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HARVARD PROFESSOR SPEAKS OF THE HARM That Results to This Conntry From War With Spain. Ashfield, Mass , A ag oat 25 -The twentieth annual dinner in the aid of Sanderson academy was given this afternoon with Chas Elliott Norton, professor emeritus of fine arts of Harvard university, presiding The principal address was by Prof. Nor? ton, who devoted himself to a dis? cussion of the late war. He said in part : "And yet our hearts have been heavy with new weight of care, and the very brightness cf the sunshine has but deepened by contrast the cloud of our sorrowful thoughts sorrowful that our nation should have turned its back upon its old ideals, and, standing at the parting ways, should have chosen that ancient path, familiar to the cid woila, worn by the bloody feet of hapless generations, and which bas never led to anything but ill-the path of aggressive war, of foreign conquest, of alien territo? rial aggrandizement, the path that j leads from trouble to trouble. ..The black and brutal visage of war bas indeed been lighted up from time to time during the summer by the gallant deeds of our men in ser? vice and by good conduct and mar vel?os good fortune of our navy, and by the general temper of humanity displayed so soon as the actual fight i was over by both sides. Bot it has taken on a deeper shade of gloom from tbe needless sufferings which our brave soldiers have had to endure from the lack of due provision for their needs alike in camp, in field and in the hospitals It hus been a miserable spectacle of incompetency, for which account must be rendered < and penalty exacted." After a review of the events lead? ing up to the war. Prof. Norton said : "Peace has nominally come. The actual conflict has ended, but less than 100 days of war has resulted in revolution in the United States. The foundations on which the republic bas rested have been unsettled ; the principles upon which the govern ment depends having been violated, we have undertaken obligations which neither our institutions nor our national character enable us prop? erly to discbarge ; we, the one gr?ait non-military power io the world, have soddenly joined the ranks of those burdened with great armies and navies, we have loaded ourselves 1 with an enormous additional debt and with an enormous increase of 1 annual expenditures, a permanent op pressive tax upon tbe industry of tbe people, aod further, whatever dispo sition may be made of the Philip? pines, we are already, through bold- 1 lug them and claiming the right to dispose of them, brought into en- 1 \ tangling relations with the nations of 1 the old world, and run the risk of 1 losing the inestimable boon which has hitbeito been ours, of freedom in 1 the complications of the internation? al politics of the old world, and of remaining the independent masters 1 of our own fortunes It is, indeed, ' a momentous revolution.n 1 SUPPLIES REACHING HA? BANA. Habana, August 25 -8:30 p." cn - The British steamer Trayan from Ja maici, arrived at Cieofoegos to-day ! v?ith 900 toes of provisions for the Spanish army. List night the German steamer Lyd'a from New York arrived, she car- : 1 ried! 25 passengers and a general cargo. There have also ?rrived here the Norwegian t teamer V i'.klio from Key West with pruvt>i<K.~ and 40 passen gern from Nassau, the English scbooo er Belsocits, with pan senger? ; from Inodon, the steamer Klondyke, with barrels ot pom. fl>or, meat and corn wheat. Tho steamer Clinton, with Miss Clara Barton, of the American Red Croce society has also arrived with provisions for tte *ociery R-por-'s from S?gua announce that there is {?rest animation among the tob?ceo buyer? The arrival of many vessels has given the port and ibo wharves almost their TI or cu al a-pecf. Nevertheless, sufficient provision- have not yet ar? rived to sopply Habana. t?-c aioce the interior towti3. E|2* are sold at 25 cents each His Letter Prom the Front. From The Cocbraotoo (Pa.) Times You cannot balk a Yankee. Joe Wilso?, of Bradford, was in the trenches before Santiago, and during a lull in the fighting decided to write a letter home He had no envelope or postage stamp, but he did have a few sheets of paper and a lead pen? cil. He wrote his letter, folded it to? gether, fastened one corner with a bit of black thread, forced a twig of some Cuban plant through the stamp corner ito hold that end in place, ad? dressed the epistle, wrote "soldier's letter1' coder tbe t wing, and at the first opportunity mailed the letter It came through without a hitch. Madrid, Au?U8t 24.-4 P. M.-The Government definitely denies that it has seat an order to Geo. Bianco instructing him to resumo hostilities against the insurgents. Gen. Bianco has full lib? erty to aol as occasion may require. Shatter Will be Home Very Soon. DEPARTURE PROM SAH TIAGO MARKED BY NO INCIDENT. ' Santiago de Coba, Aa gast 25.-The Spanish transports San Francisco, San Augustine and Colon left this afternoon for Spain with 4,568 Spaniards induc? ing 15 officers and their families and four priests Eight men died on the way to the ships. Their corpses were "checked off" ss passengers. It ap pears that there have been many in? stances of this daring the embarkation of the Spaniards, the transportation company thus being enabled to ooliect the passenger money, a thing readily managed nader the easy inspection of the Americans Gen. Torai, when bidding adieu to the Spanish officers and men who were leaving, said : "Conquered, we yield with honor tc ourselves and to Spain. Whatever may be the future of Coba, history will preserve the story of your heroic and noble deeds in this country. We regret our failure and its oost in treasure and in blood ; but you have nobly fought and nobly lost v Gen. Shafter and bis staff sailed this afternoon on the United States trans? port Mexico His departure was not marked by special incident. On arriv ing at Montauk Point he will go with Maj. Wiley to Washington to meet President Mcrtioley and Secretary Al? ger, afterward proceeding to San Fran? cisco. Col. Greene of Gen. Shaffer's staff aod captain of the signal corps will remain for another 10 days, or until be is relieved by Capt. Leigh, who, with 59 men of the signal corps, is expected on the Seguranca. Maps and charts have been prepared for a military telegraph and telephone service between Santiago, Guantanamo,. Baracoa, Sagua de Tanno and San Luis, ail garrison points, and Capt. Leigh will begin the work of strioging the wires as soon as he arrives. Oo the recommendation of Washing ton a bank of exchange will be estab? lished here. The scarcity of small coin is a great inconvenience and a cause of much trouble among the sol? diers and local merchants. One result is exorbitant prices The transport Roumania arrived to? day from Pooca. Yesterday the trans port Orizaba left for Porto Rico The Berkshire with 350 convalescents from Siboney, sailed for Montauk Point to day. She was soon followed by the Berlin with Geo. Bates aod his staff and the First Illinois infantry. Fifty Thousand Dead. London, August 26.-The Madrid correspondent of the Standard says : "Nothing can better illustrate the Boantry's weariness and disillusion than the small excitement caused by the re? turn of the repatriated troops Of thc 225,000 men who have left Spain for the Antilles since March, 1895, 50,000 have perished in Cuba, 78,000 have been sent home invalided ind the remainder are returning to be disbanded after receiving a portion of their nine month's arrears of pay The Second Regiment. The Columbia correspondent of the i News and Courier in yesterday's paper says : There bas been much discussion as ? to whether the 2d regiment wouid be mustered out of service, and there is a deoided opposition ?moog the boys to being sent home. The last two batta lions were mastered in after the close of the war, and the meo enlisted with the intention and desire to do garrison duty in some new country The 1st battalion has beeo io Coiumbia all the sommer, and the men comprising it are very much discouraged at the Droj-psot of being mastered out of servioe with? out ever having been sent out of the State. An enlisted mac in Thomp? son's battalion, who is io close touch with ?be men of the organization, said to-day that if a "primary" was held next week along with the State Demo eratic primary that bs i? ?ure the vote would be overwhelmingly in favor of Maying in The men are all very much attached to their regiment and company officers, aod they all sincerely hope the regiment will see some sort of duty before very long. ----?--.? <?.- mm? One Million Rations Washington, August 25 -In accord- j ance with the determination of the ad- j ministration the Comal sailed from Tampa to Habana to-day with 1,000, 000 rations for distribution to the starving people of Cuba. These ra tiona will be distributed by Lieut. A D. Niskern, under the direction of Capt Niles of the artillery, in conform ity with the orders of the Presideot and secretary of war. Supplies will be furnished to other provioces io the tsiaud under the direction of officers of the army as emergenoy may demand. It has been learned that there will bo nc difficulty regarding the entry of the supply vessels to Cuban ports or their distribution under the direotioo of Uoited States army officers. Ic is stated that the Spanish authorities io Cuba are glad to have the provisions sent in. The "White" rues light. The "While" right. THE BRITISH LION READY TO TUSSLE. The Tangle in the Par East Things Seem to be Ap? proaching a Crisis. London, August 27 -The Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail says : "The situation bas suddenly become acute Tbe relations between the Tsung Li Yamen and Sir Claude MacDonald, the British minister, are strained to the point of rupture. Sir Claude MacDonald has intimated that any failure#by China to observe Great Britain's wishes wi!! be accepted as a casus belli "in support of Sir Claude Mac Donald, the fleet has been concen? trated at Wei Hai Wei and Hankow, and a!! the warships under 5,000 tons have been mobilized in the Yang Tee river. The naval demonstration is solely directed against China, as it is semi-officially stated that the ex? isting relations with Russia are cor dial. Lord Salisbury has abandoned the policy of the open door, substi? tuting for it a policy of spheres of in? fluence. Diplomatic conferences have been of constant occurrence within the last few days Lord Salisbury insists upon the recognition by tbe f other powers interested in China, of I the boundaries of Great Britain's "sphere of influence.'' In the same instrument whereby Great Britain recognizes Russia's position in Man? churia, Russia is required to acknowl? edge the paramouncy of England in the Yang Tse valley, and guarantee that our territorial requirements shail be permanently respected "Great Britain is willing to drop her protest in respect to the new Chwang railway, but Russia is re quired to cancel her agreemeut with China, that the country having tb2 largest financial interest should arbi? trate in disputes connected with tho Pekin Hankow railway. "The negotiations are confined to Pekin The British ambassador at St Petersburg and Pekin are in close communication." RUSSIAN MINISTER'S CONDUCT London, August 27.-A special dispatch from Shaugbai says : "Vio lent scenes are reported to have oe I curred between Sir Claude MacDon- j aid, the British minister, and M. Pavloff, the Russian charge d'affaires, owing to the latter's commanding the Tsung Li Yamen to break its agree? ment with the Hong Konk bank un der pain of Czar's stroug displeasure. The Chinese are inclined to obey M Pavloff, seeing that the British con? fine themselves to verbal protests SITUATION GROWS SERIOUS. "The position is now worse than ever. All the Russian ships have re? turned to Port Arthur, while the Brit ish vessels are assembling at Wei flai Wei, and Chefoo. Extreme activity prevails ashore at Port Ar? thur. ..The action of the Russians at New Chwang, indicates au intention ou their part to remain 0>ere in strong force whether they build the Tie.) Tsiii railway or not " THE COMPROMISE London, August 27 -The Copen hagen correspondent cf the Daily Mail asserts that he,is in a position to con? firm the statement he recently made that a compromise has been arrived at between England and Russia, in accordance with which Russia gets her way on the raliway question and England gets concessions in other directions. "The relations between England and Russia," the correspondent says, "are very satisfactory, the Russian concessions fully meeting English wishes." New York, August 25.-Secretary Alger was driven early today to tbe general hospital*, wbere there are 1 200 sick soldiers He conversed with many of the bick men aod inquired as to their condition and if they were in need of aoy'.bing. Gen Alger occasionally made cotes of what be saw. He assured the sick men tbat as soon as they were well enough they would be allowed to go to the r bornee on fui lougb. Gen. 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SCALEY CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT. . * Talked About Work of the Porto Rican Commission. Washington, August 26 -Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley reached Washington at 4 10 o'clock this af? ternoon over the Pennsylvania rail road He was quickly noticed at most of the stations along the line., and throughout the trip was greeted by cheering crowds. When the train pulled into the depot here he found a compact mass of spectators which filled the depot and overflowed out into the train shed. The admiral and Mrs Schley, when they appeared, were greeted with cheers and shouts of "Hurrah for Schley M Everybody joined in the shouting, and the depot attaches crowded about the admiral and insipted on a handshake. At the gates the crowd increased, and amid deafening cheers the admiral and bis wife, the former with hat off, pass ed through two solid lines of people. A lieutenant and sqcad of police with difficulty cleared a passage way to a cab, which was in waiting Through a mass of vehicles that had been drawn up by curious drivers, the cab pulled into Pennsylvania avenue and proceeded directly to the Shoreham hotel There were groups of cheers along the way and a cavalcade of cyclists formed a voluntary escort. The admiral stayed only a few min utes at the hotel and then drove over to the navy department, where, with? out preliminaries, he reported direct ly to Acting Secretary Allen. The latter accompanied him over to the White House, reaching there at 4.60 The President gave him a ! cordial reception. He thanked the admiral, as he had Admiral Sampson, for the success of that memorable en j gagement of Juiy 3d, and took oe j casion to say that it was that battle j which brought about the surrender of j Santiago The President then entered into a discussion of the work of the Porto Rican commission, to which the ad ! mirai bas been appointed He went over with him the general instruc I tions which will guide the body in j the arranging for the evacuation of the Spanish from the island. The President thanked him in be half of himself and the nation for his brilliant services on that day, and asked him to describe the battle, which the admirai did at length. During most of the conference, j which occupied about an bour, As ! sistant Secretary of State Moore was present. On leaving the President the admi- ! ral drove to his hotel He said his j health had improved greatly He ! will have another conference with j Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen to morrow morning and probably ear : ly in the afternoon will leave for New ! York Although considerably better he is ? not yet weil and said to night he ex? pected to leave here to-morrow to visit relatives in Maryland, which | probably will consume several days, | after which be wili go to Connecticut I until about time to start for Porto Rico Some ship other than the1 Brooklyn, he said, would be selected i for this purpose, as the flagship was j about to undergo needed repairs The admiral, during the evening ; talked briefly of some of the princi- ! pal incidents of the fight which led | to the destruction of Ceivera's squad- j ron and of some of the other im portant matters of interest at this time, new features of which he said j were recurring to him as time pass- j ed by He said: "It is my opinion that the ! Spanish admiral might have escaped ; with possibly one or two of his ships bad he adopted different tactics in coming ont of the harbor. 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