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A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.

From The Navy and Army illustrated.
Now that the United States and Spain have done
the fighting. they appear 10 be both intent upon
washing their dirty linen with the greatest possible
amount Of publicity and noise. What Is really odd
6 that there appears TO be much more real desire
,o do the work in America than In Spain. Yet the
Stafes have won have made immense score. and
have made 1t chcaply No doubt It might he main
tafned with much truth that their success has been
less due their own merits than to the exceeding
badness OF the other side That IS very true still
thev have wOn-and yet they apparently as
discontented II they had been beaten. II all the
stories which sent over to the papers are true.
an apprccable section Of the people Of these States
mast he longing for the head Of Mr. Alger on a
charger. There IS TO be an inquiry, and everybody
T. on the alert 10 what effect II VIII have on
the coming autumn elections.
Perhaps this approaching event may be taken
ne oxplaining a good deal. Most things get into
rolitics in the States. and the majority of Amer
icaus have a taste for strong language. The mis-
rat,,r, penf of the War Office IL useful - great
mn, writing, and talking citizens as a cry. That
therr has b en- msmanagcmcnt Is obvious, hut In
1i,b sound sense. will probably come around 70
The view that Il has not been as great as It well
,,ir,f considering the iucXpcrlence OF everybody.
ana the want OF PREPARATION ON the whole. they
b"ve once more proved that they can do work un-
comr,nnlv well II they come 20 the conclusion
icv that they will do wisely 10 be moro serious with
th.lr War ONCE. they viii again slow good sense
NeanW hile some of their officers seem 10 be IN
,erJ ~ learning what the Duke OF Wellington
meant when ne explained that he had put up once
Win bad usage because y" was "nimookwallah.' -
h.G eaten the Kings salt. and did not think II any
,,art of his duty emharrasS the state. There is
something not wholesome for America IN the zeal
shown IN certain quarters 70 get into politics ana
share in an agitation.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
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SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEW-YoRK TUESDAY, NOV 3 1903
ARR, WE'D.


FORT OF NEW-YORK TUESDAY. NOV. g isss
ARR WE'D.
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Ger. EnSelbar
Bremen Novemher /. southampton = Nih mise' ~
''l q" VT r< eh. pacI. flir, Frocgatt London Oeto-
Der % with nise u the New York shipping Co. Arrived
steamer Indrapura O) Harsfan. Yokohama August >
Kobe : Shanghai 70 Fo'chow p. Amoy 30 Hong Kong
September a singapore 49, Penans - poi Said October
Arrived At the Bar at 1910 y m November :
vanilla -. Grcyto"n IS. Port Lmon ~ and kinf,on
November vim md,e aal c'nn psssenE',s 10 I'in
ustgna Toyem1er 3 Win m ise to James Ward & g.
ArrtTeI rtra' n, ,ho Bar at s35 a. 3D.
steamer Ex,eis,or BOYD. sabine Pass. days with
Steamer clord9. Rsk Galveston October 30 with
steamer Neg. orleans eager orleans October 80.
with mdse and passengers To- + ; Alien ,,,. >,o,
Charleston t. with mdse ani passengers 70 william
steamer Nacoochce Smith. Savannah November 5 with
mdse and passengers e. h ocean steamship Company
ok Win inlse and oassengsfs c Old Dominion steam
steamer Go.aeboro swain Philadelphia with mlse to
Sandy IIo,k X y nov s. 0:3o ,. m.-.wni south
No%osIe 0 fsr LveFool Mas,onomo
harrington Gn Perth Amhoy. Atano Ger). Newport
and Newport News: ratra Gr. Naples. sc. ci'y OF
Birmingham. Savannah
TIE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Lizard Nov. s-Passod. steamer Maasdam Dutch.
Potter New York Tor ROTTERDAM Rotterdam .,o, p.r. ,o.
Bauer. Hamburg for New-York
scliiy. Nov s.-rasssl steamer Pennsylvania tGeD.
Noyiilc Nov : Arrived. steamer Furnessla Gr).
"@''s GdpsnhsS.n Nov s@Arrycd steamer Helene Rick
mers Gen. Rebbemunde. New York tor Stoitn
PsuiilSc' Nov 7-Arrivea steamer Thomas Melville
nrl lrelK IOr
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09

patrs Nov Arrived. steamer Pocssset OBJ. Owen.
Venice for NeH York
Algers. Nov Arrived steamer Pathan (BD. Graham.
New orl for Singapore. etc.
Gibraltar. Nov = Passed. steamer Are,;a CBD. RcsA
NV York FOR Genoa. etr.
Marseiles. Nov 5-salel. steamer Restormel (sr,.
Mefiy field. New York.
Ciea,,. Nv sailed steamer Spartan Princs ,3r,.
Adamson New York.
- Vincent. G v oct 2G-Arrved. steamer Ttana Br).
Crate New York or Ade1ie etc and proceeded. IN
sailed. steamer Comero ,5r. Kennedy from New-ioFk).
Aig.t Bay. etc.
Lucia. Nov 4Salei steamers Coeridge ,8r). sslter
from Rip Janeir1l New York. 5th. MasAeyne tBe'gl,
Russell Grom Rio Jancro', New York.
Pernamhuco Noy Arrived. steamer BuTcn OBJ. ohs'
New YORK ror Rio Jare'ro
Bombay. oct F-Arl,ed. steamer Artaniears (Bn
k.u,y. New York Tor Calcutta. etc mot prcSioGsiy
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
upRTryD on TRANSPORT PORT VICTOR

The United states transport Port Victor, Captain
Jrickley arrived here yesterday from Santiago and
Ponce by way OF Fort Monroe having called there
70 land twenty convalc scents and furloughed men
from various regiments. On board the Port Victor
were Major Stark. of the United States Quarter
masters Department: Dr. C. .. Giddings Ernest
Walri92c OF The New Orleans Picayune,' and
forty-three furlouehcd men OF various regiments.
After being boarded and examined by the Health
Offlcer the Port Victor proceeded to Brooklyn.
Those IN charge reported all on board well
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
ZINE CARS FOR ROYAL Blue LINE.

Pi;tsburg Nov s-Three thousand persons to-
day visited tho Baltimore and OHIO station 10 In
spect the four rna gnacent cars which will make
up a part Of the equipment OF the new Roya!
Limited which viii run the Royal Blue Line
betveen Washtrgton ard New York. beginning No
vember ~. The cars are In charge OF u. H. Martin,
general uanaGcr Of passenger trafhc and j. H.
Mod6v press agent Of the road. In the afternoon
iuncheon was served % d number of guests III the
hurr AZ a m tomorrow and will be exhibited In
WHEELING and Columbus
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
FREIGHT TRAINS CRASH AT MOTT HAVEN
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN HURr-cARs WRECKED
AND SET on FIRE.

ENGINEER AND FIREMAN IIURT-CARs WRECKED
AND SET on FIRE.
A through freight train on the Port Chester
branch Of the New-York, New-Haven and Hart
ford Railroad stopped at the entrance TO the Mott
Haven yard TO await signal for entering. JUST
before o'clock yesterday afternoon. nagm n
was sent to tho rear to warn approaching trains.
way freight train OF seven cars and a locomotive,
in charge Of Oliver Peacock engineer. and Joseph
Zeer fireman. came laundering down the track
at full speed Il little later. The engineer at first
did mt seem to notice the faSman or the train
ahead when the train was about ten car-lengths
away however Peacock shut off the steam.
versed his engine and jumped. followed by Zeller.
The train continued on its course. and struck tho
cabOose in tho Of the freight train. Overturn
Ing Il and upsetting the stove The scattering coal
set are 10 the -Four freight in front OF the
cahoose were badly wrecked and one OF them. con-
tanning furniture. took fire from the burning
caboose.
The engineer Peacock. was unlnjuiod BY his
jump. but his fireman badly cut about the
face He was taken to tho Harlem Hospital IN an
ambulance. An alarm OF FIRE was sent ont and
the flames we're extnguished, but not TIL the
ca boose had been destroyed and the burning freight
cars seriously damaged. The locomotive sustained
a loss OF It's pilot and SIN )kestack. but other
wise uninjured. II took its train into the yard
after the track had been cleared.
As soon the news OF the accident reached the
railroad yard the yardm, ster started for the
scene of the wreck with a fun force Of men These
cleared the tracks In about hour and hlis
Superutendent Brady. OF the road. fixes the loss
al 90 Peacock. who IS one OF the most areful
engineers the road. says he cannot a. cunt for
the accident He declares that he iall'd 10 see
either the fla ymAn or the train ahead OF him.
i large crowd OF people was attracted 10 the
yard by the report that 4 number OF persons hau
Deen wounded.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09

Liverpool Nov s. p. motion Spot fal- dernano,
prices nrmer. American mddng 81. The sales of ~
day 1000 hae'. - whlDh leo for Speculation
and eNpor, ani Included i3bD bales American Recslp"
n,o0o ha"s including $1,000 American. Futures openea
quiet with moderate dsmura ana rn-el nriA, amer -
nddng l. g.. November. ~ -j,1s - 6id sellers 70,
,cinhcr ana Decemb-.. to-fh sell.rs, December -
January dO 'if seeis Ilnuav and February. "a va
sellers February ana Nrrrh 'o Iin2 ti-t hnN,is'
Ner,h and April i -ffr2 6ia sellers tpril 9nd N,si
80 SO 64d buyers May ana June. 62dit sellers June ~
July . 63 S4Q3i buyers July and August. SOS Low
sellers: August ard September. l-t4d sellers
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
FIREINsURANcE COMPANIES INDICTED.

ACTION AGAINST FIFTY THREE CONCERNS BY
THE GRAND JURY IN CovINGToN. KY.
Cincinnati Nov. S-The Grand Jury OF Kenton
County KY. sitting in Covington. to-day returned
indictments against ffty-three OF tho leading fre-
insurance companies Of the United States. Canada
and England The indictments charge that the
companies have formed an unlawful pool to pre-
vent free competition among all insurance COM
panies and their agents doing business In CoVing-
ton. and thus extort a greater premium rate than
otherwise would have 10 be paid.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
OpENING OF TIL SEASON ~ ROnr

The delightful weather prevailing IN Rome has
caused the season 10 open there much earlier than
usual, and the hotels are already comfortably filed
Many Improvements have been Instituted during
the summer prominent among which Is the opening
OF a new Restaurant Francois IN the Grand Hotel
Quirinal NJ Bucher-Durrer. the proprietor. IS con-
stantly seeking 10 cater In every way 10 the com
foIt and pleasure - the large Amcr.c1n clientele
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
ALBEMARLE-Eeutena Colonel HuideKopeI'
r 8 CANfRRIDG Carlos F. Macdonald,
OF Pleasantville n. y. FIFTH AVENuE-C- II;
Duen. United States Commissioner of Patents ana
Senator Justin s Morrill, of Vermont GRAND-
Major Armand Roma!ne L s. V. HOFFMAN
Harry Welles Rusk OF Maryland HOLLAND
Major r. L. l. Mlsbre L. s. A.. and Congress
man j. NJ Fitzgerald. OF Rome. ~ y lMfEhIAn
p Erastus Corning. Of Auburn. MURRAY HILL
DR. J. f. Barker OF Albany. WALDORF w,
Tillnghast. Of Troy. and the Rev. W. Ashmeao
Schaeffer. Of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
DISARMAMENT IN OKLAHOMA.
m The Woodland (Okla.) News.

By the court--"Mr. Word have you a gun on your
person?' Yes, Your Honor" Hand II TO me: Mr..
Clerk assess "A fine Of 81 Mr. Word for carrying
weapons in the courtroom. Continue the evidence.
gentlemen" A bystandsr remarked when the
Judge :ined Tom WOri for carrying p gun every
other man in the courtroom sat erect and smothered
his coat tails down 10 hide his armament. When n
recess was taken every man made for the nearest
outlet and hid OUT his battery. Bes: estma es
place the number OF guns in the courtroom al the
tune at about two wagonloads.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
NEW.JEPSEY NEWS IN BRIEF.

New-Rr,nswick. Nov (SpeciaD.-The home OF
DR. F. Z. Rva, in Main-st. Miltown, was de-
stroved by fire to-day. Loss, $1,000 covered py
insurance.
Fast Orange Nov. s (SpeciaD.-Mamie Harrington.
six wears old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Harrington. Of Mackay-ave.. East orange dled Al
her home last night from burns received while
nlav,ng around bonfire. Her brother John. seven
wears old was seriously burned In trying TO put out
the flames with his hands.
Montclar. Nov (SpeciaD.-John Kane. sr, the
driver Of the carriage IN which Mrs. Thomas Jei-
ferson was being conveyed TO the railroad station
last night and which into carriage driven by
Iohn Kane IT, died at his home in Elm-st. shortly
after 3 o'clock this afternoon without recovering
consciousness.
Montclar. Nov. (SpeciaD. Fire broke out at
o'clock this morning In the Hillside House con-
Quoted by Mrs Catherine Brockway' and SIX peo-
nle who were sleeping in the house had narrow
eecanes from being sunocated The fremen sue
ceded I'm confnng the flames 10 the first moor,
Satsn S!ocol was 'O'''p'''''' N''' ~ ~
Planneld Nov s-Charles a. Haynes died at his
homo here early to-day. lie about fifty years
old and was in the wholesale fruit business in New
YORK
New-Rrunswick Nov. s-Hannibal Chamberlain,
twelve years old. standing on the westbound
track at the Paterson-s crossing when the Chicago
express came along. He jumped 10 escape the
train. but was hit by the pilot. spun around like
a top and tossed ten feet His only hurt was a cut
shoulder.
Camden. y. j.. Nov. (SpeciaD-Returning TO her
home after visit TO sick friend shortly after
midnight Mrs. Alice Beck nfty-four years old. was
brutaly attacked by a who. she declares.
was James Morrow. a resident Of that neghbor-
hood Mrs. Beck terribly injured and became
UNCONSCIOUS When she TeSained conscloushesS ste ne
rnnneT Hos1a Policeman Triplett arrested Nor
row. who Indignantly denied his guilt
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
NAVAL STORES.

wilmington Nov S.-Sprits turpentinr steady. @hoi
receipts - hhis Ku-ln iul 81 o3nSl 10 receipts, so
hbis Crude urpen,ue quiet 81 - 81 - and s. 81" Tar
steady. 81 -. receipts 9a hli~. - 80.
Charleston. NOV. S-Turpentne market ngm. 32c BID
Hosln quiet. unchanged. .. -.
closing Sales for day. llOi nbs. rccepie H3
Rusln firm. sal.s 1. .,.5 hhs. receI TO- i.1D6 81,
Qu0t.i: \ b. q. H. 81 t. 81 u5 r ~ l.. O. 81 20. y,
81 Is; X. 81 -. NJ. 81 80. " 81 75 VIC. y d
WV S2C5 -
London. Nov s.-Calcutta nnseed. spot. sos Cd Ls-
seed oil LIS o.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Annual meeting of ST. Johns Guild. No 6m Fifth
New-York Board OF Trade and Transportation
$50 2. -,,.
Society Of Naval Architects No. IL Wes' Ih'r'y
frst-st. 10 a. IN.
Annual fair Of the Brooklyn orphan Asylum.
Special meeting Of the Municipal Assembly lily
Hall. D. m.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
CRUISE or TIE TRAINING-SHIP ADAMS.

San Francisco Nov. s.-The United States train
tng-sh,p Adams on or before December vii! start
on a seven months cruise. BY chat date she VIII
have received her battery at Mare Island. She Will
rroceed from here TO Magdaiena Bay. where she
viii spend a month more. She Will then so 10
Honolulu and Oriental ports.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
SHEPPARD KNAPP & co.

cable-car at tho Bowery and Hester-st. His legs
u-erc almost cut off and his body mangled.
George Dunn. the gripman, was arrested and
Magistrate Flammer In the Essex Market Court,
held him TO await the action Of the Coroner.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
DTSORDERLY AT THE POLLS.

DRUNKEN VOTER FINED 50 FOR REFUSING TO
LEAVE A BOOTH
Mark Flanagan Of No 1856 West sixteenth-s
was arra.gned before Magistrate Pool in the JEFF
ferson Market Police Court late yesterday after
noon and fined S for disorderly conduct. He had
been arrested by Policeman Spencer. Of the West
Twentieth-st. station. who said that Flanagan re-
fused to leave the polling booth when ordered TO do
go and insisted upon going behind the rail. In
court Flanagan said he an ex-captain OF Tam
many Hall and declared that Spencer had struck
him twice In the face.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
THE STATE or TRADE.

Philadelphia. Nov. s-But;er steady. fancy Western
creamery. 2c. p lrts - Er-s hrm ami r. hgher'
fresh nearby %, do Western. - a2r dO southwestern
l9N2Oc do Southern 49, Cheese steady. fair deuana-
Refined sugar. qulot unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
KILLED EY 4 CABLLCAR.

An unknown man about thiriy-hve years old
with the appearance Of lahorcr. Killed at
7.30 O cloeA yesterday morning by Thlrd-aye
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TODAY

Vessel For. Mails close Vessel sails
Advance. Colon, Panama .....-.......l2'o m 30 IN
Cymric Liverpool. White star. 900 Zoo m
Vriesand, Antwerp Red star lO;3O m lEuO m
Havana, y * Cuba. LOO p m 300 m
Troia Campeche etc ---............ 100 IN 300 m
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10.
Edam Amsterdam. fio-Ancr. ....... 500 A m 1000 a m
Saratoga Nassau 4 santiago y &C 100 p m 300 m
FRIDAY NOVEMBER H.
Rio Grande. Brunswick CLYDE. ........ 800 m
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
FRIDAY NOVEMBER II

Chicago City Swansea. Oct IS Bristol city
Finance Colon. Nov .Paran
Mongosn. Glasgow OCT 30. 0.......,.....Anchor
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
COURT CALENDAR FOR TO-DAY.

Appellate Divsion-supseme Cour-Bcfore Van B7lnt.
J.. J., Barrett lumsey Patterson and O'Bnen. il
GDa 81. as GSs e. "a. "a: e. Z Z n - - Jos % TO- l' t. i' o.
Supreme Court-specia Term-Part before Freed
man. J. Motion calendar called ar 1890 nj.
supreme Conr-special Tcrm-rart Ii-Before Law
Supreme Court specai Tenn iiTefore Soyer.
JDivorces: Ms eo7o. 2oN2 Oil 2os9 24O 2N92. 2t3.
22 22si 22s5. 22sG. 2as7, 2-ss. 29. 2-O 2-9i, =s2
supreme Court Special Ter.rart vIcforc werncr.
is M l6S ls " @ ,S @ it its lt5 lt ic & 49, 49, , j is i
i i5s i5 l5 ic r i 49, l i l is @ i5 i & l ls3 1875 1875
1864. iiii. i7oi. i4iS ieos i5s: i595, Gear.
Supreme Court-special 1efmslat N-leiCte russell
ieaS sapfems Go ;' ai % Vsi5rc s Cohen
'o1e' sa5s%c s sent '% S?sc T,lr7
Bischon. J-Eiavaied railroad cases Cie2r -
refrel 700 S, G3gse -o coax %s oSjS ccc @ l GG %S @
e734. C7s5 coz c5oo c52 60 c5i9 cio ci9d cSoo
Supreme cour-Tral rerm-rarr III-Iscfore scott J.
Xos 20. ,o54$ i32 a919 s ! aa 2si si $s3 @ I @ 9t @ i @
aas 97a, so3 gs15 2S1c 500 eI4 20 eSsi 2sii
2s45. 2s5s. 2s54 2S5S 2SG3 2SG9 Case unfinished.
supreme Court-Tral Term-Part IV-Before Book
s,aver. J-Causes to be from Part III trial.
Supreme Court-TraI Term-part v--Be:ore Dugro J.
Causes be sent from Part III for trial. Case unhn-
Supreme Court-Tria TcrmPa~t v1-Beforc Giegerch
Jauses to be sent from Part III for trial. Case IN
supreme couTtrol 53,g eT Deaeh
a. SOS l2", ''S -'g, 80 s' Nv; a3ss 99' 57SS
22i4 237G 237a 2s7e 2sof .i"s 29o9 1927 1850 1880
Supreme Court Trial Term-Part VII Before Beck
man JCauses to be sent from Part VII for trial Case
supferne cour-Tral Tern-par TX Before Smith J.
nfS,ne 10 Term-Part X|Befoe Macrean
JGanses 70 be ten 9% Tar Ni f2 iFt cSa
Jfauses be from Part VII for trial. Case un-
supreme Court-rriai Tern-Part XII-Before Furs-
man Causes to he sent from preferred calendar FOR
surrcrates Court-chambe-s- Before rirzeera.d $
Court oPns at 1879 e a. M WIS f 10y PrqDSte NaT Nq
Anton Becker at lC:5o m. Ernst Kaufman sas S
srress,es Tsa5Tral T., gsisrs ,,sr, Arnold. S
opens 10 q III. Motions at iO.3p a.
10y ca TIai M l'ef35e Or o:o'' o; ioI, JTe. So:
Gie 53ai 45feis 80. 90 g." COZ. sos. c93. 20. ~
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1894 Ca 2s2 eag &c. 1883. -eG liol GO i.s' 5G1
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REgTREcs APPOINTED.
supreme Cour.
liv Rlrecl T.
Jenkins agt Hamrre-a-iia- cl.n. I'd ". Hartridg.
Hy B.slLoM ~.
DTach,iss agt. Aiasker et.. Nercln-Mar Alfmayer.
| I.r Ihwrcnre. j.
Iater agt. Ia'er- Hamilton Oicl.
RECEIVES APPOINTED
supreme court.
Russell
| Robert Z Jenkins ast. Moi,'z hamusfs rhar -Wcon
| c. Percy
T. Freedman. =.
| Lambert suy'am aet NJ I,use C. Monaghan Cws
| cases J-Il0Was J. Rush.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise q IL Moon 4 m 81
HIGH WATER DAY
\ AM-sandy Hook 3.l3 Gov Islant 33i Hell Gate 5.23
y N-san!y Hook = Gov Island 34l HELL Gate $50
New-York tribune., 1898-11-09
AunouncenfentA

The new collar.
SAC"
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T. & ".
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E. & w.
The silver star., 1898-07-28
WERE SACRIFICED.
STORY OF ceRveaA.s OFFICERS
The Fleet Was Ordered to Certain Destruc.
tIon to Satisfy Spanish Poiiticians-The
Plan to Cross the Atlantic Was Fool.
hardy.

Chicago, July pa dispatch to the
Record from Annapolis gives an inter
esting Interview with the Spanish of
ficers now on parole there. The cor
respondent says:
While the officers of Admiral Ger
vera's squadron decline TO discuss the
probabilities of peace or the conse-
quences that may follow Watson's ex-
pedition and the invasion of Puerto
Rico, they talk very freely of their
own experience and consider them
selves as having been sacrificed to
atone for the sins of the ministry at
Madrid. This expression was used by
one OF them in discussing the fate of
their fleet. They declare that the dis
patch of their vessels from Spain 10
the West Indies under the circurn-
stances then existing was an unpre-
cedenied example of administrative
folly, for which Mr.. Moret. then min
lister Of the colonies AT Madrid. was
The silver star., 1898-07-28

conceive, than to crafty the politicians
and sensation-mongers IN Spain who
clamored for some offensive demon
stration. Some of my comrades think
there WINS nn intention TO bring about
n disaster that would furnish an ex-
cuse to make pt &c, but ! believe In
the first theory"
He said that the captains had sent
an earnest protest against going out to
certain destruction, but percmptory
orders came from Madrid.
Did the sailors demonstrate? Was
1t true that you Ind to make them
drunk to prevent II mutIny?-
NO, indeed exclaimed my friend.
Indignantly. "They are the brayest
men in the world. They knew nothing
about our plans. Not man on board
any q the ships. except the command
crs, was aware that he was expected
to face almost certain death until the
cruisers started for the open sea that
Sunday morning, and even then very
few of them asked questions. The
word was passed around that we were
going out to fight the Yankees. and
the poor fellows were enthusiastic over
the prospects of n battle"
Did you expect to escapeT
NO; we expected to die. As have
said. the sailors knew nothing of the
fate that awaited them. but there was
not an officer on the fleet who did not
feel that his end had come. There was
The silver star., 1898-07-28

The vessels lacked arms, mcn nnd
fuel. and one of them, the Crlstobnl
Colon, did not carry guns enough for
ship of one-tenth its tonnage. When
Admiral Cervcra was asked where
the guns were he replied: In the
pockets OF the Contractors 1t is
claimed that on the four yessels-the
Cristobal Colon, ViZcaya, Oqucndo
and Maria Teresa-there We're only
six guns of large calibrc. two each
upon the three last named.
When l asked what the govern
ment expected TO accomplish by send
ing over this fleet one of the captains.
with a sarcastic smile. replied that
Moret. who is n dreamer. believed 1t
was possible to lombard New York,
Boston. Washington. Chicago, St
Louis. and blockade all the rest of the
cities of the United States with four
half-armcd men-of-war and three tor
pedo-boat dcstroyers. He said that
they could get no coal at Martinique
and missed the English colliers be-
cause the latter had been captured by
the Yankees. At Curacao they got
barely enough coal to carry them to
Santiago.
Who would suppose" continued
one of the Spanish officers, that the
second capital of Cuba. and the most
prosperous city on the island. would
be empty of all provisions and sup
plies when we arrived there? SO short
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take prizes among our shipping and
blockade and bomhard the ports of
the United States in retaliation for
what our fleet was doing in Cuba.
Admiral Cervera's officers say that
these demands Were made by people
who were not aware of the uniitness
Of the navy. and the ministry could
not make 1t known without exposing
the long-continued corruption of the
marine department and the robbery Of
the government by the diversion of
funds appropriated for naval de-
fenscs. They think it possible the
true state Of affairs was unknown to
some Of the ministers and that per-
haps Mr.. Moret shared the delusion.
The minister of marine. who was
fully aware Of the situation. remon-
sirated. aud was sustained by prom
ineni officers Of the navy. But lie was
compelled to yield. aud finally issued
percmptory orders for an expedition,
which every man familiar with the
navy knew was not only hopeless but
suicidal.