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The leader., 1898-06-01
UNFORTUNATE COLORS,
Taken for Spaniard and Has
Narrow Escape.

The man with the yellow jaundice leaned
up against the drug store at the corner OF
Harrison and Halsted street and wiped the
perspiration from his forehead fIe was
badly out of breath and he consequently
talked rather spasmodieally to his friend
Il tell you, I've had a mighty narrow ca.
cape he gasped.
'Why, how's that?' asked his companiop
"They purity near mobbed me lust now
down here on Blue Island avenoo''
"Mobbed you? Why, what i'll the deuce
are you talkin' about
That's right. That's what they purity
near did They just liked to got my pelt, I
tell you-an' hadn't done thing, either"
"What did they have agin you?"
"You see that red necktie got on? Well.
that was the cause of the whole trouble. [
was goin' along down Blue Island when |
came to a gang out in front of saloon
talkin' war, Istopped to hear what the
latest was. wasn't doin thing when some
cove sings out: Look at this Spaniard right
here in the crowd Everybody turns on Inc
an brick just grazes my ear. says: I
amt no Spaniard; what you talkin' about%
"'You bet he is; he's got the Spanish flag
on i'm right now yells another. But |
didn't catch on yet That's right shouts
another man, the yaller's on his face and
the reds in his necktie-lynch him. The
whole crowd made for me and cut for this
corner. | give EN- the dodge two or three
times and got away. But say, I've got to
wear a different coored necktie till | git
over these yaller janders. Chicago Chron.
icle
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DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FlFTYFIFTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of Firs, Regular sessl

Proceedings of First r. cRular session.
In the United States senate on the
Esd bill was introduced providing for
gradual increase in the number Of
officers OF the corps of engineers and
the war revenue measure was further
discussed. In the house the senate bill
providing for the payment of volun-
teers from their enrolment was passed,
as was also bill providing that officers
of the regular army who may be made
staff officers in the volunteer service
shall not vacate their office in the reg
ular army. A bill was introduced au-
thoriZing the construction of five first
class cruisers, ten torpedo boats and 13
torpedo-boa destroyers.
The time was occupied in the United
States senate on the cath in discussing
the war revenue bill. In the house bills
were passed for the organization of the
naval hospital corps and to facilitate
military trials for small offenses.
An appropriation bill of ss, ,49s, ,405 TO
supply deficiencies in pensions and for
other purposes was passed in the United
States senate on the 25th and the war
revenue measure was further consid-
cred. In the house a bill was passed
granting certain lands to the territory
of New Mexico for common school, col
lege, university, charitable institutions,
public buildings, irrigating and Rio
Grande river improvement purposes.
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Washington, May 28.-The Hawaiian
annexation question, which has been the
subject of no little concern about
the senate for the past few days, as
sumed definite shape in the senate Fri
day when Senators Lodge and Morgan
offered amendments to the warrevenue
bill bearing directly upon the subject.
Senator Lodges amendment is in the
words of the Newlands resolution and
provides in direct terms for the annex
alton of the islands. Senator Lodge was
seen Immediately after he had sent
his amendment to the desk and an
nounced it to be his purpose to press
the amendment to the end.
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MORE BRIGADIERS NAMED.
rke President sead. q Long List o.
Nominations 40 the senate for
ConRrsas ficn.

Washington. May 2s.-The president
Friday nominated long list of new
brigsdier generals:
Col. Robert n. Hall. Fourth United States
infantry.
Col Edwin V. Sumner. Seventh United
States cavalry.
Col Peter c. Hains corps Of engineers.
Col George l. Gillespie, corps of engi-
neers
Col Marcus z. Miller. Third United
States artillery
Col, Jacob Kline. Twenty-frst United
Lieut.. Col osward II. Ernest. corps of
engineers
Lieut. Col Lloyd wheaton. Twentieth
United States infantry.
Lieut. Col Arthur Macarthur. assistant
adjutant general
Lieut. Col Henry c. Hasbrouck. Fourth
United States artillery.
Lieut.. Col John c. Gilmore. assistant
adiutant general
Lieut. Col Wallace F. Randolph. Third
| United States artillery.
| Mai. Joseph p. Sanger, inspector general
| Frederick D. Grant. of New York, One
Hundred and Forty fourth New York vol
unteer infantry
| Harrison Gray Otis. of California
Henry NJ Duffield, of Michigan.
Charles King. OF Wisconsin
Lucius F. Hubbard. Of Minnesota
| George A Garretson. of Ohio.
| William W Gordon of Georgia.
| John A. Wiley. of Pennsylvania.
| William A. Bancroft. of Massachusetts
| william J. Mckee. of Indiana.
| Francis V. Greene. of Seventy-frst New
| York volunteer infantry.
| Charles FitZSimons. of Illinois.
| Joseph X Hudson, of Kansas.
| James Rush Lincoln. of Iowa.
| Col. Michael V Sheridan. L. S. A, as
| sstant adjutant general.
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MORAL EFFECT OF THE WAR.
Some of the Sunday school Precepts
Are Seriously Interfered
With.

Two ladies were talking in an avenue car.
'''rhis war is perfectly dreadful y said one.
Indeed it is said the other
Couldn't be worse
"1es, it would be worse if the Spanlards
were treating Us as we are treating them
"Of course; | don't mean that. / mean
in its moral effect
Il hadn't noticed that particularly"
81 didn't till Yesterday
I'm what way
''On my husband
'He doesn't want to enlist, does he?'
"Oh, no, | don't mean that. 1t is on him
and my little boy, too
Not on an innocent chld?"
"Yes. You know the little fellow has
been marching around at a great rate With
his tin sword and gun, and Yesterday after
noon he informed me, to my horror, that
he was going to fight the d-n Spaniards.
Think of that, will you? And he prize
Sunday school scholar
Horrible
'Yes; and when his father came home T
told him about it and insisted that he take
Willie and give him a good whipping for
| swearing, and what do you think he did?'
"Iold you to do it yourself, as my hus.
band always does"
"No, he didn't. either. He told me that
under the circumstances it was not swearing
and that the boy could say what he pleased
about the d-n Spaniards. And he's men,
Der of the church himself! Washington
Star
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NOTIFIES HIS GOVERNMENT.
ish Fleet in santiago Bay-sn-
ea.ta Outlines His Policy.

Madrid, May %. = Blanco cables that
Cervera's squadron is still at Santiago
and that the bulk of sampson squad
ron is blockading that port. Schley's
squadron is watching the lucatan pas
sage.
Banco says that the American vessels
have left Cienfuegos and that the Amer
lean fleet of bIockaders remain in sight
of Havana. lie also says in his dispatch
that he opposed the departure of the
Fyepch steamer Lafayette with cargo
of coal. as the coal was required for
Spanish ships.
Blaneo also cables that the destroyer
Terror has arrived at Fajardo. Puerto
Rico. She intended to go to San Juan,
but found four American warships
cruising in front of the harbor.
\ dispatch from Havana says Capt.
Gen. Blanco has received news that
nearly 30 American vessels were on
Thursday seen in front of Cardenas.
Admiral Aunon, minister of marine,
contradicted the rumor that the Cape
Verde squadron had left Santiago. The
impartial reiterates Friday that Ad-
mira Cervera is at Santiago de Cuba,
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A Last Look.

London. May 27.-Remarkably inn
pressive scenes were witnessed at
Westminster from two o'clock in the
morning. when the arrivals commenced
of those anxious to view the remains of
Mr.. Gladstone. The line formed was
continually augmented by all classes
If people, from peers, cabinet min
rsters, members of the house of COM
mons. military and naval officers and
c,crgymen to costermongers, old and
Young, until at six o'clock, when the
doors were opened, the procession com
menced to stream past the catafalque.
The latter had lighted candles at each
'orner and large gilt cross at its head.
About 1000 policemen were engaged in
guiding the people, and by three O'Clock
$1,000 people had passed the coffin.
London. May 25.-The pall-bearcrs at
he funeral of Mr.. Gladstone will be the
prince of Wales, the duke of York. the
marquis of Salisbury. the earl of Kim
berry, the earl of Rosebery, the arch
bishop of Canterbury, Mr.. a. J. Ba -four
and Sir William Vernon IIarcourt.
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Drowned in a Mine.

Po:ts,ille, Pa. May rs. - A frightful
mining casualty occurred Friday at the
Kasha William colliery, near Middle
port, and six men were drowned by a
body of water breaking in upon them
from an old working" The victims
were all Slavs. The accident occurred
at the bottom of the shaft. A tunnel
was being driven through an abandoned
vein. The Slavs were working in the
tunnel, A large body of water had
backed up in the old working" which
the tunnel was designed to cut and the
last shot fired burst open the seams,
and through these the water suddenly
poured. All six were caught in the body
of water and drowned like rats in a
trap, before they could even think of
making for place of safety. The
bodies of none of the victims have been
recovered.
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Killed Each Other.

St. Louis, May 26. - y comely young
woman named Miss Emma Walters, a
stenographer of the Pullman Palace
Car company in this city, was the cause
of pistol duel Wednesday night which
resulted in the death of DR.. John &.
Ferguson, a prominent dentist, and
William NJ. Smith, a switchman on the
Missouri Pacific road. DR.. Ferguson
was calling on Miss Walters, who
roomed on Adams street. They were
sitting out in front of the house when
Smith, who lived next door, came out.
Ferguson Immediately demanded an
apology of Smith for alleged deroPa-
tory remarks made recently about Miss
Walters. Words followed, and both
drew revolvers and began shooting,
Ferguson was shot through the heart,
and died in his tracks. Smith lived two
bourS
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Key West, Fla. May 26.-An uu-
known man was foCnd dead early in
the morning in a yard within half
block of the Key West hotel. His face
and mead were bruised beyond recogni-
ton. This, together with the assault
of negro upon two sailors the night
before, has reused the people to de-
mand that the city be put under martial
law. There are only two policemen in
the city and they are paid in city scrip
$50 a month. which is discounted one
half These policemen have served no
tice on the city authorities that they
will resign. The dead man is James
j. Dorsey, j5 years of age. an old-time
Florida expert machinist. He had re-
ceived a considerable amount of money
in wages, and was undoubtedly muir
dered for his money. He was so ter
ribly beaten about the head that only
search of his clothing revealed his
idPntity
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New York. May 2S.-John Z. Holland,
the inventor of the submarine boat
named after himself, left Friday to lay
before the administration a proposal to
sink the Spanish fleet at Santiago with
the submarine destroyer. Holland
wants the government to transport the
boat from the Erie basin to the mouth
of the channel leading to the bay of
Santiago. He will command the boat
in person, and proposes first to blow up
the mines and then to make the trip
into the harbor under water. He feels
sure he can get into the harbor and un-
der the fleet before anyone can discover
him. The torpedo tube will DO the rest
toward demolishng the fleet. If the
scheme is successful Mr.. Holland eX-
poets the government to buy the boat.
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Washington. May 27.-Gen. Miles has
issued an order prescribing field uni
forms for the army rs follows:
The color of the facings of the uniform OF
the several arms of the service will be as
follows:
General officers and officers of the gen
eral staff. corps and departments, dark sky
blue (color of the trousers of the officers of
the line).
Infantry. light sky blue (color of the
trousers of the enlisted mem.
Artillery. scarlet
Engineer troops, scarlet pped with white.
Post quartermaster's sergeant. white
piped with buff.
Ordnance troops. crimson piped with
white.
Post Commssary sergeant white piped
with cadet gray.
Sergeant signal corps black piped with
white.
Hospital CORPS emerald green
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"a AR NEWS,

Rumors were csrrent in the navy de-
partment with reference to the Span
ish fleet One was that Sampson had ar
rived off Santiago and had found the
Spanish fleet still there, another was
that the Spanish fleet had once more
escaped and was heading TO the Wind
ward islands or the more northern
group of Leeward islands, and the third
was that Admiral Sampson had met
Cervera and destroyed the Spanish fleet.
The prize money for SIMPSONS fleet
accruing from captures made will
reach $3.50, 900, of which sum Admiral
Sampson will receive $l5O,000.
The warship Oregon arrived at Ju-
piter, on the east coast of Florida.
The cabinet officials have decided that
Gen. Merritt for the present shall not
disturb the existing form of govern
ment in the Philippines until he has
acquired thorough knowledge of the
condition and necessities of the people.
At the navy departmentitw was official
ly announced that no report had been
received from Admiral Sampson or
Commodore Schley of an engagement
with the Spanish fleet, and that the
department was not in receipt of
any official information on the subject.
1t is believed that the Spanish fleet is
in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and
that the squadrons of Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley are guarding
the entrance to that harbor to prevent
its escape.
In Cuba starvation and suffering have
reached an alarming state and people
are dying by hundreds. Gen. Blanco
has concentrated all his forces in the
coast cities.
Official advices from Admiral Dewey
say that he is maintaining a strict
blockade at Manila. Foreign residents
were fleeing to Cavite to gain protection
of the American fleet, fearing an out
break on the part of the Spanish SOL
diers.
With one exception all the telegraph
cables through which Madrid could get
tidings from Cuba have been cut.
A spy captured on the steamship
Panama has been identified as Lieut..
Sobral, formerly Spanish naval attache
at Washington.
In San Diego harbor Lieut.. Meyler, Y.
S. A., completed planting the mines and
the entire channel is now protected.
People arriving at Kingston, Jamaica,
from Havana declare that Cuba is able
to resist only one month longer owing
to scarcity of provisions.
Transport ships sailed from San
Francisco for the Philippines with $500
men and ammunition and supplies for
one year.
Official advices from Madrid say that
Cervera and his feet are at Santiago de
Cuba, and that an American (Schley's)
squadron is patrolling the entrance to
the bay.
An immediate military invasion of
Puerto Rico and Cuba has been de-
cided upon by the administration.
Admiral SIMPSONS feet of ronclads
was off Havana in position to bonn
bard the city, and had received detailed
instructions and was prepared to pave
the way for the landing of the military
expedition for the invasion of Cuba.
The president issued proclamation
calling for 4, 900 more volunteers. This
will make the total army strength,
regular and volunteer. 2sO,OOO.
A note sent by Spain inviting the pow,
ers to protest Jointly against the block
ade OF Cuba received no replies.
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To Omen on SUNDAYS,

Omaha, Neb., May 27.-By vote of
"a to u the directors of the TRANSMITS
sissippi exposition have decided to keep
open the gates of the exposition on
Sunday from one p. m. to ten p. IN. In
Difference to the wishes of some of the
religious people in Omaha and else
where it was decided. after a long de-
bate, to close during the forenoon. 1t
was suggested that the midway should
be closed. but this was considered i'm
practicable and the matter was finally
settled by the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the exposition grounds
and buildings be kept open on Sundays
from one p. m. to ten p. m, and conducted
in the same manner as on week days. ex-
Cept that the sale of liquors be not per-
mitted that concerts he given. and that re-
ligious services be held in the auditorium
on Sunday afternoons"
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knots an hour. If the transports do not
wait for tne cruiser they may be eX-
pected 20 arrive at Manila about
June 90.
San Francisco, May 2S.-Gen. Merritt,
who will command the american forces
in the Philippines. and who arrived
from Washington Thursday night, has
established his headquarters in this city
at the Palace hotel. One good effect Of
Gen. Merrtt's advent has already been
felt He has ordered that troops not
already supplied with equipment be
furnished at once with everything
necessary TO make them comfortable
and ready for active service.
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The report of the United States con-
sui at Queenstown shows that in the
year 1897 only $4,000 persons came from
Ireland to this country, and of this num-
Der about one-half were returning i'm
migrants who had gone home as Wis
itors. These figures indicate great
falling off III Irish immigration to this
country, which may probably be ex-
planned by the fact that the conditions
in the Emerald isle have greatly i'm
proved. In place of the Irish Uncle
Sam is now receiving Italians, Hun
garians, Poles and other nationalities
of Latin or Slav descent.
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Dallas, Tex, May 2S.-At 2:40 Friday
afternoon fire broke out in the two
story brick building lately occupied by
j. +. Zang's furniture establishment.
BY four o'clock the fire had gutted the
building where it originated, Dorsey 5
establishment, Lehman's Wholesale
saddlery house, X. Shields, paints and
wall paper, Mistrot's mammoth dry
goods house and the New Home Sewing
Machine company's office and ware
house. Total loss is about S35O.O0O to
$400,0 900, fairly well covered by in
surance. J. w. Cowan, married, aged
25 years, salesman for X. Shields q Co.,
lost his life in an. effort to save the
books of his firm
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GALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
President Mckinley Issues Proc
lamation for rs, 900 Addi-
tional Volunteers.
NAY Be NEEDED BEFORE WAR CLOSES.
More Omccr- to Re Appointcd-Ap-
proximate Quotas from the Sew
eraI states - Statement showing
strength of Our Army when Fully
Organized.

Washington, May 26. - The event of
the day in the war situation was the
issuance of a proclamation by the .presi-
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
1t added new and stirring phase to the
lethargic conditions which have pre-
vailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even TO many
of the high officials in the army. 1t fol-
lows:
by the President OF the United States
A Procla stion Whereas. An act of con-
gress was approved on the 25th day OF April,
1898, entitled An Act Declaring That War
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SchOOI-Teac Enlist

Topeka, Kan, May 25.-John McDon-
aid, of the Kansas State Teachers $50
citation, stated Tuesday that of the 5000
Kansas volunteers mustered into serv-
Ice fully 600 are school-teachers. AL
most all of the country schools were out
about the time President Mckinley is
sued his call for troops" said he, "and
hundreds of teachers saw an oppor-
tunity to drop into service, and they
did So"
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When the war with Spain began the
price of sulphur was $22 ton, but as
the result of Spain's action in declaring
this article contraband Of war the price
has risen to $35 a ton, and predictions
are freely made that it will be 800 be-
fore many more months have passed.
Here is an opportunity to develop an
other Of the wonderful resources of the
United States. There are sulphur mines
in this country; yet we have always de-
pended upon Sicily for practically our
entire supply. The American product
should now be given a great chance.
There's millions in it,"
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Correspond ent I'm Prison.

Key West, Fla, May 2s.-E. p. knight
the correspondent of the London Times,
who on Sunday night, when seven miles
off Havana. was lowered over the bow
OF a dispatch boat and rowed ashore
alone in ten-foot skiff, was heard from
Friday. He had been thrown in prison
and is now in the Cabanas fortress. Al
exander Gollan, the British consul at
Havana, has instituted proceedings for
his release.
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Goes to Chick a m a uga

Springfield, ILL.,. May 26.-WedneSday
evening orders were received from the
war department by Col. Young, com
manding the First Illinois cavalry. to
proceed to Chickamauga, and by Col
Kavanaugh, comanding the Seventh
Illinois infantry, to proceed to Dunlor-
ing, Va. The news was received with
delight by the men of both commands
The cavalrymen cheered for half an
hour inside the big dome building at
the fair grounds. The two regiments
will probably leave Friday.
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1t is said that a rolling stone gathers
no moss. AS a matter of fact it is the
rolling stone that keeps the world on
the move. The man who sits down in
the spot where he happens to find him
self and goes to gathering moss con-
tributes nothing to the hustle, the ac-
tivity, the well-directed energy that
goes to make the prosperity of coun,
try. Inventions, discoveries, commerce
science, art and literature get no as
kstance from the stone that never rolls
1t is the rolling stone that discovers, in
vents, produces.
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Spanish newspapers have recently
published data concerning the popula-
s'on of Cuba at the time the present war
began. The figures for the six prov
inces are: Matanzas, 100000; Havana,
100000; Puerto Principe, $4,000; Santa
Clara, 100000; Pinar del Rio, 800, 600;
Santiago de Cuba, 100000; total, 1862
600. OF this population 1.22s,O0O was
white. 100000 negroes and mixed bloods
and $4,000 Chinese. The two chief cities,
Havana and Matanzas, had, respective
ly. 100000 and 10000 Inhabitants. 1t
is believed that the famine has reduced
the number fully one-third.
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Uncle SAM. Rig RiIIS

st. Louis, May 2S. = The sum of s., :
455,4 represents the money paid out
by Lieut.. Col. G. c. Smith. chief com
missary United States army, to ST
Louis merchants and Missouri farmers
for supplies since war was declared
The three largest items are $l,250, 200
for mules, S97, 500 for horses and $45, 900
for tents. In addition almost as much
has been paid out by the commissary
department for subsistence.
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Sentence Com m uted.

Springfield, H., May 26. - Gov. Tan
ner has committed the sentence of the
brothers Frank B. Meadowcroft and
Charles j. Meadowcroft, who were con-
victed in December, 1894, in the Cook
county criminal court of embezzlem nj
by receiving deposits at time when
the bank of which they were the owners
was insOlvent. The sentence of 60 days
in the county Jail was committed, sc
that the brothers are required to pay
only the fines imposed and the costs OF
their prosecution.
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cia at Bayamo. He estimates that there
are II .O0u men. all of them we'll armed,
east of La Trocha, and constituting the
forces in the eastern division of the
island. under Gen. Garcia. He estimates
Gen. Gomez immediate command at
about 5000 men, with 5000 men scat
tered at various points. In all, there are,
according to the estimates of Gen. Col
Iarzo aud Col. Hernandez, about 10000
to 2j.600 troops actually in the field.
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Miss Helen Gould's donation of $780,
600 to the governments war fund has
had the effect of stimulating other in
dividual contributions, which, if on a
much smaller scale, are creditable tes-
timones to the patriotism of the givers.
Not that the United States government
is now, or is ever likely to be, reduced
to the necessity of passing around the
hat, but as an evidence of good faith
these mites of generous givers have
their va lue