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new BOARD
OF HEALTH
The Appointments to be An.
nounced Today by Mayor
II. c. McLear.
THE MEN WHO ARE SLATED
Weeping and Wailing and ('nash-
ing of Teeth Expected.
Most of the AppOintees Said to he
Members of the "Git-TOgetter"
Club of Which Mr. Fred Eden
Bach is at the Head.

Mayor II. G. McLear will relieve the
anxiety OF the Republican politicians OF
this city this morning when he announ-
ces his appointments in the Board OF
Health to succeed Drs. j. j. Pyle and
John G. Fahey and j. Harvey Spruance
and John H. Price, whose terms in office
have expired.
For the past two weeks the Mayor has
held conferences with political wire pull
ers and the selection on his part has
been very hard, especially when the
numerous candidates mentioned were
strongly backed by their. many friends.
Although the position only paws $l0O
per year the scramble for the almost
empty honor has been great, and it is
stated that much bitterness has been
engendered among the friends of the
number Of applicants.
That this will be shown in future
political battles is unquestioned and
when the resllt becomes known it is
feared that the wound Of two years ago
will be re.opened and war again be
waged between the 81 Unionists'' and the
"Regulars."
1t is asserted Oh positive authority that
the io,ioMlns sel'leI,lell "ll oT aP-
poihleo; DIS a; T.; TTahlH ahI l.. ";
Shoftlldge ana ~ T. barllafa' JF, ana
jacob II. Lewis ,r
II tlils Is thG case Il'eh 'lle mayor H.y IVY
demonstrates ms a'ieSlahce 10 ihe I"lt,
Together N'un' Oh Whlch Mr.. fned
Eden Bach ana himself afclhe respective
Leads.
1t IS Il well known TACT that both
physicians named are also members OF
tins would be political, dema,goglc
organization ana II the predicted APP
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carefully considered, 1t is recognized to
be desirable that we should have posses
sion OF Cuba and Porto Rico before col
lapse comes in Spain.
Should there be an overthrow OF the
Spanish dynasty and new Government
of any sort should sue at once for peace,
the settlement of the terms OF peace
might not be as satisfactory if our mill
tary operations were still in the air and
Cuba and Porto Rico still in the posses
sion of Spain. The intervention Of the
foreign Powers would not be recognized
by this Government, and the war would
have to be continued until there has
been surrender.
But at the same time it would be a
very unsatisfactory situation if this Gov
ernment, in order to accomplish what
it has set out to accomplish, had to make
war upon nation without any respon-
sible head and torn by internal strife.
The explanation given OF the situation
with respect to the sending OF troops
from Tampa to Cuba is that there has
been no definite postponement OF the
embarkation OF the troops, and that the
delay is merely from hour to hour or day
to day as the preparations drag or some
IT, ing additional develops that must be
done or information received before the
final departure.
The delay is not consequent upon any
change of plan.
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Generals of Volunteers.

Special Dispatch to THE SrN,
WASHINGTON, May 4.-EIeyen new
major.generals and many new brigadiers
were made today All selections made
today by the President were from the
ranks OF the regulars. The volunteers
will come next.
The nominations for generals as they
we're sent to the Senate are:
Brigadler-G General Joseph c. Breckin
ridge, Inspector. General U. S. A.; Briga
der General Elwell s. Otis, L. $. A.
Brigadier-General John J. Coppinger
Brigadier- General William r. Shafter
Brigadier. General William M. Graham,
Brigadier- General James +. Wade, Briga.
dier- General Henry c. Merriam, James
II. Wilson, OF Delaware; fitzhugh Lee,
OF Virginia; William J. Sewell, Of New
Jersey; Joseph Weller Of Alabama.
CJlonels to be Brigadier- Generals:
Thomas NJ. Anderson, l4th Infantry;
Charles f. Compton, 4th Cavalry; Abra-
ham X. Arnold, lst Cavalry; John S. Po-
land, 1h Infantry, John {. Bates, I'd
Infantry; Andrew S. Burt, 25th Infantry;
simon Snyder, l9th Infantry; Hamilton
:. ildN hlllS, -ptli liIiuiiti y, itptdi 1 :
Frank, lst Artillery; Jacob +, Kent 9th
Infantry; Samuel S. Summer, 9Th Cav
airy; Francis L. Gucnther, 4th Artillery;
Guy Y. Henry, 10th Cavalry; John |
Rodgers, 5th Artillery; Louis II. Car
pcnter, 5th Cavalry; Samuel Il. NJ.
Young, 81 Cavalry; John NJ. Bacon, Sth
Cavalry; Edward B. Williston, 9TH Ar
tiIlery.
Lieuteant Colonels to be Brigadier-
Generals:
Henry W. Lawton, Inspector-Gcnera' /;
George NJ. Randall, Sth mfanty; Tlieo-
dore Schwan, Assistant >Adjutant- ten
eral; William Ludlow, Corps OF Engin-
ecrs; Adna h. (haffee,3d Cavalry; George
w. Davis, l4th Infantry; Alfred f..
Bates, Deputy Paymaster General.
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Dewey Will Soon Cable
srrcial Disl a.ch to TIE 81!

Special Dispatch to THE SIN
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE President
said this afternoon that the revcnu.
cutter McCulloch had been sighted of
Mrs Bay near Hong Kong, but no word
had yet come by cable.
AS the McCuiIoch is now q United
States warship, under the neutrality
laws if she entered the Hong Kong Flar-
bor she would not be able to leave it
again, and she could net 20 there at this
time for supplies or coal. because she
only left that port few weeks ago, and
under the neutrality laws cannot return
within three months.
The MoCuloch is supposed to be at
Mrs Bay, forty miles from Hong Kong,
and she will have to communicate with
the city through the medium OF a native
boat or other means OF transportation.
The captain OF the McCulloch cannot
send ore OF his launches or. gigs into the
harbor, because it is part OF the war
vessel, and so the naval officer carrying
the dispatches will have to make the
forty miles in hired vessel. He will
then go as private citizen, and not us
naval officer
According to the press advices from
Hong Kong, the Mccullough arrived off
Mrs Bay after nightfall, for there is l3
hours difference in time between Hong
Kong and Washington. 1t is now after
midnight there and unless the messages
were sent at once it is hardly probable
that they will reach Hong Kong before
daylight This may mean that they
will not reach the Department before to-
night.
The State Department does not expect
Consul Wildman, at Hong Kong, to
cable them before the captain of the Nc.
Culloch notifies the Navy Department.
Undoubtedly, the consul will make
arrangements to meet the naval officer
from the Mccullough and facilitate his
work Of sending off the dispatches; but
the first word will come to the Navy De-
partment. There is the greatest interest
manifested in the State, War and Navy
Departments over the arrival of the
news, and crowds are waiting in the
corridors to get the first information.
When Secretary Long left his Office for
the White House he announced most
positively that he had had no dispatches,
not even a confirmation of the report
Of the arrival Of the McCulloch at Mrs
Bav,
The State Department has been in.
formed of the return of the British war
vessel Pearl to st. Thomas from Santiago
de Cuba, and judges from this that the
alleged disturbances at Snutiago nave
been settled, and that there is no iurther
nc. ID of British war vessel in that
u Jit.
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PASSENGERS EXtR ISnD
BY an Er gine Jumping the Tracks of
the r., w. & Ii. at the Foot of
Lombard Street.

Passenger train No. 1876, of the p, w.
4 3. railroad, due here at 5.5S p. M,
jumped the switch at the foot of Lom-
bard street yesterday afternoon.
Before the engineer. William Roberts,
could reverse the lever of his iron steed,
it had collided with freight shifting en-
gine No. q, and the pilots were torn
from both OF the engines.
The collision exercised the passengers
to a great extent, but their alarm was
allayed when they were informed of the
matt OF the accident
Trains were delayed for about an hour,
and railroad traffic resumed after the
passenger engine had been replaced on
the tracks.
Fortunately the trains were not run
ming at high rate of speed at the time,
and in consequence of this no one was
injured
Frank Beckley and Harry Cones were
engineer and fireman respectively of tht
shiitcr, and A. Jones was fireman of the
passenger.
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Sampson to Meet the Enemy
Spc cial Dis|atch OTHE SrN.

Spec cial Dispatch toTHE SrN.
KEY WEST, Fla, May 4.-Rcar .Adnira'
Simpsons fleet has sailed.
The capture OF the Spanish fleet il At
lantic waters is the object of the block
aders an then Il return to lombard
Havana.
WASlnSHToN, May 4.-Spain'S fleet in
the Atlantic must be annihil3ted before
an attempt is made to capture Havana.
This was the conclusion arrived at by
the War Board and now naval engage
ment will be fought between the Spanish
fleet on its way acr oss the Atlantic and
the armorcd vessels OF Admiral Samp-
sons command, reinforced by Schley's $
flying squadron. before any steps are
taken to land an army oi invasion in the
island Of Cuba.
The policy of the administration will
be to make the campaign against Havana
short, sharp and decisive.
In order to do this an adequate land
force must have the cooperation OF all
the armo,rd vessels that can lie brought
into service for the bombardment of
Morro Castle and the other defenccs of
Havana harbor.
With >pain's fleet rapidly steaming
westward, there would not be time to re-
duce Havana before that fleet must be
met. 1t is also thought to be unadvisable
to risk the disabling Of any Of the
armorcd vessels at Admiral SIMPSONS
command by the guns of MORO Castle
before the Spanish fleet has been met
With this fleet once swept from the At
lantic Admiral Sampson could con-
centrate for the attack upon Havana an
oyerwheling force.
Admiral SIMPSONS object is to meet
the Spaniards and give battle before they
can either reach coaling station base or
strike any American point toward which
they may be headed.
If two of the scouting vessels should
fall in with the Spaniards about the
same time it will be the duty OF one OF
them to keep in touch with the enemy
and report any change OF direction that
may be made after the first vessel mad
left.
No fear is felt for. the safety OF the
scouts. as they are all fast enough to get
out OF the way OF the Spanish feet if an
attempt shouldjbc made to attack them.
The strength OF the Spanish fleet is not
known definitely. 1t is known to con-
sist of at least four armored cruisers and
three torpedo boat destroyers. Whether
the three torpedo boats which first sailed
with the fleet put back into st. Vincent
and then went to sea again. have finally
iOine1 thp fleet is NOT known Npit her is
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
Revolution in Spain.

Hal to THE Sun.
4.--The revolutionary
ling throughout Spain is growing
{rly, and the end of the present
&asty Is considered to be near.
Pom high official comes the in
BmatiOn that the situation inNIadrid
Exceedingly serious -.
lot only Is the city In state of siege,
there has been rioting and firing
the streets.
fhc Carlists arc exceedingly active
3 are sending out circulars to ex-
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May Il .cOmc a Prize.

Among the American ships at sea and
liable to seizure by the Spaniards is the
schooner Thomas +. Bayard, formerly
one OF the Delaware pilot boats, bound
from Philadelphia for San Francisco.
She sailed from the former port on Jan
,,ary %.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
Officers Elected.

The Wilmington NJ. f. Preachers
Association has elected the following
officers: President, the Rev. f. S. Mace;
vice-president, the Rev. DR.. W. l.. S.
Murray; secretary and treasurer, the
Rev. Ralph 7. Conrsey; curators, the
Rev. II. Irving Watkins of New Castle,
the Rev. Julius Dotld Of Newport. and
the Rev. j. y. G. Hanna of tlis city.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
Coal Contract Awarded,

The Water Commission has awarded
the contracts for supplying the Water
Department with coal for the ensuing
year to A. X. Brown at $2.05 a ton.
George Richards was appointed a patrol
man in Brandywine Park to succeed
William Green.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
Dynasty's Fall Hirries w

Special Dispatch to THESuN.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Info,mation as
to the terribly disordered state OF affairs
in Spain, the fall OF the dynasty being
threatened, is calculated to hasten opera
tions on the part Of the United States
While the Administration will not be
led to take any step which has not been
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05

The president, secretary and chief
engineer of the Old Bay Line Steamship
Company, were ut the Harlan 4 Hol-
lingsworth Compary's shipyard yester-
day. Their business here was in refer
,nce to the steamship Tennessee, now
ring constructed by the company.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
\ Brave AMERICANS
DIED IN MANILA CONFLICT
ey's Report will Show That
bt a Few of Our Sailors Laid
Down Their Lives.
ETAILS OF BATTLE IN WASHINGTON
Eanonson's Fleet Sails to En-
l. gage the Spanish Armada
in an Atlantic
Fight.
lL|FORN|A TROOPS READY FOR MANILA, PHILIPPINES
l||N)RN|A TROOPS READY FOR MANILA, PHILIPPINES

cite the Spanish people to revolution.
A circular received by a Spaniard
holds Don Carlos up as being the only
true patriot in SDain, and ficrceIy at
tacks the government for trcachcry.
1t SAYS that the moment for rcvolu-
tiOn has come.
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"The Farmers Bank at George
town is holding worthless paper
today given for cash that was
paid out for Democratic votes
during the last ten years.
Jerome B. Bell, in the Sunday
Star.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05

GlpnALrAR May 4.-Nlost alarming
rumors are prevailing here in regard to
the situation in Madrid. 1t is reported
that Scnor Morct. Minister of the Colo
MES, and General Martinez Campos,
former Captain General in Havana, have
been asSassinated Premier Sagasta, ac-
cording to the reports has been forced
to seek refuge in the British Embassy.
The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05

kcial Dispatches to The Sun.
WASHINGTON, May 4.---Commo-
IRE Dewey's official report Oh 'he
title OF Manila has been received AZ
r Navy Department.
The report is yoluminOus ana Is
Eng translated by Secretary OF war
gcr.
The number Of Amcricans kiiien III
|e conflict bcfore Manila is believed
be considerable.
ghers will be considerable delay in
king the report public, because
Department is now compiling a
OF the dead and wounded, with
,;r residences, SO that il may be
nplctein its details.
fhe fact that one Of the largest OF
Pacific Mail steamers will be used
carry out medical supplies ana re-
.n with the dead and wounded jus
hes the conviction that our losses are
Heater than is fixed by casual csti-
.tes.
WASHINGTON, May i.---Sampson's
let has sailed. II is now believed
ire that troops have been secretly
pbarkcd and the fleet gone TO effect
e first landing of an American army
Cuba.
the Oregon has sailed from Rio
metro.
lnarchy practically rcigns in many
ani-h towns.
Hobs in Madrid, Barcelona and
,laga are being held back by the
lit .ry.
Iec. Wheeler, Wilson and Sewell
re appointed Major-Gencrals.
BAN FRANCIsCO, May l.---Thc en-
re National Guard of California, il is
Ilieved. will be selected to go to Ma
Ia and today orders were issued by
e Adjutant General to all colonels
have each regiment in readiness to
lbve on short notice.
Several days ago. IL is understood
'fe State troops were given notice
It they would he among the first to
called, and every regiment is pre-.
red to move Immediately.
British gunbOats have gone to Cuba
Eave British consuls imprisoned by
Spanish.
WAsHlNGroN, May 4.-Fitzhugh Lee,
H representative Joseph Wheeler, of Ala
ina; Senator William j. Sewell, Of
Nv Jersey, end James II. Wilson, Of
pawar, civilians, and Brigadier-Gen-
Us J. c. Brcckinbridge, +. S. Otis,
ppinger. Shaiter, Graham, Wade and
4 lrriam OF the regular army were today
minated to be Major Generals.
large list OF colonies were promoted
1 be Brigadicr Generals.
Preparations are going on to move
bps to the Philippine Islands to meet
I request for assistance from Commo-
e Dewey
Fhe steamship City Of Pekin has been
(rtered for the purpose and others are
|Shg negotiated for.
elhe Navy Department has purchased
eImers to be used for carrying coal and
ils are under way for sending the
Sleships over to ind the Spanish ves-
il they do not come near enough TO
81 here .-----
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Spc cinl Dispatch TO The SIN
KEY WEST, Fla, May Hear Admiral
Simpsons fleet has sailed.
The capture Of the Spanish fleet il At
lantic waters is the object of the block
aders anl then Il return to lombard
Havana.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30

Cuba yesterday, because it was raised
too soon. The flag will be raised IN
Cuba on the 1st of January, put the
President declares in his message that
it will be hauled down as soon as
stable government is established. VINO
will deny to the people the right 10
haul down the flag in the Philippines,
if they so desire. when stable govern
ment is established theref
mo, a thousand times better to maui
down the stars and stripes and supstl-
tute the flag of an independent repup-
lie than to surrender the doctrines that
give glory to old Glory. 1t was the
flag of our fathers in the years that are
gone; it is the flag of our reunited couh-
try to-day; let it be the flag of our ma
ton in the years that are to come. us
stripes of the red tell of the blood that
was shed to purchase liberty; It's
stripes of white proclaim the pure and
heaven born purpose of government
which derived its just powers from the
consent to be governed. The mission
of that flag is to float, not over con
glomeration of commonwealths, but
over the land of the free and the home
of the brave and to that mission 1t
must remain forever true-foreVer
true"
Colonel Bryan's speech was the only
one of length at the reception.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30
SAMPSON BACK HOME.
Says Military Rule in Cuba Will Last Three
Years.

New York, Dec 24.-Admiral Samp-
son returned to-day from Havana. He
talked rather freely on conditions In
the island.
Reyerting to the question of the fu-
ture of Cuba, Admiral Sampson said:
"The wealthiest and most influential
people in Cuba want the island an
nexed to the United States whether
as n state or territory, they don't
much care But there are many Gu
bans who think that they are able to
govern themselves. Cuba at present
certainly is in no condition to govern
itself The question of what shall be-
come ofACuba will not be settled for
year at least, and possibly not for
two or three years. In the meantime,
the military government by the United
States will go on"
When General Greene and Chief Nc
Cullagh have established their police
force, he thinks there will be little dis
order. The admiral said the material
benefit from the reduction of the Gu
ban custom receipts could not be
judged at present. and remarked that
there had always been so much fraud in
connection with Cuban customs that it
was impossible to change everything
right away. In answer to the question,
DO you think the people of the island
will prove amenabie to the American
government Admiral Sampson said:
1T does not make any difference
whether they are or not. We are down
there and our government will go on
as long as it is necessary"
Regarding the suffering throughout
Cuba, which Mrs. Sampson has been
working to alleviate, Admiral Samp-
son said
1.-The government is issuing rations
regularly, but the reconcentrados are
now scattered, and there is the diff
Guilty. Many of them have died and
many more will die. They lack tools to
work their farms. and the only crop
they could raise now is sweet pota-
toes. 1t is too late to raise sugar."
The silver lance., 1898-12-30

The announcement that the silk
manufacturers of the United States are
rapidly increasing the expectation of
their products adds interest to some
recently compiled statements by the
treasury bureau of statistics regard
ing the silk manufactures and impor-
tations and expectations of this coun-
try during the past few years. These
figures show that the manufacture of
silk in this country has increased
enormously, that the imports of man
ufactured silk have meantime been
greatly reduced. and the expectations
of silk manufactures are now increas-
ing very rapidly. the total exports for
the present calendar year being more
than 80 per cent in excess of the cor
responding months Of last year, and for
the full year will be six times as much
as In 1890.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30

How few there are who, after hear
ing a lecture or sermon, can report it
with fair degree of correctness, even
though 1t may have greatly interested
them! A poor memory is pleaded
but the memory itself is largely de-
pendent upon the careful and strict
attention of the listener. If 1t were
only for the sake of the pleasure and
benefit which would ensue from the
wide dissemination of the thoughts
which can be given only to small audi
ences. it would seem well worth while
to cultivate assiduously the power of
listening attentively and hearing cor
rectly.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30
Gamblers Flocking to Havana.

New York, Dec. PA dispatch
TO the World from Havana. says:
On the heels of the announcement
that Jim Corbett will open saloon
here, comes the news that Bat Mas
terson, Wyatt carp of Tombstone, A.
r.; Doc Holiday, Ed Casey, "The
KID of Skaguay, Alaska, and Doc
Brown of Spokane, are coming to Ha-
vnna to engage in various enterprises.
Judging from appearances, the early
history of the Western towns of Amer
lea will be repeated in Havana
Gambling houses will be opened
everywhere. 1t is a poor business
street which has not bids on it for a
location for an American bar. That
seems to be the idea among the sport
ing fraternity that Havana will be
made another Monte Carlo, to endure
through the reconstruction period at
least.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30
international Council of wom..

The arrangements for the interna.
tional congress of women to be held in
London next June. are approaching
completion. 1t is hoped that this con,
ference Will be most striking success
and that it will do the cause of women
throughout the world much good. Tba
English council is anxious to give first
place to the foreign delegates, and es.
pecially counts upon the American
councils, as the United States admit.
tedly leads the world in this direction
Lady Aberdeen, as president of the
council, will undertake arrangements
for great arbitration meeting. An.
other discussion that is likely to prove
attractive will be upon the drama as
profession. A good debate from var
Gus points of view is expected.
The silver lance., 1898-12-30
Foreign Notes.


Premier Sagasta is reported as being
very ill.
For the first time in the history of
the University of Upsala, Sweden, now
more than 400 years old, a woman has
been admitted to lectureship. Elsa
Eckstrom is the woman who has tbis
double honor, and she is now regularly
lecturing before the law students of
the university.
Inc Prussian government has grant
ed the Rhine province permission TO
hold lottery, the proceeds of which
are 10 be used to rescue the valley Of
the Rhine from scenic destruction at
the hands of manufacturers. who are
industriously planting factories ali
along the mountains skirting the
Rhine.
The anti-anarchist conference of tho
powers has just ended at Rome with
a speech by Vice-Admiral Caneyaro'
Italian minister of foreign affairs who
also opened the congress with an adj,
dress of welcome when it came to.
gether November 24th. A protocol ON.
bracing all points on which the con
ferees are in perfect accord has been
signed, but the only practical result
of the conference which is known is
that hereafter the police of fifteen
states of Europe will act with a com
plete mutual understanding for tbe
suppression of anarchism.