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EXPLOSION IN PAPER FACTORY.
A Number of Persons Injured and
Plant Wrecked.

a VI EcESohb injured ana
Plant Wrecked.
NEW YORK, June IA terrific explo-
sion occurred early today in the tar paper
factory Of Tobias New & Co. on East 18th
street, in which a number Of persons
We're seriously injured, the entire plant
wrecked and thousands of dollars Of
damage done. No one was killed. but 1t
is feared that some of the injured may die
The injured are: Tobias New, the pro-
prietor. scalded upper part of body and
head, eyes supposed to be destroyed; Philip
Greenfield, engineer, severe burns of hands
and face; Victor Rosche, chief engineer
scalded face and upper body and badly
burned body; John O'Neill, engineer, left
leg fractured, face and body badly burned;
Joseph Lamende, rag picker, internally in
jured; unknown Italian woman, bruised;
Leo ]. Kahn, bruised; Solomon Kahn, hip
and legs bruised; Thomas Ryan, eyes in
jured; John Judge, head cut.
New, Rosche, Greenfield and O'Neill were
In the engine room when the explosion took
place. The firemen think the explosion was
caused by accumulation of tar gas.
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FIRST PENSION OF THE WAR.
The Daughter of the Late Chief E.
gineer Randall to BE the BeneAcfar

The Daughter of the Late Chief En-
gineer Randall to BE the Beneficiary.
The first application for pension in the
present war will probably be received this
week. query was yesterday received
from the daughter Of Chief Engineer F. L.
Randall of the revenue cutter McCulloch,
who died OF heart disease while with Ad-
miral Dewey's fleet in the attack on Ma
Mia, asking If She is entitled to a pension.
The law does not recognize the revenue
service in the matter of pensions in time
OF peace. but when war is waging the men
OF the service have the same standing as
those in the regular navy. When Engineer
Randall died war had been declared, and
his daughter is undoubtedly entitled to a
pension OF $50 a month. The department
has sent blank application. and expects
to receive 1t during the week properly filed
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
An Exposition Of PIacards.

the State Department of a small but very
unique exposition called the Inter
national Exposition of Placards," now be-
ing held in that city. Its purpose is to
dem onstrate to the Bavarians the advan-
tages of advertising by posters Ameri-
can, French. Belgian, English. Russian,
Austrian, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian,
Dutch, japanese and German placards are
exhibited, but French and Belgian are pre-
dominant. Another exposition will be held
next year as a continuation of the present
one, at which only German placards are
to be exhibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
CHASE OF A SPANISH GUNBOAT.
American Warships Continue to G.
Closer In to Havana.

American Warships Continue to Go
Closer In to Havana.
KEY WEST, Fla, June IA warship
just in from the blockade reports that on
Sunday morning a small Spanish gunboat
came out of Havana and ran along the
line Of batteries close in shore. Yesterday
she again came out. venturing over two
miles from land. She was chased and one
shot was fired at her, whereupon she scud-
ded back to port.
On Monday night a warship of the block
ade squadron approached within five miles
Of Havana. clearly distinguishing whole
rows Of lighted streets, thus contradicting
the rumors Of Havana being in darkness.
The commander Of the warship said new
forts are in course of erection on MORO
heights. A steam donkey, carrying eartl,
and sand, is running night and day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
The South African Exposition.

Consul General Stowe. at Cape Town,
South Africa, has informed the State De-
partment that manufacturers and produc-
ers Of America have been invited, through
him. to exhibit their productions at the
South African industrial and art exhibi-
ton to be held at Grahamstown, Africa.
from December Is, 1898, to January 21,
1899. The consul general says that the
exhibition will be invaluable to manu-
facturers of agricultural implements and
vehicles. cotton, woolens, sugar, electri-
cal apparatus, and all kinds of machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
Reprehensible Pen.fon Attorn.x,

!. J. Norcom. pension attorney of Ply
mouth. Washington county, N. c., was in
dicted at Newbern. N. c., for collecting
an Illegal fee in connection with the claim
Of Penny Moore. now Lee.
=. j. Sloss. a pension attorney of Court
land. Alabama, has been disbarred from
practice before the pension bureau for
fion OF the first payment. amounting to
$24O, in the claim Of Fannie Little, widow
Of John Little, late of Company c. 1O8th
United States Colored Infantry, certif-
cate No. S90,57S.
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CARDENAs HARBoR MINED.

Spanish Oficials Also Sink Hulks mt
Entrance.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
KEY WEST, Fla, June 1.-Advices from
Cardenas, on the northern coast of Cuba
east Of Matanzas, say that the Spaniards
are laying mines and sinking hulks to OBJ
struct the harbor entrance. Spanish
troops are encamped on the high ground
nearby. Two American warships shelled
and destroyed a blockhouse near Matan-
zas last Saturday. The Spaniards did
not reply. The health of the men on the
blockading squadron continues good.
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Believed That Many Spanish
Soldiers Were Killed. E.
NONE hit ON AMERICAN Side
Considerable Damage Done to an
Auxiliary Cruiser.
THE SPANS VERSION

The Senate passed bill in the in
terest of homestead settlers who en-
ter the military or naval service OF
the United States in time of war
Mr.. Hudson Maxim has come to
this country to lay before the gov
ernment his plans for constructing
torpedo throwing cruisers.
Many complaints come of i'm
proper treatment of captives on prize
vessels by federal officials at Key
West. The captain OF the Restormel
was refused communication with the
British vice consul.
The Senate bill removing political
disabilities incurred by the third sec
ton of the I4th constitutional
amendment was taken up in the
House and caused an unexpected
debate.
Representative Lacey has intro
NuNNu a Dlil W ClldDIG volunteer SOL
diers in the field to vote in congress
sional elections.
The President today sent a COM
munication to Congress transmitting
Admiral Dewey's thanks for the
compliment paid him.
The commissary department re-
ports on hand at Tampa, Fla, five
million rations, or subsistence for
$4,000 men for 100 days.
AdJutant Gen. Corbin issued a
general order giving general rules
tor carrying out the recent procla-
nation calling for $4,000 additional
volunteers.
In the absence of direct informa-
ton, the Navy Department is inclin-
ed to doubt the report OF a general
engagement at Santiago, Cuba, yes
terday afternoon.
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SPANISH SOLDIERS DISCOURAGED.

Oniy Await u Favorable Opportunity
to Lay Down Arms.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1881
KEY WEST, Fla. June 1.-The insur-
gent leader who recently rowed out in a
small boat to the blockading squadron off
Cardenas says that many of the Spanish
soldiers are becoming discouraged, that
they are badly fed and are only waiting
for the destruction Of the Spanish fleet to
lay down their arms.
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RATONs AT TAMPA.
subsisteace for $1,000 Men for On,
Hundred Days.

supsistence Tor 5000 Men Tor One
Hundred Days.
An evidence OF the elaborate preparations
that are being made for the subsistence of
the troops mobili3ed and to be sent to Tam
pa Is shown by the fact that the commits
sary's department. has now on hand at that
place 100000 rations. A ration is one
days food supply for a soldier. On this
basis, therefore, there is subsistence at
Tampa for an army Of 60,00O men for 100
days. and for q smaller army for greater
number OF days The supply IL being In
creased from day to day, in view Of the
arrival OF additional soldiers to be employ
ed in the armies Of occupation Of Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
The Probatinx of wills.

In the House this afternoon. upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Jenkins Of Wisconsin, the con-
ference report on the bill relating to the
probating Of wills in the District Was
adopted. The conferees adopted the House
minor amendments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
Required by the District Commttte.

Required by the District Committee.
The House bill to require the Brightwood
Railway Company to abandon its overhead
trolley on Kenyon street between 7th and
14th streets has been reported to the Senate
from the committee on the District Of Co.
lumbia with an important amendment
which requires the Brightwood Railway
Company to sell four coupon tickets for 25
cents for use over its lines and the lines of
the Capital Traction Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
SAMUEL PLIMsOLL DYING,
He Entered Parliament in Order "a
Help the SaiIOra.

LONDON, June l. Samuel Plimsoll,
known as 1.-The sailors friend.' originator
of the famous 'Plimsoll mark" to prevent
the overlooking Of ships. is said to be dy-
ing at Folkestone
He was at one time president of the Ma
tionaI Amalgamated Sailors and Firemen's 8
Union of Great Britain and ireland, and is
the author of ':Our Seamen," and Cattle
Ships" Hs was born at Bristol In 1924,
and went into parliament for the express
purpose of helping the sailors
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Mr.. Cochran Renominatcd.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 1.-Chas. F.
Cochran was renominated by acclamation
for Congress by the democrats of this
Qourth) district at Savannah. today.
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cAPoTE WAS A PASSENGER.


PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-The Nor.
wegian steamer Kong Erode reached her
dock. this city, at l2:35 pm. She had on
board twenty-four passengers and the
crew OF forty-one persons from the wreck.
ed steamer Belvfdere.
Vice President Capote of the Cuban n.
-nhlia u onA Of the passenger.
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Another Capture.

KEY WEST, June 1.-THE Spanish bark
Maria Dolores was overhauled by an Amer
lean cruiser six miles on Porto Rico yester-
day. Gases supposed to contain ammuni-
ton were found under the coal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
Rumored wreck OF a Schooner.

SAN. FRANCISCO, June 1.-The Mer-
chants Exchange has received a report
that the schooner Jane Gray. which left
Seattle for Kotzebue sound with q party Of
prospectors on board. has been wrecked Oh
Cane FlattaH.
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Steamship Arrivals.

At New York-Kaiser Wilhelm II. from
Naples; Bremen. from Bremen; Servia.
from Liverpool.
At Bremen-Munchen, from Baltimore.
At Naples-Aller. from New York for
Genoa.
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sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
COnferees of the Two Houses Reach q
Partial Agreement.

Partial Agreement.
The conferees of the two houses of Con-
gress on the sundry civil appropriation bill
have reached a partial agreement on the
differences on the bill. but they probably
will not make q report upon 1t until the
war revenue bill is disposed Of by the Sem
ate. The agreement does not cover many
Of the amendments made by the Senate,
and these will be reserved for later con-
ference. Among the provisions which are
still unsettled are those relating to the
Paris exposition and to forest reservations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01
If you want to buy, sell

If you want to buy, sell
lease property or rent
rooms, want a situation or
want help, it will pay you
to announce the fact in the
advertising columns of The
Star. They are closely
studied by more than tl-ree
times as many people as
read any other paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-01

Ne" YORK, June IA special to the
Evening Journal from Cape Haitian. Haiti
says: The torpedo boat Porter arrived at
Moie ST. Nicholas at o'clock this morning
With dispatches for Washington She left
III HediateIy, but before going to sea the
Following story of the bombardment of
Santiago de Cuba. the refuge of Cervera
and the Spanish fleet. was obtained by your
correspondent at the Mole:
Inc American squadron, augmented by
the torpedo boat Porter, the AUXILIARY
cruiser St Paul and the protected cruiser
New Orleans. formerly the Amazonas. an
preached the entrance to the harbor or
Santiago at about 1890 D. m, the Iowa
leading.
inside the entrance to the harbor WAS
seen one of the war ships of Cervera,s
fleet stripped for action.
As the American feet drew near the New
Orleans was detached and steamed for
ward. ahead of the Iowa. Texas and Mas
saehusetts. One Of the forts opened fire
on her and she replied, the other two ships
directing their fire at the battery on the
PUnta Gorda within the harbor and to
westward of the position occupied by the
Spanish ship. The latter replied to the fire
and Immediately became a target for all
" S4A4PS ShedSco III Tue Ddttlc
She retired behind a protecting headIand
and was not seen again during the engage
nent.
Harbor Defenses DAMAGED
The Iowa. directed by Capt. Fighting
Boo Evans; the Massachusetts, Can't. F.
j. Higginson; Texas, Capt j. w. Phillip,
and the New Orleans. Capt VIM Folger,
kept up their terrific fire against the Moro
Socapa and Punta Gorda forts for two
hours, their projectiles. of enormous size.
doing tremendous damage to the defenses
Of the harbor
The masonry on Socapa and Moro was
battered almost into dust, and the forms OF
Spanish artillerymen and infantry could be
plainly seen flying to safety behind the
neighbOring hills.
The auxiliary cruiser (prcbably the Har-
SarD which Joined Schley's fleet just before
the battle took place was hit by shells from
the forts, and 1t Is thought she has beer
seriously damaged by the shells.
After seeking the protection of a tuttins
leadland, the Spanish warships continued
TO fire projectiles over the hills toward tn.
ceet. but they had no range, not even df
veeton, TO their shots, and the shells fel
harmlessiy into the sea-
That the number Of killed and WOUNDED
On the Spanish side Is enormous no on,
doubts. for time and again the American
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General Gon.ale. !. Dead.

HAVANA. June 1.-The insurgent briga-
der general Gonzales, who was wounded
on Sunday near Sagua la Chica, province of
Santa Clara, has died of his wounds.
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THE GOVERNMENT NOT INFORMED
No Official Confirmation of the San
tiaEO Reports.


Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon neither
the Navy nor State Department had re-
ceived dispatches confirmatory of the re-
ported engagement ct Santiago. The
former department is expecting dispatches
at any hour, and it was thought early this
morning that something would be received
before 10 o'clock. In the absence of direct
information the department is inclined TO
discredit the report Of a general engage
nent. While the orders of the department
do not prohibit Commodore Schley from
n -aking an attack on the Notifications OF
Santiago and attempting to force the har-
Dor. the department has very strongly ad-
vised him not to do this, and 1t Is not be-
lieved that he would make such a move
unless some peculiar conditions had arisen
which it would be impossible for the de-
partment to foresee. 1t is known that
Commodore Schley is eager for action, b1t
he is recognized as a man of discretion
as well as valor. and it is not believed that
he would go contrary TO the advice of the
department in an unnecessary hazard
The statement that two torpedo boat de-
stroyers attempted to make their escape
Sur day and were driven back is believed
at the department, IL not actually confirm
ed by advises. 1t is believed that If any
thing in the way OF action has occurred
sirce then 1t amounted to no more than a
brush between these torpedo boats and our
fleet, and that Commodore Schley has not
attempted the reduction OF the fortifica-
tions and an attack upon the fleet in the
harbor 1t is realized however that there
is bare possibility that the Spanish ad-
miral by some aggressive movement has
compelled Commodore Schley to resort to
such action. The department, from its
Knowledge of the general situation, had
no reason to expect an engagement, and 1t
Is known positively that the statement that
Admiral Sampson. with the New York, was
present Is incorrect.
While officials will not discuss the exact
position OF Admiral SIMPSONS squadron,
| they say that he is not at Santiago. Had
| an engagement OF any Importance taken
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Continued on Second Page.)
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Admiral Manterola Is the officer in COM
mand of the regular Spanish fleet In Cuban
u aterS.
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foreign papers applied il irtiiscriminately
TO all our troops. Southerriers as well as
Northerners. We are all Americans now.'
and all Yankees.
A curious thing about the word. If the
Aubrey derivation OF it is correct. is that.
from having originally, in the Indian Ian
guage, meant coward. it has come to
stand for the highest type of bravery on
sea and land. The time has passed when
any nation will rashly engage a Yankee
army or a fleet manned by Yankee sailors.
Every person who has made even a slight
study of the Language must have noticed
how often words drift away from their
first meaning until they come to signify
something entirely different from the origi-
nal There are many instances of this-as,
for instance, the word villain, which origin
ally meant farm servant, then a poor
or base-born fellow. and finally a rascal.
Now 1t is not used in any other but the
sense last named. The word rascal itself
had originally much the same meaning as
villain. 1t was derived from word which
meant to scratch or scrape, and meant the
scrapings of society, the commonalty of
people, the vulgar herd This implied vul-
garity, but not dishonesty. while now it
has no other meaning but the latter. The
word scoundrel, a synonym of the others,
has gone through much the same change.
Originally it meant an object of disgust,
as one who shrinks through fear. coward.
From this it came to imply a mean, worth
less fellow, a villain or rascal in the original
sense of those words, and finally scoun-
drel as we now understand the term. The
word knave, another synonym of rascal.
originally meant merely boy, then boy
servant, then any male servant and finally
rogue or scoundrel. The language abounds
with words of this kind which have under
gone complete transformation from their
original meaning. Some seem to have
steadily degenerated in their Specification
and others to have steadily risen and broad
ened. OF the latter class are Yankee and
Hoosier, both originally terms of mild de-
rision, but now willingly accepted as badges
of honor.
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superintendent. since what one student can
easily master in the hours named for an
ether might take much longer.
In one sense it can hardly be said that
too much is required Of teachers, for it is
OF course true that the more wisdom and
culture a teacher has the more she will
impart to her pupils; but it may be the case
that much of her time is spent in the
study of textbooks that she has not leisure
or opportunity for securing from contact
with people and from general reading the
true culture and breadth of character that
are so infinitely more important than mere
technical knowledge. The modern school
curriculum, which involves the pumping
into the youthful mind of an unlimited vari-
ETY. of facts, is of itself a limitation to the
Intellectual horizon Of the teacher. Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner, in a recent lecture
before club in this city, expressed him
self in favor Of cutting down the common
school course to the three RS" He had
previously complained that teachers, as he
had found them in the rural districts in
Eastern States. were ignorant, and 1t might
seem that with his limitation of the branch
es taught hey would not need to be very
WISE but this is hardly the case. He prob
ably did the young and ignorant teachers
injustice, for they doubtless knew more
than their pupils, and youth is sometimes
better aid in the task of imparting knowl-
edge than acquaintance with Greek roots or
the higher mathematics. Besides, many
men and women who have ranked high in
the intellectual world had their first instruc-
ton in a little country schoolhouse from a
youth who. each night, studied the lessons
Of the coming day in order to keep pace
with his pupils. But this does not alter
the fact that wider culture would have been
Of benefit, nor that much more than is found
in the pages Of the textbooks can be i'm
parted by the teacher who has classes only
in reading, writing and arithmetic. If the
teachers had time to loaf and invite their
souls instead of feeling constantly driven
from one duty to another they might lose
the present characteristic WEAKNESS from
their faces and bring into their schoolrooms
a vitality and enthusiasm that would prove
more inspiring than any degree of dry learn
ing
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chicago News.
1t does not need reference to the we'll
tree inclines,' to show the importance OF
-nculcating frugal, saving habits among
children. Practically, however, in most
schools this is a matter of precept only and
even that Is not in most cases made prom
inent by proper insistence. The difference
in the lives Of children is certainly vast
enough to make the subject of intoxicating
habits of thrift and economy a feature OF
the public schools. This has been done IN
many of the schools of the city by the es-
tablishment of the penny savings bank sys-
tenn through the aid and cooperation OF the
teachers and certain banks. The system
is so arranged as to require but little time
on the part of teachers and principals. The
Tilton school, up to last June, had savings
amounting to 500, the system having been
in operation since the 22d of March last
One of the immediate and gratifying re"
suits in that school, If the saving habit ac-
teal abolition of gum-chewing and cigarette
moking-results in themselves worth all
the extra time and attention giver by the
teachers, to say nothing of the benefit tlnan-
cially and physically to the children them
selves. OF course there is danger in some
cases of developing misery instead OF wise
habits but such instances will be rare,
while the general good will be great once
children are taught that If they take care
of the pennies the dollars will take OF them
selves The American people live better
and waste more than any other people on
the globe. Heretofore the economy mace
necessary in older countries has been dis
regarded by America But that condition
of things is changing and the public schools
should be the first to take note OF the
change and prepare for il by intoxicating
habits of frugality and wise economy