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The times., 1898-05-04

(From the Cleveland Plain Dcalcr.)
The whoclman mounted his horse lie look.
ed around at his felow-eavalpmen There was a
helpless air 10 his gaze.
''Trot" roared the drillmaster
The wheelrnan fumbled wildly in the air
What are you doing there, No. 4?' roared
the d.ilmaster.
''F-fcclmg for the handlebar," s!lrieked the
unhappy as he pitched headforemost on
to the tanbaTk
The times., 1898-05-04

During a discussion on the naval APP
preparation bill in the House last Sat
urday Chairman Boutelle, who was eX
cecdingly anxious to secure an immedi-
ate passage OF his measure, and who was
greatly angered at the opposition of
Representatives Dockery and Cannon,
both members of the Appropriations
Committee turned to them and said:
For me- as Chairman of the Committee
on Naval Affairs, to come before this
House with a naval appropriation bill is
like waving red rag before an angry
oh, you're rag, are you?" retorted
Mr. Dockerty.
We'll" shouted Mr. Boutelle, the
| gentleman from Missouri (Mr Dockery)
and the gentleman from Illinois tMr.
Cannon) remind me. in their constant OPP
position and naval appropriations, of
nothing so much as one OF those old
| fashioned barometers, in which when the
old woman pops in the old man pops out.
In this case when one pops down in his
seat the other pops up. only it's hard
| TO say which is the old woman"
The gentleman from Illinois and the
gentleman from Missouri both chuckled
in high glee at the joke on themselves.
The times., 1898-05-04

(From the Philadelphia North American)
Capt. Cutt-WhO is that drunken aon-eonnliS-
orderly SCr.Cant2
Lieut. SIaSh-TEat's our disosdeFly sergeant
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No Doubt Ahnuf That

(From the Philadelphia North Ameriean.)
''Pshaw. What a woman hit2''
well. at least she do better than Span
ish gunner"
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HanI AIiErN-

(From the Detroit Free Press
whats the matter with Meekly and his wife?'
lie enlisted without consulting her, and now
she's threatening TO overthrow the Government
because she can't get out writ of replevin and
racapture him"
The times., 1898-05-04
Brought to Time.

From the Chicago News)
Juia-Do you think the war will have any effect
on business?
Marie-Oh, yes il has already had an effect on
business. Fred began talking business last night
when ! told him my heart always went out to
soldiers.
The times., 1898-05-04
The Right Kind.

From the Detroit Free Press.)
''What are you taking that cheap-john watch to
war with YOU for Peter
Cause it won't rum
The times., 1898-05-04
Cleanliness VIII DemoIish Him.

CFr0m the Richmond Dispaich)
yellow Jack is the only enemy in Cuba that
we fear.
The times., 1898-05-04
Company Coming. Though.

(From the Chicago News)
Cuba's flag is also red, white and blue but tbe
star looks a little Lonesome.
The times., 1898-05-04

Representative Pitney of New Jersey
| is the only member Of the House who
| confCsses to being a confirmed cigarette
| smoker None but ''inhalers of the pa
| per cube can have any appreciation of
! the peculiar bond Of masonic fellowship
| that exists between cigarette smokers
! and an Illustration of il was furnished by
pure accident one day last week while
| Mr. Pitney was conducting the interro-
CATION end of the Congressional tele-
phone hearing. A newspaper man wan
dered into the committee room to Gov
| err the examination for his paper. and
mechanically rolled and lighted a cigar
ette while gathering the thread of pro-
| ceedings.
Several old and rather Puritanical
| members of the committee, who have
traditional prejudices against cigarettes
scowled ominously at such an exhibition
| of nerve, purely unconscious on the part
| of the newspaper man, and were on the
| thin edge Of exploding their wrath when
| Mr.. Pitney displayed a tactful and very
! effective appreciation of the situation
| Seeing a feIlow-smoker had without in
tent made himself liable to sevefe en-
! barrassment, Mr.. Pitney produced hand
somely engraved cigarette case, drew
forth smoke and turning TO the news
| paper man, said:
May / trouble you for a light, old
man?"
Certainly" replied the newspaper
man. proffering his lighted cigarette and
| then suddenly looking around the com
mittee table and finding himself the cy-
\ nosure of every eye he, too, appreciated
the situation. Two cigarettes instead of
] one were subsequently smoked with a
vast deal of pleasure, and from thence on
| Mr.. Pitney and the newspaper man were
firm friends.
The times., 1898-05-04
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Bright little lunches of repartee often
break the lazy monotony of dry legisla-
tive proceedings in the House, and not a
few of them originate with Speaker Reed.
In fact, repartee seems to roll off the
Speakers iIIustrious expanse of badness
and disseminate itself over the House
even as April rain drops would do like
wise with a new tin roof The other day
u yea and nay vote had been taken on
some bill or other Of comparative unim-
portance, and the usual recapitulaton
had been concluded when Representative
Lorimer arose to eXpostulate.
1T appears that ! am not recorded, y
he complained. Il should be. l voted
no twice"
The gentleman from Illinois viii be
recorded no once" ordered Speaker
Reed with accent upon "once,' and floor
and galleries joined in the laugh. This
sort of thing tickles Reed immensely.
He is very fond of perpetratinS quiet
joke now and then, but when the smiling
applause at his punning ripp!es over the
assembly he enters INTO vigorous dispute
with the gavel. and drawls with ostenta-
tions severity: The House will please be
in order"
The times., 1898-05-04

WEDNESDAY. NAY 4. 1895.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-11
MISERY IN HAVANA.

Scores OF Deaths Daily From Starva-
tion-No Beef.
New York, Aug. 5.-Accounts Of the
condition Of affairs in Havana, Matan-
zas and Cardenas have beer given by
passengers who arrived from Sagua on
the steamer Fridtjof Nansen. One pas
senger who reached Saga by rail from
Havana said affairs in the capital were
deplorable and growing worse. He
said:
II. is impossible to get beef at any
price, and horse flesh costs 81 per pound.
Beans cost 80 cents pound, and are
very bad at that. Eggs cost IS cents
each. The supply Of condensed milk is
practically exhausted, and the little
left is sold for 81 can, such as you
buy here for 10 cents. On an average,
10 to IL persons are found dead Of star
vation in the streets every day, and
this takes no account Of the scores who
daily die ofhunger in the houses.
mo words can describe the horrors
Of Los Foscos, at the foot of the Prado,
where reconcentradoes are herded to-
gether. ! was told there were 1000
Of these miserable people in the place
when ! came away. and they are dying
by hundreds; for, OF course. nothing is
being done for their relief. as the gov
eminent has not enough food for its
own soldiers. Worse than this, off,
cials beat and abuse the reconcent "a
does shamefullv."
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scHLEY IS GENEROUS.
willing TO Divide tho Honors with Hi
Brother OAacors.

Willing TO Divide the Honors with His
Brother Onicers.
Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. S.-Shortly
after the great naval victory off San
tiago, in which Cervera's feet waf
pursued and destroyed by the American
vessels Of war under Commodore
Schley, Captain John Schley. cousin o.
the commodore, wrote a letter of con.
graduation for the victory won. Today
he received q reply, which, in part.
was as follows:
Flagship Brooklyn, OF Santiago DE-
Cuba, July 20, 1s9s.-My Dear John
The victory Of July 8. 50 complete ir
it's results and so rich In glory for ouI
country, was the joint product of every
one fortunate enough to be engaged,
and / ought rather to thank you II
their name than to appropriate the con
gratulations to myself.
Surely, 1t was large enough to VIII
laurels for all, and I assume no othe1
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REVOLUTION IN CHINA.
Violent Outbreak Among Natives Feare
I'm Some Sections.

Violent Outbreak Among Natives Feared
In Some Sections.
San Francisco, Aug. 5.-News of an
impending revolution in China is fur.
nished by g. E. Sevey, president of
the American Steam Navigation Com
pany, who arrived on the steamer Doric.
He fears violent outbreak among the
h0rdes of Chinese in both the northern
and central provinces, and believes that
great loss of life and destruction of
property will result.
The Missionaries scattered through
out this country, he thinks, will be the
chief sufferers. In an interview, he
said:
Owing to the effects of the drought,
restitution is certainly impending for
millions OF natives. The poorer classes
have been squeezed by the mandarins
and Chinese governors to such an ex.
tent that nothing is left them now but
mere existence. This year there will
be nothinug for the governors to draw
out OF the people.
There are several thousand mission.
aries working in Northern and Central
China. and when the uprising comes,
as think it will. for these famine
stricken Chinese will fight for food,
they will be among the first to suffer.
The American missionaries are we'll
treated in China, and especially by the
poorer classes, but when Chinese pop
ulation becomes mad in their rage for
food hey level all distinctions and set
about sweeping everything before them.
In Wuhu an outbreak was threatened
recently, but the English governor act
ing for the Chinese government dared
the mob. He furnished his troops with
rifles and is waiting for any attack that
may come. He in turn threatened ut
ter destruction to the Chinee discon-
tents should they attempt any vio-
lence."
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FIRED ON SAN JUAN.
Auxiliary Cruiser Dixie Took . shot st
MORO Castle.

- u1aAAoty CVulo0f D1xn0 TOOK = Shot 0t
MORO Castle.
Ponce. Porto Rico, via st. Thomas,
Aug. 1.-The Dixie shot at MORO cas-
tie Saturday and caused the utmost con-
sternation at San Juan, where It was
believed that the place would be bonn
barded within "a hours.
The Porto Ricans Of Ponce lined the
streets by the hundreds and filled the
air with cheering on the arrival Of Gen.
oral 0arretson's brigade from Yauco.
General 0arretson's camp is temper
arily near the Second and Third Wis
consin regiments on the outskirts of
the town.
The brigade marched IL miles. from
Yauco to Yaksby, where they arrived
tiavel-stained and mud-bespattered.
Almost the entire population saw the
troops pass through the city, and gave
them cheer after cheer. particularly as
the artillerymen numbered by.
The officers at the front do not be-
lieve the Spaniards will make an adj
vance. They claim they will act only
on the defensive.
There was some firing last night be-
tween Captain Austin's pickets and the
Spaniards in the brush, but no dam
age was done.
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|ENEMY IN CAMP
.Aguinaldo Has Trouble
With Americans
at Manila.
COMPLICATIONS ARE AHEAD

Insurgent Chief Drunk With the win q
OF success-Warncd by General An
dorson-Has Assumed the Roae Of
Dictator.
London, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Times from Cavite says: It is becom.
ing more apparent daily that there are
serious complications ahead The
Americans never made greater mis-.
take than in bringing Aguinaldo and
the insurgent leaders here giving them
arms and ammunition for free use from
the Cavite arsenal. Aguinldo, fearing
annexation by the Americans, openly
opposes them.
Either he has been encouraged by
some foreign power, or he has a false
notion Of the strength of the Philip
pine revolutionists, failing to recognize
that their recent successes are due tt
the concentration of the Spanish
strength at Manila, consequent upor
the presence of the Americans. AL.
though he admits no foreign recogni
ton. he talks of his government and
dictates to the American authorities
in absurd and inflated terms. He has
compelled the natives of the southern
approaches to Manila to register theil
bullocks and ponies, and instructed the
owners not to supply them to the Amer.
leans for transportation without his
sanction.
Brigadier-G General Anderson prompt.
ly adopted firm measures, warning
Aguinaldo that force would be used to
impress the means of transportation,
which were ultimately forthcoming.
Aguinaldo's attitude makes future
operations against Manila problemati-
cal. In my opinion, with the aid Of
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Cr.sed BY Hardships.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Delirious from
the effects possibly Of an overland tIiI
from California, Henry Johnson, 81
years Of age, sits in q cell ct the de.
port station, Juggling ct the iron graf
ing and imagining he 10 driving mule
team over the plains His sister, Mrs
Arthur Eaton, lives in this city. Early
last January. he wrote to her from San
Ia Barbara, CAL, saying he intended
to make trip to Chicago In Z wagon.
He started January 16. Every week
he wrote . letter to his sister. Two
weeks ago she received the last one,
when he was about 80 miles out OF Chi-
csgo. He can give no account Of him
self or his mule team.
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joining the hotel, flames spread to the.
basement of the hostelry ard then. eat
ing their way to both the front and rear
stairways, cut off escape to a dozen
guests. Some in the panic that ensued
Jumped to the sidewalk and sustained
broken legs and arms; others waited
in their apartments and were rescued,
while most of the guests made their
way out of the building by means OF a
fire escape leading into an alley.
When the fire was discovered, it was
burning fiercely on lower floor. Pc
destrians raised cry of warning, which
aroused the guests, and they appeared
at the upper windows of the hotel in
their night attire.
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peoples love and earned the nation
admiration. It is this which encourages
us in the public defense. no matter
with what risk to ourselves. II 1t
means peace to our beloved land and per-
mits us to return to our loved ones, and
to our people, our efforts were we'll
directed.
Thanking you again, my dear cousin
and schoolmate and friend. am always
very sincerely yours,
"W. 8. SCHLEY."
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pride in 1t than the lucky place of this
ship in the line was where The first
heavy assault was made, and afterward,
by her speed and her direction, she
was enabled to keep in the scrap to
the finish.
"The sweetest thought and the great
est satisfaction comes from the fact
that our conduct that day has won the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-08-11
MILES MARCHING ON.
Meeting But Little Resistance In Porto
Rico.

Meeting But Little Resistance In Porto
Rico.
Ponce. Porto Rico, via st. Thomas,
Aug. s.-General Miles hourly expects
the arrival Of transports having on
board Brigadier- General Sohwan's d.
vision Of 5000 men. and also the Mo-
hawk, with the Fifth regular cavalry.
General Henly's division. consisting
of 8, 400 men. and including S6 pieces
of artillery, has been ordered to march
Immediately to Yauco from Ponce to
be ready to join the movement north
to San Juan on the 10th. The Penn
sylvania regiment was sent this morn
ing toward Juan Diaz, eight miles north
of Ponce, en- route to San Juan.
Miles says he has no intention OF
making landing Of troops at San. Juan,
especially as the place is only road
stead. where transports are liable to
suffer from prevalent storms.
The railroad from Ponce to Yauco is
now In possession Of our troops. Gen.
eral Stone found FIVE mines on the
track. These were destroyed and the
track Is uninjured.
Our troops found II Spaniards in the
Yauco hospital, all Of whom had been
wounded in Tuesdays fight.
A proclamation has been issued by
the authorities of Yauco as a United
States city, expressing delight at an
nexation and the administration of
General Miles and welcoming our
troops. The mayor of Ponce has called
upon residents of that place to exercise
calmness and circumspection under the
new and desirable conditions.
Miles has issued lengthy orders of
instruction to General Wilson, military
governor of Ponce province and city,
until General Brooke's arrival. 1t is
of the same tenor as the instructions
which Miles gave to Shafter at Santi-
ago, both orders being based on the
administration instructions given to
General Merritt regarding the govern
ment of the Philippine islands.
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the fleet, the city might have been
already American. Nothing but the
complications with the natives pre-
vented an advance
am convinced that the Philippines
will never capture Manila unaided. and
if the Americans withdraw, the fate Of
the natives under Spanish rule would
he worse than before.
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AUGUST WILLING.

VIII Surrender as Soon ~ He Can Do
So Honorably.
London, Aug. IA special to the
Daily Mail from Hong Kong, dated
August 1, says: Admiral Dewey has
received word from Captain-General
August that he is willing to surrender
as soon as he can do so honorably. It
Is believed he will only make show OF
resistance. Dewey expects to take the
city without losing a single man.
Should Dewey and Merritt begin the
attack. August will propose to capitul-
ate on these terms: The Spanish
troops to march out with the honors of
war; the soldiers and officials to be
permi tied to return on parole to Spain,
and an assurance to be given that the
lives and property Of Spanish residents
will be protected from naval attack.
The Spanish officer who reported in
Manila the destruction Of Admiral
Cervera's squadron was treated 40 q
traitor and threatened with death.
While riding near Malate the other day.
General Anderson narrowly escaped
being shot by the enemy.
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Fresh Meat for Skaters Army.

Tampa, Fla, Aug. S.-The trans
port Michigan called yesterday from
Port Tampa and crossed the bar OF the
bay today. She was loaded With fresh
meat for General Skaters Nmy, be-
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CHICAGO HOLOCAUST.

Several Killed and Injured in . Hotel
Fire.
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Three killed and
IA injured is the record of fire that
broke out at $3.50 O'Clock this morning
in the BeIwin hotel, North State street.
Starting in bicycle repair shop adj
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Insane Miner,a Deed.

Seattle. Aug. ga special to the
Times from Roslyn, Wash, says An
drew Warge. an Austrian miner, this
morning shot his wife and two small
children and then killed himself.
Warge was insane.
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minor News Items.

c,;,;a &c SAID that by brave dash at 1
the ron moment the negro troops saved
at Santiago. '" eAselmina''on
saptiana aavlces in Washington from
Cases. ia I. place the entire number q
at soo VI q: yellow fever in our army there
the mo- E.'ieved in San Francisco that
possess;n ,'Or Monterey will stop and take
tOuta ~ OF the Caroline islands en-
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Porto R1Cnns Protested.
London, July 80.-Aocording to
dispatch from Berlin, newspaper there
processes to know that the Porto Rican
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colonial legislature has adopted . reso-
luton protesting against American oc-
cupation Of the islands as violation
Of the principles that tho United States
vent 10 war to enforce.
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Some people arc disasreeabls becauso
they can't attract attention any other
way.
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) There are 4. eco distinct varieties Of
poetaee stamps,
The age-herald., 1898-09-29
REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Claude Seals Buying Large Property in
 Florence.

Florence, September 2S.-(Speeial)- big
 real estate deal involving about $15,00o has
 just been brought to a close by the trans
 fer of the Farmer block of business build
 ings by F. M. Perry of this city to Claude
 Seals of the firm of Seals Bros, Birming
 ham. MT. Seals is also making other ex-
 tensiye purchases in and around Florence.
 and will invest large sum in real estate in
 this section. There is great activity in the
 real estate market of this city at present, and local dealers are closing sales daily.
 The movement is taken to be the best sign of the steady growth of the place.
 The third annual meeting of the Florence Bicycle Racing association will be held at
 the Lauderdale Fair grounds on Wednes-
 day. The programme for the day includes
 five open events, with match race be-
 tween Ed Mcdonald of this city and Chas.
 Saywell of Decatur for the championship
 of the northern part of the state. The race
 will be run in five heats, best three in five, and for purse of 500. For the open events nice lot of prizes have been hung up and
 there will be some fast going. Entries have been made for riders from Nashville, Chat tanooga, Birmingham, the Decaturs, Hunts vile, Tuscumbia, Gadsden and other places. The track at this place is a half-mile dirt, well banked and very fast. Some good sport is expected.
 Hon. R. T. Simpson, Jr., recently ap- | pointed by the board of directors of the | Florence and Western Alabama railroad | (projected), to represent the board in the | effort to arouse the interest of the people | of this Oauderdale) county in the building | of the road. will go to Mobile at an early | date for a conference with the promoters. l It is not hoped to have the construction of l the road begin at once, but the men behind l the deal are sanguine of success The line | of the road will tap the coal and iron ore fields of the northern part of the state, and will make Mobile the outlet port for all of the material.
The age-herald., 1898-09-29
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Is Being Arranged for in Tuscaloosa
 Personal Notes

Tuscaloosa, September 2S.-(Special.)-It has been decided to leave the programme of the peace jubilee celebration to the ar engagements committete of which General George D. Johnston is chairman. By reso- lution at meeting of the several com mittees yesterday afternoon, it was deter mined that General Johnston should in troduce the speakers who will be Governor Johnston, Congressman Bankhead, Hon. Jesse Stallings, General Wheeler Hon. Ten nent Lomax. Mayor Jemison will deliver the address of welcome Besides the pyro- technic display, triumphal arches draped with bunting, parades, etc, already men toned, there will be an old-fashioned bar becue at Lake Lorraine after the speaking is over It is a source of regret that Pres that he will be unable to attend.
 Ed Monroe, a little negro boy about 14 year of age, who worked for Herman Bros f, was arrested for taking money to the amount of about $50 from the cash drawer The firm had noticed that money was being taken from the drawer, but for some time they were unable to locate the thief. Sus- picion, however, fell upon Monroe, and when accused of the theft, he broke down and confessed and handed over $15.25 that he had there in his pocket. The boy was unable to pay his fine and return the bal ance of the money stolen, so is now in the city prison.
 crowd of pleasure seekers left yester- day morning for a camp fish of several days up the Warrior river. The following composed the party: Mrs. J. c. Perkins, Misses Crow, Minnie Cox, Katie Powers, and May Powers, pr. J. c. Perkins, Messrs. Ed Peterson, A. M. McGehee Battle Scar cy, John Mccoy and Edwin Perkins.
 Major and Mrs. James Spence have re- turned from an extended visit to New York and the east. They were accom- panied by Miss Lyle Davidson, of Selma.
 Captain Sterling Foster, Lieutenant Le- vine, Lieutenant Wyman have returned from Camp Hilary Herbert at Montgomery.