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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-20

NEW YORK, May l9.-A Washington special to the Herald says: l learn to- night that the Navy De- partment has received semi official information confirmatory of the dis patches from Madrid an- nouncin9 the arrival of the Spanish fleet at Santia9 go de Cuba.
 The source of this informa- tion is not revealed by the Navy Department. The state ment to me was that it was considered reasonably relia- bIe though not official. AL though unusually skeptical about the movements of the Spanish as reported from Madrid it has been pointed out that the two last reports regarding the movements of the Spanish fleet emanating from that source have proved correct.
 The announcement of the Herald that the fleet had ar rived at Martinique and again at Curacoa were promptly confirmed by official dis patches from Madrid. This fact, taken in connection with the semi-offlcial information received by the Navy De- partment tonight, has caused the authorities to believe that the fleet is really at Santiago de Cuba and the Naval War Board, 1 am told, is consid- ering strategic movements based upon this belief.
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are removed, and coal can therefore be saved, resulting in increasing the ves-. sels' radii of action
 One official with whom I talked to-l day told me the information he had showed that the bottoms of the Span- ish men-of-war were fouler than has hitherto been believed T do not think" he said, ''that they can make from eighteen to twenty knots an hour, notwithstanding that they made that record on trial. The Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo have not been docked for four months at least This we know positively, be-, cause the Vizcaya visited New York about the time the Maine was destroyed, and the Oquendo followed her not long afterward Before leaving for the. United States the two ships were att tached to the home station and laterI touched at the Canaries, and this would
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tremeIy difficult matter to lock it up in that harbOr.

In the first case the armor-
 clads are at Key West, about 800 miles away, and they cannot reach Santiago under sixty hours. By that time it would be possible for Admiral CerVera 10 approach Cien- fuegos and to destroy the blockading vessels there, pro- viding Captain General Blan- co warned him of the depar- ture of the American ships in an easterly direction. If the Spanish fleet is at Santiago another point of advantage is that Admiral Cervera is in constant communication with Captain-General Blanco, not withstanding the American men-of-War cut the cables at Cienfuegos. Furthermore the Spanish fleet is at a base of supplies, where it can SC cure both coal and provisions and make any repairs that its may have made neces- sary. All that the authorities have done up to this time in the matter of operating against the Spanish fleet ha been to send scouts to San tiago de Cuha to watch fo- it's exit.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-20
MANY CONFIRMED
 BY THE SENATE.
Long List of Army Officers and Civil ians Who Now Get Staff
 Positions


 WASHINGTON, May 19.-The follow ing army combinations were made to- day by the Senate:
 To be assistant adjutants- general, with the rank of major-Captains Wal ter s. Schuyler Louis V. Cassilar, Will liam McCamon, James Petit, Alfred C.. Sharpe, Hugh L. Scott, Edward Davis; First Lieutenants Frederick Strong, Herbert Sargent, Clarence R. Edwards, Samuel D. Sturgis, Samuel Reber Messrs. Campbell D. McMichael of Pennsylvania, G. H. Hopkins of Michi- igan, and John A. Logan Jr. of Illi- nois.
 To be assistant adjutants- general, with the rank of captain-First Lieu tenants Erasmus M Weaver Jr., Fran cis P. Fremont, De Rosey c. CabelI, Charles M Truitt. Edward Saint Gre ble, John H. Beacon, Harvey c. Car baugh, John B. Mcdonald, Albert L. Mills, Charles G. Treat, John A. Da- pray, William F. Hancock, William H. Smith, John F. Morrison, Benjamin AL word, Henry c. Cabell, Godfrey H. Nc Donald, William H. Johnston, John L. Sehon, Crole Hutchinson, James K Thompson, Carl R. Rechmann, Cornell jus Dewie Wilson, William A. Hol- brooke Robert E. T. M1tchle, Daniel B. Devoe Lucien c. Berry, John T. Me Mahon, T. Bentley Mott Samuel Seay Jr,l Robert G. Paxton, Robert L. Howse, George B. Duncan, Walter A. Bethel, Edmund T. Betts, Charles w. Fenton. Louis G. Scherrer; Second Lieutenants Douglas Zettle, Walter c. Short, Robert Sewell, Henry H. Whit ney, Edward B. Cassat and John G. Gilmore Jr.
 Among the civilians confirmed as as- sistant adjutants- general, with the rank of captain, were William McKitt- rich of California and Joseph B. Fora ker Jr. of Ohio.
 To be inspectors general. with rank of captain-George Lee, George s. An derson, Earl D. Thomas, Alexander Rogers, John M. K. David, Philip Read, Thomas M. Woodruff. Benjamin H. Chever, Stephen W. Seyburn, Stephen G. Mills, Herbert J. Sturm, Harry c. Benson, William P. Duval; Messrs G. Creighton Webb of New York and Rus sell B. Harrison of Indiana.
 To be quartermasters, with the rank If maior-Captains Charles G. Dennis, John w Sumner Hayes, Samuel R. Jones. M. c. Martin, Oscar F. Long, Guy Howard, Frederick Won Schraeder, l. B. Sawyer, Frederick D. Hodgson, James B. Aleshire, Thomas Cruse; First Lieutenant Eugene F. Ladd and Mr. William A. Wadsworth of New York.
 To be assistant quartermasters. with
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the rank of captain-First Lieutenants Chauncey Wolcott Jr., Julius Penn and Ulysses M. Alexander. Among the civilians confirmed with this rank wers Messrs. E. McMitchell of Oregon, Benja- min J. Johnson of California and Anda E. Pearson of Utah.
 To be commissaries of subsistence, with the rank of captain-F'irst Lieu tenants D. Heritt, Parker West, Omar Bundy, Elmore F, Tagge, Alex R. Hooper and Second Lieutenant Harold F. Cloke
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NINE LARGE VESSELS
 STREAMING SOUTHWARK

BRIDGEWATER, N. S., May 19-Thfs morning about o'clock the smoke of sev- eral steamers was seen off the coast near Cape La Have. Several persons went around the hill at Getsons Cove. and from that eminence saw distinctly nine large vessels, under steam, heading In south erly direction. Their nationality could not be discerned. This information was receive6 from Reinhart Bros, who vouch for the correctness of the story The ships when seen were near Indian Island, about five miles from the coast. No fur ther information has been received up 10 this time.
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Rear Admiral SampSOn'S Fleet Augmented by
 SGhley.
It Is Proposed to Clean the Battle=Ships Before EncOun=
 terin9 the Spaniards.

NEW YORK, May l9- The Her aids Washington correspondent tel egraphs: Rear Admiral Sampson, !. with a division of the North Atlantic Squadron under his command, which attacked San Juan, Porto Rico, has returned to Key West, where he has effected a junction with the flying squadron. This means that he has under his orders the battle-ships Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts, the second-class battle-ship Texas and the arnored cruisers Brooklyn and New York, which makes him
 superior by two armor-elads to the
 Spanish fleet.
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Cumberland Conference.

MARSHALL, Mo. May 19.-The general conference of the Cumberland Presbyte- ran Church organized here to-day. Gen eral H. H. Norman, ruling elder of Mur over Rev. s. K. Holtsinger, D.D., of San Diego, Cal. the vote being 129 to 79
 Tonight welcoming addresses wert delivered by members of the local clergy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-20
FIRE DRAWN FROM
 SANTIAGO FORTS.

v by JanesG Gordon 19.The de
  ing s  fire of 
  feared n
  erected by American wahps to the Notifications at the the harbor,
  enflade. o MADRID May 19An official dispatch received here to-day  bombardment
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
Color ReguIates Sizes.

Recent Investigations by Camille
Flammarion, the astronomer, Of the ef-
feet of different colored lights on veg
citation have tended to disprove the
''blue glass" theories of twenty years
ago. Red, green, blue and white or
uncolored glass was used and the de-
velopment OF the plant was found to
be greatest under red, next greatest
under green, and least under blue The
intensity Of the light under the glass
and the temperature varied with the
different colors, being greatest for the
white glass and least for the blue, but
when the experiments were so conduct
ed as to render the temperature the
same under each glass the difference
In growth still remained. 1t was also
found that the coloring Of the leaf and
flower of the plant was in some cases
Influenced by the color of the light.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

Walter Savage Lander insisted that
green eyes were most "wonderfu1''-he
always pronounced the word with a
double CO." In support of his argu-
ment he told the following story: cit
so happened that when l was a young
man at Venice, l was standing in the
doorway of the Cafe Florian one day
watching the pigeons on the Piazza San
Marco when an old gentleman rushed
up to me and said: Pardon me, sir;
but will you allow me to look into your
eyes? All, thought so! Sir you have
green eyes! l never saw but one pair
before and they belonged to the En-
press Catherine of Russia; they were
the most wonderfully beautiful eyes in
the world I have reason" continued
Mr.. Lander, ITO remember this, for
while the old gentleman was examin-
ing my eyes had my pocket picked"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
The Annexation of Hawaii.

The House passed the JOINT resolu-
ton for the annexation Of Hawaii
Wednesday by a vote of 200 to 81
every Republican but three voting for
it, as we'll as eighteen of the Demo
cratic and Populist opposition. This
vote fairly represents the oVerwhelm-
ing sentiment of the country in favor 0
the annexation of Hawaii, and if the
sentiment of the Senate is not equally
strong it is because that body has long
since ceased to be in harmony with the
dominant sentiment of the American
people on any of the great issues of the
day. But even in the Senate there is a
strong majority for annexation, IL
spite of the attempted dictation of a
Democratic caucus, reinforced by
whatever emphasis could be given to
this formulation of the party policy by
the recent declaration of William j.
Bryan in opposition to any extension of
the sovereignty of the United States
DeYond it's continental limits. Having
thus adopted opposition to annexation
as an amendment to the Chicago plat
form, it is not unlikely that the minor
ity may carry out their threat to OBJ
struct the passage of the resolution by
dilatory tactics. But all the same,
before the session closes, the Repub-
lican policy will triumph and the
United States flag will float over the
Hawaiian group. The war has 80
clearly demonstrated the incalculabe
value of this acquisition as naval
station and base of supplies, that it is
difficult to account for the opposition to
it on any grounds consistent with a
patriotic regard for the interests Of the
nation. In the possession of these is
lands we shall hold much more than a
convenient naval station. We shall
hold the key to that ascendancy in the
commerce of the Pacific, to which we
are entitled by our commanding posi-
ton as the dominant commercial EN-
pire on it's shores.-Pioneer Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
Caste In Cuba.

A Spaniard was born in Spain. His
son, who was born in Cuba, is not a
Spaniard, but a Cuban. If a Cuban
should go to Madrid when he is two
weeks old. and spend Gil his life in the
palace, he would still be a Cuban, and
not quite as good as a Spaniard. II a
Spaniard should go to Havana when he
is two weeks old, and spend all his life
in that city or upon a plantation, he
would still be Spaniard, and enjoy the
distinction and social position which
a Cuban can never attain. The sons
and daughters of Spaniard are Cubans
if they are born in Cuba; but the sons
and grandsons and great-grandsons of
Cuban must always be Cubans no mat
ter if they were born in Madrid and
spend their whole lives in that city.
No Cuban can ever become Spaniard.
no matter what happens to him, and
from the Spanish point Of view he is
a e.-ChautauQuan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
Attentive Listen er.

The eminent exhorter came down
from the pulpit at the close of the serv-
ices. Many people pressed forward to
shake him by the hand. He accepted
their congratulations with a smiling
face, but his eyes were on q certain
auditor who fingered in the aisle. The
great preacher pressed through the
throng about him and extended his
hand to the waiting man. 'T want to
thank you," he said in his deep music
al tones, for the close attention you
gave my remarks. Your upturned face
was inspiration To me; I am sure you
never changed your earnest attitude
during my sermon" NO" said the
man, II have stiff neck. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
PoIly's Kiss.

The affection which almost every
domestic animal (even BIRDS feels for
it's owner was once the means of de-
Gliding a case before court of justice.
1t was at an Irish police court, and
the object of dispute was a pet parrot
which the plaintiff declared had been
stolen from him and sold to the de-
PENDANT The plaintiff, taking the
bird upon his finger, said, TCome, old
boy, give me a kiss" which the parrot
instantly did. Counsel for the defend
ant remarked that this proved nothing,
as the parrot would kiss anybody. you
had better not try" said the plaintiff,
rather dryly. Nevertheless, the de-
PENDANTS counsel asked the bird tc
kiss him. Polly, with a curious hypo
critical expression of face, hoped along
the tables as though to give the re-
CURED salute, but seized the mans lip
instead, making him roar with pain.
Needless to say, the court was con-
vulsed with laughter, while the plain
tiff was allowed to carry home his pet
bird.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
English as She L. Spoke.

Imagine yourself a foreigner striv-
ing to master the construction of the
English language. Perhaps you may
be gazing at a number of vessels ON
the water, and exclaim, See what a
flock OF shfps!' You are at once told
that flock of ships is called feet,
and that a feet of sheep is called a
flock. It might also be added for your
future guidance that a flock Of girls
is called a bevy, while bevy of wolves
is called a pack, yet pack of thieves
is called a gang, and gang of angels
is called host; but host of porpoises
is called shoal, and a shoal Of buff
falOes is called herd. Still, herd
Of children is called a troop, but a
troop of cartridges is called a covey
and so on ad inf1nitum stop, stop!"
methinks I hear you cry. 81 cannot
remember half Of t."-Demorest' S
Magazine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

The very latest fad is button dec
grafton. Instead of now hunting for
postage stamps the enthusiasts search
every old corner for queer and quaint
buttons to decorate the furniture,
house, garden, and every mortal thing,
says the Rambler. The best decora-
ton on record is at a private house in
Norwood, or, rather, a private garden,
since all the decoration Is in the gar
den. The garden is let out in plots,
and each plot is bordered by a narrow
ridge Of cement, run along the edge
of the path. Millions of buttons Of ev-
cry hue and make are set in the cement
in all manner of designs. One plot is
decorated by glass buttons from ladies'
dresses only, another-and this the
prettiest-by pearl buttons of all
shapes. The garden seats are studded
by large brass buttons representing ev-
cry regiment in the British army.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious,
appetizing, nourishing food drink to
take the place of coffee. Sold by all
grocers and liked by all who have
used it because when properly pre-
pared it tastes like the finest coffee
but is free from all itsEinjurious rop-
critics. GrainO aids digestion and
strengthens the nerves. 1t is not a
stimulant bu' health builder, and
children, as we'll as adults, can drink
it with great benefit. Costs about t as
much as coffee. Is and 25c. wit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
UND Err NEW MANAGEMENT.

The Labor Herald Will Take New
Lea Sc of Life.
The Labor Herald will enter upon
another period of existence u week
from today, when the paper will be
issued by a new company, composed
of Dwight House and Allie Sharp, two
we'll known printers of this city. The
policy of the paper will not be changed
but it will net any longer be run as a
direct organ of the laboring classes, but
will be paper for the masses.
After the failure of editor Shierk the
paper and it's equipments were turned
over to Mrs. Bassett, who held a
mortgage on the plant and it has now
been purchased by the new manage
ment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
A VERY large majority of the think

A VERY large majority of the think
ing people of the United States, in
Guiding the President, want Hawaii
annexed, but the ants" are still
holding back. 1t very hard for some
people to get out of an old rut. The
idea that anything that was good
enough for mans great grandfather
is good enough for him is worn out.
This is an age of progress and if it is
necessary or beneficial for the United
States to. acquire extra territory, al
though we change the policy of our
forefathers, we should have the terri
tory, especially when we are asked to
take it. We are living at the close of
the nineteenth century and not in the
beginning. The man or men who be-
lieve in an unchanging policy without
keeping up to the times or the necessi-
ties of the present can look at Spain
for an example of country behind
the times"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

II is pleasing to note the increased
skillfulness of our gunners, although
from the start of the war the arm of
the United States gunner has been re-
markedly correct, yet in the lombard
ment of Thursday the shells were more
effective than before. This was partly
due to the change in tactics in the style
of firing. The charge of powder behind
the shells has been reduced and they
we're thrown up and over and allowed
to drop from a great distance on the
enemy instead of being fred directly at
them. To Judge from Cervera's report
to Spain, the change was a telling one.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

SINCE actual war broke out what has
become of Mark Hanna. It is possible
that he has taken to the woods2 -Ra-
cine News.
Mark Hanna gave his check the other
day to the tune of $4,000 to pay the
Ohio state troops. You will generally
find Mr.. Hanna around when there is a
chance to do some good, which is more
than can be said of some people.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
AT the meeting of the state central

AT the meeting of the state central
committee yesterday in Milwaukee it
was decided to hold the State Republi-
can convention on August II. That is
plenty early enough and it will give
all the time necessary for the commit
tee to get all of its preliminary work
out Of the way and have everything in
perfect working order by the time the
actual work of the campaign begins,
about the middle of September That
will mean a campaign of about six or
seven weeks, which will be ample time
for the variouslJcandidates to make
themselves known in their districts
and throughout the state. No longer
time is needed. Every one is and will
be so absorbed with the war situation
that not much attention is likely to be
paid to politics, anyway. unless, per-
chance, the war should be ended be
fore the campaign begins, in which
case the fall campaign will be made a
hot one. But six or seven weeks is
long enough. The committee has done
we'll in setting the date for August IL
Oshkosh Enterprise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Mrs. C. E. Remer and Mrs. A. E. Lance
Win the Glass Matches.

The first days play in the class
golf matches for women, given by the
Kenosha Country club, were played on
Friday afternoon and were exceedingly
interesting. The players were divided
into three classes: Those making the
nine holes in less than 90 being class
one; those making between 90 and Ill
being in class two and the remainder
OF the players weresclass three. None
of the ladies finished in the first class,
and Mrs. C. E. Remer (scratch) with a
score of SO tied with Miss Anna Kim
ball, who had gross score OF 100, with
a handicap of 10 in the second class.
The third class match was won by
Mrs A. Fl. Lance, with a gross score
of 113, and a handicap of Is, making a
total score of 95. Miss Newell won
second place with a net score of 109
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

Poor Blanco! they have cut all ca
bles with which he can communicate
with the outer world except the one
connected with the United States, but
he may need this one the most after
all, If the United States troops get to
pressing him too hard he can cable his
surrender.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23
Spain In New Orleans.

All that is now visible in the city
Of New Orleans that recalls the Span
ish domination in Louisiana is COM
prised in the chapel of the UrsuIines on
Charities street Quilt in 1851, the ST.
Louis cathedral completed about 1893
94) and the Cabildo and Presbytery
buildings Greeted few years after
the building of the cathedraD, which
flank the church on either side. Sim
ilarly, only one relic of the French
colonial days of Louisiana survives in
the city, and this is the old Ursuline
convent on Ursulines street near Char
tres, which is now the oldest relic of
the presence of Europeans in the Mis-
sissippi valley. Thus by the compen
sating whirligigs of the mighty wheel
of time has the beautiful land Of
Louisiana become almost entirely freed
from outward and material evidences
Of the foreignism that for a little while
was permitted to be it's master.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

+Have you selected your topic for a
graduation essay?' said the dear girl 8
mother Eyes. It is, The Injurious
Restraints Of Superstition, Ancient and
Modern" That's interesting. You
must get right to work On it." 20,
dear, no! You wouldn't have me be-
gin fl on Friday, would you ?"-Wash-
ington Star.
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willing Servant.

The BarOness-"We shall have CON-
pany tomorrow evening, Francois-a
supper and dance. I hope you'll de
credit to the house 80 far as your part
is concerned" The New Cookie,
certainly, your grace; I'll do my best.
But I must tell you that / only know
the waltz and polka, so you mustn't
depend on me for the quadrille!"-Der
Floh.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

ANY ONE who wishes to become a
" bloated bondholder, just notify the
Secretary of the Treasury that he
wants to buy 500 Q. S. bond, or more
if he desires. This loan is to be a Re
publican war loan and the people are
going to get it, not a syndicate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

DOWN in Waukegan they are trying
to run twenty-five inch stream of
water through a thirteen-inch sewer,
but the superintendent of streets com
plains that he is having trouble in doing
it. The old town has a good many up
hill Jobs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

JAPAN don't like the 10 cent war tax
on tea, but then we are not doing it fer
Japan. The United States always did
have a way of looking after her own
interests regardless of other nations;
she believes in the first law Of nature.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-23

j. Y. QUARLEs has some strong as
we'll as wealthy men against him for
Senator, but he is on good terms with
all factions of the party and the man
who gets ahead of Our Joe" will have
to get up early in the morning.