1898. /-—- "These two great nations understand each other better than they have done since, over a century ago, they were separated by the blunders of a Brit ish government."—Joseph Chamberlain's Speech. CAN'T COME OCT. Cervera's Ships Appear to bo in a Trap. Schley'* Sfjtia iron is Said to he CruiHing €JiT Santiago de Cuha. Where tlie Span ish Fleet in Reported to Have Sought K<*fujje—The lowa (iuar<N the South west ern Coast. On Hoard the Dispatch 15oat Dandy, Mont ego Hay, .Jamaica. May 25. The waters south of Cuba have suddenly become the scene of great naval activ ity. Commodore Schley, who left Key West last Thursday with the battle ships Massachusetts and Texas, the armored cruiser Brooklyn and the arm ored yacht Scorpion, is believed to lie cruising off Cienfuegos and Santiago. The battleship lowa followed Com modore Schley on Friday, but was overtaken off Cape San Antonio on Sat urday by the torpedo boat Dupont with secret instructions. The battleship immediately increased her speed to the limit and when last seen was guarding the entrance to the passage between the Isle of Pines and Cuba. The Du pont rushed on toward Cienfuegos. Five Hritish warships are now in the vicinity of Jamaica. The Spanish 1,200 tons passenger steamer Purisima Con ception is here. She is afraid to ven ture out. Washington, May 'JO. —At the navy department yesterday there was an apparent strengthening of the conti dence of the officials in their belief that Cervera's squadron is lying in Santiago harbor. In this belief the officials found great comfort, knowing the abilities of the American naval commanders in Cuban waters to keep the Spanish admiral bottled up in this narrow-necked harbor until he shall surrender or be starved out. If Cer vera is actually at bay the officials feel not the slightest apprehension of any relief coming to him from the outside in the shape of another Spanish squad ron from Cadiz. The reason for this belief is their unquestioned ability to hold Cervera in check with only a few vessels, thus leaving the remainder of the fleet to take care of any reinforce ments that might attempt to come from Spain to Cervera's aid. The department officials are of opin ion that Cervera is likely to remain at Santiago for a long time—weeks and months perhaps. A study of the de fenses of the harbor and topograph ical features has convinced the experts that to undertake to carry the place by storm from the sea and to attack the fleet while under the protection of the forts would involve so great a loss of life on our part as to be entire ly unwarranted under existing condi tions. The harbor is mined and these mines are so well protected by shore batteries that the usual methods of countermining could be practiced only with the utmost peril to the sailors of our fleet. Morro Castle, one of the principal de fenses of the harbor, is perched upon a very high elevation. Its guns, if served with anything like fair gunnery, could rain a most destructive fire down upon our ships, and not even the battleships and monitors are designed to resist a plunging tire of this kind. On the oth er hand, it is extremely difficult for guns mounted on shipboard to tie suf ficiently elevated to throw projectiles with any effect against a modern forti fication on an elevated blurt' or hill. That is the lesson learned at San Juan de Porto Rico and the fleet there had the advantage of being able to lie off at long range, which it will not possess in the attack on Santiago. Of course the place could be taken by assault, but the officials do not believe the pres ent conditions warrant such an expen sive undertaking. The effort therefore probably will be made to keep Cervera inside Santiago harbor until starvation causes the surrender of the Spanish squadron and the forts of Santiago. An- I'luylng u Great (iame. Key West, May 20. —At daybreak Monday Sampson's entire squadron was lying opposite flit- entrance to Havana harbor, about ten miles off shore. A conference between the commanders of the ships and Admiral Sampson was held and soon afterward a portion of the fleet sailed ea-.tward. In all like lihood Schley will spring the t-rap and then Sampson may hasten to Santi ago. A great game j s lining played. I rilueky Tlilrtemi. Brussels, May 30.—Thirteen miners were killed yesterday by an explosion of lire damp in a coal mine at Crachet I'icquery, near Mons, lieljru,,,^ IT WAS PREMATURE. The Kiport that Admiral Sampson Had Ann.filiated the Spanish Squad ron. Washington, May 25.—There were sensational war rumors here yesterday, after a week of comparativ • quietude. The rumors ranged all the way from the capture of the little Mangrove, with a crew of IS men. to the reported destruction of the entire Spanish fleet by Sampson's and Schley's combined forces. They were circulated with persistence, notwithstanding their de nial as soon as they could tie brought to the attention of any official capable of passing judgment on their accuracy. As the day rolled along the officials themselves became apprehensive, as was shown by the frequency with which they called for the latest news paper bulletins. At the close of the day it was an nounced in the most positive manner that the navy department had no in formation to warrant the report of any sort of engagement in the Windward passage. This did not specifically cov er the waters of the West Indies, but in view of the fact that the depart ment has almost pledged itself to let the public know of anything in the na ture of a genera! engagement, possi bly the bulletin announcement is suf ficient to cover the case. When Secretary I.ong' started for home after a busy day he stated to newspaper men that the department had received 110 information of impor tance. In response to an inquiry as to where the Spanish fleet was located. Mr. Long replied that his belief was that it was still at Santiago de Cuba. Concerning the reported capture of the Mangrove and the loss of other ships, the secretary dismissed these stories as purely conjectural and not supported by facts. Word had come from the commander of the Mangrove since the time of the alleged capture, showing that the ship could not have been in the hands of the Spaniards. Mr. Long paid a handsome tribute to the war board and said there was no purpose whatever of changing the present system whereby this board co operates with him in giving every pos sible assistance and advice to the ad mirals in command. The office of the war board, the secretary pointed out, was not to tight battles; that was ex clusively the province of the squadron commanders. The board acted merely in an advisory way, and at no,time had assumed executive functions. The cable from Santiago that was cut by the American warship St. Louis was not the line controlled by the French company, running from Santi ago to Haiti through Ouantanamo, but one of two Knglish eables running from Santiago south to Jamaica. Gen. Hlanco therefore is not iso luted from the rest of the world, but can still communicate with the home govern ment by either the French cable <roing to Haiti or the English one running to Jamaica. Are Not Spooking for a Fight. Port an Prince, May 25. —A local newspaper, the Matin, says Rear Ad miral Osborne, of the British navy, who left for New York on Sunday on board a Dutch steamer, saw at Curacoa a Spanish squadron composed of five cruisers and five torpedo boat destroy ers or torpedo boats. The Spanish offi cers are reported to have said they would not accept a battle unless with an equal number of ships and that they would avoid encountering superior • mbers. Admiral Osborne did not consider the Spanish squadron to be in any way formidable. Dewey Promptly Called llie ltlufT. New York, May 25. —A dispatch from Manila says that the German consul there tried to land provisions from a German ship, but that Admiral Dewey refused to permit it. The consul then declared, according to the dispatch, that he would force the landing under the protection of two German cruisers, but Dewey threatened to fire upon tht cruisers, and the attempt to land sup plies was abandoned. Threw Off the Mask. St. Pierre, Martinique, May 25.—The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terroi is being coaled by the Spanish steamer Alicante. The Alicante lies at the mouth of Fort de France harbor. It was all along supposed that she was a hospital ship, but there is now no doubt that she carries a cargo of coal for the Spanish warships. Her preten sions to be a hospital ship were a blind. The I' nited States consul has cautioned the French officials of the port not t< allow the Terror to take coal in excess of the quantity necessary to carry tJ e Terror to the nearest Spanish port. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE a, 1898. COUNCIL OF WAK Gen. Miles Confers with the Cubat Military Loaders. Thpy Awiure tlie (ivneral that the Inmir KcntH are I'.jijfor to Co-oper.ite in Kvery Way with Any Military Foroe that Ciiclt* Nam May Send to Culm - An Echo of Row an'* l'eriloun Trip. Washington, May 37.—Secretary Ai ger and Gen. Miles conferred yester day with two officers from the staff of (ien. Garcia —lien. Enrique Collazo and Lieut. Col. Charles Hernandez—who come direct from (iarcia's headquar ters bearing 1 credentials from him to effect a plan of co-operation with the American forces. They accompanied Lieut. Rowan, of the United States army, on his return from (iarcia's camp and shared with him the dangers of a two days' voyage in an open boat from the north coast of Cuba until picked up by a small sloop, which car ried tbein to Nassau. Col. Hernandez says (iarcia has hi; headquarters at Bayaino, one of th< large towns in the central part of the island. It was surrendered by the Span ish forces a few weeks ago after (iar cia and his troops had maintained a a long sieye. < Jen. (iarcia and his staff, with a bodyguard of several hundred men. are quartered inside the city. With (iarcia is (ien. Rabi and his staff and bodyguard. The infantry and cavalry are quartered in the suburb of South Rayamo. Tents are not used, but in their place the men construct roofs of palm leaves and guinea grass, which are more effective than canvas as a shelter against the hot sun. In all about 3,000 men are th is quartered. They are well armed with Remingtons and Mausers cap aired from the Spanish. Most of them have machetes, but only the officers carry other small arms. The cavalry have small horses. .Mules are used for pack purposes. The arrival of Lieut. Rowan aroused the greatest enthusiasm throughout the Cuban camp. There was no notice of his coming, and the first seen of Kowan was as he galloped up the street, followed by the Cuban guides who accompanied him from Florida. He was warmly greeted by (ien. (iar cia and the two held a three hours' conference. It was decided that Row an should return that afternoon, and (iarcia assigned (Jen. Collazo and Col. Hernandez, with three guides, to ac company him. Col. Hernandez says communication is maintained with (ien. Gomez and with points along the coast. From these he has a general idea of the Cuban forces, outside of those with (iarcia at Bayamo. He estimates that there are 12,000 men, all of them well armed, east of the trocha, and consti tuting the forces in the eastern division of the island under (larcia. These in clude the::,000 at bayamo, the others being scattered at various points. He estimates Gen. Gomez' immediate com mand at about 3,000 men, with (>,OOO men scattered at various points. In all there are from 20,000 to 25,000 troops actually in the field. It is understood that the purpose of the present visit of (iarcia's officers is to give that general's assurance to the authorities here of his desire to give every possible co-operation to the American movements. Similar assur ance have come from Gen. Gomez. THIRTEEN REGIMENTS. Three of Engineera and Ten of Immune* are to be Organized at Onee. Washington, May 27.—The regula tions for the organization of the brig ade of engineers and ten regiments of immunes authorized by special act of congress were formally agreed upon Thursday by (ien. Miles and Adjt. (ien. Corbin. Recruiting will begin at once with a view to the utilization of the inen in the army of occupation of Cuba. The brigade of engineers is to be comprised of three regiments. The officers will be selected for their skill as military, civil, electrical, me chanical or topographical engineers. An effort will be made to recruit the enlisted men from every branch of the engineering profession and of mechan ical skill. Machinists, steam engineers, blacksmiths, carpenters, plumbers, elegraphers. topographers, draughts men. photographers, railroad men, riggers, boatmen and those skilled in the use of explosives are especially de sired. The men composing the "immunes" are expected to be recruited largely from the south. They are to be organ ized into ten regiments, live of which will be composed of whites and tiie other regiments of colored persons. They will be made up as far as practi cable of officers and men who possess immunity, or are likely to be exempt from diseases incident to tropical climates. IN Practically Complete. Washington, May 27.—The work of mustering tlie volunteers into the serv ice of the I'nited States under the president's tirst call for troops, is prac tically completed. Adjt. Gen. Corbin announced last night that the number of volunteers so far reported mustered was IIS.OOO and that enough were pre pared for muster to swell the number to between 121,000 and 122,000. It is not expected that quite the full num ber called for will be mustered into the army, as nearly all of the states are short from 25 to 100 men of the number called for by tliair quota. Drove the American Miners Away* Lebanon, Pa., May 27. —The feeling of unrest among the foreign laborer, of the Bird Coleman and North Corn wall iron furnaces of the Lackaw ann; Iron and Steel Co., of Scranton, as sumed a critical aspect yesterday. Th American workmen were driven awa by foreigners on Wednesday becau they refused to join the strikers their demands for higher pay. T, company's managers called upon ti sheriff for aid and 75 deputies we sworn in and armed. Yesterday : effort was made to resume operatio. at North Cornwall, but 150 liutigariai drove the workmen away. A REIGN OF TERROR. Crlmn Kunn Klot ut Key Wmt-Two Mnr drr» In a Night -Decent I'eople Wianl Martial I.it w Proclaimed. 112} 112 West, May 20. —Two murders were committed here during Tuesday night and the best citizens feel that un less the town is promptly put under martial law a riot may occur at any moment. The police force consists oi three men, and with streets and grog shops infested with turbulent jackies. negroes and roughs of many classes, the danger to the respectable classes is no mean one. In consequence of Tues day night's bloodshed Commander I'or sythe has already asked for a guard oi 25 marines to protect the naval station and government dock, and strong ef fort.-, are being mude by citizens to have martial law declared. While William Carn . a seaman on the gunboat Morrill, and Vladimir lehnitski. a sailor of another gunboat, were sitting in a Cuban coffee shop Tuesday night Charles Kitchen, a local negro, approached, bearing a rifle on his shoulder, and without warning he aimed at the sailors and fired. One shot struck the Russian on the back of his neck, inflictitig a wound from which he died at the hospital a few hours later. A second shot grazed Carne's fore-head, and as the latter leaped to his feet the negro closed in upon him and beat him on the head with the butt of his rifle until the stock of the weapon broke and the sailor lay senseless. The crowd that witnessed tlie affair made no attempt to interfere and Kitchen escaped. The victim of the second crime was John .1. Dorsey, a reputable machinist of Manateo, Flu., a bout 55 years of age. He was found dead Wednesday morn ins;' ln ,-1 vacant lot near the Key West hotel. There were blood stains on his head and bruises on his face and neck. Dorsey was a man of family and owned an orange grove at Manateo. Municipal conditions here would be classed as grotesque normally, to say nothing of war times. They first be came manifest soon after the arrival here of two companies of the Twenty fifth infantry. One of these soldiers became involved in a shooting affair on tlie street and was lodged in jail. Half an hour later his colored com rades with rifles marched on the jail and forcibly liberated him. the sheriff being powerless to prevent them. GLOOMY DONS. Despondency Prevails Anions Officials at Madrid AII official Announcement tiiat Spain Has No t redlt Abroad. Madrid, May 25. —A mysterious si lence reigns in official circles. The government discloses nothing from the seat of war. La Correspoudencia Es pana observes: "An unexplained feel ing of despondency is noticeable. As no bad news has been received, we can only suggest that this feeling is caused by fears of a prolongation of the war."' In the chamberof deputies yesterday Sctior I'uigcerver. minister of finance, replying to the criticisms of Marquis de Villaverde, conservative, with re spect to tlie financial policy of the government, repudiated the charge of want of foresight and asserted that Spain's finances were in a "satisfactory condition, assuring the payment of all the expenses of the war." Scnor I'uigeerver said that in view of the impossibility of negotiating loans abroad there was no means of raising funds to continue the war ex cept by an extension of the Hank of Spain's note issue, which, however, did not imply a forced paper currency. He proposed to convert the treasury's floating debt, now nearly 500,000,000 pesetas, into small denomination treas ury bonds. He explained the proposed conversion of the external debt, but avoided any allusion to the proposed tax on the national debt. Senor I'uig cerver affirmed the necessity of a 20 per cent, increase in all taxation, in cluding that on agriculture. THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT. Carnegie and ISctlilehcni Companies Hid on Supplying Armor I'late for Three Ifut tlesliipH. Washington. May 25. Rids were opened Tuesday for supplying the armor for three battleships—lllinois, Alabama and Wisconsin—now in course of construction at the Union Iron works, Newport News and Cramp's. This is the second time that the gov ernment has endeavored to secure bids for supplying the armor for these ships. The first effort, made about a year ago, was unsuccessful because congress had made the minimum cost per ton for the armor at a figure below the cost of production. The present naval appropriation bill having in creased the price allowed to 8400 per ton. yesterday's effort was successful* For the Illinois the two armor corn panics— Bethlehem and Carnegie—di vided their bids, one taking the lighter armor and the other the heavier. For the Alabama the Bethlehem Co. bid 81.- 022,504. while the Carnegie Co. did not bid. For the Wisconsin, the Carnegie Co. bid 5t.0255.504. The rate in each ease was S4OO per tea for bolts and arm or, the maximum amount allowed by congress. The Bethlehem Co. under takes to begin deliveries of the armor within seven months after cont vact and to supply 500 tons monthly. The Car negie Co. will begin December I next and supply the same amount monthly. The Powers Snub Spain. London, May 2(5.- —The Rome corre spondent of the Mail says: "Spain re cently sent a note inviting the powers to protest jointly against the blockade of Cuba. The powers decided to take no action and no replies have been re ceived at Madrid." Comity Treasurer Hc-.itcn and iioblt'd. Madeira, Cat., May 20. County Treas urer Kohn was terribly beaten by rob bers Tuesday night and the strong box of the county rifled of its contents >y the robbers. '1 he treasurer was found in an unconscious condition in us office, lie had been beaten about he face with a bi.ly*>r sandbag, but ■as not i'ataily wounded. Tlie marble or of the office is marked witii a ail of blond from the vault to the ■out door, v.hiVe the wounded treas rer dragged himseli on hi hands ar.:: ice .he safe was ei pi v. About Iver and a few gold nieces were :a. on the floor. AS SEEN BY MATSUI. Japanese S:crctary of Lrgatioa Talks of the Philippines. 9a.vm III* Clovernment Doen Not Want to liny the Inlands as It Mils lit find Tll *• ill Too Heavy u Ilurden. Persistent rumors represent Japan as a prospective purchaser of the Philip pine islands, despite denials made in of ficial circles that negotiations are pend ing between the United States and the Japanese government. Japan owns valuable commercial in terests in Manila, where she has many subjects and a consulate. It is admits ted that the Philippines, despite their unhealthy climate, would be a valuable acquisition to the Japanese group of islands, as Manila is the only port at which liners of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamship company touch be tween Japan and Australia. Mr. Torn lloshi, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Japan, has made several calls at the state de partment since Dewey's victory at Manila, and lias remained closeted with Secretaries Day and Moore for longer periods that formal diplomatic visits last. Mr. Iloslii was so busy that hede clined to be interviewed, but Mr. Keisliiro Matsui, first secretary of the legation, acted in his stead and gave some interesting information. lie prefaced his remarks, however, by ask ing, pointedly: "Do you think the I'nited States will keep the Philippine islands after the war is over?" Mr. Matsui was informed by the Chi cago Tribune correspondent of the re ported intention of this government to retain the islands until hosti lit ies cease, and eventually dispose of them as a war indemnity, to which he replied: "I do not know if my government con templates the purchase of the islands, MR. TORU HOSTII. (Imperial Japanese Minister to the United States.) but my own private opinion is that Japan would not care for the Philip pines. We have, it is true, valuable com mercial interests there. Sugar, tobacco and hemp are the principal products of the Island of Luzon, and Japan does an extensive trade with Manila, taking such goods in exchange for home prod ucts. Manila is the principal port on the route of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamship line, which adds to our inter est in the Philippines. "My government has sent a warship, the Yoshino, which is «•»: jrmed cruiser of 4,800 tons, to Manila. For what pur pose? O, just to watch tilings, and, if necessary, to protect Japanese subjects in Manila. The two warships for my government now being builtatCramps', in Philadelphia, and the I'nion iron works at San Francisco, are to be sister ships of the Yoshino. Yes, Dewey's victory was certainly a triumph of naval battles. I cannot understand how it was so one-sided." Reference again being made to the possible purchase of the Philippines by Japan, Mr. Matsui said: "Such a step would depend entirely upon the conditions at home. It would be easy, if it would not interfere with conditions at home. Now Spain, for in stance, has always had too much outly ing territory over which she has little power, and she had better confine her self to Spain. Spain once had valuable colonies in the West Indies, which she was compelled to abandon, and now she only has Cuba and Puerto Rico. She may not have them long, judging by ap pearances. So, you see, when the ques tion of acquiring more territory comes up it must be settled upon the power of the government at home. "The question about the Philippine is lands will precipitate more trouble be wcen the powers in the east. America will lose heavily by this war. even if hos tilities continue five months. Her loss by the breakkig up of commercial inter ests will be enormous, while Spain will lose proportionately nothing, because flic has no commercial interests to speak of. I'nt I believe it will take America some time to recover from th<' blow, even though in the end it-will prove ben eficial." MnnMa's Modern Streets. The streets of Manila are so modern as to be quite out of keeping with the general appearance of the town. They are perfectly straight, macadamized, and provided with ample granite walks. Of these the E«colta and the Rnsario are the best. In both there are exeel 'ent hops kept principally by Chinese merchants, most of whom come from Amoy. Tin-reefed houses lire each side of both thoroughfares. lutcmiitU 1 lir.rae Frrffrr. >!rain can l.e automatically fed to horses at any desired hour by a new clock-.-ri\eii mechanism, in which the alarm is utilised to release a weight, which opens the valve of a small hop per ard allow - the feed to fall into the manger COMMODORE WATSON. ll* I* .Voir In C 'larur of llir lllm-knd liiK Mqnatlron ut llnvana an(l Adjacent I■«>«•(». Commodore John C'. Watson, who lias succeeded Admiral Sampson in com mand of the blockading squadron at Havana, is well fined to perform the duties of his new assignment. He was l'arrngut's i!;tieutenantat 19 and was in all Karragul 's fights from I he capt nre of New Orleans to Mobile bay. In the la>t named fight young Watson assisted in lushing the admiral to the rigging of C' >M MODORE WATSON. (Xow in Charge of the Blockading Squad ron at Havana.) the Hartford. Since the close of the war Commodore Watson lias served on board of or commanded ships of our navy in all parts of she world. In 1893, when Admiral lier.ham with the United States fleet defied the entire Brazilian navy in the harbor of liio and opened the commerce of that port to the world. Commodore Watson was in command of Benhani's flagship and was also the chief of staff of the fleet. In the same year lie was the commander of the war ships sent to Bluefields nn account of the trouble with Nicaragua. More re cently the commodore has been gover nor of the naval home. He is Kentucky born and."> 4 years old. He is a grandson of John J. Crittenden and a nephew of Thomas L. Crittenden, the staff officer who, on the field of Buena Vista, made the famous response to Santa Ana, "Gen. Taylor never surrenders." Com modore Watson has transferred his flag from the Cincinnati to the dispatch boat Dolphin and is now issuing his orders from that craft. LADY HENRY SOMERSET. She Is Xow the Kecoffnlffd Ilea<l of Woiiiun Temperance Advocutea AH Over the World. The news that Lady Ilenry Somerset had been elected presid«nt of the Brit ish Woman's Temperance association was received with considerable en thusiasm by American temperance workers. It was somewhat of a surprise to many, as Lady Henry had announced in December that sh>e would not be a candidate for the office. Isabel, Lady Ilenry Somerset, was born in 1531. She is the eldest daughter of the earl and- countess of Eastnor castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire, Eag laml. In 1872 she was married to Lord Henry Somerset. Since 1885 Lady Som erset has been active in temperance and philanthropic work. In that ye«r, be coming convinced of the great evils of the liquor traffic, she began the work which has given her world-wide fame LADY ISABEL SOMERSET. (President British Woman's Temperance Association.) by publicly signing the pledge with 40 of her tenants in the village of Led bury. Iler tenants in London, number ing nearly 100,000, next claimed her attention, and by doing mission work in the London slums and giving fetes at Eastnor iiistle to as many as 10,000 poor at a time, she did a noble work. As editor of the Woman's Signal and as leader of the British Woman's Tem perance association she has exerted a great influence. Miss Willaixl said of her: "Few women have wrought so much good in s[ince so brief; we arc but at the beginning of the story, ami if life and health are spared for 20 years, it will be written that, while the men of England had their Shaftesbury, its women had their Somerset." Women hn Detective*. Mrs. Cora Ilemer, who was chief of the women detectives at the world's fair, is to take charge of the same work at the Paris exposition. Mrs. Ilemer personally made 200 arrests at Chicago, ai.d she had !)."> women detectives work ing under her. She will take 100 to Paris. The average woman will not env\ her the job. Women are not fitted by temperament or physique to do de tective work, and men who ha v e had years of experience in the New York service say that it takes a strong wom an, indeed, in every sense of the word, not to be demoralized by sleuthing it. Some I'roilnciM of Coal. Coal is not only a source of heat and light, but a storehouse of colors, roedi ine-.. perfumes and explosives. From 140 pounds of gas tar in a ton of coal, over 2.0( 0 distinct shades of aniline dyes arc made. 3
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