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The evening times., 1898-07-09
SUICIDE OF A MARINE.
A Captains Orderly Kills HIMSELF
ON the Yankee.


New York July 9.-William Smith a
marine. shot himself in the temple. kill
ing himself Instantly, on board the aux
iliary cruiser Yankee. which is lying off
Tompkinsville, Staten Island. yesterday
morning. Many visitors were on board
the cruiser at the time and Smith. who
was orderly for the captain. was sta
toned in the cabin in front of the door
of the captains stateroom. 1t was just
seventeen minutes after O'Clock when
those in that part of the ship were start
led by sharp report. Smoke was issu-
ing from the door of the captains room.
and across the threshold lay the body of
the marine.
Both of the ships surgeons were on
shore leave. and call for a doctor
brought DIR. Burdetse O'Connor. of Brook
lyn. who was one of the visitors. He
examined the man, and found that death
had been instantaneous. Smith had OBJ
tanned a revolver from the cabin and had
shot himself in the right temple.
As soon as the shooting occurred
every one was excluded from the cabin
except the officers. and the visitors were
put on shore as quickly as possible. Only
a few of the visitors knew just what had
happened, and the greatest secrecy was
observed. The report reached shore that
Smith was intoxicated.
The man was forty years old. and had
been in the navy for twenty years. He
came from the northern part of the State
He was well thought of by his COM
rades, and had often displayed bravery.
The report of the suicide reached the
Richmond Borough coroners. but they
believed that they had no jurisdic; lion.
as in all cases of sudden death at Fort
Wadsworth the inquiry Is made by the
military authorities. The body was TAX
en- to the navy yard this morning
The evening times., 1898-07-09
ROW ON A ROOF GARDEN.
An Auditor Rescnts n Buricsaue on
Anne rican Soldiers.


New York. July 9.-There was lively
time an Roster & Bials last night. The
curtain had fallen on the performance
in the theater. and the roof garden enter
tainment was in full blast
Two German comedians. known as the
Roger Brothers. Joe and Max. made their
initial appearance robed in the garb of
Spaniards.
The patriotic audience yelled approval
and pounded its beer glasses for more as
the brothers burlesqued the enemy.
But the next turn contributed by the
brothers brought trouble with it.
This time the funny men appeared on
the stage wearing the uniform of Uncle
Sam Just now is a bad time to make
sport of this particular uniform in this
part of the world.
In their chorus the comedians gave
vent TO the following little ditty:
have filed my knapsaek full of lunch;
I'm the greatest hero in the bunch.
stop that yelled a tall. well-groomed
young man, rising from one of the front
tables and shaking his clinched fist at
the singers on the stage
Friends pulled him back into his chair.
The audience laughed little. cheered a
little. and quie,ed down for the second
verse.
The verse was repeated and the tall
young man resented it by throwing a
heavy beer stein AT the singers. Then a
hubbub began that seemed to promise
a general row. in which the persons on
the stage were not unwilling to take
part. Peace was only restored when the
offended individual was hustled off the
roof by his friends, most of the audience
going with him.
The evening times., 1898-07-09
TIE HERo1sM OF HossoN.
Several Of the Men who Were With
Him Sing His Praises.


on Santiago. Ju'y 9.-Every one Of the
seven brave D:en who went with Asst tant
Naval Constructor Hobson on the Merri-
mac Is loud in his praise of Hobson' $
course during their now historic exploit
mo bravor or cooler man han Hobson
ever lived" said John Kelley. "If it had
not been for him matters would have
gone much harder with US
YES" said John Phillips. "he is a Won
derful man. 1t is simply miracle that
all of us escaped without injury, When
the Merrimac ran into the harbor Hob
son stood on the bridge smiling. as ne
looked through his glasses and saw how
well we were progressing. He kept the
collier headed straight toward the chan
mel. and never faltered when bullets and
shells came falling all about him. And.
later on. when we were taken aboard the
Reina Mercedes. dressed only in We IN
derwear. which we had cut OF at the
knees. Hobson. as calm as ever walked
up to the commander of the Spanish
vessel saluted him. and said:
"T demand whisky for my men. who
From the Re.na Mercedes we were
sent to Morro Castle confined in a vile
place Our guards kept making signs.
intimatIng that they would hang us"
During the first bombardment Of
Morro." Sad Randolph C:ausen. another
of the heroic band. the Spanish guards
begged the, Merrimac men to intercede
for a cessation of the American fire.
When the Spanish fleet was captured. l
saw Spanish officers beat the guards and
warn them not to show cowardice before
American pigs.
zone of the Spanish guards told Ciau-
sen that the Spanish gunners had killed
fourteen and wounded thirty-seven of
their own men In firing on the Merrimac.
He added that the hospitals were filled
with wounded and sick men. who had
been filed with rum and rushed to the
'front.'
The evening times., 1898-07-09
Origin of a Naval Order.


Even in times Of peace. no women are allowed
they are wives of officers or not. Naval officers
claim that the order to this effect is due 10 an
incident in which figured Lieut.. Comm ,nde-
John NJ Hawley, who has recently been in Chi
cago recruiting duty and formerly resi-
dent of this city.
time officer OF the deck the flagship OF
squadron in the Pacific. On the vessel was the
admiral's wife and the wife of one of the lieu
tenants.
1t was part of Hawley's duty TO superintend~he
early morning cleaning on board the man-of-war
and he out one morning watching the holy
stoning Of the deck. Now it happened that Mrs
Admiral and Mrs. Lieutenant had remained up
very late the night before. and were trying to
catch their beauty sleep When they were
awakened by an awful scratching and scraping
above them. message was sent I'D asking that
it be stopped.
But the noise went on.
Presently the lieutenant came up and pro-
tested. The holystoning continued
Not long after the admiral came bounding up
at very lively pace for an elderly man
Cant you stop that internal noise and let the
ladies sleep?" he demanded.
Sir" said Lieut.. Hawley, '.the stsnding orders
are to have the ship cleaned by s O'Clock in the
morning. II stop holystonng tie deck now
with the werk until I am instructed otherwise
by my superior officers"
'.You may proceed. sir" said the admiral. for
he knew the lieutenant was right.
This little affair was reported to the department
through the regular channels ard general or
der was promptly issued forbiddng the presence
of women aboard all men-of-war. as "dctrimental
to discipline s]
There had been other similar incidents, hut
this was the straw which broke the camels back.
The evening times., 1898-07-09
SATURDAY. JULY 9. 1898.
No Foreign Interference.

There are strong indications that If
Great Britain should publicly make
overtures to the United States in the
interests of peace, Germany and
France might seize upon the fact as an
excuse for still more forward st p,
and propose an International sett ement
by a congress of nations.
If the British government is as
friendly to us as circumstances seem
to justify us in believing, it will avoid
inserting the entering wedge which
might expose this country to the en-
barrassment of having to reject and
resent such a movement. The Admin
istration has not shown itself at all
facile in dealing with European diplo-
matists, and, before the war, was more
than once made ridiculous by the blum
ders of the State Department 1t is
desirable, therefore, that it should eX-
ercise the greatest prudence at the
present juncture. when misstep or an
inopportune phrase might cost us the
fruits of the war.
The policy of Spain may be to seek
an accommodation with us. if il can be
brought about in a way favorable to
her interests. The Sagasta government
may even contemplate early surre nder
on the best terms obtainable, but the
diplomacy of the movement now pro-
crossing under cover is far from frank
or in any wise acceptable. The Ma
drid authorities know that Prss dent
Mckinley has declared repeatt dly the
determination of the United States not
to treat with any third party On the
subject of the war; or to consider even
the most friendly representations from
outside sources. Yet with this knowl-
edge in possession the Madrid cabinet
works persistently day and night to in
duce it's continental neighbors TO ig-
more the American attitude and notice
and to try if Mir. Mckinley cannot BE-
tricked into some concession VIII CHI
would at once open the door to Euro
pean interference.
We trust that Mr.. Mckinley has
realized the probability of such an at
tempt and prepared for it. If it has
not been done already. it might not be
a bad idea to convey again to the am
bassadors and ministers of the powers
in Washington a strong hint that only
Spain herself will be allowed to nego-
tiate for peace, and that the least s.
position on the part of other states to
take a hand in the business will be re-
garded as unfriendly.
AS we have often before urged upon
the President. now is the time to give
the world an object lesson in straight
forward. truthful. Cromwell!an diplo-
macy
The evening times., 1898-07-09
"LoTTA's, LIVELY TACTICS.
Miss Crabtree's Efforts to Evnde
Suit for False ImprisOn mcnt.

Suit for False ImprisOnmcnt.
New York July 9.-Lotta the original
soubrette-the light-footed Lotta, who
has delighted theatergoers with her ag.li-
ty In the past-is busily making a record
for herself in the present. which proves
that Father Time has left her sprightly
qualities all sundimned. For the las,
month she has displayed an unprecen-
dented nimbleness in avoiding the ser
vice of papers in a suit for damages to
the amount Of s50.0o0. as brought by
Charles c. Macy. of the firm of Macy &
Pendleton. for malicious prosecution and
false Imprisonment Her fittings about
the country have had the airy irrespon-
sibility of the grasshopper-La Cigale-
she was erstwhle so fond of personating.
and the most active efforts Of 4 sequence
OF adept process-servers have thus far
entirely failed to catch the pace.
About a year ago Lotta first undertook
TO dabble in stocks under the tutelage Of
Macy * Pendieton. then brokers and
bankers at No. 40 Broadway. They sub
sequently failed, and the petite soubrette
presented facts 10 the grand jury 10
prove that her knowledge Of markets and
margins had cost her precisely So, 90.
which she prayed 10 recover. She claim
ed to have Invested 100000 with the firm.
but through her lawyer, former District
Attorney Francis L. Weliman, had sue
ceeded in having $4,000 refunded. This
Indictment was dismissed in the court of
general sessions On May 8. wherSupon
Charles c. Macy retaliated with the
counter-suit which the actress mas so
trtppingly evadad.
Harold G. Cort!s. Of the firm of Wheel
er & Cortis. No. Is Broadway. counsel
for Mr.. Mdcy, said yesterday:
The whole thing in a nutshell is sim
ply that woman Is never a good loser.
Miss Crabtuee was glad enough to win.
but could not lose with any philosophy.
She is making an effort to get more than
the other credItors-that is ALL
He admitted that Lotta was the largest
creditor and that 100 was owing her.
She pressed us hard until she found
we were ready to meet it, and then lad
the case adjourned until Fall. She gave
up chasing US and We took to cha sing
her.
But Mr.. Cortis was not so ready to con-
fess that the obstacles of this second pur-
suit were all in favor of the quarry. He
casually remarked that Lotta had dis
appeared from her town residence in the
Lotta apartment house. Seventh Avenue
and One Hundred and Seventeenth Street.
which she owns. He likewise admitted
that as yet no one had succeeded In locat-
ing her at her country house. ''Attol
Tryst." at Lake Hopatcong, n. j.. though
a marshal Is now camping on her traI.
There were dark hints that the mischief
loving Lotta was making herself unn aces
sariiy disagreeable.
There's hardly a probability that
either suit will come to trial. 1t Ssuld
be much better to drop both. Miss Crab
tree and Mr.. Macy are both plaintiffs md
both defendants. and the details that
trial would bring out would I think, he
very little to Miss Crabtrees liking" With
unpleasant emphasis.
There Is a possibility that application
will be made to the court to have the
battling Lolita served by publication.
The evening times., 1898-07-09
DEFENsEs OF THE CANARIEs.
Muszle-La aiding SmOoth-BOI es Pro-
tect las PaImas.

tect las PaImas.
London. July s.-The Pail Mall Gazette
publishes a letter from Las Palmas, capt.
tai of the Canary Islands. in which the
writer SAYS. under date of July 1:
I'm view of the prospective visit of the
Americans. the Spaniards are busy at
their defenses. At the present moment
the means of repelling an attack and pre-
venting landing are miserably made
quate. They consist of a battery of mixed
smooth-bore and rified muzzle leaders on
the heights overlooking the harbor six
obsolete field guns north of the mole, a
six-gun battery in the artillery barracks
within the town and small saluting bat
terry. With modern long-range guns the
Americans could quickly wreck the bat
teries from outside the zone of the Span
ish fire.
THE Spaniafds boast of II 1000 infantry
here: but it is improbable that they will
be able to muster over 5000 The soldiers
are drilling incessantly and fatigue par
ties are throwing up earthworks and in
trenching the heights. The troops are
armed with the new long range rifle.
Several camps are visible from the har-
bor but persons not connected with the
service are not allowed to approach them.
1.-The slightest incident causes excite
ment among the soldiers and citizens.
Vessels approaching are closely inspect
ed. and if there are any doubts as to
their identity troops are called out.
When The British steamer Garth Cas-
tie last arrived here on her way to ...e
Cape of Good Hope. the Saaniards
thought she was an American warshio.
attack and a torpedo boat was sent out
to -econnoiter"
The evening times., 1898-07-09
The Maine Remembered.

When Admiral Dewey, regardless of
contact and other mines supposed to be
in Manila harbor. started in straight
line for the doomed fleet of Montojo, he
ran up the signal Remember the
Maine" Every throat on every Ameri-
can ship responded to that battle-cry.
Throughout the Navy it was the call
that nerved officers and men to acts
the audacity of which has astonished
the world and caused Englishmen to
boast of their kinship with Ameri
cans. That we should remember the
beautiful ship that was treacherously
sunk while it's gallant men were asleep
in apparent safety in the harbor of
friendly power was not an idle thre at
In Manila Bay lay the cruisers Don
Juan de Austria, Castillo, Reina Maria
Christina, Don Antonio del Ulloa, Isla d,
Mindanao and Marquee del Duero, the
two gunboats Gen. Lezo and Isla de
Cuba and a cruiser and other boats of
less Importance, having in battle a total
complement of two thousand five
hundred men, and with a modern arma-
ment in case of the principal ships. In
little more than an hour they We're all
as useless as the Maine.
When Admiral Cervera left the Cape
de Verde Islands. the people of Spain
were assured by their government that
he had gone to teach the Americans
something about war. The squadron
was soon bottled up in the harbor of
Santiago, and when it attempted to
escape it was reduced to the condition
of the remembered Maine. The Span
ish ships consisted Of the armored
cruisers Almirante Oquendo. Infanta
Maria Teresa. Vizcaya and CristobaI
Colon. all of the Maine class, and two
The evening times., 1898-07-09
A Most Competent Consul.

Mr.. +. Spencer Pratt, American consul genera!
at Singapore, appears to be a gentleman who is
particularly alive to the interests OF his country,
and energetic in procuring information of value
TO her warriors From report of his dated May
:. 1t seems that he supplied to Admiral Dewey
before that Commanders departure from Hong
Kong for Manila. full and important information
regarding the Spanish cruisers and mail steamers
coal deposits, armament. cable and railways in
the Philippines. The report contains a complete
list and description Of the vessels in Admiral
Montojo's squadron. with the number OF guns
on each ship. and her speed. as well as her gen
eral condition Of fitness for active service. 1t
also describes the new Notifications and the
new guns placed at Corrsgidor. 1t gives full
account Of extensive coal deposits on the small
island Of Batan. southeast Of Luzon, and tells
how vessels can get at it in safe anchorages. It
further tells the names of the different steam
ship lines. with their ports of departure and
destination, and their dates OF sailing On the
whole. the report contains in small space a
valuable amount Of Information. which must have
been of the highest utility to Admiral Dewey.
MIR. Pratt knows how to serve his country
The evening times., 1898-07-09
The Hawaiian commi..ion.

1t is now settled that the American
commissioners to Hawaii will be Sn-
ators Morgan and Cullom and Repre-
sentative Hit. Theirs is a mission that
is not only of a delightful character,
but will have an historic value. To aid
in instituting for the important acces-
sion to our territory system of tenn
porary administration. is duty that
calls for considerable and exact
knowledge of international law and Gus
tom and a large measure of tact to
meet the expectations of the people of
the islands. The information they will
gain from the visit will be of great val
ue to the Government when the quss-
ton of providing for the legislative
needs of Hawaii comes up in Congress.
1t Is unfortunate that Senator Davis
found it necessary to decline the serv-
ice for which he was chosen. His quail
ifications for the duty are obvious and
led the President to choose him. Sem
ator Cullom is an experienced lawyer,
and may be expected to give to the
questions that arise an intelligent
study, and since Senator Davis felt
bound to decline it is doubtful II the
President could have selected better
substitute. With Senator Morgan's ex-
perience and his recognition as the
greatest American authority on inter-
national law; with Mr.. Hits familiar
ity with the same subject, and Sem
ator Cullom's long study of domestic
affairs, we may confidently look for a
satisfactory system of administration
of our new possessions.
The evening times., 1898-07-09

torpedo-boat.4 'destroyers.'~T The entire
complement was two thousand men and
the armament Of the principal ships
was virtually that of the Maine.
Spain, in its unofficial capacity, was
quite willing we SHOULD hold her re-
sponsible for the atrocity of the Names
destruction. Our Navy has remembsr-
ed until the navy of Spain consists of a
squadron now somewhere near the Suez
canal and certainly doomed to the fate
of the squadrons of Montojo and Ger
vera. The account now stands: For
the loss of the Maine. with two hundred
and sixty-six lives, Spain has paid with
the loss of ten cruisers and nineteen
other ships. some two thousand lives
and more than two Thousand prisoners.
Long ago the United States established
a good name for the payment of its
debts; 1t is now in fair way to prove
that it collects what is due to it from
others.
The evening times., 1898-07-09
The Caroline Islands.

The Caroline Islands, which are likely
as result of this war to be turned
over TO the United States, have had a
somewhat curious history. 1t appears
from this history that they are really
more the property of the United States
than of Spain. even al the present time,
for whatever civilization exists in the
islands, is due almost entirely to the
efforts of Americans. Up to 1852 no ma
ton had claimed them as colonies, or
attempted to civilize their inhabitants
They were. like most other small isl
ands of the Pacific. practically unkn wn
territory, unconsidered by European
nations, and only mentioned here and
there in the reports Of sea captains who
had touched on their coasts for water
or been driven there by adverse winds
The first white people to occupy the
Carolines We're American missionaries
on the Island of Ponape. Whatever
may be thought of the wisdom of try
ing to introduce American ideals and
civilization among a tribe of gentle saw
ages who did not need clothes, food or
manufactures to enable them to live in
perfect comfort, there can be no doubt
of the good motives of those who made
the attempt. Small Oriental islands are
not, like some mission stations, places
Of comparative ease and comfort. whera
fat salary will purchase much more
in the way of luxury than at home.
The man who went to Ponape in the
early fifties went with the intention of
spending his life in that far-off region.
learning the language, becoming ac-
customed to isolation and exile, and do
ing his best to raise a primitive people
to his own intellectual and moral level.
That was his duty, as he understood it,
and he had no more thought of personal
advantage than had a Jesuit sent on
the mission to the Iroquois in the o,d
days, or a preaching friar in the NJ ddle
Ages. The enthusiasm of the born
preacher is the same in all ages and all
countries.
The missionaries began their work by
securing the confidence of the nat ves."
The evening times., 1898-07-09
DEAD HEROES BROUGHT HOME.
Rodies of Captain CaprOn and Ser
Seant Hamilton Fish on the Relief.

geant Hamilton Fish on the Relief.
The bodies of Sergt Hamilton Fish and
Capt Allyn X. Capron will be brough.
home together. When Mr.. Nicholas Fish,
father of the dead sergeant, went down
on the Relief he took coffins for the bod
les.
Sergt. Fish was buried where he fell.
This was due, of course. to the confu-
sion following the battle. as 1t was ex-
plained that it was only by chance that
the remains of Capt Capron were taken
aboard ship and embalmed. The bodies
of these two heroes are expected to ar
rive by the hospital ship Relief. and the
body of Capt. Capron will be buried in
Arlington Cemetery. in this city.
Gov. Thomas of Indian Territory. who
had known Capt. Capron since he was q
child. came to Washington two days ago
for the special purpose of seeing the cap
tain's mother. Gov. Thomas said Il
monument will at once be erected in In
dian Territory to the memory of Can't.
Capron by his admirers there. Gov.
Thomas has gone to Tampa to see his
son. who was wounded in the same bat
tie. and will return to Washington in
time to be present at the funeral of Capt.
Capron.
In a private letter. written by Sergt.
Fish to his mother the day before his
death. he took occasion to express his
admiration of the soIdierly qualities of
Capt Capron. emphasizing his youthful
devotion by these words: Il would fol-
low him to hell
Although 1t was hoped by the mother
of Capt. Gridley that his ashes also
ha {nfe in, Arli-
wish of his wife. his ashes will be bu-
ried at Erie. Pa. The brother of Capt.
Gridley expects his ashes to arrive on
July II.
The evening times., 1898-07-09

The statement OF correspondent of
the London Times that there is no scare
ity Of provisions in Havana. is contra
dicted by the Information obtained from
other and entirely trustworthy sources.
The soldiers are fairly well fed, especially
those who have money. but this is be-
cause a large proportion of the people
go without enough to eat The poor.
among whom are included many who
We're formerly well-to-do. are starving.
They are not in as plain evidence the
earlier victims, who swarmed In the
main streets. but go off to the suburbs to
lie down and die. However. their suf-
ferings will have no effect on the course
of Gen. Blanco. As long as the soldiers
are not starving. he will consider the sit
uation tolerable. 4..