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The evening times., 1898-05-27
FRENCH COLONY EXPLAINS
The Paris Papers Do Not Reflect
Public Sentiment in France.
REPRESENT THE CAPITALISTS
The Men Who Have Money Invested
In S.,anish Sec urities and q Few
the Weak snd Wicked Favor the
Course of Spain.

New York. Nay T.-The French colony
in this city is not pleased with the turn
affairs between France and America are
taking. 1t spoke last night through the
Cercle Francois de Harmonic. one of
the representative societies of French
men in New York, At a recent meeting
committee was appointed to put the
facts before the American people as
Frenchmen saw them. Eugene Gerber
eux. the chairman. made an address at
the meeting of the Cercle, held at its
THE general tone of a portion of the
press shows an evident effort to create a
feeling of distrust and discomfort between
the two nations. and against this effort
we desire to enter our solemn protest.
First because of its very great Injustice:
next. of the harm II is bound to do all
parties concerned. Rumors are already
afioat of measures of reprisal. Several
branches of business are now suffering
because of the state of feeling created
by this unfortunate agitation. and the au-
thors thereof have at least temporarily
succeeded in their nefarious work
1T is unfortunately true that quite a
number Of the Partisan papers have shown
themselves very hostile to this country
in this present war. That these papers
do not represent the great French repub-
lie is absolutely certain, and We. as
French Americans who are in constant
communication with the people all over
France, know beyond doubt that this
Partisan newspaper syndicate does not
represent the sentiment of the French
people.
They represent the capitalists with an
investment of two thousand million dol
lars invested in Spanish bonds. few de-
luded people who. through sympathy for
the weak. have become sympathetic with
Spain for her misfortunes. forgetting that
she brought them upon herself by centu-
ries of misrule in all her possessions.
caused by the inevitable corruption that
necessarily creeps into all antiquated
monarchical governments.
From all authorized and responsible
sources come the same expressions OF
friendship for this nation and sympathy
for the cause of liberty. Not discordant
note Is heard. Expressions with out
number have been made by Foreign Min
lister Hanotaux. Premier Meline and 9TH
ers. ALL without exception. going as far
as their positions as the representatives
of a neutral government can possibly go
in the direction of everything American
in this contest. because of its form of
THE cause Of humanity has for its two
best champions republican France in Eu-
rope and republican America in the wes-
tern Hemisphere. Both are
marching side by side ahead
Of all others. bearing aloft for
the edifcation and final relief of the op-
pressed of all climes. the sacred legend
Of liberty. and no amount of scheming
detractors or calumny can change them
from their chosen road"
The evening times., 1898-05-27
SPANS ARMY ROUTED.
Guards at Fort Taylor Put Three
Men to Flight.

Guards at Fort Taylor Put Three
Men to Flight.
Key West, Fla. May T.-Three un-
known men attacked the guards at the
mortar battery. near Fort Taylor, early
today. The men fired on the sergeant
of the guard. The sergeant says he re-
&C ,Snized the men and knows them to
be Spaniards. The firing was sharp
and lasted some time. They were re-
pulsed and fed.
The men appeared here first yesfer-
day afternoon. They were swarthy fel-
lows. and tried to force their way past
the sentry into the reservation. They
were stopped Immediately, but would
not give any account of themselves.
Nothing more was thought of the mat
ter at the time. The men appeared
again between 10 and IL o'clock last
night. The sergeant of the guard hailed
them, and they, without reply, opened
fire on him with pistols.
One OF the second volley Of bullets hit
him in the fieshy part of his left arm
above the elbow. He fell to his knees
and the men ran. AS he fell he raised
his gun and opened fire on the fleeing
Spaniards.
He kept up the fire until the men were
well out Of range. They were apparent
ly uninjured. When the men had dis
appeared the sergeant went for help.
He secured squad of soldiers and
made a search. 1t was found that the
invaders had been tampering with the
mortar battery. Close guard was kept
up the syst of the night. Shortly after
midnight suspicious noises were heard
outside of the walls Of the reservation
and a further investigation was made
The men were discovered to be in a
carriage outside of the gate. The car
riage was driven to one side and the
men were making attempts to get into
the reservation. The sergeant ordered
his men to fire. They did so. and the
strangers jumped into their carriage
and fed.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Cleveland brewer. con.olid..e.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 27.-The consoli-
dation of the Cleveland breweries was
accomplished in New York Wednesday.
Today Mr.. J. T. Anyon, Of the firm of
Barrow. Wade. Guthrie & Co., of New
York, expert accountants. and a corps Of
assistants. arrived to draw of statements
Of the condition of the books of the va
rious breweries and to open the books
for the new company. F. w. Gehring is
president of the consolidated companies
The capitalization Is $4,000 900. The
Guarantee Trust Company Of New York
will be the financial agents of the COM
pany. No foreign capital is invested in
the consolidation.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Work on Kearsarge and Ken
tucky Not Being Rushed.
THEY MAY BE READY BY FALL
The Guns for These Ships, However,
Cannot De Built Before Next
Spring or Summer-The Big SHIPS
Practically Hut Sixty Per Cent
Completed.

There has been much hope that the two
great battleships Kearsarge and Ken
lucky could be rushed to completion with
in the next four or five months to take
part in the present war. Someone, who
was not an expert. a few days ago made
the assertion that with three forces of
men working twenty-four hours a dav
the ships could be ready for duty by the
! first of October.
1t was suggested that they might then
| be utilized in the Fall campaign" which
| this journalist believed would be the i'm
portant stroke of the war
1t is learned at the Bureau of Construc-
tion and Repair that the contracts for
these ships allow another year for their
completion and that no orders to rush
them forward on any less time than this
have been given.
An officer Of the bureau said to a re-
porter for The Times this morning. "Ue
have not ordered that they be completed
inside of the contract time or offered any
bonus for such early completion With
the greatest possible expedition they
could not be ready to leave the Yards
inside of eight or nine months. And there
Is no particular hurry for them, as the
Government cannot have their guns ready
for them before next Spring or Summer.
Ihey VIII not take part in this war unless
1t Is much more prolonged than the Navy
Department believes possible"
There has been a very erroneous idea
in lay minds that when a battleship was
iaunched she was nearly, II not quite,
ready for service. When the Kearsarge
ana Kentucky christenings took place, 1t
was expected that they would join Ad-
miral SIMPSONS fleet in a few weeks.
The fact is that a battleship at its
christening. is very little nearer ready for
the actual business of its life than an
infant when it undergoes the same cere-
mony. The Kentucky and Kearsarge are
Technically sixty per cent completed"
The evening times., 1898-05-27
whoopfpr cou<h

had little boy who was nearly as.a
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neighbors recommended Chamberla ;ns.
Cough Remedy. did not think that anv
medicine would help him. but after CIV.
ing him a few doses Of that remedy I
noticed an Improvement. and one bottle
cured him entirely. 1t Is the best cough
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tail druggist. s5s F Street northwest. ana
Connecticut Avenue and Street north
west. and 14zs Maryland Avenue north.
east.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
AMERICANS STRONG.

London Market for Our Securities
Firm on War News.
London, May E.-The market for Ameri-
can securities is moderately active with
firm undertone
The news, now authenticated that the
Cape Verde fleet has been effectually i'm
prisoned at Santiago. renders Spain more
helpless than ever, and will bring the
war. 1t is thought, to a speedy conclu-
sion. Consols advanced Is to BIG per
cent.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Clored for war sunnIi..

Hong Kong, May 27.-Acting for the British
government, Gov. Sir Henry A. Blake issued in
the Gazette an extraordinary decree prohibiting
for six months from May %. the expectation from
the colony Of arms ammunition, gunpowder or
naval and military stores unless by special per-
mission, granted under local ordinances This is
continuation Of the proclamation issued on No.
vember Is Last. owing to the Importation into
China of supplies from Hong Kong. for secret So
cieties 1t he's TO special Significance in regard
to the Spanish war, but il will h:,inper the Phil
ippine insurgents in obtaining suppiics
The evening times., 1898-05-27
STOCK MARKET CHEERFUL
Prospect of Early Action in Cuba
Inspires Higher Prices.
Hints of Peace Propositions From
Madrid Help the Bullish Feel
ing in Wall Street.

New York. May 27.-The stock market
opened in a cheerful temper and general
ly at higher prices.
The aspect of the war was encouraging
In its indications of early vigorous meas
ureS by the American land and naval
forces, and at the same time there were
hints of peace possibilities in the advices
from Madrid. The undertone continues
firm.
In Government bonds the old As regis
tered were l per cent lower. but new As
were / per cent higher.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
GENEROUS UNCLE SAM.
Newspapers Addressed to Soldier,
to Have Special Priyilcre..

to Have Special Privileges.
The Postoffice Department issued an
order this morning to the employees at the
various army camps for the free forward
Ing of all newspapers and packages to
soldiers. no matter how often they are
transferred or how great the distance.
This Is the first time in the history Of the
department that anything but first
class matter has been allowed to be for
warded without paying extra postage.
During the present war;" said First
Assistant Postmaster-General Heath.
newspapers will be treated in this re-
gard as letters. As the soldiers are to be
moved from place to place at the govern
ment's orders, this action is deemed no
more than fair"
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Washington stock Exchanee.

Substituted States As, registered: ST.
0O0dlG9; District of Columbia 3.65's: 81
O00Gll3 Is; West End ational Bank: no
@10i; National Safe Deposit and Trust:
Soils; Capital Traction: 3SG74 IL 4OG7I is.
40dH. 40d73 rs. 100d73 L. 40G73 3-4;
Washington Gas: 2Od4S 1-2. 5064s So; Mer-
genthaler Linotype: 5Gl49 H. 1Ol149 81
loal4s 1-S; Lanston Monotype: 55d15 1-2;
American Graphophone: 2OG1i 7-s; Ameri-
can Graphophone. preferred: 100G14 81
After Call-Columbia Fire Insurance: 5q
10 1-2; Washington Marekt: Sail IL; Capt.
tai Traction: 3SQ7s 81; Metropolitan r.
R.: 25ql2l.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Two Killed By the C.r,.

Wheeling, W. Va, May 27.-At Manington yes
terday David Nuzum, aged twenty four Of Mounds
vile. Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, was crushed
to death at switch. which he had negligently
turned in front of an approaching train At Sis
speck, prominent oil man. forty years old.
married, with 4 family, was crushed to death
while walking on the tracks
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Entered a MOL. Pros

The trouble between the An,co,t;. p.u
company and the Capital Railway Comnany.
concerning the right of way over the former
EpSM1panys pa1 tracks received another airing in the
ra,. ros Sourt today. Policeman Ryan had ar-
xnicn ne had refused to back up when an elec.
s sIic car was met on the same track, and CHARGED
nm WIN oostructing the passage Of the electric
SL. Judge Scott regarded the charge as ridicu-
lou and after careful inquiry Prosecuting At.
torney P1gh entered mol. pros The electric rail.
way people are indignant and threaten to enter \
The evening times., 1898-05-27
scHLEY ENTERS C1ENFuEeos.
Communication With the Cuban,
Effected and Supplies landed

Enected and Supplies Landed,
Key West, Fla. May 27.-Five ships of
Commodore Schley's squadron entered
the harbor of Cienfuegos late last week
and steamed all around it without draw
ing the fire of any Spanish battery.
Then the warships filled their bunkers
with coal.
This news was brought here by a tor
pedo boat, which came to Key West from
Cienfuegos at full speed. bringing dis
patches from the commodore.
On the day before entering Cienfuegos
harbor. the fleet established communica.
tion with the insurgents. for whose use
$4,000 rounds of ammunition were landed
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Knocked Down by n w..o..

James Lomax. colored, sixty years old, living
at No. 81 Golden Street southwest. while walk
ing on Tenth Street. near E, southwest this morn.
ing, was Knocked down by a heavy wagon and
his head badly cut. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital. B. L. Holmes, Of Arlington.
Va, was the driver of the team, but he was eI.
onerated from any blame by Lornax
The evening times., 1898-05-27

Louis Dickesson jumped from an electric car
at Pennsylvania Avenue and Third Street last
night and fell to the ground. His head was badly
cut and his face bruised. His injuries were dress
ed In Ogram's drug store, after which he started
to walk home.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Killed hx Lightning.

Botetourt, VA. May N.-Joseph NJ
Cronise, aged nineteen years. while stand
ing on the porch of his home with his
three brothers. was struck by lightning
and killed
The evening times., 1898-05-27

Decoration Day Excursion. to Pen
Mar and Gettysburg Under Al.
spices of Nelson and Columbia d.
visions, Uniform Rsnk, Knights Of
Pythjas.
Special train via Pennsylvania Railroad
will leave Sixth Street Station $50 a. m.
Monday. May 30. returning same day.
Round trip to Pen Mar, N5; to Get
tysburg. AS
my5. and myss,a,p,a.m
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Corson & Macartney,

Hemben Of ths New York Stock Exchan1A
1S1o 81. Glover BUILDING
Correspondents Of Messrs. Van Emburxh / Attn
bury, No. Wall st.eet
Banksn and Dealers in Government BonAa
DepositA Exchange. Loans
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all eecurftin
!dseed on the exchanges Of New YORK. Phila6elphia
boston. and Baltimore bought and sold
. speciality made Of investment securities Di<
6iet Bonds and all local Railrosd. Gas Ipsrrancs
and felephone Stock dealt In
Americas Bell Tslsphoas Stock bought aaS
eoid mal9o
The evening times., 1898-05-27
City Lights.

Gas lamps are lighted at s:A p. m: ex-
tinguishing begun at 3:46 a. m. The light
ing Is begun one hour before the hour
named. Arc lamps are lighted at SOC D.
M; extinguished at 401 q. m.
The evening times., 1898-05-27

During the year Of ~ vs treated and cured
nearly three thousand cases-our honest dealing
har made u many fricndA
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Young Men, Middle Age
or Old Men.

Suffering from exceses and efrors Of youth, over.
Debility. Loss Of Memory. Bashfulness. Confusion
Of Ideas. Headache. DixEine., Palpitation Of the
Pimpies On the T.cr I.,.s Of sieen Tir.S E.-iin:
IN the Morning. Evil Forebodngs Dull, Stupid.
Aversion to Society, no Ambition. Bad Taste IN
the Urine. Frequent Urination. sometimss sccona-
panied with slight burning. Kidney Troubles. OF
any Disease of the Genito: Urinary Organs. car
here find honest. safe and speedy cure.
vARICOCELE CURED AT ONCE without oper..
ton. Have yoa the seeds OF any past disease lurk-
ing in your system; MPOTENCf or Loss Of Sex
Do you feel safe in taking this stepi You can't
afford to take any risk. Like father; like son. We
have a never failing remedy that will purity the
Blood and positively bring back Lost Power. Our
honest opinion always given.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide. Il a. m. and 12:10 p.
m.; high tide, 6:01 a. m. and $40 p. m.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition Of the wa
ter at a. M! Great Falls-Temperature,
20: condition. l. Receiving Reservoir
q; condition at north con-
nection, 1: condition at south connection,
5. Distributing acknowledgement
n: condition at infiuent gatehouse, 10:
effiuent gatehouse. 10.
The evening times., 1898-05-27
Complete. Is the Result.

Daily Once Hou1-l0 a. m to D. m. Non.
day. "Wednesday. Thursday. and Saturday, 9 to g
p. m. Sunday. 10 70 u n. -
CONSULTATION STRICTLY coHF1py,srrAL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
SECOND CALL FOR TROOPS.
appointment Among the stntes-TwO
BnttaIions from Virginia.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June H.-Adju-
tant-General Corbin tonight gnade pub
lie the number OF additional regiments,
battalions. companies, or batteries re-
quired from each State under the second
call for volunteers.
The organizations from each State--the
number of which is herewith given-will
be In addition to the number OF men
which will be enlisted from the several
States to fill 10 the maximum OF 1O6 men
TO company the organizations now in
the field.
OF the 5000 men required under the
Presidents second call. 1900 will be
needed to recruit the existing volunteer
regiments up to the maximum strength.
Under the second call the various States
and Territories will furnish, as organi-
cations, twenty-five regiments Of infan-
try. six regiments. and three companies
of infantry in unattached organizations
fourteen light batteries, and three heavy
batteries. According to the statement
made by Adjutant- General Corbin, new
organizations will be apportioned among
some of the States as follows:
Georgia,-One regiment of infantry.
South Carolina-Two battalions of in
fantry.
Virgnia-Two battalions Of infantry.
Florida, having under the first call fur
nished in excess of its quota, will not be
called upon 70 furnish any new organiza-
tons under the second call, or any more
in the field.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
THE STEAMER TWICKENHAM.
Her Coal Was for SnntiagO-The ALI
cnnIe a MarnhIn.

Her Coal Was for SantiagO-The ALI
cante Warship.
KEY WEST, FLA, June II, il:15 p.
M-Wilham Thompson, the steward of
the British steamer Twickenham, which
was captured on June 10th by the aux
iary cruiser ST. Louis, said to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press to-day:
THE steamer and cargo, / believe. are
owned by Watts, Watts e Co., of Lon
don. We sailed from Newcastle-on-Tyne
with a full cargo of coal at half an hour
past midnight on April 23d. the day after
war had been declared None Of the crew
knew that war had been declared, and
don't know whether the captain did. Our
destination was st. Thomas, for orders
We reached st. Thomas on May 18th, and
received orders TO proceed 10 Martinique
and report to the Spanish Consul there.
Take orders from the Spanish Consul.
the cable from the owners read
AT Martinique, the Spanish Consul paid
our bills. We took aboard Chief-Officer
James Fornie, of the alleged Spanish hos
pital-ship Alicante. He was TO be super
cargo. and take charge of the coal when
We reached our destination. The Consul
cleared the ship for Dominica, Haiti. the
owners refusing 10 let her clear for Sam
tiago de Cuba Fornie came aboard after
dark, Just before we sailed. j saw For
MES chart OF our sailing course, after
passing Cape Maysi, which had Santiago
as our destination. Fornie was formerly
an officer in the Spanish navy.
when we were well on our way the
captain notified the officers and engineers
that they would go to Santiago but they
refused TO take the vessel to any but
neutral port, and the captain headed for
Kingston"
Steward Thompson continued: THE Ali
cante Is a 3,OGO-ton steamer, chartered
from Henderson. of Glasgow. She Is Mt
ted out as a hospital-boat and Is painted
white. but at the same time she Is col
ller and a Spanish warship. She carries
200 men. / myself saw her coal the Span
ish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Terror at
Fort de France. In Port Royal Bay,
twelve miles below st. Pierre. Martini
que"
The evidence in the Twickenham case
is all in. and it will be sent to Jackson
vile where the Federal Court Is sitting.
and where the decision will be rendered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
The Dispateh's War Map.

Appreciating the great need at thls
time of an up-to-date pocket war map.
the Dispatch secured tho services Of one
OF the best-known map publishers in
this country. and the work is now COM
plete.
We are now prepared to furnish our
subscribers with our pocket war-map al
10 cents per copy. 1t includes Cuba. all
OF the West Indies. the Philippines to-
gether with the east coast OF China.
Korea, and Japan, Spain. with Western
Europe, and the United States. 1t is just
what our people want at this time Is
printed in eight colors on strong paper.
II Is Just suited to tho pocket. When
spread it measures S2xl6 inches. and fold
ed 2Iax5lk inches. Mailed to any out~ot-
town address Cor 10 cents IA coin. Stamps
Will not be received. Address
MAP DEPARTMENT,
The Dispatch Company,
Richmond. Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
HoNORs FOR HOBsON.
Thanks of Congress ana Promotion
Arranged For.

Arfungeu EOr.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June H.-Repre-
sentative Underwood. of Alabama, in
whose district belongs Assistant-Naval-
Constructor Hobson, has introduced a
Joint resolution, rendering the thanks Of
Congress to Hobson, and authorizing his
transfer from the construction corps to
the line of the navy. with the rank Of
lieutenant-commander The resolution Is
now before the Naval Affairs Committee
for action 1t followed conferences with
the President and the Secretary of the
Navy
Senator Morgan introduced a duplicate
Of the Underwood resolution in the Sem
ate. He said the proposition for the
transfer of Mr. Hobson from the Con-
struction Department to the line was in
serted at the request of Mr.. Hobson's
family.
HOBSON'S OWN WISHES AWAITED.
WASHINGTON, d. C., June 17.-Repre-
sentative Pearson, who is an uncle of
Constructor Hobson's, on behalf of the
relatives and friends of the young hero
has requested the President to withhold
his promotion until Hobson's own pre-
ferences can be obtained
Representative Pearson, while at the
White House. expressed the opinion that
his nephew would be exchanged within
a week or two.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-18
Full of HODc.
Baltimore American)


1t was the eminent p. r. Barnum who
declared as one of the foundation truths
Of his hopeful philosophy: More per-
sons, on the whole, are humbugged by
believing in nothing than by believing in
too much" Yesterday semi-ofiicial
note, published in Madrid, announced
that Spain is full OF hope, and deter
mined to continue the war" Even Bro
ther Barnum's greatest disciple, General
Blanco, could not have asked FOR any
thing better than that. Spain turns de-
feats to paper victories, losses TO paper
gains, debts to paper promises, and by
the gentle alchemy of continuous lying
tries to make the people believe that she
is winning the war. 1t is told of Charles
III. that hearing Vossius, the free think
er and skeptic repeating some incredible
stories about the Chinese, he remarked:
This is a very strange man. lie be-
lieves everything but the Bible" 1t Is
very strange nation If it believes the
stories from Madrid.