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The evening times., 1898-07-25
PORTO R1co's WELCOME.
The Revolutionary Jwnta FavOrs
Annexation t0IAmerica-

New York. July 2.-Dr. ]. Julio Henna,
president Of the Porto Rfcan revolution
ary junta. refutes the charge made in a
recent newspaper interview attributed to
Antonio Mattel Lluveras, who poses as
lutionary party in Washington. that the
New York junta had misappropriated the
sl60, 600 contributed for the purposes of
the revolutionary movement.
Dr. Henna produced a letter which he
received yesterday morning from Lluver-
as. in which he repudiated the alleged
interview and explained its origin.
Lluveras says that he was talking to
Tomas Estrada Palma, the Cuban dele
gate, few days ago. in the hearing of a
newspaper correspondent. when Senior
Palma asked him If the junta had been
able to dispose of sl6o.oco worth of Cuban
bonds which had been offered to it. Llu-
veras replied that, not being a member of
the junta, he could not tell anything about
its business affairs.
DIR. Henna explained that the bonds in
question had been promised to the Porto
Rican junta TO further the revolutionary
movement, but that none of them had
ever been sold.
DIR. Henna also denied the story that at
a recent meeting of the junta S. Figueroa,
one of its members, had advocated armed
resistance by the Porto Ricans to the
American army of invasion.
Mr.. Ffgueroa," he said, 'is a man of
too much sense to advocate resistance to
the Americans. and is too grateful to the
Americans, who are about to free Porto
Rico from the tyrannical rule of Spain.
The only resolution passed at the meet
ing referred to was one to the effect
that all the members of the junta offer
themselves to the American government
for service with the army of invasion.
Il myself offered to go as an inter-
mediary with the army. in the hope that
1 would avert bloodshed by persuading
the inhabitants of Porto Rico, both ma
tives and Spaniards. to submit to the
American forces. I wished to point out
to them that the Americans are coming
to liberate them from Spanish misrule
and that all. Spanish and Porto Rican
alike, will be secure in the enjoyment of
their property.
I'm few days the junta will issue a
manifesto to the Porto Ricans on these
lines. pointing out that the great North
American nation Is coming, not to i'm
TO liberate them and incorporate them as
part of itself and It's own free institu-
tions.
Il believe that /, as a native Porto
Rican and an American citizen. could do
much toward persuading the people of
Porto Rico to take this view. and there
fore. l refused an appointment as sur
geon on Gen. Miles staff when II was
offered to me. and elected to go as 4 pri-
vate citizen or not at all.
1.-THE junta has no desire to arm the
Porto Ricans. The American army has
arms enough to accomplish all that is
needed. and it will not require the as
sistance Of the natives"
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France Grow. More Friendly.

vincennes. Ind, July ga letter re-
ceived from the Hon. John H. Gowdy,
consul general to Paris, contains the fol-
lowing interesting reference to the
French people. Mr.. Gowdy says:
at is fact that there are many people
here who sympathize with Spain. Ghere
are several reasons why they do so.
There are $5.000,0OO of Spanish bonds he d
by individuals in Paris. Some are held
by persons who have not invested more
than 800, and many such individuals can
make more noise in the cafes and on the
street corners than those who have in
vested large sums. l am glad to say that
the government and city officials are in
sympathy with America. The issues at
first involved in the WAR were not fully
understood by the masses, and 1 think
that during the past few weeks people
are becoming better Informed. and gen.
orally speaking. the public mind has un-
dergone change and more general SYM
pathy is felt for the Americans than at
the time war was declared.
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Fear Of the carl,st..

The reports from Spain this morning
indicate the readiness Of Don Carlos
and his increasing army Of supporters
to take advantage of the right moment
for the overthrow of the present dy-
nasty and the institution OF mon
archy that will seem to promise better
things for the unhappy country. The
right moment for an attempt is almost
sure to come, although the skill with
which an uprising has been prevented
is remarkable. The succession OF dis
asters that has overwhelmed the navy
and the army at Santiago, the inevita-
ble loss of Porto Rico and the expected
coming of Watson's feet, for meeting
which no serious preparation has been
made, might be supposed to be enough
to open the way. to such a man as Don
Carlos. 1t is probable, however, that
the present government still controls
the leading army officers. In spite Of
the many Carlists in the ranks.
The people of Spain who live in the
towns, and also the ministry. would re-
gard the appearance Of Don Carlos at
the head of considerable force as a
more serious matter than the American
victories. He would not be allowed to
make his way unchecked to the throne.
Only the utter and confessed inability
of the present government to hold out
against the Americans. or Its refusal to
carry on the war at the demand Of the
army, could give to the Carlists the
least hope of success at this stage. The
moment for the revolutionists will be
when the government comedies de-
mands, In the interest of peace with
America, which the country viii re-
gard m dishonoFable.
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HICCoUGHs KILLING her.
a Yes.g wsusan Whe HAS ssaered
g. Rs-~ me-

r.
A Yosng Wsusan Whe Has Saaered
Fren TAen fer Five Days.
New York. July 6.-Yvette Becker. q
young woman Of Harlem, has suffered
from hiccoughs for nve Gays and the
doctors are unable to relieve her In the
Wright Hospital today she lay upon her
cot more dead than alive. Her cheeks
were sunken. her raven nair was vet
round her temples from the terrible ex-
ertion enforced by her singular maiady.
She was only half conscious, powerfui
opIates having soothed the spasmodic ac-
ton to same extent. The physicians said
she was better and they hoped to save
her. Miss Becker lives with her parents
She was attacked last Wednesday after
noon by a violent At Of sneezing. which
lasted about i've minutes This was sue
ceeded by an attack Of hiccoughs. Ordi-
nary remedies gave no reiief- The hic-
coughs increased in violence until the
young lady could scarcely breathe. She
hiccoughed almost sixty times to the min
ute, and became SO weak tnat the family
called in their physician.
When Dr. Knickerbocker arrived the
patient was In agony, the hfccoughs be-
ing SO violent as to rack her frame ike
a series OF convulsions. He prescribed
aromatic spirits of ammonia and bicar-
Donate Of soda These remedies produced
little or no effect. Chloroform was used,
but served to aggravate the hiccoughs.
The patient was removed to the hospital
on Thursday night.
The hospital physicians admit that
they never saw case SO bad as Miss
Becker's. They put her under the in
fiuence Of opiates, in the hope that the
hiccoughs would wear themselves out.
The patient was nourished by means Of
liquid food whenever the spasms became
less violent.
The relief furnished. however, contin-
ued only as long as the influence Of the
opiates over the patient lasted.
All Friday and Saturday, and great
part Of yesterday. the girl hiccoughed
with almost every BREATH" as the phy-
sicians phrased it. She was somewhat
easier yesterday afternoon. and for the
frst time since her arrival in the hos
pital the hope was expressed that her
life might be saved.
The disease is so persistent and so un-
accountable however. that the physicians
were not able to predict Its course with
any certainty. Cases have been known
where a patient has hiccoughed for six
weeks and then stopped as suddenly as he
began. One man in New Brunswick. N.
j.. rounded up violent spree with a fit
of hiccoughs which stayed by him for
nearly eight weeks.
: Chronic hiccoughs like those described
are not easily accounted for. say the doc
tors. They may result from some great
shock or strain to the nervous system
or follow a period Of dissipat tion or arise
from Indigestion. Miss Becker had a
similar attack about five years ago. when
she suffered at intervals for three weeks
She recovered from that attack and had
not been revisited by the malady up to
the time she was seized last Wednesday.
The physicians who are attending Miss
Becker believe that her attack resulted
from shock. but what the circumstances
surrounding the seizure were it is i'm
possible to learn.
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Queer Fish From Bermuda.

New York, July 25.-The steamer Orino-
CO. from Bermuda. yesterday brought
eight tanks Of fish for the aquarium, Sc
cured in Bermudan waters by Prof c. L.
Bristol, of the New York University. In
the collection are some small. delicately
tinted fish called Mollie MilIers. They
are sad-looking little creatures. whose
homes are around rocks. There are also
specimens Of fish known as flour eyes"
With two eyes they see; the others are
not eyes at all. but dark spots on the
dorsai fin. Some OF the four eyes bumped
their heads against the tank and are i'll.
Three prettily marked Bermuda Holsters
were also in the collection, two cowfiish
and a parrot fish. green. yellow and or
ange in color. which lies on it's side
when It sleeps.
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gave onen.e to Corhett.

Asbury Park, July 25.-James J. Cor
bett, who is training here for his fight
with Mccoy, was invited to participate
in a baseball game yesterday afternoon
and accepted the invitation. The game
was started opposite the Allenhurst Inn.
After an inning or two had been played
E. P. Benjamin, who has large interests
at Allenhurst. told the captain Of the
team on which Corbett was playing that
unless the latter left the game he would
close up the grounds.
This angered Corbett. Going over to
Benjamin he proceeded to upbraid him.
Corbett was trembling like a leaf and It
was with great difficulty he controlled his
anger sufficiently to prevent striking Ben
jamin.
Cottagers at Allenhurst who invited
Corbett to play are preparing letter to
send to him in which they say that he is
wanted at Allenhurst despite the oppo-
sition OF its founder.
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WARNER BRAVED ARREST.
Haunted . Newspaper once TO Read
of His Case.

Louisville, KY, July 25.-Lewis Warner,
the defaulting banker of Northampton.
Mass, has for weeks braved arrest by
boldly walking into a newspaper office
where his portrait was well known, and
where the men employed were thorough
ly conversant with his crime Yet it was
not until after his arrest that the SINH
larity between portrait and visitor was
accepted as fact.
Two months ago Warner made his way
to the editorial rooms of the Courier
Journal. The telegraph and exchange ed
itOrs occupy the same room, and it was
there Warner was directed, he having
made a request to be allowed to read a
copy of the Springfield Republican. After
that the stranger became daily visitor
He never gave his name, and no one
asked it. Every afternoon he put in an
appearance. and, taking the chair which
he had come to look upon as his own, he
read in the Republican the developments
in the investigation of his wrecked bank.
No suspicion fell on the stranger. al
though he came at one time within an
ace of being identified
Exchange Editor Hodge had seen War
ners portrait so often in the papers at
the time OF the discovery OF the crime
that the face was impressed on his men,
ory. and SO. when he began TO get ac-
quainted with his visitor, the face seemed
familiar.
Perhaps YOU have responded the
stranger, coolly, 'I have travelled a
great DEAL
Another narrow escape came frew
days later. A reward had peen offered
for the arrest of Warner. and his por-
trait, this time in half-tone. was printed
In the Springfield and other Massachu-
setts papers. Hodge clipped one of these
out one morning and saved 1t for his WIS.,
itor
Here's n ringer for YOU" he said smil-
ing as he passed 1t over to Warner; but
he doesn't look like a bank robber. does
he?" added Hodge.
The visitor was not feazed. His only
response was: at does resemble me.
doesn't it?" And thus ended the second
experience.
The detectives have good reasons for
thinking that a considerable portion of
the money stolen from Warner can be
recovered, as they claim that when ar
rested he offered to give them $4,000 IL
they would let him go. -
He had not the money with him, he
said but would take one of the officers
with him to where he could get IT. The
detectives refused the offer. but are sat
fsled from this that the stolen money has
not all been spent. Several Masonic
friends called upon Warner at the jail
today. - ,,---7-~
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HORSE BIT OFF A ROBBERS EAR
Mfikman Saved by the Animal,
Which Is Killed by LiRhtuinr


Mount Kisco, n. Y, July 2.-George
Fiewellin started from his farm at 2:3O
o'clock yesterday morning with a wagon
load of milk for delivery AS he was
driving through a thick wood near the
outskirts of this village he made out the
indistinct figures of two men in the road
short distance ahead of him.
They separated as he approached. sta
tioning themselves on opposite sides of
the highway. As he was apout to pass
between them one of them shouted sud :
denly:
Stop. Hold up your hands.'
Flewellin saw that the man had levelled
revolver at his head, and instead Of
obeying the order he bent FORWARD for
his whip. with the intention of forcing
bis way past the highwaymen. The 9TH
er man realized his purpose and sprang
at the horses head to grasp the bride
Mr.. Flewellin's horse happened to be a
vicious bitter. As the man tried to stoI
him the animal snapped at him and
caught his left ear between his teeth,
severing 1t from the mans head.
There was yell of pain. and as Mr.
Flewellin brought his whip down the man
rolled in the dust under the horses feet
The wagon ratified on, the milk can 8
dancing behind. The man with ;he pis-
tol fired twice at the milkman. but IN
the darkness the bullets went wild.
There was a storm brewing and Flew
ellin had not gone much further befJrc
1t burst. He was almost in the village
when he drove under the prancae5 of 4
large tree which overhung the road.
There was a binding flash. and he lost
consciousness.
He was picked up ana carried into a
house near by. where he soon revived
sufficiently to tell his story. He. himself,
was uninjured, but the bolt of lightning
which had struck the tree over his head
and had rendered him unconscious had
killed the horse which nad saved him
from the two robbers a FEW minutes be-
fore.
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The Scovel Incident.

Owing to the sensational nature of
the Scovel incident the public interest
in it has been lively. 1t is unique in
the history of military events. That a
civilian should attempt to interfere
in a purely military ceremony is
so absurd as to attract general at
tention: and that he should re-
sent his exclusion from the scene
by trying to strike the commanding
general is so utterly novel and in
explicably idiotic as to rival in interest
episodes of far greater moment. With
the power to inflict any measure of
punishment, including an ignominious
death, General Shafter has sensibly de-
cided merely to expel the offender from
Santiago. While he deserved a harder
sentence, anything else would have
maenified his apparent Importance,
and this would have gone far to salve
his wounds.
Even expulsion has been softened by
the similar treatment of the corre-
spondents of a rival journal for an
interference with the policy Of the ar
my of occupation. 1t is the aim of
General Shafter to convince the Span
ish residents that with the surrender of
the stronghold all feelings of enmity
were dissipated. He thought the post
ing Of placards calling on Americans to
Remember the Maine" was calculated
to impair the value of his work.
Whether his regard for the fears Of
the Spaniards meets with sympathy or
disfavor. 1t Is matter of common
sense that he alone should determine
where and to what degree the army
should be urged to remember the
Maine horror. The officiousness of
one class Of newspaper correspond
ents must be checked. The War De.
partment and General Shafter have
been most generous In their treatment
Of correspondents, and those who abuse
their privileges deserve all the punish
ment they receive.
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LETTERS LATEST PLAN.
He Will Help Consolidate ChicaSO's
Surface Roads.

He Will Help Consolidate ChicaEO's
Surface Roads.
New York. July 25.-Joe Letter, who has
been spending a few days in New York
in consultation with his creditors. left
yesterday for his home in Chicago. 1t
now transpires that there were other rea-
sons than those connected with his fnan-
cial difficulties that brought him here, and
that he has been quietly engaged in a
scheme to consolidate the street railways
of Chicago. His friends say that his faith
er Is backing him in this scheme, and that
the old feud between Yerkes and the Lei
ters has been patched up. The street rail-
way manipulation. it is said, has demon
strated to the satisfaction of young Letter
that he can retrieve his fortune by bring
ing about the proposed consolidation. The
scheme cannot be put through without
the consent of the Letter holding in the
City Railway Company, which amounts
to 7,000 shares.
Otto E. Dohrke & Co.. of this city. Lei
ter's exporters. have begun a friendly suit
against him to secure claims aggregating
nearly H.00o.0O0. These claims, it is said,
will be settled.
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Thorn,. L.st week to Live.

New York. July 25-Martin Thorn, the
slayer Of Guldensuppe. yesterday began
what will be his last week on earth, un-
less some action i taken 10 stayathe exc
cution, which is fixed for the week be-
ginning at mfdnight next Sunday. Dur
ing the last few days. Thorn has changed
the character Of his reading. Since he
has been, In tf3e death house he has been
reading novels and historical works. Now
he turns to religious books.
The evening times., 1898-07-25
A L.ll In I.persenal Liter.ture.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.)

(Ffom the Chicago Times-Herald.)
It is bitterly bewailed-principally by the nov
elists, who usually reap large Summer crops by
what Is known a light reading, and Is usu-
ally-that the war has ruined an taste for litera-
ture in this country. Even magazine subscriptions
have waned, it is said; no one will read any
tnrne guy =, N tt,,xn;nS. t nnen. tne ae
oncers The illiterate epistolary illusions Of
baby boys gone to war are devoured, syllable
BY syllable; the classics are forgotten, current
literature Of solid order ignored
There ID no reason to worry about the classics;
anyone with q love for them keeps that devo-
tioa, In spite Of wars and rumors Of wars About
ncvels and enays on general subjects there ID
more cause lor anxiety, 4 is true The abstract
and nction No longer please. with live issues
calling for quick consideration Who would sit
auwn to dilate with emotion at Lady Hoaora's 3
woes q Gerald vavnscurs wicked conquests, when
on ON lise admirais are pounding real -.
enyse oqundruas and Hea We know ere stalng -
vesY ~ 70 be heroes1
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stole His Way out.

Parkersburg, w. Va. July 2.-Guy
Brown. colored. sent up from Parkers-
burg three years ago for a term of five
years for stealing bicycles, was placed at
work in the brick yard Saturday at the
prison, as his term was almost ended.
When the guards were giving attention to
other work the negro made a break for
liberty and escaped.
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THE RAGE. OF A. WOMAN.
Mad Miss Frnnan lDcncs Three ro'
1fcemen.

1fcemen.
New York. July Sit took three police
men. each armed with an ak. to en-
ter the basement of No. 20i East 10th
Street, yesterday afternoon and overpow-
er Miss Eleanor Brennan. forty years
old, who was raging about in her rooms
violently insape- "a F
As policeman Kennedy, Of the East
10ith Street ostation, jumped into the
room Miss Brennan fired a revolver at
him. The bunet passed through his coat
sleeve. She was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital.
Miss Brennan IS a sister of John ].
Brennan. proprietor of storage ware
houses and stables at No. 3i9 West Ele-
venth Street. Some weeks ago she rented
the house where she was found yesterday
and. living in the basement. intended to
sublet the upper noors. She furnished 1t
at great expense. and her inability to find
dodgers unbalanced her mind.
A week ago Mrs. Mary Palmer. living
next door, noticed Miss Brennan acting
strangely. She would go out In the
yard and pray for two and three hours
at a time. and then go back into the
house muttering and cursing imag-
mary enemies. Yesterday morning she
she returned to the house she took
hatchet and destroyed all the furniture
in the basement
Mrs Palmer heard the noise. and
when she went to see what was the
matter she found Miss Brennan sitting
on the front stoop. She screamed at
Mrs. Palmer, calling her a devil and
pointed a very ancient French revolver
at her in a menacing manner. Just
then a young man. the only lodger
that remained with Miss Brennan,
came along. and volunteered his serv-
ices to pacify her. As he approached
her she screamed, fired the revolver
almost in is face and fled into the
house. Fortunately. the bullet went by
the mark.
The police were then called and
Patrolmen Kennedy, Bliss and Hilman
came. They broke in the doors and pre-
vented further damage
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AT the close Of the third month Of the
gar. the Americans. VINO mad reason to
complain Of early dilatoriness. may cor
graduate themselves on the astounding
progress that has been made. Any 9TH
er nation than Spain would have. sought
peace by this time and that there are
no signs OF an early ending Of the con-
fiict is not the fault of the President.
the army or the navy.
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PRICE of Beer Reducea.

Pottsville, Pa. July s.-rhe eafooa-
keepers Of Schuylkill county, by effecting
a thorough organization since the new
revenue bill went into effect. for the pur-
pose of compelling the local brewers to
pay portion Of the additional revenue.
have gained reduction of 20 cents per
barrel on beer.
The reduction. however. is not suffi-
cient, and the "beer war" will continue
until the local product Is furnished at
the same rate foreign beer is sold
throughout the county.
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HAVANA STRONGLY FORTIFIED
Blanco Has Made the City a. For
midable as SebastOpOl.


Havana, July 23-(Delayed in transmits
sion).-In accordance with the determina-
ton of the inhabitants to defend Havana
against the attack of the American forces
the city has lately been converted into
Sebastopol and Marakoff.
Great animation reigns in the city and
the most intense enthusiasm is displayed
among the regular troops and volunteers.
Military exercises and drills are being
held constantly. All the forces express
desire TO measure arms with the invaders
and a determination to sell their lives
dearly II necessary, in defense of the hon
or Of their country.
Tomorrow being the saint day of the
queen regent of Spain. and Monday being
the SAINT Iago calendar day and Spain's
and Cuba's patron saints day, the batter
les and warships will fire salutes, the pub
lie buildings decorated and appropriate
ceremonies held.
There are before Havana today cruis-
er and five gunboats.
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rhe s1stha'ana the war.
~ fy,vom 4k1 -H,Itfmore H@,s3d,

when the war tss declared the South was
mot % we'll pscpartd,tas the North. the number
Of drilled discipfned and accoutered military or
Ganiratiops in tha$ eectiOn Of the Union being
very nnaIl. There - certainly something in tbs
p3es, So iar q We Know. there was not In any
Slste scutt Of Asfyf1Dd single complete regi-
menf. drilled. uniSortaed o. Injured to camp life
vhen hostiIifies With Spain began TheFsfore,
he cxplsnatioa sfs - WY Southern troops haye
bsen ie3a In IL 0esBTeapd' wouSt seeu TO be
cept Mesyland
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me Princes kneeea,.

The announcement that the Prince Of
Wales is famed for life will give a pop
uiar interest to the subject Of fractured
kneecaps such as 1t has never received.
The surgeons. however. have long rec
ognised the serious and embarrassing
nature Of that injury. While It 10 not
surprising that the country doctor into
whose hands the royal victim fell