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Evening star., 1898-08-12
THE CANARY ISLANDS DEFENSE:S.
They Are Small and Weak and I'm
able to Repel Attack.

From the Pall Mali Gczette.
The Spaniards recognize that when the
American ships come on their aggressive
expedition to European waters they will
attend to the Canary Islands first, and &C.
cordingly they are busy looking to their
defenses there. At the present time the
means of repslling attack or preventing a
landing are of the most miSerably made
quate description. Las Palmas is the most
important point, and the main defenses
are there. They consist of a battery of
mixed S. B. and r. NJ. l.. guns, placed on
the heights overlooking the harbor, six Oh
solete field guns on the north mole, siE-
gun battery in the artillery barracks IN
the town and a small saluting bIttery.
With their modern long-range guns the
Americans would quickly wreck these bat
teries without themselves coming within
some distance of the zone of the Spanish
fire.. The Spanards boast that they nave
II 900 infantry on the island, but it is inn
probable that they could muster more than
5000 bayonets. The soldiers drill inces-
sanity, while large fatigue parties are en-
gagged daily throwing up earthworks and
trenching the heights. They are armed with
a new issue of long-range rife. Several
standing camps are to be seen from the
harbor, but no person not connected with
the service is allowed to approach them
very small incident is sufficient to
throw the soldiers and townsfoI'l into a
Stdte VI eAClteIneHl, ana every vessel Is
closely inspected. AS an instance of the
watchfulness maintained, coupe Of weeks
ago the Garth Castle dropped anchor on
Las Paimas harbor at 1870 pm. Eotwith-
standing the display OF. lights on her decks
and sides the Spaniards believed she was
an American Warship, and the troops were
alarmed and turned out to repel attack.
In addition, a torpedo beat was sent frcrn
the haroor, and from a cables length 6is-
tance reconnoitered the liner returning TO
the shore with the intelligence that the
stranger was nothing more dangerous than
a Donald Currie boat. Such incidents are
quite common.
Statements of insults offered to English
people on the island should be received
with reserve. All English people are treat
ed with the respect and courtesy they have
always received on the island. SOM. time
ago native print contained pararraDh
saying that when the Americans attacked
tne sislal would be given to kill all English
residents, with whose bodies n harrscssla "a,
would be made, and it is only fair to the
authoritles 10 say that the issue was stop
pei and.nex. day the paper was suppressed
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When he awoke in the morning there
wasn't vestige of his clothing IN the
ROOM
All stOIen?''
No. His wife had on his outing shir,
and his bicycle coat; his daughter had his
cap, his sash and his stockings ami IN
pet log lad run away with his knjcIer-
bockers and his shoes.'-Cleveiand Plain
Dealer. i
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FUTURE DAYS.
EOS, J. OWEN, AUCTIoNEER, sls F ST NV.

TRUSTEES SALE .OF IMPROVED PROPERTY
ON STREET SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liher 1909. folio 1877, one of the land
records of the District of Columbia and at the
request of the party secured thereby, we viii sell
at public auction, in front Of the premises on
ICESDAf, AUGUST TWENTY-THlRD, 1898, AT
Interest in the west one-hah of lot g. and the
east oBe-half of lot 4, in square $50 improved
by two-stoTy frame dwelling being premises
No. 80 street southeast.
Term9 cash. deposit of 500 required at
tine OF sale Conveyaneing, etc, at cost of
puI Ichaser.
JOHN S. swoRMsTEDT Trustee.
EDWARD d. HUGHES, Trustee
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TTagratFl & Kennedy.

c. e. SLOAN d co. AUcTIoNEERs, I4o7 C ST.
DENCES AT PUBLIC AIITi6S. Al Sa
SSip E3u oF Ft, FURNITURE FOR SIX-YEARs'
on SA1t RDAY. AUGUST THIRTEENTH 1898
viii ss a. N; within our rooms, l4O7 G ST. We
VIII neh at fQItiOn, without limit for sto-s ge
charges. lot Of desirable furniture name OF Owner
Also Fine Mahogany Chamber Suite Ma
hogany Circular Extension Table Nshoos,y
bsr Sok s1jsss Sase Imodern; Oak and Walnut Cham
SeT suites, Parlor Suites. BOX Couches Bed
Sofa Cherry Book Case square piano Large
Warhs,ae' ary,n SAFE Herring Safe, White Bureau and
nMaaSnstahd Violin, Sideboards Extension
Iabies, Dining Chairs Oil Painting Pic
p, pIes, mattresses, Pillows, oalcc Furnishings
i3rsh furniture, Refrigerators Cottage Suifes
oaa Cha1rs Rockers and Tables Gas and
Easolne stoves lot Show Racks China and
Glass Kitchen Goods. DC.
ALSO, AT TWELVE NJ
For storage charges Gutter " arnn Ru-rIes
&c.i also Horse and Vehicle and fairness
u,,o. e. G. SLOAN & CO. Auctioneers.
e----t liu7 q Ut,
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THos J. OWEN. AUcTIoSEER 9ls sT NV.

+ By virtue of a certain deed OF trust duly re-
corded in Iiber i647. fclio 1862 seq, cue OF the
ltrd records foc the District of Columbia, and at
ne request Of the party secured thereby We will
SELL at public auction in front II the premises on
MONDAY. AUGUST FIFTEENTH. 1895 AT
square 6l7. improved 10y two-story brick dwell
ing. being premises No. Hanover rtreet north
west.
Terms: ne-fhrd cash. balance in and two
years. with interest at 8 per cent. secured by a
deed Ct trust on the property g,id. ali cash at
purchasers option. A deposit of 500 required at
time of sale. Conveyancing. &C.. at cost OF Iur-
chaser.
II. BRADLEY DAVIDSON
LUTHER q. FRISfoE
auz-d&ds Trustees.
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Horses.

ioMoRlSow SATURDAY., TEN O'CLOCK.
AT OUR AUCTION STABLES. 2a5 ilTH ST
marry achenry OF Frederick. Nd. Will sell a
car load OF good workers and drivers. one fox,
PAGER, 22e; severIi flne drivers
q Dead fo- contractor. Also Wagons. Harness
and Buggies.
Evening star., 1898-08-12
EXPENSIVE OIL,

BlackGsh and Porpoise Furnish the
Watchmalker's Lubricant.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The general impression is that oil is
cheap stuff. But do you know that a tiny
half-ounce vial of the lubricant which the
Evening star., 1898-08-12

John said Topeka wife to her nas-
Dand, 4 viii quit drinking tea and save
beer" "-'''
Woman" RESPONDED John, with cold se-
verify, do you think it is the part of pa
triotism to abandon your eounery in its
Evening star., 1898-08-12
Majority of Englishluen Friendly.

Over against these factions stands SUBJ
stantial majority Of Englishmen who are
outspoken in friendship to the United
States. If poll of the saunterers along
the aristocratic drives of Hy5N Park would
yield a large majority for SINtn, the vote
of the acres where the plain people assem-
Bile would be equally friendly to the United
states. Against Spanish Lombard street
stand the houses of parliament outspokenly
American, and the id!e ears are vastly
eatweighed by the working ar rs:ocrats, who
really control the enpire-the Balfours,
Chamberiains, Rosebnyrys and Harcourts-
whose voices have be4n heard with no un-
eett*in verdict. To some 4 ne.ieans a home
1t seemed that John Bull was merely bait
ing Uncle Samuel, scherning to get the
crafty old grangers signature to con-
tract to pull colonial chestnurs out of the
fire for this land-hungering empire To
Americans in England, however, it has ap-
peared that the Spanish war has rather
furnished the influential section of the En-
giish people with the opportunity TO make
known their sentiments toward the United
States One of the first persons whose
opinion was entitled to respect with whom
/ discussed the inevitable topic of Anglo
American relations was bishop Of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
PAYNE HOLDS HIS POSITION.
Col. Nesbitt Says He Is Too Big a
Man to Show Spite.

Atlanta, Ga, June 10.-The story about
the row in the state department of agri-
culture on account of the attitude assum-
ed by State Chemist Payne in the recent
campaign between Col Resbitt and Hon.
o. B. Stevens, overshadowed the war for
a time at the capitol to-day.
Dr. Payne's Office is the best paying enc
in the state, and the fact that he was
openly charged with going back on the
man who gave him his position naturally
caused much talk.
According to the story as it was pub
lished here this morning Commissioner
Nesbitt had already decapitated DR.. Payne
Upon this point both Col Nesbitt and Dr.
Payne gave out statements, as follows:
Il am not responsible for the published
charges that DR.. Payne betrayed me by
working for my opponent when 1 thought
he was for me. I neither INSPIRED that
statement, nor gave any information to
that effect"
Even if it were true, I would not dis
charge DR.. Payne. I am too big a man
for that. The state service is not to be
impaired or interfered with in a busy sea-
Il did receive anonymous letters, telling
me that DR.. Payne was not my friend
but l pay no attention to anonymous let
ters. Afterward two of my friends told
me the same thing. Then 1 asked DR.
Payne about it. He told me that he had
had an interview with MIR. Stevens, and
that gentleman had offered him the posi-
ton again if he would keep hands Off and
that he declined to make any promise to
that effect
DR.. Payne said: II came in here as a
scientific man. and not as politician.
The chemist of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington served several terms
through administrations elected by differ
ent political parties. The state chemist
heretofore has held office regardless of po-
Htical consideration and l wish to hold
office in the same way. 1 have endeavor-
ed to hold myself in a position where
would not be obnoxious to either side, be-
cause of offensive craftsmanship"
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Hoods. DILL do not cause pain OF grippe.
AOOA . AAAo All druggists. % cents.
oOLv1N's COURSE CONDEMNED.
Col. Ray Refuses to Have Him in His
Regiment.

Atlanta, Ga, June 10.-Col. Patrick Hen
ry Ray, in command of the immune regi-
ment now being raised in Georgia, came up
from Macon to-day and while here he held
consultations with all the recruiting Off
GERS now working in this field.
Col. Ray also took occasion to put the
seal of has condemnation upon the forty
acre and a mule" scheme promulgated by
Capt. Wilbur Colvin for obtaining recruits
for the company which he was billed to
command IN Col. Rays regiment
Capt Colvin had inserted an advertise
ment in a local paper saying that soldiers
who Went with the invading army would
be given homestead options in rich govern
ment land there. In response to this
flock of recruits reported to him, and were
enrolled
The fake was soon exposed, however. and
then there was a great row among the re-
cruits, some of them going off with other
officers.
When the matter was brought to the at
tentlon of Col. Ray, he promptly an
nounced that he could not accept Capt.
GOWNS company under the circum-
stances.
To-day Capt Colvin called upon Col. Ray
at the Kimball House and undertook to
square himself, but Col. Ray emphatical-
~ informed him that he would not accept
nm or his men. The men, he said would
nave 10 enlist upon a new roll, and with
other officers, If they desired to enlist at
all, as upon the old roll prepared by Capt
Covin, their enlistment would be fraudu-
lent. 1t would amount practically to no
enlistment at all, as the men could obtain
their discharge upon the ground of fraud
at any time, and if they should desert
there would be no way to punish them
IN the face of the Misrepresentation made
10 them to get them to enlist
Capt. Colvin undertook to explain his ad-
Vertisement, and to exculpate himself but
Col. Ray would not hear to ii, and now
the Would-be captain stands no showing
at all TO get a comm ssion in the army.
Col. Ray said that he would take no ex-
cuse from Colvin, that man who would
adopt his tactics was moi fit to be an Of
nicer in the army. He was old enough 10
nave better sense, Col Ray said. and his
excuse that he had been misled about the
homestead offers, would not go down with
the colonel
Colvin's story was that P. H. Haraben
of this city had told him that Congress
had passed bill providing for these home
steads in Cuba and that acting upon his
say so, he put the advertisement in the
paper, which brought the recruits focking
10 him.
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MOVING AT CAMP NORTHERN.
OFFICERS QUARTERED IN THEIR
NEW TENTS.

Y. NJ. C. A. Tent to De Boved-All the
Infantry Companies May Move
Their Quarters-New wei In
creases Water supply SO as to
Make the Liquid Abundant-Bat-
teries Receive Invoices of Their
Uniforms.
Griffin. Ca. June 1O-After the officers
had been snugly quartered in their new
tents to-day they began to arrange the
preliminary details for the moving Of the
regiments further up the hill. The Young
Mems Christian Association tent will nave
TO be moved, as it is directly in front Of
one of the mess halls and Will interfere
with two streets. 1t viii be erected just
north of the artillery companies, where
Il will be just as convenient to the soldiers
as now.
1t is possible all the companies in the in
fantry may move their quarters. This
will be done in order to discard the Old
shades being used by two companies.
The cry of mo Water" is now thing
of the past as the new well at the water
works has a capacity sufficient to more
than supply the camp and city. 1he army
physicians have pronounced this Water
TO be of the very purest and no danger
at all is apprehended from its use.
The batteries have received Invoices Tor
their uniforms which win be shipped by
fast freight To say these uniforms are
badly needed is putting it IN mild form.
MANY of the men are wearing clothes
seldom seen on q United States army sol
oier.
Captains Walker and Bradley have been
notified of the shipment of fifty horses
for each battery. which win probably ar
rive tomorrow. The mules are beng
purchased and win be shipped as soon
as they can be obtained.
The recruiting officers have received
their necessary papers ana are only wait
ing TO be ordered by the department OF the
Gulf to proceed to designated posts OF duty.
There is some delay in this owing to the
propable creation of another regiment OF
volunteers in this state.
Company NJ served its day on guard to-
day. The old regulation of squad from
each company will go into effect which
seems to be the most desirable method of
guard duty.
Thursday night as Company L was all
becoming weary of the trials of sentinel
duty, they were most pleasantly surprised
by the presentation from Company MA
con Volunteers), of large pot of hot cot-
fee and sandwiches enough to give each
man a couple. This was a neat compi-
ment paid the Irish Jasper Greens by the
volunteers, and every man voted thanks
to Capt. Hunter and his excellent COM
pany.
c. NJ Britain, a graduate from Mercer
University, and a native of GAINESVILLE,
spent yesterday In camp learning the du-
ties of the army Young Mems Christian
Association secretary. MIR. Britain has
been selected by the international COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION to act as secretary of the army
association at Tampa, and viii leave for
that place to-day to enter upon his du-
ties.
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TWO KILLED BY A TORPEDO.
Terrible Accident in the st. Johns
River.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 10-A terrible
distressing accident occurred this morn
ing about 9 o'clock, at st. Johns bluff.
in which ]. J. ORourke and Ed. Hous-
ton. two well known young citizens of
Jacksonville, were instantly killed, and
Lieut.. Harris of the United States Engin-
eering Corps, was seriously injured and
a stenographer named Barnham and a
negro We're also painfully hurt
For several weeks Lieut.. Harris has been
engaged in laying mines in the river at
St Johns bluff He has been assisted in
this work by ]. ]. ORourke, who for a
number of years has been line foreman
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
This morning Mr.. O'Rour5e and Mr.
Houston were near the cable house on
the bluff, and were testing a torpedo
Lieut.. Harris was about fifteen feet away
and the stenographer and negro were a
few yards distant.
MIR. ORourke had the testing wires in
his hands, and Mr. Houston was bending
over the deadly explosive. BY some unac-
countable reason, Mr.. O'Rourke connected
the battery wire with the firing plug, in
etead of the testing plug, and in a moment
a terrific explosion took place.
Mr. Houston was blown to atoms the
only part of his body recovered was a leg.
Mr. ORourke was instantly killed, but
was not very badly mutllated, and Lieut.
Harris was struck in the small of the back
and in the head with pieces of shell.
The stenographer and negro, too, were
struck by flying pieces of the torpedo.
BY a strange coincidence, Mr.. O'Rourke's
father was also killed by the premature
explosion of a shell After the war he
was digging The ground at Fort Sumter,
when his pick struck a shell lying en-
bedded in the earth, and it exploded kill
ing him Instantly.
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- e--A4e-e
sTENOGRAPHER A SUICIDE.
Shoots Himself With Pistol While
in Fit of Dependency.

in Fit of Dependency.
Atlanta, Ga, June 10.-Marcus Wood
ward, stcnographer for the law firm of
Glenn, Slaton & Phillips, shot himself in
the head this afternoon at o'clock and
died two hours later at the Grady Hospi-
tai
woodward committed the deed in
Hentchhers saloon, at the corner of Deca-
tur and Ivy streets.
Just before he shot himself he walked
into the saloon asked to be shown toilet
room. A man behind the bar pointed out
the pl9ce to him and Woodward disap-
peared.
The bartender LOST sight of him ana
thought no more of him until he heard
the pistol shot
Woodward went to the rear OF the saloot,
and sitting down upon top Of a barrel.
placed tie pistol against his head ana
fired, the ball entering his brain As
soon as the shot was fired he fell over
on his face.
An ambulance from the Grady Hospital
was called and the man was taken there
Woodward had been in the employ OF
Glenn Slaton q Phillips for five years
and was considered one Of the best
etenographors in the city. He resided in
Ormand Park. Only a few weeks ago his
father died, and since that time he had
been very respondent. He was I'm i'll health
himself, and this Is the only cause that
can be assigned for his self-desruction.
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FLEMING TO ne RENoMINArED.
Primary To he Held with That for
Supreme Court Judges.

Augusta, GA, June 10.-The Richmond
county Democratic executive committee
mas ordered that at the primary election
for Supreme Court judges Richmond coun-
~ Democrats shall also vote for her con-
gressional representatives.
The balloung is 20 be directly for the
candidate for Congress and the one receiv-
ing the most votes shal have the privi-
lege of naming Richmond's delegates 10
the congressional convention for the Tenth
district.
There VIII be no opposition to Mr. Elem
ing for the Democratic nomination. ana so
far nothing has been heard Of any Popu-
list opposition In the district to his re-elec-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
NOTICE.

Office Commissioners Pubic Printing.
Atlanta, Ca, June 1, 1S9S.-Sealed pro-
posals for doing the public printing (as
prescribed in section 1870 to 1875, inclusive.
of Volume l, Code of 1852 for the next
ensuing two years will be received at the
office of the Secretary of State in Atlanta,
Ga, for thirty days from this date. All
necessary forms and blanks for making
bids will be furnished upon application
TO the Secretary of State, Atlanta, Ga
WILLIAM CLIFTON, Secretary of State.
VIM. A. WRIGHT, Comp General.
w. J. SPEER, State Treasurer.
printing Commissioners
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Supplies for Public schools.

Sealed proposal for furnishing the Pub
lie Schools with supplies during year COM
mencing Oct l, 1898, will be received until
July l. 1898.
For Statoners.
For House Furnishers
For Stove Coal, hard and soft
For Furnace Coal.
For Lightwood Fuel.
For Printing.
For Stoves, Stove Repairs, Cleaning, etc.
To insure consideration,
First. Proposals must be made, in dupIl-
cate, upon forms furnished at Office of the
Superintendent of Schools, Chatham
Academy, Bull street.
Second. Proposals must be sealed and
addressed Chairman Committee Supplies,
Chatham Academy, Savannah, Ga"
Third. Envelopes containing bids must
be endorsed, bid for Supplies"
The Committee on Supplies reserves the
right to reject all bids.
JOHN r. +. TATTNALL
Chairman Committee Supplies.
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,rransporta bid Fernnndina.

Fernandina, Fla, June 1O.-Two govern
ment transports arrived here Wednesday
They are the steamers Louisiana, Capt
Kemble, from New York, and the steamer
Comanche, Capt. Pennington, from New
York. These vessels are loaded with coal
and cask water. The coal Is for the fleet
and the casks of water are to he used by
the troops en- route. The Louisiana with
her cargo, is now drawing 1912 feet Troops
ore expected here daily, as wen as two
more transport vessels.
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WE ARE STILL IN IT.


Fancy Freestone Peaches 10c basket.
Fancy Georgia Tomatoes 15c basket.
Fine Sweet Canteleupes cheap
Extra Large Fine Rattlesnake Water
melons 25c and 35c each.
Fancy Queen Pineapples 10c each.
Fancy Ripe Pineapples, SOC dozen.
Fine Imported Sardnes sc a can.
Best Imported Sardines IA, key, 1Oc can.
Anchovey Paste c. & B. 25c jar.
Best Imported Macaroni or spegetu 1Oc.
Get our prices on Gordon & Dilworth's
goods We are selling them at New
York cost. Think of it.
Potted Ham and Tongue &C can.
Armour & Co.'s Lunch Tongue 25c can.
Fancy Prunes sc pound.
LOCO Best Matches made for Sc
10 cakes Best Soap and quart Blue 25c.
packages Pearline for 25c.
Best Columbia River Salmon Flats BE: .
% cents.
Best Flat Lobster, packed 15c can.
Gelatine &c per package; four package CSC
Golden Rio Coffee, parched, 13c; two
pounds 25c.
Perfection Mocha and Java, parched, soc
pound.
Fine Sweet Oranges SOC dozen.
Fancy Messina Lemons lust in
Fancy Smoked Beef Tongues cheap.
Best Ginger Snaps and Soda Biscuits &c.
Best Cream Cheese 15c pound.
Best Patent Flour, A-pound saks, S5c.
Lot No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams only 10c
per pound.
DRAYTON GROCERY CO.,
G. S. Van Horne, Manager.
"sHOOMOsKEET"
An invaluable preparation for
keeping OF Mosquitoes and Sand
Flies and other insects.
Prepared Almond Meal cures sum
burn.
Melderma "a toilet pOwder) pre-
vents the unpleasant odor arising
from Precipitation.
Defensive Fluid makes old cloth
ing look like new.
sOLOMONs & CO.,
Congress st. q Bull st. Branch store.
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Graduation Day at BrunswicIs.

Brunswick, Ga, June 10.-The gradual
ing exercises of Glynn High School oc-
CURED tonight before a large audience.
The feature of the evening was an ad-
dress by T. II. Richardson of Atlanta, who
completely enraptured his audience over
the two themes of Education" and ''Wo-
man. Mr. Richardson's address was uni
Nersally pronounced the best ever listened
to by a Brunswick audience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-11
UNIVEnSITX,S CGSNCT7To
Hon. n. j. Hammond Refuses to Al
low His Name to he Used.


low His Name to he Used.
Athens Ca, June 10.-The suggestion in
the Athens Banner to-day that Hon. n
J. Hammond of Atlanta be elected chan
oellor of the University of Georgia was
discussed among the citizens, as well as
the trustee.
1t Is understood that Col. Hammond
would be unanimously elected if he would
only agree to consider the proposition. but
he firmly refuses to even consider il for
a moment.
One of the trustees said to-day that if
was only the question of securing the man
proper for the place
1t is generally believed that the subject
OF the CHARACTERISTIC will bring up some
very interesting talk at this commence
ment
Il is also believed that the professorship
of agriculture, flied now by Prot. ! "
Hunnicutt, will afford subject for con-
siderable discussion.
The session of the board of trustees
may not be without a sensation.