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is unchanged, 1T is questioned whether a
majority in parliament is not row Spanish
in it's sympathy, although week ago prac-
tioally unanimous partisans OF the United
states. A straw indicating the direction OF
the wind is that in the music halls nightly
pictures OF American and Spanish warships
are shown by kinetoscupe. The Americans
are arplauded. Tho Spanish are, however
alplauded more enthusiastically.
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wooDroRD COMING HOME.

He VIII Not Remain Hero Very
Long. However.
Third Edition).
London April IS. General Stewart l..
Wocdford. late minister to Spain, will
probably sail for New York at the end
of the week. He will, according TO the
present programme, spend only few days
in Washington and will then return to
London. He expects short war and con-
fdently hopes TO be again at his post at
Madrid in few months at the outside.
His wife and suite remains in London
until his return.
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CALL TO Ar MS.
sppuierds in Philippines Called an
10 Dcr-ud Themselves.

Third Editiono
New York April 2S.-tspecial to the
posto-A Hong Kong special to the Herald
say. that The governor general of The Phil
,ppipe Islands has issued proclamation
calling ON male inhabitants 10 take up
a,ms for defense against the American
osr i, is not yet known what response
has .4bern made TO this
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|DONBARDMENT.
|xsoxiaa Number Of
|.sd Mouadsd'
E1o Re CONSIDERABLE
..er,cnn ships Were
Inc Balls from
lash Guns. I, ,s 4. +.

,opd Edition.) :.
!. nil es.-tspecial TO the the
: /, from the Herald's dis
4 This afternoon at i2;45
NJ fleet, consisting OF the
:, 81. N, the cruiser Cincinnati
~ y puritan opened Are on
s,sries at the entrance to
Y ID. s,,anzas, keeping up tho
~ I'm lis.
U "a /, sunncrs on The American
y II anil the shot and she'll
I'M runs Of the fleet, silenced
q !, completely destroyed The
u I md guarded the harbor for
.Alle Of those in course OF
!. & ~ little now remains.
= the bombardment the shirs
order. not n shot from the
~ shore batteries hevias
\ sarristr did not surrender,
Y 4 n is very probable that the
a rccated in short time, the
~ only retired for a few miles
~ 10 means of knowing what
y ne was or the Spanish side.
have been considerable, as
\ Ir.d at the shore struck the
n IDS fred the first shot. While
reconnoitering in force the
n n works at Point Rubal Caya
hgi opened fire.
W New York, with Admiral
n bard, at once replied aud the
followed the example Of the
e I'D poured in their broadsides
ards used explosive shells, but
Il from the mark and did no
b let up after a bit to see the
eir iire; the spaniards fired
4 he American gunners again
Third Editicn.)
1. 9, April $50 far MS could
= lie officials Of the admlnistra-
d notified of the bombardment
this morning. The navy de-
I sps full Pledged telegraph Of
the building all night and
ohicer remains at the depart
snt to translate the messages
h acre was considerable business
V wires till the early morning
none of the dispatches were
70 the White House or to the
The navy.
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Hhodc Irirnh', Cali.

Providence, r.. l.. April 2s.-SGc.ernor
Dyer has Issued proclamation calling for
ere volunteer regiment o. infantry II
viii he ready Thursday night and VIII be
NJ hili2cd Friday II Is prof able that this
State viii nffcr battery OF light artillery
and troop OF cavalry IN addition 10 its
M
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pEwEY,s ESTIMATE.

New York, April 2a.-tspecisl to The
Dos, "A Hong Kong special to tho Jonr-
nal says: Before starting for Manila the
commander OF the American fleet Dewey
said: II will take Manila In 3ust thirty
.,sb, u,Iuctes after begin the task"
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COAST DEFENSE.
Erben VIII nj Once Organize the
Petrol

TThIru EdlfiOn.l
New York. April 2s.-Rear Admiral
ficnry Erben, United STATES navy. retired
has formally assumed command or ihe
naval coast defense. in which he succerdcd
The late Commander Horace Elmer. He
will take immediate steps 10 organize the
lstrol fieris which viii protect the har-
bora of the Atlantis End Gulf States. and Is
now awaiting instructions from Washing
ton
BY direction of The secretary of war the
hours for passing through the mine fields
las been changed. the hours nov being
between 4 a. III. and p. m.
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The chief legal adviser of the city OF CHI
oaso is Miles J. Devnc The number of YER
drrs that he has won for the city has never
been surpassed by any city attorney in tho
history OF Chicago. Aside from his official
position. MIR. Devinc Is chairman OF the ca
ceu,ive committee OF the Cook county dcmoc-
rRry Mr.. Dcvincs implicit confidence In
papes celery compound is made pubic in
the following letter:
Once OF City Attorney,
City OF Chicago, March o. 1873.
Messrs. Wells. Richardson 4 Co.;
Gt,,ilemen--l desire 10 add my Testimony to
that OF others In return for the benefit re-
ooived from the use Of Paincs celnty COM
pound. My attention WAS first called 70 the
efficacy of tho remedy By friend of mine
residing In one OF the suburbs OF Chicago For
years he had been total wreck physically.
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WOMEN III WAR.
They Always Forge 10 the Front,
anxious 10 Work.

Iucy fNtNutk FOree I'D tue ffOnts
AusiOus 10 Work..
New York Herald.
In any great emergency like this ths
women OF The country always forge 70 the
front. anxious 10 do such work us lies In
their power,
How many lives were saved by their
careful and tender nursing during the civil
War nobobdy Will ever be able to coin-
l,ute. That they were Of infnite service.
however, AMI that they We're ~ brsve
and self sscJificing as the troops IN the
field. goes without saying.
And row they are snticipatitg the hor-
rors OF threatened war with Spain and
offering themselves a. nurses for the hos
pitaIs which may re needed. They axk
no pay. but only lie opportunity to wear
tho Red Cross aud do The work which
The badge indicates they are beinE -
ccpted In large numbers IN New York.
and are attsndlpg Jecturss ylith explain
the duties they Will be called upen -
= 4 soldier wiil fSht with all the lnoss
courage II he kncys that he VIII -
properly cared for when wounded Il
The war has hfxun IL reality. Or
war vesncis are IL faction. snd ~ ~
not be Idle again bnttI snsln = dlise1
from the WesterH world II u t1le q ojees
uiste now rs 10 III lenalh ~ ~ AZ 4ll&
take. but AZ Alss VI " t4ped w.
VIII b natter e5 oalx .Ilsst ti III
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guard of this place but five have volun-
icered so far for service under the COVER
nors call.
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eMAsED THE srANIARD.


kingston. Jamaica April 2s.--The Eng
nh engineer Of the spanish steamer Tel
ssssra which nut In yestsrdsy on her wa
from Galveston for iverpooi' NY .ns
s,e,mer vas chased when off Southwestern
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nrITONs vACIHLA ate


second Edition
rnnacn. April 1.-The trend 81 Ensh'n
sentiment toward sosiu Y becoming q s.. !. I
sea,e and proaounesi that oven American
s,-,.m.ts re eompsilod 70 admit T. ~
,ssurh ths soysramsats friendly attitude
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Jefferson County for BrOderick.

The Republican convention in Jeffer-
son county was the scene Of lively
fight A majority Of the delegates were
for BrOderick. They were we'll organ
lied. Bailey's friends were we'll organ
ized, but Curtis followers were not in
such good order. The convention was
comparatively harmonious until the cleo
tion of delegates was reached. An effort
was made to give the chairman author
ity to name a Broderick delegation. This
plan was abandoned and Matt Edmonds
then moved that certain persons whose
names he read be chosen. On this list
was delegate from Oskaloosa who was
very Objectionable to the delegation from
that township. motion was made to
substitute the name of an anti-Broder-
ick man who would agree to abide by
instructions for that of the objection
able delegate. The Oskaloosa primaries
had resulted in the defeat of a Broder-
lex ticket, the real fight being whether
the appointment of Postmaster Roberts
should be approved. The motion to sub
stitute precipitated a big fight. Charges
of "slate work" and of conspiracy to
insult and humiliate" the OskaloOsa del
egates were made. When vote was
flnally reached the anti-Broderlck dele
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
There Is No Truth In Il.

The only objection that can be made
to the following dispatch taken from the
Kansas City Journal is that, with the ex-
ception of the fact that the address has
been issued, there is no truth in 1t:
Topeka, Kas., March 25.-(Special) }
The Populist State administration is US
ing State money to send out the mon
partisan" address OF the free silver Re-
publican officeholders "To the Republi-
cans of Kansas" This address was pre-
pared by Webb McNall and R. w. Turner
and 1t is plea for the Republicans Of
Kansas to sever party ties and vote for
the individual" The administration
paid for the publication of the address
and now 1t is using State money to dis
tribute it, In order to throw the public
off its guard, 5000 copies have been sent
to the penitentiary, where they are to
be mailed at State expense. The convicts
will be pressed into service to address
the envelopes.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Blowing Ills Own Horn.
(see first-page oartoOn.)

Owing to the fact that the Republican
party is so completely dominated by cor
poratiOn tools and bloated barnacles it Is
not often that really formidable farmer
candidate gets into the hands of his
friends for gubernatorial hOnOrs. Hence
1t is meet and proper that this great
religious and political weekly should lay
it's party prejudices on the shelf for one
issue and with an appropriate cartoon
push along Mr.. Funston's little boom
boom that smells of the daisies and
sunhowers, and with just enough aroma
from the barnyard to give 1t character.
To be candid, this boom Is a little the
warmest political proposition that has
thus far come over the pike, in that the
candidate is no spring chicken, and the
boom business is his long suit. It will
be remembered by most of our readers
that when in Congress few years since
Mr.. Funston ran up against the New
York Voice, or rather the Voice ran up
against him, and to protect his fair
name from its vicious charges and Wilt
fication he secured a certificate Of char
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Voters Must Read and Write In
L.OliSinna.

A constitutional convention has been
in session for some time in Louisiana.
The principle subject for discussion has
been the suffrage article It provides
that voters must be able to read and
write their mother tongue or English
and make application for registration in
his own handwriting. If not possessed of
these qualifications the voter must have
$500 worth of property. All who were
voters in 1867 are entitled to vote with
out any other qualifications, provided
they have resided within the State for
five years previous to registration. I'm
der the same conditions of residence,
persons of foreign birth who have been
naturalized prior to the end of the cur
rent year may register and vote. The
payment Of poll tax is another requisite,
but 1t Is not effective until the general
election of 1900.
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acter from SaloOnkeeper Murray, official
jOintkeeper of the House, thus giving his
enemies regular solar plexus blow
Much might be said of his ability, char
acter and political achievements, but his
reputation being national and his name
a household word in would be a sheer
waste of time and energy. We express
the hope that the late frosts will deal
gently with the boom of our friend of
foghorn fame, and that the wind will be
so tempered etc, that in the early au-
tumn it will be strong and vigor-
Gus and be fully able to combat the
hosts of applejackdom.
M. A. WATERMAN.
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COngressmen Sell SOCK Of AIl Kinds.

SVuBACobuAGW OCH OGOGk DA All hinUSs
Congressman who get rich, and a large
percentage Of them do, are supposed to
devote their attention to the peoples
interests rather than their own, but
many Of them make business Of dealing
in stocks and bonds the value Of which
are affected by legislation. They are
in position to act intelligently because
they know better than any one what
national legislation will be enacted and
what effect it will have. Just now they
are unloading A Washington dispatch
dated March 25, says:
"The dealers in stocks to-day have
been busy sending orders to their New
York correspondents to sell all sorts and
kinds Of stock. Although they decline
to talk, it Is well known here that the
great bulk Of these orders come from
leading Senators and Representatives.
These very men are at the same time as
suring the newspaper men that the sltua-
tion to-day Is not as critical as 1t might
be, and that 1t is not without hope for
those who are for peace.
Or course 1t is not surprising that they
should desire to keep down war talk
until they have an opportunity to unload
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Rock Island Wins In Mail Contract
Fight.

All Of last week the Rock Island and
Union Pacific were racing to Denver in
fight over the government mail con-
tracts Every four years these contracts
are let and this is the year. The Union
Pacific has all Of the Denver mail, with
practically going to the Rock Island.
The fight got so warm and the train
schedules provided for such fast run
ming that it was necessary to do some
thing to settle the trouble. The Union
Pacific agreed that the mail for central
and southern Colorado, Utah and Ari-
zoHa should go to the Rock Island, while
the Union Pacific was to hold the con-
tracts for the mail for Denver and north
ern points. The train schedules will be
practically the same as the old ones ex-
cept that the Union Pacific leaves Kan
sas City and reaches Denver ten min
utes ahead Of the Rock Island. There
must be big profit in mail transpOrta-
tion or the roads could not afford to put
on such fast trains as were run last
week in order to get the contract.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Port Arthur Wins Out.

Kansas City, March 25.-Work on the
Pittsburg & Cuffs ship canal, which is to
make Port Arthur one Of the leading
export points on the Gulf Of Mexico, is
to be resumed at once. The work of
dredging this canal has been frequently
stopped by injunction suits, but the last
serious obstacle to its completion seems
to have been overcome.
Secretary Alger, of the War depart
ment, this week gave permission, after
thorough investigation, for the continua
tion of the work on the canal.
The canal will be finished this year
and will cost about $1,500,000.
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publican, is sample of what harmony
results from his appointments:
your recent adrent supporters in Stat
ford county, however, aCquit you of the
baseness of selling pOstofice appoint
ments, but they are loud In their as
sertlons that your Congressional cares
never extended beyond the disposal of
Presidential postoffices in your district,
and claim they are justified by the COM
plants of the whole Seventh district
when they say that, in this distribution
of postoffices, you consult nothing but
personal interests or the qualification
of political advancement"
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or $2,98425 in excess of the Architects
estimate.
A person who is competent to be State
Architect should surely be able to es-
innate the cost Of work and material to
an almost exact certainty. There is no
more excuse for making an estimate OF
$S,775 on $6,759.25 worth of work than
there Is for men charged with the expen-
diture Of public money to pay s6,759.25
for $S,775 worth of work and material.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
More Trouble for Long.

When Chester /. Long took upon him
self the responsibility OF handling the
postoffice patronage he paved the way
for all kinds Of trouble. He seemed to
be oblivious of the fact that patronage
is, source OF weakness rather than of
strength He is now realizing that his
job is not the most pleasing one imagln-
able. The following from letter to Long
from Paul r. Nagle, prominent Re-
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
SchIey In Command of the Flying
SQUADRON,

Commander w. S. Schley has been
given command of the flying squadron
at Hampton Roads. The squadron is
composed of the Brooklyn, Columbia and
Minneapolis, all fast sailing vessels. The
number will be increased to about
dozen at once. The commander is re-
garded as very safe man. He was in
command Of the Baltimore during the
trouble in Chile. He was also leader of
the expedition which rescued Captain
Greeley after his polar expedition.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

These figures show that this bill was
$1,081.75 too much.
After having drawn $1,5S29S and
VI, ,62S.07, total Of $3,111.O5, Fellows &
Vansant submitted bid of $3373.26,
nearly all Of the work included therein
being included in Mr.. Hollands orig
inal estimate Of $3,775. This bid was
accepted by the council August 20. The
contract was not advertised and no COM
petition was invited An advertisement
or notice Of the letting would have en-
abled the council to get the work done
at about the following figures:
Hollow tiling complete, 5,5l7 IT,.
at 22c .....,... ....,.....Sl, ,21S26
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

gate was chosen by a vote Of 113 to SO.
The other Broderick delegates were
elected and all Of them were instructed
to support Broderick under all circum-
stances. This gives Mr.. Broderick the
delegates from Jackson and Jefferson.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

II ulA pdymSul Was udu0 uuueI lulS
contract Prior to the making of this
contract voucher for $273.20 had been
drawn by the same contractors for this
same work, and payment thereon was
made by warrant No. 1881. This voucher
is of such interest that readers may want
to examine 1t for themselves, and it is
therefore reproduced.
1t Is not probable that either Of said
contractors actually did any Of the work
themselves.
1t may be claimed that the pay drawn
by them was for experimenting the job.
II 80, then 1t must have been for super
intending their own work under their
own contract. An examination Of this
voucher will show that after deducting
the time of the contractors themselves
that the bill is only $128.20. II the pay
was for services in experimenting the
work 1t would seem that $145 for super
intending $128.20 worth of work would
be more than ample compensation.
The above figures show that on an
estimate by the State Architect Of $3,775, |
the State paid $1,528.O7, $1,582.98, $273.2O
and S3,S75, making total of S6,75925, |
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

a o Sample job.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
S6OO.5S

These figures seem to show that the
overcharge on this bill amounted to
S92E49
July 81 Fellows & Vansant were paid
81 ,5S2.9S more This was labor and
material bill, all Of the vouchers of the
laDorers and for material having been
assigned to those contractors. These
vouchers were paid by warrants Nos,
1882 to 1903 inclusive. An estimate by
an experienced contractor shows that
fair amount for this bill would have
been as follows:
$50 feet Of tile floor. ........... $28.0O
14,50O brick, at $3.50 per M. l08.75
10 yards Of sand, at 30c. ........ $40
For laying the tile, which Is but
one-half day for mason, at "a
per day ........,,.......... zoo
Labor for same me............. rs
Brick mason for 8 days, at S4
per day .......,............. 32.OO
Labor for same, days, at $3.50
per day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
Lime to do the work. ...... 1000
4 bbls. cement ...,........... 800
Lewis Van Dorp ,............ 299,0S
$5Ol. .2S
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
CONTINUED from page ~

Itemized bills returned, on file with
State House Architect.
o. X. ]. G. HOLLAND,
State House Architect.
OK. J. +. STANTON, Supt.
Topeka, Kas,, June 26, 1896.
do hereby certify that the within was
contracted for by me for the State, under
authority Of law, and that the amount
therein claimed is correct according to
such contract, and is unpaid.
BY order Of executive council.
w. G. EDWARDS,
Secretary of State.
r. s. STOVER,
Asst Secretary of State.
This voucher was paid by warrant No
700, June q, 1895. AS this was ordered
to be done by day work and was not let
by contract the above certificate seems
to be somewhat at variance with the
facts. An examination of the above
order of the Council fails to disclose
anything authorizing the addition Of 10
per cent. to the labor and material ac-
count
Competent and experienced contractors
estimate that the following would be
fair compensation for the material fur
nished and labor performed which was
-. 4 a.. T.. Il II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-01
Death OF Prof. Roberts.

The sudden death OF one OF our
oldest, best known and most respected
cltllens-Prof. W. ii. Roberts-at one
o'clock Sunday morning, sent thrill
OF anguish over the whole community,
for no man has contributed more OF
individual effort to enhance popular
enjoyment than he whose absence We
mourn and whose place may never be
81 adequately filled. Mr. Roberts per-
formed on the piano Saturday night,
at Olympia Theater, for Sevengala, the
hypnoti>t, and at the close of the show
seemed to hc in his usual health and
IN excellent spirits a. he fingered Il
moment at the door to converse with
friends. This was shortly after III
O'Clock. 1t seems that after a short
call at the Oympian office, he pro-
ceeded home, which is in the southern
his dwelling he was taken i'll with an
affection Of the heart to which he has
been subject, and as st. Peters hos
pital was only block or two distant
he walked to that refuge for the suffer
ing, assisted by Mrs. Roberts, as the
spcedlcSt means of placing himself
under the care of a physician. DIR.
lngham was Immediately summoned
by telephone, but before he arrived
death had invaded the apparently
stalwart frame, and the Joyous heart
was stilled forever.
Prof. Roberts lfe-study was music
and he was skilliul performer on the
piano and organ. Many years he had
devoted in this community to teach
ing his art, and many are the evil
dences of his labors. He was always
ready to contribute his share towards
promoting the public veal, and on all
festive occasions he was prominent
figure rs entertainer by his gifted ac-
cOmplishment. He was born in On
tario, Canada, in Jnne, 1888, of Scotch
Irish parents. He came to the United
States in 1851. In 1864 he was a resi-
dent of California, where he served Il
term OF enlistment for the Indian war
He came to Washington in 1869 and
made his home in this city, where he
has resided ever since that date He
married in 1891, Mrs. S. NJ. F. Jones,
an exemplary companion, who sur
wives him. He was member of the
Il. A. r., the |. o. .. F. and the X. of
7. under whose auspices the funeral
took place Tuesday at 10 A. NJ. The
services in St. Johns church were
conducted by the rector and ut the
grave by the Pythian brotherhood.
But small portion of the assemblage
who desired to manifest their respect
for the dead could gain admission to
the church and the concourse to the
cemetery was one of unusual numbers.