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2 14, 1898-24 PAGES. fs a good deal to be accomplish: Spain, A RUSH OF VISITORS and would have warrant the vembling of @ “Quaker fleet” off Martinique while the Cape Verde fleet might be moving in some other direction. This, of course, is ave 0 peculation, but ilu »-| Scenes of Activity at the War De- meditt uncertainty whic! is here 2 partment. The department officials, men visi ment said, insist that RAPID PROGRESS wF RECRUITING ther ly no dovdt that the v2ssels repor Martinique comprise what is known as the Verde fleet, but they cents »t know whether tats fleet has been aug Dre gee —— In a Month 200,000 Men Will Be Ready for Service. he press dispatches contained in several of the ning pi stating that the fleet is composed of eight war vessels and seven torpedo destroyers and torpedo boats, was said to be puzzling to the department. CHANGE IN DESTINATIONS Strategic Board Criticisved. The universal opinion was that the Span- ish have been much more adroit in strategy ——— There was a trerrencous rush of visitors strategy board of the 2 ee eae Ce ener bs ae some |@t the War Department today and the department here. “It Was sald eee atter | omiclals were subjected to an uninterrupt- of the best authorities nm naval a > ed fire of questions regarding the assign- have been insisting for the past ten da rent of troops, importunities for desir- in Hl ‘o time as has been stated from time to t e. tL atte Barthes tuevauartesmusier cocerts ‘The Star, that the Cape Verde fleet had sary and paymasters’ departments, and the efforts by frieacs of persons who have already been nominated to be assigned to the staffs of the varicus major end brig- adier generals. The assignments of the Staff officers of the various generals is expected to be announced in a very few days. The commanding generals of the seven corps have been about agreed upon. but the announcement is withheld beca‘ of the lack of final organization of army. aken a western course with a southerly and would first show up in the vicin- tination off the ip. ity of Martinique with a south coas The stra y |. however, it was said, did not appear to take to this theory, an readily credited the report some days ago that the fleet had returned to Cadiz. The beard now ‘epts without reserve the re- port that the Spanish fleet is bound west from Martinique. It is believed now to be th quite possible for Admiral Sampson, leav Mcexesifae Going sat Rae taie? ing the monitors behind, to intercept the : Spanish fleet if it proceeds on a direct | Meantime the recruiting for both branches course either through the Mona Passage | f the army is proceeding rapidly, and in or to Cienfuegos. The probability of their | 02 month there will undoubtedly be nearly coming together, it said, is regarded | 20.000 men fully equipped and ready for 4s sufficient to lead the department to ex- | SeFvice. In the regular branch the recruit- ing is going ahead very satisfactorily to the officials and many good men are being ob- tained. The qualifications are very str which mak+s progress slower fa that braneh than in the volunteers. Over 60,000 of the latter have now been mustered in, nearly pect hourly news of an engagement. The belief was generally expressed that the Schley fleet had sailed directly for the Windward Passage in hopes of intercepting Spanish fleet should it succeed in pass- the ee en ee eR SE ce unit ton fea erie eae by the matter of good luck than of absolute eal- | OM€-b ne se or ne culation if it gets in ahead of the Spanish | PTesident. Iu addition 1,817 officers hav2 fleet. No doubt whatever was expressed | DC? mustered in. the ability of either the Sampson fleet| Reports From Mustering Officers. r the Schley fleet to successfully de@l with | among the reports received by Adjt. Gen. the Spaniards if it could come up with | Corbin from mustering cfficers of the vol. them. unteers today were the following: Might Prolong the War. Alabama—Mustering probably be con- Tt was generally conceded that if the | cluded today. Spanish ficet succeeded in reaching the ‘alifornia—Mustering practically com- south coast of Cuba without being inter- | pleted. cepted it would prolong the war considera- | Colorado—Regiment of infantry will be be bly nd present calculations, and it is believed to be the Spanish policy to pro- long the war, with a well-defined hope that ready for service today (Saturday). Idaho—Will tinish mustering Saturday. ‘The state's quota will be filled. in time other nations may become involved. s Two regiments mustered in. Th» supposition that the Spanish fleet] Nebraska—fwo regiments mustered and were permitted to coal at Martinique, it | fully officered. F d, threatens friction between | New Hampshire—Troops will be ready to ernment and France, and it was | move Saturday. said that Spain may reasonably indulge in} Ohio—All the troops will be mustered by t that if the war iasts long -nough | Saturd nt irritation will be excited between Penns: The eleven regiments are and the United States to secure to | completed with 507 officers and 10268 men. secret assistance of ihai pow2r,| Tetnessee—Two regiments completed. tual alliance. This hope on the| Texas—Two regimznts mustered in and in may not be warranted, but | complet bt is felt that she indulges it and is] Vermont—Volznteers will be mustered intent upon avoid sive engagement | Monday. as long as possible. Washington—One battalion of infantry if Spanish flvet reaches Cienfuegos mustered and sailed (presumably to San no ‘t was, expressed that it could be | Francisco). in there and destroyed, but this May Not to Chickamauga. ot be dor as this sovern- z & would nor can it be ace 8 ae of ithe state organizations which e darger of a great loss | Yesterday it was determined should pro- and serious damage to} Ceed to Chickamanga may rot reach there after all. Although it was und od here that all those ordered to Chickamauga w re e dy to go, information has come that in ome instances this is not the case, notably with Rhode Island and Maine. Much je pends upon the outcome of the next few days. The possibility now is that some of the troops may be sent to coast points if there appears to be any danger of the ap- Dearance of Spanish vessels. With most of the men detailed for Chickamauga, how- ever, the probability is they will be sent there for final equipment and brigade and division organization. It was stated at the War Department to- day “that but two of the three Minnesota regiments will go to Chickamauga instead of all of them, as announced yesterday. One regiment Is to go to San Francisco, and thence to the Philippines. Capt. Richard E. Thompson has been re- lieved from duty on Gen. Wade's staff and ordered to report to Gen. Merritt, who is to command thg army in the Philippines, International Complications. If either the Sampson fleet or the Schley fleet engage the Spaniards a decisive wattle will be fought, which, it is believed here. will practically end the war, but if the Spanish fleet succeeds in escaping an engagement. either by beating the race to the Cuban coast or by a retrograde move- it will probably be necessary for a different distribution of our war vessels to be made and much that we have already accomplished may have to be done over again. If it should turn out so, there will be a constantly increasing apprehension of international complications. Somehow, the most experienced states- men here, as well as those in England, ap- pear to be unable to disassociate this war with the possible future developments of the great eastern question, in which the whole world is interested, and in congres- sional circles today the speech of Joseph Chamberlain, the Britisn secretary of state for the nies, delivered at Birmingham last evening is being discussed with consid- erable interest. It is felt by many that a speedy termination of this war by the com- plete vanquishing of Spain is the only cer- ca ment Nevada Independent Cavalry. Adjt. Gen. Corbin today telegraphed au- thority to the governor of Nevada to raise an independent troop of cavalry in that state for service in the war against Spain, tain thing to prevent other complications | to be known as the Ist Nevada Volunteer arising immediately from it. Cavalry. It will consist of 80 Picked Apparently the naval offi are very | mounted marksmen, and the governor was confident that a naval battle will occur, | authorized to commission the necessary of- today, but certainly within two or days, and the expected battle to practically terminate the war. ficers. To Nurse the Wounded. Four ladies, all trained nurses, are on their way to the army hospital at Key West. They have been regularly enrolled in the army and are the first women to Guessing at the White House. Speculation held sway at the White House sym ple bs pcre eget have that distinction. They belong to the — erie eRe Se WED ee OF) Haughiters dé che ATienicae Hospital Cory Samps: and the thousand possibi 3 of and have been selected by Dr. Anita New- comb McGee, director of the corps, for this duty. Two of them are themselves Daugh- ters of the Revolution—Miss Alice Lyon of the Pittsburg Chapter and Mrs. Sanger of Baltimore Mr. Smalls Offers His Services. Ex-Representative Robert Smalls of South Carciima, who is one of the leading the next few days. Up to nooa the President had no official news as io Sampson's flzet or the position of the enemy, but he had interesting theo- res. “What if the Spanish fleet should get to] the southern coast of Cuba w ing Samps in dan oul meet- »n—woulkin't our small vessels b+ the President was asked. és “1 (hink Schley will be there,” w colored men of the scuth, and has served uring answer the President gave. This | ime years in Congress, has tendered his answer was tak-n by the Pri nt’s ques- ; S@FVices to the government for either the tioner to mean that Schley has been or-|#7™Y cr the navy. He offers to raise a dered to put on all steam and make for | T8iment or to give bis services in any Cuba. Ii is even thought possible that he | ©@Paclty as an individual. He stated in his communication that he was immune from the diseases pecullar to southern climate, and had been frequently exposed fer continuous periods to yellow fever and smallpox without contracting the diseases. He stated also that he was a competent pilot in the southern and Cuban waiters. Mr. Smalls s:rved on the United States steamer Planter in the southern waters 1 at once for the southern side of ridiculed by those who hold nish fleet is swift enough to to Cuban ports, but the Presi- ‘S$ not think so. Spanish Fleet Hampered. The men who c: the Spanish levlate on feet speeding to Cuba at fifteen knots an | during practically the entire war, first as hour do not, it 1s sald, stop to consider that | bilot and later as captain. ‘The Planter was it is 2 unied by both transport and | at first a confederate dispatch boat, but pply ships, which will not be able to do | Was delivered by Smalls to the /edaral au- greyhound act with so much ease, | thorities. He was a pilot and had been de- These ships cannot be abandoned. The | tained on the Planter. Seeking an oppor- many reports of @ large Increase in the | ‘unity, when the officers were ashor>, he number of ships in the Span ed took the boat out of the confederate port with a cargo of guns and equipment on sh fleet are onside abundant evidence that the fleet is accompanted by numerous trans- | board and surrendered it to Capt. Nichols ports and supply ships. of the U. S. S. Onward. It is believed by prominent administra- Smalls then entered the United States ten officials that Spain is undoubtedly at- | $2rvice as a pilot, and as a reward for gal- tempting to get succor to Havana. ‘his | lantry was made captain of the’ Pianter, fact als which had been made a federal supply boat. disposes, in official minds, of the speculaion that the Spanish fleet will run coast of this country and strike ‘There are so many other reasons why this will not be done that the idea has obtained no lodgment among adminis- tration officials. If the Spaniards reached Cienfuegos, on the southwest coast of Cuba, they could land troops and supplies, which could be hauled across to Havana by rail. It ts claimed that they would probably not attempt to make Santiago a base of supplies becaus> it is practically in posses- sion of the Cubans and is too far from Ha- vana. The quickest and easiest port for the Spanish, therefore, would be Cienfue- gos. If the Spaniards are making for Cuba that will be their port and Schley will hax to intarecept them. The Presideat belie he will be able to do it. Since the war Smalls has been the head of the colored militia of South Carolina. 2+ _____ THREE OFFICERS WOUNDED, Further Details of the Fight at Cien- fuegos Wednesday. NEW YORK, May 14.—A special from Key West reports that in the fight at Cien- fuegos Commander Washburn Maynard and Lieut. Cameron M. Winslow, both of the gunboat Nashville, were slightly wounded. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. KEY WEST, May 14.—Lieut. Edwin A. Anderson, who went out on the Marble- head and who was in command cf the two Nashville small boats, was wounded in the hand. and an ensign on the Nashv!le was fslightly burt, BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be> low will show that the circulation sworn to fs a bona fide one. It {s easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to decetve 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- eluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by resvlts, and bogus circula. tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 7, 1598 MONDAY, May 9, 1598... TUESDAY, May 10, 1598 WEDNESDAY, May 11, 1898.. THURSDAY, May 12, 159s FRIDAY, May 13, 1893. 56,618 36,075, 35,712 35,367 TERM <0 eiedsecccececdoncnaseatecescce +-236,263 --89. Dally average. I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of ‘THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, May 18, 1s9S—that is, the num. ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona de purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office wusold. J. F. NEWBOLD, Superintendent of Circulation. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourteenth day of May, A. D. 1993. CHAS. G. MORTIMER, Notary Public, D. C. ee = SPANISH FLEET SIGHTED. Seen 100 Miles Off Venezuclan Coast. anish fleet h in sighted off the coast of Venezuela. was going west. The Navy Depart- ment officials think the Spanish admiral is seeking to avoid a meeting with the Ameri- ean fleet, and that he will attempt to make a quick dash for Cienfue The fleet had covered since it w it Wa Ss about 10) miles ne s been it ros or Havana. about 650 miles ago off the Isl- seen two and of Martinique. MeKiniey, it may be author- ted, does not believe that the fighting force of the Spanish fleet hus be increased since it was at Cape Verde. The administration believes that the large nu ber of ships with the fleet transport ard supply vesseis. Be DUTIES OF NEUTRALS ee are (Continued fro: the spanish warships to attack her while she is inside the harbor, as international law forbids such an attack in a neutral harbor. The most the Spanish admiral can do is to wait outside the harbor in hopes of taking the Harvard as she leaves, It is evident from the filing of Spain’s protest that she had fully expected the Harvard to leave St. Pierre, and that the Spanigh ships were ng in wait for her. The Harvard is Safe. But a wait for seven days would be futile, as other An.erican ships can go to the relief of the Harvard before that time. Mcreover, while the capiure of the Har- rd would be a valuable incident to the movement of the Spanish squadron, it is obviovs that it cannot shape its entire movements for the. next seven days in order to effect this one capture. Had the French authorities decided, in view of the protest, that the Harvard must leave at once, her position would have been ¢x- tremely critical, as her batteries are in- significant compared with those of the ig Spanish warships, and her fleetness would not avail when the Spanish ships com- nanded the harbor entrance and had thirty-knot vessels among their numb: As it is, the Navy Department is reliev: of all serious apprehension on the Har- vard, as the aciion of the French govern- trent insures her safety. By a strange coincidence the French own- ership of Martinique is bringing protests from both quarters—the United States as well as Spain, although those from this. country are entirely unofficial and are ex- pressly discountenanced by the State De- partment. They relate to the use of the French cable system betwen the United States and the West Indies, intimations be- ing made that these served to assist the Spanish authorities and to embarrass the officials at Washington. There appears to be no ground for this suspicion, as it is pointed out that the French cable company would be working against its own interest by such a course of action, and, moreover, would subject itself to the darger of hav- ing its cable cut at Coney Island, where it makes the landing. Une of the French Cable. It developed today that General Greely, chief of the signal service, had made a careful investigation as to the business op- erations of the French cable company, and had laid down a strict course of action, to which the company fuliy acceded. Thursday General Greely notified the cable company that the government was reliably advised that Spain was secretly using the French line to send messag:s from two Spanish officials in London to the Spanish authorities at Cuba and Porto Rico. He said this was doubtless without the knowl- edge of the company. He then laid down certain classes of forbidden messages. These included mes- sages between Spanish officials, code or cipher messages, and messages inimical to the United States in its present war against Spain. Exceptions were made to messages sigred by the. President and membbe-s of the cabinet, and also to m sages from neutral governments and their representatives in, Wachington. Genéral Greely stated that he had no desire to exercise military control or su- pervision over the French cable Imes, and, as long as the necessities of war permit, preferred that the company should look after its own affairs. While granting this permission, however, General Greely said it was with the distinct proviso that the company would order all its agents and employes to refuse to receive or trans- mit any of the messages he had forbidden to be sent. Mr. Lurienne, the agent of the company, gave General Greely written as- surance that all the foregoing conditions would be fully observed, so that the United States authorities are now full; safeguarded against the use of the cable for purposes inimical to the government. ———_ e+ In Charge of Undertaker. The body of Downing, the alleged spy, who committed suicide Thursday morning, was late this afternoon turned over to Undertaker C, R, Nichols for burial, _ THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY COOL AND.INTREPID|8®'TIsH sTIRRED UPIFINANCE AND TRADE enmEr RAS aaoe — sy? CUT TWO OF. THE: THREE CABLES Official Report td the Navy De- partment. : HIGH PRAISE« BY Ss REMEY Following is the official report of the en- Sagement at Cienfuegos received at Navy Department at 1 o'clock this afternoon: KEY WEST, May 1, 1898. Secretary of the Navy, Washington: The Winslow arrtved this morning with the following named men dead or wounded; Patrick Regan, private, marine; dead. H. W. Kuchneister, private, marine; shot through the jaw, probably fatal. Henry Hendrickson, seaman; shot through liver, probably fatal, Ernest Sunternich, apprentice, first class; fracture of right leg. John J. Doran, boatswain’s mate; shot wound, right buttock. John Davis, gunner’s mate; wound right leg. : Wm. Levery, apprentice, wounded left leg slightly. gun- Robert Volz, seaman of the Nashville, yerely wounded. Lieut. Cameron Winslow, slight wound of hand. : The casualties occurred in cutting the ca- bles at Cienfueg Commander McCalla’s report-summar, Lieut Wiasiow p ‘din command of steam and sailing launches of Nashville; Lieut. Anderson second in com- rand. Boats to drag for and cut cable under the protection of the guns of Mar- blehead and Nashville. Succeeded in eut- ting cables leading to south and west, but not third cable in-shere under the fire from infantry on shore with Maxim guns. Light- heuse destroyed when enemy took shelter there. The officers and men performet their work with utmest caolness and in- trepidity under most trying circumstances. Calla’s report mailed. The Victims. Harry Hendrickson, s¢aman, was born in Finland, but bad declared bis intention to become a citizen. He has been in the naval service about two years. His next of kin is Olof Torvorin’ of Bjornborg, Fin- land. Ernest Suntzernich, apprentice, first cla w born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and his fa- ther is now a resident of that city. John Davis, ‘guinret’s mate, third class, was born in Germany, and his next of kin is J. Davis of East 2d street, York. ‘Davis enlisté@ In thé nay York about five y. ago. John J. Doran, boutswain’s mate, second class, was bornyin Boston, and hus been in the navy pout tewtyears. His next of kin is Matthew Doran'of 44 Spring str Fall Ri Mass bes Robert Volz, aiscamien on the Nashville, who was severely wolinded, was born in San Francisco. lis next of kin is Emma Volz, his mother, of Wildwood, Cal. Volz has been iu the Servite for a year and a New at Ars: half. T 7 who .w William Levery! ed in the left le : pprentice of the first class on the ‘Marbleliead. He was a native of Philadéfphia, and his next of kin or guardian is given as’ John Hickey of 1310 Clarion street, Kailadglpbia, He had been in the service about ewo: years. San Juan BombiFament. Nayal officers have. objected decidedly to the loose way ins which the’ term “bom- bardment” is being used- as descriptive of such engagements ‘as that between Samp- son’s squadron and. the forts at San Juan. They contend that it is not necessary to give twenty-four hours’ notice, or any notice, of an intention to attack fortifica- tiens, and that Sampson's fire being direct- ed primarily and entirely upon the forts in the harbor, did not in any sense con- stitute a bombardment of San Juan. It is regretted that civilians suffered in per- sonal property in the attack of the Ameri- can fleet, but that fs one of the vicissitudes of war, and the American fleet could not be held responsibie. To fuke Ensign Bagtey’s Place. One of the brightest and most expert yeung officers in the ordnance burcau, En- sign G. L. Lattimer, has,’at his own re- quest, been designated to take the place of the late Ensign Bagley as second officer on the torpedo boat Winslow. He will leave Washington tomorrow-and proceed direct- ly for Key West. It is, believed that the injuries to the Winslow can be repaired at that point, but the constructor’s report must be awaited before decidiiig positively as to that. Lieut. Carseron MeR. Winslow was born in the District of Columbia, and is a mem- ber of the famous naval family of that name. He graduated from the Naval Acad- emy in 1875, and sinee then has had an active service on the sea in all parts of the wcrld. He was the first commander of the torpedo boat Cushing, one of the first ves- sels of that type built for the United States nevy. He was ordered to duty on the gun- beat Nashville in October, 1896, and has served there continuously to date. <-> —_______ THE DISTRICT SUPPLIES, slightly wound- Acceptance of Bids Recommended by Commissioners. The committee of clztks recently appoint- ed to examine the proposals submitted for furnishing the District with supplies for the year ending June 30, 1899, haye submit- ted their report to the District Commission- 21s. The committee's recommendation that the following proposals’ be ‘accepted was to- day forwarded to thé ‘Preasury Department for approval, the Commissioners concurring in the committee's recommenéation: Class 1 A, stationery, W. J. C. Dulany, Baltimore, Md. ,.64,20500-< Class 1B, sta- lonery, C. G. Stott dy(0.. $8,418.45, ‘Class 2 A, blanks for Metropolitan Job Print- ing office, New YQuk, $2,315.60, Class 2B, miscellaneous prifiting, Hartman & Cad- fe, $3,145.05... Cla8s 4’ school books, -W. :J. C. Dulany, Baltfinore, Md; §7,492.76.--Class 4A, furniture; *W: B. Meses “& Sons, $3797.85. Class 4 'B, fufniture, Blum Bros., $283.70. -Olass 6A, «| are, F. P. May & Co., $4,509,25.74CKi 5°'B, hardware, J. B. ie, = Paenble, $2785 Rhdolph, West & Co.; Class 6, th $647.89" Class 7/7! rs’ supplies, Thos. Somerville & Sdfs; 6.03, Class 8 B, groceries, W. ME GdR '& Co.; $8,009.10. Class PS poets. car B. Rich _ Sons; . Class lass, paints, ete., ae Muth Co. F028 Class 12, lumber, “ Churcl?™& Step yerson,” $16,048.30. Class 13, fresk ‘meat“G. H. Hammond & Co., $17,420, 09) Class 14, castites; J T. Springman, jr., . 30, iS, fuel, Cha SH isis. Sie Hh a Sa P. Clark, — $4,230.98." or 17, ice, Great Falls Ice Company, $1,800. Class 18, tele- graph and telephone supp¥es, M. DuPerow, $4,811.90. ‘Class, 19, saddiery, W. A. bay & “$17, pe 0.8 x Ws ah Sale Ong a Orders have been ent’ tnd the War partment directing the 23 and 8th Regi- ments to proczed to their ‘ination points iu the south by raf” . “ihat commended by COL Ba arnett wil not a Te- 22 Sy Sea Baie tere, oo Pleased at Uhamberlain’s Plea for Alliance With America. Speech Made at Birmingham—British Statesman Pregicts an Early War With France. LONDON, May 14.—The speech delivered by Joseph Chamteriain, the secretary of state for the colonies, at Birmingham yesterday evening, has caused a great sen- sation everywhere and has increased the feeling of uneasiness on the stock ex- change. War rumors were freely circulated. A member of the government is.reported to have prophesied that war between France and Great Britain will break out within a month. Precautiorary insurances are reported to have been effected against the risk of war between France and Great Britain within the next six months. His Utterances Indorsed. Mr. Chamberlain's remarks have interpreted as a predi 1 that grave inter- national complications are ahead. His ref- erences to the possibility of an anglo-Amer- ican ailiance are generally indorsed. The majority of the London newspapers cordially approve the utterances of the cclonial secretary, and the following ex- tracts from the provincial press are even more significant. The Birmingham Po: Mr. Chamberlain’s organ, sa: “Two nations are already at war, and Mr. Chamberlain foresees that circum- stances may arise which may involve other nations in a perhaps still more serious struggle. His allusion to America drew the utmost enthusiasm from the audience, and reflects not unly tke spirit of the meet- ing, but the spirit of the whole British race.” been, The Daty of the Moment. The Yorkshire Post remarks: “The duty of the moment imposes upon us the ob.i- setions of a neutral power, but nothing can pzevent an interchange of sympathy at such a time between the people them- selves “Mr. Chamberlain shows sound state manship in taking advantage of the pres ent feeling on both sides of the Atlantic to indicate the great part which the union jack and the stars and stripes may play if the two peoples are wise in the new conditions which are rapidly creeping over the world In tne speech alluded to Mr. Chamber- lain, referring to the policy of strict isola- tion that England has pursued since the Crimean war, remarked that this had been “perfectly justifiable,” but, he added, “the time has arrived when Great Britain may be confrented by a combination of powers, and our first duty, th ‘ore, is to draw all parts of the empire into’ close unity and our next to maintain the bonds of permanent unity with our kinsmen across the Auiantic.” (Loud cheers.) here is a powerful and generous na- tion,’ said Mr. Chamberlain, ‘speakine ur languag bred of our race and having interests identical with our: I would ge that, terrible as war may If Would be cheaply pur- Sreat and ble se the sand the union hould ov Ango-Sax alli- be, even war ii chased if in ars and stri ve together ance. (Prolong Lord § “Tt is one of t 5 sults of Lord Sulisbury's policy the present times these two great nations understand: pr better than the ever i over a century ago, the: by the blunder of a British soy isbury’s Policy. most satisfac y re- that at The News at Madria. MADRID, May 14.—An official dispatch received here from Havana, dated yeMer- day, says. nce daybreak today five of the enemy's ships have atteinpted to cov dings at several peints, but the Americans were re- pulsed and ze-eibarked their troops. As there were no Spanish ships available the troops followed along th> shore the move- ments of the Americans and prevented their attempts to jand. “Two Americans were captured, a Spanish officer was Killed and a few soldiers were wounded. “Th conduct of the Spaniards is worthy of the highest praise. They fougnt the enemy while the latter was backed by big guns.” It is probable that one of these alleged “repulses"” of “attempted landings” of Americans on the coast of Cuba refers to the galiant manner in which parties from the Marblehead and Nashville cut the cable, under fire, off Cienfuegos on W2dnesday last, as related in a eable dispatch to the Associated Pri from Key West today. nee, WILL GIVE UP HIS PENSION, A Sioux Falls Man Wants to Go to the Front Again. The muster rolls of the volunteer army are disclosing some rare features of the pension business. Men who have been drawing pensions for disabilities are being mustered in all over the country after passing a first-class physical examination. A case in point happened day before yes- terday. O. L. Suess of Sioux Falls, Dak., was recommended by Col. Grigsby to the adjutant general of the army for a com- mission as adjutant on his (Col. Grigsby’s) staff. Mr. Suess is a pensioner of the United States and has been for some years, being rated for heart disease and rheuma- tis. The mustering officer has notified the ad- jutant general that he has examined Mr. Suess and finds him eligible, the muster- ing surgeon failing to find any evidence of disability. Mr. Suess has notified the au- thorjties that he waives all claims to his pension. He will probably be accepted, but his pension will most likely cease. —— Act Approved. President McKinley today approved the act of Congress ‘‘ext2nding the homestead lands and providing for right of wxy for railroads in the district of Alaska and for other purposes.” —_—___- e--_____ Local Pensions. Pensions have been granted to the fol- lowing residents of the District of Colum- bia: Moses A. Campbell, $6 per month. George W. Murphy, increase $6 to $8 per month. on Paur Succeeds Anton Seidl, NEW YORK, May 14.—Emil Paur, late conductor of the Boston Symphony Orches- tra, has been elected leader of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, in succession to the late Anton Seidl. ae A Regiment of Sharpshooters. Mr. Cummings of New York has intro- duced a bill in the House authorizing the Secretary of War to organize one regiment or more of sharpshooters possessing special military qualifications, each company to consist of 100 expert marksmen from differ- ent states, to be between the ages of twen- ty-one and forty years. The field officers May be veterans of the ciyil war on both | Washington Title, 2 bid. District Bie aan Prices of Stocks Fell in Anticipation of Naval Battle. MARKET WAS STEADY ON DECLINE - Commission Houses Advised Patrons to Be Cautious. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —_+> Special Dispatch to The Evening Siar. NEW YORK, May 14.—Te 's stok mar- ket was disposed to mceve within strictly conservative limits, new enterprises being held in abeyance pending news from the naval battle now imminent in the West Ind Commission houses were practical- ly unanimous in advising caution, even though the success of the American fleet is believed to be certain. The pending contest is regarded as the crucial test of the war, and American suc- cess In this engagement will be equivalent to a Spanish surrender of Cuba. While fully recognizing the foree of the issve it ts a significant commentary upon the confidence of the speculative public that no consideratle volume of holding: are offered for Owners of stocks rely upon a further advance in all depart- ments, and not likely to sacrifice hold- ings even shou!d some reverses be record- ay The foreign markets were slightly lower as the result of the tone of Mr. Chamber- lain’s specch last night, and 1 sold American railway share: ly tone, so far as it upplied to a cl desire for er union with the United States, was t by the gravity of the approaching is in the east. The utterance 5 to the price willing to be paid to bring the two Angio'Saxon na- tions into a closer political union, were construed to be a deci¢ zing of the exeigencies suggest conflict for the control of the Chinese trade. An- other foreign element concerning which rumor was rife, was the reported double dealing of the French government between Spain and America, in which the former has the advantage. The market, however, was steady at fractional decline, most of which was complished during the opening hour. The traction stocks were again given ex- cellent support, and the short interest American sugar foreed an advance of I Ror gent from its low level. Th Ust fluctuated within narrower limits and reflected a mere evening up of the week's speculative contracts. The immediate future of the market hinges wholly upon the war news which is likely to come to hand during the next forty hours. Keen disappointment i ‘sary to force any material liy- uidation. The bank statement reflects an incre: of $ in reserve, and an increase of 000 in loans. * Specie has increased 800 and legal tenders $1,208,700. De- s have gained $7,103.00) and circulation $4,400. All things considered, the state- ment is favorable to the tendency of the general market. ———__ __ NCIAL 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 & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. Open. Nigh. Low. Clore American Spirits. ily Mig Ug ny 0 2 WOK BON Be n Sugar... .. 132y 132% s 131g n Sugar, pfd ES Tot Atchison .. : Baltimore & Vaio... Bay State Gas.. auada Southern. ada Pacific. ago. B&Q... chicago Notuwestern Chicago Gas © M.&St 7 Chie St. P.M. & O.. isolidated Gas. Lack & W .. Delaware & Hudson ,. Deu. & Kio Grande, pra imnnots Centrai Lake snore. Louisvuie x % 102 Michigan Central = Miasoun Paciti National Lead Go. Aaheonai Leau Co., pra. New Jersey Centras. New Lork Centrat Northern Pacitic Northern Pacific, pfd. Ont. & Western. Pacitie Man. Phita. & : Fulunan F.C. Go. duoutern Ky.. pfa. Phila. ‘Traction . ‘Lexas Pacitic. Tenn. Coai & 1 Union Pacific... Union Pacific, pi Wabash, pid... Western Lmon iei. Sliver. Brooklyn K. Transit. chig. & G Western. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cxl!—12 o’ctock m.—Capital Trae- tion, 10 at 7: Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1424; 10 at 142%: 10 at 1425); 10 at 12. Lan- ston Monotype, 20 at 16%; lov at 16%. American Graphophone, ‘50 at 15." American Graphophone preferred, 1 at 15; 2 at 15. After call-Paeumatic rriuge. 100 at 57 cents. Capital Traction, of Columbia Bonds.—3.65s, funding, cur- rency, 113 bid, 114 axked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, Us bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 119 bid. Metropolitan Kaiload c-rtificates of indebiedvess, A, 117 tad. Metropolitan Rallroad certificates of indebteduess, B, 107 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 118 bid, 122 asked. Belt Racdroad 5x, 40 bid. Gi asked. Eckington Railroxd €s, 43 bid. ington Gas Company 68, series A. 110 bid. Washington B. 112 bid. U.S. Electric 100 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. Ameriean Security and Trust Ss, F. and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist 68, 110 bid. Washington rket Company tmp. Gs, "110 bid. Washington Market Company ezt. 6s, 110 bid. "Masonic Hall Association 5s. 105 bid. Washington Light In- fantry Ist Gs, 93 bid. Natioual Bank Stocks.—Bani of Washington, 285 bid. Metropolitan, 307 bid. Central, 140" bid. Farmers Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 142 bid. Citizens’, 140 bid. Columbia, 131 bid. ’ Capital, 121 bid. West End, 101 bid, 104 asked. ‘Traders’, UBafe"Deponit and Teast Safe it al Com; Safe Deposit und ‘Trust, 114! ies.—National id, 115 asked. bid, 120 asked. ty and bid. Washing- ton Safe Deposit “50 bid. < Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bil. Frauklin, 3T bid. Met) tan. 70 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid! . Arlington, 120 bid. 125 asked. German-American: 185 tional Union, 9 bid, Columbia, 10% ‘bid. 12% asked. ' Riggs. 7 bid, 7% asked. People's, 6 bid, 6 asked. Lin: coin ba Commercia ses © a Titke Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title. 75 bid, 90 asked. Columbia Title, 4% nid. Yy esked, . 2 bid. Batiroea Stocks —Oaretel as did. 751g asked. etropolltan, 21g asked. Colne age bid, asked. Belt, 1 Eckington, Gas and Electric Light S‘ocks —W: 47 bid, 47% asked. G: town Gas 8. Electric NA OS, 4012; stenmer mixed. 3pa39%,. bushels; exports, 238,068 bust S bushels: sales. hone— southern whi $206. Oats dal ang » 2 mixed, Sbassiy Bogie, Glo Ingen ore HA necigla. oi.bes t bushels; stork, bush - y choice thaothe Grain freights qui Phebanged. ‘Sugar ng. an — Butter steady unchanged. Egex weak, 159al7S per basket. Whisky m hanghd. oe Grain, Provisions und Cotton Markets Furnished by W Hibbs & Co., b and brokers ors New Y nts Messrs. New York. Low. Close. Letty No, d That 2300 ») Wounded MADRID, May May al from Manila, dated a special steamer to Hong c nal has surrendered, and Cavi- n evacuated by our troops. Th anish losses w ) men Killed and 600 men wounded. The enemy suffered consid- erably, including an officer killed on the Olympia The Baltimore w maged. Our shells did not burst, and all the ene- my’s shells burst. Admiral Dewey has had a long confer- ence with the foreign consuls. “The ¥. took and burned the mer- chant sh gidor Island was be- vis discussing the i by hunger aad isolated by the blockade ar of an imme te attack. cable Was cut little new has ne blockade tinues; but happened. Admiral Dewey says he will not bombard p town without his government's orders. He also says he hopes that a ge lion will take place within four bands are on foot in Pamanga.’ been relieved from Fort Sherma and ordered to join his company, Lieut. H. H. Tupes, 15th Infant Y. now at Whipple barracks, Arizona, has been or- a d to San Antonio, Texas, to perfect the r-in rolls of the Ist Regiment, U. 8. Volunteer Cavalry A board, consisting of Lieuts. rison, 2d Cavalry, and J. M. Palmer, h Infantry, has been ordered to Chicago to inspect and purchase 980 cavalry and fifty artillery horses for u: army. Lieut. A. S. Frost, 25th Infantry, has been grented leave of absence to enable him to accept the commission of colonel, Ist Regi- Idaho, talph Ha horses in the ment, S. D. Volunteers Lieut. B. C. Cadell, Sth Cavalry, has been granted | of absence to enable him t accept the commission of Lieut nant colonel of the 2d Regiment of A: unsas Volun- - J. L. Donovan, 2ist Infantry. authorized to accept t of lieutenant colonel of the oth has Volunteers. The board of off consisting of Capt A. M. Fuller, 2d Cavalry; R. E. Burdick and H. W. Corning of the Chto Volunteers, has been ordered to inspect and purchase horses to mount *% enlisted men of the Ist Ohio Volunteer Cavairy. Lieutenant R. B, Bryan, 24 Cavalry, has been relieved from duty at Fort Wingate, N. M., and ordered to join his regiment. Major R. H. White, surgeon, has been re- lieved from duty at San Francisco and or- dered to report to the commanding general of the expedition to the Philippine Islands for duty as chief surgeon. Post Chaplain J. W. Hillman has been ordered to duty at Tampa, Fla., with the loth Infantry Lieutenant P. E. Marquart, 24 Infantry, has been ordered to duty in connection with the muster into the United States service of Montana Volunteers. Lieutenant W. Gary, 19th Infantry, has been relieved from duty at the Oregon State Agricultural College and ordered to join his company. Assistant Surgeon M. G. Burgess been ordered to duty at Mobile, Ala. Captain R. E. Thompson, signal corps, has been relieved from duty staff of Major General Wade and ordered to ac- company the expedition to the Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Frank Greet, signal corps, is relieved from duty on the staff of General Shafter and ordered to duty on the staff of General Wade. Lieutenant Samuel Reber, signal corps, now on the staff of General Graham, is dered to duty on the staff of General Shaf- ter. Lieutenant J. E. Maxfield, signal corps, has been relieved from duty at New York city and ordered to Tampa, Fla., for duty with the balloon train of the signal corps. ———__+e has Movements of Our Warships. The battle ships Massachusetts and Tex- as, cruiser Brooklyn, dispatch boat Scor- pion and collier Sterling left Hampton Roads for sea yesterday afternoon, pre- sumably to intercept the Spanish fleet be- fore it can reach Cuban waters. The cruis- er Minneapolis left Hampton Roads last night to overtake the squadron. The New York, Iowa, Indiana, Terror, Amphitrite, Montgomery and Detroit, tor- pedo boat Porter and the tug Wampatuck took part in the bombardment of San Juan under Admiral Sampson. The auxiliary cruiser Harvard is repair- ing at St. Pierre, Martinique. The auxiliary cruiser Yale is at St. Thom- as in communication with Admiral Samp- son's fleet. The Nashville, Marblehead, Helena, C: tine, Windom, Eagle and Hornet are en- gaged in the blockade of ports on the southern coast of Cuba. ———~--2-—_______ Status of Streets Defined. The attorney for the District bas forward- ed to the District Commisioners an opinion respecting the legal status of 3d, 6th and W streets, in Center Eckington. He says it appears that lots in Center Eckington have been sold with reference to 3d and W streets, but that it is difficult to deter- mine from the plat as recorded in the Dis- trict surveyor’s office the nature and ex- tent of street dedications. It is the opinion of the District's legal adviser that $d, 5th and W streets in Center Eckington may because of the sale of lots with reference to them be treated as streets dedicated to the public use by the owner. As to 6th street, with reference to which no lots ap- Pear to have been sold, the attorney thinks no dedication to the public use can be so implied, een ae’ New Rale as to Plumbers’ Bonds. The District Commisioners have directed