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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-26
THE SITUATION,

At the hour of going to press-Tues-
day noon, May 24-everything pivots
upon the success Of our squadrons in
finding and bringing to battle the Span
ish squadron, which has successfully
evaded them for about three weeks.
There is every confidence as to the re-
suit of the conflict if the Spaniards can
only be forced to battle, but so far they
have shrewdly eluded the most earnest
pursuit. The only ability that the
Spaniards have shown in this war has
been that Of lodging and evading.
They are the same on the sea as in
diplomacy. We cut short their diplo-
matte trickery by manly, straightfor-
ward action, and have attempted to dc
the same by Offering them square,
stand-up fight at any place they may
select.
But they cannot, so far, be brought to
bay. After long delay their squadron
sailed across the ocean, and Admiral
Sampson hurried to Porto Rico, their
proper destination, to meet them. They
were not there, but showed up at Mar
Unique, 800 miles away. Fresh disposi-
tions we're made with reference to this
point, when they appeared at Curacao,
on the other side of the Caribbean Sea.
Next they were reported at Santiago de
Cuba. Now no one outside of the inner
Naval circles knows where they are, and
it is doubtful if they do.
The Navy Department defends its
lack of accurate knowledge by pointing
out that the Spanish squadron consists
of strong, swift ships, that can move
with greater ease than ours, where our
strong ships are very slow, and our fast
ships are weak, and that the Caribbean
Sea is great body of water, much
larger and easier to manuver in than the
Mediterranean, where it took Nelson, in
1898, three months to come up with and
destroy the French feet, though both
his and the French feet were very
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Work of the Pension Office.

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending May II shows
Army invalid: Original, AZ; increase and
additional, 24i; reissue, AZ; restoration and
renewal, "A; duplicate, %; accrued, 1872;
total, SIP.
Army invalid (act June y. 1890: Original
579; increase, 209; additional, 6S reissue,
H. restoration and renewal, 45; supple
mentaIs, 5; duplicate, Il; accrued, 49,
total, LIS. X
Army widow, ETC.: Original, 49, increase
and additional, /; Bissue, 1; restoration
Ar Army ~ widow, etc. iact June a. 1901:
Original, 3l2; increase and additional, 4;
reissue, /; restoration and renewals, A; sup
plementals, A; duplicate. 4; accrued, 4;
total. $50. II
Navy invalid: Original, 6; increase
and additional, 2; reissue, .; restoration
and renewal l.; ACCRUED 4; total. 10.
Navy invalid (aet June II. $780, Original
49, increase and additional, Il; reissue. &:
restoration and renewal, /; duplicate, 1:
accrued, 1; total, 81.
Navy widow, etc: Original, 3.
Navy widow (act June u, 1S9O): Origi-
nal. 8; duplicate, 1: accrued, .; total, Il.
Army nurses: Original, 5.
1912 Survivors: Accrued 1.
1912 Widows: Original, 1.
Indian Wars-Survivors: Original, 1; &C
crued, A; total, 5.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, 4.
Old War Invalid Accrued, 2.
Old War Widow: Increase and additional,
I.
Mexican War-Smvivors: Original, 3; in
crease and additional, 3; duplicate, 4;
accrued, IA; total, Il.
Mexican War-Widows: Original, II: re-
issue, L; rstoration and renewal, /; total,
10.
Totals: Original, OFT; increase and ad-
ditional, SAP; reissue, SO; restoration and
renewal, 70; supplementals, 8; duplicate,
So; accrued, BAL. Grand total. 2.163.
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FRANCE has suddenly become very
much alarmed at a ruinous loss of
American trade. In consequence she
has stopped her vociferous abuse of
everything American, and is almost
falling over herself to assure US that she
is the very best friend that We have ever
had. The cause is that the women of
this country have begun quiet but
very effective boycott of French goods,
which scared our retail merchants at
first, through them the importers and
then the French merchants and manu-
facturers. In Chicago, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, and elsewhere, fashionable women
rcornfully refuse to buy any foreign
goods bearing the French label, and in
sist on having English or German goods.
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to reduce them completely to American
possession.
All this indicates something beyond a
mere temporary occupation. Particu-
larly the sending Of the Monterey. She
is not an ocean-going craft. 1t will be an
immense work to take her over there,
and the presumption is that when she is
once there she will stay. All this is
wise and far-seeing. 1t means that we
are going to keep the Philippines. 1t is
not clear to any thoughtful man how we
could avoid it, if we wished to, and there
is no reason why we should wish to.
They are most valuable to us for COM
mercial reasons, and there is the much
higher reason that having redeemed
them from an iniquitous thralldom we
cannot with any conscience return them
to it. We would make ourselves part
ners in SPANS criminal disagreement
if we did so.
But the $4,000 men whom we shall
have on the islands before the time the
wheat is ripcning in our fields will unite
them to this country by myriad of
fine, strong threads, which will speedily
twine into a cable Of unbreakable
strength. Three months ago probably
not one man in 100 in the United States
had any definite idea of where or what
the Philippine Islands were. To-day
we know nearly as much about them as
we dc of Canada-more. probably, than
we do OF Mexico. There are 1000
Americans there on Admiral Dewey's
feet, and somehow we are already be-
ginning to have feeling that they are
virtually at home. Thirty-five OF 10000
other Americans will presently join them,
American laws and customs will be ex-
tended over the archipelago letters will
fit back and forth, we shall have daily
Geographic dispatches from Manila,
American traders will rush over there
to sell the people goods and buy what
they have TO sell, the young Americans
who 60 thither carrying muskets will spy
out the land and see that it is fair and fer
tile, and write to their relatives to join
them; presently THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE will be exchanging with the Manila
Daily Morning Tribune, a live, aggressive
American paper; regular lines of steam
ers will ply between San Francisco and
the Fhiilppines, touching at our other
possessions in Hawaii; American books,
magazines, newspapers, clothing, shoes,
sewing machines, bicycles, and agri-
cultural implements will fill the shop
windows of Manila, Mindanao, and
other towns; American electric cars
will run on the streets, the children will
be learning English in the public
schools out of American books, and on
the streets of Seattle and San Francisco
men will be heard talking casually and
carelessly about "taking a run over to
the Philippines" or selling little
bill to Manila"
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large, and therefore the operation should
have been much easier and simpler.
Still, the Spanish fleet is not nearly
SO fast as at first represented. AT best
its vessels never made more than 1S.5
knots an hour on their trial trips.
They have not been going faster than
IA knots an hour. Their coal supply
gives them at most but steaming
radius of about 1000 miles. They had
nearly exhausted their coal when they
reached this side of the Atlantic. They
got only small supply at Martinique,
and but little at Curacao. How mich
they got at Santiago We do not, of
course, know, but probably much less
than they needed. It seems that they
must be run down soon, and forced to
fight
1t is believed now that our squadrons
have been rearranged for this purpose,
that the slow-going monitors have been
sent back to maintain the blockade,
with the aid of the torpedo-boats and
other light craft, while the armored
cruisers and the swifter battleships have
been gathered into one squadron, to fol-
low the Spaniards wherever they may,
and speedily find and destroy them.
The newly organized squadrons can
easily make 16 knots an hour. The
moment this is done the war is practically
over. Blanco only holds out under the
delusion that the fleet may reach and
succor him. The movement to Santi-
ago was pretense in this direction, but
it was only pretense, since it could
bring him no more help in that remote
port than if it had remained in Cadiz.
Troops are already beginning to move
into Cuba, without waiting for the de-
struction of the Spanish feet. The force
will soon be overwhelming. Cut off by
the blockade in front, and with an army
holding the country in his rear, Blanco
has no choice but a speedy surrender.
To make fight would be to murder his
men. u
The fanfarrohade about the reserve
fleet at Cadiz y is pure bluff, intended
for home consumption and diplomatic
effect. All the vessels there are old,
and more or less broken down through
the notorious mismanagement of the
Spaniards, who will ruin the best ship
that can be built for them in a.few years.
1t is doubtful if some of them can leave
port. If they did so they would leave
the Spanish seacoast defenseless against
any squadron that we might send over.
We are confident that before this
paper reaches our readers news will
come of the destruction of Admiral
Cevera's fleet and the collapse of Span
ish belligerency.
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out on the grass to dry and bleach. Cattle
and horses were feeding on the fresh Spring
grass and sheep browsing on the bushes on
the hillside. Hens cackled and ROSTERS
crowed; the guineas, ever on the lookout, an
nOunced their approach with shrill, cracking
notes. Two or three dogs walked up and
parked lazily at them as they walked up the
path to where an elderly, specialized woman
sat on the porch knitting. She raised her
eyes and threw her spectacles on the top of
head, and looked curiously at them.
Whatever faint misgivings ST might have
had vanished at the utter peacefulness of the
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The Spanish Admiral says that he has
designs upon Charleston. Evidently he
has not read the history of the rebellion.
Charleston stood off for four long years
the strongest feet there was in the world
at that time. Charleston also managed
to do some very pretty work against a
British feet at Fort Moultrie during the
Revolution.
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The sea serpent is not in it this year.
People who generally see him about
this season can now see nothing but
Spanish warships lowering about our
New England coat. More of these
have been noted in the past few weeks
than are in all the navies of the world.
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A NEW difficulty looms up for Spain.
Spaniards are VIGOROUSLY deficient in
mechanical skill, and the navy has to
secure its engineers abroad-largely
from Scotland. The battle of Manila
was startler to these men. They have
a strong Discrimination to be sent to GER
tain death by the laundering incompe-
tency of the men on the quarterback,
and the reports are that they are leay-
ing, wherever they can get away. 1t
requires a great deal of nerve to be an
Engineer on modern warship, at best,
and nobody short of desperate would
go into the engine-room with a rattle
headed Spanish officer on deck.
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The churches, without exception, are
oyerfowing with war feeling, and giving
the Government all the aid and counte-
nance they can. Even obdurately
peaceful Mennonites, or Dunkalds, have
decided that though they cannot allow
their young mon 10 carry muskets, they
will encourage them to join the hospital
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ENTERED At WASHINGTON eosroTfos As ssoosooss
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VICTORIA LOCALS.
al Personal Notes of the CT,
+t.tH and

40 Personal Notes of the CITY
and Citizens.
nl Texas, June 15.-Mr. w a.
's'urned this morning from a trim
Ayaca in the interest OF Cog
os. Of Can Antonio.
Sam Bell and children OF San An.
y here on a visit to Mrs. A. w.
shs,
nlllps Of Wharton is in the city.
Annie James of Port Lavaca
through here this morning en- route
= on a visit.
ana Mrs. W. j. Keef returned
y! rom a visit to Beeville.
v !. Fredericks of Raisin was in
Y Yesterday talking up the big cell
! . De given by the Sons of Her.
mat place on the 26th. He made
|ements for special train from
! TO leave here at l o'clock, re-
~ the same hour a. hight.
sM deaths of l.. s. Marmion and
R,s'nan have cast a profound gloom
&c community.
i Brightwell, agent Of the sunse,
LaVaca, and Or. Peterson of the
pace leave today for a pleasure
houston and North Texas,
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|FAR REVENUE.
NIL. Is VOW BEING EN-
FORCED.
.~..t the Citizens of
..a out by Collector
.,ssn Of Austin.

~, June 1.-THE war rev
IN was signed by Presidens
s.v went into effect today
Il. time on the United states In
w w oo,lectors will have all the
sey can attend to- ,,o,
.aoy afternoon Internal Rev.
w Flanagan received the fol.
liant telegram from Commits
! scott at Washington;
,. law goes into effect tomor-
,sy, Rate on beer 81 per barrel,
!, a,scount; tobacco. - cents per
a l-ounce tobacco and snuff
.,,;shsd and 1-3 ounces, z liz
o,.s ounces substituted re-
ms ounce smoking tobacco
imprint figures CT new dehon'i-
~ rubber stamps. Cigars and
..sr three pounl Is. $500 per 1uOe.
sr 1000. Imprint and deliver at
Imprint Immediately to meet all
!, Flanagan has also received the
.Iscram from Commissioner
tobacco and cigar manufacturers
/, nav law goes into effect they
,r,oye stock from factory until
II new rate, and must have In
sIamps on hand for redemption
,sau Of internal revenue Is now
Enged in preparations Tor the en-
n al the war revenue law. Nearly
n work involved will fall upon
Inal revenue service. the exception
4 bond issue and The coinage Of the
me treasury. The increased tax
q that has beer removed from the
bFmises and stored will be col
sssessmert, as well as the original
|tents rer pound imposed on stocks
v outside of factory premises and
|tjoual tax on cigars and cigarettes
heb stocks of tobacco. snuff, cigars
kret.es arc in excess of the ex-
quantities is to say, 1000
n manufactured tobacco and snuff
M cigars and cigarettes.
The collection of the above taxes
Isment, instead Of the affixing OF
|al stamps, will greatly simplify the
ibis connection, yet there are may
10 BE prepared, printed and distrib-
thin the thirty days allowed in
hose interested are required to make
riurns Of their stocks on hand,
Aafdest problem nr secuted to the
lluDer, however. is the preparation
sus and the printing Of the vast
Of stamps which will he required
schedules A and B under which
ire required for almost every char
commercial transactions, from the
bank check to the first mortgage
atrunk line railway.
n problem will be he devisirg of
ana regulations for the taxing ami
ing OF what is known In the bill
I'd flour"
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No Secrecy About 1t.


Editor Of The Post.
Ron, Texas, June is. 1sss.-Noticine
ce IN your excellent paper of this
headed Sentence COMMITTED"
AZ 70 taking Benson to the peni-
uesire to state that l am the
''us agent for the Texas State
a'afy for the Southwest district of
sau desire further to state that
w. man that has higher regard
slens OF Fort Bend county than
ae! are OF a high order of good
,as cillzsns and there Is no coun-
s a better set of citizens and
uah Fort Bend. ! further de-
sse mat there was no one that l
~ I - or feared any trouble
S,.t ~ removing Benson from the
bissi,,l 'ond to the State penitentiary
by a. ana he was not slipped off,
ans one. had some business
a'e larm. l came UP there yes.
~ tne Macaroni train. got off
A Went to the farm and trans
y = BUSINESS, Then l got Captain
~ 'ake ME to Richmond so l could
H. anu a lake him to the peniten-
" wa SO in his buggy. Going
n,. vsl one of the bolts out of the
~ sue, and were delayed considera-
n was fearful We would be too
~ s9t to Richmond in good time.
n M ~ Iail and got Captain Herring
! MI, I NJ snerih and ask him to come
Il IA ING dfd so. and from the orders
Ar. sa'ished the sheriff and he
"A NH over to me. We set there
M. sasn | placed neck chain and
" fror, henson. took him right out at
! tha 49, eoor. took him to the depot
3d. people go to get on the train.
"a n, remained there five or ten
4a,lsma..ne train came, remaining in
Etbars sitting room where every
|W}en . me have the convict Rem
ha ~ me train came I took him out
b tha aoor of the depot myself,
y ,rs y eFowd, got on the train ana
law y at ali. and did net antic-
befla ~ had l should have asked
ltsd !, posse and he would have
hny tro, Inc sheriff did not antici-
be COVE COVE Tor he said there would
et ,hsrs n Culberson telephoned
|Htrson would be no trouble and |
|tayllrs, Out about 2.3O D. m. broad
|puhlic n,o sooh him 10 the depot, the
TOOK h,,o 'ace IN Richmond at train
y 10 rt,A On the train and asked no
laE' him - s. me. ask II this was
MT E.a In on, on, l hope the good citi-
3 facts paa,gnant when they know
ftink A.. w. F.. Morton,
agent Texas State Pepiten-
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OFFICE Of the Direct Navigation Company.
houston. June I, iS9S~-Notice is hereby
given that the annual meeting Of the stock
Holders and directors OF the Direct Naviga-
lion Company Will BIO held In tho companys
Office. No 100 franklin street, Houston.
Texas, IN Tuesday, July &. 1928. al IL o'clock
q. IN. H. Q. Cushman Secretary. rs
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WANTED-By young man good habits In
Wholesale or retail dry goods store Adj
dress aSg, this office. II
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DRUG clerk wanted; applicant must he regis
tered, state amount Of experience, salary
wanted, references, etc. Address Box 2S0a,
this office 10
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as foreman or manages
OF constructions OF any kind grading OF
quarrylng preferable. First-class reference
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

viii advance money and
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A YOUNG white sirl wishes place to assist
IN light housework. Address aS2l this of
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WANTED-A position by an experienced
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srtaees. Address Y. o. box AL Longyicw,
Texas. ~
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WANrED--3y nrst-e,ass carpenter and cabi-
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2S2s this office, Is
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WHY LIVE AND DIE without sstsolr.hins
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fimss Houston. Texas. is sol >
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BOY IL years old wishes place In store or OF
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MISREPRESENTATION as steam driicr or hoist
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A GOOD French cook would like to have a
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WANTED--Work by oolored man, yard house
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WANTED--A situation by an honest. indus
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A YOUNG coiored man wants TO work: can
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and buggy; also careful driver. Address
sSoS, this office. II
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BUSINESS CHANCES.


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