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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
1t is Expected That II WMl Be Taken
Up Monday orr Tuesday.

1t is Expected That II wml Be Taken
Up Monday Or Tuesday.
The expectation is that the Hawaiian
question will come up in tha House Mon
day or Tuesday. without q special rule. The
exact time Of taking it up depends upon
the action of the Senate an the revenue bill.
II the vote is taken inn the esSenate, as is
expected, today, the Hawa&ian question
may be taken up by the House Monday.
1t is intended to call IT up on the regular
call Of committees, theze being an under
standing to that effect.
This course relieves sthe committee on
rules from reporting rule for a purpose
which the Speaker antagoni1es, and will
leave the way open for free Sdebate. 1t is
expected that the debate wili be quite ex-
tended, and that there will be no attempt
to cut 1t off by rule, unless it Is inordi-
nately long. The opinion is expressed that
mo rule will be necessary" 1t is still being
asserted and denied that there is u private
agreement between some senators on both
sides that vote is not to be permitted in
the Senate during this session. The un-
limited debate that is expected in the House
may make it a week yet before the resolu-
ton win be sent to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
REPORT OF A BoMBARDMENr.
RumOr That the Merrimac's Hulk
Has Been Blown Up.


Has Been Blown Up.
Copyright. 1893, BY Associated Press)
PORT AU PRINCE. June 4, $50 a.m.-
Further news received here from Santiago
de Cuba confirms the reports that the
bombardment of that place began at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. After the ac-
ton the Spaniards blew up with dynamite
the sunken American collier Merrimac, and
have since been at work clearing the chan
mel SO as to, in all probability. permit Ad-
miral Cervera's fleet to put out to sea
should the Cadiz squai Iron, under Admiral
Camara, arrive in Cuban waters to relieve
the blockaded ships.
In the meanwhile the dispatches from
Santiago de Cuba say the Spaniards pay
tribute to the audacity of the Americans
in SO cleverly attempting to block the chan
mel.
According to the Spaniards, 1t would be
foolishness upon the part of the Americans
to attempt to force the harbor entrance,
which is described as being long and mar
row and thoroughly mined. seemingly
forming an insurmountable barrier.
There are a great number of insurgents
in the vicinity of Santiago probably wait
ing for some decisive action upon the part
of. the American feet, which will undoubt-
edly be the signal for a land attack upon
the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
MORE TROoPsHIPs OBTAINED.
Tie Gate City and City of Macon
Chartered for the Cuban Invasion.

Tie Gate City and City of Macon
Chartered for the Cuban Invasion.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn today Sc
cured by charter two additional transports
for use In the West Indian campaign about
to be undertaken by the army. These are
the Gate City and the City of Macon of
the Ocean Steamship Line. with their home
port at Savannah. The assistant secretary
says they are excellent vessels for the pur-
poses intended. Each will accommodate
about 900 men. The Gate City will arrive
at Savannah tonight or tomorrow and the
Macon will leave Boston tonight for the
same place. Each of these vessels is over
2,0Oo tons burden, over $50 feet In length
and 3S feet beam. The Louisiana and the
Comanche. chartered by the War Depart
ment a few days ago, also have been or
dered to report to Savannah, where they
are TO coal and prepare for the work ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
BOUGHT BY MRS. LETTER.

A Large Addition to the Ground ON
Which the House Stands.
Mr.. r. 0. Hoffman has sold to Mrs. L. 2
Letter, through Mr.. ]. b. Winner, agent for
the owners. ali the vacant land In the rear
Of her house on Dupont Circle, which faces
on 18th street, and running through to O
street Mrs. Letter now owns about two.
thirds of the square. The consideration
named in the deed Is nominal.
It is understood the price paid was SIS per
square foot. The additional ground thus
obtained is to be used. 1t IL stated. for q
lawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
THE STAR by MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed TO
them to any address in the United
States or Canada. by ordering IL at
this Office, in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week; IS cents
for two weeks. or so cents per
month. Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-office TO another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
THEIR ORDERS REVOKED.
The Thfrty-Fourth Michigan volun-
teers Not Coming to Camp AIger.


In accordance with the policy of the War
Department not to send any more troops
to Camp Alger, near Falls Church. until
the conditions regarding the water supply
are improved. orders have been sent to the
34th Regiment of Michigan volunteers to
remain at their present camp on Island
Lake, Mich, for the present. This regi-
ment was originally ordered to Camp Alger,
but had not yet left their state camp. Adjt
Gen. Corbin said that this was the only
regiment he knew Of whose orders to Camp
Algrs had been revoked. As to the Sd Regi-
ment OF Virginia volunteers. which was
also ordered to the camp at Falls Church,
Gen. Corbin said today that he did not
know where 1t was. II the regiment has
not left it's state camp the chances are that
1T will be ordered to remain there until the
question of its destination has been de-
termined. The probabilities are, however.
that it VIII be ordered to Chickamauga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
SAILED UNDER SEALED ORDERS
Five Transports Leave Mobile witt
Troops This Morning.

MOBILE. Ala. June Alive transports
carrying the Goth Infantry. Col. Wheaton;
Sd Infantry. Col Page, and Troops a, c,
d. and F of the I'd Cavalry, steamed down
Mobile river at $50 o'clock this morning,
en- route presumably to Tampa, but really
under sealed orders. The transports are
the steamers Matteawan. Saltwater. Break
water. Aransas and Morgan.
Scenes of enthusiasm all along the river
front. where thousands Of people had con-
gregated. were Witnessed. Whistles of all
the river and bay craft and mills and ring
iag Of bells kept up an unceasing din as
long as the transports were in sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
RECRUITING THE IMMuNEs.
Col. Petit to Establish Headquarters
In This CITY,

Colonel ]. s. Petit, 4th United States
volunteer Infantry, and Colonel H. H Sar-
gent, 5th United States Infantry, have been
relieved from further duty in the Office of
the adjutant general and ordered to COM
plete the organization of the regiments un-
der their command. Colonel Petit will
make his headquarters in this city for
short time. and Colonel Sargent has gone
to Columbus. Miss. to establish his head
quarters there.
The 4th Volunteer Infantry is to be re-
cruited in the District of Columbia, Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia The 5th
Regiment will be raised in the states of Ala
bama and Mississippi. Cap. W. P. Goodwin,
14th Infantry.is the mastering officer for the
4th Regiment and Lieutenant NJ o. Hol-
lis, 4th Infantry. for the 5th Volunteer
Regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
IS cERvERA's FLEET DESTROYED.
RumOr to That Eject Current at Cape
Haitien.

Copyright 1885, by Associated Press,
CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti, June A re-
port, which cannot be verified. is current
this morning to the effect that the Ameri-
can fleet off Santiago de Cuba destroyed
the Spanish fleet at that place yesterday.
But no direct news from there has yet
been received.
The accounts Of the defeat of the Domin-
lean revolutionists at Monte Cristo, re-
public of Santo Domingo, are persistently
doubted here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04

Mr. and Mrs. Fout's Golden Wedding.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. June 4.-Mr and
Mrs. Henry Fcut of Johnsonville, W. Va,
near here, this week, celebrated their
golden wedding. Their son, Rev. j. Fl.
Fout of Washington, with his wife, was
present. They received many presents
In gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
Earope,. sympathyswith spain.

ST. PE-ERsBuRG. June a. The Novoe
Vreniya says that the sympathy of the
most of Europe Is undoubtedly with Spain
In the present conflict with the United
States but there Is no denying Of the fact
that her position b almost hopeless.
Continuing. the Novoe Vremya says:
hausting her resources to retain Il. |"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04

President Hcurcaux Assassfnated.
tcoryrighr. 1898. ty Associated Press.)
CAPE HAITIEfJ. Haiti, June Alt Is ru-
mored here that President Heureaux of
Banto Domingo has been assassinated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
Copyright. 1898. by Associated Press ,

Oopyrght, 1893. by Associated Press)
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Beat Dauntless. off Santiago de Cuba, June
4. via Kingston, Jamaica. June 4.-Rear
Admiral Sampson, during Friday morning
decided to close the narrow harbor entrance
OF santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier
Merrimac. loaded with COAL In the channel
He called for volunteers to go to almost
certain death, and 100 men offered them-
selves. Lieut.. Hobson and six men wera
CHOSEN, and at ) O'Clock Friday morning the
Merrimac' under her own steam, entered
the channel under terrible Spanish fire
The vessel was riddled with Irojectiles. hut
she anchored and swung around. Lieut.
Hobson then set of an internal torpedo
with an electric attachment, there was an
explosion. the Merrirac sank, the channel
was closed. and. apparently. Admiral Ger
vera will be unable to escape.
How They Were Saved.
Hobson and the hero crew of the Msr-,
mac were saved in the following manner.
Unable after the sinking of their vessel. to
make their way back through the storm of
shot and shell. they rowed into the harbor
TO the Spanish flagship and were taken
On board unharrned. The Spanish admiral
under flag Of truce on Friday sent word
to the American admiral that he offered
% exchange the prisoners. adding that in
she meanwhile Hobson and his party would
be treated with the greatest kindness.
The only Ho5son IN the list OF officers In
the Naval Register is Richmond P. Hobson.
naval constructor. who is a lieutenant of
the junior grade. He was appointed an
assistant naval constructor In 1891. He en-
tered the navy from Alabama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04
INsURRECTION IN SAN DOMINGO
Rumor of N Success on Part OF tbe
ReyolutIonists.

CAPE HAYTTEN. Hayu, June 4-It IS
rumored here that the insurgents in Santo
Domingo have captured the town of San
tiaso de Los Caballeros. ON the Vague river,
103 miles east of this place
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Prisoners fn No Peril.

1t Is said at the Navy Department that
there is no possibility that the American
sailors captured by the Sraniards viii suf-
fer. They are not spies in any sense. but
prisoners of war. aEd so far there hae been
-ro disposition shown by the Spaa.ards to
mistreat such prisoners.
Substantial promotion 10 In store for tho
gallant men who took the Merrimac in. &C.
cording to tbs statement of one Of the ON
ciais competent to speak On this subject
and to pledge the Navy Department. When
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
The Thief Trackers.

A curious profession among the
Bedouin is that of the ''thief track
ers. y Being without paddocks or
stables, and their animals always
more or less at liberty, theft Of
stock would appear to be an easy
and frequent matter. Each tribe,
however, has its little company of
truckers, :" and it would be either a
bold or an ignorant man indeed who
ventured to interfere with an Arab s
live stock. l have heard of one in
stance in which a camel stolen from
a camp near Ismailia was, after
weeks of labor, successfully tracked
to the Sudan, where the beast was
recaptured and summary vengeance
wreaked upon the robbers. Select
ed for natural ability and trained
from boyhood to discriminate be-
tween each animals footprint, this
faculty becomes SO highly developed
that particular horses or cancels
trail is unerringly picked up from
among the thousands of impressions
on the dusty highway.-R. Talbot
Kelly in Century
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
HE OLD TIME FRIENDS.

Mister soldier of the Legion, . you are dying
in Algiers,
And the boy upon "the burning deck" is shed.
ding bitter tears,
And we're getting closer-closer to the Hohen-
linden fight
And we really fear that curfew' going to ring
again tonight,
Sir John Moore will be buried in his ancient
soldiers coat,
While not a drum is beating, and we hear no
funeral note,
And Mary, known to all the girls so very long
ago,
Will lead us out that "little lamb" whose
''heece was white as SNOW"
And Cato will tell Plato that he reasons very
we'll,
While Hamlet on the future in soliloquy will
dwell,
And Wen hearken on the hilltops, and WEI.
listen in the glade
To the wonder and the thunder of the charging
Light Brigade.
But come old friends, and lead us to the
meadows far away,
For the boys who rang the curfew once are
getting old and gray,
And death, the reckless ranger, is thinning
out the line,
But in dreams they drift to Bingen-to "Bin.
gen on the Rhiner'
Boston Traveller
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
How Norwegian Men Vote.

Some interesting particulars with
regard to this subject are given in
the Norsk Skibsforerforening It'd
ende Norwegian seamen, it ap-
pears, are now emitted to vote be-
fore leaving their country if the
polling day is within three months
of their departure, or they can vote
at a foreign port within the same
time by having their votes register
ed and sent home through Nor
wegian consul CT through a notary,
if they are not on board a Norwe-
gian ship. If on board a Norwegian
ship where there are not less than
four Of the crew entitled to vote,
then the captain and two of them
are to administer the polling. 1t is
not absolutely necessary to vote for
named persons Votes may lie given
for Liberal or Conservative candi-
dates. Sea1nen who would vote
must provide themselves with
proxy form, to be obtained from a
registrar of voters in Norway.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
Some Florida Rivers.

Some Florida Rivers.
F. R. Spearman writes in st. Mich
olas of Queer American Rivers. :"
Mr.. Spearman ain speaking of the
peculiar streams of Florida says:
In Florida one may have another
odd experience, river ride in an
OK cart. Florida rivers are usually
shallow, and when the water is high
you can travel for miles across coun-
try behind oxen, with more or less
river under you all the way. There
are ancient jokes about Florida
steamboats, that travel on heavy
dews and use spades for paddle
wheels.
But those of you who have been
on its rivers know there is but one
Florida, with its bearded oaks and
fronded' palms, its dusky woods,
carpeted with CLASSY waters; it's cy
press bays, where lonely cranes
pose, silently thoughtful (of stray
polliwogs), and it's birds of won
drous plumage that rise with star
tied splash when the noiseless canoe
glides down upon their haunts.
Every strange fowl and every
hideous reptile, every singular plant
and every tangled jungle, will tell
the American boy how far he is to
the south. Florida is, in fact, his
corner of the tropics, and the clear
waters of it's rivers, stained to brown
and wine color with the juices of
tropical vegetation, will tell him, if
he reads natures book, how differ
ent the sandy soil of the south is
from the yellow mold Of the great
western plains.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
Beef Juice.

To extract beef juice for invalids
cut a juicy piece Of beef, an inch
and a half thick, from the tender
part of the round or rump, remov-
ing all fat. Heat a pan and rub it
with enough fat to keep the meat
from sticking, lay in the meat, add
little salt and cut into it as it heats.
Press out the juice with knife,
turning the meat over and over,
without much cooking. then squeeze
In le1aon sQueezer Housewife.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
GA TO E a.
Bears the AThG Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss L@MAAzz<w

The SIX remaining rr1sn po1IJlcaI prs
oners lying in English jails convicted
of dynamite offenses, will be released in
June, it is stated.
The deadlock over the railway legis-
lation at st. Johns, N. F., has been
broken, Herbert Murray, the governor,
signing contracts.
A manifesto has been issued in the
City Of Mexico calling on Spaniards to
assist their country in case of war with
the United States.
Information has reached Brussels
from Congo Free State that cannibals
killed and ate Belgian official named
Nuehaus, at Lukolela.
Japan has addressed note to Russia
demanding an immediate and explicit
statement on the question of the con.
tinued occupation of Port Arthur.
An island has suddenly appeared on
the northwest coast Of Borneo, opposite
the town Of Lahuan, Its appearance
is said to be due to a recent earthquake
FL Nacional argues that American
intervention already exists in the sue
cor American warships have con veyed
to the pacifcos, formerly, Spain's enc
mies."
1.le report that Spain is negotiating
to buy from Chill three warships now
in course of construction in England is
characterized as absurd by CHILEAN Of
ficia!s. The nation would not sell.
a dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Hong Kong says the rebel chiefs
there have received letter from Ma.
niIla, soliciting their support for an.
other rebellion against Spanish rule
Toe London Saturday Review be-
lev, after investigation, that the as
tau.U on King George was planned with
The idea of arousing popular sympathy.
1t says the king was in no danger un.
less MS horses ran away
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
The Hyacinth.

For more than a century, from
1869 to 1880, the tulip had an undis-
puted reign till a rival appeared in
the shape of a double hyacinth
Rea says of the "hyacinth, or ja-
cinth:" 1t is "of divers sorts, and
many of them of small esteem. "
Some double varieties were, howev-
or, known at that time, three being
mentioned by Bauhin, but the double
kind from which modern ones have
been derived was raised at the end of
the seventeenth century by Peter
Voorhelm, a celebrated Dutch florist.
The hyacinth was never quite such a
rage as the tulip, though during the
height of its popularity great prices
were paid for bulbs in Holland. 1t
is said as much as 1900 forms, or
about $50, was given for one root
by some enthusiastic Dutch collect
or.-Longman's Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

n. P. Banks as speaker of the house
was simply magnificent. He was
the beau ideal Of parliamen-
tartan in form, voice and action.
Sunset Cox once said that Banks
methods in presiding were like the
music of the spheres. " His voice
rang out amid the widest commo-
ton and order instantly prevailed.
Chicago News.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

There is at least one law in Hun
gary which might be copied by 9th.
er countries of the world This is
the prohibition applied to cripples
and people who are deformed enough
to offend the public eye from selling
papers on the public thoroughfares.
In addition children under ID may
not be employed in the trade.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

A story is told of the late Baron
Hirsch that conveys a valuable les
son. After writing a message an
nouncing the gift of fortune to a
school the great millionaire went
over the telegram carefully asecond
time, condensing it SO as to save
franc
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
Her Own Fault.

Mrs. GoodWin-John, we will
have to get rid of that parrot. His
language is getting to be simply
awful.
Mr. Goodwin--Well, my dear, you
should have known better than to
hang him where he could hear the
remarks the neighbors make about
him.-Chicago News.
The training ship Mohican has been
ordered to the China station with a
quantity of ammunition for the United
States vessels on that station, which
are now short.
The Loud bill to correct alleged
abuses of the second class mail matter
privilege, which last year passed the
house by a good majority, was defeated
by decisive vote in the house Thurs
day.
Auditor Castle of the postoffice de.
partment has directed that all spoiled
money orders sent to his Office by post.
masters be Cancelled Immediately by
perforating stamp bearing the word
"void.."
The senate military affairs committee
recommends passage of resolution
abandoning the government Klondike
expedition. Secretary Alger desired
such legislation, claiming the need for
the expedition had ceased. The resolu-
ton provides for the sale of both the
reindeer and the supplies purchased for
the expedition.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

A report from the office of the
registrar general of England con-
tains the intelligence that 225 WON
on reach the age Of 100 years, while
only IS men out Of 1000, 900 count
the milestone of century.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

Englishmen drink FIVE times as
much tea as coffee; Americans eight
times as much coffee as tea.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

Spanlards are reported to nave bought
two cruisers now building at the Arm
strongs in England and to be negotiat.
ing for two more building in France
1t is stated also that French fnanciere
are furnishing the money.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

The highest church spire in Eu-
rope is that of st. Walburg, at Pres
ton, England. It is 303 feet.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

There is about twice as much beef
as mutton consumed in Scotland and
England.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
HERE'S A NEW COUNTRY.

Kew Hopes, Kew OppOFtunities-Land Of Sunshine ana
Pienty-Mild Climate Fertile Soil and Cheap Eand&
Where You can Make More Money to the Acre thaRfR
Any other Farming District In the Country.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16
PORT ARTHUR

the Southern and Seaport terminus, is the besa.
place in the United States to-day invest to 60
into business. This railroad now running through
trains between Kansas City and Port Arthur, WIZ
be running over its own tracks the entire distance
by September /.
Study the Map you will agree large city musf
be built at Port Arthur nearest seaport to Kansas
City by 100 mileA
Cut this out and mail to address below and rsossvs
Gne illustrated pamphlets
r. n. Hornbeck.
land Commissioner z. c., p. & o. R. R. and GensFMk
Manager, Port Arthur Townsite Co.,
KANSAS CITY, NO.
Morris tribune., 1898-03-16

MAF SHOWING THE 70 NUhIHERN FEEDEHa
OF K. c.. p. G. r. r.
The building of the Kansas City, FlJLsbuTg g. Gulf
Railroad an air line from Kansas City to Port Ar
thur has opened up . country In Western Missouri
and Arkansas and Louisiana that cannot be excelled
agricultural and fruit growing cOuntryi good
health, sparkling springs and clear streams; where
you work out OF doors IL months instead Of s.
The finest stock range-no billiards., no hot
winds; no drouths The earliest markets for farm
products, bringing the highest prices Living Ia
cheap and best in the land
Why try to Oppose AatuFeH Go to land where ma
ture backs your every effort and prosperity is NOS
dependent upon single rainfall. Go where pros