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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.
It la under contemplation to at
jtaeb a phonograph department to the
[British Museum, In which would be
[Stored In cylinder form the voices of
great people.
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while there are 2 r varieties that are
not only harmless, but are the best
friend the farmer has, since they live
on bugs, worms and insects injurious
to vegitation.
Leases that will collect the rent for
the whole year if tenant leaves before
expiration of term, also notices to
quit, for sale at this office. tf.
OABTOniA.
Beam the sp BS Kind Yuu Hare Always BOIQK
Ufa