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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-04
AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
j. G. Sinclair, Auctioneer,

626 La. AVE.
We invite the attention of dealers and nriyste
buyers to large stock of groceries to be sold ct
sales rooms FRIDAY, AUGUST FIFTH, 1855.
TEN O'CLOCK AM. The stock comprises the con
tents of two large grocery stores and lot of
household furniture The groceries consist Of Can
ned Goods, Bottled Goods, Soaps, Teas Cofrees
Flour, Sugar, Molasses, 3 prs Butchers Scales :
prs. Counter Scales, Platform Scales, 3 Coffee
Mills, 5 Showcases, all kinds shelf goods . on
Cans Meat Blocks, Counters, Shelving, etc 1t.
TBos. J. GWEN, AUCT., 913 ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPHov
ED PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE or, 4TH
STREET BETWEEN AND NJ STREETS
NORTHEAST.
By virtue of two certain deeds Of trust and duIv
recorded, respectively in Iiber No 1887. folios
332 and 337 seq, of the land records OF The
Diftrict Of Columbia. and at the request of The
parties secured thereby, We Will SELL at publ,
auction, in front Of the premises. on FRIDAY
August FIFTH, 1898, AT HALF-PAST FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described real es-
tate situate the city Of Washington. District of
Columbia Lots 80. SO, "a, So, &c. 81 and 3s in
square sos Of Jays Subdivision of original lots in
So id square and recorded In Liber j. IL X folio
295.
Terms made known at time of sale.
JOHN o. JOHNSON, 1i1S St, Trustee
FRANCIS THOMAS Ednor, Nd, Trustee.
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TBoS. J. GWEN, AUCT., 91S F ST. NV.
FUTURE DAYS.
c. C. SLOAN & CO., AucTs., 14o7 C ST NV

C. G. SLOAN & CO. AUCTS 14oT G ST NV
COMPLETE OFFICE OUTFIT, INCLUDING
ROLL AND FLAT-TOP DESKS. CHAIRS IA
RI.ES LETTER PRESS &C, HANDSOME FAR
Tor SUITES, UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS AND
ROCKERS. FANCY TABLES, MIRRORS PAINT
INGS CHAMBER SUITES, IN OAK WALNUT
AND CHERRY; ENAMEL BEDSTEADS HAIR
AND OTHER MATTRESSES. BOI STEERS I'IIl-
LOWS BUREAUS. WASHSTANDS WARDROBi.S.
EXTENSION TABI ES, SlDEBOARDS. CHINA
CLOSETS. BOOK CASES. CHIFFONIERS, FOLD
ING BEDS, HALL RACKS COUCHES, BABY
CARRIAGES. c. ). CHAIRS. PICTURES. TOILET
AND CROCKGRY WARE, MAT1INGS, OH.
CLOTH RUGS. CARPETS, HANDSOME SWISS
MUSIC BON KITCHEN UTENSILS. STOVES. &c,
WITHIN OUR AUCTION ROOMS. 1907 q ST.
NV ON SATURDAY, AUGUST SIXTH, 1898.
AT TEN O'CLOCK AN.
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GS AND ATLANTIC HOTEL

virginia G~c. nd beach, Atlantic City n. j.
Second season. Within a few yards of new
si-el pier $50 beautiful rocms, having 2 to G
r. lG'sys each Luxuricusly appOinted single
ans. en- suite; usDy witk bath attached, passsn-
ger eeyatOrs To the street. Write for terms and
UIa,ti ated Booklet. Special September rates.
ir2S-gSt CHARLES L. COPE.
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The SCARBOROUGH,
IL III " II L K ST,
Formerly Hotel Huffman

Pcunsy lvania avenue beach.
rely rebuilt and newly furnished throughout.
Under new management Appointments thoroughly
modern and complete. Elevator to ground floor.
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Gen. Hawking Bravery.


Great credit is due to the gallant officer
and gentleman, Brigadier General III. c.
Hawkins, who, placing himself between the
two regiments, leading his brigade. the 9th
and 10th Infantry, urged and led by voice,
and bugle calls 10 the attack so success
fully accomplished. My earnest thanks are
due to my staff officers present at my side
and under my personal observation on the
field especially to Major A c. Sharpe, as
sistant adjutant general; Major Philip
Reade, inspector general; Captain L. G.
McAlexander, chief quartermaster, and my
aids, First Lieutenant George S. Cart
wright, oath Infantry, and First Lieutenant
William p. Jackson, I'd Infantry: also TO
Mr.. Adobe Carlos Munoz, the latter vol
unteer aid, subsequently wounded in the
fight of the I'd instant, who richly merits
a commission for his able assistance given
without pay.
1.-The officers enumerated should at least
be breveted for gallantry under fire / also
personally noticed the conduct of First
Lieutenant T. J. Kirkpatrick assistant sur
geon, T.. s. A. on duty with the oath In
fantry, giving most efficient aid to the
wounded under fire. observed several
times First Lieutenant j. d. Miley. 9Th Ar
conspicuous throughout the day for his
GOODNESS under fire. delivering instructions
with apparent unconcern.
1.-The bloody fighting of my brave com
mand cannot be adequately described in
words The following list OF killed wound
ed and missing tells the story Of their
valor:
The Casualtfes.
Report of killed wounded and missing.
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CAklSBRoORE INN. yENTNOR, n. Jon THE
beach, one mile below Atlantic City; away from
tie noise OF the sehshore metropolis; ten-mlnute
trolley connections; refined family resort; every
modern hotel appointment; capacity double this
season. CHAs II OFT, Prop jessie
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Hill Top House

HOTEL ROYAL. ROYAL AVENUE-GREAT IN
all its appointments; hot and cold baths; Lithia
water; bread verandas; cool and healthful Adj
dress CAPT. c. GRIMES. Manager, Front Royal,
Va. Terms moderate. jy7-1m
THE SUMMIT HOUSE AT HARPER'S FERRY.
". Va, opens June 10. Send for circular and
terms Addr; Miss JENNIE CHAMBERS.
Clerk. my24 3m'
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Report of killed. wounded and missing.
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Stockton Hotel.

TIE RREXTON, CAPE MAY, MIL SQUARE
iIGn beach large piazzas and parlors; with
lutl Vie" q ocean, reasonable ternsi excellent
Gu ssls j. \. MYERS.
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SUMNER RESORTS.

on c.. AND o. RAILWAY.
Eight hours from Washington.
Summer and fall climate unequaled. Cool nights
during the heated Grand hotel, cottages.
castro. golf links and club house: fine livery and
magnificent mountain surroundings. Sanitary
d.tions subject I periodical examination BY
perts Excellent train service.
FRED. STERRY. Manager,
Hot Springs. Bath Co. Va.
Excursion tickets and pamphlets at C. and D.
offices. 5i3 and 1927 Pa. ave. jy5-tf
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
TWO GREAT ACTORS CHAT.

Think of the time now gone, when Edwin Booth made his annual visits to his dear old friend (Joseph Jefferson),' ,'' writes Josephine Robb of "Rip Van Winkle' as he is at home" in the May Ladies' Home Journal. Gan you not see these two, with all the rest of the family, sitting around the open fire in the big dining-room? These two great artists and dear friends are talking of days that have gone by-one telling the story of some unfortunate predica- ment in which he had been placed; the other speaking of some day when they had met, and who else was present at the meeting. And then the history of some happy time would be told, and it would be, Ned, did you ever think?' or, Joe, will you ever forget?' And so the conversation would go on, and they would be boys again. The light from the bright fire-which was the only light in the room-shows these two faces to perfection. One would tell some old jokes and both would laugh down to the smallest child, joined in. Then the tears would glisten in the eyes of each as the name of some old com panion was mentioned-some one whose life had been full of sorrow and who had gone before, perhaps-who knows? ?-to show them the way. The wonderful profile of Edwin Booth looks as if it were cut in ivory, while the ex- presSive face of MT. Jefferson changes so continually it would never suggest anything so firm; it is more like wax but wax with soul. There came a time when the dear friend was there no more, and none but MT. Jefferson him self will know how much he has been miSSed.''
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
ORDERED TO REFUSE
 CLEARANCE PAPERS
Port Collectors Will Not Permit the Departure of Vessels to Aid
 SnaniardS

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Secretary Gage has ordered that clearance papers be refused for all vessels bound for ports in the West Indies, Bermuda, Mexico and Central or South American ports on the Atlantic coast. This is for the purpose of cutting off from Cuba the supplies that might reach that country in an indirect way from the United States.
 Collectors of all ports are moreover ordered to at once telegraph to Wash ington full details of all vessels apply ing for clearance in which there is any evidence of intended treason, so that energetic prosecution may be at once begun. No more permits will be given to foreign vessels to enter Havana harbor for any reason whatever, except that warships will be allowed to enter for the purpose of bringing away citi- szens of their nationality. The Govern ment wishes as far as possible to cut off all means of communication be- tween Cuba and the rest of the world For the present this prohibition of clearance papers will apply only to ves- sells loaded with coal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
BLANCO'S DAILY
 LYING REPORTS.
Cables That American Warships Hoisted Spanish Flags, But
 Were Routed

MADRID, May 21-Captain General Blanco cables from Havana that ''in order to deceive the garrison at Guantanamo, the American war ships hoisted Spanish flags, but were imme- diatelv recognized and repulsed."
 The captain general also reports that insurgent bands have been defeated in the provinces of Matanzas and Havana and that several insurgents have been killed.
 Prices on the Bourse to-day rose in expectation of favorable news.
 PARIS, May 22.-;A dispatch to the Temps from Madrid says: The Span ish Governor General denies that the Cuban leaders have submitted. and admits that only few unimportant leaders have accepted the autonomist government. Generals Gomez and Gar cia, the Spanish further admit, have re- jected the offers made to them.
 The Temps, during the course of a war article, observes that public opin- ion in Spain is beginning to understand that the armed mediation of neu- trals was never even discussed practically a fact which should be recognized and proclaimed by the American organs which have been pleased to ascribe to France a propo- sal to address a threatening note to the United States supported by a naval demonstration"
 Continuing, the Temps remarks: Nevertheless, the Spaniards abandon ing the hope of collective immediate action cherish another hope and flat ter themselves with the not very at tractive idea that We are upon the eve of a universal conflict in which they will find allies"
 Great indignation is felt here over the statement contained in General Blanco's telegram that the American warships hoisted the Spanish flag be- fore attacking Guantanamo. The news papers contain savage attacks on Americans regarding the alleged action of the United States vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
WILL ADJUST
 CONTROVERSIES Minister Davies on the Way to Washington. PELAGlC SEALING FIRST. THEN FISHERIES ARE TO BE
 CONSIDERED. There Is No Significance in the Com ing Meeting Beyond Desire
 to Settle the Border
 Questions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, May 2l.
 Sir Louis Davies, Canadian Minister of Marine, will arrive in this city next Tuesday and will be the guest here of the British Ambassador. Ambassador Pauncefote was in conference with Sec retary Day to-day, and 1t Is said the Minister comes to join the Ambassador in negotiations preliminary to the set clement of the numerous long pending contests between this country and Canada.
 The first matter to be taken up, 1t Is said, will be the work of reviving the regulations governing pelagic sealing, which, in accordance with the Paris tribunal of 1883 must be revised every five years.
 Other matters which will be consid- cred are the North Atlantic and Great Lakes fisheries questions, the alien la bor and immigration laws of the two countries and the mining regulations. The proba bilities are that both govern ments will appoint commissioners to arrive at an agreement.
 While it is Surmised that steps taken at this time toward settlement or these questions may be regarded in foreign quarters as quite significant, it is stated at the British Embassy and at the State Department that the coming meeting will have no significance be- yond what it bears plainly on its face, namely, a desire to effect friendly ad- justment of long standing border con- troVerSieS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
Berlin Newspapers Com ment on Friendship of
 England for U. $.
One Journal Says Money-Bag Se1fishness Is the Tie Be- tween the "CoCkney and
 the Yankee"

BERLIN, May 21.-Public attention in this country has been temporarily diverted from the war between Spain and the United States to the significant speech recently made at Birmingham by Joseph Chamberlain, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies. The bulk of opinion since the text of the speech has been available corresponds to the utterance of Prince Bismarck, which was telegraphed on Wednesday last, when the former Chancellor was quoted as saying: "The importance thereof depends upon whether MT. Chamberlain's private opinions are those of the British Government"
 Diplomats say they do not believe that an Anglo-American alliance is feasible except, possibly, for purely pa cific and defensive purposes. They ut terly repudiate the idea of Germany Joining such an alliance.
 The Government is cautious in ex- pressing an opinion on the subject, but is inclined to be favorable toward MT. Chamberlain declarations.
 The Schlesische Zeitung, one of the leading semi official papers. says: Tt is a mistake to undervalue a man who
 
 ideas and wishes of his countrymen. Far from being an expression of Great Britains weakness and embarrass- ments, this perhaps must be regarded as the exposition of a political leader who is so sure of the strength Of his country that he does not hesitate to point out weak places"
 The Liberal press favOrS a friend Her understanding between the two countries. but even the most favorable of the papers do not go to the length of advocating an alliance with Great Britain, still less with the United States.
 A notable example of Anglophobia Is furnished by an article in the Tag liche Rundschau, strongly indorsing the scheme of the Russian Prince Uch- tomaski for an anti-British European combination for dealing with an Anglo American alliance. This paper says: "The British lion would rather roar than fight. It sounds well and costs nothing. But England finds herself confronted with the question of her very existence. Consequently the na- tion of sheep p-killerS suddenly raises the cry of a kingdom for an alliance and behold an ally appears in the shape of Brother Jonathan. America, with its mismash of waste pieces of nationality, millions of immigrant murderers, Eng fish tongue and black, red and yellow skins, suddenly becomes an Anglo Saxon race
 The Tagliche Rundschau then pro- ceeds to argue that "money-bag sell fshness constitutes the basis of the coming alliance between the Cockney and the Yankee, and, in order to coun- teract this, Germany must join Rus sia, thereby also helping to increase Frances anger against England. Relative to the war between Spain and the United States much impatience is manifested in this country over the alleged dilatoriness of the belligerents. Those persons doubting Americas ability to put a military force in the field strong enough to overcome the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
GERMAN AND AMERICAN SOL.
 DIERS

A German savant connected with the Berlin War Office has recently pub lished some interesting statistical measurements of the rank and file of the different armies. He writes that the minimum height from 1840 to 1860 was 1859 meters, q meter equals 39. 37 inches). The present measure for the German army, by a decree of August 3. 1893, has been lowered from 157 to 1.54 meters. For the guards, with the ex- ception of light cavalry, the railway regiment, and the aercstatic battalion, the measure is 1.70 meters down to 1.67 meters. In the French army the meas ure has gradually come down from 1924 meters under Louis XIV, in 1701. to 1.54 meters; for the cuirassiers the standard ranges from 1855 to TO meters. The minimal measure for the Italian army is 1.55 meters. In the Austro- Hungarian monarchy the mini mum measure in 1858 was 157S meters, but the law of 1889 reduced it to 155 meters. England has the highest mini mum standard, namely, 1.65 meters the majority of the recruits exceed 16S meters in height. The Russian mini nal measure is 1.54 meters; the Swiss Belgian and Dutch minimal standard is 1.55 meters; for the Swedish army, 160S meters, and for the army of the United States 1619 meters.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
0AT MARKET
 IS CORNERED British Columbia Crop
 Bought Up. COUP OF CHICAGO MEN. HEAVY ADVANCE IN PRICE
 ALREADY. Local Dealers Were Caught Mapping and Now Have to Pay Ex-
 orbitant Figures for
 the Cereal.
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett

VANCOUVER, B. C., May N.-The oat market has been successfully "cornered' by J. F. Mclaughlin, we'll known on the Chicago and Toronto Boards of Trade. He has been here several weeks in the interest of Chi cago spectators. Most of the grain merchants were caught mapping, and a number of them have not bushel of oats to sell and cannot get them ex- cepting at fancy prices.
 Mclaughlin worked quietly. Nearly every farmer in the province has sold him, and he has now for future de- livery thousands of bushels. In fact, he controls the stock here. The price has advanced $5 ton, and local mer- chants say it will reach $50 a ton. Be fore coming here Mclaughlin worked in Manitoba and the Northwest, and the people he is acting for now con- trol the stock from Winnipeg to the coast.
 The legitimate demand here Is very active and grain merchants expect to be badly squeezed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.

Copyrighted 1SsS by James Gordon Bennett. LONDON, May all am told that at the present moment there Is no Irish man in the House of Commons, or, for that matter, anywhere else, whose opinions carry greater weight with his countrymen than Michael Davitt. I therefore sought an opportunity to question him with regard to his an- tagonism to MT. Chamberlain's idea of identity of interests of England and the United States and eventually lead ing to an alliance of the two countries.
 How do you justify your attitude In this matter, MT. Davitt?' I asked.
 well, in the first place." he replied, T do not pretend to speak merely as an Irishman. All my ties. except that of birth and my political work, which belongs to Ireland, are American.
 My only regret is that my two boys are not old enough to fight for Old Glory. With reference to the position Irishmen should take up, I say no Irishman has a right to ask America to do anything contrary to American interests in order to serve Ireland, and no patriotic Irish-American citizens ask that she should.
 buI l dSh6Q MT. CnanDerIaln now he expects seventy million citizens to exhaust their sympathies solely to England among various European countries, from which these seventy millions sprang, for it Is obvious that the motherland of America is not Eng land, but Europe. You have only to cast a glance at the proportion of the different nationalities in the United States in order to realize this.
 "Why does MT. Chamberlain want this alliance? Manifestly because, as he candidly confessed at Birmingham. none of the great European nations will ally themselves with England. Now, as a friend of America, I ask, where does the advantage to America come in?
 "As for the idea of a coalition of European powers against America. that is a farce of the London press a pure fabrication, without a word of
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22

1 Spanish or to quickly end the war are again in the ascendant.
 A high German military authority, in speaking of this matter, said to a correspondent: Tt will ere long be seen probably to the astonishment of 1 the Americans that war of invasion. 1 even against a power classed in the l third rank, cannot be made with militia
 The superiority of the American navy i is also again questioned and the failure 1 of Rear Admiral Sampson's ships to locate and meet the fleet of Admiral | CerVera is regarded in German naval circles as a sign of weakness.
 Many newspapers comment on the al- legged lack of discipline in the American | fleet and publish stories in connection | herewith.
 | Count von Radewitz, the German Ambassador at Madrid, sent a report this week to the German Foreign Office on the political situation in Spain. He expresses the opinion that an outbreak of the people is a matter of short du- ration, and further Spanish reverseS must launch a revolution. Although there is yet no real famine in Germany bread and grain prices are rising, especially in South Germany, where the price of bread is 50 per cent above the rate that prevailed in Janu- ary last.
 The Liberals and Socialists claim that this condition of affairs Is the result of agrarianism and blame the Govern ment for not reducing the import duty on grain. %.
 Some papers urge that maize should be used largely, but the Socialist press condemns this and declares that maize is unhealthful and unfit for human be- ings. They express the hope that all German workers will refuse to buy maize bread.
 The speech of Emporer William at the closing of the Prussian Diet on Wednesday last. in which he praised the Prussian State railroad system, has been sharply criticised on all sides. Even the semi official papers say the speech has met with contradiction and amaZement everywhere.
 The Foreign Office incumbents say they have received no information in regard to the repeated stories of troub- les in Samoa, and they do not credit them.
 The Prussian Government has issued a new decree urging the provincial au- thorities to pay the strictest attention to the importation of American pork and other meats, and citing the al- legged frequent occurrence of trichinoSiS. It is pointed out that siXty-four cases of trichinosis occurred in single sub urb of Berlin and that 127 cases have been discovered within six months in the district of Stettin.
 The Hamburg American line steamer Auguste Victoria will have as passen- gers on her next trip to New York Herr Lieber, the German Centrist leader in the Reichstag, and Dr. Koch, the presi- dent of the Refchsbahk.
 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has conferred the grand cross of the order of St. Stephen on the Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany as a mark of favor in connection with the Prince receiving the sacrament of confirmation, which ceremony Is to take place tomorrow in Pottsdam. Prince Eitelfritz, the second son of Emperor William, is also to be confirmed on that occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
HoUsECLEANING PRELIMINARIEs.


 Stock taking in the house forms an important part of the annual spring the regular work of housecleaning be gins,' writes Mrs. M. P. Handy on the Subject of Spring Stock-taking in the House" in the May Woman,s Home Com panion. But whenever and however ac- complished, at least once year every closet in the house, from garret to cellar, should be emptied, and every drawer, trunk and box turned inside out, its con- tents carefully inspected and sorted into such as are in good condition, such as can be put into good order and such as are past mending. Among the kitchen tins and kettles sell the outworn ones to the junk dealer and have those which can be repaired. Fill your gluepot and gather together the furniture which needs re- pairing. In the linen closet unfold every sheet, counterpane and table cloth and hold it up to the light. Inspect smaller articles in the same manner, and sort them into good bad and mendable. Then after each shelf and drawer has been scrubbed and covered with clean paper, put the articles which are in good condition back into place and lay the torn and worn in piles, to be fixed as soon as possible. This is a good time to make list and to note what new things are needed.