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The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-08
TEDDY EDWARDS TASK
Riding Century a Day, No Matter
What the Weather May BE.

Teddy Edwards, the pIucky little
Welshman who started with his chain
less on the first day Of the year to see
how many consecutive centuries he
could ride, is still at it.
The press throughout the country has
minated that Edwards started out with
the idea Of undertaking the seemingly
impossible task of riding 100 miles every
day in the year. Such however, was
not the intention OF the rider. who has
thus far covered century each day
FROM the lst OF January, through the
most rigorous OF winter weather, and I'M
daunted by the Billiards and bad times
generally that have prevailed.
I hide thirty consecutive centuries at
this season is enough, but to keep on rid
ing 100 miles Il day during the kind of
weather that 1898 has just been furnish
ing is considered by the strongest of
riders a herculcan task, and to those who
spin over the asphalt roads in summer
time for few miles each day it seems
beyond the bounds Of possibility.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-08

nearest cable office, with crowd of Other
correspondent Eeiore and around anc
behind him. Ii lie gets there first, anc
gets his despatch ti.ed ii st, he is happy
ii last, he is disconsoiatp, for he knows
that before his is reach, d there may be
extras put on the street by !. rival paper
in his own city. The incoming steamer
may be a Government despatch boat.
II so, he must learn all he can from her.
Or she may be rival newspapers
yacht, bringing in big news from the
squadron. He must learn what he can
and make the best of his meagre infor-
nation thus received. In addition to
this constant watchfulness OF the water
front, Ike must keep track of all the
routine, and his lot is not happy one.
Still the man on the yacht has his
troubles, too. He sails away and reaches
the squadron. He is told of the capture
of a prize.
There was chase. 1t makes a good
story. He must get back to the cable
office. The sea is rough, and as he
writes his pencil joggles all over the
paper. He has been up for hours So
has his crew. But rival yacht is astern
1t is a race to the cable office. The man
who gets there last might almost as well
have stayed behind. All steam is
crowded on. The correspondent has his
story written when he reaches the bar
Dor.
He tumbles into a small boat and
makes for shore. Then he races for the
cable office and files his copy. Perhaps
there are thousands upon thousands of
words already on file to 60 ahead of his.
He cannot help it. He goes to the hotel
and finds a large number OF teleprams
from the managing editor asking Of this
or that. One day last week one corre-
spondent received more than forty tele-
grams from his Office. Among them was
one inquiring if it was yet daylight in
Key West, he having announced that the
fleet would sail at daylight.
No sooner are dispatches from the
yacht filed than another trip must 7
made, for no one knows what may -
pen to the squadron.
A naval engagement may have ta.> II
place in his absence, so back he goes,
meeting another rival yacht coming in,
carrying he knows not what The story
of one is the story of all, modified by the
exactions of the home office. The men
on the yachts are busy now, but when
the shells begin to scream and the guns
to boom there will come the danger of
death and capture to add to the condi-
tions which now confront them.
The establishment of press censor
ship was an innovation Which worked
harshlp at first. To begin with, all these
writers had hitherto been untrammeled
They had been accustomed to wiring
whatever they saw fit.
Suddenly man was thrust upon them
with the power to "kilP' every word
they wrote. Newspaper speculation was
cut off. No more theories OF war were
allowed. The writer who had been in
the habit Of directing mi itary and naval
operations with his pen found himself
held down to facts, and only such facts
as had been reported to Washington, and
whose publication would not hut the
country's interests. This was Altogether
new, and its sudden application played
havoc in more ways than one.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-08

Milwaukee has seconded the stand taken
by the Federated Trades Council in re-
gard to the brewery employees demand
for nlne-hour work day. The bosses
do not want to grant the reduction from
ten to nine hours work demanded by
the men, and it is thought that if any
concession is made it will be an increase
Of wages.
by means Of the sinking fund" says
the American Magazine of Civcs, 'the
city OF Glasgow will, inside of 50 wears,
furnish free water to its citizens; give
them the best electric lights free. cleo
trio or water power at cost; allow them
to ride on its electric road at the nominal
fare of 2 cents for any distance, and
furnish to all the free use of a magnifi-
cent public library
The requests of labor received prompt
and careful attention from the Free
holders in making 'Frisco's new charter.
One of their number was its especial
representative, and secured the adoption
of the most important plans of the class
he represented. For their protection
eight hours is made the maximum of
daily labor on municipal work, and -
is the minimum pay. The method Of
appoint ment is so arranged as to give an
equal chance to all men without requir-
ing them to give service or assistance to
any boss or political authority.
A discreet course has been adopted by
the miners of Fifeshire i'll their efforts
to obtain an advance OF wages. By their
employers a rise Of l2l per cent. has
been granted, but, as in other parts OF
Scotland, an advance of 25 per cent
has been secured, the Fifeshre men are
laturally dissatisfied. Instead, however,
of declining to accept the offer that has
been made, and thus precipitating a con-
tlict with their employers, the men have
decided to accept the advance in the
meantime and to continue the agitation
for further rise. Ii coal remains at its
enhanced value it is difficult to see in
what way the Fife coal masters can
avoid yielding to the mems demand. A
rich harvest is unquestionably being
realized, and it is only fair that the
profits should be divided. dundee,
Scotland, Courier.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-08
SCENE OF VICTORY
Manila and Its Bay the Center Of
Spanish Power in the East Indies.

The Bay of Manila which will here
after he famous i'll American history,
measures about l20 miles in its periphery
and is oval in form. The city proper Of
Manila forms the segment of circle
between the shore of the bay and the
River Pasig.
1t consists of gr+up Of forts, con-
vents and administrative buildings. 1t
is surrounded by lofty walls and con-
nected with the commercial part Of ii e
community on the other side Of the river
by two fine bridges. The site of the
fortified town was chosen in l57l by
Lope de lIegaspi as the future capital OF
the Spanish possessions III the East
Indies. The city has numerous
suburbs extending over islands in the
bay.
Manila is bustlng polt, and its bay
iolms an excellent natural harbor. Asa
trade centre it ranks with Calcutta and
Batavia. As it is the chief port in the
Philippines, all the products of the
islands naturally flow ther and u great
number of vessels visit its harbor. Its
exports consist of sugar, tobacco, indigo,
Manila hemp and cordage, coffee, hides,
cotton, rice, gold dust, &c. The city's
principal manufactures are cigars and
cheroots, the making of which is a
government monopoly; cordage and
fabrics of various kinds woven from
native vegetable products.
The whole town of Manila mas Il popu-
lation OF $50 600, according to census
taken in 1850. The Spanish and Creole
inhabitants constitute about one-tenth of
the whole, the rest being natives and
Chinese. Most of the Chinese are en-
gagged in commerce. The city contains
several fine buildings, including cathe-
dral and the palace Of the Governor; ten
churches and several monasteries. The
city has a dilapidated appearance.
Cavite is fortified town on the bay,
about ten miles south Of Manila. The
entire town has a population Of over
5000, but in the fortified part there are
not more than 600 inhabitants The city
is the capital of the province OF the same
name. At Cavile is an arsenal, and the
residence OF the Governor of the Province
is situated there. The place is the chief
naval depot OF the Spanish possessions in
that part OF the world
Various reports about the defences of
"ahi'a navy DSSll IIllltcu, anu III SOIIlG
OF them the city has been represented as
strongly fortified. Old residents OF the
Philippines who have recently arrived
in this country say that the forts are
Anticipated. There are three or four
krupp guns mounted they say, but most
of the armament is of ancient model and
utterly unable to cope with the guns of
modern warships
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London Daily Mail said lately of the
Manila notifications: "The deiences are
in wetched state" and speaking of
the threatened bonnbardment. lie added:
Manila must soon succumD.'
The Philippine Islands belong to the
Malay archipelago. Next to Cuba they
are Spaln's most valuable colonial pos
session. In all there are about 200
Stands in the group, the principal of
which are Ll'Zon, ON which Manila is
situated, Mindanao and PaIawan. Their
otal area is about ll5,50O square miles,
md the total population is estmat d to
oe about 100000 persons.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-08
AJAX On Accents i ':y. & 1' 6.

United States Supreme Court, and
ther prominent jurists, and have
that all State, County and Town
regulations exacting fees from
cauvassers. distributors and drum.
b unconstitutional.
ENrS NEED NO LICENSE.
six sweeping decisions affecting
sAuctioneers. Canvassers, Distribu-
hmmers, Patentees, Peddlers, So
Photographers and all others ex-
&from local taxation sent anywhere
ime. Address law department,
IN, Randolph Building, station Q,
phia, U. S. A. One of these De-
ppears in THE sun, every month
tion price twenty five cents a year.
copy, three cents; none free.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
ORDNANCE FOR WAR SHIPS
The Supply Of Five-lneh Guns
Is Getting Low.
TWENTY-SIX WILL BE BUILT
The Demand Made for the Equip
ment of Auxiliary Cruisers and
GunbOats Has Depleted the stock
of Ffve-Inch Rifles-Plenty of
Guns of Smalles Caliber.

Advertisements have been issued by the
Navy Department for forginings of twen-
ty-six 5-inch guns and mounts for auxili-
ary purposes. The bids will be opened on
June 15 and the total cost Of the guns
and carriages complete is fixed at about
$3.50. 900.
1t is learned that it is necessary to have
these additional guns. because the heavy
demands upon Capt. ONeil for equipping
auxiliary cruisers have pretty nearly ex-
hausted the stock of 5-inch guns.
More than seventeen hundred guns of
and below six inches in caliber are now
afioat on the regular warships and the
converted cruisers and gunboats. but the
supply of all calibers. with the exception
of 5-inch. is still fair.
Lieut. Commander W. ]. Barnett is in
Washington today closing up his duties
as naval aide to Assistant Secretary Allen,
preparatory to proceeding with his ves-
sch the auxiliary cruiser Dorothea, to
Cuba, where he will be assigned to the
blockading squadron. The Dorothea has
a battery of twelve guns, 3 and 1-pound-
ers, and for a vessel of her class is con-
sidered quite formidable.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
THos. J. OWEN. Auctioneer. sls st. nv.

CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNMPRovED
REAL ESTATE, BEING ORIGINAL LOT
NUMBERED TWO, IN SQUARE NUMBERED
FORTY-rOUR. WASHINGTON, D. c..
By virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, made and entered on
the 30th day Of April, A. d. 1893, in equity cause
No. 1890 Robert F. Mason ct al. VS. John T.
N. Barnes ct al, the undersigned trustees viii
sell at public auction in front Of the premises on
FRIDAY. THE SD DAY OF JUNE, A. D. 1895,
AT O'CLOCK P. n, all of original lot num-
bered two (2), in square numbered forty foR
co, in the city Of Washington, District of
Columbia.
Terms Of sale prescribed by the decree: The
purchas. money to be paid in equal installments:
one third at the time Of sale. ard one-third IN
one and two years thereafter, with interest; the
unpaid purchase money to be secured to the
parties according to their respective interests
upon good and sufneient mortgage upon ths
premises sold. which shall be subject to the
approval Of the court; or all cash on the day Of
sale, or ratification thereof by the court: de-
po.it OF 500 win be required at time of sale An
conveyancing. acknowledging and recording at
the purchasers cost. II the terms of sale are not
complied with in ten days from day OF sale ths
trustees reserve the right to resell at the ri.k
and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after three
days public notice of ssrch resale in some news
paper published in Washington. D. G.
JAMES +. BROWN. $40 + NV, Trustee.
JAMES ". GREER, $40 Ind ave-, Trustee.
my21-10tkdb
The evening times., 1898-06-03

Bad management keeps more people In
poor circumstances than any other one
cause. To be successful one must look
ahead and plan ahead 30 that when a
favorable opportunity presents itself he
is ready to take advantage of 1t. A little
forethought will also save much expense
and valuable time. A prudent and care
full man will keep bottle of Chamber.
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme-
dy in the house, the shiftless fellow will
wait until necessity compels it and then
ruin his best horse going for doctor and
have big doctor bill to pay, besides:
one pays out Is cents. the other is out a
hundred dollars and then wonders why
his neighbor Is getting richer while he Il
getting poorer. For sale by Henry Evans.
wholesale and retail druggist, sss 3 Street
northwest and Connecticut Avenue and 8
Street northwest and 142s Maryland Ave-
nue. northeast
The evening times., 1898-06-03
NEUTRALITY OF germany
The Imperial Government Will
Maintain Friendly Relations.
SENT MENTS OF THE EMPEROR
The North German Gazette Prints
What Is Probably an Inspired
Statement That n strict Neutrni-
fly VIII BE Observation-Disclosures
sador White Is Well Treated.

Ambassador White has called the at
tearion of the State Department to the
following, which appeared in the North
German Gazette of recent date, and
which. on account of its semi-official
character, and the fact that n copy of the
paper containing it was sent to the en-
bassy by member of the foreign office
which accentuates its interest and rem
ders it especially satisfactory to this
country:
american and German papers have re-
Gently reported that his majesty the em-
peror, in a conversation with the ambas-
sador of the United States, at Berlin. is
said to have refuted the supposition that
the imperial government was animated by
unfriendy feelings toward America. As
We are informed. no such conversation
has taken place, and consequently all re-
ports in regard to it are ina ginative. His
majesty the emperor could have had little
reason for thinking ii necessary to give
the assurance ascribed to him, because
the Americans could not be in doubt as to
the character of our strict, complete and
loyal neutrality, after the repeated dec
larations which have been made on that
point since the beginning of the war, and
especially in the speech from the throne
on the 9Th instant.
This is also to be said to those Eng
lish, French. and Austrian papers which
have been endeavoring to show that the
government and public opinion of the
German empire had taken sides against
the President and people of the United
States. Confidence should be felt in the
imperial policy which without weighty
reasons would not permit the friendly
relations to be disturbed which have ex-
listed for more than hundred years with
a state in which millions of German peo-
pie have found second home
A report was circulated and printed in
the public press several weeks ago to
the effect that at the final session of the
The evening times., 1898-06-03
NO TRACE OF HE MOTHER.
Identity of the Child Left at tn
Dunbart0n Not Yet Revealed,

Identity Of the Child Left at the
DunbartOn Not Yet Revealed.
The police were unable today to obtain
any cIew to the woman who left a three
months-old child at the Dunbarton Hotel
yesterday afternoon. The child was
brought to the hotel by handsome young
She came into the Pennsylvania station
yesterday on a Southern train and asked
to be directed to the hotel. A porter as
sisted her there with her baggage The
lady was very pretty and Mrs. Bunker,
who has charge of the hotel, Immediately
took a fancy to It The stranger asked
her to watch the little fellow while she
went out. This was about 4:30 and at a
late hour last night the woman had not
returned. An examination of the woman's
baggage disclosed a large quantity OF
children's clothes. The woman did not
register. and there was nothing to lead
to the Identification Of the child. The in
FAINT was sent to the st. AIMS Orphan
Asylum The circumstances were report
ed today to Superintendent Parkman. of
the Board of Children's Guardians. and
an effort win be made to locate the child's
mother.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

N THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, BEFORE LEWIS I. O'NEAL.
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.-JACOB
CASrELBERG, JOSEPH CASTELBERG AND
ROBERT CASTELBERG. TRADING AS CAS-
PANY, VS.. ANDREW G. LEESE.
A summons in due form having been issued
out OF this court to a lawful constable OF this
District for the said defendant, and the same hav-
ing been by said constable returned mot to te
found" it is hereby ordered that said defendant
cause his appearance to be entered herein or
before the FIRST TUESDAY IN July, 1898:
otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as
in case Of default. LEWIS l. 0'NEAL Justice Of
the Peace. d. G. je3l0-n
The evening times., 1898-06-03
AssIGNEE's SALE.

4
ASSIGNEE'S SALE-Under and by virtue of the
provisions of a certain deed of assignment to
me from the firm of Stumph & Brother and the
Stumph Brother Company, dated February ],
1885, and duly recorded in Liber 2097. folio ss5,
ct seI, Of the land records of the District OF
Columbia, the undersigned Assignee will sell to
the highest bidder. all his right. title and in
terest in and to that certain parcel of ground
in the City Of Washington, in the District Of
Columbia, known the east part of lot num-
bered four a. in square west OF square four hun-
dred and eighty four (w. of 4sD, beginning for
the same at the northeast corner of said lot on
street and running thence south IS feet, with
the line between said lot and lot three; thence
southwesterly with said line between said lots As
feet inches to Massachusetts, avenue; thence
northwesterly with said avenue "A feet; thence
northerly ZOOS feet to K street, and thence east
with X street 45.72 feet to the beginning, i'm
proved BY buildings 6s1635 Massachusetts avenue
northwest.
Said property is encumbered by deed Of trust
for $S5. 600. bearing per cent interest, part Of
which is due and unpaid.
The sale will be held at the Office of the As
ignee, No. 926 r street northwest, on wEDNES-
DAY, JUNE Is, 1898. at u O'Clock NJ. when said
interest in said property will be struck od to the
highest bidder.
Tems-An cash. Taxes and interest paid to
day Of sale. All conyeyancing at the cost Of the
purchaser. SIMON WOLF, Assignee.
ie2,34,6,7,9,10n,13 II, Is. lie 936 St. NV.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
German Reichstag

German Reichstag several so-called
"Anti-American'' and Agrarian leaders in
the house t1eveled the bitterest invec-
tives at the diplomatic box Of the Ameri-
can ambassador while Ambassador
White and the secretary of embassy. Mr..
jackson. were present. The report Is en-
tirely without foundation. 1t is positively
stated by Ambassador White himself
that the facts We're the very opposite,
and that the utmost courtesy and cordi-
ality were shown to the representatives
of this Government. as has uniformly
been the case on all public and ceremonial
occasions.
The evening times., 1898-06-03

In the Senate today Senator Hale said
he wished to put himself on record by
stating that should the war with Spain
last one year, it would cost between seven
and eight hundred million dollars.
Mr.. Allison wanted to get vote on the
bond feature Of the bill Immediately. but
Mr.. Jones suggested that 1t would be far
more satisfactory to first dispose of the
amendments offered to the tax features
of the bill, as the bond issue could be
handled better If it was known how much
revenue the bill was intended to raise.
Mr.. Hale replied to Mr.. Jones of Ar
kansas by asking him If he thought that
If all the tax features which had been
proposed should be adopted 1t would
raise enough revenue for the war.
II will put myself on record" said
Mr.. Hale, "by stating that should the
war last one year Ii will cost from
500. 900 900 to $500. .0o. .0oo.'
Mr.. JonesI am satisfied that the Sem
ate will put the bond feature on the bill
whether It Is necessary or not. l do not
believe the war is going to last twelve
months or six months. but If IL should
continue year the estimates made by
the Secretary of the Navy and the Sec
retary of War are less than 800. .0O0. 0o0.
Mr.. HaleLThe trouble with those esti-
mates is that none of them are half what
involves expeditions and ships to be sent
from our shores. near or far. is much
more costly to maintain than one in which
an army does not go abroad. I have
heard all the estimates, and 1 venture
again the assertion l made before.
WcIcGtt Amendment Passed.
By vote of yeas. IS; nays 81, the Sem
ate passed. the Wolcott amendment. pro-
viding for the coinage of the silver seig-
norage in the Treasury Of not less than
four millions month until fifty-two
millions shall have been coined. certifi-
Gates against this to be issued after the
bullion is coined.
The following Republicans voted affirm
atively: Chandler, Clark. Ha brougn.
Perkins. Pritchard, Shoup, Thurston.
Warren and WoIcott-
Gray and Lindsay. known as gold
Democrats voted for the amendment
and Caffery, German and Murphy Dem
ocrats. voted against It.
Mr.. Allen succeeded in having a change
made in the amendment directing the
Secretary to coin the dollars" He said
he did not want the Treasury to eyade
the statute.
The amendment adopted Is not satisfac-
tory to the silver men. and Mr.. Jones of
Arkansas gave notice that later he would
move to substitute the committee provis-
ion.
Mr.. Pettigrew and others pointed out
that under the Wolcott amendment II
would take nearly two years to coin the
seignorage.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
To Jofn Her Hu.h.pa.

Mrs W. T. H. King. of 800 II Street
northwest. left Washington wednes-
day night for Tampa, Fla. where she
will Join Capt. King. Company B,
First Battalion of District Of Columbia
Volunteers. Capt. King has been i'll
in the hospital and Mrs. King will re-
main in Tampa until the troops depart.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
An AItercatfUn In South Washing
ton, With Drickbat Oblirafo.

William H. Thomas, jr.. seventeen
year-oId colored boy, is at the Emerg.
ency Hospital with fractured skull
"Speck" Gaines. alleged to be his as
sailant, has not yet been arrested
Thomas was in South Washington last
night and. it is said, Incurred Gaines
enmity.
The latter seized a brick and hurled
1t with considerable force at Thomas
1t struck him on the right side of the
head, infiicting serious wound.
Thomas, who Is the son of George
H. Thomas. engineer Of the MaItby
building, was removed to the Emerg-
ency Hospital, where 1t was discov-
cred that his skup was fractured and
a trepaning operation was made neces-
sary. This morning he was resting cas-
lily, but his condition remains serious.
The evening times., 1898-06-03
Aajourped until F.Il.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Columbia Historical Society. which
should have been held next Monday ey-
ening, June 6, at the Shoreham, has
been unavoidably postponed because
of the absence from the city. on spe-
cial business. of both the speakers ex-
pected for that meeting. The society
will, therefore. stand adjourned until
the fall