6 EMBARKING FOR CUBA The Trortpn at Tauipu Am Rvtuly to Sail— Alxmi ao.ooo K*KUIMIH Will <Jo. Washington, Jane B.—After the cabi net meeting yesterday Secretary Alger announced that he had received a tele gram fr.cn General Shatter, at Tampa, stating thai tr.e troops at that place were hem* put on transports, and that they would oil be embarked by thi3 BQornlip, The telegram further stated that the vessels vould sail for Santiago to-day or Thursday, nrd that they would ar rive at Santiago by Sunday. It is stated that between 18,000 and 20,000 regulars will be embarked. This is the first official acknowledge ment of the embarkation of troops. It la thought by some that General Shat ter's telegram has been delayed sever al hours, and that the embarking began Monday night, as clearly unde.stood here. The statement that the regulars were going to sail does not controvert the statement that the siege trains and heavy artillery, as announced in these dispatches yesterday, hart already landed in Santiago. It was announced at thecabinet meet ing that a telegram had been received from General Shafter and that the troops were already on board the trans ports. No More Delay. At the cabinet meeting the president expressed himself as dissatisfied with the delay in sending troops to Santia go and Porto Rico. The situation in regard to supplies and equipment, as reported officially by General Miles, was discussed, and it was further de termined that there should be no fur ther delay, and that the troops, which have been delayed on account of the blockade on the railroads, must be equipped and supplied speedily, and the movement to Cuba and Porto Rico begun at once. The cabinet also discussed the situa tion at Manila, but expressed perfect confidence in Admiral Dewey's ability to handle the conditions there, and as reinforcements are already on the way to him, there was nothing that the cabinet could do but wait for reports from him after the United States sol diers have arrived. The president and his advisers felt great satisfaction over the work of the navy and the conduct of the war up to the present time, and now that every effort Is being made to put the army in first class condition, the administration Is confident that things will move along with rapidity and success. The Reported Landing. While the officials of the war depart- i ment still deny that troops have land- j ed at Santiago, they are particular to 1 say the tbr army has not landed. 1 They do <iot talk about he expediion of engineers, which, as stated in these j dispatches. Is the one which is supposed j to have disembarked at Punta Cabrera, near Santiago. This expedition con tained about n thousand soldiers with ' heavy re guns, and as these wore ' met by the insurgents, the latter hav- ' ing begun work on the roads leading t-> ) the hills b' "l< of Santiago, there can be little doubt that the siege guns are now being placed in position, if not al ready planted. Gei.o;a! Mi'.t., haj sent some very plain rep wis to the president and Sec retary Alger. PRIZE SHIPS TO BE SOLD. Vault Captured by the United States Will Be Disposed of June 27. Key West, June 7.—A1l the prize ships condemned by the United States will bo sold heic at public auction June 27, with the exception of the Panama, which has been sent North, and possi bly the Uuido, which has also been sent North. It is expected that a large number of buyers will be attracted here by the sale. The cargoes, aside from perisha ble goods, which are being disposed of as fast as possible, will be sold at the same time. The released steamships Catalina and Miguel Jover will clear from here for their home pol ls as soon as the neces sary bonds are given to protect thegov ernment in case the decision of the I lower court Is reversed by the supreme courts and the captures held to be law ful prizes of war. Negotiations for the bonds are being made in New Orleans. In the case of the Catalina bond has been fixed at 8150,00, and In the case of the Miguel Jover It will be about the same. Thomas S. Hooker Dead. New York, June 7. —Thomas Newber ry Rookt r, who helped set type for the first Issue of the Tribune on April 9, 1841. and was for fifty-six years con tinuously in the service of that news paper. dlad yesterday from heart dis ease at his home, 202 Adelphi street, Brooklyn. He was in his eighty-third year and had been ailing for several weeks. On April 9, 1897, Mr. Rooker retired from active participation In the man agement of the Tribune, of which he had been secretary since 1868. He had always been a trustee and he owned one share of the original stock of the Tribune Association issue in 1549. Grand I.' due nf Masons. New York, June B.—At 2 o'clock yes tcrday afternoon the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the state of New York convened In Its 117 th an nual communication, In the Masonic Temple, corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street, Manhattan. Ev ery seat In the large hall was occupied by representatives of the 713 lodges in the state, which have an active mem bership of over 95,000 Masons. Seated in tne grand cast, beside the grand lodge officers, were representative Ma- | sons from seveial states, all of whom j were cordially ue.corned by Grand Master Wiillair, A. Sutherland. Wa.hl.'Rtor Belle Weds. Washington. June B.—Miss Alice Bel knap, daughter of the late General W. W. Belknap, secretary of war in the cabinet ol Genera Grant, was mar ried yesterday to Mr. Barclay Henry of Philadelphia. Miss Belknap has been a reigning belle and Is a beautiful woman. Oldest New York Masoa Dead. Saratoga, N. Y., June 7.—Levi Hatch, aged 90, 19 dead at Hartford, Washing ton county. Tie was the oldest Mason In the state, and was treasurer of the Herschel Lodge of Hartford for thirty years. He Is survived by a widow and five sons. REBELS CLOSING ON MANlLA foreigner* Net Believed to Be fn lui* liiiiient Hunger. London, June S.—A dispatch to the Times from jviaii.lu, referring to the fighting of May 30 and June 1, says the Spanisn loss in killed, wounded und prisoners was heavy. Put, the corre spondent adds, the must serious feature of all for Spain is the defection of hun dreds of native auxiliaries. He adds: "One native regiment deserted after killing its officers and massacreing a company of Spanish infantry, and reb els and former rebels on both sides have been shot because they were sus pected of treachery to their respective generals. "The Spaniards are endeavoring by every means to retain the rebels, who are attracted bv xiromises of pardon and high offices. "But General Aguinaldo's attraction Is stronger. He has completely sur rounded Manila bv cutting the rail roads and holding the rivers by which food had previously reached the city. If the city Is not starved into surren der the rebels may carry It, having now an increasing number of riffes and field guns. • "General Agulnaldo's treatment of the Spanish prisoners is exemplary. Few excesses are reported except where priests were mutilated before being killed. "Admiral Dewey Is not assisting the rebels, but it is probably due to him that Aguinaldo's forces avoid excesses. "Foreigners, with the exception of the French nuns, remain in Manila, but are ready to board the refugee steamers as soon as necessity arrives. CHEERS FOR NEW HAVEN CREWS. Tliey Will Leave for Now London Quarters To-Morrow. Cambridge, Mass., June B.—Harvard's 'varsity and freshman crews rowed over the Charles river course yesterday afternoon for the last time this season. To-day both crews leave for New London, where they will at once begin training for the big race. If cheering has anything to do a victory, the Crimson Oarsmen will make a creditable showing this year. No less than 1,500 men formed in the yard, and, headed by the Harvard band, marched to the river to give the men a send off. The 'varsity rowed up and down, while cheers were sent up for each in dividual in the crew and for both crews collectively. Coach Lehmann was given three times three repeatedly, as was also Mr. Willis. After the eheer \ ing the band again led the procession i and the men marched back to the yard ' where they concluded their enthusing -1 tic celebrVJions. I The final order of the crew as rowed ' wis us follows: Dobyi.s, stroke; riid ! die, No. 7, Perkins. No. 6; Harding. No. j 5; Higginson, No. 4; Wadsworth, No. J 3; Blake, No. 2; Derby, bow. WAR REVENUE BILL. I Conference Committee May Present It* Report To-I)y. Washington, June B.—The confrerees of the two houses of Congress on the war revenue bill resumed their sitting puiiipt'.y at 10 o'clock y~rt?fday. The impression Is growing that the committee is determined to conclude Its work promptly and that he report will be presented before the close of the present week. When the conference adjourned, at noon, Senator Allison expressed the opinion that it would be able to report to the Senate and House to-day. He said that excellent progress was be ing made, but that It was Impossible for the present to give details of the proceedings. ST. PAUL READY TO LEAVE. Cruiser I* Still Cooling, but Sailing Or der* Are Expected at Any Time. New York, June B.—The cruiser St. Paul is still off Tompkinsville taking on coal and supplies. Captain Slgsbee U on board the vessel, having returned from the conference in Washington, and the order "up anchor" is expected at almost anv minute. The immense amount of coal and ptovisions put in the St. Paul's hold since her arrival here last Friday leads to the supposi tion that the cruiser will be sent out fur mid-ocean scouting duty. It is ru mored that she will take on heavier guns, and, In company with the St Louis. Yale and Harvard, sail for Spain. Nothing definite is known, how ever. 4,300 tons of coal have been plac ed in storage. BIG GUNS TO BE MOVED. Bid* Opened for Tlieir Tramportation to Various Place*. New York. June B.—The quartermas ter's depot in the Army building yes terday opened bids for the transporta tion of a large number of breech-load ing rifles, weighing In the aggregate 726,800 pounds. The guns are of 8, 10 and 12-inch calibre and are to be sent from the proving grounds at Sandy- Hook to their various destinations. The invitations to bid on transportation are as follows: "Two 12-inch rifles from Sandy Hook. N. J., to Nantucket Head, Mass.; two 8-inch rlilcs to Hilton Head, near Port Royal, S. C.; two 8-inch rtfies to Jerry's Point, Portsmouth, N. H.; one 12-inch rttle to Fort Schuyler: one 8-lnch, one 10-inch and one 12-inch rltle to Alliance, O.; one 8-inch rifle to Cleveland, O." Another Decline In Wheat- Chicago, June B—A further decline in the July wheat deliver:', occurred at the opening of trade yesterday morn ing. The decline extended to the other deliveries to a lesser degree. It reflect j ed a weak English wheat market and 1 very favorable crop reports from the wheat growing districts of the West The Kansas state crop report, made public yesterday, proved a record brea ker, putting the condition of winter wheat at 103. The government crop report for the entire wheat territory, due on Thurs day, It was predicted will show a gen eral condition of about 90. A Succe*ful Expedition. Key West. Fla., June B.—The Fanita arrived here Monday night and reports the successful landing on the roast of Cuba of the Rodriguez expedition, which sailed from Mobile, Ala., several weeks ago. William A. Plnkerton, the detective, has been called into government ser vice to hunt down Spanish spies. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. ADMIRAL ITO AT THC YALU. now til. Famous Jii|mne.o Sailor Outgrn* ernled All of 111. Opponents, "Don't believe the sneers you may see at tbo Chinese saiiors. They are plucky, well-trained, full of zeal and will fight better against the Japs, their life-long enemies, than anyone. All our swords and cutlasses are ground to a razor-edge. The Japs outnumber us In ships, and have better ships, save one or two, and a great many more, but we don't growl at that. We'll make up for It by firing faster and better." On the afternoon or September 16, 3891, the fleet of Chinese war-ships sent to protect the transports loaded with troops for Corea, arrived at the mouth of the Yalu river. The trans ports were at once ordered Inside and the disembarking of the troops began. About 10 o'clock the next morning, September 17, the lookouts on board the Chinese men-of-war sighted a fleet to the seaward. Was It the enemy? The fleet approached rapidly; and soon Ule cry, "The Japanese are coming!" was heard. Then all was excitement. The Chinese fleet consisted of five armored vessels, seven unarmored twenty-eight 6-inch and sixty 4.7-inch quick fire guns, while the Chinese ships, two gun boats and two torpedo boats. In the rapidly approaching Japanese squadron were twelve ships, two armored and ten unarmored, with Admiral Ito in command. The heav iest ordance carried was of 12-inch caliber; and of these the Chinese had eight guns and the Japanese four. But China's superiority in heavy guns was more than made up by the greater number of rapid-fire guns possesied by the Japanese. The Japanese had ships were armed with only fourteen 6-inch and fifteen 4.7-Inch guns. It will be seen that the two fleets, were sufficiently evenly matched for a fair fight, with the chances rather in favor of the Chinese, providing each fleet ex hibited equal skill and bravery. On came the Japanese in two di visions, forming into a line ahead as they drew near the enemy. The Chin ese met them with their ships nrrcjiged in the form of a rather blunt wedge, the iron clads being at and near the apex. Soon the vessels were within range and the great guns hurled a tor nado of shot and shell through the air. The Japanese passed rapidly across the Chinese's front, then tnrn ing sharply to the right, brought a heavy fire to bear on the wing ships on that side of the line. Both were dis abled and one was set on fire. Again the Japanese turned and, steaming across the stern of their opponents, cut off the two war-ships at the end of the opposite wing. This skillful ma neuver reduced the Chinese fleet by four vessels. Admiral Ting now endeavored to come to closer quarters; but the enemy's ships were superior in speed, and Admiral Ito too wary to suffer this. He kept the Chinese at a distance, and plied them with his rapid-fire guns with great effect. By this time the two fleets had formed Into two circles, with the Japanese holding the outer ring. This formation was not sufficiently ef fective; and Admiral Ito hauled off, reorganized his squadron and again advanced in two divisions, his roost powerful and swiftest ships holding the first line. A Chinese boat left the lino and attempted to ram one of the advancing cruisers; but was sunk by a heavy fire. Two other heroic ships made the same attempt; one was sunk and the other set on fire and forced to go out of action. Tho Japanese had not lost a ship. One had been disabled by a shell and another had been set on fire; but not one had been destroyed or sunk. Evi dently Japan was getting the better of China. The "Sleeping Giant" was getting a good drubbing. The remainder of the fight was vir tually between the two Chinese battle ships, Ting Yuen and Chen Yuen, and the first line of the Japanese divisions. Staff-Commander McGlffen, quoted at the head of this article, served on board the Chen Yuen. An extract from one of his letters gives a vivid picture of the battle which now fol lowed. He writes: "We were bat tered with a tornado of projectiles of all sorts. Our superstructure was rid dled, but the sand bags which had been piled inside proved of great service, mid stopped any amount of splinters and fragments. Fire was constantly breaking out —eight times during the day. ...... Even through the ward-room a Hotchkiss shell or other projectile occasionally tore Us way, smashing the furniture and filling the room with acrid fumes." For more than two hours did these two battle ships heroically sustain the brunt of the conflict. The bravery and en durance of their officers and men was the one redeeming feature of the Chin ese In the battle; and this was owing largely to the presence and the disci pline of the foreign officers. For some time the two fleets had been gradually getting further and further apart; and, at about 0 o'clock, both ceased firing. Then darkness came on; and the first battle between modern war-ships had ended. Five of the ships of China had been destroyed and others were badly dam aged; 600 men had been killed and 200 wounded. The Japanese had two ves sels disabled apd several damaged; and 94 men killed and IGO wounded. This battle taught naval men two things: the value of rapid-fire guns; and the need of having every part of tho vessel as nenrly fire-proof as pos sible. It showed the terrible destruc tive power of large shells —the burst ing of a single shell bad disabled the Japanese flag-ship; the protective value of heavy armor; and, incidental ly, it gave the "Sleeping Giant" such a dreadful pounding that he nearly awoke to find himself living in the iast years of the nineteenth century. MARTIAL LAW FOR KLONDIKE. Kngluml Preparing to Thoroughly Garri son the Northwest. In no nart of the world has the Klon dike attracted more attention than in England. The British intellect which is dull and stocky at the best of times, has been stung Into a feeling of hu | miliation at finding that while a Jam eson raid Into the Transvaal was being organized it) London, the keen and ir repressible Yankee was discovering a rich auriferous region either in close proximity to or actually within the Canadian Dominlono of the Queen. To have half a dozen statesmen or great dukes defeated, or perilously near to Irretrievable disgrace, at the bauds of Oom Paul, was simply awful 111 luck. But to have John Bull's dear cousin realize all the fruits of discovery in the Northwest was too tantalizing In the extreme. Accordingly English men have wonderfully bestirred them selves within the past six months and having poured capital into various mining properties In British Columbia, under a syndicate which has a royal Duke for Its President, they are now engaged In trying to form one huge trust of all the mining claims In the Klondike. A great scheme of this kind needs something more than money; and therefore besides large subscriptions of capital there has been a quiet enroll ment going on in England for what is euphemistically termed "the North West Mounted Police." Instead of being what it pretends to he It la a distinctly military organization. In other words It is a most efficient form of cavalry service under the rather de ceptive name of "police." This force already numbers considerably over 1,000 men and Is organized under the command of an officer who discharges somewhat analagous powers to those invested in the military wing of the Rlyal Niger Company of Africa. It is drilled too as a cavalry force, each man carrying a Lee-Metford carbine | and in addition to the usual accoutre ments, a heavy revolver. It Is a bel ligerent and militant force in the ' highest sense rather than protective or ' political. Formerly the Canadian authorities 1 retained a few scattering officers prop ! erly termed a Mounted Police in Manl ; toba and the Asslnaboine regions to -revont smuggling nnd to do the usual : routine duties of an ordinary nature. But the members were very different j in physique, equipment and efficiency to those mounted dragoons which the ! British Government have lately sent { into that portion of the North West j bordering on the Klondike, and since ; the rush of Americans there In the j summer of 1597. Is the Transvaal fa.il j ure to be recouped In Alaska? In | speaking of these Canadian Mounted i Police an English organ of tho Army and Navy interests states that "there is hardly a finer force in the world," | the moaning of T-hieh phrc.-io from such a source is that these mounted dragoons are intended as a fighting rather than as a police force on our Northern boundary. Of thla fact there can be no doubt whatever because in a further description we are told that this British regiment is "composed of men nearly all six feet high, who can ride and fight like any of tho red skin j heroes of Fenlmore Cooper's romanc i es." Such is the character given of j these men in a standard organ of the ■ British Army. Obviously therefore the word "police" applied to them is either a misnomer or a Joke. They would answer excellently in case of a : raid. But there is even a more inter | estlng kind of information about this regiment and the work cut out for It, ! furnished from Canada, where British , feeling is more accurately, even if op l presslvely, interpreted for the benefit ; of Americans than is always possible ' in the case of the mother country. An 1 American newspaper was recently so i much fttracted by this dragoon mo i bilizatlon on the part of the Canadian 1 Government that it sent interrogator ies on the subject amongst others to the editor of the "Mail and Empire" of Toronto. Tho Canadian Editor re plied that these were nearly all the j sons of well-to-do Englishmen spec j lally recruited for services in Canada, that they were all splendid marksmen ! and would not hesitate to shoot if there I was any trouble in the Klondike. Un j til the Army and Navy Journal corrob orated In substance this information | there was a belief that these border ! editors were playfully exchanging cr jfels;~and that there was really no ! significance to be attached to the sub j stltution of these dragoons for the old | Manitoba Mounted Police. But the concentration of a force of "heroes" | that can "ride and fight"; that would not hesitate to shoot Americans and of j whose splendid marksmanship we are | assured, may oe of interest to those I about to settle there. They have ap ! parentiy come to stay, i Canada appoints her own po ; lice like any other self-governing j nation, and there is something con cealed in respect of this force or some ■ thing rotten in the state of that coun- I try if the British Government deems it necessary to override the local func tions of the Government or forces Can -1 ada to discriminate against It own cit ' lzens in order to pick out "the well to-do" sons of Englishmen and put them on guard, cap a pie. —Algernon Murray. An Able Man. "Yes, sir, Bleeelter would make mon ey out of anything." "Is he so lucky?" "I should say so. Why, he married a penniless girl two years ago, and he got her a position that brings him in $1,200 a year."—Life. 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