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TO ENLIST 1900 MEN FOR HI NAVr.
A Hoard or Omcers to Establish RscruitiuE
Stations In the South and West.

WASHINGTON. March 10.-In limo with the
general preparations for the anticipated emer-
gency was the action taken by Secretary Long
to-day in appointing a Board Of Officers to o.
tablish naval recruiting stations in tho South
and West and to personally enlist as many sea.
mon and machinists as they can secure. Tho
board Is composed of Lieutenant-Command-
or John NJ. Hawley. in charge of tho enlistment
division of the Bureau Of Navigation; Chief
Engineer Harrie Webster, and Surgeon Remus
C. Peraons. who win leave Washington to.
morrow for New Orleans. where they will begin
their work. They win be accompanied by a
man of experience in getting the right sort of
material for the service. From New Orleans
the board will go to Galveston, thence to st.
Louis. and perhaps to other places on the Mis-.
sissippi, and after a visit ito Cleveland will
probably end up their duties at Savannah and
Charleston. The members of the board have
authority TO make unlimited enlistments, and
will obtain at least 1000 men. AS the Naval
Appropriations bill will authorize the addition
OF only 1900 men and boys to the naval per-
sonnet, the boards orders were Issued under
tho wide discretion given the Presto ent.in the
emergency appropriation measure. II they
succeed in their efforts to obtain 1000 COM
petent seamen and machlnists. the enlisted
force will be increased by $500, including the
number provided for In the annual bill.
Chief Engineer Webster's fun otions will be:to
examine the machinists. and he hopes to OBJ
tain excellent material from among the steam
boat men on the Mississippi and the great
lakes. Heretofore the South. the great lako
region, and the Mississippi Valley have been
ignored In recruiting for the navy. bur the
present emergency affords tho opportunity.
which naval officers have wanted for a long
time, OF testing the obility.of these sections to
furnish capable enlisted men. Batches OF re.
cruits will be sent from the stations established
TO the brooklyn Navy Yard, and, thence DIS
placed In commission when adequate crews
can he obtained, or held in reserve for service
with the auxiliary feet. which would DO i'm.
pressed II war Is declared.
The Colonel COMMANDMENT Of the Marine Corps
has been directed by the Navy Department. TO
473 men, and prepare them for immediate SER
vice on warships and al store stations.
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FORT HAMILToN's NEW GUNS.
Five lo-Inoh DISAPPEARING Rines Ready for ~
Invading Euemy.

Five 1O.fnch disappearing Rlnes Ready for an
Invading Euemy.
Tho new battery at Fort Hamilton, as TO.
ported yesterday. is ready for service. Tho bat
tory consists of FIVE ten-inch rifles. all of tho
latest type. mounted on disappearing carriages.
Each gun weighs o. 900 pounds. and is about
thirty feet long. Tho carriage Of each weighs
10000 pounds. The shells weigh $50 pounds
each, and each carries 425 pounds of powder,
with a bursting charge OF 80 pounds. The
velocity Of the shell Is 2.1oO feet a second. The
energy at the muzzle 10 is. 2s5 foot tons, which
gives the projectile power to pierce twenty
inches Of hardest steel at the muzzle. At the
distance Of $500 yards from the gun the shell
would have o speed OF 1.724 feet a second. The
battery 10 supplied from the most modern maya
zines, which are under the guns.
At Fort Lafayette they have been quite as
busy as at Fort Hamilton. Lafayette is the
supply magazine for the Atlantic coast. For
some weeks the shipping to the fleet near Key
West has been going on. Last Saturday four
carloads of ammunition were sent 10 Florida,
and Saturday next 100 tons will be sent by
steamer. This shipment will consist mainly of
thirteen, twelve, and six inch shells. Big or
ders have recently been received, and as a con-
sequence the factories are pouring their supplies
into Fort Lafayette. By the middle Of next
week 1000 rounds of rapid firing ammunition
will 60 to the fleet in Florida waters.
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BRITISH VIEWS OF IT.
Unless the Cuban Gu .stion u settled In Six
Weeks War 10 Inevitable.
Sprr{oI robIe Drsoofrh IN Tur sru

Unless the Cuban Qu .stion u Settled In Six
weeks War 10 Inevitable.
Special Caoie Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. March 1O.-Despite the momentary
abatement Of the tension between the United
States and Spain, official circles in London take
the gravest view of the situation. and the belief
is prevalent that unless q solution of the Cuban
difficulty is arrived at within six weeks at the
latest war is inevitable. 1t Is not expected that
Spain will effect q settlement with the insur-
gents. and the only alternative Is tho absolute
surrender Of the Madrid Government, which the
Spanish public will resist to the last moment.
The Manchester Guardian says: Tho belief
is strong In well-informed quarters that tho
United States Government is deliberately with
holding the facts in regard to the destruction Of
the warship Maine. while quietly preparing for
the possibility Of war in the spring."
The Guardian also says 1t learns that the
United States Government has received several
offers OF purchasable ships in Great Britain. 30
that it IL q mere matter OF selecting the vessels
which come nearest to tho requirements Of the
authorities at Washington.
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JUSTICE HARLAH's views.
He says We Neea BoIh Cuba and Hawaii for
Our Protection ana safety.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Tho attention Of
Mr.. Justice Harlan OF the Supreme Court was
called to tho report that no had advised Presi-
dent Mckinley against direct Intervention in
Cuba. but urged that he recognize the inde-
pendence OF the island. He said he had not had
tho pleasure or the privilege Of exchanging a
word with the President upon the Cuban ques-
ton.
"But." he added. 81 am free to say that. In
my opinion. there arc two additions which tho
United States must mako to Its territory for its
protection and safety-Cuba and the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t would DO folly, almost criminal. to
neglect the opportunity now presented of ao-
curing possession OF Hawaii"
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Men In tho Warrington Factory working Day
and Eight In Three Relays.


and Eight In Three Relays.
WASHINGTON. March 1O.-An evidence OF the
desire of the authorities to hasten work on guns
at the factory here was manifested to-day in
orders to the commandant to enroll no other
workmen than machinists whose services are
required In the delicate mechanism Of the new
ordnance. A call for 100 men has been issued
and plans have been made to utilize this force
with the 700 men now at tho yard in push
ing forward work on tho smaller calibre
Of guns. such as would be required on
merchant ships and harbor craft employed
on the second line Of defence. The heavier
guns of 10 and Is inch calibrc for the battleships
now building would not be available for any
except regular war vessels, and as the battle
ships under way cannot be delivered under ono
year. no haste exists for the rapid completion Of
these pieces. The shops are now working day
and night In three relays OF workmen on mounts
aud guns. and II Secretary Long decides to begin
tho manufacture OF additional ordnance tho
force will be considerably increased and tho
work kept humminR.
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WHERE Is THE P4RISf

she Passed the Lizard. GoiaE Easi. Yesterday
MsrniuE-Hay No Anchored In the Fog.
Special Gable DesPatohss TO THE sus.
SOUTHAMPTON. March l0.-A steamship. sup
posed to have been the American liner Paris.
Lizard at 4 o'clock this morning.
She has not been reported since. The weather
Is thick In the Channel.
LONDON, March l1.-Up to @ o'clock this
morning tho Paris had not been reported at
Southampton. A request for information was
sent to Southampton at o o'clock last night. but
no news has com0 concerning her.
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MEN WANTED FOR THE SHIPS.
Commander West Advertises for Coal Passers
aud MachInisis.

KEY WEST, March lO.-The Form brought as a
passenger from Havana one of the stenographors
employed by the Court OF Inquiry. 1t il believed
that tho court Will be here inside Of three days
At most.
A local paper publishes an advertisement
signed by Commander " est, chief OF STAFF. which
says: Strong men have an opportunity OF ship
ping as coal passers' on the warships here. The
advertisement calls also for capable machinists.
Key West. however. is not oyerrun with tho
kind of men wanted.
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DECORATING SIR CLAUDE.

Has BsEiand's n~zinistcr In China Won the
Honor by n Diplomatic strskef
Special Cable bespatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. March 1O.-The British Government
has decided to decorate Sir Claude Macdonald,
British Minister at Pekin. with the insignia of
knight Commander Of the Bath.
The decoration Of Sir Claude at this ~juncture
has taken everybody by surprise. 1t goes to
confirm the statement cabled exclusively to
THE SUN last night that Great Britain will not
in any event declare war against Russia. but
will take such action as will compel Russia to
either bear the onus of beginning hostillties or
seek u compromise.
1t Is believed that Sir Claude will receive his
new honor for having successfully arranged q
stroke in tho far East in retaliation for tho
virtual annexation of Manchuria by Russia.
The nature of tho step thus prepared has not
yet been disclosed.
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BLAYCO DIDN'T Talk OF WAR.
Rut He DID Say Something Must he Done %
Get Coal for warshipa.


HAVANA, March s.-Admiral Manterola ana
Gen. Blanco held a long conference to-day at the
Governor Generals palace. during which Gen.
Blanco gave orders that no callers, whatever
their business might be. should be allowed to
disturb him. The rumor soon spread that the
commanders OF the land and sea forces of Spain
in Cuba were discussing tho best way to attack
the United States II war were declared.
The Spanish rabble here feel pretty confident
that with the VizcayR. tho Almirante Oquendo.
and the Spanish feet of gunboats now In Cuba,
they are In a position to sweep from the sea the
whole array of battlcships. cruisers. and torpedo
boats under Admiral Sicard. and lay waste the
coasts Of the United States both on the Atlantic
leaders in Cuba wero not discussing the prowess
Of the Spanish Navy nor the triumphs that
sWsIs., Il; T n%osYt, %sTie n ywh tniho ths sS sppIv sls Of ys s6s
vizcaya and tho Almirante Oquendo has placed
them on account Of the small supply Of coal now
and has coal enough for n short trip, but the AL
mirante Oquendo exhausted all its supply while
Admiral Mantorola now realizes that, II war 10
declared at once. the spanish warships will be
in a bad way. The 1000 tons of coal which
last week were In the storehouse OF Zulnet1
have been exhausted by the gnneoats That are
snas1ns ' Carving niIuse Governmenp troops roof 20 he
Spanish warships in Cuba have suddenly boz
come stationary for lack OF fuel,
for coal has been sent to England and smaller
orders to the United States. And, in the event
OF a sudden outbreak of hostilitics. 1t was
agreed that as soon as war Is declared all the
ship companies and on hand for private in
dustrial uses shall BIO seized as u war measure
to feed the furnaces OF the warships.,
Another cause of great concern here 10 the
famous floating dock, which sunk three months
ago and was ioated again. II Is still n puzzle
to the Navy Department here. Nobody under
stands II, nobody on tho entire stan OF ADMIRAL
Mantcroin knows how TO utilize 1t for the pur-
pose Tor which II was bought repairing war
ships. On the, contrary, everybody hero Is afraid
that tho dock will sink again when least ex-
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NO CAUSE FOR ALARu, sArs SPAIN
The Ministry Sees Nothing That may Cause .
Rupture with America.

The Ministry Sees Nothing That May Cause .
Rupture with America.
Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.
MADRID March 1O.-El Liberal. the organ Of
Premier Sagasta. publishes this official report Of
the Cabinet meeting yesterday:
Tho Ministers xamin the alarmlst situa-
ton created within tho last few days by tho
false rumors and inventions Of a propaganda
with so much insistence in order to place tho
Governments Of both Spain and the United
States, against their own wishes. in such q POSI-.
ton that the least incident would compel a rup-
ture.
According to the judgment Of the Govern
ment. after carefully examining all of the data
relating to the matter. there is no rational mo-
tive for these alarms. or any that ought to
modify tho patriotic and pacific attitude which
the Government Is maintaining"
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TIcToRIA STARTs FOR NICE.
- ""i'Aht but Ambiguous Reply the french
AmhaISador Made 10 the Quees.

NFec'dl Gable DeSIdtch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON March lO.-The Queen left Windsor
"~1"o O'Clock this afternoon, en- route for Nice.
~ view OF the reasons that made the Queens
,spart"Fe doubtful, the following incident Is in
CC'Vot'nE: When her Majesty received baron de
Cro o' Tho French Ambassador. at Windsor
noH OIL Monday. she expressed tho hope that
~. would prevent her approaching visit TO
%V riviera. Tho Ambassador, with gallant
ruo'gulty' answered.; 1T would be a misior-
tune for France, madame
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ESQ, 900 TONS OF CoAL FoR KEY WEST.
A Cleveland PIrm SAYS IL Has the OrdeT-To
lie Forwarded In Haste.

CLEVELAND. o., March lO.-Kirk, Woods &
Co. of this city closed a contract to-day with
Government officials for 10000 tons OF coal.
TO be rushed to Key West.
THE orders are TO rush the coal forward with
all possible speed" said Mr.. Kirk. They allow
us but u very short time for the delivery of tho
coal, and offer a large bonus II we deliver It be-
fore the time agreed upon. Special arrange
ments have been made by the Government with
the railroads to have this coal hurried through
TO Key West as fast as II 10 mined. We have q
double force OF men at work In the mines day
and night and hope TO get tho bonuS."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March loon orders
from Washington the mon Of tho Vesuvlus and
the Florida Naval Reserves here had q long prac-
tiee signalling with the new rocket pieces to-
night. The reports OF the rockets and their
bursting In midair attracted large cr0WdA
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DIN. Hundred ZIG Gua. for Coast DsrsHces.

WASHINGTON, March o.-Confcrences were
held to-day between Secretary Algcr and Presi-
dent Llnderman and Other representatives OF
the Bethlehem steel Company in regard to
bringing up work on the 100 big guns which tho
firm Is making for coast dclcnces, Orders were
sent by the War Department to-day for the im-
fences at Dutch Island, guarding tho west en-
trance to NATragansett bay.
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mortnrs and ProJcctIes shipped from water
yIieL Arsenal.

Troy, March lO,-A number OF cars are being
loaded to-day at the Waterylict Arsenal with
l2.ipch mortars. which are TO be shipped to tho
twenty mortars will be transported from the
post 70 tho proving grounds. several carloads
the mUrLAEnS
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TO Equal u.

There is absolutely nothing 10 equal the luxury and
solid comfort OF IA rid" uetween New YORK anu Ehi'
cage ON the new Lake ShOr' Limitei ~ ~ ihr New
York Central. Lake shore route. Tue greatest uSys
ellen attest Its perOcton.-AdH
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FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Insurgents Are ssia to Have Captured
tho Town OF Boiinno. Near MANILA.
Special Cable Dsspatch to TIRE Sun.

LONDON. March 1o.-A despatch to the Daily
Mail from Hong Kong snys II Is reported there
that the insurgents In the Philippine Islands
havo captured tho town Of BolInao. near Manila.
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sAGAs1A ENIES IT.

He says tho MintAfry WonT AeaiEps ThouEh
Its Position IL Net Pleasant.
Special Gable DesDatch TO THE SuA.
MADRID, March 1o.-Rumors wero current to-
day to the effect that q Ministerial crisis was
imminent. Prime Minister sagasta. when ques-
toned on tho subject, declared that the reports
were utterly without foundation. He added:
Holding office certainly Is not pleasant In
the present circumstance. but all tho Ministers
consider 1t q question of honor to remain at
their posts."
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Barge Lone star Go,uE Aner Maine wrscLaus

hhrEe Lo"o o'A' y" ''e "A"'"o "FschnHe.
NEWPORT NEws, Va, March 1O.-The i'm.
mense barge Lone Star arrived here to-day and
10 now taking OH 400 tons OF coal to be delivered
to the cruiser Brooklyn at some Southern port.
OF a tug W bring back those parts OF the arn,a.
ment and furniture OF the wrecked Maine which
are considered worth saving. The Lone Star Is
coast. She will go to Cuba In tho service OF ths
Merritt hapmRn Wreoktng Company.
New-York tribune., 1898-06-12
A HCUEMADE FLAG.
HOW A MODERN BETSY ROSS MAY SEW THE
STARS ON THE BANNER.

STARS ON THE BANNEh
The American nag is now the most popular eih-
bem that floats in the breeze, and In consequence
the flag industry has Increased 10 such an extent
that the Government is said to have "chartered all
the bunting manufactures" and, although the
fagmakers say they work day and night. they
acknowledge that they cannot supply the present
enormous demand for the Star Spanged Banner.
II Is well in this emergency TO know no" 10
make one. A patriotic woman gives the Following
directions: First choose the materials. III your
nag is for the parlor 10 drape over the portraits
Of your ancestors. you Will require satin ribbon
II is TO drape over an arch doorway. you will
want silk by the yard. the width being according
70 the size OF the flag desired. II your banner is
ior the flagstaff or to float from your window. you
VII VII need the regular bunting. whilo II II Is for
svuf outtonhoie the narrow baby ribbon Will do.
xao' tie pdrlOr nag six yards Of red satin ribbon
{ur Inches wide and 1--WE yards Of white satin rib
W OF the same width needed. Cut the ribbon
.sn.sulpes two feet long. and sew them neatly to-
s.sner with the overland stitch" Place red
vvttRe then white one, and so on until you finish
vvilh red one. There should be thirteen stripes.
NV NV me banner part OF your flag is completed.
Nh M you may begin the so-called field portion.
srs s rs made OF square piece Of navy blue tafreta
~ ~. hno VIII require one yard The same amount
y, white silk will be used for the
~ AZ make the stars is the difficult task. and
~ w'e must be a neat and accomplished needewoman
a.. sclulfe this art 70 perfection. The new flags
showing forty-eight stars and It must be
teef tern eu that star has five points Cut pat
s.n 9i y, cardboard. In order 10 be accurate. and
TI.n tn ioid your white silk and cut out the stars.
To- frs. PIN them on follows: Take seven stars
ur,sn sne Top row and faster them hl pace with pins
-. you nave obtained the effect Of the whole
New-York tribune., 1898-06-12
CULTURE IN THE LITTLE FINGER.
THE CURVE. IT Is SAID DENOTES THE GOOD
BREEDING OF ANCESTORS

"Ihe fact that tho hand looks shapelier ana
more graceful when the middle and third fingers
are slightly curved In and away from the ihdex
and little iinger Is shown by the models In the
gloye-store windows. and while II Is affecaton TO
hold the hand In such position. yet this exer-
else to make the pose natural should be prac-
tised" writes Katharine Eggleston Junkermanh III
THE Woman's Homo Companion
.Some one has said somewhere that the number
OF cultured generations back OF an individual may
be Judged by the degree OF curve In the little
finger Observation will provo this more or less
true When one sees person holding u glass or
cup with the little finger thrust out and curved
until II resembles a hook, little investigation Will
almost Invariably show that the desire for culture
has only lust awakened In that particular family.
and its rewness Is somewhat oversteppinB the
marx Affectation IL a sign OF lack OF breeding
''Somc OF the old painters understood hands 10
nerfection Long rounded hands. with slightly
curved fingers and gently bent wrists. are char
acteristic OF the women whose beauty they have
made memorable. Sometimes. perhaps. the 6eauti-
fuI hands were those OF some other model than
the pictured one; but the painters knew that beau
tfu hands were as necessary as beautiful faces In
order 10 make a harmonious picture
',rne people OF almost every other nation have
more graceful hands than We have: and those VINO
use their hands most freely when conversing are
by far the most graceful The hands which make
no superfuous movements. which appear TO obey
readily and easily their owners Will, whose move
ments free, rhythmic and gentle. are the really
graceful ones"
New-York tribune., 1898-06-12
COOPERATIVE HOU USEkEEPING.
CANADIAN WOMEN PLAN A uIOfiAN
sCHEME-TO BE SHOWN AT PARIS FAIR

CANADIAN WOMEN PLAN CTOPlAN
sCHEME-TO BE SHOWN AT PARIS FAIR
Word comes from ottawa, Ontario tna' 'ha'
ionp-cherished vision OF burdened house"iVes-tho
co-oneratiya scheme of housekeeping-is IN ia'r
wav OF realization. and may be first put In opera
ton at the Paris Exposition. In lyo' sirs' Oo'-
man Stuckert OF Lindsay, Ontario. Is the IhoN'nS
mower behind this Utopian project. and she seeks
the cooperation OF the Dominion Government ie'
plan briefly outlined IS aS follows:
Around the outside OF block OF land are 10 DO
erected forty-four houses. all connected 80 as u
form a square OF buildings. Each house VIII nave
either two or three stories. and none VIII be more
than two rooms deep. so 10 AFFORD ample ilsh'
and abundant fresh air. In the centra! court
Will be erected large two-story building, W. ~
viii hc the kitchen laundry coli-storage pihn', .le
dvnamo an improved heating apparatus lot sul
niyiny eectrIc light and steam heat for the ioiV-
fny,,r homes on the. second floor OF this bu'idlhg
ullI he n kindergarten. a library ana Ia.b,
hail The "model homes" will all be cohNeCtru
with the central building by speaking tubes or tee
rbones and an electric conduit for CARRYING tne
hampers 10 and from the kitchen Inc reIuse aII i
dirty dishes will be sent back to the ceh''d'
Kitchen be wa she'd =. ~, - oro, .b.
trouble Of preparing the meals. and the servant
question IS solved The employees Will al pe skHleu'
AZ the community Will be able 70 pay iarSe WaSeS,
The space lncloscd by the block or houses ana OH o,.
,her sido Of the central building. can be USED ior
lawn tennis and other grounds The affairs OF nus
model community. as planned. VIII be ndhas'u uS
a hoard OF directors elected by the hOme-oWhvrs'
According TO Mrs. Stuckert Al tne con,iOI' -. y.
,he nne.r homes can be enjoyed for less than hdIl
the usual cost for the same service she asserts
that the table expenses with Hberal plil OF 'a'e'
viii amount 10 but s. per capita each week