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Evening star., 1898-07-16

ltorship of The st. Louis Times with Mr.
1.ilsoh nutchlns About the time of the
back Hliis discoveries at the instance OF
TRENDS in Nebraska he established the
west Point Progress, which succeeded In
becoming an influential and successful
Journal. In 1877 he returned TO Missouri
and took charge of the Pennington Times.
anc his services were commended by thu
state press generally, He served in both
congressional ard state conventions and
came TO Washington in a newspaper ca
pacity in his twentieth year, and served as
correspondent OF the st. Louis Times later
on the GioDe-Democrat stan and also as
representative of the Kansas City Journal
and the st. Louis Pcst-Dispatch.
Appointed Disbursfng Omcer.
While pursuing his newspaper corrcs-
pondence and upon the representation of
umerous associates ne was made dis
buIsing officer for the Ute Indian commits
sion, and spent several months in the field
among the Indians OF this tribe While
actirg in that capacity he was accredited
correspondent of the New York Herald.
In the Indian service he acquitted himself
with efficiency and acceptability to the In
terror Department, the following tes-
timoRial will show:
To whom it may concern: Richard Syl-
Sester, esq, or the city of Washington, D.
e, was secretary and disbursing officer of
Ihe Ute Indian commission while [ was
Secretary of the Interior. He discharged
.hS uuues Vi his once 10 the entire salts
faction of the department. As such dis
bursing officer he paid out nearly SIOb, 600
ana settled his accounts at the end of his
service without delay or embarrassment
either to himself or to the deparement and
ne left the service with the good will of all
with whom he had been officially connect
ed L commend him as a young man Of
ably and integrity. Respectfully,
's-sheo) H. NJ. TELLER"
Position of Chief Clerk.
On returning to Washington he was re-
quested to accept the place in the police
department which he has since held. He
enjoys the confidence of his associates
In 1885 he married Laura V McFal.
daughter of Col. John McFall of ST. Louis.
They have one daughter, Laura, and two
sons, John and Hubbard. His father was
me late h II. Sylvester, who was once
associate editor of the Washing on Post
When He Will Take Charge
Mr.. Sylvester stated this afternoon that
he will not assume the duties of his new Of
fee until Monday or Tuesday, as he has
great mass of work to dispose of as chief
Clerk. Speaking of his appointment. he
said:
L thank the Commissioners for the con-
fdence reposed in me and for the great
honor conferred In making me the success
sor or so good, true and honorable a man.
ard so true and kind a friend as Col.
Moore. For sixteen years, nearly, l have
conducted the clerks office in a manner ac-
oeptable to the people of the District and
my superiors. and ] shall try to merit by
my future course all the good things that
have been said about me-"
Evening star., 1898-07-16

brief dispatch to General Shafter. which
was posted ON the bulletin boards of the
department. Naturally there was the
greatest desire for further details as to the
terms of TIE surrender. A number of cable
grams came to the Secretary during the
morning, but their contents were not made
public. 1t was said at noon that the brief
dispatch from the general telling of the
surrender was all that had been received
N that immediate point. The greatest In
terest hinges on the question whether the
Spaniards have been compelled to give up
their arms, over which point there was
SO much quibhling among the commission
ers. Adjutant General Corbin. without
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LAUNCH OF THE FARRAGUT.
1t Will Take Place at the Unusual
Hour of 9 t3G r. NJ.

At 9:36 O'Clock tonight the torpedo boat
Farragut viii be launched at the Union
iron works at San Francisco. This is q
most unusual hour for a launch, but 1t is
chosen because the tide will be favorable
at that time. The boat will be ready fer
her preliminary trial some time between
the 10th and Both of the month. She will
be christened by Miss Ashe.
The Farragut is the first OF the 30-knot
torpedo boats built for the United States
navy to take the water. The fastest here
tofore built have been the 271a-Rnotters,
OF which the Porter is fair example. To
get the IA knots more speed it has been
necessary to give the Farragut the eaor-
nous horse power of $500 packed away in
hull 210 feet long. 20 feet inches beam
and q feet deep, displacing 273 tens The
Farragut cost 27,500, and the contract
Tor her construction was signed October
., 1875 She is about three months behind
time in construction. owing, ii is said to
the difficulties in securing the material
With the consent of the Navy Department
her trial Will be made under what is known
as the standardized screw method She
Will be run a certain numbrr of times over
a measured course Of one mile in San Fran
cisco harbor and then over a longer course
from Hunters Point TO Mare Islani for
one hour. This method was pursued with
great success in the case OF the gunboats
Wheeling and Marietta
Evening star., 1898-07-16
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Many Infantry Captains and a Rock
Creek Park Commissioner.

Many Infantry Captains and a Rock
Creek Park Commissioner.
The following appointments were made
by the President today:
fnterior-To be commissioners to aIlot
lands to the Uncompahgre Indians. in
Utah: Erastus R. Harper of Akron, Ohio:
Ross Gufiin of Kansas City, Mo-; Howell p.
Myton of Elkhardt, Indiana
To be register of the land Office at Devil 6
Lake, N. D.: Ole Serumgard of Devils
Lake, N. d.
To be receiver of public moneys at DEVILS
Lake, N. D.: H. E. Baird of Devils Lake.
N. ID.
To be commissioner of Rock Creek Park
District of Columbia: Richard Weightman n
of the District of Columbia
War-To be captains of infantry: yVilds
T. Richardson, William F. Blauyelt VII
liam III. Aliaire, Lorenzo P Dawson, Will
son I. Stamper, Charles H. Barth Eyera ri
4. Hatch, Albert B. Scott Robert H An
derson. George w. McIver Andrew s Ro-
wan, Harris l.. Roberts Walter II. Chat
field, John Stafford, John Cotter. Daniel f
Anglum, Frederick I. Van LEW Frank r
Andrus, David c. Shanks, Omar Bunday
Walter NJ. Dickinson, Thomas w Grifith
Edward Lloyd, Francis J. Herman, Chase
w Kennedy, Rowland G. HILL Marion r.
SaTold, Joseph B. Bachelor, jr, Henry @.
Hodges, jr., James IT. Kerr. Robert r
Hirst, William n. Hughes
10 be captains of 9th Volunteer Infantry.
William Walker. Henry M BankheaG. John
Z. Taylor, James Z. Shelley.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
= BLANCO WILL PROMOTE HIM.
One of His Staff Says the Captain
General Is a Christian.


HAVANA, July 16-A member of the
stan OF Gen. Blanco, referring yesterday to
the. report in circulation in the United
states that the captain general had tried
to commit suicide when ne heard of the de-
struction of the fleet of Admiral Cerver;l,
said:
You can definitely announce that Cap
tam General Blanco is a good Christian
and Spanish soldier. and that he will
never attempt to take his life, which does
not belong to him, but which has been con-
secrated entirely to the service of h.
country.
Only yesterday5I heard him say he re-
GREETED not being younger, so as to be able
to consecrate hts life to lighting the ma
ton which intends to humiiiate his beloved
country. The loss of half dozen ships of
the Spanish feet, while gloriously fighting
three times their number, he considers as
one of the many war incidents.
AS he has previously remarked. courage
does not always accompany fortune, and
this great loss will mot make him change
his purpose OF defending, inch by inch,
This portion or Spa nish territory There
fore, do not credit any rumors about the
captain general attempting his life. He Is
greatly admired zby sail for his firmness,
kindness and genuinely Spanish senti-
Evening star., 1898-07-16
DEPORTING THE PRISONERS
Neutral Vessels to Take Spanish Bach
to Spain.

Arrangements for the transportation of
the Spanish prisoners from Santiago to
Spain have progressed as far as the in
formation now in the possession of the
war Department admits of. The advertise
nent for transportation provides for the
employment of neutral vessels, and ac-
ccmmodations for 1000 officers and 24,oo0
men. The officers are to he provided with
cabin accommodations and the men are
to be carried steerage. The United States
is to provide rauons for tie entire number
of prisoners until landed IN Spain, and is
to guarantee that no yellow fever patients
shall be put on shipboard. The provision
for the comfort of the prisoners on ship
board is to be the same ils that provided
for ordinary passengers Of the class to
which they are assigned
Evening star., 1898-07-16
OFFICERS ON THE oLIyETTE.
wounded Men Are Expected to Reac h
New York Soon.

NEW YORK, July 16.-The hospital ship
Olivette is expected TO arrive in New York
today or tomorrow. The following is list
of the sick and wounded officers on board:
Maj. James NJ. Bell, LIST Cavalry.
Maj. Alexander o. Brodie, lst United
States Volunteer Corps.
Second Lieut.. Horace r. Devereanx, LIST
United States Volunteer Corps.
Lieut. William NJ. Fiscus, ID Infantry.
Brig. Gen. III. 8. Hawkins, United States
Volunteer Corps.
Capt. Morton ]. Henry.
Capt. Thomas T. Knox. LIST Cavalry.
Capt. James H. McClintock. LIST United
States Volunteer Corps.
First Lieut.. Maury Nichols. 7th Infantry.
First Lieut.. John r. Thomas. jr., LIST
United States Volunteer Corps.
Reporter Edward Marshall
Evening star., 1898-07-16
LOOK OUT FOR FOLLY.

London Statist's Warming to the Re-
publicans In This Country.
LONDON. July 18-The statist today
says 1t thinks the worlds wheat crop for
1898 will be 45 900 quarters larger than
the crop Of 1897. reaching about $4,000. 600
quarters.
Continuing, the Statist says: We think
America has entered upon period OF
great prosperity. which will last for years
no great folly Is. committed. We hope
the republicans will have the firmness and
fuse to allow unWiss currency iesislatssa..' =
Evening star., 1898-07-16

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July le. - The
British tank steamer Lucilene. now at this
port. has been bought by the government
to carry water to Cuba ana elsewhere.
The price paid Is said to be 100000. The
Luciiene was launched Eve years sso at
Stockton. England. and is built Of iron ano
STEEL She can carry 100000 gallons o.
water.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
FASTENING TO CHINA.

Men Who Want to Overthrow the
Present Government.
CANTON, July l6-The leading members
OF the new China party are assembling
from all parts of the world to sid in the
rebellion against the present government
Of China.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
THE STAR nv MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for am
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address In the United
States or Canada by ordering Il at
this Office. In person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week: 25 cents
for two weeks. or so cents per
month. Invariably In advance. Sub
rcribers changing their address from
one Post-office to another should
give the last address as well an the
new one
Evening star., 1898-07-16
REPORTS DIsCREDIrED.

That VesseIs Had Entered the HarbOr
of Santiago. -
At the War and Navy Departments it
was stated today that they knew absolute
ly nothing of reports that Sampson's fleet
and an American Red Cross boat had en-
tered Santiago harbor today. They discred-
tied the reports.
Evening star., 1898-07-16
zoLA RETURNS TO THE ATTACK.

Publishes nm Open Letter to the
Premier About Dreyfus.
PARIS, July IGN. Emile Zola today re-
turns to the attack in the Dreyfus case
by publishing an open letter on the subject
to the premier, M. Brisson, in the Aurore,
Evening star., 1898-07-16

having any definite information on the sub
ject, said he supposed the enemy had given
up their arms. The officials here had in
sisteo that this should be done and it was
believed General Shafter had, without
dnI1hi iasixtea tIai, coI,ditiar,
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Satisfaction at the Department..

Secretary Alger spent the larger portion
of the morning at the White House and
did not put In an appearance at the War
Department until about IL o'clock, after
the conclusion OF his conference with the
President. There was genuine satisfaction
and Joy among the War Department Of
hcials a. the brief but important message
from General shafter. informing the de-
partment of the surrender Of the spaniards
Secretary Alger voiced this feeling In his
Evening star., 1898-07-16
Native of Hawkeye State.

Mr.. Sylvester is native of Iowa, where
he was born in August, 1857. During the
war his parents removed to Memphis.
Tenn. and In 1869 to st. Louis. where he
had his first business experience as entry
clerk in the wholesale house of Meyer,
Bannerman & Co. Upon leaving that es-
adjustment he entered the academic de-
partment of Wa shington University. and at
the termination of his connection with that
institution pursued the study of law for a
year. Subseq lently he turned his attention
TO reportortal work on the st. Louis press
his father then being associated In the ed
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
COAL AS CONTRABAND.

Washington, April 16 Senators of all
shades of opinion on the Cuban question
regard as very important the announce
inent that Great Britain has decided to
treat coal as contraband of war in her
West Indian possessions in case of war
between this country and Spain. While
the decision is apparently impartial, the
Senators say that the effect necessarily
will be entirely in the interest of the
United States, because Spain will have
only her store at Porto Rico to draw up
on. She has been making all the pur-
chases she could but the stock is necessa-
rily slender and Senators generally think
that one of our first attacks in case of war
will be upon Porto Rico. They expect
that point to be captured early in the
war. With England treating coal as con-
traband even the most conservative Sena.
tors think it will be impossible for spain
long to maintain a conflict in waters SO
far removed from her base of supplies.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, APRIL IS.
STATE OF M AINE.
A FAST DAY PROCLAMATION.

In Difference to the practice of the early set
tiers of New England, and following prece
dent that has obtained ever since Maine was
admitted into the Union of States, and also
with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council, do appoint THURSDAY, the asth
day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight as a
day of
FASTING AND PRAYER.
1t is fitting that this time-honored custom
should still be respected, and I earnestly re-
quest all the people of our State to properly OBJ
serve the day in their homes and churches, and
to refrain from all unnecessary labor. remem-
bering. reverently, the source from which. so
many favors have come to u.s.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber. in AL
gusta, this tWenty-fourth day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-elght, and of the hide
pendence of the United States of America
the one hundred and twenty-second
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
By the Governor.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18

Probably the very worst thing that
could happen for the peace of the world
would be an attempt on the part of the
powers to dictate our Cuban policy by q
naval demonstration or any other means.
There are some differences OF opinion
among our own people as to the wisdom
and expediency of that policy, but there
would be no difference whatever as to
the duty of this country to resent and
resist any dictation by the powers of
Europe. The powers understand that
perfectly WELL or the most influential of
them do, and we may be certain that no
naval demonstration or other coercive
measure will ever get any general sup
port from them. Austria, which has
no navy, and which is bound to Spain
by close ties of kinshir and religion,
may invite Great Britain, France and
Germany to assist her to save Cuba to
Spain, but they will very promptly de-
cline
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
SMALL YACHTS WANTED.

New York, April 16-The naval auxili-
airy board received an order from the
Navy Department today to secure at
once ten small yachts of not more than
ten feet draught The boats are to be
fitted at once with rapid fire guns. They
will be sent to Cuba in case of war to
cruise in the rivers and inlets on the
Cuban coast.
A number of New York yachtmen held
conference with the board and it is
probable that some of the clubs yachts
may be taken.
1t is reported that another of the steam
ers of the Red d line may be purchased
by the government.
Acting upon the instructions. the board
will inspect call tugs in the harbor, :"
for the inspection of which time can be
found.
The Trinidad Trading and Shipping
company's Irrawaddy has been refused
for the second time
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
STILL TALK OF PEACE.

Madrid, April l6.-Senor Capdepon, the
minister of the interior, has instructed the
Project of Malaga to give the American
consul satisfaction and to arrest the ring
leaders of the outbreak. The American
shield has been replaced.
United States minister Woodford is
still working for peace and is still hope
full of securing it. Important negotia-
tions were held today.
1t is learned that if the United States
Congress finally agrees on resolution
similar to that passed by the House. the
Spanish minister at Washington will not
be recalled and General Woodford, conse-
quently, will remain in Madrid. Further
more, it is not unlikely, in the event OF
a resolution Of those lines passing, that
the friendly offices of the United States
will be invoked to assist in the restora-
ton of permanent peace in Cuba.
A conference has been arranged for TO-
morrow between General Maxine Gomez
and two Spanish generals in Cubs.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18

The action of the Senate in passing an
Intervention resolution different in form
and different in substance from that
advocated by the House, ensures delay
of active operations by the feet for sew
eral days, at least, and perhaps for a
week. Meanwhile the Spanish. Cortes will
meet and the friends of peace are hope
full apparently that that may in some way
promote settlement without resort to
arms. On what they base their hopes is
not divulged. If the Spanish Cortes is
in the same temper as the American
Congress, and the chances are, judging
from the excitement prevailing all over
Spain, that it will be in temper no
better, its assembling is more likely to
tend to war than to peace.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18

If England has decided to treat coal
as contraband sof war, as the dispatches
say, her decision will be very severe
blow to Spain; for the other powers will
probably follow her lead, and the only
coaling stations on this side OF the Allan
tic left her will be in Cuba and Porto
Rico, and these can probably be made
useless to her by our fleet. Shut off from
obtaining coal at neutral ports the Span
iards will find it exceedingly difficult, if
not impossible, to maintain naval war
fare in the West Indies or on orr coast
for any considerable length of time.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
siNEws OF WAR.
The House Committees Bill to Raise Rev
enue.

Washington, April 16.-The Republi-
can members of the ways and means
committee OF the House have practically
concluded the preparation of war reve-
nue. measure that will raise between
500. 1000, 900 and $3.50, 100000 additional
revenue per annum. The measure will
be presented to the full committee prob
ably on Monday and it will be brought
into the House as Don as the war reso-
buttons are signed by the President
The bill will provide for an additional
tax of one dollar per barrel upon beer,
from which $50. 900, 600 will be raised.
On manufactured tobacco and snuff the
internal revenue tax will be increased
from 6 to IL cents. This is expected to
raise SIS. 1000, 900 revenue. The increase
on cigars and cigarettes has not been
absolutely fixed. but it probably will be
one dollar on all classes. From this
100000 is expected. The proposition
which the Senate placed in the tariff
bill, but which was lost in conference, to
tax all stocks and transfers of corpora
tions, is embodied in the measure togeth-
er with practically all the scheme of in
ternal taxation of the act of 1866, which
includes stamp tax on all drafts, checks
and all instruments of business, (mort
cages, loans and bonds.)
A tax on patent and proprietary medi-
cines and q tax on telegraph messages
and express packages is also incorporated
in the bill. This scheme of taxation is
estimated to raise S35, 100000 duty of
10 cents per pound is placed on tea and
three cents per pound on coffee, with a
countervailing internal revenue tax on
stock on hand. This latter will be in the
form of tax on the sales of stock on
hand to avoid the constitutional inhibit-
ion against direct tax. From tea and
coffee $2s, 600, 900 are estimated. Bottled
waters are to bear tax similar to patent
medicines.
, For the pressing needs of the govern
ment the secretary of the treasury is given
the general power to issue certificates of
Indebtedness payable in one year and to
bear not to exceed 8 per cent interest.
The Secretary of the treasury is also
authorized to borrow on the credit of
the government by popular subscription
loan, $500, 900, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-18
SAILED FOR HOME.

Cherbourg, April 16-The family of
Mr.. J. r. Macarthur, second secretary of
the United States legation at Madrid
sailed from this port today on the steamer
Fuerst Bismarck. The vessel was de-
tanned for an hour waiting the arrival of
Mr.. McArthur's family.