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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

ton to get on the star of General Wheel
er Alabama people are especially anxious
for this honor
- What Senator Burrows Thanks.
Senator Burrows of Michigan called to
present some friends to the President. As
he left he said:
Everything il moving along smoothly
and WELL What we want now is Porto
Rico. We ought to have that tomorrow.
'Will it be as soon as that, senator?'
YES" was the reply, probably in a
day or two."
While refraining from saying what trans
pred during his brief interview with the
PRESIDENT, his statement that the seizure
OF Porto Rico is expected to be effected in
a uas Or two, was thought by his hear.
ers TO be significant, having been made
immediately after the senator left the Pres.
ldent, though he would not say the Presi-
dent had given him any information
TOday's Callers.
Todays callers at the White House in.
Guided Senators Sewell, Burrows, Frye
Hale, Platt. German, Bacon, Lindsay, Fair.
bsnks, Representatives Southland, Fowler
and Grosvenor.
Nearly all of the callers were on bust
ness relating to militia matters in thcil
respective states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
GENERAL WHEELER REPORTS
Signifies His Readiness for Active
Duty.
Where He mud Gen. Lee Are Likely TO
BE LOcated-AGaira mt the
War Depa rtmcnt.

Fighting joe Wheeler. who yesterday
Was nominated to the position of major
general in the volunteer army, reported al
army headquarters today. He was the frs,
OF the major generals to signify his readi-
ness tor active duty. Tho President. how
ever. as yet has not determined finally
upon the number of corps. divisions. brig
AIDES, etc, that are to compose the volun-
teer army. and in the absence of any action
in this direction it is not likely that any
designations will be made. The probability,
however, is that Gen. Wheeler ard Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee will receive commands OF
troops in the sections of the country from
which they coms. Gen. Wheeler has no;
yet determined to resign his seat as a rep
resentative in Congress from the state OF
Alabama. His action in that regard will
depend entirely upon the duration of the
war. If the campaign is short he readily
can obtain leave OF absence from his con-
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wet Weather Also Tomorrow, With
NOrthensterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Friday.-For the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Yir-
gtn1a, threatening weather ard light rain
tonight and Friday; northeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The lake regions. upper Mississippi val
ley and the west are covered by an extern
sive area OF high pressure, accompanied by
low temperature. A belt of low pressure
extends from New England and the middle
Atlantic states and southwestwayd across
the Ohio and lower Mississippi valley tC
Texas, while second high covers the south
Atlantic coast and Florida.
Inc weather is cloudy throughout the
southwest, the central valleys and the
northeast. A general rain has fallen in the
central valleys, the lower lake region, and
extended nearly to the middle Atlantic
coast.
1t is somewhat colder in the southwest
but elsewhere there is no marked change in
temperature.
Cloudy weather and rain are indicated fol
tonight and Friday in all eastern and south
ern districts, except along the immediate
south Atlantic and gulf coasts.
The heavy rains in the Arkansas valley
during the past few days have caused a
sharp and decided rise in the Arkansas
Augmented by the water from the melting
snow in the Rocky mountains which Gus
tomarily follows a little later in the season.
a high river is probable for some time to
come.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) was reported:
During the past tweaty-four hours-Fort
Smith, lao.
Rvers.-The following changes in the
rivers lin feet and tenihs) have occurred:
Rison-Fort Smith, 90.
Falien-Vicksburg, 0.6; New Orleans, OIL.
Above the danger line and rising-Fort
Smith, 16.
Above the danger line and falling, Vicks.
burg, 40; New Orleans, OF.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falls, temperature, g. condi-
ton, 3d. receiving reservoir, temperature,
III; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dition at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; etiiuent gate houss,
&C.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 12:12 am. and 1854
pm; high tide, 6:23 am. and CAT pm.
TonorroW-LCw tide, :U2 am. and 1:47
pm; high tide, 20 am. and 40 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 81 am; sun sets, 6:57
pm.
Full moon, ga am tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1856 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps al lighted by sos pm; extin-
gushing begun at 4:O4 I'M The lighting is
begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at 1850 pm. eXtin-
guished at 4:19 an.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following We're the readings of thu
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
twenty-fOur hours beginning at = pm. yes
terday: pm, 81; pm, "a; Il midnight,
IS; am, 53; s am, So; noon, So; pm,
5G Maximum. 60. at pm. May i; mini
mum, 81, at am. May 5.
The following wera the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours, beginning at pm.
yesterday: pm, 3o.U2; pm, 3O.U4; IL
midnight, 1902; am, 1888; am, 29.aS;
noon, 1892; 2 pm, $3.50.
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TRAGEDY AT WILLIAMSBURG.
Hobert Newcomer Shoots His Wife
and Commits Suicide,

-~O>As -sSSSSoheE SHOOTS HIS life
and Commits Suicide.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. May Sat VIII
Transport late last night Robert New
conner shot his wife twice with a revolver
and then turned the weapon upon himself.
blowing his brains out. Mrs. Newcomer
vas reclining upon sofa awaiting her
husbands return home, having previously
sent her two daughters, eight and nine
years old, to bed. Newcomer who was
Under the influence of liquor, upon entering
his home, walked up to his wife, remark
ing, Instead of lying there sleeping you
bad better be praying to your good Lord. -
at the same time placing a revolver
against his wife's side and firing, the bail
entering below the left shoulder.
The shot set Mrs. Newcomb's clothes on
fire. and as she sprang to her feet and
ran out of the house, Newcomer fired the
second SHOT, the ball taking effect in the
left arm. He then returned to the house
and fired a bullet into his right temple
falling dead in his tracks. Mrs. New
ccmer's wounds are of most serious ma
ture, but there is a chance of her recovery.
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Gressiolal duties, but if the war is long
drawn out. AID il is deemed best that he
should resign his seat in the House. he will
do SO.
Representative Gaines ot Tennessee was
at the War Departme today, obtaining
some information regarding the pay of ci-
william physicians employed by the muster
ing officers in examining recruits for the
volunteer army. He IVES told that their
compensation would be on an "equtab!a
basis ard would conform to the prevailing
local prices for professional medical service.
Military Affairs in Kansas.
Senator Harris of Kansas was at the War
Department today in consultation with the
officials regarding the muGdled condition Of
affairs in his state regarding thu volunteers
and the miltiamen. The department has
received unofficial information regarding
Gov. Leedy's action in disbaading the mil
tia and of his desire tc raise the regiments
which the government has asked Kansas 10
furnish by original recruits. The questions
involved appear to be those in which the
national government is not particularly in
terestcd, and consequently no action, so far
as can be ascertained, has been taken by
the department in the matter.
Arm. Orders.
Major A c. Girard surgeon, has been or
derad to duty at West Point, n. Y, reliev-
ing Major George II. Torney. surgeon, who
is ordered to take. charge of the hospital
ship Nisilarcia.
Lieut.. E. P. Lawton, 10Th Infantry, has
b: en- relieved from duty at the Middle
Georgia Military College ard ordered 10
join his regiment at Mobile. Ala.
Col. Charles r. Greenleaf. assistant sur
geon general, recently stationed at San
Francisco. has arrived in Washington for
Guty on the staff of Major General Miles,
as chief surgeon of troops in the field.
C2pts. Earl d. Thomas and Hoel ). Bish-
op, 9Th Cavalry, have been ordered to pro-
coed to Pre;cott, Ariz.: Santa Fe, n. NJ:
Muskogee, l. T., and Guthrie Okla. to in
ST Get horses purchased for Col. Leonard
Woods regiment of mounted rifiemen.
First Lieut.. Herbert H. Sargent, quarter
master. ID Cavalry. has been ordered to re-
pert to the adjutant general of the army in
this city, for duty in his office.
Leave of absence has been granted Sec
ond Lieut.. Frank H Whitman. I'd Infantry.
to enable him to accept the commission of
a major in c regiment of Kansas volun-
teers.
The War Department has directed the
subsistence station. and Major Abel L.
Smith, commissary there. has been ordered
to report to Washington for duty.
The half-tone portraits of General Fitz-
hugh Lee and Of General Wheeler which
appeared IN yesterdays Star were repro
duced from recent photographs by Prince.
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fan. immense crowds of people gathered
along the line of march and wildly cheered
the departing cavafrymen.
The chamber Of commerce presented the
troopers with handsome stand of colors
just before their departure.
Among the officers of the cavalry troops
is Webb c. Hayes. son of the late Presi-
dent. who is an acting major.
PRESCOTT. Ariz., Nay 1.-The Santa Fe
railroad last night took from Prescott 200
volunteers, who have been ordered to re-
port at San Antonio, Tex.
Engineers Reach Key West.
KEY WEST, Fla, May 5-The steamer
Alamo, from New York, arrived here at
noon today. having on board detachment
of 100 engineers from West Point. They
belong to Company E of the battalion of
engineers.
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McCAL.A BoMBARDs CIENFuEGos.
Shore Batteries Reduced and Town
Shelled by the Marblehead.

Shore Batteries Reduced and Town
Shelled by the Marblehead.
NEW YORK, May 5.-A special to the
Fress from Key West says:
Cienfuegos has been bombarded. Not
only did the Marblehead silence the bat.
teries of the town on the afternoon of
April %. but shelled the town itself, play
ing havoc with the buildings and driving
thousands of the Inhabitants into the ILL
terror.
The shooting at the forts was at 1000
yards. AS soon as the forts were disabled
Captain McCalla ordered that the 5-inch
guns be given an elevation to reach the
5000 yards.
Firing began with the starboard batteries,
followed by the port
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

Suit at law to recover $500, claimed to
be due on a certain promissory note, has
been instituted by Edgar Allen through
Attorney J. Arthur LYMAN against Ed
ward Baltzley and several others.
William Harris, colored, went to his
brothers wedding last night. He indulg-
ed in some strong liquid refreshments and
was guilty of conduct at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 21st street about I o'clock this
morning which brought about his arrest.
His excuse was not a good one and a fire
of s. was imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

SEATTLE, Wash. May 5.-Capt. d. L.
Brainerd and George Rubin. U. s. A., of
the government Alaskan relief expedition,
have returned and Immediately left for
Washington. They state the government
herd of reindeer is, rapidly dying on the
Chiicoot mountains and not more than one
half Of the original herd survives. The
expedition has proven a complete failure
owing to the lack of natural food for the
animals to sllhsist on.
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The wisconsin Volunteers.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 5.-The mus
tering into the U. s. army of the Wis
consin volunteers now quartered at Camo
Harvey. began today. the regimental
surgeon being the first to take the examin-
alton. DR.. Tilton. U. s. A, assisted by the
surgeons of each regiment, is conducting
the examination. 1t is thought a week or
ten days will elapse before the work is
completed, when orders are expected trans
ferring the troops either to Chickamauga
or Washington.
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Recommend Adverse Action.

Adverse action has been recommended
by the District Commissioners on House
bill 97s4. to incorporate a provident aid
association in this city. The Commits
sioners transmitted to Chairman BabcoCk
of the House District committee with their
report one made by the District superin-
tendent Of charities On the measure, in
which that official holds that the citizens
relief committee, recently organized on a
permanent basis will be able to perform
all the duties proposed to be performed by
the aid association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

TACOMA, Wash. May 5.-The steamer
Columbia, from the orient, brings Hong
Kong advices to April 6. During the week
previous to that date cases Of bubonie
plague In Hong Kong had Increased rapidly
and the colonial government was consider
ing various measures for preventing a
spread Of the malady. Ths correspondent
Of the Hong Kong press states that forty
new cases Of the plague were occurring
daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
Mildred Brew.ter Acquitted

MONTPELIER, VT, May 5.-The Jury in
the Mildred Brewster murder trial returned
a verdict at $40 O'Clock this morning, find
ing the defendant not guilty, by reason of
insanity.
Mildred Brewster was charged with hay-
Ing killed Anna Wheeler. OF whom she was
jealous. near Montpelier. May %, 1897
Miss Brewster also shot herself, and her
life was for time despaired of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

ST. LOUIS, May slight Battery A.
Captain Rumbold, and the LIST Infantry
NJ. N. G., Col. Baldorf commanding. have
left this city and gone into camp at Jeffer-
son Barracks. the army post twelve miles
below the city. The ID Regiment. from
southwest Missouri, Is on the way here TO
Join the troops. and the three other regf-
ments will follow soon. The mastering In
OF the volunteers viii begin this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
To Rein.tate Dropped omcer..

ST. LOUIS. May 5.-Ensign Felix H.
Hunicke. u. S. N. now engaged in business
In this city. who belonged to one of the
classes graduated at Annapolis and drop
Fed because the navy did not then con-
tain enough ships for them to man, has
been ordered to Washington for active
duty. 1t is thought here that this is an
indication that the other members of those
classes whose services could not hereto
fore be made use of will now be called on
for active service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
PANDO's CONCENTRATION ORDERS.
Spanish Forces MObilixed at Import
mt Towns in Cuba.


ant Towns i'm Cuba.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5-Senor
Manuel Care, a Manzanillo merchant, who
left there six days ago and has just ar
rived by the schooner Governor Blake,
says that Gen. Pando ordered all the gar
risons in eastern Cuba to concentrate in
Manzanillo, Nuevitas. Guantanamo and
Santiago de Cuba. All other places have
been evacuated.
Some spectators in Manzanillo who had
ordered a cargo of food sent from Monte
go bay. cabled the agent, Richard Thomp-
son. not to ship it, as it was supposed the
food was seized by the Spaniards
The British consul at Santiago de Cuba
cabled that he was safe, and that the city
was quiet. H. NJ. S. Alert sailed from this
port for Santiago de Cuba last night
Senior Francisco Portuando has received
request to send vessel to Santiago de
Cuba for 800 families
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

The Star Out OF Town.
The Evening Star will be sent daily b
mall for 80 cents per month In advance.
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ohio Volunteer Cavalry.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 5.-Troops A,
and c, LIST Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Lieu
tenant Colonel NJ. w. Day commanding.
departed for Columbus today. Sousa' s
famous band led the column in its march
through the streets to the railway sta
ticn. and notwithstanding a drizzling rain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

IT is EASY ENOUGH To PROMISE PERFECT
fitting suits-but it is quite another thing
make them. Don't mistake the promise for
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GUARANTEE it-.nd will accept pay unless
give it,
]. FRED. GATCHEL & CO.. Tailors. 6O4 18th.
T. +. MUD. the famous cutter, is with
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LIGHT RAIN.

Wet Weather Also Tomorrow, With
NOrtheasterly Winds.
Forecast till pm. Friday.-For the Dis
trict OF Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, threatening weather ard light rain
tonight and Friday; northeasterly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-09

an intensely hard face to the plate. and
succeeded in smashing up the proiec-
Tiles at the moment of impact. Shots
which theoretically should have passed
clear through Harveyized plate failed
TO do so, because their points could NOT
hold together long enough to breal, in
through the highly tempered face
Which was made so hard that it could
cut glass like diamond point.
Subsequent to the appearance of Hor-
Veyized armor the makers of proiactiles
had been trying to produce n shot
which should combine the necessary
hardness and toughness to enable If to
split open the hardened face and hold
together until it had wedged its woy
through the body of the plate itself
Previous to the year 1896 a few of tha
best makers had met with partial snc-
cess. The Hotter shell in Europe and
the Sterling-Wheeler in this countrv
mad succeeded in breaking up the face.
but the effort proved too much for tho
shell' which lapsed before it could GOT
entlreiy through the plate. This has
peen the case almost invariably whom
improved, reforged Harvey plate has
been attacked.
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Receipt in Full.

There is a passage in the following
paper which might strike the observer
as somewhat facetious, but he is as
sured that no such effect was in mind
when the sentence was indited. The
paper referred to is receipt originally
given by an enterprising firm of Har-
risburg druggists, and the form used
was in common vogue at the time.
Thus 1t runs:
Received July p, 1895, of Mr.. David
Scarlet the sum of f200, in full of all
accts since the year One, when the Devil
was sucking baby, up to this day, being
after the celebration of Independency.
(SignedD "FENTON & HUNT.
Longevity to Washington and God
save the Congress. s."-Philadelpha Ledger.
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The krupp Gun Works

Herr Frederick Alfred Krupp, of Es-
SEN Germany, is the largest employer
OF labor in the world. On the pay rolls
OF the great Krupp establishment are
more than $4,000 men. Thirty-four
Governments have made purchases
there. Herr Krupp, the son and
worthy successor of the great Krupp
is only y years old His employees live
IN model houses" have schools, baths
libraries hospitals, and pensions under
MS direction and cooperation. The
present head of the establishment has
neen member of the Reichstag. but
like his sturdy father has always 20.
tused to accept title from the Govarn,
ment.
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. NO PEACE IN 1T.

Wars Death Belt Which Girdies the
Earth with a Fighting Zone.
Our war with Spain brings out the
remarkable fact that all of the battles
fought in the world for the past twenty
years have occurred in one fatal, mar
row zone of the earth's surface. That
zone runs just above the equator. 1t
is only fifteen degrees wide, extend
ing from s degrees north to the Tropic
of Cancer, and yet the belt does not
cross single continent or large group
OF islands which has not been literally
strewn with the dead and dying. Cuba
is in that zone, and Spanish official rec
ords prove that III, recent years 100000
people have been killed by hunger or
the sword in that unhappy island. All
told, the dead in the many battles in
tho Philippines, at FormoSa, at Khar-
toum and Santiago number $4,000. All
OF the engagements in the Spanish war.
though fought on battlenelds some 90
600 miles apart, are almost on direct
line with one another. The battle of
Santiago and the naval victory Of
Sampson and Schley, with their ac-
companyng loss of life, occurred on
latitude 20 north. CardcnaS. NIatanzas
and Havana ali lie just north of 20
degrees. Manila lies almost under the
latitude of Is north.
1t Is estimated that during the vari-
Gus rebellions which have arisen in
the Philippines during the last few
years fully 10000 soldiers have met
their deaths at the hands of the Span.
ish soldiers. Just before the opening
of the war between the United States
and Spain no one imagined that an
American force would ever be engaged
in this out-of-the- way spot and yet the
first great battle of the war was fought
at this great distance from the contin-
ent and within the bloody zone. The Lad
cones, which witnessed several engage
ments between the Spanish forces and
the natives, are we'll within the fatal
zone.
The fighting In central Africa. in
which the British soldiers have been
engaged, has all occurred within the
limits of this zone SO too have the
various battles in Sierra Leone. result
ing in the loss of 100 lives. been with
in this boundary Many engagements
have also been fought around Khar-
toum, which is just south of the six
teenth degree north. The loss ut Khar-