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Evening star., 1898-05-02
CAPTAINS IN CONFERENCE
Belief That Sampson Intends to Attack
Havana Soon.
High Sen Was Running OF Havans
ind Probably Prevented Carry
.ng Plan Into Effect.
Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press. }

| Copyright, 1S9S, by Associated Press.)
| ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
| DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS (vfa Key
| West, Fla.), May "A demonstration by
| the fleet off the coast of Cuba is hardly
expected today, but it is understood a
| movement has been planned.
| bowling gale is now blowing and the
sea is running high.
There long conference on board
the flagship New York yesterday between
| Rear Admiral Sampson, Capt Evans of
| the Iowa, Capt. Taylor of the Indiana and
| Capt. Chadwick of the New York. the pur-
pose of which could not be ascertained
Early yesterday morning the New York
| steamed to the westward, past Havana
| which was in plain view from the vessel.
and picked up the Indiana and then the
| Iowa, taking the commanders of both ships
aboard Tugs were then sent out. caIIinp
| in all the other vessels Of the feet in that
| vicinity, and at noon the following shins
| were lying off the batteries, west of Ha
vana and within eight miles of the shore :
The flagship New York, the battle ships
Iowa and Indiana, the cruisers Detroit and
Marblehead, the gunboats Castine. Nav
| flower, Hornet and Mangrove and the tugs
Osceola, Wampatock and Tecumseh
There was avery indication that a con-
certed movement Of some kind was in con-
temptation, and those on the flagship who
were ignorant of the object of the confer
ence confidently expected that the recent
bombardment of the Spanish batteries at
Matanzas and the firing upon a troop of
Spanish cavalry at Cabanas were to b, re-
peated upon the more formidable batteries
near Havana. The weather conditions, how
ever, were anything but favorable for an
attack for fortyknot gale was blowing
and the waves were tremendous Even the
big battle ships We're unsteady, the smaller
vessels being tossed about like shells with
every wave.
But after the ships had remained In this
position for several hours it became evil
dent that no immediate movement was
contemplated. The flagship finally drew
away from the others and steamed SLOWLY
past MORO Castle without incident. The
remainder of the fleet then opened out and
coast.
There has been no special excitement
among the vessels for the past forty-eight
hours. except ripple caused by the chase
of the British tramp steamer Strathdee on
Saturday night last.
News of the engagement between the
United States and Spanish fleets at Ma
Mia has not vet reached the Cuban block
aiding squadron, but they probably will be
advised Of 1t this morning by vessels which
left here during last night.
Evening star., 1898-05-02
NAVAL OFFICERS GRATIFIED
At Key West They Hear News Of Dewey's
Victory.
Red Cross Agents Anxious to Get
Into Cuba with Supplies
for the Suffering.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
KEY WEST. Fla. May 2.-Commanders
Of vessels which are In this harbor to Goa
first heard OF Dewey's victory this morn
ing. They are intensely gratified. They
think the result will be to encourage ar
effort to encounter the Spanish fleet that
left Cape Verde and settle the question Of
naval supremacy in Atlantic waters with
out further delay.
If that is not feasible their hope is tina,
a blow will be soon struck in Cuba, either
by taking Matanzas and holding It as q
forcing the capitulation of Havana
The common view is that the proposed
advance Of the army on Cuba will be sus-
pended for few days until it can be de-
termined whether Spain is satisfied with
defeat in the Philippines and will make
overtures for peace through mediation OF
European powers.
Yesterday there were nine vessels of the
olockading squadron off Havana, and the
people Of that city were evidently expect
ing bombardment. It may be some time
before the American warships are again
punched within range of MORO Castle.
Whether the battle ships and big cruisers
could be spared and the blockade be main
tanned by smaller cruisers, gunboats, tor
pedo boasts and mosquito fleet is an open
question.
The State Of Texas is still here with food
supplies. The Red Cross people feel that
the naval victory at Manila does not feed
the starving Cuban population, whose suf-
fering has been increased by the blockade.
They are still hoping for early action,
which will enable food supply to he landed
and distributed under military protection
at the beginning. PEPPER.
Evening star., 1898-05-02

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Evening star., 1898-05-02
PROTESTS MADE.
what the British Consul Told Conn.
mOdoFe Dewey

PARIS. May "A dispatch from Nsd-,5
10 the Temps says that, according to the
latest dispatches, the British consul at
MANILA IN his visit to Commodore Dewey.
made representations, in behalf of the con-
suiar corps. against the bombardment Of
the town.
The dispatch also SAYS:
French. British and German war vessels
ere In the roads a Manila
NO Spanish warship SURRENDERED and the
majority perished. Two Spanish command
ers were killed while resisting to the !. st
moment.
The Spanish losses are estimated at aoa
men, killed. including many natives.
The American squadron attacked furi-
ousiy both the Spanish squadron and Ca
vite. where II caused great damage"
Commenting editoriaIly on the battle. the
Temps says:
The United States put into the balance
too crushing superiority of resources and
forces to leave a doubt as to the result"
Later, the Temps says: Directly Castt.-
ian honor has received the satisfaction II
demands will not the moment have come
for Europe TO say its word and take as a
basis for its mediatory action the wise ad-
vice of the Duke of Devonshire In his
speech of Saturday EVENING"
Evening star., 1898-05-02

bring. the war te speedy and triumphant
eloee."
Mr.. Turpie Qnd.,. chairman Of the aeme-
cratic eatieus, presented an order appeiat=
ing Mi. Chiffon (Texas) to fiji the Vacancy
on the finance committee caused by the
death OF Senator waithall. The order WAS
adopted.
War Revenue Bill.
The war revenue measure passed by the
House on Friday was also reported to The
Senate and referred to the finance eeinnit-
tee.
A conference On the sundry civil bill was
agreed to. and Messrs. Allison, Quay ana
German were named a. the Senate con-
fereee.
Another conference was agreed to on the
naval appropriation bill, and Messrs. Hale,
Quay and German were named a. con-
ferees.
The Naval Bill.
Immediately Mr. Hale presented the new
report OF the conferees, an agreement hav-
Ing been reached in advance of the au-
thortzation OF the conference. The Senate
receded from the amendment relating to
patents claims for naval officers, which
was opposed in the House. The report was
agreed to.
A bill to amend the act to permit the use
OF the right Of way through public lands to
tramways, canals and reservoirs was
passed
A House bill providing for the suspen-
sion during the war Of certain provisions
Of the law relating to the quartermasters
department Of the army was favorably re-
ported, with some minor amendments, by
Mr.. Hawley Conn.), chairman Of the mill
tary affairs committee 1t was passed with
out debate.
Mr.. Stewart reported from the commit
tee on mines bill providing that the own
ers of mining claims who may enlist in the
war against Spain shall not be subject to
the forfeiture of their claims for not per-
forming assessment work on them, as pro-
vided by law. during the period of their en-
listment. The measure was passed without
debate.
Issue of Bonds.
The resolution presented last Thursday
by MIR. Butler On. c. declaring that no
necessity existed for issuing bonds to pro-
vide funds for the war and in favor Of the
levying of an income tax was laid before
the Senate.
MIR. Butler in supporting the resolution
declared in favor of paying the expenses of
the war "as We CO." No issue of bonds
would be necessary if the war was carried
on as Lincoln carried on the great civil
conflict
If the navy and land forces Of the United
States We're allowed to move upon the
enemy promptly and aggressively the war
would be over before the bond sharks"
could further succeed in mortgaging the
future Of our own people.
The resolution was then referred to the
finance committee.
The Senate agreed, on motion of Mr.. AL
isop,' to adjourn today until Wednesday
next, and at l IN. went into executive ses-
sion.
At 2:35 pm. the doors of the Senate
were opened. The Senate took recess un-
til o'clock to await the emergency war
appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1898-05-02

1t Is said that President Mckinley ha.
practically decided to appoint Minister
Woodford major general of volunteers. as
recognition of his services at the Spanish
capital
Secretary Alger sent to Congress- today q
deficiency estimate of $4,000 for additional
employees in the War Department on ac-
count of the increase Of the regular army
and volunteer service.
Mr.. Hamilton Fish OF New York. grand.
SON of the former Secretary of State. has
enlisted as q private In Colonel WOOD. /.
regiment OF mounted rihemen. Mr.. Fish
IL graduate Of coiumbia College ana one
Of its leading athletes.
Evening star., 1898-05-02
SENATE.

At the opening Of the senate's session
today the chaplain offered devout thanks
for the glorious victory won by Commo-
dore Dewey's Asiatic squadron. The invo-
cation follows: I'VE give Thee hearty
thanks for the good news coming to us
from across the sea Of the success with
which Thou art crowning the conduct, dis
cipline and valor OF the officers and men
of our Asiatic squadron. We bless Thee
for the magnificent and unexampled spec
tacle of nation waging war. not for the
greed of lend or treasure; not for power
nor for the qualification Of revenge, but
q war which enlists the whole people In
the cause Of the poor. the needy ana the
oppressed. And we beseech Thee to let
the light Of Thy favor be upon us and to
Evening star., 1898-05-02
ARMY DEFICIENCY BILL.
1t Was Reported by the House Com
mittee Today.

mittee Today.
The House committee on appropriations
today favorably reported the army def
cheney bill The amounts carried by the
bill are as follows:
Military stablishment-Signal service,
$21 600; pay of volunteers. s.. 766 661 .65: pay
Of regulars. 81. .434 5S6.5 So; pay. ETC.. of regu-
lars, including mileage, prior to act of
April %. $1.O95. .2197O; subsistence of the
army, 81. 7S9. .643.5O: regular supplies, quar-
termaster's department. 1900 600: Incl
dental expenses, quartermaster's depart
ment. $3.50 200; horses for cavalry and ar
tillery, $500, 600; barracks and quarters.
100000; army transportation. 5000. 600:
clothing, camp and garrison equipage. &c.
600; contingencies Of the army, $20, 600;
ordnance department, Il. 500. 600: armament
of fortihcations. s., ,s86, 800; medical depart
ment, $4,000; engineer department. &2o0.-
os4; torpedoes for harbor defense. $3.50 900.
Printing and bindtng-Navy Department,
10000; Treausry Department, 1000; to-
tai, $85. TO 945.41. Contingent Navy De-
partment. d.000; pay miscellaneous. navy.
100000
Evening star., 1898-05-02
Local HEARING. at the capitol.

There will be hearing at 2 o'clock
Pm Wednesday on the highway extension
bill before the subcommittee of the Senate
District committee.
The hearing announced for tomorrow
afternoon by the subcommittee Of the
senate District committee on the Washing
ton and Gettysburg railroad bill has been
postponed until Thursday at o'clock m.
Evening star., 1898-05-02
SPANISH IN THIS COUNTRY.
The President to Issue q. Proclamation
on the Subject.

The President has in course of prepara-
ton proclamation which will be issued
within the next day or two fixing the status
of Spanish subjects in this country. Cen
orally speaking the proclamation will make
it known that such subjects are under sus-
picion and it is believed will announce that
stringent mes sures will be taken to prevent
their hindering a speedy and successful
conduct of war against the kingdom of
Spain.
Evening star., 1898-05-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents,
Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury. No. Z
Wall ST
Evening star., 1898-05-02
Personal sIention.

Mr.. T. B. Connery. the veteran journai-
list, who was for 30 many years Washing
ton correspondent and managing editor Of
the New York Herald, Ii at the Ebbitt,
Evening star., 1898-05-02
BoNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is bona hde one.
1t Is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously. in order to deceive adver-
tisers. by sending out thousands Of
papers to newsstands. which are re-
turnable. and which are In fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
cluded In what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however.
judge by results. and bogus circula-
tions don't give them.
The family circulation Of The Star
is many thousands In excess of any
other Washington paper.
Evening star., 1898-05-02

Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers. 1927 F ST., members New York
stock exchange. correspondents MessrS.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York.
Evening star., 1898-05-02

BLOCK ISLAND. II. l., May 2-The
cruiser New Orleans passed here at 10
o'clock bound east
Evening star., 1898-05-02

Steamship Arrivals.
At New York-victoria, from London:
Taaric, from Liverpool.
Evening star., 1898-05-02

GOvernment Bondn.
Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
ney. bankers
Evening star., 1898-05-02

Circulation of The "Evening STAR"
SATURDAY, April %, 1898. s..................6O &C, 1916
MONDAY, April 25, 1895. 40 ,468
TUESDAY, April 26, ls9s ......... ....... 5,953
WEDNESDAY. April 27, 1895. .35, 1874
THURSDAY, April Is, 1895. 42,s56
FRIDAY, April 20, 1898. s...................37, ,O29
lotal S61 ,9l5
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resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, April %, 1sss-that is, the mum.
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
Hde purchasers or subscribers, and that none of
the copies so counted are returnable to or remain
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this
thirtieth day Of April, A. D. 1898.
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Notary Public. D. C.
Evening journal., 1898-11-16
RIOT At SAN LUIS.
Negro Immunes XIII Five Cubans.
Two Negroes killed.

SANTIAGO, Nov. l6.-An incident oc-
CURED Monday night at San Luis,
about % miles north of Santiago, which
caused a great deal Of III feeling among
the Cubans and considerable annoyance
among the United States military Off
Gals here.
All the colored regiments are encamp-
ed in the neighborhood of San Luis
They were sent there virtually TO get
them out of the way because of the diff
hculty experienced in managing them.
The colored officers seem to have little
or no control over their men, while Off
GERS and privates are often seen drink
ing together, with arms around each
others necks, and behaving in other
ways not calculated to inspire respect
for the American troops among the Gu
bans.
1t was not expected that the colored
soldiers could do much harm in the
San Luis district, which was chosen on
that principle. The trouble began
Monday evening in an attempt 10 ar
rest two soldiers for abusing a Cuban
workman and stealing his hog. The
outrage was committed on the Normas
sugar plantation. Lieutenant Jose Fer
rera, chief of General Woods gen
darmerie in that district. . Spaniard
but a Cuban sympathizer, and a man
whom General Wood knew to be able
and courageous, attempted TO make the
arrests.
The soldiers, who belonged to the
Ninth immunes, escaped. Soon after 80
colored men, wearing the uniform Of
the United States army. attacked the
house where Lieutenant Ferrera was
and kept up a regular fusillade, killing
Lieutenant Ferrera, Antonio Roman,
an old man; Emilio Bettran, a boy Of
/ II, and a baby and wounding several
others. Two soldiers were killed In the
ARRAY.
/ General Wood and Captain Beacon
visited San Luis yesterday morning,
making an investigation. They found
/ that the wounds were made by 45 cali
Der bullets. They acted promptly, Of
/ fering a reward of $1,000 in gold for the
! disclosure of the identity Of the men
implicated in the shooting. General
Wood returned last night, cabling the
] details to Washington. with recon-
mendations that immediate punishment
should follow
THIS is the first affair of the kind in
the province, and the American officers
/ express the deepest regret and con-
/ demnation of the action of the negroes.
General Wood says the negro regi-
ments have been a constant source OF
trouble since his arrival He has never
regarded them as part of the military
strength of the army in the province
/ on account of their bad discipline and
irresponsible conduct. The Cubans feel
Eeenly the presence of the negroes IN
the town, where there have been many
acts of robbery and bullyism. General
Wood says Sergeant Ferrer was dis
charging the duty of his Office and was
deserving Of the greatest praise for his
valorous effort to put down the dis
turbance. There is much excitement
among the Cubans. and General Wood s
prompt action is approved.
Evening journal., 1898-11-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Three cases of smallpox are reported
in Cleveland.
-Four companies of the Ninth New
York have been mustered out.
Canada has decided to discontinue
prosecutions under the alien labor act
1t is reported that Nine. Patti is to
marry Baron Cedersrom, a Swede, in
February.
The province Of Catalonia has de-
manded local autonomy of the queen
regent of Spain.
NJ. Leon DierX has received the title
prince of poets" from the French re-
public of letters.
Prince George of Greece, the commits
sioner Of the powers in Crete, has start
ed for the island.
The transatlantic lines of steamships
have agreed upon two outward and
two homeward bound ocean tracks.
The fund for the Lafayette monu-
ment being raised by school children
now amounts. it is thought, to 100000.
Khania, Crete, is celebrating the
emancipation of the island from Turk
ish rule by a general rejoicing. There
are no signs of i'll feeling among the
Mussulmans.
Evening journal., 1898-11-16
Li IIunr chnnr rrntc.t..

PEKING, Nov. 16.-d Hung Chang
has memorialized the dowager empress,
begging TO be excused from the APP
pointment TO consult with the viceroy
Of the province Of shangtung as to the
steps to be taken 10 prevent any fur
ther overlooking of the Yellow river.
pleading age and infrmity as his ex-
cuse. He had special audience on the
subject with the dowager empress yes
terday, and the latter while thanking
him for his services to the throne re-
Quested the Chinese statesman to pro-
coed to the Yellow river without de-
lay In some quarters it is believed II
Hung Changes appointment Is due Ia
the enmity OF Hung Lu. who replaced
Ii Hung Chang in the tsung li-yamen
early IN September, and to the ami
mostly Of Kang vi. the head Of the
council OF state.
Evening journal., 1898-11-16
cARLIsTs' PLANS.
They Are Ready 60 Rise at the First
Opportunity.

LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of The Daily Mail says:
"A leading Carlist tells me he will be
astonished If a formidable rising does
not occur in Spain within month aft
er the peace treaty is signed. The
Carllsts have abundant supplies Of
money, and, my informant says, only
something very big and unexpected can
prevent a rising.
This appears to agree with the news
that Don Carlos has succeeded in rais-
ing an important loan in London and in
Paris and that wealthy Carlist families
are insuring their property against war
risks.
Il questioned a prominent official at
the Spanish war office today on the
subject, and he told me he was wen
aware OF the Carlist activity, but that
the government was even more ready
than the Carlists. The bulk of the actu-
al standing army of Spain. he said, is
now occupying Aragon, the Basque
provinces and north Catalonia There
Is a larger number OF troops under the
colors than the law authorizes in ordi-
nary times, the government having de-
cided that this is necessary to preserve
internal order. During the last two
months, stnl according to my inform
ant, the government has greatly in
creased its war material and has re-
placed most of the artillery and ammu-
milton sent to the West Indies. Ny own
opinion is. however. that the Spanish
people will not tolerate a Carlist ris-
ing. because civil war would only COM
plete Spain's ruin"