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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Movements of American WnrsLip>.

Battleships Iowa and Indiana cruisers
| New York, Detroit and Cincinnati gun
| boats Nashville, Castine Marblehead.
Wilmington. Newport. Machias and Hell
ena, monitors Terror. Puritan. and Am
phitrite. torpedo boats Dupont, Gushing,
| Ericsson, Foote, WinsIow and Porter, tor
pedo-boat destroyer Mayfower. forming
| the fighting fleet under command of Capt.
Sampson. sailed from Key West under or
ders, it is thought. to blockade Havana.
Cruisers San Francisco and New Orleans
are at New York to be overhauled
Battleships Massachusetts and Texas,
cruisers Brooklyn, Minneapolis and Co
lumbia. forming the flying squadron un-
der Commodore-,Schley. are at Hampton
Roads.
Ram Katahdin sailed from Norfolk, Va,
navy yard for Hampton Roads.
Dynamite gunboat Vesuvius is at New
port Il. |.
Cruisers Newark and Montgomery are
being repaired at the Norfolk, Va. navy
yard.
Cruisers Tecumseh and Osceola are at
Norfolk. Va. navy yard to be remodeled
Torpedo boat Rodgers sailed from
Norfolk. Va, navy yard to join the fight
ing fleet at Key West.
at Norfolk, Va, for the flying squadron
Yachts Corsair and Penelope have
been bought by the United States Gov
eminent and will be converted into aux
Hilary cruisers.
Auxiliary cruiser Dixie is at Newport
News.
Gunboat Vicksburg is at Hampton
Roads
Cruiser Topeka is on the way from
Falmouth, England, for New York
Cruisers Chicago and Atlanta are at
the Brooklyn navy yard being remodeled
Cruiser Nictheroy has been bought from
Brazil and sailed from Rio Janeiro load
ed with coal.
Monitor Nahant, manned by New
York Naval Reserves. is at New York
Torpedo boat Somers is still at Fall
mouth England. disabled.
The transport ship Panther left Brook
Ign navy yard yesterday with go marines
and sailors presumably for Key West
The ocean liner Paris. bought by the
Government. sailed from Southampton
for New York.
The battleshp Oregon and the gunboat
Marietta are. on their way from the Pa
cific and are supposed to be near Cape
Horn now.
Monitor Monadnock left Valleja Cal.
yesterday for Puget Sound.
Cruisers baltimore, olympia, concord,
Raleigh, Boston, MOnOcacy, gunboat
Petrol. revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch
and auxiliary cruiser Zafiro, forming the
Asiatic squadron. are at Hong Kong,
ready for sea and awaiting orders
Auxiliary cruiser Merrimac has been in
dry-dock at Norfolk (Va) navy yard. but
has orders to sail oday, destination not
stated.
Monitors Montauk and Lehigh We're put
in commission at League Island navy
yard The monitor Catskill is about to
sail thence for Boston with the Massa-
chusetts Naval Reserve. The monitor
Mantonomoh sailed yesterday for Char
lesion, it is believed.
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NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Meeting of the state Association n
Patriotic Demonstration.

The New York State Republican As
ISOLATION held a reunion last night at
Maeabee Hall on Ninth Street A spirit
Of cprdiality pervaded throughout. and
the evening was spent with pleasure.
The crisis of the hour was signalized
by an enthusiasm. There was applause
hearty and prolonged whenever anything
American was touched on either in mu-
sic, speech or song, and the Stars and
Stripes were used exclusively for dec
Grating the hall.
The Fourth United States Artillery
Band rendered numerous patriotic selec-
tiOns which were heartily applauded. Mr..
Felix Let's, president Of the association,
welcomed the guests in a short address.
He read letter from Senator Platt. in
which that gentleman stated that much
to his regret he would be unable to at
tend on account of having TO leave the
city. Mr.. PIatt referred to the coming
war in his letter and said that the
splendid organization of the association
would be "a factor for good in future
events.
Hon. James r. Howe. member of con-
gress. from New York. was then intro
duced and made few remarks. He paid
unstinted compliment to the Republican
party and declared its success due sole
ly to it's splendid organization.
Miss Van Dorm entertained in musical
novelties: Miss Corrigan by a piano solo.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Davy. first vice-president,
large and good-natured gentleman,
marched NJ the aisle to the platform
waving the Stars and Stripes. He ex-
rod
in this flag means the blood of our mar
tyrs; the white the purity Of our nation.
while the stars represent the States in
our grand glorious Union. and we can
whip the wide, wide world. This state
ment was greeted with prolonged and
deafening cheers. Mr.. Davy then intro
duced Mr.. T. VI. Hardy. who Tecited
THE Star Spangled Banner
Hon II. NJ. Baker. former congressman
from New Hampshire spoke for a few
minutes. Mr.. Baker referred briefly 10
his labors against civil service reform.
He then turned his attention 70 the war,
and declared that the American people
were suffering more from inaction than
anything else and that il he had his way
our cannon would be laundering at
MORO Castle tomorrow before sunrise.
This was greeted with applause
j. r. McKelvey offered the following
resolution which was heartily indorsed.
Resolved That the New York State
Republican Association hereby indOrsc
the policy Of our humane, wise and pat
riOtic President. William Mckinley. in
the present unfortunate emergency and
we believe his wise policy will eventuate
i'm the further extension Of freedom. and
in planting the flag of liberty on the
beautiful island where tyranny has 50
long reigned.'
The program concluded with the fol-
lowing numbers. Fancy dance by Miss
G0mprt. whistiing specially by AIr. Cole;
either solo By Mr. Winkler.
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The Two Nations.

TheIe is ,ne thing that should not be
forgotten ty aryb.dy n the progress of
this war; and 81 is likely to be proved
ou rHTE ....-i.Es. II Is, that thu mar
WI. b. '.~ o. faint makes just
E..H . eff.r as the man who is not
TrnE.. .. course. that ether thiGEs
are .r.| This might not be true in
EH.r fighting cor Skim shing OF
shsIr. r-e but ID emphatically is
true H r..0Il warfare where il is i'm
-flortaut tEat all act together and in
teiiirsntIy. one of the drawbacks Of
the Spanish na-i,n is their quarrelsoma
and vindi..ive disposition. The king
dom is even Eow rent by internal fac
lions and discords which VIII hzlp The
United States considerably. The man
who always gees around with a chip on
his shoulder is likely To resent what he
calls the insult of some brother soldier
and spend in fighting that soldier SOM
strength which he ought 10 spend on
the enemy.
In the composite character Of The
American not The least useful trait is
the dry sense Of humor which makes
him slow to resent an injury unless it is
perfectly plain that injury was in
tended. He does not snend his time
marking up his person and that Of his
neighbort with honorable scars re-
ceived in duels about nothing at all.
He gave up that form Of bleeding along
with the old-fashioned l5ech. He thus
has all his strength, nerve force and
temper in reserve TO knock The s5ufing
out of a real enemy. He is amenaSle
to discipline, ana a good fellow in camp.
Whatever grievance he may have
against his neishbor is nos. as a rule.
made into a feud. He has too much
other bushes On hand TO make a mcun-
tain Of a mole hill That can be left
to a dacrepit old nation which has
nothing else 70 do.
These things are among the reasons
why, when endurance, pluck and bull
dog fighting strength are in question,
we Americans are going to hold our
own against any power on earth. We
are adaptable. We can weld our whole
nation into a body So flexible as to leave
room for the play Of individuality. yet
bound by the most powerful of all mo-
tives-common love Of a f2-herland
which means freedom.
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United States in terms insulting and
supercilious beyond measure, was al
lowed to get out of this country with a
show Of dignity and free will. His sue
cessor also departed of his own free
will. Meanwhile. our representative at
Madrid, after using every effort to be
polite and conciliatory, and assist the
plans of the Spanish government, after
a career as meek and amiable as that
Of a white rabbit. is, when Spain gets
ready to move, kicked out without cere-
mony. He is subjected to insults on his
way to the station. Our consul at Nal
aga is mobbed and his servant Killed.
This experience ought to be enough to
convince the American people now and
forever that in dealing with another ma
ton it is not good policy to be quite as
humble and submissive as Mexican
burro. In fact, the lcng-eared animal
has slightly the advantage. He does
kick when he is irritated.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Coal worth More Than Powder

(From the Philadelphia Inquirer)
Shipments Of coal in considerable quantities 10
Cuba have been made recently. On the whole.
while this coal is intended for Spanish cruisers.
we do not know that any serious results viii
follow, for bef-re long that coal is likely to be
in the possession OF vessels. A strict
blockade of Havana viii BE- maintained and
only in the event of the lifting of that blockade
by Spain can she derive any benefit. But just
now coal is more important to Spain than powder
With England declaring coal 20 be contTabsnd of
war. where is Spain 10 refill the exhausted BUNK
erS of her ShiIs2 She viii FIGHT under inn
mcn<s disadvantage. for she VIII be more than
5000 miles from her base OF supplies. VIII she
really fight FOR Cuba viii she only attempt y
strike our ocean commerce. Keep spain from
getting coal and she will be helpless. Not an
other ton from this country for Spanish USE IL
is strategy.
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Queen Christina has taken Weyler to
her heart and it is believed that he will
has also indicated her intention TO indulge
in the pastime of privateering. 1t is for
her private ear that we have a word. II
any of her black-muzzled pirates should
happen to search a British or German
vessel. there will be trouble. None of
the Continental states will stand this
letter of marque" business, especially
since America has voluntarily expressed
a Willingness to forsake priyateering. and
depend, instead. upon an auxiliary navy!
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We desire to call the attention Of Con-
gress to the ACCESSIBILITY OF printing the
story OF Spanish atrocities in Cuba, for
the benefit Of foreign governments a re-
quest for the Cuban consular reports has
been made In the British parliament. and
we presume that members of the Cont
mental legislative bodies would like To
have the information. As our action in
intervening in Cuba is open To misunder-
standing. the American case against
Spain ought to be published. say in the
French language. and disseminated
among the cabinets and parliaments Of
Europe.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23

1t is beginning to be believed in Wash
seized the Hawaiian Islands as war
measure, and that the Stars and Stripes
now wave over the palace in Honolulu.
The next steamer is awaited with great
deal of expectancy.
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AppreciatiCn.

To the Editor Of The Times:
The Times has won its hard. almost hopeless
fight. Is there an honest man in Washington
who doubts it?-Tmes. April 81
No. Neither man, woman nor child
doubts it. You have accomplished more
toward avenging the Maine disaster and
upholding our country's honor than any
other paper in the United States.
+. WILLIS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
All Hands on Deck.

Bear-a-handl It's coming
Quarters soon shall beat;
Stand by. for music
Waking Fort and Fleet.
Bear-a-hand! We hearties
On the rolling brine;
Stand by. for muster,
Shop and farm and mine.
Bcar-a- hand. in answer
To the Bos'n's call;
Stand by. for winning
Liberty for all.
MAISTOpM A
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

The correspondent of the London Times
In st. Petersburg quotes as an evidence
Of the popular exultation over the out
come of Russian policy in China the fact
that the occupation of Port Arthur and
Talienwan has even become a subject
for patriotic oratory in the Russian
Church-a fact which is all the more re-
markable in view of the infrequency of
sermons from the orthodox pulpit The
other day. in the Catherine Church
Father Polkan delivered an impressive
discourse before large congrega ion ex-
planning the great political and military,
as well as the moral and spiritual, i'm
portance of Russias new acquisition in
eastern Asia. Russia. he said, was to be
The pioneer of Christian culture there I'M
der the banner of orthodoxy. with its at
tractiye principles of mutual love, right
eousness, equality, and respect for the
personality and human rights of The low
est native. But. in order TO reap all the
fruits of this great historical advance,
every effort should be made socially
materially and sD.--,ually 10 establish
churches. schools and factories. and To
introduce pure Russian trade and indus
try in that region. He concluded by
eulogizing the ''far-seeing and firm pol
icy of the imperial leader of the Russian
people" and appealed for subscriptions
TO build the first Russian church at Port
Arthur.
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Su,agfey.
From the Omaha Ree.l

IF EOIIl INC Uilldnd Btt-J
The American correspondent of the London
Times who is on American by birth and Eng
lishman by imitation. is attracting unfayorahle
attention in England by the vicious attacks he Is
making on the country of his birth, Just be-
cause he imagnes saying mean things about
America will please the British
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23

Spanish spies in New York are being
watched by the secret service men. They
should also keep an eye on two or three
individuals in Washington and inspect
their communications with Polo. The
people who were in the employ Of The
Spanish legation. while it was still open
are still in the pay-or hope of pay-of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Superstition I'm Florida.

A noted astronomer has lately discerned a new
comet, spots on the we're observed iii Ala
chua County last fall, two halos surrounded the
moon during the past ten DAYS, and dog howled
in the old City Cemetery exactly at midnight on
the 18th day OF March, the howl being followed
by the boot of the ghost owl. Ii all his doesn't
mean war, nothing can.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23

The Spanish steamer Montserrat with
supplies for the Spanish army in Cute.
has sailed east from Cape Verde Islands.
American war vessels in need of little
prize money will please take notice. A
good many desirable ships ought to be
picked up during the next few days.
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A Real Good Chance offered.
CFrom the Louisville Post.)

II Spain is anxious to fight it seems strange
that she has failed to take advantage of the op-
portunity to fight the Cubans. For three years
the Cubans bave had chips ON their shoulders
but the Spaniards have been too busy starving
women and children to try and knock them off
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23

The WASHINGTON Post made formal an
nouncement this morning that hostilities
between this country and the Kingdom
of Spain were so imminent. that they
seemed unavoidable. 1t Is learned at the
White House that President Mckinley
is now bringing all the influence of the
Government to bear on the Hickory, y.
G. Gazette to take a similar stand. As
soon as that is accomplished America
will declare war and begin tile work or
Spanish determination.
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The report came from Madrid yesterday
that crowds were parading the streets,
and smashing the American eagle to
pieces with glce. That is all right. The
image Of that noble bird is not the bird
himself he is alive, and all his claws
are In good order, and his bill sharp. He
has been out of practice, as 10 bouncing
and tearing. for some lit;le time. but he
will be equal to any job of that kind he
may have TO do.
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The Spaniards say that any ship of
theirs will have to be entirely destroyed
because the crew will never surrender
The same could be truthfully said by our
own officers. II is not likely that any OF
the warships now in Cuban waters will
be surrendered 10 Spain, either with or
without a live American on board
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Maternal Diplomacy.


(From the Chicago News)
Little Johnny-Ma, want piece Of that raisin
cake.
Mamma-Why, Johnny. don't you know that
those raisins came from Spain? But there,
poor child you may have piece.
Little JOHNNY wouldn't cat piece Of that
cake any quicker'u I'd eat poison.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23

Something rather funny-from an
American point of view-happened to
Senior Polo in his exit from this country.
IL has been already recounted that the
late Spanish minister was perturbed by
the Jeffersonian simplicity with which inn
portant papers were brought to him. He
seemed to think that in crisis like this
ii was particularly important to observe
red tape formalities as they would have
been observed, say, in Russia, where the
entire country is one tangle of that ma
terial He found out some more things
about Jeffersonian simplicity before he
reached Montreal The tale is told by
New York drummer. Senior Polo went
into a sleeping car at Harrisburg, and al
though he had not paid for the whole
car, nor was it his private car, he SEEM
ed TO think it was his. He ordered the
porter to turn out all the lights; said
they made him nervous. The porter
said he could not do that; it was against
the rules; but after the party had re-
tired all but two lights would be turned
out. The Spanish minister said he want
ed them all out now, that was what he
wanted. The porter said he was sorry,
but he was under orders and the best
he could do would be to turn the two
lights down low. And Senior Polo. dis
covering that in this land of liberty he
could not even boss a colored porter of
a sleeping car. had to make the best of
the situation. What a tale he will have
To tell when he reaches home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Missing at the Wrong Time.

(From the Chicago Times Herald)
Where's that man with the bullet-proof coat !?
Can't he be induced to come from under the bed /?
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And They Kick wards.
A Definition

(From the Louisville Post)
Spain is preparing to kick and has bought
!, 600 mules TO help her in the great act.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-23
Paste In Your Hat.

Lest some of our denizens should
happen to forget and sell themHlves
for Spanish gold, We quote for their cd
ification two small extracts from Chap
ter 2, title Xxx, of the Revised Statutes
of the United States:
Section 5SSl-Every person owing allegiance to
the United States who levies against them,
or adhereS TO their enemies, giving them aid and
comfort, within the United States or elsewhere, is
guilty of treason.
Section 5$S2-Every person guilty of treason
shall suffer death; or, at the discretion of the
court, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not
less than five years and fined not less than Sl0.-
900, to be levied on and collected of any all
OF his property, real and personal, OF which he
was the owner at the time of committing such
treason, any sale conveyance to the contrary
Notwithstanding; and every person so convicted
oi treason shall, moreover, be incapable of hold
ing any office under the United States.
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NTom the Concord Monitor)
The Springfield Republican asks: 1.-THE arms
tice-yhat is it?'' That's just tia what is-it?
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of II at any news
Ftand railroad station railroad trains will
confer favor upon the management by sending
&c tbs ofhee information OF the fact.
Communications intended for publication In
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in al cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
uunications viii not be preserved. and only man
uscripts Of obvious importance viii be returned
60 their authors.
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inevitable. shall continue to fght with the same
energy in the past. Victory will crown my
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! Meanwhile the government press of Bull
| garia suddenly has assumed a menacing
| tone towards Turkey. One of the semi
| official journals. after dwelling satiricaily
| upon the lavish promises with which the
| Sultan beguiled the Bulgarians when he
| dreaded their interference in the cam
| paign against Greece. refers TO the recent
| atrocities in Macedonia and says: we do
not know whether it has been realized in
/ COnstantinOple what grave consequences
| may follow these events. but what we can
affirm with every confidence is that there
| is still an avenging Providence in heaven.
| : If anybody attempts to check the
| progress Of the Bulgarians and gives them
| gratuitOus provocation with the object of
| forcing them to a trial of strength on the
| field of battle. the Bulgarian. animated
by the instinct Of self-preservation and of
fraternal sympathy for those who suffer
would be transformed into a wild animal.
and. inspired by his purely Slav spirit.
would pay back the enemy in his own
coin" The Turkish government. on the
other hand. is showing no Concilia tory
spirit. Ii openly admits. in the Revue
d'Orient. that it is taking precautions
against all possible contingencies. II adj
mits that troops have been echeloned on
such points of the frontier as have been
thought desirable, and that they will be
re-enfOrCed as may be required 1t has de-
cided at all costs, ii declares. to resist
the incursions of Bulgaria Mac edOnian
bands on Ottoman territory. and is firmly
resolved to prevent the Importation of
arms and of seditious publications. The
Revue proceeds to remark that if the
measures taken in COnstantinople with a
view to meeting events in Macedonia
should be found displeasing in Sofia.
Prince Ferdinand and DR.. StOiloff have
only themselves to blame.
The naval authorities of the Austro-
Hungarian empire have been urging for
several years the necessity of a substan-
tia addition to the national fleet, il the
government wished to have any voice
al all in marine affairs. Their represent
atiyes have found consideration at last.
and il has been decided to increase the
naval estimates by 20.000.000 although
the expenditure of that sum is to be
spread over several years. The scheme
prepared by the naval departmnt will be
submitted to the next session of delega-
tions. Last summer there were indica-
tions of public uneaSiness at the position
of Austria-Hungary as the most back
ward of all European states as regards
the efficiency of its naval forces. The
proposed addition of about s., 900. 900 to the
annual expenditure, which might have
met with a good deal of opposition at the
last session of delegations, has now a
much better chance of a favorable Tecep-
ton, owing to recent events both in the
near and far East. The WIDESPREAD dis
appointment in Austria at the enforced
inaction of the dual empire in East Asia
at a time when her ally and commercial
rival-GeTmany-had been successful in
acquiring fresh spheres of influence. and
possibly. new markets will help to make
the passage of a large naval vote COM
paratively easy.