PLACING THE MERRIMAC IN SAN\iAGO CHANNEL. In sinking the Merrlmac in the channel of Santiago de Cuba the work required a first-class naval officer who knew how to put a spring: on the cable and let the cur rent or tide carry otit his wishes in regard to swinging his ship at a right angle to the channel previous to sinking her. To put a line on a cable a line or chain is passed out of an aft chock, or port, led forward and bent on the chain attached to the a/ichor that is to be used. On letting go the anchor the cable is paid out forward and aft un til enough cable has run out to hold the ship broadside to the tide. Then the cables are made fast, and by paying out cable at either bow or stern, as may be required, the ship will swing by the action of the tide to any desired ai.gle. NO FUSION. Populist National Committee Aprfes to Kfjprt All Overtures Looking to Com bines with Other I*artlen. Omaha, Neb., June IS The confer cnce of the populist national commit tee yesterday adjourned sine die. 'J'he final outcome was the practical rout of the middle of the road crowd. There will be no convention in 189!) to outline the policy of the party. In 1900 there will be an early convention to nomi nate a national ticket, the same to be held prior to the democratic conven tion. No overture looking' to fusion will emanate from the national com mittee and none will be received and entertained by it. The national committee is required to keep its hands off instate cam paigns, or if its assistance be invited it may interfere only on behalf of the populist ticket and not to assist in fusion. The effort to force Chairman Hutler to resign proved futile and he will continue to act until the next national convention in 1900. A QUINTUPLE LYNCHING Alabama Kogulator* PunUli Five Dusky Murderer*. Montgomery, Ala., .Tune IS.—'l lie men who murdered Mr. Cardcn, his wife and an old man named Carlee, near Wetumpka, were lynched yester day. Thursday night Gov. Johnson received a message from the sheriff that a mob was assembling and he asked for troops. The governor got together about 90 militiamen and,sent them to Wetumpka. Hefore they reached there, however, the mob had secured the prisoners—five in number —and took them to the scene of the murder. Four of the negroes con fessed to having participated in the crime and one of them told where he had hid the money. He was compelled to find it and in a few minutes all five wore swung up and their bodies rid dled with bullets. Are Spoiling for a Fight. London. June 18.—The Pall Mall Ga zette publishes a dispatch from its correspondent, now at Kingston, Ja maica, who recently landed in üba and was captured and subsequently re leased by Spaniards, lie cables that the defenses of Matanzas have been greatly strengthened and that a bat tery of six heavy guns has been com pleted in the east harbor and a similar battery on the opposite side is being built. ' lie says the Spaniards ar*- spoiling for a fight. They anticipate that after defeating the American fleet they will invade Florida, where Gen. Moiina has promised his troops to put the entire population to th<; sword. Keleaned from Jail to Knllst. Atlanta, Ga.. June 18.—Judge New man has modified the sentences of sev eral moonshiners in jail here in order that they may enlist in the army. They will join the company of moon shiners being organized here by Capt. Yancy Carter, the noted revenue offi cer. who says they are especially adapted to guerrilla warfare. Has Had a Revelation. London, June 18—The Hong Kong correspondent of the Mail says; Ihe archbishop of Manila announces that he has had a communication from ill-.. but the Spaniards stampeded after firing a few shots. The city of Guan tanamo lies four miles up the bay and a little Spanish gunboat came down to help the shore batteries, llut she stayed just long enough to turn around. Numerous shots were fired by the Spaniards, but not one landed and no Americans were injured. The main fort lies within the city limits and is still to be reduced, but it is not in a difficult position and the American officers say it can be taken in 15 minutes when desired. In controlling the harbor of Ouan tanamo Rear Admiral Sampson se cures possession of tin* ( üban termi nus of the French cable to Ilayti. The apparatus in the office at the harbor mouth was wrecked by a shell, but tile cable steamer Adrin has instruments and operators aboai 1 and direct com munication with Washington will soon be established Ouantanamo, Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica. June 14.—The Spaniards on Saturday night attacked the camp of the first battalion of marines under Lieut. Col. Huntington and were re pulsed with heavy loss. Four Ameri cans were killed, namely. Surgeon J. H. Oibbs, of New York City; Sergeant Smith, of Co. D; Private MeCalligan, of Co. D, and Private Kunnrishy, of Co. D. The wounded were Private Mc- Oowan. of Co. 1). hand shattered, and the pilot on the cruiser Marbleheiul, shot through the leg. The tiring be gan after midnight and lasted until daybreak. At times there was a heavy fusillade on both sides. Lieuts. Ne ville and Shaw, of Co. I), with 30 men were on picket duty all night and were attacked by a heavy force of Spaniards. All the men killed were in this detachment except Dr. Oibbs, who was shot while in camp. The pickets held the Spaniards off Until released Sunday morning. Reinforcements were landed from the Texas and Marblehead in the morning. They consisted of 60 men and two rapid-fire guns. The men are suffering greatly from heat and thirst, but they are all behaving splendidly in and out of fire. After MeCalligan and Dunnrlshy were killed their heads were shocking ly mutilated with matchetes. Late in the morning the Spaniards opened fire from two guns on the west side of the harbor. The shots fle\V wild. The Texas. Yankee and torpedo beat Porter, which were lying in the har bor, opened fire and in a short time silenced the Spanish guns. The lat ter fired only once after the ships opened on them. There were no cas ualties on the American side. SAILED AWAY FOR MANILA. rhe Second (expedition to tlie Philippine* LeuvrH San FrancUro Watt (jlven an FnthuHluHtle Farewell. San Francisco, June 16.—Anchor was weighed by the second Philippine expedition at 1 o'clock Wednesday ifternoon. As the sun was setting the last transport passed out of the Gold en Oate and, led by the flagship China; the fleet stood away toward Honolulu At that port the vessels will recoai Hie expedition carries 3,500 men, ditf tribnted among f.»ir vessels, as fol lows: Assigned to the China, Oen "reene's flagship, the largest and fast* est vessel of the fleet, were the First regiment of Colorado volunteer in fantry, 1,022 men; half a battalion of the Eighteenth infantry, 150 men, ind a detachment of engineers, 20 men. The Colon took four companies of the Twenty-third infantry and two com panies of the Eighteenth infantry, both of the regular army, and Kalt?ry A of the I'tah artillery. On the Zealaudia were the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers and part of Battery I! of the Utah volunteer at* tillery! Two Maxim rapid-fire guns were placed ready for action in the bow of Hie vessel. In all them were 640 privates and 60 officers on board. On the Senator is the First regiment of Nebraska volunteers, numbering 1.023 men and officers. Thousands of p<;ople assembled along the docks to witness the depar ture of the fleet and when the signals ordering the vessels to get under way were observed a mighty cheer went up. Vessels in the harbor blew long blasts from their sirens anil every fac tory and mill in the manufacturing district saluted the vessels with blasts from their whistles. Bombs were exploded and cannons were fired as the four vessels passed down the bay. The water front was black with people and the waving of flags and handkerchiefs presented a beautiful sight. The guard rails of the transports were hidden beneath struggling soldiers trying to get a last glimpse of the city. The men cheered themselves hoarse. Arrangements are now being made for the sailing of the third expedit'o-.i. ft is believed tlie fleet will be ready by June 25. lletter New* from Yellow *l»ek*B l uml. Washington, June 14.—Surgeon fieneral Wyman last night received cheering news from the district in Mississippi infected with yellow fever. .No new cases have developed. The existing eases are isolated and the en tire place is subjected to the most rigid quarantine. Train inspection service has been established between New Orleans and Mobile, and along the line of the Oulf Ports and Shij: Island railroad. A detention camp was opened Monday and no persons will b( permitted t.o leave the infected dia | triot without beiDg disinfected. A COMPLETE ROUT 3panish Guerille v3amp Captured by Marines and Cubans. A Desperate Kngagement Near (iaunta namo Keaultrt in Victory for the Kn emieM of Spain--One If undred and Forty Itnnhw hacker* Killed and Many Wounded. New York, June 10.—The following is a Journal special from Camp Mc t'alla, Ouantanamo harbor: Scouting arties of marines returned here Tues day night, with 18 Spanish prisoners, one of them an officer. The party also captured 100 Mauser rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. They re port having had a series of engage ments with Spaniards, in which 100 Spanish soldiers were killed and wounded. They also destroyed a Spanish blockhouse and telegraph station. United States Camp, Fast Side of Entrance to Ouantanamo Hay, via Kingston. Jamaica, June 16. —The United States marines under Lieut. Col. Huntington ou Tuesday made their first aggressive movement against the Spanish guerillas and completely routed the enemy. The force of marines was undc.r C'apt. Elliott and the co-operating ( ü bans were under Col. Laborda. The combined forces razed a Spanish camp about five miles from the American position, destroyed the only well in the vicinity and killed about 40 Span iards. One American marine was slightly wounded. Two Cubans were killed and four wounded. It is impossible to estimate the num ber of Spaniards engaged, owing to their guerilla methods of fighting, but it is believed there were at least 400. The captured camp lies about five miles southeast of the rifle pits of the marines and was an important base for the enemy, as it contained the only well within six or seven miles. Lieut. Col. Huntington decided on the attack early in the day and at about s o'clock the force started across the mountain. The march up and down the steep hillsides Under the glaring tropical sun was a severe test of en durance for the marines and before the battleground was reached 22 men had received medical attention. All were able, however, to reach the po sition before the fighting ceased. The marines were compelled to march in single file, following the mountain trail. Meanwhile the Cu bans darted backward and forward, to right and left, on the scout. It was noon when from a hill top the Ameri cans caught sight of tlie Spanish camp lying on a ridge below them. It consisted of one large house, the officers' quarters, surrounded by nu merous "shacks" and huts, all clus tering about the precious well. The Americans began a cautious ad vance and were within 200 yards of the enemy before the crack of a riiie from the Spanish lines announced that the Spaniards had discovered them. The troops quickly moved into line of battle, with the Cubans on the left flank. The enemy's brtllets were whirling viciously over the Americans, but the marines settled down to the r work as unconcernedly as though at target practice. Very few Spaniards were in sight. They were lying behind the huts and in the brush, but puffs of smoke re vealed their positions and enabled the Americans to do effective work. Kor 20 minutes both sides maintained a terrific fire. The Spanish shots were generally wild, while the Americans coolly fired away, aiming carefully and shooting to kill. For the most part the Americans' firing was done individually, but at times the officers would direct firing by squads, always with telling effect. It was beginning to look as though a bayonet charge down the slope would be necessary to dislodge tlie enemv, when suddenly the latter be gan to break for a thicket 100 yards further on. Little groups could be seen fleeing from the camp, darting through the brush and zig-zagging to escape the bullets. It was then the American fire became most, deadly. The easy victory put the command in high spirits. The little black Cu ban warriors waved their machetes and howled curses at the Spanish in savage fashion. Their firing had been wild, but they displayed the utmost contempt for the Spanish bullets, ap parently being absolutely without fear. As the enemy began breaking from the camp, the Dolphin, which lav out at sea, was signalled and be gan pitching shells toward the thicket for which the Spaniards were making. As the Spanish retreated the Ameri cans moved slowly forward, firing as they went, and by the time the camp was reached the' enemy had all got away, taking their wounded and probably many of their dead. Fifteen bodies were found scattered through the brush, but the Americans were unable to examine the upot where their firing had been most deadly. No time was lost in burning the build ings and filling the well with earth and stones. The Dolphin landed water and ammunition, as an attack was expected on the return march, but none, was made. Evidently the Span iards were too thoroughly beaten to attempt further fighting. Off Santiago de Cuba, on Monday night, the dynamite guns of the Ves uvius were tested with great success. Three shots were fired at the Spanish fortifications and it is believed great damage was done. On Tuesday the New Orleans shelled and partially destroyed the new em placements east of Morro castle. The Spaniards fired soiiie shots at the Ves uvius and one at the New Orleans, which was struck. c;«Tin ny Will Not Meddle. Washington, June 16. —The state de partment has been officially advised that reports that Oermany would make an issue in the Philippines are unwarranted. German ships will be on hand at Manila to afford protection to German subjects and property, but Germany has not thought of interven tion. Five Victim* of a ( loul burnt. Kansas City, June 16.—A cloudburst last night in the vicinity of Chelsea Park, a suburban pleasure resort three miles southwest of here, is believed Ito have caused the death of at least j five persons. MILLIONS FOR FARMERS. Wonderful lnrrea*e In Kipnrt) of Food Product* During the tiix-dl Year Almost Knded. Washington, .Tune 13. —The farmers of the United States are drawing upon other parts of the world for more money in the fiscal year which ends with this month than in any preced ing year in the history of the country. Kven the high water mark of 1892, when our exports of agricultural products amounted to $7011,328,2.'!-, will be surpassed by the record of the year which closes with this month. The preliminary reports of May ex portation* which have reached the bureau of statistics make it apparent that the agricultural exports of the year will lie considerably in excess of $800,000,000, the total for the year be ing likely to reach $835,000,000. Never before have the exports of agricul tural products reached the $800,000,000 line, and never but twice have they been as much as $700,000,000, the two occasions in which they passed tho $700,000,000 line being in 1881 and 1892. Compared with the last tiscal jear the increase in exports of agricul tural products will be fully $150,000,- 000, and compared with the preceding year the increase will be over $250,- 000,000, while the total will be fully 50 per cent, in excess of that of the fiscal year 1881. In breadstuff's alone the exports of the year will amount to nearly $1,000,000 for each business day and will be more than $100,000,- 000 in excess of last year's exports of breadstuff's. Nearly all articles classed as breadstuff's have participated in this increase. Of wheat the value of the exports for the fiscal year 18!)S will lie more than double those of the tis cal year 1897, while the increase in flour will be nearly 50 jwr cent, and of corn nearly 50 per cent, in value. May exports of corn were larger than those of any other month in the history of the country, while the total exports of corn for the year for the first time will pass the 200,000,000 bushel line. Oats, oatmeal and rye show a striking increase, the gain in oatmeal being more than 00 per cent, over last year and that of oats 100 per cent., while in rye the gain is also phenomenally large. In "provisions," in which term are included beef, hogs and dairy products, there is also a marked increase, the total exports of provisions for the year being likely to reach $160,000,000." Most of this in crease is in hog products. Kxports of bacon, which were $34,- 187,477 in value last year, are likely to reach $44,000,000. Lard shows a sim ilar increase, being likely to reach $37,000,000 this year, a gain of nearly $8,000,000. Live beef seems to be gain ing in popularity with our foreign customers, tlie exports of beef cattle having increased materially, while those of beef, either fresh, canned or salted, have failed to show any in crease, in most cases a decided fall ing off' being noticeable. LEITER'SJWATERLOO. The Napoleon of the Wheat Pit Come* to tjrlef at I.aat—A HI if Slump In the Mar ket. Chicago, .Tune 14. —Monday was a day of excitement and wild rumors in the Chicago wheat pit. A reverse that looks like a Waterloo has come to the "Young Napoleon of finance," Joseph Leiter. At first there was a wild tumble of prices on the board, .July wheat selling 11 cents from Sat urday's close, while September lost 4% cents and December 3% cents, but all made a little recovery before the close. During the day from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 bushels of Leiter wheat were sold to the account of the "Young Napoleon.' Chicago, June 15. —I'. I). Armour yesterday bought all of Joseph Inci ter's cash wheat in the northwest, amounting to 4,0(H),000 or 5,000,001) bushels. Semi-autlioritative informa tion is also obtained that Armour will take up all of Leiter's wheat. There is a fair prospect that Leiter's creditors will lose nothing and that the wheat will bring in sufficient with recovering markets to pay all claims. No reliable estimate can be placed upon Joseph Leiter's losses. It is not generally thought, however, that they will exceed $1,000,000. Chicago, June 10. —Arrangements for the closing of the Leiter deal have been completed. Final papers were yesterday placed before Joseph Leiter and 7,000,000 bushels of choice cash wheat were consigned to I'. D. Ar mour, who will henceforth control all the Leiter holdings. Leiter will not lose as much as was generally be lieved. Armour's assumption of the burden is said to have meant at least $2,000,000 for Leiter. That much loss would lie incurred if the immense line of wheat liad to be merchandised oy trustees. SUSPECTED SPIES. Two Spaniard* are Arrcnted on Shipboard hy a Squad of Marines —lncriminating PaperM Found. New York, June 13. —Kdouardo Montiei. a Spaniard 40 years of age, and an unknown man of the same na tionality were taken off' a trans-Atlan tic steamship Saturday night on sus picion of being Spanish spies. As the steamship Tartar Prince was about to sail from her dock in Hrooklyn for Mediterranean ports a detachment of marines boarded her with instruc tions to arrest two Spaniards who were alleged to have in their posses sion maps, charts, plans and specifica tions of coast defenses. The marines were given permission to search the steamship between Hrooklyn and Sandy Hook. In the siek bay they found Montiei, who was accompanied by his wife and child. The other man arrested was found in another part of the ship. It is said by detectives who were with the ma rines that papers were found in the baggage of the two men which con vict them. Arn Siiffartnff from Famine. With the Fleet off Santiago, June 14. —The insurgents say that they watched the bombardment on June fl from the hills at the rear of Santiago and that 300 Spaniards were killed and several hundred wounded. Ter rible execution was wrought by the 12-inch shells of the Texas. If their statement can be relied on, the Span ish garrison at Santiago is on half rations and the town itself is even much worse off, the military authori ties refusing to sell citizens provisions at any price. The insurgents predict that a famine will cause the speedj capitnlation of Santiago. PROUD OF THEE Gen. Miles Praises the Vol unteer Soldiers. FULL OF ENTHUSIASM. Ho Tells of Scenes at Tampa When Shatter's Men Left. EXPECTS AID FROM GARCIA. The Cuban (ienrrnl lla* Promlaed to A»« »lwt In Kvery Manner the Lami- In>f of Our Soldier* at Santiago and to Intercept Spanish Keliiforceiuents. Washington, June 18.—Major (Jen. Miles arrived in Washington yesterday after having directed the departure of the first army of invasion to Cuba, lie conferred with Secretary Alger be fore the cabinet meeting and then hail a long talk with (Jen. Luddington, quartermaster general, on the condi tion of quartermaster's supplies. lie came in response to a summons from the secretary of war,, who desires to go over certain phases of the campaign with lii tn. Gen. Miles said: "Having spent some time with the troops during a. trying period of hurried preparations, 1 am glad to say that they are it splendid body of men. which the coun try may well be proud of. As to the regulars, they are the finest corps in the world. Of course the volunteer tinny is not so well equipped. Some of the states sent men into the field ill very good condition, notably Massa chusetts and New York. Others sent their quotas without arms, equipment, or clothing." Gen Miles'attention was directed to the reports coining from Tampa of Ifreat confusion and delay in prepar ing the expedition and getting it off for Cuba. "Yes," he said, "there were causes contributing to this delay. In the first place the post office service it these points of army concentration is very deficient. "That lias been one of the troubles at Tampa and other places, and as a result the official communications to !ind from the war department, on which depend the regularity of mov ing many kinds of stores, have been seriously delayed. Then in gathering the munitions of war for an army it was necessary to have the service of :i great number of trains loaded with stores, crowding the railroad lines far beyond their usual capacity. However, ill this is getting straightened out now and already most of it has been overcome. The troops tit Tampa are in very good health. "The spirit of the men is of the best, id this was shown when the trans ports started for Cuba last Tuesday. They were all anxious togo and there were wild scenes of enthusiasm as the men marched aboard and flit* ship* got under way. "Lieut. Howan and Lieut. Wilco* in making their journey to eastern Cuba mid to Porto Kico gave splendid ilti trations of the courage of the Ameri can soldier. Three expeditions which carried arms to the Cubans have de veloped the finest kind of courage, ('apt. Connell and Lieut. Crawford, who participated in these expeditions, were with the Cubans during a sharp engagement with the enemy, (apt. Dorst's expeditions have been of great service, his last otic in particular bringing important results. "l)orst landed a steamer's load of supplies for the Cuban army, including 7,500 rifles, over a million cartridges and a great quantity of stores. A thou sand Cubans came to him while there. The special importance of this trip, however, was in opening up direct communication between Gen. Garcia, and mvself." Gen. Miles was asked for the com munications between liitn and Garcia and he gave their general purport. "In my communication to him I asked him tii move as large a force as possi ble to the vicinity of the harbor of Santiago and co-operate with our army on their arrival, lie was to drive in and harrass any Spanish troops near Santiago, threatening and at tacking them at till points, and pre venting any reinforcements from reaching that point. Pending the ar rival of our troops lie was to seize any positions east or west of Santiago which could be used to advantage by our artillery. He replied that he would regard niv wishes as orders ami would immediately adopt measures to con centrate his forces as indicated." Keftntc!! to Kxohanffe I'rlaonerM. Havana, June IS.—The Spanish gov ernment hn« not authorized the ex change of the prisoners of the Merri mac. The gunboat Yatiez I'inzon ex changed communications on Thursday with an American warship, under a flag of truce, and the commander of the latter was informed that Blanco has no authority to exchange Naval Constructor llobson and his compan ions for Spaniards now held prisoner* in the United St;. Vs. Apportionment l;iuler Second Call. Washington. June 18.—Adjt. Gen. C'orbin last night made public the number of additional regiments re quired from each state on the second call of the president for volunteers. The new organizations will be appor tioned as follows: Michigan one regi ment infantry; New York, three regi ments of infantry and three light batteries: Ohio, one regiment and nine companies of infantry: Pennsylvania, 18 companies of infantry. City Marfthal Kilted by the Mayor. Hrunswick, Mo., June 18.— J. IT. lleisel, mayor of Hrunswick, shot and killed City Marshal Richard Ash by in a saloon tight last evening. Mayor lleisel was shot twice In the marshal, one shot penetrating his abdomen and the other passing through his lungs, lie will probably die. Will DrclHrr Independence. Manila, via Hong Kong, .I tine IS— Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader, has issued a proclamation calling upon the natives to assemble at Cavite on June 22 and inviting the Americans to be present at the ceremony of a declara tion of independence. 3