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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
CANNONADING OFF THE EASTERN
 COAST OF CUBA
Belief at Port-au-PrinCe That a Battle Has Been Fought in the WindWard
 Passage.

by James Gordon Bonnet  o in oft first
  Ina Further olas by two which to-day. who to-da Wndward 
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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
Captain Deschamps Decorated.

MADRID, May 23.-The grand cor don of military credit has been con- ferred upon Captain Deschamps of the Spanish steamer Montserrat, which re- gently arrived at Corruna from Cien- fuegos. The Queen Regent personally presented the captain with the in- signia.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24

cured. The mining people declare that because the engine was taken away the mine was flooded and great damage done. Accordingly they will sue Puma Brothers and Constable Mccoy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
OLYMPIA

OLYMPIA c0ne' ot Msso" ana
 More soul-inspiring war scenes new life pie lures by the Biograph. the greatest of perfecto- scopes, United States and Spanish troops. bat tleships. torpedo boats and thrilling Havana scenes, and a strong olio of ten Great Special ties. Matinee every Sunday. Admission free.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
Bills of Fare in Fashionable Res
 taurants

The question has been mooted over and over again whether the engrafting of French and German dishes upon the bills of fare of the bet ter class of American restaurants Is or is not an improvement. Many pretend that before their introduction our cooking was coarse bar barrie. This is open question, but no bill of fare presents attractions to the dyspeptic. but they like the bilious, maarious and persons with weak kidneys. be cured by Hostetter's s Stomach Bitters.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY 1

AROUND THE CITY OF PEKING.
 The well known steamer Sunol will make hourly trips from Washington street wharf TO-DAY, from 10 q. to p. rn-, inclusfre- around the City of Peking and U. S. steamer Monterey. affording sweethearts. wives and friends the opportunity of waving last hearty farewell to our volunteers in defense of the flag Fare % cents. Tickets at the steamer.
 PER-ADEN-GOODALL co.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-24
ANOTHER CABINET
 CRISIS PREDICTED.
And the New Minister of Finance Will Begin by Resigning
 Very Soon.

LONDON, May 24.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: It is safe to predict another Cabinet crisis Senor Puigcerver, Minister of Finance who, In the Cortes, has absolutely de- clined to adopt an income tax, being expected to resign soon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19
CORRESPONDENTS.
A Just Protest.

ED. The INDEPENDENT
| thank you for your kind words
OF commendation in yesterdays
issue of The INDEPENDENT. With re-
spect to the fourth clerkship, our
efforts were purely and honestly
aimed at making the Clerks Office
more efficient than it now is. Be-
sides the increased judicial duties OF
the clerks, we are otherwise called
on to serve the public at the same
rate as the Registry of Deeds is now
called upon. Judgment, DEGREES,
wills, etc., on our files count by the
thousands, and searchers for these
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

cannot stop short by merely looking
at the recorded deeds, they must
complete the hunt by coming to the
Clerks Office, as otherwise certifi-
Gates OF title will be incompletely
given. l believe the legislature has
not only raised the salary of the
chief incumbent of the Registry Of
Deeds, owing to his increased duties,
but he has asked for an extra
clerk for his bureau, and the
item has been inserted without
murmur. I am afraid that our re-
QUESTION for fourth clerkship was
killed not on its merits, but on the
entertainment OF suspicious ideas
that the clerks in cur department
we're taking too much "outside
work." which is not true.
Respectfully yours,
HENRY SMITH.
Clerk Of the Judiciary Department.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

1t is perhaps regrettable that
upon such a momentous occasion
as this, that heartburning selfish
politics, national as well as local,
were not excluded. There need not
have been any spread eagleism of
annexation in the speeches, or any
attempt made to thrust aggression
down unwilling throats. 1t was in
bad taste. 1t was we'll known that
the men were gathered there to
honor the warriors and to prepare a
welcome for them. That was the
business Of the evening and it should
have been attended to in business
like manner. The most we can say
TO excuse this blunder was that it
was caused by an overflow OF exuber-
ant enthusiasm very natural to
minds excited by overheated desire
This will be forgotten and forgiven
il the committee and the citizens
justly honor our guests.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19
BAD FORM.

eve live to learn" but we hardly
believed that we could learn so
much ia the line of "bad form" and
poor taste, as we have during the
last few days, since the war bugle
sounded in the United States and
the Spanish warships were used as
targets for the victorious fleet OF the
glorious republic.
We naturally sympathize with the
Anglo. .Saxons, and while always de-
precsting the policy of war, we wish
success to the arms OF the United
States. But we cannot understand
the form OF enthusiasm which has
taken possession OF some OF our
sensible and generally quiet fellow
citizens. Men who by instinct and
education must be classed as gentle
men, "holler" themselves blue in
their faces, in crying to the world
that this is "holy war" in the name
of humanity and that-the Lord be
praised,-the Spaniards are being
slaughtered by the hundreds, their
property destroyed and their ooun-
try ruined.
1t is funny kind of humanity
and a remarkable kind OF "holy"
warl
Do these jubilant gentlemen, with
whom we certainly rejoice in the
success Of our friends across the sea,
remember that these men killed in
Manila were perfectly ignorant OF
what was going on in the world;
had no voice in the policy of their
government and only knew that
they must obey? Can our enthusi-
astic friends not understand that
somewhere in Spain perhaps there
are mothers, wives and sweethearts
crying bitter tears over their dead,
as there would be in America, if re-
verses were met with War is cruel
and horrible. The true man, while
proud over the victory of his coun.
try, never forgets his sympathy and
pity for those to whom defeat
brought misery and sorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

Let the blast of the American
trumpets sound all over the world,
but do not wantonly let their notes
cause painful dscord in the hearts
of the other men, who love their
country as we'll as the victorious
American does his.
Let us finish this sermon with an
almanac story a u Advertiser:
An Irishman at public meeting
in Boston was called upon to make
a speech on patriotism" He did
it at a great length, and his audience
was getting weary. Finally he
finished his harangue, his last
words being: "And now, Hurrah for
Irelandp
A voice from the audience an
swered: Cd Ireland; Hurrah for
H-W
The Irishman looked puzzled for
moment, and then, with the quick
wit OF his race, he turned around
and said: Fright you are; every true
man hollers for his country. I hol-
Tered for Ireland"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1898.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

Let all honor he granted to the
spontaneous and patriotic outburst
Of enthusiasm of American citizens
last evening. 1t has been nobly won
by American valor whose order was
restrained under the gravest ag-
gravation by a conservative and
peace favoring president.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

One of our contemporaries asks:
"Where are the bright girls Of the
past2" Our own observation leads
us to believe that some of them are
administering cautious doses Of
syrup of squills to the bright girls
of the future.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

All honor also to all those Of the
kindred races from which Greater
Britain has sprung, and who now
speak the self-same language. for
their hearty sympathy for their
cousins across the sea in their
victories and in their hour of pos
sible danger. Last night in little
Hawaii-nei the keynote of that
amalgamation of the two greatest
nations Of modern times, the one in
the Old World and the other in the
new, was struck and found respon-
sive echoes in the hearts OF the
Anglo. Saxons and Teutons present.
AS Great Britain was built up of
many races and tongues so to-day is
our Greater Britain being formed.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

city to the boys in blue who are
goint to the front, and not to listen
to the rehearsing of the speeches,
which we have heard during the
past five years and which always
have and always will end in smoke.
1t was as bad form, as it was of
the little @. j. when he unbidden
arose in meeting to once more ad-
vertise the Judd family.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

1t is but meet and right that Ha-
waii, who owes her life, education,
progress, and prosperity to the
United States, should maintain her
name for hospitality and friendship
even at some little risk OF incurring
blame for violation Of information
al obligations. Let our excuse be
blood is thicker than water, friend
ship, gratitude, anything you will 80
long as we remember our friends,
and let US give them reception to
the best of our ability, under the
circumstances which may rule when
they are here, and honor ourselves
as we honor them.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

When the day dawns that shows
to the world the English speaking
races allied in the interests Of peace
and commerce then will the mil
lenium arrive, but before then their
combined hosts will probably have
to sweep the sea and land in many
bloody contest for supremacy but
the Eagle and the Lion combined
in honest cause can rule the air and
earth.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

1t was to be regretted that at the
meeting yesterday Minister Sewall
and Consul Haywood should have
taken part and that politics should
have been brought into play. A
meeting of synpathizers with the
United States, among the people Of
Honolulu was called to devise
program for entertaining the Amer
lean troops en- route for Manila. 1t
was responded to by men Of all
nationalities and political and reli-
gious creeds. They did not go there
however to listen to a Fourth OF
July Grafton by the American Min
lister or to his assurance OF the re-
naming of the Stars and Stripes in
the Philippines under McKinlsy's
Administration. They simply went
there to show their willingness to
assist in offering the freedom Of this
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

Here in Hawaii the meeting last
night showed the sentiment OF all
the AHglo-Saxons and Teutons re-
siding here. That the Hawaiians
cannot sympathize with the Amer
leans is natural. That the Portu-
guese colony deplores the mis-
fortunes OF their kindred is to be
expected. But why then should we
go out of our way to hurt the
feelings Of these people who can
not reasonably be expected to
sympathize with the victors in the
present holy" wari Why should
the Deputy Attorney General in the
Court yesterday, in addressing the
judge, in regard to the sentence Of
Dunbar, an American, say, that this
man, Dunbar, by cutting the clothes
of his neighbor, had taken con-
temptible revenge "a cowardly,
treacherous revenge-of the kind
which only could be expected from
a Spaniard?
What right had Mr.. Dole, public
officer of cosmopolitan Hawaii to
use such langusge2 If the war
was between the States and Portu-
gal instead Of Spain, would Mr.
Dole dare use that language say in
the Court Of Judge Perry'
There are Spaniards in this coun-
try, who we're here long before
the Deputy-Attorney- General was
thought of and who may serve al
Jurors in our Courts. Why should
they be exposed to insult through
the needless expressions of an Off
cial of the independent Republic
OF Hawaii
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-19

Clerk Of the Judiciary Department.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
Lt,lan Nell as a sxiior.

s'In crossing the channel there is
everything in knowing how, P" writes
Lillian Bell, describing her yachting ex-
perierces on the English channel in
The Ladies' Home Journal. 81 have
discarded the private stateroom. 1t IS
too expensive, and l am not bit less
uncomfortable than when occupying six
feet of the settee III the ladies cabin,
with my feet in the flowers of another
woman's hat. In fact, prefer the lat
ter. The other woman is always too i'll
to protest or to move. l have now, by
long and patient practice, proved to my
own satisfaction what serves me best III
case of seasickness l will not stay on
deck. I will not eat or drink anything
to cure it. l will not take anything to
prevent it. I will not sit up, and l will
lot keep my hat on. When l go on
board Of channel steamer, my first act
is to shake hands with my friends and
90 below. There l present the steward
ess with modest testimonial Of my re-
gard. l also give her my ticket. Then I
select the most desirable portion Of the
settee, near portfolio, from which l
can get fresh air. take off my hat and
lie down. The steamer may not start
for an hour. No matter. There l am,
aud there stay The channel may be
as smooth as glass, but travel better
fat. Like manuscript, l am not to be
rolled. Sometimes l am not i'll at all,
but freely confess that those times arc
infrequent and Disappointing"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19

A head writer on the st. Paul Pho
neer Press wrote the top line of slug
head" this way, Minnesota Sheep
State. +" The wooden headed murderer
of common sense set it up Minnesota
Cheap Skate This puts us'in mind
Of two "bulls" made by Gig Martin on
the old Omaha Herald in 1856. One
night Gig got hold of chunk of Frank
Morrisseys editorial headed "Multum
in Parvo," and he set it Up Mutton
in Fargo" Once again Martin caught
one of Franks illusions captioned GA
Red Letter Day." and printed it ga Red
Setter Dog"
But about the worst break ever made
on the old Herald was made by Billy
Hardy. The style on The Herald i'll
those days was to hyphenate and abbre-
viate to beat the band. For instance,
Farnam street was styled "Farnam ST, :"
and Capitol avenue as "Capitolav. I"
Hardy lifted take of commercial re-
view off the hook one night. and it
quoted Bradstreet as saying this and
that. Bill, ever mindful of the style
and ignoring common sense, arranged
the type to read "Brad-st. predicts, y
etc. OF course it was marked on
him, but Bill wouldn't have it. He
went down into the proofroom and kick
ed for ring" demanding an apology
and wanting to know "if they were 60
ing to change the ID style every
day. "-Dyersville (Ia) Newsletter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
Proposals Invited.

By virtue of an order of Ac
comack county court, entered
on December Cd, 1897, in the
petition of Sidney NJ. Hancock
and others for a Public Road"
appointing me a commissioner
to advertise for proposals to
open and establish the said road
in accordance with said order,
l hereby advertise for said pro-
posals: In building said road the
contractor shall take up all
stumps and remove all roots
that are above the surface of the
ground, cut 4 feet spit bitches
on each side about half the dis
lance of the new road in the
lowest parts and throw the dirt
from di.ches in the road to raise
it in the centre about 10 inches;
but the said road is to be in
spected by me after the stumps
and roots are taken up, before
any dirt is thrown in the road or
stump holes filled up: the con-
tractor shall also build:
Two s feet bridges, 16 feet long,
white oak, to cross R. R. bitches.
One 6 feet bridge, 16 feet long,
white oak, to cross Bloomtown
ditch.
Two 2 feet under drain boxes,
white oak, for small bitches
South end of road length the
width of road.
No bid for a larger amount
than $500 will be considered by
the commissioner.
limit the time of proposals to
Saturday, March Goth, 1898, at
noon. The court reserves the
right to reject any OF all bids.
| will cheerfully give any further
information to any one applying.
VIM. L.>NOCK,
Commissioner.
Temperanceville, Feb. 26, 1898.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
A Washington Wonder.

Zone of the wonders i'll the house, !"
says the Washington Times, lis Asher
G. Kinds, clerk of the speakers desk.
He is wonder because IF his remark
able memory and his perfect knowledge
of routine proceedings in the house and
of parliamentary usage. He generally
stands or sits near the speaker, or if the
house is in committee of the whole near
the chairman, and when any points Of
order are raised which require knowl-
edge of the rules he turns instantly to
the section and paragraph in the rules
which cover the debated question. If a
decision is needed to show q ruling, MIR.
Kinds wonderful memory is not taxed
in the slightest. He rushes to the speak
er's room, and from number Of hugo
volumes of books or scrnpbooks with ex-
tracts from The Record pasted in them
he selects Immediately the volume need
ed, turns to the page in an instant and
presents it to the presiding officer. Mr..
Kinds is by profession a journalist. He
was Speaker Reeds clerk in the Fifty
first and Fifty fourth congresses. u
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
Surprising Facts About Alcohol.

Scientific investigators in Germany
and Russia recently have been conduct.
ing an inquiry respecting alcohol in its
relation to dietetics. They have obtained
data which seem to point to the very
surprising conclusion that alcohol is
actually food, Notwithstanding the
belief which has long existed to the
contrary. Both men and women were
employee ~ these experiments doses Of
aicoL. ient to induce slight intox-
icatiou ue-cs given to thom.
1t is found that alcohol takes the
place of fat as fuel, furnishing heat
for the body In small quantities it in
creases the appetite and helps digestion.
But il overstimulates the action OF the
heart and decreases the power OF the
man to do work. 1t diminishes tho re-
quirement of food by lessening the
waste of tissue. These experiments were
tried with brandy, claret, koumiss and
kephir. The last is fermented bever-
age from cows milk prepared with q
peculiar ferment called kephir yeast
Philadelphia Times.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
"AULD LANG SYNE."
The Original Manuscript OF tho Poem 10
Owned by mn Albany I ady.

OWncu Dy M !tioaHy i1uy'
Mr.. Cuyler Reynolds contributes to
Tho Century an article on Tho Manu-
script of Aud Lang syne, )" the article
being accompanied by a facsimile Of the
autograph Mr.. Reynolds says:
Tho late Chancellor John V. l.. Pruyn
Of Albany was the succc ssful purchaser
of "Auld Lang Syno" and tho ono to
mako the autograph one of America s
treasures. The facts regarding its re-
moyal to this country are of peculiar in
terest, and they bring the history of the
autograph, now more than century
old, up to date.
Mr.. Pruyn was lover of ourios, and
particularly of the kind connected with
all interesting past, and his collecting
showed Il refinement not evident i'll the
taste of the usual collector. In 1859 the
centennial of tho birthday Of Robert
Burns was made tho occasion for cele-
bration in different cities of the United
States, and the literary people of Albany
decided to observe the day by memorial
exercises i'll large hall on the evening
of tho day. Previous to the event Mr..
Pruyn planned that it would DO fea-
ture if he could sccure this autograph
copy of the poets "Auld Lang Syne. "
Henry Stevens was famous purchaser
for collections in those days, supplying
Mr.. james Lenox, Mr.. John Carter
Brown, the British museum and others
with some of tho most valuable old
works, and thereby hangs a tale to be
told later. He owned the verses in ques-
ton. He was friend of Mr. Pruyn,
and correspondence regarding the mat
ter in hand began.
The result was that Mr.. Stevens sold
the verses to Mr.. Pruyn, and tho manu-
script was intrusted to Captain Moody,
who guaranteed that it should reach
Chancellor Pruyn i'll time for the cele-
bration. His steamship reached New
York late on tho day of the celebration,
leaving but few hours to get it to AL
bany, or the mission would prove fruit
less The only way was for tho captain
to select ono of his trusty men. With
this special messenger it was sent from
the steamer and conveyed with all dis
patch directly to the hall in Albany.
Mr.. Pruyn was all expectant when,
during the exercises, no was called from
the hall. Though he was gone only a
moment, all interest in what was going
Oh upon tho stage was lost for the time
being. Another swing of tho door, and
Mr.. Pruyn entered, waving aloft the
manuscript and exclaiming, "It is
here!'' With exultant delight and amid
cries of Aud Lang Syne' is with usp'
Chancellor Pruyn advanced to the stage
and read the poem through. Hardly
could the people be prevented from
breaking in upon him, and when it was
proposed to sing it through enthusiasm
knew no bounds. Never did a chorus SC
willingly lend aid. and the familiar ali
swelled forth in mighty volume.
The cherished page was bound within
Russia leather covers, and with it was
placed a letter to Dr. Richmond from
Burns, dated Feb. Z, l7SS, proving the
identity of the writing in the poem and
also the letter written to Chancellor
Pruyn by Henry Stevens when sending
the poem to him.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
THE UNITED STATES FIFTH.
The Position of this Country Among the
Naval Powers.

The Position of this Country Among the
Naval Powers.
The United States now ranks fifth
among the naval powers of the earth
and is q tie with Germany. England is
first, Franco second, Russia third and
Italy fourth. The German navy is bet
ter supplied with torpedo boats than
that of the United States, but we are
little ahead on battleships and cruisers.
Taking one consideration with another,
however, there is little difference.
When the Kentucky, Kearsarge, Illinois
and the other vessels now building are
ahoat, we shall sUrpass Germany, but
the Germans, however, have a magnifi-
cent scheme for the development OF
their navy, and the recent episodes in
China were planned for the purpose of
stimulating the interest of their parlia-
ment and the people. If tho emperor s
programme is carried out, Germany
will spend 5000, 900, 600 in naval con-
struction during the next nine or ten
years-an average of about $50, 900, 600
a year-for battleships, cruisers, coast
defense monitors and other fighting ma
terials and will run way ahead of US
and take the second place. In 1905 the
German navy will be increased to II
battleships of the first class, coast de-
Tense vessels, 8 first class cruisers and
&c second class cruisers. The battleships
will be the most formidable in the
world and are to cost $4,000, 600 each,
the cruisers So, 900. 600 each and the
small cruisers 81, 600, 600 each. The ap-
preparation by the German parliament
for the year amounts to 50, 900, 600 and
will be spent in the construction OF
8 first class battleships, first class ar
mored cruiser, second class protected
cruisers, gunboats torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyer.
During the present year Russia will
spend 81, 500, 900 for her naval estab-
lishment. She has now under construc-
ton 8 battleships, 2 coast defense YES
sells, Q armored cruisers, 4 protected
cruisers, 4 gunboats and 40 torpedo
boats.
Great Britain, however, as usual, is
outdoing all the nations in naval con-
struction and during tho present year
will spend s2G, 800, 900. She has now
under construction III vessels, and sew
eral of them will be completed before
next January-viz, 10 battleships, II
first class cruisers, second class cruis-
ers, 10 third class cruisers, 6 twin screw
gunboats, Sc torpedo boat destroyers, 8
light draft gunboats and royal yacht
Great Britain has today in this cata-
logue of ships under construction fleet
as fine as that of the United States,
Italy, Germany or any other nation cx-
cept france and Russia. -ChicaGo Fec
o,J