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The times., 1898-04-16
A War of Words.

The manner in which the Senate is
playing into the hands Of the enemy is
positively shocking to the national
sense Of decency. Who wants to hear
speeches. We all know what friends Of
liberty and people who want retribution
for the Maine massacre would say.
Why not leave il unsaid and act? In
private business life when men are
agreed upon a proposition they do not
waste each others time in idle discus
sion; they act. Why in Gods name
could not the Senate have acted yester-
day, instead Of conducting continuous
performance for the benefit of the gal
Ieries and the Congressional Record?
See what happens. If there is even
a vote today, it will be impossible to
secure further action before Monday,
and the Spanish and Tory foes Of man
kind viii have another delay of great
use to them. Europe may be got in
line by the Pope and President during
Sunday. We know that the Admins
tration denies completely in the foreign
intervention scheme, but IL certainly
countenanced the steps which have led
UP to it. The Spanish torpedo hotilla
viii be two days nearer TO whatever
point it proposes to make for. And so
the Senate talks talks, talks If some
Of these orators would talk themselves
to death in the operation they would
earn the gratitude Of loving country.
But they viii not. They viii be hale
and hearty and playing the same mouth
organ obligato world without end.
Noble American lives may be need
lessly sacrificed that senators may hear
themselves speak. The country is dis
gusted and angry with them to an ex-
tent that might surprise them if they
realized IT, viii they ever learn the
public virtue Of action as opposed to
empty wind?
Remember the Mainei
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WEYLER, THE MONSTER.
Something of the Man Whom Ameri-
cans VIII Meet in Battle.

Should Gen. Valeriana Weyler be sent
to Cuba to command Spanish forces-ahd
there seems to be every reason TO believe
that Spain intends to appoint him COM
mander-n-chief of her Cuban army-the
United States will have to deal with the
most INSCRIPTIONS, cunning, scheminS
and brutal leader known in the annals OF
modern warfare.
And should the United States send an
invading army into Cuba its commanders
must be prepared to wage war against a
man whose ideas of conflict are those OF
the savage, with butchery and cruelties
foremost in his mind.
From the time that General Weyier set
foot upon Cuban soil until his government
recalled him, there was no deed forbidden
by the international rules of war that ne
failed to commit. He drew his attention
of the entire world to his barbarities, ms
slaughter of women and children, weak
and starving women and children, who
were unable to escape the far-reaching
vengeance of his hand.
And all this time General Naleriana
Weyler was safely ensconsed in Havana,
dreading a sortie into the surrounding
country and planning more crueitles,
more murders to convince his government
that he was there waging IAN extermt-
mating war; upon the Cubans. Accord
| ing TO his own version of the engage
ments in which the Spanish forces won 4
| brilliant victory over the Cubans Gen.
| Weyler had numerous horses shot under
| him and escaped unharmed from the
greatest personal danger.
| But the nations of the world have lons
! since learned OF tho methods by which
! THE Butcher conducted his campaigns
| And brass-patched bullets, missiles forbid
den by international law, were but one
phase of Weyler's methods.
, What woud happen should Gen. Wey'
| Ter be victorious over the United State:
| forces and land an army on the coast /:
! best gauged by what hestory has to tel
Of 1.-The Butcher" But even this nigh
| be inadequate to describe the progress:
| of his army upon American soil. Fight
| ing the Cubans was on7 tninS, matte
| for which he has handsomely paid by
| tho Spanish government. and which m
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The order for the concentration of our
regular forces at convenient Southern
points is welcomed by the country, late
as it is in coming The movement cannot
be too quickly effected The Madrid mob
may compel declaration of war by
Spain and we need to be in state OF
preparation for it. Aside from that pros
pect, the mortality in the ranks of our
army and navy from old age will be
frightful by the time Congress acts.
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was enabled to make hundreds of thou
sands of dollars by keeping the names of
dead Spanish soldiers upon the pay rolls;
but war against the United States would
be another thing with an element of
hate in it which never entered even into
the Cuban persecution.
The women and children of America
could expect nothing OF mercy at the
hands of this monster.
From his point of landing onward his
line of march until he was defeated
would be a wake of desolation and death.
As the Olayita massacre measures the
brutality of this man in Cuba, so would
it measure the dreadful cruelty that
would mark his progress upon American
soil.
The Olayita plantation was fifteen miles
to the southwest of Sagua La Grande.
Upon it a band of Spanish guerriIIas de-
scended and slaughtered as they came.
A farmer named Vida was one of the
first killed.
He was accused of being Mambi, and
in face of his protestations he was led TO
an arroyo or gully, and the maehete
felled him with a cleft skull.
After this the Spanish band ranged far
and wide through Central Las Villas kill
ing and torturing. A negro at Manjua-
ries was tortured in an unspeaka man
ner and left TO die. Braulio Duark. a
French citizen, was cut to pieces on his
doorstep and the French tri-coior he had
! wrapped about him was soaked with
blood as the machetes fell.
And then the indiscriminate slaughter
began. Men, women and children were
dragged from their homes and butchered
while their flimsy cottages were fired
But one person escaped-a Chinese
coolie, who darted into the woods nearby
with six bullet holes in his body. The
dead, a dozen of them, We're thrown Tito
their burning homes and destroyed.
/ In the ruins of Il sugar house the stiff
/ fened. bIackened bodies of the workmen
were found next day by a Cuban detach-
! ment. All had died in frishtful agony. for
/ the bodies were distorted as il the vic
/ tins had writhed in agony.
] AT Corredera, in the Jaruco district, Co
! vim, a newspaper correspondent, was muir
! dered.
He was unarmed and. with a white
/ handkerchief waving in his hand. he rode
| out to meet the Spanish force commanded
by Colonel Ochoa.
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DEATH OF MRS. OSCAR WILDE.
She Passed Away Recently Mt the
Riviera.

London, April 15.-Information was re-
ceived in this city today that Mrs. Oscar
Wilde die. recently at the Riviera
Constance Lloyd was the maiden name
of Mrs. Oscar Wilde. She was of Irish
extraction. and at the death of her father.
a lawyer, she inherited a large sum of
money. She has been described as ex-
ceedingly pretty, of graceful figure and
dainty features. She married Oscar Wilde
about seventeen years ago, and until the
scandal which wrecked her husbands
life and caused his condemnation to two
years Imprisonment, she adopted the
esthetic ideas of the author. even so far
as dress was concerned. her costume
being widely described in the fashion
journals.
Her home in Tite Street. Chelsea, Lon
don. was fitted up in admirable taste Her
receptions were at one time attended by
some of the most noted men in literature
and art
Mrs. Wilde had two children. both
boys-CyriI. born in 1885. and Vivian, born
in 1886.
Immediately after the arrest of Oscar
Wilde his wife took her children from
their residence and instructed her lawyer
to institute proceedings for a divorce,
which was done.
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defeat the will of Congress and the ma
ton by the introduction of the armed
force of Europe The very idea should
stir our law and war makers to agree
ment and instant action. A little more
trifiing with the situation will give the
conspirators of tie bond deal their
harbor will go forever unavenged.
Remember the Maine!
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Aliens Versus Citizens.

To the Editor of The Times:
l am informed on good authority that
more than 100 persons are employed in
the Government departments in Wash
ington who are not citizens of the United
States. nor have they declared their in
tentions of becoming such. / know per-
sonally of one department which contains
twelve of these interesting intruders. How
many foreigners do you think are on the
rolls of the English or the French gov
ernmental departments in London or
in Paris?
What reason can be given for il with
us? What Justification can there be- for
it2
/ call the attention of members of Con-
gress to the matter through the columns
of The Times-an American paper thaT
commands the respect of all. They can
easily find out if what 1 say Is true or
not and can as easily correct it.
WIDE-AWAkE-
Washington, April Is.
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There is an Irish citizen of Chicago,
whose name is Dooley, and he OCCASION
ally talks with representative of the
Chicago Journal. The other day he be-
came excited on the subject of Fitzhugh
Lee, and this is what he said:
Lave rs debate this" says Blanco. ''I'll debate
nawthin" says Fitz. Don't ye think just be-
cause I'm wurrikin' fr a ma-an with a plate iy
limon ice cream where his hear-rt ought TO be, !"
be says "that ye can put tn comether me, !"
he says.
Fitz can be cam, whin they'se anything TO be
cam about, but he can't wait II he was a
waiter he'd be wurrukn at tn thrade.
why wuddent he make a good prisidint?
said Mr.. Hennessy.
"sh-h!" said Mr. Dooley. 'He don't owe
enough"
1t may be remarked in passing that the
Journal is a Republican paper and that
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Even Marines wouldn't Believe ii.

(From the Duluth Herald.)
The Boston Transcript relates one of the humors
of the situation, which is expressed in a private
letter from Florida, written by woman. She
notes that a garrison is TO be established in the
town where she resides. and says: 1.-The soldiers
will get no liquor if they come here for the
county voted dry at the last election Such
an implicit belief in the power of prohibition
is enough to make grim-visaged war wink at the
commisssary.
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TO ADVERTIsERS-The circulation
Of The Times yesterday was 53,947
copies.
AuReadyatKey west.

Key West, April 15.-TThe gunboat Ma
chias arrived here today and came to an
chor off the Government pier near the
Helena The Ward liner San Marcos
brought in a cargo of supplies for the
fleet, which was unloaded at the naval
station.
Two companies of the Twenty-ffth In
fantry are expected tomorrow
The times., 1898-04-16
No More Official News.
Troops Ordered south.

Chicago, April 15.-An order was re-
ceived tonight by Colonel M. V. Sheri-
dan. Assistant Adjutant General of the
Department of the Lakes to move the
troops in the department. The order di-
rected that the troops be moved south as
speedily as practicable.
After a short conference with General
Brooke and Adjutant General Corbin
Colonel Sheridan began sending kilograms
to the various post commanders, ordering
them to be in readiness to move tomor-
row as soon as transportation can be Sc
cured.
The times., 1898-04-16

The American people swear that Spain
shall get out of Cuba, and the Spaniards
to a man declare that they never will
That would seem to dispose of all the
necessary preliminaries. Now let us pro-
ceed to business. We are being talked
to death, which is worse than falling by
Spanish bullet Remember the Mainei
The times., 1898-04-16

Why does Mr.. Mckinley keep Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford in Madrid. and why
is Senor Polo still with US? Is it because
the chiefs of the two states are satisfied
that they can yet secure peace DIS
honorable to America? Call Woodford
home. Mr.. President, and hand Polo his
papers! We have had enough fool
ishness, and Archbishop Ireland is needed
in st. Paul to fight Satan. Remember
the Maine
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this Characterization of Mr.. Mckinley
is therefore very heartless and unliind
But it contains a thought which will do
for subject of meditation. While loyal
to his Government, Fitzhugn Lee has not
allowed himself to be made a tool.
The times., 1898-04-16

The naval authorities have been warned
that there are desperate Spanish spies
waiting in New York to commit some
atrocity at the expense of the Brooklyn
navy yard and other naval stations as
soon as war has been declared. They
are under surveillance and will be ar
rested at the proper time. Then they
should have drumhead court martial
and a short shrift.
The times., 1898-04-16
The Message.

(From the New Orleans Times -Democrat)
The Presidents backboneess and feeble message
has not weakened anywhere that strong American
patriotism which demands the vindieaton of the
honor of this country, but has caused it only to
burn more ardently than ever.
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SnonEiu..

(From the Chicago News.)
Bramble-The theory that women have no sense
of humor is wrong.
Wesey-How do you explain it?
Observation-Disclosures Aunt Susan comes TO make
US one Of her long visits my wife fairly compels
US to live on sponge cake.
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And n Fragrant Smoke.

(From the Chicago News.)
''They say that Havana is likely TO go up in
smoke.
''Well, it won't be the first time"
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may ct any time
be unable TO procure copies Of it at any news
Etand railroad station or on railroad trains viii
confer favor upon the management by sending
&C this Office information OF the fact
Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected com.
nUnicstions viii not be preserved, and only man
uscripts Of obvious importance viii be returned
60 their authors.
The times., 1898-04-16

TO ADVERTIsERS-The circulation
of The Times yesterday was 53,047
copies.
The times., 1898-04-16

TO ADVERTIsERs-The circuIation
of The Times yesterday was o3,0i5
copies.
The times., 1898-04-16
STILL FIGHTING IN CUBA.
Neither Patriots Nor Spaniards Oh
serve the Armistice.

serve the Armistice.
Havana, April 15.-Fighting goes on
every day just as if no armistice had been
proclaimed No real insurgent force has
made any demonstration of Willingness to
accept an armistice.
General Pando left this city yesterday
TO inspect the Notifications of the sea-
ports of the island, it is ssEafsofticially de-
clared.
An official report today ,says-,that the
Battalion of San Quintin had two en-
gagements yesterday with the insurgents
at Barregones and Machina, Pinar del
Rio Province, and inflicted considerable
losses on them and captured two women,
besides some provisions stored by the in
surgents.
Another official report says that the
Battalion of Villaviciosa dispersed some
parties of Cubans in the Yaya hills in
the same province, killing four.
Still another official report says that the
Battalion of Maria Christine had an en-
gagement with the insurgents among the
hills of San Jose. Matanzas. and made
prisoner one insurgent, who was wound
ed during the fight.
La Discussion, an evening newspaper,
which has been considered until now.
| an autonomist organ, has published an
article attacking the auronomist party,
saying that its leaders have deceived the
people. The article has caused some
comment here.
The trip to Puerto Principe of the COM
missioners from Gen. Bianco, Senores Ed
| uardo Dolz Miguel F. Viondi and Eliseo
Giberga, has the object of proposing once
more to the insurgents government peace
| with Spain on the basis of autonomy.
The news from Madrid is very pessi-
mistic today. War is considered there
| to be near at hand, but all is quiet
ness here.
The Audiencia today closed the proceed
| ings in the investigation INTO the circum-
stances attending the death Of the Amer
| lean dentist, DIR. Ricardo Ruiz. who died
in the jail of Guanabacoa, and whose
widow has claim pending against Spain
The Audiencia declares that no proof has
| been adduced to show that the death ol
Ruiz was a natural one.
| All work for the relief of the reconcen-
| trados initiated here by Miss Clara Bar
ton and Mr. KIopsch has been suspended
by superior orders.
The Spanish gunboats Conde de Ven
adido and Aguila arrived here today
| the former from Santiago de Cuba.
The British consulate here has received
word that the British subjects and news
| paper correspondent, Mr.. Musgrave WhC
| was expelled from the island by the Span
| ish authorities, has landed at Cadiz
| Spain.
No More Official News.
| From today on no more official new:
about the war will be given out in Ha
vana. So your correspondent was inform
ed this afternoon
The autonomist cabinet today cabled t.
the Madrid government saying the Cubar
autonomists Were standing resolutely bI
Spain against the United States.
Gen. Blanco has sent copy of thi
dispatch to Senor Polo Y Bernabe, II
| Washington, assuring him that the larg'
majority of the Cuban population accepts
| autonomy.
Senior Ramon Basallo was arrested to
day and locked up in Havana Jail upol
a charge of rebellion against the Spanish
government.
BY the steamer Versailles more thai
800 well-known persons left for Europe.
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Footwear for the Family.

Just one Bargain for each of you
the men, the women, the misses, the
boys and the babies-and just for one
day-TODAY.
Mems Black and Tan Vici Kid and
Russia Calf Lace Shoes; made to
our special order on Boston and
Lenox lasts. 1875 Is what
they're worth Special 50
Women's Black and Tan Vici Kid
and Russia Calf Shoes; some low.
some high. some with plain some with
vesting tops; and also high and low
cut Patent Leathers; and welt and
hand made strictly-worth
81. Special ....-.--...--...----...-.--
Boys Black Satin Calf and Tan
Goat Lace Shoes: ali new styles;
solid leather; regular 2-75
values. Special -.-.-.-.-.-....-....S14S 81 4S
Misses and Children's Black and Tan
Wei Kid Button and Lace Shoes.
with patent leather and kid tops;
newest styles; worth S2-25.
Special 81 Is
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Children S Tam O'ShanterS.

Here's your chance to get one OF the
nattiest little ''top-knots'' the young
sters have ever worn Cloth Tam
O'Shanters. in a variety OF colors,
trimmed with feathers.
42c for 75c ones.
69c for csc ones.
97c for S1.25 ones.
Sf.19 for Sf.48 ones.
The times., 1898-04-16
Boys Golf Caps.

They like 'em better than anything
else Two lots at special prices.
Fancy Plaid Caps. new Golf
shape, silk lined; 75c. kind for. +6c.
Fancy Plaid Golfers, in lots OF
new patterns. worth 3Sc., for........21c.
The times., 1898-04-16
Men s Hats.

Come today and you'll find you
can save most dollar on the regular
price Of a new Spring Derby or Fe-
dora
We shall have on sale Sc dozen Der
bys and Fedoras-in latest shapes and
shades in better quality than the
hat stores ask $3.50 and S2.75
The times., 1898-04-16

quench thirst, but without any water
supply with which to fight the many fires
that occur during a siege, can well be
imagined. The explosion of a single
American shell In Havana at this stage
might lead to a confiagration which would
turn the town into furnace.
1.-THE Spanish merchants own a large
portion Of the real estate, especially in
the business part of the city. Most of
these merchants are commanders or Off
GERS of the Volunteer Corps. Their voices
! will be first raised to compel the military
authorities of Hayan to surrender when
| they see their property being destroyed
Most of them are anneXationists Hay-
| ing lived and prospered in Cuba, they
| are not inclined to return to Spain.
'Provender for the cavalry in Cuba is
| very meager. The larger portion of the
food that the horses eat is maIoja which
| is cultivated In the outskirts of the town.
| Upon this the cavalry cannot count, of
course after the laying of the siege.
| There being very little corn and oats,
| the horse would sooner tnan the men,
I begin to feel the pangs OF hunger.
To-day the capital of Cuba may be
| said to live from hand to mouth. The
| bags of flour that are landed in the morn
| ing on the wharf are taken at night to
| the merchants stores and the following
day they are taken out again for con-
| SUMPTION.
"In city thus supplied, how can it be
possible to resist for any length of time
| a blackade and a siege?
'The streets being very narrow, a shot
| fired at random must necessarily strike
| houses in some section OF the city anC
| dangerous fires must result.
with the American Navy firing from
the sea, the American Army attacking by
| land the city on fire and without water
| with which to eXtinguish the flames, hal
| of the citys population hostile to SpaiI
and half of the property owners Span
ards how long would patriotism continu,
the unequal contest?
"In my opinion the siege of Havana
| cannot last week"
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-17
rnv,and.s Former Enemies.

The three greatest potentates or modern
times have been Englands strenuous an
tagonists--viz, Philip III, Louis NV and
Napoleon. OF these three Napoleon was
the most powerful, Philip the most deadly.
The leaders under whom the English raj
lied against these world famous monarchs
We're: First, Elizabeth and Drake; second,
William and Marlborough; third, Pitt and
Nelson. The result of the first OF these
great historic duels was to overturn the
foundations of Spanish empire, with It's
dominion over the seas, Its vast colonial
possessions, its claim under papal bull
to an exclusive monopoly OF tho new
world. The result of the second was to de-
eide which should be the residuary legatee
of the deceased Spanish power, France OF
England, giving In the end the succession
To its old world dominions to France, It's
trade, maritime supremacy and colonies
mainly to England.
The result of the third was to shatter
Napoleon's hopes of ascendency by sea and
to force him back on European conquests,
upon projects which related to the old
world and not to the new. Pitt and Mel
son did not disappear till that end was at
tained, and England's part In the later
wars of Napoleon was that, having' az
Pitt said In almost his closing words,
saved herself by her energy she saved
Europe by her example and assistance.
Blaokwoods Magazine.
The copper country evening news., 1898-02-17
Proud Of His Record.

"I suppose there is great deal of un-
recognized genius In the world, " remarked
the literary young woman.
"Yes, indeed, replied her father as he
looked up from the trade paper. Lots
and lots of it. People are a great deal
more sensible these days than they used to
be-"
"You mean they are more sensible be-
cause they have so much unrecognized
genius9" she queried in surprise.
"That's 1t precisely" Taking off his
glasses and balancing them on his fore
finger he went on: ~ remember when
was a boy had great talent for music.
could remember almost any tune ever
heard and play il on mouth harp. And
draw pictures? Many is the picture / have
drawn. So hard is it to curb genius that
lots of times / would find myself drawing
pictures on my slate instead of doing my
arithmetic"
"How unfortunate that you couldn't
have cultivated your talents"
"Not a bit of it; not n bit OF it. was
peculiarly fortunate. The trouble with
too many gcniuses is that they don't have
common sense. Now. was different.
profited by my opportunities. You can't
get common school education without
finding out what is likely to happen to a
man as soon as the world picks him out as
genius. Go right along through the list
of them. They are always selling pictures
or poems or musical compositions for less
than the market value. People somehow
expect 1t of them. And it's mighty seldom
| that one gets rich. AS soon as discovered
that / had any symptoms of genius,
| fought them down. 1 battled with myself
and went into the livery stable business.
BY being cautious and attending to bust
ness arrived at position of comparative
| independence, so that l can look content
edly around me and feel thar it wouldn't
| do any great harm now, even Il 1 were rec
! ognized. "-Washington Star