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No Docked Horses for War

1.-THE action of the war department In
refusing to accept any horses for cavalry,
artillery, quartermaster or hospital service
whose tails have been docked," observed a
we'll known veterinarian, as the first time
that bob-tailed horses have been officially
passed upon. 1t would be the greatest
kind of cruelty to send bob-tailed horses
into the war, for the season that he could
not protect himself from files and other
pests. Besides that, he would whip himself
so hard IN his efforts to rid himself from
such annoyances day and night that he
would be so tired that he could not be re-
lied upon to do any great amount of work.
Docked tails have been going out of fashion
steadily for the past twenty years, but
somehow there has been class of per-
sons with more money than sense or feel
ing who have insisted on buying locked
tails, just because they could do so, re-
gardless of anything lse."-Washington
Evening Star.
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Observation-Disclosures
Z NAVAL HEROES :
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
II.
"Bob" Evans in Civil Life

Robley Dunglison Evans is his official
name. and he was christened after a man
who wrote a medical dictionary, but to the
American people. who love him for the
record he has made, the gallant captain of
the Iowa is only known as Fighting
Bob" Evans-hero of two wars and typi-
cal patriot of the blood-stained sea.
Much has been said of this man of the
hour. His deeds of the past and glories Of
the present have placed him in the public
eye as the idol of the republic for which
he fights without fear. The people know
his achievements in the navy by heart,
but of Evans the boy and Evans the pri-
vate citizen they are not so familiar. He
is Democrat who never votes. In relig-
ious faith he In a devout Roman Catholic
Officially in the navy he is credited to
Utah. and he became a carpet-bagger in
his youth to get into this branch of Uncle
Sans service.
This hero of today. to whom the nation
now takes off its hat with reverence, is so
ugly that when he was young Cupid had a
despairing task in introducing him to
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to defeat the San Pedro harbor enter

to defeat the San Pedro harbor enter
prise.
The question naturally arises: Will the
people of California, being thus fore
warned, allow themselves to be driven
into the Enclosure, like so many jack
rabbits? Will the people of the United
States look with Indifference upon this
most brazen and hitherto successful at
tempt of an overgrown corporation to
overreach and set at naught the ex-
pressed wish of the nation? Will they
treat as bagatelle this unprecedented
prostitution of a cabinet office in Re-
publican administration to defeat and
despoil the people and subvert their
interests to those of an auto
cratic monopoly? We think not We
think that Huntington and Alger are
raising a bigger whirlwind than they
dream of. There is a limit beyond which
even they cannot safely go, and they are
now in very close proximity to the dead
line
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PORTO RICO

The ewes of the American people just
now turn with anxious interest to Porto
Rico, the next and it may be, the most
important point d'appui to be secured to
our arms in the West Indian islands.
The semi-official statement from
Washington, made in advance of the re-
cent sailing of the army of invasion I'M
der General Miles. that Porto Rico, when
taken, is to- be kept permanently by our
government, can but add to the public
interest in that prospective island addi-
ton to the territory Of the United States
Tn q day or two-if the war department
be not again behind time-we may look
for the opening of the siege of San JUAN
and, as the work of invasion progresses,
the readers of The Herald will become
familiar with the topography of the his
toric island and learn much concerning
its picturesque people and the still more
picturesque towns and villages that will
doubtless invite immigration when our
national flag becomes a fixture there.
1t is four hundred and five years-lack-
discovered Porto Rico so that in annex
ing the island we will, in certain sense,
add the element of antiquity to our ma
tional features-a questionable accre-
ton. it is true, but one dear to many a
worthy soul, especially within the sacred
lines Of our republican nouveau richie.
Since it's original settlement the port
of San Juan has seen several hostile
fleets. and by the good account which its
harbor defenses gave of themselves in
each instance San Juan has established,
in advance, the fact that Admiral Samp-
son and General Miles will have no mere
child's play in effecting the reduction Of
San Juan.
dauntless Admiral Drake, tried and
failed to take the place in 1895. Two
years afterwards another English fleet,
under the Earl of Cumberland, met with
no greater success, and in 1925 a Dutch
squadron laid seige to MORO castle only
to lose it's leader, General Heinrich and
retire in defeat
No less than three attempts to take San
Juan were subsequently made by the
English-between 1878 and 1797--each of
which resulted disastrously to the in
vaders In these agements the Span
ish garrison fought with desperate valor
and they had then the same allied force
the same effective aid as that on which
they place so much present reliance, in
Cuba, in the war with the United States
the deadly power Of epidemics.
But greater protection against inva
sion than soldierly bravery or the shafts
of malarial disease are the natural de-
lenses of San Juan. 1t was mainly these
that baffied Drake and Cumberland and
| Sir Ralph Abercromby.
| Spain was to some extent fortunate in
! this regard at the late seige of Santiago
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WAR WITTICLSMS

1t Is Santiagonizing Spain, but 1t is bene-
fetal to the rest of mankind.-St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Cervera may learn to enjoy small hot
birds, but large cold bottle will always be
painfully reminiscent.-Washin Star.
Mrs. Hiram-Dear, wish you'd bring
home dozen Harveyized steel plates. Mr.
Hiram-What do you mean? Mrs Hiram
I'm just curious to see what Bridget would
do with them.-Philadelphia Record.
''Is that you Colonel Crockett?" asked the
coon. yes" "Well, don't fire. I'll come
down" This little anecdote might be prof
itably pondered by the Porto Rican author
titles. Boston Herald.
ut is remarkable that one rooster can do
all that growing" '1Dthink the little roos-
ter is helping him." "Oh, yes; an auxiliary
erew-sir. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Fair Ethel dotes upon the stars,
Meier does her ardor lag;
She loves them on her soldiers coat
And on her country's flag.
Detroit Free Press.
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but impregnable natural defenses of Por-
to Rico, but the latter must, as did the
former, succumb to American guns and
the indomitable pluck of American sail
ors and soldiers. In this behalf the re-
connoitering bombardment, so to speak,
of the defenses of San Juan by Admiral
Sampson in May last, is not to be Sc
riously considered. He was then but
feeling the enemy, endeavoring to de-
velop the whereabouts of Cervera's fleet,
whose locality up to that time was I'M
known. A very different affair will be
the real attack on the citadel OF MORO
castle and adjacent forts for the purpose
of invasion Then there will be music in
the air. and modern gunnery and Amer
lean military and naval skill combined
will cause the capitulation Of San Juan
for the first time in its history.
It is thought by military experts that
the mouth of the river Loisa-a consid-
cradle stream which empties into the sea
about twelve miles from the capital city
would afford desirable point for the
decentralization of the forces under Cen
eral Miles. but would not be suitable as
a permanent base of supplies. From
this landing place to San Juan-the bat
teries having been silenced-there are no
formidable distractions to be encoun-
tered by military force.
A favorable circumstance in the attack
about to be made on San Juan is that,
owing to the conformation Of the coast
line, our naval contingent can cooperate
with the military much more effectively
than was the case at Santiago de Cuba.
Porto Rico (rich port)-when the hare
is caught-will form a valuable terrific
rial acquisition to the United States. Its
strategic features are of the very first
importance There is, perhaps, no
stronger natural fortress in the western
hemisphere. What Gibraltar is to the
Mediterranean Porto Rico Is to the Ca
ribean sea and South Atlantic ocean.
And it's natural defensive strength Is
only less formidable than the famous
Spanish Rock" In American hands it
might bid denance TO the COIilDlIeu HeetS
of Europe.
AS to salubrity and fertility, the
island of Porto Rico is exceptionally IA
vored Enthusiastic persons who have
lived there contend that, as part of I'm
Gle Sans domain, the island Will become
the greatest of American watering
places. Not even the classic vale of
Tempe, they say, approaches in scenic
beauty it's many lovely valleys; Switzer-
land is not richer in mountain scenery
while "the gardens of Gull in their bloom
are rivaed in the suburbs of every town
and village in the inland district.
1t may be a surprise to some of our
readers to learn that the island of Porto
Rico, which is only one hundred miles in
length by about one-third of hundred
in width. has several important cities be-
sides San Juan, its capital, with popula-
lions numbering from 10000 to 100000 and
that there are congregated on that small
island territory as many as 100000 people
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AFTER TWENTY YEARS

Nav hez set her heart on movin'.
Twenty years sence las she did.
Paws eternally reprovin
Her fer actin like kid;
SEE is how, at her age, fifty,
She should drop all thoughts of style.
But she knows his mind is shifty,
So, he argues fer awhile;
Tells him smack and plumb that she, sir
Isn't goin' to be bossed,
An he'll really, truly. see, sir,
She will move at any cost!
Paw then speaks of recollections
OF the house where now we dwell
Speaks, pathetic like, in sections,
OF the home he loved so well,
OF the twenty years he's spent there,
OF the hours of peace and love!
Now, jes' when he's glad he went there
Maw's determined fer to move!
But at last he quit reprovin',
Finally she wins him DER.
Nav hez set her heart on movin,
An we're goin' to move next door!
New York Journal.
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THE WHOLE STORY

Comes tn German ship Irene to
Subig bay;
Struts about and lies at anchor
All, the day.
Tells insurgents not to shoot
Makes some little threats to boot!
The insurgents pipe to Dewey
Right away.
Still the Irene lies a, d basks in
Subig bay;
Smiles to think hov those insurgents
Must obey.
Comes a grim old sea kioodle
From the land of Yankee Doodle"
And the German ship Irene just7
Sails away.
indianapolis Jourusl
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oncile itself to the complete success of
fusion. 1t is in the air.

The reported dispatch to Manila of
four Russian and four Japanese war YES
sells at least indicates the Euporean
belief that the war is approaching a
climax. The Jap commanders are
said to be instructed to cooperate
with the British and American squadrons
in the event of a clash This is very as
surfing, but there is not likely to be any
clash-just yet. 1t is probably only an
international dress parade. intended to
accentuate the general desire for peace.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-27

G. B. Shaw writer on military dietetics
and numerous other things, VS. that SO
per cent of the worlds fightih.; has been
done on farinaceous food. Compare the
Tipperary peasant of the potato and butter
milk days with the modern gentleman who
gorges himself with murdered COW. The
Tipperary man never read bloody-minded
novels or cheered atriotic music hall tab
leaux, but he fc' sht recklessly."
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The Highland Cadets, of Montreal. will
not participate in the forthcoming Scot
advised that under an old statute for
eigners bearing arms may not parade in
Massachusetts. This incident Isl funny.
But 1t is Boston.
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1t must be inconceivable, even to believ-
ers in total depravity, that human be-
ing could be found equal to the fiendish
task of attempting to blow up Red
Cross supply ship. And yet well-au-
destroy the Port Victor comes from New
York
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-27

One governor after another has been
compelled to publicly refute the charge.
emanating from the war department,
that his state has not fully responded to
the quota under the presidents second
call. Alger seems to hate peace, and
loses no opportunity to stir up row in
one direction or another.
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A foolish American girl named Schley,
but who isn't, has succeeded in making
herself ridiculously notorious by run
ming down to Madrid with self-imposed
mission Of persuading the queen regent
to sue for peace. intending later to visit
Washington in the same behalf Her
act is criminal under international law,
but she will probably escape with
spanking.
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censure the presidents conduct of the
war, but tells how differently Grant
would have done 1t. And Mr.. Mckinley,
as all of his state papers show, has a
weakness for quoting U. S. G.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-27

The regular summer invasion OF Colo
RADIO by the Utes of the Uintah reserva-
ton has taken place, and federal assist
ance has been asked. Our success in
governing the savages in our country is
not so strikingly apparent as to justify
the hope that we shall get along smooth
" with those in distant islands of the sea.
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Alger, it seems, had card up his
sleeve after all. The descent of men,
Der of the cabinet to the tricks Of card
sharper Is a miserable reflection both
upon the administration and the people
that placed it in power.
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General Miles was a couple of days
late in placing the flag on Porto Rico soil.
1t being customary to attend to impor
tant matters like that on the Sabbath
day. However, it may be claimed for
him that he anticipated the function by
five days. In either event, he is forgiven.
The flag is still there.
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The Spaniards are welcome to all the
comfort they can extract from the tenn
porary dissatisfaction existing in the
ranks of the insurgents. We can handle
that little affair much easier than they
can manage the intriguing Carlists at
home
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The Galveston News places Los An
geles and Mole st. Nicholas in the same
which is unkind. Once this
town was as pure as the beautiful snow,
but direct railway connection with Texas
changed ii all.
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The new war bonds, 1t Is now semi Off
cially stated, will be distributed among
300, 900 people, an average of about $3.50
to each, though it is known that con-
siderable proportion of the issue has
been allotted to $40 subscribers.
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The United States of New York has
surrendered to John Mccullough, super
intendent of elections under the force
bill that has just gone into effect. At
least he will decide how the state shall
go in future elections.
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spanking.

The available cash balance in the treas
ury is sufficiently large to justify con-
for some time yet But if Spain has had
enough. and is willing to admit it, there
should be no objection to letting her get
up. Not to yield under such circum-
stances would be like striking blind
erir RI
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The debt of the present administration
to the monopolists Is not yet liquidated.
Alger is bound by his Huntingtonian OBJ
legations and is above the peoples will.
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married Miss Taylor, the daughter of
Frank Taylor, a Washington book dealer,
and has three children-two daughters and
son. The boy was by his fathers side at
the battle of Santiago to receive a heritage
of patriotism amid a baptism of fire.-W.
L. Bodine in Chicago Times-Herald.
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Less Dangerous for Him

Weyler is devoting himself to fighting the
Spanish government with his tongue. This
may be unpleasant to be criticised, but it
is less dangerous than if he We're in the
field.-Boston Traveller.
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Too Easy to Puncture

1t having been demonstrated that the
war balloon is a failure, attention is once
more directed to the fact that imitation Is
not true greatness.-Detroit News.
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Will President Mckinley allow the Sec
rotary of war to continue to be puppet
in the hands of Coils P. Huntington?
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The Cubans admit having been prom
Used a stable government, and their Gu
riosity as to what it is like is pardonable.
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1t requires more than a surface view
to appreciate Spain's naval strength.
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There Will Be No American Money!

SPANS minister of finance will note the
fact that the expense of Cervera's Ameri-
can tour will not be charged to the same
account as the Duke of Veragua' s.-Wash-
ington Star.
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Remember Alger.

Remember San Pedro.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PEACE.
GEN. LEE AND SENIOR PALMA To co
WITH GEN. BIANCo.
Treaty With Cuban Insurgents
Which Lacks oA3eial Conformation
and II Pronounced Improbable.

HAVANA. Jan. 1T has been runored
thai Gen Fs1zau4,h Lee, consul general.
VIII accompany Cen BlaaSo when the iat-
ter takes the field /, IS further reported
thar Se1or Estrada Palma. tire delegate
10 the United SE2Ses 81 the Cabsa s2sgr-
gents. will arrive here shortly and accom-
pany the captain gene raj and Mr.. F.tEhugh
Lee 10 the field. and that conference with
Gen. Maxine Gene VIII foll0w- The re-
ports have caused sensation n this city.
WASdlIA TON. Jan. NO confirm
ton OK the preceding story is ohtasnaals
IN Washington. However. Z excited con-
siderable interest. both in American and
Spanish circles. Al the state department
IL was said that Gen. Lee had given no
inumatfo az contemplating such = move.
and that no arrangement looking TO such
intervention had been suggested from
Washington. Further than this, no o.
fetal would discuss the matter. At the
Spanish legation IL was positively asserted
that no aGyices on the subject had been
received from any quarter.
NEW YORK. Jan. THE rzguor that
Gen. kftzhuga Lee. the United States
consul general would accompany Gen.
Blanco when the latter takes the field is
junta as highly improbable. The further
report that Senior Estrada Palma would
accompany the captain general and Gen.
F5tzhush Lee TO the field and that con-
ference with Gen. Maxine Gomez would
follow is considered absurd. Senior Palma
- In Philadelphia.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
CALIFORNIA; GOLDEN JUBILEE.
GOV. Rogers ACKNOWLEDGE an Invt-
tatien in q Characteristic Letter.

OLYMPIA, Jan. Gov. Rogers receiv-
ing an Invitation TO attend California s
golden Jubilee. TO be held In San Francisco.
January q. sent the following answer:
Henry Luastedt, Esq. Secretary Exec
utiva Committee. California Golden Jubi-
lee, san EranClsco-My Dear Sir: j am in
rec@pt OF your invitation 70 attend Cali
fornia's golden Jubilee On January - at
San Francisco. / heartily thank you for
the honor of the invitation and should he
pleased 10 accept IL but for the fact that
thar official business will prevent MY leay-
ing the state Of Washington.
THE states Of the Pacific coast. in my
opinion should cultivate more friendly
and cordial relations IN the future than
has been the practice in the past There
can lie no question regarding their oaeuess
or interest. The on-coniEg tide or popu-
latio1 and empire is sure TO create upon
the shores OF The Pacific q new land OF
but the future. | am confident. IS to sur
pass oar fondest expectations. West
ward the course ot empire takes It's way
and the course OF empire in the United
states cannot be halted until lgrun our
shores Il hut.ds6 civilization and 4 COM
nHfCial supremacy only 10 be compared
with the present civilization and the pres
eHt commercial power ce Western Europe
Behind the pFuweSs OF England, France
snd Germany are the natural forces OF all
Europe and Asia. and behind the impulses
whtch are - btslr fruit pan our shores lie
all the forces gnlmating the great Amer
lean natIon. Ma. pent-up Ctica confines
cur powers, the whole, the bounGis$s con-
tiucut IS ours | have thu honor 20 be
yours very truly. j. Il. ROGERS
d
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-08
No REASON TO INTERFERE.
CABINET DISCUSSES THE SITUATION
IN THE FAR EAST.
ferests Of the United States Are
Not Invoived In Any Sense yor Are
They Likely to BE Involved i'm Ii.

WASHINGTON. JAN The cabinet
meeting today was attended By ali the
members except Secretary Alger, who Is
still confined 70 his house by illness
The most important matter considered
was the Eastern situation. which was
discussed az some length. II appears 10
be the opinion OF tina secretary OF sta.e
and members generally that the gravity
OF the situation was oyeressinatet Ger
many's action, X was thought. had 10
other purpose than the acquisition %
naval station and ala not indicate that
she had any Interior designs upon Chin
csc territory other than for the purpose
stated
TIE opinion was expressed that the
interests Of the United States In China
were not Al present in any sense involved.
For were they likely TO be.
NEW YORK. Jan. speaking OF the
situation in China TO a Herald Washing
ton correspondent last night. Secretary
Sherman said.
~ think II viii now be 4 line for Rus
China ports. Their interests Will require
such action CIR at Britain has Hongkoug.
which Is the seat for English interests
and now Germany has kiaochau. Rus
sia Is DESTROYS Of obtaining a southern
port where her ships will not be frozen
In during the winter. Besides her COM
marcial interests are such that she
ought 10 have a Chinese port such as
Geg many has obtained.
so far as American commerce Is con-
cerned. 1 expect 1t will have the same