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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

against the enemy which can OILY pr''s MN
the sympathy of neutras
So far as any Trustworthy Information mas
come from Cuba the Spanish authorities tnere
are carving on their part OF this war WIN
scrunuIous regard for international law ana the
ru,o: Of civilized warfare. Even General ban
COS reported order concerning flags Of truce is
evnlaincd 10 mean NJ rely that vessels WIN
q flag of truce must keep off from the shore
while no sends out TO meet them. so as 10 avon
tho Feasibility Of near observation by them OF
his defences AS for Admiral cerVera "i'
courteous message about the safety OF Lleu'eh-
ant Hobson marks him as brave ana hlt"-
minded opponent who must command our re-
spect. 1t appears that the Merrinacs ere"
were taken to the MORO as the most convenient
Mace of detention. and have since Deeh IT,
moved 10 n place Of safety There is no reason
10 sunnose thot there was any intention or eA-
noSing Thorn 10 the fire of our guns or using
them AS q means to restrain our attack Inc
ONLY remaining charge OF violation OF 'he iu'e'
Of war is that hospital ship is USED as coi'
l,or. and that so far lacks confirmation.
Certainly American interest in the war anu
determination 10 fight IL out 10 victory heen h'
such stimulus as these tales. 1t makes the
country ridjculous TO accuse the enemy without
reason The Spanlards In Manila and Madrln
u,bo have been issuing grandiloQuent prociama-
lions and protests telling how unfairly the Aan-
KEGS fought and warning the people thar they
would bring murder and rapine in their pain
should be left with monopoly OF such pusiheSS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
ScU1rRZ WARNS THE GERMAN

GERMANS HERE WILL LOSE sfMPAl"'
THE FATHERLAND If THE NEWSPAPERS
CONTINUE TO ABUSE AMERICA
Perrin. June 25-Theodore Barth's paper
Nation" publishes a letter from Carl Schu,.
Nev-york on the subject of Germanys az.
in the war between Spain and the un'eo 80 80,
in which the well-known German
says: 49,
While the utterances Of the Empero, LANCER
eminent leave nothing 10 desire there . 20 Of
Of their being wiped out by the lPc which
maleyolent antipathy Of the German p'es, Main
10 Americans of German birth Is not vn, OF
full but inexplicable The German 0n.'ronathy
the United states have retained warm ssnnhnous
for the old Fathcrland but n our cohsans ,a his
friends across the ocean intend 10 el n. MEANS
sympathy they could not find ne''e. arican
than such groundless abuse or the AN An ,heif
people COMMUNICATIONS are prouu oraciste
new Fatherland and know how 10 app u that
its advantages and great qualities ~ new
war Is going on. they stand Win '". IA ~
country It's friends are their friends anu
enemies are their enemies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

preservative. and three doctors said IL "ou'o
not be Injurious to eat the meat. Never'he'e'''
the Court fined him $50. and warned him tha'
he had laid himself liable to fine OF s<'ooo'
That Judge. as was remarked on another oce"-
sion had both brains and SAND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

U/hHs in the country. The Tribune can
be sent 10 Won for 81 month. II IS I'M
tortam that rOW subscription shall be re-
ret7ed early in the day. in 71e1c Of enormous
mails. Changes Of address gree no trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

A shopkeeper was arraigned at Yarmouth
England. the other day. for selling hams and
bacon which were heavily treated with boracic
acid He pleaded that IL was American meat
and that the drug used ar anttseptic and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
ALLEGED PLOT TO POISON THE O@'

,,,,,,prus or THE ROYAL, HOUSEHOLD SAID !"
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
London June Z.--A dispatch receive" re- ,bsrs
Vienna this afternoon. says II Is repol'e. IA
that Count and Countess IuanoH. sa "a tho
respectivey Chamberlain OF the car a. ar
Iat,,-,r. waiting on the Czarina. have peen -,
rested and charged with an attempt TO po'so"
Majesies.
The Aimanach de Gotha does not s"o ,s,ns
names OF the Count and Countess Zuaho" ,..srtd
attached to the persons OF their Russian ''A
Majestiea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

In official reports AS well as news ulspa'O''
it IS better not to tell so much than 10 'e'i 81
much that isn't SO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

Spanish proclamations are apt to De stui,eu
out With prophecies Of what the spanish arms
are going to achieve. and are sure 10 be wid@ VI
the mark and 10 thunder voluminousy III TIC
index Governor-General Augustus pronounce
ment issued about week before Dewey ~
val was thus inflated and read IN 'ne Iis"' VI
the event takes on a peculiar aspect OF absurd
itv. But the official Spaniard always talks dig
when he talks at all. the honor Of Spain requir-
,n,, g 70 its deeds we're up to the level OF Its
,,.ords II ,youId conouer and annex the United
States In short order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

All kinds Of weather kept in stock. Thermo"-
eter sent up into the nineties while you wait
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26
Bnsiness \ otifrs.

Carl Schultz's Carbonated Waters.
r,aSa 49,, distilled water grateful 10 me s3'
iss anre,ra ana readily mix with wines or liquors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

Controller Roberts is going to have something
q say about paying rock prices for eXcavat'hs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

That abomlnable expression bike. with l's
va rious derivatives. is not with us as much do
IT used 10 be. but still too much Away VII"
IT altogether 1t is ft for use ny none ou'
gents who wear pants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

THE WAR.-Iater reports Of the engagement
between Americans and Spaniards near SANTA
shovy that there were two sNrmlshes. ne
Rough riders were attacked in one pace whlis
The men under General Young we're henung on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

Thomson, the secretary of Congress. Here
We still further trace the process of eyoiu-
ton in the American eagle. Though We
aim to divest this little history of the
BOAST Of heraidry." the following descrip-
vice:
American eagle, on the wing and rising
P i,o IN the dexter talon of the eagle an
Of e, prancn and In the sinister a bundle
constellation of stars. srrroundeS win
III n,isn n. rays and at little distance clouds
IN me Oil Of the eagle a scroll with the
words e Pluribus Unum WV" '"S
The next and last report f. ,ndor,.a ..ur
device" 'ie secFetar!
IHis made some slight alteration I'm the
secretary's design, and. after itsals ~ ,lle
s ~ certain changes, ii was adopted 30
an i,s,i anlngs considered. We suppose we are
Jus.ned IN saying that the great pIor,n,,s
ana indestructible American eagle US te,us
not quite 116 years ago. "s ''fn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
CoALING wARsHIPs AT SEA


HOW the Spaniards Planned in I'm =.
In the West Indies.
From the London Chronicle,
we nave received a curious story of the
means the Spanish government is taking
10 coal its warships, and the account comes
10 US In such detail that, pending the re-
suit or inquiries, We give it, though with
all reserve. 1t is briefly this: A vessel f1y
ing the Norwegian flag and sailing with
norwegian papers has been fitted I'D in
London as coal hulk on a most elaborate
scale. New engines and steam winches
nave been put into her. She has been fitted
from one end to the other with electric
hsht, ana has been, in fact altered from
slsn 10 stern, to receive and discharge coal
~ laiee quantities Some days ago she was
Sedieo ny the Norwegian consul in Lon
oon, and proceeded to Car1ir wbera sba
VIII take IN $3.50 tons of coal She will
then be cleared, our information goes for a
neutral port, and will proceed in tow of a
Tug 10 cape verde to act as a receiving
hulk to which Spanish war vessels would
go LOT coal. She will lie up In bay off the
african mainland, where her presence will
pe unnoticed, and she will be refilled from
lilne TO time by fast steamers coming from
various continental ports This is the story
as IL reaches us, and We give it for what
IL IS worth We have the name Of the shin
ana master, which We think 1t right to re-
serve. ~
we would point out that floating coal
ing station would not be of any use To "a
Spanish fleet operating in Cuban waters
IL must be remembered also that the Span
laTds have coaling station at the Cana
res, ana, in the event of the return of the
fleet to Europe, floating station AT Cane
Verde would, therefore, be of little adyan-
tage. Were the hulk to go to the western
Atlantic 1t might then be of some use to
the Spaniards. Moreover. the purchase of
Sfa
from one of the more important shining
companies, and such a sale is not likely
TO be effected without its being generally
Known to SHIPPING circles. The ultimate
deStinatlon OF such vessel would be care
fully watched for by both the embassies
concerned and the Rarerr,r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Spnfn's Population,
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.

@4oih the OF. Louis GlobeDenocrat.
According to officials returns, the nom,,a-
ton OF Spain In 1887 was 18,945. 1855 There
were In Spain at that date ~ 395 resident
foreigners, the most of them being in the
provinces of Barcelona, Cadiz, Corona and
Madrid. The Basques in the north number
about 10000, and differ materially from the
rest Of Spain. There are 10000 Morescoes
In the south, $1,000 gypsies and a small
number OF Jews. In 100 the population
was estimated at 100000: in the rour-
teenth century 1t is believed to have
amounted to upwards of 24OOOOOO. Stafis
tics published by the Institute Geoeraphico
Estadistico OF Spain show that the popu-
lation. according to occupation in 1850. was
as follows: Agricultural, 4,S54, 742: indus
trial 0extle and mineraD 2l3 S67: CONNER
cial. 1884, 55; arts and trades, S2s. $40: do.
mestic servants. 409, $40; merchant marine
I!o.t64 professional. legal, medical. etc
S4,l50; public employees. 81, 257; asylum In,
mates, 91226; religious, Catholic. 72,O77:
private and railway employees, 80 565: teach.
ers, S9.l36; leisure classes, 299ls; hotel
Keepers. II. 40; pupils at schools and col
ieges, II19.955; not stated, S.72S,5 l9. or a
total Of Ii, So, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Left Alone.

Jean Blewett in the Toronn, Globe.
It's the lonesomest house you ever saw,
This big gray house where stay ...9-
don't call 1t living at AL at all -
Since my mother went away.
-Four long weeks ago, and II seems year;
Gone home so the. preacher said,
An / ache in my breast Win fwanting herr
An my eyes are always red1
stay out Of doors till IN =, almost froze,
Cause every corner and rpoh
Seems empty enough to frighten boy,
And filed to the doors With gloom.
hate them to call me in to my meals,
Sometimes l think can't bear
To swallow morthful Of anything
An her not sfttin' up there
A-pourln' the tea an passin' the things,
An laughing to see me take .
Two big Jumps of sugar instead Of one,
An more than my share of cake.
TR too big to be kissed: used to say,
But somehow / don't feel right,
Crawling into bed still as a mouse
Nobody saying goodnight
An tucking the clothes up under my chin,
An pushing my hair back, so;
Things boy makes fun Of before his chums,
But things that he likes, you know.
There's no one to go to when things go wrong
She was always SO safe and sure,
Why, not trouble could tackle boy
That she couldn't up an cure.
There are LOIS Of women, 1t seems to me,
That wouldn't be missed 80 much
Women whose boys are about all grown up,
An old maid aunties, an such.
/ can't make 1t ont for the life of me
Why she should have to 60.
An her boy left here in this old gray house,
A-needing an wanting her SO.
I tell you the very lonesomest thing
In this great big world today
Is big boy Of ten whose heart Is broke
Cause his mother is gone away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
DRIVEN WELLS IN CAMP.
Are the Easiest to Operate and Give
Better Results.
From Fire and Water


Better Results.
From Fire and Water.
One of the first things to be thought of
In fixing upon a site for a military camp
should be the facilities for obtaining a
sufficient supply of potable water There
is apparently trouble in this respect at
Chickamauga, where the driven wells
smack too much of surface water There
however, the difficulty can easily be over
come by piping wholesome water from an
adjacent creek, which flows enough to sup
ply larger number of men than is en-
camped there in that place. At Camp
Alger. near Falls Church. Va. there is not
sufhcient water fit for drinking for even
one-haif of the troops now on the ground
TO say nothing of what is needed for cult
nary ana sanitary purposes. The at
tempts at sinking wells have not been sue
cessful. The evil is one that can general
y De easily remedied by putting down
orVen wells-the safest method where
feasible. 1t was the plan adopted by the
french during their invasion of China In
ISo6-5I. The experience of the French
military officers was that, when the
Chlnese evacuated any place, they at once
poisoned the springs and surface wells
thereby causing the death of many of the
soldiers. On finding this out the engineer
corps requesltioncd iron pipes, which they
forced into the earth with sledge hammers
On these pipes were fixed ordinary pumps
An abundant supply of pure water was
thus obtained and the difficulty averted
A similar plan was successfully followed
possibly is still foilowed-by the British
expedition invading the Soudan in Africa.
II would not be inadvisable to adopt a
IKE method at the national encampmeuts
ana during the invasion of Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
OUR TINY PACIFIC POSSESSIONS.
Two Little Islands That May Serve
Our Government Well.

Two Little Islands That May Serve
Our Government Well.
From the New York Herald
How many persons know that the United
states has possessions in the South Pacific
that might be used as coaling stations in
our campaign against the Philippines? Did
you ever hear of Baker Island, or Rowland
Island? It's thousand chances to one that
you never did. but they have been United
States possessions since 1857.
1t has been suggested that these tiny ISL
ands might come in handy just at this
time, pending the annexation of Hawaii,
They have never before assumed thu slight
est degree Of Importance and even now the
officials OF the War Department at Wash
ington are not inclined to believe that they
can be put to a practical use, except in case
Of the most dire necessity
Stlll, that emergency might possibly
arise, and these desolate spots upon a still
more desolate sea may Yet serve our
location of Baker Island to be accurate ia
latitude Ii minutes 80 seconds north. longt-
tude 1I6 degrees 20 minuts IS 80 seconds
west. Rowland Island lies two or three
miles to the north.
Neither island Is inhabited, except by sea
fowl and a multitude Of half-starved, VI
cfous is. The latter do not hesitate to at
tack human being. At certain times of
eA,e ySai 'AiS ioifihuS are FtSlreu by vessels,
which load with guano which abounds in
great quantities. What little vegetation
there is is coarse and scanty
Baker Island has no fresh water. but on
Rowland Island are several pools of brack-
ish water, supposed to be partially fresh
ened by distifiaticn from the sea The
al chorage Is said to be very unsafe The
former island boasts movable wharf 1t Is
quite impossible for vessels to load be-
tween November and April
Rowland Island is two miles long and
half mile wide. Baker Island is one mile
long and three-quarters of a mile wide
Aside from the fact that they are out Of
the usual sailing course, 1t would seem that
the islands would possess little value as a
base OF war supplies. But still there is
some satisfaction in knowing that they are
there. and that they belong to our gov
errment. The time may come when. In.
significant as they now appear, we may be
glad Of their existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
birth OF AMERICAS EAGLE
Evolution of the Heraldfc Bird Which
is So Lively just Now.

Evolution of the Hernldic Bird Which
is So Lively just Now.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal
On July 4, 1776 after the Declaration of
Independence had been read to the CONT
mental Congress, it was resolved that DR..
Franklin, Mr.. ]. Adams and Mr. Jefferson
be committee to prepare a device for a
seal Of the United States" They reported
on August 10, and the shield-like design
they recommended had In one of its six
divisions an eagie-a very insignificant lit
tie Fellow, by the way-that played a most
unimportant part on the device.
The two main figures were the Goddess OF
Liberty and the Goddess of Justice who
stood beneath the Eye of Providence" On
this design we meet officially for the first
time that well-known expression, ''E Pluri-
bus UTnum." The quotation was one ia
miliar to the colonists as the motto of the
Gentleman's Magazine, and naturally sug-
gested itself as the most appropriate de-
scription of the new order of things.
To make a long story short the proposed
seal was not accorded a favorable recep-
ton, and the committees report was laid
on the table.
Nothing further was done until March
25, 1I13, when the matter was referred to
new committee. consisting of James Low
ell Of Massachusetts, Mr.. Scott of Virginia
and William Houstoun of Georgia." After
some debate their report was ordered to
be recommitted to new committee, COM
posed OF Middleton and Rutledge of South
Carolina and Boudinot Of New Jersey.
Two years later the records show activity
In the efforts to evolve a suitable device for
a seal. and In the meantime the committee
reports were referred to the secretary of
Congress. Charles Thomson. The name of
Arthur Lee. q member OF Congress from
Virginia, just returned from France also
appears as one of the members to whom
designs were submitted. The assistance
OF William Burton. M. A.. resident OF
al lr,hf xuoo al -
mitted an elaborate design, which contained
very little that was subsequently used. But
1t Is here that the eagle for the first time
prominently appears In the description OF
the device the bird IL mentioned as beins
"emblfanatical OF sovereignty. 81
Another design was submitted by Charfas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
A LIVING TORPEDO BOAT
The Hay Was in Active Service Lonu
Before Navies,

The Hay Was in Active Service Long
Before Navies.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
nature and artiffce approach each other.
In fact. invention is the chief means of
their mutual approach, inasmuch as in
vention Is merely the practical application
or natures laws. At the same time. #
seems surprising to find that nature has
devised submarine torpedo boat ages he
lore man ever thought of building such a
contrlvance. Cuban waters swarm with
these submarine terrors of natures manu-
1acture Our fighting men are likely to
come into unpleasant contact with them in
the course of operations about the GOA Of
OF the beieagured island. They are not
powerful enough to damage Uncle Sans
warshlps, happily. but a big specimen will
para!yze man If stepped on. These SUBJ
marine ma, defenders of the isle which Spain
SUN claims as part of her domain are living
eiectrlc batteries of dangerous strength
III our troops, in landing through the shall
lows which they frequent, should strike q
schooi OF them, serious decentralization
would result.
Torpedo rays they are called They con-
stltute one of the puzzles of science Ages
before b. Franklin first drew sparks from
the clouds they had solved the principle of
electrical storage. In fact, they are living
storage batteries. They are a very ancient
type OF fishes, contemI orary with the
sharks. The torpedo ray is the first cousin
10 the common skate, which 1t greatly
resembles, though very much larger. Each
OF It's big f1eshy wings contains an electric
battery, which is as truly such as any ar
rangement of Leyden Jars In a scientific
laboratory. The batteries consist OF a large
number of hexagonal cells, each Of which
is capable Of storing certain amount of
electrical energy.
scientists have given great deal Of study
10 this extraordinary animal, and they as
sert that Its batteries are nothing more nor
less than modified muscles The back Of
each electric organ is positive while the
ventrai part|.e, the side toward the belly
OF the fsh-is negative. 1t has been ascer-
famed that current can be convened
through water for a considerable distance
1t exercises all the known powers of cleo
tricity. rendering needles magnetic. decom-
posing chemical compounds and emitting
sparks
1t Is not known just how much electricity
Is stored by full sized torpedo ray, but
the amount must be very considerable.
judging from its effects on human beings
VINO nave been struck. Natives in Central
America are said to make @ practice of
driving wild horses into water where fishes
OF this kind are in order that the latter
may stun the frightened quadrupeds and
make them easy to capture. Only two
other kinds of animals possess electric Or
gans-a species of catfish and the well
known electric eel" Both eel and catfish
have their storage batteries located in their
tails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02
Mechanics of the States,
ON the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.


Alabama, cotton state; Arkansas, bear
state; California, golden state; Colorado.
centennial state; Connecticut, nutmeg
state; Delaware, blue hen state; Florida,
peninsula state; Georgia, cracker state:
Illinois, sucker state; Indiana, hoosier
state; Iowa, hawkeye state: Kansas, sun
Hover state; Kentucky, blue grass state;
Louisiana, pelican state; Maine, pine tree
state; Maryland, old line state; Massachu-
sets. bay state; Michigan, wolverine state;
Minnesota, gopher state; Mississippi, bayou
state; Montana, stub toe state; Nebraska,
black water state; Nevada, silver state:
New Hampshire, granite state; New Jer-
sey, Jersey blue state: New York, empire
state; North Carolina, old north state.
North Dakota, fiickertail state; Ohio, buck
eye state: Oregon, beaver state; Pennsyl-
wanna, keystone state: Rhode Island. little
Rhodv; south Carolina. palmetto state:
south Dakota, swing cat state; Tennessee,
Dig bend state; Texas, lone star state: Yer
mont, green mountain state; Virginia the
OLD dominion; Washington, Chinook state.
badger state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

From the Cleveland Leader.
They scofed when lined up with Teddy,
Itey said we were dudes and all that;
They imagined that "Cholly'' and ''Fweddiet
Would fsjnt at the drop of q haiti
But let them look there In the bitches,
b!ood-statDed by the swells In the van,
AND know that chap may have riches
And stfn be u man
They said that we'd wilt ,rder FIRE,
And run II the foeman L fa'Booi''
But fellow may have rich sire
And still be patriot too!
LOOK there where we met twice our number
Where the lifeblood of dudes ,irenched the earth
The swells who lie in their last slumber
Prove what we are worth!
Ihey laughed when said We were going
iney scored when We answered the CALI
we might do at tennis or rowing
But as warriors-oh no-not at all,
An; let them look there in the bitches
Blood stained by the dudes in the van -.-
And learn that a chap may have riches
And still be a mani