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Sunday May 18, 1902 -Daxyjfl Cent. Part Two Pages 13-24 t. Sunday tQ) Cents. i i i mm a i i i i PREHCn DELEGATES HERE Comte da Rccharr.bsau and Party Sec the East Sids at Night Disappointed Because Ther "Wm No Rlotinj The Count's Impret-, slont of New York. Mssssfa X1' The Comte de Rochambeau and several rnecibers of the Rochambeau mission.

Who are ta take part ln the ceremonies con-''- nected -with the unveiling of the Rocham-4 teau statue next, week la Washington, ar-1 rived here yesterday on the liner im TouwUne. The other members of the party are M. rvo'ocrt de Biky and M. jQulllemln, repre-. acatirs Delcass, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs; M.

Lagrsve, the French Commissioner General the Louisiana purchase Exposition at Bt. Louis and rep- resenting the Department of Commerce; Croiset. Dean of' the Faculty of letters, in the University of Paris and Member of the Institute representing- the JJepartnvnt of Education; the Vicomte de ('hatnbruit, a great-grandson of the Mar- aim de Lafajette; Kerdinand Hamar, the sculptor -ft the statue, and M. Hamar' xathrr. ladles In the party are the de Rochambeau and Comtesse de Chrtmbrun, a sister-in-law of the Vicomte tonm-rly Miss a grand- oatighter of Nicholas ot -Cin-ciniuii.

M. Warnler, private secretary to Cml Brt'Kf-rr. at Dresent bound hither on tie bnttttsnip Gaulois, was also on La Tounuuc. -ice reverts cutter which left the Bat erv at 6:80 yesterday morning- had on board James H. Reynolds, Mayor LoW private e-scrttary, who welcomed the guestar for the rstv: M.

Jutes roeufve of the French Embassy, at and Prof. Adolph 4'ohn of CrUuroola, who went down to meet M. Croiset. The Comte de Roc ham-tea t-ret tei the welcoming1 party on the main deck, and as he does not speak English. Mr.

Reynolds turned his little speech into French, which was not so difficult, as he formerly spent some years in Paris. After the exchange of courtesies the party rnt aft to the promenade deck and lined before the photographers. The Comtesse Ohambrun arranged the groups, but could not be persuaded to be photographed herself. The Come de Rochambeau said this was his first visit to- this country, and he looked forward with much pleasure to hia etnv, as he had vivid recollections of the descriptions of America by his father, the-. 'itnte de Rochambeau, who was here In 1876 at the Centennial at Philadelphia and again-in j81 at the Yorktewn Celebration.

M. Croiset, whose writings on Greek language And literature are textbooks the world over, will make several visits to Columbia. He said that he 'had an Important message to deliver to President Isutlcr. but be wouftl not discloso Its na-tar. The Vicomte de Chambrun.

who mads himself very popular on the voyage over, lacks as If he might have been one of a totch of graduates from 'Yale or Harvard. He spent some years lo-V Washington speaks English without The Comtesse de Rochambeau, who, like the Comte, is making her first visit here, wa interested In the Statue of Liberty and much Impressed by the slshf of the tail l-uildings. The party bear with them as presents from President Lou bet to Mrs. Roosevelt the exquisite table centrepiece of Sevres porcelain which took the prise at the Ex-)osition of 19UO, and te Miss Roosevelt a fcevres tea- service. All were driven to the Waldorf -Astoria, where they are- to remain until their de- Iarture for Washington on Tuesday.

They ooc no time in making- the acquaintance of the city, and last night, as the guests of i. Secretary Reynolds, made a slumming tour on the east side. Three carriages took the party to the scene of the kosher butcher rlotlnga, the Italian Chinatown, and other places. They, expressed themselves as disappointed at not witnessing any riots, havv Jng been Informed that the disturbances were likely to be renewed laat night. Mills Hotels, on Bleecker Street and en Rivingtoa Street, were first visited.

The University Settlement, of which Secretary Reynolds used to be head worker, also seen. Then dinner was. partaken cf at the Cafe Boulevard, Tenth Street and Second Avenue, after which Engine lmpany. No. 18.

at Attorney and Delancey Btreets, was visited. A drill was gone through, and the firemen's sleeping; Quarters were Inspected. Next the streets in the vicinity of Grand Etreet, the scene of the recent riotinga. wre traversed. There was an immense 1 crowd out, but the people were quiet, so a tnovc wa made to the -Eidridge Street Police Station House, where the visitors w-re received by Inspector Cross.

The reserves held for prospective riots were pri-d cui for review, and then a dozen last who had not yet been claimed. J'M 'iped up for the Inspection of the cnrlcsity seekers. Ths carriagea were entered again "arid driven to Mulberry Street, where Italians end their homes were looked at with great interest. Through Mulberry Bend and past the park and then through Chinatown went the carriages with the party. No one erot out in Chinatown, and the carriages vrere then driven over the bridge to Fulton Street.

Brooklyn, out a little way, and back again, the visit being made tor the ride over the bridge. The Count was delighted with the trip, and on his return to the Waldorf said: I have been very much Interested in all that I have seen, and 1 will not soon for-pet my- first view of the city. "The east aide la a most interesting place and one where the study of humanity can be advantageously carried on. I can Only compare the east side with certain parts of Paris on the night of the 14th of July or gom other fte day. "It seems that In New York there Is a rcntlnual fete.

Everybody seems to- have money- and to be spending It. Everybody eetms prosperous and happy. What struck me rather forcibly was that the people of New York are clean and that the men look very much Ilka Englishmen, only thev ap-, par better dressed and are better "Wbat do you think of our women? as asked. "A for the women, I cannot, answer for I have not aeen enough of them to Judge," the Count replied. If they are all up to the standard of those whom 1 have seen they will Indeed v.

"Pid you see any wickedness? "I saw nothing wicked. This City Is not a wicked one. and. Indeed, neither Paris. It is not Paris that is wicked, though the cltv has sometimes been spoken of as wicked.

It is those who come to Paris that are wicked." To-morrow night the visitors will be the pjests at an Informal dinner given at the Union Jjeague Club by ex-Secretary Cor-wilus N. Bliss. The mission will return to New York vn May 27, and for the follow, log few days will be guests at various entertainments given in their honor. AMBASSADOR PORTER'S' VISIT. Return from France for a and Talk on Various Subject, In- eluding HI Work Abroad.

After an absence of five years. Gen. Horace Porter, United States Ambassador to France, returned to America on the American liner St. Louis yesterday tor a three months vacation. He was met drnrn the bay by his son.

Clarence Porter, ai whose home. West Seventieth Street, he will stop while in New York, and iis son-n-law, E. W. Bird. When asked th reason for his trip the Ambassador repUod; There are three of them, iirst, I have en looking forward to this home-coming like a schoolboy; second, I wantsd to et-tfnd the Rochambeaa ceremonies In Wash- Ington next Saturday, and.

thirdly. I have been honored by being chosen the orator at the West Point centennial on the 11th of next month, and being a West Pointer, raturaljy I did not relish the Je of ixUss-Insr that" Speaking of the Rochambeau statue tttea continued; i J' Not-only the French Government -but the press and the people are lo-jkin fcr ward to the movements of the mts.don in America with the keenest Interest, and it talked about fully as much as the missions to Spain and England to participate In the coronations of Kings Edward. and Alfonso. Prendent Loubet, in his eltxraent remarks addresned to the members Of the mission upon their taking- cf him, expressed the sentiments of ll France -when he said, referring to the tw oiber ml9lon: 'Your misslnn Yields ncthinc to thess In importance and 1n the interest with which we shall follow it You are going to a country where energy la a. religion and where youth is loved.

I wish you that good welcome which thav eothuai isci'j an4 MiKbty people oceaA saa always reserved for those who have rone to them as representatives of Of the diplomatic affairs that have occupied his attention during his long absence. Gen. Porter, In reply to a said Well, the first year there occurred the important negotiations which preceded the war with Spain, which kept several of us representatives in Europe very busy. The next year the commiaelon which concluded the treaty of peace sat for several months In Parts. The year after that the VenesueUn Arbitration Tribunal held its sessions in Paris, and 'vast preparations also were on foot 'for the Paris Exposition.

Then came the busy Summer of the Exposition, and last year we were all kept busy with the many communications exchanged between our Government and the European "powers interested regarding the complicated condition of affairs In China. Our Government at Washington has had the satisfaction of seeing an ample vindication of 'the views to which It adhered in these matters and of witnessing a decided triumph of the principles for which It contended. At no time has American statesmanship been so highly respected abroad," Concerning the-relatione between France and America, he said that they had never been on a better or friendlier footing. The trade between the two countries, he said, "is increasing rapldlr. This Is due partly to the fact that business of the two nations is of such a nature as not to conflict with each other: that is, France sells us her art and luxuries, while we sell to France our steel and other manufactures.

Aa we are their richest customer, naturally this condition is very gratifying to the French people. Gen. Porter heard of- the, eruption of Mont Pelee the night before he sailed, but did not get the details of the catastrophe until his arrival here yesterday. He said the action of Congress, the American people, and the Chamber of Commerce was superb, and that it would certainly be appreciated accordingly, by the French. The Ambassador described his recent visit to the Rochambeau, the home of the soldier whose statue is to be unveiled at Washington.

Gen. Porter occupied the Count's room, examined the swjrd he wore at Ycrktown. and was accorded other unubual privileges by the family. MACLATS BOOK PROSCRIBED. The House Decide the History Shall Not Be Used by Any Naval Establishment.

WASHINGTON. May IT. In the House to-day Mr. Mudd (Md.y offered his amendment to exclude from the Naval Academy and from ships and Government libraries the history of Edgar Stanton Maclay. Mr.

Dayton made the point of order against the amendment, and the Chair sustained tho' point. Mr. Mudd then offered a substitute amendment providing that no part of the money appropriated in the Naval bill nnder consideration shall be expended In the purchase of any history of the Spanish-American-war written by Edgar Stanton Maclay for use at the Naval Academy, in ships' libraries or in any part ot the naval establishment of the United States. Air. Dayton (West Va.) made the usual point of order against the substitute amendment, but the Chair held that the amendment was germane.

Mr. Mudd having succeded in getting this matter before the House, said that the President of the. United States had stated to him that this work should oever be used. In reply to a question of Mr. Dayton why he wanted to put the.

amendment on the bill In view of the fact that the President would hold over the next fiscal year, Mr. Mudd said that while Mr. Roosevelt was a very lively force at this time, and promised ti live out this term and be ready to take another, he wanted to guard against any contingencies. Mr. Pearre (Md.) said wanted to Joli his colleague in his unqualified admiration for that splendid American and magnificent sea fighter.

Admiral Winfleld Scott Mr. Fobs (111.) remarked that he had the Sampson-Scbley controversy was dead, which raised-a laugh on the side. He said, the contro versy ought to have- been closed when the court of inquiry made its findings and inquiry made its iinainrs ana President of- Use United States when. the Preside reviewed those findings. -He said he was rlad that Schley was at Santiago, that Clark, had brought the Oregon around the Horn, that Walnwright waa there, a man who never felt- that -he was too near the but above all, he was glad that the men unhonored and' unsuna.

the men be- hind the guns, were -there. Mr. Williams ansa, i mac ne understood he had made a mistake In the pronunciation of the name of Crownln-shleld. that he had mispronounced the proper: name ef an improper person; That as Cholmondelay waa in England pronounced Chumley, he understood' that Crownlnshleld- should be pronounced Crunchen. He said it was a shame and a disgrace In a great country that a man who had made the brilliant record that Schley had- should have been written down by a Government employe.

Mr. Schirm. in making his maiden effort before the House, said that the unfortunate controversy between Sampson and Schley had not been forced by. the friends of Admiral Schley; that truth had been perverted bv Maclay. He bad attempted to besmirch the record of one of -the most illustrious naval -officers ot his time.

Schirm characterized the act of Maclay as dastardly," and he wanted the House to stand by the President, who had publicly announced that Maclay'a history should, find no place -in the curriculum of the Naval Academy or in ships' libraries. Mr. Cannon (I1L) remarked that he did not believe that anybody in the House or the country believed that Schley was a coward. He said he did not believe the House or in the country believed that Maclay was telling the truth when he wrote about Schley as he did. He thought, however, as Maclay had been kicked out of the service it came with rather bad grace to attach the amendment to the bill when its adoption could not change the Judgment of mankind as to Sch'ey's standing.

The amendment was adopted without a dissenting TO STUDY RACE PROBLEM- Representative (Ala.) Will TKe Northern Congressmen as Hi G.uet In the South. I 's-i SHeial Tht Nrw Yrk TimS: WASHINGTON, May 17. Representative Charles W. Thompson of Alabama li golj to take some Northern Congressmen down Into Alabama to show them the race problem' in Its home, and give them an in'uht Into Southern conditions and feelings. They go as bis guests and' at his Invitation.

Mr. Thompson, who Is serving his first terra in Congress, says that befor he came to Washington he was prejudiced against Northerners. He thought that their view of the Southern question was unfair r.nd Insincere and that criticisms of south were all made for political aurpose and effect. When he got here; he says, it happened that nost of the people with whom he became acquainted were North-jrnn-a. He found that they were Just it sincere and as his 'Southern friend, and he ound reason to revise otirio-i of the North.

He thinks that contact wlllt Southerners, under the.iruldanes of a Southern man. might have a. similarly eood effect upon honest Northern men, and hence his proposed excursion. Mr. to ret Mr, Crumpack-er of Indiana to accept the invitation.

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw is going and so Is Mrs. Shaw. Among others of in a party are Representatives Mthpn of Pennsylvania. Littiefleld of Maine. Uor.iey of Wisconsin, Darragh of Glliett of Massiichusetts, Roberts cf Massachaiei is, Russell of Connecti-iut, on-l of sr The ladle of their, boa icho la will accompany The piny will start tomorrow evening; TEST AT, FORT WASHINGTON.

I Experiments with the Disappearing Gun Carriage Considered Satisfactory. WASHINGTON. May IT. Upon the Invitation of the Secretary of War a party consisting of members of the Military and Fortification Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives and other members of the two branches of Congress Interested In coast fortifications visited Fort Washington, one of the defences, of the City of Washington, this afternoon to witness a tett of the disappearing The tests made to-day were from a battery of three ten-Inch guns, four full service chsrges being f'red from one of ths guns. The range was 8.000 yards, and the test was eminently satisfactory.

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Mr. Roosevelt' Eulofiy of Those Who FoJght In Civil War Old Soldier Who Were "Present. -v WAS HINQTON, May Imposing cerem nies. the remains of Major Gen. WUliai Starke Rosecrans to-day were relntei red In Arlington Cemetery, under the di ectlon of the Society of the Army of th Cumberland.

The 1 services were presidi over by Speaker Henderson. President Ftoosevelt, members of his Cabinet, Senators. and Representatives, and a host of frie ads. Including- many of his old army associates, were present," Full military honors were accorded, the remaii which were borne to the grave on a cals! on. The funeral cortege moved from the A rllngton Hotel at 10 o'clock, the escort commanded by Lieut.

CoU ugene D. Di nmlck. Second United States Cavalry, nd iieaded by a platoon of mounted police, consisted ot the band of the Corps of Enrineers, Third BatUUon, Corps of Englm ers; a battalion of the Marine Corps, the arth Battery of the Field Artillery, four troops of the Second Cavalry, and representatives of veteran organisations, The sco. was followed by a carriage contain in the Staflord. aiter which came the caisson bearing the remains.

Next line were the honorary pall bearers, eut. Oen. John M. Schofleld, Lieut. Oen.

A. Miles, Major-Oen. II. -C. Corbir Brevet Major Oen.

A. Balrd. Brig. Gen. ihn M.

Wilson, Brig. Gen. George Gtllesilte, Brevet lirlg. Oen. Thomas M.

Vincent, Col. -Frank Smith, Col. Green Clay ioodloe. Brevet Major WUliam P. Huxfo-d.

and Major John M. Farquhar. The nembers of the family, the President and ribinet. the lolnt committee of Con- ETessTTGen. N.

J. T. Dana. Gen. James Longstreet, and CoL John tnree i classmates or West Point: followed.

Oen. Bosecrans at 7 jMv-M-tsiiMvu a. In opening the services at the cemetery, Speaker Henderson, who served under Gen. Kosecians at the battle of Corinth, tolis how I that engagement 'the Union forces, when the armies of PrlCe.and.'Van Ionv were iretalng their lines, were' rallied by Oen. Rosecrans and won the day.

At the conclusion of Speaker Henderson's remarks, the quartet choir of St. Patrick's Catholic Church sang Lead Kindly Light, after which brief addresses were made I by President Roosevelt, Senator ForakAr, and Representatives Hepburn. Grosvenor, and Gardner. The President spoke In part as follows: It Is no chance that has made Mount Vernon and Arlington, here in the neighborhood of Washington, the two great memornals of a nation's past, because one commemorates the founding and the other the salving of the nation. If It were not for wrkt Arlington symbolises.

Mount Vernon wbuld be little, or nothing; if it were not for what was done by. Rosecrans and his fellows; it it were not for what they. AA h. wiiplr rtt TOTftiinrtAfi vmiM have crumbled into chaos, and the deeds lot the founders ot this Republic would I be remembered only because they had been another of the many failures of the spirit of liberty in this country. Without the work that you did; the work ef the men who fought to a successful clofee, the Revolution would have meant nothing.

To you it was given to do the great fsrork which. If left undone, would have iheant that all else done by our people would have counted for nothing. And you left us a reunited country with aOl pride in the gallantry and self-devotion or those who wore the gray and w-ere riltted ag-atnst you In the great struggle. And now the reunion is so complete that if is useless to allude to the fact that ft is complete. (Applause.

Toil left us another lesson In brotherhood. (To-day you come here comrades ot the Army of the Cumberland, the man who lad a commission. the man who fought In the ranks, brothers because ach did what there was in him to do for the right: leach did what be could, and all alike sliar Equally in the glory of the deed that was d6nu. Officer and enlisted man stand at the! bar of history to be judged not by the difference In rank, but by whether they did thlnlr dutieb In their respective-ranks. I Applause-) And oh.

of bow little account, looking back; the difference of rank is compared with the doing ot the duty, and what Twas true then is true now. The doing the duty well is what counts. "1 Should not try to eulogise the dead Oeneril In the presence his comrades. In XM presence of his fellow-countrymen wno nave ecmei to. honor the memory of-the min against whom they were pitted in the pa, and who come here because they i.ow, like us, are Americans and nothing else, devoted to the Union and to one coun try.

LAppiuuie.j i snouia noi try to spee of hli servicer, in the presence of those who ugbt through the civil war. who the lose of life, who endured the HmH- who fou-ht aa nlaitI mn risked) loss of or can out boys not yet ready to enter cotlegtj but a Die to near commissions in vof United 8tates as a result of the ar four ears' service or three service tsught us war. Great have been sons yon have taught us in peace he war. Reverently and humbly the ho came after you hastened to ac- ge the debt that la owing to you. ere the men ot the mighty days rowed yourselves eoual to the days.

ve to-dav lesson tasks, but shame we flinch from doing or faU to do le lesson tasks wnere you earned mphant victory a feat as difficult which was set you. And here In the presence of one of the illustrious dead whose! name will remain forevennore on the honor roll of the greatest Republic on whpch the sun has ever shone; here la that presence it behooves all of us. young and old, solemnly and reverently to pledae ourselves to continue undlmmed the traditions you lef tua To) do the work necessary whatever that work may be: to make good the work that you did; to acknowledge the inspiration ojf your careers in war and In peaae and ta remind ourselves once tor all that lip loyalty. Is not the loyalty that counts, that liyalty that counts is the loyalty that showsl Itself In deeds rather than In words, and tfcat therefore we pledge ourselves to make good by our lives -what you risked your tSves to rain and keep for the nation as a Whole." (Great applause.) The I exercises at the pavilion- over, the eortegie moved slowly to. the grave, where the commitment service was read by Dr.

Stafford, closing with Nearer; My God. to Thee 1 by the quartet. Tape was sounded, followed by a salvo of artillery, and the last end rites over the distinguished soldier had been performed. Charteston' (8.C.) Water Works Con tract t- May i lT-The City of Charleston, S. 'has made a contract with the Mercantile.

Trust and Deposit Company of this city for' building water work giving a thirty years' franchise to that corporation. The Charleston itcht and Watei which acquired thwatr work will carry out the new undertaking for the Baltimore Company. The caplult-satlori consists of S150.UH of twenty-five-year per cent, sold bonds a4 of stack. R. J.

61, wttn ui Toll the lee since men knowied You who sli We hi to US I well to trie as the LOR. UORIEY'S ENGLISH SUMMER UNDER WEAR i7T iv ivazaE7eV 'DHZJiCT BTP0XTA TI0JJ VADS EXPRESSLY TO OUR OWN CRDE SPECIAL 237 QUALITY, SKATES AND FINISH. i lien's or Izhttc. hdU fxne Shirts, vvtth long or hsJf sUeves; sJso qdsrtcr sleeves or no sleeves; open or closed fronts, i jy Bztbrlggsn or IndU Gsase Drsmers KoSh spliced 1 sesis, long or short insesms, or hue length: lien's i White or Bra Lisle hslf, qvsrter, or no sleeves, open White, or Ecrd Lisle J)rsners vUS spliced yjT sesist long or short tnsesms or knee Lsdles' )htte IndU gsxue long or short sleeves lefo short sleeves or ribbea turns, Ladles' white Cohvjeh gsase Lisle Vests, 1 ff) low neck vid rfbUd ms, lt White Gsxue Lisle Vests, high neck nd short fJC '-J, sleeves: ttst 7 knee drftoers, i Also, specisl offerings of IndU SUkstLsces, Women's Shirt Wktsts Suits snd Skirts, And the test genersl Assortment of nibble Dry Goods toe hsfoe ever shown in over60yesrs. T7 771.

fffi omaner-m a a a a West Twenty-third Street PRESIDENT PALMA IGNORES THE MILITARY ELEMENT. No Soldier le In HI Cabinet, and the Mflltare Ar Now Slid to. '3''-'. b. Dlsgruntlsd.

HAVANA, May 17. None ot the Havana papers this moraine comments on the composition ot President-elect Palma's Cabinet This does not mean disapproval. It Is rather attributable to the Spanish man-ana" spirit It can be said, however, that the selections have made a good Impression, especially among the better class of Cubans and the Spanish element i The active Insurrectionists, the men who did the flghUna in the field, known as the Militarea," are- somewhat disgruntled, Tot a single actlvs soldier Gen. Gomes himself IT understood to share this feeling-, but he Is big: and broad enough to realise that Pal ma In choosing his ad- tsars wanted conservative jnen of ability to Inspire confidence In all classes. A new government cf extreme militarea would not have been satisfied unleeil the Min-, 1st ers bad come from tha ranks of the army.

i The selection of Emtio Terry flndepend-entl as Secretary of the Department of is by- far the most popular with all classes. He Is a wealthy planter, and his appointment pleases the business Interests because be has personally, the Industrial prosperity-of the island at heart, and mUitares are satisfied because of the vast sums he and his family contributed to the revolutionary funds. Senators Jones and Money, ex-Senator -Thurston, and Representative De Armond arrived here this morning, to be present at the inauguration of President Pal ma. Messrs. Money and Thurston were here before the war and were ardent champions of "Cuba's Independence.

This Is the first visit of Mr. Jones. Mr. De' Armond waa at a banquet given to Col. Bliss last night by the merchants of this' city, with whom the Colonel's administration of the customs has been WELCOMING MR.

PALMA. An Eye Witness Describes HI Arrival at Havana How. the Cuban Peo- pie Showed Their Joy, Special Correspondence Thb New YORK TlirK HAVANA. May 11. This baa been a galfk day In Havana, one which will long be remembered, for there entered Into the city the man who Is to be.

the first President ot the. Republic of Cuba Tomas Estrada Xalnuk( To' say that the Cubans are wild with Joy would but mildly express the feelings of a people who, in fancy, see themselves one of the great powers of the Western World. Before 8 o'clock this morning I was on-the parapet ot pld Cabana fortress with some1 other Americans to see all that was to be seen. A better place to view the triumphal entry is not to be found tn Havana, nor as good. The harbor was so jray that we were reminded of the fetes In some of our northern waters, notably Narragan-aett- Bay.

mostly Cuban, some American, many Spanish, and various and sundry others, decorated all of the craft big and little. The Eagle, a scout boat of bur American' Navy and fUKSole representative here at present bad all of her International signal flags strung In her rigging. Not only Is the Eagle our only ship here, but she has been the only representative of any navy. since the departure of the German cruiser Vlneta some days ago. The wreck ot the Maine was decorated with our colors.

Although this was done by American orders, it waa by Cuban workmen, who ignorantly placed the flag with the union down, a signal of distress. All things considered. this signal was not Inappropriate, but very much out of harmony with the occasion, so It was changed. The lighters in the harborall dark green in color were lined up to mark the channel, interspersed among these were fishing of various sizes, in whose rigging flags floated jauntily. The entire water front was decorated with flaa-s and natma.

Every Mt of space that commands a view or ice wiirr was crowaea wim people, ine Punt, where so much ground has been made Into parks and drives by our Government looked, as though the majority of Havana's inhabitants was there. We on the Cabana Daranet had mtih rmm. on the wall, here and wer a icw vuoin nuiuiera. Some American soldiers from the barracks, half a mile away, were also to be seen; a few people from the city, and one' or two photographers. The Cuban artillery was on the waiting to act as escort It was very fitting that the first appearance of this body as a whole should be on this occasion, snd It was the first appearance ot its officers, who have Just been appointed.

The boat was to arrive at o'clock. It was but -a few minutes after that hour when the signal station at Morro told that the Julia had been sighted. At the same moment a beautiful new Cuban flag was raised on the Morro. aide by aide with the Stars and tripes, but on a slightly shorter flsestaff. Then there was pandemonium.

The vast crowd on the Punta- cheered until the heavens rang, fire rockets were sent np in many places, although the eun was shining brightly and from every nook and corner of the bay craft of all sixes started out to escort the President in. blowing their whistles and sirens with all the force of which their engines were capable, and the bands of rnlo on board playing all kinds of airs. There must have been many more them a hundred vessels in the fleet All were packed to the guards with people In holiday attire. Many little launches flew the American flsg. little bout we christensd The Cu 75c Shlrbtti long.

Mds; tttS long, closed fronts, UU or length, I Vests, "high nick. J- ban Navy." It was msnned by four email boys In sailor, suits. The Chines Consul went in state In a barge rowed by ten Chinamen. A good-efsed fishing schooner had new sails and a newly painted hull of spotless white. A short distance to the east of the Morro' the fleet waited for the Presidential ship.

When she reached them every whistle blew its loudest and every band played the Cuban national air. Hymno de Bayamo." Tben the fleet escorted the President-elect Into the harbor. Mr. Palma stood on deck. Through the lines of lighters the Julia passed by the old Cabana fortress may the role it has played In Cuba's history never be revived the wharves, by the Eagle, and by the wreck of the Maine.

There she swung about opposite Lus Wharf, where the Cuban artillery, the police, and a detachment of the Rural Guards were in. waiting. At the bead ot bis -escort Mr. Palma drove to the palace, where the Military Governor and his staff met him. From there he went to the home ot Gen.

Gomes, where he will stay until the inauguration, on 20th, when he will be Gen. Wood's successor in the marble palace acinar the Piasa de- Annas. For more than a hundred years this haa been the residence) of Cuba's rulers. When he was passing through the triumphal arches, where the Spanish eolora ar Interwoven-wlth the Cuban, did It occur to him, as- it meat to almost every on that blood ta thicker than water 'f To-night the Military Governor Is entertaining his successor at a formal dinner, to which twenty-four gentlemen were Invited, Outside of the palace there is no formality. Cuba's capital Is a scene of rayety.

DOROTHY STANHOPE. CHANCE FOR E. G. RATH BONE. Secretary Root's Order Amending Cuban Law' Reaches Havana Application New Trial Filed.

HAVANA. May 17. Secretary cf War Roofs order to amend the law of criminal procedure so as to permit the Supreme Court 'of this island to review all questions of fact law, and procedure and to award a new trial or dismiss proceedings reached Havana to-day. It allows the attorneys Estes G. who was convicted ot complicity In the Cuban postal frauds, to present new and additional evidence by which.

1 they claim. Rath bone's Innocence can be proved. Gov. Gen. 'Wood Immediately summoned the Supreme Court explained his instructions, and promulgated the order, which will appear in to-morrow's issue of the Official Gasette.

-Thereupon Senor Lenusa, Rath bone's attorney, who bed been advised of Gen. Wood's action. Immediately filed a petition for a new trial with the Supreme Court, under tbe amended rules of procedure, and also petitioned the court to secure the attendance of nine witnesses. Including four army of fleers Cot, Burton, Oen. Patterson, and Capts.

Blocum and Folts at the retrial of his client He further requested the retention within Its Jurisdiction, subject to tbe court's order, of certain records of the Auditor of the Poet Office Department Rathbone himself then took a written notification ot the petition to tbe palac. together with a copy thereof, addressed to the Governor General, and In person handed it to CoU Scott demanding and securing therefor a receipt This notification requests Gen. Wood, as the Military Governor, totake such action as may be necessary to carry into effect the request contained In the petition. Rathbone and Tata counsel ere overjoyed at wbat they consider an eleventh hour victory. Rathbone Insists that he wants vindication, and would not accept a pardon from -either the American or the Cuban Government i PILGRIMAGE TO THE SOUTH.

Party of Northern Men and Women Start on Trip, to Historic Place. Under the guidance ot tbe Old Dominion Pilgrimage Committee, a party ot about twenty-five men and women started yesterday afternoon on their pilgrimage to the historic places of the South. They. left tbe Pennsylvania Station In Jersey City at a o'clock and ar due to' arrive In Charlotte-vUle this morning. executive officers are Mrs.

Mary Hatch Wlllard and Mrs. Caroline Foots Marsh. Other women In the party Include Mrs. William H. Beekman.

Mrs. Alfred Tuckerman. Mrs. Francis Rawle Pemberton. Mrs.

George R. Preston, and Mrs. Henry Earle. After their arrival at Charlottevitl the party Is to be entertained at Montlcello and the University of Virginia, through the courtesy ot Jefferson Levy. At Richmond the party will be met by the Richmond Association for the Preservation ot Virginia Antiquities.

From there the company will proceed to Jamestown Island, where will be celebrated the two hundred and ninety-fifth anniversary ef the eettlement ef the island. This will be the first time that the North has Joined the South in this yearly festival. Gov. and Mrs. Montague have been invited to Join the pilgrims at Nwport News on Msy 22 and attend receptions at Brandon.

and el hire ly, which are to be given to the visitors by the owners of these Colonial estates. The psrty will also visit among other places ot Interest Norfolk, Fort Monroe, Hampton. Williamsburg, Torktown, and Petersburg Trolley Run Down a Physician. UEWARK. NV May 17.

Dr. Joseph B. Carley of the Woman's Hospital was struck by a Forest Hill trolley to-night and seriously Injured. Ills nose and several rib were broken and he was injured internally. The Injured physician was taken to St Barnabas's Hospital.

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