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rapidly and her officers found it necessary to
beach her. The extent of the damage is yet
unknown.
Tao City Of Worcester carried about 200
nasientus, who were transferred to tho
steamer City Of Lowell. There was no panic,
HARVARD AT KINGSTON
SHE IS TAKING on coal. AND WILL
MAKE SOME REPAIRS.
CCmmrd re Henderson. Commanding
at Port Royal. Says Cerycra
L. SIN in Cuba.

copyrighted, 1898. by Associated Press }
Kingston, Jamaica, May 2S-7 D. M
delayed In transmission 1.-The United
States auxiliary cruiser Harvard, formerly
the New York, is coalng here. The colonial
government is undecided as to how much
coal she viii be allowed TO take on boaud.
but she viii probably ship $50 tons at
least enough for all present purposes. AS
something triflng is wrong with her steer
ing gear and her boilers are dirty, she
will be allowed to remain here twenty four
hours longer than usual. under the neutrll-
ity regulations. With the exception OF
medicines the Harvard has not taken on
board any supplies.
Captain Cotton of the Harvard said that
all were well on board the squadron when
he left the vessels under the command OF
Commodore schley Friday.
Rear Admiral Sampson was then sup
roRed to be off the northwest coast OF
Cuba.
Commodore Henderson, commanding the
British naval station at Port Royal was
asked today II ne had, as reported, received
information that Admiral Cervera is not
in the harhor OF Santiago de Cuba. Th(
commodore wrote the following reply. 10y
the latest news Ccrvera is still in Santiago
harbor,'
The two vessels reported from cape
| Haptien a. having left Gibraltar yester-
dav for Cuba may be the Austrian cruiser
Kaiserin Maria Theresa and Kaiser Francis
| Joseph and not the vessels of the cadl2
| fleet of Spain.
THY Spanish fleet organized at Cadiz Is
proceeding TO fit out in Spain. The Spanish
| fleet organized a, Cadiz is. according II
| official Madrid advices. either at Cadi2 OF
maneuvering off the coast preparatory tc
sailing for some destination 10 be deter
mined on by the government.
Tho utter absence of news from Santiago
| de Cuba, which is onnected with THIS plac'
nv cable, is causing more aud more aston
| ishment as days go by and no messages arc
received in spite Of the fact that the cipi'
| is in working order.
The Cuban leaders here are wagering
that the war will not last longer than june
q. The Cubans arc very enthusiastic oye'
the idea that the Spanish fleet is bottle
up at Santiago de Cuba and they say /
| is surely lost.
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New York, May 2o,-When the United
States cruiser Columbia, in command q
Captain Sands, anchored off TolnkinsvIle,
s. l., this afternoon, 1t was seen tha she
had large Jagged hole stove In her star
board side abreast OF the ualnmast and
Immediately forward of the after battery.
Above the water line the hole cStsncsi
ABOUT ten feet high and six feet wide Just
how far below the water line the cruiser
vas damaged could net BE- aseertainei, and
none of the officers would give any in
formation in regard 10 the accident.
hs soon as the vessel came to anchor
the captain and crew, twcnty-one IN ali,
of the British steamer Foscolia, which left
this port yesterday With cargo OF ma
cbinery and merchandise for Bordeaux,
went ashors. Neither the captain nor any
OF his crew would talk when they Landed
ana left at once for New York to report
10 their agents OF the company, II which
he vessel belonged. No one was allowed
10 90 on board the Columbia. bu' to a
representative of the Associated Pres who
rowsd our 10 the cruiser, the officer OF he
declt mad, the following h.isf statement;
"Ahout 7.40 p. NJ. yesterday the FoSoolia
IA british ship in command Of Captain John
Evans. coi;ded With our vessel IN fos'
we were then about eight miles soninHet
Of Fire Island light we lowered Two
ufeboats and rescued the captain and crcw,
numbering twenty-ane, all tod We seed
by until the Foscolia sank at 3 o'elcck
this morning As foon as VIC arrived here
We sent the rescued men ashore fnrth
information III reference to the accident
can not give"
A,out 4 O'Clock one Of the navy yard
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MURDER AND OUTRAGE.

Dung Lady Assaulted and Her
Thront Cut from Ear to Ear.
'harlctte. n. c.. Nay 29.-Miss Emma Hart
|. daughter oi Frank Hartsell, who lived
lr miles from Concord. was outraged and
ordered at her fathers homo between AMI
pdcck this afternoon. After she had been
Eaal,ee her as3ailant cut her throat from
TO car a negro has heen arrested on sus-
bon ard lodged in the Concord jail The al
I has aroused the people and the sheriff has
zen measures to prevent ynching.
NJ 1850 o'clock tonight II mob of 1900 men
Empowered the lailor at Concord and took
|. the two accused negroes, Joe Kser, aged
and Tom Johnson, aged 20. The mob took
fm to the ycinity of the crime and hanged
em to tree The bodies were filled with
Pile's and are stil hanging.
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son and huh OF the cruiser and the bow OF
my boat was completely wrenched off.
"It was dead calm at the time of Inc
collision After backing away ] saw that
the injury to tho Foscolia was serious and
instantly ordered the liteboats launched.
They were In tho water In Just four min
utes aud my fifteen seamen were ordered
into them. | remained aboard the wreck
with my iive officers, Ny engineers, after
trying the engines. reported them to be
so badly deranged by the collision az to
be Incapable OF working the ship. The
Foscola was leaking badly and the pumps
were started. The crew were sent on the
Columbia, who had n large hole in her
side. The pumps were kept working until
10 p. M, but the Toscolia was getting
lower and lower In the water. The COL
umbias boats were standing by me and
Lieutenant Williams asked me Mt that hour
what / intended doing. replied that I
down Then / ordered the officers into
the lfeboat and | remained at the main
rigging while the steamship continued 10
sink ! got into the small boat and re-
NAMED with my officers about flfty yards
from the boat. At 8 a. m. the Foscola
went down head Arst in about nineteen
fathoins OF water. II reappesred again at
ter few minutes and then disappeared
forever stern first. None OF my men were
hurt, but ! can not tell II all the men on
The Columbia escaped injury. | think not.
The Foscoilu, which commanded for
twelve months, was an iron vessel OF $50
tons net and 1896 tons gross. launched a,
Lowell, England. In 1879, and her ha.ling
port is London. She was 6s2 feet long
"a feet beam and % feet inches deep.
She was schooner rugged and had twC
NESTS, double deck, four bulkhoads. com.
pound engines and carried water ballast
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tugs steamed alongside the Columbia end
delivered some messages from Rear Ad-
mlral Bunce, commandant at the navy yard.
Brooklyn A few minutes later the Co
lumbla headed for the Brooklyn navy yard.
whgro 1t is supposed she Will be dry dccked
in order to ascertain the full exbefy of her
injuries.
Captain Evans after the collision sait
This Foscolia cleared from this poIt at
noon Saturday with cargo of about 1900
tons. All went we'll Until evening, whcn u
heavy fog set in. Was on the bridge and
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VESSELS ron MANILA.
NHrsbips BEING Equipped for the
phiiippInc SOyaue.

Marc Island. Cal. May 29.-The United
states ship &onadnock has bean painted the
war color and the United States csilieT
Bruius IS HOW being Eimilarly treated,
force Of shipwrlghts Is also ~ work upon
the Drutus preparing the foundations for gun
mounts and towing bitts, while maehinins
are oyerhauIing the small valves OF ths main
engines. Tho equipment risgers are construct
Ing towing bridge" Tor the Monterey Of
Az. inches wire cable II will be $50 feet long
and goes half way around the ship, b.ing
made fast to the forward and amidship bitt,
II mas a pelican" hook a. the bow, Will h
San he msde TO release the ship from the
,owline in an Instant should heavy weather
or the pfesence Of hostile ship nceessitaie
The Monterey will go TO Honolulu unuer
her own steam and thea take In tow the
Brutus Three towing hawsers OF l2-incn
manila and 72o feet long have beea delivered
TO the navy yard.
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DEWEY IS PREPARING
For Any Possible Move Against
Him from the Sea. -a
AMERICANS MINING TIE CHANNEL
And For tifying Corrcgidor Island at
Entrance to the Bay.
AMERICAN SuPPLlES SEIZED
By the Police nj Hong Kong, hut
the Jnficro Had Already Hrcn
CouIcd and Pro,isioncd.

fspeoial Cable to The Post and New YORK
Herald. Copyrighted 1895, by James Cor
don nenncttl
Hong Kong. May 29.Thc police last
night seized a quantity OF stores which
were being supplied by "a Chinose com
prcdore" at Hong Kong 10 the United
States auxiliary cruiser Jahero, now being
used rs a transport. The stores were con-
veyod In three lighters and a steam launch
to the Jalcro. The latter is still nj Kown-
been coaled and provisoncd.
The Americans are terrifying CorrcgidoI
Island. al the entrance to Manila bay ant
arc mining the channel They viii give /
warm reception to any possible antagonist
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TROOPS ~ FLORIDA.
soldiers VIII lie Moved from Tam ne
tO,Othcr Points.

soldiers VIII lie Moved from Tampa
torOthcr Points.
(sIecial Dispatch 10 The Post and New York
Herald Copyright. 1898. by James Cor
con Hcunott.j
Lakeland. Fla. May 20. --Genoral Shat
ter left on a special train this morning for
osceoIa Fla, whore he viii send several
regiments.
Lieutenant Wiley left for Miami. Fla.
last night to look over the ground with a
view Of moving troops there,
Uron good authority, ! learn that the
majority OF the cavalry will be transferred
from Tampa to this place on account OF
the water advantages.
Colonel Green. appointed brigadier gen
eral expected TO report 10 General Merritt
at san Francisco before departing for thf
Philippine. but decided at the last mo-
ment to visit Washington TO gather all the
Information possible regarding the situa-
ton
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SPANS MANILA ApvIcEs.

ST. Thomas In state Of Insurrec-
uoD--The CRbIen Cut.
Madrid, May ga dispatch TO the I'm
parcial from Manila. dated Tuesday last,
May "a says the town OF st. Thomas Is In
state of nsurrectcn. The rebels, 1t is
added. have burned A number of houses and
have murdered the commander OF the vol
urteers, a priest and other spanlards Tho
dispatch Also announces that the cable, 70
lloio has been cut.
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THE SECOND CALI
v. ,s the Troops Needed to FIJI
mn the First Regiments

Washington, May 29.-Adin'aht "en.iH'
CerSn said today that 1t had been aei'h'lg-
" decided to use about 5o'oo6 OF ihe ''i.
u,teers to be raised under the ne" can
in filling out deficient resimeA's "Ne-,
organized under the Old cali II "'1'1
take about that number, he lhouEh'' ~
fi,I each company UP TO the maximum i''i'l
~ ,os men. The remaining $4,000 copla DC
.r,,,lzea into regiments OF three battsllons
each and distributed among the siafe' alal
Tarritnries in exactly the same prcnortlnn
as,,,rJer The first call. No cavalry h1W-
aver would be accepted, aud only very
l,mited number OF infantry
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THE COMMERCIAL VIEW.
detention of Philippines WIN Open
IA Et.iltt Ia.

VNt'thtiou ~ i'btiIVNtbch W III Oprh
III ''iR Trnd..
Washington, May 99~-Thc commerce Of tho
countries adjacent to the Philippine Islands
IN the subject Of n series Of tables which VIII
appear in the next monthly publication OF the
bureau OF statistics The statement consists
of tables showing the population and COM
merce OF the eounefy adjacent 70 the Philip
pines aud the share that the United S,a cs
and other nations have had In that commerce
for series OF years and Is accompanied by
map showing the steamship routes and dis
tanees from various ports TO the Philippines
and the distances from that point 20 tho
ports OF the adjacent countries. The fact tant
the countries now IN easy reach Of the PHILIP
pines contain population Of sAo,oloOop, that
their purchases from other parts OF the world
amount to over billion dollars every year.
and their exports to like fum. and that tha
large portion Of thsse purchases comprise tne
classes OF goods produced In the Unlted
States adds greatly 10 the knowledge OF AZ
fairs IN that part OF the world.
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ALIEN LABOR LAW.
10 He Enforced at Eel PnsO by Col
a. tectOr Dillon.

10 he Enforced at Eel PnsO by Col-
iectOr Dillon.
n rhso, Texas, May 29.-Captain Nose Dill
4, collector Of customs at this port, has ere.
r. CONSERVATION among about 200 Mexicans
y aaniaris who live across the Rio Grande
se'iez Mexico, and work in FL Paso. A
| " majority OF these foreign laborers are
s"' makers and have been lodging the alien
."s'' labor law by showing the custom
nsIas bogus receipts to prove they were pay
\ l he rent In FL Paso. But Collector Dii-
u. aas ISSUED instructions for a strict en-
si;m.nt OF the alien laws and hereafter
~ ans and Spaniards crossing from Juarez
I, morning will be required to prove that
N ,nn,r reside'in FL Paso or that they
m ,,hok on this side OF the river. Amer
N o, %.orers are highly pleased with Collector
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ALL DOUBT is NOW SET AT REST.
Spanish Fleet Undoubtedly arbor Santiago
With Schley Guard.

hdI HM May p tC hl p i of Spanish fleet i
be II az
sheer for ur steamed ht see w f Adt m
sheer ching h f ad t h a boa d
h
h d Sh aponnn ueetpp blrwmh saC H u@ued mwmcn d
Hhp d Crn nrnamm aside m pmm mgm h ,bm l EVIL euvy m
May 30 I'll e@ydum tmmthm hnrc 49, dk h Mn) g mth C
dnv gt usr h hmdnh snhgohou mdn m r~gmud
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FRANCE FOR PEACE.

xaure DeplOren the Wnr--Strict
). ."tr"iity VIII he Observed.
May ON. Faure, at the unveilins
~e monument to the combatants of 1870
~, huehne today. referred in the course
u speech to the Hispano- American war,
mNs'ng his regrets that the efforts OF
NE n,s and the old powers should have failed
!, 1I reht conflict. The president declared
r,.,a r!shce was reserved to maintain III :
IA s !. neutrality and he said he earnestly
~ mat the efforts OF the neutrals would
''ssa IN restoring peace.
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resulting IN the alliance Of the governments
in such interests
Jealous Of American trade, Ge-maay
would prefer. as he dispatches this mora
ing indicate. that the Philippines be RJv-
erned by tho several powers OF Europe nnd
that they neither pass under the sovereign
q u the United States nor France.
4 1T - no secret nov that Prcside3t Nc
yinley degires To escape from these pros-
peotive ca.apiicst.S@r bat he br eous TO
tho conulusioii iSst the uniteSskA4sst will
lie required to take and hold the i-niilp-
pines. at least unAil the treaty OF peace 10
Aligned
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DANISH WEST INDIES.


Talk Of Their Purchase by United
states - Revived.
St Thomas. Danish west Indies, May 2s.-
delayed In transmission.l --There is revival
hare today OF the question Of the purchase Of
the Danish West Indies by the United States,
and the matter is causing excitement and
favorable comment.
The Dansh wood corvette ST. Thomas ar
rived here ms morning from copehhheeh.
with the object Of insisting the local goyera-
ment here to observe Danish neutrality dur nv
the war between Spain and the United States.
The 81. Thomas was built In 1871. Ia OF hi,
tons displacement. has eight 47-inch Krupp
guns and six rapid dIing guns. She carr. es
a crew OF is2 mon and has speed OF about
thirteen knots, 80
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THE SPANISH TERROR.
Tho Cunbont Evndc~ Americans ana
b RcnchcS san IMnn.

NCUVUFN NFfV "FTsN"'
,corvr,rhted 1925, h. Associated Pre5s.l
Port au Prince, Hayu May "a The
Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror according
10 advlces received here has arrived sseiy
at San Juan de Porto Rico. having es-
caped the American warships which have
been on the lookout for her since she left
Fort de France, Martinique, where her
boiler tubes we're repaired. The above
disnatch confirms cable messages received
bv the Associated Press last night announc-
inc the arrival OF the Terror at san Juan
de Porto Rico.
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Probabilities.

L,,'shinston, MAY 29.-For Eastern Texas.
49, cooler in northern portion southcrly
.os' BECOMING noriherIy.
:" western Texas-Fair: southeast winds.
,Vr Lousiana-Fair westerly WINDS.
W Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkan-
ar cooler: northerly winds.
lids. "No'as ar
Kansas and Ne,r,sta-rair. northerly
has auu Neps"sA"
colorado, wyoming and Montana Fair
-'Msr northeily winds.
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SsS London. Conn, May 29.-The sound
ssner City Of Worcester, Captain Ward OF
norwich line. last night ran hard upon
'''r'orant reef during thick fog. She fiiled
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Was Run Into by the British Steamship
FOsColia Near Fire Island.
A LARGE JAGGED HOLE STOVE IN THE CO.
LUMBlA'S STARBOARD SIDE.
The Foscolia So Badly Damaged That She Sank
to the Bottom.

Beats Lowered by the Warship and All Twenty of the
of the Tlerc,antman Saved the Captain Sticking
His Ship the Last The Cruiser Taken
the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The Progress., 1898-09-24
SPEAKER REEDS EPlGRAMS.
No Man Now in Public Life Utter,
Better Oues

| Dettcr oues,
There Is more public interest in TIT
occasional philosophical remarks o
Speaker Thomas Il. Reed OF Main
than In tbOse of any other American
statesman, Says the Springfield Mass.
Republican. This is because the Amer
lean people recognizes in him one o.
the most intellectual men in public life
as well as the Wittiest and brightest
| Wherefore we Gull from Mr.. Reeds re-
cent address In Philadelphia on Este
phen Girard' the following sayings:
mo progress which did not lift al
ever lifted any"
I'VE must all move, but we must at
keep together" sa
The generation in which he lives
can seldom understand the really great
man. We live for to- day and he lives
for a day after today"
Were this the proper time, could
snow that wars-and wars ought to be
banlshcd forever from the face of the
earth: that pestllences and tie time Is
coming when they will be no more,
tlat prosecutions and lnquistions-and
liberty Of thought is the richest pearl
OF life-that all these wars, pcstilenccs
anu prosecutions We're but helps to the
unity of mankind"
) IF the lofty and the learned do mo-,
llft us up, we drag them down."
The overriding Providence, OF which
we talk SO much and know so lttle,-
In these sentences one finds the cpl
gramatlc quality that Is so characters.
tic of Mr.. Reeds mode Of expression
The sayings that will live longest, how,
ever, are those that are tipped with O
flashing wit. Thus the third quotation
ABOUT the great man, while well said.
IS not uncommon in It's brilliancy, but
when Mr. Reed remarked. with this
same idea in mind, yet from a different
point of view: ga statesman is.a poll
tlclan who is dead,' he gave the world
what has already become a classic and
Will live as long as the most mordant
sayings OF Voltaire Some one should
take pains to collect Mr.. Reeds epi
grams, witticisms and retorts as they
have been uttered during the past
twenty-five years.
Letters Delayed by Bees.
An unusual sight was witnessed at
Crnnbrook, in Kent, one summer after
noon. A swarm of bees settled on
pillar box at Frizley, and soon after
wards second swarm located them.
selves inside the box, the whole colony
following the queen through the aper.
ture provided for letters. Every prep.
aration was made for the capture Of
the swarm upon the arrival Of the
rural p0stman to clear the letters; but,
owing to the awkward position Of the
winged visitors, 1t was found lmposs.
bic to hive the bees until night, when
they were smoked and safely housed
Owing to this unusual incident, the
letters posted before the bees took DOS.
session Of the pillar box were DELAYED
for several hours.
The Progress., 1898-09-24
Talking Il Over.

Miss Macfall-l wouldn't marry a
man who was less than 30 years old.
Miss Kittish--Ah, selfish to the last, I
see.
Miss Macfall--What is there selfish
about that7
/ Miss Kittish--Why, you wouldn't
want when you died Of old age, to
leave your husband in his prime and
have q chance to get some young girl
and be happy.
1t Is fortunate that the regular SOY
diers of the United States have beer
trained to encounter the American In.
dian, who, In the line Of bush fighting,
has not his superior In the world; who
invented smoke signal system Of his
own and who adopted the looking glass
or Photograph code before our army did;
who In the matter Of following q trail
or concealing one has never been sur.
passed; who will bury himself In the
sand and with a bunch.efr .Orsad grass
tied to his head lie still for hotlik and
pass for part Of the surrounding vese.
t2tion.
.rhe agreement between Japan and
Russia recognizing the independence of
Ccrea finally establishes OH firm ba-
sis, the existence Of a new power in
the affairs Of the world. Corea has an
area of some $4,000 square miles and a
population Of some 100000, and as
Its area Is productive and It's popula.
ton intelligent much may be expected
ct h n the lytura, 1922
The Progress., 1898-09-24

storm, and when tho question was put,
shall we open the exhibition on the Sab
bnthF' 1t was almost unanimous, ono, -
NO" what one man can do Il he doss
right. boldly right, emphnticaIy right
l confess to you that my one wish Is to
serve this generation, not to antagoulzo
1t, not to damage it, not to rule it, but to
serve 1t. | would like to do something
toward helping unstrap its load, to stop Its
tears, to balsam its wounds. aud to luce
1t to put foot on the upwar road tina. has
as It's terminus acclamation rapturou,
and gates pearine, ana garlands ANA.
ranthine, and fountains riiuboyel, uul
dominiona enthrone AM coroantpl for T
cannot forget that lullaby In tia closing
words of my text: "Dnvl after he had
served his own generation bythe will OF God,
fell on sleep" What n lovely sleep Il wls
Unlllial Absalom did not tr ,ube it, Anlb.
tious Adonijah did not worry it. Persecut.
ing Saul did not harrow it. Exile did not
I'LL 1t with nightmare. Since II re I-hralei
boy amid his fathers focliS at night, he
had not had such u goo steep. A. seven.
ty years OF age he Iaii down to it. IIe had
had many troubled sleep, ~ In the cav.
trns of Atnilam, or In tue palace at the
time his enemies were attempting his cap.
ture. But this was peaceful sleep a
calm sleep, a restfn sleep, Il glorious sleep
After ho had serve his generation by tho
will of God, he fell on sleep"
More than one hundred collisions oc.
The Progress., 1898-09-24

More than one hundred collisions Oc.
CURED on Japanese railroads in 1891