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vOL . XI V M1ANINING, S. C., W EDNEbJAY AUGiU-ST It). NO. TERMS OF PEACE. We Will Consent for the Commis sion to Meet in Fra'nce. MODIFICATIONS REFUSED. Spain Must Cede All Her Islands In Western Waters Save Cuba to Us if She Wants Peace. President IcKinlev has given out the following statmrnct: "In order to remove any inisappre hension with regard to the peace neo tiations between the U nited States and Spain. it is deemed projper to say that the terms offered by the United States to Spain in the note handed to thew French Ambassador are. in substance, as follows: "'The President does not now put forward any claim for pecuniary in demnity, but reouires the relinquish ment of all claim of sovereignty over or title to the Island of Cuba. as well as the immediate evacuation by Spain of the island. "'The cession to the IVnited States and immediate evacuat ion of 'orto Rico and other islands under Spanish sover eignty in the West Indies, and the like cession of an island in the Ladrones. "'The United States will occupy and 4old the city. bay and harbor of M3ani la, pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace, which shall determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines. 'If these terms are accepted by Spain in their entirety it is stated that commissioners will be named by the United States to meet commissioners on the part of Spain for the purpose of concluding a treaty of peace on the basis above indicated.'" The foregoing was made public by reason of the great discussion that has arisen over the matter and the many contradictory statements pub'lished. There has been considerable discussion between the United States and Spain in reference to the terms submitted. Spain wanted them modified, but this the President has refused to do, except in some minor particulars. The President and M. Cambon, the French Ambassador at Washington, who is acting for Spain, has had several conferences. M. Cambon asked that the commission to be appointed to set tle the terms of peace shall meet out sideof the United States, and prefera bly in France. The President sees no material objection to granting this re quest. and it is said to be practically settled that the conference will be held in Paris. The Madrid government, through 31. Cambon, propounded a number of ques tions as to the time when Spain would be expected to evacuate Cuba and the territory to be ceded the United States and what provisions would be made by the United States to protect the inter ests of Spanish subjects in these islands while the evacuation was in progress. M. Cambon was informed upon all of these points presumably to his satis faction. There is one point, however, which the Spanish authorities, judging from their communication to their represen tative here, fail-fully to comprehend, and Secretary Day's call upon the am bassador Thursday night was for the purpose, principally, of making perfect ly clear this one point, which was the evacuation of Cuba. Porto iRico and one of the Lad.rone islands to be select ed by the United States. and the per manent cessin to this government of all these islards except Cuba. was made a condition precedent to all peace nego tiations, and that not until these terms had been fully complied with would this government consent to entertain any peace propositions whatever. The question upon which the Spanish government has so far asked for addi tional information are regarded by the administration as perfectly legitimate and proper, and up to this time nothing has occurred- to bring in question the sincerity of their motives. Under these, circumstances it is the purpose of the President to deal with them in a spirit of perfect fairness and to make the road to peace as smooth for them as the~ rights and dignity of this govcrnmen will permit, and to this end unimp~ort ant concessions will be readily granted. Something has been said about -in ef fort on the part of the Spanish govern ment to secure some guarantee from the United States that the lives and prop erty of Spanish citizens in conquered territory shall be eared for. The idea of the administration is that no such pledge or guarantee is necessary. As suming sovereignty over conquered ter ritory and exercising it either through civil administration, as will be the case with Porto Rico in the end. or through military governorship, as will be the case in Cuba. for an indefinite time. the United States assumes a strict obli gation to protect the lives, interest and property of all citizens of all stations. and it must be remembered that when the treaty of peace is signed the citi zens of Spain. now enemies, will be in that category. Sanitary and Hygenic. Augut-t has formed. we believe, a civic leagzue to keep the city clean and beautiful. Charleston urges that no more scraps of paper be allowed to blow through the streets and litter them. The late Mr. Drummond. of literary fame, said some good things about clean homes and yards and .streets. and it would be a happy thing could we all. whiite and colored, teach the children, by precept as well as ex ample. the beauty and utility as well as-the heathfulness of taking an abid ing interest in these matters. Streets, lanes. allcys. yards. drains. ditches, outhiouses. stables. etc.. should be cleansed. fam~iated, (ddrized and disinfected whenever needed. Under houses and~ low places shld(ti be swept. sanded and limed. ,S.craips of paper, as well as offal and all debris should be. gathered and burnedg (r buried. Weeds should be cut down and burned before the August and September sun falls upon them. Pir pens, wherever they may be. should be kept scrupulously clcan. No i pure water should lbe allowed by sur face and interstitial drainage to ret into wells and cisterns. T his is a fruitful sou tee of trouble. Our towns. villages and county places should all Sbe awake to thre importance of this mater.- t is one of vital moment. BOWS TO THE INEVITABL. America's Terms Accepted agd the War is Practically Enlded. A dispatch from Madrid says the Spanish Cabinet approved Saturday evening.U the basis of the. replv to the peace conuitions proposed by the il'nit d States. Duke Almadovar de liio. the minister of foreign affairs. is charged with ree ising the reply, which will be read and approved at the cabinet coun cil to'norrow morning. It is stated on good authority that the Spanish reply will ,ive no occasion for a further re sponse frol the United States. A Madrid special to the New York .JoNrnal says: "The queen regent II.s approved the reply of the Spanish gov ernment to the United States accepting the conditions laid down by the latter under whilh peace will be concluded. The Madrid correspondent of the London Sunday Times says: "Spain's answer will accept all the American terms. except that regarding the Cuban debt. The government will fight this point on the ground that in all. other cession of territory by one nation to another tile ceded territory has carried with it its debt or proportion belonging to the nation by which it was ceded. -Senor Sagasta. in conferring with politicians and generals. follows the cx ample of Seuor Castelar in 1S73-I. Iis objects are two-fold-to divide the re sponsibility for the decision and to lvoid the convocation of the cortes. -The news from Porto Rico is re eeived with great disappointment in Madrid. The Spaniards are disgusted with the welcome the natives have given the Americans and the news that tile volunteers have thrown down their arms. 'The general opinion is that it is not worth while to risk lives and spend millions for the sake of territories which are worse than disloyal to the mother country. It is assumed that there will be io internal trouble over the evacuation of the West Indies. The war has cost $3501.000.000. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail. telegraphing Sunday. says: "The answer of the Spanish government declares that Spain cannot discuss the American proposals, but only accept them, because they are imposed on her by force. Only a few unessential changes in the American demands were asked for and it is not expected that President McKinley will refuse them. 'A commission composed of Spani ards and Americans will decide the question of the Cuban debt, the dates and manner of evacuating Cuba and Porto Rico. and the protection of Span iards and Spanish interests in these places. The commissioners will also dacide wCLher Spain is to be allowed to withdraw her artillery and the re mainder of her arms and ammunition from the colonies, while the question of the Philippines will be settled by the I same body. A treaty will be signed sub ject to approval by the cortes. which will be convoked at once. "The cabinet council tonight will appoint Spanish commissioners to meet the Americans to arrange as to the fu ture of the Philippines and other de tails.* According to the most reliable sour ees of information the Spanish note is couched in dignified laiiguage. it as serts that Spain bows to the force of circumstances, having done nothing to provoke the war. into which she has been unwillingly led. in the defence of her rights and territory. It exp~resses a willingness to appoint delegates to meet the American commissiouors to discuss a regime for the Philippines. It is understood that both Senor Sagas ta and Duke Almodovar de Rio, the foreign minister, told the queen regent that they felt deeply the painfu'1 duty circumstances imposed upon them. A dispatch from 31adrid says: "El Imparcial proposes a new solution for the settlement of the Cuban debt. it takes it ,for granted that the United States cannot be asked to assume the burden of about 32,00)0,000 pounds ($10,000, 000) of the debt existing when the rebellioin began in 1895, and the 90. 000.000 pounds ($450,000,000) spent since, and it suggests that Spain should undertake to pay interest and redemp tion on the Cuban debt until the new West Indian republic is in a position to do so. w hich El Parcial believes. Cuba could soon do, when its vast natural re sources were developed under an Amer ic'an protectorate." To Keep Fools Out of Churches. Henry Ward Beecher was approach ed by a young man who considered himself' very clever, says the San Fran isco Argonaut. " Do you know, Mr. Beeher.' said he. I've been thinking that I would settle down, behave my self and join your church. Now. I ike your preaching, but when I go to your church and see such men as s and others, grasping skinflints and hypo rites to the core. sitting there in full membership, why. the thing is just a ittkc too much for me. And really. he added. "I cannot join.' "Well. you're right,' said Mr. Beecher, "every' church has such men. and I fancy Ply' mouth is not free from them. And un til you spoke I have always wondered why the good Lord permitted it. Now I understand." 'Ah.' gurgled the young. fellow. ''I am glad 1 have thrown smile light onl tihe question. WXhiat strikes you as the reason. Nr. Beecher?" --We ll. replied the great preacher, ''it i permitted in order to'keep just such fools as you out of the churches." She Trusted Papa. Yeai's ag~o a train was rushing along on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at great speed. The passangers were anx ious, because it was ini tile timc of war. and they were afraid that the enenmv might tear up the tracks or some other ecident happen. A bright little girl cme toward a passenger and said. -1;ood nming." in a cleair, sweet voi(ce Thie gentlemalin asked her if she was not afr'aid to ride in the cars. he saIid. ''Sometimes; but I ami not araid thi'- timei. --Why~ vr ou not afraid this time? Ev'eryb dy else seem- to be afraid. Be idswe 'are running veryv rapidly.' --Oh. thiere's not danl er at nil: pp is ri ng il the en-in le. 11cr father was thle 'nIiine'r. andI she had such conftidence in his aibi lit y to protect heCr that she felt perfectly'se ure and hiappiy. Wh len wehIave G~rod to guide us. we ha~ve noting to1 fear, for ~e is munch better able to protect us than the engineer on the train was to THOUSANDS SIK. Terrible Suffering of Our Soldiers at Santiago. THE RAVAGES OF DISEASE. General Ames Says "If the Army is Ever to Return it Must Do So at Once." Action Taken. Sunnnor.ed by 3laj. Gen. S hafter. a meeting~ was held at Sanatigio Wednes day morning at iv'adjuarters. :mI in the preseiice of' every commadi and medical otlicer of the Fifth army corps. (en. Shafter read a cable oessage from Secretary Alger, rdering him at the recommnenuatioll of suirgcon Gen. Stern berg. to inove the arnv iito the interi or. to San Luis. where it is healthier. As a result If the conferenc Gen. Shafter will insist upon the imminediate withdrawalof the army north within two weeks. As an explanation of the sit ination the following letter from Col. Theodore Ioosevelt. commnlan(in tie First volunteer cavalry to Gen. Shafter was handed by the latter to the corres pondent here of the Associated Press for publication: 31ajor G en. Shafter. Sir: In a Ineeti ng of the general and medical officers called by you at the palace this iorning. we were all. as y ou know. unanimous in view of what should be done with the ariny. To keep us here, in the opinion (it every officer commandingt a divis.ion or bri rade, will simplv involve the detrue tion of thousands. There is no possi ble reason for not shipapiu practically the entire connand north at once. Yellow fever cases are very few in the eavalry division where I coninand one of the divisions. except among the men sent to the hospital at Siboney. where they have. I believe, contracted it. But in this division there have been 1,500.cases of malarial fever. Not a man died from it. but the whole command is so weakened and shattered as to be ripe for dying like rotten sheep when a real yellow fever epidemic. instead of a fake epidemic like the present, strikes us, as it is bound to if we stay here at the height of the sickness season, Au gust and the beginning of September. Quarantine against malarial fever is much like quarantining againsL the toothache. All of us are. certain, as soon as the authorities at Washington fully appreciate the condition of the army, to be sent home. If we are kept here it will, in all human possiblity. mean an appalling disaster. for the surecons here estimate that over half the army. if kept here during the sick ly season will die. This is not only terrible from the standpoint of the in dividual lives lkst, but it means ruin from the standpoint of the military ef ficiency of the flower of the American army, for the great bulk of the regular., are here with you. The sic; list, large though it is. exceeding4.000. affords but faint index of the deliberation of the army. Not 10 per cent. are fit for active work. Six weeks on the north ~Maine coast, for instance, or elsewhere, where the yellow fever germs cannot possibly propogate, would make us all as fit as ighting cocks, able as we are eager to take a leading part in the great cam paign against Habana in the fall, even if we are not allowed to try Porto Rico. We can be moved north, if we are moved at at once, with absolute safety to the coun.ry, although f course it would have been indefinitely better if we had been moved north or to Porto Leho two weeks ago. If there ere any objiect in keeping us here we would face yellow fever with as much indifference as we face bullets, but there is no object in it. The four immune regiments ordered here are sufficient to garrison the city and surrounding towns, and there is absolutely nothing for us'to do here, and there has not been since the city surrendered. It is impossible to move into the interior. Every shifting of campl doubles the sick rate in our present weakend condi tion and anyhow, the interior is rather worse than the coast, as I have found by actual reconnoisance. Our present camps are as healthy as any camips at tais end of the island can be. I write only because I cannot see our men who have fought so bravely and who have endured extreme hardship s and danger so unconmplainingly, go to destruction without strivinL so far as lies in me. to avert a doom fearful as it is unneceessrry and undeserved. (Signed) Yoturs respectfully. Tfheodore Roosevelt. Col. Commanding First Brigade. After Col. lRoosevelt had taken the initiative, all the American general if icers united in a round robin addressed to Gen. Shafter. It reads: "We. the undersigned officers, comn mandirng the various brigades, divisions. etc., of the army of occupation in Cuba. are of the unanimous opinion that this army should be at on1ce taken out of the island of Cuba and sent to some point on the northern seacoast of the U'nited States: that it can be done without danm gr to the people of tile IUnited States; that yellow fever in the army at present is not epidemic; that there are only a few sporadie cases. but that the army is disabled by malarial fever to the extent that its efficiency is destroyed and that it is inl a condition to be p'ractically de stoyed bay an epidemic of yellow fever. which is sure to come in the near fit ture. "Wec kno1w fromn tile reports ofaa comi petenit otlicers and froman ers anal oh serVtionls that thle armyv is unaible to move inlto the~ inmteriora anal that t here are no facili ties far such a move if at teplted, and that it could not be at tempted till too laite. 1'ihameover. tihe best medical athoraities aof thle island say\ tha t waith aour present equi pmenit weC could not hive in the in teriar aduring the raiy eaon wit haout has- from mla armil fe ver. whi is :i anst ais deadlyv as~ yellow fever. "This~ army must be mao:ed at once or perish. As the army can bel safely moved now. the persons respaom-ibi le fora prev enting~ such a move will be. re sponible for the unniecessiary laSs of~ mny thoulsanids of lives. "O~(ur opainion~s arc thle result af cane fl personah observation, and1 th0ey are -01e bas.ed on1 the unanimous opinioan ofi our medil officers with thle armyv. who una tderstanid the situation absolute 31aj. 31. 31. Wood, the chief surgeon of th Fi. d;iavision, sad 1?Te amy 'n pllaSis. -'or it will be unable to luove it SC If. (il. Alnies lias sent te foll owing cable ic-sae to Washington: .The oIn. Secretary of the Navy: I'his aurmy is incapable because of sickness froni iarching anywhere. ex cept to the transports. If it is ever to return to the United States it must do so at once. To' a correspondent of the Associazed Press Gen. Ames said: **If I had the power I would put the men on the transports at once and ship then north without further orders. I am confident such action would ulti miately be approved. A full list of the sick men would mean a copy of the ros te: of every eoinpaniy here." The l'resident Thursday had a e.on ference with Secretary Alger. Secretary L1on1g and Assistant Secretary of Navy Allen, at which action was taken for prompt transportation of ( en. Shafter s arny from Cuba to Mlontauk Point. It was concluded that there were suf ficient vessels off the coast there now for the purpose. When the ineeting endei it was officially stated that the number of vessels now there was ade Hrate for the remn' oval of the army. The dispateh if the troops home accord inly will begin at once. Tlic first transport containiin- soldiers of Slafter's armv at Santiagno has al ready left for 3Montauk Point. Eight ot iCrs are of! SantiagIo to be loaded jimi mediatelv with troops. The entire cImmiand should be transferred by the twentieth. The first imniune regir:-:e nt has reaJied Santiago and four others are ex!-ected shortly. FIVE DAYS IN A DUNGEON. How Hobson and His Men Were Treat ed at Santiago. While Naval Constructor Ifobson hia.s manifested great reticence in speaking of his treatment by the Spanish author ities after the 31erriinae sunk. and'has avoided any reference to his experiences as a prisoner which might increase the esteem in which he is held by the olir cials and by the public generally. i has talked freely on the subject to his iniiediate superiors, who declare that for a time lie was treated by the Span iards as a common criminal, instead of being accorded the rights of a prisoner of war. According to Chief Construe tor Iliehborn. immediately after the capture of lobson's men by Admiral 1 Cervera. when it- was thought.that he and his men alone had survived from the wreck of an American battleship I destroyed by torpedoes in attempting to force thefharbor. the Spaniards were too jubilant to pay much attention to himi, but when they realized that no Ameri can lives had been lost, and the clian nel had been obstructed. if at all. onlI by a worthless aollier, they looked ui on hin with amazement as a hiero whose gallantry far exceeded any Span ish coiception of what a man might do for his country and it was with great chagrin that Admiral Cervera was pre vented by the Nladrid authorities from returning the heroic young officer and his brave men to Admiral Sampson. but compelled to deliver them to the iili tary authorities ashore as prisoners of war. Gen. Linares. with the brutalinstinet that had marked his conduct ofI Cuban affairs already intrusted to him. deliberately placed Ilobson and his men in 31erro Castle as a shield against tile fire of Sam pson's squadron and here lie was locked uip for five days in soli tary continement in a filthy dungeon, under coniditions which, lhe says, must have soon resulted in his serious illness anid perhaps his death. The treatment lie received aiid the scanty food given him were no better than those accorded a commioin criminal condemned to exe cution. This punishment. however. was of short duration, on account of the vigorous protest which was made through a necutratl powver to Spain. coupled with Admiral Sampson's notice to the Spanish admiiral that lie would be held personally responsible for Hlob son's welfare. U..nder these circum stances. Admiiral Cervera interposed his intluence with Gen. Linares. a ndI Ilobson, with his men, were transferred to the barracks in the city. Here his solitary confinement continued, but lie could look out of a window to the hills on the east and see the smoke from the American rities of Geni. Shafter's men. iring fromi their intrenehiments, with the consolation that his captivity would be of short duratioii. The food given to him was of the miost wretched char aeter. probably because the Spaniards themselves could spare no better, but the British consul frequeiitly brought himi delicacies fronm his own table. A Spaiiishi oflicial was invariably present. however. dtiring these visits to pirohibit coniversation, aiid no news of occurren ces around himi was.ever permitted to reach Ilobson. iii this manner lie was kept in igiiorance of thle destruction of Cervera's Ileet until his exchange was conpldeted. aiid lie hiad enitered the Ameunrican lines. The Second Regiment. The Columbia lRegister says every then poin0t 5 to ani early coinpletion of tesecoind regiimient. Col .Jonie. hav ing! successfully accomli lhIed hiis miis Sionl to Wanshinlgt'n. recruitig officers will at once start on their tour. T here are to be six of these in all--Lieut. Co1. 'I loill tisoil. twi collini i-imiilled iimeil aiid thlree eiihisted nmen. It sthle plaii to coiver tihe State and wherever there arc any mcii desirous of enlisting. thlese nicr will administer the i'athi and thusi spjeedily form a complany. lin lich cit a local physiciani will lbe ap p inted anid withI the assh-tancte of the recruitinig oficer, proceed with h cx~uiiinat ions. 1 hence. under. this arrani'emencmt it is though~lt that it w'i li e a imtter of ionly a sho'rt while uint if the regimnt i- mstered in. Spanish M!ethods. Aln oli cial dispatchl fromi San .1naan he l''rt' liieo says Co'il. Saii 3artin. whlo was inl (i!ilalii' of thle Spanishi gcirris''n at I 'ince. Ilus been court 1mar tial andi slit for abaindoin~ig thle p lace whhlut resistance in lhe face if an -vrwlhin n Americani force. Lient Col. Il'niz. the s eol in c' naniand, comiltted silde. Spaniards Ready to Surrender. ie arrivedl at Santiagoi Fridir aifteriiooni anmd stait' coatlinii. 'ille coiiiaidcr if the W\ihningt''n reports that the Spaniards denmorial ized at 31anizamnillo' and1 would quickly surrenider to the MACKEYS WIVES. Two Young Women Claim Him as a Husband. WHILE HE HAS SKIPPED OFF. Mrs. Mackey, in New York, Pro duces a Warrant Charging De sertion, While He Weds Miss Porterfield, of Charleston, W. Va. Ex-Ju oe Tom Mackey. ;f in're or lies nisaVOr reulitatin in l uth Car olina. seenis to be a -ay Lothario. de spite his weigit of The folhow ing New York dispatch to the Washing ton Post gives an account of his nmanv matrimonial ventures. the introdictory sketch of Mackey's career in South Carolina beinI as invera:cioU' as Mack ey himself could have made it: Ex-Judge Thomas Jefferson Mackey, gay in spite of his being~ within one year of the allotted span of life. has brought misery into the lives of two young women. and both are crying for vengeance and his punishmentforaileged bigamy. Iis present whereabouts are unknown. Ile was last heard from in Pittsburg. Pa. After Judge Miaekey left South Caro lina and established himself in Wash ington runwrs reached Mrs. Iackey. the wife the Juie lived with in South 'arolina. She had an mvesthiLatmton iimaue. and the result was that she se cured a divorce oin June 22. 1S9. on the statutory ground. Ile then went to New York and opened a law oihce in Chambers street. near Broadway. Most of tile ioney 1ackey had inade inl the law business le lost. it is said, specula tin, in stocks. le added to his incomie bv contributing to umiazines. and pub lished several vohumes on leg*al top'es. The former judge has several old friend living in New York. and he frequentlv visited their homes. Un one of these visits lie met Miss Sarah Ljenorc Curti. the daughlcr of' ex-Judge Curtis. a wealthy man. .. I, lives at S'tanford Conn. Miss Curtis h:ii just been grad uated from a college in ew Enlamnd. and had peculiar ideas concerning' mat rimony. 'Ie did not belieCve in hyve as the foundation of wedlock, no.1 held that marriages founded upon inteilee tiual sympathy were the only ones which would result in lifelong happiness. Miss Curtis met ex-.Judge Mackey several times and discussed this subject With hiim. He agreed with all that she said and after an acquaintance of a few montas. proposed marriage. le was then sixty-one. at his last birthday, and she was only twenty. Her parents re. luctantly gave their consent to the union. and the ex-judge and the ex judge's pretty daughter were married on Ma. 3. 191. at St. Paul's 3Methodist Episcopal church. 308 East Fiftyfith street. by the Rev. George 1. MeGrew. Ex-.Judge Curtis gave his daughter 81 ;i0 for a wedding present. Mrs. Mackey had supposed her husband was wealthy enough to give her a home as good as the one she gave up, but she soon found that lie wos practically pen niless. lie decided-to go to Europe oii the honeymoon trip. and spent theI S1.000 in the old country. When they returned they went to housekeeping at 368 West 116th street. The ex-judge was for a time devoted to his wife. MIrs. MIackey had a little of her own. and her husband borrowed money from her 2gularly. Hie soon began to abseint himself from home. and has been awayx for weeks at a time the last two years .He told his wife that lie was attending to important legal eases which would bring~ him large fees. On June 8 MIackey told his wife that he was going to Washington to attend to an important case and would be ab sent for a long time. During her abl sence lhe packed up all his clothing~ and she says he also drew about $4.000i If her money. She heard nothting from him and could not get any trace of hin in Washington. Actin nya:~i the ad vice of heri fat her and Lauwyer .Jolhn B. Fiske. of .-d Wall street. she obtaineda warrant for the arrest of her husband on the charge of abandonnment from Justice 3Iott, in the Hiarlemi police t-ourt. A detective was detailed to serve the warrant. Thei ex-.iudge. though -in seclusion. was not idle. Last .spring. while in Washington. lie met Mliss Katherine Porterfield. a beatitiful young womian. She was hiving temiporarily with 31rs. Loring. who keeps a fashionable board ing house. Mackey made love to MIiss Porterfield. lie told her lie had been a widower for years. and before he re turned to his home in New York she had promised to mndrry him. if her piarents consented. The cx-judgle saw Col. George A. Porterfield. cashier of the lBank of Charlestou'a. W. \'a.. the father of the fiance. and obtai ned his consent to the marriage. On .July 19 M1ackey and MIiss Porterfield were iimr ried in Colonel Porterfields honie by the Rev. A. C. Hopkins. In the even ing the ex-ja;dge and his bride started for Washington. Hie told Colonel Por terfield that t here was a woman in New York who would at templt to htaekmiail limi if the mnarriaige b.eam in k~nown! at that tijne. The ex-judge~ and his wvife spent twVo dyin Wa igton and lhen lie took her to l'aintield. N. -J. O Saturday. July 23. lie calledl upon MIrs. ivackey No. 1 at her hone. .She triedi to communicate withI the detective wIho Ihad thei warrnit. lbut was utnable to doi s. \Iackey said that lie hat i been kept awayV ly urrenit bu'ne cs. lbut h:e agireed to meet his~ wife at heri h:'nio the nm-. [le ex-judge cane :1 the apipoined tme and! was arrestedi. hie wais ta ken; to the I larlemi police court andii was held fo r exau~nuatonT onl thle chariicii ;if abn dlitnmen t. lie tfollowed Mlrs. M ackey to, tier hionie andt made this conifession tio his wife: -'' marriel 3iss Katherine Po rterlield.~ said hi. ''on .July 1:1. 1 lhi so aga~inst my willI. \Iry \T ackey wvas aist oundedi at bir-r' husband'i piertidmy. and nearly- list lier reas~on wxhen lhe pripisedi a planr ti saive timuell. lie adniltted that he lived 3i1 ii PoterfiebL and hadi triei to 1h tin a ivuorce in -everal staties Iron 31rt. Macke y. si that he iihit mnarriy her. Ther e was a persin in M1rs. MIaeker's that wIho p verhecard theu cini versatilln. MIackey said tha~it his seconid wife did not kiniw pit hiis formner mar riac "I will go and see this woman." said Mrs. Mackey_ ''and tell hier who I ami. .tlackey beei:ne violnt at this. but when1 hec was augain1 Cahn s.aid,': -I walt vol. Sarah.* .aid the ex judge more calmly. '-t" swear to a statement which I will prepare now. The 'ist of it will be that you will ad mit that when I narried you you had a hulban d living froi whom you had not been Livorced. This will make our marriage illeml. and will save me from toing to the peniteitiary. If you will do :1iI will not dezert vou. After this propo6ition. it took some tinc fo Mrs. Mackey to recover her SeliseS. Then she saiI: ''You are a ;coun1drel, sir: and . will never;in any paper for you. not even if 1 cou save our life. Leave imly hou:e or I will call the police. The ex-judge left. iiuttering threats. Mrs. Maekey. after consultingr with Lawyer Fiske. decided to .inve up the abando ment proceedings. and start a suit for divorce. She learned that it wa her husband's intention to forfeit hi, bail 'ond and go t Europe with his bride and slc was surprised inst Wed nesday by the following tclegran from her husband: Pittsburg. Pa.-Mrs. Mackey. 227 West 114th street. Left to avoid un just arrest: am alone: will return to you if you will stand by me. Will you? Answer. paid here. Trons." It is said that after Mackey had failed to get his wife to condone lie deserted Irs. Mnckey No. 2 in Jersey City and she returned to her father's home. It was learned there that the old ex-judge hiaul two wives livinur. and the warrant wh lie referred to in his telezrai. is onle obtained for his arrest upon the complaint of Mrs. Maesley No. 2 in the South. Colonel Porterfields sins. it -is said. have declared they will take the law intotheir own hands. It is said that one of them. Robert. lives in B"ook lyn. There is a Robert Porterfield in the Brooklyn directory whose address is given as 1D Rainbridge avenue. The Porterfield who lived there recently has moved, and his present address is not known. Lawyer Fiske is collecting the evidence and will tile a petition for divorce as soon as possible. Mrs. Mack ey No. 1 is in comfortable circun stances and her home is neatly furn ished. A woman friend lives with her. After she gets a divorce she will return to her home in Stamford. A PITIABLE SITUATION. The Woeful Story Which Comes from a Woman Passenger. Accounts of the condition of affairs in 1labana..Matanzas and Cardenas were giv en recently in New York by passengers on the steamer Friedt of Nansen from Sa gua. She brought 29 refugees. most of whom were Spaniards who made all sorts of sacrifices to escape from the island in anticipation of its becoming controlled by insurgents. Many of theni are well supplied with funds, hav ing turned all their available property into cash. They paid .200 each for their passage. One woman who had reached Sagua by rail from Habana said the condition of affairs in the capi tal wys deplorable and daily growing worse. "There is plent- of money." she said. *but what use is it when it will hardly purchase anything? It is impossible to get beef at any price. Even horse flesh costs $1 her potind. Bread costs 28 cents per pound and is very bad at that. Thme supply of coindenisetd milk is practically exhausted and but lit tle is left. It sol at $2 for one can such as you buf here at 10 cents. On an average, 10) to 12 personis are fouind dead from starvation in thle streets every day and this takes no account of theC scores who daily die froam hunger in the houses. "No words can describe thje horrors at Las Fossos. a place at the foot of Pirado.x where the wretche-l reconcen trado were hierded to::thlir. I was told thr :eri.n lia than 4.i000 of tee; -ale people'I in the place when 101an awaym. They are dying by the huiidreds. for, of course. nothing is beinie done there for their relief, when the government has not enotugh food for its own soldiers. Worse than this. offiials beat and abuse them shame fully. ~Almost all the stores ini Wmeyler and OReillv streets are closed. as are all the principal hotels. The stock of coal is abnilost completely exhausted and for a few days the local traiins were run to Vadadii past Santa Clara balt tery and were stoppied for want of fuel. GEN. LEE TO GO TO CIJBA. Will1Occupy the Island Until a Govern ment is Established. P repara tionls alre beinrg miadei to send Maj Gen. Fiitzhiugh Lein 1w the . ev en'h airmy coirps ti ('nha minnediamtely aifteri the c'oncmluisioii of pec betweenx ci the Uni ted States and Spain.I lie plan pr-ov"ide for thle embhrkationi of the troops wxithini a week if Spa ini sends a favoraible answer to our ter ms of peace. F1 th la1st two week. the ceventh eu- h n fully equi ppe byl the asinmnent :,r ,ignal iies inginter 'tnieur' ami - ur..m t''- dutyvunder G en. Lee.e anl h sent iI .' h i . ad has b'ei ern merlly undrltomd ini both einicial alnd uiin'lh' al nuartean : ~oioe timea that iien . Lee iaai havex thle h'nor'l in enting Ilahn m a with the si~lned thlat hi- x, w''u I ix'me 'n tt ie fall. wheni the eainl':ain in northern Cubha shltad be begun.ut nw that an1 earily' Iece -niln- probuiable. G en. le:e mwili 2m in i t~ nIlea lit tlle gfar ritn foce ti admni---tiir tihe ilitarxy enixem'ntiunt ilelin i e tn' titaiation u the -ubnnii xiili nral ni--mihe tro'@11 wIil- ixbe itibutedmtin e i large cA tx bat 'iiftts.It0 Mis. probable tat. n three hioureient of. 4. 1 am' I n:5 esi n l bne il rawt ! !'li .virs oniitii the rfov.tiinlrt. wi Foturt thyWere.rowed.:i~-z ria' rni boat in tannv r. iiinimiiFr wtnher thr ernad chidr e aeii4.ii4 INTEFSTING FACTS. Dates that the War Makes Memorable iu Our History. April I1-resident IIclinley asked Cngeress for power tO intervene inl Cu ba. April 19'--Intervention ordiere'd by 1pi )2--l'ltiitum enbcd to 3lin i.ter Woodford. April 22--Admiral Sampons fleet sailed fromi Key Westto blockade ports of Cua!. ),prI 22--First gun 'of the war fired the hu bat Nashville. April 2:-The president askcd for 125.11111 volunteer. Mlay 1-A great naval battle fotight in the harbor of. Manila. Philipin' Is! ands. adl the Spanish tcet of ten Ces sels4 dettr4)yed by the United States lna'ron. in co:nmiand of Comnodiore Gerg D41C ewe-:. 3ILLy ,1-The Zunbwat4 Viingltn and Hudson vnd t he to rpedo ooat Wins low in the first engia'elnent in (unoain waters. Ensign Ba*ley and four other men of the Winslow killed. 1ay 12-Acting Rear AdmiralSamp sons squadron bombarded San Juan. Porto Rico. 3av 19-Arrival of Admiral Cervera and his squadron at Santia-o de Cuba. 3ay 24-Arrival of the battle ship Oregon at Jupiter. Fla.. after a voya.e of 13.000 miles from San Francisco. May 25-The Presidents seconl call for troops- 75.Q00). May 28-Sciley semi-offieially re ported by the auxiliary cruiser Harvard to be off Santiago do Cuba with twelve warships. June 3-Lieutenant Richmond P). Tlobson and seven len take the collier 3Merrimac into channel of Santiago and sink it there. so as to close the harbor and prevent the escape of the Spanish fleet. June 10-The invasion of Cuba be gun by the landing of 6100 marines. af ter war ships had silenced the enenys forts at Guantanamo. June 11-American troops at Guanta namo attacked by the Spaniards,. who were repulsed. Six Americans killed. Juna 13-The first expedition for Santiago left Key West. Major-General Shafter in command. June 15-Second Manila expedition left San Francisco. June 20-Arrival of General Shafter and his army off Santiago de Cuba. June 22-General Shafter's army landed at Daiquiri. June 24-Ten men were killed in cluding Captain Capron and Sergeant Hamilton Fish. Jr.. both of Colonel. Wood's Rough Riders. and about forty wounded. in a skirmish with 2.11U Spaniards. Jund 29-General Merritt sailed from San Francisco. July 1 and 2-A ueneral assault on Santiago de Cuba by the army and by ships was begun at 7 a. in.. the Ameri can troops capturing and holding the lines of the enemy. July 3-General Shafter demanded the surrender of the city of Santiago de Cuba. Julv 3-Admiral Cervera made a dash out of the harbor of Santiago to cut his way through the.American ships and his squadron was destroyed and many men and officers were killed by, the fire otf the Americans. under Conunodore Schlecy. .July 4-The Navy D~epartme nt re ceived a dispatch from Admiral DIewey announcing the arrival at MIanila of the cruiser Charleston and the three transports. the City of Peking. the Colon and the Australia, weith troops on -board. on June 30. The squadron stop ped at the Ladrone Island and the Charleston bombarded the Island of Guohan. .July b-Lieutenant Ilobson and his MIerrimane men exchanged. July b - ;enerail Toral. conmmandiing the Spanishu forces at Santiago. sent a Pin of truce to General Shiafter asking three days' grace and cable operator to) ntify M1adrid of Santiago's desire to surrender. all of which were granted.. July 6-Rear Admiral Dewey chased the German cruiser Irene out of Subig Bay with the Raleigh and the Concord. .July 12-A flag of truce waved by G eneral Toral at Santigo and the truce granted by General Shiafter. .July 14-Santiago surrendered. the United States Government agreeing to return to Ctuba all the prisoners of war.. .July 17-The American flag was raised over the city of Santiag~o de Cuba. .Julv 21-General Calixto G arcia, coim niander of the Cuban Army of Eastern Cuba. owing to discontent because the Amierican Government had ignored him and his troops in the surrsnder of Santiagro. withdrew. -July 21-News reached this country that the second expedition to reinforce Admiral D~ewey had arrived at Cavite. July 22-Aguinaldo. according to a dispateh received, declared himself Dictator of the Philippines. .July 23-Another expediit ion for the Philippi ne Islands sailed fro:. San Francisco. July ) 5-eneral MIlle and 3.500 rea1chedo G uanien. Po4rto lli o. July 25)-General Nel-on \. MIlls linded it Gu an ico. P'orto lico. .July 00 Pe'ace overtures nmade iy Spin were' 11m1otnced by the auliornties at WashinI ton. Ji v 'I -News of General MIeritt's ar riva a~t C.avite received at Wasing Whiat Aguinaldo Says. The Nw Yok JounalIrint> a ca blera frII 14m1 h1ion1 Kon~g pu1rpor4ting to Ilve the( text of a mesrage snt b leader. ti ConIsul General W\ildamani. The me is daited Cavite. Julv n and in it Aguialdn -iy- it hai been re ilortedi that lie is "'ettinlg the bi head :ind4 not behaivin" as he poie 31lr. Widman. 'In reply.''x ay Aurinaldo 'I ask why~' should4 iimerica exp1ct mie tomn ut li nl4 II 1 e .prsn an nz= U \mnericai will not 'e frank wI i tme? --Tell k\me this.a ihin for au* e4 tel'nih eeryhe.. hBut whai~t ha Xi stoe fr me. hi~i1 i iL -Now, nmy iood f rietil. Bi4.4e Plc, I :111alt both 14444 and rogue. The in terests if may peoplie are as saed~' to mec as5 are tihe inlt4erOsts of you peop ~ble ti A WARM WELCOME. GCencra Mleks' Triumphal March Into Porto Rico. TIRED OF SPANISH RULE. The American Army Hailed as One of Liberation, and Men, Women and Children Hug Our Men. The .-arch of the American arniv to wards San Juan is more of a triumphal procession thani anything else. The citizens of Porto Rico everywhere hail the appearance of the Americans with delight. with banners flying. with bands playing stirring American tunes. with presents of food. Crarettes. eigars. with hurs and kisses irom men. women and children alike. The scenes described by me of the oceanation of Juan Diaz are repeated a: we narch iuickly inland, only the further we go the more enthu siastic the people become. Besides the towns already reported by me as being occupied we are in pos session of nine others. These towns are Arroyo. Satillas. Yiabucoa, Salinas, Santaisbel. Ajuntas. Panuclas Guaya nala and Guayamo. There were Span ish troops in all of the important towns in this list. Guayamo has a large gar rion. It was reported to the Americans that these soldiers intended to make a fight and this morning General Wilson sent two companies there. On the way the Americans met couriers who said that the citizens had ordered the Spaniards out of town and had hoisted the American flag. The soldiers thought this was a trick and observed great caution in approaching. but get ting nearer they saw the American flag waving in the distance. and marched into the town without hesitation. Here they found a bigger reception than ever. The American flag was waving over the public buildings, and not many in the town had opposed its being raised. The brass bands were playing "Yankee Doodle.** "Ta Ra Boon de Ave.~ and-the men and wo men fell upon their knees and worship ed our soldiers. The mayor made a speech in which he said that the day of deliverance for Porto Ricans had come. Crowds fol lowed the soldiers everywhere and the Americans could hardly get away from them. They insisted on taking our men into their houses and giving them feasts such as no invading' army ever saw. The best they had was none too good for the humblest private. The mayor made another speech of welcome at the public square where the people shouted -Down with Spain!" and "Viva live Americanos!- etc. The Americans hardly know what Spanish soldiers look like. The mayors of four other towns have visited Ponce and told General Wilson that the people of their towns are glad to be Americans. Their towns had sur rendered and they were ready to turn over everything to the Americans and have Aierican officials appointed. Word was received from other towns that had not been visited by the sol diers and consequently had not formal ly surrendered, but the people and of ficials heard of the landing of the Amer icans and had hoisted the American flag at once and kept it hoisted ever since. driving out the Spaniards from towns where the soldiers were sta tioned. The people in these towns re port the Spanish soldiers fled in fright as they did from Ponce. The Spaniards took the military road going toward San Juan. When the American soldiers arrived here the Spanish citizens were natural ly alarmed. and many of them fled with the Spanish soldiers and went to the miountains. They began returning on Sunday and are all nearly back today. The first thing they dlid when they got. back was to begin shoutingr "viva los Americanos' T hey arc apparently good Amecricans. but the Porto Ricansdo not trust them. They say they will watch for the first sigin 0f disloyalty on their par*t and shoot them or turn them ovei to the American soldiers. Returning Spaniards profess not to know the whereabouts of the troops that fled with them. They say the sol diers ran so fast that they were unable to keep up with them. Even these Spaniards are genuinely glad at the change in the local government which has been niade hy General Wilson. par ticularly in the courts. Porto Rico. Porto Rieo. it is noted. is the most densely populated region in the New World. With an area of 10S by 40) miles it has a population of 80)0.000 or 900 .1000 5'oulsi. Of these about S0.000~ are residents of the principal towns, San Juan. Ponce and San German. Pounce being the most populous. MIay agucz Humiacao and Auguadilla are also considerable towns. These facts impli fa large number of villages in the ru ral districts and correspondingly easy communications. Another authority adds that "there arc few Spanish troops on~ the island and these have not been trained in war like those in Cuba. F-urthermnore "the defenses of the towns aeold and insiguilicant.- Altogether the island promises to) be an easy prize as wel asarich one. A Slick B'k Robber. The 8:ank f (onnnere. if Sedolia. Mo.. was~ t vitim of a -iieak thief at ilm no h \r rich haul was md. While eit her the president or ho ra-'ier was at the caishier's window the thief made his wayi through the sihl 4 rnti the directors s room, in rair 1f the bank proper. and stepped iside ..f the railine frim where lie took only a couple of steps into the baniik vault where lie hl eledihimself. Por Women and Children. The 'steamecr Sain du an. in cha:rg~e of L ieut. Noble ofGen. Shaftter's staff lef t Santiao W\edine-day for Manizanil 10.inde a 1a ''' tu'Ce to embark there thet wive ami (bhlie of thle otiieers of~ tie Spaih fce wich arrived froni ilanzanillo to reinflorce Geni. Linaires duingi thu sge They will be re tu ri to Spainl withi their husbands If youi w''uld enjoy youri food. lapor fr it: if vou would enjoy Your raiment nent. pay for it lbe tore you wear it: if vou woul ii leep1c] soundly. let a goo' d con .2CiC- it. rear ,eleolbiw