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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16
Then the Orders to Move Are
Sent to ALI Points.
INTENSE ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE.
Railroads Prepare for the Giant Task Of
Transportation Atlanta Chosen
for Headquarters.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-When Secretary Al
ger returned from the cabinet meeting he at once
called into conference Gen. Miles and Adit .Gea
Corbin and acquainted them with the result of thu
cabinets deliberations There were hurried consul.
tations in which the quartermaster general who has
charge Of the transportation of the troops the com
nssary general, who looks after their subsistence
aud representatives in Washington Of various rail-
roads running to the south participated.
The ..rders as finally given contemplate the
movements Of troops to the places indicated fol
lows:
To Chickamauga Battlefeld-The First, Second
Third. Sixth, Nnth.and Tenth regiments of cavalry
and the light batteries of FIVE regiments of artillery
To New Orleans-The First, Seventh. Eighth
Twelfth. Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty third and
Twenty fourth regiments of infantry.
To Mobile-The Second, Third, Tenth, Eleventh
Nineteenth. Twentieth. Twenty second regiments of
infantry.
To Tampa-The Fourth. Fifth. Sixth Ninth
Th.rteenth. Seventeenth and Twenty first regiments
OF infantry.
The heavy batteries of artillery in each of the
FIVE regiments mentioned will remain at their pres
ent posts The two regiments OF artillery re-
Gently authorized by congress have not been recruit
e TO their full strength and in addition not we'll
equipped with horses and other necessary requisites
for service and therefore included in today
OF ders.
The department has distributed the twenty
two regiments of infantry at convenient places OH
tie gulf that they will be accessible for transpora
ton To Cuba.
Proposals have been invited for chartering
scs 10 the government for this work.
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THE FLYING SQUADRON
RETURNS 70 THE ROADS.
Commodore Schley Puts His SHIP
Through Maneuvers at Sea.
vessels Placed In Line Of Battle
Massachusetts and Texas Re-
sp0nd Easily - Light CruiseRs-
Men Make Ready for Baggage
meat I'm Feur Miaates-BreOklyn
Guaners Do Remarkable work.

HAMPTON ROADS, 90 board the
squadron returned today to anchorage at
Fort Monroe. after having completed two
days and two nights or arduous labor 10
the satisfaction of its commanding officer.
Commodore Schley wanted the captains
of the fleet TO know each other In the
movement OF their vessels. and to be able
TO answer quickly TO ali signals for move
nsfnt5 liable TO be made in an engage
ment. Running down 10 Cape Henry en-
Wednesday afternoon. the squadron was
taken fifteen miles out to sea. at the came
time maneuyering in response 10 the sig
mails from the flagship.
All of the big vessels responded quickly.
the heavy hattleships Massachusetts, ard
Texas beng especially quick Line cf
battle was formed with the Brooks.rn on
the right. the Massachusetts to the eft
or the brooklyn. the Minneapolis to the
left OF the Massachusetts,, the Columbia
next and the Texas on the extrsne left.
The signal TO anchor IN line was obs. ed
so well that an almost perfect sliy au.~nt
was obtained. Anchorage was made en-
Wednesday night. afteen miles east Of
Cape Charles light. near the southern drill
grounds.
Thursday morning found very unfavora-
bic conditions for either maneuvering o.
issng the guns. the weather being sntense-
iv ds@agreeable with heavy rain and hail
storm, and high sea. but Commodore
Sehley decided 10 20 out and begin the ma
neuvering. The Massachusetts dipped her
low nose IN The water time after time. TAX
Ing M tons OF water. but was handled
beautifully. coming up to alignment or
cireiing more quickly than a iigh, cruiser.
The other vessels a.so were quick TO re-
spoiid to sgnals-
This dru was kept up all day. ard az
rsghtfsii anchorage was made at point
is1 miles from Cape Charles.
After dark signal work by electric light
was practtcsd for tao hours-
At O'clock. when most OF the Officers
and men had prepared TO retire. The cal
10 quarters and battle calls were sounded.
On the Brooklyn so quickly was the work
done that every division officer had re-
norted Ready In four minutes. and the
ship was ready for battle with waEer-tisas
compartments closed. amnsanSsion holsfest
TO guns. tarress ranging. battle hatches
down and the crews AZ the guns ready 70
s.soot. TIE other ships reported almost a.
quickly.
Friday morning Was given up 10 prAeszee
al the guns. all tae ships putting ost ias-
gets az so yards The gunns1 on Ire
Rrookiyn cut ;he rag fran the top OF tAeir
targe. wishasa twenty minutes. remarkahse
work when 4, IL considered that the target
was ha, eighteen inches square and Inc
nagssaN bzis two inches wide
corirrcsore Schisy expressed himself rs
very usacn pleased wfta the work ef gse
captains ef the seis grtrr bis ehargs.
He called particular attention 20 SAe tar
gst practice of the rarid-fsr@ guns. sasisag.
Il don'f shsak any torpedo boat could
i've under hat era"
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VOTE TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT;
CUBA WILL BE RECOGNIZED.

WASHINGTON.
resolutions
VIII
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Movement of Troops Begins Today.


instructions to the commanding officers of the
regiments ordered TO move were sent ont late today
with directions that they be put into effect as soon
as possible 1t is the confident expectation OF the
officials that the movement in some places will begin
tomorrow The railroad facilities the officials say,
are ;han ample TO meet the demand of the occs
sion and no trouble will be oceasioned in mobiizing
this large body of men the places designated with
ins "a reasonably short time.
The formidable order of Gen. Miles, after provid
ing for the of troops, stated In the fore
going. says:
The commanding general department of the
Colorado will detail a company of the Fifteenth in
fantry to proceed Fort Wingaie and take station
NJ that post At the post from which the garrison is
withdrawn an officer and detail of two men from
each company will be left in charge of the post. All
TRANSFORMATION will accompany the troops The
O. ssities of the post from which all public franspo-
taton is withdrawn will b. provided By hired trans
portation through the qnartermasiers departments
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Continued On Pa. =
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
WHY NYE MADE A HIT
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
James Witcomb Riley tells quaint story
of his former lecturing partner, Bill Nye
1t was the opening of their joint season;
they had both been rusticating during the
vacation and were brown as berries. Nye
looked much like an OtheIio in his sum
burnt make up, and Riley suggested to him
the application of some ''liquid white" a
cosmetic much affected by the gentler sex
of the profession.
Nye sent for the preparation, and never
having used anything of the kind before, he
filled the palm of his hand with it and care
lessly smeared it over his countenance
There was no mirror in his primitive dress
ing room, and Riley was identifying him
self on the other side of the stage.
The Liquid white" dries out somewhat
like whitewash and when Nye appeared be-
fore the audience he was a sight to behold.
His head looked like a frosted top-piece on
a wedding cake; his face, white as the
driven snow, was expressionless and blank.
The audience shrieked and when he came
off from his first selection they demanded
his temperance. He obliged them to bowls
of laughter again he made his exit, and
again was re-demanded by the uproarious
audience
Believing he had made hit. he was about
returning to the stage, when he was caught
by the arm of Mrs. Nye, who cried: "Will-
lam Edgar Nye, what have you got your
face?"
Nothing but its usual expression, my
dear"
Expression = fiddlesticks! You're a
fright" cried his wife, and leading him to
where there was a piece of broken looking
glass showed his how he looked.
Nye was mortified, and catching sight of
Riley just about going on the stage he
would have undoubtedly followed him on,
and been revenged, but for the Intervention
of Mrs. Nye.
His head was scraped, combed and wash
ed and his next selection was read without
"a hand from the audience. Moreover, the
story is-a fact and not a press agents con-
coction.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
The Cuban Question.


Very little progress was made yesterday
toward a settlement of the grave ques-
ton now before congress. Senators show
an inclination to debate the subject. When
1t is considered that no vote is changed by
set speeches or by speeches of any sort;
when the damaging effects upon all bust
mess interests and enterprises OF condi-
ton of suspense are considered, II
seems impossible that the Senator's will
insist upon the delivery of speeches that
are intended for home consumption and
personal advantage.
II the two houses must each have its
own set of resolutions, the country asks
that they go to conference committee at
the earliest possible moment The pres
emf condition of affairs-neither peace nor
warts becoming, to use word OF MI.
McKinley's, insufferable. The damage al
ready caused by it is almost beyond COM
putation. Great interests are paraas ECU
by inaction and suspense Such interests
are helpless. They do not know wneeher
to prepare for peace or for war. Ihey
are compelled to stop machinery, TO lay
off employees, and refuse orders, unth the
policy of the country be determined eure-
ly congress will not unduly extend the Pc
Rod of suspense. Inaction on the part OF
congress will soon become as obnoxious 10
the people as vacillation on the part OF
the president was.
The Age-Herald would be glad to near
that all action Of this country IN the Gu
ban case has been based upon the ihoe-
pendence of the Cuban republic; but IL Ior
any reason that be an unattainabie posi-
ton, let congress at least act quickly ana
decisively. to the end that the people may
know what to expect and what to prepare
for. Suspense is doing more harm thau
war itself would do.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
IA CANEY SCOT

From the West Minister Gazette
An amusing scene took place the other
day in the Glasgow sheriff court, during a
board of trade inquiry into the cireum-
stances attending the loss of the West
Highland "puffer." or coasting steamer, the
Helen MacGregor. One of the witnesses
was Captain Fletcher. previous master OF
the craft, and the sheriff asked him IL in
his opinion the vessel was seaworthy.
''Weel.'' said the witness, leaning his
arm the rail of the witnes box, 1.-THE en-
gines behaved no sac bad and worked mid
din weel'
His Lordship: "You are a very cautious
man. NO sac bad and 'middln' weel may
be very good Scotch, but they do not con-
vey very much information. Was she sea-
worthy?"
witness-"well, we, in a way"
The Sheriff-"What kind of way? The
proper way?"
Witness-"Ou, just in middlin' ordinary
way"
but that is as vague as the other. Had
you any fault to find with herr"
Witness (cautiousy)-"Well, she wass
maybe getting old"
The Sherff-"Did you think she was sea-
worthy when you saw her in the Crinan
Canal in November last?"
Wtness-"It would be according to the
weather."
seaworthy in all reasonable weather, must
she not?"
Witness-"Well it would depend upon the
day
Captain Fletcher's departure from the
witness box caused much regret in court.
and it was some time before due solemnity
prevailed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
Senator Mason's voice is due today.
REMEMBER TIE NAME

From the New York Tribune.
There is one supreme wrong, for which
fullest reparation is urgently demanded
Whatever else may be forgotten, it never
can be. Whatever else may be compro-
missed. it never can be. 1t involves within
itself every element of wrong that any and
all the rest can contain, and more 1t
touches at once the financial interests of
the nation, the security of property, the
sancity of human lives and the honor of the
nation.
That is the destruction of the Maine. 1t
is to be kept in mind whatever of peaceful
negotiations may yet be possible. 1t is to
furnish the chief rallying cry of war, If war
there be. There must be PREPARATION for that
awful wrong. The other injuries this nation
has suffered must be atoned for, but the
Maine must be remembered. The woes of
the Cuban people must be abated, but the
maine must be remembered. The lifelong
menace to American peace and welfare
must be abolished, but the Maine must be
remembered. There can be no settlement
of the Cuban question until that part of it
is settled. Remember the Alamop was the
cry of the Texans in their war for indepen-
dence more than half century ago. Spain
will have no one to blame but herself If
her flag is forced to vanish from the west
ern hemisphere to the cry of Remember
the Manner
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
The American Game.

The Montgomery and Birmingham mines
opened the base ball season In a braclng
air. under a clear sky, yesterday at West
End park; and the series scheduled in the
Southern league and in this city will now
go on to the closing game. 1t is believed
that the games arranged for this season
will furnish many close contests and much
good sport.
These games should appeal to all lovers
of outdoor sports. There is scarcely any
thing in athletics that furnishes more
points of interest, that calls out more en-
thusiasm and patriotism than the struggles
and efforts of two opposing mines on the
diamond. Every man who desires to see
such wholesome and health-inspifing sports
established in this city should go his part
in sustaining the games Of the Southern
league.
The Birmingham nine will uphold the
reputation and credit of the town. If they
do not win the pennant they will at least
be in the first column: and while they are
striving to carry Birmingham to the head
of the list, the people of Birmingham
should see that their games are properly
supported. Do this by being present at the
games with the Montgomery nine, and by
giving both teams the applause that should
reward any fine exhibition of athletic skill.
Be sure of one thing, there is nothing more
stirring, more healthful, than closely
contested game of base ball.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
The Coasting Trade.

The all-yater route or coasting trade Oh
+ba country is immense in tonnage, and the
effect of a war with Spain upon 1t Is be-
coming a subject of general interest me
trouble seems to be not so much IN what
Spanish cruisers or privateers would De
able to accomplish, so far from home ana
coal supplies, as it does in what the marine
| insurance companies will undertake to col
lect from coastwise vessels. Their tolls VIII
be harder to bear than the demands of the
Spaniards.
Perhaps the yellow pine trade would be
most largely affected. The present uncer-
tainty has paralyzed that great Industry.
To ship the product by rail to the large
eastern markets would increase the cost to
consumers at least Sc thousand, and this
in turn would limit consumption. But all
agree that anything is better than suspense,
and that conditions would adjust them
selves to war when once declared.
The best opinoin in the coastwise trade
seems to be that the war scare is worse
than the real thing. The freighting busi-
ness is paralyzed. Masters, owners and
shippers are afraid. When war comes all
will see its real proportions and real risks
and some way will be found in which to
conduct the coasting trade.
The shippers of early vegetables ana
fruits are also apprehensve, especially in
Florida. They fear the seizure OF the
Florida railroads by the government,
and the abandonment of the Savannah line
of steamers which is their chief depend
ence. But none of these things are likely
to occur. All grow out of suspense that
the administration has unnecessarily az
hicted the country with. If war had fol-
lowed the sinking of the Maine, as 1t should
have done, and would have done If the in
jured party had been England or Germany,
the whole affair would have either been
settled by this time, or all would at least
have understood the conditions under which
trade must be carried on. The weakness
and vaciation of the administration has
cost the country millions of dollars in in
terrupted trade.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
Mobiles Bar and Bay.

The defeat of Senator Morgan's amend
ment to the sundry civil bill has not dis
couraged the friends of a deeper and better
entrance to Mobile bay, and they are still
working zealously to procure an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for that purpose. This time
it is to come up as a new measure The
plan adopted is to have Senator Morgan's
amendment referred to the committee on
military affairs. of which Senator Pettus is
a member.
The secretary of war has promised, If his
opinion be requested to support the propo-
sition as an urgent military necessity, and
this he proposes to do in both committees
Secretary Alger is fully convinced of the
desirability of better channel in Mobile
harbor, and Senator Pettus and Represen-
tative Taylor are supporting Senator Nor
gan in the effort to get an appropriation
through the senate.
On account Of the situation it is lmpossi-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
A Northern Methodist Problem.

The northern branch of the great Metho-
dist church does not consider that 1t was
well treated in 1897 for 1t was increased by
only 10 500 souls as against 81 ,467 in 1896 The
year was not the leanest in the church's
history, but 1t was one of the leanest, and
its members have the courage to inquire
why so slender an increase occurred.
And strange to say. the preachers and
able newspaper men have pretty much
agreed to put the responsibility upon that
worthy and excellent organization, the Ep-
worth league. This, they say, is social
club lacking in spiritual force. The Chris
tian Endeavor people come in for share
of the blame that the clerical people are
lust now dealing out. The fact that the
clerics are not in control of these organiza-
lions, and that these young peoples So
cieties map out their own lines of work and
carry them on may have something to do
with the prevailing clerical opinion con-
corning them. Even II they are social clubs
they are not necessarily injurious. Social
clubs of the right sort are desirable things,
and no one has the hardihood to say that
the Epworth league or the Christian En-
deavor societies are unworthy in their ten
denotes. The vague charge seems to be
that the energies and money expnded in
such societies should be expended in church
work, under the direction of the church Of
fieials. In other words, the church itself
has been Jealous of the societies.
There are those, however, who do not
think the blame lies against the young peo-
pies church societies. The Rev. NJ c. Jen-
nings, of the Western Methodist book con-
Germ, attributes the comparative loss in
membership to the fact that the church lis
losing something Of its eagerness for sem
sational evangelists. Those who do enter
the church are people OF solid character
The day of clap-trap is past"
Can it be that the era of revivals in Meth
odism is drawing to an end? The passing of
Sam Jones becomes in that case an event to
be noted.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
WON BY READY WIT

From the Detroit Free Press.
Ready wit can get man out of almost
any kind of a hole" said the visiting west
erner to some of the boys at the club.
Jim Poverty was strapping young
lawyer when first went to Breakup coun-
ty. He was jovial, big-hearted, always
ready with joke and very liable to turn
the tables on any one who tackled him
along this line We know that he was not
specially scrupulous, but, despite his short
comings, he was a favorite. One fall he
secured the nomination for prosecuting at
torney and pitted against him was the only
other lawyer in our village, a conscientious
man, without any sense of 'humor and al
ways in deadly earnest. OF course they
had joint meetings, for westerners insist
upon these political tournaments.
'At one of these Jim's opponent was
nagged into anger, and wound up his
speech by saying that he might not be as
brilliant as the opposing candidates, but
he was honest with his clients, and had
never taken a fee on both sides of case
as Mr.. Poverty had DONE
"It was expected that charge so grave
would call down a storm of defiant abuse,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15

BILE to secure an appropriation during the
present session except for war reasons;
and surely in case of war the opening Of
Mobile to ships drawing thirty feet of wa
ter must prove advantageous. Mobiles
coal and lumber supplies, and the adyant-
ages the harbor offers for repairs to the
largest ships, all go to show that the pro-
posed expenditure would be, in the event
of hostilities, prudent and wise. And II war
should not occur. the expenditure would not
be by any means money thrown away. 1t
would simply be an anticipation of a feder-
al expenditure.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
GOOD ADVICE

From the London (Ont) Advertiser.
Our kilograms today contain the news
that a man living near Toronto, finding
himself late for train ran to catch it. He
had no sooner been seated than he dropped
dead from heart disease. There are alto
gether too many deaths of this description.
Is 1t worth while for any man to run the
risk of killing himself merely to save a
short time by catching car? Every day
men and women take this risk. Let it be
understood, especially by all corpulent and
aged persons, that undue excitement or ex-
ertion is always attended by danger.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
RESTRICTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Most men would rather eat tacks than
answer letters.
Babies are lot smarter than men; they
can smile so any woman will want to kiss
them.
A man who tells a woman that he under
stands her is fool-for letting her know
it,
No man can be an absolute optmist who
can remember when he first tried to smoke
a cigar.
Every man imagines that he would be
calm and go around comforting other peo-
pie in moment of great danger.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
Alabama Coal
From the Tuscaloosa Times.

From the Tuscaloosa Times.
On the brink of war this great nations
lawmakers have come to realize what the
Times has been preaching from the
housetops for 80, these many days" viz:
that the western world must perforce ul-
timately get its coal supply from the Ala
bama coal fields by the Warrior river the
great water highway connecting the coal
and iron fields with the gulf by distance
of less than 400 miles. No knowledge is
quite as thorough or as lasting as that
dearly bought by experience. Our con-
gressmen now know the full significance
of this wise proverb, sin time of peace
prepare for war" Now, mark our predic-
ton: Congress will never let up until the
Warrior coal fields are tapped by pc
rennial open waterway from the gulf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-15
Cu1NA,s ARMoR-CLAD SOIL I1Ry

From the North China Herald.
The board of works. according to Pekin
dispatch, has lately been turning out nun
dreds of steel shields for a Pekin field force
These shields are about the ordinary size OF
the native war shield, and not much heav-
Ter. They are claimed to be bullet proof,
and within each shield is concealed a
sword bayonet. which can be made to pro-
trude in front of the shield by simply
touching a spring. Armed with these shields
body of soldiers, it is alleged, could
charge" with impunity an opposing enc
my and put the latter to the sword without
any harm to the former. This shield is
said to be the invention of an officer of the
imperial guards who has declared that "the
new weapon will be more efficacious in the
field than the usual bayonet charge"