightest hostile demonstration on the part of the Spaniards. Some of the men passively object to being clean, but they can put up with cleanliness if only they get plenty of tobacco. Col. Forney haa in the barracks at ths navy yard and on duty at the stockade about 'two hundred men, but Surgeon Parsons says that if the Spaniards only understood that they were to have their three square meals day a marine guard would be required, not to keep them on the Island, but to drive them away from It At the navy hospital baths and clean nightgowns and beds have transformed the patients who Monday afternoon were groveling In the dust of the roadside. There are three wounded men, one having been shot in the leg, another having been hacked in the face by Cuban machete while attempting to get ashore from the burning ship, and a third who lost several toes from machete wound. There Is an old man whose legs are paralyzed, probably from being so long In the water. All lWaf ImuM PrwUMtlOT to Arrrpt the MUitarjr (.ot.rn Kara t, IiurtutS Liberty Fo.l. OLD METHODS THE BEST. Be Driven Away. (Portsmouth, N. H., Letter ) Civilization while you wait would be an appropriate motto tor the priaon stockade at Camp Long. The camp la on Seaeys Island, part of the navy yard, which on the map appears in Klttery, Me., and on official documents at Portsmouth, in New Hampshire. Two days betore the St. Louis steamed into the harbor with 692 Spanish prisoners ot war on board the camp ground was not much better than a desert. This end of the island is bound with rocks, which stick up through the blueberry bushes and scrubby grass on knolls and hillsides. Col. James Forney, commanding the Maine Guard, had during hla previous term of duty at the navy yard laid out golf llnka on this eastern end ef the island. rs Today he uses the old iron as dead line ranges. The best hazards in the links are spoiled fcy a little new pine board town of a dozen houses, all but one of which are cut off from the rest of the Island bya high board fence. Within thirty-si- x hours from the arrival of the St. Louis In the lower harbor this village had been equipped with all the creature comforts demanded by a free born American ciUzen. The landing of the Spaniards was without ceremony or display. Two n black, shaped barges were brought up, one after the other, from the big liner, about a mile away, and made fast to Lieut. Greeley's landing place, at the foot of old Fort Sullivan, now used as a reservoir. There were a few workmen and a few ladies and children from the post on the shore, and a cordon of pleasure boats on 'he water, but no official demonstration of any sort. Thera was not an officer, nor even a marine, in sight, and no Indication that the Island was garrisoned. On the first barge Lieut. Catlln, a survivor of the Maine disaster, brougnt with him Capt. Moreu, of the Cristobal Colon, to act as interpreter, and about a dozen American marines to take care ot a boatload of four hundred Spanish prisoners ot war. Lieut. Catlln had a navy revolver in his belt Instead ot his sword, and went at hla work without any fuss or feathers. When six marines had scrambled ashore and were strung along the bank PORTO RICANS HAPPY GEN. WM. E. SHAFTER, From the New York Erasing Poit-IC. the opinion of Professor Richard colSchledt of Franklin and Marshall but lege, nothing has been gained, of something lost. In the abandonment of old method In public school alternate study and recitation periods, and of a brief recess during each school session. Thla view wae expressed In Lanpaper read before a meeting In caster, Pa, of the Associated Hea.th Authorities. The paper a at scientific and described psychological experiundertaken by Professor ments Schledt and others to determine the condifatigue of pupils under different tions. Passing the experiments, and coming to the professor's conclusions, it appeared that under the Herbartlan method of Instruction, which provides for alternate recitation and study periods, and does away with home work, the powVr of mental endurance exhibited by the children was practlcaly without limit when the atmospheric conditions were favorable, la the results the depressing or elevating tnflu enee of the atmosphere had an Important bearing. A partial remedy is the session recess, affording opportunity for physical exercises in the open air and for a complete change in the atIs mosphere of the schoolroom. This the more Important, Professor Schledt says, as In this region the days with unfavorable atmospheric conditions are In the majority. n MILITARY EXPEDITION. It was on the first day ef May that Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish ships and defences in Manila bay. Twenty-fou- r days later the first detachhim ment of troops sent to called from San Francisco. There have been some expression! of impatience because of this delay, and THE MAN OF THE HOUR WHO LEADS FORCES IN CUBA. A Farmer' t Weal t Sold Ur aad tary Career. Port of Ponce, July 19. The port ot Ponce surrendered to Commander C. H. Ltvit the auxiliary gunboat Dixie. There was no resistance, and the Americana were welcomed with enthusiasm. Major Central Miles arrived at daylight with Ceneral Ernest's brigade Sud Geueral ilson'a division on board transports General Ernest's brigade linmedlstelr atarted for the town of Ponoe, three miles inland, which capitof ulated The A nierlcan troops are pushing towards the mountains, and will Join General Henry with hla brigade at Vsneo, whUh lias been captured by out troops A fight before the latter place was won by the American volunteers. The Spaniards ambushed eight companies f the Sixth Massachusetts and Sixth Illinois regiments, but the enemy was repulsed and driven back a mile to the ridge, where the Spanish eavalry charged and were routed by our InGeneral GarreUon led the fantry fight with the men from Illinois and Massachusetts, and the enemy retreated to Ysuco, leaving four dead on the field and several wounded. None of oor men were killed, and only three were Slightly wounded. Notwithstanding Bey from Week the resistance at Guanlca and Yauco it it thought that there will be no determined resista- nce at the (Madrid government doe not care to imperil peace negotiations. Tha Poito Ricans are glad the Americas troops have landed, and bay they are all Porto Ricans and will join our army. The roads are good for military purposes. Our troops are healthy, and General Miles says the campaign will Mteblgea, Felat, aa4 la Mae-St- ory (Washington E (I n ilk Mili- Letter.) W A Here 8, only I President Salon S. Wells, of the European mission, Is sow visiting ths branches of tbs Chnreh la Continental Europe. Tbe branch of the ebnrch in Baker City, Oregon, haa been transferred to ths Northwestern mission, and is now ha headquarters of that mission. Ths asms of the Bannock stake in Idaho, over which President T. E. Rieka preside, haa been changed to Fremont Stake, as tha settlements of he saints in that Stake are almost die up tbe wheat confined to Fremont County. that waa to go Into ntirely the shock that waa Elder Ellas S. Kimball, of Mendon, to go Into the late President of the Southern States stack. mission, having been appointed by It was an old President McKinley chaplain of ths army comrade who was talking, and he Second Regiment of engineers, of ShatGen. E. waa talking of William which la left Willard colonel, Young ter, the man who leads tbe first army an July 98th for Fort Sheridan, HL, of tbe United State In Cuba. When whore the headquarters of the regianone these two comrades stood near other In the battle or Nishvttte during ment is at preeent located. the civil war there were behind them Elder George T. Webster of West In the ahape of hospital corps, men who Jordan returned on July 16th, from a gathered up the slain that were left on mission to South Alabama. Ha left X'X&A the field by the scythe ot battle, and. home oa October 8th, and has labored added the old comrade, It may b that in all the South Alabama ponferenoe . Shafter In those days might just Ml well as sot have thought of tha time tha time. The mission waa in good when an a bare-leggboy hewn walk- - rder when he left and tha elders re enjoying good health, Elder behind the reapers through the bar- ing vest fields of Michigan. He cams from Webster enjoyed himself while on hla what Lincoln called plain people;' he mission and found tha people to be did not go to West Point; be waa "a very hospitable. e soldier, it there caa be such At the celebration of Independence thing. It were better to say that he at Apia the capital of Samoa, was a born soldier and tfiat even had. th 'the of native sieging he tried to alter hie career he could not. In spirit at least, ever have been other children of tbe Mormon schools surthan a soldier. prised everybody. sang They The man who was talking was Henry America", "Hall Columbia", "The C. Corbin, adjutant general of tbs UnitStar Spangled Banner," "All together , ed State army Corbin, the man who and "Beautiful Home" In a sLyla that , was b revetted for gallant aad merit- few of their age of say people could orious service In the battle of Dealso serenaded tit Chief They eqash merand catur, Ala.; again for gallant and other Justice dignitaries. Elder . itorious service In tbe battle of NashEL J. Wood waa tha chaplain of tb ville, and who Is still th gentle solJay. dier. Corbin loves Shafter, as 'bravo men Elder Joseph Cottrell of Fanning- lovo ona another, and ao when th ton returned July 23rd, from amission writer asked the adjutant general why to Hanover, Germany. Elder Cottrell- -: General Shatter was selected as ths left home on April 20, thus having leader of the Cuban campaign bo waa n little more than been absent only not surprised at the answer. leOn account of bis rank and conced- year. His early release waa an th or ed ability, replied General Corbin, bis ad by th Firat Prealdenoy on eeoount vigor and good Judgment, lie is on of of tbs previous condition of hla mother, who la suffering from a cancer. In Hanover, says Elder Cot- - - t troll, tb Elder have a great deal of freedom to preach and th mission U consequently in good condition. The only regret he experienced we when , be said good-b- y to the elder behind. . V" 8 ti , Hn, -- tic d - - - Inter-Mounta- in self-evide- nt enor-mou- ed nn eastle-npon-Tyn- e; -- ... i. t self-mad- . ed f ed be short and vigorous. MaKS' PROCLAMATION. sent. were not also because more troops General Miles haa issued the followBut those who criticise the government on this account can have little idea of ing proclams tion: war "In the of the the difficulties Involved In sending proaecntlon large military expedition such a dis- against the kingdom of Filu by the tance. people of the United'' tat m In t' a cause of liberty, justice and humanity, From San Francisco to Manila la It military forces have coma to occupy about seven thousand miles. The Toy-ag- e, the island of Porto Rica They come under favorable conditions takes of freedom, Inthe banners bearing about four week. Ships had to be chartered and made ready In haste, to spired by a noble purpose, to seek tbe enemies of our government and of convey not the troop only, but their as as field well rifles yours, and to destroy or capture all In artillery weapons, horse and their eubslstence, tents armed resistance. They bring you tbe Elder E. D. Sorenson of Nephl, Juab bedding, hospital stores and miscel- fostering arms of a free people, whose baa retorned from a mission county, laneous equipments, together with greatest power la justice and humanity to th Northern atate. He left his ' U all living within tbwlr told m I yea leases, emA presided' they release you from yoar former poover the Southern Indiana, eoaduresoe . .. , . litical relations, and, It Is hoped, this for the peat two years. The missloa will be followed by your cheerful no. Saint Elders work of tba Latter-da- y ceptance of the United States is rapidly bearing fruit in that section. "The chief object of the American The baptisms this year bave already military forces will be to overthrow eclipsed tbe record of any previous year tbe authority of Spain, and give tha and give promt of doing at a rat of people of your beautiful Island ths four to one before another year' rolls largest measure of liberty consistent around. There are 17 energetle elders with this military occupation. They in this field and hll are enjoying good have not corns to make war on tha health. people of the country, who, for cento On Sunday, July 24th, anew stake ries, have been oppressed, but, on the of Zion was organized in Idaho. It Is EL SHAFTER. GEN. WILLIAM contrary, they come to protect not only the men In the army who baa been composed of wards belonging to th yourselves, butyonr property, promote able-t- o do wbat he waa ordered to do; Dneide stake with the exception of yeur prosperity and bestow the Imrau not a man to find out bow things cant Soda Springs, which has been a part nities and blessings of our enlightened be dona at the Bear Lake stake, It will and liberal institutions and govern General Shafter hae blue eyes under henceforth be known at the Bannock ment It la not the purpose to Inter, heavy, shaggy brow the v bine eye the bulk of tbe membership fere with the existing laws and cus- which la at once kind and shrewd, with stake, at In Gentile Valley, Banfonnd will be He toms which are wholesome and benefic- a bard glint, too, at momenta. nock County. Elder Lewie S. Pond more ial to tbe people, ao long as they eon hae the "fighting book nose; to preside over this new chosen waa Roman. form to the rales of the military ad- than that. It is commandlngly Lee chin that le at once stake with Elders Denmark Jensen He a Fit has ministration, order and justice. aa hla counfirm and jolly. A heavy moustache ot and Clarence Eldredg gray, and white hair parted la the selors, and Elder Daniel J. Lao, of IRRIGATION CONGRESS. middle. Plenty of room for brains be- Sod Springs, waa appointed stake Bull of Bpratatlo far tb MmUs t tween tbe ear line of the facial angle superintendent of Sunday schools , J C her mlb. and tb top of hie bead aad this bead SOME SCENES AT PORTSMOUTH. July 28th was Mormon day at Salto Cheyenne, Wya, July 80 .The sev- rests with comely poise on big, broad fbet and tally six thousand people went not man A six air quite enth annual session of thq National shoulders. so high out to tbe popular resort. There were been have hundred soldiers other about sufficient one the whole rarely the waa to force the rations for prisgreat patients, opened the gangway Irrigation congress has been called by are suffering from with comparatively short legs and and musical exercises in the for tbe voyage and for some time the executive committee, oners, who went off the barge in an and twenty-fivthrough its great length ot trunk tor breathing and literary conta- after. Is not which fever, afternoon. straggling. Speeches were made by Irregular States 8enator chairman, for which most men of en- President Wllford Woodruff, Georg digestion, They were defeated and shipwrecked gious, but which causes chills, cramps M. Cary, to meet in Cheyenne durance and distinguished action have It was necessary also to carry out Joseph Bailors, and they showed it. Bare- and great pain for about five days. Th Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. B. B. 2 and 3 next Tbe basis been noted. headed and barefooted, with straggly surgeons say that this fever will go largo quantities of ammunition and September 1, recited th poem "Jim and Me" He stands Javy and swarthy, and, Young through tbe camp, attacking all who supplies for Admiral Dewey's squad' of representation in the congress is as beards, and only a couple of dirty garled by Proone would sky, grim, were not there a and s double quartette ments In most cases covering legs and have not had it About a score of ron, for ships carrying on operations follows: several rendered fessor Stephens are taken sick every day, and even thousand miles from their base The governor of each atate and terri- hint of Rood humor playing underneath bodies, they passively obeyed the or- men Other selections prominent ot control. earns self are the number about patriotic were the of composure gatherdischarged supplies need many things. tory to name five delegates; tbe mayor der of Capt Moreu, and Shafter was 28 years old when the Mormon officials present were Apostle ot each city of less than 23,000 populaed In ship companies by the calling from, the hospitals. war came. He entered the Sev- F. M. Lyman.John Henry Smith, The convalescents and milder easel . To secure the ships and prepare them of the roll. Hardly had a hundred tion, one delegate; tbe mayor of each civil are In ot fever cared for the beenth Michigan Infantry s first lieuten- John W. Taylor, Heber J. Grant, F. D. stockade, for such a voyage, and to accumulate men been landed before the sick of over 25,000 population, two del one large building la used lor aad get oa board of them all th need- city 186L He served with distincwhere ant la Anton Lund, B. IL Roberta the dusty upon to drop groaning gan each agricultural college; each tion through th war, having been con- Richards, egates; Two purposes. chaphospital ed a Spanish In more little than three supplies roadside. 0. F. Whitney. The warmth Of and secutively major of tbe Nineteenth Th first official nary demonstration lains, two surgeons, an apothecarys weeks, waa really - a remarkable regularly organized Irrigation, agricnb each Michigan Infantry, lieutenant colonel tb day mad tb bathing nnnanally tural horticultural and five junior lieutenants achieve ment. and society, sursteward, th was made navy ehor on the went by Into thousands and fine have had a building built tor their society of engineers, each irrigation and colonel of the United State Infangeons, Drs. Persona, Fitts and Morris, water. Boating and dancing proved company and each commercial body try, and wae In March, 1865, brevetted for who walked over from the naval hos- special accommodation, and have been rifSttaf SHtlanl popular also. fitted out wltb sailors clothes from the The masse of th north will fight, one delegate. In addition to the fore- brigadier general. pital, followed by an ambulance. the colonel of a commission wardstorehouses. Their Hla The collections taken up la tbe delenavy and yard fight hard and long, as w of th going, the following persons are Parsons speaks Spanwas vacated May 4, 197, Mormon meeting bonsea through this with banka and south have had proved to ns. Morefitted out room la First Infantry stationbeen of ish quite fluently, having gates by vlrtae .their respective aa brigadier-genera-l, who over, they will fight for a sentiment, offices: Tbe duly accredited represen by bis commission region on Sunday, ed in Peru, but very little Ulk waa abundant furniture. Dr. Suarez, was put In comwhich be while a aa that says succeeding we also know by experience they tatlves little, Main memorial for the 24th, necessary to feel the pulse and see the speaks English of any foreign nation or colony mand ot th Department of California July there will be a good deal for the doc- will fight better for a sentiment than estimated at monument are variously tongue of a groaning Spaniard. With tbe or state of Francisco. territory, with headquarters at San governor any Inn for the sentiwilt be some to alt possible gentleness the most,' seri- tor to do, they all expect to enjoy for anything else. It 85,030. from 84,000 "He haa" aald General Corbin, "servIn camp. ment of the north about "th old flag any member of tha United States sen of collection the ously sick were taken to the naval themselves before last the camtime Indian tbe la ate distinction or mem' house with of representstlvcs, ed The civilizing Influence of a abort and "the preservation of the union,' hospital and given aa good care aa hers of any state or territorial lrrlgw paign of Texas, New Mexico and along are received from tha distent outlying conld be given to American aallora. piece of rope Is still to be seen at Camp South Carolina would now be a mem' was ber of ths Confederate States of Amer- tlon commission. th Rio Grande aa lieutenant colonel of districts. So they landed, pennlleaa, sick, dirty Long. In olden tlmee th rope Twenty-fourt- h UniInfantry." the ica. Is and a That of cow the starred E. to used James Dr. Talmage, proposition. and almost naked. Asphalt Conpaay Cm DlraliMi a ilAfter the mustering was over the prisoners. Today It serve a different While that section utilized aa versity of Utah,8 is now giving an D. C,, July 30. The to of oi.cer's lee members IteeMwfcere. tbe The Its arm Washington, Immigration recruit cities waa In purpose.. the lecture lustrated of first shipload largest prisoners the secsaid the Sun-Ja- y "And now, Johnny injunction restraining mesa hardly got new clothe before It would have defeated the south withof Great Britain, commencing at New- by marines from th garriand me It because fourth "tell out aid, the amusements, fflucjh from without it school teacher, interfering retary of the interior son and marched into the stockade, they began devising, his subject is The was still far stronger than the south. with and declaring void a lease held commandment Johnny hung his head. ROcky Mountain" including Utah and the barefooted " one being chiefly jumping rope haa become very popu anxious to avoid the nettles that lurk-- s lar. Two of the more sedate officers Chlckamauga, Gettysburg, Sharpsburg by tbe American Asphalt Company "Dear me." aald the teacher, "cant you her people.' It? Johnny evidently swing the rope while the others take and Fredericksburg proved its fighting of Colorado, haa been disol ved and ths remember ed In some of the grassy places. do not recognize tint wt If about?" it pv "Vhet Johnny capacity. The couldnt opening discourse at th tabersame turns jumping. ease dismissed. The injunction resAfter one day in camp these' couldn't toll the teacher. T11 toll you nacle Sunday July 31, was delivered The horrors of war already seem far we can claim no credit for our io a trained the interior from hungry looking prisoners conld hardly department a word or two and maybe then It. will by Bishop II y rum B. Clawson, who glorious Ughting for four years, and be recognlezed. The day stations not away, and the most Important things we no excuse for our defeat interfering with a lease granted tb all come back to you. would have Remember the be to the seem delights world deth in expressed bis gratitude for the blessbeef, bread, coffee and pickle were American Asphalt company by tbs ' Admiral Carpenter, -C- olumbia (8. C.) State, "Hold on." cried Johnny. "Revoured stone meal, each man eating of good living. Injoyed in a country where there Uintah and White River tribes of tbe member th Maine," Cleveland Plain ings claimed more than a pound of meat They found who is in temporary command to worship according to freedom Indiana, is department lb 'and wait for roui Don't alt down haa closed the island to that tbe asphalt company did not Dealer hammocks, comfortable half mattresses navy' yard, ones faith. . .uOT. comply with certain regulations e, ft' - |