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WOULD FAIL OF ITS OBJECT.
Report That Spain Has Coded Cuba to Aus
tria, but 1t Is observation-disclosures
Doctrine Barrier.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-For some
reason unknown the president
again delayed the issuance of the
call for volunteers. This apparently
inexplicable delay of the executive
gave color to the rumor which so Oh
grew into a ''semi-official statement
that Spain had executed a coup and
had ceded the island of Cuba to Aus
tria- For a time it was thought that
there might be something in the
rumor and that this would eX-
plain the presidents rather pulling
movements since the refusal of
Spain to answer our ultimatum. Sen
ator Davis, chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations and
one of the best authorities on interna-
tional law in the United States, said:
THE story is without foundation and
was instigated for the purpose of caus-
ing the United States to relent at this
period. Even if it were true that
Spain had coded Cuba to Austria, such
a proceeding would not be tolerated,
as it is in direct violation of the Mon
roe doctrine. In 1886 Henry Clay de-
clared Spain might retain possession
of Cuba, but should never relinguish
her authority to any other nation"
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WAR MEASURE COMPLETE.
House Ways and Means Committee Pre-
pares q Bill Expected to Raise About
q Hundred Millions Annually.

WASHINGTON, April %. The repub-
lcan members of the ways and means
committee completed the war revenue
measure yesterday and sent it to the
printer. It will be gone over again
to-day and probably submitted to the
full committee on Wednesday. Sew
eral questions are still open. The bill
as now prepared. it is estimated, will
raise between 500, 900, 600 and 500, OOO,-
900 annually. The principal decision
made yesterday was the definite de-
termination not to place a tax upon
either of the substitute propositions,
railroad and other transportation
tickets or petroleum. 1t was decided,
however, to place a tax of one cent
upon chewing gum and two and four
cents on mineral waters, ginger ale
and foreign and native wines, two
cents on pints and four cents on quarts.
Three additions are made to the stamp
act of 1866, which is re-enacted with
notifications. A tonnage tax, which
is expected to raise So, 500, 600, is also
incorporated in the bill. The addition
of 81 per barrel upon beer is expected
to raise $35, OOO.O 600. The question of
allowing a rebate on beer stamps is
still open. The doubling of the tobac-
co tax and the provision for retail
license of 81. so are expected to raise
$50, 900, 900, and the provisions Of the
stamp tax over $50, 900, 900.
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MAY ANNEX HAWAII.
strong Efforts Will BE Made in Congress to
Eject This Result-Japan Does
Not Object.

WASHINGTON, April 26.--Hawaiian
annexation, which would not be ac-
complished in time of peace, is more
than probability now that war is on
1t is learned that a great effort is to be
made in the present week to procure
ratification of the treaty annex.
ing the Hawaiian islands to the
United States. Secret sessions are to
begin this week for this purpose
Senator Davis believes now that some
of the original opponents of the treaty
have been made to appreciate the
strategic value of the islands in view
Of the pending war with Spain. There
IS no longer any danger of objection
from Japan to the annexation propo-
sition, for it is said that there is al
ready tacit understanding between
the United States and Japan whereby
the latter country will eventually be
given control of the Philippines in re-
turn for certain assistance during the
war, the character of which will soon
become apparent
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REBELS ARE HOPEFUL.
Insurgents on Philippine Islands Expect
Early American Assistance a Pun
ishment OF Spain.

TACOMA, WASH, April 26.-The latest
rebellion in the Philippine islands has
already assumed proportions as serious
as that beginning two years ago.
Hong Kong advices to March 25 state
that the insurgent leaders, who are in
constant communication with friends
in Hong Kong, were sanguine that the
United States would soon declare war
against Spain and proceed to free
Cuba. In such a war they foresaw the
greatest opportunity of recent years
to drive the Spanish rulers out of the
Philippines and forever sever allie
glance to Spain. Friends at Hong
Kong, including supposedly rebel lead
ers, whose surrender was secured by
purchase in January, have advised that
the rebellion be extended to every
Philippine province, by which time
they hope the United States will be
ready to lend assistance as means of
Furnishing Spain.
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SPANISH FLEET HESITATES.
If They Cross the Ocean to American
Waters They Will He Cut on from
Coal supply.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-The belief
among high officials is that the Span
ish will hesitate before sending the
pick of their navy into American or
Cuban waters. 1t must be realized. it
is said, that, cut off from coal supply,
they would be at a great disadvantage
and would run the very risk of total
humiliation. Nor is it believed that
Capt Gen. Blanco will be in a hurry to
precipitate a conflict. and therefore
it is not expected that Capt. Samp-
sons fleet will have very much to do
during the next few days but to pre-
vent supplies from entering Havana.
Nevertheless it is believed that HOSTILE
ties will not be delayed longer than is
necessary to get our army within sup
porting distance. When that is ac-
complished our navy will not delay an
hour. but will Immediately attack the
Notifications around Havana.
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CAPT. SAMPSON PROMOTED.
Commander of North Atlantic Squadron
Will BE Raised to the Rank of
Rear Admiral.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The secre-
tary of the navy has finally decided to
temporarily appoint Capt. Sampson,
now in command of the North Atlantic
squadron, a rear admiral. By this ac-
ton the department will Jump Capt.
Sampson, who stands third in the list
of captains, not only over two captains
preceding him, but over ten COM
modores of the next grade above and
below that of rear admiral. 1t is ex-
planned, however. that, the appoint
ment being only temporary, the supe-
rior officers will lose nothing by this,
for when he relinquishes command Of
the squadron. Rear Admiral Sampson
will again become Capt. Sampson and
retain his number in the register.
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RAPIDLY MAKING HISTORY.
Stirring Events at the White House and in
the Halls of Congress-One
Days Work.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-Congress
yesterday formally declared war to
exist between the United States and
Spain; the senate passed the naval
appropriation bill, carrying large
amounts of money for the improve
ment of our sea-fighting arm of the
federal service; the Hull army reor-
ganization bill was passed by the SEN
ate and now goes to conference; Secre.
tary Sherman resigned as chief of the
state department. to be succeeded by
Assistant Secretary Day and the latter
by John B. Moore, of New York, an
acknowledged authority on interna-
tional law, and the war department
jailed on the several states for their
quota to the volunteer army of the
United States. These make up the i'm
portant events of the day.
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DEMOCRATIC SUBSTITUTE.
rhey Will Ask for the Coinage of $50, OOO,.
900 Seignorage, Certificates OF In
debtedness and an Income Tax.

WASHINGTON. April 26. The demo
,ratic members of the committee have
substitute proposition for the bond
issue which is briefly as follows: To
coin $50. 200, 900 of the seigniorage
cow in the treasury into standard
silver dollars, to issue $50. 900, 900 of GER
tificates of indebtedness at low rate
of interest. and to institute an income
tax of three per cent on all incomes over
$4,000. While this latter clause does
not present any new feature by which
conflict with the decision of the su-
preme court is averted, the members
profess belief that if the measure be-
comes law that the supreme court
would be brought to reverse its previ-
Gus decision.
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and put a shot across her bows. The

and put shot across her bows. The
Spaniard ignored the shot, but another,
closer to her bows. brought her to. A
prize crew under Ensign T. p. Ma
gruder was put aboard. Capt Lucar-
raga, in command of her, was astound-
ed. He said he did not know that war
had been declared; but when he was
informed of the state of affairs, he
shrugged his shoulders and accepted
the situation philosophically.
Fleet from Hong Kong Sails.
SHANGHAI, April 23.-The American
squadron at Hong Kong has sailed for
Manila Reported priests and COM
mercial classes favor surrender, but
the military are determined to resist.
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WANTS TWO DUELS.
Lieut. Ramon de Carranza, Of tho Spanish
Navy, Challenges Gen. Lee and CaE
Sigsbee, of the Maine.

WASHINGTON, April 26. Lieut. RAJ
mon de Carranza, of the Spanish royal
navy, until recently naval attacte Of
the Spanish legation at Washington,
has challenged Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and
Capt. Sigsbee, of the Maine, to fight
duels. The challenges were issued on
the night that the Spanish minister
withdrew from Washington. Lieut..
de Carranza had determined upon
this course of action Immediately after
Gen. Lee and Capt Sigsbee stated be-
fore congressional committees that, in
their belief, Spanish naval officers were
responsible for the blowing up of the
Maine.
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JOHN SHERMAN RESIGNS.
The Venerable Secretary OF State Hands
in His Resignation to the President
Judge Day His Succeaaor.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-Another res.
ignation from the ca binet occurred yes
terday when the venerable secretary OF
state, John Sherman, handed his res
ignation to the president. The resig-
nation will take effect at an early
date, and with it Mr.. Sherman retires
from public life after service OF
over 40 years. embracing the house
of representatives, the United States
senate, secretary of the treasury
and secretary of state. The reason
for the resignation is the condition
of the secretary's health. The veneer.
lble secretary is now within a few
days of IS years of age. Judge William
Z. Day will succeed Mr.. Sherman.
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THE PORTS BLOCKED.
State Department Notifies All Ma
tions of Our Military Plans.
United States Gunboat Nashville Captures
Spanish Ship Near Key Wcst-En-
gineers of Spanish Fleet Pur-
pOsely Disable Vessels.

WAsHINGTON, April 23.-There were
two further important steps in Wash
ington towards actual hostilities, not
to mention the overt act involved in
the seizure of the Spanish vessel Buena
Ventura off Key West. The first was
the issue by the president of his proc
lamation announcing to the world a
blockade of a number of Cuban ports,
and the second was the signing by
him of the bill providing for the util-
ization of the volunteer forces
in war. Following up the for
malities beginning with the
blockade proclamation, the state
department yesterday afternoon ad-
dressed an identical note to all of the
representatives of foreign nations &C.
credited to Washington, notifying
them of the policy to be pursued by
this government in the matter of
privateering and neutrality. This was
followed by the sending of cable mes
sages to all American embassies and
legations abroad, containing the same
information in a little more succinct
form for presentation to the govern
ments to which they are accredited.
The limitation of the blockade in
Cuba to a certain part of the island
was not officially explained yesterday,
but one plausible reason advanced for
the governments action was that by
refraining from establishing block
ade over the eastern portion of the
island understood to be practically in
the control of the insurgents, the way
has been left open for them to freely
receive all needed supplies and NUM-
tions of war
Reasons for Declaring War.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The state
department is now considering the ad
visibility of requesting congress to
declare war. While there is no abso-
lutte necessity for the immediate decla-
ration there are several reasons why
the adoption of such a course would
prove advantageous to us. Strong
pressure is being brought to bear
upon the state department to in
duce it to make proper recon-.
mendation to congress to serve as a
basis of action. 1t is held that until
a formal declaration is issued we can
not set in motion the neutrality laws
of foreign countries and in fact would
be practically in the position that
Spain occupied toward Cuba-denying
that war existed in spite Of the actual
fact.
Spanish Ships Purposely Disabled.
GALVESTON, Tex. April 2S-The
British steamer Asloun. Capt p. II.
Garnett arrived yesterday from Las
Palmas, Grande Canary. one of the
Canary island group. He arrived at
Las Palmas March 81, two days after
the Spanish fiotilla left that port He
was reliably informed that the
machinery of the several tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers was purposely disabled
in pursuance of plot by
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the engineers. They did not rel
ish the trip across the ocean in
torpedo boats, and. finding the Span
ish government determined to make
them go. as last resort crippled the
machinery.
Nashville Captures a Spanish Ship.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 23.-The
United States fleet was about i2 miles
The Chanute times., 1898-11-04
TImidity and Greatness.

NJ. Dugas, a Frenchman, has written
an extremely interesting paper on
"Timidity." He finds that the vast
majority of people are timid in their
youth; a considerable minority remain
timid all their lives. Timidity leads
to meditation and analysis. 1t enters
into the temperament of the philoso-
pher and man of science. Per contra,
a thoroughly stupid man is seldom tim
i'd Virgil, Horace Benjamin Con-
slant, Michelet and Amiel were all not
ably timid men. M. Dugas notes that
in the intellectual man you are apt to
find great speculative hardihood COM
bined with a practical timidity. Car
lyle's is the typical case. The mere
thought of having to order a coat or
buy a pair of gloves caused him the
most acute discomfort. In its extreme
type timidity approaches the malady
of the will, which some medical die
tionaries call agoraphobia--th dread
of the crowd, of the gaze Of other peo-
ple All public speakers have known
this feeling-even, it is said, the brazen
NJ. Rochfort. Cicero, used as he was
to the rostrum, was prevented by ''blue
funk" from delivering his "Milonian"
speech. NJ. Sarcey, who has lectured
every week for twenty years, says he
has never been able to conquer his
timidity. Pallet, famous Parisian
advocate, was so nervous that he used
to say he half hoped some accident
would happen him in the street on his
way to the court, so that he might be
prevented from appearing. Veteran
actors, when they are worth their salt.
seldom get over their "stage-fright.r
The Chanute times., 1898-11-04

as small-pox-no one coald expect 1t.
Had it been anything else"-grandilo-
quently-"anything less repulsive. !
would have gone to them myself"
"And they are to be left entirely to
strangers, with no familiar face be-
side them?" queries Shell in her even
voice.
II don't see any other possible ar
rangement, since you have been foolish
enough to let Piper forsake her post, :"
answers Ruby, with sigh.
But l see that some other arrange
ment is imperative" says Shell decid-
edly. "It would be too cruel and cow
ardly to leave them to strangers. IL
you won't go and remain with them TIL
the nurse arrives l shall"
(To be Contlnued)
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WON'T EAT WOMEN.
Peruvian Cannibals Regard the Sex nj
UncIean Animals.
(To be Continued.)

Peruvian Cannibal, Regard the Sex AT
UncIean Animals.
Down in the darkest Peru, over an
outlying eastern ridge of the Andes,
toward the very unsettled boundary
lines Of Brazil and Bolivia, flourish
ing race of cannibalistic Indians can
be found. They are so fierce and un-
approachable that few missionaries or
explorers have ever felt courage enough
to guarantee anything like close
study of their eccentricities. 1t was
an Englishwoman who recently
brought home a photograph Of one OF
the women of a cannibal tribe, and
though full of eagerness to know more
Of these people, she was persuaded to
forego investigation. The civilized IN
dians regard them with a horror that
only cannibalism can inspire, and only
at long intervals have the white resi-
dents of Peru seen or captured any Oh
the Cascibos, who range the forests
where the precious Peruvian bark Is
found, and who fight each other in the
hope of securing prisoners for can
nibalistic orgie. But there is a queer
code in their savage law. They make
no effort to seize women for their
feasts. The very degradation of the sex
is in way it's preservation. The male
ante or Cascibo regards woman as an
impure being. She is a necessary tor
ment, but by no means comfort,
though she accepts her share Of duty,
and a cannibal brave would well-nigh
perish of starvation before he would
pollute his lips with female flesh. Not
only is a woman thus despised, but
her blood is feared as poison, from
the taste of which no man could recov-
er. The cannibal women profess no
such distaste for mans flesh, but are
said to eat it with relish, while in their
own turn they have evidently taken no
active steps to convince the men
against their ancient error and preju-
dice.-Washingt Times.
The Chanute times., 1898-11-04
CHAPTER XII.-(Continued.)


Shells life has been so very un-
eventful during the absence that IL
does not take long to recount the te"
small incidents which have broken It's
monotony.
"It was so stupid of you to come"
remarks Ruby, during a brief pause
in the dialogue going on between Mrs.
Widen and Shell. II don't suppose
we shall any of us be stopping here
more than a few days longer.
Mrs. Widen looks surprised.
"How so? 1 have no intention OF
going home just yet, Ruby" she says
a little tartly. "The cottage is taken
for two months, and since the rent
must be paid, we may as well make the
best of our bargain"
"There is no best about It," grum-
bles Violet.
mo, indeed-it is downright snare
and delusion," agrees Ruby. since
even the Champley brothers couldn' I
stand it there can be no wonder II we
run away"
81 don't think they grew tired OF the
moor" says Shell honestly.
"If not, why did they leave 1t!" de-
mands her sister defiantly
Cant say" responds Shell; then,
after a pause, she continues sup
pose you know that they are gong
abroad in few days"
"Going abroad" repeats Ruby, in
tone of positive CONSERVATION. NO
I had no idea Of 1t; I understood that
they were merely going back to
Champley House."
"They are starting for Switzerland
in two or three days." says Shtll quiet
ly; "and rather fancy they won't Dc
back till autumn"
'In that case we may as we'll stol
where we are," observes Ruby, wlthou'
her ususal caution.
'My dear Ruby, their movements
cannot in any way affect ours" says
Mrs. Widen, looking puzzled and
trifle shocked.
mo, of course not" stammers Ru-
by. with a momentary flush; "only
promised Robert Champley in way
to look after the children! and, since
he is going abroad, l should not like
to leave them alone on the moor
That nurse is very illiterate person
Il doubt if she can write-and o.
course he will want to hear how they
are getting on"
"Ahem!" calculates Violet suggest
lively, and then INDUCES in an amused
laugh.
Shell does not laugh, but turns WIN
impatient step from the room.
The Chanute times., 1898-11-04
CHAPTER XIII.

"Where are you going, SHELF" asks
Ruby, glancing up from an elaborate
band of crewel-work, destined to trim
a morninggown.
81 am going over to Meadowcroft to
superintend Bob's donkey-ride. L prom
ised him yesterday would come"
What folly! You know he is never
allowed a donkey-ride unless he has
been particularly good; and when l ask
Piper IL he has been good enough to
have one, she invariably answers
No."
Shell gives one of those low ripping
laughs of hers, which has in it mock
ing ring.
piper does not care for running
after donkeys-doubtless she considers
it mira dig. AS she knows that l al
ways do the running business and leave
her free, invariably hear that the
children are deserving of ride"
well, it's bore any way" grum-
bles Ruby. 81 wanted you to cut out
my collar and cuffs, as l feel inclined
for a good days work"
"That won't take five minutes" I"
laughs Shell, stripping off her wash
leather gloves and good temperedly
setting to the task.
When, some twenty minutes later,
she arrives at Meadowcrolt Farm, she
finds the children established in a hay
field near the house, and Piper no
where visible.
"Where is Piper?" asks Shell, sink
ing down in the fragrant hay.
BUSY" answers, Bob, laconically.
"Have you been good children-good
enough for a donkey-ride?" pursues
Shell, smiling.
"Don't know" responds Bob, with
nlacid indifference-"s'po not. Piper
boxed my ears this morning."
"Well, never mind" laughs Shell
"since Piper isn't here we can't ask
her-you shall have your donkey-ride
today, and then you'll be a good boy
tomorrow"
Don't want a donkey-ride," re-
aponds Bob stolidly; tell us story
instead"
mot want a donkey-ride? Why,
what sort of a boy do you call your
self?" demands Shell, turning the
child round to laugh him out Of what
she imagines to be a fit of the sulks;
then she becomes aware that Bob's
generally rosy face is pale and languid
looking-that his bright merry eyes
are dim and misty.
do you feel ill?" asks Shell, think
ing that the child must have been al
lowed to eat something unwholesome.
"No-no," falters Bob, with all boys
reluctance to give in to physical suf-
fering; "only my head aches rather"
With strange thrill at her heart
Shell turns to Meg. The little girl is
sound asleep on a soft bed of hay, her
attitude betokening thorough lassitude
one fat little arm shields her eyes