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Smyrna times., 1898-03-09

We acknowledge the receipt from
Sec. Wesley Webb, of the "Transac-
tlons of the Peninsula Horticultural
Society" held in Snow Hill, Md, the
second week in January. 1t is a neat
book of over 100 pages. and replete
with information and experiences that
are of vital interest to the progressive
farmer. The time has come when
farmers must be up with the develop
ment Of the day on their special line,
and those who do not must expect to
get left. In others words, the best
farmers will always get the best farms.
Smyrna times., 1898-03-09

The latest fad of footgear fashion are
shoes of green-cOiOred leather. They
vary in lighter and darker hues. The
Schubmarkt (shoe market) of Frank
fort, the leading sutorial magazine of
Germany, in speaking of the coming
seasons styles, mentions various pat
terms of green shoes just brought out
by the larger manufacturers. The new
color is expected to afford a suitable
relief for russet wear, which still con-
tinues to be a favorite style. Ladies'
shoes will remain pointed, the heels
being raised, while the gentlemen, the
truncated point will de rigeur.
Reports from the sales Of stock, farm
implements, &C, held during the past
month are most encouraging to the sell
Ter, good, fair prices being mostly real
lzed throughout. There has been a
noticeable improvement in the prices
paid for horses over last year, and the
same may be said of dairy cows in par
tieular, and then there was evidence of
more money in hand. The last sale
was yesterday, that Of Joseph H. Prim-
rose. Things brought satisfactory
prices, and auctioneer Weldon saws Il
was one Of the most largely attended
Of thie season.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
SOLDIERS CAN GET MAIL.

Government Postal Authorities
Make Concessions to Troops.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Two orders
In regard to the mail for and from SOL
dters and sailors have been issued by
Postmaster General Emery Smith. One
order takes the Philippine islands out
of the category Of places where mail
communication with the United States
is suspended, and the other revives a
regulation permitting soldiers, sailors
and marines to send letters, postage
upon which can be collected on de.
livery.
Following is the text of the order re-
gardlng mail for the United States
forces at the Philippines:
I'm view Of existing hostilities he-
tween the United States and Spain
which necessitates the presence of
United States forces in service at and
near the Philippine islands, and of the
fact that postal communication with
said Islands, as one of the Spanish
colonies, is prohibited by my order No.
161, dated the 26th ultimo, it is herehv
ordered that articles of mail mater
for or from persons connected with
said United States forces shall be sub
ject to the postage rates and conditions
applicable to similar articles in the do
lnestic mails of the United States.
''The articles shall be sent to the
commandants of the forces by every
opportunity offered by the sailing of
United States vessel for said forces
The sailing dates of the vessels cannot
be announced in advance and the arti-
cies should therefore be forwarded
prompt y to San Francisco in order that
they may be dispatched thence to des-
tinat1on at the first opportunity"
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
ANOTHER wARsHIP.
Proposed That the Lake Region Du
DIicate Rhode Island.

proposed That the Lake Region Du-
DIicate Rhode Island.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 24.-Fol-
lowing the movement of Rhode Island
TO build and equip the fastest torpedo
boat destroyer afloat and to present 1t
to the government, the Milwaukee
Journal today, in an editorial, points
out great opportunity for the cities
Of the Great Lakes to do likewise. The
Journal notes that the ship builders of
the Great Lakes are the equal of any
in the world, and continues:
Then let the Great Lake region. the
home of the iron mine, the site Of
many big ship yards, where the most
wonderful engines devised BY the gen.
ius Of man are constructed, build,
equip and present to the government a
torpedo boat destroyer that shall, if
possible, excel the one that Rhode ISL
and intends to give to the government.
Let the iron mines of Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Minnesota contribute the ore
for making the steel out of which the
hull Of the boat and its machinery shall
be made; let the rolling mills of Chi
cago and Cleveland make the plates
for the hull; let Milwaukee or Chicago,
Cleveland or Buffalo, or all of them
jointly, build the machinery for the
craft and let the hull be built and the
machinery be put in place at Superior
or Chicago, or Bay City, or Buffalo. or
Cleveland
when finished the gift could be TAX
en- to the coast via the st. Lawrence
and added to the nations defenders on
the sea-
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
TRANSPORT SHIPS SCARCE.
Will Be Impressed Into Service If
Necessary.

VIII Be Impressed Into Service If
Necessary.
WASHINGTON, May Awe have not se-
cured any new ships, but are still negotiating
1or the Colon and China,o said Assistant Sec
retary Meikiejohn at the close of business
hours today.
me difficulty with these ships has been the
question OF price, the owners of them and the
department being unable to agree on the rates
to be paid.
MIR. Meaklejohn has not yet put into execu-
ton his threat to impress some of the steam
ers on the Pacific coast Into the service He
hopes this will not be necessary and that the
companies will come forward promptly and
offer Their vessels to the government at reas-
enable rates.
1T Is believed to be likely that recon-
mendation will be made to congress grant
ing an American register to the Tacoma
victoria and Argyll. of the Northern Pacific
steamship line, SO that they may be fitted out
1or use as transports as promptly possible
Inc steamer Ohio, vessel of 1000 tons, be-
longing to the Empire Transportation com
pany, has been offered to the government
ana the question of her acceptance is under
consideration. She Is at Seattle.
large number Of ships have been offered
TO the department. even at reasonable rates.
put tney were in such condition that the
oinclais promptly refused on the ground that
tney would not be safe to send troops in them
should the government decide to ask that
an american registry be given to all six YES
sels Oh the Northern Pacific Steamship COM
pany, and they be secured for transport pur-
poses these, with the five ships already
secured and the China, Colon and Ohio, would
furnish accommodations. it is belived here,
for between 5000 and Il, 600 men-just about
the number which the war department will
send to Admiral Dewey,
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
MADRID HAS THE BLUES
AN OMINOUS SILENCE IN THE
SPANISH CAPITAL

The Government, If 1t Has Late News
From the Seat of War, Is Not
Making 1t Publican Unex-
plained Feeling of Dependency
Noted in Official CircIes-Long
War Apparently Feared.
MADRID, May 24.-The same mys-
terious silence reigns in official circles
tonight IS last night. The government
discloses nothing from the seat Of war
La Correspondence Espana observes:
An unexplained feeling of despond-
ency is noticeable. AS no bad news
has been received we can only suggest
that this feeling is caused by fears of
prolongation of the war"
FINANCIAL POLICY.
In the chamber of deputies today
Senior Puigcerver, minister of finance,
replying to the criticisms of Marquis
de Villa Verde, Conservative, with re-
spect to the financial policy of the
government, repudiated the charge Of
want of foresight, and asserted that
Spain's finances were in a "satisfac-
tory condition." assuring the payment
of all the expenses of the war.
FIAT MONEY.
Senior Puigcerver said that in view of
the impossibility of negotiating means
abroad, there was no means of raising
funds to continue the war except by
an extension of the Bank of Spain's
note issue, which, however. did not
imply forced paper currency.
He proposed, he said, to convert the
treasury's floating debt, now nearly
00,000,000 pesetas, into small denomina-
tion treasury bonds. He explained the
proposed conversion Of the external
debt but avoided any illusion to the
proposed tax on the national debt.
In the chamber a motion, signed by
Senores Romero Robledo, Casset, Sal
gron and Ojeda a las Iliorens, was
presented in favor of constructing bar
racks at Algeciras and San Rogue and
preparing for an encampment at Glib
raltar, near the neutral grounds.
The latest rumor Is that a Spanish
warship has captured an American
warship in Cuban waters.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
SPANISH SPY CAUGHT.
Supposed to Have Charts of New
York Defenses.

Supposed to Have Charts of New
York Defenses.
KEY WEST, Fla, May "a $3.50 p.
m.).-An important arrest Of sup
posed Spanish spy was made this even
Ing by United States Marshal Hoar.
The prisoner is Romigno Sapetero
IMMENSE, who was among those cap
tured on the steamer Panama, and has
since been held aboard ship as a pris-
oner Of war.
Jimense is supposed to have obtained
information concerning New York har-
Dor and its defenses, with charts Of
the harbor, which he is attempting to
get to the Spanish authorities.
He is about forty years Of age,
Spaniard and civil engineer.
Late this afternoon Marshal Hoar,
Commissioner Otto, received informa-
ton from the North, in consequence of
which they slipped quietly out to the
Panama, arrested IMMENSE and brought
him ashore.
He was taken to the Key West hotel,
and put through a vigorous examina-
tion in private. So perfectly was the
affair managed, however, that only one
or two persons knew of it.
IMMENSE stoutly denied the accusation.
that he was spy, but his story was
of such a contradictory nature that
it confirmed the suspicion of the federal
officer.
He said he had left Cuba in 1877, a
date which he subsequently corrected
to 1890. He had lived. he admitted, in
New York since that time, but he had
decided to return to Cuba to engage
in mercantile business and was on his
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
Universal Civilization" Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, speaking in regard to the propos-
ed Anglo-American alliance. said:

Reid, speaking in regard to the propos-
ed Anglo-American alliance, said:
This is no new Inspiration. born of any
sudden emergency, in the circumstances that
now surround either of US. and It springs
from no unworthy source. The foremost
statesmen, the ablest publicists, men Of let
ters and men Of business on both sides of the
water have long given it utterance. 1t un-
derlay the Geneva arbitration. 1t lent char
acter and force to the movement for general
treaty Of arbitration which was unhappily
stranded on the shoals of practical difficulty
that SO often wreck ideal reforms. 1t set
tied the Venezuelan dispute. 1t sent all
America in spirit to the queens jubilee Tho
great man that you have just lost, spoke q
dozen years ago of an absolutely good un-
derstanding between England and the United
States as a prospective at once majestic, in
spring and concilatory.
Let no man slander us by saying that we
are playing meanly selfish part. When
this long reign you celebrate at last shall end,
the proudest eulogy upon the good queen will
be that she sought ever for peace. In the
face Of the existing war and Of the last FIVE
months record, I make bold to advance a
similar claim for our country. The head of
no government in modern times has striven
for peace with honor more manfully, more
courageously and persistently than William
Mckinley.
But the war is upon us. We are net dis
cussing what might have been. 1t is a stu-
alton not a theory that confronts US. Wheth-
er we are right or wrong, at any rate we are
at war for our institutions and must face the
future, whether we like it or not. We cannot
exert, we cannot possess our power and evade
its responsibilities, whether in Cuba or the
Philippines.
But we shall have an alliance of all
Europe against us, protests the timorous
That is Spanish story, and when you an
alyze 1T there will be no hostile alliance.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
PEACE MUST Be PRESERVED
AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN
HAVE EVER so COMMENDED
Whitelaw Reid ON the AngIo-saxon
Countries, Peace and Universal
CivflfzatiOn-The Proposed New
Alliance No New Inspiration-At
War for Our Institutions, and
Must Face the Issue.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The queens
birthday was observed by the British
Schools and Universities club, and by
a banquet at the Holland house today.
The president Of the society, David
A. Munro, presided.
Aside from the number Of speeches
and toasts feHcitating the queen upon
her seventy-ninth birthday, there was
a general discussion Of the proposed
Anglo-American alliance.
The principal speech Of the evening
was delivered by Whitelaw Reid.
In response to the toast Great Brit
ain and the United States-Peace and
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
TODAY'S BULLETIN.

Page.
1-Cervera Is at Bay.
Coast Well Protected.
Rushing Work on New Battleships.
Mysterious Silence at Madrid.
Reid Talks Alliance.
Hostile Fleets Aligned.
Privateering Idea Unpopular.
minnesota Men on Show.
Thirteenth May Sail Soon,
Dewey Hard to Bluff.
War in Serious Earnest
8-War Nominations Confirmed
Commerce Commission Meets TODAY
Senate Debates Revenue Bill.
Editorial
High School Commencement plans
st. Paul Social News,
5-Sporting.
Saints Shut Out by Tigers.
Weekly Crop Reports.
6-Markets.
Bar Silver, 571hc.
Cash Wheat. $165.
Stocks Higher.
minneapolis Matters.
News of the Northwest.
News Of the Railroads.
SINew Nurses in the Field.
Bickel Wants a Chance
Stocking Divorce Case.
State Red Cross League.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25

seems to question. If Cervera is at
Santiago, Sampson and Schley leaving
Key West on Friday have had abund-
ant time to come up in the vicinity Of
that lost.
DON's DOOM SEALED.
If the position Of the fleets is as as
sumed the doom of the Don is Sealed,
and on every side the opinion is ex-
pressed that today will see the end of
Spain's power at sea in the Western
world
From this it must not be assumed
that Santiago will be an easy nut to
crack. The place Is strongly fortified,
and the entrance.to the harbor so mar
row that only one ship at a time can
enter the inner bay where Cervera's 8
ships probably are. But remembering
all this, and, in addition, the much
vaunted destroyers and the possibility
of mines, no one doubts that the issue
will be a victory for American pluck
and American skill.
POSSIBLE FLANK MOVEMENT.
To turn abruptly from a phase Of the
question that has been universally dis
cussed to one that has excited only
! casual comment, there is an alterna-
tive proposition that in official circles
has been given serious consideration,
although discredited. This is the pos
sibility that Spain Is planning a flank
move; that Cuba and Porto Rico are
to be abandoned and the whole power
of Spain concentrated in the Philip
pines. This report had its origin at
Madrid, where 1t was stated that two
destroyers in the harbor Of Cadiz were
under orders to join Cervera for the
relief of Manila. This involved the as
sumption that Cervera has made his
escape from the Caribbean sea and Is
on his way home. The seriousness of
such move to Dewey resulted in its
careful consideration, but the Spanish
rumor is not credited.
There Is a diplomatic phase to this
reported change Of base that may be
significant. Under the settled princi-
pies Of national law one nation can
hold as security for war indemnity
from another only such territory as is
actually in its possession when peace
is made. Spain's purpose, if a move is
to be made on Manila, may be to re-
cover possession Of the Philippines and
then make peace, losing the posses
sions in the Western world, but hold
ing those in the Orient.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
War News in Brief.

No naval battle has yet been fought IN
West indian waters, according to official
statement.
At Washington 1t is believed that Ger
vera is at bay at Santiago and will be
attacked today.
Work being rushed on the battleships
building at Newport News.
Santiago cable reported to have been cut
by the cruiser st. Paul.
Events at Washington indicate that the
departments are settling down to make
war in serious fashion.
Mysterious silence in political circles a
marked feature of the Madrid situation.
Minnesota men will be on show at Chick
amauga today.
Spanish play sharp trick at Fort de
France to secure COAL
The Oregon is probably with Sampson or
schley.
An attempt to bluff Dewey complete
failure.
Atlantic coast thoroughly patrolled by
the mosquito fleet.
If Spain tries privateerng England win
make trouble.
Story that Cervera is on his way to Spain
TO join an expedition against Dewey is dis
credited.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
ashington Bureau st. Paul Globe, !
Corooran Building. !
Special to The st. Paul Globe.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Tomorrow
should bring news that the squadron OF
Cervera has been attacked and cap
tured or destroyed. This statement is
not official, but 1t reflects the universal
opinion of Washington.
All day the national capital has been
kept astir by rumors of great naval
events. Early in the morning come
tidings by way of London that the
Spanish fleet had been captured in the
Windward passage. Later it was said
the fleet was destroyed.
All this time the navy department
was beseiged for news, but it had none
to give out. Secretary Long stated, in
answer to inquiries, that the depart
ment was fully advised as to the DO
sition of Sampson, Schley and of the
Oregon, but could not make the infor-
nation public. He added that. accord
Ing to the best information in the pos
session of the department, the Spanish
fleet was at Santiago.
NO BATTLE YET.
There was no change in this reply as
the day progressed, and new rumors
were circulated almost every moment,
In various forms and from various
places come tales more or less circum-
stantial OF a battle at sea- These
agreed only in one particular All
united in asserting that the Spanish
had been worsted. To all Of these ru-
mors Secretary Long, while he showed
old reply. The department was with
out information of conflict. The last
official information was contained in a
bulletin posted late in the afternoon, as
follows:
The department has no reason to believe
that battle has occurred In the Windward
passage.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis has cut the
Sapie at Santiago de Cuba and San Juan,
Porto Rico
WILD TALES.
The rurnors of the day were not con-
fined to tales of battle. At one time it
was reported positively that the Oregon
was at Key West. This was denied.
and the belief in Washington, in spite
of the Lloyd's dispatch of yesterday. Is
that the Oregon Is with one or another
OF the two fleets operating against Ger
vera.
Another wild tale was that the Man.
grove had been captured by the Span
ISM This story originated at Kew
West, and was circulated by Chicago
paper to which it was sent special. The
department made short work of the ri.
NOR. The Mangrove, 1t was stated. had
been reported later than the date of her
alleged capture
BATTLE IMMINENT.
Eliminating the wild rumors which
were so persistent that they came al
most to pass as facts, the public is but
little wiser tonight than it was last
night. 1t knows that the navy depart
ment knows where Sampson and Schlev
are. That is interesting, but not def
mite. The substance of the official
news is that Cervera is probably at
Santiago, and that the Oregon is not
at Key West.
The assumption that a battle is i'm
minent and that 1t will probably he
fought today is unofficial, but no one
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25

partment to utilize every available min
ute under the contract in completing
the Kearsarge and the Kentucky.
The ships were advanced to such a
point that no more progress could be
made until the boilers were in position
so it became necessary to abandon the
idea of waiting for. the 140-ton crane.
and to resort to the sO-ton travelling
conveyer, which at present is the larg-
est In the yard.
AS the boilers Themselves each weigh
80 tons and the crane has only that
capacity, the attempt was great risk.
The undertaking Vas accomplished
without accident.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
U. $. Supreme Court Adjourns.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The United States
supreme court today announced the final ad-
journment of the court for the term on Tues
day next.
The court will not meet again until ru es-
day, and will not meet after that date until
next October.
The meeting next Tuesday will be only
for the announcement Of opinions Of cases
already heard.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25

way there when the Panama was cap
tured. He asserted, also, that he had
spent considerable time in Venezuelan
and other Southern ports.
His story was SO conflicting on the
whole as to be meaningless.
A thorough search Of the Panama was
made In the attempt to locate the
charts, but no trace Of them could be
found.
The examination will be resumed and
Jimense will be held under arrest mean.
while.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25

he would be unable to complete his in
spection at as early a date as he ex-
pected; that only small percentage of
the men had been equipped and pre-
pared for war, but this work was prog
ressing as rapidly as possible
Gen. Breckenridge thinks that in view
OF the fact that almost every regiment
In camp had to be equipped almost
completely, the progress made was re-
narkable.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
SHAM BATTLE.

Volunteers Will Engage In Mimic
Warfare Today.
CHICKAMAUGA, Ca, May 24-This
morning saw $4,000 men Of the volun-
teer army under tents at this point,
and the officers Of the army expect that
by Saturday night there will be 44,0O0.
The two first brigades Of the First
division Of the First corps will attack
the Third brigade, entrenched on Snod-
grass Hill, In sham battle, tomorrow
morning, the attacking brigades to be
in command Of Gen. Wilson. and the
defenders under command Of their
brigade commander.
Gen. Breckenridge stated tonight that
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
MOSQUITO PATROL FLEET
ESTABLISHED UPON A FAIRLY
SATISFACTORY BASIS
Work Is Being Rushed on the INT.
tIeshfps building nt Cramps and
Newport News, and 1t Is Ex-
pected the Kearsarge and the
Aehtucky VIII Be Ready for
Service Early In November.
Washington Bureau, st. Paul Globe, J
COrcordn Buiidinq.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Admiral
Erben, in charge of the Atlantic coast
patrol, commonly known as the mos
quito fleet, by the use Of the $4,000, 600
appropriation placed at his disposal by
congress has been enabled to get his
service established on fairly satisfac-
tory basis.
Admiral Erben's estimate to the sec
retary Of the navy of the force needed
to patrol the Atlantic coast, from Bar
Harbor to Galveston, called for -125
boats and for the enlistment of 5000
men to man them. The admiral got
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-25
Washington Bureau, st. Paul Globe, }
CoYcornn Building.

Special to The st. Paul Globe
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The ques-
tion Of privateering has arisen again.
In connection with the evident activity
OF Spain in this direction 1T can be said
with the utmost assurance that what
ever Spain may decide to do the Unit
ed States will not countenance privat-
eer1ng, in any way, and will look to the
leading nations to throw their influence
into the scale agaist ,Spain's resort to
this now generally discarded method
of warfare
Inc British government has already
s1gn1fied to ours it's intention not to
submit to interference by Spain with
legitimate British commerce with this
country any more than with others.
The commonly accepted idea here is
that Spain's talk about privateering,
following close upon the heels of her
charge that United States ships have
raised the Spanish flag for purposes Of
deception, Is in earnest, and that it's
deliberateness is proved by the obvious
search she made for a good pretext.
1t is not known here whether any Of
our ships have been guilty Of the charge
made against them; whether they have
Or have not 1t Is believed that Spain's
only reason for making the accusation
was to prepare the way for treating
pr1Vateering as mere act Of recrimi-
nation on her part.