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

Now is as good time as any 10 recur
10 a subject which Is being overlooked
apparently in the healthful excitement
Of The war season. BY that we mean
it is overlooked by majority Of legis-
lators and other people. although this
may not be the case with favored Few
who pull the strings on Capitol Hill.
Ii is not SO long ago that the autocrat
OF the House of Representatives ex-
pressed his desire and viii that Con-
gress should adjourn and go home
. about the LIST Of May. There are people
who are under the impression that he
is quietly working today for an early
adjournment. in order to leave the stu
alton open fer the activities and infu-
encos which. until lately. dominated
the Administration policy, to the dis
gust and disgrace Of the country.
With the utmost respect for the Pres
ident and without doubling that now
he has undertaken TO obey the will Of
Congress and the people. he will act
creditably in waging war against Spain
and bringing victory to our flag, never
theless it is as well to warn him and all
others that an adjournment Of Congress
during the progress of hosulities would
arouse surprise and indignation
throughout the Onion.
While the nation Is at war it is
not a time for its war and peace making
power to desert its post of duty. Ii
would be the same under all circum-
stances and all Administrations 1t is
especially the case at a time when we
know that the disappearance Of Con-
gress would expose Mr.. Mckinley to
the combined assaults Of all the malign
influences which formerly enveloped
him and which have only been dispersed
and defeated for the time being by the
irresistible forces Of the whole nation
speaking through its Legislature
But once let Congress adjourn and the
flag of Hanna, McCook. Atkins and
Rothschild viii be hoisted to the main
peak again, and the President and
country will have more to fear from
the assaults Of its adherents than from
anything the Spaniards could do TO Us
Let there be no thought of adjourn
ment until the end of the war, With
the right kind Of prosecution, the strug-
gle should be over and Spain defeated
and suing for peace in two or three
months at most. No senator or member
who has any regard for his honor or du-
ty will think Of deserving in the face
Of the enemy,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
Noah Raby. 126 Years Old. Says lie
Heard WashingtOn speak.

(FrOm the Philadelphia Press-)
Noah Raby. an inmate Of the poor farm
at Piscataway Township. about three
miles from New Brunswick y. j., lays
claim 70 the distinction Of being the old
est living person in the world. He as
Serts with the utmost confidence that he
l2g years old. and he was born on April
T. H. There il no way in which the
state uent OF the old man can be sub
stautiated-
Raby has been an inmate Of the poor
farm for more than nifty years lie says
he was born at EatOntOwn Gates COun-
ty y. Q. His mother was a native Of
South Carolina and his father North
American Indian Re says he never had
much Of a chance 10 learn. and when he
was quite a boy he vas bound cut 70 "A
man named Mills Field. He remained
there until h was twenry-OHe years old
After that he started out 10 look for
work. He was the OverSeer for a widow
named Mrs. Penelope Parker. Later he
went 10 work for her daughter-in-iaw.
Mrs. Sarah Parker, also a widow. and
the old man declares that ne fell desper-
ately in love with the widow, but lacked
courage TO tell her Of his affection.
He finally went to sea as cure. and
enlisted on the Brandywine lie served
several years and then left the service
The papers from the vessel We're all de-
stroyed by fire at Washington. or IL
would be an easy matter 70 subsJduJiate
the story Raby tells.
Raby is positive that n heard Gen.
Washington speak when he was a young
man. He SAYS il was at Norfolk. and
the general was mad about something.
he says Gen. Washington in his speech
said.
Keep right on fellOw-citizens. as you
have been going on. and / can assure
YOU We will have the devil 10 pay in this
republic end no pitch hot
Some forty years ago. while N EHza-
beth Raby joined a Baptist church. Eie
says he believes that a person must have
a change of heart or they won't % to
heaven. He dates his conversion to a
time h was in Virginia and was very
sick The old man learned 10 smoke
when he was boy of six. as he was in
the habit of lighting hrs mothers pipe.
lie says il has never hurt him in the
! least.
Uncle Noah" a. he Is known. sleeps
fairly we'll Ills general health is good.
and he eats his food with evident relish.
For about two years he was stone blind
/ but he has partially regained the sight
/ of one eve. His memory Is excellent.
Henry G.. Hummer. the OVerseer OF the
/ poor farm. said that recently one of his
cousins came to see him and he had not
/ been at the farm for nineteen years Ra-
/ by remembered the man by his voice
| and said he was "a son % the oyerseer.S
/ uncle calling him by name. Mr.. Hum
mer's cousin remembered that when h
| saw Uncle Noah" he was then 100 years
I old.
I A great many persons visit the OIL
man. and as IL became somewhat Of
/ nuisance. MIR. Hummer had 70 arranS"
/ so that Saturday would be visitors day
I Raby seems to be as confident Of living
several years as many a younger man.
and the attending physician says II
/ would not surprise him if the old man
/ lived several years yet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
Propfnf Action.

A considerable lot has been said of
late about having confidence in the
President" and the Secretary of State.
and the Secretary of War, and the Sec
rotary of the Navy, and our other
rulers" So much has been said along
this line that il arouses doubts in the
mind of the calm observer whether a
President and Cabinet who cannot
retain the confidence Of the people with
out so much hammering are really
worth the trouble. When it is neces-
sary to reterate morning, neon and
evening. and get up in the night TO
reiterate that the President Of the
United States is an American. it seems
as il there must be something the mat
ter somewhere. 1t would not have been
so very hard a thing for the President
to have taken a stand which would
have made it evident beyond doubt
that he was an American. and that
he was willing and able to do the right
thing. Thus far he has not made one
single move in that direction of his own
accord. He has waited until the ex-
pressed opinion of the people made it
necessary for him to move, and then
after much prompting. he has moved
1t might not be bad idea to suggest
that the proper place for lsader is in
front of his men. not in the rear. trying
to hold them back with an elaborate
system of steering gear.
This is time at which prompt and
decisive action is absolutely needed. A
delay Of days in the organization and
equipment of volunteers all over the
country may mean a delay of weeks or
even months later on. When hostilities
are actually going on, it will make an
immense difference whether or not the
troops brought up as re-enforcements
have had a weeks extra drill. There
may be some difference of opinion
about the movements Of the troops after
the fighting begins, but there can be
no two views about the desirability of
having as many men as possible ready
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
PHILIPPINE REBELS TO AID.
They viii Attack the Spanfards
When Our Fleet Fires ON Manila.

Hong Kong. April H.-Commodore
Dewey's feet sailed for the Philippines
yesterday.
o. r. Williams. the American consul at
Manila. arrived here yesterday on the
steamer Esmeralda He was delighted
to escape from the islands and imme-
diately joined Commodore Dewey.
He says the people of Manila are wildly
excited. fearing that they will be between
two fires. the American squadron and
the insurgents.
Two days before he left the Spanish
cruiser Castillo arrived. She Is a wooden
vessel of the old type. three masts, bark
rugged with one smokestack- She has
four 5.9-inch Krupp) guns. two +I-lnch'
two 3.3-inch, four 29-inch and eight rapid
fire guns She has two torpedo tubes ana
a speed of about twelve knots.
She had aboard a cargo of miscella-
neous war supplies, including torpedoes-
This will be used in place of mines.
Until two weeks ago the authorities had
no submarine cables. but they have OBJ
tanned about eighty miles from tho tele-
graph company and the harbOr is now
mined.
The commander of the Castillo was
Immediately requested By the governor
general to assist in the defense OF the
harbor. He declared with vehemence ne
would sooner sink at tine moor1nSs IMAM
surrender his ship. He moored his ship
at the entrance to the harbor, and, tax
ing the guns from one side OF his ship,
he placed them in emplacements on Cor
regidor Island, at the other side OF the
harbOr lie and his officers ana crew
declare they will die at their guns
About twenty-five thousand native IN
surgents are encamped outside Manila
ready to rush upon the Spaniarus as soon
as the American feet appears All
Americans except one are now out OF
Manila. many taking refuge aboard Eng
Iish merchant ships. All American ships
except the Great Admiral. have also gOt
away. She is wooden vessel, of l-5i5
gross tons, and is owned by F.. r. Ster-
ling Of Newport. r. J.
All the Europeans who remain in Ma
Mia are fearful OF outrages by the IN
surgents.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
s,.in.. Fighting Force 3.60o.

London. April 27.-The Times CORES
pondent at Hong Kong, telegraphins
Tuesday. says:
The Esmeralda brought GO refugees
mostly Chinese from Manila On lat
Saturday the American vessesl IN phil
ippine ports put to sea, with one eNcep-
ton. The British consul is protecting
American interests at Manila. and the
Americans will take refuge on British
vessels.
The guns have been taken from the
Spanish ship 10 assist in the defense OF
Manila. where the Notifications are use
less. the guns obsolete. the torpedo mines
Of doubtful value and where ammunition
Of all kinds is scarce. The Spaniards
have an effective military force of 500
men.
Despite official contradictions. the reb-
els continue raiding the towns in the ISL
and of LuzOn and the appearance OF the
American squadron viii be the signal for
a decent on Manila. IL is expected that
the Spaniards will make but feeble
resistance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

Col. Charles Heywood's plan for the
reorganization of the Marine Corps,
which Secretary Long has transmitted to
Congress. will commend itself 10 the pub
lie as an excellent measure. 1t provides
for an increase of 800 men, the appoint
tional colonel and lieutenant colonel, two
additional majors and an increase in the
number of officers in lower grades. IL
adopted the plan will give us Marine
Corps of 4,573 enlisted men. This fine
and efficient arm of the service has a
splendid record in all parts of the world
and deserves the fullest and most liberal
consideration at the hands of the Gov
eminent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Young Lsgsn's Efforts TO Get a job
Worry Gov. Tanner.


Chicago. April Z7.-GOv Tanner IS hav
ing a hard time of il between John A.
Logan and his mother. all beearse be re-
fuses to retire Col. Young in order to
place the "son OF his father Ia command
Of the First Cavalry. All military men
here uphold the action Of the governor
and say II would have been the grossest
Injustice had Col Young been compelled
to give way To the young man ir0m ONO
Mr.. Logan sent an insistent telegram to
the governor yesterday, elicit'nS the tOl-
lowing decisive reply:
"sprins Teid, I'D.
John A. Logan, Chicago:
II considered the conclusions OF Our talk
over the telephone last evening settled
the whole question. 4 don't care to reopen
IT, especially on the terms mentioned IN
your messages. 1 offered you ranking
major. You positively declined IL, and
said you wanted colonel or nothing. i
told you / could not give IL to you. so Il
consider this ends it.
JOHN r. TANNER"
Later in the day Gov Tanner got the
following telegram from Mrs. LogIn.
Warrington
Have seen the Secretary AMI Miles.
Both expect you TO give John A logan
his commission as colonel OF tie cavalry
regiment given Illinois for him az my re-
quest and your promise. You could not
ask him 10 step aside with a Guli regi-
ment for an incompetent one. GIVE
Young "a new commission In an infantry
regiment. Call IL dismOunted. II You viii.
l rely on you giving my son his commits
sion. and you can never get over the dis
appointment If you do not. yO1 viii
never regret II.
Mrs. JOHN A. LOGAN
This message was tucked away among
the governors private papers. 10 ans
wer or even acknowledgment Of ijs re-
Ceipt was sent.
Expressions Of admiration for be gov
ernor's good backbone" are hcard on
evprl- side
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
Had the Asthma and Couldn't Run.
QFrom the Albany Journal.)

tffOm tne Albany toufhdiD
They are engaged to be married.
found her crying last night after he had
Just left her. To tease her he had been
telling her it was very likely he would be
called to go war in Cuba. When / asked
her what she was crying about, she said: :
oh dear, oh, dear, he's going to war
and | just know he will never come back
/ am sure he will be killed. To console
her ] told her he was just as like
ly not to be shot as anyone
else. Bursting into tears she sob
bed: ''oh. no! | know he will be killed,
because he can't run. He's got the asth-
mat This was greeted with laugh
the reason for which she didn't seem to
understand But she finally tried to
square the break by saying she did not
mean running away" but chasing the
enemy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
A. to Hawaii.

(From the New York Tribune.)
a few weeks ago opponents of Ha-
waian annexation were saying those
islands were of no Importance to us as
a naval base of supplies and operations,
because it was not conceivable that this
country would ever be engaged in naval
war on the Pacific. Yet here we are at
this moment engaged in just such a war
and feeling the need of just such base.
Our fleet can now set out from Hong
Kong with a supply of coal. But when
that supply is exhausted il can get no
more short of one of our own stations
San Francisco is 800 miles from Manila
Honolulu is $500 miles. The difference is
considerable and suggests that it would
he to our advantage to have fun posses
sion of the islands instead of merely a
small part of one of them.
As to the constitutional objections to
such annexation, which are sure to be
raised, it is interesting to recall that they
have been raised against almost every
important bit of national progress They
we're raised by eminent authorities
against anysincrease of the original ter
ritory of the nation. Said one man high
in the councils of the Republic: This
Constitution never was, and never can
be. strained to lap over all the wilder
nesses of the West. 1t was
never constructed to form a covering for
the inhabitants of the Missouri and Red
River country. And whenever it is at
tempted to be stretched over them it will
rend asunder.
Those words of Joseph Quincy against
the admission of Louisiana are TO be
commended to the consideration of those
who see woe unutterable and the crumb-
ling of the strong pillars of the Consti-
tuition in the annexation of a group of
islands that have for more than half n
century belonged to our commercial sys-
tenn and to our sphere of political influ-
ence. If the Constitution did not rend
asunder I'm accord with his prophecy.
what fear is there of the fulfillment of
the predictions of the minor prophets?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
Remembrance.

One night you touched the harp beside the stair.
The harp that, long untingcred and unstrung.
Had silent dreamed of hours when il was
young.
And those who loved il bithe and fral and
fair.
Beneath your careless hand faint sweet air
Lesped back TO life and told with tender tongue
OF loves forgot. and soft. the strings among,
The diving music fingered like prayer.
How long the harp had waited for your hand.
So long my heart lay silent till YOU came:
How strangely sweet the strain you made
to rise
From cachi And yet you cannot understand
That neither ever be the same
Alt. love, alb. love, how slow the music
DIES,
Guy Wctmorc Carryl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

Porto Rico Is still without a blockade.
San Juan, its principal port has large
stock of coal which we ought to take
before ii can become of use 10 the Span
ish navy Ii is limited that the place has
been left alone as a bait to draw the
Spanish squadron from Cape Verde and
attack il at that point. II decisive
naval battle is TO be fought off Porto
Rico. it would seem very wise TO de-
stroy the fortitications Of Havana first.
So naval experts think.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

The unfortunate non-combatants Oh
Havana are wondering If Mr.. Mckinley
is aiming to avenge the Spanish recon-
centration'' by establishing one of his
own through a pacific blockade OF their
city. The quality of mercy would seem
to be sufficiently high in the Presidential
to order Sampson to pitch in and wrench
the lions jaws open Immediately. if not
sooner Take Havana. Mr.. Mckinley,
and remember the Maine!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

and able to fight. The major generals
should be commissioned at once. They
should get to work as promptly as pos
sible. They will have no trouble IN
finding volunteers, and thorough organ
izaticn and discipline before going into
the field may avert a second Bull Run.
Is it necessary for another defeat OF
that kind to teach our authorities that
delays are dangerous?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

Secretary Gage has done one sensible
and patriotic thing for which we hasten
to give him due credit. He has refused
to propose gold bond for the war loan
on the ground that this is not a time for
side issues and dissensions, when all par
ties should be united i'm the face of COM
mon duties and dangers. So the war
bonds will be payable like our other pa
per. i'm ''coin." Score one for the Sec
rotary. He is in danger of becoming a
popular character. if he keeps UP this
sort of gait,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

The safe arrival of Lieutenant Rowan
at Calixto Garcia's camp, places the
Cuban chieftain in possession of the plans
and information necessary to his CO.
operation with our forces In Eastern
Cuba. The presumption is that mill
tary expedition will be landed by our war
authorities very soon after the return
and report of Lieutenant Rowan.
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL q. 1895.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

If the future operations of our Navy
are conducted in the spirit and with the
success which marked the capture of the
Spanish auxiliary cruiser Panama, by
the little Mangrove, the Spanish ieet Will
have more to show for itself If it re-
mains away from American waters.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

nro,n the omnha World. Herald

Trom the Omaha id-IIerald.)
Marie Chistiana should rave thought Of all those
things several months ago. And she should re-
member that If her son Is in danger Of losing his
throne the danger is Of Spanish origin. Uncle
sam would not have the throne a charm for
his watch fob.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
Keep Partisanship Out.

(From the MINNEAPOLIS Iribune-)
Men who will sex to secure partisan advantage
at the risk of interfering with the vigorous pros
ec,,,ion Of the war. will become a. odiOu as
were the copperhcads Of the early COS. There is
even les excuse for flcm. for are tightin;
a foreign foe. and tot people of the same race.
language and count 3.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

From the Detroit Free Prcss.)
''Do you really love me. Uriahg'
s'Course docs Think I been walkin six miles
week ter you fur the las year cause
hated yong''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
a Baseball Yell.

(fronl the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Yes, sir, I'm going TO get up regiment that
win sweep the Spaniards from the field at one fell
swoop.'
''Indeed!''
'.Ycs, sir. 1t win give bloodthirsty veil.
coupled with ferocious dash, and there went
be a Spanard left in Cuba to tell the tale
Where will you get your recruitsl''
'.From the baseball grand stands
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27
uax Hear Them Nearer Home.

(From the Atlanta Constituton)
a little boy in town wants everybody to b
quiet so he can hear the big guns at Havana.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

(From the Chicago Rccord.)
Grover Cleveland. who has Decn pcrfeciias hin
self as a marksman in the last few years. nov Las
the onpOrturitv oi bis life.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-27

BY using irnPer-
fectly constructed
glasses, or buying
haphazard any
where. We te5t
your eyes and
adapt glasses sci
entifically, Civ
ing pleasure, ease
and comfort.
Examination
free.
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL q. 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-23

lances. built with q special view 10
adaptability In a hot climate, arrived
from South Bend. Ind, and win be dis
trfbuted to the first corps.
The park force OF men under the direc-
ton OF General Boynton worked Sunday
preparing for the pumps 20 be used in
piping water from the Chickamaura
river TO the various camps. 1t has been
definitely decided TO erect improvised
waterworks, and a contract has been let
and all the material ordered There is
no scarcity OF water now. but II is feared
that some Of the wells are from "wet
weather" springs. and that later they
will dry UP. and the piping OF water frsm
the creek and Crawfsh springs is a pre-
cautionary measure.
The Fourth Ohio regiment has been
assigned to provost guard duty in Chat
tanooga by order OF General Brooke,
made necessary by the disorderly con-
duct OF many OF the young soldiers, who
have been guilty OF many breaches OF
discipline. In a number of cases OF yio-
lence and OF insulting ladies on the
street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-23
MAY ATTACK BOSTON.

st. Johns, N. r., May 23.-Captain
Strong OF the brlgantine Energy. which
has arrived with a cargo of salt from
Cadiz. reports that when he left Cadiz
fortnight ago the greatest activity pre-
vailed in the naval arsenal there. The
two Hamburg American liners, Column
bia and Normannia, purchased TO be
used as auxiliary cruisers and now
named the Rapido and Patria, were be-
ing rapidly armored. and the warships
reftting in the harbor were loading
stores and munitions OF war.
Captain Strong is convinced that at
the time he was In Cadiz the Spanish
government fully intended to send this
fleet TO attack American coast cities on
the north Atlantic. preferably Boston.
lie says the Spanish populace was bit
terly infiamed against the English and
Americans. and that his crew dared not
venture ashore.