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THE COUNTY RECROQ, Published Every Thursday ?at? KIXGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA. LOUIS J. BKISTOW, Kditor and Proprietor. xne omcers 01 me iunn?f?puiu Museum have received a letter from New South Wales, in which it is said ; "When the federation of the Australian colonies shall have been accomplished English and American dealers will commence to build large factories in and near Sydney. Several large firms have already arranged for them." Many an American boy, as he reads of the delirious feminine effusions on Hobsou kisser, daucer aud best man a%r! the extravagaut masculine panegyrics on Hobson man of courage^ good habits aud brains looks at himself in a glass and wonders if he possesses any of the attributes of embryonic greatness, if he ever will have a chance to sink a Merrimac, if he will be the idol of all the people. Without such ideals as Hobson to look up to our youth would degenerate into a very leprosy of effeminacy. The Baltimore American says: "The effort to introduce foreign quail into this country has apparently pro* 1 a complete failure. Several years ago sportsmen through this country were deeply interested in the attempt made in this state to propagate quail from oUier countries. Many birds were imported into this city,and then liberated throughout the state. These have apparently all disappeared. The most conspicuous attempts were trans porting nere 01 oirus irom tue ociiiv Isands and from China. The money spent in this direction was a loss. The last attempt on an elaborate scale to stock Maryland with exotic birds was by Frank T. Redwood, the stock brojcer and member of the Baltimore Yacht clnb, and a hunt for his birds reveals the fact that none of them are to be found." The Berlin (Germany) Reichsanzeiger has published an official statement of the finances of the kingdom of Prussia which is of great .interest in i TI -i T? K many WHYS. Al ?nu\vsimsms IU uc mo most prosperous Industrial state in the world, and explains how it is able to meet the heavy charges imposed by the political and military situation of Germany. With a population of about 32,000,000, the public debt of Prussia is rather more than $50* per capita, or about SI,625,000,000. It has been increased by $450,000,000 in the last six years, but of this amount only about $25,000,000 was expended on unproductive work. The cost to the state of the whole debt is only $55,000,000 a year, while the net revenue received from the public works and state properties is over $135,000,000. The net revenue of the railways belonging to the state, which in 188081 was only $23,000,000 during past years has averaged close on $75,000,000, and for 1898-99 is estimated at $109,500,000. The state domains and forests yield an average of $12,500,000. A new and a widening feature in library work has been introduced in the public library of Cleveland and in the Cambridge (Mass.) public library. Tt ia that of lookintr ui> references needed by members of various literary societies or clubs, aud systematizing the same by cards. In Cleveland clubs deposit their programs for the year's work with the woman in charge of this department^whose assistants lookup the subject-matter iu advance, thus greatly facilitating the preparation of club papers. The board has also set apart an alcove to be known as Club Corner for the special convener ience of club members, men and women. It is filled with cases of books most called for by clubs histories, travels, etc. The same line^f work has been carried on in Cambridge in connection with the Economy club, a society of about seventy-five young men, who meet once a fortnight to discuss economic and political questions. The club issues a prospectus at the beginning of each of its two terms, giving the subject to be considered at each meeting, the subjects of one or more essays, and the resolutions upon which there will be a debate. The librarian and his assistants follow this list, and for the two weeks preceding each meeting keep a selected list of books and back num bers of jjeriodicals designed to furnish the information needed on the subject specially reserved for th members of the club. How to Read the Bible. Read the Bible as the world's handbook of morals and religion. The Bible is the gospel of womanhood and childhood. Jtev. A. D. Mayo, Unlversalist, Boston, .Mass. - - - - - -. : < -> rflOlEPENEITHBOMEOi vVilhelmina Takes the Oaih and Addresses Her Peopb. , SOVEREIGN OF THE NETHERLANDS ; Simple But Impressive Ceremony in the New Church, Amsterdam?The Young Kuler Keceives the Pledged Allegiance of Her Ministers, Council and People ? No Religious Ceremonies. Amsterdam, Holland (By Cable).?With simple ceremony, but amid imposing surroundings. the young girl who is to reign over the Dutch took possession of her throne Tuesday and received the pledged allegiance of her Ministers. Council and people. Like the Czar of Russia, the sovereign of tho Netherlands is not crowned, but personally assumes the royal diadem and installs himself or herself in the seat of power. Tho formalities of the occasion, though not difficult, could not fail to be a trying ordeal to a young girl, but she acquitted herself in a manner befitting a descendant of the House of Orange. The Queen arrived here from The Hague at 2 o'clock Monday, and was enthusiastically received. After the Burgomaster had delivered a speech of welcome, the Queen drove to theDamplatz. Uniformed guards lined the entire route and kept back the throngs. The crowds In the streets, at tho windows and on the roofs formed a scene | of the wildest enthusiasm, everybody shouting and singing. The palace, in sharp contrast to the otherwise brilliant scene, stood bare, gray, and undecorated in the centre of the Dam *MW4k ' 'Y'V,# x\ ?'? Ik WILHELM1NA, QUE -_??? ? r platz. The space in front was oocupied by a force of halberdiers and musketeers, attired in the seventeenth century costume of the Restoration. A distinguished company of perhaps 4000 men and women were in the New Churoh. The Queen was enthroned in a building which these people still call new, although it is more than 400 years old. It has been partly burned twice, but the designation "new" clings to It, in comparison with other edifices still older. The representatives of Dutoh aristocraoy, the political authorities of the day, the foreign Ministers and delegates from other royal houses were present. A large dais was erected in the nave, and above it was a great crimson and gold canopy suspended from a crown. In the centre of the dais was the throne, which was a crimson chair with a gold crown, flanked by two golden liona rampant surmounting the back and the letter. "W," worked in gold, in the centre of the velvet back. The decorations of the church were historical Dutch flags and palms surrounding the columns. At 11 o'clock repeated salvos of artillery and the clanging of bells from all the church towers were the signal that Queen 'Wllkelraina had left the palace and was on her way to the church, surrounded by a brilliant cortege. Arriving at the church door leading to the Dam her Majesty was received by a select committee of the States General, who conducted her to the throne. The vast audience rose and the choir burst into song as the young girl advanced slowly, following the royal standards, her white gown almost hidden beneath a magnificent dark crimson coronation robe lined with ermine. The music having ceased and the court officials having ranged themselves near, flanking the dais, the Queen rose and read her address. This she did In a remarknbly clear voice, which none in the furthest wings of the building could fall to hear. She spoke slowly and distinctly and with as much expression as though she had long been accustomed to address large assom biles. At the conclusion of her address tho Queen pronounoed the oath, raising her hand at the last words and with her eyes turned toward heaven, pledging herself solemnly and Impressively to eonsocrate herself to the welfare of her people. After the pronouncement of the oath there was a momont's hu9h aud then the great assembly broke into cheers, crying tbrlce: "Long live the Queen." Thou followed tho formal declaration of enthronement prescribed by the Constitution. The declaration was pronounood by by the President of the Council. Then came the proclamation by the King of Arms, "Her Majesty Queen wllhelmina j is solemnly inaugurated." Then three times he criod. "Long live the Queen," and a great shout was raised, which was taken up outside tho church and ran through tho streets of Amsterdam. ~ T" " T~ Cigarettes Killed HlmV Oscar B. Davis, aged twenty, of Hagers town, Md., began smoking cigarettes when very young. When he quit he was oonsum log seventv a day. He took to fits ooa, ont of bis mind, and died a few days ago. His last hours were spent in toxic convulsions and Intense suffering. The Anglo-German Agreement, A London paper says that the agreement between England and Germany, while mainly commercial, provides for the ad* jastment of differences regarding territorial questions in all parts of the world. AWFUL ERIOCE ACCIDENT. Over a Score of AVorkmen Drowned by tlio Falling of the Structure. Cornwall, Ontario (Special).?A most appalling disaster occurred near here Tuesday, and its results will probably make a death list of more than thirty. The great railroad bridge being erected across the St. Lawrence by the New York and Ottawa Railroad, now undergoing construction, gave way about noon sending upward of sivtv workmen down with the debris into tho mighty rushing river sixty feet below. That a single man survived is almost miraculous. Following is a partial list of tho dead: Cyril Campbell, Cornwall, Ontario; J. D. Craig, Detroit, Mich.; W. J. Cubby, Faterson, N. J.; P. L. Dvsart, Tyrone, Penn.; W. J. Jackson, Columbus, Ohio; Louis Baumer, Johnstown, Penn.: Tat Murphy, Toronto; Thomas Birmingham, Dan Hughes, Cleveland. Ohio; Frank Lovigne. Ogdensburg. N. Y.; W. Sherman, Cornwall. Ontario: \V. Saunders, Baltimore, Mil.; John Clause, Caughnawaga, N. Y.; H. Davis. Fittsburg, Penn. Thirty-threo of the victims were brought to the hospital here, and eighteen of these are dead. It is believed that over twenty yet remain in the river, and it is expected that the death roll will not be completed for many days. The workmen were largely from the New York side of the river, and it is almost impossible to obtain their names. A number of the victims were Indians from the fa mous St. llesjis tribe, whose reservation is the northwestern part of Franklin County. The cause of the sudden crumbling away of the pier is generally thought to have been tho action of the water on tho concrete foundation. All the piers have been put in upon a concrete foundation and Pier No. 2, which went Tuesday, had stood the test of the ice last winter without perceptible damage. An investigation, which in all probability will soon be held, will determine the cause of the accident satisfactorily. There is absolutely no sign of the pier. It has disappeared as completely as if it were a card house. IIP IlEN OF HOLLAND VERMONT REPUBLICANS WIN. They Elect Entire Stuto Ticket anil Two Congressmen. White Rivek Junction, Vt. (Spoclal). In the regular biennial Vermont eloction Tuesday the Republicans olected their Stato ticket a9 follows: Governor, Edward C. Smith, St. Albans; Lieutenant Governor, Gerry C. Bates, St. Jobnsbury; Treasurer, J. L. Bacon, Hartford; Secretary of State, F. A. Howland, Montpeller; Auditor of Accounts, 0. M. Barber, Arlington, Members of Congress were elected ns follows: First District, H. Henry Powers, Morrlstown; Second District, William W. Grout, Klrby. The State Senate and House or Representatives will be overwhelmingly Repub lican, although there will be more than twice as many Democrats in tho House of Representatives than there were fouryears ago. The Republican majority for Governor is not ns large us that received by Joslah Grout during tho Presidential election of 18JC, but compares favorably with the average of off years. Light Vote in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., (Special). The Indications are thet the lightest vote polled at any election since 1874 was cast in Arkansas at the State election. The Democratic ticket lias won by a majority estimated at from 15,000 to 25,000. Tho ticket as elected is Dan W. Jones, Governor; A. C. Hull, Secrotary of Stnte; Jeff Davis. Attorney-General; Thomac F. Little, Treasurer; J. J. Doyne, Superintendent of Public Instruction; J. Riddick, Associate Justice; Frank Hill, Commissioner of Mines, Manufactare and Agriculture; J. C. Colquitt, Commissioner of State Lauds. THE GLOUCESTER AT HOWE. The Plucky Yaclit Joins Admiral Sampson's Fleet at New York, Sew York Cit* (Spoclal).?Tho smart I'ttle yacht Gloucester, which has been making history under her dashing commander, Richard Waluwrlght, and perhaps revolutionizing Ideas ns to torpedo crnft and such like in tho naval offices of the world, came modestly Into the harbor and, after saluting the fleet oil Tomkinsvllle, anchored close by. She liad come direct from Guantanamo, making the run In seven days. She was clean on dock though, and tho ninety men of her ship's company wore well. Lieutennnt-Commander Walnwright Is quite browned, bnt beneath the tan of a tropic sun there was a pallor that told of tho strain that long nud arduous service have made on him. A Board of Survey will examine tho Gloucester with a view to deciding her future. It Is believed that she will bo ro tainod permanently In thn navy. &lddle-of-the-Road Popull*;*, Tho Mlddlo-of-tho-Road Populist Convention at Clnolnnatl, Ohio, after adopting a resolution declaring that all nominations should be made by referendum, proceeded to nominate Wharton Barker, or Pennsylvania, and Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, for President and Vice-President, respectively. A. number of delegates, claiming to be cme-half of the convention, bolted when this course was adopted and effected a separate organization. The Omaha platform was endorsed. The resolutions provide for the reorganization of the party, with Milton Park, of Dallas, Texas, as Chairman, instead of Senator Marion Butler. of North Carolina. . * MILES TELLS HIS SIDE.' The General Returns From Porto Rico and Repeats His Charges, HURLS DEFIANCE AT ALGER. General Mile* Declnres Tliat tlie Flans He A?1 vised at the Outbreak of Hostilities Were Xot Followed Out in Cuba Reiterates Assertion That the War Department Garbled His Dispatches. New York City (Special*!. General Nelson A. Miles, who conducted the military campaign in Torto Rico, arrived hero Wednesday on the United States transport Obdam. With General Miles were his wife, son daughter and staff; General Charles R. Greenleaf, Chief Surgeon of the troops in the field, and the officers and men of the Second Wisconsin Volunteers, numbering 830 men, including the hospital corps. The United States transport Chester, which carried General Schwan and stnfT, General Hnins and staff and the Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantrv. consisting of fortv-one officers and 1150 men. arrived two days heforc. The troops were in good health on both ships, and consequently there was no delay in debarking. When General Miles landed he gave out a prepared statement in the third person singular, wrirren ny mmseu, us iu uis ?uu in Cuba andTorto Rico. "While at Torto Rico and during the vovage returning on the Obdam, on which steamer were General Miles and staff. I learned the following facts concerning the Cuban and Porto RIcan expeditions. In the ilrst place, let me sav that the war has closed after being conducted largely as General Miles stated publicly at the beci"* ingof the war that it would be. The spv rnent was publicly made, and a general order was issued byhim.ns commander of tne American Army, in which the plan that he had striven to pursue was foreshadowed ?namely, seeking to accomplish results with the least possible loss of life. "Owing to the fact that the season suited for campaigning in Cuba ITad been exhausted in debates and delay in Congress and in necessary preparations. General Miles was opposed to rushing an ill-prepared, undisciplined, and unequipped army in the movement against the capital of Cuba, defended by 120.000 trained Spanish troops, and in this position he stood practically alone for several weeks. Havana, Matanzas. Santiago, and a few other points were down on his military map as hotbeds of disease destructive to an armv, and places to be avoided during the sickly season. "When finally called upon to submit a plan of campaign, lie did so, and put it in writing. Tn substance, he took the stand, first, that every effort should be made to equip the Cubans, and thereby enable them to harass the Spanish forces. The cry of 'On to Havana' should be encouraged, but when the transports loaded with troops were out of sight of land they should sail as straight as steam power could bear them to the gate of the Antilles and the key of tho whole position?Porto Rico; then, having seized and occupied that island, a movement to Cuba was to follow by means of a strong cavalry force, which was to be organized and equipped by August or September." The statement then touches upon the attack on Santiago. Briefly. General Shatter had telegraphed that he had greater opposition than he expected, and that his losses were larger than at first estimated. General Miles, who was then at Tampa, immediately replied that he would go at once with reinforcements, which wero sent to Santiago. Under verbal instruction from the President the General went to Santiago to do whatever was best for the Government in his opiuion. When ho arrived thero negotiations were commenced forthe surrender of the city. After some delay General Toral, the Spanish Commander made a proposition of surrender. General Miles was given authority by Secretary Alger to accept the surrender of Santiago upon certain conditions, or to make an assault for the destruction or capture of tho Spanish army. However, matters were hastened by General Toral offering to surrender unconditional^. which was acceptod. "The fact that tho Spaniards had agreed to surrender was satisfactory to General Miles, and he immediately left tho field, telegraphed the fact to Washington, and magnanimously yielded to General Shafter tho honor of receiving the surrender, specifically giving him anil his army credit # A u _ 4 1 1l~ TT/-? lor lut'ir iriiiiuuy uuu nc |jivceoded at once to concern himself about matters of far greater importance, and these were the health, almost the life, of that command: and the occupation cf the the territory of Forto Rico. "Up to that time, and, indeed, not for long after that time, had he [General Miles] learned of the dispatch to General Shafter, published at the head of an article in the New York Herald of August 14, which, if it mennt anything, was a direct violation of the verbal and written orders of the President. [This dispatch was the one from Secretary Alger, informing General Staftor that ho was not to he superseded by General Miles.]" Following is an epitome of the charges made by General Miles in the interview published in the Kansas City Star on August 24, which interview ho said, was substantially correct. Hero are the charges: While Miles was conducting the surrender negotiations at Santiago AdjutantGeneral Corbin sent a secret despatch to Shatter saying Miles did not go to supersede him. Dispatches to and from Santiago were .1 n??l ?n*Klod in U'nob *ci,y iiiut u in u i uaiuu iiLivi Kniuini IU nnauIngton when given out to the public. Words und sentences were left out which changed tho meaning and significance of the messages. Several very important ones which would have thrown a clearer light upon the situation wero entirely suppressed. Secretary Alger claimed that ho originated the idea of moving the Cuban army back to tho States. On July 21 General Miles sont a cablegram to Mr. Alger, a copy of which he has. If the suggestions it contained had been acted upon at that time much of the sickness and mortality which afflicted the Cuban army would have been avoided. This cablegram wns suppressed by Secretary Alger and no attention paid to its contents. Steam lighters and tugs which wero to meet General Miles's troops at Fajardo, on the north coast of Porto Itico, to facilitate tho lauding, never arrived. Milea's plans for the invasion of Porto l'ico were given out in Washington to the minutest detail ami were soon in the possession of the enemy, forcing him on his arrival to make a complete chauge of his line of campaign and land on the south coast instead of the north. Filipinos Want Annexation. At a meeting of twenty leaders of the Filipinos of all sections at Manila a few days ago, called to discuss the policy of the islands, eighteen of them were emphatl- ' fofAi* nnfricrhf flnnATfttiriil tn the United States and two were In favor of ?republic. J Chinese Troops Defeated. Th? Chinese Government troops have been defeated 1? two battles by the KwangS1 rebels, losing three thousand men; the r?h?ls number ninety thousand, and the provincl"1 forces art. powerless against them. ' ALCER ASKS FOR AN INQUIRY. Wants a Searching Investigation of the War Department Made. WAfintNOToy, D. C. (Special). There were two dramatic developments in the AJger-Miles row on Tlinrsday. One was the arrival at the National Capital of the commanding General of the army, fresh from the triumphs of Cuba and l'orto Rico. OEXERAL RUSSELL A. ALOER. (IIohas asked for an investigation.) The other was the fact that Secretary of War Russell A. Alger has written a letter to President McKinley formally nsking for an investigation into the conduct of the war. The letter was prepared and submitted to the President shortly before Secretary *1? 't J ll'oolWnntAn frtr II Alger * Ut'lUlIlUlU 11 V111 lliumu^vvu .v. .. tour of tho army camps. The General first visited Camp Meade in Pennsylvania where he had a consultation with General Shatter who had come on from Camp WikofT for that purpose. Adjutant-General Corbin has united with Secretary Alger in the request for an investigation. Such an investigation as has been requested is, it is pointed out, beset with 3ome difficulties. No charges of a definite character have been filed by any responsible person or official. Sensational stories and rumors, for which some of the Administration hold there is no foundation, have been circulated, and objection is made to dignifying them by the ordering of an investigation. By those who desire and advocate the investigation it is maintained that it can do no possible harm, and may bo of positive benefit in clenring away manifest error from the minds of many people, and placing the blame, if any there is to be placed, where it rightfully belongs. SENATOR CRAY ACCEPTS.' Re Takes the Place of Justice White on the Peace Commission. U'?shin-oton*. D. C. CSpecial). The place made vacant on the Peace Commission by Justice White's determination to decline service has been filled by the acceptance of SENATOR OEOROE CtRAY. Senator Gray, of Delaware, at present a member of the Joint High Commission now in Quebec. He is the Democratic member of the Commission, nnd it is probable he will oppose territorial expansion. ACCUSED OF TAKINC STATE FUNDS Ex-Deputy Treasurer Gerrish, of New Hampshire, Tells Tales After Arrest. Concord, N. H. (Special).?Ex-Deputy State Treasurer Hiram F. Gerrish, who was forced to resign on July 1 by reason of irregularities in his accounts, was arrested n few days ago, charged with the embezzlement "of 85000 of the State's funds. After giving ball he made a statement concerning affairs at the State Treasury during his seven years in office. He said he discovered a shortage of 84000 during his first week in office, and that during his term theshortage increased nt one time to 89500. The shortages wore covered at the periodical auditing of accounts by means of certificates of deposit, which would disappear after each examination. Just before a burglary otthe Treasurer's office two years ago, when $3000 disappeared, there was credited to "cash" an envelope marked "$2500," which contained no equivalent. He asked State Treasurer Carter about it and was told that the absence of an equivalent would be made good. The burglary took place before this and was made good, according to Gerrish, and the envelope disappeared. Co.tur cnill in renlv to the ex- I AlVBilUtVi %/u4bv* " fj deputy's accusations, that he could show where every dollar of the Stafe's money has been at all times during his. term of ofBco. BRITISH HOIST STARS AND STRIPES. Flew by the Side of the Itoyal Ensign at Review of Troops. London (By Cable).?The Stars and Stripes was raised a few days ago with the British Union Jack and the Royal Standard on the marquee on Salisbury Plain during the march past of the troops at the end of the army manoeuvres, ns a compliment to Colonel Alfred F. Bates, the United States Military Attache, and Henry White, the Secretary of the United States Embassy, aud Mrs. White, who went there by a special train with Lord Wolseley, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces; Prince Christian, the Duke of Connaught ana otner noiuouiues. The foreign military attaches seemed to be surprised at the sight of the American flag. Troops to Parade In New York. It ha9 practically been decided by the President to permit the parade of 20,000 of Xlajor-General Shatter's troops in New ?ork City early in October. The only ob|eotion now advanced to theplan arises out of the cost of the movement, but it is believed that this objection will be met. Dronght In Spain. The forest flres and drought in Spain are MraMrinna ?fT<w? Olives vines < and pasture are suffering severely. Rivers I are drying up and in several towns the water suddIy is threatened. THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. An Imposing Procession of 30,000 Veterans in Cincinnati. SEXTON NEW HEAD OF ORDER. Death Rate Among: Pensioners Rapidly M Increasing Reports of Officer* Read Secretary Alger Wildly Cheered Philadelphia the Next Encampment City Auxiliaries Elect Officers. Cincinnati, Ohio (Special). The business of the thirty-second annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and 01 Its auxiliaries began Thursday, after three days of preliminary demonstrations. The feature of the demonstrations was a monster parade of the veterans, and nearly 30,000 old soldiers were in line. They were reviewed by Commander-in-Chief Gobin, Governors Bushnell, of Ohio; Pingree, of Michigan, and Atkinson, of West Virginia* The most important business transacted GENERAL J. P. 8. QOBIX. (The Retiring Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. R.) Thursday was the election of Colonel James A. Sexton, of Chicago, as Commander-inChief in succession to General Gobin. Proceedings opened with addresses of welcome by Governor Bushnell and Gustav Tafel and 31. A. Ingalls, of Cincinnati. Commander-in-Chief Gobin responded to these addresses in behalf of the encampment. The encampment then listened to the annual address of the Commander-inChief, and received a number of annual reports. * * ?- 1 _ Ill 1119 milium ilUUlC33 V>ULUiiiUUUUl "luChief Gobin congratulated his comrades upon the outcome of the war, which, he said, had left the nation upon a higher plane among the Governments of the world. He referred in terms of satisfaction to the support the Grand Army men had given their comrades, the President and the Secretary of War. whoso management of the conflict he praised. The Commander-in-Chief embodied in his address a letter from Commissioner of Pensions Evans showing that the pensions paid by the Government for thfi?Siai HWD** amounted to $144,651,879, and that the cost ^ of administration was $4,631,861. " The reports of various officers were read in executive session. When the annual reports were being read, especially General Gobin's, there was considerable cheering at the mention of President McKinley's name, but when the name of Secretary Alger was mentioned in connection with the recent war there was an uproarious demonstration in hie favor. After the reports had been referred to their respective committees many resolutions were offered specifically indorsing the administration of General Alger in the War Department. The report of the Adjutant-General, Thomas J, Stewart, contained the following figures as to the membership: "The mem bers in good standing June 30, 1897, numbered 319,456. The gain during the year was by muster in 10,940; transfer 4373; reinstatement, 12,687; from delinquent reports, 4551; total, 32,453. The losses were by death, 7383; honorable discharge, 1190; transfnr 4471* snsnenslon. 25.033: dishonorable discharge, 165; by delinquent reports, 7041; by surrender of charter, 1023; total, 46,306. So the members In good standing June 30,1898, numbered 305,603. The number of members remaining suspended at that time was 36,068. Reports received from departments showed that 8610 members previously reported as suspended have been dropped from the rolls. The next encampment in 1SDD will be held In Philadelphia. The Committee on the Grant Monument to be erected at the Capitol in Washington reported that the statue, now being sculptured by Harrison Simmons at Rome, will hardly bo ready for flnnl ncceptanco beforo Congress meets in December, 1899. Resolutions Indorsing the establishment of a National military park at Gettysburg and the marking of the lines of the Army of Northern Virginia were adopted by the encampmont. The woman's auxiliary to the National Association of Naval Veterans elected the following officers: Captain Commanding, Mrs. Anna R. Sears, of Baltimore; Commander, Mrs. Mary E. Baker, of Boston; Lieutenant-Commander, Mrs. Lena Raddity, of Lelghton. Penn.; Senior Lieutenant-Commander, Mrs. Carrie E. Stone, of RiiHmnrfv T.ientftnant. Mrs. Hannah V. Green, of Providence; Fleet Surgeon, Mrs. Margaret Dickson, of Detroit; Fleet Chaplain, Mrs, Eliza Wetcher, of New Bedford, Mass. Miss Jennie Laird, the retiring Captain Commanding, was the recipiont of a rich jewelled pin, an emblem of tho office. The election of tho National Naval Vetorans' Association resulted as follows: Ilear-Admiral. J. F. R. Foss, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Commodore, E. J. Bliss, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; National Captain, William Lorzolere, of Buffalo, N. Y.: jDommander, Benjamin D. Blanchard, of New York State; Lieutenant-Commander. Jame3 A. Miller, of Athens. Ohio; Senior Lieutenant, William Mcintosh, of New York; Master, William E. Jacobs, of New Haven. Cincinnati's Fence Parade. Cincinnati, Ohio (Special). The peace jubilee parade of the civic and industrial organizations held in G. A. R. Encampwith all the indications of peace, prosperity nnd happiness that could be produced, was tbo most magniilcont , pageant over witnessed In this city. It is estimated there were 43,000 men in line, and over 500 ooo smWatTs. 1 v? 1 >.1 * , >; 'v * Crazed by Cigarettes. ~-JL. James Hoffman, sixteen years Old* oi New York City, became insane by smoking 'oigarettes to excess. A few days ago hV grabbed his three-year-old sister Dora the hair and began to drag her around the room. After a desperate struggle he was overpowered and placed in confinement in a hospital. Coiit of Trained Xurae Service. ' ** * 1 nt <1iahnr?om?ntS AD liemizeu annomou<. by the Red Cross Society for the maintenance of trained nurses from July 23 to September 1 shows that $21,939.0.1 has been expended. ' ?%" - 'v/