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Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Cervero's Diplomacy.

The officers of the fleet are still prais.
ing Admiral Cervera's diplomacy in
sending his chief of staff, Capt. Ovideo,
to Admiral Sampson, with assurances
of the safety Of Lieutenant Hobson and
his men. Besides the kindness of the
act. they say, Admiral Cervera dis
played wisdom IN making himself
persona K rata with Admiral Sampson,
to whom he must soon surrender. He
knows his case is hopeless and he can
not hold out much longer. The surrender
Of Cervera, the officers say, means the
fall of Cuba.
IT to learn the strength of the Amer.
lean fleet was one object Of Capt.
OYldeo's polite visit he certainly was
able to accomplish It. He was given
an opportunity to review all the ships,
which appear, d to be accidental. yet
was really the result of a we'll timed
order. While Capt Ovideo, in the New
York's cabin. was delivering his chiefs
message and receiving Admiral Samp-
sons reply, signal was given for all the
ships TO assemble near the flagship. So
wnen Capt. OvIdeo came on deck he
saw twenty-one magnificent floating
lighting machines deploying past the
New York in a procession that seemed
to have no end. 1t is not likely that his
description OF the pageant will be
published in any of the Madrid news
papers. The ships outnumber Cervera's
three to one-and besides the Yankee
gunners know how TO shoot.
While Capt. Ovideo was on board the
New York a delegation of Cubans was
also on the ship arranging for General
Garcia's cooperation with the Amerl-
cans. 1t was necessary to place these
Cubans out OF Capt. Ovideo's sight. for
for it would have been bad form to allow
him to meet them on one Of our ships.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Summer Opera at the National.

The National Opera Comique Com
pany will begin a summer engagement
at the National theatre Monday eve ming,
thWednesday and Saturday matinees,
and will present for the opening weeka
grand double bill, giving two complete
operas at each performance, namely
"Cavalleria Rusticana" and "H. MS.
PInaiore." by company selected from
the most prominent artists in grand and
comic opera, including Miss Carlotta
Gilman, who has been the leading prima
donna with Abbey, Schoield and Grau's
offerings; Miss Celia Ellis, who is well
known in this city, and who for so many
years was identified with the McCaull
Opera Company; Miss Josie Hart, Miss
Flossie Ellis. Miss J. Rossyn, Miss Allie
Hallan, Mr.. Charles Campbell, of the
Casino Opera Company forces, and
leading tenor with Lillian Russell; Mr..
F. NJ. Msrston, from the Castle square
aggregation; Mr.. Lee Dougherty, Mr.
Arthur Tempest, Harry McFadden, and
William Blaizdell, who has been selected
to create more important comedy
characters than any other come
dian IN this country. There
will be a chorus OF forty voices
and an augmented orchestra. That
the different'operasp presented will be
rendered artistIcallY is assured by the
association OF lose Van den Berg. from
the Metropolitan Opera House. Each
performance, including the matinees-
Wednesday and Saturday-wIll be per.
sonally conducted by him. To please
the eye, special scenery has been painted
for the operas, and the costumes will be
designed and made by Nine. DOwling,
OF New York CITY, who is credited with
a great deal OF Edward E. Rice's success
by the dresses she has given his differ.
ent productions. Manager RapleY has
had distributed through tn, house a
number Of electric fans to keep a COM
Portable temperature,
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Politics in Tennessee.

Tennessee Republicans are sore put
to find a candidate for Governor who
will give Benton McMillin any kind of a
race. Since the defeat oil Col. Evans,
now United States Commissioner of
Pensions, the minority party has had to
put out a drag net to get man to head
the ticket. Col. E. J. Sanford, president
Of the Knoxville & Ohio Railroad Com
panY, is being besought to run against
McMillin. He is wealthy and commands
the support OF nearly every railroad and
coal and iron combination in the South.
On business and political propositions
Colonel Sanford is gold bug, while Mr..
NcMillin, as everybody knows, IS an
ardent champion Of the white metal.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
S2d National EDcampment g. A, n.
Cincinnati, OHIO
SEPTEMBER sth To 10th, I89S.-BALTI-
MORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

SEPTEMBER sth To 10th, 189S.-BALTI-
MORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
For this occasion tickets will be sold
at the low rate of one fare for the round
trip from all points on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad east OF PittsbuTg, Park
ersburg and Wheeling, inclusive, good
going on September 3rd and 4th, and
good returning not earlier than Sept
9th, nor later than the 18TH, except by
depositing ticket with Joint Agent at
Cincinnati, between September Sth and
9th, inclusive, and on payment Of fee of
twenty-five (25) cents, when return limit
may be extended to leave Cincinnati, to
and including October I'D, 1893,
Owing to the great patriotic wave
sweeping the country at the present
time, great interest will be manifested
at this meeting. Solid Vestibuled Trains
of elegant coaches, Pullman Sleeping
Cars, Observation Cars and splendid
Dining Car Service. Three through
trains daily from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington, and
two from Pittsburg.
Get full particulars from Ticket Agent,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
one Man Tired Of Politics.

Congress has no attractiOns-lOr ME,
especially as | had to sign d check the
other day for over 5000 lost in private
business while / was absent in Wash
ington," said Chairman Odell, of the
Republican State Committee, to a group
Of friends at the Fifth Avenue II
would have been in Just that amount
had been at home" he continued. "A
member OF Congress gets a salary OF
5000. he spends twice that IN Wash.
iugton in a single year. / am patriot
as patriots go. But anybody who wants
my job can have It on and after Decem-
Der I next"
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
The Lesson OF spain's Fallen Glib
raltar.

The Lesson OF Spain's Fallen Glib
rRltar.
Santiago was Spain's Gibraltar
the most impregnable Spanish
stronghold in the world. Nature
made it easy to tortitY, and Spain,
in anticipation Of Cervera's clever
moves to delay US from Havana as
long as possible, had thrown up
there the best Of deienses which
Spain's best engineer, Ordonez,
could construct, and had mounted
there as good guns as the best a:
Havana.
Yet see how easily Santiago's
forts fell before our powerful float
ing fortresses! See how hopelessly
Intellectual was the best gunnerv
of which the Spanish gunners are
capablel
There is only one way Of retriev-
ing the blunder OF not taking
Spain's less strong but really vital
ports-San Juan and Havana.
That way is to stop corpse-stab-
bing and deliver straight from the
shoulder the two finishing solar
plexus blows-at once!
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
i AN SENTINEL

II THE owners Of the Holland
submarine boat, who asked only
$500 for their craft and yet can
not sell it to the Government, will
put themselves in communication
with the brokers who sold Uncle
Sam the Merrimac for S35o,ooo,
they may hear Of something to
their advantage. No questions
asked.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Money Doesn,t Always Count.

Norton Chase, one ofthe several can
didates for the Attorney Generalship on
the New York Democratic State ticket,
was once counted out Of an election to
the State Senate by a single vote. Eleven
years ago his Republican adversary in
Albany County was Henry Russell, a
very wealthy -four manufacturer. The
county was normally Democratic by a
large majority But green goods was
plentiful among the Republicans, and II
was used where it would do the most
good. Russell and Chase fought for the
cne vote for months. Finally, however,
a Republican Senate seated Russell.
Two years later, Russell was repudiated
and Chase was indicated by a tremen-
dous majority.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Starving Our Troops

within sight OF the Capitol, at Falls
Church, in Virginia, is an accom-
plished fact. Medicines are not
to be had for the soldiers within
twenty miles from Washington.
We copy the following from the
Washington Times oil Friday:
AS to medicine, there is none. Not a
relieving grain Of powder or drug for
the burning, gaspIng sufferers. Not a
picayune cathartic pill for the yellowed,
bloated patients. This is a strong state
ment, but this was the actual situation
last Thursday Ia this hospital.
mo, / can't get any medicine" said
the acting surgeon in charge, land what
have had today the officers have pur.
chased out Ol their pay. Here are two
tablets, the last | have. There are
twenty men in need Of them. Well, here
goes. The first man must be the choice"
ASK Why, we are worn out asking
for medicines. We don't need it here,
guess, or they would supply it."
There are thirty cases of measles in the
Isolated ward The pictured horrors
on the vaults Ofthe Sistine Chapel might
describe a day as patient in this place.
Then the patients are not fed as weary,
tasteless sufferers, but as strong, sweat
ing men. How may an invalid thrive
on dry bread and porks
The attendants have 10 sleep on the
ground in the open air, owing to the
lack Of accommodation Tor them, They
have had to live on wind and work Tor
some time.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Merrimac's Sinking 90 BE Investi-
gated.

Merrimac's Sinking 90 BE Investi-
gated.
The Merrimac, which is at the
bottom OF the entrance to Santiago
harbor, will be the subject Of an
investigation when the war is over.
There is no disposition to cavil
now at the good service done by
the Merrimac, which is conceded
to be well worth the third of mil
lion paid for her. But it is also
known that she vas an unwleldY
hulk with machinery that would
not work, and that was considered
dangerous every moment it was IN
motion.
The Merrimac was purchased
less than two months ago on the
strong personal recommendation
OF certain Ohio politician Of large
influence with this Administration.
This gentleman and others have
in reality run the entire equipment
of the army and navy. 1t has
been a close corporation. With
out a recommendation from one oi
them not a blanket nor a sock was
bought, and not a collier nor a
cruiser. All this matter will be
gone over by Congress some day.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11

Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That there shall be paid, in lieu of
the tax Of one dollar now impOs ed by
law, tax of two dollars on all beer
lager beer, ale, porter. and other fer.
mented liquors, brewed or manufactured
and sold, or removed for consumption
or sale, within the United States, by
whatever name such liquors may be
called, for every barrel containing not
more than thlrty-one gallons; and at a
like rate for any other quantity or for
the fractional parts OF a barrel author
lied and defined by law. And section
thirty-three hundred and thirty nine OF
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
accordingly: Provided, That a discount
Of seven aud one-half per centum shall
be allowed upon all sales by collectors
to brewers ofthe stamps provided for
the payment of said tax.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Perry Belmont J.G Blaine.

Perry Belmont, who is. being pushed
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor of New York by Suffolk Demo-
Gratis and admirers in New York city,
too, achieved his FIRST political distinc-
ton as a member of Congress by beard.
ing the late James G.. Blaine. Belmont,
who was at the time comparatively a
STRIPPING, had the audacity to oratori-
cally spar With the then Republican
leader of the House of Representatives,
something that the older Democrats
often hesitated toIdO, The ability he
displayed, and the hot shafts he hurled
at the Plumed Knight, provoked admira.
ton even from the victim OF his attacks.
Blaine, however, refused to his death to
pardon certain personal illusions to his
interests in Peruvian guano enterprises,
and it is recorded that from the day of
Belmont's outburst he declined to rec
ognize him on sight.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Deer Park HoteI-Deer Park, Nd
Most DelighkIzL Summer Resort THe
1LLsrHSg,fee

Most Delightful Summer Resort 0f TIE
AklsPHsHfeS.
Swept by mountain breezes, 7,Soo feet
above sea level. and removed from all
annoyances. Absolutely free from
malaria, hay fever and mosquitoes. On
main line Of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Hotel and cottages, Every modern
convenience. Electric Lights, Turkish
Baths, two large Swimming Pools. Coli
Links, Tennis Courts, Bowling Alleys,
Magnificent Drives, Complete Livery
Service. Annapolis Naval Academy
for housekeeping il desired) ready for
occupancy June Ist. Hotel open from
June 2Sth to September goth.
For rates and information address ID.
-. Jones, Manager. B. & o. Building,
Baltimore, Md. After that time, Deer
Park, Garrett County, Md,
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
Reer TnN.

While the Revenue bill has not
yet passed Congress and received
the approval Of the President, it is
more than likely that the section
relating to the beer tax will read
as follows:
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
Regular
STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION
Between
Baltimore and Bremen
The following steamers OF the North
German Lloyd. first class IN all their
appointments of S, 600 to 5000 tons, run
regularly as follows:
FROM BALTIMORE.
#wnlehad
Wednesday, June Is. pm
+willehad
Wednesday, June IS pm
Maria Riokmers
Wednesday, Tune "a, pm
#Dresden
wednesday, June a9, pm
Elizabeth Rickmers
Wednesday, July 8. pm
#Muenchen
"Wednesday, June 2e. pm
Elizabeth Rickmers
Wednesday, July 6, pm
"H IL. Meier
Wednesday. July 70. ? pm
CrereId
wednesday, July 20, pm
And thereafter weekly.
lhe steamers with carry Cabin
RaIFS Of Calm Passage.
IL cabin to Bremen from $4s to $50 and
upwards
Round Trip from S92.so to Soz. 60 and
upwards
Rates Of Stesrqge Passage.
From Baltimore to Bremen Cos
From Bremen to Baltimore g.,
Round trip tickets from Baltimore 70
Bremen and return, 500
For freight and passage, apply to the
SShSIdI Agents,
A. ScHUMAcHER& CO.
No. South Gay ST..
Baltimore, Nd.
EDWARD r. DROOP q SONS
Gas Penna. Ave,
Washington, ID. @.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
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Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
An additional proviso was added
as follows by the conference:

That the additional tax imposed in
this section on all fermented liquors
stored in warehouses, to which a stamp
had been affixed, shall be assessed and
collected in the manner now provided
oy law for the collection OF taxes not
paid by stamps.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD
Schedule in effect NOV IA, 1897.
Leave Washington from Station corner
New Jersey avenue and street.

New Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest, vestibuled Lin
tied trains ll.o5, ll.25 a. M, S.05 p. m.
For Cincinnati. st. Louis and Indianapolis,
express, lbs am. Vestibuied Limited 3.40
p. m. express 1855 pm.
For PittSburg and Cleveland, express daily
For Columbus, Toledo Detroit, l1.55 pm.
For Winchester and Way Stations, 1890,
For New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham,
800 m daily; Sleeping Cars through.
For Luray, 34O p. m. daily.
ForRaltmOre, week day ,X5.OO, $50, X7-05 x7 10,
x7.90, xs.0O,s.SO, 1880 xlOO0, a. m, xl2.66 M,
xl2l0 rl24o, xi;l6, x8O9, 32o x4.3o, 4.S5, x5.O5,
pm. and 1901 night. Sundays X7,05, XT 10, T.8O,
500 x90O, M, x121.0 l.l5, 1.20, x3tO, 32O, 435,
1905, x5.IO. $50 xS.OO, x92O, n.l5, xll.5O p IN,
For Annapolis, ITO and $50 a. M, 4so.
$50 p. m. sundays $50 a. m. and t.5 p. m.
$50 NJ. Sundays, 900 am, 10 pm.
For HagerstOwn, 1000 am, t5.SOp. m
am, 40, $50, 7.05 p. m. Sundays 900 am,
e For r 'GsithersburE and Way Points week
lI.3o pm. Sundays, 9.OC a. m, l.l5 4.33, 705,
FOR Washington Junction and way points.
400 a. M, 4.3o, $50 p. m. week days. 300 am,
l.l6 p. u. Sundays.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
PHILA.
All trains illuminated with pfntsch lights.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
East, week days %, 90, 1000 am, l2.O5 Il Is
u,.0I night. Sleeping Car, open at 1000
C'clock.) Sundays, z O5, o 90 m. (l.B Dining
Carsl, 3 90. 1905 Dining Carl, lr.o1 night.
Sleeping car open 10 p m, Additional trains
for PhiladelPhia week days, daily, 500 pm,
Buffet PsrlOr Cars on all day trains.
For Atlantic City, loco a m 1905 noon. I:l6
and $500 pm week days. Sundays,9;OO am.
For Cape May, 1905 noon.
Except Sunday. "Daily. SUNDAY only
xExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hot Il 3
and residences by the U nion Transfer. .CO. .ontI
1ers left at ticket offices, 6i9 Pa. ave-, Nv
York ave. and Fifteenth street and at Depot
WIN. B. GREENE, ID. B. MARTIN,
Gen Manager. Mgr. Pass. TRAFFIC.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-11

aOIn ngV.lLA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
I'll A M p TON NEW S.

"ner 'hat was sworn TO try his case.
ou"Se blackstone took the papers and
VIII necfue whether or not to Issue Il
WIFI on error during vacation.
AN unusually large array OF legal tai
eht WAS present at the Warwick I'i,,-uit
N"urt on tuesday to welcome the JuCl:,s.
upon the occasion of his entering ON
ms duties. Attorneys Hughes and Sc
gar. and Mr.. John Weymouth. of
hampton: Attorneys Bickford, Lett
VEINS. wilcox. SemhneS and Clark and
Police Justice Brown, of Newport
News. We're among those in attendance
1t is probable that the term of the
Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county
Will be changed after the first of July
TO the last on the Inst. The docket is
larger at present than it has been fol-,
many years. and the change will give
the county 4 longer term than the 9TH
er courts of Judge BaCkSt-yne'S circuit
1t will probably be necessary to hold
special terms of court in order TO clear
up the docket. and thus Judge Black
Stons. declared his intention.
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BOND ISSUE KILLED.

Sewerage system and Street Improve
ncnts Not to Be Had Now.
News reached here late vest arlry at
tcrnocn from Richmond that tho pro
posed bond issue had been killed
Some time ago a bill was introduced
in the State Senate to amend the
Hampton charter in nrS'.." to issue
bonds to the amount of 5000 600 t. pave
the sii,ets and put in q sewerage sys-
TEN.
The bill came UP and was referred 20
the committee on counties, cities and
towns. This committee reported unta-
vorably.
Ths. bill in AN amended form was
"a gain sent to Richmond and in the nav
shape it passed both House and Senate.
ATTORNEY Francis T. CauSey, who had
fought the bin from the first, immedi-
Jtely Went to the Stnte capitol and fl
nlily succeeded in getting the Senut e
to reconsider the bill.
The Senate adjourned yesterday at
ternoon and the bill to amend the char
ter had not b~en presented to it. OF
course no action can now be taken to
have the bill pushed through.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy; No. 2 yellow corn.
?9t29@ :; No. spring wheat, sS@9S3;
NO. 3 spring wheat, s3@96; No.
? red, 1O5@1O6a; No. 9 corn, 294@s; No.
2 oats, 264; No. white, 29s: No.
3 white, 2s@294; No. 9 Rye, so; No.
barley, 5000; No. 3, =: No. i, -;
-; No. flax seed, 121!@1254; prime
timothy seed, 2.o5; mess pork per
barrel 10. 40@. 10l5;lard per 100 pounds
1ON5.124; short ribs sides Qoose),
4.95W5.30; dry sailed shoulders
boxed 44@5; short clear sides.
boxed: 5.35@5.55; whiskey distillers
finished goods, per gallon, 1851.
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THE NEW ELECTORAL BOARD.

Change in the Names Recommended q
Subject of Comment
The appointment ny the Legislature
on Tuesday OF the electoral board for
report that was mentioned In the Daily
Press several days ago to tine effect
that an effort was being made 10 sub
s;atute the name of Mr.. E. NJ. Tennis
for that of Mr.. George A. Schmelz. who
was recommended by the county exec
Utiya committee, as one of the mem berS
OF tine beard
The bolrl las named CONSISTS of
lMess,-s. Segar Whiting. T. H. PARA
more and Z. NJ. Tennis, the two former
gentlemen having been recommended,
along With Mr.. Schmelz, by the county
executive committee.
Mr. f. Z. Montague, The fioater dele
gate. from this !e.gila 1--WE district, was.
for some reason, opposed to the APP
ptintment of Mr.. 'Schmelz as melnber
OF The board, and at his instance the
name. OF Mr. Tennis was substituted
for that of MIR. Schmelz. y member of
,he district committee, who went II"
Richmond to investigate the truth of
the report that the change in the rec
concentrations of the executive com
mittee would be made, learned from
Mr.. Montague that the 'rumur was we'll
founded. Mr. Montague stated as his
reason for taking this position that he
desired 10 eliminate the III feeling that
was aroused in the party curing the
last campaign. and restore entire har-
mony and unity.
Among the hardest workers for the
elv elton of MIR. Montague was Mr..
Schmelz, and the unexpected develop
ment in the electoral board matter was
the subject yesterday OF considerable
comment.
The change i'm the electoral board
throws the. balance of power in the
! hands of those who opposed Mr.. Mon
tague's nomination, and his action is
r-gar Gttti in some quarters as a viola
ton of his obligations to those who
fought for him when he most needed
ell
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THE EDWARDS CASE.
Attorney NJ. T. Hughes Appeals F'rr a
Writ of ErrOr

Writ of Error.
On Tuesday Attorney M. r. Hughes
presented Ito Judge j. C. Blackstone,
of the Circuit Court, the petition of r
T. Edwards, for a writ Of error from
the judgment of the County Court
rendered against him in january, by
which he was sentenced to serve two
years and six months in THE peniten-
tiaIy.
The petition is ably drawn, and re-
cites three reasons for the granting of
the writ. The finSt ground assigned in
the petition is set forth in the first bill
of exceptions, Claiming that the Coun-
ty Court was in error in gran ting the
first, second, third, fourth. fifth, sew
enth. eighth and ninth instructions to
the jury, asked for by the Common
wealth. Numerous cases are cited in
the petition to sustain the claim of err
uor
The second reason for the issuance of
a writ of error lis set forth in bill of
exceptions No 2, and reference is made
to the certified copy of THE evidence
and the law governing the case.
Tine other cause for the application
for the writ is that the court erred in
overuling the motion TO arrest judge
ment for errors appea ing on the face
of the record. in which case there is no
necessity for bin of exceptions. The
first error in the record is its failure
to show aIfirmatively. as required by
Jaw that the prisoner was arraigned
That the record does not show that the
jury was summoned by proper author
ity is the second error complained of,
and the last flaw is the fact that THE
record omitS 10 state that the same
jury found the verdict against the prls-