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The labor world., 1898-02-05
Wives are bought and sold, in
China, and ths average price is $3.50:
NO hoped TO cain Experience.

NO hoped TO cain Experience.
He walked into the furniture shop
with nervous air and tried to look
as if he were quite accustomed to
that sort of thing.> He gazed about
the establishment in search of some
thing and seemed perplexed. 49,"
"A nice pair, that" observed the
shopkeerer soothingly, as he saw
the young man stand still before a
couple of chimney ornaments. Fl
"That's what all the relatives and
neighbors say said the young
man, blushing a fiery red. "How
did you know about its'' T. =;
"Well- -er-they always are, !"
stammered the proprietor, taken
aback. "You see,'' he added, recov-
ering himself, "I'm married man
myself. ,-.,. 80 - .sa
'*Yes-exactly,'' - said the custom
or. "Perhaps you can help me. #
you had to-buy oradle-I mean,
if it was-more- than you expected
that is, if they were more than
you expected-do you think-that
one would do or would one be-too
small for-two, and ought I to buy:
one for cache / shall have more ex-
perience of that kind of thing as
time goes on, of course. ''--Pearson' 8
Weakly ., ly*s
The labor world., 1898-02-05
DAWN.

Twill chant you psalm of a glorious dream
Which came with the stars decline,
A dream of soul with eyes grace dried,
Meek lips repentance had sanctided
And crown q mercy which Christ supplied
With a halo oTlove divine.
"A. S. Houghton in Twentieth Century.
The labor world., 1898-02-05
REDEMPTION.
MORNING..

MORNING.
Twill sing you song of a beautiful dream :
Which came with the morning birth,
A dream of a babe with eyes tinged blue,
Red lips bestowing warm smiles on you
And crown of elves of q golden hue
With halo of sinless mirth.
NOON.
will vail you 9 sob Of a sorrowful dream
Which came with the mondays glare,
A dream of a youth with eyes flushed red,
Blue lips exuding blood grapes had shed
And a crown of imps on indulgence fed
With a halo of sins despair.
NIGHT.
will moan you dirge Of a horrible dream
Which came with the days demise,
A dream of man with eyes blanched white,
Pale lips and palsicd with guilty fright
And crown of lambent satanic light
With halo of hellish guise.
The labor world., 1898-02-05

the grave was robbed by Spaniards
the grave would be hurriedly filled
with bones, broken pottery, and
earth indiscriminately. y
When it becomes evident to the
guaquero that he is nearing the bot
tom, the earth is removed in thin
slices and every piece is carefully
examined. When the bones are un-
covered, the place about the head is
searched for earrings and nose rings.
The pottery is broken and washed
for gold fishhooks or rings, but it is
under the body that the largest
quantity of gold is generally found.
If the amount found is satisfactory,
the guaquero fills up the grave, all
the time praising and fattering the
memory of the dead, his ancestors
and heirs; but if the grave is empty,
the dead man is cursed and his
bones are left to fall to pieces.
The greatest find of this kind re-
corded by history was that of Don
Pedro de Heredia, who left Carriage
ma for Ell Dorado in 1884. The party
came across an Indian town called
Zemi, and from large graveyard
or pueblo near it they obtained SO
much gold that Don Pedro divided
$4OO, 900 among his followers, after
deducting the royal fifth and fair
share for himself. York Sun.
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come a bill for $50 chickens. and for $50
for COW, which have gone the way of
all flesh. The COW was foully assassi-
mated as she wended her peaceful way
across the plains. Government bullets
laid her low. and the farmer threatens to
attach the camp and put the sheriff in
charge.
For these reasons the men of the Sixty
fifth We're kept within the lines of their
regiment today. But the disappearing
live stock formed the least serious feature
of the camps effect on the surrounding
population Hemstead. Westbury and
other towns near by quaked last night
for soldiers in couples. in fours. and in
larger bodies. patrolled the streets stag
geringly. took possession of the saloons
and laid seige to the restaurants.
In one case the outbreak from discipline
for all these men had run the guard
there was serious trouble. detail from
the Sixty-fifth Regiment, sent out to
round up stragglers. found in q Hemp
stead hotel a private named Irving. said
to belong to the Sixty-ninth. He did not
care to surrender, and several loungers
applauded his determination. A bottle
was thrown at the guard, and then Irv-
ing made dash for liberty. Three local
policemen. assisting the guard in pursuit.
fired shots in the air. and this caused re-
ports that there had been fight between
soldiers and civilians. Irving was cap
tured. and is dining tonight on bread and
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vioIets, Sc.
Flowers. l6c.

swered by the Marblehead and Nash
Vile The AIcedo and Galicia are the
only ones mentioned who appear in the
latest list of Spanish naval vessels.
The other two are probably small craft
of less than a hundred tons, used for
patrolling the Cuban coast. though the
Cordilla may be the Cocodr;lo, which is
gunboat about the same size as the
Alcedo.
The Galicia is a torpedo gunboat of the
same size and type as the Temerario
built in 1891, steel. with twin screws and
$500 horsepower, capable of Is knots.
600 tons displacement. 100 feet long. %
feet beam and 10 feet draught. carrying
two 5-inch breech-loading rifles. four
quick-firing guns, machine gun and two
torpedo tubes.
The Alcedo is an iron gunboat of 2Io
tons. built sixteen years ago and good
for only knots. Her armament is one
5-inch breech-1oader and machine gun.
She is lis feet long and has a draughr
of only six feet.
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Which VIII II Be:

Admiral Sampson has sailed from
Ley West. That is certain, and moth
ing else is. 1t is a flattering comInen-
tary upon the reticence which MARKS
our naval authorities at this time that
the most enterprising newspapers CT
the country are reduced to guessing
n afoh as to the destination of the
fleet. The New York World announces
on exclusive information that Sampson
has gone TO seize Porto Rico and sink
Spain's fieet." On the other hand, the
New York Journal boldly proclaims:
Sampson sails to take Matanzas!'
Doubtless one or other of them is right.
There is a possibility that we may
have startling news within week
from this date. There may be nothing
in the story that the Spanish squadron
has been seen nine hundred miles "r
So east of Porto Rico, but it may lie
a fact, and one upon which the naval
authorities are proceeding. Doubtless.
il they are, they recognize the dcsi-a-
biiity of occupying the harbor of san
Juan before Villamil can reach it. His
run across the Atlantic will find him
short of coal by the time he nears the
West Indies, and his only chance to
supply himself is at San Juan. If he
can be shut out from that opportunity
he may be SO weak in his bunkers as
materially to interfere with his fight
ing power.
On the whole. we are inclined to favor
the Porto Rico theory. The story that
is on its way there, is regarded by our
naval experts as a Spanish ruse to
throw US off our guard. 1t is believed
that if the Spanish squadron was really
doing anything of the kind the Madrid
government would take pains to swear
that il was going somewhere else The
only way a Spaniard can fool anybody
is by telling the truth, and that is
something he is incapable of.
So there is a brilliant prospect that
the great naval battle of modern his
tory will be fought somewhere within
a radius of a hundred miles from Porto
Rico before the world is ten days older.
Judging from the tenacity and courage
with which the enemy behaved at Ma
MIA, IL VIII pe d sang Sulhary HSnt, ana
it may not be won before the dark
waters of the ocean close over one or
two of our splendid fighting ships
Nevertheless, it is necessary that the
battle should take place. Its result
will bring the climax to the crisis in
Spain, and perhaps drive that nation
to surrender. 1t will be in any case a
great and a grave event in the annals
of civilization.
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hour selling.
Another ribbon purchase.

Right on the heels of the re-
cent big purchase and its i'm
mense sale last week, we have
made another and greater
which goes on sale tomorrow
morning. The values are even
greater than ever before-the
qualities are better-the variety
larger---the choice more complete.
Another feather in Hecht's cap
another feat of buying that must
startle the entire city from end
to end-and bring here great
throngs of buyers who know
from past experiences what to
expect from us when we an
nounce sale of this sort. Other
houses may we'll gnash their
teeth and vainly strive to stem
the tide of buyers that will come
tomorrow-and the next day
and on until the entire lotis gone.
Values such as these are poSSi-
BILE in such an event as this
when the maker was willing to
sell at tremendous sacrifice to
clear his stock rooms of these
fabrics. 1t has been left to Hecht
to lead the way-an easy matter
it has proven to be.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
s1asBEE PRAISES DEWEY.
Mnine's Captain Praises the Com
mnuder of the Axiatfc Squadron.

mauder of the Axiatfc Squadron.
philadelphia. May ST have been per-
sonally acquainted with Commodore Dew
ey a long time, and have known him by
name for a longer PERIOD" said Captain
| Sigsbee yesterday, "and 1 have always
| looked upon him a brave and efficient
| officer, one capable of filling any position
| that may be given him. and as particular
| ly fitted for the position he now holds.
| In all his work and actions there may be
seen the same good seamanship and skill
that was manifest in his late victory. And
IL was largely owing to this that the ter
mination of that battle was so quick and
decisive.
without detracting from Commodore
Dewey, / look upon the engagement as
one of modern appliances and skill against
inferior ships and talent.
Being asked what he thought of the
Presidents proposed intention of making
Commodore Dewey an admiral Capt. Sigs-
bee said:
IF any man has ever earned promotion
il is Commodore Dewey. One cannot help
feeling proud that America owns such a
man. Although the reports we have re-
ceived at present are not so full as We
would wish, they show that he conducted
that battle with a full knowledge of the
power of his own and his enemy's ships"
Asked what he thought of the Philippine
Islands as a coaling station for this Gov
ernment, Capt. Sigsbee answered:
While it is in opposition to the former
policy of this country to make colonies or
possess coaling stations in foreign waters.
ii would be of great assistance to the Ash
attic squadron to have such station in
that neighborhood; and there is no posi-
ton so admirably suited to our wants as
the Philippine Islands,"
The evening times., 1898-05-05
A BLANco BLUFF.
Monfserrat Was Safe in Port Re.
fCre the Blockade.

New York. May 5-The Norwegian
steamer Condor, Capt. Muller. which lef,
Cienfuegos. Cuba. on April 26, arrived at
this port yesterday. She brings a cargo
of sugar and twelve cabin passengers,
mostly Americans.
In the harbor of Cienfuegos. when the
Condor left, everything was quiet there
being only four small Spanish war YES
sells plying along the shores. These in
cluded the gunbOats Alcedo, Cordilla and
Contra Maestro, while the torpedo boat
Galicia was lying at Castillo de Jagra, a
small summer resort about nine miles
from the city.
In the city business was at standstill,
provisions being very scarce and expen-
sive. The following Spanish merchant
steamers were in the harbor: The Alava,
Rio Jana, and Montserrat, the latter hav-
ing arrived few hours before the Condor
left port.
On April q. at 4:3o p. m, the Condor
sighted the American warships Marble
head and Nashville. The Condor was
boarded by a boat from the Marblehead
in charge of Lieut.. f. A. Anderson. who
inspected the ships papers and handed
Capt. Muller a copy of the Presidents
ports. A few hours afterward the Con-
dor was hailed by the gunboat Hawk.
which, on learning her destination, steam.
ed away to the southwark.
This narrative of the captain of the
Condor seems to explode another of the
stories which Gen. Blanco cabled home to
Madrid. He stated. amid much rejOic-
ing, that the Montserrat, with valuable
stores and troops from Spain. had run
the blockade at Cienfuegos.
Capt. Muller. of the Condor. says
that he saw the Montserrat in the harbor
of Cienfuegos on Tuesday. =. ril S. 1t
was on that very day that the Marble
head, Nashville and Eagle were detached
from the fleet on the north coast and or
dered to begin the blockade of Cienfuegos,
which is on the south coast. considerably
further east on the island than Havana.
The three American warships reported
this week that they reached Cienfuegos
Friday, which was three days after the
Montserrat passed in.
For thus getting into Cienfuegos when
American warships were nowhere near.
the Spanish cabinet has announced that
1t will confer decoration on the captain
of the Montserrat. The Montserrat and
the captain are both still at Cienfuegos.
and the American warships are waiting
outside. Maybe the captain won't get
his decoration.
The dispatch also sheds some light on
the character of the Spanish boats which
fired upon the Eagle Friday afternoon
from inside the harbor, and were an
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black grudges he has against a num-
ber of leading spaniards who were
more or less instrumental in his recall
from Cuba, he will feel amply repaid
for his time and trouble. Weyler. in
deed. has little to lose in consequence
of a civil war, even IL defeated. His
vast stolen wealth is invested or hoard
ed outside OF the country, and the
worst that could happen to him, unless
a knife Of bullet finished him first.
would be princely exile in Paris
One more crushing Spanish defeat on
sea or shore and the end will surely
come in Madrid. 1t will come shortly
in any case. but that would bring 1t
on the day the news reached Spain!
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Child S hats, 49c.
;brady said the fact that when YOU 60

Shrady said, the fact that when You go
into active service you must forget
who you are and how YOU were brought
up. You will be nothing but n machine.
The more you learn to keep your tongues
still and Just work. the more use you will
be- You can't all be Florence Nightin-
gales. You must make up your minds If
you enlist with the Red Cross to work in
obscurity. with no idea of fame. No
fame will come to you. You will be mere
ly Red Cross nurses. The distinction of
serving under the Red Cross banner is
enough. am reminded of that soldier 5
grave which was marked Unknown
and a poet wrote on the slab below the
word, "Tis all: If Jesus know It's well.
1t is very unscientific to give pain." he
said. "A well-trained nurse can lift and
move a man with a shattered limb with
out much discomfort to him. 1t Is also
necessary to study each patients nature
that you may avoid giving him nervous
annoyance"
DIR. Lesser followed DR.. Shrady. giving
a little of the Red Cross history.
At Camp Black.
Camp Black Hampstead Plains, L. l..
May 5.-The sounding of many bugles
this morning, while the gray dawn had
scarcely come. reused Camp Black to the
beginning of routine camp life. There
after. from reveille to taps there is du-
ty set down for each minute, and every
man must account to his superior for his
presence or absence from the point or.
dered.
This routine was laid down in General
Order No 1, issued on Sunday last. but
its enforcement was postponed until the
camp was put in shape. Major General
Roe is satisfied that matters are well
enough arranged, and has issued Gener-
al Order No. 2.,as follows:
"By direction Of the governor troops in
camp will consist of three brigades. as
follows: The Sixty-fifth and Second and
Third provisional regiments will form the
First Brigade. which Brigadier General
Robert Shaw Ohveri is assigned to COM
mand. The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and
Forty-seyenth Regiments will form the
Second Brigade which Brigadier General
McCosky Butt will command. The Sixty
ninth, Seventy-first and First provisional
regiments will form the Third Brigade
which Brigadier General George Moore
Smith is assigned to command.
Headquarters guard will be furnished
by the brigades in turn as follows: May
3. Gen. Butts brigade; May 6, Gen. Oil
ver's brigade; May Z. Gen. Smiths brig
ade.
'.For May Col Sanger Is detailed as
field officer of the day, and guard will be
furnished by the c.. o. OF the Seventy
first Regiment
ION and after May 5. brigade command
ers will in their brigades require the per-
formance of all duties imposed by Gem
eral Order No. /. They will preserve or
der in their respective brigades. and will
give such assistance to the provost mar
shal as he may require.
'sBy order MAJOR GENERAL ROE"
To regiment in the First Brigade has
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Revolution i'm spain.

The present condition of affairs in
Spain is about as bad as it could be
short of complete anarchy, and there
are signs that even that is not many
days distant. Practically, the whole
kingdom is in a state of revolt. So
far the outbreaks appear to be local
and without any common purpose or
leadership. but as the disaffection is
discovered to have spread through the
hear at any time that discomfort and
riot have suddenly evolved into organ
lied revolution against the government
and the dynasty. The Madrid corre-
spondent of the London Morning Post
telegraphs his paper that it is an open
secret that a society has been formed
within the ranks of the army Ito put
an end to the humiliations Spain has
suffered at the hands of her incom-
petent ministers" and adds: Judging
by what one hears, very terrible things
may shortly happen."
Both the Carlists and Republicans
are spreading the agitation. Don Car
los himself declares that he does not
Countenance it, and asserts that he is
urging his adherents not to engage in
civil strife while war with America is
in progress. 1t is possible that the pre-
tender may be sincere in this; but
whether he be so or not makes but
little difference. The hyena, Weyler, Is
without scruples of any kind, and he
seems to be for the moment equally the
idol of Carlists and Republicans.
A cruel and bloody military dictator
ship. with that fiend as dictator. seems
Even if it should last only long enough
for him to murder all Of his opponents
and enemies. and thus satisfy the
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Parrot Gun Explode..

Oregon. ILL.,, May 5.-During a grand
burst of patriotic enthusiasm in this
city last evening over Admiral Dewey
great victory at Manila, one of the large
rifled Parrot guns, weighing about five
tons. sent here by the Government to be
placed in the courthouse square as an
ornament. was blown to fragments.
Large pieces of the cannon. weighing
half ton, Were thrown three blocks
The report was terrific, and shattered a
great many windows. Several citizens
had narrow escapes. The gun was load
ed and fired by some persons unknown.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
The PhtIfpptne. ours.

London. May 5.-The Birmingham Post
quotes the New York Suns decIara ton
regarding the Philippines as, through
Spain's choice of war. the rightful prop
erty of the United States, and dwells up
on Its great Importance.
The Manchester Guardian says: "a
very competent authority recently stated
that the Philippines were the richest is
lands in the world. The sum of money
sent to Spain yearly by the officials Is
enormous. but it is exceeded by the sums
sent to China by Chinese traders, who
have absorbed the entire retail trade of
the islands,
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Red Cro.. Nurses.

New York, May 5.-Dr. George F..
shrady, as consulting surgeon of the Red
Cross Hospital, gave some good advice
yesterday to the nurses and assistants,
who have volunteered with the Red Cross
and who met at the hospital, No. 2a3 West
One Hundredth Street, to hear him lee
ture on field work.
Il want to impress On you ladies'" DR..
The evening times., 1898-05-05

Richard Croker is reported as being in
Ireland travelling under assumed names,
and appearing nervously anxious to con-
ceal his Identity Nobody can guess
what he may be up to. For man OF
such high purposes and clean conscience
r. C. is acting rather strangely. Per-
haps he is only lonesome and pining for
his twin brother Thomas c.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Must Answer the Charges.

Lorena Belmont, alias Bessie Fitzger-
aid. VINO was arrested by Detectives
Weldon and Lacey in the Division. was
returned to New York this morning.
where she is wanted for larceny and bond
jumping. The Fitzgerald woman is
charged with robbng a man of $l.500
worth of jeweiry in New York last No
vember- She came to Washington in
January.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Indian Trouble Feared.

Tacoma. Wash. May SIT is reported
that twenty Indians are dancing on Mar
shall Prairie. thirty miles from Tacoma.
All but two or three Indian families
are in the dance, which begins at dusk.
and continues until or in the morn
ing. The country is sparsely settled
and the whites are alarmed, fearing an
outbreak.
The evening times., 1898-05-05

1t is said that Christina may resign the
throne in order to save it. On the same
principle. perhaps she would be willing
to declare Cuban Independence In order
to maintain Spanish sovereignty over the
island. Is it possible that she has any
idea Of leaving and placing little Alfonso
under the guardianship of Weyler? Why.
he would eat the Childt
The evening times., 1898-05-05
GOALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD
How a Cuban Pilot Recognized a
Spanish Prisoner.

Key West. May 5.-When Capt. La
borde, the Cuban pilot on the Marble
head. boarded the prize Arganauto, off
Cienfuegos, a Spanish officer looked at
him ominously and said: Seems to me
have seen you before Laborde re-
piled promptly: Yes. you are the man
who spit in my face when 1 was a pris-
oner in Cabanas, but now j have got
you. and you will see how differently
prisoners are treated by Americans"
Cortijo did not find 1t convenient. to
continue the conversation longer. La
borde thinks Cortijo's sword ought to
have been given to him.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
QUEEN REGENT IN DESPAIR.
Writes ImPIorinE Letters to He
RoyuI Uncle Of Austria

HoSuI OncIe OF Austria.
London. May "a dispatch to the Star
from Vienna says that apparently an
other attempt is imminent to obtain Eu-
ropean Intervention in behalf of Spain
at the instigation of Emperor Francis
Joseph.
Queen Regent Christina has written
letter after letter to the Emperor i'm
plorng him to save the Spanish throne,
which the Emperor is anxious to do, be-
ing in fun sympathy with Spain.
Hints received at the Foreign Office
here create the belief that the Austrian
Emperor will advise the Queen Regent
to yield Cuba in order to save the Philip
pines. 1t is believed that the powers
would approve Austria's initiative to in
tervention. she being the only power not
interested in Eastern affairs and there
fore honestly neutral.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Exceptional values in
millinery.

Again tomorrow we shall give you
taste of some exceptional bargains in
millinery-the same sort which has
made the name of Hecht's famous
throughout the city for its low selling.
II you will come tomorrow. YOU will
go away with the evidence of our lead
ership firmly fixed in your mind. Be
fore We came you couldn't get the best
sort of millinery-that with style and
exclusiveness to it-without paying a
fancy price-but you have seen how
We changed all that 1t was by offer
ing just such splendid values as those
of tomorrow that we have accomplish
ed it.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Ribbons, 3Ac.

Another lot Of moire ribbons. in all
the most desirable colors and shades
of the season-every wanted sort that
will be worn-3 inches wide-will go
on sale, beginning tomorrow. at 3 3-4c.
a yard. The value is even greater
than the last lot, because the quaii-
ties are better and the variety
larger. You will have to pay more
than three times as much anywhere
else for them.
The evening times., 1898-05-05
Ribbons, l8c.

Another big lot of all silk Taffeta
Ribbons. in Roman stripes, in pretty
checks-in fancy patterns of every
fashionable sort-in plain blacks-in
colored moires-in every imaginable
shade that is worn-from to inches
wfde-good widths for sashes-goes
for 1Sc. yard. Such ribbons are
worth from 25 to Soc yard. You
can imagine the saving.