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9 THE 3ROOKXOT TATT Y' NEW YOBK, SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1898. UPBS IHIS MAN SPAIL'S FAIITIRG HOPES DEPEND. THE AVAL BOARD; IIS IMPORTANT WORK. SACRED HEART'S FEAST DAY. Special services will bo held in tbe Church of tho Sacred Heart, Clermont avenue, near Park, this morning.

It being tho feast day of tho churoh Boiemn high mass will be colebrated and a fine musical programmo will bo conducted by L. Dorer, the organist and choirmaster. Weber's grand mass in will bo rendered by a well drilled and enlarged chorus, assisted br instrumental artists. the eyes of hc. civilized world, removing the disgrace for the shameful affair at Valparaiso, a useless act of barbarity reluctantly carried out by the admiral and only in obedience to direct orders from the home government.

Admiral Mendez Nunez was supported with alacrity by his captains. The squadron of five wooden and one armor clad frigate the latter the Numancia tho first large Ironclad broadside vessel engaged in a national war, slightly antedating those of Italy at the battle of Lisa, also in 1866, set THE DA11.7 EAGLE Is published every atter noon on the worklnc days ot the week and on D.VT MORNINGS. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 18 per year: J4.50 for six months: Jl per montn; Bundey adltloa il.SO per year; postage included. Parties desirlne the Khgle lett at their resiliences In any part of the city, can send their ad will be given to the newsdealer who serves papers In the district I wul ne piayea oy ffir.

itubb. iuo names o. Persons leav'lne town can have the Dally and the quartet soloists are Miss Winifrsd McKin Bunday Eaele mailed to them, postpaid, for 1 ny, soprano; Miss CI. Flannelly, alto Charles duet of actual conflict. The one may be likened to a game of chess and to that check, without force of arms, that the position of one combatant may impose upon the other, while tbe other branch is a struggle In which skill of execution and the shrewdest application force and distribution of power must win.

Strategy a science in which tho history (.1 all ages may take a part and In which changeless face ot nature must be reckoned. Tactics is an art in which only tnu instruments of to day and their present use can prevail. It is by strategy that a weaker force may win and it is by strategy that the enemy is tempted to neglect his defense long enough to open the way for attack. The attack is tactics, but the cunhing that made it possible is strategy. Strategy counsels either the forming the raising of a blockade, that superior defenses may be starved into submission or that blockading enemy may be forced to a conclusion before the aiding batteries ashore.

Strategy ordered the cutting ol all of Blanco's cable communications except those absolutely within our control. The work was done gloriously by our ships without further instruction, and, to day, he is strategically a serious disadvantage, and communication between the various divisions of his forces interrupted. Concerted action is impos sible. The suppression of rising earthworks menace to tho landing of our troops and the T' the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: detection of masked batteries was ordered for The bill recentiy passed by the Senate pro strategic purposes, and, again, our ships, viding for the taking of the Twelfth census n'ithout hampering details as xo manner or practically forbids the employment of clerks method of performance, went to work and similar subordinates through the civil MISCELLANEOUS. Rear Admiral Dewey Oar boys in blue have to thrash the boasting Spanish Nation, W'Iiom; tyrunny o'er (Jub.

i disgraces ail creation, '1 heir iiiedirine is shot and shell the Spaniards now quaking. For thoro Is unite a difference before and after taking. This fact was quickly proved to them byDowey Manila The Spanish can't lick Undo Sam, for ha takM: Hood's SarsapariUa. CENSUS BILL PROTESTED. Hational Civil Service Beform Association Addresses a Strong Letter to Congress.

rules, and requires in terms that the selection of enumerators shall be based in; part on political considerations. It is plain that, unless the bill be amended in the House, the way will be opened inevitably for a return to the conditions that rendered the census of 1SU0 an extravagant and expenslva piece ot work. The collection and proper presentation of statistics require scientific and. expert knowledge; not experience in poll tics. Tho competitive examination system in the only method of securing the right sore ot persona tor this work.

Experience has shown that, beyond all question. The plaa of pass examinations within the bureau tor which provision is ade has proved utterly farcical iu practice. GEO. McANENY. Secretary National Civil Service Reform Association.

Brooklyn, 16, 13.rS. The following letter has been sent to members of Congress: New York, June 15, 1S93. Dear The hill for the taklnR of the twelfth and f. very subseiiui nt census (S. 4.M5), as passed by the on the Sth provides either in tormH nr effect: 11) That upp ointments of suhorrti nates in tha '1'iwus LU shall not he made subject to thf; civil service Iiik j.

povernlne similar appointments In other departments. 12) That not more th. in two thirds of the sti pci viK.rs. enuniemtors to be selected shall be rii' nibers the pa me political party: and i' Tii. it all persmis employed in the census otliee proper be selected solely with reference to fitness and wlthnut reference to their oplltk nl party illill.it.ions." Notwithstanding the exiftenre of the last named provision the plan already provided liv law for the selection of crlerieal employes "solely with reference to fitness" Is set aside.

The feme Is to he orsranized. in short. In tha mhnner in which the force employed In taking the census or ism was orKanizcd and under practically identical provisions. The way Is left openi for what would seem tt, be inevitable return! to the conditions that rendered the census of 1890 an extra vacant and imperfect piece of work. The present dlreetor of the census has testified, that with the ck rieal fr.rce employed through the or the civil servlcr rnp s.

the last census would have cost the people $2,000,000 less than It 1M. the plan now proposed, with political di In thf? selection of supervisors and; enumerators actually required by law and with the existing machinery lor the selection of clerks for fltne: and without reKard to politics, de Iflo raiely rejected, it would seem a matter of ahsr lute certainty that this waste will be repeated. It Ik Just as certain that with subordinate; selected In the manner determined eherw can le public confidence in the value Or reliability of th work they are to perform. The Oivl! Service Reform Leapue earnestly urff that Die plan of organization pro 1 be disapproved. the House of Represen t.v.ivs.

The aK ite urxes further that the pending be amended to provide: il) That fipiHkin: tn. nts of all clerks and supervisors he under the provisions of the ex IfSSnir dull serve ru.V. as the result of com MMve examinations, open on equal terms to all citizens, an 'l (2) That in the tion of enumerators, where exam, nation may not be practicable. It sho.ll be provided at lea.t that there shall be no discrimination bated on the political opinions or alaima of the applicant. AVe are confident that pueh a movement In th House to divorce the taking of the cen.u from, pontiles and to est ii'h'jls a skilled and competent firee.

wh se only claim for consideration shall be fitnes for the imiortant duty to be perfomic.I, wilt ce eorrllaf public approval. I am, yours v. i esiic ii1 v. GMO. McANENY, Secretary.

LESSEE McGANN'S RIGHTS The Subject of a Controversy in the Supreme Court. For the reason of 180S Edward L. Langford, ns receiver of tbo JJrooklyn and Brighton Bench Company, leased the Brighton Bencli Hotel to I'ntnVk H. McGann for 6,000. Medium paid in advance Through Former District Attorney James W.

Itidg way yesterday McGann moved in a suit atfaiurit tho receiver, before Justice Mad dox, in Supreme Court Special Term, for an. order enjoining Colonel Langford from interfering with the Edison Electric illuminating Company and the Brooklyn (las Company in furnishing lights for the Brighton Beach Houl. In opposition Hugo ninth, for tho receiver, said that this vrits attempt to lay wires, or piper, on private property without proper com pi'iisation to the owner. The grounds of the hotel would be torn up ami they were not leased with tbe hotel propi rly. Furthermore" there was now in existence a plant Htitlicient to furnish lights for the hotel.

On payment for Its line the plain till' could have it. .1 UKlice said that ho did not think that the receiver could force the lessee to buy lights from the owtinr. unless it was so expressed in the lease. Lawyer Hirsh objected ih.it Colonel Lang f'oni was a receiver only in tile foreclosure Kuit.iiid that there was another receiver for the creditors. Neither the owner of the, propertv not the other receiver was roada i a party to the suit.

I Lawyer Kidgwtiy blioweil that the lease was granted by Colonel Langford an a receiver nucl I Hindi replied that first Colonel Langford got permission from all parties interested to giant tho lease. I think lliis plaintiff is entitled to introduce lights into his hotel," said his honor, and ha 1 took the papers. FLOWER PAINTER'S EXHIBIT. Mlss Anna Wisher's Subjects Show Verj Artistic Treatment. Ati exhibit of the water colors of Miss Annq Plslwr was opened yesterday at the Oaik y.

The young artist, who studied at i I'nut 5' atelier in iiaiinaimi, exhibiting aiso at Prangs rooms, is considered an xc pUonally fine flowe painter ot the broad and new school. About twenty iarg. studies ot spring, summer and) autumn llowi rs were hung. Beginning with uprinK blo. the arbutus was shown, anJ next a of apple blossoms, with pearly tints and crisp, handled leaves.

Some lllaci coveritii? a large panel showed effective i mingling of bright and shadowy purples, and a group of yellow roses was treated so thai the bloom of th. it petals and the sunny light surrounding them was well brought out. Some iris bio. in a grayish stone vase of odd shapo w. re specially harmonious against a grayish blue background.

A study of blus" ros, wa.s in beautiful tone, l'eonies have b. evidently tavot subjects for Miss Fisher, who has caught gorgeous coloring and shape. Th pop American Ileamy rosc.s have also been 1 3 oy tins arti.il. soft texture be! luxuriant strongly worked by her. In her stiil life subjects the gleam of glass relleot ion of lights on metal have been, Il essayed by the artist.

of pink tulips upon the panels are subtle in od ritig and t. ie chrysanthemum studies, of the rose colored or golden variety, 1 out vt li against the "backgrounds of tha 'iles. which are luminous and skilfully; pi; in. MURATHALSTP.AD'S NEXT MOVE. Murat llnlstead.

editor of the Standard Ctiiou. mil shortly proceed to the Philippines in company Major General Merritt. Ha has obtai nedl eri: on the government: authorities yf accompany tiie expedition and will; wiien j.e gets there, send back a Herie8ot! letters 'ieso iptive of the country and the operations ot tie arm and navy. He looks upon tiie Philippines as a fruitful topic of lc.terat to the America The Sort of Man Camara, Admiral of the Cadiz Fleet, Is. QUIET, BRAVE, STtTDIOUS, MODEST He Talks but Barely and Is Grave Almost to Melancholia Has Fought in One Important "War and Knows Well the Waters About Cuba He Is One of the Finest of Spain's Naval OfE cers He Has Seen Service in Many Climes and Was for a Time an Attache of a French Ship in Mexican Waters The Vessels in His Command.

The Spanish reserve squadron which sailed Thursday ifrom Cadiz, "bearing away with it the last hops of Spain in this war, is a more formidable squadron than that of Cervera, sealed up in Santiag harbor. This last squadron Is under the command of Rear Admiral (Manuel de la Camara, a distinguished Spanish naval official, dark, silent, courteous, religious and trave. Camara's ships, whose destination none but the Spanish government knows, may in a few days be better known to us than those of Cervera, for it is intimated and may turn out to tie true that they are headed for the New England coast, to strike. It may be, Boston. The following are the principal vessels comprised in this now squadron: The first class battleship Pelayo, first class cruiser Carlos first class cruiser Cisneros, second class cruisers Prineesade Asturlas and the Alfonso XIII, the old 'broadside ironclad Victoria, four torpedo boat destroyers, some torpedo 'boats and about eightauxiliary cruisers.

Spain's hope is that under Its able 'commander something may yet be accomplished by the Cadiz fleet. ADMIRAL CAMARA. Commander of the Cadiz Squadron at Sea. either in the way of 'breaking the blockade of Havana or relieving the situation at Manila, or defending the Canary Islands, even the coasts of Spain, from expected attacks from United States vessels. Rear Admiral Don Manuel de la Camara was 'born in 'Malaga May 7, 1836.

He entered the Naval A cademy of San Fernando at the age of 15, graduating at 20. After the usual cruise on a training ship In company with his fellow midshipmen he was assigned to active duty. Three years later his country was involved in war with the Sultan of Morocco, and it was then in the capacity of ensign that young Camara's war record commenced. His superiors soon recognized his inherent fine qualities, that exquisite reserve, the peculiar dignified gravity, perhaps of a rather melancholy nature. In 1862, when France, England and Spain united in an active hostile demonstration 'toward Mexico, Ensign Camara was appointed aide de camp, and was attached to the general staff of the French admiral, Jurien de la Gravlere.

The English and Spanish governments received the assurances they demanded of the Mexican Republic, withdrew their warships and the small military forces from the coast; the French, however, remained, and for four years gave their military support in upholding the Austrian Archduke Maxlmlllian on the imperial throne of Mexico. With the withdrawal of the Spanish forces, Camara relinquished his appointment on the staff of the French admiral. As a junior lieutenant, he next saw active service on board the frigate Vencedora, in the campaign of 1866, with the republics of Chili and Peru; during this war he was transferred to a more modern and better equipped frigate, the Villa de Madrid, on which vessel, in command of a battery, he took an active part in the one great battle of that war the bombardment of the strongly fortified forts of Callao, Peru The circumstances which led up to this battle are, to say the least, unique. We are versed in military and naval deeds, both historic and personal which resound with glory and heroism; personal brave naval exploits are known to us all, but an instance in which an entire fleet is invited by its admiral to eDact the role of naval chivalry is rare. It occurred thus: War having been declared, Spain's fleets Bailed for the Pacific, when in the latitude as by his instructions the admiral opened his sealed orders, by which he was commanded to make for the Chilian coast, blockade "Valparaiso and capture or destroy Chili's war vessels.

In due time he arrived, blockaded Valparaiso and otherwise cairied on war. Receiving dispatches soon after from his government he was ordered to immediately bombard and destroy Valparaiso. Admiral Mendez Nunez, who had succeeded Admiral Pareja in command of the Spanish fleet, gave notice of the instructions he had received to the commander of the foreign warships in the harbor, when the American commodore proposed to the British commander, Admiral Denman, to unite in compelling the Spaniards to. refrain from the bombardment, and to attack the Spanish fleet if it opened fire. The proposal, how ever, was declined and the town left to its fate.

The Spanish admiral had no alternative but to do as ordered by his government: but he disliked to bombard a defenceless city without either forts or guns save two small pieces used for saluting purposes. When the bombardment and burning of the large warehouses in the city was accomplished Admiral Nunez signalled the captains of the vessels comprising his fleet to come on board his flagship, where he held a council of war, after bitterly commenting on the wretched order from Spain for bombarding such an utterly defenceless city as Valparaiso he informed his captains that he would immediately set sail for a destination where guns would be found, when he hoped to revindicate the honor of the Spanish navy in For fine cake use CIeve land's baking powder. Success of Our Fleets Largely Due to Its Direction. STBATEGY AND GBAND TACTICS. The Former Is in the Hands of the Board, "While the Latter Is Left to the Commanders of Our Squadrons.

Criticisms Which Spring From Ignorance Members of the Board Scene of Its Labors in the Wavy Department The Weighing' and Sifting of Information Science of Modern War. The art of modern warfare is akin to modern advancement in all directions, and is something little understood by the layman at large. The country has had the amplest evidences of this in the manner in which he has freely discussed the unknown workings of tho Strategic Board, as the Naval War Board was first called. He could see no good excuse for a council of officers, however wise, affecting the movements of our ships when, itself, far away from the scenes of actual operations. He was not without the approval REAP.

ADMIRAL MONTGOMERY SICARD. President of flie Naval War Board. of some of the retired sea dogs of the service, familiar only with the conditions prevailing way back in the 60s, and the manner in which Admiral Dewey cut that cable and, unhampered by further suggestion from home, proceeded to win a glorious victory in the face of apparently appalling odds, seemed to him and to his ancient sympathizers to warrant the criticism. The wide reach of modern means of communication and the great swiftness of modern war craft have brought the whole world with in the compass ot our present struggle. Each i fleet of our forces is really as a pawn on a chess board of vast area, and, with the aid even of the very swift scouts, it is possible for an admiral to cover, by the means at bis command, only a relatively limited field of observation when compared with tbe reach of those contingencies thousands of miles distant in the shape of the changing positions of the enemy's pawns of colliers, supply ships, transports or other fleets, and which are elements to be seriously considered.

To guard him against such menaces and shifting balances of power is the real mission ot tllo Wai nnQTl 7 has done its work of gathering in format on from near and far and dispatching it to the several commanders is evidenced toy the sue! cess that has already attended us It Is for (n wm.w uuuuhmoii i uiuwi Alum ICdl 111 forzrr.fcIn and to guard our admirals from the harassing influence of false information purposely sent by our enemy to those very ports to which our scouts may go for intelligence and proper direction the harbors of neutrals. In Admiral Dewey's case he was forced by the laws of neutrality either to establish for himself a base of action on. tbe enemy's territory or to make for home thousands of miles away. Both he and the Spaniards were practically in the same predicament so far as immediate succor from home was concerned; they were forced to make the most only of what they then possessed. Nothing short of victory or failure could modify their conditions; and, with his instructions once given, Admiral Dewey cut adrift from us and from the rest of the world, and the manner in which he and his brave fellows did their work justified that hopefulness with which both the Strategic Board and the American people, alike, had to wait through those anxious days till the details of that success confirmed those early rumors of victory.

The trackless deep Is a source of never failing surprise to the calmest of captains, and, aside from what he last learned before parting with the land, he can not tell what may be hidden from him below the distant horizon. In war time he is provided with certain forms of handy information for the ready detection of an approaching foe, provided that the foe comes undisguised. But a false smoke stack of canvas may, byhe very scale of that information given him, convert an unarmored craft apparently into a dangerous battleship; and other like clever disguises may give a defenseless collier an appearance of sufficient threat ot might to warrant her being allowed to pass unmolested by a small guard ship. But if the location of the enemy's vessels, especially hi3 fighting ships, be known, tbe parading semblance of i a craft known to be a thousand miles or more away, betrays Itself by its very mock ery and tho impossibility of Its seeming po sition, and a display of force will drive it to i the wall or bring it to a speedy action. To give commanding officers just such informa I tion Is one of the main purposes of tbe Naval War Board, that lie may be the better able to regulate his movements In harmony with the local conditions before him and of which i he is rightly considered the best judge.

From every shore that may contribute aid to the enemy our consuls are constantly send ing us information. The alluring prices put upon contrabands is too much temptation for the strictest of neutral nations. Large cargoes of coal, the very lite' of modern war ships, mu nltions of war and supplies seemingly des tincd for unlikely ports are seduously watched and the sailing of such vessels at once dis patched to our Naval War Board. The proba ble course of such ships to the enemy Is carefully considered and our blockading vessels or scouts are promptly informed that they may be on the lookout, ft is hardly likely that tho admirals and captains of our lle ets could gather this information themselves. And to add to the stress of the work before them would be but to cripple those energies taxed to tho full by the immediate work before them.

The science of war may be said to bo the art Raining Che advantage ot an enemy with the least risk to national honor and with the least cost of life and of treasure. is not wholly the art, so to speak, of meeting one's forces With him to a violent conclusion the shortest possible time. It is as equally a case 'of parry as of thrust. The science of war is divided into two prin cipal branches; those of strategy and of tactics. Strategy has to do with the place of action and the advantageous adaption of physical or geographical conditions.

It embraces the whole field of operations and the purposes of the entire campaign, while tactics, or, better, graaU tactics, has to do only with tho con or a at is a I I i i I I At the offertory Mascagni's "Ave Maria" will be sung by C. J. Porter. The violin obligate J. Porter, tenor, and CharleB McCarthv, basso.

Tho assistant conductor will be A. Itihm. MAYOR KILLS HIS MAN. Brunswick, 18 John H. Heisel, mayor of lirunswick, shot and instantly killed City Marshal Bichard Ashby in a saloon fight last evening.

Mayor Hoisel was shot twice by the marshal, one shot penetrating tho abdomen and tho other passing through his lungs. He probably will die. PAK1S FASHIONS TTP TO BATE. Prom the Eagle Paris Bureau, 26 Carobrm, through the oowtesy of Abraham Straus. Rue Lavender organdie dress; front of waist of lace; front of skirt of laoe and white chiffon; waist and skirt trimmed with a narrow edge lp.ee.

The Stephen Mebbitt Burial 241 243 W. 23d st, undertakers, embalrners and funeral directors; special attention given to hotel, hospitals, steamships and suburban calls; magnificent chapels for holding funeral services upon premises; marble receiving vaults; interment in all cemeteries and cremation; always open. Telephone, 14 18th st. Cable, "Undertaker," New York. Graves and cemetery plots for sale.

A Specialty Seamless solid 14 and 18 karat gold Marriage Rings contain no solder, nor Joints; all shapes and styles. M. Straus, Manufacturing Jeweler, 409 and 411 Fulton st, near City Hall. VoLtjjfTEEBS leaving for the South provide yourselves with a bottle of Dn. Siegebt's angos idba Bitters.

Prevents ill effects of bad water. To open the bowels freely, easily, quickly and without a particle of pain use Smith's Bile Beaxs. Trial size, 5 cents. All druggists. MARRIED.

BECKER SHErV LIN On Wednesday, June 15, at St. John's Chaipel, by the Rev. J. Ferry, MARfY IRENE, daughter of Thomas Shevlin, to JOSEPH F. BECKER, both of Brooklyn.

COOPER COOPER On June 15, at the residence of the bride, 152 HcDonough t. by the Rev. IV. K. Sandford, GACE 'HOFFMAN COOPER to WILLIAM HUNTING COOPER of New Brun wick, N.

J. FINIDLAY JTOGER MARY IESTEUL.E MOG ER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H.

Moger, to ROBERT L. 'FINDLAY, by Rev. J. E. Adams, D.

at Uhe Janes SI. E. Church, Wednesday, 8 P. M. GRIFFIN CONOVBR On Tuesday, June 14, 1888, a't the residence of the bride's mother, 327 Sackett st.

by Rev. Albert J. Lyman, D. JIAIRY SATTBRiLBE CONOVER to CLARK RAYMOND GRIFFIN. MACDOINAX.D HOTHERSALL On Wednesday eveniinK, June 2S2S, at the wsidence of he bride's parents, the Rev.

J. J. Amaud officiating, Hiss JENNIE HOTHERSALL to GEORGE MACDONALD. MIX WEBSTER On Saturday, June 18, at the rftsld ence of the bride's mother, by the Rev. Alexander Vance, LOUISE GRACE WEBSTER to HARRY WADSWORTH MIX, both of Brooklyn, UN'DERHILL MAILLARD On Saturday, June 18, 1898, at Plymouth Church.

Brooklyn, AIMEE, daughter of the late Pierre Malllord, to WALTER UNDERHILL, of Brooklyn. DIED. ACM ER'MAN On Friday, June 17, JOHN N. UI DRMAN. Funeral services at his late residence, 262 Atkins av, Monday, June 20, at 10 A.

AI. RRUNS On Saturday, June 18, 189S. CATHA RINA, widow of the late John Bruns, in her 50th year. Funeral from 215 Atlantic av, Monday, at 10 A. M.

DOW On June 17, at his residence, 238 Fifth av, Brooklyn, In hie Sbth year, EZRA A. DOW. Ft'iends of the family are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral service Sunday, June 19, at 2 P. M. ETVERITT On Saturday, June IS, at his residence, l.SSfi Dean et, GEORGE W.

EVEB ITT. Funeral services will be held at ate lata residence, on Monday evening, ait o'clock. Interment at convenienoe of family. LUQUER On Friday, June 17, 1S9S, at her residence, 618 Henry St, Brooklyn, N. SARAH LUQUER, daughter of the late Nicholas and Sarah Lea Luquer.

Funeral service on Monday, at 2 P. at Christ Church, corner Clinton and Harrison streets. McCAlBE In tine 37fh year ot his age, JOHN JOSEPH, eldest son of Terrence and Mar caret McCa oe. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, Hudson av, corner Park, on Sunday, June 13, at 2 P. M.

Interment In Holy Cross Cemetery. MoCOLLOlf On June 17, 1S9S ALICE NEIL, be 1 oved daughter of Dr. William and Marlon D. McCollom. Services will be held Monday ait 4 P.

ar. hex iaite residence, 105 Lcfferts laoe, Brooklyn. MCCULLOUGH On Friday, June 17, JAMES 11c CULLOUGH, native of County Tyrone. Ireland. Relatives and frlends aire invited to his funeral from his late residence, 41 DufTteid st, Brooklyn, at 2:30.

MILNE At her residence, 104 West First st, Mount Vernon, N. on June 16, MARGARET wife of the late Peter Milne, of Brooklyn. Funeral private. OGDiEN On Saturday, June IS, HENRY S. OG DEX.

Funeral services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Meesmser, 31 South Oxford st, on Monday, June 20, at 10 A. M. Philadelphia papers please copy.) SMITH On June 15.

GILBERT B. SMITH, aged wm be hrid at ht dence, 6T7t6 Sixth eav, on Sunday. lth at 2 P. M. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend.

SMITH On Friday, Juns 17, 1SDS, Mrs. AM ELLA. L. SMrTH, aged 73. Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 3 at her late residence, 137 Macon rt.

Interment at Oswego, X. Y. THOMSON On June 17, ROBERT beloved husband of Susan J. Mowbray. Funeral services Monday, June 20, 2 1'.

from his late resldencf, 471 Friends are respectfully Invited to o.t'i nd. JnU'r. nH TuppER On Ju at 1SK, WILLI AM VAUGlux tupper, aged 63. Services at his late Sunday. P.

M. residence. Ill Interment at Clinton t. convenience sail for Peru, the squadron promptly, arrived before the forts at Callao armed with the heaviest ordnance of that time, guns of the Blakely pattern, discharging projectiles weighing 300 pounds, and on May 2, 1866, commenced a thorough bombardment on all the fortifications, the Peruvians reciprocating in their efforts to sink or disable the Spanish frigates. For four hours a tremendous and incessant roar thundered from the heavy shoro batteries, pouring out their three hundred pound Blakely shot and shell at the Spanish vessels, assisted by a couple of small monitors moored well inside the crescent shaped harbor, their guns were of smaller caliber, their firing nevertheless caused considerable injury to the wooden ships of Nunez's squadron: vessels mainly armed with Blxty eight pound Armstrong's, the armor clad Numancia, however, had a few of one hundred and ten pounds.

The latter vessel, the most powerful of the fleet, was the admiral's flagship and as such was the principal target for the land batteries' heavy ordnamce. The firing from these three hundred pound Blakelys was very destructive and most deadly in the havoc they Inflicted on the Spanish crews. Suffice it to say that one of the most appalling sacrifices of life happening in a maval battle through a single projectile, occurred here. A shell struck the steam pipe, causing the death or maiming forty five of the crew of one of the frigates. Admiral Camara, who was present at the battle as ensign or Junior lieutenant, confirmed the official report as to the destruction caused by this well aimed shell.

Lieutenant Camara, who was on board the Villa de Madrid, took a lively and conspicuous part in the battle, being in command of a battery on the main deck and firing his guns until he had exhausted his 'shot and shell. The Peruvians claimed a victory on the assumption that the belligerent wins who still continues to fire on. the enemy and who ceases to return it, at the same time withdrawing the vessels out of range, but Admiral Camara's rejoined, when, taunted years afterward with Spain's defeat, characteristically, that had the Spanish fleet continued in their endeavors to silence the last Peruvian battery it would have been done even if the sailors' boots, of which on his ship there were about four hundred pairs, were necessary as projectiles. The Peruvian comma nder in chief, General Galvez, with three hundred soldiers, lost their lives by the blowing up of the powder magazine in one of the shore batteries. After this engagement Camara received rapid promotion.

In 1871 he was a lieutenant of the higher grade (there are three degrees of that rank) and was given the command of the gunboat Cuba Espanola, which vessel was employed in patroling the coasts of Cuba during the first insurrection in that island. During that war he commanded several vessels; the corvette Africa and tho notorious Tornado, which captured the ill fated Virginius. As a full captain he convoyed to the Philippines the warships Ulloa, Castilla and Don Juan de Austria, the very vessels destroyed by the squadron under Rear Admiral Dewey. He was Port Captain of Malaga, chief of the Spanish Naval Commission in London, chief of the naval staff of Havana, and on two occasions has been controller of the navy stores. Last year he was sent to England to represent the Spanish Navy at Queen Victoria's jubilee.

Tbe Spanish gov ernment selected Don Manuel de la Camara to take command of the reserve squadron. His father likewise was a sailor, having been a capcaln in Spain's mercantile marine. Camara has always been known in the Navy for his great reserve, reticence and little concern for the usual affairs of the world. He is exceedingly religious, often Teading prayers, also giving religious Instruction to his sailors. On his mother's side he is English; her name was Livermofe.

This fact may to some extent account for his reserve and somewhat retiring manner, and for his sympathy toward England. Admiral Camara speaks English and during his forty years of service has often spent one or two months in London in quiet living and repose. He has considerable private means, with which he makes no attempt at ostentation, living in comfort and refinement. He is a staunch Royalist and is in marked favor with the royalfamily. His appointment to the present, high command no doubt greatly pleases the Queen Regent, but it must be said that he owes his admiral's epuailets to his own merits, not to court influence, for he has always been averse to social life, pomp, sreow and the glitter ot the court, rarely residing in Madrid.

With hia dark, full face, when a younger man surmounted by hair as 'black as jet, eyes dark, bright with a light oE intelligence, reflecting a most robust nature, he reminds one of the typical Southern Spaniard. His mouth is somewhat large, firm, but not ungainly; he is of medium stature, strongly built, rather heavy and slow in movement. He speaks in a quiet tone, with a pleasant, resonant voice. He is deliberate, determined, with a strong will, but, withal, he is kind and gentle, exceedingly modest, most generous and attentive to, his acquaintances. The next highest officer in tibe Spanish Reserve Squadron, who hold's the moat important post after the aidnil'ral is a distinguished capbalm, Don Emillo Hediger Olivar, chief of the general staff of the fleet.

He is at the head of the staff on board Caroaira's flagship and is 52 years of age. When a midshipman he saw service in the Ch'H'iaii Peruviain war, under the orders of tihe late Admiral Mendez Nunez, who highly trusted him. At the blockade of Joflo he commanded the gunbolait Felipta the Som orrostro, also torpedo boat No. 1. He was aDpointed professor of Uhe School of Torpe dos when founded, he also commanded tihe divisten of torpedo boats on the coasts of the Balearic Islands.

He was second In comrmcuid of the Tornado, third of the battleship Victoria, second of the Navarro and was commander of tihe Pilar. Latrteirty he was c3iie of tbe Naval cammis snon in France. He has a great reputation In the Navy for general capacity and his present appointment as chief of Uhe general sitoff has given much satisfaction. ANTONIO GIL DE TEJADA. ARRIVAL OF THE BABCOCK.

The American ship W. F. Babcoek, Captain Graham, arrived yesterday afternoon from Honolulu, after a passage of one hundred and eleven days. The Babcoek brings a full cargo of 3,400 tons ot Hawaiian sugar. Captain Graham got the first news of the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Spain from a Mexican barkentine which was spoken on.

May 23 in latitude 4 north, longitude 33.53. The barkentine was then twenty seven days out from Montevideo for Havre. war with Spain was fully expected when he loft port. Among the Babcook's crew are nine native Sandwich Islanders, the first over known to have shipped on an American mer cnaut veasei. kapuiiii uitumiu opcaivn a.iiu praise of their intelligence and good seamanship.

The men all speak excellent English and are warm advocatos of annexation of Hawaii to tho United States. PURCHASED BY GOVERNMENT. Theeomposite cruising steam yacht Kana wbal. 140 feet long and built for Mr. John P.

i Duncan of Ntt oTii. was yesterday trans ferred to the United States Navy through the firm of the Gaa Engine and I'owor Company and Charles I. Seabury it consolidated, downtown office at 00 Broadway, Manhattan, I per montb. the address belns changed as often as ieslred. The Eaele will be stnt to any address In Europe at $1.35 per month, postig prepaid.

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aad Wrld BuSktine (Tel. 4,823 CorUoiidO. BUREAUS: Borousii of Manhattan bureau, 953 Broadway; Paris bureau, 26 Rue Cambon: Washington bureau, COS Fourteenth st; Information Kooms 28, 29 and SO, Eagle Building. COMING EVENTS. The ACuamvi Association, of the Manual Train ling; Hleti School will entertain the graduating cuass of '3S at the Pouch Mansion, on Monday evening, June 27.

The toausural outing of the Austin Nichols Benefit Association will be held at Ulmer yturk, Gravesend Beach, on Saturday, June 23. Th thirty ninth commencement exercises of St. Francis' College wIM be held ait the Academy of Miislc on Thursday, June 23, at 8 o'clock P. M. T'he second picnic of the Mattawok Club will be held at Banner's Rldgewood.

Grove, Thursday afternoon and evening, June 23. Tho Woman's Emergency Corps of the Thir teenth Regiment will hoid a special meeting at the Armory, on Monday, June 22, ait 2:30 P. M. A progressive euchre, under the auspices of the Veteran Euchre Club of the teeneh Regiment, and tflie Woman's Emergency Corps of the same organization, wiM be held in Memorial Hall of toe Regimen Friday evening, June 24. The twenit.ieVn convention of the Music Teacher's National Association will be held at the "Wedorf iAstorla between June 23 and 27.

An informal dinner to the ladies will be given by the Brooklyn Englttefrrs' Club at the Clarendon Inn, oa. the Cycle Ba'th, Tuesday evenlng.Ju'ne 21, at 7:30 o'clock. The seveniih anniversary of the First L6r.s Island Reg lme'nit, Sixty seventh New York Volunteers, will be observed by the Survivors' As EOelatt'ion. by a banquet sit the Hotel St. George tctmorrow evening The Brooklyn Philosophical Association will hold a summer outing on Sunday, Juine 26, at Parte.

North Beach. Parties attending can take the Grand sitreet an Newtown trol ey from Broadway ferries direct to the pairk and' the Hast Ninoty ninth street Ferry from Manhattan. In case of rain the outing will be postponed until the followintg Sunday. On Wednesday afternoon and evening. June 22, Herbert Council No.

266. B. will hold it's ninth a.mvuall festival ait wissel'sBldsetwoad Park, Ridraretwvwd1, L. I. 'Phe Christian Workers' Convention announced for Prohibition Park.

S. for June 19 to 28, un cl Ai the direction of Dr. A. d. Dixon oZ Brooklyn Ivas been as Dr.

Dixon" was sent by Dr. I. L. Moody to Taimpa. SOME APPOINTMENTS.

Dr. George H. B. Gosman has been appointed hospital and ambolance surgeon in the borough of Brooklyn at a salary of 8600 per year. Other appointments mode by'the Health Department in the borough of Brooklyn are: Thomas McCanu and August Cople, hospital and ambulance helpers, at $720 a year Nellie Sherwood, ward maid, Kingston Avenue Hos pital.

at 6240 a year; Eniilie Flattara, cook, Kingston Avenue Hospital. $240 a year; Anna Lian, cook, Kingston Avenue Hospital. $720 year, and Molly Ganderaon, waitress, Kingston Avenue Hespital, 8216 a year. MR. XELXOGG'S ABT 1ECTXIBES.

Mr. George S. Kellogg, whose lectures to art students and teachers on the history of art were such a successful feature of the Teachers' College Summer School last year, will repeat the same course during July and August. They will be illustrated by meaas of the cgMeeUooia of the Metropolitan Museum i of Art, Brooklyn Museum and Lenox Library. There will also be three or four lectures on the history of painting and visits to Sleepy Hollow and the Philpse Manor House at Yonkers, for art criticism.

GONZALEZ A CUBAN FATBIOT. Mr. Aiirello Gonza'lez and family arrived at the home of his father in law, Henry Emmene, 114 Second place, Wednesday from Greyitown, Nicaragua, where he has resided for these past ten years. Mr. Gonzalez was formerly engineer of the much talked of Nic aragua Canal, and since the work on the canal stopped, he has been master mechanic of 't'he Nicaragua Mai: Steam Navigation Company, which place he resigned May 15, to come here.

Mr. Gonzalez is one oE the Ten Years "War patriots of Cuba, and in that war was cap cured and condemned to death, but the captain of the Spanish squad, who was to exe cu'te Gonzalez, was like Gonzalez, a Free Mason, and the sign of Masonry was passed between the two men, and Gonzalez was saved, but exiled for life from Cuba. BABE MUSICAL EVENTS Will Mark the Annual Convention of Music Teachers. As the programime of the anfnual coniventton of the Music Teachers' National Association nears Its completion, the real excellence of the musical events of the convention become more evident. In the symposium of church music George Edward Stubbs will speak of the boy choir, while Richard Henry Warren will speak of mixed choir singing.

Both discourses will be illustrated vocally and Thomas Whitney Surette, C. Whitney Coombs and Walter Henry Hall will be heard oa the same Dr. Hugh Clark of the University of Pennsylvania will lead In a symposium on harmony followed by Ferdinand Dunkley of Albany and George C. Gow of Vassar College. Om June 25 H.

E. Kxettbeil will give a lecture recital assisted by Mrs. Krehbeil on "Folk Song in America." Max Helnrich of Boston, whose recitals have won him fame In all the musical centers of 'the world, will be heard on the afternoon of June 27. Mr. Heinrich plays his own accompaniments and this constitutes one of the charms of his recitals.

On the evening of June 24 William H. Sherwood of Chicago will play some of hie own compositions for the piano forte. JEEFEBSON TOOK THE PLEDGE. Joseph Jefferson recently wrote to Mr. Louis Aldrioh, president of the Actors' fund of America, for one of the blanka whioh pledges the si'znor not 'to volunteer for any benefits unless 12 per cent, of the proceeds thereof are given to Khali worthy and wide reach i ing charity.

It was sent him, and he promptly siguevl and returned it with a pleasant little no.tn assurlne Mr. Aldrlch of his entire ap proval of the plan and the Intention of his hearty co operation. GOVERNMENT WAR LO HuhcKrinii.tm! for the Thre Per Cent. Bonds re did their duty to the satisfaction of the na tion, to the credit of themselves, and to the discomfiture of the Spaniards. Strategy decided that Havana should go un attacked till the relieving Spanish squadron should be halted by our ships uninjured by Morro's batteries, and, that accomplished, should be free to convoy our troops safely either to Porto Rico or to some chosen landing place in Cuba.

Strategy lured the enemy to Santiago de Cuba and more glorious strategy blocked him in for good, while tactics of the sort called "grand" has reduced the defenses behind which he hides. The Naval War Board, to day. conolsts of Rear Admiral Montgomery Sieard, president; Captain A. T. Manan, and Captain Arent S.

Crowninshield, with Secretary Long aa a member, ex officio. In addition, there are three lieutenants, one a Unguis; ot uoie, and an ensign, whose duties are those of formulating and translating messages in the difficult ciphed of the department and in recording the acts ot the board. Night or day, some one of these junior attaches of the board is on duty to receive die patches and to transcribe them for the ready information ot the senior members. The board is ensconced in two good sized rooms on the fourth iloor of the Navy Department and within easy reach of tho office of Naval Intelligence the department's storehouse of all sorts ot valuable information and of tho department's library, so rich in professional works of all sorts. The council chamber proper is Ailed with war charts ot harbors, of districts, of countries and of the whole world, and on one bic map is placed, tor graphic instruction, the location of all our vessels and the positions of all those of the enemy reasonably well es tablished.

The course and probable wheroaboius of all our colliers, suppiy vessels and the like arc also checked daily, and, with instructions to touch at certain points for instruction, they are always within reasonable roach. The moment a dispatch is received, either from our fleets or from our consular officers abroad or in the West Indies, especially, the board carefully weighs its ap plication to our conditions as a nation at war, and at onco advises our admirals or command ing officers accordingly. To winnow the real grains of instruction from the flood of chaff received in one part of the difficult task before the board and us next duty is to warn our j. ilUeDtionally the'r Ur oe hls 0Diy 100 Wllll8 sympathizers ol other nations. The public will never know but the smallest part of the information brought to the attention of the board, nor be able to recognize the difficult work of these men bent only upon lending the greatest aid to our leaders on the scene of action; but that they have done their C.UT.MN A.

T. V. A Distinguished Member of the Naval War Hoard. work well haw been proved by what we have already accomplished and what we have reasonably before us still. Compared with the damage to the enemy, our own sacrifices of life have 'been gratifyiiig ly small; and whether in the capacity of Strategic Board or Naval War Board the result ir in no small part due to Jiic caution of the.se men.

To all of them the success of Old Glory is as dear as it Is to anyone more so, perhaps, for the justification of that larger service this nation may have in tbe future G. S. FORMATION OF CHARACTER. Mrs. E.

Cornelia Clarlin Tells How to Perfectly Train the Mind. "Character Building," with phrenological illustrations, was the subject of a lecture given on Friday afternoon by Mrs. E. Cornelia Clallin of Manhattan, the fourth in a trie course at the home of Mrs. Adams, 360 State street.

Among other things the lecturer sa.d: "The iufant makes its advent into the world with certain characteristics bep uat)H to it by iut ancestors. Their traditions are no doubt important factors in character build. ng and the environment of the child will determine the natural bent of that chilli's mind; numberless instances 'have occurred where individuals have risen superior to environment and inherited traits. It has bceu demonstrated by scientists that tile brain cells can be so cultivated that even criminal tendencies may be overcome. The least deviation from absolute health being immediately corrected, thi foods producing the largest of tissue building agents be.ng used, the being withdrawn from all di.str.vting influences.

Is found capable of producing wonderful inventions and great musical, artistic i literary success. Ar t.ng ttimn this hint, we find that upon the training of the mind depends character building. To produce a perfect har aoter what we should lotisidt a well rotind sciences possible should be in the studius pursued. Experiences enrich and develop the mind or character of man. our characters are so plainly shown by phrenological indications, by facial expression, that the very presence of the individual spi ans of the inner man or woman." T'he concluding lecture if the eottr.

will be given next Friday afternoon at the same address. The subject will be "Physical Beauty." GOVKHXMKNT AVAR I.OAX. Subscript ior.i the Three IVr Cent, iionda received at the Kaiile Information Bureau. i Liu OJC the XamliV..