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Evening journal., 1898-06-11
DIR WASH LADY.
fssO Ezyos efsa nzndV of tho Houso
HaOdFrsaGo 9,ofms fsR Boting
An xDav LoBea

Ivsyyoaa flnds u Giffcglt in st. Louie
TO obtain Yeisabie help. A colored wom-
an named Matilda SNOWFALL answered
AN advertisement which called for
woman 10 do Days washing, says the
-. Louis Post Dispatch.
$50 you viii come to the house and
rash?" asked the lady Of the house.
eyes, mum"
what are your terms for a days
wassiing?"
when 1 comes IN DC mawning gifts
er dram Oh whisky, and about seven
breakfas', wild coffee an cohes an beef
steak an sich, an about ten has cr
pint 90 beer an somo crackers an
cheese, an dat does me onul lunch; an
aTter lunch works erlong ontil din
Ter, when has soup and ros' beef an
chickens an perteterses an termat-
orses an. .inyuns az sieh, an alters has
puddin' an pies an Zee cream fur des-
sert. Erbout FREQ o'clock has corfse
or toa and some fruits and cakes, an dot
does me Ontil supper. Don when I
leabs 1 gifts er two-dollar bill
Say" interrupted the lady of the
house, chow much would you charge
just to feed all day long?"
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
nnnl-nrn o1 ponItloer.

A medical man calls our attention 70
tho abuse OF poultIces, and says he hes
seen many eases where the application
of a poultice has done irreparable daun-
age. lie has known several instances
where poultices were applied TO abra S.
ions, contusions, sprains, simple aud
compound fractures, until the skin and
underlying tissues were water soaked.
The ordinary poultice has no longer a
place among the resources Of the
aseptic surgeon or the practitioner who
has any knowledge Of bacteriology.
The poultice is a hotbed for bacteria,
and, such being the case. should not be
used, especially when the circulation
or tissues have been destroyed, as in an
injury Of any kind. AS a general n Q
uninjured epideI1nis is impervious 10
organisms, but when we soften IL, .
with a poultiee, we open the SWEET
ducts and give the micro-organis-us
easy access 20 the tissues beneath 90
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men and Thirty
four Transports Ready to Sail.


four Transports Ready TO Sail.
WASHINGTON, June 1l.-Out OF the
maze Of doubt and contradiction as TO
tha dispatch Of the FIRST army OF inva-
sion to Cuba one thing stands out clear
ly--namely. that the government. feel
i6S strong in its present position and
plan. is moving cautiously and with the
elaboration which Il believes will Sc
cure success unattended with disasters.
with this main purpose In view. the
army and navy are cooperating toward
Che dispatch Of the troops, some $4,000
in number. under escort Of a strong fleet
OF naval conveys. mAde up OF 10 war
ships headed By the batueship Indiana.
Unattended By this strong fleet the
troops might have left last Friday,
when ono strong naval convoy was
ready for this service. Since then, how
ever. reports have come as 20 the pres
eno0 OF Spanish ships IN the north At
lantic Realizing that nothing was to
be gained by haste and that the war
was progressing steadily toward sue
cess. Il was deterutned not TO take the
one srrall ctAE1oa af having our troop
transports u9anaoe4 BY aoma scouting
ship OF the enemy. As result the troop
transports have 0ot proceeded 10 Cuba.
esther Thursday % Tho day before, as
Gsaa been repeatedly asserted. They ere
IA readtnesa TO go but Will not move
hlntil the naval conoloy is ready 10 ac-
company thGnA assuring them safe con-
duct from Florida 20 the point Of des-
tination. Just whsn that will be the
war department positively declines 20
say, and there f. authority for the
statement that any reports purporting
to give the hour or day when this for
rnidabie feet Of invasion will start Is
not only unwarEanted. but meets with
the most vigorous official condemnation.
The administration feels that the time
has come when IL n Of utmost impor-
tanca that tha precise movements of
this invading fleet should not be pub
ushed in this country and thus herald
ed 10 the enemy.
The completeness with which the
transport OF troops has been planned
Is shown In the official list Of transport
vessels given out at the war depart
ment yesterday. OF this list "a large
steamships, varying from 400 tons
down to COO tons. are at Florida ports
ready 10 carry our troops 10 tho point
Of invasion. There are some Is Other
craft, including vessels suitable for con
veying fresh water, stores, etc. and fol
ughtering tho troops and stores from
the ships to the beach when the debar
kation begins. The entire transport fee
OF about so steamships augmented by
the feet OF naval conveys. 16 in number
will make a formidable marine process
sion, exceeding in magnitude the nota
BILE spectacle Of the naval review durinl
the worlds fair year.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY.
The Curious Custom, Which Prevails
In Ruasinn Province-rhe
rftnciya I'rixe.
I'M sne Of Cabert ana sulliran's operas

In enc Of GAbert and SulliYan's operas
z much-.osght young man proposes,
Hhen pursued by go lovesicS maidens,"
that he be put up at a rattle. Cynics
have often remarked that marriage is
4 lottery, and that grim Scotch libret-
list may have obtained inspiration from
this statement. As matter of fact,
However, IL is a real lottery In the prov
luce of Smolensk, Russia. A recently
returned traveller has this to say Of the
curious custom, which is observed every
three monthsi
Husbands and wives are chosen by
The chance drawing of lottery ticket.
The tickets cost one ruble each. There
is only one prize to be drawn, and it con-
slzts Of the entire sum yielded by the
eale of the tickets, amounting to 5000
rubles, together with lady described
IS of noble blood. The tickets are sold
only to males, and the lucky winner Of
tAc prize will have to marry the dam
sci If be takes the 5000 rubles. If, how
ever, he be already married he is at
liberty to turn over the money and the
lady 10 any friend whom he may wish
to put in for such a good thing. II the
winner should be willing to marry but
IS not found to be 10 the damsel's taste
then they are to DO excused from mat
rimony and permitted to divide the
Tubles. tits not hard to imagine a con
dition Of affairs where tho lady IN the
case refuses her chosen lord and pre-
fers to take the cash. deciding that
b,500 rubles IS more 10 bo desired than
q more or less doubtful happiness with
husband q whom she knows moth
ing"
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
WANTED TO SEE LETTER.
rhe Chicago wheat king Gracefully
GrRtiaes Curiosity of Two
Country Dealers.


Many inaa ia Chicago now envies
Joseph Letter ard wishes that he had
pad the foresight and capital sufioienl
70 permit him to embark IN d vas wheat
deal. And IL might seem that such men
have good reason to be enVious because
The young wheat king appears to be IN
good favor with Dame Fortune at the
pres&st time. But with AL the advan-
tages OF knowledge Of power, gener-
ously large bank account and other
things which Mr.. Letter has gained
there have come certain disadvantages.
Chief among these are the cranks and
curious individuals without number
who have apparently come 10 the con
clusion that Joseph Letter must have 70
warm place in his heart for each and
every one of them. Men and women
with every kind of scheme throng his
Offices IN the board of trade building
and beseech him to aid them In enter
prises ranging from putting perpetual
motion machine on the market 10 es-
tablishinga Theosophist mission among
the Fijis.
To all OF these propositions Mr.. Letter
usually turns deaf ear, but recently he
was the recipient Of a request 70 unique
ia its character that he weakened AND
inads an answer in tho affirmative. H.
was seated In his Office at the timo and
as Il was Just after luncheon he was IN
q very amiable franc Of mind. A we'll
known broker came into the private Of
iice and said after % brief apology for
intruding;
Joe, have a proposition that me-
strike you as being rather odd. but 1
am going to put Il 10 you Just tho same.
Z have a couple Of country grain dealers
4 down In my Office who have asked me
10 could not be arranged so that they
could just come up and take a look 3
you as you sit In your office. The
won't talk to you and you need not sp
20 word to them. just let them look 81.
! you. II will do them a world of good
TO be able TO go back TO their home town
and tell their neighbors that they sa,.
you. VIII you do it2"
"Well, that IS an odd propositions rt
piled Mr.. Letter, "but I suppose that II
won't hurt me any 20 be looked at
5ring them up"
Tke broker, with a relieved expires
slon on his face, hurried to the elevate
and soon reappeared with two typic3
country wheat buyers In tow. The me
were ushered into Mr.. Letters outer OF
iiee and proceeded TO crafty their cur
osity concerning tho appearance Of III
leader Of the bulls by gazing ~ bii
through a glass partition. Ina few sc,
9nds they expressed their satIsfnotio
and retired while the object Of the
curiosity turned again 10 his work as
nothing had happened. Chicago Chrof
iOle.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

splendid and daring work In carrying
communications TO the insurgents, land
hg arms and making trips ashore for
so purpose Of gainlng information.
Upon the gupboaos Suwaneo and Vixen
Ais work has, chiefly devoived.
Lieutenant sharp OF the Vixen and
aieutenant Commander Delehanty Of
fhe Suwanee have been daily intrusted
Nith important missions and have car
Pied them out successfully The Vix-
ems work has been chiefly confined to
carrying messages to and fro, but the
Suwanee has been occupied in more
serious task. This plucky gunboat has
landed 100000 rounds Of small arms am
munition, 5000 Springfield rifles 100 car
bines, 1000 machetes, with equipments
and provisions. These were handed over
on Wednesday to some 500 insurgents.
who came down TO the beach. the main
body remaining In the mountains.
The debarkation of supplies was tedi-
GUS, but uninterrupted. The insurgents
reported that irregular engagements be-
tween their forces and the Spanish cav
airy were OF daily occurrence. The Gu
bans were hard up for supplies and am
munitlon and were fairly overjoyed at
the sight Of the Suwanee's cargo. Some,
almost ravenous, hacked at the stacks
o. bacon and ate raw beef.
They had been living on lines, cocoa
nuts and sweet potatoes.
Ensign Gilpin OF the Suwanee went
ashore and accompanied the Cubans To
their temporary camp where he found
ten OF dozen wounded men badly In
need OF surgical attendance. Bandages
for them were sent from the Suwanee
The casualties were the result Of q
brush on the previous night with Span.
ish cavalry
Ensign Gilpin, describing his expert
ence at the camp, which Is about ter
miles inland. said:
Il found the insTgents a rough look
ing and mixed lot Of boys and old men
rugged out any way, carrying arms o
all sorts and all anxious 10 borrow any
thing had, from my blouse to my re
Valver
-Four Spanish soldiers in uniform
carrying rifles, marched into the CAM
while I was there and said they want
cd 70 Join the insurgents. They wer.
enrolled, but close watch was kept ol
them, as they belonged to the civi
guard. A Cuban officer told me sucl
additions were not infrequent Tn
Spaniards had Mauser rifles. whicl
were IN fairly good condition."
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
ORIGIN OF PORCELAIN.
Tnvented by the ChinesoI Perfected
By tho JaDanOseJ Named by
the POrtuauesc-

Tho word porcelain. Us applied to
china pottery, originated in Japan dur
ing the thirteenth century, writes
Frank II. Vizetelly in Woman's Home
Companion. The Chinese, the pio-
.neers IN the art of porcelain man
ufacture, began to make It nearly two
centuries before the Christian era, and
80 careful were they to guard the secret
Of the art that nearly fifteen centuries
laPsed before their neighbors, the Jap
anese, got any inkling OF Il. But once
Ia thar possession tho willy japanese
lost no time to profit by their knowl-
edge. Tho few intrepid nsylgators Of
those days brought samples OF both
Chinese and Japnnese ware TO Europe.
but not until early In tho sixteenth cen
tury did trade IN It - any extent
q ako placa. Among tho early importers
were Portuguese trOders who had set
glOd ca the japanese coast, and to them,
Il Is claimed, we owO the word porce-
lain, derived from the Portuguese por-
oellapa. OF suching pig. When the
Portuguese traders FIRST saw pieces of
Japanese ware they were struck with
It's transluoenee which somewhLt re-
sembled that of the oewry-shelL The
s0wEy -ehaIl ~ tuEss. reseEpbled IA shape
. ssnha subltng pas3. % Poroela1a
hence our IpeFoelGsh-
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
NAVYAWAITS THE ARMY
Guantanamo HarbOr Ready For Land
ing Of Troops.
A CONSTANT PATROL KEPT UP.
Santiago Can't Stand a Long siege-Ru-
mors of Mediation by Powers-NOth-
ing WIN be Done Except at
Americas Suggestion.

HAVANA, June 11.-Several Ameri-
can warships yesterday bombarded Bal
quiri, some distance east OF Aguadores
and near the railway line to Santiago
de Cuba. Official advices from Santiago
say that the bombardment caused no
damage" BaiQuiri is a mining locality,
and some OF the mines are under Amer
loan control. AT the palace 1t is denied
that there was any bombardment of the
Santiago Notifications yesterday.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
TLe Kamr and the NIonth.

At a dinner party in South Africa the
hostess told the ka1ir boy to bring the
champagne" The boy left and returned
witheat the wine. Sho commanded him
again 10 bring the champagne, with the
same result. Then ho whispered; 1No
wine" Nonsense" said the woman,
there is plenty" mo" persisted the
native, "me look at all the bottles; all
say extra dryl" A second woman en-
gagged a boy in September, and at the
end Of the month gave him his wages.
At the end Of October she again pre-
ceeded TO pay him, when he surprised
her by objecting to the amount. lie
wanted TO be paid more for 81 days than
for 3O-not unreasonably. The woman
demonstrated, and broke into poetry.
Thirty days hath September etc.
mo" said the kafiir cutely, mo month
81 day-all month 30 day. Your month
30 day, then 81, then 80. No, me no stop
herel" and no logic could induce him 10
consent to an arrangement that seemed
likely to progress indefinitely in favor
of his employer
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
Cnmnninn Plans.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. June lit is
believed the navy will follow the land
ing Of troops by forcing the passage OF
the morrow channel leading TO the har-
Dor OF Santiago De Cuba, fishing up the
sunken mines and compelling Admiral
Cervera to make a stand. If the de
struction OF the Spanish fleet is success
fully carried out. it will end the last
vestige Of Spanish dominion in eastern
cuba. The harbor Of Guantanamo is
completely under the control of the
American fleet. and the landing Of ma
rines at that point is expected TO occur
simultaneously with the landing OF
troops at Santiago de Cuba.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
MARCHING ON SANTIAGO.
General Gomez's Forces Advancing to tn,
Attack.

General Gomez's Forces Advancing to the
Attack.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June lin
Santiago de Cuba there are now about
10000 Spanish soldiers, chiefly infantry.
but with a fair contingent Of cavalry
and field artillery. During the daytime
the cavalry skirmish in the vicinity OF
the city returning at night TO barracks
During the last few days the activity
Of the Spaniards has been particularly
noticeable. Their trains have been mal<-
ing their way TO the batteries, detach-
ments have been working on emplace-
ments and there have been other signs
showing that the Spaniards are pre-
pairing a desperate resistance.
The insurgents, about 5000 strong.
have taken a position on a mountain TO
the westward. Two thousand insur-
gents Of this gathering are unarmed.
General Maxine Gomez. now about
$50 miles inland, is making his way to-
ward the coast. Admiral Sampson is
actively cooperating with the insur-
gents.
General Miniet Of the insurgent forces
and his staff went on board the New
York Thursday FOR a long consultation.
The naval officers have been doing
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
Anrnsti,s Instrnctlons.

MADRID. June lin the chamber
of deputies Senior Romero Giron, minis
ter of the colopies. in reply to ques-
ton as to whether Captain General Au-
gusti had been given instructions in the
event of being obliged TO surrender and
as to whether these instructions direct
ed him to treat with Admiral Dewey,
the American commander, or Aguinal-
do, the insurgent chief said the govern
ment had given no instructions on this
subject
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
Arstr,a 1vm Keen out of 1t.

VIENNA, June 1.-THE government
has declined to initiate mediation be-
tween the United States and Spain, as
It wishes to avoid the appearance Of
making Intervention seem only dy-
nastic action in the interest Of this
queen regent. which perhaps might give
fatal oiTense
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
E.snncc I'D fImnnlnnfion.

Whites Of four eggs, half a cupful oi
pulverized sugar, one large grated sp-
pie; whip the whites of the eggs to a
very still froth, add the sugar, flavor
with grated nutmeg. and whip all to-
gether 10 q stiff froth; serve with or
without whipped cream. Very good
St. Louis Republic.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

Alert and clear-headed merchants
sell what the public wants and do not
offer something else. The buyer Is sup
posed to know his own needs.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

Something "iust as good" will not
answer. Stick to your point. and when
you ask for goods advertised in this
paper. you can get them
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

Al wealthy and responsible firm guar
antees its goods that are advertised
Who stands sponsor for the substitutes
said To be "just as good?"
Evening journal., 1898-06-11
Costly nutteray.

One of the Rothschilds IS reported to
have paid $1,000 for butterfly. His ex-
tensive collection of butterflies is val
ued at 100000.
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KEYS.

Keys of bronze and iron have been
found in Greece and Italy dating from
= least the seventh century before
Jhrist
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY.
Mccarthy, VIM. H., Third st. market
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

CLOCKS AND JEWELLERY.
Rudolph, @. r., 4th and Market So
Baynard, s. H., Firth and Market Sta
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BUILDERS SUPPLIES.
CHARLES Warner Co., foot Market s.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
Lawton, william, GIL Market street
Row, /. Lewis. 41S King street
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BICYCLBS.f -pi 'f1t
Hartlove. W. H., COT. srd and FrencA
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DRUGGISTS.
Danforth, N. b., 124 Market street.
Evening journal., 1898-06-11

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Cummings. 302 Market street.
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WHOLESALE LIQUORS.
Kelly. Francis s. & Co.
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PAWNBROKERs.
Harris. NJ. 1876 Market street
The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22
PROMPTLY MET.
The Boisterous Bully Was Gently
But Effectively Called
Down.

There was big coarse-voiced fellow, with
red face, superfiuity OF beef about his head
and an Unsuitable desire TO hear himself talk
that was nicely come up with in barber
shop the other day. He was fashily dressed
and seemed aggrieved that every man EN-
ployed in the place did not rush to help him
get ready for the chair. He had assistance
in having himself brought down to the condi-
ton for being shaved. declining to handle
anything from his hat to his collar and neck
tie.
While being lathered and shaved he told
boisterously and profanely about the de
generacy of the times. Men who had to earn
their living didn't know their places and
acted as though they were Just as good as
those who hired them. The greatest mis-
take this country had ever made was when
it did away with slavery instead of extend
ing it to every state and territory in the
union.
After he had insisted upon half a dozen
additions and extra touches from the knight
OF the strop the big man stepped from the
still holding forth in his offensive vein.
tNevah mine dat,' said the proprietor,
who had known life on the plantation in the
old days. I'VE don make no cha 'ge TO
takin' de bris'les off of an mails like you-
The bully was about to break loose like an
unheralded cyclone OF destruction, but he
saw half dozen BARRIERS about him, each one
whetting razor on the palm OF his hand
and looking solemn.
How do you make money at that pricef'
he asked with sickly grin.
I'VE make it offer e. men. sah." and it
was wonderful to SEE how soon the big man
was dressed and away.-Detroit Free Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22
SATISFACTORY TO AMERICA.
England Does us n Good Turn In Directing
Her Colonies to Declare Coal asa
Contraimnd of War.

WAsHINGroS, April 10. In directing
her colonies to regard coal as contra
band of war in the event of hostilities
between the United States and Spain,
Great Britain has taken action, admin.
istration officials say, in line with the
wishes of the president and naval au.
thorities. Pressure will be exerted
upon France, Hayti and San Domingo
to accomplish the same result and
some attention is being given by the
state department to South American
countries with a view to securing from
them n declaration of the contra
band character Of coal, as we'll as an.
nounced determination on their part
not to sell either to Spanish or Ameri-
can men-of-war a supply of fuel great
er than that necessary to enable the
belligerent vessel to steam to the next
home port With coal declared con-
traband of war administration officials
and naval experts say it will beim-
possible for Spanish vessels to operate
in the West Indies or in the Pacific.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22
TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY.
The Mexican Government VIII Promptly
Repress Any Qui1otIc Attempts to
Raid the Texas Border.


WAsmNGToS.A Aprillo 2 Assistant Sec
fetary Day had threed plomatic callers
yesterday morning, the Chinese minis
ter, the Guatemalan minister and
Senior Romero. the Mexican minister.
Some Significance attached to the visit
of the later, as it was believed that his
call was with the purpose of assuring
Assistant Secretary Day as to the atti-
tude of the Mexican government to-
ward the United States in the
event of u breaking out of hos
tilities with Spain. The news
from the City of Mexico that a
concentration Of Mexican troops has
been ordered on the Texas frontier is
rather satisfactory to the authorities
here, as evidencing purpose on the
part of the Mexican government to re-
press sternly and promptly any quix-
otic attempts that may be made to raid
across the border by either sympa.
thizers with Spain or by some of the
many lawless Mexicans who are quick
to take advantage of any disturbance
or profit by the organization of fill.
bustering expeditions.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22
AIISIEIIANEOTH.

lr was announced in Chicago that
the Santa Fc would reduce charges on
live stock to the figure fixed for the
transportation of the packing-house
products and dressed beef. A demand
upon all western roads for such action
was made by the Chicago Live Stock
exchange, the demand being based on
clause of the interstate commerce law,
which requires that the rate on raw
material shall be no higher than that
on products manufactured from it.
A TERRIFIC explosion took place at a
magazine containing nitro.glycerine,
on milestone creek, southwest of the
Warrington, w. Va, oil field. Odus
Sykes and Daniel Rice, teamsters, were
killed outright, and Edward Vincent,
pumper, was fatally injured. Two
wagons. four horses and the buildings
were literally blown to atoms. The
explosion set fences on fire and it com
municated to the woods near by and II
heavy fire ragged there also.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th
numbered al5 according to Brad
streets commercial report, against 1875
for the corresponding week Of 1897.