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The times., 1898-05-02
Two Kinds of Vengeance.

Not very long ago something hap
pened in Havana which is worth a
whole Congressional Record full OF
reasons why We ought to resent tho
destruction cf the Maine. a British
captain named AiHburn was taken by
the Spaniards in Havana. and they
threatened 10 shoot him as a spy. II
seemed not to trouble him very much.
He sad that they needn't wait an hour
about shooting him: they could 20
ahead and do il just as soon as they
liked. only after they had done il. Ha-
vana and all cuba would be reduced
TO smithereens. England doesn't
wait TWO months" said he when Cna
of her ships is blown up in the port
of another country This view Of the
case seemed 10 strike his captors for
cibly, and they let him go.
Some people have been asking,
What is the use Of demanding ven
Eeance2 it VIII not bring the dead to
life" Very true. but il may sac a
great many lives in years 10 come. For
a considerable period now we lave
carefully pursued the policy Of unp-
resentment and non-resistance. The
holocaust in Havana harbor is one Of
The fruits. Spain knows very well
than England would not have waited
two months had such thing happen
Cd To an English ship in a foreign
port. There would not be enough Of
Havana now 10 wad q shotgun II the
Maine had ben an English ship and
had been blown up in the night in a
friendly haTbor But the fact is that
II she had been an English ship she
would have been left intact The Union
Jack IS too well known 10 Spain 20 en-
courage any triiing with a ship that
bears that .nsiCn. II a band Of des-
peradoes IS allowed 10 wander un-
checked on the outskirts Of the coun-
try, and commit petty depredations. it
is only question Of time when they
viii commit some dastardly. lend sh
crime which must be punished And
81 il is not punished even at the cost
Of life and property, then law and
order may as Well bid farewell 10
that land
The times., 1898-05-02
A Great Rnssinn

(From the Review Of Reviews)
Gen. Alexei NicoIaievitch Kuropatkin,
who was appointed acting minister OF war
on New Years Day. is the greatest
s-fghting general in the Russian army
He has won every distinction for valor''
in the field that the imperial crown holds
in its gift; he has swords Of honor
enough TO arm a company. he has seen
active service in three cOntinents-Africa
Europe. Asia-from Mount Atlas 10 Chi
nese Tartary; he was one Of the decisive
factors in the last great decisive battle
fought on European soil
Further, Gen. kuropatkin is the best
writer of military history in Russia. the
master of those who know in the science
of war. His story of the Balkan crusade
is classic; his works on AIsiers and
kashgaF have been crowned by the I'm
periaf Geographical Society. his essays
are the final authority on every point of
strategy; his lectures make military sta
tistics as interesting as romance. and
well they may, for on this warp is the
web OF all poetry woven.
Finally Gen. KurOpatIIin is q. tried and
tested administrator. of singular creative
and constructive genius. He con toll ter
E1oly. mastering a multitude of details
and piercing to the principle beneath
them; adapting means 10 ends with the
unerrinG insight of intuition; he has won
the widest and cOrruptest region of the
world from robbery and plunder 10 ways
of peace, turning numbering hOrdes into
mild cottOn-grOwers and bringing wealth
to a dead wilderness Of sand: he has car
ried diplomatic success to the heart of
the Cobb desert; he has won the enthuS-
iastic worship of his soldiers. the davO-
ton of his officers, the warm regard of
his civilian helpers
In his foTty-ninJh year. in the very
prime of vigor and power. he is lord OF
the greatest army in the world-5.c10G11
men in time of war No finer augury
could have been imagined for Russia
hopes in the new year and the new cen
tury than the destiny which calls Shis
wisest warrior to lead the armies OF the
Czar--F'rom ''Kuropatkin: War Lord OF
Russia, by Charles Johnston in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for May.
The times., 1898-05-02
ANCHORED AT PORTSMOUTH.
Ci uisers Columbia and minneapolis
Enjoy II Quiet sunday.

Portsmouth, IN. II, May 1.-The cruiser
Columbia lay iat her anchorage all day,
but will leave for Portland early in the
morning. Numbers of small boats how
cred about her. and in the afternoon a
few visitors We're allowed on board. She
has had Sunday grooming and looked
better than at any time since she left
League Island ono'this commission. No
marks of her bout with rough weather
were visible.
The Minneapolis came in from Port
land about ! O'clock and steamed around
the Columbia. Then she dropped anchor
a little farther down the harbor The
Minneapolis has been having a quiet
cruise and is going back down the coast.
She will go to Boston tomorrow.
The inclement weather of the past few
days gave way today TO warm sunshine.
Officers and men on the cruiser took ad-
vantage of it, the officers going ashore
and the men enjoying themselves aboard
ship. Many of the officers have been
stationed here at one time or another
and have friends in Portsmouth or at the
yard.
The times., 1898-05-02
WEDNESDAY IS THE DAY
The Army of Invasion Will
Move on Cuba.
TAMPA GETS THE WORD
Semi-0f ciaI Announcement of the
Date of the Final Movement Made
and All Preparations Are Conn
pIeted-Troops stiiI Arriving and
Officers Expect Smiling orders.

Tampa Fla. May lit has been semi
officially announced that the date for the
departure of ttheA invading army from
here has been set and that the day is
Wednesday next.
The officers Slook upon this as certain.
Everything now looks. like an early de-
parture and all preparations for such
have been completed. All day long train
after train has arrived. bringing troops
from all sections The Tenth and First
Infantry came in this morning all the
way from California. Batteries from the
Second and Fourth also came in.
The strctest discipline is enforced at
the several camps and it is particularly
strict at the camp at Port Tampa. No
one can cross the line without a pass
from headquarters and the passes are
granted only in exceptional cases.
The artillery camp is also inaccessible
and the guards challenge all who attempt
to invade the lines
The times., 1898-05-02
FfnnI Crop Renorts for Isn7.

Mr.. John Hyde, statistician of the
Agricultural Department, has issued
his final crop report for 1897, and il
viii be read with unusual interest, as
it seems to indicate a marked i'm
provement in agricultural conditions,
compared with those Of the three or
four years preceding.
The total reported production of corn
in the United States in 1897 was 1902 :
967. .g33 bushels, being 3S0,s07, ,232 bush
els. or 16.7 per cent, less than was re-
ported for 1896 But the total value
II the crop. as estimated on December
81. was S50l. .O72, ,952, an increase Of
Sl0.0G5. .sS5. CT 81 per cent. The average
value per bushel, 26.3 cents, is the
highest since 1894, and is As cents
higher than the average for 1896.
OF the wheat crop Of 1897 Mr.. Hyde
gives the total acreage at S9,465,066
acres. The average yield per acre at
l3.4 bushels. the total production at
$50. .l49. IS bushels. the average farm
price at sos cents per bushel. and the
total estimated value Of the crop at
42S.547.I21. The average farm price on
December ], above stated, which was
SOS cents per bushel. was higher by SO
cents than on December !, 1896. and
29.g cents higher than on December !.
1885.
These figures show a net enhance
ment Of conditions. and the country is
TO congratulated.
The times., 1898-05-02
ARMY of Invasion Ready.

Key West May brig. Gen. Emelio
Nunez and Capt. Dorst, of the Fourth
Cavalry. arrived here this afternoon
from Tampa. They came to arrange i'm
por,ant plans for the cooperation of the
Cuban army with the American troops
in the invasion of the island within a
week They will return to Tampa to
morrow with $50 picked Cubans from
here one thousand more Cubans are
already prepared in Tampa to join them.
Col Mendez. the well-known filibusteI
and an expert on the Cuban coast will
start also for Tampa tomorrow lie is
in commanl Of the $50 Key West Cubans
There cannot be the Ieas, doubt of the
ability Of Nunez and his 100 filibusters.
They are all trained in expeditions, ana
the majority of them are veterans of the
Cuban war.
The exact date on which the American
and Cuban troops will start is not known
here 1t is only known that they VIII
start from Tampa; that they will carry
a formidable expedition for the insur-
gents, and everything is prepared Ia
strike a hard blow. No time is to be
The times., 1898-05-02
VI. Casimir Perier.
(From the Atlantic.)


1t was remembered that Mr.. Casimir
Perier had resigned the presidency of the
republic about the time of the Dreyfus
trial, on the ground that he could not
endure the combination of moral respon-
sibilty and of powerlessness. The tale
told by lie Rappel was that NJ. De Mum
ster. the German minister, had called
upon the president and said that he was
instructed by his sovereign to give as
surance that Dreyfus had not. either in
France or in Belgium, nearly or dis
family, been in relation with the secret
service of the German government. The
The ambassador further suggested that
one must he bien naif to believe that a
diplomat could have thrown into a waste
paper basket so important document.
Further it was said that the Emperor
of Germany had addressed an autograph
letter to the president of France, saying:
Il give you my word of honor as a man
that Capt. Dreyfus has never betrayed
France to the German government: and
if need should be, l will give you my
word as emperor, with all the conse-
quences thereof Finally, NJ Casimir
Perier was declared to have said of the
story,-''It is not precisely so" thereby
confirming the substance by contradict
ing only the detail. Now if the presi-
dent ana, III TACT, receive these commu-
nications, he could do absolutely nothing
except refer them to his ministers: and
when the ministers refused to act on
them he was in a false and humiliating
position, out of which he might naturally
get by precisely that act of resignation
which had seemed so singular. Probabil-
tiles seem to favor the truth of this Sto-
ry; and if it was false, there could be no
objection to contradictine It. In the Zola
case Casimir Perier was on the witness
stand, but gave out nothing of interest.
He said that ii was his duty not to tell
the whole truth.
The times., 1898-05-02

among the first callers AT the War De-
partment in the morning. He claims two
candidates for brigadier generals from
his State. namely, Jacob A. Sharp and
Argyle A. Smith.
Senator CuHom was the next caller.
He pressed the, claim OF Capt. John
Balanche for an inspector general Of
volunteers.
Senator Elkins was also on hand TO
ask that his State be allowed 70 send
a brigade Of troops to the front in
stead OF the regiment apDCrtioned 20 It.
Senators Gear and Allison held "a con-
ference with the adjutant general rela-
tive to having Iowa send q larger quota
OF men TO the front
Senator Quay called 20 ask Tor COM
mission for friend and Senator Carter
OF Montana 20 ask that his State De
granted permission TO send an additional
oattahon OF cavalry and Its light artillery
The name Of Mr. W. A. Bancroft ~
Massachusetts. was presented as. can
didate for brigadier gene-aiship.
Senator's Frye, Hale, Hawley. Proctor
and Turpie were among the other visitors
with claims
Gen. schofeid. the "oId man Of the
Army" and president of the National
Volunteer Reserve. had a conference with
=
ganization. Gen. SchOfeld said that from
the enrollments in the various States the
organization certainly now numbers 80 :
600 men.
\ petition was presented 70 Secretary
Alger late in the afternoon bv Repre-
sentative Stallings of Alabama. rCconI-
mending the appointment Of Cen Joseph
Wheeler. as major general Jf volunteers.
The petition was signed by all the srna-
tors and representatives OF the STAKE
Commissnry Supplies and EaufpaEe
The commissary general is making
active preparations in getting the neces-
sary supplies for the army. Food sup
plies have been ordered from all parts OF
the country to be sent to the southern
points Of mobilization Immediately \
new method Of keeping meats fresh has
been adopted by the army. The meat
hrst Gndergoes a process of sterilization
and IS then packed in;o small air-tlghr
cans In this way even such meats a.
beef can be used by the army in as hot
a climate as Cuba
1t is expected that Secretary AIger
Will give his approval in a few DAYS TO
the adoption of better cavalry and ar
tlllery saddles, harness and equipments
The idea is TO place the army furnishings
on level with those in use by the best
European armies. Gen Miles made a
study of these things when abroad and
made the recommendation to the depart-
ment- The soldiers. of the regular army
and volunteer army who are sent 10
serve in Cuba viii be uniformed in the
new canvas uniforms previously referred
to in The Times. This has been finally
determined upon. The National Guards
men who see service as organizations at
home Will be uniformed and equipped in
the same style as the regular army.
The QuarteTmaster's Department is
rushing work on all tentage and equipage
for the volunteers. The Ordnance De-
shows the same energy and has
placed rush orders with large nanufae-
turers to hurry deliveries of small arms,
ammunition and cartridge belts.
The times., 1898-05-02
4 New COMPANY.

Rockville, Md, May 1.-AIr. William II.
Lamar. who has been organizing a com
pany in this county, has just returned
from visit to the State encampment at
Camp Wilmer. He is confident thai the
company will be received into the Mary
land National Guard in a few days. AR
rangements have been made to have the
company mustered into service at the
North Takoma Hotel. The uncertainty
in relation to the character of the troops
to be required of the State has at last
been settled They will consist of the
Fifth Regiment and two battalions of
eight companies from the First Regi-
ment Each company will consist of one
captain. one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quar-
termaster sergeant. four sergeants
twelve corporals. two musicians. one
artificcr. one WAGNER. and fifty-tiVe
privates in all eighty men.
The times., 1898-05-02
GraEEin..

one IF the peculiar developments of
the situation in Madrid is that the
Spanish newspapers are accusing
America Of Dragging. This causes The
reader TO wonder if the Spanish little
boys. when they 90 TO school, ever
study geography. OF course some Of
them must have gone TO school or they
would not be able to produce news
papers. The student Of geography
may discover. by casual glance at
certain tables in the back of the book,
that the area Of the kingdom of Spain
IS q little less than two hundred thou
sand square miles. while that Of the
United States is three million six hun
dred thousand and more square miles
Spain therefore being about one-eight-
eenth the size Of the United States
There are seventeen millions Of Span
isrds and a few over; the United
States contains about seventy five
millions Of Americans. There the Dis
crcpancy is little less glaring. II is
The times., 1898-05-02
a Sensible Action.

Every patriotic cons deration de-
mands thar me American press should
keep -silsnt about the plans Of our
Government, or movements Of troops
or vessels, which might amount to use
ful information to the enemy. Mr..
Mckinley owes it TO the country TO
give the public the earliest advices as
TO battles and other accomplished
facts. The newspapers owe it to the
Government not to hamper its action
by premature exposures. There has
been. too. much of that already and the
President is not TO be blamed for the
action he has taken.
The times., 1898-05-02
Now Is the Appointed Time.

For since the fathers fell asleep, all things
continue as they were from the beginning
This was the text upon which Rev. Les
lie Moore, pastor of the Church of Our
Father, preached yesterday morning
He criticised the spirit which so per-
vades humanity in complaining of the
present time and crying: 20, for the good
old days"
1T is well to keep before us all the good
deeds Of our ancestors, said Dr. Moore.
but is it well always to be complaining
that the present times are utterly degen-
erate?"
lie then dwelt at some length on the
motives actuating the human race to-
day, and declared that they were higher
and better than in the past He cited
as an example our motives in interfering
in the Spanish reign of oppression and
tyranny for pure motives of philanthlonv
The times., 1898-05-02
THE NEW ORLEANS SAILS.
Our New Acquisition Will Join Conc
modore HOweII's Fleet.

"oOoFe hoNebt sset-
New York, May To-day, for the first
time in several weeks, Sunday was day
of rest at the Brooklyn navy yard. The
yard was deserted except for the ma
rines on guard There was crowd Of
visitors at the gate all day, but no one
was admitted who did not have pass
from Yard Captain Somers.
The New Orleans sailed this morning
TO join the North Atlantic Squadron un-
der command of Commodore Howell.
She did not present 50 impressive an ap-
pearance as the San Francisco. owing to
her low free board, but she received a
rousing send-off from the tugs and fer
rybOats within sight. She passed
through the Narrows at noon. The New
Orleans is commanded by Capt. Foger
She was built in 1896. for the Brazilian
government. Her armament consists of
six 6-inch guns, four 4.7-inch. ten G.
Founders, four 1-pounder rapid-fire
guns, and four machine guns.
1t is expected that the cruiser Topeka
and the former American liner Paris,
now the Yale Will arrive at the navy
yard tomorrow. The Paris took on her
guns and mounts today. The work Of
loading her with coal continues. BY
noon the mounts were in place. The
guns, four 6-pounders, two to be mount
ed forward and two aft will be mounted
in the morning. This work as well as
that of emplacing the mounts, is in
charge of Assistant Naval Constructor
Watt. of the Brooklyn navy yard
This afternoon eight coal barges, each
containing about six hundred tons of
coal, surrounded the big ship. and a
multitude of coal beavers put the coal
into the hold If was said "a the Ameri-
line dock that as the work of putting
on coal would continue all night the ves-
sci should have her full supply, about
$500 tons by tomorrow night. Ii is ex-
pected that the new cruiser will be ready
TO sail by Tuesday morning.
The times., 1898-05-02
Miantcnomob on Her Way South.

Charleston, S. c., May 1.-The monitor
Maintonomoh which arrived on Friday
last from Hampton Roads. sailed today
for Key West. While here she took
on a fun supply of coal and had her en-
gines thoroughly overhauled Slow time
had TO be made down last week on ac-
count of the rough storm. The ship had
no trouble, however, in pulling through
and met with no accident. The Mainto-
nomoh was to have remained here longer
but il is said that rush orders came to-
day for her 10 move rapidly south
The times., 1898-05-02

Some fine gentlemen are turning up
their noses Just now at the poverty Of
the Cuban insurgents. They seem to think
that no nation is worth respecting unless
il has "A good deal Of money, and some
fine public buildings. and a gayly uniform
ed militia II is of no use TO talk TO
them Of the patriotism ana pluck Of the
gallant little army which bears as its
motto. Liberty or DEATH Their motto
is What IS life without good clothes-
And they go OFF TO organize functions for
the amusement Of sons and daughters of
the revolution. and knights of this, and
kings and queens Of that. For the bene-
fit Of these dainty people it may be well
to unearth a few facts about Washing
toms army in the days Of Valley Forge
and Yorktown. The British army made
a good deal Of fun OF the Continentals,
when those doughty warriors first came
on the scene. The American army, in
some cases, was not disciplined IT did
not look pretty II could not perform evo-
lutions. and it sometimes jumped behind
The times., 1898-05-02
The Spanish Waterloo.

The first real battle Of the war was
fought of Manila yesterday and re-
suited in an American naval victory
50 great as practically to end the war.
Spain is helpless. She can neither re-
tain Cuba. nor successfully defend her
POSSESSIONS in the East
We trust that the American fleet
and Army viii Immediately take Ha-
vana and at the same time reach out
for PoT,o Rico. That viii settle mat
ters.
Then let Us have nface.
The times., 1898-05-02

lost, and only that necessary to guar
antee success will be spent
Gomez will not make any useless move
until he receives the exact plans and
orders from Gen. Miles. That will be
very soon, and both armies will join
rapidly the Cubans receiving at the
same time all the arms and ammunition
they need.
The times., 1898-05-02
TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GRAIN-O!

ASK your Grocer today to show you apack.
age OF GRA.N-0 the new food drink that
takes the place OF coffee The children may
drink il wat hout injury a we'll as the adult
All who try it, like it. GRAiN-O has tnab
rich seal brown OF Mocha OF Java but tt Is
Inade from pure grains, and The most deli
cate Stomach receives It without distress
One-QuaTtcr the price or office l5c and 100
Der package Sold by all grocerS- la27-u
The times., 1898-05-02

a writer in Blackwood's sums up the
character Of our foes in this way: There
is something Spanish in the Spanard
which causes him to behave in a Span
ish manner" And that is about as good
a way as any to describe the creature
The times., 1898-05-02

An Illinois convention recently passed
resolutions condemning the lingo news
papers which mislead the public" This
is very nice. Nobody wants to have the
public misled. But why do all the other
newspapers have to come trailing along
after the lingo, newspapers when they
begin 10 print news?
The times., 1898-05-02

In the New York World Of yesterday
Mr. Tomas Estrada Palma published a
statement asserting that there is a large
force Of Cubans in the field, and that it
can be increased by many thousands,
who only wait for rifles 70 go in and fin
ish up The Spaniards. Mr.. Palma declares
that they would only require the cooper
alton of our Navy and few artillery
troops There is manifest good sense in
utilizing the acclimated Cubans as far
as possible, and it probably viii be done.
The times., 1898-05-02

Sympathy for this country. which was
strong and active a week or ten days ago
in England, is giving place to contemptu-
Gus mirth over the tactics which appear
20 be giving Spain all the advantage Of a
long delay before proceeding TO eXtremi-
ties. Mr Mckinley stiu shows symp-
toms Of his old reconcenrado basket
picnic policy.
The times., 1898-05-02

Spanish spies who think we are ma
ton of sheep because we do not use the
machete in daily life will find that a man
can be just dead at the end of a rope
in any other way.
The times., 1898-05-02
Missing the Response.

From the Chicago Rccord.D
He proposed to her on a postal card
"IIow absurd"'
'Of course; but what made the postoficc clerks
angry was that she replied by letter and now
they don't know whether she accepted him or
ugI -
The times., 1898-05-02
Ills Nistuke.

(From the Boston Travcler.)
81 thought you said you saw prosperous times
ahead"
''Well, | thought ! did, but the heress had
my eye on wouldn't have me-.
The times., 1898-05-02

Small as the chance Of such trouble
may be, 1t is q fact that the seaside sum
i.icr resorts are likely TO suffer this year
from a fear on the part Of timid people
that they may be shelled by Spanish YES
sells. on the other hand, the interior
watering places the mountains and lakes,
will secure the benefit of the scare, for
il IS nothing else. and senscless at that.
The times., 1898-05-02
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

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