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THE CABINET CENSORED The Oregon Reports that She is Ready for Business Alter Her Cruise from San Francisco—Scions of Noble Sires seem in Favor With the Administration—Har- ' ' rison and Blaine Sworn in—Department Officials Will Not Talk. Washington, D. C., May 23.———Naval officers in this city believe that the greatest crisis of the war is near at hand. The belief is growing that 'the Span- isih and American fleets are graduallly nearing each other and that before many more days have passed news will be heard of a great oom‘llct. From what leaks out at the navy de— partment, despite the strict orders in regard to secrecy, it is evident that un- less the plans of the administration are upset, Admiral Sampson will soon en- counter Admiral Cervera. Oregon in No Need of Repairs. The reports to the department from the Oregon show that she needs no re- pairs to her machinery after her 13,000 miles’ continuous run. The Buffalo, which came with the Oregon from Brazil, is to be overhauled at Newport News, furnished with ar- mor, given a. good battery of five-inch guns and altogether made a very ef- fective modern cruiser. This will take about two months. Harrison and Blaine ‘Sworn in. Major and Inspector General Russell P. Harrison of the volunteer army and Assistant Adjutant General James G. Blaine have taken their oat-'hs of office at the war department. It is said that Mr. Blaine has been assigned to the staff of General Merritt, in which case he will accompany 'rtha't officer to the Philippines. ‘ No News Given Out by Navy Department. The navy department gives out me news touching the movements of the American or Spanish squadrons. What the officials most fear is the effect that might be produced upon our people ”by greatly exaggerated and misleading re- ports from Spanish sources of some great'naval engagement in which the Spaniards would claim a victory. It is realized that first news of an engage- ment in the neighborhood of Cuba or :o the'eastward may reach the United States through the Spanish cables via Madrid, and these are almost certain, no matter What the result may be, to make such a claim for victory for the spanish side as is even now put forth by the Spaniards in Havana in the case of the battle of Manila bay. Obviously the only manner in which the truth could be discovered would be through our own official reports. . President McKinley has established a “censorship” over the cabinet. Here- after only Secretary Long of the navy department and Secretary Alger of the' war department are to possess the war secrets. The other members of the cab- inet are to know only such news as the president and his war aids may think advisable to tell them. 1 Army \Vill Wait An Navy. General Miles says that nobody knows when the invasion of Cuba.. will occur. He says that this will depend entirely upon the developments in the navy and repeated the statement made frequently before that the army is waiting for the naval branch. _ As soon-as the Spanish fleet is safely out of 'the way there will be no more delay in sending troops to the island. ' Before surrendering command of the department of the East General Mer- ritt formed a. plan of the troops that should occupy Camp Black. He chose the three remaining New York regi- ments, and three from Pennsylvania, making six troops, or about 7,000 men for the encampment. General Merritt concluded his busi- ness at the war department Saturday noon and rat 3 o’clock began his jour- ney to San Francisco. There will be between 1200 and 1,500 men in the first detachment to go, and General Ander- son will proceed at that time. Spanish Warships Not Allowed to Coa'. There is nothing to report as to the movements of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror, and the hospital ship Alicante, which are still at Fort de France. The Spanish consul rthere made a desperate attempt to allow the ‘Britisih steamer Twickenham to dip. charge 'her coal cargo or to supply the Terror and Alicante with coal, but the government positively refused 'to allow this to be (done. i __-.—.—____ Sampson Places More Scouts. Key West, May 23.—The departure of the Bancroft, the Gamma, the Hele- na and the Wilmington under “hurry orders,” is taken by naval men to mean that Sampson has thrown out a second line of scouts to the southwest, where the Cincinnati and Vesuvius are sup- posed to be watching the Yucatan chan- nel. Old pilots here believe that the Span- ish fleet might easily work'west with— .out being discovered and be able to break the blockade if the fleet arrived before Sampson or Schley. Venezuela Honors Harrison. Washington, May 23.—Ex-President Harri-son has, it is learned upon rhigh authority, been selected by the govern- ment of Venezuela. as counsel to repre- sent it before the board of arbitration appointed to settle the historic boun— dary dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela. War Does Not Increase Bread Rate. .W'ashington, D. C., May 23.—-Com- plaints are going up all over 'the coun— try because the bakers are raising the price of bread. Some have attributed this to the war, but Secretary of Agri- culture James Wilson says‘the cause of it lies in the fact that ‘t-he"world‘s last wheat crop was short something 1;}: t00,000,000 bushels. . I o 5 ~ , _ , - PHILIPPINES T0 “ BE HELD. General Merritt To’ Be Glothed‘ '9. With the Powers of a Colonial Governor-General. ' ' possession of the Philippines is strong- ly indicated as the determined policy of [the 'United States in the action taken by the president in -two important mat- ,‘ter-s, following closely in the line of the ‘ extraordinary development: which the project to reinforce Admiral Dewey has assumed in the last two weeks, the strength of the military expedition in ‘rthat time having been raised from 5,000 rto 15,000 men, while the proportion of regulars to volunteers was maintained at one—third, largely through the efforts of Ma‘jor General Merritt. ' The second important development in the Philippine matter 'to-day related to 'the scope of the authority which Gener- al Merritt will exercise when he reaches the islands. authority as commanding general of ment of the Pacific, he is apparently to be clothed with powers similar to those exercised by a governor general in foreign colonial establishments. The state department, under the direction of the president, has been engaged for several days preparing elaborate in- structions for General Merritt; which are regarded as strictly confidential. Both Secretary Alger and Secretary Long have been freQuen'tly consulted in regard to these instructions, which are understood to attach certain plenipo- ltentiary attributes to 'the commanding general. The difficulties attending the dispatch of the Monterey to a, base fully seven thousand miles from home are serious, but the navy department is fully pre- pared -t-o overcome them. The Mon— terey’s total bunker capacity is 236 tons, and with this amount of fuel she is capable, under natural draught, at a speed averaging from eight to ten knots, of accomplishing two thouSand miles straightaway. It will be possible after leaving Hon- olulu to take advantage of the numeral ous small islands extending in a chain ‘ fully 2,000 miles to the westward of the Hawaiian group and to lie to in their lee and recoal from the collier. The arrival of the Monterey at Ma- nila, together with the rehabilitation of the forts at the entrance of 'that har- bor, which will be speedily accom— plished when General Merritt’s advance guard reaches there, is .relied on to make the American position in the East impregnable to any force which Spain can spare from the defence of the pen- insula. _ The Monterey is at present command- ed by Lieutenant Commander James William Carlin, who has been attached to the vessel as executive officer almost continuously since she was placed in commission, over five years ago. He succeeded to the command when Cap- tain Clark was suddenly detached six weeks ago to bring the Oregon around to the Atlantic. SPANISH FLEET: SHORT OF COAL. Had iiad Nothing, but Beans to Fat for Five Days and Coal Was Badly Needed. Port au Prince, May 23.—Rear Admi- ral Osbon arrived here on the Dutch steamer Prins Frederik Hendrik, from Curacoa, where he met -the Spanish fleet, consisting of the cruisers Vizcaya, Infan‘ta. Maria. Teresa, Equidibo (pre- sumably t-he Almirante Oquendo) and Ithe Cristobal Colon and two torpedo boat destroyers. ' The Spanish squadron took on three hundred tons of bad coal and one hun- dred tons of provisions and left Cura- coa on Sunday evening at 6 o’clock. At half past ten o’clock they could still be sighted steaming westward. The ships have little or no coal and scant supplies of provisions. The al— lowance to the men of the ships’ crews for five days had been nothing but beans. The torpedo boat destroyers are al- most empty, and in such condition that they would be unable to do much dam— age. It is the general belief herr “Lat the battleship Oregon by this time has join— ed Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet, en— abling him easily to be victorious over the Spanish fleet. FCRTS SHELLED AT NEUVATIS. Gen. Blanco Wires News of a Bombard ment by the American Fleet. Madrid, May 23.——An official dispatch from General Blanco says some Ameri- can warships shelled rhe forts guarding the water approach -to Neuvitas, Prov— ince of Puerto Principe, on Thursday night last. r _Nuevitas, otherwise Las Nuevitas del Principe, is a small town on the north- east coast of Cuba. It is the port of Puerto Principe, capital of the province of that name, and is situated about 52 miles by rail from the city of Puerto Principe. .. The harbor is about fifteen miles in length and about seven and a. half miles broad. It is approached by a passage known as 'the Puerto de Nuevitas, which is about t-hree-fOurths of a mile .wide, on an average. The population of Nuevitas is about 2,000 souls. Nuevitas would seemingly, be an excellent place to land troops for the purpose of advancing on the city of Puerto Principe, which is the center i of the province of that name and com- ' mands that part of Cuba. . , Puerto Principe has a population of I about 30,000 and is one of the most im- Iportant cities in Cuba. To Cut the Galveston Cable. I Madrid, May 23.—The information re— 'ceived here as to the whereabouts of‘ ‘the Spanish Cape Verde squadron is [contradictory The government main~ ‘tains absolute secrecy on the subject. rBut, it is ofiicially declared, if the iAmericansr cut the Cuban cable, the Spaniards will retaliate by cutting the 'Galveston cable, so as to interrupt Southern Pacific communication. General Shafter Assumes Command in ‘ Tampa. General Shaffer has assumed com-- mand of the Fifth Army Corps, corn-- posed 'of'the regular and volunteer i iroops stationed at Tampa and vicinity. m-uam; ' D Senor Gapote Vice-President 'of . Washington, May 23.——The permanent WANTS ENTIRE ‘ , FREEDOM Says Outside ‘Control Will Not Be Toler- In addition to his military the recently organized army depart-- When They Reached Curacoa the Sailors either remain there or return here. v,"‘°7-M% ’ rrrrr rrrrrrrr on the Republic Here. . uteri—Expresses the Gratitude of the Cu- __ ban People Toward the American Na- tion for Procuring Them Their‘ Liberty, but Is Surprised at the Slotvness of the Operations. New York, May 23.—The Herald pub- lishes the following interview with Sen- or Capote, vice president of the Cuban republic, who is now on his way to Washington: “I desire you,” he said, “to thank the great American people and their gov— ernment for the resolution they (have made to free us from the tyranlcal rule of Spain. The people of Cuba be— lieve in the good faith of the people of America. They believe in their honesty of purpose to free Cuba, and are con- fident of their ability :to do so, but it must be borne in mind that the load- star of the Cuban is not merely-free- dom from the dominion of Spain but in- dependence from outside control, how- ever benificen't that control might be, and absolute non-interference by others in the management of our own affairs. “Cuba free and independent is the watchword of Cuban liberty. “We in Cuba. have been somewhat surprised at the slowness as yet of the operations, but we are content to wait, believing the delay has been part of the’plan of the American commanders and that the future will show the WES- dom of Ithe course adopted. Suffering of Spanish Soldiers. “I do not believe the war will last long. Our spies in the Spanish camps report great misery, starvation and dis- comfort among the troops. The Span- iards are morally defeated, and a. dc: cided movement will bring thousands now undecided to our camp. I cannot, of course, say what will be the result of the objective point, but I can say that a. definite plan has been decided upon, and only awaits the word to be set in motion.” The Herald’s correspondent gave Sen: or Capote the first detailed news of the Manila. fight. He had heard only Span— ish versions, and said: . “It is a. great victory—a noble vic— tory, worthy of American sailors and their traditions. I only wish news from Sampson will be equally good. My vis- it to Washington is partly financial, partly political. I cannot say wrhat it is, but it is connected with the internal organization of the island, and for the co—operation of the American forces. I shall not interfere with Senor Palma, but my visit will enable Washington to know exactly my government’s views, with ‘the view of a firm mutual under- standing.” r~ Insurgents Awaiting Our Army. “The Cuban commanders await some decisive step on the part of your gen- erals. If you can open up and maintain communication with the Cuban armies and give us a plentiful supply of arms and ammunition we will free Cuba without Ithe loss of an American sol- dier. “Our position on 'the field is precari- ous. For lack of supplies we cannot concentrate our troops. Our camps shift from place to place according to food conditions. We are hampered and embarrassed for lack of ammunition. We cannot arm the men we are able to put in the field. \ “Open up communication, give us arms and supplies and we ask no more. “As lto the eventual settlement of the island, when the war is ended and when the last Spanish soldier has left Cuba, the work of the provisional government will be ended. The people of Cuba, whatever their class or sympathy, will then say how we shall be‘ governed. There will be no reprisals, no confisca— tion, no distinctions. The past will be forgotten in hopes for the future. “As 'to the present military situation, we are awaiting the development of the American plans. .General Garcia is at Battamo, and can concentrate 10,000 to 12,000 troops around Santiago in a few days’ time to protect an American landing. General Rodriguez, in the west, can throw 15,000 troops to assist in an assault on Havana. - "Lieutenants Fremont and Rowan have put the plans of your war de- partment in Gomez’s rand Garcia’s pos- session. These have been modified by our commanders, .and 1have gone back for acceptance and execution. I expect a. definite movement very soon. POLO FINALLY GETS OUT. the Spanish liIinister at Last Ends His ' ‘ Vacation in Canada. Montreal, J uebec, May 23.‘—Senor Po— lo, ex-Spanislh minister to Washington, and party, sailed on the steamship Do- minion Saturday for Liverpool, en route to Madrid. It is understood Senor du Bosc, ex-chrarge d’affaires at Washing- ton, left the boat at Quebec and will A' United States secret service man was also a passenger. Blanco Sends Rosy Reports. Madrid, May 23.—A dispatch from Havana. announces that two American warships shelled Guantanamo on Fri— day without doing any damage. Gen- eral Blanco won another “victory.” He says the American ships, “in order to deceive the garrison, hoisted Spanish flags, but were immediately recognized and repulsed.” General Blanco also reports that the Spanish soldiers have defeated several insurgent bands in the provinces of Matanzals and Havana. As usual, sev— eral insurgents have been killed. Six Prize Ships Condemned. Key West, Fla.., May 23.—In,'the Uni- ted States court, Judge James Locke presiding, six of the Spanish 2' ships seized as prizes were‘adjudged ; to be legal prizes and were ordered sold ? at auction. ' i l ' vavor WS pAREN‘f’s‘ffiTési“. " 7 ‘ 1 Family of Children That Dropped Pap. ondMamma for Father and Mother “I was brought up,” said 'a. fond lather, “to say father and mother. I- lever dreamed of saying papa and mamma-when I Was a. child, and I should have made awkward work of it t I had tried. My children until lately lave always said papa andamamm‘a. I lon’t know how they got started that way, but at.the outset and for a. long time they never thought of saying tnything else. Then the older ones rock to saying father and mother. They iked these titles thought they Were better, form, too, md they taught the younger children tlso to say father and mother, and‘~ low they all say father and mother. “The older children soon accustomed :hemselves to the change; the younger children were a little shy over it at. list, but they soon got pretty well used :0 it, and now we rarely hear in my house papa and mamma; it is father tnd mother. , “And I must say I like it better. And i don’t think it is because that is the way I was brought up, though these titles certainly do have to me an old ind familiarand affectionate sound that 5 Very pleasant;'but I think I like nther andmother better anyway}; Shark Channel's in the' Persian Grin; In the Persian gult the divers have a curious way of opening the season. They depend implicitly upon the shark conjurers, and will not descend without their presence. To meet this difficulty the government is obliged to hire the charmers to divert the attention of the sharks from the fleet. 'As the season approaches, vast numbers of natives gather along the shore and erect huts, and tents and bazaars. At the oppor- tune moment—usually at midnight, so as to reach the oyster banks at sunrise ——the fleet, to the number of eighty or a. hundred boats, pulls out to sea. Each of these boats carries two divers, to steel‘sman and a. shark charmer, and is manned by eight or ten ro‘wers. Other conjurers remain on shore, twisting their bodies and mumbling incantation to divert the sharks. In case a man- . eater-is perverse enough to disregard- the charm and attack a diver an alarm is given, and no other diver will de- scend on that day. The power of the conjurer is believed to be hereditary, and the efficacy of his incan-tations to be wholly independent of his religious faith.—Lippincott’s Magazine. Theiifiiiifafs‘e '0? St'ampn. ‘ The newest language of stamps is as follows: The stamp inthe usual place ———that is, on the tap right-hand corner of the envelope—means, when upright, “I desire your friendship;” across, “Do you love me?” upside down, “Don’t write me again;” crooked. “Write at- once.” When the stamp is at the bottom cor- ner on the right hand it means, it up- right, “Your love makes me happy.” When it is on the left top corner it means, if upright, “I love you;" across, "My heart is another’s;” up- side down, “Good-day, my darling.” When it is on the bottom left hand corner it means, upright, “Fidelity will be rewarded;” across, “Do not leave me,alone in my sorrow;” upside down. “You have withstood all trials.” When I the stamp-is on the same line as the 7 surname of the address, it means, if up- iright, “Accept my love;” across, "I ‘ long to see you;” upside down, “I am ' engaged.” // ,4. . .. thority in Cuba. 5 r ' % lant Rufus F. Zogbaum, ton. ease: W e . ' i u better, and they. From receipt of or- der to Jan. 1, 1899 For two, dollars. is beginning another era in its existence. f The Congress of the United States has declared that Spain must at once relinquish its au- HARPER’S WEEKLY, whose pictorial history of the last war marked an epoch in American illustrated journalism, .will, with enormously ’increased facilities, be each week an accurate, concrse, and authentic PICTORIAL HISTORY .. OF Trlrs WAR from now until peace is assured. . staff of artists, and correspondents will represent the WEEKLY at the front. Carlton T. Chapman,W. A. Rogers, T. de Thul- strup. and others will accurately portray the en- , gagcments in which our Army and Navy may participate, as well as happenings at Washmg- Among the WEEKLY’S special corre- spondents will be Caspar Whitney, John R. Spearsfilohn Fox, Jr.,0. K. Davis, and Harold Martin, following our Squadrons and Armies. 'In order to bring this matter home to every good American; the publishers wrll send, pre- paid, HARPER’S WEEKLYfrom . ' Receipt of Order to. Jan'.1.1899 _ _ s2.00 Franklin Sq., N. Y. City 9 " ' mvmvwvuwrowwwv ‘ [reformulation ‘ . .’ _ The latest lnverltibn is a. fog'-d_ls-~ " ' Delleitr'The apparatus consists of a. horizontal outlookgpipe eight feet in .1 length and eight inches in diameter- At ' the mouth of the tube is a wide flange; , the rear end'is covered with a“ thick disc of glass. Abouttwo feet from the rear end a. pipe enters the tube from below, at an obtuse angle with the for- ward section. This connection is made through a.‘ sort of turntable, which per- mits the’outlook tube to be pointed in ' any direction desired, up br / down. from one side to the other. The pipe below connects with a blower down in the vessel. . ‘. When the dispeller is in. use, the blower sends a: powerful stream of air up through the pipe into the tube, and the current hurtles into the fog, boring a. hole through it, as it were. The action of the" suspended moisture ls'twofold. The'fog is‘ rolled back in every direction, the high pressure of the blast produces a cooling influence, the moisture in suspensicz. condenses and falls in rain. A great cone of clear atmosphere, with its apex at the mouth of the tube, results. The eye of the pilot is at the glass at the near of the tube, and he gazes into .the bowels'of the fog. With its aid a pilot can readily pick up his buoys in a fog, and keep an eye out for vessels . ahead. ' - With a powerful blower the lnventdr hopes to make a fog-dispeller useful at 1,000 feet. No claim is made that the dispeller would be practicable except when the vessel is going at a slow rate of speed, which is customary when there is rog- gy weather. 3 Dre’s—5y culling Gown. 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