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The evening times., 1898-06-10
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1898.
Phantom Fleets Again.

The story goes today that Skaters
expedition is being held back at Key
West until its convoy can be strength
ened by vessels detached from Samp-
sons fleet. The reason is that the War
Board is much concerned about four
ships. of unknown character which have
been sighted off the north coast of Gu
ba. 1t is feared that one of them may
have been cruiser belonging to Ger
vera's squadron, inasmuch as only three
out of four of the class known to have
been with him SO far are accounted for
III the harbor of Santiago.
So we are treated to another dose of
Manana. without which in daily boiuses
We should not know how to get along
- Why was not this thought of in ad-
vance? If there is a Spanish bottom
loose. or suspected to be, today, it was
no less SO a week ago. Why should
there not be provision enough among the
old ladies at the department tea party
to think about the factor of safety and
provide against every possibility, in
Guiding that of failure to move on
schedule time?
Now We are told that the delay will
postpone the landing of troops at Guam
tanamo until Monday or Tuesday. How
long afterward it will take a man of
Shafter's bulk to walk the thirty miles
between that point and Santiago is a
question. a fleet does not sail faster
than its slowest ship, and, if the gen.
eral is good for anything more than a
knot an hour, the indicator on his boiler
capacity does not show it.
Under ordinary circumstances, a day
here and another there might not make
any material difference. 1t is not so
now. The occupation of Cuba and
Porto Rico must be made complete at
once if the Government would escape
complications which may be pfecipitat-
ed any hour. The, time is ominously
close when history will be written by
the minute-hand of the clock. Anyone
who reads the Madrid dispatches of this
very verge of a collapse. which may
not be deferred even until the COM
bined attack on Santiago billed for next
week, but which may not occur for
fear of serious resistance. However, at
that point We shall be on the ground,
and. with the cables cut, it may be
possible to bring on an engagement
which would possibly be decisive be-
fore pacific instructions could reach our
commanders by way of Kingston.
The matter for anxiety is Porto Rico.
In the present despairing temper of
the Queen Regent and her advisers,
there is more than a little reason to
fear that they may induce the Pope
and the Austrian Emperor to hoist the
white flag for them, and appeal to the
mercy of the American Republic. The
Importance of having an army on the
soil of Porto Rico before a thing of
that kind shall happen does not require
discussion. 1t is patent to everybody
with the least knowledge of the situa-
tion. Mr.. Mckinley knows and, we
think, appreciates it.
That being so. Mr.. President, to
quote an esteemed contemporary: Quo,
in hades, vadis?
The evening times., 1898-06-10

Since it became understood that Lieu
tenant Hobson and his companions were
being treated with consideration. the
Spanish prisoners of war at Fort Nc
Pherson have been given more comfort
able quarters than the cells they were
previously confined in. They are now
housed in the post ballroom. where they
have light and air. and they are allowed
to sit on the veranda and listen to the
band. as it plays THE Star Spangled Ban
ner'' All this is quite proper. Honor
able prisoners of war should never be
treated like criminals. unless in the way
of necessary retaliation. 1t was never
nice to confine officers, whose only Of
tense is that they are Spanish soldiers. in
cellsi
The evening times., 1898-06-10

A persistent rumor in England and on
the Continent suggests strongly that Au-
gusti may have surrendered to Admira'
Dewey. fearing a massacre. and that the
Spanish government knows more on the
subject than it dares to disclose as yet.
II it should prove true, there are the
gravest fears that Revolutionary out
break would occur at once in Spain. The
frantic efforts which Christina and sa-
gasta are putting forth 70 secure action
by the powers creates q suspicion that
they are using a last chance. before news
of the most mortifyingq q character shall
reach the Spanish people. And the latter
seem to suspect this. too. for they are
reported as waiting for the truth in ugly
Quietude.
The evening times., 1898-06-10

The chief agent of Don Carlos in Spain.
the Marquis de Ceralbe. declares that while
the war lasts the Carlists will be quiet.
but should a dishonorable peace be ne
gotiated they will act In accordance with
their ideas of du.yi' This doubtless
means that any peace at all possible to
make will be considered "dishonorable"
and will be accepted as the signal for a
Carlist war; that is. in case the powers
are willing TO allow a movement of the
kind, which Is not likely.
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1t occurs to us to ask a question about
the cable mystery! We are shut OF from
communication with Manila, but the Span
ish captain general seems able to consult
his government by telegraph. Assurances
are daily given that the last Cuban cable
ly Isolated. How is IL that he was able.
yesterday or the day before, to send
message to Du Bose and Carranza in
Montreal. giving his version of the bonn
bardment of Santiago? Reports and mes
sages continue TO appear in the Spanish
press from the Philippines and from Gu
ba and Porto Rico. What does it mean?
The evening times., 1898-06-10
The wnr Revenue Bill.

The Government must have money to
islation to that end which. at any other
time, might be assailable on political or
economic grounds, sometimes are tol-
cradle, If not acceptable. This con-
sideration may be said to apply to the
war revenue bill, which yesterday was
agreed upon in conference. from which
it emerged with many compromises ap-
parent in the text, and was adopted by
the House.
The bond feature has undergone sew
eral changes since it left the House. AS
now reported. the amount is placed at
$40O. 900. 900. AS much of it as may be
necessary is to be issued from time to
time in bonds of the denomination of
twenty dollars and multiples thereof
Each issue is first to be offered as a
popular loan, at par. and the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to dis
pose of any remainder not SO taken in
the manner familiar to the country.
There is little doubt that the greater
part of the war bonds would be eagerly
taken in small or moderate amounts by
the people, if facilities for subscription
were adequately provided. As the mat
ter stands, the machinery for that pur-
pose appears to be left entirely to Sec
retary Gage. and, as a consequence, we
are inclined to predict that the backs
will get about all, in the usual way.
Probably it would have been better
to provide for a larger silver coinage
than the nominal $l.5Oo.OOO monthly,
and for the issue Of Treasury notes in
stead Of bonds; but, as that might have
led to a deadlock. perhaps it is the part
of patriotism to be content with the
best We can get.
The efforts of the sugar and oil inter-
ests to dodge the quarter per cent tax
on their gross annual income In excess
of $250.000, are seen to have failed, and
the two greatest beneficiaries of past
Republican legislation will now be COM
PEELED to contribute little something
to the support Of the country which
shelters and has enriched them be-
yond the dreams of avarice. What they
will have to give up in the way of war
taxes is estimated at approximately one
million dollars a year. They will doubt
less comfort themselves with the re-
Election that even this>is vastly cheaper
than the taxation for campaign pur-
poses in 1896.
Considering the extent to which tea,
in a state of coldness. is popularity sup
posed to be consumed in the Senate, we
acclaim the seif-denial and devotion of
that body in placing duty Of ten
cents pound on the article. II the
House used 1t with anything like the
same liberality. there might have been
trouble. But the House drinks scme-
thing else-coffee, perhaps-and 20 the
The evening times., 1898-06-10

Repeated stories Of riot and disorder
among the coiored regular regiments sta
toned In Florida are disappointing.
Members of the Twenty fourth and
Twenty-fifth colored infantry wrecked
the town of Ybor City, near Tampa, Mon
day night. and 1t Is stated that several
persons were killed and wounded, before
the negroes were subdued. One of their
own white officers Is understood to bave
been among the victims. The completely
lawless conduct of these troops since they
came to Florida is extremely discourag-
ing to the idea of coiored volunteer en-
listmentS.
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A genuine Irish Fighter.

New York. June 10-Thomas Shortall.
late of the Irish constablary Of Kilkenny.
presented himself at the Armory Building
yesterday and said he had come all the
way from Ireland for chance to enlist
in the United States Army. Thomas
stands six feet In his stockings and weighs
1S5 pounds. When he heard that the
United States was going to war with
Spain he raised IS. took steerage pas
sage to Philadelphia worked his way to
this city, and borrowed 20 cents yesterday
to obtain his declaration Of citizenship
papers.
DR.. L. P. Williamson. Of the medical
examining board. found Shortall to be In
fine physical condition. He asked him II
he had any experience In fighting.
"Fishtin' Is it2ss said ShortaH. "Sure
was eight years y the Kilkenny constabu-
larry, and I've come all the way to Ameri-
Ky to show that Ireland makes soldiers as
we'll as prize figAterse'
DR.. williamson accepted Shortall at
once and assigned him to the Seventh Ar
tiliery. stationed At. Fort Slocum.
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THE SPANISH SPIES.
They Are I'm Constant Communica.
ton With BIanco.

Montreal, June 10-It is reported that
the Dominion government has decided
upon the expulsion of Senior Du Bose
and Lieut.. Carranza from Canada and
that Major Sherwood, chief of the Do
minion police. has left Ottawa with the
necessary papers. An indication that
the report is true is found in the fact
that it appears in the Patrie, the per-
sonal organ of Mr.. Tarte. one of the
leading members of the government,
and was sent by the Ottawa CORE
spondent of that paper. Major Sher-
wood is expected late tonight or to-
morrow morning.
The Spaniards say they have received
no intimation of any such action. What
course they will take they decline to
tell, but their counsel Mr.. St Pierre,
said he did not believe the government
had the power to expel anybody from
the country without trial.
, 1t is the opinion of other lawyers that
the Canadian government has full DOW
er to expel them from Canadian ter
ritory. Great Britain's neutrality
proclamation has been adopted by the
Canadian parliament, and Is now the
law of the Dominion, and il the govern
ment considers that the Spaniards
have violated its provisions it is within
its power to take action against them.
That the Spanish headquarters in
Montreal are in direct communication
with the forces in Cuba Is shown by
the following cable dispatch from Gen.
Blanco, dated Havana. June s, address,
ed to Lieut.. Carranza and received at
the Spanish consulate yesterday:
Attacks Of the American squadron
on Santiago de Cuba did not give the
result hoped for. The attack was frus-
trated as well as the Decentralization
of American troops at Aguadores. They
(the Americans) fired more than L500
shells. causing damage OF little extent
at Gort Moro as well as on the bridge
of the Mercedes. None Of our guns were
siienced. Visible damage to several of
the enemyss vessels. Our casualties
were:
Second commander Of the Mercedes,
five sailors and one soldier KILLED and
eight more men wounded"
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70 BrRENerH1N THE CONVOY.
The Arny Of lnvasasn May be De-
layed et Key West.

The Army Of 1Avasaen May be De-
lsyed st Key West.
Although II IL known that Major 0en-.
eral shafter has embarked 1890 men. and
that another division win Be embarked
today, Il Is nxt Improbable that the ex-
pedition may sbe- delayed at Key West
for a day or two until large convoy OF
naval vessels y provided for the troops.
The greatest secrecy is being obServed
by-omcials In the War Department as to
the details OF the Santiago expedition.
Secretary Aiger received long dispatch
from General Ghafter last night advising
him of all the Details connected with the
departure OF ~ Army.
1t is the inteAtion of the War Depart
ment to estabith a line OF transports be-
tween Tampa md the place Of landing
near santiaso Cuba Fresh provisions
for the men ~ leave the United States
every two or tilfee days. The commissary
general stiii--hAA-at Tampa a50o.ooo ra-
tions.
The Army. unless met by some unex-
pected reverses, Ntll land in Cuba early
next week. and an immediate junction
will be made with the insurgents under
General Garcia The landing of the
troops will. of course. be protected by the
guns Of the American feet.
The insurgent forces at the present
time have complete control Of several Of
the most advantageous points near SAN
tiago de. Cuba for an attack upon that
place. Their. eshOnghoids will be occu-
pied by the American troops as soon as
possible after landing, and signals win
be Immediately exchanged between Ma
tor General Shafter and Admiral Samp-
son.
A fierce bombordment of the Spanish
fleet and the city Of Santiago de Cuba
will be made by the combined land and
naval forces OF the United States. 1t is
confidently expected that the Spanish ad-
miral will not be able for any length Of
time to Withstand this double attack, and
will finally see that his best policy IL to
1t is feared. however. that before Ad-
miral CervefhCsarrenders he will blow
up his ships, and thus prevent them be-
ing Of any jusls3d the United States.
Secretary Alger has been advised by
Gen. Shafter Of 1.-THE troops that comprise
the Santiago expedition. No ofiicial
statement his Get t!been made as to the
regiments included in the expedition. but
II Is understood that Gen. Shafter now
has under his command about 20. 600 men,
leaving about 5000 soldiers still at Tam
pa.
The Santiago expedition is made up of
regulars. with the exception of Col
Woods Rough Riders and the Seventy
first New York
This is believed to be an exact state
ment Of the troops included in the ex-
pedition:
Regular Infantry-First. Second. Third.
Fourth. Sixth. Seventh, Eighth. Ninth,
Tenth. Twelfth. Thirteenth. Sixteenth.
Seventeenth. Nineteenth. Twentieth.
Twenty-first. Twenty-second. Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth Regiments
Regular Cayalry-First Second Third
Fifth. Ninth and Tenth Regiments
Other regular troops-Ten light batter
les. aggregating 1853 men: two companies
of engineers. a5 men: a signal detach-
ment of Al men and four heavy batteries
(siege train) of $50 men.
The volunteers are the Seventy-first
New York and Col. Woods Rough Rid
ers.
The evening times., 1898-06-10
Ladies' Wash Skirts.

Nothing convinces like the argu-
ment of facts. We want to sub
init some lots Of Ladies' Wash
Skirts that have Just been delivered
to US from the maker We COM
missioned to design and produce
them. They astorished us-and
we expected them to be better than
any that have been offered at the
same prices-or more:
Ladies' Fine All-Linen Skirts.
trimmed with five rows of white
braid: the designer has succeeded
in giving these a perfect
hang. They are incom- -o
parable at .-................D Dl. ~
Ladies Black and Navy Blue
Canvas Cloth Skirts. made in the
new fiounce style. and have been.
given a tailor finish. The colors
are fast and the canvas a.,
well shrunken .........So./o
Ladies' Fancy all-Linen Crash
Skirts. with colored stripe; the
manner of making shows a master
designers hand. We are giving
you extra value in these ca ~
skirts for .-.----------.--...-.S i.CO
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Pri.e Boat Reaches charle.ton

Charleston, 8. c.. June TO- srhe Spanish
bark Maria Dolores. of Hilbaa which was
captured by the United States cruiser
Minneapolis. on May q, twelve miles on
Cape San Juan. arrived here yesterday in
charge Of prize crew under command
Of Ensign Sticht. The bark had aboard
eleven SDaniards. including Capt. File
brag. 80 tons OF soft Spanish coal, and
20 tons Of patented fuel for the Spanish
deet at San Juan. On the trip here the
Spaniards were inclined to be trouble
some. hut the guards remained On duty
all the time and had orders to shoot the
nrst prisoner who tried to rebel.
The evening times., 1898-06-10
DIED AMID soUALoR.
Wealthy Miser Refused to Touch His
Heard 20 Buy Fool

Heard 80 Buy Food.
New York. June 10.-Though wealthy
enough to have had his last hours of suf-
fering eased by luxury and the care of
physicians. Joseph McCarren chose to die
amid the rags and filth of the wretched
rooms he used for shelter.
"Old Joe." the miser was found dead
yesterday In the rear tenement at No.
213 West Sixteenth street, and all through
the neighborhood ran the talk of his hid
den hoard and his lonely death in the
dark. mouldy rooms where the light sell
dom entered. Hcse
He was about sixty-ffve years old, a
gray little old man. who shuff1ed in and
out Of the court at strange hours, al
ways locking the door when he entered or
left his rooms. They opened on the first
passageway of the rear tenement. reach
ed by short flight Of steps from the
paved courtyard. Wooden shutters,
pierced by circular openings near the top.
kept the interior in gloom.
Hidden away in the rags he slept upon
1t is believed, are bank books recording
large deposits. How much he possessed
Is not known.
He had been i'll for several weeks but
refused to call a doctor. and when Mrs.
Schonewald. attempted to persuade him,
he thrust her away with trembling anger.
For the last few nights he had stayed in
his rooms. fumbling among the litter Of
rags. and muttering to himself. Mrs.
Schonewaid on Tuesday appealed to
Father O'Connor. of st. Francis Xavier's
Church, who called on ''Old joe" Still he
refused to have a doctor. and the priest
left him alone. He was not seen again
alive.
Mrs. Schonewald yesterday morning
tried to enter the rooms. but the door
was locked, as usual. She climbed up
and peered In the opening OF the shut
ter, and saw the old man sprawiing In
chair, dead. A policeman was sent for.
and remained on guard until Coroners
Physician Williams had given permission
to an undertaken to remove the body.
It was greatly emaciatcd. and looked as
though the miser had starved to DEATH
'.Old Joe was born In ireland. and came
to this country -forty-fve years ago. He
was steamfitter. During all that time
he lived In the same neighborh0od. He
had a cousin, Mrs. Cunhinghain. who
lived In Boston. She visited him not long
ago, but he refused all entreaties to
move. Mrs. Schonewald had a card left
BY her, with this memorandum:
MRS. Cunningham, 6l5. between X and
Streets. Boston. opposite Lincoln School
House Take Scollay Square and City
Point cars. - = -, ~, -
NcCarren's sister Catherine. like him.
self was frugal and saving. They lived
together four years ago at No. 15o Weat
The evening times., 1898-06-10
THE PHILIPPINES.
England Believes America should
Hold the Inlanda.

England Believes America Should
Hold the Islands.
Paris. June 10-Even the papers on this
side of the Atlantic are beginning to dis
cusse the future of the Philippines.
The Temps last night had an interview
with DR.. Chauncey N. Depew. who rath-
er threw cold water on any idea of Ameri-
can colonial expansion. This met. natu-
rally. with the Temps approval.
On the other hand. the English press
regards the retention of the Philippines
as the logical solution of the war diff
Guilty.
The Daily Graphic. for example. says in
a leader:
IF America does not take possession
Of the Philippines Spain will be too feeble
to recorQuer the archipelago. Nothing will
remain but a Malayan pandemonium,
which will inevitably attract the interyen-
ton of the European powers. This will
lead to serious complications"
The Daily Chronicle also deals with
the subject. and says editoriaily:
'The Philippines are lost to Spain. Up
TO yesterday 1t was possible to conceive
that the United States might make peace
by accepting the surrender of Cuba and
Porto Rico. allowing Spain to keep the
Philippines. but already that dream Is
over"
From these extracts 1t Is plain that,
while opinion Is divided In the United
States as to what Is to be done with the
white elephant, England only regards as
a possible solution The retention Of the
archipelago under the Stars and Stripes.
The evening times., 1898-06-10
Kneipp pi.cipIe. Promen.de.

New York. June 10.-Disciples of Sc
bastian Kneipp began the season of
barefoot promenades in the north mead
ow In Central Park yesterday morning.
Twenty men. women and children took
of their shoes and stockings and stroll
ed about the grass. The promenades last
only about five minutes at the start, and
are gradually increased to half an hour.
1t Is supposed that the exposure of the
feet allays nervousness by drawing
the blood from the head.
Benedict Lust, secretary OF the Kneipp
Society has obtained permission from
the park board for the one hundred MEM
bers of the society. whose headquarters
are at the Central Opera House. to prom
enade barefoot in the park on Sunday
morning. as
The evening times., 1898-06-10

Capt. John d. Hart. serving a two
years term in the. Pennsylvania peni-
tentiary for aiding the cause of Cuba.
has been pardoned by the President. and
j. Warren Keifer. of Ohio. and others.
have been made major generals as an
encouragement to do what Hart was
placed in a felon's cell for attempting.
Now let us hope that Mr.. Mckinley will
be able to find something for the bold
tugboat man to do in ccnnection with
the war that will help him to living.
and to forget his disgraceful persecution.
The evening times., 1898-06-10
THE EVENING ZINES RAslINeToN FRIDAY JtNE 10 1888

Senate amendment was swallowed gra-
ciously.
One other among q number Of inter-
esting provisions is that stamp tax
u levied ON every sleepins e4f passage.
It Is with much satisfaction We note
that the stamp ID to be afllxed to the
ticket by the conductor or porter. and
not to the psrson by the foot OF the
man in the upper berth.
The evening times., 1898-06-10

Seventeenth Street One night, she went
to visit friend at No. 292 West Houston
Street. and started for home at 10 o.
clock. She was found dead in the cellar
next day. having fallen downstairs when
leaving the house. In a bag she carried
were three bank books. showing deposits
aggregating nearly Se00. the savings of
forty years toll as a servant. She left
no will and the money was added to old
Joe's" hoard.
The evening times., 1898-06-10
GROUND TO DEATH.
Crushed BetU cen the Wheels of
Grinding Machinery.

Winchester, Va, June 1o.-At Cross
Junction, near here. yesterday. Robert
NJ. Shanholtz. one Of the leading men
of that section, was engaged in making
some repairs to the machinery in his
brothers -four mill when he was
ground to death. He. with a young
man named Edward Kerns, were work.
ing near the master wheel, when he ac-
cidentally slipped, and his trousers be-
came caught at the right knee, between
the master and spur wheels OF the rap
idly revolving machinery. Starting at
the knee. the cogs mashed every bone
and sinew of the leg in line to the
back bone. and then the lifeless body
dropped into a pit below. The machin-
cry was stopped, and a rope lowered
into the pit. where the pangled body
was secured and raised 70 the surface,
but Mr.. Shanhoitz was found to have
been instantly killed. A wife and two
children survive.