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Evening journal., 1898-04-18
The ALABAMA.
The New Battleship WIN BE Queen of
the May.

The New Battleship VIII BE Queen of
the May.
PHILADELPHIA. April 1s-It was
learned here yesterday that May 1 has
been fixed as the date for the launching
Of the battleship Alabama, In course
Of construction at Cramps shipyard.
Miss Morgan. daughter of United States
Senator Morgan, will, it is stated chris
ten the ship named in honor Of her ma
tive state. The Alabama will be the
first In the water of the three battle
ships contracted for in October, 1896.
The other two, tho Wisconsin and Illi-
nois, are being built respectively at San
Francisco and Newport News. All three
are identically alike.
The Alabsma's keel was laid In No
vember 1898, and work on her has been
considerably delayed because OF the
complication that arose over the ques-
ton of the price the government should
pay for armOr plate. This matter is
likely to be settled speedily now, as the
bill providing for the payment of $500 a
ton for armor has passed the house and
Is now pending In the senate. In all
$500 tons of armor Will be required for
the three battleshlps, including ballis-
tic plates, bolts and other necessary
harveyized steel appurtenances.
The size OF the Alabama can be com
pretended from the fact that she is
eight feet longer than the large battle
ship Iowa, completed by the Crampe'
last year. She is No. in the naval
register and is technically known as a
first class. seagoins battleship. Her
length on load water line is 1858 feet
extreme breadth. 70 feet inches mean
draft, 2S foet 6 inches, and displace-
mant at that draft 11.52 tons. She will
have two vertical Inverted three cylin-
der triple expansion engines driving
twin screws and estimated to develop
10000 indicated horsepower under mod
crate forced draft. Her guaranteed
speed is to be 16 knots an hour. The
boilers are to carry $50 pounds pres
sure.
The armament viii be four 13-inch
breeohloadlng rifles, mounted in pairs
In two elliptical turrets on the middle
line. one forward and one aft OF the su-
perstructure; Il 6-inch rapid fire
breechloading rifles mounted la spon-
sons. and a secondary battery of 10 O.
FOUNDER and four 1-pounder rapid fire
guns, together with one gatling and one
field gun. She will also have four tor
pedo tubes. The side armor Of the Ala
bama Is to be 16is inches thick at the
top Of the belt tapering to 9la inches
thick at the bottom. In the turrets the
porthole plates Will be II inches thick
ana other plates IS inches. Inside Of this
will rise protective deck. with armoT
four inches thick on the slopes aft. three
inches forward and 2% inches on the
fat top.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Roosorelt To- Volunteer.

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-Hon. The
odore Roosevelt probably will resign his
office as assistant secretary Of the navy.
In case of hostIlities with Spain, TO ac-
cept a commission for active service in
the army. Nothing definite has yet been
decided upon as to what assignment he
VIII accept, but 1t Is believed that he
would prefer to serve with the New
York state troops. From the beginning
of the present difficulties with Spain Mr..
Roosevelt has been prominent among
those who believe that war Is the only
solution Of the problem. and since the
disaster to the Maine his advice to the
president and the members Of the cabi-
net has uniformly been for Immediate
action against the Spaniards with the
full power Of the army and navy. Ho
has never doubted that the Spanlards
were responsible for the wreck of the
Maine and believes that that act fully
Justifes an immediate declaration Of
war
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

nents. General GrogVenor said sarcas-
tlcally that a resolution which is to
bear the inspection Of the world should
At least be grammatical and diplo-
natic."
The speakers Heutenants have held
cut TO their colleagues the assurance
that action will be had at every sub
seduent stage Of the proceedings with
dispatch and that the resolution Will
80 10 the president as finally agreed
upon before Wednesday morning. But
those who view the situation dispas-
sionately DO not believe that such expe-
dition Is possible. There Is a strong In
timation that delay IL what Is desired
by those opposed to war In the hope OF
some action by the Spanish cOrtes.
II the resolution should result In war.
the revenue measure agreed upon by
the Republicans of the ways and means
committee viii be presented at once.
The army reorganization bin as modi-
fed also VIII be passed as soon as op-
portunity offers. The opposition to the
modified measure for the national guard
has been withdrawn.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
81. Paul Maltinr READY.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1s. - The
American line steamer st. Paul, which
sailed from New York Saturday for this
city, passed In the Delaware capes at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She
reached Cramps shipyard today and on
Tuesday morning the work Of trans
forming her into an auxiliary cruiser
viii begin. 1t is estimated that this
work will require about 10 days and Will
amount to an almost entire reconstruo-
tion of her interior The stateroom par
titions will be pulled down and will
either be enlarged to accommodate 20
Or 20 men in each room or made into
one large apartment similar to the
berth deck in a man-of-war.
A large portion Of her bulwarks will
be removed as we'll as the superfluous
deck structure in order to place the bat
terles. Her armament will consist OF
two 6-ineh and ten 5-inch rapid fire
guns for the main battery and II g.
Founders for the secondary battery.
From present indications there will be
no armor placed on the vessel. as she
now has plates as heavy as the small
cruisers In the navy
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
SENATE FORECAST.
Strong Hopes Tha, the House VIII Pass
Recognition Resolutions.

strong Hopes Iha1 she House VIII Pass
Recognition RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-A majori-
ty Of the senate will give very little at
tentlon TO any other subject until the
Cuban question ls finally disposed Of in
congress. That body having acted up
on the resolution of Independence and
Intervention. the question Is not proper
ly before IT, but there is suoh intense
interest that senators will continue to
give II their individual attention until
an agreement with the house Is secured.
The supporters OF the senate resolu-
ton are very hopeful that public senti-
ment will compel the house to accept
the senate declaration, but they know
that the influential conservative ele-
ment is against them, and they realize
that they may be disappointed in the
action OF the house. In that event they
are prepared to stand out against a
surrender on the part Of the senate.
How long this determination will hold
good remains TO be developed. but the
advocates OF the recognition Of Cuban
independence refuse to be convinced
that any other course than its recogni-
ton IS tenable. They decline 10 even
discuss the lines OF any compromise
short Of the senate's action on this
point
Whether they would hold to this n
they should find the house equally de-
termined Is not sure In view of the
pressure for action. Still many Of the
most radical pro-Cubans say that in
sufficient action is no better than no
action at all.
on the other hand, there is an element
in the senate Of respectable proportions
which favors the house resolutions over
those Of the senate and whose influence
will be constantly exerted In the senate
against that body's own delegation. The
outspoken senators who hold this view
are the p who voted against the reso-
luton as amended, and there are proba.
bly, dozen more who voted for the dec.
laration as a whole who are not heart.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
wAIrINe EoR coNaREss.
spanish Government WIN Take No De
cisive Action Until 1t Hears From Us,

spanish Government WIN Take No De-
cisive Action Until 1t Hears From Us.
LONDON, April 1S.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of The Daily Mail. tele-
graphing Sunday, says:
The situation is identical with that
Of yesterday, the ministers preserving
a waiting attitude. They believe that
by Wednesday or Thursday the two
houses Of congress will have definitely
agreed as to their line OF action and
that the course of events will then de-
pend upon President Mckinley.
In the meantime the draft of the
speech from the throne, which Is to be
laid before the cortes on Wednesday.
has been substantially drawn up 1t Is
short and strongly worded, but prob
ably Will undergo notifications IN ac-
cordance with events that may take
place in America during the next few
days"
In official circles II is said that the
Cuban rebels are waiting for the out
come of affairs in the United States
before deciding on a line of conduct.
If America decides to recognize the in
dependence Of Cuba. they will carry on
the campaign with greater vigor than
before; IL. on the other hand, armed
intervention is only 10 be recommended.
with the prospect OF possible annexa-
ton to follow. there will be such a feel
ing OF disgust amors them that they
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

lily favorable 10 it and who would not
be greatly disappointed over finding an
opportunity to modify the senate's po-
sitlon. Thus It is that while the senti-
ment IN the senate Is not yet sufficient
y crystallized TO justify positive predic-
uon there is enough difference of opin-
lon to present an interesting situation
II the house should fail 10 indorse the
senates action.
Aside from the Cuban question the
senate probably will dsvote itself large
" during the week TO the appropriation
bills. The sundry civil has been only
partially considered and the naval bill
Is on the calendar awaiting action.
There are many disputed points In both
bills
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

will prefer a pacific solution Of the
trouble by means Of the promise Of a
fuller measure Of autonomy.
"Ali internal questions are rapidly be-
coming merged in the external crisis.
Many senators and deputies are arriv-
fhg here. 1t is believed in political cir
eies that the debates in the two cham
bers- will be very brief and that no
party or any shade Of opinion will re-
fuse to grant the government the fullest
financial assistance In case of an in
ternational conflict"
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
alnd.tone. pylnr. Prays For Pence.

LONDON. April 1S-Mr. Gladstone
passed less comfortable day yes
terday. His doctors say there has
been little change IN his condition dur
Ing the past week. Mrs. Gladstone and
other members OF the family attended
service In the Hewarden church yester-
day morning, the Rev. Stephen Glad
stone officiating.
As indicating the gravity Of Mr.. Glad
stones condition 1t Is noted that the
officiating clergyman requested the
prayers Of the church for his father. He
also requested the prayers Of his con-
gregation that peace might be main
tained between two great Christian
countries, the United States and Spain"
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

Schedule in effect November IA, 1Ss7|
All trains illuminated with PintsI
Light
WARE AVENUE STATION FOR
sl..24 a. M; .l2.1s, '2.s4 ss5s, '5.a, e..
.llo. p M n sunday; ~ q, slS "a ny lila
PHILADELPHIA, week days, y.
ii.0s a. m; 1918, 120, '2.S4, .359, 40, s5.I
ssS s s5o Co. .sss s .iiSG % q. a. m: M ass 40, e
$50, '7.H, 9.15, '11.O0 p. m.
CHESTER, week days, 'S15, $50, 6.|
t715, 7.35. SIS, 900, 's.s9 S10,A, l1.OS a. n
.. m. Sundays, ssls, I35, $50, g. 39, III.
l1.4 a. m; 1853, 40, '5.2l. $50, IA, 81
AT ATLANTIC i CITY, week days, .715
M, e12.19 s2.34 p. 10. Sundays, 735 a. nal
CAPE MAY. week days, $50 a. m. '2
> 'BSAlLTIMoRE AND WASHINGTON
ss TssE s5s aaSs 49, 1s 5i a. s s's .ss !a .soa 3
p. m. Sundays, s4.1s, 7.1O, sS.S5 a. m; '12.
BALTiMoRE AND WkY STATION
4 %EwARK, E. "a iy' " Week % dsSs days AIS 7iO .s
tu01 a. m; s12.57, 3.04. '4O4 '4.57, 81
7.32, al, 10.55 p. m. Sundays, AIS. 7I
'Ss5 a: m. .l2;57, S.O4 .4.57, 7.S2, 's,l1 p. M
= 4 WCth QAty6f Gov u ~
'6.1S p. m. Sundays, 'S.S5 a. m. @4.57 p. 1
CHICAGO, daily, '8.35 a. M; '4.57 D. M
CHICAGO via CINCINNATI and II
DIANAPOLIS. |S35 a. IN. daily.
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, '8.1
m. '12.5l and s9.11 p. m. daily.
TOLEDO AND DETROIT, '9.n p. |
daily to Toledo and daily except Sund'
to Detroit.
NEW ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS Y
BRISTOL AND CHATTANOOGA, '6.1S
m. week days. '457 p. m. Sunday
Through sleepers to Memphis and Ne
Orleans.
SINGERLY. ACCOMMODATION, WEI
days 7.10 a. m; 3.O4, 7.32, 1856 D. m. Su
days, 7.10 a. m. 5.04, 7.32 p. m.
LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATE.
week days, 7.10 a. m, 1000 a. m; 804. 4
p. m. Sundays, 1000 a. m: Adj p. m.
LEAVE MARKET BTREET STATIC
for
PHILADELPHIA, week days, $50 D.
BALTIMORE, week days, 6.45 a. m; !
LANDENBERG, week days s4s, SIS
M; 255, $40 p NJ Sundays A66 a n
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WI
MINGTON. week days. '3.S5, Gle, 4.
$500, 800. 1925, 11.3O a. m; '1220, '1.57, s.
1880, s4.20, 4.30, s5.15, '5.42. 900, $50, =.
.s.35 1000, .l1.35 p. IN. Sundays, '2.3s, 4.
$50, '7.30, 'S.35, 1870 .. m.
Telephone, No. 192
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Nahnn. at Her Post.

NEW YORK, April 1s.-The monitor
Nahant arrived early yesterday morn
ing from Philadelphia and anchored of
TompkinsyiIle. The Nahant left League
Island on the 10th and was towed TO
this port by the tug Pioneer. She is
manned mostly by the naval reserve.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
"No WAR" SAYS Baron Fava.

ROME, April 1S.--The Pungolo Par
lamentare publishes an interview with
Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador
to the United States. who will leave
for Washington on Thursday. in the
course of which he declares that he does
not believe these will be war and that
he considers the possibility of action by
the powers to stay the decision Of con-
gress as not excluded.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Diplomats on the watch.

LONDON, April 1s-Cable dispatches
have been received directing all Amer
lean diplomatic and consular officials 10
watch for movements OF Spanish war;
ships in British waters and to report
any such movements 10 Washington i'm
mediately. 1t is supposed that the 9TH
er embassies and eonsulates have been
similarly instructed.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

Take your trade to the storekeeper
who sells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
10 make you accept something you do
not want
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Wilmington - Northern R R
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JUNE "a.
1907

Trains leave Wilmington (French Street
Station) for b. & o. Junction, Montchan-
in Winterthur, Guyencourt, Granogue,
Cossart. Chadd's Ford Junction, Pocop-
son, West Chester. Embreeville. Norton
vllle Coatesville and intermediate sta
tions, daily except Sunday. at 7.20 a. m,
210 400 and $40 d. m. Sundays only at
SOS a. m. 2.10 and 400 y. m.
For Waynesburg Junction, Springfield
and intermediate stations. daily, except
Sunday at 720 a. m 2i0 and 400 D. m.
Sundays only at sos g m, 210, 400 d. m,
For Joanna, BirdsD,gro, Reading and
intermediate stations. daily except Sun
day, at 7.10 a. M, and 210 d. m. Sundays
only at sos a. m. and 2.10 D. m.
A. O. MCAUELAND, Superintendent.
BOWNESS BRIGGS. Gen. Pass. AEt.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

Italian society women now go about
leading tame calves instead of dogs.
However. calves always have had ten
dency to run after society women
Cleveland Leader.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

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., 1898-04-18

A Concord coach is poor substitute
for an express train. and obscure imi-
tations are just as far from equaling
reliable widely-advertised goods. Don't
be fooled when you go TO buy.
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
Baltimore ana intermediate statio,
~, AS, b59 D. M, 12.0o night.

Leave Philadelphia, Bread Street.
iSsO1 S%inssOn :s a. SsaPiEsssss' S isss' ..is ssS 2s @
AS, 4;ol, Al, SOS, 5.35, $50, 6.17, 6.55. 4.
u.lO, u.l6 p. M, and 12.05 night.
Accommodation, 6.s4, 7.3O sl2. 10.k
M 1.zs. s.ls. 4os. 444, 6.25. sSS, 1o.oS q
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

aleepers to New Orleans, Memphis. IA
pa, Nashville, via Asheville and I
Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line.-12.4s .. m, da!
con and Charleston: 1888 night, dai
sleepers to Richmond and Jacksonvil
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, XII D.
daily, dining car and sleepers to Cine
natl
Evening journal., 1898-04-18
BUNDAY TRATC1

For Philadelphia, (express), i.57. zoo. a;
So gss, 1913, Las a. m, 1s7, SO5, ASS, 81
accommodation, 7f. SIs m ~
L45. 400, 5.26 and 1910 D. m.
For Chester (express), 1.57. 40. 4.
1l.45 g. m, 1.S7, 500, 45s. eos, 6.52 ana .,
Evening journal., 1898-04-18

Schedule in effect November "A, 1Ss7|
All trains illuminated with Pints|
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15

doorway. No doubt Mr.. SonntaC, my
lawyer, had il done. / remember the
place was dark, damp ard unhealthy
He thought it best to have il closed
up, perhaps. There was another door
from that cellar leading outside, was
there not?"
"Yes, right unter your bedroom vim
dow" Sarah answered.
well, tbRt can be easily broken down
II you want 20 get in the place. But
what would be the use of all that
trouble2 / don't want to use the cell
lar"
But then / remembered the noise
which had seemed TO come from be-
meath my bedroom, and the cause of
which was unable 20 discover through
out the rest of the house.
I'VE might take a look at the other
door" / finally said, reflectively.
We assembled the stairway and went
around the house. Thick vines, reach
ing to my bedroom window, completely
hid the outside cellar door.
/ parted the vines, and found apain
the solid foundation wall. This door
way had also been walled up.
Sarah was so greatly impressed by
this new discovery that her excited ex-
carnations broke out anew, and she
again began 60 plead with me TO leave
the place.
Again 1 sought 10 quiet her fears by
laughing at her, although il did seem
trifle strange that my agent should
have walled mp the doorways. / was sat
isficd he had had IL done, and won
dered what his reasons could have been.
Perhaps, after all, Mrs. Snyder was
right in affirming that there were mys-
teries about the old house. Perhaps
this wallcd-up cellar was the seat of
supernatural demonstrations, and my
agent had scaled IL up for that reason.
II do not intend 10 lose any sleep
over IT," | said, lightly. "Sonntag must
have had good reasons for doing this,
md can easily find out what they were
by driving over and seeing him. want
10 have talk with him, anyhow"
Here the rumble OF wheels reached
my ear. As glanced down the road
way and saw the approaching turnout.
why did my heart beat faster and q
dimness cloud my sight?
Mrs. Snyder had also glanced in that
direction. well. now look, Mr.. Mel"
she began, excitedly. "You can sec
yourself how dey look. Dey In coming.
Dat is de Morleys."
My heart had given me the informa-
ton before the widows tongue.
There were two persons in the light
road-wagon which was being whirled
toward us at rapid rate by the spir-
ited horses. could not be mistaken in
the graceful poise Of the head and the
general outlines of beauty about the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15

A specially desirable method Of
cooking salmon is To steam IL. We all
like our food served daintily, and I
know no more tempting dish than
steamed salmon served with Hol-
landaise sauce and garnished with
parsley and slices Of hard-boilcd eggs.
Wipe the salmon and cut into fillets.
Steam 20 minutes, and place on a hot
platter around n generous bunch of
parsley; garnish with hard-boiled
eggs, and pour around the salmon Hol-
landaise sauce Chicago Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15
A stIckIer for Realism.

Some amateurs in n provincial town
gave a theatrical performance. Just
before the curtain went up the star
actor took the manager aside and said
TO him:
snow. look here; l don't propose 20
drink water instead of wine in the
drinking scene in the second act.
want genuine wine. The unities
must be preserved. We want Ia make
this play as realistic as possible"
"0h, you want champagne at IS shil-
lings a bottle, do you2"
'Yes. Everything must be realistic"
"All right" replied the manager. I'm
the second act you shall have real wine.
and when you take poison in the last
act you shall have some real poison
I'll see that you don't complain of the
play not being realistic enough. How
does prussic acid strike you2'--London
Answers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15
CHAPTER VI.

When we were again standing in the
main hall on tho first floor, Sarah's last
remark came 10 me.
"We have been over the whole house,
have we not? What more is there TO
sec?" ! asked.
Zach, Nell haf you forgot de place
you always wanted TO go to and We
wouldn't led you, because It vas damp
and dark?"
That's SO. You mean the cellar"
eyes. yes. 10 be sure. You vas lost
vonst, and We couldn't flint you for n
long dime. When We did, you vas
aschleep in de cellar"
"Well. come along. Let us have look
At H." said, eagerly. The noise like n
slnmming OF a door had seemed TO
come from below. Perhaps l should
discover the cause down there.
On opening the door leading down
from the dining-room. a musty odor MS
sailed my nostrils.
IL is peculiar how the sense of smell
brings back 90 one old associations and
memories. / recollected chat musty
odor perfectly, and IL brought back the
days OF boyhood more vi, idly than any
thing else had done.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-15

We descended the stairway. and
found the cellar bare and empty. /
peered into every dark nook and cor
ner, but there was nothing which could
have caused the noise.
Nothing to be seen here. Sarah"
said. Maybe we can find something
of interest In the old storeroom."
Ny grandfather, In his latter days.
had kept the village store and post
Office.
The house was built on the side of a
small hill, 30 that II was three stories
high on the street side and two In the
rear.
The cellar was divided into two apart
ments by thick wall of stone. One
apartment was used for the house sup
plies. The other section was In turn
divided In two, the front facing on the
street serving as the store and post
office, the rear, a deep. cavernous, un-
foreground room, having been used for
the storage of barrels of vinegar. mo-
lasses. tobacco and dried fruit.
We descended the open stairway lead
ing down TO the storeroom from the
main hall. The door was at the bot
tom, and at first / thought IL was
locked. Upon closer examination, dis
covered that IL had only become tightly
damned by slight settling of the sur
rounding timbers. A few vigorous kicks
soon caused il TO open. and we stepped
down into the room.
The shutters TO the windows were
closed. but there was above the door
leading to the street small transom.
Through the dust and moisture-be-
grimed glass few rays of light pene-
trated, producing a twilight gloom in
the apartment, but not so deep that we
were unable TO see.
One OF the old counters still remained,
and scattered over the floor were a
few empty boxes and barrels. thought
of the white-haired old man whose form
had been so Familiarity associated with
the room, and i glanced over TO the
corner with n fancy that he was here
still. seated behind the desk.
"Vhy, where's de door gomez" Sarah
cried out, in tones OF excitement.
what door, Sarah2"
'Nel, you know, you remember. Der
used 10 be n door to de store cellar,
and now dere amt any"
Sarah was right. There had been n
doorway, through which i had stolen
many times for the purpose OF filing
my pockets with raisins and dried fruit
There was none now. The wall of solid
masonry confronted us.
1t really seemed matter of very
little Importance, but Sarah kept up
excited ordinations about II, until i
finally stopped her.
why, Sarah, I don't see anything very
strange in the walling up OF a cellar