tlrrc Thq skirmish drills and
pistol target practice todnv were also sub
jects of his commtnuatlon which he per
sonally expressed to7 Major Dojen In
charge of Camp Long
The Alabami as the result of the haul
ing down of hr jellow Hag indicating
til presence of mumps on boird moved
to a position nearer to the flagship and
todaj landed one of her live inch guns
and two six poundere 1n quick time
lhe weather llkj lint of manj d ij
pievlous has been bad Thick fog sur
rounds the vessels while the constant
dilzzle dampens not nnlj the clothing bu
the ardor of excursljiiists and virv tew
take the trouble tn row out to the ships
Ulllelnl French Viihun riKurm
PARIS Aug 13 The official censas
figures In regard to France show a pop
ulation of 3SC41 33 an increase of il 3 1
in the lastother morning
The Consul seemed to be much
worked up over the Interview and said
repeatedly that he could not possibly hav e
uttered such words as were ascribed to
him but during the conversation he once
or twice touched on the political situa
tion and he did not seem to believe from
the tone of his expressions that the
American people were helping him sup
press the Boers quite as much ns he
thought he had a reason to expect
The matter it is said will not be al
lowed to rest When Vanslttart during
the Spanish war made uncomplimentary
and even hostile remarks about the Amer
ican people he got out of the difficulty
bj denjlng the remarks and placing his
word against that of the reporter who In
terviewed him This time however Ir
ritated by the Mechanician explosion he
became more excited and made the