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The evening times., 1898-07-20
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898.
Bringing Spain to Terms,

That Porto Rico Will be ours before
many days is a foregone conclusion.
Even with the belief that the Spanish
forces will fight desperately, /.
must be apparent to any observing
person that only a small part of the
troops now moving or under or
ders to be ready to move at any hour
will be needed to effect the capture of
the island. Clearly, there is some
larger game in prospect. While it ap-
pears to be the purpose Of the author
!ties to conceal the exact purpose Of this
widespread activity, it is no breach of
propriety to comment on what is as OBJ
vious to the enemy as to the Ameri-
can public, even If Spain had no spe-
cial sources of information, as she
surely has.
1t will crafty the people to learn that
however reluctant the President may
have been to enter into war; he is now
determined to give no rest to the enc
my as long as he is an enemy. Indeed,
the shortest road to peace Is the road
to a series of great American achieve
ments. The effect Of the mere sug-
gestion of a visit of American warships
to the Spanish coast has done more to
create a peace sentiment at Madrid and
throughout Europe than the destruction
of Spain's warships at Manila and San
tiago. The fortitude of a people under
Affections that are not visible is al
ways great, and in the case of the vol
atile, pueIile and illogical people of
Spain it is tremendous. They are ex-
Rctiy the people TO become panic-strick-
en- at the sight of a column of smoke
on the horizon, indicating the approach
of a hostile warship. with the purpose
Of smashing the chimneys, windows and
even walls of their habitations.
No reason presents itself against an
invasion of Spain if the President is
convinced it is the best road to peace
There is nothing to fear on the high
seas. and from our experience with the
Spanish army at Santiago there is little
to fear on land from its boasted vaIor
1t would be audacious. but only be-
cause it would be original and unex-
Dectel
The evening times., 1898-07-20
EXPLOSION OF MINES.
4 Massive Column OF Water IL
Thrown One Hundred Feet.

Baltimore. July 2o.-All restrictions
placed on vessels entering and leaving
the harbor in crossing the mine fields
have been withdrawn. When the night
blockade was raised the order requiring
vessels of large draught to be towed
over the mine fields was continued in
force. As all OF the mines have been re-
moved this necessity no longer exists,
and such vessels may now enter and
leave the harbor using their own power.
The mines taken up have been stored
ready TO be put down should an emer-
gency arise. Three Of the mines were
exploded under the supervision of Lieut..
Charles W. .Kutz, in charge of the United
States engineers Office in Baltimore.
This was done for experimental purposes.
to note the effect of the mines. The test
proved the terribly destructive power OF
the mines, as the explosion caused an
upheaval which would have destroyed
any vessel within range. An area Of wa
ter over 200 feet square was thrown up
in a massive column to height of drer
100 feet. II Is not thought that any
great destruction OF fish occurred in the
channel in which the mines were placed,
owing TO the constan; stirring up of the
water by passing vessels keeping the fish
in shallow water.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
BAD CONDUCT OF cUBANs.
Numbers Enter Santiago and At
tcmrf to. Incite Riots

Numbers Enter Santiago and AZ.
tempt to, Incite Riots.
Chicago, July CA special to the
Record from Santiago says:
Gen. McKibben., military governor of
Santiago. has established a thorough
system of patrolling the city. A number
of Cuban insdrgenis have entered ii, dis
guised as refugees. and have tried to
provoke the' SpAniards 10 street riots
Wherever detected the Cubans have been
arrested and, turned over to the civil
authorities
Gen. Garcia has left the camp of the
Cuban army to the north of the city and
has started westward with a detachment
of picked men to meet and confer with
Gen. Gomez.
The Spanish soldiers plundered many of
the business houses the day before tine
surrender. The merchants are still in
much alarm from the Spanish soldiers
and the prowling insurgents, and have
asked Gen. McKibben TO post guards in
front of their stores.
Gen. Wheeler's division of dismounted
cavalry, including Roosevelt's Rough
Riders, has been moved from the trenches
before the city to the hills in the rear,
preparatory to embarking for service in
Porto Rico.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
THE SANTIAGO CABLE.
Open to All the World Except Spain
and Her Colonies.

~ ~. sss@ w SACCPN SVdhn
and Her Colonies.
New York. July 20.-Geh. A. ". Greely,
chief signal officer of the United States,
is In this city for few days He was
asked last night how soon newspaper
correspondents in Santiago de Cuba would
be permitted to send news by cable from
that city.
'The cable" Gen. Greedy replied. 'is
now open to all the world except Spain
and her colonies. or course, messages
containing information that on the face
of it would be detrimental to the inter-
ests Of the United States II sent out
will not be received. Neither will any
cipher messages be sent. Otherwise the
cable out of Santiago de Cuba is at the
service Of all corners at any time.
Gen. Shafter has established a strict
censorship over the cable, and will not
permit the sending of any news that
might embarrass the United States In
military operations or. otherwise. There
is no disposition on the part of the Gov
ernment to harass the newspapers. but
the public welfare must first be consid-
cred. II dispatches filed by correspond
ents are of such a nature as to threaten
harm to the interests of the Government.
such dispatches. of course. will not be
sent, however much the authorities NAV
regret the necessity of holding back news
from the public at home"
What class of news will be held
back?''
Information concerning the movement
of troops to Porto Rico or elsewhere
replied Gen. Greely. land all other in
formation which might be of value to the
enemy 1 have received general instruc-
tions from the President in regard 10 the
use Of the cables controlled by the United
States. and his directions are being fol-
lowed to the letter.
I'm Santiago Gen. Shafter or his rep.
resentatfve will be the sole judge of what
news should or should not be sent. That
city Is now under military rule. and mil
itary necessities will govern the use of
the cable from that station. Gen. Shat
ter and his assistant, Major Green. will
continue this censorship until changed
conditions rendef advisable greater free
dom to the correspondents in sending in
formation from the front"
The evening times., 1898-07-20
The German Di.claimer.

The German disclaimer of any pur-
with the movements of the American
commander at Manila, alsng with
slight change in the tone of the official
newspapers of Berlin in relation to the
United States. is of very great import
ance. 1t must dash the hopes of the
SpaniardS as to a German American
complication that would make the war
with Spain of secondary importance
and lead to terms that would be liberal
beyond all expectation in other circum-
stances. While there has been little
ground for such hopes, it is certain
that they have been seriously enter
tained at Madrid and have had much to
do with the disposition to continue the
war.
One cause of the change of front OF
the German press and perhaps change
Of policy in relation to the Philippines
is the very positive attitude Of the
American citizens of German birth or
descent. In the Fatherland are Their
relatives, who number millions, and
who are in correspondence with their
kin across the sea. The latter have
sent protests against the tendency of
German sentiment to favor Spain.
They have related the history of Span
ish misrule in Cuba, with reminders of
Spanish barbarism in ancient wars with
German states. and have insisted on
the true nobility Of the American inter-
vention. This has had its effect on
popular sentiment In Germany, and
that. in turn, Is having It's influence ON
The tone Of the Official press and per-
The evening times., 1898-07-20
Proere.. in Removipr M,,.,.

New York. July 20.-The work of re-
moving the mines in the harbor from
Sandy Hook to the Sound, continues
steadily. Major Knight, who is removing
those In the sound. is also in charge of
the work of removal at willets Point.
Capt. R. W. Roesseler. OF the Engineer
Corps. and a member Of the torpedo
board. had a talk with Major Adams yes-
terday relative to the work of removing
the mines. 1t was reported yesterday
that the New Haven Steamboat Com
pany had received permission from the
Secretary of War to use the East River
and sound channel between the hours of
p. m. and a m. The company has
furnished bond to the War Depart
ment. providing for the payment Of all
damage that may be done to the mines
by the company's boats.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
The Amy Csnteen.


As medium for improving the spirits of the
men the canteen cannot be dismissed from ex.
istence so easily as good friends believe, II
becomes little club. 1t Is the one place in camp
where soldiers feel at liberty and ease II the
missionaries suppose that after hard days drill.
or a twenty-four hours' turn at sentry 70, or
long pull with supply train, or anything of
that kind, a trooper wants to sit on the earth
floor Of his tent and drink tea and solemnly give
thanks to the people who make his laws, they
sadly mistaken. That kind of trooper does
not exist except In books, and in not many
books. He goes straight to the canteen, where
he can get two drinks of cold beer, instead of
to the barrel where he can get one drink of warm
water with clay and sticks and drowned spiders
in 1t. The fact is, the canteen devised to re-
place the ba.room. to keep the soldiers from
drinking liquor, and it serves that end. The re-
ports that we hear Of drunkenness in the army
come from towns near the camps-never from
the camps. In the towns the soldiers drink
whisky. and in camp they cannot. Whisky in
toxicates and beer does not. Any attempt to
keep men from securing liquid stiinulants of
some sort Is hopeless. All the prohibitory laws
in the world avail nothing. Maine and Vermont
are two Of the drunkenest States in the Union
because they have laws that defy the human in.
tention to be free. So long as men will drink,
II is better that they should Use such mild LIQUIDS
as beer rather than the maddening products Of
the distfllery,
The evening times., 1898-07-20
Fatal burning \, nv. u.

Wilmington, Del. July 20-As the re-
suit Of an explosion and fire in the dve.
ing establishment of John Ragey, No. .
East Eighth Street yesterday morning.
Mrs. Josephine Ragey was fatally burn
ed. Mr.. Ragey, her husband. was pain
fully burned about the face and Miss
Marie Ragey, their daughter. was burn
ed on the face and arms. Flames burst
from the rear of the dwelling and about
the same time Mrs. Ragey. enveloped in
hre and looking like living torch. DASH
ed from the house into Eighth Street cry.
ing for help. -
Several persons, who happened to be
near. threw the burning woman 10. tho
ground and with their coats, rugs. and
carpet smothered the flames. She was
sent to the hospital, where she died lasx
night.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
A HORSE STOPS A TRAIN.
rails Through . Trestle and
Banker kflls HIM

New York. July 20-As the .'gilt-edged''
Boston Express, composed of parIor cars.
which left New York at o'clock. thun-
dered along through Port Chester last
Friday afternoon, with large party of
wealthy New Yorkers bound for Newport.
the engine driver noticed a white horse
far ahead on the track. The noise of the
oncomfng train didn't warn the steed on
but he galloped ahead along the track
until he came to a bridge over high
way.
seeing that an accident was inevitable
the engine driver slowed down The an'
imafs legs slipped between the trestIes
and one Of his forelegs was broken. There
the animal stuck, the train stopped and
matter. '--o
Among them were many bankers and
wall street men. including Richard #
wilson. Henry Clews, Caleb Hyde. Walter
=. Oakman. Julien T. Davies, John 7,
Cadwalader and Mr.. Pendleton.
Get an ak out of the train and end
the brute's agonies." one of the bankers
suggested to the conductor.
mat would be against the law" re-
piled the conductor. until we get the
consent of the New York authorities. the
law requires permit TO be obtained for
kiiiing dumb animals whether IL is a
morse or cat / will telegraph at once
10 the New York office of the companv
and they will obtain the necessary pey-
init at once"
The bankers heard this speech with
asfonishment, and they foresaw the pos
sibihty OF being delayed for several
hocrs until the track was cleared for
even II they killed the horse there might
De dimcuify in getting his BODY our Of
tne bridge without wrecking car.
Inc trainman pretende! there were m
axes on the train. and so appeared az
Ter careful search of the parior cars.
IL happened that the tain had stopped
just opposite some private grounds
wnere young folks were engaged in plav.
ing goif and croquet. A happy thought
struck one of the bankers and he went
over ana got heavy mallet
III the trainmen are afraid I will ,ata
,he Jaw INTO my own hands," he said as
he came up. "s
Ihereupon he walked out on to tho
oFioge ana began to rain blows upon tho
morse between the ears Half dozan
oiows did the work. and the animal died
quickly eu
IL then became a question as 70 how
the pody should be removed. The hank
ers were also equal to this emergency
ana mad the bell rope cut and broupbt
10 the place 1t was doubled up several
tunes, and used as a hawser, being fast
ened TO the extremities of the BODY. Then
az hands Joined in the tug of war-both
'rainmen and bankers-but IL was onIv
aI'er half an hours work that they snc.
c ceeded In clearing the track and throw.
ing the body off the bridge.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
THE SHIP KENNEBEc.
She 1. SIX Months Ont From BaIti-
more to San FranciscO.

She I. Six Months Ont From Balti-
more to San FranciscO.
Baltimore. July 2o.-The ship Kennebec.
Capt. Lewis, which sailed from Balti-
more January l3 for San Francisco. is
thought 10 be lost. as no tidings have
been heard from her since she sailed
from Hampton Roads January 20. She
Is now out six months, which is voy-
age of unusual length. The ship Aryan.
Capt. Dickenson. which sailed from New
York January 13 for San Francisco, ar
rived al her destination May 26 and has
sailed from that port for Honolulu
The kennebec was a vessel of 1925
tons net register, built at Bath. Me-. in
1853 by w. Rogers. She was wrecked at
San Pedro. Cal. in 1857. and when raised
was bought BY W. Boole, of San Fran
CISCO, her present owner. She lay up at
that port for six years, being put into
commission again in 1888.
The evening times., 1898-07-20

The poisoning episode at Camp Alger,
which may result in a number Of fatali-
ties, emphasizes the demand for cooks
who know their business for the army.
An experienced and efficient cook would
never allow a camp kettle to corrode.
The cause Is a failure to keep it clean.
1t would not be more expensive to Lse
kettles that do not corrode, but since the
cooking utensils, 1t is necessary they
should be in charge Of persons who know
the Importance of keeping them in a
proper condition.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
General shafter'. Old Horse.
From the New York Herald1

tfrom the New fork herafd-) -
Old Club, the horse ridden by Cen Shafter in
many a hct chase after the Indians during the
seventies. is still alive, and in his old age earns
his daily allowance Of oats by drawing a delivery
wagon for Louis Jean, a Frenchman, who runs
a small grocery in FL Paso. Texas. Old Club was
Gen. Skaters mount while he was lieutenant
colonel at Fort Davis Texas, and carried the gal
liant soldier into the midst of many murderous
bands Of Apache warriors without faltering.
Astride Of Old Club. Shafter led his regiment
to San Felipe; then the rendezvous Of the Apa-
ches, up to Live Oak Creek, and up an down
both sides OF the Pecos River, where he earned
the name Of "Pccos BILL Old Club and his
master drove the Indians out Of Texas back to the
reservations in New Mexico. and Skaters name
became terror to the redskins and his reputation
as fighter was made. The war horse was con-
demned at Fort Davis in 1882 as being too old for
work. He was then believed to be thirteen years
Of age and must now be at least twenty-nine.
After he had been condemned as unfit longer to
serve his country on the battlefield Old Club
was retained by Col Shafter as saddle horse
He was subsequently sold to 4 man named Hous-
ton and brought to FL Paso. He was afterward
sold to transfer company and used - .
draught horse. Since that time Old Club hss
been used in livery stable. but for the last
ten months has been owned by the French gsoeso
Jean.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
On q Deer Hunt.

Ellicott City. Nd. July 20.-Residents
of the neighborhood of Jamestown, two
or three miles north of Ellicott City. are
on the hunt for a deer which was seen
near the farm of Mr.. Thomas NJ. john
son one day last week by Mr.. Henry C.
Scott. The animal. which is supposed to
have wandered away from Druid Hill
Park in Baltimore. is said to be in the
woods near the place where he was seen.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
A MilI struck by Lixhtninx.

Havre de Grace, Nd. July 2o.-During
the thunderstorm which passed over this
section of Hartford county yesterday af-
ternoon Du Bois' sawmill. in Havre de
Grace, was struck by lightning. Some
twenty-five or thirty feet Of the smoke
stack were demolished and the whistle
torn OF. The current followed the tele-
phone wires about go feet to the mill
office. burning out the telephone and
stunning Bennett Charshee. Several 9TH
ers were in the office at the time, but
were unhurt.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
A Bridsekeeper Found Drowned.

Ocean City. Nd, July .2O-While Mr..
Alexander Yearly and his two daughters,
with Miss Clara Kirkland. of Baltimore,
were sailing yesterday on Sinepuxent
Bay. near the railroad drawbridge they
discovered the body of dead man float
ing In the water. After the party assist
ed In getting,the corpse to the shore it
was found to be that of Assistant Bridge
keeper Fritz Linseed State. He tagged
the Baltimore express at the bridge at
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Yesterday
morning his coat was found rolled up on
the bridge close to the edge. where It is
supposed that he went to sleep for the
night, using his coat as a pillow, and dur
ing the night rolled over the bridge.
The evening times., 1898-07-20

General shafter labored with commo-
dore Sampson, to induce him to enter the
harbor at Santiago to aid in the assault,
but the commodore declined. Having cap
tured the place. including the ships at
anchor. without any aid from Sampson.
General shafter does not intend to allow
that officer to take possession Of the
ships for prize money. Sampson had his
chance, but wouldn't take 1t.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
EXTENDING THE BLOCKADE.
The San Francisco Returns to Key
West for Coal.

The San Francisco Returns to Key
West for Coal.
Key West, July 20.-The San Francisco
arrived yesterday from Nipe to coal The
blockade has extended to that point.
At Nipe Spanish gunboat came to the
entrance of the harbor and fired upon the
Topeka. The cruiser returned the fire
and made for the gunboat. The latter
fed into the harbor.
At Banes. near Nipe. rne Maple was
sent into the harbor. One Of her boats
went ashore and found twenty-five in
suregnts, who said that LOCO Spaniards
garrisoned the fort at Nipe.
Many small craft and some gunboats
have taken refuge inside the keys that
stretch from Nuevitas to Cardenas. Gen.
eral Pando is supposed to have left the
boats there.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
llov1Ha FROM cH1cxA1rAuaA.
General Breoke's Division Nearly
Ready for Transportation.

General Breoke's Division Nearly
Ready for Transportation.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July D.-Prepara-
tons are unabated to move troops from
Chickamauga. Gen. Brooke has arrived
from Washington and. It is generally un-
derstood at headquarters, will immedi-
ately issue orders for the removal Of two
divisions Of his first corps to Charleston.
The wagon trains and stock Of Gen.
Haines' second brigade have all gone to
Charleston and this brigade will doubt
less follow today.
Col. Rockwell. chief ordnance officer.
stated that he received ordnance stores
sufhcient to entirely complete the equip
ment Of the first corps and that by noon
today these stores would be duly distrib-
uted.
Five carloads of ordnance stores ar.
rived yesterday including one car Of RI
fies and revolvers from the Columbia
arsenal and two cars of ammunition, a
total Of one million rounds, from the
Frankford arsenal OF Philadelphia.
BY the last Of this week the entire
two divisions Of Gen. Brookes corps
will be on their way to the front.
In all probability Gen. Wade will re-
AA'o1As AZ Souiuduu Ol the camp lnOmdS
army and Gen. Brooke upon his return
will devote himself to seeing that the
army moves away proN pity. Railroad
companies have been placed in position
and there will be no delay in moving
troops when the order is given.
The Y. NJ. C. "A. and Christian workers
report that nearly five hundred soldiers
have surrendered their sinful ways and
promised to lead better lives.
DR.. W. ]. Trimble president of the
local branch Of the National Soldiers Re-
lief Association, went to Tampa yester-
day and will inspect the soldiers hos
pitals in that city. Many troops now in
state camps will be sent to Camp
Thomas as soon as room is made for
them.
Gen. Grant has abandoned the idea Of
having a sham battle
The evening times., 1898-07-20
The New Battle,hip.
(From the New York Tribune.

(From the New York Tribune.)
It is inconceivable that, in defiance not only
Of the steady drift Of technical opinion in the
past, but also of the lesson from the victory
Just won by our sailors in southern seas, the
naval authorities Of the United States should
still propose to lay down battleships obsolete as
to speed II this be done with full knowledge,
such a course. seems little less than crime
against the nation the penalty for which may yet
be lost battle. in whose fame and death our
flag shall be lowered to defeat. There Is little
Secretary of the Navy, whose administration
has been throughout q most trying period most
successful and free from fault, will but turn
from the conduct OF our feet in war and con-
slider fully the arguments which have been ad-
vanced against the Dew battleships As they are
now designed.
The evening times., 1898-07-20

In other circumstances the flight of
Zola to avoid years imprisonment
would be an act Of folly. since to pa
triot the exile must be harder punish
ment that a year in Jail with all the
luxuries he cares to purchase. But 1t is
hardly probable that he retains the least
trace OF affection for nation where in
justice and prejudice rage and the MILL
tary is supreme in time Of peace. In
Belgium he can walk in the street with
out being assaulted for trying to save his
country from ignominy and ruin.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
Tore Up the Boardwalk.

Atlantic City, N. ~. July @.-Eighty
feet of the boardwalk were torn up yes
terday by a gang Of fifty men employed
by H. C. Baxter. of Camden. Mr.. Baxter
claims that the walk was too close to his
cottage, at the foot of New Hampshire
Avenue, and had requested the city au-
thorities several times to remove 1t fur
ther eastward. Not complying with the
request he took the matter in his own
hands.
The evening times., 1898-07-20
Dragged by a Runaway Horse.

Odenton, Md, July 2o.-Monday morn
ing Miss Fannie Forbes was severely
and perhaps fatally injured by a run
away accident at Odenton. She drove
from her home. two miles distant, to the
railroad station at Odenton, accompanied
by Miss Tressy Weeks, who got out Of
the roadcart at the store of Messrs. N.
p. Watts & Son. Miss Forbes drove on
until she was about one hundred yards
from the store when the horse became
frightened and ran away. In attempting
to jump to save herself. Miss Forbes was
caught in the running-gear and was drag
ged the distance of a quarter Of a mile