DEWEY HAS SUBICBA,
Spanish Garrison There Cap:
tured and Forts Reduced.
GERMANS AIDED ENEMY,
Cruiser Irene Interfered With
the Insurgent Operations,
Concord toe Cubic May to Destroy the
Epanish Fortifilemt ona Fifteen Hundred
Prisoners and =m Quantity of Ammuaonis
tion Taken - Ireme ¥ad Taken an Number
of Kefugres Abosmrd Which Was Offered
to Dewey, Who Declined to Recelve
Them,
A Washington special says: The Navy De.
partment has received from Admiral Dewey
the following dispatch:
“Aguinaldo informs me his troops have
taken all of Suble Bay except Isla Grande,
which he was prevented from taking by Ger-
man man-of-war Irene, On July 7 the
Raleigh and Concord were there; they took
the island and about 1 300 men, with arms
and ammunition. N+ The Irene
retired from the bay on their arrival,
» resistance,
“I shall send the Easton to Cape Enganc
about July 16 to second army detachment, |
It is not practicable to send tv Guam. Nol
transport vessels avaliable,
“Dewey
9Santiago", ¥ iy
NPY MATANZAS > 57,
Op
lagna
CUBA.
From Daltimore Morning Her
GIVES US
CAPTURE OF LA GRANDE,
How the United SNemtes Warships Com-
pleted the Conquest, {
{
A special copyright cable from Manila to |
the New York Journal says
“Admiral Dewey eariy on July 7 dispateb- |
ed the Raleigh and Coneord to take Grande |
lay, and capture the garri-
shelled prineipal
destroying the earth
Iaying |
Island, in Subie
son, The cruisers
points on the island,
works and other fortifications and
the torpedo station 1m ruins. {
“They then sent aut a iaunch with a mes.
sage demanding surrender. There was no
response, and the Raleigh finally sent a six- |
inch shell through the commander's house, |
The white flag was instantly run
ruins of the earth works.
“a landing party demanded absolute #
render. The Spanish colonel, Rio, realiz- |
ibg his hopeless position, made submission
and gave up his sword. The 50)
prising the garrison were made
and their rifles were taken from them, Forty
thousand rounds of ammunition and one
Hotebkiss gun was also captured. This vie
tory gives the Amezicans
jay.
“The Spanish were
ft with submarine m
ready lor cecupancy
posed to be on its way from Spain, |
“Admiral Dewey s yesession of Suble Bay |
defeats Germany's sup» sed plans to Inter-
fere in the Philippines,
“The insurgents have captured the valua-
ble merchant const steamer Philipinas, The |
native erew kilied the officer of the ship be. |
fors hers capture. “The insurgents were |
using the transport im an attack which they
contemplated making on Grande Island le
fore Admiral Dewey ssas called upor, Al
though the attitudes of the Germans still
irritating, Admiral Idewey is managing them |
with great diplomacy He expect |
any trouble with themx
the
v
up on the
3 men
prisoners
eome-
control of
Suble |
endeavoring to protect
and make It |
of the Spanish fleet sup- |
ines to
¥
*»
Pe
Is
+
does not
“The blockades will hereafter be more
rigid. Only the supply ships of the Amer) |
or
can and foreign fleets mre allowed to enter,
The Esmeralda, arriving
with passengers, was stopped
to sea, The
steamship Culgua, om Australia, with
cargo of fresh bee! mrrived, and was
comed enthusiastically by the sailors
soldiers,
The Austrian ernuiser Frundsburg arrived
and saluted the Spanish flag first, after
which she saluted Admiral Dewey's flag.
from Hong Kong |
and ordered |
refrigeratin
long
~ox pected
fr a
wel
and
3
WOULD CHASE FIER TO SPAIN,
What Schiey Sata YW hen He Saw the
Spaniard Coming Out
A special dispatels to the New York Hap,
from Portsmouth, N. H., says: “Private
MeNell, U. 8. M. €., who was on the Brook-
lyn, on one of the forward six-pounders in
the fight with Cervera’s ships, and wis
standing only a few feet away when a shot
from the Cristobal Colon blew off the head of
Chie! Yeoman Ellis, MM eNell says in a Jett r
that when the floet was discovered comiig
out of the harbor, the crew was standing
wih open ranks for imspeection.
Beiore the Brook iyn bad fired a shot the
Ppanish cruiser sem: shells all about the
American vessel,
Commodore Schley was on the bridge dur
ing all the fighting, snd an orderly heard
him say: “I want that ship. I bave 800
tous of coal and plenty of woodwork on this
vessel and I will have ber it ] have 10 chase
her to Spain.
Biz Killed by = Boller Explosion,
By the explosion of a Boller in the Niagara
(N. ¥.) Starch Works the buliding was
wrecked, six persons killed and twenty-six
injured. Two others are missiog who are
supposed to have perished. The causes
which led to the explosion of the boller will
never be known, the engineer and fireman,
who were killed, being the only persons who
could bave possible kmowiedge on the sub.
ject, Of the boller not a fragment (ould be
found,
Hawalian- Ssserican Cable,
Advices from Honolulu state that the ex.
ecutive couneil of the island government has
sigued a contract with the BSerymser Come
pany to lay a cable froma the American coast
to Honolain and Japan. The lise will rus
from San Diego to Honolulu and thesce fo
Japan, the istter section 10 be exclusive,
The work Is with the understanding that the
objection of the Becretary of Stats of the
United States will vitimte all agreements,
—————————————— ainsi.
A Two Cent “tasn pp om One Cent Note,
A rather amusing emse has been decided
by Internal Bevenue Commissioner Beott at
Washington, The proprietors of a well.
known brand of bottied whiskey affix to the
eork of each bottle a statement in the form
of a promissory note that they will pay one
cet to the purchaser of each bottle, Com.
missioner Beott holds that this Is a true
promissory note and that each one must
carry a 2-cent stamp, twice the priseipal
sum of the instrument. A disappearance of
this feature of the business is looked for un.
der the operation of this dession.
of Santiago de Cuba, The westerm ihe,
described by General Shafter, begins al As-
seradercs, a point on the southern coas
about twenty-five miles west of tive city of
Santiago de Cube, and runs aimmost «ae north
sa oriheast
the
fifty miles to Los Palmas: thence
to the city of Saqua de Panmmms,
northern const, Ii comprises sommethioglike
5,000 square miles, with a population exceed.
ing 125,000 when the country is fz ¥%& normal
cities of
on
state, It ipcludes the important
Santiago de Cuba, Guantaummeo, agua do
length
miles,
The extreme
210
Panama and Baracoa.
of the surrendered tract is about
THE ROU «si
and the extreme width about fifty wmniles. Ii
is a rugged, mountainous country. with very
few towns of any size, Santiago. with lis
five harbor, is the main point, wisile Gua.
tanamo is second in importance.
It is exceedingly rich in minerssis, sugar
and coffee. The Iarge iron and eogrgrer mip
at Jaragua, Balguiri and vicinity sre owned
by American companies, In the Guat
namo district are the extensive = usar plan
tations of Boledad, Esperanza, X.<ss Catios,
Santa Ceollin rnd others,
Barscon carried on an extemsmive [ruil
trade with the United States,
The President Learns fe F wat.
The officind announcement of THe agree
ment of Genersl Toral was received in the
brief dispatch from General Shafter. The
President was the first to be acquainted vith
the aotion of the Spanish geserai. the dis
patch making the auncuncement Teing sent
inh to him, in accordance witks previous
justructions, The President was
aloge in
ft
,
fevers,
of
¢
In
the
ober
third
spread malaria and
some of the regiments over a
men are unfit for duly
eo in addition t {
0 General Dut
Gen, Cha
field, is suffering from fever,
No more troops, it Is ordered, shail be
embarked for Santiago, with the exception
of two regiments of immooes, Theses ime.
mune regiments are al New Orleans and
(Galveston, Where transporis lave been pro-
vided to take them
The War Department has notified Gen,
Shafter that his piace are approved, so far
as they have Leen wade known, and re
Cuba,
DYNAMITE GUN.
the result of orders, incldding the shipment
of all Bpanish troops to Spain,
The statement that the Spanish proposi-
tion embraces aii Eastern Cuba, from Ase
cerraderos to Sagua, Is important, fn that
shows the surrender to embrace all the
tnrbor and contiguous territory of San-
tago,
Old SSinry to ¥iy Vrom Merve.
The Navy Department had pot heard up
tothe close of office hours to what extent
the American fleet was partipipating in the
Spanish surrender. With Santiago ia our
hands, the way will be clear for Admiral
Sampson's fleet to enter the harbor and
proceed up to the wharves as soon as the
torpedoes and mines at the harbor entrance
aro removed, The fortifications of Morro
Cutie, Bocnpn, Cayo Smith and others are
included in the surrender zone. The pus.
semslon of these fine fortresses, particularly
Morro Castle, will afford valuable garrison
4
-—
of men,
these strongholds wre
it detail, but
points fora large number
terms under which
surrender. Whils the fleet
free to up to Banotingo
city, some doubt is entertained in naval er
eles whether uny good ecocuid be
pass with the
will soon be move
Accom-
witli the city,
VICTORY DEAKLY BOUGHT.
Casunities Suffered by the American Army
Inthe Short Campaign,
The first chapter in the laud eampaign of
the United States against Spain closed, when
LO the American flag. Next will follow the
transportation of the Spanish troops back to
land, and the
Island of Porto Rico,
tervenes,
caplure of the
v
uniess peace soon ln
The slege of Bantiago lasted two
aud was remarkable in macy respects, and
in none more thau the heavy percentage of
loss through death, wouads or sickness of
the soldiers and sallors engaged on bot!
sides, Looking back @ver the record of
these two weeks iL is sean that a great roo.
cind squadron has been destroyed, that
nearny a thousand punish smi. Ors Bave been
drowned or killed Ly shell and flame, and |
that an untold pumber of SNpaocish soldien
bave died in the trenches of Raotiago., Oo
the other hand, about 250 As an soldiers
bave been Killed, nnd ia round numben
«00 more have been sent the hospitais
| from wounds, fevers and ther aliments,
Our fleet had a remarkable ex~mption from
*
gagements It bas had
the harbor
:
disaster in the many
we entrance of
and with the Bpanish squadron.
will sow be given to the
and fever-siricken soldien
the f the army
with the forts at t
Lirent atlention
eare of our sick
fn the Island, Io cpinion of
FUrgeons, the sick Lest treated by re
moval to the high ground beek of the south.
ern const, where the heut is less severe, aud
Overy eou d proceed
{eo Tuai : : 't Aa tHe
Commissioners Appointe<® by Both Sides to Arrange Details of
the Spanish Subir ission-liles's Generous Tribute to
Shafter--Spanis=THh Army Will Not be Sent Back |
i
to Spairs in American Vessels.
|
A Washington speci Bazz Tiago Bt (the private apartments of the White House
tendered at three o bursalay aller | oonverging with Mrs, McKinley when the
| boon, The terms of ¢ a Oo are operntor banded him the dispateh. He
Tie surrender of the « f SHmnmtiago de quickly read it aloud to Mrs v. and
{Cuba and ull of Eastern Cubes from Avg. jmmediae y sent for Alger
sernderos on the south 10 Sagas 0D We 00 sdintant Geaeral Corbis !
- y { 4 .
worth, via Palma, an area of Sexson olf. jugant after 18 receipt by the President,
3,000 square miles, the dispatels was sent 10 the Associated
T Tr - - Fe 1} ;
Ibe surrender of General Lins res Found pr and flashed to every quarter { the
Corps, Spanish army in Eastern $, CO | world, Beeretary Alger and General Cor-
A hg ¥ > a ’
manded by General Torel sinee Ties WOUnG: | hy, ropained with the President searcely |
{ Ing of General Linares, composed, ITI el 4 000 of an hour discussing the agree-
mated, of 12,000 to 15,000 mes ta condition | poe and the terms to be arranged st the
that the United States send the oTcen aud meeting of the commissioners they ,
men back to Spain, left Becretary Alger sald the commissioners i
“Santiago surrendered at three was the | .o.14 speedily act, i
eniflaant offal 5 ¢ = Bamt reach. 4 ; . i
sgnificent oficial announceme i Spain May Not Want Them |
ed the President. It came in =~ boa 3 ps 1 The Spanish forees involved in the oapitu-
; : PIO . ;
from a signal service officer at E*iaya del |)4i0p at Santiago will not be taken back to |
y ¥ ur ir / i
Este, and told the result of the smxeelng ol ig. in American vessels, unless there is |
the capitulation commissioners fz The WOR main pledge for the salety of our craft |
brief and concise form of apy of TES DUD 400 Geir crew
us despatches luld before the Pres=identdur | go uary Alger has no hesitation in say- |
ing the day, The despatch was weil abead | 0 hot he doubted if Spain wanted ihe |
f the official message from Shafter. BAR| uieuery brought tack there, and sald that |
Ago lime is £ WF see BIngLOD, | | tapeported in our own vessels and with- |
which accounts for the quick rec==i pt of the out some agreameont with the Spanish reg- |
3 g * un '
result, the commissioners not meting oll oiatives St would not refrain from |
2.30, A few minutes after this message had seizing there. !
| come 10 the President the followIzsg WM Ie | Ty, pian of the War Department for re-
eived by Chiel Signa: Oflcer Gree iy turning the surrendered army of Geaera
2iaya, Tora! to Bpain wi t necessitate th jae
| General Greely, Washingtor of American vessels, It Is the purpose of
Santiago bas surrendered the de ment to ask for proposais from |
3 Tr x 4 3
{Slgued.] BL all steamsh ym panies which desire to |
i
——————— ¢ mpete | r iransporting tie Spanish troops i
The Adjutant General received Toe [0UOW oi and the st advantageous bid |
i 3 3 i |
lug from Playa will be accepted. The advices from General |
Adjutant General, Wasbhingtor Shafter state that the number of Spanish |
Have just re.urtied from interview wid prisoners will be between 12.000 and 15,000
1 ¢ 3 * ve i
General Toral. He agrees 1« = urronder Our Troops Not Te Enter City |
| upon the basis of being returned © spain. my. plans of the generals are not to aliow |
-. 4 3
This proposition embraces ali £ Eastern | 0c j# Lo enter Santiago city, exeept & |
| Caba from Asseraderos on the ; south p garrison of immudhies }
Bagua on the north, via Palma, swish practh | o aady for arkation on the trans.
y “r i “ 1 4 % % i ge 1 1
cally the Fourth Army Corps. ¢ re. mo isalon. ports at 4b & piers, our men will be | GENERAL TORAL WHO UREEXDERED TO
. ‘ 4 Tg , a | ENEILA #1 $=
ers meet 68 2.30 te definitely amzrwmoge the camped on the heights surrounding Santi- | GENERAL SHAFTS
terms | § : Bt . “te § i
erms, : RE ri ago, where the water is good. Strict ine i fenr of communicating Aiseass to the rest of
Signed. | . 20, EFT AR : aR, tra et fe wa } wt inated te a $ Lo
ig his sa tor- Gener, | Titions bave bean lsued (0 the soldiers (ne upy, Secrelary Alger ia asxioss to
A Bjor-Rawhtiflh 110 boll their drisking water, but, owing to |
Four Cities lncladed i 7 the poverty of their equipment, this is mi |
The territory surrenderad by Gemeral 10 0 jm possibile, 4
rel includes about one-third of sixes Frovince The rainy weather has accelerated the |
Uring the entire army Laek as soon as it cap
be done with salety to the men themselves,
and without jeopardy to the other troops in
to the general public
active preparations made to deal with the
efivargency are such that it
jed with sucoessful
pow that the military situation
simplified,
tion of disease can be ox
Y.
GEN, MILES OFFICIAL DISPATCH,
Army He Returned to Spain.
d the follow.
Miles, written
surrender of
The War Department receiv:
ing despatch from Gesoeral
apparently before the foal
Saotiago:
Secretary of War, Washington
Jelors Santiago, — General Toral formally
and division of Sastiago, on the terms aud
understanding that his troops shail be re
turned to Spain. General Shalter will ap-
point commissioners to draw up the condi
tions of arrangements for carrying out the
terms olsurrender., This is very gratifying,
and General Bhafter and the officers and
men of this command are entitied to
eredit [or their sincerity and Jlortitude in
overcoming the almost insuperable obstacles
which they encountered. A portion of the
army has beon infected with yellow fever,
and efforts will be made to separate those
who are infected and those free from it, and
to keep those who are stiil on board ship
separated from those on shore. Arrange.
ment will be immediately made for carrying
out further iostructions of the President
and yoursell,
Nersox A. Mies,
Major General of the Army.
ABUUT NUTED PEOFLE,
Effort is to be made by the American
Tract Society to put a Spanish primer and
New Testament in the bands of every Cuban
family as soon as the war is over. Already
the society bas more than 400 publications
in the Spanish language.
Auguste Bruchet, tiie philologist, who
died a fow days ago at Cannes, was onoe
employed by the Empress Eugenie 10 teach
her how to pronounce French with a Par
isian ascent,
Philip Sheridan a member of the Montreal
bar and a nephew of General Sheridan, i
on his way to the Klondike as Crown pros.
ecutor and agent for several companies,
Sir Arthur Bullivan, the musical compos
er, bas baen ordered by his physician to ab
stain from work for two monthe, :
The Russian artist Alswasowski, who pot
jong ago celebrated the 60th anniversary of
bis debut as a painter, has in this time
painted over 5,000 canvases. The ocean i:
Bin specialty.
. i
ASCERRADEROS
FORTO RICO NEXT.
| It Is Expected That About 25,000 Men
Will orn the Expedition.
A Washington special says: “Next Is Porto
Rico,” sald Becretary Alger after receiving
news of Buntiago surrefider, “sud
{ the, if needs be, Havana,
# formal
The secretary was in exesilent spirits, He
he dared show
4
looked with apprehension upon the possibil.
ity of a prolongation of the struggle iu the
| unhealthy valley of
| bad been more anxious than
us 10 the condition of our sick soldiers, an
Saatiago.
The secretary said that the Porto Riean
{
{expedition would go forward Immediately,
[It will comprise new men entirely, The
{| troops in the trenches Leflore Santiago have
distinguished themselves, and itis not deem-
| od prudent to bring them in unuecessary
contact with new troops in view of the dan-
{
$0ke
and
ar iney
ger of spreading contagion. be sick
”
A
diers will be nursed i
Lack » heath
brought to the United States as soon
ean be galely removed,
| Immune regiments will be ordered to San-
I igo (0 garrizon the town Two of thess
| regiments are already under orders 0 pro
| cord,
ba
The Porto Rlean expedition will fn
manded by General Miles iz
General Brooke, ne
| Tho
i
ence, The size of the “Xi edition will lepend
r oh
} ga
1
ommand
be his main
3 person, itou
w in «
mas, is expected to
st Camy
upon General Miles
believed that 25
the purpose,
wishes although
{
000 men will be sufliclent tor
At Ban Juan the navy will be of greater as.
sistance than It was at Santiago, owing to |
tin pomsibliity of approaching the town |
more closely without risking coutaot with
mines, General Brooke is now in Washing.
{tou by direction of Seeretary Alger. The |
rxperience gained in dispatching Sbafter's
| expedition, it is ¢ xpected. will ald the off.
cial In their determination to make short
work of the Porto Rico affair.
That the navy Is reas iy to 4 He share
without notice goes without saving. Porto
Rieo Is pot « xpeeted t Ter a very formids-
ble resistance, 1t is beifewed that the moral
#floct of the surrender at Santiago will be to
A %
Giscourage the defenders of San
Juan,
f TOs] ary
tilities have
3» easternmost West
There is, however, msiways ti}
Lo)
{ bat peace 1 UY snsue buf
re hos
rrogressed ngainst Spas
Indiad island, Rumors were afloat to the |
effect that at inet the Spanish government
bad made overtures in that direction. but
their basis probably was the current belle!
that one more reverse to the Spanish arme
ud} um 3 %
ONG De sullicient $4 ree ii [aL 3
would ifliclent ompel the Bpanish
for peace, and
boy
{ Rovernment $«
verse was |
sye this re
itnished
{ Toral's army,
Lae
The Navy Department has
ery these prom 3
fected by these rumors to the extent
ting any of its
| any of its plans
precautios
for
Wate
# or at
Necrelary
(ha
Liat ( ns eastern sq
d i
' 4 i
would certainly goto 8g
pain as soon
could sail,
Investigation with respec
«apditions at Sas Juan
je Melale that there w be practic
danger to our troops ¢ from yell
which aunually prevails in nearly all parts
of Cuba, The city of Juan, which
on bigh ground, is said to
| clean for a Spanish town.
| to be good
to
COnv
the climatle
#
4
HIG
inced the
a ho
¥
t w fever,
ere
is bait
be exceptionally
The water is said
{ FIFTEEN MEN KILLED,
Terrific Explosion of a Powder Mii] Near
Dover, N_ 0,
An explosion at the works of the Lafin
| Rand Powder Co, in Pompton Lakes, killed
[SNEWEANL
Commercial Facts About the
Hawaiian Islands,
[NCLES A
“~
AMERICAN MONEY USED.
| Amost Every thing That is Used in the
Islands Fxcept sugar Is Imported
The United States Has MHeen Taking
Nearly All of Her Exports und Furnish
Ing Nenry All of Her Linports,
A Washington special says: The Intest and
fullest Information relative newly-
nequired territory of the United Blates— ihe
Hewallae Islands been given to
the publie in i publication by the
Eurean of Statist) It cons a verios
¢f sintements relative to the people of the
Islsode, their number, pativity, oecu pations
productions, exportation purchases from
other parts of the world, the share which
the United States bas in their commerce,
the methods of ralsing revenue and
amount annually collected disbursed,
ihe indebtedness, currency, postal system,
and passer.
io the
has
Kh syuselal 1
ust
*, igie of
ibe
anda
ralironds and shipping, freight
Rer rales to and from the United Siates,
wages paid in various employments and
prices of provisions aud other necessnrios of
ile. A part of this inl i¢ in the
form of statistical stat the cotm-
werce of the islands 4 period of
years, a portion from the Hawallan Year
Book and other publications of that char-
scter sud & part from a late report to the
State Department by Consul Genera! Hay-
wood aud which, taken together, present
be latest and most complete statement of
ihe conditions and business prospects in
ir new territory that bas been given to the
ubli
Imports all She Uses,
Hawall, it is sbown by this statement, at
| present imports everyihing ste Upes, usiQe,
[ course, from sugar, coffee and fruits, at-
| { n almost exclusively given
| sugar, all of which, aside
: : iad the mw ands, aw eX~
|! Le tates, Indeed, the
if KOE took 9.64 per cent,
orts of the islands and sug-
| cent, of all imports; and
ustl General Haywood, in bis report, ex-
| presses the opinion that in case of aLLeXB-
lou over 95 per cent, of the imports into
| ‘he Islands would Le the growth, product or
wanulscture of the United States, and adds
were in force in
imports
ity and are bought
eG Fiales
+) yy " i oy
the American tari!
ihe islands about $500 000 worth of
which now enter free of 4
{hh countries iber than the Unit
i would be boueht from this country, the free
mportation of ferifiizers and coal alone in
| 1606 amounting to $466 519
on Facilities,
iwtween the
i by
od, who that
the steam passenger and freight
san snd Honolula
Hleamsliip Cote
cabin presage
a number of One
reguiar rips
Francisco
passEL LCT RO-
for ealda pas
between San
m
from San
ton and
Transporiat]
The opportun
A
VLteG
. ’ tra
Lie JOT travel
Hiates a awail are describe
«
pEul General PETE
he bulk of
raffle between Francise
§ controlled Ly the Oceanic
pARLY, thelr rales
{and $25 steerage, 1!
rake
wonsend and Ban a
Honolulu, with limited
mmodations, charge &40
{wage, The time for passage
Franciseo and Honolulu
seven days.
Franelseo are
ive per cent,
ia
d
v
by steamer is {re
Hx te Freight rates
By steam
primage; by salllug vessels, #3
five per while
Atlantic ports are from §5 to ¥7
primage, and the
Honoluia
134 days. Cn the
ads, which,
carrying
to the vari-
er, $5 per
cent, primeage.
per ton, with five per cent
TOovaRe iwiween
thers are tb radire
used cipally in
ations
i
in Jen
ous points of shi
me
2th,
The currency of the islands is of
seventy miles
tbe same
unit of vaius as that of the United Slates,
The gold is all of American mistage, and
United States silver and paper money is in
eitculation and passes at par. The Ha-
waillan money is paper, the paper being se-
Banks keep
their depositors—siiver
worded th
the depositors may specify the scoount from
which the check is to be paid, though in
case the check does not state in what cur
rency it is 10 be paid, the law provides that
with
ws pd
Unis
bud been detailed to guard the powder
works, Ashort time ago there was an ex.
i plosion which killed six men.
| Sines the outbreak of hostilities with Spain
Colonel Loo of the Third New Jersey Vol
{teers and a battalion of L regiment have
| been stationed at the works to prevent thelr
{ destruction Ly sples. Tae camp of the sol
diers hus been close to the powder plant,
a terrific explo
the bulidings snd sgt.
{tered the troops and employes. Fifteen
men are reported to have been killed, and
many soldiers and employes bad wounds,
some quite serious,
The officiale of the company at onoe sent
a special train from Dower to the mills, and
the wounded were immediately placed on
board, to be removed to Paterson hospitals
for treatment,
The military formed im fine and stood
guard about the plant and refused to allow
any one to approach the works. The names
of the dead and wounded have not yet been
ascertaified,
i=
At 11 o'clock thers was
| sion, whieh shook
23,000 MEN WITH SHAFTER,
Ten Thousand Reinforcements Have Join.
ed Mims
A Washington special saye: General Sbal.
tet’s valuable lovee, After counting all rein.
forcements and deducting the dead, siok and
wounded, Is 23,000 fighting men, according
to military estimates.
Tals, avaliable, based on an «: Simate of
15,000 men in General shafter's original ex-
pedition and about 10.000 in varions expedi-
tions which buve gone since them, making
in all about 26,000 men. Agaiast this, bow
ever, must be deducted the casusities in the
fighting thus tar, and also the men confloed
10 the hospital by sieknes=. The dedoction
# roughly estimated at 3,000, jeaving about
23,000 men avaliable as the fghilag foree of
the American army.
Within the past month the first iron bridge
erected in the State of Ohio bas been re
moved, This bridge was over Balt Crees on
the Central Oblo Division of the Baitimore
and Oblo Ralirosd ia Muskingum County,
aad was bulit in 1851. It was a singe span,
75 fest in length, and was known asa “Bole
man deck truss bridge with piate girders”
Deliman was at that time Chie! Engineer of
Construction of the B. & ©. Baflroad.
Isover £10, The Hawalian sliver money
£300,000 is
beld by the government to secure a ike
amount of paper. The total money in eir-
culation is estimated at §35500,000. The
rate of exchange is 1%] per cent. on Eastern
cities of the United Biater and 1 per cent. on
the Pacific Coast, Gold is at a premium of
1 per cent.
Labor Market Overstocked.
The statement is not such us 10 encourage
those desiring to seek employment in Hae
wall, The market for all finds of jabor, it
gaye, Is overstocked, and it would be very
unwise, in the opinion of the Consul Gen-
eral, for anyone to visit the bland with no
capital on the mere chance of obtaining em-
ployment, many of them baving so arrived
being compelled to return disappointed.
Wages on the plantations, including bouse
and firewood or room and board, range from
$12 to 175 per month for engineers and
sug bollers, $50 to $1000 per mouth for
bincksmniths and carpenters, $40 to $75 per
month for locomotive drivers, $100 to £175
per month for bookkeepers, $30 to $40 per
month for teamstere,
Exports of the Toland.
Curiously, the productions of the islands
are almost entirely a class of articles Jor
which the people of the Unlied States bave
in the past been cotapelied to send money
outside of thelr own borders, Sugar, coffees,
tropienl fruits and rice, for which we send
abroad more than $200,000 000 annually, are
the chile! production of the islands, asd
while the quantity so produced amounts te
jess that one-tenth of this sum, itis belie.
ed that it may be malepially increased, and
to this extent our expenditures for this clase
of articles be in the future kept within our
own borders and among our own people. Of
sugar, ¢f which it is said the Hawaiian Is
jasds are much more productive in & gives
srea than those of the West Indies, the ux.
portation inereased from 264,748,519 pounds
in 1885, to 520,158,232 pounds in 1897, and
for 1898 will, it is expected, be considerable
th excess of last year, Of coffee the expo -
tation increased from 3.0581 pounds in 180;
to 837,188 pounds in 1807; of rice, ihe expor
tation increased from 3.568.768 pounds is
1806 to 5,499,499 in 1897, and in ;
the Increases was equaliy striking. lu the
matter of imports, a= above indicated, near.
iy all the necessities of life, sside trom
sugar, fruits and vegetables re imporied
the products of the United States being
given the preference in nearly sll cases.