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2 =a - ee hney get out of their Spanish prisons they will profit by their experience by an ad- vance In numbars and in rating, which leans troney. How soon that will be can- ‘Rot be told at present. The department, so far as known, now holds no Spanish prison- €rs of war of rank. Col. Cortejao and the Spanish surgeon who was captured with ‘Rim having been surrendered in exchange for a ccuple of newspaper men last month, there remain now of prisoners cf war only two or three private soldiers at Fort Mc- Pherson, and it cannot be exp2cted that these can be exchanged for the American officers who were on the Merrimac. So the s are likely to remain prison2rs in ago until the place surrenders or hiey manages to capture me Spanish officers of equal rank, and enlisted men to the same number as th> Mestimac’s little crew. As to the change wrought in the situaiion fy this boll exploit, it was claimed this that it would be possible to draw larger part of the American ficet for lsewhere than at Santiago, perhaps de Porto Rico or Havana, for instan A small force would suffice to keep guard at Santiaxo—say two monitors and a cruls- er—for all that would be necessary would be to bring enough guns to bear upon the channel to prevent th> Spaniards from at- tempting to clear away the wreck by the use of torpedoes, and to prevent the escape pf the small torpedo boats, that might be ubls to pass over the Merrimac’s hull. Efforts to Clear the Channel. One of the best posted naval officers at the Navy Department said today that It would be impossible for the Spaniards to carry on the work of dynamiting the wreck. The American ships, he said, would be dropping a shell every now and then into the wreck. which from this time forward would be a target for the American gun- a It would be simply out of the ques- he declared, for the Spaniards to carry ramiting operations under such cir- cumstances. ‘As to the prosp2cts of her being removed by the § rds, as is reported to be under way at Santiago, the officials at the Navy Department declare that this fs likely to be a difficult, dangerous and time-consuming operation. Of course the hulk could b> blown up by the use of dynamite charges, which would not be difficult to place in the shallow water where the Merrimac lies, for the reports say the top of th> funnel is above water, indicating a depth of about forty or fifty feet. But it is believed that the wreck lies in sight from the sea, and it was not doubted that Schley would post some of the heavy fronclaés in such a posi- tion as to be able to command the site with their heavy guns and prevent the Spanish wreckers from working. At night some- thing might be aceomplished by the wreck- ers, but ev2n then the work would be full of danger. Capt. Sigsbee’s Opinion. Captain Sigstee was at the Navy De- partment during the morning conferring with the officials. As his ship, the St. Paul, has just come from Santiago, ae was in a position to discuss the sinking of the Mer- rimac with a full knowledge of all the de- tails of the outer harbor, where she went Captain Sigsbee said he had no down. @oubt whatever that the big collier ws sent into the channel and sunk at a fa- vorable point by de und that this de- gn was magnificently executed by the erdism of the little band who volunteer- ed at isk of their lives to take the craft into the harbor entranc In the ab 11 advices at the De the Navy s reports of the but these we generally ac- oce cepted am naval officials as corr The capt personal observation had shown him t the ha ntrance at very narrow and the channel rower, being barely wide enough > ship to pass through. It was ar from this that any big huik placed in “1 would effectually prevent the Spanish flect and woul keep them effectually bottied Whether th plan bad been discussed by the American commenders off Santiago Captain Sigsbee @id not know: yet the reports about the Merimae satisfied him that this plan had been deliberately put into execution. The personal hazard to those executing the mov s very great, Captain Sigsbee sid, as they took their Lives in their hands, not knowing what chance there was for escape by boat or to the shore, and, in any event. knowing that the chances were ten to one against escaping alive. Reports About Dynamiting. The morning dispatches that the Span- fards were dynamiting the wreck of the Merrimac in order to cle the channel again were regarded by Capt. Sigsbee as quite likely, as he felt that they were now im such 2 dangerous position that they Would put forward every effort to clear the channel and thus restore the freedom cf their movements. The Merrimac is one of several cclliers with the American fleets. It is under- Stood that Commoccre Schley had one Mer and Admiral Sampsun two, so that with the loss of the Merrimac two colliers with ample supplies of cval remain. It is hardly supposed that any ccal was left on board the Merrimac before she was sent into the 1, as her hull and super- struc 1 be suffici for an effec- tive witgout the addition of any coal Department Plan. that the Navy wa. rbo Department ows and could er bor ed of = a torpedo proper mo- » abeard the tor- for the s 3: to bo: attle the hulks by an elee- trical « ce, and cuititg loose from the hulks make a rush for libe rty and the open sea. There signs that yesterday's Project was a development of this idea. Probabiy the plan of taking in scows was ejected, because S¢ ald not waste valuable time in waiting for such craft to be brouzht from the United States. Again, the scows would mow so wiy with a heavy load that they might have been sunk by the ish gunners seeking to keep the harber entrance clear long before they could reach the narrow part of the chan- R ogether it was a better plan to Merrimac creep up, and as soon d make a ru: the channel. ved here that she was fairly ‘st Hne of tor, rs were before the © to what was There ts some doubt expressed artment as to ther the Span- d to destroy the ship at all, and ac iderable number of the naval officers contend that the Merrimac sunk by her own crew at a selected spot. This might have been accompl ed, it is pointed out, in (wo ways; first by placing a torpedo in the beitom and forward of the ship, so arranged as to be expieded at will from the stern, thus sinking’ the ship instantly. The sceond plan would have been to open the focding valves of the ship at a certain distance from the harbor entrance, adjust- ing them so, relative to the speed of the the Merrimac would go down at © es that the Spaniards dis- charged a torpedo at “thé Merrimac from the shore, as 1eported.,im- the earller dis- batches, for the officers are confident that BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It {s easily possible for a news~ paper with an elastie 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 resclts, 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 28, 1898...... DAY, May 30, 1598. TUESDAY, May 31, 1898. WEDNESDAY, June 1, 1398. THURSDAY, June 2, 1893. FRIDAY, June 3, 189...... Total. Dally average. --+-33,908 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- borheot of | ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, June 3, 1998—that is, the num- ber of copies actually. sold, delivered, furnish- edor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona Gide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of June, A. D. 1998. FRED. McKEE, Notary Public, D. C. the Spaniards did not have in place the cemplicated and delicate mechanism neces- sary to handle automobile or fish torpedoes. The ship was elther sunk by her own crew or blown up by a fixed mine. No News at the Department. Mr. Allen, acting secretary of the navy, im the absence of Mr. Long, said at 12 o'clock that not a word had been received today by the department as to the sinking of the Merrimac or any other feature of the situation at Santtago, up to that hour. A Long Cipher Telegram. A long cipher telegram was received at the Navy Department this afternoon from Admiral Sampson, presumably in regard to the sinking of the coier Merrimac in the harbor of Santiago. It was surrounded with the usual secrecy and mystery, and will not be made public until this evening, even in case it is con- cluded to follow that course. As already indicated, it is believed to re- late to the expedition of th2 Merrimac, which resulted in cutting off the escape of the Spanish fleet from the harbor of San- tiago. Inquiring After Ensign Blakely. m J. R. Y. Blakely, who is thought to have been on the collier Merrimaz on its gerous mission at Santiago, is a nephew of Mr. John Russell You mperiniendent the Congressional Library, and Repre- sentative Young of Pennsylvania. The lat- ter called at the Navy Department today te e inquiries as to the safety of the yeung officer, and was informed that ‘he department had no official information of the sinking of the Merrimac in the harbor of Santiago. The department was equally uninformed as to what officers or men were on the vessel, in case it took part In the perilous expediticn mentioned in the press dispatches. Consequently the o‘icials were unable to inform Mr. Young whether or not Ensign Blakely was on the Merri- ac at the time of her sinking in the San- tiago channel. Commander Miller of the Merrimac. Commander Miller of the Merrimac is from Representative Dockery’s district in Missouri. His home is at Liberty, Mo., where a number of his family live. Mr. Dockery says that Commander Miller fs 2 man of exceptional courage, capable of the most daring action, and that he feels sure that if daring volunteer service was re- quired Miller went with his vessel. He is the sort of man to volunteer for such serv- ice and to execute his commission with courage and skill. Mr. Dockery has sent dispatches to Commander Miller's brother, who is a physician in Missouri. Mr. Dockery says there are two other officers from the town of Liberty with the fleet before Santiago. One is Lieut. J. A. Doherty and the other is Engineer Gate- wood 8. Lincoln, who is a nephew of- Mr. Dockery, on board the New Orleans. Spanish Version of the Affair. MADRID, June 4.—The version of the sinking of the Merrimac which has reached the minister of marine here, Captain Au- non, from Santiago, ts as follows: “A Spanish vessel in front of Santiago has sunk an American auxiliary cruiser. All the members of the crew of the latter have been imprisoned. The rest of the enemy's squadron immediately retired.” It is officially announced ere that the vanish government has receiv?d further tehes regarding the alleged victory of the Spaniards at Santiago de Cuba, but that they will not be published until they have been communicated to the quze2 regent. In the meanwhile, the report has circu- lated that the Spaniards have captured “numerous Americans.” = SPAIN'S SPY SYSPEM. Sensational Revelations Made in a Captured Letter. The Treasury Department today for the first time admits that its secret service ents in Montreal captured the letter from the Spaniards which caused such a sensa- tion and the arrest of a Montreal detective. ‘The letter will be made public today, and will prove of the most startling nature. The Spaniards admit in the letter that they have been maintaining a spy system in this country, but regret that many of their best men have been captured by the secret service agents. The letter admita that Downing, who hanged himself here, was a spy, and sev- eral other men who have been arrested were spies. ; The letter may be put before the Cana- dian government and cause every vestige of the Spanish spy camp in Canada to be wiped out. - ‘The government regards the capture of the letter as one of the most important of the war. They say that the Canadian de- tective whe was arrested for stealing the letter is innocent, and that it was secured by American detectives. Ss Or —————_—_—-o.____ Steamer Havel at Cadiz. LONDON, June 4.—News was received here today that the steamer Havel, recent- ly sold by the North German Lloyd com- pany of Bremen to the Spanish govern- ment, after safely arriving at Cadiz, was pro! * guns necessary make her an auxiliary cruiser. - THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898-24 PAGES. TROOPS FOR MANILA Make-Up of Second Expedition to Be- inforce Admiral Dewey. ORDERED 70 BE READY TUESDAY Men at Chickamauga Park Receive Modern Equipments. AFTER MORE RECRUIUS SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.—So far as has been given out, the second expedition to the Philippines will consist of the Ist Colo- rado and the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiments, the 1st Battalion of the 23d United States Infantry and two light batteries of the Utah Volunteer Artil- lery. The Utah artillery was not included in the orders originally issued, but it is semi- officially stated at the headquarters of Major General Otis that Battery A, Cap- tain Young, and Battery B, Captain Grant, wculd go with the next transport fleet. It is also regarded as probable that one bat- tery of the 3d United States Artillery will also be directed to go with the same ex- pedition. The battalion of the 23d Infantry, United States army, which has been ordered to be in readiness to embark by next Tuesday consists of Companies D, E. F and H. un- der command of Lieutenant Colonel J. W. French, Number 2,600 Officers and Men. Including a company of engineers, the troops designated in the order of Wed- nesday night for the expedition number ap- proximately 2,600 officers and men. The China, Zealandia, Colon, Centennial and Ohio ought to carry 4,500. Colonel Berry of the 7th California received assurances scme days ago that his command would go with the second expedition, and special efforts have been made to thoroughly equip the regiment, and he expects it to be included in a later order. The orders to the colonels of the regi- ments chosen to go to Manila next we2k are identical. After stating that the com- mand has been selected to go on one of the ships which will leave this port in a few days, they continue: “You will have your command in readi- ress to depart by Tuesday of next week, supplied with clothing, camp and garrison equipage, for a period of six months’ field service, and with ordnance and ordnance stores for the sem> period, taking with you 400 rounds of ammunition per man. Sub- sistence stores in bulk for six months will be furnished you and will be delivered at the steamer’s wharf in San Francisco.” ‘The muster rolls of the 7th California, Ist Colerado and 10th Pennsylvania voluntear regiments went to Col. McClure, chief pay- master, tcday. The Pennsylvania and Col- orado troops will be paid today. Steamer Valencia Under Orders. The steamer Valencia has been ord2red from the sound to San Francisco, and upon ker arrival here she will be inspected. 1f she passes muster she wil! be charter2d for a@ transport. Lieut B. Bennett of the 7th U. S. In- fantry has been appointed adjutant general of the Department of California. A dispatch from Senator Thurston has been received stating that the Seeretary of War had instructed Gen. Merritt to include the Nebraska troops in the second expedi- tion. Including the Utah Light Artillery, which it is learned at a late hour has been sub- stituted for the company of engineers to ba sent to Manila, the second expedition will co! of 2,535 officers and men. Should the Nebraska regiment receive orders to go, this number will be increased to 3, which will tax the capacity of the trans- ports China, Zealandia and Colon, on which they are to sail. The Troops at Chickamauga. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILI- TARY PARK, Ga., June 4.—Regimental and ecmpany drills are the crder here today. The departure of Inspector General Breck- inridge and staff for Tampa canceled the second day’s inspecticn of the Ist Division of the $d Army Corps, and the elaborate tmaneuvers of yesterday were not repeated teday, as was intended. The work of in- structing the volunteers in the art of han- dling firearms will now begin. A number of rifle ranges will be established at once, and next week all the regiments will be given target practice. Capt. Rockwell of the ordnance depart- ment is doing his utmost to equip the regi- ments with arms, ammunition, etc., and is steceeding as rapidly as possible. He practically equipped five regiments yester- day, and other regiments will be equipped as fast as the shipments arrive from the arsenals. It is now generally believed that the Ist Ohio Cavalry will be sent to Tampa dur- ing the next few days. The regiment is thoroughly equipped and has the new Krag-Jorgensen rifles. The new rifles were issued “to this regiment on account of a strong probability of its accompanying the regular cavalry to Cuba. Number of Troops Expected. Speaking of the press reports to the effect that the War Department has ordered the park to be put in condition for the enter- tainment of 75,000 troops all summer, Col. Richards said that no notice to that effect had been received at Gen. Brooke's head- quarters. He added, however, that if suffi- cient volunteers are sent here to complste the the 3d and Gth Corps, as inal intention, there will be troops here anyhow. Col. Richards said further that if each of those regiments is recruited to its full strength there will be 96,000 troops at the park when the 8th Corps is completed. There is practically no complaint anywhere in the big camp. ‘The men are getting used to army rations, and the supply of water is abundant. Adjt. Gen. Arthur McArthur left Gen. ‘Wade's headquarters last night for San Francisco, where he will assume command of a brigade of troops for the Philippine Islands. He was very recently made a brigadier general. ~ All the regiments are making strenuous efforts to receuit to full strength in com- plience with orders issued a few days ago. A number of recruiting officers have been sent out and are actively at work, oe SPAIN WITHOUT FUNDS. was This Condition May Make Her Seek Peace Quickly. NEW YORK, June 4.—The Commercial Advertiser's London correspondent cables today as follows: In European eyes the economic condition of Spain is becoming the most important aspect of the war, and the anxiety of the Haute Finance over it has prompted some recent dispatches about the Spanish desire for peace. Trustworthy letters from Mad- rid say the Spaniards absurdly underes- timate the terms of peace which the United States would be likely to entertain, and the talk about them is only vague speculation, chiefly among the uneasy com- KICK.QNicEHE PAY Ohio Treope, Qbject tothe Rate Pro- “fovot by ate Beata ———— Prospect That the Authorities Will Accede to ‘Demands. at on REPORT ON: SANITATION Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., June 4, 1898. State Auditor Gilbert of Ohio came into the camp late last night for the purpose of paying the Ohio State troops for the time spent in camp at Columbus. His plan was to pay off the 8th Ohio first, the 7th Ohio next and the 9th Separate Battalion of Ohio last of all, The. morning, however, brought unexpected developments, and so what should have required a half day will probably keep the state auditor at the camp until Monday night or Tuesday morn- ing. The unexpected developments came from the ranks of the 7th and were in the nature of organized opposition to Mr. Gil- bert’s scale of wages. Under the law of the state of Ohio mem- bers of the National Guard are allowed $2 per day for their services. The men of the 8th Ohio, as. well as of the other buck- eye commands, fulHy expected to be paid at this rate, but under instructions from his state treasurer Mr. Gilbert cut this rate to $1.49. Such salaries as were not di- minished were ‘estimated by a different process, the operation resulting in the loss of about 10 cents per day to each man con- cerned. When Mr. Gilbert proposed to pay tho 7th according to the scale indicated above he found every one, officers and men alike, determined not.to accept his terms. Since his first confiiet with the men of the 7th Mr. Gilbert has kept the wires hot with messages to Columbus. What the outcome, will be no one seems to know, but the impression prevails among these intimately acquainted with Ohio poli- tics that the state auditor will eventually pay “union wages.” Hospital Site Moved. Lieut. Col. Girard, chief surgeon of the corps, moved his hospital this morning from a site at the bottom of a hill to a spot at the top of the hill. This hospital, which is the one of the first division, is intended for all patients whose illnesses are likely to become.acute. In it is the ward for contagioug diseases, where there are now about fifty sufferers. Formerly it received a drainage from all that side of the hill, and was not regarded as a par- ticularly well situated hospital. There will shortly, be thirty ambulances and 114 hospital stewards in attendance at the Ist Divigjon Hospital, and a similar institution will be established for the bene- fit of the 24 Diisio#’ Monday. It will be placed near thé¥heaffjuarters of the 159th Indiana. RTE Mumps as an epfderffic seems to be giving away to malarig anf “pink eye.” Every- thing that can be done to lift the volunteers out of the sens éécasioned by malaria is done. The surgtons “Here regard it as the most dangerous élémént that has yet mani- fested itself, 9°’ E No general ofiichs“haye been so far is- sued today. This 1 partly due to hesi- tation occasioned by, the visit of the com- mission from tit War Department, but it is more largely the outcome of the great anxiety to have the muster rolls of the Corps completed, PTR 3 Sanitary. Condition of Camp. The rank and file of the 24 Army Corps have beech absorbed sincet yesterday in studying the details of the report rendered to the War Department by the special com- mission appointed to Inquire into the sani- tary conditions of Camp Alger, It seems to be agreed by common consent that the present site of the camp will not be changed; that work will be begun at once on a plant to secure additional water, and that until this plant is in full operation and the supply of water is materially increased no more troops will be transported to the camp. The Commission’s Report.“ The report runs as follows: The water supply is obtained from two driven wells, several ving springs and a number of surface wells; two additional driven wells are in process of construction, from one of which“water was expected to flow today and from the other by tomor- row. The Potomac river is about four and one-half miles from the camp, the nearest point—five and one-half miles farthest. The driven wells are conveniently located for some regiments; the natural springs and wells are distant from 100 yards to one and one-half miles; the surface wells are within the regimental lines. The quality of water from the driven wells and living springs, as determined by the senses of taste and sight, is excellent; its quantity, as estimated by the engineers, is inexhaustible froth the driven wells, but the springs are safd°to fail in the dry sea- son; ‘the surface wells are temporary ex- pedients. The chief surgeon has given or- ders to send samples of the water to the surgeon general of the army for analysis. The method of obtaining water by the men has been to carry it m any vessel they can get, buckets and canteens being princi- pally used. Later barrels have been placed in camps and water has been hauled. We were informed that a large supply of bar- rels for the whole command was en route. The quantity of water immediately ayail- able for use by thé troops has been confined principally to that for cooking and drink- ing, being ample for these purpeses. Where economy was forced a sufficient supply was to be had for laundry and washing, but the limited quantity available made the supply for bathing practically nil. The colonel of one regiment informed us that he met this difficulty by mare’ his men to the Po- tomac river, @stasit four and one-half miles, for a bath. as a sanitary precau- tion, the m officer recommended and the commanding»genéral ordered that water for drinking pu “be boiled. As protec- tion against pol and to economize the supply, guards yere;placed over the wells and springs, and)the:fiow during the night was used in the?mor#iing to fill the barrels. In other respects titre is no objection on sanitary groun@®“to™the location of this camp. wer If this camp igeto"Sé maintained it ig rec- ommended thattprombt measures be taken for an immediate'inOrease in the water sup- ply, so that its ajuantity shall be without Umit for all puAposes. The number of driven wells sitould/ At once be increased to one for each regtMment, or a central plant should be established, made up of a num- ber of driven wells, operated by mechanizal power, and the water piped to the regi- ments, where bat arrangements might be conveniently placed.:It is further recom- —_————======B VETERAN SHOOTS HIMSELF/ THE REVENUE BILL|FINANCE AND TRADE Karl Oleson, an Aged and Orippled Pensioner, Attempts Self-Destraction. Partially Paralyzed and Suffering From Effects of a Fall, He Be- came Desperate. An old pensioner named Karl Oleson, whe had been a guest of Statler’s Hotel, on Maryland avenue southwest, for about ten years, attempted to commit suicide about 10 o'clock by shooting himself in the head. The police were summoned and the wound- ed man was taken to Providence Hospital. Oleson served in the Union army during the war and was once captured and spent a me in Libby prison. His right side was completely paralyzed, and several days ago he had a fall, which resulted in severe in- jury to his hip. It-had been arranged that he should be removed to Providence Hos- pital today. ~ The injury to his hip caused him much pain, and during his sufferings he fre- quently threatened to end his life. The hotel proprietor and the guests in the house did not believe he meant to- harm himself, and last night when the shooting occurred they were greatly shocked. Oleson was found lying on his bed with a bullet hole in his forehead. A physician was called, but the wounded man’s con- dition was so serious that he was hurried to the hospital. It is said that Oleson had been despondent for several days prior to his recent accident. He received a letter from a sister in Norway, it is said, which, it is thought, contained some sad news. At the hospital this morning it was stated that his condition was critical. a ARMY NOMINATIONS, A Long List Sent by the President to the Senate. The President today sent these nomina- tions. to the Senate: For appointment in the volunteer army— To be chief of surgeons of division,with rank of major—Capt. Wm. H. Arthur, assistant surgeon; Capt. George E. Bushnell, assist- ant surgeon; Donald McLean of Michigan; George R. Fowler of New York. Captains and assistant surgeons to be brigade surgeons, with rank of major— Wm. C. Gorgas, Henry P. Birmingham, Marlborough C. Wyeth, Richard W. John- son, Edward C. Carter, Wm. O. Owen, Peter R. Egan, Wm. J. Wakeman, Wm. Stephenson, Adrian S. Polhemus, John L. Phillips, Wm. C. Borden, Edgar A. Mearns, Guy L. Edie, Wm. D. Crosby, Wm. L. Kneedler, Charles M. Gandy, James E. Pilcher, Charles B. Ewing, Walter D. Mc- Caw, Jefferson R. Kean, Henry I. Ray- mond, Francis J. Ives, Wm. P. Kendall, Edward R. Morris, Henry 8. T. Harris, Wm. B. Banister, Paul Clendenin, Charles E. Woodruff, Capt. Eugene L. Swift, Paul Shillock, Ogden Rafferty, Chas. F. Mason, James D. Glennan, Alfred E. Bradley, Phil- ip G. Wales. To be brigade surgeons, with rank of major: Willis MacDonald, Charles M. Drake of Georgia, Joseph K. Weaver, John Guiteras of Pennsylvania, Charles E. Ruth of Iowa, John W. Bayne of the District of Columbia, Milo B. Ward of Missouri, Schuyler C. Graves of Michigan, George T. Vaughan of marine hospital service, Na- than S. Jarvis of New York, Wm. Devine of Massachusetts, Jchn C. Martin of Ohio, Peter D. Mackaughaton of Michigan, Sam’l T. Armstrong, acting assistant surgcor John Patterson Dodge of Ohio, John R. McDiil of Wisconsin, Samuel! O. L. Potter of California, George A. Smith of Iowa, Arthur Snowden of Virginia, R. Stansbury Sutton of Pennsylvania, Frank Bruso of New York. To be commissary of subsistence, with rank of captain—John P, T. Eagerden of Pennsylvania. To be chief quartermaster, with rank of major—Morris E. Hutchins of Kentucky. To be additional paymaster—James B. Kenner cf Indiana (nomination of James B. McKenna of Indiana for the above office withdrawn). To be commissary of subsistence, wita rank of captain—Warren €. Fairbanks of Indiana (nomination of Warren Fairbanks of Indiana for the above office withdrawn). INCIDENT WITH THE MARIETTA. Yosemite Mistook Her for an Enemy and Offered Fight. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1898.) KEY WEST, June 4.—Capt. Symonds and his crew of the Marietta, which arrived here today, are pictures of health. He has only been ashore three days since leaving San Francisco. Some of the crew had not been ashore for three months. ‘The Marietta had an experience off the Florida coast early this morning. She sighted the United States steamer Yose- mite, which signaled her. The former, not knowing the signals in these waters, was unable to reply, and, there being some little delay in showing colors, the Yosemite bore down upon her. Both vessels cleared for action, and for some time great excitement prevailed. The fact that the Marietta was painted black helped to confuse the Yosemite as to her identity. After some wig-wagging matters were straightened out. Rear Admiral Sampson is reported to kave advised the Navy Department thai, owing to friction with the district attor- ney's oflice here. future prizes will be sent nerth. Reports save been received here that while the Spaniards along the coast of Cuba appear to be working continually at fortifications, they do not appear to be do- ing effective work. This is evidently the opinion of naval of- ficers of the Havana blockading. squadron, who appear to think the work is done simply to keep the Spanish soldiers busy Everything is reported as quiet from Car- denas to Havana. The Spaniards are mak- ing no attempt to molest our ships. Se LOCAL RAILWAY BILLs. Obtaining Action in the Senate. The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home rail- read bill will be called up in the Senate by Mr McMillen Monday during the morning heur, when an attempt will be made to ob- tain action on it. It is likely that Senator Pettigrew will irsist that his amendmen: limiting the franchise to twenty years be voted on, and in the event of its failure he will probably offer another amendment with a thirty-year limitation. c It is not probable that these amendments will be carried, and if they are defeated it is hoped no further opposition will be of- fered by Mr. Pettigrew to railroad legisla- tion and that the other bills authorizing Hopes of will be taken up and acted on promptly. | ‘There are now nine of these bills before the Senate, all of which have passed the House of Representatives and have'been favorably reported from the committee on the District of Columbia. —___ + e+______ STILL AT CADIZ. Camara’s Flect Has Not ‘The: widely published. reports to the ef- Yet Lett railroad extensions or new railroad charters do. ‘Sas! ports, ‘by. Mr. Morgan's Income Tax Amend- ment Defeated. WAS REJECTED BY 35 YEAS, 38 NAYS Tax on Sleeping Car Berths and Parlor Car Seats. HOUSE IN SHORT SESSION After the transaction of brief routine business the Senate this morning resumed consideration of the war revenue measure. As no amendment was pending, Mr. Alli- son suggested the bill be reported from the committee of the whole to the Senate. The suggestion developed several amend- ments, and also the absense of a quorum. Mr. Mason (Ill.), who said he had an im- portant amendment, demanded a call of the Senate. After a delay of fifteen minutes a quorum Was secured. income Tax Amendment. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) then took the floor and offered the amendment of which he gave notice yesterday, requiring the Sec- retary of the Treasury to proceed with the collection of taxes under the provi- sions of the income tax law of 1894, not directly repealed by the Dingley bill. If the Secretary of the Treasury should re- fuse to levy the taxes under the law the amendinent provides that it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to proceed against the Secretary of the Treasury to compel him to perform the duties, and if the Attorney General should refuse to take that action any taxpayer of the United States may bring the necessary action to compel the enforcement of the law. Mr. Morgan said that full opportunity Was presented by his amendment to have the question which it involves settled by the Supreme Court, for, quite naturally, affirmative action taken by Congress upon the subject would relegate the entire sub- ject to the Supreme Court. Mr. Morgan maintained that no part of the income tax provisions of the Wilson law having been repealed by the Dingley law, the provisions were in full force and effect. “They were left in the statute book,” said he. “They are there now, and we want a decision of the court upon them.” He said he had been urged not to precipitate the question involved in his amendment until the Supreme Court had been reorganized by political exigencies, but he thought that the present moment, a time of war, was the time to bring forward the income tax proposition. He said that while the War was in progress he wanted the Supreme Court to take up the income tax question and consider it. “Now is the accepted time, the opportune moment. The Supreme Court decision docs not present any impediment whatever as to many of the sections of the law which were not touched by the decision of the court. As to the probable action of the court, it may be said that every great man at times changes his mind upon public questions. To my mind there is not only a hope, but almost a certainty that in this time of war and the country’s need the Supreme Court will find reason for the an- nouncement that these unrepealed income tax laws are valid and ought to be en- ferced. Mr. Morgan then entered upon a tech- nical, legal and constitutional discussion of the income tax proposition. Congress could scareely refuse, he thougat, to provide for another test of th income tax question in view of the fa> that it was forced to increase taxation and to borrow money in order to prosecute the present war. Amendment Rejected. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Mor- gan asked for a yea and nay vote upon his urendment. The amendment was re- jected—35 to 38—as follows: Yeas—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Chilten, Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeid, Jones (Ark.), McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Mar Mitchell, Money, Morgan M Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins Teller, Tillman, Turley, ‘Cannon, Faulkner, Pasco, Turpie, White—35. Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Burrow: Carter, Clark, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, F banks, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gorman, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw- ley, Hoar, Lodge, McBride, McMillan, Mor- roll, Perkins, Platt (Conn.), Platt (N. Y.), Pritchard, Quay, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Thurston, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott—38. ‘Taxing Transportation Companies. Mr. Turley (Tenn.) offered an amendment levying an excise tax of one-fourth of 1 per cent upon the gross receipts on trausporta- tion firms, companies or ¢orporations doing an intersiate business or a business be- tween a state and a foreign couniry. The amendment also placed the Same excise tax upon telegraph and telephone companies sending messages from one state or terri- tory to arother. Th2 amendment was rejected—24 to 38. Mr. White (Cal.) offered his amendment placing a tax upon sleeping car firms, com- panies and corporations of one-fourth of 1 ber cent upon their gross receipts. In the case of sleeping cars operated by th rail- reads the tax is levied only upon the gross receipts from the sleeping car business. He spoke strongly in favor of the amendment. Taxing Berths and Parlor Cars. Afier a desultory debate, which took a wide range, Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) offered as a substitute for Mr. White's amendment, providing that after July 1, 1898, a stamp tax of 1 cent on every seat sold in a p or parlor car and on every berth in a sh ing car, th> stamp to be affixed t and paid for by the car company. Mr. White aceepted the suvstitnte and it was incorporat2?d in the bill without divi- sion. To Reduce Import Duties. Mr. Mills (Texas) proposed this amend- men That on and after the June, 1808 and until the 30th day of June, 1200, lieu of the duties now imposed by law on the dutiable articles imported from foreign countries there shall be levied, col- lected and paid on such dutiable articles 75 per cent of the several duties and rates of duty now imposed by law upon said ar- ticles severally, it being the intent of this section to reduce existing duties on said articles 25 per cent of such duties. The Mills amendment resulted 25 ayes, 41 noes. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Upon request of Mr. Dingley the House ordered the printing of 5,000 copies of the revenue bill as it shall pass the Senate. He then moved to adjourn, but withdrew it, and Mr. Payne (N. Y.) called up the Senate bill to grant an American register to the ship China. It was passed. Mr. Lacey (iowa) secured consideratica of the Senate bill to protect homesteaders who may enlist and serve in the forces of the United States. After some debate it was passed and upon motion of Mr. Dingley the House adjourned at 12:47 p.m. Baltimore Markets. Wheat firm spot, 1i2galls ge month, Tit asked a =: steamer Ne. 2 30th of | § Stocks Took Another Spurt Upward at New York. YESTERDAY'S SALES BOUGHT BACK As Usual the Grangers Were the Favorites in Buying. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS SS Spec 1 Dispetch to The Evening Star. { NEW YORK, June 4.—The transactions on the exchange today were very buoyant in tone and represented the buying back of the stocks that were sold yesterday. This caused prices on the day's transactions to recover most of the lo=s and return to the high level previous to the seiback The opening prices, in sympathy with the adv reported from London, were muc higher and continued to move upward a terwardon buying for foreign account. The usual rumor about the annihilation of the Spanish fleet was in evidence again today, end helped to better the feeling prevailing. Manhattan was much in evidence today end after opening very erratically com- mrenced to advance and closed with but a slight decline from its highest price. The treding in this stock during the week has varied consiacrabiy, and it has been used very successfully for quick turns. The inost active and the strongest stock amongst the cheap securit today was c., C., C. and St. L., which on good buying advanced to 304, an inerease of three points. The earnings of this road have been very large and the possibility of a dividend is a probability of the very near future. The granger stocks and the other high priced favorites advanced with the gene! a Movement and closed about top Ons. ble “holiday, and continued up to Friday without much interruption, when on news from Washington of a silver amendment to the war revenue measure, a greater part of the advance was The trading, while it has not been very heavy, has been of a very good character, and the most noticea- ble feature has been the buying by houses with large western connections. ‘this sec- tion of the country is in a very flourishins condition, and reports show the mortga companies are finding their loans greatly curtailed. The following ts the bank statement: Joans increa: cused, $1,610,100; sits increase circulation decreased, $6, —>—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Reserve decreased, $1 ed, sil, als incre 200; The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. American Spirits. American Spirits, American Sugar. . in Sugar, ptd. American Tobacco. American Cotton Of Atchison Baltimore Bay State Gas. Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. Ceagod Nortuwestern. Cnicago Gas, © M.& St. Paul... wee M.& St. Paul. pa... Chicago, RI. & Paciile.. Chic. st. P., M. & O.. Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W Delaware & Aud . Den. & Kiv Grande, pte Erie n Traction. ev ated. Michigan Centrs Missoni Pac National Le 5 Dahonal Leau o.. pra. New Jersey Ceatrai.... New York Centrai... 1. Northern Pacitie Northern Pacifte, pfd Out. & Western. Pulunaa Y. southern Ky.. pfa. Phila. Traction . Texas Pacite. iz “ Teun. Goa: a 1ro1 25% 25% Union Pacific,...... 25 i Union Pacific, pra. <. oy. 62% Wabash, pid. wea aS Western Lmon Tei. 9X iy Sliver... P one Brvokiyn k. Transit. any 42K rer 4g Chig. & G Western. “ arcing Washington Stock Exchange. 2 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- 7 rgenth tion, & Jumbia Bonds,—3.65s, funding, cur- * ropolitan Raflroad % Metropoiiian Railroad Bs, 1 tun Railroad certificates of indeb id. Metropolitan Katlroad certificates us Bonds.—Me . B. lv bid, 1114 asked. Columbia ‘axked. Belt itaftornd 1 G8, 85 bid, Washing- 112 bid, Washing 113 bid. UL 8. 100. bid. Chesa- x, 104 Did. Ameri- ‘and X., 1060. bi | American Securtty and Trost 5s, A. and 0., 1 | bid. Washingtou Market Company Ist Ga, 110 bid. . series 1, Market Co ay imp. 110 ia. ompany ext. Gx, 11 bid. bs. 106 bid, Washington American. lumbia, 1 | 5 bid, G asked. bid. 7 Lincoln, 9 Did Title insurance Stocks.—Real_ state Title, 73 bid. Colmmbia Title, 4% Bid. 54 asked. Wesb- ingion Title. 2 bid. District Title 2 b Rail-oad Stecks.—Canital Traction, 72% bid, 7 asked, Metropdlitan, 120 bid, 125 asked. Cy bia, 75 bid. ax and Blectric Light Stocks.—Washinet 47'4 bid, 47% asked. U.S. Electric Light, bid. 100 asked. ‘Telaphone Scocks.—Ch-eipeake and Potomac. f4 Wd. 55% asked. Pennsylvania, 87 bid, 43 ested. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler” Linoty ne. 55% bid, 155% asked. “Lanston Mono 5 bid. 15% asked. American Grapbophoue, x asked. American Graphophone preferred. 115% Md, 15 asked. Prowmatic Gun Carriage, 15 bid, “48 asked. Great Falls Ice, 110 bid, 125 asked. xEx div. TEx rigtits. >— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and broker;, 1427 F members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Lacenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York.