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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
A CHAN.E iuA LyDANS,
4 Bill to Enlist Them In Our Army
Under Restriction

Under Restrictions.
Washington, May 3.-6everal war
| measures were passed by the senate
yesterday. and. Notwithstanding their
Importance, not one of them .elicited
the slightest debate Probably the most
important measure passed by the SEN
ate was the emergency war deficiency
bill, carrying s35. 720,945. Mr.. Hawley,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee, secured the passage of bill
providing for the enlistment of a vol
u1tecr brigade of engineers, and of
10000 men In the south who are i'm
nune to yellow fever, these enlist
ments to be in addition to those pro-
vided for in the presidents call for
1875, 900 volunteers. The men will enlist
" for the war; The war revenue
measure, passed by the house of rep
rescn.ativec last Friday, was received
by the senate and referred to finance
committee for consideration.
Senator Proctor introduced a bill
permitting Cubans to enlist in the
American army during the Spanish
war. Such volunteers are to receive no
compensation or allowances, but are to
be furnished with such supplies, arms,
ammunition and other military aid as
The officer of the Uaited States com
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Down State Items.

The Sussex County Bible Society viii
meet NJ Staford on May 10.
j. Frank Vincent was yesterday ap.
pointed postmas! er at PucOlnoko City
Nd.
Fred Il. Bach, of the Post Office Do.
parlment. at Washington, ID g.. went to
New York yesterday to establish special
mail fncilries for the troops cncamped Oh
Long Island.
Tho Georgetown New Century Club
has elecle ed these officers: President Mrs.
Robert Il. HouSton vice presidents, Mrs
Robert H. Fooks and Mrs. Catherine
George; secretary, Mrs Robert Z. Davis:
treasurer, Mrs. John NJ. Richardson.
LEWES, Dol, May 2. - Tho large four
masled American schooner Jennie 5. But.
Ter. from Cienfuegos, Cuba, arrived here
this morning after an exciting experience
il the gale of last week She was off the
coasts of Chnc0i eaguU, Va, when the gale
struck, and on its abatement on Thursday
she had been driven to within fifteen
miles of Cape lIat,erps.
Captain II. W. Butler reports it the
worst tossing he has has cvercncountcrrd,
The schOonor's decks were continually
under water, while nearly whole set of
sails were torn into shred. Mr.. Butler
wife OF the captain showed great bravery
during the height Of the storm, when she
mounted the poop.deck and hcroically
manned the wheel, while tho captain and
crew attempted to take in sail IL requires
COZ oasdorable strength and grit to handle
the wheel of u big vessel in II storm like
that of last week. but Mrs. Butler, who is
very pleasant and composed woman.
takes the experience in n worry matter of
fact manner and Is not at all prded.
The Butler reports being in company,
when the storm came up, with the schO0n-
ers Martha T. Thomas and Sarah y Foil,
both bound here for orders Neither have
yet arrived, and il II matter of conjea.
tnre what has become of them
The Butler left Cienfuegos before the
declaration of war, and her captain OK.
presses great satisfaction at having gotten
out AS he was passing out tho harbor at
Cieniuegos he saw Sphniarls placing sub
murine mines
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

, OF office hours yesterday absolutely the
only information that our government
had received Of the brilliant victory Of
Commodore Dewey and the winning of
the battle came to the government
through the medium of the press dis
patches. If the report is true that Com
modore Dewey has begun a bonn bard
ment and blockade of Manila it is un-
likely that he can spare a vessel from
his fleet to carry the news to Hong
Kong, the nearest cable station, so it
Is not known when official adyces will
come.
There was some expectation that
through the surrender of the city the
commodore might acquire control of
the cable, but even then there might
be practical difficulties in communi-
eating through it. A fear Is entertained
that before retiring from the city the
Spanish troops will smash the delicate
and complicated electrical apparatus,
and it is very uncertain whether there
is enough technical skill in the Ameri-
can fleet to repair such damage.
The greatest anxiety is felt as to the
casualties sustained by the American
fleet. From the stubborn defense made
by the Spanards it Is feared that be-
fore they burnt, blew up or sunk their
ships they managed to inhict severe
damage upon Commodore Dewey's
squadron. All of the ships engaged
were vulnerable in one respect, namely,
in their lack of protection to life There
was not an armored shio in Commo-
dore DeWey's fleet the nearest ap-
proach being the flagship Olympia.
If Commodore Dewey has lost a con.
siderable portion of his men it is feared
he will be much embarrassed in the
work of maintaining possession Of
Manila for lack Of sufficient force. 1t
will not be possible, having regard to
the safety of the ships, to spare any
considerable number of men to keep
the city, especially If the engagement
has disabled many of them. Therd was
some talk yesterday of sending troops
out from San Francisco to aid in this
work, but this has not yet taken shape
as far as can be learned, and 1t is
likely that the department will wait to
hear from Commodore Dewey himself
before taking any action 1t may be,
and in fact it is expected, that by COM
with the insurgents he will
in having his men relieved of
the task of garrisoning the island.
As to the future of the island, 1t is
likely that the government will retain
possession of at least one good port.
such as Manila, for a coaling station
and base of supplies during the re-
nainder of the war. 1t is believed the |
officials have not decided what to do
with the islands at the end of the war
but in their possession the United
States will enjoy powerful weapon in
enforcing terms of peace with Spain.
Supposing Porto Rico shall next be
seized, it would seem that Spain will
nave little to encourage her in fur
her resistance.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
PRISONERS OF WAR;
The Nashville Brings Twenty Span
kx ish Soldiers to Key West. ii
CAPTURED ON THE ARGANAUT.
Civilian Passengers We're Placed Ashore at
/ Cienfuegos, Where Our Vessels Were
, Fired Upon and Returned the Fire~-0ur
1 Soldiers May Start for Cuba Next Sunday.


Key West, Fla, May 3.-One of the
most important captures made since
the outbreak of hostllities was that OF
the Spanish steamer Arganaut by the
gunboat Nashville last Friday. news
Of which reached here last night when
the warship arrived. The Arganaut
had on board Colonel Corijo. Of the
Third Spanish cavalry. his first lieu
tenant. surgeon major seven other
lieutenants and ten privates and nom
commissioned officers The steamer
also carried large cargo Of arms and
Mauser ammunition. She was bound
from Batnabano. Spain. for Cie.fuegos.
stopping at Port Louis. Trinidad and
Nanzanillo.
The Nashville. the Marblehead and
the Eagle left the station on the north
coast last Monday to blockade Cienfue-
gos, arriving at the latter place on
Thursday. They spent the day recon-
noiterins. and the next morning (Fri-
aay), In order to get better information,
steamed close to the mouth of tho
harbor Of tGlenfuegos. All were cleared
for action.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning
smoke was seen rising on the western
horizon, and the Nashville. because of
her position, put on all speed and
: steamed In that direction. Twenty
nve minutes later she put two shots
across the bow of the coming steamer.
. which promptly hove to. Ensign
Kuenzli was sent with prize crew of
four, who took possession of the Span
lard. Learning that Spanish soldiers
were on board word was given to send
them to Nashville Immediately as
prisoners of war. and this was done.
Arrangements were then made to
transfer the passengers and non-com-
batants to the shore. The women and
children were placed In the first boat.
and under cover of flag Of truce
were soon bound toward the entrance
10 Cienfuegos. The second crew took
the other passengers and landed them.
The Eagle hoisted signal conveying
the intelligence that she had been
nred upon by Spanish boats coming
put of the river. The Eagle Immediate
ly returned the fire and held her
ground until the Marblehead came up.
Both vessels then fired broadside after
broadside UP the entrance to the river.
The boats coming down were two tor
pedo boats and one torpedo boat de-
stroyer. After 20 minutes firing by ths
Eagle, the last two Of which was par
tioipated In by the Marblehead, tho
Spanish boats ceased firing. and 1t Is
considered certain they were damaged.
The report that Yglesias, the sus.
ptcted sailor on the Puritan. has been
court martialed and sentenced to be
shot Is an invention from the whole
cloth. There Is nothing in the state
nent against him. but to save him from
tho Ire of the crew. who believe the
treason story, he was quietly put on
shore today and advised to sail for the
north.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

London, May 3-The Madrid CORE.
spondent of the Times, describing Sun
days engagement at Manila, says: The
Olympia, the Boston, the Raleigh, the
Concord, the Petrol and the Monocacy
entered the bay under cover of dark
ness by the smaller and safer Bo-
cachica channel. The forts of Cor
regidor Island gave the alarm by firing
on the intruders, but they seem to
have inflicted no serious damage. The
American squadron moved up the bay,
and at O'Clock in the morning ap-
peared before Cavite. Here, lying
under the shelter of the forts, was the
Spanish squadron.
Admiral Montejo, few days before,
went to Subic bay to look for the
enemy, but learning that they were
vastly superior in force had prudently
returned and placed his ships under
the protection of the forts. This was
his only chance of meeting the enemy
on something like equal terms, and 1t
did not suffice.
Soon the Americans opened fire.
The Spaniards replied vigorously, and
the combat continued without inter-
ruption for four hours, during which
the Don Antonio de Ullea was sunk,
the Castillo and Mindanao were set on
fire, and the Reina Maria Christina
'and"the Don Juan de Austria were
seriously damaged. One or two Of the
smaller craft were scuttled by their
crews to escape capture. Others took
refuge in a small neighboring creek,
empting into Baker bay, where pre-
sumably the American ships were un-
able to follow them, But not one sur
rendered.
1t is said that the burning of the
Spanish vessels was caused by the ugo
of petroleum bombs which were
thrown by the American vessels. These
bombs also set on fire number of ma
tive huts at Manila during the en-
gagement
Captain Cadarso of the cruiser Reina
Maria Christina, who was killed OH
the bridge of his vessel, was one of the
most brilliant officers in the Spanish
navy. His ship was model of order
and efficiency. He read and wrote
great deal, especially with reference
to naval and colonial matters, and was
SO outspoken that he often came into
collision with the authorities.
An uncontirmed dispatch from Mad
rid places the Spanish loss in the bat
tie of Manila at AGO killed and a large
number wounded. The American loss
is not stated, though it Is asserted that
the American ships were badly dam
aged.
Little additional news has arrived
from Manila, but the cardinal fact is
that Commander Dewey is now in pos
session of Manila bay, and can cer-
tainly take possession of Corregidor
Island, even If he finds difficulty in
effectually capturing Manila itself,
owing to the absence of necessary
landing force. Having thus secured a
naval base, he will have no difficulty
In securing supplies of coal. This is
Il rlore question Of money and Or
ganization. The belligerent who is
strong in certain waters will generally
be able to obtain coal. To declare
coal eontranand 10 no obstacle to prl-
vato enterprise II tho risks Of trans
DoIt aro moderate and tho pocunlary
'nduconelt sufficient.
Commodore Dewey, according to e
fispatch from Madrid, gave General
huGrs'i 2i Eours to comply with al
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
The Yale or for War Duty.

New York, May 3.-The steamship
Yale, formerly the American liner
Paris, left her dock last night under
sealed orders. When the vessel swung
out from her pier. hundreds of steam
vessels in the river saluted her with
their whistles, and q number of small
cannons in the vicinity doomed salutes
The Yale clsried full supply of stores
for an extended cruise. and had 5000
tons of coal aboard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Bad blood and indigestion are deadly
enemies to good health. Burdock Blood
Bitters destroys them.


J. n. Porter, Of Mars..ollton, offered his
services to The Government IN lcp,, ~. he
officers said he was tco young. The ether
tlny he offered his services agnin, but now
he Is told that he is too old, ho being 81
years of age. He is patriotic. however,
and ready to uphold his country's flag at
home and abroad
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL GAMES,


National Lengue.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 10; Philadel-
phia. 0. At Baltimore-Baltmore, 6; New
York. 4. At Pittsburg-Ci Cincinnati, 7:
Pittsburg. 3. At Washington-Bos 7;
Washington, 0. At Chicago Chicago, l3;
Louisville, Z.
Eastern League.
At Syracuse-Syracuse. 8: Buffalo, l.
At ringhel1-Toronto, 7: Springfield, Q.
At Providence-M Montreal. 4: Providence
J. At Wilkeabarre, 7; Ro-
chester, 4.
Atlantic League.
At Hartford-Paterson, II; Hartford, l.
At Norfolk-Norfolk. 9; Reading, /. At
Elchmond-Rchmond g. Allentown, l. At
kswark-I.aucaster, 10; Newark, O.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
A Prize Baby.

MRS. Charles Black, No. 400 Adams
street, claims to have prize baby. She is
'nly eight months old, yet she can sit
ilone, got on her feet by the aid of a chair,
has eight teeth, and weighs twenty five
pounds. In a short time we expect ia
hear of her walking and talking Grand :
mother Shcllady is very proud Of her. and
thinks she is the pink of perfection in
every respect as she is as docile as she is
plump and healthy looking. Little Edith
is II remarkable child. and very likc.y will
event ually become u remark nble WOMAN.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

Rome. May "a dispatch from Ra-
VIENNA, capital of the province of that
name In central Italy. says a bre"t
riot has occurred at the village of Bug
mia Cavallo. The troops fired on the
rioters and three rioters We're killed
and three soldiers wounded
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
mot Victory, But AnnihilatiOn.o

"NVV fVFof3f D"t 1h1fHfH'f0tfVHs
LONDON. May 3.-The Daily Mail in
an editorial this morning on the en-
gagement at Manila, says !: "It was
in Nelson's words, not victory, but
annihilation,' and 1t proved Commodore
Dewey a worthy discipline of the heroic
Farragut. Il is characteristic of the
American race to be generous to the
weak, and as the president is averse to
useless bloodshed he will doubtless
meet Spain, whose honor is now saved.
in q generous spirit
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

Probably TO Cnrry Tro0ps to Cuba.
Mobile. Ala, May "a call for trans
ports has Been received here. The war
department has wired Major Pond to
secure at once, if possible, two lighters
and one boat capable of carrying 900
men with baggage. 1t is believed that
the intention is to make a landing
somewhere along the Cuban coast.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Thanks to Commodore Dewey.

Washington, May 2.-Representa-
tive Grout. of Vermont, of whose
district Commodore Dewey Is a
native, yesterday introduced this reso-
luton Resolved. That the thanks
of congress are due and are hereby
rendered to Commodore George Dewey
and the officers and seamen of the
Asiatic squadron by him commanded
for the heroism and skill displayed by
them in the total destruction Of the
Spanish fleet in the harbor of Manila.
and the capture of the city and the
planting Of the American nag in the
capital of the Philippines"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
DEWEY'S next MOVE.
Nay Combine With the Philippine Insur.
gents to Have the Latter Garri-
"y,,., son the Island.

Washington, May at Is a curious
fact that the nation most directly in
tert ted of all the great powers in the
combat that took place at Manila Sun
day should be among the last officially
to know cf the result Ilr tn the close
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Forced to Give Up His Command.

Springfield. Ills. May 3.-Major Law
renceA Ennis, of the Seventh Illinois
National Guard, and formely law part
ner of United States Senator Mason
was yesterday forced to give up his
command. To follow the fortunes Of
the regiment he promptly surrendered
q law practice in Chicago which his
father founded in 1s45, cancelling the
Office lease and sending all clients to
other lawyers. By the decision of the
war department. under which the regi-
ment will be mustered in the service in
two battalion formation the Junior
major and a number of others are left
out in the cold
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

IHTeH UtTTI1HH NHTSTITIS IOF NNn1T0.
Berlin, May 3.-The German warship
Kormoran Uhird class cruiser) left
Kiao-Chau Sunday for Manila. This,
with the irene tsecond class cruiser,
now en- route to Manila from Nagasaki
Japan, will make three warships of
Germany in the Philippines. According
to the last official statistics there are
only about 100 Germans in Manila"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Petroleum Bomb story Doubted.

, FVtFOItUI1I DOIHD SIUTy DOHUFVU'
Washington. May 3,-Naval officials
are inclined to discredt the statement
in dispatches from Madrid that Ad-;
miral Dewey employed petroleum
bombs in the reduction Of the city Of
Manila. In fact, no definite informa-
tion could be obtained that the Amer-
can squadron was supplied with such
instruments of destruction. 1t is re-
garded as quite likely that, in the
event of bombardment of the city,
the bursting of shells would start seri-
Gus fires, and perhaps result in a con-
Migration. but that Admiral Dewey
used bombs with the express idea Of
firing the city is deemed improbable.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

manding them may deem absolutely
necessary to enable them to perform
effective military service. There Is also
a provision depriying those serving
under this law from the benefit of the
pension laws of the United States.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
To Keep Out I.unaticS.

Washington, May Ex-senator Fair
banks yesterday introduced a bill pro-
hibiting the landing of insane persons
in the United States, and for the return
Of those who become insane two years
after arriving to their own countries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03

New York, May 3.-The central cable
office Of the Western Union Telegraph
company issues the following notice:
I'VE are officially advised that the
cable between Hong Kong and Manila
Is interrupted"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Tho Prize We Had in View,

Berlin, May %.--It Is believed in po-
ltical circles here that America has
gained the prize she really had in view,
having promised not to annex Cuba,
but giving no promise as to Philippines.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-03
Fish rlarket.

Powell has on his fish stalls in Third
street market house the following fish:
Fresh shad, herring. cod fish and cat fish.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-13
The Mysteries Of Sleep.
From St. Louis Repnblic.

FROM SC. LOUIS hepuDLc.
There is a remarkable fact connected
with sleep which must not be overlooked.
The sleep of human being, if we are not
too busy to attend to the matter, always
evokes a certain feeling of awe. Go into
a room where person is sleeping, and it
is difficult to resist the sense that one is in
the presence of the central mystery of ex-
istence. People who remember how con-
stantly they see old Jones sleep in the club
library will smile at this, but look quietly
and alone even at old Jones and the sense
of mystery will soon develop.
1t is no good to say that sleep is only
moving because it looks like death
The person who is breathing SO loudly as
to take away all thought of death causes
the sense of awe quite as easily as the 81
lent sleeper who hardly seems to breathe.
We see death seldom, but were it more
familiar we doubt if a corpse would inspire
so much awe as the unconscious and sleep
ing fgure-a smiling, irresponsible doll,
flesh and blood, but doll to whom in "a
second may be called a proud, active, con-
trolling conscience which will ride his bodi-
ly and mental horse with hand of iron,
which will force that body to endure toll
and misery and will make that mind now
wandering in paths of fantastic folly Crap
pie with some problem or throw all its
force into the ruling, the saying, or the
destruction of mankind. The corpse is
only SO much bone, muscle, and tissue
The sleeping body is the house which a
quick and eager master has only left for
an hour or so.
Let any one who thinks sleep is not a
mystery try to observe in himself the pro-
cess by which sleep comes and to notice
how and when and under what conditions
he loses consciousness. He will, Of course,
utterly fail to put his finger on the moment
of sleep-coming, but in striving to get as
close as he can to the phenomena Of sleep
he viii realize how great the mystery
which he is trying to fathom.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-13
The Killer-Orca Gladiator
From the Spectator.

Seen alone, say in drawing room about
thirty feet long, his size would be impress
sive, but overshadowed by his ''elder
brethren, he will certainly excite little
comment. Yet for thrilling interest and
unquenchable ferocity no other occupant
of the gallery can approach him even re-
motely One, and only one, of all the ceta-
cea pursues his majestic way unheeding
the proximity of the killer, confident in his
own unequalled proves which fears no
created thing but puny man, Every other
kind of whale, from the clown like pOr
poise up to the mountainous MysticetG,
tremble to the remotest fibre Of their huge
frames when their mysterious danger sense
warns them that Orca gladiator is ''out.
But the sperm whale, possessing at either
end of his body tremendous weapon and
filled with high courage, scorns the on
slaught of the killers, come they in ever 50
great force.
The result is that the Orca leaves the
cachalot severely alone, but proves a very
scourge to all the rest of the whale family.
His terOclty has IN 1t something supereml-
nent, and typical of the vastness of his
battle ground He attacks the hapless
right whale much in the same way as
starving wolves would prize OK, but his
object is by no means the same. His deli
cate taste requires pampering. Let the
eaters of carrion, the sharks in their wait
ing swarms, feed gluttonously, riotously,
if they will, he but tears at the trembling
mass before him in pure lust of slaughter,
until overbome and spent, the exhausted
leviathan drops a weary lower jaw and
discloses the vast cavity of his mouth.
Then do the killer and his comrades in
battle enter delicately therein and feed
lusciously upon the ton or 50 of tender
palpitating tongue, delicious morsel for
which they have recklessly destroyed a
creature hundred times larger than them
selves.