jcrutttai YlmLtt? 3r5 TWO CENT1 TWELVE PAGES. SC11ANTON. 1A.. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21. 1S9S. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. NMHfekt HOSTILE FLE The Curtain About to Rise Upon the Most Thrilling Drama A naval Engagement in Prospect Expected Within Twenty-Four Hours. Washington, May 20. AH of tho news tlmt wns Riven out today at tho jmvy department wns comprised In tho one short bulletin posted at tho close of the day statins that the department lind Information, believed to be authentic, that Admiral Cervera, with his Span ish Hying squadron, was nt Santiago de Cuba. This went to confirm the newspaper reports nnd also the Madrid cablegram published this morning, the latter a rather unusual circumstance, for the Spanish bulletins have been notably deceptive ever since the Hying squadron loft Cadiz. Accepting this stntement na correct it Indicates that there Is little probability of a hostile meeting between Sampson or Schley and Cervera Immediately. Looking over tho charts of Santiago harbor, tho exports soon discovered that tho place would be a veritable rat trap for tho Spaniards with Its narrow entrance In which a single American monitor could bottle up the whole Spanish fleet. The naval strategy board, re-ohrlst-enod of late tho war board, is to lose ono of its most active and valuable members in the person of Captain Barker. lie leaves Washington tomor row for Hampton Iloads to take com mand -f the lino protected cruiser XowarK lilch lias just been exten sively rep ired nt the Norfolk navy yard. It Is expected that tho New ark will Join Sampson's squadron in tho West Indies as soon as she can get there. Preparations go on dondlly for the Philippines military expedition. Gener al Merritt, who will command, stopped in Washington this morning on his way westward from New York, and spent most of the day in consultation with tho officials of the department arrang ing tho details of tho expedition. Another transport was secured to day nnd the department Is showing a disposition to treat General Merritt with the utmost llbertv in the equip ment of his forces. It Is expected that tho advanco guard on ono vessel un der tho command of General Otis will Ball out of the Golden Gate tomorrow, bound for the Philippines. The complaints of tho shoeless among the volunteers Just brought Into tho army will soon bo silenced ns tho de partment has Just placed orders for 200,000 pairs of soldiers' shoes. Olllclals hero dismiss as pure Inven tion tho story coming from Montreal that former Minister Polo has suc ceeded In securing for Spain ns a coal ing station one of the French Islands of St. Pierre and Mlquolon, off tho Newfoundland coast. At the French embassy tho report Is treated with In dignant contempt, n tho French de cree of neutrality Is binding on' tho French governor of these Islands and effectually prevents tho granting of such exceptional privileges as coaling stations. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADG. Tim-IndiistrieN of the Notion More Iticlit Along ill Spito ol Hid Mar. New York. May 20. H.O. Hun & Co.'s weekly tevlew of trade will say tomor row: Growing accustomed to war possibil ities, which are mostly far from possi bilities of oil. and finding the nation moving along steadily In its industries, people nro grasping the Idea that It Is throwing away some months of ncttvo and profitable life to wall u.itll war clouds have passed. Several large contracts kept back for some weeks becauso of hostilities have now been placed, nnd Instead of works closing or reducing force, returns show the starting of some works long Idle and Increase of forco or of hours at others. Government work occupies many establishments, but it counts for little compared with other demands. The key of the situation Is the pros perity of tho west, which altogether unprecedented marketing of bread stuffs has caused, with the prospect of good crops to come. These prospects with advances In grain and cattle, have produced a demand for rails, cars, car material, fencing, agricultural Imple ments, boots and shoes, nnd all textile goods, which was not anticipated from eastern Indications. In iron, notwithstanding the greatest output ever known, the demand has caused some advance In Pessemer pig, with only a slight decline In the price of grey forge at Pittsburg but full quo tatlons nre obtained nt Chicago und Philadelphia. In bars nnd sheets the markets are dull, but nt tho west are strongly sustained by demands for car building, tin plate manufacture, and other uses. In plates and structural forms nil tho works are fully employed, hiuI generally crowded for months head. One contract for six thousand ions armor plate for Greut Britain have WILL been taken bv works for Inland, with another of smaller quantity, showing that the export demand, in spite of higher ocean freights, Is not yet ar rested. The textile works are doing rather better, even the cotton mills in spite of their over - production. Numerous woolen mills have been pushed to new activity by government orders, and prices for a few grades of goons are better, with a stronger tone in tho mar ket generally. Failures for tho week have been 230 In tho United States against 213 last year, and 29 In Canada against 37 last year. ', CIIARQED WITH AWFUL CRIA1E. Mrs. .Mary K. Zollnnr Is Accused oi llnviiitf .Murdered Her Hiifcbnnd. Philadelphia, May 20. Mrs. Mary K. Zcllner was committed to prison to day by Coroner Ashbrldge to await the action of the grand Jury, on the charge of having caused the death of her aged and wealthy husband by administering poison to him. The couple were married In 1S96, and lived until the time of the husband's death at S02 North Eleventh street. The husband, Iteuben Zellner, owned considerable real estate In this city and was considered quite wealthy. The honeymoon was brief, frequent quarrels occurring on account of tho young wife's non-attention to her hus band. The culmination of the unhappy marriage came early In April, when the husband died under peculiar cir cumstances. Tho coroner was notified by tho police officials and Immediately began an Investigation, tho widow in tho meantime being placed under police surveillance. After working on tho case for nearly a month the puliee olllclals considered they hail enough evidence to warrant the nrrest of the widow and she was taken into custody. Tho hearing was set for today, de tectives In the meantime weaving tho web closer about the prisoner. The testimony adduced today wns to the effect that Mrs. Zellner had on numerous occasions sent her servants to purchaso strychnia, laudanum and Julap, saying that she wanted tho poison "to kill a cat." It also devel oped that tho woman had said to dif ferent persons that sho wanted "to get rid of the old crank." It was shown that Sirs. Zellner had been deceiving her husband for a long time, nnd frequently held clandestine meetings with a man named James J. Murphy. Mrs. Zellner told tho police officials that sho had called In her family physlolnn on tho night her husband died, but this statement was denied by t'.e doctor when ho appeared before the coroner. The coroner's physician testified to finding strychnia In Zollner's stomach, viscera, liver and bruin. The widow wns apparently undls turbod by the damaging evidence, and did nut seem to realize tho gravity of her position. APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED. Necejunrv tor tlio Support ol tho lie gulitr and Volunteer Armies. Washington, May 20. Secretary Al ger has sent to the secretarv of tho treasury fur transmission to congress supplemental estimates of appropria tions, aggregating $SS,C3S,S40, requited by tho War department for the sup port of the regular and volunteer armies of the United States for the first six months of the fiscal year end ing June no, lRfly, in addition to the amounts appropriated In tho acts of March 15 and May 4. 1S8S. Up to this time the estimates nnd appropriations already made on ac count of the war aggregate J205.2IO.S40. Itoports EvnxRorntrd. Milwaukee, May 20. A special fiom Hhynlnnder, Wis., says: Tho report heard from Hcafford Junction, which stated tlmt eighteen dead bodies were In the depot at that place, proves to havs been exaggerated. Tho latest news from there gives only two killed from the Stewart and Coodvear camps and fifteen Injured. All tho cumo bulldlnga wcro razed. Pour Children Drowned. Wheeling, W. Va May M. Yesterday .evening four children were drowned In Fishing creek a short distance above New Martinsville. A party of nine children nttempted to cross tho creek In a boat. It capsized and all were thrown Into the water. A son nnd duushter of Oliver Cochran, a son of Henry King, nnd a son of Henry Richmond wcro drowned. Ammunition Captured. Key West, Fla., May 20.-Over forty cases of ammunition were found today on the Spanish steamer Argonauta, ca tured during tho 'lrst days of the war. It was on board this slimmer that Lieu tenant Colonel Cortljo, Weylcr's brother-in-law, was captured with other Span isn soldiers now prisoners In Fort Me I'herson, Atlanta. POLO LEAVES MONTREAL. Montreal, May 20.-Senor Tolo y Ror nabo and nls suite went on board the Dominion lino steamship Dominion nt a late hour tonight. The ship sails early tomorrow morning. 11m senor refused to talk with reporter TROOPS FOR RELIEF OF ADMIRAL DEWEY The Soldiers Will Leave San Francisco Today. A LATtC.K FOnCK OF IIKOULAIIS AND THH FIHST CALlFOrtNIAN VOLUN- Ti:i2tis-Tiin cnuisKu ciialuston MAY STAUT AGAIN TODAY-TIIK ACCIDUNT TO HF.Il CONDENSERS NOT SO SKItlOUS AS ANTICIPATED. CAPTAIN OLASS DENIES THE RE PORT THAT IT WAS CAUSED UY ONE OF THE CHEW. Washington, May 20. Tho War de partment has received word that this steamships City of Sydney and City of Pckln will leave San Francisco to morrow with the Hi st detachment of troops for tho Philippines. Tho ex pedition Is to consist of tho Fourteenth United States Infantry, the Third ar tillery and the First regiment of Cali fornia volunteers. The Eighteenth and Twenty-third regiments of the United States infantry have been ordered from New Orleans to San Francisco as part of the Phil ippine expedition. That will bring General M.orrltt's regular force up to about 4,000' men. The Oceanic lino steamship Zelundla will be the next transport to leave. Washington, May 20. Major General Wesley Mrrrltt, who is to command tho expedition to tho Philippines, ac companied by several members of his staff, reported at the War department this morning and was in consultation with Secretarv Alger and the regular army officials concerning1 his future work. Later In tho day ho will have a talk with the president and will re ceive instructions for his guidance in tho delleato and Important duties as signed to him. General Merritt will leave here probably tomorrow for San Francisco, ntTPlug en route a day or more at Chicago. lie Is yet uncertain as to the precise date on which ho will sail for the Philippines, but It Is now evident that ho will not bo able to de part with the first ship that goes to Manila. General Merritt expects that he will have an ample forco of men to establish tho mission on which ho Is sent. IJetween 15,000 and 17,000 troops he thinks will be allotted him. Of this number ho confidently hopes there may be approximately 5,000 soldiers of the regular army, who, because of their thorough discipline nnd usage to ac tual military life are regarded as ab solutely essential to the successful completion of tho work In hand. There Is ample evidence already that tho au thorities are disposed to meet General Merrltt's views. This Is shown by tho orders Issued yesterday which directed the Eighteenth and Twenty-third regi ments of Infantry now stationed In tho south, to proceed nt onco to San Fran cisco for duty with tho expedition. The Tenth regiment of Pennsylvania vol unteers, who are regarded hero as the best material In tho volunteers or line, also has been ordered to tho Philip pines. William Howell, of Now York, who was private secretary to former Assist ant Secretaries of tho Navy Roosevelt ;tJ McAdo, and later has been con-ni- ' d with the strategy board, has P'-1!! appointed private secretary to General Merritt, nnd will accompany him to tho Philippines. ACCIDENT NOT SERIOUS. Vallejo, Cal., May 20. A gang of ma. chlnlsts from the Mate Island navy yard Is working day and night on tho condenser tubes of the Charleston, nnd ns tho defects proved on closer inves tigation to bo much leys serious than were anticipated before her return to tho yard, It is very probable that sho will start a-fresh on her long run to the Philippines oday. The return of tho cruiser occasioned considerable comment here, nnd ridicu lous rumors wore circulated as to tho cause of her having put back. The cause was, that although a test had been made In the yard before the Charleston sailed, some of tho tubes, owing to defects In the materlnl of which they were constructed, were un able to stand tho extra strain entailed SUMMARY OF THE DATS DEVELOPMENTS. Senor Polo y Bernabe leaves Montreal. Sagasta's cabinet appears before the senate in full uniform. City of Peking will sail for Manila with 1,000 men this evening. Spanish torpedo boat destroyer, the Terror, is at Fort de France. It is announced that 104,000 volunteers have been mustered into the army. General Gomez said to be marching on Havana with an army of 1 j.ooo men. The naval department announces that the Spanish fleet is at Santiago de Cuba. Bethlehem Iron company ships two Harveyized turret plates for the Kearsarge. Several persons killed in an explosion in a Spanish projectile factory at Carthagena. Madrid despatch at midnight states that Spanish squadron has left Santiago de Cuba. Three men arrested at Chicamauga on charge of poisoning water used by army mules. Key West special to the Evening Post savs that ovpnt; nf nrnnwincr intnmcr u,m ri J velop within 24 hours. Act in the War News by the run to Rod Rock and the sub sequent manoeuvcrs while swinging for the purpose of adjusting compasses, and sprung leaks. At the time tho de fects were discovered1 their extent could not be ascertained, for the reason that there are 2,91$ tubes in the two condensers, and the exact location of tho leak necessitated tho taking apart of tho whole combination. Tho gossip to tho effect that the dam ago to tho Charleston was the result of design, and that a member of the crew wis suspected, Is denounced by Cap tain Glass as absolutely unfounded. San Francisco, May 20. In a few days, If everything goes well, tho First regiment of United States California volunteer Infantry will be on its way to Manila. Orders from Washington are to the effect that tho men must start by Saturday. The work of load ing tho City of Pckln, which is to tran sport the troops. Is being rushed! but sho cannot possibly sail before Satur day. In addition to the three train loads of troops from Nebraska which have reached the city, thirteen more heavily loaded specials, containing tho remain der of the Nebraska soldiers, a regi ment each from Minnesota, Kansas and Colorado, and a battalion from Wyom ing, ate on tho way hero from Oregon. There is a scarcity of cars on the Southern Pacific, but tho company Is doing all In Its power to get the Kast cin troops here as soon as possible. Neither of tho steamships City of Sydney nor Australia has received auy supplies yet for tho trip to Manila, Carpenters are putting up bunks and other temporary structures for the transportation of troops. liolso, Idaho, May 20. T'te First Ida ho volunteers., under command of Lieutenant Colonel .lohn W. Jones, have Kit for San Francisco via Port land. WAR REVENUE BILL The Ilonding Completed at Conclu sion ol Yesterday's Session in the Seunto. Washington, May 20. At the conclu sion of today's session of tho senato tho reading of the war revenue measure had been completed. About seven eighths of the amendments proposed by the senate have been agreed to. Those remaining are, quite naturally, the most Important in the bill and will provoke u deal of discussion. The principal amendments yet to be passed upon are those relating to the Issue of bonds and certificates of Indebtedness, the tobacco tux, tho tax on proprietary articles, tho issue of greenbacks, tho coinage of the silver solgnorage, the Is sue of silver certificates, the Inheri tance tax and the tax on corporations. The action upon foray of the amend ments will be dependent upon that Jjti others. Mr. Aldrlch (Rep., It, I.) to day offered as a substitute for tho paragraph relating to the coinage of the selgnornge, the Issue of silver cer tificates nnd the issue of legal tender notes, the bond provision prepared by the Republican minority of the com mittee on finance. If the bond pro visions should be uceepted by the sen ato the amendments oflered by the Democrats In lieu theteof will natural ly be rejected. Mr. Daniel (Dein., Vn.,) delivered an extended speech strongly opposing nn Issue of bonds and supporting the sub stitute paragraphs proposed by the Democratic majority of tho finance committee. Adjournment was taken to Monday. Tho house was not in ses sion today, having adjourned yester day to Monday. I.'nsteru League. Syracuse. N. v.. May 20. At tho meet ing of the Eastern league magnates hero today It was decided that after Juno 1 no club In tho league should have more than twelvo players on Its pay rolls. An exception was, however, made In tho case of the Provldenco club, which is allowed to carry an extra man. .Ilyitlrrioiift Illnck ISont. Block Island, R. I.. May 20,-Wlillo the auxiliary cruiser Yankee was practicing otf the Island today u small black tor pedo boat was sighted signalling to tho Yankee. Tho cruiser at onco started at full speed southward and tho torpedo boat turned towards Newport. SPAIN'S CABINET. Tlio Monibers Mnka Their First Ap- penrnnca Delore tho Hetinte In Full Now Unilormi. Madrid, May 20. Tho ministers, in full uniform, appeared in the senate today. Tho premier, Senor Sngastn, ex plained tho ministerial crisis and as serted that the new ministry will con tinue tho policy of the former min istry. Ho related how "Spain did ev erything to avoid war until America, violating all recognized diplomacy, at tacked Spain with nn Injustice unpre cedented In the annuls of civilized his tory, and compelled Spain to respond with war to war, which Spain would continue to the utmost until un honor ornblo peaco is obtainable." This, tho premier continued, "Is a strong policy, and the now government will also energetically conduct nego tiations with European and other states." Count Pennramlro proposed tho sen ate's congratulations to Admiral Cer vera on his arriving safely at Santiago de Cuba, "and cleverly dodging the American squadrons." Captain Aunon, the minister of ma rine, responded In the name of the navy, highly extolling Admiral Cer vera. The congratulations were voted unanimously. A Spanish official version of tho en gagement said to have taken place off Santiago de Cuba yesterday, previous to the arrival of the Spanish fleet, says tho American warships were repulsed and adds that one of them was dam aged. SENOR SAGASTA'S SPEECH. In the chamber Senor Sagasta re peated his senate speech. Senor Sllvela, leader of the Dissident Conservatives, replied that, his section of the Conservative party approved the policy announced by Senor Sagasta and would support the new cabinet. Senor Romero y Robledo, leader of the Weylerlte f net Ion, presented an In terpellation, maintaining that the gov ernment was In a crisis from tho dec laration of war, and that If the pres ent were a continuation of tho policy of the old cabinet, then this cabinet also was In a crisis. Senor Sagasta explained that the cabinet changes were duo to the fact that several ministers were "HI nnd extremely fatigued after the recent anxieties." He said the cabinet found Itself confronted with war or dishonor nnd accepted the former, adding sol emnly "the Spanish government will never accept peaco If the territorial Integrity of Spain Is not maintained, and otherwise Spain is determined to fight. (Loud cheers.) Professor Salineron made a speech vigorously attacking tho cabinet. In presenting the ministers to the chamber, Senor Sagasta explained that tho appointment of a minister of for eign affairs had been postponed be cause Leon y Castillo hail not nccepted the portfolio, being "dctnlned in Paris by very Important negotiations which may lead to fresh developments in the present grave situation. 11 p. m. Tho government. It is said, has received a dispatch from Havana "announcing that the rebels have pro nounced In favor of Spain and are now making common cause with tho Span lards to defeat America." COOL UNDER D00A1 OF DEATH. Young Dennis, the Nogro Murderer, Simply Asks a Chew. Snow Hill, Mil., May 20. Somerfield Dennis, the 17-year-old colored youth who shot his step-father, America Hol land, near Pocomoke City, on January 24. has been convicted of murder In the first degree. Tho Jury was out thirty three minutes. When Dennis was being taken back to the jail the first remark he made after healing the verdict was to ask the sheriff for a chaw of tobacco. .Illscrennts at Chickiimnngn. Columbus, O., May 20. A special to the Dispatch from Chlcknronuga I'aili says three men T.cru cjucht nnd arrested there charged with doping tho wells and water troughs. Two mules nre reported dead. Throw pounds of arsenic were found on tho men. Kvrliuri1t-. 11a honey. Philadelphia. Slay 20. "Jack" Ever hardt, of New Orleans, and "Jack" M.t honey, of this city, fought six rounds at tho Arena tonleht. Tho bout was fea tureless nnd without any Interest what ever. Neither man gave or received any punishment. Knimii (its Crip. Kansas City, May 20.-The Kansas City Star cup, representing- tho wing shot championship of America, was won In tho Missouri shooting tournament toilny ?iy Charles Rudd, of Des Moines, la., ho kill ing forty straight birds. Isnnc Parlor Ilnncuil. Richmond, Va., May 20. Isaac Paylor, a negro, was hanged today at Hoydton. Mecklenburg county, for the murder of his wifo In January last. Tornado Storv Denied, Milwaukee, Wis., May 20. A special from Wausau, Wis., says there appears to bo no foundation to tho report from Elmhurst of tho loss of ten lives during tho tornado on Wednesday night. MAY BOTTLE THE If the Cape Verde Squadron Remains in the Harbor at Santiago de Cuba Until the Arrival of the American Fleet Ceryera's Ships Will Be in a Trap Gen, Mer rltt's Preparation That Jrench Coaling Station Yarn, New York, May 20. A Key West special to the E veiling Post says: Events of surpassing interest are expected to develop near here within twenty-four hours. Details of the important movements projected -am not permitted to pass the censor. The Terror at Fort de France. (Copyright, 18'JS, by tho Associated Press.) """ St. Pierre, Martinique, May 20, 6 p. m. The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and the hospital ship Alicante are still at Fortde France, There has been no change in the situation this afternoon, Gomez Harches to Havana. New York, May 20. A copyrighted special from Port-au-Prince to the Evening World says that informotion has reached that place that General Gomez, at the head of an army of 15,000 insurgents, is closing in on Havana. His advance guard led by Quenten Bandera, the dispatch says, hai a skirmish with and put to flight 800 Spaniards. Santiago de Cuba, according to the same report, is menaced by 5,000 insurgents under General Calixto Garcia. The dispatch also reports that Spanish war ships have been sighted off Yucatan, convoying three transports carry ing troops and provisions for Havana. Key West, May 20. The prologue has been spoken, and the curtnin Is about to rlso on tho first account of tho drama. This is the unwavering opin ion of tho naval men here. Dewey's brilliant achievement at Manila is re garded as a separate episode. San Juan Is already a memory; and the sporadic encounters along tho Cuban coast are accepted us merely prelim inary skirmishes, tentative rather than decisive. The roo.etlng of two great hostile fltets In the pivot rpon which the situation turns; and that a few days, perhaps hours, will bring them together is the universal view here nt tho base of operations. This view Is confirmed by the news that Admiral Cervera'a squadron has reached Santiago de Cuba. The intel ligence came today, and, If it did not uffect the situation, it wns a singular coincidence that tho activity among our ships were perceptibly heightened and the work of coaling and provis ioning those in the harbor was rushed with more than usual haste. The ships were surreptitiously creep ing toward tho open sea as tho day waned and the ranks of naval men ashore were constantly thinning until, at dusk, there was scarcely one to bo seen. The newspaper dlsjiatch bouts have nearly nil departed with particu lar care not to lose sight of the United States warships. The centre of Interest again shifts away from Key West; but whither Is the question none can answer. Other wise the day has been dull and empty of action. Some littlo stir was cre ated by the discovery of a secret cham ber In tho hold of the Spanish prize steamer Argonauta containing fifteen cases of ammunition, over one hundred .Mauser ritles and other war stores. Tho "find" was made by tho United Stntes marshals officers and dissipates all doubt as to tho Argonnuta's status as a piizo of war. The Argonauta was taken three weeks ago by tho United 'Statea gun boat Nashville off Clcnfuegos. Tho discovery of tho wnv supplies on board tho Argonauta will not change tho status of her caso before tho prize court as It had nlrcady been decided today, before learning of tho find, that tho steamer was legitimately n piizo of war. Tho bnrkontlno Carlos F. Rosas, 750 tons, captured by tho New York off Havana on Tuesday, was brought In hero today by a petty otllcer und a prize crew. She has on board a cargo of garlic and Jerked beef. Tho story of her capture has already been told. m KID WINS ANOTHER. The Showing .Undo by Itiihlin C'nuios Much Surprise. Syracuse, N. V., May 20. Tho fight here tonight between Kid McCoy and Gus Ituhlln, tho latter of Cleveland, resulted In a victory for McCoy after twenty rounds. Three thousand people were In tho Alhambrn, where tho light was held. Thero wns little betting on the result and tho showing made by Iluhllti was a surprise. Ho stood a lot of punish ment and was always ready to come back for more. He wns. apparently strong at tho finish. McCoy says that ho will now meet Cloddurd and then Choynskl. Thero wan n greut differ ence In the weight of the men, McCoy, according to his statement, weighing 1ST pounds, and Ttuhllu, according to Wily Madden, his mauugur, tipping tho scnle at ISO pounds. Sixty per cent, of the gate receipts nro to bo divided between the men, I McCoy taking 75 cr, cent, or this and UP SPANIARDS Ruhlln 23 per cent., In place of a $2,500 purse. George- Slier, of Chicago, acted as referee. When he rendered his decis ion, Jim Corbett leaped Into the rlnR nnd asked McCoy to light him, but the latter declined to consider the mat ter and refused to make any arrange ments. As a curtnin raiser. Kid Hroad and Jack Hamilton fought twelvo rounds at catehwelghts. Uroad got tho decis ion. DIO'NT KNOW THERE WAS WAR. Sailed Across the Track of Spanish War Ships, but Saw Nono. New York, May 20. The Boston baric Freeman, of 100S tons, arrived tifcty from Manila, and, notwithstanding her course after leaving the Island of St. Helena lay right .across the track oC the Spanish tlcet of warships, she es caped them nil, whllo her master navi gated his ship totally unconscious of; tho danger of seizure. Cnptnln Van Name was very much surprised to learn thnt war had bei n declared between the United Static and Spain, for ho sailed from Manila 120 days ago with a cargo of hemp. lUpltMlnu ut Cnrtlir.geuu. Carthagena, Spnln, May 20. An explo sion lias occurred at Chouteau San Jullea. It Is supposed to have taken place in a projectile factory. Thero is a report that several pcrti.r.s have been killed. Later It is now known that 11 vo sol diers and live w ikmen wero killed out right and sixty-two persons severely in jured, among them the governor of tho port. Tho explosion was accidental. Unlrcrsitr Cndnt Ilont Knee. Annapolis. Md May 20. University ol Pennsylvania und Naval Cadet boat raco. First crews, two miles btralght.iu.iy. Pennsylvania won; time, 11.U3; Cadets' time. 11.13. Annapolis, May 20. University of Pnin-Hjlvania-C'ailets' buat nice, si eotul crrwa, Pennsylvania won. Time, 3.10; Cadets' time, 9.30. Hail Oniunuot Crops. Crldgevllle, Del., May 20. Tho recent hall storm did considerable dumnge to fruit and grain In some parts of Deln waru und queen Anne county, MaryUnd. ICukIui'hh IIoumi-x ltnrned. Kewaunee. Wis., Slay 20.-Twenty bus iness housri, tho best portion of tho town, has been destroyed by fire, I.i, $109,000; insurance small. T1IK NEWS THIS 31UHMNU Weather Indication Toiliy: I'jrtly ClouJy; Probable Showers. 1 Telegraph-Hostllo Fleets Will Soon Meet. May llottlo Up tho Spaniards. Troops for Hellef of Admiral Dewey. First Appearance of Now Spanlii Cabinet. S Market and Stock Itcports. Daeu liall News. 3 Local Too Much Sugar and nutter. I'rohlbttloitU.s in Convention, i Kdltorlal. Comment of tho Press. C Local ltellplous News Of tho Weok. Social and Personal. Ono Woman's Views. 0 Local Damage Done by Italn Storm Kipilty Suit About Tobacco. 7 Local Ilepiilt of a Collision. Itiilef Appeal Hus Ueen Issued. 8 Local Wist Scranton and Suburban Lackawanna County News. 10 Spain In the Philippines. 11 Memorable Saying of Navnl Heroes, Sunday School Lpbhou for Tomorrow, 12 Telegraph State Troops Ato Not for Manila. H--H---f-M-r-f-ti-H-t-K-- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Slay 80. Forecast for Saturday: Fur eastern I'enn svlvaftla, pnrtlv cloudy weather nnd probably -hower southwcM erly winds. For wi-mern lVnnnl vanla, partly cioinlv wi'.ithr; prob ably showeru; Unlit uniUieiunerlj winds. 4M- H-4 V -M
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