Praise for Admiral Sampson Fror English and French Sources , SANTIAGO A FATAL MISTAKE A IJrltlsli Kxport ThlnkH Tlmt tlio Spar lull IToet Is Now at n DLmdvantngo . , Change In French Sentiment Spal Iorlilod by Prominent Vapors. LONDON , May 23. According to th best expert opinion in London , if Ai iniral Ccrvora has gone to Santiago d Cuba , he has made a fatal mistake "Vice Admiral Philip Ilowar Columb , retired , the author of number of naval works , ir eluding "The Naval War Game , writes that he is convinced the Span ish admiral is now unlikely to btrik at all. He adds that if he enters South Cuban port it will scarcely affcc the United States' blockade , for Rca Admiral Sampson will only have to dc tach a somewhat sxipcrior force of hi heavier ships to cover Cervcra's flccl while a group of the lightest an swiftest vessels would be watching t see that he did not move without bein , reported , and all the rest of Rear At miral Sampson's licet could devot themselves to the blockade of the othc Cuban ports. NKW Yoiuc , May 23. A dispatc from Paris to the New York Worl says : There are remarkable indication in certain Paris journals , hitherto ir imical , of a complete reversal of th Ifrcnch disposition toward America. The GauloSs , for example , extols th cleverness with which Admiral Samj : son has maneuvered , taking advantag of his opponent's slowness to effect \ junction with Schley and thus cnabl him to divide the forces in two parts. M. Jaures , in the Petite Republiquc writes in the same strain of America' "admirable attack and defense , whic' have been directed with energy an life. " M. Jaures derides Spain for allowin ; herself to be made the sport of clerical ism and militarism. There is also a strong article in th Echo dc Paris , signed Henry liaurc calling French hostility to her ancien friends and clients beyond the Atlanti foolish and illogical. "France , " the writer says , "is nai urally drawn to America as a republic and should not give way to sudden tor dcrness for Spain. ' ' On the other hand , IIenr3' Fouq\iiei in the Dixneuvicme Siccle , writes in vein hardlj' short of insulting to Amei ican women for their alleged snobbisli ness in seeking to make out a long lin of aristocratic ancestors. ENEMY'S ' LOSS AT CARDENAS Two Spanish Gunboats Destroyed by Shell From the Wilmington. KEV WEST , Fla. , May 23. The tit ; Lcyden , Ensign W. S. Crossley , com mander , which picked up off Cay Pic dras light Wednesday night an opei boat containing five Cubans , one o whom , Ernest Castro , had impovtan dispatches from General Gomez to Ger oral Miles , put the other four ashore a the east end of Cay Blanco last nighl Castro proceeded to Tampa to delive his messages. The Cubans put ashore had given th officers of the tug considerable infoi mation regarding the situation in Cai denas , where they lived , since the bai tie in which the torpedo boat Winslo was disabled and the first America officer and sailors lost their lives. Th Spaniards' loss in the battle , the Ci bans said , was one officer killed an five men wounded. The officer's hea was blown off. As the result of th battle there arc no longer any Span ish gunboats in the harbor of Cai denas. Two of those that were ther were destroyed by the shells from th Wilmington , and from the third on the guns have been removed and re mounted on the dock behind a ston ivall built to protect them. The Spar iards , the Cubans said , have sun three lighters in the passage where th Winslow went through the day of th battle. The Leyden landed insurgents agai : last night without anjr molcstatio from shore. When picked up by th Leyden , the Cubans had been out si daj's waiting to be picked up and wer nearly exhausted while their boat wa all but ready to swamp. THEY ARE SPARTANS IN SPAIN Madrid Says All Is Quiet In Spite of Tir pending Famine and Ruined Trade. MADRID , May 2 , S a m. It is ar nounced here to-day that perfect trar quility prevails throughout Spain , i spite of the war and of the fact tha famine is imminent and that Spanis trade is ruined. An official dispatch from Havana tc day says that several American wai ships have arrived in froni of the baj It is added that the vessels remain di * tant from the port. Another dispatc from Havana says two American ship again shelled -Guantanamo yesterda without doing any damage. Tampa to Honor the Qnccn. TAMPA , Fla. , May 23. An Englisl warship is expected to arrive in Tamp harbor May 24. the anniversary o Queen Victoria's birthday , and th event will be celebrated by a banquc that will be notable for the number c military and naval officers who will b V present. Italian "Warships Expected. ST. TiiOMASDanish West Indies , Ma ; 23. The Dutch cruiser Aricsland ha arrived here from the Azore islands. 1 is said that five Italian warships ! rendezvous here at the end of the prct ent month. , . HOW HAVANA HEARD OF MANIU Wlion Blanco'a Connor C.ire Out the News It Was of n Spanish Victory. HAVANA , May 0 , via Vera Cruz , Maj 23. The Spanish officers say all tht strategic points about the coast hav < Veen occupied by troops and that it wil bo difficult to effect landings. Ambus cades have also been prepared at vari ous points , and they say Havana is well fortified that an army of 50,001 men will be needed to re duce the place. New entrench ments have been thrown up and more heavy artillery ha ; been mounted , but it is difficult to ob tain any accurate details of such work Any inquiries on the subject are liabl < to cause the arrest of the person put ting the question , and newspaper men particularly correspondents , are con tiaually under suspicion. They ar < carefully watched and it is only witl the greatest difficulty that mail letter ! can be smuggled out of the city. Tin cense > * is more exacting than ever am any news which he allows to be cablet is strictly official. The guards yes terday captured a man who was goinj out in a small fishing boat with inai for the American fleet and the writer is informed thathe was shot the sam < afternoon. The Pais , organ of the Autonomisl party , says great misery prevails al Mantanzas and at Cardenas and othei towns on account of the scarcity o : provisions , and the paper adds that th ( country people are now in worse con dition than they ever were before. Al sorts of misleading rumors are inten tionally circulated by the Spanish offi cials here for their own purposes ant the talcs of Spanish repulses of Ameri can forces come in at almost regulai intervals and from nearly every poinl about the blockaded portion of the coasl to say nothing of the stories o : brilliant Spanish victories , which an said to have reached here from abroad , For instance , to-day a rumor traced tc the palace said : "The Spanish fleet , after a heroic defensive battle with an American fleet at Cavite , Philippine islands , lost two vessels and about 30 ( killed and 400 wounded , after which the Spanish officers , refusing a surren der , and in order to prevent the Spanish - ish fleet from falling into the hands of the Americans , blew up all the rest of their vessels. " The. palace report also said the American fleet at Manila was bom barding that city and that , in consequence quence , the Spanish authorities and the garrison of Manila had retreatec : into the interior. Later the following "official news' * was published : "A Spanish fleet has fought heroic ally with an American fleet at Cavite , obliging the American fleet to retreat with considerable loss. The Spanisl losses were also very heavy. " Of course , the greatest interest is taken here in the approaching meeting between Spanish and American fleeis in these waters. The fleet from Spain is expected at almost any moment and is being constantly watched for. Daj and night signals are ready to guide if safely into the harbor. It is expected that the result of the battle v/ill de cide the war , and it is impossible to make the Spaniards doubt the eventual triumph of the flag of their country. THE MONTSERRAT IN SPAIN , Blockade Runners Given an Ovation or Their Return Home. CORRUXXA , Spain , May 23. The Spanish auxiliary cruiser Montserral arrive ! here unexpectedly last evening from Cienfuegos , having escaped the American blockading ships. Large crowds of people thronged the quays and members of the crev received an ovation when they went ashore. The people embraced the cap tain and officers of the steamer. Pop iilar demonstrations followed through out the city. The commander of the Montscrrat declared that he was not charged with any mission and said he was not carrying dispatches , but the Spaniards claim that he is patrioticallj concealing the facts in the case. The Montserrat is to be sent to Fer- rol or Cadiz in order to have her guns mounted. MADRID , May 23. It is asserted here that the Montserrat landed ยง 3,000,000 , 1,000 soldiers , 100 guns , 15,000 rifles and a quantity of ammunition in Cuba , ORDERED TO MOVE , Third Missouri Regiment Goes to Dunn Coring , Near Washington. JEFPERSOX UARBACKS , Mo. , May 23. The Third regiment has been orderec to Dunn Loring , Va. , a rendezvous foi volunteer troops near Washington Hopes for orders to Manila have beer nourishedby Colonel Gross and the regiment. Too Hot to March. MOBILE , Ala. , May 23. The forcct" marches which were undertaken at twc day intervals by the four infantry reg iments encamped here , have been aban doned on the representation of the reg- 5 mental surgeons that the troops from the Northern and Western states arc not yet sufficiently acclimated and would suffer from the heat if they were continued. There is a general cxocltu of officers to various parts of the coun try to report for duty with the volun teer regiments. Spain's Latest Trickery. KEY WEST , May 23. The latest Span ish device is the sending adrift of hulks made to resemble torpedo boats , af tci first loading them with dynamite , in the hope that American ships would ram them in the darkness. Several of these hulks have been sent out of the harbor. MADRID , May 23. The government , it is said , has received a dispatch from Havana , "annouaciAg that the rebels havfc pronounced in favor of Spain and are now making common cause with the Spaniards to defeat the Amcri- LOVE" UNCRITICAL. first I 'son to know thco , dear , Thy faults I did espy. And 'Sure this la a blomlsh hero , And that's a vice , " said L But since that hour I did resign My judgement to my Into , Thou art no more then only mlno , To IOTO and vindicate. Henceforth thy champion am I vovr'd , And stultify my sense. Not owning what I proved , yet proud To die in its defense. The kerchief that thou gav'at I'll wear Upon my eyelids bound- Ana every man I meat I'll dare To find the faults I found.Tho The Spectator. PERCY AND THE PROPHET BY WILKIE COLT.INS. CHAPTER VIII CONTINUED. "I will briug you word of the ar rest myself ; there will bo plenty o time for me to catch the afternooi coach to London. Between this clat and the 2d rely on my keeping ; watchful eye on both the gentlemen and on Mr. Bowmoro especially. HI is just the man , if ho feels the fuint est suspicion that ho is in any dan ger. to provide for his own means o escape and leave Mr. Linwood ti shift for himself. I have the hone : to be , sir , your obedient servant , PKTKU WEEMS. " CHAPTER IX. The Elopement. On the evening of the 1st of Apri Mrs. Bowmore was left alone witl the servants. Mr. Bowmoro am Percy had gone out together to attem the special meeting/ the club Shortly afterward. Miss Charlott had left the cottage under very ex traordinary circumstances. A few minutes only after the de parture of her father and Percy sh received a letter , which appeared ti cause her the most violent agitation She said to Mrs. Bowmoro , "Mamma I must see Captain Bervio for a fov minutes in private , on a matter o serious importance to all of us. Hi is waiting at the front gate and hi will come in if I show myself at thi hall door. " Upon this Mrs. Bow more had asked for an explanation "There is no time tor explanation , ' was the only answer she received ; " ask you to leave me for five minutei alone with the captain. " Mrs. Bow more , naturally enough , still hesi tated. Charlotte snatched up he garden hat and declared wildly tha she would go out to Captain Bervie i she was not permitted to see him a home. In the face of this declara tion Mrs. Bowmoro yielded anel lef the room. In a minute more the captain wa ; in the cottage parlor. Although sh < had given way to her daughter , Mrs Bowmore was not disposed to t.usl her without supervision in the so ciety of a man whom Charlotte her self had reviled as a slanderer and ! false friend. She took up her posi tion in the veranda outside the par lor , at a safe distance from one o the two windows of the room , whicl had been left partially open to admi the fresh air. Here she waited am listened. The conversation was for som < time carried on in whispers. As the ; became more and more excited , botl Charlotte and Bervie ended in un consciously raising their voices. " swear it to you on my faith as t Christian ! " Mrs. Bowmore heard th < captain say. "I declare before Gee who hears me that I am speaking the truth ! " And Charlotte had answeret with a burst of tears , "I can't be lieve you ! I daren't believe you Oh , how can you ask mo to do sucl a thing ? Lot me go ! let me go ! ' Alarmed at those words , Mrs. Bow more advanced to the window ane looked in. Bervio had put Char lotto's arm in his arm , and was try ing to induce her to leave thi parlor with him. She resisted and implored him to releas < her. Mrs. Bowmore was 01 the point of entering th < room to interfere , when Bervie sud denly dropped Charlotte's arm , unc whispered in her ear. She startee as she heard the words , looked a him keenly , and instantly made uj her mind. "Let mo tell my mothei where I am going , she said , and ] will consent" "Be it so , " h < answereel and hurried her out. Mrs. Bowmore re-entered the cottage tago by the adjoining room , and mel them in the passage. "Remembei one thing , " Bervie said , before Charlotte lotto could speak. "Every minute ii precious ; the fewest words are best. ' In few words Charlotte spoke. " must go at once to Justice Bervio1 ! house. Don't bo afraid , mamma ! . know what I am about , and I knov that I am right" "Going to Justice Bervie's ! " criee Mrs. Bowmore , in the utmost extremity ity of astonishment "What will youi father say , what will Percy thin ! when they c.ome back from the club ? ' "My sister's carriage is waitini for me close by , " Bervie answered "It is entirely at Miss Charlotte's disposal , i-ho can easily g.et back , if she wbhes to keep her visit i secret , before Mr. Bowmore and Mr. Linwood return. " He lead the way to the door aa he spoke. Charlotte kissed her mothei tenderly , and followed him. Mrs Bowmore called them to wait ] daren't let you go , " she said to het daughter , "without your father's leave ! " Charlotte seemed not t ( liear her , the captain seemed not to hear. They ran across the front gar den , and through the gate and were out of sight in less than a minute. More than two hours passed ; the sun had sunk below tha horizon , ant still there were no signs of Charlotte's return. Feeling seriously uneasy , Mrs. Bowmore crossed the room to ring the boll , and send the man servanl bo Justice Bervie's house to hastet tier daughter's return. As she ap preached the fire-place , she was startled by a sound of stealthy foot steps , in the hall , followed by a loue noise as of some heavy object thai had dropped on the floor. She ran < : the bell violently , and then hurriet to the door of the parlor. As she opened it , the footman passed her , running out , and apparently in pur suit of somebody , at the top of his speed. She followed him as rapidlj as she could , out of the cottage ane across the little front pardon to the gate. Arriving in the road , she was just in time to ECO him vault upor the luggage board at the back of t pot-chai o , which had apparently passed the cottage , and drawn up i little beyond it ' Peter crained the board just as the postillion startee the horses on the way to London Ho saw Mrs. Bowmoro looking a him. before the carriage had greatlj increased it's distance from the cottage tago , and pointed , with an in-olen nod of his head , first to the inside o : the vehicle , and then over it to the high-road ; signing to her that he designed to accompany the persoi in the post chaise to the end of th < journey. Turning to go back to the cottage Mrs. Bowmore saw her own bo wilder mcnt reflected in the faces of the tw < female servants , who had followec her out "Who can Peter be after ma'am1 askeel the cook. "Do you think it'i a thief ? " The house-maid pointed to the post-chaise , barely visible in the dis tance. "Simpleton ! " she said. "Dc thieves travel in that way ? I wist my master had come back , " she pro ceeded , speaking to herself. "I'u afraid there's something wrong. " Mrs. Bowmoro , returning througl the gate , instantly stopped and lookee at the woman. "What makes you mention youi master's name , Amelia , when yoi fear something is wrong ? " she asked Amelia changed color and looked confused. "I am loath to alarm you , ma'am , ' she said , "and I can't rightly se < what it is my duty to do. " Mrs. Bowmore's heart sank withit her under the crudest of all terrors the terror of something unKnown , "Don't keep me in suspense , " she said faintly. "Whatever it is , lei me know it. " She lead the way back to the par lor. The house-maid followed her. The cook declining to be left alone followed the house-maid. "It was something I hoard this afternoon , ma'am , " Amelia began. "Cook happened to be busy " The cook interposed ; she had noi forgiven the house-maid for calling her a simpleton. "No , Amelia ! If you must bring nio into it not busy. Uneasy in my mind on the subject of soup. " 'I don't knew that your mind makes much difference , " Amelia pro ceeded. "What it comes to is this it was I , and not you who went intc the kitchen garden for vegetables. ' "Not by my wish , heaven knows1 ! persisted the cook. "Leave the room ! " said Mrs. Bow- more. Even her patience had given wav at last The cook looked as if she declined to believe her own ears. Mrs. Bow moro pointed to the door. The cook said "Oh ? " accepting it a ? a question. Mrs. Bowmore's finger still pointed. The cook , in solemn silcnce.yieleled tc circumstances , and banged the door. "I was getting vegetables , ma'am , Amelia resumed , "when I heard voices on the other side of the pal ing. The wood is so old that one can see through the cracks easj enough. 1 saw my master and Mr. Linwood and Captain Bervie. The captain seemed to have stopped the other two on the pathway that leads to the field , he stood , as it might be , between them and the way back to the house , and he spoke severely , that he did ! 'For the last time , Mr. Bowmore , ' says he , 'will you under stand that you are in danger , and that Mr. Linwood is in danger , unless you both leave this neighborhood to night ? " My master made light of it 'For the last time,1 says he , 'will you refer us to a proof of what you say and allow us to judge for ourselves ? ' I have told you already,1 says the captain , 'I am bound by my duty to ward another person to keep what ] know a secret' 'Very well , ' says my master , 'I am bound by my duty to my country. And I toll you this , ' says he , in his high and mighty way , neither government nor the spies ol government , dare touch a hair of nry head ; they know it , sir , for the head of the people's friend ! ' The captain lost his temper. 'What stuff ! ' says hethere's a government spy in your house at this minute , disguised as your footman. ' My master looked at Mr. Linwood and burst out laughing. Peter a spy ! ' says he ; 'poor Peter ! You won't beat that , captain , if you talk till doomsday. ' He turned about without a word more and went home. The captain caught Mr. Linwood by the arm as soon as they were alone. For God's sake , ' says he. 'don't fol low that madman's example I If you value your liberty , if you hope tc become Charlotte's husband , consult your own safety. I can give you a passport Escape to France and wait till this trouble is over. ' Mr. Linwood was not in the best of tem pers : Mr. Linwood shook him off. Charlotte's father will soon bo my father , ' says he ; 'do you think I will desert him ? My friends at the club have taken up my claim ; do you think I will forsake thorn at the meeting to-morrow ? You ask me to be un worthy of Chat-lotto and unworthy ci my friends ; you insult me if you say more.1 He whipped round on his heel and followed my master. The captain lifted his hands to the heav- ans and looked I declare it turned my blood , ma'am , to see him. If there's truth in mortal man , it's my firm belief " What the housemaid's belief WD remained unexpressed. Before sh could get to her next word , a shrle of horror from the hall announce that the cook's powers of intorruj tion were not exhausted yet Mistress and servant both hurric out , in terror of they knew not who' ' There stood the cook , alone in th hall , confronting the stand on whic the overcoats anel nats of the men e the family were placed. "Where' the master's ttaveling coat ? " crio the cook , staring wildly at an unoi cupied pog. "And whoro's his capt match ? Oh , Lord , he's elf in th post-chaiso , and Peter's after him ! " Simpleton as she was , the womai loitering about the hall had blur dered on a very serious discovery Coat and cap both made after a. foi eign pattern , and both strikingly re raarkable in form and color to Enp lish eyes had unquestionably disai peared. It was equally certain tht they were well known to Peter a the coat and cap which his mastc used in traveling. Had Mr. Bowmor discovered that ho was really i danger ? Had the necessities of ii stant flight only allowed him tun enough to snatch his coat and ca out of the hall ? And had Peter see him as ho was making his escape t the post-chaiso ? The cook's conch sion answered all these questions i the affirmative ; and if Captain Bet vio's words of warning were to bo be lieved , the cook's conclusion fc once was not to be dospisod. Under this last trial of her foi titude , Mrs. Bowmore's feeble re serves of endurance completely gav way. The poor lady turned fait and giddy. Amelia placed her on chair in the hall , and told the coo to open the front door and let in th fresh air. The cook obeyed ; and h stantly broke out with a second tei rific scream announcing nothing les : this time , than the appearance < Mr. Bowmoro himself , alive an hearty , returning with Percy froi the meeting at the club ! The inevitable inquiries' and ej planations followed. Fully assure as he had declared himself to bo , < the sanctity of his person ( politicall speaking ) , Mr. Bowmore turned pale nevertheless , when ho looked at th unoccupied peg on his clothes-stane Had some man unknown personate him ? And had a post-chaise bee hired to lead an impendin pursuit of him in the va-on direction ? What did it mean Who was the friend to whose service he was indebted ? As for the pr < ceedings of Peter , but one interpret ; tion could now bo placed on then They distinctly justified Captai Bervie's assertion that the footma was a spy. Mr. Bowmore thought c the captain's other assertion , relatin to the urgent necessity for making hi escape , and looked at Percy in silen dismay , and turned paler than evei Percy's thoughts , diverted for th moment only from the lady of hi love , returned to her with renewe fidelity. "Let us hear what Charlott thinks of it , " he said. "Where i she ? " Another explanation followed thi question. Terrified at the effec which it produced on Percy , helj lessly ignorant when she was calle upon t'o account for her daughter absence , Mrs. Bowmoro could enl shed tears and express a devou trust in provielence. Her husban looked at the new misfortune from political point of view. Ho sat dowr. and slapped his forehead theatrlcall ; with the palm of his hand. "Thu far , ' " said the patriot , "my politics assailants have only struck at m through the newspapers. Xow the strike at mo through my child. Percy made no speeches. There wa a look in his eyes which boded ii for the captain , if the two met " am going to fetch her , " was all h said , "as fast as a horse can carr me. " He hired his horse at an inn in thi town , and set forth for Justic Bervie's house at a gallop. During Percy's absence , Mr. Bow more secured the fi-ont and bac ! entrances to the cottage with hi own hands. These first precaution taken , ho ascended to his room am packed his traveling-bag. "Necessaries for tny use in prison , ho remarked. "The blood-hounds o government are after me. " "Ar they after Percy too ? " his wif ventui-ed to ask. Mr. Bowmor looked up impatiently , and cried "Pooh ! " as if Percy was of no con sequence. Mrs. Bowmore though otherwise ; the good woman private ly packed a , bag for Percy in th sanctuary of her own room. [ TO BE COXTIXCCU. ] Ilio Vuiilty of Criibs. Many of the crab species of shell fish "clothe" themselves. Som species dress themselves elaboratel ; by gathering bits of sea-weed , chew ing the ends anel sticking them o the shell , so as to look like a ston covered with weed. They speni hours with the utmost perscveranc in making these pieces adhere b , trying the same piece over and eve again till they succeeel. They hav a fine sense of symmetry , and alway : put a red piece on ono limb to niatcl the red piece they have put on thi other , and a green piece to match j [ jreen piece , chough how they knov red from green in the dark pool where they live is hard to say. un Less it is by taste or smell. Whoi once their dress is completed it im proves the older it becomes , as the weed actually grows on them. Would Make Him Walk Spanish. "I hear you are going to spend i pear in Spain. You will want t < loiow something of the language Don't you want to join my class ii Spanish ? " "No , sir. 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