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to Mi ft"
New York, May H.- Foul I" cries
«ha defeated oae. It wm ever thua.
Nat beviag ony eicu*e ready
(or beiag cnuhingly defeated, the
Spaaiarde whiae about unfair fighting.
< They bateberded a* with petroleum
bombs," wnf the Spanish dispatch**
from Maaila to Madrid. What pe-
troleum Mobs are the Spaniel* die-
peteha* do aot explain, but the beaten
doai mt to eoavey the impremiou
cbat (oal fighting beet thorn. At a
matter of tat all the world kaowa
that they were beaten (airly and
•qiarely, but aven if naw and terrible
munitteaatf war had been introduc
ed by the Americaae the dona would
have to bear in mind that "all's fair in
love aad war." and the vanquish**
onea do not arouse aay sentiment but
contempt by squealing after the blow.
All war is barbaroua, but the civil-
izad nations have not yet fouad any
otber way of settling their nlffereacea.
The powers of Europe in their keen
rivalry agree aot to use explosive
bullets; they ere interdicted. With
(he adoption by the Britiah govern
rnent of the Dum-Dum bullet en in-
teresting question ha arisen whether
cue new bullet is an explosive bullet
lo the house of com mona recently the
secretary of stale of India wm quite
indignant because the Dum Dum ballet
was referred to as an <>xplos¡re bullet
Strictly speak lag this bullet may not
rome under the l*n otil.j international
law and the custom* of war. but thw
1 nee of demarkation ia more academic
than real. If the Dum Dum bullet is
permissible, why should we ra;ae our
i.ande ¡u holy norror at the suges-
tión of au explosive bullet or a petro-
leum bomb?
An eaplosive bullet explode* A
Dum-Dum bull -', consist* of aolid lead
encaeed in a cup of nickel The dif
ferooc* l>«tw«en it and the Leo-Met-
ford bullet ia that that bullet encased
all over with th - nickel, while the
Dum-Dam bullet has the lead uncov-
ered at the point, it ta common
knowledge that the Lee Metford wee
poa often puncture* men without dis
abltng them, at any rate, at the time.
The bullet baa been found to pees
through an enemy and leave him to
all intents aad purposes little the
worse unless a vital part has beea hit.
The Dam dum bullet, on the other
haad, puaeturee the flash and tmme
d lately the lead tip • ♦mushrooau.''
makiag a nasty. jagged wound, which
ia fat inore effective than the mere
"daylight' hole occasioned by s Lee
Metford bullet.
In extenuation for the injury done
by this new I)um I>um bullet. named,
by the way, after the town tn india
where it waa fiaat male y Captain
BertieClay, it is claimed that it la not
so barbarous as the bullet that waa
used with the old Snt ier rifle, which
waa bollow and therefore ®j>r */i i and
made a ghaitly w->und. < nlv a tra.n
ed caataat cuid mw the difference i«e
tween an exploaive bullet and t his new
Dum-Dum bullet, which the British
trooos l«elch forth from their riües
while yet a gr« a* distance from the
enemy An explosive bullet would
carry as far and would almost certain-
ly kill on striking a body
The Dum-Dum bullet strúos an en
emv, "in ishroon * out in his l>ody
and inflict a horrible wound, which
probably means a lingering death in
steed of a quick <1 tapatoh The dis
tinctton liwtwwn these two bullet* a¡>
¡earn a ama!I matter Yet the refine
tnent which veneets civliir.ed nations
sanction* the dum dum bullet, while
it refuse to permit the uae of its ex
ploeive rival.
Hut, after all, is not this discussion
of the relativo killing merits of theee
bullets uncalled for. and is there any
justification for the armed nations of
Europe objecting to the use of explo-
sive projectiles'' The object of war is
to kill, snd the more effectual the
means the more pleased are those who
have the direction of operations In
veative nonius lias provided the navy
with the torpedo and with submerged
tutnss. Such an explosion m wrecked
the Maine tn time of wnr be caused by
a torpedo or by a submerged mine
By the use of these agencies hundreds
of officers aad men. and n vessel worth
it may be as much as $5,000,®o0.
would in the twinkling of an eye be
sent to the bottom of the sea This
method of warfare has received the
sanction of all the nations of the
world; it has lieen reduced to a more
or lees exact scienoe.
It is difficult to eee whore the differ
ence lie* between killing a single man
with an explosive bullet snd slaughter
lBg a whole chip's company by sub-
merged mince. A* a matter of fact,
i* tie consideration of methods of
warfare there ia ao room for sentiment.
deee áot drive hose bis
twisting and twirling the weapoa,
would probably not live to tell the
tale of his humanity. It is when we
carefully esamiae the methods of war-
fare that logic totters, and we find it
impossible to draw the Uae between
one Method and another—to labal one
as humane, aad the other ee not in
keeping with the tradition* of eivil-
¡zed nations.
At pvsseat was is a necessity, aad
we might as well make up our miads
to dismiss once and forever any at-
tempt ta make it appear humane. It
has been, it is now, and will be for all
time barbarous.
It makes little diflareaee to the
soldier or sailer whether he beooiaee
the billet of a remington ball or a
Dum Dura bullet, each of which in-
flicts a gaping, ragged wound; wheth-
er he is Inid low with a bullet which
explodes and kills him iaetantly and
robe him of a lingering, paiafui death;
or whether, without a signal or warn-
ing. the ship on whieb he is serving
strikes a submersed mine, or is at.
tacked by a torpedo aad so suak. In
either case the ultimate reealt is the
same and all attempts on the part of
the supersensitive to draw hairbreadth
distiactions are foolish and veia.
Stars and Stripes and Union Jack.
The Rt. Hon Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies,
male an importan' speech on public
affairs at B.rmingbem, says a London
dispatch.
Mr. Chamberlain after deprecating
the constan? assertions in certain quar-
ters that L >rd Salisbury was "discred-
ited and the government "weak and
vacillating." said
'-if foreign countries believe and act
u;>on those statement* they will find
themselves much mistaken snd that
courteous diplomacy and graceful con
cessions are not incompatible with a
Inn maintenance of the country'*
honor ami mtereeta.''
Referring to the policy of strict íeo-
lation that England has pursued since
the On mean war, he remarked that
this had been "perfectly justifiable,"
but he added: "The time ha* arrived
when Great Britain may be confronted
by a combination of powers and our
first duty therefore is to draw all parte
of the emptie into close unity and next
to maintain the boude of permanent
unity with our kinsmen across the At
lantic. (Loud cheers.)
■There is s powerful aad generous
nation,"said Mr Chamberlain, "speak-
ing our language, bred of our race
aad having interests identical with
ours. I would go so far as to say that
terrible as war may be. even war iteelf
would be chsaply purchaeed if in a
grand and noole cause the stars and
stripes and the union jack should wave
together over an Anglo Saxon alii,
anee.
• It ia one of the most satisfactory
results of Lord .Salisbury's policy and
at the preeent time we understand
America iietter than ever. Over a
century a^o they were separated by
the blunder of a British government"
lie proceedsd to '.raw a gloomy
picture of the situation in China
where we have to count w-th Uussia
exeept that we do not posseesan army
or dsfensive frontier in China and can
not therefore injure Russia without an
ally. The fate of the whole Chineae
empire is involved and our intereets
are so enormous that no more vital
question was ever presented for decís
ion to the liritish nation and a British
government I uieas the fate of China
is to )>e decided without Kugland's
voice we must not reject the idea of
an alliance with those powers whose
interests are similar to ours."
Chaimberlain's Speech.
London, May 10—The si* ech of
Mr t'haimberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies at Birmingham Friday
night, has provoked an unusual amount
of comment in every European capital,
manv paper* regarding it as an un-
statesMiinlike display of the country a
woakuess by the admission that Great
Britain is unable to cope with Russia
without the ai l of an ally. Others
say Mr. < 'hamberlain was used lo make
the announcement, which Lord Salis-
bury as premier and the foreigh mm
Hter could not make without impro-
priety.
The 1 'an-i corresiKHident of ths
Times rojjorts the substance of an in-
terview with a former French minis
ter, whose name is not given, in which
the French statesman said it must not
! > forgotten that it was the United
State* ambassador who brought proof
thst the United States was ready to
contract au alliance.
St. Thomas, W. L, May 16.—The
United States auxiliary cruieer Yale
cleared the port and turned eeetward.
'ANTEO TO BRISE OUR PRESS.
French Free*' Valrteaáüness Dae to a
■eieetftoa or their Offer
A Washington speoial to the St.
Louis Republic aays:
Oae reason for the bitter opposition
of the French pre** and the apparent
enmity of the French people to the
United States in the present war ap
pears from the maneuvers of a lead-
ing French journalist who ha* t*en in
Waahiagtoa reoeatly oa a special com-
miaaion. Thi* goverament has been
asked to buy up leeding organ* in
Paria, but has decliaed the honor. It
is well known to French financiers
and to Americaae experienced in the
ways of the Journals of thst country
that one of the first eccentiais In start-
ing aay enterprise in Fran -e is to sub
sidize the newspepers. When an im
portant business proportion is to be
put into effect, one of the first con-
clusions reached and expressed by the
promoters is: ' We rauet lisvs a good
press."
As soon a* the war was under w >.y
between the United States and Spam
a repreeentative of a number of
French papers came to this country
wi||ji the mecsage: "If y u want the
modal support of F'rance you must
have a good press."
A proposition to the lead :ng officials
of the United States to supply money
to the newspapers of Fran e in return
for their promised supper in the war
with Spain has been m&ie. and re-
peated on behalf of severa! French
newspapers, and its Hat rejection fur-
nishes a key to the unfriendliness of
the French press. The offer with
sufficient clearness to be m ierstood.
has been made to Speaker Beed,
Postmaster General Sm tn Senators
Hanna and Allison and other officials.
This proposition was mad" by Mr.
M. Gallia, whose card state* that he
represents the Journal dee I>eb*ts. Le
Geulota, Le Journal, L'Eeh•) ie Pens,
L'Eclair, Le Oil Blaa, Revue IIlustre.
Moniteur des Arts, Revue Diplomati-
que and Moniteur de la Exposition.
Gallia* headquarters are the Hotel
L'Athene, in Paria, the Waldorf-
Astoria in New York, and the Shore-
ham. in Washington. H; card alao
distinguishes him as an ex attache to
the special commissioner of the United
Statee to the Paris Expoeiuon in 1900.
Gallia'e ostensible business is to induce
the U nited States to make a perma
nent exposition in Paris. It is argued
with great force that an exhibit of the
United States products ;n the French
capital would greatly advance the
trade between this country and th
French Republic.
Gallia came to Washington with
letters of introduction from prominent
fersons in France and from well-
now n New Yorkers. He bad a loug
conference with Speaker Reed upoR
the matter of subsidising big uews
papers He exjV.ithe'l that there was
a secret fund in France and in nearly
all Kuropean countries 'or the expen
diture of which no sccount is given
lie explained that this fund is largely
used to psy the press He wished to
know of the speaker if such a fund
did not exist in the l'n; ed States and
what was the be-.*, way to have it ap
phed to the French pa¡ers whic^ he
represented. The speaker explained
to bim that there was no such fund in
the Cnited States that such a fund
would be considered a sgrace to the
government, that official bribery of
newspapers was unknown here, and
thatno phase of the pr<> sition would
l>e considered by this government
Gallia had conference- of varying
length but of similar tenor with Post
master General Smith md Senators
Hanna ami Allison an i probably sev
eral other officials. Fro n ail of them
he got similar replies
Second Call for Troops.
Washington, May '. '¡.—There is
reason to believe that there will be a
call for about 100,000 m >re volunteers
and that it will be issued within a few
days. Senator McMillan of Michigan,
who is from the same are as the sec
retary of war, and a personal friend of
Alger, eeys he is assured that at.other
proclamation will be issued. It ia as
sullied that the Sena'"" ;et« his infor-
mation from the secretary. It is be-
lieved that the invas on of Cuba will
take nearly $100.hoc men, and there
is talk of an army of ' ) 000 to go to
the Philippines.
The first life boat station in Great
Itritain wa* established :ii in the venr
1S24.
The tomb of Mohanmed is covered
with diamonds, sapph.-es and rubies
valued at £2,500,000.
In the riots in Milan *>'H) were killed
and 2000 wounded. It is said the
trouble is fomented by the clerieal* to
pave the way for temporal power for
the pope.
TO H0L0 THE PHILIPPINES.
Military
lauda to Beet
Washington special: The United
Statee will eetablisha military govera*
meat over the Philippine blanda. Or-
der* have been íaeued for Major Gen-
eral Weeley Merritt, now commanding
the Department of the East at New
York, to proceed to Maaila with the
lee*t possible delay for the purpose of
assuaging the office of military governor
of the ialaad*. Similar orders to pro
ceed to the Philippines were seat to
Major General E. S. Otis.commanning
the Department of the Colorado at
Denver, who ha* juat recently been re-
leesed from daty as president of the
court martial which tried Capt. Carter
of the engineer corpe. The orders
direct him to report toGeueml Merritt
for duty under his direction in the
iaee. General Otis will be
second in command and will aet as
military governor of the islands la
case absence or disability of General
Merritt
Ordea« were issued for the organi
zation of an army corps af about 12,;
000 men for immediate duty in the
Philippines. This corps will be made
up of regiments and volunteer organi*
zatione stationed on the Pacific coast
and in the Far Western State*.
General Merritt was st the war de-
partment in consultation with the
secretary of war and General Miles
and the bureau chiefs with regard to
the orgaaization of the expedition.
Prompt action will be had in the mat
# laBoastf:
Weehingtaa, May 16. The follow-
ing dispatch wa* received ty tip navy
deportment from Admiral Dewey:
"Cevite, May IS, via Hong Kong,
May 15.—Maintaining atriot blockade.
Reason to believe that the rebele ai
hemming ia the eity by lead but made
no demonstration*. Sonrcity of pro*
vision* in Manila. Probable that the
Speniah governor will be obliged to
surreoder soen. Can take Maaila at
any memoet Climate motet aad hot
Oa May 12 captured guaboat Callao
attempting to ran huwknde. Have
plenty of conl. One Britíah, oa*
French, two German aad oneJapane**
vessels here obeerving.
"The populaoe of Manila is reduoed
to eating horseflesh nnd the prospect
of relief seems far dietant"
The McCulloch reporte that the
Philippiae islaad insurgents applied to
Rear Admiral Dewey for his appreval
of attack by them on the city. The
admiral it appears, approved of an at-
tack, provided no excesses were com-
mitted. The insurgents then pleaded
-that they had no arms with the excep-
tion of machetes, towhieh the admiral
replied: "Help yourselves at the Ca-
vite arsenal."
The city of Manila has not been at-
tacked. About 5000 Spanish troops
are guarding the road leading from
Cavite to Manila There is ao truth
in the reported massaere of a number
of Americans. There has been only
ter with a view to having the troops a trifling incident during police duty
make an early start on their long and nob®dy hurt_
voyage across the Pacific. General
War Notes.
Merritt will leave soon for New York
to arrange his official aad private af nt f .„ir
syf £sz
purpose to sail from Ssn Francisco as The last of the great army mobilized
soon as possible. Troops for the ex-' at Chicamauga have broke camp and
pedition probably will depart before gone to Tampa, Fla.
Merritt
General Merritt reaches the Golden
Gate and the probabilities are that
General Otis will command them at
the Philippines until the arrival of
General Merritt. Complete arrange*
menta have bean made for the equip
meet, transportation aad eubsistenoe
of the troops and they will be sble to
stnrt for Manila shortly after their
arrival at Saa Francisco.
Reporte from Kingston, Jamaica*
are to the effect that the Spaniards lost
900 men in an engagement with the
inenrgent*.
Texss troops are mastered in as fol-
lows; First regiment of infantry 1001,
second regiment 1002, third regiment
986, cavalry 1004.
3enntor Sewell of New Jersey has
A London special snya: There are; declined appointment as major general
unmistakeable signs that the conti-1 of volunteers, presumably because he
nental powers have already taken steps would have to forfeit his seat in the
to share in the American victory at senate.
Manila. Germany has intimated to The Charleston has sailed from San
the U nited States, it is said, thst she Francisco with 300 sailors and marines
ext>eets to have a voice in the disposi to reinforce Admiaal Dewey at Manila,
tion of the Philippiaee. basing her It is thought it will take about 20 days
claim on Oerman interest* in the is io make the trip.
ZL'JSii,; J'«pf % Co -
•soluaiVAControl ol S* a uthe pnce WInmM(¿ uJTuiiiWi Sumo -
of her acquiescence to American gov
fereignty over the Philippines, includ-
ing a harbor suitable for coaliug pur-
poses in Hawaii, which protniaes to
add to the complications.
TERROR IN MANILA.
airy in the Cuban army of invasion.
War Newt from B''Jville.
I am with the fleet. Dtwey took
my advice when he captured the Phil-
ippine* 1 have just praised him to his
face.
Sampson asked for an interview
yesterday. He wanted to know my
New \ ork. May 13.—A dispatch to opinion. I told him he was too slow.
Manila via Hong He said he knew ii Acting on a Lint
I kfave him he immediately sailed for
Porto Rico.
The Spaniards cut all our cables last
uight. Early this morning I ordered
a new cable laid, and this is the first
message sent over it. 1 don't know
Tbe American Victory at Cavit Was
• aurprtse to All Concernsd.
the Herald from
Kong says
The American victory and the com-
plete collapse af the Spanish aavy
nave struck terror into Manila.
The blockade continues but the
public Is calm. It thinks Kuropean
powers have intervened to prevent the what the nation would do if I should be
Inmibardment of Manila. killed.
The country th quiet. The natives Every article of news I send outcau
will not actively or openly favor the be relied on. I had an interview with
Americans unless assured the Spanish the queen of Spain this morning. 1
rule is over forever for fesr of re- told her I sympathised with her. She
prisals. was deeply moved. In fact, when I
The desire to bresk the Spauish looked around she had moved a consul-
rule is general throughout the country erable distance.
and the American invasion is popular
as a moans to gaining this end.
But the native mind is only influ-
encsd bv an exhibition of strength.
They think the blockade is weak and
that this is due to foreign intervention.
Manila can draw supplies from the
interior and hold out for months.
The troop at Manila consists of
about 10,000 regulars and 15,000 vol-
unteers The volunteers have no in
struction and their tire is wild and
dangerous to the troops. The artillery
has no machine guns
Public opinion, which first favored
Admiral Montejo, has now changed.
The Spaniards freely criticise his de
fonse of Cavite. They say the Amer-
Wevler called last night, but I waa
, n
was to ask me to let up on him. I aiu
here, however, to tell the truth, and
I'll tell it f it k.'.'s me. Poor Weyler!
How 1 pity him. But he may expect
no quarter—much less a dollar—from
me.—Atlanta Constitution.
Don't
Don't let your neighbor know the
full extent of your ignorance.
Don't expect to see many woman
elected to oflice when women vote.
Don't waste any time with a bull
dog if you are looking for a soft snap.
Don't worry about what others
icue* came within range of his tfutis think of you; it's what they say that
und that In* artillery was good enough counts.
t<> do great damage to the American Don't think that because a stream-
Meet if well handled. let is a little stream a hamlet is a lit
The captain general ordered Admiral tie ham.
Montejo to anchor his fleet off Manila Don,t fQ th>t wheu _ou coogiJ<
and unite the strength of his loot to in a married woman you are probably
n
y
the batteries. Montejo replied that
hi* place was to defend the arsenal at
Cavite. The defense of Maaila with-
out a fleet wa* impomible.
confiding in her haiband also—Chi
cago New*.
St Jame* Hotel, Dalla*, Texaa
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