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REAL FRENCH SYMPATHY
Is with the United states Very
Largely.

(Special Cable to The Post and New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1898. by Jamcs Cor
don Bennctt)
Paris, May 3o.--The struggle between
the United States and Spain is probably
followed With keener interest In France
than In any other country in Europe. In
Paris especially. all the war news is close
ly followed. The passers-by eagerly buy
the evening papers from the street yea
doris every timeNsome new details are re-
oeiyed from the seat of war.
It is more especially among the laboring
classes that one hears the most sensih. e
comments on the events which brought
about the conflict between the Unite /
States and Spain, and this class it is that
accords to free America the most sym
pathy. OF this fact have been able to
convince myself by an investigation carried
on at the headquarters of the large work
mems corporations In Partisan faubourss,
where is centralized an important felera-
ton which has an added importance from
the excellent moral influence Of its Nom
bers over other workingmen's associations.
This is the typographical federation, other
wise called in composing room slang
| typos"
Nj. Fourier, a former member of the
| federation's committee, gives his opinion
| in substance as follows: I'VE most SIN
cerely hope for the triumph of the Unite.
States 1t is not with us a question of al
| fnity OF war; as the result OF what W,
| think intelligent reasoning we affirm thai
| TO the United States belongs the palm II
| modern social governments by reason o
the number OF working syndicates and as
eooiations which play an active roe In th'
solution Of the problems which have vita
Importance for US"
Frenchmen will always be found or thu
side Of the oppressed against the oppres
sors. In brief, in the popular districts, thu
workshops and even in the French chambal
of deputies, public opinion is by large ma
| 1orlty favorable 70 the American cause.
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ALLEGED STOLEN LETTER
Montreal Detective Arrested nj n
-,--tn Z 9 rd'- Insiuncn

'-,nnt"rd'~ Instance
Especial Dispatch to Tho Post and New York
Herald Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon
Benncttl
Montreal. May 3i.-Joseph Kellert. chief
Of the Metropolitan detective bureau, APP
peared before the police magistrate this
morning on a charge Of having stolen an
Scent postage stamp and an envelope con
tanning an important letter belonging 10
Lieutenant Carranza. late OF the Spanish
embassy at Washington. This letter was
addressed 10 an official in the ministry of
marine at Madrid.
This much Carranza acknowledged to me
today; but beyond saying that 1t was en-
tirely private letter he declined 10 spcaA
further.
Within the hearing OF several persons In
court he stated, however. that ne would
give $4,000 rather than lost the letter and
would forgive the theft II II was returned
al ouos.
Keliert was arrested at his home at
o'clock yesterday morning, He was taken
10 the police station and officers searched
his office and residence. but not a trace OF
the isiier was found. He has retained r.
a. r. Greenshieds one OF the ablest law
yers in Canada, and says that he VIII make
Mcntresl pretty hot for both Carrsnza and
Senior Du Bose.
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other Frenchman, resident OF Key West.
by soldiers under Captain Merrill's com
mand from the barracks. lie was sus.
pected by soldiers Of being a spy. and was
conducted before Captain Merrill. who re-
leased him after putting a number of ques
lions to him and administering a BIZ Of ad-
vice. Moin is very indignant. and sent
a note to The Post Herald correspondent
giving his views Of the affair.
| saw Captain Merrill and he said Moln
was making sketches of government works
when arrested and that, although he was
released. he was warned that II he repeated
the business he would be dealt with more
severely, Furthermore, Captain Merrill
said he had learned that for several weeks
prior 10 the outbreak of hostilitles Moln
and the man arrested with him. together
with two men Of Spanish birth. had paid
visits at night to the house OF the Spanish
vice consul here always entering by the
back door and acting in decidedly sus-
picious manner, On different occasions
be had heen seen near government works
making notes and sketches.
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TIIE TAMI'A own.
Lakeland VIII NUon Ne Abandoned
Mnrc Tr0ons Arriving.

Lakeland VIII seion Ne Abandoned
More Troops Arriving,
Tampa, Fla, Mny 30 1t was decided n
abandon Lakeland MS II camping ground for
the present but to keep the First and Tcnth
cavalry at that point until such time as the
removal q volunteer troops from Tampa left
vacant suitable camp ground or untll actual
orders TO embark for cuba were received. II
VAS decided 20 place Colonel Woods regiment
Of Rough Riders ut Lakeland temporarily,
white the First ohin yoluntaers. BOW on inair
way South, will probably also be stopped
there.
Major Fizhugh Lee, commanding the sew
enth army corps wall leave for ia cks1uvilla
tomorrow with ha stan ana viii tstahlis
corps headquarters at that point. II hai prht-
tcally been decided to place the entire sew
enth army corps 0long the asst OF floflih.
Most Of the corps, IL IN Enid. viii be stationed
nj jacksonville. but troops viii also b. placed
OF Miami. 81 Augustine ana DalAtka. Lieu
tenant Colonel Miley of General Shnf ,e.'s
stan IL nov on tho east coast inspecting 81 os-
pectiye camping grounds and upon hls report
depends IN II great measure the apporton
mcnt or troops nj other points than Jackson
Vile. In this connection II may b. stated
that the removal to jacksonville or 0thrt cast
coast points OF MI the volunteer regiments
OF tho Seventh army corps at Tampa, VIII
probably coon be ordered
The Second Mnssnchus' It's volunteers, which
for the past few weeks has been stationed a.
Lakeland, arrived at Tampa today and went
into camp near ~ heavy nrtilery Toe
Seventy nfgt New York volunteers viii b.
down from Lakeland tomorrow and 80 Into
camp near the Sixth Infantry at Tampa
Heights.
speclai trnln with 90 members OF the
Chicago naval reserves ~ command Of Lieu
tenant Prcwltt and EnaignB Hunt and Hewitt
arrived at Port Tampa today. Thy Will 70
10 Key West tomorrow under orders to report
to the senior officer In command.
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erANIsH rnEAcuEnN CHARGED.
Said 10 HAVE Poisoned the Fish In
the IinY.

the I,uy.
Copyrighted 1925 by Associated Press.)
Hong Kong, May 30 b. According to mail
advices 10 tho correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press from Manila dated May g.,
there is serious sickness on board the INT
ted States cruiser Boston, II Is believed
that the Spaniards poisoned the nah
Rear Admiral Dewey promised to refrain
from bombarding on condition that the
Spanisrds refrained from strengthening
their dofenses. On Sunday May y, they
were observed violating the pledge md
Admiral Dewey fred, as warning. The
work was stopped. Nobody was hurt
Numerous dispatches congratulating AJ.
mirai Dewey have miscarried The anti
british demonstrations at Manila arc la
teneifying The natives are insultod and
all the foreigners arc preparing TO take
refuge at Cayite.
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a BttrIsiIER erased.
4 strange Cruiser Made Pursuit on
Uatt,cship,

New York May 30 "A special to tn.
World from Halifax. n s., sAys
The British batlleship Renown has just
arrived herc from Bermuda with a story OF
4 chase at sea by strange steamer.
She left Bermuda Saturday at 1890 p,
m, and steamed fast Monday at abou,
Il 80 o'clock tho smoke OF a steamer .qag
seen several miles astern, The vessel
gradually gained on tho bsttleshp uptil
the stranger could be plainly outlined On
the horizon. She was apparently pursuriag
the battleship.
TIE latter WAS ploughing along at fifteen
knot speed but the stranger continued TO
gain. She slowed down when within a
short distance Of the battleship and pasted
astern to the westward The steamer did
not show her colorH She was schooner
rugged. with two ftnnels.
These on the Renown thought she was
an auxiliary cruiser. She WAS large AID
very fast.
The rest OF the British North Atlantic
squadron will cruise In the West Indies all
summer.
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rs WATCHING CERvERA
COMMODORE sCmEY STILL GUARD.
ING SANTIAGO HARBoR.
commanders Evidently Believes
the srnniarsis Are Coruercd-
fuses to Discuss situation.

tCopyrighted, 1925, by Associated pres.
y" board the Associated Press Boat
pana'. on Santiago de Cuba. May rs. via
hingston, Jamaica, May 3o.--Commodore
senieys squadron is patrolling the water
IN the vicinity, ready to strike the spanish
Heet, which Americans confidently bsl,cva
IN santiago harbor The American
sa"auroh here consists OF the armored
cruiser Brooklyn. Commodore schley.s
liasship; the battleships Massachusetts.
lexas and Iowa, the protected cruiser Min
neapoiis' the unarmored cruiser Marble
mead the auxiliary cruisers ST. Paul. uar.
'a'u and Yale, the gunboat Vixen and one
confer Commodore Schley arrived here
tuesday after several days cruising about
Nientuegos without sighting the Spanish
fleet
"hen the Dandy first sighted the Ameri.
can squadron Thursday evening II was w.
ing ten miles south OF the entrance to
santiago harbor on the one line about two
miles long with Just sufficient Storage
way TO enable the ships to keen ,,p AGAINST
the heavy sea that was running. The
squadron lay to all night in this order and
yesterday morning. after a consultation OF
the commanding officers, 1t moved about
thirty miles westward to permit the coal
ing OF the ships out OF range Of the shore
batteries
The auxiliary cruisers Yale and St Pan,
are cruising off the harbor OF Santiago 10,
day and the auxiliary cruiser Harvard was
this morning sent with dispatches to Port
Antonio, Jamaica.
When the Associated Press correspondent,
asked Commodore Schley for any news he
might he able to give out he absolutely re-
fused to discuss either the situation nov
or his plans for the future campaign
II is. however. evident from the move
ments OF the fleet that while Commodore
Schley is not absolutely certain of the
presence of the Spanish feet in Santiago
harbor he feels he probability of their
being theere so strong that he is warranted
in maintaining the blockade as long rs pos
sible
What the outcome will be is a matter
Of conieoture--whether he will lombard the
harbor and forts, attempting to force an
entrance. or whether no will await an at
tempt on the part Of the Spauards to de-
part Schloy only knows.
Nothing is known here as to the ru-
mored coming of the American fleet and II
is believed among American naval officers
that Commodore Watson Is still oil Iiav-
ana and Rear Admiral Sampson at Key
West Had Admiral Sampson intended %
meet Commodore Schley here he has had
more than ample time to come ether
around the west end OF the island or
through the Windward passage.
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THE NATIONAL CEMETERY.
The President and High Officials Pay
Tribute to the Dcnd.


Washington, May 30. In the center OF
great ampitheater of the National ceme-
terry at Arlington. President Mckinley and
three OF his cabinet today Joined 5000 other
citizens in doing honor To the patriotic
dead. The ceremonies were held stimuli
taneously in several parts of the cemetery.
but the main ceremonies were in the
amphitheater close to the old Lee mansion.
Ex-secretary of the NAVY Herbert OF
Alabama was the speaker OF the day and
an address was delivered also by W. II.
Michael, chief clerk OF the state depart
ment.
MIR. Herbert said in part: Here rest the
hallowed remains OF the heroes Of the
army and navy Of the Union, but here also
are heroes Of the Confederacy. all sleep
ing in the same soil and exUnion and ex-
Confederate soldiers and sailors are here
alike TO pay united tribute TO the deeds OF
those WHO made forever glorious the epoch
OF our great civil war Never was there
/, civil war like ours and never were the
fruits OF war richer or more benenciai
There was no compromise. Nothing was
IL, for dispute and as the God OF nature
Intended IT should be. we became at last
one country such an Union OF skill and
people as Jackson and Washington Tough,
for dreamed Of and planned for but never
lived to see.
Certainly none knew better than The
confederates the telling effect OF the blows
delivered by the United States during the
civil war. and II may be that without them
we should have had two guns where We
now have one and that Wheeler and Fitz'
hrsb Lee would be today commanding
army CORPS On the south side Of line OF
forts and custom houses running across
this continent from east to wes'. while
Brooke and Shelter would command the
northern side OF the linc."
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ALLEGED AUsTRIASDEAL.
DIR. schOenfeld Says He Was Wanted
rs Lawyer.


Especial Dispatch to The PostD
Washington. May 30.--Dr. Hermann
schoenfsld, professor OF continental his
tory in the Columbia university. TO whom
proposition to perform certain work for
Spain was made by Minister Hens 'lmuller
of Austria, admits that he visited the Aus
trlan legation at the request of Hengel-
muller and was asked TO take care Of Span
ish interests. but he declared there was
nothing illegitimate IN the proposed trans
action. He says that the Austrian minis er
was designated by Polo BeInabe TO guard
SPANS affairs IN the United States during
the war and that there are number o.
wealthy Spaniards in this country who
must be protected. II was suggested. DIT.
Sohoenfeld says, that he act In legal
capacity.
This is the explanation as II is made ar
te- two DAYS OF consultation. The Austrian
legation is provided with a chancellor who
looks after all legal matters In the second
Mace. Calderon Carlisle is the attorney
WHO has conducted Spanish legal business
during the past several years. and is sti'i
retained; and. in the third place. DR.:
schcerfeld Is a doctor OF philosophy ane
knows nothing about law.
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spanish rnrin 10 s,n, Ia Force.

New York. May 30.-A special TO tho
Times from Washington says. AS n result
of Investigation the treasury department
has been making into the question of a
tariff Tor the Philippines TO be lsyied as q
military contribution during the occupa-
ton OF the islands by the United States
forces. the administration has practically
decided TO enforce the existing spanish
schedules with only such changes as the
circumstance may make necessary. This
Is done In view OF the differences OF Lam
guage and OF standards OF measure. OF the
remoteness OF tho territory and 81 the con
ditiong entirely dissimllar TO those existing
here.
One OF the particulars in which the tariff
viii br changed under the American ad-
minstration will be In the abridging Of
this FREQ ist 50 as 10 take away the dis
ordinations in favor OF Spain OF the
church and the numerous holy orders. Tha
enforcement OF the tarih viii be left to the
military authorities under General Merritt
The iarlll being imposed strictly as a mill
tary contribution the proceeds will be
turned into the armys strong box wlthou,
the Formally oil forwarding them 10 tns
treasury.
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ei Gable " The Post and New
troops are being embarked at Tampa to-
might the first active land Naturally
|he officials the department and high officials of the army are w m
plan CAM
asn The weight opinion in well informed circles however
the administration
cerss fleet absolute
'uago
Tampa th
morning ordering him embark ABOUT $1,000
vessels and
While official
hat General shaf and Commodore s'hley will deo the defeat
Spanish
tons o Spanish
Eh ked in is
o
supplies that be needed n he
addition the artillery understand
ton would
that probable that there will be fighting the
There's talk nsb NJ adding the bstp Oregon to Commodore scbv
already
the
entire eastern end of Cuba will annha 1t in fact in that part of the
HE successful reesabish
In o be
einforcement the United
o
will be in
topography
country such
difficult
which
| the be comparatively short
defeated General shaer will
= the and Po
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BRYAN TO BE MAJOR.
Yifhcultics In the Way of His Com
mnndsnr +, Regiment.

ifhcultics In the Way of His Com
mnnd.ng = Regiment.
lincoln, Neb,. May 80. The Third resi-
gnu with w. ]. Bryan in its ranks as a
fFate is now full, and will be offered 10
Federal government.
was expected that Mr.. Bryan Wouia
q the the regiment in battle, but GOV
nor Holcomb has received the following
nlch disarranged the plans:
Governor Holcomb, Lincoln. Ne5.-lt Is
'nated that about 660 enlisted men VIII
required to fill to the maximum the
sanitation already in service from your
s 1t is desired to know how iar you
be able TO furnish the above num-
q, r. A. Alger, Secretary OF war
ne complaint is that the recruiting oil
additional men 10 serve in two regi-
w. under Colonel Bills and Colonel
~ will take such proportion OF
ofaska's quota under the second call
mere will be only a part OF ii regi-.
~ leit for Mr.. Bryan to command, and
" goes TO the front with the Nebraska
~, ne can only hold commission as
ssjor' The governor wired back TO the
usry OF war as follows:
lngton.
answering telegraphic inquiry. Ne
@a VIII promptly furnish full quota OF
n. assigned II and in such a manner ns
apartment may prescribe. II you
lIs ~ 70 ask my opinion. would respect
suggest that in my Judgment the
49, maximum strength will prove
a. and more satisfactory TO the of
|ut.s qua men, companies To be kept re-
w 10 present sertngth Anticipatins
possiniliiy of a second call. a third
IA has been organized under COM
|rt.o ot w, j. Bryan. which is at your
N eula be resdy for muster on few
"silas A. Holcoms. Governor
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At RICHMOND.
Capital Of the Confectionery Observes
the NATIONAL Memorial Day.

Richmond Va. May 80 Federal Dec
Grafton Day was observed here today by
local Grand Army posts and other military
and civic organizations. The Memorial as
sociations OF the city. Confederate organ
izations. Sons of Veterans, Daughters OF
the Confederacy and seventeen OF the
companies ~ Virginia, now at Camp Lee.
marched TO Hollywood in a drenching rain,
and after the ceremony The organizations
returned TO the city, and the programme
was concluded at The steond Presbyterian
church Prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Hoge and then DIR. Bryan introduced rhe
orator OF the day Governor Tyler.
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RANouEr ~ PARIS.
Leading rrcnchIucu Are Friendiy 10
the United states.

Pors. May 10 In connection with the cerc-
monies to the memory OF Lafayette. ban
quct was given this cvenns at the Hotel
Continental where there was large gather
ing oi Americans. M. jules SioguItd u thu
that he hoped lnH old friendship pe,wv On
fihnte ana America wou!d ueyNr De brokeA.
M Keno Domipick, literary editor OF the huo
bes ituVH Ntuhuta, VINO has 1ust returned
IRON the United states whtre he delivered Z
sciIos oi lectures petosp thc trau,Sls OF haf-
Nnrd university cuiOBi4ed thc American edu-
catitnal AYhteln
~, tiers wore Rad from Marquis La sterryc
bead oi the Lafayette family; uo,tnsl John
tnY, United State ambassador In ,.rsal Brit-
an, AIR. tharlemaGne o~er, United states
minister to Austria Hungary, hir. Anarew
Carnegie and others.
French and American Natioual airt were
played
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Gainesville, Texas, May 1.-THE county
convention yesterday elected delegates TO the
state. PICTORIAL congressional and senatorial
aud Judicial conventions. The delegates TO
tho notnrla convention were instructed 20
vote for Wise county's choi-e.
, Tho National aud state conventions Of 1895
were lndurscd. J. w Bnllcys course Ia CON
gfess was approved In strong resolution aud
be aud Colonel G, l.. Potter were elected DEL
epates at large from the county. Governor
Culbereon was Instructed for.
A resolution wps adopted demanding :
change IN the primary laws so that all pfi-
mafies shall be held OH the same day.
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priest. wish 70 Leave Vow.

London. May 30 The Mails Madrid
correspondent wires: I learn that religious
orders in the Philippines have signed a
statement to the governor declaring that
n they are the cause Of the continuation
OF the insurrection they are ready TO with
draw from the island II Is said that tbs
orders have concentrated,in the cities al
ready. fearing the hatred Of The natives.
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,siInr., t:rnyes Decoruted.

Key West, May 80 Decoration Day was
ob4erved quietly here. Lieutenant Barnardo
Of the United states torpedo boat winsiow
and two of the winslow's crew. with a
party OF shpmen, visited the Key West
cemetery and strewed flowers over the
graves OF the Wnslow men killed at the
battle OF Cardenas. the grave OF the ona
from the cruiser Marblehead who fell at
cianfuegos and the graves OF the twenty.
four Maine victims.
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naliy sell the purissima Conception so as
TO avoid capture by American warships by
changing her flag The purisslma Concrp-
ton Is sister ship to The Areonata Her
captain expects to leave here in two OF
three days
The American auxiliary cruiser Harvard
received official dispatches from Tho United
States government horc and has sailed
The Spanish steamer Leonore. which ar
rived here four weeks ago. la still ia port
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ARE BOTH ENGi.iSHuEN.
hobtns"n and Whighan Are I'm nu-
rance In Hnyaun

Key West. May 3l-2;o5 a. m. 49,
Messrs Phil Robinson and II. j. Wing
ham, British subjects, and well known
newspaper correspondents, left Key West
thursday last on a steamer bound for the
CUBAN shore. On Saturday, when mile
on shore al convenient they were let down
IN a small boat and rowed ashore. Win
thc all OF glasses II was seen from in,
steamer that they made safe landing
iheir intention was to get TO Havana. nut
,hey expected some difficulty and POSSIBLY
dentention until the real character o. lhei,
Undertaking was understood By tho Spanish
ofhcers in Cuba. Mr.. Robinson is am ex.
perienced war correspondent ,,nd Mr.. Wing.
ram Is the well known amateur polI
player and author of How to Play Coli. -
Probably Messrs Robinson and Wig
ham are referred 10 in the dispa tci, rom
Madrid 10 tie Associated Press. dated May
30 announcing that an official dispatch ha a
been received there from Havana saying
that two American correspondents named
Robinson and Whigham had been arrest ID
near Ma'anzas.
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NOT A SPY.

violin, French Corresponds
Arrested hut ReIeRSed,
MI Gable 10 The Post and New York
b<a, Copyright. 1898. by James Gordon
"a west, Fla. May 3o.-Paul Moiin,
pcndent Of the E,lair, OF Paris. was
last night in company with an
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FEARS CAPTURE.
So the spaninrd Is Trying 10 Sell
His Shin.

ispee,ai Cable TO The Post and New Yora
Herald. Copyrighted 1895. by James Cor
don Pennett)
Kingston, Jamaica May 3o.vThe Spanish
steamer Purissma Conception has stayed
in Montego bay eight days. fearing to leave
The captain came to Kingston on sailing
vessel. Efforts are beirg made 70 nomi'
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SAID TO BE THE OBJECTIVE POINT
OF GENERAL SHAFTER.
Combined Sea and Land Attack on
Cervera
Believed to Be the Administrators Policy in
Embarking Troops.

and Shafter Are to Defeat the Spanish Soldiers Reduce the
Notifications and Annihate Fleet Before the
Spanish Reinforcements Can to This Side