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abolished, it will require a large force
with special training to restore order.
In the meantime the Spaniards in Ma
Mia refuse to submit, and Admiral
Dewey is unwilling to lombard the
town. He hopes to starve the place into
submission, but the Spaniards are con-
fident of being able to hold out. They
allege that they have ample supplies
for 10000 regular troops and thousands
of volunteers beyond the range of the
United States Warships and they are
defying the Americans, in the hope of
European Intervention.
Two German warshiDs, one French
warship and a warship of Japan are
now at Manila. A Russian vessel is eX-
pected there shortly
A strong anti-British feeling exists
among the populace at Manila and the
people are desperate and starving.
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THE VICTORY AT MANILA.
Signs That Powers Will Attempt
to Share in It's Fruits.

LONDON, May 12.-There are unmis-
taxable signs that the continental
Powers have already taken steps to
share in the fruits Of the American
victory at Manila. Germany has in
timated to the United States, it is said
here, that she expects to have voice
in the disposition of the Philippine Is
lands, basing her claim on German in
terests in those islands. Diplomats
who are in position to know the facts
in the case credit the report that Ger
many may demand exclusive control
of Samoa as the price of her acquisition
to American sovereignty over the
Philippine Islands. Or, as an alterna-
tive, Germany may demand one or more
of the Philippine Islands, including a
harbor suitable for a coal depot in Ha-
Waii, which promises to add to the COM
plicatons.
An evening newspaper to-day pub
fishes the following from a source that
is alleged to be authoritative:
"At least three of the great Powers
are determined to prevent America
from bringing the war into European
waters. Manila only escaped lombard
ment through the active intervention
of the German Consul, acting under the
direct orders of the Emperor.
when the news arrived from Manila
that Commodore Dewey had been or
dered to take the place, the German
residents sent a pressing request to
Berlin, demanding help and protection
from double danger of bonn bardment
and the exposure to the plundering of
the natives. The response was prompt.
The German Consul was instructed to
oppose energetically all useless devas-
tation beyond the proper acts Of war,
to oppose the debarkation Of the Amer
leans unless sufficient to maintain
order, to protect the lives and property
of Germans and to fix the amount of
damages sustained by Germans.
instructions We're at the same time
sent to the Commander of the German
squadron at Kiao Chou Bay, and by to-
morrow four German warships will
be at Manila.
"In the meantime three ambassadors,
not including Sir Julian Pauncefote.
have made friendly representations to
Secretary Day, reminding him that ac-
cording to the Presidents message the
liberation of Cuba was the sole object
of the war and that hence the lombard
ment of the natives will be contrary to
the avowed sentiments of the United
States. Coupled with this representa-
ton was the reminder that the rights
of the European residents must be re-
spected. President Mckinley was i'm
pressed with the arguments, and it was
then that Admiral Sampson was then
ordered to partially raise the blockade
of Havana and to seek to destroy the
Spanish fleet"
If the United States takes possession
of Hawaii during the present war with
Spain it is believed Europe will en-
deavor to insist that the occupation of
Hawaii was an incident of the war and
continental Powers will desire to in
clude Hawaii in the apportionment of
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question to consider that Spain will
send a force down the Atlantic, around
the Horn and up the Pacific to strike
the slope cities. Her best move would
be to retake the Philippines, if possible.
and from this point making an often
sive move against the Hawaiian Is
lands, which, of course, would suffer as
a result of their existing relations with
this Government and employing these
islands as a base against the Pacific
Coast.
Desiring to strengthen the defense
fleet of the Pacific Coast as much as
possible, the department recently or
dered Rear Admiral Miller to return
from Honolulu and the department has
been notified of his safe arrival at San
Francisco. His flag is now probably
flying from the coast defense vessel
Monterey, which is now stationed in
San Francisco harbor as the guardian
of that city. There is no flagship on
the Pacific Coast for Rear Admiral Mil
ler, nor will there be any before July
1st, when the Philadelphia will be
placed in commission.
Besides the Monterey, Rear Admiral
Miller has under his command the mon
itor Monadnock, protecting the cities
lying on Puget Sound: the gunboat
Wheeling, which has been ordered
South from Alaskan waters; the bark
Alert, which is on her way to Mare IS
land from Acapulco, and five revenue
cutters and three tugs, which have
been converted into men-of-war.
The authorities do not fear Spain will
send her fleet against the Pacific Coast
but they desire to reinforce the Asiatic
squadron as much as possible; hence
the orders to the Charleston to sail
with the utmost dispatch and the con-
sideration of the proposition to send
the Bennington to Manila.
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WILL HOLD THE ISLANDS.
Administration Preparing to Form
a Temporary Government.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The United
States will establish a temporary gov
ernment over the Philippine Islands
Orders have been issued for Major Cen
eral Wesley Merritt, now commanding
the Department of the East, at New
York, to proceed to Manila. with the
least possible delay for the purpose of
assuming the office of Military Gov
ernor of the Philippines Similar or
ders to proceed to the Philippines We're
sent to Major-General E. S. Otis, COM
manding the Department of the Colo
rado, at Denver, who has just recently
been released from duty as President
of the court-martial which tried Cap
tain O. M. Carter of the engineer corps.
Orders to General Otis direct him to
report to General Merritt for duty un-
der his direction in the Philippine Is
lands. General Otis will be second in
command, and will act as Military Gov
ernor of the islands in case of the alb
sence or disability of General Merritt
orders We're also issued for an army
corps of about $4,000 men for imme-
diate duty in the Philippines. This corps
will be made up of regulars and volun-
teer organizations stationed on the Pa
cific Coast and in the Far Western
States.
General Merritt was at the War De-
partment to-day in consultation With
the Secretary of War, General Miles
and the bureau chiefs with regard to
the ganization of the expedition.
Prompt action will be had in the mat
ter, with view to having the troops
make an early start on their long voy
General Merritt will leave this af-
ternoon for New York; or. arrange his
private affairs preparatory to departure
for San Francisco. He said that it
was his purpose to sail from San Fran
cisco as soon as possible. Complete ar
rangements have been made for the
equipment, transportation and subsis-
tence of the troops, and they will be
able to start for Manila shortly after
their arrival at San Francisco.
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Spaniard Goes Down With Flying CoIors
After Two Hours Fight.
Rear-Admiral Dewey Instructed to
Destroy All Spanish Vessels and
Fortifcations in the Islands
Insurgents at Manila Uncon-
troIlab1e and the Whole Coun-
try in a State of Anarchy.

NEW YORK, May PA Hongkong
special of this date says that trad
ing vessel from the Philippines reports
having witnessed the destruction of a
Spanish warship by the United States
gunboat Concord at Hoilo. The fight
is said to have lasted two hours, at
the end of which time the Spaniard
went down with colors flying. There
were no casualties on board the Con-
cord. and no damage was done the
gunboat There are, it is alleged, only
two other Spanish war vessels in Ash
attic waters, and one of these is in dry
dock at Hongkong, while the cruiser
Boston is searching for the other un-
der orders to engage and sink it.
ALL FORTS TO BE DESTROYED
WASHINGTON, May 12-There is
reason to believe that the further in
structions sent to Rear Admiral Dewey
via the dispatch boat McCulloch. which
returned to Manila from Hongkong
required him Immediately to destroy
any other vessels or Notifications
which Spain has in the Philippines.
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DEWEY HEARD FROM,
Takes Possession of Spanish Guns
and Stores From Arsenal.

HONGKONG, May 12-Sacretary Of
the Navy: There is little change in the
situation since my last telegram / am
transferring to transports steel brech-
loading rifles from sunken Spanish
men -of-War. Also stores from arsenal
in my possession. I am maintaining
strict blockade. Add Argos to list of de-
stroyed vessels. Ell Correo probably Ell
Cano DEWEY
This dispatch came to Secretary Long
this afternoon, and shows that cable
communication has been restored with
Manila
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ANARCHY IN PHILIPPINES.
Insurgents Uncomfortable and
Dewey Powerless.

HONGKONG, May 12.-6 D. m. Green
wich time-(Copyright, 1898, by the
Associated Press) The British second
class gun vessel Linnell has arrived
here with news from the Philippine Is
lands. She left Manila ON Monday last,
and reports that the insurgents are un-
controlable. The whole country, it ap-
pears, is in a state of anarchy. and
Rear Admiral Dewey is powerless to re-
store order. The officers of the Lin
nell add that even if Spanish rule is
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THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Commodore Remy Reports Sad In
teIIireuce to Secretary Iouu

WASHINGTON. May 12.-Sad news
came to the Navy Department this
morning from the blockading fleet of
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13

Watt the great improver Of the
steam engine, introduced into the vo-
cabulary of machinists the term horse
power. When he first began the manu-
facture Of steam engines, he expert
enced much difficulty in ascertaining
from his distant customers what sized
engine they required, and they were
not less puzzled how to communicate
to him the information He was fire.
quently guided, however, by their men
tioning the number of horses which the
engine ordered was designed to replace.
Acting upon this hint, he ascertained
by experiment that the very strongest
Of the London brewers horses, (ani-
mails of wonderful size and strength,
could exert force equivalent to rails
ing $4,000 pounds one foot in minute.
This force he called one horsepower,
and adopted it as the standard in regu
lating the size of steam engines. Now,
not one horse in hundred is able to
exert that degree of strength. A steam
engine of ten horsepower can, in re-
atty, do the work of about twenty
horses.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13
waterprooiing Wheels.

Inventive genius is at work on some
means by which wheels may be MADE
more durable, and will not swell and
shrink, thus avoiding the necessity OF
resetting the tires. 1t is suggested that
q groove be cut in the felloe and
small connecting opening be left,
through which oil could be forced into
the groove. This would gradually be
absorbed by the wood, and would rem
der the material practically waterproof.
This method, however, has objections.
The groove removes just so much
strength from the felloe, and great Diff
ficulty would probably be experienced
in making the connection between the
iron and the wood so close that the Oil
would not ooze out either of its own
weight or by the pressure on the tire,
when the vehicle was loaded. Thirty
years ago a hard-headed old farmer
used to buy wagon wheels in the raw
wood. He then provided bath OF
boiling hot linseed oil. This was
poured into an iron trough, made by
bending a section of sheet iron into
proper form to hold one side of the
wheel. Slowly the wheel was revolved
in the oil, which was kept hot by
small fire underneath the oil pan. AS
the wheel revolved the oil ran down
the spokes to the hub, and when the
job was finished there was not a place
the size of pin-head which the oil
had not penetrated. The wheels were
then set up in the sun and allowed to
become thoroughly dry. If there were
any places that did not appear well
soaked the process was repeated; then
the wheels were painted. This oiling
of wheels to make them waterproof is
by no means a new idea. The origin
ator of the idea did this not only to
keep out the water and avoid shrink
age, but he claimed that the treatment
would add one year in every three to
the wear of the wagon. He claimed
also that the oil gave the wood GER
tain amount of resilliency, and, that
being toughened by the process, the
wood was infinitely more durable for
any purpose. All of the woodwork of
his wagons and carriages was treated
in the same way when possible. If
wheels were bought ready finished,
after the paint wore off from wheels
and shafts they were treated in this
way greatly to their benefit; but, Of
course, nothing like what the original
oiling would have produced.
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A Priceless Boon.

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She is now in the best of health. l think
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No discovery of modern times has proved
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strength and health to exhausted women
when every effort Of the physician proves
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eases Of the blood and nerves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13
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AS war with Spain has broken out
the officials seem to think that all
that will be needed Is warships, tor
pedo boats and other instruments OF
destruction. But really what will be
needed more than anything else is a
good supply of 80 DROPS" (manufac-
tured by the Swanson Rheumatic Cure
Co., 167 Dearborn street, Chicago Ill.,,
to knock out the Rheumatism which is
sure to grip our soldiers and sailors in
the miasmatic climate Of Cuba and
the surrounding islands, where the
war will be waged. The truth is that
something to heal and cure is precise
ly what is needed right now in the
desolated Queen Of the Antilles"
Those 100000 reconcentrados reported
sick and dying by hundreds need pro-
visions, it is true, but they need good
medicines fully as much. If Miss Bar
ton, the good lady vSlo has charge OF
the Red Cross relief work, was sup
piled with 80 DROPS" she could, by
their agency, save many a sick Gu
ban. These miraculous IS DROPS"
conquer many of the worst diseases
that anlict ailing humanity. such as
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, the excruciat-
ing Sciatica and the other diseases for
which it is recommended. The War
Department should see that there is
an abundant supply of SO DROPS" in
the medicine chests.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13

The man in the engine room has lit
tie of the fun or glory of modern sea
fight. He hears the booming OF the
near and distant guns, but he does not
know how the battle is going The
ship may be hopeless wreck, and the
next minute may be his last, but that
rs none of his affair. The engines
must keep moving, and they must re-
spond instantly to the will of the ships
brain in the coming tower or the bat
tie is lost. The whole ship is one
mass of complicated machinery. 1t is
steered by steam; it's turrets are turn
led by steam directly or indirectly,
through electric, pneumatic or hydrau-
lie power; its great guns are loaded by
steam; it is lighted by electricity, (which
Is supplied by dynamoes run by steam;
1t is ventilated by steam-steam is the
source of all its activities. Let the
engines cease to work and the ship
would die.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK.
Two Men Cheat ut Cards and Both
Hold Four Aces.

uOlu aces.
"Talll about cheating" said veter-
an poker player, Il remember a time
when two famous aces of spades were
guilty of the worst breach of poker
etiquette on record. I was out at Car
son City in those days looking for tho
elusive metal in the neighboring noun
tains. | took a hand once in while
myself, but on this occasion l thank
heaven l was not participant. There
were six hands originally in the sit
ting, but four had fallen by the way
side, and the two most renowned play
ers in that famous mining town were
left to fight it out. The sums put up
were something enormous even by
these spendthrifts. In five minutes the
pot contained $4,000, and when one fin
ally called the other, twice that amount
was ready to change hands. I've got
four aces, said Pete Graveshaw-l be-
lieve that was his name. -Four aces
Why, so have l. Numbered the other.
Under ordinary circumstances believe
that either would have cut the others
throat, but both seemed utterly abash-
ed at their conduct. They had tucked
the dummy cards up their sleeves or
somewhere else and by strange CO.
incidence had struck the same thing.
You would have expected the miners
to deal summarily with these cheats,
but strange to say everybody thought 1t
q good joke. After the money was d.
vided up as it belonged to the differ
ent hands in the game the two crooked
players bought many drinks. l say l
was glad l did not participate in the
game, because 1 think l would have
sworn off after that and would have
missed the fun have had SINCE"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-05-13
SCHOOL MA'AMS' WHEEL TOUR
Brooklyn Teachers Will Visit England
Cr,,,

BrOOkIyn IeaCnerB VIII GuS
and France This Summer.
Something novel in bicycle tours Is
being planned by Mrs. Emma F. Pet
tengill, a member Of the Brooklyn
board of education. Among Brooklyn's
1000 schoolteachers are many experts,
and 1t occurred to Mrs. Pettengill that
a wheeling tour through England and
France would prove to these welcome
physical and mental vacation tonic.
AS the party is to be limited to fifteen
competition to be among the chosen
few is keen. The party will start July
2 and will be absent sixty-three days.
Southern England will be visited first.
Twenty-eight miles is to be the limit of
a days run, leaving plenty of time for
sightseeing and for rest Aug. 9 the
party will start for Paris. After ten
days in Paris the party will wheel
through northern France. Returning
to London, the party will sail Aug. 20
and reach home in time to resume their
labors in September. "The party will
be chaperoned by me over its entire
route" Mrs. Pettengill announces,
land l will be assisted by a gentleman
conductor, not commonplace courier,
perfectly acquainted with his duties
and routes. This will be my first
wheeling tour in England, though I
have visited that country and the con-
tinent. For the last two summers l
have made long tours through New
Hampshire and other New England
states. This party has been planned
solely for recreation and without any
idea Of profit whatever. All charges
have been made on the cooperative
plan and the cost for the sixty-three
days tour is only $780,"
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Planting the Tree.

flanting the Irccs
What do we plant when we plant the
tree?
We plant the ship which will cross the
sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sail;
We plant the planks to Withstand the
gale
The keel, the keelson, and beams and
knee;
We plant the ship when we plant the
tree.
What do we plant when we plant the
tree?
We plant the homes for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the
floors,
We plant the studding, the laths. the
doors,
The beams and sidings. all parts that
We plant the home when we plant the
tree.
What do we plant when we plant the
tree?
A thousand things that we daily see
We plant the spires that out-tower the
crag.
We plant the staff for our country's nag
We plant the shade, from the not sun
Free
We plant all these when we plant the
tree.
New York Evangelist.