The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27


/ ed from their ship. the New Hampshire,
at Twenty-cighth Street, East River in
the Navy tug Nina. The examinations
/ covered nationality. age. experience and
. Qualifications The physical eNamlna-
/ lions viii come later. Many Of the men
rated as able seamen were compelled 10
/ accent the rating Of ordinary seamen.
II is understood the men will serve UNI
der their own officers and will go in a
body on board the Yankee when she is
ready. The men are willing TO serve so
4 long as they arc kept together.
The Camden division of the New Jersey
I Naval Reserves viii leave Camden FRI
day for Philadelphia and take the old
monitor Montauk from the League ISL
and navy yard to Portland, Me, for
A coast defense.
Saw No Spanish ships.
New York. April 27.-"Not a Spanish
/ ship have we seen" reported the officers
/ Of the English steamer Madiana, which
arrived at Brooklyn from ST. Thomas
/ YESTERDAY morning. with thirty first
class passengers and 200 tons OF sugar.
No one in St Thomas last Thursday
dreamed that there would be any war
under a month or TWO. The Madiana
people were greatly surprised to learn
thar war had really been declared and
hoEilities begun, with a lot Of prizes
already taken.
southampton seems To be scared.
/ New York. April 27-Down at South
ampton. /. l., many persons want all
lights ont at night. They fear that the
lamps would betray the presence of
+ village 10 Spanish ships and invite bonn
sFsa-- II. ..Fsa firrn nnr11-
panv. on the other hand. has offered TO
furnish a searchlight. This would dis
cover an enemys feet in time for
J southampton folk to run away, they
say.
Guardsmen Quit.
New Brunswick y. j., April 27.-Six
/ members Of Company d. Third Regi-
ment. National Guard Of New Jersey,
+ Of New Brunswick. ashed their captain.
Joseph Kay. for their discharge. Instead.
/ he posted them as dropped 10 prevent
any more such requests. The local pa
pers printed the list. and the six men
4 are going about Indignantly explaining
that their retirement must not be under
stood as an exhibition Of the white
feather The six are l.. A Allen, ;. A
Dean. &. W FUrman. T. A. Finnegan,
W L Leary. and Charles Fiske.
May Capture the Tobey.
Wareham. Mass, April 27.-Considera-
BILE anxiety is felt here for the ship
Gerard G. Tobey. which is believed 10 be
somewhere in the waters of the Equa-
tor The Tobey is due in Boston IN
about ten days from Hong Kong. with
cargo of carpets and fireworks Her
master is Capt Frank Shurtleff. of
Wareham. and the Tobeys. of this place.
are heavy stockholders in the ship,
which is n first-class American mer-
chairman and would prove a valuable
prize 10 the Spanish.
Raston's Rich Men.
Boston. April 27.-Major Henry L. Hig-
ginson. Gen. Francis A Osborne and
Messrs. Francis 1. Higginson, John G.
Roper. Howard Stockton and {. w. En-
cry called on Gov. Wolcctt yesterday and
offered the commonwealth any assist
ance in their power. Mr.. Dudley L.
Pickman has put his yacht, the Aurora,
at the disposal of the governor for the
use Of the commonwealth. The police
commissioners have decided that the
members Of the department cannot have
a leave Of absence to go TO the war.
They say they cannot grant permission
TO any officers either with or without
pay The men in the department will
be needed to protect the city.
Dynmite stolen.
New Orleans April 27.-The dynamite
magazine in which Major Quinn. the Off
Ger in charge of the city defenses kept
his suppIv OF high explosives, was broken
omen las. night and quantity of dyna-
mite carried away. The officers will
not reveal the amount stolen.
New Jersey Troops.
Elizabeth. y. J.. April 27.-GOv. Noor-
bees said this morning that the delay in
ordering the three regiments of New
Jersey soldiers out was due to the fail
ure of The Senate in passing the organi-
cation bill until late yesterday after
noon. which left him in doubt whether
two or three regiments were required
Il expect to ge, fun instructions at Tren-
ton this morning, when the orders will
be issued at once" said the governor.
He did not deny that ii was the First.
Second and Third Regiments that would
be ordered to Seagirt. and that fory-
eight hours should be given for the troops
TO get there.
Fare for Soldiers.
New York. April 27.-At a netting of
the Trunk line passenger committee at
The Jersey Central building yesterday,
a recommendation that rates for troops
he fixed upon a basis of / 1-2 cents
mile was decided upon. and referred TO
the board of managers for final decis-
ion.
New York Recruits.
New York. April 27.-Five thousand
men gave their names TO recruiting Off
GERS in Greater New York yesterday. As
many more volunteered In the surround
ing cities The volunteer list In the Bor-
oush of Manhattan alone contains now
nearly 81, 600 names. New York City alone
is prepared Immediately TO furnish thirty
regiments instead of the twelve called
for by President Mckinley from this
State.
Major General Roe. of the New York