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An Alleged Unjust DETERMINATIONS

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
1t Is to be earnestly hoped that patriot
ism and wisdom will prompt the Senate
and House of Representatives to recon
sider and either amend or eliminate a very
unjust and Objectionable section in the war
revenue bill before Congress, entitled AN
act TO provide ways and means to meet war
expenditures" L refer TO section G. page
4. In H. r. 1O1OO as follows:
% Foreign insurance agents shall pay
$50 Every person who shall act as agent
OF any foreign fire. marine. life. mutual. or
other insurance company or companies
shall be regarded foreign insurance
agent"
In my opinion 1t would le very unfortu-
nate, indeed. especially at this trying per-
1od in our national history, when we view
with pride and rejoicings the closer ties
and ily-strengthened bonds of friendship
between this country and Great Britain, il
We were now to put on our statutes this
unjust law, which could be directed against
% per cent of the foreign fire insurance
companies transacting business in the
United States, namely, British fire Off
1t should be also borne in mind that. while
the head or home offices of these foreign
companies are located in England and
Canada. their thousands of agents and rep
resentatives in the United States are Amer
lean citizens. who would most keenly fn.l
the burden and effects of such discrmi-
mating legislation.
1t has been well said that the strongest
alliance comes from community of inter
eSts. That the interests of American aud
British companies are closely interwoveI
in this country is best :hoYn by the tact
that on the very day of the lec s.ration of
war against Spain by Congress q cable
message from the home office of the liver
pool and London and Globe Insurance Com
rany flashed the joyful AMI patriotic Id
ings to its thousands of American en-
ployes. that should they DC called to arms
names would be retained on the staff, list
and their salaries would be paid during the
term of their military service"
1t will be readily admitted that the en-
actment of such a law against purely for
eign insurance agents would constitute
humiliating return on the part of Con-
gress for the defined friendly policy of
Great Britain. as recently evidenced by
Mr.. Chamberlain. and pointedly ex-
pressed by Mr. Henry Norman, the WELL
known correspondent of the London Chron-
ships were driven from the ocean would
the humiliation OF America be permitted"
The fire and life insurance business Is
ever ready and willing to literally contrib
ute its proper share to provide the nation
with the sinews Of war; but let Congress
deal with this business fairly and as
wLole-wfth fire insurance agents as
body-and thus most effectively weave into
the loom of time a genuine appreciation on
the part of Congress that a fair field and
no discrimination constitutes the best
that We may truly find In England al
ways more of ally and friend than
competitor MAX COHEN,
May 10, 1898.
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CONSUL w. ID. BARKER.
He Says the Cuban Rainy Season is
Greatly Exaggerated.


Capt. Walter B. Barker United States
consul at Sagua la Grande, who accom-
Panied Gen. Fitzhugh Lee from Cuba to
,, this country, has been confined to his bed
at the Shoreham for several weeks with
wounded leg, but he expects to be out to-
morrow He jumped off an electric car on
Pennsylvania avenue while it was going at
pretty good speed. He had fattered himself
self on his agility. especially in the matter
of jumping from cars. but he missed it
this time. In falling his left leg was badly
cut just below the knee. His surgeon says
he was fortunate in not receiving injuries
more serious than he did.
Consul Barker. like General Lee, left
Cuba on an indefinite leave of absence from
the State Department, and, like General
Lee, he is eager to wear uniform and re-
turn to Cuba to do some of the fighting.
He hopes. therefore, to exchange his con-
Sular commission for a military commits
sion. 1t is understood that Consul Barker
would have been appointed colonel of an
immune regiment ten days age but for the
fact that he was laid up with his leg.
Consul Barker is a Missssippan, and
served four years in the confederate army,
coming out with the rank of captain. lie
was appointed consul to Sagua la Grande
by Mr.. Cleveland in 1888 He rendered his
resignation when President Mckinley came
into office. and last winter insisted on his
resignation being accepted But he was
prevailed upon to continue in the consulate.
Consul Barker is known by all of his
friends as fearless man, full of dash and
pluck. He was very prominent in the work
or relieving the suffering in his consular
district. and since he has been ii Washing
ton he has received a number of reports
from Cubans who served on relief commit
tees under him Only few days ago he
received most interesting report from the
chairman of one of the relief committees
II not only told of starvation among the
Cubans. but it gave important information
concerning political conditions in the island
rms report was promptly laid before the
State Department.
Consul Barker's great desire is to return
10 CUBA with ample provisions to feed the
hungry. Starvation is greater now than al
airy time since relief was first sent from
the United States. The consul is confident
that he could land regiment in the Sagua
district. and that with a regiment or even
battalion. ne could make quick distribu-
ton of food.
AS to the rainy season. Consul Barker
says there is much eXaSgeraIion Of the
harm it does.
There is a good deal of humbug in this
RAINY season talk, anyway said the consul
III Is not half so bad some people imag-
Inc 1t is. For two summers past we had
COMPARATIVELY little rain in Cuba The So
caiied rainy season never begins before
July. and between now and July much
could be done"
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er is popular with the students and ha.
quite reputation as a foot ball player
He has fine military ability and gets tn.
best work possible out of his company The
roster Is as follows: Lieutenants, Embrey
and Evans; sergeants. Graham, Tucker
Trow Buck, Clark; corporaIs. Bryson
hoover. Lee and Poston and Reece; pri
Yates, Bean. Bourne. Bradley. Bride
Cleenes, Cotnwell, Etzler, Fisher. Foster
Funkhouser. Hollinberger, Hopkins, Hunt
Jones, Kane. Klawains, Lawton, Naylor
Phelps. Potter, Reinberg, Robb, Schafer
Smith, Thorn, Wallace, Watson and Wors
ley.
Ihe boys OF Company H. last years prize
company. Will make an effort to retain the
nag this year and establish precedent for
winning two years IN succession The
western boys have the reputation of doing
tneir best In everything they undertake
and they are generally successful The
company roster follows: Lieutenants Pet
ty and Berch; sefgeants, Smart, Middle
ton Stern, Grunwell and Tamberton: cor
porals. Hisst. Boteler, Young and Weaver
privates. Bogs. Breckenridge, Brown, CaId-
we'll. Chamberlain Conklin, Coyle. Craig.
Darwin. Dickinson. Dodge, Tanning Hang
or. Hayden. Hopkins. johnson. Tannan,
Mermef. Meirick. Miller. Mon ntgomery, Muir
phy. G. Offut, W. Offut. Pimper Rowland.
G. Smith. H. Smith. Steaver, Stiles Titt-
Woodward.
Inc competitive drill Is always looked
forward to with great expectation and as
1t draws near the schoIars-boys and girls
alike-grow enthusiastic over their favorite
company Just before the drill each COM
pahy mas printed for distribution among its
Iooters ribbons of the company color, with
the company's letter and school printed
upon 1t. By this means the factions are
made known. Discussions run high and
frequent on the merits of the different COM
pahies. and the girls keep up a continual
wrangle. OF course the boys do not saw
as much. but think more, as a good many
or them are members OF the regiment
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toria. -Four United States regimentaI

toria. -Four United States regimental
bands will furnish The music
After Thorough investigation of the
charges against young Garcia, son OF a
cigar manufacturer OF Tampa, VINO was
arrested yesterday suspicion of being
a spanish spy, Gen. Shafter today order
ed that he be honora5ly DISCHARGED
Before many days Tampa bay will be
Cne OF the best defended on the gulf
coast. The narrow channels will be rem
dered impassable to hostile ships by the
placing of series of submarine mines and
torpedoes under the guiding hand of Brig
Gen. Ludlow. Muliet Keys fortifications
are now ready for the mounting of the
heavy siege guns and mortars which Lave
ceen sent here for that purpose.
The rainy season on the Florida coast
was inaugurated tonight by heavy thur
der storm. The low flats and marshes at
Pcrt Tampa. on which the 9th Cavalry and
all the batteries CT artillery are encampei
are generally flooded during the rainy sea-
son. and II Is extremely probable that some
changes in their camping grounds will be
made in the near future.
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1t can and will do remains to be seen Cap
tain. Everman, is surprising every one by
the rapid advance in good drilling Com
pany c, under command. of Captain Bo-
gan, has very snappy manual and pro-
duces excellent foot movements. 1t has
great confidence in its officers and good
command of Captain Wheeler, is also in
the front rank. 1t has medium cadence
and Is putting up an excellent drill. 1t is
considered the best-sized company in the
1st Battalion.
Company A, under Captain Charles
Young. is one of the hardest working COM
mands in the 1st battalion. Captain Young
Is one OF the most popular students in the
Central school and an athlete of excellent
ability. He was a private in Company D
In 1s04-95. when it won the competitive
drill. and for two years served as sergeant.
He was manager Of last years base ball
team and is of this years foot ball eleven;
is member of the interscholastic mile re-
lay team, and the school champion at the
100 and 200-yard runs. First Lieutenant
Costigan is considered by Captain Young
to be the best lieutenant at the Central.
He is worry good soldier and has excellent
commanding ability. Second Lieutenant
Alden Is also very good officer. He is
SLOW of speech. but handles his platoon
very well. The spirit shown by Sergeant
Norwood, the right guide of the company,
Is to be commended. He was sergeant ma
1or OF the regiment and resigned his posi-
ton to help the boys of Company A along
Captain Young thinks the boys have fine
company spirit and have been putting en-
ergy in the drill.
The roster is as follows: Sergeants Rob-
ertson. ]. c. Norwood, B. j. Mccormick, E.
R. Schafer and A. L. Clark; Corporals r.
d. Black, c. H. Taylor. c. H. Warner and
w. b. McKelden, and Privates ]. B. Hoge,
w. w Thorpe. J. c. Temple. C. Wenger.
burden. Gilmore, Otgen, Holmes, Noland.
Holman, Deolin, Seltzer. Duncan, Boech,
Henry, Adams. Peatross, Page, Manard.
Plumbly, Pettigrew. Johnston. Ford, Jones,
Corbett. Newton, Simpson, Royce, Miller,
West. Fung and Bayly.
Company B is unfortunate in having so
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the CUSTOM to ask Captain Constantine
Chase OF the artillery to act as the chair
man OF the board and select his own as
sistants. He has been ordered away from
who might I'LL his position. 1t il proba-
Bile that the services OF some of the volun-
teer officers In the camp at Falls Church
will be secured
Every company has been working hard.
and the result is az difficult to determine az
1t would be to tell the order in which the
companies win rank. The ID Battalion is
gradually rounding into shape. Owing to
the bad weather the companies have not
been able of late to drill out Of doora, but.
considering this setback II can be con-
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AUXILIARY BOARD PURCHASES,
Vessels Bought and Chartered by the
Government.


Lieutenant Commander j. D. J. Kelley,
who was one Of the most active members
OF the Rodgers naval auxiliary cruiser
board, has given out the following official
list of the vessels purchased or chartered
on the recommendation of the board. The
list includes forty-eight vessels, ranging in
size from the American liner St Paul and
her sister ships to the little torpedo boat
Manly. which is sixty feet long and draws
three and a half feet of water. The four
American liners were chartered, but all the
others were purchased outright. The Nor
gan liner Ell Riso and her sisters cost the
most, while the highest-priced yacht was
the Mayfiower. One of the finest vessels is
the hospital ship Solace. while the Vulcan
is a most complete repair ship. Here is the
list:
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What $5 Will Do.

For this merely nominal fee Doctor Cowden viii
give his personal attention to all applying for
help. furnishing all medcinss compounded from
the puTest drugs. and charge nothing for opera
tions nose. throat end
50 A MONTH. HAY FEVER.
s. A MONTH. ASTHMA.
IS a MONTH. Nasal, CATARRH.
IS A MONTH. LARYNGTTIS.
IS A MONTH. BRONCHITIS.
So A MONTH. STOMACH TROUBLEA
IS A MONTH. DEAFNESS.
s5 MONTH. SKIN DISEASE.
IS A MONTH. RHEJ MATISM.
So a MONTH. CONSUMPTION.
DIR. Cowdsn'5 treatment for Cataract without
the knife and obesity. are guaranteed and the
fees reasonable
Five dollars month does not cheap
treatment in respect. except as to price Each
and every accepted for treatment will Ie-
eeive the same care ard attention If paying
80 month.
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scientiously said ,hat they are further
at this time last yeak By Tuesday
be able to give a good account of them
selves. Company Er under the COM
mand of Captain Tydings. is working dill
gently. with good RESULTS. This company.
fact that the business course consists of
only two years. In sffte .bf this, however,
the company has from year to year been
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nInrHDAY OF THE QUEEN.
Naval Omcers VIII Celebrate It nj
Tanpa, Fla.

A dispatch from Tampa. Fla. yester-
day. says: An English warship is expected
to arrive In Tampa harbor on May "a. the
anniversary OF Queen yictoria's birthday,
and the event win be celebrated by ban
Quet at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Every on
Ger in the United States service above the
rank OF csptain. at present In Tampa, on
GERS Of the naval vesssls here. and mill
tery attaches OF the difrerent European
governments who are here. VIVA be smong
those invited - - honor to Queen W.
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Had Spanish warship in Tow.

special copyright cable to the New
York Journal from Kingston, Jamaica. yes
terday. says: One of the scodts attached
to Admiral Sampson's fleet has captured a
Spanish g,lnboat This news was brought
here today by the steamer America. Her
captain reports that while on Cape Maysi
yesterday he sighted either the st. Louis
or st. Paul towing Spanish gunboat.
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To Settle Disputes with Canada.

dispatch from Ottawa, Ontario. yester-
day says: Sir Louis Davies. minister Of
marine and fisheries. received a telegram
today from Sir Julian Pauncefote asking
him to be in Washington not later than
Wednesday next, to attend a meeting TO
make arrangements for the holding OF a
conference with a view OF settling all the
outstanding matters In dispute between
Canada and the United States. Sir Louis
will leave here on Monday next
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RANDOLPH.

Squire Franklin Mace has been appointed trus-
tee OF Montrbse School by the county board Of
commissioners
A tenant house the farm Of Samuel C.. yeirs
was recently Destroyed by FIRE.
Miss Lottie Zepp Of Martfnshurg and Miss Ninie
Eepp OF Baltimore tie guests here Of their
bunt, Ms. Jvhn johnson.
Rev Parke T. FlourDuy and J. Bradley Davidson
eft here Monday for New Orleans to attend the
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A dispatch from Montreal last night saws.
Senor Polo Bernabe and his suite went
ON board the Dominion line steamship Do
minion at q late hour tonight The ship
sails early tomorrow morning. The senior
refused to talk with reporters.
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SPAIN. war.hip. at La. Palma..

LONDON. May IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Las Palmas, Canary
Islands. says:
THE Spanish torpedo boats Ariete. Azor
and Rayo, together with the armored
transports San Francisco and Cludad de
Cadiz. arrived here May from the, Cape
Verde Islands. 1t is reported that the
armament of the latter two has been In
creased recently. The Rayo is said to be
badly In need of repairs"
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While the War Lasts

An who march, walk OF stand should shzke into
their shoes Allsns Foot.Esse, 9 powder. II csrrs
.er new shoes easy. II eteorhs nsnisture end pre-
vests channg. bot, snarting. eiIssesed. sseatinE
nse 1t. yolnntssss In hot c1imadrs can't exist IN
eooeort With ut IT, Aliens Foot-Dase b goId BY
all druksists and shee stoees, Xc: Sample ssof
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annual assembly OF the Presbyterian church.
During the violent storm o: Tuesday afternoon
the barn On the farm OF MI Clara Higgins was
struck by lightning. and only the prompt action
OF the farm hands saved the building from total
destruction by fire.
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MS excellent work.
Comment Upon the Companies.
Saegmuller, the captain of F. Is an officer
of excellent qualities. and holds the full
confidence of his men. The company Is
making rapid strides toward perfection,
and its many friends place great hopes in
1t.
Keep your eyes on c. says many a
knowing person. Captain Hoover handles
his company with the ease of a veteran,
and under his leadership it is likely that
the Eastern will again possess the coveted
flag. u.
H. the crack company from George
town, has the reputation of having won the
prize twice out of three times, and from all
appearances they are likely to make 1t
three out of four. Captain Taussig pos
sesses well-known qualities as an officer
He was a lieutenant of last years prize
company, and 1t is believed by many that
he will follow the example of his brother
who piloted II to victory in 1895.
Wet Weather Interferes
The LIST Battalion has also suffered from
the wet weather. Company A has snappy
cadence. good foot movements and Is well
maneuvered. Company has picked up
wonderfully and is now putting up fine
drills. The company is a puzzle, and what
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: Wife Ito her husband)-'I say, my dear.
how badly the tailor has put this button
on your waistcoat. This is the NTH time
I have had to sew II on again-"-Tit-B Bits.
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So a Month.

A A PosiH and
An
the Warm In
Invita- tiou fora Testw thouE Expen
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DR.. j. II. CoWden,
7ISI3th Street Northwest.

Office Hours-9 I'm. to IL H.: to pm; Z
to pm daily: Sundays and holidays. 10 am TO
i pm.
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among the best, although not a winner.
But this year the boys are going on with a
determination to lead. Tydings Is an eff
cient, cool-headed officer, and in view of
the fact that this is only his second year In
the regiment, he deserves great credit for
his excellent work
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
CYCLONE CELLARS IN ST. LOUIS.
Many Built Since the Terrible Storm
Two Years Ago.

Many Built Since the Terrible Storm
Two Years Ago.
st. Louis Is full Of cyclone cellars.
Nearly all OF them have been built
since that terrible 27th of May, 1896.
One Of them has existed longer than
that. 1t is in the home OF Mr.. d. l..
Parrish, in Babanne place. Mr..
Parrish was caught in the collapse of
the old Belvidere hotel, on Washing
ton avenue. It was never-to-be
forgotten experience, and when he be-
gan to build his home he made up his
mind to provide against all emer-
gencies. This is how he comes to
have cyclone cellar older than the
cyclone.
While not q thing of beauty. Mr..
Parrish's 'hole in the ground" is one
of comfort. II is as deep as the
foundation OF the house, and reared
in the southwest corner of the cellar.
It's walls are Of stone, three aud one
half feet thick. Heavy crossbeams
form the roof Of this safety house
Two windows are open outwardly, one
to the south, the other to the north.
They we're protected by iron gratings
at first, but Mr.. Parrish has taken
these out in order to facilitate egress,
should such q necessity occur. A
heavy oaken door that can be barred
and locked makes the place burglar
proof.
The floor is cemented and covered
with q carpet. A. couch is fitted into
one corner. In another are several
massive shelves filed with provisions.
These provisions are renewed every
time the sky looks suspiciously. Mr..
Parrish feels perfectly safe with his
cyclone cellar.
1T is very comfortable, and am
sure If the entire house blew away my
cellar would remain intact" says he.
''It is protection for my wife and
children while I am away, and / can
bear the thought of another cyclone
calamity better down town by know.
ing that they have place Of shelter.
During the season following the cy-
clone an architect friend OF mine had
at one time eight plans Of houses on
his boards, every one Of which called
for q cyclone cellar 10 match mine.
Mr.. Parrish's cyclone cellar is the
coolest room in the house, and serves
another good turn in the Parrish
family. The little Parishes are ex-
cellent amateur photographers, and
use il for dark room.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

when I am travelling never put
the slightest confidence In household
clock" writes Robert J. Burdette in
the Ladies' Home Journal. "A hotel
clock I can depend upon. There are
too many watches In a hotel-good
watches, watches whose absolute cor
rectness means money to the CONNER.
ciai man who regulate the travelling
life of this country. A lying clock
would be spotted In quarter Of Sec
ond, and the unhappy clerk scourged
with pltiless sarcasms therefor. In
the course Of my wanderings up and
down this part Of the globe I missed
a few trains and lecture engagements
by depending upon clocks In the homes
Of my friends. Having thus paid for
the lesson--lfteen or twenty thousand
dollars, think-by my own computa-
ton of the value of my lectures (set
ahead n little bit you know, 1t may be
a tribe fast; haven't time to look up
the exact fgures), withdrew all my
trust from mantel clocks, especially
the highly ornamented marble-and.
gilt variety with silver bells or cathe-
dral chimes"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02
Tho Contradletlonal In.tinct,

There was O look of great disap-
pointment on the face OF the boy,
who was coming out OF the front
gate. His brother, slightly younger,
but with very aggressive and
tenacious disposition. was conspicu.
ously tattercd. His garments bore
the marks of conflict, but his face
showed no signs OF remprse.
Come on in the house." said the
older boy.
What for? I'm waiting for that
other Spanish boy to come out.
'Well, it's no use We've made q
mistake and we've got 10 apologize.
''To those two Spaniards?"
They're not Spaniards. They only
look like Spaniards. They're Por-
tuguese."
"Portu-what?"
Portuguese"
''No. they're not. I'll take your
word for il about their not being
Spaniards. he added, reluctantly,
...but they're too little for Portuguese.
And, what's more, they never will be
Portuguese. They're nothing bat
Portugoslings now, and when they
grow mp they'll be Portuganders."-
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-09-02

The captain Of an American warship
leads rather solitary life. The ward
room where the commissioned officers
live and mess is an intimate sort Of
club, where every one has known
every one else pretty much ell his
life. When man steps upward from
the wardroom to the cabin, the old
companionships end so long as joint
service Is to be done. Discipline
makes this necessary. Further inter-
course can be agreeable but never
familiar ; for the captain, 80 long as
no is captain, is never of duty. He
messes alone and has his own SER
wants, his own boat with the gold
arrow on the bow, and the ball or
star on the flagstaff, according as he
happens to be Of the higher or the
lower common grade. Occasionally
he invites the wardroom officers in
dividually TO dinner or breakfast, and
a cadet now and then, to the usual
disgust Of that youth, who always
deems sepulchral stiffness the prop
or, and, in fact, his safest line Of be-
havior during the rspast AT rare in
tervals he may accept bid to the
wardroom table, but most captains
fancy they perceive didactic and alb
normally mind-improving turn TO the
conversation Of the younger officers
on such occasions and do not foster
them. New York Independent