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The silver lance., 1898-07-15
DEWEY STILL WAITING.
First Force of Troops Not Enough-SpaI
iards In lad Condition.

Manila, Via Hong Kong. July 7.-Ac-
tive operations against Manila have
been deferred until an army of troops
Is ready to cooperate with the squad
ron.
Nothing is lost by the delay, as the
situation in the city is critical. Food
Is very scarce and the Spanish soldiers
are unfed and unpaid. The insurgents
have just captured the strong outpost
of San Juan del Monte; also the San
Tolan water works
The Spaniards fear the water will
be poisoned. Aguinaldo has issued a
new manifesto calling on the natives
to form an Independent government,
not mentioning America in any way,
but his attitude is friendly.
General Anderson's headquarters are
at Cayite navy yard, where all the
troops are quartered.
The first battalion of Oregon volun-
teers We're the first landed. The natives
are greatly excited and cordially well
come the Americans. All the men in
the fleet and the army are well. The
Fourth of July was celebrated by fir
ing saluteS and review. The Ger
man squadron's movements are still
suspicious.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
NEED OF CoLOREO TROOPS,
Negro Forces VIII BE Used as GarrIsons
In Subdued Islands.

Washington, d. G., July 7.-Legsla-
ton which has ben proposed to Con
gress by the War Department for the
organization of 10000 to 25,0OO colored
troops is for the twofold purpose of
giving the colored men of the country
show in the present war and to OBJ
viate the necessity of n further call
for troops by the President. Senator
Hawley, as chairman of the Senate
committee on military affairs, intro
duced bill in the Senate Saturday to
provide for a force of 10000 colored
troops, to be added to the volunteer
army. To-day Mr.. Gibson of Tennes-
see, introduced in the House a bill pro-
viding for the organization of colored
troops to the extent of 25,OOO, and TO
support the bill, Secretary Alger sent
communication to Congress. In his
communication the secretary said:
IN view of the special adaptability
of clored troops for service under the
conditions of n tropical climate, the
passage of this bill is regarded as very
important to successful military oper-
atiOns in the war in which we are now
engaged"
The colored troops will be used
largely, according to the present plan
for garrison duty in Cuba. Porto Rico
and in the Philippines after the war
is ever. 1t is anticipated by the Pres
ident and by Secretary Alger that as
soon as the active fighting has ceased
the state volunteers will be impatient
to return home and re-enter the pur-
suits which they abandoned for the
field of war. As large garrisons will
be needed in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, not to speak of Hawaii.
the President would not be able to see
his way to disbanding the volunteer
forces from the different states unless
some other adequate force was pro-
vided for garrison duty. 1t is the in
tention to keep the immune regiments
and the colored regiments which will
be organized in this service for this
purpose.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Admiral Dewey when boy tried to
whip the teacher of a district school,
and got so pounded that he resigned
the enterprise; and when grown up he
went to the teacher and thanked him
for the pounding. adding that the
teacher had made a man Of him. Per-
haps the ambitious school-boy Of to-
day will profit by this example. but he
had better utter the apology first and
let the other part take its natural
course. Sill further, we are grieved to
learn that the admiral didn't begin life
by cutting down his papa's cherry-tree
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
c.suFoR sAMP- oN's MEN.
younty for Every Man Aboard 'no H"'
my's ships Destroyed.


my's ships Destroyed'
Washington, d. c., July 7.-Not glory
o1ono accrues to the men or Auihrai
Samnson's command for the destruc-
tion of Ceryera's fleet, but a conslue
abIa amount Of hard cash. .for every
man on the Spanish warshlps AT .ne
time of the attack our sailors IeceNe
500 bounty, in accordance Win eee
lion 1926 of the Revised statues VI
the limited States, which says.
IA bounty shall be paid by the UNIT
cd States for each person on Doaru any
shin Of vessel of war belonging to an
enemy at the commencement OF an en-
easement. which is sunk or otherwise
DESTROYED in such engagements py any
shin or vessel belonging to the unlted
states of which it may be necessary 10
destroy in consequences OF hJurIes
sustained in action, of 500 II the enc
my's vessel was of inferior force ana
of $500 If of equal or superior force,
to be divided among the officers ana
crew in the same manner as pri|e
money"
If there were 700 men on Cervera s
ships (Which presented force ihie,,
ior to the Americans) the bounty VIII VIII
be somewhat more than *lo'oou
which is ulVlueu III tic SAM
as prize money; one-twentieth 10 the
commanding officer of the fleet; one
fiftieth to the commanding officer OF
division of the fleet. one-hundreath 10
the feet captain, and one-tenth OF each
vessels share to the captain or that
vessel. the remainder being apportoned
to all other officers and men In proper
ton to their pay. AS the law provides
that all vessels within signal distance
of the action and in condition to rem
der aid share in the prize money, 1t Is
likely most of the feet will profit by
the Spanish defeat.
In the case of the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Furor and Pluton, which were
knocked to pieces by the converted
Yacht Corsair, renamed the Gloucester,
the superior force was. obviously on
the Spanish side; therefore, the bounty
will be 5000 per capita for those on
board the destroyers. Probably the
complement of the two ships was 13o
men making that bounty $27,OOO
If it appears that any others OF the
Spanish vessels were attacked and de-
stroyed by any of our vessels infer
ior in fighting power, the award in
such case will be 5000 for each man
aboard those destroyed ships also, and
1t may he that the final bounty will be
largely in excess of $4,000.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Fighting Omcers Promoted.

Washington, July S.-The President
to-day sent these nominations to the
Senate:
War-Volunteer army: Brigadier
generals of volunteers, to be major
generals, Hamilton S. Hawkins, Henry
w. Lawton, Adna r. Chaffee, John G.
Bates.
To be brigadier generals: Colonel
Leonard Wood, First regiment United
states volunteer cavalry; Lieutenant
Colonel Chambers McKibben, Twenty
first infantry.
First Regiment Volunteer Cavalry,
to be Colonel-Lieutenant Colonel The
odore Roosevelt, First regiment volun-
teer cavalry.
These and a large number of other
nominations were confirmed by the
Senate.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
VIII Try to Save the Vessels,

Washington, July 1.-THE govern
ment has made contract with the
Merritt Wrecking Company to save the
Spanish warships wrecked near San
tiago.
Secretary Long is quite hopeful that
several Of the Spanish ships of the
Cervera squadron can be saved, in
part at least, and possibly as a whole.
Assistant Secretary Allen shares this
belief, and thinks that the Cristobal
Colon can be got off the rocks as an
entirety, and that the hull, upper
works and guns can be made available.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

At the sixty-third annual meeting Of
the New England Cotton Manufactur-
ers' Association last week Mr.. ]. s. Da-
Wis, of Holyoke, Mass, presented a pa
per on FLAX Culture and the Manufac-
ture OF Linen in Place Of Coarser Cot
tons in New England" Among other
things the speaker said: 'It seems in
evitable that the manufacture Of coar-
ser cottons will be gradually trans
movement toward the south continues
at the increased pace of the last ten
years the south will be making the
larger part Of the coarser cottons man
ufactured in this country. The New
England cotton manufacturers must
face this fact sQuarely and with the
same indomitable courage and enter
prise with which they have faced the
many obstacles of the past" Further
on the speaker stated that the produc-
tion of the fax fiber has fallen from
27,133, ,034 pounds in 1869 to 100000
pounds in 1897. In 1910 $4,000. 900 yards
OF linen were made in this country.
whereas at present we import 30.000.-
900 worth of linen annually. 1t was
suggested that the abandoned farms of
New England are peculiarly adapted
to the culture of fax and that many
idle cotton mills could be profitably
converted into linen mills.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Sinking of the AIfonso XII

Madrid, July 7.-The Spanish version
OF tne sinking of the Spanish warsbin
ALFONSO MI. is that she was chased
py three American warships while at-
tempting to enter the Port of MarieI
and that her commander purposely ran
ner ashore in order to avoid cantura
me oIncial report adds that the Ameri.
cans nred 600 shells at the Alfonso
AL. and that the ship is a comnlete
loss. II is further stated that tbo
crew OF the cruiser and part OF her
cargo" were saved. "er
"A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba
says i4o or the sailors who belonged
~ AumlraI Cervera's squadron have
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Eleven Lighters Lost.

Washington, July S.-The War De
partment was advised tonight that
during severe storm off the coast of
Cuba eleven lighters en- route to Santi-
ago, In tow of tugs, were swamped
and lost. So far as known, no lives
were lost. The lighters were from Mo-
bile, New Orleans and Charleston, and
were intended for the use of General
Shafter in transferring supplies and
ordnance from the transports to shore
The department Immediately put into
operation efforts to replace the lost
lighters.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
WANTS COLORADO MEN.
Dewey VIII Not Attack Manila Until the
Second Detachment Arrives.

StcOnu DetncDmeut ArHAvSos
Chicago. July S-A special cable to
the Chicago Record from its corre-
spondent, John T. McCutcheon, with
Admiral Dewey's fleet, Manila bay,
July 4th, via Hong Kong. says:
The American troops under General
Anderson, which have reached the
Philippines, are now comfortably quar-
tered in the Spanish military barracks
at Cavite and are busy preparing for
active service against the Spanish. No
attack on Manila is probable before the
arrival of the second detachment of
troops under General Greene, which is
expected soon. The present force of
soldiers and marines is considered in
sufficient to protect life and property
in Manila In the event of the capitula-
tion of that city. The soldiers, how
ever, are all eager to begin the fight
ing.
Captain General Augusti has desired
TO surrender Manila for some time, and
for that reason the Spanish council,
| which is conducting the defense, trans
| ferred the military leadership from
him to the senior colonel of artillery.
| The insurgents control the city water
works and have cut off the supply from
| that source but as this is the rainy
season and there is a cloudburst every
day, the Spaniards do not suffer from
lack of water. A more serious matter
for them at present is that the insur-
gents have captured San Juan Del
Monte, few miles to the rear, which
had been fitted up with old cannon and
n supply of ammunition and provis-
ions to serve as the last stronghold of
| the Spanish government after the
forces should be driven out of Manila
by the bombardment of the American
warships.
Governor Marina, whom Captain
Glass brought as prisoner from
Gaum, the seat of the Spanish govern
ment in the Ladrone islands, declines
to accept parole from the Americans
preferring to remain prisoner at Ca
vite rather than run the risk of being
shot in Manila by his countrymen for
surreDdering when menaced by the
guns of the Charleston.
To-day the warships in the bay are
dressed with n brave display Of flags
In honor of the Fourth of July The
troops held n military review at Ca
wife.
The health of the American troops
continues good.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
A plea for the enactment of legisla-

A plea for the enactment Of legisla-
tion giving railroad commissions a
greater degree of control over the roads
than they at present exercise was put
forth in the report of the committee
on proposed legislation to the tenth
annual convention of railroad commits
sioners which recently met at Wash
ington. In the view of the commit
tee no power exists in the courts or
the commissions to grant adequate re-
lief against abuses. One direction in
which 1t was suggested that action
could be taken was in relation to the
supervision and control of the account
ing of railroads. No books. 1t was sug-
gested, should be allowed to be kept
except such as were accepted and ap-
proved by law or regulation, and the
same should always be kept open to
examination by government agents;
every detail should be spread upon
these records and every transaction
duly recorded. and such publicity
should be given to the entries as
would protect the public and the
alike. In this way, the
report contended. fictitious values,
false statements and artistic Juggling
Of figures would be eliminated and
with them all the attendant mystifica-
books Of many railroad corporations.
rhe demand for greater publicity in
,elation to corporate management is
M 1a,ch is backed by a strong and
rowing public sentiment.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Phnadelphl. Going toHo,.,u

washington, July 7.-Orders wero
gwen during the day to start the phi.
adeipnia Tor Hawaii, carrying Admiral !
t Maher, WIN notice of the action of
recting United States Minister nu Sorur III,
to take formal Possession in tho "ai' n"nn
of the United States. The Houaaiae
legation here has taken stems ,naan
while to get the earliest news fran,
Honolulu through kilograms TO tboir
consul at San Francisco. who vii, AZ
patch them on the Coptic to-day.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
HOBSON EXCHANGED.
Given a Rousing Welcome by the Soldiers
He Was Well Treated.

Washington, July News was re-
ceived to-day of the exchange of Lieu
tenant HobSon and his men and they
are now aboard the New York. After
the exchange, which took place outside
Santiago, Hobson and his men We're
taken through the army to the coast.
The reception given them by our troops
was cordial and tumultuous. He and
his men were completely overcome by
the reception accorded them, and tears
rolled down their cheeks as the sol
diers crowded around them.
Hobson reported having been well
treated while a prisoner.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Mr.. Gladstone remarked twenty five
years ago that during the present CEN
tury more wealth had been produced
than in the eighteen hundred preceding
years of the Christian era. Another
authority adds that we are uncomfort-
able because we have grown In wealth
faster than in wisdom.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

According to statistics out Of every
100 women who threaten to report
street-car conductors for incivility,
none of them ever do it.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Wheat 40 Cents a BusbeI.

How to grow wheat with big profit at An
cents and samples of Salzer's Red Cross fs0
Bushels per acre. Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats
Clovers, etc. > with Farm Seed Cataloeue
for cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER
SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis. w.n-n
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

"The best way to get rid of these
toads," says Havana paper, aIluding
to the people of this country, "is to
crush them with the feet" Weyler's
method was more neat. He did it with
NE telephone,
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK.

Corner 18th and Arapahoc Sts., Denver, Colorado
Largest per cent of growth of any Bank in Denver
Assets Jan l. 81 Sl32 G37 .63; Jan l. 9s San
51s.13 You bank safely by mail. Interest at
per cent savings deposits of 300 5000 Send
your signature with check, draft or money order
and start an account.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Patriotic citizens who were busy fly
ing flags in the early spring are now
engaged in tagging flies.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

The queen of Roumania practices two
hours daily at the piano. In olden
times 1t was expected a queen would
get good examples for the people.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

'I wonder who invented this artistic
rough-edged paper?" Probably some
woman who couldn't cure her husband of
cutting magazine leaves with his thumb"
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

What was the flying Dutchman as a
phantom in comparison with the Span
ish fleet?
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

1t ought to be possible to set every
Spanish prisoner to work on the Mica
ragua canal.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

There is usually more danger in an
elopement than any other kind Of run
away.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

The coat-tails of that Spanish ad-
miral are worn in front for the better
exhibition Of his heels.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Among the friends we fondly admire we
have a few whom We don't like to meet
when we are in a hurry
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Maria, is that red, white and blue ice
cream wholesome?' 81 don't know. bnt
what if it isn't? Aren't you willing 10
take any risks for your country?"
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

The reader is often carried away
with the authors train of thought.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

inherited characteristics are sure tc
crop out sooner or later.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, roc.

Jimmy, how large a piece of cake do
YOU want?' 81 want n big piece but
don't gimme much that I'll have to dl-
vide with sister"
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

A woman may know just what to
say. but che invariably adds more to
1t.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

If the people were eager to go to
church as their dogs are this would be a
better world.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial. Sold everywhere.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Diamonds and dudes represent the ex
tremes of hardness and softness.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets,
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever.
iOc 25c nc. G. G. fail, druggists refund money
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

Appreciation is pleasant, of course, but
1t is depreciation which spurs us to eff
fort.
The silver lance., 1898-07-15

A mans life is always in danger while
the doctor continues his visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
AN ALLEGED "FENCE."
Julius Expert Charged With BEING
the Proprietor.


Detectives Lacy and Baur found an al
legged fence in South Washington today,
recovered some stolen property and arrested
the alleged keeper of the place. He is Julius
Expert, nearly eighty years Old who has
been a gateman at the Half street crossing
of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad for
nearly thirty years. His home is at No.
"a Virginia avenue, not far from the cross
irg. Five watches. a set of studs, six
match safes. two rings, a pair of bracelets
and some old coins Were recovered. Some
of the recovered property has been iden-
titled as the proceeds of three robberies.
Philip Saunders, a young colored man.
arrssted for the robbery of the house Of
Mrs. Mary S. Ball, corner of 18th and
streets, made a confession. and told that
he had sold his stolen property TO Mr..
Expert. Two watches he said, he sold
him for 40 cents. Saunders also admitted
knowledge of the robbery Of Leona Cor
don'S house, 1422 G street northwest. and
told of the robbery of a house on II street
southwest.
When the officers called on Expert this
morning he denied that he had received
any stolen jewelry and showed fight when
the officers attempted to search his house.
After considerable trouble with the old
man, they succeeded in reaching the upper
floor, and there the plumber was found.
When taken to headquarters and required
to face the colored prisoner he still denied
the latter's statement.
Both Saunders and the old man We're
locked up at the first precinct station for
a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow
Saunders. the officers think. will give in
formation which will clear up a number of
other robberies before the case is tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
LOCAL BILLS IN CONGRESS
Measures Considered BY the House District
Committee.
Proposed Route in the District of the
Washington and Gettysburg
Railway Company.

The House District committee today au-
thorized a favorable report on House bill
1913 to authorize the Washington and
Gettysburg Railway Company to enter the
District Of Columbia. The route is as fol-
lows: Beginning at point the north
east boundary line of the District of CO.
lumbia, at or near the intersection of the
boundary line and 18th street east ex-
tended. as laid down in the proposed street.
extension plans; thence south on 18th
street to Frankfort street extended, thence
west on Frankfort street to 10th street
east extended. thence south on said 10th
street to Rhode Island avenue extended.
connecting with the Maryland and Wash
ington Railway Company.
If the Maryland and Washington Railway
Company and the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railway Company shall not have
installed rapid-transit service over its
lines by July 1, 1895. then the Washington
and Gettysburg Railway Company may ex-
tend its Railway south on 10th street east
extended to Delaware avenue extended,
thence south on Delaware avenue to 4th
street east extended. thence south on 4th
street east extended to III street north.
and connect its lines with the line of the
Columbia Railway Company.
The motive power shall be cable cleo
a
power other than steam locomotive power;
but nothing in this act shall be construed
10 allow at any time the construction or
stringing of overhead trolley wires south
of Florida avenue
Also on House resolution lS9, providing
that the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia be authorized to locate on the
streets or parts of streets adjoining the
stations of any railroad company in the
District of Columbia, a stand for cabs car
RACES and other vehicles for the convey
ance of passengers to and from the rail-
read stations. the service to be established
by the railroad companies. The rates of
charges for the service to be rendered by
the railroad companies shall be fixed by
the Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbia, and at nc time shall the schedule
exceed the rates now in force in the city
of Washington.
Also favorable report on Senate bill
al, to incorporate the National Florence
Crittenton Mission. The incorporators
named in the bill are Charles N Critten-
ton. Franklin b. Waterman, Wager
Swayne, Kate Waller Barrel and Charles
S. Morton.
A hearing will be given by the subcom-
mittee on street railways Friday at II
O'Clock on the proposed extension east
wardly of the Columbia railway
A hearing will be given next Wednes-
Cay at 10 O'Clock by the full committee on
the highway extension bill