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tfaesation Exercises Are Held at
Whitman totIege.

spTsa papatch TO the ost-intelligencer.
NALl.A MALTA, June 1.-THE Whit
saa eslege baccaiaurea;e sermon was de-
aisfsa Sunday marning by Rev. W. II. q.
fsafs. OF Seattle. The opera house was
sosdfd. II was the most powerful adj
&ess delivered In this city tor years Mon
- asat the Whitman college gradua-
rs eaaeert was given. -Four graduates
stfs presented with diplomas. they being
sss Jean Gollle Amos. OF colfax. piano
'& aarnany, Miss Myrtle Isabel Brenfs.
9 Walk Wal;a. violin and harmony: Nhes
A1is eta Chamberlain. of Walla WalIa.
hsae. and Miss Grace Maxsoa Wood. Of
Ssaaal Lake. piano.
nes Thomas Burke Of Seattle. addressed
s'ss public meeting AZ ;he opera house
az evening on citizenship" He spoke
. e9nseeuon With the Whitman college
ssznsaeement
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ST. LOUIS. June H.-Track fast; s7eaffi-
or pleasant. Results:
SIX and half furIongs- Belle Ward
won, Nera $. second, fsment third Time.
I.22a
one mile and twenty yards. seil!ng-Kis.
met won, Bob Ml.can second, Leasemau
third Time, Ian.
One mile and twenty yards, selling
Mitcheil won. Night Gown second Rifs.
sell third. Time, i:s2ia
Handicap. seven furiongs--Imp. Skate
won. Fever second. Nick Carter third,
Time LIS.
For 2-year-olds, five furiongs~s,lr Gatisn
won, DR. Sam second, Ridgeway third.
Time. lA2s..
One mile ard seventy yards selling
silva won, Lady of the Yves; second. Bass
qu.l third Time, i:3Ii.
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SIR JOSEPH A. tHAPLEAU DEAD.
Great Canadian Statesman and Ora
tor Passes Away.

MONTREAL. June li.~Sr Joseph
Ado3ph Chapleau. formerly lieutenant Sov-
eruor a quebec and secretary Of state
a. the Dominion Of Canada. and one OF
The great Freuch-Canadian statesmen, is
dead
He was horn November 2 $3.50. As an
orator ne had no equal In Canada. He
became queens counsel In 1873 He was
provincial secretary IN y1eboucheryille's
ministry In iS15-s,. Upon the defeat Of
the JGIle government In 1Ssa ho became
premier u Quebec. In ks he accepted
a portfolio under Sir John A Mcdonald
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Tacoma Athletic tIub Asks Aid

Srse n Dispatch - the ,eisgeucer.
TACOMA. luue u a comm tee 81
members az ere Tacoma Athletic Club Is
today at week. soliciting funds - meet the
mere urgent liabilities = ;he club Tne
affairs < t'f' organ.z4 zion hgVe ntcesSitaf-
80 act cn atorg yhss l.-e, and tAe EFFORT
Uaw hring maze j. Ia prevent dissolution
The c,uh has ,.rst through weuy hard
kHo, Ks il tines - 81 preston. s3si repre-
sentative citizens MIRO ara .dsu:tGe3 with
e are making AT uphill. oEht - cou,jaae
tcEuz-
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Races at Denver.

DENVER. June 1A--Results at Overland
park:
Pscing-Shecam won. Florence Il. Sec
end. Blast third. Time. 2:2ih
Trotting, for 2-year- oids-Ann.e won.
Jack Dean second. Tine, 2.45.
One miie-Cnsrlotte NJ. won. Plsasanton
second. Tiiare third. Time. i;i6i..
Six furlongS for Colorado bred horses
Miss Redwood won. Warrior second, Me
Prier third. Time. III.
-Four and half furlongs-Jim Gore
won. Lew Watkins second. Tommy Tuck
or third. Time. 5siz
Eve and half furlongs-Fortuna v0n.
Decapo second. Emma w. third. Time.
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DcfrUif Hncrs.


DETROIT, June H.Ra.ny; track fair.
Results:
Six furlorcs-Sistev Mamie won. Storm
Queen second, Je&sa ne Porter third.
Time, Il
Fsnr and half furlongs-E Espionage
won semper IGeu second, Mercede i5sr3
Time .5st-
ore raiie. seH.ng-ArFezo w0n. Jim Floyd
sscond Sir Fred third. Time. 80.
Five furlorgs. Ss..ing-i3y George N0a.
Nerxura second, Lacy Blaze ihiFd. Time.
I.asat
seven fITlorgs. seiiing-PsaTI Won. Bon
Jour sscand. Tallahassee tn@rd- Tine.
l.72ss
~ second, Horace third Tine. f.lstz,
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CHICAGO. June N-Resuts 81 Harlem
park;
Five ami half furl0ngs-Judge Wilcox
Won BIZ Anthony second. King Cotton
third Time, %.
Mile and "a slxteenth-Harfy shannon
won Morte Fonse setoDd. Haphszird
third Tine. ! :5ais-
-Four and taif furlongs-Sante!.e won.
Raften second, Maze third Time, %.
Fffteeu-sixtseut1s nlie-Donns Rita.
Won. Boanarges second. J. IL. &. third.
Tine 1.s2t+.
Six furloug-The ManxFnsn won. The
Devil second. O'Conneil third. Tine. ], n.
SIX far,ones-Togn Tohsr Won. Hewscr
second ". H. X. third. Tine. l:-3'A.
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AkRR's WOUNDS PROVE FATAL.
's'm al Charles Nelson's Revolver
Dies at Uetse. Idaho

vsVaSE. Idaho. June is-1'homas NJ.
- -. no vas shot al his home fin thas
a,eai two weeks ago ~ Charles Mel
800 yesterday, lie made IN ante
ss.TtA statement % Prosecuting Al
49, pecSery wh,ch is said 60 BE- an
- serial - criulnal intimacy with
-. - VIE or th.st hc offered Nelson A
De- ''S TIC matter
Nssna had become r,s1sS,,ss.s.7 ,,r ar, a.,
.s.s7ts4ag letter which his We h.d
-, q Kerr THIS led hsn ia think
tsfN We're intimate. He Went "a
80. residence and accused Kerr of ~
-. as Hafs1e. Kerr denied fh,, se,r,ss-
- Mason theu drew "a revolver a.,
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VETERANS AT wAI.LA wALLA.
seventeenth Annual Enea M pment of
g.. A. n. Now I'm Prowrcss.

WALLA WAI.LA. June A.-Four hun
dssd visitors are In the city attending ths
sixteenth annual encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. depar ment
OF Washington and Alaska, and kindred
organizations. This afternoon the councils
Of administration of each organization held
sessions preliminary 10 the regular Ell
campment, which begins tomorrow. A
number Of veterans are encamped near the
city III army style.
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CITIES MAY HE EsJOINEp.
Plating OF Streets Through Hnrbor
Areas Probably Illegal

Special Dispatch 10 the P0st-Intelli geneer.
OILY MPIA, june lit has come 70 the
knowledge OF the state laud commissioners
thar certain cities are plating streets
through har6or areas. This. The board NAY
hold they have no right 10 do. and will
probably order the narbor areas IN front
OF streets reserved for purposes OF slips
The supreme court will be asked TO grant
a rehearing in she case of the Scnwa-
b cher-Gatzert Land Company We. the
; ate Land Commissioners. in which this
terday.
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woMEN's CLUBS AT SPOKANE.
state Federation Meets for a Session
OF Three Days.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intel|gencsr.
SPOKANE June 1.-THE convention OF
the Washington State Federation of
Women's Clubs met here today for three
days session. The First Methodist church.
the Place chosen for the meeting was
transformed Into a bower OF beauty b.
the local floral committee. Many delegates
from all over the state are in attendance
The local committees have spared no e.
fort 10 make the visitors welcome.
A reception was rendered the delegates
al The Hotel Spokane tonight. Tomorrow
the convention expects 10 Sc. down 10
business,
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NEW YORK. JUne it.~2hei-ksh. the "A
ye-fte. won the Greater %ew York hsndi-
90. a. c;raveSeufi .odaY without E1gch e.
fort Royal Scarlet and osinea ooth fen.
1u. thsir 5e. Keys escaped uainjureti. Re
suits:
One Tss!e-Har@eu 1on. jefferson Rsc-
ord Atfanf1s thirg: Time. isi3ss-
SIX rsangz-}4ady Marin woa, Tab
o,.vet second, Mas Miriam third. Tine.
usncver stakes, FIVE furlongs. selilnE--
Aufuuaa xon SIR Hubert second. jack
Ps.ut third. Tine. 1 ga
,,sa rais- and ORA gKsFi0xS. s@lisDs--T~--
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FOR TIKI. PARIS EXPOSITION.
President Mckinley Rccommc nds
Liberal Appropriation.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE president
today SEM - congress a report made cat
nv Tomas ". Cridier. third assistant
e-retary - state. upon the Paris sxross-
tor. Mr.. Cridlsr Was designated 10 con
st,lue sha work as special comm ss.oner.
succeeding the late Moses +. Handy. The
president Says that Re cordially ronews
hts recommendation tdat a liberal ap-
pror,riatIon 10 immediately granted.
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CONTEsTING FRANkLIN's WILL.
Sensational Allegations Affecting
Estate of Portland Merchant.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-Two petit
lions opposing the probate of the viii of
the late julius l.. FRANKLIN We're fled to-
day. The estate affected Is valued at half
a. million. The allegations made are OF
sensational character Franklin was en-
gagged in business at Portland. where his
first wife Is now living.
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CINCINNATI. June li-Ressits at La
tonia.
Six furlo5gs, seiline-Hllda won Hand
Dor second. Solo third Time f:isa..
Five fariongE--,ioily Roger won, Marc
second. kloneiike Jim third. Time esis.
lace second, Jolly son third. Time fi5A
one miie-Tae Ripple stakes iamma.
fion won. Daisy +. second. Marin third.
Time, f:f2i4.
Four and a half furiongs-Beana won,
Bes.rque second. Saiyarse third. Time,
:s@i
SIX fsriongs. seiliug-pur.ty won, Kon-
urasah second. Turtle Dove third. Time.
1stI
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from California The men are under or
ders TO serve upon the regulation summer
guard duty in the park. They are nearly
all new recruits who have been enlisted
during the past three months. and came
10 the Coast from various Eastern states.
The detachment is in charge OF Sergt. l..
Cooper. of the Fourth cavalry.
The emergency corps. OF this city. visit
ed the troops az the depot. presenting the
men with handsome bouquets of flowers.
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NEW YORK June - -Ha-t-uaa'z n1usf
o. Schresekard's ~ lE the SEVENTH inning.
w5ih tao men CIT. lest New York .4e game
today. Attendance. -.Sl2. Sccre.
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FIRE At PORT HADLOCk.
Residences of L.. r.. Doncasfer and
William Chiliman Destroyed.

PORT TOWNSEND. June IA IRE oc-
Cured n; Port Hsdlock. az the head OF
Townsend bay. AT II O'clock this morning.
completely destroying the residences OF f.
Doneaster and William ChIllman. The loss
Is sI.eJo
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nIea snres shots az Kerr After shna+sry
NessAcn surrendered himself "a rFe
herr Ess interested hers In ..n r
oussnesss with W. III. Rsaeaoasxxn- Re -
49, : a member OF the firm Of w-afssvzyrx
9 hesF brus, q Portland. Or. He se.gy~s
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nuTTE. June 1.-THE inquest on the
body OF Ethel Giil began tonight. There
we're no important developments. Sew
eral more suspects have been arrested.
They are men who have been approaching
little girls with evident improper intent.
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s,ase Convention W. {. 4. 1.

Special Dispatch 70 the Pos;-Ink iligenc"r.
CENTRsI.iA. June lt-Fhe STATE con-
vention Of the W. &. y. L. OF Western
Washington convened at his place today.
Il will be in session until Friday.
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SCHOONER ALTON PROBABLY LOST.
Tacoma Vessel With Six Men
Thought Ia Have zone Down.

VICTORIA. June H.--Capt. Person. OF
the schooner Rather. froN Cook inlet.
states that the schooner Alton, OF Tacoma.
with SIX men on board, was probably lost
during a severe gale. May y.
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California Cattle Under Cloud.

SALEM. Or. June H.-Governor Lord
today issued a proclamation declaring that
all cattle brought from California into Ore
gon must be examined by the state veter-
mary surgeon. Cattle from California
have developed Infectious and contagious
diseases Whenever diseased cattle are
found they VIII be placed IN close quar-
artine.
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To Command Troops in Canada.

LONDON Juue li-~f.ieut Gen. Lord
seymour uncle q ;he Marquis 90 Hert.
ford. has been gaz ttcd c-m1ander % the
British troops in Canada. 10 succeed Lieut.
Gen. Montgomery Moore.
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mock won. Estaca second. Rappahannock
third. Time. i.5S
Eve fnrlongs-Muggins won, k.rkwood
second. Chopin third. Time. los.
The Greater New York stecpiechase.
about two and a half mies-Shetilkah
won. MaTschan second. Trillion third.
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Cavalry for Nruow~toue Park.

Sprr.al Dispatch - tAe tel.tgeEcev.
TACOMA June i4-Fnr;y-tvo members
~ Troops y and II. Fourth cavalry. l.. ;.
\. passed through has CITY late this aft
~r1~aa rzasatA "a saA Yssla q Asa.A ~>-A
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ASTORIA. jane N.~Thc Steering gear
of tho steamer oregon became disabled
shortly after leaving np the liver last
night and before the vessel could bc stop
pad she stuck her ncsc IN the mad. She
was noa;e1 a. high tide today without
damage. - -
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Rmssta'S wheat Crop Rocks Welt.

ST. PETERSBURG. Iuoe 1.-THE win
ger wheat crops are satisfactory. except
81 i've prcy noes. and the spring crops are
satisfactory. except In we.
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No Damage tn the san Francisco.

WASHINGTON, June ft-Word came
- gi7e navy department; today from com
frauAsr Iesry. a. Proyirce;own, Mass.
thst the san Francisco. his flagship. had
suffered po damage through ,'-9andicS
trst..rlfau
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-. clair sentenced To Hang.

BOISE. Idaho. June Ill L. s.. Clair
was today sentenced az Idaho C.ty u b.
hanged an June II. fer the murder Of John
Decker, a. Van Wyck, October. 49,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.


CLEVELAND. June H--padden's two
hagger in this ninth won the game Tor
Pittshurg. Burkett was pat out of the
ga me and of the grounds for questioning
decision Attendance, i.00o. Score:
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LOUISVILLE. June 1f,--"Red" Ehrei
lasted but five innings today. Damrnan
was substituted for Hill after the first In
ming and tho Colonies failed 10 get a rssn-
Attendance 500. Score:
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shock Felt in Illinois. Kentucky ana
Indiana.

CAIRO. Il. June IA severe earth
quake was felt here at a.3p a. m. Accord
ing TO the report OF Observer Smith, Of
the weather bureau. II lasted ten seconds.
No damage was done.
PADCCAH. Ky. June IA distinct
earthquake shock was felt here ard
Throughout this part 81 the state this
morning. la This city the shock moved
dishes and furniture very perceptibiy.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. June IA dis
tinct earthquake shock vas felt here Mt
about go O'Clock this morning. i; vas
percep,ible IN the tall buildings Of the city.
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Cincinnati .. Louisville :.

Batteries-Wison and o'Connor; Rhines
and BowerInan. Cmpiress-Snyder and Con-
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philadelphia 81. boston %.

BOSTON Jnne 1.-THE RpTtor,s were
shut out today through :iae pitching by
Orth. IN less thar Rixtesf. Of the eernr
team going out on flies. wn!le WI}ss wss
hlt hard Attendance ! so Score.
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Tsatterif.S-iiiu. Damman and Wood: En-
yet Magee and Powers. Impires-SN art
NOD 4ra Wood
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NEWPORT. II. T.. June if.-Senator AID
rich was reelected ny the legislature to-
day on The first ballot.
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NEW ORLEANS. Jane lt~Supt p. r.
Cur~an- q the Queen AMI Crescent, was
shot ard seriously wounded ~ Ass stem
orrapher. ". : Roppcrs. n Tia rcnpHny's
o:f!ee today Roppsrt Is IN custody.
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wAGNER-s ban2. Madison park. To
night,
The Coconino sun., 1898-06-11

For sale in quantities to suit locators.
from 10 acres up. Apply TOD. NJ. Simp-
son. Babbitt Block.
The National Encampment OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, will be
held in Cincinnati, Ohio, ON September
5 TO 10 inclusive. Rate for round trip
$3.50
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Vandalism by the Volunteers.

That the great bronze doors at the Cap
itol building should be defaced by visiting
volunteer soldiers is unfortunate, and 1t Is
well that the offense was quickly detected,
and that the perpetrators were punished.
This city has suffered severely from this
habit of careless and inconsiderate tourists.
The beautiful and historic tablets in the
interior Of the Washington monument have
been partly destroyed. and 1t has been
found necessary to keep a strict watch over
every exposed portion of the property to
preserve it. 1t may be that fear will
arise in the minds of the citizens and per-
baps of the officials whose duty It b to
care for the government property here lest
the incoming Of many thousands Of soldiers
from all parts Of the country will increase
both the danger Of such vandalism and the
difficulty Of preventing these defacements
The wanton work Of the New Jersey men
Evening star., 1898-05-21

something, without regard for elevations or
depressions or distances, simply loading and
firing frantically. This waste of ammuni-
ton Is reassuringly indicative that the poor
n craftsmanship of the Spaniards at Manila
was not Specifically due to their weapons or
their ammunition, but was generally char
acteristic of the lace. The excitable tenn
rerament of the Spaniard does not adjust
itself we'll to the trying conditions of an ar
tillery duel The modern gun seems too
delicate and exact a machine to be clearly
understood and effectively handled by these
men. High authorities have declared that
one of the most positive reasons for ex-
pecting the certain defeat of Spain in this
war or any other with a nation composed
of other than Latin peoples is that the dis
position of the groups dwelling on the bor-
ders of the Mediterranean does not meet
the requireme nts OF modern warfare, with
its exacting demand for mechanical skill
and fine work in handling guns and ships
of war. Thus far in the campaign these
theories have been carried out to the per-
feet satisfaction of the American people.
1t is to be hoped that the demonstration
will not be checked.
Evening star., 1898-05-21

Ii sufficient to inspire such an apprehcn-
sion. Yet 1t will be seen upon examination
that there Is less possibility Of such
danger henceforth. In the first place.
prompt punishment of the first offenders
VIII doubtless serve as a wholesome exam
pie, particularly in view of the fact that
the men who were yesterday in court have
In all likelihood before now been subjected
to severe military discipline for their trick.
The camp at Woodburn Manor though
large. is now under discipline that will
steadily increase In efficiency, and though
the men of the forces there gathered are
apt to chafe under the first restraints of
camp life and the drilling process, there Is
little need for fear that they will not at
all times be under control. That these men
Will come into the city from time to time
on leave from camp and will play pranks
somewhat to the dislike of the citizens is
inevitable; but If proper reports are at
once made it is assured that speedy ac-
counting will confront the offenders If they
can be identified. The words of the ma jor
who paid the fines of the soldiers in court
yesterday show that the officers in charge
OF the recruits appreciate the responsibility
OF Keeping their men well under control.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
Spanish DeceptionS.

Inc Spanish authorities in both Manila
and Havana, in anticipation of an Ameri-
can invasion, are preparing for stubborn
resistance They are asking US to believe
that they will stand out to the end They
are adopting characteristic methods of
rousing the rank and file of the soldiery.
Al Manila, for an instance, the Roman
catholic archbishop, in a pastoral letter,
made the following appeal:
Christians. defend your faith against
heretics, who raise an insuperable barrier
10 immortal souls, enslave the people
abolish crosses from cemeteries, forbid pas
tors to perform baptism matrimony or
funeral rites, or to administer consolation
or grant absolution."
AT the very time that this letter was be-
Ing read at Manila, the members of the
Roman Catholic communion throughout the
United States were listening to a pastoral
letter in which ths American cause was
strongly indorsed and prayers advised for
Its success And only last Sunday the flag
was hoisted and blessed at one of the larg-
est churches in this city, in the presence of
an oVerfiowing congregation. which Joined
In singing the Star Spangled Banner"
In Cuba the play is equally upon the
credulty and ignorance of the Spanish SOL
diers- They are fed on the most fantastic
the Yankee pigs, and are kept utterly in
the dark respecting events abroad. Ma
Mia is celebrated as a Spanish victory
Every bit of firing along their own coast
Is described to them as u Yankee defeat.
The whole Yankee feet has been whipped
by sections, and several of the largest ships
have been disabled and laid off for repairs
And SO OF.
But. OF course, 1t Is agreed at both points
that test of strength is TO come The
heretics will effect q landing at Manila,
and the pigs in Cuba, and the Spanish SOL
diers must be ready for them. They must
fight to the death. and show the superior
stuff OF which they are made.
When the Spanish soldiers In Manila dis
cover that among the invading 'heretics''
are members of their own faith and those
in Cuba discover that the Yankee pig is
not squealer. some disarrangements of
Spanish plans are certain to take place
Spain not only deceives her own, but tries
10 deceive the outside world.
Evening star., 1898-05-21
More Bad Gunnerx.

The dstailed accounts of the San Juan en-
gagement furnish another demonstration of
poor gunnery on the part of the Spaniards
Take the experience of the torpedo boat
Porter, for instance This little craft van
tured far In toward shore, and, no batteries
being visible. daring maneUver was exc
cuted- Suddenly from a number of points
masked guns belched forth a storm of
shslls. of sufficiently large caIiber to dis
able heavy ship. and far more than
enough to sink the Porter instantly III one
should strike her. OF course she cut and
ran, splitting back defiaI ce from her little
one-pounder. in pitiful contrast with the
great rides booming at her from the shore
and churning the water around her into a
foam with their shells. She was a fair
mark. The least degree Of accuracy would
doubtless have sent her to the bottom with
all hands in the first minute of tn, firing.
But with al the chances clearly against
her she escaped without scratch. The
Spanish gunners had merely blazed away
indiscriminately. In the chance of hitting