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Evening star., 1898-08-29

Written for The Evening Star
Oh! Justice tear thy bandage of! 'Tis time
thine eyes should see,
Dash down thy scales! Their weight of woes has
grown too great for thee!
Swift to Columbia, the fair, go take thy mighty
stand
And summon Right unto its place at thy COM
maIding hand.
Throw back the curtains that conceal. Reveal the
truths they hide.
Stand firm and steadfast thy trust, oh, mistress
deifrd!
Throw back those pals. Let in the light upon the
sin and shame
Oh! spare not in thy judgment if thou wouldst
deserve thy name.
Let retribution follow swift where wrong has gone
before
In answer to the stricken ones who helplessly
implorc!
Oh! Justice, thy bandage OF! 'Tis time thine
eyes should see
Dash down thy scales, Their weight of woes has
grown too great for thee,
-CLUSkEY CROMWELL.
Evening star., 1898-08-29
FATAL VAPOR BATH,
III. T. Higgins Scalded to Death by
Explosion of the Machine.

CHICAGO, August oh. T. Higgins,
cashier for the treasurer's office of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pactac railroad, is
dad from burns received by the explosion
of a vapor bathing apparatus by which Mr.
Higgins was endeavoring to secure relief
from hay fever.
The vapor bath had been purchased in the
hope that it would drive away the disease.
In some unaccountable manner the ma
chine exploded while Mr.. Higgins was in
il. The shock was terrific, covering Mr..
Higgins with scalding steam and leaving
scarcely a portion of his body Cnharmed.
Mr.. Higgins had been in the employ OF
the Rock Island for eighteen years. He
was fifty-two years old. A widow and two
children survive him.
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senator Lodges Pocket Picked.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachu-
setts was relieved of his pocket book, con-
tanning valuable papers and money, in the
waiting room of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad. in Grand Central
station, New York, yesterday afternoon.
Fortunately he had bought his tickets to
Boston and went on home, after reporting
his loss to the officer in charge of the sta
ton. One of the senator's constituents to
whom he was about to lend S10 had to get
along without the loan.
Evening star., 1898-08-29

There was no judge at the city hall this
morning, and the courts of the District that
have been running on one-siXth time all
summer were at an absolute standstiil.
Quite number OF lawyers who had mo-
tions and other equity business to call to
the attention of the court waited in vain
for member of the bench. Justice Cox is
expected to take up the court work at city
hall Thursday next.
Evening star., 1898-08-29

HILLSBoRo. Mo-. August 29.-over
thirty people were poisoned at barbecue
given at Morse Hill, and but for the
prompt attendance OF physicians it Is prob
able several deaths would have occurred.
l. is supposed some one placed paris green
IN the meat.
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Pays High for u Lunch.

Judge Mills today fined Chas. Marshall,
colored, IS for the larceny Of one dozen
CLANS and two deviled crabs. valued in all
at 81 cents, from Philip MCGOWAN. In de-
fault of payment Marshall went to Jail for
fifteen days.
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Local Pensions,

William s. Johnson has received pen
sion of $40 per month and Marie J. Smyth
a pension of Sc per month. Both are resi-
dents Of the District of Columbia.
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Takes Place of Pastor.

In the absence of the pastor. Rev. G. S.
Williams. the pulpit of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church was filled by Rev A W.
Graves of Virginia. who is graduate of
Grocer Theological Seminary. and who has
lately returned from pastorate in Mon
tana.
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JuGEes All Absent.

Big savings on Furniture and Carpets in
HCeke's Clearing Sale.-Advt.
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Steals Hams.

Ernest Washington, colored, was today
sent to Jail for thirty days by Judge Mills
for the larceny of two hams valued at 81
fl ON Elsie Banks.
Evening star., 1898-08-29
Full List of subscriptions.

The following is a complete list of the
subscriptions to the fund to provide suit
able welcome to the District of Columbia
Volunteer Regiment, received by Chairman
ELson:
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FINANCIAL.
Savings Bank.

The address is I222 +. The above HAT II
carried out is certain To ultimately place any
one in a position Of Independence. an2p 18d
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A Crush to BE Avoided.

1t is Maj. Sy1vester's idea when the reg
lment arrives In Washington, in case its
soldiers are equal to the march. to have It
disembark from the cars at Sd street and
Maryland avenue southwest and thus pre-
vent the crowding and congestion that al
ways prevails at the 9th street station on
such occasions.
The escort will have ample room to form
at the point selected. The line of march
will be up Sd street to Pennsylvania ave-
rue, to 18th street and to the executive
mansion. Pennsylvania avenue will be wire
ropad on both sides from 18th 10 18th street
| and wire ropes will be stretched across il
at both streets after the regiment and es-
cort passes into this reserved inclosure.
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the Spanish fleet, is nevertheless, consid-
cred by our enthusiastic experts very nearly
equal in strength to the enemy. A battle
between Schley's flying squadron" and the
Spanish formation would be what naval Of
fcers call a pretty fight" Commodore
Schley has been spelling for a fight, and
been accusing the Washington authorities
of having bottled him up at Hampton
Roads to prevent him from distinguishing
himself because he is Democrat" There
never was more absurd charge 1t may
be his honor. after ALL to engage in the first
battle on this side. Although his squadron
left Hampton Roads lacking its full fighting
strength there is possibility it may be
augmented by the cruisers Minneapolis and
Columbia, two of the fastest ships of the
navy, before it arrives at Key West
Exact informal ton as to the time which
the Spanish fleet spent at Martinique is
awaited with unconcealed eagerness in
Washington. This government is not seek
ing a pretext for a row with France but
if it should transpire that a French colony
had been lending active aid to the enemy
the administration viii, without a doubt,
make sharp demand upon the French
government for an explanation The French
pathy with Spain and there has been more
or less talk of an alliance between the
two countries. Prompt official denials of
these reports have been made from time
to time The Martinique incident will be
test OF the sincerit..,, of the French in this
matter.
The war revenue bill will be taken up in
the Senate on Monday next. Its fate de-
pends on the military events of the next
fortnight. A great naval victory followed
by the prompt invasion of Cuba and sue
cessful attack on Havana, all of which may
take place within two weeks, and
which will probably take place
within that period, would encourage
the opposition to prolong a discus
sion on the measure and possibly defeat il
altogether. If it should become evident that
the war is to be short, sharp and decisive,
as is now on the programme, the opposition
will contend that there is no use for rails
ing more revenue and that the treasury can
get along without either the sale of bonds
or increased taxation. They have held for
a good while that the treasury is carry
ing too large surplus and that at least
$lo0OO0OO of the balance now on hand
should be put into circulation instead Of be-
Ag locked up in the vaults This argument
will be made much of by the Demopop syn
dicate during the discussion which is soon
to begin.
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But Two Men Killed, One by Heat, and Seven
Injured, All of Whom May Recover.
Narrow Escape of the Admiral and ''Fighting Bob,"
Whose Lives Were Periled by Flying
Splnters-The TerrOr's Duel. t''A'fff

called on the Iowa, few final touches in
clearing ship were made and at general
quarters" sounded. The men were eager for
the fight.
The tug Wampatuck went ahead and
anchored her small boat to the westward
showing ten fathoms, but there was not a
sign of life from the fort which stood bold
ly against the sky on the eastern hills, hid
ing the town.
Tie Detroit steamed far to the eastward,
opposite Valtern. The Iowa headed straight
for the shore. Suddenly her helm flew over,
bringing the starboarI battery to bear on
forward twelve-inch guns thundered out at
the sleeping hills. and for fourteen minutes
she poured starboard broadsides on the
coast. Meanwhile the Indiana, the New
York and other ships repeated the dose
from the rear. The Iowa turned and came
back to the Wampatuck's boat and again
led the column, the forts replying fierceIy,
concentrating on the Detroit, which was
about seven hundred yards away, all the
batteries on the eastward arm of the har-
bor
Thrice the column passed from the en-
trance Of the harbor to the extreme east
ward battery. Utter indifference was shown
for the enemys fire. The wounded were
quickly attended, the blood was washed
away and everything proceeded like target
practice.
At 7:45 a. m. Admiral Sampson signaled.
"Cease firing. Retire" was sounded on
the Iowa and she headed from the shore.
and, failing to see the signal, banged away
alone for about half an hour, the concert
of shore guns roaring at her and the water
flying high around her from the exploded
shells. But she possessed a charmed life
and reluctantly retired at SIS.
AS at Matanzas, the unsatisfactory con-
dition, the smoke and the distance pre-
vented any important conclusions being
drawn. The town of San Juan must have
suffered, altnough protected by the hills.
as the high shots must have reached It.
No traces of the bombardment were dis
cernible on the forts except small fires,
which were apparently extinguished before
the fleet eft
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AMERICAN SHIP CHASED.


LONDON, May 15.-Captain
Reach, of the British steamer Nor
ham, which has arrived at Plym-
outh, reports that last Saturday
evening about half past 9 o'clock
he saw Spanish man-of-war chas-
ing an American two-mast-
cd merchant steamer into AL
gecinas bay, west of Gibraltar.
Eight guns, some shotted and
others blank, were fired and the
two vessels passed out of sight.
The capture seemed inevitable.
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READY FOR BOMBARDMENT

BOSTON, Mass, May 13.-Or-
ders were received at Fort Warren
to-day from the War Department
to remove all women and children
at once. The orders were prompt
ly obeyed.
Officials of high rank, at the
Charleston navy yard place con-
siderable credence in the rumor
tina. part, at least, of the en-
emy's fleet is not far distant from
this coast. Their suspicious were
strengthened by the fact that the
United States cruiser Columbia
and the ram Katahdin hurriedly
left this port under sealed orders,
and that the cruiser San Francisco
will leave at once. The auxiliary
cruiser Yankee joined the Colun1-
bia off Cape Cod and went to sea.
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RETURN OF A. 5. ROWAN.
The Daring Lieutenant Discusses His
Conference with Garcia

KEY WEST, Fla, May 13.-Lieut. Andrew
S. Rowan, of the Ninenteenth United
States Infantry, arrived here to-day from
Cuba bearing important dispatches from
Gen. Calixto Garcia, commander of the
Department of the East of the insurgent
army, for General Miles or General Shafter,
commanding the army of invasion. Lieut..
Rowan, with a number of guides, left
Jamaica on April % to carry information to
and confer with General Garcia. He and
his companions crossed to Cuba in an open
boat, arriving after twenty-five hours and
landing on the coast near Pico Ojo del Toro,
province of Santiago de Cuba and a little
west of the city of that name They
marched through swamps and underbrush
to the mountains where horses were OBJ
tanned. and thence proceeded to Bayamo,
arriving at that place five days later. They
found General Garcia quartered there with
a guard of several hundred troops with
headquarters in the principal house on the
main street of the city, which had been
abandoned shortly before by the Spanish.
Lieutenant Rowan had a long conference
with the insurgent general who told him
that there were 5000 troops in his COM
mand scattered throughout the island
These troops were. General Garcia in
formed him, well supplied with arms, but
lacked ammunition About 5000 were then
following a body of Spanish soldiers down
to the Cueta river. General Garcia ex-
pressed his joy at the Intervention of the
United States and asked Lieutenant Rowan
to suggest how the Cubans could cooperate
with the Americans. Lieutenant Rowan
told him that their services would be in
valuable alone for their great knowledge
of the topography of the island.
When Lieutenant Rowan left the insur-
gent camp he was accompanied by General
Henry colazo and chief of staff, Colonel
Hernandez. They struck across country
and came out on the north coast. near Man
att, on May Z. Throughout the journey
across the island, which made al the
widest part, Lieutenant Rowan and his
companions did not encounter a Spanish
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partment and naturally is purely matter
of conjecture SIMPSONS fleet is strong
enough unaided to overcome the Spanish
flying squadron if he can ever catch it out
of the reach of fortifications. His fleet, how
ever is lacking in speed as compared to
the Spanish vessels and cooperation on the
part of our flying squadron would add very
much to the chance of cornering the Span
iards end forcing the fight, which is be-
lieved to be necessary to the success OF the
Cuban campaign as now planned. Some one
suggested at the Navy Department that the
Spanish fleet when last heard from was
at a point not very much more distant from
the great cities of the Atlantic seaport than
from Havana but if the Spanish admiral
contemplates movement in the former dl-
rection he probably will run full into Schley,
who will have his scouts we'll out in ad-
vance when he moves southward.
DELAY IN MESSAGES.
Much regret is expressed among naval Of
ficers at the delays experienced in COM
municating with Sampson and il is not to
be learned yet at the Navy Department
whether the admiral has actually received
M TO this moment the important advices IS
to the movements of the Spanish fleet that
have been dispatched to him. Doubt on this
score is founded on the experience the de-
partment has had already with the cables
received to-day from the West Indies. 1t
was stated positively at the close of office
hours that no word had come during the
day from Admiral Sampson save the one
telegram sent ont this morning regarding
the attack on the forts at San Juan. 1t
can be stated that there is good ground
for the belief that the Admiral has achieved
aH Of m or hat u,a
necessary to carry out the plans of the
strategy board The purpose was to de-
stroy San Juan as fortified base that
might form a harboI of refuge for the Span
ish fleet and according to the admiral's re-
port this has been practically accomplished.
1t was neither necessary nor material that
San Juan itself be occupied, all that was
essential being that the Spanish fleet should
find no more protection there than it would
in any harbor without substantial defenses
and if the flying squadron should have the
temerity now to enter San Juan harbor they
will fall easy victims TO SIMPSONS battle
ships and monitors.
1t is little singular that to-day. just
after the vessel had been nearly destroyed,
battling for the United States, the govern
ment should finally accept the torpedo boat
Winslow. but that is what took place. The
boat has never had her final trial and ii
is not to be supposed that the department
will insist upon it under existing conditions
Word came to the department during the
afternoon that the injuries sustained by the
Winslow were of such .. nature that they
could be repaired at the Key West naval
station and from this, although no details
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Another Story of the skirmish.

Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press)
KEY WEST, Fla, May 13.--Information
of vague character reached here this
morning of an attempt to land on Cuban
soil of a cargo of arms and ammunition
taken over by the steamer Gussie on
Wednesday. The Gussie came from Tampa
with 1909 rifles and large quantity of am
munition, clothing and provisions for the
Cuban insurgents. The expedition was in
charge of Capt. J. Fl. Dorst. of the United
States cavalry who recently landed a SINH
lar one from the Leyden after an engage
ment with the Spanish troops on shore.
With him in this latest enterprise were
about one hundred members of the First
Infantry of the regular army and ten
Cuban scouts Arrangements had been
made TO have body of insurgents meet the
Gusse at Cabanas and to receive the ex-
pedition and carry it to the insurgent
troops. When the Gussie reached Cabanas
yesterday. however, there was no one there
TO meet her but a body of Spanish soldiers.
who opened fire from the shore. Tile aux
Hilary gunboats Wasp and Manning had met
the Gussie on the way over and acted as
escorts. They returned the fire OF the
Spanish troops and are said 10 have killed
many, though this, OF course, is largely con-
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cuba VIII Not Be Invaded Until the
Spanish Fleet Is Destroved

WASHINGTON, May ia comnlete
change has taken place in the offensive
plans of our government. The recent NJ
the news from Sampson of his attack on
the forts at San Juan and the news Of the
actual presence of the Spanish flying SQUAD
ron OH Martinique, only five hundred miles
away from Sampson and less than one thou
sand miles from Havana, caused the dis
patch of the flying squadron under Com
modore Schley and the delay of the army
OF invasion OF Cuba. 1t is to the navy
that the government again looks for a bat
tie that may end the conflict The news
of the Spanish fleet revealed at once the
possibility of a quick move on the part of
Spanish fleet that would cut the line of
communication by water between Cuba and
Key West exposing to great peril any
American landing force that might be
caught between superior Spanish army in
Cuba and the sea patrolled by Spanish
cruisers. 1t became necessary therefore to
defer the departure of the military expedi-
tion from Florida until the Spanish fleet is
met and crushed or driven from West In
dian waters.
Orders flew quick and fast from both the
War and Navy Departments. The first
checked the movement OH Florida, setting
in from all parts of the country, and di-
vcrted the troops toward the concentrat ton
camp at Chickamauga The Navy Depart
ment wired Sampson information CT the an-
proach of the Spanish fleet and directions
what to do. and another order flashed TO
Schley. who has been eating out his heart
at Hampton Roads in his eagerness to get
into the fray. TO start with his vessels at
the earliest possible moment. The commo-
dore took no chance Of a cancellation of
these highly desirable orders. but at 3:45
o'clock had put himself beyond the reach
Of any telegraphic recall. What is expected
of him cannot be disclosed at the Navy De-
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BAD MARKsMANsHIP.
Few Shots from the Spanish Forts
Sfruck SamnaOn'a Shins.

STRUCK Snlpss
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
ON BOARD THE DISPATCH BOAT
DAUNTLESS. ST. Thomas, Danish West
Indies, May 13.-The forts of San Juan de
Porto Rico have been bombarded by por-
tion of the fleet under command of Rear
Admiral Sampson. The remarkable fea-
ture of the bombardment was the bad
craftsmanship of the Spanish gunners.
Hardly a shot from the forts struck the
ships, while the forts were hit frequently.
Most of the Spanish projectiles fell wild,
and at the close of the engagement the for
tifications had a very dilapidated appear
ance, but the guns were as-active as ever.
The United States monitor Terror had
magnificent half-hour's duel with the
forts. The batteries bravely threw shot and
shell about her until she seemed to occupy
the center of a great geyser basin. The
Spanish gunners were crazed by excite
ment, and sometimes dropped their shells a
mile from the Terror The latter fired three
shots at the forts, and when the monitor
retired she did so contemptuously. still fir
ing at the Spanish forts The Spaniards
continued the fire at her until she was
miles out of range.
After the engagement the Dauntless
steamed among the fleet whose crews were
cleaning the decks and polishing the guns.
The American sailors seemed TO be not at
all excited, and were going about their
work as If nothing extraordinary had hap
pened.
The only marks on the Iowa were dent
on her exhaust pipe and slight injury TO
the railing of her bridge. The New York
had several small holes in one of her ven-
tlators. Each vessel in action carried two
large American flags.
Only one vessel is known to be in the har-
Dor of San Juan de Porto Rico. and that
craft is a small French steamer, which
hurried away affrighted after the war ships
he'd departed
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MERELY A SPANISH RUMOR.

MADRID, May Is, 9 p. tn.-An
unconfirmed rumor is in circula-
ton and was flying about the
Chamber tonight that "After its
defeat before Porto Rico the Amer
ican squadron encountered the
Spanish squadron, which inflicted
considerable damage on the en-
emy."
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jectural. Under the protection of the gum
boats the scouts and a detail of soldiers
made a landing, but were driven back by
the Spanish troops, who maintained a Wig
orous attack. One of the American party
was shot in the arm, but none of the others
was injured.
The Gussie eventually abandoned the at
tempt to land her cargo, and at last ac-
counts was still cruising along the coast
awaiting a favorable chance to do so.
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General MiIes,s Adxices.

WASHINGTON, May 13,-During the day
General Miles received some dispatches con-
cerning' the engagement. They were brief
and agree with the press reports in showing
that the Spaniards were compelled to with
draw, having suffered the loss of a captain
and several men, the number not being def
initely known.
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KEY WEST, Fla, May 49,, 10 p. m.--The
transport Gussie, which left here Wednes-
day with 1900 rifles for the insurgents, was
late this afternoon still cruising off Ca
banas and Mariel, having been unable to To-
cate any insurgents or to land her cargo.
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Ar THE EMBASSIES.
Deep Interest Taken I'm the BOm mba rd-
ment-French Neutrality.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-ore of the em-
bassies received dispatch to-day from
one of It's consuls in the West Indies. an
nouncing briefly that Admiral Sampson had
bombarded San Juan. 1t gave no details be-
ycnd those contained in the admlrals dis
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BAHIA HONDA SHELLED.

MADRID, May 13, II a. ma
dispatch from Havana says: "The
Americans have bombarded Bahia
Honda, province of Pinar del Rio,
west of Cabanas.
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SPANS FLEET DOOMED
If Admiral Sampson Does Not Destroy 1t
Commodore Schley Probably Will.

Pick of the United States Navy and the Finest Ships
of the Enemy Likely to Clash in Death
Struggle Before Many Hours.
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The steamer Gussie was not suc>
cessfuI i'm landing arms for the Gu
ban insurgents mt Cabanas. In a
fight with coast guards dozen
Spaniards were killed and the corr
respondent of n San Francisco
newspaper slightly wounded. The
Gussie's landing party was COW
cred by the guns of bIOcI1ading
vessels.
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