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The times., 1898-05-08
MAJOR GENERAL WILSON.
He Is sworn Into the Service To-


Major General James Harrison Wilson,
of Delaware, was mustered into the ser
vice of the United States by Assistant
Chief Clerk A. NJ. Thomas. at the War
Department today. He was the third Of
the newly-appointed major generals to
take the oath of allegiance. General Will
son has an excellent fighting record, and
will be remembered as the leader of the
Jefferson Davis raid, which resulted in
the capture of the president of the Con-
federate States.
General Wilson stated 10 Times repre-
sentative Immediately after he had been
sworn in that he has not yet been given
an assignment. He said:
II await the orders of the War De-
partment. / will return to Wilmington
tonight, and will probably be back in
Washington In day or two
When shown the report of Commodore
Dewey, he said:
1T is one of the naval feats of the CEN
tury. 1t seems almost incredible"
The times., 1898-05-08
PEBELLION IN SPAIN.
Don Carlos Issues Manifesto TO
His Followers.

New York, May THE Ticker says:
"A manifesto has been issued by Don
Carlos calling upon his loyal followers
throughout the United States and South
America 10 join him at once. His Off
cial representative in America yesterday
received instructions to join Carlos, and
will leave for Europe the coming week.
The pretenders adherents expect the
Queen Regent of Spain to abdicate very
soon, when he will be ready to assume the
sceptre"
The times., 1898-05-08

Baltimore, May Eight fully armed
fast sailing steamers viii compose the
Chesapeake Bay defense feet. 10 GO into
commission next week, or as soon there
after as the vessels can be secured and
armed. Commander c. T. Hutchins, Of
the Navy. who VIII be in charge. re-
ceiyed orders today to close contracts
for the vessels and organize his fleet. I'm
pOrtagnt duties win devolve on these de-
fense boats. They viii patrol the two
hundred miles Of Chesapeake Bay. A
gunb0at and & topedo boat viii cruise
continuously al the mouth Of the Poto-
mac River TO guard the approach 10
Washington. The Potomac has also been
mined with explosives near its mouth.
ss well as near Washington. The vessels
OF the defense feet will consist Of two
auxiliary gunboats. each manned by four
officers and sixty men; two torpedo boats.
The times., 1898-05-08

fence. the negro jumped out OF the We
hicle dashed into barn and locked him
self in. a thrOng of citizens and police
surrounded the building.
officer Trimp attempted 10 disIOdge the
man. but was shot down the moment he
approached the building. The mob then
made combined assault with guns. axes
and fire. and a number were wounded be-
fore man upon the roof finally brought
the negro down. He was then shot TO
pieces. The affair occurred near the
Beauregard School, which was set on fire
during the yellow fever epidemic last
Summer. School was dismissed during
the excitement
The times., 1898-05-08
Capital Loan Guarantee Co.,
6o1 F Street N. w.
POLICEMAN SHOT BY A NEGRO
Two Victims ReVenGed by VA Mob of
Infuriated Citizens.

New Orleans, May Two officers of the
New Orleans police force were murdered
yesterday by desperate negro, and the
criminal was riddled with bullets by
crowd of citizens.
An attempt was made to arrest a negro
named Dennis Burrell for what now APP
pears to be a trivial offense-robbery-
but without n moments warning the
man shot down the officer and dashed
away, through Tulane Avenue, one of
the citys busiest thoroughfares, \ con-
stantly-growing mob followed, and, see
ing himself Overtaken, the negro jumped
into "a buggy and drove away. The pur-
suit continued for miles, pursued and
pursuers exchanging shots. until the out
skirts of the city were reached. There,
seeing his way barred by barbed-wire
The times., 1898-05-08
CONSUL PRESTON HOME.
One Of His Family Dies on the Jour
ney From Ponce.

One of His Family Dies on the jour
ney From Ponce.
New York, May Among the passen-
gers who arrived this morning per Nor
wegian steamship Bratten from Porto
Rico was Felix W Preston, United States
consular agent at Ponce. Mr.. Preston
said that he had considerable property in
Porto Rico. and left Ponce in order to
bring his family to this country for safe
~.
There was no excitement at Ponce, but
the United States consul general had re-
tired from the country and the island was
placed under martial law. Mr.. Preston 5
family consisted of his wife and four
children one a child of six years named
Felice, died when the steamship was two
days out. The body was put in cask Of
bay rum and brought to this port for in
termeut.
The times., 1898-05-08
CHINA'S WAR DEBT PAID.
A Check for sixty Million Dollars
Handed Over to Japan.

London, May AT the Bank of Eng
land this morning the Chinese minister
handed over check covering the
amount of the japanese indemnity. The
check was drawn for nearly G13,OOO, GO0.
and is the largest ever drawn upon the
Bank Of England.
Japan's claims are nov settled, and
China is entitled to demand the with
drawal of the Japanese from Wei-Hai-
Wei.
The times., 1898-05-08
CARTRIDGES FOR DEWEY.
Three Carloads Intended for Rapid.
Firing Guns

Omaha Neb., May 5.-Three special
cars loaded with cartridges for the use of
the Pacific sauadron's rapid fire guns
and attached 10 the Wells-Fargo express
train on the Chicago and Rock Island
passed through here last night The cars
are being rushed to San Francisco with
all possible speed and the ammunition
will be hurried on to Commodore Dew
eY's fleet.
The times., 1898-05-08
CHARGES MODERATE, MEDICINE INCLUDE
JOY IN THE HOUSE.

Representative Discuss Dewey's
Victory.
The few members who appeared on the
attention to the confirmation of our naval
victory at Manila.
1t was universally proclaimed the
greatest naval victory every won, and as
Representative remarked, "It makes
man feel proud that he is an American"
The times., 1898-05-08
POLO WILL BE MAD.
He Thought Last Night Tint Dew
ey Was EntrappCd.

Toronto, May 7.-Senor Polo and the re-
last night for Montreal, en- route for
Madrid. In an interview just before leav
ing Senor Polo emphatically denied that
he was leaving Canada at the instance of
the British authorities. PolO's closing re-
mark as he stepped on the train was:
II think, L hope, Commodore Dewey is
in a trap"
The times., 1898-05-08
Polo Goes to Montreal.

Toronto. Ont, May 7.-Senor Polo was seen
Yesterday afternoon regarding the report that he
had been called to Madrid by the Spanish gov
eminent at the instance Of Lord Salisbury. He
characterized the report as absurd and declared
he had not been called home by his government.
Scnor Polo left Toronto last night for Mon
treal where he will stay until he receives in
structions The senior asserts that the war has
only begun.
The times., 1898-05-08
KIDNAPPED BY HIS CHILD.
Millionaire Sutro's Married Dauch.
ter Takes Him Home.

San Francisco, May "A struggle for
the custody Of the person Of Adolph SUIT
70. millionaire and ex-mayor Of San
Francisco has taken place at Sutro
Heights. DR.. Emma Merritt the legal
guardian Of the personal estate Of her
father, removed him in an ambulance
from the family homestead 10 her new
home at Van Ness Avenue and Sutter
Street She was ferceIy resisted by Miss
Clara Sutro. her sister, who created a
wild scene.
Miss SUtrO asserts that DR. Merritt kid
Haped her father. who in his present fee
bic state is unable 10 make any resist
auce. DIR. Merritt replies that she has
simply acted for the best interests of her
father, and that as his legal guardian
she is entitled to the custody Of his per-
son.
Her reasons for securing him from the
homestead. she says. was hat she might
have him AT her home, where he would
receive more careful treatment and where
he would be under her constant supervls-
ion.
The times., 1898-05-08
VIRGINIA SOLDIERS.
The Lee Rifles oa Norfolk March
Today.

Norfolk. Va. May THE Lee Rifles,
Captain Sheen, the banner infantry com
pany of Norfolk, Company A, Fourth
Virginia Volunteers, left for Richmond
this morning. This is the first command
to go to the camp whore the State troops
are TO rendezvous.
The hospital ship Solace sailed this
morning from the Norfolk navy yard for
Key West.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius is pre-
pairing To follow and is momentarily ex-
pected To leave the yard.
The times., 1898-05-08
The Vixen and Mcntauk.

Philadelphia, May THE two long-de-
layed vessels Vixen and Montauk, sailed
from League Island this morning after
several days of waiting orders. The for
mer is bound for Key West and will
probably be used in the blockading of
Cuban ports. while the monitor is de-
signed for the defenses of Portland, Me.
The times., 1898-05-08
THE ARKANSAS FLOOD.
A Part of Fort smith Is Under Wa
ter.

Fort Smith, Ark, May THE Arkan-
sas River has risen three feet during
the past twen1y-four hours. the gauge
now reading thirty-four feet higher
than it has been since 1874.
Many valuable farms that never have
been known TO overflow have gone un-
der water and still the waters rise at
the rate of an inch per hour. Nearly all
the residents in the Cherokee and Po-
teau Bottoms. opposite Fort Smith. have
been driven from their homes. In the
northern and eastern portions of the
city the inhabitants are moving about
in skiffs
The times., 1898-05-08
Ce,resDOrdent Killed.

Chicago, May Private advices receiv-
ed this morning in this city that II. ].
Whigham, correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, has been captured and shot by
Spaniards in Cuba. a telegram to the
newspaper. however, declared that it is
probable that he escaped with his life.
This is not given with positiveness, but
only as a speculation.
The times., 1898-05-08
Letters From Cuban Patriots.

TampIe. Fla, May Capt. Dorst. Of
Cen. Miles staff. who went to Key West
last week and then to the northern coast
Of Cuba in the tug Leyden, is expected to
arrive here Sunday He will bring let
ters from Cuban insurgent leaders with
reference to the proposed landing of the
United States expedition in Cuba.
The times., 1898-05-08
SPANISH PAPER VICTORIES.
Madrid Announces the Defeat OF Gu
ban Insurgents.

Madrid, Maya 1t IS officially an
nOunced that h0stilities in Cuba We're re-
the operations against Gomez there have
been various engagements in which
thirty-twO rebels We're killed. while the
Spaniards had thirty-two men wounded
An Official announcement confirms the
report that a body OF troops attempted TO
land al SaIdp Cuba. but we're repulsed
and compelled 10 r--emb3rk. Spaniards
had four men wounded.
The times., 1898-05-08
SPANISH BRIG SEIZED.

Cargo of Flour and Wine To,ved
Into key West.
Key West, Sla., May THE Spanish
brig Francisco, from Barcelona to Ha-
ma. loaded with -four and wine. has
been captured by the revenue cutter
Hamilton.
The brig was towed into this port this
morning.
The times., 1898-05-08
Queen of the BeIgia.ns' Mishap.

Brussels. May THE Queen of the Bel
gians. while driving in the Royal Park
yesterday was thrown from her carriage.
which was overturned, and tossed into
a lake She was rescued by her attend
The times., 1898-05-08
MAY WHEAT.
Tremendous Excitement and Light
Trading.

Chicago. May MAY wheat reached
the $40 today. the highest In ten years.
After considerable huctuatIon it closed at
si.G7 bid.
There was tremendous excitement when
the highest quotation was announced. but
the trading was not heavy.
The times., 1898-05-08
MOBS IN MADRID.
Fighting Between the Troops and
RiCters.

London. May 7.-Dispatches from Ma
drid assert that the police have had
trouble with mobs in different parts of
the city. \ great deal of fighting has oc-
Cured
The times., 1898-05-08
Much Malaria.

The continued wet weather Is causing
much malaria in the District and patent
remedies are greatly IN demand The
very best preventative. as well as remedy
is Tharps Pure Berkeley" whiskey. II
is only obtainable at Sl2 f Street. 1t
The times., 1898-05-08
The Alliance,

Norfolk, Va. May THE United States
training ship Alliance is reported by the
observer at Cape Henry as being now
passing up Chesapeake Bay.
The times., 1898-05-08
DR.. CLEMENS
I411 Pa. Ave.
Adj. WilIarj's Hotel,
Al Pa. Ave. Adj. Wiilarj's Hotel
Is Every Day Curing People
That Other Physicians Had
Declared Hopeless inValids.

1t must be admitted that DIR. CLEMENS has
record OF cures such has never been achieved
by any other physician in the treatment of all
disorders of the BRAIN and NERVOUS SYS-
TEN, DISEASES OF the SKIN and BLOOD CA
TARRH. ASTHMA, DYSPEPSIA MALARIA.
RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, HEMORRHOiDS,
PRIVATE DISEASES OF MEN AND WOMEN,
and all affections OF the THROAT, LIVER,
STOMACH, KIDNEYS, BLADDER, and SEXUAL
ORGANS.
Men suffering from nervous debility or loss OF
capacity, as result of oyeTwOrk, mental worry.
or past fOllies and excesses, are quickly restored
to sound, vigorous manhood by DR.. CLEMENS'S
treatment.
CHARGES MODERATE, MEDICINE INCLUDED.
Daily Office Hours-10 a. m. TO p. M. Mon
day. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9 to
p. m. Sunday, 10 to II IN.
CONSULTATION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Question List-A for man, for women, C for
Skin Diseases.
The times., 1898-05-08
BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE.
Fears for the MninIand's Passengers
and Crew.

London. May THE British steamer
Mainland IS reported ashore in Broken
Bay.
II Is feared that her thirty-six passen-
gers and her crew numbering twenty-five
are lost
The times., 1898-05-08
DIED..

WHEELER-At No 45 Street northeast in
the hfty-hfth year Of her age, MRS LAURA
C. WHEELER.
Funeral at ths house Monday at ; D. m
I.
LEAHY-On Saturday. May :. ls9s, at II
O'Clock a m, ANNIE. beloved daughter OF
Thomas and Mary Leahy, aged four months and
twenty-three days-
Funeral 10 take place sunday at 8 O'Clock
p m, from No l53 a Street northeast II
WARNKE-Saturday May = at $50 a. m c.
WARNkE, JR-, beloved husband OF Laura Warn
Ike. nee Allen, IN the thirty-seeOnd year Of his
age.
Funeral at the residence of his parents 9i3
First st. NV. Monday. May 9. 1895 1t D. M
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to at
tend. Item
The times., 1898-05-08
ACTIVITY ON BOARD SHIP
The Naval Board. InSpeetS the
Hudson and New Orleans.
NAY BR USED As TR iNSP0RT5
Tacy Are Cromwell Liners-An Of
HceF ira the German Navy Comes
ia This Country 10 study Our
FJethods of Warfare-Thc Cruiser
lahtSee L. About TO sail.

New York, May Two vessels were
Inspected yesterday by the special nava!
board on auxiliary crusiers- They were
the Hudson and the New Orleans of the
Cromwell line, and are designed for use
a. transports or supply ships.
Messrs. Tawrcsey. Patch and Dixon, of
the board. went TO Boston TO inspect
several vessels. Passed Assistant En-
gineer g. W. McElroy, who has been
detailed for duty as assistant engineer
sH the converted yacht Corsair, has been
assigned TO duty with the board, during
Boston
The times., 1898-05-08

l.
The times., 1898-05-08
At 3 Per Cent.

IeaSona Bile
HEISKELL & McLERAN,
iy9-tf-em zoos ST. NV.
The times., 1898-05-08

PriCeS nave been Cut TO BELOW COST Marks.
The goods all ticketed plain figures showing
former price and the sale price.
We show how deep the cutting OF
there of other bargains
The times., 1898-05-08
MONEY WANTED AID TO LOAN.
Loans OF $40 ;,Ss a $ssISsE $ssisi 5sssGs S,''
National Mortgage Loan Co.,
62S r Street " Va

S25 To $500 to loan: one to six months on Sec
ond trust building association certificates
and collateral. FULTON r. GORDON, Atlantic
Bldg. myS-St
The times., 1898-05-08
An Astonishing Week of Furniture
Sellingi
A Rush to Buy Goods Below COstl

This week has been unprecedented The rush began
announced that closing lines
Furniture We going of business but have decided
retain only lines and sell the balance goods
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The Philippine Islands.

While there has been d constant fire OF
discussion and criticism in every leading
paper in the United States concerning
the Philippine Islands and the proprlety
Or improperly of the United States gov
eminent retaining them at any cost--it
has occurred to no one apparently tell
the good people OF America of what the
Philippines consist, what their product
topography, climate and many other in
teresting features concerning which
everybody now really desires TO know.
The Seattle Times therefore quotes from
the johnson Appleton Cyclopedia" OF
1896 the following brief, but accurate
statement:
PHILIPPINE Islands-A group OF over
400 islands extending across IL degrees
OF latitude between Formosa and the
Molucas and forming the northern part
OF the Malay Archipelago. The largest
are Luxon, Mindanao, Samar, Mindero,
Panay, Leyte, Negroes, Masbate and Zebu.
The total area is estimated at 1895
square miles--all under Spanish rule
and divided into forty-three provinces.
The population is abeut 1000, 900.
The Philippine Islands are OF volcanic
origin. Active volcanoes are found
throughout the whole group, such as
Mayor and Luzon and Buhayquin Min
danao, and earthquakes are frequent and
often violent. In 1863 1864 the whole
province OF Fam boanga in Mindanao was
t,arfully devastated.
The soil is exceedingly fertile and as
water is abundant both in lakes and riy-
era and the climate is hot and moist,
vegetable life reaches here an almost
gigantic development.
The mountains rise to \ height OF 1000
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Ten Dollars With Interest.

There was paid over the counter at the
treasury department the other day a
ten-dollar bill of kind few of US have
ever seen. 1t was worn completely
through in places, though it had been in
the possession OF the man who presented
II almost since its issue. 1t bore in gold
letters on it's face the words, Compound
Interest Treasury Note" 1t was issued
Decent Der So 1864, under the act of con-
press of June 80, of that year. and was
numbered 4O9,993. On the back was
printed the statement:
"By act of congress this note is q legal
tender Tor ten dollars, but bears interest
at 6 per cent. compound every Elk
mouths, though payable only at matur-
itv. as follows" The las follows" was
table showing the worth Of the note at
six-month intervals, and the elaborate
explanation concluded with.
This sum, $l1 94''-shOwn in the
table" will be paid to holder for prin-
cipal and interest at maturity OF note,
three years from date"
The old man who presented it seemed
surprised to learn that the interest and
the compromising Of the interest had
ceased in 1867, but he took his $ll.94
and departed contentedly. The bill was
All old wartime greenback, made inter-
est bearing in order to make it more &C
ceptable TO the people, for money for
war expenses didn't pour into the treas
ury in those days as it does now .-Wash-
inotOn Post
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-08-06
Private Mailing Cards.

Since the first of the present month
the privilege granted the people by the
postal department relative to private
postals, went into effect. These are
cards which can be purchased at home
and printed by local printer, can be
printed or written on the back and one
cent stamp is required to make them
legal postals. They must, however, con
form to the following rules:
l.. Cards must not exceed the size Of
what is now known rs the "H" postal
card, which is 31ax5h inches in dimen-
sions.
2. The quality of the cards must be
substantially that of the government
postal cards, and weigh about 6 pounds
3 ounces to the 1000.
L. The color of the cards may be white
cream, light shade OF gray or the shade
Of the government cards, which Is light
buff
4. The cards must bear these words
in print on the address side: Private
Mailing Card-Authorized by act OF
Congress of May 10, 1898" When pre-
pared by printers Or stationers for sale,
they should also bear in the upper right
hand corner Of the address side, an OBJ
long diagram with the words, place
cent stamp here" and in the lower
left hand corner the following words
should be printed: This side is exclu-
sively for the address," Nothing else
than the superscription, which may be
either in writing or i'll print, but which
must be limited TO the name and address,
and if desired the occupation or business
OF the addressee, briefly stated will be
allowable on the address side.
5. The message on the cards may be
either in writing or in print, and there
may also appear on the message side sd-
refreshments, illustrations or other mat
ter, printed either in black or III colors.
6. There must be attached to every
card mailed / cent adhesive postage
StamD.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-08-06
Weekly Excursions III Through
Cars to the East.

Another through tourist car to the
East has been arranged to run out OF
Portland, giving four each week. Here
after the car leaving Monday will run
through without change to Kansas City
and Chicago, over the O. r. 4 N, Or
egon Short Line, Rio Grande Western,
Denver 4 Rio Grande, Missouri Pacific
and Chicago & Alton. The car has inst
been arranged for, and the one previously
scheduled Tor Monday has been changed
to Thursday. 1t runs through to St.
Louis, via the Missouri Pacific line.
The car leaving Portland Tuesday goes
through to Boston, and is promoted by
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific.
Wednesdays car runs to st. Joseph,
Kansas City and st. Louis, over the
Burlington. All these special through
cars are receiving gratifying patronage.
Consult o. r. q n. agent before buying
tickets to the East
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feet, are covered to their very tops with
forests OF immense treeP, yielding excel
lent timber aud many of the most valu-
able sorts of wood. Teak, ebony, cedar.
and gum trees, iron and sapsn wood are
lnterspersed with breadfruit and cocoa
nut trees, oranges, citrons, manso, tam
arinds and other varieties of fruit trees
the whole bound together with float
ing garlands of huge climbing plants and
brilliant parasites.
On the extensive slopes and in the val
leys are cultivated abaca or hemp, of
which IS, 900 tons are annually exported.
In 1890, 5000 tons of tobacco and no..
100000 cigars we're exported. The other
products are cotton, sugar, coffee, indigo,
rice, wheat, maize, pepper, ginger, van
lila, cinnamon and cocoa. OF dangerous
wild beasts there are none. Oxen, buf-
faloes, hoases, goats, sheep and swine OF
peculiar but excellent breeds are extern
sively reared.
Deer, wild boars, pheasants, ducks and
fine fish are abundant. The forests
swarm with monkeys, squirrels, parrots,
sunbirds. The jungles with lizards,
snakes, tarantulas, mosquitoes and other
insects. Gold is found, also iron, cop
per, coal, vermillion, saltpetre, quick
silver, sulphur lin large quantities both
pure and mixed with copper Or from,
mother-of-pcarl, coral, amber and tor
toise-shell.
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Notice for Bids.

The board of directors of district No.
50 will receive bids for 100 cords OF red
fir wood, to be deliveredf t. o. b. Pullman,
on or before the 1st of September, 1898.
Also for 80 tons of coal, bids to specify
the kind of coal, to be delivered on the
same date, +. 0. b. Pullman. The board
reserves the rtght to reject any or all
bids. MARGARET MoRRELL,
f3ew3) Clerk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-08-06
A DEAD MAN At The HELM.

It was CHASTITY story of tragedy at sea.
An inbound ship to San francisco dur
ing a high gale sighted schooner adrift
in the North Pacific, abandoned by all
survivors of her crew, with a dead man
dashed to her helm.
The figure of a dead man dashed to her
wheel and hanging Imply over il was
plainly distinguished without the aid OF
glass.
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