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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-01

Prof. Schultz, of Racine, visited Ke-
nosha friends Wednesday.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
show Your Colors.

Citizens Of Washington will observe
with joy and pride that from the mo-
ment the President signed the war res
olution Of Congress, and thus ranged
himself on the side of the people, the
leading institutions of the city have
been decorating their offices and build
ings with American flags and the COM
Elementary red, white and blue bunt-
ing Nothing could be better. What
ever Tory or Spanish organs may say,
the heart of the American patriot takes
fire when he hears the stirring strains
of the Star Spangled Banner" and his
eye lights up with the fire of 1776 when
he sees that glorious banner in the sky!
On the very threshold of a great ma
tional movement, it is meet and proper
that the American capital should blaze
with the flag and the colors of liberty.
Remember, men and brethren, that it is
a holy war upon which we are entering!
Remember that it is TO end the horri-
BILE tyranny and persecution of the most
I hellish power of history that we take
arms and devote the best blood Of our
land to the chances of war! Remember
| that ii is to punish Spain for her dia-
bolical treachery, in the massacre of
Havana harbor, that We go to destroy
! her and drive her from the Western
/ Hemisphere.
Not as sordid, selfish nations do, to
! aggrandize themselves. but as the great
monitor of civilization in the West, ex-
/ ecuting the joint mandate of Congress,
! the American people, humanity and
! God u
Wherefore, show your colors! Cover
your banks, buildings and offices with
/ flags and streamers! Let the whole city
/ glow with the fiuttering red. white and
blue of Old Glory.
Remember the Maine
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NOTED there, with much less danger OF
exposure.
Without intending 10 reflect upon Sen
or Polo individually. il must be said that
people who start suddenly for Canada
usually have something to apologize or
atone for. Spain will do both on the
ratification of a treaty of peace with
this country. 1t is our wish to be-
strictly conservative and to allow for
all sorts of accidents and contingencies.
That being understood. we feel safe III
saying that the apology and atonement
referred to Will in all probability be
packed, boxed, marked and ready for
delivery in about three weeks from the
beginning Of hostiiities on Saturday.
Until then we must bid our distin-
guished friend adieu. Since his great
grandfather, Marco Polo, was over
here on a little lark with Prester John.
We have never met a member of the
family that we liked better.
Pax yobiscum, Polo In the language
. of State Department diplomacy, Day
Day to you.
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DON CARLOS AS A FACTOR.
Danger Of "a Revolution in Spain Not
Yet Overcome

Paris. April 20.-The danger OF revolu-
ton in Spain has not passed and the
mutterings of the malcontents continue
to be heard despite the change of front
of the queen regent and the Sagasta
Ministry.
There is no way out of the present diff
ficulty for Spain except to fight and TO
lose. She win do both The first move
which she will make viii be a concerted
one. She Will stake all upon one grand
play and win then succumb. BY this
program it is hoped that the populace.
which is being influenced by the fol-
lowers of Weyler to rebel. will be salts
fed and that the support which has been
heretofore accorded Christina and the
Liberal cabinet will return and conf
dence in them be restored. This is the
talk which has now become common il
Madrid, and there is no attempt to deny
the tTuthfulnesS of the story SO far
official circles are concerned.
Don Carlos. he of many manifestoes.
Is quantity which the present govern.
ment believes must be reckOned with
now more seriously than ever. Before the
crisis took on the phase which had for its
most marked characteristic threatened
civil war, nothing which this man could
say was calculated to disturb those in
power. Now. however. in view of the
gradual breaking away of the populace
as result of the recent armiStice and
other concessions which have been made
to the United States. it is feared that
the infience of the pretender may be eX-
tended until he will be able to make it
extremely uncomfortable for the royal
family and the advisers of the queen.
6rfD fs irr,re Il
lately turn the present crisis 10 his ac-
count for the reason that the ministry
will bow TO the will of the people and
in this manner wreck any aspiration
which the former may cherish.
One demand of the people is war, and.
as already stated. war VIII come. The
news which reached here shows conclu-
sively that hostilities cannot be avoided.
The statement which has been made by
Azcarraga, that war is inevitable. eX
presses exactly the sentiment which pre-
walls, He has arrived at Madrid to at
tend the current session of the Cor
tes and ii is known that he is of the
opinion that the present dynasty would
be doomed We're war with the United
States averted through any act of the
present government. Azcarras ga. who. by
| the way, succeeded Canovas as premier.
and whose ministry fell as the result of
the disagreement of policy, hopes that
the present ministry may find way out
! of it's difficulties for the sake of the
! country's honor, but he would not be
surprised should there be an outbreak
before hostilities are formally declared
| between the two countries parties TO
the pending dispute.
The news of the rioting at Valencia and
Barcelona is given much wider circula-
ton here than in Madrid. Charges which
were made upon the mob at the former
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
Street Ger Notice

The traction companies Of Washington
are reminded that, if the Spanish govern
ment should take the full benefit of its
sixty hours notice before replying or re-
fusing to reply to the American ultima
tum, the fact of war will not be estab-
l.shed. and the North Atlantic and Flying
Squadrons will not be ordered TO the at
tack of Havana and Porto Rico until
eighteen minutes past one o'clock Satur-
day morning.
Awaiting that eventuality. it is pre-
stunned that a large part of the popula-
ton of Washington viii remain down
town Friday night. in the neighborhood
Of The Times office, to see the bulletins
which naturally will be issued on the
strength of news and orders issued from
the White House. and the State War.
and Navy Departments.
On such an occasion, it seems TO us that
local facilities for transportation should
be kept in operation, at least until half
past two o'clock Saturday morning. The
fact of the public interest in a great pa
triotic event is worthy of recognition as
well as the fact that there will be money
in it for the street car companies.
The way in which the popuIace poured
out to meet Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was not
a patch TO the extent which Washing
ton will be on Pennsylvania Avenue Fri
day night and until half past one o'clock
Saturday morning, to hear the result of
the uItimatum, and to know that Amer
lea has actually gone to war to avenge
the Maine.
Presidents and superintendent will
please take notice, and advertise their in
tentions to the public.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
Eeif. GEbr Libre.

Out of the vale of Woe out of the
he'll Of Spanish outrage and butchery,
by the viii and act of the American
people. expressed through their Con-
gress. the Republic Of Cuba emer-
ges a baby lion in the family of indie
pendent states.
America has issued the mandate.
Europe hears and acGuiesces. Spain,
the miscreant, listens and CRASHES her
teeth, sin reeking with the blood Of the
innocents. and snarls defiance. But
God reigns and the American people
still live" The day Of retribution has
come The shrisks Of outraged woman
hood and girlhood; the pteOus cries Of
tortured and murdered babyhood the
groans and agony Of helpless wound
ed soldiers, done cruelty to death in
hospitals; and the appeal for vengeance
from our poor American boys, down
among the sharks Of Havana harbor-
all these have been heard.
Hand in hand with the gallant vet
Grams Of Gomez and Garcia we VIII pun
ISL this devil Of Spain, whose very ex-
istence is a mockery Of modern civiIiza-
ticn. Shoulder 10 shoulder with them
we wiz reap a harvest Of retribution
and carnage and teach villainy, lust
ana heIIish butchery that there is pun
ishment before and in, as well as after
death.
And when the dirty yellow blood and
tear stained rag Of Spain forever has
disappeared from the Western Henri
sphere, we viii hoist the lone star flag
Of Cuba upon the ruins of MORO Cas-
tie, and. in departing, salute the ban
ner Of freedom which the American
people have decreed shall forever float
over the emancip2ted Island of Cuba
AS the noble king Of France his friend
de La Fayette, and all the gallant gen
tlemen and soldiers Of mis- company
did for us in our war OF independence
50 win We do for cur prosecuted neigh
bors. We viii seal with cur power and
guns the glory and triumph Of theil
three years struggle against Spanish
oppression and iahuman tyranny. W,
VIII help them TO drive the last Span
ish iend from their fair country VIZ
viii welcome them TO the table Of free
Western peoples. and We viii protect
them now and ever from subjugatiou
By transatlantic powers.
Hail to our new sister republic, Long
live liberty, Long live the free Re
public Of Cuba,
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1t is believed that the War and Navy
Departments will be. closed entirely to
the newspapers within few days. At
the present time there is little news given
out and strict rules are in force against
telling any of the movements of vessels
or of the army. This, however, will not
be thought sufficient when hostilities be-
gin
The Government has no hesitancy, or
very little, at least, in giving out news
as to the Spanish naval movements. The
Navy Department has received confirma
tory information as to the arrival of the
Vizcaya, the Oquendo and the Pelayo at
the Verde Islands. The arrival of these
three vessels at the islands completes the
rendezvous of nearly the entire Spanish
navy there. There is much speculation as
to the plans of Spain for the fleet. The
favorite theory of the Administration has
been that it is the intention to keep the
ships as far from harm as possible on
the other side of the Atlantic and TO give
! up before they can be captured. This
theory is being given up, as events come
forward rapidly that seem TO show that
Spain intends TO fight, and fight hard
There may be descent on the American
coast before the war is over.
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past the doctor, or shut his eye, you
still would have to make seventy per
cent out of possible hundred, in your
literary examination, which, in the case
in point, would be confined to military
subjects. But yeu need not despair!
The questions are simple and the an
swers easy.
The last man examined whose pa
pers we have seen was asked to name
some of the great cavalry leaders of
history He answered, and correctly,
that they were Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull
and Murat Halstead To the question:
ITO whom, in the first instance, do We
owe the infantry branch of the ser
vice." The obvious answer was,
Venus" These illustrations will serve
to show the general trend of the in
quest; but some patriotic interrogato
ries are worth notice. One was, Where
was Gen Jackson on that great and
glorious occasion?" Another, De
scribe the country, township and topog-
raphy of the locality where Freedom
shrieked when Kosciusko fell You
would be supposed to know upon which
side to mount your animal, and, being
mounted, to sit with your face toward
his head, except in case of a retreat,
when your position would be reversed
in order always to face the enemy. You
should remember that the cavalry
forces of the foe are professionally
called horsetiles. its artiilerymen are
sons of guns, while opposing infantry
persons are referred to in any terms
suitable to the occasion, or capable of
impromptu invention. With these few
hints, John NJ. Thomas, you can step
! up to the office of the Civil Service Com
mission on almost any day, without the
| least fear; take your examination, re-
/ ceive your diploma and degree of u.
( S, which will be branded upon you in
/ the customary manner, and step forth
! in all the gorgeousness of a full fedged
Notwithstanding the fair sex
! has always found distinctly irresist-
! ible. For what does the poet laureate,
Alfred Austin, say in his lovely poem
on our civil war; entitled, The Gal
and the GALLANT
For the judges lovely daughter,
Did everything she oughter,
| Till away day she
| With a gallant, gay, galuinpin
| Confederate cavalry man.
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a PATRIOTIC Open Letter.

An open letter addressed to the Hon.
]. Addison Porter, Secretary to the
President. by one who would ride crit
ter-back and weller in Spanish gore"
for the glory Of his country and kind,
has been placed in our hands for pub
LEGATION. II reads as follows:
Washington, D. C., April 49, 1898
Hon. John Addison Porter:
Ny Dear Sir: Pardon ] would like
to enlist a United States cavalrman in case
OF war with Spain, and would Ike To know il l
would have TO pass civil service examination
in order 10 serve my country cayalrynan.
JOHN ST. THOMAS.
AS we happen to know that Mr.. Por-
ter is extremely busy during these tur-
bulent days of beniccse preparation, We
viii undertake TO answer the question
asked in the communication, and in the
affirmative.
Yes, John NJ. Thomas, you would
have to pass a very rigid examination.
The cavalry service makes strong and
imperative demands upon the intellect
Of its members. 1t is, therefore, re-
quisite; first, that the applicant should
be sound in limb, wind and Vigor; free
from hereditary or acquired diseases
such as pink eye" blind staggers or
the scratches. Second, that he should
be sane Of mind and possess the mental
accomplishments necessary to an exalt-
ed station varying from fourteen to
eighteen hands high.
If, John NJ. Thomas. you were to get
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place resulted disastrousiy to many. and
at the latter place. where there is a large
number of Weyler adherents, the crowd
became furious until the action of the
United States Senate became known An
attempt was made to reach the United
States consulate. but the police frus-
trated IL. and the students and others
then contsnted themselves with shouting
in the streets for Spain and denOuncing
the United States.
Pope Leo is making last great effort
10 prevail upon Spain TO abandon the ISL
and of Cuba. but with little prospect OF
success The queen regent is placed ia
a most trying position as result Being
the sovereign of a Catholic nation and a
devout member of the church herself. she
would Ike 10 listen 10 the suggestions OF
the pontiff. But that warning growI OF
diScontent from the popuIace is ever in
her ears. and she cannot consent to ahan-
don territory which her subjects declare
IS her own. and for which they stand
ready TO fight. She cannot renounce
sovereignty over the island. although she
agrees with the Pope that everything
should be done TO prevent a resort to arms
with the United STATES. The queens rela-
tives, the royal family of Austria have
also proposed that Cuba be abandoned
and II Is said that Great Britain has IA
vored this plan.
Despite this pressure. however. the
queen regent realizes that there is too
much AT stake in the mother country to
agree to any such program. and as a
result Spain Will go TO war and TO GER
tain defeat There have been recent i'm
portant conferences at the Vatican bur
there has been no method yee proposed
which has any prospect of success look
ing 10 the establishment once more of
harmonious relations between the United
States and Spain Archbishop Ireland the
POpe's representative in the United
States has been instructed 10 continue
mis- efforts to adjust the difficulty and il
IS reported here thaC only yesterday he
sent message to the Pope stating that
while there was little likelihood of a
peaceful solution of the trouble ne had
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With every desire 10 speed the part
ing guest" and without the least per-
sonai feeling against Senior Polo, who
has conducted himself with dignity and
decorum since ne has been among US.
we feel compelled 10 remark that ne has
selected q rather queer sort Of retreat
in deciding upon flight 10 Canada.
whittier he started last night. Montreal
has been known FOR three-quarters Of
a century Is a city OF refuge for the
hunted and weary bank cashiers, and
other persons escaping from places of
trust and confidence with the funds Of
their employers. clients or sharehold-
ers. Perhaps il is with an eye 10 the
unlties tNt Senior Polo, representa-
tive as he is Of a thieVing and ali
around criminal nation, should think
the Dominion an appropriate resort at
such a time as the present
There may, however, be deeper mo-
tive in his selection Of a new headquar-
tiers. 1t is not impossible that the Ameri-
can members Of the Spanish colony. the
gentlemen SO well known in Washing
ton as Tories, may shortly have TO
leave the country, and they win natur-
ally find their way to Montreal In
that case the same old family party
VIII be gathered together, and the plots
against America which have been
Matched here can be nursed and pro-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
RENOJNCE THEIR ALLEGIANCE.
spania-tis Taking Out American
Citizenship Papers

New York. April 2o.-There were several
applications by Spaniards today IN the
clerks Office of he United States district
court for citizenship papers. During the
last six months Spanirds have not made
their appearance in the Federal building.
except TO start the Uni,ed States mar
shaIs after Cuban filibusters and when
four of them were seen today swearing
fealty TO the United States and renOurc-
ing allegiance TO the King OF Spain quite
a crowd gathered around the clerks office
to witness the unusual sight
The men who declared their intentions
of becoming American citizens and who
received their first papers are Joseph NJ.
Rodriguez, a travelling salesman; Joseph
Garcia. steward on the Ward Line steam
er Seneca; Joaquin Torres and John Pad
ron.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

Senior Polo has left his Post, and it was
to be observed yesterday that there was
not shred of American bunting on 1t.
With the close of the Spanish legation it
was noticeable that the organ of that
diplomatic institution was scudding I'M
der bare poles deserted Post is a mel
anchoIy spectacle in war times.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

Coriiss will offer an amendment putting
tax on telegraphis dispatches and mes
sages, on all bills of lading, and on rail-
road tickets, the latter to be cents on
each ticket sold and 10 cents on every
ticket providing for a haul of 100 miles
or more. Such a tax would yield very
large revenue and would come from a
class of people who could easily afford to
pay 1t.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21
Mrs. sartoris-s Citizenship.

Representative Pearson of North Caro-
lima introduced in the House yesterday a
joint resolution to restore Nellie Grant
Sartoris, who became a citizen of Great
Britain in 1874 by her marriage with Al
gerEon Sartoris. 10 american citizenship
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THE FIRST DAY OF THE WAR
Continued from First Page.l

this gage by Spain in the withdrawing
of her diplomatic representative here,
probably the most important event Of the
day was a war conference at the White
House yesterday afternoon. This confer
ence was attended by Secretary Alger
and Gen. Miles from the War Depart
ment, Secretary Long and Capt. Crown
inshield from the Navy Department, and
Secretary Gage and Assistant Secretary
Vanderlip, of the Treasury Department.
The difference between this conference
and others that had come before during
this week and last, was that the others
had been with the expectation of war.
while this was with the certainty of war.
making the plans Immediately to be car
ried out
There was a careful review of the steps
that must be taken first and of their cost.
Gen. Miles described the movement of his
troops to the South and told when it
would be completed and how much it
would cost. The steps in the investment
OF Cuba and Porto Rico Were gone over,
the condition of the ships of the two
, fleets and the expenses of keeping them
! on the ocean, and of the battles that may
/ be fought.
| One of the matters taken up was the
| question of the call of the President for
volunteers. The statement is made that
as soon as the volunteer army bill passes
| Congress the President will undoubtedly
call for S0.60O volunteers. There is a
strong hope in the War Department that
Al .;I1
| is the good fortune of the department
the call may be issued today. 1t is believ-
ed that at the latest it will come tomor-
row.
The volunteers win be taken from the
| National Guard almost entirely until the
| guard organizations in the States have
| been exhausted. There has been some
question among army authorities as to
the status of the guard and much
more among people that are not army
authorities. 1t has been decided that
the guard organizations viii be allowed
| to enlist in the volunteer army largely
in their present regimentaI and company
| formation, with their present officers.
The department and the guard are on ex-
| cellent terms despite the newspaper
stories to the effect that they have had
disputes and bitterness over this point.
| There is the clear recognition of the
reasonableness of the guard contention
that its officers should be recognized. In
the State organizations the President will
have the naming of the higher officers.
but it is understood that he will in al
most all cases appoint the officers al
ready chosen by the governors.
The District National Guard may be
called out today, even if the State or
CARNATIONS are not. 1t is directly under
the command of the President and he
need not wait to call it into service for
the bill to pass. The District organiza-
ton will be utilized in guard duty within
the District limits ifthis is done.
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from the Boston GlObe-)
II is 10 be hoped that those Mexican
Spaniards who are going to cross the
line AID capture Texas as soon as war
is declared, will be stopped before they
reach the State line OF Massachusetts
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

The American flag appeared on the
Evening Star building yesterday for the
first time-we should say, in ten years.
There is nothing, after all, like a cam
paign of education.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

Decorated course, decorate. In such
a time as this-or any other time-what
decoration can compare with the Ameri-
can flag?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

Communication intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
end must IN all cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
uunications VIII not be preserved and only man
uscriPts Of obvious importance VIII be returned
GO their authors
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From the Baltimore SUM-
Let us not delude ourselves with the notion
that the task which we have undertaken is an
easy one, or likely to be OF short duration.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

The Times has won its hard. almost
hopeless fight. Is there an honest man
in Washington who doubts it?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

From the Manchester Union.)
Don Carlos is to the Spanish administration
what Foraker is to Mckinley.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

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stand OF railroad station or on railroad trains VIII
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