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The evening times., 1898-05-26
s..pea.e ma Do.ht.

It was said last night that Secretary
Long had weakened little in his for
meriy complete confidence that Com
modore Schley has Admiral CerveTa's
squadron completely blockaded in the
harbor Of Santiago. Probably this did
not imply that the elderly naval man
in question had any definite news of
an unfavorable character, but only that
he remembered how before his cheer
ful optimism had been sufficiently at
fault to create a boom In Wall Street
and put several fresh millions into the
pockets Of the administration crowd"
AS far as one is able to gather from
a careful analysis of reports and ru-
mOrs. the public is in no better posi-
ton to judge Of the naval situation on
the south coast Of Cuta today than it
was yesterday. 1t is noticeable, how
ever, that the American papers whose
West Indian news service generally has
been found most reliable accept the
success of Schley's movement almost as
a foregone conclusion. II they are right
in this. Information to that effect
certainly should be in Washington BY
tonight. The fact that We have heard
nothing Of what is going on. either by
way Of Kingston, Jamaica, or St. Thom-
as. Danish West Indies. is pretty good
evidence that the second cable south
ward has been cut. Even at that, dis
patch beat should reach Key West by
tonight.
There may be more or less truth in
the unofficial stories which came to-
day. One Is that Commodore Schley has
learned from Cuban patriot sources in
Santiago that Cervera is certainly
there. This report may be merely a
natural inference. 1t is known that
detachments of the Cuban army are
operating all around the city. and that
1t is full of their sympathizers. The
first thing an American commander off
the coast would think Of would be to
establish communication and relations
with such an element, and it should
not take more than a day or so to
accomplish it 1t Is, therefore. practi-
cally impossible that the whole truth
as to Cervera's presence or otherwise
should not be known to our squadron
before now.
Assuming that the Spaniards are at
anchor in the inner harbor. the next
movement on our part is obvious. and
is said to have been ordered. 1t is that
Commodore Schley shall at once de-
stroy the land defenses. in order that
he may be able to maintain close in
shore blockade and not seriously ex-
pedo boats under cover of the forts and
batteries. We may therefore hope to
hear Of great deal OF heavy cannonad-
ing all the way from Kingston to Cape
Haitien before many days.
That is. if We have really got Ceryera
in a pocket!
The evening times., 1898-05-26

Notwithstanding reports in Washing
ton to the contrary. the Spanish authori-
ties in Cuba and Porto Rico appear to
maintain cable communication with Ma
drid and West Indian points without diff
ficulty. We presume that 1t is by the line
Rico, and thence to St. Thomas. There
appears to have been inexplicable laxity in
the matter of isolating the enemy. Why
was not this preliminary act of war at
tended to on the establishment of the
pacific blockade?" The destruction of
telegraph facilities is the very acme of a
pacific blockadei"
The evening times., 1898-05-26
RIGHT OF WAY.
Trolley Cur VS.. Horse Car In Police
Court Today.

Trolley Cur vs.. Horse Car In Police
Court Today.
An interesting question of right of way
between two car lines came up in the po-
lice court this morning. A horse car OF
the Anacostia Railway and an electric
car of the Capital Railway Company met
on the single track of the former COM
-pany yesterday at Maple Avenue and
Monroe Street. The driver refused to un-
hi sch his horses and pull back. and the
motorman declined to reverse his trolley.
and go to the other switch. Irate passen-
gers on each car yelled at the conductor
of the other. and the two car men were
jus. about to come together when -Po-
liceman Ryan came up. He favored the
electric car man, and placed Joseph L.
Wedding, the car driver. under arrest.
charging him with obstructing the pas
cage Of the electric car. In the police
court this morning Judge Scott explained
that SO far as it appeared to him. each
man had the right of way. and he could
not see where he had any jurisdiction.
He asked If there was any understanding
between the two companies. and finally
decided to wait until tomorrow to hear
from the superintendents of the two
lines before disposing of the case. Each
company claims that the other tries to
hinder its travel. THE Anacostia cars
run on schedule time. every ten min
utes." said the driver. land the electric
The evening times., 1898-05-26
The Paris ENpositfan.

A very delicate question is now be-
fore the American Congress. 1t is
whether. in view of the hostility which
try in France. it will be dignified or
proper for us to appropriate the three
quarters of a million dollars proposed
for our national exhibit at the Paris
Exposition in 1900. or decline to partici-
pate in that affair.
While it is true that we have good
reasons for believing that a majority
perhaps the Bonapartist faction in the
French Republic are bitterly hostile to
the United States, and while it is GER
tain that knowledge OF the fact has
created widespread Indignation on this
side of the Atlantic, We are sure that
the present is not a time for the indul-
gence of prejudice nor to infiame French
passion to a point where it might be
uncomfortable by President Faure's
government.
We are bound to accept the official
assurances of that government that it
is friendly toward us and that it will
use all of its power to maintain and en-
force a just neutrality in the war be-
tween America and Spain. Suspicious
have been aroused as to the bona fides
of the French attitude in this regard,
but We believe that the circumstances
which led to them have been satisfac-
torily explained to our State Depart
ment.
1t is. perhaps, worthy of attention
that the general course of Continental
European diplomacy just now seems to
be directed to avoiding a situation
which might and probably would drive
us into an open offensive and defensive
alliance with Great Britain. We might
take a lesson from that attitude, and
fight shy of turning what may be but
an ephemeral French sentiment of
Latin kinship into more or less active
championship Of our enemy's cause. :
1t would seem from these considera-
tions that the policy and duty of Con-
gress are clear. The proposition to re-
duce the appropriation for the expcsi-
ton from seven hundred and fifty to
five hundred thousand dollars may b.
defended upon grounds of necessary
economy in time of war, but even then
We are afraid that to take such action
would be penny wise and pound foolish
1t would be better, in our opinion, to
vote the whole sum and prepare to put
in an appearance at Paris exactly as il
nothing had happened to mar the en-
tente cordiale between the two coun-
tries.
We are fully in favor Of that, but
with one important and. We think, i'm.
peratfve qualification. The appropria-
ton should be made conditionally, and
in such a way that the President should
be authorized and empowered at any
time when in his judgment the interests
or dignity Of the United States should
require it to put stop to its appl:- |
cation and cover the whole, or any
balance remaining unexpended, into the |
Treasury.
In this way We should avoid giving
offense to a great sister re- |
public, but we should also protect our
selves from the modification of lending
,ur aid to q national and international |
in an unfriendly capital. |
With that danger covered, we may safe |
y go on with the project, leaving 1t to
lime to show. and President Mckinley /
The evening times., 1898-05-26

A dispatch from Madrid via Barritz
states that Admiral Cervera has been
communicating with the government and
asking for supplies Of coal and provisions.
to be sent to Santiago, which he admits
is cut Off from the interior by the Cuban
forces. How these supplies are to reach
him does not appear. But they should be
sent, all the same. They would bring
some prize money to the boys of Schley's
squadron. If the condition of affairs at
the beleagured port is as bad as repre-
sented, starvation may drive the Span
ish admiral before long to a fight or a
surrender,
The evening times., 1898-05-26
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898.
Rounding SBain Up.

The activity which President Mckin-
ley has lately shown in pushing the
preparation of his volunteer army for
active field operations gives color to
the statements made by gentlemen close
to the Administration that the war
policy of the Government now is to
bring the struggle to a sharp issue and
termination by the invasion and occu-
patton of Cuba and Porto Rico.
As this is the policy which The Times
has advocated from the outset, We have
nothing but commendation for it.
Considerations. military, naval and in
ternational, point to it as the true and
only one to adopt. When We have TAX
en- Havana, and. incidentally, the few
other places in Cuba still held by the
Spaniards, and have captured Porto
Rico. Spain will at once be relieved of
the necessity of sending war vessels to
Western Atlantic waters, and will be
glad enough to utilize her few remain
ing bottoms in defense of the Canary
Islands. We may take them, too. a lit
tie later. and perhaps the Carolines as
well. but that need not trouble US jus.
yet.
Mr.. Mckinley is said to think that the
military possession of Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, with ample force
to maintain it, would serve to bring the
Spanish government to its senses and
its knees. If that should happen early
enough in the course of events, it y,
possible the enemy might be allowed to
keep the Canaries and Carolines, as far
as We were concerned; but such a re-
suit, of course. would be dependent up
on quick submission and a quitclaim
to the others.
In pursuance of this policy to carry
the war into Africa, it is understood
that operations against Havana and San
Juan will be begun before many days
As to the latter, it is not thought that
more than twenty-four hours bonn
bardment will be necessary to complete
ly destroy the fortifications and other
defenses, and that then force of fifteen
or twenty thousand men can be landed
without serious opposition. 1t will BE-
different at the more important point
in Cuba. A heavy squadron and a
thousand men will probably be
required to reduce Havana and occupv
desirable strategic points in the island
afterward.
Something else will be badly needed
when the city falls, We shall find our
selves loaded up with a population and
a Spanish army on the verge Of starya-
tion. That We must feed our prisoners
until they can be disposed of in some
way. and give temporary relief to the
non-combatants who come under our
jurisdiction, goes without the saying.
When Havana surrenders, or is taken
by storm, the Government will be COM
PEELED to have a huge store of provis-
ions in readiness, otherwise America
might be exposed to the charge of in
humanity. As, according to civ
ilized principles of warfare. prisoners
are to be treated with charity and
kindness. the task before us, after the
siege, will not be an easy one.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
ANOTHER STAR FOR THE FLAG.
The Hawaffnn Annexation ResOlu-
tion VIII Prevail.

The news from Honolulu concerning the
attitude of the Hawaiian government in
the war between America and Spain, as
published in The Times yesterday, Is in
line with what the friends of Hawaii in
the Senate expected. There is suspicion
in the minds of public men that this
bold utterance of the Hawaiian govern
ment has been made with design. 1t is
construed as a note of defiance to Spain.
a challenge to that nation to take some
step that will force the United States to
act at once in the matter of annexation.
The total destruction of the Spanish feet
in the Pacific. however renders any overt
act on the part of Spain impossible. un-
less in sheer desperation that govern
ment should send some of her men-of-
war to the Philippines and from that
point make a predatory excursion to
Honolulu.
Nothing short of the dependency of the
Hawaiian republic and the weil-known
relations existing between the big and
little republics would justify this an
nouncement on the part of Hawaii, while
America is insisting that the other ma
tions. great and small, shall maintain
strict neutrality toward the belligerents.
tration will exhibit any displeasure at this
marked expression of friendship. Every
energy of the Administration is being
expended toward securing the adoption
of the annexation resolution and 1t is be-
lieved that this wi!l soon be an accom-
plished fact.
1t can be authoritatively stated that
the islands will not be taken as war
measure unless an imperative and over
powering necessity comDels such neces-
sary action. The delay in the House. al
though in great measure due to the hos
tile attitude of Speaker Reed, Is doubt
less caused. partly at least, by a desire
not to get the bill in the Senate when 1t
can be used to postpone action on the
war revenue bill by supplying food for
discussion. The inveterate foes of an
nexation do not concede that existing
conditions have weakened their argu-
ments. and If the annexation resolution
were now before the Senate 1t would GER
tainly interfere with the uninterrupted
of the war measure
A prominent senator who saw Speaker
iced yesterday said that official made to
him the positive statement that the Ha-
waiian annexation resolution -Ouid not
be given a rule in the House until the
war revenue measure had been passed
by the Senate. AS soon as that bill is
passed the Hawaiian matter would be |
ta.-en up.
The evening times., 1898-05-26

At last something like re-enforcements
have started to the relief Of Admiral Dew
ey. The first consignment of $500 Regu-
lars and Volunteers left San Francisco
yesterday. and will be in Cavite within a
month. Even 2. 500 soldiers will cheer the
hero of Manila and the officers and crews
of his squadron. Let the good work go
on and speedily! If vessel owners are
piggish take their ships from them on
general principles. This is not time to
split hairs. There are yet 5000 or so
more troops to be sent to the Philippines
The evening times., 1898-05-26

The opinion prevails in Manila that the
rifles supplied to the Philippine insur-
gents by the Spanish authorities. will be
promptly turned against the latter. when
Admiral DeweS"s re-enforcements ad-
vance from Cavite. or the rebel general
Aguinaido makes his threatened descent
pine insurgents are likely to have learned
lesson or two from Spanish treachery.
during several centuries of familiarity
with it.
The evening times., 1898-05-26

After all the Spanish spy on the steam
er Panama turns out not to be our To-
Guacious friend, Lieut.. Sobral. but an
other patriot named Jiminez. which we
take to be the Spanish form of Jimmy"
1t is just as well that Jimmy is not So
bral. As a prisoner of war the latter
would have talked his keepers to death
in a month, and probably thus have Gre
ated more mortality in the ranks of the
hated Yankees than a regiment of Span
iards could. He is reported to be in To-
ronto. and the citiaens of that afflicted
village have our sincere sympathy.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Our Comparative Militnry strength

Our Comparative Military Strength.
Including the call for seventy-five
thousand additional volunteers issued
by the President yesterday. the Army
of the United States, when recruited
to its new maximum, will consist CT
$1,000 regulars. 100000 volunteers from
States and Territories, and 16. 500 volun-
teers at large; total 27S, 500 men of all
arms. So Adjutant General Corbin stat
ed the case yesterday.
To a country the Congress of which
for years has been jealous of and
stingily illiberal to little police army
of $1,000. such a body of troops seems
magnificent by comparison. And it is
a respectable force, considering its or
ganization and purpose. But when We
compare it with the standing armies
maintained by other important nations
of much smaller aggregate and fighting
population then ours, 1t does not seem
so big.
We must remember that our present
total represents what, in the case of a
European country, would be called the
active army and the reserve. Thanks
to the Grass idiocy OF barnyard legis-
lators, the only reserve We have had
since the civil war has consisted of
the uniformed National Guard in the
States and Territories. resource of
extremely varying organization, num-
bers. equipment and discipline Such
as it was the first call for volunteers
has practically exhausted it. So, as
suggested, 1t would be actually fair
The evening times., 1898-05-26
cars run about 20 minutes apart. That Is
what causes the confusion"
ALLEGED MAN-o-wAR,s MAN.
Fondw ell Can LOCATE His shin mt HI,
Leisure.

Fred. Mitchell and James FondweII.
who were found in a freight car in the
Baltimore and Ohio freight yards. were
before Judge Scott today charged with
Vagrancy. One was white and the other
black. Fondwell claimed that he was an
Engiishman and had deserted from his
vessel at Savannah, Ca
Is the vessel a merchantman?" asked
Judge Scott
No. sir, was the prisoners reply. 1T
is the Cordelia-a man-o'-war"
Who is the caDtain?"
Captain Burke-the Right Honorable
Sir William Burke" explained Fondweil.
Judge Scott thought the man should be
cared for. and gave him thirty days IN
the workhouse to enable him to locate his
ship. The colored man, who said he lived
in Washington. received a similar SEN
tence.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Calling the Ron in Blackv,,,c.

From the Atlanta Constitution)
"Cap'n Jinkinsi''
He wuz heah. sub. but he gone home ter see
sick chile"
''Kunnel Greenv'
Hes been surrounded in chicken ya'd. sub. -
''Lieut. Wiliams!'
....Kotchcd, dc measels at cnmpmeetin'. suh."
Corporal Scott!"
Took down wild rattlin' er de brain, sul.''
Private Jimson!"
Hes heah, sub! We got him han cuff. en- chain
en- ball on two legs!"
The evening times., 1898-05-26
sugsestiDE Something similar.

In Macedonia the husband leads his bride bom.
BY halter. When the house Is reached he re-
moves the halter and knocks her head against the
wall This Is done to remind the new wife that
no independence or freedom will be tolerated
How docs Republican in Ohio. under the reie1
ct Marx Hanna, differ from Macedonian brfdef
The evening times., 1898-05-26
A Fad Calculation.

From the Detroit Free Prcss.)
81 thought I would cure my daughter of an ex-
travagant fondnen for candy by letting her clerk
in a candy store"
'swell, how did It workY''
Heres her employers bill for what she ate the
first week; either be is a ruined man or am"
The evening times., 1898-05-26

to judge. whether current protestations
of amity are genuine or not. Otherwise
not q single cent should be devoted to
the purposes Of the Paris Exposition of
1900.
The evening times., 1898-05-26

Leaving out Of consideration the par
ticular phases Of the subject which most
consume our own country, the war be-
tween America and Spain Is only one
incident in the contest between the
Germanic and the Latin races, contest
which has been going on for more than
twenty centuries: a contest IN which wars
and battles, strife for commerce and
business, efforts to found and maintain
colonies. political struggles and entan-
elements, are all but incidents. Almos.
from the time authentic history began.
the Teuton and. the Latin have been en-
gagged in a struggle for the supremacy.
too frequently taking the form of war.
1t Is a struggle which was forced upon
both by their proximity in Europe.
struggle which neither Stunned and
which, after every round. found the Teu-
ton a little stronger. the Latin little
weaker Germany. has always been a
human beehive. From the northern CEN
ter of Europe swarms have issued IN
every direction to people new quarters OF
the earth. to conquer territory which the
weakened hand of a degraded civilization
could not hold: to seek other lands and
there plant the seeds of future nations
Among the earliest records of the Latin
race are stories OF invasion by German
hosts, of the terror of German arms. for
in the army of Bremus the majority were
Germans. and the tide Of German inva-
sion rolled on into Greece and even into
Asia Minor, for the Gaiation. to whose
church Paul wrote one of his most stir
ring episties. was SO called because of
the Gauls. who settled in the province.
and even to this day remain distinct from
the Asiatic populations by whom they
are surrounded.
The evening times., 1898-05-26
Diherenf viapd..
fr,,, A. ~.

From the Boston Traveler)
They are eating horseAesh at Manila This 4,
more tasty food than they will soon have at Ma
arid when they begin to ''eat Crow
The evening times., 1898-05-26

Rubber Supplies for Soldiers In
camp. Goodyear Rubber Co.. sn Pa Ave
The evening times., 1898-05-26

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