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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-13

lrTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED Until
TIL RSDAY. JANUARY THIRTEENTH. 1895
same h. nr and place. BY order of the trustees
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NATH'L WILSON, Atty for party secured,
No. 622-624 r st. NV jaS-d&ds
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28

only one chance. slight possibility
that one or perhaps two of the ves-
sells might escape. The arrangement
of the Yankee fleet was favorable.
The lookouts told us that the New
York had gone to the east and the
Brooklyn was the only ship In sight
that could ou;sail the slowest of our
vessels. 1t was the intention to ram
the Brooklyn Immediately and sink or
disable her. even though one of our
vessels went down with her. Then 1t
was hoped the others could outrun the
battleships. Our plain failed because
we could not get near enough to the
Brooklyn. She did not close in on us
like the Texas and Oregon, but stood
OF Mt long range. and when the Maria
Teresa started for her she made n
wide sweep and ran away. Cervera
asked Commodore Schley why he did
not come nearer. but got no satisfac-
tion. But the Maria Teresa was al
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conceive. than to crafty the politicians
and sensation-mongers In Spain who
-ciamorcd for some offensive demon.
stratiOn. Some OF my comrades think
there was nn intention to bring about
a disaster that would furnish an ex.
cuse to make pc -ce. but believe In
the first theory"
He said that the captains had sent
an earnest protest against going out to
certain destruction. but peremptory
orders came from Madrid.
"DId the sailors demonstrate! Was
1t true that you had to make them
drunk to prevent mutiny?"
NO, indeed" exclaimed my friend.
Indignantly. .'rhey are the bravest
men In the world. They knew nothing
about our pans. Not Il man on board
any of the ships. except the command.
crs. was aware that lie was expected
to face almost certain death until the
cruisers started for the open sea that
Sunday morning, and even then very
few OF them asked questions. The
word was passed around that we were
going out to fight the Yankees, and
the poor follows were enthusiastic over
the prospects OF II BATTLE
"Did you expect to escapeT"
NO; we expected to die. As have
said. the sailors knew nothing of the
fate that awaited them, but there was
NOT an officer on the fleet who did not
feel that his end had come. There was
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We're provisions that instead of re-
cclvIng stores we were ordered by the
government to take the sailors ra-
tions from the holds of our ships and
distribute them among the soldiers.
The merchants had sold out and had
not replaced their stock, so that they
would have little TO lose In case of the
capture of the city by the Americans.
while the commlssariat of the army,
by some dreadful mismanagement,
had made no provision for siege.
'Half the soldiers We're sick and all
of them We're on starvation rations.
During the battles of the first days of
July 1,j00 sick men were carried In
carriages and carts to the trenches
and made TO fight, although many of
them fell from exhaustion. The hos
pitals We're empticd. We sent n lot
of sailors from the ships to assist
them, but none Of our guns were TAX
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WE'RE SACRIFICED.
STORY OF cERveaA.s OFFICERS
The Fleet Was Ordered To Certain Drstruc'
tIonao Satisfy spani.h poiitieians-fhs
Plan tn Cro.. the Atlantic Was Fool.
hardy.

Chicago. July 23.-A dispatch to the
Record from Annapolis gives an Inter
ssting Interview with the Spanish Of
Ulcers now on parole there. The cor
respondent says:
While the officers of Admiral Ger
vcra's squadron decline TO discuss the
probabilities Of peace or the coDse-
lucnces that may follow Wntson's cN-
peditlon and the Invasion Of Puerto
Rico. they talk very freely OF their
Iwn experience and consider them
selves MS having been sacrificed TO
atone for the sins of the ministry ut
Madrid. This expression was used by
nnc OF them In discussing the fate OF
their ilect. They declare that the dis
patch Of their vessels from Spain TO
the West Indies under the clrcum-
stances then existing WIS nm unpre-
rcdented example OF administrative
oily, for which Mr.. Moret. then min
Ster of the colonies nj Madrid. was
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most instantly disabled by shells from
the Texas, which met her at the mouth
of the harbor, and the Oregon was n
great surprise. We had no idea that
any battleship could make her speed.
1t was something we were not pre-
pared for. 1t was the Oregon that pre-
vented our escape"
"What was the matter with the
Spanish gunnery? Why did your shots
do no more damageY"
First, because we had only few
long-range guns. There were none on
the Colon and only two each on the
other ships. Then we had no proper
range-finders, and our sailors lacked
practice. The gunnery of the Yankee
fleet was marvellous. Nothing finer
was ever seen in the world"
My Spanish friends declined to dis
cuss the effect upon the people and
government of Spain of Commodore
Watson's expedition, but they showed
great anxiety when told that he would
certainly lombard Cadiz or Malaga OF
both.
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i-nc vessels lacked AIMS. men and
fuel, and one OF them. the Crlstobal
Colon. did not carry guns enough for
ship of onc-tenth Its tonnage. When
Admiral Cervcra WIS asked where
the guns were he replied: I'm the
pockets OF the contractors" 1t Is
claimed that on the four vcsscls-the
Cristobal Colon. Vizcayn, Oqucndo
and Maria Teresa there We're only
six guns OF large calibrc. two each
upon the three last named.
When 1 asked what the govern
mcnt expected TO accomplish by send
Ing over this fleet one OF the captains.
with sarcastic smile, replied that
Moret, who IL n dreamer. believed 1t
was possible to lombard New York,
Boston. Washington, Chicago. st.
Louis, and blockade all the rest OF the
cities of the United States with four
half-armcd mcn-of-war and three tor
pedo-boat destroycrs. He said that
they could get no coal at Martinique
and missed the English colliers be-
cause the latter had been captured by
the Yankees. At Curacoa they got
barely enough coal to carry them TO
Santiago.
''who would suppose" continued
one of the Spanish officers. THAT the
second capital OF Cuba, and the most
prosperous city on the Island. would
he empty OF all provisions and sup
plies when we arrived there? So short
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directly responsible. but he was sup
ported by NIL OF the members OF the
Cabinet except the minister Of marine,
who finally ana with great reluctance
consented to issue the necessary or
,lcrs to Admiral Cervera. They ex-
plain that public sentiment In Mad
rid and elsewhere throughout the
peninsula. rs represented by the poll
ticians and newspapers, demanded
some offensive demonstration toward
the United States. They We're not
satisfied with the defensive policy of
the administration. They We're impa-
ticnt because the Spanish army in
Cuba was bottled up In Havana, SAN
tlago and other ports by our blockade
and because every vessel sent TO Its
relief was captured as n prize Of war.
They insisted that n fleet of cruisers
which was idle at Cadiz should be
sent out to destroy our commerce.
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en- Off, as reported in your papers.
The only naval guns used in the forti-
tications We're from the Reina Merce-
des."
l asked the officers about the effect
of the dynamite shells which the We
suvius threw toward the city. They
replied that the noise of the explosion
caused great terror among the SOL
diers, and particularly among the citi-
zens. and great deal of earth was
displaced. but the shells did not hap
pen to fall where they could do great
damage. All of Cervera's officers
agree that the Vesuvius is most for
midable and destructive agent of war
l asked my friend who suggested
the sortie of the fleet. He threw up
his hands in horror.
Would that 1 knew he exclaimed
would that l knew the man who sug-
gested our sacrifice. 1t was the most
cruel and unnecessary command that
was ever given to brave men. We
We're ordered to enter the very gates
of hell for no other purpose. as l can
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take prizes among our shipping and
blockade and lombard the ports of
the United States in retaliation for
what our fleet was doing in Cuba.
Admiral Cerveras officers say that
these demands We're made by people
who We're not aware of the untitness
of the navy, and the ministry could
not make it known without exposing
the long-continued corruption of the
marine department and the robbery of
the government by the diversion of
funds appropriated for naval de-
fenses. They think 1t possible the
true state of affairs was unknown to
some of the ministers and that per-
haps Mr.. Moret shared the delusion.
The minister of marine. who was
fully aware of the situation, remon-
strated, and was sustained by prom
inent officers of the navy. But he was
compelled to yield, and finally issued
peremptory orders for an expedition,
which every man familiar with the
navy knew was not only hopeless but
suicidal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28

COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET so
makes the skin soft, whito and healt
Sold everywhere.
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''Sprockctts is no patriot ''How
ycu known" II offered to enlist II
would cancel what l owe him on
wheel. and he wouldn't"
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"a toad can't live with It's mouth opei
"How strange! And a woman can't u
with hers shut"
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| My wife won't let me take a nap
| the afternoon" "why not?" She says
isn't fair for her to have to make me s
| ul twice in one day."
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ouleke.. Time E.., or West.

In Denver this afternoon. in Chicn
St. Louis, st. Paul. Minneapolis or S
Lake tomorrow. via the Union Paci
The only line that does It. Ticket ON
gil Seventeenth street.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28

The business of the Mexican Sui
phur Company at Yuma. Arizona, has
been suspended until the war with
Spain Is ors1'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28
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Tako Cascnrcts Candy Cathartic. ioc or .
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Weak Stona(

Are We going to Aunt Maria's d
summer" mo. dear; Aunt Julia u
better cook"
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THAT deaf and dumb bcggnr I'd
around with the blind beggar noJ
Eyes; he can't read and the blind begg3
has to tell him the war news"
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09
DELEGATES TO GLENCOE.
They Were Chosen by the Central
w. G. II. U. Yesterday

They Were Chosen by the Central
w. @. It. U. Yesterday.
Central W. G. T. u, at it's regular meet
ing yesterday. passed the following resolu-
ton:
whereas, The ladies of River Falls. Wis.
ana General Manager A. w. Scott, of the
Omana railroad have made 1t possible for
OF two weeks to ffty-seven deserving chill,
dren: W
Resolved, That this union extend it's sim
cere tnanks to Manager Scott for furnishing
River Falls and return for said children. and
Mrs Russell, who had the care Of the chill
aren; ar I,i also to Mrs Nora Davis and all others
ones 80 beautifully, leaving nothing undone
to make the children happy and contented
and their stay with them beneficial to all.
10 all parties who so kindly contributed
to this very successful undertaking the unior,
extends gratitude.
Delegates to the state convention at Glen
coe Aug. % to 26 were as follows:
Mrs. S. V. Root Mrs. M. M. Holder Mrs.
JOY, Mrs. M. A. Luley, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. T.
W. Mccoy and Miss Leech.
Superintendent of divisions will be ap-
pointed at the next meeting.
Mrs. Holder reported on flower day at the
state prison, and gave an interesting account
Of the trip Sunday. One interesting incident
was the conversion of one Of the women in
mates and the renewed friendship of herself
and another woman with whom she had q
great deal Of unpleasantness
Service was held in the woman's ward and
Mother Pringle, from New York city. preach
ed the sermon. There were plenty Of flowers
for all. The prison choir took part in the
services. Wv
Mrs. Seymour will select a committee to
go to the almshouse Wednesday,
Present were: Miss Walker, Mrs. NJ. ].
Russell. Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. S. ". Root
Mrs: Kean, Miss Agnes Leech, Mrs. NJ. M
Holder. 4'- 'i
Mrs. Roots report for the year on social
purity work was briefly given and accented
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09
MORE INDIANS FOR OMAHA.
A Party From the FIathead Reser-
walton for the Exposition.

walton for the Exposition.
A party Of fourteen Flathead Indians
from the Flathead reservation passed
through st. Paul last evening, en- route
to Omaha, where they will form part
Of the government Indian exhibit at
the Trans-Mississippi exposition. They
arrived on the $40 p. m. overland of
the Northern Pacific, and they went to
Omaha on the $40 train on the Omaha.
Maj. Smead, the Indian agent at the
Flathead reservation, had charge of
the party. AS the Indians, bucks and
squaws, descended from the train, they
formed a picturesque group on the
union depot platform. They wore
gaudy blankets and brightly decorat-
ed leggings, and two members of the
crowd, judges, wore halos of elk hair
around their heads.
The names Of the Indians were An
tonic Nicon and squaw, Louis, Eneas,
Charley Kicking Horse and squaw,
Paul and squaw and papoose, Judges
Lewisan and Moiese and Interpreter
Moses Delaware.
They carried a quantity Of baggage,
which consisted of spears, feathers,
shields, tomahawks. pipes and blan-
kets. The SQuawS sat around on pack
ages, while the bucks stood with fold
ed arms and looked dignif1ed. The judg-
es seemed extremely proud of their hir-
suite halos. Judge Moiese, particularly,
was conspicuous, and struck an Edwin
Booth-as-Hamlet attitude as soon as
he could arrange his wig.
The papoose was the center of at
traction for a number Of ladies who
were at the depot, and his father dan
died him proudly on his knee.
Maj. Smead said several of the In
dams have been engaged in battles,
but none have distinguished records.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09
OFFICER UNDER A CLOUD.
Former Detective Heeney Says Pa
trClman Hennessey ,Insulted Him.


Patrolman Dave Hennessey, of the central
station, was called before the mayor yester-
day to answer to the charge of conduct un-
becoming an officer. The humorous feature
Of the case is that the complaint was made
BY James P. Heeney, formerly a member of
the force, who charges that Hennessey in
suited him. Heeney was appointed a men,
Der Of the police force by Mayor Wright and
served two years as a special detective.
Since the election of Mayor Kiefer Heeney
has been boasting that he was to be reap
pointed to the police force, and lAtimating
that he would be placed in a Job which would
pay $l00 per month.
The written complaint filed by Heeney with
the mayor alleges that Henneseey called him
a dirty rat and dirty cur" and said
ct"
The affair came off last Friday night at
Firth and Jackson streets: and w. ]. Nc
Lean, of st. Croix Falls, Wis. who was with
Heeney at the time, corroborated the state
ments OF the complaining witness.
Patrolman Hennessey informed the mayor
that he did tell Heeney what he thought of
him in terms mentioned in the complaint.
but he denied that he had threatened to whip
him, and claimed he said nothing until
Heeney abused him, and he was tempted to
retort
Hennessey says that last March Heeney in
conversation, stated that he had been insiru-
mental in having John T. Black former
CHIEF of the fire department, lose his Job
f.cnnessey, who had been in the fire depart
ment under Black told Heeney that he might
nave more to DO. and took the part of Black
in the talk.
Since then, Hennessey claims, Heeney has
stopped him on the street and abused him.
ana he has witnesses to prove this state
msent.
The case was continued in order to allow
Hennessey to produce his witnesses Mayor
Kiefer, in speaking of the case last evening
said the assault was entirely unproyoked
and, so far as l heard the testimony. there
was no ground for the officers action.'
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09
ST. PAUL BREvITIEs.

7, regular meeting Of Division No. Q. A. n
f., will III be held tonight at O'clock in It's It's
nall ILL., west Sixth and Seventh streets.
I.odees sne Eias M OF Minneapolis and st. Paul
lodge officers. OS 'ne grand
rear 6ars "a g, belonging to George Benz, in the
earlv bonr 90 Douglas street, was burned at an
ABOUT woo. with the cause unknown.
j. conrad, arrested Sunday In a new bouso
aho1 ! nu9mlt avenue and Summit place. was
attemnted ~ Inc .ne police court yesterday with
til today. case Welt over un-
:. EDWARD Langevin. living at White Rear
taTS.n taEs. was prisoner in the police court yes
oeIday on the charge Of throwing ston~. q.
passenger train. He pleaded not gully and I'd
will be tried today. ' e'ii'y' ano
The Midland Telephone oomnanv y, Aar,,,
tiea . articles OF Incorporation with the secre,,
Iary OF state yesterday. Daniel Shell Of
Capital Stock, $4,000. 0l 'he incorp0rators.
Ihomas Hollins and Louis Cantov,tob o,
nance Sfdhaay fsied = for violating the bicycle ordi-
Sesteroay and the 50 bail money denosited Nv
eacn was declared forfeited W
MISS MISS Blanche F. Kelly has gone To Rnston
Mass GaassI-' as delegate from the Sacred Thirst
lotsl Abstinence society to the cnnventinn M %
.ne IN, Nat1onal Total Abstinence Union of AmerI
Ica, Whlch Is to be held this week in tbat
city In Faneuil hall. - a'
vi .. A. WllIaTQ, SyI Ashland
avenue. caught fire yesterday afterroon fron1
sasonne stove The woodwork In the kitch
.,a en- was somewhat scorched before the blaze
was e1tlngushed by the fire departmenf h1,t
tne damage was nominal
Inc ketzeback Flour Manufacturing Conn.,
pany itH nled articles Of incorporation yesterday
WIN the secretary of state The incornoraf
ors Sf,u are about thirty citizens living in the
uic1nlty Wei OF Wells: Capital stock, s95 600. The
new new, concern will carry on a general milling
Edward Olson. the boy who failed N an
peaI IN court when released after being ar
ETGte 1or going In swimming within the city
linlts, was before Judge Hine YESTERDAY on,
q bench warrant. The court excused Olson for
tIdiiing AN 70 come to court, but fined him 81 for
,of. ahe :. members Of the capitol commission
Eas+anC Isas SI, Faui Sunday evening for short
6 Eastern trp The commissioners win visit
boston, boston, Hartford, Albany and other cities. and
dtiSpec. nt e une public buildings for the purpose
materials for the new capitol. 'oN'
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09
CLEVELAND MAN STRANDED.
Tells His Troubles to the Police of
Both Cities

John Brown, formerly of Cleveland, O., is
stranded in this city with his 7-year-old son
while his wife and three other young children
are awaiting him without funds at Hayerlv
N. D. Brown claims that his little how
was put off a Northern Pacific train between
ST. Paul and Minneapolis Sunday afternoon
and that he jumped off to take care of the
child. u 'A'
Brown travelled with his wife, four young
children and two young women. The party
according to Brown, had four tickets. He
says the agent from whom he purchased the
tickets in Cleveland told him he would no.
have to pay for the children's Transportation
and that none of the conductors east of here
asked him to do so. When half way to Min
neapolis however, he, says the Northern
Paclhc conductor demanded fare for the boy
Brown says he had only twenty-five cents and
told the conductor he could not pay for tie
ehild. a. Then IN II, ne claims the conductor put
he spent the night at the lock-up and yes err
day, came here and reported his experience
to the st. Paul police. He was referred to the
railway officials: He had just five cents and
was given nights lodging at the central
station.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-08-09

The death Of Gen. George c. Smith
has caused vacancy in the principal
ship of the Madison school. A well
founded rumor says that Assistant su-
perintendent J. D. Bond will be made
principal Of the Madison and that the
Office OF assistant Superintendent and
supervisor of grammar grades will be
abolished. This would be in line with
other retrenchments which the board
Will have to undertake, and this. with
the schedule of salaries and the Me-
chamc Arts question, will occupy the
attention Of the board Of school in
spectors at special meeting which
mas been called for Friday afternoon
at p. m: The meeting called for to-
DAY mas been postponed until late in
the week, on account of the inability
or two members of the board to be
present today, and it is desired that a
1ull attendance be had when the vote
ON these matters is taken.
Inc proposition to abolish the office
OF assistant superintendent Is not a
new one, but on account Of the long
and efficient service which Mr.. Rond
has rendered the schools of the civ citv
MS once was not disturbed when the
appointments were made by the board
In June. Mr.. Bonds experiences In
school work, his friends claim. has
thoroughly equipped him for the place.
and While there, would be a slight re-
auction In salary connected with the
change 1t would not be place smaller
IN IN importance than that which he has
hl!ed for several years. The Madison
school is the largest grammar scho3l
in the city.
Inc large deficiency in the school
appropriation has made 1t necessary
| Tor absolute economy in every quarter
IN the administration Of the school af-
| talrs, and since the amount at the dis
posal OF the board is so much less than
| II expected, 1t is not unlikely that the
oIlce or assistant superintendent will
De aool1shed, as a saving Of S., 800 col1ld
| be thus made,
1t has also been reported that ono,
Hupt; virgil G., Curtis Is a candidate fo
the Madison school principalship. anI
that at least three members of III,
poafd are 1ncl1nedrto look upon his can
didacy with favor.o7sl a --'''
however, these Offices are the lea
OF the boards troubles. The schedul,
u .eachersl salaries for the next yeal
VIII nave TO be arranged immediately
ana there are other vexatious question.
IN this connection, which the board viii
nave 10 solve in @ practical wav he
fore school opens for another wear
res1dentZimmermann has said that th.
shortage IN the appropriation must bt
met in the teachers salaries and re-
pair funds. The matter of repairs, ont
OF the inspectors stated yesterday, was
one Of great importance, as repairs or
many Of the buildings had been pl1
Off from time to time during the las
| couple of years and some of the build
1ngs were falling to pieces. The long
er improvements were put off the NOR,
1t cost eventually to have them made
The council gave s5O,69O for fuel an(
| all other expenses outside Of salaries
ana since the board has the incidenta
cost OF running the schools very close
ly estimated the portion of this an
preparation available for repairs will
not exceed $4,000.